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Year: 1872

How TO KEEP COOI.-A correspondent OF
the Nation evidently has faith that people can
keep cool even in such weather as we have bad
during the past week, and makes plausible
suggestion as to the ight way to do 1t. lie
thinks the air Of our houses can be cooled down
TO about fifty or sixty degrees, in this manner :,
II mean to lead considerable number of
small air pi pes several times through very
large box or bin, which is to be packed full of
some light substance-moss, for instance
through which air could easily find its way.
Waterfrom above would be suffered to drip
all over the top Of the moss and will trlckle
through to the bottom of the bin. Through
the moss, from the bottom upward, | shall force
current of air, and thus produce rapid evap-
GRAFTON. And this will cool the air pipes, and


they will cool the air which passes through
them. To force current through these pipes.
and to force another one through the moss, l
shall use very large but light pair of bellows;
and the bellows will be worked by sort OF
clock arrangement, in which the immediate
motive power will be heavy weight. | cal
culate that horse will, with ten or fifteen
minutes heavy pull (once day OIL, once week :,
according to the heat of the weather. wind
this clock affair. Tt shall have pendulum,
and be started or stopped at pleasure, and by
altering the length of the pendulum will run
sHfast or slow according to the heat. The cold
sjSair which the air pipes furnish will be led
asthrough cheap wooden pipes to the various
Moons of the house, always near the ceiling,
Andbe turned on or off like the hot air OF or,
binary furnaces. My doors and windows will
1baskept closed in the hottest weather as care.
fully as in the coldest I shall have no flies,
nor mosquitoes, nor dust My blinds will be
open and my room light The air will be. al
DRY as that outside, and the temperature of ii
ywill be between sixty and seventy degrees, ac-
Sscordng to my belief as to what degree may be
the healthiest. | have not carefully estimated
the expense of this machine, but am sure il
will not cost much, and am equally sure that
the extra work it will enable me to do in the
hottest weather will soon repay me for the out


lay"
Year: 1872

Cut by measure and made at home of the best
material. A fit guaranteed.
We have succeeded in getting an experienced
Shirt Cutter to take charge of our manufactory,
and after months of successful operation we feel
safe in saying we can give as perfect a fit as can
be had anywhere and as we use nothing but
the very best Shirting Cotton and Linen they
cannot tail to wear satisfactorily.
We have always on hand full line OF
READY-MADE SHIRTS, which we sell as
cheap as can be bought. Collars and Cufs to
match. All in want Of Shirts Sc, would do
well to call and see us.


iy3l WILMER s. SLAYMAkER.
MO. 81 KING STREET.


IN SEASONABLE GOODS.


NEW GOODS.


Now receiving full stock of seasonable goods.
Dealers will do we'll to examine our stock be-
fore purchasing. ~
jy Ii ROBT l.. WOOD.
Year: 1872

The counterfeit fifty dollar greenback
of the series Of 1869, that reached the
Treasury Department few days ago,
was much worn and defaced. The
large rel seal and number tablets
were entirely obliterated. Since then
a second note OF this issue, printed
from the same set OF counterfeit plates,
has been shown the Department and is
now in the possession OF General
Spinner. This note has the red seal
and number panels complete aud can
readily be detected, as it is printed OIL
plain paper, which bears no resemblance
to the special paper used by the Depart
ment in that issue, the genuine OF
which has silk fibre interviewer in
the paper, also a patent localized blue
fibre running from the top to the
bottom Of the note on the right side.
The counterfeit is at least an eighth of
an inch narrower than the genuine.
The number on the red panels are also
printed in a darker blue ink than the
genuine; also by careful examination
of the female figure on the left side Of
the note will be found to be shorter
than the original, while the left eve is
all aslant. This counterfeit first ma de
its appearance in the West.
Year: 1872

Special Dispatch to the ReSister.l


CHARLESTON, February 5.


