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Year: 1876

The famous Eddystone lighthouse of the
coast Of Cornwall, England, was first built
in fanciful way of wood, by the learned
aud eccentric Winstanley. On its sides he
put various boastful inscriptions. lie was
very proud Of his structure and from its
lofty balcony used boldly 10 defy the storm,
crying, "Blow, o winds Rise, o ocean
Break forth, ye elements, and try my work
But one night the sea swallowed up the tower
and its builder 1t was built second time
OF wood and stone, by Rudgard. The form
was good, but the wood gave hold for the
elements, and the builder and his structure
perished in the flames. Next the great
Smeaton was called. lie raised a cone from
the solid rock upon which it was built and
rveted it to the rock, as the oak is fastened
TO the earth by its roots. From the rock of
the foundation he took the rock of the
superstructure. lie carved upon it no boast
full inscriptions like those of Winstanley,
but on its lowest course he put, Except the
Lord build the house, they labor in vain that
build it," and on its keystone, above the Ian
tern, the simple tribute, " Laus Dec and
the structure still stands, holding up its
beacon light 10 the storm-t0ssed mariner.
Fellow-workers for the salvation Of men
Christ, the Light, must be held up before
men, or they will perish. Let US, then,
place Him on no superstructure OF our own
device. Let us rear no tower Of wood or
stone. But, taking the word of God for our
foundation, let us build our structure upon
its massive, solid truth, and on every course
put Smeatou's humble, triistful inscription,
and then we may be sure that the lighthouse
will stand.-CHHcA Union.
Year: 1876

My night is far spent my day Is at hand.
The wilderness is nearly trayersed; Canaan
and Jerusalem are almost within my view
the submits of the everlasting hills are al
ready appearing. What manner OF person,
then, ought 10 be in all holy conversation
and godliness, looking for and fastening
unto the coming of the day of God Imust
press forward and so much the more as
see the day approaching. | must be consist
ent and nly-mnded, so walking worthy
of my calling and setting my affection on
things above For what have |, who have a
crown in prospect, a kingdom in reversion,
TO do with the yanities or pleasures OF tins
poor and passing world? My eye is above {;
NV treasures in heaven; shall not my heart
be there alsoI If | am in Christ, | must
seek TO he like Him, and to follow Him more
and more closely, as the night is Fastening
10 an end, and the day about to break. III /
am in sorrow, | shall call TO mind that weep
ing endureth but for night but Joy cometh
in the morning. If | am in comfort, must
see that this prosperity which God has given
me is making me holer man, and more
self-denying worker for him who loved me
and washed me from my sins in His own
blood. If am poor, | shall rejoice that my
day of wealth is just at hand. If am men,
| Shall take this gold which my Lord has
given me, and lay it all at His beloved feet
Mine must be no half disoipleship; no ser
vice of two masters no divided heart me
night is far spent, the day is at hand, what
remains of this brief life of mine must pe
given wholly TO the lord.-H' Bondr'
Year: 1876

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 1915
THE TROUBLES OF BOTH PARTIES ON TIE CUR


REEcY oUEsTIoN-DEMocRArIc LEADERS BID


ING THEIR TIME


They have joke flying about the House to-day that
the democratic caucus last night held ''for discus
sion only, measures to bs proposed adopted. 4"
1t does not come very far from the truth Whatever
the caucus did it did not produce unanimity in the
party, and there to-day who do not much
whether the macEine bursts or not


The great question which troubles the more peace
ably inclined democrats is how contract without
tracing. At one time during the there
momentary belief that Mr.. Payne, Of Ohio,
had made the grand discovery He has a
persuasive manner and his speech seemed to tend
toward harmonious settlement Of differences, but the
antcontractionists, who have their eyes very wide
open presently saw that he had really no practical
proposition to make which would their demands
What they want far they know, is to seat their
cake and keep pit"


