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in blaming Jenny and beating the dog
for what was really his own fault.
"If had only done what was told
at once," said he to himself, "this would
never have happened" And so he told
all to his aunt just as it had taken place,
not excusing himself or laying the
blame upon any one else.
Mrs. Brown was very sorry. She
could hardly be otherwise, for she was
poor, and could not afford to throw
away good dinner; but she saw that
Ben was very sorry too, and she felt
that he had had lesson which he would
not soon forget. So she did not scold
the child, but cut big piece of bread
and slice of cheese to send her hus-
band for his dinner, and bade Ben wipe
his ey es and not take his carelessness
too much to heart
Some weeks after, when Mrs. Brown
had forgotten all about this little event,
Ben rushed into the cottage one morn
ing with parcel in his hand wrapped
up in a newspaper.
"There, auntn' cried he, painting with
delight and at the speed with which he
had come; "Pve brought you another
dinner for uncle"
Mrs. Brown opened the parcel, and
found it to contain very nice piece of
meat, fresh from the butchers. 7''5-'@
."Why, Ben DEAR" said she, chow did
you get this ?" <A t..
Honestly, aunt quite honestly" re-
piled the boy. 81 have saved up all the
pence that have earned by running er-
rands, and had made up my mind that
as soon as could would make up to
you the dinner / lost. So here it is -
and Ben looked as pleased as possible.
"But, Ben" "said Mrs. Brown as she
went to the cupboard and got dish on
which to put the meat, 81 am sorry you
spent your money on this, for 1 know
there were several things you wanted
to buy for YOURSELF IS s7raia h-tiaj
''Duty first and pleasure afterward,'
replied Ben, gravely. 81 forgot that
once, auntie, when went to review the
ducks, instead of doing asI was told
but now have started fair, and l mean
to remember it always ailH5.i-sl
We are happy to say that Ben kept
his resolution, and through life he found
that the happiest as well as the safest
motto was, "Duty first. ."-Children's $
| Hour. 7TJ. 1iJaHa-I /. aygrrs-.'
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Row the Emperor Of Russia Has
81 81, to WORK for a Living.

Wien the yellow flag with the double
heaJled eagle of Russia in the center flies
from the flagstaff of the Kremlin palace
it announces to Moscow that Alexander,
the emancipation, is in the ancient capital
of his vast dominions. Constitutional
fsUvereigns lie on a bed OF roses COM
pared to the autocrat of Russia. From
him everything hinges in the country,
that contains 100000 of square miles !;
with him moves the entire machinery of
state, and always on the move his ma.
jesty is Obliged to be. Trained in the
severe school of the Emperor Nicholas,
Alexander H. never allowed himself a
moments relaxation. 1t is known what
q passionate soldier the Emperor of Ger
many is-how he will even attend the
drills Of a single company. The Enpe.
ror, Of Russia. though, goes from review
to reyiew, from iield-days Of 5000 men
to tield-days of special arms, from the
target practice of few non-commis
stoned officers to "A maneuver of the fleet
Now in Poland, now in Tsarkoe Seio,
now at Crohstadt, now in the Caucasus,
and all at once in the Crimea. Always
soldiers, soldiers, soldiers He himself
is never out of uniform, and none Of
the Ministers ever discard their epau
lettes. The Imperial suite is Of course
enormous. But, to-day, his majesty, is
at Moscow; tonight he proceeds to the
Crimea. In the train the Minister Of the
Interior will probably see him with in
numerable papers for signature ;the Min
lister Of Finance, of Justice. or,of For
eign Affairs will disturb the Imperial
rest Such is it to be an Emperor; and
how many there are, who would give a
whole life time for five minutes in such
a position! For five minutes it may be
pleasant, but it is questionable whether
a longer experience would not bring
about change of feeling.-Army and
Navy Gazette. f.s9 .f ~3l'. ti1i'- ID
f9Iod j4 9E.gI ~. .s4. .sa.iI.H Ely4.et
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THE BATTLE OF LIFE.

