. TUB I .',.'.- ' : ' ' -'' ;'"'' ..'.A.''-' -.'..'..
" CLEABF1ELD REl'lBLICW,"
I, ruiuiD ur (inuur, ir
fiBOROB 11. GOODI-AHDER,
CLKA&mLU, PA.
UHTAIILIIHED IN InHI
thi large.! Circulation of my Nawspaper
III North Central Peauaylvaiila.
TArma of Rnhsnririt.irin. .
r
(r paid In adranc, or within I monlhi....1 (Ml
If paid after and heror. 6 month. 9 AO
tf paid WW the expiration of II uiontha... 8 (Ml
Rates oi Advertising.
rrutfieut advertlfetnenta, per iquareof 10 llneiur
itiAi, X timet or 1ea II
Kor each luhwqiient Inaertinn H
l'ltninilrtnri' nj Kxeoutort' uutiocaU S 60
Auditor!1 nntteee S 40
Ct.utl.tnt end Kilraya u 1
thiiolutiun nnllnM I 00
, Hmfe.ii final Card, & Unea ur lete,! year..... I AO
I.octftl notioea, per line SO
YKAKLY APVKRTIK1..MKNTS.
I annara 00 I J eulmn !!..,..... SO 00
1 niunrea 14 00 i column 70 00
I tq,uar, 20 Ofl 1 I enluinn 120 00
OKORHK B. (IOODIjANDKR,
IMitor and Fubltaber.
Cards.
THog. a. HimnAr.
emtio soanoii.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATT 0;lt KEYS AT LAW,
:S0'74 CLKARFIKLD, PA.
FRANK FIELDING,
A TTO HNKY-AT-LA W,
Clearfield. Pa.
Will attend to oil bu.lneM ulro.t.d to him
pinmptly and faithfully. noTll'78
oihi.h t. wiLun. David u ansae.
babbt r. wai.lai:d. J'wn w. wbiolrt.
WALLACE & KREBS,
(flnweipore to Wallaee 4 Fielding,)
A T T O J I N E Y S - A T - J, A W ,
11-1 2-7.1 Clear.teld, Pa.
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTOKNEY-AT-JaiAW,
' Real Katate and Collect Ion Agent,
;i.i;ahkii:i.i, ia..
Will promptly attend to all legal bualneu en
trnatn.l tn hi ft re.
rr-Offiuo in 1'io'e Opera Jluune, eecond Hoot.
ftpril l-ltni"
B. U DAMIBL. W. M CCBI.T.
McENALLY & McCURDY,
A TTO UN E YS-AT-IjA W,
Clearfield, P.
jNT tofii1 buwino.l attended to promptly withj
fl'lolitjf. OlBou oo hoooi.4 ttrot't, move ma rirxi
Ntinnal Uauk. jan:l:N
G. R. BARRETT,
Attornkv and (.Nuinhrlor at Law,
clkarfiki.d. pa.
1 diving ranigiieii lit Jml?etii, hat returned
tho practice f the law In hii ol.l offii! t Vemr-fu-I
J, 1'a. VVill utteutl tho noiirts of Jelioriua ftixl
Kilt finuntifd whon iiiccinlly ieliupl in oonnectlfttl
itb roit'li'iit uounol. a:n;(i
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTOUNKY AT LAW,
1'leartlAld, ln.
r4r-0!Hc In Court Houw, (Sheriff! (I(nc).
I.t(rl hinMprniitl)rtltstleil to. Kfl r-ttt
Utiht nd fold. Jll'T3
A. W. WALTERS,'
ATTOKSKY AT LAW,
ClcarUctd. Pa.
itHOIHi.o in llrxliniu'i Row. ilouS-lT
H. W. SMITH, "
A TTOKN K Y-AT-L A W,
tlilitJ rieartleld. Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORN KY AT LAW.
Tl" on Second Ht.( Cloarflold. Po. norSI.M
ISRAEL TEST,
TTO UN K Y AT LAW,
I'learlleld, Pa.
trOtQiMj to I'io'i Opera Ilnuio. Jjll,'C7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
(Menrrielil. Pa.
' jfOfl.!' in l'i'v Urn Houpp, Room No. i.
Juu. , 4874.
J O H N L C U TT L E,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
vmt Heal rotate Aeut t'loarfirlil, Pa
Olllre oa Third itrect, Let.Cherrj k Walnut.
r(f-KajjfOtfuUy ofl cri hii eerrioei Id ellinf
md buying landi la Clearfield and a .joining
iiuntloi i and with aa experience of orer twenty
.n ai a mrfeyor, Batten hlroiolf that be eaa
randor retlifautiou. H'th. 2a:03:tr,
j". BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE IiltOICEU,
AND tl BALE ft lit
Huw IiSH mid Tiiimbpr,
0I.EARFIK1.D, I'A.
In Uraliaio'i Row. 1J.V7I
J. J. LINGLE,
A T TOJ1XRY-AT-LA W,
:U llnrcola, Clrartlold Co., Pa. jr:pd
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTORN KY - AT - LAW,
llcllel.mte, Pa.
Will prodlfe In t'karBeld and all of tlio Court! of
tho 2jlh Jmlioial diltrlct. Heal ettate bu.ioea.
od eollectiOD of olalma ojada apeviAltk-a. nl'7l
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN & SU KG RON,
Ll!Tlll:ilHIIHRll, I'A.
Will attend profeulonal oalltt poioptlr. auxl0'7U
DR. f. J. BOYER,
rilYSICIAN AND SU HO HON,
Offloe nn Mnrket Street, ClcarnoM. Pa.
-O-Olllo. Ii.iursi 8 tu 12 a. m., and 1 to 3 i. in.
l)'
kit. U. M. SUIIEU1SKH,
IIOMIKOPATIIIC l'HVSICIAN,
Office In re.idcnee on Market it.
April 24, 1872. Clearfield, I'a.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN k SURCJKON,
HAVINO loeatod at Ponnfjcld, Pa., ofleri hi.
profe.iional eoavleei to the people of that
piMceandaurruundiiigcimntry. Allcall. promptly
attended to. oot. II tf.
DR. J. P. BURC H Fl E L D,
Late 8urneon of the :td Refclmeat.PennijlTania
Volunteer, havlog returned from tbe Army,
offeri bit profeiiional lerflee to theoititeni
of CleerOeld oounty.
rPp.ififfllitirtl nalli tironititlr attenled to,
nifloa on tieoond etreet, formerlyuooauied by
Dr.Woodi. Lapr.yD.l.
DR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
Cl.r.AHI'IRI.I), PF.VS A.
OI'I'ICK IN MArsuNIO JU'IUiIXO.
jMf Offlc. hcura-rrom II to 2 P. M.
Mar 12, lS7i.
DU. JKKKKliSON I.1TZ,
WOODLANfl, PA.
Will promptly attend all call. In the line of hi.
pri.fei.l.iB. Bir.l-73
Q. W. WEAVER & CO.,
liIU'CtilSTS 4. Al'OTIIKCAUIKS,
tH'IIWKMIVILLK, PA.
