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about a livelihood, they lmve plenty of \ leisure at their commuud to read the j newspapers and the disposition to bless I the day, when, as by chance, a stray j copy of the Greenville Mountaineer fell into their hands, as to it they claim, that they are indebted for much of their past and present happiness. X. THE CONCLUSION OF THE WHOLE, MATTER?IMPORTANT HINTS TO THOSE WHO SEEK TO OCCUPY RESPECTABLE POSITIONS AMONG THEIR FELLOWS. And now, in conclusion, allow me to ?L I a. I J - r _ / i All ubk. wiiul uuuu oi a iarnny 111 ^oneville county, who has been so derelict in Lis or her duty asuot to have taken at least one good county paper will neglect any longer to do so after reading the above rude sketch of the goad that resulted from the introduction of a newspaper into this family? I trust not one. There is hardly any estimating the benefits to a family, in a moral and educational point of view, that may be derived from a liberal supply of good ' newspaper reading. I venture the assertion without hesitation that any vounir man with the rudiments of an English education who will judiciously expend as much us six or eight dollars a year for newspapers and will carefully read the same, will, in a period of five years be a better informed, better educated, man in the fullest sense of the word, than nine^tenths of those who spend as many years and fifty tiiu'es as much money in acquiring a collegiate education. The boy or girl who carefully and habitually reads as much as one good newspaper, such as the Abbeville Press and Banner or many others that I might name, which can be had for two dollars a year, the price of a month's tuition for one scholar in an inferior school, will be so iuforraed as that he or she may pass creditably in the best society. Then, again, how many are the resolutions for good that have had their origin in the reading of something in the newspaper which awakened our better natures. Has it not frequently been the case that we have listened to a most exhaustive sermon upon an approved text and have failed to have our emotions ... in the least aroused and yet have been moved to tears by reading some short recital, contained in a newspaper, of generous deed or magnanimous act that discovered the spark of divinity left lingering in the breast of poor fallen humanity. Shame then on that mau who say? he cannot afford to furnish at least one \ good newspaper to his family, when so great are the benefits which can and may be derived therefrom. Jack Frost. IIY JESSIK W. H. AMES. *-!K. Gaily down the mountain glen Comes Jack Frost, with all his men, Turning fields to silver-white, All In one October night. Six long months have come nnd fled Since we mourned Jack Frost as dead; Six long months of summer flowers. Summer sunshine, summer showers. In the springtime of the year. When tlie snowdrop did appear, And the violot, blue and sweet. Bloomed In beauty at our feet; When a tender touch of green On the hill-tops could be seen, And the robin, on the wing, Sang a "welcome back" to spring; L Then with hearts with Joy opprest Did we lay Jack Frost to rest; Waiting for sweet flowers to wave Jn their beauty o'er his grave. '?' ' Once again the summer's dead: WO* All the bright sweet flowers have fled; Very soon we'll greet ngaln , Old Jack Frost and all his men. A man ought to be si maniv ?m?n w - - ? V and a woman ought to be a womanly woman. An. effeminate man and a masculine woman are always offensively abnormal. Yet the true man is sure to have a womanly aide to his nature; and a true woman is sure to have certain attributes of the best manliness. But there is all the difference in the world between womanlif ness and effeminacy, and between manliness and masculinity?in man or woman. Heading is one of the greatest consolations in life; it is the nurse of virtue ; the upholder in adversity ; the prop of independence; the support of a just pride; the strengthener of elevated opinions; it is the shield against ine tyranny of all the petty passions; it is the repeller of the fool's scoff and the knave's poison. ? . ? The circulation of the blood was dis" / covered by Michaei Servitus, a French physician, in 1553, rediscovered by fCisalpinus in 1560, and more completely by Harvey ia 1M8. Wf f ; . THE NEWSPAPER. ITS ORIGIN AND ITS HISTORY?ITS POWER FOR GOOD. I(k Ur?'