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BREviTtES

ST. Joseph R.rald: "The Naiden's Prayer il
offered IN standing position nowalays, on &C.
count OF the plu-bacAs.
4 pioas Kentucky mo,hez punished her three
children because theF walked miles to camp
meeting. and after al cama home xitaout ''eet-
ting 1a1giou."
When sweet little caild skips up carelesay
aud rests it's molasses-smeared fingers on your
cassirleres, it is wall eno1gh for you to remem-
bes that OF such is The Kingdom Of Hearen.
"Nhy doa't men swear When they are alona7"
asks Talmage. DID M1. Ta1mage ever lag AROUND
the fence-corners and see lone farmer pick ND
: bumbla-pee? WHAT did that farmer say7
Barber chops in Jersey City are closed now
On Sundays, and the e7es-recurring text Of
, 1876-01-09
70 DAVID SWING, D. D.

ueov ITS OCCUPATION or A'r1uKxns ruEAr1x.
Swing! swing on Long may you swing,
TO teach, or presca, o1-.nJtang;
Anything that's I'd snd Guas
Anything that il ike you.
Swing for ever Faith ts frsc,
And Honor gains the !uastc7f,-
Douby welcome. in this age,
Even from an actors stage.
Thought caa ne'e- be bound With chains:
l.ccu4--l1rge roon:-for love aud bza1ps!
Differ, 1i:!er ~ We Will,
T1uta f. one aud changeleeg gsIll
And enough II al unita
Ii lore Of God, in love Of Right,
Draw line, If draw 20 ra1a:,
BIT take in III human dust,
Swing! swing oni Let Ill maa sxtne.
Swing from e1cn ruhoiy 1sia2;
Swung from cold hypocrisy;
Swing 10 trua Ch.issisu!iJ:
Swing from al TIM: cramps aad binds:
Swing to purer, nober uinds:
Swing from, hats, and lust, sud uea:
Swing to Christ IN Paradise
GKz1oa NI0noEs 3o8 Vest Adams t:ree,.
, 1876-01-09

Brother Moody, '.What shall l do 20 be
a'ased!" comes upon the people With peculiar
force On each Sabbath dar.
Speaking Of psotracted nesting IN one Of
the Baptist chursnes in North Missouri the
iocal paper says: The meetings were well At
tended but owing to the cold weather there
wets low additions To tho church"
miles Stand.sh Adams!" yelled Boston
mother. pok,Is her heal out OF the vim ios and
addressing her eldest born, who Waa adJua.!o@
L,4 i4.,.ny .sacila il tha hack ya:d. - 10 Ee
right uo-s;airs this instant aai cc: ready for
Sunday-school! Her voice PROBABLY fAsl"'. to
reacb him as Il fer MINUTES later she looaet
out again aod yc!!e loudos tLaa before: - M:!ea
stanllsh Adams doa's you hear me? You
ought to be Ashamed OF yourse}f to to PLAYING
With those hooks and Lnes on Sunday" ''Cau't
help It," said Miles, polu: right on Will, hiH
preparations. Our boys are golng to celebrate
for spc.Ses, AMI I'yo got to have lsa three .,nea
day, even ii nevsr 50 to Heaven for it."
, 1876-01-09
OLD AND REV.

stand uroa the threshold
II the mystic year Leyoud,
Aca lend With eaGer alnr!t-
wuu.d catch Que sisraEaound
EtoM the region dark to 1ne,
Erum the lind sba.'s near aud fsr,-
Kh=.ler dresry u1iss kTise.
Or whether bright and fai1.
TIM standing on the border
While the past doth roarpe4r,
But Is faIiDE from my ajgtlt
III the coinlpx fright New Year:
Tim lotn to SEQ it passiug,-
TIC tine that's golay by;
1t h.k helped me on and Ou,-
Yet must the Old Yer l4t
I. has brought me many treasures,
hlany treasures that pr:1e,
Many bright and golden hours.
Many bright and clcud;sss sileB:
Though I've had my t'aiu aud sorrow:
But what il tears do fail -
In the bright and comlug MORROW
I will soon forgat them I'll.
But what treasure have given7
What gift have bestowed
Upon the Iast forever,
That for me h:s spread its board7
Eh4!l the angel at my right hxna,
That writes with golden pen,
Wri-a tho good that / aas: dy,,c
Or. What 7a113l Eace b.e1
et=nd unou the threshold
OF the coming glad New Year:
I'll Jay my bui deus down.
They cannot enter hera:
The bright cln only tnrrJt
Aatl with Ine always Stay,
And III trust unto my Father.
10 lead mo on tho w15.
chicago, ILL., MARY a. s11AuD,
, 1876-01-09
RELIGIOUS MISCELLANY.

