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Year: 1871

System.


Everything that is done ought to
be done Systematically, and every
set of opinions ought to be systema-
tized. The professional man that
works by system is more likely to
succeed in his business; if he gov
erns his labors by chance, oftener
than otherwise failure is the result.
Any course study and duty adopt
ed and rigidly parsaed woild be
likely to lead to success; but
hap-hazard effort to obtain fortune
or reach emihence by imptlsifc ac-
ton viii in almost every case ter
inmate proftlessly. The history of
all human achievements demon
strates the Importance of system in
labor. The labor of mind or body
to be made remunerative, must be
drifted steadily and constantly in
one direction. Mighty oceans are
formed of little drops Of water and
great intellects consist of number
less little ideas; small riyulets flow
ing constantly in one direction wi
den out into broad rivers on whose
bosoms the commerce of nations is
borne; small minds constantly gath
ering up knowledge finally direct
national thought and control ma
tional destiny system assures
success; fixed hours of study and
recreation are essential to profes-
sional eminence. and efficiency;
opinions scatteringly gathered and
loosely arranged are practically Of
little value. They cannot be used
readily or to much advantage. Sys-
tematized they constitute wisdom
and become powerful ANY man Of
common sense may become a useful
member Of society by a systematic
Year: 1871

Did you ever study the cheap
ness of some pleasures? asks some


writer. Do You know how little it
takes to make multitude happvf


Such trifes at a penny a word viii
do the work. There are two or three
boys passing along-giye them each
a chestnut, and how smiling they
look! They llnot beeross for some


time. A poor widow lives In the


neighborhood, who is the mother


of half dozen children. Send


them a peck of sweet apples, and


they win all be happy. A child has
lost his arrow-an the world to
him-and he mouIns sadly; help te


find it or make him another, and


how quickly viii the sunshine play
over his sober face. A boy has as
much as he can do to pile up load
of wood; assist him few moments
or speak a pleasant word to him,
and he forgets his toll and works
away without minding it. Your
apprentice has broken a mug or cut
the vest too large, or slightly injur-
el piece of work. Say ''you
scoundrel," and he feels miserable;
but remark Il am sorry," and he
will try to do better. You employ
man, pay him ehccrfully and
speak a pleasant word to him, and
he leaves your house with con-
tented heart, to light up bis own
hearth with smiles and gladness.-
As you pass along the street you
meet a familiar face; say "Good
morning" as though you felt hap
py, and it viii work admirably in
the heart Of your neighbors. Pleas
ure is cheap. Who will not bestow
it itliberally? If there are smiles, sun
shine and flowers all about us, let
us not grasp them up with n miser's
fist and lock them up in our hearts.
No; rather let us take them and
scatter them about us, in the cot Of
the widow, among the group Of
children in the crowded mart, where
men Of business congregate, in our
families, and everywhere. We can
make the wretched happy, the dis.
contcnted cheerful, the afflicted re-
signed, at an exceedingly cheap
rate. Who will refuse to do IT.


THE Republican caucus of Cor
gress has decided that it win do no
business beyond protecting South
c n loyalists before adjournment.
Year: 1871

OVMCAkAACs


It is a sweet, sweet song, warbled
to and fro amongst the topmost
boughs of the heart, and filling the
whole air with such JOY and glad
ness as the songs of birds do when
the summer morning comes out Of
darkness and day is born on the
mountains. We have all our pos
sessions in the future which we call
"sometime." Beautiful flowers and
singing birds are there, only our
hands seldom grasp the one, or our
ear hear the other. But, oh, read
er, be of good cheer, for all the good
there is . golden "sometime;" when
the hill and valleys Of time are al
passed; when the wear and fever,
the disappointment and the sorrow
of life are over; then there is the
place and the rest appointed OF God.
Oh, homestead, over whose roof fall
no shadows or even clouds, and over
whose threshold the voice of sorrow
is never heard; built upon the eter-
nal hills, and standing with thy
spires aid pinhacles Of celestial
beauty among the palm-trecs of the
city on high, thoSe who love God
shall rest under thy shadows, where
there is no more sorrow nor pain,
nor the sound of weeping 'somc-
time. Prentice.
Year: 1871

