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Year: 1875

LOOK TO YoUR TEAcHERs.-After an
experience of a number of years the
Reading Eagle speaks its mind very
plainly about the Reading High School.
Doubtless the school has been reduced
to the condition it is now found in by
the employment of negligent and incom-
petent teachers. AS Wilmington has
but recently added grammar or high
school, to her educational system it is
we'll to note the progress of such schools
ia other cities where thigh schools" have
been longer used. The Eagle says:


WHY THE H1GH School SHOULD BE
ApoLIsHEp,-During the last few years
the Reading High School has SO sadly
degenerated that many Taxpayers are
Of the opinion that it should be abol-
ished, as useless expense. Under the
administration of j. L. Valentine, Esq
il was one of the leading schools in the
country. Now il turns out graduates
who know nothing of practical use
mere overgrown boys and girls who do
not understand the use OF dash or
semicolon, and who are charged with
reading on the stage, at Commence
ment," essays and orations prepared by
other parties. Graduates of the High





School have been found totally unfit to
enter college without one or more years
Of additional study, and it has been as
serted that boys and girls just out OF the
grammar schools, or those educated IN
country school houses outside of Read
ing, are better fitted for the practical
duties of life than many of the gradu-
ates of the High School, who seem to
dawdle along through a term Of four
years merely with the result of weaken
ing their bodies and minds and making
them unfit for any useful employment.
Many an industrious boy is spoiled by
such system, actually wasting the
years he should devote to learning some
useful occupation. The expense of keep.
ing up the High School is enormous, and
the advocates of its abolition certainly
have strong arguments on their side Of
the question. Unless the school is bet
ter managed it is IA on-paying institu
tion for the people at large.
Year: 1875

The courts at New Castle have entered upon
series of trials that are not only shocking to
the moral sense of the community. but calculst-
ed to arouse more keenly than ever its con-
science on the subject of intemperance. We
must ask our readers to look over the testi-
mony in the Chadwick trial, which we print
elsewhere. The BON testifes that he brought
day after day, two pints, (once three pints,) of
whiskey to his mother. She had passion
for drink" Her death, however immediately
caused, was due to drink.


Following this trial will be another almost
Identical in characters second charge of wife.
murder, in which it is alleged that the dead wo-
man WAS victim of habitual drunkenness, and
the commission Of the crime, if one has been
committed, grew out of that fact. Again there
will be trial for murder in which the accused
IL saloon keeper, the victim one of those who
drank at his bar, and the killing direct result
Of drinking.


As the trials proceed, we shall have more light
on their dark places. 1t is an ugly record of
runs doings.
Year: 1875

Ky- NoTICk TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTER
ING THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHr-The New
YoRK HERALD has adopted a distinguishing Coson night
signal Tor use ON board the HERALD steam yacht show
ing burning the colors green red. changing
from 10 other succession, and be sew
erai miles distant Captains OF vessels seeing this
signal will oblge US by preparing any marine news
they may have Tor the Ship News Department of the
HERALD


u- Persons desirous of communicating with vessels
arriving AT New York do By addressing to such
vessels care OF HERALD news yacht pier No ! East
River New York Letters receved from all parts Of the
world and promptly delivered Duplicates are re-
Year: 1875

An unknown woman, apparently about forty
years OF age, was found last evening In Roosevelt
street Frustrated from the effects of the heat.
She was taken to the OAK street station house and
from there sent 10 the Park Hospital.
Year: 1875

HENRY f. DURx's RrsrDENcE SET ON FIRE BY-A


STRANGE WOMAN.


On Saturday morning last, a strange woman
called at the residence of Henry F. Dure, 9th and
West streets, ostsnsibly on = begging errand.
Neither Mr.. Dure nor any members Of his family
were at home, they all being. we understand, a.
Niagara, Only the chambermaid and down
Atairs servant we're in the house.


After ringing the bell, the woman, in familiar
vsy, went over the entire family list, asking BY
name for each member, aud when she
was told that they were all away she
was in need OF clothing for her children
who we're suffering. She then asked for the
chambermaid calling her by name also. Inc
chsmbermaid was in the second story, and the
seryent who met the strange woman at the door
went up stairs to call her, leaving the visitor
standing in the porch. In moment they botil
came down together, and refused to give the wo'
man any clothing, when she went away.


