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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06
lntemperance at the Table.

Ten persons die prematurely of too much
food where one dies of too much
drink. Thousands eat themselves into
fever, bowel disease, dyspepsia, throat
affections and other maladies. The stom-
ach is the reservoir which supplies the
whole body. Afever, an inf ANN alton, or
some other malady, appears. There you
will find the source of the case. am ac-
quainted with the table habits of large
number of persons. They have all eaten
too much food. Nearly all too much in
quantity, but all have eaten food too highly
concentrated. Yesterday I saw dyspeptic
friend eating pears at fruit stand. He
said with smile: II go few Bartletts
half dozen times day." Certain dietetic
reformers seem to think if they eat coarse
bread and ripe fruits, peck is all right.
Fine flour bread, pies and cakes are great
evils. A friend who has decayed teeth !.
dyspepsia and disagreeable eruption, all
produced by excessive eating of improper
food, declared in response to my remon-
STRANGE: But never eat more than I
want. Every person wants the quantity
he has been in the habit of eating II he
could digest well two pounds day, but eat
four pounds, he wants the latter quantity
man may want glass of spirits on rising.
He is in the habbit Of drinking at that time.
A0o OOUy AZ 6S1ou&luS01 ~ ny W00g IL can
digest and assimllate. Every ounce more
than this is m;schsvious. The large eater
is always hungry. The man who eats just
enough suffers little from hunger. Pardon
. word Of my own experience. During
many years Of practice at my profession
had but little muscular exercise, ate enor ,
mously. An hours postr onement
Of my dinner was painful
Now can omit q dinner altogether
without inconvenience. L have lost twenty
pounds in weight but feel great deal
younger. [More than half the thin people
would gain flesh by eating less.) 1 have
only one dietstic rule from which I never
depart. This rule. kind reader, commend
toyou: Always take on your plate, before
You begin to eat, everything you are going
TO eat. Thus you avoid desert, and are
pretty sure not to eat too much. This sim
pie rule has been worth thousands to me.
Yes, I think there are persons who eat too
little, but where there is one such person
there are Hundreds who eat too much.
When in this country Of plenty person is
found who eats too little, 1t is, generally
speaking. by eating fine flour and other un-
nutritious trash. Fine -four bread IL but
little better than sawdust., If you eat oat-
meal, cracked wheat and beef, you will be
surprised TO find how little food you re-
quire.-D Do Lescis. IN Golden Rule.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06

There is balance Of about $4,000 yet I'M
paid. Besides salary Of $500 per month,
this philanthropic person has bled the I'M
fortunate company to the tune of five per
cent. OF the entire receipts, this outrageous
fee being fixed by Judge Westbrook in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06

Hans Christian Anderson had q great
dread Of being buried alive. During his
last illness he was careful to display each
night on the table at his bedside q card
bearing these words: T am probably in
trance.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06


that as soon as he left his sick. room he
would offer him his hand. Benton was
much moved. He said that if Mr.. Lucas
would permit him he would be glad to an
ticipate the period of complete cure and in
person express his own feelings Charles
Lucas replied that such visit would give
him great pleasure 4 Benton accompa-
MED bY friend waited upon him Some
friends of Mr.. Lucas were also present and
the interview was most satisfactory
The reconciliation appeared to be complete
1t appears that Judge Lucas had not
been taken into the councils Of his son on
this occasion; and when he became aware
of what had passed his wrath was great
He was. as nearly every one is when in
violent passion, unreasonable and unjust.
He proclaimed that cowardice had been
Benton's motive in seeking reconciliation
With his son; that Benton was practical
duelist, confdeLt of his skill, but afraid Of
the deadly terms as to distance on which
Charles had intended to renew the war, and
he hsd by abusing Charles generosity and
making abject profession Of regret, extort-
sd = pacifcation which was his only means
1t safety. Very soon kind friends Of the
class from which the Spanish proverb de-
clared it happiness to be saved, repeated
to Benton these utterances Of Judge Lucas
But Benton was determined to pay no a.
tention to what Judge Lucas said; and to
declared. greatly. of course. to the disap-
pointment Of the friends spoken Of, and Of
Judge Lucas himself. Judge Lawiess said
that Judg Lucas was furious when he heard
Benton's resolution; he epeated that BEN
ton was poltroon and added aand Charles
says SO, too" The friends performed
their Office as before and greatly to the
ChaQrin OF Benton hA s1nrcnivad fhof fho
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1882-04-06

