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TIE RELIGIOUS v1sITER.

"Reboldl l bring you good tidings of guea
;ov which shall be to all people."
~ ,, T,,;,rr oe ,b;s con,emnlated work hav,n.
b-cu solicited to make an attempt Of the kind,
I'D vi, Inc, On th. announcement he has alrea.
,Iw r.cs;yed has ventured 10 appear before re-
i;g;o,,x community in the responsible character OF
lis'9us oo''i h''n .h.. he ,v;,, r.ceve from
=" ruh,;c That liberal snnort which well
se"d nansr th. nature. merits He looks
"a. .s ,,a,r o,,srs og not anv me relo;oms demo
81. onI, o. Nh. l;hsrai;tv of h;s views he
. - ~ Tn;,.a nv anu f..,;nUa which tho
;.'',;cs oT n.rtv NAV create On the contra.
a"rnao,,v soj;c;ts ~. announcement and
support Of all who profess faith in, and love tor,
our country ia a, present plentifully supplied
nh nol;i;cal papers. which are extensively cir.
.nia,ld and receive a good supnort. The infor
,oation which they contain, while interesting in
IA political and temporal view, is deficient, we
think, on the more important and interesting sub.
iects Of religion and the prosperity OF the Mes
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THE Berean, with Scripture and common
sense for his guides, will examine freely the
Opinions and practices Of the religious profess
sors Of the present day. Bound to no sect, az
20 sect, nor to any creed, or set of opinions, be-
cause supported by great names, he will reduce
Ito practice the excellent advice Of the apostle,
Prove all things; hold fast that aehich is good"
With the Bible in his hand, the Berean viii
contend for what he believes to be that faith
|" once delivered to the saints"--a faith both
simple and practical, and within the compass
|of the humblest perceptions. Controversy, in
the commonly accepted sense, and opinions
having no bearing on practice, he VIII freely
abandon to polemical zealots.
| The Berean will judge no man; he will con-
demn no man, unless already condemned by
his ACTIONS. 1t is here that the empire Of gen.
I.dne aEREsr is seated. Actions therefore he
Twill closely try-to actions he will closely press,
1.-The infallible RULE "BY THEIR FRUITS TIE SHALL
Know THEM"
Each number will consist of 16 large octave
pages, and will be issued every two weeks
Price two dollars year, payable half yearly
i'm advance.
lPntsrED By MENDENHALL e WALTERS,
I WILMINGTON, (DEL.)
y GJ7Ae first number Of the acork may be seen
-by applying at this office.
q February 26.
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10 the Democratic Electors of New Castle
County.

Fsllo,o Citizens-As the time is drawing nigh
when YOU will assemble for the purpose Of selec-
ting proper person from among the numerous
applicants to fill the CORONER's OFFICE OF
Ills County, have deemed 1t not imprudent to
offer myself as q candidate for that Office Should
you see proper to nominate me as the candidate
Of your choice to occupy the Coroners place on
your county ticket, ipledge myself that nothing
shall be wanting on my part, in the performance
OF the duties Of said Office, to render myself wor
thy of YOUR confidence shall, however, cheev
MILLER DUNOTT.
Wilmington. Feb. l9, 1894 25-3n
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cred deposit. Ifthis fame lives and continues
to actuatc the hearts of Americans, in vain may
the Holy Alliance Of Erope's despot Kings,
anxious to exterminate the last germ Of liberty;
come sweeping like thousand waves against
Jour rock bound shores-as a rock, meeting a
Thousand waves, unmoved and mistaken, so
shall Columbia's sons, ever mindful of the fame
of their sires, meet and repel from freedoms
|soil, every hostile foot.
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9fH o Ntil4MNIo
March A, AS24.

We apologize to Our readers for the want of
variety in the matter composing this number OF
our paper. A deficiency in force has compelled
US to insert some long articles, which. though
they may require time to carry the reader thu o.,
will be found worthy perussl. We would
Invite their attention to the Grafton, on the oppo.
site page, delivered in commemoration OF the
birth Of Washington, by Mr.. William Huff3ng.
ton, on the Esd ult. at Dover. 1t contains a
brief history Of the events of the Revolutionary
war. embelished with an animated picture Of the
hero Of seven,y-six. IN justice to the talents Of
the Orator. we will say, that we have met with
but few articles of the kind, entitled to more
merit.
The second number of the "BEREAN" will be
Issued on Tuesday next; which will in future be
lthe day OF publication.
| WANTED.-A boy about II or Is years o
age, who can come well recommended for in
dilstry and moral habits, will be received at THU
office, as an apprentice to the Printing business
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To the Electors of Newcastle County.

