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Year: 1875

The brevity of life is topic not new, bat
it is not the less important on that account,
and because of its increased Importance in
the warm season Mr.. Hiscox will expend
some ministerial thought upon it to-day.
But if life is so short is there time
to consider what we shall be Mr.. Clark
thinks there is, and he, therefore, will
engage to answer the question satisfac-
torily this morning. What we think of
Christ will greatly modify and control our
behavior toward Him and our affection or
dislike Of His moral principles. Professor
Loutrel will, therefore, ask his hearers that
important question, and while he shall at
make the like inquiry of his own heart and
give a conscientious answer thereto The
Church universal will be Mr.. Haskell's theme,
and akin to it in thought, though probably
not in treatment, is that on which Mr.. Tay-
lor will discourse salvation for everybody.
With such a salvation we ought to have
Church universal, and with right bearing
Of the soul toward Christ honor Is assured US
for any service rendered to .9.IJ Him. This Dr.,
Hartzell assures as, and this be will declare
to his congregation this morning The i'm
mortality of character is, perhaps, admitted
by all except the few who deny the immor-
tality of the soul. But for the benefit of
these and all others Mr. Lightbourn will rea-
son and demonstrate the proposition this
evening. Spiritualism will be kept before the
public by Professor Hume, and Mr.. Platt, of
Brooklyn, will tell the story of his semi
miraculous cure of lameness, suddenly and
completely, in answer to prayer. We can
count SO far, at least, on one Methodist
miracle.
Year: 1875

A Posr OFFICE worthy of the metropolis
and commensurate with the business wants
of our citizens has been obtained at last. The
removal from the old rookery in Nassau
street to the new building was all but COM
pleted last night, and when business opens
tomorrow morning the new Post Office will
open with it.
Year: 1875

RAPID TRANSIT is a problem fruitful in
suggestions, but if half the plans already
submitted are to be considered by the Com
rnissioners we shall not obtain either an
underground or an elevated road. What the
people of New York want are q practicable
route and practical plan, and these it is the
duty of the Commission to afford them.
Year: 1875

THE INsURREcTIoN IN HEhzEoovINA con-
tinues, and owing to the illness Of the Rus
sian Consul at Ragusa little is hoped from
the mediation of the Powers between the in
surgents and the Turkish government 1t is
not likely the Porte will be able to suppress
the revolt unless the great Powers intervene
Year: 1875

EVEN New JERSEY does not escape, and it
is said the State Treasurer is defaulter to
the amount Of fifty thousand dollars. There
is one consolation, however, and that is that
Jersey Justice is almost certain.
Year: 1875

THE EXTRA MEETING at Monmouth Park,
Long Branch, closed yesterday, after three
days of successful racing. Though not
marked by any startling events, the season
has been one of unusual good fortune, and
we can look forward to the fall meeting at
Jerome Park as to one Of much promise.
Year: 1875

BOARD OF ALDERMEN Nothing could be
more pernicious than the course Of the
republican Aldermen in staying away from
the meetings Of the Boatd when any matter
that is distasteful to them is TO be considered.
Such was their course yesterday, when the
Croton main ordinance was TO come up for
action, and, in consequence, nothing could
be done. This kind Of opposition will soon
bring minority rule into disrepute.
Year: 1875

THE MURDEEEB OF Mn Noe has not yet
been found, although the police have arrested
O number of persons without any good or
apparent reason. 1t is not likely, however,
that the guilty man will be brought to pun
ishment That would be expecting too much
from Police Department which has not
made single important arrest in month.
Year: 1875

SERMON ON THE RELIGION OF FEAR.


