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Year: 1869

At Zion church. corner Madison avenue and
Thirty eighth street, Rev. N. H. Chamberlain deliv-
cred the second OF his series OF lectures on Henry
VIII. and his Divorces" last evening before
numerous congregation. The speaker took the
ground that the character OF bluff King Hal, inde


fensipe as 1t was In many regards. possesses o
weight in the charge made by Catholics that such
character gave birth to Professionalism. The true
history Of the English Reformation has never been
written. Those who have given US picture OF 1t
were too near the scenes of which they wrote to
give clear conception of them. He was willing
to admit that Henry VIII. was defective ruler and
Christian, but he was only an instrument In the


hands OF God for the establishment OF the pure
religion ana the reformation OF the English Church.


The kngshp and marriage Of Henry play an i'm
portant part In the Reformation; for IN the twelve
years that elapsed between his marriage and the
issuing OF the Popes hull OF accommodation the
chief work OF the Reformation was being DONE the
strong leaven was at work in England and was soon
bound to burst forth with tremendous vitality ana
make wreck OF Popery. The true question at the
time was whether the Pope or Henry should rule
England. II was true the latter had no legal right
ent mad as little right 20 dictate to the Independent
sovereign OF England. Between Clement aud
mer was strong spiritual power the
latter q fearless and potent temporal monarch
Henry, IN the twelve years preceding his excommu-
Rome by turning the statute law OF the Kingdom
against the religious institutions. He tore up the
uluuustiO Vluclb iuot uuu DIdllCu, duu tuercby
struck mighty blow at the Pope, cutting of his
right arm III England. But he did not hesitate at
taking the property OF his subjects. lie declared
himself the supreme head OF the Church and laid
down death as the penalty of questioning that su.
premacy. Thus II will be seen that King Henry
was both cruel ana unchrstian; but Protestants
do not claim as the founder of their religion Tns
strong, resoute and sanguinary prince;
for the truth Is Henry died a Koman
Catholic. As was said before Henry was but
an instrument IN Gods hands. But ii Henry slew
men Tor CONSCIENCE sake, has not Rome done the
sameY While Doth were wrong and vengeful and
their acts In many ways can find no lust apologist
The speaker paid glowing tribute TO the virtues OF
Katharine OF Aragon, Henry's first WIFE, who bore
TO the scanoid all the dignity and grace OF queen,
and IN her dying moments still expressed attach
ment Tor The man who had consigned ner to die.
Katharine was the noDest Of ali Henry's wives, and
Year: 1869

which arises from want OF wealth, taste
and education. This separaton is national weak
ness. Tne feelings en,sendered and flowing nom this
matter OF expression causes The oppressed TO De
ever ready to war against what they hold is great
wrong. Hence comes the dreams of socialists ana
the dreams OF tRa disorganZers Of Church ana state
The sympathy aid and intercourse that should exist
between the rich ana poor must be objects OF legsa
ti0n, preparing the way by the education IN pubic
and Sunday Schools OF children. who can be taught
tc build up the social fabric, to stand and pull IL
down. Patriotism and true religion call Tor the
sympathy OF all rich toward the poor.


An eloquent appeal for the children now In charge
OF the Shepherds Fold, concluded the sermon, when
q collection taken up behalf Of the charitable
work and q handsome sum realized
Year: 1869

A great man is affable in his conversa-
ton, generous in his temper, and immova-
BILE in what he has maturely resolved upon.
And as prosperity docs not make him
naughty and imperious, so neither does
adversely sink him into meanness and de-
lection; for if ever he shows more spirit
than ordinary, it is when he is ill-used,
and the world is frowning upon him. In
short, he is equally removed from the ex-
tremes of servility and pride, and scorns
either to trample on worm, or cringe to
an emperor.
Year: 1869

CARD THE Cows.--One would think that
kind hearted man, when he secs how grstcsnl
this operation is 10 a COW, would lie willing to
spend few moments 10 cardng her, II pays
as well 10 clean COW as horse. All who
have fairly tried it find great benefit from the
operation. And not one farmer in hundred
makes it practice to use the card or curry comb
In the COW stable. We know stupid men who
lanch at the idea as a mere notion Of some fan
cy farmer. But, in point Of fact, no COW can
give the results at the pail unless this matter
Is attended %, especially IN winter.
Year: 1869

