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Year: 1873

| In time of famine q rich man allow
ed twenty of the poorest children in the
town to come to his house, and said TO
them "In this basket there is loaf
of bread for each of you. Take IL, and
come again at the same hour every day
till God sends better times.


The children pounced upon the bask-
ct, struggled and fought over the bread,
because each wished to have the largest
and best loaf; and then they went away
without word of thanks to their kind
friend.


But Francesca, a little girl, meanly
though neatly dressed, stood at n dis
tance, and gratefully took the loaf that
was left in the basket, which was the
smallest, then kissed the good mans
hand, and went quickly home.


The next day the children were Just
as naughty and ill-behaved, and this
time there was left poor Francesca n
loaf that was half as large as the others.
But when she reached home, and her
mother cut the bread, there fell out a
number of new pieces of silver. The
mother was frightened, and said: ''Take
back the money this moment, for it is
certainly in the bread by mistake"


Francesca took it back.


But the kind man said: cts no mis-
take, my good child: / had the money
baked in a small loaf in order to reward
you. Be always rs contented and yield
ing as you are now. He who il content
ed with the smallest loaf, rather than
quarrel for the largest, will receive abun-
liant BLESSINGS
Year: 1873

Teach children from their infancy
that they are carnally minded, at enmi-
ty with God, and that they need recon-
ciliation with him, and, doubtless, after
a while, your teachings will be literally
true. But why should not children be
brought up from the beginning on good
terms with their Maker? They are not
naturally hostile to him. So far as [
have seen children they are naturally
reverent, dutifully and even affection
ately disposed toward God. They do
not need reconciliation to him, for they
have never quarreled with him. They
need constant enlightenment, constant
guidance, constant repression, it may
be and encouragement; for they are
weak and wild. But surely their duti-
ful and affectionate disposition toward
vated. It should be assumed at the
outset that they are his children, conse-
Grated to him by the word, the deed,
the very nature of their parents, bound
to him by their own natural love and
liking. They have not to be converted
to him, any more than they have to
their parents He is their most loving
parent, whom they love as fast as they
AISf Will OlbCIl Dill GelII'p oiINAA
father and mother. But from the little
outbursts of childish rebellion, impa-
tience or fatigue, we do not infer state
of continuous hatred to the mother.
Why should we infer state of hatred
to God The anger and petulance,
even the disobedience, are not the rule,
but the deviations from the rule. They
are not because the child hates his pa
- Ia nd SJIG
temptation overbears his sense of duty.
All the way along, right through the
thick of his worst actions, his love
maintains its strong and steady current,
strengthening with his strength, grow
ing clear and calm and pure as he in
creases in wisdom and stature, and never
losing itself even when 1t mngles with
waters of the river of life. So let the
little child be taught to love God-not
against, but in unison with his nature.
Let him be taught to consider himself
Christian from the beginning-a little
Christian, to be sure, but little Chris
tian, not pagan, not little worldllng.
His lapses into sin-that IS, INTO cross
ness and lies and disobedience and I'M
tidiness and carelessness-are beneath
his standard, against his principles,
contrary to his designs. He shall be
helped by prayer and praise, and pun
ishment, if need be, to overcome his
faults; but he shall not be drummed
out of the ranks on account of them.
We, his elders, are cross and careless
Wetell lies. and we are selfish and impa-
tient and inconsiderate; but we account
ourselves Christians for all that. Shall
we be harder on the little men and
women who stand in their places and do
deeds of heroism in the way of self-cul
ture and repression of bad habits, who
make little martyrs of themselves and
become little saints over their dolls and
hoops and carts Take heed that We
depise not one of these little ones; for
I say unto you that in heaven their an
gels do always behold the face of my
Father which is in heaven. Ham
iLtOn.
Year: 1873

