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Year: 1877

Mans MISTAKEN CHIvALRY.-Men are
prone to false delicacy in their views OF
women, and regard female independence
and womanly selfsupport with a nervou,
species of horror rather than with its
deserved need of honor. Independence in
the stronger sex is styled indelicacy in the
weaker. The very chivalry of man towards
woman is often manifested 10y mistakes.
A father or husband will. like "a true knight,
nattle with the world for lifetime to rear
his darlings in comfort, and yet he will
stubbOrnly and unwisely object to so cdu-
eating his females as to enable them. il
need be, to do battle for themselves. He
will bear without a murmur the hardships
and dangers Of the life struggle, but ne will
not suffer those for whom lie works to be
armed and fight for themselves beside him.


Yes, men are often not only as valiant but
is foolish as Don Quixote. And this mis-
taken chivalry, this false delicacy of fathers
md husbands, does injustice not only to
themselves by Overtaxing their energies,
tut it works bitter evil to the dear ones for
whom they toll. 1t renders women help
less, and, therefore, in the great crisis Of
life, hopeless. When, as happens every
lay in this country of sudden wealth and
as sudden poverty, the bread-winner is re-
'tuced from atnuence TO poverty, or when
his death reveals the fact that only his liIr
stood between his loved ones and want
then the fondled and pampered widow and
daughter are found to be as ignorant OF
real life and as incapable of work as a child.
Then she stands on the brink Of ruin
with folded hands, and sighs and suffers,
when, had the departed one, half fool, halt
martyr, been truly wise as well as loving
she might have had an honest trade OF
paying business with which to face and
fight frowning world. II is for men,
Sakes as well as women's that appeal tr
man to give q chance for life to woman


Mrs. Br;nkleg in NeD York Herald.
Year: 1877

How little we know of each other,


As we pass through the journey of life,
With its struggles, its fears and temptations
Its heart-breaking cares and its strife!
We can only see things on the surface,
For few people glory i'll sin,
And an unrutiled face is no index


To the tumult which RACES within.
How little we know of each other


The man who to-day passes by,
Blessed with honor and fortune and titles,
And holding his proud head on high,
May carry dead secret with him


Which makes in his bosom hell
And he sooner or later telon,


May writhe in the prisoners cell.
How little we know of each other!


That woman of fashion, who sneers
At the poor girl betrayed and abandoned,
And left to her sighs and her tears.
May, ere the sun rises to morrow,


Have the mask rulely torn from her face,
And sink from the hight other glory


To the dark shades Of shame and disgrace.
How little we know of each other!


Ofourselves too little we know;
We are all weak when under temptation.


All subject to error and woe.
Then let blessed charity rule.


Let Us put away envy and spite
For the skeleton grim in our closet,


May some day be brought out TO light.
Year: 1877

How TO ACQUIRE CONTENTMENT.-First of
all, a man should always consider how
much more he has than he wants, and
secondly, how much more unhappy he
might be thaE he really is. Listen to a re-
ply which Aristippus made to one who
condOled him on the loss of farm:


"Why," said he, " have three farms
still, and you have but one; so that
ought rather to be afflicted for you than
you for me.'


When Pitacus, after the death Of his
brother, who had left him good estate,
was offered great sam Of money by the
| king of Lydia, he thanked him for his
kindness, but told him he had already
more by half than he knew what to do
with.


There is an excellent saying of Bion, the
| philosopher, namely that "ho man has so
much care as he who is always looking
after happiness"


We read Of the honest Dutchman, who,
upon breaking his leg by fall from the
mainmast, told the bystanders sit was a
great mercy it was not his neck" And we
may also add the saying of an old philOso
pher, who, having invited some of hi,
friends to dine with him, was ruffied by hii
wife who came into the room in passion
and threw down the tables before them


Every one" said he, "has his calamity
and he is a happy man who has no greate
than this"


