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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01

MR. GARFIELD says that If the Republicans can go behind the Oregon certificate, the Democrats can go behind the rest of them. Mr. Garfield would not say this if he found it possible to approve of Mir. Morton's plan for making fish oe Oregon and flesh of Louls- jana.
 TIE Indiana Republicans de clare that it is the duty of Sena- tor Ferry to appoint Returning Board Hayes the next President of the United States, and that the whole country should acquiesce, 'whether such result should be in favor ot the Republican or Democratic candidates. This is the old story Of the Indian, the white hunter and the turkey.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01

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The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01
The Voice of the People.

PHILADELPHIA BUSINESS MEN.
 PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23.-The board of trade has adopted reso, lutions heartily approving the congress committee plan for set ting the presidential question.
 IN RICHMOND VIRGINIA.
 RtcHaoNp Jan. 23.-Thc busi- ness and professional men or this city at a meeting last evening approved of the Edmunds blll. But a caucus of Conservatives legislator, deemed it inexpedicnt to interfere in the presidential difficulty.
 IN NEW YORK CITY.
 NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-A petl- tion to congress in relation to the compromise plan for the cleo toral count is in circulation at the Union League club and else where in the city. The petition CTS make, substantially, the 1ol- lowing suggestions:
 First-That the constitutional ity of the proposed act should be formally passed upon by the su- preme court.
 Second-That judges of the supreme court should not be mem bers of the commission If a prior adjudication by the court can not be obtained.
 Third-That the part assigned to the five judges comports nei- ther with the dignity and impar- tiality of the court, nor with the rights of the people, nor with the principles and safety of the coun- try's institutions.
 Petitioners ask that congress will not involve the judges of tue supreme court in any manner with the pending contest until the court shall be called to act on the question in It's judicial capac ity.
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01
IN HARRISBURG, PA.

HARRISBURG, Jan. 23.--A large meeting of citizens, Hon. Francis Jordan presiding, was held at the court house tonight, at which resolutions strongly indorsing the report of the joint-committee or
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01
IN BURLINGTON, IOWA.

BURLINGTON, Jan. 23.-The board of trade today unanimous ly adopted resolutions heartily approving the compromise cleo toral plan and Iowa's congress- men were requested to vote for it..
The Russellville Democrat., 1877-02-01
The Dem ocra !. ;,
JAMES {. BATTENFIELD. Editor.

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Church Going One Hundred Years Ago.

If we would form vivid conception of
the state of things one hundred years ago,
we must lose sight of the wonderful inven
tons and discoveries, the conveniences and
comforts that distinguish the present age !;
we must forget for the time our national
greatness--th towns, cities and States that
have sprung up as if by magic; we must look
out upon an almost unbroken wilderness, and
see the brave and hardy pioneer engaged in
leveling forests, contendiDg with wild beasts
and savage men, and, in the midst of perils
and privations, laying the foundation of civil,
religious and educational institutions, which
are the glory of the present period.
When we think of church going We must
forget the fashionsbly dressed and undis
turbed assemblies of the present, and imsg gin Q
great congregations of people assembled in
the woods, Gods first temples, there to praise
and worship their Crestor-the men, and
sometimes even the women, armed, are senti
nels keeping watch at a distance lest prowl.
ing savage8 should rush upon them with
tomahawk and scalping knife. We must for
get our splendid cathedralS, with their stained
glass windows, cushioned seats and brilliant
chandeliers, aud think Of rude log buildings,
such as the early settlers were accustomed to
worship in, rooted with clapboards, and seat
ed with rough benches, without any stoves or
heating apparatus of any kind for in those
days the people regarded even stove as q
needless provision for the flesh, an innova-
ton upon the well-established customs of
GOODNESS, and even desecrstion of Gods
house. They expected the ministers to warm
themselves up by their preaching, and this
they often did.
1t is related that one very cold day, while
Rev. John Mcmillan, of CHARTERS, Pennsyl-
vania, was preaching in his log church, the
people disturbed him by shutting their feet
in order to keep them warm. He stopped
his sermon and told the congregation be
would give them few minutes to knock the
snow off their shoes, after which he would
resume his service and expect to proceed
without any more noise.-Herald and Pres.
butter.
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Beautiful Social Customs.

