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Year: 1870

THE following lines published at the request of leadn
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Well rally again to the old dancing hall
Where the rights of the Scrubs are defended,
where there is no distinction or selection at all
But welcome to all is extended


CHORUS.


Yes we II rally again II rally again


Without airy deadhead or hummer,
But we all are resolved to it ont on this line,
No odds if it takes us all summer.
We II rally again and the Bontowns shall see,
That we'r firmer united than ever,
Our ladies ready when ever we saw
And never stay back for bad weather. (hicD
We rallied again to our regular call,
And made good every word we had said,
We showed them that eighteen no where at all,
But as usual the Scrubs are ahead.
Then we'll rally again next fourth of July,
The ninety-tourth year of our nation,
The night shall be known the Scrubs grand shoofy
And each Scrub will be found at his station;


VERY COMMON SCRuB.
Year: 1870

4 l. PGNous-Pincus has been receiving and
selling goods this week as rapidly as he did last
week. This is how we know Pincus intended


to insert a flaming advertisement when his goods
came but from that time till now every one
about his establishment has been kept so busy
that no time could be found.
Year: 1870

BEST OF THE SEAsoN.-The regular dance at
the theatre, Tuesday evening, was an improve
ment upon preceding ones in one respect at least
there were more ladies present, and this we
believe is considered prominent feature. A
few plucky gentlemen would have relieved of con-
siderable responsibility some of the gender
masculine whose popularity with the fair sex
placed them in the awkward predicament of
having several partners on hand to look after
at once. Messrs. "Bon Tons" the "Scrubs y
are not half so bashful.
Year: 1870

& TINES MPROvING.-Perhaps it is too late to
say that the spring fights have commenced. AT
any rate, times are looking up in this respect
last Sunday evening being an uncommonly lively
time about town.
Year: 1870

A WORD OF CAUTIoN.-The plank walks about
town are becoming dlapidated. If not repaired
serious accidents may happen in consequence.
Some one should make it his business to attend
TO the matter
Year: 1870

The speculative movement IN the Gold Room
seems to be in favor OF higher premium. The
clearances to-day, amounting to over forty millions,
reveal heavy purchases on the part OF the newly
formed clique. 1t seems to be portion OF the pro
gramme to work the foreign exchange Market
where even slight advance Is highly favorable 70
an upward turn in gold. The clique seem to have
bought few thousand pounds OF sterling with this
view, which induced the bankers to put up their
Rates. to the great delight OF the gold ..bullsn The
price OF gold te-iay ranged from l2l to 12lk, upon
touching which latter figure the market became dull
and inclined to heavness As was the eve the gov
ernment gold sale and the low balance OF currency
IN the Treasury, which Is reduced to nve millions
may tempt Mr. Boutwell, to accept all the bids for
gold tomorrow, the speculative feeling was less en-.
thuslasic toward the close and the market lost its
huOyancv The CHIEF huctu ff0na vvaro fo,o-..
Year: 1870

telegram from San Francisco reports the sudden
death at Yokohama, Japan, on the Both OF Decem-
ber, OF this well known oflcer OF the merchant ma
rlne. For many years he made voyages to and from
this port, and at one time commanded the steamers
Ocean Queen and Rising Star, running between New
York and Aspinwall. At the time Of his death he
was first officer on board the steamer America. He
was an able seaman and was much esteemed by all
who knew him. His body has been embalmed ana
taken to San Francisco, whence 1t viii be brought to
this city for lnterment We feel assured that the
numerous friends OF Captain KING Will hear Of his
death with the deepest regret
Year: 1870

BLAST FURNACEs.-During the past eighteen
months sixty-fve new blast furnaces have been
erected In fieen different states, and 1t ID probable
that lew more could be found IN West Virginia,
and perhaps some in the FAR West. There are lfty-
eight more known to have been projected nearly all
OF which Will be built during the coming year, and
the most or which are IN the West. or the sixty
I'VE built during the past year and half tnirtyonc
largest ever erected in any country 1t Is supposed
that 1000 900 tons OF pig iron were produced IN this
country during the past year.
Year: 1870

