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Mental Life Below the Human,
Penn lJonthly.

Penn Monthly
Autenrieth, the celebrated German
naturalist, has described for US the
metamorpnOses through which pass the
individuals of 8 species OF bu5te fly
named by him Nachtpfauenauge. Its
Cub life, like all of the same genus, is
one OF unbroken monotony and duilness
The sum total OF it's existence consists
in gorgiug on leaf pump, crawling under
cover when it rains, and now and then
casting its skin. 1t has no home life, its
parents having died before it began to
live. 1t has no cOmpaniOnship; it seeks
none. This sluggish, solitary, rormans
dizing, creeping worm is st a certain set
time suddenly arrested by the electric
thrill OF some new, strange lie. 1t stops
eating and under mysterious prophetic
impulse commences to weave about its
body out OF delicate threads that issue
from it q siiken palace Of dOuble-reOf Sc
ingeniOusly brseed by innumerable sup
ports that it both Wristbands violent
attacks from without and yields to the
almost spirit touch within Of that mosc
frsgi'eo OF fairies, which out cf the homely
and prone body of the grab rises ere
while on orillisntiy~tinted wings to hat-
ter and hoat ike a stray bit Of sunset on
q summers evening zephyr. By this
unique contr1vsnce this little creature
escapes On the one hand from outside
violence, and on the other from the sad
fate of self-burial.
Is it conceivable that this worm pcs
sesses such intimate acquaintance with
the occult laws of mechanics as this
piece of work presupposes; thst it has
acquired by its own exertions this mas
terful skill in architecture, or that it
really discerns with clear prophetic
vision approaching changes in its form,
its capacities, its needs and its destiny {?
1t has had no instructor, no persona
experience, no working model. This is
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A Memorable Earthquake.

The most memorable event il Lisbon
history was the earthquake of 1855,
traces of which you can see today, and
about which people eonyerse-as the
people of Chicago do shOut their fire
as though it happened the other day: 1t
was on the feast of Ali Saints, in the early
morning, when christians were at mass
praying for the repose OF the souls OF the
dear ones gone. A noise was heard as OF
thunder, the building tossed Ike ship
on the pillows, darkness fell upon the
earth, and, as all the churches were
crowded, hundreds were crushed to
death at the affairs foot by the falling
timbers. Nearly every church in the
town was destroyed Then the people
rushed to the water side aad TO the higher
places of the town mainly to church
called St Cathsrines. Susely there was
safety on the high places and on the
banks of the river. But second shock
came, St. Catharine's church fell with a
crash. The river became y sea, and
there rolled over the banks a mountain
neous wave, sweeping the lower streets
and all that lived on them, and the earth
opened and the ships went down, like
wise magnificent quay, on which peO-
pie had sssembled--all went down, down
into the depths, and when the waves re-
ceded it was found that all had been
swallowed up. The river rose and fell
three fsthoms in an instant. The ships
anch Jrs were thrown up to the surface.
A third shock came, and vessels that had
been riding in seven fathoms of water
werestranded Then a FIRE broke out and
ragged for six days. Never since cities
were founded was any one so sOrely smit.
ten as beautiful Lisbon.
The best authorities say that the loss te
Lisbon was $500, 1000, 600 in money. o.
| 10000 houses only g, 600 remained. Thirty
thousand lives we're lost. Then the rob
bers came and plundered the ruined town
and it was turned over to plumber until
the resOlute Marquis Pambal, ancestor o
the recently deceased Soldanba, came
and, building gallows in various parts
of Lisbon, hanged everyone who coulC
not give Gear explanation of how 1t
come by his property. In all $50 wer'
hanged. 1t seems that the earthquake
which destroyed Lisbon was felt all owe
the world-as far north as the Orkney
Islands in Jamaica. The elimination
was in Lisbon.
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Grave-ROhhing.

