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Year: 1870

How much oiteuer this question is
asked when looking for some rule OF
action, or guide to conduct, than that
more Important question: What will
Heaven say? What will Conscience
say| Oh, the mighty potency of the
World! Oh, the eiieminate weak ness
of the Conscience We strive for
Wealth, We strive for Power, we strive
for Bread-and yet, in all these striv.
ings, We only ask ourselves, What will
the world sayy Will the world ap.
prove us? viii the world applaud usy
Will the world smile on US Mighty
world your greatness appals US Your
approval satisfies us. Do we a good
deed, it is for the appreciation Of the
world. Do We an evil deed, We tgemble
least the world should know it. "The
fool has said in his heart, there is no
God" Alas how foolish humanity is |!
How many fools make up the SUN total
OF humanity Aud yet the world is
filled up with Churches, aud Ministers
preach the Word of God, aud denounce
the iollies of wicked world Bibles
and Prayer Books abound on every
hand Religion points its finger to
Heaven, and asks the Tanderer TO turn
his thoughts to that 'land of pure de
light" But in vain The dress that
We wear, the food that we eat, the uct
Of good or evil report that We perform
are all governed by the judgments OF
this wicked world" Aud yet, why
should it be soy The world is but an
insignificant atom iu the economy Of the
Universe, mere spcck on the face OF
Nature, veritable Nothing in the eye
Of Eternity and yet how humanity
adores it, bows down before it, and
Graves its mercy and its admiration
oh poor weak humanity? can you not
listen to the voice of Religion, to the
voice Of Truth, to the voice OF Reason
These all teach you to put not your
faith in Kings aud Princes To reuouuce
'the world and its pomps = to spurn
the things of earth, aud turn Tor ap
proval to that Heavenly Jerusalem
where dwells the glory and the bright
ness Of Omnipotenee. Ask not your
selves "What will the World say r but
harken to that "still small voice" with
in your bosoms, which condemns or
approves, as you pursue the right or
the wrong. That still small voice is
the voice of God speaking to you
through your guardian angel, warning
you of the dangers which beset you on
your journey through life, and present
ing you with the reward o: peace, as
you turn your feet from evil ways and
evil things. Stlfe it not. Listen to
it. Heed it. II is the voice of Re.
ligion-the voice of9rruth. 1t is the
voice which will not let you perish by
the wayside; but, despite what the world
will say, will lead you on through
peaceful ways to the reward with which
good conscience, through the practice
OF Religion and every Virtue, must e.
nally crown its possesspr.-BaHaer Of
The South
Year: 1870

A RULE FOR LIVING HAPPILY WITH
OTHEns.-A rule for living happily
with others is to avoid having stock
subjects of disputation. 1t mostly hap.
pens when people live much together
that they come to have certain set top
les, around which, from frequent dis.


pute, there is such growth of angry,
mortified vanity and the like, that
the original subject of difference be
comes standing subject for quar-


rel, and there is tendency in all
minor disputes to drift down to it.
Again, if people wish to live we'll to.
gether they must not hold too much to
logic, and suppose that everything is to
be settled by sufficient reason. DIR


Johnson saw this clearly with regard to
married people, when he said:-"W Wretch
ed would be the pair above all names OF
wretchedness who should be doomed to
adjust by reason, every morning, all the
minute details Of domestic day" But
the application should be much more
general than he made it. There is no
time for such reasouings, and nothing
that is worth tn sm. And when we re
collect how two lawyers, or two politi
clans, can go on contending, aud that
there is no eud of one sided reasoning
on any subject, we shall not be sure
that such contention is the best mode
for arriving at truth. But certainly it


is not the way to arrive at good temper.
Year: 1870

One day Fitz Greene Halleck. in his
capacity Of clerk to John Jacob Astor,
called on rich but miserly old fellow
to collect draft. To make the pay.
meLt exact, the merchant needed six
cents back, which the clerk did not
happen to have. He almost insisted
that Halleck should 90 for it to the
Office, which was mile away, but finally
consented to wait, on the strength Of
Halleck's solemn promise that the money
should be paid. Halleck happened to
know that the old man was late riser,


and very averse to being disturbed. =
The next morning, at daybreak, he
was at the merchants door, and told
the maid servant that he must see her
master on important business. The
old gentleman got on his clothes and
came down cross enough, when Halleck
with his best bow and sweetest smile,
handed him the four pence half penny.
Year: 1870