ger OF their lives. But the captain he
swore the harder and told EN- to be off:
he'd teach the Yankees to come down with
their civility money.
Cant you pay down the money! says
young Graham, when they got started.
hain't got no money to pay down for
that; can't pay without takln' poor mems
wages, and I shant do that besides right
IS right and wrong is wrong, and your cap
tain has no business to burn private prop
perty. I'm sorry for these honest fellows
here-I'm afraid it'll 60 hard with 'em.'
Well, fore long they come to the place
called the DEVILS Grip, where the shores
rise each side high and rocky and covered
wi; b bushes and trees. SO that hundred
men could be posted each side and nobody
see 'em. The deacon he folded his arms
and sat up straight and still when the boat
sailed In, when bang came shot that broke
the strike oar S-arm, and another came from
tother side and hit the man at the tiller,
and then the balls dew criss- Cross, cause
the fellows stood two and two together and
one fred while t'other. was loadin'.
You'd better lie down, old man, said
Graham they'll kill you
sha'n't lie down, said the deacon; sI'n
run my chance with the rest Of you
It want many minutes before that boats
crew was all in mess, Tor every shot told.
Two men were grooming in the bottom Of
the boat and there was hardly body that
wasn't hit somewhere, and there didn't seem
no slack to the fire.
The men called out that il was murder
to go on, and finally Grahm he backed the
oars and put about FOR the brig.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

Divine method was to select n chosen
people and lead them gradually up to the
plane upon which the fullness of truth
could be revealed to them with u possi-
Dlllty OF being received and propagated.
Ihere was no sudden transformation of
human nature, no violent sweeping awav
OF old institutions and miraculous intro
ducllon OF a new system, to which there
must be sudden and complete adapta-
ton of mankind, equivalent almost to a
new creation of the race; but instead of
that the chosen people were dealt with as
men OF their era, and those that surrounded
or came ia contact with them were similarly
treated according to the requirements of
the stage of progress reached from time to
time. Hence the evils and abuses cbarac-
terlstlc of ancient days were not suddenly
rooted out, but were restrained and miti-
gated, while the forces were set at work
which were to effect their final annihila-
ton. This idea of the graduaIness of
revelation and the modified character of
inspiration avoids vast array of difficult
ties, but at the same time it apprOximates
the process of religious development to
mat OF political and social development
ana the growth of civilization generally.
10 many minds it will seem in no small
measure to abolish the distinction between
religious revelation and the general super
vision OF human affairs which all deVout
minds attribute to the Deity. In dealing
with the facts and doctrines OfChristianity.
Prof. Fisher displays much of the same
breadth Of method. While he resOIutelv
maintains the genuineness and credibilitv
OF the miracles of the Savior and the
Divine character of the Gospel record, his
arguments regarding the authenticity, sub
stantial harmony, and essential truth as to
tactS OF the New Testament scriptures,
are such as would be applied to any other
cOntroverted writings. Considered in that
light they are well-nigh conclusive, but
they are i'll some respects quite different
from what we have Eecn accustomed to in
religious controversy. The testimony of
the disciples is tested as human testimony,
and the records treated as subject to the
ordinary accidents and incidents of litera-
ture. All this, of course, does not affect
the essential character of Christian reye-
iation or religious belief and practice that
Is founded upon it, In dealing with these,
the learned writer has u strong case, and
presents it with much vigor and force.
His contribution to the controversy will
be regarded with great interest, as furn-
lshlng the latest statement of orthodox
views in what may be regarded as an
authoritive form. Taking it as such. not
the least part Of its value will be found in
the evidence it affords of the progressive
character Of the most strickly orthodox
thought of the day.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

THE Atlanta exposition has awakened
the Sonth to a new realization of the i'm
portance, not only in material interest but
morally in the enactment oflaws. Virginia
is not only making an effort to pay her
debt by looping off oRe-third the principal
and half the interest, but also is trying to
stop duelling. But the men who make
the law are the first to brake it and ask
for and get relief in a special legislative
act. " 1t is better to resolve and fall, than
never to resolve at ALL A South Caro-
lima Senator says the man who will start q
cotton factory is greater friend to the
South than any political leader possibly
can be. Georgia is inspired with the i'm
portance of more education for both races.
Kentucky is engaged in legislative cru
SADIE against lying and Kenton county has
got SO far as to ask that base ball playing
shall not be permitted i'll its limits. They
are evidently getting ahead of . Nutmeg
morality down in Dixie.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

