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CHARACTER.

Children and youth, both male and female,
should have it deeply impressed upon their
minds, that the best of all earthly possessions,
is good and unsullied name With this,
wealth and family are ornaments and means
of usefulness without good name, wealth
and family, are like the charred timbers and
broken brick and stones which remain after a
terrible fire has consumed splendid man.
sion. No value can be set upon good name.
1t is, alike, the poor mans and the rich mans
ALL Without it both are alike poor. Every
young man and woman should remember
that good name is not t1e growth Of a sim
gle day, nor is it the result of a single act.
1t is the production of life, and the result
of series of acts. 1t should also be remem-
bered that like all valuable things, good
name must be used carefully. The gossamer
web which the spider weaves, is beautiful
and delicate; but not more beautiful nor
more delicate than good name. Especial
ly is this true of a young lady. All that any
young woman in civilized lands possesses, is
her good name. Take this from her, and she
is poor beyond the power of language to des-
cribe. This is not only so, but there is moth
ing in existence so easily and so hopelessly
ruined as young woman's character. The
slightest touch will make an impression which
death only can remove. Good sense declares
that every young person should guard their
good name with sleepless vigilance.
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Ghildreu's department.
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SELF.RESPECT.

Pride and selfrespect, in some of their gen
eral features, resemble each other; but they
are by no means the same thing. Pride car
merit nothing from sensible people but dis
appreciation; self.respect is an essential ele
ment of the gentleman or lady. Pride indi
Gates weak intellect and bad heart; self
respect, on the contrary, is a sign of good
sense and purity of sentiment. Pride leads
its possessor to treat with contempt the senti.
ments, feelings and persons of others. Self
respect prompts us to an opposite course. The
individual who has proper selfrespect, has
also proper regard for others. An individ,
ual may be proud and naughty, and at the
same time be wholly destitute of proper self:
respect. The proud man may be guilty Of
deeds, which, in the eyes of all right minded
persons, render him unworthy Of being called
gentleman.
Without proper selfrespect no individual
can ever secure the respect of others. 1t is
selfrespect that prompts us to have due
Difference for the opinions of our fellow-men
Remove the controlling influence of self:re'
spect from an individual, and nothing but the
strong arm of the law will prevent such one
from engaging in any and every thing injuri:
Gus to others, and disgraceful to himself
Those young persons who have so little re,
gard for self that they can feel perfect in
difference respecting the opinions Of others
concerning them, are not far from hopeless
degradation. Such persons can scarcely es'
cape an infamous end.
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&eading fur the Sabbath.
CONDUCTED BY
REV. ROBERT LATHAM.
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FORBEARANCE.

No two men see the same thing in the same
light. Men differ in minor points about
things in which they are, in the main, agreed.
About no subject do men differ so much as
about minor points in religion. The reason
for this is easily given. Mems minds are diff
ferently constituted, and the language in
which they are accustomed to express them
selves is not the same, and hence, it often
takes place that men quarrel about points of
doctrine in which they agree, but differ in the
mode of expressing them. This fact ipdi-
Gates that great forbearance should be exer-
cised by every Christian toward every other
Christian. Every man regards himself Or
thodox. This is natural; but we should be
very careful in pronouncing others heterodox.
We should also remember that whilst we may
be strictly orthodox on one point, the Bible
being regarded as the rule, we may be heter-
odox on other points, according to the teach
ings of the same standard. Men are frail,
erring creatures, and are all wrong in many
respects. Not only 80; but we are wrong in
our judgments as to what is right and what
is wrong. Such are the circumstances in
which we are all placed, that we should ex-
ercise towards our Christian brethren who
differ from US, either in doctrine or practice,
great forbearance.
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WE MUST BE CHANGED.

1t is admitted by all intelligent people that
man is sinful and miserable creature, and
that heaven is holy and happy place. The
conclusion is inevitable in view of these facts,
that before any human being can get to hea-
ven, change must be brought about Mans
legal relations toward God must be changed,
and subjective change must be produced.
God hates sin, and must, in consistency with
the justice Of his nature, condemn the sinner.
The doors of heaven are open only to the
righteous. In some way ighteousness must
be provided, or every sinner is hopelessly
doomed to destruction for his sins. So soon
as Righteousness is secured which will meet
the demands of the law of God, the sinners
legal relations toward God are changed.
This righteousness is secured by the obedi-
ence of Christ. No fact can be more easily
established than that Christ obeyed the law
for sinners. He rendered this obedience not
simply for the benefit Of sinners but he obey
ed it in the stead or room Of sinners.