Dr. Murray preached in the Brick Presbyterian
church yesterday morning rather slim congrega-
ton from the text ST. Luke, chapter xiii, 5'But
! will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him
which after he hath killed hath power into hell
yea, l say unto you, fear him." These Christs
Eords and He speaking, He always did that
Ehch He knew and was tcstifyng what He had seen.
He knew what had to fear; therefore His words
rerc emphatic The emphasis aud solernnty of these
lords do not lie simply the repetition but also in the
'oncse statement of the ground Of fear The words
ecm to be suggested by the fact that He much
car Of aud so little fear OF God He everywhere
hw man cringng in fear OF man and indif
erent to Gods retrbution. We shall not see
these words in their true light till we
BEE the teachings which follow. The next words
Te:-"Are not five sparrows sold for two farthngs,
and not one OF them is forgotten before God But
bven the very hairs Of your head are all numbered
Fear not, therefore; arc OF more value than many
parrows" Side by side stand HIS judicial power and
HIS fatherly character When the soul has feared Him
Yho has power to cast into hell, 1t may trust Him who
aumbers the hairs of your head What sort of fear is
that is enjoined here 1t important point to de-
termine. The fear Of God which is enoincd hero Is
more reverence This is one form in which the fear
OF God exists simple apprehension OF His greatness,
glimpse Of His adorable majesty are enough in devout
minds The sense Of an infinite greatness above
composes and overshadows the soul A right view of
the character of God tends at bcget this feeling
Spiritual knowledge OF God always brings this


REvKRESTIAL


I think nothing shocks right mind more than
becoming familiarity with God in prayer speech; 1t
certainly is taking Gods name in vain from the be-
ginning the end OF the Scriptures this is
Taught. But the fear OF God insisted in the text is
than this; II may be defined raised
10 its highest point An ordinary view Of divine power
Is quite enough to keep dcvout soul in reverence,
but there when extraordinary view is
born into the soula storm at sea- an earthquake may
be made the occasion Of an inlet into the soul OF divine
reverence and the heart cries out for words Of in
spiration TO unburden itself So too, there
sons when there manifestations Of divine pres
in the hearts OF men, and the habtual reverence
Of the soul is intensified into awe. The fear which the
Saviour strongly enlorces Is


ESSENTIALLY DIFPERENT


from both these types it is sraply the dread Of Gods
hisplcasurc against SIM It IL fear its proper sense,
for Jesus points to the fact that is to be felt in
view of God rs having power to kill and cast into hell
Is 1t God revealed to in the wonder OF His wisdom
and the majesty OF His power that Christ bids earY
There sin prevalent in this day than the sin
OF presumption 1t may well be questioned whether
to-day we do not need gospel Of fear more than
gospel Of love. There Is only check that can be
put upon this presumptionthe fear Of Gods just dis
Year: 1875

LIAMs COLLEGE


The Rev. Professor Griffin, of williams College
preached here yesterday morning place Of the regular
pastor Rev. DIR. Booth, taking his text from Psalms
xxii, 21"The prayers OF David, the Of Jesse,
ended" The reverend gentlemen said :-rherc are sew
erai striking the history the Church Of
persons who have by their writings illustrated deep devo-
ton This particularly the in tho early history of
the Church The confessions Of St. Augustine illustrate
the extraordinary nature Of the religious tendency OF
this man. and in them and depth of thought fer
vid, sincere unsurpassaby earnest. Again in such
men as Gregory and Ambrose we find this same spirit
illustrated and to-day sing the elfsame songs OF
praise written by these in the very FIRST ages We
have able surpass them in these outpour-
ings Of praise To-day the Limitation Of
Jesus" the "Pilgrim's Progress" How strong these
are In devotion and Christian charity The picty Of
these carly churchmen and the mass of devotional
aspiration than the doctrine Of faith
which justly regard. Tho best way for us to con
slider the Psalms is that indicated in the text. They
are the record of human life OF an eventful expert.
encc. They come now to us as works OF singular
beauty and great power When look over them we
led 10 consider the religious nature OF David
dicated In his prayers, and they show a manhood


like ours conflicting In itself and feeling its own little
ness II said by Daniel Webster that the only thing
which shook his faith In divine things was his own
utter insignhcance lord, what is manS" as David
said IL Is not to be supposed that this was
u religious feeling But Il Is the instinct OF reason,
what one may have felt even consequence
OF his religious life have thought that II was not in
itself religious but st II was natural foundation Of
devotional life and II no doubt enters into the expert
enco OF every man. AS the Psalms are written
can see npportiOnod the dark and painful sides OF hu
man life No one but there Is something tragic
IN them and by II they appeal more strongly TO
The gay aud humorous IN literature 40 will enjoy aud
for whom we lind own hearts full and who
rensmbsrsd--thsse appeal TO The graysr and more
Year: 1875

