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COnundrumS.

Why are free sittings in church very
immoral? Because you are then made
good-for nothing.
! What do ladies look for when they 60
to church, The hims (hymns.
Especially the Sams-Uhis is another
new version of the Psalms-a version
which we know ladies as rule treat
with anything but aversion.
| Why should the Speaker of the House
wear spectacles? Because so many at
tempts are made to scatch his eye
Why is Mr.. Disraeli always greeted
with the sight of his last novel in the
House of Commons Because he can
not take his seat without seeing Lowe
there ("Lotheir."
What is the difference between an egg
shell and physician one is MT, and
the other is NJ. D.
When is member of Congress like a
dying sinner9 When he breads ap-
preaching dissolution.
What drink is suitable for gardens ?
Shrub
Which is the most appropriate drink
for fops2 Spruce.
Why are ladies so wicked? Because
they not only bore their stays, and steel
their retticoats, but they positively crib
their babies.
When may mans coat pocket be
empty, and still have something in it
When it has hole in it.
Why, asks disconsolate widow, is
venison like my late and never sufficient
| ly.to-be -lamented husband? Because
oh dear, oh dear its the dear depart
ed!
What is the difference between rho
dodendron and a cold apple dumpling ?
Perfectly obvious, but yet nobody ever
guesses it, Why, of course, the one
| is a rhododendron, and the other is a
cold apple-dumpling.
Why can no clergyman have wood
en- leg2 Because, although chaplain
may be plain chap, a parson can't be a
lame un layman
When was Napoleon l. most shabbily
dressed? When out at Elba.
Why is the palace of Louvre the
cheapest ever erected? Because it was
built for one sovereign-and finished for
another
Why is the Empress Of the French al
ways in bad company? Because she is
ever surrounded by Paris ties.
We wish to empress one fact on your
recollection, which is, that many people
are fond of Paris-sights
Why ought the patriot Garibaldi to be
now called simply Garidi? Because
they have extracted the ba,() from
Garibaadi long ago.
Why is your thumb, when putting on
a glove, like eternity? Because it's ever
last-in'.
I'VE wish the glove was.
When is baby most like cherub !?
When it continually doth cry.
Why is parrots perch like per-
sons special qualification Because he
plumes himself on it.
When does man feel girlish? When
he makes his maiden speech.
Why is an ematy cabin like bird of
the poultry class Because it is chan
ticleer (shanty clear,
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syone man in a hundred reads

EyOne man in hundred reads a
book; ninety nine in hundred read a
newspaper Nearly century ago, when
the American press, which is now a
spreading oak, was in It's green tHig,
Thomas Jetfeason said he would rather
live in a country with newspapers and
without government than in a country
with government but without newspa-
pers The press, instead of being the
fourth, is the Hrst estate Of The realm
Golden Age,
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Talked lib Meeting.

A Middletown correspondent Of tho
Hartford Post says: 81,
"A friend Of ours, who has hatjit OF
sleeping in church, was overcome. Oh
Sunday by Morpheus, and when asleep
he is some thing of ,somniloquist. He
is something OF a sportsman, also, and
(dreamea he was hunting rabbits. Dd
ring an eloquent passage in the sermon,
lie espied in his dream arahbit,ahd star
tied the congregation by shouting;
There lie goes The effect can be bet;
ter imagihed than described Our friend
didn't sleep any more that day."
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A Ludicrous situation,

Ole uf the hum rous papers has sss
very funny cut. 1t illustrates this scene:
An old gent is walking in his garden
Presently the milkman comes along odt.
side tue high garden wall, and gives his
customary yell. Old gent hears some
thing, bur beirg very deaf is unablei io
make out just what is wanted; SO he
puts his ear trumpet in place, and eleva,
ting the tell.e Of it over the edge OF
the wall, exclaEms, @Ilerer' NLilkman
takes it for dish, empties quart of
milk into the old gentlemaus ear, and
goes on abou. his business. 1t isahout
as ludicrous 4 situation as can belmae
ined.
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RvIt is supposed that the lafsest
editorial salary paid in tEis country Is
that given by the Harpers to George
William Curtis He writes the Easy
Chair" in The Monthly. political articles
in the Weekly, and weekly letter in
the Bazaar tits said that be gets for
this service $4,000, which must make
him All easy chair indeed: Horace
Greeley's salary is $4,000. So is Bret
Harte's, with a copyright interest in his
hooks. 1t is reported that Thomas Mast
the caricatnrlst, also gets $4,000.
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~"Ddring the late war; says tn

