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Year: 1867

pound notes be paid az they mature and the 7.Os
taken up The benefits of n contraction OF the cur
rency to be mado by free sales of funded debt, OF
which the Treasury is in position to meet the an
nual interest promptly will also be fot in the gen.
eral trade of the country. There are Indications


that the crops are to be held again for higher prices
through the ability of their growers and mlddleIheh
to manipulate them through bank credits THIS state
of things can be prevented If the treasury
will renew its former energetic action IN tundng the
730s taking for the Government the full advantage
of a cheap money market. The Treasury Should
without delay set the funding machinery at WORK.


uvinq 10 brokers and holders the full commission
allowed by law adding the further stimulus OF Tree
TRANSPORTATION of bonds TO and from the Department
Funding must precede resumption of specie pay
nents and to this work the whole energy OF the De-
partment should be devoted. Reduction of the prin-
cipal of the debt is well enough, but getting into
the position where the United States notes can be
redeemed in gold is the vital point With sS5OOOOOO
of gold in the Treasury TO commence WITH the gold
bearing debt is absolutely of its annuanterest,
after it is swelled to $2204 26O66l by adding the
noun al currency debit rs follows.
Year: 1867

There cometh glad tidings Of Joy to all,
To young and to old to great and to small
The beauty which once was SO precious and rare
Is frye for all. and all may be fair.
BY THE USE OF


CHAS7ELLARS


White Liquid Enamel,
Year: 1867

grave, feeling that Josiah Keep was
her murderer, rose up before him. and
his heart throbbed a moment with the
old tierceness of its youth. 1t was but
a moment. Then he looked again on
the face of his ancient enemy, and the
fearful craving of those dying eyes
was something he could not withstand.
Il forgive you the wrong said Benja-
min May, taking the cold hand in his,
and by so much as Gods mercy is
greater than mine, may He also for
give you.


Then there came swift shrek, as
Of heart suddenly broken,-a swift
shrek along with the last words of
Benjamin May. 'Ah, father, you are
not going to die, to die and leave me
in this dreadful world all alone-all
alone! moaned Bessie Keep


The dying man lifted his head.
the child, Benjamin Promise me that
you will not leave her here to perish,
that you will take her away with you,
and place her in some orphan asylum
promise me quick, before | die


And Benjamin May looked at the
small, thin figure, at the sal,ow faco
within its cloud of bright, brown hair,
and the terrible anguish stamped upon
1t moved his soul to its depths.


His sons had grown to be men, his
one little daughter had followed her
mother home, leaving him memory
OF soft blue eyes, and sweet smiles
dawning and fitting among dimples,
to haunt all his after life.


A great pity and tenderness for this
child, ophaned, friendless, beggared,
came over him. He put out his arm
and drew him to his breast-he laid
his hand on the bright floating hair.


JOSIAH he said, Il will take the
child to my home-to my heart She
shall be to me in place of the daughter
that has gone, and | will be to her in
all things in the stead of her father


A smile crept over the CHASTITY face
sinking into death. Now | can be-
IieVe that God will have mercy upon
me. Now, after this, l can believe it,
murmured Josiah Keep; and they were
the last words he ever spoke.


And sobbing and clinging to her new
father, with her face hidden away close
to the heart that would never fail her
in love and care, Bessie Keep had not
dared to look upon the face OF the dead.
But Benjamin May had; and seeing his
ancient enemy lying low before him,
and remembering the forgiveness he
had carried out as precious freight from
the coasts of time to the shores of eter-
nifty, he murmured to himself, except
we have the spirit of Christ ye are none
Of his


And it was this spirit which Benia-
min had shown to his ancient enemy.
Year: 1867

AT the Royal Institution in London


recently, according to the London Lam


Get, Professor Tyndall repeated somo


of the interesting experiments by


which he has on previous occasions
given ocular proof of the effects of
sonorous vibrations When a let of


gas is burning under an amount of


pressure which is but just short OF tho


'haring' point, it becomes excessively
sensitive to a mOmentary increase of
pressure, and will respond in the read
lest manner to the slight acute sound,
vibrating actively to the merest 'chir-


