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, 1877-06-01
At G. G. Bartlett's.
NOTICE.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT LAND OFFICE,
OLYMPIA, Washington Territory,
April Is, ls77.
COMPLAINT HAVING BEEN ENTERED
" at this office by William Mecban Of San
juan County. W. T., against John Hallaur, for
abandoning his Homestead, Entry No. 24s2,
dated March 4, 1876, upon the lots land ?, and
south half Of northeast quarter of Section No.
in Township No. IS north of Range No. 2
west, willamette meridian, in San Juan
County, Washington Territory, with view
to the cancellation OF said entry; the said par
ties are hereby summoned to appear Mt this
Office on the 18th day Of July. lST7,at 10 O'Clock
A. NJ, to respond and furnish testimony con-
cerning said alleged abandonment.
j. G. BROWN, Register.
ROBERT G. STUART, Receiver.
And Il anpearing by afidavit. filed in this
case, that the said John lIallaur has left his
Territory, Il Is ordered that service Of this
no,ice he made by publication in the PUGET
SOUND WEEKLY ANGUS, q paper published In
jefferson County, W. t., for period OF nine
weeks prior to the day ofhearing.
j. T. BROWN. Register.
lO-9w ROBERT g. STU ART, Receiver
, 1877-06-01
Copy of Telegram received by
SHERMAN & HYDE:
New YoRK, Sept. 90, 1876.

New YORK, Sept. 20, 1876.
Received the highest award for
sympathetic, pure and rich tone,
combined with greatest power, as
shown in the three styles-Grand,
Square, and Upright Pianos-which
show intelligence and solidity in
their construction, a plant aud easy
touch, which at the same time an
swer promptly to its requirements
together with excellence of work
manship.
A. WEBER.
, 1877-06-01

~ These famous Pianos are for
sale by
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utufff felsor. pfpe(bfa.
Ser Griea i'm Orient.

2onbon, ". Mne. Cine ruiIii6e
9epeide melbet in ge5ua ouf Die lebten
Sample an G6ipfa.8aije vMm Iebten
Srsitose wuroe oos SrsHen hen 9ansen
Sag fortseiebt. l1nisre Sruppen bcbanp
ten ale lire goltionen, boben isbb6 IN
ben lebten 4 Sosen bebentenoe @erluits
e%riittsn; ~ %perapunoete Offi5iere nno
900 %permunocte @oloaten lino in Ga.
brouo o%nesfommen. Sic Mn5abI %unlerer
Eooten lit MD! ermittelt. 9ie &anona.
De muroe am Gamitas Moreen neu
ert."
Giner pom Sonntase batirten Gen'
tsr'idm DepsiGe aus Gon%ltantinopel
sufolse ms!oet Goldman .Baldo, oub er
Die 3ipei bonpfiddliditen Bolitionen Der
&nien in Dem Baiie ei%nsenommen babe.
Cine onbere Dcpclde. aug Norionopei
batirt. beridtet. baB Goldman 8ai@a
Die brittle Yoition einsenommen unc@a
bropa a~nsesriffen bat.
Cine BON @ornp Stuoeni absei9idte
9epel6s uon ee1tern batirt, beri6tet !:
AIN Santiago fanb obermals Elm blu=
tiger aampf i'm Yoiie itott. nnlereSrup
pen baben ibre Yoltionen bebauptet nnb
olIe @ugrifis suriidssI bloaeu Sen. Do
rodinsfeD. psl6er unIere Sruppen i'm
Pa1ie wdbrenh Der e rfen orei Scae com
m,nbirte, ftarb b,ute Der Seloentoo."
8oris. 81. @ua, IS psrlautet, boB
enc 9spel9e aus ruiliidcn Auc[len
bier empfanseu woroen 1T. melde Die
&dumuna oes S9ipfa.poiies mslost.
9as pariler Sourncl .Ssmps" min
aus autbentii9en Auelen eriabren bas
Ben, onB Soliman Yai6a Den Shipfa=
puB erobe ri bat unb se9en 8atroua
'porgeridt i'll.
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OernlifNteS

