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Before They Call 1 VIII Answer.

A Dutch preacher, one evening, held a
meeting in strange city. While he was
preaching and enforcing upon the hearts of
his hearers the doctrine of the cross police
officer came into the room and forbade him
to go on; he even commanded him to leave
the city. As he was a stranger i'll the place,
aud the night was dark, he wandered around
the city gates. He was not, however, with
out consolation for he remembered him
who had said, "Lo | am with you Away,
even unto the end of the world" Though
| walk through the valley of the shadow of
death | will fear no evil, for thou art with
me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me-"
He had long been in the school of Christ,
and had learned to watch for the slightest
intimations of his will. While he was thus
wandering around suddenly he saw light
in the distance. See," he said to himself,
perhaps the Lord has provided me shelter
there" and in the simplicity of faith he
directed his steps thither. On arriving he
heard a voice in the house, and as he drew
nearer he discovered that man was pray
ing. Joyful, he hoped that he had found
here the home of a brother. He stood still
for moment, and heard these words poured
forth from an earnest heart: "Lord Jesus
they have driven thy prosecuted servant ont
OF the city, and he is perhaps wandering at
this moment in strange place, of which he
knows nothing. Oh, may he find my home,
that he may receive here food and lodging"
The preacher, having heard these words,
glided into the house, and as soon as the
speaker said "Amen," he saw his prayer
answered. Both fell on their knees and
together thanked the Lord, who is a hearer
of prayer, and who never leaves nor forsakes
his servants Christian Era.
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Mems Part In HOme-making.

Most of the preachments we have seen from
| the text of happy homes have been aimed at
the women. Most men seem to think they
have little to do in creating an atmosphere
of home" Their forte lies in breathing and
enjoying the atmosphere after somebody else
has made it. Men are too busy, too much
pre-occupied too impatient and thoughtless.
and-it must be said of some of them-too
selfish, to do their fair share of that pre-emi.
nently millennial work, the creating of a
happy home, wherein love reigns supreme.
and amiabillty, affection, cheerfulness. iov
and peace are the natural conditions of fam
lily life. Now, in certain things man has
been a constitutional shirk, from the time
of Adam-if the scientific gentlemen have
left us any Adam-down to this dav. Men
will fight for their homes. and make slaves
of themselves to their business to maintain
them; but like the proverbia man who
would die for woman, but never would
bring up scuttle of coal, they can't
tell what their children are studying at
school, who their mates are, what they are
learning of good or evil. nor hardly any
thing else that a father ought to know con
cerniug his offspring. But we maintain
that man who hasn't time to be father
to his children, with all that includes, has
no right TO have any. He wrongs them.
upon the mother. and negIects Ills b;ghnst
duties, human and divine There ars s'
many wavs in which father cont.;h,,a
TO a hapnv home life that il seems stran,,,.
the number of bonses should so ar.atI, az
ceed tbe homes II take. .o Ett1a 70 ,,ale.
children hannv at home that II is a yondrams v ,"
ritv 90 many l;ttle ones are ,,;sarahi, W.,
uneasy. or disconnected. If foran honr aite,
the EVENING meal the father sbonid no., H.,
self to his children. wonld rho mo,hsr ,yaaro,
90 fast or the cbiIdra,, he go Ia,,Iass tro',I,a
some and uncomforta,la , WIT a. ,',;,';s,r,
for GOOD to both nart;es Is a nana,s Srol;c m;tI
the bahies What an ;ntaralt IL addad ,n
the books tbe drawings tbe games or eyen
the studies, if father enters info them Uon
much il igbtens tba drndgarv If nia,o ,roo
tice for the daughter if Sana caiIs for and
nraises her efTorts II il s,raro,a ttat ,';,t
such sweet comnanionsbin smcb nnra affao
tion, such unseldsb eniovment sncb notmrol
happiness. as NAV he had with tbe ch;Idre,
men do not give more time 70 thoir homns hn'
W. Ill, - 81 '1 ~ W ''o,i nV,iie'
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city, and at the American mission station
where he had learned Christ, he immediately
established societies for the relief OF the
poor, and now supports missions and village
schools, and gives every year, for these aud
other benevolent objects, at least one-tenth
of his princely income. On is travels, not
long after he became a Christian, he visited
Egypt. Attending there an examination of
a mission school, he was much interested in
one of the pupils, young lady, whom he af-
terwards married. Gratitude for this Chris
tian wife has led him to give largely to mis-
sion schools in Egypt; and every year, on
the anniversary OF his marriage, he gives
five thousand dollars to the school where she
was educated. lie has thus bestowed upon
it fifty-five thousand dollars during the last
eleven years. On the breaking out Of the
Sepoy rebellion in India he exchanged his
native country for residence in England.
He lives in magnificent home near Lon
don; and the income suited to his rank is
paid him by the British Government, which
rules his former possessions in India. He
has done much for London, and is vice
president of the Bible Society. The society,"
of course, is a special object of his grateful
for to the Bible he owes all.-
Life and Ligh
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Old People.