The differences in both parties on both the currency
and revenue questions entirely irreconcilable The
republicans united than their opponents
and whatever measure is adopted by either house
elher OF these questions be by majority
composed Of men Of both parties Not the dsci-
pne under which the minority act would prevent many
republicans from voting with the democrats for ina
tion ifan imitation should bc produced by them
One hopeful sign for currency reform just in the
House is that everybody, with few exceptions, believes
that the people demand something and that therefore,
to do nothing and let things drift would be mistake
and 1t begins also to be seen, by those who watch
closely, that the Speaker is strong and that he
has with him number of other strong mon who do
that their party shall be dragged away into
imitation follies and whose influence and power grows
slowly but continually. These have courage and
patience and they know that the session must be long
one They not in hurry, nor are they much
alarmed about small blunders II looks as though they
would get the control by and by.
Year: 1876

Rev. Charles Q. Keys, of the New York Methodist
Conference died OF Brghts disease OF the kidneys at
his residence No 154 East Seventy eighth street on
Tuesday last in the sixty first year of his age Mr.
Keys was in the western part of this State and at
an early age made up his mind to enter the ministry.
His family strict methodists and their son was
educated by them for that church. His first call was to
a church in Tarrytown, where he remained for some
time and afterward came to this city, where four
years he preached the Gospel He was then removed
to the western part of this State, but shortly re-
turned here. few years ago Mr.. Keys health
began TO fail, aud he pu. the
superannuated list of Methodist ministers. Mr. Keys
the author Of vory valuable book the subject OF
class meetings. and he also contributed a number OF
articles the different religious papers throughout tho
State Mr. Keys was man Of fine mind, very consci-
entious in the discharge oil his duty and eloquent
pulpit orator After his retirement from active life ho
removed to Mount Vernon, whore he resided until re-
Gently, when he removed to his late residence In
Seventy eighth street Besides host OF warm personal
friends, deceased leaves wife and family to his
loss Mr.. Keys very frugal man and leaves q
handsome fortune The funeral services will take place
At eleven o'clock today from the Eightysixth street
Methodist Episcopal church.
Year: 1876

IN a HURRY.-On the second day of
May, 1876, Mrs. Jeduthan Nicholson
was buried in Tinmouth. She was an
industrious, working woman. Report
has it that on the fourth day after her
burial, her husband procured a certificate
from the town clerk. and with his intend
ed, presented himself to our minister to
be made one. The minister did not see
fit to comply with the request. and they
departed to wait awhile. The Poultney
Journal is responsible for the above.
Year: 1876

A ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE IN NEW YORK
Jennie June's New York letter to the Baltimore


American.l


There was one person absent from the
charity ball, whom perhaps few missed,
but who, in her days of affluence never
missed one, unless absent from the city.
Only very short time ago, she occupied
elegant apartments at the st. james,
kept her carriage and received all the
attention which the still young, rich,
handsome and accomplished widow of a
man who had held high public positions
abroad, as well as at home, is sure of OBJ
tanning. To-day, she occupies, with her
mother, one poor room, in building in
which rooms are rented to the poor who
cannot afford the weekly sum demanded
in the cheapest boarding house, and who,
in one room, neither large nor we'll ven
tilated, cook whatever food they can af.
ford to purchase, eat and sleep Her f,
nancial ruin was caused by the failure
of two large banking houses, in which
the whole of her money was, as she sup
posed, secured. Thirty thousand dol
lars, which lay in other hands, were, by
the representation of the head of one OF
those establishments, transferred to him
for safe keeping, but three weeks before
the failure occurred, and of course, went
with the rest. She would not have had
money enough to buy bread, this winter,
for herself and mother, but that Span
ish gentleman from Venzuela, and soon
to return, hearing of her misfortune
through an artist friend, hired sleep
ing room in the same building, and beg
ged as favor that she would, every
morning, give him his breakfast, offering
as a plausible reason, his ignorance OF
the English language and her knowl-
edge of Spanish. The arrangement was
therefore made, and the amount paid
has nearly covered the weekly expenses,
the remains from the breakfast being
made to serve for all day. In the same
building are two young girls, who came
from the country with a little money
that one had saved, in order that one
might take some long anticipated and
eagerly desired lessons in pastel paint
ing. 1t was the presence of these two
young girls, good and hopeful as they
are, THAT had induced the artist friend
to recommend the lady to seek humble
shelter there, for it was he from whom
the aspiring young girl was receiving
her lessons, and he was acquainted with
her circumstances, and with the fact that
both girls bad left comfortable homes in
the country, one to pursue art studies,
the other to be companion and manager
of their small resources. The day she
arrived, they invited Mrs. w. to share
their dinners and they have since taught
her how to cook simple dishes, what to
buy, what to pay for it-how, in short,
to put her resources to the best USE Out
of all the dear 500 friends she had, there
is not one of whom she would be willing
to ask favor. 1t is to these two girls,
of whom, few months ago, she knew
nothing, and who know nothing of the
circle to which she once belonged, that
she clings for companionship and COM
fort.
Year: 1876