The hinS OF Eursnah has xsked for more
Ch-1.:iau teachers to come aad reside in Nan
dllsy. ao3 promises them Protection aud aid.
The Presbyterian Ministerial Association Of
Th:l.delph,a has passed eene. Of resolutions
@uo1oviag OF the recommendation Of the Cen
e-.l Assembly th1t during tie Centennial Se.r
nls:ozios of all the cuuicnes oa pr relafed by the
Ias;o-s, AMI read to tho Congregations after
WHICH they viii te t1ansm.ttec to the PEesbY-
tsr:an Historical Society for preservation. lhe
ministers declare that they will at ou-e enter
ucon the duty OF preparing these d'scourses
Tie Board of Home Missions Of tic Freshly
te.xu Church report ,tat OF dec. the receipts
TO- tie eich: a,cu.hs Of thc year had oeen 5iU4.-
so, xgasne. the sum OF Sl&.254 during tile
scuc ::rae last year. The Ee:cip;s Of the Sus
t.a:a.,oo Fund ale $780, neatiIst SO. .634 last
vesr Iac DIT: Of the Home Alssson Board is
100000 TIE General Asscnbsy's Committee
On f,eedn neo report the receipts from April to
Dec. as =2). l55. aga!ns. s1s. Us !ass year.
10 remove Ill anxiety on this subject, We
uay A.v The evAbgel.Et' ae cared fos by tha
Ceup:e 3mooS whom they !abor. Mr. Moody,
ne kn3n, does not llae TO aboi for tied
eaarv aud sometimes Tttuses literal oIets OF
money when he does DOT uesd It, but he believes
ttat the ;atoter Is worthy ol It's hire snd tie re-
ceise. tram the psopie aH1ouE hem he works
enough to suppor: L!m aud his fsm's in com-
fort. Ns sup: osa Nr. Sankey dues the same
Ci,is:ldn L.t0n.
Free Church Association OF Protestant
Fciseouallaus has been formed IN Philaielplia-
LIS OBJ ects arc il TO MAINTAIN ar o1inc!Gle thu
fit+a, NJ of ali eea1e n churches; t9> to pro-
mos tia abandonment Of the sale aud rental OF
csys aud ss:4nKs, snd tie adoption in place
ihe--,f Of the principle OF systematic free-Uill
o-er;uRe b7 MI worshl1ers. according to their
xt,l,:r: Isl to psom.tc the recognition Of the
c:er;ory Us an set Of Christian Eorshir. The
s,c.e.y expects to p:opsgate its OPINIONS h7
r.ezns OF sermons emo tine pIobs-
4 lawsuit over The ownership OF q church
banding hAs JUS: been decided IN hen:u:k5 by
the sta:e chancellor. 4 Presoytery OF the A.
hocatc Reformed Church which owned church
In Louisville joined the Southern PresbY:erans
IN 1870. suit to disEuosess them OF thia build
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THE jkCkAL'S PRAYER.

