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Year: 1875

How TO GET RICH.-A merchant had
just as well expect to get rich by closing
his doors and keeping his goods con-
eealed from public view, as to hope to
succeed in business without advertising,
while lis contemporaries are continually
exhibiting their stock to the public gaze
and inviting calls from purchasers. 1t
is just as natural tor the subscribers Of
newspapers TO buy from those who adj
vertiSe in il as il is for children to follow
soldiers when on parade. The simple
fact of seeing certain goods published,
week after week, has an irresistible a.
traction that will fasten itself upon the
mind and never fails to gnide each reader
to the very store at which his or wants
can be at once supplied. Every msr-
chant of common sense knows it to be
so; and yet many Of them fail to resort
to the very method to make SAILS which
is used TO induce them to make pur-
chases
Year: 1875

PRAYER requires more of
the heart than of the tongue, of siyls
than words, of faith than of discourse.
The eloquence of prayer consists in the
fervency of the desire, in the simplicity
of faith, and in the earnestness and per-
severance of charity. The abundance
and choice of fine thoughts, studied and
vehement motions, and the order and
poiiteness of the expression are things
which compose more human harangue,
not an humble and Christian prayer.
Our trust and confidence ought to pro-
in us, not from that which we can say
TO God.-Quesnel.
Year: 1875

How TO BECOME PPY.-Once there
was a powerful and wealthy King, full
Of care and very unhappy. He heard of
a man famed for his wisdom and piety,
and after diligent search found him in
cave on the border of wilderness.
Holy man" " said the King, l come to
learn how l may be happy" Without
making a reply, the wise man led the
King over a rough pathway, till he
brought him in front of high rock, on
top of which an eagle had built her nest.
"Why has the eagle built her nest yon
del?' he asked the King. Doubtless"
answered the monarch, ''that it might
be out of danger" "Then initiate the
bird, ;" said the wise man. "BuiId thy
home in heaven, and thou shalt have
peace and happiness"
Year: 1875

| Fight, pray, and wrcstlc on,


Loving God best:


Then, when thy work is done,
| Lie down and rest.


THEY say of Henry Wilson that he
told his attendants that on the morning
of his attack he apprehended death be-
fore he could reach the Capitol But
even then" said he, 81 felt no fear or
anxiety. | felt that l should not pass
out of the universe, nor beyond the
reach Of Gods love and care" A Eeli-
ance on divine wisdom like this is so
beautiful, and seems so nearly like what
God would have his creatures feel, that
it should be written in every heart as
the belief of one who stood on the ut
most shore of time about to drift out on
the great ocean cf eternity. 1t implies
a trust higher than faith and better than
hope. These are not the words of
self-satisfied man, one who believed in
his future preservation because he be-
lieved in himself, but the expression of
one whose trust in God was part of his
mind, Unborn and not to be shaken;
whose belief in him was not the growth
of reason and time, but the natural
basis of n broad and liberal intellect, I'M
bound bv set limits and unwarped by mar
row prejudices.- es.-Indianapolts Herald.


as hot
a different aspect everything wears in
the sunshine from what it does in the
shadow? And did you ever think what
an analogy there was between the sun
light of the cloudless skies and the sun
shine that CLEANS into the darkened
chambers OF the human soul? How
bright and beautiful are the golden
beams that break through the riven
clouds to light up the world again after
a succession of dark aud stormy days,
How peaceful and happy are the blessed
words of hope and cheer that touch the
heart and fill the soul with emotions of
peace and joy after a long period of sor-
rowl There are none living who do not,
i'll a greater or less degree, have an in
fiuence over the earthly happiness of
Others. The sense Of contributing to
the pleasure of others augments our
own happiness. UDsellishness, Christian
charity and loving kindness are sun
beams of the soul.


