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How Jed Missed It.

Some folks are in the habit of talking
in their sleep, and Miss Betsy Wilson was
of the number This popularity she ac-
cidentally revealed to Jediah Jenkins, in.
careless conversational way. Jediah
had just finished the recital of matrimo-
nial dream in which the young lady and
himself figured as hero and heroine, he
having invented the same, for the sake of
saying, at the conclusion it was atoo good
to be true" and by thus speaking para
bles, assuring the damsel of what he dar-
ed not speak plainly.
Il never dream," said Betsy, "but I
sometimes talk half the night, and tell
everything know in my sleep"
"You don't say so.'
eyes, can never have secret from
mother; if she wants to know anything
she pumps me after I've gone to bed, and
I answer her questions as honestly as if
my life depended on it. That's the rea-
son wouldn't go to ride the other night.
knew she would find it QUIT is awful
ly provoking"
Some days after this, Jed called at the
house, and entering the parlor unannoun-
ced found Miss Betsey, probably over
come by the heat Of the weather, had fall
len asleep on the sofa.
Now Jed, as the reader has surnised,
had long felt an overwhelming partiality
for the young lady, and ycarned to know
if 1t was returned, but though possessed
of sufficient courage to mount "the in
minent deadly breach'-or brooches,
(connubial ones, we mcan) he could never
muster spunlz enough to inquire into the
state of her heart But he now bothoughl
himself of her confessed somnambulic To-
quacity and felt that the time 10 ascertain
his fate had come. Approaching the So
ia he whispered
Ny dear Betsy, tell me, oh, tell me,
the object of your fondest.affections.'
The fair sleeper gave faint sigh and
rcspondcd-''I love-let me think"-(here
You might have heard the beating OF
Jeds heart through brick wall)-"
love heaven, my country, and baked
beans; but if l have passion above all
others, it is for roast onions"
The indignant lover didn't wake her.
but slopcd ut once, a sadder but not a
wiser man.
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Truths for Wives.

In domestic happiness the wife's infu-
ence is much greater than her husbands; !;
for the one, the first cause-mutual love
and confdence-being granted, the whole
comfort of the household depends upon
trifcs Immediately under her jurisdiction.
By her management of small sums, her
husbands responsibility and credit are
created OF destroyed. No fortune can
stand the constant lealkages of extrava-
gance and mismanagement; and more is
spent in trifes than women would easily
believe. The one great expense, whatev-
er it may be, is turned over and carefully
reflected on ere occurred; the income is
prepared to meet it; but it is pennies i'm
perceptibly sliding away which most sure
ly do the mischief; and this the wife alone
can stop, for it does not come within a
mans province. There is often an unsus-
pected triie to be saved in every house
hold. 1t is not in economy alone that the
wife's attention is so necessary, but in
those niceties which make well-regula-
ted house. An unfinished cruet-stand,
missing key a buttonless shirt, soiled
table-cloth, mustard-pot with its old
contents sticking hard and brown about
it. are severally nothings; but each can
raise an angry word or cause discomfort
Depend on it, there's great deal OF do
mestic happiness in wel-dressed NUT
ton-chop or tidy breallfast-tablc. Men
grow sated of beauty, tired of music, are
often too wearied for conversation-(how-
ever intelcctualD J but they can always
appreciate wcll-swept hearth and smi-
ling comfort. A woman may love her
husband devotedly-may sacrifice for
tune, friends, family, country for him
she may have the genius of a Sappho, the
enchanted beauties of an Armida; but
melancholy fact,-if with these she fail to
make his home comfortable, his heart will
inevitably escape her. And women live
so entirely in the affections, that without
love their existence is a void. Better sub
nit, then, to household tasks, however
repugnant they may be to your tastes,
than doom yourself to lovccss home.
Women of higher order of mind will
not run this risk; they know that their
feminine, their domestic, are their first
duties.-Eraminer
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The LOOKING GLAss.-Clement of Al
exander thought that Christian woman
should not look into mirror, because
by making an image of herself she vio-
lates the commandment, which prohibits
the making of the likeness of anything in
heaven above, or on the earth beneath I"
You smile; but might you not we'll sigh
over the probability that many Christian
women in their eagerness for "outward
adorning," look oftener and longer into
the mirror than into the Bible?
