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A Revolving Farce.

The Advisory Council goes into secret
session to-day, but the members would do
better to pack up their carpet bags ard at
once go home to their churches. They
have served the purpose for which they
were called, and they can now only debate
questions OF Congregational order fully
decided by the council of 1874.
The council was called 10 give Mr..
BEEcHER an opportunity TO exploit him
self, ana try to produce upon the public
mud the impression that he may be inno-
cent. Though the scandal was shut out
from discussion, so far az any actual
Investigation of IL was concerned, yet it
has been the leading, almost the only
topic discussed, and discussed in such n
way ms to give Mr.. BEEcHER the chance he
desired Of proclaiming that he Is spotless
lie has been constantly on his feet, pro-
testing, donounciug, weeping, praying,
eXpo-tuatng, and all with reference 20
warding of the accusations against him.
lie has had free field. His accusers have
not been mt hand TO present their charges
md enforce them with proof, but he has
daily, and many times every day, enjoyed
splendid chances for assailing them and
dramatically procaiming his godiness, his
purity, his magnanmity and his gen
crosby, and for defying them while they
were not permitted to reply 10 him.
The whole thing is n farce, and Mr.
BEEcHER has got no real benefit from it,
Whatever action the council may take, he
win be just as deep in the mire as lac was
boiole-deepcr, indeed, for he has piled
Nj new lies and new blasphemies.
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The Enrlor Dunerin's BAN.

A special train is to be despatched over
the Hudson River Railway on Monday morning
TO Albany; ana thence by the Rensselaer, and
of carving through on the shortest time pos 81
bic d number OF ladies and gentlemen who have
been invited 10 attend grand fancy ball which
Is to be given on the 23l instant at Ottawa ty
the Governor General of Canada and Lady Duf-
fern. Many Of tho finest costumes to be worn
on this occasion have been made up and sent
forward from New YORK. and among the guests
who are expected TO adurn the yice-rcgal halls
are Mr.. James Gordon Beanett, Mr.. and Mrs
Albert Bierstadt Miss May, the Misses Living
stOn, and others well known in New York soCie-
~. Tho Hudson River Railway Company have
undertaken to mako the time from New York
10 Albany within three hours.
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The King of Siam is not as bold an inno-
ystor as the young Mikado OF Japan; and the
Samese are not as ripe and ready for changes as
the japanese are. The japanese sovereign is
doing all In his power TO Introduce tho ways and
customs Of western civilization into his govern
ment and among his people but the Slamese
sovereign Is satisfied with an occasion change
in the ancient oriental etiquette Of his court.
Not long ago lac created connection by one OF
his innovations. lie issued an edict for the abo-
lition OF crouching, crawling, and prostration,
not only in his own presence, but also in that OF
mobiles, high functionaries, and other superior
persons. While he was reading the edct, the
princes and courtiers OF Bangkok were crouch
ing or lying PROSTATE before him on the floor OF
the palace; and when be commanded them to
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The nnIe n.nri. n1nE nlnrner s nrothersl IL a

The BlDle Word BOOK llarper 4 Drothers) ls a
little manual, coupled by Prof. WILLIAM swINroS
and edlted By the Rev. 4. j. CoEAST, giving the mean
ing Of all the anuquaed and obsolete words In the
Authorized Version OF the Bible. 1here are lis wen
known, many expressions IN tins vorsion either unin
tegino 10 The Ordinary reader or liable to convey
him wrong impression Thus, II II SAID that Jona-
than gave his artillery unto his lad, and said Go carry
them into tie city" The dinieulty Of understanding
how lad could carry artillery is removed when II Is
knoEn that the word refers to bows and arrows and
not 10 So when David Is said TO have LEFT
carriage with tho keeper OF the carriage It means.
not that he had a coach or wagon. but burden which
he carried himself. Again, caring" mean Dloughing ,
gin" atrapi "leasng, "bingi nephew" grandson
"preyont" to go before anticipate; and I" "wit
merely to know. II is necessary for all who read the
Bible and especially those who undertake to eIpound
H. 10 be acquainted with these and similar eTpana.
uons, sna w eonnsno the book 10 Their attention.
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Another Presidential Candidate pu, Forward

