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Year: 1872

The veteran founder and proprietor of
the New York Herald is dead His age
was II. He was Scotchman by birth.
aud Roman Catholic in religion. He
studied for the priesthood, but gave the
plan up and embarked for America in
1919. He was lively, thoughtful and
intelligent boy, and is said to have gained
inspiration for his career from reading
Franklins autobiography. He taught
school in Halifax awhile, then worked
his way to Portland and to Boston.
Here he remained for awhile, paying
first food, it is said, with shilling which
he found on the Common. He then
wandered through the country, emyloy-
ing himself in proot-reading and writing
poetry In 1922 he went to New York
and attempted a commercial school and
failed, lectured on political economy and
failed, and made his first venture in jour.
nalism BY purchasing Sunday news
paper, in conducting which he failed.
After being employed for season as re-
porter and contributor in various offices
he became attached 20 the National Ad-
rocate, democratic organ, writing against
the tariff, and commenting on political
subjects generally. A year later he
was connected with the Enquirer under
James Watson Webb, and was one of
the pioneer correspondents at Washing
ton. He rose to be an associate editor
of this paper and continued in the office
after the consolidation with the Courier,
writing in support of Andrew Jackson.
in 1882 he started the New York Globe,
which lived one month. Then he went
to Philadelphia and became the leading
editor of a paper which was called the
Pennsylvanian. Returning once more to
New York, he started in May 1885,
under the most discouraging and difficult
circumstances, the New York Herald, of
which journal he has remained the sole
proprietor and conductor up to the
present time, although|he withdrew from
the active management Of the paper
above five years ago. His last sickness
was Onl y one week in duration, and was
of an epileptic character.


As journalist Mr.. Bennett had won-
derfal ability. He was vigorous wri-
ter and had an infinite tact for organiza-
ton and enterprise. He;never attached
him self to any party or had any fixed
principles Of action His aim was to make
a great newspaper, and he certainly has
succeeded in the Herald. Its editorials
never have mad much influence but it
had deserved popularity and power from
its fullness Of news from all points of
the globe. Mr.. Bennett had genius
for news collecting and his remarkable
career will long be held up as a signal il.
lustration of devotion to single purpose
and that is worthy as any that is included
in the wide circle of civilized pursuits
Year: 1872

The evening Of evcrv mans life is
coming on apacc. The day Of lie
will soon be spent. The sun, though
it may be up in mid heaven, will pass
swiftly down the western sky, and
disappear. What shall light up man :
path when the sun Of life is cone
down? He must travel on to tn" next
world; but what shall illuminate lis
footsteps after the nightfaII Of death,
amid the darkness Of his Journey
What question more import ant, more
practical, more solemn, tor each read
er of our journal to ask himself. That
is a long journey to travel without Il
friend. J ct every man must perform
it. The time is not very far distant
when all men will begin the journey.
There j. an evening star in the natu-
raj world. Its radiance IS bright and
beautiful, and cheering to til" b'nlgh-
ted traveller. But lites evening star
is q good hope Of Heaven. Its beauty
and brllliancy are reflected from the
Sun of righteousness, whose bright
rays light up the evening of life, and
throw their radiance quite across the
darkness Of the grave into lnmanuels =
land. 1t has illuminated the footsteps
of many a traveller into eternity. 1t
is of priceless value. A thousand
worlds cannot purchase it; yet it is
offered without money and without
price to him who will pcnltently and
thankfully receive it.
Year: 1872

CAMPLE ROOM TO LET-A LIGHT BASEMENT,
~ with vaults size about 25x60 feet corner Pearl and
Whitehall streets under the insurance Office suitable for
the Wholesale and retail liquor business to lease for
term Of years; low rent 10 tenant who will make i'm
Year: 1872

II were told that must die tomorrow;


That the next sun
Which sinks should bear me past all fear


Foran one
All the fight fought and all the short jour


What should do?
do not think that should shrink or falter,


But just go on,
Doing my work nor change nor seek to alter


Aught that is gone:
But rise, and move, and love, and smiles and


For one more day.


Say in that ear
Which hearkens ever, Lord, within thy
keeping


How should fear?
And, when Tomorrow brings Thee nearer
still,


Do thou thy will"
might not sleep for awe; but peaceful.


