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Year: 1873

A great many people are apt to
hit upon happy ideas in society, and
when they go home they write them
out for publication and most of
these good folks know hew hard it is
to begin an article satisfactorily. A
word to them: commence with your
very finest writing and most beauti.
fully-rounded sentences. Introduce
your subject in the most elaborate
style, be poetical, rhetorical. didac-
tic, as your mood may be. and when
you think fit gradually drop into the
discussion of the subject-natter.-
When the article is finished, begin
at the opening sentence, and read it
until you find you have commenced
to say something to the point. Stop
at this place; strike out everything
before it, and let your article begin
just there. You will then probably
find that it opens we'll. and that by
collecting all your labored compost
ton in one place where it can be
readily stricken ont, you will have
saved yourself all the trouble that
would have been necessary had it
been scattered through the article.
Year: 1873


tThe Highland Sentinel contains the follow
ing odd and graceful little idyl, which is to-
iainty to be neglected by the tasteful glcane
,f fugitive yerse:l 80 rq fIEs.
|I4HHJ ~ G0LU.
Once had little sweetheart
In the land Of the Malay;
Such little yellow sweetheart,
Warm and peerless as the day
OF her own dear sunny island.
Keimah, in the far. far East.
Where we sucked the luscious mango
Elves together in the feast.
Such little copper sweetheart
As my Golu ne er was found,
With her hair all blue-black streaming
Ger her to the very ground.
And her eyes her eyes were heaven
Changing swift from light to cloud,
And her dress was garment fitting
Such a fairy to enshroud.
Twas enough for little Golu;
No more raiment did she need
Than the milky, budding breadfruit.
Or the lily of the mead;
And she was my little sweetheart
Many a sunny summer day,
When we ate the sweet guavas
In the land of the Malay.
Life was laughing then. All, Golu,
Do you thin k OF that old time,
And of all the tales told you
OF my colder Western cline?
Do you think how happy were we
When we sailed to strip the palm,
And we made latteen arbor
Of the boat-sail in the calm?
They may call you semi-savage-
Golu, l cannot forget
How poised my little sweetheart
Like a copper statuette.
Now my path lies through the cities,
But they cannot drive away
Ny sweet dreams of little Golu
And the land Of the Malay.


w. L. Mod.
Year: 1873

blue SEAI.-Smith, Rising & Go. are Great.
ing quite ar excitement with their celebrated
cigar, the blue Seal" brand. Smokers who ave
tried them want no other kind, and will not
smoke any other sort when they can get "Blue
Seal Dealers in the country everywhere are
sending in orders every day for thi. famous
cigar
Year: 1873

The furniture in the Ottawa House is for sale
and the house for rent. The furniture will be
sold very low for cash, or will trade for western
land or city property. Apply on the premises.
Year: 1873

deeds alone 90 not constitute Il: they must now
from q heart wholly imbued with the divine rove.
Pure water only nows from pure fountains Jesus
sought 10 give His disciples an inward rlghteous-
ness OF the SOUL The outward act Is OF consequence
only az IL shows the soul. He is q murderer not
only who commits the outward act but ne VINO mates
his fellow A lie Is the intention 80 deceive: FRO,
family Is not avoided by splitting words ana
inserting dash lines between the letters Phari-
sees content with mere form. They go 10
church; that Is their religion IL occupies an nour
with service, and then The church Is locked up ior
six days The Scribe boasts clear head but us
his heart harbors all unceanness He does not
strive 70 abstain from cheating but to cheat WIN
out risking punishment. True religion Ii spirit,
eye. Only by 1t can we enter into the Kingdom OF
heaven not by cutting Icy steps up the frozen side
OF Mount Blanc, but by soaring aot TO its summit.
No law can make man good. Ii must De py the
love OF goodness. Christ Is the embodied


EXPRESSION OF INFINITE GOODNESS.


