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Year: 1870

Ai It seems to be conceded that Chief Justice


Chase no longer desires to participate in pub
lie affairs. Being a man of taste and fortune,
Z he will probably retirefrom bench of the Su-
ID preme Court at no distant day, and following


the example of Gov. Seward, travel in Eu-


rope and around the WORLD. for the benefit of


his health. In this event it becomes an i'm


portant question as to who will succeed the
Chief Justice on the Supreme bench. Rumor
is already busy with the names of several


prominent jurists, among them Mr. Justice
Strong, of Pennsylvania This position has


been coveted and filed by some of the most
eminent statesmen and jurists of the country,


and ought to be filled by, q first class man.
Who shall it be is the question occupying
The mids of those who have come to the con-
a,fclusion that Chief Justice Chase is aboutto


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Year: 1870

awA statement was recently published in
various newspapers that proposition had
been made for the sale of Cuba to the United
States. but none of the Government authori'
ties have any knowledge whatever of such
q movement .H-Hr-..a d.
Year: 1870

q, The Democratic press Of New York is


making the present canvass in: that State
a personal one upon General Woodford, the
Republican candidate Although all the
charges thus far brought against that true
gentleman and gallant soldier are old and
exploded ones, these partisan sheets con-
,inue to reiterate them. When great par
ty has to resort to personal defamation as
means of success it must be reduced in
Year: 1870

The Arabs have a fable of a miller,
who was one day startled by a cameI5
nose being thrust in the window of a
room where he was sleeping. "It is
very cold outside" said the camel.
II only want to get my nose in"
The nose was then let in-then the
neck, and finally the whole body.
Presently the miller began to be in
.convenienced at the ungainly COM
panion he had obtained in a room GER
tainly not large enough for both. If
you are incOnvenienced, take your
leave" said the camel "as for myself,
I shall stay where am"


MORAL: Yield not to the humblest
entreaties of temptation. The wedge
once entered, the obstacle is overcome.
Let the "nose' in, and the whole body
will soon follow. Resist the begin-
nings
Year: 1870

The Chicago Journal gives a new
rule for computing interest, and says
it is so simple and so true, that every
banker, broker, merchant or clerk
should post it up for reference. By
no other arithmeticaI process can the
desired information be obtained by
fewer fgUress


Sir per ceat.--Multiply any given
number of dollars by the number Of
| days upon which it is desired to ascer-
tain the interest, separate the right
hand figure and divide by six; the
result is the true interest on such sum
for such number of days at six per
cent.


Eight per ce1t..-1fultipIy any given
amount by the number Of days upon
which it is desired to ascertain the in
terest, and divide by 45, and there
suit will be the interest of such sum
for the time required, at eight per
cent.


Ten per cent.-Multiply the same as
above and divide by thirty-six, and
the result will show the rate of inter-
est at ten per cent.
Year: 1870

A distinguished clergyman and a
distinguished gymnastic teacher once
met at a large dinner party, and fell in
to a playful contest Of courtesy as to
which should precede the other in go
ing out to the table.


"Certainly, you should go first, " pO-
litely urged the gymnast, "because
you have the care Of the soul; and
the soul is Of higher dignity than the
body"


"Nay," replied the clergyman, not
to be outdone in afability; 81 cannot
precede you, for you have the care Of
the body; and he who cares for the
body cares for the soul too"


81 believe you" )" said the gymnast ;
$50, if you please, we will advance
arm in arm-symbuIizing the beauti-
full reciprocation Of influence and OF
dignity between the two parts Of our
nature"


"Agreed!' said the clergyman, as
he offered his arm.


This anecdOte is an apt text for ser
mon which ought to be preached in
every pulpit-a sermon which might
be made both a long and interesting
one Herald of Health.
Year: 1870

The Portland Argus tells the fol.
lowing story of young lady who is q
pupil at one of the schools in that
city, and who has already, it seems
beaten her father at mathematics:


She modestly proposed that if her
father would give her only one cent
on one day, and double the amount on
each successive day for just one
month, she would pledge herself ney-
er to ask Of him another cent as long
as she lived. Pater.familias, not stop
ping to run over the figures in his
head, and not supposing it would
amount to a large sum, was glad to
accept the offer at once, thinking it
also favorable opportunity to include
a possible marriage dowry in the iu-
ture. At the twenty-ffth day he be
came greatly alarmed, lest if he com
piled with his own acceptance he
might be obliged to be ''declared a
bankrupt on his own petition"


