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Year: 1866

There is in no my theology, ancient or modern,
a more poetical idea than that of the Virgin
Mary. The women whom poets dream of are
all terrestrial This one has nothing of the
frailties or faults of her SEX Catholics believe
her to have been born without original SIM to
have been mother without ceasing to be a
virgin; and, 10th to believe that body that
had beenthe tabernacle Of God could suffer the
decomposition and decay which is common to
mortal remains, hold as an article of faith, that


instead of dying like others, she ascended bodily
into heaven, borne by the tremulous hands of
angels. She has no fault she shines pure and
spotless, and is believed to exercise great in
fuence upon the destinies other votaries The
painters and poets Represented her as beautiful


She is usually represented standing on a globe
with foot on the serpent, because, as mother
of the Redeemer, she is supposed to be the one
that was to crush the serpent under her heel.
She holds the infant Jesus in her arms, divine
example of the sanctity of matrimony, and
wears long white dress, with q blue cloak, in
dicative of her great faith and supreme in
nOcence sa


ONE GLASS OF WINE The Dukeof Orleans,


the oldest son of King Louis Philippe, was the
inheritor of whatever rights the royal family
could transmit. lie was noble young man


physically and intellectually noble One morn
ing he invited few companions with him, as


he was about to take his departure from Paris
to join his regiment In the conviviality of the


hour he drank too much wine. He did not be-


come intoxicated he was not in any respect a


dissipated man. His character was lofty and
noble But in that joyous hour he drank a


glass too much He lost the balance of his
body and his mind. Bidding adieu to his COM


panions, he entered the carriage. But for that
extra glass he would have kept his seat. He
leaped from the carriage. But for that extra


glass of wine he would have alighted on his feet
His head struck the pavement Senseless,
bleeding, he was taken into beer shop and
died. That extra glass of wine oyerthrew the
Orleans dynasty, confiscated their property Of


one hundred millions of dollars, and sent the
| whole family into exile. -
Year: 1866




delivered by Presbyterian Clergyman


to Unitarian Congregation.


Would you worship my God? Christ Jesus
IS His name. All that there is of God to me is
bound up in that name. A dim and shadowy
efiuence rises from Christ, and thatT am taught
to call the Father. A yet more tenuous and IN
visible film of thought arises, and that is the
Holy Spirit. But neither are to me aught tan
gible, restful, accessible They are to be reveal
ed to my knowledge hereafter, but now only to
my faith. But Christ stands my manifest God.
All that know is of Him and in Him. draw
all my life from Him, | bear Him in my thoughts
hourly, as humbly believe He bears me, and
do truly believe that He loves me. l, speck,
particle, nothing, only mere beginning of
something that is gloriousy yet to be when the
warmth Of Gods bosom shall have been sum-
mer for my growth and He, the Wonderful,
Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Everlasting
Father, the Prince of Peace


And this Redeemer of the world, this Saviour
OF sinners, accept, not only as my Guide, my
Friend, my Deliverer, but as an Atoning God,
who bore my sins upon the cross, and delivered
me from their penalty And since that life is
spared to me by Him, I give to Him that life
again. First, highest, and in measure beyond
all other things, preach Jesus Christ. And
all other topics are but arrows shot out of this
divine bow. If tears could wash away from
your eyes the hindrances, that you might be-
hold Christ as l behold and adore him, 1 would
shed them without reserve


If prayers could bring to you this vision of
glory, beyond sight of philosophy, would for
you besiege the audience chamber of heaven
with an endless procession of prayers, until an
other voice sounding forth from another light
brighter than the MONDAY sun should cast
down other blinded men to be lifted up a.
postles with inspired vision But, since may
not hope SO to prevail 1, at least will carry you
in my heart and will daily speak your name to
the heart of God in earnest prayer, that you
may receive upon your souls the greatest gift of
God-faith In Jesus Christ as the Divine Sa-
viour of the world Lock HAVEN.