Fellow Ctizens.--As the period is approach.
ing when you will assemble to nominate suits-
bic person to fill the Office of Coroner, ! have
thought proper to offer myself candidate for
this Office. Shoud be SO fortunate as to meet
your appreciation, my grateful acknowledgements
shall be returned, with an attention and zeal,
which shall secure me your confidence, and rem
der myself worthy the Office may be allotted 10
fill.
Thomas A. Starrett.
Wilmington, Jan'y. %, 1924. l9-tf.
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saying t1dt size knew lot. WHat TcTpNsF it
wanted them, and that he was welcome to
them. They were played for, and the Col
onel was so fortunate as to win back al
that he had lost that night. In the warmth
of his gratitude to his wife, he, at her de-
sire, took an oath never more to play al
ANY game with cards or dice.-Some time
he was found in a hayward.
with friend, drawing straws out of hay
rick, and betting upon which should be the
longest!
PArnIcK, (Va.) Jan. 81.
Dreadfal Calamity.-On Sunday the
18th ult. daughter ofMr. William Lyon,
of Patrick county, between l2 and IS
years Of age, was thrown from ahorse and
killed. 1t seems that she was going to
meeting, in company probably with seve-
|ral others, of her relations, and her horse
by some means became frightened, threw
her off, and unfortunately, her foot hung
lin the stirrup of her saddle--she was drag
ged some distance under the feet OF the
horse, and after being considerably bru's-
led and mangled aud having her breast
bone, her arm, and leg broken, she expired
|instantaneously. Unfortunate little girl
Thus has your existence terminated. in
youth and in good health, without mo-
ment's warming and without the smallest
Ioreboding or anticipation Of death. Oh
death how uneypected-but how inevita-
ble !
Snuff 1aking.-Every professed. in
|veterate and incurable snuff taker, at .
moderate computation, takes one p'nc'
lin 10 minutes. Every pinch, with the agree
able ceremony of blowing and wiping tn
nose, and other incidental circumstances
consumes a minute and half. One min
ute and half out of every ten, allowing
sixteen hours to a snuff taking day, a
. mounts to two hours and twenty-iour min
utes out of every natural day, or one da
: sut of every ten. One day out OF ever
ten amounts to thirty-six days and hal
din every year.-Hence if we suppose tn
: practice to be persisted in forty years
taUo ire years Of the snuff takers lit
d will be dedicated to tickling his nose. an
!. tico more to blowing it.
=. Waiter, bring me newspaper, said
:, traveller at q country inn. Sir said tn
, waiter. we are badly off for papers at pre-
= sent. The Day is lost, we have no Sun, tn
captain of a ship is reading the Pilot, an
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JOE PRINTING

OF every description, will be thankfully re-
ceived, and neatly and promptly executed al
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PROPOSALS
OR PUBLISHING sJMI-MoNTHLY PAPER, TO he
CALLED
?p[El!B lBMR&AWo
1RopCSAxsS

"2Gesc ,yere more noble than those Of 1Aessa-
lonicu, Il. that Mey received the WoRD aoiM al.
readiness Of mind; and searched the Scriptures
duly, ouhether those things aoere -" Prove aE
things; hold fast ttat acAieh is good" AcTs, xvi'
IL. THEs. " n.
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TUsT received and for sale by +. SCOTT
81 No. % Market street, Mrs. SherwoOds ST.

" lSVs % 'V1"' nv SkCV03 NAFH 'I1II HOe7e1 Of'
ries, explanatory Of the Church Catechsrn.
N b. Subscriptions received vt the above place
for the " History OF the Church, from the cruel,
fiyion of Christ to the present time" published
in numbers, not TO exceed 90, At Is cents EACH
Also, to the Monthly Magazine, edited by Docs''
M'Henry of Philadelphia, at Sc per ann"m'
March 4.
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Waiter, bring me newspaper, said a
traveller at q country inn. Sir said the
waiter. we are badly off for papers at pre-
sent. The Day is lost. we have no Sun, the
captain of ship is reading the Pilot. and
the only paper Won can have il an old Times.
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ny MICHAEL w. M.KIKLEY,

For printing and publishing in the borough Of
Harrisburg, Religious Weekly paper,
to be entitled:
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PASSION FOR GAMING.