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Spare
me space in your admirable sheet to nominate
a good man for the Presidency.
What the country wants Is 10 ind a man OF lr-
reproachable record, one in whose honesty Of
purpose all parties might place confidence a
man without violent anilpathies and amenahe
10 reason. who will discharge his duties Ia the
White House with credit to himself aud the
country
such man may he found in the person of
Sunset Cox. Who can cay aught against nj u
with any truthY
II will he OF no avail for II. Il. and men Of his
stripe to say "Shoo 1y," for II no consents to
run, he will get every honest vote IN the country
HEN. Il. MYlDE.
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Mr.. Tilton-Mr. Beechcr has ruined my
home, and l. guilty Of adultery.
MIR. Beecher-Nr. Iilton, YOU are 4 liar. Prove
what you say. II you can.
MIR. Mouit1n-a.r. Tilton tells the truth, for Mr..
Beecher confessed to me.
Nj. Beecher-l nevcrdid anything Of the kind.
Moulton Is as great a flasher as lllton.
Mrs. Moulton-hr Beecher made a confession
10 me that he WAS guilty Of the charges made
against him by Mr.. 1ilton.
Mr.. Beecher-Mrs. Moulton "a a Christian lady,
one that | always respected, but she has per
Jured herself To save her husband. Will turn
her out Of the church.
Mrs. Moulton-Nr. Deecher, before you do
that, let the matter be investigated.
Mr.. Beecher-l will, II you permit me to select
the council. II you have anything to do with it
al all. y Will be hodge-pOdge affair.
Mrs. Mouitou-G Ood-by.
Mr.. Dowen-Mr Beecher is an adulterer, per-
jurer, and Il hypocrite.
Mir. DeecheT-Mr. Bowen Ia a slanderer and a
liar VIII have an advisory council to discuss
whether Plymouth Church has violated the rules
Of the Congregational denomination OF not.
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will answer as regards any pauer thnt Il in
the possession OF any man, woman, or cuu On e con-
tneut or on the sea or the land and beyond The sea-
JhOoy In heaven and anybody IN hell that has any
document that have ever written, or any Information
that touches me In any manner. ! here give my per.
mission 10 them To produce IT, ana challenge them to
produce II and II Il Is anything that VIII throw ght on
me aud ucuuair me, demand by every Cons icrntun
OF honor truth ami Justice. that u be delivered ami
here, anq II not thereafter let everybody hold his
peace tlCud applause
Brother FFsssSDEN Cxultanuy) Good. good, good
What buster Just before Mr.. BEroHER's
speech motion to invite Mr.. bowen to appear
before the council with his bottom facts had
been voted out OF order, and the motion was
made amid cries Of mol mol nor II was easy
then TO demand that the evidence against him
abe delivered now and here" since he knew the
council would not receive II. Yet such bravado
provoked loud applause, and Brother FEssEN-
DEN thought 1t Good, good, good"
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TaE srN NEWSPAPER

u printed every day In year LIS regular edition
peculiar days now averages about 10000 It's weekly
EDITION over $1,000, aud is Sunday issue about the
Jane II thus prints and selii million copies week.
which are read all over the United States. This rs a
Circulation unprecedented In American Journalism,
Ind Il Il constantly On the increase.
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THE SUN, MONDAY. FEBRUARY 81, 1876.

zettc, nrc both Journals Of high charac-
ter and authority. Other newspapers
might be named which have contributed
not a little to that bold, vigilant, yet judi
cious attitude which has fortified the Rus
sian press in The confidence OF the people
and the respect Of the Government.
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Mr.. JOHN PETER AUGUSTUS SHANKs ap-
peared before the Indian Committee Of the
House on Saturday TO offer them some evidence
which they did not want. Since he ia there, he
would do well to appear before the Committee
on the judiciary TO tell them what he knows
about the passage OF the Memphis El Paso bill in
the House Of Representatives. We dare say
he knows great deal, and that he viii find this
committee very willing TO hear all OF his testi-
mony on that subject.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-21
Striking Wilson 10 Hit Tri-tow.

