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the one answer, ever after, when she was
offered places with less work and larger pay
always try. too, to make n girls room
pleasant. She may have been used to bare
walls and bare floors, but she will appreciate
carpet, and pictures and brackets And
with a cheerful room to take her girl friends
to, she will be less apt to roam the streets
with them, evenings. Mr. LYMAN saws he
should get to be As cross as a bear if he
stayed night and day in his Office where he
does ms work, and insists that girl needs
a pleasant retreat where she can get away
from the sight of hers
d" But, after all, - | yentured to suggest,
with most girls nowadays indulgence
seems to be wasted. The more iayors they
receive the more they expect, and with the
hrst offer Of better wages they viii leave
you"
=, They have right to leave if they can
do better somewhere else, - shereplied; ''and
generally they ought to. If they give good
measure of work for their wages, we have
no further clam on them But think they
do appreciate kindness-or. rather. love
for kindness Is not enough. Ny girl has a
right to my love, and that Is very differ
ent thing from my indulgence"
e Hard work to love some that have
seen - said my wife with an incredulous
shake Of the head
" Bat our Christian duty nevertheless.
isn't ~ answered my cousin" We must
be good to the unthankful and the evil:
and in this, as in every other relation, love
grows on the loving things we do | think
1t Is a worm AT the root in our kindness to
girls that we bestow it expecting to receive
as much again, and feel wronged if it Is not
returned in full. with interest. And it Is
common fault that we forget the
limitations under which their characters
have been formed, and do not make sufficient
allowances for their faults. NoJlesse oJiqe.
You know If Mary speaks to me in angry
impertinence, is my Self-respect So fragile
that She must be dismissed to save it2 If /
meet her tault-fnding with an unrufiled spir-
1t If candidly own up to my thoughtless
proyocation, or pleasantly explain, and leave
her to see that She was in error, NAV | not
win my sister? If she ha, notattained self
control, the more need is there that | should
lead her, by patient, pleasant ways into it,
And, really, Is 1t vital matter that my girl
should always be in good hum0r Ii NAV
do her good, as it does the rest of Us weak
hngS, sometimes, T. f0ut little. If must
reproye her. how easy, ye5 how wrong to
speak impatiently / find it better To save
my reprOof until one quiet hour when both
Of Us can look at the matter most calmly
and fairly. And think it is with hired
girls As with children, that criticism Is all
the better to be thickly sugar-coated with
communication and encouragement. At any
rate. fault-fnding that is a mere ee<cape-yalye |
for the rro-anr ill -hfro1. l.; ,,..r-. tL,,, ,,.,
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VOL. XLvI. NEW SERIES. VOL. XIX

Clay and Fox. They We're well matched
and for long time the game was pretty
even. AT length fortune favored Messrs Clay
and Fox, and they We're ten or twelve games
ahead. " Gentlemen said the Russian
minister, rising from the table, = the game
has closed for the season. The appropria-
ton is exhausted. And sure enough not an
other game would he play, much to the dis
gust and yexation of General Scott, who of
course, was a considerable loser-From
" RecoHeetioAs Of an old Sager," IN Har
per's MQaacIne frr DecenlLcr
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CHARGING ALL ALONG TIE LISEUP The HOST;
oF SATAN.

CHARGING ALL ALONG TIE LINE Upon THE HOSTS
oF SATAN.
The oihcers of the different branches of
the Evangelical Alliance have issued their
annual programme of topics for the week
PRAYER, extending from Jan 8, 1873, to
the 18th. The following are the subjects
selected
sunday, Jan Sermons Subject The
foundation, security and universal extension
of the Christian church.
Monday Jan. 6.-DcyOut acknowledge
ment Remembrance Of G1d's mercy to the
nation. To families. and to the churches,
proyidental and spiritual blessings to our
selves, confession OF sin.
Tuesday, Jan PRAYER For Christian
churches; their increase in love, activity,
fidelity to the truth, and the clearer manifes-
tation Of the unity in the faith for minis
ters, missionaries and eyangelists.