BoxING CHILDREN EARS. = A physiological
journal condems the practice of boxing children's s
ears. We had supposed, in this advanced age
of civilization, that such barbarious punishments
were only remembered as relics of the darker
ages. But it appears that the practice in sufli-
cently common in some sections of the country
to call forth decided remonstrance. Besides
being brutal method of punishment, it is
dangerous The passage Of the ear is closed by
thin membrane, especially adapted to be infu-
enced by every impulse of the air, and with
nothing but the air to support it internally. II
any one designed to break overthrash the
membrane he could scarcely devise more enec-
tive means than to bring the hand suddenly and
forcibly down upon the passage of the ear, thus
driving the air violently before it, with no pos
sibiity for its escape but by the membrane Civ
ing way. Many children are made deaf in this
way.
Year: 1870

There's beautiful face in the silent air,


Which follows me ever and near
With smiling eyes and amber hair,
With voiceless lips, yet with breath of prayer,
That feel, but cannot hear.
The dimpled hand, and ringlets of gold,


Lie low in a marble sleep;
stretch my arms for the clasp of old,
But the empty air is strangely cold,


And my vigil alone keep.
There's a sinless brow with a radient crown
And cross laid down in the dust;
There's a smile where never n shade comes now
And tears no more from those dear eyes flow,
So sweet in their innocent trust.
All, well, and summer is coming again,


Singing her same old song;
But, oh ii sounds like Sob of pain,
As ii floats in the sunshine and the rain,


Ger hearts of the worlds great throng.
There's beautiful region above the skies,


And long to reach its shore,
For know shall find my treasure there,
The laughing eyes and amber hair,


OF the loved one gone before.
Year: 1870




1t Is so seldom that justice is done TO our city
by newspapers elsewhere, that we copy with
pleasure the following fair and impartial notice
OF the advantages of Washington as the Ma
uonal Capital, the progress the city has made
In the last ten years, and what Congress should
do for 1t in the future, from the New York Pos!
(Rep.) Of last evening:


"Has not the joke about removing the capital
gone far enough? Ii was poor joke from the
believes that the capital viii be removed. The
very western men who make a semi annual fuss
atout II In Congress pocket their mileage, and
would be very sorry to have this comfortable
addition to their paw reduced. Much may Just
~ be said against Washington; but its climate
Is better than that of any western city which
desires to capture Congress; its water is, at
least ss good; and as for its muddy streets,
tney can be easily and cheaply improved.
Washington has made an immense growth in
the last ten years. 1t has ceased to be village.
lt needs only that the natural advantages of its
situation, and the artificial advantages which
result from the admirable way in which ft Is
laid out, hall be skilfully used to make it one of
the most beautiful cities in the world; and
residence in ii, during at least nine months OF
the year. delightful. Let Congress appropriate
but million of dollars per annum for ten years
and let the Improvement Of the city be put i'm
the hands OF competent men, such as created
our Central Park, and Washington NAV be
drained, paved, its wide streets lined with
Its numberless pretty little par Hned with
flowers and cared for, and the city, which Is no&
in many aspects disagreeable, win be charming.
IL Is becoming year by year more and more the
residence OF men of leisure and wealth who find
there amusement, peculiar but charming So
ciety, and life which is or may be more inde-
pendent than is found elsewhere in our cities.
Twelve or fifteen years ago Washington was the
nome Chiefly OF Ofhceholders and their depend
ents. Few men lived there who could live else
where. But this has greatly changed and every
year sees important additions made to the per-
manent population of the city, of men aud wo-
0vaha arr1f fs..zy
in living at the seat Of government, and who
after year in Washington, are very ready to
acknowledge the decided advanta ages of its situ-
at'On. We trust, therefore, that congress will
not refuse to grant money for the permanent
and needed improvement OF the city by the Ia
bors Of men of correct taste"
Year: 1870

