Rensselaer Union, Volume 3, Number 16, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1871 — Page 4

A Straw that Shows the Wind.

The resolution of Senator MtfCreory, of Kentucky, waa properly characterized by Senator Sumner as an illustration of what may be expected if the Democratic |vnrty should return to power. The resolution proposed substantially' that the remains of seventeen thousand Union soldiers should be removed from the Arlington estate, in order that the widow of Robert E. Lee should live there. Such a proposition was the grossest insult to the patriotism and good sense of the country, and therefore to the Senate, their representative, and Use Senate almost unanimous y resolved that it should not be received. The Democratic Senators were greatly confused by the mo tion of Mr. McCreery. As partisans they saw its effect. It was an unnecessary revelation of the real spirit of the party, and the party deaden know that the country is at least loyal, and that they can hope to succeed only by persuading the people that the party has renounced its sympathy with the spirit and the principles which produced the rebellion. Some of his Democratic friends, therefore, rebuked Mr. McCreery, who assumed all the responsibility of the resolution, and tried to withdraw it. But Senator Edmunds held him fast to the rules, and by a rote of fifty-nine to four the Senate refused to receive the resolution.

The Democratic press docs not openly deft nd the resolution. But the manner in which it alludes to it shows how gladly it would defend it if it dared. The death of General Lee gave that press an opportunity to show the tendency of its sympathy, which is 7A>alously improved. The extravagant eulogies which were heaped by the Democratic papers tigs in a man whose only claim to the notice of history is that he tried to destroy the Government of the United States in order to establish a slave empireugxin its ruins, were very suggestive. And the fact, which is constantly refreshed in the public mind by such incidents, that the D mocratic party is the next friend and mourner of the lost cause, should impress upon the country the great and controlling truth of the political situation. That truth is that the nation has entered a new epoch, with new 'principles and a new policy; that the principles are those of the Republican party; while the Democratic party is the representative of the era and the principles which have passed away. There is no evidence of any disposition upon the gmrt of the Democratic party to accept the new situation, or acquiesce in what has been accomplished. Its last national declaration was that the new order was unconstitutional and void, and its conduct, wherever it has the ascendency, shows an undiminished sympathy with a spirit which the country abhors. And even were this not so—even had the same policy ■which led the Delaware Democratic Senators to censure Senator McCreery’s resolution persuaded the party to profess sympathy with the regenerated Union—it would still be impossible to say why a party of such composition, and of such a history, should be intrusted with the administration of a policy which it had always opposed, and 'Which is founded upon political principles which it has always derided. After the Revolution the government of the hew Union was confided to the friends of the principles ugion which it was established—the men whose convictions and ability had opened the new era to the country. After the war of 1812. the government was controlled for many a year by the party which had made the war, and which was- in full harmony with its spirit. And now, the country having entered upon a new era more glorious than any in its history, and under the auspices of the Republican party, that party is the one which will deal with all questions in the spirit of the hew time, and with the sympathy of profound conviction. A party whose newspapers hate to speak with decency of Abraham Lincoln, but which quiver with adulation of Robert E. Lee, and from one of whose Senators proceeds the astounding proposition that the bones of Union soldiers shall be removeu almost from under the shadow of the Capitol, that the widow of Lee may not be offended—a party which still believes the war to have been an outrage upon the “ South,” and which would undo all of its great work that it can—is a party which does not comprehend the new America, which is not inspired by its faith, and whose restoration to power would be the sorest of national calamities.— Harper's Weekly. * \ ,

Throwing Dice—$11,000 Against a Lady’s Hand.

There lived on street, in an unpretending establishment surrounded by trees md flowers, a young lady who was celebrated for her beauty and accomplishments. She was a blonde, with blue eyes, white teeth and a heavenly smile; had the prettiest hand and foot that ever were seen; and was tall, lithe and elegant. Her wit was delicate, ptointed and sparkling, and her mind as superior as lierlpterson was lovely. The town was at her feet, and her suitors were as importunate, if not as many as Penelope's, like whom (she was continually woed and yet nevetvwon. In the midst of her success camfr-tne war, the end of which found her family impoverished, .and herself reduce/ to want for the necessaries of life. But she was still the same proud, imperious mistress of hearts as before, and she refused in quick succession the many offers of marriage that were now made to her. She had not thought of matrimony as a resource, but had other and different prospects in view. She proposed, in fact, to teach a school.

A fellow townsman, a gentleman of wealth and position, and a bachelor, had long been a silent worshipper at her shrine. He had houses and lands, estates in the country and lots ini the city, stocks, interests and investments wherever they would pay; and his private establishment on —— street was simply palatial. Seeing how the case stood with her whom he loved with his whole soul, he resolved after many communings and much reflection, to ask her to be his wife. “ Sir,” she said, in answer to his proposal, “ I do not love you, and I cannq,t many you.” “Think the matter oyer, my dear,” said he, “ and in one week from to-day give me your answer.” Upon his return on the day set, she said to him: \ , “ Sir, you have wealth, and lam poor; \ you live in a palace, and I, as you see, in a cottage; you are desirous of’ having mv hand, and I would like very much to be'rich. I will make yqj| a proposition, I will throw the dice with you—my hand against a hundred thousand dollars! Is it a bargain?” “Itis,” said he. And thereupon they pledged to each other their words to bide the hazard. It was arranged that but three persons should be let into the secret; that each should select a friend, and that the two selected friends were to choose the third. Miss named the Hon. Mr. , a prominent member of the bar, as her friend; Mr. chose the Eev, Mr. , pastor of the fashionable church on street, as his; and these two made choice of Dr. , an eminent professor in the medical college, as the friend of both, parties. By these gentlemen the preliminaries were arranged, and the prograifim© was this: The doctor was to give a party at his house ,on a certain specified Friday moniing, at which were to be present all the begt people in Louisville ; the Hon. Mr. was tb have a license in blank, ready to bs mied at a moment’s warning, ana was to

