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4n Example of UnaUtse Charity.

Mr.. rockingham, in his biography of
Gerrit Smith, sharpens the point Of a very
serious moral in saying that Mr.. Smith
ruined his beloved Peterboro by excess
sive indulgence in doing so much for the
villagers that they became quite incapable
of doing any thing tor themselves. His
generosity dried up the sources Of public
spirit, and made men positively sordid.
He proposed to build and endow libra
ry there, and the owners of desirable land
sites were, all at once, misers, who helu
the ground at prices SO exorbitant that
the scheme was abandoned. He opened
free reading-room, and the thirst for in
formation, being anticipated, was di:cour-
aged. He offered to erect fountain on
the common, and the jealousy of the resi-
dents, each of whom wanted it in front of
his own house, caused bitterness which
the waters of Bethesda could not cure.
He presented town clock to the authori-
ties, and they grew at once so parsimoni-
Gus that he was requested to provide a
man to wind it up. The common railing
was dilapidated, and remained 80, because
he did not choose to repair it at his own
expense. The brood OF parasites increas-
ed On this branching oak. Tramps, swind-
lers cheats, multiplied. Liars sprang up
like weeds. Beggars infested the county.
His bounty would in many cases, if not
in most, have been m ore wisely bestowed
on the dcvouring sea, which it could not
poison, or burid in the ground, where it
would lie forever hid"
But let no rich man appeal to this case,
as an excuse for his own miserliness. II
Gerrit Smith had conditioned his giving
wisely, he might have inspired the whole
community with his own large public
spirit, and led all the people into habits OF
collective self-help. What if he had simply
said. "Let us all give according to our
ability; l will give thousand if you will
give hundreds"
Nothing is more fatal to the true pros
perity and moral vigor of some of our
churches than the willingness of few
rich members to pay all the bills. Whole
congregations grow selfish, servile, and
beggarly, because they are not called on
to share the burdens and sacrifices of car
rying on the common affairs. Let the
widow and her two mites have fair
chance, or the church will be to her no
better than an MISUNDERSTANDING Rec
t8ter.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26

that disease, who thought might be able
to tell me something about it, had also
never seen specimen of that spasm. A
general practitioner said there was not
much difference between spasm Of the
heart disease and those Ia fits and convul-
sions.
ltseemed hopeless to inquire further.
At last, three days before the play was
produced, DR.. Seguin came to me in a
state of great excitement and said he had
found patient. He was sitting at his
desk in his office writing, when some dis
turbance occurred in the street, and lit
tie girl, without hat OF bonnet, rushed
in and begged him to come out; her ia
ther was dying in the street of heart dis.
ease. He seized his hyperdermic instru-
ment and hurried out-performed hy-
perdermic operation on the man, and ne
recovered. As he described the symp-
toms Of the attack, he said that one hand
clutched the arm of the chair convul-
slvely so that his nails were sunk in the
wood and partly broken off; his other
hand spasmodically grasped his throat.
The difference between this attack and
other spasms was the horrible, unbearable
beseeching look, fer every one who SUI
ters from it describes it as a feeling of
death creeping over them, and the knowl-
edge that they are dying gives wild
consciousness to the eyes, which, in fits
are generally turned up or rolling. If
the sufferer RECEIVERS, his limbs Become
quickly relaxed and limp.
When I gave my Interpretation of the
death Of Miss Muzton," added Miss Nor
ris, "the doctor had regular run to the
theater. I would see doctors dotted all
around in the house. DR.. Baker congrat-
uated me on my truthful representation
of the disease. In the drama I asked Dr.
Osborne to interpolate line III the first
act referring to the disease, but somehow
1t was never said, and l took it as a great
compliment that without reference to it
In the play the disease was recognized SO
quickly by the physicians who had not
known anything aboutlt 1t is not ar
tlstic to produce any speciality merely for
the purpose of showing up physical
disease, but as Mss Mutton had to be
killed off, l thought it was more artistic
to give her some reason for dying than
simply kill her, as you have no more use
for her In the play. The disease is very
sudden. You go out like candle very
suddenly in horrible spasrns."
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
Going Home.

