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Year: 1872

TAKING THE VE1L.-In New York the solemn ceremonies of a religious "profession" were performed in chap. ell of the Sisters of Charity. The occa- sion was that of young lady taking up- on herself the Order of Mercy. At the commencement of the service the novice prostrated herself at the foot of the high altar, while choir of nuns chanted the Litany of the Saints in her behalf At the communion she arose and slowly as- cended the altar steps. On reaching the platform upon which the priest stands she again knelt and devoutly prepared herself for the reception of the holy sac rament and tho taking of the three relig- ious vows-ehastity, voluntary poverty and obedience. The VOWS being taken the VOWS which are believed to be per petually binding-the professed nun resumed her position nt the foot of the altar and again prostrated herself, while the choir chanted solemn and appro- priate hymn. The hymn being finished she arose, and accompanied by several sisters, went into the sacristy, where she was divested of all her adornments, to don the humble habit and cowl of Sis ter of Char1ty. The ceremony was con- ducted by three priests.
Year: 1872

We may have courage, all of us,

 To start at honor's call, To meet . foe, protect friend,

 Or face . cannon-ball To show the world one hero lives The foremost in the fight But do we always manifest

 The courage to do rightf To answer Noi with steady breath, And quick, unfaltering tongue, When fierce temptation, ever near, Her system song has sung2 To cure not for the bantering tone, The jest, or studied slight; Content if we can only have

 The courage to do right? To step aside from Fashions course, Or customs favored plan; To pluck an outcast from the street, Or help fellow man If not, then let us nobly try,

 Henceforth, with all our might, In every case to muster up

 The courage to do rightl
Year: 1872

THE proposed transfer of the Island of Sumatra from the possession of Holland to that of Great Britain was last week agreed to by the lower house of the States General ef the Netherlands,
Year: 1872

PARIS, July 3.-The debate on the bill
imposing tax on raw materials is now
in progress in the National Assembly at
Versailles. The lobbies are fIill of ex-
cited spectators, and the members OF
the Right are resolute in their determi-
nation TO reject the measure and hope
for a majority against with the aid Of
the representatives Of the free trade dis
tricts in the South Of France.


Among the questions that have been
discussedis the contingency 9f the resig-
nation Of Thiers and the appointment
Of a Triumvirate to be composed Of
Marshal McMahon, General rAdmi-
rault and Due de Broglie in his place is
again mOOted.


The party of the Left are now unani-
NOUS in the support Of Thiers. They
have had an interview with the Presi-
dent, and on receiving the promise Of
their assistance, he made brief speech,
in which he distinctly stated that he
would not in any event resign. Thiers
also announced that ne was fully Rwars
of the intrigues of the Right and re-
marked thar the Left may implicitly re-
ly on him for tirmness and his power In
The interests Of the Republic.
Year: 1872

Article six section seven Of the Con-
stitution of the State Of Tennessee reads
as follows: 1.-THE Judges Of the Supreme
Court, or Inferior Court, shall, at stated
times, receive a compensation for their
services, to be ascertained by law, which
shall not be increased or diminished
during the time for which they are
elected. They shall not be allowed any
fees or perquisites of Office, nor hold any
Office of trust or profit under the State
or the United States"


Under the above provision OF the
State Constitution, it would be right TO
give a Chancellor forty-fiYe hundred
dollals per annum if this sum were
fixed before be went upon the wool
sack, and after it was thus fixed il can
not be reduced. The rule works both
ways. Has it been obeysd2
Year: 1872

Anarchy and bloodshed are the only fruits of Mexican attempts at self government Bad Mexicans never tire of cutting throats, and we are sorry to be compelled to say that good Mexicans are rather scarce; yet there are some of this kind.

 We would not have had so much to say on this matter were it not for the penchGnt some Mexicans have for murdering Americans, and as the southern portion of this Territory is now darkened and threatened by gruff-look. ing greasers from Sonora, our citizens appre- bend that the said greasers mean big, bad business.

 Were our few border settlers strong enough to march on Sonoro, take and hold it, we should counsel such move but, with the Apaches punching away at every sore spot, they cannot pay proper attention to the half-breeds of Sonora. They must, how ever, continue on their guard against them lest they come unawares and murder and rob, as they have often before done We could live in peace with Sonora, but, il seems, Sonora cannot live m peace with us and for this reason may yet provoke our gov ernment SO that it will go to work and re. construct not only Sonora, but the whole O Mexico.

