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DUBLIC SALE ~ VALUABLE REAL ESTATE
l. IN THE CITY OF WASHINGTON, d. &

The Commissioners Of the Frre1imanS savings and
Trust tom any will >sll Al puhlh auction, in front NJ
thu premises, on "WEDNESDAY, June d, 49,, ut u
oClorE noon, the following Srribsi real estate, at
uaie at the c0Enrr Of Pennsylvania avenue and Eff
teen. and u, half street.
OPPOSITE THE NORTH WING OF THE UNITED
STATES TREASURY BUILDING,
TO wit: Lots :. e. and part " lot g. In square 81
ffnutnx Isl f.et h hchs On InI-ylvana avenue and
IN feet on street, md containing
n So square feet There Is 2tiooi alley In rear d
the lOt&
Ths anprOVeInents curslsI Of four story and
sard TvoT hrpprOof building, with basement, Seneca
sandstone front, and known ~ the
FREEDMNS'S BANK BUILDING:
Alsn larl,. twostory frame building with tin roof
and larg,r thrrs.stOry brick dwelling.
This property, apart ffunl the banking Office on S
floor. which Is in the OspupSncy the CumuNsiOnpTs,
1 un'ier leases sggreiting annual rent ofSl,
ia
An sccurate plat orthc premises WIN be exhibited on
TERMS One-thrd cash and thr residue In equal li
uu.l iusiallnlFus VI and Two years with interest
per ont per annuln SSured by dre Of trust On
the pFOtHyty sold all CASH al option of purchaser
deposit ore per cent required on rcIAn'C Of bid
and ali youvryancins to ~ u cUtt OF purchaser.
Terms 10 bs' n,llv COM lsl with within seven tnNT
frunI day of >t. gnr y aalty OF resale at the risk
JDilS \, J. rRF.~wELL,
ROHERT pt'RNl~
IL II. 4. LEIpDln,
Commissioner. FraFlmaHS savings -nil Ir,ist I'm
pauv H,l@i-I7 Flvus
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AUCTION sILEs-ro-DIr.

re Marble R.aiiiasl
No. lt0i fenn<yivania sveffue. crruet Of E1evenfh
.irest n1rihwra.
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X 4. BRDDhEit lN, Auctintefr.
No. iioi renpyivania s,rnsc. cIrner Of Esrenih
srrst norihwei.
srraIAL NoTrCE
MANUFACTURER. sInRIskKErERs AND
fRiNATE PAHIiIS
them fot dfsfosins Of MKK,IisNbIsE ssssr.iis
~ PUBLIC or PRIVATE sAr.E
NY Au.TIoS ROOM
slI%w RD6N % make q fiSE pisi.iST. No
Ny 'r sTR lit " o ~ tS W ssf
NO ooons WILL nv PURCHASED on ny OWN
,, s.,. =, At.DINL ry,,s
baS. and ssruRDAT nlorniu ss. Al sossors
Gu, door sse- attended to promptly, and upon the
ISSsiaSNESis OF EVERY DESCRIPTION 80
myaim nc BmDKER Ia. aoctsop.cr.
FITCH. FOX & 90. Real E<,sic Brokers'
srRfhf, sEiNa Tmmii: i,iTf Risr6hScE of
n ~ Sri"s 81 y S ~ NM to y.ps smith and
Gs,.ct, 9: Ees y ',pssrs ts,ss fsSu;T ! -: Ard
Ian, La rsS.r q ws,,nSs Iy Az, ,, r,sc,
III. cau>c of Nsr,hN !. ,N.s,on ~ Mary IL ScSopl.
as ,r,., and Is s.pissnrr With sSs ~r.n rs.asi
81 the party -cr,y b. s,id tusi. sl,si s-i pibh
auction. in frnni u the pr.sntSrs on wEnSt%pAN,
May - iN7. 81 O'Clock the s,llowinx d-eritr,i
rial estate, sitate In thu coHnty Of sshts<tsn Dt
p. In the r~sort-f sfiv i>ou of the farm q John A.
smith. mad- hy the Howard yniy-rS',y. and niei In
the oee of tho eyor of thu -<trrt of tlunibi.
cont tanning one of gr,sunh morr or leS trrthrf
With The impoyen,cn.. ,hs,.e.. conss,.ins q nns
Stshr. with otlsrr a~ahuiidinr-
Tsr On. s n q the gsTs S g ; ID =.
years At eight pr eent. in'rre-t. Iaysh'e srmf..
nuaily. -curi by DID of The proyerty snid
deposit of ssS r>Yuirrd nj time Of sale An Gun
veyancinS At crs Of purchss~r ~ terms Of ale arr
moi cDmpiei with within ten days nnm timr Of sale
the trrdsr the right r~rii tbs property
the risk and of the d-uitinx prrrhss'r ahrr nv,
DAYS nuIsre by ;sl,,iir advertisement,
EDWIN e. CUTTER. Trustee.
Il H. WARMER Auctioos~r.
m,lsTuFNAw
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CHhNCERY SALE OF VALUABLE REAL e.
~ TATE ~ THE CITY Of WAS,nlLtNGroS

