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Year: 1876

directly to inherited sources. In fact
the researches of modern physiology are
showing every day, more and more, what
a powerful influence inherited qualities
have upon these classes. The question
is beginning to be raised, il we are ever
to check the increase of vice and crime
must we not go back to their primary
sources-dry up the springs, purify the
fountain or, in other words, as a means
OF protection and prevention make q
proper application of the laws Of inherit
ance.


1t may be said that criminals and the
insane compose so small portion of the
community, that the subject is not de
serving much attention; but, if the law
of inheritance applies to abnormal devel
opments of character. to fiagrant wrongs
and outrages, it applies equally to all the
minor follies, vices, evils and wrongs.
Not a single parental relation takes
/ place but that the seeds OF good or evil
tendencies are sown If the animal ma
ture is predominant and most active, or
the intellectual or the moral, such will
be the prevailing type Of character in the
offspring


Not only the form of the body, the
/ general features of the countenance. and
the temperament, or the particular kind
of organization are communicated; but
the leading elements or groundwork Of
character. IL certain propensities are
very predominant and active, inclined
strongly to sensuality and licentiousness,
If an ungovernable temper, or bad dispo-
sition, morose, irritable, sullen, exists,
the inherited effects will surely be seen.
If naturally there is q strong inclination
to idleness, to waste and extravaganza,
or h.n al kAlw -,
penuriousness, and meanness these quail
tiles will be more or less communicated.


If the blood has been poisoned or con-
stitution impaired by the use of alcohol,
tobacco, or any other narcotic or stimu-
liant the effects will surely be transmit
ted. There is no question but much of
the dissipation and intemperance so
prevalent at the present day may be
traced back to this source


In canvassing this whole subject il
should be borne in mind that it is the
real nature, the inner life of the individ-
ual, where the law of transmission par
ticularly applies-not to the professions
one makes, or to the outward character,
or even what one always thinks of him
SELF If we are here misled by ignorance
or deceive ourselves, the relation between
parent and child still exists, and the
penalties or effects of violated law must
necessarily be transmitted. If we mis-
take not there are responsibilities and
obligations connected with this relation
which parents do not begin to realize,
and for a better understanding and more
enlightenment there is need of gathering
up all the lights possible from science
and experience. Neither should the
pulpit or the press be silent in a m after
which so vitality affects human welfare.
Year: 1876

Experience continually contradicts the
notion that a poor young man cannot
rise. IL we look over the list Of rich
men, we find that nearly all Of them be-
gan life worth little or nothing. To any
person familiar with the millionaires Of
the United States, a score OF examples
will occur. On the other hand. the sons
Of rich men, who began life with the cap
ital which so many poor young men Gov
ct, frequently die beggars IL would
probably not be going too far TO say that
a large majority Of such moncyed indi-
viduals either fail outright or gradually
eat up the capital with which they com
menced their career


And the reason is plain Brought up
in expensive habits, they spend entirely
too much. Educated with high notions
Of personal importance, they will not, AZ
they phrase IL, stoop 10 hard work. IL IL
astonishing. therefore. that they are
passed in the race Of life by others with
less capital originally, but more energy.
thrift, and industry For these virtues.
after all. are worth more than money
They make money, in fact. Nay, after IL
Is made. they enable the posseasor 10
keep IL, which most rich men pronounce
TO be more difficult than tho making
The young man who begins life with a
resolution always 10 lay by part Of his
income Is sure, even without extraordi
nary ability. gradually 10 acquire a suifi-
cheney, especially as habits Of economy.
which the resolution renders necessary.
will make that a competence for him
which would be quite insufficient for an
extravagant person. II Is really what
we save, more than what we make, which
leads US 10 fortune. He who enlargcs bis
expenses as fast as his earnings increase
must always be poor, no matter what his
abilities And content may DO had on
comparatively little. IL is not in luxuri-
Gus living that men find real happiness
-.SaieHiifs dmcricaH.
Year: 1876

fill this cup to one made up


Ofloveliness alone,
A woman, of her gentle sex


The seeming paragon;
To whom the better elements


And kindly stars have given
A form so fair, that like the air,
lis less OF earth than heaven.
Her every tone Is music's own,


