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Year: 1868

Living by rule as if Medo-Persian
Law, inAexible, is very unwise, especially
if person is in reasonable health. We
have given great multitude of counsels
on the subject of health and disease, and
in connection with the statement that we
have not lost an hour from our office on
account Of sickness in a quarter of a CEN
tury and more, many have inquired with
a good deal of interest, "Do you live up
to the rules you give others" Certainly
not; man is not a machine that must be
turned in a certain direction or it will be
destroyed; nor like locomotive which
must run on one fixed track, or not run
at all. The Architect of all worlds made
us for acting under great variety of cir
cumstances, and in infinite wisdom and
benevolence has given to man a mechan-
ism of wonderful adaptability by which
he can live healthfully on land or sea; in
the valley or on the mountain top; in the
tropics or at the pole; on the barren rock
or in the rich savannas.


Our modes of life must be adapted to
our age, our occupation and the peculiar
tiles of our constitution. There are cer-
tain general principles which are applica-
BILE to all. Every man should be regular
in his habits of eating, should have all
the sound sleep which nature will take I;
should be in the open air an hour or two
every day, when practicable, and should
have pleasurable and an encouragingly
remunerative occupation, which keeps
him little pushed, and they are happiest
who are in this last category; at the same
time, if man accustoms himself to go to
bed at nine o'clock, he need not break his
neck, or get into stew, if circumstances
occur to keep him up an hour or two Ia
ter, now and then; and SO with eating,
exercise, and many other things. No
one ought to make himself galley slave
to any observance; occasional deviations
from all habits are actually beneficial


they impart pliability to the constitu'
ton, give it greater range of healthful
action Don't go into a fit if dinner isn't


ready at the instant. Deliver us from a
. machine man, a routinist, "for which We
ever pray."-HaPs Journal Of Health.
Year: 1868

In Kinglake's new volume on the Cri-
mean war is graphic and minute de-
scription of the charge of the six hun
dred at Balaklava. He thus describes
the ride, and Cardigan's appearance:


The pace for sometime was firmly gov
erned. When hofsemen, too valorous to
be thinking of fight, are brought into
straits of this kind, their tendency to be
galloping steadily forward, each man at
the greatest pace he can exact from his
own charger, thus destroying, of course,
the formation of the line; but Lord Car
digan's love of strict uniform order was
a propensity having all the force of pas
sion, and as long as 1t seemed possible to
exert authority by voice or gesture, the
leader of the singular onset was firm in
repressing the fault.


Thus when Captain White of the Sew
enth Lancers, (who commanded the
squadron of direction), became "anx-
ious," as he frankly expressed it to get
out of such a murderous fire, and into
the guns, as being the best of the two
evils" and endeavoring, with that view,
to " force the pace" pressed forward so
much as to be almost alongside of the
chief bride arm, Lord Cardigan checked
his impatience by laying his sword across
the captains breast, telling him at the
same time not to be riding before the
leader of the brigade. Otherwise than
for this, Lord Cardigan, from the first to
the last Of the onset, did not speak or
make signs.


Riding straight and erect, he never
once turned in his saddle with the objec
of getting glance at the state or th'
squadrons which followed him and tC
this rigid abstinence-giving proof, as
such abstinence did, of an unbending re
solve-it was apparently owing that the
brigade never fell into doubt concerning
its true path of duty, never wavered (a'
the best squadrons will, if the leader, fol
even an instant appears to be uncertain
of purpose), and was guiltless of ever
inclining to any default except that o
failing to keep down the pace.


But although he rode singly, and al
though, as we have seen, he rigidly alb
stained from one retrograde glance
Lord Cardigan, of course, might infe
from the tramp of the regiment close fol
lowing, and from what (without turning
in his saddle) he could easily see of thei
Aanks, that the momentum now gathere'
and gathering was too strong to be mod
Grated by commander; and right


perhaps avoiding the effort to govern


by voice or gesture, he either became in


patient himself, and drew the troops o
more and more by first increasing hi


own speed, or else yielded (under nece


ity) to the impatience of the now sea


tered squadrons, and closely adjusted h


pace to the flow of torrent behind hin


In one way or in the other, a right di


tance was always maintained between Il
leader and his line.