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MANS CHARAcrER.-We may Judge of
mans character by what he loves
what pleases him: If person manifests
delight in low and sordid objects-the
vulgar song and debasing language; in
the misfortunes Of his fellows, or cruelty
to animals, we may at once determine
the complexion of his character. On the
contrary if he loves purity, modesty,
truth-if virtuous pursuits engage his
heart, and draw out his afections-we
are satisfied that he is an upright man.
A mind debased shrinks from association
with the good and wise.
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PRESERVATION OF TIE MENTAL POWERS
-Fatuity from old age cannot be cured !;
but it may be prevented by employing the
mind constantly in reading and convcr-
sation in the evening of life. Dr. John
son ascribcs the faulty of Dean Swift to
two causes: first, to resolution made i'll
his youth, that he would never wear
spcctaclcs from the want of which he
was unable to read in the decline Of life /;
a,,d sAAAnA to LIZ rico, ,ul.ioi. lod him
to abscond from visitors, or deny Himself
to company; BY which means he deprived
himself of the only two methods by
which new ideas are acquired, OF old ones
renovated. His mind, from these causes,
langushed from the want Of exercise, and
gradually collapsed into idiotism, in which
state he spent the close of his life, in an
hospital founded by himself for persons
afflicted with the same disorder, of which
he finally died.
Country people, when they have no
relish for books, when they lose the abili-
ty to work, to go abroad, from age Or
weakness, are very apt to become fatuit-
GUS especially as they are too often de-
serted in their old age by the younger
branches of the families in consequence
OF which, their minds become torpid from
the want of society and conversation.
Fatuity is more rare in cities than in
country places, only because society and
conversation can be Had in them on more
easy 4a.Ms, and it l., less common among
women than men. only because their en-
p!oyments are Of such Il nature us to adj
NIT Of their being carried on by their fire
sides, and in a sedentary posture.
The ilustrious DR.. Franklin exhibited
u striking instance Of the influence Of
reading. writing. and conversation, in
prolonging sound and active state OF
all the faculties of his mind. In his
eighty-fourth year he discovered no one
mark in any Of them of thc weakness or
decay usually Observed in the minds OF
persons at that advanced period OF life
Dr.. Bush.
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CLIMBING UP.-It is very common
thing to hear people excuse their want OF
cultivation, of education, of respectable
ty, of reinement-in fact, Of all the quail
tiles that give one social value and posi-
tion-by referring to the many great
men who have arisen from the lowest
round of the human ladder. They point
to Shakespeare, Claude Lorraine Colum-
bus, Napoleon, and other historicaly-fa-
nous individuals Including Horace
Greely-and trace them back to their ear
ly poverty and Ignorance, as an excuse.
They say: "If these men came from my
class, it must be the best one" The mat
ter lies in nutshell The lowest circle
is an excellent onc-to get away from.
The difference between William Shalls-
peare and John Smith is, that William
could not remain in an ignoblc position
that circumstances could not keep him
there-while John cannot elevate himself
above the surroundings in which he was
originally placed.
1t is no disgrace to man to have as
cended from the lowest and most degra-
ding condition: but it is all overwhcl-
ming shame if he remains in it when he
has such brilliant examples before him.
To say that % man "has no advantages"
is merely to say he has not taken advan-
tage of circumstances. None of the great
men in history-those whose names and
memories are like shining lamps illumi-
mating the present through all the mists
of the past-had advantages" They
seized their circumstances with an iron
grasp, and made them into advantages by
their own strong wills and superior tai
-ent. The same path lies open to all. The
ladder is hard to climb-wearying to the
feet and blistering to the hands-but it
has been climed; and there are many
now in the mire and misery of the bot
tom round, who, unmindful of blisters or
WEAKNESS, will attain the highest before
they die-N Y. Mercury.
