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Year: 1876

The uncertainty of wealth is
proverbial-the descendants of the
rich of one generation being the
poor Of the next. The cause is too
often apparent in the enervation,
want of economy, enterprise AMI
torethougit, IN tn inheritor5 OF
wealth, when compared with their
less fortunate neighbors. Has it
ever suggested itself to You how
sure is the reward of no est toll
when properly directed ? The
wealthy rising men of to-day as a
BODY, are almost without exception
self made. The secret Of their
success, sought after by many, is as
plain as mondays sun. They do
not float INCREASINGLY with the
stream of humanity, but in their
separate callings struggle hard
against the stream W hen times
are hard they are not seen on the
street corners complaining Of their
lot; but reading the future by the
unerring light of the past, know
that the dark clouds on the horizon
but foreteIl the coming sunshine.
Then little savings are scrupiously
cared for and judiciously
invested, while the croaker com
forts himself with dismal prophesies
and the result is an abundant and
golden harvest. Such an occasion
is the present. For three years en-
terprise has been paralyzed, and


the most dismal prophesies have
been apparently well nigh realized,


but the busy marts of commerce,
now deserted, shall be thronged
again the cheerful buzz of the fac :
tory, now dismal in their quietude,.
shall resound with honest industry.
Then what will be the result? The
dollar judiciously invested shall be
doubled and tripIed; and the poor
man unknown and unheard of, who
takes stock in the prosperity of his
town and nation, shall be extolled
and honored. To all we say: keep
not your means idle, pay your debts,
take advantage of the profitable in
vestments now offered, whether it
be in houses, lands or business en-
terprlses, and our word for it you
will not regret it. The cry of over
production is a farce and delusion.
There is room enough in this broad
land of ours for every honest son OF
toll. Hard work faithfully follow


ed will bring success every time
Year: 1876

Two new military posts will at
once be established in the Yellow
stone country-one near the mouth
OF Powder river; the other on the
Big Horn, near the scene of the
late battle. Itis intended to have
them built, supplied and ready for
occupancy by the time winter sets
IN
Year: 1876

1st.-One bar will go far two of any other
2d.-0nly half tho usual rubbing being required


there is saving of more than the entire cost


of the Soap in labor alone
81 The clio hes are made SWEET, CLEAN and


WHITE without BOILING or SCALDISG, thus all


injury TO them is avoided. There is a saving


in fuel and hard work, and the washing is done


in about half the usual time.


1t is also guaranteed under penalty of fifty dol
lars not to iujure the clothes hands, and
tIal will enable any person to ascertain the truth OF
these statemtnts it would never pay the proprietor
to engage in extensive system of advertising and
claim such decided merit for his Soap unless he knew
from positive experience that it would proveto be in
every respect what is claimed for 1t.


This is also superior Soap for Toilet and Shaving
purposes
Year: 1876

As there are n number of limitations offered TO the
public we would caution the community to


Buy no Powders or Prepared SIMMONS LIVER
REGULATOR unless In our engraved wrapper
with Trade Mark. Stamp and Signature unbroken
Nnne ntIer IL penuine
Year: 1876

When Illinois was young, and her
towns were few and sparscly settled,
with population not remarkable for
its general culture, a certain Justice
Of the Peace presided in the examin-
ing trial of man accused of murder.
No lawyer had yet settled in this par
ticular town, and the squire had it all
his own way. After the testimony
was all in, he gravely called the pris-
oner to the bar, sentenced him to be
hanged, and duly attended himself
to see the sentence executed. A few
months afterwar6, there was another
murder in the town, and the suspect
ed murderer was brought before the
Squire for examination. In the mean
time, however, a lawyer from dis
tant town had been engaged by the
accused, and appeared in the court
room for the defense. The old Just
ice was proceeding as calmly with the
second case as with the first, when he
was interrupted by the learned coun-
sci. "If the court please" he said,
"you cannot try this man. All that
You can do is to hear the evidence,
and II you believe him guilty, hold
him over to stand trial i'm the Circuit
Court


"Can't try him I" shouted His Hon.
or. Cant try him! That's all you
know about it. / tried man and had
him hung only three months ago, and
| can do it again. Mr.. Constable
bring ouf the prisoner, and I'll show
this young man that | can try his eli
ent, and hang him, too And he
did.
Year: 1876

