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Some racy stories are yet extant in
Virginia and Pennsylvania of the old
Methodist aud Presbyterian clergy.
men, who, whcn the country was iirst
settled, used to wander up and down
the wilderness. like Elijah, preaching
and warning the ungodly.
One Of the most noted was Lorenzo
Dow, WIN, il is said, once followed a
robber into the forest, arrested him
single-handed, brought him into the
meeting" set him in front Of the
pulpit, and preached the terrors Of the
Judgment TO him until the poor wretch
fell on bis knees and confessed where
he had hidden the booty.
On another occasion, Dow had a
public argument with man who pro.
fessed inidelity. The good old preach.
er's righteous rage waxed hotter and
hotter, until, exclaiming, "Veng-
eance Is the Lords, but He chooses
His Instruments" he leaped from the
pulpit. and then and there gave the
astonished scofier sound threshing.
A diary kept by one Of these prim-
tive pastors is still extant, and is a
curious record Of humble, unflinching
faith in God in petty trials. Can
not go to the synod without a hat" is
one entry. "Have no hat at all.
Mentioned il in my prayer tonight.
So did wife"
A week later, he writes: "IIave no
hat yet, although have spoken to
the Lord about it every day. Must
60 bareheaded, and humble my vani.
ty." However, the next day he
writes Reed So from Jos. Bright.
Bought hat. lam thankful to Him
who sent it,"
These men were ignorant, probably
but they made up in sincerity and
zeal what they lacked in education.
They had, too, shrewdness, expert
ence aud virtue, and we're usually the
advisers, the "sense-carriers," to use
a homely term, for large districts Of
country. "The minister" settled ma
ny dispute, quoted many domestic
feud which now would end in a law
suit or divorce.
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Nouns OF Multitude.

A foreigner looking at a picture Of
a number Of vessels, said, "See, what
a flock of ships !" He was told that
a flock Of ships was called fleet. and
that a fleet Of sheep was called flock.
And il was added that, for his guild
ance in mastering the intricacies Of
our language, flock of girls is callel
bevy, that bevy Of wolves is call
ed a pack, and pack of thieves is
called a gang, and a gang Of angels is
called host, and host of PURPOSES
is called shoal. and a shoal Of buiIa-
los is called a herd, and herd Of
children is called troop, and troop
of cartridges is called a covey. and a
eovey of beauties is called a galaxy,
and a galaxy of rufiians is called a
horde, and horde Of rubbish is call
ed heap, and heap of oxen is cell.
Ell drove, and a drove Of blackguafds
is called mob, and a mob Of whales
is called a school, and n school OF wor.
shippers is called congregation, and
a congregation of engineers is call
ed a corps, and corps Of robbers is
called band, and band Of locust'
A q
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A CONNECTICUT MANS TnRIFT.-
The story comes from Hartford, of a
penurious farmer, who has had three
wives. Ii is stated that he ordered oil
his farm a sister of No. | because she
ate too many eggs. No. 2 had been
his servant girl, and refused to work
longer at low wages. On the way to
the depot he said: VIII you stay it 1
will marry your" "Yes," she answer
ed, and he is said to have chuckled
over his cheap bargain, rs she was a
lard worker. No. 3, who was wooed
when No. 2 died, was a widow and a
dress maker, who owed considerable
money. BY State law husband is
responsible for his wife's debts con-
tracted before marriage. So to avoid
paying these, our friend, as soon as he
was engaged, kept the news quiet un-
til he had bought up the claims
against his intended at 20 cents en- the
dollar. Il New Haven Palladium.
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Kne.r nus Business. and Did NJ.

The world oains nothing nv ma.
lin, ca,,oof q vo,no hon;nnor vho
4 i, esrnes, nv soherlv So;n0 r;cbt
shead be soon ro,s the lead Of those
who iokaa him Uncle Elisha Frink
,oIls oro voun, LAWYER being mn, in
:. ii -,,.,,o,.1. ~ ~ -, =,
town ia Lsd Inc, M, on, h;s .h;ng.
80 - -
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Some Of the young folks of to day
remind us of talking machines, wound
up, and apparently never likely to
run down. Now, | don't mean to
condemn talking entirely. In fact, |
rather like to encourage it, where it
is done within the bounds of reason
and propriety. But some boys and
girls talk all the time, every where,
and about every thing. They won't
even allow another to get a word in
edgeways.
