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BoYHOOD,S YEARS.
BY HERBERT INGALLS,.

BY HERBERT INGALLS,.
IT'S strange how half a dozen years
Will alter things and places,
And leave us looki ng with amaze
In once familiar faces
The loves that lighted boyhood's years
In dull decay have vanished,
And hopes that gilded early dreams
Have long ago been banished.
Where is the listle maid, whose tread
Was like the air of summer,
And who, whate'er the place or time,
Was still welcome comer7
Her hand was softer on yeur brow
Than all the poets laurel,
A nd oft your fancy pictured wings
Beneath her plain apparel
Say, has she left our dull dark earth,
And flown to realms of fairy7
She's ceased to sigh and pcetize,
And-tends her husbands dairy!
Where is the boy that marshalled US
In all the pomp of battle,
And led Us to ideal fights
Amid the cannon's rattlel
Alas. his military zeal
is hardly up to zero,-
His wooden sword Is all forgot,
He is no more hero.
He has not been a conquering chief,
To lead victorious armies,-
He's "ssttled down" and any boy
Will tell YOU where his farm is.
The school-bov statesman. too. that troc
The creaking stage SO proudly,
Who gave political harrangues
So learnedIy and loudly,
Has not gone 10 the Senate yet;
He's on his "native heather"
He's not an orator or judge,
And doubtless will be neither.
And there was one who hoped to be
A celebrated poet"
Who thought he had the genuine fire,
And meant the world should know it;
Where is he now. and is his brow
Enwreathed with lays victorious7
And is his name enrolled upon
The list that fame makes glorlous2
Though he was called rising star,
He still adorns the nadir,
And all the books he's author Of,
Are DAY-books of the trader.
Thus oil the fattering thoughts Of youth
Time points at in derision.
They wither like the autumn leaf,
They fly as flies a vision.
Well, let them GO, the world must move
Youth fades within the distance,
The stream Of time flows swiftly on,
In vain we make resistance.
But let us drop single tear
Ger days that are departed,
And give single heart. throb there
Where on life's race we started.
Yes, LET us keep the memory yet
Ofjoy and hopes We cherished,
Altho' their frail and shadowy forms
Have long since dime and pershed.
Portland Transcript.
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MoRr IssovArloS. The following

AIoRE IssovArioS.-The following
resolution was adopted by the Kestueky
Conference (South) At lie late session.
Resolved, That we. the members Of
the Kentucky Annual Conferences. ID
conference assembled, do hereby hs-
struei our delegates 10 the onsulne oss-
eral Conference, 10 use their influences
TO have the rule OF our church 90 chang
cd A. 90 allow the bishops, when In their
judgment the good Of tho work requires
Il, 10 continue any preacher in the ssme
charge for longer period than tho rule
now admits. II. N. RALsros.
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BoARpfSe HousE CoLLoovy.- Board
or: What large chickens these ars,'
Landlady-'Yes, chickens are larger
nowadays than they used to be; ten
years ago we couldn't get them so large
as these
Boarder tqute innocently,)-No,
suppose not--they must have grown
some In that timel'
Landlady looks as though ehe thought
she had been misunderstood. Portland
Eclectic,
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65-Always do as tho sun does, look
at the bright sldo OF things. For while
II Just as cheap. II 10 throo times us
good Tor digestion.
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What must be done to Elevate
Common SchOOlSt