This is very great and very important
change but something more is needed before
man can be fit 1or heaven. Through Jesus
as his surety, the sinner obtains title to hea-
ven, but the sinner needs more than simple
title to mansions of bliss. His moral nature
must be completely changed. He must un-
dergo subjective change so that with pro-
priety it can be said that he is made new
creature. In mans present ruined condition,
there is no congeniality between him and
anything that is morally good. Place the
unrenewed and unsancti6ed sinner in heaven,
and so great would be the contradiction be-
tween him and the circumstances by which
he is surrounded, that instead Of making him
happy, he would be miserable in the extreme.
Force, in this world, good and devoutly
pious man to associate continually with a
community of abandoned profhigates, and the
righteous soul of the good man is greatly
grieved. The opposite is also true. Place a
vile and sin polluted transgressor in COM
munity of sober minded Christians, and force
him to associate with these individuals alone,
and instead of increasing his happiness, it will
be destroyed, and his life filled with misery.
Before the wicked can associate with the
righteous, the nature of the wicked must un-
dergo thorough change. The love of sin
must be eradicated from the SOUL and the
love of holiness infused.
This subjective change, which must be
wrought in man in order to fit him for hea-
ven, is the work of the Holy Spirit Christ
bought heaven as an eternal home for his
people, and the Holy Spirit prepares his peo-
pie for this home. By the operation of the
Holy Spirit, the soul, dead in tresspasses and
sins, is quickened into life. 1t is created
again in the image of God, which was lost by
the fall. The means used by the Holy Spirit
to accomplish this end, are the Provideuces
of God, the reading Of the Bible and the
preaching of the Gospel.
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HAPPINESS.

The human family is so constituted that
every member of it desires happiness. In
this world there is a vast amount Of real mis-
cry. This misery is of a two-fold character.
The body of every one of Adams race is not
simply liable to disease, pain, suffering and
death but all, universally, are the subjects of
disease, pain and suffering, in some form or
other, in their bodies. The minds of the hu-
man family are filled with anxieties, cares
and gloomy forebodings. There is, at the
same time, in the minds of all, an earnest de-
sire for happiness-a continual longing for
peace and tranquility of mind. In order to
secure this pearl of great price, strong is the
effort, and various are the devices. Some
resort to one thing, and others have recourse
to other things. Many suppose that wealth
would consummate their happiness. For this
they toll night and day, and often are sue
cessful in boarding a vast amount of this
worlds pelf. But that which was expected to
bring happiness, only brought wretchedness
and misery. Others seek happiness in high
and exalted positions amongst their fellow
men. In various ways they seek to win the
hearts and gain the applause Of the multi
tude. Often they are successful; but what
was thought to be reality when pursued,
proves to be only an empty bubble when the
possession is obtained. Many seek happiness
in the qualification of carnal desires and bes-
tial appetites. These fail to obtain the desires
of their hearts. The appetites are grati6ed,
but the soul is nauseated and sick. There is
nothing in this world that satisfies the mental
and moral craving of mans nature, and hence
there is so much misery.
Notwithstanding this state of things, God
has made provisions for mans necessity. A
way has been opened up by which man can
secure that which meets the cravings Of an
immortal spirit. The reason that all men by
nature are miserable, is that man, by his sins,
has closed all communication between himself
and God. A way has been provided by
which this communication has been opened
Christ came into our world, God-manifest in
the flesh, and made sacrifice for sin, which
satisfied divine justice, and made access by the
sinner to God possible. The sinner can, in
the name, and through the merits of cruel:
fed Saviour, hold communion with God; and
God can, in strict accordance with rigid and
unwavering justice, bless the sinner thus ap-
preaching Him with all soul-enriching bless
ing.
| The blessings which the gospel coufers upon
believers, are soul blessings, rather than bles-
sings of the body. This is just what the hu-
man family needs 1t fills an aching void in
mans immortal nature, and begets within
him hopes of a glorious Immortality when
done with this world
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in or without the limits of the said lands, may
be executed therein, in the same way and
manner as if no Jurisdiction had been hereby
ceded.
Sec. 6. That all the lands and tenements
which may be granted as aforesaid to the Uni.
ted States shall be and continue, so long as
the same shall be used for the purposes in this
act mentioned, exonerated and discharged
from all taxes and assessments and other
charges which may be imposed under the au-
thority of the State of South Carolina.
Approved January IL, A. D. 1873.
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s9- "Julius, is you better this morning? ?"
"No, I was better yesterday, but got over it. y
care dere no hopes, den, oh your discov'
ery?"
"Discovery OBJ what?"
