sh tfrntrc Jrmoctal
Term* 81.50 per Annum.in Advance.
8. T. SHUGERT and R. H. FORSTER, Editor..
Thursday Morning, January 27, 1881.
From lb* N* York Olmertn.
INTERNATIONAL LESSONS.
BY RIV. R. r. SoUSSH, (>.n.
.1 ANT ART 80.
Lessen !> :
3tuioou and the Child JOBUH.
I.l' k i t : '.'.V—as.
After the birth of Christ, his parents
remained in Bethlehem about torty
days, thi the eighth day the child was
circumcised, ami the name .(onus, which
is the tireek form of the Hebrew
Joshua, and mentis a "Saviour, was
formerly given to him. According to
the Mosaic law, his parents then brought
him to the temple to present him be
fore the Lotd, and toofler the sacrifices
which were prescribed for such occa
sions. These were a pair of turtle
doves? or two young pigeons. The
mother of the child to be presented
was expected to take Iter place in the
court of the women, directly after the
offering of morning incense, and after
the trumpets had given the signal for
morning prayer. Their oth-rings were
then presented, and thanks were given
to Hod for the mother's recovery. Then
the priest spiinkled some of the lilood
of the sacrifices upon them and pro
nounced them clean, which ended the
ccremonv. This offering of children
was confined to males, and this was in
memory of the s> arittg of the first-born
in Kgypt, and at first each first born son
was to be devoted to the priestly office.
(See Kxodus 1-1 : 7, and Num. 8 : 17.)
Subsequently Hod selected the tribe of
Levi lor the priesthood, and command
ed that other male infants should be
redeemed by the payment of five shek
els for each. (Num. .1: 44—51.) It was
in conformity to this regulation that
the child Jesus was at this time present
ed in the temple for redemption.
At this time there was dwelling in
Jerusalem an aged man named Simeon,
or Simon, of whom we know nothing
except what we are told in verse
that he was "ajust and devout man,"
who was waiting in hope and prayer for
the coming of Him for whom so many
of God's ancient people were waiting,
and who was to he, or to bring, "the ,
consolation of Israel." It seems that
this good man had been especially dis
tinguished by a revelation from God :
that he should see the Messiah before
his own death. At this time, Simeon,
guided by a divine impulse, came into
the temple, and met Joseph and Mary
at the conclusion of the interesting
service in which they were engaged. (
Taking the infant Jesus in hi* arm* and
giving thanks to God. this holy man ut
tered the impres-ive words of the
" Nunc dimi'.til," recorded in verses 2''-)2.
and expressed his readiness to depart
this life after the blessed revelation
which he now enjoyed. Ho had seen
that for which he had waited long in
faith and patience; he had witnened
the coming of the promised "Salvation;"
he had seen the dawning of the " light
which was to lighten the Gentiles," and
the coming of Him who s* to be the
" gl6ry of Israel." It was indeed a joy
ful moment to the aged patriarch,
and he wa* now ready to depart in
peace.
Turning to Joseph and Mary, Simeon
addres*ed to them the solemn and im
pressive words in verses 24 and 35, with
, which the lesson closes.
His words descritie the results of
Christ's appointed work. He was set
for the fall and rising again of many in
Israel, and for "a sign which should be
spoken against."
This means that they who looked for
a temporal Messiah and a great earthly
kingdom would be disappointed, but
that they who liojxml for and would ac
cept a spiritual Saviour and his spiritual
kingdom would be exalted. He also
predicted that the sad fte of the in
fant Je*u*. who was to die on the cros,
would be like a mortal wound in Mary's
loving heart, and that Christ would
present in his work a test by which
men's hearts would he tried and their
real characters be revealed.
The words of Simeon were wonderful
to Joseph and Mary, as they added
fresh confirmation to what had b*en
already communicated to them in con
• nection with the extraordinary event
which bad occurred in their house
hold.
PRACTICAL 81*00ESTtOXS.
1. It is saying much for Simeon, that
he was both a jul and devout man.
