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Year: 1876

The most wretched poverty ! can
think of is to want what we are Toe
stingy to buy.


Money is oitener Il master than {
servant. .


Everybody seems dissatisfied with
their lot, but if they should swop pla
ces with the first man that they met
they would all be willing to give some
thing to boot to trade back tomorrow


Take the lazineSs all out Of this
world and you would take most OF
the sin with it.


It amt the man who can live well
on the least, but the man who car
live well on the most, who is the Wis
est and happiest.


All temporal things are common
property, and what is mine to-day
may be another's Tomorrow


1t amt the fast nor the slow that
oftenest win the race, but the middle
gated.


The man whose aim is only to make
others laugh is one whom it won't dc
to trust he is as uncertain as a mon
key.


Idleness weakcns mans soul as
much as it does his body until the
devil and disease divide the premises
between them.


How few there are who can tell
even the name Of their great-great-
grandfather, or know who owned the
farm hundred years ago that they
own to-day.


notice one thing, that those per-
sons who bavc an utter disregard for
money have a disregard for most
everything else


Without curiosity man would be
but one peg higher than the
bugs and fishes.


It requires much wisdom to dlstln-
guish between truth and falsehood,
and some honesty to adopt the truth
after we have found it.


You can make money with one
hand, but it takes both to hang on TO
it.


Young man, don't work for moth
ing you can't make money nor even
any reputation by it,


Fortune loves to be assaulted she
never gave q whining cuss much of
anything yet.


Truth can wait, but a lie is always
In Il great hurry.


1t is very difficult to find man that
is above his condition in life.


~ man amt entitled to any more
credit for having a great pedigree
than he is for having caught the
measles-he cant tell why.


fla man really deserves fame he
needn't hunt for it it will hunt for
him.


1t amt so much the lack Of ability
as it is the lack of grip that ails man
kind.


Adversely may ruin man, but it
oives hlm chance to die game.


There are some people who are the
lords and masters OF their money, but
most people are the servants OF it,


Young man, don't ask any iayors Of
anybody; it is better to have the
world owe you ten dollars. than to
owe them one Josh Billings, in n.
Y Weekly,
Year: 1876

We had always supposed that be-
mind the screens one sees strung
across the back end of u dressmaking
establishment, was where they keep
the wood box and coal scuttle, and
innocently enough we started to go
behind one the other day, to spit. No,
it wasn't ghost, tor ghosts don't yell
so, or jump over cord of boxes, and
try to hide behind spool of thread,
but there was enough of something
behind them to keep us in the front
part of the shop after this.
Year: 1876

Night is the time for rest j.;


How sweet when labors close,
To gather round our aching breast
The curtain of repose
Stretch the tired limbs and lay the head
Upon our own delightful bed
Night is the time for dreams


The gay romance of life,
When truth that is and truth that seems,
Blend in fantastic strife;
All ! visions less beguling far
Than waking dreams by daylight are.
Night is the time for toll


To plough the classic field,
Intent to find the buried spoil


Its wealthy furrows yield
Till all is ours that sages taught,
That poets sang, Or heroes wrought.
Night is the time to weep


To wet with unseen tears
Those graves of memory, where sleep
The joys of other years
Hopes that were angels in their birth,
But perished young like things Of earth.
Night is the time to watch


On oceans dark expanse,
To hail the Pleiades, or catch


The full moons earliest glance,
That brings into the home sick mind
All we loved and left behind.
Night is the time for care


Brooding on hours miSspent,
To see the Spectre of Despair


Come to our lonely tent
Like Brutus midst his slumbering host
Startled by Caesars stalwart ghost.
Night is the time to muse


Then from the eye the soul
1aKes hight, ana with expanding views
Beyond the starry pole,
Describes athwart the abyss Of night
The dawn of uncreated light.
Night is the time to pray


Our Saviour oft withdrew
To desert mountains far away,


So will his followers do;
Steal from the throng to haunts untrod,
And hold communion there with God.
Night is the time for death


When all around is peace,
Calmly to yield the weary breath,
From sin and suffering cease:
Think of Heavens bliss, and give the sigr
To parting friends such death be mine


flames Montgomery.
Year: 1876

HEARTS Ease. What contentment
can do in It's own way, so also can dill
gence aud the unwearied performance
of duty. Few things help more to
wards true hearts ease. than keeping
the mind employed, and all our duties
on the right side of the great day
book of life
Year: 1876

