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everybody keeping An eye on everybody
else TO see that nobody should so much
as wink, the natural result followed. A
fat priest near the coffin was the first to
break down; the choir boys, in the fraiD-
ty OF their youth, collo we'd, the fat priest
the minor csnons, trying 10 stop the choir
boys, or at least to make them laugh
out OF the wrong side of their mouths" ="
caught the contagion and began to shake
their sides; the deacon went off next
INTO full guitaw, and finally the cure
himself was conquered and choked u a
handkerchief In short, merrier inter.
lnent was never witnessed. 1t was the
Joke OF the season. But the heirs. not
liking the sport, have refused TO pay the
clergy for their frolicking services, and
the matter IS now in court, where it will
cease to be laughing matter to any body
but the lawyers.
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House, Just below the Gas works, on each
side of the river
Farui appeared at the American end
OF his rope at o'clock, i. NJ. on We'd
nesday. lie is man Of about 25 years
OF age, apparently not very athletic
His pole was about 80 feet long, tipped
a, the ends with metal, and so slender
that 1t bent in the form of a bow when
he lifted it. On his feet were India rub.
Der shoes, and on his hands lilac kid
g.oreS. As he stepped upon the rope, il
became evident that if he crossed tie
rope he wOv!d DO it at a fearful risk. HIS
step was uncertain, and his pole bent so
that the ends were constantly in the guys.
This necessarily made his progress verv
slow. A short distance from the shore
he Iashed his pole and stood on his head.
and repeated the same feat several times
during bis transit.
About midway Of the cable small
rope was let down TO the MAID of the
Mlst," and pulled up, with two larger
ones attached, which, being fastened to
the cable, Fariui went down un them to
the boat, not mead first, as announced, bu.
in orIh"doX style. lie returned in the
same unannounted style. He was forty
cigh, minutes in crossing. Bloudin walks
or the 2O,h, and on that OCCASION will
carry man OH his back from shore 10
shore
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Snnhnp Rrahiu].
From the Southern Presbyterian.
For Thine is the Kingdom, Power and
Glory, Amen"

mus closes the wonderful prayer com.
posed by God himself, for the use of those
whom he allows to converse with him
blessed privilege to converse with God
For thine is the Kingdom = God made
US, therefore we are his. This world ia
his also, Tor he made it. His omnipo,ent
word called into being with like ease a
whole creation and a single star lie
spake The earth self balanced on its
centre hung Light, etherea! first Of
things, pierced the dark abyss where
hitherto darkness had ruled supreme
Inc mountains were clad in a gorgeous
array OF mingled snow and verdue the
valleys reJolced in the song of the forest
birds, and the waters were alive with a
matchIess variety Of being. All this is
Gods for he made it. His is the king.
dom. Shall a man rob God Shall a
man consecrate 10 the use Of his own
Iusts those portions of his Creators king
dom, given 10 him to use for the benefit
OF himself and his felow.men ? For
thine is the Power J. Oh, then let us be
AFRAID III the presence of tue Omnipotent
Let US trembling in the sight OF one who
aOhors sin, and who is able to avenpe
himself, and who will avenge himself
speedily. AllpowerfuIl Amusement, ter
ror, should fill our souls. Speaks he the
word a thousand worlds are born -
"A thousand worlds There's space for
millions more ; and in what space can
his great fiat fall And as surely az can
his word call into being world of life
ana activity, so surely can his eye search
out the inmost workings Of the most de.
based soul. Surely
he who through vast immensity can pierce
see worlds on worlds compose one Universe,
"hat other planets cilcle other suns,
observe how system into system runs,
hat varied being peoples every star,
IS able to search out our inmost thoughts
and bring to light our best concealed &C.
tiUis.
For thine is the Glory Surely to him.
TO whom belongs all thaLks, who is ON,
nisclent, omnipotent, ompresent, belongs
the glory And do we give him all the
glory Is every secret thought, or word,
or deed, done, spoken and thought for
Gods glory DO we in all things ack.
nowedge that it is only by Gods grace
that we are what We are. Who can saw
that be does, and yet it is the duty Of
each one OF us to be able to say it. And
then IN token of our desire and assurance
to be heard in our prayer, we say,
Amen This is little word, but con.
veys great meaning. 1t is the Verify,
verify so often used by our Saviour, and
means literally, Let il be So 1t is a fit
conclusion then 10 this beautiful PRAYER,
a fit sym Dol Of faith. For unless we be.
lIeVe that God will hear our prayer and
answer 1t in his own way, We cannot say,
Amen = ...
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Laughing at a Funeral.

