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Year: 1868

but which became irre,igious in re


sisting the further and finer conclusions tt


which he led. g / come not to destroy but


to fulfill" Progress does fulfill in the


spirit, even though it destroy in the letter


Professionalism acknowledges this, and this


acknowledgment constitutes its superiority
over the Greek and Catholic churches
The sincere reader of the New Testament
Will be ever more and more disposed to
make his religion matter lying directly


between himself and the Divine Being
His outward conformity to all Just laws
and good institutions will be, not the less,
but the more perfect because his scale of
obligation is an individual one, the spring
and motive of his actions a deeply inward
one. Church and state gain in soundness
and efficiency by every individual con-
science that functions within their bounds
Religion of this sort leads away from hui
man mediations, from confessions, bene-
dictions, injunctions, and permissions of
merely human authority 1t confesses
first to God, afterwards, if at all, to those
whom its confessions can benefit 1t
brings its own thought to aid and illustrate
the general thought. 1t cannot abdicate
its own conclusions before any magnitude
either of intellect or of age


The Protestant, therefore, would be
much straitened within the Greek limits
He is forced to teach those who will listen
to him that God is much nearer than the
priest, and that their own simple and sin
cere understanding of Christian doctrine is
at once more Just and more precious than
the fallacies and sophisms of an absolute
theology. Such teaching will scarcely be
more relished by the Greek than by the
Romish clergy; yet the Protestant must
teach this, or be silent
Year: 1868

COMMON EVENTS OF LIFE-Of old
times Michael Angelo took his copies from
the persons in the streets, and wrought
them out on the walls and the ceiling of
the Vatican, changing beggar into
giant, and an ordinary woman who bore a
basket of flowers on her arms into an
angel; and the beggar and flower girl
stand there now in their lustrous beauty,
speaking to eyes that wander from every
srie of the green world. The rock slum-
bered in the mountain, and he reached his
hands out and took it, and gathered the
stones from the fields about him. and built
them into that awful pile which covering
acres of ground reaches up its mighty
dome towards heaven, constraining the
mob of the city to bow their foreheads,
and to VOW great prayers to God. So out
of the common events of life, out of the
passions put by God into your hearts, you
may paint on the walls of your life the
fairest flowers, angels and prophets Out
of common stones of your daily work, you
may build yourself temple which shall
shelter your head from all harm, and
bring down to you the inspiration of God.
Year: 1868

FISH HATCHING.-A Rochester paper
says: " We present below characteristic
letter from the well-known disciple of Isaak
Walton, Seth Green, one of the fish COM
missioners of the state of New York, which
will be read with interest by the advocates
of fish culture Mr. Green is at Holyoke.
Mass, and is engaged in making shad
for the Holyoke river He says:


| am Matching shad at this place, and
shall probably remain here until the 29th
inst, as the season Is drawing to a close
1t is impossible for me to be in every
place at once. | would request those in
terested to come or send committees to
Holyoke and witness the Matching and
handling of spawn. They will have an
opportunity of witnessing the process of
incubation in all its stages | am hatch
ing from seven to ten million shad per day.
and in three years the river will contain
from ten to thirty million pounds more Of
shad. Is not this the best method OF
cheapening food? When the price Of fish
Is reduced more than sixty per cent, it will
be within the reach of rich and poor. and
that will be when our lakes and rivers are
filled full of fish adapted to the waters.
Every acre of water is worth two of land
and it can be titled at one thousandth
part of the expense.


If the press Will put their shoulder to
the wheel with the people, we can have
fish of all kinds in 50 great abundance that
it will displace, to a great extent, expen-
sive meats, and by publishing this letter
you will greatly oblige


Your humble servant,


SETH GREEN.
Year: 1868

/ promoted to the colonelcy We never
knew what stuff that fellow was made Of
until We got dowr here AZ the post OF
danger He is the grittieet chap and
the coolest hand you ever saw. He han
died the regiment ohen before Ran
nv was suspended for DRUNKENNESS We
sent him up to Washington. with COM
rlsint against Rapny. and Uncle Abe
saw through him As straight 40 line,
and put him in Rsnny's place. and there
is not man of us that don't sanction
the choice. Sam is the true blue in his
principles. He don't chew or drink a
drop I guess he has seen enough q,
home to turn him against it,


