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Year: 1871

There are great many persons who are
called exclusively to retirement. There are
persons whose whole nature benefits them,
marks them out for it; there are those who
ia Gods providence are so placed that their
natures are full Of duties which pertain to
their homes, and who cannot do more than
they are doing there. There are those who
have such domestic cares, anxieties, responsi.
hilities labors, that the day is not long
enough for them Aud it will be worse than
folly for such persons TO mourn because they
do no outside work. In the first place, every
persons Christian duty lies directly in that
sphere in which God has uixed him. you
are called to be business man, your religious
development must primarily be in connection
with your business. You are as a Christian
man, to develop your daily life in connection
with your business in such a way that men
shall see by the manner in which you are liv-
ing what you are that they shall see Christ
in you, and that they shall thus be led to glo-
riiy his name. Or, if you are in profession
al business, the direct, the primary sphere
Ia which you are to glorify Christ, is in that
professional business. That is your church
as it were. If there is more Of you than
your profession requires, if you have re-
sources over and above what it demands,


then overflow and fll other channels. But
that first, that primarily is your sphere Of
duty If God has called you to a household
relation, and the duties Of your household
ill up your whole time, it is not for you to
neglect anything there. Fidelity fullness,
richness, sweetness gentleness, patience good
ness, truth--al these things you are to deyel-
op in the household. You are to make the
family like a church, a most powerful means
Of grace in every relation Of iie.-Beecter.
Year: 1871

ringing cheers. The Emperor kept his hand
on his helmet, smiling upon the soldiers in
passing. Count Bismarck waved his hand to
the men in friendly manner.


DEEP EMOTION.


Having twice passed up and down the lines
the Emperor Of Germany galloped across the
field to point two hundred yards to the right
Of the grand stand of the race course, facing
The troops Here be took up position in
front of the Prince Imperial, sitting erect on
his charger and surveying the troops for a
moment with evident deep emotion.


THE REVIEW


The order was given to march, and at this
moment handsome Prussian lady, overcome
by seeing 50 magnificent sight, sobbed
aloud. The bands struck up, and with
splendid step, $1,000 men marched past. So
perfect was the discipline that each battery
(section p Of artillery as it drove by presented
profile Of only one gun.


THE EMPERoR's DEPARTURE.
! left the Emperor on the ground, but he
returned Immediately afterwards. The En-
peror leaves for Germany on Saturday instead
of on Monday, as was first intended.


THE PEACE TREATY.


The ratification of the treaty of peace by the
French National Assembly iH expected here
(Versailles) tonight.


THE EVACUATION OF PARIS By THE GER


MANS.


If it arrives the Germans win evacuate
Paris tomorrow If not, the Twelfth corps
will probably take its tarn TO enter Paria
Year: 1871

Speaking of the persistent unwarrantable
criticisms that are constantly being made by a
certain class of Republican journals upon the
administration of President Grant, the Boston
Adcertiser, very properly remarks:


"The Republican party has gained at
the hands of General Grant more than
it dared ask for, all that 1t had right to
hope for, and much more than its enc
mics expected He has supposed, it is
true, that a President Of the United
States had some privileges and duties as
well as some responsibilities. He has
not accepted the convenient theory that
the President Of the United States is
only an office clerk of the Central Re
publican Committee, or an officer special
ly appointed to countersign documents
sent down to him from the departments.
He has maintained careful personal
knowledge of the condition and require.
ments of the various States of the Union
He might be said to be his own Secretary
of the Interior-so wide has been his
correspondence and so correct his in
formation. He has had the theories,
such as a military man might be expect
ed to have, with regard to the suppress
sion of disorder. He does not mean to
be President of a country in which four
or five millions of his fellow-citiLens have
no right whatever. He watches the
country, means TO have peace in the
country, and believes peace is to be main
tanned, if needful, by strong hand. In
these opinions the intelligent sense OF
the country is with him. We doubt'ii
the Republican party will find for itself
any better policy"
Year: 1871

A western editor has been sent abroad


by his subscribers on account OF i'll
health. This is the first instance of the
kind on record. Clergymen are some
times subject to this treatment.
Year: 1871

