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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
Rising N the World.

Experience continually contradicts the
notion that a poor young man cannot
rise. IL we look over the list Of rich
men, we find that nearly all Of them be-
gan life worth little or nothing. To any
person familiar with the millionaires Of
the United States, a score OF examples
will occur. On the other hand. the sons
Of rich men, who began life with the cap
ital which so many poor young men Gov
ct, frequently die beggars IL would
probably not be going too far TO say that
a large majority Of such moncyed indi-
viduals either fail outright or gradually
eat up the capital with which they com
menced their career
And the reason is plain Brought up
in expensive habits, they spend entirely
too much. Educated with high notions
Of personal importance, they will not, AZ
they phrase IL, stoop 10 hard work. IL IL
astonishing. therefore. that they are
passed in the race Of life by others with
less capital originally, but more energy.
thrift, and industry For these virtues.
after all. are worth more than money
They make money, in fact. Nay, after IL
Is made. they enable the posseasor 10
keep IL, which most rich men pronounce
TO be more difficult than tho making
The young man who begins life with a
resolution always 10 lay by part Of his
income Is sure, even without extraordi
nary ability. gradually 10 acquire a suifi-
cheney, especially as habits Of economy.
which the resolution renders necessary.
will make that a competence for him
which would be quite insufficient for an
extravagant person. II Is really what
we save, more than what we make, which
leads US 10 fortune. He who enlargcs bis
expenses as fast as his earnings increase
must always be poor, no matter what his
abilities And content may DO had on
comparatively little. IL is not in luxuri-
Gus living that men find real happiness
-.SaieHiifs dmcricaH.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27
A Health.

fill this cup to one made up
Ofloveliness alone,
A woman, of her gentle sex
The seeming paragon;
To whom the better elements
And kindly stars have given
A form so fair, that like the air,
lis less OF earth than heaven.
Her every tone Is music's own,
Like those of moaning birds,
And something more than melody,
DWellS ever in her words,
The coinage Of her heart are they,
And from her lips each flows
As one may see the burdened bee
Forth issue from the rose.
Affections are as thoughts to her,
The measures Of her hours;
Her feelings have the fragr grancy,
The freshness of young flowers;
And lovely passions, changing oft,
So fill her, she appears
The image of themselves, by turns
The idol OF past years!
or her bright face one glance will trace
A picture on the brain.
And other voice in echOing hearts
A sound must long remain;
But memory. such as mine OF her,
So very much endears,
When death is nigh, my latest sigh
Will not be life's, but hers.
fill this cup to one made up
OF lOvelineSS alone,
A woman, of her gentle sex
The seeming paragon
Her healthi and would on earth there stoo
Some more OF such a frame,
That life might be all poetry,
And WEAKNESS n name.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Do plants possess that quality TO
which, in the case OF animals, we give the
name of instinct? Already experiments
are making with the view of ascertaining
the proper answer to this query. The
Garden" an English serial OF high au-
thority, reports the singular result Of one
such experiment upon climbing plants.
When a post was set upright near the
growing tip Of a squash.vine. the plant
turned to the post; then the post was
removed and its position in reference to
the vine was totally altered; and imme-
diately the vine changed its course so as
to make for the post in its new position.
This was tried several times. but always
with the same result; the plant con-
stantly turned toward the post as the
only means Of support within its reach.
Has not a squash-yine instinct?
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Il lived with him nineteen years, says
an Indiana applicant for divorce, "and
all the clothes he ever bought me was a
bunch Of hair pins and tooth brush. .
You can see by this what a hard time she
mad to keep well dressed
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The Steubenville Herald thus refers 10
another Democratic theft:
When IL was telegraphed over the
country the other day that the Demo.
cratic House at Washington had voted
the employees whom they had turned out
Of Office, q months extra pay, there were
no doubt many who looked upon II AZ
an evidence Of generosity. although Of q
kind that the people had TO pay for II
turns out, however that il was only !
piece Of salary grabbing on a small scale.
When the new House took charge Of AZ.
fairs at Washington they allowed many
Of the old subordinate employees 70 con.
tinue in performance Of their accustomed
duties, some for a month and Others for
half q month. when they were discharged
TO make room for the new appointees
Payday having come, the discharged en-
ployees applied for the wages they had
earned, but discovered the money had
been drawn for the whole time BY the
successors, who had done nothing 70
earn IT, This looked like pretty plain
case Of stealing and the matter was
brought before the Committee on Ac-
counts. Instead Of the Committee com
pelling these plunderers, ex -Confederates
who had taken for themselves the money
belonging to Union Soldiers, 20 disgorge
the money, they agreed 10 report bill
giving all the old employees another
months pay out Of the public treasury,
and allowing the new sharkers 10 keep
the money they never earned. Another
specimen OF Democratic reform.
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A Word About Marriage.

