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The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-06

->--relegraph.I NEW YORK, August 5.
CorToN-Dul and shade lower; sales of
$50 bales at 2912g3oc tor middIing upIands.
FI.orls = Receipts. 1859 barrels; I5a25c
low grades; sales of l2,6u0 barrels at 81 500
aS 50 for super fine state and West
ern; SIS 80 0l9 90 for extra State; 50 001ll p
for extra Western; Sll 30gl3 90 for whi1e
wheat extra 80 256 IL 0for round hOOpOhiO
$40 00GSI2 for ezra 81. Louis; So 5cgsl4 50
for good to choice; closing firm. .CalliOrn a
firmer; sales OF $50 sacks at 81 00MI2 40.
Rye Hour nrnsr; sales OF 2500 barrels at
Co.'s MEAI.-Firmer; raIes of 200 barrels
Rsandywine, TO arrive, private terms, at
81; Western, s. SO96.
WHIsKY-Advancing; sales 500 barrels in
WHEAT : Receipts 1880 bushels; sa5c
better; moderate milling demand sal =
81, 600 bushels ~ - % for No. ) orimg; - l5
for No. / do /; - 3j for red Ohio; 81 - for
amber; 81 - for white Canada; s. - ioT
white Tennessee; 81 40 for common red
Georgia; about s2 92Ia for extra choice new
white MicnigIn.
RYE-VeTy firm; sales 800 bush Pennsyl-
Vania at 81 80.
BARLEY Nominal.
BARLEY MALT-Quiet.
Corr Receipts I5S, ,262 bushels; market
1c better, closing duII; sales $50 900 bush els
at 81 l56gi Is for unsound; 81 1901 70 fOl
sound NIKE Western afiOat 81 20nl p for
Old do. III store, and 81 = tor white West
Oars Receipts 2s,6s5 bushels; tie mar
ket Is her IN ore steady; sales $1,000 bush,
/ els at 5 &c Tor W eSL6ru III store anu
I S,5zGS35zc for do afioat.
hICs-Quiet.
CoFFEE-In fair request; sales 900 bags
/ Rio on private terms.
/ SUGAk-Steady; sales $50 hhds. Cuba a
/ 1I159I=14c.
Mol AssEs-DulI.
HoPS-Quiet.
EFRoLEUM-Steady at I71S@lS1<c fol
/ crude, and 3415c Tor refined bonded.
LEATH L Quiet aud unchanged
Wool Quiet, withopt decided change
sales 275, 600 pounds at 4495ic for domestic
4}c for pulled, and 80 0l53c for tubbed.
PoRE Steady aud mode atetY active
sales $50 barrels, az S2S Si529 90 for neV
mess, and closing at S2S so cash; S2S 506
SIS 75 Tor old do: S24 09G2f . for prim
! mess; also 100 barrels new mess for seller
/ September, at SO O5929 20.
BEES, eady ; sa fes lS0 barrels, at SO @
(925 70 for new plain mess: T24 50g2A 20 10
| new extra mess tierce beef quiet, at 81 as
/ for prime mess: S33 e136 for India mess.
BEEF II dAMS-Dul. at S25 00132 90.
CUT MEATS-FIrm sales 400 PACKAGES, a
I i30I51zc for bacon shoulders; l6eg191xc 10
I hams.
MTDBLEs-Quiet and firm; sales 80 baxe
J of Stratford and long cut hams at lSe.
1 LARD-Firmer; sales OF l30 tiefceS az y %
19c for steam; l99 1870 for Kettle rendered
BUTrER-U Unchanged.
CaEESE-Firm, al l29l6Lc.
FREIGHTS TO LIYERPooL-puiI; engage
ments per steamer of 1900 bushels Of cOri
at 595t2d.
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Commercial Convention at
Portland.
The Union Cause in 6ull1
van Couaty.
A Rousing Mass Meeting.
Grand Success in q Demo
cratic Stronghold.
SULLIVAN.
Republican Mass MeetIng-A Great
Success.