Il
A chicken, wandering far and wide,
Soon kAu ja-k7l at its side;
Ar1 though. for safely, help WIS sou&at
Tho Aa4!y sAun.a1ar Has caught i
Then said tbs chicken to the bezks:
Prayer aiVaya couet before feoat:
TIE Wlte man doth come grace Tepea4
Before elch ma2l-ox Will no: ea..T
ahouA not, friend, object to Pray,
Il knew how. Show me :he Nly.S
The ch:c1en eaia ''how urdetstand-
Whsn you beg1u, fold hand with hand
The ja.La1 followed out with caro-
This hricf advice, and offered prayer
Thou SPOKE his guide: "Your worts 4.o EisaA
But prayer s Of faith, and not Of sight,
W. Low our heads unto tho ground,
Nor look above cor gaze sround;
AEd 30, il you are 9.td lud wise,
.1o-i ;-1ay once more sad cioko your dytG.'
50, doing - hts prarnrtar ba1a,
TIA 1AckA1 ahas h1a eyes and praJsd;
Hut, long bsforo h. oea.sd to prAJ, =:
Chicken and dsnaeR asE ANY.
-ckria-ian Union. :;
, 1876-01-09

Scene at Brooklyn wedding breakfast, Com
pauy all seated about the table. 4 pause in tue
general conversation. Happy husband, to bis
wife's 7-year-old sister At the other end Of the
room: We'll, Julie, 20, have new brother
DOW" Julie: .'Ies, hu. mother ea:d to papa
the other day th.t abe Was afraid you would
never amount to much, but that it scanned to be
sa1ah'e last chance" INTENSE silence for mo-
ment, followed BY rapid play Of knives and
forks.
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CALENDAR FOR THE WEEK.
EPISCOPAL
an, 9-First Sunday af;cr Epiphany.

CATHOLIC.
Jan. 9-Sunday within the Octave Of Epiphany.
Jun 10-0f the Octave.
Jan- li-u: the Os.Are; St. Hzgtnus, P. II.
Jtta- l2-N tac Octave.
jan. l.t-Oct1vc of thu E2iph:pr.
jar. list. Hilary. u. t. D.; s.. Fs;ir, u.
jan. 15-Ss. Paul. First Hermit, c.; S:t 1sur, Abb.
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What I saw.

/ saw them go down town to-day.
She was on one side of the road and he
on the other; she carried a large basket
and he swung a cane; she painted for
breath to bear the heavy weight and
face the cold, strong wind, and he pulled
his away on a five cent cigar.
They entered the store; she handed
the clerk the basket of butter, and leaned
against the counter with poor, tired,
faint little sigh of relief; he lounged
over to the stove, tipped back in a chair,
and, elevating his feet, watched the
graceful curls of smoke with intense
enjoyment.
She anxiously inquired the price of
and purchased little cOtfe, little SUI
gar, and "sOme cheap calico for the
children's dresses - he carelessly or
dered clerk to give him ga pound or
so of your best fine-cutand and another
box of cigars" She sadly remarked to
the clerk that winter was coming on,
but hoped that the Kansas people were
all provided for; he said to one Of the
boys that it was 'confounded hard on
fellow these times with family to sup
port" She took the basket containing
her purchases i'm one hand, and kerO-
sene can i'm the other, and wearily left
the store; he lit another cigar, shifted
his chair, raised his feet higher, and
discussed politics until nearly half after
dinner time, when he wended his way
homeward, with his hands in his poe
kets.
1 remembered five years ago when
they walked down town, and he held
her parasol so as to shield her fair face
from the sun, and carried the book she
was returning to the library. An hour
after they walked back together, the
very picture of blissful content and
happiness. That was before he prom
ised to love and cherish her every day
besides Sunday nights.
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Hints for Nile.boaf Invalids.

