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METHODISM AND repuoucanisM.
-I m A Republican in principle
And 1 wish to boo this party miceood
ia our State tiua Fall. I dosiro this
Among many other reasons, because
I kotos lly beliovo that it ruvo1 the
Union in tho dark hoar of the Uo
bellion, aud bootuse' tlio wcl faro of
out Conn try, for ycnt-H to cotne, c:in
Alone bo committed with safety iuto
its hands.
It thoro Any (lanpor of if s defeat t
Suppose that bolievo there is, what
would patriotism, call upon . mo to
jj t OuRht' I not to Bound the
Alarm as far an my voioo will roardt T
No one certainly will deny too thin
rifcbt, And I look npon it as a duty.
rernonally.I have nothing to aiu or
lose by tho euneoas of. cither I "arty
Voluntarily, therefore, utihoiigbt by
Any price, or unswayed by nuy seU
fish tootivo, I writo this pupor.
. I glory in my Charcli, in regard
to tbo Kebollion. Certainly there in
no brighter pno in our Country's
history than that furnished by Mot h
odoais. No Churchldid tooio to sus
tain tho causo of the Uuiun than sho,
! waring out hor treasure abundant
y. And sending hoele o her aons to
bear tb brant of tue battler, and to
shad their blood to dofotid our Fluj.
.And I know that in ray twn im
mediate rotflou,. throughout tbo
great State of ronnsylvauia, and all
over tho Land, thoro aro hosts of
Jfetbodists, ospeeially iu the Minis
try, who boliove, without doubting,
in the sound . prinoiplos of tbo Ho
1ublican Pirrty, nnd thero is no prieo
urge onoagh to buy thorn from tueir
nllub'ianco.
Is thoro any attempt to eworvo
Methodists, nnd especially Metlio
dist prcauliers,froin thoir duvotioo to
n grqnt causo f It id .said that thero
is, sua miiu iua imoiupiu win uocju
tinuod more oarnostly up to the very
eve of the Election.
Upon the belief that this report
is trno, I write and urgo my broth
ron not to bo false to thoir principles
ami allow no uusoutnl roasou to lu
ll uuneo them to vote for any mau
whose association, if uot his record,
proves that ho holds views utterly
antagonistic to those of tho great
ltuptiblican 1'aily.
Tho reason has been urged, it is
reported, and will be nrgud, it is
aiippouod, again and again, ospociaU
ly upon tho iMothodist' proaclior,
"Vote for tho lion. A. II. Dill for
Governor, bocauso be ia tho son of
A Methodist inenelior.' Ho is anoth
or man the son of a Methodist proa
chor, and yet that same man was a
llebol in the South during tho War.
Suppose he was horo m:w, and run
ning for otBco, and that this roason
was nrgod why . Methodists of ovory
claus shoald vote for him, bocuuio
he is tho son of a MellmdUt preauh
r. Ia there a Methodist lu.ymnu or
proacher whd would ' uot so.irn sue!)
a plea, who would not regard any
mau urging it a insulting him, and
, who. would not say to him "No, sir,
1 can never east rfy vote for a Hj
bel." Is Hon. A, il Dill a rebel ? I
do not say . ( if ,o had been in
the South during tho war would he
liave. acted .fta . hi'i brother did! I
cannot tell. I can tell that at tho
North the Pauiocratio CuudiJato for
Governor did act with a party who
nympathizod with tha South, oppos
ed tho war, and denied that tho sol
diers had tho right to vote. How
can any Methodist preacher, who is
A Hopublioan, though ho has pro
found respuot and the kiudliost fool
ing for Lis' honored father, vote for
Lis Democratic son T
But Sotiatbr' Dill is a'morabor of
theHuVE. Church, therefore voto for
nim. simply because a man is a
Methodist is that a Htiflioiout reason
why somo creat publio intorest
should be entrusted to him f Is it
not possiblo for a mothodist to ba
right in heart but wrong in bead f
to have principles so ' falsa And por-
nieious that following thorn no in
terest wonld bo safe, and with thorn
fully in the Asoidint tho Ship of
State would be for.od on some bcyl
la or ttoamod into ' sous Charybilia,
Vote for A. II. Dill bocanse ho is a
Methodist I That reason is slyly
nintsd at ia one of our. Methodist
Wipers whiob says t "Tlia State of
Pennsylvania baa never bad a Meta
todist Gorernor." And I suppose if
ua writer of phis sentence baa pre
Vented his reasons ' plaioly ho would
Lav said ("Pennsylvania ought to
bare onee a ' Methodist Governor
Lore is now a chance vote for Mr.
