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Year: 1878

Welll saw boy do something
the other day that made me feel good
for week. Indeed, it makes my
heart beat with tenderness and good
feeling. even now as 1 write about it.
But let me tell yon what it was As
[ wa. walking along the streets of a
great city, l saw an old man who
seemed to be blind walking along
without any one to lead him. lie
went very slow, feeling with his cane.


He's walking to the highest part
Of the curbstone," said | TO myself.
'"Aud its very high, too; l wonder if
and if some one wont tell him
start him in the right direction ?"


Just then boy, about fourteen
yelrs old, who was playing near the
corner. ran up to the old man put his
hand through the mans arm, and
said


LET me lead you across the street :"
BY this time there were three or four
others watching the boy. He not on>
ly helped him over the crossing, but
led him over another to the opposite
side of the street. Then he ran back
to his play! Now, this boy thought
he had only done this man kind
ness, while | knew that he had made
three other persons who had stopped
TO watch the boy turn away with
tender smile on their faces ready to
follow the noble example he had set
for them. | know that | felt more
gentle and forgiviDg toward every Que
for many days.


Another one that was made happy |
was the bay himself. For it is in
possible for Us to do O kind sct, or to |
make any one happy without being |
better or happier ourselves. To DC
good and do good, is to be happy |
This is PVery enes mission here ia
this world. Then again, The kind Of
bow here shows Tie kind of man VOC
are going to lie. If you are a kind
gentle boy, vnu Sill be q generous
benevolent maD.
Year: 1878

met again tonight and adopted tn,


report of the business committee


agreeing to support and urge the re


passage of the Barbour Bill and tht


supremacy of the Free School System


and also recommending a meeting o.


the Readjusters Of the State in the


city of Richmond, on a day yet to


be named. "for the purpose Of organ


ization." 1t will be noted that this


does not commit the caucus TO any


antagonism to the organization of the
Conservative party, with view to its
destruction.


The Finance Committee of the
House had a four hour session last
night on the subject of


A CONFERENCE OF THE BoNDHoLDERs.
After long and heated discussion a
bill was reported to the House asking
the principal bondholders to visit
Richmond on the 18th of January, to
confer with the Finance Committees
of the two Houses. 1t declares that
we cannot accept their recent offer
and will treat with them only "on
the basis of principles of the Barbour
Bill" 1t is not in the least likely
the bill can pass before the holiday
recess. There is some difference of
opinion about the propriety of the
invitation. Some of the members
fear it may result in a settlement that
may necessitate an increase of taxa
ton. Others believe it will result in
no settlement at all, and that it will
merely demonstrate the fact that the
bondholders do not mean to make
any settlement that will be satisfacto-
ry and just to the people of the State
who are eternally urging that an eff
fort should be made for a settlement
by negotiation, to play their last
card This would clear the deck Of
rubbish and leave the naked question
tor the people to deal with. They |
would then know what they would |
nave to to do at the next fall election. |


A disgusted legislator of decided |
prominence and ability has Just now
in my presence that cit
;osts id sight more to govern
nan than he believes he is WORTH"
md so | will close
Year: 1878

A FANCIFUL genious suggests to
the Scientific american that it is now
time to celebrate the completion of
the first cubic mile of humanity, and
gives a calculation to show that the
bodies of all mankind from Adam
down to the present time, il closely
packed without diminution of vol
ume, would exactly fill that space
and estimates the aggregate weight
of mankind to date at 4,2l2 900, 900
tons,
Year: 1878

Perhaps it will be done after he and his kind shall
have been gathered to their respectable fathers on
theother lines it may come sooner Much has already
been done on one or two of them-of the White Star
can speak from recent experence-to mitigate the
horrors which were once the rule. But 1t would be
rash to anticipate general reform IN British noat


ing hotels till some Improvement has been eitected
in those which rest upon land; and of which IL Is
still true that they are bad in proportion to their
bigness If the Cunard people should lose another
SHIN or two in a way to rouse more horror than their
loss of the Trpo on the Tuskar Rock did, it might
he the making of them. They can hardly thrive
forever on a popular superstition. {" o.
Year: 1878

A APRAYER-MEETING AND A LECTURE.
THE FIRST OF THE NOON GOSPEL TEMPERANCE


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OF The sEEyIcEs-HoPEs


OF THE ADVOCATES OF THE CAUSE.


