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Year: 1878

at a certain conference meeting the
Rev. DIR. Blank was good deal pester-
ed by jealous brother who was very
much edited by his own exhortations,
and it was often deemed necessary to
"head him off," by calling on somebody
else to pray or speak just as he was
about to begin. On one occasion, as he
rose to speak, the pastor gently inter
rupted him by saying, Brother, will
you lead us in prayer" The brother
hesitated but moment, and made an
swer: 81 was about to offer a few re-
marks, but perhapsI can throw them in
to the form of a prayer"
Year: 1878

The Boston Transcript gives this


advice to young men who are trying


to get ahead : Never complain that


your employers are selfish. Not that


they are otherwise, but it will help


matters to growl about it. They are


selfish. Their employers. when they


were young, were no doubt selfish,


and from this they learned the les


son. You, too, will learn it. and


when you become employers you'll


be selfish, too. It is from selfish


motives that men engage in trade,


and selfishness rules their actions.
OF course it would be better and


wiser, and all that, if they were not
selfish, but they are. Now, what
are you going to do about it? Why,


make it for their selfish interest to
do better by you. and they will. Re-
spect yourselves and you'll make
them respect you. Remember that
you are at a disadvantage; that
there arc q hundred ready to climb
into your place il you do not ill it,
aHd that those who employ you are
fully aware of the fact and ready to
make the most they can Of it. Re-
member that il you are getting 81
600 this year and want $1,000 next
year. you've got to earn 81 500 this
year. You've got TO pay for promo
tion, often an exorbitant price, and
as you have no other means to pay
with you've got to pay in work. OF
course it's unjust, of course il seems
hard that your employer should keep
and spend money that you have just.
ly earned, but, Causeur's word for
it, it won't pay to fret or growl about |
it. Never be satisfied with having
learned your money" Earn more
than your money, and then. in a
manly. straightforward, business
like way, ask for more pay. Ten
chances to one you'll get it. If you
don't look about, and as soon as
you've found a better place, dis.
charge your employer. The hard |
work you have done, the record of |
it, and the reputation you will have
established for hard work, will make |
the task Of finding new employment
comparatively easy. Your capacity
for work is your only capital. In
vest heavily and you are sure to
win -r~.
Year: 1878

He was something OF cynic, and
when he visited the grave of the
rich, but henpecked friend, a few
weeks after the burial, and found
there a heroic-sized female figure in
marble as monument, he cried out
Poor, poor fellow las though it
was not enough in life, here he is
held down by woman in death!"
Year: 1878

No man can know all things but
there are lots of men who think they.
do They are the fellows who give
an editor so much valuable Informal
tion as to how to run newspaper
into the ground. @ :
Year: 1878

GEN. BUTLER is enough of veteran
in politics to know how to work up an
anxiety to have him to run for some
thing. He has sent circulars all over
Massachusetts, which call upon Butler
to run for governor and save the State,
and names are being signed to these in
great number.
Year: 1878

The objects of the American Bar As
sociation, just organized at Saratoga,
are to advocate the science of jurispru-
denoe, promote the administration of
Justice and uniformity of legislation
throughout the Union; to uphold the
honor of the profession of law and to
encourage cordial intercourse among
the members of the bar.
Year: 1878

A DISPATCH received on Thursday
from Washington says, the Democratic
Congressional Campaign committee is
hard up for money, and the strictest
lookout is kept up for Democratic mem
bers of Congress coming to the city,
who are at once called on and asked to
plank down $50 each.
Year: 1878