A boy narratiug a street fight, in which he
had been engaged, said I'll tell VOW how it
was. You see, Bill and me went down to the
wharf to fish, and felt in my pocket and
found my knife, and it was gone.; and said,
Bill YOU stole my knife, and he said was an-
other. and said 60 there YOURSELF and he
said II was no such thing; and ! said he was a


liar, and could whip him if was bigger'n
him and he said he'd rock me TO sleep, mo-
ther: and said he was a bigger one; and he
said never had the measles; and ! said for
him to fork over that knife, or Ia fix him for
a tombstone at Mount Vernon, and he said my
grandmother was no gentleman; and ! said be
darsen't take it up; but he did, you bet you
never-well, you never did then got up
again and said he was too much afraid to do
il again; and he tried TO, but didn't and ]
grabbed him and throwed him down on the top
of me like several brick aud tell you IL
beat all-and so did be and my little dog got
behind Bill and bit him. and bill kicked at
the dog. and the dog ran, aud ] ran after the
dog TO fetch him back, and didn't catch bun
till got clear home and I'll whip him moro
yet. Is my eye very black 2'
Year: 1869




Can any one tell what becomes OF
the wonderful children that are mo-
montarily be ing born2 No woman
ever gave birth to, no man ever be-
gat, a common place, every day sort
of baby; aud yet, out of ten thous
and given persons, not more than one
is in any way remarkable.


Some great revolution must come
to humanity between childhood and
maturity. During that period the
rare genius, the great beauty, the
perfect grace and personal fascination
to babyhood are blown to the passing
winds.


Let us all, mothers and fathers, nc
less than maids and bachelors, poets
and philosophers, put babies in the
cruciblo of truth, and reduce them by
the 6re of reason to their natural
elements. Let us cease to confound
what they may bo with what they
are TO worship ourselves in them
to idolize SO much shapeess flo Il
into parugons of physical perfection
No doubt babies are interesting tc
those responsible for their being but
to the vabiased many they are quite
the opposite. They are like greer
fruit q do not intend to intimate they
arc not fit to be eaten), immature anC
incomplete, aud their usefulness is
reserved for the future. BROWNE,
IN Pdchards Mon'hH for May.
Year: 1869

The Empire State of the South seems tc
be re>inHicted with the special affective COM
sideratlon OF the uuscrupulous powers that
be We observe that cabinet meeting has
resolved 10 push troops into Georgia, if the
carpet-bag Governor will consent to make q
requisition Of the government for troops to
suppress internal insurrection. 1t will be no
stretch Of conscience on the part Of Bullock
to assert that troops are necessary to preserve
order, and that the civil authority is made.
quate to maintain ITSELF Any scalawag is
competent to the task-Bullock certainly is,
and we shall soon see large portion of the
Federal army moving into and overriding the
civil authority of the great Empire Stale Of
the South, on false and lying assumption
of false aud lying carpet-bag Governor,
with the direction of the venal and corrupt
Government at Washington.


If there is any considerable trouble in
Georgia, the Administration and the world
know the cause of it and the prime movers
Of it. Let the internal fends who have been
sent into that section be left to their own
resources-let the garrisons be removed-let
the people Of Georgia have the control Of
their own destiny-let the black people SHIFT
for themselves and, like the white people
there, be compelled to work and earn a living
let the agitators and fanatics rest for sup,
port upon their own merit-and we shall
have no more Of this 'insurrection' as it is
called Life is as safe in Georgia and the
South to-day as it is anywhere under the folds
of the flag; for lite is secure nophere. In
the North continuous reign of murders,
assassinations aud crimes unparalleled in its
ceaselesS record. 1t is no worse in Georgia
but 1t ought to be. The Georgians to the soil
indigenous have a natural, moral and divine
right, to say nothing of right constitution
al, to govern themselves, and it is only won.
derful that they have not long since hanged
the rascals sent among them to insult, outs
rage, and rob them, and to tyrannize where
freemen live and where liberty is cradled.


'Let US have peace, said the seven years
man when he sought the peoples suffrages.
But bad he said let us have eternal war; he
could not have indicated his policy more per
fectly. 1t is a rule of perfdy and oppression
of unjustifed interfereDce-ot inexcusable le
iutermeddling-th the Jacobin party seek
to establish. If bloodshed is rife in the land
the radicals are happy; for in commotion
uprisings, and internal turmoils only can the
fostering and damnable evil exist.