November 9. 1866. -
Year: 1866

Deep-rooted in a fruitful vale


Blooms a flower of fragrance rare;
No wintry storm or whitening blight
From MONDAY sun can reach it there.
Know you the flower, from storm and blight,
Secured by ceaseless watch and ward?
That flowers a meek and lowly heart
A heart devoted to the Lord
Year: 1866




A CHRISTIAN AcT:-Y Young ladies, do you
of the young lady referred to in the following
anecdote of an excellent christian man:
A young lady once presented me with a hook
mark, having the inscription, "God bless you.'
and exacted the promise that it should be placed
In my Bible, but never to remain day opposite
the same chapter. Faithful to my promise. /
took it home, and rubbing from the lids of my
Bible the dust of the week, placed it in the
first chapter and changed its place. had not
read long before became interested as I had
never before in this good book and I saw in
its truths that was sinner, and must repent
if / would be saved. / then promised to seek
Gods face at the earliest opportunity. That
opportunity came, and received the smiles of
His love; and now | have hope within me ''big
with Immortality; and attribute all to that
bookmark and the grace ofGod. O, my readers.
despise not the day of small thingsI''


The PURE IN HEART. 80 Blessed are the pure
in heart, for they shall see God. Matt s .8.
The spring of everlasting life is within. There
are clear streams gushing up from the depths
OF outward existence. But like the waters of
Siloah, they ssgo softly You must listen to
catch the silver tones of the little riIl as it gdes
from Its mountain home; you may not witness
it's silent march through the green vale, but it's
course will be seen in the fresh verdure and the
opening flowers; its presence will be known by
the forms of life and beauty that gatheraround
it. 1t is ever thus with the pure. You NAV
not hear the 'sstill small voice. or heed the
silent aspiration; but there is moral influence
and holy power which you will feel. The;
wilderness is made to smile, flowers of new life
and beauty spring up and flourish, while an in
visible presence breathes immortal fragrance
through the spiritual atmosphere.
Year: 1866

1 can measure parental love-how broad how
long, and strong, and deep it is; it is a sea-a
sea which mothers can only fathom But the
love displayed on yonder hill and bloody cross,
where Gods own Son is perishing for u.s. nor
man nor angel has a line to measure. The cir
conference of the earth, the altitude ofthesun,
distance of the planets-these have been deter
mined but the height, depth, breadth and
length of the love Of God passeth knowledge.
Such is the Father against whom all of US have
sinned a thousand timesl Walk the shore
where the ocean sleeps in the summer calm, or
lashed into fury by the winters tempest, is
laundering on her sands; and when you have
numbered the drops of her waves, the sand on
her sounding beach, you have numbered God
mercies and your sins. Well, therefore, may
we go to him with the contrition of the prodigal
in our ears and his confession on our lips
Father, | have sinned against heaven and in
thy sight" The Spirit Of God helping us to
go to God, be assured that the father, who see


ing his son afar off, ran to meet him, fell on his
neck and kissed him, was but an image of
J Him who, not ssparing his own Son, but giving
him up to death that we might i've, invites
and now awaits your coming.NDr. Guthrie.
Year: 1866

what his weak points and sore places
are, and is better prepared to cover
them, than if be went fresh and un-
scathed' into the contest, and it may
be upon this plan, this new feature is
introduced by the present Congress-
ional incumbent, and his tenants in
common. into the present canvass. If
it is so, and everybody can take a
hand at it, more than one person who
has gone out to gather wool at this
time may come back shorn. You will
favor me by giving this a place in
your paper and Withdrawing the card
theretrom announcing me as a candi-
date for Congress. Yeurs truly,


HENRY SoUTHEB.
Year: 1866

A NICE PAIR.-Thc Yenango Spec
tator says; "They are trying preach
er in the Erie Conference for writing
a letter to Bishop Kingsley recon.
mending himself for the position OF
Presiding Elder and signing another
mans name to the letter. That is
the Geary style of putting, only John
w. didn't sign any name to the
Army correspondence which made his
military reputation" If such shrewd-
ness is commendable in a great Gen
eral why should an innocent lamb.
like clergyman be persecuted for do
ing the same thing
Year: 1866

s-rA DESIRES to inform his patrons
Ts-ssA that professional business confines


11Ilp him to his Office all the time, and
he will therefore be unable TO make Professional
Visits to any Of his accustomed places this sum
mer but may be found at his office on the North
west corner Of Front and Market streets, directly
opposite the "Clearield House." where be can be
found at all times, ready and willing TO attend to
all calls in the line of his profession. gzs- Full
setts Of Teeth only Twenty Dollars. Uy26'e5-y- -pd
Year: 1866

