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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INDIAN Con-
NIssIONERs.-The annual meeting of the
Beard OF Indian Commissioners was held
Yesterday at the rooms OF the board. over the
Second Nationai Bank; Gen. c. +. Fisk O
81 Louis. in the Chair. ana r. H. smith, o
Washington. secretary. Present. j. ID. Lang
Maine: T. Rush Roberts, of Maryland; f.. A
HoYt. OF New York; Gen. e. q. Hammond
Of Chicago. and Vim. Stickney, of Wash ing
ton. The secretary stated that he had re
turned q communication relative To the ap
LEGATION OF religious denominations for the
privilege of establishing schools at the In
CiaH agencies. The request was not granted
on The ground that such permission would
Ne in violation of the treaties with Indians
lie also stated that tile action or the board
al former meeting, recommending the Te-
moval of the Modoc Indians still remaining
in Oregon. had been approved by the Secre-
taTN OF the Interior. and letter sent by him
To Congress recommending an appropriation
for that purpose. The afternoon session was
devoted To- receiving reports from the differ
ent religious denominations laboring among
the red men, The evening session was de-
voted to general conference. In addition to
those present at the afternoon session there
were Col. Adair and Mr.. Ross, of the Chero-
kee nation; Col. Kimball and the commits
siQner OF Indian Affairs and Major Ingalls,.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14

DELICATE MCCORMICK. of Arizona. mlda
an argument before one Of the House Com
lnitices a few days since, Recommending the
building Of a penitentiary in that territory
HE term Of the governor will expire with the
present Congress, and in advocatin" the an
prOrrlatiOn for the building he renarke that
IN" was going ont Of Congress soon. and me
wanted To give his people something before
he ceased 10 represent them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14

THE SUBJECT of Louisiana affairs seems to
be an unfailing source Of interest i'm the Srl-
ate. The galleries were crowded again TO-
sIa
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THE UNANIMOUS REPORT OF the sub Com
mittee on Southern Affairs was submitted tu
the fun committee this morning. No vote
was taken ON the subject. nor viii one bp
taken until Mr. Marshall, the new member
appointed to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Mr. Robinson, il present. Tar
points Of the report which treat exclusively
OF affairs ia Louisiana have heretofore b.en
indicated liz The STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-14

THE SENATE Committee on Patents have
before them, among other cases, the Atwood
car wheel, Wickersham sewing machine.
ROllin Whites gun patent, Norman Wiarl'S
safety attachment for steam boilers, and
ButterwOrth'S bank lOckS-all extenS ion
cases, and all lcgacies from last session.
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SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT OF
- CULI MBIA
~ ias HsaffFT of NOR RfrZ AUGEN>TEIV. HfEkrgss
You are hereby notInsd Of the creditors of
NORTH AUGENSTEIN thai ,ec.snd injecting ~
hi- creditors will o. held al Washington ID O. AZ
ih- cface - J >ayles Brown, Register i'm Bank
THptcy On tr 2lSt dsy 1I January. A u 1875 AT y
CtOf N l'r The purposes named IN the 9th SEC
ton Of The Bankrupt Act
W &shlHg ton u. e. January o lS-s-
WA>HINGTON b. WILLIAMS
JahFH Assignee.
ENAMlNE 1HE % BRAZILIAN PEBBLES
Ia NOW SELL FOR 81
The 81 GLASSES FOR One Dollar
The : ~ Gold Frame O. GLASSES for SC. ESS
The e. ZTHEEMOMETER for 81.
u II. HEMPLER. Optician
SEP ~ 493 Pennsylvania ave. Cor. IA II n
NoTlCE-GeutIrnen'- aud Boys Suits = Coat
v Pants and y NestS-win be made reasonable by
hrs hAGkll Taii0ress, No. 1871 10th street,
between and N northwest. ian4 ST.
ALL KINDS or GENTLEMEN CAST-OFF
"A WEARING APPAREL can be sold 10 the very
h.sI ssiSshtagr By addressing or calling on JUSTH,
el9 street. between 9th and 9Th streets northwest
- Notes b. hail promptly attended 10. Cash
Jald. Iysu
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SENATOR SCHURZ was invited to attend
and address the Louisiana indignation meet
ing i'm baltimore tomorrow evening, but ma :
declined on account of a pressure of Senate
rial and other duties.
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Two NATINEEs-wErNEsD AND SAT
UEpAI.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29
Broken Friendship.

