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LAW ft COLLECTION OFFICE,
CORWENSVILLE,
20 Clearfield CoualY, Penn'a. Iby
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V. WILSON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
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CLEARFIELD, PA.
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S:J0'74
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
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promptly and faithfully. BoU'7J
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BAaar r. wallacb.
DATID L. KBKB.
JOBS W. WBIBLBT.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(Suwesiuri to Wallaeo A KUlding,)
ATTORNEY S-AT-LAW,
11-1J73 Ciearfleld, Pa.
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McENALLY & McCDEDY,
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW,
Ciearfleld, Pa.
ay-Legal baelneee etteaded to promptly with)
fidelity. Office oa Heooad itroet, aboTO tbe Firet
National Bank. Jaa:l:7fi
Q. R. BARRETT,
Attorney and Counselor at Law,
(1lrarpield. pa.
Having reelgeed kli Judgeahtp, ku roeumed
the practice of the law la bie old oSloe at Clear
field, Pa. Will attend the eonrte of Jefiereoa and
Rlk eoaatlee when apeoially teuiaed In oonnoetloa
with reeldent eouoeel. Btie.i
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Reel Eitete and Collertioa Agent,
CLEARPIEl.I), PA.,
Will promptly attend to all legal boelnen ea
tniited to nil eare.
eT-Ofiloe la Ple'a Opera Ilouee. JanlTO.
H. W. SMITH, -ATTORNEY
-A T-LAW,
tl:l:TJ Ciearfleld, Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
, Clearfield, Pa.
StT-Offloe la Old Woetera Hotel building
eoraor of Bemad aad Market Sta. noTll,00.
ISRAEL TEST,
. ATTORN RY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
'tr-Ofilee in tha Coart Houee. IJ11S
EED & DAGEBTY,
r ! ' I aBALBBB IB '
HARDWARE, FARM IMPLEMENTS,
Tluware, No III. dke.,
angl.'T? Sattad Street. Clearfield, Pa.
JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Vnd Real Ketato A;ant, ClearHeld, Pa
im TLI.il ... I L.t rk.rr.AWtlnlL
7-Reepeetfully affere bli aerTieei In aelllng
tad buying laadB la Clearfield aad adjoining
teaatioB aad with aa eiperleeee at oTor IweDH
fean ae a aarvayor, lattere blmeelf that be eaa
renter aallaraauoa. lea. hi.;ii,
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ABO BBALBB IB
Maw LogN and Ijiniilor,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
0ce la Orabam'i Row. 1:2:'
J. J. LINGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
1:11 OaeeoU, Ciearfleld ta., Pa. y:pd
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
lal,.nl Pi.
Will praAtlea In Clearfield and all of tht Courts of
tat Jiio aiudieiai atiinot. ri "i
an4 aollaotioa of olalmi nada tpeclalttaa. d! Tl
DR. W. A. MEAN8,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
LUTBBHSI1URO, PA.
Will attend profeeilonal ealle promptly. auglO'TO
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OBoa aa Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
ay-OIHoe koarat 0 to 11 a. m, and 1 to 0 p.
D
It. E. M. SCHEURKR,
UOMOOPATUIC PUY8ICIAM,
Ottea la ref Ideaea oa Market at.
April it, mri. cJ,,r!!;ldj,.
DR. J. P. BURC H FIELD,
Lata gargeaa of tha 0:id B.giunal.PeeeajlranU
, Valaauara, bar lag relarned from tha Army,
fera bla arafeaaiaaal aerlee ta UeolUiena
af Claarlaldaoaaty.
laaT-Profeaaloael ealla promptly atunded to.
0IT.ee aa Beeoa Ureal, iormeriya...p..- -
Kr.Woode. apra,00U
OR. H.B. VAN VALZAH,
ILBArtflEl Pi PB"" A.
OFFICE IN MASONIC BUILDING.
M4T OH re koan From II to I P. M.
May It, IQTfi.
WILLIAM M. HENRY, Justice
arraa Pbacb abd ScaiTaaaa, LUM HER
CITY. Oollaelleni mada aad moaey promptly
paid erar. Arlleloa of agroemeat and deede a I
auateyaaaa aaaUy aiaeatad and warraalad nt
root at aa abarga. " '
JAME8 H. LYTLE,
In Krataar'a llalldlaf. Clear laid, Pa.
n.eler la flroerilel, Prorlelone, TegeUMea,
Frilta, Flc.ar, Feed, ete, rte.
aprll'TOIf
HARRY SNYDER,
BARDKR AND HAIRDRWSK
Dbop oa Merbet oftaoalta Ooarl Hoeee.
4 ehaa toael for erary eaetomer.
Alaa Banaraetarer af
All Klada af Ajtlelaai la MaataH llalr.
Clearfield, Pa.
JOHN A. 8TADLF.ll,
BAKER, Market St., CUartVM, Pa,
t-re.h tread, Ralb, lolls. Plea aad Oabaa
aa bead ar made ta ardor. A foaerel aeeortmaat
af Caafaotlaaariai. Fralla aad Nate la etoek.
lea Craa aad Oyatera ra aeaaem.
flaiejaa aeerty
peoaila iba Peateana
Prlaaa moderate.
lu Nana -ulrtirncrv-p...
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GEO. B. GOODLANDER, Proprietor.
VOL. 5I-WII0LE NO.
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We have printed a largo number of tha Boa
FEE BILL, and will on tba receipt of twenty.
Hee eenta. mull e Mtov to aey eddreaa. artl
JOHN D.THOMPSON,
Jualloo 0 tba Paaoe and Sorlrener,
Cur.wenaTllle, Pa.
bVaVCalleatloni mada and money promptly
palilorar. febll'Tltf
RICHARD HUGHES,
Ji'STICB OF TUB PEACE
roa
Dtcalur Totrnthlp,
Oaaeola Mill. P. 0.
t. II olBclal bualneaa animated to him will ba
promptly attended to. mo)i29, '7A.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Vrenchvllle, Ciearfleld County, Pa.
Ktopi ajonitantly on hand full aortinont of
Dr (loodi. Ilardwara. Uronariei, and rythlnr
nraallj kpt tn a raUil itora, which will b told,
for aaftb, at onaap aa eiiewnere in .no ooodij.
Franebvillo, Jun Jl, inof-ij.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
PBALBB IB
GENERAL .MERCHANDISE.
URAtlAMTON, Pa.
Alao, extenalv. manufaoturer and dealer In Bquare
Timber aad Hawed Lumber ot all atnda.
IVOrderl aoliolted and all bill, promptly
filled. tJj'"
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Cleartield, Penn'a.
VcuWIII eleeute lobe In bla line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner. arr4,07
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
mOT-Pumpa alwaya on band and made to order
an abort notion. Pipea bored on reaaonanle term..
All work warranted ta render eatlefactton, and
delivered If dealred. my3S:l;pd
E. A. BIGLER Sl CO.,
DBALKRI IR
SQUARE TIMBER,
nod manulaeturera of
A LI. KINDS OF 8AWKD LUMBER,
fi-7'71 CI.EA.KFIEI.D, PENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
daler Id
Eeal Estate, Sqnare Timber, Boards,
8UINOLE8, LATH, A I'lt'KHTH,
1:1073 Clearfield, Pa,
WARREN THORN,
BOOT AND' SIIOE MAKElt,
Market U, Ciearfleld, Pa.
