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rreenktal atd Btriress Cara
JAMES WOOD.
ATTOESEY-AT-L KW.
inPll9-76 TOWANDA, PA. ,
JOHN F. SANDERSON.
ATTORNET-AT-LAW,
OfFlr E.—Means Building (over Tou-ell'll Store)
. zurb9-76 Tow.A.NuA PA.'
lIALL,
2. - OT.4Rr PUBLIC
Fire and Lifcdnsannce In lint- lags companifc.
(Imre with Patrick St Foyle, Towanda, Pa_ - ;
Q, W. it Wm. LITTLE, •
1.,,7 •
r TTORSE TS-A T-LA Tr. 3oWASDA, PA.
Office in Patian's Block. cor. Main and BrldieSte.
Towanda. Pa.. April is. nG. - I
GEORGE D. STROUD,
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A T TOR NE Y.4ND CO ("NSE L. LO T-f,..1 TS
Oftice—Maln-str„four, doors North of Ward gouse
Practices In Sppreme Court)
of Pennsylvania and United S TOWANDA, PA
States Courts.—:lrer7..7a.
LT STREETEIL
11.
LAW OFFICE,
ME
OVERTON & MERCUR,'
ATTORNEYS AT LAS'
TOWANDA,
(Mee over Montanyel Store
DA. OVERTON. • RODNEY A.llEli
WM: MAXWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT , LAW
OFFICE °VIII DAYTON'S STORE, TOWANDA, PA
April 12, 1576. •
PATRICK ST, FOYLE,
.4 1' TO R S-A T-r. A
Towanda, Pa:
Of9ce, In Jimmy'. lilork, MI!
.r 44 *J. ANGLE,_
• .
ATTORNEY-.47-LAW
kiffi , e with Davies it Carn,iitian, Towanda
- J1t14.'77
F. MASON.
kJ.
ATV - tin:ET AT LAW; •
ToWANDA I'A.
Office }irk door,south oi C.. 11. PatTh EsilJ, sec;
ond. floor. Nov. IR
.
L. lIILLIS,
E.
ATTORNEY-AT-TAW, _
TOW-61)A. PA.
Office with Smith & Ntmitanye._ [novit-75
T ANDREW WILT,
ty •
A TTORATr SSD CO C.V.SELOR-4
ort.t.ei . o , s ° Book Store, two doors north of
stev,iv , k I.bnz Towanda". Pa. May be conbulted
n German. April 12, — "GI]
maiiEttsom & KINNEY,
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ATTORNEYS-AT-IA
T . OWAND4i, re. Offiee In Trary & Nobto•s Block
T. - Avadda. Va.. Jan. Vt. 1876. ,
ANT .4. THOmrso.N,. ATTORNU
AT, LAW, WY AI.r.SING, PA. Will attend
to all bu•Onekty tltnott•4l to hi.t taro to Bend ford,
Sullivan a,utl Wyoming Counties: oCleo-with
l't rer.
L.
r.:N•73.
ELSBREE.
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A TT4 F:Y-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA, PA
LAMB;
ATTOI: NEY-AT-1. AW,
AVILKEt-13 . ARIIT. P.L.
Ci.:;llectiots - prninpry atteptled to
fiVEIVVON & ELSTIREE, ATTort-
Aj SETA AT LAW, T 4 IWANI , A; PA. Having en
ter.q! into ro-partnershp. - offer ttetr profe‘sional
see Ives to the tsreetal attentten given to
tru,iness In the , Orphati*!. :and Regn ster's Courts.
F. OVERTI.IN, (apr; 1-70) N. C. F.LtiItHICE..
FADILL & CALIFF, -
. AVORNEYR AT LAW,
TOWANDA. PA. -
poise in NT. , (AVA Bins-k. first door m.t.utli of the First
- Nat lonn.l b.ar..V w up-Atalrs. -
a. .1. MAIIII L. 713n4 -731y3 J. N. cALIFF
RIDLEY .PAyNE„
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TT(' RA - 1: FS-A T-LA 11-,
No, 1, TRACY kNORLE . , BLOCK, MAIN STREET,
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011 W. MIX.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND
T. S. CoIIMISIONF.R
• ' Tow A N DA, PA..
.or9ce—N•aln Silt. Public Square.
• - ~,,• Jan. i, 1875
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T) AVI E S tt , 5...A . 1 , t , _N , (2 T e t . , I A I sv A . .N. ,
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NIE.RCUR BLOCK
To WA cDA, PA.
lIP E ET, A TToRN E-17--AT-LA
. I. vt.Tart•gl to prictlct. , It Itraitches o! him
MIME!
m}:ltern-M.OC.K, (entrancP - on south
Eikt-) T , ,W DA. PA. rjatifi-74.
n P. SMITH, DENTIST,
.• Towanda. Pa. -
_
on Park %tree% north side Publir Scpare,
nest t,, Flak,ll
111 i . S. M. IVOODBI7I - IN, Physi
elan 3!1.i :,Izrge.m. Orrice over 0. A. Mack's
MAy I. 14771y°.
1 - 4 I D. PAY E, M. P.,
Ji Jo
AND•SI'RGEro,.S
r Mor,;anyl.‘• S!ore. (face Lours ft' , 1.0
to 1.% and Irvin to 4. P. Speehtl attenlion
).7i4of the rye and Ear. , ).. t.19.*:6-tf.
D I:. T. B. JOIINSON,
=
Uft: o Dr.r'orter !,,u's Drug St..re, Towanda
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_-:I D. L. DODSON. I)Esrisr.
.‘ • ,1 11 and sfti.r s•-•r. 21. mac. hr folind In the
I , C.. 1: t .1... A. rl VIM. , nn 7.n.1 tniiir iii Dr. Prat Ys new
ou ,:ate Strut. Business solicited.
sit:. 3-74:f.
cr..
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Al-ri B. K ELLY.l)EsTisr.—Otlice
• c%..r M. E. Tonanda. Pa.
~.‘ 6.11. Rut,lvr.2lll
1 . 4 -t-a) ell Puled xl th ,, lit rain.
• 0.-:.
pit.. C. 'M. :;I'ANLY, DENTIST}
113511/g rf`llloV , sl 1115 Denial Orli,. WO 1 racy
r ”ver Kent & Watrous• store.
1. , •W to eparrtl :11 il4o all &Inds of dental worli•
ha. put to a !IV A' gas aparatus.
ina 1375.
HALE & PATTON, Agents for
ISsUIIASCE
CoNIPAN - 1
,n..,.. N. 3 tiriMtti S. Vattot.•:s Block. Bridge Sta.
Man :12 , -71.
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VI .
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GENERAL ••
IN-SURANCEAGECY
Nt ",`lf
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IS 76
Tt)wAND .
%. -INSURANCE AGENCY
-V 2i n ,S4r, t.. r, , rtrt lb,uar
NOBLE A-. VINCENT,
- mANAtir-A:s.
pSTRANCE2Af‘GENCY.Iuxiuq :
RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED
'.lllliLltiiMS, frprrSetited
Li'*llll:F..l'll(l:Nix,ll . (imE,mEncilANTs
xrrli lb :4! :
Aio. )400Dy,
• Doesil lauds of work iLki k
Holtee:sitor NG A tirECIALTr.
DkeLred fiet Mat , d. Manufactures the cele
tailed
CALIFORNIA PICK.-
shop b. Plant Road, near old Agricult. Works.
roriaatta, JIM -
S. W.•ALVORD, publisher.
VOLUME XXXIII.