| soon fell into regular daily route
of travel, which, during all my latter
experience on the desert, never became
morotonous. l rose at dawn every
morning. bathed my eyes with a hand
ful of precious water and drank a cup
of coffee After the tent had been
struck and the camels laden | walked
ahead for two hours often so far in ad.
vance that lost sight and hearing of
the caravan. | found a sublime fsscina-
tion in the sublime solitude of the
desert. often beheld the sun rising
when, within the wide ring of the
horizon, there was no other living
creature to be seen. He came up like
a god in awful glory, and it would
have been a natural act had | cast my
self upon the sand and worshiped him
The sudden change in the coloring of
the landscape on his appearance, the
lighting up of the dull sand into a
warm. golden hue, and the tintings of
the purple and violet upon the distant
pOrphyry hills, was morning mira
Gle, which | never beheld without awe.
The richness of this color made the
desert beautiful; it was too brilliant
for desolation. The scenery, so far
from depressing. inspirited and exhil-
arated me. i never felt the sensation
Of physical health and strength in
such perfection, and was ready to shout
from morning till night from the over
flowing of happy spirits. The
air is an elixir of life as sweet and
pure and refreshing as that which the
first man breathed on the morning Of
the creation You inhale the unadult-
Grated elements of the atmosphere, for
there are no cxhslatiOns from moist


earth, vegetable matter, or the smoke
and steam which ARISES from the
abodes of men, TO stain its purity. This
air, even more than its silencs and SOL
itude. is the secret of ones attachment
! to the desert. 1t is beautiful illust-
ration Cf the compensating care of that
Providence which leaves none of the


waste places OF the earth without some
atoning glory. Where all the pleasant
aspects of nature are wanting, where


there is no green thing, no fount for


the thirsty lip, scarcely the shadow of
a rock to shield the wanderer in the
/ blazing noon. God has breathed upon
/ the wilderness his sweetest and tender
est breath, giving clearness to the eye,
strength TO the frame, and Joyous ex-
! hilaration to the spirit.
Year: 1878

The heads of every family should
cultivate an ambition to earn a home
OF their own. where they can plant
their trees, train their vines, and rear
their flowers and feel that these are
growing for me and mine How it in
spires hope. nerves the weary hand and
cheers each passing hour. 1t binds the
family together. Each child has his
or her tree, shrub or flower - something
on which labor is bestowed, and to
which they are attached And as the
years go by, and the family changes,
sons and daughters go from home into
the world, and parents are alone. how
the evidence of the toll and the skill of
the absent ones call up pleasant as
sociations of the past; and to the chill
dren there are numerous attractions to
draw then often back to the old home.
Ii should become the aim of everyone
In this country to become the owner of
his home as early in life as. possible,
and parents will do their children q
great service by instructing and assist
ing them TO provide the nucleus Of a
home, even during their minority. 1t
will give them an object for which to
save their money. teach them frGgality,
and show them that success is within
their power.
Year: 1878

A young man just launching into
business should make it point not to
mix with those whom he would be
ashamed of In years to come. There
are many who start in life with good
prospects, and intend To act in good
faith and lead honest and upri ght lives,
and would undoubtedly have done so
had they associated with men OF un-
sullied character, whose names were
above reproach; but no. the pleasures
and frivohties of the other picture they
were unable to understand. Society
can be appropriately termed tempt
ation. If u persons intentions are
good, he would eventually, from be-
ing continually thrown into such com
psny. acquire like habits, and finally
ind himself in such position from
which it would be impossible for him
to extricate himself


Such cases as these are daily Occur
ing in our midst How many of US
know of men who have had golden op-
portunities- who lost wealth.
position and honor through the influ-
ence of immoral society. Look at the
numbers of we'll educated men travel
ing from door to door in search of
food-men who have lost their name
and standing in the world, and have
fallen so low that they lave lost all
shame. We think we have drawn this
picture well enough TO satisfy the
young men that now is the time-now
is their harvest; aud if they fail to take
these advantages they will rue the day
when they did not take the warning in
time.


But if immoral society Is temp
tation to evil courses. the influence OF
proper associates is equally as strong
in the opposite direction. Society may
be temptation of good as we'll as evil.
To young man, who, from any cir
cumstances. may be momentsrily In
clined to turn aside from the paths OF
honor and rectitude. the presence OF an
upright person will act IS q rebuke sEd
save him from falling, while the very
atmosphere of society OF this kind Will
keep his morals uncorrupted, keep his
thoughts far away from the improper
channels, and be moral fence around
him. effectually preventing him, unless
obstinately determined, from going
astray.
Year: 1878

George w. Peck, in his Fourth of July
Grafton at La Crosse, said "lt may have
been noticed that thu for I have made no
a!lusiOn Co the American eagle, the ma
tional trade mark, patent applied for, but
it is not that do not appreciate the posi-
ton that species of poultry occupies on
these occasions. The poet, ailudipg to the
eagle says:


Bird of the broad and fleotng wing


Thy home 10 high in heaven.


