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P-hysiognomical Rules.

If IN the first moment In which a per
son appear in "a proper light, be advan-
tageous for him if his first impression
have in it nothing repulslve. and pro
duces no constraint that person will gam
upon you and never lose.
Observe the moments OF complete
surprise. The person who can IN such
moments preserve his composure and
discover no fatal trait no trait OF JOY,
envy, OF cold contemning pride he has a
character capable Of withstanding every
fault to which sinful man can be sub
iected.
OF him whose figure is oblique-
Whose mouth Is oblique-
Whose walk is oblique-
Whose handwriting is ~oblique-that
is in an unequal, irregular direction-ot
him the manner of thinking, character,
and conduct are oblique, inconsistent,
partial, sophistic, false, sly, crafty,
whimsical, contradictory, and devoid OF
s%ensibility.
FoREHEAD.-Whcn there is III the
middle of a finely arched forehead a
slightly discernable wrinkle, or two
parallel wrinkles, such "a forehead is one
VI lilt lie uld0IllttuC. ouch
in males Indicate masculine mature
characters, and when found in females
cvince a discreet and sensible dignity.
WRINKLES IN THE FOREHEAD
Oblique wrinkles III the forehead,
especially when they are nearly parallel,
are certainly Il sign Of Il poor, oblique.
suspicious mind.
Very large blue eyes denotes a ready
and great capacity; also Il character OF
great sensibIlity, difficult to manage
suspicious, jealous, and easily excited
against others much inclined likewise
by nature to enjoyment and curious
inquiry.
EYEs.-The more the upper eyelid,
or the skin below or above the ball OF
the eye, appears projecting or well
defined, the more 1t shades the pupil,
and above, rctircs under the eye-bone,
the more has the character of spirit,
refined sense, true, sincere and constant
delicacy.
LIps.-The wisest and Lest of men
have well proportioned upper and under
lips.
MoUTH.-IIe who has contempt on
his lips, has no love in his heart; he,
the ends of whOSeiips sink c~onspIcuously
and obliquely downwards has contempt
on his lips, and is devoid OF love in his
heart.
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\ TOUCHING lNCIDENT.-The Rev,
DIR. NJ. ID. Hoge, of the Fifth Street
Presbyterian Church. Richmond, Va.
occupied the pulpit of Brown Memo
rial Church, IN this city, twice on Sun
day last. Crowded congregations wei .
IN attendance, and at night the nulnbe. :
who Hooked thither filed every seat.
and listened to one Of this distinguished
preacher most able and eloquent ser
mons-noted as he is at all times for
such pulpit Efforts. His text was from
the twentieth chapter of Matthew and
twenty-elghth verse: Even as the Son
OF Man came not to be ministerea unto.
but to minister. and to give his life 4
ransom tor many During the dis
course, the minister related several at
fectlng incidents illustrative Of his
sublin!e theme, not the least touching
OF which was the tollowing:-
w hen we recall the names Of nh
lanthrOplsts most noted. we are nui;e
apt to think OF John Howard. Florence
Nightingale and Grace Darling. and If
these we should think well, but | have
another to add to the catalogue. If i
the name of Matte Stevens. She was
from one of the Northwestern Sratas
n hen the sad wall OF despair cane
ON the teve--stricken cities of tL,.
Houth last summer, this young girl teI1
that 1t was her duty TO do somethIno fn'
suffering humanity. CATHERINE no,
lItt.e wardrobe, she packed such ART
c-eS as were most needed into a satcbel
n paying for her passage. fl ,ated
down the long and tortuous Mi>sissinn;
TO the point OF her destination a..
rivlng at New Oceans she enouired
where the President OF the ward
ASSOCIATION Was to be found? \ pen-
tieman directed her To that locality. ana
she at once made kdown the object Of
hef mission ol mercy. Nurses were i,
great demand, and she was ,nae5iIy
assigned to duty. The first dwelIin.
she visited presented 10 her astouisbeI
gaze a scene SO appalling that | have
ilot the heat 10 describe it 10 this ,on-
g.esa5lon. The young wolna y led
herself diligently to her se,t:imnn eJ
anu unpleasant task. going daily fnn.
mouse to house, ministering to the sci
ana solaclng the dying. At last She
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How a L anGtic Feels.

The following letter from the mother
of Edith fireman, who was offered a
sacrifice by her father and mothe~,
will be interesting as showing the work
ings of a fanatic mind
BARNsTABLE, May 10, 1879.
