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Year: 1874

No stranger should be allowed to
come to our churches and depart
without receiving u kind word, and
invitation to come again. / am afraid
that many of us are i'm this matter ut
fault. Too often the stranger is taken
no notice of; no one offers him seat;
and he is permitted to 60 away with
out any word of welcome. This is a
great mistake, even If not sin. Many
a young man has been saved by a
word Of encouragement given him
when entering a place of worship for
the first time. A kind word to a
stranger goes good way. If those
who have no regular place of worship
are treated with Christian kindness
when they come to our churches they
will be likely to return. Every
courtesy and attention should be paid
them, so that they may feel at home
i'm the house of God. 1t is our duty
as Christians to win those whom we
meet to Christ by all the means i'm
our power. We owe 1t to them as a
matter of politeness. This will tend
to increase the congregation and fill
up the church. Dwindling audiences
have been enlarged by such means.
In some churches there are hand
shaking committees, so-called, whose
business It is to sec to all strangers,
speak to them and invite them to
come again. But 1t seems to us that
every member of the church ought to
feel It his duty, If possible, to greet
those who come into the congregation
for the first time, and let IL be known
that they are hartily welcomed.
Many of our churches are hut partially
filed because very little effort is made
to draw them to the house of God.
There should be a drawing church as
well as a drawing minister. The
people should 60 after and seek out
men il they will not come after the
gospel. All christians should feel II
their duty not only to invite the ir-
religious to the house of worship, but
also to treat them with cordiality and
kindness when they do come. This
may induce them to return.
Year: 1874

AN Ohio woman, riding on the cars
with her boy, said he was six, and
when I" Billy spoke w and declared
he was ten, the good woman drew
him over her knee and had satisfac-
tion for the half fare she was Obliged
to pay.s d9idy lae rse fa q w leH
Year: 1874

There has been very little importance attached 10
tbe Stock Exchange speculation to-day, and we have
had quiet day all around. The railway share move
uept has been small and devoid Of even those feat


res of interest that have made the late market the
least notable For time at the opening there was


disposition TO press stocks but later on the denial
of some reports preudcial to Rock Island this stock
reacted and took along the whole market with It,
and in the afternoon heleadng shares were marked
I'D to higher basis. Union Pacific was the weak
spot in the market, and Lake Shore and western
Union were the strong shares. a small trade only
was driven in any of the list, and further develop
nents are awaited. The general market closed
strong The opening, highest, lowest, and closing
yrices of stoclls
Year: 1874

The " refractory" voter Ia no longer lone
some. He had lots Of company Tuesday aud in sew
districts Of ONO aud Indiana there enough of
his kind to form pretty respectable party. May his
tribe increase!


The Republicans of the Xth Massachusetts
District have nominated Charles A Stevens for Con-
This is the district IN which number Of Repub
hcdus have nominated Prof Seelye Independent
ticket. There Is probability that the Democrats Will
make nomination, but will support Prof See,ye. II
they do. it is thOugL tue contest will be close, with
chances IN favor Of Stevens.


Here is another doubling Thomas. The
Ch,cago Post and Nal says: Whoever believes that
President Grant has expressed TO Secretary Robeson
any other man. his relative the third is
IDIOT Whether that clOse-mouthed and wonderful
person desires the honor not and whether he could
be persuaded TO accept not all rest assured
thit ne Will never utter WORD on tue subject until
a;ter the action Of the nominating convention"


Concerning the proposition TO test the third
term question by joint resolution in Congress
demu,ng it, The Sacramento Unio" says: This is a
good aud strong suggestion and il carried will
tsiny make the election Of Grant for another term i'm
possible on the other hand should II be started and
ta either House. the failure would greatly strengthen
ths chances OF the thrdtermers who might with much
pIsusbIty into the States and claim that the major


Y IN Congress favor their scheme and that only the
DsmOcrdts and few dscOntented and disappointed Re
TubIcans At; aud they mainly TO deprive the
which only Grant can give theni.'


senator Morton will not rebel. He never
uttered such disloyal sentiments reference TO the
<iraut Administration attributed TO him by The
ChtcagO Tribune Tie information Of The Tribune was
entirely incorrect. This is the substance OF denial
which given to the public by The Indianapolis
Journal, sometimes enormously charged with being
Senator MorOn's organ. The Journal continues: He
fully heartily accord with the great Republican
party and believes that its unity and harmony are the
best of good government, progress and re-
form. Tue attempt 20 produce o rupture between
Senator Morton and the President will not succeed"
Tile country breatnes easier.


