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Year: 1874

A fisherman was Tom by trade;


He slept on briny planks;
And, though not rich, he often made


A run upon the banks.
On fish he lived from day to day


Fish caught by his own hand
And when he did not land his prey,


lie did not praise the land.
When he had seen shoal of shad,


Their struggles were in vain;
The fish might hop around like mad,


And soon they were in seine.
He led II happy life; content.


He never thought to roam
And every day he fishing went.


And brought his net gains home.
Tom loved u girl, SO tall and slim,


The fairest in the town;
But Sal would not take up with him,


So he was taken down.
By passions power now racked and worn
He called on Sal, swain forlorn,


Led on by Loves suggestion.
He found that she was popping corn,
And so he popped the question.
She was the sweetest girl in town,


And playful as a kitten
For her Tom threw the gauntlet down
And she gave him the mitten.
Then Tom was mad! He kicked lad
His heart was sad ! His head was bad
His language was still bladder!
And he who once had lived on shad


Soon faded to shadder.
To be II man he swore to try;


He left that town of woe
He went out West to do or die;
He met an Indian six feet high


OF course it was not Lo!
An Indian saw the Yankee small;
The Yankee saw the Sioux
At once they knew that one must fall
AT once they both fell to.
The Indian struck a mighty blow;
BY Toms good luck it missed the foe;
The Indian was forlorn.
Tom tried the lndisn to lay lOw
Tom dropped II rock upon his toe.
And crushed his Indian corn
The Indian paused: this blow was rude
Had caused him great solicitude
He thought he would no more intrude;
He thought he'd fly. if none pursued
The white man next he slyly viewed,
And began to beller.
Tom deemed all Indians copper-hued,
But this one proved yeller.
Tom seized a log to make thrust,
To lay the Indian in the dust
The Indian ran away
So swift he cut his stick he must
Have been Chip-away.
And thus was fought and won the fight,
In which Tom took great pride:
Then home he went to Sally bright,
An won her for his bride;
But Oh that night his hair turned white,
And staid so till he died.
Year: 1874

TIRED, HUNGRY, AND DISAPPOINTED CROWD
LOUD COMPLAINTS THAT THE RACE WAS NOT
ROwED EARLY IN THE DAY-TIIE STUDENTS
VIEW OF THE CAsE-THE BOATS GET INTO LINE
But DO NOT sTARr-THE CREWS GO HOME JUST
Year: 1874

LEO HUpsoN's HoRsE.-The accident
at the matinee of the Grand Opera
House, St. Louis, during the perform
ance Of the Mazeppa scene by Miss Leo
Hudson. with her trained pony Black
Bess. receives touch of pathos in the
announcement of the severe illness OF
the actress, caused by grief at the death
of the pony. Miss Hudson was pas
sionately attached to her beautiful pet,
which had been her constant companion
for a long time, and which was an un-
commonly intelligent and tractable AMI
NAL 1t was her custom to give Black
Bess a good share OF the care she re-
ouired, and the affection Of the latter
for her mistress was as remarkable as
the perfection wherewith she always
performed her part of the play. AS
soon as the accident occurred Miss
Hudson summoned a veterinary surge
Oh, and every effort was made to save
the life of the pony, but in vain. Miss
Hudson, bruised and lacerated as she
was by her severe fall, never lett her
pet until it was dead, but sat holding
it's head in her arms, talking to it and
soothing its sufferings as she might
have done for human being she loved.
When it died she became almost frantic
with grief Her own injuries had seri,
ously shocked her nerves, but she held
out for more than twelve hours by the
side of her dying pony, utterly refusing
to leave it for the sake Of the rest and
care she herself needed almost as imper-
atiyely as did her poor dumb patient.
When the pony died she was utterly
exhausted with the shock Of herlnjuries
and her loss of sleep, and this, with her
passionate grief, brought on an attack
of the brain fever. in which condition
she lay all day Sunday in her room at
the st. Clair House. She constantly
bemoans the loss of her yet pony, which
was doubtly endeared to her that it was
not only a companion but the means OF
gaining a livelihood. 1t is a case 10
challenge the liveliest sympathy.
Year: 1874