The recent rO0Oenes- of the grave
have brought up SONS curious anec-
dOtes of the state of sfsirs which existed
in England about fifty years ago, when
" body-snatehiug" was a regular trade.
So skillful were the robbers that they re-
suired. but fifteen minutes to, draw a
body from the grave. No tracs was lett
of their work.
One of these men, Burke, being in
church one day, heard that passage of
scripture read which describes how
Hassel killed the king by smOthering
him with a wet cloth. This method
struck Burke as sure and safe from de-
lection, and by it he committed many
murders for the sake of the profit he
reaped from the sale of the dead bodies.
The devil can be found even behind
text of seriptlre by those who want to
find him.
When Burke's murders were diseov-
cred the English public was seized with
panic. One of the oldest manifesto
tions of this craze was the queer devices
of dying persons to protect their bodies
from the resurrectioaists. In Bucking~
hamshire a Major Backhouse, an old
East Indian officer, was buried by his
own orders in front OF his house, on a
solid pyramid OF f3int, twelve feet square
at the case, in which he was placed up~
right, drawn sword in his hand.
A baronet of Yorkshire was buried at
night ten feet deep in level potato
field, the ground being plowed up st
once TO remeye all chance of discovery.
Another country gentleman's coffin was
swung to the branches Of an oak tree IN
trent of his hall door. Another was
covered with twenty tons Of stone, and
still another cased in lead and hung to
beam of his own barn.
The terror extended even to this coun-
try, and precautions against grave-rob-
berry were more common fifty years ago
than now, when there is more danger.
There is yet standing near one of the
iron furnaces of Kentucky a square
brick building, in the upper room of
which is the body of a former owner, by
his own request, remained for twenty
years unburled, the lower apartment
being furnished and occupied by his wife
and family as an arbOr. .
Cremation is just now strongly urged
by its advocates as the only certain pro-
lection for the dead. There is, however,
as yet but one cremation furnace in this
country, a private one in Western Penn
sylvsnia, built by DR.. LeMOyne, of old
abolition notOFiety.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-06

Jerry and 81 old neighoor had gone
on the bay during the thaw that pre-
coded the bitter cold. They were q OUT
side" and must wait Tor the turn Of the
tide to get over the bar. They were not
prepared for such sudden change in
Temperature. II grew colder and still
colder. Their friends on shore built up
brushwooj fires as beacon lights, but
their boat was already fast in the ice
even if they saw the signals, they were
helpless under the benUmbing influences
of that icy wind. They dritted out be-
yOnd these earthly shores into eternity
a few days after this Tom came to tel
me the sad news that poor old Jerry'i
body had been recovered. He WAS found
dead in the bottom of the boat.
Jerry always said" continued Tom
''thaU he had prayed to be allowed Il
give some sign that be was faithful unit
death, and that God was with him Il
the end. His prayer was granted; h'
gave the sign"
What was it?" l asked.
He took piece OF an old flag anC
tied it on the car and planted it on tn,
ice. I knew Jerry meant by that, 'PvC
got the victory"
Is that ali ?" I exclaimed, in toni
of disappointment, expecting somethin!
more, although l could scarcely sal
what.
Tom went on to say: "What make
me feel more than all, ma'am, is that, i
jerry hadn't been so forgetful Of him
self, he might have been alive at thi
minute. You see old Bill was with him
and what does Jerry do but takes off hi
own overcoat and mittens and puts then
on old Bill, and wraps his comforte
round Bill's neck, and 80 he saved Bill
alive, but ne was noze dead himself"
''Tom," said l, " that was the sig
that Jerry gave that he was faithful
until death. That was the true chris
tiau spirit lie needed not a flag tie
on the oar. He gave his life to say
another; he was faithful to the end, an
Christ was with him That was tn
truest signal poor Jerry could give. -
| TChristian Intelligence.
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one is locked IN vault With six dead
men, with no living soul within half 4
mile, and at an unearthly hour to have
such an unexplainable noise, it was more
than men with ordinary nerves could
stand. AtsDy rate his hair began to rise.
and just as he was thinking of the hest
way to defend himself against his spirit
ual foes, a little chipmunk dashed from
a dark corner, ran past him and dsrted
out between the bars n the vs1lt.
From that time on nothing occurred to
mar his quiet watch, but in the morning
he was rather glad to be released from
his duh quarters,
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HOUSEHOLD HELPS.

