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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

never look at my old steel com
posing rule that do not bless myself
that, while my strength lasts, am
not at the mercy of the world. If my
pen is not wanted | can go back to
the type case and be sure of work; for
/ learned the printers trade thor
oughly-newspaper work, job work,
book work and press work. 1 am
glad l have good trade. 1t is
rock upon which the possessor can
stand firmly. There is health and
vigor for both body and mind in an
honest trade 1t is the strongest and
surest part of the self-made man Go
from the academy to the printing
office or the artisans bench, or, if you
please. to the farm-for, to be sure,
true farming is trade and good
one at that. Lay thus a sure founda-
ton, and after that branch off into
whatever profession you please.
You have heard, perhaps. of the
clerk who had faithfully served
Stephen Girard from boyhood to man
hood. On the 21st anniversary of his
birthday he went to his master and
told him his time was up, and he GER
tainly expected important promotion
in the merchant sservice. ButStephen
GIrard SAID to MIN:
Very well. Now go and learn a
trade"
What trade, sir?'
Good barrels and butts must be in
demand while you live. Go and learn
the cooper trade, and when you have
made perfect barrel bring it to me-
The young man went away and
learned the trade, and in time brought
to his old master splendid barrel of
his own make.
Girard examined it, and gave the
maker two thousand dollars for it.
and then said to him:
Now, sir, [ want you in my count
ing room; but henceforth you will not
be dependent upon the whim of
Stephen Girard. Let what will come,
you have a good trade always in re-
serve"
The young man saw the wisdom and
understood.
Years ago, when the middle-aged
men Of to-day were boys, Horace
Greeley wrote:
1T is great source of consolation
to us, that when the public shall be
tired of US as an editor, we can make
"A satisfactory livelihood at setting type
or farming; so that while our strength
lasts ten thousand blockheads, taking
offence at some article they do not
understand, could not drive us into
the poor house"
And so many a man becomes truly
| Independent.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

There was a stunning sensation to-
day, in one of our high-toned Episco-
pal churches (St. John's) on the occa-,
sion Of the Christmas services and
Communion The Rector of this
church, the Rev e. B Davidson, died
recently, and his place has not yet
been supplied. To- day another minis
ter, of Covington, had been secured
to officiate. Unfortunately, the latter
gentleman had partaken rather freely
of egg-nog before going to the church;
and worse still, when he got there he
dived into the jug of Communion
wine, drinking long and often of the
rich juice of the grape. He managed
to get through the formal services
decently, but by the time he com
menced on his Christmas sermon, the
mixture of egg nog and wine had SO
worked upon his brain that he was
badly ''off, and wandered sadly. He
rambled around, jumping from one
topic to another in such a way that all
could see that the man was drunk. At
last, when the thing became unl.ear-
able, the War0ens gave. the signal,
and the congregation. small one,
got up quietly and lett with dignity,
leaving the minister to talk to empty
benches.-Chicago Tribune.
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Ha.; Seen Kings Enough.

A gentleman at Washington was
requested on Saturday last by a
friend to join him on a visit to the
depot to witness the arrival of the
King of the Sandwiches.
''No, sir, not much,'' growled the
gentleman.
ssHave you ever seen a king in
your travels?' inquired the friend,
marveling somewhat at his short
answer.
Eyes, sir" replied the gentleman;
81 was once guilty of seeing three
kings" Then after moment 8
pause went on to say: s'And they
cost me $50, sir. Those were
war times however
His friend suggested he must
have been in bad company.
s'Well, 1 don't know" says the
gentleman, Il thought I was in
pretty good company at the time.
I called to see those three kings,
and an ace spot, ana have never
had any desire to see one of the
royal family since"
His friend saw the point, Said
he passed, and shuffied on
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Uncle Joe poked the fire yesterday
and live coal fell upon the carpet
The tongs were gone. and Uncle Joe
tried to raise the coal with his fingers.
1t was too hot. He couldn't hold it.
1t fell on chair Horrors! He
grasped it again. This time it flew on
the bed He was getting excited.
He wet his fingers and tried it again.
Whew! how hot it was. Into the
work-box. Uncle Joe danced around
wonderfully. That remarkable piece
of fire flew upon everything that could
possibly be scorched On the table
cover. Destruction! On the carpet
again. Uncle Joe executed the High
land fling in grand style. On the
foot-stool went that still hot coal He
seized it again. Window curtains
this time. Carpet again. Fearful
smell In the room Aunt Keziah
came rushing in with the tongs. She
conquered. She raised her voice.
She conversed with uncle Joe, and
Uncle Joe retired by the back door
with neatness and dispatch.-St. Louis
Republican.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

From the Detroit Free Press.

