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Year: 1868

A WORD TO YOUNG MEN-My friend
did you ever know, can you call to mind
a single case of a perscn, who, having
his own way TO make in the world, spent
his time ia the street, in billiard saloons
around hotels, or in any form of disSipa-
ton or idlenesS, to succeed in an eni
neut degree in any enteTpIise2 Look
over your list of friends and acquain
tanceS and their course. DO You not
fnd upon examination that those who
to-day are men Of influence and honor
were the youth who made the most of
valuable time, turning it to good ac-
count; and on the other hand do you not
find those who stood at the corners
with a cigar or pipe in their mouth went
from bad 10 worse, from worse to ruin!
Sadly must the answer be made--oh
that it were not so-they have failed,
Will You not profit by the experience OF
othersl Go not that way. Never be
idle. Every moment of your time is a
golden one, use it as such; improve the
mind; fix your eyes upon some noble ob-
ject; be a man. The call is from men,
will you not be one Of that number who
can say,-'I am man."
Year: 1868

IL The two leading lawyers OF Paris
have an income from their profession of
about thirty thousand dollars each,
and have seven times as much business
as they can attend to. One OF them
tends his name to eight young lawyers,
who draw up briefs. They have the
work and he the credit and the profit.
Year: 1868

Beauty of youth. 1t is not true that
the young not only appear but really
are, most beautiful in the presence of
those they love7 1t calls forth all their
beauty.


Instead of saying things to make peo-
pie stare and wonder. say what will
keep them from staring and wondering
hereafter, this is philosophy.


Value the friendship OF him who
stands by you in the storm; swarms of
insects will surround you in the sun
shine.
Year: 1868

MoNEY.--Money does not make the man.
The world has notion that it does, but the
notion is erroneous. Money is good in itself;
almost everybody has hearty respect and
appreciation for it, but it will go only so far
and bring only so much. After that it is
powerless and goes for nothing. 1t viii be-
get neither brains for men, nor beauty for
women. 1t viii impart no gift over which
good sense can take comfort nor deceney re-
joice 1t may carry its possessor to the ends
of the world and pamper him with all that
the varied climes can offer, but it can not
add one jot to his manliness as citizen.
Year: 1868

We distinguish four seasons in love. First
comes love before betrothal, orspring then
comes the summer, more ardent and fierce,
which lasts from our betrothal TO the altar ;
the third, the richly laden, soft, dreamy au-
tunln, the honeymoon and after it, the
winter, when you take shelter by your fire
side from the cold world without, and find
every comfort and every pleasure there.
Year: 1868

ST. PAUL Dec. l.


The fourth annual steamboat ex-
cursion came of tot day and was splen-
did affair, brass band and large
crowd of citizens attended it. The
steamer went to Fort Smelling and
back down the river and returned here
this evening. The river 10 almost clear
Year: 1868

The editor of the Massachusetts
Ploughman remarks as follows on the
best plan to keep cider:


6'sW hen the cider is in the barrel, going
through a lively fermentation, add as
much white sugar as will be equal to halt
or three quarters of a pound rer gallon
of cider, and let the fermentation pro-
ceed until the liquid attains the most
agreeable taste, then add an eighth to a
quarter of an ounce of sulphite of lime
to each gallon of cider in the cask, first
mixing the powder in about quart OF
the cider, and then pouring it back into
the cask and giving it a thorough shak-
ing or rolling. After standing bunged
up a days togive time for the lime
to become we'd incorporated with the
cider, it may be bottled of, or used di
rectly from the eask Do not mistake
the sulphats for snIphite of lime. The
latter is q manufactured article, and is
worth, by the barrel, from thirty to forty
cents pound. 1t will preserve the
sweetness of cider, but unless care is Ia
ken not to use it too strong, it will taste
q little of the sulphur. shE
Year: 1868

Eg At Norwich, recently, after Sun
day School missionary had closed an APP
peal to the congregation for five dollars,
with which tepurchase a library that he
might start school, and while all were
Iunmoved by his enthusiasm, little girl
arose and offered himher pet lamb, which
she said would bring him the desired
amount The missionary was brute
enough TO take the sheep and sell it, but
some unregenerate layman heard Of the
affair, redeemed the lamb and sent him
back to his little mistress.
Year: 1868

