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Year: 1872

In reply to c, w, c., p. l68, l can give
some facts which may be Of use to some
body, thereby saving life The time be-
tween the biting of an animal by mad
dog and showing signs of hydrophobia
is not less than nine days, but may be
nine months. After the animal has be-
come rabid, bite or scratch with his
tooth upon person, or slabber coming
N contact with a sore or raw place,
would produce hydrophobia Just as soon
as though he had been bitten by a mad
dog. Hydrophobia can be prevented,
and | will give what is well known to be
an infallible remedy, if properly admin
istered, for man or beast. 4 dose for a
horse or COW should be about four times
as great as for o person. 1t is not too
late to give the medicine any time before
the spasms come on.


The first dose for person is one and
a half ounces eleoampsne root, bruised,
nut in pint Of new milk, reduced to
one-half by boiling, then taken all at
one dose in the morning, fasting until
afternoon, or at least very light diet
after several hours have elapsed. The
SECOND dose tho same as first, except
take two ounces of the Foet; third dose
same as last, to be taken every other
day. Three doses are ell that is needed,
and there need be no fear. This | know
from my own experience, and know OF
number of other cases where it has been
entirely successful This is no guess
work. These PeEsons ! sllude to were
bitten BY their own dogs, that he'd been
bitten by rabid dogs, and we're penned
up to see if they would 60 mad they
ala 90 mad, and did bite the
persons. This remedy has been used in
and about Philadelphia for forty years
and longer with great sloeess, and is
known as the Goodman remedy. am
acquainted with physician who told
me he knew of its use for more than
thirty years, and never knew case that
failed where it was properly admins
tered. Among other cases he mentioned
vas one where 2 number Of COWS had
been bitten by a mad dog. 70 half of
the number they administered this Fem-
edy, TO the other half not. The latter
all died with hydropbobia, while those
that took the elecsmpane and milk
showed no signs of that disease.-R. C.
Shoemaker, IN Country Gentleman,
Montgomery CGgnty, Penn.
Year: 1872

to contest that-it is manifest-there
scan be but one opinion, except among
the politicians, who are working for
Grants reelection. The Ku Klux
proclamation has no other object, and
the suspension Of -Ha6eas Corpus is
as much an outrage on good sense as
on liberty. The time has been when
such proceeding would have reused
the nation; but manners change with
times; the war has. 1amiliarized. the
people with the regime of the sword,
and the question Of dollars is much
more absorbing one than that of pub
lie liberty. The oppressed localities
are alone conscious Of what is passing
nobody else cares anything for it.
Yet the sitiation is deplorable, and
would be perfectly intolerable, any
where else than in the United States
where all tyrannies are permissible,
if they do not disturb the high spec
ulators.


"To invent a new rebellion at the
South, and achieve glory by crushing
it, and thereby win reelection, is,
without any doubt, the object of Gen.
Grant. 1t is pitifdl policy, which
has more of meanness than wisdom
in it.
Year: 1872

eF What building arc people most
likely to catch cold in? The bank, be-
cause there are so many drafts there.
What makes so many drafts in it? Be-
cause so many people so there to raise
the wind.
Year: 1872

guardians. | am free 10 confess that
probably the abuse OF the system did
more than anything else to render II
obnoxious.


Yet, when we once understand that
it can be rendered efficient, and at the
same time economiZed, al classes will
gladly take hold of it, Much depends
upon us, and il our proposed Constitu-
ton should be ratified hy the people, we
will be held responsible, and justly too,
for the good or evil that results from
our work here.


We must be liberal rs well a. wise
in providing for the education OF all
classes. / DO not desire to see Us SO
back to what was known as the pau.
per system" Of education, existing in
Virginia years ago. And if the report
OF the Committee is adopted as II now
stands, in my opinion it must revert TO
that in many counties OF the State,
which will not he able 10 sustain any
other.


1t would pe folly to attempt TO keep
up one that was not thoroughly EN-
cier', tor TO do 50 would be \ monstrous
waste Of public funds. DO not want
10 see our public schools converted
into mere intellectual aims houses, 10
which INDECENT children shall come,
trembling under the humiliation OF
poverty confessed and exposed-but |
want to see them made banQuets-in-
telectual ieas,S-to which al the Young
people of the State may come-not as
guests, hut as members Of family who
are rightul partakcrs OF a fathers
bounty.


