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, 1881-12-03

Tkia vonr7R ChrlstIuus Si, N1cJl0}U9 Is fIlO
finest number ot tllat n'aeazlno over Issued.
n onons Will, frontisulucc, engraved by L,
TX nr,,r " ,,otntir., Nv Tia fo,nn,,s Hna,,sl,
painter XA.nacols, and which lies0 figures as
.ono of the illustrations of a,l nrttcle nbout
.. Wv ~ ,.s.a.. H., sSs o,,I:,. Tins srha nm.
ber contains tho opening chapters
- t,vo patv ycrtnt sfor3ns H1)nnuld
md nornthv.n Nv Mary MINES Uodge,
the editor OF tIle MREnzale, anu
aThe IIoosios BcNoolboy," by Edward
.t,r.iooto,> outhor NJ ,.srhe I1nosinr Sohoot.
AeauotU't Aus"oa =. .a. ~ s.s,. ~ h.ni',sin,,
, 1881-12-03
SCIENCE.
SCIENTIFIC NOTES.

r,,, ro,s,'. ts.,a.,,i"r ,,,rt,.n, ~, <ro,car
'Ihe recent exploration party OF Go'' Mo1ces
M the Spanish Rlscr. IN the ,Pfo'ilce OF
forests containing np%aftls ol 2f,uo'utu'WV
,",,, % .,o,,,,,oa ror 1a,t,nr u n i,,a mnrlct
W." ..l.,a4,a ... ~ '''"s ~ ~ '''' ''''A"e'
eaaat 10 ,he oes1. .
4ioit '"t.' ''"o esen '''n''11 sNpo' e ',''s.ss1
l,y using pllOtogranhtc emulsion piates,
wh1c], ,e sauI, 20 various tleDtl,s iii Luke
o,,,o,, f,,r t,to,,,r.rr,r l,nurs In fourd TINT,
t.G'..' ~. t"e''a A"". tuM.'' 'm., W. 's
az ny pIntes Wefo @ ntstlnetly AaGetea " Hia I
Ing 1T " metres {,learly :;O0 fGetl.
-. ,r.">,.s Inn r,aoi,,o,, :, ,,r, ur,sn,,
lnstnnce, OF suppression nf telrgr.plilc com,
lnuIlicattun. Some lime ago it wls foln,l
tat ~ s,snEes 1 n' sHa h ss" hSsn Ssws WS
iIn,t ,,rnn detailed L, make nm tnspsrtti5,.
fn,.n 1"I % tiint % ~, enormous Nd scTptt hnI cglicti
isIterfaretl with tho condMctiFlts OF 1no l''e.
tho Atlantic sccms ssts,siiicsory. Ascending 10
r.ctnt statjstics tie number or paper n1lia In
~ i1pi;sI s1atcs !: set ,'oyn ,s '' Y The
l,,iss;a iGa: G IN spnii,, ID; III Portugal. ii; In
egan II tn''9n5 ~; u II u bcesx 9,rssas ~ ~
itnuinnnin. i: In cMba. i.
'Ia, soa.,,s.h,ne, ~ " says nr. Amat, nas proved OF
great neneht ~ many easea " otscIse l " w. ~
tym ,n.!ses: ntM a." /. Thv Irt,esce which such u
coarsu oa % has upon Tho guacral health by curing
ac tncn an ~ IN ri tne hivhrst degree re-
storativc. i. sca- water, and occns slonaIy n!so
scFviccnbic when ihcrC il n CirnnIc, torpid ard
-indolcnt intiMintnation, willie il II exceedingly
uauectoAa t "Ae'' ~" H"'''''''1'' ~ I'VE "
R.''u' ...,
rooa sG 'os g. cn o Nc se ts"s Is
buIug 1t y thNfotorc PROPOSED By ono M of ,., inc
sang Orc. ,cnpnta as ~ a .bns uw
sissins % or sIow-IaIniHR. Tho pian su4ees.ed j.
that it tho iirc can nuly To confined TO the H.
terror OF tho building for even fcW lnonannts
s oo1! g sopaso %s1y u ' sss
i inchcs,, md on these q lay mnsehsa p1anks
~ erntlEhetrtS f1 !ncaes! tnek: ufcr tneso
planks y ~ t layer of roofing. t9t " mo5tMt,
,MnrI's nna u, nf III IN" ',sni tbickncss Such ,ioor
,y,m,ii tmr,, ~ ~ ,t a. stswiy that titu would lu Il
ions time ii caring IL WY thr'.xh: ;Ihe N.Y. ( !.
afs ~ % r%s sSo rSf IT, tue tRp son
to b. Of matched panHs FL ctGtFef . any ior
roolinE tlat may bo desired. Vho ends Of the
bea'ns arS e ms tsrosh thc outer was, asd
10 TO- e t,", III W, rr ng ~ III onis II tho
t1 Ge'tuT nlat .sjaM:iite II S jer DteeSSsr. M - ~
At Tho Inst meeting Of tho American h lnatituts
Of Aiintug EnRinccrs tn rh!laaolphta. sotaS .!.:
ineshanical experts of .he rean.ylyan!a nsiI; /;
rnah, read un Important papur on tno .G9eh
e!sc 20 tho rails and bridges 1y sho "hatn!,er
lie driving wheels uf Il locomotive. Gorresp,,1.
ing with tusts made " rara q fho tntYsGShn1o,
tnnB weight. In m engine moving NJ H1ky ullc&
, 1881-12-03