8irt01@often. Sic Mcciie
Gommi5idre bobsn eine3ulammsrfeanns
Der in jfber Q9nrb hisler 5taot hefino-
liden Wjrt0'Aaftcn, iammt Der GepDl-
ferunos5abl n. |. 10. ssmoGt, Die mir
na6ltebeno mitt6eilen. SIN @onaen
aiebt es 1854 pldbe mo- 8 qu0r urn9ier
uerfouft miro, eyclu1ipe Der Npoihefsn
unb @rnceriIten. Die befanntli6 in oic1er
9e3ie9une ouA tsin idle6tes @e'6dit
MAIDEN. Wenn Die 3eiten fhleht lino
|-unb has behreitct tetn Meni6-io
MAIDEN Ge li6 ieoenfoQs in bisler Bran
DE- nidt oslteno. Nm meilttn fat no.
tlrlih Die l6. Warb. ndmlid 80, pos
auf je 126 G%inpobner cine @iribi0aft
mnft. Sim weniqiten Dat Die "a. 9Baro,
ndmIi0 "a, ODER fir i 20 Ginuobner
ems. Sic ic6lie Woro bat inoeb trob
ibrer 1913 Wirtb 6aften bod MIR cine
aui je 277 Ginwobner.
CDR. ST.. gr.)
Gin @1udlide gfs oas
enaliite Gransportihiff uGrocooilc" or1
lctten Nreitaa chen uon Bortsmoutb nodl
Ufalta abaeben ioute. frat ELL Nopofat
aufs Shiff uno lee oen Soloafen fur.
fe oortrcten. 9ieruuf mafltc er Dem @r-
ldrodenen Ole Mittbeiluna, oaB u bon
Dem perltorbencu General Gurfe. beiien
Seruonnter er. ,uie lid %herauSitelte, iei
Die &%leiniafeif pom 10000 Hfo. Gterl.
aeelbt babe, ga aber felre 3cit mar,
Vurfe'S Nhitico reip. NuStritt pom DE
aiment ins Nrrf su iee II, ieaelt Der r,idr
Grbe oils aer1emer Solcot nad) Dem nit
teQdnoiiden Wiesne.
II II erc G3eaicruno III ;ur Gbcit>
nabmc an Dem interuatlonolen @rfdnaH
%niBconQree, welder @noe 2uanit 1878
in stodbolm suiammentritt, ci%uselaoen
worben.
Sn MOine lueroen idbrlid iibcr 5
Widioncn 9lcdoiihien nit grtincn
&ornfolben, Der belicbtcn OelifateIie. ae-
fiQt 9tcle Snoullrie aisbt uabreno
ser Saiion 5000 bis 10000 Wieniheu
yeld dftiauns.
, 1877-08-28

Marquette go. 42S Npro Ste 5trobc,
uno ~perlanete einiee eolosne ltbsen gu
feben. @6brenb ST.. Marqustte li9 iiber
Sen Sdanfoitsn bsuste, peri gts i'm
Martin cinen lbperen S1log mil eli
mem eiiernen Snftrnmente, roffte 3tpei
ubrsn ouf unb entflob, wrroe jebo@
furS nod6er perboitet. Marqustte's gu
ltano 1T beosnfli9.
Wilb. Mnnoer febrte geitern Morqen,
na9oem er Die gon5s Noht iibsr oe5s6'
Gntte, betrnnfen nod Snuie 5uriid, fina
einsn Streit nit ieiner 8ottin Gliiobetb
an unb perieyie bsrielbcn iNfis Blid) mcb
rere @Al6ec ouf ben Gppf. mslhe lic hei
n,6e nuQenblidliN tDoteten. Wunber
Iolppbl, ME feline @uttin botten oor Glr
3em bos SemperenStG eliiboe abgclegt,
aber 8eioe es wieber 9ebrohen.
, 1877-08-28
9nldnoifAe pspe(hfn.

