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Year: 1873

Poor Pixlcy! Poor Chronicle! You
want to assist in electng Governor Booth
to the United States Senate. But the
Sacramento Union people say that Gov
ernor Booth belongs TO them that they
own him tooth and toe-nail that they
intend to elect him themselves not be-
cause he is n Republican; not because he
II honest; not because he is competent
not because he is more acceptable TO the
people than any other man: but because
he will do their bidding; because he will
oppose the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany right or Wrongj and because he
will do nothing else. And thereby hangs
tale. Just rs long as Governor Booth
hangs to the tail of such a one-idea-ed, :,
senseless, prejudiced, bigoted advocate as
the Sacramento Union, just SO long will
the Republican party refuse to accept
him as its candidate. As the nominee OF
the Republican party, Governor Booth
cannot be defeated. As the servile tool
aud abject slave Of the Sacramento UnjOi,
ne cannot be elected. We draw on the
UIionS vocabulary for our adjectives.
Year: 1873

TWELVE THOUSAND dollars is the
amount which Thrift will have to pay
Miss Fraser for promising to marry her
and not doing it. At least that is the
verdict Of the jury in San Francisco.
Year: 1873

SOMETIME ago New Hamshire far
n'r discovered large toad near his bee
mye, actively at work catching and de-
vourng bees, With that wonderful
foFbearance and kindness Of heart char
lcterlstic Of all New Hampshire farmers,
be tenderly picked up that frog and car
ned him half mile away from the hive
The next morning that Identical frog
Vas back again at the old stand. actively
atwork as before. He again took him
up, carried him a long mile away, ant
lopped him. But tintweenty-four hours
Aewas back again, reducing the number
Of bees as successfully as ever.
Year: 1873

THEODORE Hook who was asked for a
contribution to the aid Of the Society for the
Conversion Of the Heather. He said he
was quito unable to give money, but If tbe
society would send him heather or two
he would do bis best to get away with
them. '"''" un"t' .i"SH'N toi
Year: 1873

Messrs. Geo. P Rowen L Co., announce
that they have at their warehouse in New
York an assortment of type from one of the
most celebrated foundries in the world, that
of Higgins, London. England, which they
will sell at 20 per cent. discount from the
American scale, when ordered in fonts of
100 pounds and upwards. They also offer
to import large fonts on special orders at
greater discount from the American scale,
and profess to be able to fill the largest or
der in eight weeks from date of its receipt
in New York. They supply sorts in large
or small quantities from their stock on hand
in New York. at the American scale rate.
They assert that if the present duty on type
shall be removed, the price of the article,
both of home and foreign manufacture, will
immediately fall 40 per cent. below the
present scale. Messrs Geo. P. Rowell &
Co. are well known as large advertising
agents, and are also extensive dealers in
printing material. They assert that they
are compelled to import foreign goods be-
cause American founders, governed by
close corporation or ring, keep the price
vastly too high, and at the same time make
it an exception to every other species of
merchandise by recognizing no wholesale
price; the same amount per pound being
charged to the purchaser of five thousand
pounds as would be paid by him who wants
but fifty.
Year: 1873

One of the most encouraging signs of the
times, and an assurance of a healthful pro-
gress in our country, is the attitude which is
SO fast being assumed by the public press.
1t is but few years since the discussion of
matters strictly educational was confined al
most entirely to educational journals. Our
educational interests received little attention
by the press at large.


These interests were considered as sec
ondary in importance to commercial, -agri-
cultural, political, and even religions inter-
ests. The religious press has learned that
an educated ministry and an enlightened
and intelligent membership give to any
church far greater power in any commu-
nifty, and the country.st large, than can be
exercised without these prerequisites; hence
its sympathy with and advocacy of the doc
trine of universal education.


The secular, including even the political
papers, whose principles VIII bear the test
of an analysis by free, educated and en-
ighteaed people, are fast throwing the

weight of their influence into the right side
of the balance. Most of our first class re-
igious and agricultural papers have their
Educational and Juvenile Departments.
And other first class journals are fast fol-
lowing their example.


As every school journal, to be success
and meet the demands of the times, must
devote more or less space to miscellaneous
reading and general news, SO other journals
to merit popular favor must not neglect the
great subject Of popular education.