Especial to Evansville Journal
SULLIVAN, Ind, August 5-The
Republican Mass Meeting at this
place to-day was grand success, ex-
ceeding in numbers aud enthusiasm
the expectations of our most san
guine friends. It was enc of the
largest political meetings ever held
in this county, of either party.
Speeches were made by Governor
Conrad Baker. Major Carter, candi-
date for Congress, and Captain Rose.
Governor Baker was heartily received
here, and his speech did much good
TO the cause. There can be no ques-
tion about the triumphant election Of
Major Carter to Congress over Dan.
Voorhees, after the demonstration in
old Democratic Sullivan 10 day.
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THE Kentucky Times, published in
Madisonville, KY. July 23d, contains
an editorial eulogizing FRANK p.
BLAIR. The following paragraph
contains ereason why the Times sur
ports the distinguished General so ea
thusiastically:
I'VE venture the assertion that if
he were elected President instead OF
Vice President, and there should be
left out some States of the South by
virtue Of the reeentlegislation of Con-
gress, he tcould aCjpe 1t all oatt. take
possession If the White House, and blot
out the record Of intdBly made by Con-
gTeSs since 1860.
Since the only way to prevent these
terrible consequences is by defeating
FRANK p. PLAIR, we apprehend the
people will see to it that he IS defeated
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st. Louis Market.


By Telegraph ST. LOUIS. August 5.
ToBACCO-Active, and prices better for
Iugs; sound lu2s IS 50 q 10 so; dark leaf
medium and bright leaf SIS 90 a 40 90
fancy $40 00l75 90.
HEMP-fnactive: common to choice un-
dressed SIPS q $3.50; choice dressed S235
C9 32i5
FLOUR Quiet and unchanged: choice
family grades scarce and in steady de-
Inand.
WHEAT = Choice Fall active and stir:
prime 598c lower; sales choice red and
white at s2 IS "a 2 40 prime to Strictly
prime 81 I542 20; choice >prIng 81 62611 IS.
CORN = Firm; yellow SIG SIC; while SO
q soc.
OAIs-Actlve and finn choice 5Oa52c.
BARLEY-Inactive; small sales of Fall at
81 90.
RYE-Active and higher, at 81 05@l O6. st
PRovISI0&S-F Firm. PorE advanced 25c;
sales at TO 25. Bacon active; city clear
sides lTc; country do. l6159l6tzc; city clear
rib 161z a IB1zc; shoulders I3 fa 13jIc Lard
firm small sales at lSc.
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LouIsyi,le Market.

By Telegraph LOUISVILLE. Aug. 5.
TOBACco-SaIes 81 hogsheads lugs and
medium leaf at 81 I2@7 H..
FIoUR-zs5 50 for suPerflne; $40 . for
fagni y brands
WuEAT@Sl 901y2 co.
ECORN-0jc. ft1 - H-t
-r OAT5-At 4585Oc for new.
BACoN-shoulders lS1zc, clear rib sides
lTc clear sides l715c.
MESS PoRK-S29 10.
LABD-ls15@ls5lc,w with safes Of 450 tiercss
a 1870 for the Eastern market.
W HI5KY-Isaw free 81 Is.
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FPUBLIc-No. 81

Il 4
An Act to incorporate the Wash
ington Target-shooting Associa-
tion," 10 the District of Columbia.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States Of America In Congress
assembled, That Charles KlOmapn,
Frederick Hugler, Charles Ebel, ) ohm
III. Stailey, Adolf Cluss, q. Dill, Gus
tav Hartig, B. Henze, John Kessel,
| Casper Kneessi u. t. Schmidt, Rlch-
ard Wallach. III. Michler, Lewis Cle-
phane. aud A. g. Richards OF Wash
ington city. in the District OF Column
! bis.. and their associates and success
sors. be. and are hereby, incorporated
and made a body corporate, by the
name of the " Washington Target
! Shooting Association" aud By that
name may sue and be sued, plead and
| he impleaded, ia any court of law of
competent jurisdiction, and be en-
titled TO use and exercise all the pow
ers. rights, and privileges incident to
such corporation, for the purpose of
csta biishing and maintaining, In the
District Of Columbia, a Park, T"
! designated and named the " Wash
/ ington Schutzen-Park," the object of
which shall be moral and social, and
to acquire proficiency and skill as
marksmen.
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted,
ThatIthe capital stock of said corpo-
alton shall not exceed one hundred
thousand dollars. and that the stock
shall he divided into shares OF TWEEN
ty- five dollars each, and shall be
transferable in such manner as the
said corporation By ite bylaws may
/ direct. 5a.
SEC. 3. And be it farther enacted
| That the government and direction of
| the affairs of the corporation shall be
vested in board of directors, moi
less than nine in number, who shall
be elected by the stockholders from
among the corporators and their as
sociates and successors, in such man.
ner as the by laws Of the corporation
!may direct.
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Republican Executive Committee

