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Year: 1874

That little hand Of thine my precious child
How oft Its soft earess WOO,
And ask with many hope and fear,
What is that little hand to dor
How duciile. soft. unworn by toll,
The ready instrument of play,
1t executes the fancies quaint.
That make their life one holiday.
1t rolls the ball. 1t guides the pen.
And ciphers strange can deftly trace;
And oft with warm affections gash
1t fOndly strokes my careworn face.
The mimic arms 1t well can Yield,
And rein thy small and steady steed;
And when we con the lettered page.
Points to the tiny words We read.
And 10 thy Iarents hands It's elasped.
When night and morn our prayer Is prayed.
And pillows oft thy rosy cheek


When slumbers spell Is on thee laid.
Twill not be always thus. my boy.


For real life has other tasks
What is that little hand to dof


Once more thy yearning mother asks.
Isit to guide the seaman's helm.


Or point the gun mid flashing swords;
Or will it WELD the students pen


And clothe thy thoughts in living words?
Will it be hard and worn with toll.
Or pale with sickness hvid huer
Oh could thy mothers heart divine
What is that little hand to do?
But might her fervent prayer prevail
Unsullied should that hand remain
Clean from corrupti0n's filthy touch,
And pure from every sinful stain.
Still ready for thy Masters work,


The servant of willing mind.
More prompt TO give than to receive,
And grasped in many greeting kind.
And may another hand be found


10 hold it in loves welded grasp;
And may the hand which God then joins
BE one till death shall loose their clasp.
Year: 1874

BRIGHAM YoUNG has an abundance
of vitality left in him. Instead of
preparing for mansion in the skies,
he is building a magnificent residence
in Salt Lake City. which, he says, shall
outstrip any house in New York or
San Francisco.
Year: 1874

Judge Balcom of the Sixth District Supreme
this State has just given his decision ques
tion about which there have been many conflicting legal
opinions the Spring 1873 the ReformedlC Of
Ithaca ~ Y voted to change their church pOlity to
that of the Congregational denomination one member
alone obicctng AS Congregational Society they took
possession OF the church property and sold the parson
ing member both OF these for the Reformed
Church. The Judge held that. though large part OF
the property may have been given exclusively to the
Reformed Church such yet az long az the definite
Obiec. OF the organization remained the same, there
were no legal grounds for preventing the majority Of
the members OF any church adopting what mode OF gov
ernment they thought best. aud accordingly the Congre
gational denomination now holding this property
entitled TO such possession.
Year: 1874

The detectives report that they have been
unable to discover any clue whatever to the where
abouts or fate Of Mrs Badger of Boston and think
that she did not reach city ALL Several passen
gers on board the steamboat which Mrs. Badger is
said 10 have taken passage for this city have been
found and their statements render it certainty that
she jumped from the boat the water about 10 T. m.
when the boat was passing Point judith Mrs. Rogers
OF brooklyn saw her just before that hour and noticed
soon aitefWafd that she missing. Miss Lillian
Edgefton was the last person who conversed with Mrs
Badger Dut she did not perceive anything eXtraordi
nary )n her conduct Mrs Badger discussed topics


IN the most collected manner and il Is believed that
the unfortunate lady was made insane by the fear Of
becoming insane. The evidence of her leaving the boat
when 1t arrived IN NewYork is thought t. be un
Trustworthy.
Year: 1874

resolution diving the Board Of Police and Excise the
power to appoint assistant keeper for the Hnthst


BRIDGE stating that the resolution void, owing to
the Of the City Charter that anyiresoluton In
volving the expenditure of money shall require the
votes of majority of all the members Of the Board OF
Aldermen whereas the resolution In question was
passed by the votes OF only members He also vetoed


appointing Mcpherson to the posi-
ton OF superintendent of the Tuant Home in place OF
Charles Demerest the ground that charges had been
preferred against the latter, which Justice required
should be investigated before he was removed In con-
cusOn, Mayor Hunter urged the passage OF an oral
series OF ordinances 10 regulate the care and
discipline OF the children Of the Iruant Home and TO
Year: 1874

