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Year: 1869




70 the Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR: From the quiet soitudes of the pine
and hemlock whence, might be hoped, feelings
aud Christian henevoences would ow calm pure as
unstaned riyuets look out, you simple
sincerity II all that's here done by be OF heayenl
There IL active Christian organization here OF Bap-
tsts-earnes honest folk sincere In faith but who like
many extreme relgonlsts mpregna6le in their own be-


lief follow t the btter end cold or hot Except for
the positive cruelty Of OF their sober FORMS would
say with Beecher, 80 long they believe grace be
upon them" for no Intelligent man OF the present day
sense enough TO worship the Eternal Father on his
knees aud who sincerely desires wash out his earth
stains the manner OF the absoluon though confess 10
solemn sense OF the Divine simplicity and beauty OF
Thorwaldsens Angel kneeng before tho altar, that
little Lutheran church in Copenhagen, and
flow out tho waters that are TO symbolize


the entrance into the church OF Christ Here on bitter
cold days with the Thermometer zero the rough rivers
yertsOfen sweet young girls OF tender plunged
In AS them struggling In evident fear and agony
shrinking from ,b their water-soaked garments which
initiating the blossed Masteri Instinotvey We ask,
had Christ preached and baptized in this climate,
would he who healed the sick have risked
tho life OF the body To freeze the innocent stains OF
grlhOod IL is OF the inc pcable OF
weak humanity, that followers Of the Divine Lord should
In his name commit cruolties that unbeevors would
shrink from II they are not nsane Berghs law punish
cruelty ought to be extended TO this iceberg region
Is there not limit suppose they skinned and broiled
their converts, fresh from of the anxious seat ought
not some one In the name Of humanity TO ask them to
stay their slaughter OF tho innocensi Diseases
enough children heir TO- without the aid OF this
rble exposure Ministers OF the blessed gospel grace be
unto you" when your work IL tempered with humanity
true Christianity ana common sense Let your ght
shine that they may zee your good works unstained
by dangerous possibilities have no III will toward any
denomination or any member OF any denomination, but
! would have TINS cursed abuse corrected Yours


Idiro,tiaek MOuntains March 2s, 1862
Year: 1869

'Tis well to WOO, tits good to wed,
For so the world hath done
Since myrtles grew, and roses blew
And morning brought the sun,
But have a care, ye young and fair,
Be sure you pledge with truth
Be certain that your love will wear
Beyond the days of youth!
For if ye give not heart for heart,
As well as hand for hand,
You'll find you've played the ''unwise" part
And "built upon the sand"
'Tis well to save, tits well to have
A goodly store of gold,
And hold enough of shining stuff,
For charity is cold.
But place not all your hope and trust
In what the deep mine brings;
We cannot live on yellow dust,


UnmiXed with puter things.
And he who piles up wealth alone
Will often have to stand
Beside his Golfer chest and own


It's built upon the sand"
'Tis good to speak in kindly guise,
And so0the wherc'er we can
For speech should bind the human mind,
And love link man to man.
But stay not at the gentle words;


Let deeds with language dwell;
The one who pltics starving birds
Should scatter crumbs as we'll
The mercy that is warm and true
Must lend Il helping hand,
For those who talk. yet fail 10 do,
But build upon the sand
Year: 1869

DON'T LIKE IT.-Thc Montana Post clearly
dislikes the appointment of Ashley as Governor
of that Territory although it is Radical or
gan. 1t says:


President Grant is reported to have said
that when competent men could be found in
the Territories he would give them precedence
for the principal Executive offices. If so, he
has either had bad luck, believed he discovered
n lalnentable deficiency of competent persons,
or dld not Eight it out on that line
Year: 1869

