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Year: 1870

A party of men, say from three TO a
dozen, get together and hold frequent
meetings, and act according to a plan
laid down. One or two will find out
some copper-plate printer in the en-
ploy of the bank note cOmpany-in
fact, all such printers are known by the
party. These men will then manage
to meet one of the printers in the even
ing, get acquainted, drink, and have a
good time generally with him, and 50
proceed for few evenings. Then they
offer hmm so TO Sl60 to procure a GER
tain kind of impression. This impress
sion is made in this wise: The printer
will take the impression upon tin foil
from the plate from which he is
printing, which can be done in a mo-
ment. Thus you see every line and
the size is seobtained correctly. From
this tin foil an electrotype plate is
made. They then get some plate prin-
ter that can be found about the city,
have a good time with him, and engage
him at twenty dollars a day to do the
printing. BY this plan thousands OF
copies are struck off that defy Ietec-
ton, except in the quality of the paper,
which will differ from the genuine
The place of manufacture is generally
at some distance from New York, like
Staten Island, Flatbush, or sometimes
Baxter street, or some similar locality
i'm this city. 1t is a strange fact in eve-
ry case where q party of this kind ex-
lists, that every member lacks conf
dence i'm his associates. Every move
made by one is narrowly watched 10y
the others of the party. 1t would be
death to an informant or spy that did
not look ell to himself.
Year: 1870

Make yourselves Indispensable To
your employers; that is the. golden


path to success. Be so industrious. so
careful, that if you are absent one hour
Of the usual time you will be missed,
and he in whose service you are shall
say, 81 did rot dream W was go
useful. Make your employer your
friend, performing with minuteness
whatever task he sets before you; and
above all be not too nice to lend hand.


Ioweyever repugnant to your sense oi
neatness it may be. The success of
your business in after life depends upon
how you deport yourself now; IL you
are really good for anything, you are
for great deal. BE energetic, put your
manners into business; l1ok, as well
as act with alaerity. Appear to feel an
interest, make your masters success
yourOwn, if you have an honest one.
Let your eye light up Mt his request,
and your feet be nimble. There are
some who look so dull and heavy, and
go with so slow and lazy n pace, that
it is irksOme to ask what is Your right
to demand of them. Be not like these.
Year: 1870

The following ideas of a correspOn.
dent of the Tribune about advertising
are so correct that they deserve to be
disseminated. To one who knows, it
is surprising how little faith there still
is in the value of newspaper advertis-
ing; and still more surprising that it is
claimed that circulars are more valua-
bic than newspapers, when the eX-
perience of all who have most tho
roughly tried both methods has salts.
fled them that circulars rarely initiate
business transaction of any great
magnitude, while the expense of print
ing often exceeds that of advertising i'm
the most valuable mediums offered by
newspapers. Allow us to cite case


While in charge of the advertising of
Broadway hoose, I caused the inser-
tion of lengthy announ cement in all
the editions of the Tribune, at cost of
$500, and was closely questioned by my
employer as to the wisdom of so large
an expenditure in one newspaper. He
thought me unreasOnably eXtravagant,
and would not be satisfied till showed
him by actual figures that the mere
cost of paper and printing the ordinary
circulars we were then using (estimat-
ing for as many circulars as 1 knew
there were Tribunes printed) fully
equalled the sum that had been paid.
Thus it will he seen that If / had ex-
pended 5000 in circulars, L must still
have been at all additional expense to
have distributed them, without taking
into consideration that that, whatever
method l might adopt, could not dis
tribute the circulars as promptly or as
thoroughly as the newspapers would
disseminate my advertisement. Many
a business man is afraid of the expense
of advertising, and yet will pay high
rents for q prominent store to exhibit
his wares, and put up expensive signs,
and seems not to know that both are
expensive methods of advertising. The
instances of men who have made for.
tunes by advertising are too numerous
to question; but how have they done
it? BY exercising good judgment; by
knowing how where and when to ad-
verti.e.