Over the river they beckon 20 me-
Lo.ed ones who've crossed to the further


side;
The CLEAN of their snowy robes I see,
But heir voices are drowned in the rush
There's one with ringlets Of sunny gold,
And eyes, tho reflection Of h aveh's own


blue;
lie crossed in the twilight gray and cold,
And the pale mist hid him from mortal


view.
We saw not the angels who met him there,
The gates of the city We could not SEQ
Over the river, over the river,
My brotherstands waiting TO welcome ue!
Over the river. the boatman pale
Carried anotheI-the household pet;
Her brown eurls waved in the gentle gale;
Our darling Minniel / see her yet.
She crossed on her bosom her dimpled hands
And fearlessly entered he phantom bark;
We watched it glide from the silver sands,
Andall our sunshine seemed strangely


dark;
We know she is safe on the further side,
Where all the ransomed and angels be-
Over the river, over the river,


My childhood's idol is waiting for me.
For mono return from those quiet shores,
Who cross With the boatman cold and


pale;
We hear the dip of the golden oars,
And catch gleam of the snowy sail;
And 10! they have passed from our yea: n


ing heart,


They cross the stream and are gone for


aye;
We may not sunder the veil apa t
That hides from our vision the gates of


day,
We only know that their barlls no more
May sail with as Ger life's stormy sea;
Yet somewhere, ] know, on the unseen


shore,


They watch, and beckon, and wait for me.
And I set and think. when the sunsets gold
Is flushing river, and hill, and shore,
I shall one day stand by the water cold,
And list for sound of the boatmans oar;
I shall watch for CLEAN Of the tapping sail;
shall hear { he boat as it gains the strand;
/ shall pass from sight, with the boatman


pale,


To the better shore Of the spirit-land;
l shall know the loved who have gone be-


fore,


And joyfully sweet viii the meeti ng be
When over the river, the peaceful river,
The Angel of Death shall carry me.
Year: 1871

A fZ for the upper-ten girls


With their yelyets and satins and laess,
Their diamonds and rubie4 and pearls,


And their milliner figures and faces;
They shine at the party and ball,


EmblaEoned with half theypossess;
But give me, in place of them all,


My girl with ths calico dress.
She is plump as partridge, and fair


As tie rose in its earliest bloom;
Her teeth will with ivory compare,


And her breath with the clover perfume;
Her step is as free and as light


As the fawn whom the hunters hard press
And her eye is as soft and as bright


ny girl with the calico Dress.
She is cheerful, warm-hearted and true


And is kind to her father and mother;
She studies how much she can do


For her sweet little sister and brotherI
If you want q companion for life,


To comfort, enllven and bless,
She is Just the right sort OF wife


Ny girl with the calico dress.
Year: 1871




There is class of being that
somehow get into existence whom
we should exclude from our plan,
five are going to project the scheme
of world. We should be strongly
disposed to shut them out by the
rigid quarantine of non-existence,
may be with us old fashioned pre-
udice, that ought long since to have
yielded to the influences of modern
Improvement, but the plain truth
is, We have always believed in that
political economy which seeks to
missionize the numbero those who
are merely useless consumers, and
add to the number of those who are
useless producers. The law of
life's success is action-action first,
last, and always. For this there is
no substitute, and for its absence
no compensation. The law of life's
duty is, and without no life is to be
deemed normal.


Holding these elementary posi-
tiOns as a matter of theory, we
frankly confess a sense of deep dis
gust when compelled to look upon
life's idlers. We would not pay for
the privilege of seeing them, and
indeed would not sec them if they
did not SO often and so obtrusively
force themselves upon our notice.
Whether male or female, young or
old, in high life or low, they GER
tainly have come to the wrong world,
and the sooner they get out of it,
the sooner society viii be relieved
Of burdensOme and expensive nu-
isance. They are the voluntary
paupers of earth, sometimes very
elegant in their way, yet paupers
after all. Eating and drinking and
sleeping are their chiefemployment.
With their prOvender made sure,
they are quite satisfied. Habits of
useful industry they have not; and,
moreover, they never expect to do
anything that is Of practical value
for either world. They are just what
they mean to be-do-nothings.