Nem 2pnbnn Conn, 26. Nu q.
Mnf Der .Niem 2onhpn Mortbcrn 3 obn"
Swii9cn bieIsr @tdht unb Norwih mur,
be i'll Der %personaenen Nadt burh eincn
ihmeren &cQenanb cine Stred hes Sc
leiies mcQecihmemmt. Ser rDrblih se.
'benbe MISUNDERSTANDING lief an nieisr
StcIle in Der per ilollsnen Nodt aug Dem
@eleiie nnb iiifrate in ben Sbomes=S lub,
icbcm bIieten beihe 4erionenwooatns
oui BEN @eIeiie ieben. Ser 2nfomotip-
fIAru Wm. Gidcr, her Seiser $. Geebe.
Der &pStmelNer q. 9o1mer -nnh Der
3usin'peitor Sobn Nolon trussn be-
b flid; @ertebunaen bapon. Muber Sen
Mnasflbrten muroen 6 anoere Nerlcnen
lei6t pe,lebt.
2pnoon. Ont, 81. Muo. @ler.
9rummuno i6uB SamFoe g!benb feline
Srou in Die Srnii uno bro6ts ibr cine
gcfdhrlide @unbs bel. 0rummono lit
p~er9aftet.
. IT. II, 81. gua. Sobn &ileD be.
iduloi9te 9eiiern Mbeno Sos. Gloncp,
unerlaubten umaans nit ieiner @attin
sepfloaen gu boben, uno i9ob hreimal
ouf GloneD. Ser lestere 1T tboli6 Der.
ipunoet.
6. .. Wortben feuerte seitern atsnn
au Sowcl. MoH., einen Shub auf feline
Satin ob. melde cine wabrideinli6
tDoillde @unoe oapon trus.
Sn Soutb: ManheI tier. Conn, brodte
9eitern Sobn gonnsu ieinem @hwooer
Sobn Moboonep cine t6otlihe 9tih'
sunoe bel. 8sioe iuaren au 3sit bstrun-
fen.
Bort Serbs. y. g., 81. MuouIt.
Sobn Ut. Sfinner mabte seItsrn in Ser
9ruutsn9sit einen Wsriua, feline Trau
NIT einem s@ladtmelier gu srmproen,
puroe iebod entuaHnet, ebe er ettpas
Nnosres bspertitslist bate, als lid lslbit
ON Ssins 81 %perwunosn.
9biIabelpbia, 81. Mu8. Gin
sewiisr MlbertMartin sr59isn Samitas
IL eem SupeIsn!absn bss 9eun 81. =.
, 1877-08-28
Gurorai(de uabridtfn.

S~tragburg. Seitoem Die bcutld),
Serwaltun9 III Den 8slis bes ellaB.
lotbrin9ilhsn 8abnnes s getretn it,
bat tie ibre 3eit gum Nus6au oefelbu
ceAt gut b:nuet. WtaH Tam i3r bas
Cob nidt porcntbatten, Sab le oen
WunIden oes Bublicums uno Den 90.
sirfniheu oeS 9 rfebr5 in wcitsebenoer
Weiis sntse9en sefommeu 1T. Dabsi
bat lts abcr audi Den Suterellsn oes
oeutl4en 0tsiAs in 10 fern ooate @edje
nuns setraaen, ais tic oaS bieiige 8abn.
nee in elmer ben mllitaril1en uuo mftratea
gilAsn 4nioroerunsen entlpreAenoen
Weile nit Altoeutih.an in S.rbina.
un9 icetc. @s miinoen Jest 10 plsl,
giienbabnlt1ien aus oem @sbiete oea
0fei@SlanoeS in oas oer ansren,snom
osutlAcn Sanoer elm, oaB lie poll dnniA
9cnii9en, UNI in Der tir3citcn Selt cine
groBe Irmee bier Su coueentrifeA. 8or
allen Oin9en |jlN es Die bstosn ieltcn
0fbeinbrisf II bel Breilath uno Mabls
beim Gin Der Nabe BOZ 8alel), w:ld)s
III oieler 0eileDuag Die btl ten Dtsnitc
~lciiten wrroen. urlprin9lib b~eltauo
nur bic ein5iJe Bride ;wllden StraB@
burg unb &epl; oa5 9anse . lers@liaB
mar onrd9 feline etuai9e feite 8raG MI
benz redten N%belnufer %uerbunorn. Die.
Ier uebelltano meBte I'M 10 mebr en-,
pfunoen werbsn, ais oaS SbtrsGllat
burh cine 6efuns, nit N~usuabme Dee
nnbeoeutsuoen Neubreiiad, nidt &c.
lbaet 1T, i'm Sereihe oss ~Nusfautborss
bel Veliort liest uno auBer6em ole pa.
lslblt oislocirts IruppenSahl 40O0Weanr
nidt erbebli1 Iberltetst. 90 eaeraiid
nan audi Sen 8au Der senannter
Yriiden betrisben bat, 10 1T es bod
biSber nod nibt "Sslunsen. biclelbeu
fertig gu lteuen. Wfan boiit aber meuisi
lteuS Die Vrid. bel SreilaA nod IN
oieiem SABRE gu uousnoen. Die lanult.
liden Yfeiler werrsn in Der auerfirse.
fen 3eit polsnoet ieir1 bus ciierne @e'
FED 1T bereis fsrtis, 10 oaB eS iid nul
nod earnm banoelt, oalclbe auf Die
Pfsiler ju i1ieben, mas in ben aablcu
Wtonaten 9elbebsn wlro.
Die unioerGtdt @ir3bur9 bat ldon
lett lanssrer Belt Dor benz Sildof BON
Dfes @naoe 9efunocn, inoem oerielbe
Iih entiAlohen bat, ibrer tbeotosilAm
6acultat Die be9abtereu ieiner 3Osliuse
sur Weiterausbiloua9, inabelonOere and
Iiir oas 9ebrlab. an3upertrauen. Vls
Idol Dupont oss 2oassideint nit ben
aenahtea Grfabrunaen iebr aulrieeen ~
, 1877-08-28
0trginta @taat6=Wd5efGf
tastss bersxsssseben BON
9sba 9. ri II.
70. 8 3rSlfte Stra6e.
u NJ B, ga.
subfertptior8 Nretfe.
preiic Der anjeisen:

5rS5,re Insetsen fter er ,rissr berehnst.
Ndt cber mentset Bel rb,Iten etnen Sauart. .
aQe Mn,eisen Fnb In, gsraue IL sab1ta.
Die 3cttmnq pirb IN NtTmont rnb TIM
ssaenb spn ben Irasern fir IS Gents ser
@rde aussstrnaen.
, 1877-08-28
TERMS TO CLUBS.

The DOLLAR WEEKLY SON.
Five copies, one yea separately addressed.
Four Dollars.
Ten copies, one vear, eenarately addressed fana
an extra copy 10 the getter up of club.
Eight Dollars.
twenty comics, one year, separately addressed
cana an extra copy to the getter up of cub,
Fifteen Dollars
Fifty copies. one year, 10 one addresa (and the
Semi eekly one year to getter up ofclnb),
Thir!y-thrSe Dollars.
FIFTY copies, ono year, separately addressed (and
the semi weekly one year to getter IN OF club,
Thirty-five Dollars,
One hundred conieS, one wear. to oue address
club, Tjify Doila,sn
One hundred copies, one gear, separately adj
dressed (anG the Daily Tor one year to the getter
upoANiuo)' SILKY Dollars.
III SEaii-YVEEIxLY Sun.
Five copies. one year, separately addressed.
Eight Dollars.
Ten COPIES, one ycer. separately addressed (ana
an extra copy to getter up Of club,
sixteen F-'ars,
SEND YOUR MONEY
u Po=t Once orders. checks. or draft ~Isv
Iork, whenever convenient. If not, II .-.islpr
Sie let'efS Containing money. Adore.
Nv EE5LAND, PNbnshor.
suh otdce, New Yorlf N!ty
eg~ @nc Nrt Orudarbeiten ,uerSen
ser Sitce BET Sirainia StaatS-
@n'ettc" an9cferti9t.
- ---~"z --1a-r
, 1877-08-28
Tc9e sSefenI.
.Tirsinia
Seuer atnD Marimc
Capital $500. 900.
Sfficc: 1915 Dem &trage.

