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Year: 1873

The city weekly newspaper is usually
made up from reading matter used and
paid for by the daily papers; hence it
costs but little; while the county paper,
on account of the limited amount of
the local advertising patronage, cannot
afford daily, and must make its weekly
from matter expressly prepared for its
columns.


The city paper is made general in
character, adapted to one part of the
country as we'll as another, and conse-
quently has wide field of circulation
while the country paper must be made
local, and adapted to its particular lati-
tude, hence its circulation must be Inn
tied to It's particular locality. But does
the city paper answer the purpose and
satisfy the wants of the county reader :?
By no means.


The paper pablished in the city real
ICES thousands of dollars from its adver-
tising patronage, while the local country
paper gets but a meagre support from
this source. The principal clerk in one
of the agricultural newspaper Offices. in
New York informs US that the .'adver-
tising patronage of their paper amounts
to an annual income of over one hund-
red thousand dollars.


And yet the people of the country ex-
pect the local paper to be furnished at a
lower price than the city monopoly.
And while he pays cash in advance for
his city paper he puts his home paper
off with promise to pay when he sells
his produce after harvest, or when he
! gets ready, and can best spare the mon-
ey, at the end of from one to three
years.


The tendency of such procedure on
the part of some delinquent subscribers,
as we'll as the recent act of Congress,
taking away from country publishers
and their country subscribers the only
boon they ever allowed them to have,
will require the utmost economy in the
conducting of the country newspapers.


The best way for subscribers to en-
courage their papers and to keep them
up to their present standing, is to be
prompt in their payment.
Year: 1873

HcRRIBLE.-From Mooers n. T.,
comes horrible story of grave being
opened for plumber, as is supposed, the
miscreants leaving the human remains
unburied The outrage was first discov-
cred by dogs dragging the skeleton thro'
the streets. scattering it along the road
Connected with the occurrence is strange
story related by an old resident of the
town. He says that many years ago a
companion of his told him a dream
which he had just had. He dreamed
that he had died and was buried and
that dog came and dug him from his
grave. Now it is found on inquiry that
the man who dreamed this was buried
in this very grave that has been desc
Grated.
Year: 1873

The outside Bunsbys who insists
that we are to have an election in this
State this year, and that farmers oranges
are rolling like an avalanche over the
State, are tapped in a very sensible man
ner by the St. Johnsbury Farmer, which
paper had been declared to be the State
organ of the oranges, and which says
that it sis just as much the organ of
the oranges as the Republican [Spring-
field, Mass. is the organ of the anti
Butler party in Massachusetts," 1t
appears that not a quarter Of the towns
in the north part of the State have
oranges, and those that have are not
troubling themselves about election.
The Farmer quotes Josh Billings that
sit is better not to know so much. than
to know so much that 'aint so."-BeL-
bscs Fall Times.
Year: 1873

the humapizing influence Of religion
Drunkenness had been the last Of her
crimes, bu, she hoped yet to be able to
live them down and do her mite Of good
to the world.


Another hymn, and then the experience
Of bullet-hesded lad, whose hair was
shingled so close that it stuck up all
round like poreupine quills.


81 am only just out Of Sing Sing
| was sent there for eighteen months for
en- attempted burglary. | have been
thief ever since was old enough to steal.
All my thought was to steal and escape
arrest. When | came out of prison |
was passing here one evening, and heard
hymn we used TO sing in the chapel
there. came in, and went away, and
came again, and st last was brought
to think Of my past life and wish for
something better. Thank God, | have
got iti'


These are only a few Of the expert
ences related. Thieves, river pirates,
eX>convicts, penitent women, followed
each other with reassuriug words to their
former companions, and with an air of
heartfelt earnestness aud true penitence
which bore the impress Of genuideness.
Year: 1873