They stray through the snnlit, summery


weather,
Two maids and a youth meath skies OF


blue.
And each of the three, as they walk to-


gether.


Is secretly wishing there were but two.
Yet the maidens love each other dearly,
And both love the youth, if he only


knew;
But he loves one as sweet friend


merely,


And the other he loves as lovers do.
She who has won his hearts best pas


sion


Gives back fancy, a passing whim:
She loves him only coquette fashion,
While the other maid-she would die


for him.
And while they wander across the mead


ows.


Their three hearts brimming with


loves sweet pain,
Fate is sitting within the shadows,
Weaving for them tangled skein.
And she shall weave till the autumn


weather,
When tn threads shall unravel and


all come straight;
But well she loves to knot them together
And tangle the ends for time, doth


Fate!
She at whose feet is cast that treasure,
A mans heart strong with loves full


tide,
Shall Use it awhile as a thing of plea


sure;


Bruise it, and break it, and cast it


aside.
And she who is loved as sweet friend


only


Shall find it bleeding upon the ground,
And being herself so sad and lonely,
Shall strive through pity TO heal the


wound.
And after time, when she's hushed its


grieving,
She Shall take it with all its wounds


and scars,
And hide it away in her breast, believ-


ing


'Tis the richest treasure under the


stars.
But the three walk on o'er the sunlit


meadows,
And dream all life is summer land +;
And they pass by one who sits III the


shadows,
And see not the webs in her bony hand.
And so we all while the days are fitting
Plan out n future of joys and pains,
And see not Fate in the shadows sitting,
Knotting and tying the tangled skeins.
The VOWS we VOW with a fond "For-


ever"


The pledge we deem there can naught


befall,
Fate with a touch of her hand can sever
All mel tits folly to plan at all.
Those that we love may the soonest


fail us;


We may grew-te worshiR.-1xhase now


We hate,-
And what do our plans and our dreams


avail us?
Better to leave it all with Fate?