A railroad bill in accordance with
instruction from the City Council OF
Wheeling, has been ordered. to its third
reading in the Senate. The bridge bill
will be passed on Tuesday. The latter
has been amended by striking out the
clause exempting the bridge from taxa
ton, and it has been further amended
so as to require the assent of three-fiths
Of the voters voting at special election
for subscription to its stock.


The report on Taxation and Finance
was discussed in the Convention to-day,
but no decision was arrived at.


A special committee of three from
each Congressional District has been
ordered by the Convention to consider
matters in relation to the location OF
the Capital. 1t now seems probable
that the proposition to submit the ques-
ton to vote of the people Of the State
will not prevail. OHIO.
Year: 1872

party, although represented by Stafford
Northcote in the Joint High Comnis-
sion, is desirous of forcing the Alabama
question upon Parliament and compel
such a vote as would declare its want
of confidence in the Gladstone ministry.
The Gladstone ministry are, in conse-
quence, seeking an amendment Of the
Alabama case to parry the assaults of
the Tories. Dispatches have been re-
ceived at Washington urging the Ad-
ministration to withdraw the claims for
consequential damages. The President
is firm in the conviction that the case,
as presented by our Government shall
not be amended or withdrawn.
He regards the Geneva Commission as
a court, and feels that America has a
right to 60 before that court like any
other party TO action, and leave the
question to its decision. If our case
shows any surprising features the fault
will be with the English, who permit
ted themselves, for their own gain, to
become parties to acts Of war upon the
United States. The President also feels
that the Ministers Of any English Cab
met must not be permitted to force his
administration into false position.


A dispatch has been received from
Minister Schenck to the effect that the
excitement in London is intense, but no
recommendation are made.


The English Minister, Thornton,
combats the view Of the administration
as to the Geneva Commission being q
court, and urges that it be treated as an
amicable conference. He contended
that there could be no peace if our
case was presented in the form OF an
indictment for misconduct. Secretary
Fish does not see how any claim can be
Withdrawn. If, IN his judgment, Sir
Alexander Cockburn should withdraw,
there would be no hope Of an amicable
settlement. Mr.. Evarts is about to
return to this country for further in
struCtions.
Year: 1872

1t is often question among people
who are unacquainted with the anatomy
and physiology of men, whether lying
with head exalted or on a level with the
body, is the most unwholesome. Most,
consulting their own ease on this point,
argue in favor of that which they prefer.
Now, although many delight in bolster,
ing up their heads at night. and sleep
soundly without injury, vet we declare
it to be dangerous habit. The yes
sells in which the blood passes from the
heart to the head are always lessened
in their cavities when the head is rest


ing in bed higher than the body; there
fore, in all diseases attended with fever,
the head should be pretty nearly on q
level with the body; and people ought
to accustom themselves to sleep thus


and avoid danger ~
Year: 1872

o Every man who can afford it should
supply his boy with tools, and q room


where they can be used and cared for
"A boy takes to tools as naturally as to
green apples,or surreptitious and forbid
den amusements; and ten to. one if he
has a chance to develop his mechanical
tastes and crafty them to their full ex-
tent, his tendencies to vicious courses


will remain undeveloped Such a result


is enough to compensate for all the OK.
pense and trouble the indulgence we


commend would entail; while the chan,
ces that the early development Of his
constructive faculties may, in this me.
chanical age, be the means by which he


may ultimately climb to fame and for
tune are not small
Year: 1872

We commend those gentlemen. who
think that Greeley is vascilating old
man to be bent by every breath of opin-
ion, the following rather vigorous letter
addressed by the Old Philosopher to
the New York Union League Club, Of
which he was member, which under
took to arraign him from going upon
jeff Davis bail bond The Club cited
him to appear before it for trial, and this
was his response:


"Gentlemen / shall not attend your
meeting this evening. / have an en-
gagement out of town and shall keep it.
i do not recognize you as capable of
judging or even fully apprehending me.
You evidently regard me as a weak sen.
timentalist, misled by q msudlin phil
.osophy. l arraign you as narrow min
ded blnckheads, who would like to be
useful to great and good cause, but
don't know how. Your attempt to base
great, enduring party on. the hate and
wrath necessarily engendered by a
bloody civil war, is as though you
should plant a colony on the iceberg
which had somehow drifted into trop-
ical ocean. tell you here, that, out of
life earnestly devoted to the good of
human kind, your children will select
my going to Richmond ard signing that
bail bond az the wisest act, and will feel
that it did more for freedom and hu-
manity than all of you we're competent
to do, though you had lived to the age
of Methuselah Understand,
once for all, that dare you and defy
you, and that ! propose to fight it out
on the line that l have held from the
day Of Lees surrender. So long as any
man was seeking to overthrow cur Gov
ernment, he was my enemy from the
hour in which he laid down his arms, he
was my formerly erring countryman.-
So long as any man is at heart opposed
to the. National unity, the Federal au-
thority, or to that assertion of equal
rights of all men which has become
practically identified with. loyalty and
nationality,1 shall do my best to deprive
him Of power; but whenever he ceases
to be thus I demand his restoration to
all the privileges of American citizen
ship" tar5 ....l,.f.:
Year: 1872

GATHERING HERBS Herbs for drying
for future use should be cut just about
the time they are coming into flower
Dry them in the shade, and after suffi-
ciently dry to put away,tie them in bun
ches and hang in cool shed, or place
them loosely between paper, and stow
away in cupboards or drawers; the last
mode is by far the cleanest and most ap-
proved plan with the best housekeepers
Some, indeed, powder the leaves at once
after drying and put away in bags ready
for use.
Year: 1872

Now that the reduced Tax and Tariff
Law of the Present Congress haa gone
into operation, we want the people to


consider closely whether they can af-


ford to maintain and perpetuete sys-
TEN which levies such an enormous toll
on the every day necessaries Of life as
the following:
Year: 1872

RUSSIAN LADIEs.-The ladies In Rus
sia are very anxious to get married, be-
cause they have no liberty before marri-
age. They are kept constantly under
paternal eye until given to their hus-
bands. and then they take their own
course. Almost as soon as girl is born,
in the better rank of society, her parents
begin to prepare the dowry she must have
when she goes to her husband. She must
furnish everything for an outfit in life,
even to dozen new shirts for her come
ing husband. The young man goes to
the house of his promised bride, and
counts over her dresses, and examines
the furniture, and sees the whole with
his own eyes before he commits himself
to the irrevocable bargain. In high life
such things are conducted with more ap-
parent delicacy but the facts are ascer-
tanned with more apparent accuracy, the
business being in the hands ola broker or
notary. The trousseau is exposed in pub
lie before the wedding day.
Year: 1872

The LIoN's RIDE.-When lion
wishes to have aegirafe for his dinner he
is obliged to be very careful how he goes
to market. Giraffes are not cheap arti-
cles of diet, even for lion, and an at
tempt to get meal of that kind of meat
always costs him a great deal Of trouble,
and sometimes costs him his life. OF
course, the lion slips up very quietly to-
ward the giraffe. He always does that,
no matter what his prey may be, but in
this case it is necessary to be very care
ful indeed, for if he springs and misses
the giraffe, the great beast may get a
kick at him before he has time to recover
himself, and kick from giraffe, whose
hind-legs fly out like sledge hammers,
will make even lion feel "consid' able
shuck up like" But even after the lion
has safely landed himself on the giraffe's
back, his dinner is not ready yet. The
giraffe is large and powerful animal,
and away he rushes, as fast as his awk-
ward legs can carry him, and that is very
fast indeed. Glitter, clatter Spring and
bound Away he goes, with the lion
hanging on like good fellow, and the
hyenas coming yelling after, hoping to
have chance to get something at the
second table, for it is hardly possible that
a lion can eat whole giraffe. But it is
not at all certain that there will be gi-
raffe for dinner at all, for if the fright
ened creature can once get into the woods
he may be safe. Dashing among the
limbs and trunks he may knock the lion
off. And then look out, Mr.. Lion The
giraffe will turn on you quick as light
ming and kick the life out of you before
you can get out of the reach of his heels,
and all those poor dear little hyenas will
have to 60 hungry to bed. Although gi-
raffes have been known to get the best of
lions in this way, they are not always SO
fortunate. If thick wood cannot soon


be reached, the strength of the giraffe
will be exhausted, and the cruel beast
upon his back will fix his teeth in his
throat and drag the poor creature down
and kill and eat him.-Hearh and Home
Year: 1872

