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Year: 1874

How quickly one generation of men
follows another to the grave! We
come like the ocean waves to the shore,
and scarcely strike the strand before
we roll back into the forgetfulness
whence we came. There is skeleton
in every house, Ay, in some, many
We can stand upon the corner of any
street, and, looking back, we shall see
that all the houses have changed occu-
pants in few years, Yes! while we
look, we ourselves grow old and pass
ON to join the caravan whose tents arc
almost in sight on the other side. In
youth the other world seems great
way Off but later we feel and realize
that it is closer at hand; and what ia
better, nature does the preparatory
work for passing into it, 90 that we
grow easily into it--are born into it.
Year: 1874

Many young people think that an idle
life must be pleasant one. But this is
a sad mistake, as they would soon find
out if they made trial Of the life they
think so agreeable. One who is never
busy can never enjoy rest !: for rest inn
plies a relief from previous labor; and if
our whole time wero spent in amusing
ourselves, wo should find it more wear
isomc than the hardest days work. Re,
creation is only valuable as it unbends us
the idle can know nothing oft, Many
people leave off business and settle down
to life of enjoyment ;but they generally
find that they are not nearly SO happy as
they were before, and they arc often glad
to return to the occupations to escape the
miscrics.
Year: 1874

Can bullet be said to resemble a
sheep when it grazes!


The art Of teaching is the art of arous-
ing and guiding the self-activitics of an
other mind 50 as to develop in it certain
thought or feeling.
Year: 1874

consisting Of almost everything kept in
the mercantile line, wo will be pleased to
receive the former patronage of the house
and a viii promise to sell goods as low as
they u, can be bought at any other house.
We have adopted the
Year: 1874

THE latest invention calculated to do
away with human skill is patent piano
player, by which an aspiVant for musical
distinction can perform the most difficult
pieces without the preliminary torture
known as practicing, or those terrors to
the infant mind called scales. This Won
derful machine owes its birth.tO Paris 1t
occupies position in front of the key
board of the piano, and extends from
above the keyboard to the Il ,or. Over
the keys of the piano are keys correspond
ing to the keys beneath them. These are
the fingers of the machine, and they have
this advantage over the human hand, that
they have finger for every note. The
top of the machine is about one foot in
width. 1t has in the center two rollers
which are moved by crank. These carry
the music through, and as it passes the
piano plays 1t. The music is on paper
and the notes are made by cutting holes
in squares. AS these notes pass certain
point they allow hammer to pass
through, and the stroke of that hammer
is communicated to its own key on thC
piano. Each key has its hammer. i
only requires that these holes be cut a
proper intervals to strike any number o
keys Ia any given series. The machine
can be adapted to any instrument witt
keys,
Year: 1874

a PLEASANT two story dwelling House, in good
"A repair suitable for families. situated on
the southerly corner of Pearl and Lincoln Streets
Enquire at the House any time after 10 A. M.


mY20 If
Year: 1874

Which from it's infancy has been under my
special guardianship, and IN part the object
OF my care, In conclusion the undersigned
would beg to say that the magnitude OF the
stock and the assortment of goods now offered
for inspection and sale at this establishment, is
without precedent and beyond a parallel IN
the annals OF the


Esctais Dry Goods Grade.


Before the close of the present season,
shall offer large invoices OF desirable goods
and intend and promise 10 have tie prices in
all cases a shade lower than any other estab-
lishment.
Year: 1874

is to be the weapon used And through the
instrumentality OF this and the enterprise of
the never-tiring hand Of its principal, the work
has been commenced and shall be carried on
upon magnificent scale, beyond peradventure
to mistake. Having the requisite facilities at
hand which are particularly desirable at the
present day. to compete with an establishment
like this and 30 much needed by the man Of
BUSINESS, with every possible advantage at
my command, not even a pebble to obstruct or
TO mar my course. | once more
Year: 1874

and relying upon my past experience and pres
ent knowledge in the business and the good
sense of a discerning public for my future
veal or woe. 1t will be my purpose this Fail
to exhibit large attractive and commanding
stock of Goods, such as will suit the spicial
wants of the trade, and to dispose of them in
every instance in such mariner as will reflect
credit upon myself
Year: 1874

