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A Yankee Trick.

We remember when we were living down
east Of a neighboring farmer hiring jolly
Irishman, who was very fond oflearning tricks
One day his employer asked himi ifh no woulda't
like to learn Iankee trick Bringing him
to the end of a brick barn, Jonathan laid his
open hand against the wall remarking-
''Pat, I'll bet the liquor you cant hit my
hand"
Its donel says Pat, making vicious blow
at the palm of the hand, but it being quickly
withdrawn he succeeded in peeling the skin
and flesh from off his knuckes.
"That's a d--d nasty trickf roarsd
Pat, but howled on, LII cheat somebody elss.'
A few months passed, and Pats brother
came over from ireland as green as early poas.
They both labored together, but Pat was un-
easy till he would have learned his brother
the Yankee trick.
Jim, did you ever learn the Yankee trick?'
'Niver.'
Pat finding himself in the centre of largo
| field, thought it would be great loss of time
to 60 to the barn, and reaching out his open
hand he cried
Strike that, if you CAM
Jim made desperate pass, but Pat hav-
ing pulled away bis hand, Jim fell over af-
ter the blow, remarking, that that was an old
womans trick
Try it nowr shrieked Pat, with laughter,
placing the same open hand against his own
l'Vn.n' I;u' ,, g., ,,,d,,;, ,a h,;
ina h;s mays;ve .bnncb Of q ves' in lov;no nros.
;rp;ty s what pat,s nose and month. Who ennllsd
waysh;s hand as before be sent him reel;no
to the earth, with the loss of four teeth and
large quantity of blood, for learning him the
Yankee trick
INA FINE PRHENJY RoLLrSa.-A brilliant
young gentleman remarked, the other day, to
lady with whom he was bowling:
81 think, Miss, that you would have made
capital baker"
upaoe., rnoeeu, nn, 1a,, why ,, ,,,,,,. ,,,. ii
oeoau'e you ln"ho suou oA.eIeus I. ,o.''
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Hlisrtllantuus.
For tie Ciriiidn and Telegraph.
Education

A subject much talked Of. But o how the
world differs. Some say give our children a
knowledge of the every day school studies
and graceful manners, and then they will
have a complete, a. finished education But
You may do all this and only have the way
to the pit with all the graces. You may
give knowledge that will increase the po,cer
to do evil and impart finish, that will make
that evil captivating to others, so that the
posscssor will more elegantly down aud draw
others in his train to the pit of WOO.
| All education that brings into action the
intellect while it leaves untouched the heart.
or the moral powers, but fits the possessor to
do more of sin and evil.
Education is that course of training, men
tai, moral and corporal, which fits body.
mind, and heart, for the scenes of after life.
Parents, Teachers, and every person and ev-
cry circumstance OF life. which makes an i'm
press upon the soul, aid in educating the
child. Educating it for good or eri2.
While we do not think that the mind is a
blank sheet Of paper to be filed up by edu-
cation yet it is impossible to say how
much of mans or woman's character is
natural, and adherent, and how much is the
fruit Of training
look upon delicate woman with earn
est eyes, ah! eyes that seems to be the win
dows Of the soul. gaze upon her as she
sympathIses with, and helps the poor. I lis
ten, and my very SOU seems to listen to her
earnest prayers for those who are out of
Christ. fain would claim her as q friend
and stamp her image on my heart But the
spell is broken. Is she not educated? In
reading, writing, complain of no deficiency,
but alas she was never taught or never
learned to govern herself My heart grows
sad when think Of the wild bursts of pas
sion. land passion is ever mad lie. crazy.)
May the Lord educate and train that heart,
and eradicate those evils which have grown
rank seemingly by a defect in the early heart
education.
IN lne tOWu Ol ----LHeTC llVett W nat Is
commonly called an educated man, classi-
cal scholar. l will spare his name His wife
was accounted refined, educated, elegant
They had an only son. Oft have heard of
his fine appearance, and of his long hair curl
ing around his shoulders. Wemay well sup
pose he was his mothers pride. could new
er learn that they brought him up to any
business, at any rate we have reason to be-
levc that his heart was left uneducated as
far as any good was concerned, and as the
wild weeds which grow without much cul-
ture grew apace. Tho last heard of the
parents and son, the woe stricken parents
were journeying to SEQ that son in prison a.
waiting the sentence Of Death-For he, that
only son was robber, and a murderer.
This consider not simply defect but an
absence of heart education. l..
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GIANTs.-Thc bed of Og was 81 feet long,
and feet broad. The height ofGoliath was
II feet his coat weighed $50 pounds, and
his spear 10 pounds. The body Of Orestes,
son of Agamemnon, leader of the Grecian
expedition against Troy, was liz feet high,
and a woman 10 feet Maximus, native
of Spain, the Roman Emperor, was feet
high. Maximus, originally from France, a
mother Roman Emperor, was 81 feet high
His wife's bracelets served him for finger
rings. His strength was such that he could
draw loaded wagon, break horses jaw
with his fist, crush the hardest stones with
his fingers. and cleave trees with his hands.
His voracity was equal to his strength, eat
ing AZ pounds of flesh and drinking 10 bot
ties of wine daily. Byrne and OBrien, Irish
giants, were feet high. A Tennessee gial t.
lately died, who was u feet high and weigh
ed more than 1000 pounds. The Kentucky
giant was feet 10 inchrs.-Esehange.
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1}urtirul.
The Star of Twilight.