A DRUHKARD's WARNENG.-h
youuc man entered the barroom of
= village tavern and called for drink
No. said the landlord, you have too
much already. You have had the
dclirium tremens once, and I cannot
sell you any more He stepped
aside to make room for couple of
young men who had just entered,
and the landlord waited upon them
very politely. The other had stood
By suIlcn aud moody, and when they
had finished he walked up to the
landlord ard .hus addressed him:
Six years ago, at their age, stood
where those young men now are, and
was a man with fair prospects Now,
at the age of twenty-eight, | am a
wreck, body and mind You LED me
to drink. 10 this room | formed the
habit tbst has been ny ruin. Now
sell me a few glasses more and your
work will be done. I shall soon be
out of the way; there is no hope fol
me. But they can be saved; they


may be men again. Do not cell it tc


them. Sell it to me and let me die
and the world will be rid Of me-bu
for heavens sake sell no more t


them, The landlord listened, pail


ard trembling. Setting down decau


ter he exclaimed God help me tina


is the last drop [ will ever sell to an.


onal And he kept his word.
Year: 1873

There was all exciting scene in the
Supreme Court in Boston on Tuesday,
the bone Of contention being young
Irish irl, Hannah Slatterly, aged Eix-
teen, who had been living in the family
of VIM. Edwards, of Southbridgc,
Mass, and who had recently renounccd
the Roman Catholic faith and joined
the Baptist Church. The mother, who
is a Catholic, sought to recover pos
session of her child on writ Of habcas
corpus but the Judge dismissed the
petition on the ground that he had no
jurisdiction, as the girl was not re-
strained from her liberty. The friends
Of the mother then attempted to remove
her from the court room by force. but
we're prevented by the bystanders,
whose Sympathies had been aroused in
behalf of the girl. The excitement
grew intense, the crowd representing
largely the legal profession, and inclu-
ding the Sheriff, uniting in asserting
that the girl had entire right to f,llow
whoever she chose, aud TO one being
willing to take the burden ofnterfcring.
At this point some of the most ardent
sympathizers of the girl had lack
driven up to the rear of the court
house, and while some Of the number
engaged Mrs. Slattcrly and her friends
in conversation, another party told the
girl to fec through the rear entrance
of the court room nbd JUMP into the
carriage in waiting. The suggestion
was instantly acted upon, and with a
rush Hannah bounded down the same
steps that about twenty years ago,
Anthony Burns fled from, and was
soon driven toat least, temporary
place of safety.
Year: 1873

Courage brother. do not stumble,
Though thy path be dark as night,
There is u star 20 guide thee, humble,
Trust IN God and 10 the right
Chorus Do the right, do the right,


Trust in God and do the right.
Let the road be rough and dreary,
And its end far out OF sight,
Foot IL hrayely, strong or weary,
Trust in God and do the right.
Perish policy and cunning


Perish all that fears the light,
Whether looSing, whether winning
Trust In God and do the right.
Trust no party, sect or faction,
Trust no leader in the light,
But in every word and action,
Trust In God and do the right
Simple rHle and safest guiding
Inward peace and inward might,
Star upon our path abiding,


Trust in God and do the right
Some VIII hate thee, some viii love thee,
Some will natter some vii! slight,
Lean from man and look above thee,
Trust IN Sod and do the right.
Year: 1873

The State Superintendent of Free
Schools, should have an organ,
through which he can communicate
with every teacher in the State; it is
eminently proper that this organ
should be an educational magazine,
published in the State. We ask at
tcution to the circular appended
from Mess: Blair and Gibbens; and
hope every teacher in the State will
take their JOURNAL, and that it may
be adopted as the organ Of the
Superintendent of Schools.
Year: 1873

The Pekin (1ll.l Register, Of last
Friday, reported q case of death by
freezing in Spring Lake, in TaZswell
County, and on Sunday adds the fol-
lowing particulars. If the story be
true, the parties who left the unfOrtun-
ate man to perish deserve the Peniten-
tiarv. The story, the Register says,
is taken from the reports OF those who
were present at the inquest;


