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Year: 1874

I
Ny life is so full Of sad mistakes,-
To-day was thinking about them,
And thinking ofall that might have been
IF ] had but lived without them.
So many {. time have laid my plan,
Only to spoil it in doing;
And much of the work that the world calls gooC
Has left me cause for rueing.
Each thing that do is like the page
OFFS hurriedly written letter :
Full of good thoughts perhaps, but the blots
Prove that it ght be better.
l have wished for the worlds applause, and


thought


To make it praise and wonder,
But my noblest aim and best laid plan
Was sure to be spoiled by blunder.
I think Ihave lived too far from Cod
Not that I ever doubt Him,
But feeling too sure Of my strength, I've tried
To do some thing without Him.
And so we shall always make mistakes,
And alwsys our srrers be rueing.
Until we reach up for the Guiding Hand,
Whatever may be doing.
Year: 1874

Cleonet there are little things that
leave no little regets. I might have
said kind words, and perhaps have done
kind actions, to many who are now be-
yond the reach Of them. One look ON
the unfortunate might have given .
days happiness; one sigh over the
pillow of sickness might haveinsured a
nights repose, one whisper might have
driven from their victim the faries Of
despair.


We think too much upon What the
Gods have given US, and too little Of
the way,


We both are young; and yet We have
seen several who loved US pass away.
and we never can live ever again as we
lived before. : portion Of our lives
is consumed By the torch we follow as
their funerals. We enter into another
state Of existence. resembling indeed.
and partaking of shs femer, bit another !
it contains the substance of the same
sorrows, the shadow Of the same joys.
Alast how true are the words of the
old poet,


We lose g life in every friend We loose,


And eVery death is painful bat the last.


-AsqsiG to CIs0''e-
Year: 1874

Work in obedience to the Masters
bidding will be followed by the sure
evidence of His divine power and life.
Intellectual force often fails to unbar
the gates of life and truth The clos
ct may have no window looking into
heaven; the idlers and consumers in
the vineyard cannot know the mystery
of the kingdom ; but to those who are
willing to toll and do needed service,


there is granted an insight and knowi-
edge that are able to withstand every
assault. because it is personal and pres
ent. The servants who drew the water
were never troubled with doubts re-
garding the miracle at Cana of Galilse.
Year: 1874

In all grades of humsu intelli-
gence and culture there are three cy-
cles Of development : the physical, the
intellectual, the spiritual That which
is rational in man is higher than the
animal, and that which is spiritual
higher than the rational. To develop
the animal is to develop the lowest ma
ture to develop the intellectual is to
develop the intermediate nature to
develop the spiritual is to develop the
highest nature Of man-that which
makes him God-like, that which reach
es forth to eternity, with no limit to
It's growing capacity.
Year: 1874

Upon the higher Alps the snow
is sometimes piled so high, and SO
evenly balanced, that crack of whip
or the shout of voice may give suff-
cient vibration to the air to bring
down the whole mass upon the travel
ers below. So in our moral world
there are souls just lowering over the
abyss of ruin; word or even look
from us may cause them to plpngs
down into the depths from which there
is no return; or & helping hand
stretched out to them in the moment
of peril may lead them back to tho
safe, sure paths Of virtue and peace.
Knowing that We have such power,
shall We not humbly pray Lead US
not into temptation. but deliver IA
from sTii?"
Year: 1874

Woe to the man who has every
thing brought to him and blessed arc
they who are born under adverse cir
cumstances and have no chance in life,
and who, instead of whining because
they have no chance, develop an in
ward manhood that gives them a
chance-for there is that in man
which dominates over chance, time and
nature. 4 man can make himself
sovereign if he has but the purpose.
Year: 1874

Many child goes astray. not be-
cuse there is want of prayer or virtue
at home, but simply because home lacks
sunshine A child needs smiles as much
as flowers need sunbeams. Children
look little beyond the present moment.
If thing pleases they are apt to sec; if
it displeases they are prone to avoid it.
If home is the place where faces are sour
and words harsh, and fault-fnding is
ever the ascendant, they will spend as
many hours as possible elsewhere.
Year: 1874

The farmers of North Texas, in all
the field of their improvements, should
give due prominence to the question
of butter making For weeks we have
been paying at retail forty-five cents a
pound for butter. This country is ad-
mirably adapted to the production OF
both butter and milk. All that is need
ed is the exercise of common sense in
securing choice milch COWS and then
treating them properly, and this can
he done here cheaper than in Ken
tucky, Illinois, Missouri or Kansas, be
cause we have green pasturage eight
months in the year, leaving only four
months requiring more or less pre-
pared food-say half Of what is re-
ouired in Illinois during the same
period.


