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Year: 1873

The Hartford Post says sliding down hill is
in order. Two of our newly-arrived Chinese
friends tried it the other day. They went up
a steep hill, loaded, and came down ''like light
ming" 1t was jolly till they came to a fence
at the foot of the hill, where they had to
break out a couple of rails and smash their
sled before they could get along. As to 9TH
er damages, they were let on easy, this being
their first offence. Ask them about sliding
and they will smile.
Year: 1873

morning by the Metropolitan and were
released soon afterwards. The Fusion
Legislature met this afternoon at the st.
James Hotel and passed joint resolution
protesting In the name Of the people oil
the State, against the interference Of the
military arm Of the United States Gov
ernment in capturing the State troops and
In again supporting the city police In the
seizure Of the State house and
Odd Fellows Hall, the place Of meeting
OF the General Assembly at the time oi It's
session, and in declaring therefrom the
members Of the General Assembly, and
In violently seizing and imprisoning seve.
raj members oil this body, and we call the
serious attention of Congress and the
people OF the Union to these oppressive,
dangerous and arbitrary measures.


The Kellogg Legislature adjourned at
10 o'clock tonight sine die. ll. -.
Year: 1873

The inspiration which ami
mates the Christian life the vital
ity which makes it known to us
all--is individual. Truth is its
nucleus, faith its handspring,
but an individual character IS
developed, perfect itself, SO far
as it allows the Spirit of God
freely to working in and through
it.


The purging and purify
ing goes on, cutting off a sell
fish excrescence here, trimming
out a self-developed branch
there; that it may expand its
life into one more natural, more
pure, more beautiful and blame
less and at the same time more
powerful and effective.


The annals of faith already
sparkle with brilliant names.
Christ giving the lustre; but
there are those unknown, men
and women invested with love-
illness unspeakable, in toilsome
lives and humble spheres. This
same love of Christ has con-
strained them, ,and purified them,
and made them what they are.
Yet each is individual; each
himself perfected. Each shines
with his own brightness, reflect
ing to the extent of his own
capacity the light of his Maker
Individual grace, distinctive
excellence, shines from each.


Though ten thousand times
ten thousand join the ranks of
the redeemed, the note of each
is needed to make the harmony
of the chorus complete.
Neither in the exact repetition
of his fellow there. Different
glories developed in the saints
of God make beautiful the
upper Eden. Is it not so here?
The same love constraining
brought out a Stephen and a
Polycarp which under other
circumstances gave us a Whit
field or a Wesley. And the
spirit which animated a Judson
and a John Williams may be
recognized in some daily visitor
in our city. Does not this
ennoble our individual lives and
make them beautiful? God is
working in and through us to
make us what He has before
designed.
Year: 1873

love, which so protected me
from all temptation, and made
me strong for the.ever-renew.
ing battles Of life, to test oul
mettle, and prove us worthy OF
unworthy advancements Over
There.


O! the weary days. The
weary nightsl When | toiled
| knew she was at home wait
ing my coming, and how | hast
ened to her love and to ouI
home. When others spoke
against, she spoke for me
When others forsook, she clune
the closer, as do all who each
do earnestly love. What reck.
ed either for the storm outside
when we were so happy with.
in? We were happy. We were
united in soul, each baskins
In the same beautiful sunlight
of love-each drinking from the
same fountain of belief for the
future-each willing to be led
and taught, for thus come the
lines Of dawn to mark our
morning and the Day Eternal.


And now to the labor alone.
My home is not here, but where
the heart is. My duty to SO
live as to meet her who awaits
me, and who will be my well
coming angel, ere long, in that
beautiful home.
Year: 1873

ne rested on a couch, we found
her in her coffin. We went in
alone, save the presence of
those not to be seen by mortal
eyes. We could not help lift
ing the lace from her face as
she lay there in her departed
resemblance, and look upon the
former home of her absent spir-
1t. This was where she lived |!
This ~as her abode. This was
what she had of earth in which
to work and fit herself for the
eternal duty before us. This
was the beautiful home from
which her beautiful spirit, so
full Of love, light, life, and
Epromise of happiness had gone
on its God-bidden journeying.


And this was slhe-no more
now than the marble statue of
the child holding a poor lamb
in her bosom, standing near us
as we write. Cold-lifeless-
the work of a power the statue
knows nothing of--and to this
we must all come. Well-God
speed the day when our work
will be done, if it be we'll done,
as we try to have it, for then
we, too, can rest, and no more
suffer and endure till life seems
such a weary, weary burthen,
but for the good we can do to
and for others.