In tha abop lately eeeupied by Frank Short,
one door weal of Alleghany Houae.
ASHLEY THORN,
ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR and BUILDER.
Plana and Rpeoilieatlnna furnlahed for all klnda
of balMlnga. All work firat eluaa. Stair buil l
iag a atieeielty.
P. O. addreaa, Clearfield, Pa. Jan.17.77tr.
R. M. NEIMAN,
SADDLE and HARNESS MAKER,
Rumbargrr, Ciearfleld Co., Pa.
Keepa aa band all kinda of llaraeat, Saddle.,
Bridlea, and Horaa t'uralahiag Uoode. ltepairing
promptly attended to.
Kambarger, Jaa. 10, Ie77-tf.
JAMES MITCHELL,
DBALBB IB
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
Jell'TJ CLEARFIELD, PA.
J. R. M'MURItAY
WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ANY ARTICLE
OF MBRCI1ANDIKE AT THE VERY LOWEST
PRICE. COMB AND SEE, (1:6:78,:)
NEW WASHINGTON.
Ialvory Wtable.
THE underaigned bega leara to Iniorm thepub
lie that he ia bow fully prepare' to aeronimo
date all ia tbe way of furniahing iL.aee, Uuggiea,
Saddlea and Herneaa, on the aborteat notice and
an reaaonable terma. Re.i Jcuco on Loouat atreet,
between Third and Fourth.
II KU. W. tl EAR II ART.
Ileerflrld. Feb. 4. IBJ4.
S. I. SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABD DBALBB IB
Watched, Clocks nd Jewelry,
Oraaom'e Aew, Markrt Areef,
f I.EAHUl:!.!), PA.
All kinda of repairing In npy line pr'itnpllj Bl
inded to. April 29, 1071.
NEW BOOT ANDSH0E SHOP.
Tba nnderelgnrd would inform toe publlo that
be bea rrmored bla Boot and Kboe Stiop to tha
room lately efeunlrd by J. Hearing, in Dhaw'a
Row, Market alreet, where he le prepared to at.
tend to the wanta of all who need anything In bla
line. All work dona by him will be of the boat
material, and guaranteed to b firat elaae In erery
reaped. Repairing promptly alteodd ta. All
blnda of Leather and Khoe Findlnge f,.raale.
JOHN ( IIIhCKH.
Clearueld, ra .July l, ISTT-dm.
WHOLESALE LIQD0B STORE.
At the end of the ntw bridge,
WEhT CLEARFIELD, PA.
Tie proprietor of tkla eataMl.bmeat will buy
bla liquora dlreol from diitillera. Parlloa buying
from tbla bouae will ba eare la gel a pure article
at a amall margin abote ooet. Hotel keepera eaa
ba furai.bed with llqnor. oa reaaonable terma.
Para winee and brandlea direct from Sealey a
Vln.ry, at Balb, New York.
OBOIKIB N. COLBl'RN.
Clearfield, June l, 1876 tf.
Clearfield Nursery.
ENCOURAOK HOMR INDUSTRY.
TUE ander.lgaed, baying aaubliod a Nor
aery aa tbe Pike, about half way batweea
Cleaifield and Carwrnaellle, la prepared ta far
alek all blnde af FRUIT TREES, (aaaadard and
dwarf,) Erergreeaa, Shrabbwy, Urape Vlnaa,
Ooaaaberry, Lawtoa Blackberry, Strawberry,
and Raapborry Vinee. A'w, SiUrlaa Crab Treaa,
Ualaea, and early aearlat Itbabark, Ae. Ordera
pr.-pUy-u.de4l-. WR1IT
Btyit ) CarwanTillat Ta.
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Klreet, Ciearfleld. Pa.,
ABnrAcriiaBa abb bbalsb ib
HARNESS, SADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS,
aad all klnda of
iiorxs rvKDhiHisa eooos.
A foil etoek af Saddlerl' Hardware, Bre.be.,
Combe, Illaakala, Robea, ate., alwaj. oa naao
aad for aale at the loweea aaao prieea. n .....
af repairing promptly attended to.
All kinda of hide, taken ia aaebanga for bar
m.m aad repairing. All kind, af barnea. leather
. l 'j J r... .1 . ameli arofiL
Bent Oa neoa, ... r
Clearfield, Jam. IS, l7.
E. WARING'S
LAW BLANKS
Far aala at tba Clearfield BarrBUMB ofiloa,
Tht Maul CampM SfrUl " Lmw
Ulankt publlhd.
i..
Tbeaa Blanke are goitea ap
, .f ..iform aad f.r.Uned at rary law
figarea far eaak.
Call at tba B.rrutieal eea eaa tiemiae
aem. Order, by ma promptly Hf-.
Addaa, OODLANDSRALS",
, I07T II. WaarSeH Pa.
2,537.
TAOU.
MORAL REFLECTION BY A JAPANEflE
TRAVELER.
From tho jVVfA itmniciin llevinc for
July-AugtiHl, wo copy tho following In
teresting articlo. It represents the
views of so Intelligent Japancito trav
eler upon our Institutions, and as
naive literary composition, as well as
a critical examination intosomo of our
national dofcots, is well worth reading
and serious reflection. Tho Jupanose
traveler says :
Tho American people have been so
very kind in receiving my political re
flection"., that 1 take tho great liberty
ol writing again my observations and
feelings anuut their country. I would
not, However, tlo this without having
Uwb evke4r Warns "-offnr-rrrttrrlons
too freely often givos offoneo when it
is not intended, bo 1 wish clearly to
explain, that what I write now is in
consequence of urgont request, and is
not my own proposal. No doubt,
many will laugh at my opinions this
time, just as they laughed at my po
litical reflections, but 1 cannot under
stand why thoy laugh. I read Sena
tor Morton's paper on tho American
constitution. Uo said almost exactly
the sumo things that I did. This as
tonished me very much and it also
snlisfied mo, because I found this very
clover Senator Rgreos so closely with
mo. But I observe newspapers did
not laugh at him; then I thought, if
I had signed his paper and be had
signed mine, they would have l.iughed
at Ins paper and approved mine.
American people look too much at
names. They think, when a paper is
signed by a greut name, they muBt ap
prove, never mind what Is in the pa
per; if foreigner or unknown man
signs, then they don't approveor
pass by silently. I am sorry I said
anything about "tqipukku," because all
over tho country ignorant newspapers
are laughing. This is only because
they do not understand the question.
Now I am going to lull them some
things that they cannot laugh at, bo
cause they are very easy, oven for
them to understand, and they arc so
truo they cannot deny them. Besides
my political studies, 1 bave mado moral
studies in different Christian countries ;
these, as J said before, I am going to
publish fully in Japan, but I will now
tuko out ol my notes a few points.