DEAR SIsTERS:-We have received
your letters. | had looked for one for
a long time. | never thought it would
lind us here. Am glad to know YOU
are well. We are IN need of nothing.
but we thank you for yourkind thoughts
for our comfort, | have no doubt YOU
suffer for Us. | cannot tell YOU how it
cane to be. You know how dearly we
both loved our precious little one. We
have tired for more than IA year to live
entirely devoted to God and to the good
OF others. W. had given up dress.
the desire Tor money. and everything
that was not pure IN purpose. You
would hardly have believed it was Cha.
lie. He never was proiane: had not
frank since | knew him. and was one
Of the best of husbands and fathers.
A LIFE OF PRAYER.
Dut HON lie commenced a life ot
prayer and faith in God, and | with
him. He read his Bib''e every snare
moment, and his whole life Was speut in
Christie III. work for good: and
his who;e aim. not neg.ectIDc ot her
duties. was TO win souls to Christ and
seek himself eternal life. One trial If
our faith came after anothe.. and Cod
o.essed Us Very much the more we
trusted him. By and By the e came >
week and more of gieat and new trials
Charlie did not sleep, nor eat scarcely.
for nearly two weeks.
A TRIAL OF FAITH.
During this time of painful trial la
telt that God required INN TO have tho
faith OF Alb aham. You know Whit ,h,t
was III regard 10 Isaac. He con 4 nn,
get away rom 1t. The more he t,iad
the more II came home to hi,n. Il ~,
he said 10 the Lord he would be wI,l,ns
to bear the test. He ,hnuYbt 1 ,h,,
would be all that God wou.d al rh",
seemed to end it for the dav TIa,
night 1t came to him more nnwe,fniiu
lie could not help it. Oh! God aIo1e
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Chance.

A word unspoken, a hand impressed,
A look unseen or a thought unguessed,
And souls that We're kindred may live apart,
Never to meet or know the truth,
Never TO know how heart beat with healt
In the dim past days of a wasted youth.
She shall not know how his pulses leapt
When over his tenn les her tresses swept:
As she leaned to give him the jasmine wreath
She felt his breath, and her face flushed red
WITH the passionat love that choked her breath,
And saddens life now her youth is dead.
A faded woman who waits for death;
And miirlnurs his name beneath her breath;
A cynical man VINO SCOTS and jeers
At women and love in the open day,
And at night time kisses, with bitter tears,
\ faded fragment OF jasmine spray.
London Society.
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Ru'es of Etiquette

Do not introduce \ no.
you are little acquainted lon to with
orally, because your introde ,>l1s
Endorsement of the per>an
lou may have occasion r. Njro
No gentleman should h.
a lady until the permi>>;on r.4>a'
to whom You desire 10 mr., :. 5he
gentleman has been obt'i4se
may sometimes omit tbi. M
you feel confident that an :. 4-
would be a mutual pleasure
1t you are walking with .
happen TO meet an acqua;nt..
need not feel it incumbenf n'
introduce them. upon
Two strangers ~calling M.
man to transact business ,boar
duce each other. ''-lI NJ.
\ gentleman should alive
duced to lady, not the lady,,
tleman. There are always w, w. '.a
a general rule, and there i
q lady may be hr>t named IN
ductlon TO an old man. "'
hen presenting persons .,n
.nounce the names plainly NJ
troduced, and you fail To hear ~ra
do not hesitate to ask thar H..
pronounced again.
When IA gentleman j. ,r
lady he should not offer his bsrS
the lady extends her own. T.
her option TO do 50 or moi.
Persons occupying a seat n
car may speak without bein, n.,
1t would be boorish not to ~rrgl
Always salute a person VII,
you, ven if the person who ",
be III the most humble station i,
The duty OF receiving ami
ING visitors IS always with the H..
the house. "
lfyou are aboug to leave the
tending TO remain away for 4 on.. ".
inclose your card to a friend
written upon the lowerIctt hand .
/. /. j., ITO take leave.
\ gentleman : card should be- ,t.
engraved or handsomeIy
Printed cards are e t emed y0lgr
Should you happen to call r
friend who has IA number Of
guests when You had not been in,...
pOllteness demands that Won ,L.u..
IN actluu - IF ,-,,,
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AMERICAN AND FRENCH >u

AMERICAN AND FRENCH SuK&-l
recent examination of French black /.
