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Year: 1879

Sarah Blake was neither very
young nor very beautiful, but ho1
father owned the best and biggest
farm in Horley, and being an only
child she was counted an eligible
match in thrifty CIRCLES.


Dick Sanders and Ted Brant
were rival suitors for her hand.
She had but TO say the word
which of them she'd have but it
was just that that made her hesl'
tate-there was so little choice
between them.


Such delays are always danger
Gus. While Sarah wavered, un-
certain which TO hold and which
to let 90, both at once her cap.
tives slipped the leash.


They might have pleaded that
they had done no worse than
others. For, when Jenny Aliens
father came WITH his beautiful
daughter to dwell in Horley, there
was a general focking of the
swains about the shrine of the
new idol, and Ted and Dick only
followed the rest.


But Sarah Flake was not a
woman to view a lovers detection
lightly. Nor did it weaken her
resentment to divide it between
two. She had quite enough for
both !; and it being uncertain
which Of them she would have
chosen, in netting out her anger,
she gave each the disadvantage of
the doubt.


Jenny Allen was civil and polite
to all without showing preference
to any. Dick Sanders and led
Rrant were foremost among her
admirers. Indeed, tsp others
stood a good deal in awe of them
and hung back, for they wore a
pair Of churlish, brawny chaps,
little inclined to brook competi-
ton ami whoss ill-will few cared
to court. Between themselves
the question Of which should yield
was fast reaching a point where
it's settlement BY "wager Of bat
tie" seemed inevitable, when
things took a turn which put a
new face on affairs.


Will Harvey came from town
to spend his summer vacation at
an aunt's IL Horley.


One day while sauntering rod in
hand, along the charming little
river that wound through the
valley, Will unexpectedly came on
something that drove fishing COM
pletely out Of his head.


On a messy bank, shaded by
over-hanging boughs, sat a young
girl deep in the pages OF a BOOK
Her profile, which was towards
him, presented contour so per
feet that it would have defed the
sculptors's art to reproduce H.
The shower of glossy ringlets
which fell upon the matchless
neck and shoulders stole a new
tiage from every shifting gLim
mer Of light si5ted through the
uudulating leaves. Her cheek
would palo and flush and her eyes
flash and melt by turns with the
varied emotions called up by what
she read.
Year: 1879

The rivalry of scholars advances
science. The world is saved by
the breath of school children.
Even TO rebuild the temple, the
schools must not be closed.
Blessed is the son who has studied
with his father, and blessed is the
father who has instructed the
son.
Year: 1879

The love of glory, the fear Of
shame, the design of making a
fortune, the desire of rendering
life easy and agreeable, and the
humor of pulling down other peo-
ple are often the causes Of that
7alor so celebrated among men.
Year: 1879

We are told to place no faith in
appearances, yet it will be found a
wiser course TO judge from the
human countenance, rather than
the human voice most men place
a guard over their words and
their actions, but very few can
blind the expression that is con-
veyed by the features.
Year: 1879

Hope is the last thing that dies
in man, and though it bo exceed
iugly deceitful, yet it is Of this
good use to US that, while we are
travelling through life, it conducts
US in an. easier and more pleasant
way to our journeys end.
Year: 1879

Never let any man doubt where
you stand or what are your prin-
ciples. 1t is not necessary to call
attention to the flag under which
you fight and war. Hold it up
boldly; be a good standard.
bearer. ---.
Year: 1879

The Chicago Tribune says
You never can get ahead of
Chicago. A young man OF this
city had long paid attention to
one of the fairest daughters Of
Cleveland, now visiting here,
and had been engaged to her,
when suddenly for some reason
or other she concluded to mar
ry some one else. The unsus-
pectinG young man went to call
on her at her aunt's house on
Calumet street last week, and
as she drew back her ruby lips
when he prepared to greet her
with a loving kiss, he at once
thought there was something
up, and glanced at her again,
he noticed that she. wore none
of his gifts, which he conjectur-
ell were in an Ominous looking
parcel ON the sofa. This con-
lecture subsequently proved to
be correct.


