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Year: 1876

Ii men would candidly search their own
hearts, they would find that in them there is
a desire 10 make people happy. There is
more goodness in us than We are willing 10
admit or than is perceived in our daily ap-
prehension for habit weayes a kind of film
over the eye of mans dscemment, so that
having eyes he sees not the beauty that is
in him, and having ears he hears not the
harmonies of his nature.


The father passes on, day after day, and
never realizes what loving man%e is, and
the mother passes on, week in and week out,
and never realizes what wealth of love her
kindly nature is showering out upon the
world. And so we all pass on through the
world, never knowing how much divinity
there is in MS. Have you never been aston
ished, reader, to see how quickly people will
respond TO any want, any emergency, any
need The moment they see a person really
suffering, how quickly their nature stands
up firm, and on level foot and open-eyed to
see the want and supply it. Our experience
has been that, as a rule, men are not cruel
nor stingy. men are not mean, men are not
eneased in hardness. We have found men
kind, and found them loving, We have
found that when they do wickedly they OF
ten do it, as il were, carelessly. Their sci,
fish interest hid the right from them, and
blinded their eyes to the full beauty OF the
right, but the moment they were gently
warned, they saw rightly--we say gently
warned for there is nothing does so much
evil as harsh warning of people, and moth
ing does so much good as a gentle warning
of them. The harsh word of the mother t.
her child, is the word that does no good
only for the moment, but does evil ever al
ter in memoryi the gentle word that has
sad sub-love of sorrow, the word so spoken
is the word that lasts, as no words spoken
barshly in the ears of the child can last
Year: 1876

With all my worldly goods | thee en-
dow" Not many days ago, when the crowd
was crushing and passing through the Won-
ans building, an old couple from the coun.
try were stopped in narrow passage close
by some woven goods shown for sale. The
man was large, hard.featured, and prosper.
Gus. She was stout and comely. About
her face were lines Of care. and the mark of
hard work was upon both. But her eyes
frightened as she took up soft blue-and-
white shawl, and looked at it with a longing
admiration. Over her arm was water
proof but this pretty fluffy thing in her
hand was dainty and different from water
proof and the plaid shawls of her home lite.
Her husband worked his way on a little fur
ther, turned, looked over his shoulder at her,
and said Come on" " Isn't it pretty ?"
she answered, still lingering. Yes, yes
come on" But Burt" she said in a soft,
eutreating tone. lie shook his head. " In
deed would like to have it." Wel YOU
can't" he curtly answered, and she laid it
softly down. 1t was not simply that she
was refused something that was 10 her
beauty and grace, although the possession
would have counted for no little in life
that was plain, and had been denied almost
everything but anxiety and hard work--it





10 crafty her that the faces of some women
standing near grew warm, and their eyes
flashed. 1t was coarse example Of what
the business relation between man.Wife can
reduce the wife unto. When the man prom
ises to eudow his bride with all be owns, it
is pretty and pleasant thing TO do, but,
when they have fairly started life together,
she is likely to find that she is simply his
agent spending his money as he gives it to
her, sometimes, perhaps, using her own
judgment, but always accounting to him.
When individual tastes are to be exercised,
they are more frequently the husbands than
the wife's. He may buy a plow 10 his lik-
ing, but she must consult him about the
chuus. Il was wise little wife who, when
talking over business matters with her hus-
baud, when he told her that she should never
be deprived Of anything that she desired if
he could obtain it for her asked him to give
her blank checks TO ill up as she needed
She knew she could be trusted to draw his
money Just as well as she could be to spend
it, and she would be happier in feeling free
to make her own discreet bargains. But if
he had gone little farther and made the
deposit in her name, and had then consulted
her upon the purchase Of his crayons, his
canvass, aud his oils-for he was an artist
if he had explained to her the reason why
he bought his engravings, and why it was
/ not cxtravagant to spend a little surplus
/ fund on the etchings of Raphael's II Spas
/ imo, he would have realized, as so many
I women have, that the early settlement of the
question of "pin money is not as unneces-
/ sary, nor distrustful, as some brides, and
/ some husbands, are apt to consider TITLE
/ Ne'c Century for Women.
Year: 1876

