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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-08
Elegant Language Used by Our Boys

Elegant Language Used by our BOYS
Perhaps the following is not founded
on fact. We have endeavored to make
it so, and will at the outset disclaim any
intention to deceive the public.
An Omaha youth professed great at
fection for young lady schoolmate OF
his, and frequently alluded to her as
his individual huckleberry." A cool
ness, however, sprang up between them,
and his anxious mother, seeing the fresh
color of youth fading away daily from
his wasted cheeks, sought and obtained
an interview with the young Adonls, In
which ensued the following coloqcy:.
SNOW, Erastus, I would like to In
quire the reason of your apparent melan-
choly."
"Well, you see, Matilda's weakened
on me-"
Weakened What do You mean :"
"She's shook me-"
"shook you'll How could she shake
a great boy like you ?"
"Why, don't you twig the thlngf
She's give me away"
Give you away-to whom
eyes, she went back ON me and
tumbled to long chap with red
goatee."
"My son, your language is utterly in
explicable to me. Can not you give me
a more clear account of the disagreeable
subiect?"
"WeI, I'll try. You see Matilda is
nobby sort of dulciana, and as most OF
the chaps were rather sweet on her,
kinder thought it would be soft thing
| to go for her on my own account, and
| get her to sack some of those low down
snides who are always on the blk and
never do the square thing anyway.
Well Matilda waltzed right into the
game and we Just slid right along for q
spell till Boliyer Mason struck the town,
and then she soured on me. You remem-
ber when old Caulihower turned up his
toes and they planted him? Well, ever
since then Matilda has throwed off on
me, SO I've concluded to brace up and
strike for new deal. The fact is, when
you get to bedrock in q girls affections,
it amt no use prospecting any further.
I jumped the game and now call for
new lead. Money talks, and fellow
might as well pull down his vest and
button up his lip. Some other time Iu
rent hall and tell you all about it. The
Jig is up, and amt the fellow to squeal
on her. Matilda is as gay as peach,
and amt going to get at all spooney.
If you talk it over with Susan, dom
sling in too much chin music, but give
us a rest matters will come out all hun
key"
The good woman wilted.- Onaahe
Democrat.
AT AN evening party Lady was calle
upon for a song, and began, I'll strik
again my tuneful Tyre" Her husban
was observed to dodge suddenly an
start for the door, remarking, "Not if
know it, she won't. She belts blu
blazes out of me at home, and stand
like man, but when she threatens t
strike me in strange house, and call
me liar before whole crowd, I'll ru
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-08
Malone as a Splitter.

Malone, who was to split the solid
South. has tried his wedge on the he,
publican party of Virginia and split 1t
wide open. Malone is a Bourbon IN
disguise. se.-Chicago Times.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-08
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


Glad 20 Hear It.
SpletNiid rains are reported to have fallen il
Missouri and portions of Illinois.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1881-09-08

In the COIN ty Poor-house, at Chicago, ther'
are seventy casa of typhoid fever.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-20

has trusted here, and lost its weakness.
Patience has resorted here, and found its
confidence. Suffering has fed for help,
and discovered its strength. Ten thou
sand times ten thousand, and thousands
of thousands, when passing through the
prostration and mystery of death, have
turned an eye and put forth hand to the
cross Of Him who was lifted up to draw
all men unto Him, and smiles of conf
dence have driven away the shadows of
the grave. Come to-day and lay your hand
upon the cross and say. 81 know whom
| have believed, and that He is able to
keep that have committed unto Him
against that day" Stand by the cross,
and leaning upon its strength, exclaim,
" | am persuaded, that neither death nor
life, . nor things present, nor things
to come, nor height nor depth, nor any
other creature, shall be. able to separate
us from the love of. God which is in
Christ Jesus our Lord. "-Reu. William
adams, d. ID.
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Only Believing.

