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•
TAMES WOOTi,
• ATDIRNEY-AT-LAW,
'wh! , -71; MWANDA, PA.'
L7:‘ Tll MONTANYF„ TTOR
secs - AT LAW.= . ittre, corrirr of Mafia and
opinoito Dr.Porter'sSj
Drug oro.
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J - 011N,' F. SA
ATT , )!CN EY-AT-LA NV,
OlPl('E.—Mecum Building (over Bowellls Store
TOWA N Ad. PA.
DI): S7IITII, DENTIST,
• T(maffila. Pa.
"II Park strevt. north side Public Square,
rest to Flu ell [lncini-To
MMI;MMI
IT T , )RNEYS-47-LAW. To 11".4 ND:4, PA
Oni , e in Pattcn's Main and Bridge-Sts -
T , ,v,:in,la; Pa., A p ril i:. '76, .
sTREETER
•
•
•
LAW OFFICE,
•
a u owA DA, PA.
OVERTON & -MEER - LTA,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
•
•
TOWANDA PA.
ONTT Mora:ol3'l:s Stfire. • [ may67s
HoDNF.Y A. MERCUR
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MAXWELL,
A TTORSEY-A T-LA W
OFFICE OVER DAYTON'S STORE, TOWANDA. PA'
Aprll.l2. !S7G..
pATRIcK & FOYLE,
r42'TORNEYS-4T-LAW.
Towanda, Pa.
pyl7-73,
Omce, In 31etenrs
t i• c: GRIDLEY.
.11 14.
ATTORNEY' AT LAW,
TOWA N DA. PA
i April 1., IS7a,
t
G
F. - . 1SON•
ATTORNEY AT-LAW,,
TOR ANDA l'A.
iltner first door south of Q. it, ray!' - Esp., sec
ond jtoor. : i Nor. 18, '75.
i l l . L. 111 • .
.Ltls,
L 4. . ATTORNEY-AT-LA 117,
TowA.NDA. rAI
°fare with - Smith & Moutanye. zmwll-75
GEORGE D. STROUT).
ATT6RNEV-AT-LAw,
Chestnut St. TOWANDA, PA.
tote of PhiLa,lotppla. Dec. 9, 75
A NI - )IIENV WILT,
J.
'A TreilLVE r 17SEL 0 T—L A IV,
wrhee oier nook :Ztore, two ll.rs'-north of
Long Tl•Wan.la. Pa. May be consulted
fu liortnao. April 1_,';6 .)
INl epllEßsom& KINNEY,
A TT'uIVE TS-A T-LA
TOW k La, I'A. ilMee Iu Tracy & Nof.te's Mock
•
:NIT IL yilomrsoN, ATTORNEY
• AT. LA NV, W AT, ( . ..I!if W 111 :LSI Clld
f t ': :01 entru‘tcd to his care In Brdford.
S"ni:lwan and:Wpouln g Countle, orlin.e With E.g.
ICrer. ! [n0v1444.
ELSBREE,
.&TTORNEY-AT-LAW,
• I : TOW A NLIA, PA
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THE CENTRAL 110 TEL,
PA.
_ und••r4l7,lle , l tak..n IK.s.csslon
fully sollrlis the patron.
n 4.:.• .0 hi- , frkl4,l, und' the 1.11141, gener4lly.
M. A. FORI:EST
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ATToRN ET-AT-LAU
('6l , leetioni pretuptty aft,nded
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) ERION ELSBREE, ATTOR
y NEN' , AT LAW, To iNFANDA, I'A. Having en
tered 1:11o.co-partne•rshlp, oger their protes%ional
to the public. Special attention - given to
in the (orphan', and Registers Courts.
E. (oVEitTON..Ie.. (apr) t-70) N. C. ELsItREE.
• .1,
NL ADILL CALIFF,a. LAW,
TOWANDA, PA.
ORl , tt in Weor.'s Ititx•k. first door eolith of the :First
N i - Liiat !earl:. tip-.;at:1 , 1
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ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
P. S. COMMISSIONER,
•
TOW ANDA, PA
Office—Noit a Skle Public Squaru.
CARNOCILAN,
1 • ATTOILNETS AT LAW,
MERCUR BLOCK
Dor . 23-7 S,
lIPEET. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
I 1"; pr pared to practice as branches of his
pro .• ; '
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aide) w No.t. rjah6-76.
GEI) LIG E W. 13 It I NK, .Justice of
tn. PoO , e and Conveyancer. Also Insurance
A* , ..t, LelLtybville, Pa-
31 aril
R. S. M. WOObBURN, Physi-
ChTl an 1 Surgeon.. (Mee over 0. A. Black's
Cn.:l,cry ,tore.
Ntay I, 1.57:71ya.
,JOIINSON. & NEWTON
1`11:-Ic;ane and Surgeon,. ()Cleo over Dr
•r Drnq Mort.. Towanda, Pa.
T. 11. du:IN )I._1). 1). N. NEWTON, M. I)
MD. L. DoIYSON,
• On and after Sept. 21, may be found In the
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j. .oltwe on S , att Street. Business solicited.
• 3-741 r.:
T B. : . KELLY, DENTIST.-oflice
over M. E. Rosennehrs, Towanda. Pa.
Teeth Inserted on Gold, Silver, Itnhber, and
umnnon Teeth ea4racted without yatn.
=DE
DII. C. M„.STANLY, DENTIST,
flaring :Tutored 111'S Dental office. into Tracy
& 31 new over Kent & Watrous` store,
1s tr.r prepared to do all kinds' of dental work.
Ile ha,a:.o put Ina new gas aparatus..
Mayl373.
IT ILE & PATTON', Agents for
MiIEEMMMZ=
INIPANY.
I: tlttlth h l'attut:'s Bkkk, Bridge Sts
.113reti 26,71, ~•
C S. RUSSELL'S
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GENERAL
INSURANCE AGENCY,
Mty
mO. MOODY, BLAcKsmITH.
• j)os all kinds of work In Ills line. '
lIOIWE-SHOEING A SPECIALTY
I)l ,, •aaed feet treated. Manufactures the rule
Lrated
CALIFORNIA PICK
S!:011 In at Illen's . Carrlage Factory, - on Plne-st.
T"wab , l.s. .In. 6, '76-tf.
INSURANCE AGENCY.
The followingl
RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED
Companies represented
LA NCSIIIRX. •
ERCIiANTS.
O. A. BLABIC
March
1 4 1 1tEDERICK TAFT ktio.,
GEN ERAL pnol)reE voAIIISSION
f 31ElitellANTS.
'N'c) O. 9 Alt WATER STREET,
PHIL ADELPHAI,
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IctrEnt:Ncrg:
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no s% a•'JDO E TA VT. Secretary of War.
HESIIPRAN FORD. Esq.
Rapt. Adams Expreta Co.. 'New York.
JEREMIAH WALKER. Esq. Philadelphia.
lit ) N. Das; REY.NETT, Haßale, New Tort.
J*o. J.jiATES Cara Ikaakaago t Sur York.,
kfirfamiri
.1,„4
And in IS' when asked 'to 'go
hOme and run for Congress, he an
swered
Thanks, I have othpr! business just
now. , Any man who would leave thiii
army at this time to electioneer for Con
gr&i ought to be scalped."
