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Year: 1870

1t seems to me that there is very little
enjoyment in prayer. There are times
when men are driven to God, but ordi-
nary prayer is much of it machine work;
prayers are made acknowledgements
at morning and night because it is morn
ing and night, and they are brought up
to pray at that time. There is no per
son but knows how pleasant it is to be
greeted in the morning. In a loving
family, when the members come down
to breakfast, what royal time they
havel And when they meet after being
separated all day they have another royal
time. Men are good deal like birds,
they sing most night and morning. Now
we should pray as we greet our friends,
not because it is time, but because the
heart overfows. The reason so many
fail in prayer is because they don't know
what liberty is. People commence their
prayers with Inscriptions of praise to God,
and call Him holy and glorious, not be-
cause they feel it, but because that is
the way We ought to pray as we con-
verse with dear friend If ] go home
not in conversational mood, don't talk
to my wife or children. If | go to God
with nothing to say / don't pray. This
used to worry me, but | have learned
better. 1t is a glorious privilege to go
to Christ and say just what we feel, to
meet Him as the disciples did at the
close of day and hold familiar conversa-
ton with him. Written prayers are not
elastic enough; they don't 60 up and
down through all the moods and swells
and tides Of human experience. Most
people are taught to pray with venera-
tion. To be glad in prayer seems shock
ing to them. Laughing in prayer would
seem too dreadful to be thought of; yet
the old Hebrew saints expressed their
Joy in the psalms almost in turbulent
manner. They had better idea of wor-
Shipping God than many an ascetic saint
of today. Many people come to God
only through veneration. | cant come
that way at all. Everything sparkles
when | think of God have a genial,
familisr feeling, as if ] could lay my
hand on the hand of Christ ! want to
speak to God of my arrangements, of the
frolics Of my children. AS God made
the whole soul we should not be afraid
to show Him all its emotions If God is
S-eat He is also our father, and what
children do on earth in the presence of
a tender father, that we may do before
God IF we do not feel like praying we
need not go 10 God with an elaborate
apology, but simply tell Him what is ~
our hearts, whether it is more o. iess.
Year: 1870

A Cape May letter writer says; | no.
tice whenever she encountered an unu-
sually large breaker she opened her
mouth and swallowed far more than any
one would suppose any human being
could conveniently carry. They told me
the tide was running out, and l did
observe very considerable diminution
in the hight of the water, but / am some
what inclined to believe that it was
caused in a great measure by the guam
tity of water which many of the bathers
carried away in their stomachs. heard
one lady in a thinly-partitioned bath
house next to mine communicate in con-
idence to her friend that she felt exces-
sively full and just a little sick at her
stomach. was not surprised, for | had
seen her swallow half dozen breakers,
which, according to some calculations !
once saw, must have contained several
thousand gallons Of water.
Year: 1870

There is a highly eolored head waiter
At Niagara who relates highly colored
tale about being the offspring Of cele-
brated Judge. Every one is at liberty TO
Judge for himself as 10 It's truth.
Year: 1870

care. The principle laid down is that the woman shall have equal rights, but 1t does not attach to her property legal liabilities that ought to go with those rights. For instance, the property of wife stands in the tax list in the name of the husband, and he must pay the taxes, while she takes the income. The wife will not be liable to use dollar for common support. It is claimed that this is provided for by the section providing that the wife shall, be liablefor debts expressly contracted for. If family wanted barrel of flour, there might be dispute as to whether the wife or husband should order it, as the property of the one that gave the order. This bill properly goes with another reported from the same committee. repeating that part of the divorce law allowing seperation for con- duct permanently destroying the happiness of the marriage relation, The bill provides for suits between husbands and wives, and would be productive of much unhappiness. Some features of the bill he would adopt but other sections ought to be cut out.

 MT. Olmstead moved an indefinite post. ponement of the bill. He would be recre. ant to his own wife if he voted to give rights to others she could not enjoy.

 Mir. Eaton said the bill had been eharac, terized as almost infamous, and he should suppose some of the opponents were afraid of domestic difficulties at home. He moved to table, and said that if gentlemen in op. position were not satisfied and willing tc let the bill pass without consuming SC much time, he would move to indefinitely postpone.

