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Year: 1878

The joint committee, appointed by
the General Assembly to visit the State
Normal School, have made a very favor
able report. We extract the following:


The course of study embraces the
branches taught in the common and
high schools of the State. Nearly all
the pupils are preparing themselves to
become teachers, and their studies have
direct reference to this. The instruc-
ton given is by textbook recitation, by
didactic lectures by the Principal, and
by practice drills by the pupils in mod
el classes, under the eye of the Profess
ors. The pupils are evidently very in
tent on the prosecution of their studies
and have much scholarly enthusiasm.


Your Committee is Of the opinion
that the present management is all that
could be desired. There is zeal for
work pervading all departments. The
teachers and officers seem to be capable
and well adapted to the duties assigned
them, and to have the best interests of
the school at heart. Good and effective
work is being done in all the classes
The, students manifest a thoroughness
in their studies that is quite gratifying
as well in the comprehension of princi-
pies as in the mastery of processes.


The results of the Normal School
must soon be felt throughout our State,
in sending out teachers, trained to be
effective workers in our public schools.
We are well convinced that every dollar,
which the General Assembly may see
proper to appropriate, will be wisely
and economically expended for the ben
eft of the State
Year: 1878

called upon to explain the absence of
some pleasure seeking official by giving
certificate of lines when summoned to
courts of law as medical experts or as
medical witnesses. You will find it
hard to resist an undercoming bias to-
ward your client. Before the paint on
your signs is fairly dry you will be ap-
preached by those who spurn the name
of mother Yours is holy calling.
Turn, therefore, deaf ear to all such
appeals, and swerve not hair's breadth
from strict uprightness. He who bar
ters honor and honesty for gold gains
nothing but the contempt of those who
use him as their tool. Remember


besides. that you will one day answer
for it unless you keep your hands and
your heart clean before God and man


Every roof covers some family secret


Every house holds closet. which is
kept as carefully boltcd as was the ia
nous one of Bluebeard for are not
frailty and intemperancc, and miscon-
duct and depravity, everywhere to be
found. To you, the tried family ply
sician, will those secrets be intrus ed
Or in the delirum of fever, or in unguar-
ed moments Of weakness, the sick will
purge their bosoms of much jealous stuff


Be wary, very wary, lest you divulge
those secrets. Guard them mast closely
Keep the door of thy mouth from her
that lieth in thy BOSOM says wise
prophet, although one of the minor ones,
and very good advice it is. You will
see woe in every shape and form; parents
suffering for their sins, and little chill
dren puning and playing under the curse
Of fainting heritage. Be tender to
both-to the guilty and innocent alike.
Yours is not to chide. but to heal"
Year: 1878




On the occasion of the annualcom-
mencement of the Medical Department
of the University of Pennsylvania,
Prof. VIM. Goodell pronounced the
valedictory, and during the course of
his address warned the graduates of the
temptation that would besiege them in
this language:


DO not, do not, | beseech you, be
cajolcd either by the ties of friendship,
by the tickle of fattery, or by the glitter
of the gold, into doing anything that in
wolves the loss of self-respect and of
professional dlgnity-into doing any
thing that is not right. Have "a keen
and precious hatred of everything bad,
for strong temptations will be thrown
in your way, hard, very hard, to resist
The honor of family is at stake, and
you will be asked to save it. A man of
doubtful sanity lies a-dying, and you
will be asked to yield to friendly bias
in giving evidence of his mental vigor
and testamentary capacity A crime
has been committed, and the tears and
appeals of the criminals kin will be
brought to bear on you to give such evi-
dence as shall tender to make him ire
sponsible. A patient with some organic
disease or of Incorporate habits will
wish to effect an insurance of his life,
and you, fearful of giving umbrage, will
be sorely tempted to testify to his
soundness or sobriety. You will be
Year: 1878

