County Officials.

Common Pleat Judje, - WILLIAM HEED.Probate Judge, - - Thomas Aemok.

J ttornty, - C r. Vooebe?.. County Clerk, - - Jons 8. Oee.amp, .... JAKES h. MCtoXE-liwfito- r,

- - - Josefh II. Newton.Treaturer, - - Jacob CHEEETnoLHES.Recorder,

Jesse A. iiareis.Commietlonerg, J.IiCoE Fishes.

(I)AN'I. ItACGnVAN".JOSBCA 5P0N AGLE.Surveyor, - - --

Coroner, IIEXKT bUATFEE.LCELLES.VLUSO.V,

Infirmary Director,(Locis Mater.

Directory.ST. JOHN'S CONGREGATION.

GEHJIAX" SERVICE BrKEV. J. SPOERP.I.morning, at 10 o'clock. Jsab--

EVANG. LUTHERAN CHURCH.SEEVICES EVERY OTHER SABBATH AF--

icraoon, oy uev. jonn culler.

U. P. CHURCH.REV. W. M. GIBSON". PASTOR. HOURS FOI!

Service at 11 o'clock, a. x. Sakliath wIichj!ai iu,'i : o'clock jujc. meeting Thursday evenings atTJi o'clock.

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.REV. A.S.MILHOLL.VXD. PASTOR. MORN-

intr hen-ic- at 11 o'clock, feabbath school12". o'clock. . Evening service 7i o'clock.

mee-iD-g every canes lay evening at

DISCIPLE CHURCH.ELDER SHARP, PASTOR. HOURS

forservice 11 o'clock, a. a. Sabbath school9 o'clock. Evening service 7Ji o'clock

meeting neancsuay evening at""iO ClOCJL.

Railway Time Tables.

Cleveland, Mt. Vernon & Delaware R.GOING NORTH.

El. & MaiL Accora'dn.Leave Millershnr-r- , 531 A. iU 1 :19 1 M.

' Fredericksburg, 551 - "" Apple Creek, 6.11 " S37 "" Orrville, 3 " 33U "" MarshaUvillc, 7:17 " 402 "" Akron, 8:10 " 557 "

Air. at Cleveland, 10U0 " 9:29 "SOUTH.

Ex. & Mail. Accom'dn.Leave Clevelantl, 3:43 P. M.

" Akron, 730A.M. 537 "" Manhallville, 858 " 639 "" Orrville, " esi "" Apple Creek, 3 " 7:18 "" " "Fredericktb'rsr,1037 733

Arr.atMillersbnre, 1122 " 81 "R. C HURD. President.

G. A. JONES, Superintendent.

Pittsburg, Ft. Wayne & Chicago R. R.n and after June 13th, 1870, trains will

leave stations aaiiy, fianqays excepted, as fol-lows: (Train leavtntr Chicago at 535 V. Mleaves daily.) (Trains leaving Pittsbure at

TRAINS GOING WEST.Exp'ss. Exp'ss. MaiL Exp'ss,

Pittsburg, 1S.15A.3C SJBP.H. C.1SA.K. 10JMA.3.Rochester "balem, 2.48 " 5jo " Ida " 1.27r.3f.

arS.15 " C?) " 1053 " 2.00 "Xlliancc,J d 3J0 " C.40 " 11.15 " 21) 'Canton, 3JS " 7.S4 " lS.15r.3f. 2J7 "Massillon, 4J1 " 7.41 " 13.40 " 3.15 "Orrville,: 429" ais " 15 " 3M "Wooster. 5.00 " &43 " 2.01 " 431 "Mansfield, B.15 " 10.20 " 4Mi " liJB "

arC.40 " 10JO " 4.40 " 010 "Crestline! d 7JJ " 1UD " 6.00A.JC. CJ0 "BncjTOS, 7.20 " 11.29 " 0.23 7Jt! "xama, 9.05 " 10a) "

alOJO " 35 " 11,33 12.tOA.3f.ItWayncj dia4o " 3.40 " 11J0 " 12J0 --S.03Plymouth, 12.MP.lf. 0.10 " "

Chicago, 3J20 " i'il) " 3J " 0.20 "

TRAINS GOING EAST.

Exp'ss. Exp'ss. MaiL Exp'.Chicago, lI.20A.3f. Sair.lf. 0.10A.3C. 5."i5r.5f.Plymouth, lJOr.31. 13JX.1I. L50 " 9.03 "

art.15 " 5.13 " 12.40p.3f. 11.10 "FtWayncj Uia) " 5.43" li5j " 11.20Lima, 4.40 " a3 " .15

Bucyrus, 0.15 " 10.45 " 5JM " 32 "atC40 " 11.15 " 0.20 " 4.20 "Crestline J d 055 " 12.03P.3f. &00A.U. 4JU "

Mansfield, r.i6 " mi C 0.00 "Wooster, 8J3 " 2X1 8.25 " 6.21 "Orrville, 8.44 " iST " li57 " 0.45 "Massillon, O06 " 2S " 9,33 " 7.17 fCanton, 9.19 " 3.13 " 9JS7 " 7.33"

aj9M " SJ0 " 10.45 &20Alliance, d 9J5 " 3i5 11.00 awSalem. 10.18 " 4.2! " 11.40 9.0S 'Rochester, CJI2 " 2.05P.J- -. I0J2Pittsburgh.l, 120A.3t 7.05 " 3.15 " 1L55 "F. R. MYERS. Gen. Ticket Agent.

BUSINESS DIRECTORY.

