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Year: 1876

How TO BE MISERABLE.-Thi about
yourself; about what you want, what
yoU like, what respect people ought to
pay you, what people think of you; and
then to you nothing will be pure. You
will spoil everything you touch; you
will make sin and misery for yourself
out of everything which God sends you; !;
you will be as wretched as you choose on
earth or in heaven either.


In heaven either, l say. For that
proud, greedy, selfish, self-seeking spirit
would turn heaven into hell. 1t did turn
heaven into hell for the great devil him
self 1t was by pride, by seeking his
own glory-(so, at least, wise men say
that he fell from heaven to hell He was
not content to give up his own will and
do Gods will like the other angels. He
was not content to serve God, and re-
ioice in Gods glory. He would be a
master himself, and set up for himself,
and rejoice in his own glory; and so,
when he wanted to make private heav-
en- of his own, lie found that he had
made hell, When he wanted little
god for himself, he lost the life of the
true God, to lose which is eternal death.
And why? Because his heart was not
pure, clean, honest, simple, unselfish.
Therefore he saw God no more, and
learnt to hate Him whose name is love.
-KingSley's Sermons.
Year: 1876

A better day is coming,


A morning promised long,
When girded right, with holy Might,


Will overthrow the wrong;
When God the Lord will listen


To every plaintive sigh,
AMI stretch his hand DER every land,


With justice by and by.


CHORUS.
Coming by and by, coming by and by.
The better day is coming,
The morning draweth nigh;
Coming by and by, coming by and by!
The welcome dawn will hasten on,
'Tis coming by and by.
The boast of naughty error


No more will fill the air,
But age and youth will love the truth,
And spread it everywhere;
No more from want and sorrow
Will come the hopeless cry;
And strife will cease, and perfect
Peace will flourish by and by.
Oh, for that holy dawning


We watch, and wait, and pray,
Till DER the height the morning light
Shall drive the gloom away;
And when the heavily glory
Shall flood the earth and sky,
Wen bless the Lord for all His word,
And praise him by and by.
Year: 1876

STRoNa feelings often evaporate in
words. Strong expressions about self


sacrifice or self denial, about a life sus-
tanned high above the world, often salts


fly the heart and prevent it from rising
to the grace talked about; whereas
Christianity is not Greed, but a Life,
and men who listen to preacher only
to find an Intellectual amusement or
pictures of an ideal existence, are not
thereby advanced one step nearer to the
high life of Christian.-F. W. Robert
Year: 1876

ADVICE TO BEGINNERs.-My Young
Friend:-You tell Inc you have decided
to become a teacher, and ask me to assist
in your preparation for the work. The
calling is noble one, not second to that
of the Law, of Medicine, or even of the
Ministry. If you succeed, you must
work hard, and you will not always re-
ceive the pay and thanks you deserve;
but the opportunities of doing good are
very many, and from the improvement
of such opportunities you can have a sat
isfaction that will much more than CON-
pensate for any lack of appreciation on
the part of your employers. And al
though you may never grow wealthy
from salaries allowed you for honest and
skillful work, you can secure liberal pay
for your services; and, after proof of
your efficiency and faithfulness, you can
have standing influence in society that
will be equal to any other person. Your
success will depend mostly upon good
character, good judgment, earnestness,
and skill in your work. Personal expe-
rience will be necessary, yet you can ac-
quire much from the experiece of Others,
by conversation, by visiting schools, by
attending Normal schools, drills, and H.
stitutes, and by reading educational jour-
mails and books
Year: 1876

Sowing the seed by the daylight fair,
Sowing the s,-rd by the nOon-day glare
Sowing the seed by the fading light
Sowing the seed in the solemn night;
Oh, what shall the harvest be.
Oh, what shall the harvest be:


Chorus.


