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Year: 1869

g" Let there be light and there was light, y
is but the grand opening of the work, as it
was of the six days work of God and
through all the stages Of the worlds crea-
tion, from day to day and work to work, his
genius accompanies the sacred record with
infinitely varied and surprising strains of
descriptive and adoring music till the day
'swhen God rested from all his work which
he had made" is ushered in in the great
chorus, Achieved in the glorious work, ," at
the close of the second part. And what is
the third part but his reproduction in the
harmonies of earth of the Sabbatic life of
the unfallen world, the songs of the sons
of God mingling with the responsive voices
of the newborn inhabitants of the earth
to the praise and glory of their Maker ?-thc
paradisial Sabbath-morn Of human life,
when the love of the creature was hallowed
by the love and service Of the Great Crea-
tor.


The public will thank the Association for
the selection of this noble composition for
the first entertainment of the new year
and the doors of the new Richmond Thea
ire could not be re6pened for performance
more pleasing to community of refined
musical taste. ...-
Year: 1869

GRIP VAN WrNKLE."-Colonel Farrar
will deliver his new lecture on "Trip Van
Wrinkle" tonight at the Exchange Hotel
coneert-room. Of Colonel Farrsr we have
nothing new to say, as his reputation has
already been established among Us, and it
is well known that he possesses the rare
faculty of lecturing in an irresistibly
amusing and interesting manner. The new
subject which he has chosen is one which
gives good field for his huge sense of the
ridiculous, and we are sure that his lecture
will prove highly entertaining as well as
instructive. Do not fail to hear him.
Year: 1869

RoBBERT.-The store of Mrs. Wolf, on
Broad street near the Central depot, was
entered. and robbed of silk dress. The
thief was at work, and would have extended
his operations considerably but that he
was discovered by policeman Cox and
driven off. He made good his escape, al
though vigorous efforts were made to effect
his capture,
Year: 1869

iiantly mean time, and waiting for gene
raj rejection at some future day, which is
to make all things even. Advice from
men who are happy, comfortable, and per-
fectly at ease in their possessions, to others
to become martyrs to the logical fitness of
things comes very easy; it costs nothing
at all, and is worth nothing. The Virgil
mans have shown as much readiness to
make sacrifices for their convictions as
those who think it necessary to prop their
virtue at this critical moment, and will be
TOO sagacious, we apprehend, to follow any
such foolish advice as that re have referred
to. OF two evils they wisely chose the
least"
Year: 1869

A YOUNG MAN THOROUGHLY CoNvERsANT WITH
the brokerage business, and member of the New York
Stock Exchange wishes to make engagement; with stock
brokerage banking house. Address j., box 5t2 Post
office.
Year: 1869

When Sir Samuel Romilly visited
Paris Immediately after the first
French revolution, he remarked:
"EverythingI saw convinced me
that, independently of our future
happiness and our sublimcst enjoy
ment in this life, religion is necessary
the comforts, and convenience and
elegancies of life. Not only I never
met with writer truly eloquent who
did not at least affect to believe in
religion, but I never met with one
whose religion was not the richest
source Of his eloquence."


There is much truth in this. Even
in things intellectual tho rule will
hold good that piety is power. No
production of genius will survive to
the end of all things in which there
is not something of God. Of all the
powers and faculties of the human
mind, the noblest is the one God has
created for himself; and if that rev.
erential adoring faculty do not exist
or be by suicidal hands extirpatcd,
the world will soon cease to rever-
ence the man who has no reverence
for God. The stateliest compartment
OF tho human soul is the one which.
in creating it, Jehovah reserved for
his own throne-room and present
chamber, and however curiously
decorated or gorgeously furnished
the other compartments, if this be
empty and void, will soon diffuse q
blank and beggally sensation over oil
the rest. Thus while the Voltaires
and Rousseaus of atheists memory
are waxing old and vanquishing from
the armament of letters, names of less
renown, but more religion, heightens
to a greater lustre. So true is it that
no man can long keep a hold on his
fellow-man unless he himself first has
hold on religion.
Year: 1869

There is many a rest on the road of life,


If we would only stop to take it;
And many a tone from the better land,


If the querulous heart would make it,
To the sunny soul that is full of hole,


And whose beautiful trust ne'er faileth.
The grass is green and the flowers are bright


