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Year: 1873

its divine warmth, will dress itself in
another garb. For "there is natur-
al body and there is spiritual body
And 1--WE know that if our earth
ly house of this tabernacle were
dissolved, we have building of
God, house not made by hands.
eternally in the heavens" There is
no ground for presumption nor oc-
casion for despair, if it may be truly
said of our condition: "Ye are dead.
and your life is hid with Christ in
God and when He who is your life
shall appear, then shall We also ap-
pear with Him in glory" Be true
to yourself, and like inferior crea-
lures, honor your destiny. The fall
ing leaf is Jehovah's honorable dis
charge to a faithful servant whose
work is 1ceU done.
Year: 1873

OUR BEST Men FOR OFFICE.-To


destroy the Republican party be
cause a few dishonest men have


crept into office through its power,


would be as wise as the killing of a


healthy individual because few boils


trouble him. The party never was


moe healthy than at present. The


few officials that are proven dishon-
est, as to the great body polite what


the spots on the sun are to the blaz-


ing orb that gives US light and


warmth. As long as the masses of
the people who compose the party


are honestly inclined we have no fear
OF party itself. Every Republi-
can convention which has met thus
far has placed itself on record as
being determined to drive men from


office who fail to practice economy


and honesty in their public duties.
We shall never free ourselves entire
ly from the influence Of bad men,


They will creep into power in spite
of the greatest care and watchful-
ness. We can, however, throw an
increased protection around the pub
lie service by more thorough ex-
animation of the character of the
men who present themselves for our
support. \ good citizen will gener-
ally make a good official. This is a
simple rule which, if practiced in the
selection of candidates, will greatly


protect the public interests. Inquire
into the private character of the man
who wants your vote, and if you find
/ him honest. industrious, charitable, a
good neighbor and a public-spirited


citizen, you can safely give him your
vote and support. You may run the
risk, even then, of being cheated /;
/ but the chances viii he so small that
YOU can well afford the risk. But to
expect to secure an honest official in


the man who never pays his debts,
who takes advantage Of his neighbor,
whose character Is s,ained by intem-
perance or profanity, is to expect a


clear balance-sheet in the other
world without paying your printers


billsin this. Nominate your best men


for Office and the risk Of finding dis
honesty in high places will be exceed
ingly small Washington Republic.
Year: 1873

Of all the seasons, autumn is per-


hapS the least understood. In art it


is rarely depicted correctly, and in


religion it is fearfllly obscured by


morbid sentimentaliSm. "We all do
fade as leaf is the great common
place of the superficial and by them


is made the text Of lugubrious gar


rulity, as false i'll statement as it is
degrading in influence. Because ma
ture is not grace, it does not follow


that untruth in science can become
Truth in theology.


MODEL OF BEAUTY.-Scrutinized
under microscope. or gaZed at in
the blucness of open sky, few objects
are more charming than forest leaves.


Simple in structure, graceful i'll


shape, and rich in color, they form
an exquisite veil between the ardent
sun and coy earth, through the deli
cate network Of which tickering
lights and illuminated shadows give


her hOmeliest features a wonderful
! fascination. Whenever a green leaf


trembles in the ocean of transparent


air, there the spirit of beauty pre-
sides; and, like the olive leaf in the
doves bill Of old, gives assurance of
present security and prospective
peace. Where leaves are indigenous


and keep the feast Of tabertacles


with that music and poetry which
are spontaneous in their growth,
the sterner forces Of natures are un-
known.


Leaves have as much human inter


est in their associations as Of intrin-
sic beauty in their appearance; since
upon them we depend for bowers f
delight and beds Of rcnown. wrcaths


for the brow of fame and chaplets
for the tomb. The sight Of them is
a soothing cordial through our NOR
tai career, and a blessed symbol of
what lies beyond; trees that grow
on either side of the river Of life,
whose leaves are for the healing Of


the nations, and under whose shade


God shall wipe away all tears from
our eyes.


