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Year: 1870

it plainly, you shall have It; and before
we were aware of it, we found him, when
ever he attempted to ask for anything,
striking his little hand against his thigh
as he stood before us, at the enunciation
of every syllable; and by encouragement,
we found the habit broken up in few
months.


AS it is life long calamity to have
son or daughter grow up sufferer, we
trust these hints may be turned to practi-
cal account to those whom it may concern.
Any thing else done at the time of utter
ing each syllable, divides the attention,
gives two outlets to the nervous flow and
the remedy is complete; make a mark,
pull string, turn leaf, stamp the foot
any one Of them viii effect a cure in
reasonable time.-HML.
Year: 1870

IT is striking fact that most persons
want to weigh more than they do, and
measure their health by their weight. as
if man were pig, valuable in proportion
to his heaviness The racer Is not fat !;
the plow horse has but moderate
amount of flesh. Heavy men are not
those which experienced contractors en-
ploy to build railroads and dig bitches.


Thin men the world over are the men
for work for endurance, they are wiry
aud hardy; thin people live the longest f;
the truth is, fat is disease. and, as proof,
fat people are never well day ut a time,
ard are not suited to hard work Still,
there is medium between being as tat
as butter bali and as thin and .iuiceless
as a rail For mere looks, moderate
rotundity is most desirable, To have
enough flesh to cover all angularities. To
accomplish this in the shortest time, a
man should work but little. sleep a great
part of the time, allow nothing to worry
him. keep always in a joyous, laughing
mood, and live chiefly on ashuminatcs,
such as boiled cracked wheat, and rye,
and oats, and barley, and corn, with sweet
milk, and butts rmilk and meats Singer
is the best iaitener known.-Hat +,
Hath and Good Liring
Year: 1870

PAPER napkins Tor table use have been
introduced into the restaurants of Ger
many. They answer every purpose Tor
one using, but of course will not stand
washing any more than paper collars.
Three of them cost less than cent, and
they are made of all sizes.
Year: 1870

How many of our young readers can
declpher the following enigma, (Which we
take from the Western World, the correct
rendering Of which is expressed IN an old
and well-known proverb:
Year: 1870

The committee OF the Lower House OF the Reichs-
rath approved the government bill OF finance for
1870. Herr FegaiO member or the committee an
n0unced his Intention oil bringing I0rward motion
tue ull sitting Of the House, for the reduction OF
the elective strength OF the army to 600 000 step
forms.
Year: 1870

THE TREASURY PROGRAMME FOR MAaoH.
Secretary Boutwell, has directed that the
sales Of gold and purchase of bonds be con-
tinued for March-one million Of gold to be
each alternate week, on account Of the sinking
fund, or sale Of two millions Of gold in all.
He also directs the purchase of million Of
bonds on each alternate week for the special
fund. The sales Of gold ordered are some
what less than the usual amount, but they
will serve, no doubt, to keep gold either at its
present low ebb or send it even lower If only
on account of indicating the intention of the
Treasury to keep up Ito previous policy in the
matter.
Year: 1870

The CoPpERHEAD ORGAN LEFT Our IN THE
CoLp. During tho negotiations for the pur-
pose Of effecting compromise between the two
democratic factions no consideration whatever
was given to the Manhattan Club copperhead
organ of this city. That concern is therefore
left out in the cold, with no party to back it,
no friends and no patronage except few
auction advertising contracts which it ripped
from the dead carcass Of the old Courier and
E,s0uircr,
Year: 1870

RKNTs.--It would be pleasant to the people
to be able to hope that rents in the city were
doomed like pride, to have fall, and the
thought that because they went up with gold
they must 20 down with ii is seductive. But
the consideration Of the relation of rents to
gold is only one point in the case, and not,
perhaps, the most important point. The great
impulse that the war gave to the growth of the
city as the financial capital of the nation has
come to keep up the prices that were first sent
up by the change in money, and 1t is very
doubtful if now the supply of houses is 80
fall Ia rents.
Year: 1870

ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT. The latest
horror seems to be a story Of rotten timber
the slow decay of an old trestle-that the
smallest care on the part of the managers Of
the road, the slightest inspection Of the state
of the road from time to time, should have
guarded against But for want Of that care
car load of people are smashed. How much
more will it cost to pay for the passengers
thus butchered than it would to have built q
new bridge and kept them alive?
Year: 1870

