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Year: 1879

Deer Miss-This is an important
epock in your life. The lst thing to
make good quire singer is to giggle a
little.


Put your hair in kirl paper every Fri
day mite soze to have it in good shape
Sunday morning. If your daddy is rich
you can buy some stoir hair. If he is
very rich buy some more and build it
high up into your head then git high
priced bunnit that runs up very high at
the high part of it. This will help you
to sing high, as soprano is the highest
part.


When the tune is give out, don't pay
attention to it, but ask the nearest young
man what it is and then giggle. Giggle
good eel.


Whisper to the girl next you that
En-. Jones, which sits on the 3rd sect
from the front from the left-hand side,
has her bunnit trimmed with the same
color exact she had last year, and then
put up your book to your face and gig
gle.


Object to every tune unless there is a
solow shake your head like you was try
ing to shake the arti6shels off your bun.
nit, and when you cum to a high tone
brace yourself back little, twist your
head to one side and open your mouth
the widest on that side, shut the i've on
the same side jest triphel and then put
in for dear life.


When the preacher gifts under he'd
way with his preachin, write note
onto the blank leaf into the fourth part
of your note book. That's what the
blank leaf was made for. Git somebody
to pass the note to somebody else, and
watch them while they read it, and then
glggle.


If ennybody talks or lafs in the con-
gregashun and the preacher takes motifs
of it, that's good chance for you to
giggle, and you ought to giggle great
eel. The preacher darsent say anything
to yu bekaus you are in the quire, AMI
he can't run the meetin house to both
ends with the quire. If you had a be
before you went into the quire give hin
the mitten-you ought to have sumbody
better now.


Don't forgit to giggle.
Year: 1879

Don't hurry SO. Move slower it may
be that you will 60 surer. Grind, grind.
grind-one everlasting grind from five
o'clock in the morning till ten at nj ght,
chasing the bubble of human riches.


What is the need, pray tell me? You
already have enough, and even more
than you can use. You are heaping up
wealth for others to waste or quarrel
over when you are dead; and half your
heirs, instead of remembering you CRATE
fully, will contemplate your departure
from this hurrying scene with infinite
satisfaction. Do rest awhile. You are
wearing out the vital forces faster than
there is need, and in this way subtract
ing years from the total sum of your
life. This rush and worry day after
day, this restless anxiety after some
thing you have got, it is like pebble
stones in machinery-they CRATE and
grind the life out of you. You have
useless burdens throw them off. You
have great deal of needless care; drop
it. Pull in the strings; compact your
business. Take time for thought of
better things. Go out into the air and
enjoy the sunshine. Stop thinking of
business and profit. Stop grumbling at
adverse fortune. You will probably
never see much better times than these
in this doomed world. Your most op-
perfume season is now; your happy day
is to-day. Calmly do your duty and
Year: 1879

A truly good teacher is cheap at any
price. A poor one is dear at any price.
So, too, if good one be necessary in
any school he becomes equally necessa-
ry in every school. Hence two thou
sand competent teachers are necessary
to supply this country alone. To pro-
vide such host of skilled educators is
far more difficult task than to raise,
equip, discipline and support an army
of equal numbers. 1t is, moreover, a
more important undertaking, and neces-
saryily involves a far greater expendi-
ture of time, labor and money if it is to
be well done. True teaching or edu-
cational power is not and cannot be a
cheap commodity, because it is not only
rare but is a more difficult ond higher
order of work than any other confined
to human hands. The tiller of the soil
the artifcer in wood and iron, or even
the painter and sculptor, with all their
delicacy of conception and refinement of
touch. have an easy task in comparison
with the true educator who works upon
the subtle forces of mind and spirit.
seeking to mold his precious materials
into the divine symmetry, unity and
beauty Of perfect character. If high
order of talent and skill be required in
these lower, perlshable forms of human
workmanship, how much more should
be exacted of those who labor upon i'm
perishable materials, and are thus shap.
ing the characters of beings destined to
life that knows neither limitation or
decay.
Year: 1879