First, 1 observe in ovcry country
there is different kind of morality, dif
ferent kind of vice, although all the
countries may be Christian, still vices
in Catholic countries differ from vices
in Protestant countries, vices in old
countries differ from vices in now
countries, vices in countries where
church is paid by tho government, dif
fer from vices in countries where
churches are not paid by tho govoi n
ment, vices in countries where there
is rich snd idlo aristocratio class, differ
from vices in countries whoro every
body is equal and overybody is busy
making money. As I am writing fur
Amoricuns, I will leave all these other
countries out ot the question, and de
scribe tho vices which, 1 observo in a
new country, which is chiefly Protost
ant, whero tho churches aro not paid
by the government, whoro everybody
is equal, according to constitution, and
all are busy making money. I will
not say anything about their virtues,
not because thoy have not got any ;
indeed, they bavo most excellent vir
tues and high qualities, hut it is not
necessary lor me to tell them ; thoy
describe them very fully thomsolves
both in conversation and, newspapers,
tboreforo there would be nothing now
in this, but their vices are not so often
described, except, sometimes, in bitter
ness, but I will describo them with
great affection because I bavo received
so much kindness from American peo
ple. In the first place, Americans,
quite naturally, liko all other Chris
tians, think their religion the best in
tho world, therefore thoy must try and
make other nations adopt it; for that
reason they send missionaries to Ja
pan. I f missionaries could come alono,
without sailors or merchants, I think
they might do some good. Genorally
thov are very good men, though mis
sionaries of different Christian sects
quarrel among themselves more than
any other people; still, individually,
they try to set a good example, only
their reliirlon docs not prevent them
from holing each other when they do
not agree on religious stiiijccts.
When they first began to instruct
Japanese in principles ot Christian ro
ligion, many Japanese accepted, es
neciallv of tho lower orders, who had
;iot studied Confucius and moro deep
philosophy, only they soon found great
difference between what missionaries
taught and so-called Christians prac
ticed. 1 have examined into religious mat
ter a good deal, and 1 find no religion
whero difference is so great between
what religion teaches, and what the
Eeoplc practice as in Christian religion,
lahnmetan religion does not teach
such high and pure morality as Chris
tianity, but Mahometans practice their
religion much more closely. They are
never ashamed to pray, oven when
they are alone among strangers ; they
perform all observances very faithful
ly. Thoy do not depart from teaching
in order to mako money, therefore
they cannot mako it when thoy aro
near Christians, becauso when Chris
tians (so called) want to muke m nicy,
they do not core much what their lli
blo tenches, but Mahometan cares what
Koran teoches. Bible soys, It is not
good to lend money on usury, but
Christians always charge interest.
Koran says same thing, therefore
among themselves Mahometans do not
charge it, and so in many other cases
Mahometans obey Koran, but Chris
tians do not obey Bible. Tboroforo,
Christians (so called) advance rapidly
in material progress, becauso thoy sac
rifice their religion to this kind of pro
gross. Therefore, they quickly be
como highly civiliiod, but Mahome
tans will not sacrifice their religion,
thorofore they remain, liko early Chris
tians who had all things In common,
rather barbarous. Buddhists aro moro
liko Christians than Mahometans; thoy
also liavo high and pure leaching; In
deed all their theology is almost ex
actly liko Christian theology when yon
oxamino original teaching, but com
mon people have made it full ol super
stitions, so it is in many coremonies
very liko the Roman Catholio or Greek
church, and in same way common poo
plo are not so strict as Mahometans,
moro like Chrislions only I think
priests are bettor in many things than
Christian priosU ; they do not quarrel
among themselves, like Christian cler
gymen, abont roligious questions, Gon
..rnllr thev all airroo very well, and
many good ones do indoed try to mako
the people goou, oniy vno iKj-mia
loo ignorant to understand tho real
principles of Buddhism, and think to
perioral superstitions ceremonies Is
.
CLEARFIELD, PA.,
enough, and the priests are afraid to
tuko away thoir ceremonies becauso
then the people would think thoy were
tuking away their whole religion. J
have not been in India, therefore I can
not tell about Hindoo religion, but
thoro is ono thing I remark which is
vory important. From all I can learn,
neither Muhometan, nor Buddhist, nor
Hindoo says, it you do not beliovo my
religion you will bo burnt to all ctorni
ty in hell flro with brimstone. Only
Christian says this. For this reason
many Jupaneso refuse, tbe moment
thoy hear this, to become Christian.
Supposo Jupaneso woman wants to bo-
como Christian, and nor husband and
brothers and sisters and children ro-
luso, then sho says, "how can I to.
como Christian and all my family go
to hell fire ior eternity ? Better for
mo also to go to hell flro with them."
Therefore, sho quite naturally .tolutaee.
Still, tb.OBuB.tW ie reat obieolion
to accopting Christianity In minds of
Japanose people, it might bo overcome,
U practico ol Christians in daily life
was superior to practico of people of
any other religion, but tins is not tho
case. Since Christians have como to
Japan, many vices have boon introduc
ed which before wero quite unknown.
Thoy are tho vices which belong to
what is called Western civilization
principally vices connected with money-making.
All kinds of cheating mid
fraud bavo now been taught by Chris
tian and Japanese, of which they woro
quite ignorant twenty years ago.
When I try to compnro tho small
number of now virtues thoy bavo learnt,
sinco that timo, by observing the prac
tice of Christians, with a largo number
of new vicoe they bavo learnt from
them, I am quite pained and distressed
lor my dear country 'to think of it.
This is, indeed, a very sad reflection ;
so I will not now dwell any moro upon
it. That is why I said I wish tho mis
sionaries had como alono, without any
sailors or merchants. For ono Chris
tian wbo comes to teach us anything
good, a hundred como to muke money
and teach us things that aro bad. Peo
ple who know how to mako money by
trying to get it from oaeh other they
called civilized people; peoplo who
have not learnt all the tricks by which
money can bo inudo out of each othor
thev cull uncivilized nconlo. After much
consideration of this subject, 1 can find
no other distinction but this. I think
qtiilo differently. Civilization consists
in peoplo being pure and good in thoir
lives, not in being rich and smart in
their business, for what sayi tho
Great Master Confucius on this sub
ject ? " Virtuo is tho root, rovenuo tho
branches. II you lightly esteem tno
root and attend principally to tho
branches, you extend disorder and ra
pine among the people." Look at tho
great "civilized" cities of London and
Paris and New York, and seo how true
Litis is. In thcBO places nil tho effort
of both government and peoplo is to
"attend principally to tho branches,"
and in what "uncivilized" and "hea
then" citios can you find such disorder
and rapino? Wtion Mr. Tweed was
governing Now York, what did ho
think about tno "tool wnteu is virtue i
In what Buddhist or Mahometan city
would suoh corrupt government be
possiblo, as existed in Now York dur
ing timo of Tweed? 1 can toll peoplo
of Now York who laugh at lepjmkkit
and despise heathens, that such rob
bory and fraudulent government would
bo quilo impossible in japan.
Perhaps, after twenty years of West-
?m civilization, wo may got so far ad
vanced that such a man would become
possiblo as a rulor ; at prosont, wo try
to find our high officials among tho
best and purest men, becauso wo bavo
been so instructed by Conluciiis for
what says the sngo? "To seo a man
of eminent virtuo and talents and not
to promote him, and not raiso bim to
a high station, shows disrespect; to
soo a boso man and not to dismiss him
to dismiss bim and not to send him
to a groat distatieo, Is an error."