These were the words and deeds .
of the . "Patriot. Now look at the
acts 6f
.the recreant. :While Hayes
proMptly entdred the army to•defend
country, Tilden would not even
participate in public meeting to
sustain the tnibnl He refused in
'6 I- :to, sign . this call : • •
Citizens . of New York in' faror of
maintaining the It!is and the Constitution
of the United States, are requested to at
tenil a mireting at Union Square, on Sat
urday, April 20th, at 1 . o'clock."
In 'refusing to . sig,n,this Tilden re
fused to declare himsself " in favor of
maintaining the laws and
.Constitu
„
tio4 of the_tnited.States." On the
contrary, he openly sustained the
right of secession in these words:
The masters of politic - al science who
constructed par. system * * left rero
'llion organizer - I, left it wit ii to Map
the tie of mrifederation, as a nation might
break a treaty, and to repel coercion :is a
patirm might repel invasion."
Thus opposed to coercion for the
maintenance of the Union. Tilden
openly resisted it, and in 1864 was a
meMber of the Committee on Reso
lutiOnS of the Chicago Convention
which reported the infamous plat
forM declaring the war a failure and
deManding a cessation of hostilities,
as follows :
"Rewired, That :this Convention does
explicitly declare, as the sense of the
A in4ican Peol)le, that after four ye4lrs of
faitn . re to restore the Union by the experi
wilt of war * * justice, htunanity,
liberty and the public welfare demand
that immediate efforts be made for, tr,cessa•s -
Hon hovtilitics."
Stich are some illustrative points
in the records of the two candidates
—a record of glorious patriotism on
the part of Hayes, and a„record of
diskonorable reereancy o # , the part
of Tilden. Can any true - American
patriot read th 4 chapter of 'faithful
and heroic defense of the imperiled
Union, on the cone side,
practical
of ma
lign-unfaithfulness and practical hos
tility on the other, and then Vote for
the Atecreant against the Pitriot
without feeling ids cheek tingling
with shame re we ready to honor
thos7 , who lrmiq•h are struele down the
Union in pri!&renee to those who
sureit it ? • To feel that such a toes-
tioii could be raised is enough to
Lein;: the blush to every patriot brow.
—Albany Journal. .
LETISTIS FROM OM COMIESPONDENTS
A yellowish newspaper—at least forty
years old—is before me, in which a parti
zan.,meeting has "Reliolred, That this
community are in a state of unexampled
destitution and unparalleled suffering. —
I bare heard that cry ever since I can re
meMber. After the . llevoltition, and be
foreiSqo, there were two sinall civil wars
WILEE , -BARRF., I'A
Jlll3 27,•76
in the 'South caused by real hard times,
and not by wanton outbreaks to extend
slavery. 'There was a,lack of markets for
products and of a sound currency, so that
lioneSt, hard-working people found it dif
,
limit to get money to pay! taxes. "Shay's
rebellion" in Ma....sachusetts, and the
"whisky insurrection " in western Penn
sylvania, arose from difficulties which
were not helped by violence. Like a blind
man, people struck nut madly in every
direction, hitting friends and making foes.
It eOSt the general government something
to stippress them, but by firm and timely
action they were quelled, at little cost of
blood or treasure compared with that of
the 4ebellion, which was allowed to make
such lical!way before the President came
iu who tried to do his duty.
After the war of times were truly
" haid." Merchants who bought goods at
.I. N. CALIFF
I!MMEiD
ToWANDA, PA
high'-rate, broke when prices fell ; land
declined ten, twenty, thirty, forty per
eenti';
.about 1820, wheat could be had for
less than fifty cents in many places. The
Southern Nullifier complained that "the
timeii'-were so bard" they could not live
under a protective tariff, and threatened
many things. President Jackson told
John C. Calhoun he would bang him if he
went much farther, and stopped that non
sens6. Ile also advii: s ed:the South to
make' their own goods, and " times "
would imirrove.
About 1831, finances were in the worst
order ever known by this generation.
4That:was the time when we had so much
Honey, but it was "wildcat."
Again about 184, and then in 18:37,
the bowl of 't unprecedented hard times"
was beard.
• Nearly all of the times above indicated
were much worse than they now are. We
.now have the best currency we ever had ;
there, is more money lying idle than ever
before, which can be had on good security;
cropi are fair, and there is a good cash
market for every crop. Manufactured
gawp; and other values have !been pro
duced as never before by the immense
mazhinery of later years, and by the
"flush times" following the civil war.
But here tomes in the trouble. - Mest
kinds ofjmanufacturing have been over
done. They have produced too far in ad - -. 1
ranee of the demand. Nobody likes t.. 0
"come down" in prices, but each watits.,
everybody else to.do so.
Individuals among us have no complaint,
to make, but as a-people tfe have lived'
too fast—indulged in luxury and idleness .
—have speculated and trafficked iu "that
which is not bread." We haVe arrived at
a standstill-in many lines of business, and
consequently some have fallen: Expend.:
ing has gone on faSter than earning, and
ruin :.has met many who have been thus
unwise. Our young men without work
desire to shine like kings, and our young
women would rival the Queen of Sheba.
All-these may be very pleasant, but pay
day and death always come at last.
I The older among us should reflect upon
former times in these respects. The
younger should read and inquire. We
shall all learn that '"hard times" is an
ever-old story. As a people and as indi-,
viduals, we must earn our money before
spending it, and keep out 'of debt, and
then we shall be in a more flourishing
condition. " Von can not. eat your cake
and keep it too." If you spend your
money, of course you have it no longer,:
unless yon spend it wisely. " Reform ".
Must begin at home—with individuals.
No " inflation " wiltbe permanent. No
change: of administration 'can make a.
change of bad habits for good with you
or ~E arn, save, pay as you go, and you :
can4oon snap your fingers at
TONVANDA. PA
PEtPLE don't care so much skint
Mr. TILDEN'S income now as his out.
shout his themes.
ESEN
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S. W.. ALVORD, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXVII.
PolifiraL
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THE PATRIOT VS. THE RECREANT
In Is6l, Rutherford B. Haves
spoke this noble utterance':
1 ` I WOULD. ?REFER. TO h 0 INTO TIIII
WAR IF I KNEW I wAs TO ink: on BE
FILLED IN - THE COURSE OF IT, rather than
live through and after it without taking
any part in it."
HARD TIMES! HARD TIMES!
Long years have rolled away since then,
My Jetty curbs are gray, .
lint oh! those words are withtme yet,
Acct witl not pass away.
I see my 'tether's loving face, -
With goodness,
: radiant figlid.
• And ear her words ring* my ears,
Don't drink, my boy, to-night.
My mother is now resthig4,weet,
in the graveyard on the la
Bulher kind words come hack to Ore •
And haunt my memory still ;
.I've often, often passed the cup,
Oh, then my heart was right;
, Because I've heard the warning words,
Don't drink, my boy, to-night.
I've now passed down the road of life,
And soon my race in run ;'
A mother's warning listened .to,
, An Immortal crown is wop.
Oh, mothers, kith your blessed smile,
- • Look on your boy so bright;
And say, as you alone can say,
Don't drink, my boy, to-night. •
These words vrtil prove a warning, when,
In the thorny path u( life,
• Thy boy is In the tempter's wiles,
I And warring In the strife.
