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Year: 1870

THE Easton (Pa.) Free Press tells the
following beautiful incident: "We heard
IF an incident concerning the alarm at
ihe school building the other day, which


well illustrated the noble part of human
nature that we give it publication. In
me of the schools there is yonng girl
who is cripple. 1t is the custom of the
Ceacher to allow her, when the scholars
are dismissed, always to pass out first, in
order-that she may escape from the con-
fusion attendant upon the dismissal of so
many children. On Monday last, when
the alarm of fire was sounded, all the
school-rooms were at once emptied of their
contents. While in all of them they
rushed out in dismay and fright, in some
cases leaving everything behind, in the
one where the lame child was there was
perfect quietness and order. All the
scholars, otwithstandingithe noise and
the apparent danger, remained quietly in
their seats till their lame companion had
gotten safely out, and was secure from the
rush, when they with bound cleared the
room. They thought of her safety before
their own. neither fright nor selfishness
induced them to provide for themselves
until they saw her secure from peril.
Such display of consideration and kind
ness VIE have not heard of for many a
day, and when we remember. that it came
from children, it becomes all the more
touching and beautiful"
Year: 1870

Do YOU think if I'd a baby


That I'd let him pull my hair!
Do you think I'd put on collars


Just for him to soil and tear?
Do you think I'd call it pretty


When he bit his little toe? -s ~ h.
YetIve known some silly mothers FL
With their babies do just so.
DO you think I'd set him crying


just to see his cunning frowni
Do you think I'd set him walking


Just to see him tumble down?
Would call my baby pretty


When he'd neither teeth nor hairs r.
Yet know some silly mothers


Think their babies wondrous fair.
Year: 1870

AYrI-CHIxxsI MoyExHNr.-The meeting Of
the Labor Association Of San Francisco Friday
night organized an anti -Chinese convention, and
instr the president of the convention TO in
form the six Chinese companies In that city that
il was considered unsafe for Chinese to come to
the United States, and to request them to notify
the authorities Of the Chinese Empire Of the
fact.
Year: 1870

A STEAM PAvING-MACHINE has recen ly been
introduced in Paris, and made use Of by the
municipality for the repair of the streets there.
on wheels, drawn by one horse, to the rear of
which is attached the 'pavior. )" which Is fofced
upon ground with great force by blow from
the piston and slides on q bar some six feet
long, and can thus be directed by the driver to
any stone which requires forcing home. The
machine Is now at work in the Rue De Grenelle |,
st. German, and Is considered q success.
Year: 1870

THE NEW BONDs.-Secretary Boutwell, is
confident of his success in negotiating without
difficulty in this country the higher rate bonds
provided for in the new funding bill. He win
await the result of pending questions in Europe
before actively engaging in the work of carry
ing out the provisions of the bill. II il his de-
sire to negotiate the three classes of bonds to-
gether, as far a. possible, thereby making one
class help the other.
Year: 1870

MONEY ORDER OFFICEs.-On the first day OF
August the Postmaster General will put in
operation 31s new money-order offices, which
will be distributed about equally over various
sections of the country.
Year: 1870

GAIT. HALL, who will have charge of the
Arctic expedition authorized by the recent act
of Congress, left here on Saturday, for New
York, where he expects to meet Lady Franklin,
now on her way TO New York, from San Fran
cisco
Year: 1870

The weekly statement OF the New York asso :
cat d banks Is unfsvorshie, In showing losso
about three and q half million In reserve, al
though A. the deposits are down about i've and
a bali miliion- The loss in specie is two and a
half million. A decrease Of a million IN leeal
tenders confirms the movement OF currency TO
tie West The decrease in deposits Is made up
OF the loss OF specie and greenhacks and the re-
ceif & OF the Treasury from the internal revenue
collectors. The contraction in loans seems TO
be due 10 the calling in OF money lent on pledges
OfstOcks and bonds 90 Wall street trims
Year: 1870

TUE RIVER AND HARBoR APPROPRIATION
BILL was taken up IN the House this afternoon.
This bill appropriates So ,49S 900, OF which
amount over s2,000,600 is for the improvement
Of northwestern rivers and harbors.
Year: 1870

PHILADELPHIA, June l3.-A German, who
was discharged from Presser's lager beer
brewery last night, placed a keg OF powder in
front OF the brewery and set fire to the fuse, but
the police discovered it in time to prevent an
explosion.
Year: 1870

"Fair play is a jewell" and as we
have heretofore expressed our senti-
ments very plainly as to the question
of Intemperance, we deem it no more
than fair play to allow "An Old
Settler" room for Accommodation
wherewith he essays to punch us in
the ribs this week.