Dealtri in all kind, of Pru., Meilii lne., Kan
ry lionil. and lruKi;lita' Hiindrlri,
( Ciirwenaiillo, Maieb IT, leio.
t GEORGE M, FERGUSON,
j' WITH
w. v. LirrncoTT & co.,
d.al.rl la
II ATS (MI'S, HOOTS Si SIIOKS,
kt7 Ml Vaik.t ?lr.wt, PhllJ.lphia. 7 lf
A. H. MITTON,
Manufavtarer and dealer In
liirncss, Saddles nml Jlrldlcs,
l oll.,,, Whips Uruili.a, Fly'NiU,Triinmlng.
"tt lllankele, Ac.
Vae.nin, Prank Mlller'e and Heal.root Oil".
A 01 for Uailey and Wilaoa't Burfiel.
Order, and rtnelrlnr rrorapClT atunded to,
'! on Market tre.t. Clear.ld. I'D la rooa
leinerly oeeupied by Jaa. A l.lander. I:I4'7.
lilvory Ntablo.
rll R onde rlrned be,. laarB te Inform tbe pub
lic thai be ia now luile Dreliared to Beeomma-
ie all In the war of furnlihini Uora... Uaaaiel,
fd liei and llarneu, oa the iborMal aotlee and
reaimnalil. term.. Keald.ne.wa a,ooa.iro
w.a Third and Fourth.
UKO. W. OIARHART.
Clearfield, F.b. 4, 1874. I
CLEARFIELD ftlFUBLICAN.
GEO. B. GOODLANDER, Proprietor,
VOL. 49-WIIOLE NO.
Cards.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
JuMlee of the Peaee and Serlvener.
Cnrwenavlllv, Ha.
iBH, Collection made and noaer ftrnmtitljr
paid ovar. '
flito. ALiRRt a-asat ALiRar.. w. 4Laat
W. ALBERT &. BROS.
11 anufaetorer. A olUmlro Uaalora la
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.,
WOODLAND, rsflfl'A.
jaVOrd.n lollclled. Bill, tiled oa abort nolle.
and rtaionabU torn..
Addr.il Woodland P. 0., Cl.arneld Co., Pa.
.jj.lj W ALBERT XROS.
"frXncis'cutriet,
MERCHANT,
Preuckvllle, Cloarlleld County. Pa.
Keep, eon.tantljr on kand a full anortment of
nioally kept In a retail .tor., which will bo lold,
for eaeb, a. eneap B eieawoere in ,ne 001,0.7.
Francbvill Jan. 17, la7-lj.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
dbalbd ta
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
CiHAHAMTIIN, Pa.
AI.ii. ealenalr. mannfaeturer and daal.r in Rquarc
Timbor ami Sawed l.umliroI all ktoda.
IWOrderl aollelud and all bill, promptly
oil.. I. I-JJ'"'-
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfield, I'emi'a.
fcavWIH exoeute Job in It), lino proluptly and
In a workmanlike manner. err4,n,
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIKI.D, PENN'A.
trPumpi alwayi on hmiil aud made tu order
on iliort aotice. riice oorea on r!iFnino irrmi.
AH wurk warrantcil to render mtiil'actlon, and
delivered tf dent red. tuy36:lypd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
SQUARE TIMBER,
and manuraelurer. of
AI.I. klMMIIPtAII I'.n l.l MIIIIlt,
I 7'72 CLEAKFIKLD, PENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
d.aler ia
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
BIIINOI.KH, LATH, A PICKETS,
9:1073 Cleartold, Pa,
JAM KS MITCHELL,
DKALBB I.U
Square Timber & Timber LhiiiIh,
J.11'71 CLKAIIFIKI.U, PA.
H. F. N AUGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JKWFI KK,
and dealer ia
WatthcB, ClmkH, Jewelry, Silver
mid Platod Ware, &c,
el'7l CLKARFIKI.U, PA.,
S. I. S N Y D E R,
P II A CTT C A I. WATCHMAKER
' AMD tiBAI.RB IB
gWatuhen, ClocltH and Juwelry,
(raAam't Aote, Mnrkti Strwt,
ci.i:ari'h:i.), pa.
All kindi of repairing In my line promptly at
nded to. April 1874.
REIZENSTE1N & BERLINER,
wholesale dealrre In
GEMS' URMSIII V; (tllDDS,
liar removed tn 187 Chureh tr.t, W-twenn
Franklin and White t.. New York. jy-U'72
JAMES H. LYTLE,
No. I PlrsOiera llnuae, Clrarllold, Pa.
Dealer Id Orofirrien, Frorlcliinn, Vi'gctnbli1,
Pruit, Flour, Feod, etc., tic,
aprM75.tr
JAMES E. WATSON A CO.,
IlKAL RSTATR ItHOKKKH,
CLKAltFlKLL), l'KNN A.
IL'Uiei and Offieoa to let, Culluctloni prumitly
madu, and firet-clm Cital aud Kire-Clar Landi
and Twn property for nle. Offioe ia Western
Hotel liuilding (2d flour), iScoond . St. ttyl74y
JAMES CLEARY,
BARAER & HALE DRESSER,
BKCOND STREET.
JtI-IJ CLE AR FI EI. I), PA
II
AltltY HNYDEK,
(FortniTly with Low bcfauler.)
1JAKUKU AND IIAIKDKKHHKK.
Hhopon Market St.. oppnulte Court llnoe.
A clean towel for every ou'tomrr. may IV,
K
liATZKIt k l.YTI.K,
AOK.VTH IN CLEAKFIKLD COUNTY FOR
iAOitir,i,Aiti'.s
Cct uli ratcd.D rand of
Smoking & ( lie fliiis; Tobaccos.
We are enabled to wbotctale to dcatore tbrough-
oui tne eounij at city prlnen.
KKATZER A LYTLB
Jf8:7l:tf Clearfield, I'a.
u
N J) K Jt T A K I N G.
r. rTTTl a
a a - J..g. ina -
The ami er signed are now fully prepared to
emrry an ine Dunaeee oi
ITXIUKllTAKIXCJ.
AT RKAH0NAIILB RATES,
And respectfully lollclt tho patronage of thoe.
needing ueh aervieea.
JOHN TROI'TMAN,
JAMES L. LKAV Y.
Clearfield, Pa., F.b. IS, 1874.
IMK! l.iMK!
The nnderitgned Is now prepared to furnUb
the public with aneirellent quality of
Bellefonta Wood-Burned Lime,
fur i-lMtering iiurt'Ofri, by the large or tmall
(piantiiy. fun be found for the prem-nt at l'ie't
new building, on nraei tireet.
octl tf 1.. K. Mrrri.I.OL'OH.
MITCHELL WAG O N S.
The Eest is the Clienpcst I
Thomatt Reilly hat received another large lot of
"Mitchell Wagon, wliieh are among the very
bntt manufactured, Mid which he will tell at the
BioiM reavonnlile rat. Ilia etock In r hi dee almopt
II dcteription of wngoni lrgi'nd imall, wide
and narmw traek. Call an t ire them.
prH74 THUMAS HKII.LY.
J
OHN A. 8TADI.KR,
llAKKlt, Maiket Ht CloatM.l, Pa.
Frr-b Dread, ltuik, Rolla, I'iei and Cakea
oa hand or made to order. A general aMortinent
of Confeettonariea, Fruit- and Nuti in atock.
le Oam and Orter In araion. Halooa aeirlj
opposite tba roiti'fflce. l'rieee moderate.
Man'h 10-74).
G. S. FLECAL,
Ironsides More,
PIIILI.IPHIIIUKi, PA.