$ ( ` n( . 1(1 CAN'T BE MADE BY
e) every agent every mouth In the bust
!o to, we burnish, but those willing to work ran eah-,
fly earn a dozen dollars as day right In • their own
localities. Have no more room to explain here.
Bto.inese pleasant and honorable. Women, boys
and girls do as well as men. We will Dollish you
a complete Outfit free. The business pays better
than anything else. We will bear expense of
starling you. Particulars free. Write and coy,
Farmers and mechanics, their sous and daughter,,.
and all classes in need of paying work at home.
should It rite to us and learn all about the work at
once: Now Is the time. Don't delay. Address
Tore & Co., Augusta, Maine. Jan:S.'77.
SOMETHING NEW!
F. H. LEWIS, V. S.,
lias opened a Hospital for 'lrk and Tist.;aved Horses
at Towanda, Pa. Horses received for treatment
for the following diseases: Poll etil fl•tnta. all
pipe and cancerous sores, warts and touters of all
descriptions, dl.eased eyes, wind puff& spavinarof
all kind& ring bones; lameness cued (buttch. - not
removed); scratches or grevse heel; shotthier
strains or founds; contracted feet, and all saes
exrpt contagions: cuttlit at bishopmg old horses
teeth—an (Teta:lon that deserve! , the attention and
approbation of all horsomen—an operation which
Itupr•nes the age and condition, adding years to
their live,: docking. pricking and straightening of
tail•; castration of all horses and colts (none ex
cepted). For a stable of thls kiwi he has all the
conveniences. There will lee on ea:111 , 111 , m at his
fitllee t he only complete anatomy of the horse In
Amertra (containing all of the 247 bones), and
many rare specimens of surgery perform. d by him.
Having secured the services of 4. S. f.swis, V. S.,
and by vntientantr deport meut and strict ',yen
lion to business. I hope If, merit the esteem and,
approbation of the public, and solicit a liberaksh tro
of their patronage.
!special attest ion given to diseases of horn Cattle.
lir. LEWIS will t I,ll . intlents at any distance for
reasonable pay. Examinations and consultations
free. _ • •
()Mee at KlNGfalUttlf'S LIVERY STABLE.
Townntla, Lice. 21, IS7G
3 Wee . k to AgentF„ $lO Outfit Free
.704 ( P. 4), VICKERY'. Augusta, Matti)!
BR P
YAST'S OVULAR
,T r OWANDA, PA
From the di , covery preceded by a sketch
of the pre-hl.,turle perb.l A nd age of the monad
bonder.,, by
3y675.
CUR.
WILLIAM cuLLEN BRYANT AND SIDNEY
110WABD
Fully Illustrated with original designs, to be com
plete In four volume,, large octavo, 7tn page, vaeh.
Arni.trong & Co., publinhers, 743 S 743,
Brosilway. Newyork.
F r Inr4rnall,m address,
.11.ATTE:s 4 & Judson, General Agents, -
17i 7 Chestnut Si.. Philadelphia.
lf. S • oNVENS. Agent for Northern Penn
y Ivania. 311 William St.; Elmira, N. Y.
THE HOPE OF REWARD IS
what 111,1:1,es - so many pt- , , ple lu Nearrh of-
or th- land grant of the Grand Rapids atil Indiana
R. R. Co.
Strong SOlis, sure crops, plenty of timber; nu
(I rout In, gra.sliopiKtrA, or chinch bugs.. Pure water.
running stream.. rcady markets, civilization 3MI
...hoots. Railroad runs through centre of grants.
Priot,froni ; 1 1 to p.r acre. ts'oTol for uur I!-
lusttiYea patuph,et; full of facts. 1H Gorman ur
Say,,ttwhAt pap: you saw this Hotter.“,
•
• .11 , 16..,5,
W. 0;111'6G-111T. T.AND CoMmisluNEn,
(.;1 - .111(1 31111.
Title Perferl. ri)r...7"76-13teow;
s r ," : - )Aper (lay at borne. Samples
klivf,rth I 6ee. Stinsn &
Pori Lila. Maine
T - T., ,• „ ,T ~,
r 7 t.. 4 ;
.
tl
rill' 0 THE WORKING CLASS.-
:
ar.. preptreit to furni..h all eizt,es wlih
4,lll , :tarit elliVo•yairsit ulioir of th.•
'Ow-. or fir hermlrt , . tt,•w.
light and pr,titable. Per,son, of e'ithe'r •i ea , tly
earn total) So cepts tot p-t evertir.g. and .a proppr
tlonal but,' I.y Vail? ' re. the
and Wr1,..31 - 111:e3liy a- nitwit ;14; tt1`..1,:.
That all wh,,,ee Ihtz• notie.. may ...end their - 64-
Ire,, te , t the we make till. iinpar
nlivlecl offer:, 'fo ,uch ;Ls Zat• 111,1 WV
w Nett! Oil(' 111.flar t. , pay for III.• trou:tle lit
partiettlar,. samples worth s , n't.ral
lan. 10 reitlYnene.• on. and a 4.opy lit Mal, and Fire
' 5i11..., 0:0 9 , f tins lar.r.p,t . 311.1 ht,sl 111u:411,r-it Publi
eallo:l,. 3 , 1 scut free t.y wail. it,ider. if you want
w..rk. torldres , t; Envo9I.I4IIN
SON Vortiand. Mahn..
TII,E FARMERS' AI IT ET AI.
NSUIGA NCF: Cl).. lIF TUSCAIIO':I,
rnov 17-74
SEEM
Each rumnber pay , a fr••, at the time r,f in' ring:
to rover charter antll , :n.l , ntal i.xpen,..s of the c o .-,
afteru h lett nu ft..": - .ter payment I, require t. ry,• ept
to meet aetua I:0,, by fir•• anion.; TM:. nwtober•hip.
ThIN pla•—of tu.nraner for FARM PROPERTY,
I 4 rote t, rApidly into favor.
. — tacrof Ituslne,s. SPRI NG HILL. PA.
The Agent will CaIIVa•S the Town•hipc . ,,f Tusca
r,ra, Pike. Herrick, Wyalusing. Asylum, Terry
and Standing Stne. and farni-r, im t Town
ships wishing insuranco or Information, tray ad
dress,
A. B. S r!tIN Eli. See. and A gt.,
Spring 11111. itra.dford co.,Pa t ,
IV. If. SHr`tf WAY. l'ree. - (c1..17.1rn
IItST N 1 TIONAL BANK
CAPITAL
SURPLUS FUND
CIEE23II!
Thiillank offer: UNUSUAL FACILITIES to
be I rar.F•act "r 3
GENEBAL BANKING BUSINESS
NTEREST PAID ON DEPth , •PTS ACOvItDING
SPECIAL CAI:E GIVEN TO THE COLLECTION or
=I
Partly wkhlnff to SF:SIIytINEr to any part ‘,.f
the rnited Fngland. iT..1311 , i.-!• 4 4,t!,1,1, or
the prinri pa y rit,i-s and town , of Europ,, can horn
procure draft , for that porpo.e.
PASSAGE TICKETS
To or front the Old Country, by the best steam or
sil!ing sys on bawd. .
TA MIL! E. iII:OUGHT OVER AT 7: EDUcED RATER
highest, , riee paid for U, S., Bomb,
JOB. PO WF.1.1.. N. N. lIF.T TS .JR.