Wednesday, Jan s.-Prayer For
families; for sons anddaughters Of Christian
parents for a blessing on home influence.
and ON the services and ordinances of ''the
Church of Good - for schools. colleges, and
universities. for children at sea or in foreign
lands; for Young men in business and pro-
iessions; for servants; and Tor all in sickness
and Jribulatiou.
Thursday. Jan 9.-Prayer. For nations;
for kings, and all in authority; for main
tenauce of peace; for increase of righteous
ness, for the spread ef religious liberty; for
the growth of sound knowledge; for con-
tentment. concord md good viii among all
classes for the di~cernment of Gods hand
in national judgment and for the removal
of intemperanee, immortality, and the
sins which are "a reproach 20 any people"
Friday, Jan. l0.-Pnyer. For mankind;
for the circulation Of the Holy Scriptures,
and the spread of pure literature; for the
overthrow of all forms of tyranny and op
preston; for the removal OF evrry form of
Antichrist; for all prisoners and captiyes;
and for the increase of thar kingdom which
Is righteousness. .peaceand JOY in the Holy
Ghost.
Saturday. Jan. ll.-Prayer; For Sunday
schools; for missionary, tract and other
religious societies; for raising up and send
ing forth of more "laborers into His har-
vest, and for the removal Of hindrances to
the spread Of the Gospel and the conversion
Of the world.
Sunday, Jan. I3.-Sermons Let the
whole earth be filed with His glory Amen,
and amen
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WELL ANswERED.-Som time durin g the
trial in our County Court of Hubbard rs.
Toion of Rochester, in the examination of
one of the witnesses, it is said the following
colloquy took place;
Large, Well, sir, will You tell me what
ayocation you follow?
Witness have been Il farmer ever since
| was born
Lalgyer-Will you be kind enough to tell
the court and jury what particular branch
of farming you performed the first year of
your life.
Witness Yes sir, as near as my memory
serves me, the principal part of the work
that performed was to nitki
The answer seemed 10 be conclusive -
Madlebury Register
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" Az EXEMPLARY LEGISLATURE. The
New York Times, under the head of An
Exemplary Legislature says The Legis-
lature of Vermont, which has ast closed its
sessions at Montpelier, if not in all respects
n model Legislature, has at least furnished
an example in many things which the people
of this State would like to see followed at
Albany. Although the Green Mountain
State, under its amended constitution. is
only blessed with biennial sessions of the
Legislature, yet the body that has Just ad
journed at Montpelier found time, in the
brief space of titty-seven days, to pass all the
laws that their constituents are supposed to
need for two years to come. When it is con-
sidered that the popular branch Of the Yer
mont Legislature Is more than twice az
numerous as that of New York, and that
more than double the time must have been
consumed in the frequent calls of the
roll of members, some idea may be formed
of the diligence, industry, and close
attention to business that could enable them
to finish up their work in so short a space
of time. 1t is doubtless true that the State
of New York requires a larger amount of
legislation than the smaller commonwealth
lying on Its eastern boundary; and vet if We
exclude from the session laws of this State
the acts that properly come under the head
of private Legislation" there need not be
50 much difference after all Public acts.
and those affecting the welfare of the entire
people, need not be much more numerous
for the government of a large than of a small
commonwealth. 1t is the private legislation
the framing of laws to promote the inter-
ests Of individuals and corporations-tha
consumes so large a portion of the time of
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oughtless and the experimental way of 5
Is precious hymn than that whichis embo
{ loliowlng anonymous verses which we tax
Rock Of ages cleft for me-
Thoughtlessly the mai den sun
Fell the words unconsciously
From the girlish, glegtul t0ngua.
Sang as little children sinr;
Sang as sing the birds Of June.
Fell the words like light leaves down
On the current Of the tune
Rock Of ages cleft for me,
Let me hide myself in thee"
Let me hide inyselfin in thee
Felt her soul no need 70 hide
Sweet the song as song could be
And She had no thought beside.
All the words unheedingly
Fell from lips untouched bv care.
Dreaming not they each mi ght H..
On some other lips a UEayer-
Rock Of ages cleft for me.
Let me hide myself in thee
d" Rock Of ages cleft for me-
Twas woman sung them now.
fleadngly and prayerfully;
livery word her heart did know.
