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The Grange advance., 1873-11-05
house in the outskirts of the town.

house in the outskirts of the town. II
was 2 dark winter evening; 8 the. enemy
was expected; and in their anxiety they
took the Book of Psalms, and opened
it to see if the psalms which they first
met would render them aid or comfort.
They opened the book, and turned to
the psalm, {" A mighty fortress is our
God" Full of confidence they sang it;
and, strengthened in faith, they went
to bed and slept well. kept by Lords
guardianship. When they awoke in
the morning, it was quite dark in the
room, and the daylight could not pene-
trate; they went to the door but could
not open it: Then they mounted the
loft, got the trap-door open, and saw
that it was broad daylight; but heavy
drift of snow had, in the night, fallen
upon the whole house and hidden it
from the enemy, who, in the night time,
had pillaged and burned the town.
Then they clasped their hands in thank
fulness, and repeated the psalm, A
mighty fortress is our God!" The
Lord had guarded them, and raised an
intrenchment Of snow around them
Hans Christian anderson.
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A GRAMMATICAL QUESTION.

"A u4SAmMh11OaA SOIOA4ON.s
Who will say that grammar is = dry
study, when = wide.awake teacher can
put so much fun into one of the famous
problems in grammar, as in the follow
ing instance. There wonld be no dull
or sleepy scholars in a school, where
such illustrations are common:
A searcher after truth writes to ask
us which is grammatically correct, to
saw "the house is building," or the
house is being built" "the street is
paving" or "the street is being paw
ed?" There is wide diversity of
opinion on this subject; but we incline
to favor is being built" for the fol-
lowing reason Suppose you wish to
express another kind of an idea, would
you say, for instance, "Johnny is spank
ing," or Johnny is being spanked ?"
The difference to you may seem i'm
material, but it is matter of consider
able Importance to Johnny. and it is
probable that if any choice were given
him, he would suddenly select the for
nler alternative.
You say again, the missionary is
eating" Certainly that expresses a
very different and much pleasanter
idea than the former: The missionary
is being eaten;" and the sensation is
very different for the missionary, too.
We have consulted several missionaries
about it, and they all seem to think that
the two things are somehow not the
same; no matter what the grammarians
say.
But it is to be confessed that there
are occasions when the difference in
the form is not so marked. You as
sert, we say, that " Hannah is hug
ging (which, by the way. would be
a very improper thing for Hannah to
do; it would be positively scandalous,
indeed. Percisely a similar idea is
conveyed fyou say" Hannah is being
hugged," because it is popularity Of
the fact that it is hardly ever one.sided
there is no selishness about it.
And it is the same thing with kissing.
"Jaae is kissing and her mother
ought to know about it if she ISIS
just exactly as if we should say" Jane
is being kissed; and the Sensation is
the same, although the grammar, by a
single inadvertance, mention the fact.
1t will not be necessary, for our cor
respondent to attempt to prove these
last mentioned facts by practice. He
must take our own word for them.
Unless he does so we shall answer no
more questions in syntax for him or
any one else. Our duty is to conserve
the morals of the community, not to
start people to playing private games Of
Copenhagen.
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WHEN orce sense Of degradation
has taken possession of an individual
or of race it is no easy matter to eradi-
cate it. There is much reality in the
feeling indicated in the following some-
what humorous anecdote:
Work IN HEAvEN.-A colored
man was so convinced Of the lowliness
of his position-that labor was his
natural lot-that he was even indiffer-
ent as to future state, believing that
they'd make niggers work, even if he
go to heben." A clergyman tried to
argue him out of this opinion, by rep
resenting that this could not be the
case, as there was absolutely, no work
for him to do in heaven. His answer
was, "Oh, you 70 away, massa, l knows
better. If dare's no work for colored
folks dare, dey'll make 'em sub de
clouds away"
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A "SOLD" BUTCHER.

A sharp Utica butcher made Senator
Campbell private offer of $12 for =
6ne-looking calf Of five months, on the
day Of the great sale last week. The
butcher was smilingly informed that
the animal was on the auction list, and
he could have the opportunity Of pur-
chasing her when she came to the block
That worthy individual was perfectly
speechless with astonishment when the
auctioneer knocked his pet down to Mr..
Alexander, of Kentucky, for $4,000.
She was Duchess of Oneida, and the
golden calf of the sale. Another
butcher present spied handsome tod
dler Of week old, of which he was
willing to relieve the mother at . dollar
and half: 1t is needless to say that
he participated in his brother caterers
sentiments when the wee thing was
sold for 81, 300. ..... s....
:" A soHooLMAsTER tells the following
good one: | was teaching in quiet
country village. The second morning
OF my session l had leisure to survey
my surroundings, aud among the scanty
furniture ! espied three.legged stool.
:" ls this the Ounce block /? /" I asked I
little girl Of Eve. The dark eyes
sparkled, the curls nodded assent, and
tne !'lle.i ups rippled out, guess so the
teaches always sits On il Z The stool
was unoccupied that term.
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IT is BETTER.

