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There is sphere in mems lives into
which they are accustomed 10 sweep
whole multitude Of petty faults without
judging them, without condemning them.
and without attempting to correct them.
There Is realm of moral moths for al
most all Of us. We all hold ourselves
unaccountable for major morals, but
there is realm of minor morals where
We scarcely suppose ethics to enter.
There are thousands and thousands Of lit
tie untruths that hum and buzz, and
sting in society, which are too small To
be brushed or driven away. They are in
the looks, they are in the infections and
tones of the voice; they are in the ac-
tions; they are in the reflections, rather
than in direct images that are represented.
They are methods of producing impres-
sions that are wrong, though every
means by which they are produced is
strictly right. There is way of serving
that which is wrong while you are pre-
pared to show that everything that you
say and do is right. There are little un-
Harnesses between man and man, and
companion and companion, that are said
to he minor matters, and that are small
thing; there are little unjust judgments
and detractions; there are slight indul'
gencc, of the appetitcs; there are petty
violations Of conscience; there are ten
thousand of these plays of the passions
in men which are called foiblcs or weak
nesSes, but which eat like moths. They
take away the temper, they take away
the magnanimity and generosity, they
take from the >oul its enamel and it,
poli.h.
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bcrcd the ridiculs he had cast on the sub
jcct when Clara persisted in trying to
convince him that fortune-telliug ought
to be classcd among the exact sciences.
The mysterious parsonage, however,
soon woke him from his reverie by adj
dressing him by his Christian and sur
name.
George Gray was not prepared for this
ready knowledge Of his kinship.
II, to use vulgar expression, took him
quite aback; but he was still more aston
ished when the oracular voice told him,
in minute detail, the many important
events of his past life, dlating largely on
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ripcu all a, once, but one af,er another,
10 that the soldiers have q steady supply
Of ever-ripcning fruit TO eat, and are
kept busy all the time running up and
down the leaves TO see how their crops
come on. When IN ant Ands pear
ready for eating, he bites the stem, bends
back the fruit, and breaking IL Of, car
rics II in triumph to the nest.
II would he cowardly ant that would
not fight for home like that, and these
ants are no towards. Just touch limb
81 as to jar It, and the valiant little sol.
dicrs will swarm out frow the thorns in
great numbers, and attack the intruder
with jaws and sting- Not caterpillar,
lcafcuttcr, beetle, or any other enemy Of
the tree can touch one Of the leaves with
out paying the penalty. Thus the tree
thriyes, where II would otherwise he de-
stroyed; and the ants find their reward
in snug houses, with plenty to drink and
to eat. The small birds, which hurt
neither the ants nor the leaves, also find
protection with them, and, let us hope,
pay good rent in morning and evening
songs. Isn't that a profitable partner.
ship?-T. Nichoias
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According to history, the silk-worm
originated in China. Asa regular branch
of human industry il seems tO have come
into vogue l,5lj years ago, through the
encouragement of the Empress si-ling-
Chi, to whom is attributed the inNen-
tion of silk stuff. The country was en-
riched through the development of this
industry, and from that day to this the
memory of Si-ling-Ch ha. been held in
the greatest reverence. She has been
placed among the deilie. of the land,
and her name changed to that Of sein-
Thsan, which signifies "the first who
raised silk-wonn.' The secret Of silk
worm culture WAS finally stolen from
China, and ultimately spread all over
the globe; for twenty years, however, tho
Chinese kept the secret faithfully; death
was The penalty which amy one incurred
who attempted to impart knowledge OF
il Ia any outside nation, aud their non
tiers were guarded closely to prevent the
soclet from being carried abroad,
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Tiffor Tat.

4 young lady, the daughter of the
owner OF the hou.e, was addressed 10y II
young man who, though agreeable to
her, was dislikcd BY her father OF
course he would NOT consent TO their
union, and she determined To clope. The
night was fixed, the hour came, the lover
placed the ladder TO the window, and in
few moments the Young girl was in his
arms. They mounted double horsr,
and were soon some distance from the
hou.e After while the lady broke the
silence by saying; We'll, you see what
proof ] have given YOU of my affection !;
hope youwill make me good husband '
lie was ,urly fellow, and gruiiiy
answered: Pcrhap-1 may, and perhaps
not She made no reply, bnt after a
silence of some minutes she suddenly ex-
claimed "Oh, what shall We do? have
left my money behind me in my mom.'
Then said he, I'VE must 20 back and
fetch it, They were soon again AT the
house, the ladder was again placed, the
lady remounted, while the ill-nsturcd
lover waited below. But she delayed to
come, and 80 he gently called "Are you
coming?" When she looked out of the
window, and said; Perhaps ] may, and
perhaps ! may not;" and then shut
down the window, leaving him todepart
alone. Nraoircf d.. Rdp',s.
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On Monday an old gentleman from
Washington county came to this city for
the purpose of collecting the interest on
two bonds of the Washington Branch
Railroad. lie went TO the chief clerk at
Camden station, and the clerk filled up a
check for six dollars, the amount Of in
terest due ON the bonds for six months
The check was given to the gentleman
from Washington county, who carried il
to the treasurer Of the company for the
purpose of having it signed. II happened
that when the cheek was presented for
signature the treasurer was busily en-
gagged in signing number Of others lie
took the six dollar check and laid il upon
his desk, but before signing il, he crossed
the room to get drink of water. lie
then returned TO his desk, and, signing a
check, handed it to the old gentleman,
who took the check without examining it
and went down stairs, where he handed
it toMr Cornell, the ticket agent, asking
him to cash it, Mr. Cornell took the
check, examined it, and smilingly asked
the old gentleman when he supposed
there would he money enough in the
Office to cash check like that The old
gentleman, supposing from Mr.. Cornelrs
manner that he was making sport Of him,
snatched up the check in a rage and left
the depot. An hour or ~ later several
clerks might haze been seen flying
around, hunting an old man from Wash
ington ounty, who had received check
signed in the railroad office The old
gentleman, however, was not found until
yesterday morning, when he visited
Camden station for the purpose Of going
home As he was going through the
depot he was stopped by an excited rail-
road official, who inquired il he had a
check ON the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road. The old gentleman said he had,
and on opening his pocket book he was
astoni,hed to find that the check that he
supposed was for So was really one for
$4,000. Explanations followed, and il
appears that the treasurer had signed and
given him the wrong cheek. The old
gentleman then visited Mr.. Cornell and
appologized for his rudencss on the pre-
vious day .-BditimOre .imeric1.
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rws sspsscovERED COUNTRY.


somewhere, they say, acro~ the 80,
THERE'S an unknovs strand
u waits for you aud waits for me,
That unseen, fsr-oti land.
Lets sch ~ In some fairy bark
With wings cf morning afr,
Wen sail across the waters DARK
And some day anchor there.
Wen anchor In the pleasant bay
Aud oh what perfect peace,
u IN that land N far away,
All cares and sorrows cesse
I've dreamed oi ,ha, fair land, aud yearnei
To SEEK It's balmy shores,
Aud many time my eyes have turned
'yond where life's ocean rcars,
Tccaich some glimpse II sunny hills
Beyond the waters wide,
Bu, though my -oul With longing thrills,
Al giimp>es were denied.
oh come With me. The tide is in
Its ebb shall hear us out,
Beyond the shores of doubt and sin.
To solve it, vague, dim doubt
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sUR rmE yOuxss sOLks.
IAe Ittfrc Gfrrs nnsh. Dsu.


IVES bsngn out our wsshin',
pon't you 80 our tecnty liusst
The .hce-strine one l. Dirl,e'.
The other one Is miue.
We alters wash on Monday,
Cause sran'ma alters dccsl
Aud the sccdc., ways 10 housckeep
igucss our gran'ma hnovs
We've 81, ,cen,y vashhoari,
Aud cunnin' little tub,
does most all u,c rins'n',
Gauss Birdie loves TO rub.
I tell you she piles scap on,
Most more than bridget docs
To do dreat, big washin';
but Bridget never knows
She'd scold u. worSe than hfty
II she should aud II out
Rut we's gcnally pretty quiet,
And she don't know what vcre bout
u msmma'd comc and see ~,
.pc, shea -S,ld SINE more.
'Cau-e we've wettc,i up our ashcs,
Aud sloppcd the pantry aoor.
We've crinhicd up our fingers
'Tillthcy look " granma's do;
And Rriie slcppei some -oar-usls
Right on my new blue shoe.
We set It in the oven
Igues itll dry right socn.
There, we've done this drcst big washin',
And hung II out fore noon.
-ro~ih's oo-ppai,
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TnE watermelon crop !, not gaierslly
regarded As of much Importance in es-
timating our agricultural produits; the
watermelon can hardly be countel as one
of our staples; and yet il is one of the
crops which the south !. beginning to
rely upon for an income as il does upon
peanuts and strawberries Thee is one
county in Georgia which has tw,lve hun-
dred acres of the juicy fruit, scording
to the tax receivers returns, and il 10
stated thSl ON ons day last wspt, three
steamers brought from Sayan,ah To the
New lork market sixteen thousand.
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THE NtRkETs.


Reeves, i0aiT !. ricgs, dressed, say
Cotton 'ie s"l',e ''ou' sulcrhne "ss.'h s'
. Cbir,s,. siISotni No. Mnwauke-
Al ~ al n, I,e. 90: COM, Western Miscl
siasiiic ic; yellow Western, ~ sn-lc. Oats Nee
N',e' "'s',,n' 80. ~, | ~, So, s... ~, = !.
ap.s' ,,oI' Nss s wv" 80. -,,' ''"'''
h"''''' "s''''"' o,,s
whesi, No Rel, we Cotn' No
2, Nso', cf'ise7ci Oats, No 2 "eHsc. 3
ro'A' ~, ...a.s-,
cu,c.co
- 49,. ,,so.,
nee,e,, 'vNs, ,-.,...,-. az - - ,',,r,o,
!, medium. q, oaS 40; Tiour. Minnesota. sscoa
ass Wheat No ! sPnus si"' 20. = 10
Hfi"'i No - do't plHf' - ,''",
2 mlt~i' - o' 80
Rye, No. = '!''N.i htief' -" Sl""s'
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ByR.v PIERCE, NJ. D., ~ the WORLDS
DIsPENsAEY, Buffalo, \. \.

H. Y
DIsPENsAEY, Buffalo, y. v
knowing that YOU are subject to great
amount of suffering, that dclicacy ON your
part ha. a strong tendency 70 prolons and
the longer il is neglected the more YOU have
10 endure and the more diiticult Of cure your
case becomes, l., rs a physician, who j. daily
consulted by scores Of your sex, desire TO say
To YOU, that | am constantly meeting with
those who have been treated for their all.
Isents for months without being benefited
in the least, until they have become perfectly
discouraged aud have almost made up their
mind never to takc another desc uf medicine,
nor be tortured by any further treatment
Thew had rather die and have their suiicrings
ended than 10 live and suaer ~ they have.
They say they are worn out by suffering and
are only made worse by treatment oi any
thing moro discouraging, We certainly can
not conceive, and we're there no more sue.
eessful mode Of treating such difficulties
than that, the principles OF which teach the
reducing and depicting of the vital forces Of
the system, when the indications dictate u
treatment directly the reverse ui the one
a,oDted for them, their eases would be- de-
plorahle indeed. But lady sufferers, there il
y better aud lar more successful plan of
treatment for you; one more In harmony
with the laws and requirements of your
system. A harsh, irritating, caustic treat
nent and strong medicines all never cure
YOU. Ii you would use rational means, such
as eopmOn-sense should dictate 10 every in
teligent lady, take such medicines as em-
body the very best inNigorating tonics and
nervines, compounded with special reference
10 your delicate system. Such happy com.
bnation you win find in my fay0rite PIE.
seriptio0 which has received the loudest
praise from thousands Of YOUR sex. Those
languid, tiresOme sensations causing you to
feel scarcely able 10 br on your feet or as
cend a nighr Of stairs that continual drain
that is sapping from your systems all your
former elasticity, and driving the bloom
from your cheeks; that continual strain
upon your vital forces that renders you ir.
ritable and frstful, may all he overcome and
subdued by perssyering use of that marvel
Gus remedy. Irregularities and distractions
10 the proper workings of your systems are
relieved by this mild aud safe means, while
periodical pains, the existence 6f which Is u
sure indication OF serious disease that should
not be neglected, readily yield to il, and II
its use il kept up for reasonable length OF
time the special cause of these pains j. per
manently removed. Further light ON these
subjects may be obtained from my pamphlet
on diseases peculiar 10 your sex, sent on re-
esipt of two stamps. Ny FaVorite Preserip-
lion is sold by druggists.
In temperate in diet. our first parent
ale them.elye. sul ol house and home.
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Az eminent French physician claims
to have discovered that fddling will cure
nervousness. and that a trumpet -olo will
cure catalcp~y. ! have not yet tested
the accuracy of thesc statements, but !
know a man who is learning to play the
ACCORDION who has ~ completely cured
everybody in the neighborhood Of home
sickne. that they are perfectly willing
10 remain away from home for any length
of time while the ACCORDION fiend j.
practicing. lie is also curing the hou-c
rents in the vicinity by driving them
down. | have al~o known singing To re-
lieve acute attacks of rhcumsti-m. Old
Jones, who used to live near me, was dis
turbed one night by glce club which
was serenading his daughter. lie suffered
n great deal from rheumatism but he
managed to hobble To the front window
with his gun, and while he was leaning
out 10 take aim at the man who sang base,
he lost his balance and tumblcd out on
the pavement lie never suffered again
from rheumatism. He was buried on the
following Sunday.
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face of the earth; but as long q. manklnu
exists there will also be men who say;
al would like to he big"
4 father had two sons; one was tall
and stout, the other short and slim.
Ones name was Tobias, and because he
was little, folks called him Little Tobias.
al want to he big" said Tobias to the
folks who called him Little Tobias.
And he called his brother TO his side,
and stood upon the tips of his toes and
stretched his neck, and asked.
Am bigger nowT
ono" said the folks.
And Tobias, perceiving that he was
not particle bigger, said to himself:
IL will have to try some other plan
Then he became a poet, and wrote
verses a. beautiful as those of Schiller,
and tragedies as grand as those of Shaks-
peare, and comedies As sparkling as those
of Molicre-at least, that was what he
imagined-and he flourished them aloft.
and stood upon the tips of his toes, ana
asked:
cam bigger now?'
Then came Criticism and Good Taste,
and stood at his side and measured him,
and said:
"No, you are not?'
Then Tobias studied philosophy and
sciente and literature, and wrote his
tory of the classics, like Nilmar; and
book proving that life Is u mutation of
matter, like Moleschott and a treatise
showing that the life of man cores
ponds with what he cats and drinks, like
Vogt; and with these he raised himself
upon the tips of his toes, and asked;
"Am bigger now?'
Then appeared Reason and Common
Sense, and placed themselves at his side,
and they lowered high above him, and
said:
" No, yon are not!'
Then Tobias studied Jurisprudence,
and cameralistics, and international law,
and political economy, and geography,
and statistics, and whatever else is es-
sential to qualify a diplomat, and then
he was appointed minister to a foreign
power, and he stoodnpon the balcony of
his embassy and demanded:
"Am any bigger now -
Then History suddenly rose to his side,
and Tobias appeared To himself, and to
everybody else, mere pigmy.
Tobias had nearly given up in despair,
when, by pure accident, he became a
king.
lie built himself a throne which was
loftier than all the thrones in the world.
Upon this throne he seated himself and
gazed down upon the legions who sur
rounded it, and they appeared to him
infinitesimally small and Insignificant,
and he exclaimed, with an air Of con-
fidence that was touching:
"Tll bet anything that | am bigger
noww
Then came Science, and Art, and His
tory, and Civilization, and Reason, and
Common Sense, and Liberty, and Pro
gress, and many other grand and start
ling apparitions, that raised their fronts
unto the heavens, and stood opposite the
throne.
Then Tobias saw perfectly well that he
was as small rs ever ana thenceiorth was
silent.
Little Tobias still lives.
A TREE THAT KEEPS A STANDING
ARMY.-Here's a story that Il bright lit
tie humming-bird told me the other day.
As it started from somewhere in the
tropics, it grew To be- a pretty long ac-
count by the time il reached me here in
New York State; but it {, founded
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A sgw coon REASONS

i.-aN..s I,s.ai,oa TnsROrGar TsstEp aud ,c,ufrd
by Letters Patent.
a-Make. pe,,s.a locE srir,H, alike on both sides,
on "a iia'l. ~ gs'ais.
a-htNs Lisur, saoorH, Mosques aud nAFip-
Lssf oaBi 'aai'oa of qualities.
s.-ptrAair Ruas fof vsan without Rrpars.