?l Value lit Form in f B" ti l> B 3 ? Opinion, mill its Kllivionc.v as a I'rivato Ddiicntor of Ilio IN'oplv. - - An Essay Written by A. W. Parker, of Abbeville. The following essay was written by Mr. A. W. Parker of our town, and submitted in competition for the prizes ottered by the Press and Banner last Summer, and whilst it was regarded by the Committee as a most excellent paper of its kind, it was not awarded either of the prizes, for the reason, : that, in their opinion, it did not cover all the points, as laid down in the advertisement. It is herewith published because of its excellence of style, and its valuable suggestions. Tt would reflect credit upon any pen. In the early days of civilization, be- ' fore the inventions of modern art, , which have made the means of a rapid communication of thoughts and ideas so easy, men were wont to sway their 1 fellow-men by the powers of oratory 1 ntirl tlin iriO ? ? ? 1 ' * ' ....... ...V f,*"- ? WKiijutMllX', and 111 1110 crowded lorum ol busy market-place 1 the orators exerted thejinlluenee which is now exercised by the thoughtful writers. Since the invention of the art which has done more towards the education and elevation of the masses than any other?namely, the art of printing? 1 and the discovery of the forces of steam and electricity which enable us 1 to establish rapid means for the discovery and transmission of intelli- ; gence, oratory has lost its ascemleucy ' and it is unon the pen that we now 1 rely most for the purpose of guiding ' public opinion. The writer has many advantages over the orator?he appeals to a larger ' number and more general classes of ' mankind, and is dependent upon no 1 circumstances of time and place for ' opportunities to advance his views. Then, too, "words written are a part of history," while words spoken are ; but of the moment. Oratory being no longer predominent, we may naturally look for itsde- j cline, and for an increase of the productions of the rton ! ? , Naturally as the powers of oratory has diminished in its scope, the necessity for its cultivation seems less, and ' we find that the world no longer produces a Demosthenes or Cicero, while 1 it shows an increase of statesmen, philosophers, and writers. The cause of this is not that oratory has lost any of its power over men, but now that it 1 is so much easier to reach their thoughts through the eye than the ' ears, that the former means receive more attention. The ready writer wields an almost immeasurable influence over the minds of men, and nowhere is he able to exert his powers to a greater extent than through the nicdiutnof the newspaper press. The Newspaper appeals to a larger ; number of thoughtful readers than 1 any other institution of the day, and ' its columns have as much to do with the formation of the ideas of the pub- 1 lie as any influence to which they are subjected. The growth of this institution has 1 been marvelous, and is indicative of I the progress and advancement of the age. There is nothing which marks more ! clearly an intelligent community than the presence of a good newspaper, and nothing in the community exerts a more wholesome iuffuencc than such ! a one when well conducted. Indeed, we can almost as well esti- ' mate tbe intelligence of a community by its newspapers, as by its schools or courts of justice, and the newspa- 1 per is peculiar inasmuch as it not only reflects but largely contributes to the public intelligence. The Newspaper may be said to have originated in Germany, the first pe- 1 nodical newspaper having been published in 1015 at Frankfort-on-theRhine. Before this there had been news-pamplets; but none had assumed the aspect of a periodical. It was in England, however, that the newspaper met with most success, and developed most rapidly into its present importence. Commencing with the " Weekly News" in 1022, the Newspaper soon increased in importance, and became a political as well as an educational power. At first it was nothing more than a publication of the news of the day without comment, or any attempt at 1 forming the opinions of the public. But by degrees it began to review r ad discuss the events recorded. And here began tbe great power, and dancer. too. of the Kflwannnw w , . "I'-r"" As long as it was a mere summary 1 of news, the record of the events of the day, which were presented without any attempt to mould or guide public opinion, the Newspaper was ; but a weak instrument either for good or for evil. It performed its mission of keeping the public enlightened upon all important events, and exerted but little influence over the public < mind. But as soon as it began not only to record but to pass judgment upon the actions of the world, it became a power in the land. In it were discussed ail the issues of the day, and topics of general importance or interest were reviewed. Upon most of these subjects the public at large had H>ut little information, and had their ideas largely formed from the editorial comment. What immense influences this gave to the paper is easily seen, and it now hpnanin ??n ?? ~ . ?.(/- k.