It is, indeed, most wonderful to think
how truly Confucius describes what
must happen to a man like Tweed. F.x
actly ho shows how such a man must
in tiio end be punished, for ho says,
"Upon the man who is ignorant and
yot pushes himseir into onico, who
holding a low situation assumes author
ity, who. although living in tho pres
ent ago, returns to tho (bad) ways of
tho ancients, tho Divino juiigmonis
will surely come." Still, notwithstand
ing warning which Now York has
had, it is, even now, not governed by
highest kind of men, but by a common
class. This never can succeed, for
again tho sugo says, "Therefore, tho
ruler must firet have virtue in himself,
then ho may call lor it in others; ho
must first iio fico from vice himself,
thon he may ronrovo it in othors. If
we must ourselves cherish and practice
what wo do not wish in others, wo
cannot possibly enlighten them." Tho
Tsoo book say's, "Tho Tsoo nation docs
not esteem gome valuable, it es
teems nothing precious but virtuo,"
For ihcso reasons it is not yet possiblo
for any Jnpaneso city to be govornod
by a man who is known to bo bad and
dishonest. When 1 read your news
papers, it does not seem possiblo for
your cities, and oven your.Stutos, to bo
govornea oy any otuor num. time,
for instance what has been said of Gov.
ernor Packard, and, beforo him of Gov
ernor Kellogg in Louisiana. I do not
know whether it is truo or not, but In
uncivilized country I como from, such
men could not bo accused of such things
and live. Either they must prove that
they aro not truo, and then people ac
cusing them must bo punished, or else,
if they aro truo, they would be punish
ed themselves. But hero In this Chris
tian country, whoro von aro told to
"honor all men," not "to speak evil of
dignities, not to "bear lalso witness,
not "to think ovrl ono of another," "to
do to othors as you would they would
do to you," polities aro carriod on en
tirely on si! opposite principle. Foun
dation of American politics Is. not to
hnnnr anv noliticians. aliciiii to speak
ovil of dignities, if they sro on tho other
side in politics, always boar fulso wit
ness, it oloelion can uo carriou mat way,
to think a great deal evil of everybody,
anil, politically, to do always to tho
other sido exactly what you would not
nt all like them to do to you. Although
it Is sgftinst Biblo, this Is done quite
openly, nobody is ashamed of it, no
body publicly conocmns it. a iibtb
heard many sermons in Christian
churches ; I have novor heard a clergy
man say that political mon should love
ono another, and not write abnso in
nowspapors against each other.
Even they ought to cstocm the other
brtter than himself, but this is so im
possible that even to possess It, though
It Is a sacred Buying, would make every
body laugh. V hen I read newspnpors,
I feel sure it would not improve Japan
to hove civilised and Christian journal
ism Introduced into that country,
though unhappily, som Japanese are
trying to imitato this also. If news
papors wore writton to mako politi
cians forgive esch other snd love each
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fm 1
other, then, th Tliojvs, thoy might do
Boino good, but , Christian newspapers
only make peoplo moro angry with
eacn other, ana inerotore moro un.
christian. Bains thing with religious
nowspapors. Only thoy do not abuse
politicians so much as thoy abuse each
othor, What is the uso of churches
and clergymen, if they do not preach
against such bsd things ? Best men
in this country say that they cannot
bo politicians, bocuuso politicians aro
generally dinhoacst, or olso suspoctcd
of being dishonest, and nearly always
called dishonest,) and because to suc
ceed, it is necosxary "to go through so
much dirt," thoroiiiro they ay "we
aro obliged lot leuvo to moro mean
kind ol men to be politicians and to
rulo over us, and spend tho rovenuo of
tho nation for rut, and represent our in
toronts in foreign countries, but wo
think you Japanese aro still qnito bar-
Ivttrwuit occulta yowiiavj ditiorout kind
of government, which obliges you to
choose moro high and pure kind of
mon ; thoroluro, wo recommend you
to bceomo moro advanced and civilized
liko wo aro." But bow can wo do this
and forgot tho lofty saving of tho Tsin
book 7 which says, "Jlau i a minister
ot unbending fidelity, altnongh ho
might appear to possess no other tub
cut, yot were his mind enlarged and
generous, when ho saw a man of emi
nent talents, ho would viow bis talents
as if they wero his own. Tho man of
vast intelligence and virtue ho would not
merely praise with bis lips but really
love him in his heart, and embrace
hitn in his regards. Such u man could
preservo my children and my ponplo.
Would not such a man be of great ad
vanliiL'o? But if a miuistor is iealouB
of men of talents, opposes and koops
1 ro in notice those who possess eminent
ubility and virtue, not being ablo to
bear them, such a man is incapable ot
protecting my children and peoplo,
nay, how dangerous be may prove."
American people may call such teach
ing heathen, but I cull it best kind of
Christian teaching, nnd this is the rulo
we actually try always to follow in
Japan, If tiny man does not follow
this rule, he is very much ashamed
and would rather die than let people
suppose ho was not good and puro;
but here when newspapers cull a Oov-
ornor tlnet nnd robber, bo leels no
shame. Therefore, 1 still hope my
countrymen will try and follow good
old teaching of our wise and puro men,
even though they were heathens.
Aguin, I observo vory curious thing.
Perhaps, in politics or in cotnmorco, a
man is attacked this way in tho uows
IHipers, may bo rightly, and may be
wrongly ; it ho is a candidate lor some
high ollice, almost always he is accus
ed of stealing money, or if ho makes
money vory quickly in nail street,
also others who lose their money ao-
enso bim of stealing it quito openly
they accuso him in newspapers, like
they accuso' Mr. Tilden, or liko they
accuso Mr. Gould.
Then vory often these sarno men
profess to bo very religious men ; they
buy vory oxpensive powa in churches,
and L'ivo a areas deal of money ttikuep
up clergymen and Httnday selioois.
Immediately, when thoy are so public
ly accused of stoaling, quito naturally
clurgymun should ask, "Is this truo?
Atonco you must provo to mo mis is
not truo, otherwise I will turn you out
ol my church, and throw back your
money to you, and sell your pew to
sorao honest man." I bavo asked great
deal about this, but never have 1 heard
of clergyman who did this thing. Only
sometimes, it a man is very poor and
cheats, then they do it, but if ho is
vory rich thoy tuko his money, 'They
do not inquire how ho made it
tn countries where government pays
church, this vice does not exist, only
they huvo other kind of vice, lu Eng
land nobles antl bishops can sell clergy
men and churches, in quito a compli
cated and curious kind of way, very
difficult to understand properly, though
1 studied it thoroughly,and will explain
it ol'tcrwards in my Japanese hook ful
ly. I think that will surprise Buddhist
priests moro than anything I have seen
in Western civilization. Novor would
Buddhist priest allow himself and his
tcmplo to bo soiti, oven by most uign
and powerful Daiino sooner ho would
dio. Indeed, priests in my country do
not try to become rich, jiowcvor, i um
not Buddhist myself; only for miny
things I respect them. 1 think priests
in all religions should no caro at an
about money. In Biblo alsoit says so.
Indeed, Biblo is strongly opposed to all
money-making for any kiniiuf peoplo.