NEGLECT OF WoRsHIP.--The great mass
OF the people attend no church. There
are $1,000 places Of worship in this
country, but not one hundred persons on
an average are found in each on the
Sabbath. Of our population of forty
millions, not more than FIVE millions at,
tend any place of worship. Thirty five
millions of our people have no church
accommodations, or do not improve
them. These are startling facts. But
how many are 6abteS!--Ed. Episcopal
Methodist,
Year: 1868

OyE TuING AT TIME Y on may be
as attectionate as you please, dear" said
q wife to her husband, who was fond Of
wine and her too, land you may smell Of
wine if youNill; but please not smell of
wine and be atlectionate at the same mo.
ment l value your affection too highly
to allow you to disgust me with it."
Year: 1868

The man who stands upon his own
soil, who feels that by the law Of the
land in which he lives-he is the right
ful and exclusive owner of the land he
tills, is by the constitution of our ma
ture, under wholesome influence not
easily imbibed from any other source
He feels other things being equal, more
strongly than any other the character of
a man as the lord of an inanimate world.
Or this great and wonderful sphere
which, fashioned by the hand of God and
upheld by his power, is rolling through
the Heavens, part is his, his from the
centre Of the sky. 1t is the space on
which the generation moved its round
Of duties, and he feels himself connect
Fed by q link with those who follow, and
to whom he is to transmit q home.


Perhaps his farm has come down to
him from his fathers. They have gone
to their last home; but he can trace their
last footstep over the scenes of his dai-
~ labors. The roof which shelters him
was reared by those to whom he owes
his being Some interesting domestic
tradition is connected with every inclo-
sure. The favorite fruit was planted
by his fathers hand. He sported in
boyhood teside the brook which still
winds through the meadow. There lies
the path to the village of earlier days
He still hears from the window the
voice Of the Sabbath bell which called
his father to the house of God; and
near at hand is the spot where tt.iis par-
ents laid down to rest, and Were, when
his time come, he shS:,.l be laid by his
children: These SIC the feelings Of the
sou. no"Ls Cannot paint them; they
now Cut Of the deepest fountains of the
aesrt; they are the life-spring of fresh,
healthy and generous national character.
Year: 1868

A strange and surprising incident oc-
Cured last week i'll the country some
miles north OF Corinth. A Mr.. Man
grum killed young man during the war,
and few days since Mr. Mangrum was
on deer drive, and while at one Of the
stands he saw an object approaching
him which so alarmed him that he rails
ed his gun and fired at it. The object
which resembled a man covered with a
sheet, continued to advance upon Mr..
Mangru-u, when he drew his pistols and
emptied all the barrels at the ghost.


None Of the shots seeming to take
effect, he climbed a tree to make his es-
cape. BY the time he was q short dis
tance up the tree the white object was
standing under him, and he declared
that it was the spirit Of the young man
whom he had killed. Mangrum was so
startled at the steady gaze of the eye he
had been the cause Of laying cold in
death, that he tainted and fell from the
tree. His friends carried him home,
the ghost following and standing before
him constantly, the sight Of which
brought up the recollection of his guilt
with such. force to his mind, that he
died in great agony, after two or three
days sufering.-Corinh { Mss. Cau-
caSian.
Year: 1868

/ We give our readers an extract from
the address before the recent Agricultural
Fair at Greenfield, Mass. Mr.. Curtis has
been best known in political and literary
circles, but his eloquent remarks concern
ing the political rights and duties of the
farmer may be read with profit by all


To the farmer of few acres, knowledge
is capital. Science makes ten acres
hundred-and more science makes them a
thousand. When twenty farmers, owning
together two thousand acres know the val
ue of a machine which could do the work
for all. and none could individually buy.
then they know and can do and will do all
that the single proprietor of two thousand
acres can do; and instead of one great
proprietor, that country has twenty small
proprietors with direct interest in its
character and prosperity such as nothing
else oonters. The farmer may say that he
cannot afford to try experiments. But ev-
cry man can find time to do what he
believes must be done Let the farmer
understand that ignorance is the bulwark
of despotism, and that despotism DEGREES
the slavery of the farmer, and he will find
time to defend himself.