 The bill was tabled.
Year: 1870

In concluding his discourse at the Park Street Church, Sunday afternoon, the Rev. W. H. H. Murray said:

 cannot close until I have alluded to him who so lately died across the sea. While all the pulpits of the land were speaking, this was silent, because felt that better words than might speak would tell how America mourned above his bier. But since division of utterance has oc- cured, and lest my silence would be mis- understood, speak. join no dispute above Charles Dickens grave touching his personal habits, his errors. or his theologi- cal views. The circumstances and condi- tions of his life were too unlike mine for me to be his judge. That the man loved his fellow-men know; that he loved his God hope, and have faith to believe. In l thought stand uncovered beside the tomb in which his body sleeps, in silent sadness that so sweet and gentle spirit is taken from the earth. In reverent gratitude I thank the Lord that he did bless mankind with the birth of such mind. thank Him as for blessing vouchsafed to me personally. I feel that I am better man than should have been had no Charles Dickens lived. More than once has he frightened my burdens by his words; more than once warmed my heart toward man; more than once assisted me to hate hypoc- risy and detest wrong. Did all other hands bring thorns, mine should bring the sweet est rose of all the fields and plant it on his grave. Where else in all the pages of our mother tongue as in his works can you find humor so refined, wit so keen,, yet so free from coarseness that mother might read it to her children before they say their prayers? Where will you find a warmer heart, freer hand, spirit more generous to confess an error or @ wrong? Never more will the bells ring at Christmas eve but that to me note of sadness will min gle with their chimes. For he who taught the world the lesson of the festival who, using it as text. preached as no pulpit ever preached sermon of charity and love the hand that touches the bells of Eng landuand made the whole world melodious with Christian chimes, is cold and notion less for ever. Farewell gentle spiritl Thou vast not perfect until nowl Thou didst have thy passions and thy share of human errors, but death has freed thee, thou art no longer trammelled. Thou art delivered out of bondage and thy freed spirit walks in glory. Though dead thou speakest. ] Thy voice is universal in it's reach. The ages will be thy audience. Thy memory will be as 8 growing wreath above thy grave. It will take root in the soil that covers thee, and with the years renew it's blossoms and it's leaves perennially. n'
Year: 1870

have no question but that Sumner,
Drake & Co. are honest in this. But one
in saying so is forced to compliment
their morals at the expense oftheir intel
lect. But back of these, and urging them
on, are certain other lawmakers not so
honest. As the matter stands, neither
the brain nor the material interests ofthe
south are represented in Congress. New
England ard Pennsylvania represent that
region. The scalawag OF carpet bagger
sits like monkey on hand organ,
watching with keenest eyes the whip of
his master The immense moneyed in
terests, the accumulated and accumulat-
ing capital of few, own and possess and
occupy the south. Hence it is well never
to be done rcconstructing We have
tolled the south along as farmer does a
stupid OK, with nubbins of corn, until the
poor beast finds that it is the yoke and
not the the feed that he was to get.
Year: 1870

AT the municipal election in this city
yesterday the Democratic ticket, with
McGee for mayor, was elected, with the
exception of the alderman in the Third
ward and two in the Fourth ward The
total vote polled was 237l, out of q reg
istration Of 5000, including the negro
vote, No disturbance occurred during
the day.
Year: 1870

The fact has just leaked out that Gen.
Butler will, in very few weeks, establish
an organ in this city. its main object be-
ing to counteract the influence of the
New York Tribune upon the Radical par
ty. Butler, though we'll aware that he
himself can never receive the nomination
for the presidency, is preparing for the
fight of 1872. and wants to run man in
under whom he can be Secretary Of State
He is all ambitious, considers himselfthe
statesman of the future, and takes time
by the forelock to promote his chances
and those of his confdants. The new
organ will also urge free trade upon the
Republican party, and denomce Grants
foreign policy. a .<t
Year: 1870

The above enigma. which should be
studied and practiSed by all, was posted
in one of the windows of ii shop the other
day. That no one may lose the meaning
of it, we give the explanation, "Hand
over what YOU owe.'
Year: 1870

Nor Much SNow.-There is but seven feet of
snow upon Salmon Mountain, on the Trinity
Center and Salmon river trail, where there is
usnalIy from twenty to thirty feet, at this time
ol.lhe year.
Year: 1870

DEs MONIES, March 20, 1870.


