Green-Mountain freeman. [volume], September 13, 1882, Image 1

About Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884

Image provided by: University of Vermont

                
CUKF.N MOUNTAIN FREEMAN.
MONTITUECVI.
1Mb..' In the llri.-l Ul.vk,llea of Mi Str-rt.
tkhxk:
tl.W u id in dVinc:otlierUf, tS.is.
I'jumut i..V bo uuuto by mll or otb-rwiw t,.
II . WIIKELOOK.
Kdltor ?riiiru;t"r.
The Fi-.ki.-m. under the rwent law Cmirrnn
rlmUM Ire In Wa.liin.rton County. Oc Ji Pper
.rntonti.leWwhlnton County, th. p.t P!1
l,j lb.- publisher at thuottlfelnMontlH-llFr.
OHic freeman.
UONTTELER, VT.
WEDSESPAY, SIH'l. 1:1. I82.
TERMS FOR AHVF.lt I ISIXG.
f.r em I JI.ii"
Ol - t I i.e. i : t .r f, Ii -:l. i i.-- t iii-
I .ili-.-ii.. i..ni.l.'T i.i HiM-il i..u- r imrie-l 'in tie
I u rii-. ni-'iL- it w i I 1- r , nt M .11 iiutil ..r.l.ril mfl
l.e-rnt .li-i-iii.t ii up.- Hi meirlijiitii ml iiUniM Uiv
titiif lj un- . nr.
l'r ilia!i mi l !' .euiii.-sMiit-rn' Nuti-ist, t: iw.
K .r Niii.-i r . I I.Hm r.e i i". I'.'nii. tin K.iriii.lion
!.a I ii-.. i itmn ut i-.-iiirTi,. i-ii.e-. it''.. 1 :i ii Pit
thru ni-i n ..ii- llin tliy ma:! tat. inmi.-i uni.t at -
i,.,.ii llie IMtur.
N ! .11 . IV I l-O'll II II, .III I"M! IMi- 1 1,i- (1,-h ttlM-
ti iii. I. il i).i i -liitiv. i. iimile a In... Ot i i a., ..ni..
VOL. XXXIX.
MONTPELIER, VT., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1882.
NO. 37.
Nt:. in ,,f 0,-stiiK ie.l Mnrrini-ii iiii4-rti 1 iralls, hut
H I..I11IO 1 11 v N..t;i-i-- .. P.-rtr.' lU Iw 1 liarrfeU
t tin- ran- ni 5 n litii pf r lilii-.
iHil-IU-r ami its Surroiindiiiin in
' :
adva" '
V s.i
capi '
slate;
a ill'ISii
IIV KKV. 1XIIW SOOTT.
.tfr. FA'tor: vailing myself of your
pjrniission. kindly given, I resurno my
,,en lo ay sotnothing of Montpclior in the
long, long ago. of courso Monlpelior as j
ii i'to day i a vorT different thing from '
what it nearly a half century ago in
.,,v. cvei y aspect, except in its physical
Urnrintliiiip; and yet, rolativoly to other
iViiii--'. it was held in quite as high esti
nvi'inn, doubtless, a9 compared with other
i ll is i...liy, :vtl) was as mr in
of till! ii ill ihen as now. It was
av town t' W'tihtngum unt ; ttv
; of no Iiule, quel, (Ire n Mountain
apl'isin. growing vi'mgu. In".;;
i isitiess in various lines wun a
large region of country eist, wi st, north
and south ; the pooule largely disposing of
tlieir produce and procuring their supplies
at that mart of trade. Could one awake
from n Rip Van Winkle sleop of 50 years
he would likely bo puzzied to identify the
place except by the "perpetual hills" witu
which it is environed, and bo amazed at
the change th it would confront him on
every hau l. Very little do I propose to
iy of Montpolior as it i9 to-day, my ob
ject being rather to revivo a recollection
of I'ii'! an I incidents of the history and
d.!velJiuoaw of Mnhotlisru in the early
tunes. It wa.3 several years after wo had
a g in.! society in the other parts of the
lonii iliat preaching was commenced at
the village. Tho Congregationalists had
ions hold undisputed pjssession, and wore
not (only tho "standing order," but the
only order or denomination in the placo.
Tuey hid a large, substantial church
building, anil numerous niombarships and
full eon"reg itions. But it was there as in
other places; all di I not think alike reli
giously any mw than politically, nnd so
Mellij list preaching was introduced intu
the village occasionally, and (gave great
satis faction to certain influential friends
who from that timo identified themselves
with tho Methodist interest, and wore sub
sequently very prominent nnd helpful In
supporting preaching and building our
first church.
Tho hositancy and consequent delay in
introducing Methodism into Montpolior
village was not asolitaryjcase, but, rather,
characteristic of our early policy as a
church- We seemed almost instinctively
to shun Hie centres of population aud to
open our mission, gather our societios and
build our Ii m
is of worship in country
places am mg the poor an 1 seauerou pop
ulation. For this wo hive bsen sub
xv to input criticism. At first it was
a nutter of necessity. We were under
tin Inn --"i sojt everywhere s; ikon
against we neither attempted nor do
shed as a general thing to gain admission
to the pulpits of other denominations;
had then no means with whicn to ouv
church lots in cities and large towns, a d
nf ereelin oost.lv houses of worship; an 1
had no sufficient means of supp orting min
isters in such localities. Unt we could go
anion" the people in rural communities.
preach in school houses and private houses;
livo among and with them; and mull
itudes were convened and gathered in'
societies; and at that timo il wis na uta.
presence, meek, simple and childlike.
Who that ever looked upon his counte-
j nance, radiant with intelligence and love
and listened to his words of melting
prithos.as warmed up with tho discussion
of his theme, can ever forget either tin
j man or tho emotion that thrilled his soul
under his resistless appeals? I lis sermon
on that occasion was an admirable discus
sion of tho naturo of Christ's kingdom.
from the toxt, "My kingdom is not of this
world." Tho sermon whs published bv
tho legislature, but thinking it ought to
have a wider circulation Rev. David Les
lie afterward procured the printing of a
large cheap edition, which was scattered
broadcast through tho country.
The preaching cf the sermon was fol
lowed by Mr Fisk's election as chaplain
to the legist' u c; am), accepting, he w
expected, of Bfl;n', to spend most of the
session at the capital, and. as usual, preach
nn the Sablwus. The impression niftrto
.in -tii mi mbers and 'i;iz"iis was of a
ii.vi !:"! eti'iiaeter 1'He oil iz ins though,
thai, ii ilu! was a specimen of Methodist
ireiching they wanted more of it, am!
mkjii took measures to secure it.
