Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 4, Number 46, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 May 1874 — Page 4

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL,

EDITOR AND PBOPRIKTOR.

TKRRK HAUTE, MAY 16, 1874.

TOT editor of this r«per «t*rt*d ON Thursday morning for Washington and other seaboard cities. The trip, combining business and pleasure, will extend over a period of two or three weeks. The Mall is left In Rttii excellent hand* that we nlrnU feel at ease and heartily enjoy this season of rest—the first In three yean*.

THE ARTFUL DODO BR IX COXGRESS. Several years since the senior Senator from this State made some very strong speeches In favor of contracting the currency and returning to specie payment. The Republican party tu then committed to this poHey. Recently, howover, public opinion, especially here at the West, has changed, itnd the general feeling now, both among Republicans and Democrats, is in flivor of expansion and opposed to specie payment. Our Senator was supposed to have changed, with the people, as he certainly had a jxrfeet right to do. If we are not mistaken, there were some very sharp passe# letween him and Senator Solum, during the discussion of the Finance Bill which the President vetoed, in reference to this change of opinion on the part of Morton, ho claiming that he was not one of those who never learned anything. We all supposed the man had really changed his views, as he seemed to claim, and perhaps none of as thought any the less of him on that account. But now. we learn that he has not changed at all. The President vetoes the Finance Bill because it Is an inflation measure. All eyes are turned to Morton expecting him to defend the bill against the President. In fact he is looked to as the "coming man," who is to lead the "coming" party which shall oppose contraction and give us more money. At this Juncture the great Senator writes a letter, attempting to show that the vetoed bill was really a step towards contraction and specie payment.

Now either Morton has changed or has not changed. If ho has not changed, why, during the discussion in Congress, did he permit himself to be represented as having changed, even encouraging such a representation, and defending his course? If he has changed why did he write that letter claiming to have supported the Finance bill because it was really a contraction measure looking towards specie payment

It is seldom that a public mau puts himself before the community in such a pitiable, contemptible attitude as that assumed by Senator Morton. He has been supposed to be the leading spirit of the present administration, as he was the champion of a financial measure which was urged on and passed, as well as opposed, as an inflation measure. On that ground the President vetoed it. And the Senator says in substance, "The President and I are in exact agreement in reference to the principles at issue. The only difference is, that he thinks this an inflation measure, while to mo it seems to bo the opposite." Morton has disappointed his friends and revealed most clearly the feet that he is simply an intriguing, selfish, and dangerous politician, whom it is not safe to trust. His letter appears to be a mere dodge by which to justify himself in not breaking with an administration -which has snubbed him in a manner which no man, with more self-respect than selfishness, would endure. And in order that he may justify his cringing course, he has written this letter to explain that those who were commending his course in reference to it, and urging him on by personal appeal, and by resolutions passed at public meetings, were entirely mistaken as to its nature. Murder will out, and so will the demagogue's character. Wc speak as a disinterested spectator. Wc* have taken no active part In the controversy on finance, and it is not the views of Morton on this question that stir our Indignation. We speak simply of his doulilo dealing. He cither acted a part and deliberately deceived the people in his course while this bill ffis pending, or he is doing so now. The worst thing his enemies ever said against him cannot injure him so much in the eyes of all people who love truth and honesty, and desire these qualities in their public officers, as this letter written hv his own hand.

A* Interview with Postmaster FUbeck convinces us that an articlo In The Mail two weeks ago. did injustice to that worthy official. It was headed "Women's Work and Wages," and commented upon a report coming from excellent authority thai the Fbstmaster had raised the waftw of the male clerks and left the Wages of a female clerk at the old figures. It hi titie she hi receiving ten dollars less per month than the male clerk whose place she has recently taken, hot afef te receiving as much as any clerk, with two exceptions, as much ss any clerk similar work, and since an ex plana:—n has been muds ia satisfied that such Is the esse. It la proper in this connection to say that she knew nothing of the article la this paper, until it was

IT OHM only US 16 come from Lhrer» pool to N. V. or no*. It is not mfc however to go ov«r for the sake of getting low rates on Uwhonw trip, beoaose prices may go op my

T«* young people In some pert® of New England celebrated May dajr.fcy sleigh rides. Fact.