A good woman never grows old. Years
may pass over her head, but if benevo-
lence and virtue dwell in her heart she
is as cheerful as when the spring of life
first opened to her view. When we
look upon a good woman We never think
of her age, she looks as happy as when
the rose first bloomed upon her cheek.
That rose has not faded yet; it will new
er fade. I'm her neiRhborhood she is n
friend and benefactor; in the church
the devout worshipper and exemplary
Christian. Who does not love and re-
spect the woman who has passed her
days in acts of kindness and mercy: who
has been the friend of man and God,
her life has been scence of kindness
and love, devotion TO truth and religion?
We repeat, such n woman cannot grow
old. She will always be fresh and buoy
ant in her spirits and active in her hum
BILE deeds of mercy and benevolence.
If the young lady desires 10 retain the
bloom and beaury of youth, let her not
yield to the way Of fashion and folly;
let her love truth and virtue, and 10 the
close of life she will retain those feel
ings which now make life appear gar
den of sweets ever fresh and green.
Year: 1873

There is nothing harder for a man
with strong will and a stronger
"wOn't" in his composition, than to
make up his mind not always to have
his own way-to submit to a thousand
little wrongs and impOsitiOns rather
than quarrel with his neighbors. A man
who had been clergyman, physician
and lawyer, was asked which profession
was the most profitable. He replied in
substance that "where a man would
be willing to pay twenty-five cents to
secure his salvation, and fifty cents to
be made well when he is sick, he would
willingly give five dollars to have his
own way"


Now this wilfulness is, of ali kinds of
business, the most tunproftable One well
saws that man needs long purse who
determines, come what will, to have his
own way We must learn to turn sharp
corners quietly, or we shall be constant
ly hurting ourselves. Two men with
mills on the same stream quarreled over
the water power. There was probably
not five dollars difference between them
at the start, but neither would yield an
inch. The case was thrown into the
hands of smart lawyers, who aggravated
UIl6 uIllCulty lOI JutII OWh CnuoJ duu
worried the case along year after year,
till one lawyer took the upper mill for
his dues, and the other the lower. They
probably were contented not to quarrel
over the trifes that proved so disastrous
to their clients.


Before you go into a lawsuit, care
fully calculate your cost if you should
gain it, and see if you had not better
put your money into sheep, a new
carriage for your family, COW for your
son or daughter, or a thousand other
things that might give you much more
profit and happiness. The malicious
delight you feel in gloating over neigh
boris discontinue is not happiness, but
onlyits miserable counterfeit 1t is dis
position near akin to that which lost
spirits feel. Root this out of your
heart, if you would not be for ever mis-
cradle.
Year: 1873

Much evil has been produced in this


world by the pride of parents, guardi-


ans and families. 1t has been far toe


much the case that one boy is selected


to be a lawyer, another a doctor, an


other a merchant, and still another a


preacher, if there be SO MANY in the


same family. The law and medicine


are the most popular, and large num-


Der of families cOnsign at least one son


to one of these professions.


! Ninety-nine out of every hundred


merchants who have embarked in bust
ness in New York have failed, and the
same startling figures might be applied
trllthfully to the other classes. The
Philosophers stone has never been dis
covered, and perhaps never will be,


but it would be as easy to do it as to
make a great success out of a young
man who embarks in any one of these
callings without being fitted by taste
and capacity for it.


He must love it, He must have the
very capacity necessary to a great sue
cess. He must have an energy, which
flags at no obstacles, a perseverance
which pursues victory as his end and
aim, without a turn from his purpose.
He must not be satisfied to have a
hcence, diploma, or store, and then
conclude that his work was done. His
toll has but Just commenced, and on
ward he must move with slow and meas
ured steps until the goal is reached,
expecting to find very many rebuffs and
discouragements by the way. He must
not suppose that he can cease to study
his profession because he has COM
menced it's practice, but he must read
and re-read all of his life to attain to a
great success.


A mere case lawyer, doctor or preach
er is not fit for his position. A mere
routine merchant never succeeds great
ly. It is because the violation of these
requisites coupled with incompetency,
that the world is full of quacks, and
that so few attain to great celebrity.
Parents and families would do far more
for the world and the boys if they
would regard these teachings It would
be better for them to be mechanics or
farmers, than to choose callings for
which they are untitled by taste and
capacity. Look at the legal profession
and see how few take rank in it. The |
medical is just as bad, and the pulpit |
is no better served, while the mercan-
tile class gives its failures every day in
the year. It is high time that the
people should wake up upon this i'm
portant matter. If your son shows a
taste for any calling, let him follow it =;
for taste and capacity as a general rule,
are joined i'll the same person, and he
will likely, with proper energy, become
the distinguished.
Year: 1873