My soul would lie
All night long: when the morning splendor


Flashed DER the sky
think that could smile, could calmly saw


at is this day"
But II wondrous hand from the blue you-


Held out a scroll.
On which my life were writ, and with


Beheld unroll
To long eentury's end It's mystic clue,


What should I do?
What could do, o blessed Guide and
Master,


Other than this
Still go on as now slower, faster,


No fear to miss
The road, although so very long IL be,


While led by Thee?
Step by step, feeling Thee close beside me,


Although unseen;
Through thorns, through flowers, whether
the tempest hide Thee,


Or heaven serene
Assured the fatthfulnesS cannot betray,


Thy love decay.
I may not know, my God no hand reyealeth


Thy eounsels wise;
Along the path no deepening shadow steal
eth,


No voice replies
To all my questioning thought, the time to
tell,


And it is well.
Let me keep on, abiding and unfearing


Thy will always,
a long century's ripening fruition,


Or a short days.
Thou cans't not come too soon, and can


IfThor1 corna late
Year: 1872

At the Roman Catholic National
Temperance Union, Father Willard
is reported as saving that "all the
temperance movements of the eoun-
try have substantially failed because
they have not been connected with
the Catholic church. Prohibitory laws
can do nothing. The cause cannot
triumph unless the heart is reached. {"


While we would dispute the posi-
that the temperance movements have
failed because they have not been
connected with the Romish faith, we
heartily agree with the Reverend
Father in his assertions that prohib-
itOry laws will not reach the evil, and
that to work reform the heart must
be reached. In other words, temper
ahce must be made a matter of reli.
gion; of conscience. That is wherein
the Romanists have been so much
more successful than all others in
prosecuting the temperance cause.
All the prohibitOry laws that can be
bound between the two lids of the
statute book will not avail. Make a
man feel that by intemperanee he is
committing not only a sin against
himself, family aud society, but also
against his God, and a substantial
basis is found on which to build up
temperance man.
Year: 1872

The Portland Argus tells of the ad-
venture Of a reporter at a fire last
Sunday in that city. 1t says that be
had gone into the stable and got q
horse by the halter and was urging
him out. Just at the door there was
standing a deep tub, which happened
to be empty. When opposite to il
the horse shied and set the young
man gracefully into said receptacle
He was completely doubled up, and
there he was wedged in so tight he
could not move. The smoke was
pouring down thick, and frightened
horses were rushing around promis-
cuously. He kept hold of the halter,
determined the horse should pull him
out, but the horse seemed determined
not to, for there he stood. Finally
the hat and boots were seen by man,
and thinking there might be some
thing else in the tub he pulled out the
boots, and then followed the rest oi
the reporter.
Year: 1872

Judge not" the working OF his brain


And Of his heart you cannot see;
What looks TO thy dim eyes a strain,


In Gods pure light may only be
A scar, brought from some well-won field,
Where hou wouldst only faint and yield,
The look. the air, that frets thy sight,


May be token that below
The soul has closed in deadly flight


With some internal fiery foe,
Whose glance would seorch the smiling
grace,


And cast the shuddering on thy face.
The fall thou darest TO despise,


May be the angels slaekened hand
Has suffered IL that he may rise


And take firmer, surer stand;
Or, trusting less to earthly things.
May henceforth learn to use his wings.
And Judge none lost but wait and see
With hopeful pity, not disdain;
The depth of the abyss may be


The measure of the height Of pain,
And love and glory that may raise
His soul TO God in after days.
Year: 1872

before reading the proclamation the
President again said re felt the great
responsibility of the step he was TAX


ing, both to himself ana the country.
II had oppressed him, and not till all
other measures and expedients failed


had he come to the conclusion tnat
this element, which was arbitrarily
used against US, must be brIught into
the Union cause. Having reached
that conclusion, his decision was fixed
and unalterable. The act and all its
responsibilities were his alone. He
had prepared the paper which he was
again about to read without advice or
assistance-had pondered over It for
weeks, and been more confirmed in
the rectitude of the measure as time
passed on. There had been moments
when he felt awed and overwhelmed
by the gravity and magnitude of the
subject and OF what might follow, but
his way was now elear-he knew he
was right Among other things, he
said in a subdued tone, he had looked
to Higher Power for aid and direc-
ton. He had made vow that if God
gave US the victory in the impending
battle he would receive il as an indi-
cation Of the Divine Will that it was
his duty to 60 forward in the work of
emancipation. In q manner half
apologetic, he said this might seem
strange, but there were occasions
when, uncertain how to proceed
when it was not clear to his mind
what he should do-he had in this
way submitted the disposal of a sub
ject to a Higher Power, and abided by
what seemed the Supreme WILL
Events at Sharpsburg had confirmed
and strengthened his original purpose
in regard to emancipation, and ne had
no hesitation in issuing this prelimi-
nary order; the States interested
would decide for themselves as to its
consummation.


