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Year: 1868

Mr.. Motley belongs to that very
small class of American public men
who combine high scholarship and lit
erary distinction with the ability and
experience of a politician and states
men. AS a youth his career opened
happily for emtnence in both respects.
With classical culture and extensive
travel, with such knowledge of public
affairs as could be obtained in the post
of Secretary of Legation at st. Peters
burg, he entered upon manhood. Sub
sequently as historian of the Dutch Re-
public and the grand Protestant strug-
gle in the Netherlands, he attained ce-
febrity as one of the greatest OF histori-
cal writer's and as American Minister
to the Court of Vienna, he took rank as
a good diplomatist and mau of high
political principle.
Year: 1868

. The REMOVAL OF PoLIcEMEN.-Major
Poe, Chief of Police, has witten letter to
General Stoneman complaining of the ac-
tion of our. new Mayor in the removal of
Policemen Belcher and De Priest on "poli-
teal grounds If this sort of thing goes
on, he fears that he will be unable to con-
duct the business of his department as he
could wish, and will be constrained to offer
his resignation. Accompanying the letter
is numerously ly-signed petition Of property
holders praying for the retention Of the
present efficient police force.
Year: 1868

HUMOR AND SARCASM.-It is
not everybody who knows where
tojoke, or when, or how; and who
ever is ignOrantof these conditions,
bad better not joke at all. A gen
ttemdR never attempts to be hu-
morOus at the expense of people
with whom he is but slightly
acquainted. In fact, it is neither
good manners nor wise policy to
joke at anybody's expense; that is
to say to make anybody uncom-
Portable merely to raise a laugh.
Old EsOp, who was doubtles the
subject Of many jibe on account
ofhis bumped back, tells the whole
story in his fable of 1.-The Boys
and the Frogs" What was fun
to the youngsters was death
to the croakers. A jest may cut
deeper than curse. Some men
are so constituted that they can
not take even a friendly joke in
good part, and instead Ofrepaying
it in the same light coin, will re-
quite it with contumely and insult.
Never banter one Of this class, or
he will brood over your badinage
long after you have forgotten it,
aud it is not prudent to incur any
ones enmity for the sake of utter
ing a SMART double entendre or a
tart repartee. Ridicule, at best,
is a perilous weapon. Satire,
however, when levelled at social
fOibles and political evils, is not
only legitimate but commendable.
It has shamed down more abuses
than were ever abolished by force
oflogic.
Year: 1868

TO the prosperity and success. Of
individuals, as we'll as whole COM
munities, is the disregard ofprom-
ises and want of punctuality in
performing them. The neglect to
fulfill promises does not often arise
from criminal intent to deceive.
but from the careless habit of
postponing till tomorrow what
should be done today, and in the
belief that few days would make
no difference. When this loose
idea Of obligations prevails
amongst few only, it will not be
long before it becomes widespread
and hurtful in the business arrange
ments of a whole community.
How often is it the case that the
failure of one to comply with his
promise acts and reacts upon
scores of others, and causes pos.
tive loss of money and also of
credit.


Every rejecting man can ap-
preclate the advantage which a
punctual man in business has
over another who is not mindful
of his promises. The word pass
es round, "Whatever he says he
will do, and you can rely upon it,"
and confidence is at once felt in
dealing with him.


How many men, white or black,
who promise to call and work for
you at a given time, can you de-
pend ong How many men, white
or black, who promise to pay you
money or deliver you produce at
a certain time, can you depend
on? How many people can you
find who will do exactly what
they promise and at the time
ageed upons Let every reader
answer for himself. We do not
ascribe this want of punctuality to
any dishonest design, but the
fact exists, and we hope to see
the day when it will cease from
whatever cause it may have arisen.