'Thy Word's will stop the morning, cup,
. .
r And revelry at alight,
Hy whispering hack a mother's voice,
Don't drink, mi boy, to-night.
1 742rcUailcouz.
PROFESSOR HUXLEY IN AMERICA
Professor Huxley arrived in Buf
falo on friday,, and attended the
meeting of the American Science As
sociation. llewas introduced by the
President, - Prof. Ropers, in a few fit
ting remarks of welcome. The audi
ence was very large and enthusiastic.
Professor Huxley replied substantial
1y as follows :
AMERICAN HOSPITALITY.
" Permit me in the first place to
offer you my most hearty thanks for
this, I would not say unexpected wel
come, .becauSe everywhige Since I
landed in America it haspcen of this
kind ; but for this very cordial and
he:arty welcome you will excuse me
if my phraseology is inadequate, for
I have always thought it the highest
eloquence to condense whatever there
is to be said in the fewest words. II
helve been told that it would be grat
ifying to you to hare me say some
thing, but emotion • will 'hake my
speaking a dillieulV. task. Also, I
have no scientific natter to commu
nicate, and I am-imprepared, - I ex-
perienced it alMost immediately on
my arrival, in being interviewed, , by
two aetive..and intelligent represen
tatives or your press, vho put to l i ne
a series f inquiries of deepest and
most pro ound interest, eachrof which
would require la treatise in reply ;
'and I am afraid I had to dismiss
them with scant courtesy. It may
satisfy their curiosity if I state brief
ly some of my general impijessions
of this country. - 1
'• Since my arrival I have learnea
a great many things, more, J think,
than ever before in an equal space of
time in my life. In England we have
always taken a lively interest in
America ; but I think no Englishman
who has not had the good fortune to
visit America has any real concep
tion of the activity of the popula
tion, the enormous distances which
separate the great , centers; and
least of all (io Englishmen under
stand how identical is the great ba
sis of character on both sides of the
Atlantic. An Englishman with whom
I have been talking since my arrival
says I cannot find that I am
abroad.' The great features of your
country are all such as'l am familiar
with in parts of England and Scot
land. Your beautiful IludSon re
minds me of a. Scotch lake. The
marks of glaciation in your hills re
mind me of those in the Scottish
highlands.
THE TIME AMERICAN.
"3 had heard of the degenerati6n
of your stock from the English type.
I have not perceived it. Some years
ago one of your most distinguished
men of letters, equally loved in En
gland and America,, expressed an
opinion which touched English feel
ing somewhat keenly—that there was
a difference between your women and
ours after reaching a certain • age.
He said our English women were
beefy.' That is his wind, not mine:
'Weil, have studied the aspect of
the people that I have met here in
steamboats and railway carriages,
and I meet with just the same faces,
the main difference as to the men be
ing in the way of shaving. Though
I should be sorry to use the word
which Hawthorne did, yet in respect
to stature for • fine portly women; I
think the average here are fully as
great as on the other Side. Some
people talk of the injurious influence
of climate. I have seen no trace of
the 'North American type.' You
have among you the virtue which is
most notable among savages, that of
hospitality. You take us to, a boun
'tiful dinner and are not quite satis
fied unless we take away with us the
plates and spoons. Another feature
has impressed itself upon me. I have
visited some of your great universi
ties, and meet men as well known in
the old world ia,s in the new. I find
certain differences here. The English
universities are the product of Gov
ernment, yours of private munificence.
That among us is almost unknown.
The general, notion of an Englishman
when he gets rich is to found an es
tate and benefit his fanriilY. The gen
eral notion of an American when
f6rtunate is to do something for the
good of the people and from which
rmieftts shall continue to flow. The
latter is the nobler ambition.
"it is popularly said abroad that
you have no antiquities in America
If you talked about the trumpery of
three or four hundred years of histo
ry, it is true. But, in the large sense
as , referring to times before man
made ,his. momentary . sitipearanee,
America is • tbe,plann-to is
.
HARD TIMES
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g f lid f d ,POthyl.
DON'T MB% TO-11.113.11T
I h ft my tnothrr at the door,
:My sister by her tilde,
They clawed their hands, and loving looks
i'orto.ole their doubts to hide.
I left and went with comrades gay,
When the moon biought out her light,
And my loving mother whispered me,
Don't drink. my boy, to.hight,
ANIERICA'S ANTIQUITIES.
;,.
'.ort
•
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA.,
antiquities of the globe. Tle reality
of the enormous amount of, tmaterial
here has far surpassed my anticipa
tion. I have studied the Collection
gathered by Prof. Marsh of New Ha
vep. There is none like it ii Europe,
not only in extent of timecovered,
but, by reason of its bearing on the
prOblem of evolution ; whereas, b6-'
fore this collection was made evolu
tion was a matter of speculative rea
soning; ' it is now a matter'. of 'fact
and history as much as t 4 monu
ments of Egypt. In that Collection
ard, the tarts of the stieciission of
forpis and the history of their evolti
tiou. All that now remains to be
asked is how, and that is alsubordj
nallie question.`.With suck' matters
as his before my Mind, youi will ex
cuse me if I cannot find thoughts ap
prOpriaie to this occasion. I would that
I n ight'have, offered something more
wo thybut I hope that youtlassocia
-o°l may do what the Britilh Asso
cia, don is doing—May sow the seeds
of scientific inquiry in yOdr cities
an( villages, whence shalq.arise a
process of natural selection by which
thole minds best fitted for the task
mak be led to...help on theiwork in
whlclr,we are all, interested; I Again
I tl auk - you for your excessive cour
tes., and, I may alsO say, -affection
ate reception" 1
ALCOHOL AND ITS EFFECTS.
- Ti --- .
,Iconol is composed of 51418 parts
non; 13.70 hydrogen, 3442 oxy
ii It will ' thus appear that more
n one-half of its substance is
aposed`of a gas that doeii not en
-nt(o.he composition of rater
e. ater at
and if . infinite wisdom made w
,
o serve as the natural lieferage
an, alcohol by, a commlin sense
rence, is by the same infinite wis-
I prohibited.' d -
LAlcohol is the intoxicating prin
. of all spirituous ' liquOrs," so
i the' U. T. Dispensatotiy. The
liS apparent. Indeed, sOi appar
that all other facts' concerning
liol are so completely n i clipsed ,
his, that they are not understood
';,he Masses of the people.
J,.
.11 cohol, as has already been; stated „
iseducedby the fermentation of
!harine bodieS. And what is fer
/tation ? Baron Leibig saYi: "Fer
mentation is nothing else butithe pu
trefaction of
ni a substance containing
i - 0
1
no nitrogen. Ferment or yeast is a
sub Stance in a state of putrefaction,
the atoms of which-are in continual
motion." You can- extract - alcohol
from carrion, alcohol having; all the
prop, i erties found iu alcoholic. .drinks,
and by adding a few grains of nitro
gen"
to fermenting liquor of any kind,
even cider, you will instantly have
the,linsiifferable stench of Carrion.