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SILKs-In the time of the Roman En-
peror Justinan, the idea of making lu-
crativc commerce in silk struck the enter
prising sagacity of two Christian monks,
who, in the quality of missionaries, had
long resided in China. Amidst their re-
ligious occupations, they had viewed with
an investigating eye the manufactures of
silks in that country, the myriads of silk
worms, and the mode of their treatment.
They discovered that the importation of
so delicate and short-lived al insect from
so great distance, was impracticable;
bat they imagined that in the eggs nu-
merous progeny might be preserved and
propagatcd. Knowing | ow agreeable the
undertaking. would be to the imperial
court of Constantinoplc, they arrived, af-
ter long journey, at that metropolis of
the Roman empire; and, having impaired
their project to the emperor, were, by the
liberaity of his gifts and the splcndor of
his promises. encouraged to carry it into
execution. The two monks having trav-
eled back to China, and by conccaling
the eggs of the silk-worm in hollow
cane, deceived Il people ever jealous Of its
commerce, returned in triumph to Con
stantinople, with the spoils Of the East,
having made u greater conquest than
either Justinian or his celebrated general.
Belisarius, had ever achieved. Under
their direction the eggs were hatchcd by
artificial heat; the worms were fed with
the leaves of the mulberry tree; they
lived and labored, and, by the use Of
proper means. the race was propaSnted
and multiplied. Experience and reflection
soon corrected the errors incidental to a
novel attempt; and in a short time the
subjects Of Justinian equalled the Chinese
in the management of the insects and the
of silk. From Constantine
pie this valuable insect has been gradually
introduced into all the southern parts OF
Europe; and the material produced by it
is now manufactured in almost every
country in this quarter of the globe.
Thus, in consequence of Il singular cir
cumstancc in the history of commerce, of
which the epoch is assigned to A. D. 552,
modern Europe enjoys, at an easy ex-
pense, one of the most costly luxuries Of
the ancients, which was formerly peculiar
to China, and once sold at Rome " for its
weight in gold"
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Colonel Jones and Major Smith would
occasionIy get on IL spree, and their fiol-
les were often protraced until late in the
night. On such occasions their pleasure
was frequently damped by the thought of
their wives at home, who like Tan 0
Shanters good dame, sat nursing their
wrath to keep it warm. One night, after
having kept up their frolic until late
hour, they returned home, when Colonel
Jones found his wife waiting for him with
countenance that foretold storm The
colonel, whose face had never blanched be-
fore an enemy, quailed before the right
eous indignation of his better half. In
stead of going to bed he took seat, and
resting his elbows upon his knees, with
his face in his hands, seemed to be COM
pletely absorbed in grief, signing heavily,
and uttering such exclamations as "Poor
Smith. Poor fellow~ His wife kept 81
lent as long as possible; but at last over
come by curiosity and anxiety, inquired,
in sharp tone, what's the matter with
Smith p" All" says the colonel, "his
wife is in the sulks with him now" Mrs.
Jones was mollifed by the joke, and her
wrath dissolved.
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THE ART OF THINKING.-One of the
best modes of improving in the art of
thinking is to think over some subject be-
fore You read upon it; you will then OBJ
to the mind of some great master; you
will then observe whether you have been
too rash or too timid; what you have
omitted, and in what You have exceeded: :
and by this process you will insensibly
catch great manner of viewing a ques-
ton. 1t is right in study, not only to
think when any extraordinary incident
provolzcs You to think, but from time to
time review what has passed: to dwell
upon it, and to see what trains Of thought
voluntarily present themselves to the
mind. 1t is most superior habit ofsome
minds, to refer all the particular truths
general so that their knowledge is beau
titully methodiscd; and the general truth
at any time suggests all the particular
exempliications, or any particular exem-
pliiication at once leads 70 the general
truth Tlis kind Understanding has an
immense and decided superiority over
those conillscd heads in which one fact is
piled -nro', another. -yitlIo,.c; ;lle lo.:si at
tempt III classification and arrangement.
Some men always read with 4 pen in
their hand and commit to paper any new
thought which strikes them; others trust
to chance torits temperance. Which Of
these is the best method in the conduct OF
the understanding, must, | suppose, de-
pend a great deal upon the particular nn-
dcl'standing in question. Some mcn can
do nothing without preparation; others
little with it; some are fountains, some
reservoirs. s.-j2rr Siiney .Smith.
