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Year: 1874

We heard a bright and beautiful
woman lecture the other evening.
Whatever might be the preference Of
some with regard to the place where
woman may most pleasantly lecture,
whether, as in old-fashioned days, in
the psrlOr or, as in new-iashiOned
times, on the platform, there could be
but one opinion concerning this par
tienlar lecture. She was as fairas a
lily and as modest, and from her lips
dropped pearls and diamonds of wis
dom. But she said accidentally 3
thing that was neither wise nor true.
She spoke of wives as ''peeuniary de-
peRdents."


A dependent is q person who re-
ceives a bounty without making an
adequate return. No wife does this.
II she flis the honored place of wife
and mother, she as truly and as really
earns her living as if she went out TO
LABOR in the field or in the shop. She
earns very much more too than her
mere living. She is equally with her
husband a partner in the profits Of his
daily labor, and has equally with him
a right to say how they shall be spent
or to advise as to their investment. 1t
may well be that she may not insist
upon this right, preferring in her
wifeIy love to trust to her husband,
who has the wider experience anc
the larger knowledge of affairs, the
eare of their common fund, and not
the private property Of either. The
wife who bushes in a shaae-faced
way every time she asks her husband
for money, and vino feels as if she
must give an account of her steward
ship every time that her purse is
empty, is in a false position. The
husband who gives grudgingly and as
for charity money to his wife which
is to go, as it usually does, to pay
household bills and clothe the chill
dren, is in false position. Hers is
undignified, his is unmanly.


OF course there are hundreds OF
homes in which this money question
never comes up at all, for the reason
that from the beginning there has
been confidence and regard and JUS
tice on both sides. There has been
no thought of donor or donee. But
there are thousands of others il which
this question is q source of continual
pain. The wife has only vague no.
tion of what the yearly income is.
The husband with careful reticence
keeps his affairs to himself. Under
these conditions she is working in the
dark, and has no means of measuring
her expenses, or knowing whether
she may be lavish or must be
frugal. Thus she. is wronged,
since she certainly has her full
share in the work to be done.
She, in rearing the children, in man
aging the house, in making the house
q place where good men and good wo-
men are being trained and developed
out of the crude material OF boys and
girls, is doing a very noble work. She
could not do it alone so well. Her
husband, as he praises her in the
gates, as the way Of good husbands is,
says that he could not do it alone at all.
By virtue of her title and Office of
wife and mother she holds brevet
rank among women, and is entitled
to the highest honors. She cannot be
pecuniary dependent, IL words
mean anything.-Hedrth and Home.
Year: 1874

Some of our exchanges are publish
ing as q curious item, q statement to
the effect that horse in Iowa pulled
the plug Of q barrel for the purpose Of
shaking his thirst. We do not see
anything extraordinary in this occur
renee. Now IL the horse The was 3
smart one) had pulled The barrel out
OF the bunghole, and slaked his thirst
with the plug, or If the barrel had
pulled the bunghole out OF the plug,
and slsked his thirst with the horse; ;
or if the plug had pulled the horse
out of the barrel and slaked his thirst
with the bunghole, or il the bunghole
had pulled the thirst out Of the horse
and slaked the plug with the barrel,
or II the barrel had pulled the horse
out Of the bungbOle and plugged his
thirst with a slake, 1t might be worth
while to make some fuss over it; as
it is, we think it all foOlishness.
"Don'I IL p
Year: 1874

Conversion IL the most glorious
work Of God. The creation Of the
sun is 8 very gIOrifying WOrk-when
God first rolled him along the sky,
scattering out golden blessings on
every shore. The change In spring
is very Wonderful-wheR God makes
the faded grass revive, the dead trees
put out green leaves, and the flowers
appear on the earth. But far more
glorious and wonderful is the eOnver-
sion OF the soulI It Is the creation Of
q sun that Is to shine for eternity; it
Is the spring Of the soul that knows no
winter, the planting Of q tree tnst
shall bloom with eternal beauty In the
paradise Of God II Ne ChegHe.
Year: 1874

such sweet music in their ears, and
the satisfaction OF duties truly done
had dropped go soothingly upon their
souls that they found no room for
that bsser pride which they had afore-
time anfieinated
Year: 1874