rup' OF the lips. A still more remark


able demonstration was made with q


thin column of smoke, of which tho
shadow was cast or. screen by means
of an electric light; here the smoke
became SO sensitive that the slightest
vibration of the air affected it. and
two tuning forks making discord
produced the wellknown beat, which
was attended by q marked pulsation
of the edges of the shadow. Perhars
the most beautiful ocular demonstra-
ton of the effect of sound was pro-
duced by throwing the electric light
through a minute stream of falling
water, the effect being to produce
string of glittering drops of the most
brilliant appearance. When musical
notes were sounded in the vicinity
these drops altered their arrangement
in obedience to the waves of sound,
and clearly indicated by their modified


appearance the effect produced upon


them.
Year: 1867

s1- A correspondent writes to
New Orleans paper: 1t comes hard
for young man TO walk behind a
plow who once rode behind fast trot-
ter; nor is it agreeable to ayoung lady
to make and put on her dresses all by
herself who formerly had a couple Of
servants to take these irksome Jobs off
her hands, Yet there are many who
think, and | am one Of them, that in
the long run it will be all the better
for the rising generation of the South
"a generation which is to follow one
VIGOROUSLY brought up in ignorance
OF work and to Incidence as to any
useful occupation.
Year: 1867

Because Loves sight is but sigh,


Doth it the less Loves heart disclose!
Because the rose must fade and die,


Is it the less the lovely rosei
Because black right must shroud the day,
Shall the brave sun no more be gayl
Because chill autumn frights the birds,


Shall we distrust that spring will come?
Because sweet words are only words,


Shall love for evermore be dumbl
Because our bliss Is fleeing bliss.
Shall we who love forbear to kissl
Because those eyes OF gentle mirth


Must sometimes cease my heart to thrill,
Because the sweetest voice on earth


Sooner or later must be still,
Because its idol is unsure,
Shall my strong love the less endure?
All, no let lovers breathe their sighs,
And roses bloom, and music sound,
And passion burn on lips and eyes,


And Pleasures world go ever round;
Let golden sunshine flood the sky,
And let me love OF let me die
Year: 1867

The road along which the man Of bust
ness travels in pursuit of competence or
wealth is not a macadamized one, nor does
it ordinarily lead through pleasant scenes
and by well springs of delight. On the con-
trary, it is rough and rugged path, beset
with wait-a-bit thorns and full of pitfalls,
which can only be avoided by the watchful
care Of circumspe After every days
journey over this worse than rough turnpike
road, the waytarer needs something more
than rest he requires solace, and be de-
serves it. He Is weary of the dull prose of
life, aud athirst for the poetry Happy Is
the business man who can find that solace
and poetry at home Warm greetings from
loving hearts, fond glances from bright eyes,
and welcome shouts of children, the many
thousand little arrangements for comfort
and enjoyment that silently tell of thought
tul and expectant love, the gentle minisUra-
tons that disencumber us into an old and
easy scat before We are aware of Ii; these
and ike tokens of affection and sympathy
constitute the poetry which reconciles US to
the prose Of life. Think of this, ye wives
and daughters of business men Think Of
the tolls, the anxieties, the modification and
wear that fathers undergo to secure for you
comfortable homes. and compensate them
for their trials by making them happy by
their own FIRE sides
Year: 1867

grnmbling because We cannot grasp the for
eign trade Of New York, the produce trade
of Chicago. the cotton trade of the south
and almost everything else; yet p Philadelphia
has her field in which she shines preemi-
nently, as in the sugar, coal West Indian
South American, iron and other branches of
trade. MANY Of these croskers obstinately
refuse to believe that Philadelphia Is the
greatest manufacturing city in the world,
when statistics abundsndg prove the fact
We would not have Philadelphians sit down
contentedly in the belief that all this entities
them to rest on their laugeis, nor have we
any fear that they viii 90 81


But surely these things sntitie the city to
a far higher rank than she enjoys, and we
should on all occasions INSIST upon her
claims being respected, beth at home and
abroad. We are accustomed to speak Of
Philadelphia as the second city in America.
To many respects she Is the first. Her per-
manent improvements outstrip all rivalry,
audln actual houses she Is the greatest city
on this continent. The mere furnishing Of
supplies to such city is sufficient to employ
more capital than is devoted to the trade Of
many large States.