There is time to talk, and time
to keep still. Once in a while, at any
rate, chance should be afforded your
friends to put in a word or two. When
older people are speaking, it would
look well for youngsters to keep their
their mouths shut. When some one
is reading, it is i'll manners to inter
rupt, TO call attention to trivial mat
tiers, or TO sense or interest. When
another is speaking, wait until he or
she gets through before you say your
saw.
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A horribly brutal story comes from
New Albany, Ind, A man named
Shringham, who has had familiar ac-
quaintance with the police for several
years, accepted wager to fgh; saw
age bulldog. He prepared himself
for the brutal encounter by getting
down upon his hand and knees and
growing and snarling, dog-like, until
the other brute became gradually in
furiated. The dog was then turned
loose, and attacked Stringham savage
ly, but he caught the ear of the dog
in his teeth and chewed it of. This
only Infatuated the dog, and when
loosed from Stringham's teeth he
made another and fiercer attack. This
time Stringham caught the dog with
his teeth in the under lip, and so lac
Grated and worried the brute that it
howled from pain, and when finally
released, fed from his torturer, and
could not again be induced to renew
the fight.
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a Model Letter.

GurLFoRp. Mo, Nov. 3, 1879.
M w. r. Waiioa.
DEAR SIE-It has been
some twenty years since ! left old
Lincoln County, and find no better
way IT hearing what is going on there
than through the columns of your
valuable paper; so ! enclose you 81,
for which please continue my paper,
and send a copy one year to I. NJ.
Wall. Whitesville, Andrew County,
Mo. Yours truly,
DANIEL, SKlDMORE.
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A learned German doctor, says a
Paris paper, has discovered means
of dyeing the eyes of animals in gen
eral, and of man in particular, any
color he 2leases. lie is accompanied
on his travels of propagation by a dog
with rose-colored eye, a cat with an
orauge-red eye, and a monkey with a
chrome-yellow eye. But the most
curious specimens of his art is ne
gro with one eye black and the other
blue, and a negress, with one eye
gold-colored, and the other silver.
white. The doctor says the process Of
ocular transformation, far from injur-
ing the sight, strengthens and i'm
proves il.
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1--WE Indians" said the Chief of the
Little Ottawas, with tears in his eyes,
speaking to the Rev. Dr. Young, 1--WE
Indians use great deal OF whisky,
but'-very impulsively-"we do not
make any of it," True, noble savage,
you could not. You couldn't. You'd
drink it all up before it was halfdOne.
Huntington Hawkeye.
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The beauty and fashion Of Lancas
ter assembled al the Baptist Church
ON the lih inst ~ witness the MARI.
age of Mr.. Samuel &. Woodbridge, Of
IIarrolsburg. aud Miss Hattie Reid,
of Lancaster The attendants we're
Mr. Ncte Martin and Miss Eliza NJ.
Reynolds, Mr.. Magoilin Hardin aud
Miss Maggie Dunn. The ushers we're
Mcssrs. john NJ. Logan aud Robt. q.
Dunn. The ceremony was by Rev.
W. Z. Harvey. The church was
magni6ccntly decorated. A grand
triple arch of evergrccns aud white
RISES spanne'l the space in front Of the
pulpit; in the center arch (under
which the bride and groom stood was
suspended the word Love" in golden
letters, and beautiful horse shoe
made of white iRofeis. over which in
letters Of gold was the Scotch text,
Guide luck. Tand Cupid with his dart.
In the right arch was suspended an
anchor and the word Hope" in gold
letters; and /" the len arch was the
word peace" and a snow-white dove
with the olive branch. At each end
Of the main arches was an arch Of
white tarlatan festooned and ornament
ell with gerRnium leaves, at the base
Of which were two very large white
vases filled with centaurcas. The back
ground was a pyrimad Of rare plants
aud lovely flowers, conspicuous among
which noticed a fine Argare Mexa-
canus. luxuriant FerH aud amagnif-
cent Palmetto-the whole forming a
grand floral display. seldom equaled
in this community. The presents TO
the bride were French china tea set.
from Col. Hall Anderson; silver 20
let, Mr.. Robl. q. Dunn; pickle cas-.
ter and pair Of vases. Mrs. DR.. Price;
large family Bible, bound in Morocco.