There is certain repose and cheerfulness
about old people, which doubtless exercises
healthy influence upon the young, who are
easily cast down and naturally Impatient,
not willing to wait for the tardy revolutions
of fortunes wheel, but must put their own
shoulders to it forthwith, aud upon whom
the soothing atmosphere of their seniors acts
like sedatiye. To be sure, il has taken
them fourscore years, perhaps, to find out
the folly of fretting and striving after pre-
eminence, the futility of iealousies, the sat
isfaction of loving ones neighbors as ones
sell, but they do not appear TO feel as ii they
had paid too dearly for the knowledge. Be
ing no longer in the maelstrom of affairs,
but lookers-on in Venice, they can afford to
smile indulgently at the eagerness of youth
in the pursuit of baubles, knowing that its
richest attainments will fall far short of its
desire and expectation. They have learned,
moreover, the fine art of living in to-day, of
welcoming every hour, contented with what
it brings, never sacrificing it TO the next /;
they have learned selt-repression, aud appre-
citation of triiles as we'll if " few envy the
consideration enjoyed by the oldest inhab-
itant," neither does he envy youth its
illusions, its ferment nor its self-conceits
and intolerance. II he has outlived his use
fulness, he has also survived many weak
nesses of his nature, while his blunders have
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earned him the right to advise, and his sue.
cesses have taught him the value of defeat.
What a comfort there is in the companion
ship Of an old person IIarrassed by no
mean anxieties for the morrow, her selfish
ness has fallen from her like worn-out
garment, and not competing with us for the
prizes of lie she can offer disinterested crit
icsm aud counsel without offence to our
egotism she is the connecting link between
us and the shadowy past that seems too un.
real for our recognition of the shapes which
haunt it, but which are actual breathing
presences to her fading sight. That hearth
stone is barren and prosaic indeed where
the grandmother does not preside, evoking
with the precious wand of memory the glo-
ries of her generation, till the "sad imper-
fect tense becomes eloquent with romance,
aud we can readily forgive her If the fash
ions and pleasures Of to-day seem tarnished
beside the bright silnlitudes that scintllate
across her yesterdays travesties upon
the customs and ceremonials of her heyday
The conversation of old people kindes the
imagination, and puts us on familiar terms
with the heroes of dead-and-gone period,
till we know their very tread, so to speak,
and the trick of their speech, while il
abridges the awful distance between us and
our ancestors, and establishes a bond of hui
man sympathy-Hayper's Bd;dr.
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A Self-Sacriilcing Blacksmith.

One night large company of men, women
and children were assembled in one of the
ale houses of Germany. In the midst of
their mirth a mad dog made his appearance
at the only door OF exit in the room. The
people were alarmed, What could be done ?
A blacksmith, great sturdy fellow, arose
and said, Friends, it is not right that we
should all perish. Escape by the door, and
| will encounter him." The dog made
spring upon the blacksmith, and while they
were fighting together the crowd escaped.
The poor blacksmith managed to throw the
dog off and escaped through the door aud
closed it after him. Soon they procured
guns and shot the dog through the window
The poor man was torn and manged by the
dog, lie stood before those who had escaped
and said " Friends it is evident that | soon
shall be mad aud will die; but | have re-
ceived these wounds for your sake. Feed me
in my shop till am gone. Farewell, fare
we'll" He went to his forge aud made II
heavy chain with which he bound himself
so that he could injure no one when he be-
came mad. His friends brought him food,
and after suffering intensely for nine days,
he died. ."-Reo. George c. Needhdm.
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Haul In Your Line,

