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RELIGION. Conver.atfop.

Mere TALK is worth nothing, but who
docs not remember, with inexpressible
gratefulness, how much good good talk"
with some good friend has done him? 1t
is much to have the gospel we'll preached
from pulpit to pcws; it is perhaps of more
importance to have the gospel talked from
heart to heart. Few persons are converted
and brought out into active, happy christian
tiving "all alone" Even Paul, at his con-
version, was hidden to go at once to the
street called Straight" to the house of
Ananias, who by talking the matter over
with him, should help him to understand
the wonderful change, and to sec clearly
the new Way.
To say just enough; TO say not a word
too much to say it at the right time, IN
the right place; and to say il right heartily
clearly, naturally,-this is most enviable
gift or grace which some have. We wOn-
der how they acquired it. The secret of
tiff there be any mystery about it-one
wishes they would explain. But likely
enough these persons are just the ones
who have been so intent upon simply see
ing what it is, and is true, and acting ac-
cordingly, that it has never occurred to
them that there is any secret. A mind,
alive with intelligence and useful thought,
heart TRANQUILITY, constantly actuated by
sentiments of devotion to God and gener-
Jus IeSdIu ioT otucfS, may Dc IuStcu W
speak wisely. --
Religious conversation, like good con-
versatiOn on any other subject should be
utterly free from affectation and cant. 1t
should not go on stills. 1t should not as
sumo superior airs of sanctity or knowl-
edge. 1t should be neither formal, nor too
familiar. Care should be taken not to
wear out good impression once made, by
saying too much. A word may be better
than a speech, especially if it be, in fact,
one of the words of God, addressed to each
of us and if, too, it be uttered as an arrow
speeded and winged with prayer
1t IS bitter feeling which some, which
many have. that mo man cares for my
soul" 1t is often a most sweet surprise to
one, to find that some person has been
cherishing a deep, tender solicitude fol
his souls welfare which he could no Longer
suppress.
True prayer is the highest holiest, mos
real, and most influential, of all forms o.
conversation. And, let it be carefully
minded, il is necessary to pray well, if We
would talk well with another on thingl
which concern our spiritual, immortal be
ing. And, after all, 1t is with religious
conversation much rs Colcridge says o
prayer:
He prayeth best who loveth best,
All things both great and small;
For the dear God, who loveth us.
He made and loveth all.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17

As weeds grow fastest in fat soil, SO our
corruptions grow and thrive most when
our natural state is most prosperous
Therefore Gods love and care of us con.
strain Him sometimes to use severe dIsci.
pline and to cut us short in our temporal
njOyment.-T Bishop Hopkins.
Those who are satisfied with the world
for their portion, and seek not for happi-
ness in God, feel no need for accepting
the gospel invitation, and are in no un-
easiness about their souls. But those
who labor and are heavy laden are invit-
ed, and they come.-[Mathew Henry.
Every promise of God rests on four pill
lars; His holiness and justice, which will
not suffer him to deceive; His grace and
goodness, which will not suffer Him to
forget; His truth, which will not suffer
HIM to change, and his power, which
makes him able to Salter
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17
what Garden Have YouY