The other thing to which I nlluded as
lwii;g so hulplul in its inllueneo towards
building our first ehuroh in the village,
was the session of the Now Hampshire
conference bolden thoro in 1835. Prompt
ed by an ardent desire to have the confer
ence meet there, and knowing that our
own church, which was still small in num
bers, could not entertain so jmany guests
as it would bo necessary to provido for, it
was proposed to draw up a petition, in
writin". Inviting the conferenco to come
thore, pledging tho signers to do nil in
their power to provido sufficient entertain
ment for conferenco nnd visitors who should
attend. This petition was signed by the
principal men in tho plaoo, and the invi
tation was accepted. Such as could do so
took from two to six into thoir families;
others, who could not do this, paid the
hoard of several at the public bouses, and
thus vied with caoh other in hospitality
and generosity. Novor was tho conference
more royally entertained or more heartily
wclcomod.
The preliminary measures that had been
taken towards building had long hung liro
and prospects lias been disheartening ; but
9uch was the inllueneo of tho conference
on tho community generally that tho en
terprise becamo immediately vitalized,
and undor tho faithful labors of Rev. S.
Kelley, my worthy successor, and the
building community, of whom Daniel
Daldwin, Esq., was chairman, the work
went on to .completion tho ensuing year.
From this time Molhodisin in Montpolior
prospered temporally and spiritually as
never beforo. And the Methodists there
never forget that they owe a great deal to
tho inllueneo and money of certain promi
nent citizens, who, though not members of
the church, were our firm friends and will
ingly gave us their support in our timo of
need. Of such wero D.uiiot Baldwin, Cy
rus Ware, .1. 1. Miller, P.. 11 Koith, I). 1'.
I'Uumpson, Col. Richardson, I.. Cross and
if hers equally worthy. It will bo renicm
i red. by some, probably, that at tho dale
' hich I write the anti slavery agitation
h. already well un ler way, and was
exciiing no little feeling in the conferenco
and among the churches. Some of the
preachers wore outspoken and zealous
abolitionists; others were oither Indifter
i lit, or opp'is"d lo a illation, and it was
the strength of our cause in all that re
gion of country. Wonderful lias Iiocn
the blessing of God npon his people. God
grant that the chnrch there may not only
irrow in numbers, but also increase in
spiritual pow-r and inllueneo f. r good in
proportion to her other jlevelnpnienls.
Jlsmnton, X. If.
Sunday School I.essim Notes.
I!Y rkv. ,t. o. siu-:ki:l'i:s.
Kept. Klh: tt'.iteliMlue. :u ini. I M irk lail ' .
Th ' O her Train 1 hal is (oniliitr.
for the delusions which God sends to those
wno no not iiko to retain Inin in tlieir As a train was passing over a Xow Eng
tlionghts. Tho 32nd verse has another land railroad it struck a broken mil. The
difficulty, that of the Sjn knowing le
than the Father. We can only explain 1
this by saying that in undertaking his mis-'
sion for man the San emptied himself of
the glory he had with the Father, and pu! '
himself under limitations; as his whole
earthly course showed that he did.
when Christ will come how oi rtinent tl e
repeated injunction, watch'.
II.'S'.
b-'
lime
ft,
under the circiim
house of worship
aiconiruoila
being, w : , if :.y
And as r:i: ni'ssion '-v- i-r-o t-. nn ;
trust e.isr w,;: ij i.i: Jy til" wt. '!.
shall say that tho hand nf G id ive no', ir.
this policy? W th circumsiaiio s so g'ea!
ly altered by tho lapse of time, and t ,e
iru proved conditions of sosiety in general,
our policy in His .regard should, without
doubt, lie iiudilied to oorreap.m I. Bj' I
will not drop this subject without express
ing my deliberate conviction, that, as a
church at least, in the older pontons of
the I ind wo are withdrawing our labors
too much from the country, and aro suf
ferhi" severely in consequence of so doing.
We inijrht and ought to visit the people
oftcner in our outlying districts, talk ami
pray with tho sici and well, hold prayer
and class meetings with them, and even
preaeli on week days where they are far
away from Sabbath privileges, when de
sired and there is a prospect of doing
good.
Pardon this digression. Iu 1831 I re
ceived my appointment to the Montpelier
charge. At this date our Sabbath services
in the villago wore held in the old state
house, venerable for its age, but then in a
dilapidated condition, and was soon sub
stituted by tho new and elegant granite
structure which has cvor sinoe been an
ornament to the villago and an honor to
the state. The veteran Col. Sherman, a
prominent Methodist ofj Barro, was the
contractor for the stone work. Our church
at that dato w.is comparatively small in
numbers nnd of moderate financial alii
it v. hni sniii'ual. earnest, aggressive nnd
of eouiso prosperous. The names of Up
ha, it. Cidwoll. Hubbard, Snow, Wash-
bu.n. Richards, Johnson nnd others, with
their elect ladies, are still fresh in my rec
ollc. ii.ms. Cjniiectod with tho church at
the center, the other part of tho charge
we had a comfortable house of worship,
wiih a nieiiibcrsliii) iiioro numerous and
more wealthy. The names of Brethren
.Morse, Stevens, Arbucklo, Culver, Wako
li;ld, Null, Wing, Kelton, tiassett, Fox
It. iw il l and many others are worthy of
I tie same a n hi: .en ihurehes; not that
my of the ii . - r.id.v for slavery, but
iorthosir,' ; iiiey thought it best
to "who;., i ;.') irmn discussing tho
-tilii'i.i.... - ' . ? I'-'U-irl it
.V -:v7 t,l U e dl .. ." L i;i H-'ii;.'1lli,:i:
'.ie' ;, . : ' ... li-i1 vt i:i', tio.tr ting
pim - I li-ivc ( lien bean amused when
I ieiv,; ' h ni j; it of an incident that oe
ai . !! wi-ii C 1. J. P. Miller. He pro
f 'dn-d to be a great abolitionist had beon
, Greece to holp thu Greeks attain thoir
liberty, and was full of light and to be
a de, in a short time, to couvort the woist
eases of pro-slavery lo his way of think
hag. On being asked how many he would
lake and provide for during the conference
session ho replied, "I will tako six, but
you must send mo abolitionists, every one
of them, good and tmo; I want nono of
your pro-slavery fellows about me."
Now, Colonel, " I said, "1 am surprised
to hear you say this. You profess lo bo
able to convert tho worst casos of pro-
slavery in a short timo to your anti-slavery
faith." "Well," he quickly replied, "I
wonder I had not thought of that; that is
just the thing, send me the hardest cases
you have got and I will convert tbem." I
accordingly sent him such as I thought
the most strenuously opposed to the anti
slavery agitation. The day after confer
ence adjourned I met him and accosted
him thus: "Well, Colonel, how did you
succeed with your guosts?" "First rate,"
said he, "I had no trouble in converting
all but one. That E. B. M.," said ho, to
use his own language, "is a plaguey will-
ful fellow."
