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Year: 1877

"Did the sermon fit too close?" asked
Christian lady of her husband, as, returning
home from church, she observed him more
thoughtful than usual.


"More than that" was the reply; he
buttoned it up tight"


Preaching that does not come 80 close
that men shall feel that it has special appli-
cation to them, may be very eloquent, very
beautiful, very forcible even, and yet fail of
accomplishing the best and truest results.


Sermons that do not make men think,
after they have left the sanctuary for the
less hallowed atmosphere Of everyday life,
are lacking in certain elements which are
needed to make them truly effective.


The minister that ia over careful les! some
word of his irrtate and disturb some impeni-
tent sinner or some cebound professor of
religion, is in danger of proving recreant to
Him at whose hand he received his great
commission. Hearers that listen to be en-
tertained, rather than stirred by the truths
of the Gospel, have yet to learn that the
truth is not an anodyne, but mighty sword,
piercing the conscience and awakening the
soul. The pulpit, the Bible, the sanctuary
are SO many instrumentalities to bring home
divine truth to the hearts of men, and make
them feel it's power Watchman.
Year: 1877

Every great scheme that has extended the
influence and conveyed to mankind the bless
ings of Christianity rose from the pious
thought and the ardent feeling of single
breast; every holy enterprise spring from
some one believers prayer and zeal in the
cause of the Redeemer. Hence we are bound
to respect those suggestions which seem sud
denly to rise, as by inspiration from heaven,
in the Christian heart, when they are in ae-
coriance with the promises and commands
of the sacred Scriptures. And when God
prepares others to second the proposal of one,
by simultaneously, or in rapid succession,
affecting with the same desire towards par
tioular end, the minds of many, we areready
to say the day has dawned aud the day-spring
from on high hath visited US; snew dSpen-
sation of benevolence is to be given to the
Church; and now, if we pray the Lord Of
the harvest to send forth laborers into His
harvest, we shall gather sheaves on a new
field; We shall soon see men rising up among
US to 90 out for new conquests to be laid al
the feet of the Redeemer. P.
Year: 1877

The longest life is made up of simple
days-few or many; but the days grow into
years, and give the measure of our lives at
the last.


The life is at the last what the days have
been. Let the children lock after the days
one day at time-and put into each one
something that will last-sOmething worth
doing, something worth remembering, some
thing worth initiating by those who follow US !:


1. Every day little knowledge. One
fact in day. How small is one fact Only
one Ten years pass by. Three thousand
six hundred and fifty facts are not small
thing.


2. Every day a little self denial. The
thing that is difficult to-day will be an easy
thing to do three hundred and sixty-fve
days hence, if each day it shall have been
repeated. What power of self-mastery shall
he enjoy who, looking to God for his grace,
seeks every day to practice the grace he
prays for.


3. Every day little hOpefulness. We
live for the good of others if our living be in
any sense true living. 1t is not in the great
deeds of philanthropy that the only blessing
is found. In


"Little deeds OF Kindness
repeated every day, we find true happiness.
At home, at school, in the street, in the
neighbours house, on the lay.grOund-we
shall find opportunity every day for useful
ness.


3. Every day little look into the Bible
One chapter day. What treasure oi
Bible knowledge one may acquire in ter
years! Every day verse committed tc
memory. What a volume in the mind at the
end of twenty-five yearSl
Year: 1877

The article on this subject in recent
number of the Central Presbyterian, headed
Touching Incident interested me very
much, and brought to mind somewhat sim
liar incident, related in my hearing, some
years ago, by merchant, who for nearly
half century was engaged in business in
the city of Richmond. This hOnOred citizen
passed through all the panics and financial
crises that occurred between the yeer 1923,
and the close of the late war, and though, at
times, like many others, hard pressed, think
it safe to say that no draft or note of his was
ever dishOnored or protested.


