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HoUsEKEEPERs' LINENS, &c.
Irish and Flemish From ooo - e, Ak
Yard-wide Linens rum z@c " Pl 40

HOUSEKEEPERS' LINENS, &c.
5sd Yard-Wi5e lTa eisnsn fineps From 22c to 81 45
40-inch
Pillow and Bolster 42-inch From
45-inch
Linens, 50-inch 80 cents
54-inch
Irish and Belgian 64-inch Upwards.
EXTRA HEAVY AS Low AS
90-INCH A DOLLAR
IRISH SHEE"ING AYARD.
EARNESTLY SHEETINGS, I
/ IRISH SHEETINGS, Unusually
I SCOTCH SHEETINGS, Low Prices.
FLEMISH SHEETINGS,
! OUR OWN IMPORTATIONl From &c to
( TABLE LINEN, 8-4 WIDE. three dollars
VERY FINE GOODS. yard
TABLE LINEN BY THE YARD From 25c
/ GA, "A, 8-4, 9-4, 1O-4.
/ LOOM DICE AND DAMASK Upward.
I HANDSOME DAMASK SETS, ] Cheaper
/ Table Cloths Napkins to match than
! from 2 yds TO 6 yds long, Irish, ever
Barnsley, French, Germsn. Before.
Beautiful Napkins from SOC doz to S24.
Full sized French Napkins, reduced from
Sc to 81 so.
Complete Stock of TOWELS SC UP.
Damask and Huck TOWELS l0c UP.
Towels, Barnsley, TOWELS lie UP.
Irish, Scotch, French, TOWELS l2c UP.
German, &c, &c. TOWELS lac UP.
EVERY HOUSEKEEPER WILL NOW DO
WELL TO CONE AND EXAMINE
LINENS AND PRICES.
C.,;.,,. 4l,o.o 49,, l., l:o,4 e. ~ -
factories in Ireland and elsewhere and avoid
ing all extra costs we are able to make very
low prices.
Embroideries and RibbOns-Large lot Col
ored Embroderies, one, two and three scol-
lops, in
Navy Blue Black, Brown and Red.
Narrow Patterns, 6 to Sc.
Medium Patterns, 8 to l4c.
Wide Patterns, Is to 25c.
Gupure and Duchess Embroideries in
beautiful assortment
The RIBBON DEPARTMENT has been
greatly improved, and the stock is, wonder
fully choice and desirable
All-silk French Imported Sash Ribbons, in
all the beautiful spring shades, at the follow
ing prices:
inches wide, 4Oc per yard worth 75c.
inches wide, SOC per yard worth 81 90.
inches wide, 6Oc per yard worth 81 25.
inches wide 75c per yard worth 81 so.
The colors are perfect, and they are made
of the hest quality of French Silk.
We open new and complete line of Satin
Ribbons, in all widths, in two colors the very
latest Also, Satin and Watered Gros Grain.
Satin and Gros Grain in the newest Paris
spring colors.
We have opened new line of all-silk
heavy Gros Grain Ribbons, manufactured
expressly for us, which are OF superb quality.
A full stock Of Fancy Broca G Persian and
Frnged-edged Ribbons. An entirely new
article.
SUITS AND CLOAKS.
Stuff and Silk Costumes from $40 to $50.
S35 Suits reduced to S22.
S5C Suits reduced to S35.
SIS Suits reduced to $40.
S6 Goats reduced from Sl2.
Sl2 80 Coats reduced from S25.
Splendid Bargains in Ibis Section.
UPHOLSTERY GOODS.
We have from 400 to 500 pairs Lace Cur
tains, regular makes. Many of the lots have
been largely reduced
Regular S25 Curtains reduced to SIS.
Regular $50 Curtains reduced to Sl4
Regular Sl2 80 Curtains reduced to So so.
Regular $40 Curtains reduced 10 Sc S5.
We commend these quotations to the care
ful consideration Of the people, who will find
on visiting us, that we have only given half
of the list of attractions of this Advance Sale.
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announcements Of Candidates

Candidates for office will be announced under this
heading in the Transcript until the nomination. for
s5 invariably in advance.
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Lucas Mixed Paint,
AND
AVERILL CHEMICAL PAINT

"Batchley's' Celebrated Cucumber Wood
Pumps, and "Grafton" Cucumber Wood
Pumps. These are the two best Cucumber
Wood Pumps in the market.
desire particularly to call special atten-
ton to Lucas Mixed Paints" A very supe-
rior Paint-all coIors. Large quantities sold
and giving universal satisfaction. Manufac-
tured by John Lucas 4 Co, one of the oldest
and most reliable paint manufactures in Phil
adelphia Satisfaction guaranteed. Send for
color card and prices. We consider it supe-
rior to the well-known "Averill Paint"
Feb 5-Ir
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FOR SHERIFF.