DKAI.KR l.t
HARDWARE, PToVE", IIKATKR, RANtl
Irl, WOOD AND WILLOW WARE.
AND UASVIACTVRSR OF I
TIN, BHtrr-lRON AND COPPERWARB.
PretqBial. BtrMt,
Fhllllpib.irr. Cenfr. Co., Pa.
May M, 175.
'2127.
TO DAY AND TO MORROW,
ar oaaaLD vaaaar.
High hope that bura like Hare tub II me,
Uo dowa the HeaTen of Preedutat
And lino beam pemb ia tba time
We the blltereit need then !
But nvr sit we down end mj
Tbere'e nothing left bat aorrowi
We walk the wildernvee to-day,
The Prt'tnteed Land to-morrow.
Onr blrdi of eoag ara itleat bow,
Tbeie are ao flowera blooming ;
Yet life beaU ia tbe lleat bough.
And freedom'! tpriag ! omiagf
And Freedam'a time oomee up alwajr.
The' we may itand la eorrow (
And onr good bark, agroand today.
Shall float agaia ta-marrow.
Thro all the long .dark light of yean
Tbe people'! rry aeoendeth,
And earth ia wet with blood and toerai
Hut onr weak lulieranee endeth I
Tbe frw ihall ant forever wy,
The many toil in eorrow i
Tbe bare of bell are etrong to-day,
liut Cbriet eball rlee to-morrow.
Tho' heard brood o'er the paet, oar ejrei
With emlling future gliitaa ,
For, le 1 the duwa burelt mp tbe eklae !
Lean eat your mule and lietna I
The world rolle Vreodom'i radiant way.
And ripen e with bet eorrow i
Take heart ! who bur the oruae to-day
Shall wear the erown to-morrow
0, Youth! flatQe-e'rnoat, itill aeplrt.
With energiea immortal i
To many a bevon of deeire.
Our yearning epe'e a portal,
And though Age weariea by tbe way.
And beerte break in the furrow,
We'll aow tba golden graia to day,
Tbe uarveel eornei lo-iaorruw.
Build op boroie Uvea, and all
tie like a heathea inner,
Heady to flaih out at Uod'e e all,
O ohlralry of labor I
Triumph and Pall are twine) and aye
Joy tuna tba eloud of eorrow i
And 'tla ilia martyrdom to-day
Bring! victory to-morrow.
I'll K SHAKERS OF
IEHANON.
MOUNT
The xiiow wns still upon tho irtinnd
wliuit wa iimilo our long ilt'tcrrtid vwl
lo lliu Slmkrrn nt Mount Lebanon.
Our old iricnij, Kldor Fruduriek V.
Evutm, welcomed ua ul thv door, and
iiislulleil un in tho Tixitor'a Iiouho of tho
litniily over which ho preside,. For
inHpectinir tho airrivulluro of tho socio.
ty in all its varied details, the time of
our visit whs not tuvoraolo, but enough
wan mvn to show that tho reputation
of tho Shukors for thrift, diligence,
economy, and pruotical sen no in not un
deserved. Thu village ut Lebanon is occupied
by three liimilicn, as they are called.
each one of them constituting a com
plete ami liHiepcnclent couiinunity,
though tho relations between them are
in every ruspoet co-oiierativo. The
olllt iul ciipei-visiou of tlie Ministry, as
tho chief elders of the Khaker church
nro culled, extends through the whole
village.
J lie three communities al Lebanon
are known respectively as tho .North
itiiuily, (hot iiurtnlumily and the .South
tnmily. The name of the Church fam
ily is derived from the lact that tho
church building or the central place of
worsnip ior tue wnoie village, stand
among them, lhe number in each
limiily wo did not ascertain, though
(hero is no secrecy about it; but the
population of tho whole village la some
thing liko two hundred persons, in
cluding men, women and children.
r.acli lumily has nu ofncu and store of
its own, where its business affairs are
transacted, and there ore, of course,
persons in euch who aro in charge of
tins part oi tho establishment ; but we
believe that .Elder Frederick is quito
as frequently consulted uxn niattors
ot this sort by the other families, as
upon spiritual subjects and questions
ot (loctriue or discipline.
J ho Miukcr tnrma ut Lebanon are
situnted upon the western slope of the
mountain, ana tho village is about
milo from tho railway station in tho
valley below. Tho situation is exceed
ingly beautiful, and all its beauties are
visible Irom tho home of the Khakera.
The soil is clayey and strong, but it
lies in tho best exposure toward the
sun, is thoroughly drained by its posi
tion, and must he earlier ntletf tor
ploughing and less exposed to frost
than most of the land in tho neighbor
hood. J ho orchards hail a vigorous
anil healthy look, which showed not
only that tliocaro bestowed upon thom
was constant and skilful, hut that the
land is good lor fruit trees. Farming
is curried on, of course, mainly to furn
ish supplies for the community, but n
very important industry is tho raising
of garden seeds for market. Brooms
tiro also made for sulo; and, as our
readers are already aware, everything
produced by tho .Shakers is ol tho best
qunlitv, and every representation which
they liiako concerning their wares Is
to bu relied upon. The Lousesln which
they live are largo wooden buildings,
tour stories high, plain, spacious, and
thoroughly comtortublo. Tho neat
ness with which they aro kept cannot
bo exceeded. Tho dwelling of tho
North fumily is wormed by steam, and
ventilated in the most scientific and
effective manner according to a svstem
invented and applied by Elder Fred
crick. The women livo in ono end of
the building and the men in the other,
Tho cooking for tho community is per
formed, of courso, in a singlo kitchen,
and throughout the establishment
ovorythingisperfect-in ilsway. Abun
dance, order, thrilt, und transcendent
elottnliiiess prevailevery where. There
is nothing tof decoration or for show ;
everything is for tiso and comfort, and
for tho ensy and economical perform
ance of tho work to bo done. The
houso lor visitors, which Is, of courso
comparatively small, stands in the rear
of the community houso, and is ol a
similar character in respect of its ac
commodations and furniture. The
rooms, which nro warmed by wood
fires in soupstone stoves, have simple
movable rugs upon tho floors, which
are of hunt Southern pine. Here, too,
tho ventilation is perfect, better in fact
than wo have seen in the most luxuri
ous city dwellings. Tho work shops,
wood sheds, barn, stable,, wash houso,
and poultry houso of the family are
suitably placed, most ol thom in tho
rear of tho dwelling. The barn of tho
North fumily is celebrated among ag
riftilturists. It is of stone, some 175
feet long, throe stories high, with ono
end towurd tho hill sido, so that loaded
wagons can lie driven into the thirdstory
and the hay or grain pitched downward
instead of upward. Tho poultry houso
also merits special notice. The wall nn
tho southern sido is of glass, and a
passageway behind tho nests allows
thoetrgs to bo taken out without enter
ing tho space occupied by tho hens.
Tlieio is also a soparalo department
for fowls that are to he fattened. The
breed rd lions kept by the family are
Light Hruhmas. The cows, fifty or
sixty in number, seem to he a mixture
of Ayreshiros.l lurhams, and Alderneya.
Tho oxen, which were at work hauling
wood from tho saw mill to the wood
houso, were large and exceedingly fin.