BY way of beginning little COM
ment OH his remarks, let us merely
observe that there is really, to most
mems minds, q considerable differ
ence between a horse and q pint of
whisky. The two things being
different, they may therefore be
treated differently-and indeed We
would hold to the general opinion
Year: 1870

Will be found in full on our second
page. There is no occasion for any
special comments from us, even if
we had room and time; but we cam
not resist the expression of our
decided liking for this State paper.
1t is pre-eminently solid, sound and
sensible-a document the President
and his supporters may well feel
proud of. AS to the San Domingo
question, however, many OF us out
West here will hardly be able to
think just as the Message says at
present, perhaps. But we hope no
voter or intelligent person in the
County will fail to read the Message
carefully.
Year: 1870

Proceedings OF Congress for first
two days of present session will be
found on 9Th page of this paper. The
senate did no business Of general
interest ON the 7th In the House
on the 7th, a resolution was adopted
calling on the Sec'y OF State for infor-
Year: 1870

Of the capacity of 100000 bushels.


Meantime the glut at the great
grain marts at the West continues
and is increasing. There is delay ar 4
danger in shipments via the Lakes
and Welland Canal, though vast
quantity of grain seeks that outlet in
preference to the Erie Canal. There
is no reason to suppose that the grain
crop of the West will materially fall
off; and what the farmers of that i'm
mense region mainly need is direct,
rapid, and cheap transit from the prai-
ries to the seaboard. Atpresent the
business is settling into certain ruts,
from which it will be more and more
difficult to move it. The hour for en-
terprise is now. The country re-
qnires a system of transit by which
one bushel of wheat will market two
other bushels, and the capitalist or the
corporation that sees this the clearest
and acts upon the knowledge with
the most promptness will do for this
generation what De Witt Clinton did
for the last generation, and for this,
the metropolitan city Of the cont
nent.-[N. Y. Tribune.
Year: 1870

Astronomers in all parts of the
world are now busy in making prep.
arations for observing the eclipse Of
the sun in December 2l.22, 1870.
Although it will not be visible in the
United States, it Las been suggested
that some Of the American observers
of the last eclipse be sent abroad for
the purpose OF taking observations
OF the cne in question, and Congress
Year: 1870

ENERGY or WlLL.-It Is energy of
will that is the soul of the intellect;


Yherever it is, therc.is life; where it
is. not, all u dullness and nd-desponden-
cy and desolation. People who have
no experience OF it, imagine that it is
destructive to the nerves, exhaustive
of the animal spirits; that it aggra-
Yates the wear and tear of lite excess
siveIy. But this is an idle notion, as
idle as the habits and humors of


those who entertain 1t. Ileave it to
any man who knows its real effect
to strike the balance-to compare
the exhaustion Of an indolent dav
with that of an active one; to say in
which of the two cases the subject is
in better heart to work, and filter to


undergo it. Whatever We may be


about, one thing, | believe, Is certain,


that if the spirits are spent by energy,


they are utterly wasted by idleness;


at worst, energy can only end in re


taxation, it is superior 70 it for


while, and possibly At last may fall
INTO 1t; whereas, idleness is actual re-


Taxation from first to last, and can be
nothing else. But even this view,
favorable rs It is, is yet not favorable
| enough to be just. The tact is, that
violence is not necessary to energy


any more than tyranny is to king


ship; on the contrary, it is the gen.
tlest energy ttat-does the most work.


Energy, literally from the Greek, is


inward workingness; the blooming OF


the flower is energy, the increase of
fruit Is energy. the growth Of the


body is energy; yet in all these there


is no violence; the efficacy is not de-


structive, but vital; without it the
| whole frame must fall at once into


corruption; with 1t, instead OF corrup-
ton, We have life. But this, is may
be SAID, is . refinement. It may be
50, but it is true in fact, nevertheless.
The gainsayer will find 1t difficult to
produce anything from the subject OF
surer or more essential truth.
Year: 1870

Two thirds Of the State is drained
by the Mississippi, the other third by
the Missouri; and the interior is SO
elevated that the grade from all parts
ls both uniform and constant. In
all the State, there is less marsh
acreage than in some counties in
other and not distant sections.
Year: 1870

