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mol From the Chinese.

It's the five.minute horse that
travels all day.
People who live in glass houses
have plenty Of curtains.
Blest is he who has a friend that
lasts like pair Of suspenders.
The turtle is not as swift as the
greyhound; but makes better soup.
Some people are more particular
about blots on their letters than
blOts on their escutcheons.
Cesar, with all his greatness,
could not snap his fingers with i'm.
puhity 10 the face Of a bass.sae,
The bOll.tetrisr is not as long.
headed as the average business
man; but then he never loses his
grip.
Tho professional carpet layer is
more frugal than the average cler.
gyman, because be wears great leu.
thef pads on his kuees to save his
trousers
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Regglng aa B IlegnInr anaIness


IA
In China begging is a regular
business, beggars being born into
the profession and bringing up
their children toit. In every big
city where there is a vast associa.
tion ofmendicants, TO which every.
enc who begs fora living must bei
long AT the head is one styled
the Beggar King. His authority
is absolute, and 70 him the Others
amenable. Thesociety has a code
Of rules, and by this every beggar
has a right, according to custom to
stand AZ the doorof a dwelling and
howl, sing knock, or make any
Olhernoise he pleases, nntilihe oc-
cupant gives him one cash, Then
beis obliged to desist and can ap'
ply atthe same place no more that
day No two are allowed 70 beg
togethor at the same place, yet they
are so numerous that few doors are
free from their clamorings long at
a time. The proprietors Of large
establishments, who desire to save
themselves from the annoyance Of
the continual visilations, do so by
a certain sum at once to the King,
whoCauses a written statement to
that effect to be pasted by the side
of the door, aud this procures lor
that house certain exemption. No
beggar dare approach il, for though
few Of them can read, all recognize
the seal Of their chief, and if one
transgresses he may be beaten by
the occupants of the house, or be-
ing reported to the King, be more
severely punished. Every beggar
has his beat, beyond which he dare
not go, and has also his superior, to
whom every night he hands over a
certain part Of the days proceeds
The oyerseers in turn pay to The
King a fixed snm monthly, which
must be large, as he lives like a
nabob. If a begsar breaks the
laws he is sent to the King, who is
held responsible by the city magis.
trates for the good conduct Of all his
people. The punishment he ad.
ministers is generally too slow for
the people who suffer from the dep.
relations Of the beggars, and when
beggar is detected in .an ofFense
his punishment generally consists
in having his hands tied behind
him, being drawn up over a limb
of the nearest tree and beaten hall
to death with sticks, clubs, fists OF
anything that comes to hand.
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Loye.Signs n thc Face,

=
People do not generally think Of
marriage in q common,sense way,
but unite themselves withanyoue
who takes their fancy. Divorce
courts are foil of cases based on
simple incompatibility of temper
The neutrality-suspicious. should
unite itself withtlie biliousssilal,
which islknownbs plampness Of
person, dark hair eyes aud COM
plexion, activity Of the natritiso
organs, ioudacss Of social pleas,
ures;etc, si
The features Of the face indicate
agroat deal as 70 The activity Of
the. brain and the peculiar direc.
tion Ofthe faculty, For instance,
full redlips, and broad, prominent
chin show great strength and atdor
ein the lovo element. 4 narrow
and pointed chin is thehore OK.
elusive and monogamic.
The former will usually be 40.
companied by a broad neck aadox.
panded brair buck of the ears,
while the relreating chin will DO
found with a longer, narrower
neck,
Full, round eyes, high in tho
,enter, are also indicative Of hon.
esty and purity of love, while the
broad or fiat eye is more inclined
to be loose in love matters.
Low and ecowling eyebrows in.
dicate subterfuge and rosistance-a
disposition to shit, eyade and re.
sor' 70 many ways 10 accomplish a
purpose or to avoid difficulties
Projecting eyebrows tell Of mechan.
iCal skill, a stern nature, With tai.
ent for details.
Full and finely formed lips be.
speak a large heart Tho perfect
mouth is full, with the upper lip
well curved in the center, and with
ncitheruppernor lower prolruding.
Such mouth indicates love for all
that is beautifuland tasty; a whole
souled and generous nalare, good
disposition, strong affections, desire
for caressing and kissing, affections
both active aud passive. When
the upper lip is this in proportion
TO the lower, it shows that the af.
fections are not balanced. Its pos.
SCISSOR may receive caresses and
kisses, but cares little about giving
them. Lips turned up at the cor.
ners indicate inirthfulness.
I.f .s5.. = =
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Prnfaqaiona Cnrd.