"Your discovery from der convalescence
which fetched you on your back"
"Dat depends, Mr.. Snow, altogether on the
prognostiications which amplify the disease
should dey terminate fatally, the doctor thinks
Julius is a gone niger; should they not ter.
inmate fatally, he hopes dis colored individ-
ual won't die till anoder time"
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sg- A sportsman was seated with his ser
want on bank, consoling himself under the
fatigue and disappointment of unsuccessful
pursuit. "Well, Pat" said be, "this is ex-
pensive work. I've been calculating that ev-
cry one of these birds has cost me above five
pounds" "Faith, yer honor, said Pat, throw
ing a dash of humor into the sympathising
simplicity of his reply, "I'm sorry for that;
but it's lucky there's no more Of them"
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sa-"I don't care much for quiet baby, but
1 dote on squalling one" said an old bach
elor. "Why, how strange!" admiringly cho-
rused all the mothers in the room. "Not at
ALL" responded the bachelor; because you
see, as soon as brat begins to squall, it is al
was taken from the room?' The bachelor
had no sooner delivered himself thus than he
took himself from the room, followed by ma
ternal vituperations.
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naS A lady who was urging her friends tc
stay to dinner, felt disgusted when her eight
year old boy came in and said: "Mrs. Jones
says she can't spare no bread, and Mrs. Cox
amt to home, so didn't get any butter >
The friends thought they had better dine else
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A CHILD's REAsoN.-A friend, visiting in
a minister's family, where the parents were
very strict in regard to the children's de-
pertinent on the Sabbath, was con6dentially
informed by one Of the little girls that "she
would like to be minister" "Why" in
quired the visitor, puzzled to understand what
had given the child so sudden an admiration
for that calling. He was quickly enlighten-
ed by the reply, $50 I could holler on Sun
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hp A Chinaman was summoned as wit
ness, the other day, to ascertain his views on
the nature of an oath, when the judge asked
him what would be his punishment if he
should swear to lies. II shall never return tc
China, but always remain in New York, y
was the reply, and he was at once sworn.
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pa- A ten-year-old, boasting to school
mate of his fathers accomplishments, put ii
thus: MY father can do almost any thing
He's notary public, and he's 'pothecary
and he can pull teeth, and he's horse doc
tor, and he can mend wagons and things, and
he can play the fiddle, and he's a jackass al
oil trades
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sS~ A Sacramento lawyer remarked to the
court, "It is my candid opinion, Judge, that
you are an old fool. The judge allowed his
mildly beaming eye to fall upon the lawyer a
brief moment, then in voice husky with sup
pressed emotion, said: "It is my candid opin-
ion that you are fined one hundred dollars"
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IA An urchin of seven years went into a
barber shop at Racine, Wisconsin, and order
ed the barber to cut his hair as short as shears
could do it. He was asked if his mother or
dered it in that way. "No," said he, "school
commences next week, and we have got a
school mann that pulls hair
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~ A negro was put upon the stand as
witness, and the judge inquired if he under
stood the nature of an oath. "For certain,
boss" said the citizen, eff swear to lie, l
must stick to him"
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Hg A Danbury woman sent her boy down
street for the following articles: A bar of
soap, piece of music entitled "Waiting at the
Gate, Love-" three needles, a feather, a bottle
of hair oil, the New York Weekly, a pound of
starch. mended ear ring, half pound of
candy, ten cents worth of lime, basket of
peaches and paper of cinnamon. What the
boy brought home was half pound Of candy.
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An illustration of absent mindedness is
told of an excitabe young drug clerk, who
filled his customers bottles with the liniment
desired, and receiving therefor nice new
twenty-five cent shinplaster, pasted it on the
bottle and put the label in the cash drawer.
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@ A young lady in western New York has
declined an offer of marriage from wealthy
lover whose name is Hussey. 1t is impossible
not to admire the spunk of that woman who
refuses to be called Hussey for any man.
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Aamuruus 9epartmeut.
p9- Walter Savage Landor used to relate an
aE IL L..

b9- Walter Savage Landor used to relate an
anecdote of an English judge, who, being on
circuit, two old men were brought before him
as witnesses, and, according to custom, he be-
gan to chat with them, among other things
about their age, for the purpose of giving a
moral lesson to the young barristers.
"Well, my good man." said he to the wit,
ness, chow old may you be?"
"About eighty-seven, my lord"
81 dare say, now, you have lived very So
Der life ?"
Eyes, my lord, I haven't been tipsy for the
last sixty years."
