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Year: 1872

ST. LOUIS, July %, 1872.


Fifteen months ago Senator sciiurz made his
krst speech in this city in vmdicatiOn Of his
position OF opposition to the administration
he had helped 80 greatly to place In power.
It was not very largely attended; and beyond the
significant fact that the most numerous
portion of his audience were democrats
that he was welcomed by leading democrat, who
had been but just previously prominent candi-
date for the democratic Senatorial nomination,
there was but little to excite interest in the cir
cumstance. The speech was carefully worded, and,
while justifying his own course, did not
assail with any virulence those who still
sustained President Grant aud his policy.
The burden OF it was Civil Service reform
and the failure of the party in power to redeem its
pledges concerningit it. Tonight Mr.. Schurz again
spoke his first public address since the Cincinnati
Convention. There was absolutely nothing done III
the way OF drawing out crOwd-a mere
two line item in the morning papers announcing
the hall and the hour all there was In the line
Of preparation, and yet 20 great was
Che anxiety to hear him that every
inch Of space was occupied two hours before
the time announced, ana thousands, finding it
Impossible to obtain admission, turned away. The
speech was delivered under republican auspices all
the oflcers being for several years prominent men,
bcrs OF that party. On the platform, and included
among the Vice Presidents, were some OF the most
prominent republicans In the city, including
General John Mcneil, Lieutenant Governor Colts
chalk, Felix Coste, the late Collector Of the Port
and former fast friend Of President Grants, and
many others. The speech, it VIII be seen is a very
powerful one, and contains some most serious
charges against the administration in reference to
its st. Domingo policy 1t is considered here as
being one OF great power and likely to be of incal
culable effectiveness in Illinois and Indiana.
Year: 1872

From the n. Y. Commercial and Tiusssist cAsssa,


We are informed by our agents in sv.
cry portion Of the cotton growing States
that preparations for the next crop ara
being made on an enlarged scale, and NJ
fear unless this disposition TO expand 70.
ceivcs some check. the South will find
that the coming years work has resulted


in their growing poorer instead Of richer,
or course, it 10 not desirable, and in fact,
it would be very short sighted policy
to keep the supply OF American cotton
short; but, at the same time, it 10 worth
while for the planter, who 10 giving up
everything to cotton, to consider what
sacrifice he is willing to accept for the
purpose OF furnishing the world more
than il can consume. First, il 10 well to
remember that provisions have been
cheaper this year than they are likely 10
be another twelve months Prices for
corn and bork have ruled extremely low.
This has been very favorable to the
South, and has enabled the planter TO
raise the present crop at much smaller
cost than any crop since the war High.
or prices to be paid for supplies il 3
point worth considering Second. From
every side we learn that there il to be Q
lavish use of fertilizcrs-judiciously used
on limited planting would most likely
result in gain but from the evidence
received on this point we fear that the
experience Of 1870 is to be repeated, 70.
sulting in further increase in the sz.
pcnse account. Third: Then again,
with large crop, the cost OF the labor
to work it will be increased. Contracts
are at present, we understand, be ng
made with the freedmen at abeut last
years rates; but, when the busy season
comes and extra help is called in, there
will be increased competition and consc-
quently increased wages to pay. Here.
then, are three causes operating to en-
hancc the cost Of the present crop to the
planter Fourth: On the other hand,
suppose five million crop 10 received,
what can We reasonably expect the price
to be? Planters, wc know, are many OF
them deceived by the high quotations
now ruling, and believe that this year Is
to repeat itself. The truth, however, 10
that consumption cannot in one year DO
be very largely increased; the spindlss
must be made before they can be run.
With q good season, then, for growisg.
and with supply from America consld.
crably in excess OF any possible con.
sumption. and With other countries, too,
growing all they can, as We have every
reason to believe they will, It cannot bs
very difficult problem to determine
what the average prco will be. And
with very poor price for cotton and oil
the wheat and corn and provisions to
buy, in what condition is another winter
likely to leave the planterp IL there not
enough in these suggestions to lead the
planter to see the folly of giving up al
HE land to cotton? Would 1t not b.
wiser to raise all the food you want, and
after that to raise all the cotton you can
economically No other policy 10 safe.
and the merchant who makes the advaa.
ccs should see that il Is carried out.
Year: 1872

Tie New York Tribune had predicted that
The Republican majority in Vermont would not
be much over 50O0 At the Liberal headqu.r-
tiers in New York Tuesday the general opinion
was thEt the Republicans would have less than
1900 majority. 1t is bard for those men to
comprehend the times in which they live.
Year: 1872

a tlr3t-ratc story is told OF very
prominent man, who lived in Detroit
forty years ago, and who at this time
owns moro steamboat stock than any
other man in the Western country, be-
sides other wealth to large amount.


