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Year: 1870

The eccentric DR.. Abernethy is said
to have replied to luxurious gourmand,
who inquired of him what was the cure
for gout; Live on sixpence day and
earn t." There is no doubt that many
sufferer OF to-day, whether from gout or
dyspepsia, or from either of a dozen
nervous ailments, might profit by thia
gruff advice.
Year: 1870

An old frame house with meadows wide,
And sweet with clover on each side;
A bright-eyed boy, who looks from out
The door with woodbine wreathed about,
And wishes his one thought all day:
"Oh if l could but fly away


From this dull spot the world to see,
How happy, happy, happy,
How happy should be :"
Amid the city's constant din,
A man, who round the world has been,
Who, mid the tumult and the throng,
Is thinking. thinking all day long;
'0h. could only tread once more
The fiel1-pa.h to the farmhouse door,


The old green meadow could see,
How happy. happy. happy,


How happy l should be ~
Year: 1870

L
spoken plainly. The nature and i'm
portance of the subject certainly de
mand fair dealing, or, as has been well
said, awe cannot safely begin to make
thing better, until we know wherein
it IS bad" To the teachers we look
with anxious solicitude for the on
ward march Of intellectual and moral
improvement; much of the future
destiny of the nation is intrusted to
their keeping; is 1t not then a serious
responsibility, and one that deserves
not to be thought lightly of? We
have in the county many active, ener-
getic and faithful teachers and direc-
tors who are fully alive to the re
sponslblli,y of their positions; teach
ers who are an ornament to their
professions, and directors who honor
the Office they fill. Much more good
was accomplished during the year
than in any previous one during my
knowledge. The County Institute is
doing a good work, and probably to
It's agency much of the increased
efficiency of the schools is due.





GEO w. LLOYD,


Co. Sup't. c. S. Juniata Co. Pa.
Year: 1870

The Saginaw (Michigan) Enter
prise relates the story of one of the
most perilous balloon voyages on
record. Professor La Mountain was
the only occupant of the balloon,
which ascended from Bay City on
the afternoon OF the 10Th ult. The
balloon had leaked badly, and his
companion was obliged to get out
of the car, when those who held the
balloon let 60 suddenly, and the air
vessel passed upward with dreadful
velocity. without either ballast, in.
struments, food, or companion. In a
few minutes the balloon had attained
an altitude of two miles, and was
driven by a very strong gale direct
ly towards the lake. 1t passed into
snow cloud, which speedily coated
it and everything in and about it.
The escape valve was frozen tight.
and Professor La Mountain, in pull
ing with all his might to open it.,
drew out the rope and thus cut Oft
another means of escape. The bal
loon still passed upward, and emerg-
ed into the clear, cold air above
The involuntary traveller felt that
something must be done, and quick.
ly. He climbed the ropes above the
hoop, and felt for his knife, but he
had left it below. Clinging with one
hand to the ropes, he tore with his
other hand and teeth hole in the
side of the balloon. Passing to
the other side he repeated the pro-
cess and then returned quickly to
the car. His fingers had been frozen
while thus exposed. lie heard the
cloth tear and saw the rent open
from the bottom to the top. The bal
loon had gradually slackened its
upward progress, rested a moment
in equilibrium, and then began to
descend, slowly at first and then
with IL velocity more frightful than
that of the ascent. At the height
of two miles from the ground the
gas had completely left the balloon
but the air had rushed in and made
it "A sort of parachute. Profess
or La Mountain was in half un
conscious state during the descent
although he remembers passing
through the cloud, less distinctly on
seeing the earth, and then he be
came wholly unconscious. WheI
his senses return'd he was lying in th,
woods,and several persons had come
to his assistance, having seen hin
fall. lie had been stunned ant
severely bruised, but had broken M
bones, and suffered no internal in
jury. The spot where he landed
was seven miles from Bay City


the time he had been in the air il


not stated.
Year: 1870

The Chinese generally have no RI.
tiOnal idea of the cause Of eclipses.
The common explanation is that the
sun or the moon has experienced
some disaster. Some even affirm
that the object eclipsed is being de


vOurcd by an immense ravenous
monster. This is the most popular
sentiment in Fuhchan in regard tC
the procuring cause Of eclipses. All


look upon the object eclipsed with
wonder. Many are filed with apprc


hcnsion and terror. Some Of the
common people as well MS manda


rims generally, enter upon some
course of action, the express object
of which Is To save the luminary
from its dire calamity, or TO rescut
IL from the jaw of the greedy enc


my. Mantlarihs must act officially


and In virtue OF their being officer,
of Government. Neither they moi
the people seem to regard the Inn


n,ense distance Of the celestial OH
jcct as at all interfering with th'
Year: 1870

