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Year: 1870

A chap who was taken from lager beer
saloon, where he was laboring under the
impression that lager would not intoxi-
cate, and initiated into the Good Temp
lars. gives the following descriptions Of the
process:


In the first place the victim of initiation
was blindfolded. tied hands and feet. and
thrown into cider press for FIVE minutes.
This is done for the purpose of pressing
out "old trunks" He is then taken out
of the cider press and by means of force
pump gorged with cistern water, after
which sealing plaster is put over his
mouth and he is rolled 10 barrel four or
five times across the room, the choir sing
ing the cold water song. He Is then taken
out of the barrel and hung up By the heels
till the Watsr funss thsoe9h hiG ssrss He
j. thea enk dosn sal Is hssn1ihs ygesE
lIlx kaal e sl1nenys -
A cold water bsti 8 then furnisksd hlms
after which he is showered with cistern
water. He is then made to read the Wa
ter Works Act ten times, drinking glass
of cistern water between each reading -
After which the old oaken bucket is hnng
around his neck and fifteen beautiful young
ladies with squirt guns deluge him with
water. He is then forced to eat peck Of
snow while the brothers stick his ears full
of icicles. He is then run through a
clothes-wringer, after which be is handed
a glass of cistern water by beautiful
young lady. He is then again gorged
with cistern- water. his boots filled with
the same, and he is laid away in reffig-
orator. The initiation is now almost con-
cluded.. After remaining in the refriger-
ator for the space Of half an hour. he is
taken out and given glass Of cistern wa
ter, run through clothes-wringer and
becomes a Good Templar.
Year: 1870

Was compounded for those not inclined to
extreme bitters, and is intended for use in
cases when some alcoholic stimulant is re-
quired in connection with the Tonic proper
ties of the Bitters. Each bottle Of the Tonic
contains one bottle of the Bitters, combined
with pure SANTA CRUZ Rum, and favored in
such q manner that the extreme bitterness of
the Bitters is overcome, forming a prepare.
ton highly agreeable and pleasant to the pal
ate, and containing the medicinal virtues of
the Bitters. The price of the Tonic is $I5O
per bottle, which many persons think too
high. They must take into consideration that
the stimulant used is guaranteed to be of
pnre quality. A poor article could be fur
nished at cheaper price, but is it not better
to pay little more and have a good article i?
medicinal preparation should contain none
but the best ingredients, and thew who ex
pect to obtain cheap compound will most
certainly be cheated.


They are the Greatest known Rem


edies
For LIVER COMPLAINT, DYSPEPSIA.
NERVOUS DEBILITY, JAUNDICE.
DISEASE OF THE KIDNEYS.


ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN,


and all diseases arising from


Disordered Liver,


Stomach, i, or I'M


PURITY


of the


BLOOD.
Year: 1870




"IwoULD like to have you run down to
Mrs. Bowen's for me, Katy, before sun
down." said Mrs. Nelson to her daughter,
who sat busily stitching away in her little
willow chair.


20 mother couldn't go Just as well
before school tomorrow l have this
pair of pillow cases almost done for nv
doll, and Aunt Martha is going to give me
two nice little pillows and feather bed
for her as soon as have the bed.clothes
all made neatly"


But, my dear, wish you to take her
the money for the work that she has sent
home today. She is poor woman and
may need it."


Still Katy looked reluctantly at the
dainty sewing work before her, and laid
down the ruffled pillow-case with sigh.


Perhaps the poor woman is wonder
ing how she shall buy food for her chill
dren Tomorrow" continued her mother.
Think what relief it will be to have
that care off her mind"


The thought was enough for Katy's
really benevolent little heart, and she
quickly laid up her work in a pretty rose
wood box, so 1t would not be In any ones
way, and prepared herself for the walk.


Here is basket, with some of AIMS
tea-biscuit and q plate of butter" said
Ksty's mother ''you may take that TO Mrs.
Bowen If it will not be too heavy; and
Katy, you may take this cup of jelly and
some grapes to the little sick boy. / dare
say they will be refreshing" .


