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Year: 1870

An amusing affair happened late
ly between a coal dealer and pur'
chaser. The latter was very anx'
ious to see that tho former did not
cheat him, so he the purchaser
inspected the weighing of the coaI
himself and felt perfectly satisfied
that he had got his full allowance
without any desire on the part o.
the coal dealer to shave How
ever while the coal was weighing
the driver of the team could mo-
help laughing, aware at The tim'
that the purchaser was particular
about his full weight Of coal. The
purchaser noticing the laughing
Of the driver asked him whom be
received the coal, what it was al
about; so the driver told him
"Why," said he, "wben your Goa
was weighing you were standing
on the scales and were weighed
with it," "Is it possible? Why
weigh nearly two hundred
pounds!" "Well sir" said th'
driver, "you are sold" "Yes,
was the reply, ''and I bought my
self, too."
Year: 1870

The first manufacturer of but
tons in the country was Samuel
Williston. While be was drag.
ging along as a country storekeep
er-his eyes having failed him
while studying for the ministry
his good wife bethought her thai
she could cover by hand the wood
en- buttons of the day, and thus
earn an honest penny. From this
time ne couple advanced in their
ambition until they bad perfected
machinery for covering buttons
the first employed for the purpose
in this country From this sprung
an immense factory, and then 9th.
ers, until Samuel Williston, had
made half the buttons of the world
His factories are still running in
Easthampton, coming wealth, for
the proprietors are known to every
dealer in buttons the world over
He is now between seventy and
eighty years of aye, is worth five
or six million dollars, and has Civ
en- four hundred thousand dollars
to Easthampton for o seminary
and for churches, two hundred
thousand dollars to South Hadley
Female Seminary, and two hun
dred thousand dollars to Amhcrst
College, besides lesser gifts.
Year: 1870

When / married my second wife,
she was dreadful set about going
off on a bridal tour. | told her
she had better wait six months or
a year, and Id try to 60 with her;
but she said she'd rather 60 alone
when u woman was travelling u
man was an out>and.out humbug.


So gave her seventy. five cents,
and told her to go off and have
a good time. never begrudge mon.
ey where my wife's happiness is
concerned Ny first wife never
could complain of not going any
where's; for I'm dreadful fierce to
go off on good time myself, and
always was. l don't pretend to
say how many times l took her
out to see the engine squirt, and
there was no end TO the free lec-
lures 1 let her 60 to. The neigh.
bors used 10 say: sit does beat all
how the Skinners do goW


When Signor Bltz was in Sunk.
vile, with his wonderful cauaries,
he gavo my wife complimentary
ticket.


not only sold that ticket for my
wife, but gave her half tho mon,
ey. l don't boast of it though; l
only mention it to show how much
1 thought Of my wile's happiness.


| don't think any man ought to
get married till he can consider his
wite's happiness only second to his
own. John Wise, q neighbor Of
mine, did thusly; and when | got
married, l concluded I'd do like
Wise.


But the plan didn't work in the
case of my wife, No, l should
think not. l brOachod the subject
kindly


Matilda" l said, IL suppose you
are aware that | am now your lord
and master"


"Not much you ain't," said she.


"Mrs, Skinner" replied, "you
are fearfully demoralized. You
need re.organizing at once. You
are cranky" And l brandished
my new sixty two cent umbrella
wildly around her.


She took the umbrella away from
me, and locked me up in the clothes
press.


l am quick to draw an inference,
and the inference l drew hero was,
that l was not success Us reor.
ganizer of female women.


After this, | changed my tactics
| lot her have her own way, and
the plan worked to charm from
the very first. It's the best way Of
managing a wife that ! know Of
Of course, this is between you and
mo.


So, when my wife was bound tc
20 off on q bridal tour anyhow,
cordially assented, go, Matilda,
said l, land stay as long as you
want to; then, if you feel as though
you would like to stay a little
longer, stay, my dear, stay"


She bid me stop talking, and &C
up stairs and get her red flanne
night-cap, and that bag of penny
royal for her aunt Abigail.
Year: 1870

Last week two dogs commenced
fighting in New Castle. The own.
or of one dog kicked tho other dog
and the other dogs owner kick.
ed him, and the two dogs and
the two owners fought it out on
that line.
Year: 1870

Recently a Virginian married o
woman who had been divorced
from q former husband, and quick
ly made q tragical ending Of their
honeymoon. On the day follow
ing their wedding, while talking
with her, he remarked that he low.
cd her 90 much that he could kill
himself for her, and picking up a
small knife, he plunged it into bis
breast in her presence, inaicting o
mortal wound.
Year: 1870




Legislative Dcbatse-The Commercial Treaties
Observation-Disclosures Olivier Sustained by u
Large Majority.


