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Year: 1870

''No man. says Mrs. Partington, was
better calculated to judge of pork than my
poor husband was. He knew what good
hogs were, for he had been brought up with
them from his childhood.
Year: 1870




thoughts which pass through the mind of a
person in day were gathered together and
placed in the order in which they first ap-
peared. what mountain of ideas would be
brought to viewl They would form mon
ster quilt of patchwork, checkered with
pieces Of every shape, and size and hue
They would prove time, space and order to
be nonenities compared with thought. The
speed with which they travel from place to
place as far exceeds that OF electricity as the
rapility of motion of that annihilatiug sub
stance does an ordinary canal boat One
thought is resting upon the edibles for
breakfast, the next, III a second of time, has
traversed the universe and reached the sun 5
centre, wandering what it Is made of; while
the third is peering into the snow wreaths
that circle round the topmost point of Mont
Blanc. Then follows half thought on
death, twenty on the means of keeping a
live two on the former Presidents and ten
on the President elect three on a new coat,
and one on getting pair of boots mended /;
six on change of life, and twelve on the
change in the pocket And if the thinker
should chance TO be an editor, Thought of
pieces on shocking murders, horrible acci
deaf, funny stories, sentimental poetry and
telegraph news. Never for a moment is the
brain at rest only differing in intensity, the
mind or the giddy maiden'aud the profound
philosopher are ever busy with thoughts,
noble or commonplace, reveliing in pleas
ure's busy whirl, or soaring aloft into the
mysteries of the universe.
Year: 1870

How mparatively few there are who are
willing to toll on and wait for their reward.
Haste 10 become rich, haste to achieve nil
ltary honors, haste to obtain political emf
nence, and haste to win literary reputation
have ruined more business men, promising
soldiers, embryo statesmen, and gifted intel
lects than all other causes combined, and
this is especially true of Americans. Learn
to labor and to wait, should be every young
mans motto when he starts in life. Bide
your time, couple earnest work with patient
waiting, and the day will inevitably come
when your labor and patience will be reward
ed with success. Working without waiting
is as futile as waiting without working. IN
one case in thousand success is secured
but in the nine hundred and ninety nine
others failure is theresult. You may have
to labor long, and you may have to wait un-
til human nature seems incapable of further
endurance, but stick to it, and the end will
prove the full fruition OF your hopes and as
pirations.
Year: 1870

One of the most lamentable weaknesses
of human nature is its Unsuitable curiosity
to know little things. 10 most cases, nei-
ther competent nor content to crafty itself
in the studio of what is grand in nature un-
willing to investigate the problems of phi
losophy and science, it developes in a low
sphere, dealing in scandal, gossip and tat
ting. What is more relentless than The
Town Talk ~ What is more merciless than
the rumors and reports, that fly, ike Virgil
Fame, through the air. and then all at once,
pounce down upon the head of some unsus-
pecting victim. TO endure such things is
one Of the crosses of life. The old, the
middle aged and the young alike must bear
the yoke as did their fathers. Death and
gossip are sure to strike all.


Young man, you may have escaped thus
far. But you know not what day may
bring forth. Only Tomorrow your sensitive
nature may be shocked by some scandalous
report being put into circulation about you
One old woman my do the work. As she
! conGdentially tells her neighbor the aston
ishing secret, with a REM jnier, soto UOce, to
tell every one she tells to tell no one else,
then the cream of the blue milk gossip floats
tbickly on the surface of The Town Talk .
An old woman, with more Imagination
| than Shakespeare, or the editor of a sensa-
| ton paper, feels it in her bones that you are
about to be entangled in the maze of matrl


n4oDy. She pities you, in the light of heI
own sad experience She sounds the tocsin
| Of alarm and all the town is in commotioD
and curiosity rides the waves, and yet you
never hear a word of these rumors, though
you are the subject,


| This is, indeed, a consoling feature of Cos
| sips regard for your embarrassment. 1t i:
only in distant place, by an accidental word
you learn how your name is on everybody
| lips, and that not as you would have it.
| Young woman, of the purest and mos


modest life, think not you can escape. Al
surely as Eve and Sarah and Rebecca anC


