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Year: 1878

sense in the dark nights to guard
against collisions, till finally should
see the anchor dropped in the de-
sired haven, without any casualty,
delay, loss, damage, from the begin
ming to the end of the voyage, l
could not pant with that man with
out emotions unutterable. Yet here
/ am on the voyage of life with One
at the wheel who has been there
from my infancy TO the present hour,
to whom I may with Joyful conf
dence repeat these words, "Thon
shalt guide me with thy counsel, and
afterwards receive me to glory"


We bless the memory of this
translator who used the word "shalt'
in this passage, instead of swift"
He let's David here speak propheti-
caIly, but trustfulIy, confding him
self to divine guidance, not merely
foretelling that he will be guided,
but declaring his willingness to be.
There may be all the difference be-
tween a believer and an uubeliever
in saying "shall" rather than swift"
in such case as this; whether you
as from the heart, avouch the Lord
God to be your supreme Ruler, or
merely declare that He will be. U.s.
ing here the word ''shalt," implies a
cordial choice of divine guidance.
He who has made such choice has
the hand of infinite love on his helm.
Some helms seem to have no hand
upon them. They steer wild. They
are blown about; sometimes they are
in the trough of the sea; they have
broached to; some of them go down
forever.
Year: 1878

| have known Arthur Gravely,
well and intimately. A part OF his
story came to my knowledge
through my own observation, and a
part he told to me himself.


Arthur came of an old well-de-
fined and respectable stock, with
just enough pride inherited from his
progenitors to give him refinement
and self-reliance. AT an early age
he was left an orphan, and received
most of his education under the
care of an uncle. When he was
twenty-One he was admitted to the
employ Of Liverpool banker, NAM
ed Vanderlain, and very soon took a
position of trust and responsibility
in the house. A year later he took
for his wife Fanny Summerton, one
of the fairsst and sweetest of earth
ly treasures. He had loved her
long and truly, and her love in re-
turn, had been single and devoted.
Thus was life opening for Arthur
Gravely with bright and happy
promise. He had friends, whichev-
er way he turned; his business pros
poets were of the very best, and his
home was an earthly paradise.


One enemy, and one alone, at
this time stood in Arthur's path.
His wife did not see it then. She
loved him so foduly, and so trust
fully, that she could not see a fault.


A few of Arthur's friends feared
danger, and one of them, more bold
than the rest, spoke to him warn
ingly, but kindly; but he turned
away from the warning with a sneer
of derision.


The months and years went on
Year: 1878

tiOn of wealth and honor and love he
can see the dark pit from which he
escaped, and he sees hundreds upon
hundreds sinking into it yearly. He
helps the fallen ones when he can,
and finds unfailing satisfaction in
the work
Year: 1878

From a volume of Sermons by Rev. Nehe--


miah Adams, d. D. of Boston; published


by d. Lathrop & Co.


In a voyage of a hundred and
sleven days to San Francigco, and
thence to the Sandwich Islands,
China, the East Indies and New
York, there was man at the wheel
every moment, day and night, in
storm and sunshine. Every man, ex-
cept the officers, was in his turn,
two hours at a time during the
whole voyage, the man at the wheel.
Not till the word of command was
given inside the Golden Gate, "Let
go the anchor" was the wheel de-
serted. Every two hours the man
at the wheel was relieved by some
shipmate who knew when it came
his turn. The man at the wheel
would say what point of the COM
pass must be kept in mind; the man
taking his place would repeat his
words. "South west by south half
south" says the man who seizes the
wheel to take his place.


Going on deck at midnight there
is the man at the wheel. Coming
up to watch the sunrise you salute
the man at the wheel. During a gale,
if you venture on deck curious to
see the swelling ocean, you find the
man at the wheel. In dead calm,
the ship motionless, there stands the
man at the wheel. The sea runs
high, the waves look down upon you
as though they would swallow you
up. "Meet her!' cries the mate; the
man at the wheel swings the bow
spirit in the teeth of the billow; you
go up to the heavens; then down
again into the deep.