PARIS, jan 2s 1870.
During the debate on the commercial treaties in
the Corps Leglsiatif yesterday tue opposition was
violent, and there were some stormy scenes; but
Ehe government developed unexpected strength.
At, the sitting to-day the discussion was con
tinued.


NJ. Olivier made the closing speech. He created
q sensation by announcing that the Cabinet would
support the existing treaties; but they in favor
OF the reest discussion, Tor 1t their purpose to
afford equal protection to all He added that the
Ministers desired to conduct the government
sustained by the majority OF the Chambers, which
was tho real expression Of the VIII of the nation
That majority was not an ancient group, but part OF
this assembly sustaining the policy OF the Cabinet;
not because 1t was an accomplished fact, but with
the nrm intention OF maintaining union. He would
say, not In boastful spirit, but with modesty and
dignity, chat the government would accept the AID
OF ALL but would neither solicit accept the protec-
tiOn Of any.


The speech OF the Premier was received with
cheers, and the government was sustained by vote
OF POI against 80.
Year: 1870

Resolution of the London Board Of Trade on


REIMBURSEMENT of the Tariff.


LONDON, Ontario, Jan. 2S 1870.
The Board OF Trade held meeting this afternoon
and passed the following resolution
Resolved That IN readJustment OF the tariff a
duty be levied that 1t operate as an Incl.
dental protection to such OF our manufacturers as
require It, and that hostile tarin OF the States
be met with tariff OF our own having the same
tendency
Year: 1870

COMMISSIONER DELANo left here this morn
ing for Philadelphia ON official business, and
will remain in that city several DAYS During
his absence Deputy Commissioner Douglass
will act as Commissioner.
Year: 1870

The FIRST SPEECH OF THE FIRST CoLoRED
SEEAToR.-The Senate galleries were densely
crowded this morning before the meeting of the
Senate, so great was the desire to hear Mr.
Revels, the colored Senator from Mississippi, on
the Georgia bill. At the expiration OF the
morning hour the consideration OF the bill was
resumed, and Mr.. Morton was entitled to the
floor, but stated that he would not claim his
privilege at that time, and Mr.. Revels was then
recognized by the Vice President as entitled to
the floor. Mr.. Fenton, who sits three desks to
the right Of Mr.. Revels, motioned the latter to
bis seat, in order that he might be more towards
the center Of the Chamber. As soon as the
Senator from Mississippi arose there was quite
q connection in the galleries, every neck being
stretched to get a glimpse Of the Senator. He
read his speech from manuscript, in a clear
voice, though at first he appeared somewhat
embarrassed.
Year: 1870

the price obtained being half what the
land was worth, full and careful inves-
tigation was had by the Court as to the
value of this particular piece of land, and
witnesses who were acquainted with and
had expressed opinions on the subject,
were examined, and gave as their opinion
that the land brought its full value.
Upon which testimony the sale was con-
firmed by the Court 1t would be well
for public journalists to make such iu-
quiries in regard to matters of which
they are writing, as would insure them
against making statements affecting other
persons, which are either false or ex-
tremely unreliable
Year: 1870

WE publish to-day, by authority, an
Act relating to Divorce, which is one
of the most important laws passed by
the Legislature now about to adjourn
Hitherto it is doubtful, if even Illinois
offered greater facilities for procuring di-
vorces than this kingdom, and as a con-
sequence, there could be no doubt but
the marriage tie among certain class
of people was becoming to be considered
among the least sacred of contracts. The
Legislature has wisely made the procure
ment of divorces more difficult as well
as more expensive, and we have no doubt
but that the change in the law will have
most salutary effect, not only in check
ing the wholesale granting of divorces,
but in putting stop to inconsiderate
marriages by those who look forward to
an easy and cheap separation.
Year: 1870

e Only two weeks since valuable tract [oflandl
on Kauai was sold at auction in this city, and no
one appeared to know certainly whether it con-
tanned 1000 or 10000, or indeed anything about
it. After the sale it was found to include one
of the finest tracts on me island worth double
what it realized"


