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Togonads. April 20. I 8 S.
WILXL.-jIIBR2, PA
July 27.1%
NEW
.COOPS
J. N. C' CLIFF
FAY . DOWN BOTTOM PRICES!
Jan. 1, 1575
DRY. GOODS!
TOWAIqP , A. PA
?Ow A Ca
WE
ARE
RECEIVING
OUR
NEW
SPRING GOODS
THIS WEEK
WE
HAVE
BOUGHT
THI '
AT THE
LOWEST PRICES
OF
THE
- SEASON,
AND
WILL
SELL
THEM,.
El
PRICES
NEVER
BEFORE
E Q 13' A I, E D .
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lent k Bliss.
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PRESS` GOODS
DOMESTICS!
FLANNELS!
FANCY GOODS!
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NOTIONS!
A - c., &c., ste., &c.,
Bought during the
i r ,
L A T' WEEK!
And will be sold at, the Lowest Prices
of the season, at
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TowanstU, haat St, t4ti,
` 1
jfestild Notifg.
i=
ALL TBIIOB PERIM SAVE MITE.
Tax followleg truly charming , lines, by the poet
Lowell, touch the beart-strtngs so tenderly tbat they
remind us forcibly of ropo's • Vital Spark of Hearn
yl Flame :•• .
Sweet morn—eo cool, No calm, so bright,
The bridal of the earth and sky.
The dew shall weep thy fall to-night,
And thou mug die.
Sweet roar—whore fragrance now I crave,
To glsat my wen= and Joy mine eye,
Thy root to ever in its grave,
For thou most die. •
Sweet Spring --XI fall of shine and shovers,
It makes the weary spirit sigh,
To thluic, with all thy herbs and flowers,
That thou must die.
Sweet music—e'en the lovely song •
Which from my harpiin window nigh
• Is floating on the breeie along,
E'en thou must die.
And all the bright and glistering train
or stars that stud the deep blue sky
Must they all perish—none remain
To glad the eye ?
And Tales, and fields, and rushing stream's,
Awl mountains that Invade the sky, '
Are they as ha.seleSs as our dreams?
And must they die ? '
And all that's Twauttful and falr
On Nntnm's face—love's melody, ►
That makes sweet music of the air. '
.1111—a11 must die
And man. frail tomtit of senseless clay,
tiow hie glance is proud and high,
Perchance upon this passing day
lie too tray dlo I
But the bright stout—that, shrilled within.
The gnenehless light in mortal toiru-+
Tionigti dimmed by misery and eta,
Defies the worm.
When all the stars shall tacl,l'
And sun's In their own blaze expire,
And tracEless cornetneease to stray
With wand'ring fire.
The soul shall errs Hre, nor know
The tapes of time, but dwell on hlg,loj
And .hare—ln endless jox or woe
-I::critt ty:,
HER OWN LIVING..
Tall and slight, with blue, wistful
eyes, lips ripe and red as a Wood=
berry, and a complexion all carmine
and white like a damask rose in the
sunshine. Erminia Hall's was a face
that an artist would hare fallendown
and worshipped. But it is never aS
philosophers tell ns, there is. 4 n
'pensation in all things. The
marked girl that sat acroaslhe aisle
froth her in church, was a Millionaire's
daughter, and this young thing with
the angel face was on the out-look
for an
e ligible position as governess
For ;Erminia Hall was penniless;
and-it was necessary for her, to earn
her livelihood in some way or other,
and the trade of governess was at,
least genteel.
" Keep a day school," suggested
old Mr. Prince, who had been wont
to dine every Sunday with Judge
flail during that eminent bankrupt's
lifetime, and to consume a quantity
of lobster salad, champagne and
. boned turkey, which was simply air.
paling upon those festive occasons.
"Nobody wouldeome to me,' said
poor Erminia, tears in her eyes:
She had .supposed, inexperienced.
child that she was, that Mr. Prince
Would luive . been ready with a twenty
or fifty dollar bill in thiS her neces
sity.
**Needlework," suggested Mrl Clay,
who had mysteriously made Money
out of the very speculation that had
beggared the dead man.
I never learned to sees," faltered
Erminia. " I could not earn a cent
that wad•.''
I lump !" grunted Mr. Clay..l "The
education of women in the present
(lay is - out-ra-ge-ons-ly defective.
should all be reformed."
,
" Do you suppose," meekly lipz.artl.;.
ed Erminia, "that I could obtain any
copying from your office? Madamoi-:
selle Leferu used to say I wrote an
elegant :hand. Here is a specimen. 7
."14p strokes thin, down strokes .
black, long tails to the 'g's andj'y'.4.-4
Itaiian selool. eh ? eshaw! Youi
writing may'do for a perfumed note;
or a young lady's album, but no law=
ver would look twice at it. But I
dare say you'll scratch along some
how."
Ilow '!" murmured Erniinia,
lutely repressing the :tears that were
rising to her eyes. ,
" Ito* 'Why;
.there are war 4
enough. Nobody needs to starve in
this country. I dare say if yonkeeli,
on . the lookout something will turn
An'il that was all the sati4sctioti
that Erminia Hall iot. •
, 1
:..qie went next .to her rich cousin;
Mrs. IleHairs' Melton. I ._
,
•• I am sorry' you came this morn`
ing, Erminia,'"- , said that lady coldly;
" I am busy With my accounts:"
'- I won't-detain you- an instant,'
said Erminia. with a sinking heart
I—l—aced something to do very
much:
Mrs. Beßalm Belton shut her lipS
together. as if her mouth were a new
patent portmonaie; and pencilled
down her figures without looking. up'.
