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Year: 1878

If q man be gracious to strangers, it
shows he is a citizen of the world, and
that bis heart is no island cut off from
other lands, but continent that joins
them.


If man will let matters take their
course, he will live smoothly and quiet
ly enough hut if he will sift things to
the bottom, he must account himself q
man of strife.


The first symptom Of true love in a
young man is timidity; in girl it is
boldness. The two sexes have ten
dency to approach, and each assumes
the qualities of the other.


Plenty and indigence depend upon
the opinion every one has of them and
riches, no more than glory or health,
have no more beauty or pleasure than
their possessor is pleased to lend them.


What rare gift is that of manners
How difficult to define how much more
difficult to impart! Better for man
to possess them than wealth, beauty or
talent ; they will more than supply them
all.


To be comfortable and contented, be
sure to spend less than you earn, and
restrain your outgoes till they are less
than your incomes. This seems to be
an act that very few persons have
learned.


Not the surf-beaten rock, that lines
the shore of the ocean, stands half so
firmly as the truth. 1t will live and
flourish, and will still be truth, when all
its opposers have perished, and every
rock rolled from its bed.


It is into the minute circumstances of
mans conduct that we are to inquire
for bis real character. In these he is
under the influence of his natural dis
position, and acts from himself; while in
his more open and important actions he
may be drawn by public opinion and
many other external motives, from that
bias which his disposition would have
taken.
Year: 1878

Flying. Putting commercial consid


erations aside, and looking merely q


social ones, how great an alteration vii


there be in the ways of civilized being


if flying is brought within the reach O


all who can buy an engine and some du


rable wings. To take the most poetic
relation of life, what different thing
will courtship be when lovers seek the
clouds, as of course they will, and whel
VOWS are exchanged in the air. LORD
Lytton tried to describe something o.


this sort, but his hero was clumsy fel
low, who could not learn to manage his
wings, and constantly had to be caught
by the women who loved him. Very diff.
ferent will be the case when the vigor'
GUS and well-trained young EngGshman,
who will take the lady whom he admiree
out to fly just as ladies are now taken
out for drive, or will, perchance, urge
his suit when lowering outside her Sec
ond-foor window, and will perch on the
sill to learn his fate. Then, in the more
prosaic part of life, in the ordinary
routine of commonplace daily existence,
what strange alterations will occur ! Our
ancestors would have laughed at any
one who had told them that the time
would come when the throngs in the
streets would have under their feet men
of business who were being dragged to
and from their daily work and it is
equally difficult for us to conceive that
perhaps in the next century the peaceful
ramblers by the Regents park will find
the sky overhead suddenly darkened at
q certain time in the afternoon by the
great Aocks of city men who are flying
to their homes in the far northwest.
There will, of course, be some incon


venience from the general acquisition OF
powers of flight ; but then every great
change brings with it certain amount
of suffering. Thus it is terrible to pic
ture the feelings of the quiet household
er when he learns that large number OF
school boys have recently been let Loose,
and are flying about the neighborhood |;
or that the crew of a man-of-warrecent-
ly paid off have bought aerial machines
and may appear at any moment. Such
drawbacks as these will, however, be
trifing when compared with the vast
advantages which men will gain from tue
possession of wings. Perhaps the most
striking OF these will be the facility
which will be given for the pursuit and
detection of crime. It is not easy to
picture flying policeman, or to imag-
inc injunctions to move on coming from
above the chimney pots but it is per-
haps possible to realize how perfect q
feeling of security the inhabitants OF
London will have when they know thst
all over the metropolis watchful inspec-
tors are poised in mid air, and that soar.
ing constables are constantly on the
lookout. Let it be hoped that when
these days come men will not forget to
whom they owe so much, and will re.
gard the members of the aeronautical
society as benefactors of humanity, and
worthy Of enduring fame.
Year: 1878