If contentment does not bring riches j


banishes the desire for them. IL destroy


all inordinate ambition and every tondenc.
; to corruption 1t gives sweetness to conver


sation, and a perpetual serenity to al
thoughts.
Year: 1877

The Rev. w. II. II. Murray talking to his
congregation on social friction and ner-
vOus temperaments, says: Now and then
! know that | run across n person that
have to fee from for self.protection. |
won't trust my self in that persons presence
more than about twice year for any con-
sideration, for should certainly get mad,
and should expect the other person to
get mad too, because we are built differently
As q sensible and a Christian man, propose
to recognize the great fact that that persen
is disqualified for making me happy. And
so the great path of peace lies for us along
divergent ways. Now and then you run
across a man, you know you do, who is all
claws, who scratches you, who bTistl0s at
YOU, and the old Adam rises as you see him
bristle, and it is really only by stern en-
durance that you can tolerate doing busi-
ness with him even at arms length" 1t is
hardly necessary to observe that this refers
to BOstonians.
Year: 1877

MARRYING A New York ACTRESs.-There
is an actress in New York, not now upon
the stage. but living in comparative retire
ment, whose marriage with the scion of II
young arstocrat has turned the latter's
family against him. Five years ago she
was the pet of numerous audiences, and
none who tripped upon the stage received
more sincere applause than this actress.
She attracted the attention of a young man
who lived on Fifth avenue, and whose heir
ship to q million was undsputed.


He sought her acquaintance, and in
various ways convinced her that his inten-
tions were honorable. Being connected
with high-toned family of an interior city
herself, she was fattered by his attentions,
and gave herself up to him exclusively.
Upon q promise to marry, she left the stage
quietly, and babe the boards goOd-by.
They were married in the presence Of a
half dozen friends, and Immediately went
| to Europe. Not until then did she discover
that he had by this act alienated his friends
and relatives from both, and it was only by
using her own savings that they were
enabled to return TO this country in
comfort. All efforts of joint friends tc
effect reconciliation failed but the young
husbands mother kindly gave him $1,000
with which he made "a start in business, anC
has since done moderately well.


The couple are living on Thirty .thirC
street, and attend the same church MS tn,
husbands family. They are independent
enough, live comfortably, and while regret
ting the alienation, are not disturbed by ii
An exemplary life has won for this woman
hosts of friends, and she is a real helpmas'
to a worthy man.
Year: 1877

When we reflect that life is so full of
neglected little opportunities to improve
ourselves and Others, we shall feel that
there is no need Of aspiring after great
occasions to do good.
Year: 1877

Every young girl, i'll the sweet freshness
of life's morning, should settle first of all
the question of what she owes to Christ. 1t
is a personal question, which should go
home to every heart. Consecrated Christian
womanhood can do very much for the Mas
ter. No loveiness of face, no grace of form,
no entangling qualities of disposition, how
ever amiable, are enough tn make a girl
really beautiful, strong and winsome, unless
added to all there is the gentleness of a holy
life, the sweetness of an unfaltering faith,
and the benignity of a full surrender to the
Lord. 1t is within the province of young
girls to set the fashion of sensible amuse-
ments. They should not think it an un-
worthy vocation to plan and carry forward
pleasant parlor entertainments, where cha
rades are enacted and tableaux are presented.
They should use their music, their wit,
their readiness in conversation, and their
graceful and attractive toilets, in promoting
the substantial good and the innocent pleas
ures of the place where they live. A young
girl whose home is lovely, and whose parents
are well placed socially, should consider it a
privilege to extend helping hand to other
girls less favorably situated than herself.
Many an unobtrusive courtesy, flower, a
book, kind word, a call, an invitation to
tea, walk, a pleasant recognition when
coming or going out of church, may be q iven
by this happy girl queenly in her gracious
freedom from care, to that other whose
home is dull, whose associations are uncon.
genial and whose range of occupations is
narrow. How life broadens and brightens,
too, to her who regards it as precious trust
from God We are made glad by what we
give, and not by what we get She who has
it in her power to begin a pleasant thing, to
set fair example, and to inspire those neal
her to right ways and generous works
wields woman's royaest scepter. One diff
dent, shy, yet brave and womanly girl, can
renovate and revolutionize the society in
which she moves.
Year: 1877

II was pure as n snowdrop, the little white dress
which mamma had ironed that day.
Not spot. not n stain or q wrinkle was there.
And Allie just leaving her play,
Looked mp TO her mother, and lovingly said
81 think, dear mamma-dont you guess
That when shall go up there to live with God,
shall have on my little white dress?"
All, naught but the " mother-love" ever can tell
Why there came such terrible thrill,
What brought for a moment numbne' like DEATH
Why her heart felt desolate chill;
Then, clasping the little one close in her arms,
She said, in half-absent way
They all dress in white who live MP with God
Now, darlug, go back oyour play"
And mothers will know u they cannot tell wln,
when Allie " went back to her play,
She enderiy took up the little white dress,


And quietly hung it away.
One day little Allie grew tired Of her play.