We have often remarked the unconcern of
visitors to one of our beautiful cemeteries,
as they traverse the avenues and comment
on the good or bad taste of the monuments
erected The visit in most cases is one of
mere curiosity. Although every tablet and
inscription is a direct sermon to the living
Thou art mortal, and must die-the appeal
reaches not the heart as truth not to be
safely trifed with. The fact that all are
mortal is not denied, but its personal appli-
cation is evaded. Death is regarded as re-


mote-it will come, but not for many years
-''thus dies in human hearts the thoughts
of death" The most impressive lessons are
set aside as not demanding immediate con-
sideration, and are regarded as obtrusive if
they for a moment check the spirit of intense
worldliness. The solemn awe which for a
moment is produced by the entrance into
family of q stern messenger, striking down
its head, is soon replaced by the eager eal-
culations of worldly profit which the event
may bring in its train. 1t is not uncommon
that disputes arise about the division of pro


perty left by the dead, and the house of
mourning being converted into scene Of
angry quarrels. So little is the voice Of
Providence regarded. The obituary columns
of newspaper, in which are recorded the
exit of the distinguished, instead of admonish-
ing us of the vanity of human life, impart
feeble impressions, soon to be efaced. The
voice is silenced in death Of one who figured
in the forum, the cabinet, the senate, or the
pulpit, and after few formal regrets, the
strife is who shall succeed to the place va
Gated. Men, eager for wealth and honOrs,
Year: 1874

One of the most profitable as well as
interesting kinds of business for women
is the care Of bees. In recent sgri-
cultural report it is stated that one
lady bought four hives for $40, and in
five years she was offered 800 for
her stock, and refused it as not enough.
In addition to this increase IN her capi-
tai, in one of these five years she sold
twenty-five hives and four hundred and
thirty pounds of honey. 1t is also
stated that in five years one man, from
six colonies of bees to start with,
cleared 5000 pouAds Of honey and fifty
four colonies. When properly in
structed, almost any woman in the city,
as easily as in the country, can manage
bees and make more profit than in any
other method demanding so little time
and labor. But in the modes ordina-
rily practiced few can make any great
profit in this employment. 1t is hoped
q time is at hand when every woman
will be trained to some employment by
which she can secure to herself an in
dependent home and means to support
q family, in case she does not marry or
is left widow, with herself and family
to support.-Anaerican Woman's
Home.
Year: 1874

The ocean stretched away in silent vast
ness at our feet; the sound Of its waves
scarcely reached our airy lookout; away in
the north the huge old sun swung low along
the horizon, like the slow beat Of the pendu-
lum in the tall clock Of our grandfather
parlor corner. We all stood silent, looking
at our watches. When both hands came
together at l2, midnight, the full round orb
hung triumphantly above the wave-a bridge
of gold, running due north, spanned the
water between US and him. There he shone
in silent majesty, which knew no setting.
We involuntarily took off our hats; no word
was said. Combine, if you can, the most
brilliant sunrise and sunset you ever saw,
and its beauties will pale before the gorgeous
coloring which now lit up the ocean, heaven,
and mountain. In half an hour the sun had
swung up perceptibly on his beat, the colors
changed to those of morning, fresh breeze
rippled over the food, one songster after
another piped up in the grove behind us
we had slid into another day.-H. Camp
bells Moray Travels.
Year: 1874

The Times" Calcutta correspondent,


describing the life of English planters


in India, relates the following incident:


l met planter who, far removed from


European society, has managed to write


and print mot publish, l think a most


labOriOus book, for the purpose of prov


ing that all the religions of the world


are traeeable to pOetical or astrOlogi-


myth as Jupiter. This he told me, in


bungalow reading Max Muller with the


freshness of boy and the closeness of
a man accustomed to hard thought.
CHANGING to mention these facts to
another gentleman, he said: "Yes, but
gentle as Mr.. SO-and-sO is, I'll tell you
what he once did. There was a band
of DacOits in the neighbOrhOOd, and in
the daily habit of levying blackmail,
IL the chief was paid monthly wage.
the person SO paying was secured in his
property. If not, thieving was allowed
and he soon lost far more than would
perhaps have warded off the robberies
for years. The Chief one day called
upon Mr.. -, and professed to need
a sum of money. The Englishman said,
Yes, will give you notes. and he Ie-
ceived the expected answer that the
man did not want notes but rupees. Ii
was agreed, therefore, that the rObber
should call again for the money, which
would be provided against a certain
time. The planter could have called in
help, but the experiment was danger
Gus one, and he resolved that he would
not place any one else in the position
of suffering from the almost certain
retaliation. He armed two of his ser
wants, Sikhs, and when the rObber
again appeared, pinned him to the wall,
tied him hand and foot, put him on an
elephant and carried him a consider
able distance to prison, where before
trial he died of cholera. The act alto
gether was one of great during; the
captor, seated on another elephant,
held a loaded musket ready to shoot
the robber in case of an attempt at res
cue, but that act of resolution broke up
the gang, and DacOity, for a time at
least, was at an end"
Year: 1874

Foolish spending is the father of
poverty. Do not be ashamed of work,
nor of hard work. Work for the wages
you can gel, but work for half price
rather than be idle. Be your master,
and do not let society or fashion swallow
up your individuality-hat, coat, and
boots. Do not eat up and wear out all
that you earn. Compel your selfish
body to spare something for profits
saved. Be stingy to your own appetite,
but merciful to others necessities. Help
others, and ask no help for yourself.
See that you are proud. Let your pride
be of the right kind. Be too proud to
be lazy; too proud to give up without
conquering every difficulty; too proud
to wear 9 coat that you cannot afford to
buy; too proud to be in company you
cannot keep up with in expenses too
proud to lie. or steal, or cheat ; too
proud to be stingy.
Year: 1874

He that pretends to happy life must
first lay q foundation OF virtue, as q
bond upon him to live and die true to
that cause. We do not find felicity in
the veins of the earth, where we dig for
gold; nor in the bosom Of the sea,
where We fish for pearls bnt in pure
and untainted mind, which, if it were
not holy, were fit to entertain the Diety.
He that would be truly happy must
think his own lot best, and 80 live with
men as considering God sees him, and
so to speak, as il men heard him.
Year: 1874

Marriage among the Burmese is a
most peculiar institution, and the mar
riage knot" is very easily undone; II
two persons are tired OF each .p; Others :;
the following simple, and touching, but
light two candles, and, shutting up
their but. sit down and wait until they
are burned. The one whose candle
hurns ont first gets up at once and
leaves the house for ever, taking moth
inc but the clothes he or she may have
an at the time; all else then becomes
the property of the other party.
Year: 1874

Mr. Baker took an unfair advantage OF his po.
s:tion in the Council at its last meeting After he
had got all Of his false assertions and inaccurate
and equally deceptive statistical data before the
Council, he called the "previous question" and
cut off all further opportunity for the opponents
OF the Pad Fire Department to answer his mis-
statements. This little trick, unless It's conse.
quences are intercepted before the change is
made, will run the city into another hundred
thousand dollars of debt in less than three years
after the Paid system is adopted and add 90 per
cent. TO the cost of all insurance policies.


In ten years it will cost the city more money
than would be required to build and commence a
gas company that could afford to supply the city
with gas at 10 thousand feet.


instead of doing something to add 10 the con-
venience and economy of Wilmington the Ring
that runs the Council seems to prefer to throw
money away on unnecessary affairs such as the
"English Bull" the so-called Hospital, expensive
gutter plates, and Paid Fire Department
Year: 1874

FROM TaR PRESIDENT OF THE FRENCH.


Mr. Pfcsident: France can never forget
her obligations to your government for the
wise irmness of its Executive in 1888 in CONF
pelling my august predecessor, Louis PHILIPPE,
of blessed memory, to pay up the American
indemnity, which might otherwise have been
a charge upon my treasury at this day, whom
it would be very incOnvenient TO take care OF
it; neither can she ever be iusensible 70 the
benefcent exercise of your influence in
smoothing the way for the withdrawal of our
army from Mexico in 1867, aud thus saving
us the inconvenient expenses of a longer oCS
cupation of that miserable country. We
would prefer, however, and shall not hesitate
to avail ourselves of the first convenient OPP
portunity that offers. TO testify our gratitude
in some similar service to you, rather than by
accepting your Excellency's gracious invita>
ton to celebrate your first Centennial in Phila>
delphia. The fact is, to be frank with you,
as becomes men in positions, the part
which my predecessor, the lAmented Louis
XVI. of blessed memory, had in your
national 0ccOmchemrRt, cost him aud his wife
their heads, and fear that my participation
in the Centennial anniversary of that event
might prove equally expensive to myself.


