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Year: 1875

The services we're commenced at the Tabernacle
shortly before eleven O'Clock yesterday forenoon with
a voluntary the organ by Professor Morgan. Rev.
Mr.. Tamage offered the Lords Prayer and read the
lesson which from Genesis eighth chapter twcn-
teth verse. The hundred and forty seventh psalm
OF David then read by the pastor, who commented
az be proceeded The fifteenth hymn was then sung
by the congregation to cornet oblgato. After pray
ing for the President and the guidance and enlighen-
ment OF tho legislators Of tho land, Mr. Tamago
alluded to tho great calamity that bad befalen tho
nation II was lesson TO those in high places, and
the example Of the purity honesty and integrity or the
man was theme for the pulpit, and the noble and
Christian life Of the Vice President should have its
effect throughout all the land


collection was then taken for tho benefit Of the
Lades SEWING Society Of The church, who are new en-.
Year: 1875




tion then sang


Ny country, lis Of thee,


Sweet land OF liberty.


The text OF the sermon was-"And they pitched
their tents before sunrise''-Numbers. xxi, IL Mr.
Talmage said il ese the part OF the Israeles
TO pitch their tents before the sunrise while on their
journey from Egypt TO Canaan The pest Of life we're
men who were always pitching their towards SUM-
down. and looked the dark side the surroundings
Let such people stand out OF way, especially on
Thanksgiving Day. He felt that the pulpit should be
made a mountain OF blessing Instead or mountain of
He could II he disposed, enumerate a
thousand things 20 deplore but on this bright day It
was the duty Of the individual and Of the Church to
give thanks To God and pitch our tents toward the sun
RISE "Oh says person. thesc are hard times =
Why, do not the fountains flow from the hllsdes,
not the bright skies above us, and do not The
stars and the moon umine the night and is not the
atmosphere full of balmy life everY The harvest has
been plenty, the granary IS full the wine press has
yielded amply, tho sheep have been shorn OF their
wool 70 make clothes and comfortable bedding for
When sick we have good doctors to attend us, and
there are the same friends at hand to share
joys and sorrows, and in fact is not the whole world
iull Of joyf


and let me look at you Qaughter.) You don't look
hungry. That right arm that hangs by your side is
strong and fun of life, which God has given IT, With
your eyes you all the gories Of this beautiful
Thanksgiving Day Why, there is man who is bind,
and who for half century has not seen these things
which you enjoy. God, then has been wonderfully
lenient To you. Within you is all tho magnificent
chemistry Of the body and there all the wonders Of
the Divine architecture in your structure. on, COM
planning man. go into the madhouse and those who
are there bowling with terror Go into the hospital
and the shattered beings who there suffering
But don't SIT down yet grumong man You
have your family about you You furnish them with
bread. Who grew the nourP Who blesses you with
all those bright eyes that crowd about tabeY Why
God put all those blessings your house from attic
TO cellar. Your house may not be as ornate as you
would like tohave it, perhaps but there was poor Job
who had an infamous wife, while your house is fun Of
love- sympathy and Kindness. Have you ever thanked
God for itY oh, sit down, You


GRUABLING MAN, AND HIDE YOUR HEAD IN YOUR POCKET.
Let this be your lesson and hencefortn let your life be
of Halleuiah.


Mr. Talmage then proceeded TO speak OF all that God
has done for this nation, and after wishing all good
THANKSGIVING appetite he closed his discourse.
Year: 1875

The day celebrated in the usual manner at this
institution. The boys left free TO pursue their
avocaton during the day. In the evening" after don
ming their best attire five hundred OF them
a bountifu dinner arranged under the supervision
of Superintendent O'Connor. There special
exercises, the entire evening was consumed in
disposing of the edibles
Year: 1875