Here the letter broke of. and Vas re-
newed in weak. trembling hand. Il
want to say word myself, mother,
about Sam Raymond I. practicslly
owe nv life to him; for was captured,
and being carried off TO Andersonville,
when he rescued me at the point OF the
hsyonet If vou want to show your
gratitude to God for my deliverance
from death, or something worse. you
will give your consent to sam, and
Huldah shall get married They say
, the Deacon is shining round Huldah;
and. If l was Sam, would pitch into





girl I know you do not like the tribe;
hut from what Sam. tells me. I believe
his father got hipped with big misfor-
tune, and then erybody was ready to
give him kick. suppose did it too:
bnt now that l have come face to face
with the realities of this world, and I
am readier to have charity for folks


Mother Bellinger read the letter, and
then she took off her glasses and fold
ded her hands. and rocked back and
forth, with her eyes shut, for some time.
Lefty read it. and then Huldah The
girl crept near aud laid her face on the
DANES coarse apron, and looked up
sith eager. fearful. imploring eyes,
Mother, mother, will Won consenty
. Say that you CONSENT


Mother Bellingcr did not answer di.
rectly, but her hand stole down and
touched the silky waves of hair against
Huldah's temples. I'll never say again
that I'll do a thing; for we don't know
what we may be led to do. And We
had better try and find out what the
Lord wants us to do, and follow the
| pintings of Providence. / must have
| time to reflect She was thinking how
to pacify the Deacon Put on your
things child, and go and ask them Ray
monds to come and eat dinner with Us
to morrow-the whole kit, big and little


| don't believe they've had full meal of
victuals for ten years.
| Huldah obeyed with alacrity, and. AS
her trim figure went tripping along the
well frozen pathway, her glad heart sang
rs sweet n song of praise as went up
| that day under the blue New England
! heavens.
Year: 1868

The New York Tribune has recently
discovered that not all parties employed
to protect the revenue are honest-in
fact, that some Of them are enriching
themselves at the expense OF the Gov
ernment
Year: 1868

McKELVaYS LIFE COMPOUND
Is the Best.


The Chespest, a.


And the most Harmless


Medicine in the World,


For Nearly Every Form,


OF CHRONIC DISEASE.
In Dyspepsia it is certain cure
In Consumption it is excellent


In Liver Complaint nothing can be
better.


In Kidney disease it is a specific.
In Rhuematism it is an important
remedy


In Stomach Affections it is unsnrpas-
sed o


In Female Complaints it is of great
And in nearly all kinds of chronic diseases
it acts like charm, effecting speedy cures in
the most stubborn cases.


The afflicted everywhere should not fail to
give it trial. if they desire to purchase health
with bat atrifling expense. 1t is not q patent
medicine" nor IS it kept for sale by any drugs
gist. II is . discovery of O physician during a
five years sojourn in South America and he
aas impaired the secret of its composition to
hundreds Of intelligent physicians, who have
all used it in their practice with the most won>
derful results.


In consideration Of its many virtues, have
thought it my duty to engage in the manufac
ture Of it on a large scale, and advertise it ex>
tensively throughout the world. The method
for preparing it for use is somewhat complex
requiring . numerous collection Of chemical
tools paraphernalia not usually possessed by
druggists, and for this reason few drug stores
could furnish it properly prepared, if they had
the formula. Therefore, have purchased the
necessary articles, and with the assistance of a
good practical chemist am engaged in its man.
ufacture and sale.


The Life Compound" is purely vegetable, it's
principal ingredient being obtained from the
root Of plant which grows abundsntly in some
parts Of South America. 1t is perfectly harm
less in its effects even il taken in triple the
ordinary dose, willis its invigorating influence
wonderful indeed, often efecting PERMA-
HESr cure in . few weeks. Read the following
Year: 1868

THERE are those who know how to judge of merit by success, and who therefore blame the leader of an enterprise for defeat when the fault was not in him, but in themselves, the instrument he worked with.
Year: 1868

TIE only way for man to escape being found out Is to pass for what he is. The only way 10 maintain a good character is to ob- serve it. It is easier to correct our faalts than 10 conceal them.
Year: 1868

So says General Grant, so says every
patriotic and Intelligent man in the coun
try. How then shall it be the most
speedily obtained That is really the
question of the election. All the other
interests wait upon this, which is filnda-
mental. Until there is peace, or, in other
words definite Jolt reorganization
of the unrepresented States, there can be
no industrial tranquility or prosperity.
No full current of capital and skilled
labor will set Southwark until it is plain
that the foundations of civil order are re-
established. Upon what principle shall
the work be done.


