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Year: 1870

Miss Logan gives instances of many
actresses who have captivated rich and
titled suitors by their beauty and clever
ness. Among the stories that she quotes
on this point, the most interesting is that
of Miss Mondel, German actress. We
give the romantic history as we find it
related in her book:


"It is said that she was the most
lovely woman in Germany, her beauty
being of the true German type, Of tie
peculiar fairness beheld in no other
country golden hair, in soft, silky
masses. without the smallest tinge Of
auburn pure gold - unburn:shed; a
complexion scarcely ever seen in
nature. and almost impossible to
produce by artificial means; lips of
deep carnation; teeth small and ex-
quisitely white, and eyebrows of the
darkest brown, with eyes Of the deepest
blue. All this made such an impression
on the heart Of the Duke Lewis of Ba-
varia, that from the moment he first be-
held her at the Munich Theater hevowed
himself to the worship of this one idol.
But Mademoiselle Mendel was valiant IN
defense Of her reputation, aud resisted
every overture, even that Of marriage,
on the part of the Duke, well knowing
that it was almost out Of his power TO
contract any alliance Of the kind, as
much was expected Of him BY his family.
At that time Mile Mendel was in the
habit of wearing velvet collar. with a
clasp ornamented by a single pearl Of
great value, which had been presented to
her BY the King Of Saxony, and in order
to auell all hope of success in the bosom
of her ducal admirer, she declared to
him one day that she had made vow to
bestow her heart and hand on him alone
who could match this single pearl with
as many others as would form the whole
necklace.


The declaration was made laugh
Year: 1870

A CLERGYMAN in Lexington, Virginia,
who served as chaplain in the Confeder
ate army, from the beginning to the end
OF the late civil war; sends AIS an account
OF the following strange incident, which,
he assures us, may be depended on as
strictly true:


Among the Confederates wounded at
the battle of Antietam, who fell into the
hands of the Union forces, was a young
private Of good family, named F., from
the mountain region of Virginia. He was
a boy at school when the war broke out,
and abandoned his studies to shoulder a
musket in the army of General Lee. He
was shot through the lungs at Antietam,
and, after lying for long time on the
field, was carried to Union hospital, and
tenderly cared for by Maryland surgeon
attached TO the Northern army, under
whose skillful treatment the young Vir-
ginian soon became convalescent. The
Marylander conceived strong liking for
his patient, and, procuring his release on
parole, took him TO his own house, where
he remained in comfort and security until
he Was exchanged, when he returned to
the Confederate army.


Some Time late in the war, the Mary
land surgeon, while with his regiment in
Virginia, got separated from his comrades,
and, being cut Off from joining them by
Early's cavalry, took to the woods to
avoid capture, and wandered for several
days among the forests and mountains
until he became utterly exhausted with,
fatigue and hunger. In this desperate
strait, he resolved to apply for help at the
first house he should come to, even at the
risk of being arrested and consigned to a
rebel prison. He soon reached dwelling
Of the better class, in which he found at
home an intelligent looking lady and
several small children. He made himself
known as a surgeon in the Union army
and asked for food and shelter. The
lady replied that Federal surgeon had
been very kind to her son while prisoner
OF war, and for his sake she would do
what she could for the stranger This
remark led to mutual inquiries and expla-
nations, from which the Marylander
learned that the house to which he had
thus accidentally wandered was the home
of Young p, his patient from the
field of Antietam II may easily be i'm
agined that he was warmly welcomed to
its hospitalities, and provided in due time
with the means of regaining the Union
lines in safety-ApgLetOn's Journal
Year: 1870

IT is the duty of young men TO do all
they can to elevate society.


To do this they must be honest, indus
trious, gentlemanly, and charitable.


Honest rs this is the only way to live
happily. This has been proven by the
experience of many men; SO, if ever
tempted TO do dishonest act, that time
honored maxim, ("Honesty is the best
policy should enter our minds with ten
fold force, and we should cast from us any
thought or implication of dishonest inn
port.


industrious: because it is our duty to
do something towards our own support;
although we may have kind parents, who
will provide us with the necessaries of life,
yet, we should try to improve our time in
some manner, so that we may benefit our
selves and those around us. In the ami
NAL and vegetable Kingdoms, on this globe,
we see the young of either class provided
for, but, when they arrive at suitable ages
they are required to provide for them
selves. This is true, with the exception
of a few domestic animals which me n pro-
vides for, but, by providing for them, he
finds their value increased beyond what it
would be if they were in wild state, and
he thus receives compensation for his
trouble.


