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Just why this was the most iniquitous
bill Of the session the Speaker did not
say. 50 far as the report shows, but It IS
pertinent 10 inquire wherein the iniqui-
ty Of the bill consists. It certainly was
an imperfect one because it fell far be-
lOw the standard Of right as it regards
the wants Of those in whose interest il
was framed. but eTideHtIy this was not
its fault IN the mind Of the Speaker
He evidently would grind under his
heel these Seventh-day persons. The
iniqufty Of the bill consisted III this,
that 10 some extent il respected the
civil aud religious rights of this excel
lent people whose sin consists In this.
that they. as believers in the Divine
authenticity Of the Scriptures. practice
their evident teaching concerning the
day Of weekly rest. This they do at a
sacrifice, at the best: but the State Of
Pennsylvania, IS if from motives Of
spite, adds to their otherwise heavy bur
den that Of rmjustIy discriminating leg
islation. \ man who, in that State.
obeys the fourth commandment is re
garled as a vile person, and must be
stigmatized and punished as if they
were a nuisance TO be a1ated.
Gentlemen Of the legislature Of Penn
sylyania. this will net always he So
Light viii shine into your hearts, and
the day IS not distant when some Of
you at least viii change your minds.
Sablath-Keepers Of Pennsylvania, take
courage! The day Of deliverance will
surely come. Resolve that by tie help
Of Providence you viii continue this
strife until victory perches on your ban
ner. Yo,u ca,l>e isjnE
When another bill is presented to
your Legislature let it cover the whole
ground. Demand equal rights and full
protection. DO not beg like criminals,
but petition like frecmcn and equals;
not equals in power but in right, and
press your suit unto victory. God give
you heart, and defend the right.
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CoUDERsPoRT. Pa, May 8, 1873.

~SgED-TIME and harvest, summer
aud winter shall not cease. Often
this season have the words been
quoted as a comforting promise Of
the -pring-tine that was 50 slow to
come. tie warmth that does not come
vet in the usual degree. We need
all the assurances Of the constant re-
currence Of the accustomed changes,
TO keep us from the doubling. fearing
mood that seizes Us whenever there
is a little delay. And We are assured
most and best by the promises that
have stood to us since the morning
Of time-but bY all experience and
and observation BY scientific research
that has enlarged our field Of vision
and helped us 10 understand the
workings Of nature. All tends to
make our faith and trust more intel
ligent, and yet happy are they who
want nothing but the Divine promise
for their comfort and content. In
some lands there is scarcity and
famine because people have not
learned to make provision for ex-
changing one product for another,
but in the world there is always
plenty. Where there is scarcity Of
one product there is abundance Of
another and the need Of constant
exchange but makes our universal
brotherhood more plain. Seed-time
and harvest come 70 the earth bring
ing constant supply for the susie
nance Of the people.
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THE Monthly Report Of the De
partment Of griculturc, for April,
sent from Washington, contains a
good deal Of interesting urattcr, and
some that must be very valuable to
merchants as well as husbandmcn.
The first article is on the ''Condi-
tion of Winter Wheat" and gives
reports of the growing crop from a
great many separate counties all over
the Union. Here is what it says of
Pennsylvania:
In many of the counties of Penn
sylvania the ground was yet covered
with snow; an aggregate snow-fa fall
of eight and half feet is reported in
Wayne; in Elk snow was seven to
eight feet deep in situations and there
were drifts twelve feet deep. Very
few reports indicate unfavorable con
ditions, including those of Armstrong
and Westmoreland; in Indiana the
plants were "thrown out" to some
extent by frosts; and in Fulton the
early sown fields were somewhat in
jured by the fly. In Adams the pros
pect is . better than for some years."
the crops "rcmarkably fresh and Wig
orous" in York; condition seluom
better" in Pike; every promising" "
in Cumberland; in Northumberland
so luxurious in the autumn that it
was pastured down; and favorable
returns come from Wyoming, Leba-
non, Erie, Wayne, Lancaster, Lu-
zernc, Huntingdon, Mercer, Lehigh,
Cameron, Chester, Lycoming, Tioga
and many other counties.
