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National Republican., 1873-10-06

to avoid the Inconsistencies Of these and ON
ulnte the virtues OF the best.
But the most general reason given TO tho
inquiry, why not partako Of this biokep
body and spilled blood 2" Is the objection,
1 am not good enough" This Is true, sadly
true; We are none OF US good cnoughi not
good enough to live, nor good enough to die,
not good enough to pray, nor even to come
to church; but " you do not do these things
you will become worse and worse. Bat
thanks TO him who said "do II In remcm.
brance Of me" he does not wait for US to be-
come good enough, and you will search the
Scriptures In vain to find mans merit the
condition OF Gods Mercy
Abeautiful humility grows opt of the scnsc
| of our uuworthiness to gather up the crumbs
under the table Of divine love. You should
not walt for more need or greater inclina-
| tion. The doctrine Of waiting ls the doctrine
| Of Satan; tomorrow may come nut win u
''your inclination to do right may not re-
turn. Oh, do not make lainc Offering OF
dccrcpid years to the Lord, nor walt TO be
driych by sorrow; come while tho bnptismal
/ dow IL on YOUR head, while the flush OF man
| hood is on your cheek, and the smile OF life
| il reflected from q heart full Of love, and lips
| full of praise. We have briefly asked "why
not" attend TO this duty In remembrance OF
Christ; let Us now briefly ask why we
should do II.
First look at the advantages 1t gives US as
II brings us into the attitude OF obcdicnt
children. Christ commanded II, and II Is our
duty TO obey. 1t Is 40 hard TO be good that
we should use all the help available. The
hill Of holiness Is so steep that we should
seek every aid In making the ascent TO ward
of cowardicc and despair. Duty Is difficult,
let us drink of the brook In the way for re-
frcsbment and aid.
Then, again, In this sacrament We review
the life and history Of Christ-Bethlehem,
Jerusalem, Gethsemena and Calvary, each
Of which is clothed In new light to us In this
observance, while from them come lessons,
the beauty Of which time can never ciiacc.
Moreover, In this observance you are re-
minded Of the weakness Of your own heart
and the exceeding sinfulness Of sin. Remorsc
melts into penitcncc as you roll your weight
OF sin on Christ, and pass from the chilling
fogs of earthly engrossments into the full
sunlight of Gods unbounded love.
Lastly, In this sacrament we are knit to-
gcther Into sacred unity as disciples Of the
Lord: children Of one family; heirs OF a
common Immortality. In this union all
destruction ceases, rs God Is no rcspecter of
persons.
Avoiding oil the doctrinal aspects Of this
subject have presented 10 only to impress
you with your duty and encourage you to Its
performance. BY this blessed table the Mas
ter stands with face full Of loving tenderness;
upon his iIps the words "Do II In remem-
brance Of me-" Can you refusc2
National Republican., 1873-10-06
GOVERNMENT SALES.
ovRRNMRNT SALE.

orrIcE 4. 4. Q. MI
WIN be so At public auction, 81 the ouaItermss
srsenal) on WEDNESDAY,, October %. 1878. al 10
O'clock a. M. lot Of old.pattern clothing. and
following, ariicesi 6st forage caps, 9s priyafes,
Uniform Jackets, IS flannel sack coats, (lined,) 25
pairs bootees ess WOODEN blankets IbI Waterproof
blankets, ~ N. q. o. sashes, 4 a. o, 4. metallic
metallic scales,
Terms Of SALE cssh in United s,s,.s ey1TTEsncy.
National Republican., 1873-10-06

J. II. sauicr g. Co.,
Bankers, No. ltls PennsylvaniA avenue, pay 9
per cent Oh all deposit.
National Republican., 1873-10-06
Extraordinary Inducements.

on oil cash sale q
for 30 days.
10000 worth OF
| new, nobby aud desirable
Roots, Caters, Ties aud slippers,
| At HRILBRUNs,
| west,
National Republican., 1873-10-06

