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Year: 1875

/ DO not think we fully realize, any
one of us, how much worship there is
in the mere act of creating beauty; not
only in the beauty of loving looks and
deeds, and beauty of form and color
and proportion. God loves beauty.
Every star that shines, every flower that
blooms, every dew-drop that Riistens in
the sun, proves this; and believe that
every woman who strives to make her
own home and her own life beautiful,
serV God in this as truly as she serves
him upon bended knees or in the holy
services of the sanctuary. And in just
so far as Rhe fails of making that home
aud that life as beautiful as she can, in
just SD far does she fail of her duty to
God and man.
Year: 1875

the station agents have general nnder-
standing in regard to each others jokes.
By some hook or crook the dispatch
went on and divsd uHder the ocean and
came up smilingy in the Garden of
the Tuiiefies in France. The manner
of its reception by Napoleon has been
lost to history. 3Al1 that is known,
the emperor did not pay for it, and
the facetious operator was hunted up
and obliged Go tay bill of S1S7. SO in
gold for his little joke. The operator
was entirely Satisfied with the result of
Year: 1875

AMONG the Ogallalla Sioux chiefs is
one named Blue Horse, who was unable
to come to Washington with the delega-
tion, and he has sent the following letter
to the president "There are fifty
families of my people who wish to go to
farming. We wish to 60 to work, and
do not want white men to run over us.
We intend to remain here, and we want
the neat houses and fences and every
thing that the white men use. We want
a COW, two yoke of oxen and a wagon /;
also chickens. Whatever the president
may give those who visit Washing
ton wish a share also. also want
sewing machine and other farming i'm
plements. The Great Father has prom
ised us that we should not starve, and I
wish to make living for myself on
these rivers in this way"
Year: 1875

AN exchange says: GA person in
Indiana who was caught in the act of
illicitly distilling a run of twenty gal
Ions of crooked whisky very promptly
explained that he was only making a
httIe for his sick wife" A run of but
twenty gallons for a poor sick wife
She couldn't have been sick much.
Year: 1875

BY and by the roses wither,


by and by the leaves will fall
by and by the crimson autumn
Sheds its lustre over all.
By and by our hopes will brighten,
Though the swallows homeward liy,
And false friends who seem to love US,
May forget us by and by.
By and by the rose that withcrs,


Will uplift its dropping head,
Awakened from its Slumbers


Byan angels gentle tread.
BY and by will hearts be broken,
That have never known sigh;
Frlendless one with JOY will tighten
In the coming by and by.
Byand by there will be false hearts,
by and by there will be true;
DO hear you say you doubt it,


If you do then, why do you?
Ey and by bright eyes will moisten
When beneath the turf we lie.
There will still be those that loves us,
In the silent by and by.
Year: 1875

The following is an amusing in
stance of how roguery may over
reach itself: "a somewhat, amusing
incident is told of a woman in Eng
land, whose husband, wealthy man,
died suddenly, without leaving any
will. The widow, desirOus Of secur-
ing the whole Of the property, con
ceaed her husbands death and per
suaded poor shoemaker to take his
place while a will could be made.
Accordingly he was closely mullied
in bed, as if very sick, and lawyer
was called in to write the will. The
shoemaker, in a feeble voice, be-
queathed half Of all the property to
the widow. What shall be done
with the remainder? asked the law
yer. The remainder, replied ne 4
give and bequeath to the poor little
shoemaker across the street, who mas
always been a good neighbor and
deserving man. thus securing rich
heonest for himself. The widow was
thnnderstruck with the mans auda-
cious cunning. but did not dare to
exnose the fraud, and so two rognes
shared the estate"
Year: 1875

1t was New Years Eve, and little
Jack sat by the cottage fire, with his
head on his mothers lap meditatine
very sadly. for his father had been
lost at sea since the last year came
in, and he remembered how happy
they had been only one year ago
that night, all three seated about the
same bright hearth. They were
very poor, though his mother had
managed TO keep the fire bright, and
to feed and clothe herself and little
boy quite comfortably thus far, but it
was by dint of hard labor. She bent
over her sewing from early morning
until late at night, very thankful to
the kind people in the parish, who
furnished her with work to do. But
she looked weary and pale. and Jack
longed to be man that he might
earn money to take care of them
both, and never let her work any
more.


