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Year: 1876

Very properly a good deal has been al
ready written and said about the duty ol
looking after recent converts, that they may
be properly instructed, strengthened and en-
couraged, and also led to engage actively in
Christian work. Their religious character
and future usefulness will be greatly infu-
enced by the impress and direction given
them during the next few months.


But there is another class which he's been
greatly moved in all the churches which
have been visited with revivals, which must
not be neglected. Every revival of religion
affects in greater or less degree those who
are already members of the church Indeed
the word revival, when closely viewed, indi-
Gates quickening of the work of grace in
Christian hearts and its extension to others
Probably most revivals begin among the
pious, awakening them to repentance, prayer,
longing after God, and increased desire for
the salvation of others. And when the en-
tire community is aroused and many convert
ed, those who have been previously followers
of the Lord Jesus Christ share in the expe-
rience of the blessing in their own souls
Hence it is of high Importance that the new
impulse received may be continued and
higher degree of piety and wider usefulness
secured


Here is work for pastors and also for
the people themselves. By his preaching,
his personal intercourse and in all proper
ways, it will be the duty Of the pastor to seek
to maintain as far as possible the new reli-
gious interest impaired to his flock, and also
to stimulate it to diligence and zeal in the
service of the Lord To do this will require
much pastoral prudence, perseverance, faith
fulness, patience and love. But great deal
will depend on Christians themselves. Un-
less they are watchful and prayerful, they
will go backward, the effect of the new bap-
tism will in large degree pass away, and
they will gradually get down near the old
level. This ought not to be. When God
graciously grants an outpouring of his Holy
Spirit, we should seek to retain the blessed
effects and to make higher attainments in
the Divine life. Duty to God and the Church,
and also our own welfare require this of US.


Presbyferi1n Banner
Year: 1876

THE RECENT DISCLOSURES of wickedness
in high places furnishes no ground for de-
spondency, but rather for satisfaction and
hope. Asaph in his time complained of the
prosperity of the wicked, adding that they
are not in trouble as other men. The situa-
ton has changed. 1t is Just the wicked to-
day who are troubled. Honesty is vindic4t-
ing itself splendidly as the only safe policy,
and the golden calf is covering its worship.
pers with shame. The moral effect is excel
lent. One cannots think without profound
satisfaction of the multitude of frauds and
dishonesties which in the last few years have
been dragged to light and stamped with To-
delible shame. The moral sense of society
will no longer be tampored with. Moral
sentimentalism is passing away, and once
more sturdy indignation is possible. Right
eousness does exalt nation, and sin is be-
yond all doubt shame to any people,
This truth cannot be too we'll learned and
recent events are the best possible commen-
tary.-Independent.
Year: 1876

GA PERSON CONVERTED IN YOUTH" says
John Angel James, sis like the sun rising on
a summers morning to shine through the
long, bright day. But person converted
late in life is like the evening star-a lovely
object of Christian contemplation, but not
appearing till the day is closing and then
but for little while"
Year: 1876

How TO KEEP PLEASANT.-A good Qua.
ker, eighty FIVE years of age, whom no one
had ever heard speak cross word, was
asked by young man how he had been able,
through the trials and perplexities of long
life to keep always SO pleasant. He replied
"If you never allow your voice to rise, you
will not be likely ever to get very angry"
Year: 1876

Two THINGS characterize every Church
that is in the highest condition of spiritual
health. The one is that they all worship,
the other that they all work. The first ap.
pertains more directly to the heart; the se-
cond appertainS as we'll to the head, the
hands, and the purse. The fullest combina-
ton of the two would almost realize the ideal
of Church life in its highest form.
Year: 1876

are open to the public free of charge.
Railroads are not. Those who use
them have to pay the company own
ing them for such use. They, there
fore, should be paid for by their
owners.


We must confess that "Cue" rath-
er beats us. We were not aware
that "Nearly all the roads that have
been built or begun within the last
five years are n0,,07V yu0ge roads
and [that] some of the heaviest
freig ght lines in the east are changing
or preparing to change their track
and rolling stock to na,'yo5o guagf,
because they can be operated so
much cheaper that it will pay to go
to great expense to make uar,'o7,
guage roads"


we supposed the contrary was
true, and that the narrow gauge roads
were being abandoned. And again,
the idea that the Sioux city and
Mankato and Iowa lines did not
touch the upper Minnesota valley,
was new and startling to us. We
used to regard Mankato as being in
that valley. 1t certainly will not
benefit the farmers of Goodhue to
furnish transportation for those of
Big Stone, etc., and if this road is to
extend SO far, do so much business
and pay SO well, it is so much the
greater reason why the company
which IS to enjoy the profits should
pay for it themselves, instead of ask
ing the farmers along the line to do
nate the money. What claim can
they have to be "set up" in such
splendid business.