take no thought for the morrow" that
is, no anxious, fretful thought. Walk
through to-day as well as you can, and God
will undertake for your future. When you
go forward out of to-day, TO worry about to-
morrow, you are over the fence, you are
and God will scourge you back
into your own lot. When have been fish
ing in mountain stream, have always
found that so long as ! kept short line
could manage my fishing very well but
when | let my line run out, the stream took
it down, and there was, at the mercy of
every stick that stuck up in the stream, and
every rock that jutted out from the banks.
! lost my fish, and tangled my line; very
likely lost my footing also, and got over
head and ears in the stream. Now, most
men have cast out their line into life forty
years long, when it ought 10 be but one day
long. In consequence, they are not able to
manage their tackle at all but are pulled
after it, stumbling first into this hole, and
then into that slipping up here, and slip
ping down there, struggling and splashing
about in far more distressed fashion than
the fish at the other end of the line-and, as
a general thing, there is no fish there. Haul
in your line l-Selecied
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Ghf Dome Gurh.
SOMEBODY'S DARLING.

Into ward Of the whitewashed halls.
Where the dead and the dying lay.
Wounded by bayonets, shell and balls
Somebody's darling was borne one day,
Somebody's darling, so young and brave,
Wearing yet on his pale sweet face
Soon to be hid by the dust OF the grave
The lingering light Of boyhood's grace
Matted and damp are the curls Of gold
Kissing the snow of that fair young brow
Pale are the lips Of delicate mold
Somebody's darling ia dying now
Back from bis beautiful blue-vined brow
Brush all the wandering waves ofgold.
Cross his hands on his bosom now,
Somebody's darling Is still aud cold
Kiss him once for somebody's sake.
Munmur prayer soft and low;
One bright curl from It's fair mates take,
They were somebody's pride, you know;
Somebody hand hath rested there
Was It a mothers soft and whte2
And have the lips Of sister fair
Been baptized In the waves Of light2
God knows best lie was somebody's love,
Somebody heart enshrined him therei
Somebody waited his name above,
Night and morn, on the wings Of prayer.
Somebody wept when he marched away
Looking 80 handsome, brave, and grand
Somebody's kiss on his forehead lay.
Somebody clung to his parting hand.
Somebody's waiting and watching for him,
Yearning 10 hold him again 10 their heart
And there he lies with hl. blue eyes dim.
And the smiling, child-like lips apart
Tenderly bury the fair, young dead,
Panslng to drop on his grave tear;
Carve on the wooden slab at his head.
.Somebody's dariipg dHmberY hare"
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The Family.

1t is in the family life that mans piety
gets tested. Let the husband be cross and
surly giving a snap here aud cuff there,
and see how out of sorts everything gets !
The wife grows cold and unamable too
Both are tuned on one key. They yibrate in
unison, giving tone for tone, rising in har-
mony or discord together. The children
grow up saucy, and savage as young bears
The father becomes callous, peevish, hard, IA
kind of two.legged brute with clothes on
The wife bristlts in selt-defence. They de-
velop an unnatural growth and sharpness of
teeth; and the house Is haunted by ugliness
and domestic brawls. Is that what God
meant the family TO be-he who made il IA
place for love To build her nest in, and where
kindness and sweet courtesy might come To
their finest manifestations The divine
idea eau be realized. There is sunshine
enough in the world 10 warm all. Why will
not men come out of their caves TO enjoy II +?
Some men make it point to treat every
other mans wife well but their owu-have
smiles Tor all but their kindred. Strange,
pitiable picture OF human weakness, when
those we love best are treated worst; when
courtesy Is shown 10 all save our friends |
II one must be rude TO any, let it be to some
one he does not love-nOt to wife, sister,
brother or parent. Let one OF our loved
ones be taken away, aud memory recalls
a thousand sayings to regret. Death quick
ems recollection painfully, The grave can
not hide the white faces of those who
sleep The coffin and the green mound
are cruel magnets. They draw us farther
than we would go. They force us to
remember A man never sees so far into
human life as when he looks over wife's or
mothers grave. His eyes get wondrous
clear then, and he sees as never before what
it is TO love and be loved what it is TO in.
jure the feelings of the loved.-Goiden Ruie
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Learn the Value Of Money.