Col. Francis Edgworth, an ancestor Of
of the late Mr.. r. L. Edgworth, was man
of great wit and gaiety. fond Of his profess
sion. quite a soldier. and totally regard
less Of money. Besides being straitened
in his circumstances by having for many
years large jqinture to pay his mother,
he was involved in difficulties BY his taste
for playa taste, which from indulgence,
became an irresistible passion. One night,
after having lost all the money he could
command, he staked his wife's diamond
earrings, and went into an adjoining
room, where she was sitting in company
to ask her to lend them to him. She took
them from her ears and gave them to him,
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PROPOSALS

Wilmington, Jan'y. 90, 1924. 49,
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creation of new, and the stability OF existing
bubbles; yet to the rejecting mind it betray.
y alarm Of tyrants who behold in distant per.
|ective, the storms that is destined to whelm,
Terminate, and level their thrones with the
(st- Mankind will not forever submit to tyran,
ksy! No, ye mighty Potentates your reign
)st cease for you cannot enchain the winds OF
aven-nor arrest the march Of mind.
yrants, in vain ye trace the wizard ring,
VAN yc limit minds unwearied spring;
can we lull the winged winds asleep
rest the rolling world. or chain the deep!
81 The wild wave c0Dtems your sceptred hand,
boiled not back, when Canute gave command
kBut here o liberty here is thy Temple--an,
&c million OF citizen soldiers are ready TO sur
Rund thy shrine, and 10 pour out the last tror
Abe vital fuid in defence of the laws and insti
lions Of the only Tree people on earth.
%America has proven to the world, that those
20, catching the language oftyrants, have pro
unced Republic to be the weakest of al
vcrnmcnts, were mistaken in their conclu
n-for has not our little navy rode out the
rm of the late war in safety; and come off VIC
ious in spite of England's thousand ships
i'll Europe's veteran troop have been compel
on the plains of New Orleans, Plattsburgh
q Baltimore, to yield the palm of victory t.
disciplined American valour. And if time
Pnld permit, could depict to you, the deed.
Chippewa and Niagara; and point out tn,
Dwess Of the invincible Croghan, as addition
proofs that nation of freemen can never b,
nquered. But enough, believe you all read,
cxclaim with one accord, we will maintain
with our lives, our fortunes, and our sacret
(nour," that independence which was be
Gated US by our ancestors, to be kept a sa
The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1824-10-30
A ..yGAsrRA1oRiN NATURAL HISTORY.

There IS a man travelling in England, and cxli-
bit a IN cage, a dog, q cat, mouse, and spar
ror. The! 1--we together ike brothers and sisters.
Iac7c our animals sleep IN the same bed, and eat
~ tic same DISH, the dog, indeed, serves himself
first, but doe not forget the cat who has the com
piAs4ncc To gi1c to the certain I'd bits to his
TASTE, and TO leave the sparrow the crumbs Of bread
winch the others do not envy him. The dog lcks
the cat, tie cat COMBS the dog, the mouse plays
with the cats paw, and the sparrow flutters high
and low, prcking sometimes one, and sometimes
another ihis man, with his cage, may be very
properly designated by the appellation given him
At tie head Of this article He proves that the dog
and cat are not bcllserens by instinct, but by pre-
'uhce and practice But, again, he proves, that
II these animals are by nature begercnts, their an
tpati1cs may be removed by making them better
acquainted with each other. What an ocean of
blooel-how many millions Of Iives-how many fair
cities, might be saved to the world, every century,
by the worlds taking lesson from this philoso-
phcr, shutting It's belligerent inhabitants up i'll a
cage TIL they became better acquainted with one
another We are enemies only because we are
strangers.
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AFFECTING RECOGNITION.

A few years ago, in working to estab-
hsh a communication between two shafts
OF mine at Fahkin, the capital Of d, la
carlia, the body Of miner was discover
ed ia state Of perfect preservation, and
impregnatcd with vitrioic water. 1t was
quite soft, but hardened on being expos
cd to the air No one could identify the
body; it was merely remembered that the
accident by which he had been buried in
The bosom Of the earth, had taken place
above fifty years ago. All inquiries about
the name of the sufferer had already ceas-
cd, when decrepit old woman, support
ed on clutches, slowly advanced towards
the corpse, and knew it to be that of
Young man to whom she had been promis-
cd In marriage more than half a century
ago. She threw herself on the corpse,
" winch had all the appearance Of bronze
statue, bathcd it with her tears, and faint
ed with joy at having once more beheld
The object of her affections. 1t is easier
20 conceive than trace the singular con-
.rast afforded by that couple; the ono bu-
rled fifty years ago, still retaining the APP
pearance of youth; while the other, weigh
cd down by age: cvinced all the fervor Of
youthful love.
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STANZAS.