You always feel on shipboard
that there is one man doing some
thing for you. During divine ser
vice on Sabbath morning, two men
at least are always absent, one, the
officer of the deck, the other, the
man at the wheel. If you start in
your sleep you instantly think:
There is at least one who is awake,
the man at the wheel. Inever passed
him day or night, without giving
and receiving salutation. You feel
that he is your personal friend.


The compass lies directly in front
of the wheel; the biDnacle lamp
shines all night upon the compass,
which points the way the ship is
headed, and the man at the wheel is
told to Keep her so. If the wind
sets her off her course the endeav-
or is to get as near to it as the wind
will allow, keeping the sails ''full
and by" the wind, the steersm&n
using his discretion how to do so.


One cannot see himself thus con-
tinually kept on his, course through
the deep without being reminded
that if he is a child of God, he has
Christ Jesus as the man at the wheel
to his soul as truly as st every mo-
ment of voyage, however long,
he has a man at the wheel of his
ship. Without presumption, but
with the utmost confidence, with
full assurance of faith, every one
who loves God may say to the Saw
Tor, "Thou shalt guide me with thy
council, and sfterward receive me to
glory" He may he rs confident of
the incessant guidance of his soul by
Christ, as the passenger is of the per-
petual service of man at the wheel.


1t used to occur to me: Suppose
that instead of having twenty-eight
men taking turn, to steer me across
the globe, the service were done by
single man who, day and night
should be my steersman, Standing
every moment at the wheel, buffet
ed by the gale, pelted by the rain,
scorChed by the sun, straining every
Year: 1878

where they Hide their Money.
Cincinnati Commercial


Mrs. Hansen put fifty dollars in
the oven Of her stove one night to
keep it safe. Next morning after
breakfast the national debt had
been diminished exactly that much.
A student Of the curious would
find it interesting to note the places
in which women hide their money.
One excellent and frugal dame used
to tack her savings away under a
corner Of the carpet. The tiny roll
of greenbacks grew fatter and fatter
IN the course of a year or two,
when, the day after it counted up
to two hundred and fifty dollars,
the house took fire, burnt to the
ground aud again the national debt
was diminished by a little roll of pin
money. There was that other careful
lady, too, who used sometimes to
hide her diamond rings between
two tea.cups in the kitchen cup
board, sometimes behind a certain
brick in the cellar and again under
the lining Of an old hat. She had
divers other places of safety for her
jewels also, the only trouble being
that she had so many hiding places
she occasionally forgot where she
had last put her precious things,
and about every three months
would fancy she had been robbed,
and the house would be turned in
side out and all therein made un-
comfortable until the missing gems
would be found carefully tucked
away in the folds of the bottom
towel of the pile in the lift hand
corner of the lower drawer in the
clothes press at the east end of the
dining-room.
Year: 1878

A newspaper in tho fullest sense Of the word
at once adapted to the Merchant, the Me-
ctaRic, the Farmer, and everybody
desirous of keeping up with the
stirring news of this live and


progressive age.
Year: 1878

THE reported arrest and sentence Il
Frank Morton in the STAR of yesterday was
an error, and does the young man injustice
He is engaged in honorable employment
and resides with his parents in this city.
Year: 1878

The man who attempted TO estsb-
lish billiard saloon in the moral
town Of Oberlin has had q strong tide
OF opposition to work against, and the
matter has not YET been settled. The
Cincinnati Gazette says


Oberlin Is peculiarly a college town.
Its ten or twelve hundred students
are the chief social and material in.
terest. The college was founded on
strict rules OF morals and manners,
and its influence has kept the town
free from the usual demOraliZing in
strumentslities. Whether by posi-
tive rule, or by the force of precept
and example, the students are kept
from the use of tobacco. In the
principal colleges East there seems to
be fashion which drags the verdsnt
students into this nasty habit. There
is very little tobacco sold In the town
Oberlin. The Inhabitants have sue
eeeded in preventing the sale Ofspirits
or beer.


OF course this could not be without
moral atmosphere, which frOwned
down these things, and made them
disreputable. 1t may seem very puri-
tanie to the careless, but one would
suppose that there are parents who
would prefer to send their sons to q
college where they are apart from
contact with the vices, than to one
where these are the college fashion.
The Oberlin people have thwarted ef-
forts to set up the sale Of that insid-
ious alcoholic drink, beer. Lately the
enemy has approached in the insid-
iOus form OF q billiard saloon, with
such temperance drinks as lemonade
and pop.


