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Mrs. Llvcrmore hears herself Criticised.

HUMDoLr, Kansas, Feb. Goth.
had been in my room for two hours, vain
ly trying half frozen, to coax sleep to nv
bed OF straw, when four men came to their
room, opposite mine, and commenced dis
cussing me and my lecture on Queen Eliza.
beth delivered that evening. The transom
windows over the doors were all out-if they
had ever been in-and so for an hour | lis.
tened to n most entertaining discussion con.
cernlng my ability, my personal appearance,
my age, with various speculations concerning
my skill in domestic affairs, the goodness or
badness Of my disposition, and other equally
important points. Who says that women
monopolize the gossip of the community I?
Three OF them had quite settled it among
themselves that | never wrote my lecture
that was impossible Somebody had told
them that my husband wass smart man." a
presiding elder"-and he had written the
lecture, which | had learnt by heart
1t was some consolation that they allowed the
credit Of the lecture to reside in the family.
The fourth one, who had also Joined in the
talk, and who said 81 he was raised in old
hentuck," now became my champion. "He'd
be derned if he didn't b'lieve that woman was
smart 'nutf to write her own lecture. Ue
couldn't read nor write--never could learn il
but he was great on fggers, and that's how
he'd come to make money. He'd carry the
derned'st heap of 6ggers in his head of any
Teller they ever see. None of these railroad
chaps could cheat him-he could tell to onct
how many yards of earth he'd got out, and
how much it come to. But he couldn't read
nor write. He'd got little woman for
wife, though the Lord she could read or
write anything, for he'd jest sot beside her
and seen her do it. Aud he'd lick any feller
that said she didn't know huff to vote. too.
She knew more'n he did, and he could vote.
and she couldn't, and it was derned shame
And when he knew what his little woman |
lould do, you couldn't make him b'leve taat
his woman didn't know nuff to write her own
ectur." | dallied over my unpalatable break
asst the next morning, listening to the voices
# my table companions, hoping to discover
hus my Kentuck" champion, having resoly.
ID to make his acquaintance. But he was
lot there-the others we're; but they were
told, heavy fellows.-W Womans Journal.
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What is THh There never was question
presented to the mind Of man that would equa
this in Importance. This statement will appear
moro plain to Us, just in proportion as we enter,
or rather survey, the great field Of inquiry whici
is presented TO our minds. Let us contemplate
for few moments the great and expansive range
of the inquiry above presented
lst What is truth as it relates to the earth I
its origin and age Its formation, internal as well
as outward What is its relation to other ma
teral bodies Of like character Does the truth,
as understood in this point Of inquiry, seem to
conflict with that Of any other If 50, how may
they be rightly understood
2d. Whence the vegetation upon the surface Of
the earth Was there ever any inherent power
in earth to produce plants, except from seed 2
What arc the elements that enter into the struct-
ure Of plants, and whence are they derived ?
What the relation existing between the mineral
and vegetable kingdom What changes have
been wrought in plants through cultivation
81. Whence the animal life existing in so many
different forms upon the surface of the whole
earth 1t is said that the highest form of vege-
table life comes in close contact with the lowest
order Of animal life they are forever separate,
still forever near" The animal kingdom is main
y sustained by the vegetable, but did not receive
It's origin from it. Passing through the different
forms Of animal life, we find Man at the head Of
animal existence-its highest iorm-the connect
ing link in the chain Of being embracing ami
NAL and spiritual exstence-between earth and
heaven.
lth. There is still higher form Of created ex-
istence than that Of man. Angelic existence is
higher than that Of man. No material objects
seem to be in their way. Time and space, in re-
gard to their work, seem to us TO be annihilated
This part Of the field Of inquiry is to be explored
only by the light Of Revelation. In Gods Hght
we are to see light. Through the influence Of the
Holy Spirit-the Spirit Of Truth"-we are to
understand the true relation we sustain to all
animate aud iuanimate existence, especially the
relation We sustain to God, the Creator Of the
heavens and earth. J.H.
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/" Sliding Down liill.v

