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Year: 1869

feel that I'VE are living, We are dwell
ling in grand aud awful time."


Again, pupils must be instructed as
to the costliness Of knowledge-that it
is secured only by ha:d, patient labo-
rious toll that no royal road has yet or
ever will be built to it; that with the
improvements that may have been dis
covered in teaching, none have ever
lessened the necessity for earnest atten-
ton, continued application, real toll.


l have desired in this address to
make prominent one general thought,
that a youth to be we'll educated and
fitted for life, must not only have the
mental, moral and physical natures re-
gardel, but he must be instructed in the
duties Of life, its highest behests,--how
best to meet them, with what spirit uu-
dertak, and discharge them-how best
to find admittauce to the truest and no.
blcst in human life and its achievements
how most successfully to run the race
Of the student and general learner
how to become a generous, maynani-
nous, useful man or woman-how most
surely to act out the truth that life is
real and earnest-how drink n the i.
pirations Of learning, how amass it, and
avoid the terrible Stiffness of pedantry
how grapplc with the hard things in
knowled sc that the mind become both
bold and victorious-how in student
and latter lille, bear the banner with
the strange device. even mid snow and
ice bear it past thongh fires glow
warm and bright-bcar it, though a
maiden cries Rest thy weary head
and though perils be ioretold, bear it
far up the height.


Tho above is, of course, but an i'm
perfect outline of this able address, o. to
be fully appreciated it should be given
entire, which it would be impracticable
to do by telegraph.


The session will be continued to-day,
and will probably adjourn sin: dis to-
morrow noon. This evening Rev.
Year: 1869

ont and that both the cash and sellers option STOCK has
been taken either by the NewYork Central or Pennsy
yania Central Roads, both Of which are now desiIous OF
extending their lines TO make direct connection
with the Pacific Road This could be done either by pur
chase or lease Of the Northwestern Railway, or by pur
chase of the Rock Island. The Rock Island Road has
smaller oapal than the rstnamed road but the Drec
tors have control of the road for year longer and an
immediate connection could not be made by that
route by either corporation. The Northwestern Road
on the other hand although representing more capital
possesses advantages that will undoubtedly attract the
attention OF the Trunk Roads. The NewYork Central
Road have already been mentioned the party most
likely TO take this road In addition TO the trunk line
from Chicago 70 Omaha its branch lines tap the gram
regions Of the Northwest in every direction
and its large increase in way traffic Is the
most favorable symptom OF its business ~
also has the advantage OF already owning real estate
with water 'front.' at Chicago that would give the con-
solldatOn the necessary room needed ior paSsen
gers and freight, without having to pur
chase at the present high prices Ahe
cordial relations existing lbetween the manneels
OF the Old Southern road (who control the Northwest
ern rOad) with the NewYOrk Central direction "ouu
make the consolidation comparatively easy OF accom-
pshmept The interests Of the two Companies both lie
in the same direction, and the lines from NeWlork 10
Omaha oud be operated much less expense under one
administration than under the present arrangement
With through road TO Chicago this year, the NeW1orK
Central would first in the field and would make sohg
effort TO control the routes from NewHork 10 san iran
cisco Their rivals, however equally eager 1Or the
business and will make effort to do So The election
Of the Directors Of the Michigan Southern eonsohdaes
and completes the Vanderbilt line TO Chicago The next
move forward will watched with much interest by the
stockholders OF the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
and the Southwestern Railways.


The earnings OF the Marietta and Cincinnati Railroad
for the first two weeks Of May


q 50 % Iucreas


The earnings Of the Chicago Rock Island and Pacific
Roads for May


100 s3oa s99 Increase. sllo2u


The statement OF the Bank Of England has been pub
llshed to-day The amount Of bullion in vault has In
creased $4,000 sterling since last week.