Friendship is good deal like china. 1t
is very durable and beautiful as long as it
is whole but break it, and all the cement
in the world will never quite repair the
damage. You may stick the pieces to-
gethcr, so that at distance, it looks near
water. 1t is always ready to deceive you
if you trust it, and it is, on the whole, a
very worthless thing, fit only to be put
empty on a shelf and forgotten there. The
finer and more delicate it is, the more utter
the ruin. A mere acquaintance, which
needs only little ill-humor to break it up
may be eoursely puttied like that old vel
low basin in the stOre-clOset; but tender
ness, and trust, and sweet exchange Of con
fdence can no more be yours when angry
words and thoughts have broken them than
can those delicate porcelain tea-cups which
were splintered to pieces be restored tC
their original excellence. The slightes
crack will spoil the true ring, and you haC
better search for new friend than try t.
mend the old one. And all this has moth
ing to do with forgiveness. One may for
give and be forgiven, but the deed has beer
done and the word said the flowers anC
the gliding are gone. The formal =" max
ing up" especially between two women,
no more avail than the wonderful cement
that have made cracked ugliness of tn
china vase that you expected to be you
joy forever. Handled delicately, washe
to purity in the waters of truth, confde
to no careless, unsympathizing hands
friendship may last two lives out; but
does not pay to try and mend it. Ono
broken it is spoiled forever.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29
Faults Of Temper.

Few men have sweet tempers, or hold
such as they possess under steady, invari-
able control, though there are men who,
without this sweetness of nature, however
much tried, never seem to lose their self
command. No public man can get on
long who has not his temper well in hand !;
but with the same amount of inhammable
particles, men differ very much on the
occasions that set fire to them. Some
people, who are all composure when we
might reasonably expect and justly excuse
an explosion, will break down into peevish-
ness or passing frenzy on slight provoca-
tions. We have known men, quite re-
markable for a well-bred serenity be un-
reasonably and childishly testy at some
transient annoyance of a sort they are
not used to. Highly sensitive organiza-
tions and intellects, kept on the stretch,
are always irritable. De Quincey, who
has no heroes, says that Wordsworth, with
all his philosophy, had fits of ill-temper,
though the uneXampled sweetness of his
wifes temper made it impossible to quarrel
with her.
Nor does the field in which temper ex.
ercises itself make much difference. A
divine defending his favorite views is as
peppery as any layman; while he fushes
and his eye CLEANS and scintillates with
less consciousness of the spirit that rouses
the glare than the disputant in secular
matters-the distinction between zeal anC
temper being more easily drawn by hi.
opponent or observer than by himself
How often we read of meetings between
religious and philanthropic leaders, looked
forward to as a great occasion by thei
followers, leaving only painful regrets
through some accidental spark falling upol
the combustible elements in the compost
ton of one or both. The two great hymn
writer's and Christians, Newton and Toplady
met but once, and but for few minutes
yet something passed. trifiing jest-whicl
upset Toplady's equanimity, and made hi
parting words, we are told by the friendl
bystander, not very courteous.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29
MiSce eLIUR2 e OUS
The Young Folks at Home.

We told the story the other day of the
usual condition and management OF Amerl-
can homes as they appear to foreigners
and to outsiders of any kind; of the OBJ
scure and subordinate place given in them
and in society to the old people, and the
too-pronounced, arrogant position of the
young. We have had many reminders
since then that there was another side to
the story. OF course there is another side.
One can find an apology for every mistake
and reason for every crime, somewhere,
in blood, birth, or circumstance; and as
this misplacement of the old and young,
this upsetting, as our German friends would
call it, is a serious evil in our domestic life,
and growing more serious with every year,
it might be worth our while to look at it
critically from both sides. just now the
young people are focking back from their
Summer wanderings, and in every home
there is a pleasant buzz Of preparation for
the coming Winter. There is a vague
planning of domestic work, and laying
down of schedules of the expenses and
amusements for the season. To business
man these domestic details seem small
enough affairs. What is the part which
father or mother takes in the "sociables "
or dances, or the place allotted to the old
grandmofher in the house, compared tC
the shrinkage of value in cottons, or fal
in stocks? Yet it is precisely these things
and the spirit that underlies them, and no
the income he can spend on his family
which will make of his children men, ant
not brutes, and give to his life and their
that finer quality which no money can buy
IL is of no use to send a boy to Yale, an
TO Europe for three or four years after IA
has graduated, or to build palace o
MURRAY Hill ready for him and his brid
when the young prince shall choose
marry. He may spend his thousands hk
n prince. and be Mezzofanti in tongue
and know art thoroughly, and be able
mt his finger on genuine antique among
thousand limitations; but you can new
make of him fine gentleman. Has
not known since he was boy the poe
scantily kept house in the back sire
where his grandfather, the old saddler, al
his wife live, and seen, when the poor
man comes to his fathers house, how
i buddled out of sight of the gay compan!
Did he ever once know him to be asked
dine with the bankers and statesmen w
are his fathers guests? Has he not sin
NE was . baby bees Suffered to treat NJ
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