We should hesitate to adopt THE TRIBUNE's
view that the tTadesnniOns are substantially com
munstic. We believe that most OF them would lndiS-
nanV refuse TO employ violent or radical ard revOlJ-
tonay methods. Al the same time II must be admitted
that their proceedings have not always been wise ana
selfish 1t might he possible for reckless and designing


men TO use the societies for bad purposes But there Is
mo doub whatever OF the cOmmnistc drift OF the dcma
gogic agitation and camOr which have drowned the
voice OF reason in parts OF the country ana III
respect 10 some subjects WHAT Is Reputation but com
munsm in essence since 1t the Distribution OF the
creditors property among the dehorsf WDat Is paper
money initiation bur communism III essence, since IL pro
poses TO make and distribute imaginary wealth by an
artificial and fantastic process. and in dong so 10
destroy property which created by the old process
OF Industry and thrift aud according TO laws as fixed as
any law Of nature We believe that the country Is saie
from tie schemes OF the communists but II be kept
safe only by arresting these cOmmunstic tendencies
Year: 1878

But is overwork always the sole cause
OF the deplorable RESULT Human capacity for
work is almost unlimited, and one OF the
bmplest and best definitions OF health Is "bc-
lug able 10 do n good days work easily" Other
questions then arise Was the victim ODcdient to the
inexorabe laws Of h.atni DID they put as Emerson
SAYS Englishmon usually do, "a solid bar OF sleep
between every two daysl DID they eat and drink
health aud vig0 Dyspepsia and debility and paralysis
Did they preserve the equilibrium and ygor Of the pbs
cal system by taking regular and getic exercise fill
ing their lungs with the oxygen OF pure air Did they
heed Sir Philip sdneys four wise rules for engthening
life


"Great te.ap'faDce open air,


Easy labor little care T.
Year: 1878

Whatever political movement the Repub!i-
cans have naugurated and carried through complete
success the Democracy however much they may at first
have opposed, eventually come trailing behind and
of slavery, the constitutional amendments, and other
great now become part OF the permanent pol
icy of the Nation. But imagine the democracy, now
that resumption is accomplished coming forward, say
ne yt wear Endorsing IL a completed act, and protest
ng against any attempt disturb the business interests
of Tue country by reopcning the question: The scene Is
100 affecting TO contemplate.
Year: 1878

If the Democratic managers fancy that they
can divert attention from the odOus record OF the
House by renewing the old cry against HayesS title
they VIII find that the people more about living
dangers than about dead allegations.
Year: 1878

Rochester Post: The Second In
sane Asylum is rapidly approaching
completion. The construction Of
the building will be completed by
the middle of next week. and a meet
ing Of the full board of trustees is to
be held in this city on the 18th Of
December to accept the building
from the contractors, Ncssrs. Bohn.
1t is expected that the asylum will
be ready for occupancy by the mid
die Of December.
Year: 1878

Certain persons are making an eft
fort to establish their claims to the
use of barbs on wire for fencing.
By all means allow them to do so
and then hang them. 1t is a VILLAIN
Gus invention and capital punish
mert would be mild intiiction.
Year: 1878

| After the year 1873 the General Assembly
shall not have power to levy in any one
year for all State purposes more than one
per centum taxation, nor shall any collec-
ton of more than one per centum taxation
De maze IN any one year, OH the actual


cash value OF all real and personal prop,
erty liable to taxation. except in case of a
foreign invasion or domestic insurrection-


and in that event any additiohai taxation


shall only be for the Immediate purros,. of
Irepelling invasion or suppressing insurreo-
ton. The city of New Orleans shall not
levy or collect in any one year more than
one and one-half per centum taxation ON tine
actual cash value of all the real and per-
sonal property liable to taxation within its
limits. No parish or municipal corporation,


except the city of New Orleans, shall levy


or collect in any one year more than one


per centum taxation upon the actual cash


value of all the real and personal property
liable to taxation within its limits. The


General Assembly shall not have power to
issue any bond or pledge the faith of the


State for any purpose, nor shall it author
ize any parish or municipal corporation to
issue any bond or create any debt prouid-
ed, that this shall not prohibit the issue
of new bonds in exchange for old bonds,
where the debt or rate of interest is not
increased.
Year: 1878