''Mr. SO and &c." she said
she had been wont to address
him as Augustus, and darling
-"Mr. So and So, | have coli
suited my heart seriously and
discovered what l have often
suspected-that we are not fit
ted to make each other happy.
1t is better that we part-oul
engagement is at an end"


Her words sank into him like
blue pills and he felt a deadly
tugging at his heart-strings, but
he instantly composed himself
and settled on a plan of action,
Bounding joyfully from his
chair, he danced lightly round
the room, shouting, "Hmrah
you are the bulliest girl in the
Year: 1879

4 HORRIBLE revelation Of one phase Of
New York life was brought out 10y the
death of Patrick Geitings. an octosena-
rian. who fell dead a few days since in a
deiectable lacaliiy known rs Hells
Kitchen" His son and daughter were
both found stupidity drunk iii the stable
where they lived, while in one corner
crnuched the aged mother, also intoxi-
Gated. The officer who FIRST looked in
upon this scene went out to get assistance
and in his absence the drunken son tried
to carry the h"dy from the yard into the
stable bat fell, his fathers skull b"in@
fractured By the fall. Why send mission,
aries to the heather?
Year: 1879

Brodecks Art Gallery on Main Street is the
only place in the upper country where the most
finished photographs in every style and size at
incredibly reasonable rates can be procured.
His astonishishing success is cue to the fac,
that he never sends out poor work, and this
struck the key note to sound popularity.
Year: 1879

Many of our readers will agree
with the following sentiment ex-
pressed by the famous Robert G..
1ngersoll:


8 dcspise stingy man. 1 don't
see how it is possible for man to
die worth fifty millions of dollars,
or ten millions of dollars, in city
full Of want, when he meets almost
daily the withered hand of beggary
and the white lips of famine. How
a man can withstand all that and
hold in his hand twenty or thirty
millions of dollars, is beyond my
comprehension. | do not see how
he can do it. l should not think
he could do it any more than he
conid keep pile of lumber when
hundreds and thousands were
drowning in the sea. Do you
know that have known men who
would trust their wives with their
life and their honor, but not with
their pocketbooks-not with dol
lar. When [ see a man of that
kind | always think he knows
which is the most valuable. Think
of making your wife beggar |!
Think of her asking you every day
for dollar or two dollars, or to
humbly beg for fifty cents 'What
did you do with that dollar gave
you 2 Think of having a wife
that is afraid of you! What kind
Of children do you expect to have
with a bcggar and coward for a
mother? Oh, l tell you, if you
have got but dollar in the world,
and you have got to spend it, spend
it like king; spend it as though
it were a dry leaf and you the
over of unabounGed forests. That's
the way to spend it. | had rather
be a beggar and spend my last
dollar like king than to be king
and spend my money like beggar.
If it has got to go, let it go. Get
the best you can for your family,
and look as well as you can your
self. When You used to go court
ing how nice you looked All,
your eye was bright, your step was
light, and you just put on the very
best you could. Do you know that
it is insuferable egotism in you to
suppose that a woman is going to
love you always, looking as bad as
you can? Think of it! Any
woman on earth viii! be true to you
forever when yon do your level
best"
Year: 1879

attract attention to itself but if
the Christian LntezLigcncer's views
be correct--and no doubt they are
it is not the kind of piety the
world needs most to-day. " hat
1t does need most is intelligent, de
yotional, we'll directed, practical
piety that shall dispel the ignor-
ance of men advocates of truth
who are competent to cope with
the apostles OF error. There is a
great deal of sentimental religion
in the world that feeds on emotion
and e1pends its energies in efforts
to render itself attractive by means
of amusements in which the sacred
and the profane are ludicrously
intermingled. The Church OF the
Holy Fun draws crowds, but the
pletv of its members is of a very
peculiar type. Is has no solid
basis of truth, no sweet SAVIOR of
prayer and praise, 20 heavenly
fervor of devotion kindled at the
divine altar. There is a great deal
of levity connected with religion.
Seriousness is made repulsive, and
the sweet solemnity cf countenance
expressive of inward penitence and
peace is held up to ridicule by those
who have been so far misled as to
suppose that religion to be cheer
full must be always on a broad
grin.


