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Year: 1871

The raging element of fire seems determined
to destroy the Oldest and most fashionable
inland watering place in the Union. Two
more OF the hotels that line Broadway, in
Saratoga, were destroyed by fire on Thursday
morning. and q third was partly damaged, 50
that between the Grand Union and the Clar>
sndon, on that side OF ias ia .aSS:ssaghfare, only
building and half remain. The hotels that
were destroyed-the Park Place and the
Columbian-were by no means among the
chief hotels of the place, but they were of suf-
fcient value to sum up pecuniary loss by
their destruction, and that of the stores and
stock Under them, to two hundred thousand
dollars. To make matters worse, the excited
citizens of the stately pleasure haunt have the
impresson that the fire was incendiary, so
that it is apparently not their ''luck, but
some determined enemy, possibly envious OF
the profitable uses to which nauseous mineral
waters have been put, who is pursuing them
with his dread malice.


1t is hardly to be supposed that the dignf-
fed statesmen, the fortune seeking bogus
nobility, the gay sports, the solid old mer-
chants, the thrifty mothers, the eligible.
daughters or the fashionable bellies OF
the Avenue ore attracted to Saratoga
merely by the delight of drinking sixteen
glasses of Congress water before breakfast.
1t is hardly more probable that they gather
there every summer for the delicious pleasure
of the moonlight drives to Saratoga Lake or
to put up pennies for the 'Ingin" boys to
shoot at. The races might call them together
for time; but that cannot certainly be the
attraction after race week is over. The club
house certainly does not attract the mothers
and daughters nor the solid old merchants,
nor can the feminine glory Of thirteen changes
of dress day deceive the Senatorial magnates
into believing in its summer fascinations.
The actual success Of Saratoga as summer
resort lies in the fact that people 60 there
because other people 60. The human race.
like sheep, goes always in docks. Saratoga
has been watering place since the date OF
Burgoyne's surrender, when the grand old
heroes of the Revolution actually believed in
the health giving quality Of its waters. But
now it is nothing more than caucus room for
party politicians and show room for finely
dressed women. These go there not for the
waters or the races or the drives, but because
others are going The hotels and hotel life
are the chief attractions of the place, and the
infamous incendiary who seems bent ON
destroying the hotels of Saratoga has taken
the best method of destroying the charm
and prestige of Saratoga itself.
Year: 1871

THIRTY THOUSAND COMMUNIST PRISONERS
pox lying in the various forts and prisons Of


once have yet to be tried. General de


bsey went into the Assembly at Versailles
esterday, and stated that in short time
Two additional courts martial would be ap-
pointed to try the immense army of "reds''
now under the patronage Of the republican
callers. They have now in France one hun
1red and 6fty-two judges, and out of that
humber the present state OF the country will
permit only sufficient to be engaged in this
business TO sentence one hundred prisoner a
nontb. How long they will be disposng of
he thirty thousand cases is a matter for con-
HG(Dgc, bat our correspondent thinks they


ss-Aye to llbsrate upwards of twelve thou
and OF them, because they will have suffered


long Imprisonment before they can be reached


the ordinary course Of business
Year: 1871

The ENGLISH RowERs seem to have un-
usually hard luck on this side the Atlantic.
Some strange fellows in Montreal playfully
demolished their shells on Wednesday night,
and they were busy all yesterday morning
patching them mp for the race in the afternoon.
They led their Nova Scotia opponents in the
race, but mistook their turning buoy and went
three hundred yards beyond it before they
were aware of their error, the Bartons in the
meantime making their turn correctly and
coming in at the end hundred and fifty
yards ahead. The death of Rsnfortb, the
defeat at Saratoga Lake, and the present un-
fortunate bIundcr, certainly comprise series
of misfortunes that is apt to disgust the
muscular Englishmen with this ''blarsted
country"
Year: 1871

