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, - J S M R P K 4 J i t , m o . p % $ , »iin<i i i1 n l iii'n■'■■»>r»^l« . 61 ■ ■!.jq'.1*1 ' , ^wmaay, Hbv,^.7,1870. ' ^ « m A ] I O B D K F A R T M K N T . ■ gDlTBD BY YOUNG MENOF JAMAICA. Grand D ivision Officer*; Kir.BnP^l1 Merritt, J r . .......... (I. \V. F., No. 1. » IT HopWn*-...........................................G. S., No. ,2. f-p HI«(M ............................................ G.T.,No.26. &i«idCrumraey .......................... I‘. G. W. P., No. 8 . VnnkllnP. Bage, No. 118, D. D.G. W .P . 0 fthls< 6 th) Convention District. ___ D ivision Sleeting*. gate and So. Place and Evening, T.n,i!ea.lM ..................................... Jamaica, Thursday S i n g , 8 ... ................................... Flushing, Tuesday j B S m . ............ : ............................. Astoria, Monday whlte.tone, 118..,.........................Whitestone, Monday 3 X b , ..................................... Norwich, Tuesday 2 „eens, 288 ..................................... . ... .Queens, Monday S?,„ Core, 294.. ............................... Glen Cove, Friday S‘.terbnVi 303 ............ . ............. Oysterbay, Wednesday SrftoW ,M 9 . ......................... .Springfield, Saturday %rt Washington, 320 .......... Port Washington, Saturday {rsttnecock, 372 ............................. Matlnecocfc, Tuesday n»raostcsd,375 .............................. Hempstead, Monday H u s e t .3 9 8 ......................... Msnlmsset, Wednesday gpsrMlng Drop, 487 .......................... Woohaven, Friday. Combination.—A snow flake is probably onef o the smallest aud most insignificant of createdbjects. o If youndeavour e torasp g it, {tigone, g yet in large masses, snow will stop the mightiest engine made by human power, jt seemsncrediblebat i t soiny t an object could fromumpassible a i barrier to great force, yet Mts. i i Andt i is just so with our influence, no matter hownsignificent i and powerless we arendividually. i Yet with united efforts hew great arehe t results we accomplish, and here ins i one of tbe greatest benefits of societies foroing d good, influences which would other wise hehrown t away, are here madeo t work united for one particular object, and every one whooins j with an united body, is doing goodneveral i s ways, by beingescued r from temptation ? by lesseningbe t number of per sonso t be convinced, nnd by adding oneo t theody b at work-. * Idolatry.—-Our conmisijration is excited when weead r ofdolatry i in boly writ. What not onlyeaten b tribes, but even Gods chosen people made and whorshipped graven images —idols of wood and Btone. We pittyhose t peopleor f tbeir blindness, and when we read that after beingnformed i of their guilt, they stilt persisted, then we exclaim such are cot fit to live. Yet stop. Like David of old, thou art the man. There are in these days idols the work of mens bands, and the cliief- est of theses i rum. Rums i a God, aud its victims are many and varied. Are you a drinker; then do you worship him. No mat- howanch r you drink, or what it is called you worship. Rum, for you think more of it than bf your country—your religion—yonr fellows—yourself. Rums i cusing our coun try—ruining our meu—hinderingeligion r and morals—destroying it blinded victims.— Nought else but a God could do these things andetain r so much power. Ah 1 if peoples eyesould c only;once be openedo t see tbe sit uation, ram's power would be ended. Wbat we want is for everybodyo t become interest ed in this matter to work, and then rum’s diminions i over, * S tatistics of D rinking .