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Year: 1870

BACON AND GREENs.-Dr. Bagby will de-
liver his famous lecture with this title at
the hall of the House of Delegates Thurs
day night for the benefit of the Young
Mems Missionary Society. Those who at
tend have our promise of delightful
humorous entertainment.
Year: 1870

Messrs. Neeson and Meredith appeared
at the City Hall promptly, and entered
into consultation. The result was that
Mayor Ellyson stated to the Marshal that
the order was entered without any notice
to him, was unauthorized and unwarranted,
and that he would not surrender posses
sion.


The Marshal then said that as the force
then in the City Hall was too great to war
rant his attempting to execute the writ, he
would have to obtain other force. He
then left the hall, whereupon Mayor Ely
son gave orders that his men should re-
main in the building.


Our readers will remember that the
names OF the President and Chief Justice
are used in the above writ merely as q
matter of form, and do not indicate that it
proceeded from either Of them.
Year: 1870

The RIvER.-Latc Saturday evening the
river was rising. and seemed to he on an
other spree. We noticed in the first bend
below Rockets several Schoone-s in tow of
steam tug cndeavoring to get up, but at
the time we left. there seemed to be little
chance of succcss before midnight. The water
in the river had risen 50 far as to stop tic
pumps ct the watcrworks at o'clock on
Saturday morning. The reservoir is only
about half full, and it may be necessary to
practice economy in the use of hydrant
water.
Year: 1870

Tho American 18Ouhc. RoAtons hhs
been newly lifted and furnished throughout The
reputation OF the senior partner las been too well
established by long test Ut years to need further
enhancement from lls
Year: 1870

THE TRIBUNE has already called attention
TO the remarkable war poetry of Germany which has
been called forth by the present We have given as
specimens the national hymn. The Watch on the
Rhine both in and English two poems OF Frei
lgrah, and of Bsyard Tsylors To these songs OF
German and an American add to-day one OF the
songs which the Americans have contributed to
the literature OF the war Two previous warsongs by
the same poet already had wide circulation In the
German papers both of this country and of Germany.
Year: 1870

HEADQUARTERS, DONCHERY, NEAR SEDAN,
Sept 3.-Yesterday morning quite early car
rage containing four French officers drove out
from Sedan, and came into the German lines.
The carriage was accompanied by three OH
GERS on horseback, but had no other escort,
and when il had arrived among the Germans one
of the occupants put his head out, and asked
them in their own language where was Count
bismarck; he must see him at once. The
Germans said that Donchery was the most
likely spot in which to find the Count, though
no one knew exactly his whereabouts. For
ward. then, to DOnchery." The carriage
dashed away, and many a curious glance was
cast after it. That short drive was asterwan
known to be great historic event. Count
Bismarck may live all the years that q cosr-
teous Arab could wish him and never have such
another visitor in the early morning


NAPOLEON AND BIsMARCK's INTERVIEW.


They met at a small house outside the town.
ON the left Bank of the Meuse, in holse
where oddly enough, the inmates, being froni
Luxembourg. spoke both French and German
On bis first arrival the Emperor went inside.
But it was thought that they could sit more
comfortably in the open air. 1t was de-
lghtfully fine, fresh morning. so chairs were
pisoed for then. and they sat talking tor
Year: 1870

LYNCH, BEATTY & O'kANE claim the honor of
exhibiting to the public the first arrival in
the city this season of SPRING Dry GOODS
from the Eastern Markets and on account OF
the great reduction in the price of all manufac.
tured articles. claim also the honor of first estab.
fishing in this market the scale of prices under
the new order OF things On looking over and
pricing sundry articles with which We are famil.
Jar, We were really astonished to find that in many
cases the prices are lower than they were before
the var.