the city. To-day our citizens would gladly
pay increased taxation for increased embel-
lishments and improvements. They want
good roads, good docks and beautiful parks
at any necessary cost In no city in the
world are taxes paid more cheerfully and
promptly than in New York, and those poll
ticians who appeal tQ The supposed par
simony Of our taxpayers commit o
great blunder. On the contrary, our
taxpayers approve of broad liberaIity and in
telligent enterprise on all public works, and
are not disposed to stint the money so long as
they are assured it is honestly expended. But
they do not desire to be robbed; and it is pre-
ciscly because they believe that these official
millionnaires of moments growth-these men
who have suddenly become sporters of large
diamonds and dashing carriages, and owners
Of lands and stocks-have robbed them, that
they desire their retirement from the city gov
ernment.


In laboring to secure reform, then, the peo-
pie should bear in mind the history and expe-
rience of the past, and should carefully guard
against corrupt political bargains and affla-
tions. There is great danger that the present
agitation may be manipulated by men worse
than some of the present Objectionable
ofice-holders for their own ends, and
that on the eve of election we
may find unworthy candidates put forward
for positions of Importance, through the same
description of dickering that has heretofore
brought so many evils upon the city. The
best method of preventing such q perversion
of a popular movement is to initiate at once
in New York new political organiza-
ton in connection with the democracy
and the Independent republicans of
the rural districts. Tammany Hall is
not in good odor in the State at
the present moment. The leaders of that Or
ganization, since they have been free from
opposition in State conventions, have lorded
it over the country delegates and forced Tam
many states down their throats. Honest
members of the State Legislature have for
years found themselves overridden at Albany
by means Of the corrupt combinations made
by the Tammany magnates with republican
I"SiSlatOrS. 1O-uay Inc peSC OeInOcrhtic
papers in the State are denouncing the action
Of the municipal plunderers in New York,
and limiting at reputation of Tammany in
the next Convention. The republican party
is also broken to pieces and foul
with corruption and dishonesty. The
mission of republicanism is ended, and
many of the members Of that party who
were formerly democrats should have no hesi-
tation in returning to renovated and purified
democracy. Such o grand movement in New
York would sweep the State and city this fall
and form the nucleus of new party in
the Southern States in time for the
Presidential election. But to insure sue
cess the old hacks, corruptionists and
leaders on both sides should be discarded and
driven from the ranks. Then, with Legisla-
ture elected under the new movement the
people of New York could insure thorough
reform in their municipal charter and honest
men to carry the law into effect.
Year: 1871




France.


The message which President Theirs has
just sent to the National Assembly of France
has startled many; but it has justified the
opinions Of not few. There is no mistaking
what he means by reconstruction based on
the glorious traditions of thousand years."
1t is as little difficult TO understand what he
means by ''the abandonment of the ship of
State to torrent leading to an unknown
future" The President asks the Deputies, on
the eve Of dissolution, to 60 home and con-
suit their constituents and ascertain on which
ton should proceed. What the Deputies
thought while the message was being read we
know not. What the constituents may say
when the Deputies do consult them we must
wait to know. But no sensible person is in
doubt as to what President Theirs means or
as to what he wishes. The GLORIOUS tradi-
tions of thousand years" means the restora-
tion of the monarchy; the ''torrent leading to
an unknown future" means the establishment
of republic; and President Theirs prefers the
former to the latter. The Presidents hint
| may be taken and the monarchy may be re-
stored; but if it should be 80 it will only
prove that while Theirs was for the time the
only available man in France for the Execu-
tive chair he was not the man to establish the
republic. In spite Of the Presidents tortuous
ways this we have always clearly seen and
this we have always fairly stated. Now that
Theirs has pronounced himself it remains to
be seen how Gambetta and his friends will
act. The recess may reveal the true senti-
ment Of France.
Year: 1871

