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Year: 1875

The Arcadian. speaking of the Iecent
suicide of Arthur Dyer and tho sad
death Of Henry Clapp, as a warning to
those who seek admission into what
hey fancy the enchanted realms of
journalism, says:


"The prizes in journalism are fewand
far between. The life is. at it's best,
peculiarly exhausting anG wearing one,
and it is only men of extremely tough
bodily and mental material who do not
give away under the strain before they
reach old age. Remunerative positions
on the press, even of New York, are few,
and too often they are not secured by
merit, but rather by money, influence,
and friendship. The precariOus living
picked up by occasional contributors
and reporters barely suffices for imme-
diate wants, and such positions expose
one to the caprices of editors who are
sometimes ignorant and not seldom I'M
mannerly. Even those who secure edi-
torial appointments do not get paid for
their talent in the same ratio as they
would if they had devoted themtO other
pursuits, and the necessities of their
associations generally compel them to
live quite up to their incomes. Young
man, unless you possess exceptional
taller and education, strong physique,
imperturbability of temper under iDjus-
tice and hard usage, and invincible de.
termination to succeed, temperament
proof against constant temptations to
excess and dissipation, and unwearing
industry, you can never hope to rise
above the mere rank and file of journal
lists. Possessing all these, you may,
after years of arduous work, win dis
tinction, and moderate compensation,
but even then, you will not uufrequently
be tempted to ask yourself whether the
- game was worth the candle p
Year: 1875

l wonder if you really send


These dreams of you that come and go!
like to say, 90 She thought of me,


And I have known it" Is it so?
Though other friends walk by your side,
Yet sometimes it must surely be
They wonder where your thoughts have ga
Because 1 have you here with me.
And when the busy day is done,


And work is ended, voices cease,
When every one has said goodnight


In fading freight then in peace.
Idly I rest; you come to me-


Your dear love holds me close to you:
If could see you face to face,


1t would not be more sweet and true.
do not hear the words You speak,


Nor touch your hands, nor see your eyes;
Yet far away the flowers may grow
From where to me the fragrance flies.
And so across the empty miles,


Light from my star shines. Is it, dear,
Your love has never gone away ?


said good-by, and kept you here
Year: 1875

which Junot had been successful be-
yond his hopes, he repaired to his chief
and handed him his winnings, which he
thought would be more than sufficient
to meet all immediate claims. The
general sent him back once more to
tempt fortune, with an order not to re-
turn till he had doubled the sum or lost
every cent. When Junot appeared
again it was with enough money to
enable Napoleon to make splendid
appearance at headquarters. The last
sum won by Junot that night has been
put at $50, 200, while the anecdote
itself rests on excellent authority.
Year: 1875

left his parents roof with pocket
knife, sandwich and bunch of twine
as his sole capital, resolving to go to
sea and become an admiral, Five miles
away from home this brave, ambitious
lad was kicked into duck-pond by an
exasperated mule, and he is now one of
the wealthiest and most devoted agri
culturists in the state of New York.
Year: 1875

II a man asks you why on don't live
in three-story house, put this at him ::
"In an ordinary three story brick
house, 10000 gallons of water are alb.
sorbed by the brick and mortar used in
the construction and this immense
quantity must al or nearly all be got rid
Of before they are safe as dwellings,"
Year: 1875

l have no more to say. The will be-
ing burnt, of course Richard Fortescue,
alias Airlie, succeeded to his fathers
property, and also married his cousin
Miss Millbrooke.


They now reside in Devonshire, and
when we pay visit there-which we do
frequently always are sure of a
hearty welcome from the family of our
second floor lodger.
Year: 1875

Or confession. True humility
being wise virtue, Will Goal more IN
self examination and secret cOntrition
than in confession. For confession is
often a mere luxury of the conscience,
used as the epicures Of ancient Rome
would use an emetic and 3 warm bath
before they sat down to feast. II is
often also very snare 10 the maker of
it, and delusiOn practised on tine party
to whom it is made For, first, the
faults may be such as words will not
adequately explain secondly, the plea
of guilty shakes judgment in her seat {;
thirdly, the indulgence shown to con-
fession might be better bestowed on
the shame which conceals, for this
tends to cOrrec ion, whereas confession
will many times stand instead Of peni-
tence to the wrong dOer and sometimes
even sorrOwfnl penitence stands N tue
place of amendment, and is washed
away in its own tears. s.-Hcnry TagiDr.
Year: 1875

The Emperor Bell at BerIias.


