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The Kentucky Evangelist.

The Rev. George o. Barnes, the
Kentucky evangelist, has arrived at
Dayton, Ohio, where he intends to hold
religious meetings daily. Mr.. Barnes
was asked by a reporter of the Dayton
Democrat what was meant hy the ex-
pressiOns which are sometimes used in
reports of his meetings, confession to
the sOul' and confessions 10 the
body" He replied; Confessions to
the body refers to nay healing by means
of amounting with oil. About a year
ago ! began this in connection with
my work in the mountains of Kentucky,
and the Lord has blessed my work
wonderfully. Inever ask u man what
ails him. The Lord is the doctor. not
l. have nothing to do in the matter
but act as God bids me. l base my
action on the fourteenth and fifteenth
verses of James. do not know what
good the oil does. ] do not stop to
inquire anything abOnt that. The
Lord bids me to anoint with oil and |
do it. l carry a small vial of oil in my
pocket and just touch 1t slightly upon
the forehead of the afflicted. then
pray with them earnestly in my simple
way as best l know how, and leave ii
all with the Lord, trusting Him for His
word. And as my faith becomes sim
pier and stronger my success becomes
more marked. The devil tempted me
very strongly when God first put it in
my mind to do this. The devil said |
would fail and that it would ruin my
preaching, but, thanks be to God, ]
began it, with the assistance of my
daughter, in those mountain districts
and have since continued 1t wherever
have beeN, and / have never had {
failure where unbelief did not interfere
1 have had thousands. of cases, and
know of three or four hundred mysel
who have come 10 me TO tell me tha
they got we'll, The cures are no
always immediate, In some cases the,
are instantaneous, and in others they
are not"
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CAIRO IN EGYPT.-MOdern Cairo is a
shabby imitation of Paris. Only fifteen
years ago it was still an Arab city with
in walls, having gates like a medieval
fortress, and narrow unpaved streets,
often ending in blind alleys. "In
those days" according to a modern
writer, "the MoOsky, the principal
street of the European quarter, called
after the Kantaret ell MOOsky, bridge
over the canal built by Vizier of that
name in the time of Saladin was cover
ed overhead by boarding to keep out
the sun, and was entered from the
Esbekie through a great va0lted gate
way. Now the MOosky has paved
sidewalks, is maoadamized, has no
boarding overhead and no gateway at
the end, Then when the carriage of
some great Pacha came by you turned
your back for fear ladies might beSn it,
as you would be in danger of life and
liberty if you were detected looking at
them; now ladies of the upper ranks
drive about very much as they do here,
and various princesses are well known
by sight; not very long ago two Turk
ish ladies appeared riding ON horseback
on the ShOObra road, To see Cairo as
an Oriental city it is now needful TO
plunge Into very unsavOry back slNms ;
year by year the more picturesque
features are gradually disappearing -"
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New Zealand Rabbits,

New Zealand's rabbit-skin trade has
attracted the attention of the United
States Consul at Auckland, and it
certainly has points of interest. Ten
years ago there were only about 3G,0O0
skins exported, and now there are
100000, with a value of about half a
million dollars. Still more striking is
the fact that twenty years ago there
was not o rabbit ON the Island, A few
pairs of gray rahits were taken there
by a gentleman hard driven for game
to shoot, and so prolific were they that
in a few years their descendants had
eaten up great part Ofthe vegetation,
destroying millions of dollars worth of
property, causing sheep to die of star
walton by thousands, and threatening
to ruin agriculture, The colonists en-
ployed dogs to fill them, but they still
multiplied faster than they could be
destroyed; then they resorted to fer
rets, weasels and poison, and this latter
was efiectual, though scores of thous
ands of sheep also fell victims to it. Il
is believed that eighty million rabbits
a year are killed in New Zealand by
professional rabbit hunters with thei
appliances, Making the best of th'
misfortune, the skins of the pests wert
turned into an article Of commerce a
materials for fur, and one Of the mar
keta Is the United States, which ha
caused the Consul to tell the story
1t reads, however, rather more like
chapter of Jules Verne than like a
ordinary consular report,
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announcing that Dianthy was very i'll /;
another followed a day after. Dianthy
was dead.
A year later J. was sitting in the par
lor of New York hotel, when sudden
ly 1 saw an acquaintance enter. 1t
was Mrs. Bitterman, the mother of the
unfortunate "Nonnie." The recogni-
ton was mutual, and was really glad
to see any one who reminded me of
that happy summer at Clearpond.
Our conversation, however, was not
very long. 1t closed, I believe as fol-
lows:
"By the way l said, my lips 4uiv-
ering a little, "dear old Dianthy is
dead"
Dianthy? Dianthy?" said Mrs.
Bitterman, carefully arranging her
false pntts, and then settling back into
her chair with ease and precision.
"Oh, yes that creature! 1 remember
her very well. She hadn't a particle
of style about ber-nOt a particle. .
Kate Epson Clark, IN Christian Union
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Our National Shame.