He persisted in standing up at the
table while eating, because some one
told him that he would grow faster
for doing so; and he had measured
every week by chalk mark on the
wall, for long time, so as to know
Just how fast he did grow, and try
and Judge how many weeks it would
take to make him Il real man. But it
seemed to him that never any little
boy grew so slowly. He was almost
discouraged.


Ii was 4 bitter cold night, the frost
so thickly curtained the cottage win
dows that the stars could not peep in,
and the wind whistled around the
house and shook the lattice, trying to
get in.


"Jack." said his mother, smooth
ing his curls, 1--WE have still much to
he thankful for; | wish every little
boy in the world were as warm as
my little boy is tonight"


"Yes," answered little Jack; ''and
if there are any poor little girls or
boys without any home, / wish they
would come here to night, and I'd
give them my supper and my bed to
sleep in too"


And as he sat watching the bright
Goals, which fell into all sorts OF
fantastic shapes, lie fell to thinking
how many poor little wanderers
there might be abroad in the terrible
cold, and of wrecks at sea, when
there was a little timid rap at the
outer door.


"Run quickly and open the door
jack said the mother. Don't lei
any one wait long in the wind."


And Jack did as he was hidden
and there stood poor little gir
trembling like leaf with the cold
who begged that she might come il
and warm herself by the fire. Ant
Jack took her little blue hand in his
and led her to his own little chair, il
the warmest corner of the chimney
nook. She was pretty little thing
| in spite of the rags she wore, will
curly, golden hair; and her eye
Year: 1875

IF the country is about to be put
undera Democratic regime, the tax
payers need not iiatter themselves
that we are to have an era of ecOno-
my and retrenchment. We know of
no instance where this has been the
result of putting Democrats in Office.
In New York City the extravaganza
of Democratic administration was
notorious. In Arkansas the eX-
penses of the Democratic administra-
tion for the past year are reported tO
exceed those of the previous year,
when the State had Republican off
GERS, by 100000. indianapolis is cry
ing out because under Democratic
rule the expenses have been run up
more than u hundred thousand dol
lars in excess of those of the same
period of Republican administration.
In Ohio two years of Democratic
government and Legislation have pro
duced no economical results, and in
Cincinnati the old wastefulness and
prodigality go on as in Republican
days.-GiH. Conn.
Year: 1875

WALKING G-sTICKs.-These appenda-
ges to n gentleman's dress are said to
have been originally brought into
fashion by Henry III, Of France, but
they did not become general in Eng
land until the year 1863. They
were made with an indcnted head. so
as to afford more convenient rest
ing place for the hand in grasping
them. After time ingenuity added
the round and hollow top, in which
various useful articles were kept,
such as nutmeg and ginger for the
invalid. and sugar candy for the old
and asthmatic. Soon after this,
snuff WAS introduced. anl quickly
came into high favor with the Eng
lish exquisites, who, before long, ap-
propriated the cavity at the top of
their walking sticks to its reception.
On meeting with friend, after the
first greetings had passed, mutual
unscrewing of the tops of the walk
ing-sticks would take place, and
pinches of the precious contents
would be duly exchanged.
Year: 1875

calculate where you might strike, and it is


ten TO enc that she would turn and t-ample


you to death before you could get out Of


her reach"


had been looking down at the after op-
enng. specializing whether / could shin
Gown her tail or not, and so get away, but
drew in my head then and looked as if
had merely been casting a glance at the
weather. l had no ambition to be flattened
to wafer under her feet. wished | had
been at sea in bowl with the three wise
men of Gotham. The army officer looked
at his knife with a tender glance We had
oeen out so long now, we were getting
hungry. and it was aggravating to hear the
gentle animal we rode eating with such en-
Joyment, though that, like everything else,
was done in anger, and she kept stopping
to snort and scream.


Il suppose" said he, ''she is So nervous
II would not to cut steak of her hauncb."
and then we sank into silence. glaring
oiankiy at nothing because politeness for
bade us to quarrel with our host, and we
could not blame each other for the trouble
we were In. Suddenly saw Richards face
change entirely. Ii lost all look of hope
and cheer, and settled into utter despair.


There is her calf" he muttered. "wbat
iiend let 1t looseg' and then we understood
that our last anchor had gone. Sir Richard
had depended upon the strength and fideli-
" or maternal love to draw our animal
BACK to her stable. But alas there was
40 occasion now. The unwecome infant.
ABOUT four feet high, came numbering
through the cane brake, and was received
)y his mamma with vast gambols of ioy
Year: 1875

IL is common to speak Of Thackeray as
the representative Of cynicism and malic.
ious satire; while Dickens is lauded as
redresser Of wrongs and promoter of in
nocent mirth.


