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Who Go to Church.

The disparity Of the sexes in
churches is placed by Zion's Her
aid at two to one in favor of the
women, and the same paper also
makes the following rather start
ling statement: "If we were to
take the churches right through
the country. we should find that
not more than onc-tenth Of their
members are men In the prime Of
life. The other nine-tcnths are
women, men who have passed
their meridian, and youths who
have not reached their maturity,
II Is also TO be observed that in al
most every community the major
ity Of the energetic. enteFprising
business men are not avowed and
active Christians and II they are
identified with the church At ali, il
| is usually only In the most super
fetal way =
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Woodlawn, April II.
What q Woman should and should
Net BE.

A preacher whose delight !. was
to startle his hearers said that
there were three things which a
woman should both be and not be
al the same time: First. she should
be like the snail, always keeping
within her own house but she
should not be like the snail. which
carries all II has upon its back.
Second. she should be like an echo
and speak when she Is spoken to ;
but she should not be like an echo,
which always manages to have th
last word. Third. she should be
like the town clock, and always
kesp ame and lssul4IiI. hal he
ahould nol b Ike lhc town cIock, !,
1lIicf rreokn - lc1l lhnl N Ne
16< <z 1Ezz
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An Indian sGgaN Sacrificed.

is now stated, upon reliable
Pority, that the Indians, at the
lal of a member of their tribe,
he Harmony Mountains, some
or nine miles from town, ac-
y sacrificed squaw on the
ve OF the dead brave. The In
IS are very retieent regarding
matter, but admit that the
Pw was witch, and had, by
influence with the evil spirit,
ped the death of four or five
Of the tribe against whom she
frtained some grudge. They
eve that the woman. who was
annock, was in league with the
one, and by her spells and in
'ations could bring sickness
death to those with whom she
pc IN contact. The Indians
II has been the custom of their
e from time immemorial to put
+ persons to death at the grave
Pne OF their victims, and they
(sider themselves wholly justi-
in doing SO. The woman, we
IN, walked to the bLrying
|und perfectly resigned to her
and made no attempt to get
~ a few years ago a young
Jaw known as Susie Jane was
|AOanced a witch by the leading
\ Of the tribe, and sentenced TO
put to death. On the way to
place OF execution she made
|, escape, and left the town for
|a'le. Asno Indians died within
|'sen time after her escape. il
! nought that the evil spirit had
= frightened away, and she
: pardoned and permitted to
an.-Winnemucca (Ncv.) Sill
! State.
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harshal's Sale Of Property.

BY virtue Of authority vested I'm me a.
Marshal Of the town Of sardis. will, on the
AND DAY oT MAY. 1881,
offer fer sale for cas- 10 the highest bidder, IN
front Of them ayor's Office In said town. the
following described property lying aud he.
Ing IN the county ofpanola and State Of Mis-.
sissippi; IN said town. to-vi,:
block II, assessed TO Sarah Piles al 20 et.
damages o. 50. total ti.So
Fl. 10, block q. assessed TO George w.
Bsilentine, at ff1oo; tax tj.6o. damages
fI.5o. total ts.Io The same will be sold
for taxes unpaid for the year 1880.
Z. BRfDcER,
April 4. 1881. nAssnAL.
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par OF horses in an English
Pole, whose box stalls adioined
81 other, were firm friends. The
VINO finished his hay first re-
rsa from the other enough to
[eP MN busy until both lots we're
(1med. One day one Of the
P''es made its way out Of its own
se box, the door of which was
~'ened, and found out a bucket
"asn which was standing in
snuancc Of the stable, and,
[,s 'ne opportunity while the
aenman was in the loft over
ne was helping himself free
s,s tempting contents. The
4 nurse who was fastened to
!. s. .o loose box, caught sight Of
6l<nd sproceedings, and neigh
se'y. evidently demanding a
'or himself. and the servant
sskonlshed IN $40 ,Lo ho~vs
/. was enjoying himself I'll
=. u'h with the mash and poke
'e through The bars of tht
J. % f0r l,is lrleud . sake /
'ese'A' IT. ~ d11|
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srNsE ASD SENTIMENT.

