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Year: 1872

amusements viii be to the development of moral
and not evil character.


Is it right then to go to shows? / answer time,
talents, and influence with means, viii be account
ed for in our stewardship to God. One menagerie
IN every ten years classify all the annual king
dom that can be brought on exhibition, and ben
eft under proper restriction be given the country
One sight OF the elephant answers me for a life
tIrne and one circus and museum conducted as cur
last VIII do me great while for all essential amuse-
ment and recreation Ii not well never want
to see another.


1t is not right to encourage any class of business
oy attendance or means that viii not bring an
equivalent for time and money expended


1t Is not right TO lend our influence and example
on any occasion ana under any circumstances, where
our religion is made secondary.


only suggest that one such exhibition
ought to do all reasonable persons foT the
present season at least; and on all classea
OF amusement entertain none under any
circumstances unlessyou can ask Gods less
ny on the entertainment: and you are just as
safe as if you We're in heaven. For you are saved
by \ present salvation from sin. But how shall
we know we have the blessing of God upon cur
deeds? answer by the fruits they produce after
IN our moral nature. BY the consciousness that
there Is no evil desire on our part before. How
snail We prove this to those who question it?
swer-By a better christian walk and candid ex-
preston OF things after having seen and examined
them they are


But must We always go to see things as they sre2
Not necessarily. 1t is not necessary TO go
to he'll TO see the Devil, and scquaint
yourself thereby with his ingenuity and
power. HE manifested character Is sometimes
very plain on earth. Every intelligent person can
easily form an opinion of the nature of an exhibi-
ton by careful consideration OF its advertisement.
Il deceived thereby the sin is not ours # appear-
OF eV IS on the face thereof it is our duty to spurn
IL rs resisting the Devil that he may flee from us.
Ii present with evil It's easy TO remember no court
esy or obligations to others is equal to our rever
enee TO God, and we can govern ourselves accOr-
dingly. This applies to all kinds of amusement,
ana IS safe guard III all OF hfe's associations. Ac-
knowielge God in all thy ways and he will direct
thy paths. May heaven guide to the line of dis
criminahon between evil and good-and Gods bles-
sing rest upon you all, is my prayer.
Year: 1872

The Democratic papers are given to
conundrums The Terre Haute Journal
gets OH the following:


Why should the Demoratic party dis
band (tor this is what fusion with the So
called Liberal Republicans would result
in) has their glorious mission been
accomplished; has Republican govern
ment, the rights of States and civil
and religious liberty been secured to the
people tor all time to come?


The Sentinel answers because Demo
cratic Congressmen are so corrupt. 1t
says;


Never was there time in the history
OF the Democratic party when the rank
and file were less under the control of
those who assume to lead them, or less
willing to submit to the dictation of as
sumed leaders. The people look upon
the national capital as nest of cor
ruption, and they are not disposed to sub
nit to the dictation of Congressman who
breathe such an atmosphere, and who are
influenced to great extent by persoal
consideration and interests"


We score one for the Sentinel; and the
quicker the corrupt old party disbands
the better. Let 'er Rip
Year: 1872

Myers of the Kendallville Standard
threatenes to pull up the old boards on
the side walk in his town and pitch them
into the streets and wade in the mud, be-
cause they are dangerous to walk over
The Kendallville people are not all so
well built for wading as c. O., and they
might object to the arrangement.
Year: 1872

PRESIDENT GRANT has sent special message to
Congress asking legislation for the protection Of
immigrants to this country against the extortions
practised upon them at our seaports upon their ar
rival.
Year: 1872

A timely note of warning is the address to
the people of the State, signed by Messrs.
Charles O'Conor, Wheeler H. Peckham,
Joseph H. Choate and James Emott. Except
Judge Emott these gentlemen were the extra
official aids to the Attorney General last VIM
ter in the attempt to bring to justice some Of
the rascals who, for series of years, had
practically swayed the legislation of the State
and city and had literally feathered their own
nests and those Of their friends at the expense
of the public. Lawyers Of high standing and
Of various political leanings, their position
gave them the opportunity to know init
mately the nature and source of that corrup-
ton which so thoroughly year ago reused
the voters of this city to combined and sue
cessful effort at reform. The address truly
says that last years reform stopped short Of
the real fountain of crime and uncleanliness
which has disgraced New York that in the
Legislature the remedy is to be applied Let
the honest people of the State weigh fully the
character of every nominee for the Legisla-
ture, and IL he falls short Of the standard
sternly set their faces against him,
no matter what party nomination he
may secure. II has become an nd
mitted fact that Legislative votes have
Year: 1872

