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gi> i \ The Press and Banner By HUGH WILSON. > Wednesday, Oct. 8, 1890. "Let it be Instilled into the Hearts ol Your Children that the Liberty of the Press is the Palladium of all Your Rights." Twelve Pa^es. uiaimjMU?Mi????c??g?i A Curious I.it<ntl. A singular anil beautiful tradition lingers about llit-ruins of ati old log church in the village of (joodluck, Ocean county, X. J. In 1770 a brig named Hand-in-Hand .struck on the bar near this point. Among the pasengers rescued was an Engiish clergyman named Murray, who having lost liis wife and children, had became a prey to dispair. Almost insane, lie hail'resolved nevor to preach again, but to come to the wilderness of the New World, where he could forget therpast ami the (Jod who, he believed had forgotten him. as lie crossed the sand beaches, he saw a log-house, and near it an old man standing in the door of a cabin. A basket of fish was beside him. "Will you sell me a lish ?" asked the shipwrecked man. "No. The tisli are yours. I caught them for your dinner. I expected you." "You do not know who I am," replied Mr. Murrey. "You are the man who is to tell us of God," said the old man. "1 will never preach of him again" was the answer. The fisherman, Thomas Potter, told his story. He had been a sailor, but ^ had settled with his wife, twenty years before on this coast. He could not read, but his wife spelled out some verses in the Bible. "I determined," lie said, "to know something about God. Whenever a preacher came from down the coast. I would gather the folks in the kitchen to hear him preach. When 1 got a day to spare 1 worked at yon loghouse. It is a church. I built it. "First, a Presbyterian came along, and then a Baptist, and then Methodist. They all preached in it, and 1 said, "Stay, aud teach us about God.' But no, they had work elsewhere. Lust night I saw the brig cast away on the sands. I heard a voice beside me, and it said, "There, in that ship, is a man who will teaeli you of God. He has come through great sorrow to do this work." " T 1 5" '1 - O 1/DlfY " i nave maue irmj v/..6 time ago," said the old man, with tears in his eyes. "You will not go away." The legend is that this strange event brought the rebelliou minister on his knees before God, and that he remained during the rest of his life at (ioodluck, preaching in the log church, faithful and happy in his work. Thomas l'otter bequeathed the church to him, and the will of John Murray, minister at Goodluck, still exists, in which he left it "free for the use of Christian people."?The Youth's Companion. "Clerical Jesting." Such was the heading of an editorial in a New York paper a short time ago. What followed was strong in ? condemnation of the growiug practice among clergymen of all denominations of being funny, appearing witty, and creating laughter, even when dealing with the most sacred things. The point, we think, is well taken. That ihere is "a time to laugh"?a time to joke, sport, amuse, and make merry?all will admit. Hut it is not when the clergyman is in the house of (.iod, or when lie is engaged, at any time or in any nlace, in dealing with the solemn truths of the gospel or the eternal interests of souls, it is said that when a man can drive home au idea better by a little flash of wit than by an argument, the former is preferable, even though a laugh has been evoked. But is there not more to be considered than simply "driving things home?" What about the solemnity of the occasion, the spiritual impression to be made, the divine in fluence to be imparted to immortal souls? How much has been gained, though every thought of the sermon haft been "'driven home," if the spirit of the occasion has been secularized ? One of the deplorable things of our day is that so many go to the sanctuary for simple entertainment, and iu this entertainment they demand that the preacher shall be funny. What sincere Christian does not deplore this state of things? Hut nothing fosters it more than the growing tendency ot "clerical jesting" in the house of God. As long ay ministers aim at making their congregations laugh, or seek to impress holy things by jokes cracked or flashes of wit. the secularization ol the sanctuary must go forward, and the spiritual power of preaching must grow less.?The Treasury. ^ l'rivnte Violence and National Violence. The case of war is precisly analogous to that of private violence. So long as in any community lists, or clubs, 01 pistols are regarded as proper iustru ments for avenging insults or settling disputes between man and man, the> ?..5ii Ko imoH anil iinpil fretrupntlV The moineul that an enlightemi public sentiment has set the brand o its reprobation .upon such barbarous instrumentalities they will be aban doued, anu men will find that the} can adjust their differences more easily and satisfatorily than before, by can did argument or arbitration,or the reg nlar course of law. This is no fancy it is the well-known experience o: mankind in the matter of private violence. Even