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AN AMUSING INC1DENT.-During a
recent revival up North an amusing in
eident occurred, which illustrates the
power of political principles even in
matters of religion, and shows that with
some persons prayer is of no account
unless it is of the right stripe politically.
At a certain stage of the proceedings it
was customary for the minister to leave
the pulpit, mingle with his hearers and
cndeavor to prevail upon the "uncon-
verted,'' by personal persuasion, to pray
for change of heart, etc. On this oc-
casion, while cxhorting one after ano-
ther,1 with varied success. he appealed
to young man whose knowledge of
Webster was either limited, or slightly
confused, or both, with:
sMy young friend have you prayed
tonight for the salvation of your i'm
mortal soul?''
'sNo, SIR" answered the youth with e
penitent tone and downcast look.
'.Do you not desire to offer up thanks
for the many mercies you have already
received by divine favor?''
eyes, bat / don't know how" hesita-
tingIy answered the youth.
''But, my dear boy, you can repeat
TIE publican's prayer, can't you?" asked
the minister, gravely.
'sNo, sir" was the emphatic response,
"I'm Democrat"
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CoURTsHIP AND LoyE.-In the new
play, "Under the Gas Light" the hero
inc gives utterance to the following:
Courtship is the text from which the
whole solemn sermon OF married lite
takes it's theme. AS lovers are discon-
tented and unhappy, so will they be as
wives and husbands. So, you, us you
should be happy all the years of your
life, listen to the voice advising you
Let the woman you look upon be wise
or vain, beautiful or homely, rich or
poor, she has bnt one thing which she
can really give or refuse-her heart.
Her beauty, her wit, her accomplish
ments, she may sell to you; but her
love is the treasure without money and
without price! She only asks, III return,
that when you look upon her your eyes
shall speak a mute devotion; That when
YOU address her, your voice shall be
gentle, loving and kind. That you shall
not deSpise her because she cannot I'M
derstand all at once your vigorous
thoughts and ambitious designs; for,
when misfortune and evil have defeated
you greatest purposes, her love remains
to console you.
You look to the trees for strength and
grandeur-do not despise the flowers
because their fragrance is all they have
to give-but it is the only earthly thing
that God permits us to carry beyond the
grave
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THE SPLENDID CATHEDRAL AT MI

THE SPLENDID CATHEDRAL AT MI
LANA letter writer from Europe says:
At Milan, IL city OF 100, 600, with 150
| churches, we'll built, and iii the midst of
the great plain, there is material for q
weeks sight seeing. The great attrac-
| ton to me, however, is not its wall, or
its triumpllal gate, or its highly orna-
mented churches, or its museum, or its
celebrated Last Supper by Da Vinci-it
is the Cathedral of marble. Your antic-
ipatious, however high, are here outrun
by the reality. You may bave seen the
Cathedral at York, in England of West
minister Abbey, in London; of Rouen, in
France; of Notre Dame, in Paris; or
even of the grand old buildings at Co
logne or Strasbourg, but this one at Mi
Ian seems to out-Vie them all in the de-
tail and solidity of its construction as in
minute honesty of architectural adorn-
ment in every portion of it. This is the
Cathedral which commands the undivi-
ded admiration of that fearless art critic,
Mr.. Ruskin. 1t is built entirely of
white marble, from quarries north OF
Lake Maggiore, some of which, by rea-
son of it's age, has assumed-a tinge as If
it was filed with the rOseate hues of an
italian sunset. This Cathedral has IL
history older than that of many nations.
1t was begun about 500 years ago, and
has been building ever since. Occasion
ally it has been interrupted, at no time
has the scatfolding of the workmen
been removed. 1t stands to. day. The
building is in the form of a Latin cross
and is four hundred and ninety feet in
length and one hundred and eighty in
breadth. The height to the top of the
statue is three hundred and fifty four
feet, but from all parts Of the root rise
beautiful marble spires to the number OF
over a hundred, each of which is sur
mounted by IL marble statue. In every
part Of the building are inches for stat
ues, of which there are about five thou
sand already in place, and room for thou
sands more.