When circular saws become blunt
ed, the following is the simplest
method of sharpening them correct
ly. Set the saw in motion, and hold
a fiat file, or rather fine cut, against
the teeth, until all are equally lev
eled. Then take a point-tool, or
even steel-pen, dipped in ink, and
as the saw revolves applyit little
below the depth of the teeth, so as
to make a circle upon the saw-plate.
Remove the saw from the spindle,
and placing on each side of it q
washer Of wood, turned for the pur-
pose, remount between these, which
should reach within half an inch OF
the teeth, and file the latter careful
ly to the line drawn; or, if preferred
take it wholly from the lathe, and
simply screw it up in the bench-vise
carpenters between two boards Of
circular or other shape; for, as you
haye a guide-line, You cannot get
the saw out of round. Circular
saws need little setting out.of the
teeth, if they are to be used only or
hard or On perfectly dry stuff. To
do itefectually, patent saw set is
generally necessary. They are of
ten merely hammered, to upset Oh
thicken the tooth, before filing, as is
the usual method followed on hack
saws Tor metal.
Year: 1871

A southern correspondent of the
New York Journal of Commerce
writes: ga young Englishman rep
resentlinga Birmingham hardware
house, owning the Mobile branch,
started out with two friends on a
fishing and hunting excursion on
the bay, very near Mobile. In the
course of the day they saw an i'm
mense alligator summing himself on
q log.i One of the party shot the
reptile through where the brain
ought to be, and it rolled over as if
dead. The merchant insisted upon
taking it home, "to stuff, you know,
and send it to England" They
managed, after considerable effort,
to roll it into the boat, and though
the boat was about fifteen feet long,
the alligator was little longer.
The Englishman sat astride of his
trophy and commenced to row the
boat home, assuring his companions
that he would make them open their
eyes in Mobile and Birmingham at
the sight of such 4 monster. Mean
time the alligator slowly recovered
from his stupor occasioned by the
bullet in his brain, lifted his head,
took a survey of the situation opened
his jaws and made q break for his
captor. Quickly seizing spread
umprella from the hand of com
panion he thrust it into the mouth


Of his prize. the alligator became


frightened and gracefully slid over
board, nearly upsetting the boat.


When asked to go alligator hunting
the merchant persists in answering
that he has not lost any alligators. :"
Year: 1871

Mr.. A. o. Bayley, Derby, vt,
says: 1--WE fully agree with Mr..
Foster (Agriculturist for May)
about the value of fodder-eorn, es-
pecially as a milk-producing feed,
either in a green or dry state, not
withstanding DIR. George B. Loring
prononuees it to be the ''meanest
feed that can be given a cow" We
would, however, for winter use, cut
and cure it before it has attained its
full growth; when in blossom is
probably the best time. Green-cut
corn-fodder is as much superior to
that which is ripe as early cut hay
is to that which has matured its
seed. Our practice has been to SOW
in drills, and of late years not more
than ten or twelve kernels to the
foot. 1 find from experience that
cattle will eat fodder grown from
this rate of seeding with better rel
ish than the small and unnatural
growth obtained from heavy seed
ing. l do not think that corn grown
at the rate of thirty or forty plants
to the foot contains so large amount
of sweet and nutritious juices, IN
proportion to its weight, as that
grown from thin seeding The
principal difficulty lies in the curing;
a corn stalk as green as l cut it is so
timber it is next to impossible to
make a stock stand that is small
enough to cure well-it will tumble
down when there does not seem to
be the slightest occasion for it.
Last year we tried several expedi-
ents, and at last hit upon a plan that
worked with complete success: two
crotched stakes were driven into the
ground at convenient distance
apart; pole was laid crosswise
three feet from the ground; small
bundles were placed on each side OF
this support, and bound together
two and two. one ON each side or
the pole. This was nicely cured,
and made excellent winter feed, cat
tie eating it as readily as the best OF
hay
Year: 1871

We commend the following to the
fearful notice of our Democratic CO.
temporaries and request them to
contrast the picture with the recent
news that Secretary Boutwell, has
succeeded in negotiating the balance
of the Government five per cent.
loan, which some of them . little
while ago pronounced a failure;