A very handsome volume. II, appearance,
l,as been compf!ett.-or rather ptclMreli-hy
Thomas T.. Hill. the nltlllor of "lllll's No',-
,tal Of Social al,u Business Fortns." II coll-
tains portraits md i,en.sketclles Of Inaily
persons who hayo been and arc prominent M re-
lIyIopiss, military heroes inventors, iihanciers.
scirntisfa explorers, physicians, actors. etc to-
gcther with chapters rctatfng to evouiol,, ,Hstro1-
amy, phrcn,Ip9y, ho,lsrhnIt decoration anl thnh-
scape Fnrlcning. ~ tho preparation Of % work
and il ID A marvel that tho ,.lithor wns nhle III
cntltcnAe 80 mulch yaIunbIt information Into su
little spacc. 4 satisfactory exposition OF encEl
Rarlty much that might have lnnn Fqt,l hns cnf,
omitted. Thu hook Is handsomely houn anu
very fully illustrated. II Is published In THIS
city hy tho It'll Standard look CotnpnMy.
, 1881-12-03
METEOROLOGICAL WORKS.

,sS1 t,,..a.t.. ;, r. :, ,t,n,foo
"'iews , Oh ssxs,, KEY .''eSt'0S , ,yI,,n = ,."s W
E;u.tor = n IlnaIncntt n cn. or pllln-
.ieipilla. are the publishers. Tie book is III.
yic, Into two pntts, III the first part nre
discussed: Tile Supernatural; Mental Life
ltd tf,e Human Haze Ycgln. In the SECOND
rart We 'nyc: Satan Ailticapai"ui ii,e hcS
nm rssavs In Tin iIrst mart cyince uoou sct,o!-
nssh'p and careful reflection. Tile writer,
unlike many recent authors supports Thu
ism mud the cretlibtlty Of the Scriptures.
n,ul tic Spellcerjan doctrine Of Development
ls nole and collvle.ng III iGRaM 70 ., ..e aee
of TIC human RICE, hc concludes TINT matt
must naye pee ln ,nc aat' ,1'1 .,,a ,al1e r'
nary cironolngies do mt correctly represent
',ivon an% s,v,.c. rhr,stna ncon,S tn wot m.
given. ulao nus!sss ..., ns"H'U - ,.nt ,,n,
e e5 for essr iIe part ea.ss u s ts ,s
scctu To hnyo boo,, written for some pcriu,tcnl.
fr In n.aov IN snton Antictnntcd The nuthor
proposes =" to Illustrate how uoa. after haslns
determined to create ini.n III Ills own Image.
forcsocIng TINT slt, would come, aud that atrg,
Efe would follow sin, LETT Ms pasefcal aad 'horal
soo.icncies IN rrowtb. md subject to
s,r,, Inws that their ,lpfnlitnK and
| 1'1'ni ,,"rror,,o,, snouii he rnnche,l th.ouvh
ti, tnis very strn9ulc.~ti1us iiot tly thwnsiiilE
uatnt, n hIs ,es1srs t,nt cnnvnrtiur him I,itu