Quite recently l visited German widow
living in delightful country seat, with
little son of eight and daughter of five
AS We sat down to the Widespread table, the
little boy, folding his hands and closing his
eyes, thanked our Father in heaven for The
food before us, and asked Him to bless it.
Then the little girl, in childish accents, re
pested "Lord Jesus, be our guest. Come
and this table bless, and do US good" Tbs
little ones were taught by their piOu8 mother
to think whom they were addressing.
At several places where he visited in Scot
land, the youngest child at the table asked
the blessing, and the memory of those sweet
low, revereutial, childish voices, hauuts u'
vet, as the echo of some rich carol,
In some families there prevails the beaut
full custom of joining in the Lords Prayer al
breakfast; and in one that we visited oft last
summer, this was sometimes omitted, and ii
its place the 23d Psalm recited. For Sun
day morning, after week of plenty and joy
what can be more suitable?
In other families the silent blessing is the
custom and very touching it is, too, for i
seems to make us realize that God is indeed
near, when we give bin thanks thong oul
lips move not.
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Congratulations to LongfellOw.

From thousands of hearts and homes 60
up the warmest wishes and beartiest con-
gratulations to our own Longfellow, as he
passes, this week, his SEVENTEEN birthday
We rejoice to join IN the kindly sentiments.
For over half century two poets have led
all the others in the appreciation of the
American people. God be thanked that
both are yet spared to US, the two still shin
ing clear and steadfast in our literary frma-
nent, like the twin stars deifed in heather
mythology, each with its own brilliancy and
unsurpassed in its own field. The name Of
Longfellow is dear to the scholar, associated
with noble foundations of the masterpieces
of the great singers of Germany and North
ern Europe as well as of Italy and Spain
His name is d ar to the artist, as it is linked
with the Interpretation of Natures lessons to
men. an Interpretation which has often given
the highest inspiration to the painter and
the sculptor. Hi name is dear to the pa
triot, for every tLrob of his heart beats in
unison with his countrys life, and his indy.
ing prayer for the /" ship of state +" was but
an outburst of loving loyalty which told of
the fervor within the soul. But his name is
dearest in the sanctuaries which Christianity
rears aud sustains the sanctuaries of home.
In England and America, Henry W. Long
fellow has been for years, and for years he
will be, the poet, pr, eninently of the house
hold. Who has Sng so sweetly of the joys
and sorrows home, who has more COM
pletely voiced y aspirations and counsels,
who has described with more powerful sim
plicity, its long remembered scenes. The
poet has interpreted what the old clock on
the stairs has spoken to many hearts, what
the "vacant chair" utters to the broken
spirit, what the "shadows on the wall have
seemed to sigh in many lonely rooms He
has stood in Goods Acre, ard his song has
scared, like that of the lark, from the quiet
grave to the home which faith alone reveals,
"where Christ himself doth rule" As to.
day we turn the pages our poet has filled,
there is not one we wish to blot, not one We
shrink from placing in the hands of our chill
dren. And it is wonderful to note how age
has melloWed, without weakening, the mind
and heart The Rosary of Sonnets, just
published in the atlantic, is fully equal in
poetic power to any previous work. We
wish we could quote from them the exquisite
tribute to Washington Irving, to prove that
the poet of seventy has the same loving
heart and skilful hand which first endeared
to us the poet of thirty FIVE.
But the man is greater than the work, and
of such man our land may we'll be proud.
Laurels, like those already granted to anoth-
er worthy name, she may we'll rejoice to place
on the brow of Longfellow as he reaches the
ordinary limit Of earthly life. May the
"years beyond. be years of restful labor
and of growing faith and hope. And when
the close comes, may it be with no sudden
shock or heightened trial, but like the peace
full fading of Summers lOvelieSt day
Christian IntelliSsncer.
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A Word About Saying No.