hold Mr. ’• check for #100,000; and the Rev. Mr. waa to be in waiting to perforin the marriage ceremony, if Called on so to do. The dice were to l>c thrown In’lhe lion. Mr. ’a study, whence the quintet were to proccctf to the party, where, if Miss lost, they were to celebrate the wedding, and if she won, they were to mingle with, the guests without remark. At precisely 9 o’clock on the evcfitful evening, the players and their friends met in the Tion. Mr. ’» study. By agreement of the parties themselves, they were to throw poker dice, and to cut cards for the first throw. The gentleman cut a queen and the lady a Jack, and now came the tug of war. He waa cool, calm and pale; she was slalucaquc, imperious and collected. His lips were compressed , hers were formed into an extended arc, spanning the whole mouth and Completing the bow. The twain sat on opposite sides of a small table, and the umpire overlooking them. The dice box being set before him, Mr. placed his fingers over the top, add with the thumb clasping the side, he gave It a shake and threw two fours and two deuces. Putting aside the fbure, lie threw anothsr four. Then, throwing the two remaining dice, he threw two fives. He had thrown, therefore, a full—three fours and two fives.

And now came Miss 's turn. It was a thrilling moment, and the rustle of her silk dress in the stillness of the room sounded like the tree tops in the wind. She liegan by drawing off her right glove, cxgtosing a hand of exquisite lieauty and delicacy, on the forefinger of which sparkled a diamond. Then taking up the box quickly, site gave it a long shake in the air, and turning it down upon the table, she threw —nothing! A cloud there l upon passed over her luce, and the arc of her lips assumed a still more bow like curvature. But, nothing daunted, she at once retook the box and threw ngain—this time turning up four deuces, and the fifth dice cockcf Terrible mischance. Miserable luck! Again she threw, and threw three devices and two trays. Putting all the dice back into the box, she had left hut one other and last throw, upon which now rested her only chance. For the first time since she sat down she spoke, asking for a glass of water. Having drank a tumblerful, she sat a moment pressing together her eyebrows between her thumb and forefinger, and then, all of .a sudden, she snatched up the dice box and shook it vehemently, and threw—three fours and two sixes, and won. And did she take the money ? you ask me. I answer most emphatically—she did. —Louisville Cor. San Francisco Chronicle.

A REMINISCENCE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN. BY ALICE ROBBINS, . “ I’d like to »e« the President," An aged woman said. And weights of care and sorrow bent Uer graj and shaking head. Her bonnet, faded as her hair, Waa old, and much too shrunk for wear. Aronnd, on costly conches sat Statesmen of high degree;- . And, conscious of her loneliness, Sbe stood most patiently, As some coarse knave, with coarser smile. Told her that she must wait awhile. And on the honrs rolled, onward still. Men mighty came and went; » She stood neglected, old and ill, Nor saw the President, While those whom fortune favored told Their pompous stories, free and bold. “ No place for me,’’ the piteous moan Deep In her soul waa spoken; “ The great, I fear, have hearta of atone. And my old heart is broken. These all have power, but none have I, My boy, my Harry, you must die." And alow the Bnn came fainter down, Upon the brilliant floor, The ttembltag woman started at The opening of a door; And haggard, pale, with restlees eye. Came one to whom thus piteously! "O, sir,” she said, “howhard my loti I’ve waited patiently; Perhaps the President cannot Be seen by such as I; I'm very sad, and old and qnaint, And my poor boy ’’—her voice grew faint. The stranger paused; a sudden light Kiudled his troubled eye; 1 He spoke with gentle toiie and mien. With quiet gravity; “They should have sent you in to me Before they did the rest,” said he. The dame looked up in quick surprise. Was this the nation’s chief’ lie watched her start with smiling eyes. “ Come, tell moult your grief; The poor and needy never went Unaided by the President.” She told her simple tale. He heard With royal gentleness, Noting her every faltering word, And promised full redress; Then, gazing at the gray old head, He smiled to see her comforted. “Thank God!” her tears fell quietly, A “ Onr land is blessed," she silid, “ When one who honors poverty Stands nobly at its head. If an old woman’s benison he Of any weight or worth to thee, • j gj ve from a grateful heirt, And Heaven will surely hear; God bless thee, Abraham Lincoln; bless All that thou holdest dear. And make thee gioriouainthe land Now smitten by the oppressor's hand; “ And when thy summons comes, dear man, And God shall take thy band. And lead thee to a throne of love - - In His unshadowed land, May widows’ tears, fast falling down, Turn to rich jewels In thy crown." And more she said; that he might die Crowned royally with age; Nor saw the assassin creeping by, j, Nor read the hideous page That opened when the seal wag set On Slavery’s bloody coronet. No matter; how the summons came « The poet’s lines may tell, 7 And paint the saddest death that e'er The sweetest soul befell; For Lincoln's fame and royalty. God-given would not dare to die! -Independent.

