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Year: 1873

There are natures in which, if they love US,
we are conscious of having sort of baptism
and conservation they bind us over to rectitude
and purity by their pure belief about us; and
our sins become the worst kind of sacrilege
which tears down the Invisible altar of trust.
Year: 1873

A TRUE SIMILE.-We have often looked for
sentence that would clearly explain it. A
Western paper kindly supplies the want in this
beautiful simie: You might as we'll attempt
to shampoo an elephant with thimbleful of
soapsuds as to attempt to do business and ignore
advertising"
Year: 1873

The names of all the members of Congress
who refuse to take the extra pay" as voted
at the late session, ought to be preserved and
published. Il would seem that this extra
pay business, with the exception Of the Credit
Mobilier, is the most unpopular game that
was played By the last Congress.
Year: 1873

Through the harsh noises of our day
A low, sweet prelude finds its way;
Through clouds of doubt and creeds of fear,
a light is breaking, calm and clear.
That song of love, now low and far,
Ere long shall swell from star to star
That light the breaking day, which tips
The golden spired Apocalypse IL Whtttier.
Year: 1873

We have received very encouraging let
ter from the editor Of the New Jersey Re.
p"tl,ca,. "a colored mani concerning the
contemplated Cuban convention proposed
by the Grand Era. We are informed by
our correspondent that he is in full sympa-
thy with the movement, and no doubt New
Jersey will contribute her share in assist.
ing our unfortunate brethren OF Cuba IN
their heroic struggle for freedom. We also
notice that the Pucife Appeal. edited by
coIored men. notices the same subject, and
devotes quite space to it: We are IN
hopes that the prominent colored men OF
the United States will move in this matter,
and push it forward to q SUCCESSFUL compile
tiop.-Gran6 Era.
Year: 1873

McEnery has at last done the State some
service. He saw his pretended friends
were only using him as cats.paw to Sc
cure . new election, at which his nomina-
ton would not be dreamed of, and wisely


retired to the jungles Of Onachita. The
serene obscurity whence he emerged to I'LL
the world with his fame. now welcomes him
as her own. Peace to his fading glory.


Let him twinkle out without word OF


scorn. Just as if he were little star actor.
Year: 1873

There is q carpenters strike in New


York that promises much benefit to tn


mechanics. There was a carpenters strik'
in New Orleans the other day that bene
fitted all classes. The strike was by
single Carpenter. He used logical sledge
hammer. and hit the ku-klux snak
sauarely on the head. The reptile is dead
Year: 1873

The science of society amounts to
little true art unless a certain genius
goes with the knowledge; and who viii
DENY that there is a certain natural gift
for social influence, as there is for
all beautiful arts? Some persons have
a rare social witchery who have not any
other forms of genius, and some wO-
men, of very moderate abilities IN other
respects, have an art of pleasing that
amounts to fascination. One woman In
famous attire will gather a great crowd
Of notabIes in a grand house and give
them a great supper, and all shall be
fiat and dull while some winsome Iit-
tie body, without any fashy costume
or parade, and even without rare
beauty, VIII entertain her circle of
guests IN a charming way Of her own,
and make them all at home with her
and each other. She plays upon their
various tempers and traits and assOcia-
tions as a master hand plays upon the
harp or piano I have sometimes
thought that wOmanly charm, and per
haps even what in the best sense Is
called flirting, could be made one Of
the fine arts. and consecrated TO charity,
and even to religion. That bright girl
takes that half a dozen striplings IN
hand, and touches each IN turn with
playful grace, until they are willing
eaptives to her spell, and ready to buy
her pincushions or watch chains st the
fair, or go to her church and worship
by her prayer-book. There is a line,
indeed, beyond which this flirting
ceases to be a fine art, and becomes
quite business-like and utihtarian,
practical operation in making market
and bagging a husband useful but
not always ideal result. Yet, as the
world goes, a great deal Of true mis-
sionary work is done by charming Wo-
men IN managing men IN an artistic and
legitimate way, and the Virgin Mary
has not all the work Of such interces-
sion In her hands or In her eyes, al,
though Henry Heine naughtIly caiIeo
her the counter girl Of the Cathohc
Church, who won over the Gotha HA''
Harpsr'e Weekly.
Year: 1873