The President, Brlstow, and all members
Of the Cabinet continue to ueny any diBssree
ment between Grant and Rristow; but " rs adj
mltted by some members that Grant was much
incensed against Blufort wilson, and 1t Is
Thought Will demand his dismissal after he tor
mlnation of the Btbcnck trial. and this may lead
70 UristuW's resignation.
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RsetAs Theatre JsHu' c-u
Bsvevy Theatre siocan.
IirooLiyn Theatre Queen al wsm,a.
Easlc Theatre-tntis Anthony.
fifth Avehse 1heatrc-P ll..
ersnd Opera Honse-Ew ivrns.
bstionaI Academy OF DesiEn-Aasual E,hiNNsN
oynpis Thestre Jslw c1sn,
esrisian varieties-itA A. sei Brssi-,r
Park Thentro-uan.
tsu Francisco Minstreis -VnHr.
thtatre Comiquc-NHsy.
Tory Pastors 1bcatre--vuis'7.
dhird Avenue Theatre lot Of r -. No Viis.fE.
7hifty.fourth street Thsatre-rafihaa Sail"
Fiveli Theatre-v,re'J.
rwerts.third street Thentre-c'h''fil hn'u'it
rpien square 1heatrc-h,s sa'.
Wsiiaek's Theatre John osnh.
Weeds Museum Tafb lin Uut M.us..
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1t is extraordinary how mems views
change under the teachings Of experience. Ev-
erlbody remembers the astonishment caused by
the new departure proposed for the Democratic
party few years since by Mr.. VALLANDIGHAM
In relation TO tire Issues settled by the late war,
though the party. both North and South, accent
cd 1t long nPo. II ;he life u Mr. vALLASDrG-
ham had been spared he would doubtless have
borne an important part In bringing tho Demo-
Gratis Of the country into their present patriotic
attitude as TO the issues Of the past. And now
we hud Senator THURMAN, whose record az a
consistent advocate OF an honest currency IL
without blcmish IN a letter to the Democratic
members Of the Ohio Legislature, quoting APP
proyinely from a speech on finance delivered
last July by the Hon. GEO. II. PEtDLEToN, In
which the latter declared emHiaticallv In favor
OF coin ~ tho only basis for paper currency.
and for return to specie payment as soon as
the interests Of the country will permit. II
would he curious, and not very surprising
event, II Mr.. PESDLrToN's friends should vet
present his name a. hsrd-money candidate for
President at the coming Democratic National
Convention,
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A COLD SEEMS SMALL AFFAIR.--Most neople
neglect II. Who minds ~ Yet a cold may turn 10
tonsumutiOn, AMI then fulowe almost certain
Better take cold In time ny using DR.. D. Jiyne's TX
pecorant the we-known standard remedy FOR Coughs,
Colds, Cuusumpul IN, Asthma, BrOnChitis, and all Pul.
m1nary Comphints ana your Cola viii disappear, Us
well as all apprehension OF danger.-ldp.
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How Ro--i Dresses in Romeo.


TTVW NC NtW ION I"''''
His costume was singularly unbecoming
both too grave and too gdy-c0nsisting of a
shortish coat Of black velvet, with cumhrous
flowing sleeves. trimmed with FUR, purple tights
very purple and very highland yellow boots,
topped with red. Occasionally he wears In the
first scene nesh-col0red tights-very heshly-
which, with the fur-irmmed upper garment,
produce q most incongruous elect.
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To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Su; l wish to
advance an Idea about these reylyas which YOU may
dCcr from. believe that converts are made through
tho fundamentally Of mesmcrsm. II any under.
standing mcsWcrism VIII attend these revival mertlugs
To- single Gay he cannot help being convinced Of f.
DECArLR, Ala, Eco Is b. Z, +.
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restrained as dangerous to society. Such Is not
the fact, however. Among the persons who APP
ply for temporary lodgings in poorhouses and
police stations are many honestly In search Of
work. The really dangerous tramps are those
who seek accommodation on private premises,
though even those should not be indiscrimi-
nately condemned. Christianity and humanity
alike protest against poverty being made crime
by law.
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A dInlculty of long standing between a