To Whom Il tonornG All parties, IRE.
spective of race, color, previous or pres
ent condition, who are indebted, wleth.
er By note, account or otherwise, to the
undersigned, or to the late firms Of Drs.
Barbee * Nealc, Drs, Barbee X McCune,
Drs, Barbee & Fravcl, aud Drs. Barbec
4 Stone, are once more respectfully and
earnestly called upon to come forward
on or before the first day OF June, 1854,
and pay amounts respectively due me,
as 1t Is now positively my intention To
close up my long outstanding business,
Stern necessity, pecuniary pressure and
embarrassment impeiS me thus to call
upon old friends whom it has been my
iiee oG'.hand will and pleasure to serve
in the past, and TO whom my profess
ional services are now as freely tender
cd, and my readiness ever to serve them
in the iulire us in the past, just a. this
"accepted time" to give evidence ol
proper appreciation Of past iayors aud
services rendered, By all coming forward
and paying me by the time above pre-
scribed. Sincerely,
ANDREW r. BARBFE, NJ. D.,
Poin. Pleasant, W. Va, April o.
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Heroes

.NI. - t
In dramas heroes are generally
rescued triumphanily from the
dangers to which their bravery has
exposed them, but it Is not always
sOinreal life. Every year con-
vinces me thatpoetical justice does
notexist on earth, and the reward
Of the hero is found elsewhere, as
is that Of the simple good man.--
The coward often saves himself,
The selfish aud grasping too often
prosper. We at least oughttohuld
lheheroes in our memories awhile.
But, alusl who but those who
loved them will do this2 / blush
with shame to think that at this
instant | cannot recall the name Of
theman who stopped the CUP in
the breaking tunnel with his own
body, aud said;
"Boys, save yourselves. You are
married; | am not and was drown
ed.
Iregtet that there is norecord of
those who every year loose their
lives in saving strangers from a
watery grave; that their comrades
only know the tiremen who die
amidst smoke and flames in the
discharge Of their duty, and the en-.
gineers who go to their death-as
many a one has dons-to save the
train full Of passengers behind
them.
To-day the name of another hero
lies before me, that of James Carr,
the foreman Of a Chicago factory
that was recently burned. By his
coOlness and energy he saved the
lives Of more than thirty persons,
and then fearing that some helpless
soul had been forgotten, he return.
ed TO the upper story, and perished
He died an agonizing death, with.
in sight Of those who might have
shared u similar fate but for his eff.
forts. | do not know whether be
had a wife or any dear ones to
grieve for him; but it is probable
that he had. Such a man could
scarcely be without close ties Of
some sort. Bitterly must they
grieye for him. But beyond men.
lion Of the fire, little will DO said.
Little was said of the hero of the
submerged tunnel.
Accidents are painful. People
do not like to linger over them,
and the heroes Of them are set aside
with other unpleasant dstails.
Officers who fall in battle get into
history; men of the ranks rarely;
and these plain working men, who
are heroes Of a rarer sort than sold.
iers, pass with the nowsboY's cry
Of dreadful accident! Loss Of
lifeln from mems memories.
Yet, amidst the selfish world, full
of rather Cowardly folk, how bright
ly they ought to stand out, there
ure men who have given their lives
for others, not blindly, but knowing
all their risks, as brave men only
know it.
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Ado About NothIng.

Western Editor-@why, what is
the matter2 You look pale."
Office Boy" Something terrible
has happened, sir"
"something terrible-what, to
lue2n
"Yes, sir"
Goodness mel What is ilP"
"Prepare yourselffOr the worst,
sir"
Speak quick. What is it2 1
can't stand this suspense"
"The printers have struck, the
editors won't work without pay,
the reporters have all gone to an-
other paper, and the sheriff has
called six times this morning to
see you"
"ohl is that all2 l feared some
one had stolen my shears"
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POking the Fire.