FOR SHERIFF
To the Electors Of Nep Castle County J:
FELLOW CITlzKNs-I offer myself 10 your
consideration as candidate for Sheriff, sub
ject to the nomination Of the Democratic par
ty, pledging myself to support the successful
nominee. JOHN PYLE.
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This Machine

Horse and Wagon Furnished Agents Ere
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III active Protest. Unemployed

alphabetical appended Minutes
table 1882; add hcenat 81
90 Pbyer haba
probable the Preer Rolls
When ministers been dismissed from Pbyty
Psbytes which they dismissed
Would rule that notice shall always back the
smsng Pesbytey dismissed; that
received? Aud
rule be established in reference Church members?
82 full
220 unemployed other
Professional work. AZ 1uGrm 19
Church IS With
described and Suspended Agents and nondp
marked W. c. then these would number 1O8 which certainly large
proportion of 1882 ministers be entirely unemployed the full work Something
P There surely call for the adoption
of the Sec Chap VIII the New Book and for its faithful discharge by the Pres
byters.
showing had: o. the IL Presidents
the Professor and Teachers probable
similarly aud all the Editors charge of religious
addition In probable
ha would
doing Church
Adding these 8 the Table, and have S39 employed only SO
and of these fm and unfit for work We thus have only 46 able
unemployed
OILY little half of ministerial force are the pastoral Office one
every four is a Stated Supply
table all Pastors Pastors counted the 1t column and
Domestic together the 81 column.
Something should Assembly Clerks under dre
indicating employment ministers And Church employment should have
President
indicated o
Qay-Is TahOms TT the Pesbytey Nashville the Of
minister of POST office? b. D.
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Giving up Pews in Summer Vacation.