A physician writes the following sensi-
bic advice: MY profession has thrown
me among women Of all classes. and my
experience teaches me that God never
gave man greater proof Of his love than
to place woman here with him. Ny ad.
vice is Go-propose TO the most sensi.
bic girl you know. IL she says yes, tell
her how much your income is-from
what source derivcd-and tell her you
will divide the last shilling with her and
love her with all your heart In the bar.
gain. And then keep your promise. Ny
word for IL, she will live within your in.
come and 10 your last hour you will re-
gret that you did not marry sooner.
Gentlemen, don't worry about feminine
extravagance and feminine untruth.
just you be true TO her, love her sincere
ly, and tell her Of IL frequently, and a
more fond. faithful. foolish slave. you
will not meet anywhere. You won't de-
serve her. l know, but she would never
see il. Now throw aside pride and sell
fshness, and see what win become Of u.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

The Hartford Times tells Of n smart
Connecticut stump speaker who was ha-
ranguing a crowd in Fairfield county,
when the effect Of one Of his strong
points was terribly broken by a bawling
exclamation from n half-drunken fellow
in the crowd, who sung out;-"Oh,
you re a demagogueW The orator fixed
his eye upon the fellow and, pausing just
a moment 10 fix the attention OF the au-
dience and give his response the more
effect, merely, answered, with one Of his
own unapproachable grins And put a
wisp OF straw around your belly, and
YOU d be a demijohnT Ii brought down
the house and extinguished the bibulous
offender.
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Why ia the letter a the hAndiest In the
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The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Economy is beginning 20 prevail again.
AZ = funeral, Saturday, nine men appear.
sd with unbiAckcd boot heels
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

-Four wild pigeons and soventy-fvs
men With guns passed North. Saturday
afternoon.
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

Surprising power OF cndurance-a cAt.
tlodroyor who had one ear cut of BY the
Indians, got up and walked of on the
other one
The Jackson standard. [volume] (Jackson C.H., Ohio) 1847-1888, 1876-01-27

IL you wiah 10 enjoy constitutional iibcr.
~. don't wear a puli-baok dress.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
A Magic Dining Room.

Some months since an Englishman named
Atkinson bought a country place near
Pithiviers in France. For many weeks
thereafter carpenters and masOns were
busily employed in repairing and altering
the chateau, and after their work had been
completed, Mr.. Atkinson issued invitations
for large dinner party to all the most
prominent families in the neighborhood.
The guests arrived at six o'clock, and on
taking their seats at the dinner table
noticed with surprise that there was not a
servant to be seen. The soup was consum-
ed in silent astonishment. When all had
partaken of it, the host sounded whistle
and as if by magic the soup plates dis
appeared, and three magnificent silver
platters, each containing a roast goose
appeared. Little cries of terror were heard
from the ladies. Mr.. Atkinson took no
note of his guests surprise, but remarked
that it was a very warm evening, whistled
again, and the whole ceiling disappeared,
the hosts black coat vanished at the same
moment, leaving him clothed in white
suit. The guests, alarmed, were about to
rise from their chairs when they found
themselves, their chairs, and the table
suddenly raised FIVE feet above the floor.
They, however, we're soon lowered again to
the floor, and all took refuge in hasty fight
from the demoniac abode. A judicial in
vestigation was instituted, and it was found
that Mr.. Atkinson had been for ten years
the chief machinist at Covent Garden
Theatre in London, whore he had amassed
nice little fortune. The dinner was 9
little freak to indulge his fondness for hi
old pursuit.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
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Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

