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Tones.
"speak gently. 1t is better, far,

"speak gently. 1t is better, far,
To rule by love than fear.
Speak gently. Let no harsh words mar
The good you might do here"
It is not SO much what We say as
how we say it, that renders us agree.
able or disagreeable to those around
us.
The long-continued use of the fall
ing infection, is extremely disagree
able to a sensitive ear. 1t has sur
ly,. bearish sound.
The rising infection, when answ-
ering a question, is equally disagree
able, and always conveys the idea Of
conceit and self Importance in the
speaker, and disrespect to the person
addressed.
There is q grest deal of meaning
in infections. They convey to the
initiated the exact state Of mind, OF
rather Of feeling, of the speaker but
it is a curious fact that children new
er err in infections. They invaria'
bly, use just the tone and just the
bend in the voice that precisely in.
dicate their feelings, And children
are extremely quick to, detect any
thing wrong in the tones Of others
Young children do not understand
words well, but they fully under
stand tones.
Ali parents, bo very careful how
you speak before these little ones. :
They are very quick to observe anc
initiate all they hear, be it good O
bad,
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The Electric Light.

Do not be discouraged about the
electric light. Rome was not built
ina day, and the electric is not go
ing to make the world brilliant in
one night. 1t is in its infancy.
Only a short time ago some Of the
most eminent electricians laughedat
the idea of dividing il, SO that one
circuit would furnish more than one
light. No one inventor will do the
whole work. Many patient and
skilful men are industriously work
ing out new ideas and improving on
old ones. There will be many kinds
Of electric lights and the competi-
tion will be spirited. The world
wants u cheap light which is bright
enough without being too bright,
which will burn steadily and which
will not give out the mischievos pro-
ducts Of combustion which ill every
room where gas is burned. Some
people are unreasonably clamoring
for immediate perfectionin these re-
spects. Let them clamor. Their
noise will not penetrate to the lab.
oratories Of the inventors, The Won
der is, that it has reached tho per
fection thus far attained One thing
we must urge upon everybody who
isin. the presence Of an electric light.
! Take care e your eyes. With aeon
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,Tlle use Of splders.

We do not believe there is much
human affection wasted upon the
spider nevertheless it is a very use
full creature and should not be de-
spised. Its specific Office is to pre-.
vent the dangerous multiplication of
winged insects. Entrappins flies is
its forte; and it has been remarked
that "if spiders should strike and for
a single month in summer refuse to
their traps, we could hardly defend
ourselves against armies Of noxious
insects that would take possession Of
our dwellings" Nevertheless there
may be such thing as too many
spiders in the world-a possibility
against which nature has provided.
When spiders are thickest and bus
lest catching flies, d large, peculiar
looking fly appears upon the stage
of action, and adroitly seizes the
spiders wherever found. These spi-
ders are slowed away in secret cells
to be food for young flies. Thus
there is compensation allaround,
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The Physical ReIIeat ofsnnIa,

&. flll
Sunday is Gods special present %
the aorking-man, and one d lis
chief objects is to prolong his lie,
and preserve efficient his working
tone. In the vital system It works
like a compensation pondi ii Teplen-
ishes the spirit, the elasticity and
.yigorI which the last six days have
drained away, and supplies tEIe force
which is to gil the six days SUD seed.
ing and in che economy ofexis!gnce
itanswersthe sauis purpose a The
economy Of income isanswerea bs q
savings bank, The frugal man who
putsawaYa pound to-day aud an
other pound next month, and ho,
in aquiet way is putting his
stated pound from time 10 Iihe;
when he gtows.Old and frail, GET hot
only the same poandbacl agai1 but
q. good many pounds besides, knd
the conscientious man wlohustRnds
one'day Of his existence in d RIsk
who, instead Of allowing Sunday 10
ibeitrampled and torn.in the hhngry
and scramble life, treasures up
1.-The Lord Of Sundays keeps for
him, and ID iengtho days and bale:
old age gives it back with uslfy.
Thesayings bank ofhumanexiS .siice
is the weekly Sunday. NatA litlst
Reuiee.
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ANobIe Art.