Thanksgiving Day was observed a general holiday
throughout Staten Island everybody apparently alb
staining from work and services being held in the
churches Of all denominations The Rev. Mr. Gill
preached a union Thanksgiving sermon in the Trinity
Methodist church at Factoryville the Rev Dr. Rock
Wen preached in the First Presbyterian church at
stapleton; the Rev. Mr. Relyea preached in the old
wooden Methodist church at Rossville, on the good
work OF the recent revival meetings there's a fair
held for the benefit Of Grace church. at Griffith Hail.
Port Richmond vast turkey dinner was furnished
at the Sailors Snug Harbor New Brighton for 475 old
wornout sailors DR. King physician in chief or the
Seamen's Retreat staplcton furnished good dinner
for the sick and disabled in tho institution
MRS Stokes, Of Westervelt avenue, New Brighton
made over fifty poor families glad In that village
by the gift Of turkey dinner to each.
The Casteton Rife Association had their festival
Silver Lake Tompknsve, and wound up with a din
at the Lake House. The Tully Ilgnt Guards had
their annual parade and target shooting at Pavilion
HILL Tompkinsville. The German Schuetzen Corps
had their rife practice for turkeys at Bechtes Park
Stapleton The Village Ragamu1ins had their annual
Thanksgiving parade dressed in all sorts OF fantastic
array, through the streets Of Stapeton and Tompkns
vile. grand festival and hop took place at wilkins
Hall, Etngville, in the evening. There was large
turnout of sportsmen at the Sea View Driving Park
and pigeon shooting. company of Zouaves from
New Jersey, under command of Captain Brusle, had a
drill on the public square at Port Richmond and there
was continued stream of travel the different
ferries throughout the day many people taking the
opportunity TO visit friends.
Year: 1875

Of the common school with knowledge OF Gnsm-
selves and Of the primary virtues that teach them how
20 live we'll That is the education which this great
nation owes 10 every child the continent and the
State that the children not cheated out Of
this dividend by ignorant careless or yena Athers or
mothers lApphuge1 No latherhood carries with Il
a power To doom children for ignorance in this life 70
damnation ia the life TO come The country must see
20 il that the children have this kind OF education
prolonged applause)
Year: 1875

The best way is always to keep up
a cheerful heart. Take the world as
it goes, and the good and the evil as
they severally come along, without
if fortune frowns, with that
philosophical ejaculation Of Jacob
Faithful, "Bettorluck the next time"
Year: 1875

Always give to the poor This is
a good maxim. A Detroit father
asked his son what good deed he had
done that day, and tho son answered
he had given a poor boy five cents.
"He was an orphan, was heT II
did not stop to ask" replied thc.boy;
81 gave him the money for licking u
boy who upset my dinner-baskct. -
That boy gave unto the poor, and he
got his moneys worth. So did the
boy whoupset the dinner.
Year: 1875

Pay as you go.


Never fool in business matters.


Do not kick every one in your path.
Learn to think and act for yourself.
Keep ahead rather than behind the times.
Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours.


Have order, system, regularity and also
plomptness.


Do not meddle with business you know
nothing of.


Use your own brains rather than those Of
others.


A man of honor respects bis word as be
does his bond.


No man can get rich by sitting around
stores and saloons.


IF you have place of business, be found
there when wanted


More miles can be made in one day by
going steadily than by stopping,


Help others when you can, but never give
what you canlot afford because it is fash
ionable.


Learn to say No. No necessity of snap
ping it ont dog fashion, but say it firmly
and respectfully.
Year: 1875

President Grant told General Sherman
that before reading his book he was greatly
prejudiced against from what he had heard
When he procured the book he sat down to
read it, pencil in band, intending to mark
any passages which he disapproved of. To
his surprise, when he had finished the pc
rusal Of the work, he found that he had not
used his pencil once. He expresses himself
much pleased with the work.
Year: 1875

In Russia the winter appears to have
set in with unwonted severity. As
early as October 20 the street traffic
was conducted almost entirely on run
ners. the snow being deep enough and
and hard enough for sleighing. and
travel by tramway had become we'll
nigh impossible.
Year: 1875

THE NJ. E. Thanksgiving Festival
will this year be held in the base
ment of the church. The facilities
for warming the room, as well as
other conveniences, render it q more
suitable place than where it has
been usually held. The exercises
will not differ materially from those
held heretofore, but all possible
efforts are being made to prepare
festival better than any they have
had in the past,
Year: 1875