 We don't care to sec it come 10 this, bu if it is manifest destiny, the sooner the bar barians of Mexico are brought under th' range of Ku-KIux bills and cannon, tho bet ter for all concerned.

 We see ray of hope in the following tel egram from Washington

 Generals Sheridan and Auger have bee' directed by orders from the War Departmen to use extraordinary efforts to capture an, deliver over to the civil authorities for trial all persons that raid from Mexico into Texas

 Why General Crook is not ordered to d' so is past our comprehension.
Year: 1872

that your houses have been so disorderly
that school children were afraid to pass
them on their way to and from school.
1t is still further rumored that there is
more done in your places Of business than
the lay con,emplates or allows--'hat
money Is lost and won on cards. Now,
10 view Of all this, will you be surprised
that citizens should vote against your
holding these places longer?


Fellow citizens, | think l have clearly
shown your right to criticise and vote in
this matter, provided it is cEpedient
The expediency of such action will be
the subject Of my next.


ANTI BACCHUS.
Year: 1872

For some time Aattesing repor>s Of
Tho growth of the Liberal elemeot Of the
Republican party have been coming 10
from all portions of the country, until
the revolution has assumed proportions
never before reached by q party revolt in
This country The convention of this
element met at Cincinnati yesterday
noon, but at the time Of going to p-ess
NO notice of their proceedings has been
received. The couutryis is looking to this
gathering with hope, and we trust wisdom
and patriotism may control its move
mcnts.
Year: 1872

s0ue accidents ere 90 far beyond ordinary
foresight and avoidance that they eAst no special
blame on any individual. Bot railway collision
is without excuse or explanation, and especially
20 when 1t occurs on double track road, under
circumstances such 80 attended that Of Friday
morning. In saying this, We do not Attseh par
ticle sf blame to the Railroad Company. or its
executive oHRosrs- Their roAd il managed with
precision and care In many particulars, 1t
right stand as an example for general imitation
Is excellent and eomplsts system Of Rnles, If
thsy had been obeyed, would have entirely
guarded against such = casualty.


Il i obvious TO AL who have been told the
fAets Of the case that there WAz failure TO do =
plain, simple thing-thAt which the most ins1-
perisneed railroad employee would be expected
to do, hrHt, under the circumstances This wAs,
OF eourss, to place signal Of danger in the rear
Of the disabled train, and TO be Absolutely GER
tain that it wAs sufficiently far to enable the fol-
lowing one To come TO fun stop, easily, and
without possible danger. In the present case,
there should have been no trouble about doing
this-thsre vas no reason for not seeing the no
osssi.y, and none for not taking the proper pre-
caution In ampIs time II the New York trains
schedule time bad been close bshind that Of the
Philadelphia train; and II the latter bad met
with some sudden detention, such ~ landslide,
broken axle, or other unexpected cause for halt
ing under these circumstances, there might
have been some explanation why the hAgmAn did
not get farther than three hundred yards away
from the ten car loads Of people whom his signal
was to protect from destruction.


Bot, a. is well understood, the interval be-
tween the trains was over an hour, and this
space bad been eaten up, gradually, and by such
succession Of delays that all who understood
the situation at all knew, and could not hslI
knowing, the nearness Of the New York train.
Moreover the disabled one was not stopped sud
denly, but sloWly came to 4 stand BY the failure
Of steam In the locomotive, thus Anording, BY
these delays, time for the signal Of danger to
have been placed far In the rear TO have warned
the following train far up the track, and TO have
brought it 10 = full stop, At . safe distance.