Though the wiutry storm prevalent.
Better to hope. though clou is hang low,


And to keep the eyes still lifted;
For tho sweet blue sky will soon peep through


When the ominous clouds ere riftedl
There was never a night without day,


Or an evening without morning;
And the darkest hour, as the proverb goes,


Is the hour before the dawning.
There is many gem IN the path of life,


Which we pass in our idle pleasure.
That is far richer than the jeweled crown,


Or the miser's boarded t. easure;
It may be the love of a little child,


Or mothers prayers TO heaven,
Or only beggars grateful thanks


For cup Of water given.
Better to weave in the web of life


A bright aud golden filling,
And to do Gods will with a ready heart,


And hands that are swift and willing,
Than to snap the delicate, minute threads


OF our curious life asunder,
And then blame Heaven for the tangled ends


And sit and grieve and wonder.
Year: 1869

A Doc SToRY.-A gentleman pos
sessed of noble Newfoundland dog
had trained him to 60 market with
basket and a piece of money to pur-
chase tho morning steak. The mon
ey, with a towel, was deposited in
the basket and Bowser, with much
dignity and thoughtfulness, would
trot of to the butchers stall,
and the man of beef, understanding
the arrangement, would take the
money, deposit the steak, and the dog
would trot home: Turning corner
one morning on his way from market,
he came upon two dogs fghting.-
With the same feeling that will make
the crowd of human dogs throng
about q prize-ripg to see two other
dogs pound each other, Bowser paus-
ed, and for second looked on then,
and "went in." He whipped both,
but while 80 engaged hungry hound
stole his steak.


Bowser picked up his basket; the
loss of weight told the story. He
stopped and investigated. The steak
was gone, and the poor dogs worry
comical. lie looked in every direc-
tion for the lost meat, all tho while
half growing and whining as if talk
ing to himself. Some men who saw
the affair and knew the dog, watched
to see what solution Boweer would
make of the difficulty. The poor fel-
low was for a moment in doubt, and
then, as if an idea had struck him, he
set off for the market again. The
little crowd followed him. They saw
him approach the butchers stall, but
instead of marching boldly up, he
stopped and looked wistfully at the
meat. At last, when the butchers
back was turned for a second, he
seized the largest steak on the block,
and ran home with it.
Year: 1869

When in college, young student,
who subsequently became a mission
ary, deem ed himself ill-treated by a
fellow-student, and in consequence got
very angry. To the surprise and
grief OF bis brethren, he gave some-
what free expression to his feelings.
No one ventured to rcbuke him, or to
demonstrate with him, while he was
uttsring things very little adapted to
promote the edification Of the hearer.


Towards the close of the day, a
judicious friend was passing his room.
Pausing before the open door, he said
in significant tone, at is almost sun
down." The reproof so kindly and
delioately administered, was felt by
his erring brother. The divine COM
mandment, "Let not the sun go down
upon your wrath" was called to re-
membrance. The perturbation of
passion was exchanged for that of
conscious guilt.


1t is our duty to arouse the con-
science to a perception of wrong do
ing, and to sense of guilt. To do
this successfully, and so as to secure
beneficial results, requires wisdom.
Wisdom seldom prompts the direct
and stern rebuke. It never assumes
the attitude of a prosecuting attorney !;
it never allows the rebuker to assume
an air of superiority. In the exam
pie given above, the rebuke was indi-
rect, and by means Of ON allusiou to a
passage of Scripture. There is moth
ing comparable to Scripture in power
to convince Of wrong doing, and yet
much depends on the skill with which
it is applied. When bluntly or bois-
terously presented, it is more likely to
rcpel and harden than to convince.
Year: 1869

CORRECT STYLE IN WRITING AND
SPEAKINa.-We quote from John
Stuart Mills accountof the style of
the ancient writer's The secret of
the style of the great Greek and
Roman authors is that it is the per-
fection of good sense. They never
use word without a meaning, or
a word which adds nothing to the
meaning. II never entered into their
thoughts to conceive a piece Of writ.
ing as beautiful in itself, abstractedly
from what it had to express; its


beauty must all be subservient TO the
most perfect expression of the sense.
The perfection of workmanship is
only visible in the absence of every
thing which distracts the mind from
tho main purpose. It was only in the
decline of ancient literature that Or
nament began to be cultivated merely
as ornament. Even descriptive cpl
thets were one of the corruptions Of
style which abound in Lucan, for in
stance. The word had no business
there unless it brought ont some fea-
tnre relating 10 matter in hand. Or
nament for the sake Of ornament de-
feats the very purpose of the speaker
BY calling off attention from the main
object. This is the first grand lesson
in composition to be learned from the
classical authors. r
Year: 1869