Gaiffe's new galvanic battery consists
of vessel in which are contained n
plate of lead and plate of zinc. The
lead reaches to the bottom, while the
zinc is but half as long. The bottom
of the vessel is covered with layer Of
red oxide of lead, and the exciting fluid
is water containing ten per cent of sal
ammoniac. The electro-motive power
of this battery is estimated at one-third
of that of Bunsen cell. It's internal
resistance is very slight, and it is said
to be very constant. 1t has the merit
of cheaDnesa
Year: 1873

A young Briton lately won bet ON
spiders, in the following ingenious man
ner: He wagered that spider which
he would produce would cross "A plate
quicker than a spider to be produced by
friend. Each spider was 10 have it's
own plate. His opponents spider, how
ever, on being started, would not stir,
whilst his rival ran with immense speed.
The bet was consequently lost; and the
loser soon found out the reason why; his
friend had hot plate.
Year: 1873

! If farming didn't pay it wouldn't be


followed necessity compels it to pay
not on all farms, or rather with all farm


ers, but with the bulk of them, and
particularly the best. So it is with any
| business it must pay or it will be dis
continued. Sometimes, however, it
pays less, particularly farming, in which
nature has so much to do and the ex-
ertion of the man the less. So also the
farmer has his thrifty times. All bust
ness is subject to these changes. But
the greatest diversity is in another di-
rection-in the capacity or activity of
those engaged. There are many poor
farmers, some quite pOOr-wretched.
| These do not find it to pay, and so
change to something else, or to some
other and "better" farm. But it is the
same they are not apt to do well any
where. If farming were dependent on
these men, the world would starve. But
it is bound not to starve, and 50 it en-
plovs, among others, its best men, who
are sure to do well, as they would do
well anywhere. 1t requires mind, en-
terprise and care to succeed well in any
business or calling. While some men
are compelled to vacate their land, 9th
ers Will grow rich and secure them
selves the fine homesteads we see in the
older-settled part of the country. 1t
was not idleness and shiftlessness that
did this. Farming, then, will pay, but
only with those who exert themselves
and make it pay. There is money in it,
says enterprise, and 1 will have it.
There is money in it because there
must be; people must have bread,
to furnish this III the best way is to
realize the profit. But this must be
done the man must keep up with the
progress around him, or he will surely
be left behind. He must avail himself
of the advantages, and there are many !;
he cannot do without them they make
it condition. But how many are still
struggling in the old way, foundering
to keep mp, and with head above water
crying that farming won't pay ? 1t pays,
even in the hard times, and that hand
somely, to the right man who prosecutes


faithfully his business.
Year: 1873

A California husband has sued for
divorce because, during his absence
from home, his wife wrote him to the
effect that the longer he stayed away the
better she liked him. She declares in
her answer that she didn't mean it in
that sense.
Year: 1873

The proud Duke of Somerset had a
second wife, who one day threw her
arms around his neck, and affectionate-
ly kissed him. Looking at her with
naughty coldness he said, g Madam, my
first wife was a Percy, and she would
not have taken such hbertyp
Year: 1873

"A little girl was puzzling, as little
girls will puzzle ever things too big for
them. and she made up her mind that
after all it was not so nice thing to be
omnipresent, for God could not go any
where.
Year: 1873

ION SQUARE TuEATER-wITHoUT HEART.


In the new play called Without q Heart"
which was produced last night ut the Union Square
Theater lesson is taught to the married knight VINO
loves and rides away but beyond that the piece can
not DO said possess value 1t would be real pleasure
to record success for 1t, both because 1t pure IN
thpught and because Of native origin Mrs Sheridan
Shook wrote IT, and has treated a common subject
in smooth STYLE and with real and delicate sympathy
with womans love and her only too frequent
sorrow Beyond that point. communication cannot pass
Without Heart" is fve-aCt play, in winch the hrst