The Berlin correspondent of the
London TELEGRAPH writes: "The
great bell Kaiser -Gloche or En-
peror BelD has been cast for the
third time. Its final preparation
and cooking must have been a tre-
mendOus business. A huge gulf
was dug in the earth, wherein the
stufing, upon which the inside cf
the bell was to be moulded, was
solidly built of a particular sort of
masonry. The size of this brick
and mortar recipticlc may be esti-
mated by the circumstance that
thirteen full-grown men can stand
comfortably under the bell. When
the stuffing was finished and hard
ened, a clay bell was constructed
over it, Of the exact dimensions to
be given to the metal bell the
ceat of armo and forid ornament-
alton of various descriptions were
modelled upon this clay by the
respective artists, and the inssrip-
ton fixed upon it in letters made
of wax. This false bell was then
besmeared with grease, and the
"mantle" was again superimposed
upon it, of clay well worked up
with calves hair to bind it well
together. As soon as the ''man-
tle'' was completed it was lifted off
the false bell removed, and


the mantle replaced in exactly
its former position with tie most
minute care and precision, a hole
being left in the apex through
which to pour the boiling metal
into tile vacuum between "slulfing"
and mantle" The furnace where
in the French guns of wlich the
bell is made were cooked consWm>
Year: 1875

In view Of the approaching spring
elections We publish. section - OF
chapte I of the Code in regard to the
removal of voters. At the last ses-
sion of the General Assembly 1t was
SO amended as to read as follows:


"The Common Council or Board Of
Trustees of each city and town hav>
ing more :han 5000 inhabitants shall
APPOINT for each ward as many vot>
ing places or precincts as they may
deem necessary, and shall prescribe
and cause to bepublished the bouuda-
ries of such voting places or precincts
and no voter shall cast his
ballot save at the voting place or
precinct wherein he lives provided,
however, that every person Offering
to vote snall have been a resident OF
the ward in which be Offers 70 vote
for thirty days next preceding any
election at which lie offers 10 vote {;
provided, that when any voter re-
moves from one ward to another with.
in thirty days of an election it shall
be Las full for him TO vote in the ward
from which he removed until he has
acquired the rigAt 70 vote IN the ward
to which he removes provided, that
in case cf the lawful change or re-
arrangement of wards, it shall be the
duty Of the registrar of each ward to
transfer at once, with application
every voter to the ward in which he
is placed OF thrown by such change
or re-arrangemeut Of wards. and
,heneeforlh such voter shall vote in
'he ward into which he is so placed or
thrown. withou. having resided there
thirty DAYS"
Year: 1875

Something always happens to spoil
any grand speech which Dttroiter
many try to get OF. Yesterday.
among the people at the ferry dock to
see the ice sweep by. was long;haired
prOfOuDd-ioOking man, whose soul
took in all the grandeur Of the scene.
He had just raised his arm and cem-
menced: How puny is man COM
pared to nature and her" when
a warehouse clerk rolled a barrel OF
beans against his legs, and the long
haired man sat down on his plug hat,
which was lying on the dock. lie
wouldn't even be spectator any LON
ger.
Year: 1875

lhe Atlanta CONSTITUTION.


The best joke on the distillers occurred
when a party belonging TO the United
States coast survey struck Murray county.
The party, as usual, chose a steep hill, and
then erected their field glasses and instru-
ments for surveying the adjoining country.
The distillers took il into their heads that
these instruments were designed for the
express purpose of spying out hidden still
houses, and for fifty miles around that
hill they took up their stills, hitched up
their teams and made tracks. Some Of
them didn't stop until they had put a
whole county between themselves and
those machines. For q man in store
clothes TO attempt TO buy, beg borrow or
steal a drink OF whisky in that county is
about as easy as to obtain water in the
great African desert. 1t is impossible to
find q man who has seen any within the,last
five years. Let them be satisfied that he is
call right and he will have more offered
TO him than he can drink in 4 year. As
long as a community is at peace, very few
distillers are caught. When a quarrel
arises, or some distiller kicks some fellow
out Of his still-house for getting too drunk,
that's the time far the government. The
party wO considers himself aggrieved turns
infOrmer, and the distiller is arrested.
Year: 1875