At the almshouse on Blackwell's Is
land, n. Y, a woman above one hundred
years old has just died She had spells
of feeling young, and would tell over to
herself the events in her life of fifty
and seventy-fiye years ago, but could
tell little of the last ten years, She
came to this country in 1925, and has
been supported by charity ever since
In her young days she was a favoritc
domestic in the household OF the Mar
quis of Beresford's family Although
living under the roof of the leading
Orange family Of Ireland at that dark
an troubled period, she nevertheless
welded an outlaw with price upon his
head. He was taken prisoner at the
memorable battle of Oulert Hill and
sentenced to be hung His young wife
heard of his capture and sentence, and
invoked the all-powerful Marquis of
Beresford to interpose his clemency in
saving the life of her patriotic husband
The Marquis, for once in his life, was
inclined to be merciful to rebels and
gave reluctant promise that he would
interest himself in saving from the gal
lows the hero of Oulert Hill. And, so
the story goes, that as Myles Ryan was
about being led from his dungeon to the
scaffold a free pardon was granted him
without his knowledge of the influence
that saved his life. The pardon was
read in the presence of the yeomanry,
who were so enraged at the escape of
one of their victims, and he, too, the
most dangerous and conspicuous of the
batch of doomed men, that they conclu-
ded he should not escape their ven
geance even if a royal pardon had been
granted.


Myles Ryan had scarcely emerged
from the precints of the prison gates
when he was clasped in the arms of his
rescuer, the faithful Catharine, whose
heart was too full to express her graft
tude save in tears While the happy
couple were walking arm in arm, alter
nately embracing each other and offer
ing fervent prayers to heaven for the
miraculous escape of Myles from the
gallows, they were overtaken by a troop
of yeomen, who fell upon Myles and sa-
bred him to death. The devoted Cath
arine, in striving to shield him from the
merciless blows of his assassins, receiv-
ed sabre cut on the head which laid
her PROSTATE by the side of her hus-
band. From the sight and that blow
she never fully recovered.
Year: 1878

We acknowledge the receipt of the
Students Offering" a neat little pa
per published by the Normal Students
Of Cedar Falls. From it we learn that
the enrolment there, for the current
wear. is 22O.
Year: 1878

who believe that silver will stop initiation and
bring resumption, will discover then that
they have been the blind tools of unscrupu-
lous demagogues.


We nave statesmen and editors daily quoting
Hamilton, in blissful ignorance that his silver
experience was failure which handed over
all our gold to Europe as fast as her emigrants
brought 1t here, and that this had great influ-
ehce I'D making ours peculiarly the paper
money country of all the world, and subject
ing our people to the enormous losses of its
periodical lnfiations and breakings, Mr..
Blaine shoves aside number of the current
falacles OF the silver maniacs, but he suggests
some new ones, and his assumption that sill
yer and gold coins can be so adjusted that
legal-tender will keep them of the same value,
and IN circulation together, is in the face of
our three-quarters of century of experiment.
we can not tell that silver will not rise again
to the long standing price of God. per ounce
in London. 10 that case even the old dollar
OF 4123 grains would be worth more than
dollar in gold. and foreigners would reap the
profit OF our 425-grain dollar.-Cin. Gazette.


The people of the West and South, having
discovered that it is correct, as principle of
government, to determine the question of the
money standard by popular vote, every man
haVlng as good right to an opinion and to
equal influence in the decision as ANYBODY
else,-propOse next to turn their attention to
the contest between the two leading schools
of medicine. They have observed on the
part of the homeopathists disposition to
de-medicinize the bolus of the fathers, and to
bring the country down to the single stand
ard of the pellet. This would reduce by one
half and more too-the means which the
people might have of curing them of con-
sumption and other diseases. This country
is the greatest producer of mercury in the
world, and since caiomel has fallen into dis
use as medicine the price of quicksilver has
declined greatly. In 1875, according to Ray
monds just published report, the price de-
clined from $1.55 pound in January to 70
cents in December. This great decline was
caused wholly by the cessation of the manu-
facture of sub.chloride OF mercury for medici-
nal purposes. 1t was banished secretly and
surreptitiously from the medicine chest,
and it is not only an act of justice, but one
which the people demand, to restore it to its
old place. If the double standard of medi-
cine be not restored there will be great pop
ular movement to abolish all medicine, to kill
all doctors and substitute an ideal pharmaco-
p@a consisting of water only.-Boston i'd
Uertiser
Year: 1878

Mr.. Lords boys feel that they have been
unjustly demonetized. Chicago Times.


Democratic motto-"The way to resume
is to repudiate. ."-Bufalo cypress.


The noble Briton has been walked up Just
in time to miss the train, and be begins to
feel pretty mad aboCt it.-Phit Times.


New Yorksappears to be rapidly regaining
large number of that part of her population
which escaped from the sheriff several years
ago.-Phil. Times.


The Chicago Times has received this dis
patch: "Ifthere is any meat on this bird when
get done with it you are welcome to it,
Alexander II"


The bimetallic prayer of the chaplain of the
United States Senate has inspired the chaplain
of the Iowa Senate to somewhat kindred ef-
fort. He has asked that it may "please the
Lord Though il may be dispeasing to some, to
bless the President the United States" This
would seem to indicate an introduction of the
Hendricks straddle into the prayer book of
the future.


1t is interesting to watch with what ease
the British lion now accommodates himself
to circumstances. One day he is roaring for
war; the next he smiles and curls his tail
around him as complacently as though he
were the embodiment of universal peace.
There was time when the temper of the
beast was not so mercurial, when, once
reused to the roaring point. nations trembled
at the consequences.-N. Y. Sun.


The Western silver advocate objects to
dollar containing 425 grains, because the dol
lar of 4121 grains "will answer all the pur-
poses of a people heavily in debt" That is
delightfully."- frank. The "people heavily in
debit wish to get rid of a portion of the bur-
den by repudiation, and so desire 80 cent
dollar. And yet the persons who make
shameless admissions like this object to being
called harsh names! One thing is clear, and
that is that it is too charitable to call them
lunatics.


Secretary Sherman continues to express his
belief that the Bland bill will become a law.
in spite of all that can be said or done to de-
feat it. He warns the friends of the bill that
they must prepare for loud public clamor
when the people discover that unlimited sill
yer does not bring the promised prosperity.
he expects to see this clamor take the shape
OF demand for greenbacks, and breads a new
and more dangerous outbreak of the imitation
mania. This is an entirely reasonable view
OF what will happen if the repudiatoTs are
successful. The worst of them openly avow
as much now. They not only want unlimited
silver, but unlimited greenbacks are well, and
if they succeed in securing the first the Sec
ond is inevitable. The misguided persons
Year: 1878

THE Northern Democrats are having a
hard time in Congress. Senator Eaton, a
notorious sympathizer with the rebellion, was
accused in the Senate last week of being an
enemy to the South because he opposed re-
monetization; and Representative Hewitt,
Tilden's Secretary of the Treasury, was de-
nounced in the House Monday as slanderer
of the Southern people because he defended
West Point against the assault made upon it
by South Carolina Representative.
Year: 1878

TURKEY cannot be blamed for preferring
the alliance of Russia to that OF England
Russia certainly can grant her easy terms
while England shows no disposition to do
anything but talk. Will England be foolish
enough to 90 to war with Turkey because
the Ottoman empire prefers the friendship of
another nation to her friendship?
Year: 1878

We do not read anonymous etters and communi
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or preserve COM
munications that are not used.
Year: 1878

THE Chisolm murderers are at last to be
brought to trial, but not on the charge OF
murder. The State courts will not bring
them to account. So they are to be ar
raigned before federal court for conspiracy
against the laws of the United States.
Year: 1878

The electric discoveries by Edison, it IL well
known, have more or less affected the mar
ket value of gas stocks in this city,
well those of European companies, and
with view OF ascer.aining just what has been
the effect upon local companies stocks HERALD
reporter yesterday collected the data of sales made
during the summer, fall and winter of this year. The
prices which the stocks sold at various periods
given below, including sales made yesterday the
Real Estate Exchange. 1t will be noted that there ID
a general decline in these securities-
Year: 1878