Mr.. Sumner never hesitates to say a
sharp thing for fear OF injuring the feel
ings of his friends. While the Senate com
mitlee was trying to find out, on Mon
day, where the Tribune got its copy OF
the treaty, Mr.. White, the Tribune cor
respondent, said he had pledged himself
not to reveal the name of the party
from whom he got the treaty, and felt
bound by his honor to keep his word.
Mr.. Sumner thereupon interposed grave
ly with the remark that he wished the
Senate could be screwed up to a similar
point of honor. This remark, of Course
tickled the correspondents and other
witnesses present, but the members OF
the committee looked decidedly cross
about it.
Year: 1871

The Fire Department was blessed with
most beautiful day to celebrate their
thirty fourth anniversary. The rain Of
the previous day was Just sufficient to lay
the dust, cool the atmosphere. and give
the city clean and bright appearance.
The fierce wind that accompanied the
rain was lulled into silence, and the dawn
of the fourth of March presented most
refreshing and peaceful aspect. But, As
the sun made his way up the eastern
horizon, casting his golden ray, upon
the Crescent City, evidence, of AM
mated life were becoming more and more
visible and before nine o'clock the Fire
Department was in rapid motion in every
part of the city. including Algiers.
Gretna. Jefferson, Milneburg and Carroll
ton, making its way to Canal street in de-
tachments headed by bands of music and
in charge Of marshals chosen for the day
BY eleven o'clock the line was formed or
Canal street. under the direction of l. n.
Marks Esq, the grand marshal of the
day and the order was given to march
As matter Of course these things had
not been occurring without attracting
very large portion of our population to the
scene Of the brilliant pageant that had been
forming. and among them were a large
number Of strangers, who had been
drawn hither to witness the festivities of
the day. 1t was only when the Fire De-
partment was in line, and had commenced
to march, that we could begin to COM
prehend its beauty and magnitude. We
have seen our gallant fire brigade on
many similar occasion, and although
they have always challenged our admira-
ton, We must confess they never looked
better than yesterday. Their bright uni
forms, beautiful banners, and appropriate
and elegant decorations of ''machines,"
were well calculated to inspire all with
delight who beheld them.


As the procession moved down Royal
street we began to have proper concep-
ClOn OF tne manner III WulCn u members OF
the Fire Department had responded to
the call upon this occasion, and it was
also perceptible that if they had turned
out in their might the ladies had done the
same The streets through which the pro-
cession passed were literally packed with
women and children anxious to get
glimpse at it.


Washington Steam Engine Company No.
8, of Mobile, came over to participate in
the celebration, and presented quite
feature in the procession. It's members
form a fine looking body of men, and
their machine is just as pretty as a ma
chine can be.


New Orlean, has fire department it
may well be proud Of 1t embraces some
of our best and most useful citizens, and
is composed principally of young men
who are "to the manor born and this
accounts for the interest that is mani
tested By all, but particularly by our fair
ones" in the celebration of its anniver
sarv.
Year: 1871

1t Is now conceded that the cotton crop
for the year just past has been a remarka-
BILE one, upsetting all calculations and
negativing entirely the assertion that the
negroes have been indisposed to work.
Not only was the breadth of land under
cultivation almost up to the most pros
porous year before the rebellion. but the
picking has been good, as is demonstrated
by the yield in bales. Either the people.
then, have been industrious and steady,
or miracle has happened.


The extent of the crop, however, is
about all that we can boast of, for the
profits have been on the wrong side Of the
ledger. Counting all the costs Of produc-
ton most of the planters will come out
about where they went in after the crop has
been reduced to dollars and cents. And this
is what embarrasses the South very seri-
ously at present. The money received for
her cotton crop must 60 elsewhere, to pay
the West for provisions and the North for
clothing, implements and advances. We
shall have comparatively nothing left over
as surplus in our own pockets, for it is
a mistake to suppose that the volume Of
Year: 1871

| The show has taken place. The tri-


umphant Germans have made their en-


trance into the beautiful city, have par
| AIDED themselves and Haunted their banners


before the tear-blinded eyes Of the van
| quished, and been received. as a general
ton arising from this display it is
thought they had right to expect as


one which no victorious army has ever
denied itself The world has not ad-
vanced enough yet in the principles of
Christianity to enable men to forego a


vain display of triumph, which adds
nothing whatever to the substantial ad-
vantages of victory. When it has thus
advanced, war itself will have disappeared


from the face Of the earth. and some
other arbitrament for the dispute Of na-
tions will have taken its place.


