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Year: 1863

~ Speaking of economy reminds
US of an instance related Of a lumber
dealer in Gardiner, Me-, who fell into
the river and was in danger of drown
ing. Efforts were Immediately made
to rescue him by floating boards from
pile on the wharf The drowning
man, seeing the boards from his own
pile. cried out for the men to pick top
the wane-edged pieces.
Year: 1863

!. When temptation appears, and we are
almost persuaded toldo wrong, how Of
ten d mothers wordof warning will call
to mind VOWS that are rarely broken. --
Yes the MEMORY Of q mother has saved


many a poor Wretch from going astray.


Tall grass may be growing over thehals
lowed spot where all her earthly remains
'repose;s the dying leaves of1autpnn may
be whirled over il, or the white mantle
of winter may cover it from sight; yet
the spirit Of her, when he walks in the
right path, appears, and gently, softly


mournfully calls to him when wandering
of into the ways Of error ~ DO hS
Year: 1863

The sunflowcr with her brilliant crown,


Looked lovely and pting to the bee;
Yet not one drop of honey he ound
In her wonder cup Of gold and brown


She was false at heart thou oh fair to see
Year: 1863

of human happiness, because they are
not and cannot be uniUersoz on the one
hand nor are they, even granting they
might be realized by all, aoorthy or per-
manent on the other. An adequate
philosophy must underlie all rational,
substantial happiness-such a phiIoso-
ply as suits the genius and corresponds
with the dignity of our mental and moral
being. If, then, we are reasoning cor
rectly, no one can be unhappy by reason
of that which he cannot help; nor can
he be happy in reason, unless he has the
record Of worthy personal action from
which this condition is legitimately
evolved. Our conclusion then is, that
happiness cannot lie in any combination
Of fortuitous circumstances; for then
the great mass would be excluded from
it; but that all may be happy by ac-
cepting it's necessary conditions, and thus
happiness, on the basis of virtue, may
be universal


"Within our breast this jewel les
says Cotton. The heart is the seat and
center of it. And it is wisely so; for
our happiness is thus placed beyond the
reach and influence of all disturbing
outside circumstances. External power
seeks in vain to reach its citadel: for it
has the impregnable defence Of a good
conscience. After all, the whole philos-
ophy Of happiness lies in one secret Of
a good conscience; and this every man
owes it to himself and his fellow man
to have. He that has this, has what no
human power can ever disturb. Mans
puny arm could as easily play havoc
with the stars as touch the foundation
on which such a ones happiness rests
The heart at once accords the sentiments
Of the poct:-


'Knowledge wealth to few are given,
But mark how just the way to heaven;
True JOY to all is free.


Nor wealth nor knowledge grant the boon,
'Ts thine conscience! thine alone
1t all belongs to thee'
Year: 1863

The secret Of all true happiness is the
right condition Of the moral affections.
Its whole philosophy is laid in the spir-
itual nature, the inner life Of man. It
is utterly impossible that real happiness
should have any other basis than that of
virtue and moral excellence. Let us
reason on this subject, and see whether
this is not So


Happiness is moral result. If
not, then it might, for example, exist
compatibly with a guilty conscience, the
very idea Of which is preposterous 1t
must, therefore, have moral basis /;
this being true, how unphilosophical in
men to seek it in wealth, or learning, or
fame, or power or any other worldly OBJ
ject, Of which in themselves considered.
we may predicate no naoraJ quality what
soever? Men have had all these, and
have thus exhausted all the resources of
this life to confer happiness and yet
they have lived and died without secu-
ring life's chief good. The WISE man.
whose experience tested all the capa-
bility of enjoyment there was in the var
led objects which men pursue in this
world, as proposed sources of happiness.
has written the true epitaph Of this world
in these words: "Vanity of vanities and
vexation of spirit" With no little ten
derness and beauty does Burns say
Year: 1863

Every man is the architect of his own
happiness. In this respect, as in every
other, he makes his own fortune. 'sVir.
tue is happiness below" says Pope );
while the old proverb still holds, that
"to be good is to be happy" Now as
every man determines his own personal
relation to goodness and virtue; so he
determines the question of his happi-
ness. If happy, he must be SO ,ha.ough
and an himself; if not, he has not paid
the price of happiness by accepting its
conditions. DIR. Young unfolds the true
philosophy of it in the negative view
presented in the following lines =
What makes man wIetched? Happiness denied
No! 'fis happiness diadaine5


She comes too meanly dressd to win our smile;
Ara calls her name content, homely name!