General Grant is of opinion that Peace
can most truly be established by the sue
cess Of the reconstruction policy of Con
gress, and by Constitutions securing
equal, civil and political rights to all.
Without this condition, there is 10 hope
of the general intelligence which is the
sole condition of a free government. The
Republican party which sincerely sup
ported the war; which fully understood
it; which abolished slavery to secure the
victory; which established the Freed
mans Bureau rs necessary temporary
consequence of emancipation, which de-
clared the equal civil rights of the freed
men as the legitimate result of their free
dom, has also declared their political
rights as the security not only of their
own freedom but of the national welfare.
1t was necessary to decide whether
emancipation should be sustained or sla-
very re-established. 1t the former course
were pursued every thing necessary to
its success was simple necessity and
duty. As for the latter course, it was an
absurdly revolving impossibility.


1t was determined to maintain emanci-
patton: President johnson required the
States regained from rebellion to adopt
the emancipation amendment. The sub
lime claim of the right of State
sovereignty to enslave the industrial
population was peremptorily, contemp
tuously, and properly disregarded by him.
The United States having subdued re-


bellion which left certain States without


any civil government, said to them


:" You must begin your restoration te


renew political organization by agreeing


that slavery is abolished" Most OF then


acquiesced. That act containedthe whole


principle of reconstruction. 1t was


dictation of terms by the Government


and their acceptance by the States to bt
reorganized. The Government has nc
right to do any thing whatever, or it hat
a perfect right to do whatever it deemet
, essential to the national welfare, will
due regard to the great principles o
liberty.


This is the view of General Grant AM
of the Republican party. Upon tina


principle its policy of reconstl uction i
based. Having ample authority unde
the Constitution to subdue the rebellion
by all honorable and recognized methods
. including emancipation, it has the au
a thority to do whatever is necessary t
secure emancipation and the victory q


which it was an element. 1t propose
Year: 1868

If you cannot plant your cottage


Mid perennial fruits and flowers
Spending life's short summer season
GTadsomely among the bowers;
You may toll among the faithful D..
AS they till Immanuels land; "n..
You may live for daily duties,
With willing heart and hand.
If vour station here be lOwly;


If no title grace your name; =
If YOU cannot boast of beauty,


And have neither wealth or fame;
You may still be kindly hearted, -.-
Acting well your humble part;
And though men may never praise you,
They will prize your noble heart
If your path lead through affiiction,
And you draw signing breath
If you cannot keep your loved ones
From the greedy grasp Of Death;
You may smile amid your weeping,
As you put your trust in God;
And, by leaning on the Saviour,


You may learn to kiss the rod.
If you cannot mount the heavens,


Where no cloud its shadow filings
Ranging through the realms of sunlight
With the eagles tirelcss wings;
You may be a Singing Pilgrim,


With your cross from day to day;
And behold your Masters footsteps


All along your lowly way.
If you cannot move the mountains,


Or the oceans depths explore
If you cannot chain the pillows


AS they range around the shore;
You may understand Io@r Mission,


What you have to do or bear;
You may work for mans salvation,


As you for your heaven prepare.
Hasten, then, be up and doing


Time is flying, death is near;
Never mind the toll and sutf ring


Jesus numbers every tear.
See the pearly gates are opening;


Hark I! what music fills the air;
Loved ones ready are TO greet you,


Beck'ning you their bliss to share.
Year: 1868

On and after the first day Of April next, the
subscriber will be found at the above stand,
where he will be pleased to see his old custom
ers, and all othora who may want anything IN
the WATCH or JEWELRY LINE


mar 79-tf Z. S. FLEMING,
Year: 1868

THE ROMANCE OF WAR-A REAL AMAZON
An ancient dame, named Virginia Ges
ouieres, recently died in a charitable institu.
ton at Issy, France, of whose early life the
Historic de Lille relates the following roman
tie Incidents: During one of the severest bat
ties in the campaign in Portugal the Colonel
of the Twenty ninth French Line was shot
and fell from his horse. Leaving him for
dead the regiment sprang forward to avenge
him, and punished the enemy terribly. In
the excitement no enc thought of bringing
away the Colonel's body until young SER
geant proposed to two of his comrades to make
a dash and secure it, The three heroes
started, but two of them fell beneath the
enemy's fire, the sergeant arriving alone at
the spot where the body lay. lie tried in
vain to raise it upon his shoulders the
weight was to great for him. At this moment
two English cavalrymen rode down upon him.