These two features ot a Christian
character areneedlul, each to the other.
A JUKI man may be rigidly and legally
righteous, yet his character may be bard
and cold ; but a doout man is one of a
warmer, gentler spirit, who is not only i
good, but who makes goodness attract■
ivc. We are enjoined to think not only
ot things that are " right,'' but of things
that are lovely," and to worship the
Lord in the "beauty of holiness." Sjmi
eon's devout spirit adorned his justice,
and hi* just spirit strengthened his de
votion.
2. No Christian grtce is finer than
the grace that voirt for the consolation
of Israel.
David says : " It is good for a man to
hope and quietly wait lor the salvation
of the Ixird." Wailing is higher than
working. The passive virtues of the
Christian require and display a greater
faith and a profounder humility than
the active.
There is no grander trait in God's
character than Ins forbearance, which is
chiefly wailing, for H"m Omnipotence
exerted on Omnipotence iltt[f t"
To those who wait in faith, submis
sion, and holy living, the " consolation
of Israel " will always come. " | waited
patiently on the Lord, and he inclined
unto me, and heard my cry."
3. All Christians may not depart in
raptures, but they may Ht least expect
to " depart in peace."
Many good people are greatly con
cerned lest tliey shall not tie ready to
die. If we are ready to live, w may
leave dying with the Lord.
Simeon's life had been passed in peace
with God. In the same peace he was
ready to die.
4. The salvation of Christ is no mea
gre an<l limited scheme.
It is prepared for all peonies. Christ
is both a "light to lighten the Gentiles"
and He is "the glory of God's Israel,"
too. Before his throne will be gathered
at last "a great multitude whom no
man can number." " He shall see of the
travail of his soul urn) shall be satisfied."
But what will satisfy his infinite heart if
the kingdom of Satan at last outnum
bers his own.
5 Christ has always been " spoken
against," but Christianity lives, and is
going on in the world "conquering and
to conquer."
The Rothschild* extension of their
j I'lirtuershlp Hon Their Millions
are Spent.
The Rothschilds have been attracting
no little attention to themselves here in
Paris, by the announcement of the ex
tension of the act of partnership, which
expired September .'MI of this year, to
190",. The Paris branch of the famous
family is quite large. The Dowager
Baroness Kothschihl, who lives in the
family mansion in the Hue I.a litte, had
five children Baroness Alphonse, who
is at tins ditto the head of the family ;
Baron Solomon, who died a long time
ago; BaronGustave, Baron Ivlmond and
the Baroness Nathaniel Kothschihl.
The venerable dowager is a veritable
fountain of charity. She gives away
j hundreds of thousands of francs every
j year. In summer she lives in a splen
j did country house at Boulogne, where
I apartments for each of her sons ami
daughter are kept constantly in order.
I Baron and Baroness Alphonse lioths
| child lives in the old mansion in the Kue
St. Florentine, where TuUeyraml once
resided. They are gay and extremely
loud ol society, and are seen everywhere
in the munde; the Baroness is one of
the most accomplished equestriennes
who frequent the l'ois de Boulogne.
Her hu*hand is an enthusiastic patron
of the turf. He has stables ut Meantril
and Chantilly and lavishes millions on
them. Solomon Rothschild was a deli
cate minded man, fond of conversation,
hooks, pictures and society. His widow
has a daughter who will, it is said, be
the richest heiress in the Paris family.