These idle and useless people, if
of the masculine gender, must have
their methods of relieving the en-
nui of doing nothing. Hence they
devise a business in the shape Of
hunting, fishing, card-playing; thea
tre-going, horse-racing, grogshop-
lounging, dog and cock fighting,
and all other sundries that consume
time and exhaust power to no prof
it. Woman, generally in a more
delicate and less offensive way, very
often falls into the same category,
and renders herself justly amenahle
t. the same censure.-BescAes
Magazine.
Year: 1871

aggregation of ideas and thoughts.
There is no limit to human improve
ment-efort in the proper direction
is all that is required to give ell
cheney to intelligence. Why not
thus act and aspire to higher posi-
tiOn?
Year: 1871

IT is said that gray hair has become very
fashionable in New York, and white DOW
der is much used to highten the effect of
locks Just turning. Light brown powder IS
also an essential contribution to a Iady's
dressing case, as nature does not often be-
stow the golden chestnut sung of from time
immemorial.
Year: 1871

THE Chicago Times thinks il is a good
thing TO be the son of a President. II
says Grants son Fred is drawing pay as a
West Point cadet. He is also granted
three months longer leave Of absence than
is granted to his fellow cadets, in order that
he may serve a railroad company in the
capacity Of civil engineer People who are
not the sons of presidents are supposed to
owe their services TO the United States so
long as they are in its psy, and are not Often
allowed to serve two masters. But there
are no laws to which kings and presidents
sons are answerabie.
Year: 1871

not tl0O years ago, a negro t0dS DlO6bed
almost to death, and lCbGt SOdS his Of
Jsnses VOtiRg the Democratic ticket.
The police were even pOweriess to
protect him. You had ample power
to redress this outrage, but nothing
was done; not a voice was raised to
denOunce it."


But nevertheless all this, there can
be little doubt that whatever scheme
has been Matched by Butler and Nor
ton will be carried out by "a strict
party vOte"-hatred TO the defense
less people of the South being the only
point upon which the now scattered
forces of Radicalism can possibly be
united, as 1 have had occasion very
often TO proclaim. Curiosity is, how
ever, on tip-toe TO discover what more
the wretched Radical leaders can do
to worry, harass and persecute these
poor people. One thing, however, is
certain, whatever of tyranny is now
exercised toward them will be finally
visited upon the Northern States-in
time-whether they be friends or foes
of the reigning powers.
Year: 1871

A young man WAS urging his com
paniOn to seek the salvation of his
soul, but was answered that he did not
think much about it.


''Then you do sometimes think Of
il, ," said the other.


Eyes, when you, or some one else,
makes me, but / put it out of my
mind as soon as / can"


And this is true of most uneOnverted
persons. They will not think of God
and of their own spiritual interests
when they can possibly help It. We
need to Use our best efforts to make
them think. This is not done so much
by long, wearisOme appeals as by
brief, pointed, atieetiOnate seed
thoughts dropped into the heart ut an
OppOFtune moment, and left to gener-
ate there under the warm beams Ofthe
Spirits power.


But this seed sowing must be
frequently and wisely done. We
should choose n time when no one else
is near, and never let an opportunity
pass when the soil Of the heart is
especially prepared to receive it.
Many q bereavment has been the
means of bringing the thOughtless and
careless to reflection and conversion,
because a friend has wisely improved
the hour when the heart was sOftened.


Many are hindered from making
this effort from a feeling that a great
deal ought to be said, and they are
unequal to the task. But in all or
dinary cases your words should be
few. \ single sentence well put,
showing your deep interest and feel
ing, is often more powerful than a
sermon. Even a tear, or an earnest
grasp Of the hand, has stirred the
heart TO depths, showing that others
were deeply concerned for the souls
welfare.


Pray earnestly for the friend before
you address him, and the way will
open, and seem easy; follow up any
impression that may be made BY little
earnest notes and fragment words OF
loving counsel and sympathy; but
above all pray much, and never doubt
but your prayers will be heard and
answered.
Year: 1871