We saw no good horses, though just
over the mountain, In tho neighboring
Shaker village of Hancock, a? met
anmo very lively nags driven by mem
bers of tho society. Not ft dor or a
eat of miv sort was to be seen aliont
CLEARFIELD,
the lilac. In fact, the Shakers have
g, testimony against tho idolizing of
auimals which Is to frequent among
the people of the world. Neither do
they keep hogs. That practice,
fcldcr r retlcnclc inlormeu us, was nnauy
abandoned by the society about nine or
ton yean ago, the flesb ol swine Doing
esteemed by them anwholtome ana
unclean, and the raising of the same waa
renounced tor ttiatreason.
Oar meal were served in a separate
room of the community building, to
which we were summoned by ft bell in
our apartment rang from the great
house. Everything was puro, whole
some, good, abundant. We bad moat,
eirrrs. two or three sorts of vegetables.
white bread, ordinary oorn bread, and
a most excellent and agreeable Vind of
coarse ureau mauu oi wuuntoii uuur
entirely unbolted. Tea and cofl'oe were
offered us ; ft pitcher of oream stood on
the table, and the butter waa exquis
ite. Though we found no one in the
room on entering, ono of tho sisters
came in before the meal was finished
to learn if anything more was wanted.
We asked Klder Frederick if tbe mem
bers bad meat, tea, and coffee, and he
said that all had thom who desired,
but that for his part, except eggs, be
nau. taxen no animal ioou, not even
butter, fur many years, and that most
of the members practised the samo ab
stention, though it was entirely ft mut
ter ol choice witn them all. Butter,
he said, they used but little, even in
cooking, thinking cream a groat deal
better. We asked if any of them used
tobacco. lie said that formerly it had
ooen nsoa. out that now it was aban.
doned by all, except possibly some
very old members of tue society in
other places. At Lebanon nobody
uses it in any form. Wo did nut ob
serve in tne society, bowever, any nidi
cation of bad health or unhappiness.
Un the contrary, a more healthy, ac
tive, robust, and contented set of peo
ple can hardly be mot with anywhere.
Ut course we beam no boisterous con
vernation or loud laughter, since a re
ligious quiet is the habit of the place
but every one was cheerful, ready to
answer any questions or converse upon
matters either of faith, discipline, or
industry, jiospecting tne attaint ot
the world, they mainilested no particu
lar curiosity. Wo did not discover
that thoy took the newspapers, and
yet many of their inquiries indicated
a reasonable degree of familiarity with
tne events ana trie matters ol the tlav,
The Shakers are, first of all, a re
ligions people, l neir sincerity is per
fect anil their faith complete. It does
not, however, rest upon authority, and
wo iieuni no suggestion that any prin
ciple ought to be received because it
bas been taught cither by the Hible or
by any rcvealer or prophet ancient or
modern. The Saviour they bold to be
a man innuencod to an extraordinary
uegroe ny wnai iney call tbo t'hrist
spirit, in their uloa ol this spirit we
lonna nothing personal ; but whoever
comes under its influence is raised by
it into t region of high spiritual illu
mination similar to that in which, ac
coming a tnoir views. Jaaavaat Naxa
reth dwelt. The doctrino of Trinity
in tho (iodhoad they expressly reject ;
but they hold to the idea of ft dual
principle in the divine being. There
is, thoy say, not only a Heavenly Fa
ther, but ft Heavenly mother also ; and
this is one of their chief tcnouv if in
deed it is not the most "important of
thom an. "Jiut, wo asKed, "are there
two persons in the oroator of all things?
Are the Heavenly father and the
Heavenly .Mother distinct from each
other, or ono f" "That," we were told,
is ft question on which we express no
opinion. What wo are absolutely con
vinced of is that these two principles
constitute the divinity, however they
may be impersonated," an answer which
recalls to tbe student ol philosophy the
doctrine nt the Divine Love and Wis
dom laid down with such wonderful
profundity by Kmsniiel Swedenborg.
1 he .Shakers aro great believers in
spiritual manifestations, so called.
They say that thoy have bad such
things among thom from the beginning,
and their theory of inspiration seems
to consist very much In Influences of
that sort from the world beyond the
grave. A he ordinary name ol the so
ciety, Shakers their real name is that
of t nited Believers is derived from
the tremblings and convulsive shakings
produced by such spiritual interven
tion in tne cany days or the ordor.
Such knowledge of spirits they claim
to have now, althengh they make no
public use ot It, and do not appear in
any distinct way to cultivate that kind
ol intercourse with the other world.
Com in ir irom thoolocv to nractical
religion, the two osscntial doctrines of
Shakonsm are celibacy and the com
munity of goods, Celibacy thoy insist
upon as the only condition ol a high
spiritual state. Jesus of Nazareth was
celibate, and in their belief no human
being can attain great religious eleva
tion who does not ohsorve this rule.
It is, howovor, only a part of their sys
tem of asceticism. Their theory seems
to comprehend every form of self-denial
which can bo practised without abso
lute injur- to health or the destruction
of life. Sell-denial In eating and drink
ing, living upon coarse kinds of food,
the repression of evory violent ten
dency, abnegation of all earthly ambi
tions, tbo utter renunciation of tbe
world and its vanities, of all outward
show and self-assertion, all belong to
gether in this part of their scheme.
Their extreme simplicity And plain
ness in dress, habitations, life, and con
versation, with devton to Industry.
thrift, ami careful economy are out-
wnni maniiostauons oi tne same prin
ciple. Community of goods the Shak
ers hold to as the only sure founda
tion for the outward equality of spiri
tual men, and the indispensable Bul
wark of self-denial, humility, and a
heavenly frame of mind.
The organization of the United Be
lievers is exceedingly simnla. There
aro the members, forming the body of
tne cnurcn ; the eiders charged with
tho supervision of the family or com
munity and with care-taking, temporal
and spiritual ; and above these, is the
ministry who exercise a similar influ
ence and control over a number ol
families together. The elders are wo
men as well as men, equal in numbers,
and in authority ; and the ministry is
likewiso composed of person of both
sexes. Of forms and ceremonies there
is very little ; of outward show of rank
and distinction, nothing at all. Mem
bers aro admittod into tho community
after careful examination and inquiry,
full discussion of all points, and through
mutual understanding. F.very one
must adopt the principles of tbe society
in their completeness ; but ft man or a
woman may be received nd while
obeying the rule, may yet remain in
tbe world when it i necessary for the
fulfilment of any duties, mob aa the pro
tection of ft married partner who doe
not with to loin the society, or the ed
ucation anil ear ol children who are
similarly avers. Or it man la In
debt, he is not allowed lo live in a
PRINCIPLES, HZT MEN.
PA., WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30, 1875.
Shaker community as a member until
the debt is settled. No person is re
ceived into the society with obligations
of either kind that are unsatisfied.
Where there are no such obstacles, but
where the wife or children will not
join, tbe applicant is required to divide
his property in suitable proportions,
and lie only puts into tho oouimunity
the share which properly remains for
himself. The moment a member be
come doubtful reipecting the doctrines
or usages of the society, he is always
free to leave, and ou his departure a
suitable allowance U made to him out
ot the treasury of the community,
The system seems to he one altogether
of conviction and consent, not at all of
constraint or domuauon.
