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AIRING BEDS.


Too much stress cannot be laid upon the
ACCESSIBILITY of airing beds thoroughly. To
earelessness in this regard may be attrib
uted the close offensive odors which fire.
guently meet one. not alone in the house of
the poorer classes, but in the bedrooms Of
the high-priced hotels. 1t is not enough to
turn down the coverings. only to draw them
back half an hour later The unsavory
fact that the body actually loses weight
during a nights slumber shows clearly
that more vigorous methods of treatment
than these are required to free the bed
coverings of the exhalations from the
sleeper Counterpart. blankets, and sheets
should be stripped from the bed and well
shaken, and hung ON two chairs TO prevent
their gathering dust by resting ON the
floor. The mattress should be turned aud
propped against the foot-board, as to
allow the free access of air 70 both sides.
Pillows and holsters should be beaten
cneigetieally. Then. in the btferest
weather. the windows should be opened
wide, if only for ten minutes, that the at
mosphere of the apartment may be com
pletely changed.
Nor is this enough Two or three times
winter, oltener in summer, the mattress
should have half day 5 summing. The cot
ton-eloth mattress covers mentioned before
do much towards protecting the bedding
from perspiration; but even with this thor
ough ''sweetening' in the sunshine is oeca-
sionaly essential This course should NOT be
followed with bolster orpillows. The heat
Of the sun acting upon the animal grease
in the feathers produces an unpleasant odo,.
The best method of freshcning pillows is
70 lay them ON the fresh turf in the shade.
When this is out of the question let them
be hung on the clothes-line.
While the custom OF keeping gnest
chamber always in readiness for chance
visitors has its advantages, there are strong
reasons against having the bed prepared
until just before 1t is to be occupied.
| There lisa comfort about a newly-made bed
that disappears from one left standing, for
weeks or even days \ dampness seems 50
gather about the sheets mustiness abont
the blankets and bedding, that gives the
occupant an unpleasant sensation that the
couch has not been properly aired. and
| awakens fears of colds, rheumatism and
/ other fleshly ills
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NO. 9.
RENTING THE PEWS.

Duly invited from the pulpit with cir
eulars printed in due form and placed il
the pews, we assembled to compete for
places in the house of God. to secure sit
tings for the coming year The ricl
walked confidently forward, the well-to-dc
next, while timid women and poor men
skirted the pews near the doors.
The ceremony Of sale did not begin with
prayer. but was preambulated by the aue-
tionecr in professional tones and serio- jocose
remarks something about sparrows. nests,
young, affairs, and Lord of Hosts 1t was
difficult to connect the parts with the ocea-
sion
What shall be offered for choice of
pews? One dollar two, three four
Who says five? Whose is it +? What num-
Der, sir = Then four, three, two. and
down to one dollar premiums.
And now for parts Of pews. single sit
tings ''How much is offered for choice 4?
Ten, 90, 30, 10 cents And now ladies
and gentlemen. those that want seats with
out premiums, must step up and take the
lottery of chances, drawing numbers from
this end . A few seats remain for those
who can only take seats at schedule prices.
began to tremble lest the poor find no
place, and have not the gospel preached to
them.
What a sad thought to be shut out, or be
assigned only standing room, thus TO
chang our harps upon The Willows" I'm
agine Peter, James and John, with the
mother of Jesus, turned away from the
synagogue for want of money to buy a
place.
To secure has selfish sound strug-
gle or scramble for place: jostling aside
the weak or decrepid.
There were many who did not 90 to the
auction. They had only widows, mites,
which indeed might do for charity, but
not for the Fashionable, rich church. These
live near it, and can indeed go into the
sanctuary. on suffrance, but would not be
tolerated without the price Of a ticket.
This indeed not in words but certainly I'M
derstood by themselves. The rich hath
many friends, but the poor is separated
from his neighbor' separates himself
sometimes.
Without money and without price is
not the dispensation of our church. There
are really no sinners III our church but the
gospel-hardcned. II would be good
thing to call in the poor. but we really
have no room for them Our church is
full. :
The subscribers have the pennies and
enjoy the means OF grace. The fact is,
the gospel in our society cannot be afforded
any cheaper. The cost of running it is on
very liberal terms, and there are enough
who are able to pay. Why then should
we care for the poor? Indeed there is this
advantage to them in not coming TO onr
church, they might get proud-become
worldly and vain There is no loss with
out some gain 1t may be. however, that
the church needs the influences which
come from the poor and lowly. A bigger,
palmer house with smaller salaries for
officials of the pulpit, choir and treasurer
might result in revival. TEen the poor
and the rich might walk to the house Of
God in company.
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gAPERiNG OFF.

