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Year: 1871

There Is a volume of reason and
truth in the following from the Her.
dtd Of Heath, which we commend
to our readers: "The worker with
his brains would love brain work
more If he had couple hours hand
work to do every day. If such per.
sons could have their gardens and
shops to run to when their head.
were tired, they would soon recupcr.
ate, and the muscular toll not being
IN excess would soon he delight


II, on the other hand, the toiler, with
the hand, could do daily some mental
labor, 1t would add greatly to his hap.
.piness. The sharpening of the brain
by culture would add effectiveness tC
the hand. The reason of this is be.
cause man Is a composite being. His
muscles were not made for non-use
more than his brain, and the right
use of each is a pleasure and not Il
pain. After few generations we
shall have what is now the prayer OF
thousands, more culture for the labor
ing man, and more physical labor fol-
the cultured man., This will estab-
lish a harmony between the two,
which will add greatly to the pros.
perity, happiness and health of both.
Year: 1871

PRINTERS have a way of interpret
ing the EDITORS manuscript that is
sometimes highly amusing as well
as provoking. We call to mind just
now two funny misprints that late
ly occurred with two of our cotempo.
raries. AT certain stage of the
Franco Prussian difficulty, England
evinced disposition to get mad.
The night editor of one of our dalies,
on receiving the news, wrote the head
line, "The British Lion shaking his
name" He was unable to eat his
breakfast next morning when he
found the printers version of the
matter staring him in the face thus
"The British lion skating in Maine" /"
This happened about the middle of
August, The other paper met with
its trouble in this wise. The editor
had written an elaborate article about
a Fort Wayne railroad, which he
concluded with the words, "this Fort
Wayne enterprise" The printer had
the satisfaction of making that edi-
tor sick by rendering the last words
of his article thus: "rhis Fish Wagon
enterprise. -Ec.
Year: 1871

The great evil upon which we have
fallen In these days of rapid fortunes
and extravagant living, will be up
preciated If we ask ourselves what
meaning Is attached to the word sue
cess. What are our young people
taught as comprising true success in
life? What class of men are held up
as the true type Of manhood, and as
worthy of emulation? When Mr..
Greeley talks of self-made men, 1"
who are the bright examples he holds
up to view, and whom does he ask
our young men to pattern after-the
men OF ideas, of moral power, OF
strong virtues, or of great wealth ?
What Is meant by success In life
when the instances most cited i'm this
connection are Astor, Girarl, Stew
art. and Vanderbilt? Whoever
speaks of men like Elihu Burritt and
that class o pure ephilanthropistsa and
scholars, who are constantly thinking
so much of Others that they have no
time to devote to the accumulation oi
wealth. While we laud to the skies
such men as Peabody, who having
lived within himself until he had
amassed great wealth, and got
through with its use and aggrandize-
ment, bequeathed 1t to such purposes
and under such restrictions as suited
his fancy or his am mbition, we are quite
apt to lose sight of the thousands OF
tender hearts and great souls whose
wonderful benevolence and fellow
feeling have made 1t impossible that
they should grow rich save In the
blessings Of those whom they have
helped. Is 1t not time that new
lexicon was prepared, or the old ones
amended, so that our /" coming" men
and women shall have n different
idea of the true meaning of success


Home Magazine.
Year: 1871

Tho folIoxvipo Ia amid IN ha ona N,
" ""e "
the most oriiiiaht articles ever VIII
ten by the lamented George ID. Prem
tice





But the nat OF nature Is inexorabie.
There Is no appeal for relief from the
great law which dooms us to dust,
we flourish ana iade as the leaves ol
the forest, and the flowers that bloom
ana wither IN a day have no trailer
hold upon life than the mightiest
monarch that ever shook the earth
with his Footsteps, Generations OF
men VIII appear ana disappear as the
grass, ana the countless multitudes
that throng the worid to-day VIII to
morrow disappear us the footprints on
the Shore,


Men seldom think OF the great
event OF death until the shadow falls
across their own path, hiding from
Year: 1871

