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The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

DIED.

wAGNER-STANLEY.-O u Thursday night,
May Isl, iSlp, BY Rev III. A. Turner, Mr., JoHs II.
wiosER 70 Mis-, KATY STANLEY, both Of Washing.
ton city, D. @. . 49,. . T.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
,T-ANNUAL TAX NOTICE,

coLLEcroR's oHEIoB U. sIHrERSAL REvgSrr.I
DIsTRICr OF CoLUNBIA,
WAsHtEsroN, May Is, lS6g.
Notice IL hereby given that the annual list OF
taxes asse ssed In this collection district for the
year lsp ha. been received FROM the assessor, aud
that the duties and taxes therein specihod have
taxes, tlieenses,D billiard table,, catrIares.
watches and silver plate for lsap. -
will attend at my Office, No. 46s Seventh street,
opposite the Gsnstal Post oniee, daily, Isundays
o'clock. a ~. 70 o'clock. p. M, to receive the
All persons who shall neglect to pay the sum.
due By them respectlyely. aeeordlng to the list
aforS said, within the time specified May 81, $780,
will, At the expiration thereof, become liable 10
pay FIVE PgR CENT. ADDITIONAL upon The
amount, gether with other costs.
csllseto. q Internal Revenue fGr The District Of
Columoia '--. '.' myl5td
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
BUILDING ASSOCIATION.

t%NEw BUILDING ASSOCIATION.
Persons Wishing to Ike stock In a new BulldipR
Association now 10 course Of lorna tion are Invited
y attend preliminary meetinS in the flieuds'
tween Eighteenth and Nincteenth streets west. on
AONOA'' nay IL "q9EESSso;SfE EMERSON,
VIE sskRSsklEI .
JOHN COOK.
g. T. DRURY,
h ygE9. ". ,hAIPTMAA.
gEo. 7. KiDwELL,
myiI.St r. 0oODCHTLD.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

kN IN THE FIFTH, sEvENTH AND SIXTH
,WARbs.yThs updersi gned Judges Of Election o.
fifTp VA 4 Carroll Hsi, o. the nSrtR s tn
O. North Carolins ayenne, 6esween frst and
sS from oeSst s on Re .h Inst
"a ~ rGiT' II nc Pm
Paint Shop, op i stfest. between sia,6 aud nd
EvRaH &%hb io s.a On az for IN, ,Rs
Inst. ats, Plpmsels old store. ROOM Tenth streat
the sIXTH WARD, = -
Ns,uraliIed citizens are by law required 10 pro.
duee cert ncates certified copies OF
THOMAS DnEoH0,
JANIS DONALDSON,
ROBT II. BOOKER,
J. II. CRossMAN,
Jgdgss Of Election, CITY Of washIn gton, DC.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

METROPOLITAN HAIL
nfuf',L AND ..
VAN ETY. TH 4 IT n =,
PBSgsYLvANIA AVENUE,
Between Bleyesth and Twelfth Streets
0rea eysrrhishtiwiths nr-f class variety euter.
ntnnehi. " .H1t !, Lnl. 20 apl
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17
rE-NOTICE TO TAx-PAYERs.

"-sPECIAL TTENTION is
49, called TO the very nns NEW DINING
kV4 4s ror Ladies and osntlopen. The only one
deiphia, and Boston style, Ladies' that visit Mr.
BBRBbEITs can come IN and have the very best TEA,
heAr v. jAnl6-W
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

Goods promptly deliysrsd - all parts " the city
and Georgetown without expense 70 n. .psr-
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
From the New York Ledger ]
Furnishing Children.