A parson, reading the first line or so
Of chapter in the Bible the clerk by
some mistake or other, read it after
him. The parson read as foIloss
Moses was an austere man, aud made
atouement for the sins of his people" !"
The clerk misunderstanding him spoke
thus Moses was an oysterman, and
made ointment for the shias of his peo-
pie.
Year: 1870

rather a remarkable fact that during the war be
tween France and Prussia our bonds have not been re-
turned in any amount sufficient oproduce any effect upon
the market our bonds are an " undoubted seeur-


y" abroad and the large amount Of our debt paid since
the inauguration OF President Grant has increased
public confidence in national securities, ana gwen
the world to understand that have both the ability
and the will TO pay. The decline in gold must OF
course be followed by decline in the price Of Govern
nens yet they very firm and strong for the 6s
OF $751; coupon the First Board l4s bid and the
5O Of 1862 sold at 1856 do. of Co. llO 6s currency ll2
The 6s of 1851 and the of 1862 again at par with
gold and the 6 currency within and fraction per
cent Of par with gold


The following shows the quotations at the different
Year: 1870

The fact that August Belmont, the chairman
of the National Democratic Committee, is
prominently engaged in getting up the proposed
New York ball TO Prince Arthur has given
mortal offence to the Fenian wing of the Demo-
cratic party in that city, and his course is de-
nounced in unmeasured terms. The demand is
made that Mr.. Belmont must withdraw from
one OF the committees or that there will be a
material disaffection in the ranks u the party.
That is the threat now, but we don't count much
on 1t. The wing in question vapor and snort
about a good deal occasionally between times,
but they always manage to "vote the ticket and
the whole ticket" when the election comes
round.
Year: 1870

THE TExAs SEyATORsHIP.-We have adyices
from Texas to the effect that General Davis has
declared, since his election OF Governor OF
Texas, that he will not allow himself to be
nominated for the United States Senate, and
even though elected will not serve. We also
learn that there Is a strong probability that
Maj. j. W. Glenn, well known in this city, will
be chosen as one of the Senators. Mr.. q. has
long been an intelligent and capable worker in
the interests Of Republicanism in Texas, and his
election would be not only proper recognition
of valuable service faithfully performed, but it
would secure to the Lone Star State an active
and influential representative on the floor Of the
Senate.
Year: 1870

praise. Besides, the departments worked
in accord with the best feelings


The only other incident which came to us
worthy Of note, was when the men were
about to take down, a long ladder from one
Of the buildings on Caronde!et street, the
weight proved too great for the number Of
men able to reach it. 1t fell, passing close
to lad in a cart, grazing his body so close
that all who saw it thought the boy must be
killed Had it struck him, he would not
have known the cause of his death. The
ruins Of the buildings were still burning last
night.


During the evening the fact became pub
lie that Thomas Jenkins Fox, member of
Hook and Ladder No>.2, Girod street, was
mot at home and had not been seen since
morning. Members of the company were
acquainted with this circumstance, and
could not longer resist the belief that he
was buried in the ruins Of Tattersalps s
stable. Proceeding under this belief they
set to work at the stable last night digging
in the debris with energy. At eleven o'clock
last night they had made no discovery Of
his remains. His brother was there, firmly
believing that Thomas must be killed. Mr.
Fox was seen near the spot where Nichol-
son was crushed at the time the wall fell
and he stated that he thought another fire.
man was buried beneath the brick. Mr.
Fox is well known to all the fremen, and
has an interesting history. F,
Year: 1870

We are not the advocates OF organized,
forcible enforcement of unjust demands of
labor against the fair and equitable COM
pensation to which such labor is entitled to
at the hands of it's employer.


There are. however, instances IN which
there is such great disproportion between
the labor performed and the price paid that
it would seem but justice that such labor
should seek reward beyond the pittance
doled out by corporations, who, because OF
their power, do not choose to deal fairly
with their employees.