| The best paying plot on any farm, and
the one yielding the most enjoyment too
is the vegetable garden-or "kitchen gar
den," as it is frequently called, and quite
appropriately, especially when the "kitch
en- folks" have the chief or sole care of it.
A good supply Of garden products for the
table costs less than the standard bread,
meat, and potatoes, is more healthful and
nourishing than corn beef, salt pork. and
the small assortment usually found on the
farmers table, Need we add anything
about palatablenees. comfort, home enjoy
ment? Contrast table set nearly the
year round with bread, salt pork, corned
beef, potatoes. boiled cabbage, varied with
hash, mush, buckwheats, and occasional
ly few other items, with table well
supplied in succession and abundantly
sweet corn, radishes, carrots, beets, par
ships, celery, satisfy, turnips, caulifiower.
spinach, lettuce, egg plants, tomatoes, (all
the year., rhubarb. okra, squashes, onions,
cabbage, cucumbers y, and other things,
filled in with currants,' strawberries,
raspberries blackberries, not to mention
grapes, pears, etc.-We do not accept the
standing excuscS'I am too poor, too hard
driven, tao much to do in my fields, TO
bother with the garden" We repeat, with
emphasis, that every farmer can have
most, ii not Ill tne ABOVE PHEASANT anu
healthful variety with less labor and less
expense than the table can be supplied in
any other way. Every days work in the
garden will produce several dollars worth
of good things. One quarter of an acre,
more or less, according to the size of fam
lily, will suffice. Select the best soil avail
able, as near the house as possible, but at
distance if absolutely necessary. A good
loan where water never stands is desirable.
Heavy clay will not do well without a
good deal of preparation. If not naturally
dry, undertaking is desirable, but even
an open ditch around the plot, and one or
two through it if needed, may answer for
the present. Plow and harrow fine. work
ing in liberal supply of the best well rot
ted manure that can be Obtained-half
wagon load on every square rod will be
the better, but much less less can be got
alpng with. The directions for planting,
cultivation, etc, are given in our Hints
for Work" from time to time, beginning
back to the February number. For the
best varities of vegetables, see article on
page 81 of March number.-T
Agriculturist for April.
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Mime. Bonaparte,s wit.

1t was while she was residing in Vienna
that she made the retort to the English
ambassador at the Austrian court, which
was repeated all over Europe. The story
is that at a state dinner given by Prince
Metternich 1t fell to the English Embassa-
dor to escort Madame Bonaparte. In the
drawing room, previous TO the dinner,
they had conversed upon the character of
Napoleon, whom the Englishman hated
and Madame Bonaparte admired, and the
ambassador had suffered from her sar
casm. At dinner he thought he would
get even with his opponent So when the
soup was over he asked her if she had
read Mrs. Trollopc's book on America.
Madam Bonaparte said she had.
swell, Madame" he asked, Ibid you no
tice that Mrs. Trollope pronounces all
Americans vulgarians ?'' .t.
Yes, replied Madame Bonaparte, "and
am not surprised at that. Were the
Americans the descendants of the Indians
or Esquimaux should be astonished, but
being the direct descendants of the Eng
lish, it is very natural that they should be
vulgarians''
The ambassador said nothing more on
this subject" Baltimore Gazette.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17
An Ancient Ordor OF spices.

An interesting archaeological observa-
ton has recently been made quite acci-
dentally. 1t is well known that the urns
found in Roman burial grounds, and con.
tanning the bone remains of cremated
bodies, are often covered with clay cups
or dishes. The object of these dishes was
supposed to have been to contain spices,
which sent forth agreeable odors during
the progress of the cremation. Herr
Dahlem, a well known German arch9olo
gist, was able to verify this view in the
following manner: He had obtained q
dish of this kind which was broken, and
after ccmenting il, had placed it upon q
stove for the purpose of drying the cement
Shortly afterward he noticed a strong and
by no means unpleasant odor proceeding
from the heated dish. 1t seems therefore
that the Ingredients burned in the dish
some fifteen centuries ago had left trace:
behind, which announced their presence
upon becoming heated. Herr Dahlen
remarks that the odor was not unlike tina
of storax.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17
The Cloak and Rocks