"And I thouaht," went on Ertni,
nia, her heart failing, her more and
-I . could perhaps teach your
little children. I would work for
very little, and—"
Quite out of the question," said
Mrs: Bellairs Belton. "I have just
len cra..4l a :Swiss' bonne, who will give
, them the regular accent."
And Erminia turned away, feeling
almost desperate. Lunch was now
ln process—she, perceived flip fra
grance of the chocolate, and see the
l dinint , room girl setting French rolls
(land spiced salmon on the table, yet
Mrs. Beliars Belton never askd her
Ito stay and break bread with her. .
Oh, how. strange and cruel the
iworld is!" said Erminia, with a ehok;.
ing sensation in her throat. "" I I had
i so many friends when poor parts was
and now I have not one except
(Major Miles, but I will not go to liim'.
was always criticising and carp
ing, even in the days of our prospert 7
ty ; , now he would be simply intoler 7
table."
And so poor ErMinia llallj crept
Into a cheap restaurant to appease the
gnawing pangs of hunger. For she
lad lodged and boarded herself, in
'order to save the greatest possible
amount of ready cash, and she had
!eaten but little the whole day.
I '1
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1 TOWANDA, BRADFORD, COUNTY, 1., THURSDAY MORNING, AUGUST 10, 1876.
dk oyster stew and a cup of tea
It seemed like boundless -extrava
gance to the girl; but she was very
faint and hungry, and felt the sore
necessity for food. She was early
yet, there are few customers at the
neat little white draped tables, and
the iproprietor was leaning against
the counter talking to a woman who
seenied to be some relative.
" They've struck, every one of
'em,l' said he.-
" The ungrateful fellows, 'after , I
had Paid them good regular , wages,
all or the autumn , when no one else
did! and now, have to shut lip
shop, I won't have one of 'em back
again. employ women, hanged
if I don't."
" I don't ''.see why you shouldn't,"
said his interlocutor. They'll come
for less and work harder. • Women
always do."
"So I've heard," said the'reastau
rant I man. "And I'll advertise to
morrlow for a lot .of girls to wait
here.!'
Erminia rose and went timidly.
toward the red faced, good natured
looking man.
4 ' Sir," said she "you spoke of cm
ployilg girls far waiters. I need;
work, I will come and work faith
fully) Will Yciu employ me.!" ; •
Thb restaurant keeper looked be
wi de l red.
" are a lady, Miss !" stuttered
know that," said Erminia, as if
iere making some damaging ad.
16
she
" but ladies must lire. And
I am very poor."
So the next day she , came in a
frilled , white apron and a french
print dress, and began Ler newduties
in the " Eagle eating saloon." i „
"A t 1 t," she told herself_ lam
.ieast .2 ; -
earning my own livelihood.! And
whenl.l am busy I donh have time to
think"
Mil Bellairs Belton came: in one
day for a glass of ale and a plate of
oysters.
" Bless my soul !" gasped he, as
Ertninia nail, quick and neat; look
ing as if site had been horn and bred
to the trick, served him, " this is
never yon !"
" INi c hy not ?" said Erminia; laugh
ing in spite of herself.
" xy wife's cousin in a cheap res
taurant ?" he exclaimed," Good heav
ens ! What k the world coming to ?"
" It's not so disagreeable a busi
ness as you might think it," said
Ermittia, "And 1 must live." '
" Disgraceful !—perfectly disgrace
ful !" said Mr. Bellairs Belton, as he
kit tedi out, leaving his oysterS' untast
ed.
Prince came- in for a sardine
up of cofee--chimpagne and
1 .
were, altogether out of the
M r.
and a
trunk.
n when 'he had to settle the
MIMI
bill o t of his own pocket—and he
started and grew very red when he
saw Erminia. But. he looked straight
into his cup of coffee, and pretended
not to know her.
And Mr. Clay stared at .her as if
she was some rare 'curiosity On exhi
bition, when he gave his order one
day foira bawl of mock•; turtle: soup.
"So it's yo.u, is it . sa' he.
"17t.‘s, sir, it is 1." said Erniirda.
" I think you might have geine into
some.more credittble businesS," said
he. . .
" A y business is creditable which
honestly supports a girl," retorted
Eraritha, "and if you can suggest,
any iinprovement I am ready to
listen.r ?
Ouritimid little lassie' lia.s grown
independent, see.
Mrp lay muttered something about
"distorted ideas," and then burned
his tongue with his hot soup, while
the yo mg banker's clerk, who came
to lun li every day, and sat opposite,
laughed in his sleeve.-
' " That's" the prettiest girl! I ever
saws" thought Rudolph Penfield. "If
I could . afford to, marry, and she were
willing—two rather essential i if's,'
by the{ way —I would make her my
wife. II don't. think that
. I ant posi
tively !.iisagreeable to her, foil gentle
and mOdest as she is, I can See the
color rise to her cheek when I come
in ; -and I believe she would be a
jewel 4f great price to shine, on the
breast, of the lucky man who wins
her." _. 1 ,
Three weeks after, young -Penfield
had waxed more positive on the sub
'eet. , ,
ast have her," said be: " Lit
ic half of my salary is, it must
e than she earns -here i And
ncic looks favorably on the
of my marriage, hell be surie
something handsome for, us.
ng him here to see her.; That.
alt him." i
the next day Rudolph • Pen
dere(' cold roast lamb for twy
ielf and a portly olThgentle
ith
g rizzled hair and a beard,
, n blue eyes like a January
tie as ti
be mo
if my t
matter
to do
I'll brix
will me
Anil
field ori
—himsl
man It e !
and I: ,
sky. I
in
Ho!" said the old gentleman
daillyliterl"
" It's
•• It'
minis.