The weekly statement of the Bank Of France published
to-day shows an increase Of the amount Of specie In
vault OF II ,GOO.OOOfr.
Year: 1869

"a REPORTER OF the Chicago RepubEi-
can interviewed the Chinese merchants
upon their return after their visit 10
New York, and ascertained that they
had been astonIshed at the greatness
and Splendor Of that city. With all
their expectation OF seeing wonderful
city, they were not at all prepared for
such sight as they Witnessed. They
were chiefly Impressed with the i'm
mense business blocks, and the energy
and enterprise displayed by the bust.
ness men. All Of which Immensely
dISguSted the Chicago readers Of the
Republican.
Year: 1869

According to the last report of the United


States Commissioner of the Land Office,
there were, on the 30th of June, 1868,
lO4 ,53S,42O acres of public land undispos-
ed OF IN California. Nearly one fifth of
this land, or something like 20,000,000
acres, is comprised in foothills, and it may
be said that in the foothills are locked up
the most hopeful and lucrative prospects
of the State, as regards agriculture, and
perhaps sericulture and tea culture But
these prospects are not merely locked up
in 6gurative, but in a very positive and
real way. A blind policy, created when
nobody imagined that California would
ever be good for anything but gold mining,
subjected all interests to those of the miner,
and scarcely left the possible agriculturist
the benefit of doubt as to the character
of the land. The foot hills were locked
up by the mineral land laws. The miner
worked when he could get good pay, wasted
nearly as much as he secured, blasted the
nelghborhood, and then packed up aud left,
taking with him all the life trade of the
place where he sojourned, but not releasing
hls grip upon the public lands. The
Hlndo believes that if man belonging to
any other caste than his own, touches any
one OF his cooking utensils, or the dishes
from which be Gates, that article is defled
forever, and can be no more used The
Year: 1869

foothills having been once touched by the
miner, are by law appropriated to bis use,
and are tabooed to all other uses But the
people who live in the foothills are be-
ginning to recognize the necessity of a
change in these laws. The old mining
counties are pnning; they are in truth in
danger of dying of inanition. The reliance
OF the past-the mines-has almost failed
them. Fresh discoveries elsewhere have
thinned their population, and while the
miners have left In large numbers, the ban
which the mining interest placed upon the
public lands has not been removed, so that
those who remain, and who would cultivate
the soil, and support the local government,
are kept at great disadvantage, and virtually
forbidden to create permanent improve
ments by the impossibility of obtaining
permanent title to the land. The natural
consequence is that the settlement of these
counties is retarded that capital is directed
from them; and that they are forced ioto
debt and difficulty which increase from
year to year, and the increase of which
renders al ultimate recovery more and
more problematical Some of these counties
are now crying out for aid from the State.
They complain that their county debts are


heavier than they can bear; that the exodus
OF the mining population and the decay of
the mining interests renders the taxation
more onerous; and they assert that unless
some relief IS Afforded them soon, they
Year: 1869

AMENDMEnT.--It is very hard to beat
common sense into the heads of Democrats
when they wish to be little more stupid


han is natural with them. We know they
can't understand everything, but how they
so misinterpret the meaning of the Fifteen
tn Amendment An exchange lays the
thing down thus:


Multitudes of our good people are unable
to look upon John Chinaman as voter,
with the least approach to equanimity.-
How often are we met with such objections
as this to the Fifteenth Amendment; Your
amendment is all well enough 30 far as
Sambo is concerned. Let him vote, if you
please; but how about pagan John?-
Well, you may possess your souls in peace
about that, for the present at least. The
amendment doesn't propose to make him
voter at all. 1t simply proposes to make
voters of the citizens of the United States.
and our treaty with China expressly stipu-
lates that Americans shall not be naturalized
in China, and Chinese shall not be natural.
lied In America. This fact should Quiet
our fears, at least until Johns BOYS come
ofage, and then, if we thing best. we can
attend to their case.
Year: 1869

In the Office of Wisconsin journal there
is a composltor who sets type so rapidly that
the friction ofhis movements fuses the lead
emblem OF his strick, making them solid
stereotype plate. The only way to prevent
this is to have his case submerged in water;
and the rapidity Of his motion keeps the
water boiling and bubbling 80 that eggs
have boiled in the space box. Pipes lead
from the bottom of his case to boiler in
the press room, and the steam generated by
the fast compositor's motion runs the power
press In one day he set SO much that it
took all hands, from the editor to the devil,
three weeks to read proof, and it wasn't his
good day for setting type, either.
Year: 1869

A BABY.-The Elko Independent has
the following:


Thursday morning, happening at the
passenger depot shortly after the arrival of
the Eastern train, We saw quite crowd of
men gathered about one of the car windows.
We stopped to see what was attracting the
attention of the boys, and saw baby-a
laughing, blue-eyed chubby little fellow
who was enjoying the fun of being looked
at. Big, hard-looking men were chucking
the little fellow under the chin and smiling
all over their faces as they commented Cd
the dimples in his cheeks, the blue of his
eyes, and what finely formed head he had.
We stood in the crowd some time, admiring
the little beauty, and could not help notic-
ing that not course word was spoken, not
a single oath uttered. There was some
thing in the pure presence of that sweet
face that drove the bad from mems hearts,
while gentle thoughts and holy emotions
took possession of their minds We would
give more for the influence of that little
child than we would for all the strong
minded women that ever lectured or aspired
to gain the ballot.
Year: 1869

In purchasing furs, sure test ST what
dealers call prime ftTs is the length
and density Of the down next to the skin
Fhs can be readily determined by blow
ing brisk current of air from the mouth
"again the fur Ifthc fbres open read
lily, exposing. tie skin to the yiew,, reject
the article, but ifthe down is so dense
that the breath cannot penetrate it, or at
most show but small portion of tho
skin, the article may be accepted.
Year: 1869

the opinion that some of the many robberies
reported IN that city are perpetrated by the
victims themselves or by their accomphces. to
cover up defalcations and breaches of trust
That crime of all kinds is largely on the in-
crease. particularly In the large cities, is very
certap, al d that offences Of the sort suggested
are committed by persons occupying rsspecta-
BILE positions in life is quite likely. Extrava-
CANT living and desire to cut dash in society
are at the bottom of the difficulty nine tunes in
ten; and such cases may be expected until So
ciety itself takes the matter in hand and works
a reform by lowering the whole standard of
personal and household expenditure.
Year: 1869

Apropos 20 the extravagant salaries. liberal
commits sions. and enormous general expenses
paid by the principal Insurance Companies of
New York, paper of that city ing uires how


many of them could stand the strain of an epi.
dsmic and adds the declaration that if tae
cholera should ever again visit New YORK
they would all 20 overooard. This assurance
is ANYTHING but pleasant to policy holders, but
we dare say there is more foundation for it
than one would AT first suppose. IN view OF the
present oFporent prosperity Of almost all cor
porations of the kind. At any rate. the ques-
tion propounded is q pertinent one, and one
which will probably set those interested to
thinking whether they had not better place
their reliance in home companies, which do a
s,fer IL a smaller business, with the affairs OF
which they are familiar, and in whose manage
ment they have that con fdsnce which is born
of long acquaintance and established integrity.
Year: 1869

To AfYsrtisers.-Ohr advertising patrons
sre requested to send In their favors before
y o'clock m, as advertisements received
Later cannot be insured an insertion in
IHE STAR Of the same day, on account of
the pressure Of news matter after that hour
VIII every disposition to accommodate, We
find ourselves obliged 10 lay down this rule
BId sdhere to it,
Year: 1869

AT PAR.
By iis charter, the Company is permitted to Is
to own FIRST MORTGAGE BONDS to the
same smount as the Government DO nds, and NO
move These Bonds are First Mortgage upon the
whole road and all its equ pmerts
THEY HAvB THIRTY YEARS TO BUN, AT
SIN PER CENT., and both


PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST
Year: 1869

1t needs no argument TO show that q First Mort.
gage of S96.50O per mile upon what for long time
must be the only rsilroa ad connecting the Atlantic
and Pacific STATES Is PERFECTLY SECURE. The
entire amount OF the mortgage will be about
SSn 90 900, and the interest 81 100000 per anuuu
In gold The present currency cost of this interest
is less than 81 200 900 per annum while the gross
earnings for the year 1858, FROM WAY BUSI-
NESS only. on AN AVERAGE OF LRSS THAN
MORE THAN
Year: 1869

SEouLD ~ sBsN To.-Thers are several
places in the city whore large number Of
people pass and repsss every hour in the
day. where the Sidewalk is entirely gone,
and its place nud-dsep and sloshy. To
say that th.ss places are disgrace to the
city would be the truth and 70 say that the
owners Of property adjoining ought TO be
ashamed to be seen upon the streets 10 also
the truth. Could they hear what people
say Of them, they would, at least, contrib.
ute = plank or too for these places.
Year: 1869

