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ATI lee;al biiiin.il promptly attended to. Offlo. on Reeaod street, in th. Masonic BuildiflR. Janl,'7T Wrc7ANOLD, LAW & COLLECTION OFFICE, CCRWENPVILLR, e2A Clearfield Count.?, Pena'a. 76y TBOI. I. HUKRAY. CVBUS OORDoM. MURRAY GORDON, . ATTORNEYS AT LAW, CLEARFIELD, PA. pf-Ot&e in Pie'e Opera Homo, seeond floor. WU . : ; r-: , FRANK FIELDING, ' ATTOHNEY-AT-IaAAV , Clear Held, Pn. Will attend to all builnoai tntruated ! bin piomptly and faithfully. nor 1273 WILLIAM A. WALLACB. HARRY F. VALLACB, DAVID L- K RRRI. JOUR W. WRIOLRT. WALLACE Sl KREBS, ' (SuioMaora to Wallace A Fielding,) attorneys-at-la v 111271 Clf arUrld, Pa. totRrn a, m'r jai.lt. DA SI EL W. B'Ct'RDT, McENALLY dt MoODRDT, ATTORN EYS-AT-LAW, Clearticld, Pa. 4YeTLes;il business attendetl to prompt., wlthj fidelity. Office on tiooond street, above tbe First National Uank. jsn:l:7 G. R. BARRETT, Attobncv and Counselor at Law. clearfield. pa. Having reiigned hl Jadgenhip, bai mumtd the practioe nf the law in hia old nfActo at Cloar fif Id, Pa. Will attend the oourta of Jeffereon and Elk eonntiaa when apeoially retained in oonneetton with remdnnt ooonael. 1:14:72 A G. KRAMER, . ATTORN EY-AT-LAW, Real E it ate and Collect ion Agent, tl KARKICri), PA., Will promptly attend to all legal buaintaa an truated to nil oare. r-OOioe in Pia'a Opera Iluaae. janl70. H. W. SMITH, ATTORNEY-AT-LA W, tl:l:7l riearBeld, Pa.' WALTER BARRETT, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Clearfield, Pa. srOffioe in Old Western Hotel banding, eornsr of 8oond and Market 8ts. noTll.oS. ISRAEL TEST, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Cleat-Held. Pa. J-OBoe In lit. Court Uouae. ())!,' 7 JOHN H. FULFORD, - ' ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' Vlearaeld. Pa. Ofltna on Matket street, opp. Court llonse, Jen. I, l7. JOHN L. CUTTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. nd Heal tiatale Ajeiit, ClearHeld, P. nniea on Third street. bet.Chertj A Walnat. jfSRespeotfullv offers bis ser.iees In srllln, nd buying lands In Clearfield and adjoining nnntloa f and with an experionee ol rl.er twenty .ara as a surveyor, flatters himself that he eaa render satisfaction. .Feb. !M.1:!f, J. BLAKE WALTERS, REAL ESTATE BROKER, , inn litALBR U( . ttuw le-og and Ijiuiibor, CLEARFIELD, PA. OIBce In Graham's Row, l:2i:7l J. J. LINGLE, ATTORN EY-AT - LAW, 1:19 ' Osceola, ClearHeld Co., Pa. y pd J. S. BARN HA RT, ATTORNF.Y . AT LAW, llclleloiite. Pa. Will praetlea tn Clearfield and all or the Courts of tbe 2Mb Judieial dletrtot. Real estate business stid eolleetion of claims made specialties. nl7l i DR. W. A. MEANS, PHYSICIAN 4 SURGEON, LUTHERBBURU, PA. Will attend professional calls promptly. augl0'7t DR. T. J. BOYER, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. OAca oa Market Street, Clearfield. Pa. jtaT-OBoe hours I I to II a. m , and 1 to I p. m. ,R E. M. SCHEURER, HOMiKOPATHIC PHYSICIAN, r Offloa in residenca oar Markei at. April 14, 1171. ?lrr"l!Ml.,'. DR. J. P. BURC H FIELD, Late Burgeon of the Bd Regiment, Pennsylvania Volunteers, having returned from the Amy, olTers bis professional servlees to theeitlaens of Clearfield county. f0 Professional cells promptly attended to. Ofilce on Beeoud straat. lormeriyoeeapieu .j Dr. Woods. apr4MU dr.h."b.van valzah,. ( 1 P.AHFIFI I). PP.KIJ A. ori'K'E IN MASONIC BUILDING. Ofilee hours From It U i P. M. MayU, 17 WILLIAM M. HENRY, Juktici or tub Patrt aanSrntvaaaa, LUMBER CITY. Colleeliona made and money promptly paid orer. Article, of ogreemont and deeds at ooaseyauee neatly executed and warraaled eor. reel or ae charge. MljT JAMES H. LYTLE, In .trailer's lltilldltif, ClearHeld, Pa. Dealer In Orooetiee, Provlslois, Vegeleblsa, Fralts, Flour, Feed, ate., etc. eprlm-lf HAIIUY BNYDKR, BARBER AND HA IRDRKSKKR. k.p on Market St., opposite Court Hornet. A rleaa towel for every euctoner, Alan maanfaeturer of All Kinds or Artlrlra la Husnan Hair. ns.t6.lc. p.. may If, '7a. D. M. DOHERTT, . FAflllfiNAIlI.E RARHRR A HAIR DRLF8ER. CLEAREIELD, PA. Phi.p In roaea formerly ooeapled hy Nangla Market street. Jiy 14, n. ' JOHN D. THOMP80N, Jnsllee of the Pears and Scrivener, urweaavllle, Pi. keA.Colloclloai made tod money promptly rHrer. fel.'7ltf . CLEARFI GEO. B. GOODLANDER, Proprietor. yOL51-WHOLE NO. (taxis. RICHARD HUGHES, JUSTICE OF Till PEACR roll Itrcalur Toituthtp, n.oeou Miiu p. n. ll offleUl uuitneM ntruBl.d to him wilt b. promptlT Btundtd to. noli'29, 7A. FRANCIS COUTRIET, MEUCU ANT, ITrncUvlllt, Clenrfleld Couuty. Pa.. Kmdi aoniUntlT on band n full naaortnant of lrv Uooda. Hardware, Urooeriea, and OTerytbinR uanally kept tn n retail atore, which will b aold, for oah, ai onaap at aiiewnera m aw waniy rrenebvtne, June ii, iaof-iy. t THOMAS H. FORCEE, DSALBB IV UENEKAL MERCHANDISE, ;rahamtun, p. Alio, xtnilT ninufBcturer nd dol.r tn Bqunt. Timber and Bftwed Lnmbvrof ll kinds. -Order. Kllcltel and alt bill, promptly REUBEN HACKMAN, House and Sign Painter and Paper Hanger, Clearfield. Penu'a. fcWlll mmuI. lobi In bit line Dromntlr and lo wurkmanliko manner. ar r4,07 o. h; HALL, PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER, NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. .Pump. alwara on band and made to order i snort notion. Pipes bored on reasonable terms. II work warranted to render satisfaction, and delivered If desired. mt3a:ljpd E. A. BIGLER & CO., DRALRM I SQUARE TIMBER, and niaoutaoturers of A l.L KINDS OHSAVl:l l.l'MIH.H. 77J CLEARFIELD, PENN'A. JAS. B. GRAHAM, dealer lo Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards, BHINOLES, LATH, A PICKETS, I:I0'73 Cliarfield, Pa, WARREN THORN, BOOT AND SHOE MAKER, Market ft., ClearHeld. Pa. In tbe shop lately occupied by Frank Short, one door west of Alleghany House. ASHLEY THORN, ARCHITECT, CONTRACTOR and M ILDER. Plans and Bpeeillcatlons furnished fur all kinds of 'buildings. All work Hist olass. Htair build ing a specially. . O. address, Clearfield, Pa. Jan.l7-77tf. R. M. NEIMAN, SADDLE and HARNESS MAKER, Rumbarger, ClearHeld Co.. Pa. Keeps on hand all kinds of Harness, Baddies, Bridles, and llurs. FurnUhiog floods. Repairing promptly attended to. Rumbarger, Jan. Ill, 1977-t. JOHN A. STADLER, F.AKKR, Market Bu Clearleld, Pa. Frask Bread, Rusk, Rolls. Pies and Cake, on hand or made to order. A general assortment of Confectioneries, Fruits and Nuts In slock. los Cream and Oysters in seeson. Saloon nearly opposite the Postofflee. Prleea moderate. March lo-'76. JAMES MITCHELL, oaaLBa in Square Timber & Timber Lands, jolfTS CLRARFIKLD, PA. J.Tl. MfURRAY WILL SllPrl.V YOU WITH ANY ARTICLE OF MERCHANDISE AT THE VERY LOWKHT PRICK. COME AND SEE. (I:i;7y0 NEW WASHINGTON. irnal.K ANI ftTONR YARD. Mra. at. H. I.IDDKI I., Having engaged In tba MarbU busiaees, desire, to Inform her friends and the pnblie that she baa aow and will keep constantly on hand a large and well selected stock of ITALIAN AND VERMONT MAR1I1.K, and is prepared to furnish to order TOM1IBTONEH, BOX AND CRADLE TOMDS, MUNUMENTH, Ae. ' X.YM-d oo Reed street, near the R, It. Depot, Clearfield, Pa. JeH,70 IjI very Stable. 