-Gdldny.
Year: 1876

True in Substance, though | tell
from a memory not very retentive of
details, and, though true, probably
new to many of my readers, is the
story of the reconsidered verdict.
Some sixty autumns ago the case was
tried at Chester, before judge of
great ability and eminenee, and
jury whose intelligence-but you
shall hear. In the preceding spring
April | think, was the month
there had been case of burglary at
a farm house in Cheshire. Three
men had tied down and gagged the
farmer and his two maid servants,
and had rided the house at their leis-
ure. The police were told of the
matter, and pretty accurate deserip-
tions were given of the men. There
were two other clues. In the strug-
Gle one of the men had lost button
from his coat, which button he had
left behind. Also the same man had
had his face so severely scratched by
one of the maids that the girl said
she was sure she had left her mark
upon him. Weeks passed without
any arrests being made, and people
began to forget the burglary, until
one day a man was taken upin Liver
pool on suspicion of being concern
ed in quite a different matter. He
had with him q bundle containing
some of the plunder of the farm
house. More of the plunder was
found at his lodging. His face bore
traces of scratching, and to clincll
the matter, his coat wanted button,
and the buttons on it correspopdcd
exactly with that picked up at the
scene of the burglary. His defense
was very fimsy. "He knew nothing
of the burglary, but had bought the
coat and things very cheap of man
in the street" "Did you know the
manw mo, never seen him before
or since" "How about the scratch
esp "Well, he was sailor and toe
much accustomed to big hurts to take
notice of scratches" OF course he
was committed, and the trial, | said
came on at Chester. 1t excited 8
great deal of interest, and the cour,
was crowded, an invalid staying at
the principal inn so far shaking of
touch of tropical fever as to send il
his card to the judge, and ask for
place behind the bar. And yet, af
ter all, there was very little to b.
said. The circumstantial testimon,
above mentioned was overwhelming
and, in addition to that, farmer ant
servants, with one accord, swore t.
the identity of the prisoner with tn


burglar. There was no defense; tn


jury found verdict of guilty with
out leaving the box; and, as burg
larry was hanging matter in thos
days, it merely remained to pass sen
tence of death. Onlya formula be
tween him and judgment:


"Prisoner at the bar, you hav


heard the verdict of the jury. Hav


you anything to say why sentence 9


death should not be passed upo


your


Then the prisoner spoke for tn
: first time. just brushing his eye


with the cuff of his coat, he began


"Well, cap'n, it's hard to be hun


for nothin', but can see this is n
ward arm business. ] know no mol
Year: 1876

A MAN dreamed he was travelling,
and came to little church, and on
the cupola of that church there was
a devil fast asleep. He went along
further, and came to a log cabin, and
il was surrounded by devils of all
wide awake. He asked one of them
what it meant; said the devil: 81
will tell you. The fact is that whole
church is asleep and one devil can
take care of all the people, but here
are a man and woman who pray, and
they have more power than the
whole church"
Year: 1876

A HARTFORD girl treating a too
frequent gentleman rather coolly
drew from him the remark, 81 fear
you are not dealing square with me-"
"That's because you are round SO
often," was the quiet reply,
Year: 1876

Force or IMAGISATIOS.-A marvellous effect has
the force of imagination on the mind and body.
In proof of which good story is told of a certain
Dublin professor. whose special hobby was yentil-
alton. One night at hotel he was put into a
room with another guest, and feeling the air to
be close he asked his companion to raise the win
dow. II can't raise it," said the guest, after max
ing several attempts. ''Then knock out pane OF
glass" said the professor, which was done After
awhile the professor got up himself and broke out
another pane, and then he was able to breathe
freely and go to sleep. But in the morning Il was
discovered that they had only broken into book
aaS
Year: 1876

Mess- As soon as she was able to leave her bed,
a Boston wife knocked down her husband with a
nursing bottle because the baby was cross-eyed.
As an offset to this domestic incident, it is proper
to mention here that a Clevelandman whipped his
wife because the baby did not take the first prize
at the recent baby show.
Year: 1876

Poor GIRLs.-The poorest girls in the world are
those who have never been taught to work. There
are thousands of them. Rich parents havepetted
them; they have been taught to despise labor, and
depend upon others for living, and are perfectly
helpless If misfortune comes upon their friends,
as it often does, their case is hopeless The most
forlorn and miserable women on the face of the
earth belong to parents who fail to protect their
daughters from this deplorable condition. They
do them great wrong If they neglect it. Every
daughter should be taught to earn her own living.
The rich as well the poor require this training.
rich are very likely to become poor and the poor
rich. Wel-to-do parents must educate their
daughters to work no reform is more imperative
than this.
Year: 1876

ls3-Neyer waste your time to argue with man:
Argument is an assumption that you are right and
a declaration that the other is wrong. lou lose
your temper at his Obstnaey, and he loses his be-
cause you are getting the best Of him.
Year: 1876

va The meanest man ON the street now w-a-days
is the one that is seen hanging around a band Of
street musicians, near enough to hear the music,
but far enough away to avoid the hat.
Year: 1876

