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Whole No. 2747.
J.ewistowu Post Office.
Mails arrive and close at the Lewistowo P.
0. as follows:
ARRIVE.
Eastern through, 5 33 a. in.
through and way 4 '2l p ni.
Western " " " 10 38 a. m.
Bellefonte " " " 2 30p m.
Northumberland, Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays, 6 00 p. m. ■
CLOSE.
Eastern through 8 00 p. in.
*' " and way 10 00 a. m
Western " " 330 p. in. I
Bellefonte 8 00
Northumberland (Sundays, Wednesdays |
aud Fridays) 8 00 p. in. j
Office open from 7 30 a. m. to 8 p. in. On
Sundays from Bto 9 a in. S. COMFORT, P . M.
Lewlstown Station.
Trains leave Lewistowo Station as follows:
Westward. Eastward. \
Baltimore Esoress,-4 40 a. in.
Philadelphia " 533 " 12 20 a. m.
Fast Line, 626 p. m. 350 '*
Fast Mail, 10 38 "
Mail, 4 21 "
Through Accommodation, 2 35 p. m.
Emigrant, 9 12 a. in.
Through Freight, 10 20 p. in. 120a m.
Fast " 340a. m. 815 "
Express " 11 00 " 2 ,>5 p. m.
Stock Express, 5 00 " 9 05
Coal Train. 12 45 p. m. 10 38 a. m.
Local Freight, 645a. m. G26p. m.
Galbraitlr s Omnibuses convey passengers to
and from all the trains, taking up or setting them
down at all points within the borough limits. i
GAZETTE
FOR 1864.
" J AXIJAR Y. V liItKL'AK V.
Sunday 3To 1 7 24 31 Sunday I j714 21 23]
Monday 4 1118 25 ], Monday 815 22 29;
Tuesday 512 19 26] liTuesday >2; 9 Ift 23]
Wed'sdav 613 2l 27 i Wed'sday 31017 24
Thursday' 7.14 21 28] Thursday 41118 25
Friday '|l s!ls 22 29 1 Fruiav ,511219, 2ft|
Saturday i 4 9.lft 23,30j I Saturday |C;I3 20,271
MARCH. APRIL.
Sunday I I 6 13"2° 27 ; Sunday j 310 17 24.
Monday 1 71421 28 Monday 4118 25
Tuesday 1 815 22 29. , 1 uesday 012 19 2o;
Wed"sday 2 9 lft 23 3D j |Wed'sdayj 613,20.27
Thursday 3in 17 24,31; .Thursday 7;14 21 23]
Fridav " 41l ls 25. . ;Friday ;1 8j10|22|29
Saturdav 5 12i19,20] | jSaturday .2 9ilft,23i3o|_
JOE.
Sunday 1~8 "l 522 29 .Sunday 11612 19 26;
Monday 291623 30 Monday |;613 20 27
Tuesday 3101724 31 J uesday ! 714 2128
Wcd'sdav 4 11 IS 25 Wedsday 1 8.15 22 29
Thursday 5 12.19 2ft; Thursday .2; 9; In 23 30
Friday ' .6:i3-*.'27; Friday ]3 10jt7;24j
Saturday ',7■ 14j21 j 2B| ; Saturday |4|ll|lß ( 2sl_J_
,11 IV. AUGOST.
Sundav ;31017 24 31 Sunday ; 1 71421 28
Monday 41118 25 Monday 1 815 22 29.
Tuesday ;51219 26 j! Tuesday 2 916 23 30;
We I dav 61320 27 Wed'sdav 3101724 31
Thursday i7 14 21128 {.Thursday 4.11 18|25; j
Fndav 1 81522 29 j, Friday ,8 12 19 26 j
Saturday 2] 9110i23; :in Saturday |6|l3 2<>:27l 1
SFPI'FM UEH. OCTOBER.
Sunday i . 411 15'25~!
Monday !i512 19 26 Monday ;3101< 24 ol
Tuesday 10'320 27 Tuesday : 411 IS 25.
Wedsday' | 7 14 21 28 Wedsdav j 512 19 2ft:
Thursday 1' 81522 29 | Thursday 613 2o 27|
Friday r2' 91623 30 11 riday ;j.14 21 28
baiurday |3!W|l7|24| .Saturday jl. 8j15j22 29|
SOVT.MbI.R. DECEMBER.