The services at this church yesterday in accord
with the worship OF the swedcnborgian sect They
sisted Of the prayers used in the church, and of the
singing OF hymns appropriate to their ideas of worship
The music solemn and beautifully rendered the
tire congregation which was large, joining the sing
ing The minister Rev. Charles I. Olmstead, read
several impressive passages nom the Bible and
mented upon them for the edihcaton Of his hearers.
He spoke OF the tact that the souls OF made
TO DO saved and not to be lost and he begged that
within the sound OF his voice would hcaren
the words he spoke and prepare for the end that must
carLa
Year: 1875

serious aspect OF our natures which the most last
ing. Remember these psalms composed In dark
and barbarous age when the worst feelings those
which most erned men when the moral feelings were


in the first stages OF development and the nature Of man
was just beginning 20 be subject TO the higher emo
tons Spite of all this nothing these times nothing
in the writing of the prophets, has equalled these
writings Of David. when we go for the choicest
pressions OF human feeling We must go to the Psalms
ofn nayid
Year: 1875

world: second I'm . better capacity for meeting and
bearing the trials of lfe third in preventing death
from surprising us. These points were briefly dwelt
upon The reverend gentleman must have been some
what Inconvenience by the close proximity Of brass
band which accompanied him during the whole Of his
sermon with a drOning drowsy tune, varying IL from
piano TO forfissimo The placid equanmity OF the
speaker have been good lesson Of patience his
suarsc audience.
Year: 1875

upon the sinner to turn from his way and pleads
with him almost In fearful tones, and in terms the
affectonate. Whatever we have is from God He Is
strength; weakness lnasmueh as we are de-
pendant upon Him II is duty TO recognize Him
In all our dongs. We cannot escape it, We must not
avoid IL. The experiences OF every true Christian
showed that there safety in adopting obedience 10
God
Year: 1875

in the spring of 1874, l think it
was-this number was charged to
profit and loss account, and the
books balanced for new start
This large number would probably
have averaged at least $50 per
head could they have been sold the
fall previous, and at this rate they
would have amounted TO 100000.


! estimate his capital invested
in the cattle business at $500, 900,
and yet from its very nature he is
liable to lose half of it during the
coming season, Like other business
ventures, if man goes into it, of
course he takes the chances.
Year: 1875

Az AFfAIG WrTn An ELErHAST.-A letter
from Wyandotte to Missouri paper tells
this hratal story Tuesday the entire popu-
Iaticn. except blind woman and Rouse,
went over to see Queens great show and
have a nice time. One granger sold the two
bushels of corn be had received from the re-
lief board for, $50, and enjoyed the saw
dusty arena far more than he would the
planting of the same. A young ladv from
across the jersey took he ieler and an
opera-glass, the former to buy her lemonade
and peanuts. and the latter to sho " that she
had one and to enable her to see the perform
anees. But as soon as the exercises began
she saw enough with the naked eye to con-
vince her that glass was unnecessary, 50
she laid it in her lap, whence it was absorb
ed by one Of the iakirs and now beams darkly
from some pawn shop, without doubt The
Young lady says she thought the perform
ances real romantic until she stopped to see
the elephant. She wore one ofthose pockets
behind III which, besides her handkerchief,


she had deposited an apple, handful of pea
nuts, a quarter Of pound of gum drops, a
little bottle OF ammonia, and some other
TITLES. one anu ner swain, after aumlrlng
the complexion of the huge beast, turned
their backs upon him to watch the monkeys
and the living kangaroo, and gaze into each
Others eyes; to d. this the better they
leaned back against the rope which enclosed
the stately monarch of the South, who saw


the apple protruding from the pocket of the


unconscious fairone He hesitated mo-
ment, and was lost to all Sc nse of honor or
self-respect, for with shulfling movement he
emulated the example of on common mother,
plreked and ate the fruit, but instead of
clothing himself in fg leaf returned to the
pocket and scooped out the gum drops and
peanuts, with sly look at his nephew, who
was looking on with anxiety at the proceed
ing. But in the last mouthful the majestic


beast took in the ammonia-tottle By mistake,
the cork came out and about an ounce of the
hartshorn ran down the throat of the greedy
beast. This beverage is said to have re-
viving and stimulating influence, and in this
case it proved its power, for more revived
elephant was never seen on earth. With a
wild yell he grabbed the protuberance be-
hind the lady which had been the cause of
Year: 1875