Deeds are fruits words bot
leaves,
Calamity Is mans true touch
stone, Beaumont
Who clcvntcs himself isolates
himself. Rivorol.
Hypocrisy is the homage vice
pays TO virtue. Rochcloucauld.
One faith against the whole carlh's unhslef,
One soul against the flesh Of mankind
Lowell
Orphan children have not so
much need Of guardians as stupid
men.
Hard workers are usually honest.
Industry lifts them above tcmpta-
ton.
For every wan, that stimulate. the heart
Becomes source of pleasure when redrcst
Goldsmith.
The virtue of prosperity is tenn
perance the virtue Of advcrsily is
fortitudc. Bacon.
Errors, like straws, upon the surface flow,
lie who would search for pearls must dive
below. Dryden.
There are few occasions when
ceremony may not be easily dis
pensed with, kindness never.
count myself in nothing else so happy
AS in soul remembering my good friends
And AS my fortune ripencd with my love.
II shall be still thy true loves rccompcnsc.
Shakespeare
Men are less prone to be unnerv-
ed by their fears than women.
Women are more prone TO be
nervcd BY their affection 10 great
actions than men.
'ris greatly wise to talk with our past hours
gnl
Ask them what report they bore to heaven,
and
How they might have borne more welcome
news. --ionns
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OK In eif1psr day at home. Samples worth IS free
W W VisAddTsrs srIssos A Co., Portland, Mains
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Tuesday and Thursday
q. o'clock p. NJ,
Sundays 81 " m.
Meeting at Cincinnati with railroads
and steamers for all
Eastern. Norihern and Wtstern
POINTS, GIVING
II N r ou gh TAO n . Z =

10 all poin,s--Chicago. Toledo. Buffalo.
Richmsnd. New York. Washington CITY.
Philadelphia and po<ion. Esssern tourists
will find the Ia Belle river route safe. de-
lixhtfll and economical. Rates by this line
cheaper than sny other fssf-elass rsnle
Meals and sss,erooms ftvc. nasbsge eheet.
cd through. =.
Passengers can Feiy On spttpdtd tFip By
this line. - The steamers are I'll esstelass.
having hren cxrses-ly h,llt fov the a<con.
modaiIon Of passengers. Eaek saee1aef -.
fies f.lff aIffaz tzEzzf
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!. sas has said, how truly said
,hs.e via read reflect and sayt
II sl.atf see when they are dead
worth Of friends we love to-day.
look now IN their glowing eyes,
feel our kind impulses move,
NAV perchanes their friendship prize
4 dnd a pleasure In their loyei
.ometimt., DO we not refllae
.psak the words they longto hear,
with calm or cold excuse,
und deeply those who hold US denr'
NAV not think 10 give them pain
pain We give We may not sec
they will strive, alas! IN vain.
ben inem'ries come, content to be,
In their trusting hearts, will live
fire of love, and death alone
1ief from mem'ry's pangs can give,
br IN the grave no sorrows known.)
BY uneomplaining bear pcrchanee,
breathe, nor harbor thought OF blame,
tsiyc the cold, unlo,ing glance
'Ish tells them "friendships but name"
ID, sometimes, when we silence break
ID voice our thoughts, do We not then
b carelessly or coldly speak
I words that leave ranking paini
think awhile, that those who hear
/ calm, cold words, in silent grief
bst patiently, though sadly, bear,
r hope that time will bring relief.
hs! the wounded ones will wait
"a bear, as only bear the brave;
def will come, but, ah! too late
ky only find it in the grave.
BY should we only prize when lost,
\ friends whose lovc-iires brightly burn,
ko cherish us and love us most
U only ask sweet reiurn'
BY should we not. all freely, give
+ love which light and bliss will she'd,
b why not give ii while they liye'
kill yield no joy when they arc dead.
fuse not loving words to speak,
these can swcetsn every sigh,
here cold indifference hearts will break,
d leave the lovin. one 70 die.
|lyern, April esih, 1851.
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1ts, tAf TOO much Everybody
cfitleiscs everything nov-a-dgys.
Possibly We may not all possess
the faculty, but certainly wc all
have the habit. Everybody, ] say
from Matthew Arnold. whose crit
ical condition seems to have be-
come chronic, down and up. Your
bady critieiscs the cut Of your coat
little miss In short clothes babblcs
out her views on the Light Of
Asia and the merits of paradise
Lost !" and the Rev. Mr.. New
iledge, before his delighted con-
grcgation, dissects Herbert Spcn-
Ger and all the other wicked pco-
Gle in half-hour discourse.
What is the world of critics af-
teri Truth Yes; that sounds
well, but unfortunately is not as
well as it sounds. Criticism seems
to desire rather than to show other
men mistakes than ourselves cor
rect. Rarely do we find a thorough
critic who is strong anywhere else.
Macaulay was an exception; but
Macaulay was a genius, and most
critics are not. Matthew Arnold,
the arch-critic of this generation,
touches many with the point of his
sword, but clasps no one to his
heart. He is keen, but never
warm; and while occupied vigor-
ously in trying to pull down other
mems houses about their ears,
builds nothing, except perhaps, a
hut just large enough to shelter his
own head, and to hide from vulgar
gaze, a shrine to his idol-culture.
Great critics are not great men, as
a rule; and the abnormal develop
ment of the critical spirit in our
time is at the expense Of the vital
powers Of mind and soul. So far
from penetrating into the holy of
holies.of the temple Of truth, as
men claim, this spirit is so clutter
ing up the vestibule and the outer
court with rubbish and the remains
of things, that true men have need
to struggle hard to clear way to
the inner sanctuary, and meantime
can scarce find place to kneel and
worship.
Seekers for truth, Would that
we could think Of it! But has in
tellectual pride nothing to do with
it! Are we never moved to il by
an unholy envy? There is a vain
idea, but one as powerful as it is
vain, that they who destroy are
stronger than they who build. The
spirit Of the Paris Commune is
abroad in the world. and the men
of the Commune think themselves
above the imam Of destiny" be-
cause they pulled down what he
alone could put up. Some men
to-day, are solemnly or blatantly |
triumphant because they think they
are standing upon the ruins of that
gospel whose "originals were writ
ten in Hebrew. 1t the exultation
of the mob or Of the conspirator.
1t is not all truth seeking. There
is in it the riot Of unholy pride, the
destructiveness Of bitter envy, the |
eager search for material to feed
the steady, hot flames Of an undy-
ing egotism.
Do we criticise too much? Yes.
The spirit Of criticism enters our
homes and jars upon their harmony
and steals into churches, and
drives out the spirit Of devotion,
and "genders strife;' it rises up
in our pulpits, and by its utteran-
ces widens denominational divis-
ions and estranges brethren; it
mingles in the fires upon our own
hearth-altars, and changes the in
cense which ought TO rise as a
swee;-smelling SAVIOR unto God in-
to smoke that blinds our own
eyes. Exchange,
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NEW SALOON.