1 think ono of great beauties in Chris
tian teaching is constant nttuclt upon
rich peoplo and lovo of money. It
says, "lovo of money root of all ovil ;"
"hasto not to bo rich. Then, money
changers wero scourged out of temple
lor buying anu selling tnsiuo, iinu .ncu
young men was told ho must givo up
all ho had and givo to the poor ; indeed,
that teacbinir is most beautiful. When
I first read all that, certainly I thought
I must becoino Christian, liven now
1 beliovo thoroughly nil this teaching,
but to practice it, 1 must go hack to
Japan. There a man could still live in
duily life this teaching; hero it would
not bo possiblo. Certainly ho would
starvo immediately. Jn Japan, if man
asked for cloak, you could give him
coat also; immediately yon would be
celebrated lor sacrificing sell, and good
people would acknowledge your good
ness sr.d support you. Many men in
my country are eolchratcd, not for
militical cleverness or for rirhnets, or
lor power, but for pureness and good
ness. Ncvor.il times when I first sr.
rived In America, 1 asked who is purest
and best man in America, but no ono
could eivo mo answer. A man in Ja
pan can become celebrated for sacrific
ing self to neighbor, becauso Confucius
teaches this, just like the Bible. There
fore, when he practices, everybody rov
oreiiccs bim, nut hero they do not
for what says the Grout Master on thio
stibioct ? "That which you hate tnsiipo
riors, do not practico in your conduct
towards interiors; that which you halo
in thoso beforo you, do not exhibit to
Ihoso behind you ; that which you
hato In thoso behind yon, do not man
Host to those boloro you ; that which
you hate in thoso on yonr right, do
not manifest to thoso on your loft ;
that which you hato in thoso on your
left, do not manifost to thoso on your
riL'ht. This is tho uoctrino ol meaiur-
ina tthert is ovrmivet." And this doc
trine we try to follow, and when we
seo anv one doing this, we vory niginy
approve and oncourag-n him, but in this
ooii n try such a man would rnthor bo
lacghed at and called a fool, because
it ia not possible to follow this princi
ple and become noli, sna to occiiine rien
is moro ostoeraod tlisn to become good.
Indoed. it soems to me that in Chris
tian oountrios everything is done exact
ly opposite to Christian teaching m
high and pure and noble nnd self-sncrl-flcing
but qnite openly everything
is done exactly on opposite principle.
Then 1 say, why do yoq profess so
mUon SnO UOBO 111110 r A ma ia auuae Man
ol all vices, to he hypnerit, be eanae man
REPUBLICAN.
who ia hypocrito, lives constant lie.
All tho time he is protending to be one
thing and la actually entirely ditluront.
Many men who have been considered
most religious and ceremonious of men
In church matters, get exposod in the
newspapers, and then wo find all the
timo that they liavo bocn practicing
most wickou inings.
'I be Great Master teaches that no
man can lo superior wbo does suoh
things. I hone you will excuse my
quoting so much out of teaching of
Great .Master, but I want to show that,
oven if Christians would obey teaching
ol Confucius closely, evon then, thoy
would bo bolter than they are, and that
It Is because wo try to follow his teach
ing, we havo morality quito as good as
morality in Christian countrios. And
this is not becauso Christian teaching
is not high and beautiful, but because
Christians laugh at their own teaching,
thoicluro wo cannot respect, thorn, and
wo feel that they havo no right to call
us barbarous and uncivilized, until thoy
try to follow their moral teaching, at
least as well as wo follow ours.
This is what Confucius says about
hypocrites. . "That which is called rec
tifying tho motives is this : do not de
ceive yourself; hato vico as you do an
otl'cnsivo smell ; lovo virtuo as you love
beauty.- This is called self-enjoyment
Henco the superior man will carefully
watch over his secret movements. Tho
worthless man, when in secret, practi
ces vico ; nay, there is no length ol
wickedness to which bo docs not pro
ceed, but when ho observes the superi
or man, he attempts to conceal his vices,
and puts on tho appearance ol virtue.
Mon who observe soo, as it wore, his
heart and reins. What, then, does he
profit himscll ? This is what is meant
by the adago, 'What is really within
shows itself without.' Henco tho su
perior man must be careful over his
conduct, when no oye sees him." This
is why I think it would be very diffi
cult for superior man, if ho was on Now
i ork stock exchange, to becomo quick
ly rich.
W hen Japanese first came in contact
with Western countrios, immediately
wo begun to havo financial all'airs with
them. Then at onco wo found ourselves
badly cheated. First, camo currency
question in Japan, when all tho mer
chants applied under all kinds of diner
out numcs, not their own, for silver, so
as to escape tho rulo of tho treaty. Af
ter losing great deal of moooy, wo fin
ally got that settled; then Americans
sold Jupaneso government bad steam
ers, lor great deal moro than they woro
worth, and again we wero cheated.
Thon peoplo camo from England to
persuade Japanese government to mako
a lurgo loan; thon we did not undor
sTand foreign principle of omitting loan,
and again in London wo woro cheated.
Finally, 1 determined to study financi
al mutters myself first in London, thon,
in .Now York, then 1 found financial
mon in London cheat on different sys
tem from Now York. I don't know
which cheat worst I will not now
try and explain whoro tho difference
exactly is, but I will try and explain
what 1 have discovered about Now
Y"tH n.otiui. I'ui Jwisnuvov lew - ,
difficult to understand all about stock
exchango, and "bull" men and "boar"
mon, and railway and steamboat and
telegraph and other companies, and so,
oven yet, 1 fool vory ignorent on such
questions. Novorlhulcsa, vory soon I
discovered that first thing 1 must un
dorsand is, what is "ring," and how
"ring" can bo mado. For a long time
no one would clearly explain this to
ma. At last I found truo roason why
even clever financial men would not
explain it- Generally, they aro very
so-called pious kind of men, and "ring"
is a sort of secret society among quito
a low most smart mon to cheat othor
men wbo aro not so smart, also to cheat
tho whole publio which is generally
rather foolish. Therefore, pretending
pious financial men would not explain:
only, finally, I found financial man
not at all pious, also very smart; ho
explained all to me thoroughly and I
saw most plainly it was most wicked
thing, oxoctly opjiosed to leaching in
Bible, and also to teaching of Confu
cius, but 1 have not spaco hero to quoto
his teaching on this point.
Therefore, immediately I thought it
must bo duty of every clorgyman, bo
foro be takes money from so-culled pious
financiui man, to ask, first, this import
ant question, "Aro you in any ring;?"
As I was studying moral question, im
mediately when 1 thought this, I called
on a cloigyman, rather celebrated man,
and 1 asked him, "Do you always ask
this question ?" Then be got rather
angry. Uo said, not posiiblo to ask sucb
questions, financial man would inline
dialcly answer "mind your own busi
ness!" Therefore, ho could not ask.