Ruth have had their turn, yours must come
| Maybe until to day older ones have enjoyed
the monopoly OF the town talk But age
| tickle and uncertain as female years are, wi!
bear you out with the current. II is a vir
tue if you can look your turn with somewha
of indifference Indeed this is all tha
smothers the fame. Anxiety evidently in
crcases the lurking suspicion but th
! tongue must be used men and women mus
talk and, after all, the gossip of the tow


is hat By which they live. To have the fir


we must have the fuel. ''The tongue is
/ little member and boasteth great things. Be


hold how great a matter little fire kinileth


And the tongue is fire. The tongue ca


no man tame. Surely ii is no pleasant cx


perience tie be scorchcd by the hot tongue


of the spinster and busy body. Paul say
| Of these And withal they learn to be idle


wandering about from house to house, an


not only idle, but tattlers also, and busy


bodies. speaking things whick they ough
not"
Year: 1870

ALL EQUAL HERE It is related of the
manned to take the sacrament at his parish
church, very poor old man had gone up
the opposite aisle, and reaching the com
munion table, knelt down at the side of the
Duke. Some one-a pew owner prorahly
shoulder, and whispered to him to move
away, OF rise and wait until the Duke had
received the bread and wine. But the ca
gle eye and the quick ear of the great com
mander cought the meaning Of that touch
and whisper He clasped the old man 5
hands to prevent him rising, and iii rever-
ential undertone, but most distinctly, said +:
DO not move-we are Ill equal here -
Year: 1870

A person having the appearance of gen
tleman, was recently using very rroiane Ian
guage in one of the public rooms sot hotel
in Baltimore, when he was told by the land
lord that such language was very disagree
able there but there was private room fit
red up for a swearing room, where he
might swear to his hearts content. The
man took the rebuke kindly, and was heard
10 sWear 10 more
Year: 1870

Indianapolis has venerable bachelor ply
sician of the age of 73 who far the past 30
years has not slept in a bed or taken his meals
at regular hours. He has but one regular
habit, that OF drinking about a quart of the
best Rhine wine daily. We do not make a
note of this in order to recommend our read
ere to adopt that sort of regular habit, but
simply as a queer item of news.
Year: 1870

THE denomination of General
SPooNER for the Marshalship of the
District of Indiana, by reason of the
expiration Of his first term of service,
will give very general satisfaction to
the people of the State. General
SPoONER was a gallant soldier, and
has made faithful public officer.
Year: 1870

THERE is reason to suppose that
the purchase of Cuba from Spain by
the United States may not be far off.
Both factions at Madrid are said to
be secretly in favor of the sale, and
the acquisition of the island in this
way would be a popular measure in
this country. Even now negotiations
may be going on preliminary to the
purchase. Free Cuba, free coffee,
free sugar, wouldn't be bad idea.
Year: 1870

THE Monitor says the engineering
corps Of the Greensboro & Russell
vile Railroad are now making
survey Of that portion Of the route
between Livermore and South Car
rollton. The cost attending this for
ward movement is betrayed by those
citizens living along the proposed
line of survey.
Year: 1870

Col FOSTER, who is absent from
the city, by telegraph requests US to
say that the use Of his name in con-
nection with the Office of Auditor of
State is without his knowledge
or authority, aud that he IS not and
roiH not be candidate.
Year: 1870

The following poem Is said to have been
written by King James l., though by some ii is
ascribed to Bishop Andrews
If any be distressed and fain would gather
Some comfort, let him haste unto


Our Father,
For we of hope and help are quite bereuVen
Except Thou succor us


Who art in heaven.
Thou showest mercy; therefore for the same
We praise Thee, singing,


Hallowed be Thy name,
OF all oar miseries cast up the sum-
Show us Thy joys, and let


Thy kingdom come,
We mortal are and alter from our birthj
Thou constant art,


Thy will be done on earth.
Thou mad'st the earth as well as planets seven,
Thy name be blessed here


As lis in heaven.
Nothing We have to Us, or debts to pay,
Except Thou give 1t US,


