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The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10


~,..s,ru- Including all places sup
doiN1 doi,.., ,s,.,, ri1e Chicago X. X, and the ri.
us~ne X. R,.cioses mt lo:oo a. IN.
,,orxn aoUrH-I. Including Cineinnau
"olSSS eli points beyond closes al ~ q. M
anu ading all places supplied from the
1:tnci,,nati Railroad, 500 p NJ
.,,,ryf; F.AsT-Including all places sup,
s.Iied rom the Columbus r. X, anu
nII Eastern and Central states, ciosxs ~
1000 a III. Via Dayton anu Aehia hai
road, closes 500 a. IN.
GOING VEST. Including Indasi,ap1a'. ,aatil -,
and all points beyond, closes io.p ~ H. IT,
p same as above, closes I.s0 y. NJ, q. az al
ciudiug ALI points supplied bs ue inu, tI
annapolis railroad; also, Ihlcaeo al al" 90, 20.
Doints west and northwest, coses '-''
y. IN.
To webster Williamsburg ana Bloo,s,arS BIO uaa,5r-
port on Tuesday, THURSDAY anu
day, at 200 p. m
To Cox's Mills, White Water, i,e.e a,,d Eriday.
at 1900 m. 49,
r. .,tn,to, Chiffon and Liberty, on Moh-
d.y and Friday, at TOO a. M
- tsost,p geechy mire, Good win . corner;
- DuJ college Corner, on Tuesday an"
Friday, at 1890 m.
MAILS ARE OPEN
Ats.oo a. IA. from indianapolis and Cincih-
A. ii.eyo a. M from Cincinnati, way an"
through mails c,,,,b,s Rail-
roaf and DAYTON and Xenia Raiiroad-
A. 7.on ~ m from North, via thlcaso TAa'i-
road and Fort Wayne Railroad
", s-0s, n m, from Indianapolis ana Deyono.
na,ce omen from 100 a. m. to 7:s0 p: m-
"a, snndav from 900 to 1890 a. m.
N IN is-i B W. DAVIS, p. NJ.
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HOW 10 Conduct a COurtship.

Don't be too sudden about it. Many
girl has said mo" when she meant
yes" simply because her lover didn t
choose the right time and pop the
question gently.
Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtain down, and
the lamp turned most out Sit near
enough to her so that you can hook
your little finger into hers. Wait un-
til conversation begins to flag, and
then quietly remark:
Susie, l want to ask you some
thing"
She will fidget around little, reply
'yes," and after pause you can add /:
Susie my actions must have shown
that is, you must have-I mean you
must be aware that-that-"
Pause here for while, but keep
your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try, to turn the subject
off by asking you how you liked the
circus, but she only does it to eneour-
age you. After about ten minutes
you can continue:
Il was thinking, as | came up the
path the other night, that before l
went away | would ask you-that is,
l would broaeh the subject nearest
MY mean would know my"
Stop again and give her hand gen
tie squeeze. She may give yank to
get it away, or she may not. In either
case it augurs we'll for you. Wait
about five minutes and then 60 on:
The past year has been a very
happy one, but l hope that future
years will be still happier. However,
that depends entirely on you. | am
here tonight to hear from your own
lips the one sweet
Wait again. 1t isn't best to be too
rash about such things. Give her
plenty of time to recover her compos-
ure. and then put your hand on your
heart and continue:
Yes, | thought as | was coming
through the gate the other night how
happy | had been, and 1 said to my
self that if only knew if was only
certain that my heart had not de-
ceived me, and you were ready to
share
Hold on; there's no hurry about it.
Give the wind a chance to sob and
moan around the gable This will
make her lonesome and call up all the
love In her heart. When she begins
to cough and grow restless you can go
on:
Before | met you this worl,i was a
desert to me. | didn't take any pleas
ure in going black berrying and steal
ing rare ripe peaches, and it didn t
matter whether the sun shone or not
But what a change in one short year
1t is for you to say whether my future
shall be a prairie of happiness or a
summer fallow of Canada thistles-
Speak, dearest Susie, and say that
that
Give her FIVE minutes more by the
clock. and then add:
That you will be-that is, that you
will mean that you will-be
mine =
She will heave a sigh, look up at
the clock and over the stove, and then
as she slides her head over your vest
pocket she will whisper:
You are just right will. !"
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10