Better to wear calico dress without
trimming, if it is p'id for, than to owe
the shop-keeper for the most elegant silk,
cut and trimmed in the most bewitch-
ing manner.
Better to live in log cabin all your
own than brown stone mansion be-
longing to somebody else.
Better to walk forever than run in
debt for a horse and carriage.
Better to sit by the pine table for
which you paid three dollars ten years
ago, than send home a new extension
black walnut top, and promise to pay
for it next week.
Better to use the old cane-seated
chairs and faded two-ply carpet then
tremble at the bills sent home from the
upholsterer's for the most elegant par
lor set ever made.
Better to eat thin soup from earthen-
ware, if you owe your butcher nothing,
than to dine off lamb and roast beef and
know that it does not belong to you.
Better to let your wives have fit of
Mysteries than to run in debt for nice
new furniture, or clothes, or jewelry.
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MISSISSIPPI comes from two Indian
words, "'issi, great, Cor m,ichi, as some
tribes pronounced it, and sipi, river.
Michigan was at first called Michigan,i,
from mich', great, and GAM, lake. Ken
lucky means in the Indian tongue the
long river, and Ohio means beautiful,
Alabama is named from an Indian tribe
and WAS originally written Alibamon BY
the French settlers.
A RECENT postof6ce decision is that
if postmaster knows that letter ad-
dressed to his Office is intended for .
person living within the delivery of an
other Office, it is his duty to forward
such letters Gift has been properly
prepaid), without waiting for . request
to do so, and without additional charge
for postage. .....Z.l r. -
IT Is now announced, on the authori-
ty Of that" eminent physician that i.
is not ,.l healthy 70 rise before 8 o'clock
in the morning. This applies only to
mon. Wives rise At seven and start
the fire, Is heretofore.
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FAMILY CIRCLE.
EXTRACTS FROM SAMUEL
SMILES ON CHARACTER. !.

-"No man." once said Sir Benja.
min Rudgard, "is bound to be rich or
great-no, nor to be wise; but every
man is bound to be honest"
-'' Nothing can work me damage
but myself" said St. Bernard ; 6 the
harm I sustain I carry about with me !;
and am never a real sufferer but by
my own fault" -
We shall never learn to feel and
respect our real calling and destiny un.
less We have taught ourselves to con-
slider everything as moonshine COM
pared with the education of the heart.
A man may be accomplished in
art, literature and science, and yet, in
honesty, virtue, truthfulness and the
spirit Of duty, be entitled to take the
rank after many poor and illiterate
peasant.
In the affairs Of life or of business,
it is not intellect that tells so much as
character-not brains so much as heart
not genius 80 much as self:control,
patience, and discipline, regulated by
judgment. Hence there is no better
provision for the uses Of either private
or public life than fair share of or
diuary good sense guided by rectitude.
-" You insist" wrote Perthes to
friend, son respect for learned men. 1
say, Amen! But at the same time,
don't forget that largeness of mind,
depth of thought, appreciation of the
lofty, experience Of the world, delicacy
of manner, tact and energy in action,
love Of truth. honesty and amiability-
that all these may be wanting in man
who may yet be very learned"
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A "STRoNG SUIT "a suit of mail.
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success or MISSIONS.