The Presidents kitchen organ, The National
Rp,ibcan haa such doubst OF the importance OF the
Turd Term discussion afflict organic brethren
throughout this II fails realize how seriously
7hs discussion Of the question embarrasses them here
aud it calmly explains that the matter has COM
znauded the consideration Of every public
the country TEereupon repeats its own position IN
tho following perfect model of a Bunsbyism: "We be-


not fairly before the country that
Gen Grant is not intriguing moving finger in the
matter; that when the time he and the great
majority Of the Republican party will deal with it fairly
aud squarely, and with a wise regard for the best
Interests the Republic" What Gen. Grant and the
people la Washington who 70 act for the Re-
publican party Will then conceive 20 be for the best
Interests OF the Republic Ii is not difficult 10 guess.
Year: 1874

I was once sitting in cool under


ground saloon at Leipsic, while without
people were ready to die from heat,
when a new guest entered and took a
seat opposite me. The sweat rolled In
great drops down his face, and he was
kept busy with his handkerchief, till at
last he found relief in the exclamation,


50 FearfullY hot" watched atten-
lively as he called for cool drink, for
I expected every moment that he would
fall from his chair in a fit of apoplexy.
The man must have noticed that was
observing him, for he turned toward me
suddenly, saying, &c I am curious sort
of person, am not ?'' Why ?" I
asked. Because~I perspire only on
the right side" And SO it as; his
right cheek and the right half Of his
forehead were as hot as fire, while the
left side of hisface bore not trace Of per-
spiration. had never seen the like, and,
in my astonishment, was about to enter
into conversation with him regarding the
physiological curiosity, when his neigh
bor on the left broke In with the remark,


q Then we are the opposite and coun-
terparts of each other, for I perspire
only on the left side" This, toe, was
the fact. SO the pair took seats oppo-
site each other, and shook hands like
two men who had Just found each his
other half.-POpULGr Science Monthly.
Year: 1874

Farmers predict hard winter because
rabbits are burrowing far into the
ground. It is wise In a rabbit to do
this. If he didn't some young man
would have him out of that with a
forked stick pretty quick. However, if
that Is a sign, it can be offset by
the action of certain cOckroaches
around this office. Not one OF them
has even commenced to dig yet. They
ramble around as if they expected APP
pie trees to blossom in January, and
sort o. turn up their noses when they
hear any thing about cold weather or
the wolf Of starvation. They don't
seem to care a cent whether they swing
on a gas burner or roost on the steam
pipes, and their utter reeklessness goes to
show that the coming winter won't be
of much account.-Detroit Free Press.
Year: 1874

widow out of BiIl's buggy and into his,


and the two women went on, leaving the
men behind. Bill lost no time in ar
ranging his toilet as well as he could,


and then with great persuasion Ed. got
him to go home with him, and hunting
up slippers and socks and getting him
washed and combed, had him quite pre-
sentable when the ladies arrived. I
need not tell how the story was all
wormed out of bashful Bill, and how
they all laughed as they sat around the
tea table that night, but viii conclude
by saying that they went to the show
together and Bill has no fear of Gus
Sackrider now. -zt e.
This is true story about Bill and the
widow, Just as I had it from Ed. Wilbur,
and if there is anything unsatisfactory
about it, ask him. ..s..-s 1899 50
Year: 1874

