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Year: 1879

that you iookeu a7ca e1errIon, as w5rs= than death. It was strange state of both mind and body. Your fortune rendered work unnecessary, so there was no hope while the fortune remained. Had it been wholly bodily malady, I could have ar- gued you into necessary work for cure And on the otl,er hand. had it been a wholly mental disease, might have driven your body to help your mind But both were weak, and I knew you must either work or die.

 And now, my boy, I'll tell you where my hope lay. I knew that you possessed such a true pride of independence that yoa would work. saw Crosby, and told him my plans. I assured him if We could con- trive to get you to sea, and make you start out into active life, for the sake of a liveli- hood, you could be saved He joined me at once. took your money and his. and then bid him clear out. You know the rest. Your money is safe-every penny of tito the amount of one hundred and fifty thousand pounds Poor Crosby has suffered much in knowing how you looked upon him. but l know that he is amply repaid by the sight of your noble. powerful frame, ashe sees it tonight. And now Arthur, are we forgiven '"

 It was full hour before all the ques- tions of the happy friends could be asked and answered; and when the doctor and Crosby lssd been forgiven and blessed for the twentieth time, Mir. Melburne said, 'Wait."

 He left the room, and when he returned he led sweet Grace by the hand

 Late in the evening. after the hearts of our friends had fairly begun to grow tired with joy, Arthur asked Grace whether he need wait any longer.

 Grace asked her father, and the answer may easily be guessed.
Year: 1879

Another blow is in store for the gas com- panies The authorities of the Trinity House, London, have been making experi- ments with q new gas which has been brought under their notice as being not only cheaper than ordinary gas. but far more ef- fective. The new gas is capable of so much concentration that the quantity con- tained in a small buoy has kept . light burning for twsnty-eigl.t days with suff- cient brilliancy to show the position of the bnoy .o passing ships. The inventor de- clar-s that a buoy or ordinary size would contain sufficient gas to keep n good light burning for nine months. so that all our bnoys might shsw lights nt night. if gas was supplied to them twice in q year and q half Ne shall probably hear more of this, as the claims of the inventor are now being subjected to practical tests.
Year: 1879

love the past, tho d ear old past.

 The days of chivalry and song, My eyes thereon are sweetly cast,

 As time in circles speeds along. It is SD lair SO glorious the!e,

 That alI my heart IS beating fast, And those for me are friendships free, love, love the dear old past. I love, the past those quiet times,

 So hallowed by the poets' lay, The charm of song, the sweetest rhymes Wherewith to bless d summer day. The men so bold we there behold

 Their fortunes free with beauty cast An, there to me pure Friendships be. love, love tho dear old past. love the past those warlike days,

 Whom men possessed n purpose strong, And filled with faith q thousand ways Pursued the life of noble song. Then hearts wero true and bright as dew, Then hope through loss and death coul

 last,

 An, there to me brave friendships be, love l love the dear old past. love tho past, and would thatI

 Could turn and live within it's pale, That l mIg ght see it's golden sky,

 And all its fair surroundings haili My hoart is there, I breathe it's air,

 And cling To all its skill amassed, An, there lo me fond friendships be, love, I love the dear old past.
Year: 1879

rms Postal and Express Service, sending Sam
pies and Goods all over the country, is justly pop
uar. There is the same care with the letter and
postal card as il the person ordering stood at the
counter, memoranda in hand, to purchase in per-
son. We are able to fill 1000 order letters the day
they are received.
Year: 1879

Thirty-one thousand quails were cooked
at the Profile House, in the White Noun
tains last Summer. They had been kept
on ice in an excellent condition ever since
they were brought from the West in the
Winter.
Year: 1879

D;rectlv across the aisle from Silks is this large
and splendid department. We are building up
reputation for long wearing fabrics in Black Goods
Those who, from choice OF otherwise Wear plach . 4
moderation of prices
Year: 1879

On the left side on entering at Chestnut street.
This has always been popular part of our busi-
ness. Each season makes the stock more attrac-
tive and complete. We pay great attention in get
ting handsome shapes, and the little children can
be fitted out at half the prices formerly paid Our
new goods this season are beautiful


