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Year: 1877

The subject of industrial education
has been much discussed of late. and
various means have been suggested by


which the youth of the country could
be able to acquire with their mental
education technical knowledge of
useful handicraft. Plans leading to
this end have long been In use In many
schools and academies, but girls are the
only ones who have been benefited
by them. Sewing and knitting have
been taught, but there has seldom been
any attempt made to instruct boys in
the first principles OF any trade. OF
course, In many of the rural schools of
half century ago boys worked on the
farm during summer, and when they
went to school during the winter
months the most advantageous instruc-
tion that could be given to them was
how to read and write. But in our
day 1t is different. The youth who
goes to school is expected to remain
there during the whole season there
during the whole season. His ambi-
tiOn, too, soars far beyond the bench
or the plow, and he looks forward to
the time when he shall have become
q member of one of the learned pro-
fessions and enjoy the fruits of that
knowledge which he is now acqui-
ring. But men have at last begun TO
see that no matter how valuable the
education which is Being given 10 the
young to- day, It does not fit them for
the hard and practical duties of life.
By its very nature it leads them to
look down upon manual labor as de-
grading, and the result is that the pro.
fessions are ovsrstOcked. 1t has been
proposed by souie, therefore, that
uhatever vocation a child thinks II
can follow In after life 1t should begin
to he instructed In at school, which
should, 80 TO speak, be made also
workshop.


In England the subject has lately
been widely discussed, and working
men have joined In the debates. The
principle upon which technical schools
are conducted 10 Germany is that of
educating each boy or man in his craft,
but not Of teaching him atrade. This
he must learn himself, but aid will he
extended to him 40 that he may nd
vance In 1t. The same system IL lock.
ed upon favorably In England, and an
article On the subject 10 San Francis
Year: 1877

forsone acre of land where a maximum


production has been obtained, there


are hundred acres which have nor


been brought under cultivation. The


great cedar forests of the Northwest


coast have hardly been touched; and it


ls only near the waters edge that much
impression has been made upon the
forests of fir.


All our industrial development ia the
product Ct less than two million people.
They have dotted the coast with a few
small tow ns, have bsilt one large city.
and have laid the foundations Of MANY
others. The Empire of the West Is
waiting for population. 1t comes in
slowly, but surely. California is push
ing up toward y million. The Terri
tories are filling up; and within quar-.
ter OF century there will probably be
ten States on this side of the Rocky
Mountains. These States will include
an area of the most important mineral.
wheat and lumber production. Every
large and fertile valley will be made
accessible by railroad, and every great
belt of mines will be reached in the
same way. 1t has taken twenty-five
years to get the leverage of q great in
dustrisl empire; but Il is attained at
last.
Year: 1877

The New England farmer who does


better than the average is generally
the one Who, In addition to bis farm


work, makes little something every
summer by his city boarders. These
are swarming out into every nook of
the back country, and the discovery of
a place not frequented by them at once
calls them to it.And these strange birds
from the city are a disturbing wonder to
those among whom they settle.


Often 1t happens that the ssboarder"


Is oy no means so well of, In point of


money, as the farmer; yet all from the
city are classed alike, and each is


known to be rich. That they can af-
ford to go off into the country, and
spend IS or $6 q week for board is, sto
their admirers, sufficient evidence that
they have nothing to do, and roll in
wealth. The influence of this exam
pie OF leisure is thoroughly disquieting,
Boys and girls, and the older people.
too, come to hold that sort of life as
the especially happy and comfortable.
or course II people from the city do
live In this way, it follows, In the local,
legie, that to go to the city means Of
itself to enter upon easy circumstances;
and so the country ambition Is fired,
and, bred more strongly, II seems to us,
than writers have considered. As this
boarding spreads over q wide area each
year, and is ell the while seeking out
the cheap, and so the unfrequented
places, it is but natural for its influence
to be all the time spreading.


