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Year: 1872

Coon WoRDs.-Do not be
above your business, no mat
ter what that calling may be,
but strive to be the best in that
line. He who turns up his nose
at his work quarrels with his
bread and butter. Heis a poor
smith who quarrels with his
own sparks; there is no shame
about any honest calling
don't be afraid of soiling youl
hands; there is plenty Of soaI
to be had. All trades are goo6
to traders. Above all thing:
avoid laziness. There is plen
ty to do in this world for every
pair of hands. and we must 81
work that the world will b,
richer because of our havin!
J lived in it.
Year: 1872

The Journalist will always
find a few and often many
whose opinions differ from his
own. He must sometimes
hold views different from those
of a majority of his readers or
of the city or State in which
he lives. He may be wrong
and be almost universally ap-
proved; and he may be right
with few to second and sus-
tain him.


Under the shadow of a con-
slant fear that erroneous opin-
ions may be written, the jour
nalist can have no freedom
and can do but little good
IN. o. Bee.
Year: 1872

The boys are getting to be a
terror to grown people, and
there is no knowing how sooh
they may rise and exterminate
all the older heads and run the
concern after their own
reckless fashion. A few days
ago a boy in Michigan, having
been insulted by his insolent
father, hid behind a feuse and
blazed away at the old man
with a shot gun. 1t is getting
to be dangerous to offend one
of these little ones.
Year: 1872

his readers or to pursue a
course which shall in all par
ticulars and at all times escape
the criticism of friends. In
fallibility is no attribute of
those whose organ ofutterance
is the pen any more than it is
Of those who make their
thoughts known orally. The
ideas and speculations of news
paper men are not intended to
be oracular. From the ma
ture of things journalists must
often comment in haste on
matters of receat origin or de-
velopment. Time for mature
reflection is not always offered.
The writer who knows the
scope and extent of his duties
must often hesitate where an
other, less judicious, weuld


plunge into an expression


which may possibly be- right,


but which by all chances is


more likely to be wrong.


For our own part we do not


dictate the opinions which men


must have. We speak our own


opinions without reserve, a
privilege which we should not


value if it were denied to 9TH


ers. We note public occur


rences and we make comments


upon them, not with the slow


and very toilsOme care of the


chronicler and historian, but


with the pen which must paint


things as they rise and as they


pass.


So in political matters, we


receive and comprehend facts,
situations, theories and circum-


stances and make such COM
ments upon them as occur to


us while making them the


themes of reflection. But in


doing this we merely exercise


the right of free thought,
which would be no right at all
if denied to others. When we
state what we think of a fact


or a combination of facts we


are far from declaring that
our readers are obliged to
[ think as we think and to draw
: conclusions identical with
J ours. We advise, we specu.
| late, we analyze, we criticise,
we censure, we eulogise, and
, we express convictions and
opinions in all phases and in
: great varietyi but in all this
| we do not assume the province


of the legislator to declare
q what must be, nor of the judge
: to decree what ought to be
o nor OF the priest to claim
n divine sanction, nor of th'
e profoundly meditative philos
lt opher who, with dictatoria
{ authority, defes REPUTATION
Z and challenges concurrence
Z With opportunities for correc
" judgement better than thos
% of the most men, with a habi
u and necessity of careful scrr


tiny, with a long experience
u u and with an almost exclusiv
k study of public affairs, jou1


nalists may claim to be quail
. fed in a certain sense to lea
IN public opinion; but they do NJ
No attempt to lead any but tho:
Year: 1872

A NN0UNCES to his friends of Rocky
"a Mount aud vicinity that he still con
tinues the practice of medicine in that place
Thanking his old constituents for past pa
tronage, respectfully sOlicits a continuance
of the same


Special attention given to the treatment
of all chronic diseases. Office consultation
free. vIlnl6
Year: 1872

Now that most Of the appropriation bills
are out Of the way, the House Committee
on Appropriations propose to take up the
Postal Telegraph System, and decide
whether they will report in favor of the
same to the House.