The ROYAL MARRIAGE Market A Lon
don paper has the following caustic remarks
upon the German marriage market and the
political future of Europe: There is one
class of persons, or rather of personages,
no will suffer much, if all the smaller Ger
man States are all merged in their larger
neighbors. Where are the kings, the queens,
and princes, and princesses of the rest of
Europe to find a suf6ciency of eligible can.
didates for their hands as wives and hus-
bands? Already the supply is barely equal
to the demand, and with the new tangled
notions about our flesh and blood, as ap.
piled both to princesses aud working men,
it is hard to imagine what will be the conse-
quences of large diminution in the number
of German royalties. At the present time,
there are hardly any sovereignties in Europe
in which a German prince or princess is not
either king or queen, or father in-law or
mother in law, or married to the heir appar-
ent or the heir presumptive to the crown
1t has hitherto, indeed, been the mission of
Germany to supply Europe with theology,
classical dictionaries and royal wives; and
what is to happen when dozen more thrones
are abolished it is difficult to see. When
the various Coburgs, who judiciously keep
| up a couple of religions in the various
branches of their families, so as to be avail.
able both for Catholic and Protestant emer-
gencies, have ceased to be themselves royal,
the embarrassment will be really serious
Then. too for obvious reasons, the whole
question of the validity of what they called
morganatic marriages must be investigated


Ii common understanding as to their
Legality Is not come to, between the various
G)vernments of Europe. at least some
definite principle must be recognized among
ourselves for future application. Supposing
case were to occur in which the legitimacy


that Is. the royal character, of the offspring
ot Inorganic marriage were recognized in


one instance, it would follow that its arbitra


ry rejection in another instance would lead


to apparent bigamous complication of an un-


pleasant kind. At any rate, it ID perfectly


clear that the whole question as to the point
at which the descendants of royal ancestry


cease to be royal. and therefore unsuitable


as husbands and wives to actual ROYALTY,


must be defined.
Year: 1866

TRUE CoURTEsY.-Real courtesy is
widely different from the courtesy which
blooms only in the sunshine of love and
the smile of beauty, and withers and cools
down in the atmosphere of poverty, age
and toll. Show me the man who can Quit
Tie brilliant society of the young and lis
ten to the kindly voice OF age, aud bold
cheerful converse with one whom years
have deprived of charms; show me the
man Of generous impulses, who is always
ready TO help the poor and needy; show
me the man who treats unprotected maid.
enhood as he would the heiress, surround,
ed by the protection Of rank, riches and
family; show me the man wao never for.
gets for an instant the delicacy, the respect
That is due to women as women, in any
condition or. r.clas.; show me such a man,
and you show me gentleman may, you
show me better, you show me a true
Christian.
Year: 1866

ITEM FOR TIE LADrEs.--Take string
that will reach twice round tho neck of q
young lady, let her kold the ends; IN her
mouth; then, if the moose will slip over
her head TO The baeksof her, neck, it is. a.
certain Indication that size is married or
Year: 1866

HoLLowAY's PILLS AND OISTMENT-HEALTH AND
HAPr1NEss.-How few people ever consider the
close alliance existing between these two great
boons of life men, remarkable for their tact and
knowledge in the ordinary routine of business,
betray the most lamentable deficiency in this re-
spect-they are lavish of gold in the preserva-
tion of their property by an annual expenditure of
thousands of dollars in insurances, yet at the
same time they exhibit the most reckless hardi-
hood with regard to health, and fail to evince a
solitary thought on the direful ravages which the
ceasless drudgery of business has upon the brain
and the constitution. 4 few dollars invested in
these medicines would secure them policy of
assurance against disease, and create happiness
and buoyancy of spirits which the wealth of Col
conds could never realize.
Year: 1866