John Caffrey seventy five years of age, tailor,
residing at No. Alb Grand street. had in his old age
managed to make livelihood by repairing gentle
mems garments. Yesterday he mending waist
coat, when he complained to member
of his family that he was not feeling
well, and expressed opinion that he would
be compelled to give up work. The person
whom he addressed spoke to him ndly and encour
agngly, and then went out to find some simple rene
dies Tor the old mans illness and also to employ
hand to finish the work which he found himself in
capable of completing. The messenger but
short time away, and when she returned she dis
covered the old man seated in chair with his head
bent forward over bucket and blood flowing from
deep cash in his throat. BY his side was razor.
with which he had inflicted the fatal wound Death
followed before medical aid could be called in.
Year: 1878

Mary b. Fowler, of No. 6s5 Eleventh avenue, has
been ailing for some time past. Her troubles de-
veloped into dcranged intellect. and she
acted so strangely that her husband re-
auested Captain Ward of the Twenty cond
precinct, to take her into custody and
thereby restrain her from injuring herself She
taken to the station house. where it nscertaned
that she had taken poison with suicidal intent She
thereupon removed to the Roosevelt Hospital,
where she remains in precarious condition.
Year: 1878

An inquest held yesterday on the body Of
James Smith, who committed suicide at Bernard
Nichols Hotel, corner Of Hudson avenue and York
street. Brooklyn. Ihe deceased, who about
thrty-ve years of age. had been man-ofwar sailor.
and was discharged account of ill health from the
United States sloop Monocacy several months ago.
Since that time he has been searching i'll vain tor


ployment, and his money having been exhausted
he became gloomy and Respondent On Tues
day afternoon he retired to his bedroom and
was not again alive. About half past
one o'clock next morning some acquaintances Of
Smith called at the barroom of the house in which he
boarded and asked to see him. The proprietor, Mr.
Nichols went to the room and knocked at the door.
As he received he burst open the door and
discovered the dead body of Smith hanging by the
neck from u cord. the end of which made fast to
q hook in the wall. Coroner Simms held inquest on
the body and verdict of suicide by hanging
dercd. The deceased, who a sober, steady man,
held of the best credentials to character from
officers in the navy. He member OF the Ma
sonic fraternity, in good standing.
Year: 1878

A STYLE TO SUIT.-Another very stylish
costume has the skirt made with a very
short train and revealing the foot In front.
The only trimming is a deep side pleating
reaching almost to the knees The skirt and
pleatings are both of black satin The over
dress IS of soft wooden material, very fine
and plant, and of a lovely fawn color. 1t is
looped up in even festoons all around, and
held in place by tasteful bows of black satin
ribbon, with the reverse pretty fawn color
There is charming little coat of the wooden
fabric, with cuffs and lapels of black satin.
The vest peculiarly but most pleasantly
arranged. IL consists of narrow alternate
folds Of satin and the fawn colored material.
These folds are so arranged that they come
TO point in the center of the front Small
bows Of satin ribbon serve to confne the vest
in lieu of buttons. The dainty little
cehaPeau is of fawn colored chip, and is
handsomely garnlshed with satin ribbon and
clusters of pink convolvulus blossoms.


WRAPs FOR SUMMER.-Fine India CASH
meres, camePs hair cloth, and Silicenue
seem to be the favorlte materials for making
these garments. A very elegant one of The
Year: 1878

IL you are gaining little every dav be
content Are your expenses less than your
income, so that, though it be little you are
constantly accumulsting and growing
richer and richer every day? Be content.
So far as concerns money, you are doing
well.


Are you gaining knowledge every day2
Though it be little by little, the aggregate of
the accumulation, where no day is permitted
TO pass without adding something TO the
stock, will be surprising to yourself.


Solomon did not become the wisest man
in the world in minute. Little by little
never emitting TO learn something
even for single day, always read
ing, always study little between
the time of rising in the morning and
lying down AZ night; this is tie way TO ac-
cumulate full storehouse of knowledge
Finally are you daily improving in charac-
ter? Be not discouraged because il is little
by little. The best men fall short of what
they would wish TO be. 1t is sometime n
is much, If you keep resolutions better TO-
day than you did yesterday, better this
year than you did last year. Strive 70 be
perfect but do not become down hearted as
long as you are approaching nearer and
nearer to the high standard at which Won
aim. -