Sunday i 61320 27 . Sunday I 411 IS 25
Monday j 71421 2* , Monday j |512 19 2t>
Tuesday ,1 81522 26 j . Tuesday ! 6.13 20 27:
Wed'sduy 29 IS 2:1 30 LWed'sd.iv <l4 21 28:
Thursday ;3 10U7 24; j , Thursday 1 j 815 22 29,
Friday (4 11 iIS 25, j i, Friday |2: 8,16 23 3u,
Saturday is!l-2,19,26| | ! Saturday i 3 10,17, 24 31,
County Officers.
Prevalent Judge,
Hon. S. S. Woods. Lewistown.
Associate Judges.
Hon. Elijah Morrison, Wayne township.
James Turner, Lewistown.
Sheriff.
I). M. Contner. Esq.
Deputy Sheriff.
John C. Sigler. Esq.
Prothonotary, Clerk of Common Pleas, etc.,
Nathaniel C. Wilson. Esq.
Register and Recorder and C'crk of Orphans' Court,
Samuel W. Barr, Esq.
Treasurer,
Amos Hoot, Esq.
Commissioners,
Samuel Drake, Esq., Newton Hamilton.
O. P. Smith, Esq., Armagh township.
M. Miller, Esq., Derry township.
Commiseonera' Clerk —George Frysinger.
Auditors,
H. C. Vanzant. Esq., Decatur township.
H. L. Close, Esq., Armagh township.
M. Mohler, Esq., Derry township.
Dcputti Surveyor,
John R. Weekes, Esq., of Lewistown.
Coroner,
George Miller, Esq., Lewistown.
Mercantile Appraiser,
James M. Lashell.
Supcrintervlent of Common Schools,
Rev. J. Williamson.
LIST OF POST OFFICES.
Offices. postmasters.
Lewistown, Samuel Comfort
Decatur, A M. Ingram.
Strode's Mills, Jos. Strode, Jr.
McV'eytown, J. Criswell.
Newton Hamilton, S. W. Norton.
Atkinson j} Mills, R. S. Gamble.
Reedsritle, Samuel M. Greer.
M ilroy, A. W. Graff.
Kishacoquillas, E. W. Hill.
Locke's Mills, E. E. Locke.
Belleville, W. C. Nelson.
Menno, Beoj. Groff.
Allenrilie, N. Hartaler.
CLERGYMEN.
Presbyterian—Rer. O. O. M. CLEAN.
Lutheran —Rev. H. R. FLECK.
Methodist—Rev. JOHN GUYER.
Episcopal—Rev. JOHN I.EITHEAD.
The Rev. J. S. MCMCRRAT. Presiding Elder of Car
lisle District; Rev. S. LAWRISOR. and J. B. STRAIS, Pre
byterian ministers, are also residents of town.
Africau Wesley Church —Rev. Williams.
African Bethel Church—Rev. John Henry.
fSB innftEL
LITTLE AN.iA IS SLEEPING.
BY SAMUEL BARBER.
Where flower? are budding, little Anna is sleeping:
Where the beautiful rose its white leaflet discloses:
Little Anna loved flowers, and now they are keeping
Their watch o'er the place where she calmly reposes. ]
Little Anna is sleeping ! The birds are all sinking
So sweetly where woodbine and myrtle are creeping;
From the hawthorn aud hedge the soft down they are |
bringing
For their nest in the tree near where Anna is sleep- i
ing.
The mantle of twilight is silently falling,
And snadowy waves o'er the landscape are sweeping. ]
While the voice of the turtle seems plaintively calling
The birds to their y,Qspers, where Anna is sleeping. 1
4.
Breathe softly, ye zephyr-like winds from the ocean,
Where flowers affe blooming and the willow is weep- j
ing;
You streamlet lie hushed in thy restless commotion,
Bathe gentler thy pebbles—little Anna is sleeping.
TALES & SKETCHES
"NOBODY BUT ANN."
BY A VILLAGE SCHOOLMASTER.
The weary, worn out sun had gone to ;
sleep. The persevering cries of buyers
and sellers had died oui of the noisy streets;
the street lamps had just been lighted, and
the sky lamps, too, were, one by one, being
slowly kindled around the throne of night.