As You pass along the street You
meet with a familiar face-say good
morning, as though you felt happy,
and it will work admirably in the
heart of your neighbor. Pleasure Is
cheap-who will not bestox 1t Iber-
ally =? If there are smiles, sunshine
and flowers all about US, let US not
grasp them with q miser's fist and
lock them up in our hearts. Rather
let us take them and scatter them
about us.
Year: 1874

A romantic young lady fell into the
river the other day and was very near
drowning, but succor being fortunate
ly at hand she was drawn out sense
less and carried home. On coming TO
she declared to her family that she
must marry him who had saved her.
Impossible" said her papa. what,
is he already married? ?" Certainly
not" WASN'T it that interesting
young man who lives here in our
neighborhood? ?u "Dear me, nO-it
was Newfoundland dog.n
Year: 1874

After the furry produced by the Chicago fire. the
stock market has rclapsed into an extraordinary
state of duness. As to prices there was loss,
compared with last nights closing quotations. on
most of the spccuatyes. and gain on very few.
among which Ohio and Mississippi was conspicuous
for an advance of to per cent Erie gained J. and
Hannibal and st. Joseph, ]. Union Pacific and Lake
Shore each lost !; Northwest, /; st. Paul and
Western Union, each {, and Wabash and Pacific
Mail each ], the latter closing weak and dull, as
did in fact the whole market The arrangement
that was supposed to have been made between the
Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Panama
Railroad contemplated that the former should ran
the railroad and pay II per cent interest on the
stock and one-half the net earnings above
that, and relay the present tracks with
steel rails Nothing has been cOnsummated
however, is ii at all certain that anything will
be, the important obstacle i'll the way being clause
in the charter of either company prohibiting the
making of leases. 1t is claimed for the Pacific Mail
managers that their ingenuity is quite equal TO the
emergency and that they devise or have devised
a form of contract containing all the necessary
qualities of lease without infringement of the pro-
hibitory clause referred to- In the street when both
stocks rose Oh the rumor that arrangement had
been effected, some disposition shown to cast
ridicule upon it by likenng the companies to the
two ingenious Yankees who, being confined in a cell
over night had when released in the morning, made
five dollars apiece swapping jackets But
the similie is not good it seems for
if the two companies could be run under joint
arrangement on equitable terms it might be ma
terally for the benefit of both, for the Panama Rail
road is the key to the situation. There seem to be
insurmountable legal difficulties in the way. and
this fact In connection with the care taken to give
general currency to the rumor imparts what is
called on Change odor of fshiness and suggests
the probability that it was one of those playful
little tricks common to the business all over the
world Erie had gained largely IN the earlier deal
ings. but in the afternoon the price was carried
down by the reported decision of of the State
courts, compelling the payment of interest on tho
Boston, Hartford and Erie bonds guaranteed by the
Erie.


The printed list of sales indicates the extreme
meagerness Of the business. while the following
table gives the opening highest lowest, and closing
prces of the principle active shares
Year: 1874




pRrIcH IN TnEoJoGY Or DOcTsss TWIN TO & irTas H1


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The author of this volume, who by name
and lineage may claim a legitimate place among tne
CHAMPIONS OF orthodoxy comes 10 the defense OF our
common CaIvlnism" against the doctrines which DR..
Charles Hodge has attempted TO engraft upon the
system Ia his late work upon TheoloSy' THESE doc
trnes the author insists are bewuernR ana pernclons
loading with difficulty the very points OF temptation IN
the Gospel" Cavinism Is complete without them
They have never before been presented in any Calvin
isc book. They form unseemly excrescence on the
purity OF religion. The main point OF the authors
oectons TO the teachings Dr. Hodge IL that they
forth the divine glory rather than the pursuit OF ho
ness as the object OF religion But thls he argues,
Ia 10 substitute q fetch IN the place of the
Deity The various forms in which fetch endeayor to


simulate the garb OF religion illustrated AT length and
with not a httle pungency and force He protests
against every word OF dogmac theology that sets up
AMI hority independent of In doing this, DR..