AT PATHS farewell appearances in St


Petersburg recently there was an extraordinary
scene of enthusiasm. After the first act Of
the Emperor, and a boquet of camelias contain
ing a brooch in the centre Of which was an
enormous pearl surrounded by thirty diamonds.
This was the gift Of the club, and was worth
about S15 COO. Alter that she was recalled six
times. After the first act of "Travfata" she
was recalled eight times. Then came the NAL
scene from 'Lucia," at the close of which the
prima donna was crowned with q wreath OF
laurel set in coronet Of gold, the gift of the
orchestra, = - i =
Year: 1870

THIRTY YEARS


have elapsed since the introduction Of the Pain
Miller to the public, and yet the present time IL is
more popular and Commands larger sale than ever
before Its popularity is not confined to this ceun
Try alone all over the world its beneficial effects in
curing the is that flesh is heir to, are acknowl-
suged ana appreciated, and q PAIN KILLER its
tame is limited to no country, sect, nor race.


THIRTY YEARS is certainly a long enough time TO
KILLER is deserving OF all it's propretors claim for
- Is amply proved by the unparalleled popularity ID
nes attsined Ii is SURE and EFFEcTIvE remedy.
Sold by all Druggists. apg-eoln,
Year: 1870

A NEEDED IEQUIRY.-The Senate yesterday
adopted resolution instructing the District
Committee to inquire into the financial condi-
ton of the city Its Indebtedness. market value
Of its stocks, bonds, SC. In accordance with
this resolution letter has been addressed to
Mayor Bowen by the District Committee, direct
ing him to appear before the committee with a
statement OF the financial condition of the
Corporation, and the necessary papers to that
end. Other Corporation officers, and those
having knowledge in the premises will be sum-
moned, end the inquiry, we doubt not. will be
made sufficiently searching to get at the real
condition OF affairs; so far as they can be ascer-
tanned in the present muddle.
Year: 1870

SEED Corn AND BIRDs.-The late r.
L. Allen, in his American Farm Book, .
says, repeated experiments have dem
onstrated the great utility of stepping
seed corn for one or two days before
planting, in solution Of saltpetre. This
accelerates the growth of the plant, and
is protection against birds, squirrels
and mice, and for while it will keep Of
worms. An effectual remedy against
these depredations, is to add half pint
of boiling tar to peck of seed, stirring
the corn briskly for several minutes, as
the tar is added, till every kernel is thin
ly coated with it. This supersedes the
worse then absurd practice Of scare
crows"


l have successfully practiced the above
method of preparing seed-corn. Some
times the crows have plucked up few
plants, but they did not seem to relish
the taste or smell of tar, and left the
field in disgust. In several instances, l
have known farmers to apply so large a
coating of tar as to prevent the germina-
ton of the corn, thereby causing the dis
agreeable necessity of replanting. To
separate the kernals after being tarred, I
have finely ground plaster-for lack of
that, have made use of Indian meal as a
division.
Year: 1870

The following anecdote was related by
the Captain of a British regiments


"When in India with my regiment,
we were at one time quartered at place
where there was missionary station
Some of the officers Gas was frequently
the case) having much leisure, and be-
ing so disposed, gave lay assistance to
the clergyman in his endeavors to instruct
the native population. Upon one occa-
sion attended a special service which
had been appointed to precede the cele-
bration of the Lords supper, of which
three advanced proselytes desired to par
take. Upon this occasion the mission
AIRY preached a short sermon upon faith,
the foundation of Christianity, taking
his text from Roman iv. 3-Abraham
believed God, and it was counted unto
him for righteousness" He treated the
subject in plain way, suitable to the
capacity of his hearers, and expounded
the narrative of Genesis xxi. A native
Hindoo had been observed at the service
who, although he had not previously at
tended the instruction of the missionary
was extremely attentive to the sermon.
On the evening of the same day and
brother officer rode some six or seven
miles toward a native village, whence
most of the converts came. Nearing it,
our attention was attracted to crowd of
natives, in the midst of which a large
pile of wood was blazing; and the mo-
notonous tum-tum of the Indian drum
and low, croning wall were audible.
But few words are necessary to describe
the difficulty of teaching Christianity to
race of ignorant people whose minds
are SO governed by external pressons,
and who are so matter-of-fact in prac-
tiee; and still fewer words to describe
the horror we felt when we found that
the strange and attentive native had re-
turned home and literally carried out
the command given to Abraham He
had slaughtered his son, and was now Of
fering him to the big God" as sacri-
fce!'
Year: 1870