0OtNV 0OH1e'
| Where are you going SO fast, old man?
| Where are you going SO fast?
There's valley to cross and river to ford
| There's a clasp of the hand and parting
And tremulous sigh for the past, old man
The beautiful, vanished past.
The road has been rugged and rough old
man;
To your feet it's rugged and rough;
But you see q dear being with gentle eyes
Has shared your labor and sacrifice.
All! that has been sunshine enough, old
man.
For you and me sunshine, enough
How long since you passed DER the hill, old
OF life? DER the top of the hill?
Were there beautiful valleys on the other
side?
Were there flowers and trees, with their
branches wide,
To shut off the heat Of the sun, old man,
That heat of the feverish sun?
And how did you cross the waves, old man
OF sorrow, the fearful waves?
Did you lay your dear treasures by, one by
one,
With an achin heart and Goods will be done"
Under the wayside dust, old man;
In the grave meath the wayside dust?
There is sorrow and labor for all, old man
Alas! there is sorrow for all;
And You, peradventure, have had your share,
For eighty long Winters have whitened your
HAIR:
And they've whitcned your heart as well,
old man:
Thank God, your heart as well,
You're now at the foot of the hill, old man
At last at the foot of the hill
The sun has gone down in golden glow,
And the Heavenly City lies just below.
Go in through the pearly gate, old man
The beautiful pearly gate.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
!ScHrobikey.'s m istaEe.

Schrobiker was going along Fourth
street the other morning, when he saw a
lady just in front of him, with a bald
hanging down her back.
"Umph! Well. if that amt Kate"
he unused. wonder where she bound
FORE" and reaching forward he slyly grab
bed hold of the braid and gave it quick,
hard pull, thinking Of course to first
alarm his sister and then surprise her
with his presence.
There was surprise, but it was differ
ent from the one he had planned for.
A woman with black eyes, swapping.
like bonfire, threw up her hands to-
catch her falling switch, and then turned
around and gave him look that made
his bones ache. And when he saw that she
was not his sister, but a strange, frantic
looking woman that he had never seen
before, he felt that he would willingly
swap himself for cancelled postage
stamp, and consider it tip-top bargain.
He blushed and mumbled, and bowed
and stared, and chartered out an incohe-
rent apology that he had made mistake,
and that he thought she was his sister,
and all that, but no words could appease
the wrath of the woman who had been
snatched bald-headed in that shameless
and publis manner, and the words Of
vitrlol she dashed upon him. as he beat a
retreat around the corner, are burning in
his ears yet.
1t is safe to predict that Mr.. schrobi-
ker will never mistake another woman
for bis sister without first assuring him
self that she is not armed with black
eyes like daggers ana tongue like
razor.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
Il Cork Concert.