Like many of the pioneers who ac-
quired great riches, he was very igno-
rant in all that books taught, but his
learning was more like wisdom, and in
common with many who have lived,
and passed away, but left their mark
behind them, he knew what tree would
make shingles by looking at it.


He had, at the time of our story,
just completed a splendid new ware
house at Buffalo, and wanting suit
able clerk to take charge of it, he ad-
vcrtisel for one in the papers. The
next morning early a candidate for the
position presented himself, a rather too
fiashy young man in appearance, but
the following conversation occurred:


"Young man, when you make mis-
take in any of your books, how do you
correct it %


The Young man explained, in very
profusc manner, how he should proceed
TO mako it all light.


CA good way no doubt to do it," re-
piled the old man, "but | shant want
YOU.


Very soon another aspirant put in an
appearance. A similar question was
asked him, and in long and eloquent
manner he pointed out the remedy in
au such eases.


All the reply was, Young man, I
shan't want YOU"


Some three OF four others dropped in
during the day, and to each one the
same question was put, and they all
had some smart way of covering up er-
rors in their books"


The old gentleman was entirely igno-
rant himself in the art of book keeping,
but he had wisdom in all things, which
is more than match for learning.


Just at the close of the day plainly
dressed man, with bright eye and a
brisk step called for the situation.


Take seat, sir" said the old gen.
tleman, want to ask you just one
question, When YOU make false entry
on your books, how do you so to work
to correct it?'


Turning upon his qucstioner cold,
sharp look, the young man replied:
" I don't make that kind Of mistakes,
SIR"


"Ah! my dear sir, you are just the
man have been looking for all day"
And in few moments after, the man
who corrected his blunders by not max
ing them, was installed in the Office.
Year: 1872

Why do we blush What Is tile
cause? Can it be prcvented? Why do
the young blush moro readily than the
old?


In the answer to these questions sci
enco comes to our aid and informs us
that this sudden rcddening of the face
is due to rush of blood into the cap
illaries of the skin. The influence Of
nervous conditions is strikingly cxhib-
tied by this phenomcnon-the eircula-
ton of the blood, or rather the actioii
of the heart being responsive to those
emotions and passions which haye i'm.
mediate relation to the brain and herv-
ous system. :eti


There is u marked difference among
individuals in respect to blushing. Ore
who IS very sensitive TO praise OF blame,
has large veneratich, approbativefess
and conscientiousness bushes on the
slightest occasion, while one with those
organs small will be comparatively iIl-
different to either-will not be moved
by censure Or applause, by the powers
on earth or in heaven. A vivid con-
sciousness of ones poverty or ignorance;
or other inperfection, tends to produce
a feeling of humility, and this causes
one to blush. Large self-esteem, with
intellect, culture and competence, gives
assurance, makes one feel always at
home wherever he may happen to bS,
and this puts one above or beyond the
disposition to blush. The old saying
that ga guilty conscience needs no &C.
cuser," is based on the fact that one
under conviction shows it in his face;
and a young rogue, when confronted
with his wrongdoing, will usually blush
just in proportion to his sensitiveness
and consciousness of guilt.


The fact that one can not overcome his
diffidence, and look friend or foe in the
face, is not necessarily an evidence of
sin or wickedness, as some suppose.
On the contrary, it is often the case that
the most innocent and virtuous are SO
bashful that it is next to impossible for
them to look even at an inferior sq,1arely
and steadily in the eye. He soon fall
ters and assumes q downcast look in
keeping with his modest and sensitive
nature. Self-confidence for the diff
dent may be acquired, and though one
would almost sink in his shoes the first
time when he appears to speak before
all audience, he will, by practice, over.
come his timidity or platform fever"
rs it is called, and when used to it, en-
joys the slight agitation as mental
luxury. At first he will be suffused
with bushes, and his mind will be
somewhat bewildered; soon, however,.
equilibrium takes place, and 4" Richard
is himself again. -.