The theoretical and the senti-
mental are too prominent in the
religion of the day. How few
young Christians can be persuaded
to read the t,eatises of Dodalidge.
of Hannah More, of Wilberforce
or of Venn, on the duties of prac,
teal religion We hear a great
deal about higher Christian life,
faith cures and perfection but if,
instead of striving after strange
things, these good and Jealous peo'
pie would devote their energies to
the promotion of practical every
day, common sense religion, they
would accomplish more good than
they can ever do by attempting to
prove that the days of miracles
have returned. The world must
be won to Christ by hard work.
The world is full of errors 10 opiu-
ion and false maxims in practice.
Winds of doctrine blow in every
direction, and the wavering are
carried about with them. The
spirit Of the age is opposed to sta
biliEy. Many are governed by
policy more than by principle.
There is an easy-going morality
that finds excuses for crime, and
an easy-going religion which be
comes all things to all men in the
worst sense, even blotting out the
distinctions between good and evil
which God has laid down in lis
law.
Year: 1879

A correspondent of the Country
Gentleman writes: GAS to the last
ing effects of chemical manures, ]
know from my own experience with
them that they do benefit succeed
ing crops, particularly grass and
clover, following wheat, to which
superphosphate or guano had been
applied at the rate of 175 to 200
pounds per acre with the drill, the
grass always being better in the
drill rows than anywhere else, al
though crowded, in its first year e
growth, by the wheat plants.
can now see, from where | write, q
square in the field to which 20C
pounds of superphoephate, made
from bone-black, were applied five
years ago, when the land was sowr
in wheat, and has been mown every
year since, some years twice. The
clover still sticks to this square
while it has disappeared from the
rest of the field, and it and the
orchard grass are now green, while
the other parts of the field present.
a brown appearance"
Year: 1879

The lady was eating grapes, but
the near-sighted gentleman across
the street thought she was throw
ing kisses, and very gallantly threw
them back until a roar of laughter
acquainted him of his error, and
that a whole shop full of boys
We're spectators.
Year: 1879

When the Court d'Artois resided in
Holyrood House. during the period of his
exile, the severity of his English creditors
confined him to the privileged limits of
the palace. Sunday being the only day
of entire freedom, he used to walk the
streets, and was exceedingly struck with
the decorous behavior of the people and
their regular attendance at public wor-
ship. He observed that certainly the
Divine blessing must protect in q
peculiar manner a nation who hon
ored God in SO holy way. On his
return to the palace he forbade his own
people to play at tennis as was usiiss.
Unwillingly relinquishing this am1se-
ment, they had recourse to backgammon
This he also forbade. They were uncon-
day without amusement, and warmly
demonstrated that their religion re-
quired no austerity." True,n said he,
this forbearance makes no part of my
religion, but think il is respect which
we owe to the hospitality and the NOR
ally decent conduct of the ma
ton under whose protection we 1--we,
to give up trifiing qualification
that is incom patible with their ideas OF
sanctity and decorum.n When the fam
lily of this Prince left Edinburgh few OF
bis followers, either from infirmity OF
narrow circumstances, remained behind,
receiving much kindness from the neigh
boring gentry, who daily sent them pres.
ents of game, fruit, etc. On the restora-
ton of the Bourbons they prepared to
join them; but before their departure 9
genera, illumination took place after the
battle OF Leipsic, on which occasion they
placed transparency in their Windows
bearing this Inscription, not too familiar
to Frenchmen: Eternal Gratitude fol
Generous Hospitality
Year: 1879

One of the greatest trials of the news
paper profession is that its members are
compelled to see more of the shams of
of the world than any other pro-
fession. Through every newspaper
Office, day after day, go all the weak
nesses of the world, all the vanities that
want to be pufed, all the mistakes that
want to be corrected, all the dull speak
ers that want to be thought eloquent, all
the meanness that wants to get its wares
noticed in the editorial columns, all the
men who want to be set right who were
never right, all the crack brain philoso-
pliers with stories as long as their hair
and as gloomy as their finger nails in
mourning because bereft of soap, all the
boys who come to stay five minutes but
talk five hours Through the editorial
and reportorial rooms all the follies and
shams of the world are seen day after
day, and the temptation is to believe in
neither God, man nor woman. 1t is no
surprise to me that in this profession
there are some skeptieal men only
wonder journalists believe anything
TtfIl5a0Oe
Year: 1879

