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Year: 1870

BEAUTIFUL AND TRUE.-The late eminent Judge
Sir Allan Park, once said at public meeting in
London, "We live in the midst of blessings till
we are utterly insensble TO their greatness and
of the source from whence they flow. We speak
of our civilization, our arts, our freedom, our
laws, and forget entirely how large portion is
due to Christianity. Blot Christianity out of the
page of mans history, and what would his
laws have been--what his civilization Christi
anity is mixed up with our very being and our
daily life; there is not familiar object around
US which does not wear different aspect because
the light of Christian love is on it-not a law
which does not owe its truth and gentleness to
Christianity-not a custom which cannot be
traced in all its holy, heathful parts to the Cos
pei"
Year: 1870

Mr.. Clapp, Of Pittsfeld, who has just passed for
the third time over the Pacific Railroad, writes
thus enthusiastically concerning the great graz
ing fields which flank the Rocky Mountains:


"Sixty miles east Of Cheyenne we enter what
the plains men call the best grass country in the
world The valley, bluffs and low hills are
covered with luxurious growth Oft bunch grass,
one Of the most nutritious grasses grown. Stock
thrive in this section all the season without care
excepting what is necessary to prevent them
straying beyond reach Old work oxen that has
raveled 2 800 miles ahead of the freight wagon
during the season. have been turned out to winter
by their owners, and by the following July, they
were rolling fat, fit for beef. This country is
destined to become-and the day is not far dis
tant-the great pasture land of the Continent
There is pasture room for millions of cattle in
this unsettled country, and then have grazing
land enough to feed half the stock in the Union.
This grazing section extends for about 700 miles
north and south on the eastern base of the Rocky
Mountains, with an average width of 200 miles,
From the base of the mountains nearly across
this grazing belt, cattle find abundant water
Springs abound in various sections, so that no
very large section of land is devoid of natural
watering places The grass grows from nine to
twelve inches high, and is naturally nutritious.
1t is always green near the roots, summer and
winter. During the summer the dry atmosphere
cures the standing grass effectually as though
cut and prepared for hay. The nutritive quail
ties of the grass remain uninjured, and the stock
thrive equally well on thed dry feed. In the win


ter what snow falls is very dry, unlike that
which falls in more humid climates. 1t may
cover the grass to the depth of few inches, but
the cattle reeas',J remove il, Fesching 5Se grass
without trouble The cost of keeping stock in
this country is just what it will cost to employ
herders-no more. With the railroad 10 trans
port cattle and sheep TO the eastern market, what


is there to prevent immense fortunes from being |
realized by stock raising? Already Colorado
contains over million of sheep and vast herds |
of cattle. l conversed with prominent stock |
owner, who resides at Cheyenne and who fur
nshed most of the beef to the railroad company |
during the construction of the road. Heinforms |
me that he is prepared to sell 5, 600 head or more
OF beef cattle, at the proper season (the fall
months, for three cents pound, Eross weight.
The cattle are now feeding on the bottom lands |
of the Platte river. No drought which has been |
experienced in these territories has ever seriously
affected the pasturage owing to the peculiarqua
tiles of the grasses"
Year: 1870

The LABoRING MAN.-On our homeward way
at noon and evening we frequently see me-
chanc or laborer, with the marks of toll upon
his person or garments, walking with manly
tread toward the little spot where are sheltered
his loved ones. The poor exquisite, whose
dainty nose turns up at the mere mention OF
mechanics name, and who would faint out
right were his velvet paw to feel the iron pres
sure of one of these stalwart heroes of the
worlds workshop, could not think love an in
mate of a poor mans cottage. But should he
as we do every day, see groups of bright-faced
little children, their countenances radiant with
Joy, rush out on the sidewalk and run with
distended arms to welcome papa, he would
change his opinion. A child's love is the
crown of a good mans life, and he whose child
ren are ever waiting to give welcome kiss,
cannot be wholly bad. Though we may be
placed in the most humble circumstances
though there cannot be found in all the circle
of our friends and acquaintance one who is
brave enough to defend our good name from
the venom of the slanderer-yet so long as the
good woman of the house and her little child
extend to us a loving welcome we need not
despair.
Year: 1870