The firm OF Lynch, Beatty and O'Kane are so
we'll known all over this county, and their bust.
ness reputation is so we'll established, that i. is
almost superhuous to add the assurance that they
not only present in their new stock the choicest
in the market, but that the amazing reduction
Of prices with which they open the spring trade
Is not mere "ham,' but permanent matter to
be adhered to throughout in good faith
Year: 1870

II will only cost you dollar to buy bottle OF EDWARD
WILDEH's COMPOUND EXTRACT WILD CHERRY which has
never been known to fail in giving rapid and prompt in
all kinds OF Coughs colds and caarrhs Bronchitis Lar.
yng Asthma and Phhisc gives immediate comfort fol.
lowed rapid cure It's also admirably adapted to the relief
of the cough and difficulty OF breathing in consumption In
Pneumonia, Winter Fever Peursy. every conceivable
form of Pulmonary disease it Indispensable and should al
ways be kept in every household,
Year: 1870

BETTER FIND OUr.-Of course you want your
Sunday shoes to be in the latest style, but how
do you know what the latest style lie, until you
go to Child Il Bros and see There's where
the shoe pinches, or at least it ought to pinch
you, until you go and get u pair of those splen.
did new style CATERS that don't, and cam. be
made to pinch your feet.
Year: 1870

1t is difficult to realize what n difference the
decline in gold and the resulting panic in the
eastern markets has made in the price of dry
goods, until you come to see the new prices at
Reddck Il Gillen's. A dress that would have
cost $50 o year ago for $l5 to SEQ now is fact
that goes wonderfully to make things clear and
compre rehensible
Year: 1870

The interest in the meetings held in the
Methodist Church still continues. A goody
number have been converted and united with
the church. and there are yet others seeking the
knowledge Of God.
Year: 1870

One of the principal causes of the fail


Ure of crops of fruits in this part of the
country is the multiplication of insects.
So far us our observation extends their
number seems to increase with every
successive year. They attack the leaves
fhev attack the fruit, often as soon rs it
begins to set; they do not spare the
branches, or even the trunks. They
cause the apple and the pear to become
small, knObby and wOrmy, or to fall
prematurely; they make the fruit of the
cherry wormy and worthless, or cause il
to decay on the tree, and prevent the
plum from ripening. We have seen
medIar trees on Long Island covered
with fruit which was not in a single in
stance perfected, every medlar being
bored through and through 10y insects,
and made apparently as woody as the
trunk. DOWuing's ever-bearing null
berry tree, i'm the same neighbCrhOOd,
has its bark pierced i'm every direction
with insects, and unless it is protected
from them by some wash impregnated
with substances distasteful or fatal to
them, the tree perishes. Even the
wild red mulberry trees in the wood
suffer from the same cause, and die be-
fore they come to their full growth.


One of the causes of this eNtraOrdina-
nv increase Of insects injurious to vegeta-
feed upon them. We must take our
choice between the insects and the birds.
Birds multiply with comparative slow
ness, and if they prey upon the crops
they can be seen and scared away. In
Year: 1870

sects multiply by myriads, and evade
the attempts of man to DESTROY them.
Birds take small part of the fruits or RI
pened grain; insects destroy both bv
wholesale. There is nothing for US to
do but to take the birds into partner
ship, allowing them a part of the annu-
al product on condition OF their protect
ing the remainder, as the traveller in the
East pays tribute to the BedOuin chief
on condition of being protected by him
from the rObberies of his tribe.


On Long Island the farmers have the
habit of soaking corn i'm strycb-
nine or some other poisonous substance
and streWing it about their fields to pre-
vent the depreciation of the crows.
There could be nothing more ilIjudged
than this. Not only the crow, but other
birds that make war on the insect race,
swallow the poisoned kernels and per-
ish IN consequence But even If the
the crow only was destroyed, the effect
would be mischievOus. Crows feed on
grasshOppers, cTickets, and other insects
and their stOmachs are found full Of
them. A single insect which escapes
them becomes the parent of thousands,
and each one of thes is the prOgenitOr Of
thousands more, which move silently
and surely to the work of destruction.
If the crow cannot be kept from pulling
up Indian corn by the old eXpedient Of
scarecrOws, there is no other method
but to replant and set down the plants
which he has pulled up to the account
of profit and loss. The uprOoung of the
few plants would be a loss of far les
consequence than the mischief from mil
lions of destructive insects prOpagated
without check.-Ne1O York EUeninq
Post.
Year: 1870

The cheese Factory System IN England.


It's Influence on the An1erjcan Trade.


THE introduction of the American
factory system of cheese-making in En-
gland has now been resolved upon in
earnest. 1t has been hard thing for
the English to overcome prejudices, and
to be convinced that the American in
stitutiOn is an improvement over the
old established customs Of Britain; but
the fact that American cheese has forced
its way to the front rank in English
markets, Outselling the home make, is
altogether too stubborn an argument
be resisted. Like sensible people, they
look over the ground, and finding them
selves fairly beaten in the race, admit
the fact and bestir themselves to regain
position. And so the factory system is to
is to be tried, and that there may
be no worthless experiments and
probable failures, eXperiencienced factO-
Nv managers have been engaged from
America. These men have left our
shores; they will carry the Yankee in
ventiOn into the heart of England, and
thus commences a revolution in dairy
practice in the old world.