{ lHANtERI SALE OF VALUABLE REAL ES-
~ TATE IN THE CITY of WASHINGTON
AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
BY virtue Of decree Of the supreme court u the
DISTRICT OF Columbia, paSei IN equity cause No. 5sst
tho Frcclman'S Savings and Trust Company Ct al
". Samuel Jackson q ii..l the undersigned irs
tee. WI ell, on THURSDAY, the twenty fourth
gam day Of May. A. d. ISL. ut o'clock d M, At pub
liz auction In front OF the promises all That piece
parcel NJ real estate lying and being In the city Df
Washington and District Of Columbia aud known and
distinguished on the plat Of said city part Of square
thrss hundred and nine s9l com,ncncing a. point
northeast corner Of aid square, and running thence
south the line OF Eleventh street twenty ton feet
thence west SiNtyeyht feet three inches sNl thence
north twenty snl beet. thence east sikty-cisht feet
three inches s1 to hr place Of beginning. together
with the improvements and apI,irtenances thereto bc-
longing.
Terms Of sale are ~ follows one third Of the pur
chlSe money n ctSh, to he paid within seven day
amer the day Of sale except sfnn which Ia to b. paid
deposit NJ the time NJ sale. aud the balance Of tho
purrhsse money two equal nstaments In slN and
Twelve months irnm the hay Of sale. fn which pay
ments the purchaser purchassrs shnll deliver to
snd trustee hts her " their prpirbeory notes dated
on the day OF sale and bearing interest nj the rate of
six per centnrn per annun or the terms may bs all
CASH Nt the option OF the purchaser purchasers
FRANK +. BROwStNti, Trustee,
Columbian Law Building.
mylttf CHARLES HANDY
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LOST AND FOUND.

FOUND-A WATCH AND CHAIN. OWNER CAN
this ADVERTISEMENT IL H. GkEEN, ofiice Buiidinz fta
state, Wal and Navy departments mysaa
VTAKEN EsTRAY BY METROPOLITAN iOIICE
on the 18th instant, one Brown or BLACK cow.
with white feet which will he sold to the highest cash
bidder, Mt the nazaar Of Birch Rohey. ut Iooclock
H. ~, THURSDAY, June :. 1877. unless ownership b
proven nj this Ofice, tse Louisiana avenue, prior
thereto. BY order GEO r. HFRRICK.
mSss-N Property Clerk
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NY AUCTION ROOM
h Of the t-St located in thu effy having plenty
SHOW RDON TO make q FINE DISPLAY. NJ
chnrrs will b. niafe un;il the rooss are -old.
Ny bIsinr-Ss frofn this dsie vii h. rspsisSei
STRICTLY OK COMMISSION
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NOR SALE OR RENT-A FIRST.CLASS FOUR.
Il STORY DwELLiNq.H HOUSE with all the mod
ern improvements; ii02 Ninth street, between l. and
NJ streets northwest Possession given Immediately
For particulars apply NJ Iiol Ninth street northwest
myiTf
NOR sALE,-HIGH STANDING COUNTING.
II ROOM DESK, with for large books and
InJ,ers; Black Walnut: supefior make Good for Dr
partmeni use. Apply a ibis oIlice. ap6n
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NO ooons WILL ~ PURCHASED on ny OWN
AttUCNr
Regular saies at sserr cycry TUESDAY. THuRs-
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ENOR RENT. At no 7ss AND ~ fIFTEENTH
street northwest, (opp,,siie wornLeys htarlN
several ffOI toOins single OF Gu sr.ic, thnruughly
FURNISHED and airy. All modern Improvements
Table board " desired. mySi@s
nor RENI-PARLOR, RED ROOMS AND
II bath III second floor. suite. cool aud shaded
rooms, private family Freedom or house anl ynri.
Moderate rent, VIII rent oniy To gent.n,.n OF re-
hnenient Call nj SIT Ninth street northwest
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MANUFACTURER, STORi~kEErHRs AND
PRIVATE PAHTIFS
T. called TO the NtSt Al FACILITIES ~ offered
them for diSposina Of MERCHANDISE generally.
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nrycAxSuN RRos.. Auctioneers.