and ask prayers that they may be
able to stand. We have many inter
esting cases among the converts.
They are still deeply in earnest, and
seem to be truly converted, yet they
were most notoriously wicked. It
Eis touching to see how grateful they
are to Mrs. Janvier and Miss Morris
ON, who have been SO faithful to them.
You cannot imagine how much cas-
ier it is to labor among these coarse,
hardened men than among the na-
tives. These men, many of them,
have had praying mothers, and some
early instruction, upon which we can
work, but the poor natives have only
the Hindoo superstitions, and their
souls are SO dark and hard to reach.
'Yain is the help of man." but with
God all things are possible Oh,
for mighty outpouring of the Spirit
upon these! also, that Gods power
and glory may be shown upon the
Heather.


I am now teaching in Heathen
school, and we do long to see man
Hesitation of the Spirit among our
pupils. I ask you and the Church
and Sunday School to make our Sa-
bathu School a subject of prayer, and
to pray for us, that we may have
abundant grace given to us.


I hope you will lose none of your
interest in the Dehra School because
I am not there. Il hope Mr.. Wood
side has been to see you before this.
1 am so far behind in my correspond
ence I never expect to catch up.


J. A. n.
Year: 1874

their pulpits, little thought that on


the 18th day of August we would
carry SO great measure. A few
days ago I was at my first. camp
meeting, and there I learned to say
amen and shout; and now, as we
have had our sermons, I am going
to do as they did there, to turn ex-
horter. I want to ezhort the Chris
tian men of the State, to beg ofthem
not to do anything that these Tenn
perance women cannot pray for.


"Let your principles be such
that you can turn to us, and ask for
our sympathies and our prayers.
In a great many cities our street
work has been stopped by law, and
in the small places it has been
thought that this branch has done
its work, and we are now looking
for some other means. 1 implore all
Christian women to come to our
help. I cannot understand how any
woman can sit quietly at home while
hundreds and thousands of her broth
ers and sisters are going down with
this terrible evil. 1 did not come
to make speech. I simply wanted
to throw out these two thoughts to
the Christian men and women"
Year: 1874

The Democratic State Convention
was unlucky all around. Having
adopted a financial platform ut
terly repugnant to German voters,
who are a unit against reputation
and imitation, the managers, as tub
to the whale, declared in the favor Of
Constitutional amendment that will
permit the Legislature to pass Lii
cense Law. Now comes the news
quite contrary to what they anticipa-
ted-that the popular voteis decisive
ly against License, instead of Gin
structing" in its favor, as was pre-
tended. It is now evident that a re-
newal of the agitation will only have
the effect to bring out still strong
er opposition to the liquor interest,
which simply wants to be let alone.
This was a fatal blunder of the
Democratic Convention, in addition
to its other grave mistakes, and
makes Democratic victory in Octo-
Der impossible.-CSn. Times.
Year: 1874

Tho New Temperance Era, pub
lished IL Cincinnati, which is recog-
nized as the leading Temperance
organ of Ohio and Indiana, thus
cordially indorses the Temperance
plank in the platform adopted last
week by the Republican party of
Ohio:


Gas to the platform resolution, it
appears to comprehend all that the
friends of temperance could desire.
It is expressed in general terms, but
they are explicit. If all that they
may be fairly understood to mean
shall be put in force, and faithfully
carried out by the several branches
of the Government which are men
toned, and if the Republicans as a
body throughout the State shall ex-
ert their power to the full extent in
this behalf, and the friends of Tenn
perance shall unite in hearty cooper
alton, we do not see why, under this
resolution, all that our State and
municipal authorities can do to sup
press intemperance may not be done.
While we say this, we also say that
we have long since ceased to put
much faith in political platforms
It is more upon the character of the
men who are to make and admins
ter the laws, than upon tie mere
creed of any party that reliance must
be placed.