Ale6hol' is, then,'the product) of de
cay,ldecomposition and death, and
he Islho drinks it, drinks they death
principle of vegetable matter. The
etfeel of alcohol by many is siipposed
to warm the system, but by actual
scientific measurement it is found
I
that the heat of the body fal,s after
drinking alcohol-. It does nOti aid di
gestion. Fill two A i:ils lialflfu 11 of
~
gastric iiice froth the human stom.
ach l w)ut a little alcohol "
1
(.4)11
says
fact)
ent
ale°
by t
by t
Is p
sacs,
,
men
.I,j ai. _ alcohol in one, and a
~e. of beef in each. In five hours
the beef in the vial of dear !gastric
juice, will be dissolved, but jin the
other it ;will never be.. • ,
Alcohol is not food, aS•lshown
IT tie act that it does not assimi
late, I, comes from the UO4 as it
enteredi it,
with no change inits corn
pus-Rion, andn every drop which is
drain - may lie gathered up again! as
it Is of appropriated by the system.
Bar°hiebig says there is mOrernu
tritit fl in a bushel of barley than
titer is : in' 12,000 gallons of the best
is
;
beer. 11 ,
Alpolial is a near relative to car
boni4 acid g as , oleficent gas„' sulphu
ric ether and chloroform. These are
, r
•ersally known as stuppfients.
Ito', when taken in'ilarge 1 doses,
jices coma, convulsions and
f. It does this by its'stupefying
r. It is an irritant narcotic
n. But *hen taken in small
s it stimulates , the system; to un
tal action. HOW, Dr. Munroe
"as soon as the alcobol has
I absorbed into the blood, it is
led to the heart, the' inner sur
of which orgdn;disturbedjby the
;e nee of •the alcOliol, pumpS away
ciudi the faster' to get rid 'of the
ogler.?' This, then, is all:there is'
,he stimulating 'effect, an effort of
are to expel an intruder. The a
,of alcohol is that of poiScin. It
v f fitful source ,of diseasesjof the
m, cli; liver; intestines andiheart
pr luces paralysis and appOplexy.
e f its most fatal effects is the'
nging on fatty degeneracy of the 1
sxl In healthy blood there is
i )
Jm wo to four,,parts of fat to ',one
311 nd parts of blood. tecann
Ind one hundred and seventeen
i ts f fat in a drunkard ' s blood.
r. C !ambers , of England , sags that
ree- ourths - of chronic diseaSes re-
It
l'reltii fatty degeneracyi Of the
ood and are chiefly connected with
linkers of. ardent 'spirits. 1
Man's animal paSsions are COnnec
xl with the base 'of the brain ' and
le higher, nobler passions, arefartn
r itivay from the heart. It' always
appens that when a man has drank,
be poisonous effects will spent . itself
argely in these lower organs; !hence
hey are. stimulated into unnatural
ictivity, while the other organs lose
J
t corresponding amount of; power.
/fence the effect of alcohol in caus
ing eery species of crime. i
Al ohol destroys the physical and
men 1 energies, and brings on i Mo.
t i
lence. ignorance and depravity: It
is often the cause of insanity, idiocy,
and the entire destruction of man
hood.l On every part, of the:system
it acts as a poison. Alcohol pos
sesseS the fatal power to produce and
keep ilivean appetite for itself, and
that appetite continwilly „grows, until
the man is-wholly in its power.'
1.
It is evident,, therefore, tfig, the
reason for total abstinence is not in
'the fact that terrible poisons are used
in the manufacture 1 of alcoholic
drink's, but in the • faet thatfalcohol'
itself is one of the . most terrible
poisons in its, effects upon man. If
liquors were pure tbey would; still be
the mated, enemy:-to man's
~,•:,i O 1
..:ip&
ealodental,.and moral welfai found
lit iliii*vt-ireldnif.,4:
.Z4'5.. .;
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~.; , . 4i: :i . :, a-z : l t4 lbtt.a
von.
Alcol
prod;
deatl!
powe,
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REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION FROM ANY QUARTER.
.1: •
"REBECCA Or IVANHOE."
The Chronicle recently printed ilie
lapwing vagrant item under the pO.-
i4onal head : i;
"Miss Grundy says that the
nal of Sir Walter Scott's Rebeeo
in the novel of "Ivanhoe," was! a
Philadelphia JeweSs, whose picOre
Washington Irving showed to Scott . ,"
' This publication has called froni,a
well-informed correspondent some in
teresting particulars of the part taken
by Irving in supplying. Scott with
this interesting literary picture from
real life, including 09 Americin
author's early love, disappointment,'
and — the Mutual vows )f eelibat;y
taken by himself and dig lady who
loved but was not permitted to wed
him, and who is reproduced in Scots
charming character' of Rebecca. Onr
correspondent has his- , information
from a relative_of the . lady in que,i
tion, and the already, known facts
leave but little room to doubt that
these freshly published details are
substantially correct. The story,
our correspondent relates it, is its
follows :
Washington Irving, in early life,
became acquainted wit, very very intel-
Raent and beautiful , Jewess in Phila.
ilelphia by the name of Rebecea
Gratz.• This ,acquaintance ripened
into love, in which both shared, and
Tyving proposed marriage, and was
accepted on the condition that the
parents of the lady would consent to
the union of their daughter with ,;rt
Gentile. The ilebrew religion :for
bade such a marriage, finu, though
the parents esteemed the suitor high
ly, they could, not bring their minds
to consent to a violation of so sacred
a_regulation of their faith. The at
tachment was so strong between the
lady and Irving that — nothing but
their elevated sense of duty of la
child to parental authority; kept theM
from wedding. They resolved, hoW,
ever, that in sentiment they would
remain" true to each other through
life and never wed. • • •
It was during thig state of their
relations that Irving _made his tirit
visit to Sir Walter Scott: The latter
had already made for .himself an tui r
dying reputation as an author, and
the former, with his literary product,
tions, had attracted the attention Of
the " Wizard of the-North," who was
at that time incubating in his mind
that wonderful story of " Ivanhoe."
Personal intercourse with Irving so
wort upon Scott's confidence that he
sketched to him the plan of the story,
confessing, at the same time, that he
felt the, need of a lieroine other than
R0en7;92.; Irving's heart and head
were full of his romantic love foy
Rebecca Gratz, arid he modestly prof,
ere to furnish Scott - with ? a her
ire, many of the incidents connected
with whom should be drawn froM
real life. The offer was.abeepted, and
Irving's Rebecca, mutually pledged
to him with unwedded -earthly
ty, stood, as the model of the immor,
tal Rebecca of " Ivanhoe." Scott;
of course, adapted it to-the exigen
cies, of his story, butthe great ideal
as furnished by Irving, was unchanni,
ed.
It is known to l eVery on e that Irv,:
o•
in never was married, .and those
who were intimate with ; him knew
also, or believed, that i the cause of it,
was an early attachment, about which
-a cloud of mystery hung, rendering ,
him insensible to the blandishment;
and charms of other women, by,
whom he was, highly esteemed, and
in the breaks of some it was sup' ; .:
posed a warmer sentiment existed.
Rebecca Gratz, gentle, and, loving',
with heart and hand ever open to stif 7
fering and sorrow, remained true to
her ;lighted faith, and like
died unwedded. San Francisco,
Chivnicle.
WHAT IT COSTS IN MONEY
By reference to the census of 18*
we learn that in that,year New York.
spent $106,590,000 for intoxicating
liquors, or more than two-fifths of
the value of agriculture and nearly,
one-seventh of all manufactures, and
nearly two-thirds of the wages Paid,
for both agriculture and manufacture;'
the liquor bill bein g little less than;
twice the receipts of her railroads.