nH,n ,mast nnrtnni H tnuwh nnwttInr. Instrument
t"v ~ ri n,n,,EIntl'" rhis s,ihicct il discussed
III .,,,at. anil fnrce M we'll ~ fra
",,"nt hra,,ivnf illustration. Tho Kuy 10 Sl,c-
,asa i. s.nii wr,tnm cssnr. THO null, Thought
10 eintri ths: "{ln iinnl GuuysIs Of tho ueihUtls
Of inen's working, an eniI9htenel and yl.stainod
.nto III I'm "sso,t,i"i rsinents Of nIccrss cn
| ~ rHsmtva,i T" s.rnnrnnf,fnrss. cnticcntrntipn
n,,, cnnrn," n-, ttr mnfn ist!nuulbhinu trni,s
~ " vrs~t 1sn,nt,tra rn ttnr OF Inc ncurt tii0
I'M =, ~, ,nln tv ,ino low but pos-
sih,o aoGuisitions IN reach vi the many" Thu
HI,'s,rnt,nns m, strHwn fran ,unnr fnct8 iii tho
| i;vn. nf a,ch mrn ma Wellington, Grpy. Powers
IA scrlntnt. .inhn FASTER. C0rtcx. and many
nes,ors' 1o 3Tin uisotissou ca,. hariy faii 10 ho
oMrrciativs. syn,nnthctic. aud instructive.
Xxx shs rti,c ~, fin isrrn;S Sisters 1,,ltcntns
~ ~ surn nj lnstTht into Tia nuitios Of uiInJ md
nhnroeter thst havs ytvcn to those pulineslt
h..'oiy ,ors2an ontt,nSs eis m,1 casr,cG nvny hy
~ ma""a ~ n shallow, and teinporury pliblic
ean,irarq ln rxriias FOR n purt1ose. anI Il
i.. - ~ air hs oitinrf wfsIch il tl1n worthy
ny nso'y ~ - cnnInrrinp at,Inrlur bouollt On III
ioaoe'
O.p. rutnnns Sons, Of New York, have re-, e.
| Gently published a thin nttaFo volume " lU
| taRes. by AFlstn8 Radcliffe urote. on "The ne"
lni!dclfty." Tho writer cia!Hls TO be sort Q!
n,c6lntor between tho later. forms OF doubt a1t
ot that Christianity as s'lpernnt.irnl rel'gi1t
, 1881-12-03
Mourinc and Other Poems.

uy ELLA WlECEf.1:i. tv0s, Emo. Fl.N'
VIII, 1yIe clcr'. poems, which hlrc acquired
...ry vltle popularity. nrc here I''il'iaahct In
-.n.n1ctc turn,. The volume includes nil lies'
m.orl,r piccra, md r.tAny now printed for tho
arsl l1ntc' ......
~ rtnu,nc poet IL the nuthor' Of the vcrtea
=, ihls nretty volume. .''-s,tar and CovennAt.
, 1881-12-03

within thnn js prnmIsc'i BY It's uuicr ap1cn1..
rnscs, tho pnper heavy. md rich md
typc and pfeRswnrk cspeclaIly elegant. There
az, over ffty fuIl.pa8o illustrations. and smaller
cuts on nearly every paRo. We command tho
book With pleasure as thnrntghly satlstaceory
IN every respect, An otte nE tntrnsIcally ucrltu'
rious as IL IA cxtrlnscaIly superb In appearance.
, 1881-12-03