THE Postmaster General Of Madras, india, has
. very mean estimation Of linguistic talent. lie
advertlses for q clerk who can read, write and
speak English, Hlndustani, Arabic, Bohra, Gazo-
rati and Mahratti, and all for fourteen dollars o
month.
National Republican., 1873-10-06

n OyERNMRNT SALE OF ARMY CLOTHING
" AND EQUIPA0E.
.DxIcE or AoTIno Assist Arr QgARTERMAsrKR,I
U s.A'. Fonr COLUMBUS, Snw Y9ak MAnnon. .
VIII b. soId Ct public sas,iop A Soysrnor,ss q, z
day OF October. is7s At II O'Clock .. m, under the
di.ccticn Of the rndersisned. 2 large quintty Of
sack coats Qined and unlined) caps nc. under IN.
structions from the QuArternA Astef deneraI United
yIhe tsrms Of sale will be stated In catalogue,
which can be obtained at this once,
First Lieutenant. Twelfth Infantry, A. A. d. NJ.
National Republican., 1873-10-06
GALE OF GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

fonr HAYS, X ,ssls. September 10, is73.
Tho undersigned will sell at public auction, at
Fort Hays, Kansas, At 10 O'clock a. m. on " EDNEs
"a Octo9er ~ lNs lot q unseryiceable prop
6nlance. . carts ehains. harness, saddles. wagon
forses, misoelaneous tools Clothing, insludIns
great coats, boots, equipaye, and other stortsL
tinn.
Terms Cash. In Government fund. at time Of
sale.
by authority Of tho Department Commander,
FRS, Lieutenant, Third idfhhcas faieasry y, J2Rs6psh
National Republican., 1873-10-06
SERMON LAST NIGHT.

Last night Rev. B. +. Barrett, of Whining
ton, Delaware, delivered discourse in the
Congregational church, upon .he view Of the
new church, on the subject OF Coming to
Christ"
OFFICERS ELECTED.
Tie following Is a list OF the officers elected
for the ensuing years Presiding minister,
National Republican., 1873-10-06

u. ". NAuDAfs, No. $50 Pennsylvania avenue,
near seventh street, Is taking tho city certln-
cates Issued By the Board Of Public Works ct
eiRnty.seyen cents on the dollar, which Ia GOOD
and carpets and sottinR above the market value
National Republican., 1873-10-06

Is derived from the sensual scientific prin-
ciple.
II a child should be found playing at the
hole OF an asp, or should put Its hand into
the nest OF cockatrice, the Inevitable conse-
quence would be that II would be bitten by
these scrpcnts, and that 1t would have TO die.
In the regenerated state OF mind the asp and
cockatrice become inoffensive to the child,
that is, to the principle of innocence. The
same truth Is referred to by the Lord when
stoned them to go into all the world and pro,
claim the gospel. He said that, They
shall take up serpents, and II they
Idrink any deadly thing 1t shall moi
hurt them."-Msrk xvi:ls. By serpents are
| signiffed the affections Of the five senses, oI
the sensual principles, which are the ultimate'
of life. Noxious serpents, as those In oul
text, sighniiy sensual things that are de-
pendent on evil affections. All unclean, sen
sual lusts and their corresponding thoughts
are poisonous serpents. Regarding the de
sires or appetites of the senses, they are moi
evil In themselves, and when controlled by
rational law they are good and useful. Bui
independent Of higher spiritual control they
break through the boundary limited to them
by Gods Commandments, overleap every
moral law and plunge man into vice, crime
and misery.
In the regencrate state OF mind the love OF
| God IL supreme In man; his heart Ia filled
with the delights OF holy love, dwclls IL
Gods holy mountain, which is the lore Of n,
Lord, and the natural mind, or earth, is filled
| with the knowledge of the Lord, us the wa,
tcrs cover the sea- The knowledge and love
of the Lord forever keeps In the regenerated
mind the animals aud serpents IN subordlna'
tion and subsection, 80 that they cannot hurt
because they will not. They are made tame
and subjected TO innocence. Now the soul
dwclls In the iOUe Of God or In his holy noun
tain and rests in peace. Now man enjoys
the delights which arc derived from wisdom
and states of heavenly purity. "Come ye
and let us go up TO the mountain OF Jehovah,
to the house OF the God OF Jacob. and he will
teach us his ways, and we will walk In his
paths. o house OF Jacob, come ye, and lei
us walk In the light Of jehovah" Amen.
SERMON LAST NIGHT.
National Republican., 1873-10-06

