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[From "Life. and unpublished, r rap l,e sol Of
samuel Iover." London, 1874
RS MIGHTY 1MpRov1E;

IT'S MIGHTY 1MpRov1N;: al
The Irish peasantry have tales Of
a pa1abolic Observation-Disclosures which
by'meains Of some striking actor! 81 +
circumstance, set forth a hearty
moral oOn'ahsaring such, ,tfeir
usual phrase is, "oh, ut ii mighty
improvin'." And that, too, is what
Molly Malone, d worthy washer
woman. usedsto ayAah 'sayy9 almost III oaA2'
invariably after hearihg a SERMON 81,
on Sunday One day, heo{wss ss Her
csergysuau;9who was not quite con-.
tent hlth,tads' generality, spoke e:
her respecting his discourse, = and
! Molly suddenly became what they
caR 5issi qralahd a. little bothered.
Nsverthqllessx she >gotlout of her
difficulty with one. or thoss, para+t
|bo)ic answer, which are such favor
it'll With her class. and which, while
il eompleselSie vaded' The question,
satisfactorily replied TO It, '7a' ~
Rev, 1Wsllt' Molly you liked The
sermon, you say2r ~ ,eeass ~, 7.
Mol. Oh, yes your rverence-itr
was mighty improvln,. '5
Rev. And what part dit did you,
like best?a II l. sTsntaeos1 .~trf">s
Mol We'll, esra siz.Ihksaeve1y i
' Hev: Ba. I supposed adj there VAS ,s,s.,
some portions If IL that you were.
more struck with than you were With
tothers? .Ials8
Mol, IN, .throth, .plass your river
.ence, I don't remember, any part
;exaesH1yEsb but 'ditogether Twas mighty,
'improvin'. '''S''E'@ "oi""
REV. Now, Mo}trhowcuuld it be
improving d you, }dodsto rsliiismhbtsr
any: part ct iit22sah s. TO oa:ae OF; "a
M s,l;,g 'WAell, yq3ppkF 1reeyeresccer sees. I
that 1ihen W. Been washing and
'dhs5ing on lbsfKlstdge there
, Rasr Oh, dciethitiy..a@n7' 10 7';''T|'
NH iWasn't ii, the soap aeaats'
*atheft maqelthe linen clano,sir ~:
Rev. OF course they did -, ..rf,ief
.Hfai,N And isn TIL; linen All, better -
for it, poi oil. nj f>ss' - ssf7t sfSofS' y
1, Rev. Oa1tna dopbt Of that Molly. ;
Mol. Bat mot ~ abrop noe tbs
soap and w4they stays in it. Well Pa
sir, it's the same thing wild noe, NQtr
word" the sarmit satapssiinl ne
7 sa;...ss i al dhr1es ont o me
but I'm the better and the claneE
for it, when it's over, for all that
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-mHOW HE WAS T.

III one otfPtthe Eastern .te towns towns . .
MI aIssssaaiq;1hlusetts. lived, some ral J year ;,.1,
egg |,'Uri hiclle J Bit Bill a hard working I
st6 da;f has Oh man an: Of ready; NJ "
but, unfortunately, too much l- al a:
aicted to drink. Regularly each
morning, at's1' early hour, he made
atxisit to 1.-THE grocerysstors to lay in
a1stock.o of ardent for tile days con
sansation.s With The same regularity
the Rev. DR.. s@ a kindvhns
turea orthodox clergynuaa,dnqne
ofhis, morning chop 1or 'mid<da5
rdast, sosig4t the village Butchers
shory After meeting often III ntthei,
walks Dr. c. at last
felt tits duty u mildly : rrss]prro'vee
Uncle Bill for his easily besetting
sin. Bo,;eops morning! after Their
usual hearty asfutationa.1 tie. good
dominic, bet,an;;:ef anal. walk
out carly Uasla. H;n; bnt zdougoa
ever Fe4 t ! hoX 1AAifsr s.a'sl a j ,z .ou1F;
e,r.a al aWeli,, To-: I'll that matter
aid Uncle Bill eli ws--briDg the
hing down 70, Scripture ,testsaW
Mil. come =: out. ahead.
Havt ~ r asked, pF; i -.
Why" you walk after thss.aesh1
INT I walk after the spirit!'' ::,o:.a' I
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,WATE EE4GAE,

