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the cost of collection, rebates, and delin
quents, and is very inadequate sum for th,
Observation-Disclosures ofthe town. The
Board of Trustees of the Academy have
decided that they will no longer allow tbs
principals family to reside in the building
but will put the janitor there instead, and
the Board of Education believe their finan-
cial necessities are such that they must re-
duce the principals salary by fifty dollars,
thus virtually reducing the position from
$4,000 to $65O.0o. Comment upon the re-
suit upon the school is unnecessary, but
taxation is certainly high enough now. II
has been decided to reduce the school term
to thirty-eight weeks. All Of the assistant
teachers have been reelected and it is ex-
pected the principal will be elected this
evening.
SUccEss.-There are only two rules for
success, viz: Absolute honesty and hard
work-[Rev. A. Mckenzie, Congregation
alist, Cambridge, Mass.
IpLENEss.-Where man is out of job
there is generally reason for it, Circum-
stances may be responsible, but generally
the fault is with the man himself-[Dr
Timothy Dwight, Methodist, New Haven
CT.
CHILDHOOD. - Reason and Revelation
both declare that the proper time for max.
ing lasting impression upon man is in his
childhood, when his mind is in plastic
state. The seal must be applied to the wax
when it is soft, ifa correct impression be Sc
cured.-[Rev. G. D. Harris, Lutheran, Bal
timore, Md.
TRUTH.-The reign of truth would make
heaven anywhere, and what is the use of
dying to get to heaven, if we can get it by
living it2 There is no other time but now.
The truth is life and we cannot get the
truth by living or by dying. The grave is
not the gate to Immortality. REV. DR..
Harcourt, Methodist, Philadelphia
RELIEF AND cREEd.-If you want to
know what we really believe and what our
beliefs really mean you must look at our
creeds. Our creeds are philosophers def
initions of what we believe, and If you want
to know how philosophers interpret our
beliefs, go to the creeds, but if you want to
know what we really believe, go to the
prayer-books and go to the hymn-books.-
REV. Lyman Abbott Congregationalist,
Brooklyn, N. Y.
DIvoRcR.-The institution Of matrimony
is sacred obligation, and am clearly con-
vinced that no secular court has the right
to pass upon the guilt or innocence of di-
vorced parties. While there might be some
reasons that would render separation be-
tween a man and a woman necessary, there
is no law that entities either party to con-
tract another marriage during the lifetime
of the other contracting party to the orig
inal union.-[B bishop Nelson, Episcopalian,
Atlanta, Ga.
Many profitable half hour might be
spent in the consideration OF problems or
catch questions. training the mind and yet
at the same time giving relaxation. A few
days since "The Bulletin" gave the follow
ing. to which the TRANSCRIPT win give the
correct answer next week: "a train leaves
New York city every day for San Francisco
and one leaves San Francisco for New York
city every day at the same time, using
Eastern time all through. The train as it
leaves New York city passes train that
left San Francisco one week earlier. It is
supposed to take seven days to make the
trip. How many east bound trains for
New York will the west-bound train pass
between New York and San Francisco.