ISsTINcT, OR REASON ?-As farmer in
neighboring town was getting in his hay,
he noticed an unusual commotion among
the swallows, which had built long row Of
nests under the caves Of his barn. They ap
peared greatly excited, flying rapidly about,
and filing the air with their cries of dis
tress. As the load Of hay upon which he
was riding, passed into the barn, he saw
that young swallow in nest directly over
the door had caught its neck in crack be-
tween two shingles and was unable to libe-
rate itself. He stopped his team and set the
young bird free, restoring it to the nest.
Upon his return to the barn with his next
load of hay, noticing that the swallows
were quiet, he examined the crack and
found that they had filled it completely
with mud, SO that no matter how enter
prising or how foolish the young swallow
might be he could not again endanger hi
life or the peace Of that community by an,
experiments upon that crack Or Dun,
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Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
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Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
The New Church Organ.

A large congregation had gathered IN
the church on the Sunday the instrument
was to be used for tho first time, and
light.haired young man, with eye glasses
and a catarrh, seated himself before the
keyboard. As is usual on such OCCASIONS
there was a hitch in the programme; the
blower was hehind time, having stopped on
the way to adjust a personal difhcuity'
When he did arrive, however, he COM
menced pumping like good fellow ana
the choir stood up. 1t was one OF those
compositions called "set piece" the
soprano making an assertion IN solo, after
which she is joined by the contralto IN
repeating the sentiment, followed by the
tenor with his view of the case, and after
wards the basso, who seems determined 10
ston their babble or drown their noise with
his rhinoceros voice. At first the organ
soueaked gently, and the soprano sang
"E-ef had wi-ings-wi-ings like ah dove"
Then the contralto chimed in, and the
ivory manipulation pulled out stop to let
ON more steam, when a wild, shrill cry
turned the melody into discord and horrl-
fed the listening audience. Fear brooded
over the choir and they glanced with
,ningled awe and terror first at the organlst
and then at the parson. With trembling
voices the burden of the song was taken
up, and the tenor drew long breath
yherewith to tackle the high note he was
to begin-on. The organist grabbed hand
full of stops and bore down the pedals, but
in an instant there was again heard
disordant shriek-louder and more horrify-
ing than before. The organist was
interested, however, and he did not heed
the frightened looks of the choir nor the
amazed eountenances of the congregation
and parson. He turned on fresh supply
of pipes, put his whole weight on the pedals
and the basso thundered out, "Ef had
wings gs"-then the player pulled out all the
stops and jammed down the swell. Almost
Immediately there was terrible rattle ano
a hoarse, agonizing cry; the blower flee
from his post, the choir people were content
to use their feet instead of wings, the
organist appeared paralyzed, and a large
yellow cat, with tail erect and blazing eyes
leaped from the swell box and landed il
the deacon's pew. Then the audience
started to hurry out, but the feline disturbe
went out first-through the window.
Smyrna times., 1876-05-10
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Smyrna times., 1876-05-10

One way Of conducting a spelling bee in
England is to let one person begin with a
letter, the next one must add to it, having
complete word in his head, and 50 on,
until some one finishes whatever word may
eventually be manufactured. Says writer
in the Court Circular: 1T is astonishing
how unfamilier certain common combina-
tions Of letters sound when said in this
way. Thus heard of bee held in a COM
mercial room in a large hotel, when the
word had got as far as n. what on
earth can 'zin be the beginning Off said
the next man, and he was so convinced
there could be no word in the language be
ginning in that way that he made .a4.ou.
bets against it, then challenged the las
speaker-that is, asked him to complete thu
word. Zine was the answer, and there
upon the puzzled one jumped up with
spasm of agony. BY Jove,' he said, an,
travel in it myselfP That was fact; h
represented hardware firm, and sold zin
every day of his life."
The Morning herald., 1876-03-13