This procedure robs God in withholding
from him worship by s.giving in thai
place where we have chosen and coVenanted
to worship Him, and to support mutually
with our brethren, according to His appoint
ment and command, in which aims giving is
as much worship as prayer, and always asso-
ciated Herewith. In its divorcement from
prayer the fruitlessness Of much prayer is
also explained. God usually tests the sim
cerity of our prayers by our sacrifices, and
the most incisive test is the money question,
as related to the church. Christ knew where
to probe when he would convince the young
ruler of the iDsincerity of his very loud pro-
fessions of admiration, sentiment, and enthu-
siasm, which he was trying to pass current
on the Master as loyalty to God. Bot it
may be said in reply that these people may
be giving the equivalent in the churches
where they worship in their vacations. This
hardly needs contradiction. The facts are
all against it. AS general thing they neitb-
er give money nor their presence at these
churches, and the evidences are abundant in
the starveling character of the churches in
these places of summer resort and what is
worse, as it fares with the worship of aims
giving, so with the prayers, for prayer meet
ings in these places are as thin as wakes, and
twice as mournful.
Bat granting the claim that their contri
buttons do actually go to the churches in the
places of their transient stay, it robs the
church in which is their membership, or over
burdens those compelled to stay at home, or
compels the faithful to pay their own and the
delinquents' portions too, which is urjast and
an offence to God, or it robs the minister, in
whose call was no stipulation about giving up
pews in vacation. 1t probably deprives him
from getting any rest, or if he does he is
worried out of all rest at the sure prospect of
deficiency at the end of years time; a ter
ror which would becloud preachers mar
riage-day, or if he does not go away he has
the prospect Of starving at home, unless there
are more faithful people to consider his need,
and make up the Deficiencies of these pew
scalpers.
If the church is in debt, which is usually
the case, the debt must accumulate, or the
faithful must pay this also for the people who
eave their obligations in the camphor chest
with their winter clothes, while their precious
bodies are being rejuvenated at the sea side
Or mountain-top. But what is to become of
The multitudes? Of the ten who have to
'tay at home to the one that goes, the truth
might as well be told; many of those that
stay adopt the policy of those who are away,
and give nothing. The church is practically
abolished in Observation-Disclosures.
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PRoTEsTANTIsM IN New ORLEANs.-A
correspondent of the Chicago Interior says:
Professionalism has had really notewor-
thy growth in this stronghold Of Roman Cath
olicism. A little more than half century
ago there was not Protestant church in the
whole city. Now there are 112 of such
churches. The Baptists lead off with "a;
the Methodist Episcopal, North, have %;
the Methodist Episcopal, South, IL; the
Episcopal II, and the Congregationalists 8,
six of them among the colored people. In
1873 the Presbyterians celebrated their semi.
centennial now they have 13 churches
Despite their poverty and the hard times
they have built within the last two years two
mission chapels, three brick churches, one
foe wooden church and one seamen's Bethel.
The Methodists, who have 16 churches among
the colored people; the Baptists who have
25, and the Congregationalists who have 6,
would seem, from these figures, to be doing
much more for this unfortunate race than the
Pfesbyterians, who have no church of colored
people in the city Whether they seek and
obtain admission to the churches Of the whites
| do not know"
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never thought that Virginia divines were
we'll suited to the meridian of New England,
and nv impression is that he stsid there but
a short time. We passed rapidly through
the place in 1919, and we were struck by the
neatness of its appearance. Noah Webster
at one time resided in the place, and Mrs.
Sigouruey spent in it much of her life. Her
husband spoke rather cOntemptuOusly OF the
four hundred dollars per annum which she
earned by her pen. But four hundred dol
lars in ten years would amount to four thou
sand dollars, and that SUN would stop good
many chinks in the business of housekeep-
ing. It would serve at least for pin money.
BE became pastor of the Second Presbyte-
risn church in Alexandris, aud that city at
one time was highly social place. 10 this
day we recall with delight the meetings OF
Presbytery which frequently took place
among its cordial inhabitants. They were
always glad to give US warm Welcome
The town is situated on g kind of Bowling
Green-it has fine harbOr, and its hospi-
tslity is prOverbial.
Gulielmus Walton finally retired to his
farm, which lay, we believe, near the Shen
andOsh river, though its exact position We
are not able to give. He endeavOred to es
tablish on the place kind of theological
seminary, by uniting the labor of his pupils
with the cultivation of the farm. His inten-
tions were entirely pure. We have never
heard what amount of students he obtained,
or what success attended his Efforts but he
evidently aimed at the accomplishment of
evangelical results. One of his pupils told
me that the labors were rather too severe in
fitting themselves in this way for the work
of the ministry. He was probably thinking
of the theological school which Doddridge had
established at Northampton in connection
with his classical academy, or it may be he
was thinking of Calvin's school of the Pro-
phets at Geneva. But his health began to
fail, and we presume that the classes were
dismissed to try other expedientS in reaching
the ministry. Whilst leading this farm life
the pupils must have become Injured to the
tread of herds coming to andgOing from the
river, and to the sound of the bOatman'S
horn which has made the banks of the Shen-
sndosh the most poetical part of Virginia.
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Camp;nas Church, Brazil.

The following appeal has been sent to me
BY Dr. j. M. CASTOR, formerly an elder of
the church in Columbis, s. G., and a Chris
tian gentleman of high character. Although
not previously consulted, cannot refuse the
request to "sit at the receipt of custom. -
All contributions sent to me for the church
at Csmpinas will be duly acknowledged in
the papers, and forwarded to DR.. CASTOR, in
Brazil. B. NJ. PALMER.
New Orleans, La., April %, 1878.
DR.. CASTOR gives some account of the con-
dition of the country, the great need of q
Protestant church, and says:
"By great sacrifices on the part Of few
to whom faith has impaired zeal in their
work, small lot of land, in q central posi-
ton Of the city Of Csmpinss, has been Sc.
cured for the erection of church, and with
continued and extraordinary efforts an
amount of money has been collected that in.
duced those charged with this important
matter to enter upon the labor of construct
ing the house. But in the midst of our un-
dertaking, we fud that our means are insult
fcient to complete the building. With our
best.directed applications to all sources of
relief in this country, it has proved utterly
out of power to command the resources for
putting the house in condition to be used,
without effecting loan of money upon the
personal responsibility of those individuals
who have assumed the obligation, expecting
that the property in the end shall serve as
guarantee to the lender. We have thus
succeeded for the time being, in carrying on
the work to the point Of erecting the brick
walls, with tile covering and plank flooring,
for church.
Much is yet required to finish the building
and provide seats for those who may attend
the service of the sanctuary, and We appeal
in earnestness and affection to all who love
their brethren in the faith to come forward
and help US. Ia addition to the amount al.
ready borrowed, which is $2.500, similar
sum will be still required to accomplish other
purposes. and hence contributions amounting
to S5 900 are desired.
This call is made to all the followers of the
Lord, without distinction of sect, to share
with US the blessings which have been. ex.
tended them; and we trust it will not be
made in vain. The commission on the
church building being duly authorized by
the congregation to solicit subscriptions,
hereby appoint and request the Rev. Dr.. B
M. Palmer, of New Orleans, to receive and
forward all offerings that may be rendered
by persons in the United States for the COM
pletion of our church in Csmpinas."
] MoF. GAsroN,
For the Commission.
March 10, 1878.
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THE THREE BOOKS
From the German.