Warren County, Pd.-The steady
cold winter, with the ground almos.
constantly covered with snow, has
been highly favorable to winter
wheat. | have a piece of winter
wheat that looks rs well as any
ever saw at this time of the year.
The ground produced fair crop OF
hay in July, was plowcd about the
10th of August, rnanured on top af
ter blowing and was sowed on the
2lst Of August. About twelve loads
of barnyard manure, made the previ-
Gus winter, was used TO an acre.
Next comes an article on the /" Con-
dition of Sheep and Cattle" one on
Diseases of Farm Animals" En-
tomological Record and "Chemical
Memoranda ~ which gives some ac-
count Of the manner In which sub
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stances are analyzed, corn, for in
stance.
We extract Lunar Light upon
Vegetation"
Lunar hight upon uegetqtion.-Mons-
P. Charbonnier. IN a communication
70 the Journald' agriculture Pariiqsle.
states that lunar light exerts mate
rial influence upon aquatic vegetation.
This fact was first noticed from the
increased growth Of ofcryptogamic veg
citation upon the sides Of an aquarium.
Ii was observed that during the time
Of full moon it was much more luxu-
RANT than during the time Of the new
moon. This led TO other observations
with regard TO it and it was found
that aquatic vegetation generally is
affected in a similar manner.
'.The Market Price Of Farm Pro
ducts" in several Of the largest cities
closes the report.
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published in the State and not far from
the locality where the MOdocs and other
sayages have carried on war. seems 10
think there are two sides to the Indian
question.
IT publishes various versions OF the
story about the treacherOus murder OF
the Modocs in 1852, by " Captain Ben
Wright" and his company Of volunteers.
] The act is admitted. but there is a dis
pute AS TO whether il was done after
/ Wright discovered that the Indians in
/ tended treachery or whether he first
tried to poison them with strychnine
ard then invited them to camp in order
/ TO murder them.
! The Union as good as SAYS that some
times a white man shoots an unOffend-
+ ing Indian down in sport and wanton-
ness and merely to try the range of his
/ rife, = and thinks the slaughter of the
whole tribe of Modocs. men, women and
children. would be a disgrace to the
army. So it is not always the Eastern
. Quakers who look on the Indian side of
the Indian question. Buffalo Express.
THE New York Times suggests that
the remains of Abraham Lincoln he
transferred to Mount Vernon to repose
by the side of Washington. 1t is well
said. We believe that Lincoln deserves
and has place beside Washington in
the hearts of his countrymen. Why
should not his remains he honored with
a burial at Mount Vernon by the side
Of Washington's?
CINCINNATI. O., May 3.-Weather
cloudy and rainy; A hard rain last
night RiTer rose one foot three inches
in the past twenty four hours, and is
now twenty-five feet three inches in the
channel
THE mother of Hon. y. P. Banks
died "Wednesday in Waltham, Massa-
chusetts.
ONE Thousand five hundred and
eightty-fye tons fo pig metal were re-
ceived in Cincinnati by fiat boats during
the past month.
a Herald special from London. the
9th, SAYS: The Daily Telegraph explor-
er in Assyria las met with great sue
cess. He has found eighty new inscrip-
tions. including histories known and
ihtoerto unknown of the Assyrian kings /
Among his discoveries is highly i'm /.
portant tablet containing proverbs in /
two languages. which will aid in the
further elucidation of the whole class of
inscriptions. Many of the inscriptions
have definite dates.
The finished and unfinished works /
in the studio of the late Colonel Charles .
Temple Dix, son of Governor Dix. have .
passed into the hands of his relatives
and friends, to be preserved as a memo .
rial of life of art-labor prematurely /
ended
RUSSIA is about to send an exploring /
expedition 20 Northern Siberia-with a /
view to the thorough survey of the terra |
incognitn that fringes the frozen ocean. /
1t is well known that Siberia abounds !
in mineral wealth, and the belief is en-
tertained that quantity of precious
stones can be found in the far north. /
Whatever may be the result as regards
material discoveries, the advantages to |
the scientific world will undoubtedly be
great. t.-PttsJTg Gazette.
UMBRELLAS have gone up more than
amy other class of goods this spring.
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LOVES and Bates.