A clergyman called upon well known
physician one day and said: Doctor,
wish to consult you about my health:
am afflicted with very uncomfortable symp-
toms; my hands tremble and shake my
eyelids twitch and culver. and my lips are
without sensation, as if they were numb.
Isn't it a serious matter Am | not in
danger Of paralysis?
1T is, indeed, serious matter, replied
the physician, who knew his patient, "but
you can be cured entirely if you will follow
my advice: but am afraid you will not be
willing to take my prescription.
" certainly will, doctor; try me; what
is it >"
90 1t is simply to give mp the use Of tobac
co entirely and forever. That is the whole
cause ofyour trouble"
"Aren' you rather hard on me doctor
I own up both chew and smoke when
am digging out sermon, and ! need to.
couldn' write well without it. If should
give it up, my people would see the differ
ence at once.
Excuse me, but do you really mean to
say that you, a minister called of God to
preach the way Of salvation to the lost
sinners, must depend upon filthy weed
for Your inspiration ; What kind Of call
is that?''
Il will give up tobacco il must, docts,
but you will allow me to taper off grad
ually won't you /? / am afraid it will iniure
my health to give it mp all at once.
" Taper Off 1t would soon be taper
ing on again. never knew Of a man who
turned from wrong way to right way
too quickly. Ny dear sir. i'll were a re-
pentant horse-thief and had come to you
for spiritual help, would you tell me
might taper Off and stop stealing horses
and only steal pigs and chickens and
smaller things. until finally should reform
altogether? No, you would not preach any
such nonsense. You would tell me leave
off stealing entirely, once for all
eff after have given it up for week or
two, hankering and craving should come
over me, what could do -
NO down on your knees anu pray iof
divine help until yon get it.
Well, doeter, think ! must stop using
tobacco, but will wait until | go to the
Adirondacks in the simmer. ] can attend
to it better then than now.
Like Phelix, You would put off this
important matter till more convenient
season. warn you. sir, that you cannot
trife with your health in this way without
serious consequences. 1t must be attended
to Immediately or cannot answer for the
result
The patient finally concluded TO follow
the physician counsel fully, and the gain
in health and vitality proved he wisdom
of the eourse.-Hary HiRehesfer.
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ROME EXAMPLE.

\ friend gave me lately the experience of
a skillful professional man in about the fol-
lowing words: my early practice" said
the doctor, ''was successful, and | soon
attained an cnviable position. ! married a
lovely wife; two children We're born unto as
and my domestic happiness was complete
But l was invited often to social parties
where wine was freely circulated, and |
soon became slave to its power. Before
was aware of it | was drunkard. My
tainted me with bitter word, never ceased
to pray for my reformation. We became
wretchedly poor, so that my family were
pinched for daily bread. One beautiful
Sabbath my wife went to church, and left
me living on couch, sleeping off my pre-
yiouS nights debauch was aroused by
hearing something fall heavily on the floor;
! opened my eyes and saw my little boy
of six years tumbling upon the carpet. His
elder brother said to him-'Now get up
and fall again. That's the way papa does;
let 5 play we are drunk watched the child
as he mpersonated my beastly movements
in way that would have done credit to an
actor. arose and left the house, groaning
in agony and remorse. | walked off miles
into the country thinking over my abom-
Unable sin and the example | was setting
before my children. solemnly resolved
that with Gods help l would quit my cups,
and did. No lectures ever heard from
Mr. Cough moved my soul like the spectacle
of my own sweet boys playing drunk as
papa does. never pass day without
thanking my God for giving me a praying
wife, and bestowing grace sufficient T.
conquer my detestable sin of the bottle,
Madam il you have son, keep him. il
you can, from ever touching glass Of
winef 1t is hoped that this may be q
| timely warning To more than one father
who is by no means a topper, and yet il
putting a wino-glass right before his owr
children It is the ready excuse of many
a young lad for taking glass olehampagn'
1--WE always have it at home. !" Th'
deeanter at home kindlcs the appetit,
which soon seeks the drinking saloon. TIN
thoughtless or reckless parent gives tn,
fatal push. which sends the boy 10 dc
struction. Long labor in the Temperance
reform has convinced me that the mos
effectual place to promote il Is at home
There is the spot where the mischief to
often is done There is the spot to cnac
a prohibitory law. Let it be written upo
the wall Of every house, Where there's
boy, there should never be a bottle. -
i Z. Cagler, IN alliance Meas
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tator Little Simeon married the black
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present for the bride-Ed Mott in tie
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why don't you have the choir behind
the congregation? stranger asked a
member Of one Of onr fashionable churches.
s'Well, | know it's fashion now to have it
in front. and we used to have ours there;
but you see that little tenor's new spring
suit was 50 loud that nobody could hear
the organ. We like the change very much,
and the music really seems to be better. p"
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That's the blossom ] fain wonid pluck toul!
from the garden above her dnsl;
MOI the languorous MY OF sohlless Nlii ''o' Wv
blood red rose OF lust,
Bnt a sweet white blossom OF h"lN rove 'hat
crew in one green spot
In the arid desert of Phrynes life, where an
was pArched and hot,
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II is strange how often it ocenrs that the
person who thinks he knows most about a
business is one who has never been engaged
in it.
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know how sublime thing il is
To suffer and he strong