To .counteract this, home must be
made more attractive in the country.
Society alone will not accomplish it;
but living together, 80 that by sssoci-
alton q great deal Of farm work esn be
done collectively, instead ofsepsrately,
by each household, will furnish more
time, and 80 more opportunity, for at
IGNITION, to living apart from working.
That would not be far from an Ideal
community where the necessities OF
life pressed sufficiently hard to croWd
the drone away, yet where each, If so
minded, could be sure of healthy work,
make fair substance, live among
squais of common tastes and works,
ind have time for a moderate amount
,f association and self-improvement.
As 1t is to-day, the boys are running
III from home; and the lands are pass
pg into the hands of Temporary ten
lnts, who skin the ground close for q
ew years. and then leave il desert
L Hartford Times.
Year: 1877

The leaGing oratIon at Senator Nor.


toms funeral was delivered by Rev. 10.


sepb Bradford Cleaver, Divine of the


Disciples Church, and long and ilti-


nately acquainted with the deceased


Senator and his family. The folio wing


extract from his address is slightly Sc


we're on the Policy


'.These things were done by Oliver


Perry Morton, and the doing OF them


disclosed the possession by him of one
of the highest types of manhood.


"He has been accused of malice, Of


hatred of the South. The record will


show this ACCUSATION TO be without


foundation in fact, and, among his


~armest personal friends, no one could
go further to prove this than the re-
Gently uttered tribute of an honorable
Senator who has been his bitterest pO-
litical enemy. They who have styled


him the apostle OF hate err. They
forget that while he has stood firm for
the principles of the American idea,
he has nevertheless over and often de-
clared that the South, by recognizing
political ,Oleration, and in good faith
guaranteeing to all lfe, liberty and
property, might fud herself restored
to peace and substantial prosperity.


"But it is equally true that with him
there WIS no spologizing for having
been the friend of the Union. He did
rot think that the man who honestly
fought beneath the folds of the stars
and bars, was Just rs good as the one
who fell following the stars and stripes.
He did think it wrong policy to admit
blatant, unrepentant rebeis-unpar-
doued, and dot desiring rardon--to
control of Government they had
siriven in vain to destroy. Senator
Morton thought there was difference
between loyalty and treason, and that
the traitor should be punished for his
treason; and holding these views he
had the courage to express them. He
did not truckle. He did not endeavor
to smother the groans of the oppressed
by pr0claiming an era of good feeling
to their oppressors. While he Was de-
sirous that the lion and the lamb
should lie down together, he preferred
that the lamb should not be on the in
side of the lion. He did not believe
that '@hite' necessarily meant right,
Or that, under our National COnstitu-
ton, one man possessing intelligent
force, should rule three ignorant men J
whom they had coerced. The chance i
~ of events may yet decide that the
of these rugged, harsh |
views was truer, and on the whole |
wiser and more statesmsnliks than the |
sleek-vOiced policy which |
seeks to placate brazen injustice at the |,
expense Of mercy and righteousness J
from the helpless"
Year: 1877

During the darkest hours of the rebellion,


when disaster seemed almost irretrievable,


Lincoln often asked, in anguish Of mind


"What will the people say?" The heart Of
the good President WAS heavy for the people


the people who had given so much and who
expected SO much. But when he rallied from


his dependency he turned at once to the
great civilians who were the leaders of the
people. However he might differ with these
upon minor matters Of policy, he was sure of
q ready response. There were times when it
was more necessary for the republic that its
citizens at home should be reused and cheer
ed than that the military chiefs should be
praised for their gallantrY. These we're the
times when the war Governors and the party
leaders were never appealed to in vain. There
were, probably, only few days SO dark that
Lincolns patient courage failed him But
what would have happened if he could not
have relied on The eminent civilians of that
eventful era i?


These men, brought to the heights Of polit-
ical renown by the tumult which ragged
throughout the country, had their imperfec
tions; many of them were sore trials to the
good President when political measures were
interviewer with the war policy Of the Gov
ernment. But after all, the President and the
country felt that that they were devoted to
the cause Of the Union, and that upon each
of these the faith of every patriot might re-
pose with absolute confidence. They were
true when II cost something to be true. They
often withstood the Establishments Of the ene-
my, and they were not seldom obliged to face
obloquy and abuse. The venomous attacks
OF the men who are fitly called 'copperheads,'
and the exasperating criticism Of open foes Of
the Union, were impotent against their in
domtable purpose. For many men, psomi-
inent in civil life during the war of the rebel
lion, it was easy to be on the right side 1t
was popular to cheer the republic in the local.
ity where some of these led public opinion.
And even when the general cause seemed
Year: 1877

