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Year: 1872

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"Boys, never swear now. Haven't used
an oath since I was dead!"


He was tall, one-eyed man, wearing n
broad -brimmed hat and red flannel shirt. He
sat on the railing of the bridge, whiting and
talking to three or four others standing by.


Eyes sir" said he, 81 was dead once 1t
was the strangest thing you ever saw IN your
life. You don't believe it, ha! Well, l don't
wonder. l don't suppose any other man ever
went through such an awful siege, and l can't
expect anybody to look at it as | do. You
see it happened like this: 1t was winter, we
numbered on Whitecomb Creek, six or eight
years ago. It was war times then, and wages
were good was getting forty dollars month,
and worked like beaver till this little affair
came off. We went to work about mile
from the shanty-Jim Robinson and me-and
had slashed into the pine like all possessed.
The boys were hauling pretty lively, for 1t
was earl y January, and sleighing was good.
Jim was at work on a big tree about twenty
rods from where was.


Pretty soon, after he had yelled at me, his
tree toppled over and fell. 1t was as hand
some piece of pine timber as ever you saw,
and l watched it as it fell. Crash it went, in
the branches of an old grub oak, and hung
just there I never saw fellow madder than
Jim was-we did some tall cursing among
them pines. He tried every possible way to
loosen the pine, but couldn't get it off. Final
ly we made up our minds to go for the tree,
and in about ten minutes we had it cut through
so it trembled like leaf with every stroke OF
the axe, he cutting on one side and | on the
other. When it was almost through, as was
the biggest and best chopper, says to Jim,
and then ripped out q big oath,


"Let me finish her, Jim. Get out of the
way and 1 will have her through in half a
minute"


81 had been chopping minute or two,
when Jim let loose scream that would have
made an Injun's blood run cold. l had just
Year: 1872

aae There was curious instance Of tamper-
ing with witness and the results thereof in
a recent murder case in Kentucky. A man
named Roberts was accused of killing one
Coates, and was committed for trial without
bail on the testimony of sister of the deceas-
ed. After indictment Roberts was released
on bail, and Immediately commenced to pay
his addresses to the dangerous witness, and
before the trial came on had married her.
He was acquitted for want of evidence.
Year: 1872

SMALL MATTERs.-The nerve of the tooth,
not so large as the finest cambric needle, will
sometimes drive strong man to distraction.
A mosquito can make an elephant absolutely
mad A coral rock, which causes navy to
founder, is the work of worms The warrior
that withstood death in thousand forms may
be killed by an insect The pettiest wretch
edness often results from deep trials. A
chance look from those we love often produces
exquisite pain or unalloyed pleasure.
Year: 1872

from debt. Those schools OF learning were under


the care OF faithful and able presbyters OF the
Chnrct, and they were moulding the young lie or
t and Dakota, Goa had Y ~ tsa


important respect far In advance OF all
other interests, and he tthe Bishop) felt snre,
u they could control the training Of the youth OF
tnat imperial domain no language could express
or ancy forete the splendid results of the future.
But there must be larger buildings for school pur-
poses, Tor they were already full to overhowing,
ana more teachers and missionaries were needed.
me agencies and activities OF the Church must
keep pace with the remarkable march OF progress
manifested In the West. People in the East who
nad never visited those countries could hardly be
made believe how rapid and almost beyond
parallel IN the history OF nations the very cream OF
the young life OF this and OF every other land is
pouring westward Of the Missouri River into all
the towns and fertile plains. The Bishop found
there 81 Was
that the Church OF Christ should be there with her
mnistrations and institutions to mould those in
coming thousands 1t was their plan to go
out and secure property for church and
commence service but the Episcopal Church being
numerically smaller than others, and not having
church building societies like some denominations
IT required good deal OF effort on the part of the
missionary bishops to secure property for church
ediice. The bishops pledged themselves to erect q
building worth 81, 900 and free from debt for every
$500 contributed at the East. II had been demon
adapted to what might be called pioneer
Christianity were the services OF any Christian
body OF people. The Bishop thanked member OF
Christ's church for the munifcent gift, which would
the way OF accomplishing the great work OF
Western evangelizatiOn, dwelt In glowing terms
upon the future prosperity OF that part OF
tne Continent ana IN closing urged & the Eastern Ca
means and prayers and thus hasten the advance
OF Christs Kingdom.
Year: 1872

After the Elcction-A Stirring Sermon


More Christian strategy Wanted-Thc


Drones OF the Church Exposcd-Men


Can't he Hooked into Heaven-An APP


peal for Suffering Boston.