Scarcely had sho got around the corner Whei
the furniture in the parlor wss discovered 70 Dc
on fire, and an alarm given to the helghpors
who rushed in saving 1t and tho building petor'
any great damage had been done
1t is supposed the strange womal
during the absence OF the servant up stairs
slipped In and applying match hastily assume
her station at the door, a. she WAS there vine
the servants came down. There had been n
fire in the parlor, and the furniture could nc
have become ignited except by an apphcatlo
OF match or some other combustible.


Mr. Dure's cellar Was robbed OF its content
last Saturday, by some one who broke in frol
the outside
Year: 1875

Case OF the Royal Yacht Mistletoe.


LONDON, September lO.-The body Of
the mate of the Yacht Mistlctoc having
been recovered, an inquest was held ant
q verdict of accidental death returned,
with u rider that there was an error OF
Judgment on the part of the officers Of
the Royal yacht, and further express the
OPINION that slower rate Of speed would
be- conducive to public safety.
Year: 1875

Charles Fromm, German, ffty-one years OF age,
committed suicide yesterday afternoon at No SO For
syth street, by shooting himself in the head with
musket Having loaded the weapon with very heavy
charge he placed the muzzle in his mouth and pulled
the trigger with his toes the discharge blowing the top
of his head completely on and scattering the brains in
every direction The unfortunate suicide had been
suffering from fits OF melancholy for several weeks and
had frequently threatened TO end his existence by vio
lcnce but his friends thought little of it. believing he
would recover his usual health and spirits.


Coroner Woltman held inquest the body last
evening the jury rendering verdict OF self destruc-
Year: 1875

About one O'Clock yesterday morning ofacer King
man heard sound like the breaking of glass in Grove
street, near Morgan, Jersey City He cautiously ad.
vanced and saw a man with his hand thrust through
the window Of Lieverding's cigar He arrested
the thief, who gave his name John Donovan, and
said he hailed from Boston
Year: 1875

Three young men went into a
store at North Turner, Me-, few eve'
nings since and drank heartily from
pail of water, after which they were
told that kerosene oil had been spilled
in the pail. All three commenced
vomiting very violently and vomited
until they were very weak and sick,
when it was ascertained it was anoth-
er pail and they had been drinking
nothing but pure water.
Year: 1875




In reviewing the political situation
at Washington, the Ne1C York HeraId's
Washington correspondent shows that
every days delay makes it less easy to
pass through the House those "strong
measures for the South" which the ad-
ministratiou have determined on, and
among which are said tc be two years
supplies for the army, provisional gov
ernments for some Of the States, and a
law allowing Grant to declare martial
law in Southern districts at his discre-
ton. But there are a good many Re
pubhcans in the House who do not like
such measures and viii not support
them. and theirnumber is likely to in
crease rather than diminish.


Many Republican members of both
houses receive letters from their con-
stituents approving of Vice President
Wilson's recently published letter, and
there Is reason to believe that there is
a strong and growing feeling through
out the Northern States against the
policy of the Administration as ruinous
to the party and injurious to the coun-
try. The difficulty is that in the coun-
try, as at Washington, there is no
leader ready to form an opposition
within the Republican party or to give
expression to the thought which is in
so many minds. a convention of lead
ing Republicans has been quietly
talked of, but time is required to de-
termine upon such action, and Con-
gress is so near its close that it is hardly
possible now TO influence that body or
to change the purposes of those who
handle the majority in its houses. The
administration leaders have lost time
and opportunities, but they still hope
to b. able to bring forward the
measures they regard as most lmpor-
tant. it Is not impossible that they
will leave the South IN the hands Of
Grant, taking care to give him such
extraordinary powers as would be IN
cluded IN a Civil Rights law, martial
law act and a considerable army. The
Arkans As message which he sent to
Congress yesterday would seem to in
dicate that he confidently anticipates
the adoption of such programme.
Year: 1875

Judge Kelley believes that the distress
which the country is now suffering is
mainly owing to the failure Of Congress TO
adopt his peculiar IDEAS un the fnances.
He has no hope whatever that business will
speedily revive. On the contrary, he is of
the opinion that we shall go from bad to
worse, under the operation Of the law which
was passed in the beginning Of the
present session, looking to the resumption
Year: 1875