If this is true of animals and vegetables,
why is it not the duty of young men to do
something towards their own supportY


We do not pretend to say how this shall
be done; but every young man Should
choose some occupation, suited to his taste,
and labor industriously in that occupa.
tion. seH


Gentlemanly: as by so doing we i'm.
prove ourselves and in the same degree,
that we improve, those around us over
whom we have any influence, be it ever
so light, win improve.


Charitable: for by being charitable we
can help many people over the hills and
rough places in life it is not always ne
cessary to extend charity in the form of
worldly goods, but, be charitable in spirit /;
have feeling of sympathy for others in
their Affections; though, If charity in the
form of worldly goods is required, do not
give begrudgiEgly, but give what you can,
remembering that Bread cast upon the
waters shall be returned again. - Resterp
H1yyOpr
Year: 1870

To REMOVE GREASE FROM Silks, ETC
Place piece Of the thick, son blotting-
paper used by accountants ON the table,
then lay the solled part of the dress on il.
Put another piece OF the blotting- paper ON
that, and press with hot iron on the
paper.
Year: 1870

\ medical magazine i'm England an


nounces new remedy for The infrmi-
ties of old age. Thus far it gives re-
port of only one case, but the publica-


ton of this will probably make ethe,


smelling bottles common among per-
sons of advanced age, particularly il
they are also irritable and cross. The


account of it is as follows:


Sir Frederick Pollock, best known
/ to his cOuntrymen as the late Chief


Baron of the Exchequer, has long been


remarkable for great mental and phys


ical energy. He is now eighty-six


years of age, and to the great wonder


and JOY of his friends his strength


scarcely in any way fails him. Still
some years ago he suffered from the
indetinable nervous Hldittisc which is
incident to old age, and which some-
times makes itself known i'm painful
spasms more or less connected with the
digestive system. 1t was necessary to
find some drug that would be ut once
stimulant and narcotic in its effect,
such as tobacco or opium. These
drugs, if taken in moderation, are often
found of great benefit i'm old age, as
sOOthers of its nervous troubles: but
unfortunately they failed to suit Sir
Frederick Pollock, or they did not pro-
duce the desired effect. He therefore
tried ether-the best rectified ether
which he inhaled from an ordinary
bottle applied to one nostriI and let
us state, in passing, that the safety of
the experiment to some extent depends
on the Inhalation of the spirit through
only one nostril.


A few whiffs taken i'm this way re-
moved spasms and pain, and induced
general tranquility of the nervous
system. Sir Frederick goes on with
the inhalations every day, and enjoys
IN consequence magnificent health.
The quantity of ether which he uses is
variable; sometimes it amounts to sew
eral ounces day; but how much of
this escapes and how much of it alb
sOrbed into the system it woOld be diff
cult to estimate. 1t is supposed that
but very small quantities OF ether can
enter the system i'm such Limitations as
we have described, since not only does
much escape at once into the air, but
also of that which is actually inhaled
a large proportion Is again exhaled.
Year: 1870

Never in any case Is so much of the
yapOr absorbed as to disturb conscious
ness or to cloud the intellect. Nor i
sleep in any way at all compelled, al
though by the removal of nervous ir-
ritability it is favored. ,.tf


"Sir Frederick Pollock is, We OBJ
serve, able to sleep for as many as
eleven hours out Of the twenty-four-
but this includes regular mid>day si-
esta. Whether the remedy which he
mas found so happy In its effects on
himself will suit others who may suffer
from the irritability of advancing years
is q question i'm which London medical
men are just now much Interested"
Year: 1870