Iventurc the opinion that every per-
son experienced in advertising will
me out IN saying that the business man
who controls the sale of an article that
supplies an actual want, need not fear
to invest largely in advertising, if he
does it with intelligent tact and discri-
mination. Under proper circumstan-
ces he cannot fail of realizing for
Year: 1870

The Knoxville Press aud Herald has


a story of hidden treasure in Cocke
county, Tenn, the search for which


has unearthed the remains of q gigan-
tic Indian. The money, it is said, was


hidden some fifty years ago by counter
feiters, who then infested the the bor-
der States. A man named Fairfield
was told of the buried treasure by a
soldier, who had heard of it by way OF
his father, and-the Press and Herald
goes on-a short time ago Mr.. Fairfield
told the tale as twas told to him" to
Messrs. Underwood and Morton, who
are engaged in mining zinc ON the
bluffs along Pigeon river, in Cooke
county, These gentlemen were much
interested with the narrative, and lis
tened attentively to the tale of the hid
den treasures. A few days ago they
concluded to search the numerous caves
in that locality for the reputed gold and
silver hidden within their recesses.


During their hasty search they found
the skeleton Of what appeared to be an
Indian chief of giant proportion. Near
ly the entire frame was found intact
and in a we'll preserved condition. The
bones were carefully gathered, and the
finders intend having them wired and
arranged in their proper positions. The
frame indicated that of a man at least
eight feet high and of massiye build.
The skull was in perfect condition and
the teeth in complete preservation


In the vicinity of the skeleton were
found one hundred and fifty-eight
pieces of Indian wampum." The
size Of tlie pieces would indicate them
to be of great value, as Indian money
is accounted. uI .iail-.


Major Underwood was in the city
yesterday, and exhibited to us piece
of tie wampum. 1t was button
shaped piece of testaceous shell, with a
hole through the center. The diameter
of the wampum was an inch and q
half, and was about half an inch thick.
The money was strange to all, except a
few of the old residents, whose acquain-
tance with the Indians was made by
mingling with them when they were
lords of the soil. ~ 'iao la5


The search for the money is 10y no
means given up. The discovery of the
skeleton and the wampum belt has but
added to the zest with which the search
is continued. We will record whatever
of interest befalls the seekers for the
treasure of the counterfeiters of fifty
years ago.
Year: 1870

Another interesting insurance case
has just been decided in the courts, this
time in New York. The Equitable
Life Insurance Company, of that city,
refused to pay 5000 policy on the
life of one Horton, who fell from wa
gOn, while drunk, and received fatal
injuries, the ground of refusal being that
the insured, when he took out the poll
cy, gave a written warranty that he
was not addicted to the use of spirituOus
liquors, claiming that this warrant was
evidently false, and that they would
not have insured q man who was hab-
itually incorporate Judge Daily deci-
ded, however, that the warrant was af-
firmatory, not promissory, and that it
bore reference only to the time when it
was made, and, of course, that the fact
that the deceased cam. to his death af-
terward while intoxicated, did not in
validate the claim.
Year: 1870

II only ono of them should, we should
have got In tho entering wedge. Tho
Dominion would be split In pieces, and
the other provinces would be sure to como
to Us In year or two. With . few mill.
Ions we could pay the people whose prop
erty was actually destroyed by the British
pirates and we would moro than get It
back In year by our increased revenue
from our enlarged domain and our In.
creased commerce. It Is understood that
General Butler has already urged these
views upon the administration.
Year: 1870

An editor says "A man
who is owning us a little bill said
he would call last week and pay
us. if he was alive. He still ap-
pears on the street, but, as he
did not call, it is naturally sup
posed he is dead, and is walking
around to save funeral expenses"
Year: 1870

\ GEASD AND TERRIBLE SCENE.-It is said
that only one person is known to have had
fol- view Of the Northern Railroad accident
al Canaan, y II. That individual was
laboser al work in field adjoining the scene
of the calamity. He heard both trains COM
ing, and foresaw from their speed what
would be the result. Waving his hat be ran
with all possible haste toward the track
When within a few rods of the road the col
lision occurred, and the scene is reported to
have been grand and terrible The engines
were long ones and were of very uniform
size and strength. The instant they met
both of their boilers exploded with power
that made the earth tremble perceptibly. As
the engines struck they appeared TO embrace
each other in terrific, deadly combat. then
rose some twenty feet in the air and finally
fell together in one confused mass Of hot
steaming and broken ruins. The moment of
the collision the air was filed with iying
fragments Of wood and iron, which in some
some cases were carried twenty rods. The
even weight and strength of the two engines
caused much Of the force of the concussiOn to
expend itself quite uniformly on the ma
chimes themselves and thus limited the dieas
ter to the train.
Year: 1870

Of the regular army when fit for ser
vice, attend to military school instrue-
ton, and, passing two examinations
as ensign and second lieutenant, can
be promoted to the rank OF officer
No corporal or sergeant can ever at
tain that rank, unless il be by partieu-
lsrly distinguishing himself on the
field Of battle.