The State Central Committee of the Republi-
can organization appointed by Mr.. Baker, Chair
man of the recent Convention, il composed of
good material, and promises effective work Its
selection from the several elements OF tho party
is not only fair but wise.
Year: 1874

To DE Editor of he Commercial:


My attention was called to the following para
graph in the usual Saturday letter of ''Index" to
the COMMERCIAL. Generally /" lndex" writes
carefully and modesty but in this instance,
some one has imposed upon him, or he took his
facts from an imperfect account of the matter.
He says, concerning the release of the alleged
forgers, Williams and Moore -


"Rumor connects Judge Paxson unpleasantly
with the affair. Whether he directly gave the
order for the discharge or not, it is certain that
he is somehow held responsible, and the real
cause OF the excitement is OF the escape of two
forgers but the disagieeable completely of gen.
tleman who is a candidate for the highest legal
office in the State with the affair The Ring
has been wild ever since the occurrence, endeav-
oring to smooth 1t over az it best can. There
WAS pretense OF an investigation to-day but
nothing was cleared up, and Judge Finletter
further mystifed people by declining to 'investi-
gate the action of any of his brethren on the
BENCH"


Judge Paxson is no friend OF mine, but fair
play is jewel. In this light it is impossible to
conceive oil anything more unjust tnan this par
agraph. The facts seem to show that a Mr. Da-
Wis, lawyer practcing by the grace of the
Court, moved for the discharge of the Forgers
under the ''two term rule" which compels q
judge to scharge prisoner who romans un-
tried for four months, unless the prisoner, in
open court, asks continuance of his case.
Upon the Court calendar it appears that the for
gers wera in Jail six months. 1t was time that
application had been made by the defendant for
q continuance, but the only evidence
of that fact was memorandum
attached to the bill Of indictment and that docu-
ment had been taken out of court, as is not
unusual, by Genl. McCandless, private counsel
for the prosecution, and was in his office at the
time of the discharge of the prisoners and
hence could not be known to the Judge. II
Judge Paxson had refused to discharge the pris-
oners, as the facts appeared before him, he
would be violating his oath of Office, and have
rendered hlmself liable to impeachment. He is
not fairly chargeable with any wrong in the mat
ter


Judge Finetter's mystifcation IS on par with
his action in the affair. A startling chapter, as
the reporters saw, could be written dpropos of
this legal episode Feeling that you are brave
enough to be just, l trouble you with this vindi-
cation of one VINO is neither political or per-
sosal friend of mine. FAIR PLAY.
Year: 1874

I.he chatty correspondent Of the Gin
y Unfortunate America, with its one poor,
done to death, half extinct, fire-cracker
shooting, spread-eagle Grafton, relief
when it is over, forlorn Fourth of July
holiday You don't know how to have
holidays any better than you know
what to do with them when you get
them. Only look at US over here.
Since Christmas-and the year isn't
half gone-we have had no less than
eight different festival days, on which the
stores were closed and all business sus-
pended, besides half holidays and any
amount of royal birthdays thrown in.


Americans across the water who Go
nothing but chase the everlasting dollar
can't appreciate this delightful way of
letting it alone. As "Mr. F. s" aunt
says of mysterionsly profound Glen
ham, "Drat that dollar" let Is go and
learn to do without ii. Ten chances to
one you don't catch it in the long run,
and if you do, what have you besides
it ? You commence the race bright
and fresh, and healthful and vigorous.
In your eagerness for success you
sprang over this resting place, you
thrust away the pleasure, you put all
aside until the goal is reached. Per-
haps even at middle age, which should
be the very prime of life, You have at
tanned your end, but with it you have
gray hairs, anxious, ugly looking care
lines on the face, and, worst of all, no
taste nor enjoyment for these elixirs of
life that you have left far behind. Far
better to have too many holidays than
to have none at all. But, first of all,
learn the secret how to make use of
them; how to extract every drop OF
pleasure they contain.
Year: 1874

they would say, "That viii do" with
an air that implied how much they
would have enjoyed it to have shot at
him. Indeed, itappeared hatifthe poor
brute had been possessed of fifty or
hundred lives so that each irate hunter
might have taken one, it would have
been great relief and satisfaction.


