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Year: 1873

Christianity's Estimate OF the Value Of


Humanity-Sermon by the Rev. DR..


Eddy.


Yesterday morning the pulpit OF the st. Johns
Methodist Episcopal church, Bedford avenue, was
occupied by Rev. DR.. Eddy, formerly pastor OF the
Metropolitan church at washington, and now Sec
rotary OF the Missionary Society Of the church Of
which he is 80 distinguished q member. His text
was taken from the twelfth verse OF the thirteenth
chapter OF Isaiah :-'T will make man more pre-
clons than nne gold; even man than the golden
wedge OF Ophir." After brief introduction he
said his theme would be "the prcciousness OF the
individual human SOUL" In eloquent language he
proceeded to show that revelation demonstrated
the value Of humanity by the creation Of man
In the divine likeness, and who, though fallen
by sin, was yet godlike in his ruins; also
by the great mystery Of godness in inter.
posing for his salvation, no other price being
adequate to purchase his rescue and immortal
bessedness than the ruby drops OF the heart Of the
incarnate Defy. II was glorious truth that the
great atonement was not merely for something
called human nature, but for each man, woman and
child And the other great fact Of revelation which
Year: 1873

Sermon by Count BernstoH ON the Com


version OF the Sinner on the Cross.


There was large attendance last evening at As
sociation Hall, attracted by the announcement
that Count Bernston was TO preach on that 0cca-
sion. Although the audience was large In
numbers they did not exhibit, as o WHOLE
the very highest appreciation Of the tai
ents .of the Russian COUNT whe really
deserved little more earnest attention. as his SER
mon was clearly enunciated and gave very
graphic and touching explanation RI the conversion
OF the maefactor on the cross. Many Of those pres
ent hawever, did not appear to give much atten-
ton to the words OF the preacher, and evidently
preferred quiet snoOze, much to the discomfort
and annoyance Of the rest Of the congregation.


COUNT BERNsToFF's ADDRESS.


Count Bernstein selected for q text the following
verses-"And one OF the malefactors which we're
hanged, rallied on him, saying If thou be Christ,
save thysef ana u.s. But the other answering re-
buked him, saying, 'Dost thou not fear God seeing
thou art In the same condemnati0nP And we,
ofour deeds; but this man hath done nothing amiss.
And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when
thou comest into Thy kingdom. And Jesus said
unto him, Verify say unto thee, this day Shalt
thou DO with me In Paradise which ore found In
the twenty-thrd chapter OF The Gospel OF st. Luke.
The preacher commenced BY explaining the con-
version Of this maletactor and said that although
It would seem to be evidence in the support or



how we took 1t in that light. 1t was GER
talnly strange how, 10 the course OF q
few minutes, ma!eiactOr, sinner who
was suffering the just sentence Of the laws OF his
country, should be converted instantaneOusy and
receive the comforting words OF the Saviour. "To-
day shalt thou be with me IN Paradise" 1t could
only have been


THE POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT


that could have comtortcd this sinner at such a
moment when all were revling our Saviour and
taunting him, II he were prophet to come down
from the cross and save himself, and given him
40
when Thou comest INTO Thy Kingdom" 1t was not
alone the fear OF death that converted this sinner
but an implicit faith In


rhE POWER AND MAJESTY OF GOD


and the blessed state to come.


IL Is certainly very comforting to think that such
q sinner should receive forgiveness at the last
moment and be taken into the Kingdom of Heaven,
as 1t gives assurance or iuture salvation to all,
however great may have been their SINS.
But this maleactOr was earnest In his repentance,
as re confessed his SIN and even acknowledged the
justice of his sentence.


Count Bernston spoke very clearly and in excel
lent English, and appeared to be earnest and en-
thustastic IN the discharge OF his duties.
Year: 1873

ADVICE TO GIRLs.-Somebody gives
the following advice to girls. 1t is worth
volumes of fiction and sentimentalism


