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DIFFICULTIES OF EDITORS.
truth is, an editor cannot step without
treading on somebody's toes. If he ex-
presses opinions fearlessly and frankly,
he is arrogant and presumptuous. If
he states facts without comments, he
dares not avow his sentiments. If he
conscientiously refuses to advocate the
claims of an individual to Office, he is
accused of personal hostility. A jacka-
napes, who measures off words into
verses as clerk does tape-by the yard
hands him parcel of stuff that gin
giles like handful of rusty nails and a
gimlet, and if the editor is not fool
enough to print the onsense-''stop my
paper; won't patronize a man that's
no better judge of poetry" ASH it was
patronage to buy a paper at about one
half more than SO much waste paper
would cost. One murmurs because his
paper is too literary-another, because
it is not literary enough. One grumbles
because the advertisements engross too
much room-another complains that the
paper is too large, he can't find time to
read it all-another that it is too small,
even if the price be no more than the
cost of chen of tobacco or a pinch Of
snut-or, says lady, it won't make a
sleeve pattern. One wants a type so
small, that microscope would be indis-
pensiPle in every family-another threa-
tens to discontinue the paper, unless the
letters are half an inch long-one old
lady actually offered an additional price
for paper that should be printed with
such types as are used for handbills
every subscriber has plan of his
own, for conducting a journal, and the
labor of Sysiphus was recreation, when
compared with that of an editor who un.
dertakes to please all.
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WOMAN'S TRUE PLACE.-If do not
at least say that whatever else may lure
or demand her, woman's true place, first
and last, must be her home, I shall he
untrue to my one great conviction
Women must make more of their homes
and make them more to those who be-
long within them. In this day of out
ward excitement and many other at
fractions, the old and sacred integrity of
home is endangered, The homes of to-
day are not as dear as those of a past
generation. Great changes have come
over our people. Amusements multiply
and press. Young people have taken
out license against their parents. Pa
rents are getting rather afraid of their
boys and girls. Home isn't the little
nucleus radiating joy to each, each she'd
ding back joy on it, 1t is convenient
place to have, and the father is the
banker, and the mother is the mistress of
laundry women and cooks, but the home
is gone. ut is only part of the oater
world which you have rooted over and
lighted a fire in" which you may make
dark with your frown or uncomfortable
by your whim. Once it was, what it
must be again, the hearts holy of holes;
once no man would desecrate it by de
sorting it; once all good impulse sprung
hence and all true character grew; once
the hearth at which father and mother
sat was holy and dear, and if the gener-
ations are to get back old stability of
character, and firmness of principle and
the old undefiled religion, it must be
through these homes, of which you, O
women! are priestesses it must be by
your garnishing them again with for
gotten graves-re- awaking gone out
fires, and sanctifying anew the only
place in which a human soul can be
surely fitted for the work and warfare
of life. Heaven help us, if this desecra-
ton of the home gets into another gen.
Grafton.
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OLD AND DEAD.-Before US, in a
mingled mass, lie a heap of type. cast
off from the forms of our paper, as one
would cast off an old suit of clothes that
had become ragged and soiled. There
they lie by hundreds and thousands,
and by tens of thousands, the life and
beauty gone out of them, leaving them
old and dead. But we cannot help
thinking what that mingled mass of
type have been doing for the past five
years. Thew came to us bright and
shining, looking beautiful as they stood
in their columns, before the printers
devil had blackened their faces with the
ink-roller. Then, week after week, they
grew darker and darker in color as they
told their story on the clean white pa
per that was pressed to their speaking
lips. And what history have they re-
lated within the past five years! They
have told many pleasing story of love
and romance, related many an anecdote,
provoked many smile with witty par
agraphs, caused tear to start with
touching sentiment. They have told of
wars, blood shed, defeats, and victories
of famine, pestilence, earthquake and
shipwreck; of departed and newborn
joys; local events and foreign news; of
silver weddings anu funeral rites; OF
pleasant happenings and fearful acct
dents of wares for sale and sales that
have been consumated. In fact full
history of events which the world has
produced in the years in which the cast
off type have been growing old Their
work is now done, and to the foundry
from whence they came they will return,
and in short time they will go into the
crucible to be purged of dross and dirt,
from whence they will again emerge,
bright and beautiful as when they first
stood in our office awaiting the acquain-
lance of the roller boy. Old friends
adieu!
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N SPECTATOR AND GENERAL ADVERTISER-
Second Youth.