going on. There are Two barrels of water,
from which the deacons replenish their pitch
ers from time to time. The COMMITMENTS
seem to take good drink Of water, instead
ola sip only; indeed, saw no one take less
than several swallows. That accounts for
the necessity of two barrels Oh but such
a congregation Of hard countenances They
are hard-work looking people, Drowned by
exposure to the air, and dressed in clothes
and bonnets that they brought with them
when they came out as pioneers"
Year: 1875

his disaster. The young man with great


presence of mind shouted "shoo," and the
gentlemanly clerk of the elephant, with a
long rod, persuaded the beast to let up.
But the fun was over for the day for these
souls, who walked home with but single
thought about wild animals. The big ele-
phant has learned lesson in morals which
will probably induce him to let other peo-
ple's pockets alone, though nobody dares to
carry bottle of ammonia within range of his
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Year: 1875

There is nothing half so sweet in life, half
so beautiful or supremely delightful or so
loveable as nice girl. One of those lovely,
lively, good natured, sweet faced, amable,
neat, natty, pious, prayerful, domestic crea-
lures met within the sphere of home, difius-
ing around the influence Of her goodness
like the essence of sweet flowers.


nice girl is not the languishing beauty
drawling on tile sofa and discussing the last
opera or novel, or the giratfe-like creature
sweeping majestically through the drawing
room The nice girl may not even play or
dance well, and knows nothing about using
her eyes or coquetting with fan. She new
er languishes, she is too active. She is not
given to sensation novels, she is too busy.
In public, she is not in front showing her
shoulders she sits quiet and unobtrusive at
the back of the crowd most likely. In fact
it is not often we discover her. Home is her
place.


Who rises betimes and superintends the
morning meal? Who makes the toast and
tea, and buttons the boys shirts, and feeds
the chickens, and brightens up the parlor
and sitting room? Is it the languisher, or
the giraffe, or the elegante? Not bit of it..
It's the nice girl


Her maiden toilet is made in the shortest
possible time, yet how charmingly it is done,
and how elegant and how neat her dress and
collar! Ifyou covet anything, it is one of
the nice girls kisses. Not presenting her
cheek or brow like Sine girl" but an au-
dible. smack which says plainly, 81 love you
ever so much !"


Breakfast over, down in the kitchen to see
about dinner, and all day long she is up and
down, always cheerful and light hearted.
She never ceases to be active and useful until
the day is gone, when she will polka with
the boys or read, sing old songs or play old
tunes to her father or mother for hours to-
gether She is a perfect treasure, is the
nice girl. When sickness comes it is she
who attends with unwearying patience on
the sick chamber. There is no risk, no IA
tigue that she will not undergo, no sacrifice
chat she will not make. She is all love, all
devotion. | have often thought it would be
happiness to be watched by such loving eyes
and tended by such a fair hand.


,'. One of the strongest marked characters
tics of a. "nice girl" is tidiness and simplci-
ty of dress. She is invariably associated in
my mind with high frock, plain collar, and
the Heatest of nice ribbons, bound with
the most modest little brooch in the world.
| never knew nice girl who displayed a
profusion of rings and bracelets, or who
wore low dresses.


I say there is nothing in the world half SO
beautiful, half so intrinsically good as mice
girl" She is the sweetest flower in the path
of life. There are others far more stately.
far more gorgeous, but these we merely ad-
mire as we go by. 1t is where the daisy
grows that we like to rest.
Year: 1875


i. To preside over a great American newspa-
per is to hold and exercise one of the most
dignified Offices of the world Now let us
open the newspaper, and see how it looks
Freighted with the worlds great affairs load
ed down with the hopes struggles, misfor-
tunes, crimes triumphs and achievements of
humanity, we expect to find it earnest, dig
ntied and catholic. The first thing we see
is half a column of sensational headings ad-
dressed, perhaps, to the prurient curiosity of
the basest men, We open Western paper,
and find over an item of intelligence, or of
falsehood, concerning grievous scandal, the
word "HEEL !" in as large letters as can be
squeezed into a column. This is followed by
minor heads, every one which is intended to
produce sensation. We go on through the
paper, and it is all sensation. Oftentimes
the headings mislead as to the real character
of the intelligence to which they are the pre-
face. All the chronicled is wrought up into
its most startling forms. To piIue curiosity,
to raise feeling, to attract attention, to APP
peal to the sense of the marvellous, to be
stunning rather than simple and true, are
the apparent motives of the conductor.