Like those of moaning birds,
And something more than melody,
DWellS ever in her words,
The coinage Of her heart are they,
And from her lips each flows
As one may see the burdened bee
Forth issue from the rose.
Affections are as thoughts to her,
The measures Of her hours;
Her feelings have the fragr grancy,
The freshness of young flowers;
And lovely passions, changing oft,
So fill her, she appears
The image of themselves, by turns
The idol OF past years!
or her bright face one glance will trace
A picture on the brain.
And other voice in echOing hearts
A sound must long remain;
But memory. such as mine OF her,
So very much endears,
When death is nigh, my latest sigh
Will not be life's, but hers.
fill this cup to one made up
OF lOvelineSS alone,
A woman, of her gentle sex
The seeming paragon
Her healthi and would on earth there stoo
Some more OF such a frame,
That life might be all poetry,
And WEAKNESS n name.
Year: 1876

Do plants possess that quality TO
which, in the case OF animals, we give the
name of instinct? Already experiments
are making with the view of ascertaining
the proper answer to this query. The
Garden" an English serial OF high au-
thority, reports the singular result Of one
such experiment upon climbing plants.
When a post was set upright near the
growing tip Of a squash.vine. the plant
turned to the post; then the post was
removed and its position in reference to
the vine was totally altered; and imme-
diately the vine changed its course so as
to make for the post in its new position.
This was tried several times. but always
with the same result; the plant con-
stantly turned toward the post as the
only means Of support within its reach.
Has not a squash-yine instinct?
Year: 1876

Il lived with him nineteen years, says
an Indiana applicant for divorce, "and
all the clothes he ever bought me was a
bunch Of hair pins and tooth brush. .
You can see by this what a hard time she
mad to keep well dressed
Year: 1876

The Hartford Times tells Of n smart
Connecticut stump speaker who was ha-
ranguing a crowd in Fairfield county,
when the effect Of one Of his strong
points was terribly broken by a bawling
exclamation from n half-drunken fellow
in the crowd, who sung out;-"Oh,
you re a demagogueW The orator fixed
his eye upon the fellow and, pausing just
a moment 10 fix the attention OF the au-
dience and give his response the more
effect, merely, answered, with one Of his
own unapproachable grins And put a
wisp OF straw around your belly, and
YOU d be a demijohnT Ii brought down
the house and extinguished the bibulous
offender.
Year: 1876

ISsTINcT, OR REASON ?-As farmer in
neighboring town was getting in his hay,
he noticed an unusual commotion among
the swallows, which had built long row Of
nests under the caves Of his barn. They ap
peared greatly excited, flying rapidly about,
and filing the air with their cries of dis
tress. As the load Of hay upon which he
was riding, passed into the barn, he saw
that young swallow in nest directly over
the door had caught its neck in crack be-
tween two shingles and was unable to libe-
rate itself. He stopped his team and set the
young bird free, restoring it to the nest.
Upon his return to the barn with his next
load of hay, noticing that the swallows
were quiet, he examined the crack and
found that they had filled it completely
with mud, SO that no matter how enter
prising or how foolish the young swallow
might be he could not again endanger hi
life or the peace Of that community by an,
experiments upon that crack Or Dun,


1xi4Qls.
Year: 1876

ONE OF THE greatest curses Of this coun.
try has been the tendencies toward extrav.
agance in what are known as the higher
circles of society. It is bred Of dishonest
desire to outrival others, and ape in man
ners and customs the ladies of foreign
courts; this arstocratic mania to be con.
sidered one of the leaders in fashion and
dress. We have recently had an instance
of its evils, and it has been the curse and
ruin of more than one family that have
stood in the nations capital, as of the first
in the land.
Year: 1876