Co
Major
like 3 - 6
A girl
girl ft,
Major Miles," thought Er
e .here. my dear," said the
"you're a girl of pinek.
t. So does my nephew 'here.
ho isn't afraid ; to worlds the
my money."
E=ll=M=
END
h Penfield and,' Enni►l:a Hall
arried, the Major took them
RUdOil l
were 111
I 1 his brown stone louse on
,n nvenne.
home t
Matii
lolph muse‘kocp on *orking,
gm
same," said the major:, "1
ord to support him in idle
ut I want Erminia in the
just th I
can't a
DCSS.
housewith me: She's pretty, and I
like to cx11: ather; she's smart and
j zo
I like talk to her."
The Bellairs Belton left their c 6 ards
when they heard the young couple
had hen adopted by the wealthy
Major Miles; but Erminia never re
turned their call.
- I have worked out the problem
of my destiny without any-help from
them;",!she said. quietly.
And .co She.hful. .
r00R,. 7 ED clothes nevicr ; •
14:Tri.:rt go ronirl than fall in, a ditch.
Brrriat go alone than in kul comPany.
Cut your coat according to your cloth.
CATii the bear before you sellhisskin.
1)0 mill' rip up old sores.
I)dignce commands success.
EvEttlir couple is not a pair.
:Et v.irTuts,-ct is trod in ;to soosproi
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER.
• . (For the Ithrohrits.Y. ; 2
THE DECLARATION OF INDEPEt:i
DENCE. .
. P.
iWe are now bOastiner as a nation
that we .are, a hundred years old.
This maybe* great age for an Indi
vidual, but it is ordY_ an infant's age
when applied to a nation. Rome
could boast, of a thousand years be.
fore her decay. Great Britain had
been growing for a thousand years be;
Tore our nation was born, and, al;
thOugh she lost thirteen of her colo
nips in our war of independence, she
stands to day the strongest and morit
influential empire in . the world. k
wiser method than :boasting of our
fig* and achievements is thestudy of
our nation's history, and especially
thht part of our history which led to
the Declaration of our Independence
one hundred years . ago.
• trhe revolutions of the. Ameriean
colohies to secure their independence
did not spring from a sudden fanati.
cis n. The causes which led to it can . ;
tracedbet e back beyond even the
Stamp Act' 0t1,1775. The British
goternment had long resisted , the
co coerce of thc colonies, before she:
de ermined to oppress them by a
wire direct.taxation. British states;•.
men reasoned that, as the mother.
cohntry had incurred great expense
in defending the eolonies during the,•
French and Indian_ wars, it was only,,
fair that they Should assist in cancel;
inn- the national debt, and hence Pani.
lialnent proceed to obtain a reyenuel
from Anyericaris by laying a tax on
tea and sugar, notes and bonds. No
to could be imported without pay,
ins a revenue into the British treasi i :
ury, and no business documents,
could -have legal value unless writ
tei upon stamped •paper. The. colo4
rtes protested against Parliament
lading such taxes upon them, because,
of , in'q representatives in that body!,
taxation without represen tation,"
answered our American statesmenl
Sainuel Adams, John Adams, and;
Patrick Henry. And the people saiN
teri years before ' the . revolutionary
war ' "If Great Britain does not re-1
peal the Stamp Aet, we will repeal it
oufselves." The tea they threw. over- 1 1
board, or stored it in . damp cellars,
where it soon spoiled, rather than'
pay the tax, and ' when the British'
government put . doWn the price ofl
tea, so that including the tax, it!
could be purchased for less in New
YOrk than in London, still the scru
pulous Yankees would not buy. They
were not contending to save a few
i
shillings, but to sustain the princi-. l
pleS underlying tl e government. Tea
and sugar they would do with Out,
rather than pay, that odionS tax, and!
Its for clothing they would make iti
at home. Then be colonies which
had so often indh lged in jealousies,
on of another, began to see the
lim
portance of union that they might
th more fully re ist the oppreSeiOns
of Great Britain. "Join or die,"
ame the watch Word of the freedom
loNjino, sons of the wilderness, muster
-1 e•
muster
ing for the conflict.
The first blood - of the revolution
was' shed April 19th, -1775. Soon
the, battle of Biinker Hill followed:
and the citizens l of New England,
ma l ny of them firimera, forsook their
plOughs and seized- heir rusty mus
kets to drive the L British troops out
of I Boston. The* same spring the
second Continental Congress met at
.
Philadelphia, composed of delegates.
fronn the various
r eolonies, to enquire
'and plan . for th redress of their
grevances. W hinly„ton was ap
pointed Commander-in-chief more
than a year befbre.the Declaration of
Independence was adopted, and, he
hastened to Boston to look after Gen.
Gage and the ret coats. Within, a
yaer the British, iani pressed by the
American forces, l i retired from Bos
ton and director their. operations
ag4iinst NOT, Yolly and Charleston.
Tli countrY'wasn a state of intense
ex itement. Thecolonies had now
resisted unto blood. The War of.
ar ic ,utrients had cnlininated inia con
test with - fire-arms. ' The Americans
ware branded-, in England its rebels,
and; having gone too far retreat,
inlfact, having n:. desire' retreats
ucless i Great Britain g,av up the,
ilnciple :against which they were'
etending, the statesmen of the
re7olntion 'began to state with in
creasing empliasiS the causes of the
war,and to-set fdrth variou'sdeclara
, tions of their rights and grievances.
:Yost prominent among the declar
ations is 'that of the Virginia COn-
I vention, 'which met in May 177:ti.
