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Does Yonr Light shinel

The keeper Of the lighthouse at Cal
ais was boasting of the brightness OF his
lantern, which can be seen ten leagues
at sea, when visitor said to him,
"what if one of the lights should go
outw "Never-impossible. ."-he cried,
horrifed at the bare thought. "Sir,"
said be pointing to the ocean, 'yonder,
where nothing can be seen, there are
ships going by to al parts of the world.
If tonight one of my burners went out.
within six months would come letter,
perhaps from India, perhaps from
America, perhaps from some place I
never heard of,-saying, such night,
at such an hour, the light of Calais
burned dim, the watchman neglected.
his post, and vessels were in danger.
All sir, sometimes in the dark nights
in stormy weather, j look out to the
sea, and feel as if the eye of the whole
world was looking at my light Go out .
burn dim? o neverl-
Was this lighthouse keeper SO vigil
sntl Did he feel SO deeply the impOr-
tance of his workl And shall Chris
tsins neglect their light, and suffer it to
grow dim-grow dim, when need for its
bright shining, some poor soul, strug-
Cling amidst the waves of temptation,
may be dashed upon the rocks Of de-
structionl No. Hold forth the word
of life.' Let your light shine This
is the way to save souls. Holding
forth the world of life, says the apostle; ;
whyl that I may rejoice in the day Of
Christ, that l have not run in vain,
neither labored in Vain.'
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Liifle and Big Sermons.

The writer Of this once heard a lay
brother make the following remark of
his minister, whose pulpit talents were
quite ordinary sour pastor comes to
the pulpit Sunday morning and preach
es little sermon, and in the afternoon
he comes again; and breaches another
little sermon. In the evening he comes
into the prayer-meeting, full of love,
and we ali have a good time, praying,
singing and exhorting. Then on Mon
day, after spending the forenoon in his
study, he goes out and sees family of
his congregation, and talks to them
about Jesus, and does the same on Tues
dsy, and each day of the week. and by
Saturday night the little sermons on
Sunday have grown into big ones" ."
One can easily concisve how people
would be satisfied with such preaching.
Reverse the matter. If great sermons
on the Sabbath become little ones dur
ing the week, by manifest inconsisten-
cies, would it not destroy all pulpit eff
6ciencyl
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THE SHIP AT SEA.

In cottage that stood on the wild sea-shore,
A little one sat meath the vine-wreathed
door;
shadowed and sad was the childish face
On the soft, pink cheek shone the tear-drop's
trace;
For the cherished toy-best beloved of all
The poor little waxed-faced, blue-eyed doll,
Was broken. Smile not at the childish pain
Nor the tears that were dropping like silver
rain. ~
But the gentle mother with loving tone, so
Said, bending down by the little one,
And kissing the mouth and the dimpled chin
"Don't cry, my love; when our ship comes
in, '9
We will get new dolly, oh far more fair,
With brighter eyes and with softer hair;
Now dry your tears, fort will surely be,
When our ship comes in from the far, wide
Oh, that ship to comel and how oft before
Had the bright eyes watched from the cot
tsge door,
As with eager gaze they were watching nov
For the cleaning sail and the rushing brow
But oft she ran to her mothers side
Her sweet blue eyes with the gladness wide
As she pictured the wonderful pleasure to b
When our ship came in from the distant sea
The dearest gift and the best of all
For her little heart, was the darling doll;
But OIL there were treasures unknown
untold, ,T
All safely slowed in its precious hold;
And standing thus with her beamiDg eyes
The tears all gone and the childish sigbs,
She turned The sweet face with its smiles +
me, 1tr,
And said, Have you any ship at ses2'
Child! you did not know the wild throb c
Fhose light words sent through my hear
and brain:
Ali we all have ships on stormy sea-.
Ali weary watchers for them are we;
And when the tempest and cloud are rife
When storms sweep over the sky of life,
With fearful eyes by the sounding shore,
We watch for them-we have watched be
fore;
But OF all who, weary and trembling, wait
For the coming ships with their Preciou
freight,
IT'S known, o Fatherl 10 none but Thee,
If they safely arrive, or be lost at sea.
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Evils of Gossip.