THERE is a very pretty quarrel going on
don Graphic apropos Of his story, "Ihe
Law and the Lady," just published in that
weekly. When the story was finished the
Graphic published a little note, saying in
effect thai they were sorry aId ashamed to
have printed a production so immoral and
Otherwise unworthy, but that having bound
themselves by contract TO print it they
could not help themselves. In reply 10
this Mr.. Collins has published letter IN
which he shows hiwself 10 be IS great a
master Of fdentinciatiOns as is Mr.. Charles
Reade himself.
Year: 1875

THERE are sad tales Of distress
among the superabundant negro popu-
lation Of Washington city. In the
very home of liberty, armed with the
ballot and sheltered under the Civil
Rights law, these chosen wards Of the
nation" are being decimated by want
and disease, while their condition is
critically and weekly discussed by the
Solons Of the Board Of Health.
Year: 1875

Balmy SPrIng-The Speculative Mood


Time 20 Think-Infiuenee OF the


sport on Health and SPirifs-Ehat


Ii COsts-Faets and Figures for Anna


teura.


Through the courtesy Of a mutual friend
We are permitted to publish the following
letter from a devoted disciple Of Izaak
Walton The season and weather make
the topic both Interesting and OppOrtune;
and we have the promise Of another letter
before the party return:


MOUTH OF SHOAL CREEK, 10 miles
from Florence, Ala, April s.-My Dear
Friend
Year: 1875

MARK TWAIN. When I was d boy there was but one permanent ambition among my comrades in our village on the west bank of the Mississippi river. That was to be a steamboatman. We had transient am bitions of other sorts, but they were only transient. When circus came and went. it left us all burning to become clowns; the first negro minstrel show that came to out section left us all suffering to try that kind of life; now and then we had d hope that if we lived and were "nod Cod would nnrnit ne tn hn pirates. These ambitions adad out. each in its, turn; bat the ambition to be 8 steam boatma1 remained.
Year: 1875

There has been a separation be- tween an uptown lover and his sweetheart. She presented him with her photograph, which he on his pended knees, sWore he would always wear next to his heart While making his last Sunday evening call, he pulled out his handkerchief from his back pants pocket, when To! the photograph fell at his lady's feet. She says she is either a liar or else his heart is not in the right place.
Year: 1875

I first met and was introduced ito My Uncle" at his place of business in Chatham street, New York, and was then struck with his modest, unassuming deamea- nor, while his benign or seven
Year: 1875

LITTLE SISTERS OF THE PooR.-There is a
bill now before the Legislature to amend the
charter of the act to incorporate the Little
Sisters of the Poor in Richmond so as to
provide that, in view of the bene6cent and
purely charitable character Of this instltu-


tion, its property shall be exempt from city
and State taxation until such time as the
Legislature shall otherwise provide by law.
Year: 1875