There is an uncomfortable conviction
that when a man arrives at the age of
forty he has seen his best days, and that
henceforh he must expect to go down
the hill. The same argument applies to
women, only much more imperatively.
Injustice is done to both sexes by this
method of reasoning. The habit of
thought which pronounces woman old
at thlrty-ive and man getting old at
forty five is very sickly and puerile
habit of thought, unless the parties thus
criticised and showed aside betray an
imbecility that justifies the action. 1t
often happens, for instance, that man
OF forty has only Just begun to live, in
the truest and best sense of that term
Provided he has good constitution to
begin with and has not irremediably
injured himself by early excuses, he
has now entered upon what, in some
respects, may justly be considered the
best part of life. True, youthful enthu-
siasm has in great measure vanished,
but in its place he has that judgment
| which experience alone can give and
which assures him that enthusiasm is
very dangerous stimulant unless the
cause in which it is employed is right
eous. He is now in his second youth,
WIlCu, Will pI uucuCc, uc Gall pTOlOLS
up to the period which is usually called
old age.
The same is practically true of wo-
men, though they have certain preju.
dices to contend against. When wo-
man reaches the age of thirty-three she
is generally pronounced to be on the bor-
der land which forever precludes her
laying any claims to youth. This ver-
dict is grossly unjust. Many a woman
OF forty is at the most charming period
of her life. Who has not met the fasci-
mating women of the world, with whom,
despite all her forty years, one would
rather talk and fiirt than with the most
brilliant Of crude beauties yet in her
teens. Generally you will not find men
OF intellect subjugated by pretty face
and nothing more. A pretty face will
have its devotees, of course, for beauty
is beauty, and the possession of pair
of eyes that melt and flash by turns
cannot be despised. But your young
beauty is held in bondage by certain
notions of primeness and propriety in
stalled by mamma. Your older beauty
who has bruised her own heart and
broken good many others, knows per-
fectly well that a portion of her attrac-
ton must reside in her intellect, and
she never presents you with monotQ-
nous insipidity. At forty she may be
said still to be in her second youth, and
if she is very clever and knows how to
take care of it,. she may even manage to
preserve it up to fifty or sixty.
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THENTWINS.