An eminent lawyer of Boston tells the
following joke: A Aashily-dressed young
sprig entered Ben Buffers Office and was
requested by Benjamin to be seated. The
request was complied with, and the young
man was asked to state his business,
"Well, Mr.. B., what would be the first
thing for me to do in order to learn the
profession ?" Benjamin fixed his weather
eye upon the nobby-dressed young man
and surveyed him from his fashy necktie
to his highly-polished boots, and exclaimed
"The first thing you had better do would
be to go and roll in barn yard" An an
swer came as quick as the suggestion in
the following terse language: "If should
come and study two years in your office
wouldn't it do just as well?"
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29
The Latest Form of Inebriety.

Unlike opium, which creates beautiful
hallucinations, chloral "merely increases
the power of enjoying the real" In Decem-
ber of 1871, when medical men were landing
chloral to the skies, DR.. Stables became a
chloralist, together with other friends, who
quickly succumbed and died, having passed
through the agonies of despair characteris-
tic of the later stages Of chloralism. Being
overworked, he could not sleep, and took
twenty grains of chloral, whereupon he
slept like top until morning. Having
repeated the dose every night for a week
he tried to sleep one night without it and
failed. He of course took it again and
found after some time that he had little
satisfaction from his sleep. After month
he began to feel a strange heat on the top
of his head, together with a sense of fulness
in it, and his nerves began to be shaken.
AT length he had to fly into the country,
and what with the pure, bracing air, he was
enable to reduce his dose by one-half, and
to take long walks, though after a briel
space he again surrendered himself to
"King Choral" He began to lose flesh
crow 's-feet gathered under his eyes his
pulse grew " "thready," and by June, 1872
he is at the seaside a confirmed invalid
his bodily sufferings very great and his
mind chaos. His eyes are constantly
dilated, and the least excitement runs his
pulse from sixty to hundred. He take!
three drachms Of chloral when he goes t.
bed dose sufficient to kill as many men
Three months pass, and he is taking three
and half drachms at bedtime and one a
early morning; can barely walk one hun
dred yards without sitting or lying down
the irritability of the brain is changed int
agony, if he attempts to rise from chai
Three months more, and he is pronounced
hopelessly gone with heart disease, and h
constantly cohtemplates suicide. He ha
lost all power o.. .readihg, writing or speaking
aloud, and toward: might every vein seem
infamed and swollen to double size, an,
when given up by one medical man anothe
arrives, who destroys all his chloral, an,
informs him that his heart is not diseased
but only weakened by the poison imbibeC
The first night passed without chlora
was dreadful-sleep impossible; and fc
over week he never slept wink. II
became delirious, but recovery came 6
: length he could walk as many miles, an
sleep returned to bless him each succeedin
month, carrying him nearer to the complct
cure and perfect health to which he ult
mately attained.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

GERDEMAN's FLOCK GOING FOR BISHOP
WooD.-On Friday night the depositorswho
had laid away their money under the regime
of ex-Father Gerdeman, held meeting at
a hall on Fifth street above Poplar, Phila-
delphia. Mr.. Wackert presided, and the
committee appointed to wait on the Arch
bishop reported that His Grace refused
them an audience. Amidst great disorder
motion was made and declared to be
adopted authorizing the employment of
counsel to bring suit against the Archbishop
for deposits, with interest, and the meeting
broke up in perfect hubbub, after several
subscriptions were taken to pay the ex-
penses of the proposed suit.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