How TO FOLD CoAT.-We often see
a good, new coat so wrinkled and creased
by careless folding as to look quite shah
by. To fold a coat properly, and so
avoid this, proceed as follows: First
spread it on the table, double the left
sleeve from the elbow toward the collar; /;
the other the same way; then the left
lapel over the sleeve as far as the back
seam, and the other in the same manner.
Next, turn up the left skirt SO that the
end may touch the collar; do the same
with the right skirt. Give it a light
brushing all over, and then turn one
half of the coat even over the other half.
Folded in this manner, the coat may be
put into trunk, and will keep smooth
during journey of any length.
Year: 1879

let God take care of His own world. He
is still alive, and is the King. Do not
imagine that things will 60 TO everlast-
ing smash when you disappear from this
mortal stage. Don't fancy that the
curse of heaven, in the shape of the
vain task of righting up a disjointed
earth, is imposed on you. Cease to fret
and fume; cease to jump and worry
early and late. The good time is COM
ing, but you can never bring it; God
can and will Take breath, sir; sit
down and and take long breath; then
go calmly to the tasks of life and do
your work well.-Dr. Murray.
Year: 1879

The true girl has to be sought for.
She does not parade herself as show
goods. She is not fashionable. Gener-
ally, she is not rich. But oh ! what a
heart she has when you find her SO
large and pure womanly. When you
see it you wonder if those snowy things
outside were women. If you gain her
love your two thousand are millions.
She'll not ask you for a carriage or first
class house. She'll wear simple dresses,
and turn them when necessary, with no
vulger magnifcat to frown upon her
economy. She'll keep everything neat
and nice in your sky parlor. and give
you such a welcome when you come
home that you'll think your parlor high
er than ever. She will entertain true
friends on dollar, and astonish you
with the new thought how happiness
depends on money. She will make you
love home Gf you don't you are brute)
and teach you how to pity, while you
scorn poor, fashionable society that
thinks itself rich, and vainly tries to
think itself happy.


Now, do not, pray you, say any
more, 81 can't afford to marry" Go,
find the true woman and you can. Throw
away that cigar. be sensible yourself,
and seek your wife in sensible way.
Year: 1879

The regular monthly meeting of the board
Of trade was held yesterday. The only busi-
ness transacted was the reading of the sec
retary's report, OF which the following is an
ATTRACT:


The result of the election held during March,
on the question of bonding the city for $780,
600 in aid of the construction of the Minneap-
oils & Northwestern railroad, is satisfactory to
nearly all the heavy taxpayers OF the city, and
the question of constructing these roads must
now be decided by the capitalists of Miuneapo-
lis, as S15OOO0 of stock must be raised in Hen
nepin county to secure this city aid. Every
day convincing evidence is presented OF the
Importance of the early construction OF this
road to the business interests of the city. Our
merchants and umbermen are virtually shut
out from the territory tributary to the lines OF
the Winona & st. Peter and the Southern Mime
sofa railroads. Gentlemen doing business on
the lines of these roads have recently visited
thus Office and stated that they can reach Chi
Year: 1879

While Edwin Booth was giving the solilo-
guy in the last act of Richard H.. at Ne
Vicker's theatre, Chicago, "Wednesday night.
shot was fired at him by a man sitting in
the left-hand upper gallery. Booth sat still
until after about three seconds a second shot
was fired, when he arose and started toward
the left wing Of the stage, pointing out as he
went the would be assassin. The latter was
at once sei-ed, and but Tor the intervention
of officers would have been roughly handled.
lie said his name il Mart Gray that he is
% years old dry goods clerk Of St Louis ,
that he has been three years preparing to do
this deed is surprised that he failed that
his failure to kill Booth is the only part of
the attempt which he regrets. lie refused
to state the cause Of his action, but said his
reasons will be regarded as sufficient
Year: 1879

The Postmaster General has ordered
all the postmasters In the United States
to count their letters, postal cards and
packages Of the third and fourth class
deposited for mailing in their offices, the
first seven days Of September. Hereafter
all waste and twine are to be preserved
until they will fill mail bag, then 1t is
to be sent to the postmaster at New York
city to be sold.
Year: 1879

it," and the next morning he disap-
peared on his gallant bay in the edge of
the forest, his fine stovepipe hat and
superb black suit fairly shining as his
steed pranced out of view.


