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Year: 1875

blood round about the altar. +" And
he slew it; and Moses took of the
blood Of it and put it upon the tip ol
Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb
of his right hand, and upon tho toe
Of his right foot" I had used to
read passage like this and say i,
seemed absurd; l think understand
it now. The blood upon the ear that
. man can hear Gods voice. The
blood upon the hand, that man can
work for God. You cannot work for
God until you are sheltered behind
the blood, and until you are sheltered
it oil stands for naught. You cannot
do anything to please God until you
believe. As m illustration, suppose
should say to my little girl, "Emma
60 and get me glass of waterl" and
she was to say, - don't want to do
it, papa" She goes into another
room, and some one gives her clus-
ter Of grapes, which she decides to
give to her papa. Do you think
these grapes would be acceptable if
she did not want to get the watere
The blood upon the foot is that . man
may walk with God. Before Adam
fell he walked with God, but when
he fell, he fell out of communion with
God God is full Of truth and Justice
His justice must be met, and after
that is met, He is satisfied. God
never walked with men until He put
them behind the blood at Goshen. |
would rather havr ten men separated
from the world than 10000 nominal
Christians. Some one said to me,
Il detest your God; he demands
blood. don't believe in such God
for my God is merciful to ALL" Sup
pose Queen Victoria didn't like any
man to be deprived of his liberty,
and she threw all hor prisons open.
and was SO merciful that she could
not bear any one to suffer for guilt,
how long would she hold the sceptre!
Not twenty-four hours. Those very
men who cry out about God being
merciful would say. We don't want
such Queen" God demands blood
because he said to Adam, "On the
day thou sinnest thou must die"
Gods words must be kept. must
either die or get somebody to die for
me, and in the fullness Of time Christ
comes forward to die for the sinner.
He was without sin, but if He had
committed one sin He would have
had to die for His own sin. The life
Of the flesh is in the blood, and it is
not blood He demands really, it is
life. and life has been forfeited. If
you read the Bible carefully you will
find the scarlet thread running
through it. 1t commenced in Eden
and flows on 10 Revelation. | cannot
find anything to tell me the way to
Heaven but by the blood. If an
angel should come and preach any
thing else, don't believe it, The
blood has two cries. 1t either cries
for my OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the
strong expression-or my salvation.
Ii | make light of the blood and
trample it under my feet, then it
cries for Gods condemnation; but
if l am sheltered behind the blood
there is no condemnation for me. The
blood of the cross speaks peace.
Year: 1875

The keokuk Constellation hatters
itself that it has exposed the fallacy
of the position taken by the Gazette
that bank notes rest on better basis
than greenbacks. 1t says:


at is true that the government
credit which forms the basis of the
national bank note circulation, is in
the form of government bonds the
principal and interest of which are
payable in gold; but that does not
add one iota to the value of the ma
tional bank note to the holder, mas
much AS the national bank note is
redeemable in greenbacks and not in
gold. 1t is not promise to pay
gold, and cannot, and will not be so
regarded as long as the law making
greenbacks legal tender remains in
force. As it is, j, is the national
banker who gets the gold and the
promise OF it, in his bond, and not
the note holder who gets greenbacks
and the promise of greenbacks only.
How, under such circumstances, is it
possible for a national bank note to
be more valuable than a greenback,
is one Of those things which we are
unable to comprehend.


Let us see if we cannot clear up
this apparent mystery. The Consti-
tuition seems to avoid the conclusion
to which its own statement neces-
sarily leads. After admitting that
government bonds, the principal
and interest Of which are payable in
gold" are the "basis' Of "national
bank note circulation" it proceeds to
argue that they are no better than
greenbacks because they are re-
quired to be redeemed in greenbacks.
What is meant by 'basis? 1t is the
ultimate security, guaranteeing the
holder against loss. The banks put
up for this purpose gold. paying
pledge, the par value Of which is ten
per cent. more than the amount of
their circulating notes. Very true,
the Constitution will say, but this is
only to make good their promise to
redeem in greenbacks. Yes, but
that is only half the s'ory. While
we have bank notes we will have no
more greenbacks, and the value of
the latter is maintained by the pledge
that only four hundred millions shall
ever be issued.