As to making and preserving butter,
it is as easy to do it here in spring and
summer as in Illinois. The plans for
keeping it cool and sweet are various,
but all cheap and easy of arrangement
by every farmer. Get good cows, treat
them well, make butter, and your
wives will always have plenty OF
money!
Year: 1874

The Galveston News, In It's report OF
last Saturdays proceedings in the
house, says:


In the vote taken on the twenty
sixth instant, on the engrossment of
the constitutional convention question,
which, it will be eremembercd, was lost
by one vote, and that was the vote OF
the member from Tarrant, the clerk
read over the vote after the result was
announced, and Middleton, ofTarrant,
claimed to have voted aye, which
would change the result. Sayers said
it was question between the gentle
man from Tarrant and the speaker.


The speaker said it was for the house
to determine whether the gentleman
from Tarrant should record his vote as
he said he had voted. The rule was
imperative that no member could
change his vote after the result was
announced, and it was the duty of the
speaker to decide in conformity with
the rule. The house permitted the
change to be made as requested in the
same proceeding.
Year: 1874

TUE improvements lately made on
the hill between Ross and Bryan
streets, beyond the Catholic and Baptist
churches, are numerous and handsome.
That part of the city is assuming a city
appearance. We passed through it
yesterday for the first time in some
weeks. and were agreeably surprised.
Year: 1874

IT has been suggested that if the peo-
ple want q constitutional convention,
and we feel satisfied that they do, they
should ut once hold mass meetings all
over the State and pass resolutions In
structiny their members to favor IT,
We believe such move to be emf
nently wise and proper.
Year: 1874

To KEEP LEMONS. Wrap each in
common tissue paper, and lay them
OUT on a shelf, so that they do not
touch each other. The shelf should
he in dry, dark cupboard, free from
draughts.


To REMOVE SrAINs.-If you have
been picking or handling acid fruit
and have stained your hands, wash
them in clear water, wipe them light
lv, and while they reyet moist strike
a match and shut your hands around
it 80 as to catch the smoke, and the
stain will disappear.


CEMFNT FOR JARS --One-third OF
a pound of yellow heeswax, and two
thirds of finely powdered rosin; put
them together into clean sauce pan,
anl set il near the fire 10 melt slowly;
when all is melted remove it from
the fire, and stir in finely powdered
red brick dust until it becomes the
consistency OF scaling-wax ; then dip
the corked jars in twice.


WHITE CAKE.-One and one-half
cups sugar, mixed with four table
spoonfuls of butter beat the whites
Of three eggs then add to the butter
and SUGAR beat them Ill together
Take one and half teaspoontuls OF
baking powder, with two cups Of
-four one cup OF milk, add them to
the sugar and eggs al ernately. then
beat we'll, aud add the favoring
last.


Ham ToAsT.-Chop some ham
(Which has been previously dressed
very small, and to a large tablespoons
tul of it add an egg. well beaten up,
small bit of butter, and a little
cream. Mix all together ovei the
fire till quite hot. Have ready some
neatly cut pieces of bread, about the
size of crown piece, but n little
thicker, fried in good butter; spread
4 the mixture on these, and serve then
on napkin.
Year: 1874

4 SLIGHT MISUNDERSTANDING
There is ! magistrate in a town in In
diana named Helser. \ clergy
man in the same place was called
upon by a young couple, not long
since, who wished him to join them
in the holy bonds OF matrimony.-
lie asked the bridegroom IA soldier,
by the way for his marriage license.
The man in blue responded that he
had been engaged to the girl for four
wears, and thought that would do
The clergyman thought not, and re
marked, as the spec diest way to OBJ
tain Il license: "You had better
take the girland 60 to Hel-er. y ou
20 to hell Yourself retorted the an
rrv veteran. And seizing the bride
by the arm, he dragged her from The
house. wondering what manner OF a
profane minister he had met with.
Year: 1874