fsts54t E-s@t sg-
Go forth to the battle Of life, my boy,
Go while it is called to-day; ,-.la,F
For the years go out and the years come in,
Regardless of those who may lose or win,
Or of those who may work or play.
And the troops march steadily on a;, s...
To the army gone before; !, ro.r. f..a.rj
You may KS the sound of their falling feet,
Going down by the river where the two worlds
They go to return no more .ca.s s..
There is room for you in the ranks, A..
And duty, too, assigned: ....-..t f..
Step into the front with cheerful grace
Be quick or another may take your place
And you may be left behind. ..,s,-5
There is work to do by the way
That you never can tread again;
Work for the loftiest, lowliest men
Work for the plow, spindle, adze and pen,
Work for the hands and brain.
The serpent will follow your steps, 1'
To lay for your feet snare; 81 '".+ .#'
And pleasure sits in her fairy bowers, a
With garlands of poppies and lotus flowers
Enwreathing her golden hair. ..-.i a'
Temptations will wait by the way, .Y
Temptations without and within; =.
And the spirit of evil in rose as fair rFg aYEa
As the holiest angels in heaven wear,
VIII lure you to deadly sin. sTf "'"I
Then put on the armor Of God ,a,t IN er.
p In the beautiful days of youth; -.tr.,F
Put on the helmet breast-plate and shield To-
And the sword that the feeblest arm may WELD,
In the cause of right and truth. - II
And SO to the battle of life, my boy,
With the peace of the gospel shod-
And before high heaven, do the bestyou can
For the great reward, for the good of man, ~
For the kingdom and crown Of God. go.
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The Way Nick Bowers was
-H.. Caught. ..- .....

Caught, - .4. .r..r
Nick Bowers was member of the
original Christy Minstrels. and, in his
day, was the greatest middle man in
terrogator' known in the profession
Nick used to tell, with great merriment,
an incident of his boyhood. To pre-
serve the flavor of the relation, we will
record in Nick's own language, ard
only regret that we can not accompany
it with his inimitable gesliculation.
'sMv old man." said Nick, "as gen.
eral thing, was pretty steady cid gent,
but once and while he would get OBJ,
livioas, and water was not the cause OF
it. stfecolleet a. certain holiday was
approaching, and had been skinning
around to get little money to have
time with on that day; but the tates
and purses were against me. 1t was
but two days prior to the anticipated
holiday, and / hadn't nary red. Re-
member this, boys, when add that on
the same afternoon / came into the
house, when 10! there on the floor, to-
tally overcome by his libations, lay my
respected daddy, and beside him lay
six shining half dollars which had rolled
from his pocket. Boys, I've been an
honest man all my life, but once when
a boy 1 committed a. theft l hooked
one Of those half dollars. Thinks to
myself, the old mans been on am.
boree, and won't know how much he
spent, and will never miss it. But mark
you, the next morning i and my two
brothers were summoned into my IA
theirs presence The old mans face
lowered. i thought of the half-dollar
and knew that storm was brewing. us
"Boys," said he, '.last night when /
came home l had six half dollars. One
of 'ems gone. Your mother didn't take
it. There's been no one else in the
house. Which one of you took it2'
We all protested our innocence. q. =
.sSoys,' said the old man, ''that half
dollar never walked of, and I'm going
to find ont which one of you took il. ;"
Turning around, he took down from
the wall an old fint-lock blunderbuss:
This he deliberately loaded with, pow
der and buckshot in our presence; then
fastening it upon the table cooked it
took a seat behind it, holding the
string in his hand, and in solemn tones
addressed US thusly: srR,
"Boys, I'm going to discover the
thief and punish him at the same time,
You must each of you blow into the
muzzle of that gun. When the guilty
one blows, off goes his head. Now
then, you have chance; will you own
up, or blow up?" >; % .r }. ~ 4gi,..ge.,. =
"Ben," said the old man to my oldest
brother, shave you got that half dol
larp" ga ma +, aa, a.s.ta.-k aay.
"No, sir.' a . r.; sqa.
',Take blow e7sf. 4
Ben did so in safety. a.
"Nick," (eh boys, tell you the chills
began, to crawl down my back "got
that half dollar2" .-f s.t s5 lfes.4.
mo, sir" said l. with defiant swag-
ger. a,1rus as E s.i. ,,.s9..
"Blow in that gun" as art
] walked up bravely, gave blow, land
-dodged! st,aerf5 + .,sF .sf..s.f.
"Nick," said. the old man in voice
Of thunder, '.where is that half dollar'2"
He had me. The truth lodged out
Of me. Said I, 'sOut in the barn, pap"
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STATISTICS.
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10000 tons of coal are brought into
Lowell yearly, at an expense Of 81 %
per ton freight, 80 a.-,.t, zad-, -,
Instances are known where the cult
vation of the bread, fmit. in Southern
Florida have paid $4,000 to the acre in
the annual yield. trsmisase sn.,,.:.a,
1t seems from .tabulated statistics al
the, New London Custom house, that.du-
ring the past IL years about 40 vessels of
all classes sailing from that port. have
been lost. Il, Dew s&co a1sd la96w 3dJ
The copper regions of Lake Superior
occupy position on the southern shore
of the westerly half Of the lake.extend
ing a distance of over 120 miles, with a
breadth varying from two to six miles.
Half a million productive, orange
trees on the st. Johns River, Florida,
yield, an, average of,2.0 900 fruit each,
which,a the low price Of 80 cents hun.
dred, will bring an income of S5,OO0,-
coo. .ssas!g glsmoS sisf8w
In 1854 block of copper was picked
out of the "Minnesota" copper mine.
Lake Saperior,for exhibition at the Crys-
tai Palace, the weight being 5,072 pounds
and the metal almost pGre,valued at ST.
l700.tiri gofi ed3 1oi s'aeHluca aFT
During 1872, according to an official
report just issued,S 50 British vessels were
l0st-"never Heard of after sailing 1or
being spoken at sea-" They must have
Ifounhered, and with them no fewer than
l,2l4lives were lost. ,,m3'Gag aii ri
The National Crop Reporter figures
Iout from reports actually received, that
in Minnesota, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin,
missouri, Kansas and Ohio. the potato
crop which, in 1870, was 43,222,765
bushels in these States, is this year re-
duced BY 10, 1S7, 100 bushels.
American corn is now largely used in
the manufacture of alcohol in Germany
and Italy, the exports to ports connect
ing with Germany during the last five
months having reached 100000 bushels,
and within few weeks about 100000
bushels have been Sent direct to Naples
and 1000 bushels to Leghorn.
tits estimated bv the Madrid press
| that up 10 February l, 1871, Spain had
sacrificed 81, 1,44S of her soldiers in the
attempt to PIT down the Cuban insurrcc
Ition, which begati in October, 1869, Up
to date the Spanish losses cannot be less
than 100000 and those of.the Insurgents
may be safely put at sc, 1000, making / 50,-
600. e2a - I9!. .iY3.s 72aejs<'.Iu'aJ .
| The entire crop of cranberries raised
last year,in the United, States was nearly
100000 bushels, of Which New Jersey
produced about one third, and the re-
mainder was divided among the States
of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Wis
consin, Minnesota, slndiana, Michigan
and one or two other distant States. The
crop Of New Jersey will reach the figures
of last year, namely, 100000 bushels, ,and
may overrun those figures. 2na,EH'
re- 1--7----- -..>.,..--- : -g-----.L- COZ +.
A Montreal dispatch says: 1t is esti
mated that $4,000 French Canadians
have returned to this province from the
United States during the past three
weeks, owing largely to the stoppage 81
manufactures, A large proportion o
Them have left for Western Canada. !.
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An Experiment that Failed.