There is no greater everyday virtue
than cheerfulness. This quality in
man among men, Is like sunshine
to the day, or gentle, renewing mois-
ture to parched herbs. The light OF
cheerfulness in the face diffuses itself,
and communicates the happy spirit
that inspires 1t. The surest temper
must sweeten in the atmosphere of
continuous good humor. AS well
might fog aud vapor hope to cling to
the sun-illumined landscape as the
blues and moroseness to combat jovi-
al speech and exliilerating laughter.
BE cheerful always. There IL no
path but will be lighter, no shadow
on heart or brain, but will lift sooner,
in the presence ofa determined cheer
fulness.
Year: 1871

A TRIBUNE reporter went round among the


German Democrats yesterday TO discover how they felt
about the exclusion OF their delegation Considerable
disqualification was manifested but not much
expected The rrcgulary OF the selection OF their del
egaton was generally admitted They refused to act
with the reform wing because they considered that their
influence was not recognized in becoming manner, and
the resolutions the meeting which chose the delega-
ton were framed to facilitate the harmonzlng OF inc
two extremes on their platform They hoped that the
Convention would admit their representatives COM
PROMISE Or at least would divide the representation OF
this city equally between them As all were excluded
they feel that there Is not much cause for complaint aud
nothing short Of unfair distribution OF the nOmna-
tions seems likely to disturb their party allegiance
Year: 1871

Words in season are spoken by the
Philadelphia Ledger in regard to "New
Year Resolutions" In the course of its
argument, it says:


"a young man, for instance, makes
a resolution at the commencement of a
new year, against some vice or indul-
genee which he desires to overcome
For time be succeeds in resisting the
impulse, but at length some peculiar
temptation subdues his better nature,
and he Yields. Should he then be dis
couraged, regret having made the re-
solve, nnd discontinue his efforts Not
at all. He should rather rejoice that he
had so long been enabled to persevere,
and taking fresh courage renew his res
olution with enhanced zeal. Thus the
habit OF doing right, will, by increasing
power, overcome the habit of doing
wrong, until at length the breaking of a
resolution will become the rare e1cep-
ton"
Year: 1871

One of the latest Democratic
newspaper lies is that President
Granpsson Fred, in going to Europe
with Gen. Sherman, does it at Gov
ernment expense. Gen. Sherman
has made the following statement
to reporter, and it will stop the
circulation of the lie so far as decent
editors are concerned


"GeneraI Sherman says that he
is going to Europe as a private gen
tlemen; that he draws no pay while
abroad ; that he goes on the Wabash
by courtesy of its commander, and
that his course of travel while on
that vessel will be regulated entirely
by the orders under which it sails.
Lieut.. Grant accompanies him be-
cause his father thinks it is a good
opportunity for the young man to
visit foreign countries. Both gen
tleman are to pay their own way
and both are subject to an order to
return at any moment from the
Secretary of War"
Year: 1871

Woman was not taken out Of
Adams head 10 show that she was to
overtop him; nor from his feet, to be
trampled upon; but from his side to
show that she was equal with him;
from under his arm to be protected
by him; from near his heart, to be
loved by him.-TMathew Henry.
Year: 1871

a man has a square piece of land, fenced by a
straight rail fence, which is six rails high, and each
length of fence is one rod long Now it 80 happens
that there are the same number Of acres in this
land there rails in the fence around it. how
many acres are contained in this land


An answer is requested.
Year: 1871

Improved from Watts aud Gladstone
Be you to others kind and true,
As you'd have Others be to you,
And neither do nor say to men
Whate'er you would not like again;
But If men do and say to you
That which is neither kind nor true,
Take a good stick and say to men,
"Don't say or do that same again"


-TPuucE
Year: 1871

Last night weighed, quite wearied OUT
The question that perplexes still;
And that sad spirit We call doubt


Made the good uaught beside the ill.
This morning, when with rested mind
I try again the seli-sams theme,
The whole is altered, and fud


The balance turned, the good supreme.
A little sleep, a brief nights rest,


Has changed the look Of all that is
Sure any creed l hold at best


Needs humble holding after this.
Year: 1871

Col. TrimbIe made a detailed
statement setting forth the advan-
tages to be secured to our city and
county by its construction, and
asked that immediate measures
be taken to raise the amount ap-
portiOned to Montgomery county.
After a full expression of opinion as
to the urgent necessity and great
value of the road to our community,
Year: 1871