As before, when advancing at trc
t so now, while hinging themselves impe
uously deep into the jaws Of an arm
these two regiments Of the first line st
had in their front the same rigid huss
for their guide, still kept their eyes ia
{ tened in the crimson red overalls, al
S the white near hind leg of the chestnr


which showed them the straight, hont
way-the way down to the mouth of


guns.
Year: 1868

TIE Senate has voted to abolish the bu- reau Of statistics, and it is to be hoped the House will concur, as the bureau has been nothing but useless expense. The same course ought to be taken with the bureau of education. The Senate has also decicded to end the contract with the publishers of the Globe, and have the debates printed at the government office. Congress is beginning to show a most commendable spirit of economy for the exercise of which there is still ample room.-S F Times.
Year: 1868

THr San Francisco Mechanics Institute Fair, which is to open on the eighth day Of August next, promises to be a grand affair, and we greatly regret our inability to be present and see the wonderful things that will be on exhibition
Year: 1868

No SUcH Men Now.-sDanel Web.
ster," remarked old Colonel Gumper, as
he trimmed quid of niggerhead and fas-
tened it securely between two decayed
teeth In the left side Of bis mouth, dan
ell Webster was great man. There
warn't nothin mean about him, I've bern
him talk. but twa'nt his talk so much as
his ginerosity that tuck me, He had a
kinder careless way like, that kept him
from getting rich. He never seemed to
think what things cost. / was coming
up the Hudson river along with him once,
in the morning Danel Webster and me
was washing our faces and Sticking our
hair In the cabin, and no took out his
tooth brush and brushed his teeth.
didn't see no other tooth brush around, SO
| borrowed his'n. And after / used 1t
handed 1t back to him, and what do you
think? Why Danel Webster just slung
that tooth brush right into the river, And
l s'pose next day he went and bought a
new one. That's all he cared about mon
ey, There amt no such men as panel
Webster living now," concluded the Colo
mel meditatively, as he spirited a stream Of
tobacco juice into the Fireplace at the 9th
er end of the room,
Year: 1868

A Story FROM PARIs.-A Paris letter
tells the following story of Twelve Night
Fete in that city: " A wealthy family in
the aristocratic boulevard Malesherbes,
were amusing themselves seeking the
kings portion. or the ring in the festival
cake, when lady Of the company says to
the hostess: :" wish my portion to be
given to the poorest little boy you can
find in the street." The servant was dis
patched on this freezing night, and not far
from the house he found ragged urchin,


trembling with cold and hunger. He
brought him up, and ordered him into the
gay saloon, where thousand lights gilt
tered, and sparkling fire gladdened the
eyes of the poor little fellow. Dumb
founded and surprised, he drew the portion
which the benevolent lady had promised.
and as luck would have it, the little fellow
found the ring" (beans they use in
Paris instead, and Of course he was


'king." They all shouted out that being
king he must choose queen. He was
asked so to do, and looking around the
company he chose the very lady who had
proposed to cede her portion of the cake.


He was asked why he chose her. He said,
81 don't know she looks the most like
mother p Mother whose mother ?"
" My mother p .'I never knew her, but
was stolen away from her, and here is her
portrait?" With this he drew from out
his ragged coat a likeness which proved to
be that of the very lady herself, who, in It.
ally, had her children stolen from her, and
now he turns up poor little ragged Sa-
voyard, dragging along miserable exist
ence in Paris, while the mother, by an in
tuition, perhaps, felt that in the air near
to where she was, was one SO dear to her.
Year: 1868

The York True Democrat states that it
may not be generally known that Lancas-
ter county is entitled to the credit of hav-
ing established the first Sabbath School
ever known to the civilized world;


Ludwig Hacker, one of the leaders Of
the Seventh day Baptists, at Ephrata, in
this county, was the father Of this now sa-
cred and widespread Institution. The
school was started by this learned Divine
in l740, in the old monasterles belonging
to the society of which he was member,
and continued to be held, uninteruptedly,
until the year 1777, when the progress Of
the Revolution occasioned its suspension
for about five years, when it was again
resumed The battle of Brandywine had
been fought, and at the request Of General
Warrington, the monasteries were CONVEX
ted into hospital for the reception of the
siok and the wounded of our army.