Men who are worth having want wo-
men for wives. A bundle of gewgaws
bound with string of flats and quivers,
sprinkled with cologne and set in a car
mine saucer-this is no help for man
who expects to raise a family of boys on
veritable bread and meat. The piano
and lace frames are good in their places,
and so are ribbons, frills and tinsels but
you cannot make dinner of the former,
nor bed blanket of the latter-and aw-
ful as may seem such an idea to you,
both dinner and bed blankets are neces
sary to domestic happiness. Life has its
realities, as well as fancies, but you
make it all decorations, rememb bering the
tassels and curtains, but forgetting the
bedstead. Suppose man of good sense,
and OF course good prospects, to be look
ing for wife, what chance have you to
be chosen? You may cap him, or you
may trap him, or catch him, but how
much better to make it an object for him
to catch you. Render yourself worthy of
catching, and you will need no shrewd
mother or brother to help you find a
market.
Year: 1873

REMARKABLE TELEGRAPHIC FEAT
Capt. j. III. Hills, Vermont telegraphic
operator, being recently on snow bound
train where severe suffering was antici-
pated, without speedy relief, cut the tel
egraphic wires, took their ends into a
car where they would be sufficiently
warmed to admit Of being readily handled
and by sticking the ends together was
enabled to "call" the operator at one of
the principal stations on the road. lie
then sent the following message: "Trou-
BILE. Answer slowly. i am working
without an instrument; | will receive
your answer through my tongue"


Captain III. received the answer by put
ting one end of the wire above and the
other under his tongue, and letting the
electric current pass through it, when he
was able TO read by the succession OF
sharp and somewhat painful electrical
shocks. His success was perfect, and he
not only sent and received messages for
the conductor, but for several of the pas
sengers. The only ill consequences of
the exploit was the total loss of taste
which Captain III. suffered for several
days afterwards.
Year: 1873

LEARNING TO SPEAK.-Why, having
once learned to speak, does the baby
leave off speaking when it becomes man
or woman? Many of our men and
women to-day need. almost as much as
when they were twenty months old,
to learn to speak. We do not mean
learning to speak in public. We do not
mean even learning to speak we'll to
pronounce words clearly and accurately;
though there is need enough Of that in
this land. But that is not the need at
which we are aiming now. We mean
something so much simpler, so much
further back, that we hardly know how
to say it in words which shall be simple
enough and also sufficiently strong. We
learn meaning to speak Mt all. In spite
of all which satirical writers have said
and say Of the loquacious egotism, the
questioning curiosity of our people, it is
true to-day that the average American is
reticent, taciturn, speechless creature,
who, for his own sake, and still more for
the sake Of all who love him, needs more
than he needs anything else under heaven
to learn to speak. Look at our silent
railway and horse cars, steamboat cabins,
hotel tables, in short all our public places
where people are thrown together Incl
dentally, and where goodwill and the
habit of speaking combined would create
an atmosphere Of human vitality, quite
unlike what we see now. But it is not of
so much consequence, after all, whether
people speak in these public places or
not. If they did, one very unpleasant
phase of our national life would be greatly
changed for the better. But it is in our
homes that this speechlessness tells most
fearfully-on the breakfast and dinner
and tea tables, at which silent father
and mother sit down in haste and gloom
to feed their depressed children. This is
especially true of men and women in the
rural districts. They are tired; they have
more work to do in year than it is easy
to do. Their lives are monotonous too
much so for the best health of either mind
or body. If they dreamed how much
this monotony could he broken and cheer
ed by the constant habit Of talking with
each other, they would grasp at the
slightest chance Of a conversation. Some
times it almost seems as ii complaints
and antagonism were better than such
stagnant quiet. But there need not be
complaint and antagonism; there is no
home so poor, SO remote from affairs, that
each day does not bring and set ready,
for family welcome and discussion, beauti-
full sights and sounds occasions for helpful
ness and gratitude, questions for decision,
hopes, fears, regrets The elements of
human life are the same forever; any one
heart holds in itself the whole, can give
all things to another, can bear all things
for another; but no giving, no bearing,
no, not even if it is the giving up of life
if it is done without free, full, loving in
terchange OF speech, 10 half the blessing
it might be.-FTOm Bits of TAX, By
II. III.
Year: 1873

BETTER THAN GoLD.-We often hear
little boys telling the wonders they will
do when they grow to be men. They are
looking and longing for The time when
they shall be large enough TO carry a
cane and wear a tall hat but let me tell
you, little boys, what is a great deal bet
ter than money, and what you may be
earning all the time you are waiting to
grow large and earn fortune. The BIZ
BILE tells us that "a good name is rather
to be chosen than riches, and loving favor
rather than silver or gold" A good
name does not mean name for being
the richest man in town, or for owning
the largest house. A good name is a
name for doing good deeds name for
wearing pleasant face, and carrying a
cheerful heart; for always doing right
no matter what we may be.
Year: 1873