Baron Gustave is the only one who ha*
married outside the family. ' >ue of
the sons of the late Nathaniel Ruths
child lias just purchased the splendid
mansion ot fount Tolstoi, in tiie ave
nue do Fries!land ; and another named
Arthur, spends hi* life in collecting
broks. It is said that no one else in
Fiance except the Duke d Auinale pos
scsses such inestimable treasures of rare
editions and luxurious bindings a* tins
young Rothschild. One of Hie latest
editions to the delegates to Paris of
tin* phenomenally rich family i Baron
Adolpbo Rothschild, of Naples, who
ha* closed out his business and retired
with the ser* nity ol conscience promol
ed by the knowledge of the possession
of a fortune of l*O,(Rtl).A00 franc*. He
may be seen now and theti in the Bois,
lolling negligently in the blue carnage,
which is one of the peculiarities of tin
house. He is a great collector and w ill
spend hundred* of thou*ml* of Irancs
upon a tr tie wlncli he happened to
consider thai he must have. There i*
but one Catholic in the family, and thai
is the young Duchess of Gramniont,
who, it will be remembered, >, the
daughter of Baron Kothsclnld, of
Frankfort on-the Main, one of the rico
est members of the group. J'ir.i t'r
retpo' denre Union Journal.
Jackson and his Wife.
Fr< m Lipplnfott* Mas Aim
*- ineof those to whom it i a fascination
to listen has recently given us a fwok
full of memories which he calls "Old
Times in Tennessee." But a greater
treat than reading it is to hear the au
thor tell how he saw Gen. Jackson
"scare and put to flight twenty thou
sand men." It was on Clover-bottom
race course. The narrator, then a small
boy, was stationed on a cedar fence.
The betting was very fierce. Horsei
and negroes a* well a* monev were put
up, a iarge pound being filled with the
live stock. Murmurs aroe that it was
to be a jockey race; that "Greyhound,"
one of the famous racer*, had been seen
the night before in a wheat field, nnd
his rider was to receive SS(JO to throw
hint off. In the height of the excite
ment Gen. Jackson appeared, "ruling
a gray horse and carrying a long pistol
in each hand. I think they were as
long as mv arm. with muzxles that a
ground squirrel could enter. He swore
"by the eternal" he would shoot the
first man who brought hi* horse on the
track—that the people's money should
not be stolen in this manner. He talk
ed incessantly, while the spittle rolled
from his mouth and fire flashed from
his eyes. I have seen bears and wolves
at bay, but he was the most ferocious
looking animal I have ever seen, ills
appearance and manner struck terror
into the hearts of twenty thousand
people. If they felt a* I did every one
expected to be slain."
The end of it was that there was a
great rush to the pound to get back the
money staked, and the boy on the
fence was overturned and nearly tram
pled to death. But he still-lives possi
bly the only survivor of that great
crowd. He gives the most vivid idea
of "Old Hickory's " personality. When
Lafayette visited Nashville, in 1824, and
Jackson' greeted him in the public
square, approaching the carriage " with
peacock stride," the eyes of all were
attracted to their own hero rather thsn
to their distinguished guest. A bun
dred voices exclaimed; "Just look at
I old Jackson I" There was something
in his face, hi* martial presence, that
enchanted the public gaze whenever
he appeared.
Ol course, amid so much talk of Gen.
Jackson, the lady to whom he gave the
! protection of his name and honor
comes in for her share. Many a sly
littlp anecdote has been preserved. One
lady tell that the last time her mother
aw Mrs. Jackson the latter remarked
byway of accounting for a cold tinder
which she suffered : " The Oineral kick
ed the kiver off last night."
One of the negro women came to her
in a grvxl deal of trouble because she
had just been told that the world was
round and she always thought it flat.
" Never mind aunty." said kind " Mis'
! Rachel;" "don't you be disturbed. I
' think It is flat myself, and honey (*o
she often called the General) thinks so
too."
But her veriest detractors find noth
ing to say ngumst her looks orehnrac
ter. " She ws beastly ignorant," said
one tine old gentleman, "and Jackson
married her, not from love, tint from an
impu/sr of chivalry, to fling his protection
around tier; hut she was perfectly beau
tilul, and as lino uud good a woman us
ever lived."
But lie did love her. They tell that
the Hermitage, which stands rather
oddly just back of an elevation ot the
j ground, instead of on its brow, was so
placed because Mrs. Jackson, walking
one afternoon with the General, stopped
jilst there and said it would he the
right place for the new house, as it wa
only a short distance from the spring
where they went for water. The Gen
j era I struck the ground with his stuff
and said there should the foundations
he laid. And there they were laid in
spite of expostulation.