DilL Why voto for him bocause
he is a MethodiBt f The foolish no
tion may possibly enter tho minds of
aom.thAt,A Methodist uovernor
WoolJ brinj groat honor to the
Church and in soma " way build op
.her interests. Tho Church, when
true to herself, socks not her honor
from men bat from God, and her
Interests, depend not on Any noliti
oaI party bat the presoneo of Christ
to the midst of her. Oat even could
'Methodist Governor of oar State
bring honor and Aid to oar Chnreh,
' U the Methodism of Mr Dill of tost
type to Assure as of suoh results T
If it be, it certainly has improved
peatly of late years, for there were
wmwun d ma no hwuuob.iu
t!ia Chnreh of vhiah ha mi a mem
bet la name 'i not even attending
tr worship nor treating her pastor
' ' i cos civilities of life. Now,
,Xis a great Methodist and
V. ftffple nd especially
' irs are called npoo
;r pUiial j?rm I
f
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VOL. 10.
ciplos And voto for him. Pshaw 1
"something is rotten ia tho SUto of
Denmark. " And it looks very much
liko int'thodism of tho Democratic
Candidato for Governor of I'ennsyl
vanla is an put on for tho snka of
winning tho Gabornatoriil Itiea.
How can Rppublican Methodists
voto for Mr. Iill Simply, foi tho
reason that ho is a' Moth ) list, and a
MctbftdiHt of such a doubtful kind,
hoping if he be elected that he will
bring honor and help to tho Church t
Can any loyal Methodist preacher
voto for him T Can any loyal Mot:i
odist proaphor voto . for him T Can
that ono do it who plod no eloquent
ly his Country's causo at tho opuuinij
of tho Rebellion, asking, with Au
omotion tho most intense, tho quos
tion a question that thrilled tho
audience in the Church of (lod and
stirred patriotic boarts to thoir pro
foundest depths "Whi will got"
and was nnswerod by tho univorsu
shout of tnuu ; 'In the name of the
Lord G 1 we will go." Can that
preacher lo it, who, when bis Coun
try called, obovo 1 tho c ill, rtish id
to the front, bared his broast to the
bullets of tho on omy, and now car
ri)8 a wound rccoived in tho glori
ous battle for tho right Cm any
patriotic MuthodUt voto for him
wbon ho believes that our Uepublio
without tho gro it U pullie in L'.irty,
wonld uave gn4 tl j vn, broken shat
tcred and ruined, and without p irty
controlling tho vessol it cauuot be
said ooutldeutly .
"Tbou, tan, Mil on, O 9Mp of Rule J '
Sail on, () Union, Hlron mi l grout t
1 1 ii nt in 1 1 y, wiib nit ilH lcr,
Willi nil ii hope of ftitur tnrii.
In hviginj brcnthlrs on Ihf rtt.'
It may bo said that ' bhis is a per
sonal attact on Mr. Iill. Nit at all
I havo nothing against him person
ally, nnd really wish him well in his
logitnn ito calling. I emnot bo re
gurilod as an oimniy of his family. I
mn friendly to his brother, who is a
useful ono in tho gomxd ministry,
and therefore a grand ono, uud who
uow, on this account, wears his gray
hairs as n crown of honor. Hut, bo
causo I wish tho candidato for Gov
ernor well, nin a frind of 1 1 i - broth
er. and havo a profound lovoronoo
and n mnccro love for his fit hor, is
tbat any reason why I should cast
inr voto for II on A. . Dill f
Should 1 place my good wishes, my
friendship, my love for nnotlior,
above my lovo for my (5 miitry ?
Who will dare to urgo a roas-m why
I should lav aside my couiiuiuiitioiis
political principles and voto for ii
man who is diametric illy opposito
to me in politics t Who will dare
approach mo with such a plea T Wth
my viows, I could not vjIo f jr my
own brothor if bo stood iu tho place
of Mr. Dill.
It may bo said in my opposition
to Soiiiitor Dill, I am dragging up a
lend ami bnnod issue the spirit
that gavo birth to tho costly and
bloody War of tho Rebellion. Is
that spirit dead and buried ? No.
Visit tho South and moo everywhere
proofs of tliij fact. An intelligent
Northern lady, on a recent vimt to
the Smith said i ' No ono surrender
ed but Couorul Loo." And that is
true. Look nt tho Domoratio l'.ir
ty in Congross when tin power waa
again in its bauds. Ho hoard ag.iiu
of tho fatal doctrine of .Stato Rights.
Tho impudent Southern claims upou
tho Treasury of the Uuitod States
for tho indomniry for Ioshus iu tho
rebellious War of tho South, nud
other political views tho very Imo
of our iR'osnority, u not ol our osis
tenco na a Nation. Wo uavo me
most fratornal feoliug for our broath
orn of the South. We tiro ready to
do nil wo ca'i for thoir welfare, to
pour out our treasure, for instanco,
to aid thoso who aro sufTuring from
that tcrriblo sconrse, tho Yellow
Fever; but we do thiuk that the
time has not yet arrivod whou men
who, if they had rocoivod thoir just
dosorts, would havo died as Traitors,
ought to be trustod with powor. Nor
should wo bo willing to trust with
powor tho men of tho North who
gavo "aid nnd cpmfort" to thoso
who fired on tho Flag of the Uniou,
And did all they could to destroy the
best Government on tho face of the
earth. It is impudent in Southern
Traitors and in thoir Northern sym
pathisers to ask so soon for the
trnst of politioal powor. Lot them
wait for long years till the Couutry
ia fully satisfied that their repou
tance for tho loss of vast treasures
and seas of blood in their droadful
attempt to destroy tbo Union, is siu
core, and then ask humbly to be re
stored to places of honor and trust
in the Government of the Country.
