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Year: 1878

that And then these same people will
get down on their knees ard ask God to
take care OF The child they have driven
from home.


will never ask God to take care of
my children unless | am doing my level
best in the same direction. daughter
But | will tell you what l say to my
children: go where you will, commit
what crime you may. tall to what depth
OF degradation you may. you can never
commit any crime that will shut my
door, my arms or my heart to you; as
long as live you shall have no more
sincere friend. [GTea. applause Do
you know have seen some people who
acted as though they thought when the
Savior said Suffer little children to
come unto me, tor of such j. the king
dom OF heaven, that he had raw-hide
under his mantle and made that remark 10
get the children within striking distance.
| don's believe in the government Of the
lash II any oil you ever expect to whip
your children again after you hear me,
want you TO have photograph taken of
yourself when you are IN the act, with
your face red with vulgar anger. and
then the face Of the little child with eyes
swimming in tears and the little chin
dimpled with fear, like IA piece Of water
struck by a sudden cold wind.


Have the picture taken. If that little
child should die / cannot find sweeter
way to spend an autumn afternoon than
to go out to the cemetery when the ma
pies are clad in bright eolors and the
little scarlet runners are coming. like
poems OF regret, from the sad hear! of
the esrth-thsn TO 20 out to the cemetery
and sit down upon the grave and look
upon this photograph, and think OF the
nesh now dust thst you beat. | toll you
il is wrong ii is no way to raise children.
Make your home happy. Be honest with
them. Divide fairly with them in every
thing. Give them little liberty and
you cannot drive them out OF the house.
They will want to stay there. Make
home pleasant. Let them play any
game they want to. Don't be so foolish
as to say You may roll balls on the
ground, but you must not roll them on
green cloth. daughter You may
knock them with malle;, but you must
not push them with q cue. [Laughter.]
You may play with little pieces of paper
which have authors written on them,
but you must not have 'keerds.


Think of it! "You may 90 to a min
strel show, where people bIacsan them
selves up and degrade lhems-iyes and
initiate humanity below themselves. but
you must not 60 to theatre aud sec the
characters OF immortal genius put upon
The stage Why' Well, | can't think
of any reason in the world except that
minstrel" is word Of TWO syllables,
and theatre has three. Laughter
Let children have some dsyligh. at home,
if you want TO keep them there, and
don't commence st the cradle and yell,
DON'T Don't! Stop!" That is nearly
all that is said to young one from the
cradle until he is 2l ysars old. aud when
he comes of age, ether people begin say
ing "Don'tr' And the church says
DON'T" And the party tina, he belongs
to says "Don'Il" [LAughter.l l des-
pise that way of going through this
world. Let Us have 3 little liberty-just
little bit.
Year: 1878

-Twenly-njne of the best young men
in Burlington have banded themselves
together and bound themselves by ter
ribe oath not to pay more than 81 for a
pin cushion made of furniture calico and
stuffed with bran, at any lime this winter,
no matter what missionary society man
ufsctures that pin cushion. .-BarlingtOn
Halrkeue.
Year: 1878

Marshal Masterson lived about forty
minutes after he was shot and died sur
rounded by many Of his warmest friends.
He remained conscious to the last and
passed away apparently without pain or
dread.


When prepared for buriel his remains
were visited by many of our most worthy
ladies. HIS face was that of one who had
been called eway IN the midst of his
slumber.


The parents of Marshal Masterson reside
near Wichita
Year: 1878

seo displaced from the editorship Of the
Kinslev Republican would not down" I"
He has purchased the Republican and
aga,n assumed editorial charge. Lewis
made the Republican pape rof some note
before leaving it. and will now resume tho
work with more vim than ever. He is q
man of more than ordinary ability a. .
writer.
Year: 1878

Mr.. Z. N STEVENS. q very agreeable
gentleman. agent for the Leavenworth
Times. was in the city two or three days
this week. The Times is splendid paper
and enjoys large patronage IN the West
Year: 1878

1t will not be out OF place to refer here to
the subject of making wills. This duty is
sometimes put off through superstitious fear,
and sometimes because the importance of it is
not duly considered. II one is acquainted with
the provisions OF the law In the disposal of in
testate estates, and is satisfied with them in
respect TO her own case, the subject OF will
may be dismissed and forgotten, but otherwise
there should be no unnecessary delay in max
ing will. A will made upon dying bed. or
in the feebleness Of old age, is often such as
one in health and vigor would by no means
dictate The validity of wills made under such
circumstances is more liable to be contested
and the Wills set aside. BY all means employ
person OF experience to draw up your viii.
1t is not enough that he be lawyer by pro-
fession, nor that he be profound lawyer, for
wills made by eminent jurists have sometimes
been an inexplicable puzzle to the courts.