thirteen In number, copied from the Noyem
Der QS6D number of the Catholic World O
New York. Prefacing the publication OF tn,
letters, the editor remarks 1.-TWO years ag,
Count Neuri de Chastellux gave to the world
through the pages of Le Correspondent O
Paris, translation of thirteen letters o
Washington never before printed. They wer,
addressed to the Marquis de Chastellux, that
gallant and accomplished French nobleman
who fought with the patriot army during oul
Revolutionary war, serving as o major gen
eral under Rochainbeau." The letters rur
through period Of eight years, the first be
Ing dated at New Windsor January 2s, 1881
and the last at Mount Vernon, April 25, l7ss
Mr.. Noah Brooks contributes venerabl,
RELIC or INTERNAL REVENUE,
being the license certificate granted In 1917
for tho use of four-Wheel carriage
called a coachee, TO Thomas Dougherty, who
was clerk OF the House during the Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Congresses,
Mr.. Cummins c. Helmick presents q list ol
the
PEw-HoLDERs IN ST. Johns CHURCH
in 1925, with statement OF the annual rent
payable Oh pews purchased. Among those
who held pews In that venerable cdiflce were
John Q. Calhoun, Henry Clay, Richard Rush
John p. Van Ness, Il. g. Welghtman, JOSEPH
wales, Jr', hnu other prominent personnges
At that time the annual rent on pews sole
amounted to 81, $50. .25, and rent on pews oc.
cupled, remaining the property OF the church
to sISO.75; total amount Of annual rents
S2,0l4. Charles Vinson was then treasurer
Of the board Of trustees.
Mr.. Brent contributes an interesting IRE
Prospective" about
oREENLEAF's or ARSENAL POINT,
formerly Turkev-hnzzarl Point Tha nri,,i
nal metes aud bounds OF Turkey -buzzard
Point aud ''Duddldgton Pasture, "are given
from an original survey now In the "force
library the property Of the Government,
and preserved IN the Capitol. Mr.. b. quotes
from Jonathan Elliot's hHistory Of the Dis.
trict OF Columbia" published In 1880, show
Ing that the valley at the foot OF Capitol hill,
washed BY Tiber creek, was periodically yis-
tied by the indians, who named II their fish
National Republican., 1873-10-06

CAurIoSi-I our changcable climate coughs,
colds, and diseases Of the throat lungs, and
chest will always prevail. Cruel consumption
tended TO In time, can he arrested and cured.
The remedy Is DIR. wstars Dalsam Of wild
Cherry.
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II U N o R O U S .
Joke on Speaker Blaine,

A good story is in circulation at the ex-
pense of Speaker Blaine. Old job SalkeN. a
colored man, has been in the white washiog
business since the days of Washington. He
is lively old darby. and he dropped in to say
dat some dem fellers fooled him like de deb
ble. And it seems that some wags, soon af,
ter Mr.. Speaker Blaine had made his dra-
matte demand for an investigating committee.
told job. always in search of work, that Mr..
Speaker Blaine had the biggest sort of Job
OF embarrassing on hand, and he-J S. had
better see him. Duly armed with bucket and
brush, the old man took pull at the bell of
the Speakers palatial residence, and. on being
answered, said [ s'wapts to see the Speakah."
He was shown in the library, where par
liamentary law and gravel relaxed in gown
and slippers.
"Well. my man. what's wanted 2"
81 heard, sab, dat you had mighty big
Job OBJ white>washin on hand, an I jess drop
along to see eff could git it."
embarrassing ?" repeating each SEPARATE
letter as if dropping the word from vial in
spoon.
yes, sab dey do saw dat you is gwipe to
white>wash de whole House of Repumsen-
tatives"
You Internal old scoundrel,'' cried the
Speaker, but he could not refrain laughing at
the amazed look Of the venerable African.
Lord, sab. I is no sounded only axed
you fer your job of white washing at's all.
Nou-now-now look ye heah," he continued
in some temptation a, he saw the Speaker
rise to a question of order. 81 do mo know
what you near. An you jist tell me eff YOU
want dat white>washin' or notch ?"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-01-28
JEFFERSON FOUNDRY AND MACHINE
SHOPS.

A FTER IN experience of l6 years in our bust.
~ mess. we have at last found out that we cannot
carry on our business without money; and the d IT,
hculty in collecting money these times makes it a
necessity for US to adopt the Cash system. wewill
therefore, after January 1873, do work Tor Cash
only or Country Produce down on delivery of the
work. We will endeavor to put down ourpr ices a 9
manship superior to any, and viii strive to accom-.
MEDIATE al who will favor with their patronage.
Our New Ploughs. of which are making a
large lot of different sizes will be sold time to
good, responsible men. hv giving their notes pa va
Die at such time as specified in the contract. Re-
member, however. we guarantee satisfaction in
ready for settlement and be closed W without
delay. wEIRICK 4 WELLER
January II; 1873
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:: b; AisgSisR: 'r'' }sa'esmsn.
January u, 1873
WE CLERGYMEN
j. Rose,
w. p Rose
WVSRD oURnD