a LIN ana HOW for hor pt0tusslo!iat career.
III nsly SeolIe lI"fs9' e IKE atess; e ns a%H ~
oiss has'ss ss aS 'a.s ssn2s, ,h5ss S,Fa f. lsto
~! a 5 4 y, ". e
as.s (, ;;;aesssi ssYt 1s iissa!so t -, sssF
aor se to a ss It 'H Mas sxske xrkcso
cr success Il sutd to hare r,et, "cofnpLctr." III
psris m sno sang At tlo lG,lan. y sovera! operas
deck, "nn nrtlst ltH ynnrs DID," sho sang tho
i,nxt soason ~ eonocrta In EuYtand ti,en for |
ss ds Staa as a. 4 cosst 1 e uE ss,
;sns /, lfer critic: Ill asal.cd hsr M hish..
' ii. vo%s as's @ana '9Ss' !se f,egfse ,sffse YEN
sho npr9arrh r,a l., tie Acadu,nr of Mttsic. New
rara Tas s wam to G t , "r Soe
perous engaEe1nont 4 failed total'y and hcr
AZ this time hor. father, s,stoincs! severe re.
verscs hy which tho fatntly werc rc.tcc:l nltnost
Sbnsy s. 1y 'nS alysG Il ss M: 4esaS Y,
s,1Ess sesne sea " M %nsss S Ms'
sinssna: teacher @ II q NJ" fork yoSng iadios'
sgon placed 's horscif s upaes siIss Fanny
ise isfa'fs pert 'afe faa aea Dssss q 1sseF
Her method. she says. has uiwnys been to CON.
%t tS wnoe s zen na9P h9 wqs th9
iii I'll @ co}aaer eri ator six Si lnontns Ill., q ssudy
"toKether with teachtng nt Miss ifatncs' md
VIII ;rIes ~ pars M tI I!ap iase', eas1!ee
Iicrntone. iorta i.acrczia i,orga. .dtsriSM,s r.
sS'5f'r fs' s1 sass nst'fss Fs;a 4 % a ~ Mes'Hc ':
nppeared before d crtttcal, asl'lloncn Of at,out
SfS Il :ysss assey y, o oSs
WI aeser@!ses! ssd enersesls: Xssa@inx s rs :
ssr "Rs hsss sssa Ind g. ii. ts ss .,ats 'fs s s
.,Esy VIZ out S ias1oq ono Tepad; @
ane physlcai aosslopacns.' Tna"ks q NJ:
Lewis Wlnq!iel,t. shu 'yms given lsarins by tno
. mark9d tmprcssiali. lier tldb.lt tnoE p!aec as
,dn qcfssA IT, At tho Theatr itoya hsnches.
pr,se. aud she continued us Lady lfaci'esh for
several ,scelss, aprsarnE next as Co,,snnts IL
she aetcd 1t Dublin ID "i.ucrczla il"rula." Il
compliment paid III her acting tynn ittox'catcd
mSn. VITO: after annny'pE her hy r. t.tlned Icy: say.
won,nn mukcs mo sol.or1' An a result nr this
se ppes4ttc;i r. The .n Aac|ph i
so Faris ana s.Sdied untior icgnicr aEd in FeG.
nIf sa M p pnxs9 ny VS. y yd 1as r nS e5S c5eap; 81
tue alcep-wnikinR sceno. which .was given y,
Eug!ish. Ilor trl,.mrh was complete. ln lsiT
apcnrean revival mt Manchester. and Charles
Lover said Of her that ao was '.t}ae Or tho noat
accompllshcd arssts. nnth intellectually L., ana Il!
played 1T tho Qucen's Taontre. London. with tha
Hungarian triEedan. Nevllto Morilz, and eho
iest @ raltnor @ far tour q tiao Un,tc.l stasrs
| In tho wtntcr and spring OF 1871 md IND. Her
, 1881-12-03
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,.....,.,,,ou or ticn,s oy 11olsYht Itom tho
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noyilcn Glcn1lls Of Thought,

fr,u lsa",I,d lid l,i1nes tomritei " tiP icy. y =
!nsH' Su wi, tfuwn syt Hill. F1chtS oouhu.
ii'sicr, s!'H' .u.-
f,tt cnllcctIon Of striking "nd fnrcf.
A1ers eeteutcAl front IL wilde rnnEr 0r
VI =" s wit. n @ 'ss s1s
> fa'l ~ ..ln,ra4 every lnsnw1nat'ln sHhlect'
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, 1881-12-03
MISCELLANEOUS.
ssell's Hook Of Sports and Pastt