There is a true humor in the following
story; Once upon a time there lived an old
gentleman in a large house. He had SER
wants and everything he wanted, yet he was
not happy, and when things did not go as he
wished he was very cross. At last his SER
wants left him. Quite out of temper he
went to a neighbor with story Of his
distresses. at seems 30 me-" said the
neighbor, sagaciously, "'twould be well for
you to oil yourself little" "To oil my
self 2" Yes, and | will explain. Some
time ago one of the doors in my house
creaked. Nobody, therefore, liked TO go in


or out by it. One day | oiled its hinges and


and il has been constantly used by every
body ever since" "Then you think | am


like the creaking door" cried the old gentle
man. How do you want me TO oil my
self ?" "That's an easy matter" said the
neighbor. $50 home and engage q servant,
and when he does right, praise him. II, on
the contrary, he does something amiss, do
not be cross oil your voice and words with
the oil of love-" The old gentleman went
home and no harsh or ugly word was ever
heard in the house afterwards. Every fam.
Year: 1876

The terrible accident at the railroad
bridge al pittston, by which Robert lIeme
was instantly killed, is Of too recent date
to have been forgotten by our readers. The
sorrowful disaster brought 10 the home Of
the deceased a terrible desolatiou, and the
wife who was left to mourn his sudden loss
was nearly distracted. For many days after
her husband was buried she continued to
deplore his deabh, and went nearly wild
whenever She thought of 10. Her nights were
passed IN restless rawlings, and her days were
gloomy and cheeress II was feared 10y her
friends that her mind would become diseased
if her grief was not IN some way assuaged.
At last She dropped to sleep, one sunny af-
temoon, and while thus at rest she dreamed
that her husband came TO her, and. bending
over her, implanted kiss upon her brow.
She asked him TO remain with her, but he
told her that he could not, that he was too
happy where he was, but that they would
meet again hereafter in the better world.
The vision passed, and she awoke Since
then her thoughts have been at rest, aud she
is thoroughly impressed with the belief that
her husband is happy, and that she will g
to him when She comes 10 lie down in the
grave beside him. Lu-e,ne (Pd) Leader.
Year: 1876

We must come back to our point which
is not 10 urge all OF you to give yourselves
up 10 mission work, but 10 serve God more
and more in connection with your daily
calling. have heard that a woman who
has mission makes poor wife aud bad
mother this is very possible, and at the
same time lamentable but the mission |
would urge is not Of this sort. Dirty rooms,
slatternly gowns, and children with un-
washed faces are swift witnesses against the
sincerity of those who keep others vine
yards and neglect their own. have no
faith in that woman who talks of grace and
glory abroad, and uses no soap and water at
home, Let the buttons be on the shirts, let
the children's socks be mended, let the roast
mutton be done to a turn, let the house be
as neat as a new pin, and the home be as
happy as home can be. Serve God by doing
common actions in heavenly spirit, and
then, if your daily calling only leaves you
cracks and creyices OF time, fill these uI
with holy services-SpurgeoH
Year: 1876




There comes terrible moment TO many
souls when the great movements of the world,
the larger destinies of mankind, which have
lain alOof IN newspapers and Other neglected
reading, enter like an earthquake into their
own lives when the slow urgency Of grow
ing generations turns into the tread Of an in
vading army or the dire clash Of civil war,
and the gray fathers know nothing to seek
for but the corpses Of their blooming sons,
and girls forget all vanity, TO make lint and
bandages which may serve for the shattered
limbs Of their betrothed husbands. Then it
is a. if the Invisible Power that has been
the object Of lip.worship aud ignation
becomes visible, according to the imagery Of
the Hebrew poet, making the flames his
chariot and riding on the wings Of the wind,
till the mountains smoke and the plains
shudder under the rolling, fiery visitation.
Often the good cause seems TO lie PROSTATE
under the thunder Of unrelenting force the
martyrs live reviled, they die, and no angel
is seen holding forth the crown and the palm
branch. Then it is that the submission OF
the soul 10 the Highest is tested aud even
in the eyes of frivolty life looks out from


the scene Of human struggle with the awful
face Of duty, and a religion shows itself
which is something else than a private con


solation.--Gco. Eliors Daniel Dsr0add.'
Year: 1876

WIrHIN a few weeks there has been pub
lished in Berlin the journal Of Cooks and
Housemdids. The paper contains number
of reports regarding employers who lock up
their butter and sugar from servants, who
speak to them impolitely aud in other ways
give offence. Names are given and large
number of subscribers to the paper have
pledged themselves not 10 engage in the ser
vice of any woman who may be exposed in
it as much as three times in a year.
Year: 1876

lie kept resoutely away for u whole
month--never once went near the place. II
Jennie wanted him she might send for him
or get her sister to invite him TO tea, as she
had done before. But John Weare was not
sent for, neither was he invited to tea, and
his spirits began TO wax low.