During the time the soldiers were there
the school was not held; the state of things
being such as to render it impracticable
We are proud. however, to recognize it as
a historic fact and thus oonfute prevail
ing error, that this school, established by
Ludwig Hacker, was the first known in
this country or Europe, Afterwards, in
the year 1889, Robert Raikes established
a Sunday school at Gloucester, England
and since that time they have spread far
and wide, bringing the young and inno-
cent to the feet of the Saviour and exert
ing their auxiliary influence in evangeliz-
ing the world. The remains of Ludwig
Hacker have long since slept under weep
ing willow tree. in the quiet graveyard
near the ruins of the old monasteries where
he spent his life in the worship of God,
and in doing good among the young and
old of his fellew men. A plain marble
slab, bearing his name and his age, marks
the place of his sepulture. He needs no
prouder monument AS long as the
sweet voices of the dear little treasures
that have been confded to our keeping,
continue to awaken the stiffness of our
churches and affairs at each returning Sab
bath day, the name of this good man will
be remembered and revered. He was the
first on this green earth to take little chill
dren by the hand, and learn them to lisp
the name of their Saviour, and by his
plain, simple, but parental instruction, di-
rect them on their way to heaven.-Lan
Intel.
Year: 1868

A BLuNDER. an old English print,
the following ridiculous blunder was caused
in the whole edition, by the commission Of
the letter Q at the beginning of a word in
the third line, which was printed as fol-
lows;


"Whcn, the last trumpet soundeth,


We shall not all die


But we shall be hanged


In the twinkling ofan eye"
Year: 1868

The people of the States recently recon
stlucted under the authority of Congress,
are awaiting the action of that body with
intense interest. .r


The people of North Carolina, for exam
pie, by a majority of more than twenty
thousand, have promptly and cheerfuly ac-
cepted the Congressional plan of reconstruc-
ton They have formed Constitution
thoroughly republican in torn, and they
have ratified it, and at the same time elected
men to administer it, by majority of the
registered vote of the State.


The loyal white men of North Carolina
have also, with a moral heroism never sur
passed. gone forward and engaged in. the
great work of training and fitting the colored
race for self government; and they have
done this for the Congress, for the North,
for themselves, and for the nation at large.
under storm of reproach and obloquy, of
which few persons north of the Potomac can
form any conception. "a +i1'' 11-5 Y


These loyal whites in North Carolina, and
these colored people, are as true to the flag,
and they love the nation as well as any man or
body of men in any portion of the country.
They can be implicitly trusted. II they can
not be, then free government is failure in
these Southern States, and the Republican
party will be unable to reconstruct the gov
ernment. The country has been, practically,
disunitcd for the last seven years. Indefinite
disunion would be precisely what the enc
mics of the United States desired when, in.
1860, they raised the standard of revolt.
For the last two years and six months we
have had in this State 81 the COnfederacy"
in modified form Wehave it now. How
long shall this continue?


The bill to admit North Carolina and
other States has passed the House by more
than two-thirds, and is now in the Senate
We know that nothing we could say would
move the Senate, or any individual membero of
it. Yet we need not conceal the fact that the
enemies of the government, while they are
still ruling us, and taxing US, and proscrib
ing US, are exulting in the hope that the
Congressional plan will fail; while many
plain, uninformed Republicans are fearful
that this hope may prove well-founded. The
material interests of our people are suffering
by delay. There can he no revival of bust
ness-no renewal of confidence between man
and man-no certainty as to the future until
the State is admitted Thousands of our
people are suffering for bread. Permanent
loyal government, giving assurances of bet
ter times in the future, would mark a be-
ginning point, from which the struggling
and the suffering would gradually emerge
into more tolerable condition. -a'


For our part, we have no fears as to the
action of the Senate. 1t will take its time
in this as in other matters, but we regard it
as certain that it will agree to the Hpuse
bill. This may be done day, or next week,
ormonth, but that it aoW be done we entertain
no doubt. Congress will not allow its plan
of reconstruction to fail; and every consid-
Grafton of expediency and policy as well as
of justice, points to the admission of tile
States in full time to organize their Elec-
tional tickets, so as to allow them to cast
their votes for Grant and Colfax #
Year: 1868

