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Year: 1871

l think there are some maxims


Under the sun
Scarce worth preservation


But here, boys, is che
So sound and so simple,


'Tis worth while to know
And all in the single line,


Hoe your own row =
If you want to have riches,


And want to have friends,
Don't trample the means down,


And look for the ends +;
But always remember,


Wherever you go,
The wisdom ofpractising


Hoe your own row
Don't just sit and pray


For increase of your store,
But work who helps himself


Heaven helps more.
The weeds, while you're sleeping,


Will come up and grow;
But if YOU would have the


Full ear, you must hoe /!
Nor will it do only


To hoe out the weeds
You must make your ground mellow
And put in the seeds.
And when the young blade


Passes through, YOU must know
There's nothing will strengthen


Its growth like the hoe
There's no use of saying,


What will be will be.
Once try it, my lack brain,


And see what you'll see
Why, just small potatoes,


And few in row
You'd better take hold then,


And honestly hoe.
A good many workers


I've known in my time
Some builders OF houses,


Some builders of rhyme
And they that were prospered


Were prospered, | know,
BY the intent and meaning Of


Hoe your own row J
I've known too, a good many


IdlcrS who said,
I've a right to my living;


The world owes me bread.
Alright lazy lubber,


a thousand times No !
Tis his, and his only,


Who hoes his own row
Year: 1871

The Saturday Review wisely says:
The woman that rails and fumes ut ey-
cry tri1ing annoyance that occurs, til
she makes the whole house miserable,
does not know that she is committing 4
sin. She only thinks herself wrongod
by people, and that she il exercising
righteous Indignation, ami making a
justifiable protest against the same.
She does not dream THAT she Is digging
the grave Of her own happiness and ss-
teen but after she has worried her
family to every verge Of madness, Ia
mcnts her hard case in not being loved
she who would do so much for them
SO she would in all probability, for nine
times out of ten it is her i'll temper, not
her heart, that is in fault, and we fire.
quently find the most uncomfortable
shrew, capable Of the most heroic viz
tue when the pinch comes. Yet, "a
pincfles are only occasional, and the or
binary monotonous highway the place
We mostly walk in, tie shrcw's heroic
virtues are brought into plsy rarely
while shrewishness is a thing of every
day, and her power-and hsbit--nf.
making people unhappy, one that has no.
ending save in death ssz
Year: 1871

ferrous and absurd. This rule bears
upon its face the unmistakable evil
dence of a determination on the part
Of the Senate not TO give the House
Of Representatives and the people a
full, fair and free opportunity to make
good their charges brought against
the Governor.


We hope, however, that the board
Of managers will not be brow beaten
and driven off by these unjust and
unfair rules, but that they will 90 to
work with the more vim and deter
minati0n to make the very best use Of
the time, means and opportunity al
lowed them to prosecute and make
good their charges against the Cover
nor. They are not limited as to time
in bringing fOrwaed the evidence, and
this, after all, is all that is required to
enable the public to make up their
verdict in the case. Bring forward
your charges, Messrs. Managers, and
do the best you can under the circum-
stances-the public will fully under
stand and appreciate the difficulties
aud embarrassments under which you
will labor.
Year: 1871

THE curious fact that q needle or
other steel wire inserted in a living
body, will Immediately become OEid-
lied, while, If the body be dead, no
oxidation viii take place, was recently
brought to light by DR.. Laborde, Of
Paris. This Is a simple test as TO
whether death has taken place, and
viii be available in cases Of trance or
catalepsy.
Year: 1871

According to the present indications there
seems little doubt that the days Of Fisk and
Gould as Erie Magnates arc numbered. The
combination against them Of foreign and do
nestle influence and capital Is so strong they
can't long resist il.
Year: 1871