y most extraordinary case is nov try.
ing before one Of the French courts. A
certain NJ. c. died, leaving an express or
der to bis heirs that he should be buried
in church, aud handsome SUN paid TO
the priests on condition that "nobody
should laugh while the service was going
on" The intelligent defunct had observ.
ed that undertakers and priests permit
themselves very often TO take hilarious
liberties with death, aud be was deter
mined that he should be buried with the
gravity appropriate TO the grave. OF
course the odd request got hoised abroad;
all The village came 10 the funeral and
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The Keeping of Fruit.

The best method Of keeping fruit was
discussed at the meeting Of the Cincin'
nat horticultural Society few DAYS
ago. MIR. Heavier deemed the subject of
much importance, as from certain atmos
PherIc causes the fruit of this season
seemed inclined to ripen much more rap
IDLY than usual; and premature ripening
is uniformly attended by premature de-
cay. lie had found it beneficial to gath
or the fruit iu the morning while cool.
and Keep 1t in cool airy place. For
keeping pears should be gathered before
fully ripe, and allowed to mature after
pulling. The BEST position was in a cool,
clean sweet cellar. Fruit should not be
IN masses. nor even in double tiers so AS
to press against each other. Mr.. Mo,,ier
last year tried two methods Of presery.
ing his pears, one by putting them in oats
IN barrels, the other by first wrapping il
paper separately and placing them in
boxes. Those in paper and boxes keep
much the best. Mr. Buchanan supposed
The best method Of keeping fruit was in
a TN box. in a cool, dark cellar. lie bad
now, in the middle of August, the Vir
gI"ia greening apple perfectly sound, Of
last years growth, kept in this way in his
wine cellar. DIR. Wader said that fruit
icing placed in dark and cool place
nearly completed lis isolation from the
usual causes Of decomposition, viz light,
heat, air, and moisture. He would rec,
ommend the use of white aud certainly
of clean paper. Mr.. Laboyteux stated
that This method Of packing in separate
papers had been practiced with great
success by those who put up and shipped
apples to Southern lattitudes. One gen.
tIeman had pursued this course with the
greatest profit in shipping apples to our
Southern coast.
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Meeting for the First Time in Heaven

President Edwards and the celebrated
Erskine Of Scotland were correspondents
for many years but they never met on
earth. Their frs: interview was in hesy.
ell. Ii was doubtless a JOY for them 10
meet in the presence Of that Saviour, re-.
specting whose cause they had taken
counsel together when on earth, across
the bl!ows Of the ocean.
these will be many joyous meetings in
heaven for the first time. The man of
benevolence who has taken the roor lad
from The abode Of poverty, and aided
him IN gaining an education, will NEE.
with many in heaven who will give him
hearty welcome. That boy, it may be,
goes AS missionary to the heather, and
many beDghted souls are converted
trough his instrumentality. In heaven,
the causes and connections Of events will
doubtless be more clearly known than
they can be in this world. A band OF
converted brothren, may give a grateful
welcome to the man who trained I'D and
sent forth him from whose teachings they
learned the way to heaven.
The writer Of good book which has
reached the heart Of some distant reader
and led to bis conversion, may learn in
heaven that his lsbors were not in vain,
by the welcome OF some who would not
have been there but for him. Let US la,
Dor 20 prepare for ourselves joyful greet
ings in heaven.
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Live Cattle Weighed by Measure.