have known scountry society which
withered away all to nothing under the
dry rot of gossip only. Friendships
once as firm as granite dissolved to
jelly, and then run away to water, only
because Of this; love- that promised 8
future as enduring as heaven and a.
stable as truth, evaporated into a morn
ing mist that turned to days long
tears, only because of this; father and
son were set foot to foot with the fiery
breath of anger that would never cool
again between them, only becsuse OF
this; and husband and his young
wife, each straiuing at the heated leash
which, in the beginning, had been the
golden bondage Of God-blessed love,
sat mournfully by the side of the grave
where all their love and all their joy
lay buried, and only because of this. /
have seen faith transformed TO mean
doubt, hope give place to grim despair,
and charity take on itself the features
of black malevolence, all because Of the
spell words ofscaudal and the maniac
mutterings of gossip. Great crimes
work great wrong, and the deeper trag-
edies Of human life spring from its larger
passions; but woeful and most mourn
full are the uncatslogued tragedies that
issue from gossip and detraction; most
mournful the shipwreck often made OF
noble natures and lovely lives by the
bitter winds and dead salt waters of
slander. So easy TO say, yet so hard
to disprove-throwing on the innocent
all the burden and the strain of demon
strating their innocence, and furnishing
them as guilty if unable to pluck out
the stings they never see, and to silence
words they never hear-gossip and
slander are the deadliest and the cruel
est weapons man has ever forged for his
brothers. hurt-ANthe Year Bound.
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4 Little Nonsense.

An Irishman warns the people not to
trust his wife, because he never was
married to her.
b Prentice says:-"The only poetry
handsome girl appreciates is written
with mustache on her lips"
Though a wavelet be little wave,
and fowret little flower, yet a bull
let is not little bull, nor hamlet
little ham.
A Portland railroad Conductor saved
woman from falling under the cars
by grasping her waterfall-the handiest
thing he could get hold Of.
A clergyman lately told his congre-
cation that they seemed to pay more
attention to the conversion of seven
thirties than Of their fellow men.
| A brother editor tells us that when
he was in prison for libelling justice
of the peace, he was requested by the
TAILOR to give the prison puff.
A pert little girl boasted to one Of
her friends that her "father kept car
Iriage." "Ah, but" was the triumphant
Ireply, "my father drives an omnibus" f"
There are very affectionate female
friends who kiss each other through
1.-TWO thicknesses of veil, and know how
to hug each other without disarranging
q curl.
The human heart is like feather-bed
lit must be roughly handled, wei
shaken, and exposed to variety o.
turns, to prevent it becoming hard and
knotty.
spray excuse bit of sarcasm" said
Smith to Jones, "but you are an infa
NOUS liar and scoundreL" "Pray par
don a touch of irony" replied Jones, al
Ihe Knocked him down with the poker
At a wedding recently when the of
Ificiating priest put to the lady thu
question, "Wilt thou have this man t.
be thy welded husband ?" she dropped
!, the prettiest courtesy, and with mod
/, /, esty which lent her beauty additiona
! grace, replied, "Ifyou please"
Artemus Ward tells story concern
ing the production of the Lady of Ly
Ions, at the Salt Lake City theater; GA
3 aged Mormon arose and went out witt
d his twenty-four wives, angrily stating
y that he wouldn't sit and see a play
: where man made such fuss over on
woman"
o AT church in Scotland, two candi
9 dates offered to preach, of the names c
s Adam aud Low. The last preached i
is the morning and took for his tex
"Adam, where art thou!" In tn
= evening Mr.. Adam preached, and too
n for his text, "Lo, am here"
! At newspaper office in sydne!
= Australia is card informing visitor
= = that the editor cannot be spoken to III
. less paid for his time. Persons desirin
y y an audience are invited to buy tickt
= = of admission at the door of the waitiD
room-one hour costing Ios.; half a
= hour, o; Is minutes, ss.; and so on.
Q "Bridget, how came you to burn th
3 bread so9" "Ochl an is it burned
/ Iisl Sure, then, ma'am, but it's \
10 fault of mine, for wasn't you after te
> ling me las thing afore you wint out,
1t large loaf must bake one hour, an
sr made three large loaves, SO BAKED 'eI
it three hours jist; for what else should
'e dor
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@riainal 4ostrnl.
written for the Journal.
,TIs ALMOST TIME FOR ROSES.