My august predecessor meant no wrong In
lending you his support in your revolt in 1776.
he merely sought the humiliation of Eng
land, always the natural wish of every Com
tinental sovereign but yOu know the people
are not discriminating. They arc apt to think
their rulers mean what they say and act from
the motives which they avow. So when they
saw their king aiding il the establishment Of
your Independence aud the Sovereignty of
the people they were pig>hcaded enough 70
suppose We we1 lighting for tho rights Of all
men; not merely for the privileges of the
French princes. regret to say that the same
delusion is more rife in my dominions now
than ever before, and it requires all my power
and tact to conceal from the public the extent
to which it prevails. have u very soft plAoe
at present, and do not care to change IT,


This Is consideration to which your Fx-
cellency is not a stranger, and therefore am
sure you will be prepared to appreciate, aud
if necessary to pardon. the feelings with
which l am constrained to decline your Ex-
celency's gracious hospitality.


Liberty, Equality and fraternity.


MCMAHON, President
Given at the Palace Of the Republic ut Yer
sailles, April !, 1874.


From THE PRESIDENT OF SPAIN


Mr. President: I regard the discovery
of America as the greatest calamity that ever
befoI my country or mankind, and if there
is any one place hotter than al others in the
universe hope Columbus is iu it. I shall
not celebrate the birthday of your republic,
but it will give mo the greatest imaginable
satisfaction TO assist at its funeral


CrpDANo
Year: 1874

The friends Of Temperance did comparatively
little yostorday. An application to Mayor colvin
to Induce him to veto tho sunday ordinance was
unsuccessful, and tho temperance meeting Inst
night WIS lnrgo but riot specially enthusiastic.
Year: 1874

and he further charges that the trustees shall
pay to him such sums OF money as be may
from day to day or from week to week de-
.man1 OF them, not, however, exceeding the
sum of twenty-five Thousand Dollars in any
one year" 1t is said that it required some
persuasion to induce him to reserve SO large
sum as this fer his own use Such in short is
a sketch OF the most extraordinary public
bequest Of our time. 1t differs widely from
the Peabody benefactons in the fact that
the California capitalist has reserved SO


little fer. himself, aud has left almost
nothing for his relatives The trust, if
wisely and luckily administered, may be
made the means Of great good, but this it is
impossible for any one to foresee. No one
can help being a little nervous as to the dis
position to be made of the $3.50, OO0 devoted
to monumental art. The trustees have it in
their power to give the Pacific Coast two of
the finest monuments in the world, or to cover
the name of James Lick with ridicule more
enduring than brasS-N T. Tribune,
Year: 1874

worth $50 per acre, for the same price that
they would piece Of prairie land worth
$500 per acre. >.r.


Bro. Cook does not seem to understand
that all railroad lands are conveyed to the
State. We believe this to be the fact, at
least we know the most of it in this State
has been conveyed to the State in trust
for the roads, and the State turns 1t over to
the companies as soon as they have COM
Piled with the terms and conditions fixed in
the grant. The State holds the lands as
trustee for the companies, but we have
never known it to attempt to attach any
further conditions to transferring the lands
to the companies than were fixed by Con-
gress, although it possibly may have the
power to do so, and we hope it has.


Our correspondent will see then that if
Congress had granted to the St. Paul & Pa
ci6c R. R. extension Of time, and placed
the land in the hands of the State, without
making any conditions as to the price for
which it should be sold, the State would
not in all probability have departed from
its usual course, but would have passed the
lands over to the company, as had been its
custom before. We think, therefore, it was
we'll to amend the memorial in that regard.