To illustrate the relative value of
the bank note and the greenback. let
us look at the effects Of such change
as the Constitution and its all-green-
back crowd demand. They would
issue $50 millions more of green
backs; the bank notes would be
called in; and the gold paying bonds,
pledged as the "basis" of the latter
would be surrendered up to their
owners. Now what have we got?
Eight hundred millions of govern-
naent promises to pay, pithout any
support ercept the promise. And
how have we got them? By violat-
ing the pledge that there should
never be over 400 millions of such
paper, and if the United States Su-
preme Court is any authority, also
violating the constitution. Now an
swer this question: Which would
be the best representative of value,
4 greenback issued under such cir
cumst ances, or bank n<te of to-day,
resting on the "basis" Of gold-pay-
ing bond?-Ddy. Gazette.
Year: 1875

A few days ago Butcher Robinson'i
large Newfoundland dog cooled himself
in the canal, and after swimming far
away from his point of entrance he tried
to get out where the wall was high up
from the water. He made many inffec.
tual attempts to do it and failed. Gov
ernor Smyth's shepherd dog saw his diff
ficulty, ran about TO get assistance, but
none coming, when the big water dog
put up his paws to make one more
effort to get out, tho knowing Scotch
cody grabbed him by the neck a. one
grabs brother by the hand to help him
out or over difficult place, and he was
landed high; if not dry, much to the JOY
of both.
Year: 1875

NEW PRIMER FOR THE LITTLE BOYS or
LoUIsIANA.-"Thisi is the picture of a SOL
dier. He is n General" The General says,
IL am not afraid" SEQ how he struts Do
you not wish you wero General2 1t is q
fine thing to be General. Here Is
the picture Of a bandit See, the General
wants to do something to the bandit win
he kill the bandit, or will he write letter
No, he viii not write letter, he will send
telegram. + This is the portrait Of
President. A cat can look at a President.
See, there is Congress. The Congress is
afraid of the President. The President can
make Governor, and ne can make Legis-
lature. Here is the portrait Of u
Governor. The Governor loves the bonds,
and the Governor loves the peoples money
but the Governor would not take the peoples
money for anything in the world. We have
de facto Governor. lie is very good man.
The people love him. He is very pious. flo
loves the President, and the President loves
him. If your bair was kinky and your skin
was black you might some day be Governor.
Sec, the General and tho President and tho
Governor are all running. What makes them
all ran so? ? Are they afraid Yes, they are
afraid of the banditti.-M o. Bulletin.
Year: 1875

CLEAN TEETH-If you will only keep
your teeth clean they won't decay. Tho
wonderful dcntifrices which are sold at a fab.
ulous prices arc greatly inferior TO simple
mixture of soap and Prcparo1 chalk, with
little something like orris root; but the es-
scntiai articles arc soap and chalk. The
druggist will prepare you enough for quar-
go to bed, with broad, soft, toothbrush go
to bad mouth you may repeat the dose IL,
the morning. But the principal article for
keeping the teeth clean is q tooth. .pick-a
soft goose quill-which you must use after
eating, no matter though it is a pieco ofappie,
and. if convenient, after the pick use mouths
ful of water TO rinse from between the teeth
what the tOOth-pick may have left.
Year: 1875

PARboR GAME.-Two players are closely
blinded with baDdage made Of their pocket
handkerchiefs. Each one is provided with n
saucer full of cake or cracker crumbs, which
is held in the right hand A sheet is spread
upon the floor, upon which the players sit,
and at given signal they begin to feed each
mouths with their spoons never fail to afford
much sport Another amusing experiment.
is to try to blow out candle blindfolded.-
The candle is placed upon table up to which
the player is first led he then walks back
six steps, turns around three times, and walks
forward as nearly IN the direction of the can
die as possible, and tries to blow it out. If
he happens to wander to tie wrong part Of
the rOom, the effect of the blowing Is very
funny.
Year: 1875

WE understand that our carrier
has been soliciting from his patrons
the money usually paid to him for
his services. This was entirely
without our sanction, since, not wish
ing to ask from our patrons money
which they always think is given
without reqnital, we pay him for
his services.
Year: 1875

THE annual meeting of the Farm
ers' Fire Insurance Company, of the
town of Linden, took place on Jan.
9Th, at which they adjourned until
Feb. 9th, when they will meet again
for the purpose of considering the
extension of their borders.
Year: 1875