written for the Journal
IT'S ALMOST TIME FOR ROSES.
'Tis almost time for roses. ..-.45.i.. =
Stern Winters on the wane- sta-si Fl
For Summer, gentle maiden;
To visit US again. ..s-...s......a.,..
Earth dons her verdaut mantle, 5.ao
Casts frosty robes aside, ssa ss-
Crowns her fair brow with flowers,
Decked gaily as bride
Tis almost time for roses, Boo p p
The grass is peeping up, sdoi55
White hawthorn buds are bursting, &
And yellow butter-cups.
The misty gleamy sunshine.
Casts shadows on the floor,
And happy children frolie,
Around the cottage door.
Give me the time of roses, -i alai
Fair Summers balmy hours, 80 i.
When blue birds carol gaily,
And earth is wreathed with flowers.
, 1 always think of Heaven
More beautiful l know;
But earth strewn Ger with roses,
Is Paradise below.
SoLoN, Iowa. .4. - = PIE. 3.
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Foreign Gossip.

1t ia said that Dickens is certainly
coming to this country; that he will
come in the summer, and stay six or
seven months.
The expensiveness of attending the
Italian opera in London is shown in the
list of season prices. The best boxes, for
four persons, cost two hundred and
twenty guineas each. This would
amount to trife less than fifteen hun
Idred dollars of our currency.
The He5rew NaaonaI,a new Jewish
weekly published in London, com
plains that the last English edition of
Webster's Dictionary contains the verb
':to iew," in the sense of ''to cheat. !"
''to swindle," etc.
In discussing the chances and event
ualities of a war between France and
the German confsderacy, the Times
SAYS: 'The North German Confedera-
! cy, together with its allies of Bavaria
and Baden. have population greatly
exceeding that of France" This is an
Terror. The present population of
France is $1,000, 900, in round num-
bers, while that of the North German
Confederacy, including Bavaria, Baden
and Wurtemburg, now under military
Allegiance to Prussia, does not exceed
SO, 100000. The population of each
Power is, therefore, almost equal; and
the greater compactness and ceutraliza-
ton of nationality of the French would
more than make good the small dispar-
lity in numbers. Each side, on thirty
days notice, can put million of fight
ling men into the field who cordially
Ihate each other. The French have the
largest navy at this time, but if peace
be preserved for couple of years longer,
the Germans will have as strong naval
Armament as the French. A contest
between these giants would be terrific
work.
The foreign journals contain full par
Iticulars of the terrible earthquake
which occurred in the Island of Mitylene
lin the first week of March. The island
lis in the Grecian Archipelago, near the
coast of Asia Minor, aud has popula
Ition of about fifty thousand. souls. From
eight hundred to. one thousand live:
are supposed to have been lost by the
disaster. One-balf the houses of the
island have been levelled to the ground
At six in the evening of March 8, 6
shock was suddenly felt lasting eight
teen or twenty seconds; followed almost
directly by another, longer and more
violent. The sea, it IS said, hesyed
and boiled into and out of the ports
and in the little town whole blocks o
solid stone buildings reeled and fell to
! gether, like houses of cards. The cas-
tie, the cathedral, the governors kiosk
the prison, the mosques, and the con
sular residences, all more or less shared
. lin the ruin. When our correspondent
recently described the earthquake II
: Algeria, he discussed the local theor.
: that the light construction of the Frenel
a colonists' houses had made the disaste
/ Iso severe. In Meteli, on the hand, tn
t dwellings are largely built of squares
volcanic stone, taken fiom ancien
|edifces; yet they all fell together; nay
a 1.-THE effect of the overthrow was tn
r Igreater on account Of their very solidity
e lit is said that from eight hundred
!, lone thousand people have perished j
n the capital Of the island, and that {
/" many more have been manned.
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o0oouiiOHV ouIOhS eh0 E0HPiS- 'A-y -
verb:
"He that would thrive,
Must the white sparrow see."
The meaning of this proverb is not,
at first sight, SO apparent as that oi
some others that circulate among us,
such as ''Early habits make the man. y
ssHenesty is the best policy" dc; bui
the moral signi6cationit is intended te
convey is none the less true and i'm
portant. l will, therefore, here relate
the story connected with its origin
even as l received it myself, from the
lips of an old and valued friend. d'
There was an old farmer with whom
everything appeared to grow worse
from year to year. His cattle died ont
by one, and the product Of his land wa
not the falf of what it ought to be; il
fact, all his property was, to use a ia.
miliar expression, ''going to the dogs"
In short, scarcely week passed b.
that the tax gatherer or the pawnbroke
did not come to his window, and ad
dressing him with courteous bow
say: - -
81 am really very sorry, Herr Rock
wart, to be compelled to put you to in
convenience, but l am obliged to do m,
duty"
The old friends of Herr Ruckwar
also tried to do their duty to him. The
advised, they entreated, and the,
helped him., but all in vain, and SO on
after another gave him up in dispail
declaring with sigh, that as for poo
Ruckwart, there was no use in trying t
help him-he was past being helped.
He had one friend, however, who's
heart was in the right place, and VIII
was not only good man but a yer
clear-sighted one. This friend though
he would not give Herr Ruckwart u
altogether, without, making one NOR
attempt to save him. So one day h
led the conversation, as if accidentally
to the subject ofsparrows, relating man
anecdotes of these birds, and obssry
ing how greatly they had multiplied O
late. and how very cunning and vora
cious they had become.
Herr Ruckwart shook his head grs
vely, in answer to this observation, an
said ::
'FThey are, indeed, most destruetiv
creatures. For my part | have not th
slightest doubt that it is mainly OWN
to their depredations that my harye'
has of late years been so unproductive.
To this conjecture his old frien
made no rejoinder; but after a moment
pause he continued the conversatio
by another interrogatory-
'Neighbor, have you ever seen
white sparrow
"No," replied Ruckwart; "the spa
rows which ahght in my fields are a
the common grey sort"
"That is very probable too" rejoine
his friend. "The habits Iof the whit
sparrow are peculiar to itself. Onl
one comes into the world every yea
and being SO different from his fellow
other sparrows takea dislike for it, an
peck at it when it appears among then
For this reason it seeks its food ear
in the morning, before the rest of Il
feathered tribe are astir, and then 60
hack to its nest where, it remains f
the rest of the day."
':That is very strangep exclaime
Ruckwart. 81 must really try and 6
sight at that sparrow-and if possibl
; l will catch it, too"
/ On the morning following this co
variation. the farmer arose with D
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The purest innocence does not always
blush the reddest- The truest piety is
not the most acid. The ripest learn
ing is not the dullest. The highest
wisdom is not the coldest Grapes aud
turtles; harps and viols; fair forms and
faces; blessed sun and summer breezes;
what were taste, and hearing, and sight,
and the sense of touch, but for these,
and these for usl
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OLD WoNEN-There are three classes
into which all the women past seventy
that ever l knew were to be divided -
l, That dear old soul; 2, that ole
woman 8 /; That cid witch.-COterid5
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'My dear young lady," exclaimed a
gentleman, 81 am astonished at your
sentiments. You actually make me
start-on my word you do.n swell,
sir" replied the damsel "'ve beer
wanting to start you for the last hour
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Hearts, the best card in the chance
game of matrimony; sometimes over
come by diamonds and knayes; otter
won by tricks: and occasionly treated
in shutting manner, and then cut
laltogether.
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STEWART,

