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Year: 1878

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Year: 1878

There is no such thing as luck in this
world. The idea is pTeposterOus. The
man who depends upon it will never
amount to anything; will be a mere
Cypher. One might as well wait for the
ocean to dry up and reveal its hidden
treasures; fish to come ashore to be
caught grain to grow without planting,
or gold to come ready dug and coined.


The men called the most lucky are
those who never had even q distant idea
of valuable things coming for the wish
ing-themen who the strongest put their
shoulders to the wheel, pulled the hard
est against wind and tide, dug the deep
est into the earth and fought the bravest
against odds.


Success is not Iuck-not in the least
1t did not come by chance, but was the
natural result of long and strenuous eff
fort. There was no waiting, no idle hop
ing. The probabilities were seized and
the possibilities worked out to the utmost
fraction. While the foolish dreamers
were idle the successful man was up and
doing. He knew that dOOmsday would
come as soon as luck.


Beliefin luck is the most senseless of
superstitiOns. If the affairs Of this world
were dependent upon it, reasoning
powers would never have been given;
knowledge would not have been be-
slowed; the brainless faculties of beasts
of thefield would have been all sufficient.
We would only have had to wait. Luck
would have brought all we needed-that
is to the fortunate-and for those cursed
by "bad luck" there would have been
no struggling against fate, and the sooner
they bowed their miserable heads to the
decree and quietly ended their existence
the better.


The belief in luck makes man a tramp"
existing upon the bounty, and filching
the honest and hard-won substance of
others. The only luck he Will ever find
will be home in the pOOr-house and q
paupeTs grave. The idea Of luck Is dis
proved by everything since creation, by
creation ITSELF Luck did not bring order
from chaos, and will never produce food
and clothing, and honor and fair name.
1t is all mOOnshine of the thinnest quail
ty.


Young man, all the luck you can find
will be wrought out by brain and muscle
by effort and daring and unbending
will; by plunging into the stream by
climbing the mountain; by padding
your own canoe )" by nerve by pushing;
by brave front and heart; by kicking
hope out of doors by resisting the temp
tation to sloth; by turning a deaf ear to
idle dreams. Fools alone trust to any
other means of acquiring reputation and
fortune.


Verify believers land followers of their
ENlief) in luck, will find themselves in
the situation of Cowper's people:


"WhO spent their lives


In dropping buckets into empty wells,


And growing tired of drnUllg nothing up"
Year: 1878

B0OKs-BOOks are. never so necessary
as in the Wane of life. In childhood we
are busy with toys; in youth with pleas
ure; in manhood with action; and SC
may dispense with the delights of read
ing with little consciousness Of loss. But
when at last we are too wise to be charm
ed with baubles; too earnest to be tckled
with straWs; too old to enjoy the pleas
ures of sense too fond Of repOse to en-
dure the noise of the bUstliug world
then it is that books are felt to be the
truest and most agreeable of friends
companions who neither contradict us
with arrogance, insult us with bad man.
ners, nor love us with prOliXity. For we
can cherish the entertaining, reject the
dull, and snub the lOng-winded with the
utmost without giving pain. How pleas
ant, when life is in the "sear and yellow
leaf"


ITO turn again OUr earlier volumes Ger,


And love them then, because we've loved before,


And willy bless the waning hour that brings


y will to lean once more on single things;


If this be weakness, welcome Ii es declinei


If this be second childhood, be It miner
Year: 1878

-uHere are some beautiful leaves, she said


AS she laid them in my listless handi
On cheek and lipwere the coral red;
The sunlight fell on her golden head,
And around her face a halo shed
"These two are like a lily she said;


sweet face beamed with a rich, warm light,
Like that which fell on our Ieafy way
A parting kiss from sunset ray
As we gathered the leaves, red, golden aud gray.
"They smell OF the pure sweet woods" she said,


And her tender glance turned back on me
Asshelet me, alone, to think and pray
Foruly darling enc, with heart 50 gay.
And a poet-soul halEhidden away.
Each cloud at eve is pOsnl rare;


Each tiny clover, or hOw'ret small,


A sprig Of moss on the garden wall,
A stone picked up from pebbly stream:
Aliholdtor her a pictured dream.
Year: 1878

Columbus Journal: Take away the
Ohio gerrymander, the shotgun tactics
in South Carolina, and the Democratic
counting out process in Florida, and
where would the Democrats have
been in the next House? That body
will be close enough to make that a
very interesting question.
Year: 1878

Zeal without judgment is an evil,
though it be zeal unto good. .-


1t is Justly said Of woman that she
divides our sorrows and doubles our joys.
Pity She quadruples our expenses.