thinking to make an easy prisoner Watch
ing bis chance he shot the foremost nan
dead and dismounted the other with bayo.
net thrust through the stomach. Then laying
his Colonefs body across one of the horses,
he mounted the other and rode rapidly into
the French lines. Upon examination the
Colonel was found to be not dead, but SER
iously wounded. The sergeant had been hit
without knowing it, in the breast, as his
blood:yuniform showed. After fercely resist.
ing the surgeons efforts to remove his uni
form, he finally allowed his coat to be unfast


ened, when to the indiscribable surprise of all


the sergeant was discovered to be a woman.
In order to save her brother, who had been
drawn in the conscription, and who was the
only support of their widowed mother, the
heroic Virginia hadl disguised herself as a
man. and taken his place in the ranks. She
had already served six years in the Twenty.
seventh Regiment, rising to the grades of
corporal and sergeant without the least sus-
picion of her sex being aroused among her
comrades. Upon hearing of the gallant con.
duct of Virginia, the General commanding
the brigade procured her discharge, which
was accompanied by the Cross of the Legion
of Honor.
Year: 1868

AN eminent Dublin physician says: If an
end were put to the drinking of port, punch.
and porter, there would soon be an end put
my worldly prosperity. Physicians, sur
geons and apothecaries would be ruined, and
disease would be comparatively rare, simple
and manageable. Twenty years experience
has convinced me that, were ten young men,
when of age, to commence and continue daily
drinking one glass of ardent spirits, or a pint
of port or sherry, the lives of eight of them
would be abridged II or Is years.
Year: 1868

A SnhEwD SoLrcIroR.-A clergyman going
to a miserly old lady to beg for worthy
object. was refused on the ground of poverty
Feigning himself much interested in her
story, he expressed great surprise thereat
and said: g had not thought you in such
want" and then taking out some money, he
said, 6 here is something that will do for the
present purpose; when | come again will
bring you more" The old lady was SO en-,
ragged that she gave him good round sum to
show him that she did not mean she was a
pauper fiEE
Year: 1868

A HUMAN Nothing on earth can
smile but human beings. Gems may flash
reflected light, but what is diamond flash
compared with an eye-fash and mirth fash7
A face that cannot smile is like bud that
cannot blossom, and dries upon the stalk
Laughter is day, and sebriety is night, and a
smile is the twilight that hovers gently
between both, and more bewitching than
either.
Year: 1868

From Mr.. THoNAs.-We have used Henley s
Royal Balsam in my family this winter. There is
no use talking. 1t throws everything in the shape
of Cough medicine in the shade that ever saw
My wife was troubled with asthma or smothering
spells for years, and could get nothing to have any
effect until 1 struck this "Royal Balsam" She is
now about. well. 1t cured me of the worst cold
ever had in my life in one night. Whenever our
children have anything like cough, few drops
given going to bed-that is the last of the
cough. never intend to be without it in the
house.


B. THOMAS, the paper man.
Year: 1868

take the line OF the quays far as st. Cloud, whence
viii proceed 70 La Marche famous for its seepechases,
where an immense station is to be constructed which
will form the starting point Of circular railway
passing entirely round Paris at several miles distance
The works are 70 be commenced the Champs Elysee
between the Paais dc TIndusre and the Place de la
ConcOrde


The Berlin correspondent of The Times the par
tcuars Of the accident Count Bismarck OF which
have only heard by telegraph. While riding his estate
Of Varzne accompanied friends his horse stepped
with his forefeet into hole, turned complete
sau and throwing the Count fell with his whole weight
upon him. MiraculOusly enough he was not crushed TO
DEATH but escaped with few bruises. Though speech
less for few moments and in state Of great
excitement the next "a hours he recovered the
effects Of his fan.


Among the experiments announced to be made In
Of the Emperor during his visit TO the camp OF
Chaons are some of remarkable character in which the
explosive force applied heavy ordnance is to be pro
duced by the agency petroleum. The French author
ties profess to expect important results from these
periments.