As the only hope of success for this or
any other free government is in an educat-
ed people, we hope to see the time when
candidates for political preferment viii be
required to define theirposition in regard to
this all-important subject before their
claims are acknowledged by their coustitu-
ency-[ Pub. School Adv.
Year: 1873

Habits have more to do with oul
success in life, with our happiness OF
misery, than all other causes com
bined. By habits we mean those
manners of doing every day things
which have become by practice SO
much part of our character, that we
involuntarily fall into those manners,
and only avoid them by an effort. A
very important part, if not the most
important part, of education consists
In the formation of correct habits.
Those things which we are to do ali
our lives, it is of the first Importance
that we should learn to do well. Let
lis illustrate little. 1t is as easy in
itself, to use one form of speech as
another. Yet form of speech estab-
hshed, certain pecuiarities of expires
sion will, in spite of efforts to the con
trary, slip from the organs, and our
speech betrayeth us. All our mem
bers act as it were, independent of
the mind, to a certain extent, after
habits are formed. What was at first
laborious becomes. SO easy as to be
performed involuntarily, as far as de-
tails are concerned Wedo not think
of our organs of speech in talking,
nor of our pen or hand in rapid Wiz
ing, nor of our feet in walking, but
give a sort of general order to move,
and they obey just as they have form
ed habits Of obeying


Our organs and members are so
many servants to be taught to do our
bidding. If they are awkward, it is
simply because they have not been
properly trained.
Year: 1873

An exchange remarks: There is
nothing more fully assured than this
that unless something is done in be-
half of the rising generation of boys,
in regard to facilities for learning
trades, ten years hence, such thing
as skilled American workman will
be curiosity for Barnum to secure
at any cost.
Year: 1873

1t is worthy of record on the page
of current history that Senator Cor
don, of Georgia, an &-Confederate
commander, was on Tuesday the
occupant for a brief period of the
chair of the Vice-President of the
United States as presiding officer of
the Senate.
Year: 1873

Circular letters in abundance, are
reaching Congressman implicated in
the salary grab, pointing out objects
particularly deserving of donation,
in case their conscience upbraid them.
Year: 1873

The Cincinnati Enquirer is very Sc
we're on the Congressman who broke
into the Treasury ard stole $4,000,
and among other things says:


"There are a good many Congress
men, who have not yet drawn their
increased pay, and some of them are
telling the folks at home that they
shave not drawnit" But the amount
undrawn stands to their credit, and
will be available to themselves or to
their heirs at any time, even for years
to come, until the account is actually
closed by a receipt for the money.
The honest way is to draw the in
creased dividend, and reconvert it in
to the National Treasury. The dis
honest way is to say 81 have not
drawn it, and then to quietly pocket
it hereafter"
Year: 1873

Some astronomical editor says:


The planet Mercury may be seen in
the west during the evenings of tie
coming week, twinkling with pale,
rosy light, as star of the third mag
nitude. It is right under Venus, and
about one-third the distance of that
star from the horizon, andquite plain
by seven o'clock and for about an
hour afterward. The Zodiacal Light
will also be visible in the west after
sunset within the next ten days. It
is in the shape of cone, with its apex
rising into the sky. 1t can only
be see in this latitude in the evening,
about the time of the vernal equinox"
Year: 1873

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-The Louis
lana delegation to the National
Civil Rights Convention, accompani-
ed by Senator West, called to-day on
the President, who, in response to an
address thanking him for the care
and attention he had given to the
colored people of Louisiana, said he
would always endeavor to secure for
the colored man all the rights which
should accompany his enfranchise-
ment. Certain rights were still with
held, but he hoped ere long they
would find themselves in full posses
sion of all legal privileges which be-
long to free men. He did not know
what Congress would do in the mat
ter, but he thought it likely that
body would, at its present session,
pass some civil rights bill; and that il
such a bill is defeated it will probably
be because some extreme measure
will be urged by person claiming to
be friend of the colored man
After a general hand-shaking the
delegation took their leave.
Year: 1873