Secretary Stanton has not resigned his Of
flee. He has simply relinquished charge of
the War Department" He still signs his
letter to the President, in which he notifies
them of his REIMBURSEMENT" as " Secretary
of War" He does not admit that the Pres
dent has the right to remove him, or that
the order issued by the President on the 21st
of February legally deprived him of his
Year: 1868

Sufficient evidence can be obtained for the
conviction of some of the r. X. X. in one of
the Counties where they have been guilty of
their greatest outrages. In the County re-
ferred to, they electioneered for the Rebel
Conservative ticket by placing coffins before
the doors of loyal white men, whom they
had oppressed during the rebellion for their
loyalty, and whom they now attempt to keep
from the ballot box with threats of death.
Year: 1868

The rebel press of Charlotte is opening
fire on the Democrat because that journal
has been giving the people some reasonable
advice. If all the opposition papers in the
State were as reasonable in their tone as the
Democrat we might look for a restoration of
harmony and good feelings at an early day.
Year: 1868

A meeting Of this Commisson vas held yesterday
morning ct which revolution vas adopted directing
the street cleaning contractor to keep Broadway
venently passaele for vehicles by removing forthwith
the largo blocks OF ice and snow from that thorough
faro, aud 10 apply 70 the President OF the Metropolitan
Board OF Health Tor Information TO who're the Ice and
snow removed shall bs deposited
Year: 1868

To rHs EDITOR OF rHB HERALD


The monopoly ridden people or this State are begin
ming 70 see the dawn Of light Tho articles tn tho
HERALD In reference TO the Western Union Telegraph
Company have awakened the slumbers OF Jersoymen at
last and few independen. journals are beginning 70
inform that there monopolias this State
than railroad monopoles II positive fact that mot
OF the Independent telegraph lines has an ONCE IN
this State. They have been driven away by bribery aud
free tickets We indeb ed TO you for TINS enligh
enment and the people Of 'monOpoiy ridden" Jcrsev
will day bless you for It, We intend going straight
to the Lsgis ature In session at Trenon with our
petitions and demand that these opposition liues sbal
be brought into cities and not be driven away
them by any monopoly
Year: 1868

Gaines is still to undergo this severe
ordeal she does not shrink from the
task. She was present in the courtroom
to-day, and watched the proceedings
closely she has several times addressed
the court herself when lawyers have
become dishear,ened and abandoned her
cause. Her friends are perfectly san
guine Of her final success, and predict
that she will yet be the wealthiest wo-
man on the continent.
Year: 1868

The announcement is made that it
costs more to send barrel of -four from
Sacramento to Cisco, the present ter
minus of the Central Pacific railroad,
than from the same city to Liverpool.
Year: 1868

IT is announced that even the postage
stamps used in Prussia abandon the royal
profile, and bear only the inscription
denoting that they are issued by the
German Confederation of the North.
Year: 1868

Most people think the selection Of suit
able matter for a newspaper, the easiest
part of the business. How great an error.
To look over and over hundreds Of ex-
change papers weekly, from which to Sc
Iect enough for one, especially when the
question is not what shall, but shall not
be selected, is no very easy task. If every
person who reads a newspaper could have
edited it, we should have less complaints.


Not unfrequently is it the case that an
editor looks over all his exchange papers
for something interesting, and can find ab-
soiutely nothing.


Every paper is drier than a contribu-
ton box, and yet something must be had
his paper must be out with something
in it, and he does the best he can. To an
editor that has the least care as to what he
selects, the writing is the easiest part Of his
labor.


Every subscriber thinks the paper
printed for his own benefit, and if there is
nothing that suits him, it must be stopped
1t is good for nothing.


As many subscribers as an editor has,
so many tastes he has to consult.


One wants something very smart, and an
then something sound. One likes snuec-
dotes. fun and frOlic, and another wonders
that man Of sense will put such stuff in
his paper. Something spicy comes out
and the editor is a blackguard. Next
comes something argumentative and the
editor is a fool. And so between all, the
poor fellow gets terrible rnhbing. They
never reflect that what does not please
them viii please the next man.
Year: 1868

Longstreet says-"When man
talks about a new war, you may be
sure he did not fight in the last one"
If that is true (and it is true), the
editor of the Louisville Sentinel must
have been a long way out Of the fight.
He now makes the following noise:


..War is not pleasant thingto con-
template but war is preferable to
slavery. One or the other, Demo
Gratis of the Constitution, you must
choose.


democrats must prepare to fight
Democrats mast fight !