On the fourth day Willie was buried.
Mary continued inconso1able. All of
the social influences which the neigh
borhood could command were put in
operation from the time of the funeral
onward, in order to cheer her and bind
her wounded spirit. Social meetings
were held and pleasant little gatherings
made for her. Wherever there was en-
joyment Mary must be. She gracefully
submitted herself to all their kindness,
and tried to please her friends. But it
seemed to do her little good. She re-
mained pale, weak, and dispirited.


After few months Walter and Mary
discovered that somehow they were not
suited with their farm. They sold the
place at the first opportunity, and re-
tx re8 30 their former home in New
N<fpland, the remains of little Willie
Having been forwarded in advance to a
cemetery there, with which they in their
early days had been familiar. Adantic
TOR July.
Year: 1874

One of those people with whom 'see-
ing is believing" and the deductions of
logic and mathematics go for nothing
an Englishman bearing the immortal
name of Hampden-recently risked
five hundred pounds on the assertiOs
that the earth could not be proved to
him by ocular demonstration to be
round-or, more precisely, that the sur
face of a sheet Of quiet water was fiat,
not curved. The bet was accepted by a
Mr.. A. r. Wallace presumably the
eminent naturalist of that name), and
the experiment was tried on the bed
ford Level, where a line of six miles
could be obtained. Three disks were
placed, one at each end Of this line and
one at the center, each disk being ex-
actly - feet above the surface of the
water Immediately under it. The
three were then observed through
selected and improved telescope, and
the central one was found to be about
five feet above the line joining the two
others. That rise of five feet forced
Mr. Hampden TO come down with five
hundred pounds. 1t is to be be hoped
that he pads his water money. Any
surveyor could have told him that in
running levels over any considerable
distance II IS necessary TO make cOrrec-
tions for the curvature of the earth,
as we'll as for refraction. These correc-
tions become very important when it is
desired to survey a line for the con-
struction Of a ditch or canal. A man
sighting through a telescope at an OBJ
iect ten miles distant, aud apparently
on a level, would be really looking at a
point nearly ffty-seven feet higher in
altitude than his eye; and if he made
no allowance for this fact, it might hap
pen to him, as it happened to rude sur
veyors and contractors before now, that
when his ditch was done, the water
could not run in it. At this distance the
positive error in curvature Is nearly
sixt-seveu feet but there Is a partial
Offset in the opposite or negative error
of refraction.
Year: 1874

We are sometimes amused-that will
be better than to say anything Sc


vere-at the posture of some preachers.
They seem not to know what to do with
tarosE 90 -.;vs ,s- a.. t,,n, and
commanding bearing, and impressive
dignity. They stand on one leg and
crook the other around it like a cork
screw, and keep up perpetual twist
ing as if they were winding themselves
up. Then they lift and wind up the
other side, and it seems all the time as
if what they were saying was worked
below. OF course such an unnatural
and ungraceful posture as this detracts
verv much from the effect of their
preaching, because it excites your sym
pathy or something else unpleasant,
for they seem to be in pain all the time.
In this position every gesture is
awkward, for the hands are needed to
SUPPORT the body. Then what a part
the y Spocket-handkerchief plays with
some preachers. One spreads II length
wise in the Bible as if it were accessory
or help to his sermon. He makes 1t
kind of Elisha's mantle with which to
divide the waters, TO make passage Tor
his ardent spirit, and he seems to rely
on it for that purpose. Another rolls 1t
up as a compact argument, and gripes
it and talks to it, as much as to say,
% Now I've got you Another makes
it into a ball, and seemingly hurls 1t at
some stronghold he is bent on demol-
ishing and still another makes rams
horn OF it, not the " little horn which
Professor Stearns so learnedly de-
scribes, but%1ch as Joshua used against
Jericho, only he puts it to his nose when
he blows the demolishing blast. We
cannot explain it, but there are some
things done by small men that would
excite mNthfulness, which IN a large
man worN produce no such effect.
And we dA not wonder, when a very
small man rose to preach as a candi-
date in a certain place, whose head
could scarcely be seen above the pulpit,
and gave out his text, "It is I, be not
afraid" that the whole congregation
were moved to laughter.
Year: 1874


Why are we so impatient Of delay.