Mr.. G. NJ. Reid. Of Lexington; silver
butter dish. Mrs. DR.. Fisher; silver
butter knife. Mrs. Eliza NJ Reynolds;
set of solid silver teaspoons. Mrs. G.
W. Frisbie; calendar clock, DR.. and
Mrs Bush; silver goblet, Miss Mag
gle Dunn, crystal water set, Mrs. b.
F. Ford, OF Lexington; pickle castor.
&. NJ. Reid. Jr.; solid silver sugar
spoon, Mrs. Leo Hayden, of Stamford;
dinner castor, Miss Julia Reid; pack.
age Of handsome visiting cards, in Mo
rocco ease. Mrs. Col. Walton; crystal
spoon holder, little I.ucy Ford, Of
Lexington; colored linen table cover.
Mrs DR. Hill; silver cup. Mrs. G.
w. Frisbie; one dozen napkins. Mr..
l.. Greenleaf; set Of garnet and pair
of silver napkin rings, Mrs. T. W.
Reid; dozen silver knives, Mrs. Il. ID.
Gill; dozen silver forks, Mrs. 4. W.
Reid; breakfast castor, Mr.. John NJ.
Logan; fancy straw basket filled with
flowers. Mrs. NJ. G. Dunlap; silver
syrup service. Messrs. Landram, Burn.
side, Lackey and Duncan, Of the In
ternal Revenue Office. The bridal
party lcil that evening for Harrods-
burg. their future home. aud may
hope. love and peace abide with
them. $50
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A father never thinks his ten year
old son is stronger than horse until
he employs him 20 turn the grind
stone to sharpen an old axe that is
about as sharp at one end as the 9th
or. The old man bears on until the
lads eyes hang out and his trousers
buckle flies off, and just before he
bursts blood vessel his father encour-
ages him with the remark, "Does-
it-turn-hard = Thousands Of boys
have run sway from home and be-
come pirates and greenbackers in or
der 10 escape second siege at the
grindstOne.
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New PHoToGRAPHIc Process. "A
German scientist, after years of study
and experiment, has succeeded in OBJ
tanning a chemical composition by
means of which a mirror image may
be fixed and sold as a photograph.
With this composition the mirror sur
face is painted, and the back of the
mirror receives also a coating Of OIL
The mirror thus prepared is held be-
fore the person who is TO be photo
graphed. The oil coating evapOrates,
and the likeness Of the person remains
in natural colors ON the light surface
The image so fixed is brought into a
bath, and is exposed half an hour to
the sunlight before delivery.
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The wife Of Thomas II. Benner, OF
Hagerstown, had been warned before
she married him that his temper was
violent, and that sooner or later he
would whip her. She seems to have
made up her mind what to do il he
struck her, for when he did so, she
drew revolver from her pocket and
shot him dead. Moral-Don't whip
your wife.
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A correspondent gives the following
cure for collie in horses and cattle,
which is convenient at all times, and
easily applied. He says he has never
known it to fail. Spread teacupful
of fine salt ON the back of the animal
over the kidneys and loins, and keep
it saturated with warm water for
twenty or thirty minutes, or longer if
necessary. If the attack is severe,
drench with hot water.
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"There is nothing like settling
down." said retired merchant, con-
fdentially to his neighbOr. "When |
gave up business | settled down and
found that ! had quite comfortable
fortune. II l had settled up, |
shouldn't have had a cent"
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Good Manners aud Eqsai Rights.
II you pay halfadollar for admis.
sion 10 n concert or any other enter
tainment. you have n right to the I'M
disturbed enjoyment Of that which
you pay for; aud persons who come
iramping into the room while the en-
tertainmcnt Is in progress, or who g.
tramping out before it is concluded, or
who by hustle and whispering prevent
you from hearing what you came 10
hear, are robbing you Of that which
belongs to you. These persons would
not. Of course. steal half.adollar out
VI your packet book, but IL they vii.
fully spoil that which cost you halfa-
dollar. their act Is essential larceny.
Well.bred persons never do any Of
these thing, because well-brcd per-
sons are always careful to respect the
rights Of others. III.