As 10 clothing, the invalid ought to
carry supplies of light and warm de-
scriptions, which may be required to
doff and don, often twice during the
day. Unless well wrapped and under
an awning, it is not advisable for very
delicate persons to leave the saloon at
ter sunset. During November and the
three following months, dew falls pro-
fusely at night all over the Valley of
Thebes after p. NJ. 1t is, however,
dispersed before A. NJ, and in the
form of fleecy cirri may be seen float
ing at high attitudes in an otherwise
clear and delightfully."- serene atmOs-
phere. The dew almost vanishes in
Nubia, above the First Cataract, in
consequence of the close proximity of
the desert to the river. Thus the eli
mate, from being moist, as in Egypt,
becomes exceedingly dry in Nubia.
Travellers sometimes sail at night when
the wind is favorable, but as time
ought to be no object, the preferable
plan is to halt at dusk and start
after breakfast. BY this means the
sick enjoy all the scenery, and are
saved the annoyance of the creakin2
helm at night. The boat should be so
placed that the morning sun will shine
on either the starboard or port side
for two hours before the patient ar
riyes in the saloon, the lattice windows
of which have been raised. and the ou-
ter curtain rolled up, the object being
to dispel the sharp morning air, by no
means an insignificant caution. But it
will be found that invalids with sus-
ceptible air -passages-and they consti-
tute more than one-half of the Winter
sojourners on the Nile-who have ex-
perienced the comfortless feeling of
getting out of bed and dressing with
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Speculative Values.

There is a homely proverb which
warns us against counting our chickens
before they are Matched. A beautiful
exemplification of the proverb is given
in the Arabian Nights, in the story of
Alnaschar; how he invested few cop
pers i'm basket of erockery and imag-
ined rapid sales and high profits REIN
vested, and prosperity and wealth flow
ing i'm upon him, until he was IN po-
sition to marry princess. While glOat-
ing over his imagined good fortune, in
that insolence of false pride which is
Alnaschar spurns his princess, and suit
ing the action to the thought, kicks
down the basket and smashes the crock
cry, which is his whole fortune in the
present as well as in the future.
Now it must, however, be said of the
imaginative Persian, that he speculated
entirely on his own capital. His success
was to be due solely TO his own efforts.
His folly ruined himself. but hurt no
body else. How very different would
have been the story of so sanguine a
gentleman of the present day? He
would have borrowed of everybody that
would have loaned money to him; per-
suaded those to endorse who had not
the money to lend; lived on the pro-
ceeds of his wits while he held his wares
ut ridiculous prices, and estimated his
own business capacity at marvellous
value, until the end came, which al
most inevitably comes to those who
trade on other peoples capital. This is
a story which the history of the day in
America tells us over and over again.
1t is a common fault with us to imagine
that we can manage other peoples mo-
ney better than they can do it them
selves. 1t is common error to under
take to do it. The results are seen in
the account of failures which annually
occur. 1t is estimated that in this coun-
try, the total number of business fail
ures, for the four years, lS12-3-4 and .
will foot up at the end of this year
about 22,OO0, and an Indebtedness of
S615 600, 900, that is, six hundred and
seventy-five millions of other peoples
capital, on which these twenty-five
thousand men nave been trying to get
rich, at other peoples risk. This is
something fearful, and bears terrible
testimony to the recklessness and eX-
travagance of the American people. 1t
must be taken, too. into consideration
that these are the failures only of b s.
iness men. No note is taken of the
hundred thousand mechanics and In
boring men who have also counted their
chickens too soon, but whose failures
are two insignificant todeservea a record
in the business world
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John RandoIph and the Able.

The Herdld's recent statement that the
better class of Englishmen like Virginia
reminds the Cincinnati Times of story.
1t says: When that distinguished
French Able (can't for the life of us
recall his nancy was making us visit
in the early days of our national his
tory, he happened to be dining with
some Washington celebrities, of whom
John Randolph, of Roanoke, was one,
and the place of whose residence was
not known to the foreigner. The
question was put to the Able:
"And how were you pleased with the
South?"
Exceedingly but 1 confess to hav-
ing been a little disappointed-I had
heard so much-in the Virginia gen.
tlemen.
"Perhaps you were unfortunate in
your circle" broke in Randolph, with
a sneer.
"You did not come to Roanoke, for
instance"
''True," said the Able, covering his
evident annoyance at the rude tone
with his usual calm smile. "True; the
next time visit Virginia l shall GER
tainly go to Roanoke"
"Gentlemen," answered Randolph en-
phasizing the word, "do not come tc
Roanoke unless they are iarited!''
1t was cruel thrust, hut the Abbe
took it in the same placid manner; and
lifting his gray head, paused for mo
ment to give due emphasis to his word:
and then replied, looking inquiringly
at the other guests:
"Said 1 not, messieurs, that / was dis.
appointed in the Virginia gentleman? p
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derivation Of Loafer.