AZ we come TO be like Him we apprehend true
righteousness exhauStless love. Is man so In
love with sin that only the dread OF eternal pun.
ishment can restrain him from crimef God shield
the nelghbor oI such q Christian Absolute
love for the divine character alone can make
true Christian righteousness. Yesterday ID called Al
Saints Day. There are many saints In humDle'
places, unknown, unneeded, whose races equal
those whose images are emblazoned on painted
corridors and sculptured In eloquent stone. TO.
day Ia called All Souls Day. The change OF death
only frees our immortal essences from the union
with perishable bodies. Our souls and those OF gil
men who have lived are In the keeping or the
Divine Maker; they are not dead, but changed.
When the friends OF the dead in the European
countries to-day wreath the tombs OF departed
friends with flowers they but assert their immor-
tally. There Is but one world to God. DEAD and
living are alike in HIS sight. To partake properly
OF the emblems IN tie holy communion in the
spirit OF true love to the Master Is to possess that
exceeding righteousness by which We enter into the
kingdom OF heaven, while the kingdom OF heaven
en- terS into US.
Year: 1873

Miss Smiley ON the Atone ment OF Christ.
The congregation OF the Seventeenth street
Baptist church yesterday morning listened to q
sermon from the Rev. Miss Smiley. This lady took
for her text the words s:-"Behold the Lamb OF
Cod who taketh away the sin OF the world.n She
sketched out the circumstances under which these
words were uttered by John the Baptist He goes
on to tell US how ne had known Christ. 1t is
doubtful II John knew Christ's nature until the
day OF His baptism. This ceremony implied
more than q mere rite. 1t was an absolute
admission that Christ assumed mans nature and
identified himself with fallen humanity and took
upon himself their nfrmities and their weakness.
God took this moment to introduce His representa-
tive to the world. Christ had been called by His
disciples the Son OF Man but at that moment, as
He came up out OF the River Jordan, God took
occasion to proclaim :-"This is my beloved son, in
whom am well pleased" God on that day took
into His heart


GREAT, SINFUL WORLD.


Whether we are called upon to Introduce Christ to
confidence as the Lamb OF God Men when they
begin great careers in this world generally choose
the digni1ed and authoritative method: but Jesus
was not to save lost world in that way. He came
as q teacher OF almost abject humility. he came
to teach the world that the majesty OF conquest
was 10 come by patient, individual effort Gentle
ness is greatness, weakness Is might. A wonder
ful religion this which finds its chosen symbols in
lamb and dove 1t had been teaching OF the





there could be no remission or sins SO Christ came
TO offer himself as


THE AroNEMENT OF BLOOD.


Centuries before, we read that q father and son
started for Mount Moriah the father offer up the
son for q remission OF sin. History repeats Itself
In the case OF Christ, when God gives up His son.
Even the heathen insist upon human sacrifices in
atonement for sin. Jesus the Lamb OF God, has
taken the place OF this poor, wounded wretched
sneep. All redemption on the night when the de-
stroying angel went over Egypt was to be
secured by the blood OF the lamb. The
most wicked man could have been pro-
tected by that blood ON the door. There
was no investigation of the religious condition OF
the families; their sins were not remembered
against them. In our cases the blood mad been
she'd and 1t only remains for us to appropriate II
and show 1t In our lives to be saved.


THE FORGIVENESS HAS BEEN GIVEN.
You are saved, so far as Gods mercy goes. All
you have to do Is to claim your title to redemption
God SENDS this message to us BE ye reconciled to
Christ IL Is but step which brings you into the
household OF Christ. You all intend, sooner or
later. Let the step be taken at once.
Year: 1873

aDEe mere is apparent, however, In the choir an
absence OF vocal ambition, which doubtless is the
cause of the slipshod manner in which the music
OF the service is rendered. The congregational
singing OF the hymns Is likewise capable OF greas
Improvement under more judicious and dnigent
leadership.


