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Year: 1875




Best of all things to us is home. In
hours of ambition and pleasure we may
sometimes forget its exquisite sweetness,
but let sickness or sadness come, and we
return to itat once. Let the hollow hearts
that feign friendship which they do not
feel, stand revealed before us-let us know,
as we all must at moments, that however
important we may be in our own estima-
tion, our places would be filled at an
hours office should we die tomorrow
then we whisper to ourselves the magic
word Home, and are comtorted


"Home, Sweet Home!' 1t does not
matter how humble it is, nor is it less a
home for being place. tits where those
We love dwell-wherever they may be
where we are valued for ourselves and are
held in, esteem because of what we arc in
ourselves and not because of power, or
wealth, or what we can do for other pco
pie.


Who would be without home? Who
would take the worlds applause, and
honor in place of the tenderness of few
true hearts and the cosy firesidc meetings
where the truth may be spoken withou
disguise, and envious carplngs are un
known? In life's battle even the hero
finds many enemies and much abuse and
SANDER and detraction; but into home
if it is what it ought to be, these thing
never find their way. There, to his wife
the planest man becomes wonderful
thing-a sage, a man who ought to b'
President Of the United States, and woult
| be were his worth known.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Talmage has been pouring hot shot
into the opera; but he knows no more
about the opera than does Blackfoot In
dian about chemistry. He could not tell
al operatic strain from "Hark, from the
tonlbs," if his life depended upon it.
Morgan is his organist, and when he is in
condition, few can equal him, The very
day on which he preached his fiercest
sermon on the opera, Morgan struck off
during the collection with one of the most
popular operate airs. The thing was so
delicious that the officials demanded that
that style Of music should be introduced
at each service. And so with Morgan
banging away on the organ, and the cor
net player joining with the bugle make
little orchestra of its own, which gives
the performance quite theatrical air.
In the meanwhile the innocent pastor,
without the slightest idea of what is go
ing on, sits in his chair holding his hands
in delighted ecstacy, expressive of su-
preme enjoyment, and rcveling in the
pleasures of the hour, all unconscious
that the music is overthrowing the whole
argument of the sermon Everybody was
delighted, especially the large portion of
the audience who are accustomed to at
tend the opera. :..E.
Year: 1875

At Chester, England, woman was re-
Gently tried for killing her husband. The
testimony showed that she bore patiently
long continued provocation. At last, in
a moment of ungovcrnable irritation, she
threw sharpened steel at him. struck
him and fatally wounded him. The
Judge believed from the evidence that the
consequences of the act were deeply de-
plored by the wife; that she did all in her
power to aid the man after wounding
him, and therefore, although the jury
convicted, he made the following unique
address to the criminal: GAIL the real
right in this case was on your side, all
the real wrong on your husbands, and
God forbid that I should punish you. ]
will be no party to it. will not allow i,
to be said by anybody that you are con
victed felon, for conviction is not com
pletc until sentence is passed, and ]
mean to pass no sentence at all. shall
merely ask you to enter your own recog
nizance to come up for judgment ifcalled
upon; and nobody in the world will cvel
call upon you-God forbid they evel
should"
Year: 1875

Some one who partially read the first
number of the Blade have obtained o
wrong idea of our position. We give
elsewhere proposed license law'' to
show what license law ought to be to
be "consistent" and undiscrimina,ing
If we can have nothing but a license law,
that is the kind we would prefer-one
which treats seller and drinker alike.
That no one may mistake our position,
VIC speak little more plainly.


We favor the complete prohibition of
the sale of Intoxicating liquors excep: at
drug stores for mechanical purposes on
ly, and under the sevcrest restrictions.
We do not favor their use for sacramcntal
purposes, nor as beverage, nor as a
medicine. We believe in restraining the
drinker by lawn imposing special
annual tax upon escrp drinker of intoxi-
eating liquors to pay damages caused by
their use, and in saying to the minor and
habitual drunkard, Thou shalt not
drink" instead of what our laws now
say: "No man shall sell you drink
We believe our laws should be aimed
more at the act of drinking, the great
cause of Intcmperance. That such a
course would be constitutional, expedi
cnt and productive of great results, VIZ
confidently believe and snail try to prove
That such laws will yet be enacted We al
so believe, though it may not be IN TWEEN
ty-five or fifty years, or until the nation i:
compelled to make one grand struggle fo
life against the whisky power.