This convention was composed of the
ablest men of the colony, who prided
t4mselves upon their,loyality to the
British constitution. but wereindig
mint. in common with the multitude
at ;the arrogance of George the 111,
and the Parliament. The most in
ildciitial man-in this convention and
thi one who framed its Declaration,
was George' Mason. Ile was a mem
ber of the Church of England, adored
the British consatution, and would
ha v e defend&l` it with: the last drop
Of his blood.. But he, too, felt the
popular sentiment of resistance
ag,itinst the encroachments of Great
Britain. Here are some of the
tl+l!dits emilodied in this Declara
tion, " All men are by nature equally
free, and have inherent rights, name
ly, the enjoyment of life and liberty,
with the means of acquiring and
possessing property,and pursuing and
ob aining happiness awl safety."
".; II power is vested in and conse
quently derived from the people;
magistrates are their trustees and
servants." " No -man ought to be
' deprived of liberty except by the
laW of the land, or the judgment of
his peers,.*ud the ancient trials by
jury ought to be held sacred." " The
freedom of the press is one of the
greatest bulwarks of liberty." "Re
lieion can be dirtiited only by reason
and conviction. girt by force or vio
le ee; and therefore- f all men are ,
eqirally entitled to the free exercise'
oflit acconling tO the dictates of con
science, and it is the mutual duty of
all y to practice christian forbearance,
love and charityt i owarils each other."
This declaration ,was unanimously
adopted, and whqii"Virginiairas thus
pr posing iudepeutienee,Washitigtou
at l .New York, after a year of experi
ence in the cainP. ras heard to say,
" Wheirl first took command of the
army, I abhorred the idea of Inde
pidence, but I am now fully con
,-'' iced that nothing also will 49,vikus."
4111 , --
.
Thus far I -have traced some of
the causes that led to the Declaration
of Independence. In my next paper
I shall speak of that document as
prepared and published by the Con
tinental Congress.
J. EL N.
East Smithfield July 26, 1876.
" What can be done to save those
young men ?" asked a lady of one of
her associates.: They were young
men of wealth and high social advan
tages, who were being rapidly swept
into dissipation. " The . only thing
to save them," was the reply, " is the
society of lad ies."-
Without fully accepting this ans
wer, we do not hesitate to assert that
our Christian. women,
_both married.
and unmarried, hold in- their hands
an immense power, especially over
young men. Were one half the acute
th9ught- now expended upon amuse
ments, dress, or housekeeping, given
to gaining a hold upon young Men
to benefit them, thousands of - homes
would not need to mourn over the
sons now going to ruin.
This matter is worthy of serious
thought, and by men as well as woo
men. Like every other good work,
it will cdst something, but the resulti
will justify the effort. God has given
us all the ability to exert influence:
over others. It is far easier to ignore
and forget this fact than to seek' to•
make our conversation tell upon•
those with whom we are not in full .
sympathy. But shall ;we exercise a
selfishness in the use Of our social'
power, of which we-shouki be asham
ed if it were money ? ;
Our readers arc not, as a clais,the
slothful ; Or the'self-indulgent, but we
suspect that, after a little self-examin
ation they will admit that this sin of
selfishness in conversation lies at
their door. We converse gladly
with those entirely congenial, but
avoid social intercourse with those
to us unattractive: Where conver
sation is n -pleasure, we seek it.;
where it might be a means of doing
good, we avoid it. We make :in•
agent of self-gratification, -not for
conferring happiness and blessing
for otiters, especially on the unattrac
tive aid uncongenial to us. Is it not
so with you, our excellent friend ?'
Press this question into your life,'
and see whether it will not convict
you of your selfishness and neglect.
Then look around you for those
whom you can influence for good.
It is' not needful to neglect the
friends in whom you delight, but do
not overlook the duty of seeking out
others whom you may benefit. Let
itLbe a purpose to make your society
tell for good upon those who need
-your active sympathy, not because
,they are poor or suffering, but be
muse they are in ;danger of leading
;lives of carelessness, worldliness and
;sin.—Presbyterian at Work.
HOW IT FEELS TO BE SCALPED.- - "I
had been sent on ahead up the hill, just
where the big stone hut stands by
the road, and with, a boy named
:Kountze from Omaha, sat down to
wait for the wagons, which were slow
ly coming up out of the ''valley.
:When the wagons reached us I start
ed on alone through 'the rocks and
:pine hushes to seek a good camp. A
few hundred yards further on 4- look
ed down on a ravine and saw five
' . mounted Indians ride across the val
ley- I started to' go back to the ,
train, when at least a . dozen Indians
:ran at me out of the bushes, and you
bet I ran and h.alloed for help. In a
I:minute more two or
sharp
of them.
shot at me. I felt a sharp stinging
pain in my left leg and another in
My left shoulder, and I fell. Then
they were ripon me in a minute, and
One of them put his knee on my back,
while) another hit me a clip with a
club or. a gun. I don't know which,
as I had no time to think. All I
knew was I was being scalped, my
hair was
. held tighA felt a hot,
red-hot, stinging sort of pain all
around the top of my head—the hair
being torn out by the roots—it was
too much ;. I couldn't stand it; I
ilied—at least I thought I did. 13ut
* my scalp was saved just as it was
being torn off. The boys at the
wagon had seen me running ; saw
the Indians, and came on—thirteen
of them—and got up just in time to
prevent the red devils finishing their
work: The Indians, as well as my
friends thought I was dead. But I
'came to again. It was only half torn
'off, as you will see, and Is growing
ngain nicely."