One thing l would like to impress upon
the minds of mothers in general, and that is
Don't be too ready to say "NO" to your
little children. Stop and think, before you
deny a request, whether it is not the very
thing you would have liked to do when you
we're q child, and if it is reasonable, grant it,
even though it is childish.
Remember that you can follow out your
tastes and fsncies without opposition, in nine
cases out of ten, and don'tbe too hard on
the little one who comes with timid " Nay
1 do this, mamma p or Couldn't you let
me have thstP'
Sometimes the granting involves little
discomfort, it is true--noise, or Uttered
floor, or some other grave arrangement Of
household rules-yet still l say, put yourself
in your child's place, and see if you cannot
give the permission which will wreathe the
little faces with, smiles and gladden. the little
hearts.
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Education in France.

A French correspondent writes " Every
thinker in our coputry is amazed at the pro
digious efforts made by the bishops to train
up new generation in the hatred of our
modern society. There are not fewer than
10000 nuns busy in the training of girls.
The schools and colleges of the Jesuits are
full. Now that they take hold Of the whole
hierarchy, they 5hsige the mothers by the
confessional to seAd their sons to their insti-
tutions. The fathers who execrate their own
religion do it reluctantly, but fashion exerts
its mischievous power. No effort is there
upon spared to win .he affection of the chill
dren, who get every possible pleasure as soon
as the lessons are at an end. That training
associates in their zlind the majesty Of the
Church with very pleasant remembrances.-
A gentleman trained at these schools has his
mind perverted. He hates thought and in
vestigation he will not even listen to an ar
gument against his mother Church. The
Jesuits will never let him alone when ne has
left their college. They will give him wife
selected from among the devotees. They
will secure him Offices and promotion as they
have peopled our administration with their
kinsmen. Every one who does not shut bis
ewes must see that the danger from that side
is growing and fearful. Therefore we can
not bless God enough for the boon of having
at the head of public education man like
M. Washington. He understands fully the
solemn trust laid upon him, and the whole
nation feels alike. He sees that general
diffusion of light is the only way to dispel
and to repel darkness. Only his scheme for
the foundation of schools in every hamlet of
France wants many years, and the universal
wisb outside of the clerical factions is that he
may remain in office until his work is achieved.
1 think that nothing is more hopeful for
France than this moral alliance of our nation
with a Christian-minded Protestant. ~
7. Observer.
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The PathOs Of the Bible.

Palestine, to-day, IS a land Of ruins
Fields, once fertile, are desert; hillsides,
once clothed with vineyards, are barren and
unsightly; cities dismsntled, harbOrs choked
with rubbish and the refuse of the sea. All
is worse than solitude, acoursed, "trodden
under foot of the Geutiles; yet the Mills
are musical with words that shall ontlast
them an eternity. Traverse the valley of
Hebron,-there lie the bones Of the patri
archs; visit the borders of the Dead Sea-
it's sluggish waters roll over the cities Of the
plain, and trace the 6re-stOrm from heaven.
And there, beautiful for situation, the Holy
CITY stands-Jerusalem- the tribes
went up; the guilty city, where he warned,
and healed and pleaded, over which He wept;
the fated city, deseoraJed by man darkest
crime, conseorated by the marvellous mani
festatons of redeeming love. As the verif
cation Of prophetic truth as the centre OF
memories tonaerest, most tscre5, these ruins
are Natures tribute to the p6thos OF the
Bible. They recall the touching narration Of
Holy Writ, whose sympathetic influence is
felt wherever the Word bas gouc forth. Di-
vested of It's PathoE, the BlOle we're but a
compilation of soea ethics.
An ancient legend mas it, that tyrant of
the East went forth to battle with the Greeks.
Gazing upon the mass Of living millions en-
listed in bis cause, the mOnarca's heart was
melted. BE wept, he knew not way. The
tears came not, as he supposed, from any
inference of reflection. They rose sponta,
neOusly, as they viii at times amid the bus
tie Of a crowded tborogghfarc. Our own
emotions are reflected back from other hearts
We feel the thrill Of spiritual contact, the
mighty presence of life. Such is the psthos
Of the Bible, the underlying tenderness which
makes the Book of books the book of human
nature; sounding the depths Of human sym
patty, universal, indefnsble, profound.
Poetry and pathos in the Bible are sudor-
dinate. 1t never coDroyerts its saered Office.
nor makes effect q purpose. The tender aud
pOeticsl are humble instruments TO seal the
truth upon the conscienees of men. The
child who cannot comprehend the love divine
Is melted, as ne hears from mother-ips the
sweet story Of Him who was Himself a babe
at Bethlehem, who loved and blessed the
little children. The man who, scarcely bet
ter than the child, can know the wonders Of
the same irexpieable love, is impressed by
the simplicity and tenderness which mark
that strange, evantfal life.-Prize Grafton,
5y H0war3 p Els
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0yerdTess.