A NOVEL THErT.-Last Sunday
a passenger on the Ohio and Miss
issippi Railroad was detained at
North Vernon, waiting for conncc-
tions. While waiting, the eng'n-
eer left his engine for n moment.
The fireman was in his cab asleep,
and tho engineer, who was stand
ing on the platform, some yards
distant, was astorished to see his
train move off suddenly, without a
warning note from the bell or whls-
tie, and in II few moments was tear
inc down the road at the top OF its
speed. A crazy man had observed
the engineer when he left the en-
cine. and quietly, took his place at
the tbrottle-valva, and he opened
her out wide and let her drive
The fireman, by the motion of the
train, saw at n G ance the condition
of affairs, and pounced upon the
madman and secured him, and took
the train back to North Vernon,
where the lunatic was placed in
iail. When questioned as to the
cause of his strange conduct, the
amateur engineer said that he had
wanted a locomotive for a long time,
and he thought that was the best
chance that he would ever have.
The train was crowded with people,
and but for the presence of mind OF
the fireman, theconsequences would
have been frightful.-LOuiS0ttte
Ledger.
Year: 1871

A schoolmistress was lately
brought before a police magistrate
in London, charged with biting one
of her pupils. Upon being asked
whatshe had to say in defense, she
stated that it was quite true that
she, had bitten him, but he had Bit
ten another scholar younger than
himself, and, acting upon the old
principle of san eye for an eye and
q tooth for atooth," she had only
thought it right and proper to in
hict the same torture upon him
which he had inflicted upon his COM
panion. Thc magistrate instead of
biting her, fined her forty shillirgs
and costs.
Year: 1871

Medts.-The branch meat shop of James
Kynaston, located on Commercial avenue,
next door to the grocery store of james
Carroll, is now in full blast, and this pop
ular butcher is supplying all the refined
meat eaters Of that portion of the Fourth
Ward with splendid meat II you have
not tried him give him q call If
Year: 1871

LAST CHANCE.-The time draws near.
Secure your tickets in the Grand GIFT
Legal Festival in aid of public library,
at Omaha before you have to pay large
premium 1t is said to be grand sue
cess. Everybody is confident it is con-
Quoted on the square.
Year: 1871

been ordered to fill vacancies caused by the
resignation of sixteen members of the Council.
This latter item confirms the previous reports
of divisions in the Commune; !. but we suppose
that the dissenting minority (probably the
handful of ''men of order" recently chosen)
have been summarily got rid of. Socialism
begins to show itself more plainly in propo-
sition to abolish inheritance of property, and
atheism is limited at in the probable abolish
ment of religion in the public schools.


In the foregoing we have given, briefly, the
salient points in the news from France con-
tanned in our cable dispatches this morning.
II, as will be seen, nothing decisive had been
accomplished up to yesterday, the general
tenor of the reports is indicative of ON imme-
diate elimination of the revolutionary crisis
which must either end in the complete over
throw of the government of M. Theirs or
make impotent in France, for many years, the
abominable hereses of communism.
Year: 1871

THE JoIST Hon COMMISSION haven't yet
fairly broken ground for a final and satisfac
tory settlement Of all outstanding accounts
between us and England The Canadian Fish
cry question is still under discussion, Sir John
A. Macdonald remaining obstinate. The
basis Of settlement, SO far as il is possible to
discover what that basis is likely to be from
the disjointed intimations Of the members
themselves, is not so supremely satisfactory to
our own side OF the line as we have right TO
expect. Nor is the wrangle over the Alabama
Claims going as it should go. There
appears generally to be lack Of
vigilance and vigor on the part of some Of
our own Commissioners. They must keep
wide awake when dealing with these willy
English fox hunters. They must take every
fence with them, keep their seats well, hold a
firm rein. and be in at the dcath-but not as
the fox.
Year: 1871

