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Year: 1878

shall imagination bear them on wings
swifter than a birds, to the beloved
spot, and how vividly before their eyes
will stand forth the scenes of their child
hood. The doorway from which, held
In their mothers arms, they first be-
held the outer world. The gate through
which, hurrying, they so often passed.
The familiar roadway; the fences; the
clump of trees the barn where the cat
tie were housed; the dear old well
where their thirst was quenched-where
have they found such water since
The neighboring brook the pond the
mill, that mystery to your eyes: How
vIvldly will these scenes come to them
And then the sweet faces that we're
the sweet sanity face, the strong nerv
GUS face; the sisterly and brotherly
faces; the faces that were and are, but
not as they were. Some have changed,
as life here changes others have
changed into utmost beauty as the life
beyond changes. How will the absent
think of these All, me, the faces the
faces! What is there in all the past
like its faces What is there in all the
future like its faces ? We may not
look upon the face of God, no, not for



things with eyes just formed-things
by the blaze of the great sun but all
with his beauty but less intense, we
would not be heaven without its faces.


And when the hour of the table-the
happy feast-hOur comes, however wide
be their wanderings, they shall go home.
They may be on the sea; they may be
on the land they may be on foreign
shores, and under alien skies-scenes
so unlike New England's shall be around
them-but when the hour which was
wont to call them to the family table
strikes, no width of seas, no length of
many lands shall have power to keep
them from that room. They shall hear
the call. They shall join the rush of
children and the glad movement of
statelier feet. The strong man shall
help the aged mother to her chair. The
daughter shall steady the aged fathers
faltering step. They shall link arms
and join hands, with those they love,
Land move through dOOrways toward the
ample board, and with happy noises
take their seats. And the dear home
feast the feast whose food is unlike,
sweetly unlike, all food found on any
other table-shall begin,-begin as it
begun in the old days when they were
not wanderers, but lived at home with
those of their blood.


Here's life and health and jov to the
wanderers, and happiest Thanksgiving
memories to them tl.at are far away
Golden Rule.
Year: 1878

A writer iii the Saturday Review,
discOursing on the Art of Going Away,
remarks that ''no visitor is likely to be
popular who has not the tact to leave
at the proper time house at which he
may be staying" The science of de-
parture is too little understood i'm other
matters than this. How many orators
spoil the effect of their speeches by still
going on after they have nothing more
to say, simply because they do not
know how to leave off. John Bright
once said that he always took care to
have good conclusion of his speech
prepared before hand, because he knew
that much of its effect would depend on
the last words. "All's well that ends
well" is especially true of speech-mak-
ing.


In the matter of social calls it is es-
pecially needful to know when to take
ones departure. 1t may generally be
presumed that the person visited has
engagements with which your call may
interfere, and that it is therefore never
safe to prolOng it, lest he may be made
as glad by your departure as he was by
your coming. Many ladies are addicted
to the habit of waiting to say an in
terminable quantity of last words after
they have risen to leave. They stop at
the door of the apartment to take up
fresh topic; they halt in the hall to
continue it, and they pause at the outer
door for one more last word, thus drag
ging their victim into the open air, at the
risk of catching cold. Such callers may
be sure that their final departure is
welcomed as a relief. A morning call,
which if it had been promptly ended at
the proper time might have been a
source of pleasure to both parties, is
thus converted into an instrument of
torture to one of them.


But if it be necessary to know when
to end a social call gracefully, it is
especially needful to be brief in those
of business nature. 1t should be re-
membered that the time of mechanic
or professional man is always val
liable, and that they cannot afford to
squander it ON idle callers. When the
business in hand is stated it is we'll to
leave. But some persons seem to think
that if they bestOw ever SO small an
amount of patronage on person in
business they have claim to an un-
limited amount of his time. Such
callers should pay for the time they
cOnsume.-PortIand Transcript.
Year: 1878

Thanksgiving day is coming. Love
is making preparations for you. Moth
er is busy. All day her feet come and
go, and far into the night her labors
extend. Watch her as she hurries about
Was there ever such face? What
makes that glad look come to her feat
ures as she works 1t is the thought
OF those that are coming. Life has been
supplied you with diversion. Your
mind has been so occupied with toll and
pleasure alike that you have scarcely
missed her. But how she has missed
you! You cannot imagine that visit
which covers but day with you, should
be a whole year to her. And what dis
elimination as she works How she re-
members each child's taste, and the
things they lOnged for most when they
were all together. There is pudding
for one made in the old way. He is
now a bearded man but well she
knows that he loves it still, the same
as when he was nothing but chubby
boy. And there is pie for another,
made just as she always loved it best.
She is a woman now; but the gray
haired woman working at the table
remembers her as she was when she was
but little "witch," and had to be
watched lest she stole the fixings."