The weather plays more important part
in human economy than we realize A mild
winter bankrupts the skate dealers, and
would bankrupt the coal merchants if they
did not increase their prices in proportion to
the rise of the thermometer. cold summer
iuins the hotel keepers at the seashore and
the lakes. Fogs, it is known on the highest
French authority, drive the people of Lon
don to suicide. Too much rain destroys the
millinery business and too little reduces the
umbrella man to despair Either a long
drought or great flood will reduce pros
porous nation to beggary. A chilly day is q
direct loss to the soda water trade and equiv
alent to new capital to the taverns There
is nothing in the world that people would
rather manage than the weather and nothing
that is more unmanageable. The govern
ment, which has a growing mania for the
management of everything, has taken the
weather into its charge, as far as possible,
and thus far with fair success If it has not
free will it has at least foreknowledge, and
its weather predictions are quite useful. Mr..
Proctor, the English astronomer, says that
during the six months he spent in America
these predictions were only wrong three times
Once clear weather was announced and
Mr. Proctor left his umbrella at home and
got thoroughly soaked; another time rain
was expected and Mr. Proctor carried green
umbrella around all day in the hot sun; the
third time he stayed at home. The veiled
prophet of Washington is certainly more
accurate in.his prophecies than other seers,
but when he says, as he did the other day.
that the probabilities are th it will be clear
in the Middle States, with possibly rain in
New York, does he not hedge little too
much on the future? TO say that it is prob
able that a thing will be possible is to make
| rather safe assertion. However, it is likely
that it is possible that we may be certain that
we will be sure not to criticise too severely a
prophet who is just now 50 agreeable. The
delicious weather which we now enjoy may
not be Of his provision, but he gets credit for
il, and reflected glory shines on him from
tho sky. The autumnal woods do him
honor; he deserves to be complimented for
the sunsets and if these cool, balmy south
| westerly MLhus, inspiring us Nlue VIII Lne
chill taken of, continue there will be gem
eral petition to have his salary raised by the
government lie has reason to be proud Of
this weather or rather Of this weather vane,
and all of US should profit by the opportu-
nifty. For the time draws near when, as
Tom Hood said, there will be no warmth. nc
moon, no stars, no sun, no light November


and when we shall sigh that the Indian sum


mer was too beautiful and bright tQ laSt.
Year: 1875

many others who are harvesting Of higher
capacity and wider training and equal de-
votion who preach from week to week to
slender and unappreciative congregations.


The Moody and Sankey revival as il IS
called, is, we repeat, a phenomenon worthy
OF consideration. We respect the energy
and enthusiasm of these gentlemen. We
trust that their work will bear good fruits.
We do not in any way disparage their en-
thusiasm or their belief in the teachings Of
the divine Master but at the same time
it is a phenomenon after all, mere
ripple upon the surface of our religious
life. The thousands who crowd the Brook
lyn Rink are many of them, we fear, attracted
Of curiosity by the echo Of names that come
to them from over the sea, who are not above
a new sensation, and who are curious to
feel the influence which has so largely
affected the religious mind Of England.
The truth will be found, we think, that
Moody and Sankey represent, even at
their best, that camp meeting fervor which
may be found every summer in the gather
ings of our various Christian denominations.
As a novelty in England it produced an un-
usual impression but in this country Chris
tian men will find before they get through
with this revival that they are listening to
men who are telling them, only in an odd,
unusual way, the lesson which they are taught
in nearly every congregation in America by
humble ard cultured men whose names have
not gone beyond the confines of their own
parish.
Year: 1875

The long series Of wrongs heaped upon the
aborigines Of America ever since the discov-
cry and settlement Of this country has
nothing more heartless or pathetic than the
story Of the Temecula Indians which we
print this morning. We are accustomed to
speak Of the cruelty and treachery Of the
savage, but the avarice and inhumanity Of
the white man are even more prominent fea-
lures in American history. in little more
than two centuries the natives have been
driven from the Atlantic to the Rocky
Mountains and tribes as countless as the
leaves Of the forest reduced to mere
handful Of half-staryed wretches. The brave
is no longer a warrior, but loafng and
treacherous murderer, and the Indian has
no rights anywhere. If he refuses to 90
upon a reservation necessity requires that
be shall be exterminated. If he puts him
self under the fostering care Of the Great
Father the Indian Ring is sure to rob him
first and allow him TO starve afterward. Go
where he will, civilization" in one form or
another, is sure to follow him and to op-
press him. To this fate the Tomecula
Indians are no exception. Indeed, the story
Of their misfortunes is one Of the
most pathetic Of the whole series. hun
dred years ago their children swarmed on the
Pacific coast. Now they are reduced to a
beggarly FIVE thousand. Then tie whole
land was theirs Now there is not a foot Of
ground they can call their own. Retreating
before advancing civilization, they at last set
tied down among a cone Of the San Bernardino
Mountains but the white man from over the
seas coveted the spot for q sheep pasture and
the native is not even left room enough to
starve without disturbance One Frenchman
and two Scotchmen have ousted the original
lords Of the soil, and their sheep Craze in the
Indians last retreat Is il thus the govern
/ ment Of the United States takes care Of the
y rights Of these poor poople-the rightful
wards Of the nationP Is it possible that one
4 Frenchrnan and brace Of Scotchmen, either
with or without the consent Of the govern
ment at Washington, are allowed to dispossess
five thousand people, that they may feed theil
sheep on the last vestige Of the heritage Of
the red man? The case, as presented in the
letter Of Colonel Peel and transmitted to Tho
Indian Bureau, is one which not only oxcites
our sympathies, but demands the immediat,
attention Of the department and the country