Give US this day,
whcrcwith to clotheus, whercNith to be fed,
For without Thee we want


Our daily bread
Wewant but want no faults, for no day passes
But we do sin


Forgive US our trespasses.
No man from SHINING ever free did live,
Forgive us, Lord, our sins


As we forgive.
five repent our faults Thou ne er disdain' st usi
We pardon them


That trespass against US;
Forgive us that is past, new path tread US;
Direct US always in Thy faith,


And lead us
We, Thine own people and thy chosen nation,
Iuto all truth, but


Not into temptation.
Thou that of all good graces art the giyer,
Suffer us not to wander,


But deliver
Us from the fierce assaults ofworld and devil,
And flesh. so shalt Thou free US.


From all evil,
To these petitions let both church and laymen,
With one consent Of heart and voice, say


Amen.
Year: 1870

Among the Cossacks Of the Ukraine
leap-year is eternal. When young
woman feels tender passion for young
man, she seeks him at the residence OF
his parents, and addresses him as fol-
lows: The goodness | see written in
your countenance is sufficient ass urance
to me that you are capable Of ruling
aud loving wife, and your excellent
qualities encourage me to hope that you
will make good husband. IL is 10
this belief that | have taken the resolu-
tion to come, and beg you. with all due
humility, to accept me for your spouse
She then addresses the father and
mother, and soliciis their consent to the
marriage. If she meets with refusal,
she declines to leave the house, and
such conduct is usually crowned with
success. The parents Of the young man
never put the young maidens away, if
they still persist in their stay, believing
that by so doing they would bring down
the vengeance of heaven upon their
heads.
Year: 1870

On q careful examination OF the
law recently passed granting artificial
limbs every Ave years, or money in
lieu or limbs, to soldiers OF the Late
war, we have discovered whore q
few words Of the law may be con-
strued by the Department so as to
work great injury to many thousand
soldiers. We think the Department
will decide that soldiers who have
not heretofore received a limb are
cut of from all benefit under this act.


We have called the attention Of Hon.
Amasa Cobb to this clause Of the law,
and hope he will have II properly
explained by an additional act
NDldier's Friend.
Year: 1870

| W ~S04SA~usC SOuAt WnISh Wall HVSo
this voice Of the people: But how
can the Court uphold the Law if its
Individual members oppose it? Su-
,reme Judges are but men. If they
oppose the Law from their own con-
victions as individuals, they will OPP
pose it as Judges when they come on
the Bench. There is then no recourse
but to be sure beforehand that the
candidates for Supreme Judgeships
are "sound on the Railroad question:"
as we said last week. There is too
much at stake-there have been too
much money and labor expended al
ready-there has been too emphatic
an expression of the wish of the peo-
ple-tiere is too much of prosperity
or depression depending on the issue,
not onlyin this county but all over
the Sta'e-to let this turning point be
neglected.


We lope that our position is made
cleNr, With our reasons for it. We
wolldnot "introduce any new test of
RepuEicanism;" we would not "pro-
scri be Republican because Of his
vote for or against the Railroad Taxi
wewould do nothing of this kind at
all far from it. But because of the
reaions above given, we would urge
that the candidates for the Supreme
JudGeships-those, and those only
should be known, before they are
nominated, to be "sound on the Rail
rOadn
Year: 1870

We advertise in another column the
Philadelphia Safe Trust Deposit and In
surance Company. We learn that this In
stitution is chartered by the Legislature,
and its principal business is to receive on
deposit for safe keeping, valuables of all
descriptions, from costly fabrics to Gov
ernment bonds and precious jewels. A
treasure imbedded in the bottom of the
ocean is scarcely more secure from the
burglar or from fire than are the valuable,
stored in the vaults of this company.
Year: 1870

The Boston Post says the last practice
that has been unearthed in Congress, that
of peddling out West Point cadetships, is
perhaps the meanest yet brought to public
reprobation. If the nation is to put up
its favors and honors for brokerage, we
had better embark on new system.
This is the most contemplate scandal which
that body has brought upon itself. Think
of a Congressman being SO reduced both
in pocket and dccency as to propose the
sale of privilege which tho nation has
seen fit to intrust solely to his highest
judgement and honor. With such de-
graded sentiment oozing through the body
of the national legislature, how can it be
expected to comprehend properly its great
responsibilities.
Year: 1870