The CAUSE OF SMALL-Pox.-A A Ger


man physician has lately started the


theory that the fearful disease known as
smallpox originates from an excess of
albuminous matter in the blood, and that
this is to be prevented by the admins
tration of common salt. The habits of
children in indulging over freely in
sweetmeats he considers one great cause
of this undue developement of albumen,
and coffee and tea,if highly sugared, tend
also excite it in adults. An organic acid,
such as lemon juice, he considers the best
means of freeing the blood when clogged
up with too much albumen, and he al
legged that by taking these simple reme-
dies in the way of precaution, he has, for
upwards of twelve years past, frequented
or taken up his abode in the most pesti-
lential smallpox hospitals of Europe
and South America with entire impunity.
The means of prevention appear certain
ly simple, but may be worthy of inves
tigation.-Hon.e and Health.
Year: 1872

One who was with her during all these
dying hours, wrote from her bedside to
friend, You ask me respecting the
state of the queens health. We sit sor-
rowful in the palace all the day long,
tremblingly awaiting the hour when re-
ligion and virtue shall quit the earth with
her. Let us pray that we may be per-
mitted to follow hereafter where she is
soon to go. She so far transcends all
human excellence that there is scarcely
anything of mortality about her. She
can scarcely be said to die, but to pass
into nobler existence, which should
rather excite our envy than our sorrow.
She leaves the world filled with her re-
nown, and she goes to enjoy life eternal
with her God in heaven. / write this
between hope and fear while the breath
is still huttering within her."


The dying queen, seeing her friends
bathed in tears around her bed, said to
them, " Do not weep for me, nor waste
your time in fruitless prayers for my re-
covery, but pray rather for the salvation
of my SOUL"


Isabella died November 26, 1904, in
the fifty-fourth year of her age, and the
thirtieth of her reign. According to her
request her remains were conveyed to
the Alhambra for burial. Through
terrible tempes of wind and rain the
body was borne on its long journey to
the grave. The rain continued to fall in
floods, and one of tho gloomiest of winter
storms howled around the towers of the
Alhambra as the remains of Isabella
were consigned to their final reslingplaces


" The storm which wrecked the wintry sky,


No more disturbed her deep repose


Than summer evenings gentle sigh,


Which shuts the rose."
Year: 1872

LETTERS OF Recommendation A
gentleman advertised for boy to assist
him in his Office, and nearly fifty appli-
cations presented themselves to him. Out
of the whole number he in short time
selected one and dismissed the rest.


at should like to know" said friend,
"on what ground you selected that boy,
who had not a single recommendation.


You are mistaken" said the gentle
man :" he had a great many. He wiped
his feet when he came in, and closed the
door after him, showing that he was care
full he gave up his seat instantly to that
old man, showing he was kind and
thoughtful he took off his cap when
he came in, and answered my questions
promptly and respectfully, showing he
was polite; he picked up the book which
1 had purposely laid upon the floor, and
replaced it on the table, while all the
rest stepped over it or showed it aside
and he waited quietly his turn, instead of
pushing and crowding, showing that he
was orderly. When | talked with him
l noticed that his clothes were carefully
brushed, his hair in nice order, and his
teeth brushed and when he wrote his
name, noticed that his finger nails were
clean, instead of being tipped with jet,
like that handsome little fellows In the
blue jacket. Don't you call those things
letters of recommendation ? / do, and |
would give more for what / can tell
about boy by using my eyes ten min
utes, than all the fine letters he can
bring me
Year: 1872

there were thirty human skulls to say
good-morning to me. L can hardly say
that liked their looks.