Let us all endeavor to keep our
promises to all men. If we prom
Use to pay money at a certain day,
let us make any sacrifice to do it.
A mans credit is better than gold.
If we agree to work or to sell
property for certain prices, let us
do it exactly to the time and for
the price. IF we make a bad bar
gain we should stick closer to it.
We should teach our children and
servants toperform their promises
at all hazards. We would sug-
gest that men who have regard
for their own promises should not
tolerate those who are otherwise.
Refuse to employ or buy of man
who cares not for his promise and
tell him the reason. Make every
man feel according to his acts, if
he is punctual praise him and give
him a good name. IF he is not
let it be known, and in this way,
all would see and appreciate the
necessity as well as the honor it
does them, to be punctual in fill
ing their engagements.-Brandon
(Miss.) Republican.
Year: 1868

Masonic law has little of the repubIi-
can or democratic spirit about it. All
greater principles, termed in Masonic
parlance, landmarks, and most of the
minor details of its governmental polity,
are provided to our hands, as they We're
provided to our father hands ages since,
in the traditions and publications of the
Order. OF ali the wretched theories into
which even some learned in the econ
only Of Masonic government have been
misled, none have been so pernicious in
their results as that assumption which
places the original and sole authority of
Masonic government IN the consent Of
the governed. This error strikes a blow
at the very base of the structure on
which all government and order rests
among men, the inviolsbIe sanctity of
law. II substitutes popular caprice for
the authority Of antiquity, and, perhaps,
it is not too much to add, in view Of the
high and mighty purpose for which the
Masonic Institution was originally set
up the authority of God. 1t writes upon
the sand of the wave washed seashore
the laws which ought to be carved in the
rock of eternal justice Anon.
Year: 1868

POWER OF TREE.-Walton Hall, in
England, had at one time, his own corn
mill, and when that inconvenient neces-
sity no longer existed, the mill stone
was laid by in an orchard and forgotten.
The diameter of this circular stone was
five feet and half and its thickness
seven inches, with hole through the
centre Of eleven inches diameter By
mere accident filbert had been drop
ped into the hole on the earth, and in
in 1912 the Seeding was seen rising up
through the unwonted channel. As its
trunk gradually grew and increased
in size. its power to raise the ponderous
mass was speculated on by many.
You'd the flbert tree lift it up, or burst
the stone. or die in the attempt, was the
question. In the end, the ilbert tree
lifted the mill stone from the ground,
and in 1868 worc it like crinoline
about its trunk, and Mr. Walton used to
sit upon it under the branching shade of
the tree.
Year: 1868

The Republican Congress has much
to do at the approaching session. 1t
must neither trife nor dawdle-sitting
an hour and half day for three or four
days in a week, taking two weeks va
cation at the holidays, and doing moth
ing except in the hurry of the last
twenty-four hours. 1t must meet it's re-
sponsibilities in prompt and manly
way. It has no end of serious and pres
sing work.


The financial condition of the country
must be fairly looked in the face, and
treated in statesmanlike spirit. All
that is neeful to finish up the work of
reconstruction at the South must be
promptly and fairly done. Our system
Of taxation must be revised, and es-
pecially the organization for executing
the internal revenue laws. A thoroughly
rotten, inefficient, needlessly expensive
Indian Department must be completely
remoleled and purified. Wasteful leak
ages must be stopped, and worthless
officials got rid Of. A brave and perse-
vering spirit Of reform must be awak-
ened in every branch of the Government
The duties of governing, in a word, can
not any longer be safely shirked'
but must be ergetically undertaken.


These, in our Judgment, are the les
sone that should be m os deeply impress
sed upon the minds of the successful
party, even in these hours Of rejoicing
We fear that, of all others. they are the
ones which are most likely to be post
poned and finally forgotten, unless again
and again forced upon the attention of
those whose position enables them either
to destroy or to perpetuate the sway of
the Republican party.


There will be no division of responsi
bility with Democratic executive. With
the Legislative and Executive branches
Of the Government working harmo
niously, both bent on reducing public
expenses to the lowest point, we may
confidently look for important reforms
in the civil service of the General Gov
ernment.


With peace throughout the land, based
on absolute justice and freedom. finan
cial prosperity based on national honor.
and the practice Of economy in the va
rious departments of the Government.
the nation has now entered upon a new
and glorious career. Never WAS the tri
umph of the right more signal. and the
promise Of benefcent consequences more
certain than in the present instance.
Year: 1868

making their policy the overthrowing of
all the achievements OF the war, and the
relieving OF the Confederates from all
the conditions that were imposed for the
settlement Of peace. A division or re-
organization Of parties on affairs of ad
ministration was not possible under the
pressure of this great issue of peace and
war; Otherwise there might have been
disintegration that would have greatly
changed the faces of parties; for the Re
publican party has not been perfect Il
has committed blunders in revenue mat
ters; it has lacked positive ideas on Fl
nance, currency and taxes, and it has
failed ta-institute the radical system of
retrenchment and reform that the public
emergency demanded.