You want to be saved from a vain and
worldly life, of which all persons at your
ardent temperament are in danger. You
feel that you will fnd help in nv
friendship in proportion as it serves. to
defend you against those tides of secu-
larizing care and excitement which are
drifting you away from the end of your
highest aspirations. You are sick of
the hollowness of worldly or merely
natural life, and you are charmed with
the idea of purity in which your affec-
tions will find just what they were made
for. The greatest obstruction to your
progress (supposing real earnestness) will
arise from the tendency of your mind
not peculiar to you-to be forever look
ing within to see what has been gained.
l wish you could see that this in Chris
tians can proceed from nothing but dis
trust of the Saviour. This is unbeZaef.
and will prove the source of all your dis
couragement and perplexity. On the
contrary, if you can only get the habit
of MISUNDERSTANDING on or referring
to the perfection of Christ as a Saviour,
thinking Of those scriptures which relate
to this point, and using them in prayer
with application to yourself; if you can
get the habit Of making all your bar
renness and backwardness but stronger
reason for trusting Him, (for which the
Scriptures give you most abundant war
rant) you will find the greatest adj
vantage in it. Learn to feel that your
salvation in all its parts is already
secured by His love, and you have moth
ing to do but. always simply and entirely
to trust Him, no matter what objections
an evil conscience may raise. You have
heard much Of union with Christ from
which every good thing flows. 1t is by
the exercise Of this habit Of trusting
alone that this union becomes, after
awhile, matter Of consciousness-ReU.
William James.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-20

The following items from the sixth
annual report of the BERLIN City Mission
will be of interest to the readers of The
Christian Union, especially those in
terested in city missions. In 1850 Ber-
lin had $4,000 evangelical Christians
and 50 churches. Now, with popula-
ton of l, 095, los, they are but 50 State
churches with 100 pastors. In these i'm
mense parishes, where there are so many
official baptisms, marriages, burials, etc,
pastor is simply state official who
breaches on Sunday. The st. Jacob
church has 10000 souls and but two
pastors. The st. Thomas church has
100000 souls and three pastors. St.
Marks church, with $4,000 souls, has
the greater part of the year but one
pastor. In 1920 Berlin had a popula-
ton of 100000; average church attend
ance at that time, 10000. In 1850,
100000 inhabitants and only 10000
church-goers. Now with 1,O95, los Ber-
lin has but the same number of church
goers 100000 in the evangelical State
churches. How surprising that city mis-
slons received little attention in that city
until six years ago. Now there are
twenty-five city missionaries who do
their best to supplement the labors of
the pastors. How insufficient such a
force! Christ's kingdom will not come
until every child of God regards himself
as city or country missionary.-Ch2iS-
tan Union.
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Three-Word PRAYERS.

Zone day" says a lady, "when 1 was
little girl l did something particularly
naughty, and my governess sent me to a
back room, quite alone, and gave me a
lesson to learn, headed "a Child s Prayer"
nearly ta0o pages long. When 1 had by
and-by repeated my task she babe me
remember to say it over every morning,
as needed very much to pray to be
good child. am afraid l never did it.. :"
The Lord does not set any such task
as this before his children. When he
taught his disciples to pray the form was
very brief, and when persons came to
him to pray the prayers which reached
his ear were very short and very definite.
The prayer of the woman of Canaan was,
" Lord, help me-" the prayer of Simon
Peter was, Lord SaUe me-" the PRAYER
OF the penitent malefactor was, lord.
remember me-" the prayer of the broken
hearted publican was, "God be merciful
to me-" Such are the prayers which the
Lord has been pleased to hear and an
swer. Prayers that can be learned in
moment, and which will never be forgot
ten; prayers that do not need to be
learned at all, but which spring spontane-
ously from the depths of the soul prayers
which can be offered in an instant and
which the Lord makes haste to answer.
A prayer in three words is much better
for ordinary purposes than a prayer
stretching over three pages. Let us
learn to pray short prayers, and let us
use them often.-IHe Christian.
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Horn-Blowing.