In the Chicago Inter- Ocean Q
tho 8th inst, We find a sound enc
pointed editorial on the Whit.
League, or reorganized White Ca
he1ia and Ku-Klux, nowbeing: or.
ganized all over the State. The
Ihter10cean certainly understand
the situation aud pt1acccs. these, dless:
troyers Of the peace IN their true
relations to the law-abiding people
o f'Louisiana.
Afser speaking Of the platform o.
the Crescent City White League,
tho writer says, "This means no
more or less than a reorganization
OF the Ku-Klux Khan, with the pur-
pose ofre-in- augurating its infamies.
The declaration of secret societies
the maintenance of illegal rights, %
coustltute, a deliberate. impeach-
ment OF the government jtol. main-
tain and enforce all legal rights;
and it is the duty Of no other or.
ganization to interfere with such
enforcement of iegal rights. The
track Of the ,Ku7Klux organization
was stained with blood; it's atroci-
Ties constitute q bloody page on the
history OF reconstruction; and it is
the duty Of the government of L
isiana: and'of the nation, IT,. neoes-
sary. to see that the ~infbmisse6f that
hand of despersdoeseiare moi. 90:
peatad under: the White,
Laagun, opAnylothsa- mamie. xii~1 ID
oRhe2 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. dbe:
bgtthesartho1isiesio Lou;
isiana and by the hnthozithes ss6fz
Warrington. Meanwhile It ii we'll:
10 :eaaqp1esM aanI,asave'
,ont1hrtad:t6 snitaa iuto~ lite: an
!nniR1at: uabalhahia, tue foqm Of 81
MANN party T.: ze:l4 .ei;op ""t1
qoloEsed men se,9l hold high offices in
he States; colored men sit in the
highest councils Of the nation; COL
,red men represent The nation in
Important positions abroad, and all
accordance with TIE, organic, law
# the land. Under such =circum-
'tapoes the Organization Of: white
eaggues with the svowed object" Of
lepriyyippgg negroes Of al political
lights, through'the establishment of
white 0au's Borernment il anaact
esiprende audadty, spota alone as
egards tho guarantees Of the CONT
ution andItla unalterabl>a purpose
fstae American people to standsby
hat principle eaunciated in the
Of Independence that
all men are created equaahh"": Ess.. 9rE
: iNothiln yg could be mora eadiiona;
yothipgGi is more Impossible. South
m white men who connect them
elves with such a movement forget,
ctihasrm4 , thasthsya re2 H merely ipiro-
osing to revive What has :besh
oted dowr sa;af fonyhit down At the
annvoon S mouth and at the point oil
1e bayonet., Henceforth this gov
is for all men. LA. State
|
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ABOUT Il

The Louisville "Courier-Journal"
has the following sensible remarks
regarding the management Of a
qeNsaapeRt 10 anc~Idaz,afT- ait
ReenaE peeph estimate: the ability
Iof newspaper andathA talent Of it's
editor by the, Iqaaatity ,sof original
matter. 1t iscompstatively>a an easy
task for q frothy writer to pour out
daily . eeolumn, sof. words-words
upon, any and all e.aubieota His
Ideas may aowsjn, one weak, washy,'
everlasting flood, and the command
Of his: languaee9 may sAhaAae him to,
string thea tagsther Mebunches of
onions. aadayet his. papnr.nay bea
meagre and,poor aoAesrn., r, Indeed
the mere writing: paztof: editing a:
paper is but a,small portion OF; tho
work. The care, the tih1e.employed1
in. selecting, :b far :n,oass' important,
and the tact Ola good editor is bet-
ter shown by bis selections than
else; and that, We know,
is half the battle. But, as we have
said, an editor ought: to be .esti-
and hislabor understood and
appreciated BY tie~general conduct
Of his .paper-:iitsI tone, its. uniform
course tn aims, smani.
its dignity, and .p a.i : i
70 preserve these az they Moulds bel
p'r'ab "a dive enough to occupy u: !: July;
The time and attention.of any man.
III l tits be added tho. :, general i %, i su-l
OF the newspaper, estab-
[ishme,,nitt, Ehiiehl,,, most % s editors have
to eve ,tnter;; tile wonder is how
they ind tlao 20 "I4tl ~ al =,
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boo now isyour swes.1ea1tge::tipSS
along? "Pretty well, I guess. ale
says I needn't call any more"
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June, September and October are
the pleasantest wedding months.
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Rt ts14t NJ AM AAqHRadRfaKh41s+@
:. ARRAAER WWQMEMua