When SAINT faul, the greatest OF Chris
tan MISSIONARIES. was at Rome he sen
back word to Timothy to bring ON hi
CLOAK anu MS DOCKS. he wanted the ont
70 warm ana comfort the Dody; ana IN,
otners 10 Ieeu anu nourisn the Hihu.
eoeHs W uie .iat oul nouS ,sslc1a,ie Al "a q
"ouiu nahC I.e SAINT appear oo-uay II tney
Wery 10 let tIeir wants pe known, anu tney
mouIu PI0paD,y Piace Tue enpnasis On tht
oooks. Whether Iaooring on tne westerr
Iront'er, ter, OF In some poor parish III tnt
noI.n or SCUM, tee mInis.eI oe uepehu
ent ON tne churcn Ior support he neeel
ooosS. anu ln 5ine cases ousoI Yen II !I tni,
nceu oe suPPiieu, uie Servants vi Uou VIII
pray anu P1eacn pet.er, ana Delng made
, Mlsei IN woiu anu work, win De "o1H n, sue
eessiul es IN winning Souls u Ohr's'' ihere
'o1S Wt plinS .ne oooA an,
::N Mnen .ne ooAes arr pelhs hiieu i9r M .nt
missionaries, anu tne cloaks anu snt
Ciothes are gathereu 10 cover anu ComIor'
lne cola ana the naked; then let the pe
hes1leht also remember W orihg the
ooTks, %f ,s g.,
~ az 'as euuoeu lSu NJ pLfr'atloan pr a L,sn - iel
Wo Mole ~ k~eeniy .naa Iea.n VI goou pooks
my ueYous anu souly nicn aie PLIaon s:l
ing Me gosPei " tne poor, wHo ale opLlgeo
10 spenu thelr small saiaIies IN suPpiyne
tne pare necessaries OF lie 10 tneir iamiles
AL anu when tnat Is uonc tney nave apsoiute
~ hotnlng lett WIN whlch 10 guy iltera
ture. therefore Drlng the DOCKS:
The farmer cannot till the soil without
ag: icultural implements. The blacksmith
and the carpenter and every artisan must
have tools suited to their various work
Now, books are to ministers what imple
ments and TOOLS are to other workmen, and
the necessity Is alike urgent that botll
Glasses DC suppned Win proper lnstru
ments: Ihere are Dooks enough stoweo
away IN the garrets OF the men 70 make
giau the near1S Oh All tne MISSIONARIES IN
tne worlo. why no! oring them out ano
give them Tree clrculatlon! In these
times 1t may be easier for some to give
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17

Henry Preble, an aged and well-known
farmer residing in the southern part of
Ripley county, made death bed confes-
sion on Sunday of murder he committed
thirty-eight yeaas ago. At that time he
was at the house of one Mahoney in New
Marion, Ripley county, and stranger
stopped over night there. The stranger
made known the fact of his having with
him large amount of money, which he
was going to invest in real estate. During
the night he had occasion to go out doors,
and was followed by Preble and young
man named Mahoney, who murdered and
robbed him and secreted his body. The
man being missing next morning search
was instituted, but in vain. The affair
was forgotten until years afterward, when
a mans bones were found under some
stones near Mahoney's residence. But
there was no clue and il was forgotten
until this confession of Preble's. Mahoney
is now residing in Kentucky, and should
this story be credited as the honest confes-
sion of sane man, steps will be taken to
secure and punish him.
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The Squirrel Pest or California.

When the first settlers on the rich farm
ing lands along our rivers, and creeks, and
sloughs began to cultivate the soil, they
found but few squirrels and gophers. As
the land became covered with wheat, veg
etables, fruit trees, the advantages of liv-
ing on well-tilled farms became evident to
the whole troop of squirrels. who had be-
fore been scattered on hillsides, supported
by acorns, grass-seeds, and similar uncivil-
lied articles of diet. So with an almost
praiseworthy adaptability, these squirrels
moved their abOdcs, and began to infest
the fence-corners, the bits of woodland,
rocky spurs, and the shaggy ravines near
the houses of the farmers, and they have
ever since been of the nature of parasites,
or if one would be exact n language, of
public marauders. The California ground
squirrel, be it understood, is born for
ager, clansman, "A border reiver, full of
the terse wit of action, and the sublime
audacity of savage. He is an amusing
rascal, who rears dome-like mound where
he chooses, even though it be in the very
teeth of danger, and sits there for innr-
merable hours of sunlight, seemingly an
innocent and unsuspiciOus old gray-head-
ed gentleman of leisure, who is taking his
daily dose of atmosphere. Most farmers.
however, understand that when a squirrel
sits up unusually straight and looks as
mild as the heart of May, it is prima facie
evidence that he is plotting mischief and
planning further raids upon property.
Here is pest which, if the truth were
known, would be found to destroy, year
after year, grain enough to make in the
aggregate an enormous tax upon all con-
cerned This is an evil which must be
fought with steady, bitter purpose, and by
united action. There are enough effective
modes of poisoning known. The point is
e. .,kr, nd
when one method becomes a little too ia
miliar, try another. Wheat poisoned with
strychnine, may, for instance, be used dur
ing spring; in the hot summer months use
watermelon rinds: and use when these
fail. wheat prepared in some other way,
either wheat with phosphorus or otherwise.
-ISan Francisco Bulletin. -s-.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17
The Devil Fish.