The first of the midday temperance meetings was
held yesterday in the vestry of the Seventh street
Methodist Episcopal Church lt was wen at-
tended. and much interest was manifested. ihe
body of the church was filed at the evening session.
Mr. Murphy finished the story of his life. and ap-
pealed to those present to give their aid to the
cause. Anrmber signed the pledge at the close OF
tho meeting,
Year: 1878

What art thou doing with thy life,
oh, thou with many gifts
Is thine q natpre that inspires
And comforts and upliffsf
Doxhose In trouble think Of thee
As Of a precious balm
And does thy presence luli the storm
TIL II becomes calm
What art thou doing with thy liie7
Twas meant Tor others use,
And awfu; 10 the reckoning
For waste and for abuse.
Betterio use one talent well,
Than TO misuse the ten,
The smile Of GOt Ia recompense


For all the scorn OF men.
What art thou doing with thy liie1
Up and be doing, friend;
The days and nights and months and years
Our God doth only lead.
II Time were all our own. why then
II might be freely spent.
But It IL borrowed. and tits theft
To squaDder what Is lent.
What art thou doing with thy liie'
Retrieve n past of guilt
Alas thou eanst not gather up
The drops already SPLIT.
Bat God will blot out yesterday


For the Redeemer's sake.
II thou to day, with good resolves,
VIII trust In Jesus name.
Whist art thou doing with thy ife'
1t IL already noon,
The evening shadows are not i1r-
The nighttime will come soon.
And u the Master we must 20
At setting ot the sun,
To hear Him say how our days work
Has In His sight been done.


MARY CRAM
Year: 1878

Saturday afternoon, at the McLear Il
Krndalls carriage factory, a young
man employed in the paint shop by
the name of Foster went into the wood
department to cut some wood for Mon


day morning. Not understanding the
circular saw, while pushing the wood
through his right hard caught in the
saw, and it is thought all his fingers
will have to be ampntatei. The young
man was taken to the residence Of DR..
Kane and from there taken to his home.
TT. Yacht Club Water witch Bail.


The Yacht Club Water Witch will give
their first grand ball in Webster's Is
Dancing Academy, on Friday evening
next, December 27 And from pre- ent
indications it bids fair to be a grand
success in every particular. Tickets 81.
Year: 1878

The Forty Hours Devotion commenced
yesterday at the Sacred Heart, German
Catholic Church, Tenth and Madison
streets.


The Feast of the Immaculate Concern
ton was appropriately observed in the
Catholic churches yesterday.
Year: 1878

A BLEssED THING TO FoRaET.- w hat
n blessed thing it is that we cun forget /!
To days troubles look large, but week
hence they will be forgotten and buried
out of sight. Says one writer: "Ir you
would keep book, and daily put dow
the things that worry you, and see
what becomes of them, it would t.
benefit to you. You allow thing t.
annoy you, just as you allow a fly to
settle on you ard plague you; and you
lose your temper (or rather get iD; for
when men are surcharged with temper
they are said to have lost it; and you
Justify yourselves for being thrown off
your balance by causes which you do not
trace out. But if you would see what it
was that threw you off your balance be-
fore breakfast, and put it down in little
book, and follow it up, and follow it out
and ascertain what becomes of it, you
would see what a fool you were in the
matter. The art Of forgetting is bless
ed art, but the art OF overlooking is quite
AS important. And if we should take
time to write down the origin, progress,
and outcome Of few OF our troubles, it
would made US SO ashamed Of the fuss we
make over them, that we should be glad
to drop such things, and bury them at
cnce in eternal lorgetfulness. Life is too
short to ba worn out in petty worries,
frettings, hatred and vexations.
Year: 1878