'sIt is believed that this is the first
instance of one of the great political
parties of the State planting itself
squarely upon o Temperance plat
form. Viewed in this light, it is a
greatly advanced step, and shows
the influence of the movements which
have been made within the last few
months. If the whole body of the
friends of Temperance in the State
could agree to stand together on this
ground, there is no doubt but they
could carry the State by a large ma
jority."
Year: 1874

AN EXAMPLE WHICH SHOULD BE
INITIATED We copy the following
from the jackson, Miss, Farmers
Yindicator, and we sincerely hope
that it will be read with profit by
thousands of young men all over the
South. It shows what industry ard
intelligence can accomplish in farm
ing, as well as proving tc the many
idle ard dependent people to be found
in every village, that all that is
necessary for them to do TO become
independant-even wealthy-is to
pitch in with determination


A young man. too modest to give
his name, just 2l year old, near By
ram, Kinds county, Mississippi, made
on two ceres of land 3 bales of cot
ton aad on 3 acres of land $50 BUSH
els of corn by deep blowing. manur-
ing and shallow cultivation. Brains
aud energy will tell, even with such
an Unprecedented drouth as We had
the past summer.
Year: 1874

A Patron wants 10 know if it is
possible 10 have public grange
meeting without a lawyer 10 address
it. We can answer for New Jersey.
We believe no lawyer has yet ad-
dressed public grange gathering in
the State.-INew Jersey Granger.
Year: 1874

1t would seem lair time that the
man who produces should receive a
fair profit on his produce, rather than
il should be eaten up by men who
contribute little TO production end
nothing TO get them market.
Year: 1874

When Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania,


asked in the House what Congress could do
with the petition of the so-called taxpayers
of South Carolina, he probably did not de-
sire to interfere with the sacred right Of Pc
tition, but he certainly did use his power
as leading Democrat to throw cold water
upon the aspirations of the petitioners. he
virtually declared them to be ignorant Of
the most common and at the same time the
most sacred of all the privileges guaranteed
10 citizens under our constitutional forms.
Assuming, however, that he did not intend
to rebuke them for their ignorance, it is eyi-
dent that he desired to discourage them
from making appeals to Congress for inter
ference in matters over which the States
have sole Jurisdiction. 1t is probable that
he fears an innovation of Republican Gus
toms would ensue to the disadvantage Of
the Democracy from q recognition of this
attempt. IT. however, he is as thoroughly
posted as he should be regarding the condi.
ton of affairs in South Carolina, he viii
make every endeavor to prevent, for the
sake Of the good name of his party, the very
investigation which these petitioners seek.
He should have known that 1t would result
In disgracefui exposure, not only Of cor.
rupt practices by his party friends, but ofthe
utter abnegetion by them Of every right and
privilege ofcitizenship. and oftheir entire alb


sorption by base prejudices, which prevents
Year: 1874




The interest being taken by the public in
the proposed grand charity entertainments
is rapidly increasing. As viii be perceived
by the account of the progress of the good
work given in another column, people Of
all classes are being awakened to the glo-
rious opportunity about to be presented for
doing good, and the enthusiastic manner in
which they offer their services affords
abundant proof that warm hearts are
always to be found ready for q Christian
work.


In the House, in the Senate, in all of the
Departments valuable aid is to be given to
the cause by the gentlemen highest in
authority. When it is taken into considera-
ton how many hundreds of persons can
there be influenced to give pecuniary assist
ance to the work by the purchase of tickets
to the proposed entertainments it will be
readily admitted that the decisions OF the
presiding officers of the House and Senate
and of the heads of the various Depart
ments are valuable examples, and will
prove of incalculable benefit In the effort
to carry the cause in hand to successful
issue.


The work, however, is yet scarcely be-
gun. The preliminaries are arranged and
the labor planned, and there is now
abundant opportunity for earnest workers
to be active in the cause of charity. Let all
who have hearts that feel for the sorrowing
and distressed lend their assistance to the
undertaking There is work enough for
all to do, and while the rich should give
literally, even those in moderate circum-
stances can do something for the needy.
The poor we have always with us. Let us
remember that we can all be Samaritans,
and that little exertion in so noble cause
as charity will not only tighten the hearts
of those who are cast down, but will also
render our own lives more noble and
harnu
Year: 1874