- The liquor bill of Pennsylvania in
8: 0 also, $65,0;5,000, which was one-
third the value of the productkiLof ag
riculture,, newly one-tenth of her
manufactures, more than two-fifths
of the wages paid, and about three
fourths, of the receipts of her rail
roads, though there are more miles
of railroad in Pennsylvania than in
any bther State in the Knioo.
The liquor bill in Illinois the same
year, was $42,825,000, or more than
one-fifth the value of the products of
agriculture, a little, less than one
fourth of her manufactures, about
ten million dollars less than the ag
gregate wages paid for 'all the agri
cultural and manufacturingindustries
in the State, and only about eleven
million dollars leas than the annual
receipts of her railroads.
This year,
furthermore, Ohio paid
for liquors $58,845,000, which was
more than one-fourth of the value of
her products of agriculture, and
more than one-fifth the value !of her
manufactures ; while, it, was only a
little more than six Million dollars
less than all the wages paid fur labor,
mid as much nearly as the receipts of
all the railroads of the State.
The liquor bill of Massachusetts
was $25,195,000. being five-sixths of
the value of her products of agricul
ture, one-twenty-second of the ,
manu
factures, and not one-fifth of the
amount of wages paid.
' In Maine, liquors cost, for the
same period, only $5,215,000, or less
thin one-eight of the value of the
products of agriculture, less than
one-sixteenth the value of the manu
factures, and only two-sevenths of
the wages paid in the State.
Is it possible for any State or na-
tion to long prosper or exist -whose
people spend fOr demoralizing drinks
so large a proportion of their pro-.
ducts of industry ? The people who
practice, such irrational political
economy will eventually sink. into
decay, and leave a mass of moulder
ing ruins as monuments of the egre
gious follow of alloWing or licensing
a traffic that produces as legitimate
ftpitti idled
isidd e+ ~cdme,diseare
ITURSDAY gORNINO, SEPTEMBER 7,181 e
MONEY SAVERS
' -
There a general tendency to
speak slightly of those who save
money, and to extol those who do
not. It is not easy to indicate the
precise ground upon which this is
done but there appws to prevail
an impression to till...effect that' one
class are mean-souled, sordid, and
greedy, while the other are full of
generous impulses. This impressiop,
however; does not seem to be justified
by the: facts of the case. In many
cases, those who speak recklessly are
not philanthropic'. They throw about
their money, it is true, . but they do
so more in a spirit of bravado 'than
from charitable impulses. Their be
nevolence is, to say the best that can
' be said of it, decided erratic, and un
fortunate is the being who is depend
ent upOn them. Because they scatter
their gold with :an apparently lavish
hand wherever they go, and when
the eyes of the world arc upon them, it
does not follow that they are doing
more than giving way to a particular
form of self-indulgence. They may
treat their friends ~to costly enter
tainments;-but there is little charity
involved in the proceeding where the
entertainments are. (riven at the ex..
pense Of creditors who are being de
frauded of their rights. Of course it
may be held that it is a rather clever
thing tO 'diddle' one's creditors in or
der that one may be generous to
-one's aeiitiaintance; but the man who
does thiS invariably lads to stand
-the wear.and tear of tine. The prob
ability isithat, sooner or later, he at
tempts to diddle you with'the same
skillfthat he has diddled his credi
tors ;1. and the ehafices are that em
lon o
you discover that; his promises
are n l Otito be relied upon, and that it
is hopeless to expect him to keep his
engwieMents. Nor is this all. It will
be found l that, notwithstanding all
his 'great show, he is indifferent wifi)
suffers so long as he is forced not to
deny himself. On the other hand,
the niaa who saves money will gen
erally he proved a man of his word.
Unlike the spendthrift, who readily
promises to do everything but actu
ally performs next to nothing, thti
money saver is slow to promise, buk
what, he does engage to do he is
quick to accomplish. This arises
from the fact '-that when he does
make an engagement he carefully
calculates how far he will be able to
hilfill it; He does not say he will
pay yon a certain amount on a cer
tain day on the strength of a, vague
hope tbat Something will " turn up "
'twist now and then, but. upou that of
carefullY-thought-out and reliable
Calculations. ller realizes his obliga
tiOn so keenly that he is occasionally
led, perhaps, ;to be unduly cautious.
At the same time, if you want a man
to do a teal serviceable act of charity
you must go to him rather than a
magnificent being who holds money
in contempt. It is not surprising
that he comes to the front in social
life, and that he is placed in .Posi
tions of power and responsibility.
Self-denial and integrity can never
go unrewarded, their intluedee is so
powerful. People mays sneer at What
they call miserliness. But providence
is not miserliness, and the man who
saves money is not necessarily a mi
ser:—/tome-Journal. .
SACREDNESS OF A PROMISE.
An eminent British statesman is
said to have traced his own sense of
the sacredness of a promise to a en
,rious lejsson he got from his father
when a. boy. When home for the
holidays, and walking with his father'
in the garden, his father pointed to a
wall which he intended to haVe pulled
down.
" said the boy, " I should so
like to see a wall pulled down."-: -
" Well, my boy, you:shall," said
his, father.
The thing, however, escaped his
memory, and during thd boy's ab
sence a number of improvements.
were being made, among others the
pulling 'down of • this wall and„ the
building of a new one in its place.
When the boy came home and saw
e.
it, he said :
" 0 (*tither, you promised to let me
see that wall pulled down."
Instantly the father remembered
his promise, and was deeply pained,
to think that he had seemed careless
of his plighted word.
"My boy," he said, "you are
right,. I did promise, and I ought
not to have forgotten. It is too late
now. to do just what I said I would,
but yon •iysated' to see a wall pulled
down, and so - you shall."
And he actually ordered thei ma
sorlikp land made =them pull down
and rebuild the wall, that as nearly
as pOsSible his promise might be .
madegOod.
" It• cost me twenty pounds," he
said to frielid who was bantering
him abont it, "but," he added' sol--
emnly, '" if it had cost me a hundred
I should have thought it a cheap way
of impressing upon my boy's mind,
as long ns he lives, the importance a
man of honor should attach to his
plighted: word."
AFRAID TO SWEAR ALONE.—The.
wicked practice•of swearing, which
is so common as to offend the ear in
every betel, and almost in every
street, is often mere bravado.' Boys
think it sounds manly to be profane,
And men think it giVes force and
character to their sayings.. Unlike
most other vices, it is done openly,
and is intended by the swearer for
other, people's ears.
'9l will give.-you,ten dollars," said.
a man to a profane' swearer, "if you
will go into the village graveyird at
twelve o'clock to-night and swear the
same oath you have just uttered,
when you are alone with God.""
" Agreed," said the man , "an easy
way to Make ten dollars."
" Well, come to-morrow and say
you have done it, and you shall have
the money." •
Midnight came. The man `went
into the graveyard. It was a night
of great darkness. As he" entered
the cemetery not a sound was . heard ;
all was as' still as death. Then came
the gentleman's words to his mind,
"Alone with God!" raniq in his ears.
did.bot dare to utter an oath, but
fled founOut,.'plaCA,
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BURIED TREASIM.