Rev. w. l. McKenny, of Washing
ton, d. c., has the courage to lay bare
the drinking usages of the White
House. The following extract from
communication in Zion's Herald, will
be read with painful surprise by those
who hoped Chester A. Arthur would at
least be governed by the rules of de-
cency, in the position to which accident
raised him. Vain hope. The man is
disgrace TO the chair occupied by Hayes
and Garfield:
1t is safe to affirm that there has been
no administration for a long period
giving more license to social drinking
than the present. Wine flows more
freely in the White House than water,
and is the indispensable accompaniment
at every meal. At the diplomatic state
dinner the party sat down at o'clock
p. NJ, and rose up at IL o'clock, having
consumed siXty-five bottles of wine.
When the President dined his eighteen
or twenty New York friends, the meal
lasted from 8 o'clock Sunday evening
till a quarter to one Monday morning.
They began with whiskcy cocktail
at each plate, which was regarded as
an appetizer, and was quickly cOnsum-
cd. Then followed eight different
kinds of wines for each guest, besides
an indefinite quantity of champagne
thrown in for good measure. Ofcourse,
no one questions the right of the Pres
ident to adopt these social habits. The
White House is his castle. We only
speak of it as fact. 1t is not, there
fore, to be wondered at that the pres
ence of Mrs. Hayes picture in the
presidential mansion should be regard,
ed by its present occupant with extreme
disfavOr. His candid opinion is that il
has no right to place there, and ought
to be taken away; and we venture tC
predict that unless it is removed, ;
greater insult will be offered to it il
side of twelve months than it has eve
yet received. 1t has been removed
from the East Room, and is now stand
ing upon the floor of the Green Room
with its top leaning against the wall
Even in its present position it is
standing rebuke to the intemperanc
constantly being practiced around il
The ladies whom the portrait of thi
noble and heroic woman represent
can feel assured that it will never b
hung in the East Room during tn
present administration. If they ca
secure place for it upon the wall c
the room in which it Is now standing
they will do all they can hope fOr-an
more, in the judgment of your CORE,
. pondent, than they will succeed i
, accomplishing. The time may not b
yet, but it will come, when the Chris
ian and temperance elements of tn
p. nation will rise up in their might an
: strike down this demon that now stall
shamelessly abroad in high places an
: low; when the votes Of people, il
spired and impelled by the spirit of IL
e Gospel which inculcates righteousne
and temperance, shall relegate the:
+ official debauchees to the grave of o
/ liviOn, and write upon their dishonort
,, tombs, mo resurrection forever
e May God speed the day!
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WHOLE NO. l,4lO.
All Sorts from All Sources.
Arthur's sins will be sins of commits
on rather than of omission.