We were sitting at the window watch
; ing for his form among the occasional pas
; sers by; for that hour, ihat blessed hour,
1 had come, when many a hundred iiearts, I
i fancy, wait still and anxiously for the com
; ing of some tenderly loved one that .vent
] forth in the morning.
'Who is that? exclaimed I, as a pretty
little figure came hurrying up the aveuue,
and went in the basement door.
• 'Nobody but Ann !' said Mrs Smith,
with an air ol contempt too plain to be
unnoticed.
i Mrs. Smith was the wife of a govern
ment contractor, and Ann was her 'servant;'
hence, Ann was 'nobody,' and Mrs. Smith
was a member of the 'shoddy' aristocracy,
which is a little less than nobody.
There was a vast difference between Ann
] and Mrs. Smith. One was pleasant, pretty
and intelligent; the other was hateful,
homely and ignorant. One made her
j money by working for other people; the
] other made money by otl er people wot king
for her.
Which was the more honorable mode,
Ann's or Mrs. Smiths'?
'Nobody but Ann!' And what if she
was a servant girl? Do you suppose the
great Task master will icfuse a laborer his
i penny because lie worked under a muster?
J No! fie sometimes refuses t lose who do not
i work at all—like Mrs. Smith.
And who set t his would he goddess upon
the stilts of conceded pride, that she
should he a head and shoulders ahove Iter
betters? Surely, none hut herself. 1 here
are hundreds of eouceited persons who
set themselves up above their fellows,
(jione else ever do it,) like some golden
caff to be idolized and worshiped. They
try to make themselves conspicuous, arid
only succeed in rendering themselves ri
diculous. Yes, there are hundreds and
thousands of Mrs. Smiths. Pray, reader,
are you of them? It you are at all like her,
your shoulders are surely hroad and will
bear a little lashing. And now. did you
ever think what a clog you are in the
wheels of human progress? How some of
your silly friends are trying to imitate you
in your luxurious laziness, and some of
their friends are imitating thetu, and soon
until honorable labor is deemed a disgrace?
Did you ever think of the effect ot wor
shipping the almighty dollar instead of '
worshipping the Almighty; or could you !
never find anything to do but torture your
husband and the piano? Ah ! 1 fear you
have never tried. The effort would be too |
much like labor. Remember, 'God helps !
those who help themselves.'
Ywu sometimes wonder why every one j
is so freezingly dignified. Don't you know
that the cut must look up to see the king? ;
You have grown so wonderfuly tall, pom- '
pous and puffed up, and have risen so far
above 'the common herd,' that they have j
to hold their heads high in order to see
you.
And then you wonder why every one
dislikes you! I will tell you why. Y'ou
think the world was made for you —not
you for the world. You think yourself
better than other people. Y'our lips don't
say it; but your aetiuus do, most emphati
cally.
Y'ou are a social iceberg. Y'our looks
are 'chills and fever.' Y our manner is full
of frostiness. Y"ou, yourself, are an im
ported piece of Greenland. Ah, look out;
you know there's a place where even ice is
melted Would you have all this changed?
then you must change yourself. Getdowu
from your stilts, and then your heirt and
the hear;-. .1 others will be closer together.
Let the -in June of love dry the vinegar
out of y.ir fce Vinegar never catches
flics —m .t-h less friends. Learn to love
others nr well as yourself—aye! halt as well
—and ib n you will be beloved, Money
and talent can buy admiration, and some
times euvy; but Don Cupid is a shrewd
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 20, 1864.
old trafficker, and only gives love in ex
change for love. You cannot cheat him.
if he is 'blind.' lie can detect counter
feits by the sense of feeling. IH a word,
be a true, whole-souled, sell sacrificed wo
man. That is near enough to perfection;
for I sometimes think that a true woman
is the highest type of humanity that ever
stole out of heaven to bear back, to man a
portion of his lost paradise.
And, now, a word to the little 'nobodies!'
Ah! I wisli there were more of them, for
theu we coulJ dispense with one half of
our physicians and other unnecessaries
Little nobodies, do not be discouraged !
The world may talk about nature's noble
men; but you are nature's noble women.
You are nothing bnt cyphers.
