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MR. GLADSTONE ON Preaching.

My belief is that as long as mankind
subsists. preaching and science will both
have their places in the field of lie, and
if l were to wager | would just as
readily wa.er in favor of the longevity
of preaching as would on the longevity
of science. | will venture to say as
much as this, and hope it will not be
isunderstood. | quite comprehend that
it is 10 part of the ordinary business of
preaching to puzzle and disturb mems
minds by wanderinginto questions which
are for them to Il great extent and in the
majority of cases abstract and specula-
tive, questions lying outside their path
of life and outside their path of duty in
life but when ask myself why is it at
this moment that the tone of so many
professors of science is so harsh, so un-
kindly, and so domineering towards
that precious gem and jewel of religion
which is the hope of human kind, l
cannot but admit to myself that it is in
part a reaction from a former state of
things, that those who have believed in
religion, and professed religion, and even
taught religion, have in various ways
been not sufficiently careful at all times
to avoid placing stumbling blocks in the
way of their brethren by fictitious
modes of representing divine truth. l
am persuaded, and it is a precept of
great practical importance, that not only
the substance of the thing taught but the
manner of the thing taught should be
continuously studied; that the precept
not to offend Zone of these little ones"
should be remembered in its application
not merely TO those who know them
selves to be little ones, but to all who
are little ones in reference to divine
truth and knowledge, even if they be
rich in the cultivation and science that
this world can give them.
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THE WOMEN OF SERVIA.

They wear on their heads red kerchiefs,
with the ends hanging down their backs,
bound on their heads by a velvet fillet,
embroidered with coins, in which were
often stuck flowers, chiefly in red and
white. They were generally dressed in
white. but invariably with the brilliant
aprons sewed down to the skirt, and
often with gaudily embroidered stom-
acher, or, perhaps breast plate would be
the more descriptive term, studded with
coins on black velvet. The working
dress of women in the fields is short
jacket, braided and slashed in the fashion
of that worn BY the men, a red and
yellow kerchief crossed over the bosom,
a petticoat striped mostly in the parallel
stripes of Moorish pattern, but occa-
sionally in the checkered, which makes
the pattern a tartan, q tspestry.like
apron of brighter colors than the petit
coat, and bare legs and feet. The men
are fine race, tall, with a certain state
illness and self-respect in every gesture;
their faces are almost always good, and
often quite intellectual and chivalric,
but in muscular development the pear
ant women of Servia can give their hus
bands q stone and Leating.
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In announcing that the emperor oil
Germany was shortly to celebrate the
eightieth anniversary of his birthday
the Berlin journals relate that on certain
fete days the emperor wears not less than
eighty EIGHT decorations and medals.
Without mentioning Prussian and Ger.
man orders, he has, among others, all the
grand crosses OF the different countries
of Europe, comprising the Legion OF
Honor, the orders of the Golden Fleece,
knight of the Bath, Dom Pedro 1. oil
Brazil, the Southern Cross of the same
country, the Eagle of Mexico, the
ancient orders of the Guelphs, Tuscany,
the Two Sicilies, Saint Marin, Monaco,
the Nicham of the Bey Of Tunis, the
portrait of the shah of Persia set in bril-
liants, the Moha- Wara- Bohru or White
Elephant of Siam, and twelve foreign
military medals.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
THE JOHN OikHURST OF TIE
SOUHETN HOTEL FIRE.

The first to reach the hotel and the
most prompt to render assistance were the
keepers of the all-night houses along
Fifth street, whose places are particular
numerous in the vicinity of the South,
ern. From stalking dollars they came to
stake lives, and the game they played
was one with death. More than score
of these brave men ran up the stairs by
the ladies' entrance on the Fifth street
side, and penetrated to the topmost story
bringing down women and children only
to let them 90 in the comparative safety
OF the street. They returned again and
again to the rescue and gave up floor after
floor only when they felt sure no one
had been overlooked. These men were
the last to abandon the building, and
some chung to their lie saving heroism
even when the means of exist was cut
off save by the ladder.
One Of these men was Charles Herman,
partner of Nose Labonta, at No. o.
South and Fifth streets. Herman had
brought out several women and was
taking one last look when the ladder
was moved to another window. He
came back to find himself in a perilOus
situation. The flames were closed be-
hind, and to turn back was to face the
terrors of death from sutfocation, so he
crept out upon, the windOw-sill, forty
feet above the stone flags, and sprang
for the ladder. His fingers barely raped
the rungs, and then kwiftly-falling OBJ
jects truck the pavement with adult, dead
sound. They picked up all that was
mortal of poor Charlie Herman, and car
ried him back feet foremost into the club
house from which he had rushed forth on
his noble mission an hour before. To-day
the body was placed in handsome cas-
ket and men came and went softly,
speaking reverently of the dead. To-
morrow the mass will be said over
Charlie Tiernan's remains at the cathe-
dral.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