Iappeal, then, with all the earnest,
ness of my nature, to the members of
this body, not to establish a system
that, while it NAV flourish in one sec
ton Of the State, will he of no value 10
another section Establish one that
will be uniform in its character, and
that will send its benefits equally TO all
parts of our youp: commonwealth.
Make it part Of our State machinery
and then will we realize that the bless
ings OF government, like the dCws OF
Heaven, will fall on the rich and poor
alike
Year: 1872

That the Devastation the new English
ship of war, is a success, 80 far as she
has been tried, is now admitted. The
ponderous monster which squats upon
the astonished waters with dead weight
of 10, 900 tons, takes any ordinary waves
with stolid Indifference, whether she
receives them end-on, or upon bow, beam
or quarter. The prodigious hill OF foam
which her stem piles up when under
way, washes, as was expected, clean
over her forward deck, and she IS often
submerged aft; but her massive mid
section rides quietly enough, and those
on board her when anchored in the roll
ling tide way at Spithead, say that she
was steadier than the hoU ashore. "
She turns with great readiness and IN a
a small circle, and her speed, as proved
in six trials along the measured mile, IS
not only equal to the promise OF her de-
signers, but it exceeds expectation. The
mighty engines driving this island OF
iron with an indicated power OF 6,ooo
horses. with seventy-seven revolutions
per minute, got fifteen knots and a hall
out of the ship, and her mean rate at full
steam is thirteen knots and three-quart-
ers. Here, therefore is a craft which Is
vulnerable only to very few guns, has
the swiftness of mail packet, and the
bandiness-thankst to her twin screws
of tug. while she could utilize these
qualities to hurl upon the sides OF al
onponent the awful force of all her ter
thousand tons moving with the velocity
of spear. On board this remarkable
man-of-war there are 10 less than thirty
four distinct and separate engines, ani
indeed. the value which she represent!
is as serious as her fighting capacity
What remains to be learned is the beha
vior of the ugly giant in a real Bisca.
gale; and whether or no the GU de-S9
which she carries aft will or will not
prove mistake in heavy following sea
With stability assured to So, with NJ
top gear to sci her over, and with deck
which can be hermetically sealed, sh
would be safe enough; but whene7e
she does roll, or pitch. or scud, the riv
cts and fittings in her huge body will b
shrewdly tried. Except the Russial
monitor Peter the Great, nothing float
ing could resist or even challenge such


vessel at once so strong and swift. Th
torpedo, no doubt, may yet be so devel
oped as to make the Devastation, an
all her terrible sisters impotent agains
a defended coast. On the high seas a
present she has no superior.
Year: 1872

Some twenty-five years ago, When
WAS pastor OF church in --, TOOK
occasion one evening to attend social
meeting in the church in that place. AS
is their custom on such occasions, one
after another rose and gave in his or her
experience. After some time a man IN
humble circumstances, small in stature,
and with an effeminate, squeaking voice.
rose to give piece of his experience
which was done in the following manner:


Brethren, have been member OF
the church for many years. l have seen
hard times; my family has been much
afflicted, but have for the first time in
nv life to see my pastor or any OF the
trustees OF this church cross the thres'
hold of my door,"


No sooner had he uttered this part OF
his experience than he was suddenly IN
terruptad by one of the trustees an asea
man. who rose and said in a loud, firm
voice:


"My dear brother, you must put the
devil behind YOU"


On taking his seat, the pastor IN
charge quickly rose, and also replied to
the little man as follows:


"My dear brother, you must remem
her that we shepherds are sent to the los
sheep of the house OF Israel


Whereupon the little man rose again
and in answer, said, in a very loud tone
of voice:


eyes, and if I'd been a tat one, yor
would have found me long ago."