So tired that lie who knew best
Knew the dear mothers with their resttul embrace
Would neveunore bring to her rest.
So they robed her In the little white dress
And laid the loved foun out Of sight;
hut they know in their that she lives with 60
And walks with the angels in white.
All happy for us II when, at the last


Eternity dawns sight,
with tears Of repentance and Calvary's blood,
our garments have all been made white.
Year: 1877

When little boy first went to the village
school with his spelling book under his arm,
his mother, having seen that his clothes were
clean and his hair combed, gave him a


mothers warm kiss and Now remember
to act well your part, for therein all the


honor lies" When the boy grew to be a
lad, old enough to go from home to teach
school, when his trunk was packed and al
ready to try his first experiment. the same
faithful mother as he left the house, gave
another kiss and said Now remember act
well your part, for therein all the honor lies" 3"
And when few years after the lad had
finished his preparatory studies and was to
enter upon his life work, as he left the
parental home to make home of his own
the same good mother said as she kissed
him Now remember, act well your part,
for therein all the honor lies" A few years
later when the mother had become old and
infirm, and death was near, the last days
had come and the son was called to ex


change the last words, then standing by her
bedside his hand in hers, she told how long
she had trusted in Christ, and how good lie
had been TO her, and then as her last words
to him she said Z" You will see me no NOR,
here, but remember to act well your part


for therein all the honor lies" That mother
fell asleep in Christ, but those oft-repeateC
words came like echoes from the heavenl.
world, more eloquent than any sermon from
living words to that sons heart, and the,
will ever follow him as next to the love o


Christ the strongest of all motives to righ
| endeayor. Let mothers ever know tina


deeper than seems to them, their oft-rt


peated prayers sink into the heart, and ar
| cherished there. Your words may be con


mon words, but they live forever.-Selectet
Year: 1877

The organization Of the Red Cross socie-
ties in this city Tor the purpose OF helping
to alleviate the horrors of the Russo Turkish
war is a movement which cannot fail to CON-
mend itself to all humane people. The
operations of the United States Sanitary
Commission during our late war taught q
valuable lesson to the nations OF Europe, for
they have since adopted our Christian-like
system Of nursing the sick and wounded
during their numerous campaigns. With a
happy foresight the Geneva Cross Conven-
ton made that system universal throughout
Europe. So it now matters not whether
France fights Germany, or Russia makes war
on Turkey, we find the nations at peace aid
ing the combatants to nurse their sick and
wounded soldiers in the field.


The Swiss city OF Geneva will hereafter be
famous as the seat of two international con-
yentions or conferences. The first was one
of arbitration between two great nations
England and America-to decide vexed in
ternational questions and so avoid an expen-
siye and tedious war. The other resulted
in the adoption of code binding on all
European nations, giving the wearers OF the
Red Cross degree Of immunity from the
dangers of active hostilities that greatly in
creases their usefulness and robs war of
many painful features. The members of
the Bed Cross order are only subject to
Year: 1877

The news from Paris, although the most
positive portions of it are from source not
altogether trustworthy, indicates that Mar
shall MacMahon is realizing that he is con-
stitutional President of q republic. Unless
we give him credit for powers of mind hith-
erto unsupported we must conclude that he
has been assured he cannot command the
Senate We do not believe that the old SOL
dier who bundled out republican
Assembly on the heels Of mod
crate republican Cabinet and gave
his hand to every foe of the Republic has
been nationally convinced of the error of
his way. The necessity for compromise has
come to him as it would come to soldier.
The Assembly can cut off his supplies and
the Senate cannot be relied on to scatter the
Assembly. He must run or surrender-sub-
nit or resign. We sincerely hope that he
has made up his mind to submit, and we
are certain if he has that those to whom he
capitulates will not impose any unbearable
conditions. The republicans may be well
satisfied with half loaf until 1880.
Year: 1877