And the father: he went to the viii
lage store last night. What purchases
he made! Hadn't he and mother made
the list out full day in advance? And
wasn't she certain that he'd forget half
that she charged him with, and so she
pencilled 1t down? The spelling
Well, never mind the spelling. Love
need not be learned.


And when father got home from the
store, and the bundles were brought in,
aud the big pockets were unloaded, >
well, was there ever such a sight
Wasn't every one scanned and counted
to see "what father had forgotten" Oh,
the pride of man is his memory How
it is humbled and brought low in prep
aration for Thanksgiving.


"You couldn't have expected me to
remember everything, could you ?"


1t might have been sharp on any
other night; but the night before
Thanksgiving Whose voice, could be
harsh at such a time


And so the preparations will go on,
friends ;-gO on for you. Love is max
ing preparations to welcome you ia
ther-love and mOther-love; the old
dear home love. Don't disappOint it.
Plan to be there. Oh, the joy at your
coming Oh, the disappointment if you
fail to come The old wagon will be
at the depot waiting for you. Go
home; go home all of you go home.
Thanksgiving isn't Thanksgiving away
from home.-GOlden RuLe.
Year: 1878

tunities to tell me much of interest.
during our days cOmpanionship, in
connection with the inner workings of
the Temple, and it's labors for the sick
and poor outside. This memorable day
was brought to close by a grand even
ing service, at which every seat in the
hall was occupied glorious sight,
that immense mass of people, gathered
together in perfect quiet and reverence
to hear Gods word.


In form the service was similar to
that of the morning, and lasted until a
quarter to nine o'clock. The sermon
by the pastor was poetic, powerful
discourse upon the christian Martyrs"
one of a series (as was announced) en-
titled "The Worlds Benefactors," and
it would be well if it could be repro
duced it was too great, too eloquent,
TO be but once heard, and then laid
aside in the pastors study.
Year: 1878

To how many Thanksgiving-day will
come and find them away from
home To how many others the day
will come and find them distant from
the home where they were born exiles
from the place of their nativity. But
to these, though they shall miss the hap
py greetings though they shall be un-
able to join the gay circle-still the day
shall not be in vain. Along what lines
of memory will they not be transported
to those distant homes! How swiftly
Year: 1878

BY II. c. HAYDEN.
lay the table as did last year,
1 place the chairs around it as before,
Oh if 1 could only hold back the tear
And they not see it-three instead of four
They now are coming in their youthful glee;
Illhide my face little by the door;
They may not notice any change in me


When they are passing-three instead of four.
For me they're waiting. am standing here,
With one hand resting on his empty chair.
How my poor heart beatsI Why, almost fear
That snail weep when father says the prayer
looked around but did not see them ALL
As on Thanksgiying-day one year ago.
One loving, struggling tear, let it fall,
Then a sweet spirit voice came whispering low
listened, needless of the others near


Thanking our Father for all mercies given,
Hoping that Harry did not see that tear
1t is not very far from earth to heaven.
would not call him from that other shore,
To sit beside me at our feast tonight;
1t only seemed but three instead of four


When for moment God had hid the light
Year: 1878

GROUND GLAss.-A good substitute
may be made by putting piece OF
putty in muslin and twisting the fabric
tight, so as to make pad. Common
glass, well cleaned, may be .dabbed
over evenly with this, the putty exud-
ing through the muslin. Varnish after
it has dried hard. Patterns may be ca
silly executed by means of paper stem
ellis
Year: 1878