Some of our dairymen will perhaps
feel a regret that the factory system
has so soon commended itself to the ap-
probation of Englishmen, prefering rath-
er to establish still fiTmeT in the English
mind the superiority of the American
product; but the new situation must be
accepted, and still greater efforts be
made on the part of American factories
to excel in the cheese making art. We
shall not deny the fact that with our
new system, with our many admirable
cOntrivances for cheese making, En-
gland will have some decided advanta-
ges over us. In the first place, she has
a better climate for curing cheese. Her
market is at her own doors, and there
fore no risk is to be taken in Overheating
and injuring the flavor Of cheese in ships
upon the sea. These things we have
had to contend with, and they must
now in some way be surmOunted. |
Cheese can doubtless be produced more |
cheaply in America than in England, |
but the freight and various commissions |
on our product are serious items against
us. One thing is pretty certain; with |
the factory system fully established i'm |
England, we cannot afford to make n |
poor product for export.


So long rs our factory cheese was SUI
periOr to the great bulk of English make /
SINNERS have been induced TO purchase |
eaGerIy Of our product and at good pri-
ces. But how will it be when the great
bulk of English make shall he improved
under our factory system? 1t seems
plain that the time is at hand when the
profits of our export trade will depend
upon our making an exceedingly fine
quality of cheese, and it is to this point
that our efforts must now he directed.


To show how thoroughly aroused is
the English dairy public to the impOr-
tance of at once adopting the factory
system, we make brief abstract of pro-
ceedings repyrted in 'Bell's Messenger
of recent meeting in Derbyshire. The
occasion was the meeting of the MEM
bers of the Derbyshire Agricultural So
ciety, at which his Grace, the Duke of
Devonshire, presided, and there was a
numerous attendance.
Year: 1870

Do you know any one friendly reader,
who swaggers through life upon the
principle that, 1.-THE 1gorld olces me q
Irving and Pm going to collect it,"


Ifyou do not, do.


There is al had almost said gentle
mani man now in my minds eye. A
tall stylish looking fellow always dress
ed in the Htip of the mode" the finest
broadcloth-kid gIoves-a stove pipe
hat-whiskers dyed black, (for he is an
old rat, walks with West Pointer
(dog as he isl EpicUrean in his tastes,
carries a cane-a gold headed one, of
course. Jerusalem! How glib he is
with his oily tongue, creased with the
labor of other people. He sports
laughs-feasts-eniOys himself general
Iy and like the lilies spoken of in the
Holy Writ, "takes no thought Of the
morrow"


No one sees him handle money. yet
if there is fair, a concert, q circus,
ball, or a picnic, any parade whatever,
he is there!


It is the rarest thing to go out and not
meet this man. He is in the parlOr at
the hotel; always at the depot when the
cars come in 1--WE are not like you Ur-
bana folks, as we have only one passen-
ger train a day. He cOntrives to gain
access to all private parties, and never
fails to gain an introduction to celebri-
ties, is always on hand and glove with
the elite.


Strange! But this walking humbug
worms himself into the good graces of
the best men in the community. He
can borrow money, certainly! Borrow
ed S1OO from Lord Gay, this may be
why I have him so vividly before me,
as my kind husband told me if I could
collect "that borrowed money" might
have it. If there had been centre nous
the smallest possibility of ever getting
it, Pm sure it would not have been turn
ed over to me. This is only sly way
Lord Gay has of showing marvellous
Iiberality to his wife.


I cannot help feeling unamiable
whenever I meet one of these social
vampires who are continually collect
ing the Giving the world owes them, es-
pecialIy when reflect how hard I labor
and with all my efforts to make every
edge cut, I am inadequate to cope with
one Of these inexplicable fixtures in
life.