The St. Charles Street Railroad Company
will run down Canal street on the track
of the Canal and Claiborne Street Railroad,
from Rampant to st. Charles street, and
thus relieve the south side of Canal street
from the pressure of street cars. The car
lines will soon be concentrated on the
neutral ground.
Year: 1870

The means of acquiring riches are nu-
merous, but none are easier than to buy
ticket in the Louisiana State Lottery that
will draw. We related yesterday the fact
that poor man in st. Mary parish drew the
capital prize in Kentucky lottery, being
nothing less than a farm valued at one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars and ten
thousand dollars in cash deposited in bank
Mr.. Mclaughlin will now no longer be
compelled to work as oyerseer on another
mans plantation, but can go to farming on
his own land in Kentucky, and buy and pay
for his farming utensils. We record this
morning the fact that Mrs. [. Mertz, corner
of Felicity and Dryades streets, was the
fortunate holder Of portion of the single
number ticket, No. 1896, class two, of the
Louisiana State Lottery, which drew the
prize of seven thousand dollars last Satur-
day, and that ON presentation of that
ticket at the office of the company, she W as
promptly paid the amount thereof It
would be profitable to follow the example
of Mr.. McLauglin and Mrs. Merit.
Year: 1870

This long established Bakery continues to vindi-
cate its right to the name The FIRST PREMIUM
FOR WHITE BREAD was awarded to MI Redon at
the Fair of 1870 being the third mark OF distinction
OF this kind received by him in four years.


His superior Steamboat Bread is famous wherever
it has been used.


Especial attention given to making Cakes, Pies,
Crackers, ETC., and furnishing orders on short
cotice ap2e6m
Year: 1870

both cars An old man from vibeland, named Kelly,
was instantly killed The rear brakeman, named George
Burke struck ny portion Of the freight car and
had his left leg and hip and his right arm broken HIS
injuries are the serious Of any OF the wounded on
the train young man and his bride who had Just
started wedding tour, were newhat brnised, nut
not seriously hurt woman and child were badly
bruised, and family named Baker, from Jersey CITY,
all less injured Mr.. Baker was lying on
the top OF Mr. Kelly whe was perfectly dead and yet
he could not extrieate himself W the ruins OF the ears
were removed The rear end Of the forward passenger
thrown from the track the switch parted and
mcyhat damaged against the platform q the s,aton


blame can be thrown the twitchman for the occur.
of the accident This s the first serious accent
the road resulting In loss OF lfe for about 10 years
Year: 1870

RICE MADE INTO FRIrTRRs.-Bol, dry,
one teaspoonful Of rice, and add -four, eggs,
pint Of milk, little salt, and enough
-four to make a stiff fritter batter. Shape
aud fry the fritters.


HOTEL PUDDING-Heat one quart Of
milk to a boiling heating add one quarter
OF q cup Of butter then stir in six oAnces
of Indian meal, two eggs well beaten,
three-quarters Of a cup Of molasses, one quar-
ter tablespoonful Of cinnamon or ginger.
Bake one hour. To be eaten with sauce Of
butter and sugar.


To Cook ONIoNs.-After frying your
meat, leave some fat in your spider put
in your onions sliced; add little salt and
some water when abeut half done, add
an equal quantity Of good sour apples
sliced, and let them cook together.


Day white woollen stockings On shingles
cut the right shape and size. Each mem
Der Of the family should have a pair or
more of these stocking boards Pin the
bose over the upper edges and hang on the
line by strings to dry. They cannot shrink
and need no ironing.


STUFFED BERPsTKAK.-Cut thick slice
from the round in the shape as near an ob-
long square as possible. Rub over It salt
and pepper to taste. Make stufing OF
stale bread and fat salt pork season with
salt, pepper, sage, &c. Roll it up in the
steak ; sew the edges of the slice together
with strong twine, so that none of the stuff
fing may escape. Bake in quick oven.