The concert in question was given in
Constitution Hall-a building somewhere
between Bond and Tenth streets. Mr.
O'Gallaher. we will call him, with his
daughter, the ''Inrant Sappho," were the
performers A very small audience had
come aimlessly into the half-lit hall.
seeming to remain solely because going
out would involve some exertion. The
ticket-taker slumbered profoundly. Why
not, when nothing but inertia was re-
quired of him? One spasm Of galyanic
action had aroused him: five dollar bill
was presented, and the miserable taker
found when all too late, and three good
and true dollars had been given in ex-
chasge, that tie Y was base counterfeit.
The programme announced that Mr..
O'Gallaher, pianist and professor of music,
would have the honor of appearing for
the first time before an American audience
and would perform the extraordinary feat
OF executing piece on the piano-forte
and flute at the same time. His daughter
whose wonderful triumphs of genius
before the nobility and gentry of Great
Britain and Ireland had won for her the
title of the ''tntant Sappho," would have
the honor to appear in some Of her fayorite
songs
A large screen stood before the piano,
there was slight movement at the rear
OF the stage, and figure scuffled across
it and disappeared behind the screen. The
audience reused up and made ST.
multaneous movement to the front seats.
Something was about to be done, certain
ly. Not just yet, however; the "some-
thing" did not appear to sgo' Presently
hoarse whisper was heard, 'sFetch
candle here! A candle, / tell ye!'' A
moments pause. "Oh,--it ali! Phwy
don't we fetch candle?"
The audience Uttered; but the candle
was fetched, and the occult mechanism
adjusted-some amazing continuance of
false hands which enabled MIR. 0 'Gallaher
to bang an accompaniment to the dismal
toot-toot which he evoked from the
wheezy flute. 1t reused the dull little
handful Of listeners, and they were entire
~ responsive when the Infant Sappho
confronted them as erst she had stood
before the nobility and gentry of her
native land.
"Bedad, It's foine infant of its age,
that!' said a rude person in the hall
Perhaps his admiration was pardonable.
The infant namesake of her of the impas-
stoned Tyre was an overgrown girl of four
teen, with hair in corkscrew ringlets, her
dress Of flimsy white stuff not falling
much below the stout knees, which were
draped amply, however, in pantalets long
enough to meet the sandaled slippers on
her we'll grounded supports, they might
be called.
Poor Infant Sappho! I fear it was not
her first experience in such reception as
she had that evening, for she did not
seem to mind the laughter or the "chatf,;'
at all, but sang her funny and her doleful
dittics in way to arouse feelings precise
~ the reverse of those their authors had
intended.
Mr.. O'Gallaher's entertainment was not
repeated in New York. He disappeared
from public view as SO many Of his kind
had done--mechanical hands and ALL.
Matilda Despard, in Harper's Magazine
for June.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
Jim LANES Last Message.

You see that Jim Lane of the Office
Had the keeping at Panamar Creek;
As fine and as noble fellow
AS ever translated the oclick.''
we were chums in the army together
His signal knew like book,
And his nervous crisp manner ofworking
message could not be mistook.
Poor Jim! he was the first to go under
When the Yellow Jack happened this
way;
And a sorrow time twas in the mountains
When we laid him away in the clay
The boys the whole length of the line here
Made purse for the widow and "chick,
But we missed Jimmy Lane and his signal
And the sharp nervous way OF his click.
Well, one midnight or near it last season,
was timing the mail from the West,
Sweeping on through the long narrow val
Like thqnderbolt doing its best,
Till the signal came from the last station,
And knew in ten minutes the "maiP'
Would be past me and climbing the grad
ing
Between here and mberland vale
When quick on the heels of the message
Came signal with sharp, nervous click;
I'd swore that Jim Lane was working
The wires upat Panamar Creek,
Back my answer, and on came a MESSAGE;
Quick, quick. change the further branch
switchp'
! was cut in moment and tearing
Down the track by that ornery ditch
Where found that some wretch had been
turning
The switch to demolish the train;
And spike driven in the timber
To render my efforts in vain.
l tell you now, stranger, no mortal
Ever worked as did that night
Ibe'ieve other hands were helping,
Tough you may conclude it was fright
But that spike was pulled out in some man
ner,
And the switch-lever swung to its place
just as past swept the frain on her metal,
Nip and Tuck with her time in the race.
Aud as reeled back in nay weakness,
In the last flying coach of the train
saw Jimma's widow and baby
Looking out through a brisht-lighted
pane.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26

stayed a couple of days to see the sight,
of Copenhagen, and she received from the
hands Of the King in the presence of the
royal family, the medal and ribbon for
civil acts OF bravery, being the first woman
IN Denmark who has received this honor.
Inc KING secured places for her and her
family in the Royal Theater, where she
was the observed of all observers. Ofany
more substantial compensation for her acts
of bravery there is no record.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26
A poor woman in Denmark, the wife