'P II R undersigned begs leave to Inlorm the pub- dale all la the way of furnishing H..SM, Buggiea, lie uat he is now luliy prepare vo euoonuiu. daddies and Harness, on tbe shortest notice and sn reasonable terms. Residenoa on Locust street, Between Third and Fourth. OKI). W. IIKARIIAHT. 1la.rl.ld. Feb. 4, 1874. WHOLESALE LIQUOR STORE. At the end of tbe new bridge, WKiST CLMKFIKLD, PA. Tbe pruprii-ior or mia esiaoiiiDin-ni win wj hia liauora dtreel from dlatillera. Prtlea buying from tbia bouae will be anre to g;rt a pure article a a nill Biargin vvrt. I""' " tm lurni'nra mi nquun mi )rariiBi ivm. Pare winea and brandiea direct from Pee ley 'l 17 4...W. .1 ll.th NavVnpk. UKtmtlR n. coi.ni;RN. Clearleld. June In, I874 tf. S. I . SNYDER, , PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER ABU DIALBft IM kWntchc", t'lotka and Jowolry, 0raanm's lYois, AfarAet rVtreel, 4 I.KAHFIKI.I, PA. All kinds of repairing In my line promptly Bl ended to. Apr" Clearfield Nursery. ENCOURAGE I10MB INDUSTRY. THE undersigned, having established a Nur sery on the 'Pike, al.out half way between Clearfield and Curwrnsvlllc, Is prepared to fur nish all kinds of FRUIT TREKS, (slaadard and dwarf.) Evergreens, Shrubbery, llrepe Vines, Gooseberry, Lawton Blackberry, Strawberry, and Raspberry Viwea. Also. Siberian Crab Trees, gaiaee, and early aoarlet Hhabarb, Ae. Orders promptly attended to. Address, ' r ' j. I). WRIUIIT, eaule !- Corwenevills, Pa. ANDREW HARWICK, Market Otreet, ClearHeld. Pa., . sarriCTtiaaalanai.aaiB BARNKS8, PADDLES, BRIDLES, COLLARS, and all kinds of uoHst rvHsisHisa oooes. A fall stock of Saddlers' Hardware, Broshe., Combs, Hlaasel., Rebea, ale., always on hand and for sale at tka lowest cash prices. All kinds of repairing promptly attended to. All klndeof hides taken In eiehaego Tor her. aese and repaUlng. All klods of barneso leolbor kept on band, aad for sale at a rnsay profit. Clearfield, Jan. I", l7fi. JOHN H. FULFORD, OtLliSBAL INSUPAMCS AUIST, ClearHeld, Peh'a, RepreMis all . wading Fir. Insurance C,p..iMui.."t'7' jo.n.c.H 2:c:;;.-i-::::z::::::::::::::: ..hj-j U.. M.w Vorb i,T4,IIO Lyee-iag. Maaey, P - ' ' Pkwaia, Hartford.. - J'.,,',., Hanover, New lore - ill Ml llomcloi.u.. M Protidtnon, Watblnfte - fll,'f . . . saa UasiMaM en nroD' artyf any bind, abaald eall nt y oee. Marhel ttreet, ppotita te Oenrt Ilonee, T .T!a . . ' ' -i- .nrt p.i4M before Inaurlnl. m7 jruLFUiD, CllHltM,Pa,Orl.r TMy 2,520. tTRAWBERRIE ARE RIPE. In tba ahady woodlandi tray in g, O'er tba pleaiant meadow land, Little children in their playing Fill with fruit their dimpled handa ( And in all the thick graven buihea Cunning blaekbirda tell tbe thruahea "Birawbcrriea are ripe!" tUrdena fluibcd with wonted glory, Bluahing roie,and lily aweet, Hold the tame deiieione atory Of the fragrant rrlinaon treat i Eager banda tbe rinva unoorer, (Md and young with joy diaottrer Strawbarriaa are ripe! Put the fruit la fa ire it, iweeteat, In tbe tbouaaod -at reeled town t Then will pauae the fooUtepa fleeteat, Ileada be ralaed that were bowed down. Bad heart! atnile amid their sighing A they bear tba pleasant trying, "Frehb ripe btrawberriea!" For the fruit Is not a berry, Jut a berry, ootbing mure 'Tib a poem bulb sad and merry, Holding Memnry'a aweeteat atore, With pait jo.vs our heart beguiling As we toil each ather amiltng, "btrawberriea are ripe I" PLOT MA KL G. IX JICTlOy. Harriet llurtiiicau declare.' in her autobiography, that the (realing ot a plot in notion ia a task beyond human faculty. Thin power, she thinks, is tho sumo us that of tho prophocy : "that is, if all hntrfan action is" (as we know it lo bo) "tho inevitable results of antecedents, all tho antoccdonts must bo thoroughly comprehended in ordor to discern tho incvitablo catns tropy. A mind which can do this must bo in tho nature of things a prophetic mind, in tho strictest senso; and no human mind is that." Sho goes on to assert that the only thing to bo done is to derive a plot from actual Hie, as everybody knows tho best plots havo been. Shakespeare's wero ; Scott's best plot ("Tho Brido of Lainmer moor' i was ; Boccaccio's stories wore undoubtedly derived from nnrratives or from life before his eyes; ami plot making, such as it is, is often tho gitt of Inferior writers. Dickens, sho ai- nrms, could not invent a plot nor Bulwer nor Douglas Jorrold nor perhaps Thackeray "while Fannio Kemble's forgotten 'Francis I.,' writ ten in her teens, contains mines of idol, sitflicivnt to turnish. a groundwork for a score ol lino fictions. She describes how, in preparing one ot her early oconomie talcs, Berkley tho Hanker," sho But over her matorials for two days Irom seven in tno morning until two the next morning, with an interval of only twenty minutes for dinner and after all was obliged to havo rocourso to sotno facts of the financial crisis of 1825, and to thosu titcts the story main ly owed its success. Writers ambitious for success in fio tion will be apt to derive a vast deal of comfort from these utterances. The difficulty of plot-making has doubtless kept many persons of brilliant imagi nation from tho field of novel-writing: it was always a weight upon Washing ton Irving ; it has kept writers liko Iko Marvel and Warner hovering on the verge of story-writing in tho form of the dramatic essay; it is peculiarly tho deficiency of American novelists. But It must not be hastily assumed that, bccatiso original plots aro impos sible, it only remains for a writer to bring together fuels and characters in real life Tn ordor to exocuto a novel. Somebody has said that to combine in nature is to produce In art. A novel writer, however much ho may depend upon actual facts for his groundwork, must in one sense, after all, invent his plot that is, he must create tno group ing and the arrangements; be must, by moans ot bis imaginative power, give a freshness and vitality to the pic ture. A novel is not really original by the mere facts ot tho story, bnt by the treatment of them by the atmosphere, so to speak, in which they aro envelop ed, by the manner in which tho char acters aro depicted and grouped, by tho artistic coloring, by the light and shado just as one painter may make the Crucifixion conventional and com monplace, and another givo to llie fa miliar incident original forco and ex pression. Theso results are tho high est tag upon tho mental powers of a writer; and the reason why inferior writers are often good at, mere plot making is becauso it is purely a me chanical talent, a sort of puxzlo mak ing, tho faculty for which may bo rare, but which ii nono the less far from be ing a high one. Mere plot, moreover, is never a satisfying quality in ro mance; none of the works that endnro aro famous for tho story they havo to tell, but rather for tho character painting and the manner tn which tho story is told. In almost