This is no afterthought to US, for our
practice is to deal unsparingly with tho
faults af Our friends in Congress, while
in session. And so sharply did we re-
count the short comings Of the Republi-
can majority when they talked Of al
journing Immediately after ent,
leaving the pressing necessities of re-
trenchment and reform of corruption
unacted upon, that the democratic organ
Of this city was shocked at such style
of criticising ones own party, and re-
buked US for our freedom. But the
Democratic managers have allowed us
no alternative save to support Repubi-
cans, for they determined shat the issue
should be either government by the Re-
publican party, or destruction Of gov
ernment by the Democratic.


And in matters Of finance and irren-
cy, the schemes Of the Democracy were
only devices to carry out their original
determination to repudiate all obliga-
tions incurred in subduing the rebellion.
The Democratic leaders merely changed
their reputation of the bonded debt
20 q scheme to transfer it to currency
while the loss to the country by this wild
imitation and then sinking of values
would be vastly more than the amount
Of the debt The Democratic rebellion





burdens and grave difficulties, reaching
into every department Of administration.
Unity of opinion is not to be expected,
but if the Democratic party will now
come up in good faith to the work of es-
tablishing such financial measures as
will keep the public faith and best dis
tribute the burden; such currency meas
ures as will best relieve the people from
the evils of a shifting standard of value;
will CO operate in the work of radical
retrenchment Of the public expenses,
and Of roofing out the corruption that
threatens the very life of the nation, they
will bring in the era of political good
feeling. and then the political millennium
will dawn.-Cin Gaz.
Year: 1868

We admire those Democrats who now
claim that Grant will make almost q
Democratic President. We always did
admire that conservative who, when re-
fused admission into the ark, favored
faithful Noah, with the prediction that
the coming dulage wouldn't be much of
a shower after all
Year: 1868

to which the writer comes is that the financial
and political credit Of France has fallen lowo
than In 1859; that the "internal condition OF
the country is characterized by general EN-
barrassment which is turning to misery" and
that "there remains for France no choice be-
tween reform and bankruptcy"


If such be the actual condition of France
and we have no reason to doubt that it is-it is
not difficult to discover sufficient and satisfac-
tory reasons for the appearance at this parti-
cular juncture Of the Napoleon pamphlet The
elections are rapidly approaching. In spite
Of the Emperor's reforms France is suffer-
ing and dissatisfied from one end to the
other. The new army bill is everywhere
most reluctantly submitted to. Bread
riots always alarming in France, are only
kept down by military force. The Emperor,
growing old and feeble in health, trembles, not
without reason, for the future of his dynasty
With France in such condition as she now is
an Empress Regent and sickly boy would be
feeble guardians of throne. The throne is,
no doubt, safe enough 80 long as the Emperor
remains to protect it, but all his skill, and
more than all his skill, will, we fear, be needed
to transmit it safe to his son and heir. His
pamphlet is not ill-timed; but while it is GER
tain to bring him trouble, it is doubtful whether
it will accomplish all he intended.
Year: 1868

TIE Excise LAW and the Albany Poll


ticinns. a.


The Metropolitan Excise law has become
and many members Of the present State Legis-
hture received their places on their express
promise to their constituents to do all in their
power to amend the distasteful law. Indlgna-
tion meetings have been held and embryo can
didates for legislative honors have been the
first to denounce the liquor law as tyrannical,
unjust and severe. Yet no sooner have those
worthless obtained their desires and ensconced
themselves under the shadow of the Capitol at
Albany, than they straightway forget their
ments of the obnoxious law. We are assured
that those who complain of the severity or
injustice Of the present liquor law need expect
no redress from the politicians of either party.
The democrats strenuously oppose any conces-
sions made by the republicans, as any reason
able modification Of the harsh law by repub-
lican Senate might injure the. prospects Of the
democratic leaders at the next election. The
necessities Of party are paramount to all other
considerations In their estimation, and there
fore they viii endeavor TO stop all amendments
10 the present Excise law which the opposite
party may be inclined to grant. There is too
much political capital in the fnture to be made
out OF this obnoxious measure for its opponents
In New York TO expect an early settlement of
the question. II will be matter of dispute
with either party as TO which will have the
credit Of removing the most disagreeable fea-
lures Of the law.
Year: 1868