A din1culty Of long standing between q
Roman Catholic congregation in Towandn Pa,
and Bishop O'HARA Of Scranton. has eliminated
IN the removal OF Father Toner from his charge
In Towanda, his transfer TO Plymouth, Luzerue
county, and In vigorous denuncatlons Of tho
Bishop bv some Of Father TONER'S late parish
toner's, who declare that the prelatc's action Ia
tyrannical. Father TONER has been In Towanda
for thirteen years, and has built a very hand
some church there, as well az n comfortable one
10 Barclay, a nelghborine parish. lie seems to
be exceedingly popur both with Roman Catho-
lies and Professionals. On Monday Of last week
the St. Patrick's benevolent Society OF Barclay
and temperance society OF the same place
visited Towanda in regalia, for the purpose Of
presenting Father Toner with a costly gold
watch and chain, the presentation being accom-
panied with a speech by the President Of tho
former society, In which the action OF Bishop
O'HARA was characterized as Every cruel and
unjust" The quarrel and ts results have
caused a good deal Of excitement among the
residents Of TowaDda aud adjoining regions.
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The Town Board of Deerpark has re-
solved that all tramps and Migrants applying TO
the poormasters for keep over night, shall be
kept on bread and water, and as soon as posi-
BILE brought before Justice for commitment.
This resolution assumes that all tramps are dis
honest vagabonds, who OIL 0uld 10 punished and
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Modern science has dem onst rated he fact that
ne new pinelple new way OF curing tn oat aud lung
Diseases Ing healing gas generats In your mouth hY
sucking DR., j. II. McLean's Cough and Lung dealing
G0Dues VIII cure hoaIseness, coughs, colfs, and cou'
sumption no mistake about H. Irlal boxes, ~ mail
20 cents. Samples tree AT Dr. j. u. MeLeaps ONCE ga
Chestnut street, 81. Louis, Mo.-Adp.
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The Herald by inadverteuce says that
the circulation Of The Sun ia eighty thousand
copies. lsure which we passed years ago. II
seems to have neglected to look at the bulletin
Of our circulation which we print every Sunday
and Monday morning Last week our average
daily circulation was over $4,000. The circula-
ton Of our weekly edition was over 5000, and
Of our Sunday edition over 5000. What the cir
cula,ion Of the Hcrdld is we do not know; no
one knows anything about 1t outside OF Its own
once, except that IL Is immensely inferior TO
the circulation OF the telegram This we assure
Mr. BENNETT, is all wrong, ana we urge him to
follow our plan, and PRINT once or twice week
n statement OF the exact circulation Of the Her
aid as It has been on every day Of the preceding
week
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rise and look upon his royal face, they trembled
and were awe-struck. The society Of Siam Is
disturbed by the edict. which alters the bearing
OF the entire body Of common people toward
their superiors. Prostitution and crawling are
customs OF immemOriai antiquity; they are
looked on az sacred symbols, political necessi-
ties and necessary features OF social order. The
upper classes hold that their abolition must be
ruinous to the public welfare and the interests
Of the kingdom. The siamese monarch has yet
to travel long distance ON the path Of progress
before he can catch up with the reforming SOW
ereign Of Japan.
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To the dangers due TO the arsenic enter
ing into the pigment used in staining green wall
paper must now be added, II appears, Others
produced by what Is known as coraline dye, a,
present employed SO much In the coloring Of
red hangings. 1t Is stated, however, that the
poisonous symptoms in this case-extending to
acute eruptons Of the body when underRar-
ments thus dyed arc worn, aud to eye diseases
IN papered rooms-are owing not directly to the
coralline Itself, since recent experiments have
proved that substance to be harmless, but to an
arsenlcal mordant made use Of in fixing It. The
latter, 1t Is found. acts as a poison, both topi-
cally upon the skin. through contact with gar
ments, aud also by It's dust aui vapors, olsen
gaged from the stun which 1t colOrs.
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Deacons have always been mid-mannered
men.-E 4rt5 Courier.
True, very true but only one Deacon has ever
been known throughout the world as a truly
good man. THIS Deacon lives In Cincinnati; and
We are proud 30 say he is the editor Of a news
paper. His name r. RICHARD SMITH.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-12
Briggs and the Dor.

While Judge Copey was sitting in his office
the other day, looking over some law papers
the door opened and man hobbled in upon
crutches. Proceeding to Il chair, and making :.
cushion Of some newspapers, he sat down very
gingcrly, placed Ii bandaeed leg upon another
chair and said:
Judge, my Maine is Briggs. / called in,
Judge, TO get your opinion about little point
of law. Mr.. Judge, S'posin YOU lived up the
pike here half Il mile, next door to a man named
johnson. And s'posin' you and johnson was
to get into IN argument about the human intel
lecs and you was 10 say to johnson that SDlr,-
dld ILLUSTRATION OF the superiority of the human
intellect was to be found in the power of the
human eye TO restrain its terocty of a wild an
imal: And s'po>ln johnson was to remark that
that was all bosh, because nobody could h0td
Il wild animal with the human eve: and yoll
should declare that YOU could ho,d the s;t, agest
beast that was ever born il YOU could only fix
your gaze Oh him:
"Well, then, 'posin' johnson was to say he'd
bet Il hundred dollars lie could bring a tame an
imal that You couldn't hold with YOUR eve and
you was to take HIM up on it, and johnson was
to ask you to come down to his place to settle
the bet. You'd 20. We'll say, and Johnson'd
wander round to the back of the house and
pretty soon come front again with dog bigger
than any four decent dogs ought to be. And
s'poSin' Johns0nd let 90 OF that dog and sick
him on YOU, and he'd come ut you like a sixteen
inch she'll out of a hoWtZer, and you'd get
skeery about it, and try to hold the dog with
your eye and couldn't. Aud s'posn you'd sud-
denly conclude that may be your kind OF an eve
wasn't calculated to hold that Kind Of "A dor.
you'd conclude to break for plum tree, in or
der to have q chance to collect Your thoughts,
and try to reflect what sort Of an eye would be
best calculated to molify that sort of a dog: ::
You ketth my idea, of course?
Nery well, then; posin' you'd take your
eye off that dog; johnson. mind YOU. ali the
m jrI- Il
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Competition in Farming