TIE late Senator Morton is said to have
read newspapers more than books. He often
felt the want Of more general acquaintance
with literature, but never pretended ka0wl-
edge he didn't possess, nor was unwilling to
ask for information. His favorite poetry was
"Paradise Lost" He was firm believer in
revelation, but once said to friend who was
With him in Europe that he was afraid to in
vestigate the sources Of his belief, or 10 sub
ject it to the attacks Of an acute and well-in-
formed skeptic. On bis death-bed he said, as
well as he could for his failing breath, that he
had tried to live right, which was the only
accepted preparation for death, or words to
that effect. He had much veneration. He
once said that he did not approve Of sacred al
lusions in political speeches.
Year: 1877

TIE Boston Traveller contains this state
ment: During the vacation there was rapid
decrease in the number of scarlet fever cases
in this city, which goes to show that this dis
ease is in great measure communicated by
the association Of children in the schools. In
September there were only sixteen cases in
the city. Now that the schools are again in
session the number is increased, and fifty cases
have already been reported TO the Board Of
Health.
Year: 1877

II DID Nor THINK But you should
think; for that purpose Were your faculties
bestowed upon you. A thoughtIess person
is Of necessity coarse snd selfish. When
people do wrong to their neighbors, and
give pain unnecessarily, to say " did not
think" puts forward no p,,a for tolerance,
but is rather reason for condemnation.
and an additional peg on which to hang a
sermon of rebuke. They should have
thought; there is no good reason why they
should not think; and, if they did not, then
they did wrong, and wrong is always
wrong and reprehenslble.


Men are drowned by raising their arms
above water, the unbuoyed weight of
which depresses the head. When u man
falls into deep water, he will rise to the
surface, and will continue there if he does
not elevate his hands. Ifhc moves his
hands under water in any way he pleases,
his head will rise SO high as TO allow him
full liberty to breathe, and if he will use
his legs as in the act of walking Cor rather
of walking up stairs), his shoulders will
rise above the water, so that he may use
less exertion with his hands, or apply
them to other purposes, These plain di-
rections are recommended to the recollec-
ton of those who have not learned to
swim in their youth, as they may be found
highly advantageous in preserving life.


AFTER BREAKFAST.-There is no one
period at which the feeling of leisure is
more delightful one than after breakfast
on summer morning in the country. 1t
is slavish and painful thing to know
that instantly you rise from the breakfast
table you must take to your work. In
that state your mind will be fretting and
worrying away all the time the hurried
meal lasts. 1t is delightful to breakfast
leisurely; then go out and saunter in the
garden; walk down to the water and give
the dogs swim sketch out kite, 10 be
completed in the evening; to stick up a
new colored picture in the nursery, and to
do this and more with the sense that
there is no negleCt-that you can easily
overtRks your days work,-Trri''g,
Year: 1877




urth wife.


In regard to the story of the little grl


hose mothers remark that after she had
Sen baptized she would he " one of Gods


Itle lambs led her TO ask if in that case
Ia Che child) would have hind legs and
taa," the Independent thinks that a ques-
lon may be raised as to whether the
Nothor or the child had the most puerile
1btion Of the ordinance.


a New York correspondent of the Bos-
IN Journal thinks that Theodore Thomas S
hck of success in that city was owing to
lis attempt to establish "a Partisan SaE-
hlth night concert" and says: 1.-The class
6f people who delight in that form of Sab
hath breaking do not attend classical con-
obrts. Those who like classical music
Keen the Sabbath, and Thomas has met
lhe fate that has awaited every caterer TO
bnblic amusement who has failed to keep
lhe Lords Day"


Al his country house on the Hudson
William Allan Butler has a very charming
conceit in the way of a window, framed
10 ms to impress whoever looks at it with
he belief that it is picture. There is a
Beautiful view of the water from this win
dow, and framed as the easement is in gilt,
and furnished with shadow board one is
Received for q moment into the idea that
ii is the work of art and not natures self.
This idea is not original, as there is SIM
Oar ilusive window in house of some
historic note in Calais, but the effect is no
less striking.