About year ago somebody asked the
Editor of the Little Corporal. What shall
children do on rainy days?" The Editor


lives in country where it rains some
times, and dare say, had been sorely
puzzled to answer that question to the
satisfaction of his own little people. At
anv rate, he called on all the fathers
and mothers to help him answer it, and
a good many things were suggested by
some of them. We've tried some of them
at our house, and though they work very
well, vet we have come TO the conclusion
that, on the whole, the best thing To 90
for the children ut such times is to let
them alone. None but those who have
had a good deal of experience with chill
dren, can have any idea of their wonder
full inrentire powers, and when left to
their own resources for amusement there
i almost no limit TO their contrivances.
Give the little folks, where it is possible,
a room to themselves, and leave them to
their own resources. Suppose they do
reduce your dining room TO utter conf,i-
sion. You can rearrange it in fifteen
minutes, and you have saved two hours
by the operation. / know of family
where two little boys Of five and seven
amused themselves from daylight till
dusk, with only short interval for lessons
and meals. They had few playthings-'
box of building blocks. an old c'o''cS
line, pair OF scissors, carpet hammer
and a paper of tacks, and a box where
all the bright bits of paper that come into
the house are deposited. That is pretty
much all, but on rainy day, or cold
one, they take possession Of the dining
room, and invent an unceasing round OF
amusement. Suppose we peep in at them.
They have been busy for an hour, and
very quiet, only the constant chatter oi
their merry voices and now and then an
exclamation. What litter! You fee! az
if YOU wanted to run for the broom, but
it is only your stupidity. What you take
Year: 1869

"youts is a singular case; yet think it
easily accounted for. / am reminded by
it of a little story: A colored man,
with loaf of bread aud bottle of whisky,
sat down to dine on the bank of clear
stream. In breaking the bread he drop
ped some of the crumbs into the water
These were eagerly seized and eaten by
the fish. That circumstance suggestcdto
the darkey the idea Of dipping the bread
into the whisky and feeding it to them.
He tried it. 1t worked well. Some Of
the fish ate of it, became drunk, and
floaled helplessly on the surface. In this
way he easily caught large number.
But in the stream was large fish very
unlike the rest. II partook freely of the
bread and whisky, with no pcrceptible
effect. 1t was shy of every effort of the
darkey to take it. He resolved TO have it
ut all hazards, that he might learn its
name and nature. He procured net,
and after much effort caught it, carried it
to colored neighbor, and asked his opin-
ion in the matter The other surveyed
the wonder q moment, and then said:
.Sambo, understands dis case. Dis fish
is mullct-head; it aint got any brain!
In other words" added the Judge, alcohol
affects only the brains, and of course
those having none may drink without
injury


The storm of laughter which followed
drove the moderate drinker" suddenly
from the house, Southern Sun.
Year: 1869

astic audience of a theatre. Long and
loud it continued; the demonstration was
beyond the power of the priests to stop
it, and numbers came up to congratulate
and thank the Attorney-General. What
will be the judgment of the Court it is
impossible to say precisely, but guided
by the current of public opinion, by the
manner and the anteccdcnts of the
Judges, l have no hesitation in saying
that the marriage of priests will receive
the highest sanction of the law"


The Court since declared that the op-
position to the priests marriage is in
admissible, and directs that the ceremony
shall be proceeded with according tn
Year: 1869

We NAV boast Of understanding human
nature, and valCe much our estimate OF
human character, but how often do we
find ourselves at fault There is often


so much where we expect to find so lit
tie, so little where we had hoped to find
great volumes so much roughness I'M
der an outward polish; so much gentle
ness sometimes hid by forbidden as
pect such great current ofgenial warmth
flowing sometimes under an icy surface,
that wondrous wise is he, who halt the
time is right in his estimate of character.