If the Georgians want peace, let them frs,
hang their carpetrbaggers. These dogs will
never permit peace 10 cone to the people
They ore as low aud characterless set Of ras
Gals as ever fed the North to escape sco'
free the crimes for which they should now
be the inmates of our peniteutiaries There
is not one of them who has any character
whatever. They improved morals in this
section by going away from it, but God help
those who are afflicted with them. Hang
then! War leads to peace-Hemp is cheap
liberty is dear-haug them by the score,
and let us all have peace !-Democratic
Wdtchmop.
Year: 1869

ARREsrED.-John Collision, one Of the parties
to brutal murder on the wallula road, was ar.
rested on the arrival Of the stage, at noon to-
day. The arrest was made on an indictment 1
found BY the last Grand Jury. At the time Of
the murder Collision was acting 10 the capacity
Of Deputy Sheriff, aud on the pretence that his
prisoner was endeavoring to escape, be irst shot
him down and then shot him four or Eve times
after he was PROSTATE and helpless. The mur-
der occurred in the month of Oetoper, 1868.
Owing to some sharp practice, the Grand Jury
IN session at the time failed to return a bill,
but even this did not avail TO screen the mur>
derer wto will now be compelled 10 answer for
his crime
Year: 1869

Too LArE.-A gentleman who run on the rad-
ical ticket for county Office, the day after the
election expressed his regret that he "hadn t
Joined the democratic party six months previous,
as then he would have got an Office" We think
the gentleman is hardly warranted in his declar>
alton, but are willing to admit that after his
claims were prObdted it is possible that the de-
mocracy might have thrown in his way few
crumbs of comfort.
Year: 1869

DR.. Saml Waggensier, of Pekin, made an
unsuccessful attempt to commit suicide on
the 18th. The cause was financial ember
easements, and failure to procure the
Democratic nomination for County Clerk of
Tazewell county. He declares he will end
his life before q week is out
Year: 1869

The drivers on the Second-ave. horse e-car


line assembled in council Sunday night and resolved
10 better their condition put the Railroad Company TO
some trouble and expense In accordance with an
arrangement OF the Association every driver in the Com
panys employ refused to touch line whip yesterday
morning and, therefore, during the whole day no lively
Jingle Of bells along that particular line IN
dlcated TO expectant persons waiting on sueeI
corners for their fayorite conveyance down Town,
that the coming SO, such parties after walting
I'M their patience expired pronounced certain anathemas
on those whom anathemas due, and crossed over
10 some other line some OF them very profanely swear
ing that they would walk several blocks out OF their way
hereafter rather than patronze company that would
disappOnt the whole community, rather than pay their
drivers who had been working II hours out Of the a. Tor
the starving OF 81 day. tho trning advance OF 90
cents Fortunately for all concerned, a meeting OF the


drivers held about o'clock last evening the legal repesei
ayes of the Company met with them and agreed to
the advance OF so cents making 81 90 day on condition
that tho drivers would TO the old timetable or IL
hours day. The drivers readily acceded to these terms
as they were the very Onfs demanded at the former
strike Everything passed of quietly and pleasantly
Tie drivers were good humor last night and active
preparations made for the resumption OF regular
trips this morning.
Year: 1869

never bet on man who is always
telling what he would have done if he
had been there / have noticed that this
kind never gets there.


The fear of the law here and hereafter
has furnished US some very clever speci-.
mens Of Christianity.


Fools don't know their strength; If
they did they would keep still.


Trac happiness seems TO consist in
wanting all that VIC can enjoy, then gcs-
ting all VIC want


Beauty never dies; it is lie truth,
they both have an Immortality some
where.


Truth IL radical. fiction is conservative.
= lfyou would make yourself agreeable
wherever you 90. listen TO the grievances
of others but Deyer relate your own.


Men never seem TO get tired Of talking
OF themselves; but have heard them
when | thought they showed signs Of
weakness.


Common sense is generally despised by
those who haven't got it.
z Although mankind worship wealth, I
will give them credit for one thing-tbey
seldom mistake it for brains.


Monuments are poor invessmcnts-the
bad don't deserve and the good don't
need them.


The best way to keep secret is to for
get it.


