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Year: 1870

THE MONEY MARKET


was easy at i've 10 six per cent with exceptions at
four and seven. The lower rates were obtained by
lenders who were anxious to employ large sums
over the holiday to Monday. Discounts were more
current at decided relaxation in rates. Prime
short paper sold at per cent and for the ord
nary double name acceptances the rate ranged from
seven and half to nine per cent Foreign exchange
was STEADY, but with little doing after the steamers


GOLD ACTIVE.


Tne gold market exchanged Its heavincss for de-
ciaed activity and the price rose from l2oA to
1DX. The purchases OF the importing merchants
and the frmness OF exchange communicated
strength to the market ana evidence was not want.
Ing that some large purchases were made on specu-
latve account. The loan market to-day shows an
increase OF the short interest," the general carrying
rate being IRON five to seven per cent although
some transactions occurred as low as four and even
one per cent. The course OF the premium is shown
In the tablet
Year: 1870

WALL STREET, !
SATURDAY, Jan. 22-8P.
me accumulation OF funds It this centre IN atm
further reflected In


THE BANK STATEMENT


submitted this afternoon although its favorable fea-
tu'es produced little effect upon the street, good
statement being generally looked Tor, while the
Rock Island affair continued to absorb Q great
zeal OF attention. The increase In deposits is over
nve millions, made up Of an increase OF nearly two
millions In specie an increase OF about two and half
millions In legal tenders and an increase OF half
million In loans The banks gain about four millions
10 reserve. Despite the large deposits the surplus In
excess Of the legal reserve has been increased ABOUT
three millions. The last two statements compare as
Year: 1870

No lady or gentleman will be disappointed in not
getting what they want in my line for am con.
stanty receiving fresh supplies and latest styles of
goods from the city. Ladies wishing to fit them-
selves in SHOES can do so without being exposed
10 the vulgar stare Of every passer-by l have the
rear of my store fitted up expressly for ladies, where
they will be free from all intrusion.


NY business, in the past, has more than met my
expectations (hanks to the public for their very
liberal patronage) and l am determined, for the
present year to make it of than ever,
if good and cheap goods is the secret of success.
have constantly on hand nice assortment
Year: 1870

In September the Wheeler Wilson agent left machine
with lady in Newark Del trial She did not feel satisfied
with it, fri nt7 had Howe trial she
she would Howe After using the Howe month";
called She told she had tried all the
different kinds the Great American Overseam and Button
hole Machine and she would purchase until she that
The time her would not give the
Howe for all the rest.
Year: 1870

POSTAL INNOVATIONS, &C.-There
is going to be more thorough service
afforded and rendered by government
and its agents, in the postal depart
ment hereafter Both the President
and Postmaster-General have been
pointed in their recommendations to
Congress on this head, and the press
and people have been awake to the
subject. 1t is reasonable to expect
that the franking privilege will soon
go by the board, and every innovation
for the better, whether suggested at
home or abroad, will he adopted to the
end that this branch of government
shall best serve the people and at the
same time sustain itself. We have
seen samples of what the Postmaster
General describes in the following par
agraph, and believe its adoption by
Congress will be popular move:


My attention has been directed to the
new system of correspondence" Or
post cards." lately adopted by North
Germany and by Great Britain, for
facilitating letter correspondence, and
already extensively used in those coun-
tries. The front face of the card Is
ruled for the insertion of the address,
and bears the post-ofice stamp. On
the reverse side there is room for a
short letter Or message which may be
printed or written in pencil or ink.


The advantages claimed by their
use consist in increased celerity and
ease Of business and social intercom-
mun1cation, and by having always at
hand the essentials for letter. res
pectfuly recommend that authority
be given by law for their introduction
into our postal service, at the rate of
one cent each, including the cost of
the card, as first step toward gene
raj reduction of our domestic letter
postage.
Year: 1870