—Not long since Dr. McKinley, of St, Louis, compiled afler veryarefnl c inquiries, statistics of inebriation Inhe t United States. Taking 800 men, we findhat t 122 never drink spirits at all; 10o drink moderately, but not to intoxication; 50 are occasional drinkers; 25 periodically, called “apreeing,” and 3 are habitual drunk ards. Thefe is one. confirmed inebriate in every$f 5 o drinking men. Counting off 700 women, 600 never taste alcoholics of any kind; 80aste t wine occasionally; 17aste t ar dent spirits; 80 drink ale or beer constantly; 14rink d ardent spirits periodically, and 3 are habitual inebriates. On Monday evening of last week, the fol lowing werenstalled i as officers of Eastern Star Lodge, I. O. of G. T., ef Soutbold: W. C. T,, Philip H. Canterman; W. Y. T., Harriet L. Terry; R. S., William Yail; A. H. S., Susan J. Canterman; F. S., S, A. Prince; Treas., J. A. Goldsmith: Chap. DoraK. Payne; M., AlfredR. Vail; D.M., Emma Canterman; Sen. Dan’l. C. Tuthill; 0. G., Julius B. Houng; R, H. S., Hattie Young; L. H. S., Amanda Horton; P. W. C. T., J. Henry Cochrans. Theollowing f are the newly elected officers of Montauk Lodge, No. 638, 1. O. of G. T., Sftenport: 8. B. Horton, W. O. T.; Jennie Skinner, V. T.; C. Booth, W. S.; W. J. Sutton, W. P. S.; Mrs. C. Clark, W. T.: C. D. Case; W. M. ;N. Munsell, W. L G.; C. Raynor, Wv O.; Rev. F. Stratton, Chap lain*Mrsi ; F. H. Hammond, W. B. H. S.; ^ssM. A. Billion W. L. H. S.; Miss A. E. Horton, W. D, M.; Miss A. Loper, W. A. 8.; Mi« Jaiie Clark, Organist; G. H. Case, U.D.- . N. B,— The Statuate of New York, says: Noersonhall p s sell or give away any intoxi cating llquoi; on any general election day, withinm.jjiJe m j ofthe place where suchlec e tron}*alA h * XT, ~ . Weaderktand a S movement is on foot to °*6*t4w> a Temperance society at Freeport; W* Welado g t heart, i as a society of this “Icd.wpu'ld aflfprd an agreeable method of H>*i>dhagtb>lpDgwlntervenings. e •• Siv* yew* egohere' t were five lodges of fWA templar*, foblfeirYojik State, nowfcew t ■ .. ‘+ . - . 1 ’ w w W .'iiifrii ntwwhp*. . ) 0o* ^*hth of tilt estk* poptdstlon o i M l IKSGELL^M IEd’eM m u t i A t r b s : . ' *. No matter wbat-ls offeredp t him, a hone will generallyake t a bit.. • . ' The theatre o t war Is the onlyheatre t where back-seats are desirable, A Georgia townls sOealthy, h it is goingo t cat upts i cemeterynto i bnildingots. l Why do “birds in their little nests agree!” Bepausehey’d t fall out if they didn’t. The oldest books on record are volumes ot water, and they circulate all over the world. Entertaining Doubts.—Rubbish! Doubta are veryarromeing f f b “entertainingthey're extremely annoying. A mann i Portland wanted to gain, admis siono t a panorama at halfpricenhe . o t ground that he had but one eye. ' Ahilosopher p says if you want a pair of boots to last four years, melt and mix four ouuccs of muttonallow, f apply while warm, place the boots iu a closet, and go barefoot. A young lady o f Boston, troubled with large earn, is reported to have had a Gouple o f inches trimmed from them all round by an in genious sergeon. Persons who prefer stale bread can have their taste gratified by sending to Pompeii, wherehey t have loaves which were baked over eighteen hundred years ago. Aoungady y l being asked by a rich bache lor, “If not yourself who would you rather be ?” replied sweetly and modestly, “Yours truly.” Alarmingymptoms s of suffrage fever: Lit tle girl in Wyoming—There, dolly, you must be still and sleep all day, ’cause I’ve dot to do and vote. The editor of a western paper asks his read ers to excusehe t looks of his paper as he is in bed fromhe t effects of a fight with a de linquent subscriber. The woman who undertook to scOur the woods has