The only instrument necessary is a
measure with feet and inch marks upon
it. The girth is the circumference of the
animal just behind the shoulder blades.
The length is the distance from the shoul.
der blades. The superficial feet are oh,
tained by multiplying the girth and length
The following table contaius the rule to
ascertain the weight Of the animal:
In less than one foot in girth, multiply
superficial feet By eight.
II less than three and more than one,
multiply superficial feet by eleven.
II less than FIVE and more than three
multiply superficial leet by sixteen.
IL less than seven and more than five,
multiply superficial feet by twenty three.
II less than nine and more than seven,
multiply superficial feet by thirty.tbree.
IL less than eleven and more than nine,
multiply superficial feet by forty.two.
Example: Suppose the girth Of bul
lock to be six feet three inches; length
five feet six inches the superficial area
will then be thirty four. and, in accord,
ance with preceding table, the weight
will be seven hundred and eighty Two
pounds.
Example: Suppose a pig to measure
in girth two feet, and length one foot and
nine inches. There would then be three
and a-hslf pounds as the weight Of The
animal when dressed. In this way, the
weight Of The four quarters can be sub
slantially ascertained during life.
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Letter from Senator Hammond

'"'"'"O" H'EV'ttJ'"tt', SAY -
ave are privileged TO give our readers
the following letter from Senator Ham
mond, which will, no doubt, receive
carefu! perusaI. The letter is addressed
in response to an invitatioa to attend the
meeting at Wi!Iinmston, on the 9;h inst,
and has been furnished us by the cou,te
sy Of the Eiitor Of the Gazette, to whom
it was sent for publication ::
REDCLIFFE, August G. $50.
Dear Sir II have Just received Your
polite invitation 10 a diuucr, to hc uiyrn
on the OH inst, at Wrlhomston, to nv
esteemed friend and your able represen.
tauvc, Col. Ashmo1e. lfihe weather was
not so unusually hot, my engagements
would not permit me. on 80 short u notice
10 DO more thau thank YOU very sincere.
Is for yonr kind remcmhraucc. The
shortness of the notice, However. is no,
due to YOU, for your letter j. dated "A
week ago, and might have reached me
in "a hours. But this hnmbug Of "cheap
postage SO gratifying to those uho live
on rail roads, AID are not aware lha, hy
other methods OF taxation they pay ,wire
the nominal chargrs-m the South four
timos-has, under system of economy
which strikes down the weak rural routes
reduced this route, ono" daily, to a
weekly one.
The ppitjca! cxiCcncv cf the dav is the
election Ct ti" next President. It rives
me great peasur" to find that South C,r
olina having with her usuaI prcmp,uess
aud unanimily made her choice, Is prnp
erIy aud consistently pursuing the same
quiet course in reference toi that she La,
so long followed. 1t never wa, 4 sound
cr policy than at tlis time Every r,gn
in America knows where she stands, and
the whole Influence Of her undivided sun
port OF Mes>rs. Breckinr,dge and Lane IS
rs fully f"Ii, thongh she saws nothing. as
it would he were she ever 50 vuc.f.rcu..
while any departure from the course he
has so long followed and any unusual cy
preston Of interest would be lainar,u,
{" the candidates of her choice. south
Caroliua is noloriously charged with ii,
union procli' tiles, and the charge cannn,
be We! denied though really i, is no,
true IN regard {" Constitutional Union
1t Is loudly proclaimed that the ticket
she supports Is therefore dsuniou ticket
and any uncommon effort in is Echu,fo