or the lTSJ IIlic III my HE. SAYS
George Alfred Townsend in A letter to
tie Chicago Tribune, which was pub
lished in Saturdays DeH9crot, Il met
and shook hands with Senator Morton
yesterday" and hc then proceeds with
IN eloquent column which is practical
confession that for five years he has been
writing about the Indiana Senator from
the standpoint of mistaken estimate.
and that in consequence he has done
great injustice to his qualities Of head
and heart, representing him as, in all
respects, a bad man. whereas brief
personal contact had brought him to a
conclusion quite the reverse. This re-
mi Is us of Charles Lambs famous re-
tort: = | hate that man, " said Lamb OH
one occasion, speaking of person re-
ferred To in conversation. - But you
don't know him, said a friend. NO,
/ don't" said Lamb, land that's the
reason hate him" There is not in all
the essays Of Ella as great a truth as
{ ~ ~ ltoo'A 40 - ''litttIllENl III LlltSt
few words, and the wonder is that he
who could discourse so well on the most
trivial subjects did not suggest to him
self an essay from his own text. and
give us a few brilliant pages on Igno-
.ance rs tac MctIeg of Hatred. III The
. presence of what might truthfully be
said on this subject, its aLtipodal pro
verb. that familiarity breeds contempt,
would soon fall to pieces. What Mr.
Townserd so gracefully admits, and
what Charles Lamb 50 forcibly empha-
sizes is proved every day in the public
life of America. Missouri Danocrm.
So it is, equally, in private life
We see something in people that is
unpleaslng-pcrhaPs very oljectional
and suffer ourselves to feel a dislike
that we perhaps take back with sor-
row and shame on further acquain-
tance; or, if further acquaintance is
not reached, which we cherish to the
injury of the individual and the much
greater injury to ourselves.
We know, theoretically, that there
is good in everybody. Happy are
we when we learn this practically
and look for it with full faith in even
the most unpromising places.
Years ago the pathological discov-
cry was published that feelings Of
dislike, of contempt, soured not only
the temper but the stomach. SO that
by the mysterious connection of the
spiritual and physical natures of men.
dyspepsia and kindred diseases were
the result of disagreeabc surround
ings. But the better understanding
of the miXeu human life would ALWAYS
show us better, generally an admi
rable, side to every character, and
relieve US from much that we allow
ourselves to suffer.
1t is not so much that people are
blind to the faults of those who are
very near to them, rs that they see
their virtues as others would see them
if they had the same opportunities.
In the common neighborly inter
course in chance meetings when ira
Yelling, above all in the "common re-
port" so frequently charged with evil
speaking, let us accustom OURSELVES
to look for the other side of the I'M
pleasant character and feel assured
that, as Charles Lamb said, if we
hate any one it is because we do not
know him.
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Z TnE late cold weather has been
favorable to the making Of maple SUI
gar. At the usual sugar season the
snow was so deep that people could
not get about among the trees, 50
that almost total failure was apprc-
hended. Now that the snow has
nearly gone Off without sufficient
warmth to swell the buds, su gar has
been made and is offered at moderate
prices.
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immense. filing the rotunda and tran
septs of the building and portions of The
grounds surrounding it. At neon the
Emperor Francis Joseph entered thC
rotunda with the Crown Princess Vic
toria Of Germany on his arm. lie wa:
followed by the German Crown Primes
Frederick William who escorted TIE
Empress Augusta After these tbs
eldest son of the Prince, accompanied
by the Prince Imperial of Austria
TIE Emperor took his seat on tht
throne. when a combined band, number
ing several hundred musicians, per
formed an Austrian hymn, which wa.
succeeded by the Prussian anthem amid
the cheers of multitudes. The Arch
duke Charles then arose and addressing
tie Emperor. said:
.STRE-Filled with gladneSs. SALUTE
y0ur Majesty III these halls devoted t.