Like almost all other questions, this
doubtless has two sides to it, but it cannot
be denied that the cheap communication
between American citizens through re-
duced rates OF postage has done much to
benefit and increase the convenience and
Intelligence Of the people. The inter
change of IDEAS by telegraph bears very
close relation to that of postage, and is
still more in accord with the spirit Of the
10th century. To allow monopoly to
put an embargo on the brains of the
country, by charging enormous rates for
its transportation by electricity, is an un-
doubted public imposition and if there
are any questions of equity to the monop-
oilers, they should be worked out in
Congress, and all impediments to the en-
enlargement Of progress in mental powers
by lightning should be etfeetually and
finally disposed Of without delay. l hope
to see Congress give this subject full
and fair consideration. {. NJ.
Year: 1872

THE RED RIVER Having heard
of the Great Raft" in tho Rcd river
since our geography days, we are all apt
to suppose that we know all about it,
We are all well aware that il is mass of
drift wood, completely obstructing uavi-
cation at the point where it covers tho
water with its countless trunks of forest
trees. We know that the river passes
under this mass rs il it wcro bridge /;
when the raft was one hundred and twon-
ty-tour miles long, the General Govern
ment began the work of removing it, but
after working at it for twenty-five years,
abandoned the attempt as impraetcable,
and confined its efforts TO the opening up
of some Of the lateral channels or bayous.
We may know all this, but still be igno-
rant of one of the most curious character
istics of this great raft, which is that it,
unlike RATS in general, moves up the riv-
er against the current, instead OF down.
This movement is very slow, being but a
mile or two in n year. The explanation
of this retrogrado progression of an APP
parently stationary mass is simple enough.
The logs at the lower end Of the raft are
continually broken away and carried Off
by the current, while the fresh drilt-wood
is brought down and added to the upper
end by floods and freshets. Thus the
raft, always falling at one end and grow
ing at the other, gradually moves up the
river, and it is calculated that it has
moved, since its forming, about four
hundred miles. Scientific writer's have
suggested the idea that this vast mass Of
timber, after lying in the old bed Of the
river for quite II number Of ages, will be-
come a great coal bed. But when the
Red river country becomes thickly set
tied this enormous collection of dritt-wood
may be utilized in some way or other ;
and thus incidentally distant generations
may be cheated out Of many good coal
| fire.
Year: 1872

SPIRITUALIsM AND THE .LEGIsLA-
TURE.-Through the kindness of Hon
w. j. Tinnin, we have received a copy
of the Oakland Te17Rjaj, of March 7th
which contains rather sensational letter
from Assemblyman K. L. Crane, of Ala
media. The letter is devoted to state
of facts regarding certain spiritualistic
demonstrations concerning Bill which
was before the Legislature, and which
provided for the removal of the county
seat of A alameda from the town of San
Leandro to the city of Oakland. We
copy the concluding portion of the letter


6 Being in San Francisco by the adj
journment OF our Legislature on Wash
ington's Birthday, and the day after,
and in causual conversation upon various
topics, the question of clairvoyance came
up, and | was told of quite remarkable
person Of that character. Having lei
sure hour and desire to investigate any
thing new, | went to see her with no par
ticular object in view or question to ask.
found her person of Intelligence, some
what past the middle age of life, and a
person that l never saw before, and l
have the best of reason to believe that
she never saw me before.


"She commenced by telling me who l
was and what position | now occupy.
After this she claimed to be controlled
by person who had recently passed from
this state of existence, and had formerly
occupied the position that l now do in
the Legislative Halls and furthermore,
he identified himself as being James b.
Larue. Now, will do him the justice
to say that | did not call for his name,
neither was his name in my mind. Well,
| asked if he had anything to say to me,
and he said that he had, and it was upon
a matter that was then pending before
the Legislature and on inquiry he told
me that it was in reference to the removal
of the county seat of our county. | said
that the bill had already passed to en-
grossment in the Senate by one majority
and that it would probably pass through
that body. He replied that it would not ;
that if | would follow his directions it
would be defeated in the Senate, and that
he felt it to be an unjust measure, etc.