The gentlemen composing this com
mittee are requested to meet at the
Editorial Rooms of the JOURNAL
Office, this (Thursday) morning at 10
o'clock. The following gentlemen
compose the committee WILLIAM
BAKER, WILLIAM BEDFORD, ST.,
WILLIAM HEILMAN, ALEX. OAR
LING, JOHN GREEK, and JAMES II.
MCNnELY.
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NE w ALBANY.
Municipal Election.

INDIANAPOLIS, August AT the
municipal election in New Albany to-
day, the Democratic candidate for
Mayor was elected by one hundred
and forty-two votes "a Republican
gain of seven hundred votes. Mr..
Hendricks spoke there at length on
last Saturday, with what effect to
days election demonstrates. New
Albany has always been q famous
Democratic stronghold.
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Memphis Market.
BY relesrapn.l MnnruI4. August s.

BY Telegraph.l MEMPHIS. August 8.
CoTroS-Trregular none offering.
3EDUR = Choice grades are frmer.
WHEAT--s2 00ag2 10. vglr.
CoRN-STtac. -i
OA1S--55c. .1 tr..s
IIAY--s22 and scarce
BRAS S-S2}. EIl.IggF
CoRx .MEAIr-e4 O5 "A IS.
PORk-s3i 00d30 50.
LARD-I9ds50c. a
BAOoS-FIrm; shoulders l3t1c; clear
sides l75zc.
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IPuRLIc-No. 81

An Act making appropriations for
the payment Of invalid and other
pensions of the United States for
the year, ending June thirtieth,
eighteen hundred and sixty-nine.
Be it enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby, appro-
priated out OF any money in the treas
ury not otherwise appropriated, for
the payment Of pensions for the gear
ending the thirtieth OF June, eighteen
hundred and sixty-nine:
For invalid pensions under various
acts, ten million dollars.
For pensions OF widows, children,
mothers, fathers, brothers, and sisters
of soldiers, as provided by acts Of
March eighteen, eighteen hundred and
eighteen; May fifteenth, eighteen hum
drcd and twenty-eight; june seventh,
eighteen hundred and thirty-two !;
July fourth. eighteen hundred and
thirty-six; July seventh. eighteen
hundred and thirty eight; March
third, eighteen hundred and forty
three; June seventeenth, eighteen
hundred ana 1Ofty-1Ours FEBRUARY
second, July twenty-frst, and July
twenty eighteen hundred and
forty eight; February third, eighteen
hundred and fifty three; June third,
eighteen hundred and fitty-cight; and
July fourteenth, eighteen hundred
aud sixty two, with its supplementary
acts; and for compensation Of pension
agents and expenses Of agencies, twen-
| ty million dollars.
For navy pensions to invalids, wlds
/ ows, and children, and other relatives
of the officers and men of the navy
/ dying in the line Of duty, now pro
vided by law, three hundred and fifty
thousand dollars. to be paid from the
navy pension fund.
See. 2. And be il further enacted,
That the interest on the fund known
as the navy pension fund shall here
after be at the rate of three per cent.
per annum in lawful money, and shall
\ be applicable exclusively TO the pay
ment OF the navy pensions according
to existing laws.
Approved July %, 1865.
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OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Pissed at ne Second Session Of The
Eorticth CoR9rrSs.