Physicians.J. P03IEREXE, 3L

PIITSICIAX & SUKGEOK. MIIXERSBCRG.Ohio. Office On Main SL, 4 doors East oftne isanc umce nonrs eunestiayE, from1 to S o'clock P. JL, ami on Saturdays from 1)

E. H. VOBHES, SI.PHYSICIAN & SURGEON", MILLERSBURG,

Ohio. Office with Dr. Pomerenc. Im6.

P. P. POMEEENE,PHYSICIAN AND SUBGEOX, BERLIN",

OHIO. ltfW. 31. EOSS, 31. D.,

nrrsiCTAN and surgeon, millers- -bure, Ohio. Office First door West of

occupied by 31nlvanc Resi-dence, second door south of T. B. RaifTscorner. Office days, Wednesday and fcatnr-da-y

afternoons. ltfJ. G. BIGHA3I, 31. D.,

THYSICIAN & SURGEON. MILLERSBURG,Ohio. Office and Residence, at South part ofvt asningrou oirccu ill

DR. S. "iVILSOX,PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE AND

Residence, West Liberty Street, Wooster, O.All accounts considered due as soon as servi-ces are rekdered. 3t9

Dentists.V.'. E. P.03LEBOY,

MECHANICAL & OPERATIVE DENTIST,Millersburg, Ohio. Office Two doors Westof Commercial Block. ltf

T. L. riERCE,PRACTICAL & OPERATIVE DENTIST, Up-

stairs in Uerzer's Building, opposite theBook Store. All work executed in the bestpossible manner, and warranted to give thebeet satisfaction, f ltf

Attorneys.G. W. EVERETT,

ATTORNEY AT LAW, MILLERSBURG,OHIO. 2tf

L. K. nOAGLAND. H. D. 3f 'SOWELL

HOAGLAND & McDOAVELL,ATTORNEYS AT LAW, MILLERSBURG, O.

Office Second floor in McDowell's buildin',west of the Court House. ltf

JOHN W. VOEHES,ATTORNEY AT LAW, MILLERSBURG, O.

Office over the Book Store. ltf

A. J. BELL,JUSTICE OF THE PEACE. COLLECTIONS

promptly made, uuice aoovc tne j'ookMore. ltf

Hotels.EMPIEE HOUSE,

A. J. nAMPSON, Proprietor. Pawnf-cr- s

conveyel to and from the Cars, free ofcharjre.btago Oflice. ltf

BUTLER HOUSE,WEST END MAIN STREET, MILLERS-bur- g,

Ohio, Joseph Bctleb, Proprietor.This House is in rood order, and its irucstswill be well cared for. ltf 1

J. B. Koch. j. il Koch.J. B. KOCH & SOX,

Proprietors of the American Hotel, EastLiberty Street, Wooster, O. ltf

Miscellaneous.P. VT. BAHL,

LAND AGENT AND NOTARY TUBLIC,Fredenia, Wilson County, Kansas. 4tf

A. J. SHEPZEIt,

STDDICOF PHOTOGRAPHY,

Corner, of Main and Clay Streets,

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A Political and Family Journal, Devoted to tlie Interests of Holmes County, and Local and (xeneral Intelligence.

Yol. I. MlLLERSBFRG, HOLMES COUNTY, 0., THURSDAY-- , SEPT. 29, 1870. No. 6.

"Vr- - F. SHARP,RETAIL DEALER IN"

GROCERIES & NOTIONS,Millersburg, Ohio.

SyAlso atrent for the Kn ickprliott rr TAtoinsnrancc impanj, oijJNcw ior&. lit

C. F. LEETYGroceries ml Proyisions

Wines, Liquors, &c.Corner oXain - Sovtk Clay Streett,

Millersburg, O.

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Family Grx-ocerie- s,

ITiOVISIOXS, Ac.

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And Purchaser ofWHEAT, RYE,

CORK, OATS,WOOL, DRIED FRUIT,

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Wall Paper,"Window Sliacles,

New and desirable paterns in both.

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Feed, Candles, Car-bon Oil, Lamps,

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The Hightest Market PriceXiaid for all linds of

COUNTRY PRODUCE.Peb. 14, 70tr. C. & J. &CIIULER.

LAT WINDOW SHADE

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ANGRY WORDS.

Angry words are lightly spokenIn a rash and thoughtless hocr;

Brightest links of life are brokenUy theirdeep, insidious iower.

Ilearts inspired by warmest feeling,Xe'er before by anger stirred,

Oft are rent past hnman healingiiy a single angry word.

Ioion drops of care and sorrow.Bitter poison drops are they,

Weaving for the coming morrowmaddest memories of

Angry words, O let them neverFrom the tongue unbridled slip;

3fay theheart's best impul-- e everCheck them, ere they soil the lip.

Ixtve is much too pure and holy.Friendship is too far

For a moment's reckless folly.Thus to desolate and mar,

Angry words arc lightly spoken.Bitterest thoughts are rashly tirrel.

Brightest links in life arc brokenBy a single angry word.

John Ploughman's Talk.

ON RELIGIOUS GRUMBLERS.

