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Year: 1877

Scribner for January contains an arti-
Gle with the above title in which various
comparisons are made to prove the rela-
tive cheapness of church work We
quote the authors summing up:


We have found that it costs less to
carry on the average church than the
average business establishment; less for
the substance of those who perform the
necessary service, and less for their saw
ings and accumulations; less to the COM
munity, and less to the individual patron.
The church is worked more cheaply than
any self-supporting business because it is
worked at no higher figure than the bare
cost, and more often at less than actual
| cost, as a semi-charitable institution,
and. to a large part of our PoPulati.-...
missionary society. As disp0ssionately
and dryly as becomes the statement of
statistical facts, we have shown that no
such pecuniary return is made on in
| ves1ments in an education for the church
as on investments regularly made in
other lines; that no such compensation
is granted by the wealthiest churches to
the ablest pastors, as is commonly grant.
ed by large secular corporations to those
at their head that service in the lyceum
is more highly paid than service in the
church, even where the same individual
serves in each; that concerts anc
theaters cost more than churches; tha
various articles of luxury, and even oui
very dogs, make larger figure in ou
expenses than the substance of the min
listers of the churches; and, finally
that it costs christians less to supper
their religious institutions than it an
ciently cost the Jews to support their;
and less than Il now costs the heathe


to support theirs.
Year: 1877

preached from the pulpit. He thinks the


lower classes are held in the check by


means of the Jail, the penitentiary, and


the gallows, and the efforts of philanthro-


pists often tend to weaken the only re-
straints that preserve the public order.


Civilization has many restraints, but the
Indian has only one. He is curbed by
his fear and the sympathy of kind
hearted people for the noble savage who
has murdered a whole family of settlers
has often done incalculable harm. Colo
mel Dodge thinks well of the climate of
the plains. He says no part of the world
can be more healthy than the middle
plains, and owing to the dryness of the
the extremes of heat produce
less effect on the body than in the eastern
states
Year: 1877

Mrs Jane G.. Swisshelm writes to the


Pittsburg Commercial:


A lady met me this morning, saying,
"did you see that receipt for curing by
drophobia in yesterdays paper?" ! had
not seen it. We'll" she continued, "it
is just the cure wanted you to write
about two or three years ago-the old
Chester Valley cure. 1t never was
known to fail, and was used in hundreds
of cases in the eastern part Of the state
I remember hearing of il as long as /
can remember anything. have told
people, and told and talked. and no one
would mind me. tried to get you to
write letter about it, and now you
must, TOR people will not believe They
will read and forget all about it."


In her old home in Chester county,
Pennsylvania, lived a German named
Joseph Emery, who used to be sent for,
far and wide, when any one had been
bitten by rabid animal. lie went to
his patient carrying something under
stood to be a root, which he himself dug
in the woods. He mill-ed pint of milk
fse@l' frorn-the COW, put the root into IL
boiled itand gave it to the patient, fasting
made him fast after taking it; gave a
second and third dose on alternate davs
and never failed in efecting a cure. In
some way which she has forgotten his
secret transpired, and the root was known
to be elecampane.


The medicinal properties ofeiecampane
ire very powerful Milk itself *
pecific for many poisons, and while the
medical faculty know no cure for this
errible disease we should open evory
venue Of light into the dark subject
Year: 1877

You may have children who arr
wanderers from home. Well, you car
reach them by way of the Throne
There was an old Scotchman who wrote
Us letter asking us to look out for hi:
lost son Willie who had run away from
home, and l was very deeply touched 10y
his case, for that is the name of my own
son. So l told Mr.. Sawyer to watch 70,
him, and for six months he did so. but
all in vain we could not find him. All
this time that old Scotch father and
mother were praying for the lost bow
and last Monday, at the Temperance meet
ing, among the men who rose for PRAYER
was the same lost Willie. He told US
his sad experience; said he had Just cal
loped on to destruction; but now the
Lord had saved him. OH how happv
= In L. L. .ha c,oo5
God hears the prayers Of parents for
their wandering sons?


