The national Republican., 1867-12-03
Aatiuual grpablitau.
Traces Of the Times.

"A SAbBkrH school teaoher In Columbus, Ca
offers circus tickets as rewards Of merit"
That's we'll It Is our duty to provide amuse'
msnt for the young ones, and they always did,
and always will, like the circus, even I. we, The
old ones, did and do. Fine riders and hns
horses are delightful to look upon. And sorry
arc We for the philosopher who can't laugh at
the clown. Morality can have nothing to say
against the sabbath school teaoher''-as the
modern. day cireu, has nothing to say against
morality.
THE New Bedford Mercury says: II all stories
sre only half true OF the treatment Of children
by parents In this city, a missionary would hnd
ample field for his labors here"
Unhsppily, everywhere. Mott parents treat
msnt Of their children, We fear, is unkind. The
charge eon6ded to parents is exceedingly deli.
cate, important, even awful. The happiness or
misery Of q lifetime depends upon h-who
knows II not more. Learn and remember
sous are thy charge: to thee IDS given
To train them for tbeir native heaven -
"PuScH gives . domestic scene called The
Tables Turned In which q little girl and her
mamma are In the drawing room, q nurse Just
entering; Nu1.--Did you ring, maam
Naughty Link Gni.-No Irang Take man.
n.s,s n. away; please She's very cross and di'a'
speak $50, the child wouldn't be very much In the
wrong. Many q poor little creature Is scOldsd
and sent away, or whipped. when pa, or ma"
Is not perfectly innocent
'oNE Of the novelties Of Parisian enterprise 10
q large warehouse, In which are sold, at retail,
all manner Of goods, from diamond necklace to
. shoebrush. The purchaser, having paid the
price, receives not only the goods, but a bond
for tho whole Amount Of his purchase money.
payable after thirty years, and guaranteed BY
the Credit foncier and other mOneyed corpora
tions The prices charged are said to be no
greater than in any other retail shops"
We are prepared, so far as present small in
restmsnt may 80, to lay up future fortune for
young lady Of whom We are very fond-aged
siI years. Come hither, "Parisian enterprise, "
and bring along the novelty"
"THoueH the Rpglish journals sometimes
criticize us severely, they are not above learn
ing from what there 10 good in our institutions
One Of them lately, discussing the subject Of
national educationi thought 1t would bo we'll TO
adopt the free school system Of America, rs on
the whole the most judioious, economical and
effective and altogether superior TO that Of Eng
land"
Yes, adopt that system-and do you think
what 1t will lead you to- To tho adoption of
all the rest Of our system.
'lr i' to he regretted that the Newspaper pro.
prirtors canuOt cobhue the sale VI their journals
to boys and mepi but now the streets about the
Park are oiled with news girls. These are gen.
orally girls OF from eight to fourteen years Of
age, Ill clad, dirty in person, sometimes without
shoes, and whom the vocation exposes 10 all
manner Of evil influences. Our benevolence
ought to provide in some way for their future,
which II 10 dreadful to anticip pate. ."-Nep forl
Pon.
Two or three Newspaper girls have appeared in
our city. 1t is painful to see them. to think oil
tho Perilous path they have chosen, or been
driven into by poverty. Ye who have happier
daughters, save these daughters Of the unfor.
tunate.
The man who drew the Crosby Opera House
10 said TO be dreadfully troubled about his new
riches. He receives an immense number Of let.
ters begging money for all sorts Of purposes
from all parts Of the country. II he suffers
from bis mere pittance Of 5000, 900, what must
be the agony Of Crosby with his millions'"
Az the fates have favored MS in binding us to
the nsyspspsr line, We doubt not for the rest o
our life, to escape
'The plsguss that haunt the rich man. door,
kmbittsring all his state. "
'PEoPLE die exactly In proportion as the,
are packed together. The English Registra
General shows that tho mortality In crowded dis
trists, compared with others. is proportionsd Il
the proximity Of tsnemonts."
The misfortune is that people hks to be packed
together, even in this roomy country. There Il
one sIceptiOn-the Mormon city, where ever,
dwelling stands alone in the midst Of q larg,
garden, and even each mans pive, don't live IL
the same house with himself Indeed, there Il
no large house in salt Lake"
An Irishman, driven to desperation BY tn,
stripgency Of the money market and the higl
prices Of provisions, procured . pistol and tool
10 the road. Meeting q traveller he stopped bin
with "Your money or your life." Seeing Pa
was green" he said, "I'l tell you what II
do-Tll give you all my money for that pistol
Agreed" Pat received the money and hands,
over the pistol. "Now," said the traveller
hand back that money, or III blow your brain
out" "Blaze away, my hearty" said Pat
never dhrop Of powther there's 10 It,"
An IRIsu GIRL called on New York clergyman
and inquired his price for marrying any body.
Hereplisd: Two dollars, " and Biddy departed
She called a few evenings aftsr and remarks,
that she had come to be married. VERY we'll,
said the Minister but, seeing that she wa
alone, yentured to inquire where Is th
man" An expression Of dissppointmsnt passe
over Biddy's features as she calculated "An
don't you find the man for two dollars"
BALTIMORE is assessed 5000. 900, 900 worth o
real estate.