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Belgian Newspaper Advertisements.

ga young lady of ripe age CLne
den1OiselIe, age n9aEr), of good family,
carefully educated, wishes TO marry an
honorable gentleman from forty FIVE to
Fifty years old, possessed of fortune or
position. In exchange he will receive
affectionate care. Write to Poste
Restante, Brussels, initials n. o." So
runs an advertisement in a recent num-
Der of the EtoiIe Beige, which may at
least be commended for candor and
simplicity. There is, indeed, q wonder
full 9aaiUete in Belgian announcements
of this natute, which, by, the way, are
a regular feature in the Journalism of
that little kingdom. Here is another
from the same paper /" A free-thinker,
twenty seven years of age, a widower,
with a child four years old, of indie,
pendent position, brilliantly educated
and brought up INSTRUCTION ct educG-
ton 6riLLidnteS) desires to wed young
widow or unmarried lady of some slight
fortune, sharing his ph:losophic convic-
tions, and finding herself in the same
condition. Absolute discretion will be
observed, on the word of honor of the
advertiser Write to @. F." etc. The
came touching confidence in the guile
Iessness of human nature is exhibited
in the notice to be found in alother
column that GA fortune may be made
in three months. Required, for an OPP
Grafton at Monaco, which is assured of
success, the sum of 10000 francs.
Monthly profit, 100000 francs. Capital
guaranteed. Write to NJ" etc. Such
a bait is not often met with. For the
rest, Belgian and English advertise
ments have much in common. "Pilules
Holloway" occupy an honorable posi-
ton in the pages of the Independence,
and their promise is not less magnificent
than in the land of tfeir birth. OF
course, they are met with formidable
rivals in the shape of native productions
af similarly hygienic character.
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DON'T Worry About Yourself.

To retain or recover health, persons
should be relieved from anxiety con-
corning disease. The mind has power
over the body. For a person to think
he has a disease will produce that dis
ease. This we see effected when the
mind is intensely concentrated upon the
disease of another. 1t is found in the
hospitals that surgeons and physi
clans who make a specially of GER
tain diseases are liable to die of it
themselves and the mental power is SO
great that sometimes people die OF dis
eases which they have only In imagina-
ton. We have seen a person sea sick
III anticipation of voyage before reach
ing the vessel. We have know a person
to die of caDcer in the stomach when
they had no cancer or any mortal dis
ease. A blindfolded man slightly
pricked in the arm has tainted and died
from believing that he was bleeding to
death. Therefore, we'll persons, to re-
main we'll, should be cheerful aud
happy and sick persons should have
their attention diverted as much as
possible from themselves. It is by
their faith that men are savet; and it
is by their faith they die. As man
thinketh SO he is. If he wills not to
die, he can often live in spite of disease;
and if be has little or no attachment to
life he will slip away as easily as a child
will fall asleep. Men live by their
souls and not by their bodies. Their
bodies have no life of themselves they
are only receptacles of life, tenements
for their souls, and the will has much
to do in continuing the physical occu'
pancy or giving it up.-RuroI NeV
Yorker.
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The EvaugeiIsts in London.

Colonel Forney has been attending
the services Of Moody and Sankey, the
evahgelists, in London, and writes
home It was strange to watch the
effect of the appearance of these two
men, separated as they were instantly
from the large concourse of clergymen
around them and the dense background
of ladies and gentlemen crowding the
platform. They were instantly chosen
out and their presence Immediately
stilled the audience. The opening
feature was hymn given out by Mr..
Moody, the first verse of which was
Oh, think of the home, over there,
by the side Of the river of light
Where the saints all immortal and fair
Are robed in their garments of white,
Over there, over there over there,
OH think of the home over there
in which the whole body of the people
joined, rising after the Methodist fash
ion. In the front of the five tiers of
these circling. boxes, which / should
think were at least twice the size of the
tiers of our Academy of Music, stood
the females of the congregation, each
with hymn book in her hand. Sankey
led the great chorus, though his voice
could not be heard, and the regularity
and harmony of the whole proceeding
was singnlarly impressive. After this
prayer, then short exhOrtation by
an English clergyman, then another
hymn, chorus led by the people, and
then Moody stepped forward, and, in a
military and somewhat impatient voice,
exclaimed. CHOW let us have No. 43 !"
sung by Sankey alone. The first stanza,
succeeded by four other verses, was as
follows
There were ninety and nine that safely lay
In the shelter of the fold,
But one was out in the hills away,
Far off from the gates of gold.
Away on the mountains wild and bare,
Away from the tender Shepherds care.
We sat at the extreme end of the i'm
mense temple, on the very last bench,
near the door, and so clear was Sankey's
voice and so distinct and sharp cut his
articulation, that every word and
syllable and information could be heard
with singular sweetness. It was not
cultivated voice. There was no affecta-
ton in the pronunciation, and there
was little western twang but could
readily understand how a hymn so sung
and intoned, so metallic and ringing,
half prepared to approve. At the end
of every verse he would pause for nearly
minute. and the silence intensified the
deep emotion of the mass and then he
resumed very low, and rose to the last
like the prolonged note of cornet or
bugle. There was a number of other
exercises, but Moody was the chief
character. I have heard and read him
-IoE FIJI e L,
mons suffioes for ALL 1t was that
preached few days ago, when the royal
box was occupied by the Duchess of
Sutherland, Lady Constance Lsveson-
Cover, and the Duke and Duchess of
st. Adams. 1t is not an argument in
any sense, and scarcely q defamation,
but rather an exhortation, the point
being that to know Christ We must know
him first as our Saviour. All through
ran a series of quaint comparisons and
Incidents
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"That's my intimation," responded
Klrwan, "and all my worldly affairs
settled"
Colonel Henry did not see the face of
inimitable drollery that Mr.. Kirwan
assumed as no uttered the last obser-
walton, for his back was turned, and he
was halfway down the hall-dcc- steps,
hailiDg passing cernan.
Next morning the gallant bearer of
the cartel was at the house of the chal-
len9ed party, who received him most
graciously.
but your friend, Mr.. Kirwanl /
don't see the gentleman to whom I ex-
pected 90 be Presented" exclaimed the
colonel, looking not little surprised.
Layve that to me, " Kirwan remark
ed, very coolIy. 80 Rgatness before
pleasure, if you phase. Have you
brought my money? let's settle that
before we proceed to the sentimental
part of the matter"
Certainly, replied Henry. ''Here's
a hLndred-pound Bank Of-Ireland note
at your service, which discharge my
friends obligation"
And here's Z receipt for that same,
with On apology for your friend, which
s0nable men alive not to accept and be
thankful"
What! then you don't intend to
fight, after all ?" exclaimed the colonel,
on hearing what appeared tc him an ex-
traordiuary declaration, and perceiving
the perfectly ridiculous result which his
grave embassy had at length been
brought to. "You won't aSht }" he
repeated.
i" The disti bit, colonel, honey; and
hats as sure as nv name is Pillv Kir-
wan. l nnsay all have said e your
friend, and apologies TO him and you
in the handsomest manner"
60 can't just at this moment see,"
ruminated the bafaed envoy, show my
principal is to come out of this affair
creditably in this fashion"
"He comes out of It with flying col
Ors for his fellow citizens will think
more of him when they hear he has
paid his debts than If he had shot Billy
Kirwan."
The celebrated biIl-broker OF the
Dublin commercial Buildings thus
brought this, at first sight, formidable
looking affair to a successful conclu-
sion, according to his notions of com
nonsense and common honor. Even
in a duelin3 age, and by a ire-eating
generation, people said when a quarrel
took place and money grievances was at
the bottom of it, "Settle the latter
first, and the former afterward ;" and
before running a debtor to the wall,
Take Billy Kirwan's advice, and don't
fire against your own money"
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The Solar Spectrum in Rings.

The most important instruments
furnished to the English eclipse party,
and those from which the most impor-
tant results are anticipated, are the
prismatic cameras. These are thus
described in a recent number of the
London Times The instruments termed
"prismatic cameras are ordinary
33-inch acromatics, with a large prism
of small angle outside the object-glass,
and a camera replacing the eye-piece
Such an instrument will give a spectra
of small dispersion. OF course, with
such an instrument as this employed on
the full sun, the i'm preston on the
plate would be blurred spectrum con-
tanning no detail, but as the advancing
moon reduces the part of the sun still
remaining visible to thin silver cres-
cent, then the instrument will begin its
work the actual shape and thickness
of each stratum of vapor above the
philosophers will be impressed by each
colored ray its light contains, and will
stand out on a band of continuous
spectrum, which will get feebler and
narrower as the silver crescent tbins to
nothIngness. Then the whole ring of
chromosphere and coronal atmosphere
which will burst upon the eye will be
sorted out if all goes well into its
various metallic constituents by means
of chain of rings of greater or less
thickness and regularity upon the pho
tographic film. The vapors extend
ing furthest outwards from the
photosphere will be represented by
the broadcast rings, those lying closest
to the photosphere by the narrow
est. The instructions are careful to
insist upon complete rehearsals before
the day of the eclipse, so that we may
be assured that the simple programme
we have sketched may be simply carried
out, and that the observers will not
attempt too much. It is as well to state
this because persons unaccustomed to
observations might imagine from the
multiplicity of detail in the instructions
that the labors of the observers will be
more than ordinarily cOmnlicated
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EHE MYSTERY OF GILaAL.
The darkest, stTangest mystery
ever read, heern or see.
"a long Of a drink at TsggSrts Hall
Tom TGurart's of C3llyal

The darkest, strsngest mystery
ever read, heern or see.
"a long Of a drink at Tsggsrts Hall
Tom Tsggart's Of 6llgal.
5 <sI've heern the tale thousand WAYS,
hut never could get through The maze
That hangs around the queer days doins;
80 - But III the yarn TO youns.
Tom Taggsrt stood behind his bar.
HE time was fall, the skies was far.
Ire helgh6ors round the counter drawed,
And calmly drfnked and jawed.
At last come Colonel Blood Of Pike
And old Judge Pbinn. premiscus-like,
ana each as he meandercd in.
Remarked A whisky-skin."
Tom mixed the beverage fuIland far,
And slammed it smoking On the bar,
some saS-s three fingers, some says two
III leave the choice to you.
Pbinn to the drink put forth his hand;
Blood drawed his knife. with accent bland,
8 ak ven parding, Mr.. Phinn
Just drop that whisky-skin."
No nan bish-tener could befound
Than old Judge Phinn the country round.
says be. Young man, the tribe q Phinns
know their own wbissy-skins!n
He went for his 7even-5nch bovvie-knife-
= trifs to follow Christian life.
But ~ dr7p a slice Of liver or two.
Ny blooming shrub with you"
1hey carved in way that all admired,
pm ilood drawDd iron AZ last and fired
II took Seth Biuds0 tvixt thu eyes,
49, Which caused him great surprise.
Then coats went Of, and al went in:
~ OTIS and lad language yelled the din
HE short, sharp bark Of Derringers
Like bull-pups, checred the fIrse.
They piled the stiffs outside the door,
They made, I recfvn, cord or more;
tfiris went that winter, as q rule,
Alone 90 spclIil' school.
I've searched in vain, from Dan to Beer
cleba, TO make Sire mystery clear;
But 1 end with hit as I did begin
Who got tie whisky-skin?
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STATISTICS show that of the Thousands
who die annually, large proportion are
destroyed, not by old age, or by the nat
ural exhaustion of vitality, but through
incompetence, or disregard either on
the patt Of the sufferer, or his parents,
of the simplest laws. of nature. Such
being the case-and figures ccnn0t mis-
represent fdctS-tbe conclusion is that
were the causes of intemperance, its kin
dred vices, and a disregard of natural
laws, removed, the average length of
the human lie time would be extended
proportionately. What agent most rap
idly, hdrnlLeSSIy, a d certainty will
eradicate these vices, or the tendency to
them, is the question which has been as
thoroughly and persistently agitated as
has the search for the Philosophers
stone. The discovery has been made
by DR.. Joseph Walker, ~h"se widely
known Vinegar Bitters are accomplish
ing wonders which the old fogy doctors
never dreamed of. Try them and judge
for yourself, as thousands are doing all
over the country.
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How MAJ Foot,ED Hrs WRE.-He
was au awful mean man. He carried a
$50 counterfeit bill to make show of
it sometimes when lingering for a single
drink or = Wheeling stogy. His poor
hard working wife had been begging
him for nice gold chain sire had seen
in shop window down town. One day
he felt in a merry mood. gave her the
counterfeit bill and told her to buy the
chain. Then he left home laughing so
hard ttat he had to go and take drink
to wet it dowa. BE rray have taken
several drinks.
He went home feeling full of JOKES.
It appeared to be the happiest day of
his life. He made a fool of the old
woman. But the old woman wore that
gold chain at the dinner table, and
called the brute t'her dear old dsrl-
ing" This put another faee on the
whole affair. 1t had ceased TO be a
Joke to him. The jeweller called before
dinner, and handing him The base note
told him to "shell out" fifty dollars il
he wished to escape annoyance. He
sbelled out, and has never been able to
see the point Of his own joke. But the
poor woman enjoyed &.
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SAVE MONEY AMI HFA1rH. The repu.