I care not for Spring: on his tickle wing
Let the blossoms and buds be borne;
He woos them amain with his trescherous rain,
And nc scatters them ere the morn.
An Inconstant elf, he knows not himself,
Nor his own changing mind an hour,
He'll smile in your face, and, with wry grimace,
He'll wither your youngest flower.
Let the Summer sun to his bright home run,
He shall never be sought by me;
When he's dimmed by cloud can laugh aloud,
And care not how sulky he be!
For his darling child is the madness wild
That sports in fierce fever's train;
And when love is too strong it don't last long,
As many have found TO their pain.
A mild harvest night, by the tranquil light
Of the modest and gentle moon,
Has far sweeter sheen, for me, ] ween,
Than the broad and unblnshing noon.
But every leaf awakens my grief,
As it lieth beneath the tree;
So let Autumn air be never SO fair,
1t by no means agrees with me.
But my song 1 troll out, for CHRISTMAS stout,
The hearty the true, and the bold
A bumper drain, and with might and main
Give three cheers for this Christmas old
Wen usher him In with merry din
That shall gladden. his joyous heart,
And wen keep him up while there's bite or sup,
And IA fellowship good wen part.
In his fine honest pride, he scorns to hide
One jnt of his hard weather scars;
They disgrace, for there's much the same trace
On the cheeks of our bravest tars.
Then again III sing till the roof doth ring,
And II echoes from wall to wall
To the stout old wight, fair welcome tonight,
As the King of the Seasons all!


ICharles Dickens.
Year: 1873

Pining, sickly women should go to
Colorado if they want health and
strength. Mrs. Prather was not able
to sweep her room when she lived in
Ohio, but the other day, after living
in Colorado one short year, she
chased her husband half a mile with
a pitchfork.
Year: 1873

This has deeper meaning than
appears on the surface. The other
day little boy, who went into
book store with his mother, crept up
to the juvenile of the establishment
with the sly query, 'Say, have you
got any booksfOr boys that amt got
religion in emf"
Year: 1873

When is q nose not nose7 When it's a little
red lish. [radish)


Why do young ladies use powder? Perhaps be-
cause they think it will make them go off.


WI is that which makes every person sick but
those who swallow it7 Flattery.


Why it person who never lays a wager as bad as
regular gambler Because he is no better.


What is the champion conundrum7 Life, be-
cause everybody has to give it up.


Why are our fashionable ladies' like certain
class of the city employees? Because they may be
seen by scores on fair day sweeping the streets.


What is the difference between Jew and law
ye1-7 The one gets his law from the prophets, the
Otler his profits from the law.
Year: 1873

learn anything new without changing our
whole Intellectual composition, as mechanl-
cal compound is changed by another in
gredient that the mere addition of knowl-
edge may be good for us or bad for us; and
that whether it will be good or bad is usual
ly more obscure problem than the en-
thbsiasm of educators will allow. That de-
pends entirely on the work we have to do.
Men are qualified for their work by knowl-
edge, but they are also negatively qualified
for it by their ignorance. Nature herself
appears to take care that the workmen
shall not kAbw too much; she keeps him
steadily 10 his task fixes him in one place
mentally, if not corporeally, and conquers
his restleasness by fatigue. As we are
bound to \ little planet, and hindered by
inpassabio gulfs of spaces from wandering
in stars where we have no business, SO we
are kept by the force of circumstances to
the limited studies that belongs to us. II
We have any kind of efficiency, very much
of it is owing to our narrowness, which Is
favorable to powerful individuality
Year: 1873