A boy was sliding or coasting down n hill n
few days since and remarked that il was easier
to go down the hill than it was to draw the
sled up again and also that it would be
more pleasant if it could be " dorm hill all
the time, and no up hill" Now, perhaps it
is not best for us to have no sup hill" in this
world, no great efforts, no hard labor no
struggles We gain strength by effort, by
labor, by hard labor, as the blacksmith
strengthens his right arm by constant effort
BY using his muscles, by swinging, hour after
hour, day after day, and year after year,
large and heavy hammer. That is what
makes the muscles of the arm strong, solid,
and hard
But if down hill is wished constant down
hill, | will tell you how it may be had, and
what class of persons are almost or quite sure
70 have down hill course through this life.
The boy who is seen loafng around the
"blliard saloon" the stables, on the Sab.
bath, when he should be in the Sabbath school,
at the corners of the streets, at the tayerns
aground grog-shops, &c, has commenced his
down-hill course, and has made too much
progress down the hill. If he is seen with
cigar or black pipe in his mouth, or with
his cheek pulled out with quid Of filthy
tobacco, &C., we may feel quite certain that
he has mounted the sled that easily runs down
hill, but must be dragged with no little effort,
IT it goes up the hill again. If he amusos
himself by smoking paper segar, or any
substitute for tho filthy tobacco, we may rea-
sonably infer that he is getting the sled ready
Tor coast down.
II, after practicing for time, in this way
The down-hill course, the same boy naturally
seeks something stronger and takes glass Of
,lder, strong boer, ale, porter, wine, &C., and
hen an occasional glass of whiskcy, there Is
90 much reason to fear that his sled is going
90 fast to be easily stopped or directed, III
hese glasses of whiskey are taken regularly
md he feels that he cannot easily got alonr
without them there is too much evidence that
lis is an express ruin" and that he will not
top OF bis own accord; that is unsafe sliding
lown.
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The Old Fashioned Mother.

Thank God some Of US have had an old
fashioned mother. Not woman of the De-
rlod, enameled and painted with her great
chign0a her curs, and hustle whose white.
leweled hands never felt the clasp of baby
fingers but dear, old-iashioned, sweet
voiced mother, with eyes in whose clear
depths the loye-light shone, and brown hair.
just threaded with silver, lying smooth upon
her faded cheek. Those dear hands worn
with toll, gently guided our tottering steps in
childhood, and smoothed our pillow in sick.
ness, even reaching out to us in yearnng
tenderness, when her sweet spirit was baptiz-
ed in the pearly spray Of the river. Blessed
IS the memory of an old-iashioned MOTHER
Ii floats to US now, like the beautiful per.
iume, from some wooded blossoms The mu.
sic Of other voices may be lost, but the en-
trancing ngmemory Of hers will echo in our souls
forever. Other faces may fade away and be
forgotten, but hers will shine on until the
light from Heavens portals will glorify their
own. When in the fitiul pauses Of busy life
our feet wander back to the old homestead,
and crossing the well worn threshold, stand
once more in the low, quaint room, so hallow-
ed by her presence, how the feeling of child
ish Innocence and dependence comes over us,
and we kneel down in the molten sunshine,
streaming through the open window-just
where long years ago we knelt by our moth
er's knee, ispng sour Father" How many
times when the tempter lures us on has the
memory Of those sacred hours, that mothers
words her faith and prayers, saved us from
plunping into the deen ahvss of sin Years
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Sixteen tons Of ice are made doilv nj N,
New Orleans ice factory. The ostabiisbmen,
is very large occupying hundreds of workmon
and supplying not only that city, but other,
along the Mississippi with ice. There are six
separate ice-making machines in operation
each costing $4,000 in gold. The water is
pumped up from the Mississippi, purified, and
frozen into blocks about two feet long, a foot
wide, and three inches thick. 1t is then stor.
ed IN vast ice house, ready for use These
works are the most extensive of the sort in
America, and were established in 1866. AT
nrst there was great deal of prejudice against
this new kind Of ice 4" but that gradually
wore away as the weather grew warmer, and
.ae "real kind Of ice " grew scarcer and
higher until now, with very few exceptions,
every one in New Orleans uses it.
There is good story told in Washing.
'on about Chenese servant employed bv
Admiral Porter On reception day An Sin
attended the door. Accustomed To- Tho so-
cla usages OF his own land, where a yisitor,s
rank is indicated by the size of the card and
where huge yellow one means the presence
Of prince, he treated the little bits Of naste.
board with contempt While nodding h;s
head and tossing the bits of paper u9cere.
moniously in the basket the gas collector han.
pened to present his bill. The long, yellow
slip took All Sin. With profound saaams he
bowed the astounded gas.man into the pres.
ence OF the astounded family.
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ES- There is danger that not a little harm ma,
result from the free use of the new narcotic. OF
anesthetic, chIoral. That it has valuable medi.
cinal properties and is an admirable sedatiye
there can be no doubt. But it is one of the most
fascinating of narcotics and the habitua use of il
Is said to be attended with more and greater evils
than almost any other drug of common consump-
tion' 1t is understood that the use of it has be-
come alarmingly prevalent, and it may therefore
be well to note few of the consequences. Emil
nent physicians say that itaggrayates rheumatism
and skin diseases and causes irritation of the mu-
eous surfaces of the nose and throat. 1t causes
dimness OF sight that is most inconyenicnt. to say
the least Chicago clergyman lately told his
experience with the drug to his physician. For
few nights il was taken for sleeplessness; its ef
iects We're very pleasant then came on peculiar
dimness, or weakness Of sight; he had to read
with one eye at time-i0r minute or two with
each. lfone eye was used longer than a minute,
the words and letters became blurred and indis-
tinct The eyes became cohgcsted, the lids swol-
len and partially paralyzed. The tongue had
peculiar appearance,-a black streak, like that
caused by ink. extended the whole length of the
tongue In It's centre The physician who sends
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this account to the Chicago Tribune says that this
peculiar appearance Of the tongue is diagnostic.
lie has observed il in those who have been ad-
dictcd to chloral eating for only few days. The
habit is, moreover, exceedingly hard to break of
and attempts to do so have resulted in symptoms
not unlike those Of delrium hemcns. One case is
reported where a man who took an overdose slept
Tor twenty-iour hours, and on awakening found
his arms and legs parayzed It is to be hoped
that these facts will induce the public generally
to be very cautious about the new drug, and not
to make use Of it at all without the advice Of a
good physician.
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AN OPEN WooD FIRE.--One of the great
est luxuries in the world is an open wood
fire. With all the modern improvements in
art and science, We have never found any
other means of ventilating room so nearly
perfect as the od.fashioned broad, open fire.
place. And what cheerful effect has the
blazing wood, with the underlying bed of
glowing red Goals There is nothing else like
it.
Many family in the country, who envy
the iancied superiority of city comforts, have a
very imperfect appreciation of some principal
luxurles, wich have become almost entirely
peculiar to rural life; and we reckon an open
wood fire as pne Of the cheapest Of these.
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miscellaneous.
From the Atlantic Monthly for March
LOOKING FOR PEARLS.