We found him asleep. In
that tired, nervous, sleep that
brings not tire rest of sweet re-
pose. Drawing chair close
beside his bed: we looked at
him, and pitied him who was to
follow her who had gone to
make a Home for him in
Heaven,. or the Eternal Rest
ing-place, as he had made one
for her on earth.


And we looked into his heart
into his soul. We saw rising
from the agony-leayes under
which bis heart was quivering,
words. Would you know what
he said-what these words
were-these thoughts which
were rising like a fog to weight
his bleeding love iato the chasm
of despair ? We will tell you,
for we saw them, and prayed
God to send pitying angels
with ours to give him rest In
hope and heart.


q * y


Alone-a weary-h e ar e d
watcher by the temple from
which the spirit occupant has
gone, gone! And ! am left
alone. but not alone, O! The
WEAKNESS already of a broken
life. In her coffin resting
in her Home the spirit-wait-
ing for fne Over There. But
how can | endure this agony?
Death to me- would bring no
SUCH paip-=except to her
Those who are left and who
loved are the ones to mourn for
they are the ones who need
sympathy. My little home is
torn and desolate. No more
her sweet and tender love here
only the hallowed memory
thereol 10 hight me on the way
to her love and her waiting en-
brace.


| go from room to room-she
is not there. Everything seems
so hollow, heartless, full of
mockeerY; ] hook at her chair
empty. The garments she
once was clad in are there to
remind me of her. This room
twas she who arranged the
furniture thus. The little ar
ticles here which | bought her
---she has left them with me,
silent witnesses Of my grief
And here ON my pillow was al
ways a place for her. But now
it is too large-too cold for me
like the tired, weary heart in
sadness crying to be again with
her united,


Her kiss--her heart-lifting
look of love-her pure, sweet,
earnest, lingering kiss of love
%! why had I not more of
them ere she left me2 The
touch cf her hand--the Oft
times gentle pressure that told
volumes-the trusting inno-
Year: 1873

The Emperor William, of Germany, who has
been seriously i'll, is in much improved health
He is. however. quite an old man, and his re-
cent attack was OF the nature of paralysis, so
that it can hardly be expected that he wiz enjoy
very long extension OF active life
Year: 1873

A TOUCHING IEc1DENr-A short timo
since, in this city, brilliant and much ad-
mired lady, who had been suffering for some
time with trouble of the eyes, was lead to
fear speedy change for the worse, and i'm
mediately consulted her physician. An ex-
animation discovered a sudden and fatal fail
lag in the optic nerve, and the information
was impaired as gently as possible, that tho
patient could not retain her sight more than
few days at most, and was liable to he de.
privod of it at any moment. The afflicted
mother returned to her home, quietly made
such arrangements as would occur to one
about to commence SO dark journey of life,
and then had her two children, attired in their
brightest and weetest costumes, brought be-
fore her; and so, With their little faces lifted
to herr, and tears hardly realized, the light
faded out of the mothers eyes, leaving an in
effaceable picture of those dearest to her ON
earth-a memory of bright faces that will
console her in many a dark hour.


ECocfngf01l (Ry.O Journal
Year: 1873

We heard story told the other day that
made our eyes moisten. We have determined
to tell it, just as we heard it, to our little ones:


"a company of poor children, who had
been gathered out of the alleys and garrets of
the city, were preparing for their departure
to new and distant homes in the West ust
before the time for the starting of the cars.
one OF the boys was noticed aside from tho
others. and apparently very busy with a cast
off garment.


The superintendent stepped up to him and
found that he was cutting a small piece out of
the patched lining. It proved to be his old
jacket, which having been replaced by a new
one had been thrown away. There was no
time to be lost. Come. John, come = said
the superintendent what arc you going to do
with that old piece Of calico p"


please SIR said said John, Il am cut
ting it to take with me. NIy dear dead
mother put the lining into this old Jacket
for me. This wns pecc of her dress. and
ii rs all shall hnVe IN rHmember her Jy'-
And as the poor poy thought of that dear
mothers love, and of the sud death bed scene
in the old garret where she died, he covered
his face with his hands, aud sobbed as if his
heart would break.