in any county except Assembly districts.
and requiring all delegates to be separately
chosen in such districts. In the city Of New
York, to which this rule had reference, it is
complied with in form, but evaded in fact,
the whole delegation of this city being aa
much dictated by Tammany as it was before
the rule was adopted. The Albany Conven-
tion this year admitted ali the Tammany
delegates en- mdsse, whereas if the Assem-.
bly, districts had been free there would
have been separate decision as to each.
The consequence is that large body
Of democrats who rebel against this
central tyranny come back to the
city and organize a democratic opposition
which, by coalition with the republicans
and Germans, threatens the success of tha
local party ticket. If Tammany had been
abolished after the disgrace brought upon
it by the infamous Tweed Ring, and the
democratic organization in this city had
been assinilated to that Of the rural dis
tricts, the present great mutiny and dam
gerous coalition which make the success Of
the local democratic ticket SO doubtful
would have been avoided. Tammany will
breed dissensions and keep the local de.
mocracy in turmoil until it is disbanded
or withdraws from politics.
Year: 1877

Nearly every one in Pennsylvania is likely
to be appointed Minister to Engand-every
respectable person, we might say, but for the
reflection that they are all respectable there.
In the Keystone State there are neither dis
reputable nor dangerous nor criminal nor
other classes such as there are in other
places, and the wonder is that any man who
60 even for the salary to such place rs
London, where there is neither scrapple
nor pcpperpot. But it seems that Wayne
MacVeigh is to have the mission that Gov
ernor Hartranft is to have it that ONLY the
countless years Of Morton McMichael pre-
vent the laying Of the burden on his shoul-
ders, and that if Governor Curtin wants tho
place he need only hold up his hand. In fact,
every one or any one in Pennsylvania can
have this place except Simon Cameron, chief
of the Winnebagoes and medicine man in
several other redoubtable tribes. All the
other names ore thrown in together in the
vain hope that, taken collectively, they may
seem IN equivalent to Simon, like the forty
sixpences that are equal to a sovereign. 1t
is great pity that Simon is the only man of
any account in Pennsylvania, because it is
natural, after all, that Presidents and such
sort of accidental people should have their
antipathies. Now they ask the Pennsylvania
magnates what man shall be constable and
they say Simon Cameron what man shall
be coroner? Simon Cameron what man
collector, surveyor, Inspector, messen-
ger, doorkceper Pit is always Simon CAM
cron. In time that becomes monotonous.
There is tho appearance that Pennsylvania
has lost the little wit she once had. that she
Year: 1877

one restriction. They cannot pass NJ
will from one army to its opponent
and in case Of capture they are at once per-
mitted to return to their special heid OF
duty. In the present war the Cross and the
Crescent is worn, and on each SIDE OF inc
line we find the same neutral nations repre-
sented. Following the example set by the
American residents in Paris during the
siege these Red Cross societies provide their
own ambulances, surgeons, nurses and
medical supplies the natural result being
sensible mitigation Of the sufferings attend
ing the movement and clash Of belligerent
bodies Of troops.


When Florence Nightingale carried her
corps OF nurses to the hospitals OF Scutarl
she was hailed as an angel of peace in the
midst of war; Now these peaceful messen-
gers of human love and sympathy are to be
found not only in hospitals, but on the
front line and the actual scene of battle.
The good thus accomplished can scarcely
be realized until we contrast the past with
the present Before sanitary commits
sions and Red Cross societies took up
WIG WIN IuC SlCh dnu WOuAuCo oOAoASA
could only rely on his comrades for help,
and, as the first duty of o soldier is to fight,
the men disabled by disease or the bullet
Jared very badly. Now all this is changed.
Armies go ont to battle accompanied by
trained physicians and nurses, whose only
duty is to care for the victims Of war, and
thousands of lives are saved by their efforts.
If wars must be fought--and the day is not
far distant when arbitration will take the
place of armed hosts-it is well that the rude
privations and sufferings of the disabled
combatants be- lessened