JOHN WANAMAKER.
Year: 1879

Wouldn't it be good idea to have glass
face to the Court House clock9 lfthe wood
en- faces were taken off and replaced by
glass, and light put in the tower by night
our citizens would receive great benefit.
On the darkest night, one would only
have to glance at the Court House tower to
ascertain the time.
Year: 1879

A surprise party of relatives and friends
assembled at the residence of Mr.. John
Clark few days since, to celebrate both
the birth md wedding day of the above
named gentleman. The party came SO sud-
denly that the lady Of the house was greatly
embarrassed as to what she should get for
her guests to eat. She deemed herself for
tunate that her chickens were safe in the
coop, and necessary she could serve up few
in short order. Fortunately, however, her
fowls were not needed, for the visitors came
provided with an abundance of eatables.-
The tables groaned beneath the weight of
good things. By eleven o'clock the house
was filed The occasion was most enjoya-
Bile, and everybody had a good time. Those
who were compelled to wait for the second
table became somewhat nervous, but in due
season their wants were supplied. After
the feast the guests indulged in music and
sineing to their hearts content. At late
hour the party broke up in the happiest
possible mood.
Year: 1879

Inc practice of law is an art There is
no question that, like painting or sculp-


Iure' there is necessary to its perfect at


talnments certain native genius for its
pursuit. But this does not mean, as in
those arts, imagination, taste, delicate
sense OF beauty in form and color. In
the law a much more useful, as well as
much n more common quality, is the native
foundation of success. It is a soun6
judgment, a clear head, a strong develop
ment 4 OF the reasoning fuculty, capacity
70 reduce all propositions to the test Of
sound logic, without regard to the syllo-
glsm OF Aristotle or Whately, and inde-
pendence OF rhetoric as science or an
emoeillshment But this natural faculty..
IKE all other gifts Of nature. is suscept1,
DIG OF vast Improvement in its use bv
cultivation. I confne myself at present
to the latter. And by this training I
mean the exercises of the faculties IN the
best mode possible of presenting YOUR
case to the tribunal which must decide it:
mean the restraint which use enables
you to impose on an exuberant imagina-
ton, the caution which experience teaches.
OF careful statement and safe movements.
the courage which familiarity inspires in
battling tor the right, and above all the
skill which is required by constant obser.
vatlon, practice and correction, in setting
forth your case in the strongest light and
the most inviting aspect. It is very
common error, when a lawyer has adroit-
~ made an unwilling witness tell the
truth; or more frequently, when he has
made telling argument to court or iury.
delivered with a captivating ease and
grace, for the ordinary listner to imagine
That 1t cost no labor Or trouble. I have
heard men who had the sense and taste
TO admire such speech, declare IN the
utmost good faith that they were them
selves intended by nature for LAWYERS be-
cause they caught with such readiness
the force and beauty of the argument
and saw with clearness the proposition it
sustained. But the experienced opponent,
or the observing Judge, could see without
dl1hculty that the apparently artless i'm
Portu address was the perfection of art
itself, concealing the long and laborous
study previously given to the case, and
careful systematic mode Of present. ing it,
determined on before the orator had
opened his mouth. All the important
propositions maturely considered, and in
cltlcal exigency of the argument, the
very words selected in which it is to be
expressed. All this is the result of train
ing, OF constant and thoughtful criticism
on your own style, Of careful preparation
tor every occasion; of a review, after the
effort is over, of the manner in which it
has been made, and considerable reso-
luton to profit in future by any failure
or detects that may be discovered.-Jus-
tsce Miller Of the q. 8. Suurtn,e Court.
Year: 1879

to the funeral or even heard OF. the death.
BE as smart as you can, of course. Know
as much as you can, without blowing the
packing out of your cylinder heads: shed


the light Of your wisdom abroad in the
world, but don't dazzle people with it.