Take your children to God and pray
for them. Pray for them by name. Ask
God to bless John and help him to be a
good boy amongst his playmates. Ask
God to bless Mary and help her to over
come her faults. Encourage your chill.
dren to tell their troubles, and to pray
for help to bear them, for the troubles of
the children are just as.hard 70


your troubles are for you.


Do not let all the religion be outside
of the family; take it into the home.
Religion was in the home a thousand
years before it was ever established in
a church or place of public worship
Read the word of God; have the chill
dren recite verses from it; study the
Sunday-school lesson at morning prayers ;
speak well of the minister, and, instead
of finding fault with his preaching, cut
the same meat up little finer for the
children, and they will be sure to enjoy
it. Make the Sabbath the pleasantest
day of the week, and give the family
worship the best hour of the day e.,
the morning hour.-Froa one Of lL.
lEoody'S recent sermons.
Year: 1877

Gun-cotton is about to be utilized for
signalling purposes by the Trinity house.
On a point at the northwest of Heligo-
land, one hundred and sixty-five feet
above the level of high water, fog sig
nal has been established. When the
weather IS foggy an explosion OF gun
cotton will take place every fifteen min
utes, making a report similar to that
of a gun. If this experiment an
swers gun-eotton will no doubt hence
forth be extensively used for coast warn
ings; and considering the number O
naval disasters which have lately occur.
red owing to errors in reckoning or some
other unacconntable cause, it is almost
time that some attempt should be made
onanew system towarn navigators agains
the dangers incurred by "hugging th'
coast in foggy weather.
Year: 1877

THE suicide of Mr.. Collins, the chief
engineer of the Lake Shore road, is sup
posed to have been caused by menta
depression and overwork. He cried like
a child when he saw the Ashtabula
wreck, though no one held him re-
sponsible for the accident.


A NEW amusement is in vogue among
Mexicans i'll San Francisco. They wind
handkerchiefs tightly around the blades
of their knives, leaving quarter of an
inch of the points bare. Then they fight
with these weapons, and although the
wounds cannot be deep, they are often
numerous ard painful
Year: 1877

We should not forget that personal
preaching is the only sort that hits any
body, or that does anybody any good.
Your dealing in glittcring gcncralities
will be little understood, and less cared
for, by those who hear. There is no
preaching that requires moro wisdom,
and II should always be uttered with
and JUNCTION of holy love.
Year: 1877

One hundred years ago not q pound Of
coal nor cubic foot Of illuminating gas
had been burned in the country. No iron
stoves were used, and no contrivances for
econolnizing heat were employed until DIR.
Franklin invented the iron framed Gre place
which still bears his name. All the cook
ing and warming. in town as we'll as the
country, was done by the aid Of fre kibdled
on the brick hearth or IN the brick ovens.
Pine knots or taliaw candles furnished the
light for the long winter nights. and sanded
aacrs supplied the place Of rugs and car
pets. The water used for household pur-
poses was drawn from deep wells By the
crcakiDg sweep No form Of pump was
used iB this country, so Ear Us we can learn.
until after the commencement of the pres
ent century. There were no friction
matches IN those early days. BY the aid Of
which Sre could be easily kindied; and
IL the Gre went out upon the hearth over
night and the tinder was 50 damp that the
spark would not catch. the alternative re-
mained Of wading through the snow mile
Or % 70 borrow brand u neighbor. On


ly one room in any house ris warm unless
some member Of the family was III; In all
the rest the temperature was at zero during
many nights in the winter. The men and
women Of hundred years ago undresscd
and went to their bed i. temperature col
der than that Of our modern barns and
woodsheds. and they never complained.
Year: 1877

Needs no formal statement Of principles,
nor elaborate recital Of what il win do. OF
expects to do, 10 the coming year. II can
offer no stronger guarantee for It's future
than is oforded BY its past conduct. II
will labor earnestly and faithfully for the
advancement Of the Democratic party. and
Cor the good Of the State. which it believes
to be one and inseparable.