Believing it to be to my interest, have this
day removed from my old stand to l79 h'ng
street above Washington. ,


7 return many thanks to my irionds and the
public for the interest they have always mani
tested in my success, and beg continuance OF
the same at my new store. Very respe stiuily'


~ II WIN. f. BROOK ES.
Year: 1870

TOW OFTEN IS THE HOUSEHOLD


III loaf buried with the household head, and
families that might have been comfortably
pl ovded for, lett destitute by the want OF
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

In the year 1862 there lived at Akron
90 young bricklayer who had wife.
They lived together quite happily for "a
while, but of sudden the husband dis
appeared and came out to the West. 1t is
not recorded that he made any money
he did not write to his wife from the year
1862 to the year 1869


The husband drifted hither and thither
Working a little here, he went yonder
having good job to-day, tomorrow saw
him out of money and out of elbows AT
last the tide-whether its ebb or food we
know not-which had been bearing him
as waif since 1862, brought him safely
to Kansas City. He sought for work and
obtained it. In looking about for board
the man who employed him said


Come to my house If you live as
live, you are welcome"


The bricklayer went; washed his hands
on the back porch, entered the dining room
and sat himself down by the stove few
moments to warm A woman entered,
gazing as one fascinated upon the brick
layer, approached him nervously, and cried
out


My husband ~


" My wife p was the philosophical an
swer; but what do you do here p


1t was indeed their first meeting since
1862. Explanations followed The hus-
band was by no means hard to appease-
The wife, it appears, had followed his
employer from her home in Ohio, was liv-
ing with him as his wife, and for a consid-
ertlon the righful husband concluded not
to disturb the exising relations. He still
boards in the house-which is situated on
the levee, near the Pacific Railroad depot
and works for the man who still retains
possession of his former wife Kansas
City Times
Year: 1870

PITIABLE CONDITION OF THE Ex-EM-
PRESS OF MEXICo-"Poor Carlotta."
Hers, indeed, is melancholy fate, and
most melancholy in its hopelessness. To
those who remember the brilliant Princess.
happy as the hridn of gifted yor. h,f,.less
happy, perhaEbd.s wife of an Ar axe.
bat assuredly unfortunate in that imperial
state which gave her no happiness, save
what she found after unconsciousness of
the present, the story of her condition told
by the Nord is sad Indeed. She that could
command by her position and her gentle
ness, is now close prisoner in the chateau
Iervueren 1t is to be believed that,
although closely watched" she is scarcely
allowed any longer to take her long walks
In. the park, because she has several times
endeavored to elude the vigilance of persons
charged to keep her in view" To common
thinker this would seem reason for guard
ing her closely, but to those-in whose
eyes, at 10 st, she was an Empires =, charged
with her cure, it is reason for her incar-
ceratlon. Is it any wonder, then, that
''she supports with great impatience this
violent fit of passion ?" The Nord in
addition to these facts, gives us some
interesting particulars regarding the Prin-
cess disorder Her mania is an idea that
the people want to poison her. She
requires every dish to be tasted before she
will eat it herself, and she never sits at
table during her meals. The officer, whose
duty it is to dine with her, places her
plates on the corner of the chimney piece
The most troublesome effect of her disease
is constant desire to telegraph complaints
to..all tbs Soyereigns of Europe These
are sent in her presence to the Court of
Brussels, and she waits in the telegraph
Office until answers return.
Year: 1870

EDUCATED FARMERs-Farming is a
profession, not to say science If any one
doubts this statement let him leave his city
home-for no one bred in the country will
doubt it-and undertake to cultivate even
a garden of half an acre for the Summer.
He will then find that knowledge is as
essential to the ri ght use of the spade as
of the pen, and that there is as great diff
ference between the scientific farming of
Flanders, where literally not weed is to
be seen, and that of many farmers, the
wealth Of whose soil is about equally divid-
ed between fruits and weeds, as between
the trade of modern commercial city and
the barter of backwoods settlement.
Year: 1870

Here is funeral speech which Paris
paper assures us was actually pronounced
at Montmartre, the other day, by father
at the grave of his son: ''Gentleman,"
said the father, in a voice full of emotion,
"the body before me was that of my son.
He was young man, lately in the prime
of life, with a sound constitution, which
ought to have insured him hundred years
OF existence. But misconduct, drunkenness
and debauchery, OF the most disgraceful
kind, brought him, in the flower of age to
the ditch which you see before you. Let
this be an example to you and to your
children. Let us 60 hence"
Year: 1870