her part Will have the effect of sustaining
tins charge.
have had the pleasure Of a SomcHhal
intimate acquaintance 9TH ia" Wee Pres
{,
Hen' ana "ene'a. Lane "u'lng the last
thiee sessions "i Congress, aud Willie |
deem ,"em em'n'n"y 4n'l'iied for '""
eN" ted positions ."r winch they have
oe'" nNmeI' / DO not believe that "ny
TWO men could hr '"nnd IN America, who
Wo"'d s. pr"mptN' ana Without second
Ih'ng ght' lay down helr lives, II needed,
tor the preservation al The Union. con
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y
presume my friend is doing the same
with your cousin. When we came here
We had heard OF both Of you. Mr.. Doyle
is very dear friend OF both of u.s.
James voice is the same in sound as Mr.
! Doyle's, be toled us how near he came
loving her, and asked James to come
and see her. We laid our plans |; | was
TO have the first introduction, and try my
hand. James played the agreeable to you.
l saw your cousin start when she first
heard James voice i have often been
! converslng with her, and caught her lis
,euing to my friends voice in place of
mire. When | would chide her, she re
piled his voice sounds so much like a
friend of mine Mabel, forgive us, but
we played our game well your cousin
was jealous of you, and of James. TO
night we changed cards aud each has l. IS
own bright star
But Henry, why did you do this
way 2
why you know Alberta had been dis
appointed, and bad James manifested
any love for her she would have spurned
him We made her love, and then
James promised to TELL her all. To night
he is fulfilling his promise
Henry suppose | had loved Mr.. Hunt
ington q
Il knew you would not, he is too 70.
mantle for you. am plain, speaking
without fear
And for this love YOU
And for this YOU have promised 10 be
mine 2
Yes dear Henry had you been a
dressed up dandy wouid'rt hare given
fig for you
Thank you, Mabel, but had we not
better return TO the house 2
While they return, We viii seek anoth.
er part OF the garden.
Miss Holmes YOU surely do not ex
pee, nor inleGG to cling 10 - love il
Which YOU bave heen so sadly disappon
ted. |, is long-injurious to Yourself aud
10 Others. Why refuse to enjoy the hap
pines Heaven sends. ! love You, and YOU
are aware Of ii. Tell me for once, will
YOU, or do you love me. Answer truly
Alberta, ! never ask but once
A small white hand sought his, nnd
.wo beautiful, pleading eyes, were lifted
TO his face for moment. He seemed 10
read his answer in the look and act
gently ms arm stole round her waist and
as Alberta laid her head upon lis shouI
der, she murmured
James, | am SO happy
My dear girl may you always be so,
is my prayer TO Heaven
Our story drnwG to n close, A few
mouths elapsed, aud Alberl;ftured of er
dsappO ulment, stands before the altar
bride. Mabel is there too ard is about
to promise to cling to Henry Newman
for life. a beautiful, vet a solemn sight
Their pathways may he only thorns II
matters not, they must keep Ihelr mar
riage vow.
Reader, are you a skcptc Don't You
believe disappointed love can be cured
IL can. The heart is naturally inclined
to seek some'hlng TO cling to. And wo-
man. though DISAPPOINTED once is very
apt TO trust once more. We believe the
human heart is so constituted as 10 ad
mii OF second love or even more We
believe a judicious mind can win one who
complains sadly Of disappointment. TO
love AS intensely as they did at first. We
conclude by adopting the lines of the
Poet
"As poison will sometimes cure poison,
As a nail other nails will cxpel
This love you need not make a noise oil,
For another may do just as we'll
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A Little Boys PRAYER.