The temperhmerit, also, has much to
do with blushing. A nervous, sanguine
temperament is much more susceptible
than the lymphatic or bilious, and
blonde than brunette. The African,
the Asiatic and the North American In
dian may feel blush though. owing,
to the color of their skin, they may not
show it.
Year: 1872

* Look on the bright side. It is
the right side. The times may be hard,
but it will make them no easier to wear
Il gloomy and sad countenance. 1t is
the sunshine. not the cloud that makes
the flower. The sky is blue ten times
where it is black once. You have
troubles; so have others. None are
free from them. Trouble gives sinew
and tone to life -fortitude and courage
to man. That would be dull sea, and
the sailor would never get skill, where
there was nothing to disturbed surface
OF the ocean. What though things
look Il Ii tie dark, the lane will turn.
the night will open into broad day
There is more virtue in one sunbeam
than in whole hemisphere Of clouds
and gloom.
Year: 1872

@ It was brilliant boy who,. see
ing dog with muzzle on for the first
time, exclaimed: Mamma, bet fifty
cents the dogs are going to wear hoop
skirts there goes dog with one on
his nose now" SC
Year: 1872

The results of the October elections have
been made more manifest in Wall street
than elsewhere. Business of all kinds
breathes freer now that it is absolutely Ger
tain there will be no change in the national
administration. The money articles of the
New York journals tell the story. Here are
extracts from one:


The magnificent Republican victories
Yesterday, in States which were strongly
contested, and whose Importance was ad-
mitted by all, have given assurance to the
financial world of the settlement of exist
ing questions without change of the party
intrusted with the government. President
Grants election to a second term is now as
reasonably sure as any future event can be,
and men of all shades OF political opinion
agree in welcoming this solution of difficult
ties, in the interest of the COuntry's trade,
commerce and Development, We may now
hope for the complete restoration OF conf
dence in all branches of business; a conf
dence which is backed by solid material
surplus supplies of cotton, provisions and
STABLES of ali kinds. The sud
den conversion of political doubt into the
certainty of victory for President Grants
administration impaired confident tone to
nearly all departments Of the stock ex-
change. The public funds are firm to the
close, allowing for the decline in gold, and
the currency skies issued to the Pacific rail-
roads have recovered nearly all of their
recent decline. In the list of speculative
stocks, the bearish people seemed to com
pete with the bulls for purchases, and the
market showed good deal of buoyancy.
Year: 1872

Au0 cOLuluIULS6 ldS G6dSOu GO DtIlGN6 luhU
the other insurance companies will also sub
scribe, and that their action is deferred
few days, waiting a meeting of their re-
spective boards Of directors 1t is TO be
hoped that they may act during the present
week.


Our other corporations are also acting,
and the committee have the subscriptions
of the


New Orleans Gas COMPANY. SO Goo GOO
Louisiana Levee Company. 10000
Louisiana state Lottery IoooO


Our city railroad companies will probably
act this week, as also the life insurance
companies and agencies. There is a strong
intent expressed by them to aid in this en-
terprise, and they can not do anything more
popular than to give that aid.


The committee, in conclusion, desire to
repeat their formerly expressed convictions
of confidence -in these subscriptions. The
securities offered are to be created by the
building of the road, no money to be paid
until they are all taken. The completion
of the subscriptions makes the building of
road certain.


The terms of payment are easily made in
installments of say ten per cent month,
running through ten months.


The benefit to our city will be worth all
we pay, and our Wisest men say the COM
pletion of the road will make the securities
worth double the subscription price.


Already one of the shrewdest of New
York capitalists has written to know who
of our people are taking these securities,
intimating that if our best men are doing
so these securities will be invaluable as an
investment. How can it be otherwise with
a first class road completed to Houston, the
centre of vast netway of railroads, in the
trans-Mississippi portion of our country.
Not only will the road pay eight
per cent interest on its first and second
mortgage bonds, which are together only
$25, 900 a mile, but on it's income bonds also.
But all this can be set aside. We want the
road, and there can never be a better
opportunity to aid in building it. 1t is
duty for every one, who can, to give that
aid. The committee again ask to have sub
scriptions made promptly, and have the
work commenced at once.