No smount of caution will keep boys
from handling gun. 1t is a fascinating
implement. There is charm about gun
which bewitches boys imagination. Guns
are now SO cheap that everybody can have
one. Even ii timid parents withhold fowl.
ing-pieces from their sons, it will not pre-
vent tie handling them. The town is full
Of them. And accidentally or on purpose
Your sen will find out something about
cunning. The military companies are so
many, and the manual OIL arms SO tascina-
ting, and sharp-shooting has become such a
fashion, that you may be sure that an av-
erage boy will come by gun clandestinely,
if he does not by your permission. Now,
we argue that it is far more dangerous to
leave boys to find out secretly the pleasures
of gun than it is to teach them its skillful
use. A child soon learns caution. After
a few weeks, a boy ten years old is i'll as
little danger Of doing mischief with a gun
as he is OF taking poison or falling into the
river, or down stairs. or Of stabbing him
self with his knife We hold it to be sound
philosophy, that children are safer by being
taught how to meet danger and overcome
1t than by seeking to keep them away from
all danger. Ii is not the holl ana brave
lads'that are most apt to be harmed. In
wrestling, climbing, swimming, riding,
leapi"g. shooting, they who have been
taught skill and seli-reliance are seldom in
iured 1t is the clumsy hand, the awk
foot, of one un,ausht in manly exercises
that courts disas er. The boy that is Ia
familiar with a gun is not the one who snaps


il at his sister, thinking that il is not loaded,
and shoots her dead 1t is the green lub-
Der who has not been permitted to know
anything abou, firearms that does that. A
wise father should teach his boy how TO
load, how 10 carry gun safely. how to
scale fence, and all the precautionary arts
of hunting. It would be well, too, to teach
every girl how to use a pistol. Many a
woman has been placed in the power of
burglars for lack Of that knowledge
~ U'ard Beecher.
Year: 1870

prevailing. It was wondrously beautiful
and grand spectacle, and well repaid our
toilsome ascent. We felt the cod quite sem
sbly, and preferred to descend to lower
and warmer level to eat our lunch and
drink our Madeira.


But the mail steamer IS in, and | must
close this. Since we came here, the Cap
tain has decided not to attempt to reach
Cape Town, for which we have scarcely
time, and we shall visit several places on
the coast of Brazil instead.
Year: 1870

The battle Of Aliwal was fought on the


2Sth day of January, 1916. 1t was The


bloodiest I'm modern history up To that
time since then it has been eclipsed in
its sapguinsry character by lnkermann,
by Solfcrino, and by Sadowa. AT one
time the Sikh cavalry had well nigh cap.
tured Sir Harry Smith himself, who was
obliged to shift his position IN conse-
ouence At this moment an officer OF his
staff was struck down by fragment ol
shell, which shattered his right thigh and
hip Joint in hideous manner. Some men
of his troop, seeing him fall, obtained
leave to run to his assistance, and in few
minutes he was on stretcher and being
carried TO the rear. The men were dc
voted to him, and they carried hin


through that dreadful field of slaughter


with as much care as if conveying a baby
] IN its cradle. When within a short dis
Year: 1870

The Boston CultiUatOr gives the fol-
lowing sensible and practical advice to
its readers


"Every farmer should have a can OF


linseed oil and brush on hand, and


whenever he buys new tool, he should


soak it well with the oil and dry it by


the fire or in the sun, before using.
The wood by this treatment is toughen-
ed and strengthened, and rendered i'm
pervious to water. Wet a new hay
rake and when it dries it will begin to
be loose 10 the joints; but if well oiled,
the wet will bave but slight effect.
Shovels and forks are preserved from
checking and cracking in the top of the
handle by oilingi the wood becomes
smooth as glass by use, and is far less


liable to blister the hand when long
used. AK aud hammer handles often
break where the wood enters the iron;
this part particularly should be tough
ened with oil to secure durability.
Oiling the wood in the eye of the axe
will prevent its swelling and shrinking,
and sometimes getting loose. The
tools on a large farm cost heavy sum
of money; they should be of the most
kinds. 1t is poor economy,
at the present cxtravagant prices of la
Dor, TO set men to work with ordinary
implements. Laborcrs
should be required to return the tools
to the places provided for themi after
using, they should be put away clean,
bright, and oiled The mold boards of
plows are apt TO get rusty from one
season to another, even if sheltered
they should be brushed over with few
drops of oil when put away, and they
will then remain in good order until
u.
Year: 1870