TO this end is desired at once largely
increased circulation for The Obsercer and
the wholesome literature il is giving to the
peoll le Of North Carolina. once in house,
hold. The Observer becomes fixture. Il
needs only to be seen to make its way in
to every nook and corner Of the State. That
il may be 20 seen. and speedily, its Editors
offer the following
Year: 1877

Ex-Gov. Fletcher of Vermont had some
hourishing kind intentions nipped In the
bud the other day. He engaged his din
ner at a hotel in ProctorsviIle, and had
covers laid for four guests. He then sent
his carriage to the town farm, inviting the
tour inmates of the poorhouse to the lux
ury of ride and to dine with him. Bot
the old people there declined the offer.
saying they did not want to be gazed at,
Year: 1877

friends-and enemies, too, if we
have any. In entering upon the
year 1877, we desire to say that if
we are blessed with health and
strength and the degree of prosperi-
ty that we have a right to expect,
we purpose to devote it all to max
ing the ADVANCE better paper in
every particular than it has been.
In order to do this, we shall strive
to be our own agent and get out oc-
casionally las often as we are able)
amongst the people, to ascertain
their wishes and opinions, and fit
oursef to cater for them more &C.
ceptably. ...:


During the past year our business,
like all other kinds, has suffered in
the general depression, yet we have
been more prosperous than we had
right to expect. Our surplus in
come, however, over and above
current expenses, has been con-
sumed in extraordinary outlays,
such as the purchase of the Office,
establishing home for our family,
&C., leaving us little or nothing to
pay for additional material where
with to improve the paper. Dur.
ing the coming year, we purpose to
apply whatever we can spare from
current expenses to adding to ou1
Office what is essential to the pub.
lication of such paper as we desire


In order that our present readers
may have the benefit of this, We
must urge subscribers who are ii
arrears to pay up as soon as they
possibly can. True, what each one
is only a small amount, but these owe
aggregate very considerably, and
if we now had them all in hand, we
should have an ample supply o.
means to make all the improve.
ments to our office material that i
needed now, or will be required 70,
a year or two to come. In keeping
back these small sums, those who
do SO incommode us seriously, in.
jure other subscribers, and deprive
themselves Of the benefit of such i'm.
provements as we would make were
the means to which we are entitled
place at our disposal when they
should be.
Year: 1877

where their hard earnings in these


dull times can be most judiciously
invested, and where business is done
on fair and honest principles, it is an
indisputable fact t,one that cannot be
Year: 1877

that such a place should win its
way to favor in the hearts of all the
people. 7, the undersigned, beg
leave to call your attention to my
new stock of Clothing for the COM
ing winter seasons demand. It is.
Year: 1877

of people and especially those..who
have to buy Clothing, and it is


question of more vital individual i'm
portance, because it is one that
touches the pocket-books, and when
ever a good and sure place can be
Year: 1877

One particular aspect Of the West is the
wood fires. I haven't seen wood fire in q
number of years, but they are common
enough here, and they need as much atten-
ton as sick friend. There are people
who see pictures in wood fires, whose fan
cies are awakened and stimulated by the
blaze, and who trace in the glowing embers
proudly sailing ships, and towering castles.
and gay knights with beautiful ladies, and
glens AMI landscapes and the like. I have
IN active fancy; and see pictures in wood
fires. Not exactly like these have spoken
OF. No, not exactly. only see one pic
ture, but it is the same picture every time.
Coming and going it never changes Shall
l tell you of that picture, the wond. r \ .lly
life like picture, which always comes y las
out of the glowing Goals? It is the DICT, re
OF saw-buck, with crooked stick on thu
DUCK, and a contrary saw in the stick, and
q very much outraged boy attached to the
saw. And saw the boy try to push and
pull the saw which will neither be pushed
nor pulled, and / hear his cry and scream,
and sob and yell, and moan and howl. and I
see him jump up and down and kick the
DUCK, and trample on his hat until nv
heart aches, and my eyes grow dim. There
is something very saddening to me in nv
ancies.-Danbary News.
Year: 1877

cFom Tile bangor wing.