Their fundamental doctrine of self-
denial ia especially directed to celibacy
and chastity, and of this they make a
great account. Thoy bold to it as the
law ol divine trulli, tnd their lives
oorrospond with their -faith. Since
the Kliukers first bsiaaio known, no
suspicion has boon cut upon them in
this regard. Wbftteveliypocrisy may
exist elsewhere, it basnet been found
among them. But wiile thoy resem
ble the celibates of UuJioman Catho
lic Church in adhering) this doctrine,
and in it oonscicntiius, unvarying
practice, they differ frtm them in the
fact that both men andwomen live to
gether in tbo same buso, see each
other-daily, converse wth each .other,
moot in tho dining ballmd the church,
take an equal part in tie management
of tbe community, and join together
in worship, aid in ireetings lor im-
frovoment in scientifii knowledge.
ndoed, to separate the two sexes and
place each in a monastery of its own,
would be as great ft viohtion of Sbukur
ism as the ordinary roktions of society.
As in the divine bating, tho male and
female principlo equality coexist, so in
every society, man nil woman must
alike take part, according to the ca
pacity and qualifications of each, or
disorder and niiackitf will result.
Moreover, according to tho Shakers,
the fault of the American scheme of
(iovornmcnt is that woman is excluded
from her rightful place, and compelled
to obey au authority in which she bus
never consented, and to be ruled by
officials whom (he has not helped to
choose. A a system of polity, lildor
Frederick told us tbe American repub
lic would bo perfect if women only
bad an equal share in legislation and
admiuistation. tin this Kint, no wo
man's rights advocate could go further
than the Shakers,
Tbe objection it obvious that if all
people became Stalkers the humaa race
would die out; bit this is a result not
contemplated by the order. It is not
given to all to enter into the self denial
snd spiritual deration ot Shakerism.
Here again the- dual principle comes
into plav. ShakerisiQiisadiviiiechnrch
with celibacy for the rule of its priest
hood j Democracy expanded to include
woman a politician, and with mar
riage aa its rule, is the truo form of the
stato; and in the ulterior conditions of
society in general, the church and tho
stato, separate yet not antagonistic,
will WW-.- In producing p-iwt
nui n. ui uuiiiwu amujiiuraiiuu, Willi per
petual progress in spiritual, political.
scientific, and material things.
All tne liicmoon are required to
work. Idleness is not tolerated, and
we supiioso, not desired by any ono.
And yet such are the advantages of
nsnuvmicu nvuig tuat iue community
prospers without eiacting from any
that slavish degree of toil or that in
cessant activity vhich aro so. general
iii-ii -.roi'iu. lno Shakers go about
their work in a deliberate, placid, and
cheerful niannet. The quietism oi
their religion is reflected in their man
ners and their looor. They are cheer
ful, kindly, courteous, but never nosiy
or vehement. We did not hear nt
Lebanon a violent exclumation or a
vacant laugh ; aid yet there was no
5 loom, nor any show of that tierce and
esperate agony over the sins of hu
man nature, or that fntonso anxiety
respecting the material concerns of lifo,
which are so cflen to be met with
among religionist tnd among the peo
ple ol the world in general.
uno eveutng we were invited to be
present at the worship of the family.
The meeting was held in a largo, un
carpeted upper room, iu which a couple
of chairs and a row of benches against
the walls wore tho osly furniture. We
wore taken in before the community
assembled. Thoy presently entered,
tho men at one door and the women
at another, all in the community dress,
except two or throe men, who had
joined too rocontly to have their uni-
lorm ; and each party formed in lour
linos across the room, lacing each other,
with Klder Frederick and his coad
jutor, Kldoress Antoinette, at the heat),
l'heyremai nod with their bands cluspod
ami eyes oowncast a lew moments, in
silonce.
Then Klder Frederick stotiiicd for
ward, and standing between the two
divisions, delivorod a brief exhortation
upon tho joy of aspirin toward heaven
and hoavenly concerns, and the delight
resulting irom puling the lower na
ture in all respects citiroly under foot.
Then he turned back into his former
place. Again a panne of silence, and
then some of the brethren and sisters
struck up ft song, or hvmn as other
people weuld call it,anj sang it through,
tbe ond being indiouled by all the
worshippers dropping their hands.
This waa followed by another pause
and another song, anil so on. until throe
or four melodies had boon completed.
Then the forinatiol was broken np,
and oight or ten men and women took
their places lacing iach otlier in two
ranks in tho centre ol tho room, while
the rest of tbo la mil; formed by twos
on tho outsido, the .lien first and tho
women behind thon. After a brief
period of silenco, those in tho centre
commenced another song, accompanied
with a tossing molioB ot tho hands, as
if intendod to show that worship is
labor ; and at tbo snme timo, the ranks
without began with the sumo motion
of the bauds tomovo rather rspidy
around tho room, sonio simply walk
ing, and others as if dancing; und in
deed, this part of tho service seemed
to bo intended to illustrate at onco
tbe idea of a sacred dance and of
an act of industrious adoration to
ward the Most High. As tho song
was finished, the company stood still,
dropping their bands at the sides for a
moment, and then clasping them again
before the musical strain was renewed
by the singers. During ono of theso
pauses, Klderes Antoinette delivered
an exhortation similar in character to
what we had before heard from Klder
Frederick. To us it was a strange
scone ; and though we nave witnessed
tbo worship of different religions and
of many churches, we have never bo-
neid any religious nice portormed tn a
spirit more devout, intelligent, or be
coming. W hila at Lebanon, we conversed not
only with the beads of the family, but
with several members, especially with
young Swede who had recently ex
changed tho Vulvority of Vpsal for
ine inwaru joys aim ine oonsutut,
though not intellectual or sobelorly,
occupation of nnaKcr me. I et it seem
ed very clear that Shakerism bus now
assumed a now departure aud a more
philosophical development, especially
in the mind and the public labors of
Elder Frederick. Ho is an English
man, but has boon a member of tho
society al Lebanon for some forty years.
Uo is a brother of that remarkable
person, George 11. Evans, who a quar
ter of ft century since set on loot in this
city tho agitation fur land roiorm and
tor tue limitation ol ownership in land,
which loll as its result the free home
stead law of Congress. Not man of
school education, Klder Frederick is ft
thinker, at onoe religious and practi
cal, and the stamp of his character is
seen UHm everything at Lebanon.
He has written several books upon
Shakeristu, and ha delivered public
lectures in this country and in England,
which have deservedly excited atontion.
One consequence is seen in the presence
at Lebanon of young persons of intense
and concentrated nature, attracted to
the society by sympathy with its ideas,
and likely to develop it and carry it for
ward in the future; and another is the
publication of a newspaper called the
Shaker and Stuikcrtat, of which Klder
Frederick W. Kraus and Eldcrcss An
toinette Doolittle are the editor. We
learned also that they have occasional
meetings for the reading of scientific
things ; and the essays of Darwin and
Huxley were mentioned an made famil
iar to them in this way. But all this
appeared to us an innovation, foreign
to the spirit of earlier Shakerism and
similar in loot to the modern usage of
regular theological education among
the preachers of the Methodist Church.
Inquiring also respecting a tew children
whom we snw at Lebanon, and who
were brought there by their parents,
we were informed that their education
is carefully attended to in all necessary
studies. Of mere amusement there is
of course nothing, not even among the
children.
