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Year: 1875

Popular Science Monthly for May.l


The lives of the mothers Of great men
form an important branch Of biographi-
cal literature; aud It is usual, even in
the paternal line, to find traces Of heredi-
tary taste or talent toward original pro.
duction. The mute, inglorious Milton
finds a glorious tongue in his great
grandson; the great statesman is the
heir OF the village Hampden. The
theory, though more than merely prob
able, is by its nature incapable OF ex-
haustive proof but instances are no
torious enough to found thereon a
reasonable assumption that family talent
preeedes individual genius, even if the
tendency has never made itself conspic-
nous, or, like the gout, has passed over
generation or two here and there. But,
on the other hand, it is yet more certain
that genius, like the blossom with its
fruit, closes while it crowns the family
tree. The man Of talent is the ancestor
OF the man a genius, but the man of
genius is the ancestor either of nobodies
or of nobody Descendants Of great
authors, painters and musicians, who
lived two or three generations ago, are
hardly to be found While the families
OF great soldiers and statesmen swarm,
there is scarcely man in Europe who
can boast of great poet or other artist
in the direct line Of his pedigree; prob.
ably there is not even one who can boast
of two such forefathers The rough
stem runs into the leaf, the leaf to the
flower and the flower to the fruit of good
work. or-to seed. To pursue the analogy
to the end the full beauty and product
iveness of imaginative genius CORE
spoud to the effect of decaying vitality.
Year: 1875

The London Academy says that Mr..
Bancroft's History of the United
States" though it will not place him in
the front rank Of historians, even among
those of his own country, will remain a
standard one by its fullness and woman
like character.
Year: 1875

Emboldened by their success in changing
the political complexion of the State Senate,
the New Hampshire Democrats are evident
ly determined to capture the Assembly. The
plan fixed upon lacks even that color of tech
nical right which the counting of the senate
rial vote possessed; but the progressive De-
mocracy' have got beyond even the pretext
of doing right. When the conspiracy was
first exposed, the Democratic leaders ap
peared little ashamed OF it, though none of
them dared to deny the Intention imputed to
them. But they have grown brave since they
have secured their senators, and no longer
hesitate to avow their purpose to seize the
House and to elect a governor.


The plan is for the clerk of the old House
to leave out names of Republicans and to put
in names of Democrats in calling the roll of
the new House, thus giving Democratic
majority. Until very lately many Republi-
cans have laughed at the rumors of this plan,
not believing that the clerk would lend him
self to so iHiquitous scheme. But recent
events have demonstrated that anything is
possible to New Hampshire Democrat, and
that no considerations of justice or expeden-
cy influence his blind partisanship. The pre-
tense that the clerk has anything to do with
the legality of the elections is preposterous
one, but none too preposterous for belief by
the Democrats of New Hampshire.


The Republicans have been taken by sur
prise. They did not for moment dream
that any political party would be SO reckless
and so lost to all sense of shame as TO under
take, IN New England, to capture state
government by methods of undisguised fraud.
But the Republicans had no right to be sur
prised. The action of their opponents is
characteristic. Whenever the Democratic
party has had an opportunity to gain any
thing by overriding the will of the people it
has not hestated to do so. OF late years
such opportunities have been rare because of
the distrust entertained by the people; and
the Democracy, having no chance to be dishon-
est,h come to have a tolerably fair repata-
tion among those to whom its past history is
little known. But it has not belied its re-
cord. The first opportunity offered to dis
regard law, to achieve success by trickery,
proved too strong temptation to be resisted.
Its appetite for rascaity has been whetted by
enforced abstinence, and it is determined to
gorge itself with fraud.