Hodge he alleges away the shelters OF truth
in her Of peril and weakened the church in the
spot of her worst necessity "A father learning from
his son that by reading Spencer his College days are un
settling him on the subject of reigion,'wres back to
nim-whltl That he must ask help from higher
source better to understand such literature that he
must read more diligently the Bible. aud with
immediate faith TO the help OF the Redeemer Alas
possibly no doubt ho may have told him all this;
bat the conspicuous reply which reached Others and
was talked of in place, that he must subdue his
reason Now layman in the church has learned so
10 talk from the teaching OF theology" The reasoning
of the author would have been moro effective. II
sented in a more compact and consecutive form. His
method rambling and his Illustrations often anciful
and erratic But he suggests many pregnant questions
which open an interesting Held OF discussion His book
must at least attract attention by the bodncss and zeal
with which from a Cavinstic point OF view it assaiIs
the authority OF the greatest living masters OF
Calvinistic theology.
Year: 1874

THE separation from the stem.
which precedes the fall OF the leaf,
is said to be gradual process, be-
ginning early in summer, and pro
duced by the continued growth of
the stem after the leaf has attained
its full growth, which it usually
does in a few weeks, the cuticle of
the stem healing over the wound
thus formed. The growth of the
bud at the base of the leaf still fur
ther separates it, and gust of wind,
or the contraction of the leaf stalk
by frost caused it to fall. The leaves
of white oak and some other trees
are not thus separated, but pushed
of by the young growth of the next
year.
Year: 1874

A New Bedford clergyman on
reaching his church on Sunday,
and being rather late, found to his
dismay that he had not got his SER
mon with him. He hurried to his
home, and to his further horror dis
covered that he had not got the key
of his room, but, not to be thwarted,
he burst open the door, secured the
sermon, sped to the church, told his
wife to go and fasten up the door,
and preached to the acceptance of
his congregation.
Year: 1874

A man walked into saloon in
Wasau, Wis.,, the other day, where
three men were sitting around fire.
less stove. AS he entered all ewes
were turned toward him. Apparent
ly taking a mental inventory of the
number of persons in the room, the
new conner stepped up to the bar
and blandly ordered four glasses of
beer. The boots that adorned the
top of the stove now sought the
floor; three men cleared their
mouths of tobacco, and all looked
at the bartender as he filled the
glasses and placed them in row on
the bar. When everything was
ready the three lOungers arose and
the stranger paid for the beer. Then
starting with the glass furthest from
the door he emptied all that the bar
tender had filled and left the saloon.
The three chairs were resumed.
Year: 1874

THE New York World speaks OF
what the " ne,c Democracy is going
to do, and puts the adjective in ital-
ics as above. We are glad to know
that it is the neW Democracy. The
old one was too much played out to
stand on it's pins any more. "Ring
out the old; ring in the new.'
Year: 1874

for the purpose of getting large amount Of
money which the government had sent there.
a few days previous. for the payment of en-
ploves. but when Lee arrived he found it
safe. Brown had not even taken the trouble
to look for it. No Such was not his in
tention. He did not 20 there for plunder,
but for a higher and loftier purpose, which
the American people could not see at that
time. II is misfortune that some great
artist was not present at liarper's Ferry on
the occasion, as Brown, with his sons by has
side. amid an angry crowd. and reading his
death warrant in every face. would have
made much grander picture than that OF
Abraham Lincoln debating with his cabinet
on the question Of sending forth proclama-
tioh Of emancipation. Brown could, IKE
St. Paul. SAYS that he was free man, bnt
he also said, s.Give wonder black man liber
ty or give me Death II was not Caucasian
for Caucasian, white man for white man, or
rich man for rich man but it was Caucasian
for Ethiopian, white man for black man. and
rich man for poor man. Brown was kind,
courteous and genial in his intercourse with
men, good neighbor. citizen and friend,
and not a single word ever uttered by him
was unfit 70, the family circle. When but
boy he saw n slave boy beaten with IN iron
shovel by his cruel master in Kentucky. and
from that honr he became an opponent Of
slavery and friend of the oppressed race.
No one could doubt Browns sincerity, and
any one who was acquainted with him must
confess his eanestness in every word he said.
Call Browns motives what you may call
them religious enthusiasm, or temporary in
sanity. and they are the same that in ali
ages have given to Us those lights by which
the world has been lifted into higher
sphere of existence and eiyilization Doug
laSS', NelD Le,7ure.
Year: 1874