When a man has a particularlj- -

cmpty head, he generally sets upfor a great juusje, especially m religion. None so wise as the manwho knows nothing. His ignoranceis the mother of impudence, and thenurse of his obstinacy; and thougl:he does not know B from a bull'sfoot, he settles matters as if all wisdom were at his fingers' ends thePope himself is not more infallible.Hear him talk after he has been atmeeting and heard a sermon, andyou will know how to pull a goodman to pieces n jou never Knew itbefore. He sees faults where thereare none, and if there be a fewthings amiss, he makes every mouseinto an elephant. Although youmight put all his wit into an egg-shell, he weighs the sermon in thebalances of his conceit with all theairs of a n Solomon,and if it be up to his standard, helays on his praise with a trowel; but

1 it he not to his taste, lie growlsand barks and snaps at it like a dogat a hedgehog. Wise men in thisworld arc like trees in a hedge, thereis only here and there one; andwhen these rare men talk togetherupon a discourse, it is good for theears to hear them; but the bragging wiseacres I am speaking of arevainly puffed up by their lleslilyminds, and their quibbling is assenseless as the cackle of geese on acommon. Nothing comes out of asack but what was in it, and as theirbag is empty they shake nothing butwind out of it. It is very likelythat neither ministers.nor their sermons arc perfect the best gardenmay have a few weeds in it, thecleanest corn may have some chafl- -

but cavillers, cavil at anything ornothing, and find fault for the sakeof showing off their deep knowledge; sooner than let their tongueshave a holiday, tney would complainthat the grass is not a nice shade ofblue, and say the sky would havelooked neater if it had been whitewashed.

One tribe of these Ishmaelites ismade np of highflying ignoramuseswho are very might' about the doc-

trine of a sermon here they are asdecisive as sledge-hamme- and. ascertain as death. He who knowsnothing is confident in everything;hence they arc bullheaded beyondmeasure. Every clock, and even thesundial must be set according totheir watches; and the slightest dif-ference from their opinion, proves aman to be rotten at heart. Ventureto argue with them, and their littlepot boils over in quick style; askthem for reason, and you might aswell go to a sand-pi- t for sugar.They have bottled up the sea oftruth, and carry it in their waist-

coat pockets; they have measuredheaven's line of grace, and havetied a knot in a string at the exactlength of electing love; and as forthe things which angels long toknow; thej-ha- ve seen them all asboys see sights inapeepshow atourfair. Having sola tneir moaestyand become wiser than their teachers, they ride a very ingn norse,and jump over all d gatesof Bible-test- s which teach doctrinescontrary to their notions. Whenthis mischief happens to good men,it is a great pity for such sweet potsof ointment to be spoiled by flies,yet one learns to bear with themjust as I do with old Violet, for heis a rare horse, though he does sethis cars back and throw out his legat times. But there is a black bragging lot about, who arc all sting andno honey; all whip and.no hay; allgrunt and no. bacon. Ihese donothing but rail from morning tonight at all who cannot see throughtheir spectacles. If they would butmix up a handful of good livingwith all their bushels of bounce, itwould be more bearable; but no,they don't care for such legality;men so sound as they are can't lieexpected to be good at anythingQlse; they,are the heavenly watch-dogs to guard the house of the Lordfrom those thieves and robbers whodon't preach sound doctrine, and ifthey do worry the sheep, or steal arabbit or two by the sly, who wouldhave the heart to blame tnemi' 1 lieLord's dear people, as they callthemselves, have enough to do tokeen their doctrine sound; and iltheir manners are cracked, who canwonder! no man can see to every-thing at onec. These arc the" molesthat want watching in many of ourpastures, not for their own sakes,for there is not a sweet mouthful mthem, for the sake of the meadowswhich they spoil. I would not findhalf a fault with their doctrine, if itwere not for their spirit, but vinegaris sweet to it, and crabs arc figs, incomparison. It must be very highdoctrine that is too high for me, but

must have high experience andhigh practice with it, or it turns mystomach. However, I have said mysay, and must leave the subject, orsomebody will ask me, "What haveyou to do with BradshaV s windmill!"'

Sometimes it is the way thepreacher speaks which is hauledover the coals, and here again is aline field for fault hunting, for everybean has its black, and every manhas his failing. I never knew agood horse which had not some oddhabit or other, and 1 never yet sawa minister worth his salt who hadnot some crotchet or oddity; now,these arc the bits of cheese whichcavillers smell out and nibble at;this man is too slow, and anothertoo fast, the first is too flowery, andthe second is too dull. Dear me, if

all God's creatures were judged inthis way, we shoald wring the devil'sneck for being too tame, shoot therobins for eating spiders, kill thecows for swinging their tails, andthe hens for not giving us 'indkWhen a man wants to beat a dog, hecan soon find a stick; and at thisrate any fool may have somethingto say against the best minister mtnglanu. As to a preachers man-ner, if there be but plain speaking,none should cavil at it because itwants polish, for if a thing is goodand earnestly spoken, it cannotsound much amiss. No man shoulduse bad language in the pulpit andall language is bad which commonpeople cannot make head or tail of,but godly, sober, decent, plainwords, none should carp at. Acountryman is as warm in fustian asa king in velvet, and a truth is ascomfortable in homely words as infine speech. As to the way ot tlishing up the meat, hungry men leavethat to the cook, only let the meatbe sweet and substantial, it hearerswere better, sermons would be bet-ter. When men say thc can't hear,

recommend them to buy a horn,and remember the old saying,"There's none so deaf as those whowill not hear." When3oung speakers get downhearted because ofhard, unkind remarks, I generallytell them of the old man and hisboj-- and his ass, and what came oftrying to please everybody. iNopiper ever suited all ears. .Wherewhims and fancies sit in the seat ofjudgment, a man's opinion is onlyso much wind, therefore take nomore notice of it than of the windwhistling through a keyhole.