One of the fishermen employed by Lar
CO in drawing his nets this morning found
entangled in its meshes devil fish of
large size. The ugly thing was so cntan-
gled, and held on with such tenactry that
il was brought into the boat only after
tearing the net badly. The body of the
monster is an elongated oval about ID inch.
es wide and four feet long from the head
to the end of the spear shaped tail. The
mouth. or rather beak, is exactly like the
mandibles of hawk, and is placed under
meath the body. The long arms or feelers
of which there are eight, radiate from
around this beak, and the largest of them
are upward of seven feet in length, max
ing II feet from the end of the two longes,
tentacles to the tip of the tail. The othel
arms are from four to five feet long. The
under side of these feelers for about two
feet from the tip is armed with rows o.
sharp pointed hooks, increasing in size a.
they approach the end, where they termin
ate in veri:able talons. The body is of {
reddish gray color on top, and pale sal
mon pink underneath. The under side il
covered with small suckers possessing con
siderable power of suction.-[Santa Bar
bara Press.
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Gems.

o Lord take my heart, for cannot give
it; and when Thou hast it, o keep it, for
cannot keep it for Thee; and save it in
spite of myself, for Jesus Christ's sake
[Fenelon.
We may lose heaven by neutrality as
well as 10y hostility; by wanting oil TO our
lamps as well as by taking poison. The
improbable servant will as surely epun.
ished us the disobedient and rebellious
servant. Undone duty will undo the soul
-[BOwes.
Conscience is your magnetic needle
Reason is your chart. But would rather
have crew willing to follow the indica
tions of the needle. and giving themselve:
no great trouble as to the chart, than ;
crew that had ever so good a chart and nj
needle at all.
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Meaalliancea.

The recent marriage of young lady in
this city to a handsome young car-cOnduc-
tor, recalls an event of the same complex
ion which occurred in England some years
ago. A young lady, belonging to ian
ancient and honorable stock" in Cheshire,
a hot bed of old county families, was in
the habit of going into Chester to shop,
and generally took the omnibus, 10 pro-
ceed from the railroad station to the heart
of the city. In the course of these excur-
sions she contrived to become interested
in the lead of the bus" as it would be ex-
pressed in England. One morning she was
missing, and, on her return home, an
nOunced that she had been married an
hour ago. The most singular part of the
businessswas that she did not remain with
her husband five minutes even after the
marriage ceremony, and it must be pre-.
sumed that she married him under the in
fiuence of pique. The family determined
to try and get the marriage set aside on
the ground of fraud. She had married
under the name of Bevan, and they con
tended that had she given her name as
e-Bevan the clergyman would have re
cognized it, and refused to have performed
the ceremony; in fact, their plea was thai
the SUPPRESSION of Lee was Suppressed
reri, tantamount to fraud. The courts
however, decided that the marriage held
good. In another case, which occurred
more recently, the daughter of the ther
chief registrar of the court of chancery
eloped with the butler. Her father haG
received a letter warning him of the at
tachment, and at first rejected the imputa
ton as absurd: but on speaking to hi
daughter. she frankly admitted that it wa
true. Astounded. he dismissed the butler
A few days later his daughter disappeared
Within a year she died Her fayorit
brother was with her in her last hours
and she told him that. while grievinl
deeply at bringing modification on he
family, she could not have done otherwise
Her husband had treated her with tn
tenderest kindness, and she was devote,
to him. Early in the present century tn
Countess of Rethes, a peeress in her owl
right, married a gardener, and the Dresen
countess is his granddaughter. 1t viii
thus be seen that mesalliances have Otter
times occurred in the case of persons {
very high social position. Nor have the
by any means invariably proven unhapp,
l-[New York Times.
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Rochester Sentinel: The disgraceful
scandal that has occupied so much of the
attention of the people in Wayne township
has at last terminated in the complete vim
dication of Mrs. Samuel Rouch, the step
mother to the girl who bore an illcgitis
mate child, and died short time after.
E. r. Herman, deputy prosecuting attor-
ncy, interested himself in the case and
found that Mus. Rouch is not chargeable
| with any bad treatment of the girl, nor in
any way responsible for her sickness and
| death
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1879-04-17
switch-Ensine Chickens.