duelling has been wellnigh extirpated in all civilized coun tries, and the day is not far distant when it will be no more known forever. And why cannot what ha> been done in the narrow field be don< in the wider? The world is finding out more and more every day that in ethics, political economy, and every thing that concerns social life, there it not one law for individuals and another for States.? The Church of Christendom rcKpomible for t/ic Continuance of War, by Thomas Chase, L. L. D. An Inquiry upon the War Subject. The New* York Conference of the ' .Methodist Episcopal Church has clear- . ly alfirmed its position with respect to \ the allied evils of theatre-going and dancing. We know where the Metho- j dist Church generally stands in rela- j tion to liquor-drinking. Where are s ' they as to the great evil of war ? Do ^ r they hold with Wesley, who said ; , t "Shall Christians assist the Prince of , Hell, who was a murderer from the , , begining, by telling the world the benefit of war?'' And do they stand by J Adam Clarke, where he pointedly as- ( serts that "war is as contrary to the f spirit of Christianity as murder; noth- ( ing can justify nations in shedding each other's blood." Ought Chris tains to act on this faith and practice now, or are they to go ' right along with the world's estimate ( of lighting and self-defense, anil leave ( the testimony to assert itself in a mil- , lenium of the future when there shall be no cross-bearing, no self denial iu | echoing the Christly declaration: "My | kingdom is not of this world; were my ( kingdom of this world, then would j my servants tight?" The primitive ] Christians for three centuries fully be- | jlieved and practiced just this- Cou- , I stantine, in a formal way, embraced Christianity, but in laying bold of the , ; Bible with his left hand, he made sure 1 that he and his legions had a good grip of sword and spear with the right. Whether in this matter does the wholy Spirit lead us? Meekly to stand with Christ, the apostles, the disciples, and the believers of the first three centu: lies, or to train with Constaintine and his martial successors, and, parphrasing aud altering the divine commandment, stoutly say: "If thy enemy x 1 ?n/1 if |io sinue met;, sujuc uai'iv, ?.u?? ? thrust at thee with the sword, kill him!" What are the arguments of those who are clamoring for a great navy worth, when read in the same hour ! with the Sermon on the Mount ?? j Josiah IF. Leeds. I Family Worship.?The decline of family prayers is an evil no less serij oils than the decline of church attendance. Family worship should be like family life, free and unconstained, The austerity and sombreuess with which many people conduct family : worship make the children dread rather than love it. Here is one inJ stance which I know to have occurred in a strict Puritan household. The I only son, a boy of eight or ten years, was following as best he could the ! morning lesson. Struck by some startling and paradoxical expression, he ventured to inquire. "Father what does that mean ?" "Hold your gabble, and study j'our Bible," was the reassuring aud edifying answer he received. And yet I have no doubt that for the thirty years that followed, in which that son took no interest and saw no beauty in religion, the lather was secretly praying all the time for his eonversion, and wondering why his ( prayers were not answered. Our cliil- j idrenniust be taught the masculine* I religion of thought and outward ex- , pression, as well as the feminine religion of sentiment and inward feel- ] ing, if they are to go out from our j homes to 'found Christian homes of ] their own; if their religion is to stand the j wear and tear of real life.?President Hyde of Bowdoin College. \ Bishop Whipple tells the following j story : On a visit to the Dakota Mission a scalp dance was held near the mission house. I was indignant. I went to Wabasha, the head chief, and ] said, "Wabasha, you asked me for a missionary and teacher. I gave them . to you. I visit you and the lirst sight is this brutal scalp-dance. I know the ( C'hippeway whom your young men have murdered ; he had a wife and . children; his wife is crying for her ' ! husband; his children are asking for , M heir father. Wabasha, the Great j Spirit hears his children cry. Some ] J day he will ask Wabasha, 'Where is , j your red brother?'" The old chief j smiled, drew his pipe from his mouth, ] j blew a cloud of smoke upward, and < i said : "White man go to war with his i own brother in the same country ; kill ; more men than Wabasha can count iu j all his life. Great Spirit says, 'Good white man ; he has my book ; I love him very much ; I have a good place j for him by-and-by.' Tlie intuitu is a wild man; he has no Great Spirit 5 book ; he kills one man ; hits a scalpdance; Great Spirit is mad and says, 'Had Indian; I will put him in bad place by-and-by.' Wabasha don't bei lieve it." Here is a letter from Dickens, atlI dressed to his younger sons on their ; leaving home?one for Cambridge, the I other for