And the Country may then hoar and
heed their request, but it ought not
to do it now.
In this noto of warniug am I only
putting Up a man of straw T No, I
am not This boast has alroady boon
made : "Thoro are thousands of
Mothodists, formerly Republicans,
who will voto for lion. A. II. Dill,
and thoir votes will eloct him." Sov
era! promioont Methodist proaobers
of Republican proclivities have put
Holy deolared their purposo to vote
. . I.I . I . I . . .1 I M .
ror turn, vnuors, u is ,u
tend quietly to do the same. lie
cently a presiding elder was ap
proaohed on the subject of bis vote,
and he was told if by a certain time
he indicated bis purpose to support
Mr. Dill, each au indication would
be groatly to bis advantage. ' When
the time came be wrote this reply i
"For years I have supported the
rArnhiiAn Pirtv i more reoontly
I have voUd the Prohibitidn Tioketi
MIDDLEBURG, SNYDER COUNTY, PA., OCTOBER 'U,
I cannot now sni.'port a party which
has favored Rum, Slavery and Ro
bollion." That proaolior is a bravo,
truo man. His brothorn cau safely
commit their appointments into his
hands, nml trust him in any placo of
responsibility, for ho never will bo
trny their internals. And it is siid
that a number of Methodist preach
ers, in view of securing thoir vtos
for tho Democratic Can lid ito for
Oivornor of Pennsylvania, aro uow
ruling on tho railroads on freo pas
hps Surely this must bo false No
Methodist preacher certainly can bo
drought like a sheep in tho shamble.
MisiloHire for the go m opinion of
his bret.hron would provont this. So
bought, his brothorn could never
trust him again in any place of re
sponsibility. Rut Methodist proach
era nro controlled by higher mo
tives thnu tho good opinion of their"
brethren, nud this rp ut must bo a
slander ; it must b ' only an instanco
of the fact that straugo things aro
sometimes said about tho boat aud
purest of mon.
a Mi'.ruoDisr pitinniKit.
"or Tii Pout.
European Correspondent.
LlETTKIl No. 4.
2Vs ! of' M'ott.
Thero are few places in Karopo which
have been visite l t'j in ro people or
have been el'icn ur bettor deioriho I
ihun Melrose Ahboy. Haply ny
ono of the oliirhtoH literary proton-
tions can ba fsud who c.inoot recall
a picture of it trm nome point ot
viow. Probably there ae not moro
than throu or fiur ruins in n linpn
which otu comparo wiih Melrose ia
merest. Wlulo it is a oeniplets ruin,
for it is uiioco'ipmd and without u
roof oven, it is yot in s prlect a
tao of pros 'rvati m as to nhow iti
wonderlul arjlulocturo, un l lo uive a
iro'id und'Tuuding of what iti
benuty mnt havo boon before it wh
wantonly ani wickedly Uoitroyo'i.
It has the additinal charm of bsvii'g
its ngirJ and cruinbhog wIN m
covered wiili ivy, that beautiful mm
tie of nitiuro. that the barnhooM and
iloHoiation of th) or linary ruins are
mitirelv intio. and fr n tho dead
inxi Rfoms to have sprung a j yeus
an I living present.
Tim Htriicture whoso rmns aro so
ill icit sduiirod, was C'Uiuioncol in
l:t 'l iklihiiiuh a buildiair devoted to
Anne form of ndigious worship had
oeouuied tho same idico lh" iuiuio-
diate vicinity for eiuht bumlred years
previous. At (Wt tho Ahiiey was u
verv small bud liui c ting no nioro
limit turn ll.ninand nound.4 (if the
money of that period. It was oewr
pied by a comtnunit)' of Cistorcian
tiioiik, who woio enjoined by tbo
rules of thoir orJT to c instant and
faithful la')r. Thoy thoroforo on-
i,igol in ajrio'iltiiM. in trinseribiiu
and illumiiiatiuR inaniHcripts, snd
pirtiuularly iu tho construe; ion nnl
oruamuntaiioo of tho grau I buildings
whose ruins are now lomid all over
r..i 1 und So itland. There is no
hotter meturo of iiaiionci and pcrso
vcranco, than these puiusotaking
inoiiks liborin-' laitlitiilly year ifir
vo;ir. with thoir own bunds wielding
tho mallot snl slowly cutting out
those wonderful ornamental carvings
nf fl nvi r . nlants. nud curious aud
grotosipt'i lijuros with whieli both
tho outside aud insido of the churoh
whs coverod. Much of this work
yet imitim, thit oven after tho
storms of hundred of years havo
buntou upon it shows tho wondorful
delicacy uu l beauty it originally had.
Knloring through an iron gate ou
tho wost si do of tho grounds wo are
at ouca in tho midst of tho ruins.
0;i tho right is a long corridor
which is filled with curious old mon
uments, most of them so worn by
timo that thoir inscriptions cannot
bo road. Passing partly through
this and taming to tho right we
entor tho comotory by a narrow
doorway undor tho south window.
