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Year: 1871

A little boy who went to Church was eau
toned to remember the text, which was: =
''Why stand ye here all the day idle? Go into
my vineyard, and whatsoever is right will pay
thee" Johnny came home and was asked to
repeat the text. He thought over it awhile,
and then cried out: What dye stand round
here doing muffin for; 60 into my barnyard and
work. I'll make it all right with you.
Year: 1871

Little three year old Mary was play.
ing very roughly with the kitten car
rying il by the tail. Her mother told
her that she would hurt pussy. "Why,
no I WON'T said she, "Pm carrying
her by the handle"
Year: 1871

occupies but small space upon a kitchen or din


ing room table: ii is always ready for use, requir


ing only match for kindng, and may he Instant
ly eXtinguished, when no longer required, thus
saving The eXpense of O constant fire.
Year: 1871

We are so accustomed 10 the near
equality of the sun aud moon as RESP ects
their apparent size. that we are apt to
overlook the fact that this apparent
equality must be regarded rather in the
light of fortunate accident than as in
any way an essential attribute OF the
orbs which rule the day and the night.
In the whole range of the solar system
there is no other instance of SO remark
able an association In Mercury, We
nus and Mars, of course, no eclipses of
any sort can occur, because these plan
cts have no moons. But even in Jupi
ter, Notwithstanding the grandeur of
his system of satellites, and though
total solar eelipses recur at intervals
which must be measured by hours
rather than by months, as with US, yet
such solar eclipses as we see can never
! take place for not one of bis moons is
eapaple of just hiding the Suns disc
and a very narrow border all round,
while beyond that border the colored
prominences, and beyond the promi
nenees the glory of the corona, are left
in view. If we try to conceive the cir.
cumstauce of an eclipse Of the sun BY
one Of Jupiter's nearest moons, we have
to imagine q dark disc capable of oblit-
Grating a sun more than thirty times
larger than that which is actually seen
from Jupiter; and even the furthest oil
Jupiter's moons covers twice as great a
space as the sun.


1t is easily seen that when total
eclipse is just beginning or just ending
under these circumstances, only q
small part Of the matter outside the sun
can be visible, and nothing resembling
that complete ring Of such matter, visi-
BILE to ourselves when the moon obliter
ates from view the nearly equal solar
disc SO also in Saturn-whence the
sun must appear as mere dot of bright
highland in Uranus and Neptune
whence he appears yet smaller, there
can be no such eclipses VIC Inhabitants
of earth are favored with. Hence il
may not unreasonably be concluded
that terrestrial astronomers alone have
any knowledge of the colored solar pro
minences and of the corona.


1t is worth mentioning, also, that in,
teresting as are the discoveries which


have been recently made during solar
eclipses, there are other discoveries


due also to the observation of tota


eclipses, though in very ancient tines


which are as full of interest, it sounds
incredible, but is nevertheless strictl,


true, that, owing to comparatively


rough observations of ancient eclipses
modern astronomers have learned tha
the moon is gradually drawing nearc
to the earth, and further, that the rat,
of the earth's rotation on her axis i
J slowly but surely diminishing, inso
much that at some far distant epocl
, the day will last as long as a luna
month. Nor do the facts that the an
proach Of the moon will in time b
. changed into recession, and that tn
lengthening of the day takes place 9
: slowly that millions of centuries mus
j elapse before 10 is completed, dimin
} ish the interest which attaches to thes


tokens of mutability In relations whic
> had once been regarded as altogetht
unchangeable. - Cornhia Magazine.
Year: 1871

Tho following article from the Mans
field Reporter is Il ssccnter shot, at


some office holding Democrats we wot
of:


1t ocurs to us that the political out
look in our State is growing more dis


couraging daily. Two years ago we


were decidedly more hopeful of the tri-
umph sof the Democracy at the last
election than we now are Of a Demo-


cratic victory next year. Two years
ago the party i'll power did not have as
strong hold rs it now has; and the


white people were more united and


more determined in their opposition to
itndscaiism then than now. The R.ldi-


cal party has now q strong foot-hold
throughout the State, and every menu
Der of it, noAnattcr where he resides,
is so situated that he can render the
party some service. And instead OF
being firm and determined in the en-


deavor to hurl from place and power


the vcnal and corrupt men who fill our


offices Of trust and profit, many Of our
white citizens-men to the manor born
for the sake of office or from IL desire
to make money, have gone over body
and soul to the Radical party or have
so far compromised themselves that,
lItStcstu pl DattllitS ZOE our purity anu


the good of the State and of society, are


dead weight to us and actually do us


harm. In order to achieve their own
selfish end they have taken shelter he


meath the colors of what is denomina-


ted through policy conservatism"
They are neither Radicals nor Demo-
'crats; they are making something out


of the Radical party and they dare not
speak or work against it. In this way
they do nothing for Democracy, and


aid Radicalism by decreasing the num-
Der of its opponents, and their influence
for good is lost to our party. They say
to the Radical party, give us Il chance
to make money and we will not oppose
you. We can not join your party, but
we will be conservative"


This class OF men has already injured


our cause, and it is from such that we
will suffer in the next canvass. Out
upon them! In the language of Holy
Writ, 'shc that is not for us is against
u.s. and nnhlic Opinion should froyN=
at those mon who, unde, ,a.o guisc Of


conservatism, are winking at our


misfortuncs and are n party to our de-
StructiOn.
Year: 1871

[From tho Louisville Courer-JournafI


There is on exhibition in this city a
most remarkable freak of nature. To
those who delight in cccentricities of
this character the history of the boy
snake couple, found two or three years
since in the wilds OF Africa, would be
exceedingly interesting. When seven
years of age he was captured in COM
pany with boa constructor, which is
supposed to have charmed the young
specimen of the genus homo from the
parental hearthstone. There is II re-
markable likeness between the boy and
the snake in respect Of color, each bear
ing the same flesh marks, and the affec-
ton which made them companions in
their native jungles continues to this
! time. BY their keeper they are said to
be inscparnblc. The alternate nut brown
and cream spots which mark the one
are identical to the other. The larynX


in the boy, as in the snake, is wanting,
and consequently each is as dumb as an


oyster; at least they remain to this day


as reticcnt of their origin as the most


polite President in the United States


could wish.


The nine stroke of our evening town
clocks conSignS them to the same couch,


and, winding their young and tender
forms about each other they go to sleep
to dream of mother and home, far from
the land in which their young infancy


was rocked.


The boy is as impartial compromise
, between the pure Caucasian and the


genuine African as n congressional re-
construction committee could wish, and


the singularity of his appearance in
, creascS the interest excited by his mys
, terious origin and the outer nature o
, his social atfinities.
Year: 1871

The World speaks of "our narrow escape
"from defeat in Connecticut Is MT that
putting rather too fine point upon it The
returns of the late election in Connecticut
show


An undisputed Republican majority on four
out of the five candidates on the State ticket
of from $50 to $40.


A Republican majority g to y Of the Repre-
sentatives chosen to represent that State in the
present Congress


A Republican majority on the aggregate
popular cote for such Representatives;


A Republican majority (l3 to s. in the State
Senate


A Republican majority in the aggregate cote
for Senators;


A Republican majority (of 21) in the Repre-
sentatives chosen to the next Legislature.


Now call the vote on the GOvernorship tie
(and it seems definitely established that the
small plurality counted for the Democratic
candidate--17 votes in poll of over $4,000
will be more than balanced by the
scattering ballots, so that the Repub-
lcan Legislature is sure to have the
choosing of Republican GOVERNOR
(and there can hardly be fifty average majority
either way in poll of over $4,000 votes)-is it
not clear that "tbe narrow escape from defeat"
is just no escape at ALI Take the aggregate
vote cast by each Iarty for erery office, and it
shows a decided Republican majority whereas
the average aggregate vote of each party at the
three preceding State Elections shows Demo-
cratic majority of nearly 1000. And the vote
cast is the heaviest ever polled in Connecticut
at State Election.


When you get thrashod, why not own it'll
Year: 1871

A solid Republican vote in the House, yes
terday, adopted the amended Ku-Klux BILL


One hundred and eighteen Republicans stand
arrayed on the record opposed to ninety-one
Democrats, who voted against the bill with
unanimty that indicated how vital party
measure they considered it. This result is
gratifying for several reasons. 1t ar
rays the two parties In Congress
upon this question, so that no one
can fail to understand that Republicans favor
the protection of citizens and the enforcement
of the laws, and that the Democrats oppose
any legislation for such purposes because it
damages their party prospects. 1t serves to
indicate also that upon the grave issues be-
fore the country the Republican party Is
still unit. Further than that, and
more important still, it advances this
most momentous legislation, and, as
we believe, insures its success in
the Senate and ia its application at the South.