Now, the more people blow, the more
they may, but he is tool who believes
all they say. Asa rule, the smallest boy
carries the biggest fiddle, and he who
makes most boast has least roast. He
who has least wisdom has most vanity.
John Lakeland is wonderfully fond Of
being called Esquire, and there's none so
pleased at being dubbed a doctor as the
man who least deserves it. Many a
ID. is fddle-dee-dee. I have heard
say, " Always talk big and somebody
will. think you great, but my old friend
Will Shepherd says, "Save your wind
for running up hill, and don't give us
big words off weak stomach" A long
tongue generally goes with short hand.
We are most of us better at saying than
doing. We can all tattle away from the
battle, but many fly when the fight is
nigh. Some are all sound and fury, and
when they have Dragged their brag, all
was the wisest pilot in Flushing, only he
never went to sea; and the Irishman was
the finest rider in Connaught, only he
would never trust himself on a horse,
because, as he said, "he generally fell off
before he got on" A bachelors wife is
always well managed, and old maids al
ways bring up their children in prime
style. We think we can do what we are
not called to, and if by chance the thing
falls to our lot we do worse than those
we. blamed. Hence it is wise to be slow
in foretelling what we will do, for
Thus saith the proverb of the wise,
10 hAo Ill Ill
John Ploughmaa,'S Pictures.
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The North AMERICAN REVIEW for August.
Contents:
The Christian Religion; Obstacles to Annexa.
ton Crime and Punishment in New York: A
Militia for the Sea Astronomical Observatories
The Public Lands Of the United States.
D. Appleton Co., publishers, New York.
SUNDAY MAGAZINE for August. Contents:
The Jews in the Great Metropolis; After
Death-What? The Funeral of Lord Beacons-
field Thoughts on Ghurchyards; John Clymer's
Experience Parable Of the Rich Man who Set
up Greater Barns; Hidden A Tribute to the
Bible; The Wedding Ring Indian Hierogly-
phics; Some Wild Birds Found near New
York City, ETC., etc. etc.
Frank Leslie's Publishing House, So, 55, and
81 Park Place, New York
The ATLANTIC MONTHLY for August. Contents
DR.. Breen's Practice French Domestic Life
and Its Lessons Corda Concordia In Exile
story IN Two Parts; The New York Art Sea-
son On the Acting Of Lago The Portrait Of
Lady; Sleeps Threshold; The Indoor Pauper-
Study; Tidal Waves Recollections of James
i. Fields; Parton's Life of Voltaire Wards
English Poets The Contributors Club.
Boston Houghton. Miflin & Co.
The SOUTHERN PLANTER AND FARMER for
July. Devoted to Agriculture, Live Stock
and Rural Affairs Subscription, 81 per annum
Contents:
Announcement Grand immigration En-
terprise The Planter and Farmer Edition for
the Yorktown Centennial What Our PEOPLE
Have Done and May Do Virginia Fair for
1881; The University Of Virginia; Major Bent
leys Stock Sale; Agriculture in Tidewater
Virginia; Maintaining the Fertility OF Pastures
Live Stock Department, ETC.. ETC., etc.
LfTTELIs LIVING AGE for the week ending
July 10th.
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be nothing else but herring under six
months old.-N Y Evangelist.

The Second Adventists foretold the de.
struction of the world in 1S43, and when
the great comet made its appearance in
that same year Millerism" stood fully
as high as Mother Shiptonism does now.
That comet came a good deal nearer the
earth than comets are in the habit of do
ing, and it is no wonder that a good ma
ny people thought it must mean mischief
to the home planet. 1t was Just about
two hundred years ago, soon after the
appearance OF the comet of 1850, that
Increase Mather preached his famous
sermon on comets, and showed their con-
nection with the sins of New England.
Somewhat further. back, in 1456, at the
time OF the capture of Constantinople by
the Turks, there appeared very terrible
comet, but its devastations were arrested
by timely bull from the Pope, while all
the people prayed, From the devil, the
Turk, and the comet, o Lord, deliver
us Whether the comet now visible
Will prove to be of a mischievous and
VICIOUS nature, no one can yet tell, nor
is 1t quite clear what has, brought it to
view at the present time. The authorities
at the Naval Observatory at Washington
are now able to state with some degree
OF dehniteness that the comet is about
$1,000, 900 miles from the earth, that its
nucleus is about 1000 miles in diameter,
and the length Of its tail about 100000
mlles-Z11te71Or.
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Christ at Once God and Man.