Il is to be feared that at the present day,
women of the upper circles are spending for
tunes on the toilette, which good mothers in
former times would have saved to endow their
children; and that less wealthy women are
bringing certain misery to many home by
emulating the classes above them; whilst
those of humber rank, rushing early in the
same mad race Of vanity, exhaust the surplus
means that used to be laid by for marriage
portion or "rainy day." and so the mischiev-
Gus folly descends. Mothers should be on
the alert to guard their daughters against it.
Elders sisters should not forget that young
eyes are looking at them as examples, and are
much more impressed by the living models be-
fore them, than by any amount of "good
advice" Nothing is of greater Importance
than the companionship permitted to young
girls. Not only do over dressed companions
induce the wish in themselves to over-dress;
but if the qualification is denied, "cOvetOua-
ness, envy, hatred, and all uncharitableness,"
are very likely to find birth in hearts that
might be full of better feelings. An undue
love of overdress has been only too frequent
IL the cause of ruin, both of body and soul.
Leisure Hour.
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Aasbanarg.
Science of Washing Dishes.

There is proper way for doing everything
that is to be done, and the London Agricul-
tural Gazette has the following suggestions
in regard to the "wsshing of cups and pots
and brazen vessels"
"Such pans and goblets as are in every
day use, after being thoroughly washed, may
be simply dried out with linen dish cloth
but soup pans and fsh kettles that may be
put away for week at time should be
dried at the fire before being hung up,
which will prevent iron pans from getting
moldy or musty, and tin pans from rustiDg
however long they may be put out of USE
And it is not only the pot or pan that must
receive attention, for if that be ever 80 clean,
and the lid left unwiped, then the SAVIOR of
whatever may have gathered on it during
the last process of cooking, set free by the
steam of the next operation, inevitably falls
down on the new material, and most incon-
gruous compound may be the result. This
is also the case with dish covers, which are
too often hung up with all the steam of the
last joint, fish or pudding on the them, at
the risk of its dropping down on the next
article covered, and the certainty of the
metal inside becoming in time black and
stained Brass pans should be cleaned in
side with vinegar and brick, then rinsed,
thoroughly dried It the fire, and finished off
by wiping out with clean cloth. White
enameled pans only want little soda and
warm water to keep them pure and sweet,
and free from the grease which would be so
dlssdvantsgeous to the finer kinds of made
dishes that these pans are principally used
for. Soda is the most useful for rinsng out
mixing dish before making cake or light
pudding, as the grease from an i'll kept dish
cloth is quite sufficient to account for what
to many Is so mysterious, namely: that the
sponge cake or pudding, which should have
been light as snow, turns out to be heavy
and tough.
Earthenware molds-the best and easiest
kept of all kinds, whether for boiling, baking
or simply shaping-should also be rinsed
out with little soda in the water, which in
turn should be well rinsed of, as in it's way
it is Just as Objectionable in taste and smell
as anything that can be named.
"For dinner dishes sosp is better than
soda, and it gives them clean, glossy look,
and thoroughly cleanses them at the same
time. A brush for handles of tureeus, ETC.,
should be provided, and plates should never
be piled up half warm from the hot water,
but spret d out, or ranged in the plate rack
to cool and dry, before being put away"
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Good Advice.