1t is fortunate for the country that the
Democrats have had an opportunity in New
Hampshire 10 show their real character.
Had they kept the semblance of honesty but
a little longer the people might have been be-
trayed into giving them lease of po wer.
There is faint prospect Of now.
Year: 1875

The Republican Convention of Pennsyl-
vania has taken strong grounds against the
third term theory, as being in violation Of the
unwrtten law Of the nation. The indications
are that similar resolution will be adopted
by the Republicans of Ohio. Resolutions
were also adopted eulogistic of President
Grants administration.
Year: 1875

LATE English papers intimate that Bis
marck offered to Russia an unmolested exten-
sion to the East, but that the great northern
power was jealous of the growing military
strength of Prussia and did not desire to
crush out the only nation which had the VIII
and strength to oppose the new empire. 1t
is said also that Russia is waiting tor better
bargain. As France grows stronger Ger
many will bid higher for the support or the
neutrality of the Gear, and Constantnople
may be the reward. Russia has always had
f,;tb in a waiting race.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatons that are not used
Year: 1875

If the Beecher-T -Tilton case did not occu py the public attention to such degree, there are some other legal issues being tried that night excite considerable inter- est. The Springfield Republican is hay ing tremendous legal tussle with Mir. Willis Phelps, local railroad magnate, whom the Republican has charged with a few of the high crimes and misdemeanors to which the railroad magnate is SO prone. The case was tried to the court, without a jury, which is all the favor railroad mag nate ought to ask. South Carolina has also had its cause oeie6re in 6 trial of the Charleston news for accusing Bigamist Bowen of murder and miscellaneous lot of lesser crimes. Bowen only got one out of the twelve jurors in his favor. He has since been arrested and will be tried for the murder with which the News charged him
Year: 1875

4 Cornwall correspondent of the Sentinel tries to make it appear that the editor of the Enquirer has been poking fun at a pOstieal correspondent in his vicinity. We received from that place, short time siaos. poem parodying the triple rhyme style of verse. It was rather too long for publication, but we gave few of the best lines with comments in the spirit of the piece. If frequent copying by exchanges is any test of merit, our correspondent certainly achieved success.
Year: 1875

JUSTICE AT LAsr.-The public were far in advance of the medical profession Tn recognizing Hale's Honey of Horehound Tar as specific for consumption, coughs and colds; but at last the Faculty are do- ing justice to the great antagonistic and conquerer of pulmonary diseases. The country druggists generally report that the local physicians are pre- scribing it in preference to all the old pulmonics, and that the result is an immense increase in the percentage of cures.

 PIKE's TooTH-AcHE DROPS cure in one minute
Year: 1875

The USE OF DEADLY WEAPONS BY Po-
LICE OYFIcKRs.-The trial of ex-police
officer O'Nelll, for the accidental shoot
ing Of Sarah Doyle, Is one of the most
important to police officers and consta-
bles that has ever taken place in this
State. 1t would not have been less so
had O'Neills shot killed Albert L. Win
gate, whom he was pursuing and at whom
he fred the fatal messenger which en-
tered the brain of the unfortunate young
girl. Sarah Doyle was standing in her
mothers yard, and was observed by some
neighbors, to fali-it was thought she
was in fit. She was unconscious, and
DR.. Wales was sent for. He found her
dead, and was told she had died in a fit.
The Coroner held an inquest and an e1-
animation of the body was made by Doc
tors Wales and Grimshaw. The testi,
mony of the latter is as follows: Made
a post mortem examination of Sarah
Doyle, found hole about two inches
back of the base vent of the right ear ::
the hair table of the brain was driven
in on lifting the skull the ball and
small piece Of bone fell out. Ball pene-
trated about three inches in his opinion
it was q fatal ound.'


Had the body been inferred without an
examination the cause of the death
would no doubt have remained mys-
terry. That the killing was accidental
their is not doubt. But an important
feature of the case is that the officer
fred his weapon without authority and
in violation of law. An officer has no
more right to use deadly weapon than
any other person. Within few years an
idea has crept into the minds of police
men that their arms are to be used upon
disturbers of the peace, or criminals
fleeing from arrest. This is entirely
wrong. An officer has no right to use his
weapons except in the defence OF his life.
And this should be impressed upon our
Constables and Pohce-the law makes
no exception. We published eome-
what similar case few weeks since.
where an officer had killed fugitive ;
and he was tried and convicted as fell
Ion, and is now being punished for the
offense.


Had O'Neill's bullet killed Winsate at
whom it IS said it was fired, there could
hardly he doubt as to the fact that the
law had been violated, and that O'Neill
would have been presented as man,
slayer.