But not only are the German Off
GERS decidedly ahead Of the French In
science and theoretical knowledge,
they are also far superior In their
morale. The Emperor NapOlean only
demands that his officers be brave SOL
diers, blindly devoted TO him, and
does not care In the least about their
morals and their behavior The words
Like master, like men" might be
very appropriate here. The German
corps Of officers is animated by strict
sense Of honor, and they take particu-
lar care to drive out from among them
any one who should become guilty Of
ungentlemanlike behavior. They
frequently take the matter into their
own hands without resoFting to an
information to the government for
the expulsion Of q miscreant.


The staff Of the army Of the North
German Confederation is formed out
Of the elite Of its corps Of of6cers, and
may safely be placed above Sny other
general army staff in the world. The
head and soul OF It Is the renowned
veteran General Baron Won moltke
whose eminent services during the
campaign Of 1885, are stiE too fresh in
the memory OF every one 30 need any
special comment here.


At the commencement OF this year
the North German army had fifteen
army corps physieians, two hundred
and thirty regimental physicians,
three hundred and fifty battalion piIy-
sieians, and six hundred and ninety
one assistants. The number has been
considerably augmented since the
outbreak Of hostilities.


When in the field every army corps
has twelve field hospitals, each for
200 sick and wounded. The volunta-
~ hospital service, which has proved
such great blessing during the cam
paign Of 1885, has again been organ
lied, and q central bureau is establish
ed, where friends and relatives can
obtain immediate information not
only Of the sick and wounded in the
field hospitals, but also Of those re-
moved from the field Of battle for
treatment in private domieils. All
the arrangements may be said to be as
far perfect as human ingenuity and
Christian benevOlenee can make them.
Year: 1870

| This story is related Of a lawyer,
/ who has since attained eminenes in
I his profession. A case in which he
was engaged as a counsel for the de-
fendant came on q certain day. As
he was insufieiently prepared, he
was anxious to have the case post
pOned for few days, that he might
have further time !Or his purpose
Unfortunately there was q great press
Of business, and he knew that his mo-
ton would be Overruled, unless some
extraordinary reason was alleged
Under these circumstances, he be-
thought himself Of an expedient =
Rising with his handkerchief to his
face he addressed the judge in accents
Of emotion:


May it please your honor, I have
Just been informed that my mother is
at the point Of death. Ny emotions
are too great for me to proceed in this
case. I move that it be postponed
until day after tomorrow


This request would have been grant
ed by the court whose sympathies
were strongly excited in h:s behalf,
but ut this moment tc the discOmfit-
ure Of the lawyer, and the amusement
Of the audience, the shrill voice OF
his mother was heard issuing from the
gallery: .r


''IehabOd! IehabOdl how often
have l whipped you for lyingl"
Year: 1870

Boston Brown BREAD.-Four cor
fee eupfulls OF sifted Indian meal ;
two cups OF coarse -four either wheat
or rye one teaspOOnful Of salt one
teacup of molasses, and boiling water
enough 10 make it as thick as q grid
dle-eake batter. When nearly cool,
add half a teacup Of yeast, either
home made or dlstillery. Put the
mixture into an iron baking dish /;
cover tightly; let il stand in a warm
place until it cracks over the top,
which should be esmOothed over with
wet hands before 1t Is placed to rise.
Bake It five TO six hours in mOder-
ate oven which will not burn the
crust to 8 cinder.
Year: 1870

A California paper tells the follow
ing story, to illustrate the knaek- of
the Chinese to do whatever anybody
else can: mot far from san Jose q
gentleman wanted fourteen houses
built. A Chinaman took the lob
and hired an American carpenter to
build one of them. While he was
doing so, the Celestials lay around
and watched every movement he
made. As soon as he finished it
the Chinaman discharged him and
erected the others themselves. When
they were done, the best judges could
not tell which was built by the white
man %
Year: 1870