Cassell's look OF Sports and Pasttmes Ia
ono that will bo eagerly sought after by the
youth OF this day n,ll generation. 1t is n
sort Of encyclopedia Ut all nut4tuor games.
athletic. sports, and exercises, 10 which nre
ndled chapters OH recreattye science, Includ.
Ing the phonograpl,, interruptions. lloiLogtaph,
telescope, photography, anil ktndtcd sub
tects, and also tisufttl hints rs to carpenter
inn aud Joining, woou-carying, shlpbntldlng,
etc, American youth are becoming moro
and lnnre fond Of outdoor sports, mud yot
there arQ very fow reliable works OF, tho sub
1ect Of athletic exercises and othor topics
discussed III tl,is volume. It Is TO meet tho
want OF comprehensive guide to sports and
past!mes suited to tito capacity mid require
luonts OF boys tllat thts work has becl pre-
pared, and, with that cid In View. 1t Ia plain,
accurate, md practical, and somewhat slml-
lar In plum to tho venerable "Doy's Own
Book" - ."a
David Cox was m eminent English watot-
color painter, the contemporary Of Turner,
prmtt, Do Wlnt, etc., was born III lfa3 a1Ml
died In 1850. IIc palnsoa English rural soonus
almost exclusively, and waa remarkable for tho
originality OF his style. tho variety OF h!s effects.
tho pIctureaquoncsa Of hls subjects, aud tho
beauty 1T hts cotorlng, Such IL At. least, The
opiaton Of hla blo9rapher, Mr. W. Hall, who haa
Just nuultahed a volume Of which David Cox II
tho subject. OF MF. Iiatls 'Ntuess for bis task,
tho editor OF The yolutua saysi "Long and close
Intimacy with 5lr. Cox during tho whole partod
OF the artsts residence Al tlashQrn0 afforded bis
bIographor spcclal opportunities Of learning tho
history OF his friend ofgtudyng Ills works and blu
method, and of forming ~ oattInate OF bis genius
1t was not u porson un!nstructcd In art, OF Al
an amateur, that blr. Hail entered upon hls work.
| Ho waa an artlst OF long experience and OF nc
moan capacity. To his tschnlcal knowledge Dir
Hull added. tho advantages derived from larze
acquaintance with books and men," Thla Il
high praise, but not unmeFltad.
Bomo Of tha storlea IN "Ptosures md Le9eadl
from Normandy" are founded on popular
legcuds and traditions. and . few haso beo1
adapted from the tales told BY the storytelling
bcagap OF BrItauny, Katharine Nacquold aP
parently u The writer and Joseph Aacquold the
artist In the dhtslbuuo9 OF lsAor between th'
Joint authors OF this work. Ths combination
has resulted III q most entertaining account o
tho most picturesque region III Franco. u not II
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-18
Nasby's Conversion.
Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Tribune.
ID. X. Locke (Nasby) tells, in the Toledo
Blade, how he was converted bv Redna,b
on the Irish question. Redpath ONLY said.
Come with me-" He declined TO arOpe.
ne merely showed Mr.. Locke a aerie, ~
pictures OF rags and starvation, of desti
tuition indescribable, of misery beyond the
power OF tongue or pen To depict. Ue
counted, in a t1ve.miles drive" Eve hun
ured women without shoes or stockiogs
walking in the cold mud. In Fermov 80
toierably prosperous village" for Ireland
the women not only had neither shoes NOR
stockings, but they had scarcely ANYTHING
10 wear Locke saw eyicted tenants
hungry, bare-footed, bare legged and
~uSfe-headed women, and pretty women at
'na'-truoging along the cold wet road in
urenching rain-storm. And next he ssw
AylnG squadron of $50 seldiers-fne
looking fellows. well fed, well mounted
ana well armed with loaded carbines-
riding away from the scene of an evic-
ton. hedpath invited "Nasbyr into q
typical cabin, where, in It's single raem
~ feet by IL, with q hole in the wall far =
WINDOW the wet earth for q floor. a smokv
fireplace in n corner, he
niui 10 It's seven occupants. About the
nre' three or four children. dressed -,
scanty cotton slips, were huddled. In an
o'ner corner there was a brood of chick
ems ano . pig repeatedly peked his snon,
IN az the leese. hanging door. The li,tI.
no.ulng attached to the cabin had bee,
improved By three generations of family
tenants from three shinings to frrtv sbiI-
Ings per acre a year. In America NJ
LOCKE thought, the land for which tho
tenant pays $40 per acre rent nigh, seI,
Lof u per acrel In another cabin Mr..
Locke saw q bed consisting Of four posts
driven into the ground, some strinoers
covered with rough boards, and on the
boards dried leaves and heather covered
by some old potato sacks. This ia the
manner of living of the irish poodle
against whom Mr.. Gladstone is employing
the resources of civilization" when
hr. Locke entered the Emerald lie be
was prejudiced against the Irish. II.
says he tried to convince Dir. Parpell
that he vas q demsgogue; that the Irish
had no reason for agitation; that ireland
QUIZ only be properly ruled by the En-
gIishi Inc that they ought TO be thankful
TO the kind Providence that bad given
them a superior race to protect and care
Tor them After a day with Redpatb.
Locke was wet, weary and mad" The
DAY sights, be says, "were two horrible
Tor talk" hr. Locke will no, dispute any
more with kr. Parnell.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1881-11-18
Severe DrouRhfs-