ONE, Two. THREE, Four CAKE
One cup of butter, two cups of sugar,
three cups Of -four, four eggs, well beaten,
one tesspOonful of baking powder.
To CURE MMDEw.-Wetin rainwater,
rub the spots with soap and chalk, lay
in the sun and dew two or three days
and nights. The spots should be thor.
oughl7 rubbed with the soap and chalk
once or twice a day.
ICING FOR CAKE.-Beat the whites of
four eggs, then add gradually one and a
quarter pounds OF pulverized sugar,
beating it or half an hOuI. Ii too thick
to rJu, thin with q little vinegar
Flaw with lemon. The cake should be
almost cold, and well Toured before
icing
CUEE FOR WAKEFULNEsS.-TO cure
wakeyulness, wrap cloths dipped in cold
water arourd the wrist, and sometimes
lay vet cloth on the top OF the head !;
or ts5e a sponge bath just before retir-
ing, having plenty # pulverized borsx in
the wster, and rubbing the body with a
cOsIse towel 10 get no rood circulation.
HONEY PUDDING Three piuts thin>
ly sliced apples, one pint honey, one pint
-four, one pint corn meal, small piece
butter, one teaspoouful soda, the Juice
OF two lemons and their grated rinds
Sur the dry soda into the honey, then
add the apples, melted butter and little
salt now sdd the lemon rind and Juice
and at once stir in the four. Bake one
heuT.
PEACH PUDDING, quarters OF
q pound OF -four, one pint OF dried
peaches, three gills Of beef suet, tea
spoonful Of salt, Chop the peaches and
suet, mix then with the -four and salt;
add water enough to make the dough
stiff enough TO stir with spoon. Tie in
a cloth, leaving room enough for it to
swell boil or steam four hours. To be
eaten with wine sauce.
FRENCH RoLLs.-One ounce of lard TO
one qusrt OF -four, one whole egg, slightly
beaten, three tablespoonfuls of yeast,
two tablespoonfuls of soda, two table
spoonfuls of salt; put all together. Mix
with milk if you have it, but water will
do. Work ior one hour, until the dough
seems TO tighten beneath your hands, and
set to rise till morning, il made up in
the evening. Make out then into -even
rolls, and handle as lightly and as little
as possible, leaving them in suitable
place To rise until time to bake them for
z. kfsst.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-06

its first attempt, YET it bears tue stSmp
ri sbNiute perfection. The butterflies
)f.othrr species, when the hour is ripe
OF them 70 issue from their eoco0ns, sc
crete q duid that acts on the silk as q
solvent. This grub, as If conscious from
the first that such power will b. given
it, constructs It's case OF widely different
principles. To sffirm that it inherits
this knowledge and skill and prescience
does not the least clear mp the mystery
it Only csrries the iuqriry further back,
for the first grub nust have been
equally able to spin similar cocoon Oh
first trial, Or it could have never devel
oped into a butterfly snd became the
the progepitor of 3 species.
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Study to Entertain,
GOl5sa Enc Magazine.

SOlasA In Magazine
Many people seem To th4Ak tfat the
capacity to entertain people and be ell
tertained comes naturally; that certain
ones can make people happy because
they are gifted and have extraordinary
endowments which make it possible for
them to delight people. 1t never seems
TO occur to them that in order to enter
tain people one must give thought to it;
that people sre not made happy without
egort-wisely directed effort.
Our observation leads us to think
that half at least of the good compan-
ionship of the world comes from the
good fOrethOught of somebody. Some
body has planned it. Tne happy oc-
currence was not an accident it was the
result of generalization. All the little
and sweet social surprises of life; all the
little domestic secrets between children
and parents, which, in their unfolding,
brim the household with glsdness all
the larger and more stately social testiv-
tiles that keep the life OF a neighborhood
buOyant, are only the natural sequence
of benevolent and good nalured thought
on the part o, some one.
Have you invited a little company 70
your house OF an evening, friend?
Wei, then, now do you propose to enter
tain them? Do you think that sliced
tongue and escalloped oysters will suffice?
But how shall you iced the inteilects
and spirits Of your guests? Music
Yes, if they can sing. Bus perhaps of
the dozen you have invited, rot over one
or two have voices sufficiently cultivated
to sing in public. Games? Excellent.
Few Of Us that don't ike to play games
checkers, chess, whist, anything that's
light, sprightly and entertaining. Have
you any pictorial books in your library
or about the house? Ii so, De sure 10
place them on the center-ta6ie. We've
known 2 single volume furnish delight
III entertainment to 2 whole group ier
an hour. Have you a 'Cbinese top2 II
not, purchase one. II may cost you
twenty CENTS, and we 4 warrant hat the
first evening sfrer you get il, n you be
rightly constructed morsily, you viii
want no other entertainment than you
will get OUT of spinning it yourself. Do
you say " Pshswl tops are for boys p
All right; shy not be a boy occasionally ?
Try it, and see how you Ike it. We
dare say you have been 6 nan 70 long
you have lolgotten all about being boy.
How long Is it since Yoa slid DOM hil2
Twenty years? We are ashamed OF you.
Get sled and Try to-mpTrJw night.
What a time you win hAVel We WISH
we could be-wiih ysu..L .ilA
The Oil City Derrick has hssrd the
small boy remark that there are tire
kinds o. pie-crOss-b2T-ed, open-tOPptd
and kivered.
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AbOas

