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Year: 1879

The Rev. DR.. Gibson, of Chicago, has re-
Gently delivered a course of Lectures on
Biblical themes with great acceptance to the
large audiences which have attended them.
The second of the series is entitled, "The
Perspective of the Bible," in which this fine
passage occurs:


"The objection is often made that if mir
aces were go plentiful in Bible times, why
are they not of common occurrence still? Let
US consider for moment: plentiful in Bible
times What are Bible times One would
like to know within few Thousand years,
or triAe like that, what times are meant.
If you think miracles were abundant during
all the centuries and millenniums of Bible
times you are greatly mistaken. There is q
general impression that the Bible is book
full of miracles, which come in at random as
they do in the old heather mythologies but
those who pay any attention to Bible per-
spective know better. Have you ever con-
sidered that in the Book of Genesis, cover
ing more than two thousand years at the low
est computation, there is not single miracle
wrought by human agency? Adam works
no miracle; Abel works no miracle; Enoch
works no miracle; even Abraham works no
miracle. Nor one of all the pstriarchs.-
How different from all the old mythologies,
and how different from what it would have
been if this book had come to US merely from
some dim, neurological past Even where
God Himself is represented as doing things
out of the general course of nature, it is only
at long intervals, and very rarely, as in the
translation of Euoch, the judgment of the
food, the confusion of tongues, the birth of
Isaac. Remember that these events we're
centuries apart from each other. Even if
there had been miracle for every century,
which there is not, you could scarcely say
that they were very plentiful If you look
at the history perspectively, you will learn,
first, that all through Bible times miracles
were not the rule, but the exception; and
more particularly that the miracles cluster
around particular epochs, when there was
special need for such signs of divine presence
and power"
Year: 1879

MANY one is worn out in body, embsr-
rassed financially, and discouraged in spirit,
because he thought he could find another
path than that which he felt persuaded the
Lord wished him to take.
Year: 1879

The religious life and the worldly life do
not exclude each other; rightly viewed they
are but parts of the same great whole each
help to the other, and each means of
grace to the soul. The religious principle is
to guide and control the business of the
world; and the business of the world is to
discipline and develop and carry out the
religious principle, that on both, as on an
gels wings, we may rise to heaven.
Year: 1879

HARM is done by everything which tends
to vulgarize religion. Religion is the high
est and most solemn concern of man. Any
thing like an adequate conception of God
will inspire religious assembly and preach
er with profound awe. Everything that
savors of levity or fippancy, in connection
with this subject, ought to excite the deepest
repugnauce.
Year: 1879

If we knew the woe and heartache

 Waiting for us down the road. If our lips can taste the wormwood.

 If our backs could feel the load, Would we waste the day in wishing

 For a time that ne'er can be; Would we walt Tn such impatience

 For our ships to come from sea? If we knew the baby fingers

 Pressed against the window-pane. Would be cold and stiff tomorrow

 Never trouble us again Would the bright eyes Of our darling

 Catch the frown upon our brow, Would the print Of rosy fingers

 Vex us then as they do now? Alb, these little ice-cold fingers,

 How they point our m einories back To the hasty words and actions

 Strewn along our backward track! How those little haruls remind us,

 As in snowy grace they lie, Not to scatter thorns-but roses-

 For our reeping by and by. SlIduke we never piiAc lue music

 Till the sweet-voiced bird has flown: Strange that we should slight the violets Till the lovely flowers are gone; Strange that summer skies and sunshine Never seem Une-half so fair AS when winters snowy pinions

 Shake their white down in the air, Lips from which the seal Of silence

 None but God can roll away, Never blosSomed in such beauty

 As adogns the month today; And sweet words that freight our memory With their beautiful perfume, Come to us in sweeter accents,

 Through the portals of the tomb. Let us gather up the sunbeams,

 Lying all around our path; Let Hs keep the wheat and roses;

 Casting out the thorDs and ohaf; Let Us find our sweetest comfort

 h the blessings Of today, With patient hand removing

 All the briars from our way.
Year: 1879

Committees from all along the line of the
canal met with committee Of the city council
of Chicago Mayor Heath, city engineer Ches
brough and others, on Wednesday, at Chlca,
60, to talk over the matter OF the Chicago river
stink at present flowing this way and poison
and the air in their vicinity. There was a great
deal Of talk pro and con, but nothing deter.
mined upon. 1t was stated that about !, 100000
pounds a day Of Chicago filth is flowing into
the river and that most OF it will come this
way until the completion OF the Fullerton ave.
nue. conduit which it is hoped will turn the
current towards the lake.
Year: 1879