JIM) Ur TUE Liour.—:-The famous
Eddystone Lighthouse, off the coast
of Cornwall, England, : was first built
in a fanciful way, of wood,' by the
learned anti eccentric Wistanley. On
its sides he put various boastful in-
Scriptiops. Ile was very proud of
his structure, and from its lofty bal-
Cony -used boldly to defy the storms,
- crying, Blow, 0 winds! Rise,' 0
;ocean ! Break forth, ye elements,
!rand try my work !" But one night
the sea swallowed up the tower and
its bulkier. • It 'was, built a second
time of wood 'and stone, , by
;The form . was good, but • the wood
gave hold for the elements, and the
builder and hi 4 structure perished in
;the flames. Next the great Smeaton
; was called in. He raised a cone from
the solid rock as the oak is fastened
to the earth by its roots. , From the
irock of the foundation he took the
;rock of the superstructure.,lie
carved upon it no boastful inscription
like those of Winstanley, but on its
lowest, course he put, " Except" the
Lord build the house, they labor in
Vain that build it:" and'on its key-
Stone, above the lantern, the simple.
tribute, "..Laus Deo!" and the strue-!,
turn still stands, holding up its belt
condight to the strinn-tossed mariner.
'l= Christ, the
, Light, must be held up
before men, or they will perish. Let
i us„place him on no superstructure of
our own device. Let us rear .no
tower of wood, .or wood and stone.
But takin , * the word of (x 1 for our
foundation, let Us build a structure
upon its massive, solicl•truth, and on
every -course put Smeaton's humble,
trustful inscription, and then we may
be sure that the lighthouse Will •stand.
F.vv•E (Howl* aro worse than open
VlKtnlagi,
' i
If'
SAMMe
SAGAbIiT -OF 0118 ExpitArri.
,
A Cerresponden,t of the St. Louis
Olobd4Dentocrat, deselibing the expe
rience, of Howe's climbs and menagerie
after the late .storm in lowa, speaks
as follows of the sagacity of the
trained elephants . - - •
"Assistant Sutierintendent Ro yce
sent 4 large force to repair damages
and relieve: the ciicus train, and the
t--
task Was grea very bridge gone
and 'Miles of tra k under water and
badly nu3hed out. Friday night the
road was put in Itemperary repair,
and the tr 4 started in three see
tions.',! Wheq,abettt ten miles out a
t a
trestle sank and fi 'e cars of the third
section capsized n the so ft mud.
The first car con fined horses, the
second an'elk and camel, the other
three the five performing elephants'.
The roofs were Out away and the
first two cars easily emptied, but the
elephants were all
ing enwhatie expr
cOtufittire.. To ge
so easy, yet
,with It
sagacity which
semi-unman brute
ed, they receiving
obeyed every ins
down,4iutting out
other ltirninT an(
in a heap, and giv.j
ssion of their disfl
'them out. was not
he intelligenee.ami:
.Itaracterizcs the
t was secomplisli
ot a scratch. They
ruction, kneeling
oue leg,,ttien
twisting with -all;
_
~ .
the intelligence of la child, a
eclipsing
in marVellonsness anything perform-
ed in the ring. When relieved .frotW
their Perilous situations they gave: .
fexpreaStons of joy) which .were ein- . .:
phati4nd unmistakable. They fair-:
ly laughed all over; ' I -
" The remainder) of the i trip was
made civerland,; and this the animals:
enjoyed hugely, al; the night was',
cool and the moon bri g ht.• The miss-'
bridges ,
ing on the route gave the
elephants repeated? ppportunityl for
indulging in spor. They arrived
here before the - train ; cars had to lie
prOvideil for :them,lbut ordinary cars:'
were to IoW. nally two were
found ;which were about an inch;
higher ij than the largest elephant's'
back. ::The elephants were brought:
alongside, and -..le'A' the largest,
was eared first to niotint the plat-:
form. - . 1 - le noticed the strange car,.
and gave a careful. scrutiny,
scrutiny, seized
the door-post ivitl his - trunk; and
i
gave the car a powe,-ful shake, mount.:
ed the platform amr, cautiously walk
ed in, headed to th .frOnt, rocked the
car sidewise,._ and then humped his
back. ,:Ibis (back struck the roof ribs,
when he crunched and; marched out.
----, .
of the ca r. 'a jitfy.. 'Th keeper re
inarke&l, ' Ile won't g . ack there
again.' It Was deid . to remove
the ioof ribs, which was. done, the
five elephants cloie y watching the
operation. When this was done,
'Jack 'iwas again ifivited to take a
ride. lle promptly: Ussented, entered
thecarirocked it and .swa3-ed it, and
then tiirnpe4 his lack. Finding it
•all right, he trumpeted- his assent,
'marched around it few times, and
went to eating bay Each elephant
tested the car himsef." • •
HOILE 001WE8EE,8
•
" Will yon?" . asked a pleasant
voice. `And the htand. answered,
" Yes, My dear, witl . pleasure."
It waS, quietly but heartily said :-
the tone, the manner. the look, Were
perfectly natural and very tatrection 7
ate. We thought how pleasant that
courteous reply ! lIOw gratifying it
must be to the, wife !I Many husbands
after ten year's_experience are 'ready"
enouah•withithe coutesies of polite
ness to young lailie,s.of their ac
quaintance, while they speak with
abruptness to the
thing wit, and do'many
rude little thin wi out Considerina .
• I
them wdrth an apol gy.
Though words se .m little things,
and slight attentions almost value
less,
yet depend uP'on it they keep '
the tlarrie bright, ',especially if they
are natural. The children now . up
id a better moral 4tmosphere,. and
learn tcOespect their parents as they
See then res Net each other. Many
a boy takes advantage of the mother
he love* betartse he often sees the
rudenesS of his father: Insensibly
he gathers to hifa losom the same
habits, and the thoughts and feelings
theytengender; and in his turn be
comes the petty tyrant. Only his
mother Why Should he,thank her?