EPuBLIC REsoLUTIoN-No. SO ]
Joint resolution to amend the four
teenth section Of the act approved
July twenty-eight, eighteen hum
dred and sixty-six, ehtiled an Act
to protect the revenue and for
other purposes.
BE it resolved by he Senate and
House of Repre-, entatives Of the
United States of Amerleain Congress
assembled, That the fourteenth sec
tion OF an act approved July twenty
eight. eighteen hundred and sixty
six. entitled IAN act to protect the
revenue, and for other purposes" be,
and the same is hereby, so amended
as to extend the operation thereof
until January FIRST, eighteen hundred
and sixty-niBe.
Approved July23, 1868.
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Approved. July %, 1863.

CPUBLIo REsoLUTIoN-No. 80 ]
Joint resolution admitting steam
plowa free Of duty for one year
from June thirtioth, eighteen hun
drcd and sixty eight.
BE it resolved by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the
United States Of America in Congress
assembled, That the provisions Of
section two Of the joint resolution ap-
proved March twenty-six, A. d.
eighteen hundred and sixty-seve9,
respecting the importation Of agriculi
tural machinery free of duty. be, and
the same IS hereby, extended ana
shall continue in force for the further
period Of one year from the thir-
iieth day Of June. A. ID. eighteen
bnndred and sixty eight, and that
anv nv sneb machinery shipped before
& tbs ssid thirtieth day of June, eigh-
teen taS hundred and sixty eight, or which
NAV have arrived since that day. be
exempt from duty.
Approved July %. 1868.
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Euranaan Market.

LIVERPOOL, Aug. 3.
CorToN-The market closed easier at a
slight decline; sales 5000 bales uplands at
95Sagt4; Orleans g5s9l0. rf-r
OsTs-Haye advanced to IS I'd.
TrRI.fNTINE Cd.
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Approved July %, 1865.
EPuBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. 51.]

EPUBLIc REsoLUTIoN-No. 51.1
Joint Resolution to admit free Of duty
certain statuary.
Be it resolved by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the
United States OF America in Congress
assembled, That the statue represent
ing the figure of Victory, intended to
surmount the monument in memory
of the Pennsylvania soldiers who fell
In the Mexican war, now about being
erected on the capitol grounds at
Harrisburg, being in marble cut in
italy. and which will soon be ready
for Shipment, shall be- admitted free
of duty.
Approved. July %, 1863.
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EVANSVILLE SELECT SCHOOL
MISS HOOKER AND MISS HOUGH

wwYILE. COMMENCE THE FOURTH
WV year OF their school on Wednesday,
September I'd, in the building purchased
OF Mr.. j. +. Elliott. corner ofGhestnut ana
sixth Streets. They feel certain that an
securing this homcliKe location they nave
insured the comfort and happiness OF
their pupils, and it Is hoped that the no
ersI PATRONAGE which has heretofore sua-
taiued the Institution viii still be cnu-
Sadtes from abroad can be accommodated
with rooms in the seminary. FOL Clrcu-
lars, Catalogues, &C, apply 10 ,,-~,r,
fng4 IXvd Miss r. II. HOUGHs
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Drawing, Engraving, or PRINT
to the finest and most tasteIu4
Crnamented, GoIOred, and Art Print.

TeanactatIv do we one- Busines-, Wed
din and Vi-itfng Cards, Circulars. blli-
heads, Notes, Drafts, and Letter ~ e,tds
coioTed printing, will be done very nicely,
o. vtr ry low terms
we also do All kinds Of ENGRAVING
on WOOD OF MslAr BT ,,s. sue9 lisi as 3 y. 4 ..
44,ietaa for Marking Cloth, Steamhoa
1,be,.lgs Brands for Marking Boxes, Key
Chei.zs, &c
we would respectfully ask the patronage
of the citizens OF Evansville and vicinity
SUESS = OETTINGER,
Cor First and s. camoie.
jy3l dom Courier cOpy.l
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. :