Tho wholo south front ia tho best
prosorvod sido of any of tho build
ing and although woathor worn And
docaying is grand in its proportions
Oa one of the towors can yot bo
soon a part of tho faco of tho old
clock, with part of one of tho hands
yot romaining.Tbe paint has long
since gone from its faco and tho
boards ovea are crackod and weath
... . 1 1 . i
or wora. ruo voneraoio u i u
faco, as it wen just dropping into
tbe tomb, needs no inscription of
tempnt fugit to impross oo as the
foot that time flios. Passing around
to tbe cast side we see tbo east win
dow which ia a rnarvol of beauty as
it stands ia tbo rainod wall. It is
57 foot high by 28 broad and is
divided into five parts by perpoa
dicular muHion And those wero
subdivided into a large namber of
smaller seotionsby delicate stone
work much of which remains until
the prosont day. Oa the extreme
right tbe maasivo corner li entirely
ooverod with A wonderful growth of
ivy, which completely obscures the
the stone work end falls in graoe
r.,n aweADlnff curves towsrd the
cround. da tbe rains
at the left
crvuuu. v " . .
a rasa and flowers Are growing, and
on a corner of tbe wall A rose bash
was in fall bloom fifty feet from the
groand, . while bird were merriiv
singing and flying back And forth
from their nests in tbe ivy and shrub
bery on the rained waiis.
From witbia the rains Are eaaally
striking end impressive. Although
tt, .tr i now the only eoverinff of
tin Abbey oae eiutiot look doa IU
hit
vast longth and seo what must havo
been the majestic spring of its grand
vaulted coiling, without feeling a
thrill of admiration as ho catches, in
imagination, a glimpso of what nin it
havo boon the beauty of tho building
wbon it was comploto. Iu accord-
ano with tho Rjmish custom of tho
poriod in which tho Abbey was built,
tho church is ia tho form of a Lntin
cross, with n length of feot and
au exlremo width of 137.
Within tho church aro buried
many men who wero notod in their
time. More was interred Robert
HriiPo's boart, and here aro the ro
mains of tho bravo Douglas, the hero
of ('bevy Chase. IIoio is also tho
tomb of Scott's "Wizard of tho
North. " Many of the1 i criptioni
aro very quaint, both buougut aud
expression. Tho brv.r As of a V v
aro nupporto I by the figures of
monks with (lowing robes, ntt'on
the fillet of ono and beneath tbs oth
er aro tho followiug nearly old iterat
ed inscriptions, in abbroviatol
Latin i 'Going whithersoever be
would," and iVhmi Josm camo tho
ago of darkness ceased." Above
the door of a stairway is A shield
with a compass and this inscription :
"As tbe eirnpnn rocs irig'it uronn I
So 'lops i null nnd lnytlly, without doubt,
Look to the, cuJ, ipioih John Mor?o,"
On a small slono in tho form of
four horso shoos fustonod togethor,
is tho inscription, "I'ray for the soul
of brother Peter, the treasurer."
Whether "brothor Peter" bad dis
covered tho modem process of
"hypothecating" tho funds of the
troisury nud was afterward smitten
with deathbed repentance.wo do not
know.ns this is all tho record ba lins
loft U3.
Tho cemetery attached to tho Ab
bey, which is now part of a Hheep
pasture, coutaitis many half buried,
half worn out niounuionts, and
among theiu one tomb stouo of ih
late ilate as ISoS. (bi ono of these
ancient slouos is this curious in
scription :
'i'tin c irth goes on l'i esrth
(Uiierln I i It o i;o1d
The firlh enss Iu osrtli
S 'oiirr itmn It would ;
The e irth hnitds on tho etrtb
nnd l.iwi'm ,
Tho ciirth i":y In the carta
All U1I I'D oum.
Probably there is not ono trav
eler in a tliousuiiu who is nolo to
take Sir Walter Scott's auvico to
viit MelroHO "by the p.ilo nloonlight,
and indeod it is stated that ho never
m a do such a vtHtt himself, but it can
bo readily soon that under the favor
ing light of a mid-snminor moon tho
ruins would havo a peculiar bo tuty,
nnd call forth all the romantic and
p ictical iu a man's n ituro. Melrose
Ahboy is one of thoso placoa where
ono would liko to spend days instead
of a few hours, and drink the inspir
ation which comes from its contem
plation. ICxamino it as often as you
nloase or return to it aftor an nb-
senco of years nnd you will always
find somo new beauty iu it
( do lore Ibee anolentrulnt ;
Wit nuver lrJ upon them hut w act
Our font upon tomo mverend hlnory
And i'ii--iiimli)st, bfirvla tbeaa upan
courts,
W'liloh now He naked to the lujiirioe
Of florin weniher, ome men lie Interred
Who loved ihe Churcn eo well, anil gave
HO llM7lf lo it.
That they linohl It ehould liary eanopled
their hones
Purcwr hut all things htve an end,
Cburcli'-a and cities, that have diseases
like In men,
Must have like death tbat we have."
