, 1882-07-07
Eph's Will,

nrmenses aI% of his funeral, the attorney
va was surprised to hear him say, Il
."ive a hundred pounds" to this
Fr;snd and two hundred" to that
Won have no such money to give, y
ba remarked. Il ken that, mon, as
weel as you, but it'll show my good
will to them.
An old negro, of whom the follow
mo story is told, seems to have had
y Similar confusion of ideas.
Old Eph took notion the other
dav that he must make his will, and
called to consult lawyer for that
nurpose The attorney gathered a
rencil and piece of paper and pre-
pared to make a schedule,
"Well Eph, what property have
'"Well, sab, dare's dat onery bob
tail dwag dat nebber sleeps, or if he
does he's alters talkin' in it. l leabe
him to dat nefy of mine. I nebber
like dat niggah.
"All right" said the attorney :;
"there goes the dog"
"Den dar's dat hazel splitter SOW.
Leabe her to whoebber kin cotch
her"
"The SOW is disposed Of" said the
lawyer
"De 'baccy box an pipe kin go to
de boy as soon as he gifts old enuff: "
ut is 50 recorded" answered the
attorney.
"De house an de lot goes to de
gal"
But there is an encumbrance on
the house, Eph."
"What's dat you say ?"
"Therc is IN encumbrancc on the
house, said. F."
"Oh, dar am, am dar ? Den 1 am
wuff more dan / thought / was
Leabe de encumbrance to de ole
woman to live on.
The forms of the oaths now in use
in the Legislative assemblies of various
foreign countries are as follows ::
Bavaria 49," / swear. SO help me God
and his holy Gospel" Denmark
Ipromise and swear. SO help me
God and His Holy Word" Greece
81 swear in the name of the Holy
and Consubstantial and Invisible
Trinity" Hcsse-Darmstadt - Il
swear. SO help me Cod" SAKE
CobTg and Baden-"I swear. So
help me God" Holland" swear.
SO help me God" Portugal-"I
swear on the Holy Gospel" Prussia
81 swear by God, the Almighty
and Omniscient. SO help me God.
Saxony-" swear by Almighty
God" Servia-" swear by one
God and all that is according to law
most sacred and in this world dear
est. SO help me God in this and
that other world" Spain After
swearing the deputy on the Gospel,
the President says: "Then may
God repay you but if you fail, may
He claim it from you" Sweden and
Norway" | President or Vice-Pres-
ident only swear before God and
His Holy Gospel. L will be faithful
to this oath as sure as God shall !
save my body and soul" Switzer-
land In the presence of Almighty
God | swear. SO help me God.
United States IT do soIemnly
swear. SO help me God" 1t is
noted, in connection with this record,
that as States advance in civilization
they show an increased disposition
not to swear. For example, Austria,
France, Germany, Italy and the
United States have either abandoned
the theistic oath or made it's use
optional while in unimportant back
ward countries, like Servia, Greece,
Portugal and Spain, the oath is most
strlngently imposed.-ChrOnicle
RUsKIN's ADVICE TO YoUNG Wo.
NEN-Always have two mirrors on
your dressing table, and with proper
care dress mind and body at the
same time. Put your best intelli-
gence to finding out what you are
good for and what you can be made
into. The mere resolve not to be
useless and the honest desire to help
other people will, in the quickest and
most delicate way, improve oneself
All accomplishments should be con
5Ildered as means of assisting others.
IN music get the voice disciplined
and clear, and think only of accuracy;
expression and effect will take care of
themselves. SO in drawing; learn to
S Sc: down the right shape of any
oolihg, and thereby explain its char
acter to another person but, if you try
only to make showy drawings for
praise, or pretty ones for amusement,
your drawing will have little or no
teal interest for You and no educa-
IIonal power. Resolve to do each
uay something useful in the vulgar
aIeilSe. IlSIe. Learn the economy of the
Mtchen, the good and bad qualities
TL al every common article of food and
.ne simplest and best modes of their
PREPARATION, help poor families in
tlelf COOKING. show fhnun bOuy tn ,,oLo