And all the while the sealding drops OF
anguish are forcing themselves TO his eyes,
soaring them as with a red-hot iron. while
he stands there trying to look in the face
this awful intruder, WHO has come All I'M
hidden guest into his house.
''She wants you; she has sent for you,
says ono of the household, sobbins bitterly;
and he goes, with vague. mechanical steps
up the stairs to their room and into her
presence.
"IIave they told you? Do You know p
she asks in whisper; ''0h love, we are
going to be separated God is taking me
from you.
''IIe cannot be so cruel. " he says bluntly
and unreconciled, and he takes her into
Lis arms as if to defy death to part them.
The hours wear on, the clock ticks in the
death chamber:
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IN THE DARK VALLEY

The doctor has Just told him and he has
gone into the little parlor and closed the
door. All the room is Suggestive of her
who lies dying III the chamber above Her
bird is singing in It's cage at the window
as merrly as if sorrow were unknown in
the world. The room is Hooded with the
warm sunlight, full of life and radiance,
little in consonance with the dcsolation of
the man standing there alone. Her birds,
her books, her lounging chair, the touch
and design that make a home, are hers.
Her living presence seems to ANIMATE the
common things and make them gracious
and loving like herself And it is only a
brief twelve month since she stood there a
bride, and listened to her husbands proud
welcome to their home. Now she lies yon-
der-dying, dying.
And he, how can he bear it? How do
men bear in their undisciplined character
the mighty shock of such a grief as this
Oh if he couId-Iean his head ON his mothers
shoulder and sob out his sorrow, as he
used to do W hen boy. But lie knows of
that rnwritten law which forbids a man to
cry or wear his grief on his sleeve for the
DAVIS to peck at He must meet it alone,
and
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az oreyer-neyer.
NeYel=fnreYer-''

Never-forever,'
He does not heed it: his eyes are fastened
upon that beloved face, changing from its
bloom and beauty into the ashen pallor
which the shadows of the unforeseen cast.
Presently she opens her troubled eyes and
Read to me, dear, she whispers family.
He knows what she wishes him to read.
That is one of the beautiful intuitive quail
titles which made of their lives perfect
harmonious sphere-a cofgenial union, rich
in love and mutual faith, and to which
there can be no finaity of death or limi-
tation. So he brings her Bible and turns
the leaves in search of some text of com
fort such as they have often read to-
gether:
But which one? There are SO many, and
all are good. He is not compelled to de
eide. The blessed Book opens to the m st
precious one of ALL that has comforted so
many homcsick hearts the sweetest of the
heavenly madrigals:
"Thc Lord is my shepherd,
shall not want"
She repeated it after him.
At intervals she broke forth into snatches
of speech:
Though l walk through the valley
OF the shadow of death,
will fear no evil
at is dark in the yalley-dark-da =
he heard her murmur."
''Oh, love, there shall be no night there. :
lie answers brokenly, feeling how poor 4
comforter he is.
lie holds her hand as she sleeps, and
dreams such dreams as the dying have and
death goes on relentlessly with his work.
Her bird breaks ont into joyful strain OF
music in its cage below; sounds Of life
come into the darkened chamber watch
ing friends are near; soon she opens her
eyes and there is bright, glad smile in
them.
ut is light beyond, she says and sleeps
again.
He docs not notice how cold her hand has
grown: how still the room is Nor does
he resist when they loosen his clasp and
lead him away telling him with fearful
pity that it is all over.
What is all over9 The love that has
blessed his manhood with the crown ei
completeness The eompanionship that
made heaven and home Synonymous terms,
Are these ended forever9
When he sees her again She is wearing
her wedding dress. Her soft pretty hair i,
arranged as she liked it best. Her eyes
are closed and her lips unresponsiye to hii
kisses.
And over her bosom they crossed hci
hands Come away, they said, God nm
derstands. Mrs. L. H. Rayl,e IN Defroi
Free Press.
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There is not one Of the old sayings more
true than mirth and motion prolong life.
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The Opening story of the New Nolnnc tfo
january 3, 1850 is entitled
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VOL. Ill.
'OsTi.ER JOE.