1t is not often that q man is undressed by
machinery but such an event happened
to a miller in jackson, Michigan, One
night some gearing in the Etna Mills began
to creak, and while oiling it, key on the
shaft caught in the breast of his shirt and
held him down, drawing him still tighter.
He was thrown over the shaft, his light
went out, and then in the dark he coolly
braced himself, and let the shaft slowly
tear off his clothing by strips; the undress-
ing operation was not delicately performed.
Gradually his clothes parted company with
him, causing severe pain by the roughness
of their taking off, and at last he felt that
he was no longer in the tolls. Slowly he
drew himself back, and started to grope hii
way down the stairs, for he knew that cTiei
of help would not be heard below. On
hands and knees he made his way alonl
till he reached the head of the stairs, whei
he staggered to his feet, got down to th'
ground-foor, and appeared TO his fellow
workmen, pale and trembling, clad only il
n shirt collar and the waistband of hi
nantaloons. His first remark was, " Wei
boys, I've stopped that squeaking." Hi
shoulder was found to be dislocated, an
he was badly bruised. His clothes wei
wound around the shaft so tightly that
was necessary to shut down the mill to r
, move them.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

THOROUGH WORKMEN.-Says an exchange:
There is no more honorable position in
life than that of good craftsman in a sue
cessful occupation. His horny hand is a
more honorable badge of public service
than the bejeweled dignity of the dainty
clerk or man milliner. His labor-begrimed
face or greasy working dress are proofs of
the exaltation Of his rank among men. An
honest, competent workman has peers, but
no superiOrs. But to deserve all his honor
he must be competent-skilled in the mys-
teries of his craft. And it is no use for
| people to say that their observation-disclosures
makes up for everything; for man with
the wisdom Of a Solomon could not cOnsti-
tute himself a perfect artizan without the
| practical experience which makes a man
such. Journeymen are turned out in
multitudes day by day, who have hardly
an idea of the first principles of their trade
and many young men, hardly yet of age
are found bold enough to profess a thorough
knowledge of two or more handicrafts, any
and all of which they really know little Of
nothing about. Ask employers from whence
they have their most skilled laborers, anC
they will tell you that they come from thos,
workshops where long apprenticeships ser
we'd to turn out thorough workmen; wher,
engineering is not learned in year, shoe
making in a month, or printing in few
days. There are many reasons why thi
whole subject of mechanical training shoulC
be pressed upon our young men who expec
to live by mechanical labor. The grea
enemy of the workingman is the crowd q
bad workers who are admitted to his statu
without the proper experience, for whic
he has paid years of effort.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

John Quincy Adams, in his memoirs,
lets out good many facts which this gem
Grafton did not know. 1t was Monroe's
regular custom to so for weeks every Sum-
mer, over to his country seat at Oakhill in
Loudoun county, Virginia, to reach which
place from the National Capital or to
return, consumed practically as much time,
going by carriage, as it now does to go from
Washington to Long Branch by rail, while
without the telegraph, he was much farther
away, if it were desired to communicate
with him. President Adams, too, spent
nearly three months, in the Summer Of
1927, at his home at Quincy, Mass. Leaving
Washington on July 9lst, he did not return
till October 18th. AT Quincy he was about
as far away, by the travelling methods o
that time, as if President Grant were nov
to 60 to Omaha.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

"Uncle Pete" was asked to subscribe
fifty cents to his parsons salary yesterday.
"Cant do it, tell ye. Kase dere's mighty
hard times 'proachin' on hyar!" "Oh, no,
Pete, de craps is good, and we hab plenty
money dis Winter!" "You'se a fool How
kin dat be when heer Mr.. Jeemes up dar
at de bank say dat de Chloraforney Bank
done busted, jis like dat Freedman bank
did? Can't scribe nuthin, honey, but
I'll lend de preacher my wood saw and
buck, Of he wants to yearn somein." This
proposition was not accepted.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

There don't appear to be much limit to
a farm laborers hours. A man who has
been working for a New Canaan farmer,
putting in thirteen to sixteen hours day,
quit on Saturday. "What's the matter 2
don't you like the place2" asked the
farmer. 40, yes, like the place well
enough" explained the hand "but the
nights are getting 50 long I'm afraid / can't
do full days work" The farmer smiled
like an invalid -Da,Jny Ne,cs.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