Pros Mont.
•
1 - ) EDU('TIoN IN PIANO TUNING
S 2 EACH TIME, OR 54 RY .TIIE YEAI:
When In‘trninent. are outshl , the,ilorough, as
extra t Large nullhe madehq-11-41,,j1;ng fee.
PROI. W3l. DITTRICII,
Towanda, Penti'a,
Towarula.
r p E inGilEsT lIONQRS
Thy .Ttulrei unAnit - non.ly reertnanen4 thr MEN
TIEI.f,(IIIN f,,T the 1)11'1.031.i.
AN!' MEWL!. 11F 7 , 11:1:1T Miring
tht w in the fr..n• rat: k wit 1., , u a
PRICE , BEL o C..NPLTI7II,O: Volt SIM( TIX
$lOO for $:230. $lOOO • :y6O for $075
*7 OO for s:',oo. fur $7:1'.1 for $:425
s' 4 oo fur $450. $9OO for S4CO
TpIN',AVDA, PA
NO CoMMI.SION TO AGENT',
No DISCoUNTS To TEACHERS,
No DEVIATION IN PRICE
TAE E t; awl. square. 1.71.
righT patrlits and thiprvi tr.
11,ver Itil r.. 41 ur.A.
ATIII , 4IEIi'S NEW PATENT I)PPLEX
IV Ei:',7l:l . NG great...sl' :ulsatiLe
hi the Piano 1 , aauc, producli::: the
ino•t• 94•St(.1161111: 1.431 A er. rfrlinr., and it pitt of
ton% alai a sa•tanitnr, Ninging quality 1,1•%rr brfore
:it La a —I; tapd Nan. In a -quart. Ca.e."
THE 31KSHELssi)11%. cputwiTs are the
finest In America. They.are ja , uoutred the ••19-
(.1 the Future...
0. A. P.LARK
Nos. 4no, 492, 494, 49G and 49i West 57th totrect.
Nf, b 4 , 1, 660: • .62., 564, sr.% and S7O 1011 i ktaysue,
Illustrated and descriptive Catalogue trailed free
EiZ."ellaamm Advertlte=ents.
V. 11. LEWIS. V.-5.
HISTORY OF THE F.VITED sr A rEs
SPLENDID FA.IIMING-LAND
T. go to . :lllchipn mol select from the
ONE MILLION OF ACRES
now i , ning r!retual pollefr on
FARM 111Q1'ERT"..",ONLI".
OF TOWANDA
$125.000
TO AGREEMENT
Gold and Silver
I prop - ... to vane Pianos hereafter for
=1
ORGANS AND PIANOS
Of tLe 1.,,t i;lann fact arr., as usual
A ITV tn
I=l
CENTENNIAL EXHIBITION!
I•,TItUYENT ,
M A N ACTORY AND WAIIECOOMS
=1
SU:NI/ELS:4IIIN PIANO CO.,
BVSINESS OFFICE
Na 15111 Broadway, New-Yort.
rebl 77.
g f frcl e d itoehy.
- It's hail enough for folks to work
For such a Ilttle pay;
To me It dues not matter much,
N'ow Will is gone away,
The tim whose mate Is down afar
Cares Mile fo^ her nest ;
For glimpse of titstint paradhus
The barest bough serves Lest. .
A cap if tea and crust of breaii- ----
;
Aro Otto enough for toe; _
TO Ore me dalnttei would t.o vrute
A% Wlll's net hk•re to tee ;
Or. leastways, If he ran leok dowtO.
oars On initela to ram
Brows that It 4.ws not ftlgnlfy
Whit iweple eat or Wear.
If I was Using In the place
Where care 1 lived with WM,
All going on the saine old way,
But just tlot house grown still,
I'm sure WIU would seem furtheroX,
So slowly lime would gn
One needn't sit to watch for death, -
That's SU rep come, we know.
But now I SeLiorn make a morn .
At)011t the sadder par: r
- I think the nv%viuz of the hands
Is wholesome for the heart ;
For as 1 stitch, I reeelleet
The happy times we ha",
• Our courting days und wadding morn,
Khan eve: y one was gtMl.
I.:have Idtd to sing to toe,
And, Ivßt It pine for tree!,
Wlmo Souday ervolaqt's ealm and fair
I take It for a breeze.
Wiirs Icing not sn fir frtifa
And that Is when, we go:
The tittle hint chirps cheerily—
I fancy It may know.
'ill's buried by the old, gray'eburch,
That stands upon the moor,.
And as I cau't tal,e Dirk Inside,
I listen at the door;
And every word the parsen speaks,
I seem 11l hear Will - say. -
••That's sr nodhing g0,.1 for you. old girl "
For that wax p or Will's, way.
And - all the, (Inv, home
the :eau go down ;
Ii !nal:vs our g:3m, t,lty look .
I.lke town. .•
.tzol I have such sw.•et fancies COlllO
1 never LILA fo 2 ror,; j
IVlttnt yoti've non- e:,e to ta!k Rttb yptt,
1 think Gotbitulks no more.
When lirstWill went Ilunged to dle,
. Hut Low Iwalt content ;
As parson says: "When comforts go,
The Comforter IA
Yet. oh 1 how glad Pit meet with Will,
Aud tell him It came true
When he said, dear old girl,
God will bolt after yon.r • .
Family Magasirle
~~iscrll,rrrc~otts.
A WORD WITH - AMMAN BOYS
finch 16-76-1
111 THOMAS HUGHES
A summons from St. Nichohrs:
One of those freA and sincere voices;
which seem - to -me to be very truly
characteristic of :the New NVorld,
comes across the' tree thousand
miles of sea rolling and leaping un
der these wild south winds. It re
minds me of certain good intention§
of- mine, of pledges_half given years
ago', and never even half redeemed.
It .asks, not imleed for payment in
full, but for some small installment,
Softie acknowledgment of the de..tt,
which will serve to 'prevent the stat
ute or limitations, from running. It
tellS me of a crowd of eager find
bright young listeners,. who think I
may have some Wiwrd to say to them
they want to hear,--ftn eager,
bright young crowd of American
Imysc-rfrom nine to cioliteen years of
ate, and asks i can have the
`
-heart to refuse'' to say it.
Not I, indeed ! For I' 'never had
.the heart 1/5 refuse anything to such
applieans. But how, to redeem my
pled g e—what word to .suclrat 'audi
ence—how to reach the hearts of
the youth that Own the coming
years" in a land which is not my
own,
_though I can scarcely Jook on
it as_a foreign land,—thure lies the
puzzle:
The sight of an ordinary crowd,
We are told, is—in England, tit; le'aSt
-,alci'ays a sad one, if you take note
of the expression- of the face in re
pose': though it may be inspiring
enough when any strong wave of
tiviin , is' passing through 'or,,,.over
them. I should say, from my own
exper;ence, that " pathetic " rather
than "melancholy" is the true word;
even for a - groWit-up crowd, and it
ni6st certainly is, with a crowd of
boys. Who can help being roused
and lifted out of the humdrum jog
trot of the daily jlle of middle age
when be gets in touch 'with them_L:.
lifted, thouali it may be only for a
short hour or so by the inspiring
contact of overllowina health,
and
joy and hope, into the breezy, buoy
ant:atmosphere of early morning ?
U' h^n ail t ter a orld 31,111 , g, lads,
And all the trees art , green,
With ev,ry goo.e a swan, lad's, -
And e‘er 3 13 , s a wt , ,en,—
Tt,•en id^ for 1..4 and horn`, lads, •
And r0t...,1 the world away! -
Yuting Wood mint hale Its course, lads,
And every dog Ills day.
Yes, pathetic is the true word.
For even while looking on the young
laces, and feeling the pulse and in
spiration of the dawn to one's finger.
ends, thoughts of another kind will
crowd up into the mind, " thoughts
that du often lie too deep for tears,"
—of beginnin e , ,, s cut short, of projects
abandoned; of designs marred, of ex
pectations unfulfilled.
But fair, and softly ! Flow soon
one's pen runs away with one ! These
are not the words I meant to say, or
the thoughts I meant to suggest, to
you, the young readers of St. Nieho-
Os. You will touch the pathetic
side of life, all'of you, soon enough.
WLy should,l thrust it upon you -be
fore the appointed hour?
Meantime 1 say, revel in the daWn.
'Rejoice in your strength and life ;
and build your castles like brave
voun architects, only taking Care to
dig the foundation deep, and to lay
them with care and patience. Wheth
er you will ever be able to build on
them such brave and lofty toWers and
halls as you dream of upw, matte's
comparatively little to you or your
country. . A thousand decidents-and
chances will determine in the coming
years what the superstructure shall
be,—accidents and' chances we call
them :or want of a better name,—
which you,eannot control in-the out
s-et, but which will be controlled and
Settled for von.
What materials you will have to
work with who can, say.? To one
clay', to another wood, to another
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marble, to another jewels and pre
cious stones, will be served out in
the great workshops of the world.
You cannot make your choice ; it
will 'be made for you. But this you
can and may do, and should be doing
now : You can so prepare the ground
and Ilia foundations, that whatever
material .may come to your hand
hereafter, shall surely 1e made the
most of, and used in . the best way:;
so , that whether you
,have to build
marble palaces, or brick houses, or
log huts, the work shall be faithful
and strong, and fit to stand the
stress of the wildest weather and the
wear and tear or time.
What - are .these foundations but
the principles and habits which un
derlie the character Of the man, and
which can be laid to good character
by the-boy ? Truthfulness,-self-con
trol, obedience. These
are the great corner -stones, to !be
welded and bound' together by the
cement of patience. ." If I had only
one wx3rd to speak to . my boys," said
one of the wisest and best educators
of our time, "it should be Patience,
Patience, Patience; over and over
again." The world is getting into
such a feverish hurry, and we are.ga.
ing sb fast, that we are all in danger
of missin,(rthe best things in
the common sights And sounds which
lie by the wayside on every stage of
the journey and 'nowhere in greater
profusion,, than on the first Siage.
This is our trouble, and likely to be
more and more the trouble of our
chid ren.
But happily for us, our boys are
thg least affected by the disease of
any suction of society2-1/kie upper
school boy, unless he is a - mere shift
less ne'er-do-well (a very small 'sec
tion of any community),, is, as a rule,
more than content•with his daily life ;
he is rejoicing and glorying in it.
And his daily life repays him With
interest. Ile stands there at seven
teen or eighteen ; on the verge of
manhood,—a boy still in heart, full
of enthusiasms and aspirations, but
with an intellect and body patiently
and carefully trained, looking hope
fully to the nextin life, hilt unwilling
to hurry it,—the best poised and Most
equally developed human creathre,
take him all round, that our life can
show. Ile has not sold his birth
right, and the-grand morning hours
of -life, when' boyhood is maturing,
have passed slowly over him, leaving
behind them a boquet and fragrance
which will sweeten the coming years,
and a .reserve of strength for the la.
bor and beat of the appraaching•mid
day.—St. Nichola.;.
THE GRAN' E r -Aye ; go to the grave
of buried, love; and there ; meditate !
There settle the account with the
conscience: for every past endearment
unrequited,OFOf that degarted icing
who can never—never—never return
to be soothed by 'thy contrition. if
thou art a child, and bast ever added
a sorrow to the sou!, or a furrow to
the silvered brow of an affectionate
parent--Lif thou. art, a luisband, and
hast ever caused the fond bosom that.
ventured its happiness in thtl arms,
to doubt one inOment of thy kind
ness or thy truth ; if Won aria friend,
and 'last ever wronged in thought,
word or deed, the spirit that gener
ously:confided in thee ; if thou art a
lover, and bast ever, given oue un
merited pang to the heart which now
lies cold and still beneath thy feet—
then be sure that every unkind look,
every ungracious word, every ungen
tie action, will come thronging back
upon thy memory, and knocking
dolefully at thy soul—then be sure
that thou wilt lie down sorrowing
and repentan . on the grave, and utter
the unheard groan, and pour the un
availing- tear; more - deep, more bit
ter, because unheard and unavailing - .
Then weave thy chaplet of flowers,
and strew the beauties or nature
about the grave; console thy broken
if thou canst, with these ten
der. yet futile tributes of regret, but
take warning by the bitterness of
this, thy contrite affliction over the
dead, and henceforth be more faithful
and atfcctiowtte in the discharge of
thy duties,:fo the living.
MAJ. Rows Youa VEST.—_The
Chicinnati Enquirer prints the fol
lowing bit of history l in answer to
the inquiry_ of a subscriber: " The
expression, " Pull doWn your vest," . ,
-was first heard in this country in
171;3. A New England deacon, named
Spilkins, had a Vest which was too
short for him. When in a heated
debate or controversy his vest would
work up under his chin. People who
were listening to his discourse would
interrupt him and tell' him to pull
down his garment, and in this way
the expression came into use as a
means of checking bores. " Wipe
olf your chin," was first applied to
(;ov. Hayes, wheh a small boy, by
his grandmother. Rutherford was
eating the drumsticks of a turkey,
and his chin was so covered with
grease that it resembled the gable
end of a country barn when prepared
to receive a circus poster. ." Wipe
your chin off darling," said the kind
grandmother, and Mr, Hayes wiped
—that's all."
THE simplicity of Mr. Moody's
style is well illustrated in the follow
e' passage from a recent discourse
in Boston
"A-little child dying, said to its'
mother : ' What Mountains do I see
yonder ?' There are no Mountains
in front of the house, my child.'
Yes, there are, Mother. Don't you
see them? Won't you take me over
in your arms?' And the mother got
down and prayed and, told her boy
that Jesus would be .with him. And
then the child's eyes brightened, and
he said : "'Mother, don't you hear
them ?' Bear who, my child ?'
• Hear the angels, Mother. They are
just on -the other, side of the moun
tains. Carry me over the mountains,
Mother.'' I can't do that, my child.
The Saviour will take you over. Je
sus will be with you. Look to him.'
And then he breathed a prayer, and
said : Good-bye, Mother. Jesus has
come to carry me over the *moun
tain; and then the little sufferer was
gone. • 0h !sinner, Christ -has come
to carry you over the mountain. He
will fold you to his bosom and carry
you unto his kingdom."
REGARDLESS OF DEN'UNQTATION FROM ANY QUARTER
BBOTEEBS AND
When the late Dean Alford was a
boy, be kept up a frequent correspond
ence with his cousins, and in one of
his letters he expressed the feelings
which led him to do so, thus :
"It has pleased God that I should
be blessed with neither brothers nor'
sisters; this is a'tnisfortune at which
I have often grieved, and (I blush to
own it) have sometimes even repined.
