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Prayer.

Our daily bread calls for our daily PRAYER
because one want is created while another is
supplied. Arc we called by tho name OF
Christ. and shall We not call upon Tie name
Of Christ? Take away Spr.ual breath. and
You take away spiritual life. There MAS
never one new bo.'r ~ho WAS Still born.
Spiritual prayer resembles Noah's dove,
which returned With an olive branch.
The piayerlcss soul is u fruillcss soul. The
waters Of life are sweet; and it is blessed to
bring the vessels OF prayer to these wells.
Throw n sponge into a river and ii will soon
fiji itself with water.
Many will cast of this duty because they
are ashamed to go to it with crutches but
these wants Of accomplishment should not be
! diScouragement; for many dumb beggars
have been relieved at Christs gate by making
signs.
Reader, Is not that mercy worth your
breath which Vas worth n Saviour's blood?
| Believing prayer is a traffic for those COM
modies which arc only locked UP in hcay-
ems storehousc Why should we be dumb,
seeing God is not dcaf2
Spiritual supplication is q channel to con-
ISOLATION. Death shortcns our way to heaven,
but that swcetens our way to heaven.
| When prayer mounts upon the wing Of fer
yor to God, then answers come like lightning
| from God.
The gift Of prayer may have praise with
men, but it Is tho grace Of prayer which has
power with God.
Christians never want q praying time, II
they possess praying frame.
Prayer brought an angel out Of heaven to
bring Potter out OF prison. Their prayer
went up like fire and brought down blessings
like water. 1t is not always that hound
which opens the loudest that catches the hare,
but tho ono which follows closest in the
chase.
i, Roadcr, when the vessel Of your soul has
given over sailing, we may conclude tho di-
vino winds have given over blessing.
Are You made spiritual priest. and viii
you refuse to Offer up spiritual sacrifices
, Your affections should soar like m "a"l'
:. when your lips cannot move faster ilan {
snail.
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The Compass in a Foo.

! ''in Won ever hrar the Bible compared tc
'''' mariners compass? You have heard !,
called 3"nir. = ii,rct im>r who are i,ur-
htyi'T through this w"rid;u came ii,y. tu
"iFc advice to those who ll,,, wi>,lom ;,
"'"p t" give light to those who are IN ,l,r,,.
ness; and yon have readily understood Nhv
! S''t'i hancS have been given 10 Thai blessed
'""S hu how can it be said To III. like /,
""r'"'f '""p'SS:
The Charleston advocate. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1867-1868, 1868-11-14

80 g, i" P'Ainird. ana III - Tomorrow
''''' = T." ri't> "f 'uow Ia ne, whcn Iu
'''''l'''o'N I" @c; where can b,. ~ M,
N'"NN: Perhaps tbs Mr>tcr Mnyunrl i
A''l me- 10 tontri,o :,wav id.c, M ,i.,,,.
ipn."
'''' next morning ,hc Thermometer y
Gown to "ro. The banks ia ron or ,lI inns,
'"Ncrcd IN" >'uac walls: hut no, o,,. MLt,
"hni''rd, our ili"',,! started or Il, Soon - !,
was 'irhf 8 s,,i,l .,lrkaec Of ,.lo,l,.. ,,,,,
DOCKS snug "vrr his ,hni.l Ter win +, ,ti,s
:" s'"''" = : iarnln ~ hi, tatic, called
w vl'fhu9 the >cl"ui.rnnln in season Ia
N1' nat Iic ilr,> wcic Su,li.ir,,, Tor Ia, g..
W'r'N "i The day. Master MAYNARD o,,>.r,.
''' sitting on BEECH, and warmi,iu lim.clf
~ re "ia|'ilg logs. youth whom he had
/ MEYER seen before There was IN cy,,r,,
~" on ms Drown face which fixed th. ~.
ri's'"i Of thtiractcr, ana The fo),ov in., .,,,.
Vrr>alior ioo, place.
iiaNe y''i come to Join the Sci,ool."
cS' >ir. have walked seven miles this
morning. 10 dn IT,
Nrc You acquainted with any one in
liaii,cd:''
"Nc. sir. In, w,,,
heard last night that you wcr, tr,chin. ,
school l.c,c. ana 7 ,.,,n,
lrr ,on.i.i,r - ,l:.n =
"t'ann"l ronr parents a>>i>, vouor
40. ,r.
,iIavc y,n ~ r,i.n,
Inc ll,,l<"
'Nn."
How do Won rxn,c, ,h,, II
: don't klow. ,I,nn.,j,i.l
yuu about i-.I'm ,l,,, ,,,,n,,
bciorr I'm much o,,i,r" !"
There Nis ,omc,l,i,,, i, ,i,
nannrr IN Which ih,. v,,,,i,
tpVuor din.,,l,irS ,h,,
nr. llctn,L Tie >traurc, ~ ,.,,,i,,,,,.,,
lie day. and Ii, wou,l ~. ,.,,,,.,
lone Bctur, nirl,. l,. I,,l ,,,,i
M"in, III lie ;aini'y wl.r,. :, II
ht He Young man >hm,lI ,r,,.,i, ,,.;.-,
ii expenses l,v Labor on, ~ ...,,I f.
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An Aorostic.
rthL'5urn nr Itr.o,Sst.