And don t imagine thing is so, simply
because you say it is. Don't be too sorry


Tor your father because he knows so much


less than you do; remember the reply of
Dr.. Wayland to the student of Brown
University, who said it was an easy enough


thing to make proverbs such as Solomon


wrote: "Make a tew," tersely remarked


the old man.. And we never heard that


the young man ever made any. Not


more than two or three, anyhow. The


world has great need of young men, but


no greater need than the young men


have of it. Your clothes fit you better
than your fathers fit him; they cost
more money, they are more stylish, your
mustache'is neater, the cut of your hair
is better, and you are prettier, oh, far
prettier than pa. But, young man, the
old gentleman gets the biggest salary,


and his homely, scrambling signature on


the business end of a check, will drain
more money out of the bank in five min


utes, than you could get out3with ream
OF paper and copperplate signature in
SIX months. Young men are useful, son.
and we all love them, and we could not
engineer picnic successfully without
them. But they are no novelties, son


Oh no, nothing of the kind. They have
been here before. Don't be so modest as
to shut yourself clean out, but don't be so
fresh that you will have to be put away
in the cool to keep from spelling. Don't
be afraid that your merit will not be dis
covered. People all over the world are
hunting for you, and if you are worth
finding they will find you. A diamond
IS not SO easily found as a quartz pebble,
but people search for it all the more in
tently Burlington Hasoke4e ---- -
Year: 1879

In the yaar 1S49 died in the town OF
Greene, Me-, an old man named Thomas
who had thrilling wolf story of his OWL
to tell, though the experience was toe
early for his memory, he being at that
time baby in arms. Mr.. George j.
Varney relates the adventure in the
Lewistown Journal. Mrs. Thompson
was tisherman's wife who lived in the
town of Brunswick, Me-, where Bowdoin
College now stands. At one time when
her husband was in port, but could not
come hor.e, she started on foot to Harps-
we'll, distance OF ten miles to see him,
carrying her youngest child in her arms.
Returning with a load of fish on her back
as well as the burden of her babe, she
heard a wolf. howl in the forest, and
terror quickened her pace, though she
was already tain to sink with fatigue. II
She was midway of the five miles of
unbroken wood when the howl of the
wolf again smote her ear, and this time
other voices, one after another, Joined in.
The pack had gathered on her trail!


She must climb tree, one would say;
but she did not. She did not even throw
away her fish. ...


The wolves gained upon her moment
by moment, the great gray wolves of the
North, that stand as high as man when
they rear. 1t was mile and half to
the nearest house when she first
caughta glimpse Of the approaching
demons.


She had for the last two miles walked
at her utmost speed; it was new time to
run. Yet she Still held firmly her babe
and her fish.


a quarter of mile more, and swiftly
as she passed it, the wolves were within
few yards. She could see their white
teeth and hear their laboring breath
above her own. She loosened and threw
down single fish, and ran on. The pack
discovered rare game, and fought togeth-
er for its possession.


BY the time it was eaten the cour-
ageous woman had got a quarter of a
mile in advance; but the pack were soon
at her heels again. Another fish checked
them, and their snarls and yells, as they
again fought each other for a bite Of the
savory fresh Goldfish, hurried the laborious
Hight OF the weary woman.


Her babe, annoyed by the shaking it
received from the rapid pace, at length
cried Justify, calling the wolves to re-
newed pursuit. In vain the poor mother
tried to soothe her infant, but another
fish was followed by fresh fight and
precious delay Of the pack.


Again and again this action was re-
peated, until at length the barking of
two huge dogs alarmed the wolves, while
the almost exhausted mother ran past the
friendly brutes to the door of the farm
house thrown open to receive her. ~


The great dogs were trained to their
duty, and no sooner was the fugitive in
the house than they also retired in good
order to the same safe stronghold, leav-
ing the foiled wolves to rage outside, and
to fall before the guns that were speedily
brought to bear upon them.


The weary mot'er found safety and
rest, but whether she saved any of her
tradition does not relate. '''" '&
Year: 1879

The large party of invited guests of tho
Glen House who came up on Thursday
were surprised to find the weather 50 cold
and to sec the mountain tops covered
half foot deep with new fallen snow.
Coming up out Of more summery lati-
tudes: they found the thick undercloth-
ing and overcoats they had all had the
prudence to bring with them as comfort
able as they would be at home in No
vember or March. Not that the weather
is quite like that, for it is not; tits June,
Enthusiastically, by. its fresh, full verdurc,
and this all-embracing light of the year
longest days; but up here among the
mountains it IS June and April, strangely
mixed. The world looks green on all
the hills and wales below, and a morning
bird is singing among the birches that
fringe the babbling Peabody River, in
front of this hotel, his morning song of
joy to the risen sun; but up there on
t ,ose rugged mountain slopes arc nunler-
GUS patches Of snow. Our excursion
lists, on reaching the top, found the Sum-
NIT House windoas, on the exposed side
all showed up and, frozen up, and. the
promenade platform, like the rocks above,
still almost over shoes in snow, and every
post and northwest-facin rock still COW
cred to depth of nearly half foot With
Mount Washington frostwork. Ua -