The body had teen conveyed 20 XII
ladon. a residence which he owned
near CeibIiIge. county Kildare. about
nine miles from Dublin Toe funeral
left Celbridge at twelve O'Clock. At
twenty minutes past two sort Of
tiendish Yell announced that the hear,
had reached the corner Of Church
street. There was an evident tension
holding the dense mass. As the fu
neral procession approach he'd the
church yard the mob closed in around
the hearse, and perfect chorus of
yellS. Groans, Kisses and cheers rang
out. The occupants of the mourning
coaches were jostled about and with
difficulty obtained an entrance within
the gates. The police tried TO form a
line around the hearse. but they wcte
swept away by an impetous rush The
language used with reference 10 the
dead man was truly horrible. IA rein
forcement of police came on the
scene. Fresh efforts to remove the
body led To fresh and more violent
scenes. Sure sir, said one of the
widest of the mob 10 the Police
Superintendent. Il only want
to dance on the ould ruffins carcasa,
and then I'll be content" But the po-
lice could not help him TO his modcr-
ate wish. At last the coffin was got
into the cemetery, and So to the
church, which was filled by a very
large and mixed congregation. who
showed Enthusiastically by their manner
that they were present out OF sheer
curiosity The full service was read.
but very little attention paid TO IT, At
its conclusion the coffin was borne out
toward the vaults At once furious
rush was made through the church
after the coffin, and for some time the
confusion and indecorlm were as
great within as without the church
The moment the mob out side caught
sight of the bare-headed mourneT9
terrible howl of execration went up.
and amidst Kisses. cheers groans and
ribald imprecations the body of the
murdered man, guarded by double
lines of police was laid in its last rest
ing place,
Year: 1878

Help him along. That is the way
to talk. Suppose he IS weak suppose
he does stumble? For that reason he
needs help. When the good book says:
And the greatest of these is charity"
it means by charity the act of helping
up some one who needs it. The Strong,
who never stumble, never fall, never
commit errors: and make failures, -
ity to lend them encouragement or
assistance. But, bear in mind, he who
needs help is the one who can get for
YOU golden mark on the books of the
Recording Angel, if you help him
along.
Year: 1878

THE HOMESTEAD. BY all accounts
the eTp'oding of the Homestead Law
WI work great hardship upon no
small number of persons in this sec
ton, In numerous cases, men are
called upon to pay security-debts
which will sweep away all they possess,
and for no fault of their own.
Year: 1878

Is sometimes seems as though the preach
ing business was overdone in this world, and
unfairly done. 1t has long been said, and re-
peated so often men have come to believe it.,
that women are the chief support of preach
ers. Perhaps it is so, and the French proverb,
''Those who make themselves asses D1ust bear
burdens" applicable. Men are restive under
sermonizing, object to having their faults
proclaimed. desert the prociaimer and go to
those who tell them what fine fellows they
are. Women, on the contrary, seem to like
to be scolded, and admiringly gather about
the scolder. Even writer's or takers of their
own sex win favor by calling them to ac-
count


These remarks are suggested by an article
now going the rounds of the newspapers,
which speaks of the "lost arts of women"
''the almost forgotten employments Of darn
ing and mending," in which the burden OF
the argument is that our sisters should all be
darners and members, and that those of them
who seek other occupations have missed
their proper calling and ought at once to re-
turn to it. This is of piece with the other
demand heard many times Of late years, that
all women should be housemaids and cooks.
The arrogance of the demand, however much
garnished with fine talk of household queens
and the domestic virtues of our grandmoth-
ers, ought to be offensive and exasperating to
women, for it is cant.


One wonders why somel woman does not
preach to US about "the lost arts of men,"
why she does not quote Jack Cade's song,
and remind masculine audience that Adam
delved while Eve span; why, when some up
start who is just beginning to feel easy in
trowsers upbraids women with inability to
cook or darn, she does not ask him if he can
make load Of hay or hoe row of corn;
why. when he suggests that she cannot man
age household, she does not ask him if he
can manage farm. If we are to have Ele
ct Lui let US in justice have Lui ct EIle.