1 conceive it will be important to
counsel all believers, especially those
who are young and supplemented, to
beware of perplexing their minds with
the high points of the subject. Look at
Christ. There fix the eye Of your mind.
Be not overmuch anxious to discern what
belongs to one nature and what to the
other. Fix your contemplation on this
person. Behold him dying, behold him
reigning. There is no danger of going
astray when, in your common thoughts
and prayers, your whole soul goes forth
to single undivided object, Christ Are
you feeling for his support and resting
on his sympathy like man? You do
well he is bone of your bone and flesh
of your flesh. Are you praying to him
as God? You do well; you do no more
than dying. Stephen, who said, lord
Jesus, receive my spirit; for he is God
over all blessed forever. If you wish
the grand secret of religion couched in a
single maxim; if you would learn how to
be reconciled, and how to abide so; if
you would be holy and happy, take this
rule: Look to Christ. Just so much
plety have you as you have Christ in
your thoughts. Study the person of
Christ. As you would diligently ira
verse great domain, every part of
which you were bound to know, so set
yourself to expatiate upon the character
and personality of Jesus Christ as re-
corded in the Scriptures. Begin the
New Testament, and never stop reading
it over and over, with this very thing in
view, to learn more and more of Christ.
His own light will shine on his own
glorious countenance, and as you read
again and again you will see its Inca
ments radiant with higher and higher
illumination each adorable feature will
be more distinct and familiar; you will
know it better, as the face of friend, of
q brother, of Christ, for all other words
come short; you will feel the feshly
tablet of your heart receiving the rays
from this "shining in the face of Jesus !"
and as you feel the reflection of this sun
of righteousness you will own an I'M
wonted glow Beholding as in a mirror
the glory of the Lord you will be changed
into the same image. The work of in
ward assimilation is going on. AS you
hold the soul by loving.contemplation in
these beams, the pencil of heavenly light
is drawing Christ's image within you.
The table of the heart is becoming his
best and most cherished portrait. Desist
not, then, from such study of his person
as shall cause you day by day to be more
reflective of his image.-D1'. James H.
era1aoey.
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TriheS.

The best fidelity to Christ is shown in a
daily vigilant service to him in trihes, in
efforts to honor him in humble, incon-
spicuous service, such as in good temper
in families, sympathy with man and
beast, honesty in business, iberality to
servants, fidelity to employers. These
things make up the best discipleship.
The same truth applies to many things.
The best paintings are those where such
details as the blades Of grass, the leaves
OF the trees, the lines upon the water and
similar minute points, are most perfectly
delineated. Artistic excellency consists
chiefly in the complete accuracy which the
slothful or the ignorant workman cannot,
or will not, accomplish. The great Ital-
ian sculptor, Michael Angelo, was once
visited by an acquaintance, who remark
ed, on entering his studio: "Why you
have done nothing to that figure since I
was here last" Yes" was the reply !;
| have softened this expression, touched
off that projection, and made other i'm
provements." "Ohl" said the visitor,
those are mere trifes." "True," an
swered Michael Angelo, but remember
that trihes make perfection and perfec
ton is no trife. In like manner, the
highest form of devotion to Christ con-
sists in fidelity to apparent trifes. For
only heartfelt love and abiding recol-
iectedness OF him, as an ever-beloved OBJ
ject, will enable his disciples to maintain
throughout each day, in word and com
pany, in busy occupation and before his
enemies the duty Of honoring him thus
continuously and in the whole detail of
life.-London Record
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ro.elv and falsely made" On the con-
frary the word ,enknot0n was introduced
simply to express to an English reader
the idea which, as DR.. Corcoran will adj
nit was in the mind of the inspired
apostle when he wrote his epistle, viz
the speaking in tongue with WHICH the
hearers were not familiar. There would
be no sense in any other meaning. /
doubt very much the wisdom of the re-
visers in emitting the word ataknoacn;, but
whether omitted or not, the testimony
against the use in public worship of a
language which the hearers cannot un-
derstand is conclusive. There is ga slap
at the Latin Mass" but it is not given
either by the translators or the revisers-
but by the authority ofsthe Holy Spirit
speaking through the inspired lips of the
APOSTLE Paul, and forbidding of worship
in Latin, or any other language which
the hearers do not understand.
The Philadelphia Times could be do
ing better things than publishing such
aspersions upon the honesty and fidelity
of the noble men who made King James
version; especially when these aspersions
are made by one who tells the reporter
that she had scarcely had time to glance
at the cover of the Revised Protestant
Testament much less to critically exam
inc its contents.
IT u WJTUERSpooN
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Recent Publications.