WE expected to publish in this
issue the proceedings of the County
Board, but the Clerk has not been
able to furnish US with COPY. Only
one copy could be produced in time
for publication in either of the
county papers, and that was given
to the Chronicle. 1t will appear in
our next.
Year: 1875

The last legislature is likely to he re-
membeTed for many day. 1t made its
mark. Every part of the State has con-
sented to this, and all the people agree
to it. Week after week its work is
brought to the intimate attention Of the
public, so much so that we now come to
regard it almost part of our daily work
to record its obstructive legislation, its
faiIings and its failures. The latest
of these is made manifest
TO US through a telegram which
reached US last night from Nashville,
which is to the effect that in that city,
we suppose among citizens as well as
officials, the question Of borrowing
money to pay the July interest on the
State debt is much discussed, and an ar
ticle will sppesr in the Miners and Man
ufdcturerS Journal to-day which will
contain an act of the legislature,
which seems to have been overlooked,
forbidding the use of State bonds as col
lateral after they have been paid in by
railroads, and making it the duty Of the
State officers to cancel them. The arti-
Gle assumes as a legal proposition
that il money is to be borrowed
for which interest is paid, the coupons
taken up with this money cannot be
pledged by State officers without legis-
Iation; and to borrow money to pay the
interest is restoring the third section Of
the funding law, repealed by the last
legislature. 1t is shown that taxes will
be paid in warrants; that borrowed
money and current expenses cannot be
paid with a forty cents tax, and that
the result will be q failure to pay the
borrowed money.
Year: 1875

THE new charter does not affect the
pay Of the aldermen and councilmen,
butt does that ofthe policemen. And the
city attorney indorses the action Of the
solicitous and eager advocates of pay in
the teeth Of his proposition that the city
should sell out its property and cut down
the number Of it, employees. This is
what? Let US have a name for It.
Year: 1875

WAsHINGToN, June7.-The President
has ordered the reservation for military
purposes Of all public lands bordering on
the several passes of the Mississippi riv-
er, for distance Of twelve miles from
the Gulf Of Mexico under the act Of
congress providing for improvement Of
the mouth Of the river by the jetty sys-
tenn. The practical effect OF this order
will be to prevent the occupation Of
these lands by squatters, who, under the
homestead law, might locate upon any
lands on which, if there are any such,
valuable material for the jetties might
be found for the purpose OF dispOsing Of
such material at exorbitant prices.
Year: 1875

THE Centennial executive committee
is out in lengthy address to the peO-
pie Of the State, which we will give to
our readers tomorrow, in which an sp-
peal is made to them to do by private
subscription what the legislature failed
to do by appropriation, notwithstand.
ing, as the committee says, the subject
was brought before both houses. We
urgs this matter upon the attention Of
the people, and trust the address will not
be without effect.
Year: 1875

JACKSON TOWNSHIP. e -


This township lies upon the Ohio
River. The dividing ridge between the
Ohio and Little Muskingnm waters ex
tends through the western and north
western portions Of the township. There
is long stretch of rich alluvial land
bordering the Ohio River. This must
compensate for q comparative dearth of
valuable minerals. The township is not.
however, destitute of coal, but the quail
ity is not the best, and there is also
promise of iron ore


On the land of VIM Raper, section
81, the following section was taken:
Year: 1875

Again we have reports of threatened dis
turbances in New Orleans, the trouble this
time growing out of a purpose to resist the
assessment of certain local taxes. Whatever
may be the disposition Of the City Council,
it is in dilemma. If it assesses the taxes it
places itself in opposition to the people II
it refuses to assess them the Governor has
power, under the laws of the State to vacate
their Offices In either case conflict seems
inevitable, while the effects cannot fail to be
disastrous if the people continue in their
present mind. What New Orleans needs
most Of all is freedom from agitation of every
kind. Until absolute peace is assured for
that metropolis it cannot expect to regain
the commercial supremacy it has lost
by the chronic state of disturbance
from which it has suffered since the
war. The taxes may be obnoxious, bur-
densome and unjust but even their assess
ment and collection are preferable it seems
to US, to another conflict with the State,
and, perhaps, the federal authorities. A
repetition of the scenes enacted in the
past would only result in a repetition of the
evils which were part of them. The peo-
pie Of New Orleans would not be the only
sufferers, but the whole South would share
the consequences of any false step on their
part. Republican leaders like Morton are
anxiously looking for Southern grievances,
and any disturbance in New Orleans would
give them pretext for harsl9heasures which
otherwise it will not be easy for them to find.
We trust there will be no conflict, and that
moderation will be the motto of the op-
pressd people Of an oppressed city for lit
tie while longer Their hope and the hope
of the South are in the ensuing Presiden-
tial election, and we believe that patience
in suffering will give them the victory in the
end
Year: 1875