SOwn in the darkness or sown in the light
SOwn in our weakness or sOwn in our might,
Gathered in time or eternity,
Sure, ah, sure will the harvest be.
Sowing the seed by the wayside high,
Sowing the seeds on the rock to die,
Sowing the seed where the thorns will spoil,
Sowing the seed In the fertile soil;
Oh, what shall the harvest be:
Oh, what shall the harvest he.
Sowing the seed of a lingering pain,
Sowing the seed of maddened brain,
Sowing the seed of a tarnished name,
Sowing the seed of eternal shame;
Oh, what shall the harvest be-
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
Sowing the seed with an aching heart
Sowing the seed while the tear drors start
Sowing in hope till the reapers come
Gladly to gather the harvest home;
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
Oh, what shall the harvest be?
Year: 1876

We were fast approaching Cape Hat
teras. Already the dim outline was ap:.
pearing to the southwest, and we were
anticipating a close run to its rocky
shore, when suddenly the order to tack
was given, and we stood out into the
Atlantic, leaving the Cape far astern.


SIS not the water deep enough to
make a closer run to the shoreH asked
Adjutant Culver, who was impatient to
get good sight of land after the three
days voyage.


Certainly" answered the captain,
gazing off to the south at the signs of
an approaching storm.


''But why, then. did We tack here ?"
asked the Adjutant.


because" replied the captain, ''if in
running close to the Cape we had be-
come in any way disabled, We might
have drifted on the rocks and have been
wrecked. A good sailor, when possible,
stands out from danger"


When see a young man leaving the
pure influence of the home circle, and
spending his hours in places where drink
and gambling are the programme, al
though he may take part only as spec
tator, yet l tremble for his safety, and
long to warn him to stand out from the
danger.


When l see the moderate drinker in
dulging In his occasional glass, and look
ing down with contemptuous smile on
the fanatical temperance people, know
that he is sailing along the rocks of in
temperance, and that his only safe
course is to stand out from danger.


When l see fair hands proffer the
sparkling wine to the noble and gifted,
| think what a terrible wreck there
would be if the rocks were encountered,
and pray that the scales may fall from
the eyes of the tempted, SO that they
may stand out from the danger.


When l see the reformed inebriate
frequenting the bar room, and mingling
with old boon companions, 1 almost
hear the sudden rocks, that he was res
cued from, grating against his frail bark,
and l speak to him as brother should
to brother, ''Tack your ship, or you
are lost. Stand out from the danger
Selected.
Year: 1876

WASTE OF LAND.-If farm Of 160
acres is divided by fences into fields ui
ten acres each, there are five miles Oi
fences. Ii each fence, now, is one rod
wide, no less than ten acres Of the
land are occupied by them. This is
equal to 65- per cent. Of the farm, and
loss of the land Is exactly equal 10 q
charge Of g. per cent. on the whole
value of the farm. But nearly every
fence row III the country is made a
nursery for weeds, which stock the
whole farm, aud make an immense
amount Of labor necessary TO keep
them from smothering the crops.
Much damage always results to the
crop from these weeds, and if these
expenses are added to the first one,
the whole will easily sum up to 20 Per
cent. or tax OF one fifth Of tie value
Of the farm. To remedy this, we
would have fewer fences, or we would
clean and SOW down the fer cp-rows to
grass or clover, AMI NOW hen twice
a year Ten acres Of clover or timothy
would a; least supply farm with seed
and few tons of hay every year. We
would, in short consider The fence rows
as valuable part Of The farm, and
use them as such.-Americoa -4gri-
cNItsNist.
Year: 1876

HosAHYAH.-in tie iIDe OF hosiery


there is a new vent for extravaganza.
1t is now necessary for a lady TO he
careful in separating her stockings
from her neckties as they are enough
alike for n mistake TO be madei in using
the stocking around the throat, though
of course the neckjie could not be
used for a stocking, unless, 20 use a
slang phrase, the lady should put her
foot in it. But stockings are Of the
softest silk texture, and in all shades
and colors. There are blacks ang ed


with gold, r.pks embroidered in gay


coiors, brown, blue, maize and puppies,
and every color to match the dress
worn. The lowest price Is 81, the
highest S25. The sandal slipper Is
worn with these stockings, and the
fashion is revived to show the feet.
Il would be too much to expect
of woman that she could wear such
lovly novelties unknown to those who
STE her. Already the mandate has
gone forth for the curtaiiment OF
the train in walking. There were al
ways many women who protested