The Master came ono evening 90 the eate
Of far city 1t was growing late,
Aid sending his disciples to buy food
lie wandered forth intent On doing good
~ was his wont. And In the markct-place
lie saw crowd close gathered In ono space
oaflng with eager eyes upon the ground
Jesus drew nearer, and thereon ho found
noisome creature, a bedrarglcd wreok-
dead dog with halter round bis neck
And those who stood hy mockcd the object there
Aud said, soothing, II pollutos the nr.f
Another icering. asked, " How long tonight
Shall such mlscrennt cur offend our sight 500
" Look at his torn hidc,n sneored q jewish wit.
" You could not cut even shoe from It,"
And turned away. Behold his ears that bleed f
A murth chimed in, can unclcan wretch indeolin
" lic hath hccn hanged ior thioviug" thoy an cried
And suufucd The louthsouc beast from side o. sIlir
Then jesus, standing hy them in tho street.
Looked at iho poor spent creature it h.r feet.
AMI, bending u'er him, gp1ke unto tte mrn
. Fsnrif 1re M Whfsr nan hs tefhN And fil0u
The people at each oihor gnzeJ asking.
~ who is this giraugor plying the vile thiuEfH
Then ono exclaimed, with awcahntcd breath.
q. This surely ls the man Of Nazareth
This must be Jesus, for mono else bat ho
something 90 praise In dead dog could 500 .r
And. being ashamed, each sconer howo8 his head.
And nom the d sht Of Jesus turned and lcd
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Home Mirlh.