abandonedheob, t j owing to the high price of soap. Theast l that was heard of her she was skimmingha t sea. “Bub, is your sister at home” ? “Yes, but she won’t see youo-night.” t “Why!” “Be- cause she said she was goingo t have one more mess of onions if she never got another beau.” A man and his wifeecentlyelebratedheir r c t silver wedding. A weekater l they quarreled over the presents they had received and the husband applied for a divorce. “I think I haveost l at least half a dozen husbands,” said a coquette at tlie Brunch, “by putting on a bathing dress, f|nd I’ll never do it againill t my married future is secure.” Eligible bachelor (making a call(—“Well, Mr. Fred, you don’t know who I am” ? Too candid young _opeful—“Oh, h hut I do, though} You’re the chap ma says would be such a catch for your Mary” 1 Andler i boasted to a farmer of his ancient family,iaying l much stress upon his having descended fromnllustrious a i man who lived several generations ago. “So-much the worse for you,’’replied the farmer; “for we findhe t older the seed, the poorer the crop.” Aeading l physician in Paris, after asking a patient the questions according to.formula, as tb sleeping and eating, next demands what newspaper he reads. If the patient be nerv ous or excitable, the mildest and dulleBt jour nal is prescribed. In a heated controversy between a Presby terian and a Methodist, the former quoted largely from the epistle to the Romans. “Ah!’ ’ saidhe t other, ‘Taul sayso, s I know; but then I always thought heeanedoo l t much toward Calvinism.” At a recent Sunday-school concert a speaker askedhe t little boys whichhey t would prefer to do—steal a dollar stolen from them. Im mediately a hand was raised, and a little ur chin candidly answered, “Please, sir, I’dath r er steal a dollar.” A prudent man advised his drunkenervant s to put by bis money for a rainy day. In a few weeks ihe master inquired how much of bis wages he had saved. “Faith, none at all,” said he: “it rained yesterday, and it all went” A man who hadiled f a petitiion for divorce, wasnformed i by his counsel tbat his wife had filed a “cross-petition,” as lawyers call it “Acrosspetition!” exclaimed the husband; “that’s just like her. She never-did a good- natured thingn i her life.” Two Irishmen were one day engagedh i roofing a house, when oneost l his holdndell a f to the ground. The other hastenedo t him, andnquired, i when be' found himying l pros trate andtUl, s “Micky I Micky 1 areyeded?” “No,” replied Micky, “not ded, but spach- less.” An Ohio youth, sitting in church, mistook the gentleouch t of a plume onheauhty t j hat of a youngady l who bowedher headn i pray er time, for a fly on his . neck, and with the energy of exasperation sent plume, hat and chignonlyingnto f i a distant pew. ■reen-lookinghapromhe A g c f t Green Moun tain Statewent “ over tiieitre l to “look around aittle;” l Going into a large' and handsome dry-goods store, hif verdancyttractedhe' a t at tention of the proprietor, who attempted to quiz him, hut unhappily having an Impedi ment ip his speech he hado t give it np,- and hisi clerk cameo t help him. Ho began: f1r. M Soil wishes to knowf i yon canell t wm why Balaam’s as*poke” s ! , “j£uth* r ffiew w how BSJaantwaaamntterfe' «*& to n'l: lijtiLi-iv_il . , • • *. i- 1 : S m s * ■ - p t J R R l f S i u c , c i f l DOHfO*: i , • THE TEMPTATjl f' *. i : , i ' ; i i I C A , IR iP ’J GIVEJT AHtonishing | M .A. 1 Myrtle Avenue, | B R O ( Greenpolnt Cara and the ( Handsome COTTAGE I (26.00,1 Handsome PARLOft Reps, 7 pieces) Black Walnut CHAMBB vroji EXTENSION TABLE j Black Walnut BEDSTI Coue-Sent CHAIRS) (1.1 LOUNGE BEDSTEi SOFA do. Common