PAUsE.-You are in haste to be
wise' But pause again. Your brain
will only bear so much, and if you
overcrowd it your Only chance is
gone. Haste makes waste-the wrong
kind of haste, mean; the haste that
makes you rush on needless of health
or of anything save to be first at the
goal But make haste slowly, and the
battle is won.
Year: 1876

The New York Obseyrer curtly
remarks upon this paragraph of the
Adcance. "The pastor says it ought
not to be the custom to read the Bi
ble in the public schools. No, not
if all are OF one mind who send their
children there. But if the population
is mixed, and q portion Of them are
conscientiously werseto the reading OF
the Protestant Bible as the Protestants
are against the reading Of the Douai
Catholic version, then we are of opin-
ion that the State has no right to tax
men to pay for teaching their children
religious tenets which they do not be.
lieve in. Church and State is no bet
ter in the public schools than in the
commonwealth at large. A majority
has no right to choose my religion
for me, nor for my children and no
right to doom my children to ignor-
ance unless | listen to their doctrines
and dogmas. What we need above
all things is to have public school III
New York wholly in the hands of Ro
man Catholic zealots, to which our
most clamorous Protestant zealots
should be obliged to send their chill
dren for year or two. There would
then be two sides to this question of
forcing the Bible by the authority of
the State on those who do not want
If
Year: 1876

We have remarked Of late the intro
duction into the market under high
sounding names, of various strong potash
combinations intended for laundry and
cleansing purposes One Of these pre-
parations, which appears 10 contain more
caustic potash than any other ingredi-
ent, lately caused the death Of a child
who accidentally ate n little OF il and
we have found the same stuff strong
enough 10 remove old hard paint from
wood work when merely wetted by the
same and allowed TO rest thereon for
perhaps an hour or two. We advise our
readers TO let such preparations severely
alone; they are ruinous to clothes, and


except to cleanse kitchen floors or other
grease soaked places, should not be used


Even the ordinary low grade soaps are
heavily charged with soda and impuri-
ties, which, the manufacturers say, they
are Obliged to add in order to hold their
own with fraudulent dealers who adul.
terate still more heavily and these
soaps are also highly destructive TO fab
rics. IL is much better economy to pur-
chase a good quality. even a superior
quality Of white soap for household pur-
poses, for the extra cost OF the soap will,
ia the end be more than saved in the
lessened wear OF cloths, Of oil cloths.
and Of paint IL Is hardly necessary TO
add that strong alkali soaps should never
be used on the skin, as their effect is cor
rosivc and harmful The object Of using
soap for the toilet is simply TO overcome


the natural oil which exudes from the
body, aud render il possible for the wa
ter 10 combine Herewith and a very
little Of the mildest soap is ample for
this purpose. - Scientific American.
Year: 1876

Says a correspondent OF the Ohio Far
mer: AT certain seasons Of the year,
rams are apt to develop their combatiye
propensities, and those who keep several
of them together often have trouble on
account OF their injuring each other. IL
i well known that they always back up
to get a start to butt. Stop their back
ing up and you disconcert them entirely.
To do this, take light stick Ga piece Of
broom handle will dO), about : or >! feet
long Sharpen one end and lash the
other end securely to his tail the sharp
ened end will then draw harmlessly on
the ground behind As long as his majesty
goes straight ahead about his business
bat on the attempt to 'back-up be is as.
tonished to find an eifectual brake in the
rear. Don't laugh aud call this all gam.
mon but il you have butting ram, try
it, and the time TO laugh will be when
you see him try to jump out sideways,
and whirl round and round, trying 10
inspect the machine. which will keep be,
hind him"
Year: 1876

Slow and weary passed the weeks at
the humble hospic9 OF the Burslem Gu
rate. Critical danger and trembling sus-
pense the UNCONSCIOUS wanderer watched
with all the earnestness of humanity
which was possessed with the noblest
spirit Of brotherhood A strange, long
struggle of feeble vitality and diseased
brain with the power that may put out
the lamps of life and thought Often
the good doctor sat by and feared that
the spirit would slip away like shadow.
and escape his saving hand. And the
poor curate, overworked by day in a
ceaseless warfare with the diligent sor-
rows OF men, sat through the hours Of
night waiting on this unknown stranger.
and listening for any word that might
give him q thread to trace his identity.
Now and then came hints Of evil life that
made the good man quail; now coup
ling of the name of father with sad
dening ePithets of scorn and anger, or OF
mother with gentle endeaTments Of
ten the sick man called for Emily" with
fond exclamations and words of regret.
Yet he never dropped a surname.