1onMM MI is, tttaepawA001en *H do III 10
whit opppdo4+tttddaiRfties' % mitch +R aq is 799p
~pettuhities want wdhen 11'naaAaad I'll,
sooner wSza'f recognfA4e44 4Magffa #pttfb ii
4bsttsr#ina4s besBRsshs bducHtbpd
liz iipttsfsatk186 81 pa a.; ssi ~. IT lis 81 a iaa,abt
beilE troe that!whesevar thoret iss
}plaes open for;sat FSso6nibaahf Pig IL, AaAs||
ggr.de.L Il x vi thumbaesi;iiailt ii a i
|plicants is large. II a setoM coin.
m3ttte advertise ttF' :oo IN J common ii =
Eschool teacher ninety who are. de:
Esiiro,s. Of f6l'fng the place. should
jay nine'y wLo, are dcsirpus Of Oh.
thinning twill present themselves
But let Theses open one Of the higher
poations-one, Of those for which
welso earnestly have asked-one
IS those which must. be- open to
women .ip pedenthat. 1.-The work. I'd
the lower grades may. be elevated
Is character and tone-and we look
Fdesr&sripglg around for one who is
worthy to 81. ii.,'s1 haze III mind
now just such n demand. There is
now such an opportunity seeking
women and where is. She to. beiound?
where is she who possesses the. re-
quisite executive power, fortified and
ripened in the school of long :espe-
rienoe, the trimmed Judgment which.
10 indispensable; oonbdsedwith the
;power,over other. minds,
which iszhlsc Indispensable, the
graeious womanhood aud vbroai
culburos The opportunity is i'm
petsive, and why IRE there i not
more women to- answerita au1s not
seeking to- fasten the blame. Of this
state: od,things aoi1 any one or. on
any class" Perhaps the trouble is
complex in its nature, like that in
The unfortunate regions where { it
does not rain because there are no
and the trees, cannot grow be-
cause it does not rein" / mean
That the higher PLACES have not
hitherto been open to women be-
cause, there were no women to fill
and these have not. been
open. But the places are opening
The chances are i offering and
he difficulty must be overcome for
future by some rational course
faction. Tam not so much.yeon-E
'ered with the question Of: who is,
o blame as with that of how the
ronble is. to be remedied.-Anna
! Bracket in, Christian Union.
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FSaas';a@:'i oiS "A@s w.
pclia1 s,,s'A+is, XII. Baa
|dYfhh4kkY2s 1DoDaftNso6 NJ: Is; II T.; II;
Ma,ywssasawes III thss III
|sosfp, Hail., coznsr| Of ST. Peter and st
Claude S &ffsetstJ Fiazst.s Saturday =exepiak(
every month. ...z ,,,;r
81. IpKELOD9ENA esd ". NJ.
Wx- ,ThDmRson,s ~. :.s,MsAs Meets Second
Saturday of eveEy month At the .Masehi;
Hail. Qoraer Of 81 ;Pstersand ST. Claude
Streets stmu.t,s ..st-.st ri isHis:
rstU: q. ST. BRoTHERH0ot EDEN
|LoDGENo.:'1, WV: Thompson e.. ii. :,
Meets atthe Odd Fellows HAM First FIJI,
|day evening Of. Of ieanchh. month: '!'@'I .' r
q ---,,s IL trrf{ = .-,sj.EfS - -Fff al
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: - ~ ~ t[rt- - g
extra ace2 He,wae mot, B. elair1oy.
ant and he did not pretend to any
extra wisdom as to, cards4 He Voc
a gentleman, and he simply knew
that his honor had been at stake.
He had paayeasa,hiendly game with If |
EppAraim Tagggart, ap piLt that sper.ou
had . charged him with cheating.
What might 3 gentleman, DOT H Il
hearers 'l.N must reflect st.. i.that, murder
'w va. ]; h iiglr9nlyy refuge fron q, blAesst4esal
character; Tha. statement, We need
hardly g :ny; Esemark, bad if: its appropriate
e ia /, 99be' ,! s9qlrt-m4 4a ritz gently
ceensured Colonel Gordon for having
been "overhasty, in defending bis
honor ard .a1 then Pr let him 60, drst.
however, ", we doubt not, inyiingg'himn! .
to supper; and The next day the
body Of the too thougghtless app9d np7
,E'plhbraaiim! Tssgsssart was gently
laid in Il the E.e most convenient grave:
And we shall rot visit the
H q Springs Of Arkansas lla this yealrf, r.
The weather is too warm and the The,
Journey too long a ID d. dusty.
0ou' wv you' un"'tp3nt:n saosEs' yts:s
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b i~4f,ejio Lra 11ayIuJ ssEi~~s.saa 70
DEFENDED HIS HONOR IN EPHRAIN
Ef"-ao !Nseb anolH TTa7aIa 3EL4
[,;dw ro1,. TEA AS .alSf d Rtp eegne,,sa; I..:a
!s:;uyL cit I'll --5<rs zruo 1aa eW
, 1874-09-20