Suppose you do labor for a living. God
has called labor honorable, Mrs. Smith to
the contrary notwithstanding. Suppose
you cannot sit in the parlor and play the
piano? To play the piano, now-a days, is
to pound on the ivory like a blacksmith;
hang Beethoven with a string of sharps
and flats; torture Mozart with a mass of
detni semi demi quivers, and murder all
the modern masters together. lam pas
sionately fond of music; but. I never did
approve of murdering; and I wish it was a
crime to murder music. Then, little no
bodies, be patient and wait; lor your re
ward is surely like the'good times coining.'
'ltiches sometimes take wings and fly away,'
they say; and may be they may light on
you—who knows? Remember, God has
made you tenant in lee of certain powers
and faculties, and to use, not abuse tliem,
is the highest aim of life.
Then, whether successful, rich or poor,
high or low, according to the world's meas
urement, never let a grief cloud iasteri
upon your brow; and never—no never, be
ashamed to have it said that you are 'No
body hut Ann !'
The Youngest Soldier in the Army of
the Cumberland
Last evening at the Caledonian supper
Gen. llosecrans exhibited the photograph
of a hoy who he said was the youngest sol
dier in the Army of the Cumberland. His
name is Johnny Clem, twelve years of age,
a member of Company C, 22d Michigan
Infantry His home is in Newark, Ohio.
He first attracted Rosecrans's attention
d iring a review at Nashville, where he was
acting as a marker for his regiment. His
extreme youth (he is quite small for his
age) and intelligent appearance interested
the General, and calling him out, he ques
tinned him as to his age. name, regiment.
Gen. Rosecrans spoke encouragingly
to the young soldier, arid told hi*u to cnuie
ands ehitu whenever became where he was.
lie saw no more of Clem until' Saturday i
last, when he went to his place of residence J
—the Burnet ilouse —and found Jobnn* T j
Ciem sitting on his sofa, waiting to see j
him. .T hnny had experienced some ot j
the vicissitudes of war since last they met. j
Lie had been captured by Wheeler's cav
alry near Bridgeport. His captors took
him to Wheeler, who saluted him with —
'What are you doing here, you d— n iit- j
tie Yankee scoundrel?'
Said Johnny Clem, stoutly —'General
Wheeler, L am no more a d—d scoundrel
than you are, sir.'
Johnny said the rebels stole about, all
that he had including his pocket book,
which contained onlv twenty five cents
'But I would not have cared for the rest,
he added, 'if they hadn't stolen my hat.
which had three bullet holes in it received
at Chickamauga.'
Ho was finally paroled and sen.. North
On Saturday he was on liis way to Camp
Chase to joiu his regiment, having been
exchanged.
Get) Rosecrans observed that the yonng
soldier had chevrons on his arm, and asked
the meaning of it.
He said he was promoted to a corporal
for shooting a rebel colonel at Chickamau
ga. The colonel was monnted. and stopped
Johnny on some part of the field, cryiug,
'Stop you little Yankee devil.'
Johnny halted bringing his Austrian
vifle to an 'order,' thus throwing the colo
nol off' his guard, cocked his piece (which
he could easily do being so short) and sud
denly bringing it to his shoulder, tired, the
colonel failing dead with a bullet, through
his breast.
The little fellow told his story simply
and modestly, and the General determined
to honor his bravery.
lie gave him the badge of the 'Roll of
Honor,' which Mrs. Saunders, wife of the
host of the Burnet House sewed upon
Johnnv's coat.
His eyes glistened with pride as he look
ed upon the badge, and little Johnny seem
ed to have grown an inch or two taller be
stood so erect.
lie left his photograph with Gen Rose
crans, who exhibits it with pride. We
may again In ar from Johnny Clem, the
youngest soldier in the Army of the Cum
berland. — Gin. Times.
Hog" Among the novelties of the age
is a seed apple. A tree lias been found
in Duchess county, New York, bearing
this fruit. There are no blossoms; the
bud forr s, without any show of petals,
the fruit sets and grows, entirely des
titute of seeds. In outward appear
ance, the apple resembles Rhode Island
Greenings.
leiEELLMEOffI
A Terrible Winter Disaster.
By a passenger who arrived here on the
Centra! railroad la*' night, from the West,
we ietrti of one of the most fearful and
heartrending affairs that has ever oecured
in this section of the country, viz: that a
family ol seven persons were frozen to
death during the cold weather on Friday
last. About th'rry miles from the hound j
ary line between Michigan an t Indiana, ;
in the bitter State, about midway be' eeu
Centreville and Crown Point, lived a Her
man. with his wile and five children, named
Krutzer The oldest was a boy of seven
years of age the next boy of five and three
girls, ail ot less than the boys, the youngest
hut an infant.
