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Year: 1872

1t was night. Jerusalem slept as
quietly amid her hills as child upon the
breast of its mother The noiseess SEN
tinel stood like statue at his post, and
the philosopher lamp burned dimly in
the recess of his chamber. But moral
darkness involved the nation in its un-
enlightened shadows. Reason shed a
faint glimmering over the minds of men
like the cold and insufficient shining of
distant star. The immortality of man S
spiritual nature was unknown, his rela-
ton unto heaven undiscovered and his
future destiny obscured in a cloud Of
mystery. 1t was this period that two
forms ethereal hovered about the land
of Gods chosen people. They came
like sister angels, sent TO earth on some
embassy of love. The one of majestic
statue and well formed limbs, which her
drapery concealed, in her erect bearing
and steady eye, exhibiting the highest
degree of strength and confidence. Her
right arm was extended in an impress
ing gesture upward, where night APP
peared TO have placed her darkest pa
vilion, while on her left reclined her
delicate companion in form and counte-
nance the contrast of the other. She
was dropping like flower moistened
by refreshing dews, and her bright and
troubled eye cleaned with ardent but
varying glances. Suddenly light, like
the sun, flashed out from Heaven, and
Faith and Hope hailed, with exciting
songs, the ascending Star of Bethlehem.
Years rolled away; and q stranger was
seen at Jerusalem. Hewas meek, un-
assuming man, whose happiness seemed
to consist in acts of benevolence to tho
human race. There we're deep traces Of
sorrow on his countenance, though no
one knew why he grieved, for he lived
in the practice of every virtue and was
loved by all the good aud wise.


Bye-and-bye it was rumored that the
stranger worked miracles, and that the
blind saw, the dumb spoke, the dead
arose, the ocean moderated its chafing
tide, the very thunder articulated. he
was the son Of God. Envy asssilcd him
to death.


Thickly guarded, he slowly ascended
the Hill Of Calvary. A heavy cross
bent him 10 the earth. But Faith leaned
on his arm, and Hope, dipping her pin
ions in his blood, mounted to the skies.
Year: 1872

Lord Derby spoke like a copybook, in
his address at the laying of corner
stone of a school-house. BE argued
that young children wanted play as well
as work; that little legs easily got
6dgety with sitting STILL" that young
brains could not bear tension without
injury" and that scholars appreciate
" courtesy ana justice in little matters. E"
Year: 1872

An auctioneer writing a letter of ad-
vice to a young friend, closed up with
the following astonishing information
The evil that you do through life will
come back to plague you on the day of
your death, or if stormy, on the first fair
day thereafter. "-Ddnbury Nelcs.
Year: 1872

Having heard of the ssgreat raft" in the


Ned River since our geography days,
we are all apt to suppose we know all
about it. We are we'll aware that it is
a mass of drift-woods, completely OBJ
structing navigation at the point where
it covers the water with its countless
trunks IF forest trees. We know that
the river passes under this mass as if it
were a bridge; and we may remember
that in 1888, whom the raft was one
hundred and twenty-four miles long,
the general government began the work
of removing it, but, after working at it
for twenty-five years, abandoned the
attempt as improbable, and confined
its efforts to opening up of some of the
lateral cannels or bayous. We may
know all this, but shall be ignorant Of
one of the most curious characteristics
of the great raft, which is that it, un-
like rafts in general, moves up the riv-
er against the current, instead of down.
The movement is very slow, being but
a mile or two in a year.


The eXplanatian of this retrograde
progression Of an apparently station
ary mass is simple enough. The logs
of the lower end of the raft are contin-
ually broken away and carried off by
the current, while the fresh drift wood
Is brought down and added to the up
per end by the floods and freshets.
Thus the raft, always falling away at
one end and growing at the other grad
ually moves up the river, and it has
moved 500 miles. Scientific writers
have suggested the idea that this vast
mass Of timber after lying in the old
bed of the river for quite a number of
ages, will become a coal-bed. But when
the Red River country bebomes thick
ly settled this enormous collection Of
drift-wood may be utilized in some
way or other and thus incalculably dis
tant generations may be cheated Of
many good coal fire
Year: 1872