The other day we'll dressed
stranger. carrying hand valise. called
into life insurance Office and inquir-
ed if the agent was In The agent
came forward, rubbing his hands, and
the stranger asked:
DO you take life insurance risks
here?'
Yes, sir; glad TO see you, sir-sit
down, sir" replied the agent.
What do you think of life insur-
ance. anyway inquired the stranger,
as he sat down and took off his hat
Its a national blessing, sir-an in
stitution which is looked upon with
sovereign favor by every enlightened
man and woman in America.
That's what I've always thought, )"
answered the man. Does your COM
pany pay its losses promptly?"
Yes, sir-yes, sir. If you were in
sured with me, and you should die
tonight. I'd hand your wife check
within a week"
Couldn't ask for anything better
than that" ~-.--
No, sir-no sir. The motto of our
company is: Prompt pay and honora-
BILE dealing"
How much will $1,000 policy
cost?' inquired Il e stranger after a
long pause.
Is You are-let's see-say thirty five.
A policy on you would cost Sl10 the
| first year"
That reasonable enough
| Yes that's what We call low, but
, ours is Il strong company, does a safe
business. and invests in only frst-class
securities. IF You are thinking of
taking out a policy, let me tell you
that ours is the best and safest, and
even the agents OF rival companies
will admit the truth of what 1 say
And when l die my wife will get
her money without any trouble?'
"I'll guarantee that, my dear sir. ="
And LII get a dividend every
year?"
"Yes, this is mutual company, and
part of the profits comes back to the
policy holders.
And it wont cost me but $110 for a
policy of 5000"
! That's the figure, and it's as low
as you cen get safe insurance any
where. Let me write you out policy.
You II never regret it.
"Chems the blanks Is'pose?" said
the stranger pointing to the desk.
| Yes, replied the agent as he
handed one up to him and took up
his pen. What did you say-shall (
fill out an application"
No, guess l wont take any to-
day, replied the stranger, as he un-
locked his valise, but # you want
something that will take that wart off
your nose inside of week I've got it
right here. It's good for corns, bun
ions, toothache, earache, sprains-''
He was placing his little bottle on
the table when the agent reached
over and took him by the shoulder and
hoarsely whispered:
IF you don't want to become a
corpse you wont be two minutes get
ting out of here"
And he wasn't
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The Jewish Messenger says: 1--WE
take plasure in referring to the merits
of the Rothschild family, not because
they are wealthy, but for the simple
reason that in spite of their wealth
they strive to be useful to their kind.
The men are immersed in business.
They are charitable, but the people
will say it is easy to be charitable if
you are rich. The women are public
spirited. intelligent and warm hearted
founding hospitals, reformatories.
children's homes, endowing scholastic
institutions, encouraging struggling
professionals, and taking a personal
interest in the doings of the poor
Baroness Lional makes weekly visits
in the meanest portions of London,
Frightening the home of the Jewish
artisan, giving her good counsel to the
earnest teachers of the free schools,
the matrons and assistants of the va
rious charities. The daughter of AL
phones, of Paris, teaches good les
son to her sisters in faith, and to rich
young ladies of every creed, by re-
ceiving a well-deserved diploma as
teacher Anselm s daughter in Vien-
ma is prominent in music, not only
composing songs that attain populari
ty, but aiding struggling musicians by
pen and purse.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Among the Americans who at
tended ball given at the Hotel de
Vile, Paris, when John Y. Mason
was our Minister, there was Jack
Spicer, of Kentucky. Jack rushed
the dress somewhat strong, and
sported epauletts on his shoulders
large enough to start four Major
Generals in business. Jack was
the observed of all observers, and
got mixed up with a party that his
friends could not account for.
Wherever the Marshals of France
went, there went Jack-and when
the Marshals sat down Jack did
the same, always taking the post of
honor. The day after the ball
Jack called on our Minister to
France, who storted up conver
sation in the following way:
Il hear, Jack. you were at the
ball last evening""
Il was, sir, and had a high old
time"
s.For which you were indebted, I
suppose, to the high old company
you got mixed up with. By the
way, how CAME you associated with
the NIarshalss'
"How: By virtue of my Office.
They were Marshals of France.
while I am nothing else than a
Marshal of the Republic. Ishowed
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