Robert Owen left England III disgust because
his gospel OF socialism found few believers
there. Fourier thought the English mind inca
pahle OF grasping the lofty conceptions of his
sccialistic echemcs- The two apostles were un-
just. Their teachings have borne fruit, from
time to time, in spasmodic undertakings few
Of the faithful think that they SEQ the causes of
They have founded q community on farm OF
81 acres in the New Forest, Hampshire. They
seem to hayo borrowed ideas from St. Simon,
for their ruler is 3 woman, whose title is simply
Mother. Her power is absolute. She governs,
We a1e told, 'sbv the law Of love- which is
very fortunate. The Bible, as e1ponndcd
by her, is the communitys code, There Is no
marriage. The menbers like American Shak-
eEs, live together as brothers and sisters. The
membership is drawn from all ranks Of society,
save the very highest and the very lowest. The
majority arc poor aud i1|iterate, but some are
wealthy aud cultured. As the farm does not
pay, it il more than probable that tho noneyed,
members arc being heavily taxed for the sup
craftsmen. agriculturists, shopkeepers, students
etc. The men do not wear any distinctive cos
tune, but the women have. of course, introduced
now fashion. 1t seems to consist Of panta-
looms aud jacket, plus a short skirt. ''Nona can
realize without actual observation" writes
an enthusiastic correspondent, the pccu1iaryet
pleasing and attractive effect of thus dress, worn
by nearly every female in the family, whether of
early or mature years" Tho community phys
as we'll as works. Music il its chief delight
The provcrhinl soothing effect OF this may ex-
plain the remarkable statement that the society
has I" the fullest liberty with the most perfect
unauimity." Such state of things exists 10
where else,-and will doubtless cease to exist in
Hampshire ere many months have come and
gone.
, 1874-09-20

