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The POmer Of Kindness.

"Are You not afraid" said friend to
Miss Dix, the phIanthropis;, Ito travel
over the country alone ?" 81 Iam naturally
timid." she replied, land dillident, like
all my sex; but, in order to carry out my
purposes, know that it is necessary 10
make sacrifices, and encounter dangers.
1t is true, have been, in my travels
through the various States, in perlous
situations. will mention one which oc-
Cured in the State of Michigan. ! had
hired carriage and driver TO convey me
some distance through an uninhabited
portion OF the country. In starting, !
discovered that the driver, young lad.
had pair of pistols with him. Inquiring
what he was doing with arms, he said he
carried them to protect US, rs he had
heard that robberies had been committed
on our road. said to him, give me the
pistols, will take care of them. He did
so. reluctantly.
In pursuing our journey through dis
NAL looking forest, man rushed into the
road, caught the horses by the bridle,a
demanded my purse. said to him, with
as much selt-possesson as | could COM
mand, "Are you not ashamed to rob o
woman? have but little money, and |
want to delray my expenses in listing
prisons and poorhouses, and occasionally
IN giving to objects OF charity. Ii you
have been unfortunate, are in distress,
and in want OF money, | will give you
some" While thus speaking TO him,
discovered his countenance changing,
and he became deathly pale. My God,
he exclaimed, THAT voice. and imme
diately told me he had been in the Phila-
delphia penitentiary, a d had heard me
lecturing to some of the prisoners in an
adjoining cell, and that he now recognized
my voice. He then desired me TO pass
on, and expressed deep sorrow at the
outrage he had committed. But | drew
out my purse. and said to him, | will give
you something 10 support you until you
get into honest employment. lie dcclin-
ed, at first, taking anything, until in
sisted on his doing 50. Tor fear he might
be tempted to rob some one c'Sa before
he could get into honest employ l."
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the roof over their heads; aud if you
were to see them in the enjoyment OF
their domestic happiness, you never
would for an instant imagine that the
quiet little housekeeper ever braved their
den. or that the man who trots the baby
on his knee or sings it to sleep is famous
the world over as THE KING OF THE
TIGERs
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poetrp.
First and Last.

"But tell me, dear" she said
And coaxingly the soft eyes shone,
And shily dropped the modest head
Beside his own
"But tell me, hare you loved before
Or one, or more? ?"
The eager, sparkling face
Was full Of tender, trusting grace;
She did not fear his answer then,
Her king OF men
"But tell me, dear, the best and worst,
Or am frst;'
lie turned his eyes away;
Yet closer still her hand ho pressed,
Nor answered yea, nor nay.
A blush confessed
All, in ono burning word.
Unsaid, unheard
Quick came q burst Of tears
A tempest from April sky
And then: "Forgive nv doubts and fears,
lie heard her sigh.
"Why should care what loves are past.
so mine be lastY'
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','S"' ON The banners Of lily lnd rose
To- 'he last sun Of our century SETS
"ie-.h 'he black cannon that scowled on our foe,
All o1' her friendship the nation forget,
All bot her friends and .heit welcome forgots
lhese are around her: but where are her foes
Lo' while the sun OF her century sets
Peace with her sarlAads Of III, and rose,
Welcome shout Ike tue war trumpe, swell
Wake the wild echoes that slumber aropsed,
welcome il quiyers from Llbcrty's bell
Welcome The walls Of her temple resoupdl
hark the gray walls OF her temple resoundi
Fade the Tar voices ore hillside and del:
Welcome sim whispers the ,choes around:
welcome stiu trsmble, on |. rty's bell,
Thrones Of the continents Isis Of the sea,
Yours are the garlands OF peice we entwiue;
welcome, once more, 10 the land OF the free.
>hadowei alike by the palm ald the pine.
>oftly taey murmur, the palm and the pine.
flushed Is our strife, in the lanl OF the free -
over your children their branches entwine,
ThroRfs % the continents, Isle, of the sea
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..s..-- trl. by examining the colotei
'...-.r rr..- papers che amount due, and
...r- .. a,t.lthsmselye, of Che advanced
.---... -aa send 90 v, p' mail, 'r hand 10 the
.,,.i tof 10 that date When money
.t.rIt o. taken to exam ne the slip,
.-. Money .s uotrie,ited within two weeks
.c aIar.-cd ol %.
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pclcly cooked through
my forehead how about that ?"
"Well. | don, see how The skin will
ever grow there again"
My lips?'
The upper lip, Mr. Chandler. shall
have to take almost completely of"
That's bad, fora man to lose his upper
lip. Won't the under one do9'
81 am sorry to say, shall have to re-
move u portion Of that also"
"Eh! Well, 60 oo."
There, that will dc. III know better
in the morning"
You cant leave me unuI krow all.
Go on, doc'or -nytbing clse?"
The doctor hesi,a,ed.
"Go on. doc;ur. mY ryes?'
Your e,es?
YES. G,nu
"Mr. Chand.er, ou a.i Jose the sight
OF both eyes"
That's enough, doctor, you can 90
now"
Nearly = year passed before Iachariah
Chandler was seen on the streets OF De-
troit again. No one couldrecognize him
except by bis voice and immense frame.
His face. once round, full and muscular.
was shriyeied and muscie.ess His heavy
jaw, Indicative oi lirmntss OF purpose,
was almost without shred of flesh. And
as he said himself, he was "lhe most thin
skinned man in the whole Northwest
Such is the history AMI The reason OF his
red face and crooked splitting.
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welcome to the Nations.
ny o. W. HOLMES.