As to the smallness Of the success Of
missions, entirely deny the accuracy Of
the answer. 1t is demoustrable that the
success of the Gospel in the last one hun
dred years is greater than the success II
has achieved in any preceding hundred
years; | may even say in any preceding
two hundred years. We look back fondly
on the first ages, and sigh for tho gift Of
tongues and for Pentecostal blessing, and
yet in the last century more has been done
to give the Bible to the world than was
done in the first ten centuries Of our era
Twenty versions at most were made in th'
first one thousand years; in the last ont
hundred years a hundred and twenty have
been mode-in languages spoken by more
than half the globe. There are more con-
versions from heathenism, in proportion tC
the number Of preachers, than there are a
home. 1t costs more for man to make {
Christian in London, or in New York thar
it costs in heathendom. Even when Con
stantine proclaimed Christianity as the re-
ligion of the Roman Empire, the nomlna
Christians of the Empire were fewer thai
one-ffteenth Of the population and whel
the Christians were most numerous in thos
ages they never exceeded over one hun
dredth part Of the population of the entir
globe. Nominal Christians now form one
6lth.-Rev. DR.. Angus.
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The mass Of evidence for the fact Of a
special and unique revelation being con.
tanned in the Scriptures Of the Old and
New Testamenis is so great that it is i'm
possible for a righuy-insiructcd and un.
biased mind 10 reject the former. For ex-
ample, the relation between the Old Testa-
ment and the New, is of such a kind as tc
be entirely without parallel. There is nc
other instance in literature Of one book Of
highly composite nature, which was yet re-
garled as one, being the origin and the lit
eraIy parent Of another book, also com
poste in its nature, and that after an inter
val Of four hundred years, as in the case Of
the Old Testament and New. The one il
in some sense the natural descendant of the
other, and yet no one could have anticipated
such a development as likely or possible
An this is an instance Of the kind of facts
upon which the theory Of an actual God
given and authoritative revelation rests
They are at once broad, deep, and solid il
their character. They are invuluerable tC
the attacks of criticism, and they are in
eXpicablo on any merely natural principles
They point clearly, naturally, aud con
clusively to one explanation, and to on
only; and, though they do not mathemat
ically demonstrate it, they offer mora
proof which is much more nearly complet
than any disproof that can be set against il
Not only is revelation in its suhject-mat
ter a witness to its own origin, but so ais
! is the revelation in which the record is SO
forth in its generic and unaterable feature
a witness to the fact that similar com
bination of phenomena equally signi6car
and various, could not have been produce
by chance And from the nature Of th
case there is no alternative between dc
NAL that these phenomena have any mean
ing at all, and an admission that the mean
ing they have is the QUO alleged.-Proj
! Stanley Leathcs
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didn't even know there was such a question
as Woman's Rights
Ono more experiment, and that is all.
The rest were like unto them. Good cof.
fee is drink Ct for the gods. believe
it is tho original nectar but poor coffee,
alas if the deities, in that otier place. do
have anything to assuage their thirst il
must be that. II is such a punishment to
drink il
" Now, Belle" said /, orc morning,
" coffee" Belle looked subdutd at once,
as if she expected little more chemistry,
but | spared her. " Give good coffee, pro.
perly roasted aud ground, plus boiling wa
ter, and q subtitle something which Sambo
called de know how, and the result must
bo--noctar. SO this week we will have
coffee for our text" and the result was, as
it mast be, nectar So it went on, and be.
fore the expiration Of six months, FORM
ally abdicatcd, and Belle took the roins
again, because she knew just how to man
age them.
And did things 60 on in this smooth way,
and bread and Coffee and all the necessa-
ries Of family comfort cone without any
slips or mishaps ?
My dear friend, l will be confidential.
There are "spois on the sum" there are
erratic wanderings among the stars there
are clouds as well as sunshine aud this lit
tie household was human.
There were days when things were very
wrong indeed When the children were
cross, and Belle was tired, and well, l
had NERVES" I believe that is the nice
way Of saying it.
There were days when letters came from
my party Of friends, enjoying the summer
trip, which filed me with hateful discon-
tent Hot days, when the sparkling waves
Of the st. Lawrence dashed before my
eyes when the Thousand Isles arose out
T Of the mist Of my vision, like the Isles Of
the Blest; days when the velvet lawns,
the exquisite flowers, the spreading beach,
and the festive throng Of Newport mocked
me in the distance, and above all, the sunny
SUBMITS Of the White Mountains lifted
themselves like a dazzling mirage.
But those days were lew. There is
nothing like a sense Of duty to curb tho
wandering fancy.
Belle like many another troubled young
house-keoper needed only little instruc.
/ ton, and writes me that she has now a
{ happy, wcll-ordered home.
= As for me, it is certainly a very dcpor.
able und mournful thing for a woman to be
e called " cute but then, if one has man
aged to help another little by it, the odi
e um is more supportable.
s | have had my gay summer since, bu
this still call-My Well Spent Summer
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Gods Promises.