The mole is first-class engineer
His house under the ground Is con.
structed with just as much system as n
citadel or castle. There is q central
house, from which run several roads
there are galleries around 1t which con-
meet with the main portion by roads
far below the ground they have dug a
large hunting domain, with great
highway leading from the fortress
through it. Being very particular in
the rearing of its babies, 1t builds nur-
sery at somo distance from its citadel,
where II can educate them in quiet
There is plenty of room for them TO
play, in the numerous roads, crossing
each other al various angles. He bores
with his feet, the two fore feet being
shaped like hand, and scoops out the
dirt and throws it behind him as he adj
vances forward. His soft, velvet fur
does not edhere to dirt, and his very
tough skin prevents any sensitiveness
in rubbing against the sides Of the close
fitting hole he has bored. The mole
takes night walks In the garden after
snais, which he devours. He is thirs-
ty animal, aud constructs several tanks
to hold water IN his underground home.
Brighten him when he is at home, and
it Is said he will trot as fast as horse
over tho very long highways or gale
ries he has built in his subterranean re.
treat. He Injuries root crops and builds
up mounds in the meadow against the
farmers Oft repeated protests; but after
all, the mole is kind to his family, the
best Of fathers and very afrectonatc
husband he will defcEd them even at
the sacrifice Of his life, A splendid ex-
ample to the highest forms Of the ami
NAL kingdom.
Year: 1874

Do the city papers say anything:n IN re"
gard TO your connty2 Nothing. DO
they contain notices of your schools.
churches, meetings, improvements, and
hundreds Of other local matters Of inter-
est, which your papers publish without
pay mot an item. DO they ever say
word calculated to draw attention to
your county and its numerous thriving
towns, and aid in their progress and
enterprisep Not line, and yet there
are men who take such contracted views
of the matter, that unless they are get
ting as many square inches OF reading
In their own paper as ,hoy do In tho
city paper, they think they are not get.
ting tho worth Of their money. This
reminds us OF person who took the
largest pair of boots In tho box simply
because they cost the tame as pair
much smaller that fitted him.
Year: 1874

The debt OF North Carolina has been
under tho Radical dominion
from eighteen million dollars to nearly
lhlriy.hvc millions. Most OF this In
crease is due to fraudulent issue OF
bonds for the benefit of railroad COM
panies In 1868 and 1869.
Year: 1874

We think we speak for the loyal followers of
Grant administration, and especially of the
Custom House persuasion, when we express
the disappointment that is felt at the nom
appearance of the new administration news
paper, The Republic. The reason for this
delay is happily from the desire of its capable
founders to begin wisely and begin WELL The
sucklings of the party who have been fed so
long on hash and bitter beer, will not have to
wait much longer. There are so many aues-
tions that starve, it were, for official treat
ment that the impatience is natural. party
engine without safety valve, and we learn
from an intelligent contemporary that the
President in his distress has been compelled to
fall back upon the HERALD and to take unusual
pains to instruct us as to his views upon
the Southern questions. Considering that the
second-or, perhaps, to be exactly accurate, the
third-Washington has for long time ceased
to read the HERALD, or in fact any newspaper
whatever, this condescension on his part
shows how deeply he must feel the want of
his "organ." We are proud to be the organ
of the President, and we offer him better terms
than he will be apt to obtain elsewhere. He
has only to pay four cents a day and take the
HERALD advice on all matters and he will have
an organ worth possessing, and We shall get
on as harmoniously as the brethren in
Plymouth church. But in the absence OF
this. alliance. which awaits contamination.
Year: 1874

and as there is no assurance that the Presl-
dent and the HERALD may not again fall out
let us urge our friends of The Republic to
begin. The only organ now in New York
Excepting the HERALD for its present short
engagement) is the Commercial, an exceedingly
combative newspaper, whose editor is 80
high in the Presidents confidence that he
wants to fight everybody who differs with
him. No President cares to be always in hot
water, and SO the Commercial is rather tax
upon the mind of the incumbent Washington
than comfort to him, as every well con-
Quoted organ should be to its President-as
the HERALD is, tor instance, during its present
brief and pleasant term of service.