EDS. COURIER:


Please content yourselves with very
brief note from your correspondent, as
my time has been occupied with railroad
matters during the time should have
written you.


The Senate today passed a resolution
to hold two sessions a day hereafter, and
as all speakers are limited tolls minutes,
1t may be expected that work win be done.


The commission OF legal inquiry for
this State reported a bill which passed the
Senate MAXI ny a very material change in
criminal practice. The accused is allowed
to testify, and the Statute requiring the
names of witnesses upon the Indictment,
and giving three days notice of the intro
ducing of other witnesses, was repealed.
These were the most important changes,
though some other were made of quite
radical nature.


The Senate finally put a quietus upon
the railroad tariff bill by voting to
lay upon the table the motion to reconsi-
der the vote by which the tariff bill was
defeated on its engrossment.


The railroad tax bill is made the specia
order in the Senate for Thursday of this
week.


A bill has passed the Senate making
department at the Blind Asylum at Vim
ton called the Industrial Home" in
which it is intended to provide place for
the blind of the State who cannot sup
port themselves, that they may do such
work as they are able to do. and be sup
ported by the State. 1t is thought that
by providing the necessary tools and shop
room, with careful management, the
Home may be made self-supporting.


The House this afternoon has been de-
batting the joint resolution to submit to
vote of the people, the proposition to am
end the Constitution so as to permit fe-
males to vote. The discussion, am in
formed, was very spirited and listened to
by quite coterie of the fair sex of the
city. The resolution passed, having So
votes in its favor, one more than a consti
tutional majority. l have no doubt but
that the people will be called upon to vote
upon this question. This is an age Of re-
mark able progress, and old fogies stand
no show whatever.


The Davenport Bros give one Of their
wonderful exhibitions in spiritual mani
festations here tonight. A friend has
kindly provided me with ticket, and as
time is up, l sign myself,
INDEX.
Year: 1870

An exchange truthfully says There
are christians in every community, who
are continually doubling their conversion
because they are not always up in the
seventh HoaNen of religious eestacy.
People of this class would do we'll to Get a
little mourners' bench made, that can be
carried around handiiy, and never be
caught away from home without it,
Year: 1870

successful experiment was made yesterday
morning in the removal Of a sunken lighter from slip
on the NewJersey side OF the North River sx tin cans,
holding about ten pounds of powder each were sue
eessiyey lowered into the wreck and fred by galvauic
battery. The shock terrtc8 solid column OF water
some 20 feet in diameter being thrown INTO the air fully
40 feet The wreck having been thoroughly broken up,
was completely dredged out during the afternoon
Year: 1870

That brilliant and original genius. the
Hon. GEonGE FaAScis TRAM while addressing
his congregation in Tamn.any Hall on Sunday
night took occasion to say that Tue SrN was in
favor of SALMoN z. CiNss for the Presidency Of
the United States, and that, as lie was fornlida-
bic rival Of Judge CHAsE for the same honorable
position, The Sun was jealous Of him.


Nov we sincerely like GEoneE Fa,Ncls Tp,IN,
because be is that sort Of fellow who VIII always
do his level best for friend, and whose hand and
heart IRE always open for any poor chap in need of
help. For this reason We don't wish TO have him
misunderstood US, and we assure him that, instead
of feeling any jealousy, we shall be glad 10 boost
him along up the dizzy hcigh; which he proposes
to mount. Bur We don't now see how he is going
to be successful in his Presidential canvass. lie
has no great party behind him, and can man be
made President without partyS That is ques-
ton We should like to have answered.
Year: 1870

In addition to the considerations adduced
by DR.. BERrRAsD, which We mentioned recently,
going 10 show that the head Of decapita,ed per-
son retains life for soveralh hours aer it is severed
from the body, some curious corroboratiye facts
have been gathered from the experiences of
French e1ecutiOners. In one case the teeth Of
woman, whose head had been thrown into bas-
ket after IT was cut of, were found firmly fastened
into the willow of the basket. Another head.
thrown upon the ground, seized hold Of the grass
with such force as to bring up the sod with il
when it was lifted. Another was found to have
rolled itself over and over and over in the saw
dust Of the scanold. In another case, where the
head had been placed in the same basket with the
body, to be carried to the cemetery, it was found
to have bitten the thigh Of the body till the blood
came. 1t is possible that tho discussion of the
subject may lead TO the substitution in France Of
hanging for guillotining.
Year: 1870