progress and to peace. Your participa
ton has ftly brought to completion {
work which now draws upon Austria
I the ewes Of the world and has secured
for the fatherland a full recognition ot
the part she takes in the promotion Ot
the welfare Of mankind through tie IN
strlctiOn OF labor May it please youl
Majesty to receive this catalogue anC
declare the exhibition open"
The Emperor receiving the casket con
tanning the catalogue, replied:
with IivaI, satfsf,ction 7 I,slnld the
completion Of this undertaking, the i'm
oi i s%iice anu SiS' i,icd'lcE "Iieti'','
IN tie nafriotism and caylh;litr Of fht
people. and IN the sympathy and support
Of friendly nations. las accompanied
t4e development of inns great WntH'
Ny WelI-"is-lts ana Gfateiul recognition
are devoted 10 It's termination. i de'
clare the / UNIVERSAL exhibition Ut lofa
opened" "
T,..:,,. ", ,,,,.,.,.,,,,,.,, D,,..;,1,.,,+ y;
-
Ihe Couiich oi IIe EIlJiic' "a|ditii9 u
the foot Of the throne, addressed the
FTnpproT rs follows.
>ikE-h itil feelings oi lnoGeStN ana
IL the same tnn. oI cXultation and
pIIae, t!e people OF Austria gaze upon
"9Lh WtIch 'eS'iiies 10 an increasing
power ol ana growing esteem for the
ldthefEthd, ana TO It's active pdrtlclpa'
llol III IT." great task OF culture, We owe
this work entirely to you. 1t is the
embodiment Of your motto, Power and
trangth Nv We HEN thnrafore WIN i o m'lFi flts =
IT the foot Of the throne. :,
NJ pr;,oa ,,.,o s.,1,.,o,1 J.. N ~,
-. - -, g y-;r..,,, -,
.',-,,,.,.,od tI,a orat;tn,o e 49,, ,,aa,.,a -,
a.. ao,,it,I., ~. ,I,i..4,- 49,, dIdlJ.
hoco,n ,,'e' 6,@troIoIis H Wnn d ',. n"nfa, .,,
fI,r. HIGHEST copsac~atiop u,,o,, M, ,p,,la,.
taking whose noble purpose is to show
what the human Hind IN every zone Is
""pae anne nd ar oo t3.+ " rdlos r
become common propertyand he fostered
and furthered by the cooperation of al
the rIEairieS oi invention ana deXterltJ
Tis sJioe creati inn los s'' ariInn aa'''G,,' ;n'
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What blind fanatics think they plainly
see,
TO minds profound is nought but mys-
terry.
a smattering knowledge sharpens hu-
man ken,
True knowledge gained makes all OBJ
scure again.
We do not Judge of truth by what we
know:
'Tis trueJecauseour fathers taughtusso.
We ask a reason, and are told to look
And find it all recorded in Il book.
We take the book the subject to ex-
plore
And find our senses mIRldled more and
more.
Who wrote the book it matters not to
know.
1t must be true: Twas written long
ago
When men were wise and wrestled with
their God
And sought fair damsels in the land of
Nod;
Where God, in condescension to our
race,
Was pleased to talk to manhood face to
face.
Old Orient Time has sealed the sacred
page
And made it truthful on account of age.
In later years, since Gods stranger
grown.
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TIE Mont Gents Tunnel labors under
a very serious defect-that of INSULT
cient ventilation. Under ordinary cir
cmstances the difference of tempera-
ture at the opposite sides of the Alps is
such rs to keep up Il steady current of
air through the tunnel. But it may
happen that the temperature at both
ends shall he the same and then the air
within will be stationary. A freight
train recently came toGa stand-still, all
hands on board having become half as
phyxiated by foul air. Another tran
came to the rescue in time to save their
lives. The tunnel, therefore, cannot I've
relied upon at all times to ventilate it.
self, and some artificial mode of ventila-
tion must be applied without delay.
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THEY want a capitalist in Empo-
rum who will build from fifty TO sew
enty-fise small dwelling houses and
-ix or eight stores. The Herald says
they could be rented as fast a. built
Something Of this kind would be a
benefit to Coudersport. We want a
cooperative building society.
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AMONG the indications Of a change
Of climate we begin to miss the little
red hoods that used to go by every
morning TO school. Now, occasion
ally, bright eyes and pleasant smiles
CLEAN out from beneath a sun-bonnet.
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THE Beaver Radic1i has CORES
pondent in Philadelphia nance Eiz-
zie who writes about the best things
in that paper.