Then 1 replied, in the words of Confu
cius, what wits duty ol moral teacher
liko him ; becauso Confucius explains
very fully on this point, lie says, su
perior man must "oxamino very nar
rowly inferior man who pretends to bo
superior;" but clergyman Immediately
answered, "Confucius is only heathen
tent her." Sinco that timo, I havo not
talked with clergyman on religious sub
jects. Only 1 study Bible : then I
compuro with it their practico. Alter
greut financiui panic camo in New
York, I mado vory accurate moral
Btmly concerning it, and inquired nar
rowly about tho principal mon who
failed ; becauso nowspapors woro call
ing snmo ofthom thoives, anil every one,
indeed, was abusing them very much,
becauso many peoplo had lost money
by them. Trfen I found nearly all woro
so-called pious financial mon ; so thon I
inquired why so many financial mon
must bo pious, and Olio ovon lountled
"thoulogicnl seminary" who waB most
celebrated in "rings." Then my friond,
who ditl not pretend to bo religious, ox
plained how, for many reasons, it was
great assistunco in financial operations
to profess religion. Only he said ho
hinisjif was too honest; nevertheless,
ho admitted that ho mado groat for
tunes by cheating people. Even yet I
Sotild not understand this matter
throughly, bntone day I visited a boun
tiful island in ono of tho great Ameri
can lakes. There I found lovuly littlo
island, with a beautiful cottage upon it
full of clergymen of all kinds of differ
ent socts. Then I inquired how so many
clergymen of different sects could, irov
ortholosB, bo living tngothor nosooably
in one boos in this beautiful island
then it was oxplainod to mo that they
were all invited to como and rest to
gether, and recover health there, by a
most powerful financial man, who had
Immenso railwsy plans; then, when
his plans failed, bocuuso from the begin
ning they wore bad snd hollow, iu all
the congregations of these clergymen
a great many bonds and stocks of this
railway plan, which now had novaluo,
wero lound. Hinro thon, I quite well
understand why it is vary useful for
financial mon also to profess to bo relig
ious. When 1 b) "profess to be relig
ious," I tlo not mean really religious,
I mean pretend to bo religious. Cler
gymen cannot attack thorn because,
not being psid by government, Imme
diately thoy would bo ruined if (hoy
mado all thoso poworful mon angry.
Therefore the greatest vice 1 find in
America is hypocrisy. Of all vices it
is the worst. Then I ask you, my
American friends, with great affection,
bocauso.this is most serious matter,
what would your churches livo upon,
and how long would they last, If thore
were no longer any hypocrites in thiB
country ? Also I hope clergymen also
will oxcuso me if I ask thont especially
this samo question. Do not think be
causo I ask this 'question, thorofore I
am attacking Christian religion. Reli
gion is one thing; churches another
thing quite ditforout. When the Groat
I oacbor ol Christian religion camo, first
thing Ho did was, to attack Jewish
church because J owisn church was not
following religion,biit was full of hypoc
risy. Thorofore, always lie said,
"V, oe unto you scribes and phansoos,
Viv,ntiti.o I" V.rv .tln lln rmu.iita
tli is. All great moral teachers feel that
most sorious danger to real religion is
hypocrisy. Tboroforo, He hated hypo
crites most of all. Nevertheless, so-
called religious men to day do almost
exactly tho same things ile blamed
tho Jews. Thoy "do alms to bo soon
ol men," they "love to pray in the syna
gogues," and "do their works to bo seen
ol men," and "lay up treasures for
themselves on earth ; therefore, lie
says "Woe unto you that aro rich?"
For thoso sayings, "the chief priests
and tho scribes sough t to destroy Him."
1 almost think again thoy would do so.
Japauese peoplo aro now traveling
vory much all about Christian coun
tries ; then, when they road tho beau
tiful teaching and soe members of Chris
tian churches doing all things exactly
contrary to it and find that clergymen
allow all this Logo on in their churches,
they lose all respect Then, whon thoy
go back to Japan, they will explain all
this to peoplo. - Thon, wbon missiona
ries try to correct Japaneso, thoy will
ask thorn why they allow such things
openly, and why themselves thoy do
not follow moro closely Divino teach
ing; then they must bo ready toanswor.
Thereforo, quito kindly, I tell thorn now,
ao when they aro asked, they can have
answer all ready prepared. It seems
to me when pooplo become immensely
rich, then they need not be hypocrites
any longer, becauso in thiB country
money can do anything. I do not think,
if a man had fivo million of dollars bo
could bo bung in this country, evon
when murder was quite clearly proved.
Somehow bo would escape. I think, if
bo bad Oily millions, ho could elect
presidents and everybody ho chose;
then of course, no longer any occasion
to bo a hypocrito.
rjo then, 1 nnu three groat powers
in this country : first is monoy, second
is hypocrisv', third is "rings." To uso
American expression, these throo pow
ors"runthocountry." Only real pure
virtue has no power, because almost
certainly whoovor was Btrictly superior
man, according to Conlucius, must seem
liko a fool to all smart men. lie can
not succeed like other men, thereforo
he must retire.
1 oould write a great deal more on this
Lj ... I- MAI,. I m, . i .1 nt a-j-'
things that may offend, if I know
English language bettor, I could writo
in more flowing kind ot style, so 1
might oven tell many true things in a
manner that would not seem rather
rudo. Bull, it is not my intention to
be rudo, only to bo quito honest and sin
cere. In my book which 1 am going
to write in Japan, I have divided
American vices under four heads : first,
ecclesiastical vices, that is, all vicoa con
nected with socts, ohnrchos, clergymen,
religious newspapers, young mon's
Christian associations, and so on, sec
ond, political vices, that ia all vices, con
nected Willi elections, lobbying, politi
cal nowspapors, wire-pullers, custom
house frauds, Indian administration,
political rings, and so on ; third, finan
cial vices, (1 bavo already a littlo touch
ed on these, from which you can see
bow I can describo them quito lully) ;
fourth, social vices, such as vices con
nected with marriago system in this
country, the aristocracy of a democratic
republic, nnd many other ou bjecta rathor
delicate, tboroforo I will not say any
thing moro. 1 only mention this to
show that I have iudocd earnestly ex
amined your country, and I finu ono
thing of which you are entirely Igno
rant snd this "Taou."
This one word contains such a high
idea, that I am afraid it is not possiblo
for you to understand it. Neverthe
less, I will try and explain. Taou is
tho "way ol tho Sago," or "the way ol
heaven," it is omnipresent nnd fills and
influences all things, thorofore Confu
cius says: "Tho Taou of tbe supreme
ly sincere enables thotn to foreknow
things ; it is only thoy who carry sin
cerity to tho highest point, and in
whom there remains not a single hair's
breadth of bypoorisy, that can foresee
tho hidden springs of Ibings. Taou is
what men ought to practico, Taou is
the self sacrifice by which ono sclf is
perfected; and theknowlcdgo by which
ono perfects othors. Taou ia the vir
tuo ol nature, the way of uniting tho
external and tho internal." All this is
Taou, and a great deal more ; indood,
it takes a life to study and understand
Taou, for it contains three hundred
outlines and throe thousand minuto
particulars thereof. It is not possiblo,
indoed, to understand it without prac
ticing it It cannot be understood by
the mind alono, only by strictly living
overy day according to tho highest
principles of self sacrifice, can it bo un
ttood. Tszs Szo, who was a great
sago and student of Confucius, thus
describes this most wonderful principle
in a few words. "It is only the man
possessod of Taou that can perfect bis
own ratine, he who can perfect bis
own nature, can perfect the nature ol
things ; be who can perfect the nature
of things, can assist hen von and earth
in producing things. Whon this is tho
case, then ho is united with heaven
and oarth so aa to form a trinity."