Every police officer and every detective
who attempts to compound with felony,
by negotiating for the payment of GER
tain per cent. on stolen bonds or other
treasure, between robbers or burglars and
those who have been robbed, ought at once
to be arrested and held in law as accom-
plices in crime. The opinion is prevail
lug that among the detectives are some o!
the most arrant knaves.
Year: 1870

The colored National Executive Com
mittee, at Washington. have issued an ad-
dress recommending that upon the official
announcement of the adoption of the Fif-
teeenth Amendment, the colored people in
every State and Territory assemble for
prayer and thanksgiving to Almighty God
Year: 1870

The competency of the Southern legis-
latures for their duties. as constituted
under the reconstruction law, may be in
ferred from the fact that the committee
of the Alabama House of Representatives
on Enrolled Bills recently " reported in
favor of employing scholar to overlook,
correct the spelling and make good gram
mar of all the bills introduced in the
House before the bills were brought up
Oh second reading.
Year: 1870

1. Because all the future is in Gods
hands. An infinitely wise and good Being
is sovereign over all its events. Not one Of
them can escape his notice or elude his con.
troll.


2. Because you have no right to put into
one day what belongs to another. The fu-
ture will have its own cares and anxieties-
plenty of them, likely-and they will be
along in due time. But they have no busi-
ness among the cares and anxieties of the
present time. You must not put them there.


3. Because it is i'll treatment of the best
advice. Just read the following advice, and
think who was the adviser: "Wherefore
Year: 1870

When on the stated Sabbath in our
Church, the parents who had infants for
baptism, presented themselves in front of the
pulpit, among them were young husband
and wife, with their frst-born. What is.
something unusual, the father only was
professed Christian. The mother stood be-
side him during the administration of the
ordinance, but did not unite in assuming the
customary parental VOWS.


The next week our session held its regular
meeting, and the mother presented herself
as candidate for admission into the church.
She had had the subject Of personal religion
before her mind for some time previous, but
young and cheerful, she had postponed the
determination of it. She came to say that
now her purpose was fixed, no longer to de-
lay.


During the baptismal service one thought
had filled her mind. Her husband alone
had assumed the VOWS which ought to be
common to both. But he could not assume
her share of the responsibility of training
the immortal spirit God had intrusted to
them together. Her mothers heart would
not allow the thought of declining any part
of mothers duty to her dear child. And
how could she train her child in the religion
which she had not herself professed? But
the though hit went much beyond a mere pro-
fesson of faith. She knew that without the
help of Christ and his Holy Spirit, she would
be utterly incapable of fulfilling this duty.
And could she ask this aid before she &C.
knowedged him as her Saviour by open
profession She hestated no longer, and
now with united faith and prayer, the hus
band and wife may invoke Gods covenanted
blessings upon their baptized child.


This incident, so pleasant in it's particular
result, carries instruction with it. God 8
grace is multiform in its operation. Ger.
tainly infant baptism is primarily for the
benefit of the child, but it has its reflex
blessing in store for the parent too. By the
mouth of the parent the child is dedicated to
God, and sometimes out of the mouth of the
babe and sucking voice of blessing may
come to the parent.


Who does not acknowledge the force of
the simple reasoning of the mother in this
instance? 81 have duty to perform which
I cannot transfer to another, and for which
l can be strengthened only by the grace Of
Christ" This is true, not only of mothers.
Personal, peculiar, untransferable duties are
upon us all: alas, for the soul that is una
ware of this. These duties we can discharge
only by the help of Christ. This help it is
presumptuous to expect, as long as we refuse
or neglect to connect ourselves with his COW
enant, by open profession of our faith in
him. s. l.. q.
Year: 1870

order. In his home and moments of relax
alton, he was a8ectionate and sympathetic,
preserving greenness of heart even down to
old age.