Tho peacvfulness of life at Mosnt
Lebanon cannot but be grateful to any
mind wearied with the antagonisms of
oivilized lite ; and whoever has once
visited that beautiful mountain side,
and heard the honest Yea, Yes, Nay,
Nay, of the United Believers, will long
remember the tranquil rtloex, the deep,
inward faith, the far-reaching aims of
these cleanly and simple brethren.
JV. y. .Sun.
AMERICA THROUGH FRENCH
SPECTACLES.
A Paris correspondent of tho Now
York Timet writes:
The Figaro tells a great many curi
ous stories about Americuns in Kurope,
aud now and then 1 lcel like translat
ing them. Hero are two thut will be
found of interest i "We have just heard,"
says the Figaro, "a frightful story, tbe
horo of which is now in Paris, Three
months ago a rivalry in love existed
between two merchants in New York,
51 r. Fergus MucC'lellan, domiciled ntNo.
43 Jlroad street, ana Sitmuei u'Weary,
living at 49 Wall street. Doth were
paying attention to a young girl whose
namo wo feol bound to suppress. One
day, without notifying oilhor of her
lovers, sho suddenly left Now York.
Despair united tho two enemies, who
resolved to sot out together in search
of tho fugitive, and te have an expla
nation with revolvers when sho was
found. Ono sturtqd for Europe tho
other searched in America. Six weeks
ago tho former learned that Miss
was with her fnthor in Calcutta. He
loyally advised bis rival by telegraph,
and proposed to him the following ar
rangement, which was accepted : ibey
would play agamoofohockers by send
ing thu moves by tntnsnliantio cable,
the Btakes to Do the Hie ot one ot the
C.yers. lhe game was begun und
ted nine days. Mr. MacClcllan,who
remained in America, has just lost the
gamo. Day before yesterday a dis
patch informed Mr. O'Deury that Muc
Clellun had blown his brains out, Mr.
O'Dcary leaves for Calcutta to-dtiy.
It remains to be seen whether the young
girl, the stokes in this mortal game,
will have uny thing to do with the vic
tor." The writer gjves tlio very num
ber of tho houses in which these two
merchants lived, and how could he
huvo done that, a French lutly askod
me lust night, if the story were not
true?. Tho othor story cau be summed
up in a few words. A very enormous
ly rich young son of a Y'ankee 1
translate literally who has been re
siding three years in Paris, has a great
horror of wearing new clothes, this
is tho combination devised tor obviut
ing tbo disagreeable necessity : Aa he
cannot woll buy his clothing in a second-hand
shop, lie has thom mndo by
tho most fusluonublo and most extrav
agant tailor in tho city, and then hires
a workman of his exact sizo to wear
them for him for two weeks. The
writersnys that hecan personally vouch
for this story, as ho seen tho working
man who gels paid for wearing tbe
eccentric Yankee's-coats to a proper
degroo of dirtiness.
Who Capti-rkd CIramt in 18(58?
Hut it was not until after Colonel For
ney's return from Kuropo that tho
public fully accepted (trams itepuon-
can ism as a fact. He had not known
the general, but expressed to me bis
pleasure at tho attitude I had taken,
and desired tn bo introduced to him. I
went with Colonel Forney to (ionoral
0 rant's offloo, and there introduced
them to ench other, ami tho result was
Colonel Forney's five-column double-'
leaded leader in both tho Chroniek and
lrett. nroclalmiiiB Grant as tho only
man for the RepiHiliran cnnditlato for
President. The effect of thut article
was to settle all doubts about bis party
fealty, tor Colonel Forney, speaking
from Washington, was believed to
know tho truth whereof ho spoko.
J. Steicart'i lAUt to the Jhbune.
Takinu Notes. "Well, CufToo,"said
a minister to his colored servant, "what
were you doing in meeting this after
noon?'' "Doing, massa? Takingnotos,"
was the reply. ' leu liming notesr
exclaimed the master. "Sartin, massa:
all thogempclmen takes notes." "Well,
let me see them," said he. Cuffec there,
uisin produced his sheet of paper, and
his master found it scrowi-d all oyer
with all sorts of marks and lines, as
though ft dosen spiders, dipped in ink,
had inarched ovent. "Why, this is all
nonsense," suid tho minister, as he look
ed at the notes. "Well, massa," CufToe
replied,"! thought so all tho timo you
was preaching.''
"Two solos that beat as one," re
marked the boy to hi mother, as she
was dealing with him for his sins with
both slippers at once.
Wbilo vanity is a weakness which
we are inclined to pity, sell-esteem,
if not excessive, at onco elicits our
respect and admiration.
PARENTAL DUTY.
Parent often unconsciously injure
their children by assuming that
tbey are actuated by wrong motives.
In very early life we learn that others
can know but lit tie about our thoughts
and leeungs. Therefore, it is not their
prerogative to Jndge of our motives.
Every one naturally wishes to be pre
sumed bonest ; ana if we know that
such i the presumption respecting us,
it is comparatively difficult for us to in
dulge or act out our depravity. But
if we find that we are presumed to be
dishonest it it 1 to be taken for
Cnted that we Intend wrong the
t impuse of a depraved heart is sure
to be wrong. And a child is aa sensi
tive to such injury aa any one. Let
bim imbibe the notion that his parents
habitually suspect him of mischief, and
they are certain to provoke bim to
wrath, and actually Induce him to oom-
mit miscoiei, oi wmcn ue nau never
before conceived. The fueling of his
young and wicked heart is very likely
to be : "Well, since X am thought no
better, and, therefore, I will be no bet
ter, I might as well find some enjoy
ment, and if 1 cannot have any credit
where I do try to do right, 1 will just
abandon such effort, and give loose
reins to my passions, and secure pleas
ure as I can." Many a child, it is
feared, has thus become wayward, and
undesignedly turned aside Irom the
path of virtue by bis dearest earthly
guardians and friends.
A betrayal ot more sell-uiterest than
parental affection is sure to work mis
chief in the heart of a child. It is love
which movos the heart more than a
sense ol duty. We discharge our duty
to our friends, not so much because it
is a dittv as a nleasure. It is love, not
duty, which causes the fond mot her to
watch with unremitting anxiety over
the couch of her sick child. Love to
God and love to man commends itself
to the human mind as the correct funda
mental principle of action : and the
very little child soon instinctively
knows and ioels its force long before he
can define and analyze it. lie knows
and feels that it is what a parent owes
to him. At any rate, no oue can ap
preciate it better where it is exorcised
towards him. Well now, let the child
obtain the notion that euch a feeling
for bim in a parent's heart has been
displaced by a predominating selfish-
ess let the child imbibe the idea that
the parent, in all his requirements, is
actuated by bis own self gratification,
rather thn by any peculiar and fond
affection and ho feels that the parent,
as such, is worthy of no special reci
procity 'of regard. Hence, his com
mands, as parental, are spurned, and
consequently th child is provoked to
wrath to think that one should thus
presume to act a parent's part. Every
child's heart yearns for a parents affec
tion to meet his want : and if it is met
ith nothing but the cold demands of
a aoruiu seii-iuieruai, it must suner a
sod repulse. Under such circumstances,
s child may be induced to obey from
fear, while he cannot do otherwise ;
but be can never love to obey with the
proper reelings oi a iiinu, it can
never be his pleasure to do a parent's
will. He may obey one because be is
his master; but be can never obey
him because be is his parent For
there is no ground for tho reciprocity
of lond, parental and filial affection.
it is worthy ol remark that the ob
ligations of parents and children are
mutual. The obligation is not all on
ono side. It is not simply tbe duty ot
the child to obey ; neither is it the sole
duty of the parent to exact obedience,
regardless ol the manner in whioh it
ia done. But, while it is the duty of
the parent to exact obedience, and, at
the same time, of the child to obey, the
parent owos it to bis child to secure
his obedience in a manner not need
lessly to provoke bis wrath. And to
this end it is all important that both
parent and child should comprehend
that their mutual obligation rests upon
the obligation which they owe in com
mon to thoir Maker. A parent must
reflect as seriously uiion his position
towards his child, as be ever does on
the position of that child towards him
self. Ho has no more right to make
himself a despot toward th child, than
he has to try and make the child his
grovelling slave. No parent is either
omnipotent or irresponsible towards
bis olt-sprtng.