The Parisians, it appears, endured the
humiliating spectacle in a more magnan-
imous manner than was to have been ex-
pected from so excitable people. The
accounts all seem to agree that there was
no general disturbance on the first day of
the German occupation, and no evidence
of popular ill-will toward the conquering
army, except some "whistling and
screams of derision" on the part Of the
indiscreet few.


1t would certainly have been in better
taste for the citizens of Paris to remain
within closed doors, and so deprive the
parading host of victors Of great part of
their expected triumph. Such was no
doubt. the course pursued by the better
classes: but in a population like that of
Paris the numbers drawn forth by curios-
ity alone would naturally be great and
when we remember how many foreigners
there must be in the city who have no
interest in it's fate beyond a selfish one,
it is easy to conceive that the Germans
had spectators enough to crafty the most
inordinate military pride.


The latest news is that the populace are
less calm than they were on Wednesday,
and that the Germans will probably leave
this evening {that is last evening" ''or
Tomorrow" (to-day). Well, let them
leave. They have accomplished their OBJ
iect They have seen Paris and been seen
by it's people. They have Cancelled the
disgrace of Berlin, and got ''even" with
the French nation. Let them leave, and
the sooner the better.


That the bitter humiliation through
which she has passed may prove salu-
tary lesson to France is to be hoped, but,
perhaps, hardly to be expected The fire
of resentment which this triumphant
march through their capital must have
reused in every Frenchman's heart is not
the less fierce for being smothered A
more magnanimous course on the part of
the victor would certainly have been more
polite; but, perhaps, with the return Of
peace and prosperity, under stable, free
and strong government, this impulsive
people may console themselves for their
present grief and modification in some
nobler manner than in plotting schemes of
national revenge. Let US hope so.
Year: 1871

| 1t IS one OF the most encouraging signs


of the worlds progress toward the still


distant era of universal brotherhood that
prejudices of race and nation long be-
lieved invincible are gradually disappear


ing. This appears most forcibly in the
present position, throughout the civilized


world, of the distinguished race whose


name heads this article, compared with


that which they held in olden times and
even that which they have sustained


within the memory of persons still living
The days Of active persecution, indeed,
have long since passed but the struggle
through which the Jews in England OBJ
tanned the final removal of their civi, dis
abilities is comparatively recent, and now
it is confidently asserted that "Baron
Lionel de Rothschild has been, or is on
the point of being, raised to the peerage.' -
Without being admirers of the system
which maintains peerage. We think it q
subject for general qualification that the
barriers of prejudice which have hereto
fore kept from the enjoyment of that
honor man otherwise worthy of it, on
account of his race or religion, have been
removed.


The Israelites, in some respects, are the
most wonderful and interesting people of
whom history makes mention. Their
records date back to the very infancy of
the race. The Egyptians, Assyrians, and
some other Eastern peoples, had indeed
achieved national existence while the
Israelites were still only a tribe; but
where are these nations now? In the
peoples at present inhabiting these
countries not a trace of the ancient
inhabitants remains; while the Israelites
though scattered throughout every Cline
are still as distinct people in their feat
ures, customs and religion, as any dwell
ing in a land of their own. In the course
of their long and checkered national life
they have experienced every vicissitude to
which people could be exposed. They
have been alternately slaves and
tyrants; conquerors and conquered.
They have driven nations into
exile, and been driven into exile them
selves. 'They have struggled for
their national existence against the Egyp-
tians. Assyrians, Babylorians, Syrians
and Romans; have been conquered and
nearly eYfarmipatad Iy oocb of thoca
powers, and yet have survived them all. y
Held together, as they have been from the
beginning. by their peculiar customs, laws
and language; above all, by religion so
far exalted above those of surrounding ma
tions as to be incomprehensible to them,
the Israelites have had the extraordinary
experience of giving god to the whole
civilized world, and yet being prosecuted
Year: 1871

ton and special children Of God: but as.
under the Christian dispensation. all ma
tions as all individuals are supposed to
be equally dear to the Heavenly Father, is
it not an unwarrantable assumption that
he has interposed directly in The settling
Of their disputes?
Year: 1871