MAsoSlc.-The Washington Chronicle learns
that an impressive Masonic ceremony is soon to
take place in New orleans-the holding of what
is called by the fraternity a Lodge of Sorrow ~
the occasion being the commemoration of the
members of the mystic tie - who have died
during the Upon this occasion Albert Pike.
who is the Grand Commander of the Supreme
Council of the southern section of the United
States, is to take the leading part, and is to be
assisted by other Masons of high rank
Year: 1866

The best thing on waterfalls y was that
perpetrated recently by dashing young bachel-
or who appeared on the Central Park, New York
with two handsome ponies, whose tails were
done up to look like lady s waterfall, and COOP
ed ND in small fish nets. The resemblance was
capital and the team created great sensation.
Year: 1866

ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE. In one of
the quiet and beautiful agricultural towns
IN Massachusetts, marriage took place
few days since amidss the congratulations
OF many friends, and the surprise and al
most wonder of many of the good people,
who are familiar only with the staid and
regular ways of the world. 1t seems that
sensible volunteer in the Union army,
when at the front facing the enemies of his
country, learned the name of lady in
Massachusetts and determined to write to
her soldiers letter. BY accident the let
ter fell into the hands of another lady by
the same name in another town. An an
swer was returned stating that mistake
had been made, etc, with certain illusions
to the war, its cause, and patriot. hope of
fnai triumph of the good cause. The
letter so orieased the soldier that he request
ed the privilege of continuing the cores
pondenee, andit was kept up regularly
for two years. The volunteer was at
length discharged. and instead of going TO
his home in Ohio. he journeyed to Massa-
chusetts TO see the person whose letters
had SO much interested him. He was
more than satisfied, proposed, was accept
ed and shortly the parties were married,
the first marriage in family of four sis
tiers, every one of them worthy to be the
wife of patriotic defender Of his country.
The newly married pair will make their
future home in the West.-Kenne5ec (life.)
Journal.
Year: 1866

The mail from Rio Janeiro brings us piece Of
news significant it is pleasing. The Emperor
Of Brazil has just liberated the national slaves, the
profits of whose labors belonged TO the Crown; and
large numbers of the freedmen We learn, have
entered the army, and are being forwarded in
detachments to the seat Of war This looks like the
first step toward general emancipation in Braz-st
least it is SO regarded by the Abolition party Of the
Empire. The Emperor Of Brazil is known as one OF
the most enlightened and liberal rulers of the age
and there can be doubt that he sincerely desires to
see the fine country which be governs delivered from
the incubus and stigma of Slavery. In iberatng the
national slaves he has in effect, entered quiet but
telling protest against the institution" and the in
huencs Of his example hardly fail to prepare the
way for the emancipation Of the slaves throughout
the Empire. 1t strikes that the pursued by
the United States Government in our civil war has
had something to do with the Emperor's action in


freeing the Crown slaves At any rate, it is remsrks
bic that as in our case Brazil accepts the services Of
the negro as soldier to fight the battles Of ls
try, putting the sword into hands from which the
manacles have just fallen.
Year: 1866

The war on the River Plate has for some time been
taking turn specially unfavorabe TO Brazil There
are indications that there may be still greater troubles
in store for the South American Empire. Paraguay
has long been in negotiation with Bolivia for the con-
cusion of an alliance, and the Last mail brings re-
port that treaty, offensive and defensive has been
concluded according to which Bolivia will supply TO
Paraguay a contingent of $500 men, carry the war
into Brazil, and if possible republicanize that
country. If this report should be confirmed
Brazil will find it exceedingly difficult, if not impos
sble TO defend its Western Provinces, the only COM
muncation with which in former years was by tho
rivers row made impossible by the guns of the Para
guayans. 1t is also confirmed that both the Prosi.
dents of the Argentine Republic and Uruguay are
powerless to aid any longer in carrying onnbe war.
The latter may any moment be unseated by his OPP
ponents at home; and the former is even said to be
favorable to the alliance between Paraguay and
BOLIVIA,
Year: 1866

bishop Manning presiding, TO express sympathy with
the Pope. The Archbishop held that though the Pope
might leave Rome without giving the Church cause
Of alarm, Rome should still be, for the sake
of Europe, the property Of the Church The chief
significance of tho meeting, however was its opposi-
ton to the English Reform movement. The speakers
considered the desire Of the Romans TO become part
of United Italy and the demand Of the English for
the extension Of suffrage, as equally wicked and
dangerous and warned Great Britain that in permit
ting the Pope to be driven from the Holy City she
parted with an important protection against revou-
tiOn at home.
Year: 1866