There was the usual great crowd at the Tabcr-
nacle yesterday morning. Mr.. Talmage appeared
upon the platform just as the organist, Mr. Morgan
had concluded an operate selection, which he
played for the first time yesterday. Then there
was change In the music, and the organ rolled
out the old doxoogy, which the congregation sang
with great power. Mr.. Talmage, in the PRAYER
before the sermon, thanked the Almighty, while
referring to the recent election, that there
had been no bloodshed or national conflict and
prayed that those who had been contending
against each other in political partisanship might
now join hands In pledge OF greater fathfulness
to their country and to their God. "May we re-.
MEMBER he continued, "that promotion and
strength come neither from the orth nor the
South nor the East nor the West but from Cod
Oh, Lord God OF Lexington and Bunker Hill ana
Gettysburg and South Mountain, he Thou the
strength and deliverance OF this great nation
Let righteousness run down our streets like
mighty torrent and may the Kingdoms OF this
world become the Kingdoms Of the Lord Jesus
Christi


was on the rout Of the Mdanites by Gideon ana
his army OF 800 (as set forth In the book of Judpes
and the lessons TO be drawn therefrom That was
the strangest battle ever fought said the preacher
God had told Gideon to go down and thrash the
Mdanites, but he said his army was too large So
q proclamation was made that all those OF the
troops who were cowardly and wanted to 60 home
might go, and %, 900 OF them scampered away leay.
ing only 10000 men. But God said the army was
too large yet, and so He ordered these 10000 re-
naming to march down through a stream ana
commanded Gideon to notice In what manner
these men drank OF the stream as they passed
through. III they


cor DOWN on ALL YOURS


and drank, then, they were to be pronounced
lazy and incompetent for the c0mpaign. H. on
the other hand. they scooped up the water In the
palms OF their hands, drank IL and passed on they
were to be selected for the battle. The most OF
them did go down on all fouts and plunged their
mouths, like horses and oxen, In the water to
drink; but there were 300 men VINO Just dipped
their palms into the water and those were chosen
for the campaign. They were each 20 take
trumpet in the right hand and pitcher
In the left and a lamp Inside the pitcher and
at given signal they were 10 blow tIrcir
trumpets, throw down their pitchers and hold M
Their lamps. So IL was done. Then Mr. Taimage
described the result or the encounter and utt,.r
rout OF shc Midanites. lie learned from this sub
Year: 1872

Sermon by the Rev. DIR. BellOws-Thc


Stays or Human Life and Hope-The


Boston Fire.


At DR.. Bellows church yesterday morning there
was very large congregation, and as they are
largely composed of people Of New England ex.
traction 1t was but natural that they should be.
tray, as they palpaby did, evidences OF grief and
sorrow at the terrible calamity that had overtaken
the city OF Boston. The services were unusually
earnest, and the prayer was exception
ally long. The good Doctors voice trembled
as he alluded to the fire and ruin
that had swept SO much earthly treasure
out Of existence during the past night, and many
OF his hearers wept and sobbed audibly The ser.
mon had for its subject the stays with which God
had surrounded us. DR.. Bellows traced with
singular eloQuence the interdependence of hu-
man lives. In our childhood this was es
pecally strong. Who could estimate the influence
upon MS OF the afrection that grew up between
brotners and sistersr And, again, the friendships
were IN all good and pure lives Not long since
the preacher had been present at q reunion of
his old tcolegc class Many OF those present had
seen little OF each other during the forty years
that had elapsed since they had left school for the
by the spell OF the associations and memories Of
the joys and sorrows OF their four years In