The effect upon the audience can b'
better imagined than described
Year: 1872

ANOTHER WHARTON CAsE.-Anothet
story of suspected poisoning has just
come to light in North Carolina which
bears singular resemblance to the case
Of Mrs. Wharton, not yet fully and
finally disposed Of, in Maryland. Two
women have been accused of numbering
by poison the husband OF one and the
father of the other. By his death, so Tar
as appears, they have succeeded merely
in reducing themselves from the condl-
ton of comfortable dependence which
they enjoyed before it to & condition OF
uncomfortable reliance upon their own
exertions for support A chemical analy'
sis has been made, and the unmistakable
presence of strychnine was developed
by it,
Year: 1872

MOVING WEST. Rather the most novel
mode of emigration by rail, combining
economy and comfort, is mentioned by
IN Eastern cotemporary Attached to a
through freight train was common car,
containing a man and bis wife with all
their furniture and household goods, be-
sides their family horse and carry-all.
They were emigratlng from Boston to
Nebraska, having chartered this freight
car to take them through for $780,
they meet with no uncommon deten'
tions, there seems to be no reason why
they may not make a pleasant trip OF 1t.
If successful, this may be the inaugura'
ton of still another new way OF doings
and the time may be near at hand when
migrant cars, fitted up with special re-
ference to the accommodation OF emil
grant families, may be set running ovel
our Western railways, and become q:
familiar to the puslic as sleeping cars Oh
Pullman's palace
Year: 1872

CEMENT FOR LKAKY RooFs. The best
cement for such purpose is made of enc
pound of rosin, one pound of Venetian
red, (or pure clay ground to fine pow
der will do instead of Venetian red,) with
sufficient raw linseed oil to reduce it to
such consistence that it will not crack
when cold. The materials should be
mixed and applied while hot, with q
paint brush, and two or three coats be
given the cement being worked well into
fhe cracks.
Year: 1872

The steamboat Escort, running as night
passenger boat this city and Sag Iarbor L. IT,
ran into barge loaded with lumber at a. M, yester
day. near Hell Gate The bow of tho steamboat was
completely crushed for distance OF 20 or 25 feet and
she rapidly filed with water With great difficulty she
was run TO the shore whore she sank All the passen
gers taken Off by tugboats which speedily came 70
the rescue. The boat Is owned by A. w. Dmock, Presi-
dent of the Atlantic Mail Steamship Company and viii
be placed on the route again as soon as she be
repaired The only lives really in danger were those Of
the two fremen, who we're in their hunks ono fell
through the aperture into the water but being good
swimmer and lightly clad, succeeded in reaching the
barge the other was wedged in by crushed tmbers,
but escaped without q scratch
Year: 1872

Boston is jubilant over the prospect OF the
early completion Of the Hooaac Tunnel, which is
now set down for the year 1874. The wonderful
precision that has been attained in civil engi-
neering is illustrated By the recent junction
effected between two sections of this gigantic
work At q distance Of 274 miles, it was found
that the total error was variation Of only FIVE
ei1teenths of an inch latera11y and IL inches in
level To appreciate the accuracy Of this work,
it must be known that the labor has been per-
formed in darkness and danger, amid falling
Year: 1872

Some of the overland telegraph lines we're
built by the aid of the land grants made to the
Pacific Railroads. The Government is taking
legal advice as to the rights this fact gives it in
their ownership, and it is intimated that the
opinion of counsel will be, that the Government
has valid claim to control in the lines OF the
Union Pacific, il not in others.
Year: 1872

The facts in relation to the suppression of the
NeW Orleans Times by Judge Dureu have not
yet reachedus. The telegraph report said that it
VAS step ii the course OF some proceedings in
Bankruptcy. The New York Herald says that it
"as suppressed son trumped-up charge OF
fraud involving fifteen hundred dollars, for
which four times the amount VAS offered as
security, while a hundred times the amount
would have been forthcoming if necessary. The
Times had been the foremost newspaper in New
orleansin opposing Judge Durell's outrageous
violation OF law and decency in interfering with
the election Of the State officers and Leeislature
Year: 1872

Dangers of Pedestrianism In Mime


sOta-The Experience Of Two Penn


sylvanfa Lads.


Inc following tragic story is clipped from


he Titusville Courier of Feb. II.


There are now stopping at the American
Hotel, in this city, couple of young men
who are truly worthy objects Of charity.
One OF them has neither arms nor feet,
while the other has only lost his feet. Their
names are Devillo and Francis Presler, and
this Is the story of their misfortune:


Their father moved from Mexican county
IN this State, to Martin county, Minnesota.
In lo66 these boys, with younger brother
and sister, together with two children of a
neighbor, went to singing school in the
neighborhOOd. In that bleak country no
one. knows when storm is imminent.