II has been repeatedly predicted that the
newly created naval executive officers would in
the words Of one Of the most intelligent and far
seeing line officers who ever graced our navy.
I" tread 50 close upon the heels of the captain as
to walk him over the stern Of the ship" The
prophecy and lie fulflmont have come together
in the following order:
Year: 1870

OF all the evils prevalent among
young men, we know of none more
blighting in its moral effects than to
speak slightingly of the virtue Of wO-
men. Nor is there anything in which
young men are so thoroughly mista-
ken, as the low estimate they form of
the integrity of women-not of their
own mothers and sisters, but of 9TH
ers, who, they forget, are somebody
else's mothers and sisters. As a rule,
no person who surrenders TO this de-
basing habit is to be trusted with any
enterprise requiring integrity of char
acter. Plain words should be spoken
on this point, for the evil is a general
one, and deep-rooted. If young men
are sometimes thrown into the society
of thoughtless or lewd women, they
have no more rightto measure all 9TH
Ter women by what they see Of these,
than they would have to estimate the
character of honest and respectable
citizens by the developments of crime
in our police courts. Let our young
men remember that their chief happi-
ness Of life depends upon their utter
faith in women. No worldly wisdom,
misanthropic philosophy, no generali-
zation, can cover or weaken this fun
damental truth. It stands like the
record of God itsef-for il is nothing
less than this-and should put an
everlasting seal upon lips that are
wont to speak sighting OF women.
Year: 1870

The following letter was sent by a
mother to Sunday School teacher in
Detroit: Gas the Sunday School is
not provided with spittOOns, would il
not be well for you to eschew your to-
bacco until more convenient season
If you must roll it as a sweet mOrsel
under your tongue, it would be in bet
ter taste, if it would not taste better,
done in a less public place. We read
that religion is first pure; now we hold
that purity and tobacco are as far as
the poles apart. No power can bring
them together. They repel each 9th.
er. One is from above; the other, il
not from below, is of the earth, earthly
We doubt if one can teach pure doc
trine, while his mouth is full of the
abominabIe weed. We teach oul
children to abhOr that which is eUiL.-
We wish them to love their teachers
Query: Can children discriminate be
tween the teacher and that which il
taught by example, which is Ofttimei
more potent than words ?"
Year: 1870

The following neat and beautiful
reply was made by the late Daniel
.O'Connell, in response to a toast Civ,
en- in compliment to his wife, who was
the object of his long and affectionate
attachment. 1t was given at a politi,
cal meeting. The English language
can furnish nothing more touchingIy
tender and graceful:


"There are some topics of so sacred
and sweet nature, that they may be
comprehended by those who are hap
py, but they cannot possibly be de-
scribed by any human. All that
shall do is to thank you in the name
of her who was the disinterested
choice of my early youth, who was
the ever cheerful companion Of my
many years; and who is the sweetest
solace of that 'sere and yellow Leaf
age at which L have arrived. In hel
name L thank you; and this you may
readily believe; for experience,
think, will show to US all, that mai
cannot battle and struggle with ma
lignant enemies, unless his nest al
home is warm and comfortable; unless
the honey of human life is command
ed by a hand that he loves"
Year: 1870

A Western paper publishes the fol-
lowing: awe knew an old man who
believed that 'swhat was to be, would
be-" He lived in a region infested by
very savage Indians. He always took
his gun with him when going into the
woods, but this time he found that
some of his family had taken it. AS
he would not go withOutit, his friends
tantaIized him by saying that there
was no danger of the Indians; that he
would not die till his time came, any
how.


ayes, yes" said the old fellow;
ubut suppose was to meet an Indian,
and his time had come, it would not
do not TO have my gun"
Year: 1870