EMBLEM OF HUMANITY.-Na,ural-
lists have done well in teaching us


that leaf is The type ofa single per
son, while the whole foliage Of tree
symbolizes a generation. When al
togetherstripped, standing bare in the


wintry blast, the trunk and branches


remain unharmcd, so individuals


and entire generations die but the
race survives. The leaf is annual


but the tree perennial; and man is
perishing, in regard to his phenomi-


nal vesture, but mankind, as an i'm


mortal entity, independent of the


earth it for a season wears, is an ex-


istence forever to endure. The trunk


and branches of a tree grow from


the outer and uppermost tips down
ward, all the solid wood being formed
solely by tie leaf. Walking in win


ter amidst woodland giants, you be-
hold nothing but the majestic and


useful monuments of buried leaves,
And SO was it designed to be with
Year: 1873

CHOCOLATE BLANC MANGE.-Grate a
quarter of a pound of sweet chocolate in one
quar-. of milk ; add quarter of pound of
gelat'ne and quarter of pound of powdered
sugar. Mix all in farina kettle or pitcher.
aud stand in kettle of cold water over the
fire Stir occasionally until the water boila.
and then stir continuously while boiling for
fifteen minutes. Dip mould into iced water.
pour in the blanc mango, and stand aside to
cool. When cool, turn it out of the mould
and serve with sugar aud cream.
Year: 1873

How TO MAKE "A Town. Do all YOU ca n
to make the business of your neighbor sue
cess Advertise your mechanics by speaking
a good word for them wherever you 20. AL
way" be on the alert to induce new branches
of industry to locate in your midst. Judi,
clously aid every enterprise that promises to
add facilities to your town as depot of sup>
Plies. Support your local newspapers by
taking and paying for them, and feeling an
interest 10 their welfare. IF you know of
any item of news which would interest the
pnb!ic, take some pains to let the editor know
it. Don't hold your vacant lots at price too
high, don't ask too much for rents, and don't
hold penny 80 near your eyes as to hide a
dollar at arms length-Er.
Year: 1873

FRENCH MUsTARD.-Take one and half
pounds Of ground black mustard seed to the
same quantity of ground yellow mustard. To
this add three quarts of good, strong cider
vinegar Mix them thoroughly together and
macerate twelve hours. Then add one and a
half ounces of allspice, half On ounce of
ground ginger, three ounces of salt, one and
half ounces of ground cinnamon, half an
ounce of ground cloves. Mix them well with
the above, and add vinegar enough to get the
required consistence.
Year: 1873

"A minister took his tsxt-'The flesh,
the world, and the DEVIL and informed his
astonished audience that he should dwell
briefly in the flesh, pass rapidly over the world,
and hasten as fast as be could to the devil
Year: 1873

The following acts were passed during the
two or three days before Adjournment. but
are not given in the order in which they will
be printed. In addition to these, several acts
were passed which were in the Governors
hands at the time of adjournment, the titles
of which are not included in this list:


Amending and re>euacting the School law


For the protection of agricultural and other
industrial societies.


Amending chapter 81 of the Code, relating
to the sale of real estate for taxes and the
transfer of the title vested in the State.


Imposing tax for the further construction
OF public buildings. ct provides for levy
Year: 1873

Who are they The toiIing mil.
lions, the labOrIng man and woman,
the farmer, the mechanic, the artisan
the inventor, the producer ? Fal
from it. They are NATURES nobility.
No matter if they are high or low in
station, rich or poor in pelf, conspi-
cuous or humble in position, they are
surely upper circles in the order oi
nature, whatever the fictitious dis
tinctions Of society, fashionable or an
fashionable, decree. 1t is not low, il
is the high, st duty privilege and
pleasure for. the great man and high
souled woman to earn what they
possess, to work their own way
through life, to be the architects Oi
their own fortunes. Some may rank
the classes we have alluded to as only
relatively low, and in fact the middle
classes. We insist they are absolute
ly the very highest. II there be q
class Of human beings on earth who
may be properly deDOminated low, II
is that class who spend without earn
ing, who consume without producing,
who dissipate on tie earnings Of their
fathers or relatives, without being
anything IN and OF Themselves
Rdleiqh Spirit.
Year: 1873

1 have come to pay no special tri-
butte to the President as a man; but,
standing among those who are the
representatives of the mercantile
classes of the nation, among the young
men who are to be the merchants Of
the future, let me say that we may be
grateful that we have a President
who, amid the storms and the elamor
of the financial revulsions of the past
ninety days, has kept his head lap
plause;l who has been conscientious
enough to seek resolutely to obey the
law, and who has taught US q lesson
of steadiness and resolute faith which
was needed to place us on prosper
Gus plane for the future. Applause.
You can recollect the day, not many
weeks past, when there swept npon
us a panic like those we sometimes
had in the old days Of the Army of
the Potomac, and we begged the Pres
ident to lend his fOrty-fOur millions
of reserve to the New York banks to
preserve the financial integrity and
good name of our city. The urgency
storm is passing, believe that there
- q III InG OaAC
not what may be his political party,
who is not. grateful to the common
sense, the steadiness, and the resoIute
will of the President in determining
to keep back the reserve from heing
loaned, and in holding it to meet the
Indebtedness of the government.