ONE AT TIMR.-There appears to be very
fair prospect of the early passage at Albany of
the Broadway Arcade Railroad BILL and there
is also powerful coalition at work for horse
car road through Fifth avenue. Very well.


We suppose we must take the good things the
gods (of the lobby provide us; but in regard
to these two benevolent enterprises we may
modestly submit that both together will be too
much of good thing, and that it would be
more meroiful to give us one at time.
Year: 1868

A~tcrrible accident occurred on Tuesday
morning at the Diamond coal mines at Scran-
ton, Pa, by which over dozen lives were
lost A platform containing seventeen men
WAS preclpitatcd down a shaft distance of
one hundred and eighty-fve feet, through the
breaking OF a chain connected with the hoist
ing machinery. The first reflection that oc-
ours 10 the mind on the receipt of the news of
such disaster Is how its recurrence may be
prevented. There is entirely too much rcck-
less disregard Tor human life shown in every
department Of business, commerce, mining and
travel The most dangerous and destructive
elements OF nature have been pressed into the
service of nan. and with ordinary precaution
may be handled with impunity. But how often
does Il happen that the employees on a railroad,
steamboat or In coal mine dare the power of
steam or hredamp In the most reckless manner,
as II no danger could possibly accrue to them |!
This last disaster was probably caused by over
loading the platform on which the miners de-
rccnded the shan, or by cnlpable neglect in
no, examining the chain at the proper time. In
all those mining operations In which men cx-
pose themselves 10 frightfal death in case Of
the least neglect there should be q aipcrin-
trndeni Cor each department, whose business
Il would be 10 provide against the possibility of
accident There Il no use in leaving the mat
Ger In the hands Of the workmen
Year: 1868

Women do not lose spirit upon the
first intimation of cooling fervor on the
part of those who hold their destinies.
So long as the wife believes in the good
faith and sincerity Of her husband she
believes in her own power, by increased
watchfulness in love and duty, to restore
in him that ardor which her ignorance
or folly has tempted; and SO long as
hope lives the heart does not break
But it is when she herself has lost con-
fdence in him as truthful, generous,
tender and noble, considerate of her
feelings and loyal to her interests
when she no longer reverences him as
her friend and protector, but regards
him merely as her provider, possibly
her enemy, asserting the prerogatives
of husband and the place Of friend !;
when she holds even his caresses in con-
tempt, p efering rather his GOODNESS
than his kisses, liking his presence less
than his plaoe-that the wife's life be-
gins to fade. She may not herself be
conscious that it is not his absence of
affection, but her own absence of faith,
which crushes her; but sounded to the
depths, the cause. of nine tenths of the
white, despairing faces we see among
wives would be found to be in the quiet
GOODNESS and distrust Of their own hearts.
Women want constancy with kindness,
and it is strange how the gravest phil
Qsophers are sometimes the most un-
reasonable idiots in love. Let those
husbands who consider wistfully the
blooming faces and Vivaoious habits of
unmarried ladies and other mems wives,
rueing the roses and smooth brows that
have withered in their own rude keep
ing, scrutinize themselves vigilantly.-
And let them secure cheerful compan-
ioas and happy homes by virtue Of max
ing their vows good, rather than by
looking to the chances of divorce, and
fresh marriage, which must be sin,
and can end in nothing but misery
Bishop Landon. -
Year: 1868

How TO Court IN Cn-RcH-A
young gentleman happening to sit at
church in pew adjoining one in which
a young lady for whom he had conveiv-
ed sudden and violent passion, was
desirous of entering into courtship on
the spot, but the place not being suited
fora formal declaration the case suggested
the following plan: He politely hand
ed his fair neighbor Bible opened
with pin stuck in the following text
Second Epistle of ] ohm, verse--"And
now 1 beseech thee, not as though [
wrote new commandment unto thee,
but that which we had from the begin
ing. that we love one another. !"