MARK TwAIN's DESCRIPTION OF THE
HAPPlEsT BOY IN THE VILLAGE -
"Hucklcbcrry was always dressed in
tho cast of clothes Of full grown men
and they were in perennial bloom and
duttering with rags. His hat was o
vast ruin, with a wide crescent lop.
ed out ofits brim; his coat, whom he
wore one, hung nearly to his heels,
and had the rearward buttons far
down tho back; but ono suspcnder
supported his trowsers; the seat of
his trousers bagged low and contain
ed nothing; the fringed legs dragged
IN the dirt when not rolled up. Huck-
lcberry came and went at his own
free will. He slept OH doorstcps in
fine weather, and in empty hogsheads
in wet; he did not have to 60 to
school or to church, or call any being
master, or obey anybody; he could
60 fishing or swimming when or
whore he chose, and stay as long as
it suited him; nobody forbade him
to fight; he could sit up as late as he
pleased; /; he was always the first boy
that went barefoot in the spring and
the last to resume leather in the fall ;
he never had to wash, nos put on
clean clothes; he could swear Won
derfully. Ina word, everything that
goes to make life precious, that boy
had"
Year: 1876

NEW York, Sept. GA dispatch
from Vigo, states that Tweed was re-
moved from his fortress prison last
evening, where he had been confined
q days, to the steamer Franklin, for
transfer to New York. He Is we'll
treated. VIM. Hunt was liberated,
but is very reticent, and maintains
that his friend Sccor was not Tweed.
Hunt after leaving the Franklin, went
Immediately to see an American
friend at the Hotel Europa and reg
istered there under the name Of r.
Sands. Sands is considered to- be
Tweed's son. There was much oppo-
sition to the surrender Of Tweed, and
the action of the government was al
most universally condemned.


Tweed and Hunt were not allowed
to communicate, and were. closely
guarded, but otherwise received every
courtesy and attention. The Franklin
leaves this afternoon and her voyage
will probably take 80 days, las,when
possible she will sail instead Of usins
steam, in consequence Of the Frank
lin not having capacity to carry coal
enough for long voyage.
Year: 1876

Tho New York Times, giving the
result Of . tour Of its reporters among
merchants of that city, In the various
departments Of trade, report that,
scarcely without exception, they rep
resent . decided Improvement in bus
iness, and feel greatly encouraged by
the constantly increasing evidences OF
q return Of confidence and better
times. Most Of the merchants report
that their trade thus far this year has


been much larger than It has been
during any Of the preceding four
years.
Year: 1876

In another place we present the
Message of Mayor Beaudry, which
was delivered before the Common
Council at its session OF December
18th. 1t was published in the DAILY
HERALD OF the following day, but we
reprint it without apology, as it con-
tains many points of interest to the
country and Eastern reader.
Year: 1876

LAPLAND mothers are not in the
habit of staying at home with their
babies. The Laps are very relig-
ious people, and take only journeys
to hear their pastors. As soon as
the family arrive at the wooden
church, and the reindeer are Sc
cured, the father shovels a snug lit
tie bed in the snow, and the mother
wraps the baby in skins and depos-
its it therein. Then the father piles
the snow around it, and the dog is
set on guard, while the parents go
decorously into the church. Often
as many as thirty babies may be
seen laid away in the snow about
the church.
Year: 1876

The above named gentlemen have
been together good portion of the
time for the past two days, canvass
ing the "lava beds" for votes for the
later, solely upon the ground that
Beriah Brown denounced lottery
gambling; the corrolary of which is.
that Weed is in favor of what not
only the moral, but the business
sentiment of this community re-
garded as the greatest public nui-
sance ever tolerated in any decent
community. That is the element
depended on by Weed for success.
Year: 1876

Several weeks since, l was re


quested by a number of citizens


of such character and position


as to entitle their opinions to re


spect, to allow myself to be


named as candidate for Mayor


at the approaching city election


Those who havepersonally made


this request greatly Outnumbel


all of those who have signed


calls upon others upon the sole


itations of canvassers specially y


employed for that purpose, and


embrace a very large portion
of the most enterprising, active
and public-spirited men who
have contributed most to the
present prosperity of our city,
including a majority of those
engaged in productive industry.
The request was based upon the
ground that no man in this COM
munity had labored more earn
estly and, apparently, unselfishly
to promote the growth of the
town, and none had more cour-
ageously defended the right and
opposed wrong, regardless of
personal considerations. They
said they wanted IA live man, ;"
whose commercial or profes-
sional relations would not bias
his judgment or intimidate his
action; one who was devoted to
progress and opposed to all pri-
vate jobs and ring combinations
for diverting public funds to
private uses. l gratefully ac-
cepted these repeated express
sions of confidence. and very re-
luctantly consented to stand the
canvass; not because l feared to
pass the ordeal of public cen
sure, but simply because | did
not want the office.