A CURIOUS FACT.--illustratin the
necessity OF cleanliness and of keeping
the pores Of the skin open, that if coat
OF varnish or other substance impervious
to moisture be applied to the exterior OF
the body, death will ensue in about six
hours. The experiment was once tried
on child in Florence. On occasion Of
Pope Leo the Tenth's accession to the
Papal chair, ii was desired to have liv-
ing figure represent the Golden Age, and
so child was gilded all over with var
nish and gold leaf. The child died in
iew hours. If the fur of rabbit or the
skin of Il pig be covered with solution
of India rubber in naptha, the animal
ceases to breathe in few hours.
Year: 1873

JOURNALISTIC DEBAUCHERY.r--The
Cdu, of one day last week had an article
under this head. the tenor of which was
that the press Of this State had been de-
bauched by the use Of money to favor the
interests of the Central Pacific, in the
late elections and in the course of the
article asserted that as high as $4,000
had been paid to one journal for its sup
posed influence. The article was copied
into and commented on by the Union.
If the Dolly Warden organs know this to
be fact, why do they not come out at
once and point out the journals which
have, for money consideration, advo-
Gated measures, or parties, or interests,
which are so obnoxious to the welfare Of
the people, that it is only through pur-
chase that they can obtain friends and
supporters? ? We can answer that ques-
tion-it is because they cannot name the
journals. If it lay in their power to brand
any paper as being bribed, it would have
been done long ago. But the safety of a
charge Of this character is in the fact of
its being a general one. 1t is so easy to
howl at those journals which have no
private malice against the Central Pacific
to crafty, and are therefore disposed to
advocate what they deem for the public
veal whether it is pleasing to the would
be dictators of the press or not; but it is
not so easy to make one Of these charges
specific, for its falsity could be at once
exposed.


The mission of public jonrnal is to
labor for what it deems the best interests
of the State and locality in which it is
published. 1t but lily fulils that mission
if it allows its course to be Influenced by
popular feeling if it is convinced that that
feeling is wrong. 1t may proclaim its
adherence TO what the general public
may deem wrong, and yet its motives be
as pure as though it sided in with the
strongest party. The newspaper which
advocates the wrong side of a question, /
knowing it to be the wrong side, holds
the same position to its patrons that
demagogical politician does to a constitu-
ency-a prostitution Of the sense of right
and wrong to personal gain. Such we
know to be the case with some of our ex.
changes, whose gymnastic movements to
drop on the strong side have been pleasing
TO behold.


1t is the worst phase of Journalistic
debauchery" which constantly endeavors
to malign and belittle the motives of all
those who do not coincide with a journal
in its approval or disapproval Of some
certain subject Of public interest. Which
gauges mems motives by its own narrow
standard; which believes, or affects to
believe that none can entertain an honest
opinion differing from its own.


This is the style Of journalism adopted
by portion Of the "Independent" press,
which having first, by misrepresentation
and mis-statements created a false public
sentiment, assails all who do not follow
in its lead as creatures Of the monopoly"
and "subsidized railroad organs" Now
let us have done with this kind of jour-
nalism, if there are newspapers which |
sell their columns to aid in expressing the |
people, let Us know which ones do it.
Year: 1873

PATENT "OUTsIDEs. Tho papers
printed on the "co-operative plan," that
is, have the outside pages printed by
firm in San Francisco are very sensitive
if any allusions TO the fact are made by
their contemporaries. Yet it cannot be
denied that those papers which have
adopted the plan are not so readable, nor
do they come up to the standard of what
IS looked for in a country journal. A To-
cal paper is supported by n community
from the very fact that it is local, papers
containing ten times the amount of read
ing matter Of general character, can be
bought with the money represented by
the subscription price Of the home journal.
An interior paper should be entirely un-
der the control Of its editor-then its out
side columns can be used for any variety
of matter he may choose to print in them.
This, Of course, varies with the pressure
Of news or usincss-sometimes a rush of
advertising patronage will crowd all
matter OF literary character out and
candor compels us to say that most Of the
selections we notice in the papers which
have adopted the plan, might just as well
be crowded out for all the interest they
possess.