We have received the following new books:
So AS BY FIRE. By Margaret Sidney, author of
Five Little Peppers" Boston D. Lothrop
& Co. limo, PIP. 253.
H4YDIcAPPED: By Marion Harland. New
York Charles Scribners Sons 1881. limo
PIP. SOL.
HE OATH KEEPER OF FoRAxo. A Tale of Italy
and her Evangel By Mrs Julia McNafr
Wright, author of almost Nun" Lights
and Shadows of Bible Story" Early British
Church" etc. Philadelphia: American Sun
day School Union: Cloth. Illustrated. PIP.
4l3. Price $3.50. For sale by Thomas J
Starke, 400 Broad street, Richmond, Va.
FAITH, DOUBT, AND EVIDENCE Gods Vouch-
ers for his Written Word, with Critical Illus.
trations from the Autobiography of DR..
Franklin. By Rev. George B. Cheever, D. D,
author Of " Lectures on The Pilgrims Pro-
gress, Windings Of the River of Life" etc
New York: A. d. f. Randolph & Co. Pp.
313. Price $3.50.
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The Certainty of the Gospel.

The frmest thing in the universe is
that cross on which the worlds Redeem
erT was crucifed. Though shadows and
gloom gathered around that scene of suf-
fe9ring, yet the suffering has passed, and
all gloom and darkness have passed with
1t, and higher and brighter than the sun
shines forth the transfgared face of our
assembled Lord. No eclipse will ever
shadow this efulgent truth" Whosoever
believeth in Me shall have eternal life,
and | will raise him up at the last day. +"
We come to-day unto the cross of Christ.
and lay eo1r hands on His eternal
strength Thousands before us have
done 1t, and found rest. Tremulous age
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-20

The Italian Chamber Of Deputies has
passed the electoral reform bill, which
confers the suffrage on all who pay twenty
Tires Of taxes and can read and write.
An amendment extending the franchise
to ten-lire taxpayers was rejected, as
was also an amendment to strike out the
taxation qualification and confer the
suffrage on all who could read and write.
An amendment in favor Of female suffrage
received one vote. Heretofore the only
persons entitled to vote were those paying
forty Tires Of direct taxes, and in some
provinces who could read and write, or
who paid rent for store or workshop
varying in amount according to the pop
ulation Of the district in which it was
located. A comparison Of this law with
the bill just passed makes it apparent
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-20

that while the voting constituency will
be considerably increased, it will not be
increased so largely as would at first APP
pear.-Inte1ior.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1881-07-20

T. D. WITHERsPooN.
The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-02-16
yOEy PRE.V'TE.yG
y NE WITH NEATNESS AND DISPATCH
TERMS CASH.
LAUGHING OFF \ DUEL.-'Speak

LAUGHING OFF y DUEL.-'Speak-
ing Of the Cash shannon duel
said an cxchaDge-fcrd, putting
his feet in the waste basket, we
need & few more men like Judge
DooIy. IL laughed out Of duols
with III auGacious wit that COM
rclIed even the admiration OF bis
enemies. You remember be said,
when they threatened tha: il be
didn't fgh4 his game would i I'll. !.
The columns, OF q newspapers,
that be had rather ill ten new
papers than one coffin. Once he
went on the field with a man who
had St. Eitus' dance. His op.
poncut was standing at his post,
his whole frame jerking per7ously
from his naIady. Dooly, in the
soberest manner, left his post,
and, cutting forked stick; stuck
it in the. ground in front Of his
opponent.
:'What does this nlean,?' asked
his adversary. -.~.
''Why', says DooIy, i want you
to rest your pistol i'll that fork, SO
that you can steady Your aim. Il
you shoot at nc with that hand
shaking SO. you'll pepper me tuIl
of holes at the first fire.
'TAen there was u laugh all
round, and the duel was put OF
without day.'-Atlanta Constltu-
ton.