Another Incident, of an entirely difler-
ent character but of much interest to me
and othors, was connected Willi the expe
rience of Sister Vail, wife of J. Q. Vail,
Ksq. She was a very pious, devoted lady,
bclovod by all who knew her, and who had
for yoars been a cripplo unable to walk or
stand. No pains or exponso had been
spared by her husband, by whom sho was
almost idolized, for cure, unt in vain. At
length sho becamo improssed with tho idea
that if sho would attend a quarterly meet
ing soon to bo held there, on Saturday
afternoon, and ask the the church to pray
lor her sho should be healod. Her hus
band, who was not then ,a professor of
:ilV;ctionaie mention. Musi, of tl eo aro religion, tried to dissuade uor; told hor
she must have works use means as well
! as have faith ; but hor uiind was fixod.
T.i gratify ber wishes sho was carried lo
i tit, meeting: prayer w..s made of the
church ol God lor her; and, suro enough
one to their reward; a few may still liu
ger, wailing for the suininous. Two
things are wortuy of especial mention as
having had a marked inllueneo ou Metho
dism in Montpclior village: ono as hasten-
in' the iinrmanent establishment of tier feoi and unkle bones receivod strongth
ureachim' in ihe villaL'e:Lhe othor as auicU-' she arose and walked, returned homo
cuing !into life and energy the iucioieut I withuut assistance and lived years nftor
efforts to Imild a Methodist church thoro. wards to bless her family nnd the church
The first was the appointment of Rev. by her pious and useful laoors. Such wore
Wilbur l'isli, by the legialu ure of Ver- the substantial lads The cure occurred
won', io preach the election sermon before a (short lime before my pnstorato in that
their honorable bodv in 18'' Mr. Fisk station.
was a man of splendid ability as a preach-1 In conclusion, let mo Buy I greatly ro.
er, learned, eloquent, persuasive; of fine joico in (ho Montpelier that now is, nnd in
r
Probably no lesson of Iho year has
presented greater iliflijukics in the way of
a consistent exposition than the ono beforo
us this woek. If we fail 5n luakina clear
s g .-noral in sailing w. - hall fail ia om-
pany with excellent men and distinguished
-cholars. Tne best jxiiosition of the
prophetic raris of tliN ,sacrp, whieh has
lat'-Iy nppearrd, will l found in Bishop
Meirill's hook i nlilled. Second Cuming of
Christ.
The lesson of this week begins with
niDStantiallv the saiui caution which
Jesus had ;iven his slisciples in tho last
lesson. They are warned ajjanst a rash
belief that Christ hail re Appeared upon
earth. To the warning here given Mat
thew adds :"If therefore tbey shall say unio
you, behold, he is in tho wilderness; go
not forth; behold, tie is in the inner.chaMi
ber; boliove it not." Ho tells lliein that
his coming shall bo with unmistakable
signs, that they will see its approioli as
clearly as when the lightning darts
athwatt the whole sky. Ho tells them of
falso prophet and false Christs whoso
very purpose is tho deception and over
throw of God's people. The history of the
ohurch in nearly evory ago has presenteil
a sad commentary on this prediction ol
tho Master. Again, in his teaching Christ
repeats his former injunction: "Tako ye
heed," Ho has plainly forewarned tliem,
and he would have them fore armed against
the deceit which would ruin so many.
Lot the passage up to this point be
understood as roforring to tho destruction
of Jerusalem, and the events immediately
following. Then tho following passage
up to the 28th verso must bo referred to
the events connected with tho closing up
of tho present order of things the end of
tho world. "But in those days," the
pronoun thoso points to days before had
in consideration, and tho disciples had
askod about throe things, sis Matthew's
account clearly shows; namely, tho do
truetion of Jerusalem, the socond coming
of Christ, and the end of tho world. Ho
had given answer on two of tho points
named; now he proceeds to tho other,
tho last in order and in point of time. Tho
days of which ho is now speaking arc
njtcr tho tribulation connected with th
all of Jerus t'.'i.ii. The verses that follow
are quite in keeping with every description
given in God's word of the end of tho world.
We need not spend much time or thought
over the conjectures abroad, as lo whe'iher
tho language is that of symbol, or of
otual descr iption of things to come. It
! plainly marks a breaking up and dissolu
tion of tho present order of things and
may as well bo understood JilurulJy as
any way. One thought connected with
' this picturo of dissolution ought rot to
i escapo us.
In tho midst of commotion and general
ruin God has a care for his chosen ones ;
and tho angels, always ready at his kid
ding, are sent to care for them, scattered
throughout the world, and bring them at!
safely to himsel''. God can nllor I to break
no in i ill .--troy '.he iinivi rso. bu will not
b in k the loss of one f hi people.
t'li'is1. Ii ving given them, and us iiidi-caliOi.-.
or signs b-. wliieu f ey could dis
cern th" 0 'un.ig of ca di of the events of
whlcu i.oy had inquired, now turns to
them with his fund. a;' uiothol of leach
ing bv parables and sus, as vo are able
to foretell the approach of summer ly tin
putting forth of Icavis upon the. lig tree,
(111 it process was dnirt ess going on he
tore tlicireyes.j so wnen ye sou the signs
here mentioned kuiw tint ihe various
events foretold will follow immediately.
To give a consistent exposition of verse
30, following out tho plan hero adopted,
is the most difficult lh;ng in tho lesson.
Attempts have been made to do this by
giving a forced moaning to tha word gen
eration. Its usual meaning is a race of
men; and so nppliod hero it would mean
otue men living nt the lime Christ spako
those words. That all tho things lie foro -told
should tako placo in tho lifetimo of
the generation then living is manifestly
not according to tho facts as wo under
stand them. To avoid this contradiction
some have said that generation hero means
the Jewish people, and the force of the
passage would then be; the Jews shall
not become extinct, as a race, until nil
these things bo dene. This would certain
ly ho an unusual use of tho word genera
tion, as would another moaning which
has been suggested, that is, the raco of
men under tho present dispensation.
Sonio have tried to rid themselves of the
difficulty by a criticism on tho view of the
pnssago, horo rendered "bo dono," and
hnvo said that its forco is not that they
will all bo fully accomplished in tho life
timo of men then living, but rather that
thoy will begin to bo dono. It may be
fairly questioned whether such a criticism
can bo allowed hero. Again, nn effort has
been mado lo restrict the moaning of lite
torm all, nnd apply it only to all tho things
pertaining to the destruction of tho temple
aud tho overthrow of llio Jewish worship.
This is better thau the explanations beforo
considered but hardly seems honest nftor
ail. Though if wo understand the ovor
throw of the Jews as tho typo of tho end
of the world thero might bo a satisfactory
ex plauation wrought out on this plan
Tho lullillment of tho first part of the
prophecy, which was in somosenso a sym
bol of tho lator part, would bo n pleilgo
and an assuranco that nil would bo fulfilled
in duo time. And itniight in souio senso
be said that all was dono when tho first
part was accomplished.
To my mind tho passage was purposely
loft obscure, mat tnoso wtio are moro
Intent on knowing tho times and seasons,
than on knowing Christ as a present Sav-
I ior, might have some ground, seemingly,
conductor felt the shock. He know a car
was olf the track, and sprang for a brake.