But at the thirtieth day the young
girl demanded only the pretty sum OF
$5,368,609 u! The astonished mer-
chant was only too happy to cancel the
claim by advancing a handsome cash
payment for his folly in allowing him
self to give bund-Or his word he
considered as good as a bond-with-
out noticing the consideration therein
expressed, and by promising TO return
to the old custom Of advancing small
er sums daily until otherwise ordered


Our arithmetic reporter has been
Figuring on to it," and says that il
the old gentleman had fulfilled his
promise, his gushing daughter would
have had, upon the receipt of the thir-
tieth payment, the snug little sum Of
lO,737, ,418 24,
Year: 1870

1t is a great mistake in female edu-
cation 10 keep young lady's time and
attention devoted only to the fashion,
able literature of the day. If you
would quality her for conversation,
you must give her something to talk
about; give her education with the
actual world, and its transpiring
events. Urge her to read newspapers,
and become familiar with the present
character and improvements Of our
race. History is of some Importance
but the past world is dead; we have
nothing to do with it. Our thoughts
and our concerns should be for the
present world; to know what it is and
improve its condition. Let her have
an intelligent opinion, and be able to
sustain intelligent conversation nc
cOrding to the mental, moral and re,
IigiOus improvement Of our times. Let
the gilded ANIMALS and poems on the
centre table be kept part of the time
covered with weekly and daily jour
nails. Let the whole family, men, wO'
men and children, read newspapers.
Year: 1870

1t appears from the Postmaster
Generals Report that the money
order system is now working very
successfully in our twenty-seven
thousand post-offices, and is as pOpu-
lar as it is in England. The English
have long known the value of it, for
they have had it for nearly thirty
years, a fact, the New York Times
thinks, affording a curious commenta-
~ on the slOwness with which people
Of different nations will accept ideas
of social science from one another
In England the safe sending of money
in that way is thought as great boon
as the actual transmission of letters.
Year: 1870

Not a slave doll angel but hslpms for the man
And when a attempts do a work beneath the sun,
And echews the help of woman it Is really but hag done
helpmeet in Religion; in all that's good and grand
Around the sacred hearhstOne in the Councils OF the and
With her and genter presence joy the Nation sonding
Her tender intuition with mans stern reason blending
"Woman 1fqd1essy" Old preudces cry;
Well Deborah judged Israel in the ages long gone by
Delivered her people from their bondage and their e
And from and tumus rested the aad for forty yeaTsI
daughters of stateR
Then should be much wiser and wisely legislator
No HdLf-sded view of be really just
And class another all its rights safely trust
If so, why give the ballot o black now,
the light knowledge bis brOWf
Cannot white do him justice in their Dhs huuauity7
Mol without the sacred ballot, he really but halt ree
But the questioned, good voael do;
Only ask your hearts, BRETHREN what the ballot does for





Does give you influence power your with grandeur
To know that freemen7 1t will do the for her
weeping eyes seeing wrought by rum
Would she stand had she the power with her voice and ballot


TcrOwn:
From the cruel fierce ruagon she would surely wrest the
Vote the Temperance and the whskypOwer down
And the world waits for wOmans and mans lied thought
There sweet fair things CHERISH bringing light


peace and joy; tsroy.
wrongs PERISH ere the Nation they de-
"Revoutions go backward, onward upward roll;
Be in the form of woman, soul still soul;
And by their sacred bhright all souls should equal
And share with one another all the sweets of Liberty.
And millions rising claim rights divine;
For this battle and falling into line.
And there is beloved Country brighter day for thee,
When all thy and daughters SHALL TRULY,


FREE!
Year: 1870

Two physicians at the bedside Of
patient disputed as to the nature Of
the disease. AT last one Of them ended
The discussion by saying "Very
we'll, have it your own way now, but
the post n1OrtgDl examination will show
that am right" The patient was
much encouraged.
Year: 1870

To be a woman of fashion is one of
the easiest things in the world. A
late writer thus describes it: "Buy
everything you don't want, and pay
for nothing you get; smile on all man
kind but your husband; be happy ev-
erywhere but at home"
Year: 1870

Nothing Leaves us as it Found


us.


