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Year: 1873

Work wastes a man. Brain work
draws upon all the system. Provision
IS made for q regular wear, Dut not for
an irregular waste or complete exhaus-
tion. Men need bodily and mental
recreation. Food does much. No man
need be idle for an hour. Idleness Is
not recreation. But no man can put
himself to a particular kind of work,
and keep constantly at IT, without
weakening not only his capabilities for
other employment. but also for that
special work 20 which he has devoted
himself.


Business men must learn that ii is not
SO much the strong pull as the long that
does the whole life work. A man might
break his back or rupture himself by
AN attempt to lift warehouse, and he
would fail. But he can begin at the
top and remove every piece of wood,
every brick, every bolt, until no sign of
the warehouse remains. Bat he must
do this in detail, and take intervals of
rest to accomplish the work.


II l. lust so in business OF any kind.
No great fortune is to be made in day.
But there are days that require the
coolest, healthiest brain, and the full
strength of manhood to carry the bust
ness man safely over. or TO give such
iinpulse TO his business as shall push
him far forward. IL he be worn ont
early, those days OF crisis viii be his
ruin.


Men must learn the great value of
wise rests, pauses, breathing places.
The horse must not be lashed up long
hill from the bottom 20 the top. The
wheels Of the truck must be scotched
until the beast of the burden takes
breath. Give the goose oats, and grass
and rest, and take the days egg daily.


am not talking morals, am talking
business sense. As an investment IN a
money point of view, whether a man
believes or not in the Jewish Sabbath
or the Christian Sunday, nature has
written the Law of rest as the law of
activity in every man. Rest Is as neces-
sary to activity as activity is to rest.
When there Is a given and limited
supply of water to run a mill. II is sheer
folly to be pouring it over a wheel which
IS stopped by distractions. Omit feel
ing that you are working when you are
only spilling your life.


l@lb Oill lHiAGSS A4ANA4
living long. TO live long they must
live wisely. Wisdom is knowing the
capability of the machine you work.
YoJ will lose your steam, or burst your
boiler, if you attempt TO drive by five
power engine machinery which requires
ten horsepower to move it.


Recfeatel Have your evenings for
other work, reviving brain work, puri
flying heart work. Take your time for
the country. In the old myth, when
ever Antaus wounded and fell. the touch
of his mother Earth renewed him. Go
in the summer and roll in the grass.
You viii not come back to your work
any greener Have your Sundays, not
for drumming up customers nor in
writing up books, but for the rest of
body, and mind, and soul. Have You
little benevolent pet schemes, some
poor family to help, some little sweet
flower Of goodness in hidden nook to
cultivate, almost anything that is not
your regular, every day, routine busi-
ness
Year: 1873

In his lecture on this subject, DIR.
Griscome said: Sunlight. particularly
in dwellings,, has become absolutely
necessary to health and comfort. The
lecturer illustrated how carbonic acid
is deleterious to human life, by exhal-
ing into bottle the air from his lungs,
and then placing light therein, which
was Immediately extinguished. The
life of q living insect, he said, would
have been extinguisbed there as rap
idly. The oxygen necessary to human
life is derived from plants through the
operation Of the suns rays-the yellow
ray-and the vegetables in return absorb
the poisonous carbon exhaled from the
human lungs. Both these operations
take place only in the suns rays, hence
the impropriety of sleeping with plants
in our rooms.


With man, the suns rays play part
very important. Under their operation
continual change is taking place in the
human system; q constant chemical
process is in operation. The action of
death was q mere chemical operation,
produced by the incapacity of the sys-
tenn to inhale the necessary oxygen and
exhale the poisonous carbon Of the
system. To preserve this condition in
life, and q healthy system. as we'll as
the development of the mental powers,
alike in old and young, a due proportion
of sunlight is necessary.
Year: 1873

There is too much lying. On every
hand we meet with exaggeration, equivo-
cation, deception. We call it lying, and
every man or woman who varies one
iota from the strictest fact or truth, is
indeed liar.