Katy returned from her kind errand
that night, a little weary, but very light
hearted. ..#


81 am so glad went tonight, mother"
she said. "They were just sitting down
to supper, with only little cake of corn
meal and a pitcher of water on the table.
The woman cried when gave her the
basket, and seemed 80 glad. She gave the
sick boy his biscuit and grapes first; and
l wish you could have seen how happy
his pale face looked" '-


Il am very glad, too, that you went to.
night" said her mother, land hope you
will learn this lesson from it,-never put
off doing kind action till tomorrow,
when you can do it today. A good man
was urged not to go out on astormy even
ing to pay bill to poor laborer, as to-
morrow would certainly do as well but
he answered, Think what blessing q
good nights sleep is to poor man. This
may relieve some anxiety which would
cause him sleepless night The COM
mand to Gods ancient people is one
which we should remember: 'The wages
of him that is hired shall not abide 18th
thee all night until the morning Soyou
see, dear Katy, it was an act of justice, as
well as kindness, to take the money to-
night, instead of putting it off till to-mor
ro YOUTHS Companion.
Year: 1870

Meanwhile, the spider seemed far more
alarmed than the bee, and shrunk back
into his flower. house. Misfortunes never
come single, II is said. About an hour
after this encounter, l, went out to see
how the travelled spider was enjoying
himself He andI had both forgotten one
thing, and that is, that on q fair summer
morning the convolvulus shuts up its
blossoms by ten o'clock. While the spider
lay securely inside, the edges had folded
down. and closed the opening entirely |!
The flower had proved. prisoni All, ye
who spin webs of evil across the places of
pleasure, and lurk for the destruction of
the simple, may your refuge prove a
snare, and may you be caught in the very
net which you spread for others.
Year: 1870

AN exchange says, q lazy boy win mako
a lazy maa as sure as g crooked saplng
will make crooked tree. Who eEerssaw
boy grow up in idleness that did not
make a shiftless vagabond when he be-
came a man, unless be had a fortune To
keep up appesrancesS The mass OF thieves,
criminals and psupers have come TO what
they have by being brought up in idleness:
Thoseawho constitute the business patt of
the COMMUNICATIVE make our great and
useful men-were taught in their boy
hood to be industrious. Boy, take pipe
out of your mouth and think, of this. sdT
Year: 1870

DoN'T DESTROY THE SMALL BIRDs.-
One of the magazines very properly calls
attention to the wanton destruction Of small
birds which is still tolerated in many parts
of this country. These birds are among
the best friends the farmer can have, and
yet is thought no harm to massacre them
indiscriminately. In Massachusetts, meas
ure has passed the Legislature encouraging
the destruction of gulls and terns-birds
which, as the writer says, are very valuable
to the fisherman ''for the important indica-
tions they give of the presence Of certain
kinds OF fish, as also to the sailor, whom
they warn in thick weather of the danger
Gus reef or the treacherous shoal." The
same foolish and barbarous spirit is too
often shown in other States Small birds
are blessings and not plague, to mankind.
Since we have had the sparrows in this
city no one has been annoyed by that old
nuisance the constant shower of worms
from the trees in the streets. The spar.
rows have kept the trees almost bare of our
troublesome visitors 1t is said that the
cats in the parks are in turn fast thinning
out the sparrows. Puss finds presefvsr
in every quarter of the city. If that be
so, the houses erected for the birds will
not be of much use, for soon they will all
be driven out into the wide world-1N. Y.
Times.
Year: 1870

How TO MAKE Coon WHTEwAsF.-
Take half a bushel of lime, slack with
boiling water, covering the wee! to keep
in the steam. Add to it a peck Of clean
salt, previously dissolved in warm water,
three pounds of ground rice boiled to q
thin paste stir in, boiling hot, one pound
of whiting, and one Of glue dissolved WE'LL
Add FIVE gallons of boiling water to the
whole mixture. II is best if put on while
hot.


Coloring matter may bs aided 10 make
any shade. Spanish brown stirred in will
make pink color Indigo mixed With
the brown will make a delicate purple
Lampblack, in moderate quaatity, will
make slate color, suitable for the outside
Of buildings.


Lampblack and Spanish brown together,
make reddish stone color, Chrome make 4
bright yellow. When walls have been
badly smoked, add to your whitewash suf
fcient indigo TO make it a dlaIvhit
Year: 1870