If officers are allowed to fire at random
either in the day time or the night tim,
the general safety Is imperilled. A bull
let from a colt revolver may kill very
long distance. An unfortunate shot like
that which sent the spirit of Sarah DOYLE
into eternity might rob our community Of
one Of its brightest intellects. Officers
are paid to arrest men and bring them te
trial that they may be punished by tn,
State. They cannot do this if they kill
them. Before a criminal may be shot ht
must be "oHt-lawed." Even tho mur.
derer with a price upon his head, cannot
be lawfully killed by an officer or an,
one else unless it is done to protect life
Year: 1875

and forhidS that any one of them shall
have any exclusive right to, or control, Of
amy part 81 tii- school fund. Now. a.
th-. """ NOT impose their respective
t'rlu- .. worship upon each other. and
can not divide the school fund. it fol
lows that, while they may and ought to
unite III the common schools, they must
separate in their worship, unless waiving
their religious differences, they agree to
unite in their worship also


''As to the making of another ConSti-
tuition, | believe it is no part of the CUB
ernatorial duty But, if any one has a wish
to know what | would do, if was a
Governor, and had anything to do
with making a new Constitution, l now
say that | would leave that provision of
the Constitution just as it is, and the
school fund should be forever inviolable
undivided and indiviSible."


''Well," | said, ''if you are not in fa-
vor Of a division of the school fund, do
you favor the release of the Catholics
from their share of the taxes now paid
for the support of the public schools"


Certainly not, answered the Judge
The Catholics must continue to be tax
ed for the benefit of the public school
like every other class Of our people"


Perhaps it may be as well to add that
there is no man in Cincinnati who is a
more earnest and sagacious friend of free
schools than Judge Taft. He has been
for twenty two years member of the
Union Board of High Schools, and is now
one of the controlling minds in the Board
of Managers of the Cincinnati UniveTs-
ity the institution with which Cincinnati
hopes at no distant day to complete and
crown her public school system. Ifsuch
Il man, with his life long services in be-
half Of free schools, can be accused Of be-
ing their enemy, whose reputation is safe;


REPUBLICAN
Year: 1875

Speak gently, it is better far


To rule by love than fear;
Speak gently, let no harsh words mar
The good We might do here.
Speak gently, Love doth whisper low
The VOWS that true hearts bind.
And gently friendships accents flow
Affections voice is kind.
Speak gently to the little child;


It's love be sure TO gain;
Teach 1t in accents soft and mid,


1t may not long remain.
Speak gently to the young, for they
VIII have enough to bear;
Pass through the world as best they may
'Tis full of anxious care.
Speak gently to the aged one;


Grieve not the Care-wOrn heart:
The sands of life are nearly run.


Let such in peace depart.
Speak gently, kindly to the poor;


Let no harsh tone be heard;
They have enough they must endure,
Without an unkind word.
Speak gently to the erring; know
They may have tOiled in vain;
Perchance unkindnesS made them so:
Oh. win them back again:
Speak gently; He who gave His life
To bend mans stubborn will,
When elements were fierce in strife,
Said to them, Peace, be still''
Speak gently: 'Tis little thiDg
Dropped in the hearts deep well;
The good, the joy that it may bring,
Eternity shall tell.
Year: 1875

No one thing should 20 condemn the


late Democratic Legislature OF Ohio in


the eyes of the people, as the repeal, du-


ring the closing hours of its session, Of


that part Of the municipal code auilior-


izing the McCOnnel-vilIe ordinance in


towns and villages. The liquor trIf-


fiickers have stepped brazeUly t. the


front since this last barrier to the free


sale of liquor has been removed, and the


work of destruction goes frightfully on


On every hand comes evidence of the


rapid increase of crime from this cause


From our exchanges we CLEAN evidences


Of it every day, and in our own town no
sooner was the law repealed than some


who had ceased the sale of beer during
the crusade, again resumed the traffic.