D. WA DO ell ofr,siis.gf Hyil aad iaaoy M, Li@g 10
a superior manbet.
s-ls MOI Lusi9 Msaagsdby ths Operator Lcngu
Of stitch Hal b. altered while running aud machine
can .he threaded without passing thread through
holes.
=. Ds-ign Simpls hJe~iau., FleJaaf, fprmins The
stitch riitoa the use OF cog wheel Grars, hotsp
Caia- or Lover Arms, Has the ist1nafc brap isri,
which ia.Hff pra, is0,A of ai,A ~ dHB Tesd. Has
our new Thread 'uaboiisf, which allows easN move
nisut ~ urrllr.hnr, aud prsruiis iiIH,g 10 hfead
s.-t1NrrEt riioN Ha.i oas ,fsl aud TlsIsHrp. lti
manufactured ly the most skaUd and sipaFssfrot
mschaHias, AZ the eelrhatod Remington Arsnors,
Iiisn. M. >es Nork Oasee, No. uadi'
SON square. lts"rt<'s Buiiai.g. nHANsu
OfIItbssi sss state St.. thicago. III xso
supsrior si., t1e, eiassd. Os isi fourth ~,
si.-ssnstL Of soa Main ~. u.ssisio. ny.
Iis Washingtsa Mt tioston. mas---t SO
the-inut NJ, philadelphia. Pat 10 sisth
~. pittsburgh. ga.
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The Requisites for "a Gemtsem.sm.

4 writer on "a Gentleman" in tins
iey's Magazine says: " Bashfulness is not
inconsistent with the character, and we
are surprised that ~ rare a quality is not
more highly appreciated. The thoughts
and feelings of the retiring disposition
are not less refined, although they may
not be expressed with the gracefulness of
the ready speaker, or the impetuosity of
the rattle-patc. This disposition fre-
qucntly arises from the mind running in
channels other than the common-places
of ordinary conversation, and a conse-
quent consciousness Of inieriority in the
art of pleasing. The assumption of the
character is often but a stimulation Of the
more agreeable habits of society, and
only the veneer which hides depraved
tastes and vicious propensities. Nothing
more displays frivolous, selfish, and
vulgar mind than inattention to the sim
pie courtesics of life, and without this
even profound learning is no more than
tiresome pedantry. A person of this
description says he can be gentleman
when he pleases. A true gentleman
never pleases to do anything else, and
never, by any accident, derogates from
this standard. lie can not stoop to a
mean thing. lie never struts in bor-
rowed plumage. lie never stabs in the
dark. lie is not one thing to mans face
and another behind hi. back. Papers
not meant for his eye are sacred. Bolts
and bars locks and keys, bonds and So
curities, and notices to trespassers are
not for him. lie is consistent observer
OF the second great commandment
whatever he judges to he honorable he
practices toward ALL
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The s,redsserv MOSQUITO.

On balmy wings of starry night, by
summer breczes blown, there comes
voice no ear can slight; feathery mon
otonc Of awful portent. Whirring round
our poor devoted ear, the echoes of that
goddess sound awaken all our fears, and
make us curse the summer night, with
all its shadows of delight. All useless
fall our vigorous blows to mash the sharp
intruder, for when we smite, away he
goes beyond our reach Seclude our
selves rs best we may, or draw the net
ting close about Us, the fiend is sure to
find a flaw, through which to bite and
rout us from dreams that might be pass
ing sweet, but for his guile and base de
ceit. For in the silence of the room he
Silly sits in waiting. He peers athwart
the lonely gloom, his secret soul initiating
with ghoulish dreams of human blood.
He waits to hear our snoring; then goes
for his nocturnal food without delay.
Exploring our poor prone bodies DER and
DER, he reyels in prospective gore. AT
last, with instinct sure As sin, he finds 3
nice blue vein, and rips his little dagger
in and pulls it out again, until he get,
his baggy paunch as full as it can be
And then he sits upon his haunch and
chuckles. Gaily he then squirts some
poison into the wound, the while the
lullabies resound. The pang goes shoot
ing through our nerves, till wakenine
with a sense of pain, we seize the near
est thing that serves, and seek the pre-
dator in vain. Upon the distant chin
ney-top he sits, -erenely whetting hi,
CORY bayonet red-hot for the next day,
blood-letting, and gently croons an artful
chorus, to warn Us that he means tC
bore Us.