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Year: 1879

There is pass in Scotland called Glencoe
which supplies beautiful illustration of
what heaven will be to the souls who come
to Christ The road through Glencoe
carries the traveller up q long and deep
assent, with many little turn and winding
in its course. But when the top of the pass
is reached stone is seen by the wayside
with these simple words inscribed upon it {:
"Rest and be thankful" Those words describe
the feelings with which every thirsting one
who comes to Christ will enter heaven. The
summit of the narrow way will at length be
ours. We shall cease from our weary jour
neyiugs, and sit down in the kingdom of
God. We shall look back on all the way of
our lives with thankfulness, and see the
perfect wisdom of every step in the steep
ascent by which we were led. We shall
forget the toll of the upward journey in the
glorious rest Here. in this world, our sense
Of rest in Christ at best is feeble and par
tial we hardly seem at times to taste fully
the living water" But when that which
is perfect is come, then that which is i'm
perfect shall be done away. "When we
awake up after his likeness we shall be
satisfied psalm xvii; 1O. We shall
drink out of the river of his pleasure and
thirst no more.-CdnOn Ryle.
Year: 1879

Pain In the RIGHT side. under the edge OF the ribs,
Increases pressure; sometimes the pain is In the
eft side; the patient IS rarely able to lie on the left
side; sometimes the pain Is felt under the shoulder
blade. and /, frequently extends to the top OF the
shoulder and is sometimes mistaken for rheuma-
tlsm in the arm The stomach is affected with loss
of appetite and sickness: the bowels IN general are
costive. sometimes alternative with lax the head Is
troubled with pain, accompanied with dull, heavy
sensation in the back part. There Is generally a
considerable loss Of memory, accompanied with
painful sensation of having left undone something
which ought to have been DONE slIgnr, dry cough
Is sometimes an attendant. The patient complains
Of wcarlness ard debility he is easily startled his


Get are cold or burning, aud he complains Oh
prickly sensation of the skin; his spirits are low;
and although he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely summon Up
fortue enough try 1t. In fact he distrusts every
remedy. Several of the above symptoms attend the
disease, but cases have occurred where few OF


hem existed, yet examination OF the body after
death has shown the LIvEE 10 have beer extensive
deranscd.
Year: 1879

Says a Paris letter: During the very
earlist years of Sara Berhardts fame, a gen.
tleman in the audience had one night the ex-
ceedingly bad taste persistently to hiss her.
She spotted" him, found out his address,
called at his house and had an interview all
alone with him. / wonder how he liked it.
Then and there the told him it was always
it turns, pets, and fawns upon the mantle
woman's accomplice in sin, and the really
guilty one who has wrought the ruin. For
ages society has shown a disposition to con-
denim the weaker sex and condole the strong
er one. Society can show whittier soul and
truer judgment, by treating men and wo-
men with the. same measure of praise, or
shame, when men and women have committed
the same worthy or unworthy deed. We
know that society has to protect itself; and
that it has double character, showing at
times fearless bravery, and manifesting
again servile cowardice. But it should not
put on its white robes and scorn the scarlet
woman and then sing the praises of the lech-
erous man. These sins against society, the
family and humanity are to be condemned,
but condemn them together. If you sink the
woman let the man follow. His level is by
the woman's side. Do not let sex make a
difference. 1t is the part of bravery to throw
the lesser burden upon the woman, and to let
the man endure the severer stings of our
criticism.
Year: 1879