Once ! remembered among my.
friends a lady who had known many
Affections, cares and heart-griefs, and.
yet whose brightness Of demeanor
and cheerfulness we're unfiagging,I
whose very presence was a sunbeam.
This lady often talked Of her ART. 81
When praised forany striking course
Of action, she would reply with:
touching simplicity. "Yes, Tlearh.
ed that from my art
Asa child, / often wondered what
thisart could be; growing older i
set myself towork to find out. 1t.
was not 'thesart Of music passionate
IL fond das.sha WAS a. Wine ari.
and on SO lofty pedestal as she
placed it; for, being somewhat at
home within its magic realms my
self, | knew that she was not .suffi-
GENTLY skilled therein TO designate
it as her own; nor was it the art Of
painting, nor yet of sculpture.
"Aliss Margaret" ] inquired one
day, "what is your art?"
A sweet smile fitted across her
face, as she touchingly asked, for re-
~, Sand have | 80 poorly exem-
plifed it all these years, that you
need ask?"
81 am sure, now," cried |, "tbat it
is, after all, what has often suggested
itself tony mind, "The art ofmaking
the most Of life"
"You are right" she answered,
well pleased; "and this | consider
the greatest of arts-all others are
sent to earth to aid us in perfecting
it,"
This made a deep impression upon
me, one that | have never forgotten.
Since then | have become an obser-
yer in life, and have frequently had
occasion to marvel how few compre-
hend or endeavor to live by this art.
Many fields Of science and art are
open TO those whose talents guide
them into such directions; but this
one field is open to all, and they who
best make use Of their own individu-
al talents are best fitted to enter
nobly upon it. To make the most Of
life, we must court the sunshine.
There is sorrow enough given into
every human life without our need
ing to cling to each separate grief,
and gloat over its memory. By hold
ing fast to the sunbeam that stray
across our paths, we can accomplish
marvels in the way of tightening up
dark places of life. There is much
to enjoy, much to make one happy
in this beautiful world, despite its
cares and bitternesses, and our high.
est duty to ourselves, as we'll as to
those who sorround us, is to make
the most and the best of life, and tc
be happy as we can.
The next stage of existence lies
stretched before us an unknown sea
that is, it will be fuller, grauder
more complete than this very in
stinct of humanity teaches us to be
Ilieve-otherwise we know nothing
Of It's requirements The present
however, is ours; we know its duties
and needs; we know that the more
VIC struggle to fulfil the stronger We
grow, tho more good we can accom-
Iplish. We know, too, that the goot
God never gave us intellect withou'
purposing that we should use il ant
make the best Of it, as with all els'
with which he has endowed us. Un
doubtedly, therefore, they who bes
grasp sThe art Of making the mos
Of Life will be. best fitted for tn
requirements of another state Of be
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,A,2qy! KNOWS
Y \
Temperance

Twenty years q
senger with the red n
buttonhole, q knew that
you saw get of atthe last staS
He was young man ofrare prom
a college graduate, a man cfbrilliaHsS
intellect and shrewdmercantile abil-
ity. Life dawned before him in all
the glowing colors Of fair promise
He had some money when he left
college. He invested it in business
andhis'business prospered. Hemaf-
ried a beautiful young girl, whoborc
him three lovely children
The sad-looking passenserfsittihg
on the wood.box; aAll at one timer
The red ribbon passenger: mo, in
biennial installments ofone, Noone
dreamed that the poorhouse would
ever be their home. But in an evil
hour the young man yielded to the
tempter. He began to drink beer.
He liked it and drank more. lie
drank and encouraged othersto drink;
That was only fourteen years ago, and
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A man will go to the grocer and
buy barrel Of flour without presu-
ming to dictate to the tradesman
what kind Of wrapping paper he
shall use; but the same man will
subscribe for a newspaper in the be-
lief that his subscription fee has
bought the editor, body and soul.
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Somebody's Mother.