WHAT A Boy KNOWS ABOUT GIRLS
Girls are the most unaccountable things in
the world, except woman. Like the wick
ed flea, when you have them they amt there.
| can cipher clean over the improper frac-
tions. and the teacher says I do it first rate,
but 1 cant cipher out girl, proper Or i'm
prope, and you can't either. The only rule
in arithmetic that hits their case, is the
double rule of two. They are as full of old
Nick as their skin can hold, and would die
if they couldn't torment somebody. When
they try to be mean, they are as mean as
pursley, though they aint as mean as they
let on, except sometimes and they are good
deal meaner. The only way to get along
with girl when she comes to you with her
nonsense, is to give her tit for tat, and that
will fummux her; and when you get a girl
fummuxed, she is as nice as a new pin. A
girl can SOW more wild oats in day than a
boy can in a year, but the girls get their
wild oats sown after while, which the boys
never do, and then they settle down as calm
and placid as mud puddle. But l like
girls first rate, and I guess all the boys do.
| don't mind how many tricks they play on
me-and they don't care either. The hoi-
tytoityists girls in the world cannot boil
over like glass of soda. By and by they
will get into the traces with somebody they
like, and pull as straight as an old stage
horse. This is the beauty of them. So let
them wave, say; they will pay for it some
day, sewing on buttons, and trying to make
decent man of the fellow they have spliced
themselves to, and ten chances to one they
don't get the worst of it.
Year: 1873

.


A correspondent of the Courier
POrie,a narrates that when Queen
Olga, Of Greece, was passing through
Galatz, Her Majesty was requested
to show herself to the crowd, who
were most anxious to see her. The
young queen complied with the re-
quest, and giving her arm to the
Grand Duke Nicolas. she landed at
the court yard of the Danube steau-
ship company. She had just set her
foot on shore when the courtyard
was invaded by such q crowd Of
enthusiasts that her majesty was
forcibly carried away and pushed By,
the crowd into the principal street u
the town. The crowd continued TO
increase. and the situation became
embarrassing If not dangerous. The
queen, who had been crushed by the
mob, wished to return, but could not
succeed, aud screamed in terror.


The more enthusiastic began to tear
her dress, and carry off bits Of it az
relics, and it is hard to say what sort
of costume would have been left her
majesty if she had not the presence
Of mind to take refuge in a shop, the
door of which was closed. The
police came to the rescue, but at first
their efforts were unsuccessful. IL
was not until they were sufficiently
numerous to keep an open way bs-.
tween the shop and the place Of
embarkation that the queen could re-
turn to the yacht. After her majesty
was on board man was noticed COM
ing toward the yacht, bearing on his
shoulders the Prince Constantine,
the heir to tho throne. The assistance
of the sailors was necessary to rescue
the Prince from the arms Of this
fanatic.
Year: 1873

The Farmers War, as it is some
times called, is destined to have a
great political influence. II has
already reused the people from that
indifference to public virtue which we
have looked upon as one Of the most
dangerous symptoms Of the times,
and has taught them that it is more
important to ask about their candi-
dates whether they are honest and
capable, than whether they have the
support Of the regular caucus and
always hurrah for the regular plat
form. The effect Of this will be to
raise the standard of the party nomi-
nations. Neither side can afford to
present acandidate who SO character
will not bear the closest examination.
We are not sanguine enough to pre-
dict that the permanent publication
Of official life will follow; but if we
can only check for little while the
decline Of public morality, if we can
only Danish few Of the venal legis-
lators who buy oficefor the sake Of the
profit they can make by selling them
selves in turn, we shall feel that the
farmers movement has accomplished
q great good for the country at large,
irrespective OF what it may do in the
matter for which it was especially
organized.
Year: 1873

REDUCTION OF Prices 1T is stated that


the hotels in New York, ere long, will follow


the example of the theatres in the reduction of
prices. OVertures to that effect have already
beeu made to one another by the proprietors of
not few of the leading houses, and all that is
Needed to secure the result aimed at is concert
Of action and the indications are that that will
Soou be had. There is also strong pressure
On the Broadway omnibus lines to reduce their
ten ceut fares to six cents The downtown
restaurants are feeling their way 10 the same
direction, under a. strong sense of selfinterest.
Year: 1873

the country credit abroad next to that of the successful termination of our late civil war itself. "Them's my sentiments" and you can think as you please. This third visit to Washing ton may have produced the same effect as that told by Martin Luther regard ing journeys to Rome-hence perhaps "these tears." He said the first visit to Rome, a man went to look after a thief the second. he found the thief and the third time, he brought the thief away under his cloak. W.
Year: 1873

Two workers in one field,

 Toiled on from day to day Both had the same hard labor, Both had the same small pay; With the same blue sky above, The same green grass below, One soul was full of love,

 The other full of woe. One leaped up with the light,

 With the soaring of the lark, One felt it ever night,

 For his soul was ever dark; One heart was ever dark;