IF a sheet of paper on which a key
has been laid be exposed to the sun
shine, and then instantaneOusly view
ed in the dark, the key bring remOv
ed, faded spectre of the key will be
visible. Let this paper be put aside
for many months, where nothing can
disturb it, and then in darkness be
laid on plate of hot metal, the spec
ire of the key will again appear. This
is equally true of our minds. Every
man we meet, every book we read,
every picture or landscape we see,
every word or lone we hear, leaves its
image on the brain. These traces,
which under ordinary circumstances
are invisible, never fade, but in the
intense light of cerebral excitement
start into prominence, just as the spec
tire image of the key started into sight
on the application of heat. 1t is thus
with all the influences to which we
are subjected.
Year: 1870

BB-We are now prepared to offer the AMERIcAN
srocK JOURNAL free gin for one year, to all
Old sbJserbeTs to the News, who shall subscribe i'm
medatey and pay in advance at the regular subscIp
tion price Of 81 a year. This is a rare opportunity
which the intelligent people Of our comfy will no
doubt duly appreciate. Hand ia your subscriptions at
once and secure the The Stock Journal free for year


Address J. L. BOARDMAN,


dec2m6 Publisher News.
Year: 1870

It Is said-and In one sense it Is true
that serpents have no limbs; but
some of the boas and pythons have at
the base of the tail, on each side of the
vent, a little hook, which is supported
by bone imbedded In the flesh and
this rudimentary limb is no doubt the
insignificant representative of the hind
er leg of the ordinary quadruped, and
of our own lower limb; just as the nip
pies of the male mammalia answer to
the fully developed breasts of the
female; and just as our eye-teeth cor
respond to the canine tusks of the lion.


Nor is the serpent restricted to
single method of progression, or even
to two or three. There are even four or
| five distinct ways in which its 1.-THE and
slender body may be used. The slow
est, but least conspicuous, is the stealthy
glide of retreat, when you can scarcely
perceive movement Of any one part,
and yet the whole body does advance
steadily; but If you have the courage
to place your hand quietly in the SER
pent's path, and allow it to pass over it
you will perceive sensation as of a
series of dull edges, like those of paper
knives, striking the hand backward.
Each edge is that of one of the broad
overlapping scales, or "scutes," which


cover the belly of the snake, and each


scute is moved forward and backward


by corresponding pair of ribs, OF


which there are from one hundred to


two hundred and fifty in different spec


les; and so, though completely covered


by skin, and capable of but slight indi.


vidual motion, each pair of ribs is pail


of legs, and each scute is single foot
which slips forward without hindrance
but whose hinder edge catches upon tn,
, least inequality, and SO serves as poin
of resistance by which the body il
, pushed forward a little. And this little
e multiplied by the hundred pair of ribs
r is enough to propel the snake slowly
but steadily onward, and in a straigh
: line.


e The above arrangement of the scut,


also enables the serpent to move in sew
$ eral ways, in which the ribs are les
| directly, or at any rate less indi
: vidually concerned; for the backward
e projecting edges hinder movement il
: any other than forward direction
}. whether the serpent merely fixes on
It region of the body and then drags tn
" others after it, or throws itself into vel
r. tical or lateral undulations, by the SUI
n cessive Strengthening of which mor
r rapid movement is affected. The grea
/. est speed is attained when it elevate


the body in lofty arch, and then pre-
o jects the head forward, draws up TIL
!. tail, and repeats its steps, after the fasl
n ion of the so-called geometer or mea
d uring caterpillers.


nt 1t is commonly believed that son


serpents can take the tail in the mou
ce and roll along like hoop, but no SUI


proceeding is scientifically describe
ne Many species, however, may spring
@. suddenly uncoiling themselves into
tv nearly erect position, and using the tt
of as a point of resistance. The rapid


of this movement is less remarkat


than its precision, when ii is consider


that every change in the position


any part of the spiral must tend to afit
n the position of the head. .-Harpel
h. Magazine.
Year: 1870

NHE ELLIPTIC SEWING MACHINES ARE


manufactured and warranted by the Wheeler
Wilson Sewing Machine Company. The late
and important improvements enable us to guar
antee to every purchaser that the Elliptic Ma
chine will do more work, better work, and n
greater variety of work than any other Sewing
Machine now in use. The economy of the FL
lptic Machine in family is almost incredible ;
with one, good operator can do the work Of
twelve hands. BY it the making of garments is
reduced from question of hours to one of min
utes as the following table will show:


Ut not to be understood that the following table Is tho
time to make the garments, but to do the stitching ony)
Year: 1870

THIRTY YEARS


Have elapsed since the introduction of the PAIN
KILLER to the public, and yet at the present
time it is more popular and commands u larger
sale than ever before. Its popularity is not con-
fined to this country alone all over the world
its beneficial effects in curing the Z" ills that flesh
is heir to-, are acknowledged and appreciated,
and as pam killer its fame is limited to no
country, sect nor race. 1t needs only to be
long enough time to prove the efficacy of any
medicine, and that the Pain Killer is deserving
of all its proprietors claim for it, is amply proved
by the unparalleled popularity it has attained
1t is sure and effective remedy. Sold by all
druggists. Price, 25 cts, so cts, and 81 per
bottle. Directions accompany each bottle.


Juie IS-Im
Year: 1870

are the important organs of the body either for health
disease Keep them strong and vigorous, all will be
well allow them to be disorered, whole system is


sick Bristos Sarsaparla and Sugar-coaed Pills are pre-
pared expressly to act the liver and stomach Every bill
ous disorder aud arrangement Of the digestive


ons controlled and strengthened by these two great
remedies.
Year: 1870

Foor RAcING.-The boys have imbbed the
racing spirit to such an extent that they have
almost worn their feet out in racing up ard
down the Streets The little shavers appear to
enjoy the fun hugely.
Year: 1870

CELEBRATNG.-Th was a great fuss in the
Chinese quarter on Monday evening, and the
Joss house was open and illuminated. We
Judge that the ceestialS were celebrating some
thing other.
Year: 1870

~ The New York Legislature is
about TO repeal the Law for the prevention
of cruelty to animals. Ths ruling class
in New York CITY regard the law as an
Insult to them. and lear thst il i, is not
repealed, tho amin ais will soon be on sp
equality with them.
Year: 1870

GASES DECISION There has been a
good deal Of criticism levelei a''he legal
tender decision lately made hy Chief Jns-
tice Chase. bnt we consider the following
from the Boston Transcript. about as
cntting as anything we have seen:


THE legal tsnder act 5 considered by
many rather tongh.


The man whose face is on what the
Supreme Court calls 'irredeema able paper
currency has some cheek to turn his back
on his portrait


The Chief Justice seems to have been
unsble to identify himself with the ex'
Secretary of the Treasury.


No man ever pronounced against his
own issne TO the extent Of Chief Justlc'
Chase"
Year: 1870

The ''intelligenr contraband"
has been heard from at Richmond.
He spilled quantity Of kerosene
on a warehouse floor, and being
too tired to scrub it up, set it on
fire. There was an insurance on
all the property except the niger.
He was a total loss. The loss will
fall heavy on his family, who have
had to support him for the past
FIVE years.
Year: 1870




Many men are prone to meas
ure their honesty by the law,
and; as they keep barely with
in it's limits to flatter them
selves that they are very exem-
plary persons. They are just
as honest as the law compels
them to be-nO more. Ii the
law was less rigid, they would
be less honest. They do
not consult their conscience to
ascertain how much they should
give to, and exact Of their
neighbor; they simply refer to
the statute, which is made for
general purposes, and can not
do and does not pretend to do
equity in all individual eases.
They take all the statute gives
them, and exact all the statute
allows them to. They are rath-
er dangerous persons for con-
tiding persons to deal with, for
while they will not cheat such
persons, they allow them, and
even encourage them, to cheat
themselves-they taking the
benefits of the self-inflicted
fraud, and imagining that they
have been perfectly honest
throughout the transaction
There is such a thing as legal
honesty; and there is such a
thing as fairness between man
and man; and the two are not
always the same. The former
is harsh and exacting; it yields
nothing ofits rights, but claims
the last title ofthem. Ifthere
is a doubt, it claims the benefit
of that, too, and demands all
that its victim has bound him
self to give, without intending
it. 1t cares nothing for the
other party. It's theory ofbus-
mess is that it must look out
for itself, and the other party
must look out for himself; it is
none ofits duty to assist Others
to make bargains with itself
and fothers, through ignorance
or negligence make bad bar
gains, they must abide by them
and it must have the benefit ot
them. There are other men
however, who act on the more
generous theory that they owe
duties to their neighbor as vel


as to themselves. If theil
neighbor is careless or ignorant
they will not profit by it; if ht
is unfortunate, they will no


take advantage of it; if HI
places himself in power, they
will not skin him, because th'
law allows it. They recognize
a higher standard of dealing
than the in1exible statute
They will neither cheat anoth
er; nor permit him to chea


himself. If there are doubt


about the meaning of the con


tract, they construe' it in th
light of equity, and are read


to give something over, or tax
something less, rather than b
, unjust. There is no danger j
dealing with such men; the


are merciful rather than jus
and they are as much more e
teemed by their fellows as me