It was his Inst brave service. Tho crash
came, and ho was picked up a poor, man
gled wreck, his skull had been broken.
He was heard, however, to nttor tltcso
words the last words of a faithful, loyal
stint "Put out the signal for the other
T t .i . - . . ., i nam isoiiiuwneiw ( uw ino no ue
Ia view of Ihe uncertainty of the times; Uw ano10r tmin WM comi h d
ing, crashing along, dashing faster, faster,
raster, and there was his train on the line!
Out with the signal, out with the signal:
' iano'hnr train is coming! That wis his
last injunction.
I.onofei.i.ow'S Quef.u Visiroiij Dur j That o her train, the generation that is
ing the centennial year we were nil! ing , ('..Mowing tin, the boys and girls that nro
together, one beautiful afternoon, on his ! eorning along, just ahead of whom wo are,
piazza, smoking and talking. While we , ,erlr. ps to be in their way, a hindrance,
were in tho midst of our conversation I land, possibly, thoir ruin what noed of
observed two men nnd two women e on I vigilance, for their sake, in speech, net.
ing toward us across I ho lawn. Ihuy look. If we are on the track, blocking it.
wero obviously Mew i.ngland c luntry
folks returning from the centennial exhi
bition. The men had the slow, deliberate,
rustic walk, and wero dressed in ill li.ting
black broadcloth, the vory look of which
made one perspire. T'iio women, who
were leading the way, had tin appearance
of pluck and enterprise, ns if Uiey were
determined to conquer tho modest d tfl
dence of ttwsir companions. Mr. Jj mg
fellow was sitting with his back to the
rreet, ami did not observe them until they
were within a yard of the piazzi. He
leaked a little surprised, but arose and sa
luted tile intruders with his wonted cour
tesy.
"Bo you tho poet Longfellow?1 asked
one of the womon, in a voice that was in
credibly unmelodious.
"Yes, I am air. Longlellow, ' he
wered.
There was an awkward pause, during
which tho visitors stared nt the poet with
unabashed glances, as if he had been a
centennial relic on exhibition.
"Now, how old a man might you he? '
queried the other female abruptly.
"I am sixty nine years old, madam."
" 'Pears to mo you look condsid ably
older," said one of the men, looking up
sideways to Mr. Longfellow's faco with a
critical air.
"My looks mnv belie me. I am no
older."
1 could not but wonder at tho extreme
urbanity with . hich ho answered these
blunt questions, showing no annoyance in
nis face nnd no resentment. And when,
finally, at thoir request, he conducted the
party through his house, ho submitted
with the same gentle courtesy to a cross
examination regarding his family and per
sonal affairs which woultl have tried the
patience of the archangel Gabriel. When
at the entl of hnlf an hour he returned,
apologizing for his absence, I made a
remark which was, perhaps, a little disre
spectful to his late visitors.
" Thev mount no disrespect to mo by
their quoslions," ho nnsworcd, with that
beautilul gentleness which was character
istic of his manner. "It is perfectly proper,
where they como from, to interest one's
self in the personal affairs of everybody."
' But it must be a great inconvonienco
to you, I observed, "to bo so trcqtiontly
disturbed by such excursionists."
"Well, during the present year I admit
it has been a little trying. jNevertheless,
I always disliko sending a man or woman
away who has eorao out here lor tlu pur
pose of seeing me or inyhonso. Of course,
I have to do it occasionally, but it is al
ways disagreeable to mo to needlessly dis
appoint any ono. tnoso women wnom
you saw are a good, staunch Xow Kngland
type, and I like them in spile of their lack
of tact and their abrupt manners. They
aro good, hard-working women, who make
good wives nnd good mothers. And yet
the other day I was greatly amused at ono
of the same class who came horo with a
largo basket whether she had anything
to sell I did not ascertain apparently f r
tho purpose of tolling mo that she had
read Kvangelino' from the beginning to tho
end, 'and,' sho added, 'there ben't many
folks can say that.' I am convinced now
that she had no intention whatever nf be
ing rude to me; sho wits merely awkward
and nervous, and said what sho did not
mean to say. I asked her if alio found
the ronding of 'Kvangelino' such a dread
ful task, The question seemed to surprise
her; she grew cmbarratsud, and showed
plainly that she had no recollection of
having said anything uncomplimentary.''
It was as near as I can rememb.ar, on
i he same occasion that Mr. Loigfdlow
told me of a young man from somewhere
iu New Kngland who wrote to him saying
that he was in love with a certain young
lady, whose namo was given and a do
seription of whose appearance was also
subjoined. 1 he writer had been ilevotint
hinisell for a long time to tho task of win
uing this young lady's affection, but sho
had so far given him no encouragement,
and he had arrivod at the conclusion .hat
" nothing but poetry would fetch her
Now, would Mr. Longfellow, whom he
understood to be a poet, writo some suita
bio stuff for him that would appeal lo the
young lady's heart, and would he first let
him know how much ho charged tor a
poem of this kind? Whether Mr. Ling
fellow burlesqued a little this incident in
relating it, I am unable to say ; but from
the gravity of his manner and still more
from bis temperamental inaptness for
burlesque exaggeration, I concluded that
the incident had occurred exactly as he
hud reported. Prof. Doysen in the Chris
tian Urion.
let us tako ourselves out of tho wav
soon ns possible.
"What will you take?" was tho ques
tion asked an observant boy at the tablo.
Twill lake what father takes.'' Tho
father had received' from the waiter
n glass of intoxicating drink, but hearing
the boy's remark, set aside his glass and
culled the waiter. He saw the other train
coining and oleared the track at onco.
I think the saddest of all experiences is
the consciousness that an opportunity for
rigtit-tloing lias been lost. It brings a sad
leak into a man's face lo know that he has
set nn example, bad in Itself, and followed
by others to their ruin.
We heard of nn empty train that came
to a stop on a grade, the station having
he n reached. In the absence of the con
ii ns- ducior the train got loose, and went down
the lino to meet the steamboat express
Someone chased the runaway train but
could not overtake it. The opportunity
lor the arrest ot the train bad gone.
There was a collision that night.
Oil, souls on the track! fathers, mothors,
teachors! your opportunity in behalf of
your boys and girls is twu Don't let it
slip from you.
We are not only to leave clear track for
Hie next train, but in overy wav we aro
to make an. I keep it well prepared lor the
travel of tho next generation. Here comes
the work of the Sunday school toacher, to
gel the uneasy, rambling feet of childhood
over into the roadway of the very best
lile
I passed recently a large rahblo of boys
in a vacaet building plot, ihey were
noisy and rough, What more inportant
work, I asked myself, than to labor for
that age and class of tho ooming genera
tion? Through tho Sunday-school, the
Bible, tho church, and through temperanc
agencies in the Sunday school, especially
we ure to open a suro, steadfast, blessed
way for their feet.
Our opportunity is to-day. Voltaire
mule tho ngo of fivo the limit insile
which character substantially is sottled?