SwANToN-Byron Fuller was the victim
Of a detestable theft, last week. lie had be-
friended boy who came along and given
him employment The next day in absence
of the family he ransaeked the house and
took lady's watch and chain, pair of
valuable bracelets, silver thimble, several
dollars in money and several valuable keep
sakes, including the toys of little boy
lately deceased, suit of small clothes, and
other articles too numerous to mention
lie was tracked to the woods but the wind
being strong all traces were lost. and he
is still at large


Thirty-four feet of the Missisquoi river
bridge was burned Wednesday morning,
delaying the Montreal trains four hours.
Year: 1874

quorum in both houses is expected to-
morrow. The general opinion among MEM
berS now here. i. that they should first see
to what extent the appropriations can be
reduced before they consider the subject of
assistance to the treasury, either in the form
of additional taxation or temporary con-
vertible loan, the latter finding more favor
that the former. After the morning hour
in the House the consideration Of the civil
rights bill will be resumed as special
order, and will be debated on Monday and
Tuesday, on the latter day till o'clock in
the afternoon, when the discussion will
close. Stephens Of tieorgia and Lamar of
Mississippi arc expected to speak against
the BILL which it, friend. say will undoubt
c1ly pass
Year: 1874

The Young Mems Christian Association
at this city propose to donate their library
to the Fletcher library. and give up
the reading room to avoid the expense
OF maintaining IT, We also hear that
the Good Templars AMI OH Fellows
have under consideration similar step in
r,,lltion 20 the libraries owned by those or
carnations.
Year: 1874

At camp meeting not long ago q
man, clad in q thin linen suit, seated
himself on one of the rickety benches
beside a fat man who occupied a full
one third of the concern. When the
services were ended the fat man arose
and the gentleman in thin linen sud
denly began twisting about in surpris-
ing manner while his c0untenance was
significant of, mortal anguish. His ac-
tions attracted the attention of some of
the brethren, and one of them, solemn
visaged individual, who looked az
though he had just swallowed a pill,
approached the writhing body, and laid
his hand on the mans shoulder and said
Brother" If youare resisting the promt-
ings of the Evil One, strive manfully
and you will triumph at last. Remem-
Der Joseph wIestled with the angel,
and" dunno but he did" interrupted
the agonized man; but it Jacob had the
seat of his trowsers and II little of his
meat caught in a condemned crack he
wouldn't feel like raslin' with an angel
or any other critter!n
Year: 1874

Butterfeld 4 Newton announce to the
community at large, on both sides of the
river, that they will run their boat regular
ly between this and New Ulm and will pay
the highest market price for wheat. They
expect to make about one trip a week and
intend to run right along until the river
freezes up. They can carry 1000 bushels
of wheat with the lowest stage of water
that they are likely to have. They will
so to points above the Redwood landing for
load or any considerable portion Of a
load. Inquire Of James McMillen as to
price, sacks and any other information de-
sired
Year: 1874

MARK Your GRAIN SACKS. Take
a piece Of coal tar and dissolve it in
naptha or alcohol, and when it has
reached the consistency of ink, take a
small brush and mark your initials or
name upon your grain sacks. farm bas.
kets, and all such articles as are liable
to get lost or mislaid. Ii will be a
great convenience in keeping your
sacks together, and save many that
would otherwise become lest if there
was no mark to distinguish them
Farmers Union.
Year: 1874

A Western farmer says that wood
will last longer than iron in the ground
if painted with preparation Of boiled
linsed oil and pulverized charcoal.
Posts can be prepared in this way for
less than two cents apiece, and will last
longer than lifetime.
Year: 1874

Failures in New York, of
heavy failures have occurred in New
York within the past few days. There
seems to be no immediate cause for the
suspensions, as the money market is
unusually easy. The most probable
cause, in the opinion of the Chicago
"Times," is that the merchants were
embarrassed in the panic Of one year
ago. obtained extensions on their D.
per, but have been unable to meet their
notes as they have cecome due Near
ly all of thepaper extended during the
panic has matured within a few days
past.
Year: 1874