A few days afterwards, the Colonel
reappeared alone, dusty, ehop-fallen,
fairly shabby in appearance; one coat
tail had almost parted with its fellow,
but had been sewed on with white
thread, and big stitches at that; his
plug hat looked as if he had been stand
ing on his head in it in thunder.
storm; his nose looked like q boiled
beet, and he was chewing tobacco
furiously. As he rode up to, the tavern
door, q sympathizing crowd gathered
round, and the old Squire, who kept the
hostelry, anxious to know what had
happened, fred at the Colonel the
query Whether he'd been struck by
ightningP'


"Worsent that, Squire, I Ireckon," was
the respondent reply. II only got
drunk, had a fight, and lost one day on
the road to CoonviIle and so got there
the day after the time fixed; and-dog
on the woman-she kicked mel flung
me higher'n kite. She's harder on q
chap than the banks; for you know,
Squire, they always give three days
grace And the worst of it is, I'm out
Of pocket for this ERE suit of store.
clothes"
Year: 1879

Ague and fever-smitten unfortunates
will rejoice at the action of Congress in
passing the bill taking off the tax upon
auinine. There was but little discus
sion in the Senate, the only opponent of
the bill being Senator Morrill,, of Yer
mont. He said that under the present
law calisaya bark from South America
was admitted free aud the European
growth and product excluded. He
thought that this taking the duty of
would not finally result in particle OF
reduction to the consumer. At any
rate he was opposed to hasty action.
Senator Beck raid that the total amount
of revenue collected from this tax was
last year $10.395.63, small sum that
only gave chance for dealers to tax
consumers in much greater degree.


Judge David Davis said he should
vote for the bill as reported from the
House. He said: @H this extra session
of Congress does nothing else than pass
this bill it will not have been in vain" "
He agreed with the Senator in charge
of the bill that it was blood tax. How
ouinine ever came to be taxed was q
mystery to him. All the Western and
Southern country were interested In
this. There was no medicine known
that had the same power to arrest fever
and check the disorders common te
malarial districts. He did not care
whether the revenue brought in wa.
$4,000 or 100000. Quinine ought to
be free. Upon the final passage OF tn,
bill in the Senate only Senator Morrill,
of Vermont, voted in the negative
| Washington correspondence,
Year: 1879




Mark Randall, brakeman on an Erie
freight train, with Conductor D. King,
at 4 O'Clock this morning was struck on
the head by the high bridge, on the
grade Just west of Goshen, and danger
ously hurt. A brother brakeman warned
him of the danger in time to have saved
him had he instantly dropped. Instead
of that he ran little further. and then
turned to see how near he was to the
bridge. The brakeman who had warned
him hurried forward and held the body
in position, keeping it from falling off
until the train was stopped. He was
brought to Middletown, and DIR. Burke
Pillsbury was called and pronounced
his injuries fatal This was the man
who saved Erie train No. IL from being
wrecked near Monroe last winter. The
train with two engines was going up
the Oxford grade, when one of the for
ward cars was thrown from the track by
loose wheel. The train was almost at
the top of the hill, and was running
very fast. The man, who was stealing
a ride between the baggage-cars, sig-
nailed the engineers, the train was
stopped and an accident prevented. He
leaves wife at East Sandy, Venango
county, Pa, and tender letter, which
he had written to her only few days
before the accident, was found in his
pocket. In it he said: " I think I can
send for you three weeks from to-day,
if nothing happens. This is very un-
certain business, alive to-day and dead
! tomorrow. 1t is as bad as battlefield
for hurting men, but I am as careful as
I can be. Only to think of it, twenty
three days and we will be together
again. Middletoao1a IN. y. Press.
Year: 1879




Would not lie even with fingers bend.