To MAKE MUTToN-SUEr CANDLES In
rrArroN OF WAx.-Throw quickEme in
melted suet the lime will fall TO the bot
tom, and carry along with it all the dirt Of
the suet, SO as to leave it pure and as fine
as wax itself. Now, il to one part lf the
suet you mix three Of real wax, you will
have very fine, and to appearance, a real
wax candle at least the mixture could
never be discovered, not even in the mould
ing way Of ornaments.
Year: 1870

j. w. Marshall is the last man who first dis
covered gold in California and as he is old and
feeble and compelled to work for his board and
clothes, a Colorado paper calls upon all the
miners to make up fifty cent contribution for
him.
Year: 1870

Feeling thankful for the liberal patronage be-
slowed upon him at the old stand, he hopes to have
a continuance OF tine same at his present stand, as
he is more centrally located, and has more room
and light,
Year: 1870




Our news from Madrid begins to make us
believe that the end Of all this widest Of
government anomalies is near at hand. One
of our latest kilograms has it that three
brigadier generals and several colonels of the
army have been transferred to distant posts
and various parts Of the peninsula on account
of their disloyal utterances. This news
touches the great Spanish difficulty and seems
to make it bleed. We have been waiting for
some such news. 1t is rather hopeful sign.
We like 1t and look for fruit. The revolution
which drove Isabella from the throne was
effected by the army. The state of things
created by the revolution has been maintained
by the army. All the sorrows of Spain have
sprung, If not from the army, at least from the
Church. The Church, as we know, is in
trouble. Our special joy, however, flows from
the fact that the army begins to give good and
substantial proof that it is no longer to be the
tool of Prim or Of anybody else that cannot
give the country good and definite form of
government. The present state of things in
Spain Is far, very far from satisfactory In
itself it means little and, what is much worse, it
promises us no fruit. All sections of Spanards
are dissatisfied We are willing to say with
them, "Better anarchy with hope than dead
uncertainty" We rather like this fresh indi-
ca ton of life.
Year: 1870

The Legislature Of Wyoming Territory lately
passed bill giving to women the right Of
suffrage. AS this concession is held to carry
with it the right to hold Office, it appears that
the Territorial authorities have construed it as
embracing the duty of women to serve as
jurors, and that accordingly for the March
term of the Albany (Wyoming) County Court
the names of eleven ladies-some of them the
wives of the most prominent citizens-are
among those drawn for jury service, and that
immense excitement was created thereby. But
this is bringing the question of womans politi-
cal rights to practical test, and how she can
expect to claim tue right to the ballot box
without being ready to submit to the duty Of
the jury box, the same as Sambo, we cannot
tell. But suppose this questian settled, and
that women are bound when called upon to
take their chances with the men for jury
service, will not hanging for murder and the
State Prison for some other crimes be indeed
s'played out?" And what then? The sub
ject is full Of serious doubts and difficulties
which the gallant men of Wyoming, with all
their practical experiments, we fear, will not
be able to remove. Still, as those gallant men
on behalf OF women's rights seem to think they
are engaged in a good cause, let them 20 on,
and let the ladies see that If they are fright
ened OFF by jury duty their cause is lost
Year: 1870

IMPORTANT FOR KENTUCKY, If TRuE-The
reported discovery Of inexhaustible silver
mines of surprising richness in Grayson
county Let this report be made good and
Kentucky will soon have an immense increase
of her money-producing population without
the aid Of immigration societies. We sus-
pect, however, that the report in question is
only the silly ccnard Of some crossroad idlel
addicted to practical joking.
Year: 1870

WogDs FITLY SPoKEN.-The Brooklyn
Grand Jury says 1.-THE abuse of our politi-
cal system, in itself the most beneficent in
the world, tends TO making the worst classes
important in politics, and the public admins
trstion comes at length to represent faithfully
Its sources in oppressive taxation and anpau-
ished crime" That is the whole story-the
very pith and marrow of all the evils from
which we suffer. But how can our political
sgs.sIn be kept from running into such abuse |?
Year: 1870

THE TRADE IN CADETsHIPs. Mr.. Deweese,
who resigned his position in the House to avoid
expulsion, was censured by an unanimous vote
yesterday He stated in his defence before
the committee that he did not know it was
wrong to sell the appointment, as the Secre-
tary Of War and the Secretary of the Navy were
both cognizant Of it, but that when he found
out it was wrong he promptly refunded the
money. The latter part Of this statement was
Year: 1870

WRoNa NAMEs.-The three hundred emil
grants just sent away from Wards Island pro-
badly know by this time that they came from
the wrong country, or at all events that their
by the name of Milton, or another by the
name of Meadows9 Why, not even an alder
man! Let them find an O'Rafferty for
leader and they shall all have sofas in the City
Hall, and nothing to do but enjoy themselves
for the remainder of their lives.
Year: 1870