MAKE THE BEST OF YOURSELF. Are
you making the best of yourself. Are
you using to the best advantage the nat
ural powers of body and mind given
you by your Creator! Or are you dron-
ing through life in half efforts, and
steady drifting behind men of less ability
than your own-men who, with fewer
talents than you possess, are making the
best OF themselves? Think of this. Put
the question to yourself as we put 1t to
you, and do it honestly. Look the mat
ter right in The face. Are you making
the best of yourselfl If not, begin Il
new life at once. Do yaIr best in every
thing-in your thinking and in your
doing. Rise out of Incidence and self
indulgence, and not only will the world
be the better for you having lived ia it,
but you will be better for having lived
in the world.
Year: 1875

While NewYear's day is but a. fictitious starting
point in life, custom gives it an air OF reality. 1t
is sentiment only, but tradition has caused 1t
it to speak "with most miraculous organs"
Each day is the. starting point as truly as the
lst of January, but the copcet that the New
Year definitely marks fresh stage of progress
il one which we all encourage, and it is not TN
pleasing. 1t is, for one thing, restful it breaks
up little the moaotony of the treadmill of the
circuit which often seems to have no beginning
or.end To be able to say "Well, all that is gone
now is over and done, the account closed, the
book locked up and the key lost here l COM
mence gafresh, with no arrearages and with life
new before me"-all this, while deluson, is,
after sort comforting. 1t is mans protest
against perpetual motion.


Still, no one can properly appreciate the cele-
bration who does not realize that the new year
is perennial instead of an annual Good res
olutions made only on January 1st, and because
custom has declared that the proper tine for
turning over new leaf" are not likely to
amount to much. That alone can affect our lives
for good which is present with us all the days Of
the year.


We are more than usually ready at this time
to accept the promise OF the future. The year
1874 WAS hard year for many of us. We see it
pass without regret. From how many Thousand
troubled spirits to-day will arise the prayer that
1875 may be more kind Let us hope that
1t will DO prove that it will bring
restored prosperity, a reawakening of indus
tries and manufactures, plentiful demands for
labor, and all the blessings which wait upon
fairly-requted toll. And there is the best of
reason for believing that it will. The "hard
times" have nearly run their course, and all the
indications are in the direction of reviving trade
and of consequent social ease and comfort. II
with this the judgment of our rulers shall pre-
serve national and international peace, the year
opening to-day will be one of the most brilliant
and substantial in our annals. In expressing
the earnest hope and belief that it may be, we
wish our readers hearty Happy New Year =.
Year: 1875

cue and proper preservation of tn .


material out of which a just and fit
record Of the war is to be constructed


by the Southern historian. The ma
terial itself decays, is scattered, and is
lost, with every day. and its collection
becomes an undertaking of greater
difficulty and cost. Let the Society
be strengthened SO that no embarrass-
ment may impede its work. Out of
the facts it is now carefully collecting,
editing and preserving. the figure of
the South in battle will be made TO
rise heroic and glorious. for the eyes
of mankind to dwell on in admira-
tion-a memory and treasure for ell
time"
Year: 1875

a lady correspondent inquiries of an
Eastern paper: 'How shall L keep my
husband at home in the evening!
Women are constantly asking this
question; but every women OF sense
ought to know that she can keep her
hus sbaLd at home easily enough by
simply opening a frst-class beer gar
den in the backyard. 1t is hardly
necessary to say that few pretty
waiter girls thrown in, by way of sup
Elementary advertisement, might have
a tendency to drive him abroad, but
il would be ridiculous to omit them,
nevertheless
Year: 1875

The Boston Advertiser says of the
Connecticut election that 1t was "a
patent lesson of the result that the
Republican party cannot successfully
undertake to approve anG defend tue
errors of lis national airninistra ton,
and adds gingerly: "Thc name of the
President is not potent railyiDg cry
East or West; and if the,a ever was
design on the the part OF anybody to
make him the Republican candidate
for a third term, the Connecticut cleo
ton is a significant warning thatit will
not do to try it.
Year: 1875

A shrewd indianapolis widow made
her lover deposit 5000 in the hands
of trustee on the morning of thu
wedding day, the money to be at her
order for divorce purposes should she
ever desire to take such action.
Year: 1875

JAMES LEE is putting up a steam saw thirty-hve miles from Tucson, where he says there is aS good pine ti4nber as any in tine country. A short piece Of road is now being built ih the mouRtitins to the site, and the machinery is being put in order to set up.
Year: 1875

NOTICE the fact that E. D. Wood is now reenforced by his brother J. $. Wood in the mercantile business, and the firm name is E. D. Wood & Brother. They make strong team and intend to sell good goods us cheaply as any firm ill Tue son.
Year: 1875

