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Year: 1871

The story about the "new" game of
fly loo is in its annual rounds again.
The version is this year given by the
Cincinnati Commercial, and is as fol-
lows:


"The detestable canker that destroys
mems souls had made its appearance
among the little community of plea
sure seekers at the Yellow Springs, un-
der the auspices OF celebrated Alder
man Of this city, who is notorious for
the alacrity with which he will bet on
anything, from the juvenile game Of
pick or po' to the relative length OF
straws TO be pluckeG out of hay
stack, and in the enticiDg form OF
Fly Loo. 1t is i'll testimony that
every afternoon from twenty to thirty
Of the very flower of our mercantile
population retire to a private room
and under locks and bolts give them.
selves up to this satanic game. The
players solemnly seat themselves
around table, each with lump o.
sugar, and card bearing in plain let
ters his responsible name and repre-
senting so much money in front of him
and, with silent gravity that woulC
become a matchmaking, and the lily
concealed anxiety of men stalking
their all on the cast Of die, avail
the advent of the first fly. On tn,
buzzing insect comes, sweeping now to
ward this lump, then veering off to-
ward that, sending thrill after thrill
of anticipated triumph or expected
disappointment through the frames o
the anxions wathers. At last the ago
ny is over. The atomic insect, all un
conscious of the important part he j
playing, the reversals of fortune tina
he is causing, settles lightly uron |
particular lump of sacchyrine, ant
twenty-nine disgusted men lose iron
So to S25 each, while the delighted
representative of the sweet morse
chosen, scoops in the whole pile. Thi
decides one hand at the dignife,
game which has run poker, sever
up, and Boston completely ava
from the Springs, and another and al
other pot, and pots ad infnitum ar
made up and won and lost in the clos,
hot room, while the deserted ladies al
languishing for a little male conversi
tion below"
Year: 1871

Few people have any idea through
what a number of hands their pocket
knives have passed in the process of
manufacture. A bar of steel destined
to furnish number of blades is heat
ed to redness, length is cut off, and
the for er speedily "mouds" this-that
is, shapes it roughly into the form of a
pocket-knife blade. Another heating
is then required to fit the end for be-
ing fashioned into the tang; and yet
another, before it can undergo the fur
ther operation of "smithing," the last
stage Of which is the stamping of the
thumb nail, to facilitate opening The
tang is then ground and the blade
marked with the name Of the firm.
The slight bulge on the reverse side
caused by this operation is removed by
fire or the grindstone. The blade is
then hardened, by heating it to redness
and then plunged it into water up to
the tang.


The tempering process follows next,
the blush yellow tint being consider
tu dS luhlCdbihB thut bne plopel wy CT
of heat at which to immerse the blade
once more in cold water has been at
tanned After this the various kinds
are classified III the warehouses and
undergo sundry grinding operations to
fit them for being HATED. Twelve dis
tinct processes have by this time been
gone through, and many more are
necessary before the knife is complete
ly finished, although the number Of
hands which it has now to pass through
depends in "a great measure on the fin
ish to be given to the handle, accord.
ing to the quality of the blades with
which it is fitted, and the price which
the completed article intended to real
iZe.
Year: 1871

The best Favored and purest in the city is
always to be found at any hour of the day and
until midnight, at the favorite confectionery of
Petern Kern, west side Market Square Ladies
with or without escort will always find quiet,
clean rooms and attentive walters, Lee cream
sold by the quart or gallon, or made t6ofder at
reasonable rates. v19tf.
Year: 1871

A ride to the lake end Of the Pontchar-
train railroad at the present time exhibits
the fact that the villagers, whose principal
occupations are those of hotel keepers or
caterers to the appetites of go'umands, have
had hard time this summer. This has
been occasioned principally by the late
overflow, and partly by unfavorable winds,
that have washed away the products of the
vegetable gardens, as well as the fences.
Much speculation exists among the inhab-
itants as to whether the protection levee
will be placed inside the village or beyond.
in the lake, the former plan seeming to be
preferable to many, as there will then be
no obstruction to the sea breeze.