Our flame is transport, and content our scorn.
Ambition turns, and shuts the door against her.
And weds a toll and tempest in her stead"


The idea of Paley on this subject is
very beautiful and true: He says, "If
happiness were an attainment of the mind,
to be acquired as a science or an art is
learned from the master, the teacher
might be justly considered as the vice
gerent of God, and no place could con-
tain the numbers that would flock to his
school but in this the ALMIGHTY has
delegated his power to every person on
ly respecting himself" Self-conquest,
by means of self-knowledge, self-re-
nouncement, and self-action, is the con-



dition of every mans happiness and to
the accomplishment of this result this
delegated power from the Almighty is
at once equal.


And how wise and rational is this
method of making men happy! How
impartial and worthy of the Infinite
Creator If certain and extrinsic cir
cumstances, which in given instances no
human effort could create, were necess-
airy to the condition of happiness, how
few could be happy? If contingent on
wealth, how many must never know any
thing of it? and what of merit could
attach to it? The same is true of world
ly fame, or of power, or of anything ex-
lternal to men; they cannot be the source
Year: 1863

ut is a great thing to mind one own
business, said certain philosopher ;
and he was right til ''great thing
to let other peoples business alone, and
this is much implied by the maxim above
quoted. In our view, there is hardly a
class Of pests in modern socicty-and
they are numerous so superlatively
contemplate as that class known as tat
tiers, or meddlers in other peoples bus
mess. We don't admire a thief; we
have no affinity for gamblers; we abom-
mate drunkards, and have no respect
for misers; but either Of these are first
class gentlemen in comparison with the
inquisitive, jealous minded tattler, who
goes mousing about in garb of social
respectability, poking his nose or his
fingers into the affairs of his neighbors,
and seizing upon every trifing circum-
stance that comes within the wide swoop
of his remorseless curiosity, for the pur-
pose of making capital against those
whose character he cannot understand
because it IS pure and above impeach-
ment These mischief-making busy
bodies are simply an unmitigated NUS
ance, and should be frowned upon by all
sincere lovers Of social peace and happi-
ness. The man or woman who can find
no better employment than tattling, had


better jump into the nearest body of
water and become food for respect
able fishes. In that way, the fnny
tribe would gain little in their com
missary department, and society above
water would be immensely purified.
Year: 1863

Too OLD TO PLANT TREEs.-This is
the complaint Of many a man in middle
life, or when rounding over the hill Of
his pilgrimage. He thinks he shall new
er live to eat their fruit, so it will be Of
no use to plant. He's too old


What if you don't live, dear man,
that is no reason for not planting. Sup
pose your predecessors had refused to
plant those orchards from which you
annually gather apples and pears, what
would have been your lot now? Would
you bless or curse their memories, for
their selfsAness IF you indulge such
churlish disposition, it is doubtful
whether you will live very long to enjoy
anything such spirit sucks the foun-
tain Of life dry quite early. Each gen
Grafton receives dowry from the
preceding, and should hand over the
inheritance, much enlarged, to the fol-
lowing.
Year: 1863

THE BATTLE OF LIFE, in by far the
greatest number of cases, must neces-
sarily be fought up hill and to win it
without struggle were perhaps to
win it without honor. If there were
no difficulties, there would beno success
if nothing to struggle for, there would
be nothing to be achieved. Difficulties
may intimidate the weak, but they act
only as a wholesome stimulus to men OF
pluck and resolution. All the expe
rience Of life, serves to prove that the
impediments thrown in the way Of hu-
man advancement, may for the most
part be overcome by steady, good con-
duct, honest zeal, activity, perseverance
and, above all, by determined resols-
ton to surmount difficulties and stand
up manfully against misfortunes.
Year: 1863

TRUE NoBILITY.-The day laborer
who earns, with horny hand and the
sweat of his brow, coarse food for wife
and children whom he loves, is raised
by this generous motive to true dignity
and though lacking the refnements of
life, is a nobler being than he who
thinks himself absolved by wealth from
serving others.
Year: 1863

AN EDITOR SoLD-The editor Of an
English paper was recently presented
with a stone, upon which was carved the
following letters. The editor was in
formed that the stone was taken from an
old building, and he was sequested to
solve the inscription. It read:
Year: 1863

Eminent men were called to consult
upon the matter, and after an immense
amount of time consumed, they were in
formed that the stone was


"For Cattle to rub their tails against" !"
Year: 1863

Navigating the Walla Walla.