But one night, just after twelve o clock,
the sick mans incoherent mutterings
suddenly stopped. The curate, sitting
drowsily at the table, with a shaded can.
die, nodding over the paper intended for
Sunday mornings sermon, while the fire
slumbered in the CRATE, heard a clear
voice:


Emily


He started up, and bringing forward
the light, saw that great change had
come over the young man. The chiseled
face lay upward, no longer distorted with
pain or the fury OF delirium, but tran.
Year: 1876

II you love me, tell me not;
Let me read IL in your thought
Let me feel IL in the way
That you say me yea and nay
Let me see IL in your eye
When you greet or lass me by;
Let me hear IL in the tone
Meant for me and me alone.
II you love me, there will be-
Something only shall see
Meet or miss, stay or go,
II you love me, shall know.
Something in your tone will tell
Dear. love you. love you WELL"
Something in your eyes will shine
Fairer that they look in mine.
In your mien some touch OF grace, !
Some swift smile upon your face
while You speak not, will betray
What your lips could scarcely say.
In your speech some silver words,
Tuning into sweet accord
All your bluntness will reveal
Unaware, the love you feel.
III you love me, then, pray,
Tell me not, but, day by day,
Let love silent on me rise,
Like the sun in summer skies.
SEPTEMBER Atlantic.
Year: 1876

and stand faithfully TO him with almost the world be-


side against hD-how Ia he able TO stand all this pres
sure II il not that God Is with him he is rghtf
(Appause.)


should, and now, at the close OF a long life IL is
one of the things for which thank God every day that
my sense OF the honor OF womanhood and oi the re-
spect due 10 that sex, has never been lowered one
which was brought up by my mother and sisters
And while say this am obliged admit that Mrs.
hOultOn perlured herself my head, and that my
answers before the Court were true answers, as God
shall judge me on the judgment day. tAppause


Ar. Beecher went on To answer objections made by
Judge Van Cott In reply to the argument that he
should have demonstrated with Mrs. Moulton for not
attending church IN 1874 If he had been an honest
man. he stated that he had demonstrated with her on
different occasions and he referred to the many times
in which he had chatted with her in the reception
OF her house while waiting for her husband He
stated that Mrs. Mouton's whole demeanor 10 him
that OF sister, or rather that OF child; cher
versaton simple and delicate as could make
IT, II she had had the brazen face TO talk to
OF adultery, she says she did, should have
woman's sense of decacy under manly rib would
have blushed to indulge in any such talk Speaking
OF the kind OF council they proposed, with Drs Bud
ington and Storrs in it, he said "Do you suppose
| am going into such hodge podge trial as that ?
Do YOU suppose am going To put my life jeopardy
will not will not say to these people. In the
words OF the apostle God shall smte thee, thou whed
wall "


In concluding Mr. Beecher said:-I shall 20 on still
in my mlnistratons, and, II they disfranchise this
church. just long you have confidence in me |
will stand by YOU but when, brother father sister
mother, you feel that the time has when YOU
must withdraw small share even of your conn-
dence don't wait to let me know; the sun shall
not 20 down that day that any considerable part
even OF this church doubts that shall nnd pas
tor of this church


The advisory committee are to report next Friday
night
Year: 1876

DErRoIr, Mich Jan H. 1870
The past few days OF cold weather having made three
inches ofice in Saginaw Bay some OF the more venture
some fishermen put up twenty fishing shsnties in ac-
cordance with the custom OF that region In taking fish
through the ice all OF the occupants came ashore at
evening except old man and his son. During the
night the wind broke up the ice and this morning not
a sign Of fishing shanty was visible Undoubtedly the
two men have perished.
Year: 1876