While we hold these principles, thu
Blade believes in fighting intemperanc'
in every way possible, morally, rcligiousl.
and with the weapons we now have. LIE
US enforce present laws and work for bet
ter ones. Let us organize the entire tenn
perance element, politically, and work il
such manner as VIC can all agree upon
If it is.thought best to work within exist
ing parties, so he it, provided it is work
If it is thought best to organize new par
ty, let us do it now, and give it every ele
ment of strength that we possess. Fit il
thought best to adopt a platform declar
ing in favor Of prohibition and the cleo
tion of sober men to office only. Hurral
for that platform! The Blade will sup
portit heartily. But let us do something
now, and do it unitedly. In the mean
time, the Blade claims the privilege o
seeking to win public sentiment over t.
its standpoint. five are too radical ncv
cr fear that there will not he plenty O
conservative brakes to hold us and on
principles in check.-Liberty Blade.
Year: 1875

The first requisite in woman toward
pleasing others is that she should be pleas.
ed with herself. In no other way can She
attain that selfpoisc, that satisfaction,
which leaves her at liberty to devote her
self successfully to others. Let women


if they would remain charming, by all
means keep their hold on love, their faith
in romance. The power of feeling gives
vitality and interest to faces long after
their first flush has passed. Speaking as
a matter ffact, this is the case; for emo


ton has livelier power than the sun has
over the blood, and the miracle Of love in
Year: 1875

AS the verdict was read the prisoner
showed no other emotion than a slight
change Of color.
There seems to be no doubt of the pris-
oner's guilt and the infliction of the death
penalty is demanded for the protection of
society,"
Year: 1875

From the Commercial Times of Monday. .-
The market opened this morning at a
slight decline, but rallied at the close of
the morning session. The ephemcral
fluctuations mean little, except to those
who gain their profits from them.


Nothing goes in straight line either
up, down, or horizontal. A straight line
may be defined as ''tllc shortest distance
between two points," but such line was
never drawn, and never will be, by lu
man conduct.


So these temporary fluctuations mean
nothing that is of interest to those having
the future in view. The only question as
10 the price Of wheat, SO far as it interests
legitimate dealcars, is whether the gcncr-
al tendency is up or down. Our judg-
me2t, based on full information is, that
the tendency is to higher prices. and that
nothing but continued favorable weather,
and flood of country shipments (Which
is far from forthcoming), can prevent a
further advance.


The local interests, disturbed by the Fl ight
between the bulls and bears, who neither
raise nor consume the crop, are too large
to allow settled market at present. The
only advice we can give is to sell what
you have, to buy nothing you do not need
and under no circumstances to sell short
Year: 1875

OF all the freaks of the telegraph,
the following is the most laughable
which has come under our personal
knowledge. Not long since a graduate
from one of our eastern theological
schools was called to the pastoral
charge of Il church in the extreme
Southwest When about TO start for
his new parish he was unexpected Y
detained by the iDcapability of his
Presbytery to ordai'- bin. In order to
explain his non arrival at the appoint
ed time, he sent the following telegram
to the deacons Of the church pres
bytery lacked quorum to ord lin. -
In the course of Its journey the mes
sage got strangely metamorphosed,
and reached the astonished deacons in
this shape: "Presbytery tackled a
worm on to Ad IN l'' The sober church
officers were greatly discomposed and
mystifed, but after grave consultation
concluded it was the minister's face
tious way of announcing that he had
got married, and accordingly proceed
ed to provide lodgings for two instead
of Chicago Inter Ocean,.
Year: 1875