I'VE hnd feeling Of surprise and dissatisfaction
prevailing amongst Republicans at the hints o.
tee 10 about to call the Convention, TO meet some
time in the present month. The Chairman hal
bean 50 much committed to the interests OF one
candidate for Governor, and SO determinediy op
posed TO the choice OF any other, and there Is
whether Justly not, an element of suspicion IN
the public mind attaching to any act OF his that
seems at all extraordinary. II Is supposed to be
the true duty OF the Chairman OF the Executive
Committee to act with entire absence OF bias, ioi
lie Interests of the whole party-to be, IN fact,
conscientious trustee for II, snd not 10 use the
organization suffer it TO be used, to The dani-
age of any Of its members. The present Chairman
has seen lit 10 adopt different line OF action, aud
TO not only exert himself personally ia behalf OF
his choice for the candidacy, but also to use the
organization itself in the same cause. When,
therefore, he proposes TO call the Convention al
an ineonveuient place. and at an extraordinary
time, there is a natural feeling OF surprise and
suspicion.


The State Committee ought to be called together
to decide upon the calling OF the Convention
The Chairman of q committee not only ought not
TO take the control Of the affairs committed 10 1t
exclusively into his own hands, but he ought to
have its members meet and consult. by full
statement of ex xsting facts and hee comparison
OF views, sound conclusions may lie reached,
which mere correspondence, restricted as 1t must
necessarily be, would not draw out at ALL"


What is SAID Ia the above may be true, or it
may be false. We do not pretend to know what
the motives Of the Chairman of the Republican
State Executive Committee sre. But it is "a fact,
nevertheless, that the advice contained In tho
above seems to have been disregarded, and the
organ given to understand that its direction is
not needed BY the Chairman of the Committee.


We arrive at the conclusion from The fact that
the Chronicle, on Saturday morning, announced
that the Republican Convention would be held at
Georgetown, on Tuesda J, July rs, 1874.


This the Commercial, in its issue of Monday,
asserts is dsne in disregard of the proest of many
Republicans" and "js unnecessary ard ''3ttdic'-
Gus haste.


As hot blood has been brewing in the Radical
ranks for long time over the proposed candidates,
no doubt the Chairman of the Committee desires
to get the vexed question as to who is to be the
candidates settled, in order that time may be al
lowed the organ and others opposed TO his candi-
date to cool off,
Year: 1874




1t is a sufficient description of the stock market
to-day to say that it like unto that of yester
day We saw the same effort to sustain advance
prices, the same temporary partial success and the
same final failure. with the slight difference of a
decline in every active stock upon the list to-day
comparing to-nights closing prices with last nights
while there were three OF four exceptions TO the
rule Yesterday The volume of business has been
comparatively light. though somewhat larger than
Yesterday. The market opened fractionally lower
than the closing prices of last night, with only two
or three exceptions Then followed slight decline
which was recovered before midday. and was fol-
lowed by another slight advance and so the market
zigzagged to the close, the bears finally having the
best of it. The prices were doubtless more or less
influenced by reports and rumors such as have been
rife for several days past, and the now almost
universal refusal of railroad officials to continue the
former practice of publishing weekly and monthly
reports of their earnings. renders the dealings at
the Stock Exchange more subject to these rumois
than ever before. We fully ndorse the structures OF
morning. journal upon " rumor n.ongers." but fail
Year: 1874

Read over carefully the whole scheme OF
the last Library concert. There is good
deal more in 1t than the capital gift alone.
There are four single gifts ranging from
$4,000 to 100000. and then there are hun.
dreds and thousands of smaller ones. but
none SO small that the person who draws
them would refuse to cash them because
they were beneath his anticipations There
is profit even in the smallest Of them.
A person who buys freely can hardly lose
anything worth mentioning. But few
days remain in which TO buy tickets. and as
they are now selling they may be all ex-
hausted before that time. This hint ought
to be euticient for any prudent man.
Year: 1874

Since that dreadful disease, diphtheria,
has made such fearful ravages in New
York. and is, indeed, obtaining foothold
in Baltimore, it may not be out Of place at
this time. to call attention to recent letter,
written by DR.. George Cragin, o. the
Oneida Community. which thus explains a
novel. but very successful treatment Of
diphtheria:


Recognizing as we do the spiritual nature
of disease, as well as its physical character
istics, our first efforts were TO arouse the
snirit of the patient by means Of criticism
to resist the power and leaden influence OF
disease, which enve!oped him like a cloud /.
stupefyiDg and beiogging every menta!
faculty and effort OF the will to repel the
intruder. The invariable effect Of criticism
was to stir up the patient in mind and
heart to make stout defense against the
attack, to resist the influence of the disease
with might and main, and to throw him
into sweat. thus at once relieving the
fever.