The formalities of will are many, and they
are held to be essential, and seemingly slight
omission may be fatal defect which will scat
ter an estate to the winds which was meant for
an object dear to the testator's heart; or worse,
it may give it to objects or persons whom the
testator, living, held in detestatlon.


The making OF a will should not be put off to
a distant day because of possible contingencies,
for a codcil can be made at any time. or, if
desirable, new will can be substituted.


A RULE FOR CASTING INTEREST.


In taking care Of money it is important that
one should know some simple rule of reckon
ing interest. The rule here given is based on
the usual calculation OF $50 days to year.
Rule Multiply the number of dollars and
cents by the number of days, and divide the
product by six, and the quotent, after pointing
off three figures from the right, will be six per
cent. interest in cents.


Example:


To find the interest on 800 90 for $50 days, or
months.
Year: 1878

VfOZlU lHJeIebl 4 year.
In the latter example it will be seen that
four figures are pointed off. The interest ie
seven dollars and two cents the figure 10 being
only fraction of cent


KEEPING COOL.


We venture word OF caution against allow
ing beat or temper 10 rise IN transacting busi-
ness. Men have much to learn on this point.
The question was put recently to lawyer OF
large experience, What proportion of the
cases In court respecting property would be
avoided if men would control their passions
and approach each other calmly" Answer:
BY far the larger part" Toe much care can
not be exercised in guarding against the evil OF
warmth in discussing business disagreements.
PROPERTY RIGHTS OF MARRIED


WOMEN.


Until OF late years the property rights Of
married women have been quite restricted. By
marriage woman was considered as merged,
body and soul, name and property, in her hus-
band. Like the queen. she could do no wrong.
But the times of such ignorance and injustice
are passing away. In several of the States
justice has been already restored The latest
change of statutory laws in this respect was
made by the Legislature OF Connecticut during
the past year, and we here give a copy Of the
new law as a matter OF interest in this con-
nectlon.


An Ac, pdssed Jv lhe General Asse,,,J,l,, nj


Connecticut ia 1877.


SECTION 1. That in all marriages hereafter
contracted neither husband nor wife shall sc-
quire, by force OF the marriage, any right to or
interest in any property held by the other be-
fore the marriage, or acquired after the mar
risge, except ss to the share Of the survivor in
the property Of the other, as hereinafter pro-
yided. The separate earnings OF the wife shall
Year: 1878

Inasmuch as persons living in re- mote parts of county can not without great trouble and expense, visit ther respective county seats al tie close Of each session of the board Of supervisors, for the purpose of learning the proceedings of that body, we would suggest that the Legislature make 1t obligatory on the board to publish the same iA then

 county newspaper and in Q county where no newspaper is printed, by handbIii posted in at least twenty conspicuous places, two-thirds of which shall be thus publicly placed outside of the county seat, and not less than two in each election precinct.
Year: 1878

|out the aid of outside capital It is just as we'll to admit the fact that it will take time to do this but when the end aimed at is accomplished, we have mines in GIobe that wlll com mand the attention of the mining world.
Year: 1878

Nothing but ruin starrs that farmer
10 the face who does not pay personal
attention to all the most minute details
of his farm. There are thousand
small leaks about the management OF an
ordinary farm, that fnot closely attend
dcd to. will surely bring the most hard
working farmer to ruin and bankrupt
cy. Niue-tenths Of the sinking farmers
can attribute their present distress to no
other cause than lack of close attention
to small details of the farm closer
supervision of machinery and tools, the
stock and their feed, place for every
thing and everything in its place. No
one is as much interested in attending
TO these details as the boss. Such a
course will. in few months, or a year
or two at most, enable many farmers
who are now on the down. grade, to
again begin to ascend. If heroically
pcrsevercd in, it will surely make head.
way against what now looks so hope
less. A fear of sunburut hands and
face, dirty clothes and boots, and de-
sire to have reputation that no does
not work on the farm, has been !ruit-
full source of loss to many farmers.
Year: 1878