A poor woman in Denmark, the wife of
-atsrer, past fifty, OBSERVING few months
ago three children who had fallen through
the ice on lake, rushed into the water, and
at the imminent peril Of her own life res
cued the children. The King decided that
this act OF bravery should not pass uHre-
warded.- The woman was sent up to town
from the country;a room was prepared
for her in the royal palace, where she
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1878-05-26

with mirthfulness than courtesy. One,
less noble than the rest, said to his fell
lows, s.See I'll hit his hat!''
And sure enough he did. Catching
up SNOWFALL, he threw it SO violently
that the poor mans hat was knocked in
the gutter. A by stander expected to see
some manifestations of anger. The
musician stepped forward and picked up
his hat He then turned to the rude boy,
bowed gracefully, and said, "And now
Ill play you tune to make you merry"
Which do you think was the gentle
man or Christian ?-Presbyteria7l-
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-01-19
STATE OF MAINE.
Is HOUSE or REPREsENTArIvE
January 2, 1873.

il House or REPRESENTATIVES,,
January ?, 1873. ,
Ordered, That all petitions orders for egis.
latlon, except those for redress of wrongs and
grievances which may be presented to this Leg
islature alter Tuesday January the 2ld instant, be
referred To the next Legislature, and this order be
Daily Press, Eastern Argus, Bangor Daily Whig,
Bangor Daily Commercial and Lewiston ETening
Journal, and Bath Daily Times until said date /;
and this order shall not be suspended or reconsid-
cred except by vote of two-thIrds OF the men,
bers present.
Read and passed Sent up for concurrence.
ORAMANDAL SMITH, Clerk.
In SENATE, January 8, 1878.
Read and passed in concurrence.
SAMUEL W. LANE, Secretary.
A true copy "a passed in concurrence.
Attest;- SAMUEL W, LANE, Secretary,
It'd
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COMMITTEE NOTICES.

Committee on Mercantile Agairs and Insurance.
The Committee on Mercantile Affairs and lnsur-
ance will meet on Wednesdays, at O'Clock z. VI.
ut Room No. 20.
john \. BUCK,
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CoBmiftse on State Laads and State loads.
The Joint Standing Committee State Lands
and State Roads Will meet at the Land OHice, on
Tuesday OF each week at two O'Clock p NJ.
PARkERP P. BuRLEIGH' Chairmen.
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The Committee on Pensions viii meet on Tues
DAYS at o'clock +. NJ. IN room No. 49,
W. +. MOODY, I rb.i,,ooD
J.C. HOwLAND,
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Coht0aHee on ChdHgeCf Namc.
The Committee on Change of Name will meet
every Tuesday, at +. NJ, in Room 20.
4. \. D> ER, Chairman.
II. b. SMITH, Secretary.
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COMMITTEE on Claims.

The Committee on CLAIMS Will meet In Room No.
~, on Thursday of each week, at o clock p. M,
until further notice.
o. Learned, C,otrrron
NJ. A. AUSTIN, VIA" "''"'
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Commitee on Niliiaru Afairs.

JOWWUTtf on HtUtdfy HVdfTS'
The Committee on Military Affairs will meet in
the Adjutant Generals once on Monday OF each
week at O'Clock 7. NJ.
A. b. SUMNER, ! fti,,o,
J. l.. BROWSE, 'O"'
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COMMITTEE on Bants and Banhag
The Committee on Banks and Banking will meet
on Thursdays at 2O'clo p. NJ, in room No. 20.
WIN. ROGERS, ! chair,,
Gro. II. PILSBURY, ! N""''"'"'
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Commitiae on L1aal AfalL..

JV"IWfIIIFI VF ~ yUI II UtI6'
The Committee on Legal Anlirs will meet in the
dietary room on Wednesday and Friday of each
week at O'Clock +. NJ, until further notice.
JAMES MORRISON, JR., ! Chotr
LINDLEY NJ. WEBB N""'in
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NommitLel on EdAcatloN.