Many ask the question, when will the
city give us a shell road on Frenehmen
street to the lake end ?" The answer we
might suggest would be, that their best
plan is to form joint stock company, corr
posed of citizens of the Third District and
property holders, and build the road them
selves, with what assistance the city might
give them.
The prophecy of Professor Agassiz rela
tive to the anticipated tidal wave is the
topic OF much conversation among the fish
ermen, and strange to say, the lake is un-
usually high-nearly over the top of the
railway track, and too deep in the bath
houses for rdinary bathers, or persons who
can not swim.


While on the subject of the tidal wave,
we will state that many persons residing in
the lately submerged district are seriously
Though, we apprehend, unnecessarily
alarmed. and are making their preparations
to remove to higher ground nearer the
river.
Year: 1871

Yesterday afternoon large party OF
ladies and gentlemen assembled on board
the steamboat packet st. John, for the pur-
pose of testifying their admiration and es-
TEEN for Captain Greathouse, the com
mander of that beautiful craft, by the
presentation of flag.


At the appointed hour Mrs. F. Miller, who
had been previously grouped with perfect
bouquet of beauty, advanced to the front,
and gracefully courtesying 10 the captain,
addressed him as follows:


Captain Greathouse, amid all the
pleasures of my life have never
experienced more truly genuine hap
piness than do now, as the representative
of few of your legion of friends. Though
unworthy and little able to fulfill the obli-
CATION cOnfded to me, yet, standing before
you, with my pleasant duty to perform,
can but feel proud, ana l feel the latent
powers of nv mind aroused, but | wish you
to understand they are sadly insufficient to
express our real feelings on this occasion.


Captain, have here to present you this
flag, and 10 beg for it the honor Of floating
in the breeze from the staff of your hand
some and staunch crGft-the good old
steamer st. John.


1t is an humble gift, but we know you
will not consider its intrinsic value, but
think of it as it is-the representative of
our love and regard for You. Think of it
as memento from US of the true hospi-
tality YOU have always extended your
guests: as an emblem OF our high admira-
ton of your many noble qualities, and as a
bond of our eternal memory and friendship.
And when you look upon it, may your good
old heart throb as joyously as does mine at
present And that you may live, captain,
a prosperous and happy life for years and
wears to come, is the earnest prayer OF
your many friends.


In accepting the flag, Captain Greathouse
made very feeling and appropriate speech
expressing the great pleasure he felt in
being thus honored by his fair and gentle
friends extolled the ladies for their infu.
ence in society and in the charmed precincts
of the domestic circle, and finally wound ur
by unfolding the flag and quoting the con
cIuding couplet of the great martial lyric, by
Francis B. Key:


The star spangled banner, oh long may it wave,
O'er the land of the free, and the home OF the


brave


AS the St John backed out from her moor
ings, the lag was unfurled from the jack
staff, and while the vessel moved gracefully
up the stream there was a waving of hand.
kerchiefs from her deck that met a hearty
response from the collection Of beautiful
ladies on shore. From that happy knot OF
spectators went up many gratulatiOns foI
Captain Greathouse and his bonny boat
Year: 1871

Some people will have their good-natured
jokes. A. Lincoln, when he was President,
enjoyed his jokes, particularly if he had


one or two appreeiative listeners. He was,
in fact, a practical jokist, and he had his fun
on every subject that occurred to his mind.


So. also, the wOman-it is more proper TO
say lady-wh0 stands On the wide gallery
of an establishment on Poydras street,
watching for wearers of white clothes (she
likes to perpetrate her jokes on males best)
will have her little joke. And the way she
does it is this: Watching like a cat from one
end OF tho gallery for the approach OF a
good-lOoking man all clad in white, when
he emerges from under the other end of the
gallery, she chucks down into the filthy
gutter little package of sand rolled up in
a paper, and hugely enjoys herself as he
passes along, all bespattered with mud. She
is a practical jokist, and all good-looking
men with white suits will learn to admire
her.