Lour or Lowr, and Loaver, are all
vulgar terms for money, and combine
two gypsy words, the one loco or iOrey,
and the other iOure, to steal. The rea-
son for the combination or confusion is
obvious. The author of the Slang Die
tionary, in order to explain this word,
goes as usual to the Wallachian Gypsies,
for what he might have learned from
the first tinker in the streets of London.
should remark on the word lOure, that
Mr.. Borrow has shown its original
identity with loot, the Hindustani for
plunder or booty. l believe that the
American word loafer owes something
to this Gypsy root, as well as to the
German ldufcr (idndldger) and Mexican
Spanish galeefar, and for this reason,
that when the term first began TO be
popular i'm 1884 or 1885, l can distinctly
remember that it meant to p,lfer. Such.
at least, is my earliest recollection, and
of hearing school boys ask one another
i'm Jest, of their acquisitions or gifts,
"Where did you loaf that from?" A
petty pilferer was loafer, but in very
short time all of the tribe of loungers
in the sun, and disreputable pickers up
of unconsidered trifies, now known as
bummers, were called loafens. On this
point my memory is positive, and call
attention to it, since the word in ques-
ton has been the subject of much con-
lecture in America.-Leldnd's English
Gypsies.
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crown of kearsarge; but as he spoke
the hast word, she turned quickly, a
vivid blush sweeping across her face,
and looked up at him with great Won
derment in her wide eyes. r
81 was i'm fault, toO," she said, after a
little pause, her voice trembling
strangely. 81 have regretted it bitterly
since-more than you can know,-and
I,-Philip!-how could you think it'll
l am not Mrs. Colchester. l thought
you knew tit is Emmie."
Very soon afeer, Emmie, returning
with her husband, was electrified by the
sight of Rose-with her head pillowed
on Philip Van Dorne's broad shoulder,
Philips strong arm around her, and her
beautiful face, no longer pale, but sus-
piciously rosy, looking up at him In a
way which told of happiness and peace
at last.
''It is all very well to go seeking one's
fortune in foreign lands, Rose," said
Philip to his wife, few months after
ward, ''but don't believe in it. found
my fortune (aftcr a long search, though,
/ must cOnfess) nearer home"
''Where?- asked Rose, looking up at
him, with a mischieyous light in her
great dark eyes.
"Under the shadow of Kearsarge, love,
at North Conway-and at the moment
when | believed that / was bidding an
eternal goodbye to another mans wife,
| found my wn."-The Aldine.
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THE MUSIC OF CHILDHOOD.
BY JEAN INGELow.


When hear the waters fretting,
When see the chestnut letting
All her lovely blossom falter down, think.
ALAS the day"
Once. with magical sweet singing,
BIackbirds set the woodland ringing
That awakes no more while April hours wear
themselves away.
In our hearts fair hope lay smiling
Sweet as air and all beguiling;
And there hung mist Of bluebells on the
slope and down the dell
And We talked of joy and splendor
That the years unborn would render;
And the blackbirds helped us with the story,
for they knew it we'll
Piping. fiuting. Bees are humming;
ApriI's here, and Summers coming,
Don't forget when you walk. man with
men, in pride and joy;
Think on us in alleys shady,
When you step graceful lady;
For no fairer days have We to hope for, little
girl and boy.
'Iaugh and play. o iispins waters
Lull our downy sons and daughters
Come, o wind, and rock their leafy cradle in
thy wsnderings coy;
When they wake Wen end the measure
With a wild sweet cry Of pleasure,
And Hey down derry. let's be merry, little
girl and boyi'
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A Dead Hdirk and LiriRg One
"What cOmmotion you are making,"
said a sparrow to flock of small birds
chattering and twittering around the
body of hawk that was lying stiff and
cold on the ground.
''He's dead he's dead ~ they cried /;
1--WE are safe from him now he will
never frIghten us again.
Brighten us = said the sparrow, hop
ping up TO the dead enemy and giving
him cOntemptuOus little peck; speak
for yourselves, my friends, as for me,
never saw so much to be frightened
about in the fellow. After all, you
may see he is nothing but bird he
has wings, and head, and legs and
claws, and SO have we. A close view
shows one the absurdity of needless
alarm; for my part. | intend in future
to show TO the whole tribe Why,
where are you all going :" he ex-
claimed. stopping in his harangue, as
the small birds suddenly took wing.
''Off as fast as we can," they cried !;
''the hawks mate is lowering above us,
and as we have not received your new
light, We prefer getting out of her way.
YOu can stay and tell her your mind"
"The hawks mate! You don't say
sO." screamed the sparrow. Here /;
let me pass, pray"
And he brushed through the throng,
and never rested till he had gained his
hiding-place!
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The English WALNUT.

