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Year: 1875

LIVING TOO FAsT.-In our day, both mar
ried and single people live too fast. A
bachelor now has need of an income such
as would once have satisfied man with
a family; and the husband and father re-
quires for his single household the means
that twenty years ago would have supported
two families, if not three. Daughters are
sent to fashionable schools, at an enormous
cost, there to learn extravaganza, and in
short, to become fitted for anything but to
become the wives of poor men. Sons are
ruined with unlimited pocket money, late
hours, and almost total absence of parental
control. Thus we not only waste our own
estates, but perpetuate the vice in our
children. In every way we are living toe
fast.
Year: 1875

WE ALL Have OCR SATANs.-Each one of
US has different Satan. Satan comes to
one man in the form of idleness, and makes
him waste day after day, year after year,
until he has wasted his whole life doing
nothing. Satan comes to another man as
work, and makes him destroy himself in
the opposite way, wearing out prcmaturely
his brain and his body. lie comes to
another as Christian zeal, and the man be-
comes bigot full of fire for the Lord but
the Lord he serves is God of wrath, God
who cares for triHes, a God who prefers
sacrifice to mercy. lie comes to another
as charity, but it is a charity which tole-
rates evil and let's it alone, which has no
edge to it, no courage; and indolent charity,
which is not love at all, but only easy good
nature. SO he disguises himself as an
angel of light, calling himself patriotism
whom he wishes to make nations hate each
other; calling himself Christianity when
he wishes to make men persccute each
other; calling himself honesty when hC
wishes to encourage man in his rude and
overbearing ways; and SO on, changing


himself into every virtue and every grace


james Freeman Clarke.
Year: 1875

Poor MARY PoMERoY,-A monument to
the memory of this unhappy girl, whose
story has panied thousands of hearts, is to
be erected in Jersey City. The ladies of
that city are collecting subscriptions for
that purpose, and the monument will be
dedicated on the anniversary of the death
of Mary Pomeroy in August. There is
another monument in Jersey City to her
memory, which is not SO appropriate, and
that is the Church of tha Scandal, where
Mr.. Glendenning still continues to preach
in defiance of society and of the will of his
Sect
Year: 1875

A HUSBANDS MIsTAKE.-The severe lesson
a Pittsburgh man lately received from his
wife, is thus set forth by the Commercial
Of that city:


"The husband had been in the habit of
staying out late at night, and on the even
ing i'll question, at about half-past eleven,
he was standing in front of an aldermans,
i'll company with some friends, including
the magistrate. A woman closely yelled
came along, apparently under the influence
of liquor. The husband referred to pro-
posed that she be arrested and tried at
once. The party took up the suggestion,
with the idea that there was fun ahead,
and the alderman's Office was at once
opened, lit up, and the woman brought in.
The case was called, and the friends stood
around to hear the trial. He who had
suggested the arrest and the trial was
forward in the progress of the case, and
desiring view of the face of the female,
| rudely lifted her veil. His astonishment
and modification may be imagined when
he discovered it was his wife There was
a sudden dispersement of the friends The
wife had been seeking her wandering hus


band, and had taught him and his friends
a lesson that they will not soon forget"
Year: 1875

A seventeen-year-old son in the family
has the hardest work. He comes home
two hours after midnight so weary and
worn out with playing at billiards and
carrying scarfpin the size of your fist
almost, that it is as much as he can do to
get out of bed in time for dinner.
Year: 1875

The last of the visiting military who took
part in the Bunker Hill celebration left
Boston on Saturday, highly pleased with
the manner in which they had been enter
tanned. The Norfolk Light Blues, before
leaving, visited the Mayor to bid good-by,
and Gen. Fitz Hugh Lee made little
parting speech, thanking the Mayor and
the city of Boston for the very cordial and
gratifying reception given to the Blues. He
said they expected to receive some little
civility from the gentlemen of Boston, even
those who differed most widely from them.
but they were not prepared for the enthu-
siastic and splendid demonstration which
they had witnessed. They would return
to Virginia and tell the people that they
should 90 and see for themselves the people
of Boston, and they wc;;, fee" said the
speaker, as we feel, that this is a great
country, and we form part of it," 1t was
with difficulty that General Lee could gel
from tho Parker House to the carriage
which was to take him to the boat, owing
to an enthusiastic crowd which greeted hin
with Ground upon round of cheers" II
response to loud calls, he briefly thanked


the people for their unprecedenteC


cordiality." Lee and the Blues were followed


to the boat by a large throng and the.