In relation to the question at issue be-
tween the car-drivers and the city railroad
companies whether the wages of the former
should be fifty, ifty-fve or sixty dollars per
month, it would appear that these poor and
honest men have, at the best, a very hard
time in earning the sum OF one dollar and
fifty cents per day, at the rate Of fifty-fve
dollars per month.


When we consider that these men have to
perform the work of conductor and driver
standing in their places from fifteen to
eighteen hours cut of twenty-four, for the
daily price above specified, while other
laborers in our city get from two to five dol
lars for nine hours work, can it be strange
that they should desire an additional fifty
cents for the time they are compelled TO be
at their work!


The time that these men are engaged Ell
tirely precludes the possibility of recreation
or enjoyment of the society of their friends
or families There is no vacation for them
on any of the days set apart for rest or as
holiday.


With them it is uRceasing toll for wages
hardly sufficient to keep body and soul to-
gether They are not allowed to choose
their own boarding places in many cases,
but are compelled to take their meals at
such places and for such prices as precludes
them from exercising their own free agency
in this respect, as other free people in this
country are allowed to do.


Considering the great expense of living
in this city, for rent, provisions and cloth
ing, the sum paid to these hard working
men, say $50 or $55 per month, is less than
sufficient to meet these..expenses. Especially
when these men have families, as is the case
with some, of, say wife and two or three
children, how is it then The daily wants
of such a family require the entire daily
wages of 81. so per day, leaving nothing for
the other items, such as rent and clothing.
Even with the small addition demanded
by these worthy men, there is but poor
chance for speculation on their part
"Live and let live" ought to be the notto of
the railroad companies in regard to their
employees, and it will not be very great
sacrifice on their part to accede to these
poorly paid men, and not let the community
suffer by the trouble existing between
them.


Even if these companies should not sub
nit to wnat these laborers seek at their
hands, above all things let there be no
hostile demonstrations on the part of the
car-drivers, OF any of their friends and
sympathizers, for the purpose of obtaining
what they deem their just and equitable de-
Year: 1870

The mysterious coffin which was sent to
Germany some time since, and which gave
rise TO the supposition that it contained the
remains Of General MOltke, in the minds Of
some imaginative Frenchmen, turns out to
be that Of the Saxon General Won Gersdorf,
who was buried recently in Dresden with
great honore.
Year: 1870

A BAD PREDICTION. The New York
Herald says that the next President will be
Democrat. If the Herald really possessed
the power Of prophesy, the people of this
country might have cause to put on their
sack cloth and ashes.
Year: 1870

The fact that the people Of Paris are fed
now principally on mule meat may have
something to do with their stubborn disposi-
ton to hold out against the Prussians.
stubborn as mule" is an old saying, and
feeding on mule meat may have the effect to
inspire stubbornness worthy of the mule.
Year: 1870

4 n GRAND ST., IN THE KEROSENE STORE-A RE
IN specialize person wishes employment where she
make herself generally useful s perfectly capabe Of
charge OF baby from It's birth. Call address for III
Year: 1870

The chairman of the Devotional
Committee of tho Young Mems
Christian Association in New York
reports that he has been informed
by n lady that there are great
many young men in that city who
wear corsets, and that fany corset
wearer belonged to the Association
he hoped they would leave them oil.
We would like TO know if there is
any connection between devotion
and corset wearing, and also how
the lady in question became possess
ed of the information that "a great
many young men wear corscts. -
Her acquaintance with the habits
Of gentlemen must be quito extsn-
sive.-[ Galveston Bulletin.
Year: 1870

The universal success. which has at
tended the administration of this prcPsr-
alton has been such as to warrant US in
pledging ourselves to the public to


RETURN THE MONEY


in every instance where it should prove inef-
fcctual: providing the symptoms attending
the sickness Of the child or adult should
warrant the suPposition of worms being the
cause" In all cases the Medicine to be given
IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE DIRECTIONS.
We pledge ourselves to the public, that
Year: 1870