J. : , II
The woman was old, and ragged and gray
Ambient withthechillo ithe winteB's day
The street waswet with recent snow,
And the wolnan's feet etwasaged and slow,
She stood 1T the crossing and waited long,
Alone, uncared for, amid the tllrong
OF human beings who passed her by,
Nor heededthe glance Of her anxious eye,
Down the street, with laughter and shout,
Glad IN the freedom Of "scliool let out =
Came the boys like a flock ofsheep,
Hailing the snow piled white and deep.
Past the woman 50 old and gray
Hastened the children on their way,
Nor offered a helping hand to her,
SO meek, so timid, afraid to stir, = s
Lest the carriage wheels oriorse's feet
Should crowd her downin theslipr'y street.
At last came one Of the merrytroop-
The gayest laddic Of alltlie group.
Hepaused beside her and whispered low,
"lllhelp you across il you Sislltogo."
Heraged hand on his strong young arm !
She placed, and sot without hurt or harm,
He guided her trembling feet along,
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seloolroOm Headaches.

Many people who have public
school teachers among their acqpain.
tance are firmly Of the opinion that
the schoelroom has d headache sys-
TEN all its own, and their impres,
sion would be strengthened il they
were to interview boys and girls.
There is nothing strange about the
complaint; the only wonder is that
it is not continuous and that any.
body escapes it, With systems of
heating and ventilation that are al,
most uniformly detective, and, wofss
yet, under the control Of janitors who
have acknowledge whatever Of these
departments Of their business, and
'who,are apt:as-any other men to
neglect or despise whatever they do
not understand, many Of our school
rooms are boxes almost Theoretically
sealed, into@hich hot air is being
driven ana:eompressed. The heats
frequently iatolerable, the expired
breath and other physical emana-
tions Of the children pollute the air
to a degree extremely dangerous to
health so.teachers and children, who
at nine O'clock entered the room in
faiEshealth and spirits, emerge at
noon With listless step aching head
and deranged vital organs. Should
a teachers nature protest against
breathingin poison and sweltering.
ait; up goes sRindow, and straight
.waY.all'the children in its immedi-
ate vicinity are chilled and tempo
rarily relieved from, one danger only
TO submit to another. The condi-
ton Of the air Of schoolrooms is no.
secret to boards Of education; II has
been the subject Of some statistics,
by experts, which forcibly suggest
the black hole Of fcaleutta; but what
is or has been done TO remedy itS
How many teachers are competent
to usesuch yentilating facilities as
their rooms possess2 Theiriowns sfre-
quent headaches and those Of the.
helplessebildren show thatthe mum
beris very small, and the same ef-
fects inaicatethat but few janitors
need fear TO compare their records
with that the late lamented King.
Herod. Herald. 81.
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contration of ofbrilliapcy many times
greater than any Eight we have been
accustomedto, the temptation is to
look the thing in the face. In a
moment q sense Of weariness is felt
in the eye,balls, which is a warning.
He whois wise will take heed. He
who isfoolish will look and look and
look again, and soon irreparable
damage viii be done. The electric
light as an illuminator is so soft and
50 beautiful that we may hope for its
general adoption, 1t sheds It's, food
ofbtillianey over our heads, SO that
there is 20 necessity to look up at it.
Look down and around at what it
lights:up, and its effect is -benefcent
in the highest degree.
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PIliIoslo1phesrus.