Glowing star of gentle evening!
Herald of the balmy night,
Meath thy beam my soul is dreaming
Dreaming of the pure and bright;
Dreaming Of that far-off Heaven,
Blest abode of sacred lovo-
Dreaming Of the glory given
To the seraphim above.
Lovely starl do angel fingers
Roll thoe DER the silent sky?
For methinks around thee fingers
Many spirit from on high.
Nearer, nearer, light of evening!
Wheel thy glory to my eyes.
Tell, OIL tell me if my dreaming
Hath its object in the skies?
Tell me il a wild ideal
Paints the in gorgeous light?
For long to view the real,
Where unknown is sorrows night.
Let thy music softly wander
Through the ether clear and fair,
And my soul will deign to squander
Every hour, to hear thee there.
Let me list the raptures lovely,
All the stars in Heaven sing,
And my spirit, tired and lonely,
Will reward thee, silent wing.
Glowing orb of gentle evening!
Twinklins in the orient sky,
Tell me if my soul is dreaming,
When l think of thee on high?
Tell me if the shining heaven,
Which | seem to see in theo,
Is light and fancied vision,
Or blest reality7
Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-09-22

A ludicrous race took place in the river at
6l o'clock last evening. The contestants for
the honors of victory undertook to paddle
themselves in common washtubs from point
opposite Sherwood & Ridley's boat-honsc, a.
round a stake-boat anchored sixty rods above
and back-the prize of the winner to be a
scul-boat. Eight tubs were entered, but
only three started-all the others being with
drawn. The three individuals whose "grit"
was proof against the apprehension of duck
ing in the river, were William Hamilton,
John Bruce and James Boyer The contest
ants used nothing but their hands for pad
dies They succeeded in getting to the stake
boat all right, but at this point the seaman
ship of Boyer and Hamilton was at fault, and
they ignominously seized upon the boat and
worked themselves around her. Bruce gave
the boat wide berth, and manfully paddleo
himself around. Boyer got home first, Bruce
second, and Hamilton third but as Bruce
was the only one who had "paddled his own
tub all the way-one hundred and twenty
rods-"without fear or favor" he was adj
Judged the winner. We are unable to give
the precise time consumed in this novel race
There was large crowd present on the banks
Of the river, and the affair went off with all
the eciat anticipated by the getters up therof.
1t is said that another race between tubs is
in contemplation, and also between dry goods
boxcs.-Ifochester Democrat, July %.
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Population Of the World.
Round totIs 9,ooo, 900 l ,2ss ,ooo, 900

Round tot'ls 39,000,000 ,2S8, 100000 36
The greatest destiny of population of a
kingdom is exhibited in Belgium, where it is
5sS to the square mile; single districts in
Rhenish Prussia show as high as 700 to the
square mile. The division according to
Creeds is as follows:
Christians, 1886, 900, 900. or 25.77 per cent
Jews, 5000, 900, or 0.S8 per cent.
Asiatic religions, 600 ,000, 900, or 4e. Is per
cent.
Mohammedian, Ice, 100000, or 1881 per
cent.
Pagans, 200, 900 900, or l5. 80 per cent.
The 335 100000 of Christians are again
divided into
100000 Roman Catholics, 5O.7 per ct.
100000 Protestants, 26.6 per cent.
100000 Greek Catholics, 22.7 per cent
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COSsrEFUTaONAL DEBILITY

COSsTE Tb EHON \ Il ID EkSEE.1T
Young men F.! beware of the pernicious indul
gence and almost fatal injury you inhict upon
your cnstitutious, by evil examples and the
morbid influence of the passions.
How many young persons do we daily behold,
whose countenarees and debilitated constitu-
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and devastating vice.
1t could be shown how attenuation of the
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the ners Gus system, cough, indigestion and n
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| exposure which the ia tai consequences rendcrit
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a word to the wise is sufficient"
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Another Sam Patch has arisen in Roches-
ter. His name is Shields, and he announces
his determination to jump into Niagara River
from pleasure grounds about mile below
the Falls.
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