A London correspondent of the New York
Herald writes: I am also Informed that
there will be startling proceedings in Par
Lament on Wednesday next, when an at
tack will be made on Cardinal Manning and
the Duke of Norfolk. The Home Secretary
will be questioned respecting Cardinal Man
ning's alleged violation oflaw by comforting
the title of Arthur Magister on one, who,
by this time, claims to hold this rank in the
Catholic University College. The Home
Secretary will be also asked if the Duke of
Norfolk has violated International law BY
raising funds for German Catholic priests,
and asking what steps does the Secretary
propose to take to punish the offenders and
prevent recurrence of the facts. The Sec
retary will, probably, reply that the govern
ment cares nothing about the affair.
Year: 1876

IT is with pleasure that we witness the
improvements that have been and are being
made by the Passenger Railway Company
of this city. The addition of new and more
pleasant cars, and putting down double
tracks, all indicate full intention to meet
the growing demands of the population for
better railway facilities.
Year: 1876

THE scene in the lower house OF
the Ohio Legislature ON the occasion
of the passage Of the bill repeating
the notorious Geghan law, very much
resemblcd the exciting times which
were witnessed in the House of Rep.
resentativcs when the attempt was
made to pass the amnesty bill thro
that body. The repeating Of tho Ge-
CHAN law was made party question,
and when, after good deal of filli-
clustering, it was brought to vote,
every Democrat, with one exception,
voted against the repeal, and one Re.
publican was found to vote in oppo-
sition to his party. As the matter had
been pressed to vote without allow
ing time for a discussion, the same
move adopted by Mr.. Blaine was re-
sorted to on this occasion. An imme-
diate motion to reconsider was made
by one of the Democratic members,
which gave them an opportunity Of
speaking on the merits Of the whole
question. That motion, however,
was soon voted down, and thus the
trouble ended. The bill has yet to
come before the Senate before the
obnoxious law will be got rid Of
Wash. Chron.
Year: 1876

The discussion Of the question Of


hanging or no hanging has called out


some very well written and able cdi-


torials in the Iowa press. We note


that the Dubuqc Times for, and the


Sioux City Journal against reviving


capital punishment, have argued up.


on the question at length, and quite
ably. This question has been dis.
cussed pro and con for many years
and perhaps nothing new can be adj.
vanced upon either side. We will,
therefore, only state our own convic-


tions upon il, with our reasons in


brief. It is our opinion that the old


statute Of this State was about the


best that could be devised. Under il
convictions for murder in the first
degree were very rare, and only for
cases where life had been taken with
the greatest deliberation, entirely free
from the heat OF sudden passion. In
such cases, especially where the act Ii
attended with atrocions and cruel
circumstances, in the present state and
condition Of society, the populace
have, and will seek the life Of the
murderer by Judge Lynch's process,
If the law does not provide for the
death penalty.


1t seems utterly impossible to avoid
instances of this kind sometimes, even
when the laws authorize capital pun
ishment, aud especially will this
lynching occur where the laws do not
permit the judgment of death. How
ever, we may theorize as to what are
proper laws, 1t Is truism that they
must be shaped, in doubtful cases, in
the light of theory, so in accordance
with public opinion, that they will
not be disregarded. Therefore we
say, without urging the force of the ar
gnment, that the death penalty serves
to prevent murder by the vicious
that we believe there will be a better
observance Of law, and really be less
hanging with law authorizing it in
extreme cases, than under law total
ly abolishing such punishment. We
are thoroughly Of the opinion, taking
society as it now Is, and as such, we
must legislatc for 1.-THE highest
standard of good order and good
government is best promoted by q
law authorizing capital punishment
in cases of cold blooded and premed-
itated murder. Whether it be abb
stractly right to take life, even under
the forms of law or not, is not ques-
ton we deem necessary to argue,
since there are so many good reasons
which may be advanced upon either
side. In the midst of such variety
of views upon this abstract question,
we choose to lay that aside, and de-
eide The matter as to whether we
shall have laws permitting capital
punishment or not, by the practical
issues involved, taking the condition
of society as il is.
Year: 1876

lfs QUEEN ST., Germantown Pa
FrvEYEAR-OLDS that 60 to any track and beat
2 40, pronoaneed by the gentlemen who have slready
TESTED THEIR SPEED as the most WONDERFULLY
FAST lot green horses ever known Colonel Con-
nelly earnestly requests all who have not already rode to
COME TODAY or tomorrow at the latest No such
chance opportunity offered TO the public before
CATALOGUES now ready At the Spirit and Turf Offices
and at the Mart. Sale positive and no posDonement
Year: 1876