1he example Of the House in thus promptly
-tdoRting this bill must not be lost upon the
Year: 1871

| Mr.. Tweed makes certain concessions to
public opinion which are recOunted in orr
Albany report, but they will not satisfy the
people. Sectarian schools are to have no share


of the taxes under the new Tax Levy; but the


new bill itself has passed the Senate. The


amount conveyed" in the Water Act has been


reduced from five millions to one million dollars;
but, as the modest Mr.. Tweed had 10 higher
hopes when he first introduced the bill than to
make a million or so out of it, he will probably
be content to get the measure passed in its
present shape, and laugh while he tckles the
public by this show of reduction. They
are discreet creatures these men of Tammany,
and, like practced knaves, prefer rather to
steal frequently and from many tills than
largely from any one. Other concessions to
maintain the rapidly declining credit of the
City were made, but these were done less in
the public interest than Tammany's; for if the
public credit fails where are the stealings to
come from7 Tammany does not mean during
its lease Of power to Kill the goose which lays
its golden eggs, nor quite make the City bank
rupt until it discovers that power and its oppor-
tunities for fraud are slipping away from its
grasp.
Year: 1871

The meeting last night, at Cooper Institute,
was one of great interest and significance. 1t
was full of comfort and hope to the decent
citizens of New York, who recognize the state
of degradation to which misGOvernment has
brought us, but who have thus far seen no
prospect of rescue from the ignOble thralldOm
in which we are held. There are moments
of gloom and encouragement in the lives of all
those who wage an honest warfare against crime
and fraud in high places, in which it seems
impossible to rouse the public conscience to
an appreciation of the fatal dangers that i'm
pend over society. There is nothing so lethar-
gic as prosperous community which is making
so much money that it does not suffer materially
by being plundered. In the revolutions of the
past, it has usually been the stimulus of hun
ger which has pncked on the masses to de-
mand of their rulers an account of their
stewardship.


But it only required a glance at the great
hall of the Institute last night to see that the
neople of New-York are beginning to take a
serious view of the condition of our politics,
and of the individual responsibility of every
citizen for the conduct of affairs. 1t was not
an audience of dilettanti, who went for an
evenings intellectual amusement; nor was it
n gathering of the masses, properly so called,
bnt rather a meeting of respectable and hon
est citizens, mostly men of middle age, men
of conscience and some stake in the welfare
of the country 1t was one of the audiences
that form the delight of speaker Of energy
and convictions, and every utterance OF the
able and eloquent gentlemen who occupied the
stand last night was rewarded with quick and
intelligent appreciation. 1t was not the intel
lectual skill displayed in the clear and cogent
statement of Judge Barrett, in the poiiShed
and impressive speech of Mr.. Evarts' IN
the fiery eloquence and electric appeals
of Beecber and of Bellows, that elected the
hearty applause OF the audience. 1t was
Year: 1871

There was a refreshing frankncss of speech
in the Senate discussion yesterday, in Execu-
tive session, on the late nominations for this
city, which We are not disposed to dcpTecate.
Plain talk is likely to lead to a better under
standing before the country if not also III the
Senate; and it is quite time that such
an understanding be reached. For our
selves, believing the Republican party IN
this State to be already quite small
enough, we have preferred to dis-
courage efforts at making it smaller, whether
by deliberate prescription at Washington OF
anybody's friends, or by reOrganizations" at
home, that can have no object save to or
ganize one wing out and another in. What
the first promises may be gathered from yes
terday's debate in the Senate; what thcken-
ing troubles the other has already brought us
may be seen in the report of proceedings last
night at the Republican General Committee.
Year: 1871

A gentle being in California is on trial for
numbering former lover in an excess of
jealous rage at seeing him seated between his
wife and child on ferry-boat She seems to
have been woman of most liberal and atfec-
tionate disposition, as she states in Court that
she has already had four husbands. She made
them all too happy for this world, for as she
naively confesscs, two of them died and two
committed suicide. The marriageable Cali
fornians are placed in singular dilemma in
regard to this destructive angel. 1t is equally
fatal to marry her or to decline.