READY MADE SoLDIERs.-France is endeav-
oring to improve her military arrangements
and repair the ravages Of the war. One of the
measures toward that end is the establishment
of Quitting stores in certain localities. OF
these M. Theirs is reported as saying:
must in future be ready to go to war at a day $
notice, and the young soldiers must be able,
on entering dressed in their civilian clothing,
by one door Of the stores, to leave by the
other armed, equipped and, in word, ready
10 fight" The ripe experience of the French
President should teach him that uniform,
arms and equipment fall far short of making
soldiers We had ready soldiers in our
first battle Of Bull Run. 1t is unnecessary to
say they did not win. In many other Of the
early engagements Of our late war we bitterly
learned that war requires its own peculiar
tuition; that soldiers are neither to be made
by machinery, like shoe pegs, nor are they born
full fedged, but must be trained in the rude
shock of actual war. That France will again
have conquering army none who know the
genius Of her people can doubt; but veteran
squadrons will not be the product Of the cloth
ing and equipment bureaus.
Year: 1872

say that this is the reign of taste and common


sense. Paters familias will be glad to hear


this. as it will remove from their minds all


fears of undue extravaganza There is no
longer an Empress Eugenie. with unlimited
means at her command to devise some ruinous
toilet or nameless belle of the Bouleyards
to call into existence some extraordinary
fabric before which our modtstes will bow
down in abject allegiance There has been
revolution. and no lady of taste will refuse to
express her entire satisfaction at the demo-
cratic character Of fashions this Winter.
Year: 1872

Archbishop Bayley's Installation.


The ceremonies of the Church Of Rome
were yesterday invoked with all their solem-
nifty and appeal to the sense and the soul in
the installation of Archbishop Bayley at
Baltimore. In another part of the HERALD
we give at length the details of
this unusual event. which will be of
such deep interest and significance to thou
sands Of our Catholic fellow citizens. Not
long age We were called on to chronicle the
sad ceremonies surrounding the obsequies of
the new Primates illustrioua predecessor, and
now His Holiness the Pope. having made up
his mind on the American prelate most
worthy of the higher distinction, we record
the investiture of the latter with the
mystic pallium Of the archiepiscopacy.
In an inaugural sermon, preached without
text and handling his subject in familiar
way, the Primate dwelt on the position of the
Roman Church amid the tide of ''liberalisms,
which he roundly assaied as false to
the very ideas they pretended to cham
pion. "Order, liberty and conservatism"
were his keynotes. and all these. ho said,
could be found only with surety in the
Church. While admitting the influence of the
press, he declared it to be the parent Of
dangerous innovations. He regretted the
misuse of such words as ''duty" and '1oyalty'
in these degenerate times. Without COM
menting upon the arguments the venerable
Archbishop used in support Of his
propositions. we may remark that
they are uniform with those put forward 80
determinedly by all the orthodox champions
of his Church, and, in the simple form ex-
pressed by him, may be fairly taken rs the
Catholic stand in reference to the questions he
treats. 1t is Of the Church, which time and
the tide Of human passions and social upheav-
ings have left unchanged and which in
it's firm conservatism to-day challenges
respect, although its thunders awaken fear no
more. Better, too, it is that if religion should
prove itself invincible it should be through
the milder ways Of appeal and gentleness, and
in the impressiveness which seizes men minds
when they assist at great church ceremony
like that Of yesterday, or read a graphic tram
script thereof through the press, whose uses,
we believe mistakenly the good Primate saw
fit to deplore.
Year: 1872