The writer of this was, early last even
ing, selected by her to stand the test Of one
of her practical jokes, and he passed the
ordeal very nicely despatched with the
richest mud of Poydras street. She smiled
and he laughed, but as it was getting dusk
and he had only his faded natural eyes to
gaze upon her, he left the fascinating spot
with utter ignorance as to whether she is
maid or wife, beautiful as Lydia Thompson
or homely as the repulsive nymphs of Dry
AIDES street. In conclusion, we like Jokes
first rate, but unspotted clothes better, and
female jokists best of all.
Year: 1871

We copy this singular paragraph from
the Brazos Eagle of the sixth instant, pub
lished at Bryan, Texas:


After the issue of the twentieth instant,
this paper will either be an uncompromising
Radical sheet, in imitation of the Houston
Union, or Democratic organ, such as the
white people of this section require, and nc
longer remain as at present-neither one
thing or the other
Year: 1871

We acknowledge the receipt Of an invita-
ton to attend the grand festival of Louisiana
Lodge No. ,, Knights of Pythias, to be given
at the Fair Grounds today, for the benefit
of the tomb fund. The sports will consist in
a trotting race. jumping race, foot and
buggy race and a base ball match between
the Pelicans and WashingtOn5.
Year: 1871

The City Hall was again thronged yes
terday with lady teachers of the public
schools, many beautiful and few other
wise. drawn there for the purpose of obtain
ing their salaries for the month Of August.
They are paid fifty dollars each in ten per
cent bonds, and most OF these probably find
their way to their brokers offices.


Opening of Moreau street.


In our notice yesterday of the opening O.
this street it should have been stated that
the payment of $4,000 by the city to the
owners of the property effected the open
ing of the street. The cash payment is TO
be made in improvement bonds, drawing
seven-thirty per cent interest for forty
wears
Year: 1871

The telegraph brings us the mortifying
intelligence that Mrs. Leary denies posi-
lively that her COW kicked over the lamp
which set fire to the stable and burned
down Chicago. 1t would certainly be eX-
traordinariy mortifying if it were true,
but, happily, we are in frame of mind
to disbelieve that 1t is true. Mrs. Leary
declares she was asleep at the time the
fire broke out. Then how does she know
that her COW didn't kick over the lamp !?
Does she pretend to say that she can be
asleep in one house and tell at the same
time what her cow was doing in anotherp
If she can't, what the thunder is she talk
ing aboutp Besides, she has no right to
deprive the COW of the Immortality she
won by that historic kick. Suppose old
Mrs. Erostratus had denied that her son
had fired the Ephesian dome9 Suppose
the mother of Nero had denied that he had
set fire to Rome in order to secure an
abundance of light for his amateur concert
in the tower? Suppose the owner of the
world-renowned goose had denied that her
domestic fowl had saved the Eternal City
by its warning quackp What would his
tory be worth if it were suffered to be plum
dered in this disgraceful wayp


No, no, Mrs. Leary, that game won't
win. Your renowned COW did kick over
that lamp filled with non-combustible
kerosene, anu you needn't deny it. You
may have been asleep at the time-it is
very likely you were, for9 o'clock at night
is a singularly late hour for you to be up
and abroad-but that fact alters the iden-
tity of neither the cow-nor the kick. You
had better yield gracefully to the inevita-
BILE and let your cow pass into history,
which she is bound to do, whether you
yield gracefully or not at all. You had
better keep your mouth shut, in fact, and
let your name be handed down to posterity
Year: 1871

along with hers upon the tongues of men.


This is, perhaps, your last chance to see
your name upon the historic page hun
dred years hence. and if you don't
avail yourself of it, you Ough to sell out
to some more enterprising somebody that
does. If you deserved to be called a citi-
zen of Chicago, you would have had your
COW photographed long before the fire
was extinguished, and would have been
selling the pictures all this time at twenty
cents apiece. Dry up or act like woman
OF fsense.-LouisriUe Courier Journal.
Year: 1871

The prospects of the Republican party, says
the Marin Journal, were never better; never
had it greater reason to be hopeful; and never
was future victory-as far as it may ever be-so
well assured as now.