<ui/ IUUIU1 111 LIIO formation of public opinion. Ho long as this power is properly used, the paper is a public benefactor and blessing, but it is in its misuse and devotion to private, instead of public, interests that the dangers of the papers lies. It is this which makes the papers a great powers, and a means of such importance in securing the triumph of great principles. The Government did not look with kindly eyes upon the growth of an i ' ? institution which might, he used at I any moment in a denunciation of its ] own actions, and attempted tojsuppress } it hy means of an unjust tax. i More than once during the reign of ] Anne and tin? Georges the Newspaper i was the subject of government per- t seewtion, and it was not until the ] reign of George IX that perfect free- 1 dom was granted the Press. Durinii ' the reign ,,^t|ueen Anne the News- * pape assumed a third character, and ' attained to considerable from the < amount of excellent literary work '< contributed to it, and the high orders < of talent employed in its service. < Men of the stamp of .Swift, Defoe, 1 Addison and Steele, wrote for leading * journals, and some of the finest literature in our language first appeared < in the Newspapers of that day. The 1 Tattlers and Spectators were supported 1 by some of the best literary talent of 1 the time and a little later we see John- * son himself contributing to the ' "Rambler." Early in this same reign 1 (17<>;;) the first successful! Daily was \ established, and th<? already immense 1 influence of the newspapers was still * further increased by a more frequent ( publication. 4 Newspapers suffered severe persecu lion during the long reign of George 1 Ilf, and many journals were prose- 1 ended anil their editors punished for two free a criticism of public affairs. 1 This very persecution, however, ' strengthed the cause of the Press, 1 Hid led to it* fiiml - - * i.iiu 111 jui in me j Attainment of the right to freedom of ' speech. It was about this time that N Lhe Press first succeeded in publishing reports of the proceedings of Pariia- c tnent, a measure which led to angry ^ resistance from the Government, but 1 finally resulted in a tacit consent 1 which lias ever since been given. At 1 .his time also appeared the famous letlers of J unius, which did much to- \ wards removing the grievances which 1 inspired them, and secured to the 1 Press its privilege of freely discussing ) ill public questions. The Press has 1 jversince retained its freedom and v preserved the right to watch over and 1 Jireet. the alt'airs of the people. ( We now, come to thu rise of the \merican Press. Inaugurated in this * jountry as early as 1704, the Newspa- v pers rose to no great eminence until ! the era <?f political discussion which 1 preceded the American Revolution. 11 It was during this convulsive period 11 which gave birth to liberty and a free \ Democracy that the Press, as we have 1 iv uuiv, was uorn. Previously to 1770 1 there existed in this country no news- 1 paper Press properly speaking. There 1 were newsletters, a host of pamphlets mil essays. But the Press as a voice I jf public opinion, and the tribunal be- 1 Tore which all questions are submitted. 11 lili not yet exist. In 1775 the total * number of papers in the colonies * Amounted to .S4, all of which had a 1 weekly pulication. What a contrast 1 U> the ten thousand now published in ! the United States, a number almost 1 equal to the sum total of those pub- lished in all Europe! With the birth 1 i)f liberty, as the result of the Revolu- 11 lion, Democracy became an assured ^ fact, and the Press became its cham- 1 pion. The independence of the colo- 1 nies secured the establishment of a lioverument, purely and simply, "of 1 ihe people, by the people and for the 1 people," and the Press entered upon e its mission of educating the people to c [\ just senso of their resnonsihiliti^a 1 unit a litness to discharge the duties of 1 L'itizens of a free state. Democracy was yet an experiment, * und the eyes of the world were watching its fate in America. The young * Republic commenced life, as a nation J only?a loose bundle of stales, held to- 1 gether by the Articles of Confedera- 1 lion, and by the common interests of x self-defence. There was no organized 11 government, not even a clear concep- c Lion of what should form the frame- 1 work of the new constitution. But now the Pres9 came forward, and as- 1 turned the important role which it has over since played in the history of our i country. In the columns ot Newspa- i pers were discussed all the different c forms of government, which seemed t advisable or adapted to the wants of \ the country. It became the medium i through which was sifted the "pros" t and "cons" of diffeaent political theo- c ries, and thus was largely instrument- c nl iu shaping the form of our irovern- c muiil* ine I'ress did much