The annual State election in Connecticut for
Governor and a Legislature comes off to-day
but this year it includes the election of the
four Congressman to which the State is en-
titled. The prevailing impression is not only
that Governor English will be reelected but
by an increased majority. Indeed, the repub-
licans are apprehensive that they will lose
ground even on the figures of their defeat Of
last spring, while the democrats are hopeful of
repeating, in a clean sweep, their late victory
in New Hampshire. Senator Summers expo
sitions of the st. Domingo annexation scheme,
and his merciless assaults upon General Grant
in this connection, have furnished the demo-
cracy with very effective ammunition for an
aggressive campaign against the administra-
ton. On the other hand, the republicans have
been doing their best with the reports and
testimony of the outrageous doings of the Ku
Klux Klans in the South, and with certain
charges touching the dependence of the Con-
necticut democrats upon the money and re-
peaters of Tammany Hail. We suspect, how
ever, that these charges may be rather con-
strued as a confession of an expected defeat
than as evidence of any material employment
of Tammany's money or repeaters, especially
as the Connecticut election laws do not admit
of fraudulent voting to any great extent


II is evident that under the circumstances
the republicans will do the best they can.
They have been pretty badly scared by New
Hampshire, and they feel the necessity of
turning the tide, or of holding their ground of
last spring in Connecticut if possible. So it is
probable that they will not permit Connecticut
to go by default on a short vote, like New
Hampshire 1900 or 5000 short compared
with the full spring test vote Of 1869, but
that pretty full vote will be poled by ''the
Land Of Steady Habits" to-day. Should this be
the case, and if we have in the general results
marked democratic gains on full vote, this
election will signify more than that of New
Hampshire. 1t will signify rot republican
apathy and staying at home, but republican
desertions to the democratic camp, and that q
political revolution is actually going on. 1t is
iu this view that we await with great interest
the results Of this Connecticut election.
Year: 1871

Governor Geary, it is understood, intends
interfering to raise the coal embargo, brought
about by the conspiracy between the railroad
corporations and the coal mine operators, pro-
vided tho Legislature fails to do SO. The
coal Investigating committee of that body
will report tomorrow, and it is almost certain
that the report will be adverse to the claims
of the miners. With SO corrupt body as the
Pennsylvania Legislature, and considering the
influence the corrupt railroad corporations
Of the State WELD in shaping its legislation,
no other course is anticipated for moment.
But Governor Goary has determined to Offset
all such Infamous legislation by the issue Of a
writ of quo scarranto compelling the Reading,


Lehigh Valley and other railways impli-
Gated in the conspiracy to lower their
tolls to the rates prescribed by their
charters. If they refuse to do so,


he is prepared to seize them and
run them by State authority. Here is proper
and prompt solution Of the coal difficulty, and
we hope the Governor will have calm nerve,
clear head and clear grit enough to do 1t.
If the charters of the roads have been vio-
lated by the conspirators they should have
been brought to terms by the strong hand OF
the law ere this, and they would have been
in any community where the honest welfare OF
the public was more powerful incentive to
legislation than the moneybags or political
trickery Of railroad lobbymen. As 1t Is, Gov
crnor Geary proposes TO stand. and We hope
Year: 1871

to Butler, particularly as the speech was
doubtless the work Of Elliott. This colored
member, at all events, is great Improvement
upon the average South Carolina white carpet
Dagger, and is representative of whom his
race may well be proud.
Year: 1871

he viii stand, like rock between the growing
power of these giant corporations and the will
and wishes of the mass of the people. On
that platform he has bright chance ahead in
the great battle of 1872
Year: 1871

/ There are often well-aGthenticated
eases, in which the instinct that some
| dogs possess in so wonderful a degree
rises TO the sublime nights Of a hui
manity that even some human beings
lack. A story of this nature is told OF
a couple of dogs, one of which was u
Newfoundland, and the other a mas
tiff. They were both powerful dogs
and, though each was good natured
when alone, they were very much in
the habit of fighting when they met
One day they had fierce and prOlong-
ed battle on pier, from the point of
which they both fell into the sea; and
as the pier was long and steep they
had no means of escape, but byswim-
ming considerable distance. Throw
ing water upon fighting dogs, is an ap-
proved means of putting an end to
their hOstilities; and it is natural to
suppose that two c0mbatants of the
same species, tumbling themselves
into the sea would have the same eff
feet. 1t had, and each began to make
for the land as best he could. The
Newfoundland, being an excellent
swimmer, speedily gained the pier, on
which he stood shaking himself off; {;
but, at the same time, watching the
motions of his late antagonist, who
being no swimmer, was struggling ex-
hausted, in the water, and just about
to sink. In dashed the NewfouDd-
land, took the other gently by the
collar, kept his head above water, and
brought him safely on shore. There
was a peculiar kind of recognition be-
tween the two animals. They never
fought again, they were always to-
gether, and when the Newfoundland
dog had been accidentally killed by the
passage of wagon over him, the 9TH
er languished and evidently iamented
for long time.
Year: 1871