Arthur's sins will be sins of commits
sion rather than of omission.
Free-trade motto: Millions for aims
houses, but not one cent for tariff.
An Ohio paper refers to the American
hog as the John Chinaman of France.
A ten-thOusand dollar education ON
a five-dollar boy is money thrown
away.
Rowing is about the only occupation
at which a man gets ahead by going
backward.
Louisiana has 172,OO5 registered
voters, of which S5,45l are white and
88,O24 colored.
A miscarriage of justice" is what
the Hartford CoUrant calls the result of
the Malley trial.
If Congress wanted to prohibit some
thing Chinese, why didn't it tackle the
heathen tirccracker?
Suicides are becoming alarminglv
numerous. Too many people find life
just perfectly killing.
Springfield Republican: Civil service
reform is becoming an immensely
practical issue, brethren.
The sultan of Morocco has 364 wives.
yet has just as much trouble with his
shirt buttons as anyone else.
That kind of religion is likely to be
popular which does not seriously inter
fere with what you intend to do.
We're betting that Mrs. Christiancy
goes on the stage. She is sufficiently
scandalized to play Juliet beautifully.
Jere Black believes Blaine and Han
cock will be the respective standard
bearers in the next Presidential election.
The Presbyterian is glad to hear that
in regions where the population is
largely Presbyterians intemperance is
on the decrease.
Student, fresh from college, to con-
ductOr; : wish to get on the penul-
innate car" Conductor: "We have
no peanut car; you can take the
smoker
Anna Louise Cary will not be likely
to appear on the stage soon again.
Having got married she will, of fcourse,
conform to the usual custom and give
up her music.
There are 537 churches in Philadel-
phia, but there are 5000 liquor saloons
in the same city, too many of them
being allowed to be open and do bust
ness on Sunday.
The people should choose president
who will permit no enforced contribu
. tiOns from Officeholders.-NeC YorI
; Sun. The people should patroniz,
, newspapers which permit no editOria
lying for political effect.
Philadelphia mothers now tell thei
youngsters that if they are right goot
little boys until the bi-centennial cele
bration this fall they will take then
down to the river bank and let then
play with the United States navy.
t One of the Malley lawyers describe,
1 the mouth of a witness as stretching
c across the wide desolation of his face
n the sepulchre of rum and the fountain
: of falsehoOd," No wonder they got of
n Talent like that would clear anybody
u 4 congress of architects will meet il
Rome in December. The problem fo
discussion will be how to put fv
% closets and bay window in ever
= apartment, have all the rooms large
." the ceilings high, the staircase wide
= easy but short, and yet the whole bus
T" ness in a small two and a-half stOr
" cottage with a mansard roof.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12

A rival to King Cotton is being in.
troduced in the South. 1t is the pita
or silk grass plant, which Is a native of
the West Indies and which will grow
perennialiy in the Gulf States and
along the Atlantic coast. The expert
ments so far made with the pita have
been satisfactory, A fabric Of fine
fibre was exhibited in Washington
recently, and the commissioner of agri-
culture is said to have danced the Vir-
ginia real upon sight of it.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12

The large majority by which the
temperance amendment was adopted
in Iowa seems to have inspired It's adj
voeates with o generous feeling toward
their opponents. 1t is rumored in the
State that the Prohibitionists are talk
ing about petitionlng the General
Assembly to purchase at a fair price
the property of the brewers whiob will
be confscated by the enforcement o.
the prolhIibitoy law.
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The young man who had both arms
shot off at Yorktown, Virginia, while
firing salute to GoyelGoE hudlow
during the celebration last fall, has re-
covered and the State of New Jersey
has granted him a life pension of $50
per month.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12
A SUMMER DAY.

Turquois-breasted birds have sung the Spring
away;
Pink arbutus leaves have blushed farewell to
May.
There's a soft sweet presence lowering on high
There's the whole of Summer in the Summer SKY.
When the daylight futters from their singing
nests
Rise enraptured welcomes from enraptured
breasts;
When the clouds of sunset stream like burning
lights.
There's the faint. low warblng of their soft good
nights.
There are rivers murmuring as they onward go
That the pale Spring loosened into fnller flow:
Now wider glory in their sparkling hides
There's Summers passion in their throbbinl
tides.
Thin wings, sunshine busted thro the noontide
| go
Butterflies in silence futtering to and fro;
There's the whole ripe sweetness of the Spring
gone by
There's the whole of Summer i'm the Summer sky
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12

Housekeepers, look out that your
doors and windows are not left unfast-
ened, for now is the season for sneak
thieves,
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Sewing machines have been clicking
siaoe lS46D The singer of the famous
"Song of the Shirt" died the year
before Yankee Elias first shouted>
HOwe's that for high2"
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12

1t is better to be cross-eyed and have
q wart on your nose, than to be good
looking and have no money.
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12