towards ) bringing the people into a close coin- > inunion with one another, and by t being a "College of their great minds" I it served as a means of educating them I lo a just understanding of the princi- 1 pies of good government. For their t benelit wrote Hamilton, Jefferson and c liurr, and the period prior to the adoption of our present Constitution in 11 1789. is marked as the era of the most A brilliant political controversy the s world has ever seen. * Such has ever been the mission of J the press in our country. Born with c Freedom, the twin-sister of Democra- 1 cy, the Press has ever allied itself to t the closest interests of the people. It ' has been the Guardian of their liber- * ties, the protectors of their rights, and J the promoters of their general liappi- ' nessand welfare. The nature of our t Government ?rwl - - ....v. imiiiuiiuiiM, me spir- 1 it of our people, which above all cher- 1 ishes freedom, his contributed much 1 to the growth of the Newspaper Press, rind hns maintained inviolate its rights e to free speech and expression of opin- c ion. In this respect America has * taken tho lead of the Old Country. 1 As early as 1770, the Constitutions c of four States secured to the Press 8 freedom of speech, and at the adop- I tion of the National Constitution it 1 was expressly stipulated that the ? "Freedom of the Press shall not be ' abridged." Protected by the Govern- 1 ment, and supported by the people, 1 we naturally look for the growth of u 9 great institution, nor are we disap- V pointed, for Its prosperous career has * exceeded all expectation. The invention of the cylinder press > by cheapening tho cost of production * has done much towards promoting the 1 widn flioti'IKiiHAti 1 " ?,.uv..vuuvu ui nvvvfi|japur LHUL* ? ter. The email price of the best news- f papers has nut them in the reach of all classes, ana we now have hardly a j community of one thousand inhabi- * tants which does not support its pa- t per, and scarcely an intelligent family c which does not subscribo to one or < more. The value of a newspaper, as an edu- I cator, cannot be over-estimated, and it < is now one of the greatest institutions t f our land. It k??p? us abr?Mt of th? * f .hues, uiid informs us of the most itn l>ortaiit events of the day. Hesidei giving us the daily occurrences it fur nishes us the market reports, tin weather indications, and local itcms'o nterest. Ho>v valuable to the couu ,ry family is a messenger which alone perhaps connects it with the outei world, and which often constitute: with the Bible and a few hooks tin sole library of the household ! Am uich is not rarely the case. Many o .he families in our own county win ilino-it never wee any reading matte: jxcept the paper which comes to then >hce a week, and shameful though i may seem, there are many who do no subscribe to even a newspaper. When it is seen what need there is >f raising the standard of cducaliot imongour people, and to what an ex :ent ignorance stalks over the land we can not fail to see the necessity o ioniu instructors which may be sen ar'and near into every corner of dark less. The means for the fulilllnent o ;his want is nowhere found better thai u the newspaper, and in it we hav< 1 - - 1- - * * uc uest unu cneapest educator thu ;an be hud. The newspaper as a pow ?r for good is becoming more and mori ippreciated each day, and it is yet ii is infancy in respect to to the attain lieuts which it may achieve. The advantages of a good news laper are manifold, foremost of all is ts value as an educator. The news >aper as a means for distribution o intelligence may be divided into threi leads, the gradual development o vhich has already commented upon Firs I we have the paper as a record >f the events of the day, the messenger which brings us all the latest intel igence, and informs us upon all mat ers of news. The chief value of th< laper in this respect is that it keeps in ibreast with the world, and lets us se< lie progress which it is making Nothing stimulates us more to actioi urselves than to see the progress vhich others are making, and nothing -s more enlarging to the mind and pre rents danger of narrowness more thai o see achievements other than oui iwn. By making us familiar with the ens onis and habits of the rest of tin vorld, tliis feature of the paper doe? nueli towards preventing our falling nto contracted ways of thought am iction, and by keeping us notified o ill the latest inventions and improve ncnts gives us an opportunity of prof ting by them. In this way the papei s not only the recorder but promotei >f progress, aud contributes much tc he general prosperity. One great advantage of the newspa lers is that it gives everything to us lew. There is a great attractioi ibout whatever is news, and this fac