r,,I a. the opening Of the Centennial Fourth ~
as, rb5" eo'a''n OF the great Exposition in Phil
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81, PRINTING. OF Every Description
~ S,,ur pfiy aud Neatly Executed.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-07-11

as Latin being TAUGHT there, is now unable
10 secure competent talent. In short with
three or four honorable exceptions, the
secondary establishments Of Scotland are
at present totally unequal to the perform
ance Of their legitimate function.
The arrangement Of the Scotch educa-
tional apparatus by the elison OF an essen
tial factor has at length provoke ed an invee-
tigation by Royal Commissioners, and, rs
usually happens ia Great Britain tie pro-
posed TO cure the evil by actof Parliament.
In this country we are less prompt to invoke
the interference OF legislation, and our
normal method Of securing Improvement
10 TO keep our SHORTCOMINGS before the
public eye. II the Importance OF flrst-rate
intermediate schools could once be fairly
recognized by the friends OF liberal educa-
ton, a decisive impetus TO the development
of these useful institutions might be gwen
by private hsnde. Part, for instance, Of
those considerable sums which are annual
ly assigned TO the superfiuous creation OF
new colleges might be diverted to more
substantial, If less splendid, purpose.
Moreover, We incline 10 think that gram
mar schools or academies, like those OF
Exeter aud Andover, are likely to shed
more lustre on founders name than GER
tain Of our new-fedged universities.
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and insisting that for the President the
doctrine Of only one term lie indispensable.
There ls something necessary in the way
Of civil service REFORM and It Ii this: That
no man shall be appointed to office, or re-
tanned in any office, who is not fully quail
fled and OF proper character TO discharge
It's duties. And that is all. Any measures
calculated TO perpetuate Office in individ-
uals tend toward the destruction Of equal
ity and freedom. Under such system,
the arrogance, the insolenoe Of Office would
grow apace and vastly until II would be-
come insupportable among q free people.
Frequent changes in public ofIioers-so
that no UNIT person is appointed-are
most salutary in their influence. Constant
reductions Of the ofhcers to the ranks Is
the true rule In civil life. No monopolies
Of offices and honors; universal Justice
and equality; these are the true doctrines
of government. Against these Mr.. HAYES
declares himself opposed.
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Read the Record.

The Republicans are making clamor
over that plank in the st. Louis platform
which asks for repeal Of that clanse of
the resumption act fixing January /, 1879
as the time when the Government will be-
gin to pay its notes in coin. This makes II
proper TO call frequent attention to few
facts.
When the resumption act was under dis
cussion in the Senate, Mr. THURMAN, Mr.
CARL ScHURz, and especially the latter,
opposed il because it furnished no adequate
means for executing its own provisions;
and they denounced that clause which
fxes the period of resumption as false
pretonce, intended merely 10 carry the
Republican party through the next Pres
idential election. ScHUM may have for
gotten this but the public have not.
Previous to the assembling OF the Gin
cinnati Convention the question of the re-
peal OF this act was discussed Ia many
quarters, and indeed II had assumed some
thing OF formidable aspect. In the Com
mittee on the Platform in that Conyeu-
ton resolution was introduced opposing
the repeal. 1t was voted down in com
mittee by decisive majority. That was
the end OF the matter; and the platform
does not contain one word on the subject
OF the resumption act.
The Committee on the Platform at ST.
Lous reported resolution in favor Of q
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yAY ooULD.s SINKING TRIBUNE.
Mr.. william Orion vainiv Anxious to Sell
his One share.