STUMp-TArLED JUSTICE. much our
courts sympathize with what IL most base, de-
praved and utterly God-forsaken in the COM
munity is to be seen in the way they lend
themselves to shielding The swill milk men
from the pursuit of Bergh. Bergh before such
tribunals as that of Justice Rely is guilty of
the crime of representing the sentiments of the
decent people.
Year: 1870

SOME SHAME.-One representative has
lodged the verdict Of the committee on the
sale of cadetships quite in advance Of any pub
lie appearance of his guilt He therefore has
some shame; but how utterly void of all sense
of the respect due to the worlds opinions
must they be, and hold Whittemore to be, who
now argue that that ousted member will re-
turn on a new election.
Year: 1870

From the monthly statement Of Secretary
Boutwell, for March Of the public debt it
appears that there has been reduction for the
month of February of nearly six millions and
half of dollars, and that the aggregate reduc-
ton for the first year of General Grants
administration has been eighty y-eight millions
Of dollars. This is very good, considering the
made by President Grant Of all the working
machinery employed by the Treasury Depart
ment in the collection Of the internal and
external revenues and in the disbursements
thereof. What the advantages to the country
of this reorganization have been may be judged
from the late exhibit of Mr.. Dawes, of Massa-
chusetts, to the people Of New Hampshire
from which it appears that while under the last
year of Johnson's administration the expendi-
lures Of the Treasury exceeded the receipts by
six millions, we have under the first year of
Grants retrenchments and more careful
system Of revenue collections eighty millions
beyond current expenses saved and devoted to
the payment of the debt.


Now, with the national currency at l15, and
still appreciating the gold Standard and with
the good prospect before us Of funding the
bulk of our fve-twenties, &C., at four and
half or four per cent interest, the extinguish-
ment Of the debt ceases to be grave per-
plexity, and may be made an easy task, even
with a considerable tightening Of the burden
of our taxes, internal and external. What
Congress ought to do beyond the passage Of
the Funding bill, and some abatement Of taxes
meantime, is simply to let well enough alone
and to set it's face firmly against all these
Western and Southern demands for another
imitation of the national currency.
Year: 1870

MuRDER.-It is peculiar commentary on
our state of society that murders succeed one
another so rapidly; that the majority are lost
to popular remedy before trial day comes so
that when the papers announce the conviction
of criminal it is difficult for the people to re-
call the circumstances of the crime.
Year: 1870

Important from ST. Domingo-Tho Dominic


caus Officially Pronounce for Annexation.


Our special telegram from st. Domingo city
via Havana brings us the important intell-
gence that the Dominican republic has for
mally declared in favor Of annexation to the
United States. BY order of the government
vote of the people was taken on the question,
and resulted in an overwhelming majority,
opposition being nowhere visible. Having
thus obtained the almost unanimous consent
of the masses no obstacle will present itself
to the early gaining of permanent foothold
in the West Indies by this government. st.
Domingo is in every respect desirable a. acqui-
sition. It's commanding position in the An
TILES will give us great naval advantages over
the foreign nations that own the other islands,
while its fertile soil, its minerals and its really
fine climate will render the territory Of ster-
ling value to the agriculture and commerce of
the United States. five are to judge by the
despatch published elsewhere nothing now
remains but the formal ratification by our
Senate of pending treaties to place us in full
possession of the country, and we have no
doubt that our Senators will act with prompt
ness when apprised of the result of the recent
vote.


That President Grant takes deep interest
in the movement for annexation is made ap-
parent in our news from Hayti. Admiral Poor,
commanding the North Atlantic squadron, had
visited Port au Prince on board the iron-clad
Dictator, and in an interview with the men,
bers of the provisional government notified
them that the United States would not tolerate
the sending Of arms and munitions Of war to
Cabral and the other Dominican insurgents.
1t is to be hoped the Haytien leaders possess
intelligence enough to avoid encountering our
hostility by aiding the handful of malcontents
prowling on the borders of st. Domingo.
Year: 1870