A party al GOOding's house heard
the man halo; they went oil: and
talked to him. He said he was so cold
and benumbed that he could not help
himself, and begged of them, for the
Lords sake, to help him out, and he
world serve them and work for them
one wear without pay or reward. He
was then about eighty feet from dry
land. AID the water where he was, was
not not more than three and one
half feet deep, and no ice of any con-
sequence. They asked him his name,
and he answered Walker or Watson.
They went home then and warmed
Themselves by the fire for about two
hours. then went to bed. After sleep
ing an hour, aroused by his cries,
which were Every pitiful." as the wit
ness said, the two Goodings and Roue
got M and went cut again, and told him
ifhe went down stream ashort ways he
could get out, but be said: Mister
I can't do it-I can't walk" They
then went back to the house, aud saw
or heard no more Of him until they
saw him dead the next morning.
The evidence showed that by little
energy and charity, fifteen men and
a boat could have been brought TO his
relief in twenty minutes.
Year: 1873




The New York EreHiRg Post consid-
ers the Of the Tweed trial "a disgrace
to the city, a defeat Of the law, a far
eicRl parody Ofjudicial proceedings :"
ard says that the proof is ample that
the jury were bought by Tweed. The
most singular and convincing circum-
stance in the whole affair is the fact
that every .j,iIg7RdIi took an OGih mol
TO diSefOsc lrhdf frdHspired IN me jury
room. The Post says:


''That there was trickery in the
verdict is evident, from the fact thst
as soon as the jury retired, it was pro-
posed by one Of them TO take an
oath that nothing should be disclosed
as to their proceedings in the jury
room. The rOgues ANTICIPATED the con-
demnatiOn of the.publie, and tried to
hide themselves from il under the
mantle OF secrecy. But did they all
agree to the remarkable oath? and IL
not, those who did not, are not bound
by it, and we call upon them to state
how the members were divided, that we
may see who it was that so shame
Iessly disregarded truth and justice in
the decision.
Year: 1873

One Of the green uns, who went to
Boston city in crowds to get work,
was directed 10 the dirt mover. AZ
ter terms were settled, this wearer Of
the green was set to cart gravel. Fill
ling the cart wa a simple matter, but
how to dump it puzzled him. At last
the idea struck him, and striking the
horse fOreibly under the belly, lie
shouted, Rare up ye diyil"
Year: 1873

1t is claimed that $4,000 a year and
mileage was not sufficient for a member
of Congress, and that therefore it was but
justice that he should have $500.


This claim to any one who has lived in
Washington city is simply preposterous.
In the first place the average attendance
required by a member of Congress, in the
city of Washington, is about four months
and half The remainder of the year
is at his command. Now the charges for
room and lodging, for transient custom
ers, at the best hotel of the city, with
the exception perhaps of the Arlington)
is only four dollars day, SO that your
member of Congress, even at transient
hotel rates could spend the entire session
in Washington for about $500. Of course
it is not necessary that he should pay
such rates, for at first-class boarding
houses he can get accommodations for
one-half less. Still we are willing to be
liberal with our Congressman, and will
therefore allow him for board and extras
double transient rates, and yet he could
save $4,000 year out of a salary OF
$4,000, or about 81 900 month for the
time actually employed.


Not one Congressman in ten could do
more than half as well at home, and yet
we are called upon to give him S., 500.


We would like to ask these gentlemen
who talk of the cost of living in Wash
ington, how it happens that other people
live there.


Hundreds of clerks, in the various de
partments, with more brains and efficien-
cy than your average Congressman, live
in Washington the whole year through,
with their families, on salary of 81 800
and less; and in addition, are expected
to stand an assessment for political pur-
poses of from five to ten per cent.


Lady clerks, the widows often of officers
and soldiers who died in the service, are
expected to live and flourish upon a sal
ary of seventy-fve dollars month


During the war, and before the war,
members found no difficulty in living
upon a salary of $3, 800 a year, and now
to more than double that amount is
simply robbery, and the people should
brand it robbery.


Legislative position is one of the high
est honor, and it should be sought for, if
sought for at all, because of the honor it
confers. To debase it to position of
Mere money getting, is to offer bonus
for scoundrels to bribe their way to an
election.