There is an element OF truth in this
judgment, and yet 1t would be at least
equally just to charge Dickens with un-
discriminating ridicule AMI maudlin pathos
and to give Thackeray credit for noble
purposes and heart throbbing with the
most genial kindness. It Is not the aim OF
this paper to compare the two, nor to en-
large upon the merit uf either; but to Gull
a few passages from the pages Of Thacker-
ay: and this is done with no misgvings,
because those who love Thackeray,-that
Is, all who really know him, will be glad
TO listen; and to those who do not like him
we wish to show the reason why we do.


And the reason in brief, Is this; that he
had an honest, hearty, manly love OF the
good and true; and in just the same meas
ure, he hated the bad and despised the
false.


The first extract is from his paper on
Irving and Macaulay: Here are two men,
most differently gifted; each pursuing his
calling; each speaking his truth as God
bade him; each honest In his life u; just and
irreproachable in his dealings; dear to his
friends, honored by his county, beloved at
his freside. Ii has been the fortunate lot
OF both to give incalculable happiness and
delight TO the world. which thanks them in
return with an immense kindness, respect
and affection. 1t may not be our chance,
brother scribe, to be endowed with such
merit. or rewarded with such fame. We
may not win the baton or epaulettes; bu,
God give us strength to guard the honor
OF the nag!"


1t would be difficult to discern the cy nj.
cism In this, or In the following, from the
paper entitled, "A Peal of Bells"


''ro see hundred boys marshalled In {
chapel or old hall: to hear their swee
fresh voices when they chant, and look il
their brave calm faces; l say, does not tn,
sight and sound Of them smite you, some
how, with pang Of exquisite k!ndness ?


And this Is one Of his reflections abou
the author of"Jane Eyre :" 'As one think
ofthat life, so noble, SO lonely,-of tha
passion for truth.-of those nights an,
nights OF eager study, swarming fsnciea
invention, depression, elation and prayer
As one reads the necessarily incomplete
though most touching and admirable bis
tory OF the heart that throbbed In this on
little frame, Of this one among the myriad
Of souls that have lived and died on thi
great eaith-this great earths this littl
speck In the infinite universe OF God, wit
what wonder do We think Of to-day, wit
what ave await Tomorrow, when this
} which is now but darkly seen, shall b
clear!'
Year: 1875

Admiral Stockman has been in these
waters before, and is acquainted with lot
OF tippy bobs and nabobs on shore. As soon
as II was known that he was on board the
Columbia of came one of the directors of
the East India Company, puffy old Eng
lishman, tat and stiff, but extremely polite
and kind. There was hob -nobbing with
the admiral in the cabin, and then we
were both invited-I, being second in COM
mand. vas entitled TO some respect Ito 90
on tiger hunt the next day and to dinner
afterward. The admiral was greatly
delighted at the plan and so was l. The
next morning saw us ashore at an early
hour, each with rifle pistol and strong,
sharp knife. for one may expect to need
all sorts of weapons in tiger hunt. Sir
Richard Che was a baronet) met US in very
good spirits, and said that the natives liv-
ing outside of the eastern quarter of the
town had been very much scared the night
before by q big, old, man-eating tiger,
who had been seen prowling round-"and
when they have once had a outlet off ma
tive" said he, in cheerful tone, as if a
native were sheep, ''they always pre-
fer that kind of meat afterward. We will
see If we cannot put an end to his fun


We drove, in light dOg-cart, several
miles out Of the city, to spot where we
were to find our elephant and meet two
gentlemen who had also been invited


They seemed pleasant enough, and we
took glass Of beer together, while Sir
Richard stepped out to see after the ele-
phant. Pretty soon he came back. rub
bling his hands, ard remarked that our nag
seemed to be little out of sorts, but be
thought she would come round all right
l forgot to tell you in the right place
that they hunt tigers here with the ele'
phant. The latter hates them as his NOR
tai enemy, and always fights them furious
ly. The hunter sits in the howdah on the
back Of the elephant. and. while that faith
full animal amuses the tiger with a lively
play OF feet and tusks, he shoots the tigel
whenever he can get q good cha nee
This might seem y comparatively SAFE
way OF doing it; but often the tiger gets
dreadfully excited and climbs the ele
plants back, in which case he Is likely t,
claw the hunter very sharply.