~ A Paris paper tells of a feeble
tenor singer who lately made his ap-
Pearance on the stage at Moulina, Al
here, and was received ON his entrance
with hisses. Without appearing to be
moved by this stormy reception, the
artist advanced to the front and ad-
dressed himself to the pit. "Gentle-
men, said he, sit is pity to hear Won
whistle so badly ; allow me to give You
Year: 1878

Yesterday afternoon, few minutes after one
o'clock, Dea William Foster of this city, was
thrown from his wagon, and it seemed at one
time as though he must have been fatally injured.
Mr.. Foster is about Is years OF age, and resides
the river road about four miles from the city.
He was driving young horse which became
frightened from some cause, and ran with great
rapidity up Water street. The old gentleman
became alarmed, and let the rens fall from his
hands. The horse ran up to the store Of T. Frank
Ladd one of the forward wheels struck against
the platform and broke in pieces, and the old
gentleman fell out. There was a bad bruse on
the forehead and cheek and cut in the chin. He
was carried into the store and kindly cared for.
After remaining unconscious for some twenty five
minutes, he came to himself and was taken home
by neighbor No bones were broken, and it is
thought that Mr.. Foster will suffer no permanent
injury.
Year: 1878

An undoubted attempt made on Thursday
forenoon, to rob the First National Bank Cashier
Boothby found long ladder resting against the
rear of the building and in close proximity to the
back window. On passing out he found that the
ladder had been taken from an adjacent coal shed
and put up against the building, no one could tell
by whom, though many inquiries were made. A
team was found between the foot Of the ladder
and the building the owner said it was placed
there before the ladder was set up, as he saw
nothing of the ladder. The theory is. that during


the street pageant of the circus the robbers intend
ed to enter the bank, seize their booty, and make
their escape from the rear window, and down the
ladder. But for some reason they did not care to
undertake the job. Several strangers came into
the office in the forenoon, for the purpose of get
ting bills changed.
Year: 1878

DIPHTHERIA is raging in New England now
and the doctors are gathering data to enable
them TO form opinions as to the origin of the
disease. DIR. G. M. Snow of Providence
thinks that the cause of its outbreak is near
ly always to be found on or near the premi-
ses where it appears. Further than this, he
believes that the "cause Of nearly all the
cases that occur in the city is breathing ina
pure air from privy vaults or sink drains Oh
cess pools, or drinking impure water"
Year: 1878

we GO not read anonymous letters and communi
Gallons The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
out as a guaranty Of good faith.


we cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878




COLUMBUS, Feb. 19.-General Tom Ewing,
who is ell route for Washington, spent yes
terday here. Gen. Ewing expresses him
self freely as emphatically opposed to the
Bland Silver Bill as it passed the Senate,
and asserts with warmth that the amend
ments shall not receive concurrence in the
House if he can prevent it.


She provision limiting coinage he espe-
cially proposes to combat, and he thinks
the House will not sanction anything short
Of unlimited coinage He is also opposed
to the amendment providing for issuing GER
tifcates to depositors Of silver coin to be re-
ceivable for all public dues He says he
does not believe the President would veto
the Bland Bill, but even if he did exercise
his veto Mr.. Ewing says he believes the
silver men are sufficiently strong to insist
on the passage of the bill in substantially
the same shape as it passed the House and
overrids the Presidents Veto
Year: 1878

Special TO the Star


THE SILVER BILL.


WASHINGTON Feb. 18.-The friends of
silver reconciliation are exultant at their
triumph in the Senate. The debate and
struggle over the amendments were long
and exhaustng. There were no long set
speeches, and Senators could not afford to
retire for rest, as they could not tell at what
moment they would be called on to vote.
Considering all this, and the multitude of
propositions as amendments, that there had
been no conference of the friends of the bill
to arrange a policy, it is a matter of con-
graduation that the bill was put finally into
such good shape.


HARD ON HEWITT.