TWO TORIES THAT MAY NOT Tat:Vl
The Sai6lose(Cal.) Patriot of the
17th tells due thus : " One of the
ivorkMen enraged in excavating for
the foundation-of Col. Martin's nen
buildlng of First street, near the ex.. ;
preskollice, this morning, struck his
spadei, against a substance not usually,
net iii the: oam here abounding, and
a. moment later the delverbroUght tci
light ~lre ni=ck of a huge earthen jar
Of veryprimitive Style. This vessel
is abOnt the size of a lager beer keg,
and, When uncorked by its lucky (Es"-
Covero, was found to be full_ of solid
gold iniggets and I dust as pure as
ever came from Dntch Flat or Sacra 7
inentei. Ilow inueli the treasure
trove4onotints to is not yet ascer-,
tained;.but. the generous discoverer
feltthat there was enough •in it to
make himself and a dozen cornrades .
ciornfdrtalile for the rest of their days,
lie haying -at once divided the spoil
With them. !When the gold ifiall have
been neighed, a ,banker on El Dora
do stieet remarked that he - thowrid,
it would realize at. 'least half a mill , '
iOn. his was the cause of the rush
ctf thejieople tothe c new mine to-clay,
find hundreds offered their services
to MI Martin to dig the balance of
Ids cellars for what; they can make::
An Alderinan :went,'So far a l s to ten,
der af , . bonus for this piivilege, and
(ither made • equally ,extravagant:
propoSitionS, but whether they will
be accepted or not We are unable to .
say. •a . At last accounts the•eity colt
Stabulary Were Stationed in front of
the diii(Tinds to keep the mob from
.
n i nderunning adjacent buildings in
search for more jugs'of the metal:
The pot fOund is .supposed to have
been -IPiried; by an old alcaide who:
lived here iii the middle of the last
century." 'j
Thendianapolis Joierngl of the
25th inst. tells the other. It says:
" A bki'nanzatitts• been calmly living .
beneatli the,i, Sod of, Morgan COunty
for half a ecintiiryor:more..Mr. Mor
ton Parker,an4itinest farmer, three
quarters of; a mile from . Eminence,
who has fc r. years been following
the even tenor of his way,_ is
eped to bite to the realization that
he . was:immensely wealthy. On Wed , '
desday,.. - evening two Indians; present=
ed themselves at Mr. Parker's house
and asked the situation of a certain
gnarled tree' which: they said was up
on his ;farm.' The tree was a familiar,
one toldr. Parker, and he gave the:
necessry directions for its discovery, .
Having good ground for suspicion
intho strangee visitors and their.
!•
seemingly idle question, he inquired .
their p u rpose upon his land. True
their instincts they artfully evaded
his question, and asked for a little
salt, as:4ller intended" to hunt. Mr.
Parkeenas not satisfied, and by a
more directroute than he had given •
them, reached the tree and concealed
himself near by, awaiting develop
ments;{ After dusk they came, pro
vided, ras lie,'saw by the slight rays'of
the setting I sun, with a pick and
shovel;. They surveyed the_iminedi , ,
ate vicinity, and believi4g them-.
selves secure, -''beaan to waft - vigor- ,
onsly at the root o e 'f the gnarled tree.
They continned,until they had made
an exeavatitin of four feet, when they
drew put ai copper-chest about two
fact stipare.,;!Darkness prevented fu - r- •
ther Operati - ons, and a torch was,
lighted, and; to the intense astonish- '
went Of Mr:."Parker, they drew forth'
several bags of 'gold, which they
emptied into a sack provided for the
i
purpose. , Mr. Parker is certain there
mist l(rave
,'.'been $lO,-000 in gold.
111ild With excitement, Mr. Parker
lost hi 4 presence 'of mind, and, with
a cry, jumped from his place of con-,
cealment and made for the tree. In •
an .instant all was total darkness.
Mr. Parker heard the rustling of the
leaves fand the crack - Of branches as
the wily woodmen made good their
escape; and :that is the last he knoll s.
The clipper Chest is still in his
session; and he' shows the empty hole
where the treasure had so long, rested;
but tlit's Indians, with their booty, are
ere thi s far toward their happyjiunt , ',
ing-grOund. It is most proba.blO that
years agoa Warrior thief, toO''.hotly
.
pursued, spoils beneath this
tree, and driven onward and away,
has. lett the, secret of the treasure
.4- -
toll's kin."
TIII z COSTr OF THE RUM TRAFFIC.-:
AMeriCa; ins itso centennial year is
spending in rum (if it spends as much
-Us it did lase. year, and no ilpubt it
does, andmOre), as much as it would
cost t4ut fiYe lines of railroad from
Maineto
,California, with all their
eqUipments ; L
as much as it' would
take tn.' endoiv. a university with ten
millimlS of (Wan to every state in.
the Union ; as nuth as it would take,
in addition to that, to build a five
thousaod dollar school house for ev
ery on hundred people in America ;
and asOuch As . it would takeind
'dition to all that, to put out at in t
er
est. ant pay for a teacher for. every
one fiundred:people of the forty-two
millioUs in !America. And we get
from 0 that tremendoui outlay--
what? Fifty per cenL of all in
sanity jeomes° from strong drink; sev
enty- e pei, cent. of all criminals
become such ;while crazed With alco
hol,- eighty-five per cenL'of all - the
murClerS grow out of drunken brawls
and , come , from grog shops ; and.
uidetyoix per cent. of all
_worthless
youth !,emerge. from drunken homes
—nest.* of criminals.
l; -
Amapa the rforins Of insect, Life
there is a' little creature-known to
naturalists which ;can gather around
itself asufficiency of atmospheric air,
and soslothed upon, it descends into
the bottom of the pool; and you may
see the little giver moving about dry,
and at'his ease, protected by his crys
tal venture, 'though the water all
aroUndi be stagnant and bitter. Pray
er is Welt a protector; a transparent'
vesture—the world sees it not;
real ile - fenee, it keeps out the world..
By means of it the believer can gath
er so 3nuclt of heavenly atmosphere
around, him, and with it descend into
the putrid depths of this contaminat
ing world, that for a season, no evil
will touch hiin, and he knows when
to =4 ad for a new supply: : Com
mnnioit withj. God kept Daniel pure
40. • a ..
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ls 2 'per Annum In Advance
MI
LIVING IN ENGLAND.
Mr. Louis J. Jennin g s , in writing
ito the WorN on the relative cost of
houiickeepin'o• in England andittneri
ea, thinks in the first place' that Lon
don Is on the whole, as cheap to live
in as the country districts of England.'
Like New - York it draw.s-thy best
from everywhere to its markets, even .
Severn salmon at cheaper 'rates thani ,
they can be bought singly near the .
Severn. 'As to- house rent, £lOO a
year will t4ptire a good hotise, with
eight- bed rooms, besides dining,
draWing and 'reception rooms. In
the suburbs less money will :do it, a
House of six rooms; neat andlcoinfor
table, being rented, 'less: than four
miles from London Bridge, !for 1:,- - 25
(or, $125),. to Jcpnintr knowl.l
etlge. A garden, front-0001d rear. ,
makes it attractive. For 4:150 a year.
a hdlise in almost i any direction can,
lie had, with taxes paid, ;the', like of
which would command $1 1 ,200 to
$1,500 a year in New York, and tax
es still to pay. As to servants, two
families are mentioned 'where the
cooks get $9O, gold, and 0110 gold a
year; and the first-named Islas good
as those for which $2O to s2s~a month
is pahi in New York, $240 to $3OO a
year. , , A Waitress gets abobtl4:l2 and
a: house maid 1.10 a year: These
rates!, with the addition of some
allowances fcir washing and as beer-.
money; make the cost-t- t of three
servants in a respectable family about
s3o7ia year.