A SHORT time ago close-fsted farmer
on the Sandy river, in Maine, died, after
devising 81 to his only son. The old
gentleman was duly buried in the vener-
able churchyard which suffered terrible
washing away by the late food, and a short
time ago his body was found opposite the
sons place, having been brought down the
river long distance When the tender
made the touching remark: probably
come back after that dollarp'
Year: 1870

A BAD MovE.-Gov. Haight, in his
late message, comes out in favor of the ad-
mission Of Chinese testimony. The Gov
ernor dose this, singularly enough, while
admitting that they are notorious liars, and
have no respect for an obligation to tell
the truth With all due Difference to the
eminent authority from which this recon-
mendatiCn emma .s, we sincerely trust
that the Legislature will refuse to admit
Chinese testimony. 1t would be simply
an invitation to wholesale perjury, and we
have no desire to see the lives and property
of the white people of the Pacific Coast
jeopardized in this manner Sonoma
Democrat.
Year: 1870

4 very interesting and exciting scene
occurred at a ball not many miles from this
city few evenings since. Among the
persons present was young lady, who had
great horror of snakes, and always i'm


agincd-no matter what the scason--if she
experienced any unusual alarm, snake
in unpleasant proximity. After dancing
awhile, she was greatly distressed by feel
ing a sensation as though a serpent had
fixed itself beneath the folds of her dress.
Grasping the head of the monster tightly,
she screamed aloud for assistance, A
hasty consultation among the gamest of
the ladies was held, when it was determined
that young disciple of A1culapius, who
was present, should be called to their as
sistance. He was quickly on the spot, and
being a man of uncommon courage, was
not many moments within the circle of
half f-fainting females before he caugh the
tail of the snake, and wound it around his
hand, telling Miss NJ. that she must let go
the moment he jerked, and to make the
act as instantaneous as possible, he told her
that he would pronounce the words one,
two three, and that at the moment he pro-
nounced the last word, she must let 90
her hold, and that he doubted not that he
could withdraw the snake before it would
have time to strike. All stood in breath
less horror, awaiting the act oflife or death,
and the momeut the words were pronounc-
ed the doctor jerked out the longest and
most diabolical hustle that ever was seen.
The whole affair was soon explained the
fastening of the machine had become loose
during the dancing, and it had shifted its
position in such way that it dangled about
and induced the belief that it was a snake
with an enormous head Omaha Herald.
Year: 1870

bank. On reaching home l found TINT l
had been over Gorty.cIght hours in making
my perilous journey Of six miles under
ground" The hole where this man went
through is now fenced round. On listen.
ing one can plainly hear the rush Of water
below, and a stone thrown down will
sometimes hc heard to splash in the
Sfrhnn
Year: 1870

IHE PUBLIC MONEY FOR PARTY PURPOSES


There is no fact which demonstrates more
giianngly the necessity for thorough civil SER
wee H reform, than the tax which is levied upon
Tn 2llco noluers Tor party aud campaign purposes
The abuse is one of long standing and common
to all parties, but we believe has never been
carried quite as far or reduced to such perfect
system as appears at presCn to be the case.
Formerly, men who held important and lucra.
tive positions under government were generally
expected 10 be proportionally liberal in their
voluntary contributions to party purnoSes
ihey were generally active and prominen: poll
tlclanS and 1t was part of the price which they
were expected to pay for the position which
Is arranged to nicely. Every man who holds
an an ofhce Is assessed in proportion to his salary.
Nobody Is left to determine for himself how
much he can afford to contribute to the snn.
port OF the cause, but committee calculate to
fraction what each man in office shah be re.
qulred to pay for the support of the party.
Year: 1870

A correspondent at the seat of war, writing
to the IhV Mall G0aettc, gives this incident


| was during one part Of the action standing
near some husSars who were in reserve. The
sun was pouring its rays upon Us, and around
us on every side lay the wounded One poor
fellow cried to them for water Comrade, for
Gods sake, give me water one little drop. /
am on fire. am on fire for God sake, give
me but one drop: only wet my lips!' and an
other near him could only hold his hands Up
IN prayer and point to his lips. A good -natur-
'ed hussar' touched by the appeal, got off his
horse and ran to them with bis water bottle


ne was in the act ot RAISING the man head,
when shell fen within yard, and bursting,
blew the whole three to atoms Whatever
that poor hu,Sar's faults in this World may
have been, surely his last kind action must
atone for them in some way. The regiment
moved off, and his horse followed in the ranks
Year: 1870