ooKsxITH L CUTLER Repairs Locks, Clocks,
z 4 Sewing Maehines. Trunks, Umbrellas, 80, &C.
Glrinds Surgeons iutruments, Razors, Knives,
Shears and all kinds o, small edge tools. ALI work
attended 10 promptly and satisfaction guaranteed.
Shop on Croghan Street. South side, rear Of Perry
Vl0'' e'n rsENoNr, osIo. syl
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she Is as deeply interested in it as you
are and NO injury can result to it by
telling her all about it. By keeping It
to voufself YOU have the satisfaction of
feeling that YOU are superior to her be-
cause ana : you know what she does not. eirz
If from any cause you are. detained
|, at home. and find the time heavy on
vo,lr hands. it NAV be that your wife is
interested in a novel that she is about
half through with. Take It from her
as If YOU merely q wished to glance at it !;
sit down and read it by the hour. She,
in the meantime, nav afiIufse herself
bv sewing -o' -7-s- s7'sf aa'.
If YOU do not keep carriage and
your wife tell, you she and the children
need an airing, tell her to wait for the
death of one Of her friends when she
may ride to the funeral free of cost.
| Ii any of your wife's relations come
to stay at the house let the high price
of provisions be the sole topic of con-
.versation in their hearing; but borrow
| all the money you can from your father
in-iaw, and if be keeps carriage never
dream of getting one yourself.
I When YOU wish to make your wife a
! present, buy something that is absolu.
tely necessary about the house, and
never let slip an opportunity of making
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Sunday 8aaiass.
s4BGYARDE TAYLOR.