were cheered as they passed, wherever re
| copnized
Year: 1875

How MARBLES ARE MADE.-The chief
place Of the manufacture of marbles-these
little pieces Of stone which contribute so
largely to the enjoyment of boys-is at
Oberstcin, on the Maize. in Germany, where
there are large agate mills and quarries,
the refuse of which is turned to good
paying account by being made into small
balls, employed by experts to knuckle
with, and are mostly sent to the American
market. The substance used in Saxony is
hard, calcareous stone, which is first
broken into small blocks, nearly square, by
blows with Il hammer. These are thrown
by the hundred or two into a small sort of
mill, which is formed of IL flat, stationary
slab of stone, with number of eccentric
burrows upon its face. A block of oak, or
other hard wood, Of the dametric size is
placed over the stones and partly resting
upon them. The small block of wood is
kept revolving while water flows upon the
stone slab. In about fifteen minutes the
stones are turned into spheres, and then,
being fit for sale, are henceforth called
marbles. One establishment, with but
three mills, turns out sixty thousand mar.
| bles each week
Year: 1875

John Morrissey's former profession was
that faprize-fghter. Hispresentp profession
is that of gambler. There is no secrecy
ether about his past or present. He was
pluclSy in the prize ring, and he is not a
hypocrite about his gambling. But the
fact that he is not ashamed of his vocation
does not atone for its character, or make it
any the less disgraceful that such man
should employ the intervals of leisure left
him after management of his various gamb
ling houses in undertaking the manage
ment of the Democratic party of New York
If Tammany has either any pluck or any
sense. it will embrace the present opportu
nifty, and remand Mr.. Morrissey to back
seat.--N.. r. Tribune.
Year: 1875

A young bride, who had been fashionably
educated was asked by her fond husband to
attend to the ordering of the dinner, as he
shouldn't have time to go to market 1t
is fact that she blandly requested the
butcher to send home "leg of tongue,
seventeen pounds of steak, and two hall
but"
Year: 1875

A Small boy in New Haven made sensa.
ton for a short time by quietly transferring
a card bearing the words " take one" from
lot of almanacs in front of a store to
basket of oranges.
Year: 1875

A newspaper in Arizona is informed that
Brigham Young is anxious to establish
colony in Sonora, "his great desire being
to get away from the influence of tho
public school system of the United States"
Year: 1875

SIMPLE MUsIC.-IIow much greater is the
power of an old song with simple air and
words, than of those more difficult and
artistic ones which sometimes throw the
professional musicians into ecstacies of
delight. 1t may not be because there is
more music or more feeling to them, but
these are endeared to the hearts of the
common people through familiarity, and
affections, and appeal to sentiments and
feelings that could not be awakened, no
matter how artistic, or sparkling with gems
of beauty. When these have become
familiar and associated with the loves and
joys of lifetime, then they will also
become household Words" and awaken
the same feelings; but, until such is the
case, give us the simple, old-time songs.
Year: 1875

0EloS, Olmstcd Co Minn., March ?, Is.
To the Editor ofthe Union.


| was quite interested in an article in a
recent issue Of the Union on the subject
of County Oranges. We have long felt
the necessity Of tic link in the chain. We
first organized what we term u county
Grange in this county, and I believe i,
WAS the first county organization Of the
kind in the State. We elected the same
officers that arc elected in the sub Grange
except the lady officers, and The only
change that VIC have made since was to
change the name to County Council I
have been a member of that body most of
the time for The past three years, and We
have accomplished Il great deal; but the
Council is not at present what it should
be. 1t is very Much like train Of cars
without u locomotive. or steam boat
without an engine. We can load up and
run down grade, or float down stream
but when it is necessary to climb the
grade Or travel up stream, We lack the
motive power. We have a splendid boat
in this county She is we'll built, firm,
substantial and durable; a noble and
brave crew; a No. pilot and a compe-
tent engineer. AS for the captain, I have
nothing to say, but if the proper authori-
ty will furnish us an engine, We promise
great results