1—* !f A 1 WK trv and fall, to prohibit brothels,

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assertion was made in the paper read by Mr*. Hod gins, last Saturday, before the itenperaace Union, In common with a greet many earnest friends of tho temperance cause, we regretted exceedingly seeing that sentence in a paper, in many other respects, excellent. Such wild assertions do an immense amount of harm to a good cause, and wc express our dissent from it, and our regret that it should hare escaped the pen of the writer, because we are unwilling that the impression should be made upon the public mind that temperance people generally agree in such a statement. Intemperance is bad enough in its own character, and in its awful progeny of sin and crime without making it the chief cause of licentiousness. After liquor selling is stopped, if it ever is, there will need to be a good deal of work done before brothels are closed.

The way the Springfield Republican puts It, is not exactly flattering to our local pride. It says "Whatever the state of fueling over the veto In "Egypt" and the contiguous valley of tho Wabash may be, it seems pretty well established that the people of the more intelligent aud prosperous sections of the West are neither rending their garments, gnashing their teeth, nor vowing a dreadful vengeance at the fall elections." We can't allow that. Really we cannot. We do not shine in the darkness of "Egypt," and wo do not admit that there are any "more intelligent and prosperous sections of the West" than tho valley of the Wabash. If this way of writing Is to be continued we must reftise to allow the Republican to como to our postofflco. Our dignity is «P- ___====_

THE sentiment in favor of a city ordidinance exacting a fee for permits to sell liquor and to secure the enforcement of the present liquor law, is growing stronger among all classes. Thero is not so much difference between the temperance and anti-temperance parties as either has supposed. A great majority of both parties really and heartily favor law and order, and now that they can look at tho matter calmly, both sides see that it would be for the interests of tho city and all concerned to have this ordinance.

ABOUT seventv-fivo permits to sell li quor within the city limits have been granted. There arc over two hundred places where liquor is retailed. One hundred and twenty-five out of two hundred are illegal. This Is a direct and great injustice to those who take tho trouble to comply with the law, and it ought to be remedied by an ordinance requiring an enforcement of the law by the city authorities.

FIFTY or one hundred dollars is too small a sum at which to put the permit to sell liquor, and yet, in order to secure tho enforcement of the law, and protect the community, and secure justice to those already complying with the law, a city ordinance exacting any fee will do. It is not so much the sum required as the ordinance that is needed.

WHEN temperance and anti-temper-ance people get near enough together to do a little pleasant chatting, they do not find each other such terrible fellows as they are wont to think when talking about one another behind the back. I^t both sides try it and see.

MORTON'S letter don't satisfy either tho Express or Journal. The former thinks he may as well stand aside and the latter regards the letter as in keeping with his former coarse, only more so. It was the President's little veto that did it. ^^^=^===5=s_ss

TEMPERANCE people ought not to object to demanding a foe for permits to sell liquor, for It Is not a license to sell. The parties will havo tho permits, and the question is, shall they pay for them or have them free of all expense.

A FEE of |500 for permits to sell liquor would throw this business into the hands of tho better class of liquor sellers, meetly Germans, and make it for their interest to see that the law is cmforced. mtBses-m^asiasssaB:

TUB one hundred and twenty-five unlicensed saloons of the city are of the worst class, and ought to be closed at once, as they am be by means of a city ordinance.

BY all means apply the proceeds of the liquor permits to some particular fund as the mayor advises, that the people may know what is done with the money.

Tire recommendation of the Mayor ths* a fee for permits to sell liquor be required* Is a certain Indication that the people demand it,

TstR dtv treasury needs ftmds and me of the best way* to replenish it is to «xa4 a foe from those obtaining permits to sell liquor.

MAST of the better clam of liquor dealers are decidedly In fc**r of a foe of t-500 for permits to sell liquor.