| Our elephant was very large one. Sh
! was eleven feet high, and generally they
are not more than eight or nine She wa


IS large as some males. As soon as
caught sight of her. saw she was yer,


cross. Halfa-dozen natives clusters


round, held the ladder against her side


and the work Of mounting commenced.


was work. II q man missed his chance


was all up with him. had rather beac


boat In Q heavy sea than get over tn


high sides Of a hOwdah with q pIungin


elephant. The admiral, Is ranking onicel


went nrst. Being the first, there wa
nobody TO report exactly how be got II
Year: 1875

/. Do not take your paper to your
postmaster and tell him to send it back.
In nine cases out of ten YOU will fail to
stop it in this way. 2. Do not ettempt
to return it yourself, and write on the
wrapper to discontinue. This is against
the law, and lays you open to a fine.


). Before your subscription expires,
send to the publisher a postal-csrd, say
ing your subscription expires on such
date Please discontinue at that time.
Sign your name, also the town and State
where your paper is sent, in full. If the
paper has been sent two weeks or more
over the time for which it is paid, don't
send postal-card. 1t will do no good.
Rather write letter and inclose what
is due for arrearages, always allowing
that one number will be sent before the
letter reaches the publisher and his list
is corrected. By observing these simple
rules your requests will always be
promptly attended TO, you will have a
clear conscience and sleep we'll, and the
publisher will never be tempted "o take
the name of the Lord in vain"
Year: 1875

SOMETHING New IN SURGERY.-At q
recent session of the Academy of Den
tai Surgery, in New York, DR.. Ham
mond made an interesting experiment
on the efficacy of a powerful cauteriz-
ing battery for the destruction of
nerves. The object of illustration
was beautiful white rabbit. DR..
Hammond separated the little ami
mails spinal cord with knife, at
which the rabbit whined. Then, after
life was supposed to be extinct q red
hot platina wire, fred through the
battery, was applied to one of the lit
tie creatures legs. A disagreeable
smell arose while the platina, kept at
white heat, ate it's way through flesh
and bone, and after q lapse of ten
minutes the leg was severed from the
body without hemorrage
Year: 1875

In CeyIon, says the Methodist, large
apes are now regularly employed to
pull cocoanuts. These animals are
imported from the Acheed in patches,
and are marched around the planta-
tions by their owners, who let them
out on hire. A line is first attached
to each of these peculiar laborers, and
he is then sent up tree, where he is
said to select suitable fruit with great
discrimination, and to twist TIE nut
round and round until it falls to the
ground. Each successive fall OF nut
is hailed by the hairy worker above
with a Jump and a chuckle of satisfac'
tion.
Year: 1875

In our last weeks issue we stated
that man in Mineral Point pos
sessed a COW whose milk yielded IS
pounds of butter per week. Since,
the happy owner has informed us
that our figures were too low, for
the yield is exactly nineteen pounds
and half, or three pounds per day
for each day during the week, and
a pound and a half for Sunday.
Can our neighboring towns beat
that! If so, let us know it.
Year: 1875

The ladies of the Presbyterian
Church, have decided to give a
Grand Centennial Fair with lunch
and Festival, on the next Fourth of
July, occupying both day and even
ing. Their aim is to pay off the
debt upon the parsonage; and, they
will appeal to the good feelings of
all, to cheer and aid them in the
laudable object. The notice may
seem early, but centennial doings
require scope.
Year: 1875

AS Judge Cothren was recently
trying a case in Prairie du Clyien he
questioned a witness so closely that
he became enraged atthe Judge and
threatened to kick his teeth down
his throat. Judge Mills at once
ordered the sheriff to take posses
sion of him, and he was confined in
Jail as a warning for such actions in
in the future.
Year: 1875

After the Franco-G German war the
Grand Duke of Coburg. g.Getha said to
Bismarck that the decorations of the
Iron Cross had been distributed too free
ly. Well" said the Prince, ait has
been given on one hand to the brave
fellows who earned it in battle, and, of
course. justly given; on the other hand
it has been given out Of pure courtesy,
as to your Highness and to me, and we
had better not say too much about it,"
Year: 1875

pay. The tribunal condemns Madame
to pay her 1000 francs damages and her
back pay. If it we're not for this
triumphant verdict for Brun, the version
the Princess will probably give of the
affair at her fine dinners, resplendent in
new ear-rihgs and broach, would doubt
lessly present it in quite another light.
Year: 1875

Then we quote the poet, who said


"while the lamp holds out to burn


The vilest sinner mag return"


We also refer them to the scriptural
injunction: Judge not, hest We be
judged" Do they think Mr.. H. is not
a suitable nian to preach TO us? Then
we say we prefer to judge of that mat
Ter ourselves.