The Greensborough Pa,rio, sys that
Prof. Word win resume his profession of
tripping on the light fantastic toe in !
few days. We are glad to hear that the
Professor is again o. K. He will die in
harness whenever be shufies off this mortal
coil.
Year: 1870

Senator Lindsay who is every inch Of the
way from Rockingham county has opened
his precious mouth in favor Of s.Ostracisine
and expelling Ex-Gov. Vance and family
from respectable society" Cur private
impression is that the talents of this Rock
ingham senator would be equally as well
employed al his home even IN believing
boo WOO at a 'possum up gum stump.
Year: 1870

sir--said Mr.. IIedden--you Newspaper
men ought to correct the impression among
my people in the North that you are not a
peaceabIe and law abiding people. ! tell
you there are many good men with capital
who would like 10 come down here and set-
Year: 1870

There is n right way and wrong way
TO do everything to stopa newspaper or
else. One Of our exchanges has
the right idea when it says:


"You have an undoub:ed right to stop
a new spapcr whenever you are disposed,
upon payment Of all arrcaragcs. Do not
hesitate to do so on account of any ten
ldcrncss of feeling to the editor Don't
you suppose hc would stop buying sugar
Iof you, or meat clothing, dry goods, &C..
lif he thought he was not getting his
moneys worth? And when you dis
continue paper do SO manfully. Don't
be SO pitiful as to throw it back OH tho
postmaster with contcmptious 4 don I
want it any longer! and have refused
written on the margin,a and have the paper
returned to the editor. No gentleman
ever stopped paper in that way, no
matter if his head is covered with gray
hairs that should be honorable. If you
do not longer wish 10 receive ncwspa-
per, write a note TO tho editor like
man saying so-and be sure that arrear-
ages are paid. This is the way to stop a
newspaper.
Year: 1870




WEDNESDAY, feb. 9-6 r. M


wall street Ia quiet IN the absence or new sensa-
ton. The latest In the form Of the decision of the
supreme Court on the Legal Tender act, has been
absorbed and the street is ready for something else
outside OF the stock market there was little anma
ton to-day, and even the railway bonds, which were
expected to become strongly active on the opinion
OF Chief Justice Chase were steady II not heavy.
Exceptionally the Central Psciics were in good de-
mand and advanced to 98il.


GOLD STEADY, STRONG AND DULL.


The temporary abandonment OF the Gold Room as
q Held for speculative operations was still more OBJ
servable to-day. The range OF the price OF gold
was only o quarter per cent-vlz., from 12Oh
l2OA, the former figure being made about the time
Of the government sale, which was fairly attended
and elclted bids for nearly four million dollars.
Afterwards upon the news or further trouble In
Paris the price advanced to 1908 and became
strong. The steadiness of the market Is SHOWN in
the fact that the price stood at 1908. without uc
tuatlon, for two hours. The prices at the stated
R-I~
Year: 1870

THE DRouaur AND ONE OF ITS EFFEcTs.-,
A very slight shower Of rain fell on satur-
day, Which the parched and thirsty earth
drank up Immediately. We have not had a
sufficient fall of rain to wet the ground to
the depth of an inch since the 9th of July;
fifty-nine days to this writing. The ground
has become so hard and the grass SO dry
and parched that the boys can slide down
the hiil-sides as though they were covered
with snow. For the last week they might
be seen any evening coasting down any OF
the slopes which are used by them when
the ground is covered with sleet or Ice.
Year: 1870

CASE D1sM1ssED.-It has been enormously
stated in several of the city papers that l..
P. Nelson, of Culpeper, had been sent on
by the United States commissioner to be
indicted for defrauding the revenue, and
had given bail for his appearance before the
grand jury. We are now informed that the
district attorney, upon an investigation of
the facts in the case, was satisfied that the
charge was groundless, and the case was
therefore dismissed without the payment Of
costs.
Year: 1870