An editor says the only reason why
late storm, was because there was a heavy
on it.


-"Do YOU think me guilty of false
hood ?" asked Mr.. Knott of a gentleman
he was addressing. "Sir, I must render
a verdict of Knott guilty"


"A deserted damseI struck her faith
less lover with a poker, exclaiming, with
s9bs, "YOu have broken my heart, and
I'll break your head sir"


-Wewere considerably amused byan
that we lately saw of a remark
able duel. There were six men upon the
ground, and six misses.


-Blushing is natural, and a mark of
timidity, or rather a deficiency Of self
possession. 1t is an index to sensitive
dispositions. The habit wears off, as
years accumulate, and the usages Of so
Ciety become more familiar.


Jenkins said that some persons were
of opinion that a man could not be law
yer and adhere strictly to the truth but,
for his part, he believed a man could.


Jones remarked that he hoped Jenk-
ms would begin practice right away.


"A lady who objects to profanity be-
cause it is both wicked and vulgar, writes
to know what she ought to say when a
clothes line breaks and lets weeks
washing fall into the mud. She OughttO
say: BLESSED are the meek for they
shall inherit the earsh;" but probably she
will not think Of It.


"A punctual man is rarely a poor man,
and never a man of doubtful credit. His
small accounts are frequently settled, and
he never meets with difficulty in raising
money to pay large demands. Small
debts neglected ruin credit; and when a
man has lost that, he will find himselfat
the bottom Of hill he cannot ascend.


The term integrity can only be ap-
piled to those persons who, accustomed
to practise every part of social justice
are cOnsCientiOusly accurate in all their
dealings, faithful to every trust, tena-
cious Of every promise, disdaining to dis
semble or prevaTiCate; and who would
regard every act Of injustice as a mean
ness to which they would scorn to stOOp.


A subscription paper was recently
through the - congregation
with the following very charitable object
in view:


eve, the undersigned, do pledge our
selves to pay the amount subscribed fnc
the purpose of paying the organist and a
boy to blow the same"


Men pursue riches under the idea
that their possession viii set them at
ease, and above the world. But the law
of association often makes those who
begin by loving gold as a servant, finish
by becoming themselves its slaves; and
without wealth is at least
as common as wealth without independ-
ence.


The fear of not succeeding, and the
of this fear, often occasion
too great an impetuOsity in the pursuit
of an enterprise. When circUmspection
and foresight regulate and govern our
plans, apprehension is more than half
overcome; but whenever doubts are en-
ofsuccess, everything IS decid-
ed on in haste and without discretion.
Year: 1878

Tea has been grown in Georgia for
nearly forty years past, and its culture
has practically been q failure, owing to
the ignorance of the eXperimenters in
themethods of treating the leaves. And
then, besides, tea will never be a very
popular drink in Georgia until the red
ribbon movement strikes that state like
an earthquake,
Year: 1878

THE SOCIETY OF LADIEs.-We seek the
society Of the ladies with a view to be
pleased, rather than to be instructed, and
are more gratifed by those who will
talk, than by those that are silent; for If
they talk well, we are dOubly delighted
to receive information from so pleasant a
source; and if they are at times little
out in their conclusions, it is tlattering to
our vanity to set them right.
Year: 1878

An exchange has this startling piece
Of intelligence: Nothing will be worn
this spring except IOngitudinal-striDed
hose" We presume this attractive,
though somewhat picturesque costume
will not become the rage until the warm
weather sets in,
Year: 1878

An off-hand matter-trying to finger a buzz
saw in motion.


A Western woman has lost two husbands
by lightning. She ought to marry conduc-
tor.


Any man pays too much for his whistle
who has to wet it fifteen or twenty times q
day. Cincinnati Saturday Night


Farmer Jones caught rooster stealing his
corn, wrung his neck and now claims to have
killed cock robbin .-BOStOR Transcript.