The Independents are the Nihilists of
Pennsylvania Republicanism.
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MANLINEss,-- Does maplipeSs con-
sist in
ewearings
smokingP
Drinkingp
Playing pool9
Staying out at nightP
Loafing around saloons?
Disobedience to parents?
Jeering at old peopleP
Being "too big" for church and
Sunday schoolP
Ridiculing the Bible and religion?
Persons usually Outgrow and become
ashamed of these foolish ideas unless
they are confirmed loafers. Ifthey dF
not, their descent is very rapid in al
that is evil Boys, haye you any o.
these symptomsY
1
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The longer the purse the tighter the
strings.
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Peninsular Affairs.

w. NJ. NanueSrlIl Is DullulnS an
evaporating establishment in Odessa,
nearly opposite c. Watkins cannery.
Joshua S. Valentine, Esq, promi-
nent politician and ex-MayOr of Will
mington, died suddenly at his residence
in that city on Thursday, aged II
years,
Congress has added an amendment
to the river and harbor appropriation
bill, by inserting clause to appIOpri-
ate $4,000 to the improve ment of St.
Jones Greek,
The american Of Philadelphia has
very favorable notice of Miss Marion
Reeves, the talented novel writer of
New Castle. Her two best stories
so says the american, are "Weari-
thorne," and "Old Martin Roscaewn's
Jest"
The church people of Delaware City
complained to the Mayor and Commits
siOners Of stores selling on Sunday, and
last week the officers issued an order
closing barber shops and cigar stores
and prohibiting drug stores from selling
cigars and soda water,
Snow Hill has had no beef for three
weeks. A hotel keeper down there
served q section Of broiled sole leather
at breakfast, day or two ago, but il
was SO supremely tender in comparison
to genuine Snow Hill beefstake thai
the guests discovered the deception al
the first -Hddlet0wn Transcript
The fish factories ON the Eastern
Shore which have been large sources
of revenue to their owners heretofore
are Mt stand-still'' this season OIL
account of the scarcity of fish. Th,
hands employed at most of them are
being discharged daily, and some o
them have been closed altogether for tn,
season.
; A Newark man by the name of Chal
mers went West to grow up with tn,
t country. When he reached Denve
, the season didn't seem to be favorable
for growing, SO he concluded to 6,
: home and take his time and grow u
with Newark. Pretty soon he misse
e all his money and his watch, but h
: pushed on Eastward no and last wee
came into Newark, having walked %
b miles.
' The excursion season has opened i
. earnest, and almost any fine day hur
. dreds of city people can be seen wenC
ing their way toward some one of tn
-" many steamboats, that ply up and dow
the river. There is but little or Il
n smoke to be inhaled when one tries
5e get mouthful Of fresh air, and one
u coat does not look as if it had bee
10 rolled in the dust when the end hi
IS been reached.
70 A Young Mems Democratic Associ
70 ton for Delaware was organized
n Harrington Thursday. r. r. Kenne
! of Dover, presided, and d. T. Marve
= of Georgetown, acted as secretar
Joseph Whitelock, N. NJ. Mothera
. w. T. Lyman, Julian Cochran and I
\ Frank Springer Gf New Castle count!
~ f. 7. Cooper, C. L. Williamson, E.
NAPLES, DR.. f. Morris Clark and Ro
: ert Clifton of Kent; d. T. Marvel, L.
- WOoten, Henry Houston, w. g. RI
~ and S. w, Stockley Of Sussex, were a
re pointed a State Executive Committ'
n
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BOOKS and STATIONERY.

poos and and Older People.
Bibles, Hymnal Music Books Albums Frames School Books
Books Books School Stationery
Envelopes, Inks Fluids Pens Pencils, Crayon
Bonds Mortgages Deeds
RntCf Pensa line together
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DRY GOODS and NOTIONS.