 One heart was ever gay; One worked with many groan One whistled all the day. One had a fower-clad cot

 Beside merry mill, Wife and children near the spot Made it weeter, fairer still One a wretched hovel had,

 Full of discord, dirt and din No wonder he seemed mad

 Wife and children starved within. Still they worked in the same field, Toiled on from day to day; Both had the same hard labor, Both had the same small pay; But they worked not with one will The reason let me tell: Lo! the one drank at the still, And the other at the we'll.
Year: 1873



 NEW YORK, March e. came into this village this forenoon under escort of the famous "Old Guard" of the city, leading the noted Albany Burgess Corps, and all to the music of the celebrated Dodsworth Band. I could not realize that 1 was to be thus tav- pred, but greatness is thrust upon some people, you know. Perhaps as one San Francisco paper said of its opponents reporters who were favored by a balloon ascension-they had no other show of rising in the world. Some sort of fatality has led me to see Grant installed second time, and ] am rather glad to have been present, notwithstanding the sudden and severe change of climate at Washington a very cold air, a most searching breeze carrying with it all the loose sand of the newly improved streets of the nations capitol. The procession was 8 vast improvement on the one of 1869, both in numbers and appearance. All the natty, hobby military con- panies ill the land were there, and specially gotten mp for the occasion. 1 just came mp from Broadway where the illustrious Seventh of New York escorted the West Point Cadets up to the great Central Depot. I think the boys now educating at government S expense have created a most favorab ble and lasting impression as rule they are a wonderfully sensible and gen- tlemanly lot, and their superior train ing is manifest to the least observing

 It was a good idea, that of having them and the Naval school sol diers on review at Washington at this time. We may all talk as we please about the Republic not being War ike concern and all that, but our whole history shows that we are on he fight at the drop of the hat, and suffering for disturbance from the very love of it; hence the glory of keeping up West Point to its best. l met young Andrews, of Arizona, at the residence of Gov. Mccormick; he has been about year at "the Point, :" and is glad of it; shows the ad- vantages of the system, and will doubtless prove useful servant of government in due course of time. It IS useless to attempt detailed mention of the inaugural affair; besides you can better fancy than learn of it by any one's description.

 1 They may say what they please bout Grants grammar and general Indifference to the conventionalities of affairs, he Is President of the United States, which very few if any of his professional detractors ever will be :; and he makes less ado about 1t of him. self than any public man ever did of anything. His ideas are generally not only good, but as Q remarkable rule, they mostly prevail in the end. 4 5 he stood up there in the cold, bare
Year: 1873

The Music OF THE THRUsH.-The
thrush is scarcely surpassed by any
other bird excepting the nighting-
gale, and pours forth his full wealth
of song in every varied form, up
heaving his barbed breast, and look
ing out upon the still landscape
with bright, restless eyes. We hear
him singing in the early morning
before the round sun has sealed
the hilltops; he keeps up his roll OF
music throughout the day, and clo-
ses at night without any apparent
fatigue; there is no diminution of
sound, no feebleress. He seems
more like q good instrument, which,
after being played on for hours
sends forth a sWeeter sound. he
is no feeble traveller, who, having
gone a long journey, drags wearily
mp the last hill at sunset.


You cannot fail to distinguish
his voice from among the warblers
of the woods; not that his notes are
always alike, but there is some reg
I ulGI LlOuulutioh, VI hNbAA@A DmSSh
ness, which, however varied, "still
does his touch the strain prolong;"
and could not be deceived even if
he had hidden himself in the carcass
of an owl.


l recollect we'll that nearly one
ofthe frst birds l heard, when a
country boy, was thrush, He was
the pride and delight of the whole
neighborhood; even the neighbors
forgave him for disturbing then
slumbers so early in the morning
for the sweetness of his song. An
old fisherman, who rose with the
break Of day, and who resided IL
the adjoining house, made the open
ing Of his music u clock to get uI
by, and he never was deceived IL
the time but once, and that was one
Beautiful moonlight morning which
strained in brilliant beams through
the opening in the window shutters
aud lured the lovely bird into the
belief that it was day.