It is enstomary for na to look tip-
on tho timo from tbe 8th to tho Dtth
contnry as tho "dark agos," and wo
think of too poopie oi mai umo ns
but half civilized and eugaged only
in war and plundor, but when wo hpo
tho ruins of tho grand culhodrals
and castles scattered all over
Kurope, we pan but renpoot tbo rudo
ouorgy or tnoso ages, wnion npum
itsolf partly in building and deco
rating thoso wonderful monuments
of their industry. The moro wo seo
of tho world and what baa boon
dono by thoso who have lived beforo
us, the loss coucoit wo navo ior our
timo and tho moro respect ior tuoso
who have lived hundreds of years
beforo us.
From Molroso A drivo of tbroo or
four miles along a pleasant Ruglish
road bordored with hedges, brings
na to Abbotsford, the homo of bir
Walter Scott. Its costlo-like towers
do not come ia sight until we are
closo to it as the building is situated
on low groaad. Tbo straotare is a
curious compound of castlo, and res
idence and was built, or at loast
rebuilt to ita ownor's wishos. Thero
aro four or five rooms to which tho
publio are admitted at twonty-five
cents per person. Indeed it is na
bad ia Europe as at Niagara Palls
you cannot get a sight of any tbiug
worth seeing without first paying
somo ono a foo. We wore first
shows tbe library, a room at least
fifty feet long, which contains books
on all sides from floor to ceiling,
somo 20,000 volumos in all. Here
is tbe largo leather covered arm
chair ia which Sir Walter sat And
tbe plain table at wbiob be wrote.
Joining this ia A littlo study, with
one small window, just large enough
to comfortably hold A chair and
table, la this room tbe great novel
ist did much of hie hardest work
Connooted with the library is tbe re
ception room which Contains many
Eortraits and cariosities pre sooted
ira. Next to this is room asod
es An armory wbiob oontains a flue
collection of weaponst Among the
jnotablo Roman Apears i Montrose'cl
sword ta pair of pitlols taken fiomi
Napoloon s ennjagn nt Waterloo i
tho armor of ono of tho kings of
Scotland i tho rusty keys of tho ol 1
Tolbooth at lidinliirg, nnd a Ono
collection of modern and middle age
aims from afl over the wui ld.
Tho onlranco ball is also filled
with curiosities. Hero are several
full units of armor with lances iii
their iron hands, a if only wailing
for the spirits of their fvirnier occu
pants to return. Here nro also bat
tle nxes, nncos, cross bows, nnd
inementntt from many of the fi uvo
and bloody battles with which Soot
laud's history is lillod. Ono of tho
rooms has a caso noutnining tho nuit
of.cl ithoi ho wore at bis death, the.
plaid, trowscrs, "1'i'othur Jonitlnn'
striped wat, the lir'o U'V.s. th .
broad skirtod green eoat uud bis
stout walking Ktick.
Among tho pictures in tho va
rious rooms are 'd inrdio", ono of
Sir Walter's miposlora who let bis
board grow for years tiulriuiund
lo show bis sympathy for tho do
thronod Stuarts ; n bond of Mary,
(J.iooti of Sentland, said to havo
boon sktochodja few hours oftor bor
death by an nrtist who gainod od
miKsion to Jio room where tho body
wns in the nHtiuiuod character oj an
ombalmor'ri assistant, a grim nnd
stern Cromwell; nnd many others
the greater part, family portraits.
Ono room of curiositiea consist.-?
almost entirely of presents made
hint by distinguished people.
Anion" thoso a silver cup given him
by Lord Hyron is of spocial interest
Tho viows from tho rooms, partic
ularly the library, nro lino but not
extended.
Tho exterior of tho homo is 1or
oratod with several memorial slabs
from places of bistorin intorest.
The grounds nro prettily laid out
and me ornamented with statuary.
A fine olllgy of Scott's favorite dog
Maida is particularly noticablo. In
front of the old part of tho house is
tho stono foundation of tho old
crosa at IMiuburg which in former
tiraos oil foetal ocoanions flowed
wino instead of water.
Language can hardly portray our
thoughts as wo lingered in thoso
rooms so familiar to tho great novel
ist whom wo ull admire. Wbon we
can bco tho books lie read, tho place
whoro bo studied and wrote, the
motnentos and weapons which ho
seemed to woavo into bis wonderful
stories, it seemed ns if wo had been
into tho workshop of Vulcan nnd
..it. . a w t
nceu mo material oi which doves
thunderbolts wero forged. It
brought homo to us with moro force
than over that tho true gonitis to
which tho world owos ho munli is
not tho Hpusnnxlio oll'distiiii; of
some inspired mind, but wh it Dick
us dunned as tho sum of biscenius.
the genius for bard work. . With
this visit to Melrose nud Abbots-
ford, and with our lovo for the
novelist groatly incroosttd, wo bid
adieu for tbo prosont to Scotland.