When the school was out they started home,
packed in the OK sled. The eldest boy was
but sixteen, the rest considerably younger.
AS they plOdded their way toward home
the storm increased, the track was filed
with snow, and finally they lost their way,
but still they wandered on until their faithful
team became exhausted, and refused to 90
further The weather was intensely cold,
the thermometer standing at thirty degrees
below zero.


One Of the children died the first night,
and all gave themselves up as lost. The
day dawned, but no aid was in sight; all
was dreary waste of snow. The entire
day they spent in the sled, but before night
two more were relieved from their suffer-
ings by death. On this day one of the
boys, in attempting to get out of 6he sled to
start the team, fell down and remained in
the snow all night, but was alive in the
morning. Then he determined to make
one more effort to reach home. Hobbling
to the sled be found his two brothers alive,
though Francis was frozen to the knees.


He tried to start the team, buteould not.
They refused TO move, and on investigation
the cause was found to be that their eyes
were frozen shut. He picked them open
with his fingers, and got them started for
home, which was only mie and half away.
He reached home at last with his sister and
her mates dead and his two hrothers badly
frozen. One of the twOs at the American
bad to have his arms and legs amputated-
the other only his legs.


They came to this part the world TO visit
an uncle near Warren, in hopes they would
lind him with means sufficient to enable
hem to get an education and otherwise
help them start in the world. In this way
hey were disappointed. He is poor man |
ike their father, and hence their expedi- |
ion to the oil region to seek aid from tbs |
charitable.
Year: 1872

We publish this morning call on Mr..
Jeup to become candidate for joint Rep
resentativc in this foaterial district. He is
agentleman of the higest intelligence and
one who is doing as much or more than
any other of our fellow-citizens to promote e
immigration to Tennessee. We regret
that he has not been longer a citizen Of the
State. he is ofa retiring disposition and
viii, we are sure, rather shun the call that
is made upon him. If however he were
eligible and became a candidate, he would
command very deservedly a large vote in
this city.
Year: 1872

AN irritating story of bank-teller is now
told in the newspapers. He lived in Hart
ford. Conn, and having saved a good deal
of money, retired, bought a fine farm,
stocked it, and went to live upon it like a
financial Diocletian. The directors of his
bank were so pleased that they voted him
thanks and money gratuity; whereupon
he went to their next meeting, aud calmly
informed them that he had made his little
pile by speculating with the funds of the
bank; and he also cautioned them to keep a
good lookout for his successor, who might
not be so successful as he had been. 1t is
not probable that the directors considered
these remarks to be either grateful or COM
plimentaTy.
Year: 1872

THE failure of the hay crop, the unusu-
ally early period at which it was necessary
TO commence feeding stock from the barns,
in consequence of the severity Of the
drought, the ruinously low price of stock,
the low figures at which potatoes have sold,
and high taxes, have had a most discour-
aging effect on the farmers of Maine. The
emigration from the State last fall was
unprecedentedly large, and thousands are
contemplating going West this spring.
Year: 1872

THE young wife Of an elderly resident
awakening from sound sleep, began to
shake her slumbering lord smartly, to make
Linn stop snoring. Just then there came
several loud rolls Of thunder, and desisting
from II her attempt, she resigned herself
quietly to sleep, remarking: alt is only
laundering, after all; l thought you were
snoring"
Year: 1872

TEE San Francisco Alta declares that
" neither national party can consider itself
secure Of the vote Of California in Novem-
Der next unless it pledges itself expressly
to the cause of Civil Service reform"
Year: 1872

The Bristol Courier of the lst inst. has
the following in regard to the result of the
election in the First Senatorial District:


The returns indicate the election Of Mai
Earnest by about fifty majority. The fol-
lowing is the result so far as we can learn:
Year: 1872

To the Trade and the public generally
we return our thanks for past favors
Our mutual transactions in business,
heretofore, is our chief claim for in
creased patronage.


The rapidly increasing Trade of this
City with the Merchants of the Sound
Ports warrants our present importation.


The Stock now on hand, as usual.
consists of
Year: 1872

COMPLETE DISRUPTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY


IN NEW HAVEN.