Sfficc: 1915 0ia;u &troge.
Oteie @rrii1erunas- @slsuiGaft 1T idsn i'm
Sab'e 1889 ms 3sten qerufen unb bat lid
itst3 ais cine Der beitfu uro llAeyltfn @elel<
id,aftfn b wteicn utp leit tbrar Gnttebung
$780, GOO fir @sr!ulte be3ablt.
Die bnrAl1nttlt0e Oisioeobe tstrue u
pto5> per Anuum leit ibter @y nbuag.
@ir erIutsn @Gs, mslts SerG9erunsen
su maiden babsa, in uricf / Office, So.
1915 Drain Ctr, Sprluipf ben, pter uns
bur0 bic Vcif ill b~stadridt cit.
%. e Gntuar0in, gtdt ntt.
MO @amsel q. @tli8, 9sfr.
, 1877-08-28
@eprge Otefpm, IT,,

Wa0fsI9fr BON NeNp8g & @iblpn.)
e o. 1901 80 ais StraBe.
Smppttenr nnb gambler in
alien SOrtem TorSellun- Inb @iIas-
Maareu, iolpie in perldicoenen
Nrten bouSbaltuu0See~
rdtblNafter.
ST babe lcebsn bttsft erbalten eine nsu
6prm @irt9ldafts- 0la'ten I'M ale slr,en
Sph @laier, ariltaa-8lui6en @bampasuer-
Glider, Elm Ypues enforcement Won 9isralG-
isrn. eisbalter deer Waliertiblsr y9trfriser-
atDrs," lpwte cine erpbe guswahl BON fransS-
ildsn unb snsitfbsu prs3slau.
, 1877-08-28
MereantiIe sNntatnI
Marine Snfurance GpmpaaY
bpm Metp Nprf.

Mew yprt IS. Sanaar, 1877.
T%c1aenter geriett spn ben @eldGitan Der
Seis0idoft am 80. Dss,nter, 1876, iii Der,
THtntliht, I'M bic 8eotnsunssn bts @bartfss
su erfIaeu:
Musfebenbe pramien, 81. De-
aember, 1S76...............$ pol ,692 "A
prdmien erbalten ppm 1. San.
It's 80. Geaemter 1S79....... S7S.932 0S
Getal Yrimien.........$l 60,624 80
Hetro9 einasranaener Bramien
pom /. Sar. bis 81. s.1S76 1858 404 80
Reni4er retuintrte Nrdmien... 80, 905 u
-------
Motto eiiiaeeansene grdmiett... 920.499 y
@e;ablt pGbrenp berielten psripbes
srtnte. Senmiiiipn, l1ntpHen
uap 81 Overwhelming, tpe'
nicer NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1897, $50 O6
$t83.109 &c
gaar ts,atlte Gipi> entm an
slftien;nbober 1. Gusaf.... $4,000 90
Bar Era ablter &ata an Ser'
faufsp. Sl1SS26 SO
Die @eIealtaft bat bic fpleeunen Mftipa:
gaar in Ua fen .... $67,317 30
Fer. Staaten. Staat5 Sanf
u,o cnesrss Gapjtal........... 452,291 90
5nteye0en idttig npn anseteatsn
Nsleetn. 1858
J, Gmien : Nptsn unp pramieu
gum observation-disclosures. 37O,l56 28
N'ecf psr(iteruna unS ypbne
fdaif uuo @er bpop'fre at-
teter @sIsulaaltsu~."....... 71O2S 90
$965.479 SO
, 1877-08-28
pie ptnnfpluania
efrasr perGhfrnnas : 6efealhaft
bon YgiiaosIp5ia.
Geariinoet 1926.

Suar Capital. ....s 4oo.O 900 90
Nctiua. 1,655,717 20
, 1877-08-28
Endurance
q . ut y a y,
SIS, $40 Walnlt Strabe,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
S%ncnrpnrirt 1910.
9aar Gapital."....a$ 400, 600 90
Wrtiba.....".."..... 1,2SO,976 II

Oyunbsiaentbum in pb labrIbbia
uno i'm gduYlfiu Safen.,.....$t50,1 100 90
8pnhs unbSypo!befen, srnes0elb 43t,939 so
Oarleben nit GdQdterals .....,... 1877, 3 90
Gut 9eiderte Wrunbmietbeu... 41,040 SO
Gsfeubabn, &anaI unb aplen-
Gumpasluis 8pnbs............. 1885 90
Giienbabn UNI anbsre Mftitn...... 1886 co
@srsinietsn 9taatsn DarIsbsn... 1l0,250 90.
Staat. County Inb Stapt Oars
isben Observation-Disclosures. Sc $50 90
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-02-17
Horseback Riding.