ANY man who has arrived ut the age
of forty can look back and see such a
tumble of estimates as must convince him
that even his most cherished rules of
weighing or estimating human character
will not stand the test Of ten years. The
first schoolboy friend-the one who met
him first on the playground-he remem-
bers only as the selfish BOBBY. who, on
the third day of their acquaintance, stole
half his marbles, while another boy with
whom he had scarcely exchanged word
during the first quarter, has been, for
twenty years. his confidential adviser and
firmest friend. He remembers how bright
the world looked at twenty-one, of how
high he placed then the character OF those
who were associated with him: but the
inches are filed with other images now,
and the idols of the past. after series oil
changes, alteration of estimate figures
repairing of broken features. strengthen
;ng of weak points, lie now as worthless
Year: 1869

The following is the Platform of the
Democracy of Ohio upon which they
propose to fight the present campaign
Resolved That exemption from tax
of over two thousand FIVE hundred mil
lion dollars in government bonds and
securities is UNI Just to the people, and
ought not to be tolerated, and that we
are opposed to any appropriation for
payment of interest on public bonds
until they are made subject to taxation.


RESOLVED, That the claims of bond
holders that the bonds which were
bought With greenbscks, and the prin-
eipal of which is by law payable in cur
rency, should, nevertheless, be paid in
goId,s is unjust and extortionate, and if
persisted in viii inevitably force upon
the people the question of reputation.


Resolved, That we denounce the
high protective tariff which was de-
signed to aid the interests of the New
England manufacturers. That said
tariff is also BY its enormous imposi-
tions on salt, sugar, tea, coffee and nee
essaries uncomfortable and oppressive,
especially upon the people of the west
and that we demand its repeal and the
substitution of another based upon
revenue principles alone upon the clos
est possible approximation to absolute
free trade. m


RESOLVED, That the Democratic Party
of the United States have always been
permanently friendly to the rights and
interests of the laboring man, that they
are in favor of limited number Of
hours in all manufacturing workshops
hours dictated by the physical and men
tai well being of the laborer. That
they favor the most liberal laws 10 re-
gard to household aud homestead ex-,
elnption from sale and execution. That
they are also in favor of liberal grants
of land from the public domain to the
actual settler and are opposed to the
donation of swindling railroad .corpor-
ations, and that they are generally
friendly to The system Of measures ad
9ocsted by the labor and industrial
Congresses, and We pledge the Demo-
cratic party, if restored to power, to
exercise them IN giving them practical



Resolved, That the attacks Of Gov
ernors Hayes and Lee upon the doings
Of the late general assembly are false |
in fact, malicious in spirit, and unWor-
thy Of gentlemen occupying their els-
yated positions,
Year: 1869

y very useful rule in practice, in gfy-
ing strength to structures, is this. The
strength OF every square beam or stitch
TO support a weight, increases exactly as
the width increases, and also exactly as
the square Of the depth increases. For
example: A stick Of timber eight inches
wide and four inches deep THAT is, four
inches thick is exactly twice as strong
as any other only four inches wide, and
with the same depth. Tt is twice as
wide, and consequently twice as strong.
Ihat IS, strength increases lust as the
width increases, according to the ruIp
given. But where one stick of timber is
twice as deep, the width being the
same, it is four times stronger: if three
times as deep, it is nine times stronger
and so on. It's strength increases as
the square of the depth as already
stated.


The same rule will show that Il hoard
an inch thick and twelve inches wide.
will be twelve times as strong when
edgWise as when lying flat. Hence the
increase IN strength given to whifIe-
trees, tence-pOsts, iOists and string
pieces TO farm-bridges, by making them
narrow and deep.


Again, the strength of a round stick
increases as the cube of the diameter in
creases; that is, that a round niece Ot
wood three inches in diameter is eight
tlmes as strong as one an inch and a
haH III diameter, and tWentv-seven
tunes as strong as one an inch in diam
eter. This rule shows that a fork han
die an inch and q half in diameter. as
seven is greater than four. Now, thfs
rule would enable the farmer to ascer-
tain this without breaking haIfa dozen
fork handles in trying the experiment.
and 1t would enable the manufacturer to
know, without the labor of tryingmany
experiments, that if he makes fork
handle an inch and a half in the middle,
tapering a quarter Of an inch toward the
ends, 1t will enable the wOrkrnen to lift
with 1t nearly twice as much hav as
with one an inch and a quarter only
through its whole Iength.-THODlas