Saturday being All Saints Day, and yesterday
the service OF the holy communion being per-
formed, the Rev. DR.. Dilar devoted the time i'm.
mediately after the morning prayer, gospel and
epistle to the delivery OF q running commentary
on and explanation OF, the meaning OF the festival
OF Al-Haloween, and OF the peculiar doctrines Of
the Church Of England respecting resurrecuon.
lie argued that the soul never eternsny
separated from the body but that tn6
parting is only for time and that at length on the
aay OF the great uprising they are again united ID
heaven. Human beings could never be angels
because angels were wholly and only spirits. <The
tendency OF his reasoning was that the Delights


ana blessings OF the flesh were revived in that


glorious afterfe when the trumpet should rouse


the dead from their long sleep. 1t was mistake,


ssnGagn snaS w6 % common alacy to suppose that the
goou VINO dled became angels. They only became


SAINTS SAINTS; Much OF this erroneous belief could be


,e Traced 70 simple Sunday school hymn which many


children were taught to sing


want TO be an angel and with the angels stand
crown upon my forehead, harp within my hand.
| Many mothers also said OF their little ones de-


parted that they had gone to heaven, and were
| now angels. Neither OF these statements was


true, as no one reached heaven until after the res
| direction. Jesus, we had 1t distinctly told to us
lay four days in earth before he was resurrected


The popular but mistaken notion OF All Saints' Day
| arose from the above delusion 1t was not q day
for the commemoraron OF the lives and good deeds
OF the saints and martyrs who have been canonized
IN the Re Church nor IN a. honor Of ns angelic hosts
tion ofall good souls who had departed in the love
OF Christ. He wished the simile OF tho
soul parting from the body only for time to be


joined with it again, to impress itself the hearts
OF those who mourned dear ones lost for life was
but BRIEF like the period between death and resur-
recton. We should think OF them only gone
away for . little time and to return again. Tho
service Of the communion gave intercourse
with their love, as well as thax of God and the
angels. Therefore were to live so as to partake
| often OF that communion, and in the end to meet
God and our loved ones face to face In the grand
| reward OF eternity.
Year: 1873

The general movement in stocks has been on a
limited scale, and only average business has been
done with an average animation. Briefly, the mar
ket was firm during the forenoon, weak at the
second board, and irregular thereafter but closing
steady Erie was the feature Of the morning, and
advanced TO 659, with all kinds of stones going
about favorable TO a further rise doubtless dissem
mated with view Of making a market for long
stock After the second board the stock became
conspicuous for decline 10 ca. some reports being
current that the late dividend Of j. per cent the
Common shares Of the Company was paid out Of tho
contributions of certain holders Of stock who
thought by this means 10 establish higher basis for
their shares We give the story for what II is worth.
Lake Shore finally felt the influence OF the late
heavy marketing Of long stock, and went off 10 gG.
Western Union formed the afternoon feature by a
rapid advance TO s9., but yielded half point at the
close. Union Pacific was frmer though it is more
less affected unfavorably by possible future move
menfs at Washington. Still the outstanding short
interest is quite formidable, and may afford future
element in favor Of higher prices. The investment
stocks were firm, coal stocks steady and expresses
neglected, A nOle complete history Of the market
Year: 1873

The reactionary movement which made its ap-
pearance q few moments before the close of the
market last nj ght continued to-day and made fur
ther progress The first prices were to per cent
in advance of the latest official figures of last night
and quotations steadily improved to the extent Of
TO above per cent. The most marked recovery was
in Western Union Telegraph, which had been prom
inent in the earlier depression though the generally
prominent list responded, as will be more partcu-
larly seen in the comparative table below. ST. Paul
was feversh and unsettled, though considerably
better than yesterday, Pacific Mail being on the
whole steady until pretty the close of business
when it broke down from so 10 S0l the entire list
Teacting downward from to per cent and closing
weak. The opening highest lowest, and closing
prices Of stocks were as follows
Year: 1873

standing committees and the constitutions
of the United States and the State of Ten
nessee.


no WAIT ON THE GOVERNOR.


House resolution providing for q joint
committee to wait upon the Governor, was
adopted, and Messrs. Richardson and
Jones appointed such committee On the
part of the Senate.