The idea of attributing to Tucker Gibson
and Lamar any indifference to Mr.. Tilden's $
Inauguration, is the merest drivel of malice
and sander. All of them had the closest
personal relations with Mr.. Tilden, and had
as much or more to expect from his acces-
sion to power than any public men in
America. Two of them, Messrs. Tucker
and Gibson, would probably have had
the offer of positions in Tilden's Cab
met. Mr.. Hewitt's conduct in undertak-
ing to quote, and yet msrepresenting their
confidential intercourse, is only another
proof how utterly unfit he is for the respon-
sibiities of public life. For some reason or
other, he seems to be unable to tell the
truth. His principal business in Congress
now seems to be the garrulous and egotisti-
cal statement of his unlucky career as Chair
man of the Democratic National Commit
tee. He is soured with Tilden, the South
his old associates, and everything and every
body but himself, for whom he has great
admiration.
Year: 1878

AILMAGhbns


On Friday afternoon the various heads of
the Custom House, with the exception of one
or two perhaps, held quiet little caucus in
one of the rooms of the building, the session
lasting nearly two hours.


The original idea must have been to map
out, as leaders, some line or policy to be pur-
sued during the present campaign and com
Ing election, and that such matters were
discussed is known, though perhaps no con-
clusion was arrived at.


One subject under discussion, and one which
it is said caused no little debate, was the
proper course for the leaders to advise in re-
gard to the subject Of the constitutional con-
ventiOn, various arguments being offered for
and against it, and no definite line Of advice or
policy being agreed upon.


The necessity of an organ was spoken OF,
and the views Of those present were unani-
nous that the Republican party should have
daily newspaper in the State, but how to
raise 1t was the question, and even that was
undecided when the caucus adjourned.


Rumor has 1t that the Republicans have
agreed in this and other Southern States to
combine with the National party, the ALI
ance, the Socialists and all other organiza-
tions outside of the Democratic party In order
to carry the election but even with this COM
bination they see anything but guaranteed
success.
Year: 1878




ers Row In Order-Dids Kellogg


Make Mistake?


The average Custom -houser was bowling
mad yesterday over the Weber testimony,
and more especially those whose names had
figured conspicuously as having received large
amounts of cash from the big steals or jobs
referred to by Weber in his testimony Of the
day previous.


Bechtel, who Is reported to have received
$1,000, was met coming down the stairway,
and when questioned he denied emphatically
ever having


GOBBLED ONE CENT
OF that $1O0O but as times are dull he would
not, he said, object to windfall of about that
amount now.


The next individual declared that now the
"boys" in the Fifth Congressional District
had an elegant rig on Pinchback In that mat
ter of $1,000 or so which Weber said Pinch
gave him, and intimated that Pinch's enemies
had bought up all Of the extra copies


OF THE MORNING PAPERS,
and were marking them and sending them
into the district named, to defeat Pinch In his
race for congressional honors.


Morris, the agent who, as Weber said, made
the arrangement, declared that he had not
seen yet that 500, 600 nor any part OF it, though
he wouldn't object to taking some, nor would
he deny but that he had received brokerage
as Weber charged.
He did not have any of Webers testimony II
Year: 1878

NEW YORK, July 13.-The Herald says that
it is possible that before this season is over
another great rowing match will be arranged,
to add to the notable events OF the year The
title OF the champion pair oar rowers Is now
held by Faulkner and Reagan, of Boston, who
won it by defeating Josh and Gill Ward at the
Centennial regatta. 1t is we'll known that the
Wards were miserably rugged, and that Gill
was In no condition. They were also over
confident. and yet the time made by the
winning boat was the best on record, the
Wards coming In second, not faE astern.
Year: 1878

The school book swindler is coming to
grief in Minnesota, and We are sure that at
least a million OF people will join in an
earnest prayer that such may be his fate
everywhere also. II there be one bore
greater than any other bore, il is the school
book bore. The common book agent, the
map peddler and the lightning rod man, are
all very respectable bores in their own way,
but neither of them is able to cope with the
school book man; they operate upon men
Individually, but he takes in whole COM
munity at once; he besieges school boards,
city councils, and legislatures he
begs, bores, or buys his way through
and then every family in the community
that has children at school, is put to the
trouble and expense of throwing away the
Old set of poor books, and replacing them
with new set of poorer ones-ostensibly
for the purpose of improving the text
books" but in reality for the purpose of
giving the school book bore and his pub
fishers chance TO make "nics thing"
But the Minnesota fellow, TO whom We have
referred, will probably not find it very
nice: He has been caught in an attempt
TO bribe certain members of the Legislature
to vote for his books, and his prospect is
good for a term in the Penitentiary.
Year: 1878