The ''patent outside" I" business is injur-
ing the general country newspaper bust
ness, and nobody is benefited by it except
the printers who form the San Francisco
Newspaper Union. 1t Injuries them
through the loss of San Francisco adYer-
tisng, which is contracted for for all the
papers printed by the Union at very low
rates. Therein it has injured those coun-
try papers who have not adopted the
plan. The San Francisco advertising
of country journals now amounts to moth
ing compared to what it was two or three
years ago. 1t is gratifying fact, how
ever, to see that the plan is not MS popu-
lar as it was at first, and that some of the
papers by which it was Mt first adopted
are beginning to see that it is not the course
for an enterprising, energetic publisher
to follow.
Year: 1873

ONE of the most satisfactory evidences
Of turn in the Chinese tide is the report
ed fact that on the steamship which left
yesterday for China went 700 male and
26 female Celestials. The women were
all prostitutes, and the men were-well,
any Of our readers know what a China
man is Chronicle,
Year: 1873

ARREsrED.-John Hay, another old
convict" was arrested in San Francisco,
on suspicion Of being the fourth of the
party which robbed the stage near Red
ding. He had recently invested $500 in
restaurant, and as he was known to
have no money short time before, this
fact is against him.
Year: 1873

The site of the Lick observatory has
been fixed on the shore of Lake Tahoe by
Won Schmidt, as agent for Lick, and
Bliss, Of Virginia City, has made pres
ent Of the deed to the property; but Lick
may choose another site if he finds one
that shall please him better.
Year: 1873

A REVOLVER that had been secreted in
grain stack was run through thresh-
ing machine, near Grove City, Illinois.
In the separating process two loads of
the deadly weapon were discharged and
seven teeth knocked out Of the cylinder
of the machine.
Year: 1873

The late panic seems to have shaken
some Of the strongest money princes.
Even Vanderbilt has been pressed and
now there is news that the Spragues of
Rhod Island are liable to be forced into
suspension. The effects of the panic are
more widespread than was supposed.
Year: 1873

THE Central Pacific Railroad company
has issued an order to all their employees
to the effect that they shall not donate
any money for the purpose of making
presents to persons in the service of the
company, and that none Of the employees
Of the company will be allowed to receive
presents. This order does not, however,
prohibit testimonials to those retiring
from the company's service.
Year: 1873

The power Of woman Is finely illustrat-
ed in the case Of a Kentucky girl, who
tlirted with locomotive engineer and so
distracted his attention that he neglected
the boiler, and an explosion followed,
killing three men.
Year: 1873

THE Dead Letter Office owes much Of
its business to the fact that stamps,
even when carefully put ondo not always
adhere. Large numbers Of letters go in
this way to the Dead Letter office.
Year: 1873

because the coal was mixed English and
Welsh. We consumed about the same
quantity this time as on our last voyage.
On that voyage we had a much larger
quantity, probably from twelve hundred
to thirteen hundred tons. We were out
thirteen days, and had one hundred and
twenty-nine tons when we reached
New York.


The agent Of the associated press had
an interview to-day with Captain Will
liams on several points brought up dur
ing the investigation.


Reporter-How do you account for the
extraordinary consumption of coal?
English managers say the Atlantic had
a much larger quantity on board than
she usually carried.


Captain Williams-Probably that is
true as to the quantity; but about half
of it was English, which is of inferior
quality, whereas we generally use Welsh
coal. Had all the coal been Welsh, the
quantity would have been more than
sufficient to carry us to New York.


Reporter-What about the provisions?


Captain Williams-We had an ample
supply Of all stores, except salt fish, for
our cartel of passengers. On Friday
previous to the wreck, they had COM
planned of a scarcity of fish.
Year: 1873

FRANKLIN, April Henry Train,
the Republican judge Of the third judicial
district, arrived this morning and OPEN


ed the regular term Of the district court.
The members of the Franklin bar pos
Year: 1873

This is how 4 young couple got
trapped in Michigan recently:


A young girl at Caseville. a few
days since. had Justice Mckay 60
through with the marriage ceremony
and make pretend TO marry her TO n
young man. 1t was such iun. you
know. The surprise OF the couple was
great when informed that they were
legally husband and wife. aud II the
fun was to be undone it would be by q
decree Of Court. At last accounts
they were solemnly considering
whether it would not be we'll to ac-
cept the situation and make good the
best OF It, with prospects good for
their arriving a. that conclusion.
Huron NeorS.
Year: 1873