A Now England merchant, doing
large business, requiring several clerks,
4 short time since missed several arti-
clcs Of value from his store He de-
tcrmined to watch the habits Of these
young msn to discover, if possible,
which one, if cither~of them, was un-
trustworthy. There was one of them
who appeared particularly active and
faithful was the first to come and the
last to leave ut night; his dress was
inferior to that Of the other clerks
and he was evidently not particularly
popular among them. The merchant
learned that this young man remained
for IN hour or more after the others
left, with the door Of the store locked.
This circumstance awakened his sus-
picions, and he arranged plan to con-
ccal himself in the store, so that he
might discover what occurred when
the clerk supposed himself to be un-
observed. Having sent the Soung
man upon an errand just before the
hour of closing, he entered his place
Of conccalment. The door was
locked as usual ut tho proper time.
The clerk at once began to sweep and
put the establishment in order.
While waiting for tho dust to settle,
he was seen to go behind the counter,
and taking something from under it,
place it in the breast of his coat. The
merchant was now all alivo to dis.
cover what had been taken and what
was to be done with it. The young
man went to the window and sat in
silence. few moments, apparently
examining the package which he had
taken from his breast. The merchant
was not left long in doubt. His clerk
soon fell upon his Anees he saw that
it was the Bible he had been reading
and now he offered aloud simple and
touching prayer, for himself, his
mother and sister, his employer, and
particularly for a brother clerk, who
he feared, was yielding 10 temptation
After he had finished dqsting he left
the store, unconscious Of having had
a human eye upon him.


1t is easy to believe that tho mer,
chant was deeply affected by what he
had seen and heard. This clerks
salary was increased several hundred
dollars o year, and he was given the
position made vacant by the discharge
Of another whose criminal acts had
been discovered.-Agricuiiurist.
Year: 1869


We were weeping round her pillow,
Far we knew that che must die;
It was night within our boson-
1t was night upou the sky.
There were seven of us children.


the oldest one of all;
So / tried TO whisper comfort,


But the blindiug tears would full.
On my knees my little brother


Leaned his aching brow and wept;
aud my sisters long black tresses
Ger my heaving Loaom swept.
The shadow Of an awful fear


Game Ger me as trod.
To lay the burden Of our 6 isf


Around the throne of God.
"Oh | be kind to one another"


Was the mothers pleading PRAYER.
As her hand lay like a snowflake
On the babys g0len hair.
Then glory bound her forehead


Like the glory of crown,
And in the silent SEA of death


The star of life went down.
Her latest breath was borne away
Upon that loving prayer,
And the hand grew heavier, paler,


On the bubys golden hair.
Year: 1869

possibly Southern mills may find C.
largo market in tho North for their
goods. In the face of the united cp-
position Of tho great West, and cf u
South steadily and surely increasing
in wealth and power, the industrial
kings" Down East cannot hope much
longer to bolster up by special lcgisl;s-
ton, at tho expense OF consumers, tho
pleasant monopoly which has 80 long
kept them sleek and fat.-tharlestoa
Nsws.
Year: 1869

SELMA, Ala, Dec. "a, 1885,
To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


In an article In your weekly Of December II,
headed 'sThe Telegraph and the Government" you
express your views so much In accordance with my
own-and as entertained for many years--that
must be allowed to congratulate you, and trust that
your efforts may be seconded by other leading jour-
nails IN the country, and q revolution be brought
monopoly which now exists In this country In the
form OF the telegraph. would urge nothing In COM
petition with individual enterprise based upon Just
and reasonable grounds; but as there seems to be
something peculiar In this greatest OF modern dis
coveres as heavens blessing to earth there Ia o
sort or natural claim Dy all classes Of persons to It's
benefits, and that II should not be confined to the
pete and radical change should take place In this
mode OF intercommunication that win put it upon
such basis as win place IL within the reach OF all.


England has set us fne example In this proposed
lished in the article mentioned and especially In the
sEeventh,n where tho growth or teegraphic cor.
respondence had been greatly stimulated In Belgium
and Switzerland by the annexation OF the telegraph
quent adoption OF q low scale OF charges.