Human life, my friends, is not one
. chance but a thousand The special
end you tOiled for may not be attained.
The steps you took toward that end will


prove of far greater consequence. You


are a business man, perhaps, and your
ventures have miscarried one after the
other, and now you look sadly back


through a long vista of disappointments
and defeat. But meanwhile you are
known to be a good man and true-a
kind husband and father, loyal citizen
and faithful friend, and many a man
who has passed you in the race for
wealth and fame may look with envy
upon the love and respect you have
gained by your personal character and
services. Your want of success in bu-
siness life may be due to some peculiar
lack IN yourself, or may result from
something adverse in your surround
ings, but remember that, while your
undertakings may fail over and over
again, you yourself may be a glorious
success. And here We touch upon the
true solution OF the whole difficulty.


We are miserable and sad over our fail.
ures in life, because we mistakenly iden-
tify ourselves with the special object we


have IN view. But that Is a great mis-


take. 1t Is because we cherish this su-


perfciaI philosophy of life which makes
the end supreme aud counts for nothing
the steps taken toward that end, and We
produce such shallow and dishonest
types of character at the present day
thes shoddy contractors, hash-in-the-
pan generals, sensational preachers, and
claptrap politicians. No, friends, We
have a right to count effort as we'll aa
effect. Not the result of a course of
conduct, but the motive and nature Of
it, are the all-important matter. You


cannot command success, whether the
means employed be fair or foul, but it


makes a great deal of difference to your
personal character and to your fellow
men what kind of methods you employ


The consequences of your actions are


great deal more important than the
particular end they are intended to sub


serve. 4 good end cannot justify bad


means, for these have already reacted
upon your character, and by force Of
example demoraIized others also. But,
if you fail in manliness, courags and
integrity, then all outward successes
amount to nothing. The man himself


that is the true end, and 50 far as We


fall short of that ideal, we fail. Out


ward plans depend upon q thousand


contingencies, but this inner triumph


the world can never deprive you of, be-
cause the world never gave 1t to you.


Let us hear no more sneers then at any


want of temporal success, no deprecia-


ton Of patient painstaking, or labsTious


effort. No man fails who does his duty.


If you are conscious Of a righteous pUr-
pose and the use Of honest methods,


you have succeeded already, whatever
may be the resuIt.-C W Wendte.
Year: 1873

Blessed Is the man whose labor is of
such IInd that the work itself gives
.emplOylnent to every part of his nature.
There are many kinds of manual labor,
in the foundry, in the machine-shops,
IN the laboratory, in the builders Trade.
in those occupations by which the ne
cesslties of life are supplied, which
furnish a field for the exercise of mans
whole mind The man at the loom, the
man at the palette, the man that moIds
the vase, the man who in thosand ways
is producing objects Of art and beauty
and use, may find scope for his thought
and feeling. If Iwere a cabinet-maker,
do you suppose I should think of moth
ing but the thing I was working on? Do
you believe I could construct q cradle,
and my heart not sing a lullaby all the
time for the little ones that should bless
it, and whose eyes, looking out of it,
should be as stars shining up instead of
stars shining down, and should speak of
immortality as the heavens which de
clare the glory of God do not know how
to do it? Is it necessary that I should
saw, or plane, or rub, and do nothing
but saw and plane and rub ? Is there
no living power in q mans work ? Is
there nothing in it to stir up his imagi-
nation? If I built a mans house,
would the one question be how much I
could earn for so much work If put
my heart in my work, am [ not a bene-
factor? When a man builds a house,
if he pleases he can build it for the
good of those who are to dwell in it,
and leaves a blessing IN it but if
man, in building a house, says to him
self, every time he drives a nail, d" How
can I put poor one in instead of one
that costs more, " acting all the time
under the influence of the devil of sell
fishness in his work, do not marvel
that it is drudgery to him. I do not
marvel that he finds no incitement in it.
But if a man goes to work as if he were
called of God to do it if it is taste,
and conscience, and benevoIence, that
work in him, then his labor is all the
time a school of blessing to him.. There
is scope in the poorest mechanical en-
ployments for far more manhood than
we are accustomed to put into our work;
and one thing that blame men for is
that they put so little of the better part
of themselves into mechanical employ
ments. You think, because a man is
sitting in his study, and pursuing his
professional avocations, that he can ex-
pand and open up his mind but there
may be as many sordid men among
scholars as in any other class. Yet it is
possible in any sphere for man to put
into his work the best part of himself.
H. ". BeecHer.
Year: 1873