EDS. STATEsM4N An accidental Wis


tor in your thriving city asks leave to
make a suggestion. Lieut.. Mullan's eff
forts in behalf Of Railroad to Wallula
may not be successful and if he does sue
ceed finally it till evidently require a long
time and large amount of foreign capl-
tai. Meantime the golden opportunity for
establishing the leading trade with all the
surrounding mining towns at Walla Walla
and thus making it the chief business point
above Portland will have passed away and
other points and lines of trade will have
become established. Why, then, do not
your business men invest about one fiftiQth
part of the capital necessary to build the
Rail Road, in some suitable mode of nav
igating the Walla Walla from its mouth to
within eight or ten miles of the city-some
point on the same level, and from whence
eight or ten thousand pounds can be easily
transported al each load. If the river will
admit it, and of that of course can know
nothing. Boats could be propelled by
horse power OF light steam power and adapt
ed to both passenger and freight business.


If there is anything impracticable in the
suggestion, some of your readers can east
ly point it out. The two or three persons
of whom have enquirod cannot do so.-
Buff not, let the subject be duly consid-
ored by those Interest agd perhaps the
next visit pay your cgy, 1 may have the
pleasure of coming by shat route
Year: 1863




EDS. STATESMAN For one I do not
feel inclined to abandon the idea of exhib-
iting some degree of respect for the insti-
tuition of the Sabbath in our city, notwith-
standing the fact that all efforts in that di-
riection have hitherto been unavailing.-
Situated as we are here, on somewhat mid
die ground, between the scramble for mon
ey and nothing else, on the one hand, and
a higher degree of civilization, if I may
use the term, on the other hand The ques-
ton is, in which direction will we not Only
be most influenced ourselves, but also the
most lend our own influence. I take for
granted that all who read this paragraph
will concede the importance and value of a
due observance of the Sabbath-not mere
ly in a religious and moral point of view,
but also physically and politically consid-
cred, and am sure it is only under plea
of some overwhelming necessity that this
community has hitherto refused to pay that
respect to he day which is usual in other
cities But is there in fact any such neces-
sity? To the stranger passing through
the place, more especially, to the children
and youth growing up among us and now
receiving the impressions which are to
mould their characters and fix their destiny
for life, what ready satisfactory answer
have we to give for the fragrant ard habit
ual violation of this divine as well as uni
versal natural law? I think I should
pause long for reply, and while waiting,
propose in the course Of a few days to
draw up an agreement and ask some friend
to circulate it among our business men to
meet the case. And now what request
is, that if a respectable majority Of our
leading business men unite in the agree
ment, then let 1t be tried and put in opera
ton, even if one, two or three should re-
fuse to Join. And I here record the pre-
diction that all such persons will, in the
long run, and not very long run either,
lose largely by the operation. AS persons
wishing to trade always prefer to 60 where
there is the most full and active competi-
ton, so persons would soon learn to avoid
trading on Sunday as far as possible, if on
that day they we're forced to trade in one
two or three out of twenty business houses.
Of course, at the same time, provision
should be made for excepting drug stores
and during certain hours of the day, the
Post and Express Offices, and perhaps the
Bakerys and other places of actual daily
necessity. In some shape or other let us
make the experiment. 1t has just been in
augurated at the Dalles, and understand
is working we'll. hope no one will re-
fuse to sign the agreement when presented


Walla Walla, June IL, 1868. E.