We are sorry to have "Cue" and
"Common-Sense" angry with us, but
having given them no provocation,
we shall not attempt to appease
them. We will only add that, if they
are really farmers Of this county,
(Which we doubt very much, and if
the road is built by bonuses as pro-
posed, and if they continue living in
their present locality ten years, they
will sincerely regret their present
conduct: Injustice to their neigh
bors will not make them happy.
Year: 1876

The Republican says that, in
Pendletonian times, we advocated
his financial. theory in our paper
the Rochester Federal Union. AS
we did not take control of the Fed
eral Union until June, 1870, it is
hardly fair to hold US responsible for
what that paper said in 1868, when
he had nothing to do with it. We
did not favor the Pendletonian the
ory, nor did we even vote the demo-
cratic ticket on that occasion; we
have, however, always opposed the
banking system and preferred green
backs to bank-notes.


There is a movement on foot
among the Congregationalists of
New York and the New England
States which appears likely to force
an investigation of the Beecher-Til-
ton matter, before a tribunal which
will admit all the testimony on both
sides.


The evidence now being taken
before one of the Congressional
committees seems likely to develop
the truth about the Harrington safe
burglary affair; and to i1nplicate the
intimate associates of President
Grant, if not the President himself


1t looks now very much as if
collision between the executive
and Legislative branches of the gen.
eral government is imminent, that
is, if the reports which reach us
from Washington are true.


MFR. A. T. Stewart, the great
New York merchant and millionaire
died on Monday, aged "a years.
Year: 1876

And yet some men will insist and even
the editor Of the Grange Advance held in
its last issue, that u railway is as much of a
private enterprise as a mill or a factory.
Nonsense. If times get dull and the mill
or factory ceases to pay, it shuts down.
Does railway shut down because it ceases
at any time to pay? Not bit Of it. Why?
Because the public demands it must run and
run it does, regardless Of consequences.
The railway is public highway and as
such the public gets the benefit whether it's
managers receive any adequate returns or
not.-Wabasha Herald.


The above is transparency non-
sensical. A railway company is a
common carrier, but the road is not
a public highway" by any means.
A public highway IS a road, or river,
or route of travel, over which the
public generally has equal right to
run carriages, or boats, or vehicles
Of transportation. A railroad is a
private thoroughfare, for the sole use
OF the company COntrOlhng or own
ing it. Being an incorporated com.
pany it is vested with special privi-
leges and subjected to special re-
strictions, but these cannot extend
to constituting it "public highway,
even in a limited sense, for they do
not make it thoroughfare over
which the public may run private
conveyances on equal terms. Ca
nails and turnpikes are public high,
ways" controlled by companies,
because everybody has the right to
run boats or vehicles over them On
| the payment of impartial toll.
Year: 1876

The advocates of this road, who
write for the Zumbrota Independent,
are too angry to be reasonable. So
far from desiring to advise the peo-
pie of that part of the county what
they ought to do in the matter, we
avoided all mention of it until our
opinion was asked for by those at
least equally interested with the
writer's mentioned. It is none Of
Our business how much "Common-
Sense" and "Cue" tax themselves
to build this road, but if they COM
bine to make their neighbor, John
Doe, give all he has to the same OBJ.
ject against his will, and he asks us
to present his case to the public in
order to save him from such inius-
tice, we do not see how we can re-
fuse his request and maintain our
standing as public Journalist.


Suppose Doe should get Roe and
two or, three others to combine with
him, and should take the property
of "Common-Sense and "Cue" to
give it to somebody to build a mill.
The mill might be a needed "public
improvement" but Common
Sense" and "Cue" might, neverthe-
less, object to paying for its erection
for somebody else to own and be
benefited by it. What would they
think, in that case, Of a newspaper
which refused to present their side
Of the case, through fear Of making
Doe, Roe and company angry? We
do not deny that the Midland road
will be benefit to the southern part
Of this county, though we are very
sure that its advocates are exagger-
ating its advantages. But no matter
how beneficial it may be, we con-
tend that the principle of taxing the
public to benefit private enterprise
is wrong, and if the towns must con-
tribute to the building Of the road,
they should possess a proportionate
ownership therein. AS for "keeping
out Of sight the liabilities of stock
holders, we don't understand what
the writer means. If the enterprise
proves unsuccessful the stock-hold-
ers can only lose their investments.
That is the extent Of their liability
under the law. They will certainly
be no worse off, in that case, than
if they give away the amount sub.
scribed as a bonus.