It is no part of our business to tel
how we know, but we do know, the
statement below. There is a doctor
of this city whose wife is, more than
common wives, kind to her husband.
On about the only very cold night
that has been experienced here for
nearly year-when the mercury got
below zero a week or two ago-he was
called at nine clock to go three miles
in the country. When he had started
his good wife made roaring lire and
pus an iron on the stove, thinking her
dear hubby would come home ALMOST
fl Oxen. Her intentions were to get
up wrap the warm iron in 6annels
and put in the bed to warm the toes-es
of her husband. She went to bed and
got into her first doze, when he re-
turned. Half asleep, in that peculiar
condition common to women when
they think they do something when
they don't--a condition that always
pervades their natures at shirt-button
time-she got up, took the fannels
and lifted the red hot iron from the
stove. Carrying it to the bed she
dropped it in at the front and then,
like good wife, went over behind
and dropped sound asleep The hus-
band came in, undressed rapidly, and
when he had taken off all his clothes
but his shirt and socks, he sat down
on the side of the bed to take off the
latter It so happened that, when he
sat down, he did not sit on his shirt.
He did not take his stockings off at
that sitting. In Iact, he did not sit
long enough. On the contrary, no
sooner did he sit than he jumped.
And when he jumped he screamed.
His wife screamed too. But the
house was not ON fire. The light was
|, turned up and an examination made.
The red hot iron had been left on the
side of the bed, and the smooth and
hottest side turned up, and the hus-
band had squatted on it squarely as if
it had been chair and he had tried
to get into it. We don't want to say
any more about it, but if that impress
sion would impart to wood the same
impression that iron did to the human
body, every time that doctor sits
down, he would leave perfect picture
of smoothing iron on the chair. He
will never order even hot brick for
a patient. The subject does not bring
sweet memories.-Kokomo Tribune.
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How he Coz "A Seat.