FORGOTTEN. = Generation after generation


have felt as we feel, and their. fellows were as


active in life rs ours are now. They passed
away as vapor, while nature wore the same
aspect of beauty as when her Creator COM
manded her to be. And so likewise shall 1t be
when we are gone. The. heavens will be as


bright over our graves as they are now around
our path !; the world will have the same funeral
wind on its way, and the attraction for offspring
that she bad once for ourselves, and tnat She
has now for our children. A little while aud
all this will have happened. The throbbing
heart will be stlled, and we shall be at rest
Our prayers will be said, and the grave clods
will be thrown in, and our friends will all re-
turn, and We shall be left behind to darkness
ana to the worms And it may be for some
time we shall be spoken of; but the things OF
life will creep in, and our names will soon be
forgotten. Days will continue to move on, ana
Laughter will be heard in the verv chamber IN
which we died ; and the eyes will glisten again
with Joy; and even our children will cease to
think of us, and will not remember to lisp our
name Then shall we have become, in the Ian
guage of the Psalmist, forgotten and clean
out of mind"
Year: 1869

CAUsEs OF SUDDEN DEATH.-Very few of the
sudden deaths which said to arise from dis
of the heart do really arise from that cause.


To ascertain the real origin of sudden deaths, an
experiment has been tried in Europe, and repor-
Ted to a scientific congress at Strasburg. Sixty
six sudden deaths were made the subject of a


thorough post mortem examination in these
cases only two were found who had died from
disease of the heart. Nine out of sixty-six had
died from apoplexy, while there were forty-six
cases of congestion of the lungs-that is, the


lungs were so full of blood that they could not
work not having room for sufficient quantity
of air to support life. The causes that produce
congestion Of the lungs are cold feet, tight
clothing, costive bowels, sitting until chilled
after being warmed with labor or a rapid walk
going too suddenly from n close room into the
air, especially after speaking, and sudden, de-
pressing news operating on the blood. These
causes of sudden death being known, an evil
dence of them may serve to lengthen the days OF
many valuable lives which would otherwise be


lost uuder the verdict of heart complaint. That
disease is supposed to be inevitable and incura-
bile hence, many may not take the pains they
would to avoid sudden death, if they knew it lay
in their power. +tf-t'
Year: 1869

T A curious marriage occurred last
week in st. Louis. A stone blind BRIDE
groom was led by his blushing bride to
the altar of Justice of the Peace. That
honest and benevolent functionary
felt it to be his duty to inform the poor
blind man that the chosen of his heart
was really one of tho ugliest women in
the world, and that she had already, to
his certain knowledge, buried two hus-
bands. To this the bridegroom respon-
ded that he had seen the lady q great
many years ago, and that, according to
the best Of his recollection, she was then
"a thing of beauty and form of life
and light AS the unfortunate man in
sisted upon being married to this dream
Of his earlier and happier days, the knot
was tied !; but the Justice said that he
couldn't in conscience take fee for do
ing it; and SO the poor victim was sent
away rejoicing.
Year: 1869

The following seasonable recipe will
be regarded as an interesting item by
many q matron: The clear stone yellow
peaches, white at the stone, are the best.
Weigh the fruit after it is pared. To
each pound of fruit allow pound of loaf
sugar. Put layer of sugar at the bot
tom of the preserving kettle, and then a
layer Of fruit, and so on until the fruit is
all in. Stand it over the fire until the
sugar is entirely dissolved then boil
them until they are clear; take them out
piece by piece, and spread them on
dish free from syrup. Boil the syrup
in the pan until it jellies when the
peaches are cold fill the jars half full of
them. and fill up with boiling syrup
Let them stand short time covered
with thin cloth, then put on brandy
paper and cover them close with corks,
skin or paper. From twenty to thirty
minutes will generally be sufficient to
preserve them.
Year: 1869