every instance an intricate story holds the attention of the reader only so long as the pux zul is unsolved ; the moment tho mys tery is known, tho nnvol is as empty of interest as an old riddle. It is thus obvious that writers aro not going to produce successful books by adopting tho idea that as original plot Is impos sible it is not thoreloro to bo attempt ed, and that all one has to do is to borrow from history or experience a group of facts in order to construct an acceptable romance. Wo douht if there could bo a better test ol a writer's real inventive power than for him to take a plot already existing and replace itholding to tho mere story, but transferring it to a different period, a different locale, and giving dineront characteristics to the persons of tho story. If a wrilor could do this, and produce an impression of freshness if be could give to tho work a different ntmosphcre, a fresh tone, an individuality of its own ho would really show a high order of imagina tion and even invention, because ho would havo to perform the difficult feat of banishing from his mind old impressiotiB, of forgetting what had been done, and clearing his montal tahlot of hues and colors which we all know aro apt to bo so tenacious. It would bo a curious and interesting experiment, and porhans aomo of our ingenious writers may be prompted to make It. Appltlon'l Journal. LUXURY TIIK CACSE OF NA TIONAL JlKCA Y. Frugality of manners ia tho nourish ment ot strength i.i bodies politic. It is that by whieb they grow and sub it, until tbey aro corrupted by luxu ry tho natural cause of their decay and ruin. Of this wo havo examples in the Persians, Lacedemonians and Romans: not to mention many luter government which have sprang up, continued a while, and then perished by tho sanio natural cause. Hut these aro, It seems, of no uso to in : and, In spito of them, wo are in a lair way ol becoming ourselves another useless ox amnio to future ages. Simplicity of manner may be mora eanlly presorved in a republic than a monarchy ; but if once lost, may bo sooner recovered in a monarchy , the ox amplo of a court being of great ofilca ... slither to perform or to corrupt a ncoplo; that alone wore suiTlclMit to '.. 1 - - , - .1,. ,J ,.,.1.1 ar UlSCOUniVllBWivw ii v -- ilvcr, either In clothes or equipage, and if the same, were prohibited hy ELD WSB tLEARFIELD, law, the Buving so much bullion would bo tho smallest benefit of such an in stitution ; there boing nothing more apt to debaso the virtue and good sense of our gentry of both sexes than tho trifling vanity ol apparel, which we have learned from Franco, and which bas had such visible ill conse quences on tho genius of that pooplu. WiHer nations havo tnado it their care to shut out this folly by severe laws and penalties, and its spreading among us can forbode no good, if there be any truth in tho observation of one of the ancients, that tho direct way to ruin a man is to dress him up in lino clothes. But we aro doomod to bo undone Neither the plain reason of the thing, nor the exporionco of past ages, nor the examples wo have betbro our eyes, can restrain us from imitating, not to say surpassing, tho most corrupt and ruined people in those very points ol luxury that ruined them. Our gam ing, our oporas, our masqiierudes, aro, in spite of our debts and povorty, bo come the wonder of our neighbors. If there bo any man so void of all thought and common souse, as not to seo where this must end, let him but compare what Vcnico was at tho league of Cambrtiy, with what it is at present, anil bo will be convincod how truly thoso lashionablo pastimes are calculated to depress and ruin a nation. It is not to be believed, what influ ence public diversions have on tho spirit and manners of a people Tbe Greeks wisely saw this, and made a vory serious all'air of their publio sports. For tho sumo reason, it will, perhaps, seem worthy tho care of our legislature to reguluto tho public di versions, by nn absoluto prohibition of thoso which have a direct tendency to corrupt our morals,, as well as by a relormation of tho drama; winch, when rightly managed, is such a noblo en tertainment and gave thoso ftno les sons of morality and good sense to tho Athenians ot old, ana to our Jirilisb gentry above a century ago; hut for thoso last ninety yenra, hath entertain ed us, fir tho most part, with such wretched things as spoil, instead of improving, tho taste and man ners ol tho audience Thoso who aro attentivo to such propositions only as may nil their pockets, will prouahly slight theso things as trifles below tho caro of the legislature. Hut I am sure ull honest, thinking men must lament to see their country run headlong into all those luxurious follies, which, it is evident, have boon fatal lo other na tions, and will undoubtedly provo futul to us also, if a timoly stop lie not put to mom. u.'ruiiiy t Mayi. Sn-XULATION A XD SPOL1A TIOX. In all things that engage tho atten tion of our restless population, tho making of money is the pivotal point n non which the intense lilo of our peo ple centres. "How can 1 muko some money," is tho first question asked of himself by tho average American when his eyes are opened in the morning, and the sumo question recurs when approaching evening brings to a close the day of excitement and anxiety. When lie meets an acquaintance no asks, "can you tell me how I ran muko somo money ; " and so it gooa money, monoy, money, "how can 1 or wo muko somo money f" To the observant mind, which sees beneath this upper current of money making thought, the warm tido of gen erous leeling that forms the substratum of American lite, tho anomaly is pre sented of a nation ot moncy-gettcre joined with a nation of spendthrifts. j assing inrougn, as tno nation nas, many poriods of financial prostration, and recovering (roin them through tho sheer forco of unflagging industry and boundless resources, wo, as a peo ple, have never profited by our own experience. Tho lesson taught by tho disasters of tho past aro lost sight of in tho light which gilds tho opening future. Conservatism in monoy mat ters is, with us, an almost unknown thing. Kconomy of means with tho view of building up for ourselves and our children, through tho slow-growing but sure process of accretion attendant upon well-directed induitry such a fou ndation of property as many not bo shaken by financial storms is seldom thought of. Trusting to chancej tho average American will launch ' his financial craft upon the unsettled sea of disturbed values, in tho firm belief that he can avoid the shoals and rocltB upon which so mnny havo been wreck ed ; failure alter failure may attend his efforts well known financial prin ciples are nothing to him, he ia a law unto himself and rccognir.es no other. .Stumbling and floundering through tho niiro of inmtiio theories, ho ignores tho history and experiencool all times, and wrecks himself where havo been stranded tho hopes and fortunoi of millions who havo