Who lags from dread of daily work,
And his appointed task would shirk,
Commits a folly and a crime;
A soulless slave


A paltry knave-
A clog upon the wheel of time
With work to do, and store of health
The mans unworthy to be free,
Who will not give,


That he may live,
His daily toll for daily fee
mol let us work. We only ask
Reward proportional to our task;
We have no quarrel with the great
No feud with rank


With mill or bank
No envy of lords estate
five can earn sufficient store
To satisfy our daily need,


And can retain


For age and pain,
fraction; we are rich indeed.
No dread oftoil have we or ours,
We know our worth, and weigh our powers:
The more we work the more we win
Success to trade


Success to spadel
And to the corn that's coming I'M
And joy to him who DER his task
Remembers toll is natures plan
Who, working, thinks,


And never sinks
His independence as a MANI
Who only asks for humblest wealth,
Enough for competence and health
And leisure when his work is done
To read his book,


By chimney nook,
Or stroll at setting of the sum-
Who tolls as every man should toll,
For fair reward, erect and free;
These are the men,


The best of men
These are the men we mean to be-
Year: 1870

Keep all kinds of Goods suitable for city and
country wear. All we ask is to give us trial,
and we guarantee satisfaction.


We would respectfully call the attention OF
our customers to a recent improvement in our
etore We have Opened
Year: 1870

THE ADVANCE IN THE STOCK MARKET
Is exhibited in the following comparative table OF
prices OF the leading speculative shares giving the
closing prices last evening and the previous Satur
No.
Year: 1870

The daughters of Cuba resident in New York recently held 9 meeting at the S. Julien Hotel for the purpose of consulting together as 10 the best means of giving aid to the Cuban cause. The course de cided upon was to give a series Of theatrical performances nd thereby raise funds to purchase clothing medicine and munitions Of war for the patriots. They expressed their opinions regarding the numbers of Cuban men who loiter around the hotels of New York and declare that if those cowardIy men will not go back 10 Cuba and fight they will take up arms and go themselves. There is pluck for you.
Year: 1870

TProm speech delivered in Chicago last wednesday night


1t is for the mutual advantage, both of the
United States and of the inhabitants OF those colonies
that they should be under one government. They
10 sell us their lumber and other products, and
the be eneht Of their market and they OF We want
10 be rid OF al officials stretched along the dividing
line across the continent those CusOmH House officials
and 40 on; and we want free and uninterrupted inter-
course from the northwestern part OF the continent
and from this city, to the That Is the desideratum
of the Northwest The natural outlet OF these great
lakes and Of TINS part OF the Union Is through the St.
TaUrence Give US possession Of that and IT will be an
easy matter 10 open a communication that will soon
hiring 10 this outer harbOr OF Chicago the vessels from all
the nations OF the world. -


A. a. much for the neres, Of the inhabitants OF those
colonies 10 be under Government IL 10 for
have Them There time when could e. pect
H. while slavery existed in this country could
expect them 10 Join their fortunes with II has been
their that slave could not breathe their
air But now slavery IL removed. We have free gov
ernment We have government vNere the people rule
lei them come in and take part with and legisla
tion shall be shaped In my judgement TO make II
Tor their unite their destnies With And
then when this line OF communication shall be openedto
The ocean this city situated at the head these
waters slrrounded by country Of the greatest fertility
and OF vast extent, midway OF the continent country
inhabited by all intelligent and thrifty 9nd free people
the day not distant when 1t would be the great city OF
the world.
Year: 1870

have clerks attend TO their own business and watch
thieves A regular professional. soon as she sees
a clerk 'gawking' a. her. Will drop 10 IL right away.
let them work AMI then work them. It's


now TO KNOW ALL THE THIEVES,
and even the pest men at the Central once are
sometimes ut fault with the new faces all the time
coming up. Then how can clerks be expected 10
know the honest from the dishonest personf Here
we have no trouble. Ladies come here like family
ana walk around the store and up stars anu look at
everything just as II they were at home.'
Year: 1870