BEDSTEAD! Also, a great variety o f J Beds, Bidding; Hat Standi m a ; Comer pf Myrtle and J ENGLISH BRUSSEt Yforl INGRAIN OARPtCtl ✓ J LIST CARPET, tteW OIL CLOTHS, 38 CU. | 011 Clothi 1 A L a r g e an d EX1 O il OlotHs ! ->1 L A R G E S i Carpet, • ^ ' . ] Iu the*\.Tj - Y ; MYRTLE Al <5t> O A .N SEAT! 3ST Gh I prices ! * \ £e Street, «dasshe p t « t r , , J P O. IftGEKSOIJ, ' t - ra m T s a itio>oi.i auwraattiasR ev tn* EVREKi SPRING UPHOLSTERING! FOR CHAIRS, SOFAS, BUGGY AND CARRIAGE SKATS. Patented Peh. 1, 1870. Thl* admirable, elegant and durable method of Ur- BOLsnamo C onns, beinga complote aubstitute tor all caue-ieated work, is at once neat, attractlre und desira ble, and is mucb superior and less expensive thsn the usual mods of Upholstering. The cost varies with the kind of material used and the style of finish; from the most economical Terry to tho most oxpenslve and stylish Plush o r Reps. But all aro Oaser, N** t , ahd S ubstimtial . Also, evenr vsrloty of superior-finished C ask -S iiaikd C uairs , on band ana made to order. H otkls , OrrtCEB, F sblic H alls and F auilixs will he auppllod on satisfactory terms. The trade Is respectfully Invited to call or send tor P bioe L ists and PaorooniFBs. All erne-seated Chairs, Rocker*, Office Chairs, etc., that nro out of order, can bs upholstered at a email additional coat, if desired, instead of being re-caned. Knock-down work nnd packing for shipping, will bo dons In the bset manner. ioit# , (Bis. ADVANTAGES or tins OVER ALL OTHERS. The METALIC is tho only weatlier Btrip made of ZINC and Rubber, all other kinds In the market being made of Wood und Rubber. Tbe Metallic, being thin and nurrrow, takes up less room and can lie applied in placet where no other kind can , as around curves, circular*, und uneven surface* o f all kinds, and particularly on the parting atrip of windows Inaldo. All other kinds have to be applied outside the window for the upper sash, where It Is exposed to the extremes of the went her. The Metallic Cannov 8 pi . it in nailing on, nos oax it Wanr bn S iiuisk in tho greatest extremes o t beat, cold or wot whether applied Inside or outside; it xsxrs its Pnacx FimaY for reaus, and we frequently receive or ders to tace off othor stripe tliut have warped and split and to put on onr Metallic. Our patont makes air tight tho flut side, whenever nailed to tbe wood, us well as the edge. When covering the Metallic Strip with a moulding Is not desired, it can be painted br grained before or after it la applied, any color to match the room Inside, al though many owners of the finest residences In New -/o pieces) for - or Fancy we) for (80.00 1009 X. . |«rtbil2.00. M1.25 each. [( 22 . 00 . J* ^ {(6.00. numerous to Faeiosr—FOOT OF OAK STREET, S * Nxaa tui Gussx P oikt F ibrt , (Leading to Tenth and Twenty-Third streots,) N e w Y o r k C i t y , ■SP Address all orders for Goods, Clrsulars,etc., to P. C. INGERSOLL, Box 287, Green Point, Kings county, N. V. febl0m3 0V IN G T O N BROTHERS, China Importers, Decorated Dinner Services, Faris Clocks and Bronzes. S ta tu a r y a n d M c h M a n tle Sets, Superior Silver Plated Goods, F in k T a b l e C u t l e r t & C b y s t a l G l a s s w a r e 236, 238, 240 Fulton Street, Houso in Paris, 54 Cour, Rue do Paraeis, POISS01MRE. 93 »ok Cases, ■*, dkc«, r * 4 ^BROOKLYN . per yard— (yard—worth ‘-worth (LOO Dots, per yard, fcwlde. Iptoclc r j p o t h i g , Itates. m ' w f s a ^ s , .-s ■ ' ' i: ' « INK Silver-Plated \Ware. The best selected stock In the city for tlie Fall and Holiday trade, A t L ow P rices . 18 J o h n S t r e e t , N o w F o r k , Manufacturers and Importers of Extra Sllvor-Plated Goods of every description. All goods warranted as represented. 