THE SAULT SAISTE MARIE.-The "falls"
are a succession of rapids, with a descent of
TWEEN ty'wo feet in three-quarters of mile
their whole length There is bold preci-
pice at any point over which the water laeps,
but gradual flow into the deep channel of
the river. There several small islands
scattered among the rapids, cre8 ting different
channels. The waters rush down with great
fury, leaping over huge boulders and winding
around the fairy islands. The fish are
abundant in the rapiis. Indians and half
breeds may be seen at all hours of the snm-
mer day scooping out splendid white fl sh.-
Two OF them go cut in each canoe. The ca
noe will sit in the dashing stream by the hour
steady as though held by anchor. They go
right out iuto the most turbulent parts of
the channel. One man sits in the stern of
the canoe, and with his single oar holds her
in the same position for long time, her
bow parting the waters beautifully. To the
spectator ashore it frequently looks very
hazardous. There is quite art fn the man
agement of the frail little shell in such a
position. The Indian who handles the net
dips it quickly at the right moment and local.
ity, and takes in his fish as the noble fellow
is heading courageously against the current.
This fishing is laborious, but very exciting,
and frequently pays well. A score Of canoes
out in the rapids a. tim when fish are
plenty produces scene of high excitement
among spectators on the shore, W ho probably
have iu st landed from the steamboat on their
first trip to Lake Superior.-lL lLippincott's
Magazine.
Year: 1870

you see ? Like a true woman, she
never give up. but after every
failure, changed her tactics, and
came off conqueror at last. A
splendid paper that treated large
ly Of farming, soon lay on his ta-
BILE, and John acknowledged year
after, to Dolly, that it was queer,
but he had reslly learned some
things that he did not know be-
fore. He had actually saved
twenty dollars by judicious out
lay of two.


The result Of all these little
plans is for Dolly is blooming
fact today in spite of her forty
nine years) that if the reader
had happened to know John
Grimes twenty years ago, and
should see him today, he would
not recognize him for the same
man.


Dolly knew what she was about
when she took upon herself the
matronly office. Three lovely
children were growing up under
that happy roof, and the farmer
sees that with judicious manage
ment and a little more outlay he
might have bought his farm and
kept wife and bairns-for, how
ever prettily we may talk of tho
little angels in heaven it is
certain that the human race was
not destined to die off like sheep
in the first and tenderest years of
eXistance. But it was reserved
for Dolly to teach him that great
truth, and she is a happy wife
and mother.
Year: 1870

ANT TRAP.- Procure a large sponge,
wash it well ard press it dry, which will
leave the cells quite open, then sprinkle
over it some fine white sugar. and place
it where the ants are troublesome. They
will soon collect upon the sponge, and
take up their abode in tn, cells. 1t is
only necessary to dip the sponge in seal
ding water, which will wash them out
dead by the thousand. Put on more SUI
gar and set the trap for new haul. This
process will soon clear the house of ev-
cry ant.
Year: 1870

So cheerful of spirit and guiltless of
affectation as true, practical Christianity
ever is read more of the New Tes-
lament in the fresh, frank face beside
me in five minutes, than l have read in
anathematizing disconrses (albeit put to
press with enormous flourishing Of trum.
pets) in all my life. heard more of the
sacred book in the cordial voice that had
nothing to say obout its owner; than in
all the would-be celestial pairs Of bellows
that have ever blown conceit at me-
Dickens in the Commercial Traveller
Year: 1870

A bushel Of ripe tomatoes
brought into family will drive
out a box of doctors pills
Well, give the pills the same
chance and they'll drive a bushel
of tomatoes out of the same fam
lily on double quick
Year: 1870

We have been requested by many eiti-
zens of Irish descent to publish the follow
ing:


The war cry is raised In EOrOpe. Nations
are precipitating themselves upon nations.
The old balance of power as it was called
is thought to be overthrown, and the King
doms of Europe that saw their safety only
in the preservation of this balance of pow
er are almost certain to be involved, and
thus the country which was held down
under the iron heel of oppression as sppen-
dages to great powers, are likely to find an
opportunity of throwing off the yoke that
weighed so heavily on them. But this
only can be done by united action. The
descendants of the Irish race here in
America as well as the Irish themselves hail
with delight the coming opportunity that
seems to be about to present itself to re-
cover their ancient nationality, and win
for themselves a place among the powers
of Europe. To take immediate advantage
of any opportunity that presents itself, the
Irish are to hold soon National COnven-
ton in Cincinnati to which the different
cities and national organizations are in
vited to send their wisest In council.
Hence we citizens of Nashville, wishing to
take our part In this assembly of the wise
and bold of our race, call upon the Irish
citizens of this city to meet in the Council
Chamber next Wednesday evening, 10th
inst, at o'clock, to take action on this
coming convention, and the present state
of affairs in general.
Year: 1870