preceded bim. Speculative periods occur in tho his tory of all nations ; men become mad through tho seductive hope of rapidly accumulated wealth ; but tho law of labor, sooner or later, demand and secures tho recognition of the cardinal fact that productive industry in tho only source from whence can bo drawn individual and nationul wealth, Wo are a cosmopolitan people, ab sorbing into our lifo the best and worst elements of all nations. Kvory ship that reaches our shores comes freighted with restless, ambitious men, who help toswell tho speculative tido that sweeps over our land. Unupprccialivo of tho (net that wealth springs primarily Irorti tho toil, an exhaustive system of agri culture has prevailed, gradually lessen ing tho productive capacity of our fields. Tho farmer has thus placed himself in tho ranks ol tho speculator, inasmuch as ho has sacrcficed to im mediate gain th cortainty of perma nent and increasing results under a pains taking system of restoring to tho soil its productive capacity... If there is any one condition under which tho law of compensation is moro inexorably operative than another, it is in the matter ol robbery of the soil. Instead of a nation nf speculators, wo must become a nation ol producers, and the Infinite rapacities of our own soil enabling ns lo support endless In dustrie with their legitimate out growths, will make us, indeed, that is, if we aro true in the moral as well as tho physical senso, the leader among nations. 1 rn ami 1 lorn. How to Kitp Cool.. A corresion dent of tho New York Herald givo I no following nuns upon Keeping coot : "Open your windows between six and oven o'clock in the inornini for ven tilation, and then close them, as also th blinds, and keep lucm closed all day. A liouso should bo regulated libn a rofrlirrtrnlnr. which, if the door! are kept tightly shut, will IMtain Its , . . . (. ..... ie I. I. ii..-..- nt COKincSH, Ulll II II. in liiiurrii uiron win soon have tho samo temperature as the air without, doou puiuawptiy is worm a trial." PRINCIPLES, Not men. PA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 1877. 3USSIOXARIES AXD TURKS. The unanimity wilh which tho mis sionaries in tho east declare in their letters that thoir hopes and prayers aro all for Turkish success and lius sion defeat, In the great war now com nuncing, is having very powerful impression on tho American churches. It seems at first thoaght a littlo con fusing and mystifying that these vory vedetts of Christianity, theso soldiers of tho Cross, Btationed on tho very skirmish lino of thcbutllo against hea thenism, should take sides with tho Mohammedans and against tho Chris tian crusado which Russia is proclaim ing. On reflection, however, the mat ter is simple enough. Tho American and English, missionaries in Turkey, Syria, Armenia, etc., have entered into a sort of tacit agreement with tho Moslem authorities, only occasionally violated, that their prosely thin efforts shall not bo directed to the "perver sion" of the followers ol Islam, but only to tho ovangcliiation of the Greek, Armenian Catholics, and Maronite Christians, of whom thoro aro ovor twolve millions in tho Ottoman Empire. As long as this agreement is substan tially adhered to tho Turks, of courso. don't care how much success tho mis sionaries 'meet It makes no differ ence to the contemptuous Mussulman whether few or many (ireoki go ovor from the Patriarchal to tho Presby terian communion, and bo would not caro it tho wholo church of Armonia should bo fused with tho Methodists. Thus tho missionaries havo almost ab solute freedom to convert tho subjects ot tho hnltun so long as they do not conspicuously tamper with tho faith of 31ohainmcduns. Hut how different the coso would be should these regions pass under Rus sian control. Tho Greek church of Russia brooks no rivals where it has control of the State. Jowsand .Mus sulmans it will tolerate, hut horelic Christians it crushcj with tho iron hand ; as tho Catholics of Poland, and numerous sects that have trieil to spring up in Moscow and St Peters burg can testify. An amusing story is told in Mr Wallace's recent great book on Russia, which well illustrates tho feeling of tho people on this sub ject. 'A peasant having openly exhib ited kind and tolorant feelings for tbe Mohammedan Tartars and tno bitter est hatred :( a sect of heretics whom Mr. Wullaco describes as holding about the samo tenets as tho Scotch Presby terians, was asked why ho was so in consistent. "Oh," ho replied, "tho l'artara get their faith SB they do their dark skins directly from God and aro therefore not to blamo, but the heretics invent their doctrines out of, their own brains." If Russia succeeds, thoreloro every missionary station, every institution and collego planted and fostered by 1'rotestant or tatholio on Ottoman territory will be at onco wiped out of existence and the missionaries expell od forever from the Bold. No wonder thoy do not wioh to see theGreok eroa triumph over the crescent, especially when they think they see an ultimate chance of an English protectorate over this wholo region, to bo followed gradually by English institutions and English liberty. I'tttsliurg Leaihr. " FA HVV- VAUGIITKU. A IlAtOHTKR or A WKI.L KNOWN NEW YORK (IAHUI.F.R OIVES g335,A00 TO CHAniTABLK INSTITI'TIONS. The Now York A'ua has tho following about "Faro's" daughter, which would reflect credit on the original Phuroh's daughter tor its true goodness of heart : I ho will ot Mary A. 1 lancer was latoly offered for probalo in the surro gate's court of Sew York county. Miss Huncer was tho only daughter of Matthias M. Dancer, said to havo bcon1 tho most fortunato gambler in .New York, iinncer was reared as a blacksmith, hut left tho anvil to enter tho lists with professional gamblers as a dealer of faro. Ho won money rap idly, and hoarded his winnings. hen ho had accumulated enough funds ho loft the Howory for Broadway, and for Iwenty-nvo years was connected with various gambling bouses . on that thoroughluro. A largo part ot his wealth was acquired in a faro bank, which, by reason of its diminutive sir.o, was known as tho "coon box." Tho most noted ot his resorts was C'ti Hronriwnv. Ho was ono of tho chief stockholders in a faro bank nt 8 Bar clay street, which is behoved 'to have taken tn tl.ouu.uuu during the war. Ilo Irequently cavricd on his porson between (rll,KlO and $100,000 and on tho morning of Monday, July 1'2, 18T5, when his houso was robbed, ho star ted from homo with $24,570 in his watch fob. Ono wintor's moruing, about six years ago 81,000 was stolen rrom tho chongo pocket ot Ins overcoat by a bootblack. A detective, to whom Dancer promised one ball of thoamoiint recovered, soon handed 8230 to him and told him that thn boy was in tho city prison awaiting Dancer's action, Dancer, liowever.deelined to prosecuto, and oven went boloro tho grand jury to plead for morey for the boy. Dancer had the reputation of being nncqualed in the United States in skill nt