4 II
TRCSTEES' SALE OF VAIL ABLE THREE
STORY BRICK DWELLING on n STREET,
BETWEEN FOURTH AND FIFTH siREElS
NURrHNEs SI. AT AUCTION.
by virtue Of decd Of trust to the pbscrberS dated
August . 1873, aud recorded in l.ber No ~, folio 10,
&C., Of the land records Of Washington county, ID.
e.. and nj the request of the parties secured thereby.
will sell by public auction. 10 the highest bidder,
on THURSDAY, the nh dav of June, is7 In mont OF
the premises. Ut o'clock D. M. part Of lot nl,nbarSl
hrccn. Ia In ~lu:ire numbered i've hundred and
seventeen, IjlT,l and drssribei follows Beginning
fur the nj the southeastern of ~ lot and
running thence west the line or II street itcen
l' feet thence north thirty two t feet; thence west
one u foot: thence north siSty-elgit t6Si feet to an
alley; thence east sixteen i5 feet to the eastern line
of said lot, and thence suth hundred 100 feet to
the ulnt OF bIinnny In the city Of Washington. and
District OF Columbia. With the improvements thereon
Terms Of falc One third cash; the balance in equal
payments OF SIX twelve and eighteen months after
late. for which the notes Of the purchaser wil be
taken ~ eight per cent per aun, with interest tn
pd sId notes to be secured by decd Of trust the
property sold, deposit Of s,n required Mt time
Of s,le sUnveyincing sr., At purchasers cost 1he
trustees the right to resell the property after
i've days notice at purchasers cost II the terms are
not compiled with.
FRED. W. JONES. r,,,.,.s.,
l ~, q a. Iil
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Auction sALEs-ruruRE DAYS.


DuScANsoN BROS, ArCTioNEERst
TFSsEES S$E ~ ESHtE IESfagER
EORTHEAsr. IT,
AMI ~ r virtue 4 Sf' N S Sf .d Isqs g. ~
~ iTs, and recordei In Tiber No. va. foio 81 and Al
vi sftire fssrs;, & ri sS' lsf.S
a rSn o. erca gr .ss s, ~ .1 ~ s' ~ Win
the improvements thereon consisting Of a twosiory
s,ss,s with modern improvements aud brick
M"s.a Ksiiys reScrei siiv,,ur 81 ~a u, 10 ~
With the improvements thereon, consisting Of two
Tsrms 81 sale; Que fourh cad, and the balance In
ny deed q ifa 70 The ssisiaction Of the trustees
x nsre a.. n rs sr sa gsr a1 ,,ns sn "f
he terms o. sale are 10, ccmpitd with within ave
days the ,rg.,eis tgeIys the right to resell q the Isk
savsrisen,cnG XII consey"nsinV at cost Of pSr.
chaser ... -.
T i2tEsit Fl h fB52S' Trustees.
spu ,RMwkd,
p sgIE AgeyS sS ; s All, mE sE nd r ,s
f ifSHfa 4 h EbiSS' Trustees.
y F5 ARSyE 'fE Vii AP ME HEFEBy rT e.
my,,wrsa, +SSals Ii A4 FRfFos Trustee,
u II. WARNER Auc,ionccr, street. opposite
Ibs Masonic Temple.
TRUSTEES s,.IEoP UNIMPRoyEp PROPERTY
ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF DELLA
WARE AVENUE AND SOUTH e STREET, Az u
On THE NORTHWEST CORNER DF HALF
STREET WEST AND N STREET SOUTH
r. d yyq rscS OF n &c S H. sa Mech
land record, for the D,trc, q Columbia and a, the
public auction IN front Of the premiseI on; TUE
situate ~ the city Of Washington, District OF Colum
ba, TO wit:
AtSociock y. nj; 10, numbered four ~. in square
numbered six hundred and thirtysix itsil, and
AT 30 o'clock D. m. Lot numbered ~ In s,Iunrs
north OF square numbered slN hundred and hny 800
Terms One fourth In cash, and the balance ut sN
twelve and eigheen months ut eight per cent per
mum, secured by deed OF trust the property sold
or all cash nj the option Of the purchaser dep~
Of 80 required each lot the time Of sale. and MI
| conyryaiciig At purchaser cost. Terms he con
EREPEnIGK KooSE-. Trustees.
| !. T. oi.bwELL, salesman.
| my+FMw6ds
| H4-TIIE ABOVE SALE, ARR POsTPoNEDUS
| TIL TUESDAS, June s. lys1 SAME hours and places
FREDERICK HOONES, r,,s,..s
| u. T. HANIEN,
| my2l.p&JeS J. r. COLDwEi.i., Salesman
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S0l O STREET NORTHwEST.-FoR RENT.
ooc pleasant south front rooms, with board.
either transient or permanent also table-board
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INSURANCE.
=
rJ,HIRTy FOURTH YEAR,
NEW ENGLAND MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY. BOSTON, MASS