Mr.. william Orton, President OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, when he
sold out the control OF the Tribune to Jay
Gould, disposed OF all but one share OF his stock.
He has retained this ever since, not from pleas
ure, but for lack OF a purchaser.
He has watched the course VI the newspaper
critically and anxouslv. When lie sold out to
Gould the price obtained for bis stock was at
the rate Of tlO 900 per share.
He recently remark cd In conversation, ~ Wish
could trade on the share OF Tribune stock Tor
one hundred shares OF Western Union. zone hum
dred shares OF Western Union are worth at pres
ent about 10o) am afraid sh all never see tn
time when l can do so, though. You can bet
heavy that anybody who sends 10 bis card with
an inumaiion that ne wants TO buy that share,
wont be obliged to wait long IN the ante-room.
he Gan walk right In without announcement W
he likes. shall not be very particular about the
price, either. j am ready to stand an awful
shave; but am afraid shall never get offer
of any kind. 1t looks as N the bonds would
wipe out the stock. The only comfort have y
10 the reflection tHst have only one SHARE and
that might have been scorched great deal
more N Gould had not taken the larger part Of
what had contra acted for of my bands"
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BROOKLYN, July s, 1870.
The Newspaper. in the Ho, Weather.

A prominent newsdealer, who supplies
large number Of the news stands In all parts
OF the city with the morning and afternoon
papers, recently expressed bis ideas as follows:
The morning papers circulate about as fol-
lows First comes HE Sun, then In order, the
Herald, Times. aud Tribune.
THE SUN Is holding its own the beat OF any
OF the newspapers 10 the summer, when bust
ness Is always duh. II circulates In every part
Of the city. among the rich, poor, and middle
classes Our newsdealers In the Richest parts OF
the city take sbout ons-third more SUNS than
HeraJds. In the portions OF New York where
the middle classes reside II circulates about
twice as many Among the working peO ple. ave
or SIX times the number. On the east eide many
newsdealess will take 0fty or sixty Herubis and
three or four hundred suns. 1t beats ali how
the people everywhere Will buy The Sun. an ID
how Independents " Is withal. Why IL IL im-
possible 70 get q single line Of advertising in
THE Srk without paving fun price for IL, while
In many other papers reductions are made, and.
In some Instances, dig Advertisements can DO
showed Ia during the dull season, just TO nll up
regular deadheads. 1t was very lauRhable to
see how the Herald tried to head on the sunday
Sun when IT was started, by issuing a Siindqv
IelegTdJR. Jim Bennett got siok Of az, though.
lie found 1t too expensive. TIE SUs was
bought by everybody, Just like the daily edition !,
and no one wanted the Iele0rdm. So Bennett
found II too exp ensiye JoO, and stopped. IL
cost him lot OF money, though"
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FRED. GRANTS PROMOTIOS.
The Record OF the Son Of the President Of the
United States.