This was not the only occasion when
he manifested the peculiar faith or
trait here exhibited. 1t was doubtless
to be attributed in a great measure to
the absence of early religious culture
"a want of educational advantages in
his youthful, frontier life. In the
wilderness Of Indiana, hfty years ago,
there were few churches, and only an
occasional wandering preacher fur
nished the sparse population with
rude religious instruction. Although
his early opportunities for religious
improvement had been few, there
was deep-seated within him a feeling
of dependence and trust in that Su
preme Intelligence which rules and
governs all.


Some general conversation followed
the reading of the document, when
the President handed it to the Secre-
tary of State, with directions to pub
lish it fOrthwith.-"The History of
Emancipation 0y the Hon. Gideon
WeLies, an December GALAXY.
Year: 1872

ABSENT MINDED PEOPLE ARE Fun
NY-Sir Isaac Newton wanted his
servant to carry out a stove that was
getting too hot. A fellow stole his
dinner before his eyes, and he after
wards thought he had eaten 1t because
he saw the dishes empty. A Scotch
professor walked into The middle of a
horse pond while pondering on Final
Causes. Ben. franklin punched
down the fire with the finger of a
young lady sitting at his side, and
severely burned the lilly white poker.
A gentleman in Troy received a letter
in the dark, used the letter to light a
lamp, and then looked about for it to
read. Pere Gratry, one day in Paris,
thinking he had left his watch at
home, took it out of his pOeSet to see
if he had time to go back after it.
Neander, the church historian, used
to go to his lectures in his night cap
and night gown, and sometimes
walked in the gutter. But all these
cases do not equal that Of the man
who takes paper year after year and
always fOrgets to pay for it.
Year: 1872

DIR. Hall tells the story of Scotch
man who sung most piously the
hymn,


Were the whole realm of nature mine


That were present far too small"
and all through the singing was fumb.
ling in his pocket to make sure of the
smallest piece Of silver for the eontri-
button box.
Year: 1872

."Do not then stand idly waiting
For sore gre ater work to do,
Fortune is lazy goddess,


She will never come to you;
Go and toll in any vineyard


Do not fear to do or dare;
IfyOu want a field of labor,


You can find it anywhere"
Year: 1872

Chicago women have resolved in solemn
conclave that "the absolute chastity and
temperance of the people is attainable'' and
are preparing crusade against crime which
will probably drive it shrieking to the ends of
the earth, after which cordial invitation
will be extended to the millennium to partici-
pate in future mundane festivities.
Year: 1872

Under the head of fashionable intelligence
an exchange gives the following: Ladies'
bustles will be enlarged at the end of the
present month, by the addition of one more
newspaper" ''The engagement season has
opened well, and there is good reason to be-
lieve that the services of our parsons will be
in demand.
Year: 1872

A second and very clumsy attempt on the
life of King Amadeus is stated by the Iberia
to have been made at Madrid. Two men
threw large stone at him from behind the
statues in front of the Royal Palace, shouting
as they did so, sVive la Republiquer'
Year: 1872

There are very few parents who
understand that the element ofper
sonal feeling should be eliminated
in the management Of children.
The parent is a judge, and the Judge
should be dispassionate, else all au-
thority is weakened.


Let us see how it works. John
breaks a vase. His mother is very
much irritated at the destruction Of
her favorite vase, and Furnishes him,
not according to his sin, but ac-
cording to her annoyance. She
does not stop to inquire whether
or not the vase was broken by one
of those unavoidable accidents
which might have happened TO her
self or the most careful person. II
thus furnishing her son she has
been guilty Of selfish injustice and
of cruelty. She has weakened his
respect and his affection for her,
and has done much to destroy her
authority. The child feels that his
mother is only aveDging her own
personal grievances.