Reader, are you liable to headache Then you
are interested in knowing what Rennes Pain
Killing Magic Oil does for Headache. Battle the
head freely with Magic Oh, mixed with water
then put little clear on the temples. Take a
few drops clear, or on sugar. Use it faithfully
and freely, and it Will cure the worst cases in
from five to ten minutes. Always keep it in the
house. decl-t t&wlw
Year: 1875

Undor this head the Boston Journal reports the
Rev. Robert Collyer in a sermon, at Hollis street
church, to have said


Elijah had the feeling that he was the only man in
Israel who could do anything. and the only worker
for God. He thought he was the only man left of
the good old sort He imagined that the whole
weight Of all things lay his shoulders, and never
had got the feeling that if he let go there was
to take hold in his place S. atlast the chords
of his life grew to be like sweet bells tangled, out
Of tune and harsh." He must wait till Heaven called
him away, but be could ask Heaven to call him and
he did.


is well worth while to just how it all ended
and how he was brought around to a better feeling


First he put to sleep. Then an angel woke him
and fed him (Mr. Collyer maintains, with Adam
Clarke, that the word translated ravens may just
as probably mean the inhabitants Of a neighboring
village.") Then what did be do? Hold prayer
meetiug3 Not at all. He did just what thousands
o; ministers and merchants and lawyers and editors
ought to do this vacation, he went to sleep again
Just how many times be repeated this don't know.
The Bible only tells US of twice but be kept it up
till he felt like man again and went off about
bis business.


God did this first, then healed the prophets mind.
He is told that all his fancies about his own i'm
portanee not true. lie is told that he could do
good work yet If be will, bat if he wants to give up,
why they can get along without him.


The lessons to US from all this are to bid us take
-four bOdiose When the organ is broken you can't
get music out Off 1t is of no avail to have clever
brain if the stomach is out of order. One must be
well to do we'll A sick man may do sick work
Neither you cheat yourself by turning from one
kind of work to another. Do as Elijah did, go to
sleep under the trees with good angel ready to give
you food when you wake up and keep you till you
well enough for work again. The true sscres Of
life hes down at the bottom of things and plenty Of
sleep and angels food affer it, and then more sleep
and plenty fit.


We must nOt count the gloomy days when they come
as Of any taccOunt they drag US back to
chserfulness They are only the assOnance in an n-
strument out Of tune. It may seem sometimes as il
he'll bad opened at very feet, bat We may be sure
that the gates of life may still be Surs for the win
ming. We may want to die, bat live we shall and fnd
by and by that what seems to us the end was only
the beginning.
Year: 1875

The San Diego Union advocates very strongly the establishment of military post at that place, setting forth that the civil au- thorit;es are not sufficient for their long line of unprotected frontier.
Year: 1875

There is widespread feeling that
the nomination Of Speaker Blain Will
not only consolidate the Republican
party but draw to it the support of a
large number!of voters who have not
heretofore co-operated with it. Judg-
ing by appearances at this early date
his nomination is probable. Months
must pass, however, before the con-
vention assemblies, any one of. which
may witness the withdrawal from the
contest of all who are now mentioned
Year: 1875

The jury in the Mountain Meadow
massacre case have been discharged
unable to agree. Upon this the Times
remarks: a large proportion of the
jurors, some say eight OF twelve, were
Mormons. Il is reported that they
stood nine for acqulttal and three for
conviction. A verdict outside OF
court has its unsatisfactory aspects:
but it does not seem possible that
any one who has paid attention to the
evidence can have any doubt that the
prosecution have convicted the Nor
mon hierarchy of being accessory to,
if not issuing orders for, the massa-
ere of the one hundred and twenty
cmigrants who were killed in 1857.
That verdict to this effect was pos
sible from jury largely composed OF
Mormons was not TO be expected.
Year: 1875