THE collections taken in the Southern
Methodist churches for the relief of the
UNCONVENTIONAL publishing house in
Nashville will not, it is feared, be suffi-
cient to accomplish the object A cor
respondent of one of the Northern Meth.
odist papers writes from the south: al
thought at first that the collections
might aggregate $4,000 but now l in.
cline to the opinion that $4,000 will be
as much as our 10000 members will
contribute to relieve theN peril Of our
publishing house. T he bishops 4 lid un-
less it gets speedy help il will 'si'." 1t
is to be hoped that failure may b. xverted.
The courage shown by the Southern
MethOdists since 1865 in ro ganizipg
their charitable and 9th. in titutions
deserves the best success
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
4 JOKE WITH Il HOTEL FIRE AP-
PARdTVS.

A new electric alarm had been intro
duced into the st. George hotel. This
machine the other night was made the
subject of practical test by party of
young men, headed by a young naval
officer, who, in their desire to perpetrate
what they no doubt looked upon as
practical joke, did not consider the seri-
Gus results that might have ensued. The
apparatus affords instantaneous knowl-
edge of high temperature in every apart
ment of the house. When the heat
rises above ninety degrees a bell rings
behind the Office desk and rings louder
as the neat grows greater. From large
water-tank situated on the roof that
portion of the building in flames can be
instantly flooded with water. With
gleeful smiles the leader of the jovial
party applied lighted match to that
portion of the apparatus connected with
the room in which they were located,
and instantly the bell in the Office rang
out vigorously, the members of the fire
brigade rushed to their allotted posts and
the water poured in upon the nice young
men, dampening their spirits and their
clothes and drenching the carpet and
furniture. The lady guests ran scream
ing from their rooms, the once smiling
youths swan out from the apartment,
squeezed their streaming clothes and
tried hard not to look foolish and failed
most admirably. Matters explained, the
threatened panic was averted. and the
damp young men stood before the clerks
desk, little rivulets streaming behind
them, while nice little bill of damages
was made out for the practical jokers.-
Philadelphia Times.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

An expedition to explore the buried
cities in central Asia is talked OF in
Bombay and elsewhere in India.
Thattre asures like those of Mycen@
NAV be found in the sands of Mon
golia is at least possible. If tradi-
ition be of any value-a tradition,
too that has persistantly chung to one
locality through the lapse of centuries-
the tomb of Ghengiz Khan is yet, with
its fabulously rich treasures, to be found
las Colenel Prejevalsky was told by the
Mongols) to the south of lake Tabasun-
Nor. Your readers may remember the
quaint legend about the last resting
place of the great Khan. Within the
tomb lies q man who seems asleep.
Every evening sheep or horse is tied
near to the spot, and 10! in the morning
the animals have been eaten. In three
hundred years, says the Mongols, the
sleeper will awake and lead countless
hosts of his children to victory and do
minion. The old story is said to be cir
culating more and more widely every
year. Then the Mongols say that con.
stantly the drifting sands disclose, here
and there, gold and silver treasures,
which they have superstitious dread of
touching. The buried cities under the
sands of Cobb are affirmed to be mines of
incalculable wealth, guarded by gnomes
and fearful spells, while all the deserts
around the hidden ruins are peopled by
myriads of bowling ghosts. DR.. Bellew
established the fact sometime since that
we shall probably have several OF these
buried cities revealed shortly, in a sim
liar naturally manner to that in which
they were primarily concealed from the
sight of man. The sands of the deserts
Of central Asia regularly move and drift
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

from east to west, and even now the
eastern borders of deserts are being
denuded widely of all soil that can be
torn away and be borne westward by the
violent winds that rage with incredible
fury many months of the year in those
regions. Will Russia be the first to
avail herself practically of the knowl-
edge of this? ton Atheneum.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
OCR YOCNG FOLKS.
I'm 1!nLGIef for the Little People.