backgammon. A fow years ago a tricky professional named iirown ar ranged tho box so that ho could control tho dico, and challenged Dancer tn a match. Alter Dancer had lost 8100 ho was warned by a friend, and with drew from tho game. This is said to havo been tho only known instaneo in which Dancer was overreached. In playing at cards or backgammon ho showed as much anxiety lo win twonty flvo cents as to win 825,000 and was highly elated when ho had taken in his opponent's last ditno. A most daring robbery was perpe trated ill M. Dancor's rosidenco, 50 West-Klovenlh street, on Monday, July 12, 187ft. Mr. Dancer had gouo out, when, about cloven o'clock in tho morn ing two men, one swinging a halchel and tho other carrying a long, black hook, knocked at tho basement door. Mrs. Anno S. Dancer, a feeble lady of sixty five, opened tho door to the call ers. Sho was alono in tho houso. Tho men snid that they were plumbers sent by a oily official to nolo tho con dition of tho Croton wator pipes. No tice had been aent to Dancers and other residents of the neighborhood, that, in consequuttre of repairs to the water pipe at Hroadway and Houston street, thoir supply ol water would probably bo cut off Mrs. Dancer, therefore, readily believed the representations ol her visitors, and admitted them without suspicion. They entered tho hall, and sho went back to the dining room, resumed her easy chair, and bo gun tn sow. Suddenly sho was encir cled by rough arms, dragged Irom tho window, thrown to the floor, hand cdlTcd.and gagged with a handkerchief. Sho fainted. On hor recovery sho be held the men who had suid that they were plumbers bonding over hor. Ono brandished a hatchet anil threatened REPUBLICAN, to clcavo hor skull unless sho directed him to tho secret repository of her husband'! bonds. Mrs, Dancer was unable to speak. Tho robbers then admitted five con federates, ransacked tho houso. They burst open doors with hutchets, and strewed contents of trunks and bureaus on the floor, disregarding silks, satins, and ovon jowolry in their eager search for bonds and money. They obtained only 800,000 of old and 822,000 of now bonds of the State of Virginia, tho mar kot value of which was then about 830,000. Tho plunder was, however, worthless to tho robbors, as the bonds wero registered in tho Citizen's bank. Among the loose property which the robbors did not got wore 825,000 of New York Central bonds, which wore afterward found lying among somo old gowns undisturbed hy tho Ititiu dors. After tho robbers had gone Mrs. Dancer staggered iifto an area, and at tracted the attention of a neighboring fumily. A locksmith filed oil' tho steel bands that encircled her wrists. For somo time her lifo was in peril, and sho never fully recovered from the shock. Mr. Dancer died in August last year, leaving half of his property to his wilo, nnd half to bis daughter, Miss Mary Ann Dancer. In November tho wid ow followed her husband to tho grave, leaving her share to the daughter, who thus camo into possession of all tho father's estato, valued at about $700,- 000. Miss Dancer was a sincere Chris tian, a Methodist by faith, but not fanatical or demonstrative. Sho occa sionally attended the I'resbyterian church. Sho would not murry, prefer ring to remain a companion and com forter to her aged parents. Uerdeath, on the 11th of February, was some what unexpected. She was 85 yeurs of ago. In her will, alter dividing $18,000 among relutivcs and friends, sho mado bequests to charitable, religious and benevolent soeioties and Corporations, thus disposing of the balance of her entire fortune. Miss Doncor had notcomo intoenjoy mcnt of tho property thus bequeathed, though fully invested with tho title to the same, the affairs ot her father and mother not having been fully settled. Tho property is mostly personal, and fully sufficient for tho payment of ull tho bequests. The nearest relatives aro uncles and cousins. Whether there will bo a contest or not seems doubtlul. IX FA X T DAMXA TIOX. The Chicago Timn, in its report ol tho proceedings of tho Presbytorian General Assembly, in session in that city, having referred to tho question of" infant damnation," as charged upon Presbyterians, called forth tho follow ing from Rev. Henry J. Van Dyke, D. D., of Now York, which settles tho question so fur as tho church is con corned : 'This paper says that " Dr. Van Dyke (more tho pity,) sends unbnptiited cliildren, nnd the heathen, and the tin conquered Christian, nnd tho Papist, and the Rutionalist, all to hell." And then it goes on to say that Dr. Kells, tho Moderator, and Dr. Irving and Dr. Kllinwood concur in these sentiments. Laughter. This paper goes on to say that there is a division in tho As sembly on this subject. I supposed I was a protty young man yet. but I and you, sir, aro classed among tho old fogies and Bourbons, and it is intimated that the younger men havo a new doc trine on this subject. I wish to say in all seriousness and the gentlemen to whom I havo referred not having an opportunity to reply in all kindness, whoever wroto this has fallen into no slight mistake. Perhaps be did not have tho privilego of going to Prince ton, or bo would havo understood it better. I do not believo that a child or man was ever sent to hell becauso ho was unbnptir.ed. 1 do not believo that any dying infant, bapli.cd or ttn buptir.ed, heathen or Chistian, is ex cluded from tho Kingdom of Heaven. 1 believo that they are all saved. Ap plause. I beg leave to say that this, sir, is your opinion, and Dr. Irving s, nnd Dr.Kllinwood'sopinion,and the opinion of the wholo i'resbyterian Church. Great applause. If it is not, let the man who don't believe it rise up and contradict it. Renewed applause. Wliy, sir, 1 lovo Iho Lord Jesus Christ becauso, by His cwn precious blood, Ho redeemed me, and I lovo Him the moro, 1 think, becauso 1 believo that now on His throno Ho is repeating not only his words hut His actions, when Ho said, "Suffer littlo children to come unto Me, and forbid them not, for of such is tho Kingdom of Heaven." Applause. Anil, sir, it relieves, to my mind, much of tho dark shadow that sin has brought over this world, and much of tho dnrkness that covers tho broad acres of littlo graves, to bo assured that God tukos them all from tho evil to come, and folds them in tho arms of tho Great Shepherd above. -Now, Bir, tho Hoard ol ruiiiication Sublishes one book called "Tho (treat upper,1' which is tho best popular ex position of our theology on this subject. and the host answer to that miserublo ho which is repeated all over this land about the Proshylcrian belief thai there aro intunta in hell not a span long. The Hoard of Publication publishes a book which is tho best exposition on Ibis subject I ever read. If tho Board had published no other hook it would bo worth all tho money it cost, pro vided thcpooploof this land including tho Chicago press would just tlevoto one evening to the reading of it. Laughter and