The San Domingo Resolutions.

The following is the full text of the joint resolutions, “authorizing the appointment of Commissioners in relation to the Republic of Dominica,” passed by the Senate December 22. Rteolred, by the Senate, That the President of the United States be authorized to appoint three Commissioners, and also a Secretary—the latter to be versed in the English and Spanish languages—to proceed to the Island of San Domingo, and to snch other places, if any, as such Commissioners may deem necessary, and there inquire into, ascertain, and report tne political state and condition of the RepubUc of Dominica, the probable number of inhabitants, and the desire and disposition of the people of said republic to become annexed to and form part of the people of the United States: the physical, mental and moral condition of said people, and their general condition as ta material wealth and industrial capacity; the resources of the country, its mineral and agricultural products, the products of its waters and forests, and the general character of the soil, the extent and proportion thereof capable of cultivation: the climate and health of the country; Its bays, harbors and rivers; its meteorological eharaetar, and the «istence and frequency es remarkable meteorological phenomena; the debt of the government; its obligations whether funded and ascertained and admitted, or unadjusted and under discussion; treaties or engagements with other powers; the extent of boundaries and territory; what proportion is covered by foreign claimants or by grants or concessions, and generally what concessions or franchises have been S anted with the names of the respective grantees, e terms and conditions on which the San Domingo Government may desire to be annexed to, and become a portion of, the United States, aa one of the Territories thereof; and such other information with respect to said Government and its Territories aa to the said Commissioners shall seem desirable or important with reference to the future incorporation of said Dominican Republic into the United States as one of its Territories, Sec, *. And be it further rewind. That said Commissioners shall, as soon as conveniently may be. report to the President of the United States, who shall lay their report before Congress. . Sec. 3. And be it farther r aolnd. That said Commissioners shall serve without compensation, except the payment of their expenses and the compensation of the Secretary, which shall be determined by the Secretary of State, with the approval of the President.

Curious Marriage Customs.

Since time immemorial, the customs antecedent to awl uttcndaiit upon marriage have been widely different, in different laud* and among different people, and ltnve excited universal interest. Not always the sacred and holy thing it is reganled now, by all the right minded ,aml upright, marriage has been in all ages an important and significant consummation, and as such has beep generally observed with significant ocrcmonUls. A volume recently published, entitled “The Wedding Day in all Ages and Countries,” tells of these Ceremonials, and we collate from it some of the most uncommon and curious. A law of Solon, at an early day in Greece, required that the newly-wedded pair, on first entering the bridal chamber, should cat a quince together, to indicate that their mutiinl relationship should lie sweet and agreeable. It the indication was always a true one, anil Imd any lasting after-influence, would it hot be wise to revive this ancient law ? In Chaldea, on the wedding day, the priest entered the bridegroom's house anti kindled a fire, which it was thought ought never to be put out until the death of one of the pair. If, during the life of both, the fire did die out, it was deemed a sign that their marriage was annulled. Hence, as a writer said in IHSJ, the expression—- “ Provoke me not too much lest I throw water oh the fire."

In Assyria all marriageable young girls were assembled in a public gflace, and the crier put thein up at auction. The sum received for those who were handsome, and therefore sold well, became the wedding gxirtion of those who were lacking in good looks; and as money, then, as now, had utt attraction even in a matrimonial way, all young women found husbands. This custom was doubtless an effectual guard against the prevalence of old maids. In modem Egypt, a woman can never be seen by her future husband until after the marriage, being always closely veiled. On the day before the wedding, she goes in state to bath, walking under a canopy of silk carried by four men. Following the hath, the bride, bridegroom and their friends had a supper; after which a quantity of henna paste is spread on the bride’s hands, and the guests make her contributions by sticking coins on the paste. When her hands are covered, the money is scraped off. On the day of the wedding, the bride goes in procession to the bridegroom’s house; and at night, when the bridegroom returns from prayers at the mosque, lie is first introduced to, and left alone with the bride. Then, having paid for the privilege by giving her money, he first lifts the veil from her face. * A Circassian bride was conducted to the bridegroom’s house by her relatives, messengers being sent on before to announce her coming*. These messengers were presented with food and wine, which they poured round the house as an offering for the about-to-be-wedded couple’s prosperity. The bridal ptarty was shown into an apartment, on arrival, in the middle of which were a pitcher of wine and a vessel of bread dough. As soon as she entered this room, the bride kicked over the wine, and scattered the paste about with her hands. The marriage ceremony was then gierfonned in a girivatc room, with a priest, who sewed the garments of the two together, crowned them both with flowers, changing the crowns several times, and, after presenting wine ahd bread to each, cut the thread by which their gannents were united, and the ceremony was'at an end. A Hindu marriage is attended with many .ceremonies, which are not especially interesting, in the main. Chief among these are the tying together of the hands of the bride and bridegroom with sacred grass; the taking of seven steps by the bride, a particular text being repeated for each; and the tying into a knot of the skirts of the mantles of the pair. The seven steps are the essential feature: and ■vVhen these are taken, the marriage is indissoluble, though there are wearisome details which come after.