been q marketable commodity. and though
their value has not yet been quoted in
the stock list it has been fully established
and well known to the INSCRIPTIONS men who
made business Of its negotiation. Till this
is thoroughly changed New York can never
again take the high rank which her greatness.
wealth and power naturally assign her among
the federated Commonwealth of the Union.
I'LL man can be o member of the Le9is-
lature without mourning the suspicion of being
corrupticnist the State will not be safe from
the plundering hands Of such men as the storm
OF Last years reform partially swept out of
sight TO purify the Legislature is one of the
hrst duties Of the citizens of the Empire State.
They have it in their power to make the Senate
Chamber and the Assembly Hall places of
honor to which the best men OF the State may
aspire with credit. No man worthy of the
name should help to send suspicious char
acter to Albany to make laws for this great
State. Let party chains be sundered, OF teach
parties to respect the honest people in making
their nominations. Put only honest men on
guard as lawmakers this Fall and the State
will be relieved Of stigma whose severity was
equalled by its justice.
Year: 1872

as specious as his own; or if Benton sought to
strike him down by subtlety in the arrange
ment Of facts and figures that has never been
surpassed Seward answered him with recital
as clear and concise as his own best efforts.
With these great men he was compelled to
contend only long enough to show that they
were not his masters either in oratory or
craftsmanship, and before his first term of
service had expired new set Of Senator'S had
taken their places, who looked up to him as
superior, if not leader. OF these only Sum-
ner has attained to very great distinction, and
Sumner will never be regarded as the ready,
effective and comprehensive statesman that
the country saw in Seward.


During the civil war Mr. Seward was the
his country what Theirs is to France. His
diplomacy saved the nation from conflicts
more dangerous than rebellion, and not only
stayed the hand of violence from abroad but
loosened the hold which our calamity gave
Napoleon and his unfortunate instrument
Macmillan, upon sister Republic A weak
or fitful policy could not have steered our ship
Of State through the dangers which threatened
in distant seas as well as on our own shores.
Only clear brain and strong hand could
successfully mark the vessels course and hold
the helm at such time. Much as the Ameri-
can people regretted seeing Mason and Slidell
70 free at the arrogant demand of England
they saw wisdom in discretion, and all the
more readily as the law of nations was against
us. 1t was only the insolence Of England that
soured us in seeing Mr.. Seward do right. But
his triumph over the ogre Of France recon-
pensed in great measure for the imperous-
moss of England, and the country could not
but respect the man who so well upheld the
honor and dignity of the Republic through
years Of disaster and trial.


But we shall not have done full justice TO
Year: 1872

showed that ne mad made MS peace VIVID
God.


Rev. DR.. Rogers, Of the South Reformed
church, having returned from an extended
tour in Europe, was yesterday welcomed by
his people, and preached discourse appro-
pirate to the occasion. He hoped his congre->
CATION would seek the true rest of the soul in,
Christian activities and o life of active service
in the cause OF Christ. The demands for these
are to be found on every side, and the oppor-
tunities are abundant and the day of labor Is
shortening, so that what is done must be done
quickly. Preaching on prayer yesterday,
DR.. John Hall thought there was
too little prayer for our rulers and
those in authority, and he would have
us pray, especially for the President, no mat
ter to what party he may belong. But there
are grave doubts in some minds whether or
not politicians are worth praying for at all.
and in others whether or not prayer will mako
them any better. If the churches could only
get the communities from whence the politi-
cians spring on their knees there would be
some hope that the latter would have some
respect for the will of their constituents and
be in some sort of sympathy with them. Bus
at present this il not so.


The Rev. DR.. STAIRS discoursed on the duty
Of forgiveness and the promotion of peace and
good will among men, as illustrated In tha
parable OF the master forgiving his servantI
recorded by Matthew, chapter xviii. The
debt which we owe to God and that which oul
fellow men owe to US is as ten thousand talenta
to one hundred pence; but God is willing "a
forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.
Every persecution, the Doctor declared, has
its source in the evil reluctance men have a
| forgive injuries,
Year: 1872

No producer should be n speculator; nc r
should farmer, as rule, hold his crops, wit l
the idea that he may thereby Influence the
market. The effects of all contingencies ar !.
discounted at the commercial centres, that il,
they effect prices long before the produce j.,
handled. Thus the conditions of crops are far
better known to those whose business it is To
market them and bring them to the consumer
t!lan to those who raise them. The former
class have, in their course of business the meaps
Of accurately ascertaining the approximate
yield Of all thestaple crops by which their trade
Is effected, and they Use those means in the most
effective manner. 1t is their business, and they
succeed or fail in proportion as they manage
w.ll or i'll.