Peter Murphy, bricklayer, yesterday, while at
work scaffold erected against the fourth story
OF premises Of Fiity-fo street and First
avenue, slipped and fell to the pavement crushing
In his skull and causing death soon afterwards.
Tne remains were removed to the Morgue.
Year: 1870

Coroner scn!rmer yesterday took some testimony
in the case OF Edward McDermott, who was fatally
Injured last Saturday evening by being run over BY
Third avenue car near the corner OF 120th street.
While much under the influence OF liquor deceased
made an attempt TO get on the front platform, and
falling down, tho wheel passed over his legs, crush
Ing them badly.
Year: 1870

rest made an examination of Downing
Shaft, where conclusive proof was found
of the terrible crimes that had been COM
mitted by Sharkey and his accompliccs ;
and the men turned away from the poor
relics of humanity there discovered, with
the conviction that they had stern duty
to perform, and one that justice de-
manded should not be long delayed.


An hour later, and we had turned
our backs upon the cabin; but we had
left there Il chastity sight for the next
comcrs to gaze upon nothing less than
the inanimate bodies of Old Sharkey and
his companions, swinging in the wind
Year: 1870

A REDUCTION or $50, OOO. OO0.-Onc of the
sections of the Republican platform asserts
that " the vigilant collection of the public reve-
nues, and their economical disbursement, with
the great decrease of the national debt and the
reduction Of taxation, are in striking contrast
both to the Democratic rulc preceding lbs cleo
ton and the present corrupt and extravagant
management of this State"


This has touched tender spot on the De-
mocratic body. and the organ of the Dover
ring, unable to hide its grimaces, pretends that
they are smiles that it cannot help laughing
at the joke which it pretends to see. 1t there
fore tries to point out where the laugh comes
in and with an affected complaisance say:
" shoe fly" 1t is impossible to kill the taste
of sour milk by putting sugar it. The smile
thus put on Is too ghastly to be natural. Thi
resolution hits too hard to be in the leas
amusing.


Look at the last statement of the public
debt n reduction of $2O, 900, 900 in one
month! And this too at time when heavy
disbursements had to be made for the army
an navy and several civil departments of the
Government. Forthc sixteen months of Grant,
administration the debt has been reduced owe,
$l3S, 200, 0U0. And in addition to this vast
amount Of floating Indebtedness has been paid
OF. But the revenue is swelling more and
more from month to month. and the great con.
sIderatiOn now is, not how much can be raised
to pay the current expenses of The government
and good round sum i'll liquidation of the
debt, but how can we reduce the income. This
State, last year, paid nearly $1,000 more rcve
nuc to the Government than in any previous
year, and SO did other States in proportion.
The customs receipts have also increased in
like proportion, while our burdens OF taxation,
instead Of bcing increased are to be diminished.
And all This has been accomplished merely by
carrying out measures Of retrcnchment and
economy, faithfully collecting the revenues,
and hOnorably maintaining the credit of the
Government According to the estimate of a
Congressional fnancer We might reduce the
taxes a hundred millions a year aud still a
handsome surplus would remain to be applied
to the payment Of the national debt Contrast
this with JohneOn's administration after the
Democrats took control Of him. Then there
was frequently an increase of the public debt
instead Of decrease. Men notoriously dis
honest were frequently placed in charge of
Government money bags, while almost every
convicted felon was pardoned by the Chief
Executive. This country can never pay of
the War DEBIT we were told Ly the Demo
Gratis every day from the close of the war till
the election Of Gen. Grant; and even the Re-
publicans did not expect to see so happy re-
suit as "" witnessing. The rapidity of the
liquidation ha, exceeded the expectations of
the most sancuine while we hear no more
dolorou- "'i-- aan the Democrats. If the
AImlulatIAtlonIa not responsible for this cheer
ing state of affairs, who Is?
Year: 1870