A tumbIed down. and hurt mis- Arm against "''
OF wood :. -. 4,
Ii said, "Mv Boy, oh do not cry; " ''nho' uo
g. said. q Cur O. Coffee hot cant do yon any
harm"
+ said. IAN Egg Jeat up with milk would quickly
make him WELL"
+ said, "A FISH if broilei might cure, if only by
the smell"
G said, Green Gooseherry fool, the best OF cures
hold"
H said, d" His Ha, should he kept on to keep him
from the cold"
4 raid. some Ice upon his head will make him
better SOON"
said. so,ae jam, i: spread on bread or given in
spoon"
X said, "A Kangaroo is here-this picture let him
see."
l. said, "a Lamp pray keep light. to make some
barley tea
N said. "A Mulberry or two might give him sat-
N said. " Some Nuts. if rolled about, might be a
slight attraction"
o said. :. An Owl might make him laugh, if only
p said. " Some Poetry might be read aloud. to
make him thiRk."
q said, "A Ounce l rec0mmend-a Ounce or
else Quail"
X said. % Some Rats might make him move, If
fastened by the tail"
= said. "A Song should now be sung, In hopes to
make him laugh"
r said. "a Turnip might avail if sliced or cut in
half"
U said. AN Turn, with water hot, placed under
meath his chin"
v said, "Ill stand upon a chair and play a
Violin"
w said, " some Whisky whizzigggs fetch, some
marbles and ball"
X said. Some double. XX ale would be the best OF
ALL
Y said, "S,me Yeas. mixed up with sat would
make perfect plaster"
z said, Here is box OF Zinc! Get in. my little
MASTER
Wen shut you up Wen nail you down ! We
will, my little master.
We think we've all heard quite enough of this,
your sad disaster"
N. T. Sun.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
THE MTS1ERT OF WOM.lN'S SUI
eide.

OF the unknown woman whose suicide
in Little Rock hotel, on the 18th. the
Gazette of the 18th says that she rcg;s-
tered as Miss Thompson" and that
there was every evid, nee that the act
was premeditated, and that she had
taken steps to destroy her identity. The
deceased had, previous to taking the
poison, dressed herself in her best clothes,
burning the ones she had pulled off, a.
tine buttons, corset slaves, etc, were
found in the stove, where was also ashes
showing that she had destroyed all her
papers with the exception of the follow
ing scrap found in her hand-satchel, and
which, bearing date as it does of April
9TH, shows that the act had been in con-
temptation several days. From this
scrap she had been careful to tear away
the signature, though at the top of the
note had been written and afterward
erased with a pencil mark "Sophia."
The following is the note found:
"APRIL Z, 1877.
"Dear Emma: | have been thinking
all day of our happy school days, when |
had not one serious thought. Then We
were all mirth, and your ma would tell
me my face looked like sunshine. Oh.
how can one all life and happiness be-
come 50 sad and unhappy. Change of
place does no good. On am so world
weary think shall put ar end to my
life. l have lost all in this world that
is dear to me, and the world is so cold
and wicked, and such beautiful world,
too. Why can't every person live hap
py? | have tried to live as near right
as 1 knew how. don't see why have
had so much trouble caused by other
peoples sins. My heart is dead to this
world, and don't think my punishment
will be great in the next. Every ray of
light has faded from my life. l did
think to go and see the dear old place
once more. can't get my mind; it
would only be the worse for me. 1 am
not we'll; l think 1 am going to have
the fever.
clam glad you like Illinois, and hope
you will live happy. think you have
one of the best of husbands. As for N.Y.
self, l am so unhappy l can't care for
anybody but the happy ones that have
passed away. l thought I'd try to write
while the train has stopped for breakfast,
so if / didn't get soon-you need not
trouble yourself about me. My head
aches so-will finish when sleep again.
1 wrote to B. to let my means 20 to the
orphans school, if 1 did not send for it
in two months. 1 left Denison this morn.
ing. If 1 don't come back 1 will write
again. Oh the world looks so bright
and lovely this morning, but not for me.
1 feel destitute. Write to my relations
tell them forgive them all they have
wronged me-" The dead woman ap-
pears to be between twenty-five and
thirty years of age. She was about five
feet two inches high, dark hair, cut short,
oval face, without much expression, !
tolerably good-looking; one of her upper
front teeth, on the left hand side, was
missing; gold ear-drops in her ears, and
plain gold ring on third finger lett hand.
Besides her baggage, she had about $14
in money.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

