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Year: 1871




England


Since Germany began to reveal her superior
military organization and discipline on tie
field of battle England has been turning her
ment is eternally potterins with the army and
navy-particularly with the navy; and yet,
when great crisis arises in which the army
or navy is needed or expected to be needed,
it is invariably found that the army and navy
are not ready for immediate action. It has
always been so in the past. The Gladstone
government is determined, so far as it is con-
cerned, that it shall not be so in the future.
And 80 Mr.. CardwelPs Army Reform bill has
been hurried through the Commons and forced
through the Lords-the latter by the aid Of q
royal warrant; and now that purchase in tha
British army has been abolished, and that
merit is to have fair show, Mr.. Cardwell is
giving the soldiers some little practical exer-
else. According to new arrangement
force Of thirteen thousand men marched from
the camp at Aldershot to S,ndyhurst, where
they pitched tents, o)ked and ate meal,
and rested for time. Tents were then struck
and the troops returned cheerfuly to Alder
shot The distance accomplished was eighteen
miles. All this is well but we expect
greater things than these under the new sys-
TEN. Why should not the S Secretary Of War
make sham fight of the imaginary Bit.le of
Dorking? 1t would be real sensation, and
It would be much better for the soldier, Ihln
this idle wandering and cooking and resting.
The Battle of Dorkng is as yet only dream.
II may hereafter be reality. Meanwhile, the
soldiers might do worse than make themselves
familiar with the ground.
Year: 1871

THE REBEL CoTroN LoAN-''MoNsIEUR
ToNsoN COME AGAIN. The English holders
of the rebel cotton loan bonds, to the extent Of
some ten millions Of dollars thrown away, are,
we perceive, still in the land of the living. 1t
is announced from London that the committee
of said bondholders is about TO publish its re-
port and correspondence, by way, we suppose,
of winding up the concern. The report, never
theless, will be interesting as chapter of Eng
lish sympathy, aid and comfort to JEFF Davis;
but we are quite sure that report and corre-
spondence will furnish nothing more valuable
than its practical illustrations on large scale
Of the truth of the old maxim that "the fool
and his money are soon parted
Year: 1871

AN ANTI-DRAMsHop CONVENTION is called
to meet in Syracuse to-day. About this time
every year a batch of cold water philosophers
gather together and put themselves in the
way of attracting the attention of political
parties for the purpose of selling out to the
highest bidder There is, no doubt, large
number of sincere temperance men in this
State whose opinions should command respect;
but when they suffer themselves to he led by
the nose by set of peddlng demagogues and
lantern-jawed ranters, in and out Of petticoats,
they fritter away their strength, and all their
noble and philanthropic intentions come to
naught What is wanted to aid in sound
temperance movement is the example of the
leading men of the day-not only politicians,
in the strict meaning of that term, but states
men, professional men, prominent merchants,
master mechanics, clergymen and all who are
in position to exercise a commanding
influence in society. Let such men go to
work, and, in addition to their example,
secure by legislation all that legislation can
secure in the matter Of Kidding the community
of the scourge of intemperance which now so
terribly afIlicts it,
Year: 1871

THE DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT
TEE has become frightened at .he brochure
entitled Concession, or How the Lost Cause
May be Regained and the Independence of the
South Secured" which was published in the
HERALD some days ago. The committee
claims that the radicals got it up to disgust
the new departure democrats but that can
hardly be, for Alex. Stephens, certainly q
Bourbon democrat Of the first water, was him
self disgusted with it, and Indignantly denied
its authorship.
Year: 1871

sWHAT ARE You GoING To Do ABOUT
fT?"-This important question, in reference to
our city government, was answered at the
Cooper Institute meeting the other evening ;
and now the question arises in reference to
this meeting, what will come ont Of it? We
cannot tell. The politicians have taken hold
Of the subject on both sides, and they are oil
slippery customers.
Year: 1871

A NEAT IDEA-That Of President Smith
and Superintendent Kelso, of the police, 10
opening an account at one of our savings banks
for the young lad who proved 80 useful in
solving the trunk mystery. But the authori-
ties concerned should see to it that some
steady employment is given to the lad, which
will encourage him TO become a self-reliant
and useful citizen.
Year: 1871