The incident referred to occurred during
time of great financial embarrassment He
arose one morning troubled and anxious in
regard to the payments for that day. A
large amount was due in Bank, to be paid by
8 o'clock, and nothing in hand, aud little or
no prospect of raising the requisite sum-
The matter was made a special subject of
prayer in the closet, and he repaired to his
place of business After the usual routine
in the counting room he started out to make
the necessary "raise." On going up Main
street towards the Banks, he met friend,
who either unsolicited or when the matter
was mentioned to him, offered loan of one
half the required amount. Ga getting to
the Bank arrangements were (very unex-
pectedly) made by which the balance was Sc
cured, and thus in a few minutes, and early
in the day, the burden was lifted, and the
praying merchant returned to bis Office with
a grateful heart.


Now many perhaps would say that was
chance, or merely happened SO, and that the
money would have been forthcoming wheth
er the pious merchant had prayed or not
To this 1 would reply that the case here men
toned was not an isolated one. Such diff
culties and burdens land they were many
and frequent) were no doubt always met il
the same way, and, as events proved, in this
way, always overcome.


know the habits of this man. He wa!
eminently ''msn of prayer" lie believed
in its efficacy in all the concerns of life
Gods promises apply to our temporal as vel
as to our spiritual conditions. If We look Il
Him in the exercise of faith, using proper
efforts, then who can say that help will no
come in the very way desired? If not il
that way, it certainly will come in the sus
tanning grace of Him who has promised, 8"
will never leave nor forsake thee" To busi
ness men of all classes would say, let til
exercises of the closet be the first exercises 0
each day. Let such burdens and trials a
have been referre to las we'll as all others
be cast upon the lord, before entering upO
the business of the day. Let prayer go bt
fore, or with all our efforts, and We may cor
Year: 1877

Scribner for January contains an article
with the above title, in which various CON-
parsons are made to prove the relative
cheapneas 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 .busi-
ness establishment; less for the subsistence
of those who perform the necessary service,
and less for their savings and accumulations;
less to the community, and less to the indi-
vidual patron. The church is worked more
cheaply than any Selfsupporting business,
because it is worked at no higher figure
than the bare cost, aud more often at less
than actual cost, as semi-charitable institu-
ton, and, to large part of the population,
a missionary society. As dispassiOnately and
dryly as becomes the statement of statistical
facts, we have shown that no such pecuniary
return is made on investments in an education
for the church as Oh investments regularly
made in other lines; that no such compensa
ton is granted by the wealthiest churches to
the ablest pastors as is commonly granted by
large secular corporations to those at their
head that eervice in the lyceum is more
highly psid than service in the church, even
where the same individual serves in each !;
that concerts and theatres cost more than
churches; that various articles of luxury,
and even our very dogs, make larger figure
in our expenses than the subsistence of the
ministers of the churches; and finally, that
it costs Christians leGa to support their reli-
gious institutions than it anciently cost the
Jews to support theirs, and less than it now
costs the heather to support theirs"
Year: 1877

So said lady, who had recently been ad-
mitted by letter into the membership of
large church, to the pastor.


Il am very sorry, my sister," was the re-
ply; "the members are generally considered
quite friendly, and there is much pleasant
social intercourse among them"
"But scarcely any of them speak to me, or
seem to know me when come to the church,
or meet them in the street"


"Do you speak to them?'


81 do not like to gpeak FIST. It was SO
very different in the first church / Joined"


"Where you passed the days of your child
hood and youth, you were Of course more
widely known, and when you were baptized,
it was more direct introduction to the Chris.
tian Sympathies and affection of the church.
Do you attend our prayer meelings?"


"No; have not been yet"


"The best place to form acquaintance
among the members is q. the prayer meet
ings. The Sabbath congregations are go
large, and so many strangers attend, that
members can scarcely become familiar with
each other, if they meet only there. But if
you are seen regularly at the prayer meeting,
you will soon be recognized and welcomed.
Have you been to the Dorcas Sooiety?"


ooh, no I did not Ike to 20 where all
were strangers to me-.