Some one has written a long let
tsrlo the queen teaching the cor
rect manner Of treating the fire.
1t is never to be poked, says this
domestic Mentor, as poking is q
waste of caloric. / can Imagine
that individuals house, construct
ing it from this item Of informa
tion, as the learned constructed the
statue Of Hercules from the foot
The windows are never drawn uI
for fear of dust, The blinds are
never drawn up for fear Of the sun
The chairs are kept covered in hol
land wrappers. When any one in.
dulgesiin u promisCuons nap there
ara layers Of foreign matter intro
duced between the sleepy head aud
the couch or armchair on which II
rests.
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Upwards of 100 years before
Christ the Chinese were a people
ruled by a dynasty of kings, Of
whom, like the Pharaohs of old,
there is no clear history, and not
until the "Chow" dynasty, B. c.
1925, is there any clear history Of
the main Chinese states, The
Chinese take their history back to
the time Of Noah. This very anci.
eut empire has borne in its time
many name, for it was a custom
when a new dynasty assembled the
throne to give a new name to the
empire, as Hal que, Cham.que,
Han.que, "the center kingdom Of
the world" This term was by
mage corrupted to Chin.que, and
from this word the Portuguese
gave 1t the Of China. China prop.
or consists Of eighteen provinces,
containing 250.00O,0O0 Of people,
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JeGersOn's Ten Rules.

Thomas Jeferson's ten rules,
says u correspondent, are worth re
producing for the benefit of the ris.
ing generation. They are:
|. Never put of till tomorrow
what you can do to-day.
2. Never trouble others for what
you can do yourself.
8. Never spend your money be
fore you have it.
A. Never buy what you do moi
want because is cheap.
5 Pride costs US more than hun,
ger, thirst, or cold.
6 We never repent of having
eaten too little.
7 Nothing is troublesome tha,
we do willingly.
s How much pain have those
evils cos! US which never happen
ed3
0 Take things always by theiI
smooth handles.
10 When angry, count ten before
you speak; when very angry
count a hundred.
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In some parts Of India, we are
told, travellers are expected tocar.
ry their own bed clothing. In this
country they frequently carry
ii OF with the soap and tow.
els. This no hotel keeper will
deny.
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WotO ohu NtlaooWot0J
Win be a special feature with us this
season, as our motto Of doing business
is small profits and quick sales. An ex-
animation OF our stock and prices viii
surprise and delight you, as low prices
have a charm for all intending pur-
chasers.
But please bear in mind We offer the
best for the lowest price, because we ap-
preciate that a large business with a
small profit brings many a contented
customer, besides turning over our
stock rapidly, and enabling US to keep
only fresh goods.
Our endeayor is to conduct the lar
gest and most successful business in the
city Of Gallipolis, and we are sharp
enough to see that to do so we mult
please all who favor us with their Gus.
tom. II you want to be pleased come
in and see how we have crowded our
shelves and tables with seasonablo
goods, besides learn how far you Gun
make one dollar go,
The secret Of our business is this,
which il explained to you, you can see
ior yourself; for instance take any one
dry goods firm in the city that is doing
any ways near the business that We are,
where is one that has not gol an expense
of from $1,000 to $1,000 year IA good
yearly profit Tor two partnCrs.l We are
not under such an enormous expense OF
rent and clerks, and give the benefit
thereof to our patrons. Polite atten-
ton is another great scheme Of ours; we
like to be treated well ourselves, and
having learned the golden rule in our
school days, we have put it into prac.
lice in our business, to the manifest sat.
isfaction of friends and patrons, and
consequent profit TO ourselves; and a
child will receive the same considera.
ton as the experienced and shrewd buy
er, We want your trade and shall offer
every inducement and devote all our
energies to accomplish this end; remem-
ber we have no sympathy with bats,
but will sell honest goods at honest
prices. An investigation Of our goods,
prices, and method Of doing business,
will lead you to the conclusion that our
store is the place to do your trading,
and get full value for your money. We
are thankful for the liberal patronage
bestowed upon us in the past and shall
endeaver to merit a continuance Of your
favor. Hoping to be honored with a
visit at an early day,
Yours Respectfully,
CHAS. MACK & SON.
GalIipOlIs, Ohio.
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AGood Reasoll "a aIarryInE.