There are now as we have said, two socie-
ties in existence in this city, ''The Red
Cross" and 'sThe Crescent and the Cross,
both having for their purpose the strength
ening of kindred organizations laboring
with the Russians and the Turks. It is
pity they are not to be united, but though
separate these societies should be generously
supported. Money spent in this way cam
not fail to do good, and though the donors
may never know it they will receive the
blessings of thousands of poor fellows who
may fall in the discharge of duty to their
country or creed
Year: 1877

Of all the terrible shapes in which death
can present itself that by fire is the most
appalling. We read of hundreds of sui
cides in year, but never Of one by fire. In
Hindostan and other parts of the East,
where s'suttee" was performed, the i'm
measurable forces of religious fanaticism
timpelled the trembling widow to submit
to a fiery fate, which was to her the only
entrance to the blissful state of Nirvana or
rest. Among tho Western nations fire has
lost none of its horrors and is, indeed, the
superlative type of eternal torture. It is
thing of terror and, therefore, parent Of
panic. You may convince people that panic
is madness, but you cannot convince any
body that fire is not thing to be dreaded
when it gets the upper hand. Again and
again it has been proved that its mere
ghost-the alarm Of fire when there is no
fre--will stampede an audience of intelli-
gent people, and generally with fatal re-
suits. -.


The behavior of the crowded audience at
Niblos on Saturday night, when some
scoundrel raised the cry of fire, was in the
main praiseworthy. Those who were in
position to see that the wicked alarm was
groundless remained in their places and so
prevented q catastrophe; for had they taken
fright and crushed after those in the rear,
who, not being able to reassure themselves,
had begun to fly pell-mell, many losses Of
life and limb might have been recorded.
The cool-headed manager, Mr.. Fleming,
also deserves well Of the public. 1t is
evident that the terrible calamities
of the past few years, in which panic
did the work that fire only threatened,
have not been lost upon the public. But
this fortunate escape from calamity leaves
one very positive rcgret-namely, the ap-
parent escape of the ruffian who made dis
aster possible. 1t is worth remembering
that it is within the power of any rascal to
raise such cry in any theatre on any night.
We are not aware how the law could deal
with such a man in case it was certain that
he had maliciously precipitated a calamity
such as generally follows on panic in a
theatre. He would be q murderer, no doubt.
Even in the case of Niblos his offence has
no difference in our eyes from an attempt
to murder. The law may not contemplate
this particular grade Of crime, but it would
be well worth trying whether it could not
be made to fit the case. We would, there
fore, advise all theatre-goers to be on the
lookout for the would-be precipitators Of
panics, and, at least, hand over to the law
the wretch for whom a swing at the nearest
lamppost would not be too much.
Year: 1877

1t becomes every year more and more evil
dent that it is the true interest of the demo-
cratic party to dissolve the Tammany organ
ization or, at least to restore it to it's original
purpose as q benevolent association. Its
activity in politics has brought nothing but
damage to the democratic party. 1t has
been a perpetual cause of division and dis
traction, both in the city and the State, and
q source Of weakness in the elections.


Under the Tweed regime the very name of
Tammany became stencil in the nostrils
of all honest men, and "thc scent
of the roses will hang round it
STILL" whether the organization is pre-
served or discarded. The fact that
Tammany controlled the late Democratic
State Convention creates prejudice against
the party throughout the State, and is used
with more or less effect by the whole repub-
lican press of the interior This particular
rose would smell rather more sweet by some
other name, but even if the name could be
deodorized the thing would remain objec-
tionable and undemocratic. There is moth
ing resembling it in any other city, and in
this city it is q source of never-ending dis
sensions in the democratic ranks. 1t has
always been such plague and bother in the
State conventions Of the party that five or six
years ugo resolution was offered by the late
William Cassiday and adopted by the Con-
vention making it perpetual rule that no
organization should thereafter be recn6nized
Year: 1877

THE PRovERBTAL GENEROSITY. charity and
sympathy with suffering Of the ladies of this
city are freshly illustrated by their efforts in
behalf of the Russian wounded. There will un-
doubtedly be a large attendance at the theatri-
cal entertainments to be given for the purpose
under their auspices.
Year: 1877

THE DEATH OF EDWIN ADAMS, which took
place yesterday morning, will not be surprise
to his friends the public, inasmuch as they
have been expecting the event for months.
The deceased was very dear to the members Of
his own profession and to all who intimately
knew him and could appreciate his many stcr-
ling qualities.