~" nc Niitulnn wind. were, si.,hir.
III M hnrr AMI i"ai,c ;; lnnp,,.
IKE th"Sc leaves that fiji m, n..r, .n,.i
least thought We that ihm, won,.t,t -.
IN my youth, nla> i,oy ,ud--
y or"thrr, friend, is gone 10 t;od.
NJ NJ rot thr OH ,n.l ,ren,,,,. no,..
hfnt by tho wintry blast:
fV'fN tnp'nt'nt weaker stili.
seer t"s sitnIlhcn. ,trrrto ln.,
Jus are Thy deeds, oil, graciuns Inr,
ana weak wc sinners arr;
Make us I" bear hi, heavy h,r,y
IN ms mn torrnwin.. hour.
-''' WIZ "c weep fnr thee, trar one,
sinr" thou tr' gone Ia rest
I'M Christ >imll can thee upward,
Meet With N" heavenly guests.
IN" H'r" to s"r ''io>c d.nr ones.
huhcd IN spo,lcss white.
hnow TIA, We kiss The ru,i an, .,v
saviour, Thy Il ldS are ri.,u.
'hnrlcsion, sc.
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How TO Get an Education,

M\NY nf our rr;,,.rs IL, ~, ;.,no.,,
N"un" me NJ th' N'F'h ~ 'n'r '"''H-
non. ne '"iio"in- Hh'l'n Nl ''"N ''NN
X j. done there ana may h' herr IN :! !s"-
WHERE there i only AWi!i !" ar'"'nrli>h Il II
rl,c mol Of Dcrc,nhrr III l,e y,n.r lSo7.
va, unusulll, cold and clustering. In >on,
instances. cattle anl swine. poorly sheltered.
we're found badly frozen; winter had come
on so suddenly that many were unprcparrd
for it While tie ctlvc; ot >,,rl, severity ii liz
weather so carly in ti.. season wa, d,lcar.-
cning to most, both youre ;,nl Old
There VAS one exception. however. and
this vas n youth Of iinrcn summers tall ana
raunt. who sat one stormy evening III tie
old-iaslioncd chimney corner &c li> fathers
humble dwelling. rejecting upon lis own
situation aud planning wha, lie would lp to
improve it, There WAS one tixc,l purpose in
hi. mind. and this was - .,t All education.
How to accomplish ii he could not imagine.
for though his will wac rs innrxihlr IS iron
his power Of conceptions was not YET d,vrlup
ed lie had been to school in ,h,' neigh
horhood the previous wintcr. hut this avcnuc
10 learning was now closed % him, s. lie
sat on his old-tashionc1 sicnl amid tic noise
and confusion Of the family around him. and
the hoarsc signing Q. 'N tempest without.
lis thoughts we're something Of this nature
Winter has commenced. long to be At my
studies The best part n' lhc year. and tile
only time can call my own. IS passing
away. What Shall do:"
AS il in answer to this question. thcrc was
knock nj the door. and presently a neigh
Dor walked in covered With snow. He had
been to q village beyond, and was returning
10 his home, when the bright light Of tho
pine knots attracted his attention.
Our youth In the corner nodded good
evening to the guest; hnt his mind was toe
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LOTS wife looked back and God never
gave her leave 10 look forward again. Back. |,
slider, look out
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CURIOUS CALCULATIONS.