Farmers cannot compete with them in this,
and generally suffer when they attempt it, As
rule, it IL true that the sooner crops are mar
keted the better for the producer. An example
may be seen in the matter Of wool the present
season. Those farmers who sold their heeces as
soon - they were shorn did we'll, while those
who still bold on, have lost, or will probably
lose: 50 with the pork market. The first hogs
ready for the butcher, more especially those
fitted for the retail trade, ~ fresh pork, rarely
fail in bring better prices than those coming III
with the crowd 4 month or two later. But it is
In grain that the farmer loses most by delay.


From the moment his crop is harvested it IL
tue prey Of enemies. Rats and mice consume
il, and the weevil silently and secretly eats out
its hear How much he suffers by these indus.
triO14 snemies one cannot estimate. Every
fare knows how it is himself 10 his sorrow, and
yNyeaf by year he waits. and waits, for the
'e1sher prices. which rarely come and when
they do come they fail to cover his LOSSES To
thrash early, and realize the highest price he
may, is nearly always, if not always. his best
course, and the most profitable. 1t is his priv
ilege to speculate, but if he loses let him not
lay the blame to his own proper business.
Year: 1872

That young man i'll Harrisburg
who went serenading, he's aban-
doned nocturnal bowling for the
present. While he stood under
the window drumming his lutte
and caroling a tender song, she
leaned out from the casementin her
nightgown. Suddenly he made an
effort to strike the high c.. The
shock startled her SO that she lost
her balance and fell, turning three
or four somersaults to the pave
ment, her left foot crashing
through the gay tourbadours quit,
ar. The strain of the minstrel
suddenly ceased, and he flew
away into the darkness, under the
the impression that the girls faith
er, in his wrath, had either fired
a roll of mating at him or thrown
out his mother-in law with the IN
tent to destroy two nuisences at
one blow. The maiden picked
the cat-gut and Spliurers from
her toes and went to bed. She
anchors herself to the wardrobe
now whenever she hears music in
the street.
Year: 1872

A certain hardware firm in


Providence expected a remittance


which failed to, come to- hand.


Complaint was made to the post


office, as there was positive proof


that the letter containing the re-


mittance had been mailed in due


form. Search was made. but to


no effect, and the postmaster az


Boston, In whose office the letter


bad been mailed, was convinced


that theft had been perpetrated


somewhere en- route. lie sent out
special agents and detectives, but


to no purpose. A year elapsed


and a new agent was appointed,


and on his first visit to Providence


was asked to make diligent inqui-
ry to discover some clue to the
lost letter. The agent transacted
bis other business and went to call
upon the hardware merchants to.
Inquire if they had heard any
thing of the lost letter. They
had not, and while discussing its
singular disappearance, a severe Z
rain and windsturm came up, and
when he left togo to the depot the
ag mt gladly accepted the loan of
an old Overcoat found hanging in
the closet of the hardware store.
and an umbrrlla; q porter accompa-
nied hIm to the depot to bring
back the borrowed articles. TAX
ing Oft tie coat at the depot, the
a:ent's hand felt something in the
pocket, and knowing it was a
spare coat, belonging to the hard
ware store and. Its employers in
general, and to no one in particu-
lar, he put his hand in and drew
out several unopened letters,
and among them the one so long
Returning at once to the
hardware merchants to whom the
letters were addressed, the mys-
terry was at last explained. One
of them recollected receiving the
mail about the time be had expect
I'd the important letter. and that
when he wished to read his letters.
he could find none Of them. He
also remembered that he had
worn that very coat at that time.
Cor. Washinnton OapitoZ.
Year: 1872