~ " AfM ~ aAAl4 ~
FnTKHE SUBSCRTBEha CONT M UEE
H. the Lumber business at hts old stand
at the corner or Main and Seventh Streets.
ana would respectfully inform the pubiic
that his stock is large and second 20 none
In the assortments, embracing Pine OF So
lh1clSnesses and quality, from tie nice
third Common Saginaw Board up &
Ihree-Inch First Clear Plank.
Also, 800 DOORS CT various thfcknerf
and styles, and
10000 LIGHTS
window Sash, Pine and Poplar Shinglu.
3 and A. feet l-alh, Mouldiugs, CASINO
Quarter Round, cte, &c
orders from tlsc country river or rnfr
hlled promptly.
sezl d8m JOHN f.. GLOVER.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-10-13
A True Story.

"Once upon time, as stories were generally
begun in my, childhood days, there lived two
little sisters in the town of T. They loved
each other dearly, as sisters and brothers should
olaoays do. As they were playing one evening
on the pavement before their fathers door, the
little one, whom we will call "Brown-eyes, +"
threw pebble, unfortunately hit her sister,
whom we will call blue eyes" Several gentle
men standing near, seeing the accident, expect
ed to hear loud scream and angry voice. say
ing: You ugly tt ing ; ii just tell mother
lou did it a purpose-I know you did-you
mean, ugly thing, and so on, as angry children
will talk
But these gentlemen heard nothing of the
kind For moment, little Bue-eyes stood,
ready to cry-for to be hit by pebble hurts
As | said Blue-eyes stood for moment look
ing at poor, dismayed Brown eyes, then she ran
to her, threw her arms round her. and said,
Don't cry little sister; knoao you didn't
mean to hit me. Kiss me- dear, and the sisters
kissed and embraced each other fondly. The
gentlemen who saw the little ones told their
father of it adding: "We never saw anything
like that before. Alas and is sisterly and
brotherly love and forbearance so rare thing,
that the loving sister conduct should call forth
remark like that? Dear children, do be kind
and loving to all, but especially so to your sisters
and brothers, whom God has given you to love.
Try to be like Jesus, who not only loves those
who love Him, but He loves His enemies He
died that His enemies might liye. Presbyterian.
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sTAUNTON, VA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER l3, 1868.

Return to the Constitution before your wander
ings from its boundaries are forever irretraceable
Restore your currency and your bonds to gold
value, and the Union to good will, by allowing
to the Southern States, over their internal af-
fairs, the sa me power, under the same Consti-
tuition, which is allowed to and exercised by the
Northern States
How is 1t courageous to oppress the South
only because you can But I warn you, the
same Government cannot administer force at the
South and freedom at the North The time has
come when emphatically the country must be
all free or all slare.
Ten millions of white people-Americans-
wearied with repeated offers of Union; exhaust
ed with protestations of good faith and sinceri-
ty; voiceless with vain pleadings for peace !;
hopeless of the redemption of pledges i'm
poverished with insatiate exactions; sick with
fruitless concessions to malignity; distracted
because they will not consent to dishonor; de-
spised because they will not be interiors op-
pressed because they will not agree to be ruled
by slaves; maligned as rebels because they will
not submit to pillage by negroes led on by
strangers, and driven by terrible experience
to the final conviction that in themselves alone
is their protection-such people, though de
serted by all mankind, are not poaoerless.
Yours, very truly, B. III. HILL.
Chanler House, New York, Sept 90, 1868.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-10-13
For the Spectato1