The other morning, nice young
man got into car on the Dayton
Short Line Railroad, and saw to his
delight the only vacant seat. in the
COACH was by the side of young lady
acquaintance He reached for that
seat with joyous strides, and her eyes
answered his delighted looks. But
just as he got there, an elderly party
from the other end of the car waltzed
up the aisle and dropped into the
coveted seat. The young man ap-
preached more slowly, and accosted
the young lady "How is your broth
er?f he asked. is he able to get out?'
"Oh, yes she said "W1ll he be
very badly marked?'' he continued;
and the old gentleman grew suddenly
interested. ''Oh, no" said the fair
deceiver, with the exception of few
small pits ON his forehead. you would
never know he had ever had it"
"Were you not afraid of taking it?'
the young man went on, while the old
gentleman broke out in cold perspira-
tion Not at, ALL she replied; Il
had been vaccinated, you know" The
seat was vacated instantly, two young
hearts beat as half dozen, aud the
prattle of nice talk" strewed that
part of the car, while gray haired old
man scowled upon them from the hard
accommodation Of the wood box.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Special dispatches from Madeira to
the London morning journals give the
following additional particulars of the
burning of the emigrant ship Cospat.
rick: The fire broke oat at midnight,
November II, and within half an hour
enveloped the vessel for nearly its en-
tire length. The scene was one of the
widest confusion. But two boats
succeeded in getting away, each of
which contained thirty persons
These remained along side of the ship
until the 10Th of November, when the
hull was completely burned and the
vessel sunk The two boats then
started for the land. They kept to-
gether for two days, when gale sep
arated them. One Of then has not
since been heard Of The other was
fallen in with by the British ship
Sceptre. At that time it contained
five persons, two of whom died before
the Sceptre reached St. Helena
Further details of the Cospatrick
disaster have been received When
the vessel was discovered TO be on fire
eighty persons mostly women, rushed
into one of the boats, which was cap
sized, and all in her were drowned
Soon afterwards all the masts fell,
killing many of the passengers. An
explosion subsequently occurred in the
stearn OF the vessel, completing the
destruction. The total number of
lives lost by the disaster is now esti-
mated at 474.
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GOING Notwithstanding all places sup
piled from the Chicago Il. r., and the Fl.
Wayne r.. R.,,closes at loco a. m.
GOING SOUTH. Including Cincinnati
and all points beyond, closes at $50 "a M
2 Including all places supplied from the
Cincinnati Railroad, 600 p. M.
GOING EAST-Including all places sup
piled from the Columbus Il. r., and
all Eastern and Central States, closes at
1000 q. m. Via Dayton and Xenia Rail-
road, closes 500 a. m.
and all points beyond, closes 1000 a. n.;
q same as above, closes 7:30 p. m; 3. In
Guiding all points supplied by the Indi-
annapolis Railroad; also, Chicago anu all
pcints west and northwest, closes 800
p. m.
To Webster williamsburg and Bloomings-
port, on Tuesday, Thursday and Satur-
day, at 2:t0 p- m.
To Cox.s Mills, White Water, Bethel and Ar
ba, on Monday, "Wednesday and Friday,
at 1900 IN.
To Abingdon, Clifton and Liberty, On Mon
day aud Friday, at ZOO q. IN.
To Boston, Beech yn1ire, Goodwin's Corner.
and College Corner, on Tuesday anu
Friday, at 1890 m
MAILS ARE OPEN
at 500 a. M from Indianapolis and Cincin-
natl and beyond.
At 1l:00 a. m. from Cincinnati. way anu
through mails.
At 400 d. IN. from East via Columbus Kali
road, and Dayton and Xenia Railroad.
At 200 D. IN. from North, via Chicago Rail
road and Fort Wayne Railroad
At 500 d. III. from Indianapolis and beyond.
Office open from 200 a. m. to 7:S0 p: NJ
On sunday, from 900 10 1000 a. m
Dec / IS.4 b. w. DAVIS. p. NJ.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

The duration of the beneficial ef-
fects of certain manures Is topic
sometimes discussed A correspon-
dent of the New York World writes:
'In order to Suow what an outgoing
tenant should receive for the perma-
nent improvement he had made in the
soil, it was decided By farmers club
in Scotland that the beneficial effects
OF horse. COW, and town manure. qua
no, bones and coprolites lasted four
years, and the rate of exhaustion was
four r-tenths the first year, and one
tenth less each succeeding year. Lime
on arabic land was supposed to last
ten y RS, as it performed chemical
action as important as its plant food.
Nitrate of soda lasted only for the
growing crop, and sulphate of ammo
MIA did not last like guano." This
opinion of the Scotch farmers club
may be like the verdict of some j,tries
quite wide of the facts-but it is of
interest as an estimate.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

Yes, kick her down as low as posi-
BILE Don't give her chance to rise
and invade respectable society again.
She has been tried and tempted, and
she has fallen from the holy estate of
innocence, and it behooves every vir-
tuous woman to see to it that she is
not allowed to breathe the foul malaria
OF her presence among the pure of her
sex.
There is contamination in her
touch. There is moral darkness and
degradation in her presence. Be-
ware of her as you would one smitten
with the plague.
When she passes by, or when her
disgraced name is mentioned, wrap
your plous garments around you, and
let the brush of shame tinge your
maiden cheek, and the pocket hand
kerchief Of insulted modesty cover
your face.
Men will deem you modest, and do
net men adore modesty in woman.
and do they by any act of theirs de-
stroy that quality in female character?
oh, no. Certainly not. We all know
that the world of men at large are
equally as careful of the character of
the young girls with whom they as
sociate as they would be if these same
girls were their own grandmothers.
To be sure!
Always think of the abandoned
woman at her worst Never for
moment indulge the idea that there
may be good life in hers. The days
when it was possible for good to come
out of Nazarath' are passed away.
She has fallen-let her be where
she has chosen her place. In the
mud of the gutter, under the faring
gaslight in the wintry streets, in the
waters of the river-do not trouble
your fair hands about her. ''She has
made her bed, SO let her lie; so let her
lie"
You can pity the poor heather in
foreign lands, and knit stockings for
the goddess inhabitants of the tropics.
and send Bibles and tracts to the
South Sea Islanders, and put pennies
in the mission box to enlighten the
Hindoo as he goes out to cast himself
beneath the wheels of Juggernaut, but
with these wretched heather at your
very gates you have nothing to do.
Your eyes must be blind to the sad
fact of their existence, and if per.
chance they cry out for help-you
must not forget that you are virtu-
Gus woman, and as such your ears
must be deaf
Smile your sweetest on the men that
have made them what they are, and
ignore the certainty that there is temp
tations in the world to which you
have never been exposed Your gilt
edged gold clasped Bible holds for
you no lesson of mercy and forgive
ness, for you read it in heart set in
judgement, and your idle eyes have
pever paused 70 rest with grave con-
sideration upon the sentence, For
the greatest of all there is charity. -
Kate Thorn.
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Miss Proctor gives Gen. Butler n
ssPiece of Her Mlmd.7'