But, fellow citizens, you have a
right to know what has been done
with the surplus of receipts over ex-
penditures. 7 hope there is not an
American citizen who will not be
proud to know that from the inaugu-
ration Of General Grant to the frst.
day of the present month, the prinef-
pal Of the public debt has been Maid
and Cancelled to the extent of one
sixteenth Of its whole amount, and
Year: 1870

This morning Justice Read read the opinion
of the Court in the case of Sehoeppe VS.. The
Commonwealth, error to the Oyer and Terminer
of Carlisle, this writ being the last resort of the
prisoner for escape from the penalty of death
for the crime of murder of Which he con-
victed. The opinion of the Court was based
upon strictly technical grounds, and was TO the
effect that they could not consider questions of
the prisoners guilt or innocence, and had not
been able to discover any error in the record of
Oyer and Terminer of Carlisle was affirmed.
Year: 1870

Before Judge McCunn.- christopher MARI
administrator agt The fourthdre Railroad Company
This action brought by Marx, as administrator 10
recover damages for the killing of his Frederick
lad Of or years Of age. on the nth OF November
1863 the latter was playing with another boy opposite
Riyngton-s and III running across the track he fel
and wheel of the passed his leg and struck
his head fracturnC his skull, and causing his immediate
DEATH Witnesses called, who testified that the boy
fe feet in front OF the horses and the other hand
that he fell directly under the horses feet The case was
tried the February Tern before Judge Jones' and the
Jury disagreed. Motion made yesterday for nom
suit the ground that there negligence on the
part of the deendant that the plaintiff had no business
10 be playing in the street where there were four ra


road tracks, and that the fact OF his being child
did not make him irresponsible any more than IN
the OF adult person Judge McCupn granted the
motion holding the following Opini0n In this case the
testimony slight 10 negligence the part OF the
Company that it would be most hazardous experiment
allow this Jury pass upon ii. The rule Is
nenty settled that IL the Judge at Circuit believes the
evidence of negligence uncertain that the Court in
bank could not sustain the verdict ii Is his duty to
suit. This being the here, it is duty, nOtwth
standing there may be slight proof Of negligence, 10 take
the in hands and dispose Of the questions
Indeed the Judge AT Circuit Is always the best critic
10 whether the witnesses telling the truth not be-
cause he judge Of the manner of testing and he
has much better chance OF judging TO their capacity
truth and where the evidence slight
doubts the Judge is quite justified in calling upon the de
feDse defer the motion for nOnsut until they offer
butng proof TO the doubtful point This have done
in this and now fully satisfied there is virtue
in the merits OF the action Mr.. Riddle for the plaintiff
eX-RecOrdeI Smith for defense.
Year: 1870

LEGEND OF FIVE RIVERS.
Louis and L
Hopes beating high
With half million men in line;
Went forth to try
To rectify


Our frontier on the River Rhine.
We reached the Rhine
In spirits fine,
Ready the Prussians. or world. to dare.
But in the way
A lion lay;
SO we fell back TO the River saar.
Twas no defeat:
For what could beat
Our army grand, and the mitrailleuset
Yet, being pressed
We deemed il best
To fail back again to the River Meuse.
'Tis . wicked lie.
To say Louis and I
Back in dismay and disorder felt
We only thought
'Twere better fought
II battle we had-on the blue Moselle.
This useful knack
OF falling back
Is sometimes the best plan OF campaign:
And Louis and
May yet do or die,
In the neighborhood OF the River Seinef
Year: 1870

n was near on six, and decided on going To our
great surprise in the blouse stopped u.s. and said
that we were not free TO co. and would not leave until
written orers had been consigned to the Colonel We
we're quite tired of 1t, We had been there nearly six
hours and certainly the place was all but comfortable
M, tbere vas no help IT, Another half hour elapsed


hsn at last the Major Of tho staff and took TO
our hotel leaving tho people, who could make out moth
inx Of It. very much disappointed We are all Of tonight
<cr Nan
Year: 1870




THE character OF u community de-
pends much OH the young ladies In
1t. Ii the latter are cultivated, intel
ligent and accomplished, the young
men will feel the requirement that
they themselves should she be up
right, gentlemanly and refined; but
If their female friends are frivolous
and silly the young men will be found
to be dissipated and worthless. -
But remember always that a sister IL
the best guardian Of brothers. iD'
tegrity. She is the surest iuculcatoi
of faith in female purity. AS a
daughter, she Is the true light oI
home. The pride of tho father Is Oft
ner centered In his sou, but his affcc-
ton is expended on the daughter
She should, therefore, be the sun and
centre of all.
Year: 1870