I have heard men find fault witha discourse for what was not in it;no matter how well the subject inhand was brought out, there wasanother subject about which nothinwas said, and so all was wrongwhich is as reasonable as findingfault with my ploughing because itdoes not dibble the holes for thebeans, or abusing a good corn fieldbecause there are no turnips in it.Does any man look for every truthin one sermon t As wen iook lorevery dish at one meal, and rail ata joint of beer because there areneither bacon, nor veal, nor greenpeas, nor parsnips on the table.Suppose a sermon is not full ofcomfort to the saint, yet if it warnthe sinner, shall we despise it? Ahandsaw would be a poor tool toshave with, shall we therefore throwit away? Where is the use of al-

wa3s trying to hunt out faults? Ihate to sec a man with a line nosesmelling about for things to rail atlike a dog sniffing atrat holes. By all means let us downwith error, root and branch, but dolet us save our billhooks till therearc brambles to chop, and not fallfoul of our own mercies.

Judging preachers is a poor trade,for it pays neither party concernedin it. At a ploughing match theydo give a prize to the best of us; butthese judges ol preaching are precious slow to give anything evento those whom they professto think so much of. Theypay in praise, but give no pudding.They get the gospel for nothing,and if they do not grumble, thinKthat they have made an abundant return.

Even-bod- y thinks himself a judgeof a sermon, but nine out of tenmight as well pretend to weigh themoon. 1 believe that at bottom,most people think it an uncommonlyeasy thing to preach, and that theycould do it amazingly well themselves. Every donkey thinks itselfworthy to stand with the Kingshorses; every girl thinks she couldkeep house better than her mother;but thoughts arc not facts, for thesprat thought itself a herring, butthe fisherman knew better. I daresay those who can whistle, fancythat they can plough; but' there'smore than whistling in a goodploughman, and so let mo tell youthere's more in good preaching thantaking a text, and saving, firstly,econdly, and thirdly. I try my

hand at preaching myself, and in mypoor way I find it no very easythiagto give the folks somethingworth hearing; and if the fine critics,who reckon us up on their thumbs,would but try their own hands at it,they might be a little more quiet.Dogs, however, always will bark,and what is worse, some of themwill bite too; but let decent peopledo all they can, if not to muzzlethem, yet to prevent their doing anygreat mischief. It is a dreadfulthing to see a happy family of Chris-tians broken up by talkative fault-finders, and all about nothing, orless than nothing. Small is theedge of the wedge, but when thedevil handles the beetle, churchesare soon split to pieces, and menwonder why: The lact is, the worstwheel of the cart creaks most, andone fool makes many, and thusmany a congregation is set at earswith a good and laithtul minister,who would have been a lasting bless-ing to them if they had not chasedaway their best friend. Those whoare at the bottom of the mischiefhave generalhno part or lot in thematter of true godliness, but, likesparrows, fight over corn which isnot their own, and, like jackdaws,pull to pieces what they never helped

build. Jrom mad dogs, andgrumbling professors, may we all bedelivered, and may we never take thecomplaint from either of thein.

Rentes.

Many of our readers may not haveclear understanding of the word

Tentes," which occurs so constantlyjust now in our foreign dispatches,and whose rise and fall seem to con-stitute the financial barometer ofParis. They are the funded debt ofFrance, not, however, in the form ofbonds, but simply loans from thepeople. These loans arc entered totheereditof the lender on the government ledgers, and draw a specified rate ol interest. The holdersof the debt arc called "rentiers," andthe the fluctuations m its value de-note popular distrust or confidence inthe government.

The Indianapolis Journal saysthat a young lady of that city was,last Sunday, endeavoring to impressuponhcrscliolars the terrible effectsof the punishment of Nebuchadnez-zar. She told them that for sevenyears he ate grass like a cow. Justthen a small boy asked : "Did hegive milk?"

Shut out from her father'sHouse.

BY AUNT HATTIE.

"Shut out from her fatherhouse?' repeated Mrs. C , takin:up the words which had just fallenfrom the lips of her friend Mrs.T . "For a young girl I neverheard ol anything more terribleand you surely don't mean that it istrue'

"Yes, but it is true, though.dreadful as it seems!" was the reply, "and I wonder that you had notheard of it, such events generallycirculate so much more readily thanpleasant ones.

And then, glad of a listener towhom it was new and startling, shewent on to tell the following sadstory concerning the young girlwhom they had just met: .

from the bnght and pretty andloving child which she had oncebeen, Bella Arnot had grown up soexceedingly wayward and headstrong that, instead of being thejoy and blessing of her home, shebecame more and more a source ofdiscomfort, and sometimes of actualdistress; not only refusing to honorher father and mother herself, butboth openly and in secret she incitedthe other children to follow hercourse of insubordination, to despise the wishes of their parents.ana to set at naught their commands.And so, at last, for the sake of theseyounger, brothers and sisters, herlather warned her that the very nextoccasion of open rebellion to hiswishes should be punished by banishment irom her home. That sadoccasion was not long incoming.A young man of whom the fatherdecidedly disapproved, bnt whomBella with the superior wisdom ofher eighteen years felt very surewas just what he suouia be, had frequently called of late and invitedher to accompany Kim to places ofpublic amusement, when she accepted these invitations she knewthat it was without her father's ap-proval. Without consulting eitherof her parents she made an engagement to go witn him to the opera onthe evening of the day followingtnat on which she had received thewarning. When her father learnedof this he requested her to send anexcuse, giving her a very good reason lor remaining at home, and offering her more than one inducement for complying with his wishes;but she angrily refused to do this,declared that as she had made theengagement so she would keep it.and adding that their opposition tothe young man in question allsprang from prejudice.

"uranting that you are correct inthat, replied her father, that I amstrangely prejudiced against him,and in a way too strong to be easilydispelled, there is another prejudiceequally strong in my mind whichcauses me to feel thatwhile a younggirl resides under her father's roofshe should show some respectfortne ieeungs oi her parents; that thecommand to "honor thy father andmother" was a general one, reaching all cases, and not merely, as youseem to imagine, for those youngpeople whose parents are so grandand peculiar as to be free from theweaknesses and the prejudices incident to our fallen humanity."