T"Diring the late war; says the
New York Express, General MtCook
was, in Radical estifiatioR, "the- bravest
of the brave the fighting McCook; ;tof
the fighting McCook family the loyal,
patriotic, skillful and dashing McCodk' :
Just now, however, aud for the simple
reason that he is the Democratic Gandi:
date for Governor of the State Of Ohio.
lie is the imbecile McCook,' 'the weak
MtGnok,' the whisky drinking McCook,
tile drunken McCook'" This is the
way they treat brave soldiers when they
will not hecorfie corrupt followers of
General Grant.
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Chief Jnstice Chase.
From the waukesha iWis) Freeman, Aug

From the Waukesha tWis.) Freeman, Aug. "a
The friends Of Chief Justice Chase
will be glad to learn that he is certainly
improving in his general health since
his arrival at Waukesha On Monday
last he was found to have gained nearly
ten pounds in weight since coming here.
He may be seen on the streets nearly
every day, and the growing'elasticity of
his step makes striking contrast to his
wearied manner when he first came. We
feel how as if his eventful recovery Is d
matter almost be, ond doubt.
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COrn.uusks.

The husks ofcorn are very well worth
the trouble of saving. When dried and
torn into strips they make excellent
mattresses, clean and sweet, and very
soft and elastic. Plated into rope
and wound round 1 teh.fal point, they
make serviceable door-mats the nland-
facture of which viii furnish pleasing
and useful fireside employment tor many
stormy day when outside work is i'm
possible, or for the long evenings OF
winter They are worth saving for these
purposes alone.
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ks- Theodore Tdton, in his. Golden
Age, commenting on the Calling Gun
Convention at New Orleans, declares
that Gen. Grants ADMINISTRATION feels
its weakness and tries 10 prop itself hv
Cash and Cannon Mr. Tilton is hope
ful, however, that .the n, xt Republican
Rational Convention will not he bought
|np by official cash nor intiHiaated, hy
Federal cannon" Who knowsf Who
would have supposed tire Lnnisiana
Convention would have hcen subjected
to such influences. They are the legit
innate out growth of the. bayonet. elsS..
tim law and the Ku Klux hiii s
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A W0iiAN'S EXECUTION, PARIS,
MAY, 1871.

VAh AS
BY EDWARD KING.
Sweet-breathed and young
The peoples daughter;
No nerves unstrung-
Going to slaughterl
.Good morning, friends,
i. You'll love us better
Make US amends:
We've burst your fettersi
"How the sun CLEANS!
Women are snarling0
Give me your beams,
Liberty's darlingl
"Maria's my name;
Christ's mother bore i'll
That badge? No shame;
Glad that wore It'll"
. (Hsir to her waist;
Limbs like Venus,
Robes are displaced0 .
SOLDIERS please screen US!
'He at the front2
That's my lover;
Stood all the brunt;
Now the fights over!
Powder and bread
Gave out together.
Droll! to be dead
In this bright weather.
Jean, boy! we might
Have been married in Junel
This the wall? Right
HiUe Ia Comn,une!"
-Scrfbner,s for September.
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re- The second largest city in Eng.
land is liverpool. with 493,00o people.
This Is hardly hall Of New York or two
thirds Of Philadelphia The English
cities, with tie exception Of London,
are having but small increase Of pbr-
ulation. The sixteen targes. towns next
to Eotilon have only intreased half a
milioh III ten years. III other, words,
they have dot increased mcre tlian ST.
Louis, Chicago and Cincinnati. 3e
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A large mass Of error is easily em
balmed and perpetuated by little truth
--Mackay.
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PHYSICIANS PRESCRIPTIONS
CAREFULLY PREPARED at all hours of the day
and night. }. I. JophiNs'
sereY.
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]. TERMS OF ADVERTISING:

Twelve HAes, or less, VIII be charged as
one square.
EAll legal advertisements will be charged
BY the line, and must be paid in advance of
publication.
eZ Notices of the appointment of Ad -
EE ministrator's and Executors; also ~
Or Attachment Notices aud Road noti- -
- ces, two dollars and fifty cents, in 81
g advance. -
~ Advertising done at published rates
and payment required in advance, in all
cases.
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ANTHONY SCHUMACHER