against the fashion Of long skirts for
the promenade, but the tyrant fashion
forced them to submit. Well, they
are glad that fancy shoes and stock
ing will cause the skirts to shorten
and thus suit their wishes. Men need
no longer look up TO 4 woman's face
or mead for beauties or attractions he
can fix his eyes npon her feet aud fall
down and worShip-what "a pair OF
embroidered stockings and ten dollar
slippers. All of Crrdre'a 5 good for


tune arose from her glass slipper, and


We are but initiating the old r"paEce
in substituting feet for brains Tie
fairy prince asked for nothing more


than to find the girl who could wear
that slipper. lie took it for granted


that she whom the slipper Sued vas
endowed with every charm and good


quality. This should be a sufficient
answer to all those who have been
sneering at number one-and half feet.
Year: 1876

We must apologize to our readers for be-
ing compelled to print number Of advertise
ments twice in this issue. Our force at pres
snt ia inadequate to set up matter enough to
GIL the pepper; and, ss we are new beginners,
of course We bsVe no stereotyped plates TO
put in under the head Of new ads, therefore
must reproduce some Of our ads, or leave
some our columns blank. The Chief is now
up Sound and will bring more force so that
our ncxt number will he Nhat II should be
Year: 1876

We have had sufficient cold weather to
freeze small lakes and ponds near town Con.
scquenty the skating is good. Old and
young arc doing their hest to improve the
time knowing fnll well it will not last long
Year: 1876

A bad boy thus described his mis-
deeds and their punishment: Nv
sister Em has go. feller who has
been coming to see her every night
for some time. Night before last.
Just to have a little fun, | went into
the parlor and crawled under the sofa
on the sly, and waited there till he
and En- had got settled; and Just AS
he was asking her if she was willing
to become his dear partner for life,
and trust to his strong right arm for
protection and sapporr, gave three
red hot Indian war whoops and
bumped myself up against the bot
tom OF the sofa and fired off an old
horse pistol that ! had borrowed OF
Sam Johnson, and my gracious. how
lha, fellow jumped up and scootcd
for the door! He never stopped to
get his hat, but went tumbling head
over heels down the door steps. As
for EN-. she was just that scared thai,
she squat,ed right down on the floor,
and screeched like blue blazos, till
dad and mother came running in,
with nothing on but night clothes,
aud wanted to know what the matter
was. But Em only yelled louder,
and kept pointing under the sofa, till
dad got down on his knees, and saw
me there, and pulled me ont by the
hind leg. When he had got me Oh,
in the woodshed, he warpe me over
his knee; and then went at me with
a trunk strap, and | haven't got owe,
it nicely yet
Year: 1876




Tho trial Of Michael Mc6inn for murder In the nrst
degree continued ell day yesterday, und will
cupy tho entire session OF the Court again to-day,
making four days In all Assistant District Attorney
Lyon put evidence on Friday last, when tho case
was brought to trial. TO prove that sbout O'Clock
on the morning OF September the accused who 10
only eighteen years old. with a party Of friends.
tackled a brakeman on tho New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad, named Patrick Hayde,
at the corner OF Hudson and Laight streets,
near tho depot, and that hcGinn threw AZ the
head OF Hayde heavy iron coupling pin, which
struck the latter In the forehead, irscuring the skull
and causing wound from the effects Of which ne dicd
some three weeks later. All tho testimony Of tho
prosecution emphasized these statements Ycster-
DAY prisoners counsel put upon the stand number OF
tho prisoners companions who had witnessed tho
ARRAY and they testified that pisce OF iron which
they believed 10 be the coupling pin in question, was
thrown by some person unknown and, after striking
the ground, bounded up and struck the brcast oil
McGtnn almost knocking him down. ana that he
then picked u up and hurried u In tho direction from
Year: 1876

BOTH DEMOCRATIC AND REPUBLICAN COMMIT


TEES DENY ANY FRAUDS.