1t should not be forgotten, too, that all
kinds OF business pay relatively as well here
as anywhere else; than those who 80 else
where, under the mistaken impression that
business can there be more easily obtained,
generally fail, that all the money so literally
invested here IA improvements has been
made here IN legitimate pursuits, which Is
the best proof that could possibly be afforded
Of the substantial character Of that trade Of
which we hear so many dispaTagIng reports.
NORTH .iHteT3ctQ
Year: 1867

HOPE paves the golden way to bliss, and
cheerfulness is the lamp that lights the
beauteoUs walk.


THE proudest man, as well as the great.
est, will stoop to flower.


TnE best capital to begin life with is
capital wife.


TIE pleasure of doing good is the only
one that never wears out.


The light of other days is now suppos-
ed to have been a tallow candle.


IT is miserable thing to live in suspense;
it is the life ola spider


TaE richer man makes his food, the
poorer be makes his appettel


\ CRIPPLE upon the right road will beat
a racer upon the wrong.


WAIT forothers to advance your interests,
and you will wait until they are not worth
advancing.


No one has ever been so good and so great
or has been raised so high, as to be above
the reach of troubles.


Emerson finely says: The poor are only
they who feel poor, and poverty consists
only in feeling poor.


II can't find bread for my family" said
a lazy fellow in company. "NorI, replied
an industrious miller; I'm obliged to
work for it. +"


TaE man that forgets good deal that has
happened, has better memory than he
who remembers a great deal that never hap
pened.


AN insurance agent, urging a citizen to
get his life insured, said: "Get your life
insured for ten thousand, and then, if you
die next week, the widder's heart will sing
for Joy.
Year: 1867

ENERGY OF CHARACTER. Il lately hap
pened to notice, with some surprise, an ivy
which being prevented from attaching itself
to rock beyond a certain point, had shot
off in bold elastic stem. with an air of as
much independence As any branch Of oak III
the vicinity So human being thrown,
whether BY cruelty. justice or accident, from
all social support or kindness, II he has any
yieor of spirit, and IS not in the bodily de-
bilitv of either childhood or age win in
stanlly begin to act for himself, with reS0-
luton which win appear like new faculty.
-Fosteg.
Year: 1867

One of the most forcible aud truthful des-
criptions Of the irrepressible conflict in
America, between Freedom and Slavery, Is
contained in a speech recently delivered by
John Bright, at dinner given to William
Lloyd Garrison, in London. The dlstin-
guishcd English orator said


Spite Of all that persecution could do,
opinion grew-in the North in favor Of fee
dom. but the South in favor of a most dew
iHsh delusiou: that slavery was a Divine in
stitutiou. The moment that idea took pos
session of the South, war became inevitable,
Neither fact nor argument nor counsel,
nor philosophy, nor religion could by any
possibility affect the discussion Of the ques-
ton when once the church teachers Of the
South had fallen into that snare, and had
taught their people that slavery was Di-
vine institution, because then they began TO
cling tn it on other and different grounds,
and said evil, be thou my good Thus
we hal light set against darkness, freedom
against bondage, good against evil, and, If
Won Ike it. heaven against he'll; and unless
there was some stupendous miTical greater
than any on record even in the inspired
writings, it was impossible that the war
should not spring out of this state OF things.
Then too. the political shareholders, that
dreadful brotherhood in whom all turbulent
passions were let loose, the moment they
found the Presidential elections Of 1860 GO
Ing adversely to them, took up arms to sus-
tain their hateful system, and then came the
earthquake which had been so often foretold,
20 often menaced, and so often postponed
and the ground rceled under the whole ma
tion during the four years Of agony, and then
at last, when the smoke Of the battlefield
cleared away, the horrid shape which had
cast its shadow over a whole continent had
vanished and was gone forever.
Year: 1867

VIRTUE. There is but one pursuit in life
which it is in the power Of all to follow and
all co attain. It is subject to no disappoiut-
mcnts, since be that perseyeres makes
every difficulty and Advancement, and every
contest a victory; and this is the pursuit Of
virtue. Sincerely to aspire after virtue, is
to gain her; and zealously to labor after her
wages, is to receive them Those that seek
her early, viii find her before it is too late;
her reward also Is with her, aud she viii
come quickly. For the breast Of 4 good
man is little heaven commencing on earth /;
where the Deity is entlnoned with unrival-
ed influence. over safety from danger, re-
sources from sterility, and subjugated pas
sion, like the wind and storm, fulfilling
his word
Year: 1867

Beautiful dreamer. wake unto me,


Starlight and dew drop are waiting for thee
Sounds of the rude world heard in the day
Lulrd by the moonlight have all passed away
Beautiful dreamer, queen of my song.
List while WOO thee with soft melody;
Gone are the cares of life's busy throng-
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!
Beautiful dreamer out on the sea,


Mermaids are chanting the wild larelie;
Over the streamlets vapors are born,
Waiting to fade at the bright coming morn,
Beautiful dreamer beam on my heart.
Zen as the morn en- the streamlet and sea.
Then will all clouds Ct sorrow depart
Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me!