Regarding this as an entering
wedge, the inhabitants have brought
their preventive means to bear. At
first they enter the placs in large
number, In the manner Of the crusad-
ers; but upon the resistance Of the
proprietor they Withdrew and estab-
lished q vigilance siege, by setting
two women sentinels before it, to
take down the names of those who
enter. These are relieved at regular
times, and so the watch is kept up.


The Indifferent and thOughtless will
say this is too rigid, and that billiards
are mild and innocent. But so are
lettering, lOunging, and lOafing ins
nocent. VagsbOndage is innocent.
There can hardly be q more inane
spending Of time than In billiards.
There Is nothing either mental or
muscular in it. 1t is place for lOiter-
ing I'm mental vacuity and the prac.
tIce OF buying drinks, which it direct
Iy encourages, Is not likely to stop at
lemonade and pop. The boy who ac-
quires a need OF billiards, has got an
expensive habit that will spend
money which would buy him that
which would be an improvement and
q credit to him.


In such q place as Oberlln there is
no class that wants billiards. The
setting up OF q saloon for billiards is
an attempt to create the want of 1t.
It Is an innovation, and the Oberlin
people properly regard it as the head
OF the camel, which, 10 admitted, his
whole body will follow. Oberlin is as
different from Cincincinnati as y Sun
day school picnic Is from a twenty
five cent dance at beer hall, and IT
has a right to enforce prohibitions
which would be vain here and we
hope that its defense against the ag-
gressive billiard saloon will force that
concern to capitulate.
Year: 1878




The following from Fred Doug
lass, one Of the ablest colored men
in the country, ought to be read and
carefully pondered over by all
Douglass is a faithful friend to lis
race, and his counsel Is always safe
for them. The following words are
full of wisdom:


Fred Douglass says: The very
best thing the white people can do
for us is to stop doing for ms, snd
leave us to DO for ourselves. 1 have
told the politicians so everywhere
They have done so much for rs that
they have nearly uudone rs. II we
can't live honestly by our own labor,
then we ought to die. The question
for US is. viii we work as hard for
ourselves as we once did for cur
masters II we don't we SHALL go to
the wall, for liberty is as essentially
a state of hard work as slavery Is OF
disgraceful sIoth. It is only by
hard labor that we can ever catch up
with the white race, and by imita
the their virtues instead Of their
vices. Emigration IS a de'usion and
a snare. The white race Is every.
where on the face Of The globe, and
we could not get away from them Il
/ he would.
Year: 1878

A man out on West Hill kissed bis
wife by mistake the other day, and
for q time the sad affair threatened a
rupture Of domestic amity. But that
was because, in bis apology, he ex-
planned that he thought it was the
hired girl Burlington Hawkeye-
Year: 1878

She was young lady from Duck.
water, and had enjoyed her visit to
the Base Range metropolis immense.
ly. She was piquant, and one of the
well known gallants had done his level
best to make it pleasant for her during
her stay. The exciting cause of the
following was an attempt on his part
to snatch kiss from her pouting lips.
Then she arose in all the dignity OF
offended maidenhood, and said: "See
here, mister, jest don't.set 'em on too
fresh You've done the handsome
thing in circuses, ice cream, candy,
and sich, but you can't take no liber
ties. My Jake, out to the creek, he's
got quit claim to the premises, and
don't you forget it. You can't squat
on this location, and you had better
hunt for a quarter section in some
other direction, where you can get a
better title and gather your own crop"
The young man recognized the force
of her argument and hunted.
Year: 1878

The first time that a soldier goes in.
~ action he fancies the shot that he
hears whizzing through the air is aim.
ell at him. But II he is not hit at
first, he soon acquires n sort of fntalis.
tic feeling that he never will he. The
eve Of hattie might be supposed to
he solemn moment | have been at
several ewes, and | never perceived
the vestige Of solemnity, nor-so far
ss could perceive--did il strike any
one that the next day he might he
killed The thoughts of every one
were concentrated first on supper. and
then on finding comparatively com.
fortal le place IN which to sleep. During
q battle all not Immediately engaged are
simply bored. II ever a hand-to-hand
fight takes place, il is due to some
bungler being in command on one
side or the other. Most Of the regi'
ments engaged do not see the enemy.
Attacking in column and bayonet
charges are things of the past. Shells
and bullets are fired in position or up.
on troops advancing. The victory is
decided by artillery and breach.loader
firing. Those who can concentrate
the heaviest fire upon particular STRAIT
egicsl points win. So mechanical is
the whole affair that il is an admitted
axiom that if one third Of the best
regiment in the world can he put hOrs
de combat, the remainder will execute
a sirategical maneuver to the rear
[Labouchere in London Truth.
Year: 1878




This maggot is hatched from an egg,
deposited by the fly, early in the sea.
son, upon the flesh side of the joint of
bacon, and rarely upon the sides. We
have found the following recipe to be
a never-failing preventive; Take
ground black pepper, aud mix with
molasses to The consistency of a thick
paste, and thoroughly rub over the
flesh side Of the joint and hook. From
one 10 two tablespoonsful will be sufI.
cient. II Is beat get unground pep.
per and grind it t. a fine powder at
home; as the packages of pepper usu~
ally found at the grocery are adulter-
ated in their manufacture. The ap-
plication should he made early in the
Spring, before the fly appears; but if
delayed until the egg has been depos-
itei, scrape the joints thoroughly, and
expose to the sun till clean, after
which apply, aud there will be no
further trouble. II is not absolutely
necessary to mix mo!asses. as the pep
per may be applied after washing or
wetting the surface, so as to cause
the pepper to adhere. II may then



be applied literally from an ordinary
pepper.box.-[Central Baptist.
Year: 1878

India rubber tires on the wheels of
carriages are becoming quite common
in England. One of these vehicles
silently gliding on moonlight night,
has a very weird effect, and if the
horse had India rubber shoes as well,
the whole affair would be horribly
ghost-like. People who do not hear
remarkably well ought also to be en-,
cased in India rubber to diminish the
effect of being run over.
Year: 1878

A very excellent soup for summer;
Eight potatoes, boiled soft, piece Of
butter size of two eggs; boil one quart
of milk and one quart of water to-
gether, and pour boiling hot on the
soft potatoes; strain, and then boil
half an hour in the milk and water.
Year: 1878

On the night before his executiona
French prisoner of rank sent for the
celebrated NJ. villette, and informed
him that be was greatly troubled by
the state of his health. The physician
examined him and prescribed for him
and the medicine was taken as grave
ly Is though the invalid expected to
live for Year,.
Year: 1878

If a person is struck by lightning
place HIM fiat on his back, open the
clothes at the pit of the stomach and
dash pail Of the coolest water on the
bare stomach. An old physician ssys
that ii will save liie Il done within
fifteen or twenty inmates.
Year: 1878

That was a horrible sight which


met the eyes of a young mother


near Jefferson, Texas. Daring the
night she had felt something
strange on her foot. In the morn
ing, husband and wife rose early
leaving the little babe-their first


born child-in the bed. The moth.
er after IA while returned to look at
her sleepinglittle one. On turning
back the light coverlid, she saw "a
sight that almost paralyzed her with
terror-a large rattle snake coiled
close besideher child, its head, with
forked tongue and glittering eyes,
within an inch of the naked dim
pied arm of the babe. She did not
scream, hut moved quietly, keeping
her eye fixed upon the suake, got
her hands upon the child, then as
quick as thought snatched it away
from its terrible bedfellow. The
snake was then killed; but it must
have bitten the child as the mother
snatched it. away, though it was so
slight Il scratch that she in her
fright, did not notice it, until the
baby's arm began to swell and grow
purple. 1t died within a few days.
Year: 1878

Towards the close OF the afternoon the
Richmond SHOTGUN Club entertained the
visitors with some OF their gluss-ball shoot
ing. The balls were thrown from spring
traps, two balls being sent into the air
simultaneously. The following was the
Year: 1878

The main pavilion presented most
attractive appearance. Upon the front OF
the main entrance, on the northern sido Of
the building, appeared conspicuous trans.
parency bearing the word "Welcome."
The building itself was profusely decorated
with banners and flags of all nations. In.
deed, there was not spot upon the entire
structure that was not covered by a banner
or an insignia of some description, present
ing most inviting picture to look upon.
The scene was happy one. and long will its
recollection remain in the hearts OF those
present.
Year: 1878

The regular army cut but sorry figure at Creedmoor in the shooting match where teams from the departments of the Missouri and the Atlantic were pitted against teams of citizen soldiers from New York, Connecticut and New Jersey.