A few days later this same John
is guilty Of an act morally bad. 1t
may chance that no evil eonse-
ouences follow. The mother is
glad to avoid trouble, and she lets
it pass with little or no admonition.
Johnny is q sharp boy, and puts
two ideas together very quickly.
at does not matter if ! do wrong" "
he says, "if I only don't bother
mamma. But must take care not
TO touch anything Of Ers, else I'll
catch it." It would be hard for
family government to do q child a
greater injury than 10 leave just this
impression on his mind. The
mother has succeeded in confound-
ing all moral distinctions in his
mind, has weakened all authority
and set the example Of seiGshaess,
cruelty aad injustice.


Most parents attach too much
Importance 70 the manner in which
their children speak to them. Sen
sitive as to their own dignity they
take umbrage at the disrespectfu
words that seem 70 infringe upoT
/ it, and they VISIT with their sharpes
Indignation this evidence Of an III
bred impudence in their child
They persuade themselves tha
Year: 1872

Many persons are at loss to IN
derstand why it is that some new


towns-towns on a new line Of rail-
rord, for instance-go ahead Yigor-
Ously and grow rapidly into impor


tance, while others, similarly situa-
ted and with equal advantages, drag
on heavily or remain at a perfect
stand-still year after year. There
is a cause for every effect, however,
and the philosopher who takes the
trouble to look after The. cause asso-
ciated with the effects just named
will be likely to find it without any
very great expenditure of labor.
He will be likely to find it in the
conduct Of a few individuals-pos-
sibly in that of a single individual
at each town. We can best explain
by suppOsing a case.


We will suppose that two towns
have been laid off on a new railroad.
They are not far apart, but suffi-
ciently far not, necessarily, to inter-
fere with each others prosperity.
A. settles in one, and A. is a 60 a
head sort Of individual, who feels
that it is the duty of every man to
do all in his power for home. He
locates with the intention of making
the new town his place of residence
for all time to come; of helping to
build it up in order that his
own fortunes may build up with
it B. settles in the other. B.
is a good sort of citizen, and
would like to see his town prosper,
but he don't know that it ever will,
so he settles as a kind Of expert
ment. If it happens to prosper all
well and good, he will stay; if not,
he will, after giving it a fair trial,
seek some more fourishing locality.


A. goes to work. He makes the
new town his song and his theme,
heralding its many advantages far
and wide. He talks a number of
capitalists into organizing a compa-
ny and putting up a large factory
at his place. The factory makes
business for the railroad; he points
the railroad company to that fact,
and finally gets his town changed
from ''hag station" to a station at
which all the trains stop. Then it
becomes a wooding and watering
station, telegraph station, and, in
short, station of first Importance
on the line.


B. looks out from his quiet little
town above, and sees all this with
vexation and jealousy. He decides
that AS town is moving little too
fast for the times-is likely to ruin
the place at which its own lot is
cast-and so he busies himself
about laying plans for moving.
Year: 1872

Girls, dUn'tRkalk slang. Ii it IS
necessary that any one in the fami-
" should do that, let it be
your big brother, though I would
advise him not to adopt pigeon
English when there is an elegant,
systematized language that he can
just as well use. But don't you do
it. You can have no idea how it
sounds to ears unused or averse to
it to hear a young lady, when she is
asked if she will go with you to
some place, answer, 'Not much;
or if requested to do something she
does not wish, to hear her say,
"Can't see it."


Not long ago I heard a young
miss, who is educated and accom-
plished, in speaking of a young
man say she intended to ego for
him!" and when her sister asked
her assistance at some work, she
answered, ''Not for Joem


Now, young ladies of uneNcep.
tionable character and really good
education fall into this habit, think
ing it shows smartness to answer
back in slang phrases. and they
soon slip fippantly from their
tongues with a saucy pertness that
is neither lady-like or becoming. 81
bet'' or ''you bet'' is well enough
among men who are trading horses
or land; but the contrast is start
ling and perfectly shocking to hear
those words issue from the lips of
a young lady. They seem at once
to surround her with the rougher
associations of mems daily life, and
bring her down from the pedestal of
purity, whereon she is placed, to
their own coarse level.
Year: 1872

Here is a bit Of philosophy worth
reading. It is an exposure Of
very common deluHon. Il isa good
rendering of an old idea.