There was method in the madness OF
the St. Louis woman who, after walking
d0wp to the river to commit suicide,
suddenly remembered that she'd lett the
cat IN The milk pantry, and went back
home on the flying jumn
Year: 1875

NORTH ArRIcA.--Scientific men main


tanned that the Desert of Sahara has .
lower level than the Mediterranean
Sea, and that by means of canal Q
large inland ocean can be formed in
Africa, which will alter the climate by
the introduction of moisture, and open.
ing of means of commerce and inter.
course. In order TO collect facts with
reference to this subject scientific OK.
pedition was fitted out some time ago
to visit that locality and report upon
the matter. They have just rcturned
TO Rome, and the members Of the body
are understood TO be favorable TO the
project. They say it is possible that
the consummation can be reached, and
what is now a desert turned into q lake.
But at the same time they report the
cost would be so immense that the per.
formance of the work is extremely i'm.
probable. twill hardly be commenced
at time when the money centres of
Europe are in disturbed, uncertain
condition Besides, there arc 9TH
er commercial and national pro.
jccts on hand in the Old World
which will be attended TO before public
attention takes strong bend in the
direction of constituting an inland sea
in Africa. The day for this improve
mont has not yet come; but the report
of the commission will be valuable
addition to the history Of North Africa
and It's sadaptability to production under
such mighty change as that proposed.
Year: 1875

A countray divine of Georgia thus
condoled with the widow of the do
ceased member of the Legislature; al
cannot tell how panied was to hear
that your husband had gone to Heaven.
We were bosom friends, but now we
shall never meet again"
Year: 1875

JUDGE MORRIS, counsel for Theo-.
Gore Tilton, on Monday last served
notice on Sherman and Sterling, at
torneYs of record for Henry Ward
Beecher, to prepare to answer in q.
new trial on the first Monday in Sep
telnber. So it seems the whole bust
ness is to 60 over again. The public
are tired of it, and it is not possible
for the second trial to occupy that
share of attention from the public as
did the first.
Year: 1875

The Japanese are going ahead in
the matter of constitutional govern
ment. The combined energy and
prudence shown by this people i'll
freeing themselves from the prejudi-
ces of their ancient civilization and
adapting themselves to the advanced
ideas of free government give prom
ise of great future for Japan; for a
people who can combine such q rap
id advance in the direction Of liberty
without descending to license, must
possess the virtue ofself-controlin i'll a.
eminent degree. .
Year: 1875

On the Hartford road, just beyond
the city limits, there lives in frame
back building man apparently fifty
years of age, whose chief delight
seems to be to shut himself from the
world for several days and to enjoy
the company Of number of animals
which he keeps constantly around him.
Nearly dozen of dogs and half the
same umber Of cats have made this her
mits abode their domlclle. He seldom
leaves the house except to make visit
to his relatives in the country.
Whenever he gnes away he provides
the animals with sufficient quantity
of food for the number of DAYS he ex-
poets to be absent and then fastens she
windows and bolts the doors SO that
none of them can escape. He perues
no occupation, but is possessed of an
income which enables him to live
independently.
Year: 1875

"Y our life on the earth is full of the
most splendid opportunities of doing
good, and establishing truth and right
eousness, and gaining wealth and hon
or of sort that you can bring with
y ou to this higher life, and which will
give you privilege and gladness here
beyond all telling. Those opportuni-
ties are diamonds, which you are let
ting lie uuheeded while you gather
sand


have thought of these men so of
ten as toiling on through a definite
round of years for--what? and then
going away, with the magni6cent
chances all |. past, and no wealth after
all, that they carry over the marrow
sea-"


Let them reflect that not one of
them respect the memory of Mr.. Jack
son less. because he was regular at
tendant upon christian worship, and
friend of the christian church. Let
them reflect that every sunset leaves
them day aearer to the hour when
to life here they will lock forward no
more, but only backward ! God help
them all that the backward look NAV
be pleasant SO that as they look be-
yond into another life the vision may
be full Of light and sweetness.
The family, who have my hearty
sympathy, have great many pleasant
memories to cherish, and [ pray that
they may think of the husband and
father as even more interested in them
now than ever, and as full of care and
hope that they may make the most of
all this life's experiences and Gods
good gifts that they may journey with
success through the rest of the way
and reach him once again la the Para
dse of God.
Year: 1875

Dedr ThttteO: w hen the news
reached me that Mr.. Jackson had gone
and that we should see him in the flesh
no more, it startled me like a clap of
thunder out of clear sky. His reg
ular and temperate habits his tall,
straight form; his intelligent appre-
ciation of the laws Of health, and the
pleasant surroundings of his home
life, made him seem like one who
should stay till his hair became silver,
and then still stay till it became
snow


Somehow [ never reckoned him
among ordinary mortals who were la
BILE at any day to slip away from US.