LOOK OUT FOR THIRTY THIRD ANNUAL RE.
FORT, 1877.
Dividend 10 members IN CASH as their premiums
fall due. Over y.OO0N0 have been returned to mem
beers during the last thirty three years
Begin tile year to insure
ALL POLICIES protected from forfeiture by State
law solicitors wanted. Liberal terms made 10 par
ties having lapsed policies
y. d CLARKE Genera, AEent
Room 81. Cloud building.
Also, Agent for the Dwelling house Fire INSURANCE
Company OF Boston. Ja-5'ThSSiy
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ou, door sale. attended to pron,Ity, and upon the
n,oSi liberal terms
IuITEn
mysim RC. BRtDKER. In. aoction>Sr.
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BOARDING.

GUNNER BOARDERS. PERSONS WISHING TO
- find high, dry, healthy locality TO spend the sum.
mer months do al the fruit farm north Of
Arlington, where, with pleasant and nrt claw
board they can enjoy home comforts at moderate
expense In full view Of the Capitol and city, and only
three miles distant by applying early to I'll T., los
Maryland avenue. Men with their wives preferred.
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AWNINGS.

Gut THIS OUTl-LArEDRY.-I YOU WANT
~ your SHIRTS and CLOTHES done ina superior manner,
~ reasonable prices, send them 10 lhe American
Laundry, W Eleventh street northwest. ,
IalyIy Mrs, NJ BYRNE.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1877-05-23

EOl, RENT-DEfIGHTFUI Rooms IN 4 PRi
Il WAITE family, with or without Board. In ele-
giant house, surrounded by beautiful grounds &r. In
OF the most cool dcsiI able and healthy parts of
address. mytptf
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II " sixth street DeI'ot First .clISS board. with
room, from ~ to so neT week. trnhsirt ~ per
day, fei+tf
TTNREMONT HOUSE CORNER SECOND STREET
L aud Indiana avenue Rates for room aud bUarl
y2O per day. sio per week: IN per month Table
board, ssI The fremont Is newly furnished, heated
with steam and Is the favoIlte holel Of Washington
der 4. T.. HILL, Proprietor
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wi BOARD y and u per week, acCurding to 10
cation Of room. Transient 81 per day. Table board
els accommodated. nhian
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GROCERIES.

---. GROCEkIEs
CoME ONE CONE ALL!
GROCERIES,: GROctRIEs: GRpCERIEsi
The attention Of tis- pahlss called nay .<o-k
HE family groceries and prsl isolss. shsch am S<
ins CHEAP fURt
John J. WILKINS
myiS~ No tai s<s~ath sirryt rnrIhses.
, 1877-11-09