Longing forever for the time TO be2
For this we live tomorrow in to-day,
Yea, sad tomorrow we may never see.
Weare too hasty: are not rccouciled


To let kind nature do her work alone;
We plant our seed, and like a foolish child
We dig il UP to see if It has grown,
The good that is to be covet now,


We not wait for the appointed hour;
Before the fruit is ripe we shake the bough,
And seize the bud that folds away the flower.
When 8lidnight darkness reigns we do not see
ThaShe sad night is mother Of the Morn
We can not think our own sharp agony
May be the birth-pang of JOY unborn.
Into the dust we see our idols cast,


And cry that death has triumphed, life ia void
We do not trust the promise, that the last
OF all our enemies shall be destroyed
With rest almost in sight the spirit f1ints,
And heart and flesh grow weary at the last;
Our feet would walk the city of the saints,
Even before the silent gate is passed.
Teach 10 wait until Thou shall appear
To know that all Thy and times Just /;
Thou seest that do believe, and fear,
Lord, make as so 70 believe and trust
Year: 1874

The GSrtenlaube publishes an anus
ing article an the theatrical cLaQue in
Berlin, in which the following is related
about Mile. Vestvali, the female Ham
let "SheA wanted to have bouquets
and wreath 9thrown to her. I demanded
twenty dollars for it, which she said was
too much for one night. But explained
the whole thing to her. Madame,
said, the twenty dollars are sufficient
for two nights. To-day L and my men
will throw the bouquets to you from
the first tier. After the performance is
over / shall take the flowers home with
me in basket, put them in water, ard
leave them there all night and the fol-
lowing day. Tomorrow night no one
in the audience will find out that the
bouquets have been used before.
Thereupon she paid me the sum 1 had
demanded"
Year: 1874

Your influence live the future and y lives
blessing creation when folded your hands
Our youth are the hope the nation and nursed by fostering





Like darkness


share,


They shall them standard YOU tho





CLEAN sunlight glory and better the world anon


reared


In memory countrys need
They their grand old columns their
And wonder spires skyward prmng each bonoed
They forget the hearts Of marble praise
That shall stand when their pillars shall crumte nothing t


ashes there,
Dearer marble pllar-purer polished stone,
Shall the influence be grated like fruit
Whose brightness shall gid the hereafter
ing afar
That brightness angels
There viii fret annoy


heart will fal
And discouraged the pathway that
Let your Q1net"-"Labor conqaei as"
And fold not hands, weary iii, school lie
passed.


Stood last night shadow down,
With storm clouds like swelling It's pathway Of





But ploughed way through the boNs.
track.
IL threw long line Of glory rejecting s brliancy
And when beneath the horizon gazd beauty
The sky shousand fold brighter BEFORE
And let influence brighten the path each scholar aon
Forgetting the briers annoying forgetting the troublesome
on win through the shadows broad
brightness behind Won that will sla.le forever


and ave ~
60 gather the pearls OF golden
That stretches Its circle OF brightness from Maine Psd
Each shooroom speaks volumes freedom the standard shall


go down;
Free schoosfree thoughsnd free people
Year: 1874

The FIRE YESTERDAY MoREING.--Just be-
fore o'clock yesterday morning dense
smoke was seen issuing from the basement
of the Southern Express office. The night
clerk promptly gave the alarm, which being
turned in at Box Al (Tenth street between
Main and Cary), was promptly responded to
by the Fire Department. One or two
streams of water soon put out what might
have been serious fire, and upon examina-
ton the damage was found to be lnconslder-
ablc-possibly may reach $500. There was
a number Of books stored in the basement,
and some of the company's papers, which
were partially destroyed. The fire is sup
posed to have been caused by spontaneous
combustion. Fully insured.
Year: 1874

ALE FOR FAMILY UsE-ENeLIsH ALE, CREAM
ALE, AND PoRTEE.--To supply demand from his
many countrymen here, HENRY BOWLER has now
an ale that he natters himself will fairly compete
with their home beverage both in flavor and quality
and with his universllIy-approved cream a!e' and
porter will enable him TO please the palates Of ALL
Orders to Spring Park Brewery promptly filed.
Year: 1874