O. R. DUUCIIAKU
A Bad Tkmcuii. Thoro aro few
things moro productive of evil iu
domostio life than a thoroughly bad
temper. It does not matter what
form that temper may uhminio, whe
ther it is of a sulky kind that main
tains pel feci mlotico for many days,
or tho madly passiouato, which vents
Itself in nosoltito violenco. Ill tern
per at any age is a b"d things it
never does iiuvbodv anv cood. and
those who indulge iu it feci no bet
ter for it. After tho passion bus
passed away ono boos that ho has
boon very foolish, and knows that
others seo it too. Had tompor iu
tho nged is, perhaps, tho most try
iugoll'all. It is, indeed, a pitiable
sight lo soo tho wriuklod cliook of
an old porson allamo with auger and
passion, runco auger is useless and
an utiHpoakablo misery to its victims,
why should it bo indulged in at all 1
Sayings from tlio Chinese
Dig a well boforo you are thirs-
ty,
2 The ripost fruit will not fall in"
to your mouth.
3 Groat wealth cornea by dostiny
modorato woaltb by industry.
4. Tbe pleasure of doing good is
the only ono that dooa not wear out.
5 Water does not romaiti in tbo
mountains, nor vongoanco ia groat
minds.
G Lot evory one sweep tbo snow
from his own door, and not busy
himself about tho fro&t oa his neigh
bor's tilos.
7 Kvory to-morrow has two hnn
dlos. We can tako bold of it by tho
handle of anxiety or tbe handlo of
faith.
A lovo-smitton youth closed his
Iotter with, "I sond you ten thou
sand kisses, darling.' If "darling'
has had exporioneo ia snob mattors,
she kuows that one kiss on tho lips
is sweeter than tea thousand oa pa
pqr.
When placed under a uiorosoopo
tbe sting of a bee prosents a polish
ofdaxzbngbeauty.bat whe a placed
in tbe end of a tneu's nose it takes
on the semblance of A rat tail file
dipped in vitrol.
Matt proposes woman dispofloS
of bis loose change. . ,i .
flow to set Ahead SUal into A
abboge pttob.
1878.
NO. 21
Tho Bible.
It is tbo book of Laws, (o show
tho right and wrong.
It is n look of Wisdom, that cn
donipsj nil folly and m ikes tho fool
inli wine.
It is the Kiok of Truth, that do
torts nil errors-.
It is the book of f,if, (hit shows
tho way from everl mting do.ith.
It is tho M ist Cjinpeii boili book
iu nil the World.
It is tho Most Authentic nu l en
lortnhdng History that ever was
published.
It contains tho most auli riitios.
rourirkaldo events and wonderful
occurrences.
It points out tho most heroic
ueeds and uuparikllelnd Wars.
It di.Mci ihes the (' ilestial, Tcr
i . fil ial, nn l Liwer Worbls.
It ovplalns the origin of tho An
gelic Myriad s nn l Devilish legions.
It will instruct tho most accom
plished Modi inio and profouudost
Artist.
It will teach the best Rhetorician,
and exorcise every powor of the iuohI
skilled Arithmetician.
It will piiilo the wisest Auato
mint and the nicest Critic.
It corrects the vain Pbilornplipr,
and ooufutos tho wisest Astrono
incr .
Jt exposes tho nnbtlo Sophist, nn
drives 1'ivinors mail.
It is it complete Code of Laws, a
perfect body of Pivinity, au tin
equalled Nuralivo.
It is a book of Lives.
It is a book of Travels.
It is a book of Voyngos
It is the bust Covenant that over
was ngrood to, the best deed that
over W;is Healed .
It is tho bent Evidence that over
was produced, the hist will that wus
ever inmlo.
It is the host Testament that over
was signed.
It is wisdom to understand it ; to
bo ignorant of it, is to bo awfully
dCHtltlltO.
It is tho King's bent copy and tho
.Magistrates llule.
It is tho Housewife's best (luido
and tho Servant's best Instructor.
It is tho 'Voting Man's best Com
panion. It is tho Sehoolboy'fl Spelling
book.
it is tho Learned Man's Master
piece.
It contains a choice (jrammor for
a Novico nnd a profound Mystory
for a Sage.
It is the ignorant Man's diction
ary mi l tho wise man's I'iroctory.
It nlTorda knowledge of witty in
ventions, and it is its o.vn interpre
ter. It encourages tho wise, tbo wor
rior, and the ovorooinnr.
It promises au eternal roward to
tho excellent, tlio Coii'iuurur, tho
worrior, the provident.
Aud that which Crowns all is that
tho Author, without partiality, with
out ilyprociiuy, with whom is no
variableness, neither shadow of turn-
inb' - . . .
Is GOD.
New Shoes.
When a woman has a now pair of
shoes sent homo hIio performs alto
gether diiTeiunt from it man. Sho
never shoves her toes into thorn and
yanks nnd hauls until she is rod iu
tho face and all out of breath and
thou goos btauiping ami kicking
around, but pulls thorn on part wny
carefully, twiU'l.os them oil' again, to
tako a last look and hoc if sho has
got tho tight ono, pulls thorn on
again, looks ut them dreamily, Bays
they are just right, thou takes nn
otbor look, stops suddenly to smooth
out a wrinkle, twists around aud
eurveys thorn rudewajs, exclaims
"Mercy 1 bow loose they nro." looks
at thorn ngaiti sipiaro in front, works
hor foot around so thoy wont hnrt
bor miilo ho much, takes thorn olV,
looks ut tho heel, tbo too, tho bot
tom and tho . iunide, puts them on
again, walks up and dowu tho room
otico or twice, rom irks to bor better
half tbat sho won't have them at any
pneo, tilts down tho mirror so she
can soo bow thoy look, turns ia ev
ery possible direction nud nearly
dislocates her neck trying to see
how thoy look from that way, bocks
off, steps np again, takes thirty or
forty farewell looks, saya they raako
bor foot look awful big and never will
lo in the worblputa them oil and on
two or three times moro, asks her
husband what bo thinks about it and
thou pays no attention to what ho
says, goes through it all ngoiu and
finally says sho will tako them, It's
a very aimplo matter.