Australia?iu which the fa,| ther's heart and the deeper side of his nature reveal themselves : "You will : remember," he says to both, "that you j have never at home been wearied about religious observances, or mere ! \ formalities. You will therefore under' I stand the better that I now most sol1 1.. : Qn,l fHIIJlJ llii|'lC9a UpUlI JUit mguui/iiuk.v. . ; beauty of the Christian religion as it < .'comes from Christ himself, and the | impossibility of your going lar wrong i , if you humbly, but heartily, respect ' it. Similarly, I impress upon you the [ habit of saying a Christian prayer night and morning. These things < " have stood by me through my life, and | remember that I tried to render the | New Testament intelligible to you and : lovable to you when you were a mere 'baby. And so God bless you. Ever your affectionate father." i . j Bible fasting represents a self-deny- , rjing piety, and our Discipline was formed after this self-denying order and by spiritual rules. But we have ; yielded to the drift of the times, and ' ft to the motions of the flesh, rather] Jtbautothe rules of holy living, and , these have left the Bible'and Discipli nary duty of fastinsr in the lurch. Nashville Advocate tj " < ?! He who gives pleasure meets with I ; it; kindness is the bond of friendship, i [ and the hook of love; he who sows I . not, reaps not. j "I wouldn't dri up the tears ov tt is 1 world if I could; they are often the ' fjonly things that poor human natur 1 haz to bathe her trubbles in." ' lliimnn Ideas of Justice. A correspondent of the York Enterprise, signing his article "W. S. G.," < ivrites as follows: A thought or twosuggest themselves ( :o my mind. How false and imper- s !ect are human ideas of justice! We j wmetimes connive at little sins while ( ive condemn greater ones, and vice < rersa. The petty criminal, especially | < it. nnAi. iunpnmnllvoiirl mifti lliitfclv i II uc X-- ? , punished. The greater criminal, es- , pecially if he has money, often goes unpunished, or at least, the punish- | inent is light as compared to the crime j The petty criminal, if poor, must up- | >11 conviction, abide the result. The j greater criminal, especially if he has . money, has many avenues of escape. : As an illustration, take the case of | Wolfolk, and many others whose ( names might be given. We observe | :hat "the law's delay" applies only to | lie man who has or can't get money. 'Tis considered base and contempti- , ,?Ie to engage in petty stealing, but the i jig thief is often promoted to positions , >f liowa. A man steals a hog, the crime j s larceny, the criminal is a thief; a nan steals a batik, the crime is ''em- , jezzlement," the culprit is a defaulter." I read the other day about a man who stole $(?0,0<K). and, upon conviction, was sent to the penitentiary for five years. The presumtiou is that he makes S1-.000 a year by the transaction. I also read about a poor, little black, ignoraut, wretch who stold a few articles from a house, all of which were afterwards recovered, and upon conviction, he was sent to the penitentiary for life. Now, these are facts, patent to all. What is the effect? The rising generation should be taught that the law is supreme; that it. is a terror to evil doers, but a safeguard to the virtuous and upright. Our youth sliouia ue eany lauguc 10 uouur and respect and obey the law. But how can we expect this when we have but to look about us in order to see the discriminations that are made in the enforcement of the law. If this state of aflairs continues to exist will not the youth of our country feel a contempt for laws which are unequal in their application to different classes? And will they not in turn be tempted to break the law themselves ? How long has the ;evils 'brielly indicated a hove existes in the world ? Evidently for a long time, for the greatest poeteal genius of this age and one whose writings, to a great extent, are based upon English history says : "Through tattered clothcs small vices do appear: Robes and fnrr'd grown hide all. Plate sin with gold. And the strong l.-ince of Justice hurtles* breuks: Arm It In rags, a plgny's straw doth pierce It." Bad Company. A young lady of sixteen, you had been piously brought up, was invited lo a party at which certain persons of undisguised infidel sentiments were expected to be present. Her father obiected to her going. "I know, papa," she said "that they speak against the Bible and against Jesus; but you can l>e quite sure that they will do me no harm. I will be in the room where they are?1 cau't lielp that: but I shall not allow them to aft'ect me in the least." "My child," said her father, inventing an excuse for the sudden request, "my work can't be interrupted ; I liave need of a coal; will you be kind enough to fetch me one?" "Do you want a live coal, papa ?" 1 "No?one that is dead?burned out." The coal was brought. The young lady had brought it in her hand. "Didn't it burn you, my child?" iskedthe father. "Why, no, papa?how could it ? It's Jead!" 1 "Of course it couldn't; but look at ' >*our hand, Florence." "Oh, papa, how black my fingers < ire ! I must go and wash them." 1 "Wait a moment, Flossie; here is a I little lesson for you while you are 5 !