:" then asked what were his instruc-
tions. The reply was that when you go
to Sacramento on Monday next, and
when you go into the Capitol, go to the
Senate Chamber, and the first Senator
that comes out is the one | wish you to
talk with, and you can convince him to
vote with you and which will defeat the
measure


81 did go to the Senate Chamber. I'm
mediately on going into the Capitol, where
l stood moment talking with Mr.. Amer
man when Senator came out, whom
did talk to upon the subject referred to,
and whose vote did defeat the Bill. Now,
in conclusion, | do not pretend to say
that James b. Larue gave me this infor-
nation. But do say that the incidents
that | have above stated are true, and to
say the least, that it is series Of very
singular coincidents. Yours truly,


T.. II. CRANE"
Year: 1872

A YOUNG lady of indianapolis, whose
sisters funeral occurred last week, excus-
ed herself from attending the obsequies
by saying that her own wedding was to
take place the same evening, and the
funeral would not leave her in good spir-
its for the pleasurablo accompaniment
Of the latter occasion besides she had no
time.
Year: 1872

Senator Trumbull recently offered q
joint resolution to repeal the eight-hour
law which is one Of the planks of the
Workngmen's platform. How will this
affect his chances to get Judge Davis
place after having the Presidency knocked
down to him by the Peter Funk auction
GERS at Cincinnati on the bid made by
him in the Senate last Friday Win
the Labor Reformers split up the main
Year: 1872

Under the common law, killing human
being, no matter if unintentional, was held to
he murder if the perpetratOr were engaged III
the commission of any illegal or wrongful act.
The Legislature of our State changed this
in 1860 Chapter 410), so that, if the killing
was with malice prepense, or the homicide
were committed while the perpetratOr was
engaged in OF intent upon the commission OF
carson, rape, robbery, burglary, or attempting
"to escape from imprisonment" the crime
should be murder in the first degree; If not,
then it should be murder in the second
degree, punishable by imprisonment for life.
The Legislature of 1862 Chapter I'D further
modified the law, so that 81 arson in the first
degree" was thenceforth the only crime
whereof the perpetrator, if he committed
homicide while engaged in or intent on 1t,
should be held guilty Of murder in the first
degree; otherwise, if he killed human being
while intending only to assault and wound or
MAIN him, his crime should be murder in the
second degree as aforesaid.


Judge CardozO, on the trial of Foster, re-
fused to charge the jury in accordance with
these statutes insisting that, if death resulted
from anu felOnious assault it must be ac-
counted murder in the first degree.


Such is the ground of the exceptions taken
to his ruling by Messrs. Porter and Bartlett,
and argued by them before Judge Barrett on
Saturday. They hold that the question OF
intent was one for the jury-that, if they found,
that Foster killed Putnam, while intending
only to wound or main him. then the crime
must be murder in the second degree. The issue
thus made up is one of grave moment, and
Judge Barrett's decision will be awaited with
interest.
Year: 1872

anv supposed claim to the throne OF France
Fy.n :r the recent curious "" ,I.,..er of the
Leeitimist Deputies to the Count OF
Chambord, they speak of the Count OF
Paris as his heir, and while justifying sing
Henry for refusing all compromise with the
House of Orleans, they urge this House to
make their immediate submission to the head
of the family. So that it would be difficult
for the Child of Miracle to do anything better
for the cause of the monarchy in France than
TO die for it. But rs we prefer to see the
Republic gain strength and consistency, purge
itself of its errors and establish itself on the
firm basis of intelligent popular assent, we
should regret to See anything done to mite
and reinforce its traditional enemies; and so
prefer to see Henry of Bourbon travesty his
dynasty by words rather than consolidate IL
by suicide
Year: 1872