r.. ..s-.a, National Baptlst.l 81, 80 r.,
| am not sure whether / did right or
wrong. i am sure that ! meant right.
1t was in this wise: Believing implicitly
that the bending of little human ytwigs
should be accomplished during the early
stages Of their growth, | concluded TO
commence on We've. My intention
was to give her lesson in frmness.-
Accordingly ]. filed a box with chest
nuts, and placed it within her reach,
saying, Now, We've, dear, you must
not touch them withou, my permis-
sion."' "'ro.sy,s s,r.,, b., s.7... I'd. --..,t cor.
"W ell, den, / dess I'll mott was the
reply. while the brownreyed three-year
old gazed wistfully toward the, sweet
temptation. / gave her sixlo eight. ,,~
'In my dear little potit, faEk'oo"
! went, to my work, and labDred with
all the cheerfulness. of an inventor who
is pretty sure his machine will be a sue
cess. e-.t ~ s,., ,,t ,yt... 1-..t,- sss,f..
During the afternoon it occurred to
my mind that those eight, nuts were
lasting remarkable time. Assuming
my, blandest tone for the occasion l
asked: a-. .r.+.,. e., aa..-.- .,s-.r..
t',Vieve, have you eaten all your
chestnuts p r tasrer .gs. sr. <
mo, | fink not" =, ar.~, = ID.
"Come here darling. Where do you
get SO MANY p . -. .a.,;,rgg. .,...r.
ss.Oh, | diets 'em out O. my potit."' ,ad
"Well, but here are more than / gave
you at first," l said, as l, examined her
dainty receptacle. ssa-a ,ta...
80 We've. have you been disobeyins
me, getting more out Of the box ?''eoa
II 'spects p'r'aps L have" ..t:
''But are YOU Sure f"'ad. .-s =.
"le es, Is pity sure s-a,us- b..
20, dear Vieve,"' / cried, with the
feelings of one who discovers, his. in
ventiou to be a failure, "this makes
poor mamma feel SO bad. l do not
like to punish you, but what must l do ?
/ must have my little girl obey me-
Oh! what shall | do?' --t,.r.t
The sinner looked reflective.
"Welr mamma," she presently said
in solemn tones, Il dcss 90 had better
pray" .s.s ,.,,r ..,o. l.s..g...
Believing her suggestion to be wise
one, embodying about all the wisdom
of the entire affair, acted upon it
Returning to my occupation after our
session had adjourned, the first thing
that caught my attention was a scrap
of old newspaper, containing this SEN
tence: .,... -. ...,... ~. .e..s.
"He who through inattenion or neg
lect throws before, another temptation,
! is, if he be overcome, equally guilty
put away the box of chestDuts, and
am awaiting further light. ~. .ssr.
Caldwell, of Kansas, has been making
la Senator Gov Osborne has appointed
one Robert Crozier to fill the vacancy
occasioned- by Caldwelrs resignation
Only about nine men out of ten in the
State object to, the Governors action
Crozier is to fill out Caldwells term, and
then get Judge Delahay's, place. Gov
Osborne is then to be elected to the Sen
ate, full term, The Kansas "ring" is
about the worst in the country. .E
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The largest and most important quick
silver district in the world is in Califor
MIA. New discoveries are made nearly
every month, an9 deposits of cinnabar
or sulphuret OF mercury were recently
found in large quantities in the southern
part of the. State. 4. ,.-f.....i ...i,....,
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A Montreal, dispatch says: 1t is esti
mated that 10000 French Canadians
have returned to this province from the
United States during the past three
weeks, owing largely to the stoppage Of
manufactures, A large proportion of
them have left for Western Canada. u
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There is a turtlefin Mansfield, Mass,
which has been dated since 1907, and
has been seen every year or two since
1884. r..-.-. -. ......,s...s..... .-..-..
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DIR. N. Bowers, Dentist, Macarthur, {

