, 1875-01-03

! FlEefr 0I5U II IL uu HEo any 1uuEE1 6EIfIut5 u
what they will utterly reject. Hs frankly aban
dors the attempt to cram speculative theolog
down peop1e'ethroats, and assumes the duty OF til
pastor, in these changed relations to bs to te
the pews what they trM believe, and tell theI
something new every time ns has satste tt
ever stops short Of conaemning the pure an
simple teachings Of Jesus; aud these he la
consequently bonnd bimself to comprehend M
illustrate. HIS sermoas, therefore, ere studie
OF Chrlst's life and examples. enriched with les
the lives ct tks prophets the philosophers
aud tho teachers Of the modern an
ancient races. His pictures are from lit
and the Bible. He rejects every forn
OF idle speculation. The lover Of doct.ine 500
for an Americanized religion finds peace within
the walls Of Plymouth. lite Rev. Myron nee'
is walking volume OF startling and nova
phrases. Put him in tho pulpit, and open him
and there rolls forth the most extraordiuar
stream Of OH ginalities. eccentricities, an'
scrip plural witticismp, ever heard in the house o
God. There is no doctrine in Reed any NOR
than in Dudley but he ls crsm full aud brim
| ming over with pretty thoughts and wise i'm
| a.loluga. which can hurt no man to hear or prac
| spirits who refused to swallow the Nice Point
| OF the Fond du Lac Evangelical Misa!liancc.
| HOLT wonKs EY so1LED HANDS.
Gossip about holy men and Christian work.
| recails the case Of = German family that fonnd
shel1et from ten degrees below zeto, nothing X
cat, and very little mote to wear. few days ago
| in tho pcdce-statlon, tho father declaring he
| WAS on the way back to tho East, pennilesn
| from tho country Of b0undless p1ai1les and
| similarly extensive frauds, ind Tould soonel
staryo in the road thsn 20 inside poor
house. The unreasonable creature must have
heard those talo5 our visiting board ladies hare
been telling, Of crueities IL the Milvau.ee Poor
HOUSE; hut not tho ASSURANCES Of the committee
appointed to find the tales without foundation.
All the papers printed the story Of the mans
distress; but some ten Thousand strong men
happened to DO almost equally hard no iu this
city that has spent it's three or four millions the
past year for mansions Of tbs wealthy; aud no
work was to be get. Ono or Two citizens offered
donations OF money and clothing; but it Was u
boss prostitute and her 1ads boarders who SUBJ
scfibed purse sufficient to enable the family to
make fteEh start IN ifc. Like the man Of
Nazareth the destitute family lad not Wbere to
lay their heads; that they wero able to buy 3
New Years dinner for themselves was due to the
charity OF the yllest OF our race. And now
Plymouth Society wants S75, 900 to pct up new
building that has just cost them $500, 900, and
Milwaukee, is eendlag OFT thousands OF dollars
and dollars worth to Nebraska. Such arc the
lights aud shadows OF life.
i QUIET FITTING
Judge Howe. who has OCCASIONALLY sat in the
Of Judge Of these courts, made his last orders,
Thursday. Tbs papers omitted mention Of the
fact, and no NOTICE was taken Of the eminent
genslemeu's departure BY the lawyers. As E
railroad counsel, the ger:.eman Was SUCCESS,
and he will probably iau Lis way back to that
position again. The Juags is man OF iu.egri-
t. and honor, and had lis bcalth permitted.
would hare mado algood administrator at Federal
Law. As it ie. Judge Drulunload will be obliged
to open tho January tenn Of tia United States
Courts next Monday.
Virtue PUBLICLY ACKSowLEpdED.
N. s. Murphy, Esq, was presented. New
Years Day, with superb tet Of sleeve-inka,
etuds and buttons, by eome of our wealthy citi-
zens, his admirers. His lau partner, Senator
Carpenter, made the prcsentstlon speech. The
AB an expression Of csteom, It was, Of course
priceless.
bfr. Walters, mechanical superintendent Of
tho EcentnJ Times, WAS presented With splen-
cid gold riDg. BY tho employees, on the occasion
Of biz accepting the same post in tue amatsa@
mated Daily Commercial Times.
b1r. Naithcr, Of the Franklin School. has re-
ceived Eeu-lear's gift from his pupils in the
ehane Of a set OF parlor furniture.
The President ct the Common Council Aid.
rTs1njann, has been presented By ths Aldermen
"'> Eold-headed cane.
rs. POSTING TIE BooEs.
t,1-n" - the totals OF tbs official monthly re-
soat;, espts aud shipments OF grain, and ac-
Fet,,.sa 40 s55ect the estimated value Of manu-
IDIOT 1onst conoe }rted goods any one not bora
Of The panic Of lYe conclusion thas ~ >ne t tnecte
That we have not fali1, vs,:r ssrons,y heh;nd
is to. gratefully AGA. .awiedced: That We
;saa have sdvaneed in propo.tioi 70 our growth in
folly 70 assert. In ono particula1 ~ have shown
no falling off-the expenditure Of h.anoy, espe-
cialiy other peoples money,-tbst is 70 Say, We
have borrowed money and bull houEes. bor-
rowed money and dug, sewers, and borrowed
money to 'tcarrv Gu With generally. Having
good credit, We shall continue to borrow mouey
till something blows mp.
The shipments Of What were 22,352171 bush ]
els, compared with 24,99o, ,2C6 in 1918; and re-
ceipts 25,537,444, compared with 28 457, ,927 in |
1878. |
or -four the shipments we're .. .205 418 brls., t
with 1,8U5,20o in 1873; and receipts |
], ,5s6 9s5 bris compared NTH 1854. 62l iu 1878.
Following we're tho shirme7ts OF coarse
sr.'ns; Cen se 1s9 55e e b. 1s73 1877 92Q bu
1874, 7s424 bu:; 1873, 255, ,a5s In. Dsrloy, 1914
t62, 6s7 bu:; 1873, GSS.455 bu. Receipts: Corn,
1874 1.sl2.8 bu; 1879, 9al. .3o1 bu. Cats, 1874.
,SsS 932 bu.; 1873. 1852, 129 bu. -.
Receipts Of live cattle and hogs: LiTo hogs,
81 237s soo2; l87s. 2Al,oss. Cattle, 1874, 2o,-
Receipts OF lumber. 1874, a., 40, 200 feet;
873. 13GD17, 900 feet. Shingles 1874. ITS 0S1 0G6
eet; 1878, g, ,2S3 600 feet. Lath, 1874 Il, 103,-
90 feet; 1873, II, Joss, 600 feet.
9he buildings pp. nR dnEng The rear aExs-
usiness buildings, cost s97S45o; residence
uildirgs, cost $1.376.o5O; additions and I'M
rovements. ss4S, 500; total expenditure, 81, es4-
90: The city expenditures amounted to total
The internal revenue receipts for tho year
mounted to 81, 165, i0aS2-
Tbs Pension Agency paid out $494 ,171.58;
256 peraous were married S3,754, C4376