We have q well-founded assurance that this
day will witness great step forward iii the
campaign now iu progress against the corrupt
organization which has so long controlled the
administration and embezzled the revenues of
the Erie Railroad. Our earnest desire not to
embarrass the action of those who are en-
deavOrng to rescue this great thOroughfare,
and our disnclnation to furnish any informa-
ton to the plunderers who are now fairly at
bay, induces us to withhold until to-mor-
row the facts already III our possession in
regard to the plan of operations by which
this desirable end is to be effected. But we
can assure our readers that the movement is
strong and ell-conducted,-t names OF
eminence in both political and financial circles
are enlisted in it, and that although it is true
that last desperate rally will be made by
the adroit tricksterS who have so long dcfied
law and Justice, there is a reasonable hope
that Erie is now to be redeemed.
Year: 1872

After these many months Of waiting and de-
lay, l.eet s Co. appear to be actually ordered
cat Of the General Order business. Collector
ArthGr's public notice, concerning bonded
goods. leaves out of all consideration the firm
which has been depressing New-YOril COM
mcrcc nearly ever since the Inauguration OF
President Grant, This blow at The influential
staff officer han bepn long in making ready,
but it has fallen at last, to the great relief OF
the merchants of the city.
Year: 1872

The Brooklyn Reform Committees have
worked slowly, and theiv revelations have not
been startling, because, possibly, there was
comparatively little fraud in the municipal
government there to be exposed; yet they
have done good and fruitful service. We
print two reports this morning, which will go
far toward correcting the evils they complain
of, though they may Dot result IN remedyjng
the past. The Committee OF Fifty Is 10 be
permanent organization, and 10 that fact alone
much of the good it will accomplish will be
due, for such an organization in large city is
always terror to evil-doers under the gdise
of civil officers.
Year: 1872

If people must smoke tobacco (and we suppose
they must why can't they smoke it decently! Why
must they create nuisance! There Is Q complaint
that the Massachusetts Legislative Committee On
Railroads have made their room in the state House


sort of smokers retreat that The atmosphere Of
the apartment would disgrace grogsbop. Even q
prominent lawyer the other day who vas engaged
in an argument before the Committee tainted away;
and railway lawyers are usually considered pretty
tough subjects There is. We suppose, such thing
possible as taking tobacco" neatly; bat Chester
tieldan decacy is not usually observable among
the votaries of nicOtiue.
Year: 1872

The following from The Mobile
Register we earnestly commend to
the press of the whole country:


There is absolutely no reason
why newspaper should trans
greSs the rules. of christian de-
corum and decency. Pbe excus-
es commonly made for the publi-
cation of shameful and disgusting
details of obscene crime, or other
matter offensive either to good
taste or good morals, (and viola
ton of the one is not necessarily
a violation of the oiher,) are ut
terly lame and impotent.


There is no reason why q news
paper should not be as free from
impurity Ur indecency as the dai-
ly conversation of refined chris
tian family. Thenewspapersh should
be a publication which a father
might place in the hands of his
or brother in those Of
his sister-in short, which should
enter any household without the
necessity of preliminary exami-
nation. The plea that it must be
a mirror" Of all things going OIL
in the world-things base. vile,
and disgusting, as well as things
pure and hcnorable-is the shall
low sophistry of prurient incli-
nation. 1t will not bear exams
nation, as it would not bear being
carried out to its full extent, even
in the eyes of those who urge ii.


1t Is no answer to say that news
papers in general fall far below
the standard we have indicated.
1t is too true that they do, but
this proves only that tn, ir actual
standard is debased. That it is.
80 is (partly, at least the fault
Of the public that tolerate it.
Year: 1872