The resolution passed by our Legislature
complimentary to Fernando Wood, Repre-
sentative in Congress from the New York
Ninth district, for his efforts i'm securing the
passage Of the bill to repeal the coal duty, is
suggestive. No doubt several other members
from this city, especially Sam Cox, who has
been pegging away in the same direction for a
long time, without success, would have been
delighted to have obtained the honor but Cox,
smart as he is, was not smart enough to bring
the required parliamentary tactics to bear to
win the point Here the superior parla-
mentary knowledge of Mr.. Wood had fine
opportunity to display itself, and in the opera
tion Ben Butler became bewidered and lost
his presence of mind and his right to the floor
at the same time. This little piece of parla-
mentary finesse on the part of Mr.. Wood, not
taking into account his long and valuable Con-
gressional experience, entities him to the
position of leader as we'll as Mentor of the
New York delegation to the first session of
the Forty y-second Congress, which assemblies
to-morrow--if not the leader of the entire
recuperated democracy in the House. The
democratic Legislature of New York has acted
wisely in complimenting Mr.. Wood as it has.
1t no doubt will have an inspiring effect upon
him of the grand old "white mustache"
personally.
Year: 1871

| Paris and the restoration of the mild and
pacific monarchy of Louis Philippe, of which
Thiers was the favorite Minister and champion.
Bat supposing the Orleanists are recalled, and
that their government, as an experiment, is
ratified in pIe5iscite, how long will it last
under the pressure of the taxes required to
repair the ravages of this war and to meet
this indemnity of thousand millions whic
must be paid to Germany?


Here will be the great danger to France in
the opportunity to ''the reds" for revolutionary
movements and excitements. The taxes of
the late empire, in connection with the
resources of France, were light compared
with the taxation that will be required to meet
tae financial necessities aud obligations result
ing from this war. The Bonapartes have
established one thing, at least, in the govern
ment OF France which cannot safely be set
asiae-the submission Of the government to a
pte6tscite The present National Assembly
was elected under the terrorism of hostile
army in possession of the French capital, and
with the armies of France rendered powerless


--- @"S'A AS"'y otiCaIo. w iiu VIC TctlTS-
ment of the Germans and the return home of
the French armies from their enforced exile
we cannot tell what the prevailing party in a
new National Assembly, or regular Legisa-
ture of two branches, will be. We think it
likely that NJ. Theirs will be in no particular
hurry in calling for new election; but that
he will contrive to keep the present Assembly
occupied upon new constitution, and in
providing for the immediate necessities of the
French people, until the present political
chaos in France shall have settled down into
something like order and resignation to 'tixed
facts" And it is in this view that we hope
for the transition of France to new govern
ment and new policy of peace so quietly and
with such decorum as to prove that the old
revolutionary spirit of the Jacobins and their
denominations have entirely passed away, and
that the French people can still challenge the
applause of mankind by proving themselves
superior to their misfortunes, and by still
holding the front OF European civilization in
the triumphs of peace.
Year: 1871

Lively TIMES IN WALL STREET-The
'bulls" in Wall street are in ecstases, and are
evidently making up for lost time, to judge by
the excitement they are producing in the stock
market. The bears" had the best Of it last
winter, owing to the depression produced by
sluggishness in trade and a despondent tone
among business men generally. But the ad-
vent OF peace in Europe seems to have changed
the aspect Of everything, and roseate future
looms up before everybody, now that the great
war il over and that we may resume our great
commercial operations with Europe.
Year: 1871

TIE CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNMENT Bill
1t has been suggested that the democrats in
the New York Legislature will gain nothing by
holding over until next fall, pending the action
of the new Congress on the Apportionment bill
under the census of 1870 1t is hinted that
Congress will postpone action upon that bill
until winter, or until it is too late for the New
York democracy to gerrymander the State in
regard to the Congressional districts.
Year: 1871

The LIFE INSURANCE BILL, which debars
companies from entering the plea of fraud in
obtaining policy after two premiums shall
be paid upon it, has been ordered to a third
reading in the Assembly, and will doubtless
pass. 1t ought by all means to become q
law; for it is safe and equitable check
upon too common practice Of the insurance
pomnanes
Year: 1871

The British members of the Joint High
Commission visited the Capitol at Washington
yesterday, and were presented to the members
of the two houses of Congress. Sir Stafford
Northcote arrived in the Russia at this port,
and took the cars Immediately for Washington.
With him the Commission is complete, and we
may now look for energetic work upon the
important subjects which it has on hand. As
will be seen from an interview which our re-
porter had with Sir Stafford Northcote
yesterday, he is more inclined to obtain
information than to give it.