It has been unoficially telegraphed
from Washington, and privately writ
ten from San Francisco, and gossiped
about the Territory, that the hostile
Indians OF Arizona are to be severely
dealt with by Government. The ques-
ton is asked every day, as to what
truth there is in the matter. We
would answer that there is abundant
time ahead for ratification meetings.
No doubt there are half thousand
recruits en- route to Arizona, to take
the place of the deserted and discharg-
ed. Some of these green hands will
be assigned to cavalry organizations,
that have no horses, and Government
has made no regular or special pro-
vision for the purchase of animals.
1t will take two or three months for
the recruits to get to their respective
posts, and how much longer to get
into position to fight Indians, depends
on circumstances. 1t is best not to
calculate upon the complete destruc-
ton of the enemy within the next
twelve-month. 1t is satisfaction to
half believe that Government perhaps
comprehends the situation, and we
never doubted It's good intention in
any case. We have seen so much Of
this century-old system Of dragging
war and haggling peace with the
noble red man, that nothing can star
tie us into fit Of special joy or admi-
ration, but are ever studiously watch
ful anl grateful on the subject in
question.
Year: 1870

The EASTERN MATL.-Letters pri-
vate and otherwise continue to speak
in complaining tones Of the feeble char
acter of the mail transportation between
Tucson and Santa Fe. It Is hoped,
now that tri-weekly service is pro
posed, that the line will be thorough
ly reiuvenated, and all causes OF dis
satisfaction removed. 1t is a hard
route on the score Of Indians alone, and
should be Other wise run on time and
made generally useful to the country.
AS now conducted, instead OF a semi
weekly mail, there has hardly been
d through weekly on time for long
time. This won't pay anybody, and
it is hoped that change for the better
will soon take place; as It's, the west
ern route (between here and San Die
go) which is up to time every way, is
damaged by the eastern, and there
can be no mutual benefits accrue as
the latter is at present conducted.
Year: 1870

ELECTION AT CAMP THoMAs.--A
correspondent sends burlesque ac-
count of all election said to have been
held there ON the Sth Dec, in conse-
quence of there having been none Or
dered there on the Sth of the month
previous. The letter is of such length
as to crowd out too much matter of
more interest now, hence it cannot ap-
pear-at least not this week.
Year: 1870

He Could BE TRUsrED.-Alfred was
missing one night about sunset. Mother
was getting anxious for she always wish
ed him to homo early. A neighbor,
coming in, said "A number of boys mad
gone to the river to swim, and he thought
Alfred was safe enough to be with them.


"No," said the mother, he promised
me he would not 60 there without my
leave and he Arrays keeps his word. He
never told me lie


But even seven O'Clock came, then
eight, and mother was still watching and
listening for the step of Alfred; but it
was balfpast eight before his merry shout
and whistle was heard, when he ran into
the gate.


Confess now" said the neighbor
"that you have been to the river with
the other boys, and so kept away till
late"


How the boys eyes flashed, and the
crimaon mounted to his cheeks!


"No sir l told my mother / would
ncper go there without her leave and do
you think ,could tell a hei helped
James to find the cows which had strayed
1 the wood, and did not think should
be so late"


James, coming up the street just then
came in to tell us he was afraid we had
been alarmed; they had been so far in
the wood it made them late in getting
home.


81 think" said the neighbor, turni~g
to his mother as he took his hat to go
home, there is comfort in store foryou,
madam. Such boy as that will make a
neble man -Chldren's Guide.
Year: 1870

a preacher in Waushara. Wis,
has been discharged for being personal to
his hearers. lie said t" If you should
take barrel and fill i. with Holy Ghost,
another and fill it with whiskey, and call
this congregation up and let you take your
choice, tho whiskey would be gone first
Year: 1870

The report that the President or any of the
distinguished gentlemen who accompanied him on the
late trip Troy had refused pay fare ION the Hudson
River Railroad, when it demanded by the conductor
and that the conductor threatened put off, h as
all sensible people regarded it, story without founda
ton The President and friends entered a sleeping
coach at the Hudson River Railroad Depot In this city,
and at once retired, leaving aiddecamp in charge
When that officer applied to by tie conductor for the
tickets he told him he had tickets, but supposed a
special arrangement must have been made. Conductor
TO Superintendent Toucey who returned word TO take
the through When the President heard OF the affair
he ordered the fares to be paid and forgot the ncde mt
until the newspapers revived it, The failure to obtain
tickets due the celcssness the charged
with the duty in this city, Conductor stevens denies All
ale cations of dscOurtesy his part.
Year: 1870

Advertising is the life and
soul of business. In q country
like ours, with a people so
wide.awake and impetuous, it
is doubtful whether inevitable
failure would not attend any
enterprise of magnitude that
should be so short sighted as
to set out with, and persistently
adopt a determination not to
advertise. Some of the great.
est achievements Of modern
times are due to the magic in.
Auence of printers ink,
Year: 1870

We notice the belief is en-
tertained by some leading po-
mologists that not only straw
berries mix by having different
varieties in juxtaposition, but
that pears will do the same
thing! We have our doubts
of this, at least we have never
observed anything of the kind
among our own fruit, though
growing side by side. We all
know that a pistillate straw
berry must be fertilized by a
staminate variety, and this
staminate may be changed year
after year without modifying in
any degree the original berry.