1t becomes every day more evident that
the issue Of public consequence in the politi-
cal conflict is to be found in the whiskey
trials, and not in the fulminations Of intoler-
ance, whether put forth by the President
himself or by such roaring ''bloodhounds Of
Zion" az Bishop Haven 1t is thought in
some quarters that the President has made
the issue for the next Presidency by his as
sault on the Catholics, and that in all its
phases the conflict will be for Catholic or
anti-Catholic. Inasmuch as the Catholics,
taking the country through, are in
a hopeless minority, this division Of
the battle would make it very easy
for the anti-Catholic candidate. In
deed, the pith of the Presidential battle
would be to determine what fortunate gen
tleman should stand in this position, for the
democrats would offer their anti-Catholic
candidates and the republicans could fur
nish regiments of them. 1t is diff
cult to see how this battle could
be made up, simply because we can
not see where the Catholic candidate is
to come from. But, Catholic or anti-Catholic,
it is plain enough that no candidate can
stand before the country who is not as
straight as a ramrod on the subject Of
crooked whiskey. General Grant might con-
suit his own interests by seizing some occa-
sion to give the country speech on this
subject also. From what he said at Des
AIoines he is understood on the religious
ISSUE but his attitude in the whiskey trouble
is less clear. He might give in few SEN
tences his impressions as to Babcocks inno-
cence, and his ideas, if he has any SUCH on
the unfairness with which Secretary Bristow
pushes the case Of the government. From
such speech one could tell at once what
everybody is just now anxious to know-first,
whether the President sympathizes, as is al
legged, with the assaults that are now made
on the Secretary Of the Treasury for the
energy with which he discharges his duty.
and, next whether all the third termers have
50 completely parted with their wits that
they intend to make Mr.. Bristow a formida-
BILE candidate for the Presidency by crowd
ing him out of the Cabinet on an issue on
which he is so sound and they seem SO
Year: 1875

The art OF caricature is one rarely seen in
perfection. The essence Of caricature is
irrcverence, but it requires other high quail
ties in its composition before it can gain the
recognition Of the world Of taste There is
irreverence enough in this age Of idol-break-
ing, but this only shows that the successful
caricaturst is sure ofa wide circle of votaries.


The age which has produced the burlesque
in drama and the opera bo.fe on the lyric
stage is ready to applaud pictorial caricature
if It is only good enough. Applause means
money nowadays, and hence the incentive to
men Of the proper training and qualifications
to devote themselves to caricature is not
wanting. As to training, the caricaturist
must be able to draw the human figure
accurately and to sketch good likeness in
few lines. This premises good deal, but
IT IS only the alphabet Of caricature He
must possess all shades of humor and be
able to give them expression with touch so
d.licate and yet SO masterly that his ex-
aygerations of form shall never cross the line
of distortion-he must, in short, preserve tho
,imilarity to the original, while twisting fea-
lures, form, garb and surroundings into the
expression he aims to convey. The degree
Of refinement necessary depends good deal
on the country and the age. In France
and Italy, where true caricature exists, il
often deals in subjects which in Eng.
land areheld too sacred to be touched
by derisive pencil, and illustrates phases
of life in caricaturing its prominent men
which wond shock American or Eng
Year: 1875