At any rate, tho limit cannot be set with
safety very far ahead. I don't want to bo
so absorbed in the earos and pursuits of
my generation as to forgot the next.
I want to think of and plan for nnd work
for the generation coming the other train
on tho track. Tho Lord liolplng me,
I will think moro of tho interests of tho
children the other train that is coming.
RESF.itvRLi imwki!. I: is nut. wise ti.i
work constantly up to tho highes rate o!
which weaie capable. If tho engineers o
the railroad were to keep tho speed of his
train up to tho highest rate he could
attain with his engine, if would soon lie
used up. If a horse is driven at the top n(
his speed for any length of time, he is
ruined. It is well enough to try the pow
er, occasionally, of a horse or engine, by
puttingouali tho motion they will bear,
but not continuously. All machinests
construct their machines so that there
shall be a reserve force. If the power
required is four hore, then they make
six horse power. In tins case it works
easily and lasts long. A nun win has
strength enough to do twelve honest hours
of labor ia twenty-four, and no mare
should do but nino hour's work. The
reserve power keeps the body in repair.
It rounds out tho frame to full proportions.
It keeps the mind cheerful, hopeful, happy.
ine person who has no reserve torco is
always incapable of taking on any more
responsibility than ho already has. A little
exertion puts him out of breath. Ho can
not increase his work lor an hour without
danger of explosion. Sucli are generally
pale, dyspeptic, bloodless, nervous irri
table, desionilent, gloomy. We all pity
theni. The great source of power in the
individual is tho blood. It runs the ma
chinery of life, and upon it depends our
nealtn and strength. A milt on a stream
where water is scanty can bo worked but
a portion of the time. So a man with little
good blood can do but little good work.
The reserve power must be stored up in
tms num. It Is an old saying among
stock-raisors that "blood tells." It
equally true that blood tells in the sense
in which wo use tho word. It it is only
good blood, then the more the hotter.
When tho reservo power of an individual
rnns low it is an indication that u change
is necessary, and that it is best to stop
expending and go to accumulating, just as
the miller does when tho water gets low
in the pond. Such a course would save
many a person from physical bankruptcy.
Herald of Health.
Himo love i tlx lie-t love. Tne love
hat you are Ip.mii to is 'he sivi-etcsr. you
vitl h ivo on earth. V.ei vh ale v anx
ious to rpc.ipn fro 11 tue home lie-!, poi-e
i niomeii! ami remember th; is so.
Xcver :ig .tin, af.er sirangi i s have I o t-l.t n
tne beautiful Innd, will in re be anything
so sweet ai the little i":i V of oeitliT,
father and children, when, voa are rh r-
ished, iirr-teeted, pr.it-o d. ai. i Kent Irorn
harm, i ou may i.ot kno.v i; but
you will kn.iw it some day.
Tho widow of the hero r-f Hirpci's
Ferry visited Chicago tin o'h-r i'iv to
attend the cxnrci-rs of I'n " John I'. own
Monument Association " at t: !"ii grove.
Cimo and trouble hare left tlie;r marks
upon her, but she is yet strong and active.
To a reporter she ai l that tun rimrir of
her being in a d'-titutu condition was
almost entirely unfounded, and tint at
present she is iu comfortable eireum
stances. She has not seen In r l.tisbanu's
grave for nearly nineteen years, but
expects to visit it in a few days, before
returning to California.
Ex Congressman J. W. Ii ieh of North
Carolina has published an open lotler,
publicly withdrawing from tho democratic
party. In this ho says: " I shall cease
to act longer with the democratic paity.
or give the feeble influence of my namo in
further promotion of its success, and I may
add that thero are many thousands of
true and patriotic men who. in my opinion,
and I speak not wilhou knowledge of
what I say, will bo influenced by the same
reasons that impel my action.'' Again,
In his letter. Gen. Leach says: " I should
eonlinuo to net with the democratic party
if the same causes that first impelled me
to do so still existed, and if the parly
wero progressive enough to free itseif
from Bourhonism.
The Ski'tehhbb Skies. Tho astrono
mer of tho Providence Journal (Kiints out
the fact that the observer of the planets
will find this month material of unusual
interest. Venus and Mercury will reach
their eastern olongations; Meroury will be
in clcso conjunction with Spiea, and mako
a near approach to Mars; Jupiter will be
in quadrature; Venus and the crescent
nioou will shine together in tho western
sky, and tho full harvest moon will be the
crowning feature of tho nights of tho early
autumn. Every night the aspect will vary.
Never in tho lifotime of the observer will
the samo picture bo repeated. Tho Sep.
tembor moon fulls tho 27th nt twenty-six
minutes, alter midnight. It is tho beauti
ful harvest moon, and possesses special
claiu's to distinction. For, owing lo the
position of the ecliptic in regard to the
equator at this season, tho moon rises for
sovoral consecutivo nights with only
a comparatively small interval hetwi cu
tho successive risings. Tho short autumnal
days seem thus to bo prolonged by the
Hoods of silvery moonlight that make the
night bountiful as day. Tho plicnoniunon
is ns easily cxplaiued as Ihe axial rotation
of the earth. But in tho older lituep, when
man was noarer to naturo, the harvest
moon was considered a direct interposi
tion of providence lo assist tho husband
man in g.ilhoring in the harvest. The new
moon of tho 12th is in the conjunction with
Mercury and Mars on tho 1 1th and with
Venus on the lGlh, pissiug a degree and
a half north of her.
Facts aiiolt Egypt. Tho nominal
ruler of Egypt is tho Rhedivo pronounc
ed Cit'lecv, with the accent on tho second
syllable. Tho word means nearly the
same as king. The title was conferred in
KSljfi by an imperial flrmw, or decree, of
the liultau ot turkey.
The Sultan is suzerain of Kgypt. That
is to say, wliilo Egypt is independent in
its government, It owes service and tribute
to the Sultan. The rights granted may
bo revoked. The situation of Egypt with
respect to Turkey is not very unlike the
rula'ion of Canada to Great Britain.
The first Khedivo was Ismail Pacha.
Pacha is otherwise spoiled pasha, pashaw
and bashaw. Il is pronounced pusham,
with the accent on the last syllable. It
means governor, but is a titlo which is
frcuuently conferred upon men who are
1 ' . . . i. . . .,. 1 1:
not governors, sucnassonsoi mo ivueiiive
generals nnd cabinet ministers.
li.'y is a lower titlo than pacha, but also
means governor. It is pronounced ia.
It is Bouieiiines spelled "beg." but the
pronunciation is iho same. The sons of
pachas are c died beys.
T.ao fatuous minister of war is Arabi
P.. i hi Both a's in Arabi's name are like
a i'iw. the i is short, as in big, ami tho
m rent is on the second syllable
Tho present Khedivo is Tewfik pro
nounced as it is spelled (eu liko can in
beaut.y), with the accent on the first sylla
b o tin is the eldest son ot Ismail, the
first Kin dive, who was deposed in 1879 by
the Sultan. He is grandnophew of Mo
hi'ini t Ali, wh i was tho first ruler of
Kgipt under the suzerainty of Turkey.