DELAWARE COLLEGE prospects of a
good attendance at this institution are said 10
be very encouraging. 1t may not be generally
known that one student is admitted free of tut
tion from each hundred on application to the
Of the Legislature from the hundred.
Year: 1870

"a CANCELLATION cy REVENUE STAMps.-yt is
the intention OF Commissioner Delano to adopt
for use one or more mechanical devices for can
ceiling Revenue stamps in addition to the stamp
cancelliDg machines now on trial. with the view
OF ultimately authorizing the permanent use OF
the one or two that shall be found best to unite
the two necessary requisites Of rapidity OF work
and that thorou shness Of cancellation which
shan absolutely prevent cleaning and.re-use. No
canceiior will be continued in use which sha,


he found in practice not to accomplish fi,is end
Year: 1870

GRACE GREENWOOD, who is known every


where through her brilliant pen, is about to
make the personal acquaintance OF some OF her
New England admirers, having acceded to a
Ioud call from that quarter for the delivery OF
Der Indoors lecture in which she made 40
great hit at Lincoln Han.
Year: 1870


ENUMERATION.


WASHINGTON, Oct 4-COmplaints in regard
to the in which the census has been taken in diff
ferent parts OF the country under investigation at the
Census Office The payments to Assistant Marshals are
stopped in all where exist for supposna
the improperly or imperfectly performed
The cases where substantial for complaints
shown not, however, numerous with the exception
York the almost universal disappointment OF tho
cities has led to serious accusations OF neg
unexpected increase. Philadelphia has every to
be satisfied with the result. The Marshal OF Mary
snd ess Not sad San Fa1esco w
come fully up TO every reasonable estimate.
Chicago. Boston, and Cincinnati have had Marshas
whose fahfulness and efficiency could not be questioned
NewYork the controversy regarded here as OF
partisan character and generally believed that Cen
Sharpe likely to be found candid and honest as the
Marshal who took the census in 1860 Scarcely com
plant made in regard TO the cities Of the second
class 1t mainly in cities OF the third fourth cass
and which aspire to be cities that the greatest
disappointment Is felt. Fortunately these the
which can most readily be investigated the question
settled home without appeal to the Census Office.
the ground second time, with the Assistant Mar.
sha until IL settled To their satisfaction whether
the work was or was not well done.


Very few complaints have been received from the rural
sparsey settled Territories in the North have
found necessary to instruct the TO
return take them The Territories have
aTt RT ths Oeen t PTomPy ana Sroyson
made for the remuneration OF the sections where the
census shall be found TO have been improperly taken
Generally Is found 10 be better to allow supplement
tary returns TO be made This particularly the case IN
the cities where families are now returning from me
authority TO renumerate has been made, the Census
Office has instructed the Marshas not 10 be influenced
by popular disappointment dissatisfaction at the re-
suits inasmuch the expectations formed had been IN
many shown to be unfounded and unressonspo,
but TO make personal investigation into INC '"'''
Year: 1870

What wilt thou do when not Ia thy eareP =,


lvenured 70 express hope that all might yet go we


and that before long might him once more at the
Tuileries He sat for moments silent then, with


Sigh turned again TO and said, No one can te-no
one can tell, Sir, what may happen now" .


Such is brief but so far as Il goes thoroughly truth
fu account OF an interview which, am fam 70 confess
left on me very deep impression. The cordalty OF my
own reception-a cordially due, am bound to say ex
cluslvely to my nationality, for had no other claim
wnateVer-fully confirmed the than friendly sen


ments expressed toward my fellowcouDtrymen, and
left the little onewndowed room in which had had my
Of the mightest soyeregns OF Europe more than
penetrated with Of the loss England has expert
from Cassel drawn up front Of the principal
entrance at 20 yards distant and ct the foot OF the
lawn, In full view Of the had just quilted, an
omnibus, gaiy decorated with Prussian, Hessian and
other flags was dischargng its load OF newcomers 10
add To their number thought more Of the care
fully guarded privacy Of which had heard so much