We like to see the spirit of investigation
manifested by our correspondent, especial
ly on legislative topics. We want to see
more Of it. We shall always endeavor to
enlighten our readers on this subject. We
shall not claim infalibity in this work, but
we shall guarantee the very best we can do.
Year: 1874

We are glad to learn that Sheriff
Chandler is recovering from his recent Sc
we're illness. The Changers have not yet
got things into that perfect condition that
will enable us to dispense with the services
of middle man in the shape Of Sheriff.
Year: 1874

Mr.. I. S. MILLS has just shown us
a new patent bag holder, which he proposes
to manufacture and sell in Goodhue and
Wabasha counties. It is new patent, and
is simple in its construction and practical
in its working. It holds bag better and
more securely than a person can hold it,
and will save time and one man in taking
up grain.
Year: 1874

SAN FRANCISCO, May 15.-The ac-
counts of the capture of Vasquez and
two of his gang differ. The most relia-
BILE is that he was surprised while at din
ner, with his weapons in another room.
He received several wounds IN the at
tempt to escape, but the physicians cay
he will recover. There is great excite
ment at Los Angeles. The jail is guard
ed by a strong force of men to prevent
the escape or lynching of the prisoner.
The total appropriation by the State for
the capture of Vasquez and his men is
fifteen thousand dollars-eight thousand
for the chief.
Year: 1874

dist Episcopal Church South this NOR.
ming the report Of the Committee Oh
Fraternal Relations with the Northern
Church was, with a few unimportant
changes from tue text as telegraphed,
adopted by very large vote
Year: 1874

LOUISVILLE, May 23.-In the Gener-
al Conference of tha Methodist Episcopal
Church South yesterday the Committee
on Fraternal Relations with the Northern
Church reported that it is deemed prop
er for the attainment of the object sought
to guard against all misappreheusion to
declare that the organizations are not in.
volvei in fraternity in our view Of the
subject the reasons for aSeperate exis>
tence Of the two branches OF Methodists
are such as to make a corporate union
undesirable and impracticable the causes
which
Year: 1874

The Poughkeepsie Eagle in an ar.
ticle on chow mistakes happen in
newspapers" figures up the number Of
types used in newspaper the size of
the Eagle at 6OO, ,OOO-i. e., the actual
number of bits Of metal arranged aud
rc-arranged every day in preparing q
newspaper of that size for the press.
We suppose few people think Of tho
printing trade as one Of the most exact
and particular of all the handicrafts,
but it is. In making type, variations
that might be allowed in tue finest
machinery would render the tppe use.
less. 1t is very rarely that type fur
nished by two separate f0undries can
be used together without great deal
Of trouble, though they try to make it
after tho same standard. We read
once in a while of q wonderful piece of
cabinet work, or mosaic work, contain.
ing ten, twenty, or fifty thousand
pieces, the maker of which has spent
months, or even years of labor in pro-
ducing it, and people 60 to see it as y
great curiosity, but the most elaborate
and carefully fitted piece OF work of
this kind ever made does not compare
with that which the printer does every
day, for minuteness Of detail and ac-
curacy of fitting. The man who does
the first is looked upon as an artist
a marvel of skill-and' if hundred of
hie pieces arc put in tho wrong ~.ay, i
is not observed in the general effect
but if the printer, in fitting ten times
as many pieces together III y single
day, put one where another should be,
everybody sees it, and is amazed at
"the stupid carelessness Of those prin'
tcrs.n-DMlNtk Minnes0tiGM.
Year: 1874

ONLY one-fourh of the land suitable for grow
ing cotton in the United States is under cultiya-
ton, and no land or climate IN the world is so
suitable as ours for the production of the plant
Desperate efforts were made by England, during
our civil war when the price Of cotton was 81 and
upwards pound, to increase its production in In
din and elsewhere, without material success; and
although not a tyrant, as formerly, cotton may
well claim the title of king amongst our staples.
Year: 1874

About 150 ballots have boon taken for Speaker
In the Iowa Legislature without result, and
both sides arc naturally reported to be getting
confused. Tho only Sign Of break anywhere
Is the rofusal Of tho Chairman Of the Anti-Mo-
uopoiat caucus to voto for the Anti-h1onopolst
horAtjnto
Year: 1874

In resolving that they arc in favor OF exhaust
Ing the State power in regard to railroads before
calling on tho Federal Government, tho Farmera
Of Mclean County show TINT they arc not ready
Tor any such legislation as that proposed in A1r.
MoCrary's bill for tho Federal regulation Of rail-
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