When Lee surrendered his army to Grant
the latter declined to take his sword, and
added to the magnaninity by voluntarily
inserting in the terms of capitulation an
exemption of the side arms of (alD the
officers and their horses and private bag
gage. AS matter of fact, of which we
have had authoritative information, Gen.
Lee came to the spot designated for the
meeting of the two chieftains, wearing
splendid testimonial sword that had been
presented to him, and doubtless intending
that the weapon should become the his
toric emblem of the lost cause at the
National Capitol. Gen. Grant prevented
this by gracefully waving the surrender of
the sword of his vanquished foe, and,
hastily penciling the terms he demanded,
passed the memorandum to Lee, who be-
came visibly affected with emotion ON per-
ceiying the generosity with which all the
officers of his command Were to be treated
by their conqueror.
Year: 1877

When wheat is green in furrowed fields.
And forest lanes ore lined with leaves,
Ard passion unto pleading yields.


And every mateless maiden grieves
For lack of love at such time
My pleasure will be In Its prime.
The clouds, that keep away the sun,
And cover up the moon at night.
Before the strong March wind will run,
And leave the heavens blue and bright;
The sun will shine upon the sea- ~--
The moon will light the wood for me,
And then, ah then o dearest days!
Laburnum branches thick with bloom,
win throw their gold on garden ways,
And kiss the windows of my room;
And then the day! How viii it be
To live in such felicity7
My brow with blossoms will be bound,
And from my fears I shall be free;
o tardy Time, bring quickly round
The merriest mouth of all for me!
That may hear the church boys sing,
And ON my finger see The ringl


Guy Roslyn In Temple Bar.
Year: 1877

From Our Regular Correspondent.
IL Y.l - New CASTLE, Sept. IS.


Even at this early day the Sheriff is be-
sieged for passes to the execution, The
public should be aware that 30 is the
number allowed by law and therefore
not be importuning him. To our own
knowledge, we know of fully 20 persons
who have applied without thinking of
the law.


James Chalk, florist and gardener, liv-
ing on the road between this city and
Wilmington, has completed the erection
of two large green houses. Jimmy is a
polite and pushing young man and will
no doubt make this venture success.


A gentleman living ON Water street
has In his possession hat which the own
er left in place of some fruit. The owner
can have his hat by furnishing proof of
property. r.t -....


David Lewis has under way the con-
struction Of two more frame houses on
Market street above Chestnut. There
are now erected in this neighborbood Z
houses, and the street is in a deplorable
condition; after every rain 1t is impassa-
BILE from the water and the lots are made
to receive the overflow. Now that win-
ter is approaching something should be
done to remedy this great evil.


Gray street, (Shawtown) is being put
In order, or at least the cutters are being
ploughed out. .-..,
Whilst speaking of streets, if a little
repairing was done at Seventh and Wash
ington avenue it might save a larger out
lay at some future day.
Year: 1877

In matchmaking a new method of Sc
curing adjustment is announced. All
the works of the watch, except the main
spring. are placed upon circular frame
s,,pp0rted at the center, and BY means
of a geared rim round the inside of the
case this frame is turned entirely round
once in two hours. This arrangement
gives the works circular motion round
q common center INDEPENDENT of their own
proper movement and secure. balance
Of all the part, by constantly changing
their relative positions.
Year: 1877

When The industrious pIebeians Of the
north, freed from the soul slavery in
which their masters have 50 long debased
them, will seek in the rich and hospitable
cline Of the south a place of rest and
plenty, let them Re welcome amongst us
as suffering brothers escaped from their
perse cution as our own slaves, when
fleeing from our mild rule, sought-but
sought IN vain--a heaven Of peace
amongst them.
Year: 1877

How Blaine and Morton Fix UP Their


Dispatches.


Washington Special to 1T. Louis Republican ]


Blaine and Morton are sending to the
Associated Press items regarding their
relations toward the new Administra-
tion. Both see that they were on the
wrong lead In making SO open fight as
theirs was at first, and are trying to
smooth 1t over to the public. Blaine
sent to the Associated Press yesterday
an item which was telegraphed over the
country to the effect that he had dined
with ,Evarts and Schurz when he
Laughed over the reports" and that he
had attended the Presidents reception !;
that his best friend, Bob Ingersoll, took
dinner with the President. Blaine also
sent to the Office Of o correspondent for
New. York paper, Friday night, q par
agraph that he was not on hostile terms
with the new Administration. While
they are putting such stuff into the pub
lie press, 1t Is q known fact here that
they are as hostile to the policies of the
Administration as they were at the be-
ginning. The difference is that they in
tend to fight and overcome them In q
quieter way. Tngersoll to-day refused
to sign Recommendation for offices for
some Of his nearest friends. solely On
the ground, as he said. that he did not
know whether he would oppose the Ad-
ministration or not.
Year: 1877