The Senate then took a recess until
2:30 D. m.
Year: 1873

At the appointed time the wedding came off
In the best style of the city, and the company
enjoyed the occasion with the greatest zest.
The hours flew like humming birds. AS the
clock struck twelve the Professor picked up
his hat and started for his boarding house.
His principal attendant surmising his inten-
ton, followed to the front door and Informed
him that matrimonial etiquette required him
to stay and board at the house of his father
in-law until he and his wife wished to live by
themselves.


Finally, the happy couple went to house
Keeping and never were man and wife more
heartily congratulated or more highly esteemed
than they were. They were the favorites in
the city. Never was wife more lovely or hus-
band more kindly devoted, but he did MT know
anything about providing for the larder, only
as Sarah fought him. One little incident may
suffice to Illustrate. She told him one day to
get some rice. He went Immediately to the
store and told the clerk he wanted to get some
rice.


8 How much inquired the clerk.


" Oh, not much, j." said the Professor; " |
reckon three or four bushels will do for the
present.


The clerk was very sorry to say they had
not so much on hand, but they would soon
have more. The clerk persuaded him to try to
make out for few days with some fifteen OF
twenty pounds


Sarah and the clerk were not the only ones
who laughed over the incident. He never cal
led for three or four bushels afterward
Year: 1873

Mr.. T. I. Barnum announces that if a bal
loon does not cross the Atlantic this Fall he
will spend $4,000 if necessary in having that
experiment tried as early as possible next year,
provided one or more aerOnautS can be found
in America or Europe who will heartily make
the attempt. lie evidently does not intend to
make the experiment with cheap balloon, for
he says: " As at present advised, | shall have
the silk manufactured in China put together
and prepared under the direction of scientific
men in London, an experimental ascension
made from the Sydenham Crystal Palace
grounds, then bring the balloon to America,
and make the Transatlantic trip from New
York. | trust the public will believe that if
put, my hand to the plow | shall not look
back. :"
Year: 1873

MATRIMONIAL ADVERTISEMENTS IN THE
GERMAN PRESs.-The German press is a very
| treasure-hOuse of comical and eccentric adver-
tisements. Some of the papers make it a
practice to Gull the choicest flowers from this
motley garden, and to offer them on Sunday
to their readers, under the heading Comic
advertisements of the week" But Doctor
Schabe has gone further still He has made
a collection of 400 matrimonial offers from the
leading Berlin papers, classifying them with
true German diligence under several heads,
! giving the percentages of each and making
! them yield some very curious information
! We lind, for instance, that the male adyerti-
sers stand te the female in the proportion of
three to one, and that, while Sc per cent of
the gentlemen insist upon the requisites of
youth and beauty, 81 per cent. of the ladies'
allow utmost latitude in this respect to intend
| ing suitOrS, and 6 per cent. only make youth
an indispensable condition. The ladies, on the
other hand, in choosing partner for life are
very particular about intelligence" aud ICON
formty of religious principles l9 per cent


of the advertisers OF both sexes declare them
selves to be of the Mosaic confession" from
which it is argued that the real proportion of
Jews and Jewesses in the matrimonial market
arc much higher. Under the category of pro-
fessions, we find that the male advertisers, by
large majority, describe themselves as mer
|
which extorts some severe criticism from the
statistician, who seems to forget that in many
instances these sounding titles are undoubtedly
used with great latitude as to their meaning
One more point in connection with this subject
is worth notice. The ladies in all countries are
fond of dcscanting on the selfshness" and


" heartlessness" of the other sex, as is shown
in its preference for hard cash to all the Sc
ductions of beauty, wit and education And of
this state of feeling we have eloquent proof il


the fact that al per cent of the matrimo-
nially disposed ladies OF Berlin are careful to
draw attention to the amount of this world S
goods at their command, whereas only pei


cent of The men think it necessary to volun-


teer any particulars upon this head. That


some of these assertions are notoriously hoaxes,


devised for the purpose of making people rid


culous, or even with some worse intention


cannot perceptibly affect the general results of
the inquiry because hoax would have no
chance of success were it not generally known
that the practice itself is frequent, and the ap
plications made for the most part in good faith.
Year: 1873