The sutferings of the South, ac-
cording to the reports of the Con-
gressional Ku-Klux Investigating
Committee, are perfectly awful. On
the one side it appears that the poor
negroes are murdered or burned out
of house and homo by the savage
Ku-KIux, and on the other side it
appears that the poor whites are
taxed and robbed and ruined by the
rapacious carpet-baggers. In the
face of such drawbacks can it be
wondered at that the currents of
emigration from the North and from
Europe cannot be drawn into the
South This is the great question
for Southern men to consider ; land
holders, poor whites, poor negroes,
Ku-klux, carpet-baggers and all.
Where there is no security for life or
property sensible men will not go.
Year: 1872

Some people estimate the ability of a
newspaper and the talent of its editor by
the quantity of original matter which it
contains. The Literary Journal truth
fully says: 'It is comparatively an easy
task for frothy writer to pour out dali
ly columns of words-words upon any
and all subjects. His ideas may flow in
one weak, washy, everlasting food, and
his command of language may enable
him to string them together like bunch
es of onions, and yet his paper may be
meagre and poor concern. Indeed,
the mere writing part of editing paper
is but small portion of the work. The
care, the time employed in selecting. is
far more important, and the tact of a
good editor is better shown by his selec-
tions than anything else and that we
all know is half the battle. But, as we
have said, an editor ought to be esti-
mated and his labors understood and ap-
preciated by the general conduct of his
paper, its tone, its temper, its uniform,
consistent course, it's aims, its manli-
ness, its dignity and it's propriety. To
preserve these as they should be pre-
served is enough TO occupy fully the
time and attention of any man. If to
this be added the general supervision oi
the newspaper establishment, which
most editors have to encounter, the Won
der is, how they can find time to write
at ALL"
Year: 1872

Of the fifteen thousand occupants
of the penitentiaries of thirty States,
seventy-seven men out of each hun
dred, more than three-fourths of the
whole number, had not learned q
trade, showing how much of truth
was in the assertion of Franklin,
harsh as it may seem to some The
man who allows his son to grow up
without trade or profession by
which he can honorabIy support
himself in case of misfortune and re-
verses, teaches that son hew to be-
come a thief. More than that has
come true since Franklin's time.
Our country has become greatly
moro crowded, in proportion, the
strife for bread becomes more and
more struggle for life, and in view
of such fact, the parent who does
not provide for his daughter a GER
tain income every year as long as
she lives, or fails to educate her to
some calling By which she could
earn living by her own exertions,
runs q fearful risk of leaving that
daughter to q life of want and desti-
tuition and infamy.-THalPs Journal
of Health.
Year: 1872

"I have been very fortunate in world
ly matters; many men have worked
harder and not succeeded half so we'll;
but never could have done what have
done without the habits of punctuality,
order and diligence, without the deter
mination to concentrate myself on one
object at time, no matter how quickly
its successor should come upon it's heels,
which l then formed, [when learning
shorthand.l Ny meaning is simply,
that whatever have tried TO do in life,
have tried with all my heart to do well;
that whatever l have devoted myself to,
I have devoted myself to completely !;
that in great aims and in small have
always been thoroughly in earnest. 1
have never believed it possible that anv
natural or improved ability can claim
immunity from the companionship of
the steady, plain, Woodworking quail
ties, and hope to gain its end. There is
no such thing as such fulfillment on this
earth. Some happy talent and some
fortunate opportunity may form the two
sides of the ladder on which some men
mount, but the rounds of that ladder
must be made of stuff to stand wear and
tear; and there is no substitute for earn
est, thorough-going, dent and sincere
earnestness. Never to put one hand to
anything upon which 1 could throw my
whole self, and never to affect deprecia-
ton of my work, whatever it was, 1 find
have been my golden rules"


These are the words of Charles Dick
ems. The significance of such advice
now to will be apparent to all.
Year: 1872