I've have from Berlin the humill-
ating announcement that the stand
ing Committee of the Berlin Ex-
change have refused to permit quo
tations of the New York city loan to
appear any longer on the stock list,
The chief city in the Union has no
credit in the great financial centres
of Europe. The richest CONNER
cial mart in the Republic has the
modification of seeing its bonds
thrown out of market as unnegoti-
able. To this pass we have been
brought by the Tammany Ring"


They will now sing Garry me
back to old Kentucky"
Year: 1871

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This being the season when dogs
run mad, the following paragraphs.
from an article byaah English .maga-
zine writer. are in place: . 81 = -
. Itis very difficult, in the earlier
stages to know whether a dog be
mad Sor mott but in all cases OF
doubt, kill the poor thing at once;
it may save him suffering, and You
from the narrowing reflection that
some human being has been bitten
through your neglect. Madness is
not always traceable to dog hay
ing been bitten; it sometimes comes
on spontaneously. A friend of mine
once owned favorite terrier, which
had recently Uttered five puppies,
and as she was kept constantly in
his garden, she could not possibly
have been bitten for some consider
able time, but she suddenly dis
played unmistakable symptoms of
madness, and ran up and down the
garden with the saliva flying from
her jaws, and her head twitching
from side to side, as the heads of all
mad dogs do. This arises from the
convulsive action of the muscles of
the threat and neck, which iinvari
ably characterizes hydrophobia-in
human beings, unhappily, as well as
in quadrupeds- the imitation
of which makes poisoning by strych-
nine. so painful to endure, and so
horritic to see. Luckily, my friend
himself was the first to notice her,
andehis first care was to close the
doors and order no one to 60 into
the garden. Ok yf-t % %


| have known child arm torn
and bitten to the bone by dog out
rageously rabid, and the child did
not suffer more than it would have
done from any other injury ofequal
extent. There have been frequent
instances where,a dog has bitten q
great number of human beings, and
one has gone mad while the rest
have escaped; on the other hand, l
have also known very slight punc-
ture, from dog not suspected to be
rabid, bring on the most deadly
madness. The treatment of hydro
phobia is just as unsettled as is the
action of the disease itself.


As rule mad dog will not go
out of its way to bite you. 1t pur-
sues straight course, swapping at
every living object which he meets.
A friend of mine once passed, on a
lonely country road, within 4 couple
of feet Of a dog which struck him
as having something strange in its
aspect and movements; fifty yards
further. on he encountered two men
with guns, who asked him if he had
seen dog, and on being answered
that he had, and where, told him to
thank God for his escape, for that
very brute was raving mad, and had
bitten at least dozen. animals, and
two or three men and children that
morning, My informant almost
tainted with the shock which this
intelligence communicated, and was
greatly relieved to hear the report of
a gun directly afterwards, telling
him that the career of the mad dog
was ended.
Year: 1871

A Turkish recipe for cement
used to fasten diamonds, and other
precious stones to metallic surfaces
of polished steel, although exposed
to moisture is as follows:


"Dissolve five or six bits of gum
mastic, each the size ofa large pea,
in as much spirits of wine as will
suffice to renderit a liquid. In an
other vessel, dissolve in brandy as
much isinglass, previously softened
in water, as will make a two ounce
vial of strong glue, adding two
small bits of gum ammoniac, which
must be rubbed until dissolved.
Then mix the whole with heat
Keep it in q vial closely stopped
When it is to be used set the vial in
boiling water"
Year: 1871

Harvest as soon as the majority
of the tops fall over, and after be-
ing thoroughly dried, store them in
q cool, dry place. Store onion sets
in an airy loft, with their tops on,
taking care not to have them so
thick they will decay.
Year: 1871

We 60 up the hill of life like a
boy with his sled after him, and go
down it like boy with his sled un-
der him.