"The people must rise in their pow
er, and hurl the whole devil breeding
crew back into perditiOn I!


"Every man must do his duty
Every patriot must stand ready
Every rusty gun must be cleaned!


"Pray to God, if you will, to change
the hearts of the scOundrels in power;
but don't fail to mould bullets"


A little valerian and Hoffman's an
Odyne, good apOthecary.
Year: 1868

When the issuing of greenbacks to
carry on the war was first proposed,
the Democrats in Congress arrayed
themselves against the measure as
unconstitutional and Tuinous, and
this was the position the Democratic
party took in its Conventions and on
the stump. Now, however, they
propose an almost indefinite issue Of
these same greenbacks wherewith to
pay the national obligations. OppOs-
ed to the war, they were opposed to
providing the only means for car
ing it on. The war over, they are
opposed to the honest and complete
payment of the debt incurred by it.
Mr.. PendletOn, the coming man of
the party, was in Congress at the time
and took the anti-greenbacks side.-
That gentleman now, however, finds
| it convenient to champion them, as
the hobby whereOn he hopes to reach
the Presidency. The next step would
be to repudiate outright the green


backs.-CPittsburg Commercial.
Year: 1868

When trade grew slack and notes fel
due, the merchants face grew long and
blue, his dreams were troubled through
the night, with sherifs baiIiffs all in
sight. at last his wife unto him said,
'Rise up at once, get out of bed, and get
your paper, ink and pen, and say these
words unto all men:


my goods wish to sell to vou, and to
your wives and daughters, too my prices
they shall be so low, that each will buy be-
fore they 60"


He did as his good wife advised, and in
the paper advertised. Crowds came and
bought Of all he had; his notes were paid,
his dreams made glad, and he will tell you
to this day, how wen did printers ink re-
pay.


He told US this, with a knowiug wink,
how he was saved by printers ink.


The other in place as tight, cOntented
was the press to slight, and did not let the
people know of what he had or where to go.


His drafts fell due and were not paid
the sheriff soon a levy made the store
was closed until the sale, and for some
time he was in Jail. ~ bankrupt now
without a cent, at leisure he can now re-
pent that he was foolish and unwise, aud
did not freely advertise.
Year: 1868

A Kentucky stock raiser passe d
through Nashville few days ago,
literally loaded down with gold
watches and every description of
ieweIry, which he had obtained in
Georgia and Alabama in exchange for
100 head of mules which he took
South. In the absence of currency
many people of that section found it
necessary, in order to procure farm
animals, to part with what few valu-
ables the war had left them.
Year: 1868

Why does water boil better in old saucs pan than
a new one Punch takes It upon himself to answer
this query by saying It's because the old pans used
10 it.


When is it dangerous to be in church? When the
organ drowning the choir, great gun in the pull
pit is firing away at the congregation Musical
Standard


for improvement.


Why do birds in their little nests agree? Because
they'd fall out If they didn't


Why is prosy preacher like the middle Of a Wheel
Because the fellows around him tired.
Year: 1868

An ingenious means of self.defense has lately
been invented In Paris to take the place Of ordi.
nary weapons, the carrying of which has been
forbidden in France. The new instrument con-
ssts of horn inserted In the end Of cane, which
horn contains an electric battery and q small
lamp with two powerful refectors. The intensity
Of the light temporarily blinds any one at whom
it is pointed. The lamp is kindled at will by
pressing Q small knob at the other end of the
cane, which knob connects with an electric wire
Year: 1868

In our remarks about the new hotel last week,
except some general expressions appreciative OF
the high mechanical skill shown by the contract
ors, we passed over without mention others OF
our mechanics and artisans who deserve honora-
BILE mention in that connection. First among
these should be mentioned ALLEN & HossAcK,
by whom the finer painting was done, and par
ticularly the beautiful lettering over the outer
transoms. We venture the assertion that in per-
fectness of finish, and beauty and delicacy of
shading, there is no lettering anywhere that
excels it. These gentlemen are artists of whom
Ottawa may we'll be proud, and we are pleased
to note that they are being appreciated. They
have large and growing establishment in Ar
mours new brick building on Main street, west
of La Sale, and seem TO be full Of business