Two pairs may be taken from one box
of exactly the same cut and quality. and
by giving different treatment when first
putting the hands into them, one pair
will be made to sit much better, and to
wear double or nearly that length Of
time longer than the other. When pur-
chasing gloves, people are usually in too
much Of hurry they carelessly put
them on, and let them go in that way
then, thinking TO do the work more COM
pletely at another time. When this is
the case person is sure to meet with
disappointment, for as the glove is made
to fit the hand the first time it is worn so
1t will fit ever after, and no amount or
effort will make satisfactory change.
Never allow stretcher to be used, for
the gloves will not be likely to it so we'll
for it. All Of the expansion should be
made by the hands; If the kids are SO
small as to require the aid of stretcher
they should not be purchased, as they
will prove too small for durability. COM
fort or beauty. When selecting gloves
choose those with fingers to correspond
with your own in length, take time to
put them on, working in the fingers first
until ends meet ends, then put in the
thumb, and smooth them down until
they are made to fit nicely. A glove
that sits well will usually wear well-at
least, will wear better than one of the
same kind that does not fit we'll. When
the ends of the fingers do not come down
right, or when they are SO long as to
form wrinkles upon the sides of the fin
gers, they will chafe out easily; where
the stretcher has to be used to make the
fingers large enough, the body part will
be so small as to cramp the hand SO that
it cannot be shut without bursting the
seams of the kids. Some recommend
putting new kid gloves into damp cloth
before you. put them on, and allowing
them to remain until moistened. With
this treatment they can be put on much
easier than otherwise, and will fit very
nicely until they get dry; but OH second
wearing there will be an unnatural
harshness about them, wrinkling in spots
and they will not sit SO perfectly as at
first. ! have tried the damping process,
and do not approve of it, Canadian
Journal Of Commerce.
Year: 1870

Another will grasp at him, and so on,
until the negro leads staggering line of
ten or dozen tipsy monkeys. When
finally brought to the village they are
securely Gagged, and gradually sober
down, but for two or three days a grad
ual diminishing supply of liquor is CIV
en-, so as to reconcile them by degrees to
their state of captivity.
Year: 1870

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies
and at low rates at any agency in the country


Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1870

and things generally. As he prefers
a different course, however, it re-
mains for the people of that County
to say how they like it. The stcad-
fast Union may be safely trusted to
hold its ''side shoot" neighbor level,
and come out all right and victorious
in the end. ae,>


To quote, or even to note, all that
all the papers in the District have to
say, would more than fill our paper,
and that needlessly. For ourselves,
we have not abused Mr.. Loughridge,
and do not intend to. If he should
be the nominee, we should support
him. But we urge the nomination
of Gov. Stone because of his pre-emi-
nent abilities and fitness for the
position, because he will reflect honor
upon the District and upon his con.
stituents, because he has shown
himself faithful and able through n
long course Of official service in vari.
Gus high positions-because, finally
and in brief, he is, even in the csti-
nation of his political opponents,
the ablest and fittest man in the
District for the nomination. We say
this without the least disrespect to
any other candidate or other man,
but in calm and quiet earnest, be-
cause we SO feel ard believe. And
we are glad that there is every day
stronger reason to believe that he
will be the choice of the Convention
by heavy majority.
Year: 1870