DIVORCE REFEREEs.-So far as Judge Bar
nard is concerned he has decided against these
referees and that divorce cases coming before
him shall be settled in open court; and some
years experience in these ereesfully justifies
this open court system as really necessary for
the security of innocent and unsuspecting
parties against outrageous frauds.
Year: 1871




1t is evident, from the temper shown by the
people, that England must make up her mind
to grant such large and liberal concessions as
shall satisfy the Irish people. Things cannot
remain as they are, with nation in state of
chronic rebellion without eventually leading
to formidable civil war. We do not see what
England has to gain in struggle with Ire
land, and there are many reasons why 1t
would be her interest to avoid civil strife, by
restoring to the Irish people their independent
Parliament, Of which they were deprived, in
breach ofa most solemn compact, by treachery,
force and fraud


Among the nationalsts there Is a large and
influential class who strongly deprecate hav-
ing recourse to physical force unless all other
means fail; but, owing to the little attention
paid to Irish demands in the English Parlia-
ment this peace party exercises but little in
fuence over the masses. If England were
wise she would see that her true interest lies
In encouraging the repeal movement and pre-
pairing to make the best possible terms with
the Irish nation. In these days it is no longer
possible to suppress opinions with bayonets,
and every year seems to add intensity to the
natural desire Of the Irish people for self-gov-
ernmcnt. England has 60 long tried unsuc-
cessfully to crush out the spirit Of nationality
in Ireland by force that she ought to be con-
vinced that she can never succeed.


True craftsmanship would point to an al
] lance Of the two people. based upon mutual
Year: 1871

from vast range of classics to confirm
his view. 'fi5fff Wsitf fltttHH


His theory Of language cannot en-
ter upon here, for it is too subtle for the
general reader. 1t is very original, is
quite contrary to the established views
upon comparative philology, and prob
ably will never be of any practical use.
Most persons think him monomaniac
upon this, and certainly his enthusiasm
is most remarkable. He sat there in
his chains, just sentenced by the highest
court to die on the gallows, and without
word, or apparently thought about
his doom, he argued and plead for his
favorite theory as though he was wrest-
ling for his life, and was determined to
win. ue


He was anxious to have philologists
examine the manuscript of his work.
He urged me to come with several such
men and take time to see whether his
theory is true. He asked my pardon
for the apparent dogmatism of the state
ment, but said he felt convinced that his
theory of language was a special revela-
ton to him, and that perhaps hundred
years might elapse ere itwould be known
again, and then added, Significantly,
"And you know that whatever is done
must be done quickly ~


In person, this strange man is about
middle hight and of robust build, and is
apparently verging on fifty years cf age,
not al all the broken old man he has
been represented. He has singular
face, not villainous or grossly sensual,
nor is it scholarly. The features are
strongly marked and full of sinister
meaning. It's face you could not for
get and yet would not care to think about.
His eye, which is dark hazel, / had heard,
was the striking feature, but it did not
impress me so perhaps because it showed
struggle and suffering. The bad lines in
his face to me were about his chin and
forehead, and his neck is very short and
stout and heavy. 1r8lt


In manners he is very urbane and
natural, and he converses with great fa-
cility and elegance. His voice is mellow
and pleasant, and occasionally showed
tones of tenderness. But, for all that, l
do not believe the man has any tender
ness save for language. In looking at
him you would never imagine him as
loving any human being, and you would
be sure that his hatred would be impla-
cable. He is certainly an engine, and
offers in himself powerful argument
against the theory that education is
alone sufficient to lead to true manhood.
Those who would throw out moral and
Biblical teaching from our system of
culture have difficult task to harmonize
their theory with such a character as this.
Here is a profound and appreciative
student of all that is beautiful and glori-
GUS in classical learning, working for
years as a philologist and with a. zeal
rarely equalled, and yet all the time
living life of crime as dark and terrible
as any criminal in our land. He shows
that true culture and true manhood can
only be by development of the moral
sense, and that we must educate the
heart as fast as we educate the head, OF
our knowledge may only increase our
sin. ftttlb
Year: 1871

Negroes are hard-headed in Brazil. A
South American correspondent Of the
Boston Advertiser writes:


The negro totes" everything on his
head, from a small paper parcel to a
grand piano, and, on this head, > lady
spending the hot months in Ttuca or
dered her piano sent out from the city,
distance about twelve miles, supposing
it would be sent by team.