IT IS an ordinance which 1* wauled, and the Cownril c*n «*fely be trusted to fix the foe. ,i

AHOOT the right figure fcrth»fc»ter permit to **11 liquor Is 500. mammsmmaaammaB',

THE Ijiquor-sellerti foe should not be taw than taoo. n9NQS9MHflBnBBI fic«n«0XT is the watchword of the new rffcy Pound!,

MAK* whisky pay for water, bad Idea,

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PROFESSOR 8WTNQ.

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A kind providence has bestowed upon this reverend gentleman one of the richest blessings that ever falls te the lot of a public man, and that is, a bitter opponent. If a man has talent of a popular kind, and is honest and true, there is nothing so certain to make this talent honest, and truth appreciated as hitter opposition. Men ordinarily little know bow much they owe to their enemies. Prof. Swing Is in a fair way to learn.

This gentleman is the popular pastor of a Presbyterian church in Chicago. He was very generally known in that dtv, and his name was slowly tiring te prominence outside its limits. Yet three months since the name of Prof. Swing was not known to one in a thousand of those to whom it is now familiar, and who regard him as one of the most talented, honest and eloquent divines in a denomination which has many nam in which it takes an honest pride. More than this, a book of sermons, which would have been a long time in working Its way to public recognition and popular favor, finds ready purchasers in all parts of the country. And all this is the result of having just tho right kind of an opponent. As fortune would have It, this same city of Chicago is the abiding place of a most indefatigable "heresy hunter," who also happens to be a Presbyterian. His name is Patton, and he is the editor of the Interior. This man was not long in scontlng out heresy in Prof. Swing, who, as ho claims, does not preach election, foroordlnation, reprobation, Ac., but does preach that an honest, truthful, living hcathon has better chances in tho next world than a dishonest, false, and hating christian, claiming that ftituro punishment is the result of natural spiritual laws, rather than arbitrary, and who, instead of urg Ing men to repent ©f "original sin," is in dead earnest to get them to repent of and give up their own sins. Tho here-sy-hunter getting on tho track of his game gave chase first in his paper, and followed It up till he got charges preferred in the Presbytery, and had this awful man brought to trial. And it is this trial that has inado his name familiar, and set hundreds to reading his published ser mons, and which seems destined to give him a name, fame, and influence which ho might never have acquired but for this. Tho entire press, secular as well as religious, is giv!' lim first-class notices. And if Professor Swing is the man wo take him to be, and is thankful for whatever gives him power and use fulness in his profession, ho does not forget, in acknowledging tho good gifts of a kind providence, to include therein

Dr. Patton. But neither the churches, nor religious people generally, nor even the Presbyterian body, should be held responsible for this foolish trial. A prominent member of a certain church in this city, when asked why a particular minister of~his denomination refused to sit in the pulpit, or take part in a funeral service, replied, "All denominations have fools among their members." The fact is that tho sentiment of almost the entire religious press and of the churches generally is against this action. Neither churches, nor any other organizations, should be held responsible for the fanaticism of individual members unless they approve of it. The arraignment of Prof. Swing meets with the approval of a very small class. Yet, as wo have said, it is ono of the best things possible for the Professor himself, and for tho cause which he represents. Unwise and unjust opposition is often better for a man oracausc than tho most powerful advocacv. Enemies are often most valuable gifts. __________________ 8A

CRELIGIO US.

A writer in the English ehurc. Herald objects to having tho remains of tho heroic old Dr. Livingstone repose in Westminister Abbey. The objection is founded upon the fact that the missionary explorer was a Presbyterian, whilo Westminister Abbey is the resting place of bodies which once were inhabited by the souls of Episcopalians. Tho church of England is evidently going to ruin with terribio rapidity, or will do so, If "low church" notions so prevail that the body of a Presbyterian may return to tho dust in company with the bodies of churchmen. Evidently the admission of tho body of a heretic to tho burial place of the faithful is the next thing to admitting his soul to heaven. Here is what tho defender of The Church lias to say

But supposing him to beall this, and supposing him to have been one of the best men who ever lived, there is still a mighty reason whv his remains should not find rest in Westminister Abbey! He lived and died, I believe, a Presbyterian. He had forsaken the faith of his forefathers, and associated himself with a sect which, from having no divinely appointed ministers or teachers, ran have but one available sacrament, that of baptism, buch a one then, at his decease, ought to find no place in Westminister Abbey. As well may we inter there the sultan of Turkey, his majesty of \-f-ntee, or the king ol the Caimibali-i K"