The report of the Minister of War, ap-
proved by the Empress, was published in
the official journal, the minister says, the


existing circumstances obige us to provide
for the defence of the capital and to gari-
son it with fresh troops, allowing all those
which the Emperor keeps under his orders
to contend IN open country against the


enemy. Emboldened by his first success
he is on the point of marching on Paris,
but Paris will not be taken unaware,
neither the strong arms nor the devotion
of the inhabitants will be wanting.


The National Guard is to defen d the


ramparts, which it will have helped to
render unassailable. Forty thousand men
have been taken from its ranks and added
to the present garrison. There will be
more than enough to make an active and
vigorous defence against an enemy Occu-
pying an extended front. The defence of
Paris will be assured.


But there is point not less essential
| it is the necessity of filling up the void Of
our army. With half of themarine troops,


with the regiments still at our disposition
of France and Algeria, with the fourth
| battalion, with the force of one hundred
regiments including those who belong to
the Garde Mobile, and with a portion of


our gendarmes, we may easily put in the
| field one hundred and fifty thousand men.
Besides this, the call for the class of 1869


will give us sixty thousand men, who in a
/ month will become real soldiers.


But for this struggle we can also employ
| the entire national and mobile gardes, and


the companies of Freensfercans who are


every where asking to be organized. Here


we have four hundred thousand, and final


ly, counting in the garde nationals al


Sedenlaine, France can then arm two mil
lion defenders. Their arms are ready, and


million still in reserve.


decree was issued ordering the garde


Rationale of Paris to be detailed for the de.
Year: 1870

The enterprising and successful drug glsts, George H. Wheaton & Co.,, have completed their elegant and capacious drug store. and last Saturday evening, they an- nounced their readiness to receive visitors.

 One can judge of the interest manifested by the citizens of this vicinity in the sue cessful completion of the store, by the ready response to this invitation The great quantities of ice cream and lemonade con- sumed by the delightful and delighted guests would have astouished an army contractor. Those who have the figures

 put the number present at one hundred and fifty, and more industrious company it would be difficult to find. The Corn. wall Cornet Band, who have the happy faculty of always Happening around just as their services will be most appre- ciated, chanced to be in this region at that time; and in front of the store and on its balcony they discoursed some of their soul-cheering music, adding no little to the enjoyment of the occasion. ARIoN
Year: 1870

~ The hish Republic says that the late Fenian raid was unauthorized by the broth erhood-that it was precipitated by sin gle man who "broke away from his allegi- ance," to bring on the disastrous affair. We are glad to hear that American Feni- anism is not responsible for SO stupid a blunder. The Hartford committee had the sense to hold their men back and then repaid the money collected to defray the expense of the movement to the subscri bers.
Year: 1870

AwFuL.-The following apt hit at a
very absurd method of exaggerated speak
ing, we commend to certain persons of
our acquaintance. There was once an
awful little girl who had an awful way of
saying lawful !" to everything She
lived in an awful house, in an awful street
in an awful village, which was an awful
distance from every other awful place.
She went to an awful school, where she
had an awful teacher, who gave her an
awful lesson out of awful books. Every
day she was so awful hungry that she ate
an awful amout of food, so that she looked
awful healthy. Her hat was awful small
and her feet were awful large. She went
to an awful church and her minister was
an awful preacher. When she took an awful
walk she climbed an awful hill and when she
got awful tired she sat down under an aw-
full tree to rest herself In summer she
found the weather awful hot, and in win
ter awful cold. When it didn't rain there
was an awful drought, and when the aw-
full drought was over, there was an awful
rain. So that this awful girl was all the
time in an awful state. and if she dom
get over saying :; awful" about every.
thing, l am afraid she will, by and by
come to an awful end
Year: 1870

Quite a revolution will probably be


made in the transportation of produce, and


of many descriptions of merchandise, and


possibly of the mails, by newly invented


system of sphere locomotion, patents for


which have been obtained in this country
and Europe. The invention consists in
the application of the sphere instead of the
wheel to the Pneumatic Tube tracks. We
use this word for want of more express
sive one, TO describe the tubes which
are now in established use in London
for the transportation of mails and pack
ages, atmospheric pressure being used in
stead of steam as locomotive power.
At present a line of rails is laid within
the tubes, on which cars run. A decided
saving of propelling power is thus effec-
ted, and the tubes running under ground
afford every facility for rapid transportation
through crowded districts.