We frequently made mention of the
diamond saw, and of our faith in the
profitable employment of it in quar-
ries Of this city. Now we see that u
a diamond saw has been invented,
which promises 20 do with stone
what the finest steel saw does with
wood. 1t consists of q thin metal
disk, the teeth Of which are nothing
more than minute black diamonds,
embedded in the metallic edge of the
sheet. When revolving at q high
speed, this disk cuts into the sides of
a stone slab as though it were piece
of timber: and not only straight cut
lings can be made. but, by an ingen-
ious mechanical device, bevcls and
rounded edges are cut. AS q labor
saving machine, the inventor judges
that one OF them will do the work OF
fourteen StOne-cutters.
Year: 1875

We learn that young girl living
at Red Oak. Iowa. who had been Sc
duced by some demon void ofthc fear
of man or love of God, drowned her
babe near that place on Wednesday
of last Week-giving as her reason
for so doing, that it looked SO much
like its father her hatred Of him led
her to the horrible deed.
Year: 1875

II E.


After dark Thursday evening, as promi-
nent citizen of our town was vending his
way along Main Street, deeply engrossed in
the days proceedings Bank Stock and Presi-
| dents Message, his reverie was suddenly and
unexpectedly disturbed, by finding himself in
the midst Of an admiring, Jet sympathetic
gathering Of ladies, The chief object Of their
curiosity was thinly dressed but beautiful,
and had scarcely passed the tender age Of
babyhood, and evidently from its style Of
dress, earrings &C., had strayed all the way
from Philadelphia "a stranger in strange
land" For few seconds the old gentleman
stood admiringly gazing upon the beautiful
yet touching sight, taking in at glance the
costly silk dress. gold earrings and flowing
curls, when naturally, be thought Of bis
own little grand children, and his better ma
ture overcome his feelings, for, making his
way through the crowd, he secured the
prize. by offering the lady in charge one dol
lar Ia remuneration, he considered slight)
and bore off the said prize in triumph up the
street to prominent business house, where
the charge was admired and gazed upon by
an overjoyed assembly, for upon examination
the fact was discovered that the unusually
cautious gentleman and retired merchant
(who never during his life was known to
give too much for any thing) had been sold.
The handsome silk dress proved to be tissue
paper, the costly jewelry gilt and the fow-
ing tresses false. Whereupon the excited
gathering


Resolvsd, That Photographs of the Doll be
struck of, and presented to his eight children
with the following inscription Beware Of
finely dressed Dolls, as they may prove illu-
sions.'' 0.
Year: 1875

Meeting, composed of some Of our most
respected German citizens, was held in New
York a few evenings since to make
rangements for the reception Of the Imperial
Prince of Germany, who was reported to be
preparing for visit to this country during
the Centennial Exhibition. These citizens
subscribed fifty thousand dollars to pay the
expenses of proper reception to His High
ness. Later advices throw doubt on the visit
of the Crown Prince but we shall hope that
the first information, coming, as it did,
from the Cologne Gazette, is true. The rela-
tions between our country and Germany
are Of so intimate character that the visit
of the heir to the imperial throne would be
political event Of the greatest significance.
If the Prince does come it will be in
the fulness Of manhood, with an illustrious
name as soldier and statesman. He would
bring with him his son, who is doubly well
come because of his father who is the heir to
the German throne, and of his mother, who
is the daughter Of Queen Victoria. The well
come to Frederick William would be national.
Americans would be only too glad to unite

honor to this Prince and showing their appre-
citation of the friendship which for hundred
wears has subsisted between the two countries
and of the value we set upon the German
character as an element of our citizenship.


At the same time we note with pleasure
that the French citizens are actively moving
to take part in the celebration of the Centen-
NAL There il q movement to build q statue
on one of the islands contiguous to New
York TO celebrate the alliance between France
and America during the Revolutionary war,
of which we have some interesting news this
morning 1t is intended that this figure
should be Of large size, and should be on
some point like Bedloe's or Governors
Island, where it could be seen at great dis
tance, and where it might be utilized as a
lighthouse for the direction of navigators.
At the same time the American citizens in
Paris propose to build a monument in the
French capital to indicate our appreciation
of the friendship of France. One citizen has
subscribed ten thousand dollars toward the
work. We have no doubt that it will be a
success Anything that goes to cement the
friendship between France and America or
recall to the minds of this generation what
our fathers did hundred years ago will be
grateful to the American people.
Year: 1875