FARMERS BooTs AND SHoEs.-A
farmer who had been accustomed to
Wear thick boots for more than forty
years past, says that before wearing the
boots, give the bottoms a good coating
OF tallow and coal tar. and dry it in !;
then oil the "uppers" with castor oil,
when one teaspoontul will be sufficient.
IT the weather should be rainy, or you
are compelled to work in water during
the dag, wash your boots clean at night,
hold them by the fire until quite warm
and oil them while wet, and you will
have no trouble about your boots get.
ting hard and shrinking up so that
you cannot get them on. II
the leather should become red, give a
coat of ordinary shoe blackins before
oiling. The effect of castor oil is to
soften the leather, while it fills the
pores and prevents the water from en-
tering. | have stood in mud and wa.
ter two or three inches deep, for ten
hours day, for week, without feel
ing any dampness, or having any diff
Guilty In getting my boots on or Off
Indiana Farmer.
Year: 1874

The NASTNEss OF Our DOMAIN
We get some idea of the vastness of
our country from the statistics furnish
ed by Mr.. Dodge, of the Department
of Agriculture. Less than one fifth of
the entire area of the United States is
mapped into farms, and only one fourth
Of this farm area is titled or moved.
Heavy as our Wheat crop is. it occu-
pies an area less than the surface of
South Carolina. Our national crop,
maze, covers a territory not larger than
Virginia, ana the potato crop could
could grow in less than the area Of
Delaware. Tie coutry is capable OF
producing food for the support of a
population almost without number.
There is no danger of our being over.
crowded for centuries. Let US remem-
Der this fact when the thought is sug-
sested to Us that it is time to discour-
age immigration n.-Western Rural.
Year: 1874

The Mercury has very sensible
and well written article on the subject,
of manufactures, which we commend
ito the attention of all who feel an
interest in the earliest and best de-
'velopment OF the great and varied
interests of our great State.
Year: 1874

The insane rumor that J. Wilkes
Booth is still alive is again revived.
What if he is alive? What good will
it do? A man whose hands are red
with blood unfairly shed Is dead to
all intents and purposes, and the
simple laying away of his earthly
body Is matter Of supreme lndifler
ence. We have no respect or SYM
psthyto waste upon the man who
sheds the blood OF his fellow, except
in iair, manly fight, and trust never
10 hear OF John Wilkes again.
Year: 1874




We are told that the Duke Of Edin-
burg has again put OH his marriage
with the daughter OF Russla. He is
not the only young man who has ap-
lroached the awful abyss of matri-
,aony with fear and trembling. We
have no idea of how it would feel to
)e an Emperor's sonsin-law, but if the
lal was far, and her Governor came
dow handsomely with the where
withal to "set up" on, we can't see
Why he should behave so. We know
aInumber of young fellows who
weuld display more nerve in this
thing than Edinburg has.
Year: 1874

The News very properly recom-
mends that the city Of Galveston
send representatives to Washington
ihis winter. In view of the impor-
sance Of the harbor improvements of
that city, to the whole State, we sug
gest that the State should back her
strongly in the matter, with men, ma
Ierial and money. The State is deeply
Interested in the matter and should
warmly second every effort of Gall
weston to procure the much needed
sid IN deepening the water on her
bar.
Year: 1874

The question, whether gentle
man walking with lady should give
her his right or left arm, is frequent
ly discussed. Custom and written
etiquette are rather in favor of the
right, although there are excellent
reasons in behalf Of the left arm.-
Either one or the other, permanently
retained, is vastly better than the
awkward and absurd habit of chang
ing arms, SO as to place the lady on
the inside Of the promenade. Ore
advantage of giving the left arm is
that the person on the right natural
ly takes the lead, so that, in the coun-
try or city, in the street or park, he
thus readily directs the way, instead
of waiting to consult with his COM
panion, or causing jostling by each
Of them trying to move to opposite
points. Another advantage is, that
in a crowded thoroughfare. such IS
Broadway, for example, where the
sidewalk is invariably encumbered
with merchandise and thronged with
people, a gentleman needs his right
arm to remove distractions and keep
rude or careless folks out Of the way.
-"Hone and Society,"; ScrSOner's
for ynne.