The Committee on Education will meet on Tues.
davs at O'Clock p. NJ at the Office of the State
Superlnte % dent of schools.
j. NYMAN PHILLIPS, ! ,,hoirr,o,
GEORGE Il. WEEKS, N""'O"'
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Commille. On FsderaL Eelal,ons

t0WmiUee on fedfrdI HeIlIi0Ns.
The Committed on Federal Relations will meet
in Room No. IL, on Tuesday OF each week, at
O'Clock /. NJ,
WILLIAM GRISDLE, : Chot,,,or
NAHUM 4. HUI, O"''"'0"'
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Mseklg Aennebee Sournal,

Published every Wednesday morning, is the
ar9est folio paper in the state, containing news,
political articles, agricultural and scientific matter,
ales, poetry, anecdotes, household matter, mark.
cts, &C, &c.
Terms, per danum in Advance
Transient Advertisements, ~ 90 per inen for first
week. 80 cents per week for each subsequent in.
sertion.
Special Notices, 81 so per inch for first week so
sents per week for each subsequent week.
Business Notices, in reading columns, 20 cents
pe' line Tor hrst inserton 10 cents per line ioreaeb
subsequent insertion.
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The Committee on Manufactures will meet on
Wednesday of each week at room No. Ii, at 3
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The Joint Select Committee on Temperance and
the ProhibitoTv Law, will meet in the Representa-
tives' Hal, on Friday afternoon of each week. at
n'clopE
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The Committee on Towns will meet in Room No.
10, on Friday OF each week, at ? = O'Clock p. NJ.
jHS}S,h1 JA12T hAsstI,,, g. L1my, chairmen.
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ConmiHee on Iadian 4fairS.
The Committee on indian An airs viii NEE, in
Room No, -, on Friday OF each week, at O'Clock
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The Committee on Interior Waters will meet in
Room No s. On Thursday OF each week at O'Clock
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Commdtee on Ways and Bridges.
The Committee on ways and Bridges will meet
in Room No. q on Wednesday of each week. at
O'Clock L. NJ.
3X.y JAS. T., BLUNT, ~
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Daily Ksnnsbst journal,

Issued every morning, except sundays. 1t con
AIMS the latest news by telegraph and mail, glvet
reports of the Markets, and has carefully prepared
political and local articles, and generous amount
of farming home and miscellaneous reading with
0 full compilation OF State news.
.HTerms, 81 per Gnnum in adpdace, tS If payment
8 not made within the year. Single copies cents,
to be had at the bookstores aud at this Office.
Advertisements inserted on reasonable terms
Rates may be had on application at this Office.
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The Joint Standing Committee on Agriculture
will meet at Room No. Is, on W Wednesday of each
week at O'Clock, =. NJ.
RUFUS PRINCE, } f,hoirr,on
+. Il. PARkHURST, O"''''i
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COMMITTEE on Countie.

GEO. II. PILSBURY, N""i''"'"'
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Con.millee on Railroads.

COMMITTEE on Railroads.
The Railroad Committee will meet on Thursday
of each week, "a O'Clock, in the Senate cham.
ber.
W. G.. DAVIS, ! rhat.,,or
FREDERIC Kobe, N''''' "''"'
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COMMITTEE on Reform School

Con,D,iuee on Reform School.
The Committee on Reform school will meet on
Thursday of each week, at ) O'Clock p. M, in
Room No. I6.
PmLANDER TOLMAS, I ,,hair,,or
OLIVER NJ KEY SoLDs, O''''' '''"'
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COMMITTEE on Manufactures.

GREESLIEr T. STEVENS, Cbairmeu.
HIRAM BLISS, JR., Us
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10 I-El.

\ small house, to small family, for a small
price Inquire OF
+. II. W. SMITH.
Augusta, Dec. u, ISL. dec34- .eodt
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Commiitee ON Temperance.

john l.. CUTLER, N-"i
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Valuable Real Estate For Sale !!

Lot of Land on the corner of State and Green
Streets IN Augusta, containing one and oHeiourth
acres, two hundred and thirty feet on State. and
one hundred and forty on Green st. Terms Cash
Wly0-ttd q. c. .NOsE, l57 Water st.