ClOthing ch6per than in New;
York, especially for children, who
*earl common fabricks. 'E,Ven fash
ionable dresses for ladies are, cheaper
by One-third to one-half, and 'these
price§ represent good workJ,, As to
provisions, beef is 25 to 311 emits a
pound, instead of 30 to 35 cents in
New , l . York; though - Mr: Jennin gs favors American'beef over lEllc:dish
for quality Mutton, he says; is the
reverse, ibetter and j slightlY, dearer
than here. Tea, sugar and bread are
cheaiier there and the latter much
better. - The seven pOund; loaf costs• ,
14 cents. COftee and Ace fire als'a:
cheatier. .The article in which Neii
Yorklhas the chief ad vantage !is'''game-;
whicli ordinary London housekeepers
can hardly afford at all for the great
er part of the season. ; Oysters are
also practically denied them; though
lobsters and crabS, like most other
-fish, - are fine: and cheap. Fruit is
comparatively, unknown in London,
peaches being a luxury even for ,the
rich, costing twenty-five cents apiece
in &imperatively plentiful times. .
Ten pounds a week, Mr. Jennings,
:thinka. will keep 4. family of siv or
seveniperson,s, with the exception
of rent, as well as MO. would do in
New York, rand £l,OOO a-year Will go
further than $lO,OOO there, takin g a in
rent with other expenses. ; Indeed;
Mr. Jennings
,mentions .one large
family which livthi very, wellln the
country on £4OO a year.: Of !course
theselfigures Will, 'keep, more, people
- from ahifting their residences to this
country than they will do the oppes
ite thing. 11
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TRUTHS. • 1
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" Br. yo also ready." ,
A eIIAVE, _.wherever found, pieaches a
short,!pithy sermon to the soul. j
Notumo can be love' to God which does
not shape itself intoobedienee.
'Tittrrn sometinies i tastes like medicine,
,but that is an evidence that we are ill.
Tn4rn is too simple eor us; Nye do not
like those who unmask our illusifins.
Tick. Bible is a window in •thi l i prison
of hope, through which we look lifito eter
nity.
ME preserve fire by blowing it; so, by
dilligence, we must kindle the gifts God
bestowed upon us. '
MailkiTais purity by . yielding up noth
ing thfit is God's; maintain peace by yield
ing up all that is your own.
Hi that preaches gratitude pleads the
cause both of God and men, for without
it-Awe Can neither.be sociable or relioioui.
0:4;4 hour in glory will abundantqcom
pensate the Christian for all the sorrows,
self-denials and sufferings he endures by
the way.
Tn4RE is tbo much of the legal and too
little Of the filial spirit) among- belie'ers.
opt
ed
actl more as servants than ad
childyen.
• •
THE devil, in the • last day. shall rise
agaimit us in condemnation, for that he
had been more careful to get! shuls than
we ins:we them.
, F the Christian's course has been meant
for a path of roses, would the life of the
authoT of Chiistianity have been a path
strewed with thorns? "
OP*l ,
11 . .
TUNITYiS the flower of t ime; and
as thelstalk may iernain when the, flower
is cut, off, - with us
when Opportunity is gone foretei. 1
1 . :
o' - ic- ray of ; light from the eternal sun
is al infinitely ,better guide to Min over,
life' . mysterious sea, than tin!, most in
genious system of fog-bells ever invented.
NOTES ON THE INTERNATIONAL LESSONS
ID! REV..IOIIN.S. STEWART, i
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SEPTEMBER, 10,1876:I
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'Ell& EXCELLENT W. 0.51• N.l
I'rovi 31: IOSI,7GOLDSN Tra`r :,Ac Is 9:
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THIRD QUARTER. LESSO24 -TT;
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Whi) was Lemuel, v: 1? Some think
that he is only an_allegorical: substitute
for Solomon,.blit we prefer to regard , him ,
as the king of 3lassal for that is the mean
ing the word translated `_‘prophecy.",
His mother was probably the I lipteen of
Massa' befOre - him; fOr ch. 30:1 thould be
thus translated : "Thal words 3f Agur,
the soh of her who was obeyed in Massa."
This would make Agar and Lemoel broth
ers, Massa is located by Plot'. Stuart
and others on the western slope of the
highlands of Arabia, about 50 or, 60 miles
from Akabah, which is at the he r idizif the
eastern fork of the ilnd sea.' It was origi
nally! an Amalekite city, but WaS`seized
by a Colony of Simeonites in the time of
Hezekiah Chrpn.f:4l-431; Hnncelhese
sovereigns of Massa were Jews, :and this
explains their acquaintance witb the He
brew Scriptures and, the incorporation of
their words into the' Book of Proverbs.
The queen of illassa was,no doubt a just
sovereign and. an excellent woman. She
spakej from her own consciousness and ex
perience, and hence sake with authority.
Our lesson is concerned with her portrait
of
the ideal woman.
"This alphabetical pOem
consinte of twenty two versea r beginning
with the 141 tqetteFPf 4 10 Beinffle alpha-
)4 1 1 -6 01A 1 00 6 41titlitiiit.4 4 014 0110
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! through it foi the laSt- verse . . On account
of this arrngemetit- it ?is calledl '.4 The
:Golden 4-B-C for Wives ; " and . Matthew
I lHenry de . nitrnitiate:4 it "The Ilioking 7
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4 o ;Iasi; for' ''l:ii dies, ' ' into which' they Ototild
ok, and . hy which they should dress
thernselve . "—.lf , tei i ißelter. : 1
' V. 10. Alvirtuoo woman, is lit Orally A.
woman of sirength;ll. e., strength isf body •
and of mind. ' ' The word implieg health
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and mental; endowipents, as well as good
dispositiiirii and coiniuct.", "Wlio can
find a wOnAr, of stAingthiit fncc t—i. e.,:
physically, intellecitually! emotionally, vo-,
litionally, qpirktually—tvery , inch a, wo.;,
man. Tile questiori does pot imply the;
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absolute , i ,,, Mpiiiisihility• of findin , r ranch'a' , ,,
character, but that ishe is a rare phenont-:
t e non. " iler price it above,ruldr.is • W i. e.,
.earls or• id
red cols. l 'She is of ireadworth.,
nal worsen Were tre rare in that far'.
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off day than. this. ' But still they 'do not
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ipiite include, the entire sex- .! f
V. I i. 4ii oriental lands! as a rule hus
hands hinge norfaith in theinwives But'
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a
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die word,. Of God , and the fear qt . c/od '.
cork . a g'reat clian4e in'human nature.
hristiaiiityl makes : , ,wives true • and i
t) htts-.-r
ands confiding. ' "ti that he shall hav'
no - o
need of spoil ;" , i. 4., heshall Trot fail "^
?f gain. ,IliS wife's industry and cOntimy
iierease liiS lirosperity and wealth.; ,I
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V. l 2. 110: influence is good' and 6nly .•
~ ? ' 00(1.".. . Insifell'a Wife he, has obtained-a '
good. thin ,, 4' and. liiideth favor Of, the ,
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.Lord. ''' ..: • 1 ~ .