Yours fraternally,


GEORGE e. HOPKINS,


Master County Council.
Year: 1875

It's truly astonishing how the papers,
while they persist in charging man
dollar an inch for advertising when liv-
ing, chcerfully give up a whole column
Of space for nothing, when his obituary
comes along. ~
Year: 1875

The following are opinions recently
given by Worthy Master Adams, Of Min
ncsota, on questions submitted, viz:


Il see no objection whatever to your
Grange voting to pay any bill, which it
could pay, if referred to any committee
to Investigate. The preferable way is, in
my opinion, where bill is clear, and
understood by the Grange, not to refer,
but to take action at once, and order it
paid. This is but simple justice to the
creditor. Where there isdoubt
Or the account is not clearly COM
pretended, refer, of co urse, for examina-
ton, and report at some future period.


When Grange acts direct, it is no
disgrace.


The principal can do any deed his
agent can, and it relieves the agent from
censurc and responsibility.


Your members are too magnanimous
I trust, to feel any rebuke, where the
Grange itself takes a direct vote Tell
them not TO be too sensitive Ifthe Grange
does order bill paid without reference.
any patron, whether member of finance
committee, or not, should quietly Con.
clude, il the Grange can stand it, he can,
and let it 60 at that.


Sow the seeds of harmony and brother
ly love in your Grange. Convince them
that it is the duty Of all occasionally to
yield a point for the common good. If
your committees will not perform the
work assigned them, appoint new ones,
for it is your duty to direct the labor, and
the Grange must not suffer from the neg.
lect oflaborers net,led by fancied wrongs
Have we not learned yet, that more than
half of the ills of human life are imagin.
ary?


The law of the order is that all present
must vote. Call the attention Of your
members to it,"
Year: 1875

HAS JUST OPENED NEW CLOTHING
House on Mill Street, where he will keep
everything needed in a geutloman's wardrobe.


He will make tho manufacture Of clothing
d Special Feature of his business. Having
had many years experience he feels confident
that he can please all who favor him with
their patronage. 33tf
Year: 1875

Now that an abundant harvest
has nearly been successfully com
pleted, the debts of the farmers dis
charged, and other necessary pro
visions have been made for the sue
oessful conduct of the farm for an
other season, we suggest that a few
dollats be laid out in books, those
trearing subjects collateral to the
business of planting, and papers
which are standard authorities upor
agriculture. The good effects ol
the Grange among the farmers of
Texas is nowhere more clearly seer
than in the increase of intelligent eff
fort among the farmers, superindu-
ced by the general diffusion among
them of papers and books
written and published with the ex
press purpose of enlightening them
A few years more at this rate ant
the planters of Texas will be no Ion
ger at the mercy of the sharp opera
tors in cotton, sugar and grain.
Year: 1875

1t has been only a few years since
we in the South have considered it
worth our while to encourage by
this potent means, that proper emu
lation and friendly rivalry among
the farmers which the county or
district fairs invariably produce.
But with our ten or a dozen years
experience with the enterprise, Tex
as is prepared to give tolerably in
telligent verdict upon their effect
iveness, and no intelligent observer
but knows beforehand what that
verdict will be.


1t is true that our exhibitions in
this way must appear meagre and
tame to visitors from the North,
where the system has prevailed for
a half century, but to us, who know
what the conditions were q dozen
of years since, the result is indeed
most gratifyingly promising. In
nothing is this improvement more
clearly observable than in the mat
ter of improved stock, save, perhaps,
the greatly improved implements of
husbandry. If so much has been
achieved in so short a time, what
may we not promise ourselves after
we have given half century's ef-
fort to this cause. Let every friend
OF true progress III Texas strive, with
all his energy to encourage these
annual exhibitions of our grow
ing skill in agriculture and me-
chanism.
Year: 1875




In spite of the fact that the chief
productions of the South are in
almost universal demand over all
the world, and tho other fact that
but small part of the earth's sur
face, aside from the Southern States
of America, is capable of growing
Gotten, tobacco and sugar, and these
great staples of human necessity,
are grown with great profit to the
producer-the thoughtful mind
turns to the solution of the prob
lem. Instead of holding the bal
ance of financial power in the
commerce of the world, as we
should, and as we are abundantly
able to do, when we consider the
great natural advantages we pos
sess, in having a soil and climate
admirably adapted to these pro-
ducts, we are content to be the
hewers of wood and drawers Of
water, the veriest slaves, financially
speaking, of the remainder of the
world, which, by other and wiser
policies, we might have at our feet.
Whenever the body of the plant
ers of the South are once clear from
the thraldom of debt, and are
brought to the point of so diversity
ing their crops as to make the farm
self-sustaining, then we can see
how is it possible for them to com
bine, in a way that they could hold
up their crops for two or three
years, creating a "famine" among
the consumers of the world, and
thus bringing them to terms at
once.