I' he present troubles have grown largely
out of money questions. Stated in the
briefest possible way, this is tho state of
the ease : The former Khedivo was enor
mously extravagant, and incurred a griev
ous foreign debt. A largo part of the debt
was incurred iu tho construction of tho
Suez canal.
B,;itig unablo to pay tho interest, the
Khedive was forced to put tho manage
ment of his financial affairs into the hands
of English, French and Gorman officers,
in order to assure the bondholders abroad
as much interest as possible.
Thero is no doubt that Egypt is a poor
country at bost, was plundered outrageous
ly by a horde of foreign officers who camo
in with tho financial ministers. Tewfik
succeeded to this bad system. Being the
creature of the foreign governments, he
was subject to their will, ,
Arabi became minister of war. Ia pro
cess of time lie becamo a ropresontativo of
native Egyptians, whodislikcd tho foreign
ers and desired to restore solf-govornment.
At the ileinind of England and otuer
powers ho was dismissed, as being dan
gerous to tlieir interests.
The army, which was favorable to him,
dem mdod iiis restoration, and threatened
Tewfik with revolution unless ho yielded,
and ho restored Arabi. Then camo the
massacre, the flight to Cairo, tho assem
bling of ironclads at Alexandria, tho bom
bardment, an 1 tho moro recent events.
Youth's I'ompamon.
Ciiii.dukn's Dhoi.i, Savinos. Ciiil
dren's remarks aro at times even more
entertaining than their comical queries.
One or two children who weie amusing
themselves by coloring pictures, suddenly
exelnimod: " Well, how stupid of you to
paint tho oow blue! ' ' Oil, it's blue with
the cold," quickly observed the other.
" Don't you see it is winter, and the poor
thing is most frozen!" A little girl on
being told somothing which greatly amus
ed her, vowed that ' she would remember
it the whole of her life, and when she
forgot it she would writo it down." A
canary had begun to twitter a little after
moulting, but was unable lo sing its entire
tunc A four-year old, after listening to
one of tho bird's vain attempts to master
his tuno, said very composedly, "Mamma,
birdie forgot the other half of the verso.''
Canaries bring to mind their enemies, the
cats. A gentleman had a eat which had
five kittens. On ordering three of them
to be drowned, hislittle boy said, "Padonot
drown them in cold water. Warm it first;
they may catch cold." Tho following
remark of a littlo girl shows an opinion
of her elders tho reverse of llattonng.
" O dear," she exclaimed to her doll, " I
do wish you would sit still, 1 never saw
such an uneasy thing in my life. Why
don't you act like grown fjlks, and ho stiil
and stupid for a while." In contraft to
this was Iho delicato compliment paid to
his mother. The family were discussing
at the supper table the qualities that go to
mako up the good wife. Nobody thought
the little fellow had been listening cr
could understand the talk, until ho loaned
over the tabic and kissed his mother and
said, " Manitn i.wlisn I get big en:i igli. f
am going to marry a lady just like you."
Odd Faxcy Ap.out Eaiiuinos There
is now an odd fancy about earrings. Two
of a kind are no longer scrupulously held
to be a pair, but odd stones are worn as a
pair. You will see a pink pearl on one
ear, ami n black one on the other, or you
will see a diamond on one ear, and ajciear
white pearl on the oilier. The Turkish
grandee, who was in the country some
years ago. commented upon the uovert
of design in tho earrings of American
women. Ho said that the earrings ns a
feature of personal decoration, did not
seem to be appreciated: that theodalisoaes
in tho harems wore the most beautiful ear
rings of any women in the world, and
that, what was better, they designed them.
inero oeing no more exquisite taste in
jowolcry than that of the sultana. 1 know
of no fortunes in odd earrings in New
York, and, if the fashion of Cleopatra's
days is adopted it is not likely that her
extravagance in jcwelery will be imitated,
for tho pair of earrings she wore before
Antony, is said to have cost over half a
million dollars. Ar. )'. Sua.
Vcnvir ngrtt tho Hud wcr s we
live spoken nr Ihe ntort no have litft
unsaid, hii: hittirlv we recall shim word
)oi;en Migiilv, and unkind aetions thm
may have e iu-ed tears lo come lo eves
In' will never shed tie in any 1110 e
Six young southern girls are taking a
tramp aurnss the moutiiains of NVrtb C tr
io 1. 011 lo',t, a ili-tanei! ol six or seven
bundled in'di -. mm h of it lliroui'li wild
m I uninh ibited regions. They carry
hammocks in tlieir knapsacks and are
ready to tump out at nigh!. Three are
Virginians and tluae are Marvhtndcrs:
the oldest is twenty nnd th" youngest is
voiitcen.
In the early !a'es of ivphoid f..ver Dr.
Guillas-o, of llm French navy, has admin
istered coffee with inai ked success. Three
table-poonfuls aie given adults every two
hi 11 rs, alternating with one or two te
spooi.fuls of elaret or Burgundy wine. A
beneficial result is immediately Hnoarent.
A little lemonade or citrate of niairnesla is
also administered daily, and after some
time quinino is recommended.
Oatmeal porridge is xoellenl if made
in this way: Saak two cups of oatmeal
all night in water; iu the mornina strain
it. and let it boil briskly for half an hour;
then add about two cups of milk, and salt
to your taste; let this boil up once or
twice; sweeten or not us the patient mav
prefer. This can be assimilated by a very
weak stomach, and is not only refreshing
hut nourishing. When straining the oatmeal
before ocoking, rub it in tho sieve with
a spoon, so that all the soft part will be
saved.
PnxrATiON PaiLosoi'irv. U'itniini
ber, young man, d it do host fnen'yer's
got on dis earth is a batter friea' ter hint
self dan ho is to you.
Pay no auction ler o m m by de boasts
dat ho makes. Thunder doan allthetiiue
tell ob a coniin' rain.
Doan' turn a man outen de ranks oh
respectability kase he's a coward.
A hound dog ain't much on a fight, but
tie's 11 mighty useful animal.
While nature was fooling away her limo
paintin' dillcrereut colors an stripes on do
'101ns ob de jack snapper an udder bug's,
I doan' see why sho didn't contrive some
easier way for a chile to eut teeth,
Arhtimitit Traveller.
Tako p.iins in putting up fruit for city
markets it pays to do it. Pears, apples,
peaches, etc., should be carefully assorted
into three lots, tho poorest to bo kept at
home, and tho others marked first and sec
ond best for market. This is the proper
oourso if good returns are desired. I nless
sorted, tho price is generally fixed by llio
poorer in quality and size, not by the liner
Iruit. The price for the lot is brought
down to the level i f tho poorer sorts.
Fruit that is to be shipped very far must
be picked before it is quile mellow, or ii
will not carry well. Great care in this
respect is liet'sssary with pears. In part
ing apples, the prnce-s of sorting is verv
important. Do not mix largo tipples with
small ones, and be hones! enough to have
the fruit run alike, sis to sizi and quality.