The rod should be thing in reserve; some
thing on which to fall back in extreme cases,
when everything else has iailed-but to be
wholly avoided, if possible-and never used
with violence on the parents part 1t should
be dedicated to the baser faults. a child
should never be struck for inadvertencies, for
faults Of forgetfulness, for irritablity and
carelessness, and for petty irregularities.
But for lying, for flthiness, for cruelty to
companions or to the brute creation, for down
right meanness, it may be used. 1t is a
coarse remedy, and should be employed upon
the coarse sins Of our animal nature. When
employed at all, it should be administered in
strong doses. The whole system of saps,
pinches, snappings, and irritating blows is "a
be condemned. Those ra.'y diseirii- nu
a. -. n. -.., ...i rather encourage evil IN
the child than subdue it, To be Of any use,
corporal punishment should be emphatic am
full of transient pain. Pain is the curative
element in punishment 1t emphasizes trans
preston; il tends to associate temptation to
evil with the receiving of pain and so fur
nishes the child motive for resistance; IN
cases of temper, obstinacy, or cruelty, 1t acts
as literal counter irritation, and brings
down the passional excitement, by raising up
the sharp counteracting sensation Of suffering.
But for any such end, there should be sharp
and decisive dealing Never use the rod for
triAes-neyer triAe with it. Severely, or not
at all
In administering physical punishment to a
child. the head should be left sacred from all
violence. A person who will strike child
in any manner upon the head, deserves to be
himself severely punished. Pulling the hair
or ears, rapping the head with thimble OF
with knuckles, boxing the ears slapping the
cheeks or the mouth, are all brutal expedients
Nature has provided other regions for the ex
e.eise of discipline, and to them should it BE-
confined. The head is the seat of mind. L
is more liable to injury than any other part
These irritating and annoying practices arr
far more likely to rouse the child to mallg
nant passions than to alleviate them. Ih'
feeling with which you administer punish
/ ment will, generally, excite in the child
, corresponding experience. If you brlnj
3 anger. anger will be excited, if you brinl
affection and sorrow, you will find the chill
; responding in sorrowful feelings; if yo
= bring moral feeling, the chiid's conseienc
: will answer back again. Anger and severit
: destroy all benefit Of punishment Stron
e love and severity will, if anything can wor
e penitence and reformation Of conduct.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
A Wise Forecast.
BY HENRY WARD BrEcuER.


which Of you by taking thought can add one cumt
unto his stature "-SIAruEw VI, 81
The above was Mr.. Beecher's text last
Sabbath. He said the diameter Of each day
was indicated by the amount of good done
and enjoyed, not by the rising and setting sun
A wise forecast was good but painful look
ing forward was bad The past belonged to
gratitude, the present to contentment aud
work, the future to hope and trust The
birds found food from the material provided
by natural law, and the flowers knew how to
take in Bourishment. The material laws en-
abled the one to feed itself, and the other to
make for itself crown of glory. A man
ought to he ashamed if bird could get a
living and he could not. What was the use
of the difference between the bird and the
man. if the man could not accomplish as
much The word thought in the text should
have been rendered anxiety. The moment
forethought, good enough in itself, was brought
to the line of fret and anxiety, it was unwise
Improbable The provision made by an
anxious forethought must be unprohtaole
The mind was more sure in It's forethought II
its exercise was pleasurable but when the
mind was driven into anxiety-when it be-
came diseased, for time at least, the resul
was sure to be Improbable. This suggested
the Importance of common sense. II snip
master went to sea with dsordered ehronom
eter and compass, then all was disorder; 81
also with man-let his mind once become dis
ordered, and his whole voyage Of life must b
affected thereby Painful forelooking dis
torted the mind and suppressed or set asid
common sense. OF this condition was Dor
malign feelings, which took hold of the tutur
with fear, and trouble, and avarico. Prid'
avarice and vanity all listened to the lynn
voice of fear. Upon the average, men sui
fered more from what did not happen tina
from what did happen. He thought mlnl'
tiers did not go to theatres because they sa
so much high and low comedy in human III
every day-saw il presented more yiyidl
, than they could see it in the theatre. Nat'
Q raj law was so profuse in its benedietions th'
! there was no need to borrow. Men wei
q Atheists when they were afraid. Men 8
unduy elated in prosperity, and unduly d
y pressed in adversity. Belief in God was u
c grand stronghold. The strength OF man ID
9 In his relations with God. a man with
;. real abiding faith in his Saviour would new
n encounter any trouble too great to bear
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
For Nnltng allen.
THE NAME IN THE BARK.