Having rcatted the Steve Dlsnn Saloon
aud supplied II with a choice and we'll &c.
lectrd stock Of liquors. wines and cigars, I
am prepared to furnish the trade with any.
thing kept In a hr-,-elass saloon. Drinks
MIXED In any style. Fresh beer always on
tap. Physicians and others In need Of shi..
ky for medical purposes arc invited to e..
anime my stock. Imported cigars and
champagne speciality.
4.rt.d J. c. BALCH
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1881-09-08
THE SURGEONS KNIFE.
Wonderful Surgical Operation
Removal of Urinary Stones from
the Bladder-Successf

Mr. Simon Tietsell, of Saugerties, N. Y, had
been treated for seven years by various
physicians for what they called Structure of
the Urethra, without benefit. He finally
consulted DIR. David Kennedy, of Rondout,
Y. Y, who found his trouble to be Urinary
Calculi, or Stones in the Bladder. The doc
tor at once removed the foreign bodies with
his knife and then gave his great Blood spe-
cific, /" Favorite Remedy" TO prevent then
reformation. The entire treatment was
eminently successful, and Mr.. Tietseps re-
covery was rapid and perfect.
While "Fayorite Remedy" is a specific in
all Kidney and Bladder Diseases, II is
equally valuable in cases of Bilious Dis
orders, Constipation of the Bowels, and all
the class of ills apparently inseparable from
the constitutions of women. Try it. Your
druggist has it, and its cost is only one dollar
a bottle. The lucky man is he who puts
this ADVICE in practice. Don't forget the
name and address, DR.. David Kennedy, Ron
dout, n. Y. The Doctor would have it uH-
derstood that, while he is engaged in the
introduction Of his medicine, 'Favorite Rem
edy," he still continues the practice of his
profession, but confines himself exclusively
to Office practice. He treats all diseases of q
chronic character, and performs all the minor
and capital operations Of surgery. 49-4
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Rescued from Death.