Senator David Davis denies the report
that he's gradually wasting away. He
went to visit one of his Illinois farms the
0thor day to see how Jake was making it
On his one thousand seven hundred acres.
The senator owns the farm. While there
Jake induced the senator to take his stand
On the farm scales and be weighed. Jake
set the weights for two hundred and eigh-
" pounds, then three hundred, but there
was no yielding in the beam. The sena-
Tor was none of your feather weights.
Jake then kept moving the weight dill it
touched three hundred and twenty-five
and one half pounds, whed up the beam
tiled.


n An American gentleman whose frank
and delightful manners have for years
made him favorite in all countries, and
who las gone from house to house in Eng
land us most popular guest. once said to
me in his hearty way THE reason that
americans like the higher classes in Eng
land is because they are the only class
Aomono whom, Vn find the manners to which
i've are accustomed. | am willing TO ac-
knowledge that l don't like to associate
with my own class in England. the mercan-
lille; because it is not like the mercantile
class at home; its members have no self
respect, they are snobs; they boast of their
money at their dinner tables; and il they
get person of rank to dine with them, it
is like II scene out of Thackeray. No, no;
an American is used to associate with his
equals, and that is why, in England, he
prefers the ariStocracy."-T. W. Higgin-
son.
Year: 1877

The petition of Wm. H. Hardy came up before the Supreme Court of Arizo- na, January 29, for a writ of certiorari to compel Secretary Hoyt to certify the several election returns for Deleg- ate to Congress and his action thereon, and that when so certified, the court would direct him to estimate the vote from Yavapai county as canvassed by the Board of Supervisors instead of the vote as certified by the Recorder.

 The court held that even If the Sec retary had exercised judicial powers and had exceeded his jurisdiction, stll the law would not justify it to order this writ issued, if the petitioner had other legal remedies. and, in this in stance, the petitioner had ample rem edy by appealing to Congress. The court, however, took occasion to say, upon a careful examination of the law under which the Secretary acted, that it was very clear to them and that they were of the unanimous opinion that the Secretary canvassed the vote cor recily and according to law.
Year: 1877

MIR. THOMAS HUGHES, of Crittenden, came into town last Sunday evening and returned to his ranch on Wednes- day. The Indians have given him a rest lately, although their continued presence in the mountains IS undoubt- ed and small party was lately seen by the settlers. There is a feeling of security however among the ranch men, from the energetic movements at Bowie The people are also confident that Gen Kautz firmly believed there were but few renegade Indians on the old reservation, and now that the con trary has been proven by his officers, there is a general confidence that the military commander of the depart ment will use every means in his pow CT to eradicate the evil.
Year: 1877

Following is the full text of the bill which will become law as soon as the signature of the President is affix- ed thereto:

 Be it enacted, etc, that the proof of residence, occupation or cultivation, the affidavit of non-alienation, and the oath of allegiance required to be made by section 2291 of the Revised Statutes may be made before the judge, or, in his absence, before the clerk of any court of record of the county and state, or district and territory, in which the lands are situated; and If said lands are sitnated in any unorganized coun- ty, such proof may be made in a slmi- lar manner in any adjacent county in said state or territory; and the proof, affidavit and oath, when so made and duly subscribed, shall have the same force and effect as If made before the register or receiver of the proper land district; and the same shall be trans mitted by such judge, or clerk of the court to the register and the receiver, with the fee and charges allowed by law to him. And the register and receiver shall be entitled to the same fees for examining and approving said testimony as are now allowed by law for the same service.

 "Section 2 That said proof, affida- wits and oaths shall be properly filed in the land office by the register, and the copies thereof certified to by the register shall be evidence of their con- tents in the courts of any state or of the United States.