Every day do We see evidence of the
growing increase in our midst of crime
and drunkenness, one or two lives hav-
ing recently been lost that were traceable
directly to the use of liquCr. The Belle
fontaine papers attest the fearful cOndi-
tion of society in that town since the
repeal of the law, and claim that the re
sponsibiity rests alone with the party
that has left it without that protection
the public demands. In Findlay, last
week, one man stabbed another, iniiict-
ing Il fatal wound, while under the in
flupnce of liquor In Tifiin the brillian-
cy of the saloons entice the unwary
youth with their glitter and tinsei, their
music and gorgeous fittings. \ Column
bus paper says that at Athens and Steu-
benN lille drunkenness is fearfully on the
increase. So from all portions of the
State come testimonials of how this
great outrage-the repeal of the law au-
this ordinance and the amend
ment of the Adair laws affecting So
ciety and our people. IL is TO be hoped
that the people of the State will have
their eyes sufficiently opened at this al
lance between the liquor interest and
the Democratic party, TO give it an EN-
phatic condemnation at the ballOt-bOx
in October. The responsibility rests
upon every voter ana it becomes him to
see that such dreadful state of affairs
ceases to exist under the next coming
administration, ,-KeRtOn Republican.
Thanks IRON the Depths Of the
Year: 1875

ITisa good and safe rule to soiourn
in every place as if you meant to sPend
vour life there, never omitting an oP-
portunity Of doing kindness, or SPEAK
ing a true word, or making friend
seeds thus sown by the wayside often
bring forth abundant harvest.
Year: 1875




WHY DOES NOT SCIENCE FIND OUT
GODl- See, then, why science does not
discover God. Because it is working
with great instruments-wi physical
analysis and metaphysical speculation,
instead Of which the moral nature in ex-
ercise. 10 is like hunting for love with
microscope; like sweeping up music
with a broom. The AlpenstOck is well
to climb the glacier with, but to measure
the MatterhOrn the scientist needs the
barometer, and to sweep the horizon he
needs the telescope; and, 50, no matter
how high he may climb in his search for
God, he needs at the summit the lenses
Of faith and love. Suppose l am told
that Naples is not, but my memory Of
the vision of beauty none other than q
dream; that Venice, lying anchored at
Eer lagoOns, and Mont Blanc, raising
its dome as if it were the Great White
Throne itself, are not; shall disJ-iieye
what my own eyes have seen! So men
who have not been able to lind God tell
me that there is no God. Bat put over
against the negative that is in them the
positive that is in me; the revelation
which this soal of mine, illUmed by the
Spirit Of God, has had Of Eim; and !
stand invincible in my faith upon him.
You may reason the blue out OF the
heaven that is above US; you may un-
twist the strands of the ray Of light as
it comes to us from above, and prove it
to be but darkness; you may dispute
that there is any air to breathe, but not
until then may you wrest from me the
knowledge that has been vouchsafed me
Of this God Of love anI truth Against
this knowledge the shaft Of argument
cannot prevail, but falls shattered like
the lance before the unyieIding bronze.
Rec. Dir. StOTTS.
Year: 1875

One of the best evidences Of genuine
conversion is Christian obedience The
Psalmist exclaimed, ooh. that my ways
were directed to keep Thy statutes,'
The first inquiry of Paul after his con
version was, ''Lord, what wilt thou have
me to do.' and years afterward we hear
him saying, Il delight in the law of the
Lord after the inner man


Such obedience Christ owns and ap-
preciates. He even puts a higher esti-
mate on such obedient ones than on his
kindred according to the tiesh;' for we
are told (Matt viii. HIP that on a GER
tain occasion, when encompassed by
crowd of persons, he was informed his
mother and brethren were present and
desired to speak with him, he replied,
''My mother and brethren are those
which hear the word of God and do it. -
We can not doubt that Christ cherished
ardent affection for her who bore him,
for while hanging in agony on the cross
he commended her with his expiring
breath to the care of his beloved disciple
John; nor have we any reason for sup
posing he had not Il suitable regard for
all his relations, and yet acknowledging
and affirming he had higher afiinities
and relationships than those of an earth
ly nature, we find the relation which
those who obeyed him sustained to him
were even closes and nObler than that
of brethren or mother. We may ae-
cordingly learn there is union to Christ
in spirit, which is more intimate and sa-
cred than union to him in the flesh; that
there is Il dignity in faith and service
SURPRISING even that of affinity and con
sanguinity, and that we can attain this
exalted dignity by being 'dOers OF the
word, doing the will of Christ in sin
oa-iftr tr,th
Year: 1875