There was no secret in this
movement; it was Immediately
known upon the streets, and has
been a matter of public discus
sion ever since. 1t presented
the issue fairly and squarcly to
the obstructionists. of a candi-
date in favor of every measure
which would promote the mate
rial interests of the town, and
would dare to see that the pub
lie funds should be faithfully ap-
piled, the laws duly enforced,
and taxation equitably appor-
toned.


1t is well known that the chief
obstructionists of the town are
among its largest property hold
ers; persons welding power
solely by virtue OF their accu-
mutations, derived almost ex-
clusively from the labor and en-
terprise of others, which have
reflected value upon their pos
sessions they would never other
wise have had. These men have
prevented our commycial me-
tropolis from ever having a pub
lie building beyond a disgrace
full pen for temporary confine-
ment of offenders. They have |
uniformly opposed every public
expense for the health, conven-
ience or comfort Of the citizens. |
They have driven away from us
large enterprises in the way of
manufactures and ship building,
by refusing them any place for
their business upon reasonable
terms. They have purs ed the
dog-in-the-manger policy Of nei-
ther using or permitting others
to do SO for the common i'm
provement.


AS might reasonably be ex-
pected, and as l had no reason
to doubt, l find all that class of
men bitterly arrayed against
ne. That is their right, as they
50 often claim-"the right to do
rs l please with my own" But
deny the right of any member
Year: 1876

OF wax, who has been D stand


ing candidate for some minol


office in every opposition con


vention held in this city for the


past five years, and was never


yet known to publicly express


an opinion upon any question Of


public concernment upon which


there was difference of opin


ion, and only hope to elect him


by forming an alliance with the


lottery gamblers and the "Iava


beds" a business in which Their


candidate is now personally en-


gagged, representing me as their


most vindictive enemy, and him


self as their physician and sym


pathizing friend.


They say that | would in
volve the city in oppressive tax


alton and a load Of debt. Every
intelligent man knows that the


Mayor has no voice in levying


taxes and only a veto power to


restrain oppressive or inconsid-


crate acts, and that the city


charter limits taXation to very
moderate rates. The veto pow
er in the hands Of the man who


has contract for keeping pau
pers, would be a dead letter in
defending the public treasury
from personal jobs.


They charge that l am the
candidate. and would be the
instrument, of company desir-
ing a franchise from the city
which might prove an oppressive
monopoly. | cannot believe
that any man who has been
familiar with my course in this
city, credits that charge. If |
have made Il personal enemy in
this town it has been done by
denouncing all jobs which have
for their purpose depredations
upon the public treasury, spar
ing neither friend nor foe in my
criticisms When a party hold
ing mortgage upon my office,
seized upon and applied to his
own use an alley leading to the
main entrance of the University;
when other influential parties
formed a conspiracy to rob the
county of it's farm, and succeed
ed in taking nearly two thou
sand dollars out OF the pockets
of the taxpayers without rem
dering any consideration for the
same; l denounced both. at my
own cost, and came very near
being closed out for my tcmerity.
| have constantly and persist
emily demanded economy in the
public service and a strict ac-
countability for every dollar ex-
pended, and that no more taxes
be levied than the best interests
required, and have denounced
unsparingly that system hereto
fore prevailing Of levying and
collecting large taxes without
having any adequate results to
show forit. The appropriations
to q private hospital kept by Dr.
Weed may account for some Of
these extravagant expenditures
as well as for the elegant private
residence being built by the pro-
eeeds. But the croakers against
high taxes have never taken any
measures to bring to justice their
friends who have misapplied the
public moneys. There is not
nan who has profited by high
axes who is not now opposing
ne, ostensibly on that ground,
,ut whose chief cause of com
'laint is that my exposures have
nterfered with their plans. The
nan who inveighs most against
high taxes is one who makes 30
'er cent. a year upon depreci-
ted county orders, which is so
nuch additional tax upon the
'eople.
Year: 1876