This, howovor, is too deep for ordinary
intelligence to comprehend. Only
those who practico Taou, can under
stand fully its meaning. Though most
unworthy man myself, lor many years
I liavo tried to practice Taou. T here
foro, my eyes are somewhat open to
perceive moral questions in different
countries, because 1 examine them by
the light of Taou ; therefore I bave
writton Irankly, bocsnso my purpose
in writing has boon quito pure. Now
moot earnestly 1 beseech you to stop
making money, because it is not possi
blo to attend vnur monev in becoming
rich, and still have lime to discover
and practice tbe "way of heaven,"
which Is Taou. Also give op this
opsnly trying to persuade mon that
you are good, by belonging extornally
to churches, when internally yon are
following the way or tho inferior man.
Itemenibe." what the Ode says, "ivook
into your ownchambor, and so wheth
er you have cause for ahamo In the
presence of your household gods."
Novor mind If men despise yon, and
speak badly of yon because yom retire
Irom their evil wsys. At last theglnr-
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ios ot Taou will shine through you,
for what says tho sago? "Ho
who possesses Taou, without showing
himsou bo will shino lortn, wiiuoui
moving ho will renovuto others, with
out acting bo will perfect them." And
again, "though the path ol tno super
ior man appear secret, yot it daily be
comes more splendid, while tho path
of tho moan man, though he strive to
exhibit it, daily vanishes from sight"
But, perhaps, you will say you have
not studiod Confucius and cannot ob
tain his works, thorofore it is not pos
siblo for you to practice Taou. Then,
I at once answer most fearlessly yon
havo your own Sacred Blood, which
contains the divino principle of Taou,
though, perhaps, your oyes aro still too
I onnu to perceive n, ana your own
most wonderful Teacher, who explain
ed most lully "The Kingdom (or Way)
of Heaven." Therefore, you cannot
make any such excuse Believe rue,
for I bave studied this thing. It is
most tremendous power even now
hanging over the world. Confucius
says ot it, "It waits for its men, and
then is walkod in, (or practiced,)" but
it will not always wait ; if men do not
practice, it will overtake and crush
thorn, and this is what your own
Great Teacher meant when JIo said,
"Whosoovor shall fall upon that stone
shall be broken, but upon whomsoever
it shall fall, It will grind him to pow-1
dor."
ADMIRAL SEMMES.
DEATH OP TBI MAN WHO RAN UP A BILL
or costs roa enoland.
Admiral Semmes died at 10 minutes
past 7 o'clock Thursday at Point Clear,
Alabama.
Raphael Scmmos was born in Charles
county, Maryland, in 1810, ol Irish and
Scotch parentogo. Ho entered the
United Slates navy as a midshipman
April 1, 1826, and was promoted lieu
tenant July 9, 1S37. Ho served in tbe
blockade ol Vera Cruz, and as volun
teer aid to General Worth in tho Mex
ican war. llo removed with his iami
ly to Alabama in 1811, and settled on
the l erdido 'removing a low years later
to Mobile. When the late war broko out
he was stationed in Washington as a
member of the ligh'.houso boar, being
then a commander in tho navy. On
February 15, 1801, ho resigned bis com
mission, which was at once accepted,
and on the following day he lelt tor
Montgomery, llo was sent iNorlh to
purchase arms, and succeeded in ship
ping Bouth largo quantities of powder.
On returning u Montgomery ho was
placed at tho head ot the lighthouse
bureau. On April 21st bo assumed
command ot the confederate steamer
Sumter, with which he ran the block
ado of Pass a l'Outre on June 30, and
was on the high Bcas with orders to in
jure the commorcoof the United States.
Un Juned Commander rjemnios cap
tured his first prize, "Tho Golden Rock
ot," off the wost coast of Cuba, and
succeeded in taking seven prizes in two
days. 1 beSumptor cruised six months,
during which sno captured seventeen
ships. Her aaraaa - VtrmlimlMt t
utuiuitar, woore ivorumniiuer oumiues
was compelled to lcavo and sell hor,
because the dealers refused to supply
him with coal. On August 20, 18U2,
ho assumed the command of the steam
er "290," or tho Alabama, at Torccira,
which was armod with eight guns and
manned with a crew of sixty men.
Alter a wonderful career of two
years, during which tho Alabama did
groat damage to the commercial ma
rine of tbe L'nitod States, tho steamer
was sunk in an action with tho United
States steamer Koarsargo, off Cher
bourg, Juno 19, 1864. Commandor
Semmes was rescued from drowning,
together with a numbor of his men, by
a steam yacht, tbe "Deorhound," own
ed by John Lancaster, of Lancanshire,
England, Commandor Semmes re
turned to tho South, and on reaching
Richmond, be was appointed roar ad
miral and assigned to tho command ol
tho James rivor squadron. On tho
evacuation of Richmond, he destroyed
the floet and escaped with his mon, to
Danville, Va., where his command was
organized as a brigade ot artillery. He
reported to General Joseph E. John
ston, at Greensboro', and he was parol
ed on May 1, 18C5, returning to his
home in Mobile. On December 15,
18(15, bo was arrested at his residence
and sent to Washington. Uo was kept
a close prisoner for nearly four months,
when lie was released by order of
Prcsidont Johnson. He returned to
Mobilo and shortly sf'ler mado a lec
turing tour through the South. His
audiences woro generally disappointed,
as instead of a lecture on bis adven
tures it was confined to a discussion of
Bc.iontifio subjects in connection with
navigation, in 18G9 ho published in
this city "Memoirs of Service Afloat
During tho Yi ar lietwoon the Slates,
which, though published in oxcollcn t
stylo, bad but limited saloand entailed
a loss upon the author. Ile was also
tho author of a work entitled "Sorvico
Afloat and Ashore During tho Mexi
can War. Admiral Sommes was a
fine looking man of medium size.
Whiles strict disciplinarian, ho was
pleasant and agreeable with hisofficers,
and was popular with his men. Uowas
a naval officer of groat ability and
courage.
More Sole. Jcnni" lime givos it as
hor opinion that the only obstacle that
stands betweon tho American woman
and perfect health and happiness is
tho size ol hor shoo. That a man is
in his prime at lorty-fivo, whon his
wilo ia faded and done with gaiety;
that tbe photographs of tho married
pair at their silvor wedding, compared
with tho dagucrrootypos of tho bride
and groom taken twenty-five years
beforo, show ho has gained in good
looks and she has lost bora, is directly
duo, sho argues, to the difference in
their soles during that period of time.
Women nocd largor shoos, heavier
soles, a moro elaatio and firm tread and
more pedestrian exorcise. Spare the
tonguo and use the fool.
Voltaire died at the house of the
Marchioness Villutte, in Paris. Tbe
windows ol his death chamber woro
kept closed by tho Marchioness
throughout hor life, and sho ordered
in hr will that they should not be
opened until the centennial of the po
et s demiso, which will occur In 1B7.
Her wishes have been hitherto obeyed
The house stands on tho corner ol the
Rue de Besnm and the quay of that
name.