BEAUTIFuI, But FATAL.-Among the beautiful
and wonderful things which the sea produces, is
a flower called the opelet, which is in size and
appearance like the German aster. 1t has petals
Of light green, each one tipped with rose color,
and glossy as satin. These petals Do not lie mo-
tionless but wave about in the water. while the
opelet clings to q rock. How innocent and love-
" it appears Delicate, beautiful thingl And
these waving arms are useful as well as beautiful;
they secure food for the large, open mouth which
is hidden quite out of sight among them. The
instant an unwary little fish touches the lips OF
the flower, he is struck with fatal poison, and
becomes numb and motionless- Then the wav-
ing arms enwrap him, and be is drawn into the
cruel mouth and seen no more; while again the
arms unclasp and seek for more murderous work.
What more perfect type could We have of the
many beautiful forms of temptation and sin which
are afoat on life's sea- Forms of angelic shape
and almost spiritual radiance, which reach out
their fair arms to the Young, and wave about
them tenderly and seductively. And alas, how
many young souls keenly alive to the beautiful.
approach, yield, and are forever lost!-S s.
Times.
Year: 1873

The serious difficulty to navigation at the
Horse Shoe, is evidenced by the disabling Of the
Steamer Potomac outward bound with q cargo
of grain. The fact that the ice Il this place is
such an impediment to navigation, is one much
to be regretted.
Year: 1873

In view of our approaching NIL
nicipal election and tho important
issues for tho welfare of our city in
volved therein, wo call on oil those
who look calmly and without prnju-
dice upon tho political situation, to
unite with us, in order to secure
good and economical government
for the next municipal term. We
coll upon those who are in favor Of
an honest and economical City and
County Administration, who nro op-
posed to intemperanco, and endeaV-
or to advance public morals by NOR
al suasion, and not by prohibitory
laws; who are in favor Of a quiet
Sunday by protecting religious sor-
vices without resort to O stringent
general law; who are opposed to the
granting Of licenses to people of bad
repute: who are in favor Of REFORM
ing our police, so that the force may
bo the protectors of life and proper
ty, and not the tools Of intolerance
and bigoted fanaticism; who are in
favor Of LAW AND ORDER, but
are opposed to every Faction and
every Candidate who misapply the
term for the purposes Of intolerance
and tyranny. We invite all Citizens
OF all nationalitios, to whatever po-
itical party they may have formerly
belonged, who adopt the above
views, to meet in Mass-Meeting at
Year: 1873

AN INTERESTING DEcrsIoN.-A low case
arising from the burning Of building in
Massachusetts, has just been decided by the
Supreme Court. The case is this: The
building of a company was on fire, and the
engines were playing upon it, having their
hose stretched across railway track, which
a freight train passing, run over and cut in
part, and the burning building and contents
were consumed. The owners sued the rail-
road company to recover.for the loss. The
questions involved in the case were. whether
the hose was rightfully put across the track,
and whether the loss by the fire was not so
remotely connected with the negligent act of
the company as to preclude recovery. The
Supreme Court decided that the firemen had
right to lay their hose across the track, and
the negligent act of the railroad company
was a direct and efficient cause of the loss.
Year: 1873

Fifteen years after, one blushing
March morning. ayouag man sat behind
the counter OF a thriving jswelry sstab
lishment in one Of tho northern cities
lie was a handsome man, q scholar and
a trsveler, a man Of taste, of intellect and
of money, for he was . partner in the
old firm which was . prosperous one
But despite all this good fortune Ross
Dunbar was not happy. His mother asd
little Flora had gone to their long home,
and he was utterly alone. without kith or
kin In the wide world.


Sitting alone that morning, with the
roar of the March winds in his ears, his
thoughts were running back to tho days
Of bis boyhood and to his mothers hum
BILE home. How vivid the past seemed,
and how dear and sacred, despite it's pri.
vations and sorrows. His eyes grew
dim and his heart swelled All wsre
gone away ever the wide waters Of time
and change.