THE LIBRARY.-The selection of new books
for the Library is about to be made, and the
stockholders and subscribers are requested
to hand to any of the Board of Trustees the


name of books which they desire to be placed
in the Library. They should be named at once,
as the order for the books will be sent within
a few days. The new room in which the Lii
brary has been reopened, being finely ventilat-
ed, completely finished and fitted with gas fix
turs is not only convenient bat attractive 1t
is open on Tuesdays and Fridays from , to 4
o clock in the afternoon, and from to o clock


in the evening. The charge for the use of the
books is very small, one dollar per year for
stockholders, two dollars per year for those who
are not stockholders, placing the whole two
thousand books at command for sum which
would scarcely purchase a single good volume.
Year: 1870

We sincerely trust the young Virginian who
is de barred from admission to the Naval Acad
emy because he declinesto swear that he had no
sympathy in the Rebellisn in which his fami,
ly heartily enlisted, will not be any longer pro
Ecribed. The test oath which boys are called
upon to take before admission to the National
Schools are q disgrace to our statute books
The more Oath-taking the more lying there
will be, and the more we prescribe children
for the rebellion OF their parents the more that
rebellion will be respected The administra.
ton of the test oath to a boy who was only
twelve years old when the war closed, and who
is still minor, is an absurdity which ought to
secure the repeal of the statute.-N y. Tri
bune
Year: 1870

Individual finger bowls are in danger of being
superseded. At recent dinner-party in New
York, massive silver bowl filled with water,
with smaller vessel in the centre containing
flowers, was presented by the butler to each
guest IN turn. which is the usual custom in
good society in England. Nobody had the
slightest idea what they were expected to do,
so they adopted the always safe course of doing
nothing, and merely shook their heads. The
servant, evidently much amused, finally took
the bowl to his mistress, who dipped her
fingers into the water, and sent the magnif-
cent partnership finger bowl to make the cir
cult the second time.
Year: 1870

SCARLET FEvER.-An eminent physician
robs scarlet fever of many of its terrors, by
with little mucilage as often as desired, and
the applications Of warmth to the stomach. He
directs that cloth should be wrung out of hot
water and laid on the stomach renewing it as
often as it cools Nothing else but the lemon
adc is to be given. With this treatment he
guarantees that not one in hundred cases will
prove fatal We have known cider alone to
cure more than one obstinate case A vegeta
BILE acid appears to be specific in colds and
tevers
Year: 1870

At Williamsport, Pa, Mr. Peter Herdic has
a trout pond containing one hundred thousand
trout of all Sizes, ten Thousand St them being
upwards Of sixteen or eighteen inches in
length; they are very tame, and will eat out OF
a spoon in the keepers hand. The fish are of
all sizes, from the little trout of week old to
that of ten FOUNDER. Mr., Herdic recently
refused an offer Of two dollars piece for all Of
his large fish, ranging from ten inches and up,
wards
Year: 1870

We visited Dutton creek this week and returned
impressed with the conviction that they have
not been exaggerated. We saw but small part
of the country the mines are said to comprise.
One day will not suffice to go over the ground
afoot more particularly if the day is warm, as
was last Wednesday, aud the explorer weighs a
couple of hundreds or thereabouts. Besides,
the hills are awfully sideling, for proof of which
inquire at the drug store. What we saw of the
mines may be briefly summoned up thus: The
west side Of Dutton creek seems to vast gravel
range, the wash stretching up the hill far as the
eve can reach. The country is very steep and
there is but little soil over the gravel. Stock
herders saws that the boulders extend to the top
of the mountain, thousands of yards from the
creek which adds to the singularty of this
section. The ground along the creek is all
claimed, but there is no water. The only prac-
tical test of these mines is being made by Dixon,
Connor h Co., who we referred to last week
They are using the water of a small guch which,
by means of a reservoir, affords head of about
six inches With this small stream and ten inch
boxes, this claim has yielded more than twelve
dollars for each day shoveling in Aside from
what has been done here, we considerable
prospecting done with the pan. Experienced
miners, However, know that this style of pros
pecting don't amount to much. Sometimes
when the dirt is known to be extremely rich and
the gold coarse, just such dirt, as ought to give
the biggest kind o: prospect, the color isn't
found The only reliable way is to wash the
bank from the top down in sluices. If the gold
is in the dirt it will be found in the rifles and
you We got it sure unless you lose it in panning
down. Wherever tue hills have been dug into
the wash seems to be the same-a mixture OF
steel, granite and bastard granite. The boul-
ders are brittle, apparently decayed by age, and
mostly bastard granite. Some of the gold is
black and rusty, some quite yellow and another
sort is fiery red, but it is all what is called
coarse washed, lead gold, heavy and fine quality.
One strange thing about this wash is, it seems 10
be about the same for many feet above the rim
rock, and prospects just the same with a pan.
We saw it tried on the rim rock and at different
places up. the hill to point at least sixty per-
pendicuiar feet higher than the rim-rock. Wher-
ever the rm-rock has been found it is slate.
This week a number have started in to open out
their claims. Two or three weeks will make
considerable difference in the looks of things,
one way or the other. Our opinion, stated
concisely is this 1t all the water was on Dut-
ton creek which could be proftably used there,
we would have several hundred more subscribers
in that locality then we have now.
Year: 1870