But all that the father said duringthat painful interview failed to touchthe right cord in the daughter'sheart, and only left her strong in thedetermination to do as she pleasedin the matter. As for the threatabout closing the doors of herhome upon her, she wouldn't believeit anything more than a threat; andso, as evening came on, she madeone of her prettiest toilets, and witha smile upon her face and light wordsupon her lips she went out from herhome in company with the admirerwho had persuaded, her that her father and mother saw him onlytnrougn eyes blinded by prejudice.They passed a gay evening together.The performances were most bril-liant, but at their close Bella beganto experience a strange feeling.What if her father should reallyprove himself in earnest in what hesaid! But her admirer laughed ather fears, and with merry jestssought to enliven the time of theirreturn. Alas! her fears were onlytoo well grounded! She found thedoors of her home fast closedagainst her, and. for the first timerealized what she had brought unonherself.

" It is hnrrlhlAt" bIia rmanol noshe leaned against the steps for support. "I might have known fatherbetter than to suppose he would notdo as he had said he would!"

"What shall we do: whero shall T

take von now?" nsknl thn frill n rrw " " trman after a painful silence. He feltthat the romance and fun of whathe had called an adventure were allover now.

" 1 see a light in my aunt's House:take me there. She will not refuseto shelter me for at least,"said the stricken girl, who began tofeel what it was to have forfeited allclaims to her father's house.

The aunt opened her doors andher heart to the unhappy girl hav-ing kept her light burning for thisvery purpose; but all her love couldnot soothe the niece into rest orpeace. "Shut out of my father'shouse!" was her one thought. Analien and a stranger where sheshould have been at home, life hadlost all its brightness and beautyfor her. As. the days dragged heav-ily on she began to yearn for thosequiet home joys which she had oncedespised; those natural affectionswhich had so long slumbered awokewithin her, and her heart ached tofeel herself beloved by father andmother, brothers and sisters.

"But why didn't she marry heradmirer, and so have a home of herown and new home ties?" asksMrs. C .

"Because she found that she hadnot read his character as truly forhis own amusement encouraged 'herin disregarding her father's wishes,now that she was in sorrow, had "somany pressing engagements" on

ml, that really though he declared he would have been mosthappy to do so he could seldommill tune to come near her. Theheiress in a beautiful home and thebanished daughter of tho housewere two very different affairs to hismind, as Bella soon found out, toher humiliation and ircgrot Andnow do you wonder that she looks,

as you said, ten years, older thanwhen you saw her four mouths ago?'

3Ty dearyoungfriends, Ihave onlyrecalled this sad story to remind youthat we too, may sometimes awakento the consciousness that we have,by our own waywardness, our per-sistent disobedience to our heavenlyFather, caused the doors of hishouse to be closed against us. Ifit is terrible to feel one's self analien from all the love and the joysof an earthly home which we canhave at best for only a few briefyears how ovenvhelmingly sid,how utterly hopeless will be our fateif shut out forever .from all thebeauties and delights of heaven?For, if once banished from that, theonly other home that can receive usis one where hate, and not love, isthe ruling spirit of the place.

You will find from a careful studyof God's Word that "disobedienceto parents" is one of the sins whichhe will surely punish by banishmentfrom his presence and his home.

" But," some boy or girl may say,"my parents arc harsh, unreasonable,inconsistent in their demands uponmc.

Is the way of duty always strewnwith flowers? Is it not sometimesby the piercing of the thorns, andthe cuttings of the rocks in our pathway, that we are to be- - disciplinedand fitted for onr higher destiny?Only let us take care that the thornsbe not of our otcn planting, and thatwe have not, by our willfulness,made those rocks more rough andsharp than God meant them to be.

Going Down a Well.

A party of Irishmen, once upon atime, contracted to clear a very deepwell. Having none of the usualconveniences employed for suchpurposes, they were at a loss to getone of the party on a little ledgenear the bottom to assist in the process of getting out water, mud, etc.At last Jimmy Phellan, a Herculeanfellow, proposed a plan which waslust the thing.

it was this: Jimmy was to clasphis big fists around the windlass;then another of the party was toclamber down and hold onby hislegs, ana so on until tne last manshould be able to leap upon the ledge.Being slightly corned with liquor,the party prepared for the descent,without stopping to contemplate thedifficulties involved in the adventure.

With bared breast and sleevestucked up, big Jimmy seized theround portion of the windlass di-

rectly over the well and slung him-self over. Another of the partycrept down Jimmy's body andgrasped him by the boots. Afterseveral more had followed suit, andthe human chain began to stretchfar into the well, Jimmy becamealive to one great difficulty; thewindlass did not afford him a goodhold in the first place, and the weightwas getting intolerable. At lastJimmy hailed the lower link in thein the chain with: "Be jabers, irathowled fast below till I sphit on mehans." Suiting the action to thewords, he released his holt, when, ofcourse, the whole party was precipitated to the bottom of the well. Asluck would have it, there was moremud than water, where the Hibernians lit, and they wisely consideredthemselves particularly fortunate inescaping without the actual loss ofcither life or limb.

Fate of Distinguished Individuals.

The man who "lost his balance"lost it on Wall street.

The young lady who was "carriedaway with her feelings, came backwith her unfeeling father, "feelinglost, but the maiden lady who" couldn't express her feeling" telegraphed them, as she dare not trustthe "males!"

The individual who was "hangingin suspense" was a horse thief.