THE above is from the AdreTiser of
Saturday last, and in regard to which, we
are authorized to say that there is not the
least foundation for the statement in re-
spect to the want of knowledge, on the
part of the parties concerned A mistake
had been made in the poster in stating
the number of acres in the piece of land,
which was corrected by the Auctioneer
at the time of the sale, who stated that
there was 10000 acres of land, more or
less, in the tract offered. In regard to
Year: 1870

The proceedings of the Ecumenical
Council are getting to be dreadfully uninter
esting as tiresome TO readers of cable
kilograms almost as to the venerable Oldest
legate who got up in the Council the other
day, and protested against the length Of the
speeches.
Year: 1870

People oil over the country are petitioning
for the repeal of the franking nuisance
whereby congressman are permitted to load
the mails with everything and anything,
from = steam engine to dirty washing
Year: 1870

df4N1IGAh 44l1E4


To say that the newa which we this day
publish of the death of ROBERT e. LEE
will touch chord of profound and sincere
regret in the hearts of Americans of all
sections and of the most diverse political
opinions, is to pay very high tribute to
the innate nobility and justice of the pop
ular instincts in a free country. High as
the tribute is, it is not too high. There
are many things in the history of our re-
cent unhappy civil strife upon which our
children's children, calm from our passions,
if not wiser in their own day, may look
back with chagrin and shame. But to the
latest n oment of our national existence il
will be remembered with pride and salts
faction Of the Northern people, who fought
through to its triumphant end the great
war for the Union, that they paused in the
darkest and bitterest season of the awful
conflict to honor the high-souled valor and
the stainless, though, as they judged it.
the sadly mistaken, zeal of ''Stone wall -
JACKSON. The devoted followers who bore
that rugged and religious Virgipian leader
to his rest had no need to fear for him
what the poet dreaded for the hero of &C.
runna, that the fcemen marching past his
soldiers grave would


''O'er his cold ashes upbraid him.
A great people proved their greatness in
LIS CdoS ny JNStIC6 " LldBuIucGQ6 Quill
| ties even when arrayed against the cause
| which they held to be their own, and the
cause of right.


What it might we'll have seemed hard
| even for American freemen to do for the
| lion hearted lieutenant of the confederated
South In the time Of our greatest danger,
| it will be comparatively easy to do for the
steadfast captain of the confederated South
in the time of our success. For if the brave
and gifted man who now has passed away,
| more than all others who fought against us
delayed our inevitable triumph by his con
stancy and conduct while hope of victo-
ry still giimmered about his banner, more
than all others also who had fought against
us, more too than many others who had
fought with us, did he contribute, when
the voice ofkfate had uttered it's final YER
dict, to mako our triumph complete, noble
and assured. It is poor and base stand
ard OF moral Judgment in public or in pri-
vate affairs which elects this or that act of
Year: 1870

The Convention passed resolutions in
favor of Government aid to the levees on
the Mississippi river, and to the Southern
Pacific railroad. Also, the following


"Whereas Congress has ordered survey by
Government engineers with view to determine
the practicability and feasibility of the route of
the James river and Ksnawha canal. which sur


yey ia now being prosecuted, and will be COM


pleted and presented to Congress at its next sss-


sion and


whereas the products of the Mississippi VAL
lev are in most part raw and bulky, and products
from most of the States west of the Mississippi,
and much of them east, cannot reach the mar
kets at the Atlantic seaboard and
"Whereas the inland States are by natural


right entitled to free access to the great highway
to the seas !; therefore,


G'Resolued, That the products of the Missis-
sippi Valley demand and must have q great
national central and untsxed waterway from the
Ohio river to the sea.


s'Resolped further, That the Committee Ak =
pointed by the Louisville Convention to memo
ralize Congress in behalf of said resolutions, be
directed in the name and on behalf of the Con-
| vention to present the same to Congress at an


early day, and in the event OF favorable report
of the engineer in charge of said survey to ask
the completion Of said work by Congress and
under it's direction. to be made public national
highway under the control of the Government,


and free for the of all, subject only to such
tolls may be required to keep the same in
repair"
Year: 1870