But on the day appointed eight ne
groes made their appearance at Whites
hotel in Tjuca, with the said piano
riding on their woolly heads-having
brought it the entire distance, including
the mountain Of three miles heavy "up
grade, without once stopping for rest
upon the way. Before setting it down
these jolly negroes paraded Il about the
yard with a sing-soag march, 10 show
that they we're not in the least done up
by their performance.
Year: 1871

Here is a romantic episode in quiet
and real life. A gentlemen lived in
Illinois about twelve years ago whose
name was Warrington. His wife had a
child, a girl, but he was absent from the
birth, and was rightly served for his re-
missness by finding on his return to his
home that the spirit of his wife had fed,
as had also his daughter, who, he thought,
had been abducted by thenurse. Twelve
years had passed. and the gentleman
went TO Kansas, but his way was through
a small town near Chicago where he saw
little girl, who in form and feature
closely resembled his wife. He ques-
toned her, followed her home, and found
that the person whom she supposed to
be her mother was the old woman who
had nursed his wife during her last sick
ness. The lady manifested no desire to
retain custody of the child, and the
father took her with him to the far off
wilds where, undoubtedly, she viii grow
up like Rosalie, the Prairie Flower.
Year: 1871

The ruin of most men dates from
some vacant hour. Occupation is the
armor of the soul. There is satirical
poem, in which the devil is represented
as fishing for men. and fitting his bait to
the taste and business of his prey; but
the idler. he said. gave him no trouble,
as he bit the naked hook.
Year: 1871

REST,
When the race on earth is ended.
When the goal our feet have press'd,
A II our cares will be forgotten.
And the weary will have rest {.
When this weary life is over .r
'Tis q toilsome world at best
o the joy Of that bright haven
Where the weary are at rest?
Then on earth while yet we liuger,
Let our work be done with zest.
Then we soon shall share that "mansiou"
Where the weary may have rest.
Year: 1871

Lord Brougham tells the following
ghost story on his father:


On all such subjects my father was
very skeptical. He was fond Of tellinga
story in which he had been IN actor,
and, az he used TO say, in which his un-
believing obstinncy had been the means
Of demolishing what would have made u
very pretty ghost story. He had been
dining in Deans yard, Westminster,
with party of young men, one Of whom
was his intimate friend, Mr.. Calnel
There was some talk about the death Of
Mrs. Nightingale, who had recently died
under some melancholy circumstances,
and had been buried in the Abbey.
Some one offered 10 bet that no one of
those present would go down into tho
grave and drive u nail into the coffin.
Calmel accepted the wager, only stipu-
lating that he might have lantern. He
was accordingly let into the cathedral
by door out of the clOisters, and there
left to himself. The party, after waiting
an hour or more for Calmel, began to
think something must have happened to
him, and thAt he ought to be looked Of
ter; so my father and two or three more
got light and went to the grave, ut the
bottom Of which lay the apparently dead
body OF Mr.. Calmel. He was quickly
transported to the prebend's dining
room, and recovered out of his fainting
fit. AS soon as he could find his tongue
he said, "Well, l have won my wager,
and you'll find the nail in the coffin; but,
by Jove! the lady rose up laid hold Of
me, and pulled me down before / could
get out of the grave" Calmel stuck to
his story, in spite Of oil the scofling Of
his friends; and the ghost Of Mrs. Night
ingale would have been NIL over town
but for my fathers obstinate incredulity.
Nothing would satisfy him but IN ocular
inspection Of the grave and coffin; and
so, getting light, he and some Of the
party returned to the grave. There,
sure enough, was the nail, well driven
into the coffin; but hard fixed by it was
bit Of Mr.. Calmefs coat-tail SO there
was an end Of Mrs Nightingales ghost.
This grave afterwards became remarkn-
BILE for very beautiful. piece Of sculp-
ture, by some celebrated artist. repre-
senting Mr. Nightingale vainly attempt
ing to ward from his dying wife the dart
Of death. 90
Year: 1871

How it IL Done by the New York


Sharpers.