Applause. There would be a mani
fest indelieacy in my saying nothing
tonight Of the abstract right of the
government to issue its reserve, be-
cause it has fallen to my lot to have
been elected number of the national
Legislature. L conceive it to be the
duty of legislator to vote not from
partisanship, but from a personal
sense of duty. tGreat applause. !
And, therefore, 1 frankly say that
express no opinion here, and at such
an hour as this, upon eright to issue
the reserve. [Applause.l Still it is
but just for us 20 remember that from
the hour when the reserve was first
drawn in, all those who have been
connected with the Treasury depart
menh the President, Secretary Bout
well and Secretary Richardson have
uniformly held it to be legal and
right to draw upon the reserve to pay
the obligations of the government.
But the thoughtful citizen must feel
that we owe largely to the calm COM
mon sense and resolute will that
ateadily kept in the straight path of
duty, as duty was understood, and OF
obedience to the conservative demands
of a law-abiding and honest people.
[Cheers.l Let US deal, Justly. ZAP.
plause. We honor him for the Chris
tian craftsmanship which bade US
stretch our hand in the moderation of
wisdom to the mother country. ZAP
plauce.] But we glory in this above
all things, that though President, he
is as amenable to the law as the COM
mOnest citizen: that the law is above
the President and the people; and
that even the President, in such fear
ful times as these, seeks for his guide
and counselor in the law commo to
US all.


VI eLE ~ taN. SIP
Year: 1873

A wife of nearly ten years, giving
her servant a holiday, was attending
to culinary matters herself, and hear
ing her husband coming into the
kitchen, thought she would surprise
him as soon as he entered the door by
throwing her hands over his eyes and
imprinting kiss on his brow, as in
the days of the honeymoon. The
husband returned the salute with in
terest. MARY, darling, where is your
mistress2p The wife discharged "Ma-
~ darling" the next day, and has
adopted a new plan OF Surprising
her husband.
Year: 1873

An exchange informs US as to the
existence OF young woman for six
years without nOurishment. She
must have had a hustle, redingOte
and a beau to have endured such 8
test. Nourishment is s secondary
consideration with the Girl Of the Pc
YiOd
Year: 1873

Reflect that a sound mind and body arc the
most necessary requisites TO promote connubIal
hanpincss. Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage the
prospect hourly darkons TO tho vcw, tho mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and flod with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is bighted with our own.
Year: 1873

The Constitutional Convention of Pennsvlva.
MA shows very decided Judgment against the
value and propriety OF Commissions for inter
ference in municipal affairs On Monday. the
following section was adopted by the Conyen-
ton rs part of the proposed new Constitution ::


Tie Legislature shall not delegate to any
special commission, corporation, or association
any power to make supervise or interfere with
any municipal improvement, or to lew taxes or
perform any municipal function whatever.


This action ID worth the special attention OF
our State Legislature. The conclusions reached
by the Convention were upon mature considera-
tion, and had no sort of partisan coloring The
body is almost equally divided in politics. and
npon the discussion of this matter there was no
political division of opinion. The decision TO
place in the Constitution an express provision
iorbidding the creation of Commissions is one
which deserves our attention, especially in the
face OF the propositions now pending at Dover
to put extensive, and dangerous powers in the
hands OF an irresponsible Board Of Commission.
ers, with reference to the Water Department of
tins city. If Commissions arc wrong in ono
state, they are in another; and if they are IN
bad, that, upon serious reflection the people oF
PennsylYania are about to forbid the Lepisla.
ture creating them, in future, forever. we had
better take warning against such usurpations of
local self government
Year: 1873