"FrOm furious Sappho scarce milder fate


Killed by her love or pist0led by her hate"


If she is not triumphantly acquitted by a
sobbing Judge and fearful Jury, it will
simply be because they are afraid she will
marry them all if she is turned loose.
Year: 1871

FALSE SYMPATHY WITH FRENCH REBELS.


A "Social Democrat complains that we have
never conceded the right of the Parisans to
elect their own municipal officers and of the
National Guards to choose their commanders.
We have not felt that we were specially
called upon to admit self-cvident proposition
which nobody denies. The right was wrested
from the Parisians by the Empire, and was
not promptly restored by the new provisional
government of NJ. Thiers-a very grave error,
as we admit; but it was not irreparable, and
in all probability would have been considered
in the formation of new and stable govern
ment. We do not deny this right of
the Parsians, but we deprecate their
violent method of enforcing it. We
have supported the "men of order"
because they were the only party of order and
of peace in Paris. We have no moro sympathy
for this fraction of the French people in revolt
against their own Government than we enter
tanned for the whole French nation lately in
wrong as against Germany; and we shall re-
joice as heartily to see the right prevail and
injustice defeated now as after Sedan We have
not cared to mince words or conceal facts, though
a Social Democrat" and many other incon-
siderate persons have apparently been offended.


Let us consider the facts of this rebellion of
the Paris Reds" When the Germans entered
Paris the Communists of Montmartre and
Belleville fortified themselves in their districts,
remote from the part of the city occupied by
the enemy, and loudly declared that their
streets should not be polluted by the tread of
the Cosquerors. When the Germans were
gone the Communists refused to disperse
peacefully to their homes, and the Theirs
Government, unwisely, as it proved, but with
undoubted right, sent detachment of the Ma
tional Guards to take the guns from the in
surgents. These made show of defense. and
Year: 1871

Elsewhere arc some tolerable and some not
so toleranle excuses for absences from their
posts by Albany legislators on the occasion OF
an important vote. We invite the attention
of honorable gentlemen to them as admirable
samples of what 'front.' serve second
turn. 1t is possible Though by no means
certain) that the worst pieces of party
spoliation now threatened at Albany can be
carried by Democratic votes alone but we
demand that no Republican shall, either by
vote or absence, aid in the cOnsummation.
Gentlemen! from this day till the end of
the session it is your business to be
in your seats in season and out
of season. Headaches stimulated by last
nights bad brandy at the Delavan House /;
social engagements; bad colds; absence at the
tbeater; ignorance of the fact that important
matters were coming up, will no longer
excuse you. The Republican party expects
every man, sick or well, to be at his post;
and the Republican who is too sick to vote at
every stage of the Two Per Cent bill and
kindred iniquities has a constitution 700 infrm
for the trials of political life, and should be
left at home Gf his constituents are even will
ling that he should live among them agaln)
forever afterwards.
Year: 1871

Senate. II is not such bill rs those who
recognize the strength and animus of the new
rebellion at the South and the need of its
early and thorough suppression, have wished
to sec adopted; but under it as it stands much
can be done to insure tranquility at the
South and protect our fellow-citizens there.
Much of its effectiveness will depend on the
disposition which the Senate displays IN dis
cussing it, Let us have brief debates, prompt
action, and united vote in its favor.
Year: 1871

Garrulous Garrett is incOrrigible. He in
sisted yesterday, on explaining his quarrel
with Mr.. Butler to the Senate, every decent
member of which would have been only too
happy to forget the disgraceful scene. 1t
should be patent to every Congressman, as it
certainly is to every sensible person out of
that body, that the man who attempts to
silence Mr.. Butler by scurrility undertakes his
opponents peculiar qualifications.
Year: 1871

The details of the preparations for the Ger
man Peace Festival, which we publish else
where. indicate an imposing display. The
Germans have great cause for rejoicing over
the recent triumphs of their countrymen, and
the celebration promises to be worthy OF tho
occasion which calls for it.
Year: 1871

The concluding letter of the series from one
of our correspondents who accompanied the
Santo Domingo Commissioners is published
on our first page. AS q detailed account of
the observations which led to the conclusions
already set forth in brief and graphic form in
the report of the Commissioners, this final
letter is still well worthy of perusal.
Year: 1871

The new block building at the corner of
Canal and Chartres streets, is one of the
most substantial blocks in the city. We
have noted the progress of this building
from the time the old buildings that incum-
bered the ground were razed to the compile
ton. The foundation is extraordinarily
solid and perfectly safe, and the whole
edfce, including the iron work, is just as
strong and substantial as can be possible.