A Kentucky town has a laughing club.
which declares its belief that frequent
cachinnation is essential to the preservation
Of health, and that association is most pro-
ductiye of this essential.
Year: 1871

In a North Missouri town lives gentle


man who rcjoices in the name OF Gander.
A short time ago ne proposed marriage to a
young lady, who refused on the ground that,
if she accepted him. she might be considered
Year: 1871

Mr.. John A. Nolan, formerly of
Boston, writes to Mr.. o. W. New
comb, of that city, as follows:


My Dear Friend-You doubtless
think of my family and self as
dead. L am happy to inform you
that my wife and babe are now well.
Our little daughter (oue first born)
was born in Lincoln Park on Sun
day morning, the Sth inst. 1 had
made home of my coat, a sheet
that neighbor kindly loaned me
and a high hat that l picked up near
our location. We were boarding at
the Sherman House, but had to flee
and leave everything. l was even
left without my hat.


God bless the Boston folks, and
but for a warm bed and clothing
your noble city sent my wife would
have been dead. A pair oil blankets
(from Boston) was brought to US
in our hour of peril, thus saving
the life of my wife and little one.
How acceptable the food has been,
too; but hundreds about US have
nearly died from over eating as well
as from exposure. The first thing
/ got to eat was q "Boston cracker"
1 enjoyed it better than ever en-
joyed dinner. l had little mon
ey in my vest pocket, which will
keepius a long while. We have a
tent now and are very comfortable,
and should feel perfectly happy if
we only knew the fate of our dear
mother, who is missing. l Ipersume
we never shall.


trust you will pardon the writ
ing, for it is accomplished under
many difficulties. We shall always
bless your people for their great
kindness. Three cheers went up
for Boston from our little crowd
last night. A little bundle of BABY
clothes was brought to us last night,
with label, "From the Christian
Union of Boston" In the bundle
was everything, even to a nursing
bottle, very acceptable al ticle,
which we were obliged to use. God
bless the hands that did up that
bundle; a mother must have done
it. We shall call our baby Eva
Boston, and we hope she may grow
up to bless the donors of her first
outfit
Year: 1871

CURE FOR EARacHE.-Put little
black pepper in some cotton, dip in
sweet oil and insert in the ear. This
is one of the quickest remedies
known.


How TO SWEEP a RAG ChRPEr.-
In sweeping rag carpet be careful.
20 brush from width I have often
been complimentad for the smooth
ness of my carpets, when in reality
they were no smoother than many
Others. The secret lay in the man
ner of being swept.


To WASH MERINo srocKrNGs.-
The same method should be pursued
as for fannels and all woolen and
cotton goods, Boil the soap to
make a lather, wash them in this
warm, and rinse in a second lather.
If white mix a little blue. Never
rinse in plain water, or use cold
water.
Year: 1871

ELLA, my child said a prudish
old maid to q pretty niece, who
would curl her hair in pretty ring
let's, IF the Lord had intended your
hair to be curled he would have
done it HIMSELF so he did, aunty,
when ! was n baby, but he thinks l
am big enough now to do it my
SELF
Year: 1871

sumed his seat upon the bench, and dis.
charged the prisoner


Now, we have no desire to do injustice
towards any ,ef the parties TO this singu.
lar transaction, much less to arm public
sentiment against an innocent man. But
we do affirm that there is, there must be,
some profound mystery al the bottom OF
this afiair, and we shall do our utmost TO
lathom the secret.
Year: 1871

Away up among the Alleghenies there
is a spring so small that single OK on a
summers day could drain it dry. 1t
steals its unobtrusive way among the
hills, till it spreads out into the beautiful
Ohio. Thence it stretches away a thou
sand miles, leaving on its banks more
than a hundred villages and cities, and
many a cultivated farm; then joining
the Mississippi it stretches away some
twelve hundred miles more till it falls
into the emblem of eternity. 1t is one
of the greatest tributaries to the ocean,
which, obedient only to God shall roar
tin the angel with one foot on the sea
and the other on the land. shall swear
that time shall be no longer. SO with
moral influence. tits rill-a rivulet-
an ocean, and as boundless and fathom-
less as eternity.
Year: 1871