An almost incredible story reaches US
in regard TO Marshal Ganrobert, who
was recently sent to Rome to represent
France at the funeral Of Victor Emman.
uel and the accession to the throne of
King Humbert. In order to defray the
expenses of himself and suite, the mar
shall was given the sun of 30 600 frances.
and it turned out that he only spent Is,
600. On returning home he went to the
foreign office. and handed TO the minis
ter of that department the unexpended
balance, amounting to 1900 francs.
The minister refused to take the money.
alleging that there was no precedent Tor
such n proceeding; that the approprla.
ton was made and properly accounted
for. which was an end to the matter so
far as he was concerned. The marshal
answered that it was absolutely neces-
sary the money should be stolen from
the exchequer, he would insist that the
party selected should be another than
himself, and demanded receipt for the
overplus. As Marshal Ganrobert was
born in 1909, before defrauding the
public was considered the legitimate
perouisites of an office, it is possible the
story may be true, in which event the
fact is clearly established thatthe French
marshal had no connection or compli-
city with South Carolina Republicans in
the flush times, about which there has
been such racy reading for several
weeks. Goiunibia Register.
Year: 1878

There is q class o! men in every com.
nunity who 90 out with vinegar faces
because somebody feels above them, OF
because they are not appreciated as they
should be, and who have n constant
quarrel with their destiny. These men,
usually, have made very grave mistake
in the estimate Of their abilities. or are
unmitigated asses. In either case they
are unfortunate. Wherever this fault
finding with ones condition or position
occurs there is always want of self
respect. If people despisc you, do not
tell it all over town. IF you are smart,
show it. Do something, and keep do
ing. If you arc a right down clever
fellow, wash the wormwood off your
face, and show your good deeds. Then,
if people "feel above you," 60 straight
of and feel above them. If.they turn
up their noses because you are q me-
chanic, or farmer, or shop boy, turn
up notch higher. IF they pass you in
the street. swell yourself. and if that
don't fetch them, conclude very good
naturedly that they are unworthy your
acquaintance, and pity them for mis-
sing such capital chance Of getting
into society.


Society never estimates a man at
what he imagines himself TO be. He
must show himself possessed Of self res
pect, independence. energy to will and
to do, and good sound heart. These
qualities and possession will "put him
through" Who blanes man for
feeling above those who arc degraded
enough to 90 around like babies, telling
how people abuse them, and whining
because society will not take them BY
the collar and drag them into decency ?
We are tolerably humble, in our way,
but we 10 feel above such folks, and
respectfully request them not to speak
to us.
Year: 1878

There arc said to be about five hun
dred deer in the forests Of Plymouth
and Barnstablc counties, Mass, and
among them there is a white deer, be-
lieved to be an albino, which is thus
described by writer in the Forest and
Stream This marvel was first seen
in.1S7l and thus he has run the gauntlet
and evaded the barbarous huntsman for
seven years and. strange to relate, has
been shot at but twice during these
years. The grazing and ranging ground
Of this white prince Of the forest is CON-
pnratively small, and it is believed by
the good people of North Falmouth
that his nightly lodge has not hecn over
three -fourths of mile from the village.


He has been seen hundreds OF times,
and all relate the same story. In 'ise
he is unquesiionably enormous for his
race. and to use the language of an in
dividual who saw him lying down in n
field with three RED, or brown deer, "in
proportions. judging from his footprints
in the sand, he will compare favorably
with decent-sized cow" When he
rose to his feet, and, while stretching,
he faced our informant. who says his
ponderous horns reminded him of q
Large rustic rocking chair" As this,
the prince of our forest, is not hum.
bug, | hope some student Of natural
history will feel induced to capture this
deer alive, aud place him in some one Of
our American city public parks, and
show to the world the renowned albino
deer from Cape Cod.
Year: 1878

Beauty is never so lovely and attrac-
tive rs when it is hidden beneath the
veil of retiring modesty. The most
beautiful flower of the garden that most
attracts and charms the selses, never
appears so lovely as when it is beheld
sweetly peeping from the midst Of its
curtain of green leaves, which serves to
partially protect it from the sup and
elements, and render its charms doublj
lultfalsini lad betdtifdl
Year: 1878

When you take dog by the tail
and draw him across a block and
chop him with an axe, do you cut
off the dog or the tail?-I ISaHis6ury
News.