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The following article from the
Sabbath Recorder we have to cut
down for the JOURNAL leaving out
the extract Of the debate. The
speeches on this bill, by Mr.. Rey-
nolds and Mr.. Brown, are able and
eloquent. 1t must be they were not
well listened to. or the vote would
have been different. 1t is hard to
see why any one should be held
liable to punishment for obeying his
conscience in any respect not ihjuri-
ous to the community, especially at
this time when the greatest want
seems to be that Of conscience to
obey.
Below viii be found the action Of the
Legislature Of Pennsylvania on the pc
tition Of the Seventh-day Baptists for
the passage Of such an act as will relieve
them from the unjust effects Of the law
of April 22d, 1891. The proceedings Of
the House Of Representatives Oh the
evening of April 81, 1873, Oh tiis qucs-
ton, as they come to US in the Harris
burg DaHy Telrgraph, are as follows:
Agrecably to order, the House re-
sumcd the consideration Of bills on the
public calendar
An act to exempt persons who rclig-
iOrsly observe the seventh day of the
week as the Sabbath from the penalties
Of the act Of April 22d. 1874.
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Inauguration Ceremonies of the
Worlds Fair at Vienna.
VIENNA, May 1.-The Exhibition was
inaugurated to-day 10y the Emperor of
Austria in presence of members Of the
Imperial family, royal and illustrious
guests and State and civic dignitaries.
The weather was unfHvorable, but the
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Poor man is left 10 steer his craft
alone:
Too weak 10 reason and too blind TO
see,
He feels in darkness after Deity
In vain he searches ancient heathens
lore;
In vain he reads his Bible DER and Ger.
The more he strives to find Gods secrets
out
The more his murky mind is tossed in
doubt;
Till. drowned his senses in a muddy
pool,
He learns the unwelcome truth tllat
mans foolT
whate 'ermankind believe; whate'er they
doubt,
'Tis mystery al and past our finding
out.
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FOur friend has Pdpsh tendencies. He may
have been reading the Essay on Man. ED.
Hope for him. -'We then. and not till then
are growing wise when we begin to discern how
weak and unwise we are. old English Reader.
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A. NJ. Reynolds has constantly on hand
the new SINGER SEWING MA.
CHINE, with all the latest improve.
mentS.
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portion understood by the trade. Tin plates,
els ~. Linseed oil &c kgher-boiled, 81 OF.
White lead is likely to 90 up, having advanced
at headquarters sellers here, having bought
ahead offer standard brands still at 111%@z2c,
although corroders now ask 12c to which freight
has to be added. Flour shows very little sctiv-
ity, but on account OF the advance In wheat 1t
is norainally 25c higher, particularly the best
grades OF white. which command S9Ce9 o.
medium is steady at 81 75@S 80. Wheat is
4@5c higher than week ago, but 2@3c lower
than yesterday. The contest between the bear
and the bull elmeent grows very hot the latter
are "a full of confidence as ever and now bring
up the periodical winter-killed" reports to the
escue. Their opponents are confident tho
growing crop "never looked better" The re-
ceipts show materiG increase, notwithstand-
ing bad roadng and the stock in store. owing
70 better local consumption and some ship
ments by water, shows decrease OF 20, 600 bu.
Closing prices: white extra, 81; No. white'
1 90; No. do, 1 "a No. 1, amber, o.
Corn ia 3@4c higher-No. 1, 47c; oats we're ex-
cited yesterday and jumped 3c-No. selling
at 39llc; to-day the same offered at 39c; bar
ley dull at rs per Genital for No. /. Butter
declined to 26@2Sc and very plenty. Eggs
steady at 13119@14c. Beans IN good demand at
81 25@l SIS, unpicked. Maple sugar dull at
13@14c. Onions declined to 81 6O@1 70 per
GENITAL. Ness pork advanced to 81 80 and lard
to 9@9Ne. Seeds quiet: clover at % and tim
othy at IS. Tallow, nc. Potatoes, 9Oc on
track and Csc in store. Groceries active and
steady: A sugar, 11H@118c. Rio coffee, 22s :
Is; Java do, 28@3O. Money very tight.