DAVE MONEY AND HEALTH. 1Ilo Iepu'
tatiOn of the Wilson shuttle sewing machine
is so thoroughly established that no word in its
commentator is necessary. The plan adopt
ed by the manufacturers OF this famous ma
chine of placing their prices so low as to come
within the reach of the poorer classes, certain
ly entities them to the gratitude Of those who
are really most in need OF such an article.
Machines will be delivered at any railroad
station in this county, free of transportation
charges, if ordered through the company 5
branch house at 1879 Canal Street, New Orleans,
La. They send an elegant catalogue and
chrome circular free on application. This
company want few more good agents.
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HARITUAL cnnstipa

HABITUAL constipation leads to the
following results Inflammation of the kid
neys, sick and nervous headache, biliOusness,
dyspepsia, indigeeti N. piles, loss of appetite
and strength; all of which may be avoided by
being regular in your habits, and taking, say
one of Parsons Purgative Pills nightly for
four Or
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BURNING IRoN.-A Berlin expert.
menter has demonstrated the combusti.
bility of iron in a peculiar manner.
He takes straight bar magnet of some
power, and sprinkles iron filings on one
of it's poles. These filings arrange
themselves in accordance with the lines
of magnetic force; and however closely
they may appear to be placed, of course
no two of the metallic flaments are
parallel, and consequently, certain
amount of air inclosed as in a metallic
sponge. The flame of any ordinary
spirit lamp or gas burner readily
ignites the finely divided iron, and 1t
continues to burn brilliantly for some
time, the combustion being, apparently,
as natural and easy as that of any oTdi-
nary substance. If the experimenter
with this operation stands on a slight
elevation and waves the magnet to and
fro while burning, magnificent rain of
fire is said to be produced.
IT were better to have no opinion of
God ut all, than have such an opinion
as is unworthy of him, for the one is
unbelief ami the other is contumely.
and certainly superstition is the reploach
q the Deity.-BGcon,
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En,ter,s Terns I.nftnrH. Jnne I'D,

This enterprise deserves the attention OF
the good people of our State. True, the ben
efts in the main, result to Texas but the
prizes offered, go to those who draw them
Capt Foster is in every way reliable and will
rigidly perform every thing he promises.
This is strictly Southern enterprise and is
conducted by Southern gentlemen.-SUg
Planter, West Baton Rouge, La.
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goat will increase, and raisers will at
last see tangible results from their labors
and their faith. It will be the same, in
time, with ramie, jute and silk.-Rstra&
CdroIiainn.
HOW TO MANAGE A FALLEN HORSE.
A Canadian journal contains the fol-
lowing instructions In cot4ntty like
Canada; whefs The roads are often clad
in ice, and the horses frequently not
properly shod, and where snow-banks
are sometimes as high IS a fence,
through which the animals are opt to
break when tnaw sets in, it is not an
uncommon thing to see horses falling,
both in the saddle and harness. The
first thing te be done IS not to Jump off
and apply the toe of your boot to his
ribs, nor yet to wind the whip. lash
around your hand and apply the stalk
to his back but at once SECURE the
head to preveAt- hin fsom in uring it
upon the ground, then have the harness
unbuckled as quickly as possible, and
run the vehicle back next raise its
head and support it until he gets upon
his feet. II he appears weak or has
been stunned by the fall, steady him
for little while.
IMPROVED FOWLS.
According to the census of 1870, there
were in the ten states of Illinois, In
diana, Ohio, Kentucky, Missouri, Kan
SAT, Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Michigan, 1, 241, $50 farms. Surprising
that on ten per cent. of these. farms
there may new be found improved fowls,
there would still femain l. III, 500 farms
to be stfplied. In eFder TO supply
these another season with even one pair
each, would require 2, 235, 204 improved
fowls. Since there are not, perhaps, in
the whole extent of country mentioned
more than one thorise1,d parties who give
especial attention to the rearing of stock
to supply such a demand, it is evident
there will be for some time to come a
good market for, all the "blooded poul-
try our breeders and farmers can
furnish
WHAT Is A CARLOAD?
The st. Louis Times explains what in
general is, carload" of the following
articles 70 barrels of salt, 70 of lime,
80 of -four, SO Of Whisky, zoo sacks of
-four, cords of soft wood, Is to 90 head
of cattle, 80 to go head of hogs, 80 to
100 head of sheep, 5000 feet OF solid
boards, 1900 feet of siding, $4,000 feet
of flooring 10000 shingles, one-half less
of hard lumber, one-fourth less of green
lumber, one tenth of ioists, scantling,
apd all other large tim Der, $40 bushels
Ct wheat, 800 of corn, $50 of oats, 400 of
harley, $50 of faxseed;, $50 of apples,
40 of Irish potatoes, SEQ of sweet pota-
Goes, 1000 bushels of bran.
PUNCHES IN THE BACKS OF CATTLE.
A correspondent of The Maine Farmer
SAYS: Eunches in the backs of cattle are
caused by the bot, or gad-fy, sestrus
bowls. They may be prevented by pro-
curing three ounces of pure carbolic
acid. which ear BE- Obtained at any
apothecary's, and diluted with one
gallon of pure soft water; shake well
and place in jug, keeping it closely
stopped, and apply daily with swab to
the backs and sides of the young stock.
Apply after the first of July. as it is
about that time that the CAD fly appears.
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prepare an icing to spread over the top
of each cake, to be laid one above the
other in jelly-cake fashion, Four eggs
with one pound of finest powdered u
gar, will furnish enough icing, which is
to be favored with what you prefer, in
stead f the dough. This cake is very
nice when carefully prepared.
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Enater,s Teras Drawing.