During the fifteenth and sixteenth
centuries the building of this Cathedral
was the subject of great discussion all
over Europe, and its history is like that
of an Empire.
have climbed to the summit of al
most every Cathedral in Europe, even
to twisting my way up the slender spires
of Strasbourg, the highest in the world,
until / stood four hundred and sixty
eight feet above tbs Cathedral floor, but
from no summit is the view more inn
preSSive than from that of Milan. On
the north fifty miles and more away,
are the snow clad Alps; to the south
west are the Apprentices; westward and
estward, northward and southwark,
stretches the vast plain of Lombardy,
covered with mulberry orchards, and
bathed in the genial sunshine of an Ital-
ian sky. Numerous towns and cities
dot the plain. 1t is sight long to be
remembered, but not to be printed with
Iimpiur words.
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a NEW WAY TO KILL RATS.-A cor
respondent proposes a new way to kill
rats. His own house being overrun
with the vermin, q servant girl, who had
seen the effects of ''Old Bouborn Whis
KY" on bipeds. thought she would try
an experiment on rats. Accordingly she
took II small quantity, made it very
sweet with sugar, crumbled in bread
enough for the crowd, and set the dish
i'll the cellar. A few hours after, she
went down, and found several rats glo-
riously "fuddled," engaged in throwing
potato-parings, and hauling one another
up to drink. These were easily disposed
of; and those not killed left the premises
Immediately, suffering from a severe
headache.
The Prince of Wales was q years old
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A GOOD DIVIDEND.-A broker, when
escorting home a fair damsel, asked
what sort of money she liked best. OF
course, the blushing beauty instantly
suggested, matri-money.
"What interest does it bring?" in
CURED the note shaver.
eff properly invested" faltered the
fair charmer, sit will double the original
stock in three years.
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WEALTH OF THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
possessed, i'll landed property, fortune
equal to se1;700,090; lie used to say that
IL citizen who had not sufficient to sup-
port an army or a legion did not deserve
the title of u rich man. The philosopher
Seneca had fortune of S3,500, 900.
Tiberius, at his death, left GI9,624 900,
which CaIigula spent in twelve months.
Vespasian, in ascending the throne, esti-
mated all the expenses of the State at
$3.50, 600, 900. The Il, BITS of Milo amount
ed to 100000. Cesar, before he enter
ed upon any Office, owed G2,500,0O0.
He had purchased the friendship of
Coro for $500, and that of Ducius Pau
Illus for 100000. At the time of assas-
sination of Julius Caesar, Antony was
in debt to the amount of $4,000, 900; he
owed the sum on the Ides of March, and
it was paid by the Kalcuds Of April.
He spent G147 100000. Apius spent in
debaucheIy G5OO,00O, and finding, on
examination of affairs, that he had ouly
ESQ., poisoned himself, because he
considered that amount insufficient for
his maintenance. Caesar gave Satulla,
the mother of Brutus, at an entertain
ment she gave Antony, dissolved in
some vinegar, g pearl worth $50, not
several hundred pounds, as is commonly
stated, and sue drank drank it.
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Tomorrow may never come to us.
We cannot find it in any of our title
deeds. The man who owns whole blocks
of real estate, and great ships on the
seas, does not own a single minute of to-
morrow! 1t is mysterious possibility
not yet born 1t is under the seal of
midnight-behind the veil of glistening
constellation.
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Black balling-colored babies crying

Gilbert Stuart, the portrait painter,
is said to have once met a lady in the
streets of Boston who accosted him with,
"Ah! Mr.. Stuart, have just seen your
likeness, and kissed it because it was SO
much like you.?" "And did it kiss you
in return?' "Why no." ''Then," said
the gallant painter, sit was not like me"
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HORSE TALK.-Wade complains that
Grant talks horse-and nothing else.
Caligula's steed was nominated consul
for q simalar idiosyncraSy. Grant may
become President by this Dexterous
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A merchant in Savannah has received
q letter from q friend at Jacksonville,
Florida, which asserts that Florida will
not ship five thousand bales of cotton
this year. There will not be a third of
an average crop.
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The way they weigh hogs in Kansas
is as follows: They first tie the hog to
one end of the rail, balance the rail en- a
fence with rocks tied to the other end,
and then guess how much the rocks
weigh. r/n
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Where one thousand are destroyed by
the worlds frowns, ten thousand are
destroyed by its smile.
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An American business house, few
months ago, sent out cargo of five
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A kiss on the forehead denotes respect
and admiration; on the check, friendship;
on the eyelid, tender sentiment son the
lips, love-
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The spring of domestic happiness
Offspring.
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The Prince Of Wales was % years old
on the 9th ult.
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There are 1859 national banks.