Beautiful dreamer, awake unto me
Year: 1867

The Union Party of the State of California
in Convention assembled, hereby present to
the people of this State their platform and
declaration of party principles


Resolved, That in the present, as in the
past, we are irreconcilably opposed to treason
and to traitors, whether the same shall at
tempt to subvert our Union and control our
Government by fraud and treachery from
within, or force from without; and that up
on the loyalty of the Nation, tried and prov
en-, We rely to re-establish firmly and forever
the bonds of our National Union


Resolced, That in reconstructing the Ma
ton its foundation should be justice and its
architect loyalty, and we are not willing
that those so active to destroy should be
chosen and preferred builders to erect it. and
until it shall appear that in the States lately
in rebellion loyal Committees exist, capable
and ready to administer justice and enforce
law in accordance with the principles of a
government of freemen, and equally is it our
wish that the Government be administered
and the law enforced by the loyal agents of
the Federal Government.


ResolUed That in the reconstruction plan
of the late Congress we recognize policy as
wise as it is magnanimous, and when the re-
spective States late in rebellion shall bring
themselves within its provisions, we will
welcome them as sisters, and receive them as
equals in a reconstructed Union.


Resoloed. That we deem the passage by the
Legislature of law establishing eight hours
labor as legal days work, eminently just
and proper.


Resolved. That the importation of Chinese
or any other people of the Mongolian race
into the Pacific States or Territories, is in
every respect injurious and degrading to
American labor, by forcing it into unjust and
ruinous competition, and an evil that should
be restricted by legislation and abated by
such legal and constitutional means as are in
our power.


Resoired, That the future primary elections
of the Union party in this State should be
held under the provisions of the primary
election law, and that such test should be
prescribed and enforced as shall exclude all
persons not members of the Union party.


Resolred, That we fully approve the amend
ment to the Constitution of the State, pre-
sented by the Legislature of 1866, and pro-
viding that the Legislature shall have no
power to make an appropriation of money
for any purpose whatever, for period longer
than two years that the same should be ac-
cepted by the Legislature, adopted by the
people and become part of the Constitution
of the State.
Year: 1867

Thy loving dreamer wakens to thee,
Waited through visions she ever would see
Love lit by beacons bright as the day,
Dearly loved Willie promised to stay;
No longer dreamers in life's busy throng,
Happy together we did sing our song;
Each to the other in truth did belong
Thy loving dreamer wakens to thee
Thy loving dreamer wakens to thee
Thy loving dreamer, o'er the blue sea;
Borne upon zephyrs ardently breathed;
Do send to thee greeting-lovlng and long,
The joy of her heart, the theme of her song
Soft are the nurmurs deep in her heart,
Past sounding in words, not marked in the


chart;


Launched in loves sea no more to depart
Thy loving dreamer wakens to thee
Thy loving dreamer wakens to thee
Year: 1867

Whom first we love, you know, We seldom
we'd


Time rules US all. And life, indeed, is not
The thing we planned it out ere hope was
dead;
Much must be born which it is hard to bear,
Much given away which it were sweet to


keep.
God help US all who need indeed His care
And yet know the shepherd loves His


sheep.
My little boy begins to babble now
Upon my knee his earliest infant prayer
He has his fathers eager eyes, know;
And they say, too, his mothers sunny


hair.
But when he sleeps and smiles upon my knee.
And l can feel his light breath come and 90,
think of one-Heaven help and pity me;
Who loved me, and whom loved, long


ago.
Who might have been-ah, what dare not


think.