One of the most remarkable in
stances Of vigorous, green old age, has
recently been brought to our notice
says the Boston Journal in the per-
son of the the venerable John Chap
man, of the Salem Register, now near
ly eighty years of age. Mr.. Chapman
began his journalistic life as a bow i'm
the Office of the Essex RegiSer, when
Judge Story wrote the famous motto
Of that paper


Here shall the Press the peoples right
Unawed by influence and unbribed by gain
Here patriot Truth her glorious precept,


draw,


Pledged to Religion, Liberty and Law"


During the past fifty-six year, al
half-past twelve o'clock every Sunday
night, the city watchman patrOling
the street in front of his residence has
aroused him, and he haslarisen, and
going to his Office he has assisted in
making up the matter for his paper,
and mailing for mis- subscribers. Dur
ing all these years he has never miss
ed a single night, with the exception
of the time he was sick with the scar
let fever, and that was some twenty
years since, which was the only Occa-
sion he was ever i'll enough to have d
physician. He may often be found at
the case lending q heIping hand in
setting type for his paper. His step is
to-day as firm and elastic as when,
halfa century ago, he p Jdded through
the wintry streets of Salem,
Year: 1871

The Hearth and Home has the fol
lowing on the subject of candy eat.
ing: "Shall let my children eat can.
dy ," is a question over which parents
are sometimes puzzled. This is net
surprising, for doctors and doctors


books differ upon this question. Some


teach that candy is an evil TO be
avoided; Others, who like it them
selves, say that white candies are al
least harmless and may be eaten al
discretion. Neither side is quite right.
The chief injury candies do is that Ol
spelling the appetite for other food.


When honestly made, cOlOred candy
is quite harmless in itself Thus the
red candies are cOlOred with beet
juice. Bat it is safer on the whole to
stick to the white candies, which are
made of starch and sugar favored.
The love of sugar is a natural and
healthy appetite, especially in chill
dren, who need more saccharine mat
ter than grown persons. Yet they
should not be allowed to eat sugar to
the exclusion of heartier food. BY de-
vouring candy in large quantities be-
tween meals they spoil their appetite,
anu OAttlA AuJuiG LtlCit ulStSlious 1illS
is the only serious objection to candy
eating. n good rule in the matter, is
to prevent the child from eating can
dy so near to meal times as to make
him leave full plate Of breakfast or
dinner. But after u meal he can eat
as much as he chooses without preOc-
cupying his appetite for the next
Good candy, eaten at the right time,
is an excellent food.
Year: 1871

A night or two ago an adventure oil
a decidedly startling character, and
possessing some extremely disagreea-
Die features was experienced on Penn
st. A man in the Tenth Ward had
been prostrated by a severe attack OF
small pOX, and on the evening spoken
of, was very deliriOus During the
mOmentaTy absence Of the nurse and
watcher, the patient arose, drew Oh
his pants and slippers, aud seizing hi~
loaded revolver, which he kept in hi
room, he ran out upon the street
Immediately pursuit Was made, bui
whenever the puTsuers drew near, th,
pursued effectually scattered them D.,
turning and presenting the pistol. r..
physician who attended the patIt-n
joined in the pursuit, and overt i,k
and caught hold of the fugitive, bu


the latter stopped, and presenting 2 tr,


pistol full in the doctors face, said


Now [ have got you, worse than the
smallpox nas got me-" The phy~I-
clan, it is needless to say, let 20 his
hold. The patient stepped back, am
as he did so one of his slippers cam
off, and as he stopped ID replace It.
the physician dealt him a blow on the
neck which laid him low. In an i'll
stant the pistol was wrested from him,
and in moment more he was over
powered and on his way back home.
Those spectators who had not had the
smallpox, regarded the chase through
field-glasses--Pfttsburgh Chronicle.