Postmaster General CresweIl has
directed that the new regulations on
newspapers sent by mail shall be
strictly enforced. No name or
memorandum can be made on a
newspaper inside of the wrapper on
which the address is written. 1t is
barely permissible to mark an article
with pen or pencil. More than this
subjects the paper to letter postage
and the violatOr of the law to fine.
No printed card, handbill or adver-
tisement, no written notice, letter OF
slip of any kind whatever, must be
folded in the paper. To do any OF
these things is to violate the law.
Printed slips pasted on the outside,
or folded in papers or periodicals,
soliciting notices, are violations OF
the law. Senders of transient papers
can send bundles of printed matter
by weight on transient postage
charges, but must not send any writ
ten matter in such bundles.
Year: 1872

afraid of being seen by gentlemen,
yet they are so fond of Mr.. Heron.
He treats them so kindly-just like
a father. He leaves the school this
week, for which I am very sorry.


1 am so thankful l can play the
organ. You have no idea what
good it does, as Mr.. Heron says 1
can sing whole system Of theology
into these girls before they know it.
I play in church at the English ser
vice, and my girls are the choir.
They do sing so sweetly, and love it
SO much. The English people like
my tunes very much, and have sent
for my book to copy some of them.


Ia. N.
Year: 1872

A young Iaborer saved from his earnings the sum
Of one dollar per week The first dollar was loaned,
for one week only the interest being at the rate Of
six per cent. per annum. At the end Of the second
week, his capital amounted to two dollars and in
terest up to date. This capital Immediately
placed on interest, the conditions Except to
amount of capitaI, being exactly similar to those
of the first loan. He continued to make weekly
loans of all his capital thus acquired at the rate of
interest above named, for seven years. What was
the amount of the capital at the expiration Of that
Year: 1872

The New York Herald says thai
latest accounts from the great Plains
and the Rocky Mountains from day
to day still add to the melancholy
list of farmers, hunters, trappers,
miners and travellers lost and frozen
to death in those terrible Western
snow storms, avalanches and drifts
We are glad to hear, however, that
wagon train of supplies bound for
Spotted Tail and his band at their
new reservation, made its journey Of
two hundred miles without the loss
of man, though the brave men Of
this expedition were six weeks on
the journey, cutting in some places
through snow drifts a hundred feet
deep, and though many of the men
were severely frost-bitten and sew
eral dangerously. The SHOWS thro'
which Napoleon's grand army bad
to fight its way in its retreat from
Moscow were mere trifies compared
with these Western drifts hundred
feet deep, and with these binding
Rocky Mountain storms of snow f.
ner than the finest flour, raging for
several days and nights in success
sion without abatement, and with
the thermometer at twenty degrees
below zero.


But what, after all this enormous
snowfall from the Mississippi to the
Rocky Mountains-what will be the
consequences should there be a sud
den and general thaw, with the ad-
dition of heavy spring rains over all
that vast region ? The consequences
will be such floods down the great
Missouri and the Platte, and the
Arkansas and the Rcd River, as will
probably deluge the city of New
Orleans. The authorities and the
citizens of that prosperous city,
therefore, would do we'll to consider
and to prepare for this danger in
time; with the return of June, if not
sooner, they may have more disas-
trous crevasses than the worst in the
memory of "the oldest inhabitant."
Year: 1872

The people of Nebraska have formally
set apart the 10th day of april for tree
planting, under the name of Arbor Day,
The State Board of Agriculture will give
s100 to the agricultural society of the
county in which the greatest number OF
trees shall be planted on that day, and a
s25 farm library to the person properly
planting the greatest number.
Year: 1872

Tie sore-heads who called Conven-
ton to meet in Cincinnati on the 18th of


May, to organize to defeat Grant, have


concluded to wait until the 10th of June
after the Republican Convention at
Philadelphia. We rather guess that the


next sore-head adjournment will be an


indefinite one.
Year: 1872

One of the most encouraging signs in
France is the enthusiasm with which
the people are subscribing money to has
ten the relief of their country from the
debt imposed by the Germans. In Nan
ey, place of less than fifty thousand
people, the sum of Sl3O, 900 was raised in
less than a week, while other cities have
done almost as nobly.
Year: 1872

The New Jerusalem Messenger claims
that the Swedenborgian Church is evan
gelical, inasmuch as it holds, without
mental reservation, to the supreme di-
vinity of Christ and salvation through
him to the inspiration of the Scrip
lures the doctrine of the resurrection,
and the dependence of future happiness
or misery upon conduct in this life.
They believe also in baptism and the
Lords supper, and in purity of heart
and life as necessary to an entrance into
heaven.
Year: 1872

The following knoty question
claims the attention of one or all of
our legal debating societies: "If a
man has tiger by the tail, which
would be the best for his personal
safety, to hold on or let go?'
Year: 1872

AS Judge was delivering his
decision in q case the other day, he
was interrupted by the vociferous
braying of a donkey under one OF
the windows of the courtroom.
"What is that?" testify asked the
judge, whereupon the lawyer against
whom he was deciding the case
arose and remarked, at is merely
the echo of the court, your honor"
Year: 1872

An excellent mother, in writing
10 one of her sons on the birth of
his eldest child, says: "Give him
an education, that his life may be
useful teach him religion, that his
death may be happy"
Year: 1872

The Democratic papers are great
friends of the Dutch, when they vote
their ticket. But let an educated Ger
man act with the party of progress, and
there is no end to the abuse that is
heaped upon him.


The Ohio Statesman has this to say OF
our Lieut.. Governor:


The asses once in council met,


Ger which mule presided,


And as the loudest brayer wished,


This officer decided


At last the asses did resolve


They'd have some other ruler
And a mule had done so we'll


They now would try MUEL-LERl
Year: 1872

1t IS proper that great parties represent
ing well defined National principles, should
be represented in the contest for the Pre-.
sidency, ard that the people of the country
should be divided in their support Re
Gently it has become the fashion to put up
candidate for the Presidency who repre-
sents single idea We now have two sets
OF candidates in the feld-one set repre-
senting the labor reform, and another the
total abstinence principle. 1t would be
just as reasonable to put up candidates
representing mining, agriculture, or capital,
as to support candidate under the vague
idea OF labor reform. The word reform as
applied to labor has many different signi6-
cations. Some think communism is labor
reform others think free trade measures
will lead to labor reform, and so on through
the whole catalogue Some blind enthusi-
asts in the cause of Temperance desire to
make that the sole issue of the National
contest, ihrusting aside all other issues, and
would apply the water cure to all the
National ills Gratz Brown and his friends
desire to have party representing the
Possum policy4of Democracy and Passive
Republicanism party without any prin-
ciple except the loaves and fishes, and no
platform except reform. General Thomas
A. Davis, of New York, whose name is
unknown to fame, sends Autographs Of
himself over the country, with the annouu-
cement that be is candidate FIR Presid-
ent upon the candidates oath and pledge
platform, and he swears "blue streak Of
oaths" to prove this fact. Victoria Wood
hull has been lcng candidate upon her
peculiar theory of social and political rights,
and George Francis Train represents the
progressive element Of the country. Many
others will no doubt be announced. We
might as we'll have Giant Powder candi-
ate and Black Powder candidate; a
Fence Law candidate and No Fence
candidate, and at the end they should all
be put into corral together, where their
one idea theories might be settled among
themselves. 1t is safe to say that all these
representatives of vague and indefinite
theories of "the one idea candidates" are
so narrow in their views of National affairs
as to be unfit for any support from the
people. Let US have for candidates men
who fairly represent every interest in the
nation, and whose principles and policy
extend back far enough to give an idea OF
what their future will be. In short, the
American people have no use for class
representative on National ticket, nor
have they any use for men without record.
These class candidates are far more
dangerous to the nation than sectional
candidates would be. The results of sec
tionalsm we know, and the effect of elect
ing men because they represent a single
interest in this great country of diversified
in terests may be readily judged.-Nevada
Transcript.
Year: 1872

SUPPOSED TO BE DRowNED.-Last
week young man, a stranger, WIS eml 10y
ed By Mrs. Hughes to run her ferry on
the the Sacramento river. On Saturday
he went down to the river bank to cross
the river in skif, and was seen no more


A few days afterward the skiff was found
several miles below on the river, bottom side
up, and the supposition is that the young
man above spoken of has been drowned.
Year: 1872

KILLED.-A few days ago young
Hoodlum by the name of John Bacl clmar
shot and killed teamster named Subblett
In q row at Red Buff This Bachmar is
a quarrelsome chap, and lizard cue ha
to be brought into play on his head in
Conroy's Saloon last summer in order
make him behave.
Year: 1872

In 1S4Sa circumstance occurred in the
city of New Orleans which at the time
created an excitement that affected the
entire population An old merchant high
ly connected, wealthy and of distinguished
social position, one night mysteriously dis
appeared His family were in intense dis
tress, and his business in consequent dis
order. lie left his store at late hour,
ostensibly to go home; but before going,
contrary to his usual gractice, put into his
pocket large sum of money.