Respectfully,


SAM. H. KENNEDY,


Chairman of Committee.
Year: 1872

REJECTION OF THE ovERTUREs OF THE SOUTHERN
IMPROVEMENT co.


NEW York, March IA.
The Southern Improvement Company offered
to buy some of the city refneries but the offer
was declined.
Year: 1872

SEEDING TO ORCHARD GRAss.-I
would like to know if in sowing orchard
grass with clover, you do it at the same
time, that is, with grain in the spring, or
separately after the grain is off? Do YOU
Craze it the year it is sown In this Sec
ton our grain is cut by the 1st of
July. LESLIE COMBS, Jr,, Fayette
County, hy. lit cannot be sown after
the grain is off, as the surface Of the
earth is then too hard for the seed to grow.
1t may be sown at the same time as the
clover seed, it the surface of the ground is
mellow, or if wheat harrow can be run
over the ground after the orchard grass
seed is sown to cover it. 1t is better to
omit grazing till the following year, as ami
mails would injure the new mellow surface
Of the ground the first year.l
Year: 1872

RAILROAD ACCIDENT. = Yesterday
morning the western bound freight train on
the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad collided
at or near Hanover courthouse, with a
train coming from the opposite direction,
doing considerable damage to the locomo-
tives and cars. The construction and re-
pair gang was at once sent to the scene of
the affair and removed the debris, SO that
the afternoon passenger train came in on
time. No lives were lost or persons in
jured.
Year: 1872

SHEEP-KILLING IN WISCONSIN,
Sheep pelts are so high in price--from 90
to $4.50-that thousands of sheep are be-
ing killed merely for their wool or the mo-
ney it brings. Our people are very hard
to please. If wool is low priced they kill
the sheep, and now they kill them when it
It IS high priced, not being humane or pa
tlent enough to wait till after shearing
time. Indeed this killing the sheep that
bears the golden fleece is being carried on
to most outrageous extent. So much is
this the case that by the lst of May one
fifth or twenty per cent. of all the sheep in
Wisconsin will have been ruthlessly
slaughtered, and this in the face of good
prices f WOO. ". c., Green Lake Co.
Year: 1872

The joint resolution of Senator Taylor,
providing for reassessment of lands in the
State. by the extension of time to counties
who have not availed themselves of the
provisions of the new bill, has passed the
Senate. This action will be of great inn
portance to many countiesin the State,
Year: 1872

HE SAMPLE MERCHANT CAsE.-It
Will be remembered that few weeks ago
the United States District Judge had before
him, at Alexandria, sample merchant.
who had been fined and imprisoned in this
city for offering to sell goods by sample
On the hearing of the case on habeas cor
pas the district judge discharged the pris.
onerr, holding that our State law was in
conflict with the constitution of the United
States, and our attorney-general took an
appeal. If we remember the circumstances,
our Governor about that time congratulated
the people on the fidelity of our attorney
general in appealing from the District Court
and on the fact that We had learned Uni
ted States Circuit judge to correct his er.
rors.


Judge Bond has heard the arguments on
the appeal, and has affirmed the decision of
the district judge.


In another column will be found the
opinion OF the circuit judge in this case.
Year: 1872

The empyrean dome has hung above
men through time with depth Of symbolic
purity. Grandeur has struck the soul in
all ages as the vision of the mortal looked
up through starry space. Beauty has
spoken from the flower of every sun.
Awluness has been felt in the presence
of the cataracts of earth and the thunders
of air. Inspiration of thought has been
where the accommodation of words was
wanting. The worlds of the visible and in
visible have ever existed, man the inhabi-
tant of the one, and the inhabited of the
other,
Year: 1872