Tli- E:"suinence that las recently Jern
given the name Of Judge Taft IN cunuec
ton with the Republican nomination for
Governor OF Ohio, will render SOM. ne
count Ol the man, and some statement
Of his views on questions likely to enter
the next canvass, of interest to the read
er, of the HeTGld Well as judge Taft
is known in Hamilton county, lofty as is
his reputation ia the south eastern part
of the State, and especially in Cincin-
natl, high as Is his standing among the
lawyers of the State, he has not been
prominent in Ohio politics, and lis name
Is, therefore, less familiar to the mass Of
the voting population than those of
many others who are inferior to him in
ability, and in no respect more devoted
to the maintenance 0f Republican prin-
Year: 1875

The following platform was unanl-
mously adopted without discussion:


The Republicans Of Ohio, in Conven-
tion, reassembled reaffirming the cardi-
nal principles Of the organization, which
have become received maXims Of policy,
State and National, declare on specific
points the series of sentiments following:


First-The States are one as nation
and all citizens are equal under the laws
and entitled to its fullest protection.


Second-That the policy Of finance
should be steadily pursued, which with
out any unnecessary shock 10 business or
trade will ultimately equalize the pur-
chasing capacity of the coin and paper
dollar.


Third-We are in favor of a tariff for
revenue with incidental protection to
American industry.


Fourth-We stand by free education,
our public school system and the taxa
ton of all for it. support no division Of
the school fund


Fifth-Under our Republican system
of government. there should be no con-
ncction directly or Indirectly between
church and State, and we oppose all leg
islation in the interest Of any particular
sect. Upon this subject We should not
fail to profit by the experience of foreign
governments, where the efforts Of the
church are in contest with the State. con-
stitute an evil of great magnitude. and
cndangers the powers and prosperity Of
the people.


SIxth-We demand such a revision OF
the patent laws as will relieve industry
from the oppression Of monopolies.


Seventh-A grateful people can never
cease to remember the services Of our
soldiers and sailors, and it is due to them
that the liberality and generosity OF tie
people should be shown in the adjust
ment of pay and bounties.


Eighth-That we demand that the
public domain should be scrupulou:ly re-
served for occupation by actual settlers


Ninth-The determination of the goy-
ernment to collect the revenue and pre-
Year: 1875

An editorial in the British Bfedli.
cdt Journal, ON catching cold, con-
clades thus:


"The practical considerations
which are the outcomes of this re-
Wow of the pathology Of colds are
these Never to wear wet clothes
after active muscular excrtion has
ceased. but to change them at once !;
to meet the loss of the body heat by
warm fluids and dry clothes; to
avoid long sustained loss of heat
which is not met by increased pro-
ductions of heat to increase the
tonicity of the vessels of the skin
by cold bath. etc., so educating
them to contract readily on expos
ure, by partial adopted indeed of
the hardening plan; to avoid too
warm and debilitating rooms and
temperatures /; to take special care
against too great loss of heat when
the skin is glowing and to prevent
the inspiration Of cold air by she
mouth by some protecting agent,
as respirator. We can readily uu-
derstand how a respiration should
be an effective protection against
winter bronchitis in those so dispos-
ed.
Year: 1875

Every little while we read in the
papers of some who has stuck a nail
into his foot, or knee, or hand, or
some other portion of his person,
and that lockjaw had resulted there
from, of which the patient died. II
every person in the world was aware
of perfect remedy for all such
wounds, and would apply it, then
such reports must cease. But al
though we can give the remedy, we
cannot enforce the application.
Some will not employ it because
they think it too simple others have
no faith in it when they read it, and
soon forget it while others often
think such a wound of small account
aud not worth fussing over. until it
is too late To do any good. Yet all
such wounds can be healed without
such fatal consequences as often
follow them. The remedy is simple
almost at hand. and can be supplied
by any one, and what is better it is
infallible. 1t is simply to smoke
such wound, or any bruise that is in
famed, with burning wool or wooden
cloth. Twenty minutes in the smoke
of wool will take the pain out of the
woand, and repeat once or twice. it
will allay the worst of inflammation
we ever saw. People may sneer at
this ''old woman's remedy" as they
please, but when they are afflicted.
just let them try it. 1t has saved
many lives and much pain. and is
worthy of being printed in letters of
gold and put up in every home
EGchdnJe.