@ss-If you have been treasuring up an old
grudge against any of your neighbors, nOw's the
time to get revenge. Raise a flag pole for your
BOYS and provide each with a drum and tin horn.
Year: 1876

Bishop Morley was fond of joke.
Once, when the footman was out of
the way, he ordered the coachman
to bring some water from the well,
to which the coachman made grum-
bling objection that his business was
to drive, not to go errands. "Well,
then" said Morley, "bring out the
coach and four, set the pitcher in
side and drive to the well, service
which was several times repeated, to
the great amusement Of almost the
entire village.
Year: 1876

and who died in the Cincinnati Hospital
the next day.


A number OF witnesses were exam
ined, but no testimony was elected
showing by whom the cut was inflicted,


Among the Witnesses was DIR. ScheH
OF A West Seventh street, who, after hid
examination, volunteered the remari
that it seemed to him that he was
being investigated upon charges made
by the reporter Of a newspaper, OF inhu4
manlty and cruelty in leaving the
deceased where he lay.


Dr. Maley wishing to know If the res
mark was meant for him. DIR. Scbeil rel
pied that he meant no offense; upOt
which, the Coroner stated, that as Tor
himself he was but doing his duty In thd
matter, and as a physician he would
have known what his duty was. upon the
occasion in question. That the
object of the investigation and
inquest was TO get al
the facts Of Hastings death; not only
who did the cutting, but whether tha
wound would have been fatal had be ret
celyed prompt medical attention.


The taking of testimony will be re.
sumed TO morrow morning.
Year: 1876

should speak TO you or not. You have
not been to sea Us for long time"


There was but one excuse and he plead
ed it Mt once. He had been very busy
lately.


" Your business had not ought to be
so urgent that you can never come and
see your friends, for such we claim TO be.
You do US wrong Mr.. JENSEN and We
eel it deeply" And the tears ca me TO
her eyes as she spoke.


He took his long shovel from his shoul-
der and resting upon it, looked earnestly
at her. When he spoke it was in low,
tremulous voice =" 1t is better that
should not come, Bertha"


Why not ?" she asked, innocently.


Can you not guess | should not have
spoken but for your question. I'm
rough fellow and perhaps you may think
| have no right to love one whJ is fitted
tor A sphere of life higher than that To
which | can hope to aspire. But we can
not control our thoughts nor our feelings
thoughts come unbidden and hopes spring
up in the heart against tho sense of our
better Judgment. Now you know why it
is better that | should not come. Am
not right ~


Her checks grew red rs roses Os she
listened to his impassioned words, but
She did not hesitate in her reply. NO"
she said, you are not right, and here is
the proof that | think 50. Last winter
we met around our Christmas board
with happy hearts, when but for you ws
should have been homeless. You was
with US then and shared in the hHppi =
ness you had created. Come again
Christmas and share it again"


On one condition, he said, seriously


And what is that ?"


Il believe you too noble, too woman
ly, Bertha, to triao with me after what
have said. 1t come it will be with hope
in my hoart. "Shall ?"


She did not speak, but oxtcndo sd her
hand. And Jake, after dinging his shovel
about fifty feet casped it first and then
her to his heart. don't believe ho
thought OF the fresh mud on his clothes
know | shouldn't had been in his
place.


think will cut this story short by
rcmarking that there was another event
ut old man Mosier's on Christmas Day,
besides the dinner, OF course Jake quit
tonding ditch after that. The old gentle-
man was getting along we'll in years and
really needed somebody TO take charge
Of the claim. OF course Jake took bold
ut once, and Jack Wise privately assar.
ed me that tho claim had yielded bushels
Of money" But last year it "petered >
ON them, so they gave it up and all hands
went to tho Centennial. As 10 their prob
able future movements We aro not al.
yiscd.