More than thirty years ago a goodly
minister, illustrating the efficacy ofpSayer,
rlItted the case Of little boy with a sore
hand, which had become so bad that the
physician decided il must be amputated
to save the boys life. The day was fixed
for the operation.
On hearing this, the little boy went to
a retired spot in the garden, fell on his
knees, and begged God for Jesus sake to
save his poor hand.
The next day the physician came and
examined the band, when, TO the aston.
ishment Of all, il was found TO be 30
much better that arnputation was unnec.
essary.
The hand got quite we'll again, the lit.
tie boy grew up TO be a man, 'asd, cou.
tinued the minister, holding up his hand,
this unworthy hand can now be shown
to you as monument Of prayer ans.
wered through divine mercy Am9icon
Messenger.
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A BOILED DISH AlaosI every family
has dinner, as often as once week, of
what Is PopdiarIy called 'boi.ed dish,
and which, PROF erIy cooked, is one Of the
best dishes IN the world but all cook,
do lot know the best way TO toll corned
beef. The COMMON method, IN order to
maze 1t teuder, being 10 put II into cold
wafer, and let beef and water come Grad
uaiIy to boil. Tins certainly makes be-f
tender, but II also extracts the strength
and juice. A better way is to wait until
the water boiis before putting in the beef;
1t then will lie equally tender, aud viii
Retain all its strengthenlng and Juicy pro
perues. Many housekeepers suppose that
putting meat in hot water inevitably req
defs II bard and tough, aud so it viii II
the water is only hot (; but II 1t boils the
effect will be the reverse. Just as put
tiIg discoIored table cloth in no, water
will set the stains, but put il up in boiling
water and it will take them clean out
The same rule applies to al. boiled meats
Hams, after boiling four or five hours.
according TO size, should be taken out.
Ihe skins taken oil and cracker and bread
crumbs grated over them, and then
baked in brisk oven for one hour. A
leg OF mutton can he treated successfully
10 the same way, only it does not require
TO be boiled SO long. OF course the boil
ing process should be gentle.
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Why is John Smith like badly cook
ed buck~heat cake q Because he isn't
Brown. A
Why are presidents like sagsbondsi--
Because they are associated with vices.
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"As poison will sometimes cure poison,
As nail other nails will cxpeI,
This love you need not make n noise OH,
For another ay do just as we'll ="
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The Rope. Walkers at Niagara Falls
J. II. HAMMONI

J. I. BROYLEs, ESQ
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PRINCE OF WALES.

RRoADvAY WINDOWS OR SEATS TO LET, ON sE.
ID cond boor for the Prince Of Wales Apply
q. @. BINGHAM s9S Broadway Metropolitan Hotel
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WINES AND LIQUORS.