ANTHONY SCHUMACHER
sn Respectfully informs the citizens of
W o o D s + | e l. D :,
and vicinity that he keeps constantly on
hand at his ~
NEAT STORE, ON MAIN STREET,
Two doors North Of Judkins' Drug Store.
Beef, Pork, Veal, Sausage. &c
he solieits the patronage of the public, as he
viii spare no efforts to accommodates custom
ers, and hopes, by liberal dealing, to render
satisfaction to all who may buy meats at his
store.
TO FA Me r 81
will pay the market price for cattle, hogs
and sheep suitable for butoheriDg.
dee7Y. ANTHONY SCHUMACHER.
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In the drawiug-room soft music filed
the air, and fair forms glided in the
dreamy waltz In the conservatory far
enough from the festive hall to have its
hrilliancy toned down to intoxicating
softness, Maurice stood by Isoline:-
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RELIGIOUS NOTEs-PERsOyaL AND GENERAL.


Rev. James McDougall. Jr.. has been called 20 the
Presbyterian church AT Babylon. Long Island.
About one hundred clergymen and many laymen
have united In the address OF sympathy sent to the
Rev. Mr. Cheney.
Tho North church In Portsmouth. NJ H., are to
celebrate their two hundredth anniversary July 10
and 20. and Invite back all former members OF the
church or parish.
The Church Of the Disciples, Unitarian, Roston,
Rev. James Freeman Clarke pastor IL conducted on
the freeseat principle, Its financial condition h
reported excellent. The receipts last year were
$8335.
DR.. Il. De Pressense. the eminent Protestant
Clergyman or Paris, who raised his voice protest
against the persecution OF the Catholic priests ~
the Commune, has been Ia danger or arrest aud
Imprisonment.
The first Sabbath evening or this month all tho
Evangelical Protestant cOngrega ions OF Buffalo
save the Episcopal, or cOurse-assembled the
Central church to hear the claims OF The American
and Foreign Christian Union presented AT least
1000 were present.
Franklin College, at New Athens, Ohio. which has
been Ill q state OF suspended animation Ia doing
what Mrs. DOmbey could not do-makiDQ an effort.
Professor Andrew r. Ross formerly connected WITH
the institution, has been lnaugurated president aud
there il revival Ofinterest the institution among
Its friends.
The Church in Clinton, N. Y, have been greatly
blessed under the faithful labors OF their esteemed
pastor, Rev. I. b. Hudson. Thirty live nave been
added to its membership since the beginning OF the
year. part OF the fruit OF that blessed revival vita
which the Church was visited In the winter ana
early spring.
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NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY MAY e. ls7l-QUADRuPLE SHEET

the concert saloon and some theatres I ask,
Does ate know what these underground sconcert
saloons arel 4 viii tell her. They are one kind OF
houses OF lll-fame, and every female In them Is
pected 70 dispense her lavors TO any or every
male VINO may enter the place and take "A
fancy TO her, ana If she refuses to sub
mlt hef person 10 MN, me Is dismissed ana her
place iiled oy others. she also says. ~ would sug
gest that whenever those creatures found on the
streets at night ,tney be the island FOR three
years instead OF three monhs.r Would That be right
and just, 10 send these mothers the island where
they world receive no benetty Who would cake
care OF their little ones Could they have them AT
the workhouseY Would the island accommodate
The thousands VINO w0gIt thus be sent there No
Again say that Juno which could be partly raised
by subscription and partly 10y appropriation, FOR the
purpose oil assisting those who nave families TO pro-
vide for wouid prevent thousands from entering or
taking the lrst step toward Leading Ia lie OF shame.
There are thousands OF dollars given TO missionary,
tract and other societies In this city which
DO out very nile good Oue-haIf OF these thou
sands, n given To this Iund ana rightly distributed
occasionally, as needed by the poor creatures would
90 ten times the amount OF good that 1t now does,
rally laughed at the moment the missionaries
backs are turned, and could cite cases where
visits from missionaries have rather done harm than
good. have thus written plainly tlat all may uu-
derstand, rather dealing in facts that have wit
messed, than take az truth what some one, Mr.. So
and-SO. said about this ana that.
In CONCLUSION VIII say that the only true way TO
prevent and persuade women from leading q life or
shame Is to provide fund to assist theui--not TO
lead q life or dleness and easc-but when they are
striving TO earn an honest living themselves and
those who are dear TO them, iend them a helping
hand. All that IL required 70 start the good work IL
true men and women, and money. "Ah that's the
g0od-or ab.ect slavery Necessary evil ~ When,
oh, when will 'the lates'' more equally distribute
thy swimming smiess" When make thee only
want OF highest, broadcast, MODEST ones instead OF
day OF the worlds release from bondage to thy
terlalistic behests 0 Money! BELPHEGOR.
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Methodist Church DcdicA ton.