Every once in a while we hear of Califor-
mia woman killing a bear This is all right
But We challenge the world to ransack the
pages of history and show us where a woman
has ever got away with a mouse.


What differences there are in families some
times Now there is the Ficiency family for
instance. What much nicer fellow L. FL
cheney is than D., and yet how popular d. is
-NeH York Commercial Ad5ortiser.


Does Mr. Kearney ever think what price
less boon he could confer on this unhappy
country, how he could win the eternal graft
tude of his suffering countrymen, if he would
only make an effort and give his poor mouth
holiday ?-BurERgt0a Haioktye.


"What would you say if you should see the
indians coming right down upon you now ?"
asks an Oregon paper Haven't given the
question much thought, but it strikes us We
should say, Excuse my back. ."-DetTOit
Post.


DO you love me ,till Z" Mrs. Harlins ask
ed, as her husband was attempting TO write
an important letter. ''Do you love me still ?"
''Yes, / do" said Harllins; and it was the
emphasis that broke her heart. -Reokalk Gem
StitUtiOH.


"Thats a very stupid brute of yours, john"
said Scottish minister to his parishioner the
peat-dealer, who drove his merchandise from
door to door in a small cart drawn by dom
key; Il never see you but the creature is
braying" 'Ah, sir" said the peat-dealer,
''ye ken the hearts warm when friends meet"


4 man on Arbor hill last evening aimed a
gun at his little son, beautiful creature with
golden hair to his waist, and playfully threat
ened to shoot him. The gun turned out to
be unloaded 1t will be placed in the State
library as the only weapon of the kind known
to American gunnery,-Albany Journal
man may sneer at a woman all he viii
because she cannot sharpen lead pencil, but
she has the smile on him when he stands
holding an unOocupied suspender button in
his hand, and wondering whether it will hurt
less to pull the needle out of his thumb the
same way it went in, or push it on through
burlington HdWkeye
Year: 1878

A DEAD Loss.-Alnong the many peculiar
plots to defraud insurance companies, that
devised and carried out by the late Benjamin
w. Fay, of Chicago, will hold prominent
place He was found on tine shore of the
lake with four bullet holes in his body, his
watch and chain gone, and his pockets turned
inside out. All the surroundings indicated n
murder for purposes of robbery. But Mr.
Fay's life was insured for considerable sum-
and the insurance companies We're not willing
to accept the murder theory without thor
ough investigation. A diver went TO the bot
tom Of the lake and there found pistol, to
which was attached one end Of a string. To
the other end of the string was attached an
iron weight The string was long enough
when taut, to reach from the dead man to
where the iron weight had lain and the num-
bcr OF empty chambers in the pistol equalled
the number of bullets in Fay's body. The
weapon was identified as having been bought
by Fay, and the weight as having been in use
in his kitchen and to remove all doubt az to
the cause of motive for the self-murder, a
friend of Fay came forward and confessed
that Fay had told him that he intended to kill
himself and fabricate the appearance of hav-
ing been robbed and murdered, in order that
his family should get the benefit of n large
insurance The family will not, however, re-
ceive the insurance, and the husbands and
fathers fraudulent solf-sacrifce will have
been in vain.
Year: 1878

The Colorado river is noted for
''swirls," so called They occur every
where, but only at high stages of water
A bubble rises from the bottom and
breaks with a slight sound on the sur
face. The water at that point begins a
rotary motion, SO small that an inverte d
tea-cup might cover 1t. Larger and
larger grows the circle, till surface of
forty feet in diameter is in motion, spin
ming round funnel-shaped hole in the
center, two or three feet across the top,
and coming to point in the dephts be-
low. Often large tree floating down
the stream is caught and its foremost end
thrust up into the air twenty or thirty
feet, while the other passes underneath
the exposed end to be slowly drawn
down again, and to disappear. Three
soldiers, deserters from Camp Mohave,
| passing through the ravine in skiff,
Immediately below the fork. suffered
their craft to run into swirl. One of
the crew, at the first intimation of danger,
threw himself overheard beyond the
charmed circle, and as he swan away
he turned his head and saw the boat
spin round until one end being drawn
into the vortex and the other upheaved
in the air, it slowly sank as it revolved
into the turbid bosom of the river, its
human freight to be seen no more,
for the Colorado river does not give up
the dead-no corpses lodge upon its
shores.
Year: 1878