We have repeatedly called attention to the
revenue difficulties under which this county
1abors, under the Revenue law md now, on
the eve Of the meeting Of the Legislature,
there should be general and united move
ment to have some relief in the matter of
making and perfecting assessments


It is q notorious farce to attempt an in-
tellipeut, or full, or fair assessment OF
the real and personal property Of the City
Of Chicago in sixty days. It is physical
impossibility. The. so-called assessment
lacks all the requisites Of an assessment the
Assessor cannot find all the property the
small portion that be can see lie has no time
TO investigate, and therefore knows nothing
Of its value. He simply follows tho
lists OF Lis predecessor. with such
Year: 1879

ming down the stinks to their origin, and n,A
curing the evidence Of nuisance which ~
warrant the revocation Of the license Inv;
the offending parties; and that is the MI
course which can put stop to the stinl,
Year: 1879

laws are both general, but they are also capa-
bic Of being adapted to circumstances With
out being any less general. The earnest and
best efforts of the members Of the General
Assembly from this county can be no more
benefcially directed than to this subject and
to the preparation of such legislation as Will
enable large cities to disentangle them
selves from theoompicatons of the township
machinery Of government, especially in the
matter Of securing honest, intelligent assess


nents in place Of the unjust burlesques upon
valuations now annually produced.
Year: 1879

With complete assessment and corrected
lists Of real property in the large cities there
would be no necessity for reassessment of
real estate and farms oftener than once in
three or five years, and the duty Of the As
SCISSOR would be confined to corrections
growing out of subdivisions, and to an in
crease Of assessment whenever improve
ments may be made. The Assessor would,
therefore, have. sixty days in which to de-
vote his energy to the. discovery and valua-
ton Of personal property. The regulation
Of how often there shall be an assessment is
within the powers of the Legislature.


There was law passed in 1877 which
authorized the County Bonrd OF any county
to consolidate al1 tile "towns" lying within
the corporate limits Of city into one town,
in which case Chicago would be one ''town"
instead of three, md would have but one
Town Collector, one Assessor, and one Su-
pervisor, in place OF three of each, and the
functions of the three Town Boards would
be exercised by the City Council. Even un-
der this arrangement, if the Legislature can
devise any mode for an extension Of the time
for making assessments, the assessment of
property in large cities would be greatly i'm
proved and facilitated. It would abolish q
few Offices, it is true, but would greatly
improve the service. The abolition of
township organization by popular vote
might take place at tho next April
election; but to do this would abolish the
present F." township divisions of the country
towns; it would also prove embarrassing,
perhaps, in the matter of park assessments,
which are now confined within the limits Of
towns supposed 10 be benefited by the re-
speetive park systems. This complication
stands even in the way Of reducing the whole
City of Chicago to one town. Unless the
Legislature can devise some way whereby
the existing park debts Of the existing towns
within the city limits and the taxes therefor
can be held to be exclusively chnrge on the
property now subject in each town to taxa
ton for such purpose, it is not likely that
there cnn be any disturbance Of the present
township organization, or even any con-
solidation of the present towns within the
city limits.


Nevertheless, RS we have pointed out, the
Legislature has full power under the Consti
tut1ou. The Revenue law and the Township
Year: 1879

The Census bill, as adopted, provides
for $50 Supervisors to be appointed by
the President, by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate. The Emu
merators are to be in the number of
one for about every four thousand Of
population, and there are to be experts
employed in all the great industries
and resources of the country. The
machinery of the bill is regarded as
simple and efficient.
Year: 1879