To-day 81. Johns Methodist Episcopal church. IN
Yves. Fifty.thr street, Will be dedicatedby Bishop
James, who VIII preach In the morning. Or. Fowler,
OF Chicago will preach IN the afternoon, and DIR.
Eddy, OF Baltimore. IN the evening. The church is
one OF tho handsomest, and witha, the cheapest
built In the city. The ground and building are valued
at 100000. The mason and wood WORK have been
done hy members of the church, ana IN the very
best as well as the very cheapest manner possible.
the exterior front Is finished III Beleyille brown
s0He aud ohio freestone In the Norman Doric style
OF architecture anu the interior Is finished In hard
native woods, such Us brdseye maple, black wal
nut and chestnut and the eject Is exceedingly
pleasing. Galleries run all round the church, unsup-
ported by pillars, thus allowing TAI view o.
the preacher from every part OF the house Inc eaV
ana organ are placed in the rear OF the pulpit Ihe
audience room Is lighted by two renectors from the
ceiling. Great care has been taken ~ securing me
most perfect ventilation, and the acoustic proper
ties OF rne nouse arc admirable The ciass rooms
aud reception rarlors are large ana airy, ana inc
church Is furnished win all Tug ncces-
sarv apniiances for social entertainments.
which have Of iate years become sacn
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The Explorations In Palestine.

To TIE EDITOR OF THE HERALD
In your article Of this morning upon "Explora-
lions In Palestine founded on Or. Crosby,s lecture
of Sunday last you arrive ut tho conclusion as
CARDS the inscription on the Moabitsh stone, that IL
IS entirely connrmatory OF biblical account. Allow
me to point out to you that It 49, the contrary,
totally at variance with the same, except In the
statement that Moab had been oppressed for forty
years by Omri ana his son Ahar, Kings OF Israel.
The inscription declares that subsequent to that
period King Mcsha mad liberated his country, de-
strOying the cities OF Israel killing the nhabitants
Of Of" Gratitude to Kemosn for this del,velance
contrary, says thar, King Mesha having
their armies, and upon the advice and prediction OF
success OF the prophet Elisha fought King Meshas
whom they utterly routed Upon what authority
Dr. Crosby makes the statement that three Or four
years after the Moabe victories recorded on the
stone King Mesha was reconquered by OmIi. usur-
per OF the throne OF Israel. am at loss to com.
pretend. have diligently searched the Bible and
can IN It only discover one Omri, who certainly
was usurper Il Kings xvi, l6) but is not this
the very Omri mentioned In the inscription, the
father or Ahab and grandfather OF that king OF Is
rael (Jehorani) who. according TO ii Kings ILL.,,
fought against the rebellious King Mcsha? or
other King Omrl, also usurper dnd nowhere
mention made, nor can l make out whence DIR.
Crosby derives the three or four years as having
elapsed between the defeat and the victory OF the
Israeres. II would, of course be highly satisfacto
ry II the two records were found really and without
there to pure Chrstianitys What prevents US from
preserving our faith III our own version and
pron0uncing the other incorrcctp But what Is far
more apt TO do injury TO and weaken faith Is the
well meant attempt, so often INDUCED IN by kind or
special pleading 10 force INTO religious proofs what
Is contrary 10 plain, unsopnlstcatcd reasoning. AZ
we'll rs 10 evidence.
Far be 1t from me ~ maintain that Dr. CrOSby'a
explanation Is OF this nature. All wish IL 10 he en-
lightened on the subject, ana II mistaken, corrected
NEW York. Nay %. 1871.
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The Present Generation Of IsraeIite,.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE uERALD:-
In your edition or last Saturday week you have
the sermon delivered by Dr. Gutneim on '.Sacri-
nces. which, to every lover OF religious liberty,
shows that the present generation OF Israeltes do
not hold themselves bound TO follow preccpts
carried out IN olden times and which the liberal
mind OF Moses could not abolish after having taken
deep root In he heart OF for many years.
Rabbi Hlel and asked him to teach him our whole
law while he stood one foot. Rabbi fliliel
answered him. Love thy neghbor as thyself-all
other things are by lawsr In conformity with tns
which we live, the same rs the sacrifice OF slavery
3 Mas been abolished In the United states
a a. sever, severe rep,oof to DR. Gutaelm for
Jews DO not believe that Christ has wiped away with
His own blood all the sacrifices and sins OF the
world. FOR this reason we cannot abolish the same.
would ask the learned gentleman If SACRIFICES have
been abolished among the Christians What name
does he give TO The thousands or martyrs murdered
by the Inquistion? Are they anything else out
aacr1fcesS Were the thousands ana thousands
slaughtered BY religious prejudice In the and
were chey anything else but Sacrilcesp Even the
last war between Protestant Germany and Catholic
France, were they anything else Dut outrageous
SACRIFICES In the eyes OF God and men-asking
Christ's assistance 10 destroy each Other' We have
abolished sacrifices; but our Christian friends
have made improvements. They sacrifice
those or whom. God said, I'm my likeness have
II 1t IA true as Mr.. G. H. Fl. said that we have no
city oil our own, we liberal; consider part Of
the whole earth ours. well as heaven above, and,
according to our religion, every honest man IL ad.
miited.
Have our Christian friends followed the example
OF Him who sad. FEATHER. forgive them. they know
not what they do" N. GROSSMAYER.
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Meeting Of the Society Of Friends.