Your own words seem appropriate TO the intc-
rest and action which our own people and the gov
ernment should take In the matter that quote
them:-''Ihe truth Is, our government should take
the business OF the telegraph wholly into Its own
hands, as a part Of the Post Oifics system OF the
country, and should build new lines to every post
town IN the United States.n


Let the lines be built and the tolls reduced las
you Justly reark 10 about the present cost OF letter
postage, and matter OF pecuniary benefit to the
government 1t can hardly be overestimated, for the
simple reason that the ease and cheapness OF the re-
popular with tho masses and command Its patron
age. Let the experiment be tried.
Year: 1869

BD- During the present year there will
be two cclipses of the sun, the first will
take place on the 23d of July, but will be
only partial and invisible in this country.
On August 7th, a total eclipse of the sun
occurs. This will be the most interesting
that has been witnessed in the United
States for years, and will not happen again
until the last of the century. The shadow
of the earth will commence crossing the
suns disc about half past four in the after
noon, and will not entirely pass over it un-
til half past six.
Year: 1869

CURIOUS EXPERIMENTATION a recent
occasion, in private company says an En-
glish paper, q medical gentleman amused
his friends by lighting candles with his
breath as fast as they put them out. a ci-
gar, which was very nearly out, being pre-
scnted to him, he breathed upon it and it
aarcd up into flame. He subsequently
let out his secret, which was that a short
time before he had inhaled oxygen gas.
This substance may DO absorbed in consid-
cradle quantities by the respiratory organs;
and when this is done one continues to ex-
hale the gas though in an impure state, for
some time afterwards. Now, if there re!
mains the slightest point ofignition Oh the
wick of candle after it has been blown out,
that is quite sufficient to make it light up
again fit comes in contact with the oxy-
gen.
Year: 1869

To If you are wiseman you will treat
the world as the moon treats it. Show it
only one side Of yourself, seldom show your
self too much at timc, and let what you
show be calm, cool, and polished. But
look at every side of tho world.
Year: 1869

r. Rothschild's heirs evident believe
that man has no business to let property
20 out of the family. They refuse to pay
the legates out Of the family the compare
lively small sums which the Baron willed.
Year: 1869

The writer of an article in the GALAXY,
on the New York Millionaire, thus sums
up what is to be done by man who would
join the order:


You must be very able man, as nearly
all the milliOnairics are.


You must devote your life to the get
ting and keeping Of another man earnings.


You must cat the bread of carcfulness
and must rise up early and lie down late.


You must care little or nothing about
other mems wants, or suffcrings, or disap.
pointmcnts.


You must not mind it that your great
wealth involves many others in poverty.


You must not give away money except
for material equivalent


You must not go meandering about ma.
turc, nor spending your time enjoying air,
earth, sky or water, for there is no money
in it.


You must never embark in any enter.
prise that will build up the place you live
in, but wait till the public spirited men
have built railroads, ETC., then buy the
stock at discount.


L oV muSU HCNCA SiNC " luV WIuoW VI
orphan thought or consider that they
have any claims upon your humanity or
charity.


You must make money your God; in
terest your faith; and large possessions the
heavens you covet. And, when dying,
give away few pence in heaven.


You must not distract your throughts
from the great purpose Of your life with
the charms of art and literature.


You must not let philosophy or religion
cngross you during the secular time.


You must not allow your wife or child
rcn to occupy much Of your time and
and thoughts.


You must never permit the destinations
of friendship to invciglc you into making
loans. however small.


You must abandon all other ambitions
or purposes, and finally


You must be prepared to sacrifice ease
and all tanciful notions you may have
about tastes aud luxurics and enjoyments,
during most, if not all Of your natural life.


If you think the game is worth the can
dlc-you can die rich--somc Of you can.
Year: 1869

tg When horse is asleep, one car gen.
orally is directed forward and the other
backward, in order to catch the faintcst
sound that may come from either dircc-
ton. And at night, when on the march
in company, We are told that "thosc i'll
front direct their ears forward, those in the
rear backward, and those in the center
turn them latcrally, or across, the whole
troop seeming thus to be actuated by one
feeling which watches the general safety"
The idea is beautiful one, whether it
rests on romance or not. Apprehension
for the mass bcspcaks generosity Of heart,
and to sec each individual become the
watch and safeguard for the whole, is to
recognize a feeling that must be pleasing
in the sight of God. Man, in all humili-
ty, may learn many lessons Of noble chari-
ty and unsclish love from the animal
world.
Year: 1869