AN interesting record is that Of sever,
droushts as..far back as the landing al
the Pilgrims. How many thousand time,
are observations made like the following
u q cold s%easoni' ''Such G hot sea
SOM "Such dry weather." or "suct
wet weather. "Such high wind =,
calmi" etc. AL those who think TIE drv
spell we have had this Yesr is the Longest
ever known, will do well to recd the fol.
lowing:
In the summer Of 1891, "a days in sue.
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1880, Al DAYS in spc-
cession without rain.
In the summer of 1857, rs DAYS in suc-
cession without rain.
In the summer of 1862, 80 days in sue
cession without rain,
10 the summer of 1874. As davs in sro
cession without rain.
In the summer of 1880, 81 avs in suc-
cession without rain.
In The summe of 1894, 90 davs in src.
cession without rain.
In the summer of 1905, 40 days in sue
cessian without rain.
In The summer of 1924, 81 days in sue
cession without rain.
In the summer of 1928, 81 DAYS 10 ,pc-
c. ssion without rain.
In the summer Of 1870, 95 days in cue
cession without rain.
In the summer of 174f, 70 davs in ,rc-
ce'sion without rain.
10 the summer of 1749, 1Os days in suo.
clsslon without rain.
In the summer Of 1855. az davs in suc
ceseion withoutrain.
In the summer Of 1862. 1913 davsio emo
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1888. 80 davs in src
ce'sion without rain.
Ia the summer Of 1891, 81 dave In spc
cession withou. rain.
In the summer of1sO2. % davs in sue
cession without rain.
In the summer Of 1912, % davs in en-
cession withou, rain.
In the summer Of 1855, q davs In spc
cessiOn without rain.
10 the summer Of 1871, A. days 10 ,uo
cessiOn without rain.
10 The summer Of 1875. 20 days In sue
ce'sion without rain.
In The summer of 1876, q days In sue
&c .sICn without rain.
u will be seen that The Longest drought
that ever occurred in America was in the
summer Of 1902. No rain foH from the
first ofMay 10 the fret Of September.
making 1913 days witbon { rain. Many Of
the inhabitants sent to E0glan d for hav
and grain.
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Paris Letter in New York Tribune.

1ctSuSE una StatcSInnn
Paris Letter in New York Tribune.
Gambetta has not many relations. ard
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by paralysis. 1t was at the second wed
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tor. Her pepheU, . few weeks previous
~, had shared With Theirs the honors y,
Grand Elector Of France. The first
Chamber Inder the existing Constitu.
ton had been elected. 1t was the ono
which MacMahon dissolved IA 1877.
From her 1 understand that Joseph
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tradegmau. He never spoke about his
own relations to his wife until no went
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brother in fairly prosperous circum
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An EffeetuoI Temperance L,e,uro.

An Eftcctuol Temperance Lecturo
A young man called, in company with
several other gentlemen, upon a young
lady. Her father was also present 10 az
sist 10 entertaining the callers. he did
not share bis daughters scruples against
the nee 81 spiHsuous drinks, for he had
wine 70 offer. The wine was poured ont
and would have been drank, but the Young
LADY asked:
ibid you call upon mo, or upon papa2r
GallantrY, II nOihIng else, compelled
them 70 aDsweI:
I'VE called upon YOU"
"Then you will please not drink wine.
Ihaye lemonade for my callers"
The father urged the guests TO dflpk.
an they were undecided. The young
lady added:
"Remember, II you call upon 90 then
you drink l,mooadei If upon papa, why.
then, 10 that case, ! bave nothing 10 cav.
The wine glasses we're Get down with
their contents untasted. After leaving
the house one Of The party exclaimed.
That is The most cHec'ual Temperance
lecture ] hsYe ever heard"
The young man from whom thsss facts
we're obtained broke of Al once from tho
use Of strong drink, and 10 now d clergy.
man preaching temperance and religion.
He still holds In grateful remembrance the
lady Who gracefully and y|csolutely gave
him to understand that her callers should
not drink v Inc.