TUE concert and ball at the Cossnopoli- tan hotel on Thursday night was in every way success. The FifLh Cavalry Band acquitted Itself with it's accustomed high credit, and Mir. H. B. Smith of the ho;el did hIs full and satisfactory duty towards all
Year: 1875

THE confscationists have already anti
cipated the Democratic victory in Ohio
The platform does not mean initiation as il
is contended by the hard money advocates
but only currency to meet the demands
of trade. Governor Aliens views upon
the question are sound, and so popular
have they become, and so plainly is it
proven that the resumption Of specie pay
ments in 1879 would be robbery Of the
people by an act of Congress that even the
Republicans have begun to express their
fears lest they should loose, and what is
the true doctrine of currency become the
popular one.
Year: 1875

There is nothing in the various states O


life that calls for the wit and ingenuity o


human kind so much in management, a.


that Of housekeeping. One may think


when cornered, as you might SO express


it, III one Of those little rooms of board


ing house, that in the step beyond whicl


is tire one Of. housekeeping, all that is ease


and Happiness is encountered. To the


caGtious Old bachelor, who mopes in the
shades of single blessedness, there is a
dream OF the Mecca Of happiness in dc.
mestic life. The days of youth, when op.
por!;!..:: les were neglected are recalled in
these I'opian dreams Of thejoys contained
in housekeeping. "The lover who sighs
Rikc furnace, inditing woeful ballads to
bis mistress eyebrows" consoles the pres
ttt. .bg the ray of light that the bright an
tlcipations of housekeeping shed upon his
lonely existence. The lackadaisical maid
en- dreams always in fond expectation of
the day when she shall wash dishes in her
own house, and exercise the functions of
one who is mistress OF all she SURVEYS,
whose right there is none to dispute. And
we might safely say here, that if in Spring
young mans fancy lightly turns to
thoughts Of love, in the Fall the dream of
lovers is to go to housekeeping. But while
we have spoken of the gilt this panorama
offers in expectation, we have said nothing
OF the realizations. To procure home at
tractiveness in housekeeping, the wit and
ingenuity of those contracting for such
state Of life is taxed to its utmost. From
the garret to the cellar there must be
knowledge in the housekeeper's head of
what is contained under his or her SUPER
vision. The lord of the manor must
know the exact state Of the -four barrel
how many pecks of potatoes it is necessary
to lay in for the coming week, and if it is
demanded in the face of wind and rain he
must seize the market basket and trudge
on his mission ofprovisions. The adjust
ing Of stove pipes comes under his archi-
tectural supervision, while lis partner has
duties equally as perplexing and annoy
ing, but while there is always something
in it to ruf1e the most even tempers, there
is sort of satisfaction in resting under
ones own vine and fig tree, or hanging
your hat up on your own peg, that fully
compensates for all the annoyances. 1t is
like everything else, it has tue bright and
dark sides, which of the two is shown the
most depends altogether upon the manage
ment Of those who are, in the language Of
the late lamented, Running the machine"
Year: 1875

\ great many people in this country ara
shaoeIully negligent about answering
letters. Nothing is moro annoying. In
European countries it is regarded a. The
height of ill.breedlng to allow letter
which needs reply to go unanswered,
and so il ought TO be considered here.
This is point on which parents should
lay great stress to their children. They
should be taught TO consider it as rude
not to reply to letter which needs atten.
ton as to hand fork with the prong end.
The busiest people are generally those
who are the most exact in this respect.
The late Duke of Wellington, who, it
will be admitted, had good deal on his
hands at different times of his lie, replied
to every letter, no matter FROM how hum
BILE q source. Once a clergyman, who
lived in distant part of the kingdom,
wrote his grace, on whom neither be nor
his parish had shadow OF q claim, 10
beg for subscription to rebuild church.
By return of mail came back letter
from the Duke to the effect that he really
could not see why in the world he should
have been applied to for such an object;
but the parson sold the letter as an auto
graph for So. and put the Duke down for
that amount among the subscribers.
Year: 1875

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has decided that an express agent Collect
ing money for whiskey marked &C. o.
D." and sent into local option county,
is guilty of violation of the local option
law. as he is virtually acting as an agent
for The sale of liquor.
Year: 1875

Done at the RECORD Office in the best style
known to the art; and must be paid for ON de-
livery. unless persons having the work done
have standing accounts with the office. No de
Walton from this rule
Year: 1875

Some discussion and controversy hav-
ing arisen in relation to the position of
Mr.. Mason, the delegate from Jefferson
county, IN relation to the impeachment
proceedings, n reporter of the REGISTER
called upon that gentleman last Saturday
night and elected the following EXPIRES
sion of his views:


Mr. Mason says that from the
beginning of this controversy he has
maintained that Treasurer Burdett ought
to be and if tho case bo properly man
aged will be- convicted; and that tho
case against Auditor Bennett will fail,
if forced before tbs Senate. That the
prosecution ought to be conducted by
Democratic managers, because Demo-
Gratis should purge their own party and
not turn the job over to Republicans.