''But the train was about leaving, aud
John thrust tho little piece of calico into b o
bosom, SO remember his mother BY hurried
into car, and was soon far away from the
ploce where he had seen so much sorrow"


We know many an eye will Doisten as this
story is told and retod throughout the coun-
try, aud many prayer will go up to God for
the fartherless and motherlcss in all great
cities and in all places.


Little readers, arc your mothers still spared
to you? Will you not show your love by
cheerful obedience? That little boy who
loved so well, We are sure, obeyed.


Bear this in mind, that If you should one
day have to look upon the face of .'dear
dead mother" no thought would be SO bitter
as to remember that you had given her pain
by your willfulness or disobedience.
Year: 1873

Cur THIS OuT.-A tea made of chestnut
leaves and drank in the place of water, will
cure cure the most obstinate case of dropsy in a
few days.


4 tea made of ripe or dried whortleberries,
and drank in the place of water is sure and
speedily cure for scrofulOus difficulty, how
ever bad.


A tea made of peach leaves is sure cure
for a kidney difficulty.


a plaster made Of fresh slack lime and
fresh tar is sure cure far cancer, which,
with all its roots will come out.
Year: 1873

The present use Of the distinction,
Esquire, conveys not the slightest idea
of its origin, or appropriation, in past
ages. The esquire originated in chivalric
times, when sons Of gentlemen, from the
age Of seven years, were brought up in the
castles of superior lords-which was an
inestimable advantage to the poorer nobili-
ty, who could hardly otherwise have given
their children the accomplishments Of their
station. From seven to fourteen these
boys were called pages or Wallets; at four
teen they bore the name Of esquire. They
were instructed in the management Of
arms, in the art of horsemanship, in exer-
cises of strength and activity, so as to fit
them for the tournament and battle, and
the milder glories Of chivalrous gallantry.
Long after the decline Of chivalry the
word esquire was only used in q limited
sense, for the sons and peers Of knights, or
such as obtained the title by creation or
some other legal means. Blackstone de-
fines esquires to be all who bear office Of
trust under the crown, and who are styled
esquires BY the king in their commissions
and appointments and being once honored
by the king with the title Of esquire, they


have right to that distinction for life.
Year: 1873

SMALL THINes.-The little things
which you may do for those about you win
fall back upon your heart as the summer
dews fall upon the vineyards. What il it
is nothing but a kind word to schoolbcy
crying in the street; il dries his tears, and
the aching heart grows light and glad
again. Who knows what cloud Of dark
ness one kind word may dispel
Year: 1873

THE TRUE MAN. Nine-tenths Of the
alleged inhumanity Of mankind is owing
to their being deceived. If people are
sure of an accident or calamity, crowds
hastened to relieve it. BY yeracity we
charm in conversation by sincerity we in
fuence opinion; by trustworthiness we
render friends loving and secure, add to
the general confidence of men, and by thus
strengthening the foundation of society,
acquire the right to an analogous personal
sense Of worth and firmness Truth gives
sense Of security to the feeblest man, as
lying does Of insecurity to the strongest.
The true man has but one answer to give
to interrogators, one story to tell them,
nobody's face to fear
Year: 1873

There was a time when the American people
Eightfully boosted of the freedom they enjoyedu
and the rights to liberty acquired by the war
of the Revolution--that it had conferred untold
blessings upon the word-that we were indeed Q
free people. But history repeats itself aRd there
is cauae to fear that notwithstanding our boasted
intelligence the bOndism of the present day is fast
conducting US to that state which existed in the
earlier ages when the Kings of the earth were &C.
custOmed to levy ga bond-service." In that day
such things followed in the wake of war, and Of
course war would be the excuse now for i'm


posing like tax upon the people. 1t needs but
another war to debase and demoralize the people,
and reduce them to any state of servtude.