BY MRS. CORNWALL BARON WILSON.
TELLme, Wanderer wildly rowing
From the path that leads to peace
Pleasure false entertainments loving,
When will thy delusion cease
Will it last, till years come DER thee,
And thy fathers charm no more
When the crowds that now adore thee,
Cease to follow as before
Once, like thee, by joys surrounded,
!, too, knelt at PLEAsuRE's shrine;
Once, too, all MY hopes were founded
In delights as fale as thine
Then, the moments flew unheeded =
AS the wave that rolls along,
Soon as one bright hope receded,
Came another smiling on
But these cloudless hours, that blest me.
VANISHED to return no more =
And the world, that once caressed me,
Frown'd, when others smiles were DER
So twill be with youth and beauty,
Fairy blossoms early blown;
Only in the path of duty,
Can unchanglng Joy be known
Hobttrn Place, Russell Square.
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ADDRESS TO A TEAR.

Pellucid drop of sacred dew
From sorrows briny fountain shed,
That from the eye Of mildest blue,
Fall'st on the check of millcst red.
Sweet tear what orient gem reveals
a lustre to the sun more bright,
Than that thy iimpid bosom steals
From the mild eye that swims in light
offspring of sorrow, and its care
That through the eye relieves the heart,
AS the descending rain-drops pure,
Exhaust the clouds from which they par
lis to the heart thou giv'st relief,
AS dews the parching flow ets cheer
Sweet is the ecstacy Of grief.
And sweet the rapture of tear.
Hail little sphere ofray serene
love thee for sweet JuLIA's sake,
Thou provost a heart to feeling keen,
To Natures loveliest claim awake.
Pure is her bosom as thine own,
Now trembling in her cheek so fair,
That well might tempt an angel down,
TO kiss thee from the roses there,
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YANKEE GIRLS.

At the late annual Far at Pawtuxet, Rhode Island.
here were premiums given for substantial and fan
tiu household manufacturers to twenty-five ladies',
about one third Of whom are .Nqrons, and the re-
ntindey Ni>&eS. We think the bachelors will miss
Very much, ii they do not most assidiously per
'uadc such line girls TO change their titles and their
naucS-f Boh. Chton.
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II party Of ladies, the conversation turned upon
'ie fact that females have many admirers, but few
Or 70 lovers. "-ih - said venerable old lady
Who sat BY lamcnting the degcncracy of the times,
'C>wtins IS notjne 10 1rhot i 7gas 7rhe 7cas
4oans"
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HYMN TO THE STARS.

III Mn " L HF l AXIS.
AYE, there We shine and there have shone
In one eternal {" hour Of prime"
Each rolling, burnngly, alone,
Through boundless space and countless time
Aye, there We shne-the golden dews
That pave the realms by seraphs trod
There through yon echoing vault dlffusc
The song of choral worlds to Con.
Ye visible spirits bright, as erst
Young Eden's birth-night saw ye shine
On all her flowers and fountains first,
Yet sparkling from the hand divine;
Yes bright as then We smiled, to catch
The music of sphere SO fair
We hold yon high, Immortal watch,
And grid your Cons pavilion there
Gold frets to dust-yet there We are
Time rots the dianond-thcre yc roll
In primal light, as if each star
Enshrined an everlasting soul
And do they not since yon bright throngs
One Administering Spirit own,
praised there by pure sdereal tongues,
Eternal, glorious, blest, and lone
Could man but see what We have seen,
Unfold awhile the shrouded past
From all that is, to what has been,
The glance how rich, the range how vast =
The birth of time-thc rise, the fall
Of mpires-myrials, ages flown
The things whose echoes are not gnnr.
We saw'rapt ZoRoAsrER send
His soul into your mystic reign
Ye the adoring Sabion bend
The living hills his mighty fame =
Beneath his blue and bealning sky
lie worshipped at your lofty shrine,
And deemed he saw, with gifted eye,
The Godhead i'll His works divine.
And there We shine as flo mock
The children Of mortal sire
The storm, the bolt, the earthquakes shock,
The red volcanoes cataract fire,
Drought, famine, plague, and blood, and tla;r,
All Natures ills, (and LIES worse woes,)
Are nought to you've smile tic same,
And scorn alike their dawn and close
Aye, there We rol-emblcms sublime
OF HIM whose Spirit DER moves,
Beyond the clouds of grief and crime,
Still shining on the world lie loves =
Nor IS one scene to mortals given,
That more divides the soul and SOD
Than yon bright heraldry of Fieavcn--
Yon burning bazonry Of Con
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POET Y.
FROM THE NORTHAMPTON ORACLE.