Full particulars Of the LOGS OF the United
States steamer Oneida, furnished by the
arrival Of the ship Benefactress at San Fran
cisco yesterday, state that ffty-six Of the per-
sons on board were saved. The disaster
seems to have been brought about by criminal
negligence on the part of the officers OF the
Bombay. She struck the Oneida abaft the gang
way, cutting hole in her, and then continued
complacently on her voyage to Yokohama,
paying no attention to the guns fred by the
Oneida on finding the extent Of her distress,
and making no effort whatever to rescue her
people. Ten minutes after the collision the
Oneida went down. All Of her boats but one
were demolished in the collision. Some of her
crew escaped in that one, and others were
picked up the next day by the Bombay, which
was sent peremptoriy to her aid after some
of the survivors of the Oneida had got
back to Yokohama and reported the
disaster. A list of the saved is given in our
account elsewhere, but the full list OF those
lost cannot be furnished with certainty, be-
cause, being the homeward bound vessel Of
tuo OuiHoSc yp4uouloi, uoAy A"nOAoAc w -AA~
from her crew had been made. The fact that
all on board were homeward bound after SO
long service so far away from home makes
the terrible disaster only the more dismal. IT
is hard indeed to 60 down with the ''home
pennant' hoisted.


But the inhumanity and negligence of the
officers Of the Bombay demand an investiga-
ton, and Minister Delong has already called
for naval court of inquiry. The captain of
the Bombay has also demanded an investiga-
ton, but we hope it will be more searching
one than he can wish. Off the Bay Of Yoko-
hama is considered one of the worst places in
the Asiatic seas, owing to volcanic influences
and sudden tidal changes; but even taking
these into account it seems utterly improbable
that collision so sudden and of such crush
ing effect could have been brought about even
in the darkness except by the murderous negli-
gence of lookouts ahead
Year: 1870

THE CHINESE MISSION. Senate Com
mittee have determined to report against
making the Chinese mission first class. We
are opening up general commercial inter-
course with China at present, and we think
the committee are wrong. Besides, it must
be recollected that China has a population of
four hundred million Of people, of whom
seventy thousand, it is estimated, slop over
towards our Pacific shores every year, while
sion, does not number over forty million
people
Year: 1870

Nothing is troublesome that is done by
a willing hand.


No person ever got stung by hornets,
who kept away from where they were.
1t is so with habits.
| Gratitude is the music of the heart.
when its chords are swept by the breeze
of kindness.


Gratitude and prayer are always suit
able and becoming, as we are ever in
want, and God is always giving.


Imaginary troubles are to US like the
dissolving views ofa camera-sometimes
magnified hundred-fold.


Law is like sieve; you may see
through it, but you must be consider
ably reduced before you can get through
it.


BeEevolence is alway virtuous prin-
ciple. Its operation always secures to
others their natural rights, and it liber-
ally super-adds more than they are ac-
cuStOmed to claim.


The two most precious things this side
the grave are our reputation and our life
But it is to be lamented that the most
contemplate wisper may deprive US of
the one, and the weakest weapon of the
other.


No trait of character is more valuable
than the possession of good temper.
Home can never be made happy with
out il. 1t is like flowers springing up
in our pathway, reviving and cheering
us. Kind words and looks are the out
ward demonstration; patience and for
bearance are the sentinel, within.


Justice is the great interest of man on
earth. 1t is the ligament which holds
civilized beings and civilized nations
together. Where her temple stands,
and so long as it is duly honored, there
is fountain for social security, general
happiness. and the improvement and
progress of our race.


bad thoughts are worse enemies than
lions and tigers, for we can keep out of
the way ofwild beasts, but bad thoughts
win their way everywhere. The cup
that is full will hold no more; keep your
heart full of good thoughts, that bad
thoughts may find no room to enter.


He who cannot find time TO consult
the Bible will one day find that he has
time TO be sick; he who has no time to
pray must find time to die; he who can
find no time to reflect is most likely TO
find time to sin; he who cannCt find
time for repentance will find an eter-
nifty, in which repentance will be of no
avail; he who cannot find time to work
for others may find an eternity in which
to suffer himself.


To everything beneath the sun there
comes a last day-and of all futurity this
is the only portion of the time that can
in all cases be infallibly predicted. Let
the sanguine then take warning, and the
disheartened take courage; for 10 every
ioy and to every sorrow, TO every hope,
and to every fear, there will come last
dsy, and the man ought 10 live by fore
sight that while he learns in every state
to be content, he shall in each be prepar-
ed for another, whatever that other may
be-.