A hen at the South Carolina railroad
yard, in this city, took notion few days
since to lay her eggs in the tender-box on
Bob Hubbard's switch engine, and, not
withstanding that veterans views to the
contrary, she persisted in getting her work
so far advanced that it was deemed pru-
dent to let her LAY" After depositing, as
she thought, the usual complement of fresh
eggs in order to go into the spring chicken
business, she finally settled down to her
work, and is now daily sitting on her nest.
She never leaves the engine only occasion
ally when it stops in the yard, and then
only for a few moments TO fly off, pick
around and stretch herself The engine
is in constant use, and crossing and re-
crossing the city daily, pulling long trains
of cars. The engineer has fitted her up
with a nice. comfortable cotton nest, and
before long expects to have a whole lot of
steam engine chickens.-[Augusta (Ga)
News.
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Notes.

The man who devours a pigs pedal
extremities is an interesting feet chcwer.
You may rake, you may scrape,
Till you're weary anu old,
But roaring hot fire
Will always be coaled.
There are some men in this world so
mean that, if possible, they would use
the bark of "A dog for medicinal pur-
poses.
Some men will never learn that stove
| is not II spittoon until they are knocked
down ~ few times by the proprietor there
| Of
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weighing OF Malls.

Under the present act of congress, the
mails passing over certain routes are once
in every four years weighed for thirty con-
secutive working days from n given date.
On the 18th of March this weighing was
commenced in the States of Illinois, Mich,
igan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa and
Missouri There are about 400 routes in
cluded in this section. As this country
has greatly developed during the last -four
years, it is expected that the reports will
show very large increase in the amount
of mail matter carried. These reports are
forwarded to the postoffice department
where daily average of the number o
pounds transported over the entire length
of the route is made up. Upon this aver
age the compensation is based by law.
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RELIGIOUS.
BIT RUTH DANA.

bow my head. I bend my knee,
My prayerful voice goes up to thee;
Lord, wilt thou hearken unto mef
call thy name with ansuished cry
1 wait and long for some reply;
Lord, give me answer or die.
Thou, on thy far-on mercy throne
Have pity on my cesseless moan:
Lord, let thy mercy's power be shown.
I pray thee that thy spirit may
Lead me in some diviner way,
And teach me to forget this day.
pray thee that this grief know
May lift me, though am brought low:
May teach me gisdness out Of wos.
For him who for our lives has died,
For those sad wounds that pierced his side,
Lord. heal my poor heart crucihedi
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Cox. the murderer of Aston, is CON-
fortably quartered in the Atlanta Jail,
where his wife and sister spend the day
with him. His face is still very much
swollen and his physician saws he will be
unable tn appear for trial at the next term
of court.
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Women i'm Cypress.

At 9 or 10 the girls are lovely, having
eyes like antelopes, and softly rounded
cheeks, limiting at Hebe by and by. But
eyes remain; but contour, color, bloom,
expression, all depart. The Moslem fe-
males seem to understand their fate. If
their sisters of the orthodox rite were
knowing, they too would glide about the
courts and market places yelled. A Chris
tian woman bares her neck and face;
Moslem shows no more than pair of
sparkling eyes. No man looks twice at
the retreating figure of Greek, though
she is habited in pink and amber. Every
one turns and gazes at the gliding mystic
nv of girl in white whose face is shroud-
ed from his view.-[From Hepworth Dix
On's British Cyprus"1
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left Downing, an old Georgia fisherman,
was MISSING. His friends slew two aliiga-
tons and fouad him slowed away in their
bellies. ,
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.sc.u make money faster st work for Ms than at
,nything else Capital not required: We viii
Ustsrt you Sl3 day at home made by the indus,
trious Men, women, boys and girls wanted
svervvhere to work for us. Nowis the time Cost
" outfit and terms fres- Address TRuE Co, Au
gusta, Hsiae- h-''yi
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BOOTS AND SHOES.
VII ASHFORD.

MANUFACTURES and Dealer in Boots
Nl and Shoss and all kinds ol first class
custom work. All work aul materials frlly
warranted. Shop. south sid. Liberty Street,
one door east Of Otterhacker's Harness Shop,
Wellington, Ohio. 11-9-1y