We all know, too, that con-
tinuing this practice, the Allen
raspberry by Itself is a poor
bearer of small fruit, but if
fructifed by another raspberry
whose inforescence occurs at
the same time, it will produce
larger, better and three or four
times as much fruit, but they
are strictly the Allen still. We
also know the same to be the
case with grapes when vines of
different varieties are placed in
juxtaposition We must have
very strong proof before we
can believe that the pollen of
one fruit transmits to another
fruit belonging to the same
family anything more than
when necessary, an assistance
in its productive capacity


Germantown Telegraph.
Year: 1870

One Of the most singular
sights growing out of the war
is continuous line of peach
trees Of nearly fifty miles in
length, around Petersburg
and extending toward Rich
mond. They are growing
from the breast.worKs thrown
up by the rebel army, and are
the only legacy left by the
poor fellows who were on the
advance line within one hum
dred yards Of our forces.-
Having eaten the fruit while
on picket duty, they cast the
seed aside, and now they ap-
pear in one continuous line of
45 miles Of beautiful trees,
which yielded an abundant
crop the last year.
Year: 1870

A curious suit, which may
involve q decision of national
Importance, has been tried in
Maryland, That state has
brought suit against the Balti'
more and Ohio railroad COM
pany for the difference between
the value of gold and the
amounts paid in currency upon
dividends on preferred stock
held by that state. The case
will probably bring out a new
phase of the legal tender ques.
ton, whether the acceptance
Of the currency, when gold
might have been demanded,
will not stop the state from re.
covering q gold value now.
Year: 1870

In San Joaquin valley,
California, butter is made by
placing the cream in a thick
linen sack, and buryinS the
parcel in the earth over night.
The sand obsorbs the milk,
and in the morning the but
ter is found as well worked
as by an hours labor.
Year: 1870

Most people like ODE hand
some. Nobody denies the
greater power which any per
son may have who has a good
face, and who attracts you by
good 10 ks, even before a word
has been spoken. And we see
all sorts of devices in men and
women to improve their good
looks-paints and washes, and
all kinds of cosmetics, including
a plentiful amounting with dirty
hair oil.


Now, not every one can have
good features. They. are as
God made them; but almost
any one can look well, espec-
ially with good health, 1t is
lard to give rules in a very
,hort space, but in brief these
will do i:


Keep clean--wash freely and
universally with cool water,
All the skin wants is leave to
act freely, and it will take care
of itself It's thousands of air
holes must not be plugged up.


e 1t regularly and simply.
The stomach can no more work
all the time, night and day,
than horse; it must have reg
ular work and regular rest.


Good teeth are a help to
good looks. Brush them with
a soft brush, especially at night.
Go to bed with the teeth clean.
Of course, to have white teeth
it is needful to let tobacco
alone. Every woman knows
that. And any powder or
wash for the teeth should be
very simple. Acids may viii
ten the teeth, but they take of
the enamel or injure it.
Sleep in a cool room, in pure
air. No one can have a clean
skin who breathes bad air. But,
more than all, in order to look
well, wake up the mind and
soul. When the mind is awake,
the dull sleepy look passes
away from the eyes. | do not
know that the brain expands,
but it seems to. Think, read
not trashy novels, but books
that have something in them.
Talk with people who know
something; hear lectures and
learn them.


This is one good preaching.
A man thinks and works, and
tells us the results. And, if
we listen, and hear, and under.
stand, the mind and soul are
walked up.


IF the spiritual nature is
aroused so much the better.


We have seen a plain face
really glorifed by the love Of
God and man which shone
through it,


Let us grow handsome. r


Men say that they can't af-
ford books, and sometimes they
don't even pay for their news
paper. In that case it does
them little good, they must feel
so mean while they are reading
it.