The freside isa school ofimportancc;
it is important because it is universal,
and because tie education it bestows
being woven IN with the woof of child
hood gives form and color to the whole
texture of life.
Year: 1870

s@ The report, if true, of the banish- ment of Prince Pierre Bonaparte from France, and of his probable coming to this country, suggest some queer conside- rations. In the first place, it is certainly very like the Emperor to wish to seem more just than his iudges-and it is no very difficult enterprise. No European

 nation of the first rank is cursed with such servile judiciary as France. In the next

 place, we wonder whether the N. Y. Her. ald, and its stripe of American imperial ists. will get up a demonstration on be- half of their favorite, on his arrival? They have always represented the murder of Victor Noir as justi6able homicide. There is little doubt that the Emperor Ma poleon subsidies g portion of the press in this country and in Great Britain. and we should judge from appearances that the Herald is on the American list. #
Year: 1870

sick family, on. her way home reports see. 1ng !our men on the railroad track near DaVld Whealan's about half past ten. Onaries McNeil, who lives over the drua store next building north of the Granite DOCK, reports hearing noise that awoke nm; aays 1t was half-past twelve: he re. ports people passing up and down the street past his store, and that his wife. who was unwell and had not been asleep. neard a sleigh pass with bells not oye, ntteen minutes before the reports The nolse was smothered, muff1ed report. but aroused him sufficiently so that he got m and dressed and went below into his store: heard nothing more and went back up stairs, bat feeling little uneasy he went on to his front piazza, and hearing and see. ing nothing more went back to bed sup. posing 1t must be the ice In large hogs head In the rear of his store He says the noise was not loud enough to have awa- kened him if he had been sound asleep. h. $. Barbour and wife, who sleep in a room very near the bank room. heard nothing of the noise.

 A. D. Peck reports that he was going home that night, and when north of the bridge heard report that he thought was the ice; when he got near the store of Agard Church he saw man pass from the sidewalk in back between Post Office Building and Granite Block; on coming up the sidewalk he saw light in the bank, but supposed it Q light from the coal stove. When opposite the passage between Post Office and Granite he heard some noise made by this man which he answered, supposing it was some one that knew him Charles Alldis was perhaps ten or twelve rods behind Peck; he also heard the report and saw three men on the opposite side oi the street near Aliens Hotel. Peck was within twenty five rods of the Granite building when the report was heard, anG still it was not loud enough to excite any suspicion, he supposing it was the ico ir the river. Hendee, the watchman Of Fur ner, Seymour & Judds'. says he heard two distinct reports at about half past twelve.

 The robbers have not made much money out of the job-not over one hundred dol

 lars each after expsnses--but the matter has made gossip enough for some time fol

 our village, and has learned some of he

 people not to trust in iron safes. ~s

 They evidently carried out their origina plaus very fully, and everything has the appearance of passing off according to pro gramme. -5s
Year: 1870

In addition TO the many fever breeding places OF
the Third ward, Long Island City, s one situated on
the Gasmau estate which rather goes ahead Of any
thing i'll the nuisance line. The establishment Ii
owned by Wilkinson 4 Co. The business Is prepar-
Ing brlstles for the brush manufacturers. Carts
visit all the hog killing establishments of New York
and Brooklyn and collect the bristles which have
been scraped from the dead swine. This Is packed
IN heaps in the open air for the purpose Of breeding
maggots which eat OF the dried blood and dead AMI
NAL matter which collects, leaving the bristleS in
such q condition that 1t s easy TO clean them. This
process lasts for a number of weeks and while the
animals are at work the stencil from the heap OF
HAIR blood ana rotten animal matter Is unbearable.
Recently number OF houses have been built near
this place. In some stages OF the weather the 0d0r
can be inhaled for a mile or more. The inhaDl-
tans calling loudly for relief from this and other
nuisances In Dutch Kills, but as yet the Long Island
City Health Board have done nothing Tor the peo'
PIES protection
Year: 1870

Tho gallant Ninth regiment. National Guard,
Colonel Fisk win leave tnis city omorrow evening
for Long Branch, where they will go into camp for
ten days training. Their new colonel eyinces COM
mendable anxiety TO make his command something
more than armed mob. The arrangements for the
encanIpment SO far excellent; aud II the boys
with the Illuminated coat tails carefully observe
them, maintain strict military discipline and pay
assldl0us attention to the prescribed rontine OF duty
they Will benefit by the trip and set good example
20 other regiments in the FIRST division.
Year: 1870