~ INV SAMUEL W. hUffihhps
In the bark Of tho silver poplar-tree,
With the first good knife that I ever hal
thinking perhaps Of destiny
And tho days Of the future, bright or sad)--
carved initials which mari my name,
Aud Ion what answered a. we'll as fame.
I was a boy, and the bark was hard
The forms Of letters had not grown
Into a symmetry it TO guard
What committed 10 them alone
And 20 the hopes Of my youth were there.
Clumsy and struggling and rude and bare.
Many day had lefi the spot
To seek for O knowledge ofhighor things.
With the broken knifc-bladcs forgot
Tho fame which lifted me on its wings,
But the tree stood mp In the mellow light,
And grow with my growth by morn and night
Amer while came again
10 see the faces used to see
To hear the voiccs-and was fain
To visit also the poplar-tree,
For viewed IL across the v.llogc street,
Where parsonagc-garden and pasture meet.
All me the letters are there indeed
Those rough boys carvings Of other dayst
Widened us much % has been my crccd
huN MINING To ulNFlt ANe Wufu on lfAlaNf
Burst by the force Of the swelling trunk,
Yet al Of their beauty sadly shrunk.
looked long moments upon them there,
And my heart was full Of heavy pain.
For ! thought ofth labor aud the care
Which cut them on the silver grain.
And said, " How little We really know
Into what shapes our lives may grow J."
These mir devices which suit us we'll,
Which seem to eboy such perfect thought,
May change and sever. and none can tell
Into what fashion they are wrought
And the man comes by, and says Can fhis be
The figure Of that which was dear 10 me p"
D boy and man on the smooth white bark
Of the days Of our years there are many words
Which shine phosphorc within the dark,
Or have even music like the birds
But happy Is he who, with steady art
Cuts the great word "Gop" on his growing heart.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26

The Greenfield Gazette publishes the follow
ing little story about family, some members
of which are already pretty well known, with
prospect that they will be still better known
hereafter -
Some years ago there lived in neighbor-
inc town a man Of integrity. Tanning and
currying leather was his occupation. He
had several sons; one Of them learned the
business of his father. After he left home
he went to Boston and there engaged in the
same occupation. During his leisure hours,
instead of frequenting saloons and other pla-
ces of low resort, where so many take Their
first lessons in vice, he found the room of the
Merchants Library Association. Here he
spent his evenings, storing his mind with use,
fiji knowledge. He there became acquainted
with some of the members. They supposing
him to be a merchant, thought him good
fellow and invited him to join their Assoca
tion, which he gladly accepted, but upon III
ouirinr as to his business it was found tina
he was not eligible, for in an article IN thell
by laws no mechanic could be admitted as
member. You may imagine that his refusal
upon such a foundation, was pretty sharl
cut for a sensitive mind. This narrow-minde'
view of large philanthropy wrought in hun
A firm resolution that in his intercourse witt
mankind he would treat men according I
merit, regardless of occupation. lie let
Boston, and in another city, with his iathe
and other brothers, built up large manufac
turing business, from which they have acqui
red a competency of this worlds goods, a
= an evidence of his standing among his fello'
citizens, he has just been elected Governor
the State Of Connecticut, One of his broth
: ers is now Speaker of the House of Repreeser
tatiyes in this State, and they are both
them JEWELS"
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
Special nntices.
WITHOUT A GoOD DIGESTION

WITHOUT A GOOD DIGESTION
All other temporal blessings comparatively worth
less The dyspoptc millionaire who has tried all the
potons Of the medical profession In vain and believes
his complaint 10 be incurable would give half his for.
10 be freed from the horrors Of dgcston and thus
enabled 10 enjoy the other half OF fooVss he woiM
Perhaps IIOsTETTERs STOMACH BITTERs has
been recommended TO such sufferer Possibly he has
turned from the friend who made the suggestion with
sneer intimating that he has 6Iin In any patent
medicine" n this has been the case, much hs
for him HE incrodulity dooms him TO life Of misery
All the luxures which wealth can purchase at his
command. Not one Of them give him pleasure His
own irrational obstlnacy Is his bane.
The ma'',', happily for themselves less skepucal
Thcrc il such thing bigoted ansie as we'll as bgoef
creduhfv and golden between the two, which
and women who are gifted with adopt aud
profit by These arc tho class that patronire and rec
ommend nOsrErrERs BITTERs. Why do thcy ap-
prove this famous auudyspcptlo and nnt-bous prcpa-
raon Simply because they have not been too much tho
slaves " sensecss prejudice 10 give IL fair trial and
have found that when all other toncs stmulant and
stomaehics miled, II produced the desired effect
Strike, but hear" said tho Roman sage, whom bis
Ignorant enemies were assang him. Doubt but try"
snys the who has been cured Of Indigestion hn-
iousnos or intermittent fever By tho Btters As ho re-
latcs his experience Of the medicine 10 biz invalid
friends. Whoever welded tohis fOrogone theoretical
conclusions 10 decline 10 test the properties of med.
oino endorsed by the tostmony Of Intelligent In
ovcy walk c and approved by the people at large,
ds,,1e, 10 MFR 6tm
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26