A silver dollar represents a days work of
the laborer 1t is given to a boy; he has no
idea of what it has cost or of what it i,
WORTH lie would be as likely to give
dollar as dime for "A top or any other toy.
But ii the boy has learned to earn the dimes
aud dollars by the sweat of his face he knows
the difference. Hard work, to him, is
measure of values that can never be rubbed
out of his mind. Let him learn by expert
ence that hundred dollars represents
hundred weary days labor, and it seems
great sum of money; a thousand dollars is
a fortune, and ten thousand is almost in-
conceivable, for it is far more than he ever
expects to possess. When he has earned a
dollar, he thinks twice before he spends it,
lie wants to invest it so as to get the full
value of a days work for it, 1t is a great
wrong 10 society and to boy TO bring him
up to mans estate without this knowledge,
A fortune at twenty-one without is almost
inevitably thrown away. With it and II
little capital to start on, he will make his
own fortune better than any one can make it
for him.-Hunfs Merchants Mdgd,ine.
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The Everlasting Arms.

One of the sweetest passages in the Bible
is the one, " Underneath are the everlasting
arms II is not often preached from; per-
haps because it is felt to be so much richer
and more touching than anything we minis
ters can say about it. But what vivid idea
it gives of the divine support The first
idea of infancy is resting in arms which
maternal love never allows TO become
weary. Sickroom experiences confirm the
Impression when we have seen feeble
mother or sister lifted from the bed of pain
by the stronger ones of the household, In
the case of our heavenly Father the arms are
felt, but not seen. The invisible secret sup
port comes to the soul in its hours OF weak
ness and trouble for God knoweth our fee
bleness, he remembers we are but dust. We
often sink very low under the weight of sor-
rows. Sudden dSappointments can carry
us, in an hour, from the heights down to the
very depths. Props that we leaned upon
are stricken away, What God means by il
very often is just to bring us down TO " the
everlasting arms" We did not feel our
need of them before. We were making flesh
our arm" and relying on human comfort or
resources.
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LIVE PEAoEADLY.-The more quietly aud
peaceably we get on, the better-the better
for us and for our neighbors. In nine cases
out of ten, the wsest policy is, if a man
cheats you quit dealing with him; if he is
abusive, quit his company il he ISLANDERS
you, take care TO live so that nobody will be-
lieye him; no matter who he is or how he
msuses you, the wsest way is to let him
alone; for there is nothing better than this
cool, calm, quiet way of dealing with the
wrong we meet with.
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PILLARS OF FIRE,-Above all the fret and
tumult OF actual existence-above the de-
grees of earth's nominal sovereigns-above
all the violence and evil which render what
is called history so black record of folly
aud crime--aboye all these, there have ever
been certain luminous ideas, pillars of fire
in the nighttime, which have guided and
guarded the great army of humanity in its
slow and hesitating, but still onward, prog
ress in knowledge and freedom,
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Sperial ,3luffe.
A THRILLING INCIDENT