Since this, therefore, is the case, I
must write to my cousins, as I must
have some one to whom I may write
fully and freely. ; therefore don't deny
me this pleasure."
Undoubtedly these are very
thoughtful words for a boy of four
teen ; but it would be well if boys
and- girls of fourteen were more
thoughtful than they often„ . are.
:Many of their blessings are unappre
ciated. '- - ;Perhaps 'the young reader
of these - lines has brothers and.sis
ters, bait never occurred to hiin to
thank God for them. Let him see in
young Alford's :case . haw keenly the
want of theni is sometimes felt.
The free interchange of thought
with companions of nearly the same
age is certainly a great advantage ;
but we add three other ad
vantages which accrue to a 'family of
children.
i• The first is the -habit of Melding.
There is a jostling one against anoth
er.which is very wholesome in its ef
fects. None can have his own way
always. .
The second is the habit of self
help. • , Even where means are not
straitened, this will develop itself in
a variety - of ways; and in 4; poor
man's - house it often excite's our
greatest astonishment. In these days
the rudiments of education are with
in - the reach of the poorest parents ;,
lint not, long ago there were l:irge
families where none of the children
ever went to school Lif there had
been only one or tw(4 it might have
been managed. George Saphenson,
one of six, and the father's wages
Only twelve shillings, liad had no
schooling at the age of ;
but he had long learned " self-help,"
and, when he found 'OA to advance
as a skilled workinan he must acquire
the art of reading, he went to an
humule night-school rind learned
what he could. David Livingstone,
one of live, was put into a cotton .
factory at the age of ten; to aid his
mother in making both ends meet.
With a part of his first week's wage 4
he pukhased a "R udiments of Latin,"
and for many years after' he pursued
the study of that language at a niLit
sehool which met between the hours
of eight and ten ; though 'he had to
be back in the factory by six in the
morning.
The third advantage is self-A.nOwl
edge. A family is a schoOl or univer
sity in miniature, a foretaste of the
world. The sehoblmaster who taught
:Nines Hervey, the author of The
ron and Aspasio," kept his forward
pupils hack becauk he would have
none do - better than his son ; but we
should think this ith) a solitary in
stance of despotic power. At school
each child will - find his level • anyl if
he is one of :r' large family he has be
gun to know it before. A child alone
may think he does well at everything;
a few brothers and sisters prevent
such hurtful delusions.
Concession, self-help, self-knowl
edge; these come to the children of a:
family almost perforce, and may be
said to be no credit to them as the
necessary outcome of their position.
Therefore, on the other hand, we
would bespeak forbearance and pity
for the only child. The children of
large families are proverbially pleas
ant, the onlycbild a proverbial bore;
with exception's on 'either hand which
prove the rule. - We cannot help our
own preferences, but it would be un
just to act upon them.:
We might refer to;many Inspired
precepts on the unittiaL duties •of
brothers and sisters.l But is ,not all'
that duty fulfilled in one word
-love? " There's a friend that stick
eth closer than a' brother," it is writ
ten ; but this in itself; implies that
the union of brothers. is very close:
And so that union is made the type
of the sacred relationship bttween
Christians. Jesus, " the First horn
among: many brethren," is " not
ashamed to call us brethren." And
where does that word send_us to learn
our duty to one another? Brothers
and sisters; it sends us to you. "Love
as brethren. Be kindly affectioned
u rine to another. with brotherly love:
Let brotherly loVe continue Add
* * * * to godliness brotherly
kindness."
And why then is it that the influ
ence of Christian family-life in this
respect is solittle felt in-the Church
aml.the world ?
We do not give Home-duties their
proper place. Their proper place is
the first place. llow. Many young
persons there arc at. this moment
lunging to serve God and to-poof
use, yet still, in search of their 'ha's
sio:i . 1 Why can l they not find it ?
Because they' do nut look roUnd, on
their own Home; and it is there.
God forbid that we should write a
word which might keep back a young
reader from any good work, or rob
the Chureh of ope worker; but cer
tain it is, we should look carefully
for the Home-duties first. If these
are neglected; our home will be per
plexed (to say the least) by our re
ligion ; and, little as we may
it, right-minded Christian people *ill .
not admire but*grieve,over the direc
tion our zeal has taken:
3lembers of a large family can gen
erally, they-will, find certain duties
ready to their hand at home ; but
how often are they blind to than !
Ind so it comes about that those
daily, hourly rubs, which are the
cross to be borne patiently and cheer-'
fully for etirkt, are not recognized
as such ; and those wrinkles,, whiel,
it is our mission to smooth away, re
main unsmoothed. We do the
brotherly or sisterly part to some
stranger, perhaps, nut not to the
brother or sister according to the
flesh. The family coach creaks on
its way, .for want of the oil which
one and another should drop into the
wheels. If we had been bidden to do
some great thing, we should:'have
done it; but to
.bear with toilsome
peopleHhow can that ; - glorify God ?
By lifting up the heart one-moment
and making the act an "offering to
Rim for TEA great love's sake.
Were we asked_ what are4he sep
arate' provinces of the brother and
sister in the family, we should say,
Gallantry and Influence.
The brother's province is Gallan
try. It is recorded of that Christian
soldier; Arthur Vandeleur, that a
spirit of gallantry toward his sisters
always characterized him ; surely it
should characterize the Christian
brother always. But it is too often
conceded that it is the brother's right
to tease and 'to rule, and that holiday
time is for his sole enjoyment. And
a youth who has a hundred ready
courtesies for strangers, leaves his
own sisters to take care of themselves.
The sister's province is Influence.
They will not confess it ; they are
openly attacked,-theyWill disown it
altogether ; but our boys are largely
swayed by their sisters, unless they
are dead : to every hoine-feeling. Sis
ters, take pains to keep that influence.
As you walk with them and enter in
to,their interests, and patiently try
to supply their wants, You. are gain
ing a power over them which may
be used to their eternal welfare. •
" He first findeth his own brother
Simoir; andlhe brought him to Jesus.",
Most precious of all services was
that. And - it is given still =to the
Christian to render it in the Home.
There are many earnest longing
hearts whose burden of prayer is a
divided family; united, perhaps, out
wardly, in . true love, but divided on
the highest interests. But brbther
and sister are given, from day to day,
to such prayers,' and families made
tine forever, when the Lord's best
time comes.—Day of Days.
ANEODOTE OF PRESIDENT LINCOLN.
A certain person whom we will
name:, Mrs. Watson, called upon
yresikkent Lincoln, but found that a
number of persons were in . the reeep-.
tiou room before her. She took a
seat near the • door, and listening to
the conversation, observed that each
who. went up mentioned his business
in a low:tone, whereupOn the subject
was repeated by the President :in' a
loud voice and an off-hand mMiner,
thus, " So you want a place in the
custom house, do you ?"
When Mrs. Watson's turn came,
as •she saw no opportunity for a_pri-
N4te interview, sl stepped up the
President, and speaking distinedy,
said : ,
"Mr. Lincoln, I want a commis
sion for my son in the army."
zo'So you want a commission for
your son in the army ? Just like all
the women, coming and coining and
coming "—rolling his kinds one over
the ; other, to express; this: " YOu
want, me.
.to put a horse into a stall
where theft: is one already." ''
" No,
Mr..Lincoln,.l didn't come
about lwrses at all. .
came to get_a
commission for my son. He has been
educated - in a military school, and
is entirely capable of taking 'suer' a
thiec." •
Mr. Lincoln sail," You are a good,
honest-looking wotnan. Who are
you!"