01 KEN \ It TOIt I IS HOI,IIIAI H.
But during the reign of our (Queen's
j immediate predecessors tlfe observ
ance* of ('hristmas degenerated ; hut
| tor some ot' the interest it tinwassumes,
we have to thank the Prince Consort,
| who held it at a most sacred time.
Peculiarly happy in his domestic life,
I such anniversaries were to him the
j mentis id' drawing still closer the ties
I ot family ufli-ctions he saw his happv
; hovliood rt fleeted in the merry faces
of his children. Writing to hixgrund
uiothcr, the Dowager Duchess of Co
' burg, with whom In- spent most of his
curly ('hristmases, he says: "These
1 pleasant festivities always bring me
doubly in conflict in spirit with your
loved one- in the homeland, where you
were ever *o dear to me." He it was
who instituted that general interchange
of gifts, continued now in any of the
royal homes in which Her Majesty or
dain* to s|x iid Chri-trnas. It i* still
lu-r custom to give presents to all her
attendants, both ladies and gentlemen,
and also to the dro---r* and maid ser
vant*. There is perhaps throughout
Great Britain no other home where
more kindly surprise* are planned and
more gi-nth- thought lbr other* evinced,
than in the highest household in the
land.
The firt Christmas of their mar
ried life, just alter the birth of tin-
Prince-* Boyul, was s|K-nt by the
Queen and her husband at Windsor
Castle; ami we read in the "Life of
the Prince Consort" how Christmas
trie* were set up in the Queen and
J'riucc's room*, a custom which was
continued in future years, when they
were nl*<> *et up in another room for
the young nrinc *, prince*-**., and in
the (tak 1 vomit for the household.
The ladn- and gentlemen in waiting
were summoned to the corridor on
Christmas live, and the Queen and
Prince, accompanied by the royal
family, pointed out the present* in
tended tor each, inviting them after
ward to go through the different romn*
to see what they themselves had mu
tually given and received. Present
giving has always IKX U a special de
light to our royal family. The inter
change of gifts on birthdays, New
'I i ar's and other anniversaries extends
to a very large number of relative*.
Since her IN-reavement, Her Majesty
ha* generally spent Christmn* at ()*-
lx>riie. These seasons exceptionally
pa.--cd at Windsor, have been signal
izcd by sorrow and anxiety, as when
the Prince of Wales wn* dangerously
ill in IM7I, and the Prince** Alice
died in I*7B. But the royal liorough
is not forgotten in her absence. <)n
New Year's day, some £2OO is dis
tributed in gifts to 1,200 poor of the
pnri*hes of Windsor and < 'h-wer, in
the form of coals, meat ami bread, the
amount varying according to the size
of the family of the recipients, who
are recommended by the Dean and
Vicar of Windsor and the Rector of
Holy Trinity. The distribution by
the I/>rd High Almoner, the Dean of
Windsor, in their presence nnd that of
the Clerk of the Kitchen, takes place
at 0 o'clock in the morning in the
Riding School of Windsor Castle, the
Queen's Purveyor having leen btisilv
employed preparing the gifts some
hours before. It is a pretty sight,
which a few- privileged visitors are
permitted to we.
On the tan flooring, all along the
centre of the school, are a row- of
white covered table*, with joints of
beef varying * from 7 pounds to J
pounds, enlivened by springs of holly.
The recipients, young and old, women
nnd men, and some young children,
enter by ticket, carrying neatly folded
cloth* ami hags, and pass out by the
east entrance, underneath the room
whence the Prince records be and the
rest of the royal family were wont to
witness the ceremony. In the Queen's
absence, she is represented hy court*
olficinls. Last year HI 4 jqjtt* were
given away weighing 3,22^k>unds.
Beside* tbi, 1,203 cwt. of coals, in
portion* of 3 cwt. and 1 cwt., are de
livered at the homes of the poor: and
Her Majesty makes liberal contribu
tions to the Royal Clothing Club.