/ | was tired of washing dishes;


was tired Of drudgery. 1t had al


ways been 50, and was dissatis-


fled. / never sat down moment


to read, that Jamie didn't want a


cake, or a piece of paper to scrib-


ble on, or bit of soap to make


bubbles. I'D rather be in prison, +"
| said one day. ethan to have my


life teased out so, as jamie knock


ed my elbow, wher | was writing


to a friend. .ut
| But a morning came when |


bad one plate less to wash, one
chair less to set away 10y the wall
in the dining room, when jamie S
little crib was put away into the
garret, and it has never come
down since. had been unusual
lly iretful and discontented with
him that damp May morning that
he tooA the Group. GloOmy wealth
Ier gave me the headache, and l
had less patience then than at any
other time. By-and by he was
singing in another room, Il want
to be an ANGEL" and presently
rang out that metallic cough. |
never hear that hymn since that
it don't cut me to the heart; for
the Group cough rings out with it.
He grew worse towards night, and
when my husband came home he
went for the doctor. At first he
seemed to help him, but it merged
into infammatory Group, and all
was soon over.


Il ought to have been called in
sooner, said the doctor.


| have servant to wash the
dishes now; and, when a visitor
comes, | Can sit down and enter
tain her without having. to work
all the time. There is no little
boy worrying me to open his jack
knife, and there are no shavings
over the floor. The magazines are
not soiled with looking ut the pic
lures, but stand prim and neat on
the reading table, just as | leave
them.


"Your carpet never looks dirty"
say weary-worn mothers to me.


"Oh, no." | mutter to myself,
"there are no little boots to dirty
it now"


But my face is as weary as theirs
weary with sitting in my lone
some parlor at twilight, weary
with watching for the little arm s.
that used to twine around my
neck, for the curls that brushed
against my cheek, for tie young
laugh which rang out with mine,
as we watched the blazing fire, or
made rabbits with the shadow on
the wall, waiting merrily together
for papa coming home. | have
the wealth and ease | longed for.
but at what price? And when |
see other mothers with grown-up
sons, driving to town or church,
and my hair silvered over with
grey, | wish | had murmured less.
Tile appeal.
Year: 1872

The Danbury News says that
a Salisbury German went hunt
ing for a crow recently. He
put a couple of quarts of pow
der and shot in his gun, shut his
eyes, and blazed away. The
village physician promptly sews
in every piece of the German
barber as rapidly as it is found,
The crow has not since been
seen ; it is likely it has left
town until the excitement blows
over.
Year: 1872

An English law compels a
married womanif she has mon
ey or the means Of making it
and her lord has none, to sup
port him, be he ever so WORTH
less, that the expense of his
keeping may not come upon the
parish. 81.
Year: 1872

A South Carolina Legislator
sent up the following memoran-
DUN to the Clerk: "Leeve is asked
to bring a Bill to altar the time
for the Legislator to meat. Re-
terred to the comfy on Religion.
Year: 1872

A Washington special to the st. Louis
Republican says:


The committee having in charge the Labor
Reform movement in Washington have es-
tablished their headquarters here, from
whence they propose to conduct SO much Of
their campaign as relates to the sending out
of documents, receiving information. etc.


Judge Davis is in constant communica-
ton with the committee, and is mapping
out the canvass to suit himself. AS there
have been some statements to the effect that
Governor Joel Davis would withdraw from
the canvass as Vice Presidential nominee.
so as to allow the Cincinnati convention to
nominate his successor, it may be stated
also on authority of those having charge OF
the movement here that such will not be
the case. but that the ticket will 90 before
the people as adopted at Columbus: No
letters Of acceptance have or will be written.
the telegraphic acceptance being sufficient.
Year: 1872

We have heard influential and intelligent
citizens from different sections OF the parish
sa7 that the voters of this parish, at the
next election, do net intend to be bound by
any convention nominations, but will vote
for the men whom they consider best quail
fed and most suitabl for the Offices for
which they are candidates. In this way the
people can elect their own choice, while
under the convention system they are merely
the passive instruments to elect the choice
OF q few individuals.
Year: 1872

It is stated that the holding of another nomi-
nation election will be recommended by the In
,e,tgatiug Committee this evening. In case
Of another nomination being held, we arc de-
sired by Alderman Vincent to ray that he will
again be candidate.