No organ in the body is so liable to be
overworked as the heart. When every other
part of the body sleeps, it keeps on its per-
petual motion. Every increased effort or ac-
tion demand from the heart more force.
A man runs to catch train, and his heart
beats audibly. He drinks wine, and the
blood rushes through its reservoir faster than
ever was intended by nature. His pulse
rises after each course at dinner. A telegram
arrives, and his heart knocks at his side. And.
when any one of these "excitements" is over,
he is conscious of a corresponding depression
"a sinking or emptiness as it is called. The
healthy action of all the members of our
frame depends upon the supply of blood
received from the central fountain.
When the hearts action is arrested, the
stomach, which requires from it large sup
ply of blood, becomes enfeebled. The brain,
also waiting for the blood, is inactive. The
heart is a very willing member, but if it
be made to fetch and carry incessantly-if it
be "put upon" the unselfish member of q
family often is-it undergoes a disorganiza-
ton which is equivalent to its rupture And
this disorganization begins too often nova
days in the hearts of very young children.
| Parents know that if their sons are to sue
| ceed at any of these competitive examinations
| which have now become so exigent high
pressure is employed. Hence young persons
| are stimulated to overwork by rewards and
punishments. The sight of clever
boy who is being trained for
competition is truly sad one. The
precocious coached-up children are never
well. Their mental excitement keeps UP a
flush which. like the excitement caused by
| strong drink in older children, looks like
| health, but has no relation to it; in a word,
| the intcmperance of education is overstrain-
ing and breaking their young hearts. If in
the school-room some hearts are broken from
mental strain, in the play and in the
gymnasium Others succumb to physical strain.
at is no object ofmine, says DIR. Richardson,
'to underrate the advantages of physical ex-
ercise for the young; but can scarcely over
rate the danger Of those fierce competitive
exercises which the world in general seems
determined to applaud / had the opportu-
nifty once in my life of living near a
rover. He was a patient of mine, suffer
ing from the very form of induced
heart disease of which / am now
speaking, and he gave me ample means of
studying the conditions of many of those
whom he trained both for running and row.
ing. found occasion. certainly. to admire
the physique TO which his trained men were
brought; the strength of muscle they attained;
the force of their heart; but the admiration
was qualified by the stern fact of the results IS
But, indeed, it is not by overwork so much
as by worry and anxiety that our hearts are
disorganized. "Laborious mental exercise is
healthy, unless j; be made anxious by necess-
airy difficulties. Regular mental labor is
best carried on by introducing into i. some
variety" Business and professional men wear
out their hearts by acquiring habits of ex-
press-train haste, which little attention to
method would render unnecessary.
Year: 1879

devout Catholic and may be expected to re-
main one. Her voice is good, and she can
warble with exquisite feeling u sentimental
lied or provoke laughter by her droll render
ing of a comic song. 1t will be very nice for
Don Alfonzo to have a queenlv wife with
Gypsy and garconnet side to her nature


The future queen will be introduced to the
Madrelinos on high holiday. Alfonso was
advised to tie the nuptial knot at Barcelona,
which did not witness his demonstration of
eternal grief for poor little Mercedes
Christina wishes the ceremony to take place
with the utmost pomp at Madrid, and she is
to be gratifed. According to present ar
rangements she is to be married on Novem-
Der !, or All Souls Day. The wedding din
ner viii be eaten on the vigil of All Souls
Day, consecrated in Roman Catholic states
to those who have died within and without
the pale of the salvation. While the har-
monies of bridal music will be lingering in
the air the bells of the churches will begin
to clang out their night-long dirge.


There is always money enough at Madrid
for amusement and fine displays of chivalrous
gallantry. Alfonso has magnifcently order
ed the rooms which were prepared for Merce-
des in his different palaces to be newly fur
nished for his consort that is to be. She will
have the satisfaction of knowing that there
is not in her apartments single object to
remind the king of her interesting predeces-
sor. dare say the creditors of Spain will
learn TO laugh on the wrong side of their
mouths at this right royal decision, which, it
appears, has enhanced the popularity of the
king. His subjects say of it: "What a
pure Spaaiard it proves him to be. Ours is
still country worthy of the Cid"
Year: 1879