-*/-*w. T* fliiu If*r\yy\v\fill- I iVllMJIIJg LUCJli. JLl? iO VUta vvJU|mu ionnhip with the wicked and worldly i may not necessarily burn you and destroy you, but it will certainly soil J you.' Remember all your life-time ivhat the apostle says : 'Evil commu- i 11 ications corrupt good manners.' " It seems somewhat strange that it J should require more than ten days to iass a resolution so manifestly proper is that of Senator Plumb, instructing ; :he Senate Committee on Rules to put , i stop to the sale of liquor in the Sen- , ite wing of the Capitol. There is a ; *ule prohibiting the sale of liquors; jut Mr. Plumb knows that it is open- , ly violated or he would not have offered his resolution. While no Senator iias opposed the resolution, yet there . lias been a manifest desire on the part )f certain Senators to bring ridicule, jpon it by offering absurd amend-; ments; for instance, one instructing; the officials of f'e Senate to carefully j search each Senator's desk every > morning to see that no liquor is concealed there. I do not mean to class Mr. Blair's amendment aimed against' drinking in committee rooms among the absurd ones. In common with ev- J ery one who has taken the trouble to , investigate tne matter, i regard ivir. 11 Blair's amendment as necessary to j break up what appears to be a growing i j evil. The others are below the digni-1 ty of the United States Senate, and it j1 is surprising that members of such a!j body should be willing to ofler theni.j There are rumors that Speaker;, Reed's order prohibiting the sale of li- ; ijuors in the House wing of the C'api- ! tol is not being strictly euforced. I ! have no personal knowledge on tliei; subject, but I know that since it was j issued passers by in the corridors have not been shocked by seeing men drink-j ing the filthy and destructive stuff in I the House restaurant, as they are daily by similar sights in the Senate res- ] Laurant. < To avoid the horrible odor which too ! often fills the house when cabbage or 1 other green vegetables are boiling, follow these simple direction: Put your cabbage in a net and when yon have! boiled it five minutes in the first pot of! water, lift it out, drain for a few sec-. ands and place carefully in a second) pot which you must have full of fast- j ] boiling water on the stove. Empty' the first water away and boil your ji cabbage till tender iu the second. My Imaginary Daughter. It is, I dare say, because I have no laughter of my own, that I have such aerfect confidence in my ability to irain up a daughter in the way she, should go. It is, I know, much easier :o criticise the conduct of other men's laughters than it is to make your own Jo better, still, if I had daughters, I i Fully believe 1 could train them better [hail a great many girls of my acluaintance are trained. I hardly think that I should go to my bed at 10 o'clock at night not knowing whether my daughter of sixteen years was safely sheltered under my own roof or running around the streets with boys and girls of her own ige. I should like her to possess a certain ease of manner and a certain decree of self-confidence, but I would liave her acquire them in quite a different way from this. I should not want her to go walking r>r driving with a young man of twenty years, as the seventeen-year-old [laughter of a neighbor of mine went several times last summer. I should not want her to liaye gentleman callers or be "in society'' while she was yet a school girl. I should not want her mother to do anything for my daughter that she couin no lor nerseir. ii l ever iouna her in the horse cars, or in any other place, with a wad of gum bulging out her cheek, there would be serious trouble between my daughter and myself. T should not send her to school in a gown of silk, a dangling chain of gold, bracelets, laces or wildly plumed Gainsborough hat and flaunting ribbons. I should have her taught to cook, bake and sew, and give her a thorough knowledge of housekeeping in all its details. This much would I do for the benefit of the man she might some day marry. The many tilings I should be sorry to have her do I see done daily by the young daughters of intelligent and respectable parents, who would furiously resent this criticism on their training of their daughters; but I should be very sorry indeed to see my daughter doing these and other things done by many young American girls of today.? Zenas Dane, in Housewife. Is it Pure Foolishness??A great many bright and even witty things are said annually by husbands throughout the United Seates in regard to the nearly universal practice of wives and mothers of changing the arrangements of the furniture and the established order of things in the household. The genial "tender" of the fire in "Back-log Studies" remarks upon the fact that the only reason the mistress could give for hanging a pic ture in what