The announcement has already been made in
our columns that tho local musical season will he
inaugurated by Theodore Thomas, with his
superb orchestra, on the 23th inst. It is an an
nouncement which will be hailed with hearty
delight. as it promises not only brilliant and
successful opening, but is all ausp;cious omen
for the whole season. The visit Of 1Ir Thomas
is an unexpected pleasure. as it Was not antic-
ipated he would be able to find time in the midst
Of his numerous engagements in New York,
Boston, and Brooklyn, to make Western tour,
and concert-goers will feel all the more grateful
from the fact that tl1s visit will be confined to
Chicago and Milwaukee. In yiew OF this visit
his managers will do everything to make it
pleasant to the public. They have already pre-
pared descriptive programmes in pamphlet form,
for gratuitoue distribution, and are now making
such arrangements with car and bus lines that
the public even in distant parts Of the city, will
find no Inconvenience in getting to and flon. the
hall.
Ar. Thomas las always been famous for the
manner in whic!. lie makes up his programmes.
This timo they excel anything he has cvoz done
, 1874-09-20

In the fact that he tsa. comfort aud dIi sympathize
with her.
And at another:
You ret.liatc u. exposing the only deed which my
naartvred child ever did which was not Goa-like. aud
this was brought about by the love and sympathy that
u.an had for her wrechene*s and how she ever CAME
to expose him herself uue sce kccw SO well could
not be tr.stcd eternity will no. be loug euough to
yeal the mystery.
These little ebul'itions Of friendly considers
ton and affection will hardly CONVINCE the read
er that she regarded Mr.. Tilton as her SOD. 1n-
deed, her affections seem to have been 10 far
alienated that sho dropped her hlial relations
with 1ilton md transferred them to Beocher. the
latter having tenderly bcaought her to call him
'*her sou." he little knew, however, what was
in store for him when he made this request.
What wonder that he had ~ cave Of gloom in
him after he had adopted Mrs. Morse for
mother-in-'aw! Could Mr. Tlton have prayed
for any dcarer reycngo7 Notwithstanding all
the clouds which hayo eottled down upon 1Ir.
Tilton, there is this silver lining. he has lost
his mother-in-law, aud Mr. Boecher LAS found
Que
, 1874-09-20

Gov. Osborn, of Kansas, has ann,;.s
PRESIDENT for armE for the st..e. .nd 49,. @s,
opportunity to demonstrate. Ho .,rra Z
1864, when Prices army was marcb;ns ~ ~;
antly through Missouri, Gen. Curtis cor,~ ~4s
tho Department of Kansas, called upoo ~.
ernor Of that State to put into the fiaa w. TIL
militia force OF tho State. The arms t,ss '.esa :;
to tho militia are now charged to thu ,e..H s<s:
the State, against which Gov. Oabo,n .st9
lnasmuch as they were Of Inferior n,,,.N r*t7
used in the National service. Their infer;os.
claimR, is unpleasan:ly demonstrated in 's sat
menss with hostile Indians, who ara \.
m5ans furnished with firearms Of tha 49,. "a
proved pattern. The Government ba, 1rs's
oo carbines to the State; but this ,dd'ta%:
armament is nearly insignificant. Gov 49,
concludes with the statement that sinc. ~
mission into the Union the State OF E,n...,
expended more than s350, 900 in r,o,ac,;..t =
citizens against hostile Indians Whose eood.-
Duct was guaranteed by the Federal co,.-
ment- II the Uuited States army il Ton .,.,s-
give that protection it promised, the Cc,,.Ns
thinks ulat Kansas should not te ch,,,s.
fulfliin. it's duties.
, 1874-09-20