Lawns Buntngs Gnghams Swiss Pigue NansOok Percale
cngs Tcng Prints Muslns Cretonnes Linens Sking Fannes
CoOnades, Table Linens Towels Crashes Napkins
Cs Gloves Hosiery Buttons aces Sewing Silks Braids Webs
N0 Ladies' Gents Chldrens Underwear
Kerchie. Umbrellas
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GROCERIES and PROVISIONS,

JayaIa MaractbO, RIO and MlXed COtees
Teas, Spices MOlasses and all other Staple Goods
Goods Sche Baking Powders Chocolates
1N Canned Meats Poultry, Fish, Vegetables and Fruits
Crackers, Cakes.
Powder, Shot, Tobacco Buings
prruino arl Iinseed Oil, Neasoo Oil.
D Feed Field Garden Seeds, Seeds
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12
GLASS WARE and OUEENSWARE.

r1ino Tea Chamber
Plates, Tureens and all other Staple articles
c,, Fr Bowls Savers COMFORTS Mugs, GObets Ceees
Toilet Engraved GObets, MOasses Cups
rIw Pots Pine Guards Pots, Garden Vases
is o G
Smyrna times., 1882-07-12
VOLUME XXVIII.--NO. 6.
CARPETS and OICLOTHS.

c,roos byS Sample romN New York at New York Prices.
Brussels Tapestry, Three Ply Ingram,
cnI,tbs Borders Tacks Bindings, Thread
o" New York Carpets made if desired at yard.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

The following communication to the editor OF
the Salem tMass.) Register shows how an artist
treated hfs visitor: 1 would have accepted your
kind invitation to visit you in your new quarters
with pleasure before this had not my old enemy,
Mr.. rheumatism, pounced on me so suddenly.
He arrived last Friday, and, without stopping 70
send up his card, rushed In and grasped me BY
the hand with such grip that in . few hours
my hand and wrist were SO badly swollen and
painful that felt as though one of Mr.. Hatch's
coal teams had run over me. Mr.. Rheumatism
has been q constant visitor of mine for several
years; he always swells and put on great many
airs, making himself at home, devouring my sub
stance and leaving me poor in flesh and pocket
Last winter he came and stayed TWO months.
then decided that the next time he came would
change his diet was somewhat At loss what
to feed him with. but finally concluded to give
him three square meals day of ST. JACOBS OIL
morning. noon and night This rare ne IL dis
gusted with. and is packing up his trunk and win
leave by tomorrow or next day; says ne cannot
stop any longer, as he has pressing business else
where. He Is q treacherous fellow, and he In
tends visiting some of our Salem friends; If he
does, Just give him the same fare that did and
be won't stop long. J. 8. LE1AvoUB-
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

last, statement made BY ]. B. Henion, n.
D., narrating how he had been cured of
Bright's disease Of the kidneys, almost in its
last stages, by the use Of Warmers Safe Kid
ney and Liver Cure. was referred TO in that
statement as having recommended and urged
DIR. Henion to try the remedy. which he did,
and was cured
Now the republishing Of his statement IN
many OF the leading journals Of the day has
been the cause OF an incessant flow Of letters
to me making many inquiries, but chiefly
whether the statement Is true, or Q mere adj
vertising dodge, etc, etc
i beg, therefore, to anticipate any further
inquiries and save time and labor, and some
postage, by saying that the statement OF DR..
Henion is true, so far as it concerns myself,
and believe it to be true In all other re.
spects. He Is q parishioner of mine and
visited him IN mis- sickness. urged him ia
take the medicine and would do the same
again to any one who was troubled with die
ease OF the kidneys and liver.
ISRAEL FoorE, I'd. d.
Rector Of SAPaul's Church.
q Rochester, ". Y, ydssnar32S 1SS2.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1882-04-22

IT does not always do to credit people with
over-sensitiveness. The other day one of our
"rising young pianists," says q San Francis
earit1 and mesnness displayed by our gold
fish aristocracy. Why,n be said, :" for in
stance, / was invited to attend musicale at
the house Of old Fullbags, on Nobb Hill. OF
course played good deal to entertain the
company; and, when / left, old r., as he
shook hands, slipped into my hand a twenty
dollar gold piece" ssWhy, the old humbugIn
said one Of his auditors Indignantly, "what
did you dor why you just bet got even
with himl threw the money on the floor
and left, after exchanging the coin for a coun-
terfeit twenty happened to have in my pock-
ct just then; don't you seep' Capital idea
that Served the old vulgar AN rightr' ssYes,
It was huge idea; but the trouble was that
his twenty turned out to be q counterfeit tool"