The fisherman wades in the surges;
The sailor sails over the seas;
The soldier steps bravely to battle; N.
The Noodman lays axe to the tree.
They are each of the breed Of the heroes.
The manhood attempered in strife;
Strong hands. they go lightly TO labor,
True hearts, that take comfort in life.
In each is the seed to replenish
The world with the Vigor It needs
The centre Of honest affections,
The impulse to generous deeds.
But the shark drinks the blood Ofthe fisher;
The sailor IS dropped in the sea
The soldier lies cold by his cannon;
The wsodmsp is crushed by his tree.
Each prOdigaT life that IS wasted sgoF
In manly achievement unseen,
But leugthens the Cay Of the coward,
And strengthens the crafty and mean.
The blood Of the noblest is layished 49,
That the selfish profit may fnd;
God sees the lives that are sguandered,
And we to his wisdom are blind.
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The greatest thoughts seem degraded
in their passage through little minds.
Even the winds of heaven make but
mean music when whistling through a
key-hole.
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O.. n. McCULLOCH,

nEALER in Drugs, Medicines, Chemicals, Paints,
~ Oils, vsrnishes, Dye-Stuffs, Glass, Books, Sta
tiOnery, Wal. Paper, Fapcy Goods, &e1 &op No. .,
Bucklsnd's old Block,
FREMONT, OHIO.
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RARTLETT. BERRY & co.,

rHPoRTERs AND JOBeERs Of silk and F.ucS
d r x @ o CD
41O Broadway, New York.
Phiness Bartlett, Philemon Beery, John 4 Red
late Of the Firm Of Pardses Bates Co
James s. Hill, Osse W. TilDot, Dewitt C. DsviE,
Seth J. Arnold, ikse with Pardes, BStes Co, r6om3'
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HYpocEsY is nothing, IN fact, but a
horrible hopelessnsss.
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Especially to the siok.
DOCTOR E, JOLLIE MATT0OKS,
PHYSICIAN
Late of New Yerk.

Late OF New Hefks
ITO THEcURE OF CHRONIC DISEASES, of every
name and nature, Dr.. Mattocks, for thirty
years has devoted his whole attention, and has eff
fected some of the most remarkable cures, in tiRgeT
ing discases The system lie founded on TRUTH diners
from all Others experimenting, no making sick TO
care no deception, no humbug and no poirons used,
all vegetable remedies that aid nature. gives can
did opinion and effects permanent cures. We ask
tris, of our treatment before abandoning all hope
Hundred: have been cured by this treatment after
giving Up to die. We invite investigation. No mat
ter what your disease Ia, call; examine for your-
sslyes;it will cost nothing.
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H w. .WyINsLOw.

A TToRNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT Law, vii
N attend TO Professional Business in Sandusky
and adjOining counties. Special attention given e
procuring soIdier's Pay, Bounty, and Pensions.
OFrIoE-Sacond Story Tyler's Block.
FREMONT, OHIO.
November, 81, 1858.
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; IEssEas. KEssLER,s HOUSE. 1: 3 !.
DENTIST RY.
H. M. SHAW.

DENTIST, Is prepared TO do all work In -
IL the Dental Profession with prompt
ness and satisfaction to all Who may need QlIYIIY
bis servIces Beis prepared to set from single tooth
toforming complies sets for up per and lower jaws.
Teeth inserted on pivot, gold, or silver plate
FFIoK-In BucklAnd' sold Block, upstairs,
FREMONT, OHIO. Jan o3l
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G. J. GALZMAN,

nENTIsT, will be in his Office, at Clyde, .rza
the last two weeks OF each month, n
TO perform all operations requiredin his QI01Y
profession. Satisfaction guaranteed In all cascs-
Rooms at the old stand, C0ct2T, 66-&Su
CLYDE, OHIO.
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EVERETT. JAS. FOWLER

A rToRNEIEs AND cOUNsELLoRs AT Law,
"A and Solicitors in ChsDcery; win attend to pro-
fessional business in Sandusky and adjoining coun-
ties. Ones, Second story Buekland's NEW Block.
vl4-n4o FREMONT. OHIO.