| before. There ia something for everyone. The
| principal works which he will produce are
BcetLoven's Third {Eroca) Symphony, which he
has mover played here Raff's "Lenore" SYM
| phony entire, two movements of which lie has
given heretofore; tho ballet music Of Meyer-
| beers ' Prophets" tho principal music of the
third act Of "Lohengrin;" yiauxtemps' we'll
known Fantasia Caprice" arranged for oEches-
ira; Berlioz's overture to 'sDenvenuto Celiui !"
the music to Deethoyeu's 'Prometheus," and
| his Leonora overture. No. s.; the ballet music to
''Robert 10 Diable :" the overture to Gounod's
! Mlreille,' and mary minor pieces OF
great beauty. Those who understand and
those who do not understand classical
music will alike find much that il interesting
i'll these programmes. Without at all letting
down from Ills high standard, he las, neyerthe-
less, made them popular, md even in tho clas-
sicai music ho has made selections which mus.
impress themselves upon every one. He il
dull listener who cannot get interested in the
nlagio of the % rrometheus music, the great
Funeral March Of the Third Symphony, and tho
Beethoven romanccs. He has incorporated in
his programmes the music of the past by Bee
thoven. Mozart, Handel, SpoLr, and Schubert
tho music OF tho present by Raf1. Gounod,
acyerboer, and Nossini; and the music OF
the future by Wagner, Linzt, and Dcr!ioz.
They, therefore, possess universal interest. He
has gathered together from his immense ropor-
toiro not ouly the old standard works, but many
which thus far have only been heard in Europe,
In this respect, and as far also as per-
feet performances ere concerned. We shall have
nothing this season to equal it. We have 10
doubt that Mr.. Thomas will meet with that warm
welcome due to the man who has done more for
the musical progress Of this country than all
others combined, aud who has done it without |
any blowing Of trumpets or sensational an
uouncenleuts.
, 1874-09-20
TEE 6UNDAY-LECTURE SOCIETY.

| Tue London Supday-Lccture Society began its
work in 1869, with subEcnption-list of Elsa and
! a membership~list OF 15G persons, among whom
| It has all London to draw upon for lecturers
and hearers. Its success has naturally boon
| assured FROM the start. That bugbear Of all
phlantLropic enterpriscs-lack Of moncy-has
never haunted it's managers. The Chicago Sun
day-Lectu-e Society was started last spring by
half-a-dozeu persons. who endowed the infnnt
organization with about dozen dollars. 1t was
poor. 1t was unknown. It something Gil
riroly new in America. It had very small circle
of lecturers to draw upon. 1t met with some
slight clerical opposition although OF its lee
tures attacked religion i'll auy way, and although
rhcy were delivered in the afternoon for the
express purpose OF avoiding interference with
church services. Nevertheless. the Society pros
pcred from tho start. It attracted the attention
OF some Of Chicago's best citizens. who served
as it's |ice-presidents. It drew fair audiences
for each Of the ten lectures in its opening course
and large audiences for some of them. The
AsS'' LIZ y. A'AsAF, ~. ~. ". &1Q1OLt 1oA.
", Clarke, the Rev. Robert Collyer, Miss Kate n.
Doggett, and Prof. Nathan Sheppard Here among
the lecturers. The audiences wero drawn from
all classes Of tho community. They camo to
1earn and showed steady attention that finds
no parallel in the ordinary lecture-room. The
Society was, throughout the spring, positive
and potent power for good. It was great
educator. Tho expenses OF tho season were
just covered. The deficit left by the re-
ccpts from the sale of eutrance-tickets,
which were disposed Of for 10, 5, and cents, WAS
made Up by subscriptions, the heaviest Of which
was -. The cost Of the ton lectures was $l29G5.
All tho speakers volunteered, aud no person.
connected with the Society received cent from
it in my why. This sum was absorbed by the
three items Of rent OF hall, music and printing.
This season the Society starts on broader
basis. The managers Of the Grand Opara-House,
formerly Kingsbury Hall have very generously
expected aud most welcome donation will enable
the Society to deliver it's lectures in one OF the
pretticst, most central, aud most comfortable
halls in the city. About thirty lectures will
bo given, from October to May. The most
eminent men aud women IN the country will be
invited to speak, The price Of admission will
not be over 10 cents. Everything betokens q
successful season. Chicago has reason to re-
joce in this. The Sunday-Lecture Society, in
putting scientific, historical Iterary, and artistic
knowledge within the reach Of every man, |
woman, and child in the city, is doing permanent,
substantial good.