"if she cared a dump about me, she'd
have got in my way somehow before this
trust woman" he thought.


The idea of not being cared for, even "a
the extent of dump, was not cheerful
That night he strolled carelessly by the
shop, but ON the opposite side of the way
Nothing was TO be seen of Jennie. lie
walked on in brown study, then crossed
over and went deliberately by the shop, with
only one eye, however, turned in its direc-
tion, but not sign of Jennie. lie went
back to the barracks in detected frame OF
mind,


"It's an awful pity--suoh nice little
girl and there's the cottage all ready for
her to step into, and me ready 10 retire
from the service aud a good trade at my
back; it's too bad, all along Of that Captain
McGee, too. Aud the fruit in the garden
(of the cottage) all ripe, and no one to
pick it,


The next morning John Weare walked
deliberately into the shop and asked for a
Year: 1876

The work OF tho Temperance brotherhood in trying
20 the liquor dealers Ii still progressing
IN Brooklyn. Tweniy-scvcn OF violation OF tho
Sunday law will be tried on Friday next before tho
Excise Board and twenty viii bo brought before tho
Grand Jury at the January term.
Year: 1876

MONDAY Dec 70, 1876. !


The brokers' strong bow may be likcned 10 the
Christmas stocking "huns by the chimney with care"
and the broker himself 10 the child OF apocryphal
goodness who approaches with mingled feelings Of
hope and apprehension. The ioothsome tcnton and
the footing trumpet pretty be found slowed
away somewhere in its depths but the chance Of dis
covery qualified by the dreadful apparition OF bun
die of twigs.


Happy Is the broker who nncs bundle Of twigs ip
his burglar proof labelled Wabash. ONO. G.. c. and |.
C., stocks et id gen,s while succulent sweets
OF sound aud dividend payiug nature are IN comfort
able prepondsrancc IL Is TO be feared that but few
strong boxes Tree from their disagrceabic remind
OF an unsatisfactory year, and the mrlh OF Christ
is likely be chanted IN minor key struck by
notcless purse.


However, brokers, as a class. wonderfully free
from dependency have great faith in something
favorable turning up, and possess favorable hope
IN q good time coming.


II is true they nave been kept long time waiting,
but they call the provorb about the lane be-
levc that there is turning somewhere (perhaps all
the from being hidden from sigh,, and jog along
with faith. hope and charity pervading their nature
and lighting up the rugged way Brokers are handy,
too At expedicnts, and slow to attempt new
where old ones fail The blundcr committed
about year back IN advancing the rates OF commis-
sons, in other words striking for higher wages
at n limo when the price Of all kinds OF labor was
being reduced the whole country through has brought
with II the fruit Of its own folly


The direct effect to legislate away from the
Board what little outside business existed II Is now
proposed to Iegisae back again by plan OF equally
doubtful efficiency


The project which sub committee have In charge
is 10 permit spectators, on payment Of $500 per an
TO the treasury Of tho Board to have their orders
executed ut oneha the present charge thus favoring
the large operator and discriminating against the
small one.


We are not prepared to say how the scheme will
work, though Il may be worth trial. The proof Of
thepudding plum, with sprgs OF holly. belts the
season is in the eating thereof and the plan may be
moro paatabe than ut first appears.


Up to this time tho tinkcring the Commission law
has been to as little purpose the celebrated prom
enade OF the French KING who first marched up the
bill and then marched down again. and has not been
unlike in its system OF advance and retreat Under
any circumstances It is to be hoped that next Christ
Will be reached under brighter auspices than the
present one, and that the skies which over
cast will clear under the rays Of prosperous
times
Year: 1876

A SURPRISE PARTY PAY AN INTERESTING
VISTA large number Of the members
OF Trinity Methodist church gathered at
the church last night, and having provided
themselves with an abundant supply OF the
good things OF this life proceeded to the
residence Of Mr.. Jacob Hare, on Twenty
fourth street. Union Hill, and completely
surprised the aged couple with substantial
tokens Of appreciation Of their Christian life
and character. The occasion also celebrated
their fifty-fifth wedding anniversary.