,P specially close e % ana Intimate tee &companlonshp
these stays and bulwarks should be given to u.s. it
was equally clearly His purpose that they should
be broken and changed. AZ we grew older one by
one they fell away from US, and in the decline Of
life there was tendency In each individual to iso-
late himself fiOm his fellows and live
within himself. This was to be resisted as
much as possible In most cases, but the bench
cence OF the moral law that prompted it plain.
The leaves fell from the tree In the Autumn be-
cause they could not resist the blasts of winter,
and by falling they fertilzed the soil and gave
strength to the roots OF the tree. so with the
man. The memory Of friends and Kindred il his
relations with them had been ordered by purity
and goodness, had a sacred and sustaining lnnu.
ence, while the removal OF these accustomed props
educated him to see that his only sure re-
lance in life and in death was upon
God. DR.. Bellows closed by briefly alluding
to the terrible disaster that had overtaken
Boston, He said that in this case there was
no ground for the calamity such as had been given
for that which took place In Chicago last year. II
one had been asked to point to the most securely
built and safest buildings on this Continent, he
would certainly have pointed to this very section
OF Boston, Yet before the sea of flame that had
ragged during the past night these earthly treasures
had been swept out OF existence In q few hours,
while the owners, who had the day before felt
secure In the stability OF their possessions, looked
on with palid faces and quivering lips at the work
OF devastation.
Year: 1872

votion 10 the Blessed Virgin.


The services az the Cathedral yesterday were Of
the usual impressive character. The music was
very fine, indeed exceedingly So The duet (bari-
tone and sopranol OF "Bow Down Thine Ear. Oh
Lordn was magnilcently rendered, and as for the
grand chorus which Mr.. Schmidt must have been
training for long time unknown TO anybody not
in the secrets OF the church, too much praise can
not be given. The sermon was preached by the
Rev. Father Farley, who took for his text the first
chapter Of the Gospel according ST. Luke. The dis
rather lengthy one, but Its chief burden
was to show that devotion, as Catholics under
stand the meaning Of the word, to the Blessed
Virgin was as old as the Church itself, as wide
spread as the Church and as enduring as the
Church. she had always been


THE HELP OF CHRISTIANS,


and no one was ever known to implore her aid in
vain. The reverend gentleman then went on to
demonstrate how The promoters on the part OF
Church had almost invariably begun their insidous
warfare by first attacking the Blessed Virgin.
gin was the Mother of God always finished by de-
pyng the divinity Of Christ. 1t was true that the
Blessed Virgin had always had enemies. The arch
palatablc to his hatred OF GOD than to be able TO
draw away nom


THE LOVE or THE VIRGIN


some careless Christian. Yet In all ages where
heresies were propagated the bad always found
noble defenders The speaker here spoke OF the





as to the maternity OF the Saviour and the joy OF
the people when they learned that anathsma had
been proclaimed against nun DcCoton Goa 20 aS ne
When Mary MaQdalene poured the vase OF precious
ointment over the Saviours feet the disciples were
scandalized, believing that the money spent in
procuring the ointment might have been. put to
better use by being distributed among the poor.
The saviour, however, told them that every
where the Gospel would be preached that
action Of Mary Magdalene would be made a holy
memory. II, said the speaker sucn trivial thing
Was worthy Of such a remembrance, what was not
me Mother OF Cod deserving OF for her devotion TO
lue SAVIOUR she bad borne Him in her virgin womb
Year: 1872




The pulpit OF Christ church. Bedford avenue
(Rev. DR.. Partridge), was occupied Yesterday
morning by Rev. r. II. Clarkson, d. D., one of the
missionary bishops Of the denomination. He took
for his text the eighth verse OF the fourth chapter
Of Micah-"And thou, 0 tower OF the nock the
stronghold OF the daughter OF Zion, unto thee shall
it come even the first dominion" In his opening
remarks the Bishop said there was no one who
loved the Church OF his faith who did not desire
that she should obtain the first dominion; and as
they thought OF this mighty land stretching from
to ocean, with all her grand capabilities and
the majestic possibilities Of her future, and
as they knew so well that what she
needed to-day more than all else was
the scriptural teachings of the Church Of
Christ, they could not but hope that
one day that vast people would be subdued by the
power Of the Cross. AS they looked upon the fair
structure Of their beloved Church. built on Christ
the corner stone the foundation laid by apostles
and the walls cemented by the blood OF martyrs,
they could not but take up the strain OF the
prophet In the language OF the text. wnat he
proposed to say concerning the efforts OF the
Church to obtain the 1rst dominion would have
reference to one Of the missionary Jurisdictions
west Of The Missouri River Of which there were
six, and over each OF which was a bishop. Ne
braska and Dakota were connected TO his fthe
speaker'sD jurisdiction which was a great empire
In ltself-hali as large az the whole OF Europe,
larger than all the New England States and New
York. Pennsylvania, Maryland and Virginia COM
bined. The Pacific and Northern Pacinc Railroads
penetrated That grand highway Of the nations and
towns and cities were sprnging up there as If by
magic. The bishops Of the Church were trying to
plant little churches In oil those towns az
landmarks OF the Gospels march across the Conti-
nent and they were endeavoring to send Christ's
standard bearers as fast as they could be found
and supported, or that the Gospel might follow
closely In the wake OF this wondrous tide OF civliza
ton sweeping westward. seven years ago, when
four churches in that immense region: now there
were thirty-six then there were seven clergy
men, and now there are forty, besides six young
picket guards OF the advancing hosts OF Christ's
Church. He had also been enabled to establish
four church institutions for the Christian training
Of the young. all Of which were pr0sper,ig aud free
Year: 1872