This frostwork is unlike anything we
see IN winter at home. It is a solid mass
of snow and ice crystals-trozen snow
and ice, seemingly mixed in about equal
parts, and built out, inch by inch, against
the wind. AS it is built out perfectly
straight, at right angles with the perpen-
dlcular object to which it is frozen, it
speaks more eloquently than words of the
force and fury of the blast that brought
it. Picking my way up to the signal
staff of the official survey which marks
Year: 1879

About two weeks ago it was noticed
that she was even in lower spirits than
formerly, and about ten days ago she at
tempted to commit suicide BY taking
strychnine, but her condition was fortu-
uately discovered in time and physician
summoned at once, who, by prompt
measures, saved her life.


Since this time the unfortunate lady
has remained in the same depressed con
dition as before the attempt upon her
life; and what the result of this super
stitious fear Of the marriage day Will be
time only can show -Menphss 1valen che
Year: 1879

And then remember, son, that the
world is older than you are, by several
years; that for thousands of years it has
been SO full of smarter and better young
men than yourself that their feet stuck
out of the dormer windows; that uhen
they died the old globe went whriling
on, and not one man in ten million went
Year: 1879

Pat was greenhorn, and worked for
an Essex county farmer, and being set to
MI up cart, was told not to load on to
tail first or it would tip up. Pat did just
what was forbid, and up went the cart.
His employer came back in rage and
asked HIM what he meant. Pat was
dumbf- -unded. He went. round to the
front of the cart, laid hold Of the tongue,
and at last gasped out: '.And shure, sir,
is this not the tail?'
Year: 1879

The sweet artlessness with hich Glenn
entlna Jane comes up from some seaside
resort in all the glory of her prettiest
and showiest gown, quite innocent of the
fact that it ism t exactly what everv BODY
in the city is wearing. is beautiful, and 50
is the way in which she will stand before
you, put her little head on one side, and
say, "Dear me, never thought! Do +
look very bad?n e 31sl -
Year: 1879

principles-is the natural aud direct result Of
the principals own peculiar method of train.
ing. All the steps are wrought out with the
utmost minuteness, and are based upon the
philosophy of mind. Such progress is attained
land, in fact, in no other way Is it possible) by
presenting the subject with the utmost simpli-
city, so that the principles involved may be
readily seized upon aud made part Of the
puuils mental constitution
Year: 1879

The murder of Mrs HULL in her own
house and sleeping apartment in populous
part of New York city, without attracting
any attention at the time or until morning,
continues to be an outrage wrapped in the
profoundest mystery. No clew has been
discovered to the perpetrators Of the terrible
deed, though the most sagacious of the de-
tective force are working up the case. The
mystery may and may not be unraveled.
Time was when the axiom "Murder will
"out" was universally accepted, but since
the NATHAN murder that theory seems to
have been exploded. This outrage appears
to be akin to that though there is far less
plunder involved. 1t may be murder for
murder sake alone, and if so the act was 50
sIdllfully committed as to defy the search
ing and revealing arts of the practiced de-
tective. There seems to be but little safety
anywhere, and much less apparently in our
crowded cities than elsewhere. The skin
and chances Of conceaing clews in the cities
is much greater than in the country, where
retreat almost invariably leaves some trace
behind.
Year: 1879

NEXT to the appearance of JEFF DAVIS
in the Senate the temporary disappearance
of Senator EDMuNDs from his seat in that
body brings the greatest Joy 10 the average
Bourbon heart. But EDMUNDs will return,
and JEFF DAvIs-well, we shall see what
we shall see
Year: 1879

IT appears that Minister WHITE has al
ready been inducted into the active duties
of diplomacy in his new position at Berlin.
He is now engaged in negotiations with the
German Empire for the settlement of dis
putes arising out of alleged violations of the
rights of certain naturalized citizens Of the
United States 1t is gratifying to know
that this negotiation is in competent
hands.
Year: 1879