The recent revelations of Democratic corrup-
tions in the most powerful and influential organ
izHtions of the party that organization from
whose wealth and activity and cunning the most
aid was expected in the coming campaign, have
done it incaculHble dumage For the history of
the world has never witnessed anything to be
compared with these either in their immediate
success, their stupendous audacity, or their ten
dency-now that they stand revealed in all their
naked aud bGeous moral deformity-to arouse u
righteous and retributive popular Indignation
The effect of tearing away the veil that has hith
erto hidden them is iet to the remotest corner of
the land, and is everywhere evoklng the rebuke
and remouStrance of the masses of the people
who fear the effect of such deeds our Govern
ment and our Institutions.


And then again, the Democracy is divided into
several factions which, according to present ap-
pearances will be permanent and irreparable
The "new departure humbug is protested
against openly and violently by many of the
leaders of the party.


On the other hand, of late the Republican
party has been gaining on the popular respect
and confidence. Its work, carefully scrutinized,
and all attending circumstances duly weighed,
shows excellent results. The party is moving
towards correction of the evils within itself,
and with glorious record behind it, gives opu-
lent promise for the future. 1t does not need to
talk about "new departure - only to hold its
steady and unchanged course, animated and
guided by the nclples-old as eteruity--the
love okwhich once inspired it to save the coun-
try from its direst foes
Year: 1871

THE little family quarrel among the Delaware
Democrats is the occasion Of pretty sharp words.
Thus one of them writes " Had the latter day
new departure negro equality Democrats held
meetings in 1861, as they are now doing, and
told the Southern men that if they rebellcd,
they Uhese New Departursts) would sanction
every helish act of the Republicans, and join in
with them to rivet the chains Of negro franchise
and negro equality on them, the South would
have stopped, and there would have been no
rebelion.U
Year: 1871

We hope that the people of the State will not


judge the intelligence of the citizens of this
county by the defense that Colonel L. j. Lewis
is making in his campaign speeches for his act


ion on the Benica and Red Bluff Railroad bin in
the last Legislature. He says that the citizens
of Tehama county were in favor of the bill and
urged him to support it against Minis bill for
the extension of the California Pacific road. We
have always contended that the citizens of this
county were opposed to the granting of subsi-
dies to any road, and were particularly opposed
Is the first named one, for that bill proposed II
subsidy of 81, 900 per mile, while the last named
asked for only So 900. The route selected by
both companies were the same above Woodland,
and the people would be very blind and igno-
rant to give one company $40 per mile for
building road over the same ground when an
other would do it for SO 900. Lewis says he
has letters from parties approving his actions,
but we don't believe he can show single letter
to that effect written by any man of prominence
unless he was share holder in the proposed
company The citizens of this county are ns in.
telligent as the average run of people, Lewis to
the contrary nevertheless.-Red Btu9 Independ-
Year: 1871

A MEMBER of the Arkansas Legislature who
goes for economy in public expenditures, in speak


ing of an eXtravagant appropriation, Indignantly
exclaimed "Gentlemen, talk about adequate
compensation for public servants Why, sir,
during the late war was in thirty-seven battles,
was wounded thirteen times in the cause Of the
South, and the entire pay received was thirty
dollars in Confederate money, every cent Of
which gave for one glass of old rye whisky"
Year: 1871

BERLIN. March 81, 1871.
The scene Which was witnessed In the Parliament
House OF this city yesterday, on the occasion or the
opening OF the legislative session by the Emperor
william, was or the most imposing, ana at the same
time solemn, description. II was not only grant in
It's present simplicity but useful III The lesson which
II conveyed by the Historical retrospect which the
event suggested.


His Majesty, the Emperor, manifested deep emo
ton both at the moment OF his entrance 70 tho hall
and during the delivery OF the speech from the
throne, which telcglapaed by cable to the HERALD
yesterday.


The royal address was spoken by the Emperor
from the marble throne oi Chailemagne, brought
from Aachcn ihiX-la-Chapel,e>, especially for his
use on the occasion. and for the Parliamentary pur
poses OF the inonarchs OF Germany in future.
Year: 1871

We invite attention to the following
article, written by CALEB SrABLER for th,
Rural Messenger:


1t is related that Demosthenes, wher
asked what was the first principle in ora
tory, replied ''action," the second "ac
tion," the third "action." Inasmuch al
all persons will admit that dry road i.
better than wet one, if a similar ques
ton with regard to roads were asked. the
reply from an experienced road maker
would doubtless be. firstly drainage u
secondly drainage" and thirdly f'drain.
age" The next would be, what is the
best form of the road bed, and the best
means for accomplishing the object oI
keeping it in proper form?


