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Year: 1877

The President has been led to believe that
the lawbreakers of the State of Georgia re-
gard the prosecutions made against them by
Republicans for their offenses as rank persccu-
tions, and hence the law must be executed by
Democrats, in order to avoid that objection
Ont Of this has came the appointment Of a
Democratic marshal for that State. This may
be in the interest of paciiication, and may
be the part Of WISDOM but we do not rec
ollect an instance before when the rogues
have been allowed to dictate or even advise
us to who should be delegated with the
power of executing the. laws. 1t is fair
to presume that every violator
of the internal revenue laws In
the State of Georgia is a Democrat. It is
equally certain, we think, that there is n
bond Of fraternity between all Democrats
in that State, which leads them to look
wit. great forbearance upon the offenses Of
each other against the Government. This
arises from the fact that in greater or less
degree the Government is looked upon by
them in the light of enmity, which affords
but little promise of an efficient execution
of the laws, except when their prosecutions
are aimed at Republicans.


1t is new theory in Government and in
Jurisprudence that permits those who in
vi;e the penalties of law, to direct or indi-
cate the mode of punishment or the char
acter Of its executor. We hope that this
new dispensation in Government will not
disappoint or return to torment the in
ventor. We shall watch it with interest.
Year: 1877

The mistress of most disorderly school
in Sl1owhegan, Me-, lost control of her
scholars one day last week, and allowed
the naughty boys to throw wads of paper
and balls of clay at the pretty girls. One
of the girls finally reported" a certain boy
who was annoying her with pot shots from
popgun. The timid school,mistres;
sternly reproved her for tattling in scAool
The girl returned to her seat, and her per
secutor, resuming military operations and
firing at long range across the schoolroom
hit her in the face. I" If the teacher can't
lick you cam" said the pretty girl, and
darting across the room she struck him
with big book, dragged him out of his
seat, and beat him until he lay on the floor
blubbering and begging for mercy.
Year: 1877

CLEAN TEETH-GooD DIeEsTIoN.-If you
will only keep your teeth clean they won't
decay. The wonderful dentifrices which
are sold at fabulous price are greatly
inferior to a mixture of soap and prepared
chalk, with little something like orris
root but the essential articles are soapand
chalk. The Druggist will prepare you
enough for quarter of dollar to last a
long time. When you go to bed, with
broad, soft toothbrush, go through the
mouth thoroughly. If disposed to bad
mouth you may repeat the dose in the
morning. But the principal article for
keeping the teeth clean is a tooth piclS--a
soft goose quill-which you must use after
eating, no matter though it is a piece Of
apple, and, if convenient, after the pick
use mouthful Of water to rinse from
between the teeth what the tooth.picl
may have left.
Year: 1877

If he had confined himself to his legiti-
mate quill-driving duties, there would have
been no occasion for him to be strutting
around with his left hand in a sling, q
patch on his nose, and an absurd old gum
shoe on one foot. He was, however, only
another victim to that egotistical opinion
of all men that they can do anything
better than a woman. He went home the
other day, and found his wife putting up
peaches in those old fashioned tin cans
that are closed with sealing wax. She had
an old apron on, and two or three little
splotches of scaling-wax ornamented the
floor, while the cat under the table was
licking a piece the size of postage stamp
with great assiduity.


"See here, Maria," he said, "you'll Grip
pie yourself with that hot wax directly"
He continued oracularly, "Women never
have any mechanical genius, any way. If
there is way of doing anything wrong,
they're sure to try it."


"Do you think you can do itany better?"
she observed, with some acidity.


"Why, of course cam"


"Well, here; just distinguish yourself
then"


So he sat down. She handed him fresh
can, just out of the water. lie took it in
his hand and dropped it as though it had
been a streak of lightning, while he stuck
his fingers in his mouth and looked sudden
death to her because he could not swear.
She gave him n towel to hold the next one
with, and he took it on his knee lighted
the ceiling-wax stick, and commenced
prodding around the top but the bottom
burnt his knee, and he jerked, bringing
the wax stick across the back of his left
hand. Then he jumped up and howled
dropping the can, which empited spoon
full of burning preserves into his slipper
This made him frantic, and he went dan
cling about the kitchen, waving the burn
ing wax until drop took him on the
nose. In this agony he kicked the
, offending can through the window. Ther
! he submitted to be laid on the sofa, anC
plastered with flour and sweet oil, until h,
, looked like badly prepared scare-crow
; He is now willing to take an affidavit tn
r size of a barn door that he will let tn
: women be just as awkward as they choose
Year: 1877