The legislative printing committee has been
ordered to investigate and report why the
present printer is not doing his work. The
state contract was gwen to Magic Il Weber
two irresponsible persons. ID. W. Lusk, the
former state printer, lost something like SIP
600 on his contract, and these two men put in
a bid similar to his, if anything lower. The
house is now destitute Of printing, and prOba
bly, will be during the entire session if they
rely upon the present contractors To- get it oul
PEORIA J0urHai


The state printing Is another Illustration of
the absurdty Of the contract system in cases
where it is easy to have fixed reasonable rates


There are certain rates at which printers can
do honest work and live When they 90 be
low those rates they must either steal or fail


The printers at Springfield from long prac
ticc, had become such adopts at stealing that
they could take the state work at prices which
to any honest book office would be ruinous
and yet make money. Bucolic blacksmiths
like Magic Il Weber, got IT into Their heads
that they were as smart rs the Springfield
veterans, and could also steal themselves rich
while pretending 20 work below living rates
tut Win thc springfield experts to watch
them, they find this impossible and so 90 up
the spout.


The state will never make money bv letting
such work as lis printing and binding TO the
lowest bidder The WAYS are infinite in which
such bids can be misconsirucd and twisted IN.
10 meaning double the prices ON their face
and when man i o,tensibly working below
living rates he has no Scruplc about resorting
to any kind of dodge to gam the advantage
and the usual committees or officer, the print
er has to settle with naturally favor him. In
short the only way the state can have its work
done well and promptly is 10 give it 10 some
one IN possession nf the necessary material and
appliances To do it, allow him "A fair liyinr
price, and place over him an intelligent and
efficient and competent superintendent to see
that the work is done and charged for honestly.
Every printer that understands hi, business
knows that the state would save money by
the change.
Year: 1879

At Bismarck, d. r., the first Northern Pa.
cifc railroad train loaded with visitors and
railroad IRON, crossed over the Missouri on the
11th The track is laid on the ice with twelve
loot ties The train was the first that ever
went over any river on ice without some spec
ial bridging underneath The ice is three feet
thick, and the thermometer 90 dcgs. below
zero Nine hundred cars OF material Will be
crossed over the extension of the road at once
Year: 1879

Fourteen Cheyenne Indians who failed TO
cet killed in the recent emcute at Fort ROBIN
son have just been brought to Fort Leaven-
worth ITO await the action Of the governors
It would be fitting climax to this whole dis
graceful business if white Judge ana jury
should sentence this "hard.looklng set to the
,rnllnMs
Year: 1879

ALBANY Feb. 1, 1879.


Acting Superintendent Lamb, of the Bank Depart
ment. has recently instituted legal proceedings.
through the Attorney General for the removal OF
Daniel Robinson from his office of trustee of the
Troy Savings Bank of the largest institutions of
the kind in the central part OF the State The grounds
upon which the application is based stated at
length in official communication from the
Bank Superintendent TO the Attorney General
1t being the first time that the forcible removal
of a trustee of savings bank has been attempted,
the future developments of the cannot fail to
be the 100000 depositors of this State
who are directly interested the welfare OF these
institutions If the time has come when the guar
dams of these trust funds and will be held to
rigid accountability of all their actions in connec-
ton with the management of the institutions with
which their connected, then the safety OF
the system is assured. superintendent Lamb forc-
bly, says, in closing his communication IF
such men may be trustees of savings banks, after
proof of their misconduct. the safeguards which
been devised TO give security to these trust in
stitutons impotent, and rapacious and crafty
only need to operate covertly through some
very funds which they expected to watch and
manage most sacred trust. The law has recog-
nized such possibilities these and has furnished


remedy in such cases. Here Is situation. as be-
leve, which requires the remedy and the correction
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON. Feb. l. 1879.
HOW THE SOUTHERN DEMOCRATS EMPLOYED THE
MORNING HoUR--THE SOUTHERN AND NORTH
ERN DEMOCRATS.