John G. Whittier's letter to the Wo
man Suffrage Convention is character
lied by all the moderation peculiar to
the Society of Friends. He says he has
q general sympathy with the objects of
the convention, because he sees no good
reason why wives and daughters should
not have the same rights as their male
relatives, and does not believe that the
women will generally abuse their privi
leges when they get them. He adds,
however:


81 do not see that the exercise of the
ballot by woman will prove a remedy
for all the evils of which she justly COM
plains. It is her right as truly as mine,
and when she asks for it it is som mething
less than manhood to withhold it. But
unsupported by more practical educa-
ton, higher aims and a deeper sense Of
the responsibilities of life, it is not like
ly to prove blessing in her hands any
more than in q mans %
Year: 1869

The Lowell (Mass.) Courier tells an
amusing story of an old lady-a strenu-
Gus advocate of the rights Of women, as
interpreted by the leaders Of the Rights
party-who was recently a visitor at the
Isle Of Shoals. When she left she was
in the way of being assisted from the
row boat to the steamer by q Lowell
gentleman, when her foot slipped and
in she went up to her neck in the briny
deep, carrying her faithful assistant par
ty away with her


The latter, however, gallantly, but
with great difficulty, held fast to the old
lady with one hand and to the steamer
with the other, his feet dangling in the
water. and just keeping the old lady's
head above the surface till several men
got hold of them, anG pulled them on
the deck. The steamer was crowded
with ladies and gentlemen. among whom
there was considerable fright for awhile;
for the woman and her assistant were
for time in considerable danger. The
old lady behaved in the most cool and
manful manner during the whole scene.
When she was fairly out on deck, and
stood there calm and unmoved, with the
briny water dripping from her dress.
and the kind ladies all around offering
her sympathy and assistance, the first
words she spoke were We'll, this is
the first argument I ever met with that
has at all shaken my woman's rights no.
tions! If there had been nobody but
women here I should most certainly
have been drowned
Year: 1869

forgive him, and now these fellows, who
did all in their power to make the war
for the Union failure and a farce, to
convert Indiana into an ally of Davis
and foe Of the republic, attune their
pipes in harmony and ever and anon
man, Morton Out upon such ill dis
guised meanness, such transparent mal~
ice. AS long as tue enemies of free
government and the adherents of des-
potism in any form denounce the name
of Lincoln and deride his memory, so
long will they hold in like detestation
the name of Oliver P. Morton. And this
is his crown of honor. The plotters
against our republics life hate Morton,
and have good cause to hate him. His
is ability Of the very highest order, tai
ent never surpassed in our country, and
to it is united will as unloading as
that of Jackson, and patriotism as lof
ty as that of Washington.


This people may and do thank God
for that bad man, Morton It was one
of the blessings and mercies vouchsafed
our State and country that he was at the
head of affairs when treason made its
mightiest and last effort to destroy the
Republic. Maligned and illuminated
beyond any man in the nation, true
n easure of his ability and his service,
he yet occupies in the heart of the
American people place second to that
of no man that has ever lived.
Year: 1869

hundred dollars ana SoOu parsonage
house


The letter concluded by saying:


The writer of this first came to know
you by your hospitality to him during a
storm few weeks ago. He overheard
you in moment Of great distress,
speaking with such full faith that he
feels you are just the person for this
charge, and on his recommendation this
call has been made


Maryville was the county town, rich
and thriving place in broad and fer
tile valley, ct the foot of the hills. 1t
was far filter sphere of labor for him
than the wild village in the mountains.


So young man as yet without fam
lily took the missionary church among
the hills, and the Rev. James Spring &C
cepted the call.


But he does not forget the past, and
often when people show want of faith,
tells them the story of his Last Dollar.
Year: 1869

The CONNECTICUT TOBACCO CRoP.-
Growers of tobacco have begun to cut
the crop for 1869. 1t has grown and
ripened at very rapid rate during Au.
gust and some fields were cut as early
rs the Goth. 1t promises to be good
one. Certainly it will be good one as
to quantity, in the vicinity of Hartfor I'd,
which is the center and best locality for
seed>leaf. The Hartford Times saws
How it may be in towns north of Con
necticut we know not. Here the most
and best tobacco is grown, and here the
crop, though unequal, even in the ad,
joining fields, is one the whole a very
fair one in quantity. It's quality is yet
to be determined. It looks well. Com
plant is made in some quarters of big
veins again; but we judge this will not
be general. 1t is yet too early to form
an opinion egarding the general quail
ty and value of the new CROP
Year: 1869

Hundreds ofTestimonals like the foregoing
are in my possession, and cannot be given for
want Of space.