applause. DK.PAtji.TRRsPuNisiKn. J udgo Ship man, of Connecticut, recently sen tenced John ('. Tracy to six years, and James L. Chapman to fivo years imprisonment in the Stale prison. Traey was the President and Chap man tho Cashier of tho Farmers and Mechanics National Bank, of llnrtford. They wero bolh regarded as npright, honorable and skillful men of business. Tho bank was supposed to have been well managed ami prosperous. But it been mo embarrassed, and on investiga tion there was lotind to bo a deficit of nearly 81)00,000. Mr. Tracy at first endeavored tn account lor this by the explanation that ho had made largo loans on nindeqiiuto security to personal friends, with no intention of fraud, hut confident that tho money would bo re paid. Hut as the investigation pro ceeded, this defence becamo untena ble. It was proved that tho lunds ol tho bank had been cmber.slod, the accounts falsified, anil tho comptroller of tho currency deceived hy liauiiulent and perjured statements. Tho two guilty ofllcor wore Indicted ; tho evidence was too clear and amplo to leavo hoM of a successful defence, and they pleaded guilty, and wero sentenced us abovo. Wo know nothli.g of tho atepa by which theso men wero led from tho straight path of safety into Ibis gull of crime and disgrace. Similar wrecks have been sadly frequent of late. mmwmmn urn mim GEOGRAPHY OF TURKEY. Tho contest between Russia and Tur key will naturally attract somo at tention to Iho sent of war. For those who have not access to larger works of ref'erenco wo givo tho following ab stract of tho geography of Turkoy : Tho province of Turkey as repre sented on tho map of Europo in our school goography cmbiaccs a territory lying on both sides ol tno 1 'amine. All that part, however, north of tho Dau ubo, and bounded by Austria, Russia, and tho Black Sea, is called Roumania. Tho namo is derived from tho lunguago spoken, which was originally tho Ro man or Latin, as wo shall seo boreal ter. Tho population is of a mixed charac ter, consisting of Jews, Roman Catho lics, Armenians and Protestants. Tho mass of tho people, however, aro mem bers of tho Greek church. Thoro aro only about 1,300 Mohammedans in the principality. The entire population is about 5,000,000. Roumania includes tho Dccta of Ro man history. Hero tho legions of 1 ro an fought, and when lie had de stroyed the native population, ho is said to have peopled tho country with colonists from the wholo of tho Roman empire. Hence the character of tho languagu. After the Romans hud held hwuv tor somewhat less than two hun dred years thoy wore expelled hy the Goths, hubsequently other barbarous tribes invaded tho country, until, at last, tho Turks, having captured Con stantinople in 1 151, acquired a nominal title, though practically tho country continued under its own Christian rulers. At present Roumania enjoys all tho rights of sovereignty, can nego tiate treaties ot commerce and peace Sho makes, however, an annual contri bution to tho Porto. Tho chief ruler is styled prince regent nnd inherits his title. Liberty of conscience, and freo dom of press and of public meetings aro gitaruutocd tho people. Tho legis lative branch of the government is olected, and consists of two houses. Roumania possesses railroads lines of telegraph, a postollico department, schools and universities. Education is obligatory for both sexes. 1 ho language is oj a mixed charac ter. This is a necessary consequence of its history. All the races, nearly, which havo found a homo on the soil, havo left somo words. Tho Roman alphabet is used and tho pronunciation resembles tho Italian. South ol t ho Danube, extending from where tho Danube leaves Iho Austrian lrontier westward, with tho Moruva river dividing it nearly in tho centre where it joins tho iianuhe, lies the principality of Serviu. Its civil admin istration is modeled afler that of Aus tria. Every Serb is a soldier, 'flic Turks hold tho fortresB of Rclgrudo nnd sevornl other points. Tho Servi ans belong lo the Slavic race, and thus in religion and nationalities aro in sympathy with Russia. Tho language is moro liko tho Russiun than tho Po lish ; theso, with tho Bohemian and tho Servian being tho four great divia ions of the Slavic language. The popu lation is a little over a million. Tho third principality is that of Montenegro, to the southwest of Serviu and nearly midway on the west frontier of Turkey. The inhabitants are of tho Servian race and members of tho Greek church. Theso are under special obli gations to Russia, receiving an annual pension for harrassing the Turks. The population isstmiowhnt over a hundred thousand. Hut what Ihey lack in numbers they mnko tip in their temper and tho nature oftheir mountain homo. Twenty-five thousand men can be sent into tho field at short notice. But tho rest of the territory known in our geographies is by no means united. West of Servia nnd north of thetierco Montenegrins is Bosnia, whose inhabitants consist of Bosnians, Croats, Morlaks, Turks, Illy iuns, Jews, Gypsies, Ae. Theso with tho exception of the last four, aro also of tho Slavic race. And then, south of tho Danube, from Servia to tho Black Sea, enclosed on tho soiitlr by tho Hnlkan mountains, are tho Bulgarians. Theso number about two and a quarter millions nnd belong to the Sluvic rnco, and are mem bers of tho Greek church. Sophia is an important city. South of tho Bal kan mountains lies Macedonia, a part of the old empire of Alexander, whose inhabitants arc descendants of tho old Greeks. ' Thus wo sec (lint the present conflict involves in it thrco races. There is tho Russia or Slavic, tho Greek and tho Turkish. And tho religious aspect is no less interesting, lorthreodilTorcnt forma of liiilh aro struggling for tho mastery, Iho Greek church, a linenl descendant of thoso to whom St. Paul wroto hia epistles, and among whom ho prenched ; Iho sister church of the West, ono with her in her curlier litur gies and formularies ; and lastly the Mohammedan. It is impossible to say how this tiling is going to end. It may bo In the extension of the king dom of Greeco northward to tho Dan ube, with Constantinople for its capital. The rise of modern Greece is a wonder ful fact in ilio history of modern Europe, nnd may yet assume nn impor tance altogether unlookcd lor. There may bo a concordat in a Greek empire to which Western Europe, England and Germany mny subscribe. Tui Death Tranci. A correspond ent of tho Mcchanicsburg Independent Journal, writing font Carlisle, says that there is a young woman, a mem ber of a well known fumily in the up per end of Cumberland county, lying in ono of tho wards of tho Insane tins pitul of that county in a trance. l''or twenty. fivo days sho bus not taken nny nourishment, not even water. She lies upon her back nnd her large beautiful blue eyes havo a vacant look, hor breathing, nnd tho action of her heart are feeble, anil scarcely percepti ble ; tho external senses are asleep, and it is only within a day or two thai sho could bo roused