An aged servant of God, who lived in a
poor and lonely cottage, always showed 30
much wisdom and sense when any one asked
him for his advice about anything, that the
people round about thought he must be q
very learned man.
A very great scholar who went one day to
see him, and was astonished at the wise words
he heard from his lips, said
"How is it, my good friend, that l don't
see library, or any collection of bOoke at
allin your cottage? l don't even see the
smallest bookshelf. And yet you have been
able to teach me, who am thought to be SO
learned myself, much never knew before. Z"
"Sir," replied the old man, Il have, it is
true, but very smsH collection of books
in fact, have only free, but they are the
three best man n have. They are the
wonderful works Of God, which I can always
look at, and whZas how me how great and
good He is. The sun, the moon, the stars,
the earth, the trees; the law of God written
in my own conscience, telling me what I
ought to do and what / ought not to do; and
most of ell, the soord Of God, the Bible. The
works of God are spread out all round me in
earth and sky; they are as great book
always open. Conscience is never silent
teacher, unless we stop it's voice ourselves by
refusing to listen to it.
"But these two books would fall short Of
teaching US the truest wisdom if we had not
the blessed word of Con to make that known
to US which We can learn in no other way
For in the Bible we read how God made the
heavens and the earth, and all these glorious
things we see around us. He teaches Ut
there also how man sinned, and how the Lore
Jesus Christ redeemed us with His blood
In that book we read what that blessed Sa
viour did and suffered for US, and what HI
commanded and promised 1t tells US, too
how the Holy Spirit is promised to all Wh'
seek Him. Conscience can, indeed, shOw ii
our SINS, but it is Gods word alone which
teaches how they can be forgiven, and ho7
we can be saved from them.
"Thus, without library or human teach
ers. the three books of Conscience, God
Works, and Gods Word, will, if explained
J by the Holy Spirit, make man truly wise.
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DEposED.-BIshop Stevens, of the Epis.
copal Church of Pennsylvania, has deposed
from the ministry the Rev. William Newton,
who some time ago j ined the Reformed
Episcopal Church. This was an official act,
but Bishop Stevens added to the official dec
laration the prayer that God would forgive
him {" for the great wrong you have done to
this church, aud alas fear to your own
soul also, by needlessly rending the body of
Christ, and producing alienation among His
professed followers" Mr.. Newton read the
letter to his new congregation with some
pungent comments, and the congregation re.
sponded by declaring that to them the depo.
sition meant nothing more than any other
ecclesiastical edict which formally separated
pastor from church which he had left.
Presbyterian.
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Do NOT WAIT FOR FEELING.-Whilst you
cannot feel too keenly, do not wait for feel
ing. No sorrow for the past can be too poig
nant; but do not wait for that sorrow. If
the prodigsl had not arisen till he was salts
fed with his own repentance, he would have
died in the far country. The tears which do
not flow from the gaunt eyes of famine will
come unbidden at the feast of fat things |;
and the fountains of the great deep, which
freeze in the winter of remoteness and es.
arrangement, will break up and brim over in
the sunshine of mercy. The word which you
take, be it what it may" Father, have
sinned, and am no more worthy to be called
Thy son." "Take away mine iniquity, and
receive me graciously whatever the word
may be, let it be true one, and swifter than
your return will be the footsteps of forthcom-
ing pardon; and great as may be your own
Joy in rescuing and restoring grace, no less
will be the joy in heaven over your repent
ance.-Reu James Hamilton, d. d.
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Preston enforced this unity of faith and prsc