Yesterday shcrc was great deal Of talk among tho
politicians OF all parties about frauds charged have
bcen perpctratcd by tho Democratic Naturalization
Committee II was rumorcd that great numbers or
foreigners bad received their papers OF citizenship this
fail without having the term Of their residence in this
country required by law duly attcstcd by reliable
witnesses The neighborhood Of the Naturalization
Committee rooms was said to be infested by set OF
worthless rowdios who willing TO swear falsely
for very slight compensation, and these people
made the junction Of witness o regular employ
Year: 1876

Don't stop to tell stories in business
hours.


II you have place OF business be found
there when wanted.


No man can get rich by sitting around
stores and saloons.


Never "fooP' in business matters.


Have order, system, regularity, and also
promptness.


Do not meddle with business you know
nothing of.


Do not kick every one In your path.
More miles can be made in q day by 60
Ing steadily than by stopping.


Pay as you go.


A man of honor respects his word as he
does his bond.


Help others when you can, but never
give what you can not afford to, simply
because it is fashionable.


Learn to say No. No necessity OF
swapping it out d g fashion, but say it
firmly and respectfully.


Use your own brains rather than those
of Others.


Learn TO think and act for yourself.


Keep ahead rather than behind the times.
Young man, cut this out, and ii there be
any fsllscy in the argument let us know.
Year: 1876

BY virtue of q certain precept to me directed
by the mayor Of the city Of Indianapolis,
Indiana, and duly attested by the clerk OF
sal city under the corporate seal of said city,
will on
Year: 1876

The latest article out for fastening
up ladies' stockings has a clasp on
which appear two serpents' heads,
with little ruby eyes. Sort O. garter
snakes, you know.


When Boston girl breaks her en-
gagement with man and her friends
expostulate with her, she has only to
say his views on the theosophic doc
trine of cosmogony are loose; and
they realize at once how impossible
it is for any true woman to risk her
happiness with such person.


An usher in one of the Eastern
churches when he observes a gentle
man coming in with lady, whispers
to him: married ?" If the gen
tleman says yes, the usher seats the
two as he best can, even if it is FIVE
rods apart. IF the answer be in the
negative, he gets both of them in
one pew if be has to split some one
in two to do it.
Year: 1876




IT cannot be denied that there is
a widespread feeling that the expen-
ditures of the national government
from year to year are all out of pro-
portion to the results obtained. Last
year the appropriations made by
Congress reached the total of $685.
166, ,177-a sum which almost stag
gers the mathematical genius. The
sterling common sense of the aver
age citizen would dictate that rep
resentative government should rep
resent its citizens in their economy
as well as in their politics, and that
when the people spend less the Gov
eminent should spend less. Poll
ticians should understand it to be
their business to reduce expenses
and taxes, for political parties know
how to respect a resolute demand
from the people. The day of the
spendthrift has passed and extraya-
CANT aspirations should disappear.
1t is the inevitable debt taxation
-thst now Is 50 1nscfkeyous fh 6usf-
ness. If the Lawmakers and money
appropriators act honestly we shall
have advanced towards economy.
Year: 1876

Or all the hangers on about the
present administration we know of
none who occupies more undigni-
fed position, to put it with extreme
mildness, than Mr.. Orville Grant,
brother of the President. He has
held no office, but has always been
hanging about to have good things
tossed to him in the shape of post
traderships, contracts for somebody
who had retained him on a regular
salary or with liberal fees, to look
out for him at headquarters. He
seems to have been picking up fat
things here and there for some years,
and must have laid up quite a snug
little sum. And this is a case that
it can hardly be pretended was not
within the Presidents knowledge.
He must have known the profitable
use his brother was making of his re-
lationship and probably considered
1t all right.
Year: 1876

Ex-Attorney-General Williams,
recently before a subcommittee of
the House investigating the expendi
lures of the Department Of Justice
during the period of the ku-KluX
outrages, attempted to justify the
free use of money through the Sc
cret Service force without any vouch-
ers of the objects for which it was
expended. Mr.. Williams said that
the records showed that there was
occasion to execute the laws for the
protection of life, but we fail to see
how that iustifes the use of money
without rendering an account for it.
There is no reason why men en-
ployed in the secret service should
not be required to render an exact
account of every dollar that they use.
To permit them to do otherwise is to
allow great scope for abuses.
Year: 1876

IT is said the misunderstanding
between the United States and
Great Britain, regarding the extra
dition treaty, is not particularly dis
tasteful to either country, as the
necessity for a new treaty has long
been considered. The intimacy by
cable and steamship has long age
rendered the present treaty practi-
cally useless.
Year: 1876

TURNING OUT THE vACCINATING CoRPs-DisPUTE


As TO THE RIGHT TO THE ROOMS.