The unexampled contest in the
House Of Representatives, beginning
on Wednesday, in an effort of the Re
publicans to take up and pass the
civil rights bill, and only ending at 10
a. M, Friday, demonstrated to the
country what was apparent to the
initiated before: that. under the rules
of the House which have prevailed
for many years, no bill can be passed
or other business transacted if small
minority of the members are deter
mined 10 resist it with dilatory mo-
tions One fifth os the members
standing together fully resolved. have
it in their power to block the wheels
of the government. The battle was
fought out by General Butler as the
leader, sustained by the grange mem
bers. mainly in the South and West
When it was thus made apparent that
nothing could be done against the un-
scrupulous Democratic minority, the
determination was reached to change
the rules-one of the few things ma
jority still can do-so that henceforth
filibustering shall cease, and the ma
jority have the power which properly
belongs to them under our form of
government. They will hereafter pass
such laws as they deem best, and take
the possibility of their acts The
change is likely to be permanent one,
and so mark new epoch in the his
tory of our national legislation. If
any Congress passes hard or unjust
laws, the country will have to see that
better set of men are sent in their
places. 1t is little singular that the
old time Republican leaders of the
House,-who generally do the talking
aside from General Butler. were not
In this fight. They gave it little at
tention-deeming it mere side show
or by ,play-and seemed altogether in
clined to yield to independent press
clamor and Democratic domination
But the House, thanks to the younger
and more courageous members, burst
through these leading strings, and
fought the issue out until the conclu-
sion is forced upon the country that
it is futile longer to allow a mere
minority to obstruct all progress in
legislation. Our friends who made
this fight are entitled to the highest
praise. Let them now go on fearless
ly to pass such just and good laws as
the welfare of the country demands.
And, as it is not good rule that will
not work both ways, let the Democ
racy have the same opportunity when
they come into power. The more
rope they have the quicker will they
hang themselves-for if the House of
the Forty fourth Congress is not
conspicuous failure and fraud from
the very start, then signs and portents
have ceased to be of any account or
ce.-lnter-Ocean.
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lpepsh OF Americas ...h..

There is mystery about the Amer
lean lakes Lake Erie is only 60 ar
40 feet deep; but Lake Ontario. which
Is 592 feet deep, is 80 feet below the
tide-leve of the ocean, or as low az
most parts of the Gulf of ST. Law
renee; and the bottoms of Lake HUI
ron, Michigan, and Superior. although
the surface is much higher, are all
from their vast depths on level with
the bottom of Ontario. Now. as the
discharge through the River Detroit.
after allowing for the probable por-
ton carried of by evaporation, does
not appear by any means equal to the
quantity OF water which the three nm
Per lakes receive, it has been coniec-
tured that subterranean river NAV
run from Lake Superior. by the HUI
ron, to Lake Ontario. This conjec-
ture Is not improbable. and accounts
for the singular fact that salmon and
herring are caught in all the lakes
communicating with the st. Lawrence.
put no others As the Falls of Mag
ara must have always existed II wnnfd
guzzie the naturalist to say how these
nsh got into the upper lakes vithout
s"ne suo,erranean river; moreover.
any periodical obstruction of the riy-
er would furnish not improbable So
luton OF the mysterious fur and 70.
nux Of the lakes. "1 '
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10

Flowers, of all created things. are
the most superbly complex play ythiDgs
for childhood; ornaments for the
grave. and companions for the cold
corpse, Flowers. beloved by the
wondering idiot, and studied by the
deep thinking man of science, Flow
ers. that increasingly expand to. heaven
their grateful and to man their cheer
ful looks-partners OF human joy
soothers of human sorrow: fit emblems
of the victor's triumplis. of the young
brides bushes: welcome to the crowd
ed halls, and graceful upon solitary
graves, Flowers are in the volume of
nature what the expression God is
love- is in the volume of revelation.
What deselate place would be a
world without fiowerl IT would be
as a face without smile-a feast with
out welcome Are not flowers the
stars of earth? One cannot look close
ly at the structure of flower without
loving it. They are the emblems and
manifestations of Gods love to the
creation, and they are the means and
minlstrations of man love to his fell
low creatures; for they first awaken
in his mind sense ot the beautiful
and good. The very inutility of How-
ers is their excellence and beauty. for
they lead us TO thoughts of generosity
and moral beauty detached from and
superior to all sel6shness: SO that they
are pretty lessons in natures book of
instruction, teaching man that he liy-
eth not by bread alone. but hath an
other than animal life.
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RICHMOND,