The person who "taxes our ingenuity" is a revenue officer.

The man who "lost his little all,'was a shoemaker. He still "clingsto the last."

The "man of mark" is a draughts-an- .

The man who "made a deep impression was a die sinker.

The man whose "first impressionswere often wrongs was a printer.

The man who "gained more thanhe lost"-wa- s a gambler.

"That singular man is a bachelor.

The lady with a "singular purpose is an old maid.

The boy who was 'loBt in thought'has been found on the West Side.

The man who had "just got hishand in" was a pickpocket.

The man who was supposed tohave "gone up" has come downhandsomely.

The man "over-bored- " was a news- -

paper editor.The youth who "wouldn't listen

to reason" had to listen to the policejustice.

Unconscious Influence over Animals.

The horse is like his driver, andthe dog is like his master. A ner-vous, timorous man is almost sureto have a skittish horse, shying atany thing, unsteady, and a runawayit he gets a chance. JUany a cowis spoiled by lack of patience andquietness in the milker, nnd theamount of milk depends more uponthe milker than the pasturage. Ifa man is afraid of a horse, the ani-mal knows it before he goes into thestable. We have seen the most in-

offensive cow in the herd so wroughtupon by the nervousness of a green-horn son of Erin, as to dexterouslyplant her foot in his breast and send tohim rolling Anoisy boisterous fellow about fatten-ing

asstables will cause a serious loss

in gain of flesh to the animals soimportant is quiet to them whenthey arc digesting their food. .r,

Thos. 11. Gordon, whiskey operator, who escaped from custody in18G7, at New York, by quietly walk-ing out of court with u book underhis arm, has been andheld for trial.

Red Cloud's new name for a loco- -motivo is "coughing hoss."

A drouth prevails in the SaltLake Valley, and fires arc numerous.

Household Education For Women.

Amongst the many questions thatare being agitated concerning theproper forms of education for women, we must not lose sight of thegreat importance of instruction inthe housekeeping, food, and cookeryaepartmcats. mere are many women who, while repudiating or ridiculing the necessity for a higher education in other matters are no lessscornfully ignorant of what ought tobe a very important part of everywoman's knowledge. There areother women again, who, in graspingearnestly the higher, lose sight ofthe lower, but not the less appropriate part of their education. Whenwe consider this subject carefully,in relation to every woman's life, wefind that in no instance can theknowledge of housekeeping andcookery be dispensed with. Theonly women few and far betweenin comparison with the number ofother women who might be ableto dispense nith this, are those whoarc so wealthy that they can affordthe luxury of a housekeeper; buteven these may be plunged into pov-erty some day, and then the requisite knowledge of practical thingswill not come badly to them. Besides, as no woman can be certainthat she will be thrown into that particular sphere, it is well in early3outh to accustom every woman tolook upon life as a practical reality,

not to be dreamt away in idleness,and contempt of the lesser daily du-

ties. This knowledge can be inculcated before the higher branches ofeducation are reached, and it oughtto form part of the programme ofevey girl's school, as well as of in-

struction at home. There would beample time for it, for there arc ac-

complishments which are insistedupon for girls, whether they havetalent for them or not; and theywould be much better employed inacquiring more practical forms ofeducation. It does not necessarilyfollow that, because a woman has afair amount of practical knowledge,she must lose all feminine sweetness,andbecome a mere household drudge.Un the contrary,the household drudge seldom knows anythingof the science of cookery and food.And this knowledge, far from interfering with higher education, manyform or phase, is a real necessity ofthat very movement for openingfresh employments, and for the moretechnical education of women.

First, we will suppose that a woman has been well educated, andthat her lot in life is to be married,and that she is not one of the exceptionally wealthy ones. Will shenot be the better wife for a knowledge of the propertiesof food, and of the best mode ofcooking the same? If she does notknbw wnat is the fault of the ill-

cooked viand that her cook sendsup'to table, how is she to direct herto rectify it for the next time? Andfrequent repetitions of bad cookeryare sure to put her husband in a badtemper, and perhaps drive him tohis club, so that he may get a gooddinner! He will most likely blamehis wife for not being able to directthe cookery department more wisely.As a rule men care more than wo-

men do for good cookery; and, assuredly, it should not be consideredbeneath a wife to sec that her husband's home is mabe happy, andteat her household is well orderedin all things.

ho then with a view to matnmonyalone, eveiy woman should be taughtdomestic management, and in turnshe ought to instil that knowledgeinto the minds ot her daughters.

Wc will suppose, however, that awoman and her name is Legion !

has no husband to please, or house-hold to order, but that she is goingto enter upon the medical profession, or to be hospital nurse, matronor superintendent of any public in-

stitution, a housekeeper or a sisterof mercy, or that she is going to emigrate to the West. Will she notrequire culinary knowledge for everyone ot these things.'

First, as a physician, she mustknow what is good or not good forher patients; for, if she be anythingol a successful practitioner, shewill find that diet is everything inmany diseases, as a matron, su-perintendent or housekeeper, shemust know how to direct the sen-an- t

under her; and both in hospitalsand schools the quality and modeof cookery of food is very important,and in many cases not sufficientlyattended to.