A tender smile softsnsd his sad faco
Year: 1873

The Washington Chronicle says: II
Is evident that the question of admit
ting the colored people to membership
in the Oranges or Patrons of Husband
ry will beannoying. The Constitution
is silent OH the subject, and the refusal
OF some Southern Oranges to admit
any colored members is taken as an
indication that there Is something
more in the intention of the Order
than to merely "ignore the question. !"
Year: 1873

STOKES is said to have been much
disappointed at the result of his trial.
This little conversation is reported
as having taken place between him
and one of his keepers:


"Why, this morning when I cor
graduated him upon the result, and
said l supposed he was very much
pleased. he replied Pleased! What
should L be pleased at Getting
four years for an act for which [
should have been commended, for
which | should have 4 testimonial =


A contemporary suggests that
New York justice is rather fckle.
She hung poor Foster for killing a
man when he didn't mean to, and
only imprisons Stokes for a murder
made with mature deliberation and
with deadly weapon.
Year: 1873

Use none but the best vinegar
especially avoid the sharp colorless
liquid sold under that name. 1t is
weak sulphuric acid, warranted to
riddle the coat of any stomach,
even that OF an ostrich, If that bird
were bereft of the instinct of self
preservation as to make a lurch of
bright green cucumber-picl1le seven
times a week. at.- --..s -st.


If you boil pickles in bell-metal,
do not let them stand in one mo-
ment when it is off the fire; and See
for yourself that it is perfectly clean
and newly secured before the vine-s
gar is put in. t.-4


Keep pickles in glass or hard
stoneware look them over every
month remove the soft ones, and
if there are. several Of these, drain
off and scald The vinegar, adding a
cup of sugar for each gallon, and
pour. hot over the pickles. If they
are keeping well. throw in a liberal
handful Of sugar for every gallon
and tie them up again. This tends
to preserve them, and mellows the
sharpness &c the vinegar, This does
not apply to sweet pickle. .-..,


Pickle. well made, is better when
a year old than at the end of six
months i have eaten walnut pickle
ten years old that was very fine. III


Keep your pickles well covered
with vinegar. .--


If you use ground spices. tie them
in thin muslin bags. s-5a
Year: 1873

There is peculiar saddening effect in
awakening in the night and hearing
burglars at work in your house. This
was the case with Mr.. Henry. on South
street, Friday night As soon as he de-
tected the noise, which appeared to be
down stairs, he softly crept out of bed
and commenced to prowl around Tor a
match His wife was soon awakened by
the same noise, and believing that some
thing was the matter with the children
who slept in the next room, she carefully
withdrew from her bed so as not to dis
turb her husband, and started Tor the
door An instant later they cOllided.
What he thought was evident enough.
All the hard earnings of an ardnous lie
were at stake Before him stood one or
more robbers With an exclamation OF
condensed eloqucnce he clinched her
What she thought is not quite so eyl
dent, but it was doubtless of her husband
and children, and being plucky wlthal,
she at once wined her fingers in his hair,
and gave him a wrench that made him
think OF death


Then both OF them went down to the
floor together, she having the advantage
in the fall, and getting on top, with her
hands still in his hair, she shook his
head against the floor with an energy and
courage that would undoubtedly have
filed him to ovcraowing with adnlra
ton, had he known who it was, or had
he known anything at all. Every tim5
she raped him she shriesed for help,
and in brief space Of time the children
and Mrs. Eben Davis, who lives down
stairs, were on the scene Mrs. Davis
was not dressed for company, but in the
excitement she didn't mind adornment.
She had candle in one hand, and long
carving fork in the other, aud was about
to drive the latter into the legs of the
william, when recognition ensucd Then
Mrs Davis laid down her candle in one
direction, and the fork in another, and
Immediately returned to her own apart
ments, her yellow flannel nightcap, as il
shot down the stairs, being the FIRST thing
Mr.. Henry saw on springing to his feet
The children were returned to their room
and put to bed, but the parents did not
resume their couch. 1t was SO pleasant
that Mr.. Henry concluded to remain up
the rest Of tue night and enjoy the scene
ry, and Mrs. Henry thought il best Ia
stay up too, so as to change the cloths
on his head rs often rs possible DIM
bury Ners.
Year: 1873