The eIpressman agrees most solemnly
to deliver a trunk for you at a certain
hour. He delivers it a day after the
hour promised. The grocer promises
to send you the best tea in the market.
He takes the first his hand falls upon
without any care for the quality, and
dispatches it to you without a twihge.
The tailor agrees to deliver suit of
clothes without fail by six in the even
ing. You get them in the morning.
The dentist pledges his word that your
teeth, as filled by him, will be all righ.
for q dozen years. The filling comes
out In six months. A man over the
way is in need of a temporary loan.
You lend him a small sum, which he
promises to return a. given time. He
keeps it a month over the time. An
auctioneer tells you that certain pic
ture is by a master artist, when he
knows it was painted by fourth-rate
painter. He is not worthy of trust. A
salesman lies about his goods. A boot
maker lies about your boots. The
jeweler lies about your watch. The
gossiper at the dinner table tells exag-
gerated stories to astonish the ladies,
and is nothing more than liar. The
florist assures you that his flowers were
picked in the morning, when they ere
two days old. He lies, and will lie
about anything. The book-publisher
advertises that his look is selling by the
tens of thousands, when he has rot sold
thousand. He is liar, and not one
door from the murderer.


Everywhere, everywhere We hear lying.
lying, lying. Men and women who would
knock you down if you called them liars,
lie every hour. Deception is the rule
rather than the exception. Canvassers
lie about insurance companies. Brokers
about stocks. Editors about politics.
Exaggeration and misrepresentation
rule the hour and are its curse.


Gentlemen-ladies-why cannot the
truth be told always and ever? Why
all this deception and lying? Why so
much falsifying and cheating? In the
name of all that is good We beg you to
do as you agree!
Year: 1873

tinguishabie to other ears than mine /;


and a curtain was drawn across the east


window, that was invisible to other
eyes.


As passed into the lane where once
the green boughs waved their heavy
plumes in seeming acknowledgment of
my presence, and the birds had caroled
sweet anthems, l felt that the soft,
balmy winds where whispering in my
ear This is never more thy home.
Only the memory pictures, woven and
painted so long ago, remain to be cher
ished in the deep recesses of thy heart.
From henceforth the western outlook
will bring to thee brighter prospects !;
experience has been thine. From the
past thou wilt learn lessons of content.
ment. Only the Home, of which now
and then glimpse is caught, when the
world seems receding, and thou almost
nearest the rustic Of angels wings, will
fulfill the ideal of thy childhood's home,
where thou didst bask in the sunshine
of purity and innocence"


Not more than an hour had passed
since had toiled up the hill, yet it
seemed that years had been added to
my experience. Never before had so
the great blessing | pos
sessed in my noble, kingly husband.
To his kindness and good taste, in
large degree, was / indebted for the
pretty grounds and pleasant surround
ings about our dwelling. l returned to
receive his Joyous welcome. more con-
tented and believe a wiser woman
determined that the paintings of my
artistic nature should be as bright for
the western room of my heart as had
been those of the years agone.


And when / have taken the last peep
into this apartment, and 1 listen to
the last "good-by," may it he mine to
walk meath the waving boughs of the
Tree of Life-to press my feet upon
those streets whose foundations are Of
amethyst, whose gates are of pearl
where the fragrance of flowers rises like
incense, aud where the sun will no more
be needed to shine by day.. nor the
moon by night, for "the glory of God
exceedeth them. "-R,ral Ne,c Yorker.
Year: 1873

DIOR SALE-AT 3s4 EIGHTH AVENUE, STORE.
Stock and Fixtures best Butter Store on the avenue
Will sell Store and Fixtures without stock will sold
reasonable present occupant Is going of the bust
Year: 1873




My friend Jack Temple was so poor and
proud that wonder how he ever came to
fall in love with Miss Annie Heath, who
was much the greatest heiress in the neigh
borhood, and the house inhabited by Miss
Annie crowned lofty hill just opposite
the small cottage of my friend. The
worldly fortunes of the two personages
were indeed shown by their mansions.
Annie's was what is called ''palatial," !" and
made an imposing show with its broad
front and extensive wings rising grandly
from the c1umps Of century oaks in the
midst of its large park. Jacks was little
hunting lodge, half concealed by flower
ing vines, with small grass-plat; indeed
the farm attached to it was not much larg-
er than the grass-plat. Both were or
phans, and had become acquainted with
each other year before by accident, this
accident resulting in love on Jacks part
and Indifference on the part of the young
lady.