The writer, after an experience of over
thirty years as supervisor of roads. is full
ly satisfied that all dirt roads. of whatever
soil composed. Except sand,) should be
highest in the middle, and have regular
slope to the side drains; and if the distance
between the drains is about 25 feet. be
would have them q feet Cat least) below
the crown or centre Of the road. 1t is also
important, on billy parts Of the road, to
have breaks of stone or brush (the latter
being a good substitute if stone cannot be
had) at suitable distances apart, to pre-
vent the water from following the ruts and
assisting in forming them. With this
form of road bed the breaks need not be
high if properly made, and will be very
little obstruction to travel. If ruts are
kept from forming. large proportion OF
the water from rains will run directly of
to the side drains, and not stand on the
road to form mud holes. Should the road
bed be fiat or concave, and there Is no in
clination of the ground lengthwise of the
road, the water having no outlet, it must
remain and form miring places.


The only. plausible objection that the
writer has ever heard made against the
rounded form of road bed is, that by
putting so much loose earth into the road,
the mud ID wet weather is made that much
deeper" &


Now, admitting, for arguments sake,
such to be the case for little while after
the loose earth is placed there, yet, as we
are striving for permanent improvement
and@acilities for repair, the objection is
plausible only, and not real. For when
that earth has become dry and packed by
the travel on it. it will become as hard as
before being moved. Again, there will
not be as much water absorbed by the
earth, as the greater part of it will have
passed off into the side drains. And, fur
thermore, in the spring. when the frost is
out, and after rains, the highest part OF
the road will dry first. and the travel will
take that part. be it on the right or left
hand, or in the middle of the road.


In building a house, the roof is con-
structed SO as to carry off the water, and
a farmer, when securing bis hay. grain.
&c., instead Of making the stacks fat on
Year: 1871

throughout the State many personal
and political friend of Mr.. Preston ex-
pericnced feeling of painful surprise on
learning that that gentleman's name was
presented, as if by authority, to a mass
meeting of Radicals and disappointed
Democrats in Baltimore county, and that
be was unanimously nominated by them
as their candidate for State Senator from
that county. But proportionately great
is the pleasure when that gentleman takes
the earliest opportunity to say over his
own signature that the use of his name
was unauthorized and that be declines the
doubtful honor. In a card published in
the Baltimore Sun of 10th inst. Mr.. Pres
ton declines the nomination in terms the
courteousness of which would have done
credit to that Chevalier who was said to
be without fear and without reproach, ;"
but which must have fallen as a-scathing
rebuke upon those so-called Democrats
who have put themselves in position of
afiliation with the Radical party. Evi-
dently our Baltimore county neighbors
have counted without their host 10 sup
posing that they could use the brilliant
talents Of one Of Democracy's most admir-
ed sons for the purpose of disorganizing
the Democratic party in the State. In
the course of his card, Mr.. Preston takes
occasion to say:


at is we'll known to every member Of this
community that throughout my whole life l
have been most earnestly devoted to the
principles of Democracy as expounded and
exemplified by Jefferson, Jackson and Pierce.


"lt is true that have occasionally dcnounc-
ed the primary meeting trickery which at
times has disgraced even the Democratic par
ty, and, if occasion required it, would do SO
again; but those who suppose that. because
l condemn the contemplate contrivances Of
political wire-pullers, ] am less in love with
the sacred principles they pervert and dis
honor, make very great mistake. My poll
cal worship ever has been and ever shall be
at the. Democratic altar. l regard it as a
shrine sancti6ed by the sires of the Revolu-
ton, and the only ark Of safety for our COM
mon country.


''Entertaining these views, and having a.
vowed them by voice and pen for almost
forty years, it will readily be perceived that
cannot consent to be placed in an attitude
which might be misunderstood or construed
into giving my countenance to principles ut
terly at war, with my conscience and my
judgment. ."-Harford Democrat.