The higher the salary above fair sub
stance, the lower will be the grade of
talent and morals in our legislative
bodies, and the sooner we return to the
principles and the practice of the Fathers
of the Republic in this matter, the more
efficient the service for the Republic
Year: 1873

The Republicans of Ohio have nomi-


mated their candidates for state officers
and adopted the platform upon which
| they propose to stand during the ensuing
| campaign. The nomination of Governor
I Edward F. Noyes was a matter of course
and deserved. He has been as good an
executive officer as he was a soldier dur
ing the late war, and his Jealous partisan
ship has added much to his popularity
with his party. 1t has been understood
for long time that he is a candidate for
the next vacancy from Ohio in the United
States Senate in 1875, and there can be
no doubt that his denomination was made
with this object in view. Just at this
time, when parties are not so strictly de-
fined as they were year ago, Governor
Noyes is one of the few men who can
promise to draw out the full party VOTE
and his denomination was a necessity as
well as choice. Lieutenant-Governo
Mueller was not renominated, but Mr.
Alphonso Hart is put in his place. The
rest OF the ticket is not specially noticea-
ble


The resolutions of the convention are
commendable for several reasons They
were brief especially in the parts devoted
to the reattirmation of the party watch
words. They call for economy in the
public administration and reduction of
taxes; denOunce the waste of the public
lands in grants to corporations; suggest
some means by which the government
can supervise and check the growing
abuses of railroad mismanagement con-
denim the corruptions involved in the
Credit Mobilier and other swindles, as
the SALARY grab" and ask Congress in
the most emphatic manner to repeal the
law increasing the salaries, which was
passed at the last session.


Altogether this is good beginning of
the canvass. 1t will certainly go far to
reassure many Republicans who have
wavered because of the transactions of
the late Congress, and it will somewhat
discourage the opposition that the Re
publicans would not have the independ-
ence to stand out against their weak and
mercenary brethren. The Liberal Re-
publicans and Democrats, it is said, will
not hold their state convention until
August, and it will be difficult even after
longer time than that for contempla-
tiOn, to show cause why they should be
trusted with power rather than the men
who present the ticket and the platform
of yesterday.
Year: 1873

What is the matter with the editors?
Do they want an appointment at the
hands of the President? Or do they
argue that the lesser includes the greater,
and while they are so earnestly denounc-
ing Congressman for the acceptance of
back pay, the President is tacitly included
in their condemnation They seem to
handle this matter as if they thought
the Alien and Sedition Acts of
John Adams time were q part of the
law of the land. Speak out gentlemen,
and let us know if you condemn the in
crease of the Presidents salary one-half
while you oppose the one-third increase
of Congressman pay. President Grant
gets Just ten times as much as any Sena-
tor or Congressman gets, and that with
the extras voted for his establishment
from time to time in excess of former
appropriations, makes it a great financial
success to be elected President. Then
again comes in a special provision of the
constitution of the u. s., that the Presi-
dents salary shall not be increased during
the period for which he is elected. To
make period and term mean the same
thing, is the merest pettyfogging. 1t was
the intention of the trainers of the con-
stitution, to so construct that instrument
that there should be no opportunity on
the part of the separate branches of the
Government, to bring the money influ-
ence. There is not the remotest proba-
bility that the increase in the salary
bilr' would ever have been passed with
out this breach upon the organic law of
the land. If we expect anything bet
ter in the future, the press must speak,
you cannot all be appointed to office,
even in the full four years of the Presi-
dents term and if you could, at loss of
self respect, it were better that you
should not be, as that of itself renders
us hear from YOU. For ourselves, we
think the increase to the President is ten
fold the greater crime; and we presume
the silence on the subject is with others
as it has been with ourselves; we have
been hesitating to speak for fear that our
feelings would compel us to improper
expressions of contempt for the whole
| business s-IrOHtOn Commercial.
Year: 1873

An aged widow sat alone


Beside her fading hearth;


Her silent cottage never heard


The ringing laugh of mirth.
Six children once had Sported there but now
the ehurch-yard snow ,.. -.
long ago.


She mourned them all with patient love


But since her eyes had shed
Far bitterer tears than those which dewed
The child which had been spared to her, the
darling of her pride
also died.


Those little ones beneath the snow,


She well knew where they are;
''Close gathered to the throne of God,


And that was better far"
But when she saw where Katy was, she saw the
The painted mask of bitter joy that Need gave
Sin to wear.