Were they prompted to vote for the
resolutions from any feeling of envy or
Jealousy, or was it from a pressure
brought to bear by reason of a preju-
dice existing against Mr.. H. by reason
of some trouble between him and some
of the members ofNo Creek church a
year or so ago? Will the gentlemen
please explain why they voted thus ?
Was it a blow at Mr.. H., or the citi-
zens Of Hartford We understand that
Mr.. III. was denied the privilege of ex-
planning or being heard at all. The
passing Of the resolutions without any
complaint being made by those who had
a right to complain, and against the
wishes of Mr.. G., and without giving
Mr.. H. hearing or a chance to ex-
plain, is very strange indeed.


We know that there was some trouble
between Mr.. HI. and the No Creek
church, but we hope that no prejudice
against him on that account was
broug ght to bear upon the District Con-
ference to secure the adoption of these
resolutions.


We are not prepared, neither is it
our province, to say who was right or
wrong in that affair. The matter was
taken up by the church authorities and
was We presume fairly settled. We do
not however know the result, nor does
it make any difference, so for as the
action of the District Conference is con-
cerned, Mr.. H. might have been in
the wrong then, or he may not be all
man ought to be, but one thing is
certain: his preaching here has been
productive of good, more good we be-
lieve, than any preacher has accom-
plished here for long time. Sinners
old and young, lukewarm Christians
that scarcely ever attended church, all
alike have become interested and turn
out regularly to hear him. His ser.
mons are all practical, logical, sensible,
and delivered in a very earnest, pleas.
ing manner. Will some one please
give us a good reason for the action Of
the District Conference? Ifthey acted
thus without good cause, and did il
through envy or jealousy or prejudice,
or to satisfy feeling of hatred toward
Mr.. H., or the citizens of this town,
then We have no words suitable to ex.
press our condemnation of such a
course. We may be wrong, We may
not have heard a true statement of the
matter. If any of those gentlemen
who voted for the resolutions desires to
make public explanation, or give a
reason for their vote, we will not treat
them as Mr.. HI. was treated, but give
them hearing through the columns Of
our paper.
Year: 1875

In regard to the revival of Romanism.


the public mind of England is becoming
daily more and more sensitive, in view


of subtle planniDgs and working of the


Jesuits, especially as related TO educa-


tional schemes, in connection with their


boastingS of success. OF this keen sem


sitiveness there can be no clearer evil
denee than the electrical swiftness with


which one or two sayings of President
Grant, in hi. recent address to mis- old


companions in arms, have passed
throughout the whole country, repeated


again and again by the millions of the
three Kingdoms. Never has any utter
ance from merely human lips been sound
ed forth and emphasized with greater
enthusiasm by every rank and class.
from the highest to the lowest of great
nation. AS an item of news it reached
my ears in the talk of grotp of plain
men, near a railroad station. With
what energy they hailed the sentiment,
adopting it and giving it their own
hearty expression: ''Millions for the
public education, but not dollar for
sectarian school!' Shortly afterward, I
heard the same saying. with comments
upon its significance, brought out again
upon the platform in Memorial Hall, in
a speech.





In Belfast the loEd who presided at a
public meeting dilated upon the idea
expressed by President Grant, quoting
the very words as an oracle, and attrib-
uted special Importance to the deelar.,-
ton that ''the next political issue in the
United States will not be in matters of
finance or in matters of government, in
one way or the other; it will be a con-
test between patriotism an intelligence on
one side, and superstition. ambition and
ignorance OF the other" IL seems quite
likely that these utterances of President
Grant have been welcomed on this east
ern side of the Atlantic with quicker,
deeper, more persuasive sympathy than
on the western, as there is not here the
same kind of political partyism, to
restrain or modify expression; at any
rate, however, we are sure that no
words have ever been telegraphed
across the ocean, more memorable for
their power of awakening in the heart
of this great nation so profound a sense
of the moral kinship of the English
speaking people.-LoRdon Correspon-
denee Watehmals and Reflector.