paragraph recently called attention to
the alarming spread Of diphtheria in
New Jersey, attributed to improper drain
age. This whole question of the health of
New York is one that must soon meet our
gravest considerations. Here is q city so
placed, geographically, that it should be one
of the healthiest in the world 1t is drained by
two rivers. The ocean is at its doors. If we
were governed by statesmen, or even by men
of common sense, we could make New York
a model among cities for cleanliness and
healthfulness. But our streets have been left
by the old Tammany Ring so that many Of
them are really little more than fever spots.
Boulevards are opened, water is allowed
to accumulate in pools and become
stagnant, our drains are imperfect, and
we build and improve in so hurried
a manner that we have environed New York,
as it were, with a fever and ague belt.
Yesterday we printed story of the defective
sewers in the Eighth avenue which is not
only disgraceful in itself but sure indca-
ton that plague spot has been recklessly
and deliberately planned Brooklyn is
little better off, and according to our re-
ports to-day there are malaria and death
even in the air of Prospect Park. We
lose more money by the misery which falls
upon the people because of these constantly
spreading epidemics, by the ill name which
the city receives because of It's want Of health,
by the loss Of time and absence from bust
ness, than would thoroughly renovate New
York and make it as healthy as any city in
the world Now that we have rapid transit
in fair way let our government take hold
of this health question. To that end it
might be well to have a commission com
posed of physicians and engineers to search
out the whole subject and adopt plan that
would extinguish these malarial farms and
make New York thoroughly salubrious, no
matter what the expense may be. The adj
ministration which renovates New York
will be as popular as that which has given
us rapid transit
Year: 1875

Among the Wall street reports Of yester-
day was one to the effect that several persons
were buying gold, very cautiously, very
quietly but still buying. These purchases
naturally attracted the attention Of brokers
and others interested in keeping a close
watch upon feverish and uneasy market
and it was believed by some at least of those
who sought to fathom these transactions,
that they had ascertained who were the
buyers 1t is difficult usually to discover
who are the principals in cautiously con-
Quoted speculation ofthis kind, but it is not
impossible and several well known names
were mentioned in this case We do not in
tend to mention these names at present; it
is sufficient to say that they belong to per-
sons who, if there is any secret just now in
our diplomacy if, for instance, an attempt
against Spain should be meditated at Wash
ington, might, without any great stretch Of
imagination, be supposed to be the recipi-
ents of condolences on this subject.


At this moment everything seems to be
quiet, and the pacific nature of the answer
made by Spain to Mr.. Cushings last note APP
pears to be undoubted. Nothing but the sud
den arming Of many Of our war ships gives the
least cause to suppose that We are to have
any trouble with Spain or with any other
foreign Power, and even about this there is
no such certainty as alarms the public. In
deed, it is quite remarkable that the extraor-
dinary article in the London Times and the
furry of rumors which followed here it's ar
rival on this side have not led TO any general
alarm such as would, if it were felt quickly
raise the price Of gold or disturb the fnan-
ciaI situation II Is quite remarkable that the
London Times alarmist article did not affect
the price of our securities abroad, and did
not prevent or delay the taking up of the re-
naming instalment Of our Ave per cent
bonds. In normal state If the market Just
now, and without alarming or disturbing
causes, gold is more likely to fall than TO
rise hence the curiosity felt to know why
shrewd operators, likely to be well informed.
should be buying gold
Year: 1875

InE COUNSEL TO THE CORPORATION, Mr..
William e. Whitney, gives very sound and,
in one respect, very amusing opinion to
the Board Of County Canyassers touching
their duties. The question is the old one in
regard to the election of judges Of the Marine
Court, and, after showing that the duties Of
the Board arc purely ministerial, Mr.. Whit
ney adds, II am therefore Of opinion that
your Board is relieved from the response
bility Of entering into the question whether
there was authority Of law for the election
of the two judges Of the Marine Court.
This good-natured sarcasm will please the
people, whatever may be its effect upon the
Board
Year: 1875

TIE TWEED CASE, which, like wounded
snake, drags its slow length along, came up
for argument, in one Of its branches, in the
Supreme Court yesterday on q motion to
yacate the order of arrest or reduce the bail
In the one million dollar suit. II was adj
tourned, however, till next Wednesday, and
then, we presume, another scene in the
drama will be enacted. The trouble is that
nobody can see how the play is TO end.