There is bill now before Congress for
the rnrpose c promoting the Bureau oI
Agriculture to the dignity of department,
with a representative in the cabinet If the
intention is TO create a practical, useful
department, under the management of live
men, the measure will result in gfeat ben.
eft TO the agricultural interests of the
country, but if it is to be modelled after the
pTesens agricultural departments" of most
of the s.ate-to be used as a political ma.
chine, and managed by seedy politicians


who never plowed a furrow in their lives


and don't know sub-soil from soft-soap-
viii be an injury rather than = benefit; o,
if it is to be patterned after the present
@bureau," and is to become IN asylum 70.
Year: 1878

The Louisville Couier-Jounol favors the
setting up of whipping posts in Kentucky
for the punishment of pity thieving. II
urges that they will cause no hardsnips,
that thieves who do not want TO be
whipped can refrain from stealing" Itsays
that all punishment is degrading, and is
intended to be degrading; that 1t is de-
grading to be sent to Jail, TO be sent to the
penitentiary and dressed up like harle-
qnin, to be expelled from public body, or
impeached in a high Office. 1t argues that
it is as humane as other punishments, and
mole so than to lock up a man, nut him in
irons, and give him only bread and water.
And finally it inquiries:


"In this humanely al ninistered Common
wealth how many mothers slippers will this
day spank the tender hiles of unruly little
boyse How many fathers, prompted by
stern sense of duty, will take their sons TO a
remote part of the dwelling and apply the
rod q: How many bad boys in all our schools
will be called out from the impressed ranks
of the class to feel the instructive strap? For
that matter, how many mothers will rise up
in the might of maternal Indignation and
box the ears of impudent daughtes"'
Year: 1878

There is just one additional feature in the
legislation for the reconciliation of silver
which will render the Senate silver bill as
complete and satisfactory as the Bland bill
1t is not necessary to delay the success of
She bill as it stands in order to supply this
feature, which can be incorporated in a
brief supplementary act. The additional
legislation needed is to provide for bullion
certificates to the amount of ten dollars or
upwards. The Senate bill provides on
ly for silver coin certificates, and this
would be ample if the amount Of
the coinage we're not limited by the bill
and if the capacity Of the mints were ade-
quate to all demands. But provision by
law for depositing stamped silver bars at
the treasury and sub-treasuries, and receiv-
ing certificates in exchange of correspond
ing value, will give the country a specie
currency that will always be commensu-
rate with the demands of trade, and will
always have the intrinsic value OF the coin
which the certificates will practically re-
present, at the same time avoiding the de-
lay and cost of coinage and the inconve-
nience of handling silver in bulk. What
earthly objection is there to such certif-
Gates?
Year: 1878

The beautiful beings who recently assem-
bied at Gilmore's Garden in "International
Congress were to receive, in addition t,
the admiration and homage OF the gallant
audience, the more solid consideration Of
five dollars for their attendance. When
the congress finally adjourned, in lieu of
the expected five dollars each separate par
Gel of loveliness and grace was handed a
business looking scrip or slip of paper,
which, on examination, proved TO be a sort
of certificate Of attendance or order showing
that the bearer was entitled to receive the
stipulated amount on presentation
of the document at the Office
Of the protector of the enterprise. Yes,er-


day the holders of these securities attended
at the designated Offices but, alas. the pro-
jector was absent and had forgotten to leave
the amount required to meet the due bills
held By the disappointed beauties. OF
Year: 1878

A bill is now pending before the WIscon'
sin Legislature, one clause Of (which pro
yides that the wife Of man who "neglects
from drunkenness, or any otseT cause, to sup,
port his family may apply to the Circuit
or County Court for permission to take pos
session OF, sell, or mortgage any property
owned by the husband, Tor the support o
herself and minor children.
Year: 1878

Public opinion went with the Presiden,
when he declared his intention To attempt 10
establish better relations with the south
bat public opinion will not be with him to
the length OF giving everything To people
who offer nothing in return, and feeling OF
relief will be experienced ii HAYES should
modify his position in this regard to meet
the changes made by the bad taith of the
louisianians, and should give to understand
that reciprocity is the only possible basis of
reconciliation.