If you wish to know whether il
is going to rain or not, all you have
to do is to find the storm vortex,
and then see which side is the most
moist. Multiply this by the square
of the latent heat, substract the
time of day, and then divide the re.
mainder by present state Of the
weather. The result ofthis will be
the aerial ratification, plus the Their
mometric evolutions of the North
Pole, and then ii ANTONIO CASPER,
chief editor of Rapier's alabama
(colored) Side-hiU Howler, with lies
and ISLANDERS thereto affixed, cant
tell which is the most to blame fol
n railroad accident at Vinton Sta.
tion, the railroad, the Coroner Of
Vinton county, the citizens of Vim
ton county, or the ENQUIRER, it is
useless to say that thunder storm
ever commenced yesterday after
noon, about noon," or that GRAM
signed the Salary Stealing Bill ant
the Postage Grab Bill.
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"An Right

N.HNN- . I.NNL L'N -|.# W III
How many of us hear the above
expression a dozen times a week,
and have it stick in the throat of
at least half Of themP 1t is becom
ing to be a hypocritic appendage Of
business and social intercourse.
A sponge goes behind the coun-
ter, cuts off a dimes worth Of to-
bacco or cheese with an excuse
that he wants a sample" and the
grocery man says "that's all right
A customer returns a pair OF
shoes, soiled and injured after hall
q days wear, granting, "they are
too small,'' and the merchant says
"that's all right
A church member puts down his
name for $25 to pay the preacher,
and when called on, gives only $40,
with the remark, that shines are
too hard" and the parson says,
"that's all right"
A loafer makes a regular practice
of coming into a printing Office,
week after week, and begging O
copy of the paper, stating that he
"just wants to readit, and the,edi
ton is short, the editor groans with
ghastlypoliteness, that's all right
An eXtravagant debtor tells a pa
tient creditor every time he meets
him that che intends to pay the &C.
count tomorrow, certainly" and
the poor dun turns of with "that's
all right"
And so it goes. It's all wrong
and we say it's all right, and by
want of spirit and independence
encourage laziness, imposition
stinginess, and every other sin.
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Special Notices 6.

To Kansas and Colorado I-During the
summer season of 1873, the Missouri Pacific
Railroad will sell Excursion Tickets from st,
Louis to Denver and return, at very low rates
Of fare, and a rare opportunity is thereby Of
fered, for lovers of nature to view the beau
ties OF Colorado and enjoy the delightful
scenery and health inspiring climate of the
Parks Of the Rocky Mountains.
Kansas, with its broad and fertile plains, Ii
directly ON the route, together with all the
other Western States and Territories, Is reach:
cd by the Missouri Pacific Railroad and rs
connections. The Texas connection OF this
road il now completed, and passengers arc
offered q 1lrst-class, all-rail route from s.
Louis to Texas, either over the Missouri
Kansas Il Texas II. II. via Sedalia, or over tho
Atlantic & Pacific II, r. ria Vinita. Fol
maps, time tables, information as to rates
routes, &C.. we refer our readers to J. +
Thompson. Southern Passenger Agent, Chat.
tanooga. Tenn. or Il. A. Ford, G'n'rl Passen-
ger Agent, st. Louis. Mo. Questions will bt
cheerfully and promptly answered. lily
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The Wise Printer.