for nine months, had fed with Him to Egypt and
had suffered with Him for long and weary years.
Was 1t not reasonable, then, that lie should be
lend willing ear to her SUI plcatone for mercy on
the sinner The reverend preacher then closeu by
earnestly exhorting his Congregation TO be de-
voted to the Virgin and do all that lay in their
power to secure her assistance In matters that per
tanned to their eternal salvation.
Year: 1872

WIN has been IN the South knows that and II the fear Of
rcFpslavement is once takon away, the negro viii
naturally defer to tho intelligence and the Judgment Of
che ,sh,ta man as his intellectual superior Tho old
,nasers win become the political leaders OF the negroes,
and 10 prevent that this violently partisan Adminstra
Tion kcaDs races In antagOnlsTn and enmity-
s,nrsning the course that directly tends pro
duce n bloody conflict OF races. When are
we to have peace between the white man
and the black n we cannot have 1t nowf II


we are never have In the South what's 90 become OF
those nine splendid States the market for the surplus
prOduce OF the West, with which have carried ON
heretofore the great commercial exchanges that nave
enriched the North and southi What iurther Conoes-
sions must the southern people make DO they show
rebeIious spirits He who afrms that willfy lies or
grossly misIudCes them. Never there ope who
Completely than the Southern people have assented TO
che mandates OF the Republican party Every thing that
that demanded necessary Tor the rostoraon
of harmony b country has been yielded by the South
implicitly and in absolute good falth. MY elOwcit1ens,
how can YOU hope for better feeling between the North
and South years hence, II spurn the offer the
South now makes 90 put Horace Greeley IA the Pres


ancy the most devoted and earnest fendof the black
man, ave- and Of the common people OF this country,
whIte and black that has figured in American politics m
this generation We propose by the election OF Mr.
Greeley put stop TO the armed occupation OF the


South and to remit those states TO their own Govern
and show in their ADMINISTRATION We propose 10
put end the policy which fosters and nhalnes sec
uOnal hatred ana restore that Union tor Whoh the
soldiers OF the Federal army fought; that cordlal,
friendly Union without which the fruits OF the war are
dust aud ashes.
Year: 1872

SILENcEs.-Ljfc, with its daily din,
needs interiected silences. They are the
souls sober-second thoughts. They band
ace us into blindness to the life that
now IS, and open before US vision OF
that which is to come They are water
fonts in our desert-places, whereat, like
the camel, we may drink once, and not
thirst for thirty days.


Now, many are the ways out OF this
mortal life. One is to be dashed out OF 1t
a blow, as Fisk was by the assassin anoth-
er is to limp out Of it on the crutch of old
ace another is to wither out Of 1t with
pale cheek, like a blighted blossom anoth-
or is to be born and die at once, blending
birth and death in the self-saTe hour !;
but the sweetest of all possible exits from
this world is to steal out of it while one Is
vet in the body, taking no leave OF the
flesh and yet making flight with tae spirit
mounting to the heavenly places, tarrylng
there while, and returning home again
bringing with US full pitchers from ever
lasting wells.
Once las the record runs) there was ST.
lence in heaven for the space OF hall an
hour. What if there should be silence or
the earth for SO long a time! What Il
all mankind would suddenly qusnch fol
half an hour their greeds, their rlvalries
their revels, their slaughters, their vari'
Year: 1872