The following report was adopted:


1.-The committee appointed to select tho
place and designate the time for the meet
ing of the next Commercial Convention
have the honor to report that Baltimore
has been agreed upon as the place yhere.
and the third Monday of September, 1871,
Year: 1870

From the Boston Journal


A poor fellow named Thomas Coyne,
sentenced to the state prison for life, to
whose heart hope has been for six years
stranger. attempted to end his earthly
existence Tuesday morning by making q
desperate plunge, head foremost, from the
fourth corrodor in the south wing to the
solid granite pavement, nearly forty feet
below. Miraculous as it seems, he was
in no way injured, and literally escaped
without any bruise. An old wooden
stool happened to stand on the place
where be fell, and his body, turning in
his descent, was preciptated upon it,
crushing it to spIinters. The stool saved
his life, for if he had fallen upon the
stone hoor every bone in his body must
have been shattered. He was taken up
in an unconscious condition, and carried
to the hospital, where he soon revived,
and in short time commenced to walk
about, only complaining of slight lame
ness in his legs. The prisoners we're
marching out 10 division at the time
about seven in the morning Coyne at
tempted to excuse himself by saying that
be slipped off the edge Of the corridor,
but this is an absolute impossibility, as
there are horizontal iron guards every
two feet on the outer edge of the corri-
dor, from the floor to the ceiling. BE
has been very down-spirited for some
days. and took this desperate method
to rid himself Of his despair; he is an
Irishmsn by birth, and has always borne
q good character in the prison. He was
q sailor, and the crime for which be re-
eeiyed life sentence was the murder of
q maa with whom be had some trouble
and whom he followed here from New
York for this purpose. He is thirty
four years Of age, and has just COM
pleied the sixth year Of HE term. Hav-
ing not friend in the world, and with
future almost a blank, it is no wonder
that be cared nothing for life.
Year: 1870

On New Years the new bankrupt
law came into force in England. II re-
uuirss bankrupt TO pay ten shillings 10
q pound, or be fails to get protection.
Under the late Law Q man came out free
even if be could not pay a sixpence.
Year: 1870




The Hanlon Brothers are now perform
ing at the Alhambra, London, and their
performance suggests the following re-
marks to the editor of the London Orches-
ira. The boys in question performed the
feats described some months ago at the
Tammany, New York city:


"a performance SO hazardous as to
make it highly Objectionable is nightly
repeated at the Alhambra. The peril
which the little boy is put is absolutely
cruel Three acrobats-two grown up,
one child of eight or nine-are CON
cerned in IT. A net of cotton cord,
which may possibly kreak at any time,
is, stretched across the stage. About
thirty feet above the net IS frame of some
thirty feet long. At either end of this are
short stirrups, by which the elder brothers
hang head downward. The boy takes his
place in the middle, standing upon the
frame. One of the brothers now begins to
swing, and the boy leaps from the bar at
the precise moment and his hands are
caught by those of the swinging man. and
the two sweep backward and forward in
regular motion. The other brother now
begins to swing, and the boy is thrown
from one to the other, sometimes caught
by the hands, sometimes by the ankles,
sometimes throwing somersault, some
times two somersauts in his flights from
one to the other. 1t is nothing
short of marvellous, but though
done with apparent ease, the risk
is alarming. The extreme difficulty
of the feat can be readily understood by
all who have an acquaintance with feats of
the trapeZe. In ordinary trapeze feats the
ropes are of so great length that the are
ot-a circle described by the performer as he
flies through the air intersects the circle
performed by the trapeze bar for a consid-
erable distance, and he can catch it
whether it meets him at the level of his
chest, face, or the extreme stretch Of
his arms over his head. In the short
swing made by the Hanlons, the radius
of which is only their own length and
the two additional feet of the
stirrup rope, it is necessary only for mo
ment that the swinger can be in position
to catch the hands of the boy; the mistake
of fifth of second in his swing would
send him out ofreach. The full knowledge
of this is required for the full appreciation
of this marvellous feat. Tho performance
is terminated by the boy ascending to
still higher bar over the center of the
frame, and from this he leaps something
like twenty feet down before he is caught
by the hands of the swinging brother.