The select annual meeting or ministers and elders
OF the Society OF Friends was held Yesterday morn
ing In the Rutherfurd place meeting house This
meeting IL attended by the women "a well az by
men, aud there was az large an attendance or the
former IA OF the latter Ministers and elders from,
various meetings throughout the country were
present, including George Trueman, William Dorsey
aud Wflnam Wharton from Philadelphia; James
Haynes, from ONO; Sarah Hunt, from Morristown
n. j. and others from Baltimore.
George Macy IL clerk OF the convention, the pur-
pose OF which was inquire after the state or affairs
among the Friends. Six queries were put and
answered as to whether they mad given encourage
ment such OF the brethren as need IT, and admon-
isned those who did wrong.
THIS morning public meeting for social worship
will be held.
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feature among Christian congregations. Ths
church Is the 0utgrow,h Of mission established
mere few years ago ia az old frame church wAisn
was sold out by the Baptists, and the membership
mas grown from handful 70 $50. The sabbath
SCHOOL also numbers over two hundred children.
The church building and furnishing cost $50 0JO
i've rev. A. ID. Nail IL the pastor. The churcn will
be maintained IA free church. but families now
belonging tn 10 win be allowed 20 select their own
pcws winch Will always be preserved for them.
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swodsnborg and Spiritun!iam.

To THE EDITOR or THE HEEALD:--
In last sundays issue OF the HERALD | noticed
communication from one who Signs himself
"Reader," wishing TO know the difference between
Swedenborgianism and Splr!tuallsm. Rein. Of the
Swedenborgan faith myself ask OF you room IN
ysur valuable paper for the following very brief
planatlon:-Tne Sacred Scriptures or Word or God
forbid seeking intercourse with spirits, and Emanuel
SwedenDorg teaches that such Intercourse Is dan
gerous, because IL interferes with mans freedom
SwedenbOrg teaches and Swedenborgians believe
In the sole and supreme divinity OF the Lord Jesus
Christ and that the Sacred scriptures are divine :
that Is. HIS Word. SpiIIualiss deny the divinity or
the Lord and His Word, and rely wholly on the
teachings from spirits. There may be exceptions,
but II there they are probably very rev, ana
they must be OF those who are unwilling To give up
their confidence In the Scriptures as divine, and
not wholly given up to the influence OF spirits.
II tReaderr feels interested enough FOR further
Information would refer HIM to either or two
valuable but inexpensive works-one on Spiritual
ism.n by the Rev. VIM. d. Hayden. ana the other on
"Death and Lfe,n by Mrs. Ware, both OF whom are
Swedenborgians The books can be obtained at any
Swedeuborgian publishing house. ;.
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him into common life giving atmosphere "a
which IL In the American school svsiem from
which real religious instruction IL excluded The Bible
be used reading hook but word OF comment
PLANTATION be given by the teacher II s-carnns had
brought America other han such school
tenn, which the youth the country 20 regard lie
and knowledge side and relation tn. other two
completely separate departments such teaching must suffice
10 render IL one OF the greatest calarnities.
Among the manv authorities quoted by Dollinger
In his Church and Churches published In 1891,
are the two great American scholars, the laCe Fri
mate kenrick. and his successor, SpaldiDg; also
Hnber's Janus y published in Berlin in IS3s: so
That the title, at least, of the recent work is not
original. CATHOLIC.