UNSOLD IICTEIN CALLED IN.
As we have but few tickets lsft, AMI the de-
mand uUon the General Office iG increasing,
agents are hereby requested to send in all I'M
sold tickets, except such quantity as they are
CERTAIN of selling before the drawing.
J. E. FOSTER,
Mauaoer Texas r. F. & G. c. Drawing
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.JOhnSOn's AnOdype Imminent may be
used to advantage where any Linment is de-
sirable. In cases of severe cramps and pains
in the stomach it is undoubtedly the best ar
ticls that can be used internally.
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A CoNsUMPTIvE CURED.-When dea'h was hourly
expec. q from Consumption, all remedies having
failed accident led TO a discovery whereby DIR. IL.
Jane ne his only child with preparation of Can
rnbty Tldicn He nCw gives recipe free receipt Of
two s:a.ps to paw expenses. There is not sir gle
svupto.: consumption that it does not dssipate -
Nj IT we ars rtat3on Of the Nerves, Difficult Ex
DecoratIcn sharp Pains in the Lungs Nausea at the
SlcrLacu Inac Con Of the Bowels, and Wasting Of the
MaSc.e- 400. esq CRADDOCK & CO., 1882 Race
rect Phil o-IP0la Pa, giving name Of this paper.
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Death from the Bite of a Cat.

Mr.. Eben Smith, of Bridgeton, Me-,
was bitten by cat nearly six months
ago, and died, it is said, from it's effects
on the 18th ult. The circumstances,
| as related by the local paper, are these:
"Mr. Smith undertook to kill cat for
a neighhor, and was about to swing the
animal by the hind legs, so as to bring
her head down on a block when she
seized his hand and bit it severely. He
tore her off, dispatched her, and re-
sumed his labors. Soon, however,
erysipelatous inflammation I resulted,
which, despite medical skill, extended
gradually up his arm to the shoulder,
accompanied by severe pain. This was
followed by general eruption over his
body, involving the mucus membrane
of the head and stomach assesses
formed in his leg, which, during his
sickness discharged some eighty gal
Ions purulent mat er, he bones of his
hand and leg became disea ed /; inter-
nal assesses formed ; his constitution
broke down, and he continued to grow
more and more feeLle until Thursday
night, the 18th instant, precisely
twenty-five weeks from the day he was
taken down, when his sufferings were
relieved by death Through that long
period he never left bis room"
WESTERN MOUNTAIN CAKE - Three
cupfus of pulverized sugar, one cupful
of butter, half upful of sweet milk,
four cupfuls of -four, the whites # wo
egg we'll frothed, half t aspoonful of
soda, and a whole teaspoonful of cream
of tarter See that the soda is thorough
" dissolved in the milk, which must be
poured to it little at time. Sit the
cream of tartar into one cup!ul of he
-four. FIRST cream the butter and SUI
gar well t1gether then add alternately |
little egg and little fl ur, until all,
including the cream OF tartar, IS in |
lastly add the milk, and bake as sp ed
lily as possible. This quantity will
make four cakes baked in ordinary tin
pie-pl Ates. After the cakes are baked,