Awful! Tbk Centennial irab see ma to havt hud a quietus put upon it In rfongrwn. It was only saved from being put beyond all possibility of resurrection by the personal intercession of its Mend*. But It Is dead nnd——eondemned we hope and believe. Three millions am a snug little fortune of itself, but this, If secured, would have proved but an entering wedge. Centennials are doubtless nice things to have, bat rather expensive, an* will hardly pay uttdtr the direct!*, of «mon Cameron and a Philadelphia Ring. ^gg^g^gggg^gggsi

HER*A*, the famous magician, performs a trick in whidh he produces a llse baby from a lady's bonnet, Heusi mechanical apparatus.

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itualism what hi it V*

it is not spir­

DrELUSo Is hereafter to be punished murder in France.

SOMEBODY very property "Old Hundred" sa a suitable hymn for the Centennial

1 HB adjournment of Congrem is ho-

WIIIUB the plains of Mississippi and Louisiana are inundated, the mountain pineries of Wisconsin, Michigan and parts of New York aro consuming with feirce flame.

WOBD comes from Europe that the grape crop for the present year will not be al)ove half an average. This, however, will have no eflfcet upon tho amount of wine manufactured from the "pure grape."

As Eastern paper says: "Loans are difficult to negotiate In Chicago, not beoause there is not currency enough and capital enough offering, but there isn't room enough on that piece of ground for any more mortgages."

Tins Louisvillo Courier Journal says. "Old man Bender was recently arrested at Salt Lake city, and now they have arrested John and Kate near the same place. This leaves the old lady out in tho cold alone. It would be oruel notto hang her with the rest of them."

THE Democratic and Republican wireworkers are at work fixing things they want them for the fall elections. They should bear In mind that with the temperance, the granger, and the labor union elements In the political atmosphere this is a good year for making slates if they want them smashed I

THK Chicago Journal wants to know how this would do for a ticket: "For President, John A. Dlx, of New York for Yice President, Newton Booth, of California." It's a ticket no man iu the land would bo ashamed to vote for. But then why not have Newton Booth on for the first place

THE Orangemen of New York have held a meeting to decide upon the manner of celebrating tho 12th of July this year. Inasmuch as they have vindicated their right to parade, and as this way of celebrating the day meets with the disapproval .of a considerable portion of the Protestant community, they decided not to undertake a parade this year.

THE Students suspended from Michi gan University, at Ann Arbor, for hazing, have issued a card to the public, giving their side of the story and asking the opinion of the press. The popular verdict is "Served thein right." It seems that six were in the first place suspend cd for tho offence. Their class-mates thought it would put the Faculty In a tight place to declare that they themselves were equally guilty. Accordingly eighty-one of them signed a document of that kind. The Faculty didn't banter worth a cent, but at once suspended the entire number until the close of the academical year. The public approves of the action of the Faculty, and the less the boys say about it tho better.

THKRK is a growing sentiment in tho country against tho monopolies secured by means of patents. A terrible abuse has grown out of our present patent laws. Tho Sewing Machine business is an example in point. Machines costing from eight to fifteen dollars havo been sold for years at prices ranging from forty and fifty to one hundred dollars. And to a very great extent this exorbl tant profit has come from the pockets of the poor sewing women. And besides this, it lias prevented these who most need the machine, from getting It. This Is but one of many examples which might be cited. The plan suggested is to give to the inventor, in plaoe of the monopoly of manufacture and sale, a royalty of ten per cent upon all sales. This would leave the business of manu facturing and selling open to any who chose to engage in it, and at the same lime would save the inventor a just reward for his skill.