MANY people drop tear at distress, who
would do better to drop sixpence
Year: 1863

A VILE SLANDER-The New York
Tribune stated that the Democrats of De-
troit we're the negro mob in that city The
Free Press thus responds to Greeley's vii
lainous accusation: "The true origin of
the mob was the teachings and practices of
the Republican party. The doctrine of
negro citizenship, the addition Of negro
soldiers to the army as the equals of tie
friends of those who have gone to the war,
the emancipation proclamation, the hostil-
ity of the Republican party to the Consti-
tuition and their contempt for the laws
these were the true causes of the riot. Ev-
cry negro who was abused may truly say
that the Abolitionsts did it.
Year: 1863

The correspondent of the New York
Tribune, writing from White River.
Arkansas, reports the following:


The Ex- Pennsylvanian of whom
have spoken asked Gen. Clinton B
Fish if it was the intention of the
Government TO carry on the war, oven
If it should discover that the South
could not he suhjugatcd


ave will carry on the war until
dromsday if we do not suppress the
rebellion before that time. which we
design to- do in any event and ut all
hazards"


"ITow many men have you in the
field General?'


about n million, | believe, and
we will soon put in another million
Indeed, my frichd. we have hardly
gotten ready vet for the war The
North, you know, is rather slow, hut
we will soon he moving. We are 90
ing to fight YOU steadily but surely.
We don't care how long you feht,
wut we are bound to put you down
eventually"


suppose the Sonth holds out ten
years.


at makes no difference, sir, If it
holds ont u hundred years I have
been in the service only few months,
but | expect to die in ii, if need he.
| have little hoy ut home. eight
years old. who is learning to he sol
dier. lie will he in the field when ]
am dead, and will have children in
his turn to fight the battles of the Re
public. lou have lived too long in
the South to remember the character
Of the North. We are slow to begin,
but in whatever we undertake we al
ways succeed"


The Pennsylvania-Arl went
away apparently edited and illumina-
tel as to the North, hut certainly not
consoled. In truth, if the secession
lists desire comfort in their sorrows.
they must seek some one else than
Gen. Fish, to administer it to them.
as the conversation above satisiacto-
rily proves.
Year: 1863

When pump is dry apail Of water
thrown into it will fetch it again. If
your soul is in dry, cold frame, get a
lively Christian to tell you his expert
ence, the fire will probably Zach from
! his heart to yours--Ryland
Year: 1863

When VIC had determined to,X.


mend to orr Catholic readers To re.


fuse their aid to any measure having


reference TO the restoration Of slavery


we knew full well how deeply wewo'd d
wound The prejudiccs ofmany to whom
we are bound by the ties of friend
ship. We anticipated the withdrawal
Of our subscribers, and made up our
mind to the probability that our pa
per would he discontinued. We were
perfectly willing in the cause Of truth
and justice, to run this small risk
We have, however, been most agree
ably disappointed. Our course was
in the face of the interests Of our


journal; with Slavery rs a watchword
we could have multiplied the number
of our patrons, but we hare taken q
course consistent with our Holy
Church and the best interests of hu-
manity, and instead Of any decline
in our subscription list it has been
enlarged. We thank our Subscribers
for thus patiently listening to our rea-
sons for the non-restoration Of Slave
ry; and it gratiiies us to hear that our
long service as Journalist, i'm the
cause of truth, has given weight to
our sentiments and excited spirit of
inquiry on II subject heretofore exclu-
lcd from Catholic minds.
Year: 1863

EXTRACT FROM LETTER. IL am one Of
those who believe we live in no common
cycle and that there is in the future bril-.
liant labor for those to perform who will, to
work out brilliant results. At any ratio
thorc is the work of men, and tho each
can not bo Priest or King. each may bc o
man which j. far better. Then In tn" "good
time coming" VIC can eat Of tho fruit pleas
ing to tho dear God, and feel after golden
harvest that we each helped plant the seed.
l have faith in you faith, that you, will not
hereafter. let temptation lead you where
your own proclivities can not direct. org


Last, but beyond every thing else. he a
christian. "In God Is our trust, He can help
US and He alone"


Be better christian than you over saw in
mo, and DO one noto. A.. -
.Beyond the smiling and tho weeping.
Z H..r rI . We shall be so0nj


beyond the waking and tho sleeping,


Beyond tho sowing and the reaplng,
We shall be soon,"


and wo need all tho help we can obtain to
prepare us for that long journey, an account
Of which VIC never can write
Year: 1863

Turn thy face unto the wall.
The weary day Is donei
Be thy doings great or small,
Night draweth darkly on,
TAOI no more hast part In all
The work beneath the SUM-
Turn thy face unto the wall,