But so it is. He has "shuf1ed off the
mortal COIL" however, and is not one
of the ordinary mortals any more. He
has passed from the primary school of
existence, and entered higher grade
not the highest, for that will not be
reached till the resurrection, and those
only will be admitted. who, at the ex-
amlnations of the great day, are found
qualified but higher, where he will
find better opportunities and larger
work and richer life. At least. so I
believe. If he had not attained to the
highest excellence possible to men, as
in the fellowship Of God and in the
service of his fellows-if he had not
tasted the ripe fruit of prayerful and
consecrated christian life-if he had
not grown into the light and sweetness
OF the child-splrit, and the beauty of
a perfect selfforgetfulness in lie of
chrlstly devotion to the kingdom of
God-he was one, nevertheless, who
accepted the truth as he saw it-who
offered no resistance, so far as [ knew.
to the persuasive and convincing pow
er of the gospel Of the Son Of Col,
who keenly appreciated the logic which
established the truth of the Bible and
the reasonableness of its demands, and
whose life was constantly influenced,
and whose character was largely mould
ed by the religion Of the New Testa
ment. [ remember him as an inter
ested and appreciative listener in the
house OF God, and his hearty commen-
datlon of an extra sermon, and en-
dorsement of well shown truth, have
often encouraged me- l was ALWAYS
hoping that he would come ont before
his neighbors as a disciple of Christ,
and publicly profess his faith and take
more active part in the church work.
but L ever felt that while he did not
do this, the church was nevertheless
earnestly endorsed by him I'D he was
to be counted among those who hon or
ed it and who were truly the better for
it. He was always ready to bear his
share of its financial burdens. And |
he bore himself in society with a cour-
tesy and general uprightness that
might ma ke many a church member
blush. My Eecoliections of him, in
brief, a-e all pleasant, and [ cannot
think of him without cherishing the
faith that | shall see him again, in
happier cline and under circumstances
more favorable to spiritual growth and
usefulness, where our friendship will
be renewed and cemented and perfect
ed.


/ Icannot however resist the convic-
tion that could he speak to-day, to
some of the men of Centralia and
Grand Rapids, he would say with the
elcquence of completest assurance:
Year: 1875

Dear Lord and Father OF mankind,


Forgive our feverish ways!
Reclothe Us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives our service find,


In deeper eyerence praise.
0 Sabbath rest by Galaleel


o calm of hills above
Where Jesus knelt to share with thee
The silen,e Of eternity


Interpreted by love!
With that deep hush subdung all


Our words and works that drown,
The tender whisper of thy call
As noiseIcss let thy blessing fall


IS fell thy mannasdown. go
Drop thy still dews of quietness


I'LL all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess


The beauty Of thy peace.
Breathe through the pulses of desire
Thy COO ness and thy b aim
Let sense be dumb-its hearts expire;
Speak through the earthquake, wind and fire
still small voice of calm
Year: 1875

1t is about time the Republican
papers began the Southern outrage
business. The fall campaign is coming
on, and OF course they will have to re-
sort to their old game,-ADalanch.