Having firmly resolved in his mind that
he would never, under any circumstances,
subject himself to the charge of paying
his addresses with mercenary views to an
heiress, Jack Temple one morning pro
ceeded to do what young men in love are
IN the habit Of doing-he went to see hi:
lar neighbor. This was matter of small
difficulty. He went down the hill or
Which his cottage stood, struck into ;
winding path, got into small boat tied tt
awlliow-for there ran a mountain stream
Year: 1873

During the early part of the flight every
precautiOn is adopted to prevent leaving n
heavy trail, or one easily followed; to this
end, instead of moving, rs is customary,
in single file, thereby leaving clearly de-
fined path, each warrior moves independ-
emily of his felloxs, until all danger from
pursuit is safely passed, when the party falls
into single file, and. with the chief at the
head, moves along in almost unbroken
silence. If during an attack upon the from
tier settlements the Indians should encoun-
ter unexpected and successful resistance,
necessitating premature withdrawal and
flight on their part, they shll resort to STRAIT
agem, i'm order to secure their safety. In
accordance with a plan previously formed
and understood by each one of the party,
and specially provided for an emergency,
the war party finding themselves about to
encounter successful resistance on the part
of the frontiersmen beat hasty retreat !;
but instead of taking their flight in sim
gle direction and in one party, thereby
leaving an unmistakable clue for their pur-
suers, the entire party breaks up into nu-
merous smaller bands, each apparently
fleeing in an independent direction. few
of the best mounted usually falling behind
to attract the attention of the pursuers and
give time to those of the party who are
burdened with prisoners and captured
stock to make good their escape. In such
an emergency as this, rendezvous for
the entire party has been previously
fixed upon. Its location is usually upon
or near some water-course or promi-
nent landmark, distant perhaps thirty or
forty miles; thither all smaller parties
direct their course, each by a separate and
usually circuitous course. Should either
of these smaller parties find themselves
closely pursued, or their trail being fol-
lowed and all efforts to throw the pursuers
off prove unayailing, they relinquish the
plan of uniting with the others at the es-
tablished rendezvous, as that would inn
peril the safety of their comrades, and select
a new route leading neither in the direc-
ton of the rendezvous nor of the village,
i'm order not only to elude but 10 mislead
their pursuers. Then ensues long and
tiresome flight, until, having worn out or
outwitted their pursuers, Of whose move
ments they keep themselves thoroughly
informed, they make their way I'm safety to
the village. At the latter, lookouts are
constantly kept on some prominent bill to
watch the coming of the absent warriors
and give notice of their approach. A war
party returning from successful raid into
the settlements, and bringing with them
prisoners and captured stock, is an event
Of the greatest importance to every occu-
pant of the village. Having arrived with
In few miles of the village, and feeling
safe from all danger of pursuit, the CHIEF
in command of the war party causes sig
nal smoke to be sent up from some high
point along the line of march. well know.
ing that watchful eyes near the village are
on the alert aud will not fail TO observe the
signal and understand its meaning.-Gen


Custer, in the GALAXY.
Year: 1873

II you see a widow and five children shiy.
ering over few embers you pity them, aid
3ou must send them coal; but you cannot
help feeling wrathfal contempt at knowing
tacy all went 10 the photographer yesterday
aud had their pictures taken. after buying
a couple of twenty-five cent brooches on the
way, to adorn themselves withaI. The very
things that you yourself would hesitate to do.
on account of the expense, people who are
partially dependent on your charity will do
without hesitation. Where you will practice
natural, cheerful, unthinking se.f-desial,
they will practice an equally cheerful and
unthinking self-indulgence. The remnants
of bread that you dry Ia the oven and save
for future use they threw away. The frag-
mentary yest-sIeeye that sou fashion into 2
flat iron holder they put inro rag-5ag and
buy new cloth for their holders. Where ron
rise at six, they lie till halfpast seven. Where
you walk they ride. Where yea pray and
watch and strive to do your work thoroughly, |
they are content with anything that will an
swer. This is the reason why people are
poor. In this country any man who is strong !
and willing to work can support himself and
all the family he ought to have. This is not |
or a picturesque view to take I
of poverty; but, so far rs my obsel vation I
goes, it is a true one.--GatL Hamilton.
Year: 1873

SHoET SENTENcEs.-The envious man 10
made glsomy not only by bis own cloud, but
by another mans sunshine.