three acts are explanatory and only the last two possess
movement and which, therefore, Is sluggish as WORK
of dramatic art. lis heroine does not lack the car
organ as the title might to imply, but she is
coduette-aud her arts are exercised upon married
man. They fail and arerobuked-and that is the whole
story. It IS so slight a story that truly, 1t is not
worth the telling. The piece framed In rich
scenery and this elected copious paudits. Four
teen persons took part in it, the chief
characters being acted by Mr. Harkins, Mr.
Mackay, Mr. Lamb, Miss Maud Granger, Miss Grswoid,
and Mrs. J. D. Germon. Miss Granger was ths novelty
OF the night In her handsome person ana winning
manner attracted and deserved regard. She has not
yet acoured the requisite and grace OF stage
demeanor and she manifested neither depth Of feeling
nor the Intoxicating delicious charm OF the Viven OF
this dramatic fancy But revealed grnees OF person
and certain adaptahlity 70 dramatic situations
that promise well for tho future. The best
acting in The piece was done by Mr. Welsh Edwards.
II could not, however, be difficult for pracuced
players to dispose Of the parts in this drama
None is difficult; none involves deep emotion; none
passes the limit OF the commonplace. Miss Mary Girls
void presented the embodiment OF neglected wiie, ana


was adequate situation in dignity of carriage ana
in delicate domestic feeling. Mr.. Harkins was the neg
leotful husband and Of course, he was gay ana
sprlghty We can but hope that rowing married swains


will take the lesson 70 heart that is suggested by this
drama soand for lovers Of the picturesque in scenery
1t will do well. More than this it cannot do The
withdrawal OF "without Heart may be looked for
we fancy at an early day. Il is chaste and pretty
amateur effort 10 is more.
Year: 1873

The attendance at the Leavitt art sale, last
evening" was small and little enthusiasm was shown IN
the bidding. sheep and cattle piece by NerboecKho-
ven was offered, but subsequently withdrawn as no one
would pay the Limit price, 5000 The following is the
Year: 1873

The extensive alterations and I'M
provements which have been going on
at the White House nearly all the
summer are now rapidly approaching
completion. The interior is assumin
quite a gorgeous appearance, thanks
to the liberal appropriations made by
Congress last winter. Its occupant is
not expected back before the lst OF Oc-
Year: 1873

Poole is 4 great character in his
way. He is supposed to be very
shy of anybody below a Duke, but
in reality he treats his Dukes with
democratic freedom, and is ready
to make Il coat for anybody who
will pay his price. Any number of
stories are told of him. One day q
young Captain in the Guards is said
to have stopped him when driving
on the parade at Brighton, and ask


ed him, as a bit Of fun, to look at
his coat and see how badly it was
made. Poole flung his rcins to the
groom, gravcly scanned the coat,
took piece of chalk from his waist
coat pocket, and chalked any num-
Der of cabalistic diagrams or prob
lens from Euclid on his customers
back. "Ah," he said contemplate
ing work with much satisfaction,
"that will do now, Captain; just go
to my place and let the cutter see
these marks, and he will know what
to do" and returning to his phaeton
he left the poor fellow chalked all
over like an April fool. Poole takes
care to hold his own ground among
his aristocratic clients, who are
rather amused than offended at his
blunt ways. They sometimes in
vitc him to their country houses,
and on one occasion his complaint
that the company he had met was
very mixed was met by the remark
that che could not expect them to
be all tailors. ."-.Zondon Letter.
Year: 1873

The sea depends on disintegration
of rocks on land for its saltness. 1t
does not originate in oceans and
seas. Rains wash it and hold it in
solution as particles are liberated
by violence, decomposition and
gradual action of any natural forces.
All streamlets and rivers, therefore,
are constantly transporting salt to
the sea. If there is more than can
be held in solution, then it accumu-
lateS in masses at very deep points,
which, in the revolution to which
matter is subject, may again be a
stratum of salt somewhere remote
from where the mass was formed.
Thus the salt mines of Portland and
the vast horizontal bed of pure salt
in Texas, as well us that mountain
OF rock salt in St. Domingo, were
collected on the bottom of ancient
seas which are now dry land remote
from water. There are places in
Africa where the process of disin-
tcgration of salt from rocks is regu-
larly going on, but there is not
water power enough to force it on
wardlv to the sea. Hence the par
ticlcs are spread abroad and mixed
up with soil. The negroes Of Kal-
liul, in Northern Africa, having
discovered its distribution where
there is no water to dissove in the
ground, leach it. In that way they
Separate the salt BY cyaporating
the water holding it in solution an
excellent article for domestic pur-
poses is produced. Salt pervades
the earth. 1t exists in the grasses
and most vegetable products on
which animals feed. In that way
they derive enough in most countries
to meet the demands ofthcir nature.
They require as much as civilized
humanity. With them salt is
necessary, as with ourselves, for
keeping the organs of vision in good
condition. Stop the supply and
blindness would be universal.
Year: 1873