In form and feature face and limb,
seem SO like my brother,
That folks got taking me for him, tTfV
And each for one another. @A+~ "
1t puzzled all our kith and kin,
1t reached an awful pitch, = 2 ~ -
For one of us was born twin "a
And not soul knew which,
One day to make the matter worse,
Before our names were fixed,
AS we were being washed by nurse,
We got completely mixed. -
And thus you see by fates decree, M
Z Or rather nurses whim, RI
Ny brother John was christened me,
And was christened him.
This fatal likeness even clogged
MY footsteps when at school,
And was always getting flogged,
For John turned out fool.
put this question hopelessly
To every one knew,
What would you do, if you were me,
To prove that you, were you?
Our close resemblance turned the tide
Ofmy domestic life,
For somehow my intended bride
Became my brothers wife.
In short, year after year, the same
Absurd mistakes went on,
And when 1 died, the neighbors came
And buried brother John"
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How TO MAKE COOP BUTTER.-A
friend furnishes us the following direc-
tions for making good butter. 1t is, we
believe, the mode practiced in manufac-
turing gilt edged butter. At any rate
we give the receipt.
"Both milk and butter readily absorb
impurities of all kinds, and it is there
fore necessary that they should at all
times be kept in places of perfect clean
sively for their reception; in a tempera-
ture of 60 degrees, this being the degree
at which the cream is most readily
churned into butter, producing the best
color, &c. The use of hot water to has
ten the churning will thus be Obviated,
and there can be no more injurious eff
feet, both to color and favor than by
its use. Churn every day. After COM
pleting the churning the buttermilk
should be turned from the chrun through
sieve, or in such manner as to allow
the butter to remain in its globular con-
dition.-Then pour upon it stream of
water at sufficient height to force its
way between the particle of butter :;
turn the water off, repeating the opera
ton two or three times with an increase
amount of water-object being to wash
the butter without injuring the grain.
Remove the butter from the churn with
care so as not to compact the particles,
placing it on the worker or bowl in its
globulous state, occupying as much sur
face as necessary SO that it may be salt
ed perfectly by sprinkling over it about
an ounce Of Ashton salt, with a slight
quantity of sugar to each pound of but
ter. The action of the salt will extract
the remaining milk by letting the
butter stand in this condition until the
next morning, when for the first time
the Working process must begin. This
must be done in the cool of the morning
and if the butter becomes too soft while
working out the milk, set it aside until
the following morning when the work
ing may be completed, taking care not
to work it too much. In working use a
fiat wooden shovel, and avoid any slip
ping or sliding movements, gradual
ly bringing the particles into one COM
pact body, and then rework in the same
manner. Butter requires little more
salt at this season than any other time
of the year.
There being as marked difference
in the flavor of salt as there is in many
other things, experience has shown that
genuine Ashton salt alone can be recon-
mended.
Pack in oak, ash or cedar tubs, from
40 to 60 pounds.
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No ORGAN FOR OLD SI.-Some of the
members were discussing the question
of getting an organ for the church. Old
ST remarked: @H @t t'-a'i3it
"When yer passes round de hat fer
dat 'musement jes skip mel"
"Whaffer we do dat ?"
'Kase don't want none oh dis heah
bsllus music in de church dat Use
'pendin' on fer salfashun!'
"What kim of music do you want ?'
II wants de same ole music dat de
good Lawd wound up in de nigger's SOL,
and dat biles out in streems OBJ praise dat
wakes de naborhood fem solid slum-
bers J"
"Jess plane singin', eh ?'
''Plane singin', yer idgit; do yer call
dat plane singin' when de kongergashun
jess filings back hits heads an sings send
down de charryut FIN de bottom of bo'f
lungses at once ?" .l,.aJE
II calls dat plane singin',"
"Den yer all better stick ter plane
singin' too, 'kase Pm tinkin' dat de on
ly win organ dat yer needs to look arter
is de horn OBJ de angel Gabril." -
They concluded to drop the organ
uestion.-AHdnt0 Herald.
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rRUIsMs.--Borrowed garments sell
dom fit well. Haste very often blush to
hear what they are not ashamed to act.
Pride is flower that grows in the dew
il $ garden. More are drowned in the
wine cup than in the ocean. He who
buys too many superfiuities may be
obliged to sell his necessaries. A man
tn It boards riches and enjoys them not,
is like an ass that carries gold and eats
tLi5tles. stFf E 4H1 u g
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It is all right for church choirs to SER
enade married people, but there are more
hymns for such occasions
than fWhat Shall the Harvest Be ?"-
"Ninety and Nine" wouldn't be just
the thing, either. 1t is too many.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20

Little Susie, looking at some pictures
of winged angels, exclaimed: Mamma,
I don't want to be all angel" "Why not,
dear?" "Humph! Leave off all my
pretty clothes, and wear feathers like a
hen y,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1877-11-20

A little fellow who wore striped stock
in ,s was asked why he made barber
D les of his legs. His pert reply was,
''.Vell, amt little shaver ~
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-11

The following quotations are for ORDER,
from store and small lots in q iobbing way:
APtLEs-Nedium 100; choice, I COJ5 %
per Dbl.
BACON Uooss)- Shoulders. ne: clear rim
sides, 9T to 9554c; clear sides, ~ to l0c; break
fast, NJ TO l2ei sugar-cured hams, canyased,
II 70 l2Hci packed, q to 10 higher.
BRAN STEADY; wheat. 81 1901 40 o. 100.
BEANS-e2 0032 rs per bushel
BULK P0Rn-Noose); shoulders, Sc, long
clear, - to 8lSci clear rib. = 10 SIC; clear
sides, to &c; hams, Sc. Packed, u to q
higher. -
BUTTEK-cgmmon. lOel5,; medium. 900
go; choice, 9a30c.
BALING sCUFFS AND TIES-BaVeiuF, 2
and ~ lbs, l29l2hc; baling twine, i39llo;
iron ties 81 10 SIC; pieced ties, lo.
BUILDING MATEkIALS-ln store prices
arc: Cement, Louisville, 90 %, q Dbl; Rosen-
dale. v Dbl, 2 5992 IS; hair, q 20N2 IS n 40
Ii balo; plaster. Michigan. 3 so; New York.
4 90; lime, per Dbl. / 1901 SO. Fire-brick'
500 To 3 90 per l000; brick. s 10 IL per l006'
BEEF, FRESH -Forequarters, 4to5c; hind
quarters, $3.50. Hogs, 6 to 7Hc. Sheep, OK
4T "A ID.
nUoKWHEAT FLOUR-9O 90 per barrel,
CANDLES Boxes, tull weight, -ql5o;
nell box full weight, l515; quarter box, full
weight, Ice per 10.
VocOANUTs-Per 100. S OOe6 10.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-05-11