Before you start from home pin this bit OF
earnest, well.meant intention of truthful sug-
gestion in your hat The market for loaf
ers is always glutted. The greater the loafer
the less the reward Any boy who wishes
to, can become gentleman. And there are
few things gentleman never doee.
He will always be tidy in his dress. lie
will be as careful not to offend persons as ne
is to keep bis face clean. He will not make
habit of telling profaue and vulgar sto-
ries. He will never be lCud'mouthed or
over bearing to his interiors. This mark OF
character always mscks The snob and dlsa-
greeabe egOtist. He will never lift his voice
in a small room as though he was in field
driving oxens. He will never speak so a'
to wound or pain the heart of his interiors
He will never boast that he is better thar
his companions, aud thus incur the disgust o.
men of sense. He will never boast his su
perior family connections, or give those who
he is with to understand that he is OF more
consequence than they. he will never pryintt
the private affairs of any other person, no.
meddle with the affairs another person SHOULD
attend to. He will BE above the petty Sus
picions born of ignorance and proof of bac
breeding. He will never try to bully AM
beat his way, nor assume superiority tina
is entirely lost the moment it is boosted OF
He is never obseqqiOus or sycophantic, Blu
prompt, polite, discfee', and courteous to al
with whom he comes in contact. He vii
never quarrel with a servant or use profan
language to an inferior.
The gentleman always has friends, eve
under the most adverse circumstances, be
cause he deserves them. The success of tn
true gentleman is always lasting.
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DIRECT0 OR Y
Presbyterian Church in the United states.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The General Assembly will New Orleans, La,
on the third Thursday of May, 1877, at IL M.
CLERKS.
Rev. JOSEPH R. WILSON, d. D., STATED CLERK,
REV. WILLIAM BROWN. D. D.. PERMANENT oIEsK.
The Stated Clerk is TX the Treasurer OF the
General Assembly.
TRUSTEES.
REV. JOHN DOUGLAS, VIoE-PREsIDEsr, Charlotte
JESSE H. LINDSAY, Esq, SECRETARY and TREASURER.
Greensboro, N. O.
SUSTENTATION.
Rev. J. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., ssosErAar,
Box $751; Baltimore, Md.
Rev. RICHARD MoILWAINE, Coordinate SEcRz
rARY and TREASURER, Box s3l, Baltimore. Md.
FOREIGN MISSIONS
REV ]. LEIGHTON WILSON, D. D., srcsRTAsI,
RLT P'' RiCHARD MciLwAINE, Coordinate sroa.rA-
RY and TREASURER, Box $751; Baltimore, Nd
PUBLICATION.
REV. E. THOMPSON BAIRD, D. D., sEcRErARr, Rich
O. GENNET, Esq, TREASURER, Richmond, Va.
EDUCATION.
REV. JNo. N. wADDELL, d. D., szcRRrARr, Mem
A. F. DOD, TRgAsuHsn, Memphis Tenn.
Applications TO the Executive Committee for aid are
first to be referred the appropriate Presbytera Exec
Committees for their approval and are TO be for
warded by them 10 the Assembly's Committees.
COLLECTIONS.
The General Assembly has appointed the following coll
lections be taken up annually in all the churches
For Sustentation On the first Sabbath in January.
For Publication On the first Sabbath in March.
For Foreign Missions: On the first Sabbath In May.
For the Relief of Disabled Ministers and the Widows
and Orphans Deceased Ministers On the first Sabbath
in July
For Evangelistc Work On the first Sabbath in Sep
TENDER.
For Education: On the first Sabbath in November.
In where IL is highly nconvenent to take COL
ectons these days. they shall be taken soon as
possible thereafter.
The Assembly recommends 70 the churches that they
adopt the apostolic plan Of taking mp weekly collections
and that the thus collected be appropriated 70
the above named Objects when necessary local OBJ
ects such proportion the church session may decide
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WISCONSIN Ep1sooPAL1ANs want the Gen

WISCONSIN EPIsooPALIANs want the Gen
eral Convention to change the name of the
Protestant Episcopal Church to "The Amer
lean Branch of the Church Catholic" The
Church Journal objects to the proposed name
as too long. 1t says:
elf our branch of the Church were about
to be organized now, We are very confident
it would not be cbristened Protestant EPisco-
pal. There were, no doubt, weighty reasons
why that name should have been given it at
first. 1t defined it's position to the American
people, who were both ignorant of and pre-
JUDGED against her. 1t virtually said to out
siders, who charged that it was essentially
the same as the Roman Catholic, that, though
it was Episcopal, it was still Protestant
But, though the name is probably not ia
vorite among US yet quite number OF con-
siderations arise when it is proposed to change
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