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Year: 1871

Often, in temporal matters, we are warned
by secret voice, which comes to us like a
mandate from above, to do, or forbear 1t is
always wise to accept such warnings. We
cannot hope to prosper if we sacrifice our own
instinct to formal reasons and the judgment
Of others. People come to you, when you
are hesltating between two courses of con-
duct, and say, DO thus, or SO. 1t is all very
we'll, so long as no instinct of your own
prompts otherwise but if something within
you says, DO no such thing, then be sure you
do no such thing. If this is true doctrine
in matters of temporal import, how much
more in things pertaining to our spiritual
wel-being Resist not the sacred force
Beware of alternating the divine influence !
Whenever you feel yourself prompted to any
good work, to any act of kindness or self
denial, to any course Of discipline or holy
living, accept the impulse, hasten to obey
while the fire burns. 1t is God that speaks
in these secret promptings Harden not your
heart when you hear that voice. The Spirit
will leave you if you refuse obedience; every
warning disregarded is a door closed against
future progress. If you do not now the good
which you can, the time will come when you
cannot do the good that you would.--Rer.
DR., Hedge
Year: 1871

The biographer of Rev. John Newton says
that he possessed the remarkable habit Of at
tributing every circumstance however tri1ng
it might seem to others, to the oyerrulng
hand of Providence lie would say, " 1t
may seem a light matter that ! take one street
instead Of another in going to my church, and
yet that little act may produce an effect Of
lasting consequence Ii is sad that such a
popularity should seem SO remarkable-that
there are so few, even among protesting Chris.
tians, who habitually recognize the power of
God 10 all that occurs TO them. One has well
said, However long the chain Of second
causes may be, the first link is always in Gods
hand And what Joyful thought it is, that
God does rule all things according to his
pleasure, and that those who love him have
the precious assurance that all things will
work together for good to them His re-
sources are boundess aud even in the time
Of our greatest need he can supply our wants
from unexpected and even unknown sources.


4 venerable friend now residing within an
hours ride Of New York, was early left a
widow with several children depending upon
her She possessed a powerful intellect, a
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Christian spirit Still, despite her wonder


iu energy, 10 was a difficult task to rear, un'
aided, her youthful family and when the
time came to send her boys to college, she
vas often very greatly straitened At one
time she owed forty dollars for the board oil
one of them. and had not even dollar with
which TO pay it The person to whom she
owed IT was also a widow, and needy. llci
distress was great, and in anguish Of Spiri


She brought her cause before the Lord. AZ


ter season of earnest prayer, her Soul grew
ca.mer, and with peaceful heart she wa


able once more TO Join her family. Just ther
her little daughter entered with bit Of dirty
yellow paper, folded up and directed to her


She said a boy brought it and directly raj
away. She opened it, and Judge Of hei
surprise on finding exactly forty dollars, with
this note, lncosed you will find forty dol


lars, which is for the benefit Of yourself an'
children Seek not to ascertain the donor


for you viii search in vain" Aud she die
search vainly for several years, and eternit.
alone will reveal the secret TO her. Bu


whoever brought the money, she was well as
surei that the Lord sent it.-Parisb Tisfoy
Year: 1871

While large vessel was one day passing
through the Harlem drawbridge, little boy,
some eight or ten years old, stood watching
the vessel, and carelessly placed one arm
on the bridge Just where the drawbridge
closed BY so doing, he lost his arm, He
was taken in charge by two policemen who
took him to the nearest surgeon; and while
the doctor was dressing that mangled limb,
one of the policemen took the child in his
arms and held him in his lap. The little
fellow brayely submitted to the operation
without murmur but, turning his pitiul
eyes on the man who held him, he put his
only arm around the mans neck and gave him
a kiss. After few moments, the boy re.
peated this. Again for the third time he
threw that little arm around the strong mans
neck, again kissing him, and very meek y said
"D my mother pere here, IL ibouid moi hurt
me half so bad.