TO THE WORKING CLASS.-We are now prepared to
nrnis all classes with constant employment at home the
whole of the time for the spare Business new


light and profitable Persons of either easily from
soc to - evening, and proportional by devong
their whole time to the business Boys and girls nearly
as much as That all who this notice may send
their address and test the business make this unpara


eled offer: To such well satisfied, will send
81 to pay for the trouble of writing Full particulars
valuable sample which will do to wsrk on, and
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Year: 1870

evening the rumor current that little Willie
Hartmann was missing, and was supposed to be
lost. A number went out in search tor him, and
a while after dark he was found at the dump OF
Carson Osgood's fume dead and considerably
bruised. 1t seems that the poor little fellow
went out that afternoon in company with four
or FIVE others about his age TO gather flowers.
In attempting to cross the fume on their way
home he fell in, and as there was a booming
hRad of water be was washed all the way down.
Strange to relate, his companions did not miss
him, but returned to town and said nothing
about leaving him behind. Little Willie was a
remarkably bright ard manly little fellow, liked
by every body
Year: 1870

ana consumption.


Probably never before in the whole history Of
medicine, has anything won SO widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind, rs this excellent
remedy lor pulmonary complaints. Through Il hong
series of years, and among most of the races of
men it has risen higher and higher in their eStma-
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat have made il known as re-
liable protector against them While adapted TO
miller forms of disease and TO young children il Is
at the same time the most cnectua remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, and the dam
gcrous affections of the throat and lungs. As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, it should
be kept on hand IN every family, and indeed rs all
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs all
should be provided with this antidote for them


Although settled Consumption is thought in-
curablc, still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry Iectorat. So complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate OF them yield to it. When noth.
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
foral they subsde and disappear


singers aud Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it.


Asthn,a is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis Is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pcctordt i'll small and frequent doses.


So generally its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates OF them here do more
than assure the public that its qualities are fully
maintained,
Year: 1870

SEED PoTAToEs.-lt will soon be time to plant
potatoes. What suggested the idea was noticing
lot of very fine potatoes at Max Langs, one
day this week. Farmers know when is the
right time to plant, but don't always know
where to get the best seed. The object of this
item is to tell them where they will ind seed
potatoes.
Year: 1870

THE WEATHER.-The old saying has it that
"when March comes in like lamb it goes out
like lion" The first part of this month was
as pleasant and lamblike as could be desired.
Old Winter, however, rallied and with the morn
ing of Thursday, the 10th, there came two inches
of snow and genuine winter wind.
Year: 1870

! CuRIous.-There may be seen on the divide


between Weaver creek and Democrat guloh, not
Jar from the old trail, the queer circumstance of
3 an oak and pine tree apparently growing from
fhe same root We suppose, of course that they
could not have sprung from the same seed but
the two trees seem to be forks of one tree joined
together at the butt, just as is often seen.
Year: 1870

ST. Louis, August l0.-A considerable
number of millers and shippers OF this
city have taken preliminary steps to or
ranize an association to secure low and
uniform rate of railroad freight to the
East and South, and protect themselves
railroad companies. Much interest Is felt
ia the movement, and the association
promises to be the very thing, in point of
Numbers, iN