THEY are getting it down to a point where any man can successfully edit a paper, without even a pair of sdseors. The patent "inside*" and "outsldcs" are familiar to most of the reading public. Tills is the plan of printing one aide of tho paper say in Chicago, and the other side at home. Two establishments in Chicago furnish these to nearly six hun dred local papers In different ports of the country. To aid in the matter of furnishing inside reading, the "Copy Hook," published tn an Eastern city supplies ready set articles, at so much i« eolttmu, Impiearton of the matter ngsent in advance by mail, so that any articled may bo ordered by express. And now a concern In Toronto offers to supply editorials of any and all st low prices, and with great li-iM-ch. Articles on theology, science, art" politics, moral reform, mechanics, agriculture and commerce, as well as poetry, talcs, sketches and book reviews are kept in stock and are manufactured to order. Local uetm is also written up frdm brief data furnished. The design of this bureau Is to dispense with the employment of writers for the pres*. At the present time a large number of papers am not edited C» "any alarming extent," and ttiMma as If the time was feat approaching when they will require noeditoratalL

TH* practice of verbally renewing insuranoe policies Is very common among

asssMMseasHasBB business men. Hiis would do if all inSPABW are trumps just now, and the weresifoh as Lu Hager and hold full hands. some others we could name in this city A MIMOCBI granger thinks dan&ng who do business so methodically correct .. 4A A —A "the flowery entrance to hell."

as to permit of no mistake. A recent decision of Judge Drammond, however, should serve to make all moreearefUl in this A Chicago merchant, whose policy ran out just before the fire

CAMFOIUSIA exempts editors from of October, 1871, told the company's sojury duty, believing they enough of their own.

have trial licitor to renew it, and receivrni the answer, "All right," the solicitor at the same time making an entry in his book.

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ginning to be discussed. The sooner it memorandum to call upon the insurer comes the less mischief there will be to mend.

he now swears was only a

next day. Judge Drammond decided that, though a policy might be renewed by implication, by acts or Words expressed, where the policy provided that there should be no renewal without payment of premium, there must be satisfactory evidence that the company agreed to waive the jayinent. In this esse the solicitor had no powor to waive payment, nor was any money passed, so there was no renewal.

A MAX LEAPS jy TO A FURNACE. The Scranton (Pa.) Republican that shortly before o'clock

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morning, the men working on the night shift at the blast furnace of the Lackawanna Iron Company, were horrified by one of the most shocking cases of self-destruction that has ever occurred in that city. The victim was a young man named Thoodoro Marone, who took advantage of the temporary absence of the workmen, and plunged into the seething furnace, which, at the time, was at white beat. His cries attracted attention, and the workmen ran to the furnace and looked down, only to see the unfortunate Marone, and waving his hands and feet in the most intense agony. A long-handled shovel was lowered to him, but ho was unconscious of Its presence. One of the men ran Immediately and stopped tho blast, but human aid was of no avail to save the unfortunate man In the furnace, and he was dragged up as quickly as possible, by means of a large hook, a charred, disfigured, and unrecognised mass. He could not have been In the furnace above a fow minutes, but the intense heat was sufficient to destroy life if he had not leen there more than a second. Ho was conveyed to Mr. Raub's undertaking establishment, where a large box had to bo constructed to enclose his remains. His knees and elbows were contracted and so rigid that it was impossi ble tou straighten them.

Theodore Marone was a native of Pomarn, East Prussia, where his father was Professor in one of the gymnasiums or schools, in which Theodore was also employed as a teacher. Ho was subsequently engaged In the war, in 1866, between Prussia and Austria, and emigrated to this country about four years ago. He was then twenty-five years of age, and might have done well but for dissolute hamts which beset him and reduced him to a state of abject misery. He found work in the employ of the Oxford Iron Company as a common laborer, and often at his dailv toll, when, comparing his position with what he was at home, he wept in tho presence of his fellow-workmen. These fits of despondency had a terrible effect upon him, and his friends feared ho would lose his reason while suffering from one ofthem. He came to Scranton on Tuesday last, and found shelter in tho Centre street lock-up. While there he attempted to take his lifo by heating a poker red-hot in tho stove and placing it to his neck to destroy the carotid artery, when ho was detected by ono of the officers. Ho lay around the blast furnace during tho evening prior to his destruction, in consequence of some men being at work there with whom he was acquainted with at tho Oxford iron mines. THE QIRL OF THE PERIOD OX

THE RAMPAGE. [New York World, 5th.]