III this city showed that they Weir
heavily adultcrated. The wcight !
dye in American silks is about seize.
teen per cent, bat the French six
showed a weight Of from thirty-tbog
nifty per cent. The principal ata
used in weighing is iron. The ,M, +.
repeatedly inserted in a solution Of F.
trate OF iron. 1t then receives q .
tint from pruSsiatc Of potash. to.oa#.
by several baths in gambler. and tra-
ment with acetate Of iron. 1t l. taa.
made bright by Iogwood and soap. j.
make the silk soft, a little oil AMI -.a
are added, while to make it stiff -
rustiIng ali acid is used. The WD4ra-
SHINY is caused b. the action Of t.
soap and alkali, which develop, m..
!rlctlon, a sort Of grease. The rA
ing OF silk Is owing to It's uabllt. i.
carry the great load OF mateua. USED a
the dying.
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4 TALK TO GIRLs.-Your everyday
tol;et Is a Fart of your character. i
gIlrl who looks like a fury or is ~sloven IN
the morning is not to be trusted, or
however finely she may look in the even,
mo. No matter how humble your room
may be, there are eight things # should
contain a mirror, soap, water, towel.
comb, HAIR, nail and tooth brushes
ihey are Just as essential as your freak
fast before which you should make GOOD
and free use of them. 5oou
Parents who fail to provide their
children with such appliances not only
make a great mistake, but commit q sin
OF omission. gu
Look tidy in the morning and after
the DINNER work is over improve vonr
toilet Make it a rule of your daily ifa
to dress up in the afternoon Yonr
q ess may be nothing better than calico
BAT with a ribbon or flower or some BIZ
OF ornament you can have an air IF .oJf
well dressed. - oe'hS
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It was Aristotle who laughed at love to
Alexander, upon which the maiden of
AIexander's fancy ~revenged herself
upon the aged philosopher by SO en-,
chanting him with her loving arts n
wiles that he carried her on his back
and passed the emperor window, who,
seeing them, said: Since love has
power to melt the frosts of age, 1t Is not
surprising that it should kiudle up the
fires of youth. "-PhHadelphio Progress.
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was herself seized with the fever, and
her delicate constitution already worn
with fatigue and exhaustion, o o sue
cnmbed to the tell destroyer, and she
o was laid cold in death, | can well
imagine that the wings OF Tod 5 anger
who bore her pure young spirl, ~ .n I
realms of eternal bliss, cleaned and
Listened with a radiance well-nlgh SUI
The pathetic tones of the speaker as
he RELAXED this truly affecting incident,
had luIled the large congregation to a
silence, almost death-like, and when
with am emphasis e~cstatic and trlum-
phant. he rave utterance TO the aaJectcc
I've supernal. the long-stl11ed motion OF
his hearers found vent in coplous tears.
Stalwart. strong-hearted men, IN every
portion of the church, wiped the sym
pathetic tear from their c.-es. n "o-
men more tender, sobbed aud.b.y.
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LOVE AND SYMPATHY.-Man. with
all his boasted strength OF mind, needs
womanly love and sympathy. 1t is not
as a worker alone that he wants a wife.
1t this is all, when IA young man calls to
see a lady send him into the pantry to
taste the bread and cake she has made +:
then send him TO inspect the needle
work and bed-making; or put a broom
IN young lady's hand and send him to
witness It's use. Such things are i'm
p~ortant. and the wise young mar will
quickly look after them but what the
true man wants with a wife is her com
p~anlonshlp, sympathy and love. He
needs a helper in spirit-a true. faith
ful heart on which his w%orld-tossed ma
ture can rest. Through storms and
sunshine, through conflict and victory.
through adverse and fayorine winds.
man needs a woman's love. His heart
yearns for it. 4 sisters or a mothers
love Will hardly supply the need. Yet
many seek for nothing further than sue
cess IN house-work. Justly enough
nan OF these get nothing more the
other halt, surprised beyond measure.
nave gotten more than they sought.
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SENATOR MURPHY s Sons SHOOTING
APPLES FROM ONE ANOTHER $ HEADS.
The most remarkable shooting that
has ever taken place in Monmouth
county was done on the Murphy farm,
at Deal Beach. one mile north of Asbury
Park, Yesterday. 1t recalls the old story
of William Tells shooting the apple
from his son 5 head. Senator Thomas
Murphy. ex-collector of the port of New
York. and now representing IN Albany
the Senatorial district won from Tam
many Hall by the late John Morrissey.
and afterwards by Mr.. Murphy himself.
has two sons. Edgar and Walter, who
are known as the cracked shots OF the
celebrated Long Branch Gun Club. The
young gentlemen amused themselves
Yesterday. to the alarm and terror of all
their friends, by shooting apples from
one anothers heads. at fifteen yards,
with Ballard rifles carrying 22-lOOcalIble
balls.
The dangerous amusement was begun
b. their shooting apples held in their
~outstretched hands. They then agreed
70 HIc ~ dp1ltS pldctu on tlielT HtduS.
After measuring the distance, the young
men removed their hats. placed the ap-
Piles on their bare heads, and took turns
at the mark, boring the apples with the
bullets every time. The final shots
were fired at the word that is. each
brother placed an apple on his head,
and, holding a loaded rife, called one.
two, three, fire. At the last word both
fired. Both apples were hit and rolled
off.
The young markSmen said to the SIN
reporter, Why, its perfectly simple
and safe. We draw the bead on the top
Of the stem Of the apple, and Of course
we hit it
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Z o

Bring here fresh flowers from the morning dew,
Meek, blue-eyed darlings, with a hint of tears.
Wherefore 4 sorrow, stIll SO young i'll years.?
And Yet tins grief SO Well becoIneth You,
Where all is dark with gloom OF fair with smiles.
Some yet must weep while others rejoice;
Grieve then, like these, and give your pain no
voice.
Too many wall along life's measured miles,
When all is fair with smiles or dark with gloom,
Olitt your blue eyes brightly through your tears.
And thus dlspel all sadly boding fears
All sense OF blight with sweet display of bloom:
For JOY, full OFT, so small a thing beSets.
Smile mp at us, O blue-eyed v;olets.
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Funny Business.

Rhtumatism, colds, pneumonia,
Seize upon each living thing;
Then with true diptherlal mildness,
Comes the genial breath OF spring.
Tcnny sons and Thompson's poems
May adOrn your favorlte shelf,
But Whenever they talk OF sprlngtime,
"You Eow how it is yourself :"
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A MAN WHO SLEEPS J~NDERGRot>
The grave can have no terror, tut
eccentric individual in Illinois. t..
SCOTS at the comforts Of a patent ,a
mattress, with the accompanying
lows, holsters, sheets, and snowy c.
lids, and even deems the Indian l1A-
OF a blanket and fire etfeminate AMI
worthy Of man. In his back yard IS =
shallow trench, III which he lay A.--
every night at bedtime, and a ta.a..
man-seryant shovels earth over hM g..
nothing but his head i left unr''e
He has no fear Of fire or burglar.
sleeps serene and happy III h- to's-
earth. Nothing SO truly rura, ha'
recorded in regard 10 beI- ard hei'
since Nebuchadnezzar went Ia -Ta-'
he should wake up and hni L y.
dead some morning, he would te
dead and buried. It il hardy Er-t
to say that he is not a married M'".
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poetry.
OF MISNIA.
From an Old German Chronicle.
By MARY BAYARD CLARKE.

BIZ MARY BAYARD ARK
10 to the town of Fssenach
With sound of trump and drum
Banners OF peace before him borne,
Frederick Of Misnia's come
The war is DER, the vict'ry gained.
And Church and State unite
To honour, in the Landgrave biuf,
The hero of the fight.
The pageant's passed, the feast is done,
And at the close OF day
The drama of the Virgins Ten
The priests before him play.
But, says the ancient chronicle,
When the five foolish cried
90 give us oil. o give us OIL
And the five Wise denied,
The foolish called upon the saints
To pray for them, and earnest plead
With Mary, that for nee she
Herself would interceed.
But all in vain, unto their prayers
God turned no listening ear,
And though the blessed Virgin prayed
Her prayer he would not hear.
In niger up the Landgrave rose
And cried in deep dismay,
whats then the use of church or faith
"Or Saints for us to pray,
If to their prayers Almighty God
mo plying ear will turn,
dooms these foolish children al
Externally to burn?"
Straight TO his bed in wrath he walked
And left it never-more,
All hope, all faith, all trust III God
For him were wholly DER.
In vain the priests to bend his soul
Unto their dogmas tried,
He turned his face unto the wall
And, broken-hearted, died.
Oh Love divine, how many a soul
Lives still unknowing Thee!
A God of vengeance and of wrath
But not of LOVE they see.
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TIE .EvAPORAIION' OF FRUITS AND
VEGETABLES.-The preservation OF ap-
piles, potatoes. and the like by eyapOra-
ting their juices rapidly, is becoming an
important industry in OHIO and Mlcll-
an. \ correspondent OF a Detroit pa
per describes the operation OF a factory
in Lenawee county, having a capacity OF
400 bushels "a day. The apples a-e
pared. cored. and sliced at once by hand
machinery. The slices are then spread
on galvanized screens and placed in the
evaporation, a chamber running from the
top Of a large furnace in the basement
upward. out through the roof OF a three
story building. The current OF heated
air is kept as nCa as possible to 24O'.
The screens Of fruit rest on endless
chains that move upward at intervals OF
three to five minutes, when a fresh
screen IS put in below and one is taken
off at the third story completed. The
dried or ~evaporated produce is then
packed IN rasteboard boxes holding
from n to five pounds, and these in
turn are packed in cases of 200 pounds
each.
A bushel of apples makes about five
pounds of the dried fruit and the pro
cess OF evaporation is 50 rapid that the
fruit loses none of its freshness and
flavor. In some OF the factories the
cores and Feelings are converted into
vinegar; in others into apple jelly, out
of which every variety OF fruit Jelly is
made by tie addition Of tiavoring ex-
tracts
Sweet corn Dotot0pS and ptbor o.
tables have been successfully preserved
by this process. The chietnarket for
these products is the mining region OF
the West. Doubtless a large export
trade Will ultimately result from it.
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BOYS AS ''DRIDEsMAIDs. -fa~'.
IN France now ~prescribes two TN.
to serve instead of bridesmaids al '~
wedding ceremony. These are e+
from the prettiest Of the boy reao''
the bride or bridegroom. Inc.
dressed in velvet of the bride favor
color. At a recent wedding the '.
court dress worn was of sapphHe '' ..
with white silk stockings. AMI "
shoes with diamond buckles. ! w.,
quet, composed Of IA rosebud, an ''''-
blossom and a branch OF myrtle. va.
tached to the left side. The la-e'
form the usual roe Of the brlderIi"..
carry the brides bouquet and TO-, .l
and also meet her and assist her H.
and to the carriage-step.
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lnows how I suffered; but having sue1
hno.9 e,;.b in God to believe he would
80 him inst as he did Abraham.-that
:.U p only . trial of faith-knowlng, as
IA Charles life and love, his tear TO
d;Hnhav God and that he had Abraham 5
ea;tb 7 could not hinder him; But
neither of us thought God Wouiu suhet
her to be touched any more thah 'ia'
the day would fail TO come.
.NIRACLE EXPECTED.
We thought God would see our falth
and give us some token OF acceptance.
We believed God would thunder Iroil
sinai before any harm should come 10
our darling. But when | found my
precious Edie gone, oh, Father, no" l
falt Rut comfort seemed TO come
aga:n Abraham believed God wouio
raise Isaac. and so we felt that 1t was
Gods nlan to take her SO as to raise her
from the dead and thus show HIS
mighty power and love. We dld be-
i;nTe he would do this in order to show
the world that the God OF Abraham; Of
Isaac and of Jacob still lives, and 50
wake M the frozen church OF TOD 10
lis duties. the church so married to the
world that there is scarcely any differ,
ence between the two. We believed
this was to be and that Eide would yet
90 with Charlie to preach the gospel OF
the kingdom. What a power she
would be; what glory to Ills cause
Elijah, Elisha, Christ and the Apostles
raised the dead, and why should not
God do it now as then? W. believed
he would. But the time has so tar
passed and we are here.
CLAIM OF INNOCENCE.
God knows we are innocent OF any
crime. Charlie still thinks God Is gong
to manifest His power and glory and
himself be justified in the eyes OF the
world. God grant it may be 50! On,
you cannot know my sorrow 1t almost
breaks my heart. My dear, Dear Edle.
Charlie is innocent. Oh, he is Of any
crime, but | am afraid it was mistaken
faith in God. Dear Lord help us in
our need. HATTIE.
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1oe' our wife lie awake until afte,
midnight awaiting your return fom tba
,ouse 80 that she may itnpart some I'M
por'ant lni9rnation before YOU 90 70
seep? 1t she does. just call her attau,
con TO the tact that a woman in Mana-
{ulik who was addicted to this renre-
nensioe practice, SO t%earfullv strained
,fe optical nerves that she cannot shu,
her eyes, and has not had a VIM -
s,eep Tor 0 than three weeIs al
.he doctor says her ye-balIs will eran'
tTa!iy burst and cause her death
| ms Is a lie, of course. but it viii d.
no harm to make Your wife believe
such a painful Incl q acnen oeiie'e
mnaL american women lose too
ihuch s.cep TOR their own good.
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me newest menu-holders are s;mnr,,
hands i silver filligree, small and con-,
Tehlent to place near the plate. AIotbar
uesigh Is a couple Of gloyed hands viii
rings upon them supported on rest Of
glass. Another design has a har ~
glass with an incision. A prettv ;Joa =,
a lltt.e gilt fence with birds s;ne;n" -
mat Is observation-disclosures the unner