The Southern captured and occupied the
morning hour to-day IN the House and gave severe
disappointment to the expectant republicans by the
speeches they made. General Hooker's remarks were
moderate. sensible and wise. and his speech won the
praises of everybody. General Chalmers evidently
intended to be extremely severe, but his sarcasms
too elaborate to be effective. Mr.. Singleton,
who closed the morning hour, got the whole House
into thorough good humor by speech which was
good-natured plea for the South the ground that
it had furnished in other times more Presidents and
Cabinet officers to the country than any other Sec
nobody.


QUESTION OF DISPENSING WITH TROOPS AT


POLLING PLACEs--A PARTY CONTEST.


Section 2,OO2 of the Revised Statutes forbids any
military naval officer station troops at the polls
election day. unless it be necessary to repel the
armed enemies OF the United States. or to keep the
peace at the polls" The Appropriations Committee
have appended to the Army bill clause striking out
the words. to keep the peace at the polls the
ground that this leaves dangerous discretion with
local or other military commanders. 1t is believed
that there will be no general opposition the
publican side to repeating these words because they
evidently contradict the plain intention Of the body
of the section but the democrats are inclined to in
sist the repeal. and there is possibility Of
debate on the question
Year: 1879

CLEVER TRICK.-In a Wes-
tern city, a well dressed man
recently entered jewelry store,
and, resting his arm on the show.
case, broke it., accidentally, it
was supposed. The proprietor
of the store demanded three
dollars to replace the broken
glass, but the stranger replied
that he had no money. The
proprietor then proceeded to
search his pockets and there
found a hundred dollar bill, from
which he took three dollars and
returned the man ninety-sevcn
dollars. On presenting the
hundred dollar bill at the bank
he was informed that it was a
counterfeit.
Year: 1879

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a nunber Of drinks. As be


stood at the bar Of the Texas


House who should step in but


Garloffl


When Tanning caught sight


of him his rage knew no bounds.


He drew his pistol, and, exclaim-
ling ~1IiserabIe 'sconndrelr' he
fired at him.


Garloff uttered piercing cry
and fell to the floor. For two
minutes he writhed in agony;
then a convulsiye shudder pass
ed through his frame, and he
gave up the ghost.


The death of Garlof immedi-
ately sobered the murderer, and
he surrendered himself volunta-
rily to the Sheriff.


The affair created a profound
sensation, the more so as


THE DISTINGUISHED PRISONER
Refused to account in any man
ner whatever for the motives that
had actuated him in committing
the bloody deed.


Even to Miss Strong who vis-
tied him twice a day, he declin-
ed to make any statement ON
the subject.


One morning the community
was startled by the report that
flaming had been set at liberty,
and that he had married Miss
Strong an hour after his release.


The explanation was a very
simple one. Mott and Bemiss
had spoken to the Prosecuting
Attorney of the Judicial Dis
trict and told him how the deed
was brought about.


Garlof s character was very
bad, and the provocation he had
given to Tanning was certainly
SO great that no Texas jury
would convict him under the cir
cumstances.


Hence, after communicating
With the Criminal Judge of the
District, he ordered the prisoner
% be set at liberty.


Tanning left Dallas with his
bride, sold his plantation, and
settled in San Antonio, where he
became an active politician, and
vas elected Lieutenant- Govern
II of the State In 1852.
Year: 1879

The retailing, in inch pieces,
of the rope, or what purported to
be the rope, with which Hunter
was strangled at Camden, is not
one of the least remarkable bits
of industry connected with
t h at performance. Perhaps
when the Sheriff IS perquisites at
public executions, in the way
of selling or giving tickets of
admission to the show, and in
disposing of memorials Of it,
such as the fatal moose, shall
cease to play so prominent a
part, there may be leisure left to
secure a more fitting execution
of the solemn rite of the law.
Year: 1879

As you pass along the street
you meet with a familiar face,
say good-morning as though you
felt happy, and it will work ad-
mirably in the heart of. your
neighbor. Pleasure is cheap
who will not bestow il literally?
If there are smiles and sunshine
all about us, let us not grasp
them with a miser's fist, and
lock them up in our hearts.
Rather let us take them and scat
ter them about us.
Year: 1879

A dancing idiot ten years of
age, isa resident OF Indianapolis.
Ever since his birth he has been
going through the motion of
waltz to silent music. He is
never still in his waking hours.
His mother had danced to ex-
cess at ball just before he was
born.
Year: 1879

RESTORING THE DROWNED.
"A New York physician says
that any person who has not
been in the water more than two
hours may be restored to life by
thoroughly warming Kim. Wrap
the body in blanket or quilt
and pour hot water on it, and
continue to do SO until tho sub
ject revives.
Year: 1879

RELATIVE POSITIONS OF CLUBS CoNTEsTING FoR


THE CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE VARIOUS Assoc


cIATIONs-CoMING EVENTS.