AS for the idea that railroad is
not a private enterprise, because
the owners are an incorporation, it
is all nonsense. True, it is under
certain restrictions, but it also en-.
joys especially compensatory privi
leges; and it may, at any time, sell
out or surrender it's charter anc
cease to operate its road, if the en-
terprise fails to pay. We favor tax
es to improve roads, build bridges
establish free ferries, etc., but these
Year: 1876

The life Of Sitting Ball, the Napoleon Of the Sioux
has become 20 interesting to the American people
owing TO the terrible exploit Of the warrior in his
massacre Of Custer and his men, that we give this
morning series Of representative sketches from his
ewA hand showing Of the most daring deeds Of the
Chief wc have already printed account Of this
remarkable autobiography, which win bo be,.er
understood from the accompanying fac simea Nothing
can bs Interesting than the account this savage
warrior has given OF himself though many OF tho
incidents he recounts In his striking
are commonplace enough, and az this time, whom
everybody Is anxious to know everything that DO
known Of the daring Sioux chieftan, these eontrbu
tons to his history will be examined with great
osy specimens Of the only autobiography Of
American Indian ever prepared.
Year: 1876

CLUSTERS COMRADES IN COUNCIL


Tho Army and Navy Club held special meeting last
night take action In respecs 70 the death OF sher
ate fellow mber, tho gallant General Custer WISH
ing TO do something more substantial than merely 10
pass resolutions Of regret and prase and not yet hav
ing decided precisely what so do the merely
appointed comnittos OF three draft resolutions
ana TO consider what material action ths club had
better take The COMMITTEES will report . day Or
two, and a special meeting will then be called 70 In.
dorse tho resolutions and consider the proposed
action Much sympathy vas expressed among the
pemocrs present last night for tho iAplies OF those
Who fell In the late battle In one Tort alone ave
widows OF ofnesrs were lefs hsipisss
Year: 1876

There crodit In this exploit than in those
preceding for here Sitting Bull represents himself
tying his horse to his lance and after fierce
counter with white man killing his enemy with bis
own gun The dotted lines show the ground on which
tney fought
Year: 1876

In this picture We have Sitting Bull as . young In
dian without reputation engaging his nrs fight with
Crow enemy. While the Crow In the act OF draw
ing his bow Sitting Bull rides him down and kills him.
The Buffalo Bull sitting his launches is Sitting
Bulls autograph.
Year: 1876


Do you know you have asked for the cost


lest thing


Ever made by the hand above?
A woman's heart and a woman's life
And a woman's wonderful love:
Do you know you have asked for this price.


less thing


As a child might ask for toy?
Demanding what others have died to win
With the reckless dash OF a boy?
You have written my lesson OF duty out
Man-Hke have you questioned me,
Now stand at the bar Of my woman's soul
Until I shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always


be hot,


Your socks and your shirts be whole;
require your heart to be true as Gods


stars,


And as pure as His heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and


beef,


Irequire far greater thing
A seamstress you're wanting for socks and


for SHIRT,


/ look for a man and King
A King for the beautiful realm called


Home,


And man that the Maker God
Shall look upon as he did the first,
And say SIT is very good.'
1 am fair and young. but the rose will fade
From my soft young cheek one day
VIII you love me then, mid the falling


leaves,


As you did 'mong the blossoms of May?
Is your heart an ocean, so strong and


deep,


may launch my all on Its tide?
A loving woman finds heaven or hell,
On the day she is made a bride.
1 require all things that are grand and true,
Ali things that a man should be
IL you give this ALL would stake my life
To be all you demand or me.
II you cannot be this-a laundress and


cook


You can hire-and little to pay;
But a woman's heart, and q woman's life
Are not to be won that way.
Year: 1876

SETTING EyERGREENs.-Ever trees
are the last TO be set, even as late as June.
This in all latitudes north of washington
will do very well. In digging them up it
is best to do it Immediately after a rain,
and let all the earth adhere 10 the roots
that remains attached by raising them
carefully. The most of the varieties re-
quire no pruning. Don't make the COM
mon mistake of setting them TOO near your
walks or fences, AS they often grow TO
cover base OF ten to fifteen feet in diam
eter.
Year: 1876

In another column will be found budget
of the kind Of opinions and statements of
facts which contribute to give to the average
European mind its ordinary impressions MS
to what sort of people we are in this country.
This budget is published in the London
Times, which is infinitely better informed of
our current history than the large majority
of newspapers in Europe and has superior
opportunities to form intelligent opinions Of
us. II, then, the Times crrs thus, how must
it be with the others?