Why will folks pay SO much rent
when they can get a good house
maid for three or four dollars.
Stagnation--A nation inhabited
mostly by men.
Year: 1871

The ADELPHIANs.-This excellent company,
which met with such unusual success on its
former visit, will return to this city on Mon
day evening, and give a series Of first-class en-
tertainments at Music Hall. We have spokep
before of the merits of the various perform
ers ana need not reiterate what we then said.
The company has been enlarged and strength
ed since their last appearance, and have added
to their repertoire several of the latest and
most popular attractions of the day, including
'The Lioness of the North" "Paris' and 9TH
er new sensations. Those Of our readers who
attended the performances of the company on
its last visit will need no urging to attend dur
ing the coming week, for they may be assured
that they will be entertained by company
every member OF which is an artist in the true
sense of the word, and shose only aim is to
please the public, and to merit their patronage
and support by giving entertainments wholly
devoid of all Objectionable features. In addi'
ton to the attraction of the company itself
Mons. Won Mezerhoff. young and distin.
guished European pianist and composer, will


during the evening" display his skill and abili


ty upon the piano forte. We hope to see the


hall filled with large and appreciative audi


ence on Monday evening
Year: 1871

SERIOUS, AND PERHAPS FATAL ACCIDENT
Thursdayfo'enoon m IN name unknown to us,
who had been at work grading on the Port
land and Osdensburg railroad, went out on the
iron train, and when he reached his boarding
shanty. instead of waiting for the cars to ston
jumped from the train as it was going at full
speed. Both legs were broken and his scaln
torn off SO shockingly that the flesh fell down
over his cheek.
Year: 1871

SPLENDID RAILROAD BRIDGE.-One of the
best specimens of railroad bridge work that we
have ever seen is that of the curve for the
Maine Central railroad which has been built
from the track of the Portland and Kennebec
branch of that road to the bridge of the p. S.
q 2. railroad, SO as to allow the cars coming
from Bangor to pass on to Boston without the
seats or furniture being reversed. This curve,
quite sharp yet regular one, and the bridge
is built in the best workmanship of Messrs. N.
w. Lowe & Son who understand bridge
work if any one does. The pile driving, cap
ping and iron work and track laying are real
ly worth walk up there to see, and the sides
OF the bridge are protected by ratings, SO il
pedestrians will use the bridge, contrary to the
rules OF the railroad, they may be protected
The draw which was built in the bridge of the
p. s. & P. railroad to allow the passage of the
monitors built by Mr.. Geo. w. Lawrence dur
ing the war, the ordinary draw not being wide
enough, has been removed and filled up with
solid brige work.


The workmen connected with the Maine
Central and p. s. & P. railroads did the plank.
ing. track-laying and the iron work for the
swftch at the junction of both tracks on the
bridge of the latter.
Year: 1871

Is impaired to the debiitated constitution by
the agency of ATwooD's QUININE Tonic BIT
TERs. They are purely vegetable tonic, and
as an appetizer or to correct the:acidity of the
stomach are unrivaled.
Year: 1871

SNEAK THIEvEs.-We desire to again warn
people to look out for sneak thieves. Not only
should front doors be kept locked but the back
doors also. Yesterday lady sat alone in her
sitting room, engaged in sewing, when pass.
ing shadow upon the open door attracted her
attention. She stepped quickly into the ad-
Joining room and found full grown boy at the
door of closet. He had entered the premises
over the rear fence and through the back door
in the basement. and had crept noiselessly to
the place where he was discovered.


Portland is infested with gangs of tbievisb
boys, who can give Fagin's pupils odds in steal
ing and beat them. They haunt every place
where there is the least prospect of plumber.
In open daylight they carry off timber ends
from the wbarves and lumber yards; they steal
the stakes from railroad cars in spite OF the
workmen engaged upon them, creep into ware
houses and store houses and carry off any.
thing they eau conceal about their clothing.
When caught and no policemen are at hand to
deliver them over to good way is TO take the
law into ones own hands little, and make it
q tender matter for them to sit down on any.
thing harder than pillow. It's the best way
to touch their feelings.