(jaaaaaa"Ba"aaBa
Facts aro stubborn things, but
thoy aro not half so stubborn as a
woman on watdiiog day.
OAUTION.
Notice la hereby given that the follow
Ins artiolei have been purohaeed by the
uuilereiRneJ at Conaiablo'a Sale and left
ia poiHceiion of Emanuel Saeaaman during
IU pteamire, all poriont are cautioned
not le meddle or Interfere with the aaiue ;
8 Tablee, Bink, Wood Chest. 2 Cupboards.
4 liedeleada aad Bedding, Flour Cbeat, 0
Cbaire, i Banre'e. 8 Meat Stan, S Ukeeta
balf a barrel of Unit, lot of Crock, Bland.
Clock, Looking Olaas, let of Carpenter
Toole, 3 Binke and 1 uanaUbed, Tables
unnulebed, Carpanier Ueiich. pall Isabel
tueaeure, material for tt Waott CbeeU. Ai,
Oriod Htone, Wood Saw, flhoveL (?rue-
Mag Hoe, Wheelbarrow, Bow, b Sbetee,
Iron Kaiite. dun, 'J Tubs, lot of Pelatoe
ad Oardea Vegelablee
8etil9'T8i -
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I'.tVAIlLR IN ADVANCK. .
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and arc linlde for the price ofthcpApnf
GOVERNHfflWyiBECTORrr :
t'NITEll . HTATK3.
rrrl.trnl-Kiitliorf.r,l It. llriyrs. Olile.
Vice President William A. Whctlor, NeW
Vorli. r
8ecr'iBry of Plate WilllanY M. Ittrli,-
few 1 ork.
f ecreisry of (be Treaaary Jobs 8Iiormaa,
OlOrf.
HeercUry of War Otrge W. NfoCfarjr,"
Iowa. -',. '
.Soorfiarr ef ; lbs Nnvv tlialiard W.-
Th'iinrn, Iitiliririi,
atierin-v llnoml Charles Povcne, M
nchuiirtta. Poeiniinitf Ucnertil tUvlJ f. Key, Ten-
ni-ii(f .
Secretary of tbe lulerior Cart PcUur,'
S'lusoirtl.
. PTATB.-
0iv(.rnor.?bn F. Hurtranft.
I.ioutpnuiit (lovrrnor John l.atta.
SccrKinry of the Cotiiniunweallh J. B.
Linn.
Pcfniy fc nf the C'ominonwealih Tboe.
MoCKnmBI.
rrivntoSoc. 10 the (Invrrnor Clics ef X.
Farr, Jr. .
Chief Clerk C. F. Warden.
Attorney llrneral (Jeorge Lenr.
Peftrfy Aitorirey Ocnernl I.yman P
dill ert.
Auditor (lencrixl Wm. V. Hehelt.
Stulo Tearrnrer Amna Noyce.
.Sccretnry of iueriil AlUiri initlanV
M t'nii llsm.
Piipcrinieiideiil nf Sit,!ier Oridmn anJ
Common fl.-houlit J. P. tVickeriham;
A ljuUnl tlonernt .lumen W. I.ntla.
iiiniiH-i,iiiiT of liKtirn'ioe ,t. M. Foster.
HUle t.iliritrmu C. I, F.hrenfi-ld.
CoiiiiniKsioner of PuMlo Charlie (J.
Piiwuoii Ciilotimn, I'liitndnli Uia (len-
ernl Aceiil aud ce., Pillcr Luther,-
Mending,
Finheiy t'nnuniii)inr--Ilpnjimln L. He
wn, lluwwrd J. Kcedcr, aod Jauite1
Pulfy,
Jl'IUCIABT.
I'nilrtl Sl'itn Supreme Court.
Chief Jieitioe M irriion R. H'alle. 0
Ohio,
A(niinl Jiiolices Cliffor t. of Maine,
Kwayne. of Ohio, Miller, of Iowa,
Field, of CnlifornU, HironR, of Ponn
rylvinia, Itru.lley, of New Jersey,'
Ifunl, of New York.
Recorder Wm. Todd Otto, of Indiana.
Stijirimf Court of IVnifilriinia.
Chief Jiiotice Paniel Anew.
Aosoelnto JiMtieen Oeorro Hliar?reod,'
Vlynecs Mereur, lease O. Oordoo,
Fdwnr I M. I'li.xnyii, Wurren J. IKoed
ward, John Trunkey, 1.