According to our Washington correspon-
dent the counter claims of Great Britain for
damages to the property of Englishmen in
this country during the war of the
rebellion, and of Canada for injuries
received by the citizens of the New Domn-
ion during the Fenian raids, will probably
be insisted upon, aud pressed, in mitigation,
at least, Of the Alabama bill by the British
members. It is even intimated that the total
of damages from these sources on their side
will sum up considerably more than the total
Ol Jul ciuc. LUWcVcT well gTOuQueQ the
British claims may be-aud our correspondent
shows that the British statesmen are well
supplied with logic and precedents to back
them up-they will wind up the negotiations
very summarily indeed if they are pressed
The American people have looked upon this
Commission all along as a sort of peace
Offering on the part of England in her hour of
need to secure our good will, and they are
not prepared to have to pay bonus
in cash on the settlement and give
their good will with it. We rest confident.
however, that our own Commissioners are
well enough posted in all the intricate wind
ings of International law and upon the facts
and figures Of the several questions under dis
cussion to be able to present complete counter
arguments to any that the Englshmen may be
able to advance in advocacy of our paying
them for rebel cotton which it was unlawful
for them to buy, or paying them indemnity for
Fenian raid which we crushed when Canada
could not.
Year: 1871

THE ALDERMEN OF JERSEY City do not IN
derstand the science of corporation rascality
SO well as they ought They are the merest
blunderers at municipal jobbery. Recently
some of them bought some marsh lands for a
few thousand dollars and then had passed by
the Common Council bill directing the city
to purchase the same lands for forty thousand.
This was very creditable effort, although it
was in ridiculously small way. But, mark
the sequel. These unthinking aldermen, failing
to cover up their tracks, found the Supreme
Court after them, and that eminent body has
just decided tina. the whole transaction is ie-
gal. So the ambitious aldermen lose their
little profits and probably find very unproft-
able purchase on their hands. Will our own
City Fathers believe that such ignorance and
stupidity actually exist only the length Of o
ferry from our own City Hali
Year: 1871

A very interesting table has been made
up from figures in the census Office, by
grouping the assessed value of property in
each of the States where the information is
complete, the population and the ratio he.
tween the population and total assessed
property value, as shown in the column
giving the average number Of dollars rs.
sessed upon each individual The table is
Is follows:
Year: 1871

During the Carnival At Washington an
electric light was shown from tho dome Of
tho Capitol on two evenings, BY which fine
print could he read at the Treasury-so says
the Chronicle. The light was produced by
electricity passing between two carbon
points. The electricity was generated by
eighty cells of Groves battery, with twelve
aud half square feet of platinum surface.
1t is not improbable that at no distant time
the leading thoroughfsres Of our cities will
At night be rendered rs light as MONDAY by
the use of electric illuminating apparatus.
Year: 1871

was quite 80 particular in charging for
children, the man in uniform replied that
by law this road could charge adults but
two cents mile, while other roads could
fix their own price. Hence the New
York Central must make it up out of
children.


This reason might be conclusive did
not the public know that Commodore
Vanderbilt had watered the stock nearly
one-half to reduce it to par, thus doubling
his investments in that direction, since he
came to own the road; and then because
a wise provision of the law of the State
limited the charges for passengers to pre-
vent him from making three-fold gains on
his money, his ingenuity invents dodge
to skin it out of the infants, which the
law forgot to forbid.


All New England emigrants going
West, and especially all Vermonters, all
other things being equal, should go over
Gov. Smiths roads--to st. Albans, Og-
densburG, by lake or rsil-and let the
New York Central, in all its wealth and
power, look to New York travel, which is
vast indeed, for its support.