The True CrOss-D0es ft SIN EKist1
It is historically stated, whether truth.
fully or not we do not aver, that the true
GROSS on which the Savior was put TO
death was discovered by the Empress
Helena in the year 326, neal the place
our Lord was buried. The pious discov-
erer sent a part Of it to the Emperor
Constantine, then at Constantinople.
aud another part to Rome, to be placed
IN a church which the Empress Helena
had built there, called The Holy Cross
OF Jerusalem" where, we are informed,
it remains to the present DAY. Che in
scriptien at the head of the cross was
sent by this same Catholic Empress to
the same church in Rome. The %inscrip-
ton in Hebrew, Greek and Latin is in
red letters, and the wood was whitened.
Such we are told was it's appearance in
the year 1892, SINCE which time the
oolors have faded, the words Jesus and
auditorium having entirely disappeared.
The board is nine. but was originally
twelve iuches long. The greater part II
the cross was, BY order Of the Empress
Helena, inelosed IN a silver shrine and
committed to Nicarious, the Bishop OF
Jerusalem, that it might be harded
down as an object Of vepaFation TO ros.
terity II vas accordingly kept in a
magnificent church at Jerusalem, and
publicly exhibited to the people at
Easter St. Paulinus, 10 his epistle 10
Serious, says that though small particles
we're cut daily from the cross, yet the "a.
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Iew.tn Europenn Polltcs.

The London Examiner last week an
nounced that a Berlin firm OF publishers
intended issuing next winter a work en-
titled The Political Influence of the
Jewish Race in Europe" Our contem-
porary observes that, leaving out Of con-
sideration the power of Lsrd Beacons-
field (Disraeli) in English, and of NJ.
Gambetta in French politics, and the
growing Hebraic d~omiAance in Russia,
particularly in cities like Odessa, Ger
many Itself would hardly have been the
Germany Of to-day but Tor the exertions
with pen and tongue of such Liberal poll
ticians as Jacoby, Sonnemsn, aud, above
sll, Edward Lssker, the natural leader
of the National Liber ls." This is a very
poor summary of the political influence
of the Jews in Europe, especially the
production OF NJ. Gambetta as an exam
pie of their influence in French politics
There are many more Jewish politicians
in France Of much greater Importance,
prominent amongst whom are NM.
Uremieux and Jules Simon. Austria has
been entirely forgotten by our contempt
rary, Notwithstanding that the revolution
which necessitatea the flight of Meter
nicA was organized and led by Jews, and
that amongst the most popular members
Of the Austrian Parliament are such jew
ish statesmen as Hirsch and Kurands.
Then again the Italian Assembly CON
tains several Jewish members, whose
opinions are Of great weight, and the city
Of Rome itself-the stronghold Of thai
power which, throughout long ages, at
tempted the determination of the Jews
numbers amongst its legislative repre-
sen;atives a Jew born and partly reared
in the Roman Ghetto. Whilst we are on
this subject, we cannot help remember
ing the enormous political power welded
by the Jews through the medium OF the
continental press. In Germany and
Austria the majority Of papers belong to
Jews. and the most brilliant journalists
are Children Of Israel; and then-61is
coronat opus-where in the Examiner
short summary is any mention OF the in
huenee of the Rolhschilds2 The politi-
cal power Of this family can hardly be es-
timated 1t reminds us Of an auecdote
tOld the VIE OF OF ola meyer hnseluli
which Rothschild is sufficient to illus
trate it To her dying day she lived in
the Ghetto OF her for~eisthers in Frank
fort, and attained such an age that she
saw her sons rise to the position Of the
greatest Gnanciers in the world. She
never renouIc ed her old gossips, and one
day, in 1880, one of her friends came to
her crying, and told her that her son was
ordered to join the military, and might
be killed in the impending war. BE
comforted," answered Madame Rotbs-
child in the homely patois of her district,
~ will tell my sons not to give the
princes money, and then they will not be
able to go to war, "-[London Public
Leader.