The cry Of WAR would shake the Government
bonds as badly perhaps has been shaken these of
the Northern Pacific R. r. And as the peoples
hearts seem wrapped up in bonds, doubtless they
would fear and trembe, and suffer their rules to
impose almost any laws to afford relief A strug-
gle, however, might follow between war party
and peace party, that would be crushing TO
the energies and unity of the people as civil war
Of the worst character. ThaTe far. sighted men
living now that fear that The value that now cx-
iSts apparently secure In o. S. securities is a.
bIseess and as fading the value that existed iii
slavery in the S5u.h, twenty years ago. In
less than that time four thousand millions, based
upon the Constitution, has been wiped out of ex-
istsnc e by war, against the voice of more than
half the people ito save the Government, too.
And does any one suppose that the bondholders
would stand in the way OF the people repeating
an effort not TO the Government only, but TO
save themselves from being crushed and conquered
by foreign ioef Could new war bonds be added
to those in existence, could those in existence
be dIshonored and discrediled by succeeding
rulers, to guarantee the SUCCESS of the neWP Ii is
not pleasant to indulge in these reflections but
Wnen the failure of a single hrm If brokers COM
mits such terrible rum, 1t is impossible to pre-
vent such reAsCtions
Year: 1873

The grand day Of the season an' The
closing races OF the spring meeting are
billed for to morrow. and if there be not d.
big crowd to witness them It viii only
prove that New Orleans has no appetite for
turf amusements. 1t is the four-mile day,
and 1t is well understood that the bes; ma
terial on the grounds will be trotted out to
make the occasion a lively one. Then there
is besides the consolation race for beaten
horses, single dash Of mie and the for.
tune stake for the three-year old FLIES.
The last closed with five candidates.


Excepting for the fortune stake the en-
tries have not yet been made. bat they will
be this afternoon. and the usual sale Of
pools vii. take place at Hawkins n me
eYeniEr.
Year: 1873

A Quakeress said recently to friend, in
reference to the Quaker formula Of mar
riage: at is true, did not premise to obey
when I was married; but might ss well,
for have had TO doit,
Year: 1873

The Aid, Germania. and Central Loans meet,
tonight.


-Four drunks make up the police record since
yesterday.


special meeting OF the Aid Loan will be
held this evening.


Here is the latest description of kiss: Twas
night real warm couple stood in the pale,
cold muonbeAms. Their lips touched aud there
MAS sound like a COW hauling her hoof out Of
the mud
Year: 1873

A youth named Verzeni was lately
sentenced by the Court of Assizes at
Bergamo, Italy, to hard labor for life,
for having strnngled two women and
attempted to strangle several more. He
always strenuOusly denied having had
any hand in these crimes. Some days
ago, however, a man employed to catch
dogs straying about the town called on
M. Dona, the President of the Court,
and told him that young conntryman
had come to him at one time, begging
to be taught the knack of throwing the
rsnning moose over the dogs heads.
At the end of two or three lessons this
Young man became so expert in the art
that he never missed his aim. As the
dog catcher declared that he should
recognize his former pupil if he had an
opportunity of seeing him, the Presi-
dent ordered the convict to be brought
forward, with some of his companions.
The man instantly pointed out verzoni
as the young peasant who had learned
70 moose dogs so cleverly. This cor
roboration of the evidence against a
notorious criminal has produced great
excitement in the town, but the culprit
d 'clares that the dog-catcher dreamt
he whole thing.
Year: 1873

The following letter from the Duke OF
Aosta to his father, the King of Italy,
dated January, 1869, and now published
in the Radical El Impartial of Madrid,
throws much light on the views enter
tained by Don Amadeo, from first to
last, during his sovereignty


"Your Majesty: 1t was with extreme
surprise that, for the first time and
without any previous communication to
me ON the subject, heard from your
Majesty that it was seriously in contem-
platon to confer on me the crown of
Spain. On my return to Genoa l have
spoken of this to my wife. She is ready
to follow me, wherever | may go i; to
share my lot, whatever it may be. To
tell your Majesty how much l love my
country, and how much am willing to
do for her, is needless any sacrifice,
even that of life itself, would seem light
to me for her sake. But what is it that
/ am now asked to undertake? 1t is to
rule the destinies of country which is
divided and torn to pieces bya thousand
political parties and task which
would be arduous to any one would be
doubly SO to one who, like myself, has
had no experience in the difficult art of
governing. The consequence would be
that l should in fact not govern, but
should have to submit to the dictates of
those who had called me to the throne.
These reasons are strong enough to in
duce me, this very day, to place in the
hands of your Majesty my formal re-
fusal of the crown of Spain, begging
your Majesty to transmit my decision to
those whom it may concern.