THE probabilities are against an adjourn
ment next Tuesday the possibilities being
that Congress will remain in session for a
week or ten days longer. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that they will get away very soon.
The people with one acclaim will mark that
day whose low, descending sun goes down
upon the vanishing Brigaders as n red-let-
ter day-the better the day the better the
deed, SO TO speak.
Year: 1879

THE opposition in the Senate against the
army bill is characterized by the Democrats
as n GRANT BOOM In fact every move
ment in politics nowadays having for its
object the free, untrammeled and equitable
enforcement of the laws is GRANT boom in
their estimation. In other words, the sim
Pile name of GRANT is Synonymous, in their
vocabulary, with fair and unprejudiced
administration of the Government.
Year: 1879

fSt. Louis Globe Democrat
Grant is the Lord Murphy" of the Presidential
race, and the rest are poor Good Nights" That is
to say they will do well for single DASH but can't
hold out for the long heats.
Year: 1879

As ANDERSON was transferred from the
witness stand to immediate service on the
Democratic organ here, after he had un-
loaded his lies it is not unreasonable TO
suppose that the latest importation of Lou
isiana liars will share like fate unless the
lying corps of that concern is already full.
Year: 1879

THE beginning of the new fiscal year is
upon u.s. Little more than fortnight re-
mains, during which existing Government
appropriations will be in force But during
that time the nfederate-Democratic back
down will be completed and the starving
out process will be adjourned indefinitely
Year: 1879

THE precedents during President JoHN-
SONS administration in the matter of the
rejection of Executive nominations by the
Senate are not pertincntly applicable to the
present situation, But even if they were,
the Democratic criticisms Of the partisan
course Of the Senate during that period
would sound very strange If repeated just
now in connection with the pending nomi-
Year: 1879

WE doubt if there is an intelligent cit
izen of the United States who has read the
Constitution attentively and comprehends
the duties it imperatively imposes upon the
President as the Executive officer of the
civil authority and commander-in-chief Of
the army and navy, who believes for one
moment that Congress can weave into an
appropriation bill or statutory law pro-
vision that will disrobe him of his civil
and military power to enforce tbe laws, or
absolve him from the obligations he as
sumes when he takes the oath of office, that
he will faithfully preserve and enforce all
the authorities of this Government, II
Congress has that power, and it is recog-
nized by the Executive, then the Consti-
tuition can be legislated out of existence,
and the cohesive power of the Government
can be rendered rope of sand by the vote
of the Confederate Brigadiers who failed
TO destroy it at the point of the bayonet
used in armed rebellion.
Year: 1879

THE New York Commercial Advertiser
thinks that the Democratic Senators are
awakening to the sad fact that BEN HILL
talks too much about himself Well, HILL
seems to believe that the country cannot
move forward an inch until his secession
record is cleared up. No one cares whether
HILL was an original secessionist or not.
The fact exists that he was an active Con-
federate member of the Senate of that
abortive government, in which body he in
troduced proposition to kill every Federal
soldier captured on Southern soil. That is
his record, and he can't evade it.
Year: 1879

THAT Governor CoLQUITT, of Georgia, is
the hypocritieal, JANUs-faced, sham conser-
vative that we have always described him to
be was clearly proven in his action regard
ing the WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON me-
mortal service in Atlanta the other day. A
correspondent of The REPUBLICAN, whose
communication was printed few days ago,
explained that CoLQUITT refused to permit
the chambers of the legislative buildings in
that city to be used for those services, but
added that if the occasion had been one o
lamentation for the death of any Southern
hero the doors Of those halls would have
been thrown wide open. 1t is to be hoped
that this fact will be remembered by the
Northern Gushers who are in the habit o
making the Governors camp-meeting trip.
to that section of the country so pleasant
for him.
Year: 1879

Victor Hugo, says a report from
Rome, is trying to persuade Garibaldi
to renounce his Italian nationality and
become citizen Of France. He re-
minds him that he was born at Nice,
and that Nice is now a French city.
Garibaldi at this moment is very much
annoyed by the refusal of the italian
government to annul his unfortunate
marriage, and this is cited as a reason
which may possibly lead him to ac-
cept Victor Hugo's invitation. But it
would be an extraordinary thing if he
did. If Garibaldi has been anything
he has been an Italian, not only when
it was personally agreeable to be 80,
but when it was something quite the
reverse.