The Democratic City Convention Of New Haven
was held, last evening, and broke up in the
greatest confusion and the party has gone to
pieces. This state of affairs grew out OF the
light between James Gallagher and Mayor Lewis
over the Mayoralty nomination. A Democratic
club which will support Grant and Wilson has
grown out Of the detection, and now numbers
Year: 1872




The investigation very properly ordered into
the management of the Department OF In
srlrance by Superintendent Miller draws to a
close. There has been much hard swearing,
and considerable testimony which shed no
light on the real matter in dispute. Many
officers of Insurance Companies testified under
evident cOnstraint, seeming anxious to say
as little as possible, and to provoke
no resentment on the part OF author
ity. We have meant to give all the facts
elected, but a crowd of other matter may
have at times prevented our doing so.


The impression made on our mind by the
general drift of the testimony is, that Mr.
Miller has rendered his Office more expensive
and oppressive to the Life Insurance Com
panies than it need or should have been,
and that many of them live in constant
terror Of his autOcratic powers. 1t seems
to us that all the good to be achieved
through his Office need not cost half the money
his examiners and other subordinates have
exacted. And we are not satisfied with the
payment of twenty per cent commission
on his printing by Weed Parsons & Co. to
Southwick. 1t is not proved that Miller
profted by this; ; it is not probable that Par"
sons paid it without pretty good assurance
that there was reason for it. On the whole, 1t
is our opinion that Mr.. Miller is not the man
required for his most responsible position
Year: 1872

would both be promoted by the substitution OIL
Mutton for Pork in our diet, giving our
farmers and their help fresh meat at Intervals
through the Summer and Autumn, instead OF
an unvaried diet of Ham and salt Pork. We
want to see the number of our worthless ours
diminished. and the general diffusion of Sheep
Husbandry will render this indispensable: In
short, if the Old World would give us all the
Wool we need, we believe it would be better
to grow it for ourselves, for we regard the
meat of well bred Sheep worth all they need
cost, leaving the Wool as profit, and we trust
that our next Census will return thrice as many
Sheep as that of 1870 SO we cannot, Tor sew
eral reasons concur with Mr.. Harris
Year: 1872

Yesterday for the first time in the memory
of man, The Assembly was prayed over by a
man with a dark skin. The commonwealth is
undisturbed, and it is even possible that the
desired blessing will come just as surely to
the Legislature as if it had been implored by
one of 1.-THE master race" Why not!
Year: 1872

II is a matter for hearty congratulation that
the oppressive combination of middicmcn'
known as the Southern Improvement Com
pany, has finally como to grief. A free
conference between the railroad men and
oil men, held in this city yesterday, put an
end to the scheme which was designed to
throttle the oil-producing interest OF Central
Pennsylvania. The monopoly had short
life aud has not died gloriously.
Year: 1872

Deduct Coin certificates outstanding. S32 100000


Leaves net balance in the Treasury .s92,36s,7i5


Here are nearly One Hundred Millions OF
Dollars belonging to the People lying idle
and useless while they are paying six per
cent. interest on nearly Fifteen Hundred Mil
lions, and lower rates on over -Four Hundred
Millions more. And good part of those Fiji
teen Hundred Millions are subject to redemp-
ton at the pleasure of the Government.


Does any man believe that Mr.. Boutwell-a
careful thrifty merchant-ever managed his
own business in this fashion Suppose he
were in debt 100000, drawing six per cent.
interest and payable on demand, and had
$4,000 on deposit in bank, drawing no inter
est, how long would he let it lie there 7


Doubtless the next monthly exhibit, which
will appear early next week, will show some
reduction of this enormous hoard OF coin.
But why not "reform it altogether " Why
not 60 into the market, and buy up SjOO0O,OOO
worth of bonds forthwith Suppose them to
cost per cent. premium in gold, may not
that better be paid than thrice to ten times as
much in interest on bonds that we have the
cash in hand to redeem If Mr.. Boutwell,
would just call in S5O,OO00OO Of unredeemed
bonds at once, and then proceed to buy up or
pay off until his coin was reduced to an
equation with his outstanding certificates, he
would earn gratitude for himself and pOpu-
larity for the Administration. Must Congress
squarely instruct him to do this or let it go
undone