It is well, also, tor parents lo consider
how much of their children's disobedi
ence and waywardness is justly charge
able upon themselves. Jt ia true tho
child, as well as tho parent, must be
held accountable for bis own sin ; yot
we must remember that we are so con
stituted as easily to invelvo one another
in sin ; and the nearer the relations
which we sustain in life, the greater
the danger ol involving ono another in
transgression. In case of tho little
child, who, it may be, willingly goes
to the public house to get his father's
bottle tilled with intoxicating drink,
who is most to blame, the child or tho
intemperate fnthor who sends bim ?
Inslinot or intuition answers, in case
of the child, who is thrown into a pot
by tbe angry look, tono, or manner oi
the parent, who is most to blame ?
Ought not such questions to modify
tbo passions, to secure more patience,
consistency, and lovo, from parents, in
all their thoir dealings with their
children ?
Finally, lot parents reflect upon the
criminality and cruelty of provoking
their own children to 'Wrath. It is mel
ancholy enough to think of exciting
such a hateful passion in any ono's
breast, but much more so in tho breast
of a beloved child. Let evory parent
shudder at the thought. Wrath
auger what is it? An essential cle
ment of a demon 1 What should wo
think of a man who would earlcssly
expose hut children to vipers, reptiles,
savage beasts of prey ? And yet how
often do parents eiiose their children
to the iultuenco ot thoir own ungodly
passions, which, without some power
ful antidote, will infect, poison, aud
destroy their immortal souls forever I
Oh, what a fearful responsibility rests
upon parents, in view of their capability,
and the dangor of thoir exerting that
oapabillty.totrainupthoirchildraiitobe
the com i is n ions oi nenas, who might
be anirels of light I And, oh, the un
natural eruolty involved in being un-
mindful ol sued a responsibility I
Thorn la a reood deal of sound wise
dom in tbe suggestion of tho farmer :
"If yon want yonr boy to stay at
home, don l bear too nara on tne
grindstone whon he turns the crank."
Misery assails riches as lightning
does toe highest towers; or as a irve
that Is heavily laden with fruit breaks
its own boughs, so do riches destroy
the virtues ol their possossors.
Bunulcion is no less an enemy to
virtue than to happiness. He that is
already corrupt is naturally suspicious
and he that becomes auspicious wil
quickly ne corrupt.
TEEMS-$2 per annum in Advanoe,
NEW SKMES-VOL 16, NO. 26
RAlSIXa BANANAS IN FLOR
IDA. INTKRKSTINO PACTS CONt'EHNINIl THIS
i.iisoiocs rnniT PRorrrs op tux
CROP.
The most perfect banana plantation
in the United States is that of Col.
Whitner, near Silver Lake, over two
hundred miles south from Jacksonville,
Florida, and practically beyond the
region of killing frosts. This planta
tion covers an area of several acres,
and contains over ten thousand plants,
most of them in bearing. The plants
are of different varieties. Some of
them are huge trees, twenty foot high,
with a trunk from four to five inches
in diameter. Tho banana, as cultivated
in this climate, bears no visible seed,
but it is propagated from sliis or cut
tings which bear transplanting well,
and grow with great rapidity. These
olina ale Ket..wi!. I'lattUMl auuui eight
-..... . I. :.. L- j
iwi apart , n it is tue u n art apeviss,
an acre of ground will contain from six
hundred to seven hundred plants.
They require a deep, rich soil, and
considerable moisture. It has no
season, but the fruit matures generally
in irom eleven to thirteen months
from date of planting, and by properly
timing the planting riie fruit may lie
obtained at all seasons of the year.
Tbe cuttings once planted, first develop
two leaves tightly rolled together,
which grow to a height of three or four
foot, when tbe blades begin to unfold
one after another, into great broad
leaves, the stems lorining a smooth
trunk, which grows to the size of ft
largo apple tree, composed entirely ol
these eccentric leaf stems or petals. In
about eight or nine months, according
to tbe warmth of tho season, a deep
purple bud peeps out just at tho point
of divergence of the upper leaves, and
soon pushes itself into full view, its
lengthening stem bending under the
weight of a purple blossom, shaped
like a pointed egg.
Soon a leal ot this blossom opens at
the pointed end, and rolls back to the
base, disclosing a row of five or six
tiny bananas, nestled close together, as
if hiding under the shelter of this pro
tecting leaf. Each miniature fruit bos
a waxen yellow flower at the end, with
a stigma projecting through it Other
loaves of the blossom untold one after
another, in tho same war. until twenty
or thirty clusters of fruit are developed,
all clinging to one stem, when these
leaves wither and fall, and tho fruit
swells and lengthens to maturity,which
requires generally ntiout three or lour
months. The great stem on which the
fruit grows bonds under its weight un
til the long finger-Iiko fruit hangs
down in graceful clusters.
r.acli plant bears but a single bunch
of fruit, and then withers and dies, but
while the lrttit is maturing there
snrimra un from the base ot the trunk
several off-shoots, which take the place
of tbe old plant when that ha oeen
removed, and go on growing to the
full size of the parent tree.
The fruit when grown full size, be
gins to show streaks of yellow upon
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gathered for shipment to market as it
is easily and quickly ripened after cut
ting by wrapping the bunch in straw
or in a blanket and keeping it in a
warm place. By outting the bunches
at tho right timo they can bo shipped
to Now York with safety.
Col. W hitnor has upon his plantation
to-day thousands of bunches, in all
stagos of development, from the little
miniature buds to tho well-matured
fruit six or seven inches long. Many
of those bunches contain ono hundred
and twenty-fire bananas, which sell
readily to shippers at two rents each,
from which may be inferred the groat
profit oi banana culture.
An acre ol ground will readily sun-
port six hundred plants. Suppose the
bunches to average sevonty-fivo ba
nanas each, and we have an annual in
come of I'.HIO from a single acre. Tho
cost of preparing and enriching the
ground and setting the plants tho first
year, including the cost of the slips,
win average, say, 1 per plant leaving
a profit of 1300 ; but they perpetuate
themselves after the first year, and re
quire but little expenditure. Besides,
the shoots that spring up from tho
bulbous root stock will supply plants
enough to double the ground oach
year ; or they may be sold for more
than enongh to pay for all expense
after the first year, thus leaving tho
lor the second and subsequent
years.
Humboldt states that an amount ot
land that will produce 1.000 pounds of
potatoes will yield 44,000 pounds of
uaimiian, anil a sunnce ueanng wuent
enongh to feed one man will yield
bananas enough to feed twenty-five
men.