Our readers will understand the hunger OF
soul and litteness of spirit that must dwell
in the Custom House mind when they find ex-
preston like this in the newspaper which
prints the government advertisements. ''Never-
theess," says this unruly organ, ''since we ara
still two years from the Presidential campaign,
and since there are pressing subjects Of the
hour which need attention, it is not improba-
BILE that our own State Convention and all
others will address themselves to the business
Immediately before them and avoid being
drawn into wild-goose chase after the lame
ducks of the democrats The third term ques-
ton will be very easily disposed of whenever
the proper time comes" Here is a living
issue, which is in all mems minds and upon
which every Custom House follower has yearn-
ings for information. He looks in the organ
which has the advertisements, and he is told
to wait two years! Here is o problem
which an American statesman as eminent as
Henry Wilson informs us threatens to rend
the republican party, and the organ calls it "a
wild-goose chase after the lame ducks of the
democrats" whatever that may mean ! He
looks elsewhere and finds no subject intelli-
gently treated except the Prince Of Wales and
emigration questions. All this will be reme-
died when we have Tile Republic. In express
ing our disappointment at its non-appearance
we congratulate the party that it will certainly
appear, that loyal minds will then have sound
doctrines laid down, and an intelligent con-
sideration of American questions and that tho
President will have newspaper which will
comfort and cheer him and be worthy OF the
official advertisements. e.
Year: 1874

The Grand Jury yesterday were treated to q
picnic by the Commissioners of Charities and
Correction, under the special charge
of Messrs. Laimbeer and Stern. They
went first to the Charity Hospital,
where sufficient quantity of white
wash was taken on board for the trip,
and thence to the Smallpox Hospital, where
they did not stay long. The Almshouse then
was complimented, and the Asylum for the
Blind made the jurymen wink. The Work
house was pleasing, and at Randall's Island
the boys were told how happy they were and
how thankful they should be- The
Founding Hospital was next in order,
and by this time, it being late in the day, the
party drew near the Inebriate Asylum. Here
none Of them remained AL reports to that
Year: 1874

and nothing will do more to confirm the good
opinion of the public than for him to exhibit the
rare example Of professed reformer who de-
clines to make his professions stepping
stone to Office.


1t is well for our politics that we should
have such class of men. If they are sagacious
and high-minded they not only give steadi-
ness and stability to party policy, but the ex-
ample they set of public spirit and disin-
terested services enables them to exert
wholesome moral influence in restraining the
prevalent insane eagerness for Office. inducing
aspirants to postpone their claims, and men in
public positions to be content with the honest
emoluments of their places and to prize honor
and public favor above sordid gains
Year: 1874

The CzAD ALEXANDER OF RUSSIA has adj
dressed a note to Don Carlos, in which he ex-
presses much sympathy with the Bourbon
Prince in his efforts to ascend q throne in
Spain. The imperial missive is in reply to a
letter of the royalst chief This action is
quite natural on the part of the Russian ruler
in dynastic point Of view republicanisrn in
Spain or any other portion of Europe boinc
directly opposed to his system of government
from st. Petersburg to the Caucasus There
may be good deal of diplomacy as well as of
politeness in the matter of the correspondence.
Perhaps Don Carlos has promised qlid
pro quo Russia looks toward the Mediterra.
mean occasionally.
Year: 1874

The important report furnished the HERALD
by the courtesy of the Chief Signal Officer,
and published in another column, makes a
suggestive exhibit of the summer droughts.
While the season was unusually rainless the
anomaly was not so great as to exclude the
inference that the estimated rainlessness for
1874 affords the data for future calculations of
the summer moisture. The basis Of compu-
tation has been taken, as will be seen by
reference to the report, from the average pre-
cipitation ascertained by many years observa-
ton. Every departure from this normal
quantity, amounting to one and half inches
of rain in the two-month period Gncluding
July and AugusD has been regarded as in
volving drought. To an ordinary glance the
deficiency of one and half inches in sixty-two
days may seem insignificant and of no
consequence agriculturally. But when it is
considered that this deficiency happened in
the very crisis of the vegetative process it is
seen to be very serious. One inch of rain in
July or August will do more for the crops
than three or four inches in the preceding or
succeeding months. The midsummer period
is one in which the grain-srowing and fruit
ripening processes reach a dead point, beyond
which only the refreshing shower can enable
them to pass. And if the old Greek proverb,
Zone swallow does not make the spring." be
true, it is often true that in the critical crop
making period one good shower turns the
scale in favor of the husbandman and insures
full harvest
Year: 1874