As hospital nurse, she will not bethe worst for practical knowledgeof what she is administering to herpatients; and as a sister of mercy,it is equally important that she bequalified to instruct the poor whomshe visits, for they might often bebetter and more wholesomely fed bythe mere Knowledge of how to util-ize the small means they possess.And if a woman means to emigrate,

needs.no argument to prove howidiotic she will be to undertake thelife of a settler, without that mostnecessary practical knowledge of do-

mestic economy.We see then that, in every station

in life, the knowledge of the qualityof food, and how to cook it, is veryessential to womankind, to enablethem to make others happy andcomfortable; by qualifying them todetect adulterations or bad qualitiesof food; and to prescribe the bestfood for sick people under theircare.

it is a great cry of the age thatsen-ant-s are not up to their work,and it is mainly because so littletrouble is taken to instruct themearly in youth in the forms of scr--

r i.i ?., i i Iiu-j- . ib nuiiui ui'ii'i'ii uu very

good thing if our idlo women wouldbut undertake to instruct, the poor

the practical duties of domesticlife. Much illness and m isery mightbe saved, and better sen-ant-s secured

the community; and no womanshould think it beneath her be she

learned as anj-- man living to acquire a knowledge of the laws ofhealth, and how that health is affected by good or bad food nndcookery. Good Jlcalth.

The entire town of St Cloud,Minnesota, turned out to hunt downthe only rat ever seen north of theMinncappolis.

The frogs in rural New Yorkhave woru the skin off their nosesdiving in search of water in whatwere onco ponds.

Gen. Judson Kilpatrick has arrived in New York from South Amer-ica.

Fall Costumes.

A few new hats have appeared, ofLeghorn, nee straw, and Brusselsbraid. The pontages has a decidedcrown, and an upturned brim, facedwith black, or blue velvet. Thetrimming is a long plume of black,with coquilles and trailing sprays ofblack and white. The Mane Antoinette is depressed both over theforehead and the chignon, and, whenof rice straw, is trimmed with, whitelace, flowers, and a scarf of crepe.finest Leghorns are trimmed withbiacK velvet, iiengal roses, ana ablack and white aigrette of feathers.In round hats, a shape with ahigh crown, and a jaunty, turn-u- p

brim is among the newest. A thickstraw, somewhat like the

familiar "rough and ready," is ofbrown, with a torsade of bronze vel-vet, and shaded feathers for trimming. The newest round hats areall compact and jaunty, with gayberries, jet aigrettes, and contrasting feathers. The much talked olcape to the bonnet is, so far, only afalling frill of lace above the chignon. .That is a strange and con-tradictory logic which says that awell-bre-d woman will dress m sucha manner that nobody can tell whather costume was, and would simplyapply that she neither' pleased noroffended.

Short suits will continue to prevailing costume, both for street andhouse, trained dresses being reservedfor ceremonious occasions. Theskirts of street suits are gored infront, and on the sides, with usualfullness behind but are made longerthan formely. Ihe front ot theskirt escapes the instep, while theback may touch the floor, or drag aninch or two, and in some cases it isseen lying on the sidewalk morethan a finger's length a fashion farbetter suited for carriage costumesthan for the promenade. An upperskirt, or an overgarment that hasthe effect of such a skirt, is impera-tive. The upper skirt, or the casa-qu- e,

is amply draped, and consistsof long, staight widths, gracefullycaught up, rather than set puffs andpaniers. A large tournure is wornbeneath these suits; but the appearance of hoops about the limbsis avoided at present, although thereare rumors of an increase of crino-line. Fanciful paletots and basqueswill be added for greater .warmth inthe winter season. Most costumeswill be provided with two pairs ofsleeves: first, and always, the closecoat-sleev- e, worn for comfort, andover this the ornamental flowingsleeves, the long, open page sleeve,or the neat and stylish sabot.

Two Kinds ot matenals and twoshades of colors enter into the fallcostumes. Uashmere and a newfabric, a wool and silk stuff withcrinkle like China crape, are the ma-terial for casaqnes and overdresses;gros grain or faille for the skirt be-

neath. The overdress is sometimeslighter, sometimes darker, than theunder skirt. Cashmere costumesare most popular at present. Theycost almost as much as silk, butlast much longer, and, if well made,are quite as elegant. An elegantfabric just brought into market isthe sable brand of Turkish Brillian-tin- e,

closely resembling the beavermohair, but heavier and even morelustrous, being almost as glossyas satin, and made of purest wool.It ranges in price from one dollar toone dollar and fifty cents perand is well calculated to occupy themiddle ground between silk andserge in a lady's toilette. The newtrimming for this kind of goods isbraiding with fine cord, that has theeffect of embroiden. A row of thistrimming is arranged around the upper skirt and paletot, and the edgesare finished"withTfringe. The frontof the costume is covered with braiding. The lower skirt is gros grainThe sash of gros grain has wideshort ends. Such suits are very elegant in two dark shades of gray, ofamber brown, or thesnut, or in solidblack, with insertions and edgeingsof guipure lace. Heavy repped silkbands of the material of the underskirt are also effective trimmings.

A less expensive costume may bemade by useingthe skirt of aformersuit, either brown, gray, or maroonsilk, and trimming it withjthree cashmere flounces of the same shade.Arrange the flounces in widely sep-era- te

box-pleat- and place a velvetloop,or a length-wis- e band of velvet,in the intervals. The casaque ofcashmere is very long, and drapedhigh on the side. Narrower pleating and velvet loops trim the casaque.

Long casaques of India cashmere,embroidered with silks of manybright colors, or trimmed with fancy- -colored braiding, are worn with almost any skirt.

riat side pieatings will be wornon winter costumes; also many roseruches; formed often of five differentshades of material.

Among the novelties of the winterare cloaks of heavy ribbed silk, linedthroughout with fur. The long, openpage sleeves show their fur lining,and the garment is faced at the edgewith fur.