The country where the family resided is j
very rolling, and the snow ad drifted into j
hollows, irakirig the roads almost, if riot
wholly, impassable for even pedestrians. 1
The driver of the stage coach coming !
from Crown Point to Lake, via Centrevdle, j
found that Krutzer's dwelling had been |
burned to the ground, it is supposed the ;
night previous, but none of the family !
were to be seen. About a mile further on,
however, he was horrified to find the lath I
er and two boys frozen to death. The j
boys were in the father's arms, and it is .
supposed that he had fallen with them
alter having been so far affected with the i
lrost as not, to he able to proceed. The :
three corpses were placed in the stage, j
but before it had proceeded more than a !
quarter of a mile on its destination, the i
hotly of the oldest girl was found it a !
I snow drift, with a shawl wrapped closely !
[ around it, where it had doubtless been dc
i posited by its weary mother, while yet
I alive, in the hope that some chance travei
! lor might rescue it from an impending
i fate.
This corps, too. was placed in the coach,
and again it started on its way. only to find,
i after travelling a short distance, the lite
| less remains of the mother, with the two
I youngest children. The body ol the moth
I er was standing erect in a snow drift, with
i the children in her arms, the youngest at
1 the brea-t
The seven lifeless bodies were conveyed
| to Centreville by the driver of the stage,
| at which place they were decently inter
} red by the inhabitants.
This is certainly the most appalling dis
i aster that it has ever been our duty to
j record, and the bare recital of the lacts
j could not tail to bring a shudder even to a
j heart of stone. A whole family ushered
! into the presence of their Creator, and
j none to teli the tale of suffering.— De roit
I Tribune.
THE REBEL PRESS.
Negotiations for Peace—A Significant
Article— Change of the Rebei Capital
to Columbia. S C
fhe brief communication we publish to
•jay.over theshrnaP reuf'Oncof the People,'
expresses the views and wishes of a lar.e
majority of the people ol the State. We
know the writer well. He is a gentleman
of substance and character, ami would
advise no step designed or calculated to '
cripple the Confederate Government, or i
tarnish ttie fair finite of our S'ate.
Our views on ti'is subject, expressed in I
July and August last, hive been strength
en (id by subsequent events. The people !
of this Btate desire that some effort should j
be made to close the war on honnra j
hie terms. They believe that mere tight (
ing will not end it, hut that negotiations
must he resorted to in aid of the sword, i
Par be it from us to attempt to dictate to j
the people's representatives; but our situa !
tion is such as to enable us to collect pub j
lie sentiment from all portions of the State,
and we say most respectfully to members ol
the Legislature that il they shall adjourn
and return to their constituents, without
making some effort to initiate negotiations,
they will be held to a serious accountahili
ty. Now is the time for statesmanship
and moral courage. There are members
of both houses ot the General Assembly
who possess not only moral courage in a
high degree, but information and expe
rience as statesmen, which could be brought
to bear in this crisis in such away as to
meet the expectations of the people in
paving the way to an honorable peace.
We were in a better condition to nego
tiate three months ago than we are now;
i and it is not certain that we shall ever
achieve great victories, and thus improve
j our condition i.i this respect during the
j next three months Goiden moments are
: flying. If we attempt to negociale and
i tail, we shall be no worse off than we aie
i now We may succeed; but if we tail after
an honest and earnest effort, our people
: will then know what is in reserve tor them,
j and will band together as one man to
the enemy and light to the last. — Raleigh
| X C Standard.
'A MONSTROUS PROPOSITION'—A DICTATOR.'
The beauties Of Secession, hut dimly seen
at first, are becoming more and more vivid
as the revolution advances, and from pies
ent indications it will not be long before
he who runs may read The communica
tion of officers of the Army of Tenn , read
in the House of Representatives on Tuesday,
snows thai thcie is an alarming eUU of
IL' V > oc'riv™ 9 spssrsro
demorilization and disaffection in that quar
ter.