. It was customary in Russia, at one time, for brides to present their lords with a whip, upon their wedding day, in token of submission. Among the YaJmUcks, marriage is performed on horseback. The girl is first put upon a horse, when site rides off at fqjjspeed, her lover giursuing. If he overtakes Tier, the marriage ensues, and she returns to his tent. If she dislikes him she is pretty sure to distance him in the race, riding as if for life. Vaughan, writing, in 1008, said, “The ancient Frenchman had a ceremonie, that when they would marrie, the bridegrome should glare his nayles and send them unto his new wife; which done, they lived together afterwards as man and wife.” There have been some singular statuary provisions in regard to marriage. An Act of the Scottish Assembly in 1600 was to the effect tkat men (?) should not marry under the age of fourteen years, or women (?J under the age of twelve years. Marriages have been recorded in Scotland since, however, where the parties were aged respectively only eleven and thirteen years. An old Welsh law provided for wifely discipline, on the ptart of the husband, by decreeing that he might administer three blows with a stick upon any portion of her body but her head,- but it was modified by another law, which prescribed that the stick should not be longer than the husband’s arm, or. thicker than his middle finger.

Agricultural Report.

The following statistics are given in the December report of the Department of Agriculture at Washington: “ The estimates of the com product for the past years have rarely indicated a very near approach to a full crop. The crop of 1859 (as reported by the census) was 838,000,000 of bushels. The increase of population (about twenty-five per cent.) would require in 1869 an increase of more than 200,000,000 to keep up the same ratio of production. The estimate of 1869 was only 884,009,000, showing an increase in ten years of only 46,000,000, or five per cent., to counterbalance an advance in population of twenty-five per cent. That of 1868 was little larger, and less by a hundred millions than a full crop of maize. The present is undoubtedly, in proportion to population, and probably in proportion to acreage, the largest crop since that recorded by the census. From a preliminary calculation, upon local returns from 749 counties, the total product of this year is made to exceed 1,100,000,000. This would give about 28 bushels per acre this year, upon the assumed acreage (39,000,000 acres), against twenty-three and a half bushels upon a little more than 37,000,000 acres last year.

“ The greatest relative increase appears in Illinois, where the crop of 1869 was very short, amounting to sixty-five per cent, in aggregate bushels; Indiana is placed next, at fifty-five per cent ; Michigan, thirty-seven; Wisconsin, thirty-three ; Ohio, thirty; Minnesota, twenty-three; Kentucky, twenty-three; lowa, nineteen; New York, eighteen.” Referring to the continued dry weather during the past season, the report contains valuable aud suggestive matter. It is found that in New England the drouth was of longer continuance than elsewhere, and its effects in that section were more disastrous than elsewhere. The more sandy soils both of the New England States and New York are too light fora summer of high temperature, while the stronger 6oils and peaty lands' withstood the heat and matured the crop remarkably well. The same thing was apparent along the Atlantic coast to South Carolina, the sandy lands suffering most; but yet from

New York to South Carolina the average was large, better soils and good cultivation giving fine yields. In the MishiKHigtpi Valley, a few counties report short cro|», and in some cases report inferior quality, the grain “ light, chaffy, and loose on the cob" as In ycmon County, Mo. Short ears of fairquality resulted from tlledrouth in other soils, and an earlier maturity is frequently noted. It ii|>])carH from returns received by the Dcg>artincnt that in some localities where rain was abundant in spring und drainage imperfect, the late planted corn, If deegtly plowed and well cultivated, matured best. This was the case in the West, and even on the southern Atlantic coast; yet the dry ugdands of the South and Southwest matured better the earlier planting. At various points the reports show remarkably fine i rops of corn. With regard to winter grain, the report states that accounts of fall-sown wheat and rye are generally favorable. Fields are green anil promising; in some too great luxuriance apgieara. Many reptorts of increased acreage are received from different parts of the country; a few accounts of decreased acreage are also received. California is still enlarging her wheat area. Destruction by the fly is serious in Beaver county, Penn.; Knox county, Tenn.; Barry and Clinton counties, Mich. Red rust has appeared in Cass county, Ind. The ground has been too dry for early sowing in Eastern Maryland. On the contrary, ill parts of Missouri seeding has been obstructed by incessant rains. The condition of wheat at this date is somewhat above an average.

A Novel Cure.

Alexander Dumas published, some time ago, in a daily Paris gtaper, a novel, in which the heroine, prosperous and happy, is assailed by consumption. All the slow and gradual symptoms were most naturally and touchingly described, and the greatest interest was felt for the heroine. pne day the Marquis Dalomieu called on him. “ Dumas,” said he, “have you composed the end of the story now being published in the ?” "Of course.” rrzr “ Does the heroine die in the end ?” “Of course; dies of consumption. After suclt symptoms as I have described, how could she live?” “ Y r ou must make her live. You must change the catastropliy." “ I cannot.” “ Yes, you must; for on your heroine’s life depends my daughters. “ Your daughter’s?” “ Yes; she has all the various symptoms of consultation which you have described, and watches mournfully for every number of your novel, reading her own fate in your heroine’s. Now, if you make your heroine live, my daughter, whose imagination has been deeply-impressed, will live, - -—■ “Come, a life to save is a temptation——— “ Not to be resisted.” Dumas changed his last chapter. His heroine recovered and was hapjiy. About five years afterwards Dumas met the Marquis at a party. / -“Ah, Dumas,” he excliiimed, “let me introduce you to my daughter; she owes her life to you. There she is.” “ That fine, handsome woman, who looks like .Toanne d’ Arc?” “ Yes. She is married and has had four children.” “ And my novel four editions,” said Du mas; “so we are quits.”