in the Democratic party, and 1t is re-
ported that he sent word TO President
Hayes some time ago OF his intention
TO support his Administration, and to
do everything In his power to lead his
party associates to do the same. III the
troublesome questions now at Issue in
that State can be adjusted In O. manner
that Is satisfactory to the Conservative
wing Of the Democratic party, there Ii
ton will find the white people divided,
the better class of them acting in SYM
pathy and accord with the National
Administration. Such division will
be the more easily effected because the
the people OF Louisiana, Us well as OF
other Southern States, are no longer
anxious about the control OF national
affairs, provided they can have local
self.government founded upon the &C.
uuiescenee Of the better classes OF the
white people. The President has thus
far refused to commit himself to any of
the numerous plans fer settling the
Louisiana question or the election Of
different persons TO the Senate by the
Nichols Legislature. While there is
no doubt that that Legislature would
send TO Washington as It's choice for
Senator any one whom the President or
any one authorized to speak for him
might name, all intrigues Of this kind
receive no encouragement ut the White
House.


Tho President has boen greatly
strengthened in his proposed Southern
policy since the inauguration by the
receipt Of telegraphic dispatches from
all sections OF the country and from
people representing every shade OF par
ty opinion enthusiastically approving
his course. Representative Of the Lou
isiana Democrats now In Washington
have been unanimous in their recon-
mendations that the Legislature during
It's present extra session should not
elect @ United States Senator. Word
has been received tonight that this
recommendation has been acted upon,
and that the Legislature has adjourned
without making any choice.
Year: 1877

TIE following Is submitted to debat-
ing Society to determine whether it is
good logic or not "Time was made for
slaves; slavery is abolished. Ergo
There Is no such thing as time" The
suggestion comes from a man who has
pawned his watch.
Year: 1877

conclude controversy that had gone
on for sixteen years. The congressman
were gratified by the interview, and
here everybody IL expecting in a few
days to hail Nichols as the undisputed
Governor Of Louisiana, and Packard as
quietly retiring to the shades OF private
life j,
Year: 1877

The resolution in reference to railroad
connections sin the streets and alleys'
of this city, presented on 'Change some
days ago by the Transportation Commit
tee OF the Chamber OF Commerce, and
referred for one week, was taken up to-
day and put to vote. The yeas and nays
being very close and unsatisfactory,
division of the House was ordered, put
objection being made to counting the
votes by this method, the matter was
finally laid over until next Monday at
half.past l O'Clock, when it will be de-
cidet by regular ballot.
Year: 1877

An inquest was held this morning on
the body of male child which was found
drowned in a pond in Cumminsvil.e on
Wednesday last, as published iu full in
our columns before. The testimony
threw no light on The matter as to who
is the murderer, The case was then
postponed until Saturday evening.
Marcu =. In the meantime IA post
mort m will be held to ascertain wheth-
er the child was alive at its birth or
stillborn.
Year: 1877

Wet and dry rots are the two forms Of
decay which attack timber that is ex-
posed to the action of the weather, and
the cause of both may be said to be heat
with moisture. Confined air and evap-
Grafton cause dry rot, and imperfect
evaporation wet rot to greater or less
degree.


Investigation shows that as q preven-
tive against these rots the timber should
be well seasoned, and if used where
liable to be under the influence of sun
and rain should be well painted, or, if
not painted, should be impregnated with
iinseed or oil of tar. The best preven-
tive, however, is found to be that of al
lowing free circulation of air around
the timbers, and the walls to be allowed
to dry thoroughly before the introduce
ton of the timbers; should the timbers
have taken either of these rots very little
can be done to preserve them. In case
the rot is perceived to be at the end Of
beams only-whcre in fact it generally
commemorative best method of preserv-
ing the rest of the timbers is to cffectu
ally cut away the decayed portion and
scarf with sound; if, however, this
should not be practicable, the wood may
be scraped and cleaned of all fungus or
extraneous matter and then impregnated
with any of the usual oils.