The party was led by Rev. A. c. Bledsoe,
pastor of the church, who presented the tes-
timonials in an address, referring to their
long life of Christian integrity, which had
spread such holy influence throughout the
entire church, leaving such bright exam
pie for the young. Mr.. Hare and his wife
have been members Of the Methodist Church
for fifty-four years.


After spending short time in prayer and
singing the party returned, followed by the
blessings OF this worthy gentleman and his
lady.
Year: 1876

To Pau the DEATH Penalty-HiHary Page
Sentenced to be Hung on the 14h Juty.-ln
the Chesterfield Circuit Court Yesterday
morning Judge Weisiger sentenced Hillary
Page, convicted of burning Colonel Rutiin's
dwelling-house, to be hung on the l4th OF
July. In passing sentence the Judge said:


Hillary Page, you have been three times
before this court on the charge OF having
offended against law OF the State for the
safety Of life and protection OF property OF
her citizens. On each trial you were earn
estly and zealousfy defended by counsel OF
your own selection, and each time convicted
by jury Of your peers on your own con-
fession. u


The rulings OF this court upon questions
Of law have been subjected to the examilsa-
ton and criticism OF the highest judicial tri-
bunal in the State, and you have been re-
manded to this court by the judgment OF
that court, which is that there was no error
in the proceedings In this court on yourlast
trial. sAs


No reason or excuse Is now offered why
the Judgment prescribed by law should not
be enforced. and it is now my duty to pro-
nouncc thst sentence.


I have on former occasion cndeayored
Year: 1876

REPAIRS TO THE BRoAD-STREET ENGINE
HousE.-The repairs contemplated to the
Broad-Street engine-house embrace new
floor and one or two changes which will in
crease the facility Of getting out with the
apparatus. The present floor, which Is
rapidly decaying, will be taken up, the
ground laid with cinders, and new hoor
put in. 1t was at one time contemplated TO
change the doors Of the house so that the
horses might be hitched to the apparatus
inside, but the City Engineer finds that it
will not be expedient to make that change.
Year: 1876

to impress you with sense OF the enormity
OF your offence and the necessity OF sincere
repentance and sorrow for the same.


II these admonitions have been unheeded
it were needless now to repeat them. You
can have now'no reasonable expectation or
hope OF human aid to rescue you from the sad
and terrible consequence Of your own con-
duct. In view, then, OF your situation, and
as | shall probably never again behold your
face or earth, with sincere desire for the
salvation Of your soul affectionately exhort
you to employ the remaining time allotted
you on earth in preparing to meet your God.


1t is the judgment Of this court that you
be remanded to Jail and there securely kept
until Friday the 14th day OF July, 1876, at
which time you viii be taken by the sheriff
to some suitable place in the county Of Ches-
terfeld, and between the hours Of sunrise
and sunset OF that day be hanged by the
neck until you are dead, and may the Lord
save your soul.
Year: 1876

USPLEAsANTNEss.- A little unpleasantness
occurred day before yesterday on Governor
street between well-known job printer
and dealer in printing materials, which
resulted in a collision. Yesterday one OF
the gentlemen appeared on the street with
a swollen proboscis and the other with a
sWelled hand.
Year: 1876

HABEAs CORPUS CASE To-DAY.-Charles
Knight, who is now confined in the city jail
charged with the felonious cutting Of Cor
nelius Douglas, and awaiting the action OF
the grand jury, yesterday applied to Judge
Guigon for writ OF habeas corpus on an
application for bail. The court awarded
the writ, which was made returnable this
morning at II O'Clock.
Year: 1876

SMITH ENDORSED IN MARSHALL WARD
The Republicans OF Marshall Ward met
last night and passed resolutions endorsing
John Amber Smith for Mayor. They also
resolved not to vote for any OF the ward
candidates except those nominated by the
Renublirans
Year: 1876

THE NEW REsERvOIR.-About the last Of
June the Joint Committee on Water will, it
is stated, formally turn the new reservoir
over to the city. The two branches OF the
Council will probably go out, and will
doubtless celebrate the occasion in apleasant
manner
Year: 1876