There is now much excitement among baseball
players the subject of the professional champion
ship In previous year did doubt exist to SO late
period as to which club would win first place.
Now. any one of three clubs may prove successful.
During the first months of this season the Chicagos
were in the lead. Several weeks since the Provi-
dencs club wrested this position from the Western
men. Within the past week another change has
taken place. and nc the Bostons lead the Chicagos.
the Providence club only leading the former two
games won. The Chicagos are three behind Provi.
dence in games won. while they tic in games lost
In games lost tho Bostons outnumber either Of the
other two clubs The future playing will b0
watched with much interest. The following table
shows the exact status or each League club in the
contest up to this time:-
Year: 1879

At a certain big boarding house on The North Shore a fine of S1 IS i'm posed on every well-proved case of Irritation. the proceeds being given 10 the poor. A young man who ar rived there the other day, after look ing the field over, asked if he could ray s1o CT so on account, with the understanding that further deposit would be made on call
Year: 1879

for publication the decisions of the
Supreme Court and such other decisions as
the court may designate, and the salary of
the reporter shall be $4,000 year and
$500 more when there shall be more than
one volume of DEGREES published. Without
final action the House adjourned.
Year: 1879

WASHINGTON, Dec. l0.-The resolution
was adopted calling on the Secretary of
the Treasury, for information as to the
effect of the repeal of the duty on tea or
coffee.


The House concurrent resolution to
adjourn from Dee 10Th to Jan, 9th. was
adopted SO to 2l.


After an executive session the Senate
adiourned
Year: 1879

without its bottle of SOZODONT. As a
mouth wash it is most sanative; as a toilet
artifeal luxury, and its regular use from
early youth to old age, would tend to Sc
cure and nlaintain beautiful and healthy
teeth. Il Is also uoet cc)nonioai. as a few
drops upon the brush Is all that is needed
FOR efficacy and pleasure
Year: 1879

1t is generally the case that editors have


enemies; why it is so puzzles some good


folks to understand. 1t is easy to under


stand why, when human nature is taken


into account. 1t is not unfrcguent that
one gets offended ut the publication OF
some local event. This may arise because
credit is not given for some good act OR
blame attached to some foolish act. 1t
may be because some one is praised and
thus jealousy excited. 1t may be because
some meritorius act has not been MENTION
ed and at the same time the editor perfect
ly blameless, not having heard of the act.
In short, in chronicling local events with
all fairness and good intions, one reader
will get mad a.. other jealous; one pleas
ell, another dispeased; one sorry, and an
other glad. SO it goes all through the
newspaper work The editor is expected
to speak plainly. give his opinion Oh cv-
erythng; and for it lie will lie scored.
criticised and abused. sometimes. But in
the main, the newspaper men are honest
and fair as Others and will reach the score
of heavenly bliss about us early as those
who have the most to say about the yenal
press.
Year: 1879

Several years ago, when the building OF


the Scioto Valley road was on the tapis, a


delegation of prominent citizens of Co


lumbus, Circleville and Portsmouth met in


the parlor OF one OF our hotels, in con-
Junction with a number of our own citi-
zens, to consult Us to the best means of
pushing the enterprise to completion. TO
give more than usual eclat to the gather
ing, the '.Old Governor was induced to at
tend and give his advice. (Chillico. heans
were always fond of showing him off,


to strangers). After the business portion
OF the meeting had been despatched, the
conversation turned upon general topics,
and finally some one asked the governor
why he did not re-enter politics and be.
come a candidate for the Presidency. This
was enough to set the governor going.
Taking up bis personal history from the
Year: 1879

The following. from the La Grande Ga
zette, shows that the tramps are working
their way eastward from the Columbia
river:


Quite ripple of excitement over tramp
was tie feature of Monday e> ening on Col
lege street. Our little girl came rushing
into our sanctum. out OF breath. saying
''Oh. Papa! you must come right home ;
there is strange man in the kitchen cook
ing supper on the stove.'' AS we had left
the supper table only few moments be-
tore. We knew it must be a tramp. and with
visions of some of the tramp experience in
Eastern States. we rushed to our home and
found our kitchen in state of siege. We
gave the cuss the ''grand oriental bounce"
on short notice. We understand there are
two or three similar characters in our val
ley. and they should be met with lease
of boots," if nothing worse. Look out for
them.
Year: 1879

The first time you wear stovepipe hal
everybody looks at You. Not. as you
vainly imagine, because you are the first
young man who ever wore a stovepipe
hat. but it is apparent, even to the old
blind man who sits in the back pew, with
out any cushions, away back under the
gallery. where the poor have the gospel
preached at them. that it is the first time
yOn ever wore hat of that description.
Your father claps one on the back OF his
head, and puts his hands into his pockets,
holds up his head and walks off down the
street in gale OF wind and never thinks
OF his hat. But you, son, pull yours on
at the most graceful angle it can be posed,
and you go lettering along, both hands
ready to fiy ut the hat at the slightest
provocation Of the ghostliest phantom Of
= pud Of wiad.
Year: 1879

You don't look comfortable. son. Your


hat is always trying to come off: yo,,


bump it against everything you pass yon


rub it the wrong way when you try to


brush the dust off; when you carry it in


your hand up the aisle, everybody smiles,


because you first hold it by the brim and


let the crown tip gracefully over your arm
and by the time You have hit three or four


worshippers on the head with it. you
change an' turn it under your arm and try
to carry it that way without touching il,
and the first thing you do in that pose,
you put woman's eye out with your ell
bow. Then. when you sit down. YOU put
the hat on the floor setting it on the brim
IA fatal mistake. And then, before the
sermon is half through. you put your feet
on it three times. But never mind: You
have to learn some time. Only don't inn
agne that people never saw anything of
the kind before, because they haye.--Bm.-
ttn0tOn Hy,ckeVe
Year: 1879

In view Of the enormous amount of cur
rency which the country now possesses
and its appreciation to par in gold, it is no,
surprising that the rates Of interest are low
and it is difficult to understand how they
can be permanently advanced. We have
now nearly S735, ,O0O, 900 of paper money In
circulation. beside all the gold and silver.
and with prices on . gokl basis 1.-THE busi-
ness of the country" would seem to be well
provided for. And yet we have imitation
lists who try to persuade the people that
the country is suffering for more money.
Year: 1879

The New York Times makes the start
ling assertion that the use of tobacco has
done more to degrade and vitiate the
youth of the land than the dram-shop.
Many on first thought will take excep-
tion to the remark; but it will require
only moments reflection to impress us
with the fact that there is some truth in
it.


Tobacco is a light stimulant, and it
rapidly and strangely insinuates itself
upon the taste; hence as its use is culti-
waited desire is created for it. This is
true of both chewing and smoking. 1t
requires but little practice till the appe-
tite demands hourly satisfaction; so that
in time it becomes more than simply de-
sire-it becomes craving and demanding.
The next step, with many at least, is to
resort to a greater stimulant. Whisky
may satisfy the vitiated desire, but only
to bind the thoughtless victim in chains
that will neither give nor break. We
have no doubt two-thirds Of the drunk
ards of the country, and indeed of every
country, have been made so by first cul
tivating a taste for that filthiest of all
weeds.


We know what the tendency of tobacco
is; and our last warning voice will be,
Boys, young men, beware of its use p
1t is expensive and filthy, and 1t is one of
the sure stepping stones to sorrow, dis
ease, disgrace and destruction. 1t dwarfs
the mind, enervates the body, and keeps
one from reaching the highest degree OF
noble manhood


The writer of this warming has been a
user of tobacco for forty years, and he
can testify that he has lost much of the
real pleasure and enjoyment of life by
Il
reaching up towards the sere and yellow
leaf of life, he has quit the mean habit
not because it was not pleasant to him,
but because of all habits that are looked
upon with forbearance by decent society,
nit is the meanest, lowest, filthiest, and
leads to most serious results to both body
and mind