AMONG the other things about which
there is contention at Washington, is that
of time. The Signal Bureau is anxious to
have the Greenwich time adopted; the
Naval Observatory OH the other hand
want Washington time. The first say that
there should be IA uniform time between
the civilized nations, especially the two
English-speaking nations, that it was in
vogue before Washington was founded &C.
The Observatory people, however, contend
that Washington time is good enough for
them, and that it ought to be good enough
for the great American nation They also
argue that Washington time is more patri-
Otic, and that it would be going back on
the Revolutionary fathers to adopt the
Greenwich standard. AS America is so
lauch the larger of the two, it might be
the proper thing for England to adopt
Washington time and thus have a uniform
time for the English-speaking nations.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

Congress has full power to adopt another.
The insolent defiance of law and morality
by the Mormons fully justifes the meas
ure proposed. An insignificant minority
of the whole population of the country
cannet be allowed to trample on the laws,
and to insult the moral sense of the ma
ton, because they are majority of the
people within certain territorial limits.
Let this remedy be promptly applied.
Some legislation should be had, also,
toward legitimating children born of polyg-
amous marriages in the past, and to COM
pei the polygamOus husband to support
his added wives and their children.
Some systematic effort, also, should be
made to disseminate information in re-
gard to the polygamy of Mormons and
its evils in the countries from which they
principally draw their recruits. Our
Government has sought to get the help of
foreign governments to stop this sort of
immigration; but the general reply has
been that they are unable to deal with
their subjects for the mere holding of an
opinion, which is not followed by anv
breach of law within their own territory.
But all our consulates might well be en-
ployed in distributing information to pre-
vent persons from coming to this country
to enter Il gigantic combination against
the law and order of the land, 1t is
matter for serious inquiry, also, whether
Congress has not the power to interdict
the landing of any immigrants whose
purpose is to join this unlawful combiRa-
tion, and to send them back to the
countries from which they come, on the
same ground that released criminals are
sent back. We incline strongly TO the
opinion that it has such power, and that
the power ought to he exercised.
These measures, with an enforcement
of the laws against polygamy, would soon
abate the evil. The subject is of pressing
Importance; the country is waking up to
1t; and Congress would do we'll to take
active measures without delay.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

The administration has proceeded with
great deal of wisdom in its certain plan
of procedure The selection of Keifer as
Speaker, was dictated by Cameron in har-
mony with the plan, but in making up his
Committees he gave great offence to some
Of the old members by leaving them in the
background or placing them on unimsort-
ant committees. Mr. Robson, Grant
ite, and assumed leader of the House.
proposed to remedy this discomfort by en-
larging the committees and thus purchase
obedience, sgnaily failed for himself and
the Stalwart cause which he represented
when it came to vote. There is evidence
OF divided House which it is believed
will not be united while Mr.. Keifer re-
mains in his present place Mr.. Waldo
Hutchlns during the course OF the debate
clearly and strongly exposed the fact that
the firm Of Cameron, Keifer & Robson
had formed the Committees ain wanton
Disregard of public interests and with high
regard for private and special interests; :"
and Ar. Kasson epitomized the election of
Mr.. keifer in speaking Of the induce
lnent to bribery by the promise of Com
mittee places in exchange for votes in
electing Speaker" There was no reply
to that grave charge.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25
MARRIAGES.