Is a question that comes seeking n
answer from every part of the land
Does not this answer the question:
Raise the salary of the teacher. Many dis
tricts cannot procure teachers suitable
to teach. They are too illiterate, or
too lazy, to teach, or too inefficient to
govern. The general cry is, Send a
good teacher But such cannot be pro-
cured for common schools, in sufficient
numbers to supply the demand, and very
often none of any kind can be procured.
Very few young men who are qualified,
will engage permanently in a retired
district; because the salary is too small.
In most places they are offering but
trifie more for teaching, than the COM
mon laborer gets, who has been at no
expense to prepare himself. Till great
er inducements are offered. young men
will not educate themselves for teachers
in common schools, and not until they
do so, will the character of the schools
be elevated, and the general call for good
teachers supplied.
Teaching must become as much
profession as the practice of medicine or
law; if we would have it so, we must
raise the salary of the teacher. Then,
like other professions, it will be crowded
with applicants; out of which a choice
may be taken. ALIQUIs.
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4The Superintendent of Common
Schools in New York has delivered a
very elaborate decision with reference to
The right to compel Catholic children to at
tend Prayers, ond to read or commit por.
tions Of the Bible, as School Exercises.
The question arose upon the complaint
ofthe Rev. DIR. Guigley, Of Washington
county, that a child had been chastised
aud expelled from School for refusing
in obedience to his parents command
to commit parts of the Testament to
memory:
This complaint brings before the Su-
perintendent three questions:
/. May the pupils of common school
be required to "join in prayers" as q
matter of school disciplined
2. May Catholic children be required
contrary to THEN own wishes and those
of their parents, to use the Protestant
version of the Bible as a re aiding book in
the Schools!
3. May Catholic children be required
70 commit to memory porti ons of the
same version of the Bible, as a part oi
their school exercisesi
All of the questions were answered in
the negative.
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CHEF JusrIcE TAsrr said, "If any State
deems the retail and internal traffic In ardent
spirits injurious 10 Ia citizens, and calculated
10 produce idleness, Vice, and debauchary, |
see nothing In the Constitution OF the United
States 10 prevent Il from regulating aud re.
straining the traffic, or from prohibiting u
altogether. if itthinks proper"
every State. therefore, may regulate IL.
own internal traffic according 10 II, own
Judgment, aud upon its own views Il the In.
ierest and wel-bcing Of ns citizens."-
Howard, $40.
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Sd. Whereas the institution, founded
in faith and prayer, and sustained through
many sacrifices and difficulties, has ac-
complished so much good, is SO identified
with the history of the church, and has
such list of alumni to represent and
cherish it, and such a line of professors
who have labored efficiently, and endu-
red hardness for its sake, Synod cannot
consent to any disposition of the subject
of Theological education in the West
by which this Seminary shall cease to
exist or its identity be destroyed.
The following directors were appoint
ed for three years: Ministers. DR.. Thom-
as, DIR. Monfort, ]. M. Stevenson; Ell
ders, John Bushnell, p. S. Shields, J. Fl.
McCanbell. For two years; Minister
J. A. Steel, and Ruling Elders John
Hendricks and James Blake.
d. d. Mckee, John Mitchell and J..
B. Saye, asked and obtained leave to
have their names recorded as dissenting
from the second and third of the above
resolutions.
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The melancholy man don't even rslish
wedloek.
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Maine Inv in New York.

We are TO have the Maine Law in our
State-there is no longer room to doubt
il. The change of sentiment in its fa-
vor evinced through our recent election
is very striking. Not less than half a
dozen members have been elected on
distinctive Maine Law tickets over the
candidates of the two leading parties
Hardly case can be cited in which 4
regular party candidate took ground for
the Maine Law without swelling his
vote above that of his silent colleagues,
while several shrewd politicians, who
deemed equivocation the dictate Of sofe-
ty, have thereby been defeated. But
there is no use in dwelling on details. -
The adversary, like Capt. Scott's coon,
comes down. He admits that the Maine
Law must pass the coming winter, and is
rather anxious that il shoIld be hurried
through. We hope he may be accom-
modated.-New York Tribune.
A RUSSIAN PRIKsr's SERMON ON rHE ConEr.
The comet which has lately been visible
has served priest not far from Warsaw with
materials for a very curious sermon. After
having summoned his congregation 10 gethsr,
although II was neither Sunday nor festival,
aud shown them the comet, he Informed them
that this was the same star that had appear
ed to the msgi nt the birth Of our Saviour,
aud that Il was only visible now In the Rus
sian empire. Its appearance on this occasion
was TO intimate TO the Russian eagle that the
time was now come for II TO spread out iis
wings and embrace all mankind In one orr
thotox soul-sanctifying Church. lie Show
ed them that the star was nov standing im-
mediately over Constantinople, aud explain-
ed that the dull light OF the nucleus indicated
It's sorrow at the delays Of the Russian army
IN proceeding 10 lis destination, &c.
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til I've indorsed them; so the moneys
safe enough
But folks may hear that your money
has come, and think they can get at II
or try. shall sleep better il have a
dog
What are you laughing at, Helen,
said Della.
AT my thoughts
"a penny for them"
Il don't sell them as cheap as that to
you; great many people have had them
gratis. and now I'm going to charge yoI
enough to make it up
Then I'm bankrupt; for wisdom is
above price. can't pay for half your
wise sayings, so you will have to keep
this thought, or let it 60 cheap, on the
ground that Pm poo., and belong to the
favored class said Della.
Your compliment pays, amply, for all
past and present debts. Since you are
pleased to call my nonsense ,cisdom, you
shall have it free from all further ex-
pense was thinking what an eleva-
ting process it is to have hundred thou
sand dollars in the house!-it brings in
telligent beings, who have always lived
fearless, and taken care OF themselves,
down to the necessity of depending up
on dog to take care of them' said Hell
en-.
sWe lived fearless before, because we
knew no one wanted US; it is the money,
now, that is in danger, and not us; and
according to your and Aunt Dorothy's
opinions, money is more fit for dogs than
men to keep replied Della.
Yes, but our having the money en-
dangers our persons; SO zoe are depend
ent upon the dog, as well as the money
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.EGo9Hn laaailh
PRESENTING ARMS TOTHE
nVIKE