Father never ;does. 4 Thus the home
becometi a seat of disorder and un
happin4s. Only _fijr strangers, are
kind *lards expreSsed, and hypo
crites 0. out; from the hearthstone,
; fully preparec to render justice, be
nevolenee, and politeness to any one
and every on& lint liose Who have
the just:est claims. Ah,!. give us the
kind, glance, the happy- homestead,
the smiling wife arid; courteous chil
dren of.oe friend who Said so pleas
ani4, Yes rny, dtar, With pleas
ure."
Tttci ECON63IY OF . ILtFE.-L-The true
economy of luimati,h! i fe looks at ends
rather 4han incid4tA and adjusts
expenditures ;to . ooral scale of
slues. De Quincey Pictures a woman
sailing - aver the. watei-,, awakening
of sleeto,o find her necklace untied
and oneendhang;ingiover the stream,
while pearl after irrl drops from
the string beyond her reach; while
she clutches at one
Oust- falling.
an
other drops beyond 1 -recovery. Our
days diop one after another by our
careles s ness, like pea l*from a'strint ,
..-",
as we SO.H - il thesea oft life. Prudence
requireS a wise husbanding of time
to see that none Of these golden coin
are spent for nothit4. TIM waste C,f
time i 4 a more serious loss than the
estravagAnce against which there is
such lOnd exelaiin.[ , 1
. There are :' thou Sands who' ,do
nothing but lOuinge and carouse from
morning till midnight; drones in-the
humanhive, who consume - and waste
the honey honest workeni wear them
selves *t' in 'making, and insult- the
day h their dissipation and debauch.
There are ten thousand idle, friN t 'olous .
' creatures who do iihliing but! con
sume ;ini.i . waste 11,1 wear what
honest hands 'accumulate, and entice
others to live as useless and worthless
as theiiiselves. Were everyman and
woman' honest toilers, all would have
an abnlidaneciof everything 4nd ifalf
of every day for reerea,tiOn and
1 ,
culture', The: expel - diture of a few
dollar* of taste is smallimatter in
comparison With *the-- wasting of
montha and years by theilsands who
have e:very advantage Society can
offer. and exael. ei - eiy pi ivikge it
ntrott4 pa a 0 , 404, ' =
=
'
!
82 per Annum In Miifince.
A Th i LLFIABQIIT THE LItIIE ONES•
,
The child has a .right! to employ s
ment and the free use of its faculties.
Educate the faculties tO"VrOMpt ac
tion, teach, the. senses-to respond ful
ly to - every - impression ;made upon
• -
then t . ..4 .
The child in his normatcondition
is an • - embodied ,interrogatiOn. - . Ile
cannot wait for the eyes alone to re-
port i the objects about him every
finger-tip is pressed into Service and '
Ina& to'convey tidings to the , eager
;intelligence. • The little 1 creature is
'overwhelmed with impressions, i
stunned withthe music of the sphereS,
blinded by excess of light: • His
greatest need , is a wise and tender '
interpreter; someone tolvialli beside
him ,and explain- the Sign iticance of
what ..he sees and hears; to distinl
guish between - the importa)lt and the
unimportant, the high and the low,
the near and the far., DO 'we realize
what we are doing when we sit . stolid , '
andAumb under a child'S' ; 'questions,
alloWing - the keen intelligence to be
blunted .against our indifference, the
gloriting enthusiasm-to be!damped by.
our, apathy,- the buoyant .1!(:.ve crip
ple&by•our unbelief? Infring eyes
we see not, having ears ril i e' hear not,
and, standing - before the great won
der book of pod's universe, we watch
the turning of its leaves With scarce-,
ly any emotion. Verily, ,*e` need to
be taught of , the ettild.
~What one i'',s determines, his posses
sion, and whether the child shall be
beggar or prince depends '-upon the
training 'of his faculties and the edu-,
catiOn that he receives. Ili the: fairy
stgy it was only the childien cif the .
king who were invested with - the
golden key to which all doors sWung .
OPen. but everychild • is . of 'the.blood
royal, heir of the: King'of, Kings, a
prince int,..4tis own right, ', lord Of a
province peculiarly his own, for the
unlocking of all Whose treasures he
'should carry theiden key., ' '
,
Ih the training of children the ob
ject, 0 be attained is not the illustra
tion of your, theories, not. bY airy
means your pleasure or convenience,
not even the embodirnetiy of your
ideal; but a• recognition; :from the
;outset of a' fact beyond yOn, a el ar-,
acter o be developed according to'
;
the hi s of' its being ; the Unfoldi . c. ,
from uchild of, a self-centered, sel •
directed man or woman ; thei sectir
ingtO a soul the power - to Make good
the f.culties of itself. .1 ii'
The . old barbarism still ;clings , to
us. We interpret too literally the
term A' my child," and assunAl'owner-
Ship where only guardianship,Was in
tended. Paternity imposes cltities, it
doeS not in itself establili elaims.—
Pnglifi .14)rtnightly Recirir.. .
.;
RETAINER.—Some tune ago a
"young man and his • sweetheart
st.Vg,led into an attorney's, ()Rice
and l'twkwa.rdly inqpired if Oe:justiee
of the peace was at- home. The young
limbs= of the law were sittibgi inside
readiit a newspaper and tOOkl in the
'situation.
One of them said : "Tes, sir ;
What can I 'do for you?" c
'•"11Te11, you- see. ETaliaq and me
'want to git married, and"- . -*
"Ali, I see; you wish p get
married, and you want to be, sure the''
,thing I is done properly, and every
thing all straight, eh ?" Is .that it?"
" Well, I suppose"—
" Very. well s if yo 4
said the young man, extending . :his
-hand ; "$5 is my usual feeji•
The young man Corked'oVer the V.