The home of the English walnut (Jug-
ldns regid) is Persia and the Himalayas.
IL was introduced into Europe, at a very
early age, by the Greeks, who planted
it in all their colonies. Ii found its
way into Italy many centuries prior to
the Christian era, and was greatly
priced by the Romans, who gave it the
name Juglans, said by Varro to be
contraction of the words Jocis gldns,-
Jupiter's nut. The Romans diffused
the tree through their provinces, plant
ing it even in England, where it was
called by the SaxOns Wealh-knut, or
foreign nut, whence comes the modern
name walnut. In Russia, the tree is
called Greek nut, probably because it
was carried from Greece into that cOun-
try.
The finest walnut-trees in the world
grow, it is said, in Asia Minor and
along the Black Sea. In Circassia and
Persia, thousands of families subsist
upon the produce Of a few roOds of
ground devoted to walnut-trees. The
Building Ne,os, giving statistics regard
ing the tree, says: "Near Balaklava, in
the Crimea, there is an enormous wal
nut, which belongs to five Tartar fam
lilies, and which produces annually from
SC, 600 to 100, 200 nuts. This tree is said
to be nearly 5000 years old. At the
Village of Parthenit, in Greece, there
is a walnut tree whose trunk is 20 feet
i'm circumference. This tree is worth
f27 annually. There are several very
ancient walnu: trees i'm England, the
most remarkable of which is In Norfolk.
The trunk of this tree is said to be so
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Fruit In Prehistoric Times.

Carbonized apples of small size, iden-
teal with those growing wild in the
woods of Switzerland. have been found
abundantly i'm lake bottoms and in a
tolerable state of preservation. Mr..
Messikommer discovered on one Occa-
sion more than three hundred of them
lying together. They are often cut in
halves, more rarely in three or four
parts, and were evidently dried for
consumption during winter. Whether
q larger kind of apples found at Roben-
hansen was cultivated, or a wild-grow-
ing species, remains undecided. Prof.
Oswald Heer, of Zurich, who has pub
lished an interesting work on lacustrine
vegetable remains, inclines to the for
mer view. Wild pears were treated in
the same manner; but they are far less
common than apples, which must have
formed a much-sought article of diet.
Among other vegetable remains accu-
mulated i'm the lake mud may be men
toned hazel-nuts and beech-nuts, which
doubtless both grew in great plenty also
water-chestnuts, which doubtless were
collected and eaten by the lake-men, as
they are in Upper Italy at this day.
Their present occurrence in Switzerland
appears to be restricted to a tarn in the
canton of Lucerne. There have further
been found abundantly the stones of
sloes, bird-cherries and wild plums,
and seeds of the raspberry, blackberry,
and strawberry, showing that these
fruits of the forest were used as food.
According TO DR.. Keller, the lake colo
nists of the Stone Age drew their sus-
tenance chiefly from the vegetable king
dom. Their animal food evidently was
acquired by hunting rather than by the
breeding of cattle, considering that, in
the accumulations around the piles, the
bones of wild animals outnumber those
of the domestic species. Milk, we may
assume, formed an important article Of
their dief