MLn|
THERE'S a story told, said to be
true. In a certain printing office,
there were several printers, most of
whom were in the habit Of spend
ing more or less every day for
beer and strong drink. One Of the
number decided that HE WOULD NOT
DRINK, but would make a deposit of
the amount he would have expended
in beer each day, and at the end of
FIVE years he had in bank, from
the result of his savings, $3.50 SO.
During the time he had worked
every day, had never been sick,
while most of the other printers
had been sick, or had become
drunkards, or had been discharged.
This sober and wise printer soon
became able to buy out his employ
ers and is now a rich publisher,
worth over 100000, all from
breaking off from the use Of beer
and whisky. How many good fell
lows leave their work and spend
their hard earned money in drink,
and finally go down the stream into
the gulf of habitaal drunkenness,
when by wise measures and a little
savings they might make them
selves rich and happy. Printers
are generally fine fellows, intelli-
gent and clever, but too often ruin
all their bright prospects in conse-
quenee of strong drink. Would to
God temperance reigned among
printers, without asingle exception
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Grand Excursion from Quincy to
Denver, Colorado.

For the benefit of health and
pleasure seekers, and all those
wishing to go West" the cold
Reliable" Hannibal & st. Joseph
Short Line have placed on sale
round trip tickets, from Quincy to
Denver and return, good for three
months from date Of issue, at
greatly reduced rates.
This old and popular route runs
three thro' passenger trains daily,
equipped with Pullman Palace
Sleeping Cars, and new and elegant
Day Coaches, supplied with all
modern improvements conducive to
safety, comfort and speed.
For any further information in
regard to rates. time, ETC., please
apply to +. A. PARKEB, Gen'l Tick
ct Agent; H. &LStD Joseph r. r.,
Hannibal, Nc. e&wjuly23-3w.
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= A. COOP APPLE DUMPLrNG.-Peel
and core the apples and put them in
a two quart basin. Make a crust
Of either sour cream and soda or
with baking powder, the same as
for, rice biscuits Put water
enough to cook the apples, and COW
er with crust. Put an overlapping
cover over the basin and cook on
top of stove, or bake in the oven if
you prefer. A sauce made of but
ter, sugar, water, and nutmeg or
lemon, is excellent, as is also sweet
cream where the apples are not
acid. Twenty-Five minutes is long
enough to cook ordinary apples
This is sometimes called a Brother
Jonathan" Peach cobblers are
made similarly with peaches in
stead of apples, and are best with
cream for sauce.
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VintOn County Sabbath School
Celebration I'll

I'll | ILEL UL L. L ~ L
The annual celebration Of the
Sabbath Schools of Vinton county,
will be held in Arnold's Grove,
near Macarthur, Friday, September
the 10Th, 1873. A programme of
the exercises, which will be pre-
sented on the occasion, will be pub
lished in due time. The Execu-
tive Committee propose to award to
the township that shall send the
largest delegation to the celebra-
tiOn, according to its population, a
prize banner that will make any
township receiving it, feel proud.
The banner awarded to the Locust
Grove school last year, will be re-
turned and presented to the largest
individual school present on the
occasion. These banners are
themselves worth striving for, but
the township and school that shall
win them for having excelled in the
sabbath school cause, will have
earned a noble distinction.
1t is hoped that every township
and school in the county, will be
present, so as to participate in the
celebration. Good speakers will be
secured for the occasion, and the
Executive Committee will make an
effort to secure the services of the
Macarthur, Mt. Pleasant and Zales-
Xxi Brass Bands. Any further in
formation in regard to the arrange
ments for the celebration can be
had by addressing the Secretary.
by order Of Executive Com.
W. W. CoULTRAp, Sec'y.
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THE bound volumes of the "Gen-
eral and Local Laws and Joint
Resolutions, passed by the 18th
General Assembly, at the adjourned
session, begun and held in the City
of Columbus, Jan. 2, 1873, and in
the list year Of said State" have
been received by W. W. BELFoRD,
Auditor of Vinton county, for dis
tribution. The Constitutions OF
Ohio of 1902 and 1851, with notes
to the decisions constituting them,
and references to the constitutional
Debates, are printed with this vol
ume OF Laws. Those entitled to
copies Of the laws will call upon the
Auditor and get them,