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Business Maxims. Caution is tho
father of security.
Uo who pays oofore-Uand is served
behind-hand.
If you would know tho value of a
dollar try to borrow ono.
Ho silent when a tool talks.
Never speak booslingly of your
business.
An hour of triumph comes at last
to those who watch and wait
Word by word Webster's tig dic
tionary was mado.
Sneak well of your friends ot yonr
enemies say nothing.
Never take back a discharged ser
vant
If you post vour servants upon your
affairs they will one day rend you.
Do not wasto time in uscloss regrets
over losses.
Sysfimatize your business and keep
an eye on littlo expenses. Small leaks
sink groat sbl.
Nevor tail to toko a receipt lor mon
ey paid, and keep copies of all your
letters.
lo your business promptly, and
boro not a business man with long
visits.
Law is a trade in which the law
yers oat the oysters and leave the cli
ents the shells.
Jlolhst-hi lil, the founder of the world-
renowned house ot ltothsehild k Co.,
ascribed hi suoccess to tho following:
Never have anything to do with an
unlucky man.
Be cautious and bold.
Make a bargain nt once.
A poet ought not to pick nature's
pocket Lot bim Ikiitow ond so
borrow as to repay by the very act
of borrowing. Examine nature ac
curately, but writo from recollection ;
trust more to tbe imagination than the
memory.
It is in vain to stick your finger
in the water, and, nulling tt out look
for a hole: and equally vain to sup
pose that bowever large a space you
occupy, the world will miss you w nen
you have passed on.
Those should not venture on slip
pery places who can scarcely stand
upon ins nrmest ground.
WOULDN'T MARRY A ME
, CHXN10.
A young man commenced visiting
young woman, and appeared to be
well pleased. One evening be called
when it was quit lato. which lod tbe
young lady to inquire where be bad
been.
"I bad to work to-night"
"What, do you work for a living f"
she iuquirod tn astonishment
"Certainly," replied tbe young man,
"I am a mechanic."
"I dislike the name of a mechanic,"
and ah turned up ber pretty nose.
This was lhe law! tim L j-imti.,
man visited tho young lady.
He is now a wealthy initn.aiiil bus one
ol tbe best women in the country for
wife.
The young lady who disliked th
name of a mechanic ia now the wife
of a miserable fool a regular vagrant
about grogshops and too soft, verd
ant silly, miserable girl is obliged to
take in washing in order to support
herself and children.
You dislike the name of a mechanic,
eh? You whose brothers are but
well dnwuu,d lnafeirN. Wo nity any
girl who is so verdant, so soft, to think
less of a young man for being- ft me
chanic one of God' noblemen the
most dignified and honorable person.
age of heaven' creatures.
lie ware, young ladles, nowr you
treat young men who work for ft liv
ing, for you may one of these day
be menial to one of them. Far better
to discbarge the well-fed pauper with
all bis rings, jewelry, brazenness and
pomposity, and to take to yonr affec
tion the callons handed, industrious
mechanic.
Thousands have bitterly renented
their folly who have turned their bocks
on honest industry. A tear year have
ivarncu mum a severe lesson."' ' !"-
Wasti No Time. After allowing
yourself proper time for rest don't five
a single hour of your life without do
ing exactly what is to be done in it,
and going straight through it from be
ginning to end! Work, play, study,
whatever it is take bolt) at once and
finish it up jquaroly and clearly ; then
to the next thing, without lotting any
momenta drop out between. It is
wonderful to sue how many hours these
prompt people contrive to make of a
day ; it is as if they picked up tbe mo
ments that the dawdlers lost And 11
ever you find yonrself where you have
so many tbimrs nrcssinc unon you that
you hardly know how to begin, let me
tell you a secret Tako Hold ot the
very first one thut comes to hand, and
yon will find the rest all fall into file,
and follow after liko a company of well
drilled sotdiors ; and though work may
bo bard to meet when It charges in a
squad, it is easily vanquished if you
can bring it into line.
i ,
Vulgarity means the exhibition of
those peculiarities of speech and man
ner which onend rennemont Jt makes
a naked display of coarse and nnodu
catcd human impulses. It mostly lie
in the absence of consideration for the
feelings of others, in narrow-minded
self-assertion, and in a selfish want of
control over anti-social propensities.
Anger never does any good it
always does harm. The generous
hearted may compassionate and pity,
but iney never descona so low as to
get angry. Anger debases always,
unless there is strength ot character
enough to conceal it ; but the misfor
tune is, tho weakest minded are the
most passionate.
Truth is always consistent with
itself and needs nothingto help it out;
it is always near at hand, and sits upon
our lips, and is ready to drop before
we aro aware ; whereas a lie is trouble
some, sets a man's invention upon tbe
rack ; and one trick needs a great
many more to make it good.
None but those who keep up appear
ances afrainst heavy odds can under
stand what servitude pretence imposes
upon the sensitivo soul. The sting of
coufessed poverty is not nearly so
burning as is the reality of being poor
while seeming to be rich.
The ruins of old friendships aro even
a more melancholy spectacle than
thoso of desolated palaces. They ex
hibit tho heart that was once lighted
un with iov all damn and deserted.
and haunted by those oirds of ill omen '
that only nestle in ruins.
Anywhere, everywhere, a man ran
be a man. That question of ages is the
age answer is to be tbe age-fact
Some seek it wisely; somo spell it
pantlully ; some falter at it todtously ;
somo hiss it feebly ; but the ago shall
pronounce it presently aloud.
Cast your nets in tho ritrht water.
and they may take fish while yon are
sleeping.
Working and thinking should go
together, the thinker working, and the
workor thinking.
Extra vaganec is morely comparative;
a man may be a spendthrift in copper
as well as gold.
It is a pity that those Who taught
us to talk did not also tench us when
to hold our tongue
People who tlo wrong seldom have
any difficulty in finding out excuses
and justification tor it.
Tho secret of living at peace with
all tbo world is to hare an humble
opinion of ourselves.
Truth is not always won by long
and hard toil. A moment's insight is
sometimes worth ft life's experience.
Men sometimes think they hato
flattery ; but they only hate the man
ner of it
A woman fascinates us quite as often
by what she overlooks as by what she
sees.
As charity covers a multitude of
sins before God, so does politeness be
fore man.
Few consider that onioymont must
have its momenta of rest as well as
labor.
It is conferring a kindness todony
at once a favor which you intend to
reitise.
Never marry but for lovo ; but see
first that thou lovest what is lovely.
True genius is modest ; and modesty
is often the handcuffs of true genius.
Tho greatest gift we can bestow on
others is a good example.
To live long it is necessary lo live
slowly.
We all do more harm than we in
tend, and less good.
Tho hardest thing to hold in the
world is unruly tongue
The children (rod have much in
band snd much more in hope.
You will not find a deep fox in a
shallow burrow.
The only wages never reduced the
wages of sin.
Rome people look at everything, yet
really see nothing.
As charity covers, so modesty pre-
vents, a multitude of sin.
So punctual and methodical in busi
ness, and never procrastinate.
None talk so loudly about benevo
lence as those who subsist on it
lie who can at all times sacrifice
pleasure to duty, approaches sublimity.
Pride is precarious, but virtue is
m mortal. ,
A near lantern Is bettor than a dis
tant star.
No legacy is so rich as honesty.