A Tenth Warder, rather under the
influence of liquor, approached an acquaint.
ance the other day and remarked: "See
here, Bill, they say you called me a sheep
thief" eyes, did" "Well, you've got
to apologize or I'll lick you'll" "I'll be
happy to apologize. called you sheep
thief-but mis-spoke myself meant tc
say that you had been in Jail for stealing &
horse "That's manly" said the Tenth
Warder. "Less take a drink" knew you
didn't think I'd pick up anything smaller'r
horse.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29
WHOLE NO. 1,O66.
a Model Servant.

When she came to work for the family
on Congress street, the lady Of the house
sat down and told her that agents, book
peddlers, hat-rack men, picture-sellers, ash
buyers, rag-men, and all that class of peo-
pie must be met at the front door and
coldly repulsed, and Sarah said she'd
repulse EN- if she had to break every broom
stick in Detroit.
And she did. She threw the door open
wide, bluffed right up to 'em, and when
she got through talking the checklist
agent was only too glad too leave. Itgots so
after while that peddlers marked that
house, and the door-bell never rang except
for company.
The other day as the lady of the house
was enjoying a nap, and Sarah was wiping
off the spoons, the bell rang. She hastened
to the door expecting to see a lady, but her
eyes encountered slim man, dressed in
black and wearing q white neck-tie. He
was the new minister, and he was going
around to get acquainted with the members
of his flock, but Sarah wasn't expected to
know this.
-is-Mrs.-ah-!
"Git!" exclaimed Sarah, pointing to the
gate.
Beg pardon, but I'd like to see-see
II"
"Meander!" heshouted, looking around
for a weapon, eve don't want any -four
sifters here!"
"You are mistaken" he replied, smiling
blandly. II called To-
"Don't want anything to keep moths
away-fy!" she exclaimed, getting red in
the face.
Is the lady in?" he inquired, trying to
look over Sarahs head.
Yes, the lady's in, and I'm in, and
you're outl" she snapped, "and now I
don't want to stand here talking to a fly
trap agent any longer! Come, lift your
boots! !"
"I am not an agent" he said, trying to
smile, {" am the new"
eyes, l know yOu-you are the new man
with patent fat-iron, but we don't want
any, and you'd better 60 before 1 call the
dog!"
"Will you give the lady my card and
say that l called?"
"No, l won't. We're bored to death
with cards and handbills and circulars.
Come, l can't stand here all day
"Didn't you know that am minister?''
he asked as he backed off.
; "No, nor don't know it now; you look
like the man who sold the woman next
p door a dollar chrome for eighteen shil.
, lings!" !"
I "But here is my card"
+ ~ don't care for cards, I tell~you! L
i. you leave that gate open I'll heave a flower
Y pot at you'll" :.
!. :" will call again." he said as he Wen
e throught the gate.
+. I" 1t won't do you any good!" she shouted
= after him; we don't want no prepared fooC
l. for infants-no piano music-no stuffed
:. birds know the policeman on this beat
1 and if you come around here again he'll
i soon find out whether you are confdenc,
). man or vagrant!"
o And she took unusual care to lock tht
. door.-Detrot Free Press.
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

A strong movement has been developed
in New England for the protection of the
Sabbath from desecration. The thronging
of pleasuregoers on that day to Martha's
Vineyard, and the running of Sunday
trains to the Twin Mountain House for the
purpose of enabling the people to hear Mr..
Beecher, have awakened debate. The
Baptist preachersof Boston have appointed
day for the discussion of the Sabbath
question, and the New England religious
press ishandling it with great vigor, Zion'
Herald tMethodist) admits that in respec
to Sabbath observance New England ha
undergone change. . In some way" i
says, "this sanctity of the New England
Sabbath has been broken, and no civil o
ecclesiastical barrier can now hedge
round so as to preserve its former absolut
quiet"
Smyrna times., 1875-09-29

1t is seldom easy to see the hidden bene-
faction in that which is an apparent affiic-
ton. A boy who was confounding" the
mosquito was told by his pastor that
"doubtless the insects are made with good
end in view" when the young gscamprepliedl
l can't see it, whether it is in view or not.
At any rate, don't like the end feel"