An this is wisdom expressed too late so far a.
this dreadful occurrence il concerned But it is
Of use for the future. 1t is terrible warning
against the neglect Of the plain rules whose clos'
observance alone can insure safety, and it ought
TO hXVe the effect OF influencing most deeply
every man who runs locomotive or takes charge
Of . railroad train. After all the rules that
Presidents and superintendents may make Aftel
al the discipline they may succeed in porfecting
after all the care and discrimination they ma!
exercise in the selection OF their employees il
depends upon the moral tone Of the men. them
selves, and on their conscientious observance oi
their simple line Of duty whether there shall b.
vigilance, care, and safety. Let Us hope that th'
occurrence may have it's effect in this direction.
Year: 1872

The Coroner's Jury place the blame Of the ae-
cident on the Conductor Of the disabled train,
Anthony Rue, and a warrant has been issued
criminal neglect Of duty As the Grand Jury may
see ct to indict This is an unpleasant duty for
the Coroners Jury, Of course, bat they would
have failed 10 answer the Just expectations Of
the public bad they done lees.
Year: 1872

THE Jeuish Times, as an illustration of
the way in which INSCRIPTIONS rogues
often play upon the credulity of the igno-
rant for the advancement of their own
schemes, tells the following story, the
scene of which is laid in a small Austrian
town:


"A peasant woman of that place lately
lost her husband, to whom she was fondly
attached. Her grief was heartrending,
and she refused to be quieted, until one
night she heard somebody knock at her
window, and, on investigation, figure
yelled in white presented himself, who
pretended to be no less parsonage than
the heavenly doorkeeper, st. Peter He
told the widow that he came at the re-
quest of her husband, who was in search
of dwelling-place in Heaven, but could
not find one, not having 200 florins, the
sum required in payment of it. The
woman fastened to hand him the required
money. A few evenings thereafter his
holiness again made his appearance and
Informed the woman that for the price of
800 florins house in Heaven would be
secured for her in advance. She, not
having the the money told the ghost to
come again the next night, and in the
morning she went to the bank to get the
money The bank officers suspected some
trick, and, questioning the woman, were
informed of the fact. They gave her the
money, but, at the same time, gave notice
to tho police authorities. who caught the
ghost, and assigned to him house, not as
airy and comfortable as the heavenly
abo5a
Year: 1872

to him from his betrOthed. she renamed
constant.


After getting his money together, Mr..
Holmes visited Iowa for the purpose of
making the sweetheart wife, A girl
who had proven so true to lover could
not well prove false to any one, and when
one of her brothers WAS pronounced con-
sumptive she was not long in announcing
her determination to stay by him and
minister to his wants. Mr.. Holmes told
him of the wonderful air of California,
and used all his means to induce him to
go there, but without avail. The failing
man was determined on never leaving the
old homestead, under whose roof the
father and mother had passed from earth.
The sisters duty was plain, and she met it
as true woman would.


The pledges of constancy were renewed
the lover returned to California, feeling
keenly the truth of the sentiment: Hope
deferred maketh the heart sick" He gave
his undivided attention to business, meet
ing with good success in all his undertak-
ings, and to day is worth over q hundred
thousand dollars.


In the meantime the separated lovers
corresponded regularly. The invalid
brother at times was thought to be on the
high road to health, and at others, very
near deaths door. But for many months
he had steadily declined, and when the
last springtime ushered in the green leaves
and the singing birds, he was laid to rest.


A few weeks ago Mr.. Holmes made an
other visit to Iowa, when the hopes of
years were realized, the faithful pair be-
ing united in marriage last Sabbath even
ing.


In appearance, the lovers have been
sadly CHANGED bv time and care and sOr-
row, but that their hearts are as young as
ever, is as certain as that purity remain
eth bright forever" They looked yester-
day more like people who had been mar
ried for twenty years than like a newly
welded couple, the husband being forty
three and the wife thirty e.-Omatd
T13I1lOe
Year: 1872