A great many interesting and
amusing stories are told about
Hans Makart, the gereat Vienna
painter, since his death. He was
an eccentric genius, and SO very
popular with fashionable ladies,
that every one was surprised when
he married an ordinary woman.
1t seems that somebody was once
inquisitiye enough to ask him why
he did so, whereupon hereplied;
"To have a good tempered, sen.
sible woman to trust in, when all
The butterflies, who after all arc
only caterpiIlars dressed, lorsake
me-"
To men ofgenius, a good.temper.
ed sensible woman often proves
more attractive and fur preferable
for a wife than the most beautiful
butterflies Of fashion.
And in choosing wives, men who
do not possess genius might often
ptoti!ably follow their example.
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Don't whip Them.


Violence does not succeed with
children. A parent who don't
know how to govern a child with.
out whipping it ought to surren.
der the care Of that child to some
wiser person. Sportsmen once
thought it was necessary to whip
colts to teach them to start on the
spot at the word, and pull steadily.
They know now that an apple is
better than the lash, and caress
better than u blow. If dogs and
horses can be thus educated with.
out punishment, what is there in
our children which makes ii ne.
ceSsary to slap and pound themH-
Have they less intelligence2-
Have they colder heartsH Are they
lower in the scale Of being2 We
heard many old people say: "ll
we were to bring up another child
We should never whip it," They
are wise, but a little too late
Many children are of such quality
that a blow makes them cowardly,
or reckless, or deceitful, or perma.
nently ugly. Whipping makes
children lie. Whipping makes
them hate their parents. Whip
ping makes home distasteful--
makes the boys run away, makes
the girls seek happiness anywhere
and anyhow. Whipping is bar
barous. Don't whip.
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When . lnan once gets started
down the hill il is remarkable how
fast he goes. A man who once
owned a roller skating rink in
Wilkesbarre is now earning his
bread working on the editorial staff
Of a New York daily.
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"This month is going to be a dry
one" remarked a oonviyial fellow
TO a colnpanion. allow can you
tell9p asked the dependent friend,
,'My money has all gone was che
glum reply,
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A magistrate lately suggested
that it would not do to go on
drowning stray dogs in the river,
as so many sunken barks might
obstruct navigation.
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va kilehen. There he forrol hi