Il will need no Southern outrage
to lay out the Democratic party this
fall There have been Northern out
RACES enough committed In the last
two years by the Democracy to kill any
party in the sight of honest and honor
able men. How do you like this New
Hampshire outrage? But we need not
90 away from home How do you like
the wood County outrages last fall in
Tins congressional district the most
precious piece Of Democratic rascality
on record? Rest easy, Bro. Hollister,
your party have been in power for two
years. and it is not necessary to 60 down
soul h for ammunition for the next CAM
palgn We have whole arsenal right
at home, and the only trouble IS that
you have furnished us with weapons in
such abundance we are at loss to
know which to use first. The North
ern outrage" is the game now.-rWaa
Co. NereS.
Year: 1875

A monster devil fish was caught
under the New York steamship wharf
on Monday afternoon. He bad in
some way got under but was unable
TO lind his way out from among the
plling. Some mcn at work upon the
wharf heard the splashing which he
made and fired several shots at him.
but rs they seemed TO have no effect,
harpoon was obtained and his
capture effected. fifteen men being re-
guired 10 tow him TO the shore. The
blood which escaped from him colored
the water for about ten feet on either
side. He was sixteen feet in width
and fifteen in length His fins were
about four feet long, and his tail about
the same length, and not much larger
than persons finger. His mouth
opened to the width of two feet and
was eighteen inches in length, and
projecting from each side of it was
fecler about one foot wide and two
feet long, which be rolled up and un-
rolled at will. So far as can be
ascertained, there has been onIv one
Of these singular fish caught in this
region before this one. Previous to
the war one larger than this one was
captured near Center street wharf
Feraandt"a ( Fla. } OJSerrer.
Year: 1875

rsRRrxG to the States evidence Of
Smith in the Mountain Meadow massacre
case in Utah, the Virginia New. Terri
torial Enterprise says that "if he had ten
wears ago attempted what he now pro
poses to do, his life would not have been
worth penny And it concludes that
"the Mormon Church Is beginning TO top
Pile. The head OF the order is swiftly
nearing the grave. Schools are extend
ing, and it would be strange if IN the
heart of our country there would much
longer thrive an institution founded on
the lust of men and the degradation OF
women.
Year: 1875

PoTTSvILLE, PA, May 6.-Rcports
from the upper coal region indicate con-
stantly increasing outrages. AT several
places where the miners have shown Il
disposition to resume work threats and
coffin notices have been posted about the
mines us u warning. y large p inch
wire rope used for drawing coal by the
Philadelphia and Reading Company over
the Gordon Planes was cut in five places,
compelling the suspension of coal ship
meuts from Shamoliin AMI points above
for day. 4 large number of special
policemen from Reading passed over the
Planes daily and it is thought the intcn-
tion was to kill them by the rope giving
way. though i was discovered in time to
prevent any such damage, a watchman
on duty n. Locustdale Colliery was at,
tackled by miners, sustained injuries ana
was robbed of his watch. An attempt
was made to wreck Pottsville passen-
ger train on heavy curve at Big Mine
run last evening, by placing an iron rail-
road chain and heavy log across the
track Although the train was running
fast the engineer made the discovery in
time to slacken its speed sufficiently to
save it, the cowcatchcr throwing the i'm
pcdiment of the track. AT n late hour
last night the railroad telegraph Office at
Locust Summit was burned to the
Ground
Year: 1875

If the boy is father to the man and
man is no improvement on the boy,
about the close of the next decade CAL
ifornia will have large population
of the worst and most worthless men
that ever disgraced Gods footstool.
Our towns and cities are plentifully
sprinkled with boys who are a dis
grace to their parents and an annoy.
ance to the neighborhood in which
they live. The piously inclined are
horified at the deviltries of these rest
less youths and the practically mind
ell are studying the problem "what
shall we DO with our boys?" There
are two ways of answering the ques-
ton. One is to let them alone and
the jails and States Pr.s,n will take
care of them. The other Is to find
them employment and keep them at
it. Idleness is prolific manufactures
of bad boys. The boy of California
is no worse than the boy of the East
ern States until he is corrupted by
idleness and evil communications.
Work makes good boys and good boys
rarely develope into bad men. In
San Francisco not one half of the boys
aged from ten to twelve years are
kept steadily employed. This is not
the fault of the boys or their parents.
1t is forced idleness. There Is moth
ing for them to do. The duties per.
formed by boys in the East are, with
US, discharged by our cheap labor
chattel the Chinaman. The common
laborer complains that he is forced in-
to competition with the Cinnamon
and that this is so is lamentable fact,
but the greatest evil that the monge-
liam toiler is forcing upon us is the de-
moralization of our boys. The China
man does the work the boys ought to
do and for want of employment the
boy degenerates to hoodlum then
sinks TO the level of the thief. There
may be other causes tending to make
bad boys In California dut idleness Is
the prime cause.