"But how are they to become acquainted
with you, if you do not give them. an oppor-
tunity? I hope you have visited the Sab
bath School p


"No. | should Ike to take class, but
have been waiting for an invitation"


"My dear friend, do you not perceive that
you are far more to blame for remaining
comparative stranger among US, than the
members Of the church generally can be?-
You are waiting for advances to be made by
those to whom you give scarcely an oppor-
tunity for friendly intercourse. You give
them no reason to think that you desire an
acquaintanceship. Now, my advice to you
is, attend the more familiar meetings of the
church, manifest an interest in its spirituality
and prosperity, kindly recognize any whom
you know to be members, dispense with the
worldly courtesy that requires formal in
PRODUCTION to these disciples of Jesus, and
then if they remain indifferent to you, the
blame will rest with them WatcAman and
Refect0r
Year: 1877

ANOTHER YEAR OR A New YEAR!-This
is the question the Christian at Work asks


Is it to be the same with US again =? or shall
we have new year, To ask the'question
is to answer it. We all want meV year.
And to have that we must have ourselves re.
newed. Let US bring our hearts to God in
prayer, crying, Create in us new hearts,
0 God, renew right spirits within u.s." Let
us cruelty some evil habit, or conquer some
besetting sin, or acquire some new Christian
grace, or enter upon some new activity for
the welfare of our fellow men; so shall we
have something different from the years Of
the past, and in the newness of the year we
shall secure its happiness.
Year: 1877

BAD HABITS are the thistles Of the heart,
and every indulgence of them is seed from
which will spring new crop of weeds. A
few years ago little boy told his first false
hood. 1t was little solitary thistle-seed,
and no eye but Gods sag him as he planted
it in the mellow soil of his heart. But it
spraug up-O how quickly !-and in little
time another and another seed dropped from
it to the ground, each in its turn bearing
more seeds and more tbistes; and now his
heart is overgrown with this bad habit.
Year: 1877

Though the counting of the electoral vote
orders establishing the status quo have had
the mOst disastrous effect upon buspess IN ,bI
for Somo weeks staubS cheap nsws stand on
Alley next to the corner of Canal is alWayS tbronrsd
with people This iS because people must read. and
they know that they got everything In the ltrar
line at his store at the lowest prioea
Year: 1877




A farmers wife writes TO the Country
Gentleman 81 have had some experience
in this work. and the most expeditions and
easy way that ! have discovered is this :
Wet cloth 10 quite warm water, ana
dampes the paper all ever. Let II remain
some fifteen or twenty minutes. then wet
again thoroughly, using the cloth dry, and
rub the paper off. Sometimes it will peel
off easily; again 1t will only roll up as far
as YOU rub it. On wood il adheres very
closely. If it is TO be repsinted, knife
will scrape it OF where the knife is not ad-
equate to clean ii. On piastered walls the
second wetting will soften the paper so
that it will peel off almost entire. All wall
papers ought to be removed. and the walls
washed in weak I've or copperas water,
before the new paper Is laid, as it renders
the room sweeter. and preserves the new
paper much better. Where grease-spots
have been, it should be washed thorough
ly in hot soapsuds, or the grease will
strike through the new paper in a short
time. When a spot of grease gets on new
Wallpaper. thick coat of boiling hot
starch spread over it and left to dry, then
rubbed off with soft cloth, will remove
the spot, so that it looks very clean aud
nice. When wall paper gets smoked, ii
can be improved very much by taking a
quart. of wheat bran, tying it up in thin
cloth, and wiping the paper over with it.
Where 1t is SO high that il cannot be
reached easily, the cloth can be tied on a
broom and used very conveniently. and
with good effect ~
Year: 1877