She auswered, « When you were a
candidate for the Presidency, I was
editing a paper, and I did all I could
for you."
Ile said quickly, "Ali, now you.
touch me on a mean spot. ll.a>•e you
any introductions!"
"I have a letter from Theodore
Smith." -
I know Theodore Parker ;,I don't
know Theodore Smith." •
"I have a letter from ThOna .
Spring, a well known Republican in
our State."
know Lebanon Springs ; I don't
know Thomas Spring. Bring me a
letter from Governor Newell, and I
will talk With you."
Mrs. Watson left, and a few days
after returned with a lett& from the
GoVernor: But just as she was walk
ing into the reception-room, ,he was
forcibly pushed aside by a large wo
man, who stepping up before her,
made a verY' low courtesy to the
President, and as gradually rising,
began, in a loud voice :
"Mr. Lincoln, my grandfather
fought in the Revolutionary war, my
father fought in the war of 1812, I
have a brother now fighting in the
Federal army-to put down this wick
ed rebellion, and I want a commis
sion for my son."
Mr. Lincoln. looked up with a
smile.
" Why, ma'am, you belong to a
lighting family. You have done your
share Go home and learn the arts .
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of peace."
As the discomfitted claimant step
ped- aside,_MrS. Watson was in view,
and said :-
"Goal morning, Mr. Lincoln."
Oh, you're the woman that want
ed me to Put a horse in a stall where
there was one already."
"No, Mr. Lincoln ; we settled that
the other day. 1 have a letter from
Governor Newell."
The: letter was kindly received,
and the young man finally obtained
thecommission.—Harper's Magazine.
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS:r—Nine
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vali was fourteen miles long, eight
miles and forty-six miles round, with
a - Wall one hundred feet high and
thick enough for three chariots
abreast. Babylon was fifty miles
within the Walis, which were seenty
five feet thick and one hundred feet
high, with one hundred brazen gates.
The Temple of Diana at Ephesus
was four hundred and twenty feet to
the support of the roof—it was one
hundred years in building. 'Me
largest of the pyramids was four
hundred and eighty one feet in
height and eight hundred and fifty
three feet on the sides. The
,base
covered :eleven acres: The stones
are About sixty feet in length, and.
'the - layers are two, . hundred and
eight. It employed 350,000 men in
,building. The labyrinth in Egypt
contains three hundred chambers
and twelve halls. Thebes, in Egypt.
presents ruins twenty-seven miles
around and contained 350,000
citi
zens and . 400,000 slaves. The Tem
ple of Delphos was so rich in dona
tions that , it was plundered of $5O
000,000, and the Emperor - Nero car
ried away from it1 . ,200 statues-
The walls of Rom& ere thirteen
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The tall hOuse lower's grimly,
Deform 'd by smoke anlraln ;
♦nd the bleared sunshine:dimly
Blinks:on the window-pane.
Though sore and numb her finer?,
And slowly fades•tho light,
The girl nor'rests'priorlllngers,
But tows from tuom:tl,l night.
Iler bright young faun Is sunken,
And falls her gentle breath ;
Fier fair young form Is shrunken, .
To flt the robes of death.
And I think of the woodland shadows
That she has never seen;
Of tho wondel of song In the meadows,
When all the world Is green.
But now the ORB lips quiver.
The nimble hands are slew,
The voice she dreams of ever
Rings in the roonsbelow..
The mad Youngpoet Is singing;
With only a crust to eat
But a fountain of light Is springing
from'the narrow street.
And whether be sings In sorrow,
Or Whether he sings In glee, •
Ile hopes that the world to-morrow
Will list to his' melody.
And I think though his !Sean were burning
With words no man e'er satd,_ . ,
The worl.l would be turning mid turning
If tomorrow he were dead.
Only, both late and early,
The girl, as maidens will,
Dreams.schen the voice curves clearly
-Upto her window-sill.
A brave face has she found kim,
A manner frank and gay,
And long agoihas crowned him
With myrtle wreath or hay.
A good sWord clanging loudly,
A iduton on waving hair,
A cloak trhakilrapes him proudly,
Such as 1 he players
whetherßo ln glee or sadness
Ones. he Lns won the prize,
h.a.ri he brings Illu'llght of gladness
To a dying maiden's eyes.
FUN, FACT AND FAOETIE.
A LADYI recently asked her servant bow
the mustard 7 pot had becomed ,cracked.
The reply, Made, with, all gral'ityi- was
that she did not know, but suppoSedthat
it must have been that the mustard was
so strong' that it caused the fracture. "
•
Bito 0
ws, poor as a. clinic!) mouse ; marri
ed a rich widow. ''''Soon; stretched _upon
his death bed, he made the following
codicil to his will : " I bequeath to my
loving wife all her property, provided she
always remains a widow."
DOCTOR iu Ireland was 'disturbed in
the eight by rapping on the door, and
on opening it, found a laboring, man who
bad conic for bim, " Have, you been
long bete'?" said the doctor. " Indede
I havei" answered Pat. " B .t why didn't
you ring the night bent"'. "Och E , because
I was afraid of rdisturbing,oonr honor."
'A GENTLEAINX surnamed the American
Flagg, who it; stiilipin,g at the Palace
Hotel, San Francisco, was the other day
the victitn of a horrible outrage. It
seems this gentleman, who is tall,
.com
monly wear the highest collars seen in
Frisco. , Ile reteived a .note from a firm
of bill-stickers, asking if he did not Wish
to let out the backs of these articles for
advertising. •
A sm.onEn gentlernan 4 went to consult
one of the most high-toned lawyers in
};piston, and :after. stating his ease, - said
"Now, I knows you's a' : lawyer, hitt I
wish you would pleasP. say, jiss tell me
truff 'bout dat.matter."
Nononr likes to be nobody, but every
body is certainly pleased to think himself
homebody; and everybody is somebody.
But when - anybody thinks himself to be
sofneVody, .he generally thinks everybody.
else it) be nobody.
ONT evening at the opera, in Dublin,
a gentleman sarcastically asked a man
standing up in front. of him if he was
opaque. The other denied the allegation,
and said he was O'Brien.
Jose BlLLustos says "The 3
larger bird than the Buse or turkey. It
has two4legs to walk with, and two more
to kick with, and wears 'its wines on the
side of its hed.''
A STANZA . from a revival hymn down
,South -
"No use ter be siopptn• an' n-lookln'
Er you fool Is Id Satan you'll get toak In ;
ymoi habg on de edge an''g•'t shook In,
Ef you keep on a-stoppin' au' a-lookhe."
A LOCOMOTIVE engineer, just discharg
ed, revenged himself by saying that it
was about time he left the cfetipany. any
how, for the sake of his life, for "there
was nothing left of the tr4k but two
streaks of rust and the right Of the way."
• A MAN with four wives was brought be ,
fore a Dutch justice for committhent on
charge of bigamy. "Four rives !!
claiined ~ the astoni - shed Hans, "Four
rives ! Dat vas a most hitioc l ous crime
Discharge him at roust.-.l)ff ha lif mit
four rives he got bunishment enough. I
lif mit von, and I got doo much lamish
ment already."
THERE was a revival meeting going on
just opposite a corner grocery.. Two or
three nights a puzzled patron of the - latter
.had been trying to comprehend the re
frain of one of the revival songs they
-sang on the other side of the street. Fi
nally he asked : " Who is this ere Dinah
Moore, any ;vay? They keep a-singin'
"We're goin' hum to Dinah Moore,' au'
then keep on staying' a good - while artez-,
ward."