From the Cincinnati Commercial.l


Black-mailing is regularly organ
lied pursuit in New York, and a great
number of male and female sharpers are
constantly engaged in it. The black
mailers succeed in using the newspapers
and particularly the cheaper papers OF
the city, for their purpose to wonderful
extent. On seeing chance to work up
some particular case of SANDER or scan
dal which has money in it, the black
mailer will write note to the party in
volved, or rather to the party who is
likely to be most easily heeced, giving
information that something of a dam
aging nature concerning him or her is
to be published. An interview will al
the same time be sought on the sub
iect, and if this turns out satisfactory
that is to say,.if the victim pays the
black-mail, nothing more will be heard
of the matter. II the party be recalci
trant, he or she will next be warned ol
forthcoming developments by careful.
ly-worded paragraph in some newspaper
great many COplcS vi WhiSh WIN w
sent separately to the partys address
Bogus reporters will sthen call upon
the party, for the ostensible pur
pose of getting the real facts oi
the case" and if he or she be
not ready by this time to pay handsomely
to have the matter hushed up, farther
operations, ,etantalizing or menacing in
their nature, are then carried on by the
black-mailer, who will often maneuvei
for many months over case which
promises to be profitable. II, after re
sorting to every possible dodge, the
black-mailer fails to extort money from
his victim, he will next concoct dread
full story about the party, principally
made up of falsehood and fiction, which
he will in some way manage to have in
serted in some one of the papers. A
final effort to obtain money will then be
made, and the subsequent progress oi
affairs depends upon the success or fail.
ure of the effort. The male and female
sharpers Of New York, who carry on
black-mailing systematically, often get
large sums of money from their victims.
The editors there ought to be constantly
on their guard against these infamous
black-mailers, male and female, who SC
often succeed in using their papers for
the basest purposes.
Year: 1871

Did you ever study the cheapness OF
some pleasures2 asks some writer. DO
YOU know how little it takes TO make a
multitude happy2 Such trifes as a
penny, word or a smile, do the work.
There are two or three boys passing
along-give them each chestnut, and
how smiling they look; they will not be
cross for some time. A poor widow lives
in the neighborhood, who is the mother
of half dozen children. Send them a
half peck Of sweet apples, and they will
be happy.


A child has lost his arrow--the world
to him-and he mourns sadly; help him
to find it or make him another, and how
quickly will the sunshine play over his
sober face. A boy has as much as he
can do TO pile up a load Of wood; assist
him a few moments, or speak kind
word to him, and he forgets his toll and
works away without minding it. Your
apprentice has broken a mug, OF cut the
vest a little too large, or slightly injured
a piece Of work. Say "You seoundrel,
and he feels miserable; but remark /
am sorry" and he viii try to do better.


You employ man; pay him cheer
fully, and speak pleasant word 10 him,
and he leaves your house with a content
ed heart, 70 light up his own hearth with
smiles and gladness.


As You pass along the street, you meet
a familiar face; say good morning as
Year: 1871

though you fel. happy, and it will work
admirably in the heart of your neighbor.
pleasure is cheap. Who will not be-
stow it liberally2 If there are smiles,
sunshine and flowers all about us, let us
not grasp them with misers fist, and
lock them up in our hearts. No, rather
let us take them and scatter them about
us, in the cot Of the widow, among the
groups of children in the crowded mart,
where men of business congregate, in
our families and everywhere. We can
make the wretched happy, the discon-
tented cheerful, the afflicted resigned,
at an exceeding cheap rate. Who will
refuse to do it?
Year: 1871

It is said by good medical authority
that there is not the remotest corner or
little inlet of the minute blood vessels OF
the human body that does not feel some
wavelet from the convulsion occasioned
by a good hearty laugh, and also that
the central man or life principle IS
shaken to its innermost depths, sending
new tides of life and strength to the sur
face, and thus materially tending to in
sure good health to the persons who in
dulred therein. The blood moves more
rapidly-probably caused by some chem
ical or electric modification occasioned
by the convulsionaand conveys a differ
ent impression to all the organs of the
body as it visits them on that particular
mystic journey, when the man is laugh
ing, from what il does at other times.