The following statement of William ].
Coughline, of Somerville, Ma s., is so
remarkable that we beg to ask for 1t the
attension of our readers. He says: "Jn
the fall of 1876 was taken with vio-
lent bleeding of the lungs followed by q
severe cough. / soon began to lose my
appetite and flesh. / was so weak at
one time that could not leave my bed.
In the summer of 1877 L was admitted
to the City Hospital. While there the
doctors said i had hole in my left lung
as big as half dollar. L expended
a hundred dollars in doctors and medi-
cines. was so far gone at one time
report went around that was dead. 1
gave up.hope, but friend told me of
DIR. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs.
laughed at my friends, thinking that
my case was incurable, but got bot
tie to satisfy them, when to my sur
psise aud qualification, commenced to
feel better. My hope, once dead, began
to revive, and to-day 1 feel better spirit
ed than have the past three years.
''I write this hoping you will publish
it, so that every one afflicted with Dis
seased Lungs will be induced to take
DIR. VIM. Halls Balsam for the Lungs,
and be convinced that Consumption can
be Cured. / have taken two bottles
and can positively say that it has done
more good than all the other medicines
have taken since my sickness. Ny
cough has almost entirely disappeared
and shall soon be able to go to work.
For sale by II. G.. Starr & Co. 24-1y
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The Greatest Remedy Known.

DR.. Kings New Discovery for Con-
sumption is certainly the greatest med
ical remedy ever placed within the
reach of suffering humanity. Thous-
ands of once hopeless sufferers, now
loudly proclaim their praise for this
wonderful discovery to which they owe
cure consumption, but coughs, colds,
asthma, bronchitis, hay fever hoarse-
ness and all affections of the throat,
chest and lungs yield at once to its won
derful curative powers as if by magic.
We DO not ask you to buy large bottle
until you know what you are getting.
We therefore earnestly request you 10
call on your druggist and get trial
bottle for ten cents which will convince
the most skeptical of its wonderful
merits, and show you what regular
one dollar size bottle will do. Forsale
by all druggists. 9-1y(C)
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APsychological Wonder-A Young Lady
Predicting Her Own Affections.

There is in this city, says the Vir-
ginia City Enterprise, young lady
whose case is not only the most dis
tressing imaginable, but which also is
most curious and a puzzle for physi-
clans and all who are acquainted with
her condition and the peculiar circum-
stances attendant upon and connected
Herewith. The young lady is Miss
Mary Kenney, aged about Is years, who
resides on the Divide. Previous to her
illness she was q pupil in Prof. Flint's
school, where she was distinguished for
her close application to her studies and
her quiet and ladylike department. She
was ambitious to become q teacher, and
studied very hard in order to be able to
pass an examination. Some six weeks
ago Miss Kenney told her mother and
others that great calamity was soon to
befall her: that she would be stricken
blind, deaf and dumb. In making this
announcement she was much distressed
and wept bitterly. 1t was in vain that
her friends tried to comfort her; she
said it was thing that must come. A
few days later, while on her way home
from school, she was suddenly struck
blind, and was led by the hand the re-
mainder of the way home. Four physi-
clans, including DR.. Webber, county
physician, have been attending the
young lady since her illness, and have
been unable to determine the cause of
the malady which so suddenly seized
her. After losing her sight she soon
lost her hearing, and then her vocal or
gans became paralyzed. For several
days past she has been unable either to
hear, see or speak.
Her disease appears to be of the ma
ture of paralysis, and this had yesterday
extended to her legs and the lower part
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The Effects Of Drinking Sassafras Oil.

David Brenner, James Root, Allen
Swan and Benny Lotz, boys who
worked in A. Thalheimer's cigar box
factory, in the absence of the foreman
and the hands at their dinner, entered
the cellar and got possession of a bottle
of sassafras oil, which is used to per-
fume paste in manufacturing boxes and
to prevent it from souring. Three of
the boys drank copiously of the oil.
The remaining boy, Lott, took small
dose only. In short time the boys
were jumping about the place perfectly
crazy. When the foreman arrived they
were wild and uncomfortable. and two
men were required to hold each boy.
Their eyes were starting from their
sockets, veins bulged out, faces red
and infamed, and jaws firmly set.
They seemed to be in the agonies of
death. The physicians were compelled
to pry open the boys jaws to administer
emetics. For three hours the physi-
cans worked upon them until they were
in a condition to be taken home. Lotz
revived sufficiently to say what had
happened to them. He sad that they
were told by one of the men that they
should drink the oil to purify their
blood. He imagined himself while
under its influence to be perfectly
black and with band of black demons;
that he was in the clouds, and then
again down in deep mine. He knows
no one. The other boys are not strong
enough to relate their experience.
Two of them are very low. What the
result will be is not yet known definite
". Bremen, who drank first, also
imagines himself negro. In his raw
ings one of the boys jumped out of a
misunderstanding (Pa.) Cor. NJ T.
Sun.
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NUMBER 81.