It there is to .ie a dictator, Mr. Foole
wants (Ten Lee. We have as much confi
deuce in and respect for Gen. Lee as any
in in living; Em we tel Mr. F Kite that the
people ot North Carolina, who set out to
fight for freed on and iiberty. will not sub
mit to a dictator in the person ot any liv
ing man while the power is left to resist.
Ha'rttj t A I'lWjress.
THE SIGNAL OF ALARM AMONG CONSCRIPT
REFUGEES.
A spy who has gone through the Sputh
credibly reports as follows:
On the approach of rebel cavalry or
conscripting officers, who. by the way, are
always accoiup- nied by a military escort,
the iuginves give the signal ol alarm by
blowing a tin horn. As its notes roll
along the valleys, a general rush is made
to the torest rendezvous, from which they !
not unlrequently sally forth and attack
the cavalry and conscript officers, who arc
sure to get the worst of it, as the pursuit
of the fugitives over fences and through
woods is in possible. My informant states
several instances which came under his ,
own eye, ol rebel cavalry being attacked
and put to flight by these fugitives Du j
ring three days' journey in a portion of j
Alabama lie heard the deserters" signal i
almost hourly, and daily learned of more j
or less being killed on hot 1 * sides. Yen
geance seems to he the chief object of
their temporary abode in the hills and :
woods. The darkey, ; t is said, is largely '
represented in their rendezvoused hubita !
tions, and when a fight takes place freely j
assists. Not unlrequently thev issue forth j
ami give the Confederates battle in regular j
skirmish. They are the terror of conscript j
agents everywhere.
J eft Davis' proclamation, issued about
August 10. offering a free pardon to de j
setters, <lid not have the effect confemiila !
i i
teii, exce| t in very rare instances; and so j
great. was t.ne dUafteet on that in many !
cases the cavalry sent out to capture the ;
fugitives would, with their officers, join
the fugitives, and sweli their ranks. When j
opportunities offered. detachments would j
make their way to the Union lines from j
their forest hiding places.
THIEVES AND HATORABBEBS.
Throughout the entire South the people, ,
Jew and Gentile, bond and tree, indulge
in petty thefts and robbery A traveller
cannot put his hoots outside of his door at
night to fie cleaned wit flout a Wakening in
the morning to find them missing, if a
hat is left in tf e hail or at a hat rack, it
t ikes legs and leaves So expert are swim
of the chivalry that it a man stretches
himself in a rail way station for a nap, while
waiting lor a train, they will relieve him of
his overcoat, without awaking him. On the
departure of every train there is a battalion
; of soldiers, negroes, and citizens, lining the
I plat from, and as the train moves out they
j grali indiscriminately the hats and satchels
of all who may he standing on the plat
' form of the cars. To jump oft is danger
j mis, and this, with the certa nty of being
: delayed a day more, makes the victim sub
init with the hest grace possible, and place
! their hat down on their loss account.
The Origin of Tea.
The following story concerning the
origin of tea goes current among the
Chinese: Darma, the sou of an Indi
an King came into China about the
year 519 of the Christian era, purely
to promulgate his religion; and to gain
it the better reception, he led a very
austere life, eating only vegetables, and
spending most of his time in contem
plation of the Deity. The nights es
pecially were devote 1 to this exercise,
pursuant to a vow he had made against
sleeping. After continual vvatchings
for several years, sleep once overcame
him; but on his awaking, such was his
remorse and grief for having broken
his vow, that he cut oft' his eyelids, as
the instrument of his crime, and, with
indignation, threw them on the ground;
but the next day he found them meta
morphosed into two shrubs, now known
by the name of chaa, or ten. Darina,
eating some of the leaves, felt himself
not only more sprightly than usual,
i but such was the vigor imparted to his
! mind by these leaves, that his medita
! tions became more fluent, pithy and
i without any lassitude. The preacher
i was not wanting to acquaint bis dici
; pies with the excellent virtues of these
i shrubs, and accordingly the use ot
i them beeame universal.
Dream her Flow ra —How beautiful
and abundant are the flowers which
adorn the gardens of New Orleansjust
now! Were a Northerner suddenly
translated here with no knowledge
that he was going south instead of
north,he would imagine himself to have
slept till June anu then to have awoke
in the garden of Eden. How sweet
th fragrance they shed upon the air.