Hose the song as storm tossed bird
- breasts with weary wing the air
Every note with sorrow stirred
Every syllable prayer
" Rock Of ges cleft foT me.
Let me hide myself In thee
Rock Of ages cleft for me-
Lips grown aged sung the hymn
Trustingly and tenderly-
Voice grown weak and ewes grown dim,
Let me hide myselfin thee"
Trembling though the voice and low.
Kan the sweet strain peacefully,
Like river in its flow.
sung as only they can sing
Who LIES thorny paths have pressed
sung as only they can sing
Who behold the prom sed rest
" Rock oi ages clelt for me,
Let me hide myself iu thee"
" Rock of ages ciea for me.
sung above coftiiu lid
Underneath, all restully,
All lies JOYS and Sorruws hide.
NeNernnpre, o storm tossed soul
Neyermure from wind n tide,
Nevermore from billowz roll
VIII thou feel a need 10 hide.
tquld the ightless -unkcn ewes.
Closed beneath the soft gray hair.
Could the mute and st.tleued lips
Move again in pleading PRAYER,
III, aye still the words would Doe.
Let me- hide myself la thee"
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ADDISON County torRT.-The principal
e1se disposed Of at the present term of the
Addison County Court is that of Elea-er
IIuI5ard as. To,cH of Rochester This was
an action for damages for insufhciency Of
highway. Damages claimed, 81, 400. 1t
seems that in the spring Of 1869 Mr.. Hub
hard and wife were thrown from their car
riare. and Mrs. Hubbard sustained severe
Injuries from the accident, which occurred
ON the Richardson Hill in the town Of Roeh-
ester. claimed by the plaintiff to be by
reason of a hole washed out Of the road
There was mass oftestimOny-some eighty
witnesseS-much Of it conflicting, and the
trial lasted until Saturday morning. The
arguments occupied about seven hours, and
the charge Of the Judge to the jury about
an hour more The case was given to the
iury about five O'Clock Friday afternoon
They came to an agreement and sealed up
their verdict about ) O'Clock Saturday
morning. The verdict was given in Court
at nine O'Clock Saturday morning-for tie
defendant to recover his costs. Ex-Goy.
Stewart and f. R. Hard, attorneys for
plaintiff; +. j. Phelps and c. \. Webber,
for defendant.
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4 subscriber residing in county in
which paper is printed, can take the paper,
provided he pays in advance, and urges his
neighbors to subscribe. If he does not live
in the county in which he resides, and the
paper Is not printed in the same county in
which it has its press-work done, then the
county must pay double postage on the
man-we mean two cent county must be
affixed to every postage stamp-that is to
saw, every two ounces of a man-we mean
the paper eounty-the maxwell, we must
leave this ruling to the discretion of the
postmaster. r.-RorslFs Reporter.
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HARTFORD Insurance CoxPANIE>.-T The
IlSurdHte Spectator for December has the
following deserved and appropriate mention
of the Hartford companies. Certainly, they
are entitled to all, and even warmer praise
than is uttered
There is something almost sublime in
the attitude of the Hartford companies at
this trying time. Not a company Is EN-
harrasSed not one talks of fdiscouragement
losses will be paid dollar for DOLLAR, a. soon
As adjusted January dividends are stopped =,
Of course but otherwise the 50 3,0O0, 900 lost
Is treated only as an incentiveto new enter
prise and brayer progress.
The Old Hartford sustains its grandeur
Of prestige in spite Of Boston Just aS 1t did
in spite OF Chicago. These immense con
lagratiOns which wipe out of existence en-
tire cities and destroy property to the
amount of millions Of dollars, compel peo-
pie to examine into Insurance aS they never
did before. And, when this inquisition Is
made, the Old Hartford endures every test
and every criticism in Il way which Is almost
sublime. Prompt and sure to pay in full :;
backed by stockholders who are ready to
guarantee all contracts managed by men
Of the very highest ability and honor; served
by agents of unexceptiOnable character
and capacity and, in all particulars,
filling the ideal of 4 true insurance COM
pany, the Hartford only gains a stronger
1 hold upon public confidence with every one
of these great historical fires whose path
way is lined with bankruptcies. No one
| who holds the policy of the Old Hartford
need doubt that he is really insured y
The "Old Hartford" a well as the .Etna
and Phoenix, all companies well known for
their liberality and promptness, are repre-
sented in this city by ). K r. 5. Wires
| General Insurance Agency. This agency
has an array Of the soundest companies, for
which they do business, and any desiring
insurance will fail to find more efficient
agency.