WAsHIN GToN, July 9.-The people had not re-
covered from the shock caused by massacre Of Gus
ter and hs brave when tie cold hearted President
sends 10 the senate for promotion the OF Second
Lieutenant Fred d. Grant to be First Lieutenant In tho
Fourth Cavalry. Il was among the nominations sent
yesterday while the Belknap inlDeaehmen trial was
progressing on the list OF mertotious officers were
the names Of thiTtytwO second Aeutenants comms.
r9int over these TIE President proiaotes his SON,
whose mi nary record thus far consists % Jun getting
ina ms'pSSoa sla Sh1ss Only deed q yaGr 10
man IN washington with the purpo Of chastlna The
unonendlnR scribe Besides The thirty merit0rous
omveit whose claims sIe ignored, there are twelve VINO
KsnuAtee 81 tle same time with Fred who served
tnelI e0unfY VIII great credit the frontier and the
Mexican border These, too have no claims which the
President II bound " reject
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repeal OF so much Of the act ne nxes the
precise day when resumption 10 to begin.
They did this because they agreed with
ScHURz in what he said about its being
mere evasion for tiding over the Presi-
dental struggle. Gen. BwINe OF Ohio
moved to amend the report OF the com
mittee by resolution favoring the repeal
Of the entire resumption act. sharp de-
bate followed, when the Convention re-
jected the amendment by avote of about
three to one, and then passed the original
resolution with scarcely dissenting voice.
With these facts before the country,
there are set OF Republicans who insist
that their party alone is opposed to the re-
peal OF the resumption act, and that the
Democratic party is almost unanimously
in favor of Its repeal II they will read
the record, they will see how wide of the
truth such statements are.
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BLAINE, the jobber, hos resigned his
membership OF the House, to take his place IN
the SeDate, under circumstances 80 disgraceful
that only man Of his self.assurance could
Ind them tolerable. Had be been a
man Of honor and of innocence, he
would have retained bis place In the
House, at least until he had attempted to
clear himself, or until his trial was ended. He
has surrendered his membership when but
part OF the evidence against him had been
brought out, and while yet he was
confronted by his own guilty letters.
He was alarmed at the evidence, aud
at the prospect OF expulsion, which It ought to
have insured. We presume the House viii
send the evidence 70 the Senate, in which the
people VI the State Of Nabne are to be dissraeed
BY his presence a. their Senator.
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1t ia proposed, we see, To run Mr.. AMOR

1t IL proposed, We see, TO run Mr.. AMOR
SMITH as a Democratic candidate for Congress
IN the Second District Of Ohio. now represented
by Gen. BAsxIS0. On this proposition We have
nothing to cay; but we insist that in the APP
preaching election the merits and public
services Of Deacon RIcHARD SMITH OF Ciucin-
natl should be properly recognized by the Re-
publican party Of Ohio. That party has plenty
Of neutral men like HAYES and still greater
plenty OF rascals ike DELAso, on whom 1t has
loved TO bestow hs honofs, while truly good
man like RICHARD SAITH is pesleoted. We
protest asainst the low aud unfortunate con-
dition Of public opinion In the Republican
party of Ohio, without which such thing
would be impossible. Deacon RICHARD SMITH
Is the true glory OF the party. Let him be
BROUGHT TO the front.
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"saerince Your Candidate"