Operations connected with the subma- rine tunnel have already been commenced on the other side of the channel, several pits having been sunk to depth of about 110yaras. At the same time the French and English committees have definitey drawn up the conditions of working for the route The property of the tunnel is to be divided in half by the length-that is to say, each companyi is to possess half of the line, reck- oning the distance from coast to coast at low tide. Each company will cover the ex- penses of its portion. The general work of excavation will be done on the one hand by the Great Northern of France, and on the other by the Chatham and Southeastern companies, the two latter having each a dircc. route from London to Dover. All the materials Of the French and English lines will pass through the tunnel in order to prevent unnecessary expenses and delay of transhipment, as in England and in France railway companies use each others line, and goods can pass from one line to another without changing vans It is understood that an arrangement will be established for a similar exchange of lines between all the English and con- tinental railway companies when the tun- mel is completed. The tunnel will belong to its founders. At the expiration of 30 years the government will be able to take possession of the tunnel upon certain con- ditions.-AIining Journal.
Year: 1877

tated Not a moment was to be lost if the redoubt was to be carried.

 Skobelcf had now only two battallions If sharpsho' t rs let the best in his de- tachmentS. Putting himself at tho head Of these he dashed forward on the wayering, factuating mass, and gave it the inspira- ton of his own courage and instruct .n He picked the whole mass up and carried it forward with rush and cheer The whole redoubt was mass of flame and smoke, from which screams, shouts and cries of agony and defiance arose, with the deep mouthcd believing of the cannon and above all the steady, awful crash of that deadly rife fire. S,.obeleff's sword was cut in two in the middle Then, a moment later when just on the poi of leaping the ditch horse and man rolled together on tho ground, the horse dead or wounded, the rider untouched. He sprung to his feet with shout, then with i ormidable, say age yell the whole mass of men streamed over the ditch, over the Scarp and counter scarp, over the parapet and swept into the redoubt like hurricane Their bayonets made short work of the Turks still remain ing. Then a joyous cheer told that the redoubt was captured, and that at last one of the Russians. But at what sacrifice ! In that short rush of few hundred yards 5000 men had been left on the Hillside, on the glacis, the scarD and the ditch-one- fourth of his whole force
Year: 1877

The redoubt Skobeleff was attacking was road down near Plevna. He had advanced his troops down the slope of the moun- tain to within easy range. As the Turks immediately opened fire upon him from the redoubt, he returned the fire with steadi- ness a-.d precision, putting his men under cover as much as possible, his cannon pour ing a steady stream of shell and canister into the redoubt as well. In fact he worked his cannon so much that several pieces have been spoiled He had evidently de- termined to risk everything to capture this redoubt, and if Plevna were not taken it would not be his fault. For three hours he kept up this fire and, just after Krilon's second repulse, the Turkish fire having somewhat relaxed. dominated by the Rus sian, he thought the moment had come fer making the assault.

 He had four regiments of the Inc, and four battallions of sharpshooters. Still keeping up his murderous fire he formed under its cover two regiments, the Vladi- Inirski and the Zooaolski, in the little hol- low at the foot of the low hill on which was built thcredoubt, together with two battallions of sharpshooters, not nc re than 1900 yards from the scarp. Then, placing himself in the best position for watching the result, he ceased fire and ordered the advance. He ordered the assaulting party not to fire, and they rushed forward with their guns on their shoulders, with music ed in the fog and sI loke. Skobeleff is the only general who places hims,lf near enough to feel the pulse of a battle. The advancing column was indistincty seen, a dark mass in the fog and smoke. Feeling as it werc every throb of the battle, he saw his line begin to waver and hesitate. Upon the instant he hurried forward rival regi- ment to support and again watched the result. This new force carried the mass further on with ifs momentum, but the Turkish redoubt famed and smoked, and poured forth such torrent of bullets that the line was again shaken. Skobeletf stood in this shower of balls unhurt All his escort were killed or wounded, even to the little Kirgniz, who received bullet in the shoulder Again he saw the line hesitate and waver and he flung his fourth and last regiment, the Libausky, on the glacis. Again this new force carried the preceding ones forward until they were almost on the scarp, but the deaily shower of bullets poured upon them, men dropped by hun dreds, and the result still remained doubt full The line once more wavered and hesi-
Year: 1877