In view Of the vandalism which propos-
es to destroy the Old South Church, a MEM
Der of the Massachusetts, Senate has intro
duced the following order in that body
ORDERED. That joint special committee
on the part Of the Senate and two on the
part the House be appointed;with instruo-
tions to report forthwith plan under which
Faneuil Hall shall be removed to make way
for an extension of the Highland Street
Railway; Copps Hill, Kings Chapel and the
old Granary cemeteries be put in the market
for building lots; Bunker Hill monument
be leased for shot-tower; the portraits OF
theold governors now hanging in the halls
of the Senate chamber be sent to the auction
room; the trophies from Lexington, Bennlng-
ton and Concord be sentto old junk dealers,
and the places now occupied by these old
relies be devoted to pacarding the wares ef
Boston merchants.
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Sc Round goes the world,
Trouble we defy

For every thing is lovely,
And the goose hangs high
Josh Billings to young man: Don't be
! discouraged if yur mustash don't grow; it
sometimes happens where mustash duz the
best nothing else duz 50 we'll
Quin told the following story of Haines :
In James lis time, when Popery was
road to preferment, he, among others, pro-
feSSed himself 4 convert, and declared that
the Virgin and appeared to him. Lord
Sutherland sent for iaines, and asked him
about the truth OF his conversion. and
whether he had really seen the Virgin?
"Yes, my lord; assure you it is fact. 5"
''lIow was it, pray?" ''Why, as | was
laying in my bed, the Virgin appeared, and
said Arise Joe?' - ''YOu lie, you rOguei"
said the earl, If it had been the Virgin she
would have said Joseph, if it had only
been out of respect to her husband"
The C0ngrcgafiondtt say that even in
these DAYS of commentaries, We meet with
singular exegetical deliverances \ clergy
man at the recent Baptist Sunday-school
Convention said that he was called to the
bedside of an old lady who expressed her
dislike to the minister who had been visiting
| her. Because" She said, she only bent
one knee when he prayed, and the Bible
says every knee shall bow,
The Bay CITY Journal SAYS. That small
red-headed boy who 50 kindly came in front
of our Office. and seated himself on the rail-
ing, and tipped himself over into the base
ment, creating q momentary fright among
the passers-by, has I'VE locals sincere
thanks While men, women and children
were anxiously looking to see how badly he
was injured, he came up stairs, leaned over,
and looking down, remarked I'm do it
agin for five cents.
Manhattan island contain some credulous
people Here is journalist of that borough,
for example, who Is inclined TO think there
are more people living now who voted for
Washington than there was in that Illus
triOus patriot own day" This thought
ful fellow describes them as springing up on
all sides since the last election, ike the
warriors Of CadmuS; and. moreover, as
strangely uniform in their habits and prac-
tees, being generally given TO the peraici
Gus habit Of tObacco-chewing. and having a
remarkable propensity for saving and split
ting tire-wood in inordinately large quantl-
ties
\ western wag, travelling on the Penn,yl
yania Central happened to be seated Just
behind a couple of pretty boarding school
misses. with whom he was esSaying small
Irritation. As the train passed into tunnel
he leaned forward and smartly kissed his
hand. As the ear emerged from the obscuri-
ty he chuckled to see the glahces of mutual
suspicion which passed between the y0rng
ladies. each being morally certain that the
other had been kissed by man in the dark.
Oh, the stories those damSel~ told Of each
other when they got home
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our Legislature, and, what is still worse,
that draws around the Capitol at Albany
tlrose vile creatures of the lobby, whose
malign influence taints with corruption the
entire work of the session.
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Desertion from the English army is still.
going on at the rate Of 70Oor 500 per month.
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Son of Temperance, entirely but, by the
blessed Saint Patrick, ye've got tb wrong
schmell." :"
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FUNNY THINGS.