1t is apt to shake mans confidence in
his wife to awake in the early morning and
find her sitting on the edge of the bed
going through his pockets. And it is apt
to shake woman's confidence in her hus.
band to find nothing in those pockets but
piece of Bologna sausage, music hall
order, and perfume note, signed "Eyer
yours, Julia.n
Year: 1877

WoMAN's AFFEcTIoNs.-W Washington Irving
wrote: As the dove will clap its wings to
its sides and cover and conceal the arrow
that is preying on its vitals, so it is the
nature of woman to hide from the world
the pangs Of wounded affection. With her
the desire of the heart has failed. The
great charm of existence is at an end.
She neglects all the cheerful exercises that
gladden. the spirits, quicken the pulse and
send the tide of life in healthful currents,
through the veins. Her rest is broken. the
sweet refreshment of sleep is poisoned by
melancholy dreams, "dry sorrow drinks
her BLOOD" and her feeble frame sinks
under the last external assailant. Look
for her after little while and you fint
friendship weeping over her untimely
grave, wondering that one who had Sc
lately glowed with all the radience o
health and beauty should now be brough
down to darkness and the worm" Yol
will be told of some wintry chill, som,
slight indisposition that laid her low; bu
no one knows the mental malady that pre-
viously sapped her strength and made he
SO easy prey to the spoiler.


-<ss----.
Year: 1877

One time there was good old man liv-
ing in Detroit. His back was bent, his step
was slow, and men who gazed upon his
snowy locks and wrinkled face whispered
TO each other:-


"He is a good old man who has not long
10 live"


The old man had been we'll off in his day,
but w hen he found himself on the shady
side of life, wife dead and home broken up,
he said to his only son:-


"Here, William, take all have, and let
your home be my home until die."


The son took the papers-you bet he did !!
and the father was given a cozy corner,
a big, chair, and a corn-cob pipe. All went
well for year or so, and then the son and
the sons wife began 10 make 1t uncomfort-
able for the nice old man in the corner.
They threw out hints, deprived him OF his
comforts, and, one cold day in winter, he
was told that he bad better go 10 HALIFAX
Nova Scotia.


The old mans heart was sore as he went
out into the world 10 battle against hunger
and cold, and when night came he covered
in doorway and wept like child.


"Who is making that chin-music up
there r. called reporter, whose steps had
been arrested by sobs, and he went up the
steps, patted the old man on the head, and
by and by the story was told.


"Come down to the station with me-"
said the reporter, taking the old mans arm.
"Your son is first cousin TO the man who
preferred buzzard to lamb, and I'll help
you fix himp


Next morning, one of the daily papers
contained an item TO the effect that an old
gentleman named Goodheart had been
found wandering in the streets at night,
and that when taken 10 the station $4,000
worth OF United States bonds were found
on him. The old man read 1t over three
times, slapped his leg as he saw the point,
and beautiful smile covered his face and
climbed up through his hair. In about an
hour his son William rushed into the sta
tion and cried out:-


"Father, dear father, come homel All
OF US were crying all night long, and my
Year: 1877

THEOLOGY AND CHRISTIANITY.-When
will the world understand that theology is
not Christianity One is human, the other
divine. When will the world understand
that nothing is truer than truth and that
truth is no more sacred when 1t comes 10
US through verbal revelation than when es-
tablshed upon unimpeachable evidencef :
Again and again, in the history Of the
world, have theological dogmas gone down
before truth of science. That which men
have believed through their Interpretation
OF revealed truth, has not been able to stand
a moment before the scientific demonstIa-
tion OF its falsity. Theologians have fought
against II, and they have invariably been
driven 10 the wall. Truth, wherever found,
birth in God. Mans opinions of truth are
never sacred, because they have their birth
in his imperfect and fallible reason. We
know of no reason why theological dogma
is any more sacred than a political dogma.
We cannot understand why, in the interest
Of Christianity, it may not be as freely dis
cussed and examined aud controverted, as
a dogma in political economy. At any rate,
we propose 10 do 1t whenever we have oc-
casion. We are happy TO believe that the
world is beginning TO apprehend that, amer
all our disputes and discussions upon dog
matte Christianity, religion consists Of love
to God and love 10 man, and has lis final
result and grand contamination in charac-
ter.-Dr. j. g. Holland.
Year: 1877

Once there was a parrot. / knew him.
He wore a pink suit, with pale, sulphur
hned plume in his crested cap.