Of Chronic and Acute Rheumatism, NEURALGIA
Ldmbago, SUiatica. Kidney land Nervous Diseases
attcf years OF suffering, BY taking DIR. Filters
Vegetable Rheumatic Syrup-,he scientific
discovery Of }. P. Filter, NJ D.. regular graduate
physician, with whom we are persona lly acouaint-
Cd who has for 80 years trea tied these diseases
cIusively with astonishing results. We believe It
our christian duty, after deliberations to conscen-
ousy request sufferers to it, especially persons
waste money and time on worthless mixtures. As
cleTgymen we seriously feel the deep
resting on us in publicly endorsing this medicine
But our knowiedge and experience of its renarka-
bic merit fully justities tiun. Rev. C. H. Ew-
ing, Media, Pcnn'a suffered sixteen years, became
hopeless Rev. Thomas Murphy. b. D., Frank.
lord, Phllada. Rev. J. B. Davis, H ig htstown \ ew
Jersey. fev. ). ). Buchanan, Clarence, Iowa. Rev.
u U. smith Pittsficld, New York. Rev Joseph
Begss, Falls Church, Philadelphia. Other tcs;,mo-
hiats from Senators, Governors Judges, Congress-
men PhysiC ians, &c. forwarded gratis W it'll pamph-
let cxplai lining these diseases. One thousand dol
lars Will be presented to any medicine for same dis
eases showing equal merit under test, or that eau
produce one fourth as many living cures ANY per
son sending by letter description of afliction will
receive gratis legally signed guarantee, ma ming
the number OF bottles 10 cure, agreeing to refund
money upon sworn statement of its failure to cure
Afflicted invited to write to Dr.. Filter, Phiiad,a
His valuable advice costs nothing.
c. f BELLER.
Sole Agent for Harper's Ferry.
January II, 1S73-ly.
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"ALL THE YEAR ROUND "

sa well known fact that at present business lie
rather dull. but the duIlest part OF all Is when
people come and ask you for Credit and refused
they feel highly offended. No doubt most of these
people mean we'll. Somebody said once that a GER
tain place that is supposed to be rather warm was
'.paved with COCO intentions.' / cannot vouch for
the truth OF hat> but know this much, that s.bee
tween the cup and the lip there Is many slip"
Now, know OF no law TO prevent anybody from
grumbling when tfeir feelings are hurt by being
refused credit. but know of no law either on the
statute book to compel merchant sell his goods
without money, ana SO long as not convinced
that there is such law in existence will kaep on
enforcing the CASH PAY ENT to the best of my
ability, so that nobody need be particularly Offend
ed. J. NJ DECAUISE
Harper's Ferry, Nov. 8. 1s72-ti.
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THE AMERICAN FARMER.

IENHIS old standard hiy journal OF agriculture
Il beg ms new volume January lst Special at
tention ia pad-besides that given the staple crops
to Stock Breeding. Fruit G Growing, the Dairy, &c.
Some of the most successful of American agricul-
turists contribute to its ges. It is PRACTICAL sub
stnntiai, reliable! Subscription s so a YEAR To
clubs of five or more. only ST. each. Very hand
SOME premiums for cluhs. Specimen Nos. free
SAML. SANDS & SON P ublishers.
Jan. II, 1S73-2t. Baltimore, Md,
DLASTERING Lath and Oak Shingles. for sale
L by JAS. LAW. HOOFF.
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oLLEN obs,
Ta@ Reducea.
FROM % TO leo PER GENT.

TENHIS lie 10 certi.y that ]. w. w. Burton do ~,
continue to do ali kind of work in Inc k1t
sILVERSMITH LINE. and some work thai fiAi
,s not in that line. from % to 100 per cent go
cheaper than any other man in III. State. I want
the people to distinctly understand that do all tho
work myself, and do not have hire a hand TO DO
1t. man that hires a hand 10 do the WORK, has
got to charge enough to keep them both-it's plain
enough. with one eye shut.
List of Prices Chronometera, Duple1es, stem
Windcrs, English nd American Levers, CIca ned a /
Sl.5p. Clocks c teamed and repaired at 81, and
Insured for twelve months. Breast Pin Tongues
and Finger Riugs at IS cents each All email iobs
IRON 10 to Is cents Anything in the Jeweiry line
ordered at the shortest notice.
Can DO found at ALL tirhcs, just one square North
OF Mr.. Jacob StRrry's Store, on Lawrence s,reet-
sign OF the Wooden Watch
June 20. ls72-6m w w BURTON
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POE TItcAL
THE OLD BARN.