The Ipswich, (Mass.) Chronicle says that
a clergyman in city within thirty miles of
Ipswich, recently closed his Sabbath sermon
with the following sublime poetic perora-
tiOn
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RENSSELAER, AND SARATOGA RAILROAD
CoNsoLIDATIoN-CH OF OFFICERS w q
understand that on the I,t day of January
next the management of the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad company and Of the Al
bany and Susquehanna railroad company,
both roads being owned and operated by tho
delaware and Hudson Canal company, will
be consolidated, and the general Office Of the
combined roads located at Albany. in
view of this change, /. Y. Baker, for many
dears Superintendent Of the Rensselaer, and
Saratoga railroad. and also in view Of his
connection with the New York and Canada
railroad. of which he Is President, has ten
dered his resignation. and Will hereafter de
vote himself exclusively to the construction
of the New York and Canada railroad, and
the interest of the Champiain Transporta-
ton Company, Of which he is also president.
The General Superintendent of the RenSse-
laer and Saratoga railroad and Of the Sus-
quehanna road will be a Mr.. Young of
Honesdale. Penn Mr. Baker, who retires
as above indicated. is one of the Oldest and
ablest railroad managers in the country
and for nineteen years past has served the
public generally rs Superintendent of the
Troy and Boston and Saratoga railroads.
No changes will be made in the other Off
sers of the road, except that Senator Baker,
son of Superintendent Baker, will be re
tained in a position of more increased du-
ties and responsibilities.-T Troy Times
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BEECHER AND CHAPIN-The poculiarities
of the two men came out as they- stood in
the same pulpit. Beecher never Cioes as well
anywhereas he does on Plymout platform.
When preaching on great occasions he dis
appoints those who do not know him. and
comes as near a failure often as such man
can. When abroad he preached but once
or twice, and his friends who heard him said
they never heard him de- 20 poorly. lie was
to preach in Dr. Raph : church, Liver
pool, one evening, in face of much ex-
pectati0n. Two hours before the service he
sent out and borrowed a concordance. for he
had not then found his text. lie rose in the
pulpit at the Greeley services evidently
without any preparation, except such as the
occasion inspired lie spoke without fer
vor or iire-in a low conversational tone.
such as he would use in his lecture room. in
one Of his Friday night talks. Whether he
was overcome with emotion or not, he could
not be heard at all in the farther part of the
house. His remarks were very good, but
had none Of the fire or pith that marked
the editorial on Greeley that subsequently,
appeared in the LRiOR. Chaplin came on
evidently prepared for the occasion-for the
august presence in which he stood. His
sonorous voice rang through the church
like a clarion. He seized the audience and
held them in his grip till the close. The
people weptand smiled and family applaud
ed. The President, who has as much com
mand over his features as most men, did not
hide his emotion, and some old men wept
aloud. The palm was fairly won
and was universally accorded to Dr.
Chaplin. But it Is equally evident that
Mr.. Beecher did not half try.-N J. Lef-
ter IN Boston Journal
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The following from contemporary is right
to the point "The man or woman who
drops into the school house often and shows
an interest in their comfort, is a public
beneiactor Both teachers and scholars are
encouraged to good behavior and extra
efforts Who does not remember the stimu
lus to the whole school of a visit from
parent or other person? \ school visited
once or twice month-the visitor insisting
that no change of programme shall be made
will generally be twice as prosperous as
the school which is never visited. No one
should leave Others to attend to this matter.
The public school should be the-pet and
pride ofevery parent"
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''TEE WRo.;G ScHNELL. "A high officer
of the Sons Of Temperance presented himself
at the door of 4 Division for admission, with
the smell of grog he had been drinking, was
waited upon by an Irish sentinel, to whom
he gave the password, when the following
conversation passed "Sir, P" said he, ''and
We are Misther 0'Wright, the Grand Worthy
Patriarch of the State of KaintOoky, I'd be
after belayin' Yes said Jim, you are
perfectly right, my friend but why do you
ask the question: ITO tell ye the truth,
thin, sir, and shame the devil" said Pat,
''ye do be having the right password for