upon them by National bayonets, they
undertook to carry an election against
it by extraordinary means of intiml
dation and violence. The programme
included discharge from employment,
poverty, starvation, menaces and mur-
der. And it was successful. We have
no doubt whatever, that the Conserva-
tives by those means carried the elec-
tion In November, and returned to
the Legislature majority of the
members if only the votes actually
cast are counted.
Whether the Returning Board was
justified in going behind the lists, and
arbitrarily throwing out the votes OF
parts or parishes and entire districts,
Is question which, as we have said,
We do not now propose to discuss.
The present purpose is now simply to
point out the fact, which the evidence
abundantly supplies. that the election
of November in Louisiana was greatly
influenced by organized effort to deter
colored voters from going to the polls,
and that the means resorted to we're
such as would invalidate an election
in any State where the rights of voters
are properly protected by the law.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10

John Bright addressed his con
stituents at Birmingham recently.
He said the present Government
had never done anything. and new.
er intended to do anything unless
they were obliged to. The Scot
tish Churches only could be united
and free when disestablished The
remainder of his speech is princi
pally against the connection of
State and Church in England. He
pointed to the division anAsng the
clergy and bishops, condemned the
excessive church revenues. the ap-
pointment of clergymen BY private
patronage, and the sale Of hvings.
The Church of England alone
among Protestant denominations
furnish numerous converts 10 Rome
In conclusion. he did not ask his
hearers to declare for disestablish-
ment; he would only ask them to
consider the question rs reasonable
beings. He declined to enter upon
an agitation to test disestablish
ment, but that would be great
day for freedom, Professionalism,
Christianity, which would see the
full, free, disestablishment OF the
Church. Mr.. Bright, in the course
of his remarks, pronounced a glow
ing eulogy Of Gladstone The
meeting closed by unanimously
adopting vote of confidence in the
distinguished speaker. Il is esti-
moted the audience numbered up-
ward OF $4,000.
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"MONoGRAMN HAM.
A "Reminiscences.

\ local correspondent of the Bos-
ton Globe relates this reminiscence of
anti-slavery times. In the year 1Si9
or 1850 the Hon. Manlius Sargent,
writing over the signature of Sigma. "
in the Transcript, used in one of his
articles very deprecatory language to-
ward the Rev Theodore Parker, be
cause of his advocacy of the cause of
emancipation. The next day manu-
mitted slave, whose wife and two chill
dren were still held in bondage in
Baltimore, and who had been sent
North with letter from their master,
stating that IL the negro could raise
5000 he would free his wife and chill
dren, called at printing office to have
printed some copies of said letter,
which was itself somewhat illegible.
On receiving the copies the man asked
the printer if he could send him to
some benevolent person. That gem
tleman, who had just read the article
in the Transcript. gave him the ad-
dress of Mr.. Sargent at Armory Hall,
where several wealthy gentlemen had
desks and were accustomed to meet
daily, telling him to say that Mr..
Theodore Parker sent him, with the
request that he would read the letter
Did Mr.. Parker send you to me?"
said Mr.. Sargent Yes. sir" said
the man, who was as ignorant of the
joke intended as he was of the name
of the party who sent him. Well,
let me read it" said Mr. Sargent
Then attaching his name and putting
down $2O-.there, said he. tell Mr..
Parker that l bear the slave no ill
will, but am as willing to do some
thing for him as he is. But stop"
said he, you may come back here at
l O'Clock: there will then be three
other old coyies here, and will get
twenty dollars apiece from them He
did so, and they each responded with
like sum The man then called up
on the printer, saying, CORY. Sir,
You can send me to somebody elsel.
Mr.. Parker's address was then given
TO him, with the remark that Mr.. Sar-
gent had sent him. Mr.. Parker was
surprised to see such names. aud. un-
der the circumstances, especially that
of Mr.. Sargent. and Immediately gave
him twenty dollars The printer then
sent him to Wendell Phillips, and the
result Of the joke for that day was
$40. The man subsequently obtain
ed the sum required. and was soon the
legal proprietor of his wife and chill
dren.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10

Whatever you try to do in life,
try with all your heart to do well;
whatever you devote yourself to.
devote yourself completely: in
great aims and small be thorough
" in earnest Never believe it
possible that any natural or i'm
proved ability can claim immunity
from the companionship of the
steady, plain, hard working quail
ties, and hope to gain its end.
There il no such thing as such
fulfillnent on this earth. Some
happy talent and some fortunate
opportunity may from the two sides
Of the ladder on which some men
mount, but the rounds of that lad
der must be made of stuff to stand
wear and tear; and there is no SUBJ
stitute for thorough going, ardent
and sincere earnestness- Never
put one hand to anything on which
you cannot throw your whole self,
never affect depreciation of your
work. whatever IL is These you
will find to be golden rules
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A Couple of SchOOl-BOys' COmPO-
sttlOnS.