Whether we are fddlers or philossphers,we
are equally puffed by our requirements, and
equally vain in our art.


How strange 1t is that we are constantly
praising the past age which our fathers
abused. and as constantly abusing the present
age, which our children viii praise.


There is nothing SO much out OF proper
tion as great name and little merit,


A true sense of shame is the best security
to virtue, and the foundation of modesty.
Year: 1873

TIE Missouri editors, at their late conTen-
ton, formally resolved that a man has the
same right to walk into grocery store and
order barrel of sugar or sack Of coffee, or
into law office and demand legal opinion
from its occupant, or into an undertaken 8
and request a coffin. without expecting to
pay for their respective wares or services, as
into newspaper Office and demand the use
of its brains and muscle and type, without a
thought Of recompense.
Year: 1873

AN Eastern Oregon man. few DAYS since,
turned out his two horses, tied together with
a rope around the neck of each. The next
day one of them came home dragging the
head of the other. The last heard Of the
owner. he was wandering over the prairie.
saying he supposed the did animal was
dead somewhere That is just like some
men. They always jump at conclusions with
out waiting for evidence.
Year: 1873

them of a cold winters day come into the
house, after brisk play out Of doors, with
compilations which, for beauty and health.
full appearance, would attract the attention
of the most indifferent observer, and
very rarely heard of their having colds.


Well, Browns children are all alive and
well to-day; all hearty and robust. Aside
from the bills which have been rendered
to him for obstetrical services, ten dollars
will pay all his family's doctors bills for
thirteen years. The saving in money,
however, Is trifling compared with the ex-
emption from anxiety and grief which the
Smiths suffer.


There is not reader of this journal,
probably, who can not put his finger upon
a dozen families within the range of his
acquaintance who are living like Smiths,
but very much fear he will not know
one like Browns These sketches are
from life, however, and their truthfulness
will be readily recognized by the parties
themselves and their friends. The moral
to be drawn is manifest and need not be
put in words.


Now, young man--you | mean, whose
name | saw mentioned in the papers this
morning, as about to marry the wealthy
Miss -, of Thirty-fourth street, whose
trousseau was said to have been ordered
from Paris at q cost of ten thousand dol
lars---let me whisper in your ear, that ten
dollars judiciously invested in good books
which will teach you and your wife how
to live, so as to enjoy good health your
selves, and to secure the same for your
children, will yield you and your little
wife infinitely more happiness-provided
you are willing to profit by the teaching
than any amount of money spent on the
wedding r0usseau Hold up before you,
then these two pictures of Smith and
Brown and decide for yourself, aohic6 is
the qoiser ?-HdWs Journal Of Health.
Year: 1873

When visiting at Aunt Fanny's, few
days ago, this thought came to my mind:
"She is nicer than wise" And this was
what made me think Aunt Fanny nicer
than wise:" She had lady visitor from
the CITY. (Aunt lived in the country, and
was counted the best housekeeper in the
neighborhood) This friend from the city
was also number-one housekeeper, so
Aunt did her prettiest that day and got up
a dinner "ft to set before.the king" and
am sure we all did justice to her good
dinner, if not to ourselves. Aunt has
large family, and some had to wait until
the second table. After the big folks had
eaten dinner, while it was smoking hot,
and sat and talked half an hour, then
came the little folks to get what was left,
and cold. But they soon had their dinner
eaten for Biddie was hurrying them up
so she could wash the dishes. Emma and
Ada, the girls, sat down to eat, and Willie,
who had been helping his pa fan wheat all
the morning, came bouncing into the din
ing-room fer his share Aunt came in
lust then. She said mo, Willie, don't
YOU sit down there and rub that dirty coat
Sleeve all over my clean table-cloth; take
your plate in the kitchen at that table.
Biddie, give him some victuals."