The Princess Anne True Mayylaad,r invites
the COMMERCIAL to the defense of a colored man
vino, it says, has been sent to jail charged
with arson. The COMMERCIAL is ever ready to
defend the innocent against the intrigues OF tho
vicious; the weak against the Entertainments Of
the strong, no matter what may be their color
or condition in life, and if 'old Glenn Clayville'
is innocent we would gladly raise our pen in his
behalf. If he is guilty,et him suffer the penalty
OF the law. We cannot, however. take any ac-
tion in the matter until we have the facts in the
case from better authority. Ephe Ephraim for
short,) would have hardly invited us to the de-
Tense OF the colored man only he knows the
retainer IS lost to himself considering which
iact, and the further knowledge that an able de-
Tense would be required, this is one of the most
ever observed.
Year: 1873

RouGHs.oN THE RAMPAGE IN THE STREETS.


NEW YORK, March Is.
party of drunken men assaulted the conduc-
tor OF street car last night firing pistols. The
conductor and man passing by the Gcene were
Wounded.
Year: 1873

WHEN the train draws up at Stamford,
five minutes for refreshments, it is easy TO
distinguish the experienced traveller from
the rest He has already got out on the
platform, and is either on the bottom step,
or close enough to it. Just as soon as the
speed of the train becomes less than he
can make he springs off, and dashes mad
" for the saloon door, through it and up
to the counter, giving his order for coffee
while moving and snatching up the right
article the first time. He knows just how
much time is required to make five
minutes. and when it is expired he is out
on the platform picking his teeth, and
talking about real estate. Alas, for the in
experienced traveller, such is rot his re-
cord He is inside the car when it stops,
with twenty persons ahead of him. He
jumps down on the platform in time to
see the mass surging into. the door, and
then it suddenly strikes him that he may
be too late, and under this inspiration he
throws himself into the struggling gang
He doesn't reach the table. He and the
other inexperienced travellers form the
outside line, and shout their orders
through the openings, and receive what is
handed them with thankfulness and what
dexterity they can muster. Such a man
will perspire and choke, and paw, and
jaw during the entire five minutes, and in
that time may get down two-thirds of a
sandwich, one-third of piece of custard
pie. and more or less Of the coffee. and
then get out of the door just in time to
catch hold of the car rail, and be pulled
on by the brakeman. And when he has
reached his seat and is scraping the rest
of that pie from his boot, and drawing
cold air into his throat to allay the pain
of the scald, he will think up things
about the keeper Of that restaurant that
would make the hair on saw-horse stand
straight on end,-Danbary Neies.
Year: 1873

On Saturday evening Sam Dorsey, a
teamster residing in the Menomonee val
ley, not far from the brickyards that there
abound, unhitched his horse after a day
service in trucking The animal was
properly stabbed, but an hour afterward
died very suddenly, to the astonishment
as well as CONSERVATION of Sam. Though
his loss was one that pressed him sorely
his lively disposition did not lead him
into brown study, as would have been
the course with many better provided with
goods and chattels than he. He made
little ado about the unexpectee dispense
ton of Providence, and went to the sa-
loon frequented by teamsters, as was his
custom. When all were jovial cute idea
struck Sam, who is somewhat Of wag as
well as a truckman.


"Boysm said he, "I'll rattle my horse
at 81 a chance if you can get rid Of GER
tain number of tickets this evening"


Done, SAM" shouted one and all,
ready to venture so paltry sum on the
chance of horse


Tickets were improvised, and every
caller "roped in " until midnight neared,
when Sam declared the rattle in order,
although a few tickets remained unsold.
1t did not take long to reach the result of
this impromptu gift enterprise, and when
the winner was announced the boys were
boisterous in their congratulations. The
lucky chap ordered keg of beer set up,
and then followed a carousal in celebra-
ton of the event in which none joined
more enthusiastically than Sam Dorsey,
as the reader may be assured.


Next morning the new owner of Bill"
came to see his prize, but was met by
Sam, who, with woful countenance, led
the way to the barn, and pointed to the
PROSTATE animal.


"See it all, Sam, never mind. III
make it all right with the boys" said the
generous winner; and he did, much to
the relief of Sam, who was in a terrible
quandary to retain his old-time footing
with the BOYS The horse had died " dur
ing the night" of course, and Sans
chums were willing that their money
should be regarded as a donation toward
a re-establishment of the locomotive force
of his business.