THE MANUFACTURE OF MUsTARD.-In
the preparation Of mustard, the seed is
first crushed between iron rollers, and then
pounded in smooth iron mortars, each
about one foot in diameter. These NOR
tars arc arranged in single row, near the
walls of some Of the rooms, and the
crushed seed is pounded in them by 1arge
iron bulbs, which are worked by machin.
cry. Each bulb is attached to long
wooden rod, which is raised few inches
by an arm projecting from rotating shaft,
and then falls by its own weight. Several
scores of these automatic pcstlcs and NOR.
tars soon reduce the crushed seed to the
condition of -four and bran, of dark,
dirty color, in consequence of the non-sep-
aration of the seed. The -four and bran
are then separated from each other by
means of silk scves. Eight of these
sieves are placed loosely inside large
square horizontal frame Of wood, suspend
ed by chains at each Of its four corners.
Violent eccentric motion is given to the
wooden frame, by means Of an iron rod
passing down its centre, and the sieves
have IN additional motion of their own in
consequence of their being loosely fitted in
the frame. In one room alone there are
nine of these frames at work, carrying al
together seventy-two sieves Of various de-
grccs of finencss. The finer the sieve, the
more docs the mustard improve in color,
and the husk is thrown aside to be made


into manure cake for the land !; two kinds
Of seed are thus treated, the brown and
the white, the former being much more
pungent than the latter, and the two de-
scriptions being mixed to suit the public
tastc.-EpDiuccy.
Year: 1869

We see it stated in several quarters that Gem
tral Butler and other prominent members of
congress express determination TO take some
action in Congress to prevent the gross abuse of
oifee by the incumbents being absent from their
Posts unnecessarily and to the detriment of the
public service. 1t is proposed to make the leg
1slatiOn on this subject very rigid. and to have il
operate i'm the way of cutting down the enor-
nous number of sinecures.


Ii l. not 80 expressed, but we presume from
1ntimations heretofore given out that whatever
l. done in the premises will also have a bearing
uion the perambulating propensities of some of
fae Congressional committees. The indulgence
HI this inclination has attracted a good deal of
notice latterly, and provoked good deal of un-
favorable comment, in unofficial as well a Of
fetal circles-nOt 20 much perhaps on account
Of the direct cost of their trips to the public
treasury as on account of the danger that in this
way those constituting the legislative branch of
government may be placed under obligations to
corporations or individuals at whose hands they
are induced to accept fayors when travelling,
and who are pretty sure to turn up BY and by
with some 'little bill" they are anxious to have
acted upon The field for reform is a pretty
broad one all round, and, once entered upon, We
hope the gentlemen who propose to undertake
the work will give il what the farmers call a
Careful going over.
Year: 1869

We are again constrained to ask our advertis-
ing friends to hand in their advertisements at the
earliest hour possible, and always before 12 NJ.


The constantly increasing circulation of TIE
STAR compels ms to put its forms TO press earlier
than heretofore, in order to secure the delivery
OF the whole edition before dark and to be able
To accomplish this desirable but not always prac-
ticable result, well rs to properly classify the
advertisements, we obliged to renew the
above request.
Year: 1869

The Baltimore Sam had a thoughtful editorial
yesterday, showing the duty deyolving upon the
dominant political party i'm a State-and espe-
cially where that party has an overwhelming
IrepOnderance-to prevent reckless and wanton
mal-administration by exercising care and yig-
lance in the selection OF candidates. The San
had for its text the election in Maryland but its
remarks are equally applicable to any other lat
itude. There is nothing more 10 be deplored
than the growing apathy among the mass of the
people to the character of the men foiSted upon
them rs candidates for Office by the party hacks
and professional politicians who manipulate
ward meetings and county conventions. 1t is
almost impossible in any OF our large cities,
particularly, to get the better class of citizens to
attend at the ward nominating meetings to see
that good men are nominated, or to go to the
polls to see that bad men are defeated. The re-
suit l. that there is scarce city in the country
where the property holders, or those most inter-
ested in the public welfare, have any voice in
the conduct of affairs. Occasionally, when
things get in very bad way the people rise in a
fit of temporary wrath, as in San Francisco and
Cincinnati lately, and as yesterday in Chicago,
and make spasmOdic swOop upon the political
cormOrants; but the exertion is too much to be
Kept up. and the sluggish hunkers known as
s'the best citizens relapse into indifference and
generally find that, like the fox in the fable, they
have driven away one swarm OF flies only to


make place for a hungrier one.