Dr. W. M. Taylor, in his fifth loo
lure on "Preaching," to the Yolo student-,
declared that the clamor lor
brevity in sermons is a bad omen for
the churches. "No great theme," he
said, csu bo treated in fifteen minutos.
1 horeforo brevity means the banish
ment of doctrinal Instruction and sys
tematic exposition and as a conse
quence ol that, spiritual dwarfs, and a
piety Irons which naabood had disappeared.
XEW AGRICULTURAL IMPLS
AA'AT. Till AMERICAN SOTABY PLOW ITN1K
ESTINO TRIAL LAST SATURDAY.
The llarrisburg Independent says:
"Last 'Saturday afternoon we had tb
pleasure of witnessing an exhibition
of the practical working of the Ameri
can Rotary l'low on the furm of J. R.
Khy, Esq., near tbe city, given undor
tho diroction of General M. N. Wise,
well. Tbe trial was witnessed by quits
a numbor of those Interested in farm
ing, prominent among whom wore
A, J. Lull, Dr. iti. 11. COOVv." atna a .
Hoc 'ilen,
The plow is construotod upon an en
tirely now principle, and instead of
using tho wedgo drawn through the
ground the soil is turned by a circular
diso that looks liko a panwith the bottom
removed,' set upM'i aa axlo at an angle
of about forty-five dogroos to tho hoe
of draught. This diso is easily eleva
ted or depresaod by a handle undor
the control of the driror, and is drawn
by boing attached to an axlo upon
which aro two wheels, one of which
runs In the lurrow, and the other upon
the land side. A castor wheel runs in
tho lurrow behind the driver. The
disc is in forced into tho ground by
reason of the draught being in tho
rear ol tho dbo and some six inches
above its centra thus pushing down
upon it as well as drawing it for
ward. .
In tho trial on Saturday the furrow
turned was about eighteen inches wide
and from six to nine inches doop. Ina
very stony field, whore it was alter
wards tried, it did not work so well,
probably as an old lashloned plow would
havodono.
As to tho success of the apparatus
we aro not prepared to say moro than
that in our inexpurienced judgmont it ap
parcntly pclbrmod all that was claimed
for it by those interested. Among thoso
present woro gentlemen who wore more
ablo tojudgool its merits and demerits
than we and to whom we will leavo tbe
portunity for comment, or criticism.
Wo would suggoat, howover, that
should thcro be another exhibition an
opportunity be given to a greater num
ber ot practical larmors to bo present.
CHICAGO BOYS ON BCI1ENCK.
Tbo Chicago Tribune thus alludes to
ex-Miriister-pokor Schonck, who mode
a pilgrimage to that city alter bis re
turn lrom England :
Homo young men ol Chicago, know
ing that General Schonck had written
a troatiso on the great American game
of poker, which was generally accept
ed as an authority on the subject ana
seeing that ho had returned to tho
country-, and being moved by a whole
some tiesiro to add to thoir stock of
knowlodgo on matters of real import
ance, wroto to him asking him to come
hero and communicuto of bis scionco.
Uo was mighty tickled by this noto,
snd camo on for tho purpose of giving
them the instruction they sought for.
They had a meeting, so the rumor
says, in ono of the club-rooms. It be
gan early in tho afternoon and it last
ed all night, and when it clotted, the
lioneral was so delighted with tho ap
titude shown by the young men that
ho gave them all tho spare change he
had, which was much, and also a chock
for 1300. They also, it is allegod, ask
ed him to call again, but be said that
he could teach them nothing, and went
on bis way marveling at tho amount
of ability thore was in Chicago
enough to set up a dozon diplomats in
trade. 8o they say, while the ex Min
ister can writo prolound dissertations
on the art and science of pokor, ho can
not practice what bo preacbos, ana
when he tried to exemplify to the
youth ol Chicago thoy raised him out
of bis military boots and tilled bim with
nvipnct lor tbo metropolis ol the est
kJo la. w...t Lrno ,hfl nCTt niOITlillg,
living economically on the way, as
benefitted a man who had dwelt iu the
tents ot tho ungodly, and when ha bad
got hold ot his celebrated treatise on
the Art snd science, he addea to it:
N.B. To the reader i Those directions
are not calculated for tho meridian of
Chicago.
A ROMAXTIC RECOGMTlOy. '
About ton yours ago two brothers
loft thoir homo in Illinois and went to
California. Tbo eldor was a man of
steady habits, and bad received a good
business education, but tho younger
was inclined to bo dissipated, and, in
deed, hod figured in so many scrapes
at home that bis departure wss not re
gretted in his native village. Tbo two
brothers lived lor a short time in San
Francisco while thoy looked for situa
tions. Tbe youngor brother, however,
fell into bad company, and they sepa
rated by mutual consent The elder
brother obtained a situation in a whole
sale store as porter, and by bis dili
gence and steadiness so workod him
self into tho confidence of bis employ
ers that ho rose from the position of
porter to that of partner in the firm,
llo lately purchased a house in Bush
street, San Francisco, married a lady
with a considerable lortuo ot bcr own,
and on one ovoning r.ot long sinco saw
throo beautiful children around bim
enjoying tho delights of a charming
homo. The family retired at midnight,
but tho gontloman had hardly closed
his eyes when he was awakened by a
noiso down stairs, and moving stealth
ily to tho parior with a revolver in his
band, ho saw a man endeavoring to
opon the buffet where he kept bis sil
ver. Levelling his revolver at too
thief's bead, he exclaimod, "Stop, or
you're a dead man I" Tho jimmy drop
ped Irom tho nanus oi tne burglar,
who, falling on bis knees, criod out,
"As God is my judgo, Robert, I did
not know that you lived hero I" The
gontloman thon discovered to bis hor
ror that tho burglar whom ho was
about to shoot was the younger brother
whom ho had not met lor nearly ton
years. 1 bat night the bnrgiar slept
peaceliiiiy under the root ol msiorgiv.
ing brother.
God leads nono of ns by a rapid nnd
easy path to knowlodgo, fortune, or
happiness, We all of us travol by a
way which ha long stretches 01 bar
ren and weary march, with only hero
and there soft resting places, flashing
liko emeralds on tho diadom of tbe
desert, whero we may wait and sleep
and rest awhile before we gird up our
loins and pursue our toilsomo way.
em e
Tbosowhojoy In wealth grow avari
cious i those who joy in their mends
too often lose nobility of spirit ; thoso
who joy in literature become pedantic;
but thoso who joy in liberty I. f., that
II should do aa they would bo uono by
-possess the happiest of joys. It is
a solid joy no ono can barter away.
L' .T. i-
r.xceetnngiy tew possess iu
We should not forgot that personal
aching is tho only sort that hits any
y, or that does anybody any good.
Your dealing in glittering generalities
will be littlo understood, and less cared
for, by thoso who hear. There is no
preaching that requires more wisdom,
and it ehould always be uttered witb
snd a notion of holy love.
A stroke of lightning the other day
tore a boy'stioot to pieces and didn't
barm tbe boy. Tbe reason was that
he had placed the boot under tree
and gone in swimming.
Men who wish to serve thoir gener
ation must not expect to ran on a
smooth track or sail on a smooth sea.
Many who have escaped the ranks
of gross sin bav boon cut away a
the sands of self-rightoonsneas.
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