The first assault upon the personal honor
and integrity of Gov Shepherd in the ad-
ministration of the affairs of the District
was made yesterday: In other columns
we print the evidence in full, and to 1t in
vite the particular attention of our readers.
One T. T. Fowler, a former citizen Of
Washington, and man whose record here
in almost every relation of life is as
Objectionable as q record could be,
was put upon the stand by the
memorialists to prove that Governor Shep-
herd had a direct interest in certain con-
tracts and paving companies In any court
of Justice in this city Fowler's testimony
would not be credited by any jury without
the strongest corrOboration, and develop
ments yesterday, as we shall presently
show, only go to prove how utterly unre-
liable and untrustworthy he is even when
testifying under the solemnity Of an oath.
To come to the point. Fowler swore that
Governor Shepherd had a conversation.
with him in August 1871. in regard to the
consolidation of certain paving companies.
He subsequently, modified the statement
that lit was about the time Penn
sylvania avenue was paved" Now, the
object of this testimony is apparent.
1t was evidently part and parcel of the con-
spiracy to damage the District and bring
odium upon the District officials and upon
the Governor as its chief executive officer.
If Gov. Shepherd had not been present to
fI,a Ii ho ax-yDy.occal II fIo
respondents of the Satanic press would
have sent the story abroad that testimony
was offered to show that in August, 1871,
(the period at which the Board of Public
Works was letting contracts the executive
officer Of the board had ststed to a person
representing a company seeking contracts
that he was secretly interested in paving
companies. Cross-examination developed
the fact that the conversation referred TO, if 1t
took place at all, occurred one year previous,
or in 1870, at or about the time of the paw
ing Of Pennsylvania avenue, between the
Capitol and Fifteenth street, which was
done, not under the District government,
but under an act of Congress approved July
8, 1870. This wicked conspiracy to con-
meet Gov. Shepherd with contracts let
under the Board of Public Works was well
conceived, and might have been tenn
porarily successful, through the testimony
of this almost perjured witness, if it had not
been for the presence of the Governor, who,
in q brief statement printed in other
columns, gave the entire facts in the case.


Mr.. Kilbourn's name has been mentioned
in connection with the affair. He author
izes us to say that the reference made to him
by Fowler is utterly false; that he had no
conversation whatever with him upon the
subject.


Fowler is evidently hard case. Having
succeeded in almost running a church, in
defrauding an ice company, and in break
ing up church, he has retired to farm in
the adjoining country, from which, if he
continues in his present career, he will in
all probability be graduated into the new
building erected by the United States, near
the almshouse, on Nineteenth street
Year: 1874

The malevolence with which the Satanic
press delight in pursuing the unfortunate
and defenceless is aptly illustrated by the
inscriptions and diabolical attacks which
have been and are continually being made
by certain editors and correspondents upon
Ex-Governor Cooke. Himself an old jour
nalist of unblemished reputation. hospita-
BILE. genial generous, kind-hearted and pa
triotic, who took the lead In sustsining the
credit of the nation when it was threatened
with destruction early in its late struggle
for existence, it would naturally have been
supposed that when overtaken with finan-
cial adversities he would have been treated
at least with such Christian charity and for
bearance as the sympathy due to profess
sional brother should command. Unhap.
PLY for the credit of the profession, such is
not universally the case. On the contrary,


he is bounded down by the jackals Of the
Ishmaelitish press with an ardor and ma
lignity characteristic of demons. So long
as success attended him these maligners
were either favored recipients of his favor,


disgusting him with their fulsome batteries
or discreetly maintaining the silence of ply
sical towards But now that he has
no more favors to dispense, they descend
to gather filth from the slums and
cutters and hurl it at him with all the effron-
terry of the most chaste guardians of public
morals. They have all at once discovered
that he is guilty of all the crimes in the dec
alogue. Charges long since disproved or
cast away as beneath official notice are un-
earthed and spread broadcast over the coun-
try as having been deposited In the secret
archives of the War Department to screen
his guilty malfeasance. The facts in the
case are so garbled and distorted by these
moral scavengers as to presentto the public
the appearance of the most heinous crimes.