This is too true. He is high old bird,
and the committee that selected the eagle
as a national emblem should have been
arrested for disorderly conduct. . great
bird You live on mice. You soar aloft
on pinious airy, until ou see poor, little
mouse, with one leg broke, and then you
swoop down like ward constable and run
him in. You are a nice old bird for trade
mark, for nation of heroes, you old cow
ard. You sit on rock and watch peas
ant woman hanging out clothes, and when
she goes into the house to turn the clothes
wringer you, great bird, emblem of free
dom, you representative of the land of the
free and home of the brave, you swoop
down on the plantation and crush your
talons into the quivering flesh of her little
baby, take him to your home high in heav-
en, and pick his innocent little eyes out.
The bird that should have been selected as
the emblem of our country, the bird of pa
tience, fOrbearance, perseverance and the
bird of terrer when aroused ia the mule.
There is no bird that com bines more virtues
to the rquare foot than the mule. With the
mule em blazoned on our banners we should
be terror to the foe. We are q nation of
accomplishing hard workers. We mean
to do the fair thing by everybody. We
plod along, doing as we would be done by,
So does the mule. We, as a nation, are
slow to anger. SO is the mule. As ma
ton we occasionally stick our ears forward
ofF of fnr Co
the mule. We allow parties to get on and
ride as long as they behave themselves.
So does the mule. But when any nation
sticks spnIs into nnr Aanks and tickles nnr
heels with straw we come down stiff
legged IN front, our ears look to the beau
tful beyond, our voice is cut loose, and is
still for war, and our subsequent end plays
the snare drum on anything that gets in
reach of ne, and strikes terror to the hearts
of all ty rants. So does the mule.
Year: 1878

From an English Magazine.
The food passes from the stomach at the
right side, hence its passage is facilitated
by going to sleep on the right side. Water
and it requires less power to propel them
on a level than upward. The heart pro-
pels the blood to every pert of the body at
each successive beat, and it is easy to see
that if the body is in q horizontal position
the blood will be sent to the various parts
of the system with greater eaee, with less
expenditure of power, and more perfectly
than could possibly be done if one portien
of the body were elevated above borizon-
tai line.


On the other hand, if one portion of the
body is too low, the blood does not retuRD
there is an accumulation aud distention,
and pain coon follows.


If person goes to sleep with the head
but q very little lower than the body, he
will either soon wake up. or will die with
apoplexy before the morning, simply
because the blood could not get back from
the brain as fast as 1t was carried to it. If
a person lays himself down on level floor
to sleep, portion of the head at least is
lower than the heart, and discomfort is
soon induced hence, very properly, the
world over the head is elevated during
sleep.


The savage uses log of wood or bunch
of leaves the civilized pillow and if
this pillow is too thick, raising the head
too high, there is not blood enough carried
I, the brain, and as the brain is nourished,
renewed and invigorated by the nutriment
it receives from the blood during sleep, it
is not fed sufficiently, and the result is
uoquiet sleep during the night, and
waking up in WEAKNESS, without refresh
ment, to be followed by day of drowsi-
ness, discomfort, and general inactivity of
both mind and body.


The healthful mean is pillow which,
by the pressure of the head, keeps it about
four inches above the level of the bed or
mattress nor should the pillow be 80 soft
as to allow the head to be buried in it and
excite perspiration, endapgering ear ache
or cold in the head on turning over. The
pillow should be hard enough to prevent
inches.
Year: 1878

The smart of poverty, says a spiritual
writer, is allayed even more by one word
of true sympathy than by the aims we
give. Aims coldly and harshly given
irritate rather than soothe. Even when
we cannot give, words of kindness are as
precious balm and when we can give,
they are the salt and seasoning of our
aims.
Year: 1878