One of the heaviest Of tAs ssavy Ger.
man soldiers had the duty u saosnsing
caard a. one Of The ducaI kunting seats
aud not 10 perpler The poOs Es'lsw. one
single notion Gnd no more. vac. eammed
into his ncddle--namely, that - Enust
pressnt arms 10 the Dnks. sasuls his
hishhess PsSs that way. He. wss shsuA
left TO bis coeitalions, which; we need
hardly saw, were Of lha, class Assesibed
by Libdin in his song, who, ne are told.
was thinking Of nothing Al all. Tired Of
his Eranscendental monotony, he man
had recourse to the universal Ssrman
solacs-his sausage and his schnaps.
The better TO enjoy these, he laid his
firelock on the grass. and, lolling assinss
tree, discussed his creature sonions
with due voraci.y. While :hus Engaged,
he saw an unpretending person apPrOssh.
dressed in the common German hunting.
dress-a sort OF green smock frock, lse,h.
sers, and combinations. Good appetite
to you ~ said the new conner ;" what are
you eating :" Guess Rruffiy an.
swered the peasant soldier. "Oh, per.
haps a Ro.hwura y said the Duke, (for
The sportsman was no less persoEass.)
No, something better than that"
Probably Leburwursl." "No, come.
thing better than that. "Probabiy Net.
rerwurs,." Ro,hwur.t, Lsbu:wurst, and
Me,terwurst may be called the positive,
comparative and superlativs degrees Of
the German sausage. "Yes. And Aov
you know all about my sausage, pray.
who are you :" Guess" said the
Duke. On. perhaps you're one 81 the
Duks's pages" "So, something hsusr
than that" Then you may be on. Of
his aid d-ds. camps in diaguiss ." "Ne,
something better than that" "Perhaps
vr> re. lha Duke himself" "Yssr'
Etseed, are you Just hold my san.
sage for q momsnt--for my orders are to
Presen, arms TO you." The Duke always
related this anecdotc with infinite plee.
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MUSCULAR STRENGTH.

The muscular power Of the humaa
body 10 indeed wonderful. 4 Turkish
porter will trot rapid pace, and carry
a weight ofAsi1 hundred pounds. Milo.
a celebrated arihlstic OF Croione. in Italy.
accustomed himself to carry the srsslss.
burdens, and by degrees became . sson.
s,er In strength. II is said tha, b. carried
on his shoulde, s1 OF four yssEs cid,
weighing upwards OF one thousand pounds
and Afterwards killed him ~isb ons blox
Of his fist. lie vas seven limss csowRed
at the Pythian games, and cir at the
Olympian. lie presented himself ths
seventh time, but no one had the courage
to enter the list against him. lie Uss
one of the disciples Of Pythagoras, cad is
his uncommon strength that learned
precep,or and his pupil owed theis lives.
The pillar which supported The ssof Of
the house suddenly gave way, but Milo
supported The whole roof OF the building,
and gave the philosoper time 10 escape.
In old age he attempted 10 pull up tres
by its roofs and break it. He partially
effected it-but HE strength being grad
ually exhausted, the tree ellen, where
reunited, and lsft his hand pinehAs In
the body OF il. Hs was shsn aloas end
unable 10 disengsge himself, disd Ia that
position.
Hsller mentioned that hs saw Q MAS,
whoSs finger caught in o chain as the
bott,rn ofa mine, by keeping {, eseibly
bent, supported BY that means ths Rhsls
weight Of his body, one hundred ssd Ghy
| pounds until hs vac drawn s1 to the
surface, Q disianoe Of Sin hundred feet.
Augustus II, King Of Poland, sOulA roll
up q silver plate like . sheet Of -eapsr
and twist tho slronsest horse.shss asus.
der. A lion is said TO have lsft the im
preston of his teeth upon o piece Of hard
iron. The sDos. pFOdigiOas powsf o.
muscle IS eahibited by tho ash. Tbs
whale moves with q velocity through q
dense nsdium of watsrthat would carr
him around ihe world In @sse than fors
night: and O sword. .ksh'hzs been kaow,
10 strike he wesPOs thr0ugb the piAuk .
a shiR.. soi e - st'ss = = - .
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