ften makes us read with interes hiugs which otherwise would not b? loticed by us. The paper presents tlx lews in an attractive *hape, am nakcs pleasant much which presentee 11 a more prosaic form would he drj md uninteresting. These bits of new: nay be digested during odd moment! md much time which would other vise be wasted may be usefully em iloyed in the perusal of a good news >aper. The second feature of the paper is he one which more than any othei uarks its individuality, and gives tc fach its own peculiar force and influence. This is the editorial depart lient, and it is hero that the papei nay be used not merely as a clironi iler of events, but as a universal in ..".I .. " .UUV.IWI, ?uu a iiii'uiuin ior mo euuca ion of tho public upon all question* ocial, moral and political. The papei lere becomes an important element ii lie formation of public opinion, i lower which may be used for the ad ancement of good or evil according is it is wielded in the mission of righi >r wrong. It is here that each editoi nay exert whatever influence he pos iesses, and make his own Impressioi lpon the minds of men. People are very apt to form tlieii deas upon^ubjeets on which they an lot well informed, from the editorials >f their paper. We naturally turn af er rending an account of any occur ence to the editorial column, suppos ng the editor to be better informed ban we are, and wishing to see his :omment before forming our own con dusion. Not having decided opinion: >f our own. we often give even unrlue veight to the editor's criticism. The nfiuence thus wielded by the paper h remendous and may bo devoted tc >urposes of social advancement ant lolitical reform. Much good may b< lone by it in the way of enlightening he public, and guiding them in ac jordancewith correct principlesof life Tho newspaper may here be madt in instrument for furnishing moral as veil as intellectual instruction, and a< na iiuiunict' nuiKH alongside 01 hat of tho pulpit and school room t is here that the need of educated iiul intelligent men in the Press is >articularly felt. 'nhe man who atempts to mould public opinion should liuiself be well qualilied for the ?asl< vhich he undertakes. He should be veil informed upon all subjects whicli le handles, and should be conscienious in his treatment of them. The ^ress calls for an educated and enightened class of men as much 01 nore than any other profession. Its ministers should be capable, honst, and conscientious in the discharge >f their duty, and ever delight in vatchingover the interests of the pubio. When in such hands the Press lommands a wider influence for good, md exerts a more general control ovei popular thought than the pulpit itsell jossesses. The dignity of the profesion is rising every day, and it is rapdly taking its place alongside of the lighest in the land. Surely there is 10 calling higher than that whose mision it is to convey to every home the irincilllPH tnnirhf In n ?""'l >y the preanher and school master. As the world more fully realizes vhht a power the Press controls in the nfluencing of public thought and acioi?, it becomes evident that we hould have men trained in the knowlidgeand ability to discharge its duties. Jinco the public responsibilities of ournalism are so much greater than hose of almost any other profession, he ministers of the Press should be as tarefully selected and trained as any >ther class of men. If admission to the Bar or a right to >ractice medicine demands that the sandidate shall have undergone a cerain course of instruction, how much nor* important i? it that th#y who ar? - to minister both to our moral uiul ins tellectual instruction should be pre pared lor the task. In proportion as ? 111o Press is composed of educated or f ignorant men, will lie the good done - by it. in inctticient and nnscrupu- , , loiis hands it is a power for evil; in r proper hands it is one of 1 he greatest s blessings of the age. i The third department, of the news1 paper, the literary, usually considered f least essential, but which belongs just > as much to the functions of a good I r newspaper as either of the other two. j i In this hasty age when so many men t pay attention to nothing which does t not partake of business, and when so many others care only for what is * news and sensational, the literary part i of a newspaper is too little regarded, - and not sullieiently appreciated by the , readers at large. It has been more or s f less dropped from our dailies, and con- i t signed to the Review or Magazine, al though it is one of the best features of ?. f a good newspaper. Its great advanl tuge is that it throws information in 1 the way of those who would otherwise t not seek it, and provides chief Jnstruc Hon for the many. 2 This part of our paper which is so ^ i much neglected in our dailies, receives - more attention from our weeklies. The introduction of "patent out- c - sides" enables them to provide cheaph ly much good matter which if they - would attempt to get up themselves It f V-ft.il-1 * -? . ww... >ci/ u.