Artist: What do you DO in this
lonely place, Donald, when al. one is
sick. and the doctor ten miles off?
Donald: Oh, We shust gle h.. dram.
Artist: But, supp'sinp t., rs no
effect? Donald: We >hus her an
other dram. Artist: w. ut sup
posing even that does not dos lhnald:
"Oh. We shust gle her A. dram,
and il that nae cure her, -h, worth
curing.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

A boy eight years old thought the
Heath of his sisters goldfish was simply
due to the fact that it couldn't take q
Joke. He used to catch it with q crooked
pin, just for ajoke.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
Why Nellie .icas not Popular.


"Well, Nellie, what is the matter p
asked Miss Percy, as she seated hersel
in straw rocker on the piazza, wher'
Nellie sat, chin in hand, pouting over .
portfolio of prints that lay outspreac
before her.
"Pm mad :" was the reply.
"Mad? That is distressing. I hope
you don't bite"
"Oh, OF course 1 don't mean that
said Nellie, turning away from the pict
ures with an injured air. 81 am vexed?'
"Then why did you say mad9"
ooh, you are too particular, Aunt
Alice! What do you think Kate Sibley
has done?
cannot imagine.
"Her mother gave her leave to invite
three of the girls to go with her to the
picnic in Cedar Greek, and she asked the
Morrisons and Minnie Bose, and left
me out, though I have worked every one
of her examples ever since we have been
in Denominate Numbers. 1t is just the
way with them all. / do everything
they ask me to do. and they all hate me.
I'll be even with them Thoughtful hate
them toe"
And the future misanthrope began to
snif1e and use her pocket-handkerchief.
"Don't you think it would be wiser
plan to make them love you?" asked
Miss Percy, sravely.
81 can't do it replied a chokey voice
from behind the handkerchief.
az have tried, but 1 ca-an't They
all like Rosa Guignard, who never does
anything for any body, but-but-"
As Nellie did not seem able to finish
what she wished to say, Miss Percy came
to her relief by observing quietly:
"The girls all like Rosa on account of
very rare gift she possesses.
"Rose Guignard gifted!" exclaimed
Nellie, surprised into forgetfulness of
her wrongs, "Why, Aunt Alice, she is
away down in all her classes, and you
know she isn't pretty-that is, until you
get used to her,"
"But it Is much rarer gilt than
either intellect or beauty, that which
Rosa possesses" returned Miss Percy.
Nellie's red-rimmed eyes asked ques-
ton to which Miss Percy replied with
brevitv: "Tact."
"1act? What is that?" asked Nellie.
81 don't know any better difinition of
the word than one great novelist has
given: THAT is knowing what not to
say"
"Dou't know what not to say, Aunt
Alice?" asked Nellie, after short sill
lence.
4" No my dear; don't think you do.
You will take ofFense, probably, if l give
you q few examples As proofs of this ;
but as am in your mothers place this
summer, shall take the liberty of speak.
ing plainly. Do you remember who
were in the company yesterday when
you coolly asserted that certain reli-
gion was nothing bnt 'mummery,' and
went On to observe that, for your part,
you looked upon such religionist as no
better than Mohammedan or J-w?"
"There was &c many such roomiul
that I cannot . Aunt Alice! I do
remember nowi Mademois-lle Durand
was here, and she is member Of that
church. am sorryl"
land Mis- Lyons was here also, and
she lie deveut Jewess. Did YOU notice
that she kissed Kate Sibley when she
went away, and did not kiss yon 2"
yes and l wondered what was the
Ua&&er. But msdemois-lle kissed me.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21

Mems evil manners live in brass /;
their virtues we write in water.-Shak-
spcdre.
Richland beacon., 1877-07-21
BURIED CITIES IN CENTRAL ASIA

in money
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-06
I.onors to Gen. Grant.