A certain writer says that it is not so much
the labor that oppresses many women and
inclines them to slackness and shiftlessness
the wearying repetition of acts in which
they have small interest, when they should
be about work of their own choosing, and the


ertainty that, perform each task as faithfully
as may be, there is nothing enduring in its
nature; and since it must be often repeated,
why should one be so nice it its accomplish
ment? they argue; how will a slight here and
there signify in a matter so immaterial? And
thus, in spite of the adage that ..pactice makes
perfect" neglect creeps into the practice and
mars its perfection. Perhaps the housewife
does not sweep her room so thoroughly to-
day because the operation must be repeated
tomorrow, nor dust SO particularly, since
dust, unlike her coffee, has a trick of settling
often. Why should she take unsparing pains
with food that is to be eaten up as soon as il
is out of the oven, and not by visitors, either
who would credit her with skill? Or, why
be "fussy" about the beds that are to be
tumbled in few honrs? At the same time
what is worth doing at all is worth doing
well, they tell us. Why did she undertake
business for which she had no talent and in
which she finds nothing congenial? Fol
whom does she bake and brew? whose breatf
does she keep in the nostrils by her handicraft'
for whom does she seek to make home nea
and attractive? Are not those dearest to hel
benefited by her exertions, and shall irk
some routine stand in the way of their wei
fare and comfort? Does not nature herself


set us an example of routine and repetition
in which there is no shadow of shirking'
What if she should omit some such little de
tail AS the grass, the early and later rains
the planetary movements? In the ecomom,
of the household every disregarded duty o
sighted task tells his own story in the long
account, as the old geologic formations hav,
registered the rains of their period; and q
every household is fraction of the divin
economy, housework in its homeliest phase
is promoted from a menial, unconsidere,
thing to dignity and power.
Year: 1879

and it was not strange that General Smith
wished to have it even if it showed some
effrontery fur him to ask for it. However,
the city was in danger of falling into the
hands of a ruthless foe, who had already
sacked the capital. and General Smith did
not hesitate to present himself at the Office of
the consul, where that official was surrounded
by several other gentleman, and asked him
to lend the Leol's guns for immediate use in
the fort as.e


The consul was a thorough Republican,
and in the most unreserved sympathy with
General Smith, but he promptly and en-
phatically informed thas officer that France
and England We're friendly powers, and that
loan Of the Loel's guns to England's enc
mics, would be violation of his consular
duties, too fragrant to be thought of for an
instant; and the general retreated in the best
order that he could. But the kind-hearted
consul's bark was worse than his bite. A
moment after General Smiths leaving the
room he excused himself to his company,
and overlook him on the staircase. General"
he said "you must see the propriety of the
answer I gave you in the Office.
but have something additional to say. l
am only one man and there are $4,000 men
in the city. Now, if $4,000 men can not take
the Leol's guns from one man, / have no
thing more to say" The surprise was con-
plete and delightful to the anxious general,
who said: THANK you, thank you, Mr.. Le-
loup; that is sufficient" and fastened away.


1t is not necessary to discredit anything
in Colonel Armstead's report in order to
credit the statement that General Smith took
possession of the Leops guns at once, placed
them in position in the fort and compelled
the English feet to withdraw. At what
stage of the bombardment the long-range
guns of the Leol were brought to bear on
the feet is uncertain; probably it was not
until Wednesday morning, short time be-
fore the Britishers "got under way and stood
down the river"


AT the time of these events Professor lie
| loup was old enough to observe and remember
them. He says that his father kept saddled
horse standing at the gate all the while, ano
would many times during the day gallop te
the top of neighboring hill to watch thu
firing. And when at last he saw the fee
weigh anchor, he gave way to his joy in th'
widest manner, and exclaimed: II knew tn,
Leol's guns would beat them!"
Year: 1879

Another widow has mysteriously disap-
peared, the most remarkable feature OF it
being that she was a Maryland widow and
about to be married. With the Georgia Wild
ow who disappeared week ago this makes
two widows now missing. At this rate it
doesn't seem as much fun to be widow as
some folks have supposed it is. There is a
chance that the Georgia widow will soon turn
up, as she has written that revenue officers
have carried her off for unpaid whisky tax,
and, the fact being that the Government
doesn't take widows in payment even of the
whisky tax, she will no doubt be finally re-
turned to her children. If there are any
more handsome widows left it might be worth
while for them to lock themselves up before
it was too late.
Year: 1879