But men can afford what
they really choose. If all the
money spent in selfindulgence.
in hurtful indulgence, was spent
in books, in selfimprovement
we should see a change. Mer
would grow handsome, and
women too. The soul would
shine out through the eyes,
We were not meant to be mere
animals.


Let us have books and reaC
them, and lectures and heal
them, and sermons and heec
them.


A curious suit, which may
Year: 1870

cratic Party.


Under the present state of
affairs, in a national sense, all
persons who are not blinded
by partisan zeal or lead by big
oted and corrupt demagogues
admit that through some agen-
cy the people must have, if not
entire, at least partial relief
from the extortions and tyran-
ny Of misrule exercised by the
party now in power, The
hope for. this remedy lies with
the Democratic party-there is
no new name to be applied to
that combination in our country,
Of men who are in favor of an
equitable administration Of the
laws, who are in favor of re-
trenchment, and desire the
preservation of the liberties Of
the people, at the sacrifice Of
party tricks and plunder, 1t is
believed that there is bone
enough left in the Democratic
party of the North and West
to respond to the white folks
Of the South in every measure
that is to promote the general
good--more particularly is the
West interested in this matter
than perhaps the extreme
North-the Southern and Yves
tern States being both agricul-
tural, the chief products OF
their labor is of so different a
character, that they are inter-
changable. The dependence Of
the one upon the other is SC
close and intimate, that what
ever Injuries one must infict
equal damage upon the other
The West can only thrive as
the South does.


The South raises cotton anG
but little provisions, but cottor
commands a ready sale fol
cash at all times and every.
where; with this cash she cal
and must purchase the provis
ions Of the West. She can ge
them nowhere else unless she
raises them herself. The more
the South is protected by gooc
laws and wise government ant
her peculiar agriculture foster
ed, the more money she vii
have to spend for stock anC
provisions in the West, and th'
more &e will spend, TIL,
West, upon the other hand
has no other customer at al
comparable to the South, fo
the certainty and quantity o
her purchasers Of grain, mea
and stock, and it is her interes
to advance as much as possible
the pecuniary prosperity of
section which, although agricul
tural like herself, raises a prod
uct which does not compet'
with her own, cannot be ate
and consequently makes it
producer dependent on her fo
what he does eat. When th'
Western farmer understand d
this matter in its true light, W.
have no fear of the result, ant
whatever his party allegiance
may have been, he will be ap
to pursue a course in polite
that is calculated to secure hi
best interest, and in doing thi
bring the greatest amount o
prosperity to the whole people
That the entire country is nov
suffering from the effects o
Radical wrongin Radical hand
cannot be denied, and unit
some other name, with grea
reliefs for patient and suffer
ing people can be suggested
and adopted, let us hope that
patriotic, high.toned spirit, ben
on publication of the publ
stalls under the Democrat
lo,oo, NAV win tb q Gn1d
Year: 1870

1t is said that the experiment of
mixing blacks and whites in the
schools of Louisiana has resulted in
the withdrawing of all the white
children. That is just the way to
do it, Let the whites everywhere
refuse to be mixed up in equality
with negroes in anything.
Year: 1870

'8We find the following going
the rounds of the. papers; any
young lady who can read it,
and call at this Office, can have
the pleasure of kissing our
good-looking devil :


Read see that me.


Up will Ill have


And you have you'll


Down and you II
Year: 1870

The cable seems to be largely devoted Of
late to stating that the report of the msssa


ere, or riot, or what not, of the day previous,
was a huge canard. 1t is therefore to be
Hoped that the great confagration at
Constantinople WAS only chimney burning
Year: 1870

Now that the Indians are having such e
free run of the strawberries and cream OF
the capital, il must be source of poignant
regret to the noble red race that their strong
chief, Big Mouth, was killed e years ago.
He might have represented his tribe so ably
at the free lunches
Year: 1870

DIR. Josiah Campbell, who lived
for many years on the Western Re
serve, in Ohio, was skillful physi-
clan, but withal one of the most ec-
centric and absent-minded persons
in the world, except Margaret, his
wife, and she was fully his equal.
One Sunday morning the doctor was
caught out in a tremendous shower,
which drenched him to the skin. 1t
soon cleared off, however, and DR..
Josh rode into his own yard where
he took the dripping saddle from
his horse and let him 60 adritt into
the pasture. The saddle he placed
on stout log Of wood which was
elevated some four feet from the
ground on two posts, where the doc
tor had begun to build a platform to
dry his peaches on.