With all these great advantages
in our hands, instead of financial in
feriority, we should be superior in
every respect.


The Rome (Ga) Courier, in a re-
cent article, makes suggestion on
this point, which we deem worthy
the attention of the people, it is:
That the States act in concert and
pass acts permitting the issuance of
State certificates for cotton, thus
creating sort of domestic currency,
which would be available as money,
take the cotton and store it upon
the coast, hold it until the world de-
manded it at our own price, and be
willing to pay that price in gold.
The plan means simply the aid of
the credit of the States to tide the
cotton planters over the period
which stretches between the present
comparative cotton surfeit, and the
minimum price of the present, and
the famine that few years of short
supply would create, and the maxi
mum price, which would be a lordly
remuneration to the farmer for all
his tolls, thus making a future, il
whose prosperity, the poverty and
hardships of the past, would be ut
terly forgotten.


If the present prices were onl,
paid in gold, the financial infe
riority of the South woult
gradually disappear and tha
simple step would be lont
stride in the direction of our earl,
return to hard money basis, so ca
gerly striven for by the financiers o.
the nation. When the grang,
made step towards direct trade
this was one of the consideration
, that laid nearest the surface of thei
plans. 80 -ae


Any one can see at a glance tn
immence advantage of the combin
ation, family sketched above. w,
offer these crude reflections will
the hope that others will take ~
the subject, and thus the cause oi
, the producers of Texas be served.
Year: 1875

The Statesman asks, ''is it posi-
Bile that Davis will be re-en
throned?" We should say not
but the wish may be father to the
thought in the Statesman's case, as
by that 'little arrangement" GER
tain public teats will be to let, and
there is no telling but the States
man might be adroit enough to get
hold of one, and a lacteal draught
from the treasury teat might save
it, after sensationalism has so Woe
fully failed.
Year: 1875

Those of our Radical friends who
regard the result of the Ohio cleo


tion as Republican triumph, and
who have gone to the expense ot
burning powder on it, will be woe
fully mistaken next year, when tn,
hosts Of Democracy stand in serried
ranks at the ballot-box, and the
money question is not point at is
Year: 1875




Congress has passed the Civil
Rights bin, and we claim that il was
a duty that was due to our race, by
that honorable body. 1 am in hopes
that none of the great statesmen who
advocated the passage of the bill will
ever have caase TO regret it. / am
in hopes that our race win from th s
time show % our white friends that
we are determined to act IS worthy
citizens We have not, neither do
we ask Congress to enact any law
that viii protect us in the wrong.
We do not want the rights Of our
white friends, we only want the
rights that God has given to us.
Our white friends, or the opposers of
the Civil Rights bill have said If
Congress passed it, there would be
bloodshed, but I hope not, for-I see
no cause for it; l will say to my race
give no offense whatever that will
cause one drop of blood to be shed,
for God in whomwe trust will fight
for us. i. think the white people
af this country Republicans as well
as Democrats would remember what
valuable services the colored man
has rendered to the American people
in time of trouble. Ever since the
Boston massacre, when Attucks the
colored man-was the first to fall a
victim to death, our race have at all
times when called on stood by the
American whitepeople, and helped
to protect them in their rights, and
they ought to stand by us. We
need education and money to help
'makeius an intelligent people. Let
every man of our race act we'll his
part to cultivate a good feeling, in
his neighborhood anil we will have
peace among our people. There are
some bad men, some that are called
roaghs or rowdies, who may attempt
to intrude on white persons, and
bepro;ected by the Civil Rights bill
but the bill was not. passed to give
disrespecttul men power to enter any
inn or car in an improper manner.
Our. people must remember that the
Ciyil Rights bill was passed to pro-
tect those of our race who will do
right. d % asssaessA 3