Much interest has been excited in mari
time circles by the invention of an mex
tinguishable and selfigniting signal lamp,
which is likely to be of great practical
value under many circumstances. Its
peculiarities are that it is self-igniting,
that its flame can neither be extinguished
by water nor any other means, and that
it is incapable of setting fire to objects,
while, at the same time, its light is cx-
tremely brilliant and of long duration.
The new lamp consists of a cylindrical
vessel of tin, with conical point, and
provided below with tube six inches in
length. The vessel is to be filled entirely
with fragments of phosphide of calcium,
and the tube soldered up air-tight, so that
the preparation can be kept for many
years without change. When the lamp
is to be used, the tip of the cone is to be
cut off, and an opening made at the end
of the narrow tube referred to, and the
lamp inserted in a wooden float, and
thrown into the water. The water pene-
trates through the lower end of the tube,
and comes in contact with the phosphide
of calcium, and is decomposed, with the
formation of a phosphuretted hydrogen
gas, which is developed in great quantity,
and which, escaping through the open
tube of the cone, becomes ignited and
burns in contact with the atmospheric
air. An experiment was lately made
with this signal light, in which the lamp
was thrown overheard from a steamer,
and drawn along behind by means of a
string, at a short distance from the
stern When the lamp touched the water
brilliant flame shot out Immediately
from the opening; and, although it was
continually dragged under water by the
motion of the vessel, the light remained
unextinguished, even after the lamp was
submerged. After time the string was
cut, and the lamp allowed to float behind


and it was visible for long distance
from the light disseminated around it.
Year: 1872

The monks of La Trappe have a clock
in their large hall of the convent, which
is frightfully complete piece of handi
work and mechanicism. A perfect human
skeleton stands by the wall, pointing with
its fleshless fingers at the hours marked
upon a dial, which revolves. The picture
is a hideous one, but the monks see a
moral in its existence and lesson in its
death-like certainty.
Year: 1872

a MAN AND HIS DAUGHTER KILLED
BY AN ELECTRIC BALL.-During the rain
that fell here last evening from u cloud
from the southeast, there fell an electric
ball, striking the north side and west end
of Mr.. David Thomas house, killing him
and grown daughter. All the family,
consisting of nine persons, were in the
room mt the time, but none except the
father and daughter were even stunned
by the shock. The young lady was sitting
near the end of the house, when the cleo
tricity came through and killed her in
stantly. Mr.. Thomas was sitting leaning
against the north side near window
The particles of the electric fluid passed
in above the window to his head and
set his hair on fire, so shocking him that
he died in short time, though the fire
was extinguished by his son and water
applied to him freely to effect his recov-
ery.-LO1le Jack, Mo-, Apl'H 30th, Cor
TeSpOndence Of tie Independence ,Senti-
MEL
Year: 1872

DANA's FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLAR CHARGE.-One of Dana's charg-
es, published in the New York Sun, is
that Secretary Robson and his friend
Cattell made some 100000 or $500, 900
in shipping brick to the Government at
San Francisco, Cal, from Philadelphia,
and that the Government lost the use of
the bricks beside, because they were all
pulyerized in making the voyage.


Since Dana could not throw any light
on the brick business it may as well be
laid before the readers of the Chronicle
now. 1t will serve to show just how
wide of the mark Dana has been shooting
all along.


Some time ago the Navy Department
ordered the commandant of the Philadel-
phia navy-yard to send any surplus ma
terial he might have at the yard to the
navy-yard at Mare Island, Cal. The
commandant had made out list of such
materials and sent it to the Department
for approval. The list was returned
properly indorsed, but a lew days after
ward the item of ten thousand bricks on
this list was noticed at the Department,
and the commandant was at once in
formed that this item had been overlook
ed, and that he should not ship them.
He had, however, placed the bricks in the
hold Of the vessel as ballast and the entire
cargo on top of them, and, on his state
ment that it would cost forty times as
much as they were worth to remove them
and reload the ship, they were shipped as
they were, via Cape Horn, to Mare Island.
They We're furnace brick, and two thou
sand of the ten thousand were broken on
the voyage. The Others were good. This
is the only shipment of bricks the Secre-
tary has had made, and the total cost to
the Government was just the insignificant
sum of Of one hundred and forty dollars.
Washington Chronicle.
Year: 1872

THE Count de Grasse was once wound
ed in the knee by musket ball. The
doctors cut and hacked and made many
incisions when, getting out of all pa
ticnce, the Count asked why they cut him
up so much. 1--WE are seeking for the
ball" said the surgeon. "Why in the
name Of the devil didn't you mention
that before? / have tho ball in my
pocket"
Year: 1872

DANCING AT HoME.-Henry Ward
Beecher took occasion in a recent
sermon on recreation and amusements
in the home circle as being healthy and
natural, and We append what he said
about dancing:


Some persons, when they join a
church, think they must pull all the
mirth and glee and music out of their
lives. Don't do it. If a love song
ripples up to the surface of your heart,
sing it! sing it! Don't let it die. My
second mother, for 1 remember no
other-was my ideal of gentleness,
propriety and elegance. She Was not,
however, very demonstrative. She
used before marriage to be quite belle,
and was often known to trip the light
fantastic toe. One evening, as nv
father played tune on the violin, my
mother rose and in the most graceful
manner to conceive commenced to dance
around the room. I didn't know what
to make of 1t. I was speechless with
CONSERVATION and delight. My father
looked on in surprise. Never in the
whole course of my life had I known
Year: 1872

A Washington correspondent says
that we are promised three new States
and two new Territories, exclusive of
the Territory of st. Domingo-a job
which is not dead but sleepeth. For
the most important of the new States
the State of Utah-no bill has yet been
introduced; but it is generally under
stood that the admission of the Terrific
nv into the Union as a State under the
terms indicated by Delegate Hooper
some time ago will come up early in the
session. The other Territories seeking
admission are Colorado and New Mex
leo. In the latter case the title of the
bill now before the House declares that
the new State is to be called the State
of Lincoln, while in the bill itself it is
designated as the State of New Mexico.
States of late years have been so fire.
quently added to that galaxy of stars of
which we hear SO much that he must
indeed be a sufficiently wise man to
know his own father who can tell to a
certainty the number of States in the
Union. Almost any one who is invest
ed with the birthright of American citi-
zenship can remember when they coun-
ted only thirty-seven, with chance Of
being increased to forty before the end
of the year.


Then there are to be the new Terrific
ries of Pembina and Oklahoma, besides
nobody knows how many similar
schemes before the session shall have
dragged its long length along to a close.
Mr.. Armstrong, the Delegate from Da-
kota, has bethought himself of the ne
cessity of introducing "a bill to estab-
lish the Territory of Pembina and pro-
vide temporary government therefor. "
Pembina is, or is to be, country on
the Red River of the North, to extend
from Minnesota to Montana, and from
the forty-sixth to the forty-ninth degree
of North latitude. The Pembina busi-
ness seems fair enough, and the new
Territorial Government, it is said, is
desired by the people of that part of
Dakota, while the Red River people are
equally anxious for it, because they
think it will give the United States an
opportunity to "slop over" into the
British possessions.


The proposed new Territory of Okla
homa will be only reorganization of
the Indian Territory. AS the Indian
possessions between Kansas and Texas
are at present constituted, there is a
want of governmental machinery for the
assistance or guidance of the native
races, and as the tribal relation has been
almost obliterated, the ordinary Terri
torial form Of government can be ap-
piled with profit to this as well as other
Territories. Oklahoma is to have a
Governor, to be appointed by the Pres
ident in the customary way, and to be
allowed a Delegate in Congress, aud the
other adjuncts of Territory. If the
bill passes. we may soon see the specta-
Gle Of an Indian member taking as ac-
tive part in the speech-making of the
House as is now exhibited by his white
and black brethren
Year: 1872

DoN'T ADVERTISE do it. Don t
advertise your business; it's paying out
money to accommodate other people; if
they want to buy your goods, let them
hunt you up.


Don't advertise, for it gets your name
abroad, and you are apt to be flooded
with circulars from business houses,
and to be bored with drummers " from
the wholesale establishments, all of
which also results in soliciting your Or
der for new goods, and money to pay
for them, which is very annoying to one
of dyspeptic temperament.


Don't advertise, for it brings people
in from the country, Country folks, you
know, are of an enquiring turn of
mind.) and they will ask you many as
tonishing questions about prices, try
your temper with showing them goods,
and even vex you with the request to
tie them up; which puts you at an addi-
tional trouble of buying more.


Don't advertise; it gives people abroad
knowledge of your town. and they
come and settle in it; it will grow, and
other business will be induced to come
in and thus increase your competition.


In short, if you would have quiet
town, not too large; if you would not be
harassed by multitudinous cares and
perplexities of business; if you would
avoid being bothered with paying for
and losing time to read a great cumber-
some newspaper, just remain quiet;
don't let the people know five miles
away where you are, nor what you are
doing, and you will be severelylet alone
to enjoy the bliss of undisturbed repose.
Gazette. Redwood City, Cal.