Without,the snow lay thick and white;


No step had fallen there;


Within, she sat beside her fire,


Each thought q silent prayer;
When suddenly behind her seat unwonted
AS though hesitating hand the rustic latch
had stirred.


She turned, and there the wanderer stood
With snOw-hakes on her hair;
faded woman, wild and worn,


The ghost of something fair
And then upon the mothers breast the with
''Can God and you forgive me all? for I have
sinned," she said.


The widow dropped upon her knees


Before the fading fire,


And thanked the Lord whose love at last
Had granted her desire;
The daughter kneeled beside her, too, tears
streaming from her eyes,
And prayed ''God help me to be good to mother
ere she dies"


They did not talk about the sin,


The shame the bitter woe;
They spoke about those little graves


And things of long ago.
And then the daughter raised her eyes and
asked in tender tone,
"Why did you keep your door unbarred when
you were all alone? ?"


''My child,' the widow said, and smiled
A smile of love and pain,


Il kept it so lest You should come


And turn away again!
I've waited for you all the while-a mothers
love is true;
Yet this is but q ShadOWy type of His who died
for your
Year: 1873

The people of Dayton have not given
up the idea of a railroad to Jackson
county, as the following from the Dayton
Journal would seem to indicate:


CHEAP COAL NECESSITY.


The way for building the coal road to
Symmes creek and a connection with the
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad is clearer
now than ever before The project for
the Ohio Valley Road from Cincinnati to
connect with the G. & o. is fioored by
the decision of the Supreme Court, and
there are now no schemes which might
distract the attention of the managers of
the c. q O. in making an Ohio connection.
The valley route was galvanized into eX-
istence by the subscription of a million
made by the city of Cincinnati, under the
provisions of the Boesel law. The reYo-
cation of a project which never had any
real merit since the line was to be located
along side of the Ohio river, which for
many months in the year would be sue
cessful competitor for all such heavy
freights as coal and iron. Besides, about
three-fourths of all the iron shipped from
the up river furnaces to Cincinnati, find
a market north of that city, at points
which could be readily reached by rail
from Dayton. The line most important
to the G. &. O., as well as to Dayton, is
that originally contemplated from this
point to Symmes Creek are bound by
every consideration of selfinterest, and
of the future prosperity of the city, to
hold fast to the Symmes Creek line,
which once excited so much enthusiasm.
The enterprise stands to-day unimpaired
by the action of the Supreme Court,
which has sent so many railroad projects
to the tomb of the Capulets.' Its great
Importance to the welfare of the city
has increased rather than diminished by
the lapse of time since it was first pro-
jected. What we needed then, we need
now, and the necessity is still more press
ing. The delay in the accomplishment
of the end in view should only serve as a
stimulant to energetic action in the
future. The fuel question is one of great
er interest to the people new than it was
two years ago-and each succeeding year
will add to its Importance as the necessi-
ties of the case become more pressing
1t is not to be expected, therefore, that
the failure to reach the coal fields by the
1st of January 1874, will have any other
effect than to induce new efforts to reach
them in 1877. The decision of the Su-
preme Court should not be permitted to
chloroform the project for connection
with the coal fields.
Year: 1873

Some one having published an article
rejecting upon the female justices of the
peace in Wyoming Territory, Judge
of the numerous cases tried by female
justices only two have ever been appealed
to higher court, and that in both of
these the rulings of the female justices
were sustained and confirmed by the
Circuit Court. Judge Kingman also says
that the woman justices are very popular
with the litigants, and get most of the
cases to try, although there are few of
them
Year: 1873

Gentlemen, if you don't want the boys
to smoke, don't smoke yourselves. That
will be the very best way to keep them
from it. A boy forms himself after his
fathers model. The tricks of attitude,
the tone of speech, the manerisms of the
one grow into and with the other The
better the man the better will be the
boy. A father who is habitually courte-
Gus will have courteous children. One
who is pure in speech will scarcely need
to watch for profanity in their sons.
Whatever graces are desirable in boy
nature are especially to be sought for in
manhood and maturity.