She also sends present* of game to the
Windsor Infirinatory, University col
lege, and other hospitals, and a great
deal of old linen from the palaces,
which, however, doe* not always ar
rive at Christ ma* time.
At Osborne, on Christmas Kvo, Her
Majesty distribute* gilts to all the
children on the Osborne estates, for
whom a ( hristmas tree is prepared in
the servants' ball, with presents of
book*, toys, etc. Accompanied hy the
various members of her family, and
the ladies and gentlemen of the house
hold, she bauds these to each chiid |
and, after the distribution, they have
all plum pudding. On the evening of
New V ear'* day she presents gifts to
the up|x-r servants of the household in
the steward's room, where is a Christ
mas tree. Ihe Queen ami the Princes
and Princesses with her attend Divine
service at Whippinghum church on
Christmas morning. Neither plum
pudding nor plum porridge is omitted
irom the royal menu, and thcharon of
heel IH cut Irom a shorthorn ox, bred
on the Prince Consort's farm at Frog
more. I lie servants indoors all dino
together, and the outdoor servants
have an allowance of a few shillings
ouch, according to their statu*.
♦ hristmas i* kept at Sadringham
by the Prince and Princess of Wales
lin thoroughly national style. On
I Christmas Kvo beef is distributed to
| the laborers and workmen on the roy
i al estate —prime joints, in proportion
to the size of the family, reckoning
two pounds to each adult, one pound
lor each child. It is given in the
Royal Mews, in the presence of the
Prince and Princess, their children,
and their household. <)n Christinas
morning the choristers assemble on
the terrace to sing carols and unthems.
I he school children receive new cloth
ing and each a Christmas card. There
are generally large shooting parlies,
i and plenty of fun prevails.
Fight of a Itoy Willi Indian*.
A brave Iwiy who kept twenty In
dian* at hay <iied a few days ago, at
Deuver, Colorado. Three days after
the battle of White River, ill which
the gallant Thornburgli lost his life,
Freeman /.. Wray, who wit* in charge
of cattle forty-nve miles north of
U bite River agency, wn* attacked by
a hand of savuges. lie contrived to
g<-t hi* rith- and to make so gisxl a de
fense that they (retook themselves to a
ravine and In-sieged him at their leis
ure. After a while he got out of am
munition and was forced to climb into
u wag>n pi get a new supply. While
he wn.* executing thi* movement a
bullet struck him in the calf of the
leg, passing directly through. In
auotln r instant another hall caught
him at the hip and knocked him down.
With a whoop ami a yell the savages
ran t<>war>i th< s|s>t, ex|s-cting to lake
their plucky foe prisoner. But they
were again foiled, h>r Wrav was only
down tem|s>rarily, ami getting to his
feet again *< rambled into the wagon,
where lay hi* ammunition. He pulled
a sack of flour in front of him and
piled a hag of ls-an* on top of that,
ami took hold of such otln r articles
within reach a* made for him a barri
cade agniu*t the shower of hnlls that
was promised.
Rapidly cutting a hole in the canvas
wagon cover he *aw the Indian* ap
proaching. leveling his rifle he fired
at the foremost of his pursuers, with
out the hall taking effect. Thi* threw
the Indian* into confusion ami they
retreated to the walls of the ravine.
They threw a hail storm of bullets
into the side of the wagon w here the
plucky boy lay creached. One of
these ii iuh n messengers caught young
Wray in the right eve, crashing
through hi* brain. The Indinns final
ly retreated. After protracted delay
the boy's won ids were dressed ami
the halls extracted, and after five
mouths' nursing he seemed to lie en
tirely well, •nlthotigli he had h*t the
use of one eye. < hie of his wounds
broke out afresh eighteen months after
the fight and caused his death.
Speech lte*tnred**Wa It a Miracle I
The last C'hamhcrsburg Opinion has
the following: Sinee the 2d day of
April lnt. Miss Lillic B. Alter, of
Greencnstle, through some cause was
deprived of the faculty of speech and
could not articulate above n whisper.