ENocH ARDEN AoAIN.-There Is in
this county, says tho Eureka (Nev)
Leader, an estimabe married couple, who
have a family of bright children growing
up around them. and who are most highly
esteemed in our first social circles, but
whose happiness is liable at any time To
receive blow which would prove disas-
ferrous TO the welfare of their whole future
life. Seven years ago the wife was
living in New England, and while yet in
her teens married a young mechanic who
had been her playmate from childhood.
A short time afterward, being thrown ou,
of employment and una bic to obtain work
of any kind, the husband left his wife in
charge Of her parents, and journeyed to
California in search OF his fortune, intend
ing, when he should become successful
enough 10 justify 1t, to have his wife cone
on and join him. On reaching his
destination he was prostrated by . severe
illness, which kept him long on the
brink OF the grave. Twice during the
time OF his sickness the physician
pronounced him dead, and twice q
report to that effect was circulated, but
the man recovered on both occasions and
Is alive and in the best of health to day.
The wife, after her husbands departure
to the West, waited q long time in hope
of receiving a letter from him. The
weeks rolled by, but no tidings came,
and months had passed, when. frantic
with fear that something terrible had
happened TO her husband, she set out in
search of him, Notwithstanding the
protestations Of her parents. On reaching
California she received the sad news Of
his death and burial, and mournsd in
poignant grief. When, hswsver, she
had recovered from her sorrow she
married prosperous friend, with whom
she had become acquainted after her
supposed bersavemsnt, and who had
befr tended her in tho hour Of need. In
time they moved to this county, whore
they have resided ever since. The fist
husband, Immediately upsn his recov-
cry, devoted all his time and efforts to
finding his wife. For years be has cen


tinued the search, unavailing. as he feared
bat at last he has traced tho long lost
wife TO her present home. But face to
face she recognizes him not. He looks
upon her happy face and her innocent
little ones, but has net the heart TO make
his presence knowA. The chances are
that he W ill not, but W III bear his burden
To the end, conten. to suffer, and emulate
the role Of q msrdsrn Enoch Arden.
Year: 1878

FACTS ABOUT MAN.-Ifa well made
man be extended on the ground, his arms
at right angles with the body, circle,
making the center, will just take in the
head. the fingsrends and feet. The dis
tance from top to toe is precisely the
same as that between the tips Of the fin
gers when the arms are extended. The
length ofthe body is just six times that
OF the foot; while the distance from the
edge of the hair on the forehead to the
end ofthe chin is ona- tenth the length
of the whole stature.
Year: 1878

A POINTERS CONTEMPT In proof of
the dislike pointer will show to bad
shot, Mr.. Jesse adduces the following


anecdote, given on reliable authority. A
gentleman on his requesting the lone of a
pointer dog from friend, was informed
by him that the dog would behave very
we'll so long as he could kill his birds, but
if he frequently missed Ere it would run
home and leave him. The dog was sent.
and the following day fixed for trial; but
unfortunately his new m as ter was a re-
markable bad shot. Bird after oird rose
and was fred at, but still pursued ITS
ilightuntouched, till at last the pointer
became careless and often missed HE
game. As ifseemingly willing, however,
to give one chance more, he made dead
stop at fern bush, with his nose pointed
downward, the foot bent, and his tail
straight and steady. In this position he
remained firm until the sportsman was
close to him with both barrels cooked;
then, moving steadily forward for u few
PAGES, he at last stood still near bunch
of heather, the tail expressing the anxiety
of mind by moving regularly backwards
and forwards. At last sprang out a fine
ola blackcock. Bang bang went both
barrels, but the bird escaped unhurt. The
patience Of the dog was now quite ex-
hausted, and, instead of dropping to
charge, he turned bodily around, placed
his tail between his legs, gave one howl,
long and loud, and set of as fast as he
could for his own home.
Year: 1878

ment. 1t will be time enough when he
shall have utterly IA led to initiate the
process forshadowed by these resolu-
tions.