"Don't be afraid Of little fun at home
good people. Don't shut up your houses
lest the sun should fade your carpets and
your hearts, lest hearty laugh should shake
down some Of the musty old cobwebs there
IT, you want to ruin your sous, let them think
that all mirth and social enjoyment must be
loft on the threshold without, when they come
home at night. When once a home is re.
garded as only a place to eat, drink, aud
sleep in, the work is begun that ends in
gambling.houses and reckless degradation.
Young people must have fun and relaxation
somewhere; if they do not find ii at their
own hearth-stones, it will be sought at other
and less profitable places. Therefore, let the
fire burn brightly at night, and make tho
homestead delightful with all those little arts
that parents so perfectly understand Don't
repress the bouyant spirits of your children.
Half an hour Of morriment round the lamp
and freight Of home bots out the remem-
brance Of many care and annoyance during
the day; and the best safeguard they can
take with them into tho world is the unseen
influence Of bright little domestic sanctum."
80 says the editor of the Canada Farmer,
and we not only endorse his beautifully word.
ed sentiments, but pass them to our readers.
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The Hume Circle.
ROME WASN'T BUILT IN ADAY."
4 MOrTO FoR BoYs
BY ALICE CARY.

The hoy who docs stroke and stops
VIII ne'or great man boz
lis the aggregate Of single drops
That makes the sea the sea.
Tho mountain was not al lls birth
A mountain, so To speak
Tho little atoms Of sand and earth
Have made IT. peak peak.
Not all AT sncc the morning stream.
The gold above the grayi
'Tls thousand little yellow CLEANS
That mako the day the day.
Not from tho lnowdrit May awtkcs
In puppies, reds and green's
Syringe whole bright rctInuo % takes
To mako her queen Of qucons.
Upon the orchard Che rain mustfilI.
AMI soak from branch DO folt.
Aud blossoms bloom and nIowIiit.
Before thc fruit s fruit
The farmer needs must SOW and Ul.
And wait The wheaton bread,
Then, cradle, thresh, and g1 t0 mill
Before the bread O. bread
swift heels may get tho cnrly shout,
But Ia spite OF an tho din.
u Is the patient i0tiing out
That makes the winner win
Mako This your motto, then, at tart.
Twill help Co smooth the wAy,
And steady up both hand and heart-
Rome wasn't built in o day
hHirsH's Hour
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I'LL

Mr.. JeiIery had sent his carriage for the
party from Lily Lodge, with message that
he would meet them in the box. They were
all to come--the two Miss Wnihrops and
Edward Geryayse. But when they reached
the box, No. IL, first tier, Theseum theatre,
Mr.. Jeifery was not waiting to receive them.
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1t is time, indeed, that men and women
both should cease to grow old in any other
way than as the tree does, full Of grace and
houor,-- Margaret Hller.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
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2. n nye years, both Ike None but those Of Gpoa
sa Address, J. II, GERRY,
Cabot, Vt.
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TUESDAY, March DIP. ".


The hcsItctnc tonc of speculation noted
ycst,r ay was .ti further apparent today operators
being deferred from important transactions Much
anxiety is manifested i'm W1llst circles as To tho A
nrocra1erc OF Secretary BCutw relative to bond pur-
clso and gold sales as speculation depends much upon
the nature Of these movements is Thought however
that ills will cover much larger amount both Of bonds
pul cold than tofore While the disaecon in Paris
and TIE rising Of the insurgents has unsettled the foreign
money markets yet s effects scarcely felt here az
rrcreut is argued in quarters that tie present
buoyauc~ in stocks IS due 90 the fact that TIE cgucs arc
pSious TO sustain their favoutcs It this time
especially, bat the mHaueIiuS state Of affairs
ON tho other side, and the apprrlois.on3 Of
stringent money should have weakening eject oB yal-
nee At all events tic marked to-day has bccu re,
strong. and in some eases ,arch higher prices were
made This was notably tfue Of the Eort-Wes,crrs,
which moved up or per cent. Lake shore was held
very strongly, some assistance being rendered 10y
vague rumor Of an crIa dividend, tie same being also
true O. Rock Island which was strong on a limited
movement. \ good business va' done in New-ioTk
Central stock and scrip which sold ills afternoon cx
dividend OF per cent. Ohio and Mississippi was active
but did lot flcuate widely. Wabash was strong ana
higher as was also reading, Union Pacific sinking down
70 ga but subsequently reactrg 60 ~. The decided
feature OF the miscellaneous list was western UniOu
which was III active demand throughout the day
Pacific Mail vas dun and steady Canton strong, and
Quicksilver and Marposa heavy. The ocal stocks were
active though Yesterdays advance was barely sus-
tanned. Express shares were finn on iair business
The following table shows tie highest and lowest prices
a. active .fccl,s ma lie 10 llag: