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Year: 1867

How FALsE REroRTs MAY ORIGINATE. curious
illustration Of this is found In an anecdo'e told
in a lecture By Mr. Spurgeon, entitled, Sermons
on Candle minister Ia America lived
opposite one Of the deAeons Of his church A
report got abroad that the minister had been
sccu 70 beat his wife, and the matter was brought
before q dcacon's meeting There the minister
said he had traced the spreading Of the report 20
the deaeon's daughter. The good man the deacon,
said he would not have spoken but his daughters
nam having been mentioned, be must then state
that when be was going 20 bcd on certain
night he did see Through the windowblnd of the
lighted room) the minister heating his wife, aud
heard hcr scream The minister was nonplasacd.
but he requested that the wife nigh, be sent for
aud questioned. When she arrived she explained
the whole matter She said Don you recollect
there was ra, In the room that night that Il
got up on my dress that you got frightened and
took up the poker, that could not stand still,
aud ran round the room you running after me
with ihe poker This ls the explanation of the
whole affair Well, then, he 1.-THE lccturerl
would remark 10 bis hearers the neat time they
heard story against good man, LET them say
ai once There is . rat Il the bottom OF u, I
know, and thai some simple explanation may
account for The whole thing.
Year: 1867

Such was the language of the Psalmist,
spontaneously flowing from his heart, which
has travelled down to US through the long pas
sage of many centuries, and all the time adapt
ed to the experiences of the children OF men,
without the least diminution OF Its truthtulnesS


The tendency of the human heart Is, to seek
qualification in those things that Gods moral
law condemns Hence it is that we see a class
of men unwittingly strive to heap up vast trea-
sures, not for the purpose of doing good, but
only to satisfy their carnal prOpensitles or from
morbid feeling to hoard up and count over
their accumulations, so as to astonlsh the world
with their avaricious success.


Another class seek it in political honor;
hence all their energies OF mind and body are
exhausted in party intrigues, endeavorlng to
keep themselves prominently before the peO-
ple though many times wholly unworthy of
of their confidence.


The female portion Of the human family
are for the most part satisfied with the adorn-
ment of their persons and those that have
the most expensive apparel are considered the
most successful, and happy, by large majori-
ty of superficial observers.


1t matters not what the pursuit may be OF
either sex that has tendency to direct their
minds from their spiritual interest God sees
their culpability, and in order to lead them in
the right path often sends affiictiOn to humble
their hearts, and make them surrender to his
government. Sorrow comes In various ways
to those whom God pities and would lead back
to his fold. Sometimes riches make to them
selves wings and fly away, and thus they be-
hold the foundation upon which they erected
their structure of happiness has given way, and
their building is demolished. In their distress
and disappointment they humble themselves
and return to their Heavenly Father, who re-
ceives them in his parental arms, and scatters
the fragrance of his love all around them, and
they look back upon their former alterations
and exclaim, Before | was afflicted | went
astray."


Sometimes the reputation of one in pursuit
of honor is tarniShed by the unfolding and ex-
pOsure Of his schemes as wire puller for his
own ACKNOWLEDGEMENT and those Of his near re-
latives IIe too, becomes disheartened and
finally disgusted, and seeks reliefin devotion to
his God, and looking back on the perilous and
crooked paths he has made, and the disap-
pointments of bis life, says: Before | was at
hicted | went astray." Divine light shines
upon his path, and the Kings highway be-
comes visible where no "ravenouS beast en-
ters, be peacefully walks therein.


The lady, whose beauty was so fascinating,
is laid upon bed Of languishing-her beauty
fades,-her strength declines, her life is in
jeopardy, and she is brought low, and it is
made ioathsomc to her moral vision. She
looks up to God for help, and she behOlds the
Saviour, "the fairest among ten thousands, and
altogether lovely smiling upon her, and hope
springs up in her heart, and she yields to his
supremacy, and says, it is written, every
knee shall bow" And who does not discern
that before she was afflicted she went astray


NARCIssA.


Il.
Year: 1867

HOME AFFECTIONS heart has affec-
tions that never die The rough rubs of the
world cannot obliterate them. They are the
memories of home-only home, there is the
old tree under which the light hearted boy
has swung many day yonder is the river in
which he learned to swim; there is the house
in which he knew parents protection-nay,
there is the room in which he romped with
brother and sister long since laid in the yard
in which he must soon be gathered, over
shadowed by yon old church, whittier, with a
JOYOUS troop like himself, he had often fol-
lowed his parents to worship, and near the
good old man who minstered at the altar.
Even the very schoolhOuse, associated in
youthful days with thoughts of tasks, now
comes to bring pleasant rememberances OF
many occasions that called forth some gene
rous exhibition of noble traits of human ma
ture. There is where he learned to feel some
of his first emotions. There perchance, he
first met the being, who, by her love and
tenderness in life, has made home for him
self happier than that which his childhood ha,
known. There are certain feelings of hu


manity-and those, too, among the best
that can find no appropriate place for thei


exercise only at one s 6reside.
Year: 1867

A MARRYING WOMAN.-The Winemac
(Kentucky) Democrat tells the following curl
Gus story: There is a married couple liv-
ing in this county, whose matrimonial history
is rather unusual the woman having been
married four times, and yet is living with her
first husband After sharing the couch of her
first worser half a few years, the wife got a
divorce from husband No. /, and was married
to husband No. . In little while she ap-
piled for and obtained divorce from hus-
band No. 2, and was married to husband No.
3. In the course of time she became weary of
her bonds, was divorced from husband No. B.
Then her first love resumed its sway in her
heart, and to make amends for her seeming
waywardness, she sought out and again met
husband No. l, when they were the, second
time ndissolubly bound up in the tender cords
ofwedlock, and are now living happily together,
with the company OF two children by their first
marriage. She was not blessed with any off
spring BY either her second or third husbands,
so after years of separation from her first OBJ
iect of happiness, naught now remains to re-
mind her of the past enlargement save the
memory of husbands Nos , and 3.
Year: 1867

One Of the best uses to which the Atlantic
cable is put is the heading off of rogues.
Heretofore European and American villains of
every hind rushed on board the steamers and
were safe Now the lightning stops the game,
aud they arc captured the moment they step
foot on land.
Year: 1867

The fearful cattle disease has broken out
again in England, and with renewed violence.
Our stock stock dealers cannot be too careful
in refusing all imported live stock from any
quarter. A wholesale slaughter OF animals
alone suppressed this terrible plague last year,
but it seems has not eradicated it.
Year: 1867

BY A DECIDEDLY CONFIRMED BACHELOR.
Not laugh was heard, nor joyfn note,


As friend 10 the bridal we hurried;
Not wit discharged his farewell shot.


As the bachelor went to be married.
We married him quietly to save his fright.
Our heads from the sad sight turning;
And sighed as We stood by the lamps dim light
To think that he was not more discerning
To think that bachelor free and bright,


And shy OF the sex found him,
Should there at the altar, at dead of night,
Be caught in the snare that bound him.
Few and short were the words that we said,
Though OF wine and cake paItaking;
We escorted him home {, ON the scene of dread,
While his knees Were awfully shaking.
Slowly and sadly we marched him down,


From the FIRST to the lowermost story;
And we never have heard or seen the poor man
Whom we left alone in his glory.
Year: 1867

WHAT WILL TAKE PLACE WHEN WOMEN
VorE.-And also in that day the man who
hath beautiful whiskers shall beat the homely
man of wisdom for Governor, and the youth
of police in preference to the man of practiced
sagacity and determined energy.--Mark 1toaia.
Year: 1867

The Constitutional Convention being now
fixed fact, and the time for preparation very
short we entreat our friends in every part oi
tbe State TO give earnest and active heed there
70 forthwith We have, first, to choose and
hold State Convention whereby to designate
sixteen of our ablest and best men to consul
tute our half of the thirty-two delegates at
large to be chosen in accordance with the wise
suggestion of Gov. Fenton. And we urge
Renublicans in every neighborhood to give
Instant heed to this matter. 1t Will not DO 10
nut up three or four Of the men who ought 10
be on the ticket and piece it out with twelve OF
thirteen of those who want to be. Our oppo'
nents will put forth their very strongest men,
with intent TO poll heavier vote in the whole
State than we can, and thereupon claim that
New-YOIk has ceased to be Republican. This
is one of the minor aspects Of the question, yet
it is important. Do let us nominate our very
best men, since nomination is an election
Aud we caunot do it if those who want to be
nominated are allowed to run the machine.


Each Senate district is TO choose, i'll addition,
four delegates. Let us resolve now that,
alike in our strong, in the doubtful ana
in the other districts, we will present four as
good men as we can persuade to run And
let It's not take No for an answer where emil
nent ability or eminent public service is in ques-
ton. We want no party Constitution; and we
shall have none if each party presents Its
worhiest and most valuable citizens for dele


gates. We believe both will do so, unless they
shall be thwarted by the intrigues and combt
nations of self-sccbing aspirants. To aver


this danger, let the People concert and act AZ
Year: 1867

The "Law Gazette" project which the AS
sembly has so incOnsiderately indOrsed, attempts
to do good thing in very bad way. Let
us explain:


1t is expedient, desirable, necessary, say the
hackers of the project, that all legal advertise
ments-that is, advertisements required by
law-sbOuld be published in some one journal,
80 that all who wish to see them may know
where to look. Now, half of them are printed
where next to nobody sees them; and no
amount of search can find them all. He who
has reason to prefer secrecy to publicity may
substantially evade the legal requirement to
advertise.


This is quite true.


What then Does this establish the necessity
of establishing and endowing the Law Gazette 7
BY no means. Here is the true remedy for the
evil complained of:


Let an act be passed directing every one who
is required by law to advertise to insert his
advertisement in that journal which shall be
duly designated for the purpose, and which
shall be that daily paper Of largest circulation
which will 50 advertise at Che rates established
by law. Now let the Mayor, Controller, or
some other functionary, give notice that he is
prepared to feceive proposals from the
several Journals, accompanied by affidavits
setting forth their average daily circulation for
the last twelve months and let him, in due
tune, award tue advertising to that one Of
Year: 1867

long labor. Hence the general complaint that
the Celt is indolent, thriftless, averse to i'm
proyement, and sullenly addicted to dirt aud
soualor. He has little more inducement to
industry and frugality than the slave had; but
the difference is one of degree rather than of
kind.


The radical remedy for the chronic discomfort
of Ireland is simple: MAKE HER LAWS JUST.
Abolish the Established Church, and let every
one support as well as enjoy the religion OF his
choice. Give the tenant a legal right to his
betterments by enacting that If his landlord
Increases his rent or orders him to go, he shall
nav the lust and fair valuation of the tenants
improvements which he thus cOnfiscates to hls
own use. Give the poor O real voice in max
ilg the laws whereby they are governed
Make them feel that though their ancestors
we're conquered, they are not serfs, but citizens.


If England shall seasOnaby resolve to treat
tie Irish masses justly, she may yet retain
Ter hold on the "sister isle ;" but, if not, she
will lose Ireland forever and it is quite prob
tble that the very next war wherein Great
Britain is engaged will witness resistless
mastering upon Irish soil of insurgent forces
,athered from every land where Irish hearts
lave found a home. 1t is probably not yet too
ate for England to cOnciliate the IRISH by
comprehensive JUSTICE but who shall say how
soon the opportunity may vanish never to re-
fuInV
Year: 1867

Our Washington correspondence has reported
the efforts being made in particular Congress
district of Ohio to secure nominee for Gov
ernor therefrom, on the assumption that their
district has never, or not for many years, had
a candidate for Governor! We call this, " run
"ning the thing into the ground" The intended
candidate may be a good one; if so, this rea-
son for nominating him is sander on him a'
well as an insult to the people who are ex'
pected TO vote for him. When, o when, shall
we be able utterly to disregard the shrieks OF
locality" and nominate our very best men, nc
matter whether they happen to live on tina
side of a county line or the Other9
Year: 1867

Four young gentlemen Of Boston, well known
in rowing circles, have issued an appeal fof
subscriptions to send an American crew to
the regatta on the Seine next July. We print
their circular in another column, and advise the
rowing men and the public generally to have
nothing TO do with the scheme. The regatta is
not International, in any proper sense Of that
word. An American crew will not find an
English or French crew, representing British or
Gallo natiOnalities to contend against. They
may find an Oxford or Cambridge crew,
with which Yale or Harvard boat might
properly compete. Any such crew will be in
perfect condition. AS the race is to be in July,
no American crew can be. The objection
is decisive, but if it were not, there
is another which must be- The art OF
rowing is one of which we in this country
are learning the rudiments. In England il
has arrived at something very near perfection.
A contest between an American and an English
crew will he a contest between tyr0s and ex-
perts. If this statement be unpaatabe to our
rowing friends here, we are sorry; but when
such q prepOster0us plan as this is started,
we feel bound to tell the plain truth. The ex-
perience of Hammill in England last Summer
should have been lesson to our Oarsmen.
Probably an eight-Oar would be beaten as
badly as Hammill-it could not well suf-
fer defeat more ignominious. If the
very jealous and excellent gentlemen whose
enthusiasm has led them to conceive this pro-
ject will take the advice of one who has seen
a good deal of rowing on both sides of the
Atlantic they will abandon an enterprise which
cannot possibly result creditably to them. IL
they want to advance the real interests
of very admirable art, let them
send Mr.. CrOwninshield or Mr. Bacon to take
look at the Putney and Henley races on the
Thames-at the University match above all
and let those gentlemen engage and send over
to America two or three professional watermen
and trainers. BY their help we might in few
years be able to enter an international regatta
with chance of winning. AT present we can
not and money raised for such purpose will
be worse than wasted and we hope none will
be given.
Year: 1867

Nothing of late date testifies in more prac-
teal way to progress as the fact that the
new police of New-Orleans are to be cOnsti-
tuted without distinction of color. The justice
Of this reform is perfect; the retribution it con-
tains is pOetical. Not many months ago a mob
of savage white policemen massacred the unof-
Tending blacks of New Orleans. The moral con
sequences Of this martyrdom have come to pass
in good time. If exMayor Monroe now dares
to misbchaye himself he is liable to be collared
be a black policeman. But at all events he
and others may get justice where they only
dealt out murder.
Year: 1867

The Mobile Daily Tribune, in its criticism OF
the plan of Reconstruction adopted by Congress-
somewhat digresses to pay personal comph-
ment-as follows:


Horace Greeley that philosopher who teaches by pre-
cept than by example and whom we regard as ora
of the most abominable villains belched 10 the SUR
face rotten age Horace Greeley says In effect that
the Military bill devised to bully the Southern people
into compliance with the demands OF the Rumpan party
to make us say the robbers GOD bless you for th5
watches YOU have stolen from US! take q few more We
will put you in the way OF getting Them"


Our Mobile namesake should not display
excessive amiability at the expense of strict
veracity Before all else be true! after that.
be as polite as you possibly can.
Year: 1867

Conservatives and Republicans in Tennessee
alike invite the COlOred people to conventions
of their parties The invitation alone Is
great victory, and white and black may be CON
gratulated-the former because they are shrewd
enough to accept the fact of colOred freedom
and the latter because their franchise is to he
confirmed by the sclf-intereSt of parties.
Year: 1867

The telegram which gives the substance OF
the resolutions adopted by the Republican
State Convention of North Carolina evidently
does not fully express the spirit of the first
Convention of the kind ever held in the South
We shall speedily know more of it.
Year: 1867

largest circulation which shall stipulate and
bind itself to print such advertisements at the
rates fixed by law for legal Advertising by
tbis plan. the end contemplated by the Law
Gazette will be attained, and twenty-iold the
circulation given to every legal advertisement
that can be by the projected and to-pe-
hammered enlcTnTisC.
Year: 1867

We print the memorial of the Union members
of the Maryland Legislature, in which Congress
is warned that the attempt of the Rebels to get
control of the State may lead to bloodshed' un-
less il interposes its authority now.
Year: 1867

Fanny Downing, writing for the
"Land we Love,,' thus explains the
mysterious process by which young la
dy prepares for bed. We rather like it:


Disnlissing Manday, her foster sister
and maid, Miss Preston performed the
task of disrobing for the night, without
assistance other than her own nimble
fingers.


First tho lace collar and tho ribbon
were removed from the neck, and the
bright n1erino dress laid aside; next the
snowy skirts were lifted over the head,
then spring touched in front of the
rounded waist, when with n click and a
metallic sound, down came the wide ex-
panse of crinoline, while Miss Charlie
stepped out of its steel circle considera-
bly, collapsed, but all the prettier. A
somewhat similar mechanical operation
was performed and numerous springs
and carls were set in lively motion and
then with stretch upward of tllcpiump,
white arms and sigh OF relief, off
came the little French railroad" corsets,
and the dimpled shoulders of the wcarer
rose in unrestricted freedom.


The snowy night gown was then slip
ped over the head and its delicate
frills daintily adjusted to the throat and
| wrists. Next the mirror was visited,
and the charming little mon rrsta -
the bright face it reflected; anu then
siezing the brush the girl proceeded to
apply it to her glossy enrls until they
shone like satin.


Thence to the wash-s stand, where teeth
white rs cOcoanut meat, We're rubbed
until they cleaned still Nhiter, and the
rosy face dipped in the basin of clear
cold water until it glowed with renewed
crimson. And then drawing low seat
close to the fire, the young girl laid one
pretty foot lightly upon her knee and
began to unlace the tiny boot that en-
cascd it; in few minutes both little
feet were bare iu their childish beauty,
and pressed down upon the hot bricks Of
the hearth while careful measurement
was made as to the relative length of
the big toe and the next one to it, for in
this important difference lies the mo-
,nentous question as 10 which of the
| two shall rule in the future married life
of the measurer. 1t having been de-
creed by mysterious and immutable
signs that should the big toe be longer,
the forthcoming lord of the lady will be
her master as well, whether If the Sec
ond has the pre-eminence, similar fate
is in store for herself and her only mas
ter will be her own sweet will.


In the present instance both of tn,
soft pink toes were of such samcncss Of
length that the inference was sufficient
ly clear that destiny decreed the mar
ried life of Mrs. Charlie Preston should
be state of equal rights.


The young lady sat still and amused
herself by doing little prospecting in
the way Of gazing down into tho Goals
glowing before her, and then taking her
Year: 1867

"A clergyman OH the Dubuque rail
road accidentally sat down in large
basket of eggs to the great injury of the
"fruit'' and his clothes. A brakesman
scraped him down with the stove hearth,
but the beauty of his attire and his Dig
nifty were temporarily destroyed.
Year: 1867

Bible from Its stand she read the lesson
appointed for the evening, then knelt
and said her simple prayers. A puff OF
fragrant breath from D pair of rosy lips,
and out went the candle, leaving the
room lighted only by the rich fire light
Then unholting the door, that Mandy,
who slept in her young mistress room,
might gain access when it should please
her to leave the delights Of the kitchen,
the young girl turned back the soft
blankets aud snowy sheet of her bed
made the impress Of her rounded figure
In Its snowy depths, aid her innocent
head upon the tastefully trimmed pi,-
lows, and went to her happy dreams.
Year: 1867

A correspondent of the Rural A.


nserican says she puts no water with the
cream, nor does she rinse the butter as
many do, considering that the water
destroys the sweetness of the butter,
and causes it to become, rancid much
sooner. She also thinks that she OBJ
tains more butter in cold weather by
heating the milk, removing the cream
as at the first skimming. The churn-
ing does not occupy over fifteen min
utes, and the butter comes out in good
order, and yellow, even in the coolest
weather. s.-


Another writer says When the
milk is brought in, pour into the pail
boiling water, according to the quanti-
ty of milk. If you have six or eight
quarts, pour in two Of water, and let
it stand till it is done steaming, and all
the unpleasant taste will be removed.
Let the milk stand just long enough to
have all the cream rise, which will be
As hours at the longest, and not wait
for the milk to thicken, as no cream
will rise after the milk is sour; then as
you skim your milk put it in a clean
stone vessel, and not cover tight, stir
ring lightly every time the cream is
added, and the night before churning
stir Thoroughly till all is even, and never
let it stand an hour after it is fit to be
churned. If it is cold, add hot water
gradually till of the right temperature.