But beneath all other reasons of the his
torical condition of the farmer is the
fundamental reason, and that is the feudal
or arlstocratlo principle, which has always
prevailed in various forms in every coun-
try, and which oppresses the farmer most
of all. 1t is a theory that God made
little OF the human clay into porcelain
vases to hold the dizzy wine of exclusive
power, but the most of it into common
crockery Tor base uses, a theory that the
many are made for the few or as Voltaire
defined 1t IN government, :" 1t is the art of
making two-thlrds of nation pay all it
possibly can pay for the benefit of the
other third"


This system is the fourfold enemy of the
farmer. First, it distributes all the land
to few propretors. Second, to those
few proprletors it gives exclusive political
power Third, it degrades labor by max
ing the laborer wholly dependent upon
those few. And fourth, it fosters their
ignorance that they may be wiling slaves.
ln word, the aristocratic system gives
political power to the land and the land to
few The popular system divides the
land and derives political power from
manhood. What is the result of this ar
istocratic system upon the genera! welfare,
and especially upon the farmer? Look at
England. The United Kingdom is COM
posed of 100000 acres of land, and has
nearly 100000 inhabitants. 10000
persons own all the land, and the English
school system is the worst of any civilized
country. What follows? Mr.. Olmsted,
Year: 1868

and then, an opening would illumlne the
landscape with a sudden burst of silvery
light, to be Immediately followed by almost
total darkness as the heavy cumuli rolled
I'D in masses of inky blackness. The
cone of light from the dazzling lens above
me would then cut the darkness in Its on
ward rush with startling clearness. Now
flashing up the rocky sides of some noun
tain gorge, Illuminating rock, tree, and
shrub with almost daylight distinctness
anon losing itself in the surrounding dark
ness as we emerged into the open country
beyond then shooting along the rails
ahead, making them look like glistening
threads until they disappeared in the dark
ness beyond.


Mile after mile we sped along. / had
become somewhat used to my strange po-
siton, but it required constant attention to
prevent my feet from slipping from the
lower bar of the frame on Chich L was
standing. At best l had ut partial
foothold, and the constan of the en-
CINE on the short curves -.Ild almost
throw me off In passin trough the S.
mountains the road was &gry rough and
crooked The ponderous engine bounded
along, with now and then sudden side
lurch in its seemingly mad effort to
plunge into the black chasms which yawn-
ed on every side In one of these sudden
movements the buckle of my strap broke,
and | was only saved from instant death
by wedging my hands between the bars
of the cow-catcher and clasping them un-
derneath | must hold on now for dear
life Once [ opened my mouth to scream,
in the hope that H. would hear me. A
second thought convinced me Of the utter
uselessness of attempting to make my
voice heard at that distance above the
roar of the engine Even when standing
on the foot board it was with difficulty
that we could hear each other. My only
hope was that my stifening fingers would
hold on for the remaining ten miles. An
occasional glimpse of the country showed
me that we had gone two-thirds of our dis
tance, and had also most fortunately pas
sed the toughest points. Twenty minutes
more, and l should be safe.


I'VE had now passed the mountains,
and the road became straighter and smooth
er. As we emerged from the tunnel on
the spur of the mountains, L caught sight,
far down the line, of the headlight of the
G. express The road is there perfectly
straight for three miles, and L had an un-
obstructed view. Brighter and brighter
grew the headlight, till it seemed to glare
with demoniac ferceness. Although |
knew there was no danger, yet the sight
of that ponderous engine laundering toward
me- sent through me momentary thrill of
horror, and l involuntarily clung closer
and closed my eyes as the train rushed
mast LONG whistle from our own en-
CINE announced our approach to LIS, and l
assure you it was music to my ears. 1
could not have held on fifteen minutes lon
ger. As the train stopped, [ unclasped
my benumbed fingers and stepped to the
ground, but could not walk three steps,
my legs were so stiff from being so long
in cramped position. At last L reached
the side of the road and sat down. The
moon had long been obscured, and few
heavy drops betokened the coming storm"
Year: 1868