rear kl'ehen There he forgot hi
etranoTiofgol everything except
Shat he saw a young girl
pump neas gay are rosy stood witt
ioapu arms pared before table Ole
sne tas asslupopsly occupied u
oa'e7'ng Win white hands littl'
lump olqough into shape.
/ !, suegsply she ( turned such
olm p'lps smllei m such sue rosy emoar
=. 7penA lom great black haired
w. ysp giant shal ne was, though
- an'7 ''.ss pump blonde an angel
!. Ih9gspa Eily, pc was sure Of ~
| l'eF . while he came to hi'
se9 ,ss ana ssia;
!, "a looking ioF one Aalyia bar.
ke1
Aa3 snas = me- said the rosy
ll'ps,
l,lsa Y oF0usn' sOu'a OaOy5
ne sa'p soluPs'y'
a gooa ueal u as'ohlsnmen' can
Oe put J.. l9'o = par =. OIL oFishs olue ,
eyes "isnOus spolnng snem-ano
80 mere was foItunately' az 'hal
Poins 'ne lanu.ady appeared ano
So = mome". :, laser. oia MalVin'
@olaer' cal'ea up from the cellar
" ,ne SoiceS'
negotiations were soon compile
'eG, H.
lom' asa'n ~ MS lis,le room
lounu II Sne loneiiest' aFearlest
place ne naa ever In MS llle looked
upon
a couple OF uays lo.ef ne concia'
aeo 'nas u @ooio oe lnneman mol
70 go ana enquire aiIer MS little
cnaFge' IN an incredibly short
.ime ne was seiaea win 9he same
impression again. Then he went
70 'ake 70 oaoy' VINO nad not ye'
learned ina. 'ne moon is more DIS
'ah1 'nan 'ne doorknoo' a box ol
geographical oloeks' linen he went
10 enquire Il IL needed pocket
money and he told Malvina that
ne sneW she was not Kept awake
nights WIN IT, because her eyes
were 50 bright
!, AFTER tea the moon came out
oh' that wicked, shameless moon
I m Ns
Iom ny i's lighb 'old Malvina
Flgns out that her eyes were olue'
'han neaVen-heFlipS :, swee'er than
roses-and oil that.
when they parted MalSlna went
TO ne, ner room ana cried
What could a perfect King Of q
man mean oy taiking IKE that te
neF'' vi course ne could not mean
10 marry a ii1sle school u. mistress
only nome on a VacationF
lom actea queeLly' 'oo' "hen
alone IN MS room, lie took a pa,
paper and pencil aud hgnred and
calculated de made a list OF all
!ne litIle properties nc possessed
de added them M up and be added
!! Them down Then he SET down a
list Of all the things he was accns
toned to spend money upon that
could De dispensed with Then he
oronghs out a book on economy,
where 1t tells how a man can live
cheaper with a frugal wife than he
can alone, de was aStonlshed tc
md that BOOK SO intensely inter
estlngl
The next day Tom went again To
see the BABY In lac'' 1t had seemed
to him as though the afternoon
would never come de had more
waiting to do at the cottage, fol
Malvina's mother received him
and she did not appear. At last
his impatience spurred him to ask
uV" """' y"u 70 sec ne'
again. young man | will be frank
with you and tell the truth"
"oh, Mrs Barker, cried Tom.
She's a simple child, sir aud is
in danger not to understand that
attentions from one like you car
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u think eau beat you for the
drinks, this mornig," said a seedy
individual, entering a barroom.
"No you DON'T" said the drink
mixer.
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"In what condition was the pa.
triarch Job at the end of his lifyP"
asked u Sunday School teacher Of a
quiet looking boy at the foot Of the
class. Dead" calmly replied the
boy.
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Go to chas, Mack & Son for Jeans,
FIannels, or any goods tllat has wool in
them as they are cheaper than ever be.
fore, owing to the Cheapncss Of raw ma
terial.
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Jerseys, Cloaks, Jackets, knit Shawls,
Nubias, single and donplc Shawl Blank.
cts, can be gotten at Chas. Mack & Son
at less price than any one has ever
heard Of. Give them call.
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Corscts Of all kinds, Hosiery in cotton
and wool, Gloves, MittGns, Buttons, and
in fact anything in the notion line as
cheap, or cheaper than any one can sell
them, at Chas. Mack & Son.
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nErsouLrAMnous.
AnARIETTA COLLEGN
--MAnIErTA. onIo.--

H y y In successful operation forty nine years
Two courses Of study; Cllvieal and the phio-
sophical, which omits Geek. Deserving sludenIs
aided by Scholarships and 10 other way,
MARIETTA ACADEMY prepare, for College
and for Rutness. Fall term begins September 18th,
address the PRESIDENT or the PRINCIPAL Of
the Academy. liulyjo-im.
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CHAs. MACK & SON.
GalIipOlIs, Ohio.

silks and satins at Chas. Mack & Son
cheaper than ever before, and always
ready for your inspection rs to quality.
Cashmere, plain and brocaded dress
goods, Ladies' cloth in plain and striped
and great many more different dress
goods, too numerous to mention, always
a little cheaper than the cheapest, at
Chas. Mack & Son.
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Boots and Shoes, In this line Chas.
Mack & Son have for the last 81 years
led in quality and prices, and we wish
one and all OF their many patrons to
give them call and examie for them.
selves in regard to quality and price Of
Boots and Shoes, rs it is money in your
pocket.
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2,279 Prizes, amounting to,,......Sj22,5OO
Application for rates to clubs SHOULD
be made only to to the office Of the Com.
pany in New Orleans.
For further information write clearly,
giving full address, POSTAL.
NOTES, Express Money Orders, or
New York Exchange in ordinary let
ter. Currency by Express tall sums Of
= and upNards at our expensel Gd-
Ilnnl.nLl- y. = -
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How China Got It's Name.

Young man, Try III