If the latter is our duty, as l think it is, then
we must say that pressing s6'U,U00,0O0 new
bonds upon the market while the standard of
value for the dollar stated in the bond is not
fixed is dishonest! The real object on the part
of Sherman in such transactions is t., gather
completes to his personal aims and to use small
personal and corporate interests for his great
ambition But we may be told that Sin finance
there are no morals" Well, then, let us count
by dollars, and hold Sherman to a full account
whether he used his opportunity to the utmost.
And, with this inquiry before US, it must occur
to all as strange that the new per cent bonds
bring in the money market nearly as much as
the old 5 and q per cents. Doesn't every one
see that some equivalent must have been given
for the reduction of interest? And SO it is.
He has shortened the interest, but heightened
the time, and it means that the hands of the
people are tied for thirty years. and that it can
no longer decide whether the French rente, or
annuity system, or the English per cent con-
soils, or the original American short time 5 per
cent bo2d system shall be the policy of the land
And for whose sake did Sherman play his
game Of political anticipation? Who else ex,
cept the banks, whose recharter is at hand and
| who need the open and shut game between 4
! per cents. and their bank notesy Then we shall
Year: 1879

What an opportunity for good re-
solves and voluminous promises !


This number of the ARGUS form:
the FIRST of the ninth annual series. =
the ninth ring in its growth. Let u'
hope that, like the sturdy oak, our
enterprise will be strengthened by
each succeeding layer until it stands
pre- eminent among its brethren.


We do not propose, at this partic
ular juncture, to launch out u lengthy
reference to the "many superior fea-
lures of the paper" its especial
claims upon the public, &C., but we
will say that its prospects were nev.
er brighter than at the present time.
Increased and renewed testimonials
Of appreciation on the part of the
public are pouring in from time to
time; all of which will serve the
purpose of encouraging US to re.
newed exertions. We believe that
the experiences Of the past will ma
terially aid us in improving the AR
GUS in every respect in the future.


IL is source of qualification on
our part to realize that the support
OF our journal is increasing, and that
we have good reason to expect an
enlarged field of usefulness in the
future; at the same time our readers
will doubtless take kindly to the as
surance that we are by no means
satisfied with present attainments or
present merit, hut that we propose
to "givs them the best in the shop"
from time to time and to improve
that little as rapidly as possible.
Year: 1879

If beggar stop you on Christmas
Day tell him you are cent-nickel-less,
and he will go away.-Philadelphia Bul-
letin.


"A beatitude for the holidays
Blessed are they that have plenty, for
more shall be given to them.-Norris-
toUn Herald.


If you love your wife, give evidence
OF that affection by buying her new
wood-saw for Christmas present.


The good little boy scenteth Christ
mas cheer. He rammeth his catechism
in his hat and hieth to the Sunday
school which sets out the biggest feed.
-RhinebecE Gazette.


WHAT'S the use of carrying such a
burden on your mind any longer? Why
don't you fetch out that dressing gown
and give it to your husband now?


"A city typo, who had set the Oath as
the day for getting drunk, and was
working up to it, was disguised by an
attack of sickness which thwarted his
well laid scheme.


The bad boy who ran away from
Sunday-school all summer, now joins
class and attends regularly. A bag of
candy at Christmas has nothing to do
with the matter, of course.-Canon
(Col.) Avala'ache.


Many clergymen do not yet know
where their overcsats are to come from;
but they feel sweet and solemn faith
that they will get II pairs of slippers
each about Christmas time, and that
none of them will fit.


Christmas Day the happy family
man ''scuffs'' around in his new slip
pers and praises their fit. Next month
when the shoemaker sends in his bill
the family man will tell him to add
enough thereto to pay for puckering
string around the tops to keep the con-
founded things from dropping Off
Worcester Press.


A motion is in order to have Christ
mas put back or New Years put for
ward week or two. As things stand,
a man hasn't time to brace up from the
effects of the first before the second is
upon him. 1t takes very experienced
eye to distinguish between the finish of
a Christmas spree and the beginning of
the New Years elevation.-Puck.
Year: 1879

giving. Can this community not De


made better? Certainly, hare where
we boast Of the most excellent schools
10 the Stsse, we ought to b . moral and
free from crime - In Kent and Sussex /;
and vet We fear we an not. AT least our
prison and iss numerous inmates tell US
plainly that crime costs US about four
times as much rs 1t does the people Of
both these counties put together. No one
regrets to say this more than we do, and
we would be glad to withhold 1t If we did
not hope that something could be done
to bring about . more desirable state OF
affairs. lisA Il no Rti y