But the signal for the departure of the
train is given, and | am away. C.
Year: 1871

Home of the Protestant Episcopal Church
in the city of New York, for the rescue
from vice and the comfort of $50 little
human waits, tossed about on the social


waves of the great metropolis 1t was the
chance story of a lady manager of that


Institution simply told that touched these
young hearts and stirred to action. They
felt they must do something, accordingly


with the simple faith and zeal of lovely
childhood they determined to hold
little fair, provided for by large draughts
from their pin money, the proceeds of
which should be sent to tha institution in
which they had become so interested. 1t
was a wee venture of faith. Their capital
was a very slender one, few little pro-
ductiens of their own deft fingers few
wise purchases from the neighboring viii
lage, loving faith and tender hearts. With
these they labored on. But soon the con-
tagion spread The earnestness of the
little madeus was communicated to some
IF their elders, and on the day fixed for
heir little venture there were several |
helping hands to prosper the undertaking
When the evening came a prettily deco
,ated hall, an ingenious magic mirror, a
gallery Of art, refreshing we'll
If sweet water, a pOstoffice and sundry
md divers devices for charming unwill.
ug funds from beneath tightened purse
trings poured in their streams of money
o swell the little maidens rill of benevo-
ence. The upshot of it all was that
um almo.t adequate to support two or.
,hans at the Home for year was netted.
t was a precious result OF combined faith
md works, and as we think of it we feel
low dear it must be in the Masters sight
Who commended her that broke tho ala.
oaster box of spikenard because "she had
lone what she could"


Yours respectfully, W D. W.
Year: 1871

WEsTON.-Last Sabbath noon all three
churches united at the Congregational
house, and were addressed by Geo. L.
Fletcher of Chester, upon the Importance
of moral education and instruction of the
the young, and the Importance of correct
habits being early formed, and that the
Sabbath school is place to be desired, a
place to receive such instruction and OBJ
tain Bible education such as will fit
them for active and useful lives here and
happy passport to that land which lieth
over the river. The address was received
with interest and close attention by all
present.
Year: 1871

WOUNDED DIGNITY.-Mayor Hall, of
New York, has had serious attack Of
dignity. In reply to members of the
Citizens Association, who asked for infor-
nation as to the city accounts, suggesting
the propriety of his acquitting himself OF
the charges against him, he has made a
pointed answer, returning their commune
cation, with an intimation that they are
no gentlemen. He declares that his sup.
porters at the last election are satisfied
with him, and as he is satisfied with him.
self, he does not propose to be insulted by
curiosity that seeks to find out who
stole the city funds. This is the nearest
approach to reliable information the pub
lie have yet succeeded in obtaining.
Year: 1871

SALISBURY, VT, Aug 22.


Edjto1 RuNand Herald The writer
having spent a few days at this charming
lakeside would bear the following testi-
mony regarding it. None can visit this
sweet and picturesque vale, with its tow
ering hills, verdure robed to their sum
mits, it's breezes laden with the fragrance
Of pine-forests and rich in ozone, its vlri-
ed scenery of wood and field and stream,
without feeling that it is n place of rare
healthfulness and of grand beauty. Add,
ed to the charms with which nature decks
herself for the admiration of sojournor@
here are those very commonplace, but
practical privileges, neat hotel with a
fall and varied larder and an excellent
cuisine, with it's scrupulous cleanliness
and it's courteous host, whose constant
aim is TO not only render the just return
for value received, but to contribute, as
far as in him lies, to the complete com
fort and happiness of his guests. We
would wish nothing better for all our
felIow-citizens sojourning in rural resorts
during these dog-days than that the roofs
under which they chance to lay their
head. may have as true gentlemen pre-
siding beneath them as is w. H Merritt
of the Lake Duumore.


We have not at this pretty valley hotel
the gaudy pomp and ceremonial of a
Saratoga or Sharon, of a Long Branch
or Newport. There is not the feverish
atmosphere of dress and dissipation, of
haguard bellies and ennuied beaux, of
petty iealousies and feuds, and the poor
revelry that mocks health and desecrates
peaceful nature and sylvan simplicity p;
but there is a congenial band of refined
ladies and gentlemen from several of our
chief cities-the great metropolis,the city
of brot herly love, of elms, of churches, the
capital of the Empire State. etc, who in
the kindly and christian intercourse are
as one great family. This fact lends a
charm to the social aspect of the place
which naught else could give. The
writer would chronicle it for its rarity in
summer resorts.