If tin re are no other reason for loving
th is sunny land of ours, it is enough
that here our roses are indeed perpet
ual and the year begins and ends in
bloom. It is the land oi the evergreen
—the chosen ho.me of the Queen oi
Flowers, —i 'tcuj/une.
New Series—Vol. XVIII. No. 12.
Hints ti -Lalies
Stair carpets should always have a
slip of paper put under their at and
over the edge of every stair, winch is
the part where they wear out, in order
to lessen the friction of the carpet
against the boards beneath. The
strips should be within an inch or two
as long as the car, et is wide, and about
four or live inches in breadth, so a> to
he a distance from each stair. This
simple plan, so easy ot execution, will,
we know, preserve a carpet halt as
long again as it would last without the
strips of paper.
It is difficult to get a good light from
a lamp anil vet keep :l troni smoking;
but if the wick lie first soaked in strong
vinegar, and then thoroughly dried,
this annoyance will be prevented.
Acids should never he employed to
clean tinware. It destroys the metal.
A T/iiii'f Wi'VA /*'■irmrrs Shnu/<i Know.
—1) v>u wish to drive a cut nail into
seasoned oak timber, and not have it
1 reuk or bend, just have a small quan
tity ot oil near, and dip the nail before
driving, and it will never fail to go.
In mending carts and plows this is ot
advantage, for they are general
ly mostly of oak wood. 11l Straight
ening old nails before using, let it be
done on wood, and with easy blo u, s.
It done on iron, they will be sure to
break.
Twelve millions of butterflies
have been caught this year in the can
ton of Basic, and the Swiss Govern
ment has paid the catchers the not in
considerable sum of 1,000,U00f. Nat
uralists tell us that of every hundred
of these beautiful insects, forty-five are
females; and as each ot the latter is es
timated to lay, on an average, forty
fruitful eggs, the destruction of thes"
twelve millions is virtually the same
as the annihilation of two hundred and
sixteen millions of caterpillars.
"Gather them la."
With all our boasted attainments—
and it were foolish to deny existence
of many—with all our educational and
philanthropic machinery in operation,
g atice any day, but especially on the
Sabbath, at our courts, our lanes, our
squares, our streets, our highways and
byways, and we shall find there great
masses of youth, idle and miserable,
ignorant and wicked, playing and
cheating, rioting and cursing. 1 have
see these children, not years ago. not
months ago, not weeks ago. They are
there, alas, to </"</ ' Is there not a
home-ti rust in that part of the speech
made by the Chief of the Ojibbcway
Indians, where he said, 'Now, we think
it would be better for you teachers to
stay at home, and go to work right
here in your own streets, where all
your good work is wanted. This is ail
my advice. 1 would rather not say
more.' —II Uo<kx.
S<h Lon. — When the Danish mis
sionaries stationed at Malabar set some
of their converts to translate a cate
chism, in which it was asserted that
believers became the sons of God, one
of the translators was so startled that
he suddenly laid down the pen and ex
claimed, 'lt is too much! Let me rath
er render it, 'They shall be permitted
to kiss his feet!'
The gospel is a system ot self
denial: Its dictates teach us to strip
ourselves that we may clothe others;
they leave us hungry that we may
have wherewith to feed others, and
send us barefooted among the thorns
of the world, rather than silver-shod,
with mincing steps, to walk at our ease
amongst its snares. — L' ijlt Rii hmond.
Do your duty, however danger
ous. Death comes to all. and the world
does not need your bodily presence so
much as it does your moral heroism.
We must look through the anger
of his correetion to the sweetness of
his countenance.
Can you explain how the doetrine of
the Trinity is essential to the scheme
of salvation ?
jYum/trr Out —One hmir lost in the
morning by lying in bed will put back all
the business of the day.
One hour gained by early rising is worth
a month in a year.
One hole in the fence will cost ten times
as much if neglected, as it wid to fix it at
once.
One diseased sheep will spoil a flock.
Ooe unruly animal wilt teach all the
others in a company its bad tricks; and the
bible says one sinner destroys much g< 01.
One drunkard will keep a family poor
and render them miserable.
One wife that is always telling how fine
her neighbor dresses, and how little she
can gel, will look pleasanter it she talks
about something else.
One husband that is penurious or laxy
and deprives his family ol necessar-; c> ui
firs sue'" °s then M "j 'j 's not
•as desirable a iiuaOuUu aa uu ou a Ut to bo.