The Prince de Joinville, who came
to this country at the outbreak of the
war with his nephews-young men
who took service in the Northern
army-wrote a letter to friend from
Wizards Hotel on the 9Th of October,
1861, which has just been published in
the Washington Sunday Herald. In
it be says: s'The more [ think about ii
the more / believe that the greatness
and perhaps the very existence OF
your country depends on the re-estab'
Iishment of the union. That can be done
still L firmly believe, by the legal gov
ernment of your country showing its
power, but after that by all classe-
of the community showing the great.
est considerat on and the most delicate
magnanimity. If the civil war is al
lowed to last, if you don't pave the
way back into the Union for the mel
of the South, then L will become very
uneasy, because secession, if once sue
cessful, will become epidemic.


Such are the views of Prince who
has the reputation also of being {
statesman. We regret to say that it ii
only of late that the philosophy O.
"delicate magnanimity, referred tt
is beginning to effectually to assert it
| self.
Year: 1875

President Grant will not be urged to
accept the nomination he in advance
declined, but he is perfectly sound on
the theory of the thing.-Springfeld
Union adm. Rep.)


The explanation has been made, and
it is not satisfactory. The third term
issue will now be regarded as squarely
made. There will be Republicans for
it, but the great mass of the party will
be against it. The duty of these lat
ter is plainly made evident. Through
their conventions and through the
press they must affirm their opposition
to the principle, under any and all
circumstances. No longer must there
be and dallying with this momentious
question. The hour for silence is pas
sed. The hour for action has come.
Pennsylvania spoke none too soon.
Other States must speak as soon as
then havethe OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Democrat and Chronicle (Rep)
Year: 1875

We are opposed, says the Winston
Sentinel, to the "Do Nothing" policy
advocated by the Radical party in re-
gard to the delegates sent to the Con
stitutional Co uention. We want
delegates who will go there to do
something, and one thing we want
them to do is to require the Judges to
rotate as they did in the good old
days before Radicalism tampered with
our Constitution. By requiring the
Judges to change circuits we will
send Judge Cloud off like l comet,
and he never will be heard of any
more until after his time is out
VIII such an end in view who in this
district will favor the Radical Do
Nothing policy?
Year: 1875

Rome, Ohio, has genuine Casabi-
anca. One day recently a farmer
placed his boy, youth of t"elve. to
guard certain point where they had
been ''fghting fire" which was pas
sing through the woods. The little
fellow did not return home at tue time
expected, and search was made for
him, though he was not found until
the morning of the following day,
when his body was discovered burnt
to a crisp. 1t is not known how the
boy can to perish in the flames, but
the belief is that his regard for his
fathers command was 50 great as to
induce him to face the fire until es
cape was out OF the question. If this
theory be the correct one, the boy
should have a monument aud Il high
one. Young America, it must be re
gretfully admitted, does not supply
much of the material for Casabiancas,
and a case SO exceptional as that of
the Ohio boy should be made much
Of, as showing that such a thing as
fiIial regard still exists.
Year: 1875

A movement is on foot in Germany
to hold national industrial exposition
in Berlin some time in 1878. The
probabilities are in favor of the En-
peror's assent. The movement is a
timely relief to the recent disturbing
manifestations of what is called the
war party in Germany; and if it can be
pushed to success it may be hoped that
the fiery ambition of Prince Bismarck
will be turned for a season from di-
plomatic difficulties and misnnder-
standing with foreign nations to the
more grateful business Of fostering
German industry and German trade.
Year: 1875