For this reason every good hearty
laugh in which persons indulge tends 10
lengthen his life, conveying, as 1t does,
new stimulus to the vital forces. We
doubt not the time viii come when ply
slams, conceding more importance than
they do to the influence of the mind
upon the vital forces of the body, Will
prescribe to the torpid and melancholy
patient a certain number of hearty peals
of laughter, to be undergone at stated
periods, and believe that they will, in so
doing, find the best and most effective
method Of producing the required effect
upon the patient. Our advice to all Is,
indulge in good. hearty, soulful laughter,
when the opportunity offers, and II you
do not derive material benefit therefrom,
charge us with uttering false principles
Of mdterid medicd.
Year: 1871

AN IDEA.-Professor De Morgan,
the great metaphysician and math-
ematician, lately dead, preferred
during his lifetime to be account
ed.a skeptic falsely and lose by it,
rather than to be known as a
Christian and gain by it. But a
passage in his will reads thus: q
commit my future destiny with
hope derived. from experience to
Almighty God, who has been and
will be my guide and my support ;
to God, the Father of our Lord
Jesus Christ, Of whom I believe
in my heart that God has raised
him from the dead, and whom I
have not confessed with my mouth
in the sense usually attached to
these words, because such con-
fession has been in my time. the
only way up in the world"
Year: 1871

The Emperor of Brazil is likely to
have enough work on his hands for
some time to come. Simultaneous
dispatches state that he has been
chosen as arbitrator TO settle the Ia.
buma claims, and that a revolution
has broken out in his own empire, and
ecently it was stated that he was


oingto Europe with his wife on q


rand tour,
Year: 1871

regard to property. Early this morning the
father went to the place where his son lives;
no informed the latter that he had come to
take away q certain horse and buggy, and
N clean out him and his wife. The old man
then went to the barn, and when the son
entered, the father seized him by the throat
and swore he would kill him. Believing he
meant what he said, the son drew revol
yer to save his own life, and fred three
balls into his fathers head before the latter
fell.


WILMINGTON, April pa fight took
Robson county and q party of citizens
under command of the Sheriff, in which two
Sheriffs were killed and one wounded. No
particulars.


TORONTO, April 28.-Sir John Young is
reported to be about to resign the position
of Governor General of Canada. His sue
cessor is likely to be the Marquis of Lorne
or young Prince Arthur.


WASHINGTON, April 81 There is pros
pect that the ratification OF the treaty formed
by the High Commission will be considered
in the Senate entirely as q national question
and not in party spirit. There has not
been as yet the slightest indication that the
democrats or republicans will make party
issue upon il, or that those who have op-
posed the Administration in measures OF
political or general policy will make oppo-
sition to this as an Administration measure


Il is predicted that the session of the Sen
ate will not last over week. It is not Ger
tain that any extensive business except the
Treaty with Great Britain will be laid before
the extra session by the President, though q
few nominations may be sent in.
DAYTON, April 28.-The western bound
train on the Pittsburg, Cincinnati & St
Louis railroad, struck 9 COW near Piqua
The engine and express car were thrown
down an embsnkmsnt of forty feet. The
fireman, Thomas Ray, was mortally wound
ed and the engineer seriously injured. The
express and baggage master and messenger
we're slightly injured.
Year: 1871

of the various ways and means by which We take
a severe cold, or it may be caused by fatigue.
The symptoms are, extreme nervousness, intense
pain in the muscles and joints, the flesh is swol-
len snd sensitive to the touch One popularity
of this form of Rheumatism is, that it frequently
changes from one portion Of the body to another
even when no external application hes been used
to drive it to any other part The entire sys-
TEN 10 prostrsted by suffering, We long for rest,
but the ACUTE darting pains will not permit Us
that pleasure. External applications are use-
less and often prove dangerous, by driving the
pain to some vital organ. Drive 1t ont of the
cyl tenn instead of driving it in, and Taylor's


Stomach and Liver oorrector is warrented to


give relief. 1t will 60 TO the seat Of pain,


strengthen the nervous sy ystem, and effect cure.
Year: 1871

LIFE is more precious than silver or
gold, and to preserve it as long as possible
is our duty, consequently no plausible
scheme should be left untrisd to secure an
end so devously desired. DR.. Bells Balsam
Of Alpine Moss for Consumption and all
diseases of the Throat and Lungs, has be
came very popular within few years, anc
We attribute its fame, to it's success. Sc
advertisement IN this paper.