Below will be found acondensed re-
port Of the receipts and disbursements
Of tie Southwestern Wisconsin In
dustrial Association for the past year
It is published at this time owing to
several typographical errors III a for
mer publication.
Year: 1878

While q farmer Of Monroe,
n. +, was prying upon a flat
stone in a quarry last week,
his hand touched something
cold and clammy. He raised
the stone, and found a ball
made up Of forty. five black
snakes. They were matted to-
gether as though they had
been braided, and were separa-
ted by beating with a club.
Year: 1878

THE Raleigh (N. c. Observer asks if we
will be kind enough to give our authority
for the statement that Governor VANCE in
formed the colored people Of that State that
he had no sympathy with them in their
freedom, as it was secured by unconstitu-
tional means. Most certainly. The speech
made by Governor VANCE to the colored
militia on the occasion of their commemora-
ton of their emancipation from slavery, rs
reported and published, fully justifies the
Interpretation we gave to his utterances.
If that speech means anything it means
just what we imputed to IL, or we fail to
understand the import of the English Ian
so many words that he "cherishes any de-
sign to re-enslave the negroes" but he did
denounce, or we entirely fail to comprc-
hend his language, the constitutional
amendment that secured freedom to the
colorcd man as an unconstitutional measure.
This being true in his view of the case, the
negroes have not, under his judgment, any
guarantee of freedom. The time has not
yet comtto make an effort TO re-enslave the
colored citizen, but if the law of emancipa-
ton is unconstitutional, as Governor VANCE
holds, the time may come, and the colored
man has no security that it will not come,
when he will be re-enslayed. We intended
in what we said on this subject in n former
article to represent the position OF Governor
VANCE honestly and squarely, and we
think we have done so. We certainly have
no desire or purpose to do otherwise at any
| time
Year: 1878

The several plans that have been tried for heating
the of the Third avenue Railroad Company have
all been pronounced unsuccessful by the directors Of
the road, and it has been determined to use
small stoves for the purpose. Some weeks since the
company under the impression that it would be


good plan to have radiatng pipes placed under the
seats of the cars, but trial OF the system showed
that the scheme would not work Outside of the fact
that the steam generated from the hot made the
air in the humid and unhealthy. it WAS found
that the heat could not be evenly maintained through


out entire trip In the early part of the present
week the directors placed stoves at end Of several


cars, and up to the present time five OF them have
Year: 1878

THE closing exercises Of Mrs. Mahoney's
school were celebrated Friday night, by a
supper and torchlight party, in the grove,
near her school house. The torchhght
scene in the grove, with good music and
the commingled prattle Of SO many happy
children and well pleased grown people,
was picturesque and beautiful. Tie school
exercises reflected great credit upon pupils
and teacher. Being disappointed in not
being furnished programme We can
not make mora extended notice
Year: 1878

A man named Bronson, who came in
on the belated train from the east last
night states that on Thursday a death
took place at Grand Island, Nebraska,
under very peculiar circumstances. He
says that four citizens of the town were
engaged in playing game Of poker
five cent ''ante'-in well-known sa-
loon. A dispute arose as to the game,
one of the parties, u Mr.. ]. S. Random,
made use of an expression about as fol-
lows: 81 hope Christ will kill me if it
isn't So" He had dealt the cards, and
the betting on the hands was over,
when he passed the pack to the next
man on his left to deal. The dealer
shufied the cards and handed them
back to the man to cut them, at the
same time giving him light slap to at
tract his attention, The man did not
move. He was found to be stone dead.
The deceased was well-known citizen
of Grand Island. There was no more
poker playing that day among that
party. Some people may account for
the singular death by saying it was a
visitation Of Providence; others will de-
clare it case of heart disease.
Year: 1878

Washington, April 2O.-Glover made
personal explanation denying the
statement of the New York Tribune
that his investigating committee had
found that five thousand dollars had
been loaned out of funds belonging to
the House, to member of Congress.
No such thing had ever been heard of.
Conger attempted to show that the
charge was against member of Con-
gress, but Glover said it was against
the Seargeant-at-Arms, and that so far
as his committee was concerned, the
story was wholly unfounded. The
House then adjourned.
Year: 1878