Very serious complaints arc lodged against
the moor because of their seeming unwilling
ness to attend church. and yet this Is easily
accounted for. We wish to say in kindness
what is true, that the poor man despises the
spirit of invidiousness and caste that faces
him in our fine churches. No longer ago
than last summer the President elect of the
United States, while spending Sabbath IN
Chicago, walked out in the morning, unat-
tended, to find place of religious worship,
He CHANGED to drop in among the followers oi
John Wesley, and as he was plainly clad the
usher in attendance took pains to scat the
great captain among the plebans near the
door. Great was the grief ana modification
of the usher on learning that he had thus
rudey received an angel unawarcs, a
council was at once called, but it was deemed
best not to attempt rectifying the mistake
This simple fact we received from the pastor
and although of no great moment, il is never
theless significant, as indicating tho cours'
commonly pursued, Of making an attempt Z
draw dividing lines between high and low Il
the churches. And herein lies the trouble
in auestion.-Ameriean Builder.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
HIMSELF HATH DONE IT,"


Isaiah NxNvih.i 10.
" Himself hath done It" all o, how those words
should hush to silence every murmuring thought
" llimselfhath done itn--lIe who loves me host
lie who my soul with Ills own blood hath bought.
'' Iimsefhath done it," Can It then bo aught
Than full ofwisdom-full Of tendercst love,
Not one unneedod sorrow will lie send,
To teaoh this wandering heart no more to rove.
" Hlmselfbatb dow. itr irs, Hitnuugn severe
Ma, seem the stroke, and bitter ho the cup
I'll. his own hand that holds iti and know
Hen give me gruco to drink it meehy up.
90 Iiimsclfhath done it, o, no arm but His
Could Ger sustain beneath earth's dreary lots
But while know lie dooth all things we'll
AIy heart Ills loving kindness questions not
sHimselfhath done it," lie who searched me throus
Sees how / cling to oarth's ensnaring ties
And 30 he breaks each reed on which my soul
Too much for happiness and JOY relies.
" ulmselfhath done it," He would have me see
What broken cistcrns human friends must prove
That may turn and queuch my burning thirst
At His own fJunt Of etrrif'ffHg love
.Hlmsolfbat done IT," Then hin would say
Thy will In all things ever more be done
Fen though that will remove whom best love
While jesus lives ! cannot be alone
"uimselrbath done itr-precious, precious words
Himsolf-my Father, Saviour, Brother Friend
Whose Glithfulness no variation knows
Who. having loved me, loves mo to the end
And when. in His eternal presence best,
lat His feet my crown immortal cast,
ru GLADLY own, with all His ransomod saints,
/ Himself hath done It" all from first to last
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26

One of the most unfayorable signs OF the
times is the loveof excessive display in the con-
struction and fitting up of our homes. Within
few years the change in this respect has been
striking. Two generations ago men in good
circumstances were content with substantial
houses, and while they consulted the principles
of good taste in the architectural finish and
in the furniture oftheir homes, they knew moth
ing of that fondness for show which has now be-
come so general. Even men of wealth were
not formerly prone to lavish exhibition OF
their means in gaudy structures and ornamen'
tai fnery. They built elegant homes, but 1t
was elegance for use, not for pompous nothing
ness. Ii is not so now. The taste for ex-
trayagart show which is extending over the
whole country takes a very special pleasure IN
advertising its vanity in the shape OF hne
homes. The immense outlay, directed by
love of ostentation, and in some instances by
barbaric delight in the veriest tinsel' buildi
house as far removed as possible from The
idea Of home. Nothing about it indicates
the presence Of domestic love.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26

AT HoME.-The highest style of being at
home, grows out of special state OF the
affections rather than of the intellect. Who
has not met with individuals whose faces
would be passport to any society, and whose
manners, the spontaneous counterparts OF
their innerselves, make them visibly welcome
wherever they go, and attract unbounded
confidence towards them whatever they un-
dertake They are frank, because their ma
lures overflow with beneyolence; unhurried,
because they dread nothing always at home
because they cary within themselves that
which can trust itself anywhere and everywhere
purity of soul with fulness Of health
Such are our best guarantees for feeling at
home in all socity to which duty takes US
and in every occupation upon which 1t obiige'
us TO enter. They who live for themeves arc
also the least embarrassed by uncertainties
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
Irhe Fires
A BIRDS NEST.