A beautiful incident occur ed recent
ly in Western town. In one OF the
rooms of the public school is a lame
girl, whom the teacher allows to be
dismissed before the others, 80 that no
harm may befall her when they crowd
out together. Not long ago, the build
ing took fire, and the scholars rushed
for the doors from all the rooms bit
one-the one where the lame girl he'd
her desk. There The girls sat quietly
in the excitement until their unfOTtu-
nate companion had passed out before
them, as usual, when they Lowed
with an outburst Of fright as intense as
their conduct was noble.
Year: 1870

The temperance people Of Pennsylvania
are working hard for the enactment OF
what is called in England a "Permissive
act" that is, to permit the abolition of the
liquor traffic in any ward, borough or
township where the majority of voters
shall so decide. Those districts that want
saloons and taverns can have them, but
their more abstinent neighbors need not
be cursed with them under the provisions
Of the proposed law.
Year: 1870

going in,in capacity Of attache of the Lega-
ton. called on Gen. Sickles; there were
TWO or three persons in his room including
his mother and daughter to whom was in
troduced. am invited to his reception on
Wednesday evening, but hope to get away
before that. Very stupid here when the
gallery is shut, especially as there is not
even news, for all the communication
with Paris. and through that the world, is
blocked up by snow in the mountains
for the second time in week. The first
time was the day after came through,
and now again, three days each time,
don't know how much longer. Stupid set
here in Spain to be three or four days
clearing out way with 800 or 400 men
at work. They haven't either implements
or wits is the trouble No snow here, but
had skating one day. The people are
lazy, pleasure loving and primitive, and
lay al their woes on the government. or
rather want of one, while they themselves
haven't got life enough to change it, and





have clean board to write on. They
are ignorant and shiftless, outside of Mad
rid are one-third beggars. and everywhere
two-thirds knaves, carry their good money
in one pocket and their false in the other;
and even railway officials, as know from
experience. are especially liberal with the
latter; while, if you give them piece of
money, even down to boots" they will
ring it. chink it. and smell it and taste it
and file it, and if they knew enough would
apply practical chemistry to it before they
will take it at all; so distrustful are they
of their own money. To be sure it must
be taken into account that for centuries
they have been crushed in superstition and
oppression; but in two years they have
seemed to go backwards rather than for
wards. Yet even their divisions may be.
encouraging as discord is better than the
harmony ofthe grave. But all Spain has to
distinguish her flom the level of barbarism,
she owes wholly or in part to foreign cap
ital and enterprise. Her railroads. poor
as they are, are the combined result Of
French and English thought and money
with perhaps sprinkling of Spanish.
OF her productions almost none remain.
Her manufactures since the English in the
Peninsula war destroyed what they them
selves had built, have been almost extin-
guished, except in IA few sea ports. Spain
is rather like little child, who must be
guided and taught to think, his mind fed
on proper nutHment till matured judg-
ment and sobered understanding shall
create in him an intellectual manhood,
popular education, exemption from the
domination of the clergy, free thought.
free press. free religion, participation in.
not absolute control of the government;
such are some of the engines which must
be used to lift Spain from darkness into
light. What individual or party will be
found to undertake the thankless task?
Year: 1870

srations, have perished in the fatal pass.
So intense is the cold, that the unem-
balmed bodies resist for long years the
hand of decay. Uncofiined, and dressed
10 the clothes which they wore when
found dead among the snow, they stand
against the wall, and while the visitor
looks through the iron grating of their
tomb, they peer grinly forth. as If 50.
licitiDg recognition, and an undesecrsted
place of rest. An old man leans against
the wall, his head bare, his staff 10 his
hand, and his attitude stiffened forever
by the death that smote him years age.
A woman cutched in her arms the bate
that perished with her in the snow. From
the other grim features the clothes have
rotted away by fragments, leaving
blesched, protruding bones. The floor
of the dupgeoulike tomb is strewn with
the memorials of the dead and going
from the blazing FIRE &C the monastery to
the morgue," the traveller can pass in
a single instant from the hum of mirth-
full conversation or the joyous sound of
music to what might seem place of the
living dead. Europe contains no more
weird or gloomy sight than that prison
house of clothed skeletons, perched in
the Alpine wilderness, and seen through
the wintry gloom.