The sentiment with which Mr.. Robert
Toombs, OF Georgia, closed bis dispatch send
ing his personal congratulations TO General
Grant is too characteristic to occasion any
surprise and too frank to excite resentment.
Mr. Toombs, of all the so-called Southern states
men. NAV claim the credit of having not merely
the courage Of his convictions, but the candor
unhesitatinglytO avow them. OF General Grant.
he says with manly courtesy, I" He fought for
his country honorably, and wonn; of him
sell, 1" / fought for mine, and lost. am ready
"to try it over again. Death TO the Union.r
There Is no cOncealment nor evasion here.
There is an honest confession of defeat, but
with it a stubborn assertion of an UNCHANGED
purpose and unalterable hostility TO the Union
which he and his confederates sought and
failed to destroy. While we are no less ear
nesty opposed to that purpose than when our
armies stood arrayed against Its cOnsummatiOn
in the field, ii is almost impossible to cherish
resentment towardaf foe who exhibits such sturdy
devotion to his beliefs in cause that is
hopelessly lost. And this also may be said of
Mr. Toombs, that he was never anything differ
ent from what he now avOws himself He was
dsunionist always always sincere and out
spokenj always laboring to effect separa-
ton and always going about 1t in way
which, If 1t sometimes seemed unnecessarily
demonstrative. bOisterous and turbulent, was
ut least open-handed and above-board.
death to the Union " is no new sentiment
for him. That has been the motto Of his
whole public life. He assisted very largely
in bringing the South TO its open adoption
and the bloody consequences it entailed and
however defeat may have affected others, It
brought no change to him. And his explana-
Year: 1879

tion of his words reported in n dispatch else
where. cannot be said to change their sig
nificance. He meant, it seems, that the Union
was dead already, and evidently, in his opin-
ion. not worth fighting against.


Ii was not from Mr. To0mbs and the plain
spoken secessionsts of his kind that the
greatest danger to the permanence OF the Union
came originally. They were loud and de
monstrative and sometimes they indulged In
unset mly brawls on the floor of Congress
but the country knew them and knew what
they were driving at so well, and was SO con-
scious of its ability to control them II worst
should come to worst, that they were compar-
atively harmless. The men who did the his
chief then, ana who have been doing II ever
since, were the false and frothing Union-saV-
ers the men who pretended great love 1or
the Union. and who went about In tlmid'
frightened way deprecating anything that
might provoke these terrible fre-eateis, anu
giving the South to understand that thc
people of the North were willing to make any
concession and submit to any indignity ratier
than have the South break up the Union.
These were the men who, while they were tn
gaged in constant intrigues to keep themselves
i'm power, and were really using the Solid
Democratic South for that purpose ana
no other. managed 10 inhite the South
ern leaders with the most cxtravagant
notions of their own importance ana
give them at the same time the most mis-
taken ideas of the character and courage OF the
North II was the intriguers and compro-
miscrs. and solt-spOken, pussy-foctod Union
savers who did most to bring on the war; not
the Toombses and Yanceys and Wigfalls, who
ranted defiance and raved against the Union,
but did it openly and broadly.


And Mr.. Tcombs is more harmless now
even than he was then. His vaporlngs con-
tnue, to he sure, but it is only his mouth
that wags on. We may keep him in the
Union and compel him to obey the laws,
but there is 10 law by which we can
close his mouth, if we wished to deprive him
of the privilege of saying that he still de-
tests the Union, and would like to fight
against il again. 1t is said that Mr.. TOOmbSs
dispatch will be likely to run through The
Northern press and be taken as demcnstra-
." ton of the total depravity of the Solid
South" But this does not seem probable.
II will be quoted widely, no doubt, but it will
be generally taken as a Characteristic express
sion Oi the views et an oulSpoheh lhul'iuuai
and no more. From such expressions and
such sentiments the North has nothing to
fear. The present danger is not from South
ern hostility to the Union. 1t is more subtle,
but hardly less deadly. 1t lies in the posi-
bility of the alliance between the Solid South
and the Northern Democracy becoming strong
enough not to destroy, but to possess the
Union. The conspiracy Of 1861 was to seize
only one-half the Union; the present is TO
take the whole. The outspoken foes of the
Union are not to be feared. Ii Is only the
plotters for rower. who are pursuing their
schemes with unchanged purpose but
larger plan, who are dangerous.
Year: 1879