Ttrenilrth Jiiilirln! Dintriet.
rrenidimt Ju.lo Joseph (J, llnchcr. j
Aflsoeiate Juduos- Hiram U'NVil, famuer
II. tiohuuk.
CULNTY.
SherlffD. F.leenhnrt.
I'roitionoury Jeremiah ('rouse.
Hegi ler and llocorder Juiiici M. Van
rn4t. Trcanurer Henry Ilenfer.
I'mlriol Atlnrncy J. II. Arnold.
Coroner . M. Smiih.
Co' ixaiuuera Joul How, John Homlff,
Mones KieMm.
8nr?eyor--UeorRo 11. Ilcnfor.
Auititom-"l,mi.'l lioiretiliaeh', Ncr Df
Middleftwurfh, W. A. Ola, .
JKVl ltriddCH,
MuntiTuctiirvrcf end doalor to
FURNITURE,
IVoiild reeoif'i11y inform the cltliona of
rVlitiiiirrove mi 1 vieinity. Unit ho munufao-
lures to or hr nud keepi eon-lnntly on hand
cnaiKN hi .i,l Rniin, aw-i
Furnituro of ovory JloHonption
al tlio very luwcil prino. ilo rcvpeutfuliy
Invito an ox:unlimiioii of
tl V. PST E A 1).S , H I ' H K A V A , T A I I.ES , S OF A
MJCSUKS, STANDS, OIUIU.S, 4.0.
(uyA Kpvoinl Itivitniion in extended to
wly unirried fulkx lo rail and fee my alock
oro urobftilng oleewbcre.
l.KVl HI.LLLll
fioliiiBurove, Apri1tfi,R70-lf
PENNSYLVANIA R, R.
Tfiilni le?o l,el"town Juurtlim n fol'owe
MAIN lANE-WKSrWAUII.
I'ltlilnirv'li Knpreaa
I (0 a. m.
e w a. ra.
I 41 . in.
. 4 oo p. to.
6 ' p. Ul.
13 84 a. rrt.
'. loee.
II c4 . m.
t i a 4o p. m,
I it ii. m
wv raeiiKur
ill i i
Fail I.lna
FASTW AKU.
Iil''l"1itil Knm,a
Hseino 1 . 1 pre. i '
nnKiuon bjir.n
Mml . ... i fi i - h
AlUntle IJipre'l
The Faet t.lnn, Way Pvnireran I tha Paelf.
In Kipruaa waM, ami Kit I'sollle aud Atlaullo
Kvprnea et rnn Sally.
Wny iritiDi lofttoautiooi la MliUlo county
ai IoIIjwi :
WMTWlllll? ' ATWA3)
a. in. p. in., a. iu. p. is.
IUM 4 07 ' 10 6 tie
IV T 4 1'J 10 tl 27
11 01 4 IS ' ' 10 14 i
1114 4 1 10M OJ
it 4nr lo ii oo-j
IIRO 4 41 14 II 4
II 40 4 53 1C 10 4 4T
Oranrltle
AnileriKiQ'e
l.iiimrnllHW
W Vayiowa
Munit) link
If nynr l
N. llitiiillton
' Tho T'aallle F.vprau went en a be flaod at
MnVeylnwii nt e to . iu. oJ th AiUutlo E
pri'Hi ekal at a J3 p. in.
otilkliwil f ir tm'liMilrl ilTlesi, tuoillual ay
oilier eoini omnia, uriikuiuutal dl:Da trade
iurka anil li.linla. CtireMea, AMlHUiarnla, I a.
Ivrftiruuoea. li.rrluMnDianU, uii all uiallcra re
lation lo l'ali nt, rotUilly allnijilad In, Wa
utako pmlluilnary xmluatlou and furalao
0uilona aa In pal. iitablllly, fraa of of char,
au4 all bo ai Inii M-fiaj In ua InvanUoaat
ami I'alonla am lovtlml ui aml for a eopy of out
"(lulila lo ibUmiull l'.itaula,'l wlilub, la Cvai
free In any al'lraa. anit e uitaln oompjta In.
atrm-lluna bo t obUm Hitienu, anJ vlbar fal
ual.lo matlr. Iliirliiic tlm tut ta year wa),
liar obUluad naarly ibreo thu an4 1'alaata lot
American anl foralKU Inveubir-, and oo la
Ratiafaoutry rcfrreuaaa In aluioal ory aounly la
Ilia I : ii inn,
AdJreal MtlilM HAOOKIt 4 f.t BsU
lluraof ratmila anil Atloruera al Law, L Dr ilt
lluildlns, WahlUia, U.I.. , ,''
QEORGlTSETFIitt; T7 7
County ruVyoyor1. '
Kratzerville, Snyder County Ptnn'aV
. o - ... i
Burveylni and Coaveyaa'etng promptly
and akilirully 'attended t. A heava C
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tfataf m maruaal
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Johaaou'i Aaoeyae Ijaiweut win ualiif air
atavant ll larrlbla dlaaaae, aa4 miil bolOr.
lyeaie alua aant In ia. taluf iWa tt
111 aave man Uvea aant Iraat k wail. Baa-a
yniMK (a "tar '
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