Recently she came to Uhambcrshurg
fur medical treatment. A physician
from Shippenshurg was RISO consulted,
and after making a careful diagnosis
of her ca*e. gave it a* hi* opinion that
a cure could not he effected by any
liuniati skill. I/ fi thus without any
encouragement from the doctor*, and
being a prayerful Christian lady, for
two months she made her malady the
subject of earnest prayer, and placed
herself entirely in the hands of the
Great l'liysiciau. At various times
she hail evidence that the I/ird would
ultimately effect a cure, and she con
tinued her supplications. In the mean
time a series of religious meeting*
were inaugurati-d in the South Second
street U. B. church, nnd hero she was
a regular attendant and took an earn
est part in the meeting*. On Saturday
la*c. during services, she intimated to
a friend she wished she had the jmwer
of speech in order that she might
praise the Lord alum! and in a more
becoming manner. "If you cannot
prai*c the Lord aloud, you can do so
silently," replied her friend. "Yes,"
continued Miss Alter, "hut I shall
praise Him aloud, for I feel it." She
then sank into an unconscious stale,
and remained in that condition for
some minutes. Upon returning to
consciousness, to the surprise and re
lief of her friend, and others about
her, she began praising ami giviug
thanks to God in a full, clear voice,
for His goodness in restoring again
her lost faculty. The above we have
from undoubted authority, and the
cure is, hy many, believed to be a
miracle worked by the Almighty.
Her voice, at Inst accounts, seems to
have been fully restored.
TAKEN on the spot —The meosels.
JUDGE ItUMk'S PROJECT.
From tlm I'litahurx
Judge Black, in a letter to ft con
vention of Democratic editor* at In
dinnupolis, discusses the electoral sv*-
tern in the election of President, and
suggest* Home striking changes, some
what in the nature of Mr. Calhoun's
idea of a dual executive. The judge's
plan is that the person reecivii'ig the
highest electoral vote should he |ir< -i
--dent. This wan the constitutional re
quirement from 17*!) to IHO4, but the
ex|>erietice of the presidential election
of 1H(M) resulted in a change of the
constitution in this respect to it* ex
isting form. At the election of 1 HIM),
.Jefferson and Burr were the Demo
cratic candidates for president and
vice president, and each received sev
enty-three electoral votes. There wus
no choice, and after u struggle in the
House of Representatives, lasting six
days, Mr. .Jefferson was elected by a
majority of the States, and JJurr he
came vice president.
But Judge Black, in the change he
propose*, would arm the vice president
with novel |lowers, which can best be
explained in his own language:
"Arm the vice president with pow
er, not to control the administration
or to influence its patronage, but sim
ply to protect the absolute rights of
the minority by H veto on unconstitu
tional, corrupt and partial legislation.
< 'online the exercise of this |swer to
proper cases hv providing that when a
hill is passed by the two Houses,
against which one-third of the mem
bers protest in writing u* being in con
flict with the constitution, unjust ami
unequal in the burdens it imposes on
the people, tending to corruption and
extravagance, or calculated to abridge
the freedom of elections, then the bill,
together with the protest, shall lx* sub
milled to the vice president a* well a*
the president, and shall not become a
law without approval of both. This,
or something equivalent, would secure
us against the worst damages to which
our institutions are now exposed ;
would preserve the general govern
ment in its whole constitutional vigor,
save the States from extinction, and
give to popular libcrtv a new h-o.se of
life."
Thi* is not the idea of a dual exec
j utivc favored by Calhoun and other*,
| tor it doe* not propose the vice pr-*i
"lent shall share with the president any
| executive function. The suggestion i
j not likely to strike the public favor
-1 ably. Ihe tendency of opinion is to
a single h'-ad tor the government,
elected hy the popular vote, under a
; system which will preserve to the
•Mates their existing power in deter
i mining the result.