San Francisco, April 20.-At Bay
district track to-day Controller was
backed to trot twenty miles within one
hour to a wagon, for $500 a side. The
track is in fine condition and the odds
in favor of the horse about four to
three. Horse won in So and 81, coming
in fresh. Best time on record. The
officers society for the prevention of
cruelty to animals were present but
found no ground for interference.
Year: 1878

The Southern claims which have al
ready been presented to Congress in
amount aggregate 100000, 200. If
the South can present so great demands
with only one house of Congress Dem
ocratic. what would she be able to do
with both houses of Congress, and also
the national executive Democratic?
Year: 1878

THERE is said to be division between
the Northern and Southern Democratic
Congressman on the subject Of the re-
imposition of the income tax. The
proposition to restore that tax was or
iginally inspired by a desire on the part
of tile South to make the North contri-
butte larger portion of the national
revenues.
Year: 1878

Young Franklin" has at last got his letter, or the substance of it, into the public prints, through the col umns of the Ozark Democrat. We'll, this is all right, We do not object to him getting it into print if he can nor do we object to the Ozark Demo crat publishing it if it sees proper; but when Franklin" goes on to in sinuate that we have not acted with fairness in the contest between Mess. McKennon and Byers we simply beg leave to say that he grossly misrep resents us, and cannot justify him. self for so doing. We gave Frank lin" credit for a higher sense of jus tice than he has shown by getting miffed and seeking satisfaction by misreprcsenting us because we exer- cised our undoubted prerogativc ol declining to publish . communities. tion from him. We do not believe any man of fairness and common in. telligence who has read our paper through this canvass thus far, will say that we have not been perfectly impartial in the matter of the con. test for Prosecuting Attorney.
Year: 1878

We have had repeated inquiries made of us as to this gentleman's s candidacy for the Legislature, and we now have the pleasure of rsferr- ing all inquircrs to our announce ment column where his card will to- day be found stating that he Is . candidate. And by way of explana- tion to many who were expecting ts find his card in last weeks paper ws will say that it was not MT. Nc Cracken's fault at all, for the letter containing his card and printers fee was mailed from Dover in ample time for us to have received it for that issue, but from some cause did not reach us until too late.

 MT. McCracken is one Of the sub stantial, well-known citizens of Lib erty township--is a consistent, life. long Democrat, and stands high in the esteem of all who know him. All who know him will grant readily that he would be true and faithful to the people. On the finance ques- tion he is sound so far as we have heard him express himself On other questions of interest to the people he will give his views fully along with tho other candidates, at the proper time.
Year: 1878

We call attention to the notice of the Chairman of the County Central Committee Tn to-day's paper, stating that Saturday, June P, has been fixed upon as the day for holding . County Democratic Convention to choose delegates to the State, Con- gressional, Judicial and Senatorial Conventions; and to elect . County Central Committee and determine upon the method of putting 2 regu- lar Democratic ticket for County officers in the field.

 Every township in the County should now arouse itself. The town ships should every one be certain to have delegates at the County Con- yention. Every Democrat must con slider that he, individually, has a duty to perform. That duty is to attend the primaries and see that there is fair, full, free expression of tho democratic voters of the va rious townships. These primaries must be the work of the Democratic voters of the party and must rot be run and controlled by a few politi. clans in each township. Let the rank and file of the party turn out and give an uneQuivocal expression of their wishes, and instruct their delegates to the County Convention just as they wish them to act.

 It seems to us the County Central Committee should have fixed the day for the primaries, and stated the basis of representation, so that there might be uniformity in all the pri- maries. Such, we believe, is the usual custom, and we believe it is . good custom. It was perhaps an oversight of the County Central Committee that this was not done. If so, it would be we'll to attend to the matter at once, so that the town ship committees would know how to issue their calls for the primaries in all intelligiblc, definite shape. We trust we will have such full, free and fair expression of the masses ol the party at the convention-both primaries and county-this year tha, there will be no room left for any bickerings, or dissatisfaction or bolt ing within the party.