We give below couple of school
boys compositions, said to be just as
written by the boys presenting them.
Here is the first one:
JoHNNY's ESSAY ON THE ToDE."
Todes is like frogs, but more digni-
ty, and wen you come to think of 1T
frogs is wetter The warts wich to6es
is noted for can't be cured, for they is
cronick, but if couldent git wei Ide
stay in the house. My grandfather
knew tode wich some body had
master WISHED it would come for flies.
They cetches 'em with their tung,
wich is some like red werm, but
more like litenin. only litenin haint
got no gum onto it. The fiji will be
standin rubin its hipe legs to gether
and thinkin wat fine fl i it is, and
the tode a settin some distance away
like it was sleep. Vile you are see-
in the fiji as plane as you ever see any
thing, all to once it aint there. Then
the tode he looks up at you sollem,
out of his eyes, like he said watts be-
come of that fiji? but you kno he ct it.
And this is the other:
WHY Do GO TO SCHOOL?
I go to school to learn to read and
rite and sipher and SO forth to slide
on the ice and trade of an old nife if
[ haye one, in summer to pick wild
flowers and straw berries and to get
out Of work hot days, some boys has
to go to school and get out of their
mothers road, but | would rather
stay in winter than go to miles and
set by cold stove and freze my tose
/ like to go to school to see the teach
er scold the big girls when they cut
up. some goes to school to fool but /
90 to study when we are old we cant
go to school and then we will feel
sorry that we fooled when we was
young and went to school. | don't
get no time to tool any way for l have
enough to do when it comes to my
geography.-Detroit Commercial Ad-
yertiser
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The Milwaukee News gives its read
ers this hit of reasonable advice:
Getting up in cold room to make
fire is like getting up in life. If you
crawl timidly out of bed, go on tip-toe
to the stove, and allow the shivers to
get control of you before the kindling
starts, your FIRE will be failure, and
YOU will probably half freeze to death
in the operation. But if you jump
out bravely, hustle around. pull on
your clothes. knock over chair or
two, and pitch in the stove wood. you
will probably be too warm by tie time
the fire gets to burning. and you will
have to open a window So in life.
Attack it timidly and you will fail.
Grapple with it, hurry up things, stir
around. conquer fortune and you will
be a success
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Tree Planting.

Many of our citizens have taken ad-
vantage of the cold weather 10 trans
plant large naples from the forest to
the sidewalks In front of their resi-
dences- When the ground is frozen
solIdly. by exercising care trees of
large size may be transpianted and
made to live. and thus, at a cost of
from ten to fifteen dollars, tree may
be secured that it would require
twenty years to grow. In winter
transplanting care should be taken to
select trees from some open pasture
rather than from dense forest, as
trees that have grown in exposed To-
cations are less liable to be injured by
the hot summer sun. Most of the
trees now being transplanted will die
next summer, if not protected.
Colonel John &. New spent much
money in trees last winter. and lost the
most 0rthem durin the summer, from
neglect. a board driven into the
ground on the southwest side of the
tree, and protecting the trunk from
the fierce rays of the afternoon sun,
will answer the purpose. In trans
planting, though the frozen earth is
removed with the tree, the cutting OF
the roots necessarily entails deficient
circulation OF sap for the first season,
and the southwest sun blisters the
tree on that side, and eventually kills
it. The safest protection, however, is
to make rope of hay or straw and
wind ii closely around the trunk up
to the branches, BY doing this, and
watering when needed, every tree re-
moved with ordinary care may be
saved
Indianapolis is famous for its shade
trees, and we are glad to see so many
of our citizens planting more of them.
All who plant this winter will please
remember the advice of the Herald
when the critical time comes.-lnd.
The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1875-02-10