BUTTER CHuRNING MADE EAsY.-Strain
/ the milk shallow; the more surface the


more cream, hence large pans are best
/ Keep it in a room free from jars do not


churn in the room keep it at an even
temperaturc it must have light and air /;
| il is much like the rest of us, and spoils
! for want OF COED pure Air, but 1t is ayerse
to draughts Watch if you want good
sweet butter, and skim just when the milk
/ is thoroughly thick, or loppered. ltyou
| skim sooner, you will lose some cream ;
| il later, there will be spots on it or mold,
and your butter will not keep After
skimming your cream into your cream
pail. stir all together with case knife or
spoon knife is best as, it manipulates
the articles against the sides Of the pail
more thoroughly. This process takes
but moment, and if you do it each time
that you skim, when you come TO chnrn
(if your milk is at proper temperature
your butter will come in less than ten
minutes, as the particles are already half
churned.


When ehurned, take it up and work
moderately. Don't put drop Of water
on; it Injuries the flavor Salt with good
dairy salt If you use barrel salt, or that
from the small bags, your butter will
taste of it, and will not keep. Let it
stand q few hours and then work again,
pressing the buttormilk out, all possible.
Do not work too much, as it will be
salvy W hen yeur crock is full, Tor
market, wet cloth in cold water and lay
over the top, and cover that with salt
tie paper over all. For packing, cover
with weak brine. Keep the crock in a
dry, cool place which is well ventilated.
Do not put it where anything smells for
butter and cream are great absorbents,
and take on the slightest odor.


This advice is for present emergencies,
but there is coming a millennium, when new
milk will be converted into butter direct.
non adoption to universal use is the
great power required Who will devise
aud invent machinery for the purpose
No greater bene(action could occur to
the ovcrburdened housewife than the saw
ing Of this incessant manipulation oi
milk, to make it ready for the churn


The washing aud wiping, scalding and


summing Of milk pans, the skimming oi
milk--sl of which steals SO much time
! Then the butter which would result, A
product delicious and sweet enough foi
gods Not butter from cream which in
its best estate must have stood long


enough to sour, and often goes over tC


the region Of mold before the busy house
/ keeper gets to it--but SWset mHk butter
-- RUrdi NcU YorIer
Year: 1873

ir1- A naughty fellow suggests that
in the transatlantic balloon voyages they
take with them as many Of the strong
minded suffrage women for ballast as the
air ships will accommodate
Year: 1873

The will of the parish minister of
Cumnock instructed his executors to
let the people of his flock have such
tokens OF remembrance of their de-
ceased pastor as they might ask for.
An old farmer called at the parsonage
shortly after the funeral, and when the
widow had informed him OF her nus
bands desire, she asked Sandy what ne
would like to have. Weel, my Teddy,
said Sandy, scratching his head, ~
hardly ken what sort O memento
mori, as We ca it. tae hae but If ye hae
nae objection 1 wud tax that lump O.
euano We hae i the back yard"
Year: 1873

The following is DR.. Brown-Sequard' S
method Of curing dyspepsia, which he claims
has been successful. in the majority of cases,
during the last ten years of his practice:
The plan consists of using but very little
solid or fluid food or any kind Of drink at a
time, and giving those things at regular i'll
tervals of from ten to twenty or thirty min
utes. All sorts of food may be taken in that
way; but during the short period that such a
trial is made, it is obvious that the fancies of
the patient are to be laid aside and that nour-
ishing food, such as roasted or breiled.meat,
and especially beef, mutton, eggs, well-baked
bread, and milk, with butter and cheese and
a very moderate quantity of vegetables and
fruit, ought to constitute the dietary Of the
patients we try to relieve. This plan should
be pursued two or three weeks, after which
the patient should gradually return to the Or
dinary system Of eating three times day.
The only absolutely essential points are that
the amount of food taken every ten, fifteen,
twenty or thirty minutes be very small (from
one to four mouthfuls), and that the amount
of solid food in day be from thirty-two to
forty ounces, or little less when, instead of
water, the patient drinks beef tea or milk.