hNoi y -NOSHEl.L.-JanuNry 2}rd at the rcsideu,.
Oh the bride: father. Obediah NOshcll by Rev / A
hrlHule William G. Knots and Mas t,lira Cnsb.i
both fTnm near keninn 'ioi
QI iI.LEN-hANlS--Atth the NJ. p parsonage in BLACK
DiTn: january 22nd. by Rev r. X StunhrnsHn
huilam H. luillen AMI Misc Sallie e Ilnvis L0th
ol New Castle county. Del. ~
haki!I NHION-NlCkER .--Junuary 10th at tbo
T. Church, Marydc, by Rev g. W burke assist
ca by KEY +. Marndae. +. f. of EustOn district
JnilieS Merrltt harrington and Miss Cora t;rupu
NlckerSOn, both of MHrvdel
DilA AiEk-COOPEt.-Junuury 18Th, at Willow Grove
ny icE. q. w. Burke. assisted by Rev K " Ia III
!; r. nl Dover District Alexander j. Dr,urr nnd
Miss lara Copper, both of Nilow Grove
CbHA"E january 18th ut the N =
parsonage. Harydel, by Rev o. W Burke J,Ln r
Iu,'ba%e an" Miss Hester Thomas all Of Kent co
W Al -BEARMAN.-Juuuury 18Th Mt The. NJ =
parsonage, MHrydcl. by Rev g. " Burk, Iatnn.
wyatt and Miss Mullie NJ. Benrman all of Kent ,.o
NoHIiELl--.EtED.--J JANUARY 18th at the n + mr.
Soha&e; MaIYdel. by Rev. q " Burke InSaDL
N";heIl ana Miss Annie NJ Reed all of Kent rfr
C0NNElt-EATEI- january 10Th in Philadplnbi, NV
KEY: EHoch Stubbs. j. Thomas Conner ana Ti,!!,
MOllle Bath, both of FELTON, ~
HANIOCk-AL -ALLEN.-Janurry 18th. at the residence
3I the brides parents by Rev c. f. Cordo : Il
iiHncock, of Dover and Miss e. p. Allen of salem
LLEE-STENENS.--Att the residence of the l,rif..
parents january 10th by Rev. |. r. Cooper ID d
James Frank Alice, of Dover. and Miss iz2ifs
stevens. of Camden, Del.
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

expression, that of intense Interest and
Cnose who heard the three discourses xvaro
the most pleased. 'i =
Inc morning discourse was frem the
Fsalms, He that goeth forth haar;nar
precious seed shall doubtless return aao;SS,
orlhglhg MS sheaves with himv-a dis
course on the general subject Of missions
ana missionary work. In the evening tbe
tt teXt was from Isiah 40 ch. and 10Th VIC
Denold, these shall come from far:
IN ~ these Irom the North and from
Slnlm.". Isaiah, he contended hw thn
land of Sinim" referred tn (,Li1o ~
Wnlch there was cOrrOboratiyo nroof IN
oI.er writings, country then established
III ~ us c;Vlllzatlon, which has come on down
UnrouSh the centuries unbroken. willie
olher nations have risen 10 great mower
anu lohg since ceased TO exist only in
maine: Inc speaker confined himself ton
description of that interesting country IT,
beauty OF landscape, its productivencse
Oh cereals, fruits and flowers. the bahits nr
clFlllZatlon, &:.,--a land where Everv
prospect pleascs, and only man is vile j.
having thus 50 beautifully laid out the
lahd before the audience, hs graphically
pictured the life OF the missionary enter
ny upon Inc work of teaching and in
- PCOplC CuuCatGU IN q cl9<Sic
language that has Il rich literature from
It's great teacher Confucius; the rrent
ulilculty OF mastering their Isnonavn
Whlch has no alphabet. tho mission.Tv
havln8 to learn at least 5000 cbarartnr,
before he can properly translate the scrin-
lures INTO their language: and ksvinv
learned the written, has equally as hard =
Ilihe III acquiring the particular dialect
ne showed how the converts, which now
ia ia lliaI mission alone number several
thousands, had the spiyiS Of the martyrs
ia facing opposition and in meeting dan
gers and prosecutions. Nearly every goa
port town is missionary station for some
denomination, and the work of cbristiariz-
IIhgthe people is rapidly being pushed in
iand ana whereverthoy 20 the effect is bene
llclal on the wretchedness and idelatrv of
the people. Their most effective laboTara
were now the native preachers, who ex-
nlDlted not only unusual earncstness in
spreading the gospel, but mental ability of
a superior order
-, Inc pastor Rev. Mr.. Rige remarked, in
the closing of the exercises that he did
not know whether DIR. Baldwin was not
uolnS us much for the cause of missions in
TINS country as if he were in China. The
exact amount of the collection for the
Church and School is not known as tn
anniversary for the School is vet to take
place, but 1t will be about thirty per cam
IN advance o: the past several ycarr nnd
considerable ahead of thu Conference az
pOrtiOnmcnt
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25