His way led along Peters street on the
bank of the river, but far down in the
Third district of the city. His life may
have been sacrificed and his body thrown
into the flood that rolled at his feet
Police regulations at that time were bad
and crimes Of this description were not
unfrequently perpetrated A little way
back from the street was a rui aous build
ing, half tnmbling to decay, and inhabited
by number of people; men and women
Injured to vice and living by robbery.


Among the bank notes Mr. Crosby was
know to possess was one for $500 with the
word "CanaP' written on the back. The
rest were of various denominations and
without peculiar identity.


Mr. I-and myself visited the resi-
dence Of the missing man, at the request of
his wife, and by her we were charged
with the duty of tracing out and bringing
to justice his supposed murders. She was
tall elegant looking lady Of commanding
presence and great culture. The wealth Of
her rich beauty and fine mind were inheri-
ted by her daughter, girl scarcely twenty.
The terrible bereavement had paraiyzed
the senses of the mother, but had aroused
the energy and fire of the young girls
nature More like beautiful Nemesis
than an ordinary woman she appeared to
US. As we entered the room she was in
the act of consoling the mother. The long
black hair had escaped from its confne
ment and had almost euveloped her person
in its ebony tresses. The great luminous
eyes eswere fearful, but flashing and full of
fire. The face was dark with the blood of
her Spanish facey but the figure was queen
ly, slender and faultless to model Start
Year: 1872

THE SWISS PEoPLE.-The scenery
stamps its characteristics on the rural popu-
lation, end even on the animals of the
Swiss. There is an innocent simplicity
in the habits and manners of this people
that marks them as the unsophisticated
children of nature, whese wants are few,
and whose contentment is complete in the
duties and pastime of their noun
tain homes. They plan their little
gardens or dress their vineyard they
watch their focks or gather the grass upon
the mountain slope and and in the valleys
they hackle and spin their fax; they fish
in the lakes and rivers; they hunt the
chamois they entertain and guide the
stranger; and they intersperse their days
and nights with legend and song, until
there is neither fatigue in their nor
ennui in their solitude Their horse
and focks follow them with an instinct
akin to friendly confidence; and the great
shaggy dog, that PAGES the yard, or lies
on the threshold, looks at you with calm
intelligence, which seems to say, off I had
the gift of speech like you, being of a
higher grade, between. the angels and the
brutes, could tell you all that is vouch
safe for any brute to know of the ends of
life and service" There is striking diff
ference between the Swiss communities
and any others to be met with on the con-
tinent of Europe.
Year: 1872




Probably never before in the whole history Of
medicine, has anything won widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind, as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series of years, and among most of the races of
it has risen higher and higher in their estma-
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to the various affections
of the lungs and throat have made it known a
liable protector against them. While adapted to
mder forms of disease and TO young children it is
at the same time the most efectual remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, and the dam
gerous affections of the throat and lungs. AS pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, it should
be kept on hand in every family, and indeed as all
are sometimes subject TO colds and coughs, all
should be provided with this antidOte for them.
Although settled CONSUMPTION is thought in.
curable, still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled have been completely cured,
and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry PectOrdt. SO complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate of them yield to it. When MOTH
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
toI'af they subside and disappear.


Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it.


asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pectoral in small and frequent doses.
So generally its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates of them here do more
than assure the public that its qualities fully
maintained.
Year: 1872

An average of about fifty five tons day
of mail matter are sent out of New York
city, and thirty.fve tons are received for
distribution. Sometimes more than one
thousand bags are received, closed, and
forwarded in single day.