WHILE SOME COUNTRIES are trying to max,
themselves free Of princes. London make
the youngest Of the English princes, Leopold
free Of the city. Long lite to the younI





Prince, TO enjoy the good fellowship and th'
good dinners Of the stout burghers q Londol
Year: 1875

Russ1A WILL ONLY SEND US her specialties
for exhibition at the Centennial Her list
will be limited to articles peculiar to the
country and little seen abroad. Neverthe-
less, confidence is expressed that the display
will be creditable, as it certainly must be in
terestinu
Year: 1875

WALL STREET YESTERDAY Gold advanced
from ia IL to lis IS AT the latter price
rag money is worth $3.50. Money On call
loans closed at 1-2 and per cent. The
stock market was moderately active, but
yomewhat irregular.
Year: 1875

THE WEST INDIES. news from the
West India Islands is not altogether rose
colored to-day In St Domingo neither
the finances nor the soil appears to be in
sound condition; for we are told that the
treasury Of the Republic is bankrupt while
heavy shocks Of earthquake have been felt
throughout the island. Investments either
in land or securities do not therefore, seem
Year: 1875

Away down here, near the southern shore of South Carolina, lying between Broad river and Port Royal harbor is lit. tie island. Here the mocking birds sing and the tall palmettos wave, and here the great magnolia shoots up its majestic trunk crowned with evergreen leaves and decora' ted with thousand beautiful flowers that perfume the air around Nor is this island unknown and unnoticed in the annals ol history, for here are the ruins of Fort Charles, the first fort in the United States, built by the French in 1862. The canal around the fort still remains, also the out. side and inside embankments, though both bear silent yet unmistakable testimony tc the conquering power of the relentless hand of Time. The inside embankmen, of the fort measures one hundred and sev- enty-tiye feet.

 Here also, as on the neighboring islands, the red man of the forest once found de lightful hunting grounds and established himself home. Broken pieces of Indian pottery, numerous arrow heads and remains of wigwams built of tabby are all that is now left to tell the story. These little is- lands again appear on the stage in the his tory of the last great struggle of our coun- try for freedom appear as the scene of disaster and bloodshcd. Many traces oi the war are visible. There are breastworks and Notifications. Fort Beauregard at Bay Point still remains. and all along the beach opposite the fort may be found grape.shot, cannon balls and sections of bomb shells On the Broad river beach of Parry Island half buried in the sand, is & broken cable that during the war connected the island with Hilton Head, which was the head quarters of the Union army in the South But there is one place that have visited which speaks 10 us in language of iti own, telling more plainly than words coule tell of the terrible price at which we holt freedom. speak of the national cemetery near Beaufort. It covers thirty-five acre' of ground, and nine thousand two hundred and four soldiers lie buried here. Over th' arched gateway is written: National cem etery. Established in ls6s.'

 We enter. On a mound few rods iron the gate and directly in front, is the libert, pole, where the Union flag ever waves. ant scattered over the mound are piles of can non balls. Not far away, forming semi circle around the liberty pole, are othel mounds where choice flowers are cultiva- ted, and on the centre of each m ound rest' cannon.

 On the occasion of my first visit, I stooe for some time near the entrance taking il the scene before me. This city of the deat is laid out in blocks or squares separated by streets and avenues, and these are bor- dered on either side by shade trees. Tht grounds are ornamented with flowers ant shrubbery and shady bowers, and all is lief in order. A large granite monument ii erected in memory of the dead, and has th' following inscription: Immortality t' hundreds of the defenders of American liberty against the great Rebellion

 | As far as they are known the member of each company and regiment are buried by themselves, and with the exception of few marble slabs and tombs erected by