18b, (Established in 1857). JA M E S T. LEWIS, JAMAICA, L. I., Dealer In E n g l i s h a n d A m e r i c a n H a r d w a r e , Carpenters’ Tools, Locks, Knobs, Hinges, Nails, Screws, etc., etc. Also, House Furm slnng Goods; Cutlery, Silver-Plated and Britannia Ware, ljright and Japanned Tin Ware, Metal and Porcelain-lined Stove Furniture, etc. etc. Sole Agent for the Celebrated Morning Glory Stove and Heater. Also have on hand, O ffice , H all , P arlor & C ooking S toves , H eaters , P ortable & S tationary , R anges , <fcc. 149 QREA T E B T . Household (Blessing. FIFTEEN SIZES OF K A N G E 8 Celebrated far good cooking, great economy in fuel completeness tor roasting: with tin oven before the - fire, boiling, broiling, fry Ing and stowing with ' despatch, and furnishing plenty of hot wa ter. They will do suporb baking with loss fuel than would make a fire in most ranges. Elevated H catir O vhs now famished with these ranges when desired. Ballders, House Agents, Dealers anaPlumbers supplied on liberal terms. CHARLES J. SHEPARD, 118 242 Water Street, New York. £4HANDRLIERS AND 0 - - A . S a ? ii ^ : a ? x j R . i b 3 S , T0SKTB1K WITH AH EL10AXT ASSORT11XIIT 07 FRENCH te AMERICAN CLOCKS, BRONZES, Ao AT THS HEW STOSS Or ARMSTRONG AJBLACKLIN, 213 Fniitot! S tbsbt , (near Concord,) and 273 C ourt S trut , (comer of Union 117 BROOKLYN j^EM OV AL. HELMKAMP, ■ Dealer In Furniture, Upholstery, «fcc., ?She undersigned having removed h is Furnlthre and UphorateHng establishment In the building formerly oe* Howard Pearsall, on Fulton Street, Nearly opposite the tally inform the Ejdscopal Chyroh, would o t Jamatea and yy onn handanda are ahd Upholstering tposslble prices. vicinity that he trill keep constantl o k and varied stock of Fornfttr “ --------- * A M d . « ^ b b t a ? ^ expedl. ttonsly done. Also, Carpets and. OfiCIotha eut and laid. Window Shades p u t up. Hair and other Mattresses, (Window Cornices, etc,, mods to Order. York use it with no covering or coloring of any kind the Zinc being easily kept Bright at Niletr by polishing occasionally with our Silver Powder. Address B R O METALLIC WEATHER STRIP CO. No. 284 Broadway, NEW YORK. 901 S3 C harles W elling , Agent for Jamaica. ^NHAIRS! CHAIRS 1 CHAIRS 1 Everybody W ants Chairs! The undersigned now offers a t the Lowr.it Cash Price the most desirable styles and patterns of Dining. Llbrn ry, Oflicu, Bcd-room nnd Sitting Chair* and Rockera, of newest style, all easy, strong, elegant and durable, made from Walnut, Maple, Oak, or Mahogany. Seventeen years* experience in making Chairs, auch aa Imparts wr told case and comfort to thousands of households throughout the land, enables us to offer At our factor}’, in largo or smnll quantities, these Indispensihle articles. Still further improved in tasteful finish, lightness strength and elegance. We make this a Specialty, and Ita rucccsbIb accomplished hy the application of now eh* monte of Industry, aided by new, curious and costly ran, chinery. Wc respectfully invite all thoso who havo occa slon to furnish Hotels, Boarding-IIouscs, OiHccs. and al- new establishments, to give us a call, and if we nave nol the article wanted wc can and will Speedily Make #, and of a Style, Finish and Price that shall guarantee satisfac tion. We will also fill all orders, with as little delay a» possible, for CANED SEATS. > 9 Scroll Sawing, Turning & Wood Carving Done In nil Its branches. Wo invite ths patronage of Ar chitects, Carpenters, Stnir Builders, etc., to this impor tant branch of our buslnesa and all orders will he cxccw- ted with neatness, accuracy and dispatch. AU chains and other