He says that the Board of Mana
gers originally consisted of four
Democrats, two Republicans and one In
dependent Neither Blakemore nor
Welch attended any meeting Of the
Board, nor paid any attention to
the investigation that was mad. Mr..
Mason was thus left in committee of
which the republicans had majority,
and MS efforts to make fair investiga-
tion were hampered; his counsels were
dsregarded, and he found that he could
not agree with the conclusions of the
committee. Finding THAI he could not
act under Republican dictation in what
appeared to bs scheme to furnish party
capital to the Radical faction, he had re-
signed his position as one of the Board
of Managers.


He says further that he is convinced
from the testimony adduCed before the
committee, that the charges of bribery,
conspiracy aud extortIon cannot be sus-
tanned beiorethe Senate The investigation
of these charges will involve the sum.
moning of an immense number of wit
ncsses and occasion an enormous expense.
Believing that no such case can
be made out, he was averse
to suhjecting the State to this unnecessary
outlay, and hence had voted against
those articles of impeachment IN which
these otienses were charged.


In his opinion the only question in
tho case is, whether it is an impeachablc
otfense for an officer to receive large
presents from persons interested in the
performance of his official duty. He
says that, in legal aspect, if a specific
crime is alleged, no demurrer would be
interposed, but ifthe general charge of
receiving presents to influence the officer
in the discharge of his duty be made,
demurrer would be entertained, and the
chances of the success Of tho prosecution
would be enhanced.
Year: 1875

manded alike by the State, the Democ-
racy and the officer accused. We under
stand it can be easily refuted, still Mr..
Good claimed that he cold substantlate
it, and if SO, the opportunity should be
given him to do so, while the accused
should also have an opportunity to dis
prove.


For these reasons We can appreciate
the action of the House, and do
anticipate good from the de-
termination to further consider
the impeachment articles, and 10 permit
thorough investigation by the Senate
of all points which shall be regarded BY
the Hnuea as Of srfRcian. Importance 10
Justify the cost of the trial.


But we repeat what we have always
demanded. that while we desire to see
the interests of the State fully protected,
at the same time impartial justice shall
be meted out, and this trial shall neither
be conducted in spirit of partisan
malevolence nor the parties involved be
pronounced guilty before conviction, AS
heretofore
Year: 1875

PARIS, November %. This city ha-
come to see very hard times Not only
are the poor affected bnt the fashionable
world also. Worth, the man mIlnner
has lost very heavily by the pressure
upon his business, by the stringency OF
times and it is feared he Is financially
embarrassed to great extent II gossip Is
10 be trusted He has lost mainly
through the failure Of fashionable Am
orleans
Year: 1875

From the proceedings OF the House,
published elsewhere, it will be seen that
on Saturday, night session was held.
Mr.. GOOD finished his argument, closing
the discussion on the subject OF indeh-
nitely postponlng the articles OF lmpeach-
ment. and the House decided against the
motion by vote OF 80 to %. This decls-
ion was arrived at through the vote o'
tie eleven Radicals (who voted solidly
against postponement, three lndepen.
dents, and twenty-five Democrats.


Considering the charges heretofore
male against the Auditor and
Treasurer and the testimony which
had been taken to sustain the same, we
thought it would be better not to send
the matter To- the Senate for trial because
we were not only unabie to see that any
high crime or misdcmcanor had been
charged, but that even what had been
charged had not been proven; therefore,
from such standpoint, 1t seemed n
piece of sheer extravaganza to burden
tho taxpayers of the State with an ex-
pcnditure of 500 Il day, for an indefinite
number of days, only to result in ending
exactly where we had begun. There was
an honest difference of opinion on this
point. however, among Democrats and
all. so differing from our views, added to
some no doubt, who thought with us, but
were uneasy lest their constituents should
be dissatisfied if they voted for the post.
ponement, together with the solid Radical
delegation, decided the question as has
been above stated.