Pulaski, as it is well known, was as adroit
swordsman as he was perfect in horseman>
ship, and he ever rode powerful and feet
charge. During the retreat of the American
army through New jersey, in the darkest
hour of our national adversely, he was pursued
by small party of British cavalry, the leader
of which was good horseman, and mounted
as we'll as Pulaski. Pulaski rode in the rear
of his detachment and the British captain rode
in front of those he commanded, The morn
ing sun was shining brightly, casting oblique
shadows, and the pursued party entered long
narrow lane. Pulaski having satisfied himself
of the superior speed and command of his
horse over that of his pursuer, slackened his
pace, and kept his horse to the side of the
lane farthest from the sun. The pursuing
officer came up in hot haste, so as to make
the decisive cut upon Pulaski as soon as he
could reach him. Pulaski rode as though he
heard not the advance upon him, yet he kept
his eye warily upon the ground on the side of
his horse toward the sun on the right. As
soon as the shadow of the pursuer's horse
gained upon him 80 that his horses head, by
his shadow, bad gained about half the length
of his own horses body, he gave the sudden
swordcut of st. George with his powerful arm.
and saw the decapitsted head of the English
officer following the stroke.


His mathematical eye had measured the
distance by the position of the shadow so ac-
curately, that the pursuing officer lost his
head before he ever suspected that his prox-
unity was known, or blow was mediiated.
Year: 1872

"A few days since, one Of our popular at
torneys called upon another member of the
profession, aud asked his opinion upon a cer7
tain point of law. The lawyer to whom the
question was addressed drew himself up and
said, "I generally ge. paid for telling what I
know" The questioner drew a half dollar
fractional from his pocket, handed It to the
other, and coolIy remarked, ''Tell me all you
know, and give me the change" There is
coldness between the parties now.
Year: 1872

The Mex. Thing-A deacon who keeps
grocery store having instructed his clerk,
when out of desired article to call the atten-
ton of the customer to the next nearest thing,
was little astonished when his pastor called
aud enquired for new molasses, TO hear the
clerk say, ave have no new molasses, but we
have some nice new rum"
Year: 1872

MADE HIM PAY.-When General jack
son was President, heartless clerk in the
Treasury Department ran up an indeptedness
with a poor laudlady to $50, and then turned
her off as he did other creditors. She finally
went to the President with her complaint, and
asked him if he could not compel the clerk


"He offers his note," she said, "bu. his
note is good for nothing"


"said tho President" "Get his note ard
bring it to me-"


The clerk gave her the note, with the jeer-
ing request that ''she would let him know
when she got the money on it."


Taking it to the President he wrote CAM
drew Jackson" on the back of it, and told
her she would get the money at the bank.


When it became due the clerk refused to
pay the note. but when ne learned who was
the endorser, he made haste to "raise the
wind" The next morning he found note
on his desk, saying that his services were no
longer required by the government-aud it
served him right.
Year: 1872

The Philadelphia Press, to-day, has leading
editorial, demanding that there shall be but one
candidate for State Senator, in the Germantown
district, and calling on the Republican Execu-
" tive Committee Of the district and the Citizens
" Reform Committee to meet in joint session at
once, and to unite on either one of the epresent
" candidates, or on a new man altogether, who
g shall run untrammelled and unembarrassed,
solely on Grant and Republican platform,
to the end that the solid seven thousand Re-
publican majority Of the Fourth Senatorial
" district may be cast undivided and undimin-
9 i=hed for the great Soldier who has go often
g led the party to victory, and whom the party
asks to lead it again in ls72.n


This is a sound suggestion. VIII it be acted
Year: 1872

The official call for the National Union Repub.
lican Convention we print at the head of our
editorial columns. 1t is concise, clear, and to
the point and summarizes, briefly but justly, the
work of the Republican Party.


1t will do no harm to remark the fact that
the name of Horace Greeley is not signed to the
Call. In other words, the editor of the New
York Tribune considers himself so doubtful a
Republican. as that he will not endorse the
formal call for Republican Convention
Year: 1872

paper in our village is quite event in our
history and we anticipate the beet of results
from the enterprise.


LOCAL ToPIcs.-Petitions for local option laws
plans to induce immigration and foreign capital,
and for the furtherance Of other schemes and
interests are freely circulating here.


New CHURCH The whole Of the lumber for
the new Presbyterian Church has been placed
under contract in the last few days.


Boar AND VESSEL BUIDNG.-Th parties from
New Jersey who have been building lighters
here have much larger vessel Of that class on
the wavs ID.