1t isn't so much trouble to get rich as
it is to tell when we have got rich


If man wants to get his actual dimen-
sions. let him visit the graveyard.


| don't care how much man talks, if
he would say il in few words.


Anybody can tell where lightning
struck last. but it takes smart man to
find out where it is going to strike next
time this is one Of the differences between
learning and wisdom


have got a first-ratc recollection but
no memory. can recnlIcct very dis
tinctly Of losing tcn-dolIar bill, but can't
remember where to save my life.


There are some folks whose thoughts
can't be controlled; they are ike twins.
they can't be had. and can't be stopped
Year: 1869

The first chapter of western novel
contains the following: "All of a sud-
den the fair girl continued to sit on the
sands, gazing upon the briny deep, on
whose heaving bosom the tall ships went
mcrriIy by, freightcd-ah who can tell
with how much of JOY and sorrow, and
pine lumber and emigrants, and hopes
and salt fish.
Year: 1869

The hull Of buried vessel was found
lately eleven feet undeg ground in dig.
ging sewer in the streets of Stockholm.
1t is supposed to have been there. more
than three hundred years.
Year: 1869

DantOn, the celebrated caTicaturiSt
who died recently at Baden Baden,
had a wonderful power or modelling
from memory. After one long look
at his subject, he could 90 to his studio
and make bust perfect in It's resem-
blance. Numbers of anecdotes are
told of his feats in this way. One day
Young man came into his studio and
told him that he had sister mortally
i'll, and that his family wished to have
her portrait. They dared not ask her
to sit; to do so wOuld>have been to
awaken her suspicion. In a word,
Danton undertook 10 reproduce her
features from memory. The next day
the brother informed his sister that he
intended to make her a present OF
a level for her next ball. Danton
was introduced as the young man
from the ieWeler' and while the young
lady was looking at the specimens
sent, the artist made his observations.
On going home he produced bust
of striking resemblance. Next year,
an old man, the father Of the brother
and sister, came to ask Danton to do
the bust of his son, also from memory,
for the young man was dead. Danton
succeeded as well for the brother as he
had for the sister. He was not, how
ever, always so successful. On one
occasion a gentleman, who could not
get his wife to sit, asked Danton to
take his place on q given day, at a
given hour, in one Of the Omnibusses
running from the Madeline to the Bas-
tile, and he would see his wife there,
and might observe her attentively.
Danton did as directed, executed a
splendid bust, sent it to her husband,
and received for answer that it was
not the least like his wiGs, but was the
very image of her maid. Danton had
made a mistake in the bus. He left
a splendid fortune, as the result of his
art labors.
Year: 1869

One hundred aud seventy years ago
an elegant Parish Church at atAtherstone,
England, was, as all houses of worship
had been, entirely open and available to
all worshippers, but it entered the mind
OF an elderly lady that she would pre-.
fer to know where to sit. 1t was un-
pleasant to think anybody should be
placed beside her She accordingly
begged to be allowed to put up piece
OF boarding to screen herself off from
the rest OF the world. No sooner did
tins appear than another wanted par
tltion to enable her to enjoy, asher own.
some particular spot. Then an old
gentleman thought he would like
to have some accommodation re-
served for him. This closing i'll OF the
church for private purposes gave its
interior such an irregular and patchy
appearance that it was presently re-
solved to pew the whole building;
which was accordingly done, large
share of the expense being betrayed
by a family well known in the neigh
borhood. And SO this pew system has
become ingrainel in English church
Ito
Year: 1869

The possibilities which exist of the
creation Of acealM by fostering Home In
dustry are torcibly suggested by the
increasing attention bestowed upon
the production OF fruit in central Iowa.
Up to the present time the great bulk OF
tne fruit consumed in this region has
been imported from abroad, either from
the States east and south Of US, or from
the southern and older counties of our
owR State. OF course it has cost us a
high price, and much Of it has reached
us considerably damaged IN value and
quality by transportation. While stay
ing in Vinton last week we were una
bic to find any good apples in mark
ct al less than seventy-five cents per
peck, and few perfect apples even at
that. But now comes i'll Mr.. }. l.
Budd, with his crop Of a thousand
bushels and sells by the quantity at
$l,75 per bushel--but little over half
the price at the groceries, thus bring
ing this wholesome article of TODD
within the reach OF many who could
not afford it at the higher figure, and
furnishing at The same time superior
quality Of fruit As other orchards
come into bearing the price will be
still further reduced.