A CERTAIN Boaton' deacon lately form- ,
ea hi. Sunday-school in line and matched
them along the. aisles, himself, in front,
singing." 'lola the Fort." 'The conster
nation which seized all parties at the
second stanza can. be better imagined than
described :
~ ; S atan 0n..!
The deacon has objected to new methods
ever since.
A eoitoNFß's jury, in the case of
_a map
ho was killed-by a falling icicle,Jender
ed the verdict that he "died of hard
drink." •
TI MICE is nothing so steadfaist in the
world as the gaze which a man fixes on
the highest point of , the church-. steeple,
when he sees a person coining whom, he
does not wish to meet.
Tut: captain or a schooner on the s,o . tind
was steering, when the 'mate went aft and
proffered certain advice as to the bourse,
which offended the superior - officer who
cried out : "Mate Tompkins, you just go
forward and tend to .your end of this
skuner, and I'll tend to mine." The mate
went forward, and .there was a plunge in
the water, accompanied with the .infor
mation "Captain Jones, my mai of the
Blamer is at anchor,
. A ROOK agent, who has retired from
active labor upon the hard earned accumu
lations of a life of industrious cheek,, says
that the great secret of his success was
that when ho went to a house where the.
female head of the family presented het=
se fhe always opened by saying : "I beg
your pardon, Miss; but it was your moth
er I wanted to see. That always used to
get 'em. They not only subscribed for
my books theniselves, but told me where
I could find. more customers."
A CRAP who had, perhaps read' newS
paper item • about how a 'street car Wari
cleared iu short order when a man-in the
centre of the car announced that, he bad the
smallpox, tried the game on a Detroit car.
Getting aboard the 'Car, he sat down
side a big listed man - and remarked : I
don't-stippose you object to riding beside
a smallpox patient, do you." Not in the
least," replied the big , man, ." but as some
of the other passengers may; .I shall
heave you out !" Thereupon he took the
Joker by the collar and leg, carried him to
the 'platform, and-shot him far cut into a
big snow drift. •
—Blacktcoods
Sec thconighty host advancing,
$2 per Anntim In Advance.
NUMEER 38.
WHAT Is IN A TON OF COAL.
If we could follow one ton of New
castle coal into the gas works, we
should find that this quantity, weigh
ing 2,240 pounds, will usually yield
9,000 10,000 cubic-, feet- of gas, 'be
sides 1,404 pounds of coke, about 10
gallons of ammoniac( liquor, an-.I
about 12: gallons of tar. (How much
profit is Made by our gas companies
on this basis, and-lathe prekcnt price
of coal and gas,. we leave for wiser
heads to determine.) Here we have
'four prodliets from coal, viz : gas,
coke, ainnidniacal liquor, • and tar.
This tar from the gas works finds. its
way to the tar distillers, and from
this still we obtain other four. pro
ducts, viz': napilia, light oii, dead oil
and pitch , , The naptha, after anoth
er,' distillation and subsequent purifl-'
cation, is as clear as -water, ,and was
.for a long time used only as a sol
vent. for India Rubber, till the chem
ist came along and said it contained
benzoic, (not benzine. . ) Two gallons .
of naptha furnishing . about one pint
of benzole, and from this substance,.
treated with nitric acid, we obtain
the wonderful aniline dyes, . which
have created such a revolution in the
art of dyeing and printing. The pro
cess, simplified, is take benzole
andAnix a certain amount of nitric
acid WA it: this is converted into
nitro-benzole; which - is reduced to
. aniline. • After aniline is formed, the
various colors are prothiced from it
chiefly by treating it With nitrate of
potash, chlorate of potash, and other;
substances. The odor of nitro-ben;
zoie is like .the oil of bitter almonds,'
and is much U 6 ed to scent soaps, also
to flavor 'confectionery. It is esti-.
mated that three tons Of coal will
yield 18 pounds of naptha, 6 pounds
of benzoic, s:"pounds. of aniline, 1
pound of magenta, which will dye
600 pounds of silk or 900 pounds of
wool.
Magenta in solution is a beatitiful
purple, but in the solid crystal a
bright bronze green. Another ap- .
proximate . amount by Mr. Perkin,
gives, for 100 pounds of coal, 12
ounces-of tar, 8: 1 ,- ounces of naptlm,
21,0 f benzoic, 4,1 ounces of nitro
benzoic,"}.ounces of aniline ()Mice
of, M auve. Only ounce of - mauve
from 100 pounds of coal seems a very
snAll aingunt, but there is one thing
welsliould remember, viz: the inten
sity of. the coloring Mhtter,. illus
-trated by this fact: Take a large
-carboy hOlding 9 gallons of water,
and add to this a solution containing
,
Onedgtain of mauve, and tniS single
grain will color' this large bulk of
water. A gallon of water contains
70,0 up grains; 9 gallons 030,000
grains. This solution then requires,
only one part of mauve to color G30,-
009 parts of water. Resecting the
dead oil previonslv Mentioned, it Was
drug in the market till it was found
to contain creosote or carbblic acid.
The cresote is now used 'for the pnr
pose of preserving timber, and the
Carbolic acid is rendered, so pure as
to be fit for medicinal pifipose.s. and
is taken in England and AmeriK.s. as
a care for intermittent fever.--.3'.
ObeeiTe.r.
A BAD FIRE.
, "Jones have you heard of the fire
that burned up that man's house and
lot ?" •
"No, Smith, Where was it r•
" the city r ,
" - What a misfortune. Was it a
house?"
", Yes, a nice house and lot--a good
home for any family."
"What a pity! flow did the fire
take?" "
" The man played with fire, and
thouglitreSsly set it himself."
" How silly ! Did you say the lot
•
was burned, too ?"
" Ye', lot and'all. All gone - slick
and cican."
"That's sing . tilar: It must have
been a terribly hot fire—and then I
don't well see how it could burn the
lot."
. was not a larger_fire, nor a
very hot fire ; indeed, it was'so small
t►iat it attracted but little attention."
" But how could such a little fire
luirn a house and lot ! Yon haven't
told me."
It burned a long time—More than
twenty years—and though it seemed
to consume very slowly, yet it wore
away about $l5O worth every. year
until it was every bit gone."
" I can't understand you yet. Tell
me all about it."
" Well, it was kindled in the end
of a cigar: , • The ch - rat cost him, he
himself told . me, $12.50 a month, or
4;150 a year; and that in twenty-one
years, would. amount to $3,150, be
sides all the interest.. Now, the whole
sum would not be far from 00,000:
That would buy a fine house and lot.
It would pay for a large farm in the
country." ..,
" Whew!' I guess now y ,t on Mean
me, for I have smoked, more than
twenty years, but I didn't know it
cost as much that., I haven't any
libuse of my owp; haVe always rent
ed—though L was too. poor to own a
house—and all becalise I have been
burning it up!" What a'fool Ihave
been !"
The boys had:bett4r not set a fire
Which '' - costs so much, and which,'
though it might he so easily.put out,
is yet so likely, if once kindled, to
keep burning'all their
-An You READY.—IIev, Dr. Kidd
wasl 'Scotch minister of some prom
inence, and very eccentric, and 3sho
had his own way of doing, things..