Hume used to go to churc > some,
times in Scotland. Collins insisted on
his servants going to church that they
might not rob or murder him." Vol
taire "built church to God" at Ferney.
Mr.. HUXLEY wants the bible introduced
into boarding schools. Prof. Tyndall is
indignant st being charged with hostility
to religion, and Mr.. Herbert Spencer
leaves ample space for the unknown
and the unknowable." The heart, like
nature, abhors vacuum: it Graves for
something beyond negation, and as
long as the unknown is treated as sun
known" the craving is hard to satisfy.
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Under Gods shadow.

Many years ago, one stormy winter
day, minister was visiting one of his
people, an old man, who lived in poverty
in lonely cottage few miles from Jed
burgh. He found him sitting with the
bible open upon his knees, butin outward
circumstances of great discomfort, the
snow drifting through the root and under
the door, snd,scsrcely an ember of fire
upon the hearth.
"Whatare you about to-day, John?"
was Mr.. Young's question on entering.
"Ah, sir" said the happy saint, II am
sitting under His shadow wi great de-
light"
Oh, wondrous Consolation in Christ, "
the river which from the beginning OF
time until the end, "maketh glad the
city of our God"
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EgOtists.

Lord E,skine was great egotist.
One day, in conversation with Currsn,
he casually asked what Gfattaa said Oh
himself This vas g splendid oppor-
turity for Currau giving Lork Ecssine
an Indirect set down.
Said Of bimseIfF' was Curran's as
tonished reply. Nothing. Gae.an
speak of himself! Why, sir, Graltan
IS a great mani Sir, torture could not
wiring 8 syllaole Of seit-praise from
Crat-an; team Of six horses could not
drag an opinion OF himself out of him
Ike 81 grea5 men, he knows the
strength OF his reputation, and viii
never coadescend to proclaim its march,
ike the trumpeter OF s pGppet SHOW
Sir. be stands or a national altar, and u
j. the business oiu- inferior men TO keep
NJ the fire al incense. You viii never
see Gfattsn stcopiIg TO do either tne
one or the other" ...t
C1rran objected 20 ByEon's talking o.
hims.lf as a great drawback on his po-
etry. " Any subject" he said, but
that eternal one OF sefl l am weary OF
knowing periodically the state OF any
mans hopes or tears, rights or wrongs.
| would as soon read a register of the
weather; the barometer up TO 50 many
inches to-day, and down 80 many inches
tomorrow. | feel skepticism all over
me at the. sight of agonies on paper
things that come as regular and nO1cIi-
Gus as the tulI of the moon"
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A Syrian convert to Christianity wa:
urged by his employers to work on
Sunday, but he declined "But," said
the mater, "doas not the bible say that
il man has al OK or an ass that tails
into pit on the Sabbath day he may
pull him QUIZ" eyes" answered Ha-
yob, but if the ass has a habit of falling
into the same pit every Sabbath day,
then the man should either fill up the
pit or sell the ass"
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FIFTEEN years ago diptheria entered
the family of William Gerhis, OF Ber&s
county. Penn, and carried off all five of
the children. Since then six more
children hsve been born. Several weeks
ago diptheria visited the family and
again five children were carried of.
The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1879-02-06

Beautiful falls of rich Vsienciennes
are worn deep and fat for collar and
mousquetaire cuffs. Breton lace is
plated round plush and en- jabots.
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RELIGIoUs READING.
Adezi. FTdefe-.


Oh. come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant come ye,
Ga, comeye,
10 Bethleheml
Come and adore Him,
Born the King OF angslsi
Oh, hasten TO adore Him.
on, hasten TO adore Him,
Oh, hasten to adore him,
Christ, our LoTdl
Sing, choirs Of angels,
Sing in exaltatiJnl
Come, all sc citizens OF heaven, reiOlceI
Glory 10 God be,
Glory in the highest
Ga, hasten to adore Him,
On. hasten TO score Hin,
o. hasten to ADORE Him,
Christ, our Lori
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:. Take No Thought for the Morrow. y


"Ore little boy, says Mr.. Knapp, an
American missionary in Spain, "sells
wax matches, called cerillas, in the
street. If he does not dispose of GER
tain number of boxes day, bis parents
will not give him anything to eat when
he comes home at night. One afternoon
he was very hungry, having had to
suffer Tor a deficit the day before
While thinking what 70 do, Jesus cam
into his little mind, and 50 he got down
by his basket, there in the busy plsza,
and asked Him, to help him sell Jour
boxes OF wax matches, so that ne might
have his dinner When he arose, a
gentleman stepped up and bought just
four boxes, and the little match vendor
ran home joy.ulIy with his eight farth-
ings, his hesrt trimming full We
asked him why he did not stop to sell
more. Oh, said be, Il hsd enough
for to-day, and Jesus will take care Of to-
morrow. %
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The way to make six cents 90 far
thest-buy a stamp and put it on a Tor
eign letter, -
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The Oil City Derrick 5as hesrd TIE
small boy remark that there are thr e
kinds o. pie-cross-bar-ed, open-tOpPtd
and kivered
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-23
Malone at Giles Courthouse.

-
The following is an extract from pri-
vste letter, the truthiulness OF which we
are entirely satisfied OF. We have corrohe-
ratory information from several persons. Of
fame and integrity: II i .,.,.,: =;
81 honestly do not think there were ever
twenty-five avowed Readiusters at Giles
court. house on the 10th instant. When Ma
HONE was introduced WYTHE BAYNH pro-
posed three cheers for him. The response
was loud Kisses with no cheers, save from
BAYSE himself" .,''s !. I: St. .s'
Whichfshows 8 great change in public
sentiment In Little Tennessee towards the
kias of ReRdjusters. In Tazewell, MUIR
murs rather loud Tor his comfort were
heard. There the inQuirers wanted to know
what had become OF the d, 600 at one
time set apart to bald the mberland. Gap
road. The Wytheyille Enterprise stated
that the Intercepted rather lodged the IN.
ferrogation and left the interrogators not
completely Informed. Colonel Woop, OF
Scott, The president Of the Bristol Narrow.
Gauge road. 10 ALSO left struggling along
with little money and the penitentiary con.
sicisto build this Cumberland Gap road,
with its new meme The Colonel would be
happy 0 yet some lAt;e .ol sths $4,000 pl
Ire elEteo that were devoted to hoteLeak
.f6g md drinking and = advancing the cause
OF console aiion,s s, or even Sof the e77,22o
handed over The Richmond Whig; but
that has, we suppose, = cataWaumpassed. 9
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-23
More F1p1lres

DR.. w. Fl. RUFFNER, basing his estimates
upon official documents issued from Wash.
iDgton city, stated a few years ago, in bis
annual report as Superintendent OF Public
Instruction, that the people OF Virginia
probably spent every year twenty millions
of dollars for spirituous and malt liquors
This seems to be most Incredible estimate /;
yes ii Il atrue one il Virginians, who con-
stitute one-thirtieth Of the population Oh the
country, expend one-thirtieth Of thesmoney
annually used in. this country in the pur-
chase OF those liquors. The official records
otthe Internal Revenue Bureau prove this
statement to be incontestably true. : - i
But let US say. that the people OF Virgis
mia spend only ten millions OF dollars an
nhaliy for, drinks. and what humiiiating
position the facts put us in. We spend
ten millions Of dollars annually for liquors,
yet declare that we are not able to pay, one,
million Of dollars in the shape. OF interest
uponour honest debts! q -. q II.
Let US Drop Ene -suotoot.- What -saus- Par.
son MASSEY? HOnesg MASSEY Z Z +;