A most extraordinary scene was presented at tho Academy yesterday afternoon at tho benefit of M. Capoul, the tenor of M. Strakosch's company. The women fairlv fought for seats, and every third victor kid a bouquet. The building fairlv reeked with roses. The office was banked up with them so that all passage way was obstructed. During the performance the stage was literally covered with what the managers call "floral tributes." At least a ton was thrown at Capoul, and certainly not less than two tons were thrown, carried, lifted, and passed up by ushers, orchestra, and other employers. After the performance the five or six hundred ladies who waited at the stage door to get a last look at Capoul, as he came out with his face washed were regaled with the spectacle of two drays and an Adams express wagon taking away the "floral tributes." It was, in the language of one of them, a "sweet-scented affair."

THHKE Kansas men are charged with having stolen a county. They staked it ont, and called it Barbour. Then they divided the countv offices among themselves, taking two or three apiece, and sent certificates and affidavits to th» Capital. Their credentials as a county were forwarded. At the general election over two hundred and fifty-one votes were cast into tho ballot-box after the Philadelphia fashion, and W. H. Horner was chosen to represent Barbour in tho Legislature. Horner voted industriously for every body else's measures, and 'found it easy to get through one of his own. It was a bill to authorise Barbour county to issue bonds for the building of bridges and other necessary Improvements. The bonds were issued and sold well, Horner acting as agent. And now Horner and all tho population of Barbour county and the proceeds of the bonds have disappeared, and the liond-holder* are wondering where they've gone to.

A MAK In Maine has discovered the advantage of a large family. He has twenty-two children, and recently, when he made arrangements for moving from one school district to another, thus transferring his school tax, his old neighbors offered to pay him something to remain among them. His new neighbors, however, offered to remove him tree of expense, and so prsvniled.

SO fiOXfW HEARD THERE. A recent traveler says: "What always Impieswps me more than anything else In Egypt and Palestine has been the entire absence of cheerful and exhllirating music, especially from the children. You never hear them singing In the huts. I never heard a song that deserves the name In the streets or bouses of Jerusalem. Ono heavy burden of voiceless sadness rests upon the forsaken land. The daughter* of mode have been brought low. The mirth of the tabret cease th, the noise of them that rgoioB endeth the joy of the harp ceas-

THE TEMPERANCE CR Trofi the Cincinnati Commtrctift '"k It is tie dplnlon of Mr. |. ir. peagle tbst the prohibitory crusaao

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doomed failure in communities like those of Ohio and Indiana." Mr, Beadle has had unusual opportunities for observation since tho crusade commenced. He has traveled in Central and Southern Ohio, and visited nearly all the cities and villages in which the crusade fever has broken out. As those who have read his frequent letters must have noticed, he is a careftil observer of events, and, white not wanting in sympathy for the efforts to suppress, or at least curtail the traffic in intoxicating liquors, is not forgetfril of his duty ss a historiographer of this phenomenal movement. His opinion#, tncrefore, are entitled to serious consideration, and. as will be seen from the lengthy contribution from his pen which wo print this morning, ho Is not lacking in anility to givo a reason for the faith that is in him. The conclusion st which he arrives, however, is one that has been reached by Impartial observers who have looked over the whole field. Tho crusade has largely degenerated Into prosecutions under'the

Aclair law, suits for slander, neighborhood feuds, senerei lll-foeling, and rather dirty politics. That it would reach this stage was apparent after It becamc evident that the law of love, applied in a Christian spirit, would not ojemtc efficaciously on tho hearts of the more obstinate oft he saloon keepers.