One chilly day l was left at
home alone, and after | was tired
of reading Robinson Crusoe,
caught spider and brought him
into the house to play with. Fun


ny kind of playmate, WASH t III
Well, | took wash basin and fas-
tened up stick in it like liberty
pole or a vessels mast, and then
poured in water enough to turn
the mast into an island for my
spider, whom | named Crusoe,
and put on the mast. AS soon as
he was fairly cast away he anX.
iously commenced running round
to find the road to the main land i.
He'd scamper down the mast to
ithe water, stick out a foo;, get ii
wet; shake it and run back up otbe
top again. Pretty soon it became
a serious matter with Mr. Robin
son, and he sat down to think it
over. AS in moment he acted
as if lie wanted to shout for boat,
and wss afraid he was going TO be
hungry, put little moIasses on
the stick. A fly came but Crusoe
wasn't hungry for flies just then.
He was homesick Tor his web ia
the woodshed. He went slowly
down the pole to the water and
touched it all around, shaking his
foot like pussy when she vets her
stockings on the grass, and sud
denly a thought appeared to strike
him. Up he went like a rocke,
to the top and commenced play,
ing circus. lie held ole foot in
tie air, then another, and turned
round two or three times. lie
got excited, and nearly stood on
his head, before | found what he
knew, and that was this, that the
draught of air made by the fire
would carry line ashore on which
he could escape from his des-
ert island. He pushed cut web
that went floating In the air un-
til it caught in the table. Then
he hauled in the rope until it was
tight, stuck it several times to see
ifit was tight enough to hold him,
ard walked ashore. | thought he
had earned his liberty, so | put
him back in bis wood shed again.
Year: 1872

A St. Paul man thought he per-
ceived a muscipular odor in some
of his domestic arrangements, so
he came home Unexpectedly the
other day and found, his wife
locked up with another man; and
80 dexterous was he in the use of
his revolver, that he got four bull
let's into that man before he could
get down stairs, and several more
were in the air, when the man
suddenly died.
Year: 1872

A very small man who is bless
ed with a very large wife, who in.
stead of looking up to him in ad-
miration, is in the habit OF looking
down upon him with something
akin to contempt, once called her,
in her presence, my better half.
"'Your better halt 7 You had bet
ter say your best three quarter;
you are not more than one fourth
of the joint concern, no how! p
Year: 1872

The Titusville Press says -
"By private advices from st. Lou
is we learn that a prodigal son
thought he would quit eating husk
and cornstalk free lunches and go
home to fathers mansion in that
city; but instead of having veal
for dinner, and making the young
mans brother take a back seat,
the old man waited until he could
get tight grip on the young man,
and then gave him such "bounc,
ing" he won't ''prodigaF' again tor
six weeks, This energetic parent
says he rejoices more over one
boy who runs away and stays
than the whole family who sponge
their living of him at home.
Year: 1872

A correspondent furnishes the
following suggestions, which will be
of interest to all coal consumers,
and may result to a great advan-
tage in the economy of coal -
Much fault is found with stoves
that they consume a great deal of
coal and do not give a correspond
ing amount of heat, This, how
ever, is not due to the kind of
stove used. as many suppose, but
rather to its condition. Having
a stove that was continually al
lowing the ashes to fly over the
room. l determined, before put
ting it up this year, to make it
air-tight. I obtained from stove
dealer some stove cement or put
ty, and caulked up every seam,
joint, etc. The result has been
that no ashes fly out, and the
stove consumes about twenty-five
per cent. less coal, and gives TWEEN
ty-fve per cent. more heat. An.
other stove, that had to be taken
to pieces to be cleaned, and that
refused to give out much heat al
though it burned much coal, was
caulked in the same way, and it
is now a wonderful heater. The
experiment never fails, and should
be tried by all who desire to save
their coal and secure increased
heat Chicago Inter- Ocean.
Year: 1872

MANsARD. - MansarG, whose.
roofs are the subject of so much
obloquy at present, was Superin-
tendent of public buildings in the
reign of Louis XVI. 1t is told
of him that he possessed to a re-
markably amount the power of
subtle flattery, which be used to
practice with great ingenuity upon
the King. He would sometimes
submit plans portions of which
were made purposely SO impracti-
cable, not to say absurd, that the
King could not avoid detecting
and pointing out the inconsisten-
cies, whereupon Mansard would
declare thatif his Majesty had not
been King he would have been a
frst-class architect, blaming him
self the while for having made
such blunders. 1t is not stated
whether the famous roof was one
of these latter, nor whether the
King took fire at it when it was
shown to him.
Year: 1872

A politician at Whitewater, Wis,
wrote two letters after election.
One was to his son, containing the
single word "Hurrah," the other
full of consolation to a weeping
friend who had just lost his wife.
In his excitement he got them
mixed in directing and the result
can be imagined.