A PUZZLED PLANT-Plants sleep at
night as is we'll known, but their Sleep
ing hours are matter of habit, and can
easily be disturbed. A French chemist
recently exposed sensitive. plant to a
bright light at night, and placed it in a
dark room during the day. The plant at
first appeared much puzzled. 1t opened
and closed its leaves irregularly. in spite
of the artificial sun beaming upon it at
night and in the day time it sometimes
awoke. 1t finally submitted to the
change, unfolding itself regularly at
night aud closing IN the morning.
Year: 1878

Deacon Bill Gibson, ono OF Gold Hill g
most devout citizens, has new inven-
ton which will supersede tur as and
cremations He discovered remarka-
bly, volatile gas, which has great buoy
ance. His idea is to get up "a kind of
balloon that will be strong enough to
sustain the weight of human body.
When he dies his remains will be placed
in one of these machines and turned
loose. Of course it will shoot upward
into the upper atmosphere, where every.
thing is 80 cold that decomposition will
never take place. The balloon will be
above the belts OF moisture. and the &C.
ton of the elements will be entirely sus-
pended, 80 that the balloon will last for
ever. Thus will tho good man accom-.
plish his hearts wish in getting near to
heaven and at the same time open to the
minds of the people new and beautifu
thought with regard to the disposition OF
their beloved dead. -[G. H. News.
Year: 1878

In view of the decision of the German
Emperor to exclude from the German
fine art section of the Paris Exhibition
any picture recalling the war of 1870,
the French government has resolved to
exclude French pictures commemora-
ting that war. 1t would seem as though
the French government would hardly
have needed the example of Germany
to induce it to adopt the excluding pol
icy as regards pictures of the war of
1870. For what purpose would it dis
play pictures of that struggle?
Year: 1878

ONE of the great and perplexing
questions of the times is as to whether
or not Senator Don Cameron's grown
daughter approved Of his marriage to q
girl two years younger than herself.


Some newspaper authorities say she
did, and others declare that she did
not. The telegraph reports fail to
mention her presence at the wedding.
Year: 1878

No secret is made at London, of the
fact that agents have gone to America
to select, for purchase, such vessels as
are suitable, with view of getting
them out of neutral parts before war
is actually declared, but the intent to
violate neutrality is freely disavowed.
Year: 1878

Foot to the Democracy.


Columbus, May 1.-THE Democrats
at caucus tonight, by vote of Al to 3
decided to re-district the state, which
will give the Republicans six congress-
men and the Democrats twenty-four.
A bill will be drawn up tomorrow to
this end. 1t is thought that majority
of the Senate will vote for the measure,
as much work has been done to-day
looking to that end, and kilograms from
the Democratic ward politicians
throughout the state have been flowing
in demanding that their vote be given
for re.districting.
Year: 1878

THE King of Burmah is so pleased
with the experimental manufacture of
sugar that he has imported large
amount of sugar-making and refining
machinery, and ordered 500 planters to
engage in the exclusive cultivation of
the cane this year.
Year: 1878

they had over q thousand men enlisted. Seventeen
years ago this day they devoted 20 their country
All were recruited In this city Many thought
the recruits too young. He had felt himself
such fear. But the result showed that such
fears were unfounded No regiment had done mora
service. 1t was in all the great battles the eastera
side of the mountains Mr.. Kelly here read from the
statements in the newspapers list OF the.
battles I'd which the regiment took part, and
list Of the successive co0nels and lieuienantc
colOnels who commanded It. He spoke Of the barnerd
press led to il by Elijah f. Purdy behalf OF Tanl-
many Hall, when one Of the regiments broke out


There they p0iDting TO theIn presented BY your
self Harris0ns Landing" Mr.. Kelly answered. Yea,
there they and they speak more el0Quenty than
can. No eul0gy of mine can illumine them"