They are sure God is not a man that
He should lie ; neither the son Of man, that
He should repent hath He said and shall
He not do it or hath He spoken and shall
lie not make it good2 A mothers babe
was dead For strength and comfort she
fell back upon the promises Of God. And
when asked by her pastor if she found sup
port from them, she replied, 4" What are
the promises for, If not for such a season
as this2" A poor boy, when asked what he
did when in sore trouble, answered, fall
fat on the promises" A dark cloud how
cred over the prospect of father. For .
few days be bore up under the burden, ant
then his strength failed. Retiring early
he slept soundly. and walked at early
dawn. The weight was still upon his mind
Conscious of his own weakness, he laid hole
upon God, and cast his bureen upon Him
AS distinctly to bis mind as though by
voice from heaven, the assurance came
Leave it with me and all will be right.
Years have passed and is fright" God
past faithfuluess is encouragement for fu
ture trust-Christiaa Weekly.
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CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED!


Afe the only medicines that will cure Pulmonary
Consumption.
Homoiimgs msdlcincs that viii stop a cough Will
olen occasion TIE death of The patient. u locke ur
tho liver stops the circulation of the blood hcmor-
rhago follows, and, In inct, c0g-ug the action " The
very organs that caused ihe cough.
Liver complaint and dyspepsia are the causes Of
two-thirds OF the cases % consumption. Many are
now complaining with dull pam n The side. tie bow
els sonnet costve and sometimes TOO loese tongue
dated pain in the shoulder blade, feeling sometimes
very restless and NJ other times droWy hoiood that
it taken lies heavily on the stomach, accompanied
with aoidity and belchiug Of wind. These symptomi
Usually originate frOm cisOrdercd condition OF The
stomach OF torpid liver Persons affected, 70 they
take one heavy colds and II the cough in thes,
eases be suddenly stopped the lungs liver nnd stom
ach clog, and remain torpid and inactive, and before
the patient IL OF bis situation. the lungs are
mass Of sores and liberated and death is the nevta
BILE result
sehenokis pumouic Syrup Is an expeeioraut eh 'cl
docs not contain any opium, nor anything calculated
20 check a cough suddenly.
Schencks seawced Tonic dssolvcs the food nike
with the gastric juice Of the stomach, dgcss easily
uuurshos the system, and creates healthy clrcnla
ton Of the blood. When the bowels are costve, skii
.Ri0w and the patient s Of bilious habit sohcnck
Mandrake Pills arc required
These medicines are prepared and sold by pr. }
H. SCltENCk a son, Northeast corner Of Sixth ant
Arch streets Philadelphia Penn, and for sale by
GEO. q. GOODWIN a CO. 35 Hanover Street, Boston
and JOHN = HENRY, College Place, New York
Wholesale Agents.
For sale BY Druggists generally. 37-u
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miscellaneous.
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THE CLOUD


THE CLOUD.
cloud came over a land Of leaves
iO hush, llttlo leaves, let 10 paas YOU hy D.
How they had waited and watch'd for the rain,
Mountain and valley and vineyard and plain,
With never a sign from the sky
Day amer day had the pltless sun
Look'd down with a lidloss eye.
But now on q sudden a whisper went
Through the topmOst twgs Of the poplar spirc
Out Of tho east a light wind blew
AN the leaves ,rembcd and murmured and blow
Hope 10 the help OF dcsifel
II stirred the faint pulse Of the forest tree
And broathed though the brake and the bricr.
slowly the cloud cnmo, then the wind died,
Dumb lay the land In its hot suspense
The thrush on the elm-houHh suddenly stopped,
The wcather-wnrnd swallow M mid-nying dropped
The linnet ceased song in tho fence,
Muto the cloud moved, TN it hung overhead,
Heavy. big-bosomed, aud denio.
An the cool rush through the dry-tonruod iroct.
The uatter and plash ON the thirsty earth,
The eager bubble Of runnel aud rill
Tho llsping N leaves that have drunk their GU,
Tho freshness that followed the denrth
New life for the woodland, tho vineyard, tho vale
New life with The worlds new birth
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For 1tnung ladies,


All alone in the old grand room.
Mid sllkcn curtains and splendid gloom,
girl In her beauty sIghg.
The soncned light of the chandeliers,
Ml9slng her diamonds. sook the tears
That stand IN hor wistful eyes
All alone by The castle walls.
Where hardly o. ray Of alright falls,
A girl ls crOuching n dread
She dare not beg Of the churllsh wight,
Guarding the portal in livery bright.
Even a crust Of bread.
a COY cavalier comes riding alOug,
Carolcssly hummlng nn amor0us song
VIII he toss her silver crown
No. His thoughts are nllcd with hf now lovc's
face,
A. be hurrlcs past tho familiar plunc
And cauter. on 90 the town.
" Oh, for o m0rsol Of food .n ono groans
" II he but loved inc 49, the other moaus-
She comes from race of oaris
The hoggnr outside o. not starving alone
Father In Heaven, who lowest thine own,
Pity these hungry urls
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Evangelical Alliance Gems.
THE LIVING SACRIFICE.