But. setting aside the expense to the
State Of the trial, it will likely result in
rood to have the whole matter thorough
~ siftcd in the Senate. Of course the
Rsdical party will make all the use
posible of this trial in the
campaign next fall 1t will no doubt be
the burden of their song, and this is why
they were so delighted at the action o.
the House on these charges last winter.
They imagine they have succeeded in
stirring up something to which they can
point as evidence of Democratic corrup-
tion, and so get up scare which will
enable them to carry the State. Had
the motion to postpone been carried
therefore, the cry would have resounded
forth in the columns of every Radical
newspaper throughout the State, that
Democratic House of Delegates had
smothercd these charges, and refused to
hermit thorough and exhaustive inycs-
ticstion. Now this cry will be efectually
silenccd, and though, in case OF acqut-
taI the cry of "whitewash' will be
raised instead. it will carry no weight
and to this degree, the action OF the
House will be beneficial.


But there is still another point to be
considered, and which of itself would
have availcd to make the House Tor
ward the mater. This was that Mr..
Coon in his speech brought out against
the Treasurer new and damaging
charge, to the effect that he had actually
not paid over to the State certain monies
he had received in the way OF
interest. We have no idea how far
this change can be substantiated, but 1t
is one both impeachable and indictable
Heretofore there have been no charges
either of fraud or violation of law, but
this is one which embodies both, and the
investigation of such an accusation is de-
Year: 1875

The first to look upon the face Of the
dead was Governor Castor his staff and
the'execulive council, the brother OF the
deceased. Mr.. Goliath, Fred Douglass,
James Wormley and Robert Purvis Of
Washington, cx-Governor Clahln and
other. The doors were soon after opened
to allow the waiting throng TO enter.
They were allowed to pass the ropes in
SQUADS of twenty el thirty. and came in
tho main entrance directly in the
centre OF which was the daIz. Passing
around 1t they found an exit from the
building through the rear entrance.


All through the day continuous
stream Of visitors passed through the
building. and never were there less than
two or three thousand people in front Of
the ediice awaiting Al opportunity to
Year: 1875

The pressure for office has become SO
great at the Interior Department that
Secretary Chandler has posted the fol-
lowing order: The Secretary declines
to receive applicants for appointments in
this department. They must apply to
the appointment clerk in room 81.
Year: 1875

A sad. sweet story is told of the daugh-
ter of Spotted Tail, the noted Indian
chief which illustrates most torcIbly the
truth of the oft quoted remark, zone
touch of nature makes the whole world
kim" During the latter years of the
recent war the family of Spotted Tail
resided Mt Fort Laramie, and among
them was his favoritc daughter, yonng
lust emerging into the mysterious realm
of womanhood. The fort was garriSOned
bv regiment of Ohio volunteers, and
among the officers was young man of
good address and handsome appearance
with whom the young Indian girl be-
came infatuated. Her passion was not
reciprocated By the officer, who had hon
or enough to tell the child of the forest
he did not and could not love her or
marry her. She, aprinceSs, and daughter
of the haughtieSt Indian chief in the
West. could not be made to understand
why she WAS not fitting bride for any
one. Day after day she would dress
herself in her most gorgeous apparel,
and, going to the fort, would sit down
upon the doorstep of the young officer,
content with bcng near him. and hap
py when her eyes rested upon him.
Spotted Tail was absent, but when he
heard Of the sad story of his daughters
infutustion, he came to her and rcmon-
,tratcd, but to no avail. Finally he
had her removed to the Rocky Mount
aims. where she might not see her SOL
dier lover. Soon messenger came to
the father. The daughter was dying of
a broken heart. He hurried to her side
and heard her, with all the simple elo-
quence of her race plead that he would
remain AT peace with the pnlc-iaces, be
cause the one she loved was OF thcm and
they could not be bad. She wanted her
BODY carried to Laramie and buried near
the fort that in death she might lie near
him for love of whom she died. Thith-
er they bore her and laid her in the
grave rs do the pale-faces their dead, and
this is the story OF Spotted Tails daugh-
ter as told to-day around the camp fire
in the great West.