The people North and South want rest
from political and sectional agitation.
Business relations, business interests, and


business success can grow only when
such rest is given them. Would you di-
vide solid South? Would you recon-
struct your party there? Cease to perse-
cute aud begin to help them appeal to
adm nis'rative questions. Arouse the
cupidity of their leaders by aiding them
in material progress ami internal de-
velopm Mt. Make it the interest of their
people to act with you. Loose the bands
OF sectional prejudice that bind you, and
aid by every constitutional power in re-
constructing their highways and opening
to your own people market for their
manufac' ures. We may not recognize
the fact that political reconstruction has
failed OF its primary purpose, but that
business of reconstruction and IN lterial
progress are the aims of the South and
the interest of the North and that those
whose prime pies and practice follow the
path that leafs to these will be esteemed
the best friends of the whole country.
Year: 1878

The bunko sharps who have
been plying their nefarious trade
in this city for some time past,
made au attempt to take in Mr..
Fischer, of San Diego, who is here
on visit, yesterday. "A stranger
met him on the street and spoke to
him in u familiar way. Fischer
did not respond in the same tone,
when the stranger said, "Don't
you know me? l am Mr.. Nesmith,
brother of the Presi Ient of the San
Diego Bank, and am going down
on the next steamer" An ac-
quaintance was struck up and the
capper, as he turned out to be, said
that he had some businesstO trans.
act, and led the unsuspecting San
Diegan into a recently fitted up
lottery office in the Signoret build
ing, on the corner of Main and Ar
cadia streets. Here the stranger
presented u ticket and received
therefor $3.50 in gold. Fischer did
not bite, however, his suspicious
having been aroused, but con-
veyed information to the po-
lice. An officer was at once
dispatched to investigate. lie
climbed to the roof OF the awn.
Ing in front Of the building and
peered through the window, where
he saw the whole paraphernalia of
the lottery Office. He hastened
back to the City Court to
procure the necessary war
rant for making a seizure
and arrest, but his movements had
been discovered. BY the time he
got back to the den it had been
stripped of its entire contents
and the birds had flown.
Year: 1878

No man ,coruty The office Of President
should be Milling to hold il if counted in or
placed there by any fraud. Either party
can afford to be disappointed in the result,
but the country cannot afford to haze the re-
suit tainted By the suspicion of illegal or
false retttTns.-PREsIDENT GRANT.
Year: 1878

The Philadelphia Ledger says OF the
sum of $4,000 appropriated by the legisla-
ture Of Pennsylvania in 1877 for building two
additional wings to the eastern penitentiary,
which estimate was itself the result of close
calculation of its projected expense, the bal
snce ofSl 1888 is found iemlining. Now
that the wings are built ana occupied and all
expenses paid the board Of inspectorss-Sho
fully deserve their name-have directed re-
turn Of the balance to the state treasury. OF
all the ways of getting rid of an unexpected
balance this is the newest The inspectors
might have irescoed a committe room ceiling,
or had themselves painted in groupe publish
ed in an expensive volume, or they might
have given costly dinner to celebrate the
the house warming, or ordered in a liberal
supply of resorted refreshments for their own
further satisfaction, if they had been like 9th
er men. There are dozen ways at least
Of spending an unexpended balance which d,
not seem to have occurred to them. Wha
did occur to them, to keep within the appro
priation in the first place and hand over wha
was left of it back to the state, does not al
ways occur to other folks with balance @
public money on hand.
Year: 1878

NOT AT ALL SURrRIsED-When we consider
the little attention that is paid to the laws OF
health, we are not surprised The indifference man
Tested By many persons IN relation to the purity OF
daily food If all articles were IS pure ana coca as
DooLEY,s YEAST POWDER thisindlherence mlss J
answer their perfect wholesomeness would ihsure
as against all evil consequences. ~ 81 s5s
Year: 1878

q I sPosTPoNEMENT OF THE PLAY OF BEAUTY
AND THE BEAST Owing to the indispost-


ton of the manager OF the entertainment
by the pages. Of the General Assembly,
which was to have taken place Saturday


night at Mozart Hall, the play has been
postponed until another night, which will
be duly announced. s
Year: 1878

After the ark had been out about two
weeks, the wife of the captain began to
get tired and restless, and anxious to
get on dry land. Hence she fell into
the habit of every now and then calling
out to her husband to know whether
there was any sign of clearing up, &C.,
and as he always answered NO" she
would answer in despair "Ahn and
so it went on from hour to hour and
day to day. One night the wind came
out from the northeast and made every
thing lively on board. The clew lines
were parted the top sail pinaele was
carried away, and the main sheet blown
into pieces no larger than five cent hand
kerchiefs.