NEW YORK, October 25.-Tha train
which left Jersey City yesterday evening on
the Central railroad was heavily laden with
passengers from New York, who had been de-
lay led by the strike OF the railroad engineers
and dIemen. This side OF SomeTville the
train went off the track, the engine was
turned upon its side, two coaches were piled
upon the locomotive, and three other coaches
were thrown from the rails. Three passen-
gers were taken out of the wreck dead, and
fve others were seriously wounded and nine
slightly.


The disaster TO the New Jersey Central train
last evening was cause1 by misplaced switch.
The switch was turned TO throw the uain of
the track, and plugged; the switch, with the
suck and switchboard, was turned to shOW
the green light call right"l, and checked 1rm-
ly in place. The train preceding the wreck ed
one for Philadelp phla passed all right fOrty-five
minutes before. 1t is supposed that one OF the
striking engineers or nremen turned the
switch and set the light right, but no evidence
Is found 10 support the suPpositioD.
Year: 1876

| thirty miles. Aside from the benefits to b.


derived from this route by the settlers. we
think it would be Of material benefit to tn,
Military Department of Montana, as Il
present the mail from Fort Shaw, the head


quarters Of the department., are compelled
to go via Helena and Diamond City. dis


tance of $50 miles and taking up three t,


five days in transit. The letter from the Sec


retary of War, which will be found in an.


other column, shows that the establishment


of post on the Big Horn is certainty and
adds another to the many good reasons fo'
the necessity of this route, as it can be ex-
teHded to the Big Horn, and would lessen
the distance from sixty to seventy miles
and shorten the time of communication be
these three important military posts. We
are aware that the establishment of this
route does not meet the wishes of some sec
tions of the Territory, inasmuch as it would
to some extent divert the travel between
these points from their own localities, but
we believe it to be a practical and direct
route, and know that it would materially
advance the splendid country through which
it passes. We therefore hope that our dele
gate may succeed in giving the matter
proper representation in Congress, which
we believe is all that is necessary to insure
the needed action.
Year: 1876

AVE- had occasion last week to refer to the
proposed mail route from Fort Shaw to
Camp Baker. Since then the necessity for
this route has been more deeply impressed
upon our mind. The distance from Fort
Shaw to Camp Baker by the military road


over which the mail would pass, is about
eighty miles. Twenty miles of this route is
in Lewis and Clarke county, near its eastern


boundary line, lying against Choteau
county and at the real head of navigation.
This section, as well as the Smiths River
Valley which lies just opposite in Meagher
county, is fast settling up with farmers. 1t
b already one of the largest and best stock
growing sections in Montana, and with the
conveniences OF tri-weekly or semi-weekly
mail passing through its center the settlers
would be greatly benefited in the increased
value of their lands and the more rapid set
Element of their country. The people of
the Lower Smiths River Valley are at pres
ent compelled to get their mails at Sun
-Isiyer Crossings distance of from twenty to
Year: 1876

WE nave played no prominent part in the
controversies upon railroad matters that
have agitated the country for the past few
months and claim none Of the honors for the
defeat of the measure. (f defeated it be) AL
though we are, and have ever been, avowed-
ly opposed to subsidies, we were inclined to
treat the N. P. proposition with leniency
akin to favor and Notwithstanding the
strong probability that the measure is de-
feated, should the company go ahead and
build the road to CUR boundary, thss demon
strating their ability to construct the road,
we believe that the credit Of Montana
may yet be obtained to hasten the compile
tion of the enterprise. But as to our Terri
tory extending aid in the shape of direct
or indirect subsidy to any corporation what
ever, we say, most emphatically, no. It is
currently reported through the Territory
that money has been used to defeat the n
T. bill, with the hope of passing North and
South, or a Helena and Benton subsidy bill
at no distant day. Whether this report is
true or untrue, we are unable to say, but do
not hesitate to state that we shall use our
utmost endeavors to defeat either or both of
these propositions.
Year: 1876