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IMMORTALITY OF THE SoUL-A sub
stance, like the soul, can have no parts
and what has no parts, must ever be i'm
pervious, in its own nature, to all vio-
lcnce, and invulnerable against all as
saults. Whatever has no parts, can new
or lose them; and what has nothing
which it can possibly lose, must remain
unchangeably the same; and what re-
mains the same must necessarily be i'm
mortal-iSamueL Drev.
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Freedom of tha Mind.

Free is the eagles wing,
Clcaving the suns warm ray
Free is the mountain spring,
AS it ruslles forth to-day;
But freer far the mind
Priceless its liberty;
No hand must dare to bind
God made it to be free.
You may chain the eagles wing,
No more on the clouds to soar
You may seal the mountain spring,
That it leap to light no more:
But the mind let none dare chain
Better it cease to be!
Born not to serve, but reign
Col made it to be free!
Free is the mountain breeze,
Floating from airy height
Free arc the rushing seas,
And free heavens golden light;
But freer than light or air,
Ger the ever rolling sea,
Is the mind beyond compare
God made it to be free.
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Discoveries2of the Last Half Cen
turY.


There has been no period since the
commencement of the world IN which so
many important discoveries, tending to-
the benefit of mankind were made, SIS in
the last half century. Some of the most
wonderful results of human intellect have
been witnessed in the last fifty years.
Some of the grandest conceptions of ge-
MUS have been perfected. 1t is rcmarka-
BILE how the mind Of the world has run
into scientific investigation, and what
achievements it has effected in that short
period Before the year 1900, there was
not single steamboat in existence. and
the application of steam to machinery
was unknown. Fulton launched the first
steamboat in 1907. Now there are three
thousand steamboats,. traversing the wa
ters Of America, and the time saved in
travel is equal to seventy per cent. The
rivers of every country in the world, are
traversed by steamboats,.
In 1900, there was not single railroad
in the world. In the United States alone
there are now S,797 miles Of railroad,
costing s236,OOO,0OO to build, and about
$4,000 in England and America. The To-
comotive will travel, in as many honrs.
distance which in 1900 required as
many weeks to accomplish. In 1900, it
took three weeks to convey intelligence
between Philadelphia and New Orleans
now it can be accomplished in minutes,
through the electric telegraph, which on
ly had its beginning in 1913. Voltaism
was discovered in 1900, the electro-mag-
net in 1921. Electrotyping was discover
ed only few years ago.
Hoes printing press, capable of print
ing ten thousand copies an hour, is very
recent discovery. Gas-light was un-
known in 1900; now, nearly every city
and town of any pretensc is lighted with
it, and we have, the announcement Of q
still greater discovery, by which light,
heat and motive power may be produced
from water, with scarcely any cost. Da-
guerre communicated to the world his
beautiful invention in 1889. Gun-cotton
and chloroform are discoveries Of but a
few years old. Astronomy has added a
number Of new planets to the solar sys-
tem.
Agricultural chemistry has enlarged
the domain of knowledge in that impor-
tant branch of scientific research, and
mechanics have increased the facilities
for production, and the means Of accom-
plishing an amount of labor Which far
transcends the ability of united effort to
accomplish. What will the next half
century accomplish? We may look for
still greater discoveries; for the intellect
Of man is awake, exploring every mine Of
knowledge, and searching for useful in
formation in cvvry department Of '''t....A
industry-Phlddelphia Ledger
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gslettso 9oetrg.
No Rest.

No Rest.
Oh, no! I can not rest to-day
There's work, hard work to do !
Work for the willing heart and hand,
Life's whole brief period through!
1 must not loiter, must not sleep,
Save in the friendly night,
Which hides beneath her grateful shades,
The labors of the light
Oh, no 1 cannot rest to-day
The human heart and mind,
In thousand dark and sterile spots,
Is cropping halt and blind
And are there burdens to be borne,
And fctters to be broke,
And tares of evil to NOW down
With many toilsome stroke.
Oh, no I cannot rest to-day!