 "Section 8. That if any witness making such proof, or the said appli- cant making such affidavit or oath, swears falsely to any material matter contained in said proof, affidavits or Oaths, the said false swearer being wilful anda corrupt, shall be deemed guilty of perjury, and shall be liable to the same pains and penalties as if he had sworn falsely before the regis ter"

 It is of great benefit and conven- fence to. persons making homestead entries, who are located at great dis tances from the local land offices.
Year: 1877

At some OF the Episcopal CHURCHES in
England there has been large falling of
in the number of lady members regularly
attending the communion services. Scme of
the clergy, being much troubled about it,
began 10 investigate the cause, and found
that it was indeed novel one. 1t Is the
well-known custom in the Episcopal Church
for all COMMITMENTS to advance 10 the
chancel rail, and there kneel while par
taking Of the bread and wine The diff
Guilty with the ladies is that skirts riale ac-
cording to the present fashion are 50 mar
row that the wearer who kneels can not rise
without assistance. Some ciergymen would
attack the fashion from the pulpit; olhers
would let it alone for awhile, hoping for a
change in style; while others are embar-
raised, and know not what TO 90 about it.
Year: 1877

What Is the use of meetings to cntreat a
Legislature to ratify the amendments, when
a little money will purchase its approval
OF anything? Gentlemen may talk till
doomsday, and tail to convince the Legis-
lature that patriotic duty requires the sub
mission of the amendments but that dis
tinguished body will be convinced Of 1t IL
the majority can have two hundred dollars
apiece-cash in hand. lie; few of the
rich men of this city contribute fifty dollars
apiece to fund-call it an ''electioneering
fund.-" an expense account" an 'auxili-
AIRY subscription for philanthropic pur-
poses" or any other nice name-and let
that fund be handed over to the majority OF
the Legislature, without respect TO party
and the amendments will pass. When any
thing needs to be done, economy requires 1t
TO be done in that way which involves the
least friction. 1t is easier To buy the Leg
islature than to convince it by argument.
Tweed used to say that it was cheaper 10
buy Legislature than To elect one. The
thing for the Constitutional Amendment re-
formers to do is to let the parties elect the
Legislature without interference, and then
send man to Albany with, say, S30,OOO,
and he can hire it to do anything that he
wants done.
Year: 1877

the case will be indicted for this felony.
This is sad sequence To his troubles, but
it is perhaps well for the community that
his crime should be thus branded in the
plain letter OF the Law. The sensational
and tragic surroundings of his fall invested
il with hind of glamour, and persons OF
weak moral tone were apt 10 be led by
sympathy or vague impulse into sentimen-
TAI quasi condonation OF his wrong. 1t L.
better Tor the public morals, and especially
for the good of the Young men of the city,
that the vulgar crime should stand out IN
lis own true form-a naked repulsive TACT.
Year: 1877

II Is evident that the period for heavy
fighting is near at hand The weather will
not much longer permit OF an active CAM
paign, and at least one more heroic effort
will be made all along the line to crush the
opposing Turks The news of their great
victory in Armenia has undoubtedly given
fresh life and vigor to the Russian troops,
who sadly wanted some such encourage
ment To- Tighten the effects OF their long
series Of disasters; and now, if their Cen
erals only prove competent, they have every
reason to hope for success.
Year: 1877

TBostOn Travel!er.I


Sitting Bull and his band say they viii
not return to the United StateS- II they
prefer To stay in Canada and the Canadian
officials harbor them, the British govern
meni may be held responsible If they make
a raid into this country. They must be
given up as fugitives from justice or re-
strained from aggression. Ii these Indians
are permitted 10 invade the United States
it may become expedient to allow the re-
mans to go into Canada and inquire why 1t
is done. If the Canadians cannot keep the
Indians in cheek, there will be less inclina-
ton to place restraint upon the men who
think the best way 10 free Ireland Is TO in
wade Canada On the other hand, if the
Fenians invade Canada, Sitting Bulls band
may be found an effective defensive force
against them.
Year: 1877

The removal of the heretofore stubbornly
inclined savages from the Red Cloud Agen-
cy TO the Missouri river country is now IN
course of execution, and everything is pro-
gressing harmoniously. In fact, the In
dians are said TO be rather pleased than
otherwise As they near the new home.
Even these hardy sons Of the plain have
become tired of roughing it in the winter
season, and the certain prospect Of healthy
beans I'D EJi,rHa and breakfas; bacon I'D D.
mem has given their new dwelling place an
attraction second only to 4 successful scalp
hunt