A great nation is not destroyed in a single
campaign, and terrible as the disaster is
which has Just overtaken the EmperOr's
armies, we look to see France arise from her
humiliation, no longer, it is true, with her
old prestige, but with possibilities OF future
grandeur and temper chastened by suffering.
With abundant natural wealth, developed in
dustries, skill in the arts, and, above all, a
brave and generous people, France is hard to
crush; we do not believe that external vio-
lence will ever bring her permanently
very low. Even the defeat under
which she is now smarting is only in
part the work of the German armies. In the
long run Prussia would in any case have been
too strong for her. but the beating would not
have been so awful and so sudden had not
the Empire been rotten at the core, and It's
apparent military strength glittering sham.
The worst foe to France has been neither Bis
marck nor King William, but Louis Napoleon.
SO to-day but one voice is heard from the de-
feated FreDch-a cry OF execratlon
against the Sovereign who has brought
them to such plight, cry OF
anger mingled with profound contempt.
None have been more violent in their denun-
Citations of the imperial prisoner than French
men who only few weeks ago were the most
ardent of Napoleons supporters. 1t was the
general remark in this city yesterday that the
French Americans who had hitherto adhered
to the dynasty were now the most bitter of
its enemies. In amoment the mask has fallen,
and Napoleonism appears what it really is.


The whole career of the ex-Emperor has
been series of false pretenses. When he
first offered himself to the French nation at
Strasbourg, when no landed at BOulOgno with
his tame eagle, when he took the oath faith


fully to administer q republican gov
Year: 1870

Archbishop McCloskey preached and Dr. o.
A. Brownson lectured yesterday on Papal In
fallibility. Their remarks are reported in full
elsewhere, and will attract attention less by
the originality Of their arguments than the
unequivocal language in which they approve
the doctrine that the Pope, falible as Man, is
infallible as the Head of the Church. The
Archbishops sermon was the first delivered by
him since his return from Rome, and was less
a history of the Gcumenical Council, as 1t was
expected to be, than a history of the dogma
of Papal Infallbility. Singularly enough, no
reference whatever was made to the war which
has lust concluded in the overthrow of the
"best son of the Church." and in comparison
with which the Council has lost in popular estl-
nation at least, its interest and Importance.
Year: 1870

The telegraph wires in the province of New
Brunswick by which we have our connections
with both the English and French cables,
were prostrated yesterday 1--WE suppose by a
storm, and we are consequently deprived of
the full details of European news which we
expected to present our readers this
morning. The Western Union Tele
graph Company, which has served the
pubic during these critical and exciting times
with even more than its customary diligence
and care, Immediately sent out a force of re-
pairers and we hope that before we go to
press communication may be restored. 1t is
peculiarly unfortunate that through this acci-
dent our remarkable letter from the battle
fields about Sedan should be broken of mid
way-but tomorrow we shall undoubtedly be
able to give the whole of it.
Year: 1870

If the suspension of telegraphc intercourse
with Europe continues during the day, it must
result in suspension for some hours of the
active business of considerable portion of
the community. The rise or fall of gold affects
the value of almost every article of trade.
Wonderful speculatiOns may perhaps be
undertaken in Wall and Broad-sts. by
people who have money TO risk upon the
chances of the present crisis in European af-
fairs, while nobody can know what course
events are taking. Still more wonderful will
be the stories of special dispatches and tapped
Year: 1870

wires that will circulate around the fountaiu
in the Gold Room. The anxieties, the profits
or the losses OF the spectators are, however,
matters OF but small importance compared with
the injuries which may be inflicted upon
honest commerce by such vibrations in the
value of its medium. 1t should be a source
of profound chagrin to every American that
owing TO the confined suspension of specie
payments, all values in the United States
change hour by hour with the few words that
come under the ocean that the bulk of the
business of the country hangs upon thread
Of wire, and must stop, for a while at least.
when that thread is broken.
Year: 1870

Contrary to our uniform custom, we yeSter-


day issued Sunday editiOn-recognlnng tne
intense anxiety of the Metropolis for details
of the tremendous events of the previous
forty y-eight hours, and not wishing to assume
the cburlish attitude of withholding the news
for which the people were eagerly looking to
US The igsue was very large one. but was
Year: 1870