DEFENSE OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.
The controversy ia the North American
RerieoC on the above subject between
RObt. G. Ingersoll and Hon. Jerry S. Black
has attracted the attention of the leading
thinkers in the Nation because of the
character for ability which the two cham
plons maintained, especially Mr.. Black. as
he treated the matter as a lawyer would
the evidence in a Supreme Court trial
The last number of the Reuie,V has n long
and exhaustive article from the pen of
Prof. Geo. P. Fisher of the Yale College
one Of the best writers on the .uJ.,.. M,
the country. The Cecil Democr.4t thus
summarizes his argument
He disclaims, however, the fa......
deDater, and makes no direct reference 10
Col. Ingersolf assaults, although he neces-
sarlly deals with the objections so bril-
liantly and audacionsly presented by that
doughty combataHt He proceeds in q
very orderly manner to maintain a series
or positions in regard to the origin. essen
iial character and beaefieeBt effects Of the
Christian faith, which are intended in
themselves to furnish the answer to all
objections and cavils. In the first place
he takes advantage of the position that
Christianity is no new thing whose pres
ent existence calls for justification or
apology. 1t is inwrought with the yery
hbre and substance of the best part of
modern institutions and civilization. and
has contributed more than any other force
to making them what they are. We are
lmpresslvely invited to imagine what they
would have been without its agency.
The difficulties which it presents. some of
q very perplexing character. are frankly
acknowledged, and differences of interpre-
1ation and understanding are alluded TO
as something inseparable from the action
0t the human mind in dealing with any
system, complex in its details and bear
ings, however simple in it's character and
purpose. The idea that Christianity has
neen 6ane to mankind is very effectually
disposed OF by an appeal to history and
the experience Of the race, la tracing
the development of Divine Revelation and
the gradual establishment of the RELIGION
oI which Christianity is the consumma-
tlon, fsof Fisher gives u very broad inter
pretahon to the idea of inspiration in the
writlngs which contain its record and its
precepts Thereby be js enabled to meet
with skill and effect eopae of the most
telling arguments of the skeptic and inf
del. de claims, for instance, chat Che
Smyrna times., 1882-01-25
SHEREIFES SALE

SHEREIFFS SALE
- By virtue of writ of NenditiOni ExponaS, to
me directed will be exposed to Public Sale at the
Itolel ot Jefferson Collins in the Town of smyrna
puck Creek Hundred. Kent County and State OF
DelaWarG, on THURSDAY. the 2d day of February,
to wis: - ~ '''H ~
No SSl.-An that certain lot of land situated in
i rtuiai,ce ClIy abJolning the town of smyrna DUCK
w InhuFeu, Kent county and State of Delaware
on ieuts ana Clayton streets with ffty feet front
ured and twenty feet
No. 319-All that certain lot of land situated in
1 @piuace Cly, hundred. county and State aforesaid
on Clements street. forty feet front and one hundred
ana twenty feet back
& w. IH-All that certain lot of land situated In
81 tuaiiCe Clty' hundred county and State aforesaid.
49, o!ou avenue. with fifty feet front and running
O@SK TWO hundred and twenty-five feet
NO. 4o-All that certain lot of land, situated IN
~ Clty hundred, county and State aforesaid,
~ iIeAhgton Avenue, fifty feet front running back
'TS handTed WI and twenty-five feet
~ W. aNu-oAH th0t certain lot of land situated IN
~ uance Slty hundred county and State aforesaid,
% i noMaFu street fourteen feet 'front.' running back
,DOu % my hundred aud twenty feet. Improvements
"INNli IN Mnlch Is a two-stroy frame dwelling
NO 2l4-An that certain lot of land situated in
i1Iance Clty, hundred county and State aforesaid
pp ieHlnston Avenue fifty feet front aud running
@ aoOut one hundred and twelve feet With alley
'tSilniIns Dack two hundred and twenty-five feet
9S%9d and taken ip execution as the pFoperty OF
"CtdLldAM MITCHELL. for the use of EZEKIEL "
SOoFEk and will be sold for cash.
Sl.eyso,s o.a.. n, THOMAS 7. LACEY, Sheriff.
Jaa. II, 1852