MACAULAY UPON PUBLIC SCHOOLS
l ay, therefore that the edu cation of the
people ought to be the first concern of a
State. Sir, it is the opinion of all the
greatest champions of civil and religious
liberty in the Old World and in the New
and of none, l hesitate not to say it,
more emphatically than of those names
held in the highest estimation by the Pro
testant nonconformists of England. As
suredly, if there be any class of men whom
the Protestant nonconformists of England
respect more highly than another, if any
whose memory they hold in deeper venera-
ton, it is that class of men, of high spirit
and uncomfortable principles, who, in the
days of Archbishop Laud, preferred
leaving their native country and living in
the savage solitudes of wilderness, rather
than to live in land of prosperity and
plenty, where they could not enjoy the
privilege of worshipping their Maker free
ly, according to the dictates of their cons
clence. Those men, illustrious forever in
history, were the founders of the common
wealth of Massachusetts; but, though their
love of freedom Of conscience was illimit-
able and indestructible, they could see
nothing servile or degrading in the prlnci.
pie that the State should take upon itself
the charge of the education of the people.
In the year 1642 Cl647?] they passed
their first legislative enactment on this
subject in the preamble of which they
distinctly pledged themselves to this prln-
ciple, that education was matter OF the
deepest possible interest to all nations and
to all communities and that, as such, 1t
was, in an eminent degree, deserving OF
the peculiar attention of the State.-Ma-
caulay's Speeches, Vol IL
Year: 1870

BRoUGHT HIN TO TERMs.-And Indi-
ana girl, who had been loving fellow to
an alarming extent, and feared that her
mother would lind out what vas the mat
ter, rode twenty mile with revolver in her
hand to where the chap was chopping in
the woods, and told him if he..didn't marry
her she would make a tunnel through him.
The wedding came off that afternoon.
He said he would never quarrel With .
woman about little thing like that.
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON, May T. 1870.


MY DEAR DoCToR-Your medicines to act favorably
on the nerves well az the blood. I am much i'm
proved. My lmfps wonders of medical science.
have every faith in your medicine and skill.
believe that are enlightened of God to do great
and that you will do it, have done great dea
for me. = You understand your business.
You the second physician whom have confidence in
would not trust the bockheads down here to give
Year: 1870

Judge Bradley has declined to cit on the
case involving the validity of the legal
tender act, for the reason that he was once
counsel in suit involving the same ques
ton. On, what consistency for Radical |!
Year: 1870

We know that it is high treason
not to say fiat folly-for a mascu-
line pen to touch the subject Of wo-
mans dress. We do not at this
time presume to meddle with the
fashions, but desire to speak word
to those unfortunate damsels who
are laboriously "getting ready to be
married"


We lately tried to pat ourselves
in the place Of an acquaintance who
was passing through this ordeal,
and we came to the conclusion that
if men were obliged to submit to so
much shopping, and matching, and
advising, and ''trying on" they
would break promises ottencr than
they do-thc rascals.


Now girls-this is confidential
is it not taking too much thought
for the morrow, to work and worry
yourselves into leanncss Of body
and soul in order to astound your
acquaintanccs by the variety ofyour
bridal apparel? We confess-no,
it is not sin-wc boast-that we
have an eye-two eyes-for that
most charming union, most beau
tiful woman, richly and becomingly
dressed; to feminine loveliness we
grudge nothing. within the bounds
of taste and Of a purse which is
open at one end for charity, and We
think little modest extravaganza
even if it has to be planned for, may
be pardoned on the day which
should be the fairest in a maiden's 5
calendar. But to make up garments
for years and years, to prepare
tro,tsseau ten times as elaborate as
ever was needed in Irritation days
girls what are you thinging of:
Don't you know that an unruffled
face will please the bridegroom
more than forty ruffled skirtsi
Wouldn't you respect yourselves
more were you to "get ready" by
learning new ways to be really use
full, than if you were making your
selves incompetent for anything bu
to exhibit new dresses. -Beecher'
! Christian Union.
Year: 1870

APPLE JELLY FOR TARTs.-Cut
and core apples without pairing,
cover them with water, and let them
cook slowly in IN earthen dish un.
til the apples look red; then pour
into bag and gently squeeze out
all the liquid that will flow freely
Boil the liquid again about half an
hour, and add half a pound of sugar
to pint ofjuice, and boil quickly
for fifteen minutes. 1t will prove 4
firm nice jelly, and requires but
half the usual quantity OF sugar.
Year: 1870

The Chariot Of Revolution sssiwck Fast'' in
the Mud-Generai Prim the Nntive "vicar
OF Bray'-Modest. yet Obedicnt to the
Natton-rarIiameninry Courtesy.