Properly Feeding Farm Stock.

A correspondent writes us, alluding to one of John Jonston’s hints on the keeping of farm stock, to which he says he owes much of the success he has since attained: “ When an animal does not gain in size or weight, you lose all the feed it consumes, or, at best, gain nothing. When cows are poorly kept, they barely pay their keeping, rendering no p'tpfit to the owner. Acting on this hint,” he adds, “ I have increased the yield of cheese pier cow from 300 pounds to 475 pounds, on an average, annually, which is 175 pounds, or more than' fifty. per cent. gain. This was done by feeding meal, rather freely, some of my neighbors think. In 1805 I fed 700 pounds of the best corn meal per cow, costing $14.23 while the average price of cheese as sold, was 15 cents—equal to a net gain of oyer sll per cow in those years. In 1804 we did very much better, as cheese sold very high. You will see by this that I think meal does not ‘hurt a cow,’ ;ind as to turning off old cows, let me say, keep the old cow farrow; feed her eight quarts of the best meal daily and milk her, and in the spring she will sell for enough to buy a young cow, and will have given milk enough to pay for the meal. And this meal feeding does ‘increase the manure heap, which is the farmer’s chief source of permanent prosperity; not the least of its advantages, though not included in the figures I have given.” Our correspondent shows that he lias not read, as so many do, without thought and without making any attempt to apply the principles inculcated to his own giractice. If he can get oil cake conveniently, he may find that he can do still more at feeding to advantage, and ultimately add as much to his income from other sources as he has already done to that derived from his sales of cheese. —Country Gentleman.

Potato Production.

As an experiment in developing the productiveness of potatoes, a Rev. I)r. Wrenford, of Nairnshire, Scotland, last year planted twenty-six tubers, each by itself uncut, iu a pit dug three feet deep, but with a foot of intermixed manure and soil at the bottom, so that the actual depth was was about two feet. At the time of planting, only two inches of soil was put on tire tubers; and as the plant grew higher and higher, more was added until the pit was filled. The weight of the seed potatoes was about eleven pounds, and on digging the crop, the yield was found to weigh 312 lbs., and to number 627 tubers, or an average of about half a pound each. Only fifty-seven were small, weighing I}< ouriccs each, or less, while 205 weighed over a pound apiece, five of them going above two pounds. In addition to the pecuculiar method of planting, the leading stalk* were pegged down from time to time, and as a result of this, in one case, thirteen potatoes, weighing %% pounds, were dug within a circle around the collar of the plant, and about, 18 inches from the root Potatoes planted in the ordinary way guf sered much from the drrfuth, but in this experiment the depth at which the tubers were placed prevented their feeling the scarcity of moisture.

The yearly mortality of the globe is said to be 38,333,333 persons. This is at the rate of 91,554 per day, 373 per hour, and 42 per minute. One-fourth of the population die at or before the age of seven years ; one-half at or before seventeen years. Among 10,000 persons, one arrives at the age of one hundred years; one in 500 attains the age of ninety, and one lives to the age of sixty. Hoaxes Greeley’s Essays, “What I know of Farming,” which have been published in The Trxbane every week during 1870, are tb be printed in book form, and a copy will pe sent, post-paid, to each subscriber who.sendsflO for The Daily, |4 for The SemiWeekly, or ?'J for The Weekly Tribune, and requests the book at the time of subscribing. This will enable old subscribers to secure the Essays for preservation, on renewing their subscriptions, mtd new subscribers wifi, of course, be glad to obtain them, free of cost.

Thr Kfßarkabl* proper ties of Brown’B Bronchial Tkochm have be«n thorooffhly tested since first Introduced. The duiuaml for tbeui has steadily increased, and purely uj>on their own merits, they have found favor with those who, from Pulmonary, Bronchial, or Asthmatic cOmplaints, re-' quire them. For Coughs and Colds they are efficacious. ' Prussino’* White Wine Vinegar Is a most superb article for table use. Warranted pure. Niw Pats Mr Law for 1870, published by Mann A Co., 87 Park How, N. Y., sent free. Cobs Hu.k M*ttkk*hk*. Beit Aov’r, .— . Prhpumshy.—Sec Tsllman’s Adv’t. Twit Musical Independent for January coutnins a Mi-page portrait of. Christina Nilsson, reminiscences of Gotlsclialk, Modulation Bchoo 1, an lintruetlve editorial on Mus'cal Pliras Inn, reviews of New Music and Books, Musical News; etc. The Sheet Music pages Include a very brilliant Marcli by Franz Brcndel, March rontlilcule by Gounod, “ Only a Withered Hosebud,” song, by II M. Illgglns,and a song, "Were I a Dream" by Abt. Published by Lton A llkalt, Chicago, at fit a year; single numbers, 35 cents. *