"solemn stiffness" that one can almost
talk with his thoughts aloud, the lonely
katydid shrilliug her hoarse cry up in the
chambers of the elms and sycanrores, and
the crickets Ginning in with their melan-
choly refrain in the matted grass and fad
ed stubblc-then the hush is so complete
that the heart acknowledges the spell laid
upon it; the soul involuntarily assumes
the attitude of prayer; and the experience
that is born of the hour, silent and pro-
found as it is, makes close to the day as
fitting as it is spiritually memorable. No
man may yield himself to these influences,
and say in his heart, he is not both more
and better than he was before. He Sc
cretly confcsscs-if he is wont to watch
the silent processes of his own growth
that, with the days, he ripens too; and
that, along with the season, he may be-
come more and more glorious to the end.
This is no more, then, the years autum-
nal time than it is our own; in its broad
lap all the shcavcs and hopes are heapcd
and pressed down.


All, how we are carried back, far back
to other days, sitting and thinking of the
past, and of the loved ones who have gone
from us, but whose NE nories are still dear
and whose forms seem to hover near us.
Who does not like to sit down and live the
past over again? Who feels so sure of
having got all there is to be had from
these days and nights, these mornings,
and afternoons, and moonlit evenings
that he does not care to go back once
more, and CLEAN for a little while after his
earlier and briefer experiences
Year: 1870

IT'S curious fact as ever was known
But often in human nature shown,


Alike in castle and cottage
That pride, like pigs of a certain brood,
Will manage to live and thrive on food


AS poor as IL paupor's pottage!
OF all the notable things of earth,
The qucerest thing is the pride of birth


Among our fierce Democracy !'
A bridge across a hundred years,
Without II prop TO save it from sneers-
Not even a couple of rotten piers
A thing Of laughter, filings and jeers-


Is American arislocracy!
Depend upon it, my snobbish friend,
Your family thread you cannot ascend,
Without good reason to apprehend
You may find it waXed at the other end


By some plehian vocation
Or, worse than that, your boastcd line
May end in loop of stronger twine,


That plagued some worthy relation.
Because you flourish in worldly affairs,
Don t he naughty and put on airs,


With insolcnt pride Of station,
Dom be proud and turn up your nose
At poorer people in palmer clothes,
But learn for the sake of your mind rcpos
That all proud tlesil-wherevcr it goes


Is subject to irritation.
Year: 1870

Tho Spanish authorities In Cuba have pro
claimed TO the world through the Havana cable
that person OF the name Of NAPOLEON ARAyGo
had surrendered himself TO the Government
and that he was on his road TO Havana for
the purpose Of comforting with the Captain. Gen
eral on a method Of terminating the insurrection


This man has from the outbreak of the revolu-
ton traded on the name Of his family. Some OF
his brothers have aided the Cuban cause in this
city and ON the island. One Of his brothers,
ArGrsrIY, was the first Command rim Chief Of
the Cuban army. lie chose TO take upon himself,
without any authority from the President, to seek
an interview with the Spanish General then com.
mandng in Puerto Principe for the purpose, as
he stated, Of settling TIE difficulty. lie went to
Principe under a Gag Of truce, which the Span
mrds violated by shooting him.


THIS NAPOLEON ARANGo has never been in the
Cuban army he was from the first looked upon
by the leaders of the revolution with much sus-
Picion, which, on the cumuaton of iurtho proofs,
terminated in his beng tried by Cuban court
martial on the charge Of reasonable correspond
euoe with the Spaniards. He was not shot, sole
y IN consideration of the services of his brothers.
In mc', he owes his life to ha political
suicide, aud to the unwillingness OF
the Cubans TO stain their virgin rs.
cutchcon with the blood Of a traitor
and what the spaniards aro pleased to term
surrender will probably turn out to be an en-
treaty from ARASGo TO the Spanards that they
would allow him TO accompany them IN their
abandonment Of Camoeuey, that he might thus
escape his much merited fate


Tbure are Arnold- we Presume, in Cuba as
clsewhcrc but surely the cause which can boast
Of no more important Offset to their late enor-
nous losses than the surrender of one Of them,
must bo in its death throos.