The Charleston correspondent of
the Augusta COnstitutionalist shows
now practically closed to the respecta-
bic portion of the white citizens. The
drawing of juries is manufactured by
the corrupt officials so that jury
panel Is generally organized with about
thirty negroes and six low wkite men.
A good many of the lazy vagabond
negro politicians depend npon the pay
of jurymen for support. The result is
that no thieving official or any man for
that matter who has money, can be
convicted
Year: 1875

upon these accounts until another
showing is msde for the expenditure
of such frightfUl sums Of money. He
says hat he is aware that this ton
upon his part will awaken no little re
sentiment and criticism, but he is re ad 7
TO bear it all. The people, lie says,
had better dispense with justice alto
getter,l they cannot get it at a less
rate than they have been paying for It
IN the past few years. Such Il remark
does Aot sound much like Williams,
and it is certain that, If Picrrepont
only acts as we'll as he talks. the De
partment of Justice will soon lose the
odium it incurre d under the Williams
management. The stoppage OF the
payment OF money to the MAJ shals is
an Important preliminary to investi-
cation, ard will place the marshals at
once upon the defensive.
Year: 1875

Paper money is well known to have been
in use in China from very early period
The native banks of Fuchaufu are quite nu-
merous, and the bank bills in use are noted
for their unique appearance, and for difficult
ty with which they are counterfeited The
banks are not under government inspection
or control. Any individual who has the
capital, or any company of individuals who
can furnish the necessary funds may estab
lish bank and issue bills, without getting
charter, or applying for any kind of permis-
sion from the government. The outline of
the bill, with various devices to make coun-
terfeting difficult, is engraved neatly on Il
solid block of brass in the case of wealthy
banks poor proprietors of banks use hard
wood instead of brass The righth mar
gin is made an inch or more wider thap the
left-hand margin of the block of brass or
wood. The value of the bill and the day
of issue are filled in with the pen, and one or
more words to facilitate the detection of Il
counterfeit. Various stamps large or small,
round or square or oblong, some of which
are very curiously and elaborately engraved,
are impressed on different parts of the bill,
using red or blue ink These add very much
to the neat and handsome appearance of the
note, and are believed usually to have some
secret and private mark. From these and
other causes the notes are very difficult to
initiate with precision and exactnes5 by
| counterfeiters. But perhaps the use which is
made of the wide margin furnishes the great
est security against counterfeiting. On this
margin there are stamped or written varou.
| words, phrases, or sentences, before the
bill is cut off or trimmed and put into circu-
lation. When everything is ready, these
stamped or written sentences or phrases are
cut through by sharp knife, leaving the
right-hand margin of the bill, about the
same width as the left-hand, though it pre-.
sents very different appearance OF course
the edge of the right-hand margin of the
bill, aud the edge of the paper which was Gu
off from it will precisely match each other
| but, as the sentences have been cut into tive
parts, part of the words and stamps will be or
the bill, and part on the slip of pape cut off
These slips are all carefully kept in booI
form ready for reference each slip contain.
ing the value, date, and private marks of a
bill for payment, if there is the least doub
of its genuine reference is made to the cor
responding proofslp, and the banker or hi:
clerks know Immediately whether it is genu
inc or counterfeit. A successful imitation
of the written sentences and words, the blu


and red stamps, which are found on tn


right margin of bank bill, and which hav,
been cut through line parallel with tn


left-hand margin, it is almost impossible t


make so exact, precise and minute as to fl


the preserved proof-slip.
Year: 1875

1t is not in pearl powder, nor in golden
hair dye, nor in jewelry. 1t cannot be got
in a bottle or in a box. 1t is pleasant to be
handsome; but all beauty is not prettiness.
There is a higher beauty that makes lis love
people tenderly. Eyes, nose, hair or skin
never did that yet; though it is pleasing to
see fine features. What you are will make
your face ever for you in the end, whether
nature has made it plain or pretty. Good
people are never ill-looking. Whatever
their faces may be, an amiable expression
atones for all. If they can be cheerful also
no one will love them the less because their
features are not regular, or because they are
too fat, or too thin, too pale, or too dark.
Cultivation of the mind adds another charm
to their faces and, on the whole, if any girl
is desrous of being liked by the many and
loved by the one, it is more in her power
than she may believe to accomplish that OBJ
ject. Cosmetics will not accomplish il, how
ever Neither will fine dress though a wo-
man who does not dress becomingly wrongs
herself. Forced smiles and affected amia
bility will be of no avail but if she can
manage to feel kindly to everybody, not to
be jealous, not to be cross, to be happy i
possible, and to encourage contentment, ther
something will come into her face that viii
outlast youths roses, and gain her not only
a husband but lifelong lover
Year: 1875