A stabbing affair took place at Will
mington Tuesday morning, the par
ticulars of which were yesterday
brought to this city. 1t seems that
an American named Jones and three
Mexicans were on spree Monday
night, and after all had imbibed freely
Jones was taken to a lodging house
and put to bed. He claimed that he
had had money in the evening, but
when he awoke the next day it had
all disappeared. Jones accused Mex
can who was sleeping in the room of
stealing the money, whereupon an
alteration occurred, and Jones, draw
ing a knife, stabbed his companion in
the left side near the abdomen. Jones
was arrested and brought before Judge
Savage, but as there was nobody to
swear that he did the stabbing he was
released and in the course of the eve
ming effected his escape from the
place. There was no effort to take the
deposition of the Mexican and he was
too badly wounded to appear in court,
hence the lax working of the law.
The wounded man, whose name we
learn is Yorba, was mortally injured,
it is thought.
Year: 1876

One of the Eastern variety papers of
a recent date contains the following
romantic and pathetic story, Illus
trated with profuseness of wood cuts
which is truly affecting. AS the mar
rative has local bearing we repub-
lish it, at the same time furnishing an
equally remarkable sequel to the story:


CHAPTER THE FIRST.


Eastern Paper.l


A few mornings since as Mrs. Green,
of Louisville, KY, was sweeping the
sidewalk in front of her house, man,
both ragged and dirty, accosted her,
saying he was hungry. Being very
kind and benevolent woman she at
once began inQuiring where he be-
longed and where he was going. In
reply he said he had been in Califor-
MIA for the past ten years, but at last
a strong desire seized him to visit his
old home, and he had started, walking
and begging his food. Mrs. Green in
quired in what part of California he
had been, and upon his replying Los
Angeles she became very much inter-
ested and told him her husband left
home for that place ten years before.
The man asked her husbands name.
Upon being told that it was William
Green he said he HAD known a Will
liam Green there, and that there had
been rumor that he was soon to take
to himself a wife. Upon hearing this
Mrs. Green began to weep. Calling
child of perhaps three years to her
side she turned to enter the house,
when the man asked to whom the
child belonged.


"To me-" said Mrs. Green.


"But you said your husband had
been away ten years. Have you mar
ried second timeH


"No, sir; but [ was so lonesome |
adopted this child, hoping that in car
Ing for her l might forget my sorrow
for the loss of my dear husband"


"Do you still hope for his returnY"


"Indeed | do, and every day the
hope crews stronger


As she uttered the last words the
man threw his cap upon the ground
and the head was covered with short,
curly, brown hair. With one motion
the tangled whiskers were removed
and the patient, loving wife beheld
her long absent husband.
Year: 1876

OUR OWN


We knew William WE'LL When
he first came to this country he was
sore of foot and depleted in exchequer.
He had walked all the way from San
ia Fe, New Mexico, across the desert,
with large bunion on his heel, and
subsisted ON piece of Government
hard-tack. Being frugal and indus
trious, he soon found work on ranch
herding sheep at fourteen cents day,
while tobacco was selling at three dol
lars pound and whisky was not OBJ
tainable short of thirteen dollars gal
lon. From his small earnings Will
liam soon saved enough to purchase
an oreide watch and pair of suspen-
ders. With these slight equipments
he bade farewell to the scene of his
first labors and looked for an opening
more suited to his refined tastes.
He worked for five years successfully
throughout the county, opening
CLANS, blacking boots, and bottoming
chairs about the groceries and taverns
of the town. At this time he was
called to San Quentin and found occu-
patton in stone quarry for about two
years. Returning, happier circum-
stance took him to Gospel Swamp,
where it seems his fortune changed as
if by magic. He soon discovered a
gold mine of fabulous value,
from which he abstracted bushel after
bushel of the pure virgin nuggets.
1t was no unusual circumstance for
Mr.. Green to take from his mine in
Gospel Swamp upwards of fifty thou
sand dollars worth of ore in single
day. With this rapid accumulation
it is easy to see that Mr.. Green placed
himself in very comfortable circum-
stances in the space Of nearly five
years of continued good fortune. He
built a brown stone front on Negro
alley, in the most aristocratic portion
of the city, hired a retinue of Chinese
servants, and prepared home of regal
magnificence for his far distant and
long waiting bride. Our readers have
the remainder of the touching story in
the preceding chapter and we need
only add to make the picture complete
that William had, in the meantime,
reared large and interesting family
of children in Los Angeles. Selah!