A WARNING TO BATHRRs.-It has long
been known that it was injudicious for
anyone to 60 into the water to bathe lust
after eating full meal, but it is not so well
known that the practice may result in
death. This latter fact seems to have been
demonstrated by the recent death in a
bath in Bristol, England, of boy thirteen
years old. He had never had fit, and is
believed to have been in perfect health.
When found in the water the crown of his
head was just above the surface, and he
was standing in a STOPPING position with
his face just under the water. At the
place where he was the water was only
three feet four inches deep, while the boys
height was four feet nine inches. The
temperature of the water was seventy six
degrees. The medical testimony disclosed
the fact that the deceased had eaten
heartily before entering the water, or at
least he had not given his food time to
digest. f. lad 4 s5. yomited large quantity
zof70od, and when found his mouth and
throat were full. The opinion was expires.
sed in the medical testimony, and endor-
sed by the verdict of the jury, that death
resulted from epilepsy, brought on by the
dangerous practice Of entering the water
Immediately after eating meal.
Year: 1876

Always feed your bees for two or three
days after they have swarmed, he the
weather fair or foul. They will repay your
attention and your liberality with usury.
before the season is over.
Year: 1876

join our volce to yours in an ap- peal to the brethren of the press of Arkansas to commence at once in the earnest greatly needed work which lies stretched out be- fore us. For long months the peaceful interests of our State have been abandoned and nothing but politics has been mootcd. The newspapers of Arkansas now have nobler field opened up be- fore them. The occupancy of this field and the scrupulous discharge of duty by each and every Editor will bring luster to the name of our State, and secure the quietude of a long impoverished and op- pressed people. The material in- terests of our State should now occupy much of the attention of the newspapers of the State. They should take the lead and point out the new channel into which the thoughts, efforts and energies of our people should be turned.

 We are ready for the work, and we hope every other paper in Ar kansas will join in the grand work.
Year: 1876

Notwithstanding the glorious victory which has been acheived by the democracy in the election of Tilden and Hendricks there seems to be vague fear and un- easiness in the minds of the r ore timidly inclined that we will be defrauded, or perhaps torcibly robbed of the victory we have won.

 We have no apprehension, and certainly not the slightest fear of anything of thls kind. The Amer ican people in their might and majesty have spoken in thunder tones. They have called Grant ism to judgement and they have pronounced it spurious. They haze r corded their allegiance to to a new regime and they will not have their arbitrament question. ed or set aside. The force of pub lie opinion will settle this matter, anl by the time Congress shall meet there will not be a fair mind- ed man of any note or character, who will question MT. Tllden's right to quiet, peaceable inau- ration. The fraud, force and vil- lainy which the Administration party has used so unstintedlv to reta.n power in some of the re- constructed States will not win in this case. The Grant party now has no oppressed southern States to pin to the earth with bayonets.

 The mInions who have played the tyrant in Southern States will not dare to face the millions who have said that radicalism must yield up the scepter. A sovereign people who have been able to elect Mir. Tilden will see that he is inauguratcd; and his inaugu. ration will be quiet and orderly. All fears to the contrary may be dismissed, for All is Well, the sky is clear and the Old Ship of

 State will ride triumphantly into Democratic hands.
Year: 1876

We mean to characterize 1t by its right name, and therefore we say it IS ap outrage upon the tax payers of Pope county that the H. legal Sixty five per cent. tax col. lected by Fowler in 1872 on real estate, is not refunded. This matter should have been settled long ago, and those who pald the ovcrplus illegally demanded should have had their money. They are poor and they need it. It will soon be taxpaying time again and the surplus paid by many, will pay their next years tax il they can get 1t back. We have referred to this matter and urged it upon the notice of the proper authorities once or twice

 before, and as the time for anoth

 CT Circuit Court has rolled around and is at hand we again bring the matter up, and in the name oI several hundred wronged taxpay

 CTS we demand that the matter re

 

 ceive attention. If there is any cf tn, funds illegally collected, of
Year: 1876

democratic victory in the Third District, The Democracy is glad and shouts for joy over a solid Democratic delegation to Con gross. But what ails the Gazette ? She is as sullen as an OK. No word of con gratulatlon or joy does she utter. Has her affections been estranged from the people who have loved her in days that are passed? Has she joined herself unto false idols, and forgotten her first love? Has she been enticed from the paths of rectitude and virtue into the forbidden ways of crookedness and evil:

 The people look back in their rejoicing and wait for their old friend to join them. Will she prove false or true?
Year: 1876

The Gazette was won't to be the organ of the people. When the people rejoiced it also rejoiccd. When the people triumphed it was glad. But, lo. what change has come over the spirit of her dream. The pcople-the Democ- racy of the State rejoice over q
Year: 1876

With the most exquisite joy we congratulate the Democracy of the Third District upon the most wonderful and glorious victory which has been acheived in the election of Hen. Jordan k. Cray ems; and through the democracy of that district. we congratulate the democracy of the whole State upon our solid Democratic delega tion which we will send up to the Forty fifth Congress. We con graduate that portion of the Press of Arkansas which has so manfully and nobly stood fol the right, and braved the sneers and taunts and threats of tricksters and ring tools. All honor and praise to them. We congratulate the friends of honesty, purity and right in politics, everywhere. This victory is the most signal rebuke to ring domination that we have ever seen. It IS most convincing attestation of the truth of the old maxim, "Hoacsty is the best policy" It is verification of an immortal principle that right is mighty and vii. prevail" It should be a lesson never. NEVER. NEVER to be forgotten by those who have endeavored to mislead the people into the paths of crook : edness. It must be a bitter, hu- initiating lesson. May it's true significance appear to them in all its force and grandeur, aud may they be deterred hereafter by the remembrance of this lesson from ever following after false gods. May they be constrained to for sake their "ways that are dark and tricks that are vain," and cleave unto that which is right and pure and just.

 The election ofCol. !Cravens is the most wonderful and glorious victory which has ever been achieved in the politics of Arkan- sas. Not only the full strength of q well organized and interruptions opposition party, but, also the complete force of a powerful ring faction composed fwily and here to fore honcred memers of our own party has been met. The former has been vanquished; the latter has been rebuked and hum bled. "REGNANr PoraLL" Let all designing tricksters remember forever that "Regnant Populi' is truth and reality in the Third District.

 Again we congratulate the peo- pie of Arkansas. upon the signal triumph of Right.
Year: 1876

BOsToN, April 5.--The storm yesterday
was the worst of the season, and was very
destructive to shipping on the coast, but the
vessels in the harbor rode ont the gale safe
ly. A schooner was wrecked at Rockport
Year: 1876

A PRACTICAL WITNEss.-1n the
court there was a charge Of assault
against an old offender, and Mr.. Dick.
in8on, the attorney, examined wit
ness a follows;


How hard did he shake the man
when he grabbed him.


II don t know. Pretty hard.


"What do You call pretty hard.


"Well, it was pretty hard-that is
all | can say
Come, now, YOU surely have sense
cough to let the court know what
you call pretty hard


Il will try to show the court. 1t
was like this


Here tho witness rose from his seat,
and springing upon the astonished at
torney, grabbed HIM by tie collar,
and with q strong impulsive jerk land
ed him on the floor. Then he gathered
him up and hopped him across chair
then he began to bang him over the
floor, Jam him up against Ihe WALL
and batter him round over the bench
es.


Hold on l understand shouted
the lawyer.


"This is how lie fetched him." re-
torted the witness, almost lifting him
out of his clothes.


won't the court rule out his ar
swer?' said Mr.. Dickinson, catching
his breath.


"If you wish to withdraw the
question, all right" said the judge,
taking the witness of. 81 can rule
that the jury ignore the answer


BY this time the spectators were IN
a convulsion Of laughter, and the at
torney retired to brush his clothes.


The case vasdism!ssed
Year: 1876

A venerable divine was ridlag a
along and saw youthful so2 of Ham
going down the street displaying a
lag Of truce in the rear. The doctor
being near sighted, supposed the At
rican was about to loose his handker-
chief, and so called out to him. The
negro looked amazed, but catching
hold of the flag remarked, Boss, dat
handkerchief is buttoned round my
neck. The doctor drove on, singing
Jerusalem, my happy home.