Of course the old man was kept busy
and wasn't in the best of hCmor. He had
Just hailed the lookou. and asked him if
he had seen anything of cay Rat" and
received the answer may Rat, sir,n and
had just ordered Shem, who was steering,
to keep her off two points, when Ham
came on deck and reported that the larg-
est elephant had broken out and had in
sisted on taking his trunk into the cam
els department, who, in turn had got
his back up about the interview. The
various beasts had taken sides in the
quarrel, and there was grand row gen.
orally. just as the Captain had pur-
suaded the elephant to go back into his
room and had checked his trunk to pac-
ify him, there came voice quietly ask
ling: "Any sign of its elearing?" "No
dear"


1t was raining then literally in sheets
To the inquiry was given the usual re.
ply, and to the reply was added the usu


al "Ah!" Only in a sadder tone thar


usual. 1t was little more than the ole


man could stand, and he yelled out mo


ah no, ah it is nothing but no, ah al


day long you had better call me Noah
and be done with it."


Then he went below to splice tn,


main brace which had parted. Ands,
| it was that the Captain of that first grea
Iship came to be called f'Noafl."
Year: 1878

PINoRA, MICH, July 3lst 1878.


There was y fine growing shower
here this morning.


Lots of wheat out in the fields wet,
wet, wet.


There was slight of hand AMI Jug
lery and ventriloquist show; the show
ing was done by Won Vreeland and
was pronounced fine by those In attend
ance.


Who will be the lucky man to come
into the south of Pinora and north side
of Chase with good threshing ma
chine soon?
Year: 1878

You deserve to suffer, and you lead
n miserable, unsatisfactory life In this
beautiful world, Is is entirely your own
fault and there Is only one excuse for
yOu,-your unreasonable prejudice and
skepticism, which has killed thousands.
Personal knowledge and common sense
reasoning will soon show you that
Green's August Flower will cure you
of Liver Complaint, or Dyspepsia, with
all its miserable effects, such as sick
headache, palpitation fthe heart, sour
stomach, hubitual costiveness, dizziness
of the head, nervous prostration, low
spirits, &c. Its sales now reach every
town on the Western Continent and
not u Druggist but will tell you of its
wonderful cures. You can buy a SAM
pie Bottle for 10 cents. Three doses
will relieve you.
Year: 1878

A large proportion of the female sex
may trace the beginning Of incurable
debility to some irregularity OF nature.
These are permanently relieved by the
PERUVIAN SYRUP, which contains the
Protoxide Of Iron, and the only form
by which this Indispensable element Of
health can enter the blood, the want Of
which causes paleness, dizziness, head
ache, debility, and every form Of Ill
health. Sold by all druggists.
Year: 1878

Honor the dear old mother. Time
has scattered the snowy fakes on her
brow, plowed deep burrows on her
checks, but is she not sweet and beau
tiful now ? The lips are thin and SHRINK
en-, but those are the lips which have
kissed many hot tesr from the childish
cheek, and they are the sweetest lips in
all the world. The eye is dim, yet it
glows with the soft radiance of holy
love which can never fade. All, yes,
she is dear old mother. The sands Of
life are nearly run out, but feeble as
she is, she will go further and reach
down lower for you than any other upon
earth. You cannot walk into q mid
night where she cannot sec You; you
cannot enter prison whose bars will
keep her out, can never mount scafrld
too high for her to reach that she may
kiss and bless you in evidence Of her
dcathless love When the world shall
despise and forsaEe you. when it leaves
you by the wayside to die unnotie=d,
the dear old mother will gather you in
her feeble arms and carry you home and
tell you of all your virtues until you
almost forget that your soul is difgurcd
BY vices. Love her senderly and cheer
her declining years with holy devotion.
Year: 1878

The future falls under the coguizance
Of God alone; We encroach therefore
upon his right when we would fain
foresee all which may happen to US, and
secure ourselves from it by our cares.
How much good is omitted, how many
evils caused, how many duties neglect
ed, how many acts of injustice author
lied, by those timorous forecasts of
what may happen, and these faithless
apprehensions concerning the time to
come! Let US do in season what God
for the consequence. The future time,
which God would have US foreses and
provide for. is that of judgment and
eternity; and it is this alone which We
will not forrsee.