The building is not only an ornament to
the city, but credit to the architect, Mr..
L. N. Olivier, and the builder, Mr.. William
A. Jordan. A week or ten days ago, Mr..
Bell, the City Surveyor, inspected the
edifce, and pronounced upon it favorably
in every respect And yet one of the city
papers, the mission of which appears to be
that of chronic grumbler, very foolishly
endeavors to create the impression that this
new block is unsafe. The paragraph is
grossly unjust to the architect and builder,
and is calculated, if not intended, to work
an injury both to them and the owners of
this new, substantial and pretty block.
Year: 1871

Gerrit Smith has written a letter to some
body which this somebody publishes, al
though in it he SAYS of this somebody Tor is
it Nobody p this: "And you are only twenty
three years old God has blessed you with
rare wisdom, integrity and trDness-very
rare, for one so young"
Year: 1871

The Picoyune has a correspondent at st.
Francisville who reports the arrest of four
coored men and one white man. supposed
to be more or less cognizant of the murder
of the late William d. Winter
Year: 1871

LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS


RAILROAD INTERNAL REVENUE TAX
ORDERS FOR ITS COLLECTION
PASSPORTS TO ENTER PARIS
COURT OF CLAIMS DECISIONS
GREELEY FOR THE PRESIDENCY
He Believes in One Term
A NEUTRALITY CASE POSTPONED
THE PITTsTON COAL DISASTER
All the Survivors will Die
GERMAN PEACE JUBILEES YESTERDAY
THE DESPERATE FIGHTING
NO QUARTER TO MAN OR WOMAN
GENERAL VINOY GOVERNOR
Insurgent Minister of War Shot
Trial of the Insurgent Leaders
LAST BAND OF INSURGENTS CRUSHED
Year: 1871

the ancient relation of marriage. The
'fPriestessesn are exalted to position
higher than that of a true and conscien-
tious wife; and such view is given OF
Christian homes that one would wish
to shun them for the rest of their days.


If their is no purity in the land, then
it is well that Free Love principles be
adopted everywhere; but so long as
there are those who try to counterfeit
virtue, and call falsehood truth, and
vice by the name of virtue, we have
pretty strong proof that somewhere
among women, and we hope men too,
there are those who are pure and living
examples Of honest virtue and there are
many more who possess true moral per-
ceptions and love and veneratiOn for
such persons, no matter how low they
themselves may be sunk in the mire of
degradation.


After attentively reading some of the
papers edited by Mrs. Woodruff 1 con-
fess l see i'm them very strong reasons
to believe the darkest representations of
her life and character, for L cannot see
where such a life would be antagonistic
to the principles advocated by her pa
per, if we may be permitted to call
things by their right names. 1t seems
to me that if good women hope for any
amelioration of their present condition,
it is not to be looked for or hoped for
while they uphold or encourage any
such a paper as Woodruff and CJdfin'S
Weekly. BELLE w. Cooke.
Year: 1871

CUPID TESTED BY MATHESIATICs.-
4 literary gentleman of Madam De Ian
nys acquaintance paid her marked at
tentiOn for a considerable time. 1t was
his habit to call for her at a friends
house where she usually passed the day,
TO offer her his arm, and to see her
home. After an interval, however, at
about the time when a declaration
might have been expected, the attention
of the man of letters relaxed somewhat.
He still manifested a regard for her, but
not so intense a regard as he had shown
at first 1t had been his wont, in pass
ing through a large square on the way
TO the lady's home, to take her round
the two sides of the square; as his fer
vOr abated, he still escorted her home
he could not at once give up the practice
but he made short work Oft. Instead
of going along the two sides of the
square, me "split the difference" and
crossed it diagonally. ''Fhen," the wit
tv Iadv remarks, ~ concluded that his
reeardfo me had at least diminished by
the difference between the diagonal and
the two sides of square"