The American Builder for January Is rich In valuable matter. The editorials are ably written, and, among the contributed papers, "The Houses We Live In," "The Cost of a House and What Came of It," ‘‘The Nile Valley of America,” "The Future of Art In the West," and “Mental Phenomena,” are all interesting, and, In some Instances, brilliant articles. The illustrations are numerous and of a superior class. The BuiUUr Is an excellent magazine for all classes. Published at 151 & 153 Monroe street, Chicago. * Men Mo** Knrlne Is creating n great sensation In the lood market, and its uses, as set forth by the reports of aclsntlllc experts, are many and various. In the first place, when employed In the preparation or puddings, euslards, Wane mange, ereams, gruels, and scores of other delicacies for the family table or Ute sick room, It adds largely to the quantity or nutriment derivable Rom the other materials ; and io the second place renders the dish, whatever It may he, far more digestible and agrccAble to the taste than ft would have Iss-u without tikis cheap and pure Ingredient. Such is the testimony of a large number of the moat prominent hotel-keepers In New York and other clth-s. It la being naad largely In all the hospitals, and will prove a lasting blessing to the poor. Diseased Lungs are Greatly on an Increase in this Country.— I The sudden changing of weather has done much to give rise to Consumption. But there are thousands of cases who bring It on by their own Imprudence—such os wearing damp clothing, and going from the warm room Into the cold air, and checking the perspiration, which causes Irritation of the Lungs, and then matter or phlegm will collect, which nature will try to relieve by coughing It up, to prevent pustules from forming. If nature does not raise the matter with ease, and stop this Inflammation, tubercles will soon form, and Consumption will soon follow. Allen's Lung Balsam will cure and prevent thousands of cases es Consumption if it is only taken In time. For sale by all Druggists. In yon do not feel well you send for a doctor, he calls npoc you, looks wise, scrawls some hieroglyphics upon a piece of paper which yon take to a drug store and there pay 50 cente to SI.OO, besides the doctor’s fee, for a remedy nine times out of ten not half so good as Dr. Morse’s Indian Root Pills, which cost but 35 ceDts per box. Do you think the former the beet, because you pay the most for it? If you do, we advise you to use. Just as an experiment, tbe Morse's Indian Root Pills. They are prepared from a formula pronounced by the most learned physicians of our country to be the best and most universal of family medicines TheMoßSE’s Indian Root Pills cure Headache, Liver complaints, Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Female Irregularities, Ac., and are pnt up both sugar-coat-ed and plain. Give them a trial. Sola by all dealers.

The Great Pictorial Annual. Hostetter’s United States Almanac for 1871, for distribution, gratis, throughout the United States, and all civilized countries of the Western Hemisphere, will be published a jont the first of January, in the English, German, French, Norwegian, Welsh, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and Spanish languages, and all who wish to understand the true philosophy of health should read and ponder the valuable suggestions it contains. In addition to an admirable medical treatise on the causes, prevention and cure of a great variety of diseases, It embraces a large amount of information Interesting to tbe merchant, the mechanic, the miner, the farmer, the planter, and professional man; and the cal cnlatlons have been made for such meridians and latitudes as are most suitable for a correct and comprehensive National Calendar. The nature, uses, and extraordinary sanitary effects of Hostetler’s Stomach Bitters, the staple tonic and alterative of more than half the Christian world, are fully set forth in its pages, which are also Interspersed with pictorial illustrations, valuable recipes for the household and farm, humorous anecdotes, and other instructive and amusing reading matter, original and selected. Among the Annuals to appear with the opening of the year, this will he one of the most useful, and may fie had for the asking. The proprietors, Messrs. Hostetter A Smith. Pittsburgh, Pa., on receipt of a two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mail to any person who cannot procure one in hie neighborhood. The Bitters are sold in every city, town and village, and are extensively used throughout the entire civilized world.

FRRE to BOOK AOEIVTS. We will send a handsome Prospectus of eur New Blwh trited Family Bible containin'? over 200 fine Scripture Illustrations to any Book Airenc, free of charge. Address NATIONAL.PUBLISHING CO., Ohtoago, 111., Cincinnati, Ohio, or M. Leak, Mo. Oorn fJusK Waitresses. We are manufacturing: and selling pure Corn Husk Mat tresses cheaper than any one else. Hotel keepers and dealers will certainly save money by sending for our Price List. We make a specialty of this branch. \vils6n APPLEVAHI) & CO., No. 191 Dearlxjrn St., Chicago. Agents wanted in every town for the sale of Patent Corn Husks for Bed tilling in place of straw. We are doing a large business in Chicago. BARREL OF FLOUR FREE. K,! tv subscribers to my great N. York Doll vr Magazine- - got in one day—sl.so Engraving free to all! One year for five subscribers. Sample 10c.—lieautiful 25c. Engraving free! T. B. Miner, New Brunswick, N. Jersey. SSOOO REWARD for a superior article. $$ to S2O per day and no risk. Do you want a situation as salesman at or near borne, to Introduce our new 7-strand White Wire-Rope Clothes Lines which will last forever. Don’t miss this chance. Sample free. Addn*s Hudson River Wire Co., 75 William St., N. Y., or 16 Dearborn St., Chicago, 111. A GENTS WANTED. Hl everywhere—'large profits—to sell a little article endorsed by ever}' woman using It. It keeps the needle from piercing the finger and thumb while sewing. With it she sews one-third faster. Sample and circular mailed tree on receipt of 35 cts.; or Vail and examine. NATIONAL FINGER GUARD CO. 777 Broadway, N.Y AGENTS UMILIJg IViVJaILJIM J wanted. C2ull£4< lilllaiirJlH lii Tropical Mexico. Finely lllutitrated. A fresh, fascinating and valuable book. Big Pay. Address W. E. BLISS, Publisher, Toledo, Ohio.