Where we have so many horses, and for
considerable part Of the year such poor roads,
It seems remarkable that VIC do not ride more.
Our people prefer to drag through the mud and
over rough roads in buggies and phactons.-
Even of countrybred boys and girls more than
half can not sit on a horse with grace, comfort
or safety, and as to city-bred youths, some arc
sent TO riding school, and make fair riders, but
never practice it, while few-not one in a
hundred Of these-epjoy gallop through tho
park before breakfast, or in the afternoon,
once in six months. Can it be that the gene
raj sentiment Of the community, which Is op-
posed to horse going in any other gait than
a trot or walk has bad the effect to cause us
to forego riding? The increase Of lung dis
eases, weakness Of the spine, caiarrh, &c, a
mong men Of sedcntary pursuits, may per-
haps in measure be accounted for by tho
giving up Of this exercise.
The fact that driving horse is an easy,
pleasant, wcIl.trained sadlle-horsc, unless, in
deed, he be only used as yaldle-nag, does
not add penny to his market value, indicates
how little we ride. IIorsc-dealers never know
whether or not horse Is an easy gated ono
under saddle. and If be will carry man on
bis back without making a disturbance or
trying 10 throw him of, be Is recommended
as "broken to saddle" at least in the New
Yofk market. t.-Amriedn AgrieuliTist
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-02-17
No Mother.


The other day, when a stern and disniied
Judge ordered a prisoner to stand Up and offer
objections, If he la any. to being sentenced
to prison for long term of years, the prison-
er arose and said:
"I never had mother to she'd tears over
mel
His words entered every heart in The court
room. He was rough, bad man, in the mid
die age Of life, aud he had been convicted of
burglary, but every heart sOftened toward him
as his lips uttered the words. He felt VIA, ho
said. and tears rolled down his cheeks as be
continued:
"If had had a mothers love and moth
ers tears-some one to plead with me and pray
with mel should not row be what am"
Ali Tbat'sit There is power in a moth
er's love, in her tears, pleadings and prayers,
whose influence is hardly to be realized. God
pity the lad who has no home to go to-uo
mother to whom he can tell his troubles and
his griefs-no mother to put her arms around
his neck and besecch Heaven 10 keep him in
right paths There is no heart like mothers
Her child may wound il again and again, yea
pierce il with a sword, aud its last pulsations
will beat with love for tne migrate 1t is the
first to excuse bis faults, and the last TO con-
denim. There is no love like a mothers
none SO endearing, so tender. so hr-reacbing
Il is lavished upon the child in the cradle, and
it follows the boy over the ocean. 1t calls up
the wanderer the FIRST thing in the morning,
and it remains with bin until sleep closes the
eyes. When a mothers love for her offspring
dies out, il is a certain sign that be has become
being too attrocious to longer live among
men.
There are no tears like mothers. Nothing
can so tighten the sorrow Of cbld-nothing
SO restrains mind from wandering into evil
paths. The man wLo looks back over his
childhood and youth, regrets nothing so much
as that he has brought tears Of sorrow and sad
ness to a fond mothers eyes. Every tear
mother sheds over a wayward child is recorded
in the great book, aud lie shall answer for il.
There arc no prayers like mother's-noue
that reach so far, aud none so earnest. Tho
wauderer on foreign shores feels this in bis
heart, and be is thankful to Heaven that hc
can feel it. Kuecling at her bedside aud ask
ing the angel to guide the feet Of her childttn
in right paths, who doubts that a mothers
prayers are heard in Heaven
" never had q mother to shed tears ovet
me !"
The sorrosiul words Of that burglar nigh.
be tie words Of many evil doers. No moth
er means aching hearts, burdened minds,
deadly woes, aud paths which lead down
to ruin. Heaven be kind to the lad who
must battle through the world without
mothers tears, mothct's players, aud moth
er's boundless love to give him hope, strength,
and couragel
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1877-02-17
Kissing Children.