Judge Black, in advocating a con
| stitutional amendment for the election
| of United State* Senators by the |**-
ple of the various Siat<-* instead of by
• the Ilegislatures as he docs in his let
ter to the Itnliana editor- . make* a
j practical suggestion which will un
doubtedly meet with much favor. He
justly says such a change in the mode
of selection would without doubt give
I u* better men. and at the same time IM
a more rcputuable, a more dignified
ami lo* corrupting way of choosing
Senators. There can hardly lie a
doubt of thi*. The experience Penn
sylvania, New Tennessee are
now going through in the choice of
United States Senators proves it.
HDD VOI >G HEX FAIL.
; Tmm th-m.tr* (isnibmsn.
"There is Alfred Sutton home with
his family to live with the old folk*,"
said one neighbor to another. "It
seems hard, after hi* father ha* done
all to fit him for business, and the
capital he invested to start him MI
fairly. It i* surprising he turned out
so poorly. He is a steady young man,
no had habits, a* far as 1 know< he
has a good education, ami wax always
considered smart : hut lie doesn't sue
<-eed in anything. I am told he has
tried a numln-r of'different sorts of
business, and sunk money every time.
What ran be the trouble with Alfred
I should like to know, for I don't want
my hov to take his turn."
"Alfred is smart enough," said the
other, "and has education enough, but
he lacks the one element of success.
He never want* to give n dollar's
Nvork for a dollar of money, and there
is no other way for a young man to
make a fortune. He must dig if he
would get gold. All the men that
have succeeded honcwtly or dishonestly
in making money had to work for it,
the sharpers sometime* the hardest of
all. Alfred wished to set his brain in
motion, and let it take care of itself.
No wonder it soon rau off the track,
and a smash-up wn* the result. Teach
your boy, friend Areher, to work with
n will when he doe* work. Give him
plav eoough to make him hapny and
healthy, but let hiin learn early that
work is the business of life. Patient,
self-denving work is the price of suc
cess. Lose and indolence not only cat
away the price of capital, but, worse
still, all a man's nerve power. Pres
ent gratification tends to put ofTduty
until to-morrow or next week, nnd sj
the golden moments slip hy. It is a
rare thing for the sons of rich men to
die rich. Too often they squander in
a half-score years what their fathers
were a life-time in accumulating. I
wish I could ring it in the ear of as
piring young men that work, hard
work, of head and hands, is the price
of success.
HAS an ofT-hand way with it —A
circular saw.
Fencing in Horiefy,
now sour. sr.w V'HIK acixs* *nr, Arqria-
IN'L HTAI.WAKT WHIST*,
Among the prevailing indoor amuse
ment* of New \ ork ladies of leisure
i are fencing IOHWIIIH and also fencing
rniitx'he.* J hi- foil, which they u-c a re
light when they commence, and ti
; grace of po-lnie and supplem--* of
i limb, litis linrdinc** of muscular iym
j tenia, tin- broadening of the narrow
; ohi-,!", tin; deepening of tlic brcuthiug*
lof such a, have taken tln-ir oxvgen
j heedlessly and light, already justifies
i thoae |>hyi<'iuriK and surgeon* who
prompted and tln-n promoted the novel
j exercise*. Stalwart futlters, husband*
and brother* introduced fencing to the
. ferniiiine pari* of tlieir household, and
I they have al*o provided fencing rtiai
, tern, or "profe*or of arni*," for their
| 100 lithe and too delicate matron* and
j maid*. A New York letter nay* :
Of all the many varieties of gvm
nantic* to which women of fa,hion and
"faculty" have briefly devoted them*
! *elve*, not one ha* remained in per
j nianent n*e, \\ e wearied of them
liecause they were t>o effeminate, and
because they were always mentioned
j in the feminine gentler, which method*
of explanation are quite *uflicieut to
! make even their le*t qualities dis
tasteful and even hateful to ladie*. *
|To practice feminine athletic* i* like
1 being a-ke<l to tlrive a family horse.