A SEVERE TEsT.-The Commissary
General of the United States, after trial
Of all the principal starches in the country,
decided that Duryea's Satin Gloss
Starch was the best that could be procur-
ed, and the government from that time to
the present are buying this article This
is a fact worthy the attention of consum-
Year: 1873

THE MosT PERFECT. The housekeep-
ers of America very generally know DIR.
Price Cream Baking Powder and Special
Flayorings They are beyond all question
the best and most perfect Of anything for
the purpose in the market, and are now
having the largest sale A million fami-
lies use them constantly, and the house
wife who has used them once will never
be without them. Grocers and dealers
can supply you.
Year: 1873

/ Occident is the famous trotter of
the Pacific slope Governor Stan
ford, the owner of the horse, wanted
to secure a photograph of the animal
while in full motion, and applied to
one Maybridge, an artist of some
skill. The great difficulty was Eto
transfx an impression while the horse
was moving at the rate of thirty-eight
feet to the second. The first exper-
iment of opening and closing the
camera on the first day left no result;
the second day, with increased veloc-
ity in opening and closing, shadow
was caught. On the third day, the
artist, having studied the matter
thoroughly, contrived so have two
boards slip past each other by touch
ing a spring, and in doing to leave an
eighth of an inch opening for the FIVE
hundredth part of a second, as the
horse passed, and by an arrangement
of double lenses, crossed, secured
negative that shows Oecident in full
motion-a perfect likeness of the
horse. The space of time was so
small that the spokes of the wheels of
the sulky were caught as if they were
not in motion.


Professor Youmans, in speaking of
the chemistry of light, refers to ex-
perimenGs in the same line. Accord
ing to his statement, Fox Talbot
placed upon wheel printed bill so
as to produce its image in camera.
He then darkened the room, placed q
highly sensitive plate in the camera,
set the wheel to revolving at the rate
oftwo hundred revolutions per sec
ond, and Illuminated the apparatus
by an electric spark. A definite and
legible impression of the bill was OBJ
tanned. While the light acted the
wheel could not have moved through
the one hundredth part ofa revolutions
that is, the picture must have been


taken in less than the one twenty.
thousandth of second-one of the
most astonishing results in the whole
range of science.
Year: 1873

Here is letter from the late Hor-
ace Greeley to a graduate of q col
lege, who was anxious to gain
livelihood, and sought Mr.. G.'s ad-
vice:


New YORK, Nov. 9, 1871.


DEAR SIR: I thoroughly detest
such an education as you have re-
ceived, and I execrate those who
devise and uphold the stupendous
imposture. 1t is leading thousands
every year to starvation and infamy.
Every bog -trotter who lands on our
shores is morally certain of earning
a good living from the first, and
ultimately achieving competency If
he will work and don't drink, but as
for University graduates, God help
them 1 profoundly thank Him
that 1 graduated from a New En-
gland very common school.


do not know how to advise you.
I presume you are as competent as
half my assistants were whenI EN- :
ployed them. But there are too
many who want such situations, and
1 can employ no more than now do.


1 hold that every man shold know
how to earn living by manual labor
not that he should necessarily fol-
low a mammal avocation, but that
he may guarded against emergency.
But he can find such work nearer
than the West, if he looks for it
where it is. This is the worst pos
ible season to find work; but look
at the advertisements from day to
day offering in the Herald and the
Sun, and find place where you can
earn bare subsistence, while you
learn how to be useful


That is your advice know OF
no better. If there were no more
than you, could solve your difficulty,
but you are one of great army Of
martyrs to false education, and the
number paralyzes me-


Yours, Horace GREELEY.

R. G. Franks, Esq.
Year: 1873

At the annual meeting of each
State Grange, it may elect proxy to
represent the State Grange in the
National Grange, in case of the ina
bility of the Master to attend, but
such proxy shall not thereby be en-
titled to the sixth degree.
Year: 1873

When is charity like bee? When it begins to
hum.


Why is minister near the end of his sermon like
ragged urchin? Because he's toward his close.
What is lovely woman's favorite line in the die
tionary7 The last word.


When is lady like a show window? When she
takes crest pains with her sash.