We are all changed. God judges for us


best.
God help us to do our duty and not shrink
And trust in Heaven, humbly, for the rest
But blame us women not. if some appear
Too cold at times, and some too gay and


light;
Some griefs gnaw deep some woes are hard


to bear;


Who knows the past: And who canjudge


us rights
All, were we judged by what we might have


been,


And what we are-tuo apt to fall
NY little child-he sleeps between
These thoughts and me. In Heaven We


shall know all.
Year: 1867

LOVE SToRY.-An Ohio paper tells a
novel love story. A young couple plan
ned an elopement, the girl descending
from her room upon the traditional ladder
butat the gate they were met by the faith
er of the girl and minister, by whom the
young couple were escorted to the parlor,
when, to their surprise, they found all
their relatives collected for the marriage
ceremony, which took place at once. 1t
was neat paternal freak.
Year: 1867

THE DIRECTORS OF THIS CELEBRATED


l. Medical Institute wish to thank the public for
the generous manner in which they have sustained
the Resident Physician with their patronage. 1t is
now six years since the institute established
during that time there have been over THIRTY
THOUSAND CONSULTATIONS, and in all cases
where the disease was durable.
Year: 1867

The old newspaper accounts ol
steamboats, disasters on ths Mississ-
Iippi used to run somewhat in this
way: "The pilot might have taken
a little too much whisky, in his exult
lation at passing the other best; and
the engineer, being at the moment
engaged in the cabin, playing poker
with the captain, forgot that he had
not released the safety valve, which
OF course, he was obliged to faster
down during the race. No blame is
attached to the officers" 's
Year: 1867

An experiment was made o few
nights ago in Ne& York with an
electric light invented by French
man, with which he claims to be
able to light up the city with q
single lamp more completely than
can be done by the present method.
1t is said that the light of the new
burner was sn bright as to be pain
full to the naked eye, and cast bright
CLEANS all over the bay.
Year: 1867

In Philadelphia, one pleasant sun
day evening, an old lady whose fail
prayer book, started for church lit
tie early. Stopping On the way to
call on friend she laid her pray
er book on the center table. =
When the bells began to chime she
snatched what she supposed to be
her prayer book and started fol
church. Her seat was at the chan
eel end of the gallery. The minister
said: The Lord is in His holy TEN.
pie, let all the earth keep silence be.
fore Him. In the effort to open heI
supposed prayer book, she started
the spring of the music box which
she had taken instead, 1t began to
play--in her CONSERVATION she put
it on the floor. 1t would not stop
she put it on the sest-it sounded
louder than ever. Finally she carried
it out while it played the Washing
Day. an Irish jig tune.
Year: 1867

DR. Rayer, who recently fell dead
ia an apoplectic fit in Paris, was one
of the most eminent physicians in
France. Every moment of his time
was worth five dollars. calculating at
the rate of his fees. His time was
too valuable to spend it in dying of
any less expeditions disease than
apoplexy.
Year: 1867

affected oft lot, and had often been heard
to utter vague threats about Serving the
company off for their tyranny and oppres-
sion, threats so very vague that no one
had thought it worth while to heed them
or look after him. When found enc of his
boots was missing, but it was found a few
yards further on, torn and fattcned out of
all shape. Putting the two things together,
it would seem that, in jumping off the en-
gine. his foot had caught the slippery iron
steps. He had fallen head down wards,
and had been dragged for a considerable
distance, with his head crashing against the
end of every sleeper until his boot came
off, and he had fallen to the earth on the
spot where he was found.


None Of the railway officials had any
doubt of this but the directors considered it
expedient that the circumstances should be
suppressed as far as possible; and, according
ly, at the inquest, the men examined SEEM
ed to know so little Of the matter and so
little of any real importance came out, that
that jury returnd verdict of accidental
death; and, as the train was not smash
ed up, and the passengers We're not all
killed or dreadfully injured, the newspaper
contented themselves with brief para>
graph headed, Extraordinary Affair on the
NJ and D, Railway, " instead Of the columns
which would have been required under
other circumstances.


For the share which / had the good for
tune to have in the matter, and for saving
them SO much valuble property, and 50
many thousands of fpounds in claims for COM
pensation, | receiveda handsome acknowl-
edgment from the directors, and have risen
rapidly from one position to another, so
that although it was long before quite re-
covered from the nervous state into which |
had sunk after the occurrence, | have had
no reason to regret that | was in that runa-
way train and that did my duty to the
passengers and to the company. whose SER
want was | am thankful that [ had ruff
cient courage and strength Of purpose to do
the duty satisfactorily.