The Republican newspapers OF this city which
loIned the Democratic press, on the morning after
election, I'm declaring that the whole Re
pnblican State ticket below Governor was
defeated have finally come 10 the conclusion
to admit that Mr. Hoskns is elected, with
the rest Of the ticket. So have most of
their Democratic colleagues. Some of the lat
Ter give Hoskins majority over Potter of
l,OOO while one of our Republican contemporaries,
which has made particularly wild work with the re-
turns, now comedies Hoskins. we notice. majority
Of something over LOO. THE Tribune which
stood alone among the press OF this city the
mornng z after election in claiming the success of
the Republican State ticket, and indicated tho
range of the maiOrties ii would receive, print
ed exactly week ago to-day table
mostly estimatedl of the vote on Lieuten-
nt-Governor. which gave Mr. Hoskins ma
jority of 1912. From this figure the official count
will vary only to increase the majority considerably
The curious feature the whole business is that
the returns accessible TO all papers alike and
oy need for their proper Interpretation the lntei-
gence aud skill which every metropolitan news
paper Is supposed to have at its command. Perhaps
also, there is needed. In a Republican news
paper at least. willingness to tell the
truth, even il 1t does help the Republican
party. These are the two horns of the dilemma in
which some of our Republican contemporaries find
themselves. Their absurd blunders have been due
either to gross ignorance or to that political jaun-
dice which makes "A certain class OF Republicans
always disoontented with Republican success.


The question of corporal punishment has come
Al
Year: 1879

The perfect silence in Cipher Alley onght to serve
az n hint to garrulous Presidential candidates. Ihe
Sage never makes the mistake Of talking when ST.
lence il the wiser course. He knows when to put
whisper where il will do the most good but at pres
ent he isn't even whispering without putting three
or four heavy doors between himself and the pun,
lie ear The last time he talked, it was not 10 tell
the public, like Bayard. that he had never spent q
dollar to get office. and never intended TO- but 10
call attention 10 the fact that he had recently re
plcnished the barrel with roundmillon.
Year: 1879

The Democratic statesmen are making no end of
promises about the good behavior Of the party in
Congress this Winter. Perhaps they think they
will be able to keep them, but the only way 10 do
ID will be to split tue tongues OF Springer. Black
burn Chalmers, Beck. Voorhees, and the rest of the
limber-chinned brigade.
Year: 1879

Come and see me and if cannot sell you Piano, Organ or Melodeon no one can but if you buy of me | will pay your fare both ways and deliver the instrument at your house free of expense.
Year: 1879

peared on behalf of Mr.. Langbein. while the Board
sci Whitney and Assistant Corporation Counsel Stet-
son. After MIR. Purdy had given his construction OF
that provision Of the State statute prohibiting men,


bers OF the State Assembly from being eecteu
to any other Office while members OF the
Legislature and its applicability to the present
case Judge Lawrence. without stopping to hear the
opposing counsel. said that there was necessity
for further argument about the question. Inc
proper procedure in such case was Dy
quo warranto The Board of Canvasseis we're
now about to adjourn. and the only way
they could determine who was elected was
by counting the votes He did not believe that any
one would be injured by the counting of the vote,
for the law provided remedy. Even conceding
that he had the power to interfere he did not feel
justified in stretching out the strong of the law
AZ confusion would be sure to ensue. He declined
to take the papers and disposed Of the case by dis
missing the application
Year: 1879

The Board Of County Canvassers concluded their
labors yesterday. far tabulsting the figures in
all the districts of the city and county Of New York
is concerned. Nothing now remains but the mere
formal duty of declaring the canvass The Board
will meet at two o'clock to-day for the purpose Of
attending to this business. The controversy be-
tween Messrs. Strahan and Browning. in the Eighth
Senatorial district has been settled by awarding the
certificate of election to the former. The following
are the official figures Of totals in cases where there
haah hean some doubt