Hon. Benz. ID. Silliman, the referee
before whom the Proctor -Moulton
suit was heard, has not made his re-
port and will not make it before next
Monday. The turn which the affairs
of the suit take will of course await
the character of his report, and the
award of the damages will be the sum
agreed upon (S4 4,375). AS the defense
admitted the truth Of Miss Proctor s
testimony there will be no call for an
expression of opinion on the merits of
the case as would have been necessary
if evidence had been put in on both
sides. In connection with this suit it
has transpired that while the parties
to it were awaiting the arrangement
for the reference, and Miss Pro.tor
and General Butler were in Mr. Sill
man S parlor, Miss p. gave the Gen
eral lengthy, vigorous, and straight
forward piece oil her mind. She in.
formed General Butler that she held
him directly responsible for dragging
her name through the filth and mud
of the scandal; that he was a lawyer
and adviser of Moulton, and could
have kept her name out Of the state
ment. What had she to do with the
quarrels of Beecher and Tilton? To
say the least she considered his (Gen-
eral Butler's) conduct in this matter
as contemplate in the extreme and
entirely unworthy of lawyer who
makes any pretensions to be a gentle
man. As Miss Proctor is lady of
culture and education, she has com
mand of words, and while her language
was strictly lady-like, it was a verbal
excoriation which was rather the
sharper for it's delicacy. It is not re-
corded, however, that General Butler
WINGED under the castigation.
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The President has determined. it i

The President has determined, it is
said, to remove General Emory from
command in New Orleans, and supply
his place by General Terry. The
change is very proper one. General
Emory is undoubtedly an honora bic
officer in the respect of obeying
to the letter orders of his superiors,
but he is without ability or judgement,
save Of the most common order, and
is known to have sy-mpathies and per-
sonal relations in the South which
make him a very undesirable man
at such time as this. General Terry
is live, active, intelligent, thinking
mar, whose accomplishments are not all
confined to dress parade. and his
presence in New Orleans will of itself
be worth a regiment of troops.
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Ec0nOnfze Fodder.

All through the large area of coun-
try over which the unparalleled
drouth of the past season prevailed
there is scanty supply of. food for
stock animals Therefore it becomes
a matter Of FIRST consideration to
economize in feeding from the very
start of winter. As warmth is equiva-
lent to a certain amount of food, it is
important to provide warm stables
and shelters for every animal. When
stock is exposed to cold, a large
tain the ordinary animal heat. A
hungry man can not endure the cold;
but give him full meal and he will
again brace the fury of a winters
blast. Food is equivalent to artificial
warmth; and SO. on the other hand,
artificial warmth, or warm stables, is
equivalent to food.-Detroit Trib.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-01-06

At last that illused and much to :
be pitied class of bipeds known to the
world as bachelors are 10 be emanci-
pated from an ordeal which has kept
so many of them from entering the
ranks of married life News reaches
us from England that the latest style
in wedding ceremonies is perfectquiet.
No grand celebration. no wedding
march, no waves of lace. and gaping
crowds, no dreadful breakfast, with
dismal speeches, no standing like
we'll dressed mummies while fellow
being is launched upon new sea, no
wedding presents, no - nothing.
lust morning dress, quiet family
groupe. little luncheon, and all is
over. Girls, adopt this custom, and
old maids s,wili become things of the
mast