\pensive ana much i more troublesome. For renders who f have not the advantage of daily mails f . these are perhaps more suitable than J I any other paper. Resides the news of the day and local items they furnish - much useful information upon farm, a - household and other topics, as well as c i good stories and light reading. These s "outsides" being printed by the thoui sand are very cheap, and if properly I . conducted may be made the means of i i giving a cheap library to the people. < There is another feature of the newsj paper which while forming no direct 1 - part of it, adds much to its usefulness > i and constitutes one of its greatest ad- | r vantages. Resides aiming itself, at guiding popular thought, it offers to - one and all a- medium through which t 3 they may give free expression to their \ i views and opinions. Through the !; newspaper may bediscussed both sides 1 1 of every question, and the merits of f every case presented. The Press thus t - becomes an arbiter of all differences, a ^ - tribunal before which all causes may y r be pleaded. r The newspaper as an advertising > agency must be considered rather as a j business enterprise, than as a factor in t - the enlightenment of the world. Yet i as a ready means of communicating 1 i the wants or one class to another \ t which may be able to supplv tbem, llo.wl . ?si. * . imu3 luuuiiuuiii; me equalization i of demand and supply, this feature ol c i the newspaper contributes much to i the business prosperity of a civilized 1 world. Hut while valuable in this re- g r spect, it leads to much corruption and * to an abuse of the power confided to v * the Press. ? The chief revenue of most of our t - newspapers comes from their adver tisements, and the newspaper would scarcely be a paying investment if it t 4 were not for this item. As the reve- t r nue from this source is sometimes a > enormous capital is attracted to the * paper as a business enterprise, and be- u - tore this consideration others are lost r sight of. t The business of the proprietor is to - increase the circulation, and thus ad- ^ vance the value of his newspaper as v < an advertising medium. To this end s r the editor and his stall" are too often v i induced to pander to whatever may ati tract the popular eye. The most dis justing details of crime and domestic s t atl'airs are paraded in conspicuous fash- c t ion ; the literary and moral standard r gives place to whatever is news or sen- ^ - national. It is only when the paper la f l conducted from motives of private in- a stead of public interests, that the pa- v r per becomes a danger instead of a 3 blessing. , Conducted on proper principles, it is t . one of the greatest institutions of the = . day; it exercises a supervision over all . public affairs, and watches over the 1 [ interests of rich and poor alike. It t , furnishes a ready means of inter- c . change of thoughts and ideas, and by 3 contributing to the grand communion . ; between man and his fellowmen, it 1 3 draws into closer contact all comers of 5 the world, and thus promotes the t > cause of civilization. 1 - v * What a cruel book-review is that a p * > given of a volume of poems by the Literary World, which says: "The v ? book has a cubic content of 117 inches; 1 * it contains 60S pages, comprises (we 8 ^ take the author's word for it) 300 poems, and it weighs two pounds three t [ ounces?all for $2, with the portrait of c 1 the author thrown in." 1 ' Young Isaac Walton. a s a i Mamma (to Walter, who had just re- s | turned from his first experience with ii . a fishing-rod:) "What, back so soon ?'' Walter: "Yes, 'm; I thought I'd n come home. The worms were so ner- tl ' vous I couldn't get 'em on the hook." a A little black boy stood with his p 1 small sister at the edge of a water-lily tl 1 nmwl 5 m litJ-U-i- ? ?-? . ... i luiiun. x-^iuriui," suiu ine a f girl, "What mukea so many cat-tails tl grow in dis hear pon'?" "Doan you r? know?" inquired Ephrlm; "why (ley a grow up from kittens dat people hez drowned in de pon', of course." ^ Goethe gives us a very small grip on a things when he asserts that "we do it i not possess what we do not under- e stand." We think he should have c | made an exception in the case of C . rheumatism.?Lowell Citizen. a ? ft The last step, the last thought, on earth, means good-bye to the last op- ^ i portunity. M None are ruined by the justice of ^ God but those who will not be reform- Bl I n , ed by the grace of God. e It is a matter of the simplestdemoni stration that no mau can be really ap' pre?iat?d bnt by his equal ?r sop?ri?r. li s\? ~ ~ Ministering. 