And there was boy and knew him.
He wore gray suit. There was a shiny
silver buckle on his cap.


The Gray Boy owned the Pink Parrot.
The Pink Parrot owned nothing-nolhing
now, not even himself. 1t was a great
change l tell you. from forest to a cage,
from choosing his own fruit and nuts TO
waiting for them upon the pleasure OF a
boy. The Pink Parrot judged all boys by
the Gray Boy, and he hated boys. He often
sat on his ring, silent, motionless, and hat
ed boys by the hour.


The Gray Boy would bring in grapes
and berries and nuts, and lay them down
in plain sight, but out of reach, saying to
the Pink Parrot, "wait-a-biti wait-a-bit r.
And the Pink Parrot would wait, and
while he waited the Gray Boy msde faces.


Parrots have hooked bill, and the up
per jaw is hung with hinge, like a box
lid. Did you know itf


The Gray Boy would stand before the
Pink Parrot, and draw his chin In 10 look
like the hooked bill then he would work
his mouth like hinge. Indeed, the Pink
Parrot was never certain of his break fast,
rs to time nor quantity. Ten TO one, when
luscious grape was all but in his bill, the
Gray Boy would go out of the room carry
ing the grape with him. He would say,
"Will you have it now, or wait until you
can get it7" Maybe he would come back,
and maybe he wouldn't.


But the Pink Parrots day came at last.


The Gray Boy had watch lately given
him, lovely-ol little darling ofa gold
watch, that would tick, and needed to be
real, "truly" wound up at night. 1t had
fob-chain and some charms-anchors and
bells and bows and arrows, mimic skates
and ball-bats-everything, in fact, that
would interest boy, and render his life
perfectly delightful, was attached TO the
Gray Boys fob-chain.


The Gray Boy, one morning, the twenty
fourth of December in fact, was to take the
half-past nine train, all by himself, TO join
his papa and mamma at his grandpa's in
the country. He had been left in town,
with the housekeeper, until school should
close.


The Gray Boy had had breakfast, and
was now all ready to go. 1t had been
very hasty meal, but was there not to be
Year: 1877

Choice literature is nearly as accessible
as poor, and the youthful mind can be
taught TO discrininate at an earlier day
than many imagine. Parents should read
with their children as we'll as to them-aud
talk with them, too, sometimes. instead Of
at them. Many would be surprised TO find
how much their little ones know, and how
many things they want to know. An in
telllgent father, who companions" with
his boy is an educator without knowing 1t.
A thoughtful mother, who mates with her
girls, proves both her love and her wisdom
as she can do by no formal and dutiful SER
vice. Give more time to your children's
minds, good people, and find your reward
in their growth In knowledge and your
own growth In grace. Keep young with
them, in your hearts. and no gulfof Separa-
tion will ever come between you.-0OldeH
RNle.
Year: 1877

No matter how dark the night,
No matter how black the clouds may be,


% in the shrouded sky,


Hidden from watching eye,
Glitters star for me.
silvery b.,ght and clear,
Out in the fields OF fadeless blue,


Needless Of cloud and rain,


Fearless Of death and pain.
Golden stars in their silent sphere
TWINKLE aud burn for you.
Summer and winter the same;
No matter If storm clouds surge and roll


Like waves on the frenEied sea;


In heavens bright gallery
Twink lie and glow with quenohless fame
These tyres Of the souli
No matter how dark thy life;
No matter how gloomy thy watch may be;


Mia sorrow, and pain, and care,


Still watching thee everywhere
Back Ct the curtain Of earthly strife
Twlnkles a star for theel
Year: 1877

OF course our people will not forget that the
imnitablc ELI will lecture at the Opera House
this evening. The letter we published from him
last week is, perhaps, sample of his fun; but
those who have read his writings know he can be
wonderfully more funny when he tries; and this
lecture is said to be one of his best efforts. 1t
will be funny and at the same time instructive,
his discourse being an inquiry into the philoso-
ply of fun, somewhat like-in idea-Poes "Po-
ctical Principle" perhaps Laugh and grow
fat" is the wise mans solution of the problem
"What is truth% Tickets and seats for sale at
Simon Bros.
Year: 1877