Bcccher says that one look back
upon the record of American Presi-
dents stakes entirely from my mind
all purpose of running as candidate
for President. If it is done, it will
be without my consent, and shonld
be dragged to that chair in spite of
nv screams"
Year: 1873

Elizabeth Dudley is writing some
sound, hcalthtul letters to the Ecen-
ing Nail on the subject of cduca-
ton. She does not favor the hot
house system now so much in vogue
in young ladies' seminaries, and
does not believe superficial ac-
quaintancc with every branch of
study absolutely necessary for an
honorable position in society. She
says:


''Our young lady graduate from
Nassar, and other institutions of
learning, will read you on com
mencement day n theme on 'The
Conservation of Thought or on
'Thc Antagonism of Science and
Religion Listening to and looking
at her, one wishes that thought and
science had taught her how to de-
yelop her narrow chest, to expand
her recd-like waist, to make plump
her thin arms, and call the rose and
lily to her waxen face, the brillian-
cy of youthful health to her wan
eyes, the elastic grace of girIhood
to her languid step"
Year: 1873

postal telegraphy and other great practical reforms. Nothing short of & political issue will now give us proper telegraphic facilities; let the damagogues of politicians see 1t on the side of self and they will soon muster up courage to stump the coun- try on that issue. As an instance ot the beastly self of the old newspaper ring that grew rich and powerful by keeping the people ignorant,fl will recur'' to "The Tribune-founded by Horace Greeley" Under the regime of H. G., George w. Smalley went to London as editor and correspondent there. He did his "level best" to write down the postal telegraph ex- pertinent. When the move became success in the face of him on the ground, he had not the manliness or was not permitted to write word in praise of it. And The Tribune was silent. I don't know that the case would be changed now, were Greeley alive. He was just as stubborn and selfish as the rest of us, and l think he didn't die too soon.

 The Central Pacific people have not lost Goat Island because they never had it to lose. Had they spent the money lost in looking after it, in inn proving their great interests on the Oakland side, they would not now need Goat Island nor ever henceforth but the war goes on, and we'll see what we'll see. When 1 see more mar row-guage opposition to them than that on paper, will think the mil lennium has come in California. On the southeast corner, of Montgomery and California streetsis golden sign which reads: California Central Narrow-Guage' R. R. Co.," It looks we'll, too. To complete the road, 1 fancy that there is first mortgage on the sign and a second mortgage bond on the rolling stock-one mythical wheelbarrow. If that is not the exact size of it, I am a bloated liar, and will again remark that the new birth of the State is at hand.

 That the present year must be 0 prosperous one, there Is no doubt; plenty of rlin without flood. But the life of affairs is in the mines or stocks, and just now the great ques- tion is-Will there be great rise this year, or an intermittent sort of dead level? As it beats the best experts in the long run, I have nothing farther to say. I refer you to The Chronicle and continue to hope that we may all be happy yet. W.
Year: 1873

A LATE number of the Washington Republican has this reference to the work of Arizona's efficient Delegate:

 In accordance with the suggestions of the President i'll his message and the desire of the Secretary of State the Hon. MT. Mccormick has in- troduced the following bill in the House of Representatives, to transfer the control of certain powers and duties in relation to the Territories to the Department of the Interior:

 That the Secretary of the Interior shall hereafter exercise all the powers and per form all the duties in relation to the Terri tories of the United States that are now, by law or by custom, exercised and per. formed by the Secretary of State.

 With the passage of the above bill the jurisdiction of the State Depart ment will be confined exclusively to foreign affairs-a change that ought long ago to have been made.