WHEN you meet with men who do
not scruple to make use of woman's
name in a reckless and unprincipled
manner, shun them, for they are the
very worst members of the commu-
nifty. Many good worthy woman
has been heartbroken aud her char
acter forever ruined by an Infamous
lie, manufactured by some villain,
aud repeated where 1t should not have
been, and In the presence of those
whose little judgment could not de-
ter them from circulating the foul re-
port.
Year: 1870

any blunders that will rob him Of his
fame. But am still young, and the
chances are ninety-nine to hundred
that before die shall make such q
foolof myself that all the good things
| have done will be forgotten. am
not sure, in fact, that the blunder has
not been already madep'
Year: 1870

a certain Boston clergyman who,
last week, had an overc0at and um-
brella stolen from his hall, thinks
that the man who took them Is like
ly to bring up in a world where neith-
tr overcoat nor umbrella will be es
sential to comfort.
Year: 1870

Gated or sympathetic with this rip ned
rascality. If it be that they are, or if
il b. that they are unable to defend thoir
own courts from the armed intimidation
Of q mob, it is the immediate duty Of the
Governor to interpose for the public
safety. Let him at once pursue this Ku.
klux band to it's hiding places and bring
its uffians to retribution. bet him quar-
ter the miii'ray forthwith upon these
Radical sympathizcrs with rebellion
Let him vindicate without delay the
honor and peace and dignity Of the
State.
Year: 1870

Georgia has no yet been disposed Of
by Congress, but hte dispatchers state
that the conservative Republicans and
Democrats have fully united to oppose
the bill which has been agreed on by the
reconstruction committee, and have
agreed to support measure to admit the
State at once, and to provide for an elcc
sion of the Georgia Legislature next
fall.
Year: 1870

PHoroGRAPIuNG A SQuAw. A Comanchc
Indian few days ago brought his squaw to
a pioneer artist to have her picture taken
when the old Comanche thought he would
investigate the mystery of making squaw's
pictures. He accordingly raised the cloth
and looked into the camera, when he was
astonished to see his wife standing on her
head. At this he grew indignant, and even
beat her for assuming such an undignifed at
titude before the soldiers, but as she stoutly
denied the offence, he continued his expert
ments. and at last came to the conclusion
that machine that could stand squaw on
her head in half second, without her know
ing anything about it, was exceedingly bad
medicine.
Year: 1870

THE LOST FOUND. About five years ago n
young man employed as teller in a New
York bank discovered upon settling accounts
one evening that he was $500 short. Not
being able to replace the amount himself he
was discharged, and his sureties We're forced
to make good the missing amount. Since
that he has rested under continuous suspicion.
A few days ago some workmen in removing
the desk at which the teller had formerly
been employed, found a gold check, signed
by United States Treasurer Spinner, of the
date and amount (reckoning the premium
then obtained) of the alleged defalcation.
Year: 1870

The Piegan massacre continues TO be dis
cussed. 1t is stated that member Of the
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, in a
letter to General Sheridan, says:


It is to be hoped that a few more such
blows as that dealt by Colonel Baker, in
February last. will induce them to aesist
from their hellish work, and accept in good
faith the very reasonable terms of peace
held out by the government. 1t is little
singular that those who raise such an out
cry when an Indian is hurt are silent-hav-
ing no word of censure for the Indian, or
even sympathy for his victims-when white
women are ravished and infants butchered
by the score. / have for some time feared
that what you state to be quite probable, q
general Indian war on the plains; and have
almost ceased to hope for cessation Of the
annual murderings and plunderings there,
short of the determination Of the whole
race Of savages.
Year: 1870

A Washington special to the Chicago
Tribune says:


The expected speech of Senator Reyeis
drew great concourse of people to the
Senate wing to-day. Though the House
was quite busy at the time he spoke, quite
large delegation of members were on tho
floor of the Senate. The galleries were full
in every part, and the audience was of the
most respectable character. Revels was
the first to speak. He read from manu-
script, but was quite easy and natural in his
delivery. Few men could have appeared
less embarrassed under similar circumstan-
ces. The Senate, with the exception of one
or two Democrats, paid most unusual at
tention throughout. The speech occupied
Republican in the chamber congratulated
him warmly.