IL you pay for one seat ia railway
car you are entitled to that one seat;
but If you occupy two seats, white any
decent person who has paid for one
seat has no seat at nj all. you are aim.
ply robbing that person Of what he
longs 10 him. The writer Of this not
long ago saw a welldressed lady sit
for an hour and look in the face Of an
equally welldressed man who stood
during all that time and held a young
child in his arms because there was
no vacant seat in the car save one in
which this lady had placed some small
parcels Of hers, and which she did not
offer to relinquish. The man had
paid for the seat, and it belonged TO
him. The lady had not paid for the
seat, and il did not belong to her. She
would have been greatly insulted il
she had been called a robber, but
what was she doingi In SONS way
she ought to have been delicately al
monished that to take what does not
belong to her is not one Of the rights
of woman, and that il is evidence Of a
lack Of good-breeding
You secure. by the payment of
good round sum, a berth in a sleeping
car. That should entitle you to i'm
muniiy from disturbance BY your fel-
low passengers. UnhapPily It does
not always. Not long ago a train
stopped at midnight in large town
at the West where il was to remain
for twenty minutes. Into the sleep
ing car Of that train came three pas
sengers, two males aud female. 1t
appeared that they had just met in
the station, and on entering the car
they were exchanging loud greetings.
They sat down in one OF the sections
and went on with their conversation,
without any lowering Of their tones.
The porter of the ear was absent
while the train waited at the station,
and after he returned he seemed to be
too tiInhI to rebuke the takers, so
they kept on for the best pafi Of al
hour, talking and laughing much
louder after the train started than be.
fore. Tbs fact that there were n doz-
en- other passengers in that car, all of
whom were in their berths, and all of
whom had purchased right to sleep
in the ear, WAS fact of which they
we're utterly oblivious. Yet these
persons evidently belonged TO what is
called good society. Their language
was grammatical. their dress was
iaultless, one Of the males was a cler.
gyman. - GOOD Company.
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A certain editor was taking walk
one evening with his wife, when she,
who was romantic and admirer of ma
ture, said, "Ohl Augustus, just no.
tice the moon" Cant think Of il,
my dear, for less than twenty cents a
line"
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Teacher - Feminine of friar ?"
First bright boy--"Hasn't any"
Teacher Next" Second bright
boy - "Nun." Teacher - THAT'S
right" First bright boy Indignantly
calculates, That's just what said"
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At the beginning of this century,
the total number of copies Of the BIZ
bic produced by writing or printing
did not exceed 100000. Since then
the British and American societies
have alone printed l16, 100000.
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A young womanat Smyrna, N. T.,
bad dream, many years ago,o eight
men standing in a row before her, with
outssretched hands. She interpreted
this to mean that she would have eight
husbands. Her seventh husband died
lately, aud although she is now 81,
she is confident that the dream will be
fulfilled.
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An exchange says that Pennsylya-
MIA Dutch girls make good preserves.
But it don't say how much sugar you
put to a pound Of Dutch girl, nor
how long you let EN- boil.
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Another or Gov. BLAoKBURN's
PErs. One Of the conyicts recently
pardoned by Gov Blackburn, was up
before the Police Court this morning
tor assaulting women aud attempting
60 shoot a policeman. aud he was sent
20 the work house for six months. We
suppose he must have been one broken
down by disease. -- Post aud News.
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Olive Logan writes: IN woman's
safeguard is to keep a mans hand oil
her. If you need his assistance in
walking, take his arm instead Of him
taking yours. Just tell him in plain
English-"hands on." He may not
like il at first, but he will respect you
in the future ten fold more. Men will
be aud do just what the women allow
them to do. Men will not do To trust.
Give man your arm, and you will
find him very confidential. and he
take a great many privileges that he
would not take il he was not permit.
ted to do so. He will give your arm
many loving squeezes and sly twists
that he could have no opportunity
Of doing, and the opportunity is lust
what he is after. A few more words
ofadvice, and | close:
Keep your girls of the street ex-
cept when they have business. Teach
them it is unnecessary to go TO the
postoffice every time they go out.
Your girls can walk alone just as well
as your boys. Don't allow your girls
if they must have a beau, to go with
boys much older than themselves. If
possible, instill into their very nature
that they are safer in their own hands
than they are in the hands of any
man-preachers not excepted.
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Thoughts that burn--Amateur poe
try when the editors waste basket is
overlooking.