In the mission life of Mrs Ingalls, In Burmah h well told
IN the baptist Messenger relating how she was sent for u
visit the Buddhist high priests who had been nearly
kllcd; and how while in the most holy place in their
temple where but priests had before been ad
miel she permitted unrebuked to use for him the
vessels which int the high priest dare touch
and to overturn and cit of their gods to rest
all through the magic influence of the Pain Killer, called
by them the God medicine" successfully had she used
in curing their many diseases, some of them considered
heretofore fatal in that climate, among which We're
cholera liver complaint dyspepsia the bites of venoinous
reptiles etc. This speaks volumes for the Pain Killer
london Times.
Rev j. f. Clough Missionary at Ongoe, southern India,
We your Pain Killer very highly for
pon stngs, cholera etc. and cannot very well get along
without it,"
Rev l. D. Colbum, Missionary at Tayoy, Bumah, writes
shall be happy to assist in extending knowledge of
remedy speedy and efectual."
Perry Davis ~ SON.. Propretors, Providence, r.. /.
June 6, 1871. 1853
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" thou desire TO see thy child virtuous
let him not see his fathers vices thou canst
not rebuke that in children that they behold
pracuced in thee; till reason is ripe, exam
pies direct more than precepts such as thy
behavior is before thy ohildren's faces, such
commonly is theirs behind their parents
backs.-Qudries.
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THEY AND WE.

They have but passed q corner
out Of our sight
We, following on. shall clasp them
In realms Of light
We in the quiet suburbs
Awhile remain,
They in the heavenly city
Find endless gain.
We, from our basement windows.
Look out with tears;
They, in the royal chambers,
Never know fears.
We, mid the gathering shadows.
Find sorrows night;
They, in IN, fadeless glory.
See Christ, the Light
We plead with falierIng accents.
Help rs to pray;"
They, with a harp OF glory,
Give praise away
We to the Lord are crying
For his own rest;
They, with unbroken gladness.
Lean on his breast.
We, by-and-by, the portals
OF heaven shall win;
They, with the olden welcome,
Shall bid us inl -Sdec,ed.
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rheumatism is a Disease Of the Blood.

The blood In this DISEASE Is found to contain of
Hb'tH. NEGEllNE acts by converting the blood from il
diseased condition to healthy circulation. yEGETINE
regulates the bowels, which very important this com
plant. one bottle OF the vEGErlNE will give relief, but
to effect permanent il must he taken regularly and
may take several bottles specially In of long stand
ing YEGETlNE Is sold by all druggists Try it, and your
edlc will be the that Of thousands before YOU
who say, never found much relief use of
yEGETINE," which Is composed exclusively Of BarEs,
RoOis and Herbs.
"NEGErINE," says Boston physician, has no equal
blood purifier Hearing Of ts many wonderful
after all other remedies had failed visited the laboratory
aud convinced myself OF III genuine merit. II prepared
from barks, and herbs. each of which highly e
tecve and they are compounded In such to
produce astonishing results"
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A MAN diseased in body can have little
joy of his wealth, be it ever so much. A
golden crown cannot cure the headache nor
velvet slipper give ease to the gout, nor a
purple robe drive away burning fever
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VEGETINE
HAS ENTIRELY CURED ME

Boston, October, 1870,
Mn. H. X. STEVENS;
Dear Sr-My daughter, after having severe attack Of
Whoopng Cough, was left in feeble state OF health. BE
ing advised by friend sho tried the YEGETINE, and
after using few bottles fully restored to health.
have been great sufferer from rheumatism | have
taken several bottles Of the YEGETINE for this complaint
aud am happy to say has entirely cured me. have rec
commended the vEGErlNE To ohers, with the same good
results. II is great cleanser and purner OF the blood
s plea ant 10 take. and can cheerfully recommend II.
JAMES MORSE, S6i Athens street.
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TIPPLING leads to idleness, idleness TO
poverty poverty takes off u mans fine coat
leads to intemperance, destroys self-respect
and leaves one prey to shame and remorse,
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FAuITs.-Do not attempt to cover your
faults, but try to get rid Of them. Every
person does wrong at times, aud confession
Is no new thing in this world, One must
own that all is not right, or become ridicu-
lous as well as hypoc;itical. Other people
wW see, whether we try 10 blind them or not ;
and just for what we are worth will they
value us. Let us all be honest, no matter
what else we may be, and not pretend TO be
better than we are Christian Union.
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II our plans are not for time but for eter-
nifty, our knowledge and therefore our love
to God, to each other, to ourselves, and TO
everything, willprogress forever. knowledge
and love are reciprocal. lie who loves,
knows lie who knows, loves,-C Charles
kinqshV.