\ correspondent Of the Providence
Journal attempts u show the origin
of the cant phrase put a head on
him" In 1868 lac says he was a cor
pOral Of the first relief on a certain
cavalry picket, and in posting his
men heard from the corporal of. the
relief then on post queer story to
the effect that the sentinel at one of
the posts, which happened to be near
au old grave, had been horribly per-
tu-bed by the appearance before him
in the dead hour Of night of a man on
horseback without a head. To Jones,
the man whom the Journals corporal
correspondent was t. station At this
post, the tale was duly told and then
adds the correspondents: ''LOok out
for the man on horseback without
any head on ~ Jones was Just firing
up his "briar wood" for cOmpany,and
replied between whiffs: "Well, puff
if a man puff, puff on horseback
puff without any head on puff
comes around me (puff, puff, puff I'll
put head on him ~ This is very
pretty and well told, even if not truly
told, but the pipe and the puffs rather
envelope the story in some clouds OF
doubt. 1t must have been a peculiar
kind Of discipline which would allow
picket, who is presuming, near the
enemy, to betray his whereabouts by
lighting and smoking pipe. This is
almost rs much out Of rule rs that IA
nous illustrated paper sketch Of a
picket-guard comfortably keeping
watch around 4 fine blazing fire, clear
ly discernible for miles.
Year: 1871

The Gold Hill NclCS August Sd says /:
A day or two since we were shown by
Judge Hall, of the firm of Bittner &
Co., a queer rat, in an ordinary wire
cage. This rat was Ofa breed peculiar
to this section and may properly be
termed the WashOe kangaroo raj, ,hav-
ing considerable the appearance Of 4


diminutive kangaroo. His head bore
considerably resemblance to that of a
rabbit, although the ears were not
quite so long, but he had regular rat
eyes. His color was also that OF rat,
and he was about the size of an old
fashioned, full-grOwn San Francisco
rat, with tail about as lOng-abOut
seven inches-but it was almost like
a squirrels tail being covered with q
bushy hair about a quarter of an inch
long. Altogether, this strange rat
presented a pleasing, intelligent ap-
pearance- We have seen the same
kind in certain localities of the Sierra
Nevada, but none 50 large. They live
out in the woods, or will come into
camp and make themselves sOciably
at home If the take a notion. When
angry, they have I great way of stamp
ing with their hind feet like a rabbit


HazeltinC says there are half a dozen


ar more of them occupying the cellar
basement Of his residence, and they
are quite mischievOus and troublesome
i'm some respects, packing potatoes, ,ap-
pies, Sc, from one place to another
with great facility and industry, and
piling them up, 90 bring them all
back again perhaps the next night or
sO They rq-Orf fooet he.riu little fau1i-
lies or campOOdies, like the Piutes-
Year: 1871

Mr. CHAIRMAN AND FEILOw-CIT-
IzENS The time has come when the
people OF Ohio are called upon once
more to make proclamation Of their
political faith E; to critieise the princi-
pies and policy Of part organizations;
to pass Judgment upon the conduct OF
their public servants; TO take council
together how best they may subserve
the highest interest Of the State and
nation. The more faithful and intel
hgently this duty shall be performed,
50 mueh the greater good will result to
the country.
Year: 1871

Somebody says: at Is an exploded
theory that wome dress To please the
men. They dress to please or spite
each other. Any girl Of sense and
experience knows that IL T. Just as
easy u break a mans heart in a two
dollar muslin, neatly made up, as it is
in a five hundred dollar silk costume
made by a man dressmaker." How
Is il girls?
Year: 1871

WARMERS PILE REMEDY has never failed

 not even in one easel to the very worst cases of Blind, Itching or Bleeding Piles Those who are afflicted should immediately call on their drug gist and get it, for it will with the first application instantly offord complete relief and few follow manent cure without any trouble or inconve- ninence in it's use. -.lJ

 Warmers Pile Remedy is expressly for Piles, and is not recommended to cure any other disease It has cured many cases of over thirty years stand ing. Price $1. For sale by druggists everywhere.
Year: 1871

the Legislature are bill OF Local Prohibition" Civ
ing To each township, village town. ward in cities
the right TO say by ballot at the Spring election whether
liquor stores shall be licensed In their bounds or
not; anda "Beer-ScllCrs License act" calling for
heavy bonds to be given by those licensed and atlx
ing penalties and the forfeures Of bonds and license on
those selling habtua drunkards and minors Whether
the present Legislature will pass any such measures re-


mains TO be seen; but the temperance party are pretty
confident OF success II not this year then next Certain
ii that the temperance movement is spreading largely
through NewJersey and likely 20 ace, at future
elections, legislative candidate placed upon his proba
tiOn 10 bis being for liquor or temperance
Year: 1871

The New York correspondent of the
Cincinnati Enquirer makes some rather
astounding revelations. He says under
date of Dec. %;