THE LIVING SACRIFICE.
The constituents Of true devotion are
a d" living sacrifice" and reasonable
service Whatever is rendered in sacrifice
10 God is rendered whole The phrase
ology is in a high degree typical but by re.
ference to the Old Testament institutions il
Is easily understood. The distinguishing
features Of the New Testament sacrifice
arc, that il is the oferer's own body, not
the body Of substitute and that it is
presented not dead but living It's not a
carcass to be laid on the altar to be burned;
II is a life devoted to God. Love is the
FIRE that consumes the sacrifice and in this
case too, the fire came down from Heaven
The body is specially demanded as an offer
ing the body is for the Lord. IL bears
the mark Of His hand We are fearfully
and wonderfully made. Stand in awe and
sin not give not that which is holy unto
the dogs Your body is another Bible
read IL with reverence. It's preccpts like
those Of the Dcealocue, arc written by th,
finger Of God Show me not a penny, but
man for this is the only coin which Tho
Great King will accept as tribute. Who's,
image and superscription hath he Gods
Render, therefore, unto God the thing
that is Gods. As the sacrifice is liv.
ing, the service is reasonable RATIONAL
It is not the arbitrary, though loving com
mand, addressed by a father to bis inlan
son-burn the lat upon the altar-that b,
may be trained TO habits Of unqucstiouing
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The tFnme Circle.


HATILT l---A GBM.
Aftor singing silencni after roses, th0rns
All the hlackcst midnights built DER golden moras
Ater Towering, hdug hitter ater sweet
yellow, withcrcd slubblc after waving wheat.
Amor groen. the dropping OF he shrveled leaf
Like the sudden looping Of some dear beloi
Affcr gurgling watcr, dry, unsghtly hods
Amor exultation, lowly-hanging heads
So shrink and shvor at your profered Mss,
Knowing pain must iullow on the heel Of bliss
Knowing loss must hnd mo sleeping on your breast
Leave me while yOuiu mo,--this Is surely best
Like a bluahos lover Ion upon its STEM
Swocteniug tho thickness u The forests homi
Like hidden fountain, never touched Of hpsi
Like on unknown ocean mover sailed BY ships
Thus shall be fsifcr 10 your uutried thought,
Than II al my living into you're were wrought
Hearts dreams arc The sweetest In q lonely nest
Leave me while you love e,-this is surely best
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LOST HOURS.


] wcon the yigil that keep
T. sad and n solemn thing,
Where the chill October hroczos sweep,
And the fcrnf llo withoring.
For pass the years In long review,
The years have trinod past,
The year, when liio was bright and new
Al, what have thoy brought at lasti
And cry as look no my dropping flowers,
Ny tailcd hopes and my falling powers
Oh. my lost, lost hours Z"
What harvest might have been garnercd In,
When the golden grain was wasted
What nectar Of lito II was mine 10 win,
When the draught was barely tasted
What happy memories might hnNc sh0no
Had folly meyer stained them
What noble hiehts TO rest upon
n stoadier foot hnd gained them
And cry az III mid 10Y faded nOwcfr
" Rashncsf and weakness have fatal dowcrs
ooh, my lost lost hours"
Too late for battle too late for fame,
Comes the vision Of better life
with eyes that are Fmnriinr with tears Of shame
gaze % the worlds hot STRIFE.
The patient love cannot pardon now,
or the proud believing checri
Whore the white cross CLEANS and the YlOIots grow
Lie Tho loved that mnde life sn dear
Kind Nniuro rcncws her persisted Alwcr,
But Death knows nothing NJ sun ~ showcrs
Oh, my lost, Lost hours
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In SpBINd.TME Sow THY SEED. Before
the fifth year how many seeds are sown which
future years, and distant ones, mature sue
cessively How much fondness, how much
generosity, what hosts ofother virtues. cour-
age, conslancy, patriotism, springs into the
fathers heart from the cradle Of his child
And does never the fear come over man
that what is most precious to him upon
earth is left in careless or perddious, in un-
safe or unworthy hands d? Does 1t never oc-
eur to him that he loses son in every one
Of these five years p Lander.