Scarfs are arranged'withthe shawlcasaques already described. Thescarf is three yards long, halfyard wide, fringed on one side, andat the cnds,and hemmed on the otherside. It is folded in four deep pleatspassed over the left shoulder, crossesunder the right arm, and is tiedthere with hanging ends.ratcly measured by not less than twodisinterested persons, whose state-ments must be verified by allidavit

A Desirable Trio.Some sensible person has

publicity to the following waif,which is certainly beautiful:

Three things to love Courage,gentleness anil anection.

Tnree things to admire Intel-lectual powers, dignity and gracefulness.

Three things to hate Cruelty, ar-rogance and ingratitude.

iiireo things to delight mBeauty, frankness and freedom.

Three things to wish for Health,menus aim a cnccriui spirit.

Three things to avoid Idleness,loquacity and flippant jesting.

Three things to pray for Honor,country and friends.

Three things to govern Temper,tongue and conduct.

Three things to think about Life,death and eternity.

Any laps but a collapse.

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BREVITIES.

London Las nearly 9,000 police.

Fightning over the Ehine twochildren- - with ..watermelon.

The Methodists control forty-nin- e

colleges in the United States.

The experiment of raising silk-worms at Placer and other places inCalifornia, is proving successful.

Quill pens were first used 553,A.D.Metallic pens came into use in 1630.

A French paper asserts that sevenpercent, of lunatics are made so bythe employment of hair dyes.

Jupiter is the largest planet knownto revolve around the sun; and nextto Venus it is the brightest.

The number of buoys and beaconsin the United States is between fiveand six thousand.

A tigress was killed in the Madraspresidency by the quill of a porcu-pine piercing her throat while eating the animal.

All the elegance in the world willnot make a home; and a spoonful ofreal, hearty love is of more valuethan ship loads of furniture.

Take . things always by theirsmooth handle.

Great Britain has 160,000 milesofMacadamized roads.

He that shows his passion, tellshis enemy where to hit him.

Wise men learn more by foolsthan fools do by wise men.

Say little, and do the purposesand you will pass for somebody.

Lotus beware ofjudging ourselvesby what others think of us.

The horn pout grunts like a hog,a queer sound for a fish to utter.

The Chinese only pay their physicians when they are in perfect health.

It is not cowardice to yield tonecessity, nor courage to stand outagainst it.

It is estimated that there are $500,- -000,000 deposited in the savingsbanks of this country.

It is not what people eat, but whatthey digest that makes them strong.It is not what they- read, but whatthey remember, that makes themlearned. It is not what they profess,but what they practice, that makesthem righteous.

A new gold mining district is reported discovered in Wyoming Territory, near the headwaters ofriver.

A letter from Springville, Utah,says the skull of one of the lakemonsters, or serpents has been foundat a place near Utah Lake.

A correspondent at Jacksonville,HI., writes that in the three coun-ties of Sangamon, Morgan and Ma-coupin, 111., there are, in the aggregate, over three hundred thousandacres of corn, which goodjudges es-

timate will yield fifty bushels to theacre, or an aggregate of fifteen mil-lion bushels.

The author of "Stone Edge" and"Lettice Lile," is said to be the sister of Florence Nightingale and thewife of an English nobleman.

It is not until the flower has fallenoff that the fruit begins to ripen.So in life when the romance is pastthe practical usefullness begins.

Queen Mary Stuart's watch wasmade in the shape of a skull andadorned with precious stones.

Law is like a seive, you may secthrough it, but yonmustbe consider-ably reduced before yon can getthrough it.

There is a bird in the islands ofthe Indian. Ocean which has uponit's head a beautiful tuft Tof feathersshaped like a spoon.. It is calledthe queen's pigeon.

Printer's ink is always exposing.A printer at Bay City,' Michigan,smeared his hand with ink andgrabbed one of the spiritual handsthat appeared through the apertureof the cabinet, at a seance by theDavenport Brothers. When thebrothers came out, one of them borethe marks of the ink on his hand.

To Clean Seed Wheat.Take some thin lumber, say sid

ing, and tack a board to the bottomof the sieve so as to cover abouthalf the lower half. Have yoursieves not very slanting; turn moderate, not very fast Never setaboy to turn, as he won't turn regu-lar. "When the wheat leaves the hop-per on the sieve the wind carries theoats farther than the good wheat,and they go on to the board, andover into the tailings, while thewheat is left clean. This is something like the oat mills used in oursection, except that they catch thewheat in a shoe and run it out at.the side of the mill. Cor. WesternSural.

Obstinacy Overcome in a Horse.A gentleman related in my pres

ence a little incident, which I give asI heard it:

A wngon was passing heavily laden with slates: the horse stopped,refusing to be urged or cajoled intostarting. Of course, I expected, asusual.to seethe driverused his whip.or perhaps his heavy boots, with anaccompaniment ofshouts and oaths,to remind the animal of his neglectof duty. He went to the wagon andcommenced fumbling in its depths.Now, thought I, that poor ainim.ilwill receive a most tremendous beat-ing; and I waited the issue withbated breath. But instead of theheavy stroke, he drew out an oldwooden bucket, the outside coveredwith meal, the remains of formerlunches, ran along the road for somedistance before the horse, and set itdown. Tho animal tme to his in-

stincts, forgetting his former obsti-nacy and whims, hurried towardsthe receptacle offormer enjoyments, and the battleis won by a little quiet management,saving pain and trouble for both manand beast

Now, thought I, as I went on myway rejoicing, hero is a Jesson foreducators, iron t drive and pushand swear and scold, but accomp-lish your object, whether it be withchild or dumb animal, by means ofsome incentive to the performanceof duty, which shall recall pleasurespast or be an earnest of joys tocome. Cor. "Our Dumb Animals."