... irea.. pr the scottish moors. II
f..g thiaA ~ aIl in France, they nc
i..H' irp. thai. ike hipeis IN many
Hrr.. "tfyy are governed too much
u1r misses a.sb the birds which give
.. much pleasure In an English landscape
Frr1 a solemn and reverend crow in his
-rHf.r., black. o. pair Of magplrs with
.e.r .u1k pf self satisfied impudence,
uCr rrrirrs % the total absence Of birds
rudrr ,he impression that they we're mis-
.Hi. grus. fhe departments once set a
premium on the heads Of small birds,
a1i their cXtrrmiuation was effected.
Thea a Was found out, too late, that in
Obtaining their board" the festhered
visitors paid for their lodging by de-
.tr1yinc the insects. But the evil was
done. sni IL Is easier to drive good
thing away than 10 win il back. As We
send cheese, bacon. preserved fruits, and
have begun 20 send iron, beef, and cotton
prints, to Europe, 50 10y and by we may
be able 10 export our surplus sparrows.
The days in which safety could only be
had in towns are recalled TO ones mind
by the arrangements Of life over much
vi France. One does not see small farm.
houses in the middle of the farms. The
people live in towns and villages. The
eye ranges over miles Of country, TILED
as we have described it, without a dwell
ling The social qualities of the people
probably contribute to this plan, which
10 its turn gives certain "town" charac-
ter to all the people. There is no room
for the awkward boorishness which grows
up in the isolation Of English farming
life. The thrift which must be exercised,
in order TO win moderate comfort, is
everywhere apparent. The tall poplars,
by far the most abundant tree, one finds
stripped annually Of their branches, ap-
parently for fuel, and that coaldust
which every wind scatters around Pitts
burgh, and 80 many other American CEN
tres of coal and iron-working, is here
collected, compressed into huge bricks,
or handsome round masses, and piled up
for use at railway stations, with as much
elegance and order as if the heaps were
on exhibition. OF course, all Englishmen
and Americans have learned from infancy
upward their own immense superiority to
the poor creatures who cannot speak
English, and only babble in French; but
candid person will be compelled to
admit, Notwithstanding, that in matters
of courtesy, taste, thrift, order, and ar
rangement, our Gallo friends can teach
US something.-N. Y. Ledger.
, 1877-11-09
A Warning to Advertisers.

The insanity of DR.. l. G. Aver, OF
Lowell, affords terrible warning to ad.
vertisers. Here was man engaged in
the manufacture of pill, not differing
much from hundred other pills that
may be obtained at any drug store. In
an unguarded moment he made up his
mind that he would advertise, not in the
picayune style of the ordinary dealer,
but in q comprehensive sort of way, by
which he could reach every possible pur-
chaser Of pills. He started with the idea
of devoting half Of his profits each year
to advertising. The result might have
been foreseen. He accumulated money
so rapidly that he did not know what to
do with it. When he had rolled together
fifteen million dollars, and had vainly
endeavored to find some outlet for his
ever-increasing profits, his mind gave
way under the absorbing cares of his
vast business, and he is now patient at
an asylum for the insane. How easily
this calamity might have been averted.
If he had stuck to the conservative
methods of many Of our merchants and
refrained from advertising, he might
have been passing quietly through bank
ruptcy now instead of being loaded
down with his uncounted millions. 1t is a
dangerous experiment for man who
does not want to become rich to adver-
tise. Or if he advertises at all he must
advertise grudgingly and at long inter-
walls, lest his profits should grow out Of
all proportion to his requirements, and
he should find himself burdened with
wealth. Advertising, conducted on the
principle of devoting half the profits of
business to it is, we repeat, dangerous
experiment. 1t precipitates fortune
upon the advertiser SO suddenly that the
chances are even that he will not know
what to do with his money.-UticG o.
server.
, 1877-11-09