y (, Il. % = s9 ~ "a IIf .sA Y
There have been many phi|osoi
pliers. One unknown dynamo Nth
his head in the stars, fell ip d
ditch, and gifted the old sllag who
hauled him outwith h,the feput ion
ofan additionalphilo Spher, bel use
she said "he who has his head The
heavens should mot have his hse on
the eearth. Thenstbere was Sc tos
of the hemlock poison, Jalin ith
his ethics, and Paley and Isoeka md
the Jesuits, Balures and Ton 81,
and an army ofthe mental Qtl d:
ans; butnext to- Jobthe rex Sip 1ri.
.alof all practical philosoph
Mississippi pi:negto- Stands outil "a
relief
Hewas barefooted and hoein II
ton, Hesaw his big tqe .ung ID
clod, aboutisix feet from kinl &
Thought il was q mole. SipasI N
Win MS noe, ne hopped aroIliid a..d
howled fora brief space;but finding
norelief, planted the several pounds
of pedal extremity aud battered toe
upon stump and sagely remarked;
"Well, jess you pain and misery
jess as much as you kin. | doesn't
kyar. You hurts yo'self morc'n you
dose me-"
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{ The condition OF women in China
Is most pitiablc; suffering priyation,
contempt, all kinds Of misery and
degradation seize on her in her era.
die, and accompany her pitilessly to
her tomb. Her very birth is com
monty regarded as u humiliation and
disgrace to the family-an evident
sign Of the malediction Of Heaven.
If she is not immediately suffocated,
she is looked upon and treated as a
creature intrinsically despicable, and
scarcely belonging to the human
race. This appears SO incontestable
a fact, that Pan houpan, celebrated,
though a woman among Chinese
writer's, endeavors in her works to
humiliate her own sex by remind
ing them constantly of the inferior
rank they occupy in the creation.
"When 4 son is born," she says, "he
sleeps on a bed, he is clothed with
silk, and plays with pearls; every
one attends to his princely cries.
But when a gill is born she sleeps
upon the ground, is meanly wrapped
up in a cloth, plays with a tile, and
is incapable of acting either virtu-
ously Or vitiousty. She has nothing
to think of but preparing food, max
ing wine and not vexing her pa
rents" Even after marriage her
case is not improved. According to
expressions Of an old Chinese writer,
"the newly married wife should be
but a shadow and an echo in the
house." She has no right to take
her meals with her husband; nay,
nor even with her male children;her
duty is to serve them at table, to
stand by them in silence, help them
to drink, and light their pipes. She
must eat alone, and after they have
done and in q corner; her food is
scanty and coarse, and she would not
dare to touch evan what is left by
her own sons. II may be thought
that this does not well agree with
the much-talked Of principles of fill
al piety; but it must not be forgotten
that in China womSR counts foi
nothing; the law ignores her exis.
tence, or notices her merely to load
her with 'fetters, to complete hel
servitude, and to confirm her legal
incapacity. Polygamy is allowed
and the heart-rending jealousy ant
quarrels that thence ensue lead tc
numerous suicides.
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When a boy does something funny
and you laugh at it, he will invaria:
keep doing it twenty or thirty times
etill you haveto knock him down
with something.
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Lord Hardwicke declares that
writing to newspapers is one Of the
greatest curses Of the modern times
for the readers.
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eFull mary a rose is born to blush
unseen, and waste its sweetness on
the desert air. full many poundof
butter that seems clean, is buta hics
ing place for yellow hair
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The monographs is like the small
brother Of a young lady--it repeats
everything said in his presence.
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Aman who had been married twice
to ladies both named Catharine, ad-
vised his friends against taking du:
.pli.Kates.
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There are twenty quires to a reant
of paper, and but one choir to q
church; still it is enough to set the
entire congregation by the ears.
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! -ffN'StA ls.Vttt ohA AaOutlu 0h Nuuv ~
ahghts:up, and Its effect is -benefcont
Pin the highest degree,
A Cure for Drnnkenness. D
Dr. D'Vuger, Of Chicago, claims TO
have cured 500 cases. Of intemper.
lIance in that sitysby q simple prepa-
ltien, Of the ingredients Of which he
makes no secret. Mr.. MediH Of the
Times, says { He takes men debadch-
led By liquor for yests~-takes a used
up, demented, loathsome sot, and in
ten days makes well ntaM Of him,
with g positive aversion to. liquor9'
The doctor said to an interviewef,9T
Etakea Q pound Of the best fresh quill
Ered Peruvian bark powder it and
Isoaksit ina. pint Of diluted Rlchohol.
EThenI straiirit d3eyaporate down
ftp.a half pint 50 it's q pound to
laThalfpint. Any one can prepare it,
IIgiyesthe drunken mana teaspoon
lful every three hours, and occasion:
ally moisten his tongue between the
doses the first and second days. II.
Iactsl likequinine. The patient can,
ffelfby. q headache if he is getting
ttoo.muchs The third dayI generally
reduce toia tablespoonful, then down
Etosl5, 10, and s5 drops.@aI | continue
the medicine from FIVE to sixteen;
days, andsin extreme cases tothirty
tdaga Seven, days isabout the aver.
age.''
The philosophy Of these rematka-
the doctor explains thus:
Intempetahce; first a habit, finally
Ibeeones an. .uncontrollablc disease.
IIfepnd bysdissecting the brain Of a.
man who died Of deliriom tremcns'
that thecellsi that sendthe nerves to
| the eye, were iii7ati suiinasarS sl..es!
on the outside, while within the
nerve cells themselves ] discovered q
yellow, yeasty- looking deposit. This
abnormal look is caused, | learned
after much research, by the ethereal
part Of the alchobol going straight
to the outside of these cells. Now if
| drink milk" continued the doctor,
"or eat food, it will take it four hours
to pass through the digestive organs,
be taken up in the blood, and be
passed to the nerve cells in three
minutes. This shows that alchohol
is not digested. 1t is not food.
1t is a poisonous fluid electricity
which goes over a wire, straight
to The outside Of the nerve cells,
which it stimulates artifcially,
when they should be stimulated nat
urally through the blood. Well, al
chohol is a fermented, distilled stim-
ulant, with poison in it, while my
medicine is a natural stimulant, con-
tanning no poison; SO my medicine
stimulates the nerves, and, not being
poisonous, allays inaammation-that
is, it holds the cells open until the
morbid deposit is forced out, and the
cells accustom themselves to receive
their stimulus naturally through the
arteries. 1t stops all craving for al
chohol."
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A Welsh paper recently contained
the following to its notices to cores
pondents: "Truth' is crowded out Of
our columns this week"
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An Irishman tells Of a fight in
which there was but one whole nose
left in the crowd, and that belonged
to the "tay.kettle."
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Why should not ducks be allowed
on doctors premises? Because they
make such personal remarks.
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County Directory.