The new style of bod quilt, the "Oscar
Crazy." has a sunflower in the middle,
and all about it patches of silk and velvet
of every color to bo found in your own
rag bag, borrowed, begged or stolen, from
those of your friends. Thcso patches are
not square, not triangular, nor hexagonal,
liko those used by our grandmothers, hut
aro in whatever irregular shape it pleased
the dressmaker lo leave them, and are
matched together as bast they may Ue.
Tho fair makers of these quills try to
arrange the patches so that each will bring
out the colors of those adjacent to it, and
in consequence one may often see a maid
on drooping all forlorn, and lamenting
that she cannot find tho wishod-for scrap
of stuff needed to go on with her work,
and again may behold her exultant ever a
truly precious bit of silk, a sweetly har
monizing shred of satin. Buwiiif Bitigct.
Rimsti.nu A I'i::soni:i:ii a Si'iiv-r:,:!-ios
Alexin, who died in I, uuia the other
day at the great age of ninety-four, had
in his youth contributed hut only under
compulsion to one of the. most tenable
deeds perpetrated hv til l Turkish forces
employed to cru-h the Greek rebellion of
1821, lie was plying his trade as a master
carpenter in Ins native town when Omer
Brionis Pasha entered Lamia iu triumph,
after his victory over the insurgents nt
Thermopyl.e, where ho had taken several
insurrectionary leauers prisoners, among
them the celebrated champion of Hellenic
liberties, Athanaios Diakos. The fierce
Moslem commander doomed that herioc
you'u to bo spitted on a wooden stake and
roasted alive; and Alexin was required,
on pain of death to supply the execution
ers of this barbarous senleneo with all the
implements needed for its fulfillment
that is to say, a spit of timber fitted at
either end with a handle by whieh il
might bo mado to rovolve, and two stout
modern trestles provided with circular
grooves wherein both extremities of the
stake might havo freo play during the
luckli ss patriot's martyrdom. Onthe'2Glh
of April, 1821, as soon as Alexin had com.
plotud tho task imposed upon him, the
pasha's inhuman duero j was curried out
to the lottor, Diakas displayed unllinch-
ing fortitude throughout his horriblo tor
ment and his death scene, to which Alexin
was a witness, and which imiilo an im
pression on the hitter's mind that time
could not efface. Ho retained indeed
with undiminished vividness within a few
hours of his demise.
ill through tho
.his deception,
sender will be
regularly, your
bam:
as t!
tho 1
mar
If de
Mire'
Mi
1 1 1
k ill I.'
wlull tile best I nut is v.'.iii'i'i
gel a good reputation anion::
mark will be sjughL f r and
rcii!:.
Villi Miip
sae.:. teal
lilt if y. 11
e '--. . . in
A Jersoymaii wont to Mauch Chunk,
Pa., to spond his vacation, and during the
first night threo old hens, which had
gone to roost on a treo outside his bed
The Wisconsin industrial school for girls,
visited an I highly commended by tho
national cml'.nvncu of charities nnd re
forms ul its late session in Milwaukee, is
not onlv miiiaife l bv a bjard of women,
but has had for its superintendent for threo
years pist Mrs. M. E. Rockwell, who has
Iieen iHH'a-re. 1 over twuutv years in sitni-
ilar wink, and has mndo an excellent
record in the Connecticut industrial school
for "il ls, ami at tho women s prison in
Massachusetts. She lias lately married
Mr. 1 1. A. Cobb, the steward of tho school
at Milwaukee, and both will continue iu
their former duties and position, Mrs.
Cobb is mi earnest atlvoeato of tho com
bination of kindergarten and industrial
work with litor.iry training from the car
liest years.
An Indiana farmer iried four different
feiializors for melons poultry droppings,
well rotted oow manure, barnyard manuro
room window, wore disturbed bv a cat land old hones, gathered upon tho farm
and flow into the apartment. Tho Jersey-
man awakenod, and slashed a pillow
around until tho bewildered fowls found
their way out. The noxt morning ho told
bis bost that bo should come thero every
summer, for during tho .whole nigh lie
bad seen but three uiosquitos.
and reduced by placing them in altornato
layers with ashes tho previous year, mix
ing all liberally in tho different lulls,
which were oic'lit feel apart each way,
and he say: "Such a crop of molons as
camo from the hills lh.it h id the. hone dust
I never saw beforo.
A recent visitor to the Poet Tennyson
says that his manner has a b.usqucness
and bluntness about It which is at hrsl
rather startling to one who has only
known him through his books. Ho utters
his opinions in a plain straightforward
way, choosing the homliest Saxon words
and rarely rising 10 anything liko the ho
role strain. His disregard for the conven
alitics of life is, however, thoroughly natu
ral and unaffected. Ho is an invetorato
smoker. A brother poet who spent a woek
with hi 111 at his country seat savs that
cigars have no charm for him. Ho prefers
a pipe, and ol nil pipes in the worlit tne
common clay pipo is ins choice, ins tten
is at tne top ot the house. W hen no sits
down to work in the morning a huge to
bacco iar, large enough for an ancestral
urn, is at his feet, together with a box full
of white clay pipes, b dling one of thoso
bo smokes until it is empty, breaks it In
twain, and throws tho fragments into
mother box prepared lor their rocoption
Ihon ho pulls out a fresh pipe, fills it,
smokes it and destroys it ns beforo. IIo
will not smoke a pipe the second time.
His chiet delight is not in communion
with his fellows. Rather it is to lounge at
tho window of his study, surrounded by
few choice books ol 1 ivonto authors,
and In view of the magnificent island
scenery, with the gray linn of undulating
lulls ami tlic streak ot silver sea in the
listance.
A TuitMMi Point. "The turning point
in my life," said a gentleman, "was when
I was a boy, not going ton low circus.
Some Kind of a low show and circus came
into town, and of course all tho boys were
dying to go. My mother did not want me
lo go. I had money enough in iny pocket:
tho boys did all Ihey could to persuade me,
and, moro than all, people were going in
squads to see it. It is so easy to go with
llio multitude ; it is so hard to make a
stand, break away: and go the other w:y.
That is exactly what I did. 1 'mastered
tho situation. It was the resolution then
called out, nnd called out perhaps for tho
first, which served mo many a good turn
sinoe, aud made me what 1 am."
Hilly
nil).
1 lie
P.tret; i'l.Oiuts. A new aiel appar
nod process for covering floors is di ¬
ed as toilows in iho Jottrn-U o) c .;i.-t
The floor is thoroughly cleaned
holes and cracks are then filled with paper
putty, mado by soaking newspaper in a
pasto made of wheat llonr, water, and
ground alum, as follows: To one pound of
flour add three quirts of water aud a
tablespoonful of ground alum, and mix
thoroughly. Tho floor is then coated
with this paste, and thon a thickness of
manilla or hardware paper is put on. If
two layers are desired, a second covering
of pasto is put on. This is allowed to dry
thoroughly. Iho manilla paper is thon
covered with paste, and a layer of wall
paper of any stylo or design desired, is
put on. After allowing this to thoroughly
dry, It is covered with two or more coats.
ot sizing, mado lay dissolving ono hall
pound of whito glue in two quarts of hot
water. After' allowing this to dry, thu
surface is given ono coat of 'hard oil-finisb
varnish, which comes and is bought already
prepared. 11ns is allowed to dry thor
oughly, when the floor is ready for use."