bers Of Ammunition and transport wagons
suggested momentarilys Russian retreat
but the absence of artillery refuted this
idea, and l saw that the ammunition
wagons were empty and were evidently
going for supplies, while the other wagons
contained the tent and camp equipage
Of the dead and wounded, which were no
longer needed at the front. While was
waiting at tbis place poor fellow died
in one of the wagons, and was buried by
the roadside. At last, after the stream
had been passing me for four hours, |
was enabled TO pursue my journey, and
short distance from my halting- place
came upon a mournful scene. The dead
body of another Russian soldier lay be-
side an open grave by the roadside, while
party of Bulgarians were saying their
funeral service.
Leaving this funeral group, soon
came upon an officer in command of the
escort OF the immense trains had encoun-
tered on the roads. He said their losses
had been terrific before Pevna, and that
during the whole operations around that
place they had probably lost 10000 men
killed, wounded, sick and prisoners. This
number, Of course, includes the 1000
previously telegraphed to you from Bu-
charest as the results of the fighting of
the 10th, Goth, and 21st of July. I be-
lieve the number to be about correct,
judging from the wounded that l saw,
and more especially by the thousands of
knapsacks met going to the rear, and
which had belonged to the men put hors
de combat before Plevna. After leaving
this escort passed through valley con-
tanning about twenty ancient mounds,
some of which had been opened in for
mer days. They are probably burial
places, constructed after some great bat
tie of ancient times, as they could not be
intended for any purposes of defense
or for watchtowers dowa in this deep val
ley.-Ple0na Correspondence Of the London
Times
, 1877-11-09
Alive, Yet Officially Dead.

An illustration of the injury which,
under the French laws, may be inflicted
upon an innocent man by the loss Of his
certificate of birth is afforded in the case
Of Alfred Loichot, who, at the age of 81,
left Montbeliard, his native place, to
serve his time in the army. At the ex-
piration of his period of service he did
not-his parents having died in the mean
time-return to Montbeliard, but fol-
lowed his trade as matchmaker in vari.
Gus places. A short time back, having
become engaged to be married, he de-
termined to go there and obtain the
necessary papers, but on applying at the
Mayors Office, he was told that 1t would
be useless giving him his certificate of
birth, as in the archives was contained
the certificate of his death at the Toulon
galleys in 1871. Loichot found, upon
further inquiry, that all his former ac-
quaintances believed that he had been
condemned to penal servitude for murder,
and had died at the gslleys, and he failed
to understand how the error could have
arisen until he remembered that while in
garrison at Beasoncon his money, watch
and papers had been stolen. The thief
had availed himself of the papers to pass
himself off as Alfred Loichot, and having
committed some fresh offences, was sent
to the galleys. He died while under
going his term of imprisonment, and
hence arose the mistake. Alfred Loichot
has been compelled to apply to the civil
tribunal at Toulon for correction of the
error, and for the removal of his name
from the death register, and the Judge
ment in which sentence was passed upon
the usurper of his name.
, 1877-11-09

MEANING OF AMEN.-A correspondent
writing from bacon, ILL.,, sends the fol-
lowing account of boys attempt at de-
fining.
During the last winter there was re-
ligious interest at Vsrna, Ill. The pas
tor Of the Methodist church, tho Rev.
Mr.. Demming, was In the habit OF hold
ing a daily children's meeting, at which
the boys and girls stopped for few mo
ments on their way from school: In or
der to interest and instruct children, the
pastor presented variety Of topics. one !,
day he asked the meaning OF Amen"
No one answered.
"You have often" said the clergyman,
'heard the brethren say amen amen !
while some one was praying. What did
they meant If any one knows, let MIN
hold up his hand"
Up jumped little fellow, too eager W
answer to wait for recognition.
II know" he called out. sit means
hurry up and get through" ,
There was an audible smile, and many
of the elders, we have no doubt, teit t9s. J.
the definition would be very useful IL !.
could be generally accepted, and "amen ~,
used to shorten long sprsyers.-f"a"'
Companion.
, 1877-11-09

HOME QUARRELs "A house divided
against itself shall NIB stand, saith Scrip
ture, and there's are no truer words. At
home there should pe peace and unity,
though all the VOC is at war. Those
bound by the ties OF kindred should up
hold each other, and bear with each others
foibles, and hide them from strangers
eyes. Those who dwell under the same
home roof must fight under one flag or
be defeated. Policy, if not good feeling,
should bind together the members of one
household.
Bad as it is to quarrel with ones neigh
bors, people may do that and yet have
some bright spots in their lives, if they
shut their doors on their quarrels, and
find within only partiSans and symps-
thizers; bat when brothers and sisters,
parents and children, and, worst Of all,
husbands and wives begin to disagree,
spat, snarl, abuse each other, and finally
come to open quarreling, those who dwell
under that unhappy roof know before
hand the tortures of the lost. There is
nothing on earth so near Heaven as hap
py home-so likeperdition as an anhsppy
one.-N, X. d., IN New York Ledger.