The practice Of stimulating effort by the
offer OF rewards is recognized by all ma
tions. and everywhere justified by its re-
markabe results Among farmers the
principle has been more widely applied,
and perhaps with more important conse-
quences than in any other industry The
proofs of this fact are everywhere abun-
dant and continually recurring. 1t is not
to be denied that men will aim higher and
achieve more when new motives are ad-
ded and competition aroused, than under
other conditions This is a law of our
nature and the true practical wisdom is
not to ignore it but to turn it to the best
account
1t was under The influence OF this incen-
tive that Mr.. w. d. Hall, of Wallingford,
Conn, porduced 1853 pounds Of pump
hils from a single seed; that j. l.. Per-
kins, Of Little Sioux, Iowa, succeeded in
getting over three quarters OF ton OF po-
tatoes from one pound OF seed that Dr.
Parker, of South Carolina. attained two
hundred bushels of shelled corn from an
acre, and that DR.. Sturtevant of Massachu-
sets, performed his instructive expert
ment in chemical corn-growing which
proved that this cereal can be grown with
animal manure at a cost of 20 cents per
bushel.
But these individual cases are as moth
ing compared with the endless series of
successful yields that might be cited to
show that the system of rewards is most
important means of developing new and
useful facts in farming, and that its ten
dency is to promote valuable discoveries
and wider progress.
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| wouldn't know YOU YOU look so odd.

| wouldn't know you, you look SO odd,
cried Jane
She should look happy said Becky,
with sigh. Pm sure would
lie is snch a good man, and | never
dreamt he liked me, said Hannah
Well this is something else cried
Jane. An offer, toe, i declare Who is it p
'Oh, you know. Grandma's stockings
did itr said Hannah. I've been to see
him forty times. Think of that !!
"A clergyman's lady, too said Jane !;
and | don't believe she read this before
she went out Read it now. Hannah
And Hannah, taking the long fold of
wound, from her sisters hand, read thus
Whichever of my nieces may have com
pieted the forty pairs Of stockings for the
Winter Mission may now receive my
thanks. They are substantial 60 to my
old residence. Open the cupboard beside
the parlor Fireplace, and you will find Il
sliding door in the lett wall which opens
by Il spring. In this lies Il will in her ta-
vor. Proof must be given that the forty
pairs OF stockings have been knit, and by
whose hand | think. and may add |
hope. Hannah will do it,
So Hannah, plain and hardworked as
she had been, stood before them an heir
ess and n betrothed wife Jane was glad
Becky and PATTI had the grace to cndeav
or to be; and Hannah. having entered in
to her fortune, was very generous to
them.
Such is the power OF happiness and
wealth that, as Il middle aged woman.
Ilannan has grown quite handsome, and
is by no means the plainest Of the lot to-
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1876-10-12

In her existence. The Indian women rev
erehced her as something more than hu-
man. She taught them how to cook. and
nursed them when they were sick. and
was considered by them to be a sort OF
medicine woman or magician, as they
called her. She might have been happy
N her rude wigwam home if the dreadful
scene of her capture could have been OBJ
liberated from her memory. Her nces-
SAINT longings for her own people at last
took shape in o determination to escape
from the Indians. Dried venison was
packed away for future use, corn parched.
moccasins made, and such other prepara-
tlons as We're thought necessary for an ex-
tended journey.
On dark night in spring, when all
around We're asleep, She silently stole
away, travelling eastward. toward the ris-
ing sun. until she reached the Atlantic
coast Here she met with settlers, who
aided her by purchasing such trinkets as
she had brought with her She at last
found her home, only to find her husband
on the verge Of the grave both her daugh-
tiers married. each holding in her arms
her tirst-born. Dolly's child was Joseph
bennett. and Phmbe's child WAS Joseph
Littlefied
John bennett OF kitlerv married Doro-
thy Furbish of Wells, and their first home
was IN kittery, where Joseph bennett was
born; aiterward they moved to Wells,
while he was vet u babe.