The Police Department on Friday took pos
session OF the the first floor OF the M0tts siao
OF the police central building much to the dspeasure
OF the Health Commissioners because this action turned
the Vaccination Corps out Of their before other
suitable quarters had been provided for them President
Smith OF the Police Board stated that Corporation Coun
se Whitney and the counsel OF tho Police Board held the
opinion that the Health Department occupied s present
qnartcrs only At tho pleasure Of the Police Commits
sioners.


President Chandler Of the Health Department sent
letter President Smith Saturday, crtcising the use
OF the police force In taking possession OF the rooms oc
ouped by the vaccDatng Corps and protesting against
that action unwarrantable obstruction OF most
important bureau OF sanitary organization at Time
when its services especially The Presi-
dent added that tho Health Department would be glad
to avail themselves OF any accommodation for the Vacc
Mating Corps that the Poico Commissioners might Offer
Az special meeting tho Police Board then offered tho
Health Department the poce-statlon now occupied by
Chandler replied thn,this station could not be made
available at present and President Smith answered that
the Board could offer other Police Comnis-
sionor yoorhs In speaking Of the right OF tn Health De-
prens to occupy te rooms Which pave ave onen oso DGo
under which the Yaccinang Corps were permitted 10
porary to meet the emergencies of an epidemic OF
smallpox. Tho resolution especially stated that lhe
an hey souIa be wanted cr the tho use Of
the Police Department


Tie Health Commissioners claim that they have equal
right the occupancy Of those with tho Poltco or
OF her department. aud can be removed only by the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionm They assert that
the building is the property OF the city, and this portion
has been assigned TO them Tho police station IN
Twenty nnhs they have found Ia utterly unit for tbe
occupancy OF the Health Department and even $1,000
spent In repairs and building suitable vaults Tor the
safekeepng Of their valuable records still the building
not sufficient capacity for the transaction OF their
business IL L. claimed by the Police Commissioners that
tho Health Commissioners Acknowledged themselves
OF the Police Department by paying rent for the
use OF their
Year: 1876

At recent donation in the eastern part OF
Oswcgo County brother sent dollar TO his pastor, with
note saying: Here's dollar IN addition 10 the three
shlngs' worth Of strawberries gave you last sum
10
Year: 1876

Semiramis, the Assyrian queen, is cred ited with the invention of weaving and Pliny accorded the invention of the Loom to the Egyptians, but it seems to be left to the Read Carpet Go. of Bridge port to perfect the weaving of carpeting. It is said that there are no goods more perfectly woven or more durable than these goods. Messrs. HALL & READ keep on hand all the patterns of the O..

 and also very extensive assortment of Velvet Brussels and Venetian Carpeting.
Year: 1876

New Milford, Woodbury. and Washing ton vote No License" this. year. The latter town can enforce this vote and we hope the others will make a determined effort to do so, Unfortunately No License is much easier to vote than to enforce.
Year: 1876

WE TAKE PLEASURE in. soliciting the at tention of our readers to the advertise ment of P. c. Rarnum This house hay ing the advantage of Large Experience good goods, and cheap prices--we claim give as good bargains as can be obtained in New York.
Year: 1876

The show at the Government building is one of extreme interest. There is no cannon like the great ], 400 pound Krupp gun at the Machinery Hall, but more in- structive exhibit. taken as whole, is not to be found in any other building. Pre- pared, as it was. with view of showing what the public might wish to see, rather than as an exhibit of individual manu- lecturers with an eye to business, there is unity of design and an absence of su- perfuous display here that we miss else where. Our stay at Agricultural and Hor- ticultural Halls was so short that we can say DO more than to recommend others to make s more thorongh examination. There is vast deal in both that will in- terest others than the farmer and gar deuer.

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