The world is full of sin,
Up springinging, like the noxious weed,
Anoble field within,
And though they be but tiny blades,
OF shower and sunshine born,
The laborer needs but rest, and straight
They ovcrtop his corn.
Oh. no cannot rest to-day
The foes are all around
And some concealed in ambush lay,
And some dispute the ground.
Then LET me grid the harness on.
To wrcstlc or TO toll;
The earnest worker yet shall reap
a sure and generous spoil.
Yes, Labor, Labor--cyery day
Forgetting pain and sorrow
Tho passing hour alone is ours,
We know not of tomorrow.
But let us rest upon a day
There's nothing TO he done
If Ger such unexamplcd time,
Should dawn beneath the sin.
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Bad company is like nail driven into
a post which, after the first or second
blow, may be drawn with little difficulty I;
but being driven up to the head, the
pinchers cannot take hold to draw it out,
it can only be done by the destruction of
the wood.
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FRIENDsH1p.-Humility and charity are
the two greatest graces in the world and
these are the greatest ingredients which
constitute friendship and express it
Bishop Taylor.
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Elopement Extraordinary.

GlOUGnSAG jAIkaoIO1AdgIy "
The Boone county Pioneer tells the fol-
lowing of young couple of Lebanon,
who, if they display as much perseverance
in everything else as they did in getting
married, will probably make their way
through this world very creditably.
A rather amusing instance Of a young
gentleman in pursuit of wife @nnder
difficulties occurred in ourplace the 9TH
er day. 1t seems that the gentleman in
question had been paying attention with
matrimonial views, to a young lady OF
probably some sixteen or seventeen sum-
mers, but his advances were looked upon
with no favorable eye by the parents of
the damsel. In fact they had rather
strongly insinuated that he couldn't have
her" Of course the "young folks" came
to the conclusion that they were an aw-
fully prosecuted couple, and were, in con-
sequence, most gloriously miserable for
while. Finally rendered desperate, they
resolved to elope, and Monday night was
fixed for the consummation of the drama
Some one said, however, that g the course
Of true love never did run smooth" and
so it proved in this instance The @eld
folks" got wind Of the matter, and as the
gloom of night wrapped in it the face Of
nature, the tremblingly anxious swain
drove up to the house in buggy, deter
mined 10 ahave her anyhow" he found
his fair one safe and fast under lock and
key.
This ended the matter for that night,
but carly next morning communication
was opencdup between the parties through
some channel and it was arranged that
The damscl should make some excuse. for
going down the street, when the lover
vas 10 capture her and carry her off.
: Gain, the f:tes seemed unpropitious-
This scheme was frustrated by the yigi-
lance OF the fair ones mother, who fol
lowed her down and took her back home.
Still bent upon his obstacles, our hero
drove up to the house, and the damsel
watching her chance, made dart for the
buggy, and just succeeded in getting one
foot into the buggy, when the old lady,
was not to be out generated, seized her
by the clothes and succeeded in recaptur-
her. The case looked desperate-almost
hopeless. This was the third attempt
and still failure. But Glove laughs at
bolts and bars" and finally, a fourth plan
was hit upon to storm the fortress.
A lady living in the neighborhoodkin
ly volunteered her assistance, and going
to the house soon succeeded in engaging
the old lady in an animated account of
her troubles and tribulations, and finally,
while she was in the midst Of her recital,
very coolly locked her in the house. The
rest of the story is soon told. The buggy
drove up like lightning-tho damsel
sprang inte tit drove rapidly off, and
from the fact that it took the direction Of
Squire Dickerson's, who is equal to the
blacksmith of Grctna Green in Splicing
couples" we presume the happy pair are
long ere this made one and indivisible.,.
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ADVICE AND ExAMpLE.-He that gives
good advice, builds with one hand; he
that gives good counsel and example,
builds with both; but he that gives good
admonition and bad example, builds with
one hand and pulls down with the other.
Bacon.
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Holy FEAR.-I have known good old
man, who, when he heard of any one
that had committed some notorious Of
fence, was wont to say within himself,
He fell to-day, so may I tomorrow
Bernard.