What a habit we have Of crediting all our
ills TO Providence We are never willing TO
admit that our own inactivity. folly and
selflove have wrought out the dire results
over which we mourn. We only see the
shipwreck of our lives we only hear the
voices OF the storm, and instead of owning
that il was our indifferent and unskilful
navigation that brought our craft upon the
rock. We fold our hands and cry out, blindly.
Strange and mysterious are thy ways, q
proyidencel" II is well TO have faith and
trust. II is well to be resigned to trials that
cannot be avoided but it is not well to hide
our talents in a napkin. to take our I'll OF
ease and pleasures and bow down to the gods
Of pride and fashion, then shrink back from
the consequences and say that the work is
none Of ours.


Some Of us really imagine that We are
suffering the will Of the Lord, because the
-four barrel Is empty aud our coat is out at
the elbows, when a little more seli.denial, 4
little less folding Of the hands 10 rest, would
raise us out Of the slough Of poverty, and
set us on our feet crowned with the gift of a
goodly heritage. We eat rich, unwholc-
some food, keep late hours, transgress all
| the laws Of health, and when we pay the
[ penalty with shattered nerves and broken
/ constitutions, we wonder why we are not
strong and vigorous as our neighbor who
has lived moderately all his days Because
the neck and arms Of our tender infants are
soft aud white and dimpled, we let them 60
bare and unprotected then, when some day
we leave the little one out under the snow,
we murmur that our Father hath been un-
! kind. IN too many cases, with little more
flannel the family circle might be kept un
broken for many year.
Year: 1876

Why is it men dart out of a prayer meet
ing as they do, the moment the henediction
is pronounced The true idea of the church
is. that it is a family-God's family. Its
members are children of one Father and
brothers and sisters one Of another Aprayer
meeting therefore, is family meeting 1t
is a reunion of brothers and sisters. The
service is of the character Of feast; and
we all know that after feastiug comes talk
ing and exhibition of good-natme. After
the formal portion Of the service is over,
brethren. why not stay and have an informal
service Of your own Talk of whatever
the Spirit suggests tell your joys and your
sorrows, your hopes and your fears, one to
another >" "Laugh with those who laugh, and
weep with those who weep" Don't file out
of the room, solemn as crows fly to the
groves at night, passing through gloom into
deeper gloom but go forth happy, as chill
/ dren pour out of the door when father and
mother start out with them for ramble il
the bright sunshine across the green fields
At least stay long enough, after the forma
service, to shake hands with the pastor anC
with each other, and greet any stranger tina
may chance to have dropped in among yol
of an evening. Lubrcate the wheels of you
church machinery with the "oil of glad
ness" and you will be astonished at the cas-
with which all its parts will soon be work
ing together. Salute every saint in Chris
Jesus" Golden Rule,
Year: 1876

One day Roberts father saw him playing
with some boys who were rude and nninan-
nery lie had observed for some time
change for the worse in his son, and now he
knew the cause. lie was very sorry, but he
said nothing to Robert at the time. In the
evening he brought from the garden six
rosy-cheeked apples, put them on plate and
presented them to Robert lie was much
pleased at his fathers kindness, and THANKED
him. "You must lay them aside for few
days, that they may become mellow" said
the father; and Robert cheerfully placed
the plate with the apples in his mothers
store-room. just as he was putting them
aside, his fatherlaid on the plate the seventh
apple. which was quite rotten, and desired
him to allow it to remain there " But,
father" said Robert. the rotten apple Will
spoil all the Others !" ado you think so
Why should not the fresh apples rather
make the rotten one fresh 2" said his father


And with these words he shut the door OF
the room. Eight days afterward he asked
his son 10 open the door aud take out the
apples. But what sight presented itself
The six apples which had been so round and
rosy-cheeked, were now quite rotten, and
spread a bad smell through the room


"Father," cried he, did not tell you that
the rotten apple would spoil the good ones
You did not listen TO me-" "My boy" said
the father, shave not often told you that
the company of bad children will make yor
bad ? Yet you do not listen to me. See II
the state of the apples that which will hap
pen 10 you, ii you keep company with wlcket
| BOYS" Robert did not forget the lesson
When any bad boys asked him to play will
them, he thought of the rotten apples, an'
kept himself apart from them.-Erchdnge.
Year: 1876

BE patient toward all men. The cold
hammer fashions the hot iron. lie who
would govern others must first learn TO govern
himself. Passion is blind, cool, deliberate,
and at the same time energetic action makes
itself felt in every department of life.