'What. though your feet tire oltcn over-weary* ()t? ceaseless errands scut; Vint tired shoulders nchciitid ache no sorely 'Neath beuvy Iturdens hunt? to patient, 1cmthe ones whom you are serv. Ing Ho soon lieyond your into; i?*ht little wayward fret that you are guiding, Slip past you unaware." Ah, then, no joy would Keeni so dear aud blessed. As spending months and years 11 ceascless service for the vanished darlings H > vainly mourned with tears. Jut while you have your dear oneB still around you, I)o not regret your rare; *ur easier aching feet and arms and shoulders. Than aching hearts to bear." And Htlll beyond your household duties reaching, Stretch forth a helping hand: <o many stand In need of loving coinforL All over this wldo land; 'crchance some soul you aid to-day, to-morrow May with the angola sing; ionic one may go straight from your earthly table To banquet with the King," [ Unidentified. Consent, to common custom, but not o common folly. He cautious of believing ill, but more lautious of reporting it. Despise nobody, no, nor no condiiou?lest it come to be thine own. He may without danger be ignorant >f other things that knows the Lord fesus Christ. The working of the good and brave een or unseen, endures literally for* ver, and can not die. Blessed be God, I not only begin >raying when I kneel down, but I do lot leave oft' praying ween I raise up. Tf we fully follow Him in all His eadings, the Lord's way would be to nany of us a plainer path than we Ind it. Independence is the name for what 10 man possesses; nothing, in the antnate or inanimate world, is moro dejeudent than man. The man who is too lazy to be a genleman during his active business life juuerany nnus it impossible to be one vlten he retires from trade. .Sins of commission are the usual )unishment for sins of omission. He hat leaves u duty may well fear that le will be left to commit a crime. Vcrchalf the power that fills the world with terror. Were half the wealth bestowed on camps and courts Jiven to redeem the human mind from error, There were no need of amenals nor forta. If the church were true to her mision the military systems of the world vould aoo7i and forever be abolished, ind known only as barbarous relics of lie past. Christ is such a friend as delights to >e burdened with suits and employnents, and the more you lay ou him, ind the more homely (familiar) you ire with him the more wolcome. The greater the degree in which any nan is a Christian, the less will be hia viali V\n - ? -?* **?4 ? 1U.1 IU wo tnuou It iuru; UUU IDkl, vhen he attains to the "fulness of the tature" of a Christian man, no wish vill remain. Egotism, vanity, and selfishness poil conversation far more than deficiency of talent. They render a man vearisome and tedious to his best riends, and uneudurable to others, tnd he is left alone as soon as courtesy vill permit. Many people spend their time in rying to find the hole where sin got uto the world. If two men break hrough the ice into the mill-pond, hey had better hunt some hole to get iut, rather than get into a long argument about the hole they came to fall n. Depend upon it, in the midst of all he science tbout the world and its vays, and all the Ignorance of God nd his greatness, the man or woman vho can say, "Thy will be done," irith the true heart of giving up, is learer the secret of things than the ;eologist and theologist. I saw a dark shadow resting on the tare side of the lull. Seeking its ause, I saw a little cloud, bright as ight, floating in the clear blue above. L'hus it is with our sorrow ; it is dark nd cheerless here on earth ; but look bove, and you shall see it to bo but a hadow of his brightness whose name s Love. Perhaps the love of fame may toraent thee. Consider how soon all hings will be buried in forgetfulness, nd what a bottomless chaos exists ou oth sides of thee; how vain is the aplause of the world, how changeable tie opinions of the mob of mankind, ?d how utterly devoid of judgment tioy are; in short, within how nardw a space this fame, of whioh thou rt so greedy, is circumscribed. No Christian is or can be faultless efore the Lord. Blameless all may nd ought to be. The child that does a needle work faithfully isoommendti, though not a stitch is perfect. The hi id is blameless not faultless. The Ihristiac who lives up to his light and bility is blameless, but in God's sight lulty. He is not conscious of his de;ct, his eyes are not as sharp as God's; is best efforts are like the needlework of the little girl, well-done for er, but so defective in fact that t itches must be removed and done gain by a more skillful and expertneed hand. Protect the birds?the great annihl* it*r? ef destructive ImtmpUu