OE PlPEs. tND THREE FOURTH PIPES oF rHs
Zsb neehraist phrS gn ruu sohiee per shl1 Dashs
wy nov dehArvng = per - Fss, ry.r for sale from -
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AIIBLo's GARDEN.
N j. ~ Sole Iessee Manager
Trg1.pAs Tgzg 3, fy5ss fT4Ess g 2G' NOT y ls SLp
Messrs Conway john Chester Carroll Hasxns. M Morris
Mrs Conway, Miss FsheS.
BOOTS AT THE SWAN.
Jacob Earwig Mr. John Chester Isky Mr. Fenno
Tomorrow evening Mr.. Forrest why appear a. LEAR
RARNuMs AMERICAN MUSEUM,
PRIE0E OF WALES.
THE NUMEROUS WINDOWS AND pALoorIEs
oS 1oP ssi or shE
BEST PLACE IN rHE CITY
10 sec the Grand Military and Civic Display, me Arrival Of
The r'n'' Wv ~ ~ r Fix X fRrScs H1xsrLy.
exclusive Of wndo aad eases high
26. he makes no extra charge. but the simple
PRICE q TxRsHHSiSi VENTS 1ST TS SlsTs aHs MUSEUM
hs foowDs unp lTsleled combination q Novelties wonders
Tho living anese Twins the wonderfaI and extracr
dinary OF natures marvellous productions exhibition
With tSo Of her ehdTen day and evenings also ne
win psrfccy while hair and though o. bias.
BE the living What Is s Man Monhey; the Lady with
Long Hsr lightning CAlculstor nness Aqusria Ia The
aSss oess sfss. Sax fnx
monster snakes living Baby Anacondas living Happy Fami
~ great variety OF Wax Figures the wonderu Fortune
JOSEPH AND HIS BRETHREN.
nfty consecutive times will be sted Afternoon ct
O'Clock. and this evening al IA
Notwithstanding these immense attractions the 900
sion remains q only Is cents Children under 10 years 6
cents
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.SyrEAM wEtKLY BlTwEzN NEW YORK AND L.
- verpool sncing and embarking passengers Queens
- wn Ireland Liverpool New York and Philade phis
ses,nsbp Company inieLd cespschlng their fun powered
scivde built iron steamships,
GLASGOW, Saturday October Is
CITY OF BALTlNCRs Saturday. Oct,ber 70
CITY or NAhcHhSIFR, saturday, October "a.
And every Saturday from Pier Al North river.
First cabin SIS steerage.. $50
DO 10 Lndon...... 50 Do 10 London. 80
Steerage return tickets good for six months, $50
arded to Paris Hsvre, Hamburg, Bremen
Rotterdam Antwerp &c, at redncec through fares
Persons wi, hing bring their friends buy tickets
following New York-From Liverpool
ueenstownFrst cabin SIS ss5 snd $i0s Steerage from
Liverpool, e40 from Queenstown. $50
These se,mers have superior accommodation FOR pssseu
They built 10 water
light iron secons and have patent Fire Annhiators on
fooArd.
For further nfor nation apply Liverpool WILLIAM
aINMAN. Agent IA Water street, In Glasgow 70 WILLIAM
IHrAN, No st Enoch square; In Queenssown 70 " q W
ID. SEYMOUR CO.; 10 London 20 EIvES 4 MACY, ol
King WA lam st e~t 10 Paris LES DECoUE Nc ra,e
Bourse Phlsdslphia TO JOHN q. DALE, 10y walnut
41roo<, the Compauy's tfiree.
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E,oR CHARLESTON THE HIRsT CLASS SIDE
II wheel stesmship KEYSTONE STATE Capt q r Msrsh-
|sp xi ss from rhl.dsphis for Chsre:,an on Monday
Through tickets 10 New Orleans and intermediate points
same rates 80 by steamers from New Yovk Superior state
be secured by applying A. HEROs Jr No l26
Norh wbsrves Phiadelpha The tte AT ATE OF 0hoK
GfA .n ss - above for Savannah Saturday Oct 30 at 10
O'Clock A. n.
THRoUGH FREIaHr ARRANGEMkNr-FoR NOR
folk Porssmouth, City Point and Richmond coanecng
with Norfolk and PeterBburE and Southsde Railroads sor
Lypchburg. Brktol Memphis and Intermediate stsouA
Freight received day. and through receipts furnished q
pier l3 North river.
Steamship JAM EsrowF Ca,t skinuer leaves evsry Tues
Richmond.
steamship ROANOKE, Capt Couch, every Thursday At
r. NJ taking freight for Norfolk. City Point Rchfrond
and calling a Old Point Comfort 70 land passengers
Steamship YuRKTO IN Capt parrsh every Saturday at
r. M taking freight for Norfca CITY Point and Richmond
Freight Portsmouth Norfolk cer.s foot, Caty
Point cents, and 10 kichmond oents.
Passage to Norfolk. sateroo And meals included SS ~
Petersburg Richmond, So children between hc Of
l and II half pr!ce -
LUDLAN HEINEKEN,
LID broadway.
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LNOR BOk0 KON0-ABoUT THE 18TH OCTOBER
r The ship INDEPENDENCE will be despatched ABOVE
For freight nj about 500 bib apply 70 THEO
DoRE DEHoE, 10 Wall street. or 70 CIIAs d. fYssKNDEN
lll Wall atreet-
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AMUsEMENTs. A

ADJUSTMENTS.
WINTER GARDEN.
w TONIGHT Thursday). lAh and
MISS CUsHNAN.
VIII appear In her greai role OF
MEG MERRIITRS
GUY MANNERIN0
Sustained BY Mr. Couldock Miss Ada Clifton powerful
company
The management desres earnestly impress on the public
the advantages for their comfort Of securing seats In Ad
On last night fully
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS
were turned from the doors.