Some heartless joker cruelty elated
Boston on Sunday by false report that
General Butler had been drowned. OF
course those who knew that the illustri-
ous statesman and connoisseur in silver
ware was born for higher end, gave
little credit to the rumor; but neyerthe-
less. there was much reactionary depres-
sion among the general public when
the news was contradicted, and people
locked up their spoons again With a good
deal Of resentment at having been so
trihed with.
Year: 1871




The immense preponderance Of women
over men is q marked feature OF our
watering-place life. For the younger
and sprightlier daughters of fashion the
supply Of boating, driving, croqueting
and dancing men is lamentably deficient;
and of talking men, for the benefit
of the more serious and non-ilirting mar
ried women, unless we are misnformed,
there are almost none at all. The reason
is evident. In the broad average, in our
vigorous country, almost every man OF
intelligence and worth has something
absorbing to do, and for about fifty weeks
in the year does it. The very small pro
portion Of men who by their own good
fortune or that of their parents have
wealth and leisure for luxurious summer
idleness are but a small percentage, and
the reckless spectators or drawing dan.
dies who form prominent figures in the
smoking rooms and piazzas Of our fash
ionable summer hotels are not, on the
whole, the best representatives OF Amer
can culture, refinement, or manliness.
That with the gradual spread and Sys.
temGtizing, so to speak, of wealth and
social amenity among us this will be
otherwise, is probable enough. AS great
riches, and the cultivation which should
accompany them, become hereditary and
fixed in certain lines or classes, we shall
probably see growing up a caste of cult,
vated men of elegant leisure, who will
FIJI the gap we have limited at, and cheer
the now leaden hours of the disconso.
late fair with llnightly grace and genial
converse. That polished society in town
or out of town will thus be the gamer
seems beyond doubt; the effect on the
real manly stuff and energy of our
efficient classes may be more open to
uuestion
Year: 1871


Blue eyed Little Mischief"
Needs no other name;
Sure am for nothing else
To this world she came.
From the early dGwning
To the set of sun,


All the house is ringing
With her merry fun.
If she stops one minute,
As If sore perplexed.
IT'S with the grave question
"What can l do next?"
And you may be certain.
When You hear no sound,
That in some new trouble
She will be found.
Blue-eyed Little Mischief"
Though she plaques us so,
is a precious darling,
As you well may know;
And would not have her,
Even if | could,


Always still and stupid,
And so verD good.
Year: 1871

The editor Of the Muscatine (Io-
wa) Courier was sued the other day.
He took it philosophically. Hear
him:


"The dim recesses of our dark
sanctum we're Illuminated yesterday
by the rubicund visage of our friend
Constable Scott. Our hair stood on
end, as, with tears in his eyes, he
proceeded to read a very nicely
printed blank on which our name
figured conspicuously with that of
Justice Klein.


"To cut short a long article, we
were sued! Where you ever sued,
reader2 Nice, amt it2 We put our
pen behind our ear and looked wise
at the officer. He trembled q little,
for the idea Of suing an editor was
new to him. He never imagined
that anything could be got out Of
them fellers' by suing-We didn't
either. We don't now.


"The art of suing is q science.
Young lawyers who are anxious for
suits sometimes bring them for fun.
Old ones, howeVer,nev do anything
of the kind unless they can get
something. We never knew any
body to get anything where there
wasn't anything to be had.


"We hope they'll get a judgment
against us; then we hope they'll
take out an execution; and lastly,
we beg they'll execute it. If we've
got any property we'd like to know it.
They might garnishee lot of other
fellows we owe around town. We
guess they will. If they're sharp
they'll commence on George Schnei-
der. We owe him for a glass Of
beer. If they would get that it
would help little. Failing in this,
we recommend them to attach a box
Of soiled paper collars we have on
hand. They have not been turned
yet, and they might use the clean
side. If this won't do We are unable
to help them"
Year: 1871

Beecher remembers seeing his
second mother dance to his fathers s
fiddling, and thinks eff my mother
had danced oftener and said the
catechism a little less it would have
been better for all of us. If you
have talent for music cultivate it;
for dancing cultivate it; whatever
gifts God has given you, make the
most of them, whether of voice, foot
or eye"