Senators Edmunds, Conkling and Nor
ton, in objecting to an investigating commit
tee, are striving to suppress some racy facts
that have since leaked out from the New
York Customhouse. One of the partners
IN our New York Customhouse general or
der business had been living for three years
with a lady who was supposed to be his
wife; but recently thinking that his position
might be strengthened by real matrimo-
NAL alliance, he determined to be married
to another woman. To this the quasi wife
objected, contending that she was by the
laws of New York his lawful spouse. Yet
he married the other woman, and thereupon
the deserted lady, following the example set
by Miss Josephine Mansfield in her war
with Col. James Fisk, Jr., put into the
hands OF some Of the antagonists of this
enormously profitable storage and cartage
business mass Of testimony establishing
ali sorts of awkward facts which cannot
now possibly be suppressed. One of these
facts is that the profits of the general order
and carriage business in New York have
been distributed in four shares, of which
two have been regularly paid over to Gen.
Horace Porter, one of the Illegal Military
Secretaries of the President"
Year: 1871

An old MSS. containing Indian tales,
prepared by one Elan Crane has the follow
ing: 'Red Jacket $50 well known as the
brave chief of the Senecas) once made a
visit to Canandaigua, and not arriving I'M
til after dinner, the girl was ordered to
make preparations for him. She, through
carelessness or thinking it would do well
enough for an Indian, placed on the table a
dish Of meat that had been visited by the
flies. Red Jacket advanced to the table,
and seeing the maggots busily engaged In
the meat, took the dish and placed it on
the sill of the door, stepped back, took his
rifle, deliberately took aim and discharged
its contents through the meat. The re-
port of gun alarmed all the house. They
ran to inquire the cause. Red Jacket re-
piled that he always killed his meat before
he ate it p
Year: 1871

''Throw away your cigar, sir" said por-
ter the other day to gentleman who was
just entering one of the public buildings
with freshly lighted cigar in his mouth.
"But have always smoked here" was the
reply. 'No smoking allowed; you will
have to throw away your cigar" The de-
mand was grumblingly complied with, and
five minutes after the gentleman coming
out saw the porter complacently finishing
the Havana which he had been compelled
to cast away.
Year: 1871

i The symptoms Of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some


times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken


for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss of
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
shines alternating with lax
i with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory, accompanied


with painful sensation OF hay
ing left undonc something


which ought to have been


done. Often complaining of


weakness, debility and low
*spirits. Sometimes many ot
Year: 1871

the Union Republican County Conven-
ton which assembled at Elkton, on Tues
day last, to elect delegates to the State
Convention, was composed of full delega-
tions from nearly all the districts. The
delegates represent the party of the county
as being in entire unanimity with the
great Republican party of the country,
and express a quiet, but unanimous deter
mination to go into the fight this Fall with
closed ranks and ticket that will be
entirely unexceptionable to the party and
the public generally.


The suggestion was made by James T.
Mccullough, Esq, that the County Con-
vention which will meet at Elkton, on the
10Th inst, make arrangements for conduct
ing the most vigorous canvass, after our
county ticket is placed in the field, by
appointing a committee for each Election
District, whose duty, in come ction with
the candidates, it will be to organize the
party thoroughly and by systematic efforts
bring to the polls every Republican voter.


To accomplish this desirable result it
will be necessary to wait upon those who
have heretofore owned allegiance to the
Union party, but who, through persistent
Misrepresentation and falsehood on the
part of the Copperhead party, and indiffer-
ence to the political questions of the day,
have fallen away from their party and prin-
ciples. 1t is very important that this ele-
ment should be waited upon and an effort
be made to set those right who have been
deceived by misstatements of the enemy
The signs are very hopeful for Republi-
can success this Fall, in the quiet but
steady determination of the Republican
party individually and collectively to give
battle to the enemy.


The wholesale plundering which has
characterised the Democratic party, and
its wasteful extravaganza wherever it has
been in power, have served to arouse the
thinking part of the community and thor
eughly convince them that the Democratic
part of the country as at present organized
and managed is wholly in the hands OF
politicians whose aim is exclusively con-
fined to securing and holding Office, and of
heaping taxes on the people in order to
increase their own gains. The whole party
throughout the country is but reflection
of Tammany, whose gigantic official rob-
berry has astounded both hemispheres, the
like of which has never before been known
in America or Europe.