There is much talk of perfect maternity.
Let US hear something, if only for change,
of perfect paternity. When the woman is
reproached with neglecting her children for
the delights Of the ball room and the social
reunion, let her retort and call the man to
account when he negects his children for the
dissipations of the club-room or the idle frip-
peries of the lodge. He has duty to per-
form as well as she. If he would stop preach
ing and fall to performance she might do the
same. Supposing we try it. The chances
are great that when we get to the post OF
duty we shall find that she has been there
sometme-and that she will outstay US.


There is great deal of cant in this con-
tinual talk of the proper vocation of women.
The kitchen and the sewing-room are no
more the proper places for all women than
the farm and the workshop are for all men.
AS there are still enough men to till the
fields and tend the furnace fires, so there are
enough women to ply the needle and handle
the spit. Men recognize for themselves the
minute division of labor, the great variety of
occupations, that result from our advance in
civilization. Why can they not see that the
change has come to women also?
Year: 1878

THE Democratic Sun finds that the Demo-
Gratis are sure to have majority of more
than fifty in the next Congress, and draws
the following conclusions 1.-THE superiority
of the Democratic party being thus assured,
Independent Democrats everywhere can
without hesitation follow their own judg-
ment in regard to Withholding their support
from unsuitable candidates who have got
themselves nominated by Democratic con-
ventions. By the same
rule, in the first district ssof Connecticut
George NJ. LandeIs should not receive the
vote of single Democrat who is unwilling to
be the slave of mere political machinery.
There will be sufficient Democratic majori-
ty in the House of Representatives anyhow;
and all unfit candidates who have no good
right to the stamp of the Democracy should
be rebuked through the action of Democratic
citZeps.O
Year: 1878

THE World is not warmly complimentary
to Senator Herman in speaking of his appear
ance the other evening as an advocate of Tam
many. 1t says: sit is unfortunate for the
Senator that he should have had NO other op-
portunity to deliver his opinions in New York
than at meeting convened to advance the
ambition of set of rather disreputable local
politicians. Mr.. Evarts last week showed
how it may be possible to deliver his opinions
as partisan without compromising his inde-
pendence as a statesman. Mr.. Kernan's
friends should have hired hall for him."
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous letters and communi
cations. The anne and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve CON-
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

Caleb Gushing has written letter declining
the nomination for attorney general on the But
Ter ticket The reason given is that he does not
possess the qualification of five years residence
which the Massachusetts constitution requires
to render any citizsn elegible to the office of
attorney general.
Year: 1878

and so forth goes the little m alden to tne aid Of
her pensioners. The Problem is poem COM
prising two sounets upon capital aud labor, full
of the peacemaking and practical wisdom of
the poet The final sonnet of the volume is
entitled Response, and is addressed to the
many friends who last year SO gladly expressed
their pride and Joy in tbs post that the people
delight to praise, and their warm wishes for
the continuance of his life through many for
tunate and honored years.
Year: 1878

canvass In 1880 until It's close. 1t will be q
blow that the Democratic party will feel from
the Gulf Of Mexico to Canada. Survey the
Democratic ticket and the Citizens ticket;
grant for the sake Of argument that
the Citizens ticket has some slight
advantages over the regular Democratic
ticket, will any Democrat or rejecting citizen
hold that the difference is such as to justify
the "Citizens' In risking the loss OF the city to
the Democrats or In carrying their ticket to
victory by o combination which will certainly
give the enemies OF this State heartfelt re-
ioicing and moral power and influence they
never possessed before?


These are grave questions for those who
are thinking Of Joining in this movement to
overthrow the Democratic party in New
Orleans to consider. No more patriotic and
intelligent body Of citizens than those who
compose the Citizens Association could be
found. But we believe they are making q
grave mistake.
Year: 1878

AS the constitution now stands, this depart
ment, like the law and medical, must remain
In this city. We SEQ no good to be attained
by the change. The academlcal department
is now already organized In part, and will
open on the fourth Of November. Quite q
number have already matriculated, and
among the applications some are from the
country, and doubtless there will be q large
increase as soon as health Is restored to the
city.


The board have taken hold Of The matter
with will, and have this summer expended
quite a large sum In putting the entire
University buildings In order, and have
made them an ornament to the city.