The Life Compound is the cheapest med
icne in the world. One package of il will make
q QUART of Syrup. W hich is enough to last more
than TWO MONTHS. The price is So 90 pack
age. Inclose So 90 in letter and direct it to
me, and by return mail will send you q pack>
age of the Compound, postage prepaid by me.
If you are sick you will find it just the thing
you have been looking for, and you never will
regret having sent for it.


Ialways send the Compound well sealed up
so that no one can tell what it is. do this for
the reason that there are some persons who
aud for it that desire to keep their disease a
sscret. The money may In all cases be sent
st my risk.


Address allletters to


NJ. r. McKELvEY,


SArDusKy, 0
Year: 1869

Mark Twain thus mourns over Ad-
ANS grave: The tomb Of Adam! How
touching it was, here in land of stran-
gers, far away from home and friends,
and all who cared for me, thus to dis
cover the grave of blood relation
True, a distant one, but till a relation.
The unerring instinct of nature thrilled
its recognition. The fountain of my
filial affection was stirred to its pro
foundest depths, and I gave way to tu
multuous emotion. l leaned upon a
pillar and burst into tears. I deem 1t
no shame to have wept over the grave
of my poor dead relative. Let him who
would sneer at my emotion close this
volume here, for he will find little to
his taste in my iourneyings thro' Holy
Land. Noble mamie did not live to
see me-he did not live to see his child.
And I-I--alas, did not live to see
him. Weighed down by sorrow and dis
appointment, he died before I was born
six thousand brief summers before I
was born. But let US try and bear it
with fortitude. Let us trust that he is
better off where he is. Let us take COM
fort in the thought that his loss is
our eternal gain
Year: 1869

Let the voice of warning be heard by
them also. What can woman promise her
self when she enters upon course of con-
duct which can result only in shame? De-
Icacy forbids the pen to pursue the inqui-
ry, but the question may be answered in
the recesses of her own heart, and there
we leave it. A sense of duty has impell-
ed US to say what we would rather have
left unsaid Let it suffice.
Year: 1869

The Emperor Napoleon's speech ON New


Years Day.


The following is the speech delivered by the Empe-
r0r to the diplomatic body on New Years Day.


am happy say that spirit OF conciation animaes a
tho European Powers and that the moment difficulty arises
they themselves smooth and avert COM
plicatons hope that the year commencing win
trbue just expired, towards removing many
prehensons the bonds which should unite
civilized nations.


To the congratulations Of the Deputies his Majesty
replied:-


Every year the cooperation OF the Legislative
Body becomes Indispensable to the preservation In
France Of that real liberty which only prosper through
respect for the laws and just balance Of power
always therefore, with lively satisfaction that freceve tho
expression OF your devoted and patriotic sentiments.
To the members OF the Court OF Cessation the En-
peror addressed the following


The sense of justice penetrate than
national customs; u is the most sure guarantees OF
liberty


His Majesty spoke as follows to the clergy


The congratulations OF the clergy deeply
prayers console From what s going
how Indispensable IL to assert the
great principles OF Christianity which teach virtue that
may know how TO hve and Immortality that we may
know how to die.
Year: 1869

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


The following may be found worthy OF place in
your paper, inasmuch as 1t gives positive informa-
ton:-Septsmber 15 appears to be the most sacred
day among the Jews, that being the day Of Atone.
ment, hence all, whether sincere ana devout Jews
or the mere nominal Israelite look upon this day as
peculiarly holy and as test Of their sincerity close
up their places Of business during that day. This
count the number of stores shut MP between the old
Tammany Hall, corner Of Frankfort street. and the
Cooper Institute. I found the number to be 16S.
Five years ago the same space, they did not num-
Der quite one-half OF what they do ut the present
tlme
Year: 1869

Gold was strong on the announcement that Secre-
tary Boutwell, would not increase his gold saes but
the market lost the advance late In the day owing to
she inability to sell bills drawn against exports, ex


cept at concession which would greatly lessen the
profits OF shipment The gold 'bulls" ere losing
strength among the export merchants because Of
she danger Of selling other than cash gold in the
present situation Of the market. The range Of the