THonAesEN, the dynamite asnd, If all
that is said about him is true, be must
have been one of the veriest rascals that
ever lived. A correspondent Of the Ottawa
(Canada) Fres Press says that Thomassen,
alias Sandy Keith, was "the same person
who was instrumental in blowing up the
powder magazine in Halifax, N. s., in 1857,
and thereby causing the death Of two per-
sons, and the destruction of large amount
Of valuable property. His object in blow
ing up the magazine was to prevent his be-
ing detected of having taken large guam
titles of powder belonging to the merchants
who had it stored there, Keith having the
contract of supplying the powder to con-
tractors during the building of the Halifax
and Windsor Railroad, and having access to
the powder magazine at all times.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-13
Political GOsSiD'

IfMr Nordorf, the Washington Correspon-
dent of the New York Herald has attempted
to implicate Hon. Hester Clymcr and Geo.
H. Pendleton in scandal upon the mere rep
resentation of another correspondent, Genl.
Boynton, ofthe Cincinnati Gazstte. without
any ground of truth; he should receive
severe censure.
1t is noticeable fact that out of all the
names mentioned in connection with the
Democratic nomination for the Presidency,
that of Thomas F. Bayard is the only one
that appears to have any weight. The 9TH
ers are apparently Of incidental mention.
Grant has plainly evidenced to the people
that we have enough of Military Presidents.
Men of war are as out of place as rulers in
times of peace as sailor on the back of a
hard trotting horse.
This namby pamby sentimentalism of
pity for Belknap is entirely out of place. If
a man is thief he is just as much so after
having robbed government of over mil.
lion dollars as though he had stolen only
fifty cents. Only the former generally
commands pity and very frequently excul-
patton, while the latter is condemned and
imprisoned.
Babcock escaped verdict of guilty, but
it was not escape like that truly honorable
man whose skirts were entirely clear would
desire. It was very much like the Beecher
acquittal and none who at first believed him
guilty now believe him innocent.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-13

SECRETARY BRIsToW does not want to
be called General. ~ earned the title Of
Colonel, I trust in defending my country"
he said recently; "but I never was a
General, and can't see why my friends who
know me better persist in cslling me
General" When it was suggested that the
general followed from his former officer of
solicitor-G General, he replied, eff that argu-
ment holds, then we must be careful to ac-
cost as General every general freight train
agent or general manager of circus in the
country"
The Morning herald., 1876-03-13

dlctofs are models ofxood breeding. which
ensures politeness, promptitude in giving
information, and visilanceAin the preven-
ton of all ill-mannered intrusion upon lady
travellers. We can speak authouratively !;
we have been almost daily traveller for six
years, and under no obligation to the COM
pany Of any kind.
Our citizens must take all Of these facts
into consideration, and unmurmeringly
help the railroad to all that is right and
reasonable in their demands; keeping
steadily in mind that the interests ofthe
P. W. & B. R. r., and that Of Whining
ton, are like those of man and wife, COM
mon to each, and cannot be discovered
unless to the injury Of both.
The Morning herald., 1876-03-13

ONE OF THE greatest curses Of this coun.
try has been the tendencies toward extrav.
agance in what are known as the higher
circles of society. It is bred Of dishonest
desire to outrival others, and ape in man
ners and customs the ladies of foreign
courts; this arstocratic mania to be con.
sidered one of the leaders in fashion and
dress. We have recently had an instance
of its evils, and it has been the curse and
ruin of more than one family that have
stood in the nations capital, as of the first
in the land.