UNION COLLEGE, SEPT. 3, 1924.
Mn. EnrroR-1he following little ballad, from
the pen Of CRoAKER & Co pleases me SO well, that
cannot the temptation ofgvng you transcript
for publication, should you think it worthy place
in your columns. 1t has been some time in my DOS
session, and the oftener read sing it, the more
am delighted with it. 1t is suited to the beautiful
air of {" Shannon Side" and also to some other Scot
tlsh airs ] remember having once heard it sung at
wedding, after the ceremonies were performed,
when the effect SO great, that the bride was in
tears, and every individual present requested copy
OF the ballad together with the air. 1t struck me
as particularly appropriate and never, since that
time, have | attended wedding, but, amidst the
hilarties of the OCCASION these words would very
frequently occur to memory.
There IS d song ot smrozr," &c. Q.
TO ******
The world is bright before thee,
Its summer flowers are thine,
Its calm blue SKY is DER thee,
Thy bosom, pleasures shrine;
And thine the sunbeam, given
To natures morning hour,
Pure, warm, as when from heaven
1t burst on Eden's bower
There is song Of sorrow,
The death-dirge Of the gay,
That tells, ere dawn of morrow,
These charms may melt away;
That suns bright beam be shaded,
That sky be blue no more,
The summer flowers be faded
And youths warm promise Der
Believe it not, though lonely
The evening home may be;
Though beauty's bark can only
Float on the summers sea;
Though time thy bloom is stealing,
There's still beyond his art
The wldfower-wreath of fteAng,
The sunbeam of the heart.
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CONJUGAL AFFECTION.
FROM THE BEAUTIES OF HISTORY.

julius sabinus, having engaged the interest Of the
Gauls, caused himself to be proclaimed emperor Of
Rome but being defeated, he fed to his country
house, and set it fire, in order to raise report
that he had persisted This scheme answered his
end for he was there believed to have suffered
luntary death. But, in the mean time, he lay con-
cealed with his treasures for he wasimmensey rich)
IN cave, which he had caused to be dug in solta
freedmen, upon whose fidelity he could depend
He might easily have withdrawn into Germany; but
he could not prevail on himself to abandon his wife,
whom he passlonately loved. Sabnus, that no one
might doubt of his death, did not, for some time,
even undeceive his wife, who sole1nnzed his exc
quies with great pomp, bewailing him with many
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to gather apples, which of them will bring home
most 7"
''she," replied Kookiu, "who instead of climb
ing up the trees, remains below and picks up those
which have fallen off from maturity or the shaking
Of the branches
The Chan then led her to fen, and asked her
which would be the readest way to get over it s.
and Kooku said, 'to cross it would be the farhest,
going round, nearest" The Chan felt vexed at
the readiness and proprety of her replies; and, af
ter having reflected for some time, he inquired
F'Which is the safest means of becoming known
to many %
F'By assisting those that are unknown"
(Which is the surest means of always leading
,rtuous life ~
"Fo begin every morning with prayer, and con-
clude every evening with good action"
"Who is truly wise %
$ He who does not believe himself 500
(Which are the requisites of a good wife 1''
She should be beautiful as pea-hen, gentle as
lamb, prudent mouse, Just faithful mirror,
pure as the scale of fish she must mourn for her
deceased husband like she-camel, and live in her
wdowhood like bird which has lost its WINGS
The .Chan was astonished at the wisdom of the
fair Kookju, yet, enraged at her having reproached
him with injustice, he still wished to destroy her.
After few days. he thought he had found the
means for attaining his object. He sent for her and
asked her to determine the true worth of all his
treasures after which he promised to absolve her
from malice in questioning his justice, and to admit
that she intended as wise woman merely to warn
him.
The maiden consented yet under the condition
that the Chan would promise her implicit obedience
to her commands for four days. She requested that
he would eat no food during that time. On the last
day, she placed dish Of meat before him, and said,
"Contcss, 0 Chan tina, all thy treasures not
worth as much as this JOINT of meat" The Chan
WAS struck with the truth of her remark that he
confessed the truth of it, acknowledged her
wise, mar1'edher to his son, and permitted her con-
Stantly to remind him to use his LEFT EYE.
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