These pensioners upon the worlds
bounty are not always confined to the
male persuasion. But I'll stop right
here-I dare not trust myself, for like
the noted swearer, who had his patience
sorely tried, and the whole village
gathered to hear him curse-and some
one in the crowd ventured toask: 'Why
don't you begin, we all came to hear
you swear" the answer was:


81 cannot do justice to the subject"


I candidly acknowledge that in the
attempt to shOwUp a 1OOn1a7l who sets
out to collect the living the world owes
her-it is out of my power to "1O justice
to the subject"
Year: 1870

"Oh nanny you know he's done a
good deal for you! Now be just said
Kate.


He! he I'd rather he'd spit in my
face than to give me money and say,
now spend it for this and not for that
he he! Pm old enough to know my
own wants. Pm no baby. could teach
him if he did but know it. Kate hand
me my bible and let me bless the Lord
for this good Presbyterian rocking chair
he he!
Year: 1870




The Lancaster Intelligencer says:-A most
singular case of religious hallucination, result
ing fatally, occurred in East Lampeter township
on Saturday last. young man named Jacob
Harnish, about II years old, residing near Mid
way, on the Lancaster and Strausburg pike,
deliberately cut off his own leg with hatchet
1t appears that for some time past his mind has
been deeply exercised on the subject of religion,
and he has spent his spare moments in reading
the Bible.


On Saturday morning he worked on the farm
as usual, and at noon unhitched his team, put
the horses in the stable, threw some hay down
from the NOW, and told another lad to feed the
horses He then went to the woodward, took
off the boot and stocking from his right foot
and, laying it across log, deliberately cut it
off above the ankle by striking 1t three heavy
blows with sharp hatchet He then picked up
the dissected foot, threw 1t away, and COM
posedly sat down on the log. His mother, who
was not far off, witnessed the operation, but
had not the remotest idea of his intention until
it was too late to prevent it. His father
who was on the farm, was Immediately
summoned, and seeing his son bleeding to
DEATH asked him why he committed the act. In
reply he said he had done it in obedience to the
command of the Saviour, who has said, "If thy
hand or thy foot offend thee, cut them off and
cast them from thee; it is better for thee to
enter into life halt or MANNED, rather than hav-
ing two hands or two feet to be cast into ever
lasting fire. Surgical aid was procured as soon
as possible, ehloroform was administered by
Drs. ID. Musser, Jacob Musser, and Jacob
Weaver, and every effort made to save the
young mans life, but the fearful loss of blood
from the discovered arteries had been such that
he died shortly after the arrival of the surgeons.


While the surgeons were operating the effect
of the chloroform passed Off and young Har-
nish awakening, looked at the mangled limb
without showing any signs of pain. He told
DIR. Musser before he died that he was sorry for
what he had done, though he thought at the
time he was Going right. Until the commission
of the present act he has never been suspected
of any tendency to insanity or monomania. His
parents are very intelligent, respectable, and
pious people, belonging to the new religious
denomination known as New Mennonites. We
have not heard in what manner or for what
reason deceased supposed his foot to have
defended"
Year: 1870

From the ~ Y Herald


'Should the dulness which now prevails In Wall
street continue for any great length OF time longer
1t will drive many OF the brokers 70 seek other ways
OF procuring livelihood. Although 1t Is the middle
Of the season-when activity and excitement in
stocks and securities are the rule and cu5t0m-the
Stock Exchange is as dull as IN midsummer, when
in the country the seaside. To-day the markets
were almost unruf1ied.


''The money market was easy at six per cent on
stocks and five per cent. on Governments COM
mercial paper was In limited supply, and the de-
mand moderate at seven to eight and haf per cent
for the various grades Of prime double name accept
ances.


"Foreign exchange opened weak in the absence Of
q demand for t0-morrows steamer, but strength
ened with the decline in gold and became active
and closed firm at the rates quoted yesterday In
the correlative influences OF gold and exchange 1t
should be remembered that weak gold naturally
makes strong exchange and hence the spectacle
which surprised so many buyers OF gold this after-
noon, of lower gold with higher exchange.