The second Wednesday in April, is known
as "Arbor Day" in Nebraska. and is set
aside specially for the planting OF trees.
The farmers on the treeless prairies were
taught by sad experience that the only way
to bring a proper quantity of rain and to
protect themselves from the fierce sweep of
the desolating summer tornadoes and the
cutting winter blasts, was to plant trees and
raise forests as rapidly as possible. For this
purpose one day in each year is set apart,
and young and old engage in the work of
planting trees. As in Egypt and in parts of
France, this system has been successful,
although in Nebraska it has not yet had full
time to show its usefulness. In the mean
time the people of the Middle and Eastern
States continue to destroy their timber in the
most reckless manner, apparently needless
of the fact that dry summers and autumns
severe winters and disastrous spring floods
are the natural result. The time may ye
come when all these States will be obligeC
to have their own "Arbor Days" to preserve
their land from barrenness and desolation,
Year: 1875

LIfE.-Live for something! Yes, and for
something worthy of life and its capabilities
and opportunities for noble deeds and
achievements Every man and every wo-
man has his or her assignment in the duties
and responsibilities of daily life. We are in
the world to make the world better to lift
it up to higher levels of enjoyment and pro-
gress, to make its hearts and homes brighter
and happier by devoting to our fellows our
best thoughts, activities, influences. 1t is the
motto of every noble life, that 'no man
Jiveth to himself'-lives chiefly for his own
selfish good. 1t is a law of our intellectual
and moral being that we promote our own
happiness in the exact proportion we con-
tribute to the comfort and enjoyment of
others. Nothing worthy Of the name of hap
piness is possible in the experience of those
who live only for themselves, all oblivious
of the welfare of their fellows.
Year: 1875

Anybody can soil the reputation Of any
individual, however pure and chaste, by
uttering a suspicion that his enemies will
believe and his friends never hear of. A
puff of the idle wind can shake million of
the seeds on the thistle, and do a world of
mischief which the husbandman must labor
long to undo. Such are the seeds of SLAM
der so easily sown, so difficult to gather up,
and yet SO pernicous in their fruits.
Year: 1875

Prayer requires more of the heart than of
the tongue, of sighs than of words, of faith
than of discourse. The eloquence of prayer
consists in the fervency of the desire, in the
of faith, and in the earnestness
and perseverance of charity. Our trust and
confidence ought to proceed from that which
God is able to do for Us, not that which we
can say to God.-Queiaei
Year: 1875

In the lives of the saddest of us there are
bright days when we feel as if we could take
the great world into our arms. Then come
gloomy days when the fire will neither burn
on our hearths nor in our hearts, and all
without and within is dismal, cold and dark.
Believe me every heart has its secret sorrows,
which the world knows not of; and often
times we call man cold when he is only
Year: 1875

One of Brigham Young's wives told him
the other day that when she heard that the
Sultan of Turkey had 700 wives, she felt
mortified to think that her husband had al
lowed an outandish foreigner to beat him so
badly in that line. There is wifely pride for
you.
Year: 1875

A young man who knows all about it
states that his experience has taught him
that a hirt is a fool who delights in fooling
fools, and the fool who is fooled by such
fool is the foolishest kind of fool
Year: 1875

Nevada brides won't stand much foolish
ness at a wedding Recently one of them,
while going up the aisle of the church,
stopped short, and kicked all the skin off
the shns Of a groomsman who trod on her
trail
Year: 1875

Nor AGREED To,-The national butter
and egg association has resolved that arti-
cial coloring is a legitimate part of the art
of butter making Next, grocers will claim
that the mixing of chicory with coffee is a
legitimate part OF their business, and the
cooks declare that hair has proper place in
hash