"Your Majesty's affectlonate son,


"AMADEo.
Year: 1873

The Legislature of Michigan has en-
acted that, hereafter, druggists or doc
tors who fail to write or print upon the
label of each bottle or paper containing
poison, the most easily obtainable anti
dote to the same, shall be subject to
very severe penalty. The object is
to prevent the excitement" which al
ways occurs when some member of a
family has accidentally" swallowed a
poisonous compound intended to de-
stroy rats and mice, by providing a
remedy that can be procured from the
nearest druggist, without havingto to lose
time in hunting up doctor to make an
examination and write prescription
a slow and tedious process, as nearly
everybody knows who has had expert
ence of it. The Michigan idea of pre-
vention is, perhaps. not as thorough as
it might be. 1t is practical, and, there
is little doubt, will be found to work
well.
Year: 1873

Some one has written beautifully to
the boys in the following manner.
Here is whole sermon in a few sen.
tences


"Of all the love affairs in the world,
none can surpass the true love of the
big boy for his mother. 1t is love
pure and noble, honorable in the high
estdegree to both. do not mean mere
ly dutiful affection. l mean a love
which makes boy gallant and courte-
Gus to his mother, saying to everybody
plainly that he is fairly in love with her.
Next to the love of her husband, moth
ing so crowns a woman's life with honor
as this second love, this devotion of her
son to her. And 1 neveryet knew boy
turn out bad who began with falling in
love with his mother. Any man may
fall in love with fresh-faced girl, and
the man who is gallant with the girl
may crnelly neglect the-worn and weary
wife. But the boy who is lover to his
mother in her middle age is a true
knight, who will love his wife as much
in the sere-leaved autumn as he did in
the daisied spring-time."
Year: 1873

IONDON, Nay q.
Six persons perished in the burning building
on Berple Square this morning, and six others
were injured by falling wall No water was
available and the flames spread with great rapid
IT,
Year: 1873

AhO SOhhthS NhiHphBus


The Republicans must carry
Ohio in October. They can.
The only question is whether
they will.


Our strength may be weak
ened by trucking to a CON-
promising policy, which would
spare denunciations Of pcliti.
cal and moral crimes because
those guilty of them are high
in place in the party. Any
such trimming and time serv
ing will throw away Thousands
of votes. But We do not antic
lpate that the May Con,
ventlon Will indulge in it
People and press alike rebuke
the evil deeds which bad or
weak men IN and cut of Con.
gress have falsely saddled up,
on Republicanlsm, and bust
ness is meant when it it is de
clared that this rebuke is to be
made at Columbus in May
Akron Beacon.
Year: 1873

The best manner of conduct
ing church music is that by
which the greatest number Of
people are Induced TO sing.-
The service is not o ne Of enter.
tainment or instruction, but Of
praise. The command is, "Let
all the people praise Thee. p
Our fathers in the faith in
Scotland believed this end best
reached and the command
obeyed by placing before the
congregation a precentor,
whose duty was 10 lead in the
service. The singing in Scotch
churches Is almost always
good. Their plan is in vogue
in many congregations in our
land, and works we'll. In some
parts oil Germany, and in many
of our American German
churches, the music is led by
one singer, with aG organ ac-
compartment. The Germans
habitually sing IN church; and
though some think their tunes
monotonous, the music in their
Protestant worship is invaria-
bly, good. The trouble in con
gregstlons led by choirs is that
the majority listen, but will
not be led. The choir do the
singing as well as the leading
The people praise by proxy
When the question is agitated,
the choir are blamed for their
selection of tunes, etc. Often
trouble arises, and divisions
are caused. The question, shall
there be good or bad singing
must be answered by the con-
gregation. They must act with
the choir and the choir with
them. 1t the choir yield to
their wish and sing some old
tunes, they must be ready t1
yield and sing some new ones
The habit OF singing must be
cultivated. The majority o.
worshipsrs ir almost any con


gregatien will, if accustomed
to singing with their choir
learn an ordinary church tune
by the second or third verse;


A good man, now gone to hi
resl who, years ago led one
OF our city choirs, regularly in
Year: 1873




A MICHIGAN man has invent-
ed a unique, poetlcal, and, to
his mind, eminently practical
mode of travelling rapidly on
horseback. His idea is TO con-
struct a cone shaped balloon,
which Is to be laid lenghthwise
upon the horses back. The
animal and rider are then to
be weighed, and the balloon
filled with just gas enough to
lift all but a few pounds weight
of horse and rider from the
earth, in order that the frisky
Pegasus may have nothing tC
do but 60 ahead. The posi-
BILE speed of such a contriv'
ance is as yet beyond conject
ure.