Iho process is represented to no durable
and cheap, and besides taking the place of
matting, carpet, oil cloths, or other cover
ings, makes the floor airtight, and capable
of being washed or scrubbed.
Tin: I! i.oic Hack Hoi;. To tho trav
eler llirounli Teyas, one of the strangest
and must peculiar features of tho land
scape, the razor back hog He is of
Swiss cot t age stylo of architecture. His
p'lV-ici! outline is angular to a degree
unknown outside of a text book on the
science of geometry, 'flic country razor
i.iek prowls around in the woods, and
liv-son pec hi nuts aud roots; when he
can s; a"e lime lie climbs over his owner's
fiiiee and assists in harvesting tho corn
crop. In this iTspcet i(. is neighborly lo
a laiill. and, when his duty to his owner's
.ivp will allow, hi' will niilily turn in
ind as-i-.t t'ie neighbirs, even working
a1 night ratiiei' tlt iii see his crop sp iil for
want of attention. Crossing the razor
i a k i'.h Muo hl. loiled stock, makes but
:it'!i i ni rorciii .'iii . Th ' onlv efl'octivn
wav in improve hiui.ls to cross, him with a
railru'ii! lr.iia. He then becomes an im
ported Berkshire or Po'aii l-China hojR
mil if he docs not kno :k the train oil' the
track, the ra lroad company pays for hini
at the rate of one dollar per pound, for
which they ate allowed the mournful
privilege of shoveling the renin ins tff the
track. '1 he ham of the country razor-back
is more juicy th in the hind leg of an iron
fire dog. hit not qiite so fat as a ph.o
knot. Via' m Siftinix.
Vim.auk Imimiovement Societies.
An institution to be found iu many of our
New England villages, and which is grad
ually multiplying, is tho village improve
ment society a n i nstilution wli ich deserves
all tho encouragement that can be given
it. The places where it exists will be
found to-day to bo very different places
from what they wore before tho institution
was established. The evidences of its
activity may be seen on the highways, in
the cemeteries, and on the great open spaco
generally found in all country villages and
known as "tho common." Neat lamp
posts, surmounted by lamps well cared
for, havo beon placed in front of tho church
and tho village hall, and perhaps along
somo of tho principal stroets; tho pedes
trian finds a good hard sidewalk to travol
ttpou. instead of tho dusty roadway which
is gcnorally tho best he finds ordinarily
in tho country ; a neat railing surrounds
tho "common," which is traversed by
smooth paths and possibly ornamented by
sumo beds of flowering plants or groups
of handsomo shrubs; and in tho cemctry.
too oflenanogleeled wilderness of weeds
and half-wrecked monuments tho visitor
finds order, neatness and beauty giving
testimony to tho respect of tho living for
the last i i'.-ting-plaee of the ileud 'There
is a cheerful, flde-aw.iUo aspect lo every
thing, tho honies of the ptoplc share in
tho neatness and picttincss characterizing
tho piihlie places, and the observerreceives
an impression from hi', surroundings
which affords a pleasurable anticipation of
his intercourse with the inhabitants ol the
place. The anticipation is verified, for in
improving their outward surroundings the
people have improved themselves, end one
docs not find nmoiig-'hcni those "country
milliners" which city folks are apt to look
lor almost everywhere outside of the inc.
tropolilau limits. Weliue inenl amlculturo
dwell iu small places as well as largo ones,
aud in many places Ihey arc being fostered
and developed by these villago improve
ment societies, which bring the people
together, elevate their tastes, proinoto a
lovo for the beautiful, nnd lift the people
out of tho ruts in which they have follow
ed their primitive ancestors without a
thought ol getting moro out of life than
mere subsistence. ioVoh Journal.
" Miu.VNPl Aoaix " " The clerk re
ported thtit this was the foi ty -second liine
Miranda had been up for drunkenness and
disorderly conduct."
"And a tiditr, rcsipcctiil.lcr woman
you'd never wish lo see when - he's sob r ; '
this was what a neighbor s .-lid of her.
Can you fancy lint the two clniaiteis
are one and the samo woman?
A woman in her horn , speaking k;ndly
to her ihilihen, busy aiiotli her daily
work, her face still comely a .d pit! isint
A woman standing at tin. liar of a nub.
lie house, under the lining gas lights.
Her loud, coarse oiee rising in vulgar
jesting, yelling laughter ave, in oitlts
and curses, iter lingers clutching at the
counter's edge lo steady tier swaying form
and reeling brain, her other hand stretch
ed eagerly for more and still more of the
liquid devil that already has p is-csion ol
her.
A policeman's string hand upon her
shoulder, a savage scclll , and through
the quiet streets ring out llie yelling shouts
from n woman's lips as she is dragged
away to a police cell.
Forty-two times has this scene been
repeated in the life of this woman, still
young and comely. But, oh! Ihe hun
dreds of women, whose womanhood is
daily in this Christian land, dragged
through the mire of the sirects. Think
of it with shame and horror!
" What is tlmt to ns?" Do you repeat
the impatient query of the priests and
oldors of old?
It is just this to you that woman, these
hundreds of women were many of them
onco in our Salibatu school classes; im
pressible, tonder heartod, much under the
power of our inllueneo, our example.
My friend, you cannot drive back tne
torrible tide of drunkenness that is sweep
ing lo sure destruction these women, to
many of whom wero onco the objects of
absorbing lovo and prayers. One here,
another there, we .snatch oul tome; but
oh, what it costs lo redeem these souls
from the power of the evil I Cod giant
you may never know tho rending asunder,
the frightful hand to hand conflict that
goes ou in this.' pi or souls, when, in the
name of (.'iirist, wc bid them shake ol tin'
tempter and .stand free. (Hi, if you could
hut realize the awful, the irresistible pow
er that is dragging them biek into the
gulf of intemperance.
As Sunday school teaehcts, we hold iu
our liamls a preventive spell, which, tl
used wisely, earnestly, and well, will do
much to save the women ol the next, gen
eration from the shameful degradation o!
to-day; nye, save not only the next gener
atioii, but following generations vet"
tinhorn, lor the appetite lor drink descends
from parent to child.
' is our mirk to shi'i: I hi. iVu'kYi.u Irom
hocomin;; habituated to the use ol the
drinks which may somo day lay their
honor in tho dust. Lead tho children,
through temporanoo bands and in every
possible way, to abstain altogether, and
wo clioko tiio ovll at its very fountain
I head. M$ic Farr.