Now, think that was too bad Willie
should have had his dinner from the clean
tahlezcloth as well as the girls; but am
afraid Aunt thought more of her clean
table-cloth than Willie's feelings when she
sent him away. She was little nicer
than wise" that time What if he did soil
the snowy white table-cloth? What are
they made for, if not to eat off OF? We
can make them white again, when soap
and water are plenty, for the comfort OF
the boys. Yes, let them get the good OF
them as we'll az the girls. / do believe
some mothers think their boys are hard
hearted and that it don't make any diff
ference what you say to them; they don't
mind it; but if they don't seem to at the
time, little by-httle it makes difference
with them, even ifyou don't see it. have
been in families where the mother was
constantly reproving her son for something.
For my part could not see any thing to
reprove him for.


Dear mother, don't keep your house SO
over-nice your son cannot be at ease the
little time he is in it, but rejoice to see the
sunny days come when he can be out doors,
out of mothers way, and won't muddy the
clean floor. What if he did get the floor
a little muddy, better let him do it, if that
will make him love the dear old home any
more. For, mothers, you can't do too
much to make your boys happy at home.
If it does cost something now, you will be
more than paid by-and-by, when they are
older, and home attractions keep them out
of bad company Don't be " nicer than
wise," dear mother.-RuraI Neo Yorker.
Year: 1873

TUESDAY was a bad day for the party. There
was State election in Connecticut, and various
municipal elections throughout the country, at
nearly every one OF which the Republicans found
themselves in a minority Chicago Tribune


AS far as the Connecticut election is
concerned, the "leading Republican paper
of the Northwest" ought to have the fair
ness to state that the test of parties was on
members of Congress, and that the three
Republican members of the late Congress
were reelected by largely increased ma
jorities, and that the Democratic member
Of the late Congress is reelected by re.
duced majority. Unfortunately, the Re
publican candidate for Governor was per
sonally obnoxious TO many Republicans,
and hence his defeat And as regards the
various municipal elections throughout
the country" the Tribune might, if it
should for once choose to be candid, tell
its readers that, in cases where the con-
tests were of a strictly partisan character,
the Republicans at least held their own,
but that in a majority of cases party lines
were not drawn, but the elections were de
cided upon local issues, regardless of old
party lines.-ChtcagO Journal
Year: 1873

THE Troy IN " Times mentions a Gu
riour case of somnambulism which re-
Gently occurred in that city A young
lady, visitor from a neighboring State,
who was an accomplished musician and
gifted singer, one night recently attended
a party where, in response to repeated de
mands, she sang and played until she had
quite exhausted herself The company
broke up about one o'clock, and at two
O'Clock the young lady retired. In about
an hour music was heard proceeding from
her room. 1t continued so long that one
of the members of the family arose, and,
upon entering the apartment of the young
lady, found her asleep and singing with all
her power. She tried to awaken her, but
the effort was unavailing. She continued
to sing, going from one song to another,
for upward of an hour, when nature
seemed to be exhausted, and the somnam-
bulist sank into real sleep Upon awak-
ing the next morning she knew nothingof
the occurrence.
Year: 1873

A RATHER singular case of somnambul-
ism occurred recently in Shelby County,
Kentucky. A beautiful and accomplished
young lady of the neighborhood, who had
a strong prediction for attending all the
dancing parties that came off anywhere
within reach Of her home--who rather
chad dancing on the BRAIN" as one of the
good deacons of her church remarked
arose one night, while asleep, and pro-
ceeded to dress as for ball, and, as she
remarked afterward, dreamed that her es.
cort was waiting for her, and that she was
in great hurry. Instead of fixing her
hair up as she should have done, she pro-
cured a pair of scissors and cut it nearly
all of, which occupation she was found
engaged in by her mother, who, hearing
the noise, had gone to her room to ascer-
tain the cause. She now mourns the loss
of her curls, and can't be induced TO at
tend another ball.
Year: 1873

"A woman always looks younger in a
light cambric of simple pattern. Some
thing of girlhood and spring are suggested
by them, and yet they are as available by
the matron as by sweet sixteen. A charm
ing young wife once confded her PEN
chant for these inexpensive toilets, "for,"
she said in closing, gentlemen like them
so well.n They show very good taste in
liking them, as the best of the feminine
sex have found out already. English and
French women wear cottons in summer
alternately with silks, and most captivat-
ing effect is produced.
Year: 1873

The great robbery in Louisville, KY,
some days ago, was heavy blow to the
interests of Center College. The funds Of
this institution had been placed In the
bank vault, for greater security; and their
loss is certainly not due TO want OF ordi-
nary human foresight