seemed the most inappropriate place was that it had never been there before. There is, however, a philosophy in this effort of the housewife to give freshness and variety to her surroundings which is at length becoming recognized. A distinguished physician has lately said that "it is wholesome to break the uniformity of decoration from time to time, for a pleasant diversion of mind, however simple it may be, is wholesome not less to the body than to the mind." A woman passes so much of her time in the house she needs the harmless stimulus derived from these slight changes. There is a relief to her mind from the monotony of her daily round. Victor Hugo somewhere says that "mind uplifts body, and is the only bird which sustains its cage." This being true, everything which gives pleasure to a woman in her work helps her.?The Mother's Treasury. How to Keep Your Friends. A girl I know said : "I am a great :>ne for making friends." It sounded is if she ought to be very happy, but when I had a minute to think I wondered if she were good at keeping [hem. Making friends is easy to the i*irl who is bright and happy, whose society gives pleasure, and who is genial. But the keeping of them de>v\ ?<a f )mn -f t o lliaiiu.-? uimc inau iuic? If you want to keep a friend, don't .jet too intimate with her. Haye your own thoughts, and permit her to have hers. Do not demand too much of her in the way of confidence. Do not be too aggressive, wanting to know why she hasn't done this, and why she doesn't think as you do. If you think your friend's style of I rets is not beautiful, don't tell her; you only offend her, because deep in her heart she is convinced that shej knows a great deal more about it than you do. Do not find fault with your friend's friend, and do not expect to be the only one given a corner in her heart. Be as considerate of her feelings as if she were a stranger, and remember that politeness is an every day garment, and not one intended only for liigh-days and holidays. To sum it ip in one sentence, preserve the courtesy of the beginning if you wish to keep your friendship to the end. How He Lookkd.?An Episcopal clergyman of Indiana tells this as a true story : Recently one of the prominent members of his parish died. After the funeral the widow found great comfort in telling her neighbors about the many virtues of her late husband* even mentioning that he took the greatest delight in playing cards as an innocent pastime. She must have been thinking of him as he appeared in his "customary attitude," for she said: "Jacob looked so well when they opened the cotlin at the church. He had not changed one particle. Therei was, O, such a heavenly expression on ; his face. He looked just as though he held four kings." 4 ? A young man with a good salary married a wife and set up a home. Instead of living within his income and laying up money, as he had hoped to [lo, he found himself in a short time in debt. A friend of his, to whom he related his circumstances, advised him thus: "Whenever you are tempted to purchase an article*because it is to be naci at a nargam. anu jina yourseu saying, 4 'Tis but' so and so, put the money it would cost in a ' 'Tis but' liox and see what it will amount to." The advice was taken, and in a short time the " 'Tis but" box contained aj thousand dollars. ' J Dcll^hlN in Grope Jnicc. One man of the present deserves well of his day and generation, and that is the man who has broueht fresh grape juice in use again. The absolute luxury of a draught of pure grape juice, just as it leaves the pres-s, and filtered from sediment, is only to be judged by those who have tasted it. It is what it purports to be?wholly (rrniif itiicc. undiluted linftwcptcnpd uiifermented, delicious as the wine in the cluster, innocent as mountain water, health-giving as the fountain of youth. It is the mo9t beautiful liquid in the world?deep, rich in color as fluid gems, all fermented wines being pale beside it, for they are diluted, while this is the full blood of the grape of sweet and divine odor. Its effect is simply wonderful in restoring strength. For years, daily, after working up to 11 o'clock mornings, there has come that reaction, the fatigue which writers and nervous people know, that no food or medicine ever seemed to relieve, and which made the rest of the day's work a dragging efl'ort. A glass of grape juice changes all this, and on three or four glasses a day I work with au ease and sustained strength which makes me a novelty to myself. It is food and drink both, like milk, only a thousand times better; and though 110 vegetarian or dietist, I had rather live on crackers and grape juice wholly than go without it. It banishes bill ious and dyspeptic symtoms. liumors andconsumtive ailments like magic. Here I ston, not for want of more to say, for this subject is scarcely begun but it is best to leave each person to test it for himself. It is easily done. Any one can squeeze a pound of grapes in a towel and strain the juice for drinking at once, after the imperial