Credence and currency are given to them
by journal whose chief editor was at that
time high official, who had free access TO
those same secret archives, and who may


be supposed to have been fully conversant
with and consenting to the honorable exon
eration of Governor Cooke. Even he now
affects ignorance of their existence, and
boldly adds to the wicked malevolence with
which they were started upon their SANDER
GUS career by caustic editorial. The se-
cret of this onslaught may be found in the
dire enmity of the cowardly slanderers to
President Grant, whose feelings they hope
to wound by blasting the character of his
personal friend. Let them glut their appe-
tites to the full. Consciousness of rectitude


will sustain their victim. but they viii find.
sooner or later, that ISLANDERS and curses,


" like chickens, come home to roost
Year: 1874

TIE New York Herald seems to think
that the Atlantic cities have made the great
West. Many Western people have an idea
that their trade has had much to do with
the vast increase of the wealth and COM
merce Of New York, and imagine that if
that trade should seek egress to the markets
of the world through more Southern out
lets, as is now proposed. the relative pro-
gress and arrogance of that city would re-
ceiye a slight and wholesome check.
Year: 1874

The Massachusetts, Legislature talks Of q
law prohibiting the catching of trout less than
three inches in length. When anglers feel a
bite, viii they have to wade in and measure
the trout before they land him7
Year: 1874

Married people should treat each other like
lovers all their lives, then they would be hap
py. Bickering and quarreling would soon
break off love affairs, consequently lovers in
dulge in such only to limited extent. But
some people-men and women both-when
they have once got married think they may
do lust as they please and it will make no
difference. They make great mistake. 1t
causes all the difference in the world. W0-
men should grow more devoted and men
more fond after marriage, if they have the
slightest idea of being happy as husbands
and wives. 1t is losing sight of this funda-
mental truth which leads to hundreds OF a.
yorces. Yet many man will scold his wife
who would never think of breathing harsh
word to his sweetheart, and many wife will
be glum and morose on her husbands return
who had only smiles and words OF cheer for
him when he was her suitor. How can such
people expect to be happy?
Year: 1874

THERE is surplus of fruit everywhere,
and it is probable that nearly as many tons
will rot on the ground as will bc gathered and
sent to market. A considerable more than
usual will he dried and preserved. The lit
tie orchardists and farmers will not under
take to send their crops to market, but gen.
orally resort to drying. More canning would
be done, but the cans cost 80 much that dry
ing is more profitable. But there are hun
dreds of orchards here and there where the
fruit will be allowed to rot unless there hap
pen to be pigs roaming about The follow
ing fact gives an idea of the value of ORCH
ards in this vicinity: A farmer residing about
sixteen miles from this city sold his entire
orchard crop. consisting of large number
of fine peach, pear and apple trees, for the
sum of 800. The orchard was purchased
by dealer in town, and though the fruit pur-
chased was dog cheap, the dealer expects to
make but few dollars on the venture. Ten
years ago such an orchard would have netted
the owner 81 ,OCO.-Narysoiue (Cal) Appeal,
Iugust
Year: 1874




The death OF this well known citizen, Just de-
ceased, while tt will excite no surprise, will,
without doubt, cause deep feeling Of sorrow
among his many friends. Colonel Lynch was born
In the Eleventh ward Of this city thirty eight years
ago, and having resided in the same neighbor-
hood ever since, was known to almost every resi-
dent of the east side of New York, where he had
many sincere and devoted friends. At the out
enthusiastic OF those who sprang to the defence Of
the Union. He Joined the Forty second New York
volunteers Crammany regimenu, where his SOL
uleriy qualities soon procured for him the commits
sion OF q lieutenant His hrst important battle
was at Balls Bluff, where he 80 distinguished him.
self as to procure Tor him In the fol-
lowing February QS69 the command Of
Q company. He participated In every
battle IN which the Army OF the Potomac was en-
gagged, and ms gaantry, ADDRESS and thorough
devotion to his military life were rewarded by
Colonel (tnen lieutenant colOnep Lynch, seeing
the color sergeant shot down and the men waver-
ing under terrible IRE, sprung from his horse,
tore the standard from the hands OF the PROSTATE
and dying sergeant, and, carrying IL TO the head
OF his command restored the temporarily nagging
hopes Of the regiment. Wounds and sickness con-
tracted in that fatal war have at last done their
work. The Colonel returned from the war with a
shattered constitution and. after long and painful
suffering, has gone 80 rest He was IN high stand
ing In the Masonic fraternity, a member OF Cos
mopolitan ConsistOry, thirty second degree Zeal
and Constancy Chapter OF Rose Croix. eighteenth
degree; New York Council, p OF j.. sixteenth de-
gree New York Lodge OF Perfection, fourteenth
degree; Henry Clay Lodge, DC.