After further review OF the history OF the regiment,
ment Of the fighting Second Corps Mr.. Kelly said You
have rendered great service 10 your country and are


titled TO the respect and esteem OF your feowcitazens
II Is well enough for orators and speakers In hae
TO talk OF what others should do. But what s that
compared 10 him who shoulders his musket and rsks OF
leaves his life in defence Of his couutryi can make
no long speech tonight We here for a different
purpose. Connected with the society from which you
took your for thirty years, we took deep soil
itude you We expected, OF you would 90
duty but solicitous because any dishonor 70
you would fall the organization whose name you bad
taken. You never turned your back on the enemy
you always willingly went where you were or.
renOwn. Tonight you here TO keep up the
OF that time for yourselves aud your children
and though IL is hot night trust y0u Will thoroughly
enjoy yourselves"


Ar Kely's talk was interrupted again and again By
cheers and when he had ended, the dancing began.
Year: 1878

The holders of the Denver eXtensl0n DOhus
OF the Kansas Pacific Railway reported to be accept
ing the proposition of the committee OF nine OF the hrst
mortgage bondholders by deposting their bonds Win
the United states Trust Company for the purpose
chasing the road under the pending foreclosure proceed
ings for the purpose Of reconstruction The engraved
receipts for the bonds and certificates arc now ready
and IL is claimed by the committee, OF which LOUIS d.
Never f. chairman that over S2.0O0000 out OF total
in transit Tor deposit At the Office OF the United states
Trust Companyt was stated that the Engnsn o, o0np n
chase the rosd and that their bonds were now on te
way for deposit II this arrangement is carried into
effect il is claimed that the Union faoihc pun VIII W
nl,nr
Year: 1878

Alice Trevylain, the young woman from
Newport who pretends to be detective SUN iAh-
eushes IN the Jefferson Market Prison. She wears the
masculine attire in which she was arrested and refused
yesterday to put on female apparel which had been pro-
cured for her She declares that she will not assume
womans dress until she is released Mr. Cameron the
Chief of Police at Newport visited the girl again yester
day. He received dispatch from ber brother stating
that the family had decided what course 10 pursue
with regard TO the girl and asking that she DC held
Chief Cameron and his detective have become disgnse9
with the delays In the end said that they would
start for Newport without her last night Justice smith
saws he will commit the Island for ten days OF 10
the Lunatic Asylum for examination.
Year: 1878

The inmates of the Convent of the Sisters
Of Mercy, at Houston and NulDerry-sts, have been
seriously disturbed for several months by the noises
coming from the noghborng liquor saloons The atten
ton OF Captain lyman Of the Fourteenth Precinct has
been called by the Sister Superior two places which
give the most cause OF complaint One the saloon Of
Patrick Clancy, the opposite side Of Houstonst from
the convent On the opposite side OF MulDerryst Is
grocery store over when i've several families Drunken
bfaws occur ia TIE house nearly every night Claneys
saloon Is IN the Fifteenth Precinct and out OF Captain
Ivnan'e Jurisdiction.
Year: 1878

THREE ESCAPED SING SING CONVICTS.
TIE WARDEN THINKS THEY ARE SILL HIDDEN IN


TIE PRISON SUPERINTENDENT wALLING's


OPINION.


Superintendent Walling stated last evening
that he had received no intelligence OF the capture Of
the three convots reported missing from Sing Sing
He did not think they would be arrested very soon
The three men, Francis GDlen, wife murderer; James
Lawrence notorious burglar and Daniel Brown, alias


French Louis" all desperate characters and they
have doubtless perfected their plans OF escape The
circumstances of their disappearance, reported semi
officially 70 the superintendent show that they were
missing p. IN. Tuesday, when the roll was called
The large space occupied the stove foundry. where
the three men we're engaged in wheeling TASKS, has
been thoroughly ransacked and the search has thus
far been continued without success


Warden Davis, Of the prison, refuses to believe that
the men have escaped but feels confident that they will
s be found slowed away somewhere within the prison
precincts Superintendent Waing, however has heard
IL mentioned that the search OF the prison revealed
three suits Of prison clothes that had evidence OF
having been lately worn. This. with the tact that
woman living the north gate, three men whose
clothing and sOuched hats bore suspicious look about


D. m that day he thinks proves that the cOnvicts have
made good their III this Is the according
TO the theory Of Warden Davis, Keeper DOminick
Wynne who had charge Of the north gate at the tme is
implicated eanwhe, he IL under suspension to await
the result OF the search No general alarm has been
sent for the cOnvcts yet but the police OF the
CITY, many OF whom know the men by sight are keep
ing sharp lookout for them, especially at the depOts
and boat landings