A few days sine, at Cleveland, Ohio, young
man by the name of Orlando Harris, while re-
turning from work, discovered boy bathing
who was about to drown. Harris dropped his
dinner-pail and basket on the ground, and at
once sprang in. .l1e evidently eaped into the
water without thinking of danger, as he was
unable to swim. lie managed to reach the ex-
hausted boy but found himself beyond his
depth. Not being able to help himself, he
still had the presence Of mind and heroism,
just as he was about to sink, to give the boy a
push toward shore. He showed the boy SO
near land that brother caught him and drew
him out but the brave young man was
drowned. The only remarkable point in the
above item is, that it was inserted in the Sen.
eca, Ohio. Adcertiser, under the special head
of Numerous
Year: 1873

A paragraph is going the rounds of the press
to the effect that at Lafayette, Ind, the papers
are complaining in right down earnest because
troops of girls 60 in swimming in conspicuous
places in the river. 1t is device of the news
papers to draw the attention Of rest seekers to
the charms of Lafayette as a watering place.
Year: 1873

Two Milesians were standing at the Fair
mount waterworks in Philadelphia, watching
the big wheels splashing the water in every di.
rectiOn, when one of them remarked Mike.
isn't this quare country, where they have
to grind their water before they can use it?'
Year: 1873

The heart of deacon who officiated with
the contribution at recent meeting for
foreign missions in Boston, was gladdened by
observing among its contents neatly rolled
package On hastily investigating, his former
belief in the depravity of human nature was
changed to certainty by discovering one dol
lar and cent, and upon the paper the follow
ing:


The cent is for the heather, and the dol
lar to get it to them"
Year: 1873

a BEAUTIFUL INcIDENT.-Apcient histo-
ry records beautiful incident illustrating
the power and unself-hness of fIial love-. In
the siege of certain CRY, two young men
within its walls had rendered great service to
the general, through which it fnslIy fell into
his hands. In return he ordered their lives
to be spared, and gave them permission to
take with them out ofthe city as much treasure
as they could carry. They accordingly both
appeared at the gate. one carving his mother
on his back and the other his father. showing
by the act how much more precious they we're
in their eyes than any amount of jewels or
gold
Year: 1873




Senator Burcaard, on taking the chair
said


Gentlemen of the )nTention.-I ac-
ccpt and am grateful for the distinguished
honor which you haze conferred upon me
DO net take this compliment, how ever,
as personal to myself ba. as max ii re-
sPeci to the people Of the noble county,
which in part represent. He Asd no
desire 70 eutcr into discussion Of the causes
which had brought them together The
distinguished temporary President Of the
convention had brought them toge-ber.
The call under which they bad gathered
was s broad as the interests Of the IcO-
lie of this great state, and under il they
Year: 1873

the general intelligence Of the people; we
therefore demand the careful preservation
:, the state IF h.t .v,r remains Of our Cnce
magnificent school fund, AID such legisla-
ton as shall relieve the masses of the peo-
pie from unnecessary burdens IN the num-
Der and cost Of text books for our public
schools.


TIE CRANCERS.
Resolved, That agriculture is the bed
rock Of national prosperity. Upon TIE
money value Of it's products depend the
credit of the nation and its power to fulfill
its promise to pay We therefore declare
our sympathy with thu firm rs in ther
present movement to free themselves from
the oppression Of every s-ecies Of mono
poly.


THE INCREASE N FREICHTs.


Resolved That the recent Increase in
freigt charges on certain railway lines in
this State is in our opinion, unreasonable
and extortionate, and this convention de-
cIares II to be the duty Of the State govern
ment to enact ,aws for the restriction Of
the power of chartered corporations for
the regulation of railway tariffs and for the
protection Of the people against systematic
plumber and legalized robbery.
Year: 1873

There is said to be some difficulty about
the telegraphic communication in Wisconsin,
but they hope to set it right as soon as they
can clear away the snow deep enough to get
down to the wires.