Judge Circuit courty- Joseph Smith, Rasesswood.
Clerk Circuit Court-C D. Waggener.
President County Court-D. I. S. Van Alatre.
County Clerk, P. X. Il, Smith. u.
Prosecuting Aiiurney-Geo. p. Simpson.
Shefif-Dayid S. Stevenson. Deputies -Jewett
iJailori Samuel W. Somenille, Henry Fry, Joseph N
Daigh and w. b, Someryie.
Z Surveyor Of l-ands-T Thomas j. Roberts X
Assessors-,J lanes W. Windon, District No. Il; Z. f.
Baker, District Noa. ft.5
Superintendent ofl'rce Schools Charles E. Hogg.
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He who takes an eel by the tail
and d woman by the tongue, is sure
to come off empty-handed.
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Norman was eyerknown to befound
drowned with a receipt printer
in his pocket.
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If you want to know what new
books are out, just go to a circulating
library and try to borrow them.
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When printers grow old, their mar
Bile brows are marked with display
headlines.
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KNIGMT 8 COUCH,

G. +. SIMPSON. II. II. HOWARD.
SIMPSON 8 &HOwARD,
A ttorneys Mt Law, Point Pleasant, West Virginia,
u Practice in the United States District Court Su-
prcme Court Of Appeals and circuit courts Of the 9TH
Judicial District Office in court house. LjanS, '7g
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City OHeers.

Circuit court-First Monday in April and October
Z, County :, Third Monday in January, March
May, July, November and December.
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Idfen arc inucn given to dreaming
theysare generally troubled with
worms or some visceral obstruction
which a plirgative will oftenrelievcs
When dreaming isthe ltofgreat
mental labor or excitement during
the day, a temporary relaxation with
more physical exertioa and the use
of the shower,bath woald afford re-
lief, with the use. of such means as
will divert the thoughts and braceor
energize the system.
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Dreaming 8,

Dreaming is the occupation Of the
mind during sleep BY q series If
thoughts or train Of ideas. OF tue
great influence exercised bythebody
in its several states and conditions
over the mind we need no stronger
proof than il afforded blythe phenom-
Of dreams, the cause.of which may
be commonly traced tosome function.
al arrangement ofother. Thus from
indigestion comes nightmare, and all
who have had anything to DO with.
children, know full well that dis
tprbing. dreams are common indicp-
tionsof disorder of the bowels.ahf
stomach SO organic diseases such as
that Of the heart Or anything that
causes oppression AZ the chesl5 Will
il1Snt,entlv .pi Va ti eiisf a, UidfTi,h III .k