"There p cried his lordship, turning to the
gentlemen of the bar, you see what fine
thing sobriety is! The witness looks as if he
would live twenty years more"
The barristers nodded assent. In his turn
another witness came forward, who looked
particularly hale and robust.
"And how old are you, friend p inquired
the Judge.
"Ninety-fve, my lord" was the reply.
"Ninety-fve! I'll answer for it you have
led sober life-haven't your"
Witness hung his head and answered: II
don't like to answer afore all these gentlemen" F"
"Never mind speak out"
"Well, then, my lord, I haven't gone to
bed sober for the last twenty years."
At this his lordship looked rather blank,
and the bar smiled. The judge then said :
"We will proceed with the case, gentlemen. :"
PoMERoY AND GARRETT DAVIS DUBIOUS
CoMPL1MENr.-When, one day, weary with
the cares of state, the Senator from Kentucky
was snoozing in his chair, his name was called
to vote. A neighbor punched his ribs and
said: "Wake up, Mr.. Davis, your name is
called" Half unconscious, the Kentuckian
rose and asked the Vice-President what they
were voting on. The Vice-President explain
ed that it was railroad bill in Kansas.
"Well," said Mr.. Davis, in that shrill voice
and pointed manner of his, "what want to
know before I vote, is the amount ofstealings
in this BILL"
Whereupon the great and good Pomeroy
arose, his face beaming all over with the
smiles clear conscience can produce, and
said:
"If the Senator from Kentucky will per.
NIT me, I will explain. I have thoroughly
investigated the bill, sir, and I assure you il
there is any stealing in it I cannot find it."
call right, Mr.. President" responded Sen
ator Davis, eff the Senator from Kansas can't
find any stealings, I'm satisfied there is none
there" e."-Forney's Chronicle.
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s~ A physician, on presenting his bill to
the estate of deceased patient, asked, "Do
you wish to have my bill sworn to-" NO"
replied the executor, "the death of the de-
ceased is sufficient evidence that you attend
ed him professionally"
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s% A young man at party one evening
being asked if he could play the harpsicord,
wanted to know it if was anything like seven
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III Yet in advocating these doctrines, the Maya. n
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THE MORNING STAR.
DAILY EDITION: : .....
THOUGH only five years old, has the largest
1 Daily Circulation Of any newspaper in the
State, and circulation in Wilmington fifty per
cent. larger than that of any other paper.
WEEKLY EDITION:
Now combined with the CAROLINA FARMER,
making one of the best Family Newspapers in
the South. Circulation very large and rapidly in
creasng.
Daily STAR year, ywar,;5: r,;....'.:.""..E E.G 90 90
months, ...... ."...."..."...... 2 90
Weekly STAR year, 90 90
months, ,..... =. l w
6. 3 months, ...................... SO
1t may be safely asserted that no newspaper
ever established in North Carolina has made such
rapid progress as THE MORNING STAR.
%D- Send for Specimen copies.
Address, VIM. H. BERNARD,
Wilmington, N. G.
January l6 IT,
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thew shall receive recommendation in the Or
der of standing in the examination Provided,
That the county school commissioners may
discriminate in favor of those whose age and
experience especially 6t them to become nor
NAL pupils. After the expirations of the year
new list must be made out, and those not
recommended must be re-examined or forfeit
their right to recommendation.
Sec. 8. That, to secure admission into the
Junior class of the Normal School, the appli-
cant, if male, must be fifteen years of age !;
or, if female, must be fourteen years Of age
to enter an advanced class, the applicant must
be proportionally older. Applicants must
also present letters of recommendation from
their county school commissioners, certifying
to their good moral character and their fit
ness to enter the Normal School. Before en-
tering, all applicants must sign the following
declaration We hereby declare that our
purpose in entering the State Normal School
is to fit ourselves for the profession OF teach
ing, and that it is our intention to engage in
teaching in the public schools of this State.
Sec. 10. That no religious test shall be re-
quired of any one connected with the State
Normal School, nor shall there be any dis
elimination in the appointment of regents for
or admission of pupils to the said school on
account of race, color or previous condition Of
servitude
Sec. II. That the State Treasurer shall, by
virtue of his office, be the treasurer of the
board of regents of the State Normal School,
but the said board shall have power to ap-
mint suita hle norsons to receive and nav to
the State Treasurer any tuition fees or other
moneys that may be due from any student or
other person.
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Henry Stearns, though neither ill-natured
nor fretful, was accustomed to tease perpetu-
ally. He was never satisfied with one answer
to a request, if that answer was refusal ;
but hoped, by begging, to persuade his nam.
ma to yield:
"May I 20 out mamma, and slide on the