sufllciently to turn her eyes when spoken to iu a loud tono of voice. Tho expression of her counte nance is pleasant and she seems lo be enjoying an inner dreotn life, the vis ions of which are real and ecstatic; perhaps somo trno revelation or Im pressions received during a brief visit to another world. Hero in this charily hospital, among tho debased, tho rejected "tho poor whom wo always have with ns," this young girl seemingly bas traces and lootsteps of noblo thoughts in which there is so much rapture and bliss, thai, though tho Inactivity of her body ro minds ns of tho visago ol death, yet tho briskness of fancy which she ap parently has, affords us a strong inti mation of something within us that can never tlio. Dr. Kriso is giving his best services, and spnko confidently of his hopca for her recovery. Why ire country girls' cheeks liko well printed cotton? Because thoy are "warranted to wash and keep their color. NEW SE1UES-V0L. 18, NO. 25. llORHOWlXG TROUBLE. Hy all means, borrow all tho trouble you can. Tho Pottsvillo Standard suys if you cannot borrow enough by day, sit up nights, and got somebody to help you I You will have crowfeet at tho corners of your eyes hy tho time you uro twonty-livo, and you will need a wig at thirty, but never mind I there is a satisfaction in knowing that trouble has done it! Always boon tho look out for something to happen. Full half tho troubles ot this lito are pnrely imaginary, nnd the moro you worry, tho livelier will your imagination bo cotno. You know tho story of tho lit tlo girl who was found crying bitterly boloro the month of tho family ovon, vriiicb. was boing heated for Thanks giving sucritlco I When asked by her mother what' was tho matter, sho re plied between her sobs: "Oh, ms! I was thinking what if 1 should grow up, and get married, and havo a little baby ami the hot ovon lid should full down on it boo! boo! oow! oow !" Well, there aro thousands of people in this world just iiko this littlo girl. They nro on tho lookout for hot oven lids. Something terrible is continually staring at them in the luturo. They expect tho cholera overy year. I hey look constantly for tho small-pox. They shrink up and shudder at the thought of n comet! They expect to bo struck by lightning every time a cloud passes over the sun I They never go to bed without expecting to be mur dered before morning ! I f tho cat gels shut tip in tho pantry they nro sure burglarsaro in the houso! They are continually looking for fits of sickness; and believing that an ounce of preven tion is worth a pound ol cure, they em ploy preventatives, nnd their houses smell of onions, camphor, hartshorn, and whisky, in about equal parts. They aro ready to moot all evils half way. They do not seem to rcalir.e tho fact that tbe most of tho troubles we havo are thoso which wo never ex pected or dreamed of. What wo arc confidently expecting to come seldom does come, and tho heaviest blows tall upon us when we aro most nt our euso. A LOW VOICE IX WOMAX. Yes wo agree with that old poet who said that n low, soft voice was an "ex cellent thing in woman." Indeed, wo feel inclined to go much further than he has on the subject, and t all it one of her crowning charms. No matter what other attractions sho may have ; sho may bo as fair as tho Trojan Helen and as learned as the famous Hypntia of ancient times; sho may huvo all tho accomplishments considered requisite at the present day, and every advan tage that wealth can procure, and yot if she lacks a low, sweet voice, sho can never bo really fascinating. How often tho spell of beuuty is rudely broken by courso, loud talking. How often you nro irresistibly drawn to a plain, unassuming woman, whoso soft, silvory toncB render her positively at tractive Besides, wo fancy wo can jtnlge of tho character by tho voice; tho bland, smooth, fawning tones seem to betoken deceit and hypocrisy as invariable us tho musical subdued voice indicates gonuino refinement In tho social circle how pleasant it is to hear a woman talk in that low key whuji always characterizes tho truo lady. In the sanctuary nt homo how such a voice aoothen the fretlhl child r.nrl ' cheers tho weary husband. How sweetly its cadence floats through the sick chamber nnd around tho dying bod! with what solemn melody do they breathe a prayer for tho depart ing soul ! Ah, yes, a low, soft voico is certainly "an excellent thing in woman." Temperance. As a menus ol pre vention, abstinence from tho habit of drinking is to bo enforced. Such nb stineneo may not have been necessary for our fathers, but it is rendered nec essary for n largo body of tho Ameri can people on account of our greater nervous susceptibility. It is possible to drink without being an habitual drinker, as it is possible lo lake chloral or opium without forming the habit of, taking theso substances. In certain countries nnd climates where tho ncr-l vous system is strong and tho temper ature moro equable than with us in what 1 sometimes call tho temperato belt of tho world, including Spain, Italy, Southern France, Syria and Persia, the habitual nso of wiuo rarely leads to drunkencss, nnd never, or almost never, to inebriety; but in tho intem perate belt, w hero wo livo, nnd which includes Northern Europe and tho Vnt ted States, with a (old nnd violently changeable cliniulc, tho habit oi drink ing cither wines or stronger liquors is liable to develop a habit of intemper ance.' Notably in our country, where nervous sensitiveness is seen in its ex treme manifestations, the majority ol brain-workers are not sato so long as they uro in Iho habit even oi moderate drinking. For those individuals who inherit s tendency to ilioliri.lv, tho only safe course is absolute ulnlinenie, especially In early lifo. Dr. Heard. Seven "Minds." 1. Mind your longuo ! Don't let it speak hasty, cruel, unkind, or wicked words. .Mind ! 2. Mind your eyes! Don't permit them to look on wicked books, pictures, or subjects. -Mind I 3. Mind your ears I Don't suffer them to listen lo wicked speeches, sengs, or words. Mind ! 