What noisy creature would man be
were his voice in proportion to his weight,
as loud as that of locust A locust can be
heard at the distance of one sixteenth of a
mile. The golden wren is said to weigh
but half an ounce, so that middling sized
man would weigh down not short Of four
thousand of them and it must be strange
if a golden wren would not out weig b four
of our locusts. Supposing, therefore, that
o common man weighs as much as sixteen
thousand of our locusts, and that the note
of locust can be heard one sixteenth of a
mile, man of common dimensions, pretty
sound in wind and limb, ought to be able
to make himself heard at the distance Of
one thousand and six hundred miles; and
when he sneezed his house ought to fall a.
bout his ears! Supposing a flea to weigh
one grain, although it is more than its ac-
tual weight, and to jump one and half:
yards, common man of one hundred and
fifty pounds, jumping powers in proportion
could jump twelve thousand eight hundred
miles, or about the distance from New York
to Cochin, China.
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shipin now and that aforesaid nigger ar in
a gloomy and pakuliar kondition: He did
not bringit on hisself, and are to be pittied.
His friends made him free, and like hun
gry steer, turned loose in full pea-feld,
he fed too high; and the Koroner's verdic
war, he "busted from too much peas" The
nigger ar now feedin on freedom mighty
high, and when he gets inter these here
Konventions aforesaid, the verdic will be-,
that he too busted, and not only busted, but
bespattered his friends, all over. Thou
kanst not say I did it, No sir, MIR. Rad,
fur found him whar the Bible put him !;
took kare of him, clothed and fed him !;
made him behave hisself, and live by the
sweat of his brow, and when he died I put
him in decent grave, dropped tear thar,
and had his funeral preached. Now, he
ar turned loose to Craze on the kommons,
whar deadly weeds do grow; and I'll be dad
rabbed if your "BilI of Rights" don't
preach his funeral, afore he is dead. Well,
to sum up: kotton ar dead, the nj igger are
dying, and the Government standin out in
the cold, thout constitutional kivering-ar
got the gallapin consumption, and "Bates-
man s Draps" would't save hit, thout a mir
axle from the Dimakratic party North !;
which latter are the only leayen that kan
now swellup the lump to livin level:
Finally, to my kolaborers Of the soil, let
me say, kome worship at the foot of korn-
stay at homework with your os0n haa,ds-
say your prayers every night, and thank
God you are not damned. Git up in the
morning before the sun, and 60 to maxim
more korm-then all these other good
things e. bacon, peace, and good kon-
science, will be added unto you.
Hoping fur better times, I am your'n,
GENES MUNRO.
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THE SECRET OF WARM FEET.-Many {

The SECRET OF WARM FEET.-Many Of
the colds which people are said to catch
commence at the feet. To keep these ex-
tremities warm, therefore, is to effect an
insurance against the almost interminable
list Of disorders which spring out of a
'slight cold" First, never be tightly shod.
Boots or shoes, when they fit closely, press
against the foot, and prevent the free circu-
lation of the blood. When, on the contra.
ry, they do not embrace the foot so tightly,
the blood gets fair play, and the spaces left
between the leather and the stocking are
filled with comfortable supply of warm
air. The second rule is, never sit in damp
shoes. 1t is often imagined that, unless
they are positively wet, it is not Necessary
to change them while the feet are at rest
This is a fallacy; for when the dampness is
absorbed into the sole, it is attracted farther
to the foot itself by its own heat, and thus
perspiration is dangerously checked. Any
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ANECDOTE OF JEFF. DAVIS.