Poor little fellow lie thought he could
stand it better if his mother were only by
him. Its good thing to have a mother by
us when we are in trouble, but this cannot
always be. We may, nevertheless, always
have God with us. lie will help US in trouble
-MefbOdia.
Year: 1871

BE patient Do the will of God, aim
high, work hard and then have patience.
By-and.by the reward will come Wait. If
you have to wait till you get it in heaven, it
will be there, No man shall do anything in
this world and lose his reward First or last
It shall come to harvest -Beeeher.
Year: 1871

1t may be put down as fact that .the
men you see hanging about public places,
from day to day, are the right material to do
all kinds of mischief They are the men
who become dangerous characters, frequently
doing murder simply because idleness has led
them into it. We would not have it under.
stood that we wage a war of determination
against idlers, but we would impress on them
the danger that surely follows life devoted
to nothing that Is useful
Year: 1871

Some clever observer Of social rela-
tions, having looked about among his
married acquaintance, ventures to
give the following list, with an attempt
10 indicate the real reasons which in
tluence too many to marry:


Number one has married for a home.
She got tired working in a factory or
teaching school-she thought married
life on earth was but moonlight walks.
buggy rides, new bonnets, and nothing
to do. Well, she has got her home
whether or not she is tired of the in
cumbrancos this deponent does not
positively know.


Number two married becouse she
had seven young sisters and a papa
with narrow income. She consulted
the interests of her family. Perhaps
she would letter have consulted her
interests by taking in light washing or
going out by the day to work.


Number three married because Mrs.
sounded so much better than Miss. She
was twenty-nine years and eleven
months old, and another month would
have transformed her into a regular
old maid. Think how awful that would
have been.


Number four married because she
wanted somebody to pay her bills.
Her husband married her for precisely
the same reason; so they are both la
menting at leisure.


Number five married because Fanny
White had a nice new husband, and
she wasn't going to be left behind.
Pity if she couldn't get married as
well as other folks.


Number six married because she
was poor and wanted riches. She new
er counted on all other things that
were inseparable from those coveted
riches.


Number seven married because she
thought she would like to travel. But
Mr.. number seven changed his mind
afterward, and all the travelling she
has done has been between the well
and the back kitchen door.
Number eight had married out OF
spite, because her first love had taken
to himself a second Lowell This piece
of retaliation might have done her
good at the time, but in the run mum.
ber eight found that it did not pay.
Number nine married because she
had read novels and wanted sympathy
Sympathy is fine thing. but it cools
down at a rapid rate if the domestic
kettle is not kept boiling, and the do
mestic turkey is undone. Novels and
housekeeping don't run very we'll to.
gether in harness, to use sporting
phrase, and number mines supply O
sympathy don't hold out very long.


Number ten married because she
loved her husband with all her hear
and all her soul. And she loves hin
still, and will probably continue tc
love him, and is the happiest wife il
the world-so she says.


We have all the right motive a
last--one which, when sanctifed by 9
desire and resolution to prove and ele
vate each other, and to live true and
holy lives before God, cannot fail tc
call down the blessings of heaven
But sad is the fate of those who marry
from wrong motives to escape their
share of life's work or to get some
thing for which they have nothing to
give in return.
Year: 1871

The "Fat Contributor" Girls, of the
Cincinnati Times, has the following in
regard to an old conductor promoted
to train dispatcher "Habit was very
strong with the ex-conductor. AS he
sat in the office he would start every
time he heard a bell ring, and yell
All aboard Then he would &c
about the office at intervals and try to
collect fare of the assistants. We
dropped in causually one afternoon,
and Billy wanted to know if we had a
pass. He couldn't get accustomed to
his new position at all. He pined to
be again on the road. One day he
begged the boys to put him through a
collision, which they did to his entire
qualification. They tore his clothes
nearly of, blackened his eyes, broke a
kerosene lamp over his head, and piled
a red-hot stove on top of him. Billy
was in an ecstacy of delight, and de-
clared he hadn't enjoyed himself SO
much since he had bile"


Beecher says: I believe in novels.
l think that if they are good they are
useful. | believe that they are no
more to be disallowed than any other
part of literature. They can be made
to serve the very best ends Of economy
of virtue and morality, to say nothing
of religion; but a man who feeds on
nothing else but these, how miserable
and how wretched he is These are
the whips and Syllabus of life. They
are not the bread nor the meat. They
are the confections of life. But ought
a man to sit down and eaG sugar-plums
for his dinner, and nothing but sugar
plums