A writer in the Oneida Circular de-
scribes singular adventure


1.-The train was to start at 1l:45, and 1t
wanted but few minutes of the time. As
| stood there in the darkness, within few
feet of the kissing monster, my heart be-
gan to fail me, and L almost resolved to
abandon my hazardous undertaking. What
if | should lose my hold and be thrown off
in front of that crushing mass of machine
ry? What if there should be something
on the track? Such thoughts kept whirl-
ing through my mind, and | hesitated-
Suddenly the bell rang. Hardly realizing
what L did, l hastily left the dark recess
and stepped on the heavy framework in
front of the engine. By means of a stout
leather strap, bound myself on by pass
ing it round my body and under one of the
strong bars of the cow-catcher. While |
depot, and with rapidly increasing speed
was passing through the city. l had some
fears lest some of the fag-men at the street
crossing should discover me and signal to
the engineer; for L well knew that if H.
should become aware of my perilous situa-
tion he would stop the train and take me
off. My fears were groundless. The
strong glare of the headlight directly
over me made my position, by contrast, al
most invisible to any one in front


Passing the last crossing with rush
and roar, we sped on through the SUBJ
urbs, and into the open country. The
city lights disappeared one by one in the
and we were fairly on our way,
1t was a wild night. The light of the
moon struggled with difficulty through the
dark clouds which were driven before
strong wind from the southwest. Now
Year: 1868

On Saturday last the locomotive Arctic


was standing on the track of the Hudson
River Railroad at Poughkeepsie, awaiting


the arrival of the 9:45 \. NJ. train from


this city, which it was to conduct to New


York The fireman of the engine was a


recent employee of the road, and jumping


off the locomotive, repaired to a neighbor-


ing saloon. where he became not drunk,


but utterly wild and ungovernable with


liquor. The time for the arrival of the


train was fast approaching, and the engin-


eer, becoming alarmed.at the absence of his


fireman, got off the engine to look for him.


During his absence the fireman returned


and mounted the engine, and with one


desperate clutch, opened the throttle


which was to set the ponderous machinery


in motion. Away the Arctic sped with


the speed of the whirlwind. For a few


minutes all was CONSERVATION and excite


ment among the lookers-on. In moment


the engine with its maniac driver was out


of sight, bounding along over the track at


a rate utterly fearful to contemplate, and


suggesting most terrible disasters to such


unlucky trains as might be preceding it


on the track. What to do-how to stop


the mad career of the engine-were the


questions which presented themselves to


the railroad officials at Poughkeepsie.
There was but ono recourse, and that was
to telegraph to the station-master at New


Hamburg to throw open the switch at that
point and run the flying locomotive off the
track. But before the agent at that place
could execute the order, the Arctic came
tearing along at its greatest speed, passed
! +lo 4o%,, a,al
course like demon of destruction. Or
ders were sent ahead for the track to be
torn up, as it was determined that if pos
sible no one should be harmed by the
freaks of the madman but himself, neither
his life nor the value of the engine being
considered of the least account when the
lives of so many others were depending on
the result. Fortunately the engine was
stopped by causes within itself, rather
than by any of the measures suggested for
its overthrow and destruction. The en-
gineer at Poughkeepsie, when he left the
engine to look for his absent fireman, had
both pumps at work filling the boiler with
water. The fireman either did not know
how to shut off the flow of cold water, or
had overlooked, in his frenzy and excite
ment, the fact that the pumps were at
work. and neglected to shut them off, and,
after running about dozen miles, the
pressure of water upon the boiler was SO
great as to cause an overflow, the fires
went down, steam was exhausted, and the
engine stopped from the want of the neces-
,ary driving power. The fireman then
.ook the cushions from the engineers seat,
aid them down in the gutter alongside the
rack, and coolly deposited himself upon
hem for comfortable snooze. unmindful
IF the terrible excitement and apprehen-
lions of disasters he had caused along the
inc of the road. The engine was subse-
luently brought back to Poughkeepsie,
lone the worse for its mad journey, and
he faithless fireman was discharged from
he employ of the company.
Year: 1868

THE MESSAGE OF IGNATIUS TO POLYCARP.
= Stand like an anvil, - when the stroke
OF stalwart men falls fierce and fast
Storms but more deeply root the oak,
Whose brawny arms embrace the blast.
'tStand like an anvil, when the sparks
Fly far and wide, a fiery shower
Virtue and truth must still be marks
Where malice proves its want of power.
q Stand like an anvil - when the bar
Lies, red and glowing, on its breast
Duty shall be life's leading star,


And conscious innocence its rest.
I" Stand like an anvil, " when the sound
Ofponderous hammers pain the ear
Thine but the still and stern rebound
OF the great heart that cannot fear.
Stand like an anvil" +" noise and heat
Are born of earth, and die with time;
The soul, like God, its source and seat,
Is solemn, still, serene, sublime,