George Fisher had been Dragging to us about
the good qualities of that new horse of his,


"strong, fast, and gentle as kitten, you know"
And so he had proved himself until last Monday
evening, when he took fright at the Peru accom-


mediation pulling up to the depot in this city,
and started for home. George was spilled out in


good style and said horse commanded right of


way down Columbus street till stopped by viii


Nicely No damages, except to Georges moral
character,
Year: 1877

The water at the fifth ward school house hav.
ing become unfit for drinking purposes, connec-
tion will be made with the Raymond well, the
pipe now being laid. The water will probably be
in the yard by the first Of next week, when pur,
water will be had in abundance and the vel
shut up.
Year: 1877

On Monday next Mr.. Chas. n. Pratt, Of the o!
cent store, will have grand opening at his new
room in "Union Block" on La Sale ST. Mr.. p
and his numerous clerks have been working day
and night to put the store in attractive shape
and as there is any quantity of novel and hand
some goods in stock, the opening will be very at
tractvc. All his friends and the public general
~ are cordially invited
Year: 1877

Our facilities for doing all kinds of job Work. In the
rOus styles of the surpassed in this section and
respectfully solicit those wishing anything done in this
line to give call BY the judcous and liberia! use OF
printers ink many mans fortune has been made and the
field is still open Try IT,


Orders by mail promptly attended to.
Year: 1877

should call on them Bartels' long cXpcrienc
makes him the best man in this region for sucl
work He does any work that can be done II
that line and guarantees satisfaction at low prices
All are urged to call and see the stock and hi
work
Year: 1877


There's nothing lost Though pall and hearse


And spade and funeral train,
Shall hide piecemeal the Universe,


1t breaks to life again.
Though atoms here of great, of small,


From light to dark are tossed,
Still time, though all the skies do fall,


Shall prove there's nothing lost.
| bring this common truth to mind,


That We who shine and rust,
Whose lives are in the mills that grind


All being back to dust,
Nav better comprehend the part


That on this globe we play,
And hand to hand, and heart to heart,


Go senseful down tho way
We symbolic the lights that show


The great wide sky along,
That take their course and keep their glow,


Ten million million strong.
There Some are bright and some are dim,


And some are great or small
They move as best approVeth Him


Who made and masters all.
The Press to-day, with starry light,


Is shining through the land;
Some parts bring nebula to sight,


And some bring planets grand
And here and there a meteor


Is thrown across the day,
And here and there a colnee's car


Goes blazing down the way.
and some are pressing through the route


That ushers in the dark,
And some, as stars, have faded out,


And left no sign nor spark
But even such as rose and fell


To feed the holocaust
Have left enough of truth to tell


The world there's nothing lost.
m. !. n, L, ~
OF this exultant time,
Whose greater course isyet to run,
Whose higher paths to climb,
| bid them keep their outlines clear,
/ Resisting all the shocks,
That after ages, mining here,
May find them in the rocks;
That pictured in the seams of earth
Their fibers fine may be,
For other days to bring to BIRTH
From Gods great masonry;
That in the drift that gathers here
The great outflow of souls
Their impress may as stronS appear
AS fern leaves in the GOALS.
And We who utter words that break
The atoms OF the air
For curying waves OF sound TO take
Through ages everywhere,
| beg you weigh the force OF each,
The meaning know of all,
For spoken words pass out of reach
And far beyond recall.
Ye master-brains IL at mould the type
To do your master-wiH,
Whose more than common strength is ripe
For either good or i'll,
beg you take these words to heart,
And study we'll the cost
There's all in how you do your part
There's nothing, nothing lost.
Year: 1877




The insanity Of DR.. j. G, Aver, Of
Lowell. Mass, affords a terrible
warning to advertisers, Here Was
a man engaged in the manufacture
Of a pill, not differing much from a
hundred other pills which may be
obtained at any drug store. In an
unguarded moment he made up his
mind that he would advertise, not
in the picayune style ofthe ordinary
dealer, but in a comprehensive sort
of way, by which he could reach ev-
cry possible purchaser of pills. lie
starred with the idea Of devoting
half his profits yearly to advertising.