court fashion ages ago. A delightful little hand-press with porcelain socket sold for $2, does the work much better. Once people get a taste of this blissful fluid, there will be no danger of raising too many grapes in this country or any other, especially as it is perfectly easy to put up this pure grape juice so that it will keep unfermented, unchanged, fresh as when it left the cluster, for twenty years. Don't say it can't be done; it has been done for centuries. You can taste it in the New York shops fresh from the press before your eyes, and bottled for years and can't choose between the two. Th^ grape grower whosa intelligence f Kio f roo f fr\r> tha miKlin Vtou 1UCVI I'UIO IILUI 1UI LUV [^UUilV UMO done a very good thing for his own profit, hut "a better one for the ountry, both for growers and consumers, and the next five years will prove the strength of these words.?American Garden. A Mile A Meal. A great deal uiore work is required to get up a meal in some kitchens than it is in others. "I have estimated," said a houuekeeper recently ,"the distance I have to cover three times a day in preparing the three meals. I walk at least a mile in getting things together. The pantry isoff in one cornerof the house, the refrigerator is built into the icehouseand it is ajourney there and back again; the cellar must be visited once or twice; the dining-room is a good way from the kitchen, and, realy, by the time everything is on the table I am too tired to eat. In our cities, where land is sold by the inch and not by the acre, the kitchen spaces are necessary small and it is not uncommon to find every facility for preparing meals within easy reach of each other. The store-room, the china closet, are all so near together and so near the dining-room that unnecessary steps are saved; andthere is such a competition between builders that no point of convenience is overlooked. In the country where land, is sold Kir anrn c*nr\i'\ nrr\ \r r\f afonu in Iritnli UJ lli^ UV1 V'l tWJlUUIJ VI i J4 utvvu en architecture is by far too little considered. But if women would plan their own houses with special reference to the individual needs of their families they might save themselves many a weary and unnecessary mile of travel while performing household tasks. Women are entering the lists as arch- , itects, and we may hope to see increas- ( ing attention given to convenience and compactness in the arrangement of our kitchens.?i\r. Y. Advocate Itcineriy For CrampN. There is nothing easier than to make i [the spasm let go its hold, and it can be ] accomplished without sending for a doctor who may be tired and in need < of a good night's rest. When I have a < patient who is subject to cramp, I al- 1 ways advise him to provide himself I with a good strong cord. A lona: gar- i |ter will do if nothing else is'handy, j When the cramp comes on, take the ' cord, wind it around the leg over the < place that is cramped, and take an end | in each hand.give it a snap pull,J one | that will hurt a little. Instantly the < cramp will cease, and the sufferer 1 can go to bed assured it will not come 1 ou again that night. 1 ?? I Brute Humaxitv.?Once in the ] city of Vienna, there was a dread of hydrophobia, and orders were given to e massacre all the dogs which were J found unclaimed or uncollared in tbe city or suburbs. Men were employed for this purpose, and they generally j carried a short stick, which they flung j at the poor prescribed animal with such certain aim as either to kill, or maim it mortally, at one blow. Jt happened one day that, close to the edge of the river, near the Ferdi- t nand's-Iirucke, one of these men flung his stick at a wretched dog, but with j such bad aim that it fell into the river, j The poor animal, following his instinct or his teaching, immediately plunged in, redeemed the stick, and laid it at r the feet of its owner, who, snatching [ it up, dashed out the creature's brains. Which was the brute? We may surmise what the Athenians would have done to such a man t from the fact that they banished theiC Judge of the Areopagus, because he I I ?1.1.1. 1, I I V. nung away me unu wuiuu suugui, l shelter in his bosom. r ? ? s The aim of all intellectual training t for the mass of people should be to i cultivate common sense. "Short and sweet," remarked the 1 grocer, as he tied up 15 ounces of sugar 3 aud marked it "one pound." 1 When we refuse to believe God, we f have no claim upou His promises. & ,, . .. .. . . : In the Type Cases. 