Again we find, with chagrin that all sem
sitive persons will appreciate, that one of
our cable dispatches does not please the
Sun, Our Christmas despatch from London
was, it may be remembered, unsatisfactory
to our contemporary. 1t was an admirable
despatch, full of good points and capital
reading to the general public but 1t quoted
some old fashioned Christmas rhymes, ana
our neighbor dislikes the notion of poetry
by cable. Yet one would suppose that IN
the holiday season, and in the general relax
alton of the severe discipline of life that IS
associated with this time of festiyity, the
little privilege of few rhymes might have
been granted our correspondent. In fact,
such concession would have been hand
some from an editor who once published
himself a very stout volume of other
peoples poetry. Yesterday our contemporary
bestowed its critical attention on another
correspondent, who sent us from Rome by
the cable very substantial little chronicle
of what they did in the Holy City on the
Popes nameday-an occasion equivalent IN
the life of the Latin races to the birthday
with us. Our correspondent said that the
Pope's military family received his blessing
''kneeling." The San asks why we add
''kneeling," when such blessing is never
bestowed on persons in any other posture.
Unfortunately, newspapers have to be made
for the general public, and there may be
some persons not SO intimately acquainted
with the ceremonial of the Pontifcal Court
as our contemporary. 1t was, perhaps, for
these readers that our correspondent was
particular. Naturally he would adopt an
other style if all our readers possessed the
keen critical sense and illimitable information
possessed by the editor of the Sun, who is,
we suppose better acquainted with the pecu-
liar customs of every country in the world
than even Sergeant Bates or Daniel Pratt
the Great American Traveller. But may
we venture to ask our neighbor how he liked
our dispatches of yesterday? We had two
very good specials from our own correspond
ents, one dated at Vienna the other at
Madrid. From Vienna our correspondent
let out the game by which Grant goes all the
way to the Austrian capital to get support for
policy that he finds unpalatable at home
From Madrid we were told of the queer
scheme Of the restless people who wish,
through Isabella, to get possession OF her
son and man9uvre the Spanish government
in a corrupt interest. These were two good
bits Of political news exclusively gathered
for US by our active correspondents and sent
by cable, and we sincerely hope our contem-
porary liked them. But if even these were
not satisfactory we shall make still greater
efforts to please. Indeed, we may have a
daily letter by cable from London, which our
readers will become as much accustomed to
look for as they now look for the daily col
umn from Washington.
Year: 1875

an American Power If our government had
thought fit to come to an understanding with
Great Britain and Mexico respecting the con-
dition of Cuba General Grants administra-
ton would not have exposed itself to the
damaging criticism with which it is certain
vre which the HERALD has brought to the
knowledge of the American people.


President Grant exhibits his contempt of
the most cherished and sacred traditions of
the Republic. The most important of these
traditions connected with our domestic
a third term and the most important one
which relates to our foreign policy is the
avoidance of "entangling alliances" and OPP
position to European interference with the
affairs of this continent beyond the mainte-
nance of their existing rights by the one or
two European Powers that have important
American possessions. President Grant in
suits American sentiment by violating
both of these great historical traditions,
which have become 50 deeply engrafted
in the public feeling of the country. He is
aiming at third term in defiance of one of
these sacred traditions, and he is trying to
bring Europe into question of American
policy in violation of the other. Having
condemned the example of Washington in
his pursuit of ambitious personal ends he
proceeds to condemn and dishonor the
Monroe doctrine in the hope of making
political capital for the third term. No
tradition of the Republic is sacred, no deep
rooted sentiment of the American people is
thought worthy of respect, if it crosses the
unscrupulous ambition Of the present occu-
pant of the White House


1t is easy enough to detect the purpose Of
this absurd circular to all the courts of
Europe It's object is to get European in
dorsement for a policy of interference in
Cuba which does not meet the appreciation
of the American people. President Grant
expects that European Powers like Austria,
Russia and Germany, which have no real
interest in the question and care nothing
about it, will give their assent to his policy
from mere indifference or complais-
ance and he hopes 70 parade their in
considerate Endorsements as proofs that
his designs on Cuba are justifiable. He
never made greater mistake in his life.
When, in addition to the violence he has
been doing to American sentiment and tradi-
ton in seeking third term, he gives an
additional and more sudden shock by in
sulting the traditional sentiment against
''entangling alliances" and European inter
ference in American affairs, he will find that
he has aroused feeling Of indignant remon-
STRANGE which will sweep him into private
life in spite Of his dexterous appeal
to religious bigotry and his hope to get re-
elected on the strength of sectarian animosi-
ties.