Not least among the privileges of the
place are its opportunities for boating on
the exquisite lake that almost bathes the
steps Of the housekeeping as it does to
within stones throw of its porch-for
bathing, fishing, mountain climbing and
unlimited rambles amid primeval nature.


1t is perhaps not unbecoming, in bring.
ing this letter to conclusion, though
the modesty of those who had most to do
with it would forbid-to chronicle recent
act of benevolence of our good people at
the Lake Dunmore House. 1t seems that
two little maidens, Fannie Blanchard and
Lille Journeay by name, had heard OF
the noble work done by the Orphans
Year: 1871

do hereby give my solemn pledge of
honor, that while 1 am a member of the
Castleton Seminary, l will cheerfuly com
ply with its rules and regulations; that l
will not use profane or vulgar language,
and will abstain from the use of intoxicat-
ing liquors and tobacco.
Year: 1871

ELDER What's the
matter Mary? didn't either Of those
young fellows YOU have been
flirting with propose?' Yes; both
Of them did, Tom, and I am mad he
cause said yes to the wrong one.
Year: 1871

DIR. Prime tells this story in the OBJ
seyrer by way of illustrating the droll
things he is asked to do by persons OF
whom he has never heard:


A gentleman of fine personal appear
anCe called upon me and said he was n
perfect stranger in the city, and had
come from great distance to have a
cancer removed by Il celebrated surgeon
whose fame had reached the remote vii
lage OF his residence. And as he had
long read my letters and was sure that |
was disposed to do u Kindness, he had
called TO ask me to attend at the opera
ton and hold his head! Now ii there
is ANYTHING in the way OF kindness that
hate to do, it is to assist in surgical
operations. The sight of blood-letting
is disagreeable, and if it is all the same
to my friends, | would rather be out OF
the way when any of them are being
cut up. However, as this gentleman
had no other person in town to whom
he could apply, / readily assented to his
request and promised to be on hand at
any hour he should appoint with the
surgeon. Happily the surgeon assured
| him there was no occasion for any one
to be present, and Immediately per
formed the operation. You do not
know the trouble which that affair has
cost me. AS l saw the thing before il
was removed, and saw the good mar
afterward, was induced, in an hour o
weakness, to give certificate of the
cure 1t was published over the whole
land, and now men write to me fo
more information; they come to shov
me their sores, and they come back t.
me from the doctor and insist on ex
hibiting themselves to me in their reno
waited state, that they may be witnesse
to the skill of the surgeon who ha
cleaned them out. 1t is not pleasant


| wish they would go away withou
calling to say thank you
Year: 1871




A MousE SroRy--A gentleman who
was exceedingly averse to that little ami
NAL denomiuated a mouse. was one day
travelling in one Of the Northern States,
aud as night set in, put up at country
hotel. After retiring to his room, he care
fully examined the corners and creviees to
ascertain if there were any holes from
which the.s little marauders might DO like.
ly to issue forth. but finding none, he di.
vested himself of his wearing apparel, and
consigned himself to the guardian care Of
Sleep, 90,


After slesping soundly for about three
hsurs, he again became conscious OF his
existence in this world Of transitory bliss,
but being still in somewhat dreamy state,
he had mo clear perception as to what
might disturb his disordersd imagination.
As he was thus lying. midway between
slcep and consciousness, hs heard some
thing going pt.ph pit upon tho table,
which closely aprroximated to the head OF
the bedstesd on which he was sleeping. He
listened moro attentively, and observed
very softly to himself:


"As live. this house is besct with those
wrctched mice. and there is one now gnaw
ing at something on the table"


SO saying. he slipped as noiselcssly out
OF bed as possible, and feeling for his boot,
took hold Of the toe part Of it, and the heel
upraised. very softly approached on tip
toe his intended victim.


When close enough to Be- within strik,
ing distance he again listened. and to his
delight found the noise still there; he ther
raised his arm. and with unerring precis
ION, let fall the heel Of his boot upon-hii
own beautiful gold repeater. that he had
placed upon the table on going to bed
whish had made the noise, and which now
10y smashed and destroyed