a. = 81
Riekety, old, and crazy,
Shing leless. lacking some doorss
Bad in the upper story.
Wanting boards in the floors;
beams strung thick with cobwebs.
. Ridge pole yellow and gray.
Hanging In helpless innocence
Over the move of hay.
How the winds turned round it,
Winds of a stormy day
Scattering the fragrant hay seed,
Whiskins the straws away;
! Streaming in at the crsnnies,
Spreading the clever smell,
Changing the dark OH erauery
Into howery dell.
o. how loved the shadows
That chung to ths silent roof,
Dav dreams Wow " fth the quiet,
Many a glittering woofs
climbed to the highest rafters,
And watched the swallows al play,
Admired the knots in tho Boarding.
And rolled in the pillows Of hay.
; Palace Of king couldn't latch it,
The Vatican loses it's charm
When placed in my memory's balance.
Beside the old gray barn!
And I'D rather scent the clover,
Piled in the barns roomy mow.,
Than cit in the breath of the highlands,
Ponred from AppeH'ne brows!
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-01-28

An Atlanta wedding toast 'The bride
May the joys and pleasures of this happy
New Year always attend you, aud never be
marred by the failure to sew the buttons on
your husbands shirts, and may you never for
get to pull at those already on to see that they
will not break off,
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Avarica.

"A New Orleans correspondent sends the
following little bit-a story characteristic of
the spirit of avarice in Jefferson parish L.:
\ farmer on the eve of 'spegging out,
said to his wife:
''My dear. am going to die; therefore
wish to wake my will. All my fortune in
this world is horse aud dog You will
sell the horse aud give the proceeds to nv
relations. As to the dog you can keep him
for yourself" And the old man died
Her mourning over, the widow wishing to
obey the last instructions of her dead husband.
took the horse and dog to market and offered
them for sale. She was offered two hundred
dollars for the horse, but no one would buy
the dog.
II will not sell one without the other, !"
said the woman 'give me two hundred dol
lars for the dog and [ will let You have the
horse for Eve dollars" The purchaser ac-
cePted, though he thought it queer bargain
The next day, obeying her husbands instruc,
tions, she sent the FIVE dollars, price of the
horse, to her husbands relatives, and kept
the two hundred, price of the dog, for herself.
NEVER SAW One OF THEM.-Some time
since two gentlemen, both travellers, met ut
one OF the largest hotels in San Francisco -
One was lameutng his condition, and folly
in leaving his family at home. He asked til
other if he had family.
"1es, said he, IL have wife and six chil-
dren in New York, and l never saw one of
them"
at this reply the interrogation was rather
taken back, and sat for some moments in ST.
ience, then continued:
"Were you ever blind sir ?''
"No, sir"
Ibid you marry widow ?'
"No, sir"
Another lapse of silence.
did understand you to say, just now,
sir, that you had a wife and six children liv>
ing in New York, and had never seen one of
them?"
YES, sir; so 7 stated
Another and longer pause then he again
inquired
;'How can it be that you never saw one of
them ?''
why" was the response, 'sone of them
was born after | left
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"A rural gentleman standing over regis
ter in one of our stores. attracted general at
tentlou to himself by observing to his wife,
TM j | guess I'm going to have a fever,
feel such hot streaEs runnin' up my legs"
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1873-01-28

A wife asked her husband for a new
dress. He replied: Times are hard, nv
dear-so hard | can hardly keep my nose
above water" whereupon she retolted, you
can keep your nose above water easy enough
IT you'd mind to, but the trouble is that you
keep it too much above brandy
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ACH MAKING
AND
Livery i'm CElarEcst0wn.

VIE Undersigned having entered into Co Part
Il nershlp, under the maine and style of
STUMP Il HAWKS.
Will conduct the business of
COACH MAKING AND REPAIRING
In ell its branches, guarantying the best
snip and satisfactory terms. We intend largely
increase the business md make ORDER and alao to
Keep on hand for snIe CARRIAGES. BUGEIES,
ROCKAWAYS and L1G HT WAGONS of the most
approved patterns, and OF superior materials and
warrant every article to be recommended. We
shall have in our employ some OF the hands who.
Tor twenty years or more, were employed by Mai,
W. j. Hawks and also have the benefit of his pres
ence and advice, and it will be the endeavor of the
new firm 10 maintain the reputation OF HAWKS
COACH FACTORY. Old Carriages taken in ex-
changefor new work. On hand constantly, Second
haad work which will be disposed OF at moderate
figures.
In addition to the above, we purpose giving our
attention to a general LIVERY BUSINESS, and
will keep good horses .nd vehicles of every descrip
tion for the accommoda ton of the public
A. STUMP,
Aug. %. lSTl-Iy. A. w HAWKS