Mr.. EDITOR will the Commonwealth S
Attorney, as the representative of the people S
interest in every thing appurtaining to our com
mon roads, enquire into the right Of the Valley
Turnpike to tax the people Of Northwest Au-
gusta for the use of that pike, for a small trac-
tion of mile, nearly as much as is paid at a
regular gate? For instance, on four horse
wagon going and returning 20 cents, on bug
gy 123 &c. | say the fraction is less than a
mile for they have no right to exact toll on the
portion of the road included in the corporate
limits, and the officers of the road from the date
Of its commencement to the present time were
not astute, else they would not have been for such
length of time sustaining one of the streets of
the town the corporation is bound to keep
up. The Company took possession of one of the
public roads of the county aoihout license and
have no'right to impose taxes on us, thus ad-
ding insult to injury. About the beginning of
the war, one of our prominent lawyers agreed
for moderate fee, to relieve US of the nuisance
of this gate. He will now have chance to
get his fee, as the matter aosU be tested. Why
does the Superintendent of the Valley pike
Mr.. Joseph Andrew, not see to it that the
stone is not broken fine enoegh to go through
the inch meshes of a sieve, as is required?
Mr.. Editor, fair play is JEWEL.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1868-10-13
Home and Friends

0 there a power to make each hour
AS sweet as heaven designed it,
Nor need we roam to bring it home,
Though few there be that find it.
We seek too high for things close by,
And lose what nature found us;
For life has here no charms so dear
AS home and friends around us.
We oft destroy the present joy
For future hopes-and praise them,
While flowers as sweet bloom at our feet,
If we d but stoop to raise them;
For things afar still sweeter are,
When youth bright spell hath bound us
But soon we're taught the earth hath naugh
Like home and friends around u.s.
The friends that speed in time of need,
When hopes last reed is shaken,
Do show us still, that, come what will,
We are not quite forsaken.
Though all were night, if but the light
From friendships altar crowned us,
'Twould prove the bliss of earth was this:
Our home and friends around u.s.
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g;S8@.|s
POETRY.
For the Spectator.
The Weary Heart.
BY META.

NV heart is worn and weary,
Sorey oppressed and sad,
T know not whether on this earth
I ever can be glad
For loved and happy faces
Which once around me shone
Are scattered as the morning clouds,
Before the rising sun.
This world, how full of sorrow
Where all was bright and fair,
The hearts once bright and joyous
Are now weighted down with care,
And homes where lately gathered
So many youthful forms,
Are 'reft of dearest treasures
Their sweetest, purest charms.
Yes-everywhere I wander,
l miss some cherished one,
Those that have sparkled on my path
Like gems beneath the sun.
How dark seems now the future
How changed from day to night
Hopes brightest visions vanished-gone
Forever from my sight.
Yet, there are dear ones left me,
Whose hands are warm and true,
Who turn to me for happiness,
For love and guidance too.
And though to love-to cherish,
I sometimes fear. is vain,
Yet, Time, the mighty healer,
May bring me joys again.
Earth's highest scenes are transient,
But there's q world above
Where nought can ever sever
Our hearts from those we love.
There gathered round the throne of God,
Long severed friends will meet,
And spend long eternity
In holy converse sweet.
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ADVICE TO YOUNG MEN.-Let the business
Don't buy what you don't want. Use every
hour to advantage. and study to make a leis
ure hour useful. Think twice before you spend
dollar, remember you will have another to
make for it. Look over your books regularly,
and if you find an error trace it out. Should
stroke Of misfortune come upon you in your
business, retrench, work harder, but never fly
the track. Confront difficulties with un1inch-
ing perseverance, and they will fly at last; then
you will be honored, but shrink, and you will
be despised
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NUMBER vi.
Watch, Mother.


Mother, watch the little feet
Clim bing O. er the garden wall,
Bounding through the busy street,
Ranging cellar, shed and hall.
Never count the moments lost,
Never count the time it costs,
Guide them, mother, while you may.
Mother, watch the little hand
Picking berries by the way,
Making houses in the sand,
Tossing up the fragrant hay,
Never dare the question ask:
why to me the weary task ?''
These same little hands may prove
Messengers of Light and Love.
Mother, watch the little tongue
Prattling eloquent and wild;
What is said and what is sung
By the joyous happy child
Catch the word while yet unspoken,
Stop the VOW before tbs broken;
This same tongue may yet proclaim
Blessings IN Saviour's name.
Mother, watch the little heart,
Beating soft and warm for you;
Wholesome lessons now impart;
Keep, 0 keep that young heart true.
Extracting every weed,
Sowing good and precious seed,
Harvest rich you then may see
Ripen for eternity.