The result might have been fore
seen. lie accumulated money so
rapidly that he did not know what
to DO with it, When he had rolled
together Sl5,0O0,000, and had vainly
striyen to find some outlet for his
ever-increasing profits, his mind
gave under the absorbing cares Of
his vast business, and he is now a
patient at an asylum for the insane.
How easily this calamity might have
been averted' If he had stuck to the
conservative method Of many Of our
merchants, and refrainGd from ad-
vertising, he might have been pass
ing quietly through bankruptcy
now, instead Of beng loaded down
with his qncounted millions.


1t ia a dangerous experiment for
a man who does not want to become
rich to advertise; or if he advertises
at all, he must do 80 grudgingl = and
at long intervals, lest his profits
should grow out of all proportion to
his requirements, and he should find
himself burdened with wealth. Ad-
vertising, conducted on the principal
Of devoting half the profit of a
business to it, is, we repeat, a dan
gerous experiment. 1t precipitates
a fortune upon the advertiser so
suddenly that chances are even that
he will not know what to do with
his money. The multitudinous pleas
ures of bankruptcy, insolvency, and
"shinning around" for the where
withal to meet note, are denied
to the man who aQvertises,


There never was in Europe or
America a great advertiser who did
not accumulate a fortune. Let those
who desire to live unburdened by the
cares Of wealth take warning.--EX.
Year: 1877

PRESERVING FRUIT Wlm HONEY
The Los Angeles HeraM says: Below
We give recipe furnished us by Mrs.
Pullee, for preserving fruits with honey.
We are well satisfied that in a short
time honey will take the place of sugar
in canning and preserving fruit, as it
will be both better and cheaper. We
hope that if other lady readers have
tried experiments of this kind they will
report success, that others may have the
benefit OF their experience Il have been
experimenting with putting up fruit
with extracted honey instead of sugar.
| think 1t is superior to sugar in every
way. Fruit that is preserved in honey
is not so apt to sour and require a sec
ond boiling. | pick my fruit, wash it,
and drain off as much of the water as
possible. Then | place it in some large
kettle or pan and add one.third as much
honey, in measure, as there is fruit.
then boil it until the taste of the honey
has evaporated. Fruit preserved in this
way is excellent"
Year: 1877

The law in New York makes the send.
ing or carrying of challenge to fight a
duel an offense punishable by imprison.
ment in the penitentiary, and this
whether the meeting took place in the
State or not. Now, if the New Workers
have pluck enough to put jim Bennett
and young May in the State prison they
will link dueling with disgrace, consum-
mate most salutaIy reform, and save
themselves much unnecessary trouble in
the future.
Year: 1877

A lady held the pnst.officc at Grenada,
Miss, and during the campaign she WAS
subject to the grossest insults, public
and private, because she held office un-
der Republican administration. She
reported the case to the Department, a
special agent was sent to investigate the
facts, and finding them as she reported,
the Postmaster General ordered the post
Office at that place closed, and the mail
service thereto discontinued, and the
"chivalric" devils whose courage allowed
them to insult the lady postmistress. the
widow OF Union soldier, found them
selves obliged to travel several miles to
the next town to get their mail A few
days since urgent appeals and good
premises induced the department to re-
establish the Office, and the leading citi-
zens guarantee the good treatment OF the
postmistress.
Year: 1877

An important addition has been re-
Gently made to the Egyptian antiquities
in the British Museum, and 1t is one no
less interesting to the STUDENT OF Greek
and Roman history than to the Egypto
logist. 1t is the body Of Tyre, made
of the shell of land tortoise, covered
with leather. The shell Of the tortoise
can be seen through hole in the leather,
This is unique example of the Tyre OF
of the Egyptian Thoth-the Greek Her
mes; also of the second Hcrmcs, son OF
Zeus and Maia, who (according to the
Hymn of Hermes) stole the oxen OF
Apollo. The story OF the earlier deity is
that he was walking along the banks OF
the Nile, after the inundation had sub
sided, and accidentally kicked the shell
of dead tortoise, of which the flesh had
been rotted away by the heat Of the sun,
and only the sinews remained, therefore
the shell brought forth musical sound,
and it suggested to him the formation OF
the Tyre.