In the Upper Sun River Valley the grass
hoppers are Matching out by the million,
and the farmers feel gloomy.-Benton


We differ with the farmers in this respect.
TO hear that the 'hoppers had hatched out
all over the country would be, indeed, good
news, for the reason that if they hatch out
this early in the season they are likely to fly
away before the grain or young grass puts
forth, and then the ouly danger to be antici-
pated from the pests this season will be
from the immigrants who as general thing
do not do as much damage, as those that
are hatched out in June and remain with us.
Year: 1876

A Pig INA APuLpIT In a Metho-
dist meeting house in this city, on
W Wednesday eveing last, the pray :
er meeting was broken up by the
entrance ofa small pig, but the
pig had no thought of abandoning
the field, and as the sexton dashed
down one aisle the pig ran up
another, occasionally running un.
der the benches and destroying the
solemnity of the occasion. Mean.
while the pastor retained his
speechless gravity in the pulpit.
But when the pig evinced so much
audacity as to climb into the pull
pit and take up a position beside
the pastor, the latter fully real
lied the extremity to which he was
at last reduced, and he and his con.
gregationretired.-PattsJurg(llo. No.
Lerer.


A BAD MoTHER.-A mother O.
four children in New Orleans
has been convicted Of regularly
sending them out 10 steal. By
practice they became very expert,
and the profit of their thieving en-
abled the woman to buy a house
and live comfortably. She devoted


herself to the sale of the stoleI


articles and the general direction


Of the children.
Year: 1876

Although the Mexicans are lazy


people, and pass hour after hour in laz-


mess, they rise early-the gentlemen
to take their morning ride, the ladies


to go to early mass, which is the only


occasion in which they appear in the


streets on foot. They take luncheon


between twelve and one o'clock. Mex


Jean men are. as rule, temperate;


but gambling is thoir passion, and they
are not particularly honest. They are,


however, compauionable and hospitable.
and though frugal in their way Of liv-
ing, provide bountifully when they en-
terrain. At dinner there are always
two or three covers laid for guests who
chance to come in. In many Mexican
houses they have, as rule, no regular
dinner. If they are hungry they eat
some simple dish or drink cup Of
chocolate, which is excellent; the coffee,
however, although they raise good
quantity. is not good-tbey do not
know how to prepare it. At six o'clock
they drive out and from the promenade
they 60 to the opera or theatre, taking
their daughters. dressed in their finest,
with them. If perchance there is no
place of amusement to which they can
60, then they remain at home. and
amuse themselves at cards and music.
The young people make dancing their
principal enjoyment. More than half
the population of Mexico are Indians. |
ana curious phase of Mexican do
mestic life is that their house servants
are principally Indian girls, although
among the eight million inhabitants
there are half million of negroes. The
girls are treated very kindly by their
employers, and are skilled in house,
held affairs as we'll as in the use of the
needle.
Year: 1876

Earnestuess does not always mov'


with clatter. There are other thing


in this world which are quite as pleas


ant and edifying as the rub-a-dub-dut


Of a snare drum. In fact this kind oi


melody is not generally the highest
style of music. Have you never known
a man bustling and oficious, and clam
orous and loud, but who did not weigh
heavy after ala thing very we'll un-
derstood by every one except just the
man who might have pro6ted by that
piece of information And have you
never known man, quiet and unosten-
tatious and faithful. and who was per-
petunl blessing, golden man, deep
souled and true. whose memory fingered
long after he was gone, like light upon
the hills after a gorgeous sunset?


The shallow stream rattles along its
course but when it is met and drowned
by the majestic tides rolling in from the
sea, there is silence on the hills. To the
great tide there is the power Of more
than hundred rivulets, yet its coming
is aim ost as quiet as the celestial forces
that bring it. The tide flows down and
shallow grows the stream. and again
the empty chattering goes on. And
this is what we wish to say, that things
most potent. although demonstrative,
as indeed they must be from their
effects, are not necessarily noisy. A
strong and earnest life need not make
what people are in the habit Of calling
" a fuss" 1t is better to be known by
he lead that strikes, thsn by the bang
II the gun that sends it.