 Using precisely the same arms with which the regulars are supplied, tue militiamen left them far behind. There was no complaint of unfair advantage, and the bald fact remains that the picked squads from the entire army east of the Rocky Mountains were fairly and fully outshot by the clerks and business men who merely play at soldering. It has been shown again and again on the plains that the Indians could outshoot the reg ulars, and it remains 8 nice problem to find out whom the professional soldier can defeat at his own trade. It is known to all who care to ferret out the facts that from West Point to the most insig- nificant post the subject of practice with the regulation arm was almost entirely neglected few years ago, and it was no uncommon thing to find a militiaman who had served term of seven years without firing a single shot from the piece with which on parade and at drill he carried on dumb show. The ex- hibition shows the army to be in pretty much the same condition. The officers claim that they are not furnished with the material for practice, and that where they burn one cartridge in practice the militia marksmen consume ten. Be this explanation true or not, it is shown that the National Guard does possess excel lent marksmen. and it is as certainly demonstrated that the pick of the army considered as shooting machine is sad. ly deficient .-
Year: 1878

Written on the death of Colonel Christy, of North Carolina, who fell mortally wounded at the battle of Gettysburg Pa., and died at :, in- chester, Va. He longed to sec his young wife, = his darling Della" but before she reached Winchester he was dead.l am dying-is she coming Throw the window

 open wide, Is she coming? Oh! love her more than all

 the world beside. In her young and tender beauty, must, oh

 must she feel this loss; Saviour, hear my poor petition; teach her how

 to bear this cross. Help her to bccalm and patient, when Imould- Let her say aud feel my Father, that thy ways

 arc true and just. Is she coming? Go and listen 1 would see her

 face once inor ,...... would hear her speaking to me, ere lifes

 severed dream Is OCT. would fold her to my bosom, look into her

 soft, bright eyes; would tell her how love her-kiss her once

 before I die. Is she coming Oh. lis evening, and my darl-

 ing comes not still Lift the curtains-it grows darker; it is sunset

 on the hil. All the evening dews are falling am cold

 the light is gone. Is she coming Softly, softly come the silent

 footsteps on. I am going; come and kiss me-kiss me for

 my darling wife; Take for her my parting blessing-take the last warm kiss of life. Tell her will wait to greet her where the good

 and lovely are, In that home untouched by sorrow, tell her she must meet me there. Is she coming? Lift the curtains, let me see

 the falling light; Oh want to live to see her, surely she will

 come tonight! Sure ere the day dieth I will fold her to my

 breast, With her head upon my bosom. certainly, I'll

 sink to rest. It is hard to die without her. Look! think

 she's coming now, I can almost feel her kisses on my faded cheek

 and brow. can almost hear her whisper, feel her breath upon my cheek, Hark! hear the front door open, is she com

 ing ?-dd she speak? No! Well drop the curtain softly, I will see

 her face no more; I'll see itssmiling on me, on the bright and bet

 ter shore. Tell her she must come and meet me in that

 Eden-land of light, Tell her I'll be waiting for her, where there is

 no death nor night. Tell her that called her darling. blessed her

 with my dying breath. Come and kiss me for my Della, tell her love

 outliyed my death.
Year: 1878

A BASE DEoEIvER.-The history of a heartless swindler is told in the New York papers. He married, it seems, one widow after another until the number reached nine, got hold of their. money and left them. His manner of gaining an introduction to the widows was by advertisement, and when he received an answer from one of the widows he called upon her, talked loudly of his wealth, and induced the widow, if she appeared to have any money at her command, to marry him. It may be argued that a widow, or, in fact, any woman who would marry man of whom she knew so little, upon such short notice, deserves to suf- fer, but then this kind of an argument will not exculpate in any degree the swindler who deceived her.