4. Mind your lips! Don't let to bacco foul them. Don't Ictstiongdrink pass them. Don't let tho food of the glutton enter between them. Mind I 5. Mind your bunds! Don't let them steal or fight, or write nny evil words. Mind ! II. Mind your feel ! Don't let them walk in the steps ol the wicked. Mind! 7. Mind your heart ! Don't let the lovo of sin dwell in it. Don't give it to Snlun, but nsk Jesus to make it His Ihrone. Jlind! Deacon Jones, just deceased, had a very red noso. His widow thought it rather personal in Iho minister to bo- gin his funeral discourse: "Another shining light has been taken from our ; congregation." j "What makes your bread so dark ?" inquired Iho lady of the house of the, cook. "If you please, inarm, it's be causo it wue buked in cloudy weather," was l he reply. i A teacher in a female seminary in the country, on being asked by a young! lady of her class what pig-iron was, j replied, "Iron given In exchange lor aw inc." j "I am astonished, my dear young lady, at your sentiments; you make mo start. "Well, I have been want-i ing you to start for the last hour." I Cliildren arc the tomorrow of! society. ' -VCCi JV LITTLE. A LULLABY. Sleep, Itttlo baby of mine, Night and tba darkneas art near, But Teaua look i down Through tfao abadowe that frown, And baby baa nothing to far. Shut, little ateepy blno eyes, Dear hula bead, bo at rest t Juui, lika yon, Was a baby one, too, And lept on 11 U own mother's breast. Slrep, littla baby of nine, Soft on jour pillow ao while Jeaue li bar Oil lilue dat.iog ui , aseBBJ What can you knot, .the bliss. The oomfurt I aerp, Awsao and aslsep, , tteesuse 1 am eertaio of this. Somo people are just like a buggy wheel qhcaut ttrrt.. When a man tulks of himself, he is moro apl to bo fluent than agreeable. There is no surer tost of Integrity than a well-proportioned expenditure. Countries are well-cultivated, not as they are fertile, but as thoy aro free. What mukes tho Dead Sea dead ? Becauso it is all the tiino rocoiving, never giving out anything. People arc never mado so ridicu lous hy tho qualities they possess as by thoso which they affect to have. Lovo novor reasons, but profusoly gives, liko a thoughtless prodigal, it s ull, and trembles then lest it has done too littlo. "I shall follow hor soon," said a sad-eyed man at tho grave of bis wife. Within a month he was following an other woman. Self-governinont is, indeed, tba noblest rulo on earth ; tho object of a loftier ambition than tbe possession of crowns or sceptres. Lord Xarbury, on sentencing to death a thief who had stolen a watch, said : " You mado a grasp at time, my lad, but you clutched oternity." When a California woman defeuted a lion in a hand-to-band combat, tho neighbors wero greatly astonished, hut her husband quietly remarked : " Ob, that's nothing; that woman could lick tho devil." Any excuse better than none. A toper says ho would bo a temperance man in a minuto if it wasn't for his wife. Ho knows she'd be lonesome if sho hadn't something to jaw about and find fault with. A barber, who was in the babit of stunning his customers' ears by the rapidity of his tonguo, asked an indi vidual one day, how ho wished bis beard cut. Ho replied: "Without saying a single word." "A barrister entered ono of the Four Courts, at Dublin, with his wig so mnch awry ns to cause a general litter. Seeing Curran smilo, be Baid, " Do you seo anything ridiculous in my wig?" "No," replied Curran, "noth ing but tho bead." If you ask what is tho temper which is most titled to bo victorious over sin on earth, I answer that in it tho warp of a sunny gentleness must bo woven across tho woof of a strong character. That will mako tho best tisstto to stund tho wear and tear ol tho world's trials. Quaker Strategy. A pair of Quakers were lately heard in high con troversy, tho husband exclaiming: "I am determined to havo one quiet week with thee." " But how wilt thou be ublo to get it?" said the taunting spouse. " I will keep thoe a week after thou art dead," was tho rejoinder. Genius at first is little more than a great capacity for receiving discipline. Singing and acting, like tho Uno dcx tority of tho juggler with his cups and balls, requires a shaping of tho organs towards a finer and finer cortainty ot effect. Your muscles, your wholo frame, must g". liko a watch true, truo to a hair. Metre Men. An exchango says men aro liko hymns. There aro short metro men, sharp, blunt and hasty ; there arc long metro men, slow, weighty and dignified ; there are hallelujah me tro men, mercurial, fervent and inspir ing ; and there are eights and sevens men, gentlo, genial and delightful. There uro also some "peculiar metres." John Bright was lately dining with a citizen of Manchester, England, who is an enthusiastic admirer of tho Uni ted States. " I would liko," suid the host, "to como back fifty years after my death to seo what a fine country America had become." " I believo you would be glad of any excuso to como buck," said Mr. Hriglit, with a grim smilo on his face. The Tin Test. Twothingschar ucterizo every church" that is in tho highest condition of spiritual health. Tho ono is that Ihey all worship ; tho other that they all work. Tho first appertains moro directly to the heart ; the second appertains as well to tho head, tho hands and tho purso. The fullest combination of tho two would nlmost realizo tho ideal of church lilo in its highest lorm. Tho chief poril of iho Church to day arises not from infidel or ignorant assault. It comes from the falso vow of counterfeit members or hypocrites, and from the hull-vows or partinl con secration of truo members. A full fidelity on the part of each, producing a glad, harmonious, and self-denying ministry of banded believers, will most ofl'ectiiully refute and at length utterly overthrow all outward assailants. It is not needful that wo should tako interest in ull things only in something, and in Borne things. God has constituted us differently, ono and another, nnd he has let us in tho world lertile in choices. He is not indifferent who cultivates this lusto or that, this study or that, this livelier, keener, stronger interest, which obscures or forecloses that. Hut in something something which is first pure, then vigorous, wholesome, and of good re portGod expects each ono to interest himself, and with his might. Mr. Curran ono day riding by tho country scut of ono of tho Judges, was nl ruck by a group of lovely children whom ho perceived playing in tho avc nuo ; ho stopped to inquire to whom all theso fino children belonged ; bo was answered by the nurse, who bad a beautiful infant in her arms, that they wero tho children of Judgo . " Pray, my good woman, how many of them has ho?" "TUcro are twelve playing about inside, and this in my arms is the thirteenth." "Th?n," said Mr. Curran, "the Judge has a full jury, and may proceed to triul whenever be chooses, ami tho young ono will mako nn excellent iTt." Twin Characters. When tho proud man bustles in tho storm, nnd begets himself enemies, tho bumble peaceably passes in tho shado unonvicd. f ho full sail oversets tho vessel, which drawn in may make tho voyage pros perous. II uniility prevents disturbance: it rocks debalo asleep, and keeps men in continued peace. Men rost not when Ihey ritlo in state, or hurry in a furi ona churgo, but when they htimblo themselves to the earth, or a couch, refreshing sleep does then becalm their toils and cares. When tho two goats met on a narrow bridgo ovor a deep stream, was not he tho wiser that lay down for the other to pas ovor him, than he that would hazard both thoir lives by contending ? Ho preserved himsell from danger, and mado tho other boenmo debtor to bim for his safety. Ho is charitable that out of Christian ends can bo contont to part with his due but he that would take it from mo wrongs not mo o much m he doce himaelf.
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