Little by little fortunes are accumulated.
little by little knowledge is gained little bv
little character aad reputation are achieved.
Year: 1878

in some remote corner of every mans
good laugh. He may believe in the Five
Points OF CALVIN, and except every one of
the Thirty. nine Articles; he may talk about
life as vale of tears and bewail the increas-
ing iniquity OF mankind; he may regard
true religion as kind OF spiritual lemon
Juice, and turn pale with horror at the men
ton OF the theater or dance. still, when the
circus comes round, he will take small
child In his arms and with stealtby step
sidle up to the ticket Office and declare that
he only wants to show the baby the lion and
the tiger. He listens to the clown, however.
with unwilling delight, and comes away
with the feeling that he has committed a
grieyous sin, but nevertheless had a real
good time. A generous, hearty laugh, even
at the follies OF the world, help digestion
and does the cause of religion no harm.
Year: 1878

One more bark on the stream of time,
One more care on - mothers mind
One more boat on fathomlesS sea,
Bound for the mystic eternity.
One more trust repOSed in man,


By Him who leads the triune van.
One more chance to mOrtals given,
To rear a soul to inhabit heaven.
One more stigma chained 10 earth,
If Christ should reap out moral dearth.
One more active. thinking mind,
To weigh the doing of its kind.
One more being counting strife


With the inconsistency of life.
One more heart to thrOb with pain
When friendship snaps its brittle chain
One more heart to feel the woe


That mortals all are doomed to know.
One more attempt TO wrest prize
From the hand of fate ere purpose dies.
One more struggle with hfe's turmoils-
Uncertainty as to whom the spoils.
One more fight with Satanic snares,
A puzzle to tell the wheat from tares.
a last firm stride toward the crown,
And thanks to God the victory's won.
Year: 1878

until, after Ruth's parting bow, the door


closed. Say, boys tell you, let's build


them a cabin. Plenty of land, plenty of logs


and lots of hands TO help. She is neat and


nice, and will want a home. All in favor


say aye, and If ever in any body vote was


unanimous, certainly that was that decided
| the men TO make a home for the preacher


and his wife. They consulted him, but kept


the plan a secret from Ruth until all was


finished that willing hands and loving hearts


could do. And when they came to


like boys in the very exuberance


of their Joy. Its stumble walls were wreathed


with evergreen, and many a long mile bad


been walked hunting for a few flowers to


make the place look homelike to the young


bride. She was completely overjoyed; she


could fno no words to frame her thanks at


first but after an instant, turning to them


with eyes moist with tears, she said gently,


Il will call this home, and it shall be yours
as well as ours. It shall ever be open to each
one of you, and you will always be welcome.
We will make it home where you may
come with joy or sorrow, and we will re joice
with you or bear as best we may your bur
dens. 1t shall be a home where YOU can
bring wives and children as they come from
the old homes in the east, and if you choose
some sweet young girl for bride and bring
her here a stranger, this shall be your
home until she goes to be mistress of her
own. 1 can not tell you how 1 thank you
that to- day have place that l can call
indeed home. have known sorrow and
trouble, lonelines and death, but to day I
am very, very happy. I thank you again
and again"


And in the years that followed il was
indeed home for Echo Gulch. In it such
lessons of purity and love were daily taught
that every man and woman was made better
for them. In it were such peace and happi-
ness that the influence extended TO
other homes and made them brighter.
Many woman fleeing from a
dark, sinful path was strengthened
here and sent on her way rejoicing. and |
here men worn and weary, and sick even
unto death, were soothed and quieted and |
brought back 10 better life 1t was the |
refuge of the village. the home of every waIf. |
The children crowded to it for help in little |
troubles, and when the bright eyed baby
boy came they were wild with glee for the |
home seemed now, even to them, perfect.


After a while il the valley modest |
chapel was built, with no towering spire,
no stained glass for the sunlight to be mel
lowed through, but humble little edifice
and as if by the grace of the altar erected
The place was rechristened; and remember
ng the village hundreds OF miles away nest
ing under the hills in far distant state
the doubtsand perplexities, and
he great victories won there, remembering
he graves so dear to his wife, for Ruth's
axe the minister, no longer young, but still
arnest and loving, called it ''Glenville."