BANGOR, Feb. 8 Mrs. Barron, widow of the late


Treasurer of the Dexter Savings Bank. in brief let


ter to the Wbig and Courier asks the suspension of


public judgment, while desiring most thorough and
Impartial investigation. She sasB that contrary to


the usual precedence the theory seems to have been
advanced that her late husband was defaulter and


committed suicide. and that facts are yet being hunt


ed for to sustain the theory. She asks the public to
consider his character in the community where he


had lived since boy and had been actively engaged
in business, having transactions with perhaps more


individuals than any other person in town. and asks
any one OF that number to bring any accusation
Of intentional fraud his part She believes thew
Will acknowledge It, Rather than wrong another he


would himself suffer- and that all reports thus far
advanced are unsubstantiated rumors which that
community will never believe. She closes by saying:
"lf Mr.. Barron was defauter he must be shown as
such to bis executor and bondsmen and let us wait
for evidence


Cause of nr. BnrrOn's Death
BOSTON, Feb. 3-A prominent chemist of this city


says if the body of Mr. Barron was disin,erred even
now t would not be difficult to ascertain the cause


of death. He states that it is ell known fact that
poison be discovered IN the system even if the
deceased has been buried for more than one year,


statement contradictng that of the detectives And
too. says the same authority, blow sufficient to
fracture skull and death, can be administer.
ed without making upon the exte rior surface
Whether Mr.. Barron was murdered or committed
suicide therefore, could easily be settled by an
autopsy. Detectives not connected with the case


generally opne that the theory of murder is correct
judging solely from experience and perusal of the
evidence on both Sides
Year: 1879

MONDAY, February 3.-In Grain the market is
firm and great difficulty is experienced in the trans
portation from the west, many cars being on this
end OF the route in consequence of large amount
freight being brought here for shipment to Europe,
consequently there is not enough cars to supply the
present demand, some dealers having orders tar
back as a month which they have not been able to


fill Sugar is steady at &c for granulated and esc for
Extra c oll-Ligonia isAc, Kerosenel7c. Petroleum
12c The Produce market is rather quiet as it usu.
ally is at this season of the year, ana there is no ma


teral change except in Potatoes which have declined
Year: 1879

Favorable Business OutloOk.


SPRINGFIELD Feb. 2.-The executive comm ittee
Of Fine Writing Paper Makers Association announce
that affer the most strenuous exelfions they lack
the 10 per cent Of IS per cent of full production
necessary TO ensure reduction in the amount manu-
factured proposed at the last meeting of the
association. The suspension of the mills which was
to have begun Tuesday is thus obVated. The mills
are SO busy there is no necessity for further decline
in prices.
Year: 1879

and ended by saying, But, papa, did you ever hear of such blundering individually

 The sequel one can foresee. The doctor forbade any more secret meetings, but al lowed Frank to visit the house, and in a years time consented to the marriage, on the condition that Bessie should not leave him, to which they both gladly agreed.

 "We'll be married at home, Frank" " said she, 1" for ] never would risk taking yousto church. You would stumble up the aisle, and respond sno when you were asked if you took this woman to be your welded wife and I should die of shame.'

 "Have mercy, thou woman full of guile, and be stire that never would make that blunder. Only do let the service be short please, knowing my impatience to call you my own little wife. After all, innocence and honesty have their own reward, fol while you did not lose your bracelet, I have won a jewel worth all the world, and darling, you will at least admit that in low ing you have not been blunderer."- Atbany Argus. --. .
Year: 1879

To know how to wait is the great &c
crei Of success.


All philosophy lies in two words
sustain aud abstain. %


The higher up the mountain you
climb, the more you can see.


The greatest misfortune of all is not
70 be able 10 bear MISFORTUNE.


Indulge in humor just as much as
you please, if il is il-humoF.


If evil be said of thee, and it is true,
correct il; if it be a lie, laugh at it.


Never call now acquaintance by
The first name, unless requested 10 do


It is more profitable to look up our
defects than to boast Of our attain
meuts.
Never answer questions in general
company that have been pat to others


Never pass between two persons who
are talking together without an spol-
Wy
We can only know ourselves through
the constant study how TO govern our
selves.


Never lend sn article which you
have borrowed unless you have permiS
sion TO do so.


There is German proverb which
says that Take /. Easy and Live Long
are brothers.


To regret one we love is blessing
compared 10 The misery OF living with
Que We hate.
! About the guiliiest looking people
in this world, are man accused OF !
crime Of which be Is iunoceut aud I
newly married couple trying to pas
tor veterans.