NJ FLORENCE PERCY
Over my shaded doorway
Two little brown-wingod birds
Have chosen 10 fanhlon their dwelling,
Aud utter their loving wordsi
All day they are going and coming
On crrands frequent and ncet,
And warbling over and over,
"swcct sweet, sweet, o sweet %
Their nocks arc changeful and shining,
Thor eyes are like living gcms
And all day long they are busy
Gathering straws and stems,
Lint and feathers, and grasses,
And half forgetting 10 eat,
Yet never falling to warbo,
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, U swoot In
I scatter crumbs on the doorstep,
And ding them some 1ossy threads
They foarlossly gather my bounty,
And turn up their graceful heads,
And chatter. and dance, and lutter,
And scrnpe with their tiny feet
Telling me over and over
nWneteHti sWcnti sweet % sweet "
What II the sky is clouded1
What " the rain comes down.
They are all dressed TO meet Il,
In waterproof suits Of brown.
They never NOPE nor lhnguish,
Nor murmur at storm or heat
But say whatever the weather,
Sweetest, sweet, sweet, o swcot %
Always merry aud busy.
Dear little hrowu-winged birds
Teach mo the happy magic
Hidden In those sor words,
Which always, In shine or shadow,
So lovingly you repeat,
over and over, and over,
Sweetest, sweet sweet, sweet
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1869-05-26
THE UNBRoREN sLuMBrR.

Yes shall rest Some coming day,
When blossoms In the winds are dancing,
And children At their mirthful play
Heed not tho mournful crowd advancing
Up through the long and busy street,
They'll bear me to my last retreat.
Or clso--it matters not-may rave
The storms and blasts Of winters weather
Above the narrow, ucw.mado grave
Where care and lie down together.
Enough, that should know Ii not
Beneath, In The dark narrow SPOT.
For shall sleep AZ sweet a sleep
A. ever graccd a child foposing,
Awaits me Ia the cell 20 deep,
Where J, my weary oyolids closing,
AZ length shall lay me down to rest
llccdlcss Of clods above my breast
Asleep How deep will be Tint rest,
Free from lies fever moving wildly,
That when is past the oarth's unrest,
It's bosom shall receive me mildly
For not one dream of earth shall come
To invade The slumhcr of that iamc
o deep repose o slumbcr hlcst
onght ofpcace' No storm, no sorrow,
No heavy stirring OF The breast,
TO mcct another weary morrow
shall heed mother night nor dawn,
But stll, with folded hands. sleep ON.
Sleep on, though just above my head
prowi sin and misery hagrnri faccs
For the deep slumbor ofthe dead
An sense ofhuman woo ernscs,
PalFos the heart and cures The brain
Ofcvery thought Or foutwafd palm.
Armcs above my head may tramp
They'll not disturb one rigid musclel
shall not heed their iron stamp,
More than q lear, complaining rustic.
Nay were the world convened 10 break
Ny loadon sleep, should not wake.
And yet, mcthuks fstcps Of those
rdknown and loved on earth were round me,
Twould tame thc might Of my ropose,
shiycr the iron cords that bound INC,
Save that know this cannot be,
For death disowns an sympathy
Well. be IL so since ! should yearu,
Anxiously watch for thor appearing,
Gliding each lingering late return,
And ever sad and ever fearing
Living lifes drama DER again,
It. tragedy ofhope aud pain
Then mourn not, friends when ye may lay
Tho parent earth above my ashes
Think what a rest awaits my clay,
And smooth the mound with tearlcss lashes,
Glad that the resting form within,
Has done at length with care and sin.
Think that with me the strife r. Ger
Lies stormy struggling battle ended
Rejoice that have gained the shore
To which, though weak, my footsteps tended 8
Breathe The blest hope above the sod,
And leave mo TO my rest with God.