0 printer-man, say, What, are hidden away In these boxes, so many and queer? To send us your able, Song, story, and fable: 0, say ! do you keep them in here? These black little sticks, Shaped like broken toothpicks, Hftva a queer little face on one end; Are they fairies or witches? And 0! tell me which is "\Vbich, and which isn't, my friend. There are wonderful books Hid away in these nooks. Long waiting for some one to find; There are thoughts the most grand, There arc smiles the most bland, If the sticks be but rightly combined. When a wizard his wand Waves over tne band They start ioto line, and they tell Things lively and sad. Ciood, indifferent, and badSongs, stories, and sermons at well. Would mine were the skill To weave magic at will, And strike song trom each silent key; To pick from the cases The little imp faces That would be*t spell my poem for me. Ilde. > The Little Beauty. "I know I am homely," said little Rosie Oppenheim, as she peered from the top of the chair into her looking_1 I 1 / i.. ti gia>iS miu suuuueu every lemure. ii/ was only too true, for the face she saw was far from fairy-like. There was no pretty dimple in the cheek, no bright, winsome eyes, no tiny, clear-cut nose, smooth, white forehead and drooping eyelashes. It was a dark countenance ?small eyes, thick lips, large nose, and huge ears. "Goodness! What a fright!" she exclaimed, as she got off the chair and turned her face from the mirror. "Well, I am glad that I know it, anyway ; and so, if the girls call me names, they won't sting me at all, because it is true." And she laughed such a merry little laugh that the sunbeam through the window caught its echoes, and passed them to the clouds beyond. Rosie took up her sewing by the window, but after a time grew tired of the work, and picking up Alice in Wonderland, was deep in its mysteries. With what interest did she follow the adventures of that pleasant little maid ! How excited she grew as page after page was quickly scanned ! How? "Rosie"?it was Mrs. Oppenheim who spoke?"Rosie, dear, I would like you to run to the corner and match this silk." Quick as a flash she threw down the book, and returned in a few minutes with the article desired. Then she resumed her book. "Sister Rosie?Posy"?the voice came from a little chubby boy of five. "Won't you please tell me a little story?" "Why, of course, I will, my precious," said the young girl, seizing the little fellow; and he eagerly listened while she told him such a fairy story that his eyes grew larger and larger, ana 111s mouiu wiuer auu wiuer, uuui he soon fell fast asleep. "I don't think I shall read any more now," said Rosie to herself. "It is time to go to the piano. I have to run over those scales,'' and she darted up the stairs and had just opened the piano, when her father appeared at the doorway. "You would oblige me, my darling," he said, "if you would close that piauo. My head aches dreadfully." "All right, papa. I will get up early to-morrow and finish the exercises." And she cloned the piano softly, then quietly left the room as her mother antered. "What a beautiful disposition that child has!" said Mr. Oppenheim. "It is your training, my love." "But I do wish that she was a little prettier, Joseph." "Nop for the world, not for the world, Hannah. Believe me, she is a little beauty as she is; and if God spares her, her features will grow more regular." Rosie did not hear her father's remarks, although she felt that she was loved even more tenderly from that hniir Tiiif. snnhpnm that, nancht her merry laughter and bore it to the clouds heard the words of praise, and shone in extra lovely colors that evening.?Jewish Messenger. Boys, Read This. A gentleman advertised for a boy to assist him in his office, and nearly fifty applicants presented themselves before him. Out of the whole number he selected one and dismissed the rest. "I should like to know," said a friend, 'on what ground you selected that boy without a single recommendation." "You are mistaken," said the gentleman, "he has a great man. He kviped his feet when be came in and closed the door after him, showing :hut he was careful; gave up his seat ;o that lame old man, showing that he ivas kind and thoughtful; he took off lis cap when he came in, answered ny questions promptly and respectfuly, showing that he was polite and gentlemanly; he picked up a book, .vhich I had purposely laid upon the loor, and replaced it on the table, vhile all the rest stepped over it or ihoved it aside; and he waited quietly or his turn, instead of pushing or irowding, showing that he was honest md orderly. When I talked with lira I noticed that his clothes were arefully brushed, his hair in nice orler and his teeth as white as milk; ind when he wrote his name, I noticd that his finger nails were clean, intead of being tipped with jet like that landsome little fellow in the blue acket. Don't you call these things etters of recommendation ? I do, and would give more for what I can tell ibout a boy by using my eyes ten minuet than for all the letters of recomnendation that he can give me.?Manifacturer and Builder. Mrs. Grundy?And how do you like he new clergyman'? Mrs. Scrooge? ) I think he's just splendid ! "Does iis sermons appeal to you ?" "N-n-o ; >ut 0 how lie uoes go for the woman lext door, and the woman across the treet! It does my heart good to hear hose critters get such an elegant roastM "5The Preacher: "Well, Sam, how lave you been Retting along since rour conversion?" Sam: "0 fust ate, flab, fust rate. Me and de whole amily has quit lyin\ swearin', and tealiu' in a great measure."