'"The gold market was hammered by the bears
early in the day, and later became weak moving in
direct opposition to exchange as above narrated.
Despite the buying OF gold, which strengthened eX-
change the market heavy and was freely sold by
some OF the larger operators, the price declining
from 113@113A. The bulls were without their usual
courage, whatever the reason whether they feared
the prepayment OF the May interest or apprehended
that at the Government sale tomorrow Secretary
Boutwell, would authorize the acceptance OF bids for
more than the million advertised, the Treasury
balance being sufficiently large to authorize an in
crease Of the gold sales. The cash gold was again
scarce to-day and IL is said the bulls have hypothe
Gated it with the insurance companies, paying them
selves per cent. gold for the money advanced


1.-THE Government market was strong in the face
OF the decline of gold, which affected prices to the
extent OF only an eighth to a quarter per cent.
There is quiet buying movement on the part OF
private investors and some OF the banks, but the
market shares the general dullness of the periOdn
Year: 1870




A London letter-writer has the following
curious information :


Not long ago I wrote that some ingen-
ious man had been concocting various sorts
of wine from tea leaves, and soon after I
mentioned the prosecution of broker
for adulterating the tea he sold with the
sWeeplngs of his shop. AS if this was not
enough, we have now what l think is
the most remarkable case on record.
A certain analytical chemist has succeed
ed IN extracting what is described as ''a
pure white fat, tasteless and perfectly in
odorous, from no less a substance than
the mud taken from the River Thames OF
all the horrible compounds in the world
Thames mud is certainly the most loath-
some and revolving. Mud is mud, to an
extent the world over but the mud Of
| the river Thames is ordinary mud COM
bined with every other filthy substance
ever created by nature or concocted by
man. There Is no doubt of the CHEMIST s
success, for the result of his ingenuity has
| been seen and tested by numerous compe
tent and scientific persons, But the world
is not yet told. This ingenious chemist
exhibits one specimen, with the addition OF
q little salt and coloring matter, so closely
resembling pure, frst-class butter that it
10 ILL PoooAOiO 1O1 cAo4Iin1y EOioOdo ~ dSICCN
the difference. There is something very
dreadful about thethought of this, and one
eff the papers has still further alarmed the
public by stating that a well known factory
building on the river bank has been taken
| by company for the purpose of working
the new discovery on a large scale, and
that they have already contracted with
the board of public works for ali the mud
raised by the dredging machines in the
! Thames.
Year: 1870

A FAMILY MEDICINE. call the spe
elal attention of our readers to the adver-
t1sement of that favorlte home remedy,
Perry Davis PAIN KILLER. It has been
before the public over THIRTY YEARS, and
probably has wider and better reputation
than any other proprietary medicine of the
present day. At this period tgere are but
few dnacquainted with the merits of the
Pain Killer; but while some extol it as a
liniment, they know but little OF It's power
IN easing pain when taken internally, while
others use it internally with great success,
but are equally ignorant of its healing vlr-
tues when applied externally. We there
fore, wish to say to all that it is equally
successful whether used internally or exter-
nally, and it stands to-day unrivalled by
all the great catalogue of Family Medicines.
1t is sufficient evidence of it's virtues as a
standard medicine, to know that it is now
used in all parts of the world, and that It's
sale is constantly increasing No curative
agent has had such widespread sale, OF
given such universal satisfaction. 1t Is q
purely vegetable compound, and perfectly
safe, even ia unskillful hands.
Year: 1870

HEREDITARY badness is supposed to be IN
durable. All that can be done where it begins
to show itself is to put off the evil day by day
by the iudicious use of some stimulating or
cooling preparation that shall create lew ac,
ton in the glands or foIicles, usually called
roots, and thus tighten the hair that would
otherwise become loose and fall off. Rings
Vegetable Ambrosia has acquired an enviable
reputation for this purpose, generally but not
inyariablv proving successful.
Year: 1870

AN ACT to provide for evying and collecting state
tax for the year 1870.


The people Of the state of Wisconsin, represented


in senate and assembly, do enact as follows:


Section L. There is hereby levied upon all the
taxable property of the state, state tax for the
year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy, of four hundred and eighty thousand dol
lars in addition to the amount authorized 10 be
levied by existing laws. Said tax shall be appor-
toned among and assessed upon the several coun-
ties of the state and collected and paid into the
state treasury provided by law. The same shall
be apportioned by the secretary of state, or be-
fore the second Monday in October next, and the
amount apportioned o any county shall be ceru-
fed by the secretary of state to the clerk of the
board of supervisors of such county, as soon as
MAJ be after the superintendent, and the said clerk
shall apportion the same among and certify the
TO the several towns, cities and incorporated
villages thereof according to law, and the amount
so apportioned shall be collected and paid
cording to law.


Sec. 2 This act shall take effect and be in force
from and after its passage and publication.
Approved March II, 1870. --.--. ..--.