The writer Of this tMr. David Grayl sew
ersl weeks ago listened to a conversation be-
tween Gov: Iildsn and . gentleman who has
lmr. DorsheImer] The question arose as TO
possible dihcu ties that might be enco unite cred In
the National Convention. The Governor was
asked what course should be taken In case some
compromise OF principle might be necessary 10
secure bis nomination. Sacrifice Your candI-
date" was bis prompt, almost abrupt reply.
The words show what kind OF man Is Gov.
Itlden. lie knows no such tbing ss compromlse
where principle 10 involved. He can be swerved
neither TO the right nor to the left from what hs
regards as his oath OF duty.
Happily neither the ooippromise Of princlple
nor the candid ates sacrifice has been de IN nded
sound platform and man of iron will and
inhexible purpose to stand upon II, Is yester.
days gift Of tue Democracy to the country.
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TIL. German, WIN no, Follow Carl sehurz.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUH-SI; THE
Sun says =" We shall see whether any one claim
ing to be leader of the Germans can lead the
Germans to stand up for Granusm and vote
against reform" Lot me answer.
II Carl sehurz has been . leader among my
countrymen, be has ceased TO be Il with mis-
declaration for the party which praised Grant
as the benefaotor Of the oountry-a declaration
by which the would-be head OF the Reform
Patriots" slapoed his owp tace aud spat at bis
own solemn vows and pledges.
Genera" eohurz, far from proving him
self statesman: as be has often been called
eroneously. In the emergency when the public
good was before the personal, has unp aske d
himself as a common pohticlin. II the General
could have had an army behind him, 10 he had
remained true to the cause OF reform, he will
not now muster more than corporal's guard OF
respectable German ofiiceholders. No, sir;
dare to predict that the honest bulk Of the Ger
man voters, tue to their inDorn love OF liberty
aud reform, and their hatred OF scoundrelism
Of all kinds, will Join the reform ranks Of T0den.
They need no better leader than he In the bat
tie for the restoration Of the old and true Dem
ocrauc principles.
DIR. g. BLoEDE Ex-RspublloAp.
BROOKLYN, July 8, 1870.
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South Carolina was never in q more I'M
happy coalition than at the prescott time. The
State treasury is bankrupt, aud the managers of
the public Institutions are without means 20
feed their inmates. Owing TO the failure OF
HARDY sALonoss bank. Of which Gov. CHAN
BERLAIS was the attorney aud one Of the direc-
tors. large amount Of the State funds deposit-
ed there were lost, and It was impossible TO pay
the July interset on the consolidation bonds.
The most frightful destitution prevails In many
Of the counties, and about one-fourth OF the
land in the whole State is advertised to be sold
for unpaid taxes. These are some Of the fruits
Of Gov. CHAMnERLAIS's administration, and the
people are discovering, at last, that since his
pretended reform alton that adroit carpet Dagger
Is pursu ng his sch emes Of self aagrand zemen mt
with quite as much yigor as when with equal
professions Of zeal for honest government, Us
Attorney General aud o member Of the motto
rious Financial Board, be supplied the brains
for the sooTT Ring which piled up the enor-
nous fraudulent debt Of " the PROSTATE State"
In spite OF the frantic appeals Of tue Fusionists,
a straight De mocratic ticket for State officers
will undoubtedly 6e put IN nomination; and
with such man Is Gen. WADE HAMPIos at its
head, there Is a chance OF lts being elected, as
bitter QuaTrels exist 10 the Republican organiIa-
ton.
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The Federal Ring in Now Orleans h lv-
lag gained the mastery over the rotous,
drunken mob Of negroes and disreputatle white
politicians who constituted the Republican
State Convention In Louisiana, Gni secured the
nomination Of United states Marshal PACKARD
for Governor an attempt was made to concil-
tate the disarectoi Republicans by nominating
WAHMoIH for Representative to Congress from
the First District, where the Democrats have a
majority Of over 1000. and by passing resolu-
ton that PISchDAcK shall be elected Upited
States Senator. II remains TO be seen whether
these influential politicians will be satisfied with
such unsuostantial concessions but whether
they are or no, It will DO impossible to heal the
dissensions which exist within the Republican
party In the country parishes. and those best
qualined to Judge predict that Louisiana will go
Democratic by al immense majority In Noyem-
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An Explanation Asked From Grant.



We are among those who believe that
President Grant ought to explain to this Chris
tian nation, why he has paTdoned seven gaugers
convicted OF USING their Official powers To aid IN
deHauding The revenue OF Toe United States.
whiskey men would soon be back IN power. The
pIdoning OF sevea ofiiceholders, convicted by
badly TO Us; and there are intimations thar 1he
rest OF SIR. nristow's jail BIRDS will soon be given
Tree wings. The least Dreju1iced observers will
inVoluntarily think OF tue charge. that cam paign
funds came IN 1872 from the whiskey Ring, and
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A Bad STYLE of Hor.epan.A,D IA New York.

Some of the New York fashions nnd
quite amusing, especially the equestrianship Of
the ladies' and gentlemen Being from the rural
districts Of the West, my tastes are not cult
waited. often go out to Central PARK lust to have
ngood laugh at the equestrian. as they go DO une-
Ing py In all their beauty aud pride on bard Iot-
ting horses.
II is considered extremely countryred and old
fashioned 10 sit With case aud grace In the sad
die. Highland jump Is the style, and the bigher
you jump the more exquisite IL Is thouSht.
The New York equestrian, however delicately
the horse may trip along, never fails 10 show
q yll;ht between his or her figure aud the sad
die With every m otiou OF the horse.
Ii Is MY candid opinion that these New York
ers know better, but can't do better.
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Plenty Of Regular Soldiers.

The most costly and inefficient way Of
operating against the hostile Indians that
could be undertaken. would be by the Gu
listment of regiments Of Western volun-
teers for that special service. We have
found this out in other times when there
was trouble with the Indians in one place
or another, from Minnesota to Texas and
Florida.
In several parts of the Western States
and Territories men are now notifying the
Government Of their readiness to raise
volunteers for campaign in the Black
Hills NO doubt 1t would be- easy enough
to raise host Of them, eager to take part
IN an adventurous and warlike expedition.
But they would be far less serviceable, and
three or four times more costly, than prop
erly trained regiments OF the regular army.
In the regular army there are all the off,
GERS and troops needed for Indian opera
tons.