of her body. For some days she has
had but little use of her hands, and then
only under certain conditions. The most
curious feature of her case, however, Is
that all this time she has been able
to communicate with all about her
though bereft of all her senses. This
she has done in writing. In asking
her question it was necessary to do
so in writing, her hand being laid on that
of the questioner during the time he was
writing. This being done she at once
wrote an answer to the question, but
while doing so it was necessary for the
questioner to place his hand on hers or
to lightly hold the top of the pencil with
which she was writing. ALI this time
her eyes were closed and her head rest
ing on her pillow in such position that
she could not have seen what was doing
and she not blind.
1t appears that the young lady's is a
peculiar organism-that she has long
been sort of psychological puzzle.
Many instances might be given of this
popularity, but they nearly all concern
people well known here and who do not
wish to have their names mentioned.
As to the character of these things, we
may say that she in several instances
felt impelled to go to persons who were
strangers to her and tell them things
that were for their good, and which
made their hair almost stand on end, for
the reason that her revelations showed
that she knew almost every action OF
their lives. In speaking of some per-
sons she said she knew every action of
their lives from childhood. Another
curious thing remains to be told
In Gold Hill, fully half mile away
from the residence of the girl, are two
persons who appear to be affected
through her. One of them is boy
about six years of age and the other a
man of mature age. Since she has been
stricken down these persons have felt
every change that has taken place in the
young lady's condition; have known it
instantly. She has had frequent con-
vulsions, and whenever one of these fits
has seized her the man and the boy at
Gold Hill have in some way been made
aware of the fact. Also, whenever she
was seized with q spell of vomiting
(Which spells were quite frequently the
fact was instantly known to the two per-
sons at Gold Hill. In order to prove
this, persons interested in this curious
business have made many quick trips
from Gold Hill to the Divide, carefully
noting the time, and always found that
the man and boy had exactly described
the young lady's condition.
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A Florida Mastodon.

We mentioned some weeks since the
fact of the existence in Peace Greek of
the remains of the mastodon. We are
now informed of the discovery in the
Lower Withlacoochee River of the al
most perfect remains of one of this ex-
tinct race of gigantic animals. This in
formation is furnished us by Mr.. J. A.
Harrison, in person, of Eureka, Marion
County. Mr.. Harrison says the remains
were found some short time since by Mr..
w. J. Hogans and Mr.. Morrison, while
out hunting. They were fording the
river at a point about mile and half
east of Stokes Ferry, Marion County,
twenty miles south of Ocala. The bones
lay grouped together as if they had not
been disturbed, and it is thought the
nearly complete skeleton can be recov-
cred. The mass was found in about two
and one-half feet of water, which is the
usual depth, except In time of freshet,
when il rises four and half or five feet.
Ordinarily the river is fordable here.
Mr.. Harrison proposes to recover and
restore the frame for q private collec-
ton. He showed US portion of right
posterior molar of the lower jaw, which
he brought with him on his present visit
to Jacksonville. 1t is of largely added
weight from petrifaction. 1t presents
one of the prongs of the root, the for
ward prong and nearly half of the dem
tai surface of the tooth proper being
gone, and this weighs over two pounds.
1t is thought the complete tooth must
have weighed five or six pounds. The
jawbone was brought away, and this
and several other teeth have been ex-
tracted. One of the femur or thigh
bones was measured, and it is stated to
be about five feet long, which viii give
a correct idea of the size of the animal.
The jaw-bone taken away measured two
feet long. So large quantity of Indian
arrows were found near the skeleton
sufficient, it is thought to gather up
peck or half-bushel-the conclusion is
that the Indians killed the animal there
on the spot where it fell, and that by its
weight the frame has kept the position
during the ages following the existence
of these prehistoric beings. OF course
all the bones have become fossilized to
some extent, and thus are much heavier.
That the animal was no small game in
that day of its existence, or of its extinc-
ton (the choice of the term is little
doubtfuD, even to the stalwart tribes
who we may suppose by analogy were
their cotemporaries is apparent from the
quantity of the missiles necessary to the
extinction of this specimen, and no doubt
the occasion was field day in Indian
hunting. Union.