MADRID, May 81, 1870.


the spanish revolutionary chariot still sticks in
tne mud, and has the appearance of being likely 10
SLICK last for some time come. Prm continues to
be the political enigma-a problem difficult to solve
He Is compound OF SO many mixtures that 1t Is not
Rn easy matter to discover the predominant essence
lie is like the chameleon, for If you observe him from
different points OF view you as many different
coors. l may be more correct IL l compare him to a
weatnercock, for he appears to move in accordance
with the wind that blows, revolving always on his
Dwn axis. The Prim axis is power and the interreg
num- The Ministry occasionally varies its politi.
cal color shade or so by the outgoing or
Incoming OF ministers OF different political tinls but
Prim ever remains on the same spot, merely shifting
round little to the breeze that blows strongest
Always In his place. always in power, always "ycar
pf Bray" To a certain extent he Is condescending,
Tor he is satisfied with being President OF the CooR
D Of Minister'S If nothing better Is to be got but you
may elect him Regent, President OF a republic, King,
Emperor, Czar or Grand Turk, without giving him a
eurfeit OF power He has already given proof OF
being able to undertake the role OF any OF the fore
going digDties. He has given evidence CT the most
exQuisite feelings OF humanity, and the most bar.
barous despotism. He has overlooked hcinOus
Year: 1870

A student in a Michigan school having
stated in an essay, that man had more en-.
durance than woman, lady took him
to task for his statement, and remarked
that she should like to see the thirteen
young men in the University locked up
in steel ribbed corsets, with hoops, heavy
skirts, trails, high heels, Penniers and
dozen, OF hair pins sticking into their
scalps, cooped up in the house year after
year, with no exhilarating exercise, and
see if they can stand it as well as girls.
Nothing, said she, but the fact that wo.
men, like cats, have nine lives, enables
them to survive thh present regime to
which dooms the sex. We think the lady
has much the best Of the argument, and
if the sex, as a whole, only possessed as
much of practical sense as Of endurance
we should sec them loop of some Of these
absurd customs and articles Of clothing
and thereby reduce the pains and disor.
ders and general breaking down which
leaves woman mere wreck while man
is in his greatest vigor.
Year: 1870

The other day, says French paper.
lady went into haberdasher's shop.
Rue Richelieu, and bought a pearl.gray
silk dress. The shopman had noticed a
tolerably well dressed man standing at
the door after the arrival of the lady and
seeming to watch all her movements.
Stepping up to the cashiers desk, the la
dy drew 300 france piece from her
purse. At that moment the man outside
rushed into the shop, gave the lady box
on the ear and tore the note out Of her
hands. L had forbidden you to buy
that dress" cried he. but I watched you
and you shall not have it." With these
words he hastencd away, the lady tainted,
and the persons employed in the shop
supposing the intruder to be an offended
husband made no remark and let him 60
When the lady recovered, the proprietor
of the establishment expressed his regret
at this violent scene, and pitied her for
being dependent on so brutal a husband
My husband ~ cried the lady eager
ly. Sir, that man is not my husband :;
l do not know him, and have not seen
him." The pretended husband was a
daring thief.
Year: 1870

The st.. Louis Republican relates the
following: A gentleman, who was pas
senger, states that when the train coming
east arrived at Jefferson city the other
day, the inspector proceeded as usual to
tap the car wheels, to test their sound.
ness, when he discovered boy under one
Of the cars, who had been stealing ride
from Kansas city. He had formed a sort
Of net of rope, in which he lay suspended
like spider in its web, between the axle
Of one Of the trucks and the floor Of the
car. The boy was routed out of his
place, and quite crowed gathered about
him on the platform. He was disposed
to be saucy, and said he had no favors to
ask of anybody. He stated that he had
ridden in this way thousands of miles.
As the train was moving off slowly from
Jefferson city, the boy got in his old
place again under the car while it was in
motion. The boy was hauled out of his
lurking place, and taking up a stone was
in the act Of hurling it at the conductor.
when the latter knocked him down. He
did not dead head it any further on
that train.
Year: 1870

The following incident is not without
its lesson to large class who think that
" fine feathers make fine BIRDS


A servant girl went to a leading dry
goods house to purchase cloak, The
clerk who waited upon her, after display
ing one or two patterns, rudely refused
to show her any more. The fact came to
the knowledge of her employer, who COM
municated them to the proprietor of the
establishment. This led to an interview
between the parties, and the offending
clerk was pointed out by the girl and in.
stantly dismissed by his employer. II
want you, and all in my employ, to un-
derstand," said the dry goods millionaire,
"that servant girl who comes into
my store to purchase goods is Of
as much Importance to me as the rich
est lady in the city. The people are my
customers, and it is to their support that
I owe my business success"
Year: 1870