T You will hear from me again.
4Fa ID II Crarm0x-us
Year: 1875

He had had a wife and six children
in birmingham in the workhOuse.
He went to Birmingham, took them
out, and is now an earnest hard
working man, an active worker in
the church, and q good citizen. l
have every reason to believe that
thai battle vas won for Jesus. 1
don't insaRto say that iff saw man
in the same fix to-day 1 would do the
same thing. IhaVe learned another
Snd.za better way. Down in the
Fourth " ard of New York 1 have
seen crowd Ofturhnlent men, with
knives and pistols. and have been
enabled by discretion at the right
moment to step among them and
stop the fight without my being III
jured or having to fight at sll. l
think now that I could have saved
that man without beating him as [
did, yet it was what l thought the
best thing then. Well. there was
division among the religi0nists as to
whether ! had
Year: 1875

are over and business recommended,
thank Heaven, though our play is
failure. We know how to work. and
can work till work is over and some
new paradise begun.


The poor stock men, how we pity
them They hang their heads, be-
lieve that stocks are little better,
off and on, and then feel as if the
public pulse in the matter was dead
entirely. They can't make it go;
nobody Can make it go; the brains
are racked; the powers of invention
tortured, and all to no purpose. Put
| ting their shoulders to the wheel
budges the ponderous vehicle just
little farther, when back it goes
again to the same position. When
the mines are really in order that
the market most relies upon, to give
tone to the whole, will probably
come reaction, till their patience TO
tie crusty is the only teaching.


The Palace Hotel is about half
full, mostly of eastern people who
like to luxuriate, and find the
Palace Observation-Disclosures tor
the most part are to poor. A good
many old Californians are here at
present, looking after their interests,
which the failure of the Bank of
California has somewhat deranged.
Mrs. Stanford invited Bush, the
artist in gas pipes, to New York to
examine all the improvements in
plumbing and gas-ftting, for these
days, buildings are complicated in
all their departments; the amount of
machinery required now to help a
man to draw his daily breath is
wonderful; gas-pipes, water-pipes,
fire alarm wires, burglar projections,
etc., are things to be talked of. One
would suppose that we did nothing
but expect burglars, live III need of
instantaneous attention from all
parts of the world, and visit some of
the new tangled houses which, what
ever else they may do, will never
leave the impression on the mind of
what was supposed to be a cosy,
comfortable and convenient home.
Thank God, we are not Mrs. Stan
ford. is what we have to say, as we
gaze upon this wonderful structure
which is to come into her care and
keeping. 1. might as well be the
Palace Hotel, as to any idea of com
fort it could give to a solitary family
occupying some OF its corners, but
it is to cost million of dollars and
ought to make glad the heart, if
ostentation can do so. Still, stone
cutters and artisans of all sorts have
been benefited 10y it, and possibly,
only the envious grumble. All
the railroad magnates are TO do their
best towards the establishment of
the city, and God speed them, say
the tax payers, tor they are helping
us to bear our burdens.


CYNTHIA ANN.
Year: 1875

from the Detroit Free Press.l
A stranger. ragged, out of money
and with burning sadness in his eye,
came in while Bijah was sweeping
out, and as soon as he saw the old
ianitor he fell on his neck and eX-
claimed


Long-lost brother, l have found
thee at last!'


Who's your long-lost brother p
You are-you are my dear
brother William" sobbed the man.


You are camel and lar AID
a navy yardp roared the janitor, Il
never had a brother! 1 was the
only child in the family, and my
name was never William"


will you go back on your
brother Horatio right before these
men?" gasped the stranger.


Then Bijah took him by his little
neck and put him in a cell, and he
was the first prisoner to come be-
fore his Honor.


THE BROTHER.


$50 you came here and tried to
come it on Bijah, did you?' in
quired his Honor.


"I've lost brother, and he looks
like him" protested the man.


"When did you lose your
brother?"


about twenty-one years ago ?"


"And you never got any trace OF
him p


Never"
"Well, my friend, l can assure
you that Bijah is not your brother
l have known him ever since he was
old enough to pull the rubber tip
of his nurse bottle, and / am sure
he is the only child. Whether 1T
had been better for the world had
three or four more children been
added to the family l am not pre-
pared to say. l think know where
your long-lost brother is. and III
give you sixty days in which to find
him.


And the prisoner looked sad as
Biiah led him back to his cell