WHAT KIND OF MORALS Hi? WANT. We want in this country an improved moral sense. A moral responsibility tlist will "banish small measures from the counters, small baskets from tho stall, pebbles from the cotton bags, clay from the paper, sand from the sugar, chicory from coffee, alum from bread, and water from the milk cans. The religion that is to save the world will not put all tho big strawberries at the top and all the little ones at the bottom. It will not mako ono half pair of shoes of fcood leather and the other half of poor leather, so that the first shall redound to tho maker's credit and the second to his cash. It will not put Jovin's stamp on Jenkin's kid gloves, nor make Paris bonnets in tho back room of a Roston milliner's shop nor let a pleco of velvet that professes to measure twelve yards come to an untimely end In the tenth nor a spool of sewing silk that vouches for twenty yards be nipped in the bud at fourteen and a half nor all wool delaines and all linen handkerchiefs be amalgamated with clandestine cotton nor coats made of old rags pressed together be sold to the unsuspecting public For legal broadcloth. It does not put bricks at five dollars per thousand into chimneys it contracts to build of seven dollar material nor smuggle white pine Into floors that havo been paid for hard pine nor leave yawning cracks in closests where boards ought to join nor daub the ceilings that ought to bo smoothlv plastered nor mako window blinds with slats that can not stand tho wind, and paint that can not stand tho sun, and fastenings that may bo looked at, but are on no account to be touched. Tho religion that is going to sanctify tho world is going to pay its debts." It don't lie, it don't steal, nor will it liear false witness.

AD VANTAGES OF CR YJXG. A French physician is out with along dissertation on tltfe advantages of groaning and crying in general, and especially during operations. He contends that groaning and crying are the two grand operations bv which nature allays an-

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that these patients who gh way eir feelings more speedily recover from accidents and operations than those who suppose it unworthy for a man to betray such symptoms of cowardice as either to cry or groan. He tells of a man who reduced his pulse from 12» to 60 in the course of two hours by giving vent to his emotions. If people feel at all unhappy about anything, let them go to their rooms and comfort themselves with a loud boohoo, and they will feci a hundred per cent, better afterward.

In accordance with the abovp, tho crying of children should not be too greatly discouraged. If it is systematically suppressed the result may bo the St. Vitus's dance, epileptic fits, or some other disease of the nervous system. What is natural is nearly always useful, and nothing can bo more natural than tho crying of children when anything occurs to givo them either physical or mental pain. Probably most persons have cxperienod tho effects of tears in relieving great sorrow. It is evon curious how the feelings aro allaved by free indulgence in groans and sighs. Then let parents show more indulgence to noisy bursts of grief on tho part of children as well as persons, and regard tho eyes and mouth

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which nature discharges her surplus steam. WOMAN'S HA TRED.

If vou quarrel with woman over night von fnvite tho devil to breakfast. Having made a woman your (be, you havo poisoned the air you breatho in common. Nature, who has deprived her of physical power to strike, has bestowed mental power to hate and hate is more formidable than tho heaviest blows. These must be exhausted ere long that nourishes Itself from within, and grows by self-indulgence. An angry woman, if she bo comely, Is picturesque and alluring. But the aroused and fixed aversion which sometimes succeds thereto, Is not pleasant to contemplate. Feminine hatred Is a great force in the universe it has created epochs and destroyed empires changed destinies and retarded ages. Civilisation has modified Its expression, but not lessened its intensity. In tho wars of to-day the enemies in the field may bo conquered, but the enemies at home never can be. Technically, they do not bear arias and vet the arms thev have lay not down until they are victorious over the victors.— [ttalaxy.

LA XG UA GE OF THE CLO UDS. Tho cr'-rs of the sky at paiticular times aid wonderftal good evidence. Not only does a rosy sunset presage fair weather and ruddy sunshine, but there are other tints which speak with equal clearness or accuracy. A bright yellowish sky in the evening indicates wind, a pale yellow wet, a neutral gray color constitutes a favorable sign in the evening and an unfavorable one in the morning. The clouds are full of meaning In themselves. If their forms are soft, undefined and feathery, the weather will be fine. If the edges are hatd, sharp and definite, it will be foul. Cienera ly sneaking, any deep, unusual lines betoken wind and rain, while the more quiet and delicate tints heapeak fair weather. MARK I WAIN A COX FED ERA TE.

It transpires that Mark Twain was a soldier, living senred two weeks with J»ff Thompson in the rebel army In Mls•nnri That he never made much of a mllitiuT record 1s explained in a letter whichne has just writted to Thomson. He save "We never won any victories to •neak oC We never oould get the enemyto stand »U11 when we wanted to fight, and we were generally on the move when the enemy wanted to fight."