The next thing was to prepare quantity
of ice broken into small bits which could
be easily taken into the mouth and swal-
lowed or allowed to melt, letting the piece
slip as far back as possible around the roots
of the tongue, tOnsils, and upper part OF the
throat. This application OF Ice was mauo
every ten minutes, day and night, until
every vestige of the canker had disappeared
and the inf1arhmation had subsided. Dur
ing the day the patients, unless very sick,
could help themselves to the ice if supply


we're placed at the bedside or near at hand;
but during the night watchers were re.
Qulred to give the necessary lump OF ice
every ten minutes, one nurse attending to
several patients. This course of treatment
was faithfully followed as long as there
were any traces of the disease about, and
although we had over sixty cases during
the fall and winter, and many OF them very
severe we lost not single patient after
adopting the ice criticism treatment.


OF course the application OF criticism
would be difficult, if not impossible, under
ordinary hospital routine or private prac'
tice, even if desired by the patient; but the
application of ice can be made under any
circumstances. and there must be but few
who can not afford d few pounds OF medl
cine so cheap, so pure and so powerful.
The efficacy of the ice treatment lies IN
it's being applied continuously until every
trace of the fungus growth has disappeared
and the swelling and infamma ton has sub
sided. Acids and alkalies and fashionable
yargles will in some measure check the
morbid growth, but they can not sllay the
fierce heat and reduce the Inflammation Of
the swelled throat. Ice will do both ano
not injure the patient. Try it.
Year: 1874

The Ohio Legislature will meet in reg
ular session tomorrow at Columbus The
session viii be an interesting one, atleast
to the county officials Of the State. It il
proposed to make an average reduction
Of twenty per cent in their official sala-
ries. The measure win no doubt meet
with very determin opposition, but a
reduction is pretty certain TO be made.
1t is claimed, and very logically, too, that
official salaries are out Of proportion to
the earnings of other people, and hold
out inducements for men to strive for Of
fee, for the mere purpose of drawing the
salaries instead of discharging the duties
imposed by the office. A reduction of
salaries win not only equalize things, but
call better class of men tp official sta
tons. The Democracy Of the State de-
rand this reduction at the hands of the
Legislature, and that body is not likely
to ignore the demand. The application
of the same principle in this State is also
loudly demanded ~ Pittsburgh Post 9Oh
M. fin
Year: 1874

THE latest thing in murders is that re-
ported from Hamilton county, N, ",
where one drunken man threw another
drunken man across saw-horse and
sawed his head completely off, as if it
had been a genuine woodenlhead. Can
that be considered an additional illustra-
ton of murder as a fine art 2"
Year: 1874

TIE transitofv6nds, which occurs on
the 8th inst. is one of the most impor-
tant astronomical events of the present
century. The leading Governments Of
the world have fitted out expeditions at
great expense to observe the event in all
quarters of the world, One object is to
ascertain definitely the distance of our
earth from the sun. as.,
Year: 1874

THE Bank of England has made a
Jump of its rate of discount. from tive to
six per cent. That indicates the serious
character of the drain upon its pile, and
the pressure upon the business classes.
Year: 1874