That depends. Ii you take the
dog by the tail and chop with an
axe across a block then you cut the
dog off. If you take tail by the
dog and chop with an axe across
the block, then you chop the tail
off. II you take the block by the
tail and chop with an axe across
the dog, then you chop the block
off. If you take the axe by the dog
and chop across 'the block, then
you chop the axe of. If you take
the dog hy the block and chop
across the axe with the tail, then
you chop the dog off. If you take
the tail by the axe and chop across
the block with the dog, thea you cut
the tail of. If, on the contrary,
the tail takes the block by the axe
and chop across the dog with you,
or if the block takes you by the tail
and block across the axe with a
chop, then it's time TO put for the
woods for we cannot answer for the
consequence - WinStedd Press.
Year: 1878

A war correspondent OF the
Richmond Dispatch, says: l have
heard an old war story, and, by the
way, it is one of the best of them.
had it from a former officer under
Stonewall Jackson: "On one of our
marches in the early spring, when a
chilling rain had been falling for
days, and the slush was almost
knee deep, our command utterly
wretched and broken down, was
struggling along as best it could un-
der the circumstances. Worn out
myself, crept into a fence corner
to rest awhile. Presently / saw a
solitary straggler coming slowly up
the road. He seemed almost ex
hausted-his shoes were gone, and
his feet cut and bleeding. 1 was
struck with his appearance, for
through all its wretchedness shone
the indomitable spirit OF the South
ern soldier-the man would be at
his post, or else die in the attempt
to reach it. watched him closely,
and as he dragged himself slowly
past, heard him mutter to him
self: On me il ever love an
other country"
Year: 1878

Fayetteville Express: The ply
sicians of Shelbyville unite in pub
fishing a card to the public in
which they announce that i'll the fu-
ture they will refuse attention to
all able bodied men, white and col
ored. who could if they would, but
never make an effort to pay. They
do this upon the principle of the
maxim that the laborer is worthy
of his hire, and in justice to them
selves. Physicians, next to pub
fishers, are the worst treated, in
this respect, of any other class of
men, and we do not blame them for
adopting such a course to protect
themselves against the lazy, triflng
vagabonds, to be found in every
community who dead-head their
way through the world, living off
the earnings of the hard working
and Industrious members of the
community. Physicians, as a pro-
fession, exercise great charity, and
dispense more of it than they get
credit for. They are greatly i'm
posed upon by the lazy, able-bodied
men, who, if treated everywhere as
the Shelbyville doctors propose to
do, would soon learn that their
services are indispensable. and they
would make an effort to remunerate
them, at least in part, for their skill,
medicine and attention.
Year: 1878

Nay, speak no III A kindly word


Can never leave sting behind;
And . 10 breathe each tale we've heard
Is far beneath noble mind,
Full oft better seed is sown,


By choosing thus the kinder plan;
For, II but little good be known,


Still let Us speak the best we can.
Give me the heart that fain would hide;
Would fain another's fanlt efface;
How can Il pleasure human pride


To prove humanity but basel
No; let us roach higher mood,


A nobler estimate of man;
Be earnest in the search for good,


And speak Of all the best we can.
Then speak no i'll, but lenient be


To others failing as your own;
II you're the first fault to sec,


Be not the first 10 makelit known;
For lie is but passing day


No lip can toll how briefits span;
Then, o. the little time we stay,


Let's speak of all the best We can.
Year: 1878

The Bolton (Texas) Journal en-
dorses the following from the Co
manche Chief.