Late Wednesday night Mr.. vanderpoel died, at the
residence OF his brother this city, after long
illness. He was born In Columbia county, in this
State, in 1880, and was son OF d. Aaron Wander
poel and nephew OF the Judge OF the same name.
Under his brother, OF the firm Of Brown Hail 4
Vanderpoel. Of this city, the eceased studied law
Attorney. he was appointed to q position In that
gentleman's office, which he retained until few
weeks ago, when he received an appointment from
Der OF the Masonic fraternity and an Epscopalan IN
religion. Although q sLanch democrat he TOOK no
active part politics. Few OF his age In this
city possessed more devoted friends than he did.
HIS brief career on earth was marKed by all those
traits OF character which win The esteem of men.
The remains OF the deceased Will be taken Kinder
hook for intermenI In the family vault
Year: 1870

Last Friday evening gentleman who arrived
at the ST. James Hotel in Washington, before retir-
ing for the night, requested the clerk to awake him
at O'Clock the next morning. AT the appointed
timo the gentleman was torn from the arms OF Nor
pheus by the loud voice OF hotel servant, who
hurried BY yelling like sea captain In a hurricane:


IAN get npl All get up" The gentleman turned
In his bed with a growl muttering:


"The dence take the fellow l didn't tell him to
rouse everybody In the house. l wanted him 70
rouse only me-"


He had barely time to howl at the mans stupidity
before another hurried by yelling like his prede-
cessor:


IAN get upi All get upW


The gentleman bounced out OF bed In a rage IIe
sprang TO the door with boOt,jack in hand and
clothes brush in the other, but as he dashed into
the gallery he found 1t iull OF smoke. He now saw
why all were called TO leave their beds. Dressing
as quickly as possible he ran down stairs into the
back yard, where he found a crowd endeavoring to
escape through gate in the rear and hotel waiter
de ending the gate against their assaults He seized
an axe, drove the knight OF the napkin before him,
ana like an ancient Gau battered the gate 10 frag'
ments


Mrs Senator Cragn ana her baby were taken out
Of third.siory window OF the hotel, and Miss Ru-
ger was rescued In nearly insensibe condition.
The loss was several thousand dollars.
Year: 1870

srR: Why don't the band that plays at Wash
iugton Park take position in the centre OF tho
Park 20 all the inhabitants OF the neirhborhood can
hear the benefit OF the music, instead Of taking a
position In the southeast cornerf Now, as l live
near the southwest corner. hear nothing OF the
music. guess the music is so poor that they have
not got the courage 10 play only TO an employ
church and university. which AApeona 70 be that
L q
Year: 1870

The New York Times reads the colored peo-
pie sensible and timely lecture. It reminds
them that in their efforts TO elevate themselves
in the social scale, they should not look too
much to politics and parties. II is not suffrage
that makes one man the equal OF another and
that opens the doors Of thbpalace to the dwell
lers in. hovcs Social inequalities will continue
while time endures 1t is education, culture,
wealth and elevation Of character that deter
mine social status. The Tines points out one
capital mistake committed by the late colored
convention at Poughkeepsie in the adoption Of
the following resolution


That thisconyention will discountenance any
person or persons who has, or will continue TO
vote the Democratic ticket, and that we agree
to disregard them, and will not give any place
or protection or shelter or in houses or places
business, but consider them an enemy 10 our
race forever.


As bad as is thegrammar Of this resolution,
the sentiment is worse II contains the quint-
essence Of prescription for opinions sake. II
makes a colored Democrat Pariah. IL denies
the freedom of opinion and thus denies tho
freedom of the negro 1t makes him the bond
slave Of the Radical party. Tic Times has tho
good sense and the justice TO denounce this
atrocious sentiment Yet IL is the sentiment
on which the Radicals, white and black, have
acted in the South. Those at the North who
dieclain about:negro freedom and about the
criminality Of frauds and intimidation al tho
polls, need scarcely be told that it is almost as
much as a negro's life is worth 10 vote or at
tempt to vote against the Radical party
Richmond Wing.