What tells us so readily the standard
Of town or a city as the appearance Of
its paper? And its youth or its age can
as we'll be determined by the observing as
by personal notice. The enterprise Of
its citizens is depicted by its advertise
ments, their liberality by the looks Of the
paper. Some papers show a good solid,
healthy foundation, plethoric purses, and
a well-to-do appearance generally; Others
show a striving to contend with the grasp
ing thousands around them, trying hard
to wrench an existence from their close.
6sted communities. An occasional me-
teoric display in its columes of telegraph
or local, or of editorials, shows what it
can do if it had the means but it can
not in the expensive work until sup
port comes, which ought to be readily
granted. A newspaper is like church


it wants fostering in the commence
ment, and for a few years then, as a
general thing, it can walk alone, and re-
feet credit upon its location. Take your
nome paper-it gives you more news Of
immediate interest than any other paper
can possibly do; it talks for you when
other localities belle you; it stands up
for your rights you always have cham
pion in your home paper; and those who
stand up for you should certain.
tsinly be well sustained. Your interests
are kindred and equal, and you must rise
or fall together. Therefore, it is to your
interest to support your home paper, not
grudgingly, but in liberal spirit; as II
pleasure, not as disagreeable duty, but
as an investment that will amply pay thu
expenditurc.-The Chicago Republican.
Year: 1870

TOR the dawn, and sometimes wakdd his
friends to ask if the day dawncd. He re.
peatcd the words of the angel to wrest.
ing Jacob, "Let me go,for the day break
eth" When his soul had given up earth,
and got by all earthly disappoiniments,
it hasted like the chariots Of Aminadab,
to the presence of his Savior. His words
were, "I do so long to see His face" He
watched more than they tina, watch for
the morning.


AtIast God permitted him to feel that his
life work was not an unfinished work.
The Master preached and taught but
three or four years before he suffered.
He was able to feel cheerfully that God
could do his work by other Instruments.
lie longed to 60 ON the last Sabbath af-
terward he feared he was impatient he
rejoiced that he was remembered in the
public prayers ofthe Church; he delight.
Cd in the presence Of 'the saints, as he called
his Christian friends. At length he was
entirely willing that the time as well as
the manner of going should be Gods


Then very early, on Wednesday morn
ing, his memory perfect, his intellect
clear, just as the first streak of dawn
flashed up the East, just az the first notes
of morning birds began Gods praise, at 3
o'clock AN, July 18th so gently that his
friends hardly knew when, as light passes
he passed away, to the light ineffable and
praise eternal.


"He passed through Glory ; morning gate"


He had another morn than ours.


he needs no more sun or moon. He
beholds that face which, having not seen
he had loved he is satisfied in Christ's
Likeness The intelligence of his early
death will be sad to his many teachers,
and fellow pupils in Academy, College
and Seminary who had been Justly proud
of his future emnence it will be sad to
his acquainces and early associates in his
native town, and to his many friends in
his native State who will see his face no
more. 1t will be sad to many churches
that loved him and will hear him no more.
1t throws an unusual sadness over this
city. His death will be lamented through.
out the Presbyterian Church, so far as his
worth was known, and by the friends of
Auburn Theological Seminary everywhere
His ways are not our ways,nor his thoughts
our thoughts What human language
can express the gratitude to God which
we ought to feel in view Of one transla-
tion from world Of sin to glory, such as
that of our beloved ,honored and lamented
friend


Oh the depth Of the riches. Thanks be
to God who givcth us the victory - for
our light atfliction, which is but for mo.
ment worketh for us far more exceed
ing and eternal weight of glory The
genius character and work of Prof. Pierce
his elaborate and admirable sermons de.
serve memorial volume, which we hope
may be given to the world. The resting
place Of the young and gifted Professor
will hereafter be new object of interest
in our beautiful and fast occupied Fort
Hill Cemetery.-S. W. b., In 1nbwn
A3'Nr'i~cr eF J'ely II.
Year: 1870

There is 10 course Of erection OH the
east side of New York bay, gun that
will throw 300 five.ounce balls minute,
to distance of two miles. The shot
may he either red.hot or cold. The gun
is circular, appears like two discs ofheay V
iron plate, about four feet in diameter.
Upon one side is funnel to convey the
balls through to the proper chamber with.
out cession Of firing. The muzzle pro-
jects upon the periphery Of the circular
machine, and may be elevated or depres.
sed at the will Of the gunner. The gun
may be worked by manual labor or steam
power.