She returned it, pointing to. the Sc
cond chapter of Ruth, tenth verse =
aThen she fell on her face, and bowed
herself to the ground and said to him:
"Why have [ found grace in thine eyes,
seeing am stranger Z"


lie returned the book, pointing to the
thirteenth verse of the Third Epistle of
John: Having many things to write
unto you, would not write with pen
and ink, but 1 trust shortly to come
unto you, and speak face. to face, that
our joy may be full"


From the above interview amarriage
took place the ensuing week.
Year: 1868

So1LED CLOTHING Clothing soiled
with tar CIR paint may he readily cleaned
by ordinary soap, using a stiff brush,
provided the stains are quite recent.
when, however, the offending matter
becomes fixed and dry more potent
agent is required The following may
be relied upon in all such cases and its
application is easily made.


10 remove paint ofwhite lead or zinc
white which has become dry and hard,
and cannot be removed by benzine,
ether or the bi-sulphide of carbon, a
little chloroform, may be used success
fully. The odor SO disagreeable to many
persons will quickly disappear by warm
ing the fabric before the fire, or by the
application of moderately hot smooth
ing iron, io.l = = -.
Year: 1868




When persons are feverish and thirs-
ty beyond what is natural, indicated in
some cases by metallic taste in the
mouth, especially after drinking water,
or whiteish appearance of the greater
part of the tongue, one of the best
coolers" internal or external, is to
take lemon, cut off the top, sprinkle
over it some fine loaf sugar, work it
downward into the lemon with a spoon,
and then suck it slowly, squeezing the
lemon and adding sugar as the acidity
increases from being brought up from
the lower point. Invalids with fever.
ishness may take two or three lemons a
day in this manner, with most marked
benefit, manifested by sense OF cool,
ness, comfort and Inauguration. A lem
on or two taken thus at tea-time, as an
entire substitute for the ordinary 'ssup-
per" of summer, would give many 4
man comfortable nights sleep, and an
awaking of rest and Inauguration, with
an appetite for break fast, to which they
are strangers who will have their cup of
tea for supper "relish," and "cake" aud
berries or peaches and cream.
Year: 1868




The Rev. Orville Dewey, ID. d., supplied the
pulpit at All Souls Church tthe Rev. II. W. Belowss)
yesterday morning and evening The text OF the evening
discourse was selected from the With chapter Of the Gospel
OF John being the IIxyth And Jesus said unto
them am the bread Of life he that cometh 10 shall
never hunger; and he that belieyeh In shall never
thirst" - =,


The preacher said he desired 10 call attention TO certain
passaRes In chapter, In which Jesus set forth the
Grandeur OF the deslgn and work In which he was
engaged The author Of Ecce Homo" In considering
these and similar passages reached tire conclusion that
not only did they Indicate that the spirit Of Christ should
become universal but that He should personally reign
over the righteous He, the preacher did not accept
which seemed to deraet from the supreme
glory and majesty Of God II seemed him that the
rneann0 Of Christ that the spirit OF which he
nrexminently the embodiment, should reign among
men Cnrist called an men TO believe In Him
that ia in the doctrines which He taught thus
onIv oould they become heirs OF eternal nfe that
s sndurpg happiness It sometimes seemed In this chap
Ter az N Christ assumed TO Himseh superiority 1T vari
ance with the usual humility OF His character. But
shonld be noted that everything which He claims for
Wimsen He refers the Father The pride OF holiness
and the 10Y Of holiness arc essentially different and no
trace Of The former appears the life OF Savior.
Jesns calls men initiate His life as the only true way TO
Senniness SO Christian parent would his erring
10 abandon wicked course and return TO tho teach
ns OF his youth Should not He who than any knew
the nnspeakable blessedDces Of q life OF purity
and virtue, SIMILAR manner urge sinners TO come to
Him and initiate his eHampef Anearnest tender nature
csnnoi speak alwaysin theses must adopia moreEsr'