AS there is on hand means to justify the
Inauguration Of this enterprise, we see no
reason why 1t should be longer delayed. We
believe all the amendments should be voted
down, the twenty-tirst inclusive A conven-
tion Is the proper body to pass on all such
questions.
Year: 1878

The opposition to Major Gauthreaux In Ger
tain quarters has become SO bitter and persist
ent that we may be allowed, perhaps, to won
der IL there really are sound reasons to JUS
tify 1t, To us Major Gauthreaux Is known
as an indefatigable political organizer and a
very popular citizen. We can scarcely see
how the Parish Convention could have So
lected q better man for the Office OF
Civil Sheriff, to which they nominated
him. Major Gauthreaux served with
great credit during the war Since the
surrender he has turned his attention to the
public interests Of the State, first as jour-
nalist and then as o worker in the details Of
registration and election. These services
have drawn the attention Of the people to him
as useful and rising public man. The result
Is his nomination for Civil Sheriff Of Orleans
parish, in which office, Ii he should be so fortu-
nate rs to obtain it, he will, we are assured


give the same satisfaction to the community
that he has done in the various services in
which he has been engaged. For energy, ex-
haustless resources. and fidelity to duty


Major GauthreauX has few equals and no s,l-
periors, and we are sure will receive q hand
some support from the voters on election day.
Year: 1878

The Socialist bill In modified form has
been adopted by the German Parliament It
is doubtful If Prince Bismark could have Sc
cured the passage Of this severe measure had
he not been powerfully assisted by the Social
lists themselves. The Emperor has recently re-
celved g. number Of letters threatening him
with assassination, and these were used to
create g. feeling against the association. AS
the Emperor is personally popular the astute
Chancellor secured this object without diff
Guilty. TO the cowardly letter writer's the
Socialists are indebted for their suppression,
rather than to the free will of q parliamentary
majority.
Year: 1878

There were charges circulating last week
among the United States brigadiers In the
West as to the responsibility for the escape Of
the band Of Cheyenne Indians that recently
carried fire and scalping knife into many Of
the homes Of Western Kansas. While the
brigadiers were abusing each other gallant
captain followed the savages and succeeded
In capturing the entire party. Now the brig
adiers will probably begin the quarrel afresh,
each claiming credit for the exploit.
Year: 1878

Gov. Colquitt, Of Georgia, is In demand
among the negroes OF the State as public


speaker. The colored people OF Georgia have
thriven wonderfully under Democratic rule,
and give evidence Of their appreciation Of it
by frequent demands upon the chief represen-
tative Of the party. He Is received with ar
dent demonstrations Of welcome, only
equaled by those that greet Hampton In
South Carolina. And yet these are among
the men who are published to the world as the
inveterate haters and oppressors of the negro.
Year: 1878

Who ever wished to correct the illusions
of childhood All OF Us can look back 70
time when we believed vividly that our
own parents were perfect, and believed
dimly that the whole grown up world was
perfect. The child knows, indeed, that
there are bad people in the world in which


he and his companions dwell, and when
he thinks about them. he is puzzled to
find room for them. We have heard or
child so moderate that he only poduced
two perfect men besides his father to r.


flute the doctrine of original siu, - women


evidently being not included in its scope. y


but most of us would have brought for.
ward much larger body Of witness on
his side. Now, no one would say that you
gave child truer view Of his father and


mother if you made him understand that
they were two faulty beings, with as much
to repent of as the naughtiest OF his play.
fellows. II is not that truth had better Be


sacrificed to love; we do sometimes feel
that of these illusions in later life, and
any one who will put the two states of
mind side by side will at once see their
difference. 1t is that the illusion 10 actu-
ally a truer feeling than any you could
substitute for it. 1t is the natural, health


ful condition of mind of child, the ono
which puts him into his place with regard


to his elders, which enables them to do
their pait toward him, aud him to do his
toward them. 1t bears every test Of truth
except that of being independent OF posi-.
tion. 1t is the truth for particular stage
of development.-IheS Spectator. -is17f