.and said : "Now drive ahead, squire.'
• The youthful scion of Blackstone
'excused himself for a few 1 - nomeirt..s.,
csteppeill'out and hunted up*justitoe
'f . .tf the peace, and taking him one side,
: Said : " consin•is' here •t'rOni
k.ountry, 'and wants to get* parried.
`come' up and do the job', will' you ?"
Together they entered the office,
and_while the ceromeny was going
'forward, the lawyer applied' himself
to the work of transforming! a page
'of legal cap into manuscript.: After
the holy' bonds of wedlock' hid been
properly welded. and the marriaue
• Certificate duly signed and witnessed,
ihe-juStiee requested the sura of $,1450
'as his, fee. The Young, man was as
tonished. lie said :
:-;•.." Why, I thowTht"—
•!" That's all right,'' broke' inlThe
ja;tornev, • that's 41 right, pay _him_'"`
}1 look•hei*: I gate ,you
`,5.5 to Pay for the business, didn'til
• That, my dear sir. - said I the
, ; youthful. counSelor, l
:and'deprecating the young . man's
ignorance. " that was a i - etainer: land
' : here. sir, is my opinion: written out,
ll'uaranteein: , the jnarr}ageLto have .
jxrn Rerfcetly 'fornial and legal in all
respects r' •
• The, countrymal, in ii dazed lan&
4!ewildered. inannir. pocketed I the
;opinion, paid the justice hiS ! fee, anti
!ifent out; Seerninglasharn.4to think
didn't knoW that a martiage would
he void - unless lsupported b2, - 1 au attor
•*y's opinion. ! ! , •! :
t
...: ' •
. z , : i.
*. ArowF.El V U 1, ~11 AaN IC T.,— .1 : " ru fe'rso r
': : :Sinith: l was leettiriiiv.r in 0,45• ipee, on
' : Natural l'hilOsophY, and in the e 0 ttrBe
of his experinu'uts lie jiiti*lirceiliqne
of Carrington's. most powerful tna ,- -
:nets, with- which he attractetl a block
of iron from, a distance of two feet.l,
"Can any One off• . - you efuleeive,'oflt•l YON. ..
greater .attraetive, powet,'!' ' the 'led ; 1 Men! are i thus in a true sense the arehi:4 -
: • -1
trier then denuindet.l. •, ' l•tects of their•ow,n fortunes, They choose
• " I ken," answered a rolcie from I fiU:tirne and eternity"' And this, thought
• : I , 1
tf he atitlienee. • : ' : 1 ntly*concludes the lestson; vs. 32-33. . God
1 • ,
. " Not a natural, terrestiral objeet, I i des' not drive than etheri to Heaven or
Opine:'' ,: :', : :* • i
1 I.ell. And it is a p.tinful:refleetion that .
""Yfut.s, sir-!''
The professor challenged : , 'the man b i esi ,,,, s be,:,iome curses. ~ t he prosp „,,,
win) hail - I:Token ti,! name the thin , * - '''
•• ity of *fools shall destr4 - illein." Sc.f, we
Then uprose old Seth Wifnlet.*He i -
•em! that prosperity is nutalways good for
'it - as a !,emus in his was, ,itiftl - oritfin- i. m
! , , l en. 'There' is great need of grace, even
al at that. ,
•
Said he : in the casil of the dill nof Goal, t.f pre
'
I ken Izivt',. re.tlie facts.; •• ,
'Squirei j •
vent its b;:oftiipg a are to them. ';,,. Ii
.'
i, good.for me that
Ipare heenattlicied."
'an' vou'keii . fttdoe f(a• you rqt - At. When
• I were.a roan, man, tnar we're a littb , 1 'N'' '''-'"'''', nOcriivra.
. And wliar:,a bless
piece o natural magnetAcine up it- i
kaliker and 'dimity; as • was called i wise! '' ll ,:siliail d
Bettis, - Jane.. She eould draW me four-1 ti,..,. quiet froinfear of )
teen miles every Siirtilai - . Sakes alive! '. dwell'' " ill• the seeet•
.it wOr just. as: natural as sliilin' down ' nigh and ..iiiiiles in
hill. Thar wa'n't 'nu resiStin' her. ! AlinightY.7 ;
That magnet '(.)'.'yitiln is pooty good, i • Wisdom ''Cries to us
but 'taint a Circumstance to the one 1 The glorioti* gone!
that draw'ii Me. • No;•;sir !'' ' ' 1 true hid blessed hest
The audience sym(.athized . with )i.'oxtl!is noti' i bonnd.
Seth. as was !rnalitetStot ' iivthqr up- read' it, ttl,v it_ •ii
,
r;iiiioti oppluitzr.:: : * i tiF:• , '! - •ft ii titri?!-! ii•-s•ti.
HOTES VIE 'INTBILIFATIOtihis
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Two, ct,,,,,,i.. Lmo, VII. 1
The Book of Proverbs it, probably, art
inspired impend Of national preverbal
made up mainly of dung cannonsnd 4
Solomon.., They'rttpresent the wisdoni.
and. piety ;of the Hebrew nation in •
palmiest age. "In looking earefull
iti
through trio whole bok there will be see
a collecticin of rhora and prudential max
ims,' whieli attah a high e levation in till
l
domain of moralitity industry, socialikindl
ness and, indeed,;, of all i civil a - ad - social'
virtues. ~A: people rho originated these,i
and brouglit them into popular use, must
needs have hide g•l+it advances in civ4
and social life.' Better by far lose all tha t
Socrates, ' and Platol and Plutarch, and;
Epictettui,', and Ciceio,' and 'Re a, and?,
their heathen compeers left behind them '
•on subjects' of thiri nature." --Stuart.'