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V. 13. Notice that this 'full orbeil w 0 .7
than is de:;Cribed (nily in the dd./nestle .:.
sphere. We see a woman at home e I This
.4trong-..i;lifo wontr, has a.definife and
an humble
domestic sPliere, though uSe
ci
int occupat4s. .S 4 pievides w4l . and ,
flax as Materials forler 'skillful industry. .•
Then she!, works z i rill i wty—not as a house :hold drudgei but is ; partner in the cares:-
and enjoyments 04't. he family. In the .''
4ist every kind oflrapery for the per- t
sou, the tent, or the muse is rnanutactur7 ^
ell at home by the wetnen.. It is saio"that
tile emperor:, Augustins •usually 'wore . no
lider garments' . than such as were 'Made,
aitliwrie lly his wife sister, or daughter.) '
1 V. 14. Slid is like the merchants' ships',
because she' 611s.her goodS to foieigners, •
, ,
~ ,
and brings her food from far. Shh pro
vines in acivtince by I er traffic for all the
riecessities'ef her house. This is, of cOnrse,
an oriental oi , household-life. It .•
. , ,
isnot intended that in. all lands_ henses
1 . i ' ' - s • i,
are, to beeigne .
manufactones_ and wives • -
Merchants; . But. 'unquestionably, ' if the
Wife gather !no gain in the family, she
should see to, it that she, permits rid loss.
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V. 15... , The Orienta sgenerally' ,
.risef very
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early- in the: mornidg. And the wOmerr
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riseearlier than the ii?eril?eeause their ra..- "4:
rcous labors !'squire a yery long day. First, '','
this model', niatron l distributes food to all
her household, and then she assighs.to .
servant' maid srva al definite amount of i
work-ia'portion-- r foi :the day.' She is i
s'Fstentatic4.4,4ll her iu;stry goes bylrule. •
"This secures thelargiSt possible res4it... .
'V. 16. Iler care extends also tofrine-
yard .culture, So' in many parts of our
country, the !women Inotr l only, keep the H
,linuse but tend the girdenalSo. Slielbuys °
a ileld aftei a careful paspeetiym of ii, (she '
.1
is a thrifty! trader altrays ; =s t ue Pays for
it with thd Money she has earnedland
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plants it with vines oi olives., • Thuis sh•
adds to Lei imAliand'slianded property
'.IV. 17. 'She: engage.4 * in all her duties ~
; with the - Utmost actilvity and' with ea re-
'fully . husbanded stre gth. She girdeth 1
hgr loins.- iln the E t if-is thoughtithat ' ,
the girdle; ;twisted ightly arciundi the p
a fi
a b
it .
loinsi increases the strength of the *idyl :
Iti r also adds to the grace
,of the, fori4 and
secures cleanliness in )abor. ' - I ".'.
V. IS, She
,enjoYslll l e restilts ofAieren
erg,y.," She is not-a close, penurious heuse-.
Wifs. She, enjoys what, 'she has ae . she
g4es along (l Tim. e„:17). " ller ctndle' , •
gOeth not out by night." This probably
means that she iosesli ,go . '•
even in sleep: .... ' 1 • ."
V.'l9. Sire: !as works ' l as well - as oversees `. others. She is„. not f lshatned, of Mannal
labor. She would have hung her !head '
v‘i,ith Shared ammo. ^ tiefine ladies of thiS •
.J•" - • ,
hneration,; Rho are afraid. to soilltheir
nds. . .1 ' . . •
a
g l V. 20: She can giv;e •as well a);- Make.
ecause she holds the'distaff she if able
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tI reach forth her liads - (both bands) to
the poor. N:ottce'thait thrift and accumu
lation' are not inconTstent with berieva:
lence.
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V. She keeps Ii di family warmly and
fen splendidly dres4d. •Snow is 'often
und upon the elevated paitA of *ales
'Therear.e twenty-three alhisions to
At in the Scripture. •
V. 22. She :makes,herse. lt coverlem of •
't, pestry:(see 7:16); Ehe-arrays herself to
si k (fine linen) and purple. These ma- .1 -
t rials went very expensive and contTsted -* I
i color. This way , l or ,13 dressing win
a cordance with Orie l ntal; taste andifasn- i
i n. The rneanitt, ik that she dre is4efi,..in
a "'way becorning•her tation and hell day.
gates, n
V. 23. The ,the .East a#3 the •
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p l aces of Public- conoourse. - 1 - .Aleri the • •
older men net to talti over the •um l ivs of •
the clay, tbn state of! the market, and to •
cspense justice. Thp husband of the ex
ilent "woman is kncyrn among the el l. dors -:
4•• his clean and eleg-int costume, ands by .
lus-, happy Rand contented countenance:
ll'e . is in part indebteii to her for his l high
4sOcial and Oficial position. •' 1 • 1
IV. 24. Theie girdhls were probably the -
kind worn by peophil of, rank, and made
of;silk adotllled with gold and silver!
V. 25. But though superbly attired,
her richest ornaments were her vigproas
mind, her gentle he t art, - , her hono i rable
cAmiluct, and her.4..goid name. Here' we
tied a hint spa prophecy of Neiv Testa . -
inent teaching, I Ti.M. 2:9-10, 1 PeE 3:3:
•li i Such a l i•Oman has security for tip fu-
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ture in her 'own meek and quiet Spirit.
She trusts and is not iftaid. i
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IV. 26. Thow , h a'gtllod housewife, 'Om is
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not cross, petulant all-dOmineeringi "Her
steech is always wise her tongue re , ola-
re 4 by the lan , of kincness. 1 .
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V. 27. Though 'kin she is firm and -de
ail-Mined. : though' ntle, she ittukyt in- .
dolent. She is a mbination of Mary
le
and Martha: . ' • • • . 1 . •
IV. 282 She ';gets her reward as all true
Women :do. ' Her egildren- bless lier—d
Most M • ieMn • mon'think in the-East, M
here
they usually treat their mothers with con
timpt. ‘ Her lausbanti praiseth her. 1. Men.,
are always' eady_ tot praise their horses
and cows, hut bow S'eldom to say EssoOd
word to or pf •their fiithful wives.l I This
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woman had a 'good scirt of' hUsbandj He
1•• + _
was not ashamed to sly of her: 1 . "
V. 20. "Many daukhters have done vir
tifously, but thou excelldst them•all„l' ,--
; 1 "
I V. 30. Herd we have a just relleCtion.
(.-race of form and Iheaaty of face are
fleeting, evanesceuti and . •unsatisiying.
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Piety is everything. t` • t
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1 V. 31. And godliness, hath• promise of
the life that! now is, as. well as of ths*
wttich is to come. uch a woman! shall'
'enjoy the fruits of her industrious_ and
- _virtuous life... She shill never w a nt any .
god thing, and in )Irblic is Reif, as in..
Private she shall be. Praisedtuadlaoaore&r .
Such a character * , sach a life must maka . .
their mark, Such a pious,,wise, kind, in- ;
dastrious wife and*, i • - bilkettuieu of '
von en, - C 44 4..Pu- It ' t :the Mini* Oil
tai 1 5.1 44 4 164 Mkit* 3 0000 I ,- - / - I I r`
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