1t is erroneous TO invite every
body to immigrate to Texas, with
out discriminating as TO class or
character. We want no outlaws or
desperate men, neither do we want
the poverty stricken wretches who
participated in the riots last sum
mer. We are not sadly in need of
men without money, unless they are
thorough, practical farmers. There
are enough OF people in that condi
tion, and those who have neither
moneynor practical farming abilities
are requested to wait until times
are easier 1t reminds US of the
fellow who desired TO cross the fer
ry, but explained to the ferryman
that be had no money TO pay toll.
The ferryman eyed him askance a
moment, and then said: "My
friend, if you have no money, it ap-
pears to me it makes darned little
difference which side of the river
you are on, and l advise you TO stop
where you are"
Year: 1878

There Is a low muttcring Of com


paint rumbling throughsthe balls OF
Congress that OF the forty-onc Co
lonels Of the line IN the regular army
not more than four have been with
their regiments for years, and but
three have been In actual command
Of their regiments since the war.
But as the last one Of them has been
in command OF his pay all the while.
what the dickens is the difierencef
Their pay is all these gallant sons
Of thunder want, and they can do
nothing in command Of their rcgi-
ments that anybody else wants, and
hence il Is a matter Of little impof


tance where they are.--C0sriv-J Jour.
Year: 1878

History, sacred nor profane, does
not tell us that Judas Iscarriot was
never married, but the evidence is
indisputable that he left long line
of descendants, extending even to
the present advanced period, in
some of whom are reproduced in a
remarkable degree the leading
features and traits of the great orig
inal
Year: 1878

Advertising in business acts like
grease applied to a wagon-it makes
it run easy and keeps it from taking
the dry-rot. The business man
that advertises never has to run
around and borrow money, and
pay 10 per cent. interest for the
use of it. He generally has money
to loan at 6 per cent.
Year: 1878

DoOLEY's YEAST POWDER is prepared with
special reference to supply the demand for a
uniformly pure and always reliable baking
powder Made from pure grape cream tartar,
is free from any injurious substances. and per,
fectly wholesome. All sizes are strictly full
weight. Every dealer who sells it is au-
thorized to guarantee it in every respect to
purchasers.
Year: 1878

A wise man will never rust out.
AS long as he can move or breathe, he
will be doing something for himself,
for his ncighbor, or pos!erity. Al
most to the last hour OF his life, Wash
ington was at work SO were How
ard, HonGg aud Newton. The VIgor
Of their lives never decayed. No rust
marred their spirit. 1t is foolish
idea TO suppose that we must lie down
and die, because we are old. Not The
man Of energy; not the day laborer in
science, art, or benevolence but he
only, who suffers his energies 10 waste
away and the springs of lie TO become
mOtionless on whose hands the hours
drag heavily, and to whom all things
wear the garb of gloom. as he old p
should not be asked, but, as he act
ive?" "Can he breathe freely and
move with agility ~ There are scores
Of gray y-headed men we should prefer,
IN any important enterprise, to young
men who fear and tremble at ap-
preaching shadows and turn pale at a
harsh word or a frown, as at a lion in
their path.
Year: 1878

He had been i'm the habit of stand
ing on the curhstOne in front of the
church after service, and waiting for
his girl. AS he priIed himself great
ly upon his politeness in public places,
he invariably, even after their betroth-
al, stepped up to her, and, dofling his
hat, requested permission to see her
home The first time that they went
to church together after they were
married they were unable to secure
seats together. This, however, did not
worry him. lie secured seat for his
wife and at once sought his old quar-
tcrs by the stove, and among some of
his old cronies. After service was
over he absent-mindedly walked out
with the boys and took his old stand
on the curbstone. With flashing eyes
and glowing checks out came his wife.
She would have passed him in indig-
nant and scornful silence had he not
stepped up to her as of yore, and, rails
ing his hat, said, "Miss L., may l
have the pleasure of walking with
you?' lie had the pleasure of know
ing that he was very much married
when she exclaimed: "You idioiic
fool, put on your hat and come along"





A COUPLE OF young men were out
fishing the other day, and on return
ing were going past farm house, and
felt hungry. They yelled to the farm
er's daughter: ''Giris, have you any
buttermilk p The reply was gently
we keep it for our own clives." The
boys calculated they had business
awav-and they went.
Year: 1878

The war was a heavy blow to Colonel Ter
rill. It's close left him wrecked in fortune
and robbed of his children. he lost three
sons in the struggle. The eldest, Gen. VIM


B. Terrill, espoused the Fedefal cause. He
had been educated at West Point and was
serving 10 the regular army at the breaking
out of hostilities His sympathies were with
the South, but his conviction of duty led him
to prefer the old service. he wrote to his