But Sam did not feel at ease with his
ill-gotten means, and met the boys again
last evening, and, "after a treat all round"
explained his adroit ruse. Contrary to
the wag's expectations, the affair caused
great hilarity among his friends. Sam
was voted a q brick y and was obliged to
raise a keg by way of initiation. The
matinee lasted until late hour, and but
for the fact that one of the party was
housed on Broadway, we would not have
been informed Of the cause of the jollitica-
ton, and Sans luck in rafting his horse.
-.Wilcaukee Sentinel.
Year: 1873

Il HAVE no time to read" is the common
complaint, and especially of women, whose
occupations are such as to prevent con-
tinuous book perusaI. They seem to think,
because they cannot devote as much at
tentiOn to books as they are compelled to
devote to their avocatiOns, that they can
not read anything. But this is great
mistake. 1t isn't the books we finish at
sitting which always do Us the most good
Those we devour in the odd moments,
half dozen pages at time, often give us
more satisfaction, and are more thorough
" digested than those we make particu-
lar effort to read The men who have
made their mark in the world have gene
rally been the men who have in boyhood
formed the habit of reading at every
available moment, whether for five min
utes or five hours


1t is the habit of reading rather than
the time at our command that helps US on
the road to learning. Many of the most
cultivated persons, whose names have
been famous as students, have given only
two or three hours day to their books.
If we make use Of spare minutes in the
midst of our work, and read little, if but
page or a paragraph, we shall find our
brains quickened and our toll lightened
by just so much increased satisfaction as
the book gives us. Nothing helps along
the monotonous daily round so much as
fresh and striking thoughts, to be consid-
cred while our haeds are busy A new
idea from a new volume is like oil which
reduces the friction of the machinery of
life. What we remember from brief
glimpses into books often serves as a
stimulus to action, and becomes one of
the most precious deposits in the treasury
of our recollection. All knowledge is
made up of small parts, which would
seem insignificant in themselves, but
which, taken together, are valuable wea-
pons for the mind and substantial armor
for the soul. Read anything continu-
ously,n says DR.. Johnson, " and you will
be learned" The odd minutes which we
are inclined to waste, ifcarefully availed of
for instruction, will, in the long run, make
golden hours and golden days that we
shall ever be thankful for Home ard
Society" IN .Scribner's for august
Year: 1873

FREE LECTURE. Professor Chaney
offers rich treat to these who are
searching after Truth for Truths sake.
These lectures are based on science and
philosophy. The Professor is a fine


ator, q powerful reasoner, an able
scholar. conscientious dispenser Of
knowledge, (being willing to live and
let live) and finally no one can afford to
lose The valuable privilege of listening
to him. AN ADMIRER OF TRUTH AND
HUMAN RIGHTs,
Year: 1873

wIt was reported round town last
evening that one of our most highly re
spected merchant manufacturers took to
himselfa o wife. The report was very
demonstrative. keeping the neie hbor
hood awake to late hour, and raising
the fear with the timid that the Modscs
had bycke lose.
Year: 1873

DENTISTRY Grasse, who has
been professionally employed at Ports
Gamble and Ludlow for some time past.
will return on Friday. after which he
may be found at his Office in this city
until further notice.
Year: 1873

On the eighteenth instant TWO men named
Benoit and Thibodeau were hung at Point
Leger near the Mermeptau river, in
the southeastern part of this parish, by a
vigilance committee. Four alleged mem
bers of this committee are in jail here for
this violation OF law. and Others will soon
be provided with similar accommodations
We have not space in this issue to say what
we wish to say on this subject. We will
merely remark that all our executive Off
GERS OF the law are fully and openly com
mitted to the suppression of vigilance COM
mittees in this parish, and to the certain
and condlgn punishment of all men who
appoint themselves judges, Jurors witnesses
aud executioners. The laws of the land
will be enforced in St. Landry at any and
all hazards.-Opelousas Journal.
Year: 1873

We are informed that Hon. John g. Alley,
Of Massachusetts, president OF the New Or
leans, Mobile and Texas railroad, intends
coming to New Orleans with his family
about the twentieth instant, where he will
remain through the winter, and as much
longer as it may be necessary for him TO
devote his personal attention 70 the inter
ests of the road