The National Grange Of the
order of Patrons of Husbandry has
begun its eighth annual session in
Charleston, 5. G. The proceedings
are expected to occupy two weeks,
and to be of unusual. importance.
At the present time the order
claims $4,000 oranges, Of which,
three states have the largest num-
Der, 1900 each. these States being
Indiana, Iowa and Missouri. At a
reasonable estimate this record
would give membership OF about
l,430, 1000. The largest enterprises
III which the Changers are interest.
I'd at present are the various
unions for direct trade, both home
and foreign, the grange banks,
shipping associations. etc The
State Agency of this State is said
to conduct business requiring
annual purchases amounting to
million and a quarter dollars
Among the points IL l,e discussed
and decided on at Charleston may
be mentioned the disposition of the
grange surplus fund. The order
has now some 100000 or over in
bonds and cash. and il is desire d
that this amount shall be returned
to those who contributed 10 it, or
else secureits investment in some
common national enterprise. An.
other question that will engage at
tention is the proposed removal of
headquarters. Heretofore ut Wash
ipgton, they will now GO farther
West into the heart Of She grange
communities Among the compel.
ing points named. are st. Louis,
Louisville and this city. Other
minor questions will receive discus
sion, and the session bids fair TO
be one of the greatest interest not
only to Changers, but also to all
those who aid in developing the
material prosperity of the country.
indianapolis State Ssntinel
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STATE NEWS.

Greencastle homes after an opera
house.
Frankfort is talking of a new $l6.-
600 church.
Nathaniel Shawcross is Brookville
whisky thief
The Charlottesville Journal ha-bors
wood engraver.
Miss Jenny Tyler is the handsomest
girl in Coyington.
Shanklin. of the Evansville Courier,
is seven feet high.
4 Congregational church is to be
established in Brazil.
Elder Black is engineering a great
revival at Shelburne.
A Upton farmer harvested S,567
pounds of honey last season.
A Charlottesville blacksmith made
$50 in one week shoeing horses.
Infants of tender age are dropped
like cats in Columbus, as We learn
from the Democrat.
Frank Brewer, fiddler, and as drunk
county graveyard.
Mr.. Price. Randolph county. climb
| ed over the fence, gun in hand, and
shot himself through the heart.
We suggest to the Crown Point
Register that it won't do. The beast
business was played out in Benton
county.
Mr. Burns, of Evansville, under
| took to thresh his dog, when that ami
NAL, large mastiff, mangled his good
| right arm.
M. d. Emig, lawyer, is fugacious,
and IN good request at Columbus,
| where he forged 5000 worth of Col
John \. keith's name.
Lew. Moore, prescription clerk in a
! Winchester rummery, has decamped
with his employers horse and buggy,
and 800 in money
The Wabash Free Trader offered to
buy arsenic enough for tramp printer
named Wilson to shuttle of, but he
spurned the proposition.
In Huntington, Mr.. London didn't
know it was loaded. and playfully shot
away the top of his brother in law s
head.
jeff Wolfe, OF Liberty, has "schwore
off, and publishes card warning all
liquor dealers not to sell him any of
the damnation called liquid.
During the last TIVE months, 1. II.
Montgomery has purchased $4,000
bushels of corn at Tipton. and paid
out the sum of $l5, 900 for the same.
Jim McColly. gentle student in a
Jasper county school, caressed his
teacher with a brick, cutting open her
scalp and breaking one of her wrists.
The Brazil Miner has the following
apology for Personal" column just
started by it: well. we have got to
do it-all of our firsf-class Indianapo-
lis papers have Persona" column,
and we are bound to do so. too. It's
very easy for an indianapolis editor to
do up his friends and foes in this
pathetic manner, surrounded as he is
By the elite. wisdom, beauty, fashion,
rumholes, churches, faro banks, assig-
nation houses, chimes and dilapidated
State House of our imperial city; but
in the rural districts. where folks arc
staid, stationary. pious and virtuous,
it is mighty tough at all times to find
enough people sloshinc round to iusti-
fy an editorial assault "
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VOL. Xiv


Don't crowd, the world is large enough
For you as well as me;
The doors Of all are open wide
The realm of thought is free.
In all earth's places you are right
To chase the best you can
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other man.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart
By fostering all that's bad
But give TO every virtue room
The best that may be had;
To each days record such a one
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right--give each his room,
And never try to crowd.
CHARLES DICKENS.