Paris, Nov. 27--M Emile De Cir
ardin gave grand dinner to Gen.
Grant this evening. Among the
guests were Minister Moves, Mr. Hit
MN. Gambetta, Grevy, Rennault, De
Lesseps. Waddington, and Vignaud.
M. De Girardin proposed Gen Grants
health. The General responded and
drank to the prosperity of the French
Republic, saying that ha hoped it
would attain the result which the
Americans had endeavored to attain
namely-the regime of liberty access
sible to everybody.
Gambetta, proposing the health of
NJ. De Girardn, thanked him for af-
fording him an opportunity to sit at
the same table with the ex-President
of the United States He spoke with
praise of Gen. Grants political career
and showed how he, obedient to the
laws Of his country, while he under
stood the Importance and dignity OF
the army, never permitted it to as
sumo supremacy over civil power.
Gambetta concluded as follows :
"France, Notwithstanding her unmer-
tied misfortunes, remains great and
generous and attached above all to
liberty"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-06
-
Dickens Little Folks.


Nothing has given the writings of Charles
Dickens so strong hold u[ on the hearts of
parents as the well-known excellence of his
portrayal of children and their interests
These deineations having received the approval
of readers of mature age, il seemed worthy
effort 20 make the young also participants in
the enjoyment of these classic fictons.
With this view, the different child charac-
tiers have been detached from the large mass
OF matter with which they were originally con-
nected, and presented in the authors own
language, to a new class of readers, to whom
the little volumes will. we doubt not, be as
attractive as the larger originals have so long
proven to the general public.
A series oftwelve volumes has been prepared
presenting, among others, the following char
acters Little Paul, from Dombey & Son
"Smike,n from Nicholas Nickleby; 'Little
Nell" from The Old Curiosity Shop; 1.-The
Child Wife," from David Copperfeld, &C., &c.
new edition of the first volume of this
series, Little Paul" from Dombey & Son, has
Just been issued, Illustrated by barley, and
attractively bound. The other volumes will
follow at short intervals.
For sale by all booksellers, or sent post,
paid for Sl.00 by the Publisher, john r. AN
DERsoN, Hartford, Conn.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-12-06
County Road Notice.

Notice is hereby given that an application
having been made on the Is day of November
1877 to the County Board of Supervisors of
the county of Grant, and state of Wisconsin
by more than forty-fye freeholders residing
in said county of Grant and more than fifteen
of said number residing in each of the several
towns of Cassyille, Waterloo and Potosi, in
said county said application being for a county
road to be laid out, described as follows to
wit
"Commencing at the house of Urias Reed,
near the Northeast corner of the Northwest
quarter of the Northeast quarter of Section
twenty>seven (27), in town 8 North of range
four al West running thence South, to the
Southeast corner of said Northwest quarter of
Northeast quarter. Thence West to the Wa
terloo and Cassville road.
And also applying to vacate the road now
existing commencing at the above mentioned
house of Urias Reed, and running in South
westerly direction to where the above road
intersects said Waterloo and Cassville road !;
and also to vaeate so much of said Waterloo
and CassVille road as runs through the land of
John Nichols, and lay out a road in the place
thence or the line where the same is now tray
eled commencing near the Southeast corner of
the Southeast quarter of the Northwest quarter
of Section twenty seven on town range
running thence in Westerly direction to in
ersect the old road, and said application hav,
ing been by said county Board of Supervisors
duly referred to the committee on county high
ways.
We the undersigned, said committed will
meet on the goth day Of December, 1877, at IL
o'clock in the forenoon, at the house of Urias
Reed, in said town of Waterloo, near Burton
Post Office, to decide upon said application.
Dated Lancaster, Wis, November Is, 1877.
JOHN G. CLARK,
JESSE WAGNER,
JOHN HENKEL,
H. M. BOWEN,
THos STEPHENS