furniture will be properly packed for ahipment. by experienced hands. Wc design making a speciality of a new method of Upholstering Chairs as n substitute for caned scnts. The economy, durability, and advantage of thia Bent over other met hods of upholstering is coni- mended by all who have tried it. The Green Point Trot Republican, of Dee. 4th, alluded to It as follows: “Mr. Platt C. Ingeraoll bas invonted a chnlr-seat—situ S ic, durable, effective, and cheap—we think It Is one a t io best and most comfortable scats in the trade. When our plagucy cane-seats give out, wo shall have him re fix them, sure. Go down and try them for yourself.\ Also, P. O. INGERSOLL’S Improved Spring Bed Slat, (2,8 or 4 springs may be used.) The Spring Bed Slat I* improved over tnc J d in such a manner os to give exactly what is required, a yielding surface, so natund and complete, at the same time C hea p , S tboho a n d C onvxhixht , that Family Hotels and Boarding-House Keepers find It greatly to their Interests, a s well as their comfort, to adopt them in preference to all others. In the Southern States, in hot climates, where plenty of Moss, Husks nnd Waste Cotton iB produced, a n d cheap material for slats is found everywhere, Bedding cheap, cool and comfortable Is within tbe reach of all. FACTORY FOOT OF OAK ST., near the Ferry, GREENFOINT, L. I. The patronage of the public and the tradeis respect fully solicited. Address all ordern for circulars, chain, etc., to P. O. INGERSOLL, Box 237 Green Point, Kings count V 242 Opposite 10th and 23d St., Ferries, N. Y. City. H : I ENRY RUSSELL & CO., Glass Ware, Kerosene Lamps, Chandeliers, JBracJcets, etc.,} N o , 88 P A R K PLA C E , N E W Y O R K . 230 HENRY RUSSELL, NATHAN RUSSELL, J r . jgAMUEL W. EDWARDS, C a r p e n t e r , C a b i n e t M a k e r , U p h o l s t e r e r , e t c . , FULTON STREET, Next door to Allen’s Marble Works, J a m a t e a , L. I , Respectfully informs tbe peoplo In this, vicinity that ho wifi keep on hand an excellent and varied stock of Furniture and Upholstering Goods, of tho latest style, and patterns, which will be sold at t h . very Lowest Cash Prices. AU Jobbing and repairing attended to s t once, in a neat and workmanlike manner. Also, O w pet*and Oil Cloths cut and laid, Chairs bottomed,.to. The subscriber hopos, hy strict attention to business, being always on hand to receive customers, and honeht dealing, to merit and receive a liberal share of tbs ]M- ronage of the residents of Jamaica and vicinity. mcn3Iyl S. W. EDWARDS.. p t A. HAUPTMAN, DIALER IX > C A B I N E T F U R N I T U R E , UPHOLSTERY, BEDDING, LIVE GEESE FEATHERS, E tg No. 104 F clton A txxvb , j Opposite Bridge street, BRO O K L Y N , L . 1. 8iyi • H.IIAND, T R U N K S , 172 and 174 Fulton Street, Brooklyn, A general assortment of Trunks, Valises, Bogs, ete Also, C edar and O ampbob W ood T rdkkb . Trunks repaired or exchanged. E s t a b l is h e d in 1840. 263 JpEATHEBS RENOVATKr. . The undersigned would respectfully announce to tbe citizens of Jamaica and rf cinlty, that no ii now prepared to Renovate and Cleanse Feathers, both old and new, In the most thorough and- eflsctlTi manner. The process effectively remedies the dtssgreaatfe odor so common to now feathers, also the danger and liability of being destroyed.by moth and worms, Increase, thv bulk o f the old and new ftom one-third to one-half—re lieves all the matted condition and render* th* hsd clean and healthy and tn ovcry respect as good oa ever. Satisfaction guaranteed or ito charge. Prices, (2 per Bed—(2.76 If tick require* washiag. 227 J. H. HELHKAHP. gA S K E T a , - Fertatolby , BB'tNOKEBEOFSV ’inf . r ■v.\ I L*~lr ■■ ' -V..