-, - x~.+xA..r.aI ahnun fncfIan
Year: 1870

IL


SEC. so. All property or money alleged or sup
posed to have been leioniousy OBTAINED. or which
shall be lost abandoned, and which shall be here
airer taken lnta tile custody Of any member Of the
police force or CRIMINAL court ID the city OF New
York, or which snail come lnr0 custody OF any p0-
lice justice shall be by such member Justice or by
order OF SAID court gwen into the custody OF ana
kept by the property cerk OF the police and oil sucn
properly and money shall be particularly registered
by SAID property clerk In book kept for that pur-
pose, which snail contain also record Of the names
OF the persons from whom such property or money
was taken, the names OF all claimants thereto, The
time OF the seizure and any final disposition or such
properly and money.


taken from persons arrested, and shall be alleged 70
have been Enormously obtained or to be the proceeds
OF crime, aud whenever 20 brought, Win soch
claimant ana the person arrested before some
magistrate tor adjudication, ana the magistrate
shall be then and there satisfied from evidence that
tue person arrested is innocent OF the offence al
legged, and that the property rlghuuily Oelongs 20
him. then said magistrate may thereup0u, In writ
Ing. order sQch property or money TO % returned
property clerk, Ii he ave It, 60 deliver SUCH
property or money TO the accused person nlmseif
and not any attorney, agent or clerk OF such ac
cused person.


SEC 81 II any claim to the ownership OF such
property money shall be made on oath before the


mag by or in behalf OF any otner persons than
the person arrested ana the said accused person
shall be held for trial examination such properly
or money snail remain 10 the CUSTODY OF the properly


CLERK until the discharge conviction OF the persons
accused.


SEC. So All property or money taken on suspicion
OF having been eloniousy obtained or OF Deng inc
proceeds OF crime and Tor winch there 10 NO otner
claimant than the person from whom sucn properly
was taKen and all lost property coming int0 the
possession Of any member Of the SAID police force,
aud all property and money taken from pawn
brokers a. the proceeds Of crime or by any sncn


member from persons supposed TO be insane, intoxl-


Gated or otherwise incapable OF taking care of tnem'


TO the property clerk to 30 duly registered anu az
! yerused tor the beuens Of Oh persons neereateQ
Year: 1870

heavy set in clover, that and the
timothy making q perfect mat;
the clover-seed, | suppose must
have been in the manure.


That portion manurod produced
double tho wheat of the same
amount Of land in the field, also
produced more pasture this fall
than the balance Of the FIVE acres.
The other 5 acres in the field I sowed
late TO rye. In the spring l sowed
II to clover and timothy. The
prospect for q crop of rye was NOT
very fat.ering, Sod the last oI
March. / had some twenty loads Of
fresh barnyard manure hauled
and scattered over about ono acre
the result was, there was more rye
on one acre than on tho balance oI
the FIVE, and the clover and tht
timothy mnch better set.
Year: 1870

Reading without purpose is
sauntering, not exercise. Moro !.
got from one book on which the
thought settles for q definite end
to knowledge, than from libraries
skinned over by q wandering eye


A cottage flower gives honey to
the bee, q kings garden none To
the butterfly. Youths who arc
destined for active careers, or am,
bilious Of distinction in such forms
of literature as require freshness
OF invention or originality o.
thought, should avoid the habit o.
intense study for many hours at {
stretch. There is q point in al


tenSon of the intellect beyond
which effort is only waste o.


strength. Fresh ideas do moi
readily spring up within o weary
brain; and whatever exhausts the
Year: 1870

Put an Englishman into the
Garden of Eden, and he would
find fault with the whole blasted
concern; put Yankee in. and he
would SEQ where he could alter it
TO advantage put an Irishman in,
and he would want to boss the
thing; put a Dutchman in, and he
would proceed at once to plant it.