After having got his saddle fixed
so it would dry, he took the bride,
and, putting the bit over the end Of
the log, he stretched out the reins,
and, hitching them to the horn of
the saddle, went in to change his
wet clothes and get breakfast. Jo-
siah, Jr., and Margaret, Jr., were
away from home on a visit, and so
the two seniors sat down to the NOR
ming meal. When they were about
half through, Jim Atwood, a farmer
who lived about eight miles distant,
came in, telling the doctor he wish
ed he would go over to his house,
as he rcckoncd he mi ght be wanted
over there, and then went off to the
village in hurry after some ncces-
sary 'ixens.'


When the doctor finished his meal
he took his saddle-bags and out he
went into the yard, where he delib-
erately mounted his saddle and set
out in imagination for Jim At
woods.


For long time he rode on in 81
lcnce, with his eyes intently fixed on
'Buchan's Practice which lay open
before him. At length he began to
feel the effects Of the fierce rays OF
a midday sun, and on looking W
from his book he discovered a hous,
close by him, upon which he sang
out Justify for drink of water.


Aunt Margaret, who had been fol
the last two hours very busy in tho
garden, soon made her appearance
with a pitcher Of milk, and after the
thirsty stranger had taken a long
draught, they entered into an ami
mated conversation, the doctor
launching out into rapturous prais
es of the scenery about the place
the neatness Of the buildings, tn.
fine orchard of peach and apple
trees; and the lady, who had caugh
a glimpse of the saddle-bags, made
great many inquiries about th'
health of the neighborhood, etc.


The doctor finally took his leave
Of the lady, assuring her that III
would call on his return and have
some further conversation with her
as she reminded him so much of hi!
wife, who, he was sure, would b.
very happy to make her acquain
tance.


The lady turned to enter the house
and the doctor had just gathered u
the reins when Jim Atwood dashe'
up to the gate with his horse all il
a lather of foam.


What on earth are you doing
doctor:' called Jim; get off that log
and come along.


The doctor was greatly astonish
ed at first, but after few minute
it got through his hair that he ha,
been all the morning riding beecl
Loo in his own door yard
Year: 1870

THE ENGlNEER.-Who Of those
who ride ever think of the engineer,
with his oily clothes, his keen eye,
his wcll-trained hand, his advanced
position, and his responsibility?
Too few of us, we fear. We chat
with the conductor, we tell him sto-
ries, and say he is a good fellow, as
he is, but there is another on the
train in whose keeping we are when
we are rushing over the rails, and
that is the engineer. Thank God,
they are brave, sober, earnest men.
They are underyalued, overworsed,
and underpaid; they are not noticed
because they do not dress well; they
are seldom thought or spoken OF,
because they are workingmen or
mechanics but who Of us ali are
better, braver, or more deserving
than the railroad engineers of Amer
ica?
Year: 1870

1t is common notion that oxen
are rather stupid animals. But the
Gloucester .1dcerti<er tells of an
old OK, which belongs to the Gran
ite Company down there, which GER
tainly is not a very dull animal, and
should be classed with the horses
and even the dogs for sagacity and
reasoning faculties. 1t is the occa-
sion which develops the man, and
so, clearly, it is with animals. 1t
seems that a yoke of old oxen which
had long borne the heat and burden
of the Granite Company's work, one
had become too lame for further
usefulness; and in consideration of
past faithful services, the twain
were made emeritus oxen of the
company which they had so long
served, and were turned out to grass.
A few days since the lame OK was
seen limping toward the blacksmith
shop where he had often been shod,
and, making his way into the shop,
he took his place in the shoeing
frame, and held up his crippled foot
to the curious smith, who watched
his singular movements. AS this,
though passing strange, was very
Ineligible language to the black
smith, he Immediately examined the
foot, and to his great satisfaction
and the JOY Of the animal, discover
ed the secret Of the lameness and
the signiticancy of the animals in
telligcnt actions. a small stone had
got crowded under the shoe, and
pressed on the foot in way to pro-
ducc the lamcncSs. The stone was
removed, and the animal sent away,
no doubt rejoicing in his OK heart
that there was at least one man who
could understand the OK language
sufficiently well to relieve oX-suffer-
| ing.