Apropos, doubtless to the publication Of
the message and documents, the Times con-
graduates us upon the splendid financial
achievements of the years since the war, and
specifically upon the elevation of our credit
from the level Of that of Turkey to position
superior to that of France. Perhaps it would
be unhandsome to be critical with one who
is choosing his strongest illustration with q
view to do you most honor. ''Odds fish,
must one swear to the truth of song" is an
old saw that covers an instructive view of
good manners ; and this Pindaric view of
our credit is in the nature of
song. But yet that word Turkey is difficult
to get over. 1t is absurd to compare the
credit of our government with that Of
Turkey. As to the comparison with France,
we regret that we cannot altogether agree
with the sanguine view. If the judgment Of
the Times is formed upon a consideration Of
our resources-our real wealth-and the CON-
parison of these with our burdens, then GER
tanly it is just to rank us financially
higher in the scale than France but our
credit is certainly not equal to hers in the
opinion of the world of investors.


As to the wild story of military organiza-
tions in the South the correspondent has
been hoaxed. II would form quaint chap
ter in the history Of the curiosities of news
paper literature if it were shown in how
great degree the more extravagant miscon-
ceptions Of this country have been due to
the neradicable habit of playing upon the
credulity of strangers by relatingto them as
sober truths iictions conceived only in the
extreme flights of the imagination.
Year: 1876

The chief features of yesterdays weather
were the movement of large area Of high
pressure eastward from the Mississippi to
the Atlantic and the advance of depression
through the Gulf from the southwest toward
Florida. Accompanying the former areas of
snow and rain extended over Nebraska and
Dakota and from ST. Louis through the Ohio
Valley to Montreal, in Canada. In the South
light rain fell at New Orleans. The Gulf
depression was very slight, and has moved
into the Atlantic off the coast of Georgia
and will probably slightly influence our
weather during to-day. The highest press
ure is now over New York, with cold clear
weather, and the lowest off the Nova
Scotia coast. with cloudiness and low tenn
peraturc. A depression is advancing from
the Northwest, but does not as yet indicate
more than q moderate snowfall. On the
ocean the present weather will favor quick
passages to Europe, but ships bound to our
ports from the east will experience head
winds and frequent snow areas. The region
of ocean storms is now northward of the
forty-iifth parallel and eastward of the for
ticth meri ian. The weather in New York
to-day will be slightly colder and partly
cloudy or clear, followed toward night by
increasing cloudiness.
Year: 1876

ExrRaprTroS WITH ENGLAND. General
Grant sent to Congress yesterday,
with message, the latest correspondence
of the State Department with the English
government in reference to the extradition
of persons charged with crimes. These
papers give the official statement Of the
facts that were laid before the public in our
cable dispatches several days since. AL
though the facts were given by the telegraph
in clear and accurate outline, the concession
as made by the British government was
such piece of diplomatic nicely that the
cable was perhaps unable to do it JUS
tice. Her Majesty's government expresses
its desire mot to be understood TO
recede from the Interpretation which in
its previous correspondence it had put
upon the treaty." yet does, in fact, sim
ply and strictly ''reeede from that inter-
probation" 1t agrees to<surrender crimi-
nails as the United States demanded. and
ms England refused to surrender them. but
desires still to be understood as maintaining
the grounds of its refusal in theory. while
yielding the position in fact. 1t is scarcely
o true view of the dignity OF great govern
ment to have such an anxiety to be "let
down easy"
Year: 1876

ACCORDING TO OUR WILMINGTON despatch
the negro is not above adopting the tactics
of which he complains. If the facts are what
they appear to be Sambo will learn that not
even black skin will save a man from hav-
ing his own sins return to curse him.
Year: 1876

The regular edition OF the HERALD will be here
iter as far North as Harrisburg ana TAR South
Washington by special newspaper train, run by Adams
Express Company, at the usual rates.
Year: 1876

duplicated by every city in the land. Pol
iticians, and even conscientious legislators,
need an occasional reminder that govern
ment was made for man. and not man for
government, and no one can do this service
with such grace and power as large property
0rrn
Year: 1876

The FRIENDS OF THE LACToMETEE may well
be grateful that Orange county cows are not
competent to do jury duty in New York for
the evidence given in the Schrumpf case
yesterday was grossly insulting to every pet
Of the dairy.
Year: 1876

ANOTHER GOLD MINE REPoRTED. This time
il is in the Third District Court House.
According to the evidence given in another
column the prospectors struck paying rock
some time ago, but failed to keep their
secret
Year: 1876

CHURcHGoIKc WILL BE numbered among
the lost arts if any more accidents like that
at Astoria take place. There is touching
galleries, for they seldom have to support
more than their own weight but it is mani
testify improper that when for any reason
this rule is broken the galleries should
break too.