The Detroit Free Press says: "Yes-
terday, on one of the ferry boats, a pas
senger saw man bring aboard a
bushel basket, and while looking
around, seeking to see under the cover
roll of the boat sent him head first
into the basket with n loud crash.
Drawing his head out, the fellow ex-
claimed; "Why, hang it, them's aigs,
them is !" And so they were, and he
paid two cents apiece for the thirteen
which we're crushed under his head
Year: 1871

DON'T BE TOO SENsITIvE.-There
are some people, yes, many people, al
ways looking out for sights. They
cannot carry on the daily intercourse
of the family without some ofiense is
designed. They are as touchy as hair
triggers. If they meet an acquaintance
in the street who happens to be pre-
occupied with business, they attribute
his abstraction in some mode personal
to themselves. and take umbrage ac-
cordingly. They lay, on others the
fault of their irritability. A fit of in
digestion makes them see impertinence
in everybody they come in contact
with. Innocent persons, who never
dreamed of giving otlense, are astonish-
ed to find some unfortunate word, or
some monetary taciturnity, mistaken
for an insult. To say the least, the
habit is unfortunate. 1t is fars wiser
to take the more charitable view of
our fellow beings, and, not suppose a
slight is intended unless the neglect is
open and direct. After all, too, life
takes its use in a great degree from
the color OF our own mind. Ii we are
frank and generous the world treats
us kindly. If, on the contary, we are
suspicious, men learn to be cold and
cautious to us. Let person get the
reputation of being touchy, and every
body is under more or lest restraintI
and in this way the chances Of an inn
sginsry ofiensc are vastly increased.
Year: 1871

When they petition in England.
they do it in earnest. At late meet
of Parliament, two distinguished mem
bers we're to be seen hauling into the
House and up to the table in front of
the speaker what appeared to be bale
of merchandise. 1t was a petition
against the Contagious Diseases Act,
signed by two hundred and fifty thou
sand two hundred and eighty three
women residing in one hundred and
thirty-four borougbs, villages, and
other places in the United Kingdom.
The petition prays for the unconditiOn-
al repeal of the act as immoral and
subversive of the personal security
hitherto enjoyed by women equally
with men. 1t is needless to cay that
petition Of this magnitude cannot slip
into the waste paper basket unobservsd


A young man says that there may
have been such a thing as real true
love in old times, but that now the no
ton obsolete, and if you ask lady
nowadays to share your lot, she i'm
mediately wants to know how large
that lot is.


Cure for brain on fre--bloU ii out.
Year: 1871

The dominion OF man over bis wife
is 20 other than as the soul rules the
body; for which 1t takes a mighty care,
aud uses it with delicate tenderness,
aud cares for it in all contingencies, and
watches to keep it from evils, and stu
dies to make tor it fair provisions, and
very often is led by lis imcinations and
desires, and does never contradict its APP
petles but when they are evil, and then
also not without some trouble and sor-
row and its government comes only
to this. 1t furnishes the body with light
and understanding, aud the body fur
nishes the soul with hands and feet; the
soul governs because the soul could not
else be happy, but the government is no
other than professionally as a nurse gov
erns a child when she causes him to eat,
and to be warm, and dry, and quiet.


And yet even this very government
itself is divided; for the man and wife
in the family are as the sun and moon
IN the frmament Of the heaven; he rules
by day and she by night, that is, in less
e. and more proper circles of her atfairs,
in the conduct OF domestic provisions
and necessary offices, and shines only by
bis light, aud rules by lis authority
And as the moon, in opposition to the
/ sun shines brightest; that is, then when
she is in her own circles and separate re-
| gions, so is the authority of the wife
then most conspicuous when she is sepa-
rate and in her proper sphere. But when
she is in conjunction with the sun, her
brother, that is, in that place and en-
ployment in which her care and proper
Offices are employed, her light is no.
seen, her authority hath no proper busi
ness. But else there is no difference, for
they were barbarous people among
whom wives were instead Of servants
aud it Is sign of weakness to force the
ramels to knecl for their load because
thou hast not strength and spirit enough
to climb; it makes the affections and
q, enuess of wife bend by the fiexures
Of a servant, is sign the man is not
wise enough TO govern when another is
by. And rs among men and women hui
Iniiity is the way to be preferred, so it is
in husbands, they will prevail by ces-
sion, by sweetness and counsel, and char
ity and compliance. So that We cannot
discourse OF the mans right without des-
cribing the measures OF his duty,