Now that he has passed away, his memo
ry is still treasure and blessing, and not
only in this Presbytery, but also in the Syn
cd of Virginia, there are many who will say,
"Verily! prophet has been among us. ;"
Of him it may truly be said, as of Hezekiah
of old-"In every work he began in the
service of the house of God, and in the law
and the commandments to seek or serve his
God, he did it with all his heart" We may
all wish, that double portion of his spirit
may fall upon us, and that many youthful
Elisha may follow in the footsteps of this
honored and lamented father in the Church.
Year: 1870

take no thought for the morrow, for the
morrow shall take thought for the things o.,
itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil
thereof"


4. Because it implies want of confidence
in God. Has he not hitherto dealt we'll
with you? Could you have taken as good
care of yourself as he has taken of you?-
If you can reflect on goodness, can you not
anticipate goodness? Has not God laid a
noble basis for confidence in all his faithful
ness9
Year: 1870

A dry goods merchant in Philadelphia has
been in the habit, for number of years
past, of putting tracts and religious books
in his bales and packages Of goods, when he
sends them to his customers. While travel
ling in Ohio lately, he stopped at a village
over the Sabbath, and visited the Sabbath
School in the place. The superintendent
asked him to address the children, which he
did. In the course of his remarks he spoke
of his habit of placing tracts and religious
books in cases of dry goods, before sending
them away. After Che school was dismissed,
the superintendent asked him if he remem--
bered sending pack of goods to him nine
years before, in which he put religious
book addressed to his wife. She read the
book, and God blessed it to her conversion.
That wife, said he, has gone to join the
countless throng around the throne of God
in heaven. In the same box, said the super
intendent, was tract. 1t lay about the
store Tor some time, anu nnally was Drusned
down among some waste paper. His clerk
was going out on a cunning excursion one
day, and picked up some of the waste paper
for .waddng for his gun, among which was
the tract Wher out in the woods, he took
out his wadding, and his attention was ar
rested by the tract He read it; religious
anxiety was awakened, and he never found
peace till he found it in believing in Jesus.
And in this great revival that young man
has been burning and shining light, la.
boring continually to win souls to Christ
The book, said the superintendent, has been
lent, going from hand to hand, and only the
Judgment Day will reveal the good which
it has done.-Messenger.
Year: 1870

The CHARITY OF DoRoAs took the sensi-
bic and practical form Of making raiment
for the poor. In this way good disciple
may show gratitude and love to the Saviour,
as much as that woman did who anointed
his feet with the precious ointment Christ
is no longer here, but the poor we have al.
ways with us. "Lord, when saw we thee
stranger, and took thee in? or naked, and
clothed thee? And the King shall answer
and say unto them, Verify say unto you,
Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of
the least of these my brethren, ye have done
it unto me-" Here is Divine sanction and
approval of Dorcas-like work, not the work.
ing of priestly vestments and snowy altar.
cloths. as the manner of many is in our day,
but making useful raiment and clothing for
the poor.-,Sunday at Home.
Year: 1870

The following gem from the writ
ings Of Dickens Is now going the
rounds: "There Is nothing-no. moth
ing-beautifill and good that dies and
Is forgotten. An infant "A prattling
child-dying In Its cradle, will live
again In the better thoughts Of those
who loved 1t, aud play its part, though
Its body be burned to ashes or buried
In the deepest sea. There is not an
angel added to the hosts Of heaven but
does Its blessed work on earth In
those who loved it here. Dead! Oh,
If the good deeds Of human creatures
could be traced to their source, how
beautiful would even death appear
for how much charity. mercy and puri-
ned affection would be seen to have
their growth In dusty graves!"
Year: 1870

A BosroN lady complains that she
has stopped In sundry hotels in sundry
places, and she never knew one to
have a clock In the ladies' parlor, or q
newspaper accessible to its lady guests
but there Is always mirror. o..
Year: 1870

MISERABLE LEASE AND BUSINESS FOR sALE-AN
~ old established first class Restaurant in most central
location one door from Broadway in complete running
and with the best class of Apply
premises, 60 East Tenth st.