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. MONTHS ron 10 GENTS I

This oaer 10 remain open ull Jan A. lss0, and sub-
scrptlona 10 date iron time u their reception ~
this Oihco and Contlnuo three uonths. Ten pei
cent Cash Commission 10 Cluh OIgani1ars "a one
iree copy Tor each club q yen. A. cub OVan.1ets
may prefer. ~. mALAHhAn a TO-
rroprioiors Cinelnnah Commercial, cineinnati,o
Mr.. A, A. wARKEN IL Agent f0r Clncinnaii lai-
ID aud Weekly Commercial Al sianlnId, ~. subs
scripiions leit sith him slll meet sith pionpi
attention. tvo-tt
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Meeting a newsboy whose face was
Scared with scratches, and looked like
a map Of some great railroad center,
a Register reporter asked the young
ster what the matter was? "Feller
spoke Unexpectedly of my sister;
said he'd bet she was cross-eyed, and !
sailed in" SIS your sister cross-eyed2'
asked the reporter. "Hain't got no
sister," was the reply. ut was the
principle of the thing what | got lick
ed for."-GDes Moines Register.
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This offer 10 stand good TN Jan. l. 1850 and sub
script0ns 10 date iron the time Of their reception
At this once, and continue for year and months.
Cash Commissions. DO .iSu ' 10 sA :S osss
natl Dollar Weekly Commercial, taken al the rate
named above We all0w a cash commission of 10 pei
0r more names may be sent Al a time, may he
convenient, and Clubs may he made up u names
Tor dinercnt rost-Ofhces. Remittanccs must la all
mission being retained BY the iorwanier. A large
club ofthis remarkably low-pnoed paper Is thus
profitable 10 the one Who gels u up specimen
iuyitad
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Ez!nHiis,yesr wmkly.snnr:i,l aIsi.l

A many peraons are desirous Of taking a paper a
short time On trial. that they may have an oppof-
tunlty u ludging Of it, meriis We meet that want
aud make the oder 10 sond the Weekly Commercial
unsf-uald.
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A young man writes to know If Il
is proper to take hold Of a young la
dy's rrm in promenading. Certainly
it is. Nothing looks SO nice as to see
a tall youth walking with little lady
who comes not up To his shoulder, with
his arm hooked into hers. lifting her
half OIL her feet every time he steps,
The nearer you can reach the appear
ance Of taking lady into custody,
like a policeman, the more genteel il
is, you know. - Gin. Saturday Night
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Twelve thousand books have been
written on our Rebellion.
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CINCINNATI
=WEEKLY-
COyINIERCIAL
i YEAR AND 8 MONTHS FOR 81.

A large s-page, as-c0lumn newspaper, not surpass-
ed In the country for News, business Reports, Lit
erary aud Select Reading, will be furnished, post
maid.
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Gov. Blackburn says he intends to
go ahead in the pardoning business
Sin spite of the hOwls and growls of
the little eight by ten backwoods pa
pers." This is undignifed, as well as
ill-tempsred. A public officer ought,
above all things else, to refrain from a
display of bad temper. 1t shows that
he has the worst of it. Our tender
hearted but some times rough talking
Governor will find before he gets thro'
that these little backwOods papers are
a power in the land.-[Covington
Commonwealth.
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Billy Emerson, the the negro min
sirel, registered himself at a Philadel-
phia hotel; chilly emerson, san fran.
cisco" Bat he gets salary of $500
week.
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w. f. Lockwood, Esq, of this
city, is about taking out patent for
a coupon paper shirt" which, it is
claimed, will prove as popular as the
paper collars so largely manufactured
by the firm of which Mr.. Lockwood
is the senior partner. Ii now looks as
If man could have paper shirt
forwarded 10 him by mail, rs his news
papers are forwarded, whenever he
desires to indulge in a clean, white
"dicky." The coupon paper shirt, it
is said, will present many advantages
over those made in the old way.
Printers Circular, Phila.
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dhr Sntsriur SOurnaL
RATES or ADVERTISING.

One square, ono Insertion - 81 90
liberal deduction ior each subsequent insertion
Regular advertisers viii and our rates 70 h. a.
molcfate - those o. any other respectable papcr.
"buslncas Notices, rs cents rcr line. Advertising
items IN Local Column, 20 cents pcf line.
Announccmcnis q Marriages, Births and Deaths,
Inserted free ofcosf.
Obituaries. Tributes Of Respect, dc., viii. hertz
amer, he charged Al the rae Of cents per line.
Instead ofi0 cents, as heretofore.
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A German staiistician has disoov-
cred that the mails of the world car
ny an average of 100000 letters
daily. The daily average Of tels.
grams is 1858. 900.