For day isdone!
Fold thy hands to peaceful rest.
And happy dreams OF home,
Lay them crosswise on thy breast
No more thy feet shall roam.
The shadows deepen In the west,


And night Is come!
Weep not thou with sorrow bowed,
Low In the dust to llei
The sun for aye behind the cloud
With gladnoss fills the sky;
Fen now he liits his banner proud,


For morn Is nigh!
Year: 1863

1t was over at last. The sun, which had
walked slow and cain through the long hours
of that terrible day, had gone down in col
umn of fire beyond the western hills, and
now the stars were coming out swiftly, like
petals scattered all over an azure soil.


And the stars looked down on the battle
field, as they had come out and looked down
for scores Of years on the fair young land
which had arisen in her strength and beauty
until amid all the nations there was none to
compare with heron the great cities that
were hung like jewels on her green bosoms-
on the broad haruest fields that waved their
trcsses for JOY through her golden summers
on the houses where the dwellers thereof sat
peaceful and happy under their own vines and
fig trees-on all this had the stars which
came up night after night to the watch tow
ers Of the sky looked until at last there came
a change and now, where the harvest had
waved their locks in the summer winds, was
that most terrible sight which the sun and
stars ever beheld-the night Of a battlefield.
The conflict had ragged hot and terrible that
day.


The hearts of the dismal mountains had
shuddered with the thunder of cannons and
the earth drank in blood as in autumn she
drinks in the equlnoctial rains but at last
the days awful work was done, and the night
winds lifted the grey banners Of smoke from
the battlefield. a


The air was full of the heat and smell of
powder. The dead lay thick together, with
stark, CHASTITY faces, on trampled grass the
wounded lay thicker, filling the air VICE.
moans-riderless horses rushing terrified oF1
er the field; and the dying daylight of the
solemn stars watching over all. A little way
from the battle field was a small stream,
making blue fold in the dark grass, and
two men had crawled to its banks to quench
their thirst.


And when the two men crawled along the
bank. looked up and met each others faces,
they knew they were enemies, and they knew
too, that few hours ago. each had aimed his
rife at the other. and that aim had caused a
ghastly wound little way from the heart.
which had drank the life-bIood OF each, and
each had glared desperately On his adversary
moment before he fell.


But there was no fierceness in the eyes of
those men Cow, as they sat face TO face on
the bank of the stream, the strife and the an
ger are all gone now, and they sat still and
looked at each other. At last one Of them
spoke:


ave haven't either chance to hold out
much longer, judge ?"


"No," said the other, with mixture o
sadness and recklessness. You did that last
Year: 1863

Symmetry is one Of the conditions of He
created man upright in His own image. The
vital organs in the chest and abdoman are
fitted to an erect spine. If the upper portion
of the spine bend forward, as in dropping
shoulders, not only is the great nerve marrow
of the spine itsetdistorted, and its circulation
crippled, (Which is a serious matter, ri
suting in certain common Affections but the
lungs, hearts liver, and stomach lose their
natural place, and perform all their duties
cisadvantageously. very large proportion
of our many affections of these vital organs
take their rise in such displacement. What
shall be done


l. Improve the desks in our schools, so
that, instead of compelling our young to sit
for hours every day in STOPPING potion they
shall be compelled to sit erect, with their
heads and shoulders drawn we'll back. This
is very easily accomplished. Such change
in our school furniture would prove priceless
natural blessing.


2 Remove every ounce of pressure from the
waist Pants worn without suspenders,
and drawn close about the body, skirts and
dresses pressing at the waste, must produce
round shoulders, for when the organs of the
abdomen are pushed downward, the shoulders S
must drop in order to maintain the relation
between the thoracic and abdominal viscera.
3. The back legs Of our chairs must be
sawn of two inches shorter than the front
ones. The front edges of the seat must not
be more than fourteen inches high for a
woman and sixteen for men. This arrange
ment will immediatly relieve the back while
sitting, and secure q good position of
shoulders.


4. The habit Of walking erect, wit the all
of soldier, must be generally cultivated.


5. Gymnastc culture Of the shoulders.


With such means the nation will become up
right and vgorous.-Dio Lepis.
"You can't do that again." as the pig sal
| when the bow cut his tail off,