SVS S S S AN EXPECTORANT REMEDY WITHOUT AN EQUAL.. Shun Worthless Nostrums. USE THAT WHICH is GOOD Consumption Conquered, VICTORY! VICTORY! AWARDED TO ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM. Read the following letter, from prominent merchant ts Marine City, Michigan: Marine Crrr, Mich., July 28,1870. J. N. Habri9 & Co.—Dear Sirs: The Allen’s Lung Balsam has arrived. I would not like to be without it. for.it has saved my life. I tpok a bail cold and a cough, and finally consumption was seated upon me. I was ir. a very bad state. I tried everything that was recommended, ana spent a great deal of money and got no help. I had the Allen’s Lung Balsam fbr sale, but I knew nothing of its merits. I did not like to take it without knowing more about It. I had not sold a bottle. When your agent called on me I told him I could not sell a medicine I knew nothing about. He urged me to try it myself. I did bo, and to my grateful surprise the first bottle stopped my cough, and before the third bottle was taken my lungs were healed and well, and I can now speak knowingly to my friends and customers of the good qualities of Allen’s Lung Balsam. I renrnln, you™ A. an Expectorant It baa Esiaal. ALLEN’S LUNG BALSAM 18 PERFECTLY HARMLESS TO THE MOST DELICATE. CAUTION. Do not he derelved. Call for and be aura you receive AUen’ty Lung Balsam. J. N. HARRIS Si CO., Bole Proprietors, Cincinnati, Ohio pr soli/by Medicine Dealer* generally,

1871. Daily, Semi-Weekly and Weekly. 1371.

THE WEEKLY TRIBUNE. The Pnper of Ihe People. The Timm aim* to lx! pre-eminently a Afr*o*peper. Its corapondctlttf traverse orepf State, arc present on every Important battle-field, an* curly advlaod of every Double Cabinet decision, observe the proceeding* or Congress, of ami ol Convention*, ami report to u» by telegraph all tlmt aoem* of general Interest. W<‘ have paid/or one day** momentous advice* from Europe by Cable fuf more than our entire receipts for the Issue In which tlioso advice* readied our reader*. If lavish outlay, unsleeiiltig vigilance, and unltoiintM Ihjtli In the liberality And diflcemineot of tho muling public, will enable u* to make a journal which hn* no aupcrlor In the accuracy, va. fluty and freshnra* or Its Content*, Tim Triih ne shall Ik? midi a journal. To Agriculture amt the subservient art*, we have devoted and fball persistently devote, more mdiina and apace than any of our rival*. We aim to make Tpit Weekly Thimi ne such a paper a* no tanner* fan afford to do without, however widely hla politic* may differ from our*. Our report* of the Cattle, Horae, Produce and General Market* are so bill and accurate, our essay* In elucidation of the farmer*' calling and our regular report* of the Farmer*' Club and kindred gathering*, are no lntere*tlng, that the poorest farmer will find therein a mine of suggestion and counsel, of which lie cannot remain Ignorant Without |k>kltlve and serious I os*. The Tribune ha* been, I*, and must !>e a zealous advocate of Protection to Home Industry. Regarding habitual Idleness a* the greatest foe to human progress, the bane of human happiness, we seek to win our countrymen In masse* from the ensnaring lures of S|*eculatlon, of Traffic, and ol always overcrowded Professions, to the Ibmqiill path* of Productive Industry. We would gladly deplete our over-crowded cities, where thousands vainly Jostle ami crowd in misguided quest of " Something to Do,” to cover pnilrles and plains with colonic* absorbed In Agriculture, Mechanic* and Manufactures, and constantly projecting Into the blank, void wilderness the homes and the work* ol civilized Man. Holding the Protection of Home Industry by discriminating duties on imported Wares and Fabrics essential to the rapid, lienetlcent diffusion of Production In all Its phases and departments, and so to the Instruction of our people in all the gatnfld arte of Peace, we urge our countrymen to adhere to and uphold that policy in undoubting faith that the true interest, net of a class or a section, but of each section and every useful class, is thereby subserved and promoted. We sell The Weekly to Clubs for less limn It* value In dwelling* for waste-paper; and, though Its subscription Is already very large, we believe that a Half Million more farmers will take it whenever It shall be commended to their attention. We ask our friends everywhere to aid us in so commending it.