Preston enforced this unity of faith and prac-
tice as one powerful auxiliary to success
All Christians could meet in this work, there
was DO opposing church interest or denoni
national claim. 3 give the Bible to the
destitute, was Qs sian charity paramount
and universal. Tho meeting was one Of
general interest and combination. Rev. DR..
Dunaway Of the Baptist church, opened it
with prayer. Rev. Mr.. Smith of the Presbyte-
rian church, read the Presidents report, and
the new resolutions proposed. Rev. Mr..
McBryde of the Episcopal church, gave out
the hymns, made the necessary. business mo-
tions, and introduced Dr.. Preston of the
Presbyterian church, who in his turn intro
duced Rev. DR.. Hoge, President of the Vir-
ginia. Bible Society, and Mr.. McBryde con-
cluded the services With prayer.
The old Burg has had week of grand
theology, whose reviving power and blessed
inf aence will long be felt and remembered.
P. E. N.
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March 10, 1878.

IT is mere accident, but it is suggestive,
that the only time the word "business" oc
ours in the gospels is in the first words re.
corded from Jesus lips, 81 must be about
my Fathers business" Business life is con
secrated when you make this your MOTTO
Bring God our Father into the Office and the
exchange, and treat trade as bis work-to be
done on his lines, for his ends, under his
sanction--and you have the true alliance of
religion with business DR.. Oswald
Dukes.
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In B1rHYN1A, just over the "Bosphorus,

In BITHYN1A, just over the "BosphoruS,"
to whose churches with others Peter address
ed his first epiStle, mission churches. have
been established in these modern days by
American missionaries. In one of these all
the members have recently become preachers
of the Word. The men have formed them
selves into band called the Distributors
of Light" the women have their organize
ton, "Bearers of Glad Tidings;" the chill
dren have theirs, "The Little Flock" and
all are engaged in Bible circulation, and in
the spread of the gospel in the adjacent vii
lagos and country.
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" Well, You Know How we Were Raised. ,

A correspondent of the South. Western
Presbyterian, writing of the meeting of the
Presbytery of New Orleans at the Centre.
vile church, of which Rev. DR.. G. NJ. A.
kinson has just taken charge, tells this re.
markable and touching incident:
And we know that all will rejoice with us
to hear that six were added to the member
ship of our little church. Three had been
gathered into the fold in other places, and
after being "as sheep without q shepherd"
for years, have again found home with the
people of God. Three were admitted on
profession of faith. One was the young wife,
only two months married; another was q
young girl resching the verge of womsnhood;
and the third, an old man, who has we'll high
reached the ahotted age of three-score years
and ten-al of them children of the Cove
nant, who had been baptized in infancy. In
the case of the old man, | think there is no
doubt but that his being baptized in infancy
had much to do in bringing him to God in
his old age; for he charged it against him
self as great wrong he had been guilty of,
that he had not taken upon himself, years
ago, the responsibilities his parents assumed
for him at his baptism. He was deeply SEN
sible Of Gods goodness and mercy in saving
him, amid 80 many dangers, to seek the SIS.
viour near the end of life. When your read
ers hear that he was once crushed under
falling tree, and had both thighs broken, bis
collar bone broken, bis arm dislocated and,
after suffering for months, got out on crutch-
es, only to fall and break both thigh bone,s
second time; and finally, getting up again
from the grave as it were, had three ribs
broken by the kick of mule-they can have
some appreciation of the old mans ground Of
thsnkfulness to God that He watched over
him, while yet ga stranger wandering from
the fold" To me, there was another inter-
esting incident in the old mans admission.
Being very deaf, he had found no pleasure in
attending church; yet he was regular and
earnest in searching the Scriptures, and in
this quiet way came to knowledge of the
Lord. His desire to connect himself with
the church was an agreeable surprise to his
brother, ruling elder; and when they EN-.
braced each other, and the brother expressed
bis thankfulness to God that they were
brothers not only after the flesh, but in the
spirit of the Lord Jesus, ! shall not forget
the old mans earnest look, and the tone in
which be said: "Well, you know how we
we're raised !" There is profound sermon
in these simple words.