Now il by the introduction of man
ufactures we can build up Belle Plaine
into 4 town of three or four times its
present size, we shall furnish market
Tor large quantity of fruit, tor the
growth Of which every acre OF dry up.
land in the adjacent counties is adml-
rably adapted. A new source of wealth
would thus be created, our farmers
made richer, and the townspeople pro.
vided with an abundance OF every va
riety OF fruit IN its season, enabling
them to discard the unwh olosonle "hos
and hominy" and substitute the more
natural fruits of the earth for good
portion of their subsistence. These
fruits will not bear transportion tor
long distances. II, therefore, We buy
all our goods from abroad we mus,
ship such bulky products as wheat and
stock to pay for them. On these the
profit of production is comparatively
small Ten acres in fruits, where there
is a market for them, will yield more
in value than hundred acres i'll the
coarse products OF the farm.


This tendency OF home manufact-
ures to multiply the sources OF wealth,
and enable the great producing class
to purchase many comforts and luxu-
ries which otherwise they must wholly
forcgo, or pay for in products which
barely cover the cost OF production, is
one of the elements of the controversy
which the free trade theorists find il
convenient to ignore. They argue that
it is always cheapest to buy in the
cheapest I'm money! market. But it
is not SO when you can pay In one
market with that which would be
wholly worthless, or which cannot be
transported to the other. That is the
best organized community which
comes nearest within the limits which
soil and climate permit, to producing
all the necessaries oflts own consump-
tom Belle Plaine Union.
Year: 1869

A curious letter from the Empress
Catherine II. OF Russia, to the Grand
Duke, has been published in the
transactions of the Ecclesiastical
Academy at Kietf." In this letter are
found the following passages:


II have been told by learned men
that Egypt at the time of her greatest
prosperity excluded all strangers from
her territory, and thereby obtained a
reputation of political wisdom. Fol
low this example. Like good father,
protect your family against everything
that could injure it; see that no book,
no newspaper, no caricature is intro
duced into Russia of which you do not
approve. The people should have no
opinion but that OF their sovereign
You should only allow certain
amount of enlightenment to penetrate
among your subjects, none that could
prove injurious either to yourself OF to
them.


ut is impossible to govern accord
ing to your will people that reasons.


Il advise you TO establish strict
censorship in every Custom House for
books coming from abroad. l could
quote books which have done more
harm to scvercigns than battle or \
lost province.


"Do not give too much time for
reflection. Nations arc not created
tor this; they should not be reasoners.
There is nothing more difficult than to
govern people which wants 4 reason
for everything. Tie business OF the
people is 70 work and be silent.


"The pen OF an able writer does
more harm to q Government than a
war. Send to Siberia every writer
who thinks OF aspiring to the dignity
of a statesman"
Year: 1869

SINGULAR ACCIDKNT.-Horace Gross of
south Wheelock, VI, during the sudden rain
storm last Friday, look shelter under q cock of
nay. Soon after Erenchman wor king on the
farm sought shelter under the same coyeripe


and with IN intention Of making an opening o
in which 70 crawl, inserted his pitchforts
which penetrated the boys back grazing ons Of
his ribe, and passing within an eighth on an
inch OF ne heart Though severely Injured, il
Year: 1869

TIE Ten DOLLAR Norzs.-About thirty
Thousand dollars in ten dollar legal tender
Lo,es have been received at the United States
Treasury in response to the circular issued by
General Spinner calling IN all bills of that
denomination. The request does not seem 70
be very readily responded 10 the banks are
not disposed 10 lessen their circulation, and
there are ten dollar notes that can be offered
IN exchange at present. Hurry up the print
ing
Year: 1869

The SECRETARY OF TAG NAVY, Admiral
Porter and General Sherman. on their arrival
at Eistport, Me, next week, are to have q
grand reception. ball will oe given in
honor Of the party. and other courtesies ex-
Year: 1869

SoUATTRRs TO BIZ EJKcrKp.-An order has
Just been Issued from the War Department
that hereafter no squatter or citizen will be
permitted TO reside on United States military
reservation unless he be in the employ Of the
government, In which case his residence there
on must cease upon bis being discharged. All
ntruders on government reservations will be
given reasonable notice to quit by the post
commander, and IL any remain after expiration
of said notice they will then be removed by
force.