AT last the three days were gone and
the King came to me. He was accom-
panied by two of his wives and armed
with long knife and spear, and had on
a necklace of tigers teeth.


He looked at me for awhile, with his
arms extended, and at last said that,
when surrounded by his people, he was
afraid of nobody.


He then left, and food was brought in
When the afternoon came, l called the
King and gave him presents. | took a
string of beads from my chest and put
them about his neck. and he seemed
much pleased. / handed him, other
trinkets, and then thought / would give
him looking-glass, which was the great
est treat of all. So, taking it up quietly
| placed it before his face. For awhile
not muscle moved. Suddenly he made
up three faces and saw the face in the
looking-glass do the same. Then he be-
gan to look startled, and moment be-
came so wild and frightened, that ! am
sure he would have turned pale if he
could.


He took the looking glass in one hand,
and put up one finger of the other hand
and saw it in the mirror. He then put
up two, then three and saw them ALSO
After this experiment he dropped the
looking-glass, uttered a terrific yell, and
shouted that the devil was there.


took up the glass, gave it to his maj
esty again, and told him to open his
mouth. He opened it, and l showed
him his beautifully-fled and sharp teeth
and told him how handsome he looked.


Then the Kings wife came in, and al
though she was his chief wife, she was
the ugliest woman | ever saw and was
tattoed all over. She was a kind-heart-
ed woman, however. l gave her neck
lace of beads. She was so much pleased
with it that I was very much afraid she
would hug me; but she didn't.


Just then cooked food was brought
and knew trouble was coming. 1t is a
great insult among these Africans to re-
fuse to eat food which is offered you.-
This, they said, was antelope and plan
tain.


My objections could not very well be-
given, but the fact is, didn't care to eat
even tender antelope, knowing that it
was possible that mans head had been
boiled in those very pots, and didn't
care for the gravy at all.


refused, as best | could, and appeas-
ed her majesty with another necklace of
beads, and a pat on the shoulder, so that
she went away we'll pleased.
Year: 1872

NEw YoRK, May 12.-The HtralGs
monetary article has the following: Some
OF tho wise men Of Wall street and those
who have tho reputation of being far.
seeing and sagaciouS dealers, prognasti.
cate bull movement next week that
will at least cause the market to recover
from is present depressed condition and
send the majority Of the speculative
stocks up three or four per cent.
Year: 1872

WE are sorry that our friend Of tho
F9rkeFsourg JOurna! cannot take Joke
as freely as he gives one, or that he should
be incapable Of a more legitimate mode Of
Fetort than that employed through the
medium Of Saturdays Rsot,tsr
Year: 1872

sciatica is pain beginning at the hip,
and follows the course of the sciatic nerve,
and is generally purely neuralgia or ner-
vOus pain. To cure, use Renne's Pain
Killing Magic Oil on the painful parts, and
also in the hollow of the foot. If the blood
be in a low state, e preparation of iron must
be given at the same time-but the Magic
Oil alone generally cures.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions who are on the road to
40 uusiusly grave with bilious com.lAints,
there ia but one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

Hon. L. T. Neal has lately dis.
covered another plank to be inserted
in the Democratic platform. After
a three weeks canvass this comes
with poor grace from that source.
Neal says in a card to the Advertis-
er that he favors granting lands to
the soldiers who served during the
war, and that he has so expressed
himself in speeches in adjoining
counties. We give him the benefit
of this statement, promising that it
has not been so understood in this
county. A question of veracity is
raised here-some assert that a PEI
titiOn was presented to him before
the campaign opened and that the
only reply he made was "You will
hear my views on this subject from
the stump" Mr.. Neal turned on
his heel and left without further
ceremony. Neal must have known
that land bounty was an issue of
the campaign, as resolution was
introduced at the Republican Con-
vention at Hillsboro to that effect.
If Mr.. Neal has ever spoken of the
matter elsewhere it has been done
in such manner as to fail signally
to, impress it on the minds of his
hearers, as several of them assert
that his speech contains no such
clause TScioto Gazette.