But there is still the same difficulties
arising from axle friction, wear and tear,
breakagc and other causes which are neces-
sarily inseparable from wheel locomotion.
1t is now proposed to do away with the
wheeled car and the rails, and to use the
hollow sphere as the vehicle of transporta-
ton. These spheres can be of any diam
eter, from two to ten feet, and will be
made of cast steel, turned with precision
SO as to roll smoothly. They can be load
ded with grain, oil, meats, and, indeed,
anything else which can be packed tightly
and distributed so as not to disturb the
centre of gravity too much. The Pneu-
matte tube will furnish smooth and solid
passage way, free from dust, dirt or other
distractions, and protected from rain and
snow. Tubes can be cheaply constructed
above ground, supported on posts and
piers. They can be made of wood, the
planks being tongued and groved and the
joints cemented


This need not be unusually strong, as
the atmospheric pressure required to move
the spheres, at velocity more rapid than
that obtained by the steam engine, would
only be few ounces to the square inch.
Indeed, when the system is perfected, the
sphere will probably be projected at double
the speed of the fastest express trains.
Already in London ten tons are projected
forty miles an hour by pressure of six
ounces to the square inch, the pressure
upon the atmosphere under complete ex-
haustion being, as is well known, fifteen
pounds to the inch, The difficulty of
stopping at the points of destination will
be overcome by succession of brakers or
springs, and by the creation of air cushions.


The system is, of course, in its infancy
1t is impossible, however, to predict tho
great results to which it may lead 1t
certainly strikes one as being a vast i'm
provement on the present pneumatic sys-
TEN, and when experience has taught the
proper method of loading the spheres care
fully, so as not to disturb the centre of
gravity, and not to injure the cargo. no
matter how delicate, we can have perisha-
BILE fruits of the tropics, game from the
praires, gold nuggets from California and
newspapers, letters, and even greenbacks
and stock certificates, shot through to us
from all points of the continent with a
speed and safety which we cannot hope to
obtain by the present system of steam and
railway transportation.
Year: 1870

BEES BENEFICIAL TO FRUIr.-Dr. A,
Packard replies to a query in regard to
the effects produced upon fruit by the a.
gency of honey bees, that all the EVIDENCE
given by botanists and biologists who have
specially studied the subject, shows that
bees i'm prove the quality and tend to in
crease the quantity of fruit. They aid in
the fertilization of flowers, thus prevent-
ing the occurrence of sterile flowers, and
by more thoroughly fcrtilizing flowers all
ready perfect, render the production Of
sound and well-developed fruit more sure.
Many botanists think if it were not for
bees and other insects, many plants would
not bear fruit at all.
Year: 1870

ASHES FOR FRUIT TREEs.-The editor
of tho Horticulturist says 1--WE have
known quite number of instances-in-
deed, so often as to make it quite rule
that old orchards apparently dying out
have been brought back again to fruitful
ness by the liberal use of wood-ashes, also
stirring the soil. Potash is the most i'm
portant element in the successful growth
of all kinds Of fruit trees. An old gentle,
man told club, not long ago, that he
had known man to make and preserve an
orchard of apple trees in foprishing ant
productive condition, originally placed OF
very poor ground, by sprinkling every
year around each tree, to the circumfer
ence of the extent of its branches, half ;
bushel of ashes We consider this yer,
important item"
Year: 1870

A wit says the reason so many gentle
men are seen walking erect, notwithstand-
ing the prevalence of the Grecian bend, is
that the people have been in straitened
circumstances of late.


Progress of woman's rights, the
thrashing of the Chicago Times editor by
the blondes.


How do people manage to sleep on a
spring mattress all through the winter


A wringing machine-the income tax.


The poetry of winter-rime frost