Jereihy Taylor,
Year: 1871

1t never rains but it pours. All things
seem to be pulling together at the present
time to draw people toward the Lake Supe-
rior region. Is one a mining man? He can
seek the gold of Lake Shabondawan, the
silver of Silver Islet, the copper of Kewee-
nav Point, or the iron of Negaunee and
Penoke Is he lumberman? Let him
approach Lake Superior, and he finds pine
land in all quarters. Is he skilled in quar-
rying? Slate, granite and brown stone
await him. Is he real estate purchaser
The Lake shore is dotted with thriving
young cities, all building their roads, and
enhancing values every day. Is he man
ufacturer or wholesale dealer Of enterprise
He can locate at the head of Lake Superior
and have the Mississippi and Red River
valleys for market. Is be farmer? i
he cannot be suited in the garden soil OF
those valleys he is hard to please. Is he 6
man of foresight and breadth of plan
Where better place to work and wait than
on the great Lake from which the Nortl
Pacific will soon unrol its iron ribbons to
the western sea-


No need of advertising the Lake superior
region. The combined discoveries of nat
ural resources, and steady progress of the
artificial Improvement thereof, will attract
population full as fast as it can be giver
proper accommodation.
Year: 1871

Could it have been possible for one in
spite of the gale to have stood on some
lofty eminence in the central part of Mich
igan on the fatal night of Sunday October
s, he would have seen a row of towns burn
ing and consuming on either side Of the
peninsular state He would have beheld
the blazing Wisconsin forest across Lake
Michigan and Green Bay. The fires fan


ned by whirlwinds would have been seen
to seize the doomed village of Peshtigo


and stream in pyramid of flame to the
very heavens Other hamlets would kin
Year: 1871

When one railroad has been constructed
to any commercial point, the tendency is
when other things are equal, to bring other
railways to that point. A place may be
very unfortunately situated. 1t may have
a narrow site, contracted harbor, and an
out of the way location that is difficult of
access on every hand, but if such a place
secures one railroad, and has no rivals, ii
will induce other roads to avail themselves
of the connection already there established
between land and water routes, and will in
time become a railroad centre. Much more
will commanding site with commodious
harbor of the first class, located in the nat
ural track of broad commerce, invite and
draw to itself railway after railway, when
it has once made a commencement by
building, equipping, and using its first rail
road.


But q commencement must be made; and
by this we mean that it requires some bold
ness and enterprise to build the very first
railroad to any point however promising.
It is one thing to build road when a com
mercial route is already established; it is
quite another to build a road that will es-
tablish commercial route. 1t IS one thing
to construct railway to point where
everything is in readiness ana waiting, and
quite another to strike out a new path in a
direction where only the mind Of the bold
protector, and not his eye, sees the tower
ing castles of trade, and the gallant ships
that come, and 90 under their shadow.


The history of railway development in
America will bear out the assertion that
new routes however promising, have each
waited long for their first railroad, and then
have only seen them built by men of more
business grasp of mind, and fearlessness of
decision than the average of business men.
But any one can follow a leader, and so the
first railroad never waits long for its fol
lowers. The majority of railroad men, too
cautious and timid, to strike out new paths
of trade, gladly throng to the support of
any capitalist, or leading business man who
by his bold and energetic measures, gives
them some tangible evidences that he un-
derstands the path to success and prosperity.


As a consequence this place has but one
thing to do in order to realize its brightest
antclpations, and that is to build its first
railroad at once. 1t will be the fore-runner
of a commercial tide that will make Supe-
rior in due time great port and city.
Year: 1871


The manuscript of a late editorial in this
paper entitled "Our Metallic Wealth" CON
tains sentence which, though not publish
ed at the time, was a prophecy of gold dis
coveries on the North Shore of Lake Supe-
rior, that has since been strangely verified.
1t was in substance that gold might be
looked for on the line 6etsceen ,SilUer Islet
and Vernailion Lake. The new gold re-
gion around Lake Shabondawan is situated
exactly on that line. 1t will be conceded
therefore by all appropriated persons that
the Superior TIMES wields the divining rod
correctly, and though entertaining very
high idea of the resources of the Lake Su-
perior region, is rather disposed TO be too
moderate than to exaggerate in its publish
ed statements.