One of his parishioners say:
" I was busy in my shop, when in
the. midst_ of my work, in stepped the
dixtor.,
• "' MA you expect me?' was Lis
ahrUpt inquiry, without even waitinfr p
for a
,:3aliitation.
"' No; was my reply.
"‘ What if it had been . death?'
asked he, when at once he stepped
out as abruptly as he came, and was
gone almost before I knew it.
""What'a, question! What a thought
for every one of us ! Does not death
'come to most; if `not all, as unexpect
ed as this? And does not tlieinqui
ry impress the lesson from 'our Sa
vior's lips, Be ye als'of ready ; . for in
such an hour as ye think not the Son
of ratio tometh,'" .
II BEA VTOL
sins.'imcrts o. e 111471715.
Rest, Reel In 'Heaven I 0 blessed thought
With what nnbminded joy 'tie fraught'
'rho weary grief-bent head will rise,
A n 4 light Illume the, teardlmoted eyes,
- And beet the trembling sigh be driven
As HAIM breathes softly, Hest In Heaven.
'Est In Heaven! The weary tread.
The tlmp, bent form and hoary head
Prove many a sorrow, care, and strife
It's man's appointed lot halite. j
Asletheso If Earth has
M ei;or glver,t
Joy a l the promised Reit In Heaven.
Rest, Rest In Heaven 1 Tho Mattering breath,
Pf a sufb..rer In the arms of Death.
8W! murmurs, Hasten welcome Tomb,
shrink
, not from thy Silent gloom,
care,,L.ti ceased, Earth's ties are riven,
I soon shall too at rest, In Heaven. . .
. —Standard of the Cress.
•
INEUIENCE.---In our personal his-,
tory we are often brought into con
tact ,with natures that seem :to: drop • •
Intciour lives an element ofi good'—
we can hardly. tell !lbw; but .there
`results a softening of rough lines and
angles; new emotions of pleasure
quicken the the pulses; neiv,power for
usefulness, and new energy in the ac
tive duties of probation; while an el-_
evation• of thought and purpoies_
brings us nearer God, and arms us•
with a capacity to , diffuse everywhere
a healthful influence over th use
around us, at.onee ennobling, purify
ing, and elevating. This life-poten
cy is not ephemeral. - -ilt .goes with
us through duty and `suffering down
to the last hour. Death does not
destroy it,;for it sends its healthful .
glow across the dark river through
the eternal years of our immortality.
On-the other hand,. we have met
with persons filled - with envy, selfish;
ness, and dark depravity, which have
-dropped into our life' current an ele; . '
went of diseord—a 'bitterness most
unpalatable (unless it finds in us - a
ccingenial soil in which to vegetate
and grow). so that the calm rivulet
is•in commotion : a rocky bed tears -
to shreds , ourhopes, and wounds our
sensibilities, or plunges us into dark
and muddy pools"of unhappy discord
and misrule.- The stream, no longer
runs cleitr,' The translucent waters
of life are polluted, ;and we sink into.
unhonored and ,:misemble tombs, or
.wake amid the blazing justice of ,
eternal_ truth to the.eternal sentence,
Depart '•' We call this element in
fluence.. When gooa, it wonderfully;
blesses - the world, and when bad,' it '
is an unmistakable curse. We all
-have influence.' We are not isolated.
Society.is around us. Into it.we are....
contitipally dropping the one. or the
other 'element. We can say which it .
shall be—a blissful, healthful influ
ence; or the reverse. Reader, which
shall it bf:-? . • .
ADAM'S FIRST WIFE.—The old
Tlebreiv- cabalistic legend of Lilith,
.„
the first wife of Adam; isF . tad by M.
D. Conway in his' r :lecture on the:
devil, in lan;xuai.7,e which is as:beauti-;
ful as a poem. She• was - Et 4
cold; pa.si,jouless, splendid, beauty,:
with woad, roes golden' hair. She
was created Adam's equal , in, every
respect, anal therefore, properly •
enough ri ; !'used to obey For
this she was driven from-the Garden
of Eden au 1 Eve was created made
to. order s so to speak, of :one of
Adam's rib. Then the golden hair
ed Lilith, jealOus, enraged, piningfor
Tier first home in Paradise; entered
in the form of a serpent. crept into
the Garden of Eden and tempted
Adam and Eve to their destruction.
And from that day, to this, Lilith, a
cold, passionless beauty; with golden
hair, has roamed. up ard down the
earth snaring the sons.of Adam and
destroying them You; may always
kno v li61) , ri,'ad victims, for wUnever,
a man has .IR'en destroyed by the
hands of Lilith, you will always find
a single golden hair .wrapped tight
around his lifeless heart. - this
day many tirid :Many a son of Adam
is still lured to `death and ruin from
ha; ng the golden - hair of a Woman
wrappedloo around his heart.
This is moral. • gas not Lilith
been revenged ?
PiowErt.—They sanctify the cra
dle, the altar, - and the tomb. What
can compart..-With tlibm in beauty and
purity ? The little- flower,'which, in
classic y, sprang up .through the
harkstones of the poor prisoners •
dillniing such sweetness •and
content about that living tomb, was
an angel in disguise, Picciolal It
was a smile from Heaven. - It breath::
ed upon the prisoner, and his chain
droppedz away ; it shone before . his
,eyes. and the prison walls were burst
asunder.- Nilo has not - experienced
the revival of an almost forgotten
memory, or a buried. hoi_e, by the
sul , gestiveness of a familiar fragrance,
Wafted from
, some breezy, blossomy
hillside, :*s - strains of dista.pt music
will-z:brint , , back pictures_ Of some
vivid hour of long, long years. ago?
" A flower garden continuous'
open air, concert." What visible
romance settles over the „Vine-clad
•
cottage, as the eye of the traveler
tills upon it. Beauty nestles among
the roses. while the sunshine and
shadow piny hide and seek amid the
ivy leave, , . Could architecture or
art in any form improve upon what:,
simple taste and Jfature have done'
here' Y;:wo know thitt refined capa
bilities, howeVer unfilled, find's, home
beneath that lowly roof--that' a
woman s taste reians supreme.
THE PREF EXT OF POLICE.—Not long
since,-says Figaro, a stranger came in
a carriage to the prefecture of police.
"The oi:ice the • prefect ?" he
said to the cotterietge.
".The prefect is not there," said
the - Inan,_in that tone we all know.
"Pardbn me, my friend," said the
visitor. "Perinit me to observe•that
I did not ask for the prefect, but for
his office." •
"Since . have told you that the
prefect is not there, what do you
want to do with his office ?"
"Permit me to, reply," said the'
stranger, still more, politely," jtliat
does not concern you." .[
"Come. you had better go away."
"I am nut going away; I am Ring
into the . oiliee of the prefect."
-'For the third time, I tell you the
.prefect is pot there."
"`.l knoW that very well, since Tim
the prefect." • _
= It was, in fact; M. Voison, the sue. ,
cessor of M. Leon Renault.
WHY HE WEPT.—He left her and
stepped ont to see a
.friend betvieen
the aets.
"why, iNlward," said she *hen
lie returned, " there are tears in your
eyes." ,
.
. "Yes, pct," replied he, 'solemnly,
" I suppose there are— . 4 saw sneh a
sad. sight when I was out."
".Toni did—what was it ?" she in
quired.
Such . 'a sad sight "—continued
he, keeping, his. foe away that she
might not his..breath—" I dis
covered a young man whom I had
knOwt for :,y_eara l drinking whisky:l
,‘_