HUMAN HAR-GIvING AWAY TO MONOPOLY.
Wishing to make change In business, will during
the next thirty days sell out my entire stock OF
HUMAN HAIR at cost. Come and be convinced
that you Will get the worth Of your money at E. L.
GPAyGFR,s 627 Broad street.
Year: 1874

The Legislative Judiciary Commit
tee, to whom was referred the matter
OF charges against Judge Cole, re-
ferred it to subcommittee. Their
report exhonerates Judge Cole from
all blame i'm the lottery affair, aho
shows that his decisions on the tax
law has been more uniformly against
the tax title purchaser than have
those of any other Judge on the
Bench.
Year: 1874

The General Assembly Of Iowa
has passed two bills, the first ena-
bling them to draw half their pay
when they thought they had been at
Des Moines half long enough, the
second, giving criminal the right
to take a change Of venue every
time he would swear the judge was
prejudiced against him. The first
bill, the Assembly did not ask the
Governor to veto. A resolution was
introduced asking the Governor To
veto the second, and fortunately he
did. We move the Assembly do now
adiourn.-ABia Union, March 4th.
Year: 1874

The temperance crusade has called
out a mathematical calculation which
shows that tine average fatality from
The use Of strong drinks is equivalent
to one man every seven minutes,
and that those who have died from
its effects during the last fifty years
would bridge the American CONT
nent from ocean to ocean, allowing
three feet To each body.
Year: 1874

There II now no sign Of abatement
Of the famine in India. Thousands
are dying of starvation daily. The
government is doing its utmost to re-
lieve the people, but many are reach
ed only when to late. British Par
liment will probably make an APP
propriation for the sufferers soon.
Year: 1874

A bill is before the General As
sembly to constitute township
Clerks general supervisors for the
county. Just what this means we
are unable to say, as we have not
seen a copy Of the bill.
Year: 1874




at is with deep regret the Presi-
dent announces to the people of tho
United States the death of MiIlard
Fillmore, one of his honored prede-
cessors, who died at Buffalo, New
York, last evening. The long-con-
tinued public services and eminent
purity Of character Of the deceased
ex President will be remembered
beyond the days Of mourning into
which the nation will he thrown by
the event which is thus announced.
AS a mark Of respect to his memory
ii is ordered that the Executive Man-
sion and the several departments at
Washington be draped in mourning
until the close Of the day on which
the funeral shall take place, and that
all business shall be suspended on
the day Of the funeral. And H. il
Furthermore ordered that the War
and Navy departments shall cause
suitable military and Naval honors
To be paid on such occasion to the
memory OF the eminent citizen
whose life is now closed.


" u. s. GRANT.
"By the President,


n n NJ Nat \
Year: 1874

The Legislature IL still struggling
with the bill Of Senator Converse to
abolish tho Offices If state Printer
and Binder, and providing for let
ting the State work to lowest bidders
on contract.
Year: 1874

A. sHAFER is carrying on the Carriage
~. and Wagon business in the same build
ing where he is prepared to do all kinds Of
woodwork in o neat and substa ntial man nor.
All persons in need Of work are invited TO
give them q call at their shop. (f)
Year: 1874

CINCINNATI, July 5.-The same dry
weather that has prevailed in Eastern and
Southeastern Ohio for several weeks is re-
Sulting in considerable injury to farming
interest. The pastures are brown and bare,
and ponds and streams are almost dried
up. Along the railroad fires prevail. A
good deal OF damage has been done along
the Panhandle road by fire consuming
wheat in the shock and fences. The g5eat
extent of damage is between Steubenville
and Columbus. Corn is pretty badly curl
ed, but Of good color, and if rain comes
soon will make crop. Old residents fail
to recall any season when the heat was so
severe and prolonged so early in the
season. They greatly fear that unless re-
lief comes in the way Of rain soon, the corn
crop will fail and cattle be driven TO Starya-
ton for want Of grass.


Wheat fields east and west of ChillicOthe
were on fire last night, ignited by lOcomO-
tives. The woods in various parts Of the
country are on fire, and great damage is
threatened.