BE patient toward your brethren Some
GOOD men are slow to see into things. They
want to do right, but it takes them good
while to determine what is required OF them
Every member of the body OF Christ Is not
an eve. To get out of patience with the
dull ones will not help either them or you
Give them time and they will do their duty
We all have our infrmities. Let us beai
with each other.


BE natient toward sinners. Think how
long God bore with you. We should beal
with wicked men while God bears Will
them. But il we get out of patience Will
them, they can have no confidence IN our re
ligion. they will say they are as well off a
they are, and so they win harden themselves
in sin.


To be patient you must have patience
The stream cannot flow If the fountain Il
dry. The fruit will not grow without tn
tree. Resolutions alone, against patience
will not answer. You must pray as well a
resolve. Ask God not merely 10 help you II
your outward conduct, but to give you tn
| inward grace. Unless you get that, yol
will fail as you have failed before. lie de
terlnined on victory Ia this respect N
matter how much money man may max
by day, he will never grow rich II he
robbed of all at night. Impatience IS th
thief that steals your grace, and leaves yo
Year: 1876

John b. Cough makes no more effective
point in his temperance addresses than when
he advocates total abstinence ON the simple
ground that il is certainly sgte, while all
intermediate standpoints may be fatally
dangerous. Men who will not believe that
alcohol is a poison, that moderate drinking
is crime, that the temperate use OF intoxi'
eating drinks is impossible, will concede that
there is no danger or loss in letting the stun
entirely alone. Thousands Of men go down
TO drunkard's graves every year by reason
of strong drink men who began with no
idea OF reaching such an end. No man dies
such death, or becomes ensnared In de
basing habit that is too strong for him, II he
Year: 1876

Last week in giving an account of the
rescue. OF the steamer. Marine, City,; we
gave the:scredit of getting the stranded
vessel off to both the wrecking tugs, Cru
sader and Leviathan. We derived the
Information of the cifcumstances con
nected Herewith from passengers on the
Marine, taken in connection with the fact
that the Crusader was first sent for;
while a few hours later came dispatch
Tor the Leviathan to go to the, assistance
OF the Marine, also. The Chicago Times,
Of the 10th, says that Capt. st. Clair, OF
the Crusader, furnished the Times with
report of his weeks work, which con-
talns the statement that he went TO the
assistance of the Marine and got her off
aoltf'out the assistance of the Leyiathan.
AS the Leviathan went to the stranded
vessel, and the passengers state did assist
IN her rescue, and some of the passengers
say dlu almost the entire work after her
arrival, we cannot but conclude that the
Times statement is an Incorrect one.
Year: 1876

The citizens of Alpena are arranging
for grand celebration on the Fourth.
and q proposition has been made by Mr.
Nulesan, who Febrse6ts The tug
Crusader, that if ;eighty-seven couples
could be engaged at $3 per couple, that
he would fit up their barge Gencsse
Chief, and make an excursion to Alpena.
We hardly believe that there are eighty
seven couples in, this place. who would
desire to make such lengthy excursion
as this, even if there was nothing. going
on here, and for that reason we do not
think the Crusader will 60. It would
take'eight to ten hours TO make the "trip,
and that is a little too much of boat
ride just for the fun of the thing.
Year: 1876

The damage to your housed crops which results from
p9e Is often more than the eost Of putting
machinery and Implements arising from leaky roofs on
outhouses would more than pay the cost OF roonng
every shed, crib and stOrehouse your farm. Your
stock suffers from the drippings Of your and
te necessity of their lying In wet stalls These evils
affect property but when your house roof leaks it
worse then comfort departs, and you have garnet
full OF pas and catch the steady sreams
niture damp bedding and rheumstism; there is the
anxious wife wcaried with running upstairs to guard
wasted. You cannot afford It. Our Slate Roofing
Paint will end your difficulties and make your roofs
water-tight For new roofs Rubber Roofing Felt
covered with Slate Roofing Paint will give satisfaction
s to sn{ one For i IN regard to RoonE
which Is free to al who write once and mention this
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