The following extract from recent address
by Prof. Wickson, of Utica, which recently ap-
peared in the Utica Rcrald, is noteworthy {.
"With the advance of farming as a science will
come a better opinion of the farmers position
among men. Every year intelligence and true
success are winning wider recognition in social
circles. Among old opinions which must vanish
is the popular view tl..t farmer is outside the
line of political and social advancement This
opinion, although 1t has been widely held, has
always been fanacy-a mistake OF narrow
minds. The young men are blinded by it. They
have left farms because this cross-eyed view OF
life has been forced upon them by foolish peo-
pie. They have been persuaded that desertion
OF the farm was an entrance to glory. How
great error this has been. All history gives
the lie to such belief. A man upon farm is
not "out Of the world as some wonld think.
How far an occasion can reach to grasp its help,
do not know. But | believe that when the
saving Of his country demanded the strong arm
Of CinGnnatlls he WAS just nesr, when be-
hind his piow, as though graduated farmer, he
had been sporting purpled robes in ting forum.
And believe that when the old Continentals of
New England called their leader, Putnam heard
their call just as distinctly upon his farm as
though he had beon serving for twenty years
behind counter in Hartford do not believe
that man is " buried upon farm" 1t seems
to me all history teaches us that the promptings
to duty and the call to greatness are no louder
in crowded thoropgfares than in country lanes
fringed with daises


The young man and the farm; on the one hand
a duty, on the other an opportunity; here all OBJ
legation, there way to discharge It, And in
thinking of the duty Of the young man, is it not
encouraging that he need not leave the indus
try where he finds il, and that he himself, as he
fits himself for better farmer, becomes also a
better MANI This ia the labor; this is the re-
ward. The better the man the more noble his
calling. The young men can make agriculture
what they will; it offers full returns for their
best efforts. The country needs better men, and
the best men will be honored in its service The
best man in the end will WIN, and he will reach
the reward for his excellence-it matters not
whether departing, he puts up the bars behind
INN, or whether he come from marble doorstep
| The youth may become man upon farm il be
will. He can not do more elsewhere.
Year: 1874

Yisitorz from distance who anticipate attend
ing the Centennial Exhibition in Philadelphia,
in 1876, are already beginning To trouble them
seves with questions as to how the Quaker City
proposes to furnish accommodations for the
vast addition to her floating population that
may be expected all through the summer of our
anniversary year. The same question is agita-
ted in the minds Of Philadelphians themselves
with much greater force, and various plans are
being suggested to meet the emergency.


Philadelphia, like our own city, is not to ANY
great extent city Of boarding houses, and this
makes the problem more difficult TO solve. 1t is
said that ten millions OF people visited the Paris
Exposition OF 1867 Of whom probably at least
half were from distance temporarily Eojourn-
ing In the city. The special interest Of our own
Centennial. apart from the mere attractions Of
an Exposition, may warrant tho expectation Of
all influx in something like that proportion-ase-
rious item to be arranged for. To build cost
iy hotels fer the one exceptional summer can
not, Of course, be done. As Il cheaper substi-
tute some builders of Philadelphia propose to run
up blocks Of buildings, communicating in such
Il manner as to temporarily serve as hotels,
which can afterward be easily converted into

private houses a very good plan rs far as it
goes. But the main dependence will probably
have to be in eyerybody's willingness TO take
boarders TO the extent of their capacities. Peo
pie who, having no need to increase their in
comes in this manner, would at other times bt
10th TO trouble themselves with inmates Ctht
fashionable name Of genteel boarders) must take
up the burden for patrlotism's sake


Here in our city, TOO, the same exigency will
probably arise, for it is Inevitable that part o
thar surplus population will slop over on sit
uated as we are within convenient distance Of
the city Of celebration and offering pleasan
place of sejourn. We. too, should make som'
preparation for offering hospitable welcome Il
visitors from North, South. East and West bu
beside the public preparations that may be mad
it is to be hoped that when 1876 comes in case o
need not even the proudest lady will feel it dero
gatory to have it said ''she takes boarders. "
Year: 1874

There was a visible decline III amuse-
ments III New York on Sunday last by
virtue of police order forbidding the
the opening Of places Of amusement Some pro-
prietors had secured injunctions against nterfer-
ence by the police, and in these instances the sa-
looms were in full blast. These, however, were
mostly OF the unimportant class, and in view Of
what has been accomplished it may be safely said
that Sunday amusements in the metropolis have
been borne down by the force Of public opinion
aud will soon entirely pass out Of sight and
ont Of mind.
Year: 1874

OF insurance corporations making them subject,
In some sense, TO the caprice OF one man or one
set OF men.


At the conclusion OF Mr., Beachis remarks the
Court adjourned till Tomorrow morning. when
Mr. DoolittIe will make his argument and the
Court pronounce its decision.