"Two things ought to be strongly
impressed upon the young peo-
pie Of our country. The Insecurity
of richos, even when acquired, and
their unsatisfactory character
There is no folly SO universally
cherished as the notion that wealth
is surely a means Of happiness
The care of large property Is one
Of the most burden-some OF earth's
trusts. The only material good that
comes from any estate is to be made
out of q moderate income far more
easily than q large one, and With
fewer attendant Disadvantages
Few thoughtful men would undergo
the entire stewardship of e large es-
tate on q positive bargain that they
should receive no more for taking
into the lap Of the owner, The
scramble after wealth il due TO a
wrong estimate of good when it is
gained.n
Year: 1872

Girls are the most unaccountablest
things in the world-eXcept woman.
Like the wicked flea, when you have
them they amt there. 1 can cipher
clean over to improper fractions, and
the teacher says I do it fiIst-rate;
but can't cipher out a girl, proper
or improper, and you can't either
The only rule in arithmetic that hits
their case is the double rule of two.
They are as full of old Nick as their
skin can hold, and they would die
if they couldn't torment somebody.
When they try to be mean they are
as mean as pusley, though they
amt as mean as they let on, except
sometimes, and then they are a good
deal meaner. The only way tn get
along with a girl when she comes at
you with her nonsence, is to give it
to her tit for tat, and that will fun
mux her, and when you get girl
fummuxed she is as nice as a new
pin. A girl can SOW more wild oats
in a day than a boy can SOW in q
year, but girls get their wild oats
sowed after a while, which boys
never do, and then they settle down
as calm and placid as a mudpuddle.


But 1 like girls first rate, and I
guess the boys all do. 1 don't care
how many tricks they play on me
and they don't care either The
hoitytoityist girls in the world can't
always boil over like a glass of soda.
By-and-by they will get into the
traces with somebody they like, and
pull as steady as any old stage
horse. That is the beauty of them.
So let them wave, say; they will
pay for it some day, sewing on but
tons and trying to make decent
man of the fellow they have spliced
on to, and ten chances to one If they
don't get the worst of it.
Year: 1872

No matter how obscure the posi-
tlon in life of an individual, if nc
can read, be may at viii put him
self in the best society the world
has ever seen. He may converse
with Franklin and Washington
with all the writer's in prose and
poetry. lie may learn how to live;
how to avoid the errors of his pre-
decessors, and to secure blessings,
present and fature, TO himself. lie
may reside in a desert far away
from the habitations Of man; in
solitude, where no human eye looks
upon him with affection or interees;
where no human voice cheers him
with animating tones, if he has
books TO read he can never be
alone. He may choose his compa-
ny and the subject OF conversation,
and thus become eontented and
happy, intelligent, wise and good.
lie thus eleyates his rark in the
world, and becomes independent in
the best sense OF the word.
Year: 1872

they are ,lisinterestediy laboung for
the good of the child. They forget
the large element of a sense of per-
sonaI injury that enters into their
feeling. But the child does not
fail to notice it, and he in turn re-
sents his own wrongs in the same
spirit; but he certainly does not
feel more respect toward the parent
who has failed to exercise a needful
.selfcontroL 1t were better that a
parent should show less feeling in
regard to an offense against him.
self than it really deserves. His
government should he above the
suspicion Of personal resentmeRts.


On a steam engine there is. a use
full little device called "the COVER
nor" which counteracts TO a certain
extent tho irregularities of pressure
and resistance, by letting on more
steam rs the speed decreases and
shutting it OF, when it increases.
1t would be an excellent thing if
parental management could have
some such equalizer, which would
prevent its making children thevic-
tins of moods, When, a child
comes to understand that hot wealth
er, Indigestion or business annoy
ances increase the severity of the
discipline under which he lives, he
is apt to lose his respect for the
discipline. The,wise parent studies
always to- eliminate the personal
equation from his management of
the child. ..-.


For those parents who think that
it is their business to punish a
child's wrong,doing as a personal
offense against themselves, we have
no word. The first thing is to un-
derstand that you are not to innict
chastisement "af.er your own pleas
ure," but according to the example
of God, for the good of the child
Hearth and Home.