Every effort is to BE- made in the House OF
Representatives to pass the Tariff bill, the
friends of different Interests giving and taking
all they can yield or getso as 60 secure for
their particular interests the most they posi-
bly can effect
Year: 1870

HOW OFTEN IS THE HOUSEHOLD


H. loaf buried with the household head and
families that might have boon comfortably
pl divided for, left destitute by the want of
proper foresight in its deceased protector?
Year: 1870

The Schuylkill miners are seeking to control
the whole business of the proprietors of the
mnes-and there is strong feeling against
them. The heavy Lackawanna operators who
are both producers and carriers Of coal, being
freed from the basis question, and their men
steadily at work, are driving very profitable
trade. The coal of the more northern coal re-
gions, being nearer the great Eastern markets,
and of quality to command higher prices, the
trade of the Schuylkill region is suffering
severely
Year: 1870

WASHINGTON ITEMS Since the opening Of
the spring the note of preparation for building
and repairing has begun, and the amount OF
building material being collected at different
points and contracts being made with workmen,
indicate that the city's growth will be as rapid
this season as it was the past year.


Mr. Henry Queen, an old resident OF the
District, died at his home in the country yes
terday. of heart disease.


y bridge is at length to be built over the city
canal at its Junction with Sixth street west,
which, when completed, will open up direct
route from Pennsylvania avenue to the steam
boat wharf at the foot Of that street.
Year: 1870

Trf GIRLs.-Can we no. bring up
our girls more usefully, less showily, less
dependant on luxury and wealth. Can
we not teach them from babyhood that
to labor is higher thing than merely to
enjoy; that even enjoyment itself is new
er so sweet as when it is earned? Can
we not put into our minds, whatever be
their station, principles of truth, simplic-
ity of taste, hopefulness, hatred Of waste
and these being firmly rooted, trust to
their blossoming up in whatever destiny
the young maiden may be called.-Aiss
M1loch.
Year: 1870

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and low rates at any agency in the country.


Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1870

At the theatre one night John Phoenix
thought he saw an acquaintance sitting a
few seats in front, and asked gentleman
between them to poke him with his cane.
When he turned around John discovered
his mistake. Fixing his attention on the
play, and affecting Indifference of the whole
affair, he left the man with the cane to set
tie the disturbance, and he, being wholly
without an excuse, there was, of course, a
ludicrous and embarrassing scene, during
all of which Phoenix was profoundly inter
ested in the play. At last the man asked
Indignantly: did you tell me to poke that
man with my stick ?" ''Yes." "And what
did you want?" 'I wanted to see whether
you would poke him or not.
Year: 1870

Our HANDs.-The human hand is so beau


tifully formed, it has so fine sensibility,
that sensibility governs its motions so cor
rectly, every effort of the will is answered
so instinctly, as if the hand itself were the
seat of the will; its actions are SO free, so
powerful and yet so delicate, that it seems
to possess quality instinct in itself, and we
use it as we draw our breath, unconseiously,
and have lost all recolections of the feeble
and ill-directed efforts of Its first exercises,
by which it has been perfected. In the
hand there are twenty-nine bones from the
mechanism of which result strength, mobility
and elasticity. On the length, strength,
free lateral motion, and perfect mobility of
the thumb, depends the power of the hand,
its strength being equal to that of all the


fingers. Without the feshy ball of the
thumb. the power CT the fingers would avail
nothing; and accordingly the large ball form
ed by the muscles of the thumb is The
Distinguishing character of the human hand.
Year: 1870

An Ohio editor is getting particular about
what he eats Hear him: ''TLe woman
who made the butter we bought last week
is respectfully requested to use more Judge
msnt in proportioning the ingredients.
The last batch had too much hair in it for
butter, and not quite enough for waterfall.
There is no sense in making yourself bald
headed if butter is sixty five cents pound. 4"
Year: 1870

WiIliam Hazlitt said: II hate every
thing that occupies more space than it is
worth. I hate to see load of bandboxes go
along in the street, and | hate to see a
parcel of big words without anything in
them"