We need hardly point out how imminent
is the risk of an accident to this poor boy
as he swings through the air. Unnatural
development of his muscles have already
stunted him, broadened his chest, and given
his frame an abnormal hardness. He has
been two years and half learning end
practicing these feats, and is perfectly fear
less, having never during the whole tram
ing hurt himself in the slightest degree.
But even supposing he does not break his
neck, which may happen at any moment,
the effects of such severe training at his
early age may be ruinous hereafter Public
opinion should check such repulsive sights,
if the law will not.
Year: 1870

We would really like to know what ques-
ton in farming may be said to be perfectly
settled. For some ,ime past We have been
hearing much about saving manure IN
piles and under sheds, composing, the
waste of ammonia ifspread on the surface,
and the necessity of having 1t well fotted.
Now comes the Germantown Telegraph,
one of the oldest and wisest of agricultural
journals, saying that there is no danger OF
losing fertil1zing properties by evaporation,
that unrotted manure plowed under is
worth twice as much as that which lsrotted,
that it should be hauled directly from the
stables and spread upon the land for
spring crops, if the land be hard and not
frozen, and that all tho trouble OF stocking
or housing manure is not only useless, but
one years use of it is lost. We have no
doubt that unrotted manure plowed under
will help the first crop materially, and still
be worth about as much for future crops as
if held over to be thoroughly rotted. In
addition, land with which unrotted manure
is mixed will stand the drought better
than without it. On the whole we are dis
posed to concur with the Telegraph, ex-
cept of course, when manure is wanted for
special purpose, and to apply on hills for
the greatest possible advantage the first
wear
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Ohio Farmer III
dulges in the following suggestions. which
may be useful to some Of our readers:
Many horse, when fitted for the market,
has fine look to common eye, when in
fact it is second rate, or perhaps nt -sriy
worthless. So, also. horse in its natural
state, especially if it is in fesh may look
well to an experienced eye and be at the
same time an inferior animal. Probably In
no article of trade are persons often de-
ceived as in the purchase of horses. So
risky is this, that many prudent buyers
never purchase except on n trial Of week
or more, and 1 would advise all who do not
know how to select good horse to adopt
this course. BY grooming and usl09 a
horse few days, almost any one can sell
what manner of horse it Is.


In buying horse, particular attention
should be given to the eye. 1t should be
clear, etand OFT round and full. The eye
brows and lids should be free from punches,
and there should be no swelling under the
lower lids,


I would turn from a kois that has dull,
sunken, fat eye. In nine cases out of ten
there is trouble connected with it. Either
the disposition of the horse viii be bad, or
he will be lazy, or his eyes will fall. A good
way to test the present condition OF sight
IS to lead horse out of a dark stable into
strong light. If he knits his brow, tnrows
his head up as if to get more light, acts as
if he wanted his glasses TO see clearly
stand from under, you may be sure be has
bad ewes The feet should also be careful
Iy examiued. horse with bad feet is OF
little worth. A good foot is smooth, tough
and solid; the heels firm, mot spongy.) the
frogs dry and the soles shallow. See the
foot that the honest smith calls good one.
The shoulders should be Of medium size
for common use; as then you have good
speed and durability.


The limbs should be clean, free from
splents, wind-gills, spavins, and tumors Of
all kinds. Should look as if made from the
body. In movement the fore legs and
shoulders should seem to have but one ac-
ton. IF you want good horse, look wei
to this.


The body should be well formed, back
straight and the hips lower than the with
ers. See that the breathing is natural,
and that there is no uncommon motion un-
der the short ribs A broken winded horse,
unless resined, nearly always shows this
A horse with large, feshy head, and thick
neck, also one with fieshy legs, should be
rejected. A lame horse, that 'has been
lame but q day or two" from running IN the
pasture, or from the prick of nail, should
be looked we'll to- Better wait till he gets
we'll before you buy.


There are many other minor points that
of course should be looked up, such as age,
natural constitution, disposition, habits,
interfering. etc. I have only intended to
point out some of the qualities of good
horse, that an inexperi enced buyer would
be likely to overlook. AS a last word !
would say-if you buy of jockey, expect
To he cheated
Year: 1870

WESTERN KANSAS is filling with popula-
ton. The growth of its towns is almost
unprecedented. Many SWedes go to that
region; they are an energetic class, and add
much TO the wealth and order of any
country.