Indeed, it j, | H ,t itnprohable that the
present enthiisia-m for fencing owe** no
| little of it- warmth to the fuel that it
i a gentlemanly pleasure, a* well a* a
i gentleman * method of ic-coming vig
orouHof limit and *troiig in endurance.
It ha- been claimed that a Jadv in the
i-addle, if well mounted, or'a lady
. playing u clever and spirited game of
I billiards, exhibit* her natural or ac
: quired point* to the lie-t |*isj.ible ad
vantage. Fencing will not only dip
play le-r very fine-t qualities of |*i*e f
! muscle, figurt grace and agility, but
it will a<ld brilliancy to her complex
| ion, lutniiiousnc** to her eve*, quick
tie** to Iter precept ion*, ami al-o pro
vide for her a capability of protecting
! herself when those ]**7 riot- take
place, which are predicted by some of
our superstitious a*trouomer*.
The •'Mar of Itethlchein" in I**7,
I'rofe* •or < . A. <trimmer, of Kings
ton, Jamaica, who i- a scientist of
fame, reci ntlv made me wonderful
prophecies in connect ion with the ac
tion of the planet- and other heavenly
luidie*. He -ay* of the ' .-tar of Beth
lehem In I**7 the "Star of Beth
lehem will lie once more MI-II in
"t'asseopia's chair," ami will be ac
companied by a total -< lip-** of the
-u and moon. The Ptar only make*
it* appearance every M 1 ■ year*. It
w ill np|iear and illuminate the heavens,
arni exceed in brilliancy even Jupiter
when in opposition to the sun, and,
therefore, ti an r to the PUII and bright
est. The marvelous brilliant vof the
"Star of Betlilehcin" in I**7 will sur
pass any of it- previous visitations.
It will lie seen even by n<< utiav. shin
ing with a quick, flashing light the
entire year, after which it wiil grad
ually decrease in brightness, and final
ly disapjw-ar not I< return to our heav
i on* utitil 2202, or 310 v< ars after I^*7.
This star first attracted the attefition
of modern astronomers in the year
l-'7. r >. It was then called a new star,
j however, for this wa the star which
sh >ne so brightly I B. ('., and was the
I star that illuminated the heavens at
the nativity of Christ.
Sadden C hrrliing of rerspiration.
A Boston merchant, in "lending a
hand" on board one of his ships on a
windy clay, found himself at the end
i of an hour and a half pretty well ex
; hausted and perspiring freely. He
' sat down to test, and engaging in
j conversation time passed faster than
jhe was aware of. In attempting to
i rise he found he was unable to do so
j without assistance. He was taken
home aud put to bed, where he remain
ed two years ; and for a long time
afterward could only bobble about
j with the aid of a crutch. Iscss ex
■ jtosurc* than this have in constitutions
I not so vigorous resulted in inflamma
tion of the lungs—"pneumonia"—end
ing in death in less than a week, or _
causing tedious rheumatisms, to tie a %
source of torture for a lifetime. Mul
titude* of live* would lie save*l every
year, and an incalculable amount of
human suffering would lie prevented,
if parents would begin to explain to
their children, at the age of 3 or 4
years, the danger which attend* cool
ing off* too qui* klv after exorcise, and
the importance of not standing still
after exerei*e or work, or play, or of
remaining exposed to the wind, or of
sitting at an open window or door, or
of pulling off any garment, even the
hat or bonnet, while in heat.
A MAN ought not to reflect too
much, liccause profound thought some
time* goes to sad extreme* and leada
to dangerous conclusion*. A medita
tive man wa* roaming through an ana
tomical museum, and came across the
skeleton of a donkey. "Ah!" he
said in reverential awe, a* he adjusted '
hi* green spectacle*, "we are indeed,
fearfully aud wonderfully made."
TIIF Mennonite church in this State
prohibit* it* members from using
sleigh bells, a* it is regarded a* a van
ity. It it a violation of law in liar
rishurg not to use them, and Menno
nitew, every time they visit that city,
pay the flue rather than dirobey their
church.