The london Spectator speaking Of the dislike OF the peo
pie Of Nova Scotia to the Confederation, says They
have had hard measure-the necessity being Imperial
and should be very tenderly treated"


The application made by Mr.. Edward Joy Morris, the
American Minister to the Porte for permission for Ad
mral Farraguts flagship Franklin To pass the Darda
neIes has not been accecded TO- the vessel being Of
larger class than allowed by treaty. The Admiral and
Mr. Morris both feel much annoyed at the refusal On
the 18th lgnatief entertained the Admiral and his
staff at magnificent banquet at the Russian Embassy
at Buyukder6 previous day the General unched
with the Admiral and Mrs. Farragut at Missre's Hotel
Pera.
Year: 1868

From the Davenport Democrat, May 4, 1883.


We have taken some pains to make
ourselves acquainted with the facts and
points in the case, which to this section
of the country is of vital importance,
and propose to give our readers the ben
eft of our investigations.


The great leading complaints in all
the suits, instituted both in New York
and Chicago by the "Wall street Ring"
is the sale of 40, 600 shares of new stock,
without opening books Of subscription
for it; selling it at the Board of Brokers
without advertising to all the world
that the Company were about to do 50 !;
and the sale thereof at o trifle less than
the par value.


1t is not pretended by any one, that it
was other than o good financial opera
ton for the Company, if the Railroad
was to be built up to the Missouri river.


Upon purely technichal points Judge
Cordozo, held the sale illegal. II it be
true that the issue and sale of the 49, 600
shares was illegal and void, for the rea-
sons given by the Judge, then the great
bulk Of the issue and sale Of Stock OF
the Chicago aud Rock Island Railroad
Company were illegal, and should he
declared null and void. The practice OF
issuing and selling Stock by this Com
Year: 1868

THE PRESIDENTS VIEWS IN BRIEF.-
In reply to Committed of the two branches
of the City Councils of Baltimore, who called
on him On the 10Th ult., to tender resolu-
tions of indorsemont, Mr. johnson spoke as
follows:


l am profoundly thankful for this express
sion of approval, by the Councils of the City
of Baltimore, of my official conduct as the
CHEF Executive officer of the Nation. This
manifestation Of confidence from the citizens
Of Baltimore is, at this time, peculiarly ac-
ceptabe and gratifying. Our country is now
in the midst of grave peris, and our free
institutions are more endangered now than
when, during the Rebellion, our armies were
struggling for the Republic in the field.
In this critical condition Of public affairs, it
behooves every citizen who feels an interest
in the preservation of constitutional liberty
to consider that ours is Government Of
law, and to require Of our Legislatures that,
when great measure is proposed, the first
inquiry shall be: Does it conform to the
Constitutions which they have solemnly
sworn to support? 1t would be the greatest
of victories ii the public mind, carried back
within the pale of the Constitution, would de-
maud that all legislation should be strictly
tested by the organic law. The idea that
the onstitution no longer exists, or that,
although existing laws must be made outside
of its pr visions, must ultiu ately lead US to
despotism and tyranny. If the Judicial and
Executive branches are to be broken down,
and the Government resolved into and placed
under the control of the Legislative depart
ment-if the rights, the interests and the
destinies of this great country are to be
transferred to the hands of the few, whose
will alone is to be the measure of their pow
er-our republican institutions will soon
yield to the most absolute despotism ever
witnessed by the world. The struggle in
which l have been compelled to engage has
not been for aggraudizment my sole aim
has been to bring back the Government to
the plain principles of the Constitution d; and
if could accomplish that object, the meas>
ure IF my ambition would indeed be filled
to cverhowing. That great end achieved, it
would be the highest pleasure of my life
(making my reverence to the people and CIV
ing my thanks to Heaven)to yield my aspira-
tions to others. l repeat, that the encour-
agement given me on this occasion is very
acceptable. The stoutest heart, when sur>
rounded by doubts and menaced by perils,
needs cOuntenance and support.
Year: 1868

SSOBBERY.-Gen. Grants children are accom-
panied to school by orderly in full uniform
Wien riding out for exercise, the same perform
ance is repeated, only more SO it then becomes
necessary to have two orderlies to protect these
Scions of royalty. We are supposed to be living
IN democratic country, but from the above it
would appear that such was not the case. Poor
America, to what are you coming?