Ii seems hopeless case when the instinct of
self-preservatiOn does not prompt the taxpayers
Of community to look after their own interests
to the slight extent of attending a nominating
convention once year. 1t is evident that if the
condition of affairs in our cities is not to go on
from bad to worse that the body of the people
must be trained, through the agency of the
Iress and other public teachers, to appreciate
the duties devOlving upon them as citizens of a
republic And if the present generation is in
corrigible something may be done with the youth
OF the country-the voters of the future. The
duties OF good citizenship in this particular
should be specially taught in our public schools
and the sooner the writers of the textbooks
block out the work the better
Year: 1869

The coming winter, it is predicted from the
unusually early migration of the birds, and from
other signs Of the animal and vegetable world,
will be very severe. The same intelligence
comes from England, where Frost snow and ice
have made their appearance. The show-storms
that have already occurred in the North and
West of the United States seem to confirm the
predictions of u severe winter.
Year: 1869

proper discipline in the public service and Is
calculated to bring the American name and
legation into contempt How can the diplomatic
service of the country be efficient or even re-
spected under such circumstances? But when
we look at the motive which appears to have
Influenced Mr.. Seward In taking the side OF
the Secretary Of Legation and against the
Minister his conduct is simply scandalous.
There was, as might have been expected,
job at the bottom. In the telegraph contract
and other contracts which Perry was making
with the Spanish government contrary to the
rules Of the service and instructions the name
Of Seward appears among Perry's associates.
Which one Of the family of Seward was con-
nected with these jobs we are not informed,
but this was enough to make the Secretary OF
State the friend and protector Of Perry and
the enemy Of Mr. Hale. 1t will be remem-
bered that the name of Seward was mixed up
with similar jobs in Mexico, and that the State
Department was used to promote and protect
them The family seem to be ambitious of
taking up the grandest schemes all over the
world-of railroad, canal, ocean telegraph and
land jobs to any extent and everywhere, and all
under the egis Of tAs head Of the house, the
present Seoretary Of State. But y y not .
disgrace to our country and a scandal to the
government that Mr.. Seward uses his high
Office icr such disgraoeful purposess We hope
this matter at Madrid will be thoroughly venti-
lated and that Congress viii Investigate it tie m
conduct of Mr. Seward.
Year: 1869

There is growing uneasness among the
party men with regard 70 Grant. All those
who would be in the Cabinet-all the cliques
that would control the administration aud
manage the government like party spoil
express through their organs a nervous rest
lessness as Inauguration day approaches, and
they find they are none the better for 1t, either
in fact or in hope. Ostensibly the radicals
laugh at the democrats for the notion that has
got into the heads Of these latter that Grant
and the radicals will not get on together but
their laughter indicates that they are not al all
amused at the fancy. They are extrayasaht
with the sort OF laughter that makes US
doubly serious shortly after" IL Is natural
enough thought with the democrats that Grant
is not likely to be on the best OF terms with
politicians who must inevitably be at war with
all whom they cannot bully into tho silent and
placid adoption Of their ideas; and the fact
that the radicals have no better answer TO
make than their uncomfortable screeches Of
artificial laughter shows that they perceive
this and are seeing clearer and clearer





the administration. They know that
they-the whole tribe OF cliquesmen and
policy mongers--wil be at war with Grant,
not, as the democrats foolishly fancy, because
Grant, like some poor predecessors. will guar
rel with his party, but because he will moi
recognize these swindling politicians and will
not accept or suffer their dctation and control Ia
matters entrusted to him by the American
people


If ever The people could fairly hope that the
Presidency would be accepted in the right
| spirit surely they may hope this In the case Of
Grant. Hitherto the nation has seen men 20
into the Presidential Office not to perform its
duties, not accepting the onerous trust imposed,
but merely to loll on the cushions Of political
life and give power into hands in which the
uatiou would never have trusted II. BY this
Year: 1869

PARAGUAy.-The news from the allied
army is very important. Lopez is . fugitive
in the interior Of the country he has been 50
bravely defending, and Brazil is now master
of the position. All this, however, must be
taken with the usual amount Of allowance we
have had to give to the allied reports during
the war. If the news be confirmed we may
expect in the next year to see some extraor-
binary political combinations on the La Plata
river.