Bishop DoGrie
Year: 1868

A French auditor of accounts in the
seventeenth century was great practical
joker all his life, and even played trick
after he had lost the power of enjoying it,
for he left four large candles to be carried
at his funeral, which had not been burning
fifteen minutes before they went off az fire.
works.
Year: 1868

of brthright robb'd, had to brave


A false consignment to the grave


But Heaven the storm and tempest past


Has brought me into port at last"


1t was premature of the Marine to shout
and swagger before he was fairly out OF
the wood \ storm was brewing which he
little expected.
Honorable Vonelle, his real wife, had
prudently kept quiet during the lawsuit
having, doubtless, been led to expect that,
when once it was gained, her silence would
be handsomely recompensed. 1t is proba-
Year: 1868

NEWS FROM THE SEAT OF WAR.


The news from the seat of war is more favor
able for the Paraguayans. dispatch from BuenOs
Ayres that in recent engagement they captured
500 prisoners and 5000 horses from the Allies This does
not look like getting badly beaten the part of little
Paraguay II Is reported that two Of tie Allied iron clads
had been sunk In the river.
Year: 1868

TIE REFORM CABINET
LONDON, June N.-The Sultan and his new Cabinet
are maturing plan to permit persons of foreign
birth residing in Turkey to legally hold property,
which right is to be guaranteed by treaties with
foreign powers.
Year: 1868

he Dttef fenu tnat nhS long pceh iaSiuB po-
tween Rev DE- Scott Pastor of the Church Of the Redemp
tion. IN Fouteenthst and Its senior Warden, Mr. W
Welchman, came TO head on Sunday last. Mr. Weich,
man and his supporters among the CONVERSATION had
been long anxious for the Pastors removal and on Sun
day evening after divine service they took the first step
toward accomplishing their object by laying In an ample
supply Of provisions locking ana barring the doors OF the
edfce and establishing themselves therein as garrison
This becose attitude had been assumed IN order 10 pre-
vent the election q new yestry which might tn aaye ty
oustng Of the senior Warden from Office Bishop Potter
moreover seemed TO favor the muneers for he addressed


letter to Mr Wechap IN which he enjoned that gentle
man to procure the postponement OF tho Easter election
and also wrote to Dr. Scott Informing him that no sueh
election would be valid superintendent Kennedy, on
learning the purport Of the Bishops letter to the Senior
Warden ordered Capt Caey Of the Fifteenth Precinct
to place sufficient force of police in the church for the
protection OF the Welchman party and the OF
peace Accordingly, twelve paromen, under command OF
sergeant Miller detailed for the service, ana nave
been on duty In the church since Monday morning NOT
was unnecessary precaut0n for yesterday morning
than 800 members Of the congregation eyldehty
friends Of the pastor assembled in front OF the churen 20
elect new yestry and had been for the presence
Of the police ecclesiastical garrison would have been
roughly handled. Up to midnight, however, they were
still in possession, with disposition to compromise
But the Scos party equally obstinate, ana mehu 10
seek redress In the Supreme Court.
Year: 1868

In presenting the twenty third annual report OF the
Womens Prison Association OF NewYork and isaac y,
Hopper Home Hne Association feel in the Increased
field and fruits OF their labor for renewed courage
aud ererton On examination Of the report for this year
We hud that 100 more women have been admitted 10
the shelter Of the Home during this year than during
either of the preceding The fact that 2 out OF si
sent service b fact that causes the Association
TO feel conscious pride.


The good accounts received from women sent TO serv
ice their after hives bearing the test OF sincere
anoe must make the Association feel that their work
both noble and glorious They whe make, q useful
merit only hnmanitys applause, but the blessings oil
the Universal Father
Year: 1868

MR. BEEcHER writes to the Ledger: "Ex- plain to me if you car, Mir. Bonner, why it is that so many young people are ashamed to have it thought that they have no money ? or why is it that they are ashamed of econo- my in the management of slendermeans, and of frugality in liyingl There is no disgrace in being an acorn before being an oak. Young people frequently wish that they were grown men; but they are not ashamed of being young No one is ashamed to have it dis covered that bis strength, knowledge, and skill are proportioned to his years. But these same persons will blush and suffer shame at being supposed not to have money, under circumstances in which all the sensible world knows that they ought to have none."