1.-THE following is The poem rectcd by Mrs.
James Brown Potter, OF New York, nj I'm en-
tcrtanment given at Secretary whitney 5
house, in Washington lately. for charitable
purposes and which, il is announced caused
several ladies summaIiX To leave the room.
The author OF the poem, Mr.. George II. Sims,
is a wcll-llnown London journalist and play
wright, who is best known in this country
through his play "1he Lights q London
The poem has frequently been rccited in fash
ionahlc West End drawing-rooms in London
ana in public ana private in New York, nota-
bly, at n benefit performance at Walacs 5
Theatre about year agol
| stood at eve, as the sun went down, by q
grave where woman lies
Who lured mems souls 10 the shores of sin
with the light OF her wanton eyes,
Who sang The song tn 1T the siren sang ON the
treacherouS Lurloy height,
W hose l;tcc WAS as fair as summer day, and
whose heart WIS IS black night.
Yet q blossom | fnin would pluck to-day from
the garden above her dust,
MOI the auguorous lily of soulless sin nor the
blood red rose of lust,
Hut Il sweet white blossom of holy love that
grew in the one green spot
In the arid desert of Phrync's life, where all
was parchcd and hot.
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Anruts wontcl for our chNrming Now boo
SOME NOTED PRINCES. AUTHORS
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and others of distinguished fame, making al
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street Singer. OF New York.

Street singers are now almost as COM
mon in New York as in Paris, and they
seem 10 be OF the genuine Partisan stock,
they sing in the genuine Partisan head
voice and their selections are of the same
dismally sentimental order. They work
he residence streets uptown, and you
rarely see them on the buster thorough
fares. Commonly they travel in couples
one playing in a distressed fashion on a
fiageOlet or a fiddle, and the other sing
ing. and the singer is generally woman
The queerest couple are two women, one
who sings and the other who gathers in
the change. This latter is a comfortable
looking. middle-aged woman with one
arm. Her dress is artfully cut to show
the short stump Of her right arm in all
its pitiful suggeStiyeneSs, and the COM
~misSeration it eXciteS is worth q good hv-
Nc TO her. l remember this vagrant as
long as / have been in New York. When
7 first saw her she was q handsome
German girl Of Is or 30, who wan
dered among the haunts OF theatrical peo-
pie, never saying q word to anyone, but
simply holding out her single hand,
which the sympathetic players crossed
with small coin even when their own
pockets were nearly bare. She has grown
older and plumper, but ii seems TO me
that She still wears the same dress Of
coarse gray stuff, and she is certainly no
more ~lOquaciOus than ever. II she has a
husband she must pour forth a a Hood
of curtain lecturinS 10 compensate for her
public abstinence from the pet exercise OF
her sex.-Alfred Trumble in New SoHk
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h Dragon in Chinese joss Houses.

Perhaps the most familiar form of all is
the dragon, that seems TO have an es-
p~ecially strong hold upon upon the Chinese
rs well as st. George. Some houses lOf
worship, called popularity Joss houses, !"
are known TO true believers as temples Of
the Dragon King" The dragon in some
shape is seen about nearly every house Of
worship. To it the Charleston laundry
men, if there were any, probably laid the
earthquake in August, and the a Fran
cisco devOuts call 10 mind this terrible
monster whenever any conyulsiOn occurs
here. The ordinary dragon would pass
for the American sea serpent as depicted
by the average landlord about September
/. Long and snake like, covered with
scales, painted red or gilded, its csudal fin
a set of streamerS, the dorSal like a huge
saw, it presents an uncanny appearance,
vet is picturesque. The head is simply ap-
palling; the mouth enOrmOus-a red cav
errsous abyss, with n plentiful supply Of
teeth, from among which extends the
tongue. Well made dragons generally
have a mustache. Snakes Of all kinds are
considered as the earthly manifestations
Of the dragon and consequently occasion
ally are wOrshiped--San Francisco
Call.
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PETROLEUM.

Oil City.
OIL CITY. December 9.-Petroleum-
Opened at 6S3c; highest 69Ic; lowest Cote;
closed 6slc. Sales 25T. 900; clearances
$4,000; charters 53,095, shipments
IS, 1863.
Pittsburgh.
PITTSBURGH, PA, December O.
Petroleum-Closed steady; opened az zoe
closed 6s!c; highest zoe; lowest oslo.
TitusyilIe.
TITUsvILLE, December 9.-Petroleun
Opened at 694o; highest 69!e; lowest
65ic; closed 6Sse.
Bradford.
BRADFORD, December 9.-Petroleum
Opened at 69fc; highest cole; lowest 66ie
closed at este; c.earances, 2,T0i,000.
New York.
New YORK. December 9.-Petr0leun
opened steady At zoe, but after the fist
transactions became very weak undel
heavy sales and dropped &c in the frs
half hour. Before IL n. IN, supporting or
ders rallied the market so Csc, and il re
manned steady at that price until near tn.
close, when a sudden squirt took place, car
rying the price to 6sic; but the marke;
again broke, and closed weak at 6s:e
Sales 6,922, 900 barrels.