The commission of small crimes in
varably tends to the commission Of
greater ones. Let none, therefore, say
they cannot help in the desired reform.
Year: 1879

The Cost OF CRIME.-Very few


people consider the cost of crime to
communities. In the hurry and whirl


Of business this seems to be overlooked


almost everywhere in the United States,


as IL is indeed IN almost all christian


countries, notwithstaL ding all the efforts
OF the church to make men more moral


and assist the State in its efforts to re-
strain the wsyward and punish the
vicious. Our own county is yearly
made TO pay large sums of money not


only TO arrest and punish law breakers. !
but to keep them in food and clothing
after their arrest and conviction, which
OF itself 10 heavy cost aggregating
thousands Of dollars for fees to officers.
fees TO witnesses, jurors, mileage, &c.
All these expenses have to he drawn
from the pockets of honest laborers, and
1t Is little wonder that men do In some
places become impatient and take the
law In their own hands, where guilty
wretches are known to perpetrale crime.
a burglar enters house and robs it Of
coal and is caught; and the county is
subjected to the cost Of three months
board and various other charges until
the fellow passes from the plllory and
under the lash. He is then again a
heavy charge upon the people, while con-
fined for six months or year. He is
then perhaps turned out only to 60 else.
where and continue to prey upon Others
until he is again caught and imprisoned


The prevention of crime Is the ipten
tion Of punishment, Therefore the more
severe it is and the quicker it follows OF
the heels Of crime the more effective i
is said to be. A remarkable example O
the truth of this is sometimes draw
from the practice of the oriental tribe
In Asia. Stevens, in his very interestin
travels, relates circumstances where
has been known that Arabs have lei
their tents with valuables standing OH th
deserts for months without protection
and yet although passed by numerou
bands Of travellers, such is the dread {
punishment, that not an article would b
disturbed. We would not be thought a
advocate for more terrible punishme1
than the wisdom Of experience has Ell
acted into law, for we know not whetht
1t would be for the better or not. I'll
more matured and observant and alb
heads who administer justice, 'teippert
with mercy" are the proper persons
determine as to this matter. AS much


we hope to do is to call the attention


our people to the heavy cost which criu
imposes, and thus urge the church 10 ca
attention to it, and every citizen,to frov
upon it, and do all that they can to il
press upon those who commit what mi


seem to them trivial offenscs, the d


pressing consequences to the whole pc


PIE. Were 1t not for crime our tax


~ouio be very trifling; aud we mig


eApehd large sums for elegant edifces; /


the old and mfirm; the unfortunate DO,


the blind and the deaf and dumb. Al


for the worship of God; and not feel II


We were tak'd at all, so delighted wor


every contributor be at the results of
Year: 1879

Once p. Green said to fair Miss Brown,
my heart 10 all your roan-
Then white to NE are you SO cold,


Aud why SO harsh your tone 2"
She cast on him magenta look


And then she shock her red,
And, Is the zephyrs softly blue,


She wept and, weeping, said:
81 would but, oh! my watchful pa
Maroon all our fun
The purple nab you by the leg


And murder will be dun!''
Year: 1879

/ dreamt saw walker" gaunt
Who did not claim the belt;
A politician, too, went by


Who bribes had never smelt;
A girl whose love would last month,
Who would not flirt aud lie;
A trustee and trea surer


Who did not steal and fly;
A singer and an actor that
To nurse no spite did seem;
But this, as Eugene Aram said,


Was ''nothing but dream"
Year: 1879

Be patient. oh. thou restless heart,
And In life's battle take thy part


BE not cast down by all tn, cares
Remember he must win who dares
What though now your days be dark and drea~y
What though now your days be sad and weary
Al Is not gloom and sorrow here;
All IL not wintry, woe and drear;
Summer mnsf come, and joyols MAY,
To cheer and brighten life's rough way.
BE therefore strong, and Of success be sure
Be patient, hopeful, fathftil--and endure!
Year: 1879

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