How IT FEELS To BE HANGED.-A
Frenchman writing TO the Gaulois gives
an account Of his sensations while hanging
himself, which may be of benefit to per.
sons of suicidal turn of mind, and who
would like to know what the thing Is
like" As if preparing to hang up his
coat, he drove a nail into the wall, and
therefrom suspended himself by looped
cord, which he fastened about his neck,
aud then slowly kicked away his chair.
From the crown of his head to the soes OF
his feet, he felt general mixing up of
the fluids of the body" This was sue
ceeded by flashing, dancing light before
his eyes, and then concentrated at a single
focus. and thence rippled into space in con-
centric circles. His head seemed compress
sed in an iron ring; needles without nun
ber seemed to dart from the end of his
fingers and toes then there was a terrible
swapping at the Dape of his neck, and a
serpent seemed to wriggle down his spine.
His last sensation was one of pain at the
throat aud shoulder blades. He had ex-
pected to wake up and find himself dead,
but kind-or unkind-friends cut him
down
Year: 1872

\ curious outside issue of the ubiquit-
Gus Woman question came up recently for
adjustment in Philadelphia. a few wo-
men there, who seem to have had heads as
clear as their hearts were warm, conceived
the idea. at the close of the war, of home
for such soldiers and sailors as were una
BILE to support themselves and had no chill
dren on whom to depend. The ladies
raised funds enough to start the undertak
ing, and then inaugurated monstrous fair
similar to those held by the Sanitary Com
mission, by which a large sum was oe-
taincd, enough they claim, to have kept
the asylum open until the grave had closed
over the last old soldier But whea the
funds reached this proportion they grew
alarmed, apparently, and called in their
husbands aud brothers to take charge of
matters, when, according to the usual
practice OF the tyrant man, the ladies were


courteousy laid on the shelf, or only al
lowed an oversight over such insignificant
details as the kitchen or laundry. A week
or two ago these usurping masculine man
ayers declared that the whole affair had
lapsed into the worst of failures; reported
the treasury to be almost empty, and the
old soldiers irretrievably abandoned to
lying, laziness, and liquor. Tney therefore
proposed to shut up the asylum, shunt part
of their load of veterans into some other
charitable concern, and allow the rest to
betake themselves to organ-grinding accord
ing to the custom of their kind. Where
upon the ladies came gallantly to the front
in a body, hinted that the laziness and
ineficiency were to be found in the mana
gers room rather than among the blind,
halt, and lame in the wards insindated
in pretty plain terms that if these old sol
diers liked their grog and tobacco nobody
had earned better right to it, and iually
demanded their money back, IN order that
they might carry the affair on successfully
So the battle stands at present. But the
warriors and women bid fair to win.
Year: 1872

Anybody can soil the reputation of an
individual, however pure and chaste, by
uttering suspicion that his enemies will
believe aud his friends never hear of. A
puff of idle wind can take away million
of the seeds of thistle, and do q work of
mischief that the husbandman must labor
long to undo, the floating particles being
too ine to be seen and to light to be stop
ped Such are the seeds of slander, SO
easily sown, so difficult to be gathered up,
and yet 50 pernicious in their fruits. The
slanderer knows that many a mind will
catch up the plague and become poisoned
bv his insinuations, without ever seeking
the antidote. No reputation can refute
sneer, nor any human skill prevent mis-
chief
Year: 1872

WHAr some NEx AND WOMEN Do
Some men move through life as a band of
music moves down the street, finging out
pleasure on every side through the air TO
every one. far and near, that can listen.
some men6u the air with their presence and
sweetness as orchards, in October days, fill
the air with the perfume of ripe fruit. Some
women, cling TO their own houses ike the
honeYsuckle over the door, yet like it fill all
the region with the subtle fragrance OF
their goodness. How great bounty and
a blessing it is II hold the royal gifts of the
soul that they may be music to some, and
fragrance to others, and life to all 1t
would be no unworthy thing to live for, to
make the power which We have within US
the breath Of other mems Joy to fill the at
mosphere which they must stand in, with
i brightness which they cannot create for
themselves