A citizen of Lafayette township, in this
county, relates to US the following anec-
dote While Jeff. DAVIS was q Lieutenant
of dragons in the United States army,
Mr.. Patrick II. Coleman, nephew of John
Coleman, ESQ.,, of this county: we'll known
and universally esteemed, was private in
the same regiment. The portion of the
regiment to which Davis and Coleman be-
longed was stationed on the frontier, and
was much distressed for the want of sub
sistence. Being far removed from civiliza-
ton, it was necessary when soldier be-
came so i'll that he could not sit on his
horse, and the probabilities were that he
would die, to place him at the foot of a
tree, chop limb partially of, so that it
would hang down and serve the double
purpose of shading him from the sun while
he lived, and of marking his grave when
he was dead. Young Coleman was taken
very sick, and found himself in this pre-.
dicament, abandoned by his comrades to
die, with nothing left him but his blanket
and pistol, as was the custom. Being des-
titute of provisions, the men then scattered
through the woods to gather berries for
their meal. Upon returning to the spot
preparatory to taking their final departure,
1t. Davis look in upon Coleman through
the limbs of the tree, and remarked to him,
$50, my poor fellow, you are going to
die?" Coleman replied, 81 suppose SO. !"
Davis then put his hand in his pocket,
pulled out the handful of berries he had
gathered for his Cwn subsistence, and laid
-thenr down by c1aeMans side, saying;
"Here, take these. You will need them
more than I do" The soldiers left the
place, but had been gone but few minutes
when a, large wolf came to the spot and
gazed in upon the PROSTATE soldier, evil
dently familiar with such scenes, and will
ing to wait till the man was dead, feeling
that he was sooner or later, sure of his
prey. Mr.. Coleman raised the pistol and
pointed it at the brute-which did not
change its position-fred and killed it.
Coleman now gathered all his energies, de-
termined to leave the living tomb and join
his companions, if possible. They were
compelled to make detour round a high
bluff, and he made his way to the crest Of
the hill for the purpose of endeavoring to
attract their attention while passing. He
was successful, but some of the more super
stitious believed that it was not Coleman,
but his ghost. Others, however, went to
his rescue, carried him into the midst OF
his command, strapped him to his horse,
and cared for him until they reached the
settlements, where with care and nursing
he recovered, and is still alive. MIR Cole
man now resides in western Kentucky
He enlisted in Louisville in a romantic
freak, being engaged at the time as clerk
or book-keeper, in large mercantile house
The story is strange one, but there is nc
reason to doubt that the facts, as here re-
lated, are entirely true.
~ Albany Ledger.
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The Autkrille Gnqnirer
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A SABLE PHILOSOPHER.

The correspondent of one of the North
ern newspapers, in letter published during
the war, thus humorously describes his in
terview with straggler from a negro
regiment of the Federal army, with whom
he was demonstrating for having shown the
white feather in battle:
"Were you in the fight ?"
ssHad little taste of it, sa.'
''Stood your ground, did you?"
stNo, 50, runs p
ssRun at the first fire, did you?'
eyes, sa, and would have run soona had
knoad it war coming"
"Why, that wasn't very creditable to
your courage
"Dat isn't in my line, sa-cookin's my
profeshun!"
"Well, but have you no regard for your
reputation?"
"Reputation's nofn by the side of life. "
"Do you consider your life worth more
than other people's?''
ssIt's worth more to me, sa."
"Then you must value it very highly.
eyes, So, I does, more dan all dis world
more dan million OBJ dollas, sa for what
would dat be wuth to man wild the bref out
of him? Self preserbashum am the irst
law wild me"
ssBut why should you act upon differ
ent rule from other men p
because different men set different val
ues upon dar lives-mine is not in the mar
ket.''
"But if you lost it, you would have th'
satisfaction of knowing that you died 70,
your country"
"What satisfaction would dat be to mi
when de power of feelin' was gone p
Then patiotism and honor are nothing tt
you?"
Muffin whatever, sa; I regard them a
among dem vanities p
If our soldiers were like you, traitors
might have broken up the government with
out resistance
Eyes, sa, dar would have been no helr
for it. wouldn't put my head in de scale
'gainst no gobernment dat eber existed; fo1
no gobernment could replace de loss to me.
Do you think any of your company woult
have missed you if you had been killed ?"
"Msy be not, So dead white man in
much to desc sogers, let lone dead nigga
But I'd miss myself, and dat was de pin
wild me-
1t is safe to say that the dusky corpse O
that African will never darken the field O.
carnage.-Me Gray Jackets.
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~ 'My dear Amelia" said dandy, 81
have long wished for this opportunity, but
hardly dare speak now, for fear you will re-
ject me but love you; say you will be
mine! Your smiles would shed, and then
he came to pause; ''your smiles would
shed, and he paused again. ''Never mind
the wood shed," replied Amelia, 20 on with
the pretty talk"