A London dispatch informs us that there is no
longer any danger spprehended of Fenisn revolution
in Ireland and that confidence has returned to the
people" which seems ironical expression when we
consider how many British regiments have been sent
to keep the people quiet That the rebellion has
been smothered is confirmed by the tenor of our Dub
lin correspondence.
Year: 1866

The Grand Jury have made presentment in regard
to unsafe buildings. and cite several reasons why
Commissioner McGregor should take further action in
the matter Though they decline TO make public
their opinion of the security of the new Academy OF
Music, we infer that they do not consider it safe
Year: 1866

Senator Doolittle made speech at
New Haven the other day, and after
showing that the representation from the
South could not be changed for six years
aud then only could the South get any
increase Of representation, adds:


But will she get it then2 What are
the facts? Do you not know that the
colored population has perished by thou
sands and hundreds of thousands during
the war; We have no accurate data
upon which TO state the precise number
that have persisted, but the highest Off
GERS in our army state unqualifedly that
ia their opinion at least one million
have persisted Governor Aiken, OF
South Carolina, who has been a
Union man, and was one of the largest
Shareholders of the South, owning
at one time over eight hundred slaves,
himself stated TO me in Washington the
other day, unqualifedly, that at least a
million had perished, and, in his opinion,
q great many more; also, the Hon. Ran.
dali Hunt, of the city of New Orleans,
states the same opinion and Captain
Haines, fthe Union army of Louisiana,
who has lived always at the South, states
his opinion that at least a million have
persisted, and these gentlemen tell you
the reason on which they found this
opinion. Some, of course, have persisted
in battle; perhaps fifty thousand have
perished in battle or Of their wounds,
but that has not been the principal source
of their destruction. Smallpox and
other terrible diseases that follow the
march Of armies have prevailed among
them to a terrible extent, all the
way from the Rappahannoek TO the Rio
Grande The smallpox has swept them
away in camp and on plantations, and
everywhere by thousands upon thousands
1t IS also fact that when these diseases
spread among those not accustomed 10
attend to the diseases among themselves
Year: 1866

Some parts of the country, as is known, do a
wholesale business in divorces. and without much
rhyme or reason. The loose manner in which they
granted is often the subject of comment but the
srangest ever heard of is the following re-
ported in the Louisville Courier of the 9Th inst; the
divorce took place at New Albany, Ind:


"a divorce was granted, among many others, in
the case of Mccartney VS.. Mccartney but neither of
suit neither of them were present when the decree
was rendered. and only learned through their friends
that their marital bonds were sundered They are,
and have BEEN living together most happily entire
ly satisfied with each other. and are strongly dis
posed to demur to the singular and summary process
by which their happy relations were dissolved How
the case got into court is entirely unknown to the
parties, but it is supposed to be the work of some
mad joker or enyious Benedict. Of course the par
ties will have to get married again or procure re-
versal of the decree This is another and forcible
illus stration of the loose in which the divorce
busin ess is managed in Indiana"
Year: 1866

ExTRAoRDINARY CASE OF HYDRoPHoBIA-A girl
thirteen years of age, the daughter of innkeeper
France, has Just died from hydryphoba after three
davs of dreadful suerings. She had never been bit
ten by dog, but had often played with one belong
ing to her father. which was killed in rabid state
As she sometimes allowed the animal to lick her face
at time when she ha,fsa small her lip, the
virus is supposed to have been communicated to her
in that manner.
Year: 1866

COMPLETE CLOTHING HoUsE-Ws take great
pleasure in calling the attention of readers to the
conspicuous advertisement Of Messrs. Smith. Bros.
b Co.. No. 40 West Baltimore street. We speak what
we know whom their present stock of clothing
cannot be excelled. We commend this firm to the


favorable notice Of all who may want goods in their
line. They sell at small profits. and deal or the
square with everybody