The Truth of the statement that Germany
contemplates the acquisition Of Porto Rico
receives startling confirmation to-day in our
dispatches from Washington. We are in
formed that the State Department has re-
ceived from Russia the assurance that in case
of such an attempt the Gear will offer to join
with the United States to prevent it.
Year: 1874

The CARL1sT FOUNDRY at Vera has been
visited by one of our correspondents and is
the subject OF an interesting letter to-day.
This mandatory is Of very great Importance
to the royal army, as it turns out all the shells
used in the war; yet it has not been molested
by Serrano.
Year: 1874

The PENDING amendments to the constitu-
ton of New York were the subject of a lecture
before the Liberal Club last night by Mr.. L.
Bradford Prince of which we give full sum-
mary elsewhere.
Year: 1874

The LORD MAYOR OF DUBLIN was received
yesterday by the municipal authorities and
was presented to many of our citizens. 1t is
rumored that he is to be naturaized, so that
he can have a vote in November
Year: 1874

The AUSTRIAN EXPLORERS OF THE ARCTIC
REGION have enjoyed quite national ovation
since their return from the Polar region.
They made triumphal entry to Vienna
yesterday in the midst of most enthusiastic
demonstration by the people. The complete
report of their experiences and discoveries
will be looked for with much interest
Year: 1874

The DREADFUL CONDITION of our pavements
has long engaged the attention of citizens and
now receives that of Commissioner Van Mort.
His communication to the Common Council
is published to-day and would soften heart
of stone We wish we could prophesy that
his suggestions will be acted upon.
Year: 1874

HYDRAULIC DIGGINGs. Sierra Ne
vads Company are now engaged in run
ming tunnel into Cedar Hill under the
large gravel deposit near their old works.
The tunnel will pass about ten feet un.
derneath the basin of the gravel deposit.
1t is being made large enough to admit
OF a string OF large slricss being placed
In 1t, with arrangements for saving all
the quartz. Although called a gravel de-
post. the rock shows but little indica.
tion OF a''wash, all being in angular
fragments and more resembling the de-
bris of big slide from the hill; though
Cedar Rayine may at one time have
passed along where the deposit is now
found. The ground is known to be very
rich and in early days paid immensely
with but twenty or thirty inches of water.
When the present owners get to work
with l50 inches of water they expect to
lay bare to the bedrock the whole side of
the hill. Thus will doubtless be dis
covered some very rich pockets OF quartz.
They expect to be ready to commence
operations about the middle of April.
When they start $50 inches of water
down the canyon there will be chapc
for others to work gravel deposits below,
IN the banks Of the ravine, wherever it
will not interfere with the rights of the
mill-owners. If there should not be suf-
hcient gold to pay for working, there
must at least be. in places along Six-mile
Canyon, some big deposits of quicksilver
and amalgam. As Six-mile Canyon was
the favorite stanping-ground of Jack Da-
Wis and his band of stage robbers in the
early days, u silver brick might be turned
up occasionally y.-[V Virginia Enterprise,
llth.
Year: 1874

The White Pine News says that the
Eoerhardt Company have had a large
force OF men employed in cutting through
Immense drifts of snow lying between the
mill and mine. Crushing will be re-
sumed on the Goth. The News concludes
by saying: "As this mill is the only one
expected to run in this district for a
number of months, it becomes matter
for coneratulation that every effort is be-
ing made to overcome all obstacles to its
success. 1t is said that no stoppages
need be feared for some months, for all
of which We are sincerely thankful"