! We condense from late article Of the
st. Paul Press the following items in refer
ence TO this new and better Vermilion:
| Many specimens of gold DUST nuggets and gold
bearing quartz had been brought to Fort Garry, and
so confident the people in general, that new
Edorado of unsurpassed richness had been discovered
that hundreds at repaired to the scene OF the
coveries and the latest information from that region
has not only fully confirmed all previous reports but
exaggerated them to the extent of placing them
among the richest mineral deposits in the world, out
ranking even California and Australia


News of the remarkable success in finding gold il
paying quantities had infected the sober citizens Of
Wnnepeg, and the prospects seemed to be that even
the fears of Fenan raid from Pembina would be for
gotten in the general desire revel among the golden
sands of the Shabondawan


Lake Shabondawan lies about forty miles due west
from Fort William, and at least four hundred miles
from Fort Garry This lake is only about ten miles II
length and but two three in width and forms one
of many small bodies of in that section. 1t is
bounded on the south and west by mountainous and
broken country through which flows several small and
rapid streams.


Lake Shabondawan is but short distance from Sill
Isle in Lake Superior said to be the richest silver
mine in the world, and not one hundred and fifty
miles distant from the copper mines of Ontonagon
There is therefore, reasonable grounds for believing
that these discoveries may prove to be as valuable
they reported and that the extensive prospecting
of experienced gold hunters which is to follow
may yet develop mineral resources north of Lake Su
perior those which have attracted hundreds
of thousands of people to the western slopes OF Amer
lea and the Islands of the Pacific
Year: 1871

With q constant increase of new sub
scribers, and careful reading of our
paper by many, it is necessary to repeat
leading facts in regard to the resources
of Colorado, and the subject of stock
growing is one about which, people in
The States, are constantly ehqttirings-
We would say, then, that highly favor
able as Colorado is for crops fall kinds,
Il is atill moro faFF6rabls ftit EtoHkj ard
for the special reason that there is good
feed through every month in the year.


The native grass which looks SO
worthless to strangers, and which gives
the plains desolate appearance on ac-
count Of its gray color, is exceedingly
nutritious It is the absence Of rain
which gives it this color, which makes
it rich and which Is the reason why
tits gfa&ing IS Hs good iii Winter az il
Summer, for it cures as it stands, and
it is uninjured by moisture. That is,
there is just enough rain falls to make
it grow, but not enough to soak and
rot it after it is grown. We have,
therefore, vast extent of grazing
ground, embracing thousands of square
miles, on which stock Is Kept both
Winter and Summer, without other
care than of hefding; Whether shelter
ought hot tt be Provided and hay cut,
is another question, but it is fact,
that fully million head are kept the
year round without either


It is true that in some places grazing
is better than in others, and as water
is indispensable, the valleys Of our
rivers and streams are first occupied.
The valley of the Platte, for q distance
cf 100 miles cart dt dc; Is docttpied ty
at least SO, 900 head, one man alone hav-
ing 100000 But there are many ranges
still unoccupied, both on the mount
aiiis ard d1i tile plains. and whoever
wishes to engage III the business can
find ample opportunity.


But it is important to understand
that not every man is fitted for this
pursuit. Capital is required i'll the first
place, and then, one must have taste
for it and be willing to undergo the fa-
tigue and exposure arising from the care
and st least from the oversight of cattle,
Some, particularly young men, are apt
TO think they will have nothing to dc
but get a few cattle, turn them lose,
and let them increase without further
thought or care Such will certainly
lose what they may invest. Those who
have succeeded in stock growing, are
active and sharp business men, who are
constantly on the watch, and of these
there will be enough, in few years, tt
occupy the greater part Of this vas
range, and whoever would enter int
competition with them must be equally
industrious and active. Of course
only few, comparatively speaking, arr
fitted to succeed in q life requiring Wig
or and constant watchfulness.