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EMPLOYMENT FOR ALL. dfcQASALAITY PER WEEK, ami expense*, wOU paid Agents, to sell our new and usefiil dlscoycries. Address B. SWEET A CO., Marsliall ■ Mich. TO THE SUFFERING. Arednefor Consumption, Bronchitis, Asthma, Sore Throat, Scrofula. Coughs, .and Colds, SENT free. This recipe I discovered while residing in Brazil ns a missionary. It cured me of Consumption when all other means had foiled, therefore 1 teel it my duty to Bendit, ft*ee of charge, to all who are sniftering from Throat and Lung disorders. . Address Key. WILLIAM H. NORTON, 35 Blcecker St., New York City Lands in South-West Missouri THE ATLANTIC A PACIFIC RAILROAD (Embracing late SouthPaciflc) h*Ve for sale 1,500,000 acre*, of best quality, long credit, cheap. For particulars. In pamphlet, apply to AMOS TUCK, Land Cornmlaaoner No. 523 Walnut Street. St. Louis, Mo. MEAD’S CATARRH CUKE. For Catarrh. IvJL Hay-Fever, and Colds in the Head. 19 out ol at are, quite sure of permanent relief and cure. Do not intent to blow, but simply say try it once. Your Druggist cat purchase of the trade In Chicago; price. 50 ets. Sent to any* address upon receipt of 60 cts. N. MEAD, Proprietor, 10G7 Indiana Ave., Chicago

Kti. \ X\rN CIJTOS COUGHS, CROUP, BRONCHITIS COLDS, ASHTMA, INFLUENZA, Hoarseness and Incipient Consumption.. BabotW’ectoral Elixir lias rapidly won the favor of patients who have fried it, and also the patronage of the medical faculty in every section of the country where It lias been introduced. No remedy for tlio lungs and throat ever discovered stands so popular after o-ie used, throat preparation. It Is made under the supervision of Mr. T. H. Barr, one of the best practical.chemists hi the State. The success which has attended the use of this remedy for the past sixteen years, where known, has induced us to make It more widely known for the benefit of the suffering. Let the afflicted give it a fair trial, as we are confident that relief and permanent cure will be the result Sold by all druggists In the section where this advertisement is pubN. B.—Circulars giving certificates of remarkable cures of the afflicted will be sent on application, or they will be found accompanying each bottle of theTectoral Elixir. The Elixir is pleasant to take, and is neatly and elegantly pat up in urge bottles, at ONE DOLLAR EACH. T.H.BARR &C0 M Bold In CHICAGO at Wholesale by FCLLKR, FINCH & FULLER; LOUD & SMITH; VAN SHAACK, STEVENSON A REID; lIUHLBUT, A EDSALL; E. BURNHAM A SON; BLOCKI A CO.; TOLMAN A KING; ROCKWOOD A BLOCKI. In MILWAUKEE by RICE A REUSING; DOHMEN A SCHMIDT; GREEN A BUTTON. In ST. LOUIS by • < ~ RICHARDSON A CO.; COLLINS BROS. And throughout the North went by til Druggists. Agents! Read This! PAY AGENTS A SALARY v V of 930 per week tuid expenses, or allow a large commission, to sell onr new wondej-lbl Inventions. Address. M. WAGNER A CO., Marshall, Mich.

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mil Send your a*Ulnae for Catalogue Kill 27 fastest selling; articles extant! or UIW 13 cents for sample of our fastest selling „ew 35 cent article and catMONEY „ 5i KeynoltU Block, Chicago, Hi Dr. J. Walker's California VINEGAR BITTERS. 3 d HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS gS' H •o o 2 boar testimony to their Wonderful S 3 1 Curative Effects. f | 3 || ■§ They are not a rile Fanoy Drink 5- E 5 .53 made of Poor Rum, Whiskey, Proof j? S’ * 2 / A Spirits and Refuse Liquors, doctored, it re > o 3 spiced nnd sweetened to jtleaac the s- g q r r !... .. . . ' : ' ■ ‘ i.!' .■>, Cr rr, Thfy are tho GREAT BLOOD PURTFTF.R and a , LIFE GIVING PRINCIPLE, a perfect Renovator 1 and Invigorator of th# System. No person can take the Bitters according to directions and remain long unwell. For INFLAMMATORY and CHRONIC RHEUMATISM nnd GOUT, DYSPEPSIA, or INDIGESTION. BILIOUS, REMITTENT and INTERMITTENT FEVERS, DISEASES of the BLOOD. LIVER, KIDj NKYS, and BLADDER, these Bitters have been most successful. I DYSPEPSIA ot INDIGESTION, Headache, Phlii 1 in the Shoulders, Coughs, Tightness of tho Chest, ! Dizziness, Sour Eructations of tho Stomach, Bad Taste •in tho Month, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of tho Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs, Pain in the Regions of the Kidneys, and a hundred other painful symptoms, are tho offsprings of Dyspepsia. For SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Tetter, Salt Rheum, Blotches, Spots, Pimples, Pustules, Roils, Oarbunolf*, Ring Worms. Scald Head, Soro Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scurfs, Discolorations of the Skin, Humors and Diseases of tho Skin, of whatever rtUrne or nature, are literally dug up and carried out of the system in a short time by tho Use of these Bitter*. riN, TAPE and other WOHttS. lurking in the system of so many thousands, are destroyed and removed. J. WALKER. Proprietor. 11. H. MCDONALD 61 Co., Druggist* nnd Oen. Agents, Ban Francisco, ami 32 & 34 Commerce Street, N. Y. tySQLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS AJfl) DEALERS 8 O'OlooDl . «..* *

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