The promiscuous kissing Of children is a
pestileut practice. We use the word advised
ly, and it is mild for the occasion. Murderous
would be the proper word, did the kissers
know the mischief they do Yes, madam,
murlcrous and we are speaking to you. Do
You remember calling on your dear friend,
Mrs. Brown, the other day, with a strip Of
flannel round your neck And when little
Flora came dancing into the room didn't you
pouncc upon her demonstrativeIy, call her
precious little pet, and kiss her? Then you
screnely proceeded to describe the dreadful
sore throat that kept you from praycr-meetins
the night before. You had no designs on the
dear chid's life, we know neverthe esq, you
killed her Killed her as surely as if you had
fed her with strychnine or arsenic. Your
carelessness vas fatal. Two or three days az
ter the little pet began to complain Of a sore
throat, too. The symptoms grew rapidly
alarming; and when the doctor came The
single word diphtheria sulicel to explain them
all. It would be absurd to charge the spread
Of diphtheria entirely to the practice Of child
kissing. There are other modes Of propaga-
ton. though it is bard to conceife of any more
directly suited to the spread Of the infection
or more general in its operation. 1t stands to
diphtheria about the same relation That pro-
miscuous hand-sbatiog formerly did to the
itch. It were better to avoid The practice
L,nte LolirnnI
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Home Life a Hundred Years Ago.

One hundred years ago nota pound Of coal
or cubic foot Of illuminating gas bad been
burned in the country. No iron stoves were
used and no coplriyances for economizing heat
were employed until DR.. Franklin invented
the iron-frane fireplace which still bears bis
name. All the cooking and warming in town
and country were done by the aid Of Ere
kndled on the brick oven. Pine knots or tai
low candles furnished the light for tbc long
winter nights aud sanded floors supplied tho
place Of rugs and carpets. The water Used
for household purposes was drawn from deep
wells by the creaking sweep" No form Of
pump was used in this country, 50 far as we
can learn, until tie commencement Of the
present century. There were no friction
matches in those early days, by the aid Of
which a fire could be easily kindled, and il the
FIRE event on" upon the hearth over night,
and the tinder was damp 50 that the spark
would not catch, the alternative remained Of
wading through the snow mile or 50 10 bor-
row brand Of neighbor Only one room
in any house was warm unless some Of the
family was III in all the rest the temperature
was at zero during many nights 10
the winter. The men and women Of a
HUNDRED years ago undressed aud went to their
beds in temperature colder than that Of our
modern barns and woodsbeds and they never
complained
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POETICAL.
TO-MORROW.

This world with all its power and Pride,
Is but vale # sorrow,
To-day, perhaps, In pomp we ride
Above ambitions seething tide,
Who knows sught OF tomorrow
A day can call forth many things,
And all does from the future borrow,
To-day NAV show the power Of kings,
But who will prune times heeting wings,
Or say what comes tomorrow
To-day the victor haunts the wreath,
Aud deems the earth too narrow,
Disease, perhaps, may stop the breath,
No hand can STAY old time, and death,
Perhaps, twill come tomorrow.
To-day is then the given day,
For deaths Inerring arrow
May turn the proudest into clay,
And who could for salvation pray,
Ii death should come tomorrow
Then leave the worldly thoughts awhile,
'Tis better to possess than borrow,
To-day might free Us from all guile,
And Heavens reconciling smile
May give Us JOY tomorrow.
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Drunkenness.

Drunk Young man, dill you ever stop to
think how that word sounds
Did you ever think what misery and woe
you brought upon your friends when you de-
graded your manhood by getting drunk p
How it rings in the ears of devoted wife =
How it makes the heart Of 4 fond mother
bleed How it crushes out the hopes Of a
doting father, and brings reproacb aud shame
upon a loving sister Druuk See him a.
he leans against some friendly house. He
stands ready to fall into hell, unconscious as
to lis approaching fate. His wife with fearful
eyes aud aching beaft sits at tie window to
hear her husbands fooistep. Alas they come
not. He is drunk The husband. the parent,
is drunk spending his meaus Of support for
liquor, while bis family is starving Tor bread,
bis children suffering for clothing. His friends
one by one, are reluctantly Having him to a
miserable fate.