" The „Book of Prove kbs is the best statesd
man's manual that vim ever written. At
adherence,. to the isloliticil econ2uiy and'
spirit of that collecti9n of apothegms and'
essays would do more tcreradicate from a
people the causes of extravagance, debase-,
meat and ruin, - than l i all the contributions'
to politienl oxonemyiof Say, Smith, Mal-.
thus, and Chalmers toether."—Cokrid,rys.
The detaio of the Book is set forth in
the opening verges oil ch. I (vs. 1-6).Thei
wise man , wrotewith the design of
making others wis h "The more they
are pondered, and prayed over, and re
duced to practice, the more are their hid
den treasures of wisdom brought to light.
Whoever gives hirruielf, in the fear of
God, to-the study ofi these proverbk and
conforms his life to the principles which
they set forth, will be a truly happy and' , ,
prosperous Man."—B i arrote. '
' Hence in ;the part cif the chapter which
constitutes onr lesson; Wisdom stands
personified 'before us; , and is represented
, i
as a teacher, who, having takenher sta
tion in the place of terra, 1 concourse (" in
the streets," "in the openings of the
gates "). invites all lwhom - ille meets to
forsake the paths of ignorance, folly and
sin, and to attend upon her grattitous in
structions. By " wi*lom " he evidently
gleans true piety, which consists first, in a
knyewledge If
,pine trrith, and secOndly
in a practical obedience thereto. She may
be regarded agralpe - rsiinification of God's
Word, which goes forth everywhere in
viting men to hear a,nd •obey r or as a poet
ical conce ption Of the fiord Jesus Christ, the
only wise God and the only perilect teacher
of men, whit proclaimrd the gloriotti_wis"
dom of Gad in the roads and villages of
Palestine. • I
NUALEER . 7.
Sevenil points may be noticed in this
lesson. 1. The Persons addressed; - • verse
22. There am three cilasies,a these; 'l.'
.
"Ye simple, Dues.", This_ iri'obably com
prises those who, .roln ' inexperience,
natural infirmity and credulottsuess,,e,as
r
ily fall into the snars laid for'thimiby
the crafty and designing, and thus at
length becordu assimilated in charagter to
their. seducers. 2. "The scorners."
These are those laid scot and deride
_ _ •
religion, even. though they he found in the
i•
ranks of the outwardl3r moral and-respec-
table. :3. "Vools." This'term probably
denotes haleued, irreligious imen, who
are yet self-atisfied,
L and regard them
selves as Wiser than persons of an ,oppo-
site character. It will be'seenthat these
. , .
classes are arTangeZ in the form of a cll
. i
rrtas. : one rising above another in guilt
itnd wickedn ess..
' 11.. The ''Appeal ; verse' 234 - "Turn
you!" This is translated by St, Peter in
to
,the gospel vernacular : '" Repent' and
be 'converted VT (Acts 3 19Y. The! essence
oLrepentarice is turri6g from sin unto
kii.d. These simple miles, these scorners,'
these fools have beenlking away from
God, and front the pa t hs of wisdom. and
Ira
happiness. Renee the e ortation, "Turn
you :•'
And this turning sh Id be immediate.
"At my reproof." 'nit is,l "turn yoti at
once !" Old Testametit
,and Nevi agree
in urgin,g sinners to repent and be saved
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111. The *dive td the Appeal ;. vs. 23- ..
3:2.. First, persuasit4 motive; verso 23.
,•.#, Behold, I :Will pouriOut,my spirit unto - i
you, itc." 'TO' such as endeavor to turn .I;
she promise's all needful help—her.enlighti - .
ening, sanctifying, stiengthening spirit. .
This wisden) will also4become•rightoous- -'
ness. sanctification, a M redemption ,el
~.
Car. 1: 30). I
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Second, a terrifyindi motive; vs, 24-33.
If: her . ap peals and prayers are unheeded
and.despised - she will assume a new Char; 1
acter. , She will treat "them as they treat
het. "I also will laugh at your Calamity;l
will mock. when ycliar fear cc meth."
These expressions denote the highest and
.1
most contemptuous rejection. So aretlt4..
who rejecti thn word of; God, • in' turn re-,
jetted by that Word (St. John, 5:14 *
5). ' So
will the gracious Saloel• helane the
avenging .ItUlge of. all: who despise and
irt_ult'him. (St. Luke; 13; 22430; flebs., '.
2:
1-4,,12:2 3): - . ... • .
I krid this change will ,final ; 'verse 25... - .
•
.Nci seeking..rtp . praye can avail. '"Thep
shall ,
seek me early or : e , irrfatly), but '
they shall not 'find me." Awful trnth !
Butt still based upon
i good reasonti", vs.
2f 1 13;1. They' ,acted -i telligently aiadde-.
liberately. They eh „under, the MIM
of
enee what, were to them the strongest:
uuitives, and they nu st stand .by their •
chice:. verse 31. Th sis always true in
thi eternal worldi ".1s the tree falleth, '
so lit must lie."_ And i is oftenlinits true . 1
in I this world.' The 1 ishep of Verdun
Fis very . anxious to be setviceable-tO his •
master, Louis XI. of Trance: To please.
hint he invented a cage for his enemies, so
constructed that one could - neither sit,
stand. nor lid in it, bu must always be in',
thi., most coMitrained,l • istre.ssing position. •
-I;t i kal.s he.: uit t tifne i was finished the.
Bi s hop ofreuti<!ll the king; and so he was-
the first occnpant of his cage. lie had. a
t g'.!od oppertyinity to t e st itss - adaptability '
,to its end. for:im * movie& it for fourteen,
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