Gold, Silver, Copper or Lead, will be made at highest possible rates for account of owners. My long experience and con- ncction with buyers in the different mar kets give me a very decided advantage over any one in the Territory in making such sales to the profit of those entrusting them to me. Correct and responsible assays obtained and submitted when desired.
Year: 1877

EARLY LIFE OF THE. DECEASRD-PREPA'
RATION FOR THE BAR-REPRESENTATlV
tor THE CITY IN THE LEGISLATURE
MEMBER OF THE GOVERNORS COUNCIL
HIS PART IN TIE CLAY AND OTHER CAM
pAIGNs-ELECrIoN AS CHAIRMAN OF THE
CONSERVATIVE STATE COMMITTEE, AND
SERVICES DURING THE WALKER-WELLs
CoNTEsT-MEntBER OF THE HOUSE OF
DELEGA TESATToRNET-GE OF
TIE sTKTE-EFFEcTIvEr WORK DONE
FOR THE sTATE-CAUsE OF HIS DEATH
PROCLAMATION BY THE GOVERN OR
FUNERAL.
Year: 1877

The Late AssouA.-It Is but just to state
that Miss Booth, the young lady lately as
suited by William Madeira, has long resided
in this city, and that she is held in Justly
high estimation and respect by large
circle OF friends. The entire family deeply
regret the unfortunate affair and the pub
lcitv incident thereto.
Year: 1877

The statement in the Associated Press
dispatch of yesterday that "The Old Do
minlon Insurance Company OF Richmond"
had been ordered out of the State OF Mis-
souri, is not correct. This statement is
made by authority OF the President Of the
prp,n1py
Year: 1877

the air was emitted, clear and dis
tinct. Altogether it may be said
that this new instrument, when
worked with a full battery, viii
repeat melodies in the sweetest and
softest manner. The rehearsal was
a most decided success.
Year: 1877

Ever since the Utsahdy sale, week
ago last Tuesday, speculation has been
rife as to what the new proprietors in
tended to do with it.


1t seems that ID, b. jackson in bidding
in the property, bid it in not for the.
corporate Puget Mill Co. but rather
for CYRUS Walker, himself and perhaps
Others prominently connected with that
Company,


From careful inquiries made as to
what will probably he done with this
splendid property, it seems that these
gentlemen do not propose to let this
property lie idle. Men are already at
work repairing the wharf and puttiug
things to right. A large Wholesale aud
retail store, sufficient to supply the wants
OF the surrounding country, II grain
warehouse, etc will be built, so that
nearly 100000 bushels Of grain will
probably be shipped from Utsalady this
season. The mill will doubtlessy run
enough to supply a large local demand
tor lumber IN Whatcom and Island Co.
while at no distant day whoever holds
the capital that controls Utsalady and its
destiny will be by the force of circum-
stances ultimately compelled to open up
the Skagit above the jam, with its wealth
of coal, timber, and fertile soil.


For the present, the fortunate possess
ors of this key point Of the lower Sound,
will furnish nearly all that is really
needed to develop this the garden
country of the Sound.


That is plenty OF capital ia the hands
of men who know how to use it Tor their
own as we'll as the advantage of the
public.


The question only arising is what will
animate them, and the prospective use
they will make of the great public trust
rcposed in their hands,


With the growth Of more correct
social ideas, ! it is gradually being more
and still more clearly perceived, that he
who is gifted with great wealth, extra.
ordinary talents or high positions in lie,
holds them not 80 much as an instrument
Of merely personal qualification and
Ngrandisement, but as public trust,
wherein in the long run he secures the
most for himself, who best appreciates in
what this trust consists, andA seeks to
carry it ont in all the practical relations
OF life.


The Sound from Bclingham Bay to
Tacoma is covered with town sites,
where the proprietors Of them sought
to own all the land, to carry on all the
business, and possess all the wealth, and
what is very significant, is that each half
deserted tOwustc has a tale ~ tell Of its