Is this an extreme case? We can furnish
papers by the hundred that steadily pursue
this course as matter Of policy. 1t is not
enough that we have party presses in relig-
ion and politics that give party shape to
every thing that comes to them. 1t is not
enough thatwe have presses that rejoice in
scandal and crime and take greater delight
in them, and greater pains in their details,
than are excited by those affairs which mark
the advance of the world in goodness and
wisdom. 1t is not enough that they touch to
the personal purposes and prejudices of their
conductors. If thing is tame it must be
whipped into a startling appearance. If it
is sad, inexpressibly sad from its badness-t.
badness must yield the requisite sensation.-
Great and good names are jested with Top,
les which involve the most precious interest,
of the human race are tossed fippantly
about like the balls Of n iuggler, to attract


the eyes of the gaping multitude. Subject
of which children can never know too LITTLE
are laid before them iamliarly as if they wer,


not stepped in shame. TO receive the world


news in the spirit and shape which it is rep


resented to millions of readers every day, i


to suppose that all the worlds momentou


events are conceived in fever and brough
forth in hysterics.-ScribRsr
Year: 1875

A policeman met negro at night carry
ing trunk along the street, and collared
him. The negro explained; "De family
what was boarding me has been axing for
money, and as dey was gone. out tonight /
thought would get into some family whar
dey respected de panic"
Year: 1875

An old bachelor, upon reading that "two
lovers sat up half the night with only one
chair in the room said it couldn't be done,
unless one Of them stands or sits on the floor.
And such painful ignorance pretty plainly
indicates that he has never been there.
Year: 1875

THE three things which st. Louis
most desires is, first, the National
Capital; second, the opening of the
Mississippi river at its mouth, and
third, the building Of the Southern
Pacific railroad. The late Congress
gave her the second, and there is Il
strong probability that the next Con-
gress will grant the third; and for the
first, it is not at all Improbable that
not many years in the future, she will
also have the glory and distinction OF
being the first and capital city of the
United States.
Year: 1875

TThe above communication is from
a prisoner now confined in jail in this
place, for selling liquor without IL
cense. If his confinement shall result,
as he intimates, i'll his resolve to quit
the business, and lead a more useful
life, it will no doubt be very gratify-
ing to his friends, and the citizens of
Bolckow, and he can then rest assur-
ed he will not be called off again on
such long visits to the county prison.
Year: 1875

George Fries, who resides two and Z
half miles east of Oregon, while trying
to make some repairs in his well, on
the lst inst, met with quite y mistor-
tune. a portion of the side of the
wall six feet above him broke away
and fell on his back crushing him to the
bottom of the well. He was taken out
in an insensibe condition, and has been
confined to his bed quite awhile.
Year: 1875

Half century ago bellows-making was
a thriving trade. Every house had its
pair of bellows, and i'll every well-fur-
nished mansion there was pair hung by
the side of every fireplace.


But as stoves and CRATES took the
place of open fireplaces, and as coal was
substituted for wood, the demand for
bellows diminished, and the business, as
a separate trade, died out.


The same is true of fiint-cutting.
F'lints were once necessary, not only for
tinder- -boxes-and a tinder-box was as
necessary for every house as gridiron
or a skillet. Every one who looks back
to a childhood of forty odd years ago
must remember the cold winter morn
ings when the persistent tcrack, crack of
the flint against the steel sent up from
the kitchen an odor of igniting tinder
and sulphur which pervaded the house.
We have no more idea what became of
the flint producers than of the old man
of sorrowful' memories, who, three or four
times week, called at our store with
birthstone matches, for sale at a penny
the half-dozen punches. Both have com
pletely vanished from the country.


Then, again, are gone the makers,
who, though they have been in their
graves this quarter of century. still
figure in lectures and essays to illustrate
the advantages of division of labor. In
stead of pin taking dozen men or
more to cut, grind, point, head, polish
and what not, as it used to do, pins are
now made by neat little machines at the
rate of three hundred minute, of which
machines single child tends to half a
dozen.


Matchmaking at the forge is another
lost industry. Time was, and that in
this nineteenth century, when every nail
was made on the anvil. Now, from one
hundred to one thousand nails per min
ute are made by machines. The mailer
who works at the forge has but bad
chance of competing with such antag-
onists, and he would have no chance at
all were it not that his nails are tenfold
tougher than the former.