liW: ORS’^A^:®’ RKIRXH. sK'sc'ijij', Jiily 7f 'ffi79. A iiSCilIKST. Wc want to double tbe rA\h- Keripti(,>u b'.st of the (.bauiANw’ Fiiuoxo” between now and the first day of September. It is the wimploat thing in the-w-(>rld to do it, provided every present sub- (Miriter will titto the necessary ex- Qftion to proo.itro 'and sciVil oiro •dditioiul name-. But as a good manj', perlmps, may not be able to do tins, and oUiefs will not try, let eacli present subscriber got all the now subscribers ho or siie call, so that the fullness oi one may makeup for the defi ciency of auotlier. Up to a cortaiii number of pa- jicrs issued, the expense of pub- lisliiupt takes up the profits ; on all beyond that, there is a small Jjor ccutage for tlie bduefit of the Asylum, and the larger the uuiii- bor the more the profit, Yfe have already arrived at and pass ed the mere ‘Aayiug point,” so that every additional subscriber, rvil! add something to the means (if supporting the iustitutiou. \Ye liopo, tlserefore, that every one of oUr piresent subscribers will eu-. daavor to comply with the above request and enable us to aceom- plish the object of douliling the present subscription in the time montioued. ,* JjST'JIXJJ MOlEAl, PIIH,OKO- : IPSIV, Thoudijoct of the labors of all men is the rCitaiumcit* of happi ness. Their success or failure (le- peiids upon tlie wisdom or folly (if tlie means they adopt for the accoTO|>Ks!'imen't of th.eit aim.- Man’s nwftire is fhroe-lbUt—^an imal, intolloctual and moral. 1'iiercforo to make him happy he must have the pleasures wliich belong to each of these three jiarts- of his nature. He must liiwe tlVe ]i)fca.sui'e.s of .sense, the pleasures of knowlebge and the pleasures of diviiiG love. All these are his birth-right. God fias willed them to him and has gi ve® Lira fnstinction in his word Bow tliey aj'e to be- acquired and Eniks within wliieh they are to bo enjoyed. Maw. never-ean bo happy in tlie possossibii of only a part of. his birtli-riglit.—lie nuist lia.ve ail or bis happiness is diminished in proportion to the deprivation. Tlie pleasures of sense may ren der liim happy momentarily ; the possessioni of knowledge may, for mako- him forget the cravings of his triune'nature' for the pleasures of sense and also ■ of the “soul’s'Calm sun diine and'the lieart-folt joy,” which can come alone from a eonsc.iousnes.s of “[leacQ with God through our Lord Jesus Christi'.' But ho w ill he unhappy,.more or less, as- the legitimate' means' of gmtifying any of- the desires of his threc- fold’natura are wiinlii' ' (live acinan the means of gratr jfying Ids sensual ajiiiotites- and deprive him of' hiteilcctual and moral culture, and he becomes a' hriito. Gultivato onl-y'. hi.A. intellectual nature, and lie iioeomes- Jiaughty and tvrainiical; despises liis Iciiid, and usiiaVly settles down' in come sYstein of Tsvin pltilusoph.y, f(,.ta,l- ly incapable of-bringing liiin the hap])iness he seeks.'. Of courBe the full ifevelopineu;. of mail's moivil powers—ilie coii- nectii'u of man to (lod ^the j.iri'.v'iples of ilivino love—briiig.s haripiwess, but it is-the h.api'iness ( I aition, and cannot be craip'- i ■ tl'.is life without- tie lidaition'(.H the utlier two. •Hei'C lie.”, t-lre royt of hiiman woo. ihiujiif.s '(ici iio't uoiv.sHler this triTims Ot' tlifed-foM iiiifufe of their 'children find .p’ro'i'ii’h; for the dcvelfqinient .uid c.iirtrva.tion ol' each, 'but mostly 't'oiifin'e (.•fibl't.s to one part only, and that, too -gon- endly-., the pool'est pa'd—f-th.eir bodfe.s. Tho}' work earlv and late, sc'r.ape and saxtg^to- a'cejuire means for decorating the bodies of tlieir sons find daugiifor.s; giv-/ ing, jierlmps, a secdiuliirv ca.re to,' the cultivation of the intellect, but often, too.often, alaS-i leav ing tlieir mdral part to itwarf and shrivel for w'aivttif iiroper and w.ili-dii'octcd efi’ot't for ■ hcaltliy devclopineiit ^i'hoir motto aceniy to be, Get large cxtutcy, provid^ fine clothes and nice eating a-nd drinking for the idolized oilspring; give tiiein an education y-uiUeient to enable tlicni to sliow oil cred itably in tlie world’s estiuiation, ])ut as for religion, wliy, teat's unfaslnonablc and too much at- teiitio]. to the snhjoct might inter fere with the:? jirospects in life, and t;jc moral, whicl] h t])e high er and 'most important jiart of the givi’s or bo}'’s natiu-e, is left to starve. Then, by-anu-by, the latlier and motlier are perfectl}- astor.i.slied, and cannot account for it “after all that lia-y been done for- them,” to see tlieir sons, take to the dram sliop, the cafd table and tiio race track,, and their daugl'.tefo mere parh/r ormunents, if no.thing wtir.ye, useless to them- selve.s, to so4:iety and to tlieir families' if they aliould over be so unfortunate a.s to have any. Then, to recur to. the idea with which v/o set out, tiic wa5^of se curing lire greatest happi-hess to the greatest num-lacr,' is to jiroVidc man the means- and instruct him in tlieir use, of gratifying his tliree-fold natime. Who is to do this f It is the work of parents, teaclier.s, legislators, newspapers and preachers, and to them we commend the subject. Taken into a family to ho read by tlio cl.iild-ren,- sliould iievnr contain a word or sentence , of toubtful morality oir eo*iiveyi'ng a double-entendre.- It should never contain- a' quo tation of Scri])ture in an- irrever ent eonnection nor to enibeilisli the relation of a trivial cvent-.- It shordd never contain a ])ara- grapli, Iiowever witty or })hilo- sophical, couched in tlie Jo.sh Ihliings style of orthograpliy. It ahoidd not .relate anecdotes in which children arc represented as speaking of or treating their parents in a disrespectful manner. Itshoukhnot originate or copy paragraplis in which the nuarriage relation ikalluded to as a snlqect of ridicule. It should never reiu'csent' a- man as making light'of his moth er-in-lavv. It is exceeding bad ta.sto for a newspaper to {ittemiit to cast odi um iqion a decent female who has arrived at thirty without piar- rving, by alluding to her slight ingly a.s a-u old inaid. it panders to a depraved moral ta.ste to -rc})ort the details of sucli nasty aflkii's as that which has recently transpired in llrooklyn, and a nowspajier oiight’n-ot to do it.! These arc simply 'mir views, and vre'thiuk'thc)-^ are correct; 'at the same time we do not think-, any ]>apGr ought to attempt to dictate-to others wlait tliey should or. should aiot do/ais an infallible rule. .I'jcm lh':-rnALl—--Senator Shan iq ^ of Nebraska;, .whose wife diiul 'inj WjisiMUgton - roceulh', hhih Lci"' buried in a .-ajlid .'•ilvu-i cot.hn. j >A£ Si:t:5£i:T ';>l' a jsai^pv -.MOiTIJC. 'W'Q \Vefe in comp.any the‘otlu'r 'day Vr-ith a gentjeiuaiv, a})j)areut- 1)’ ii-l’ty or six.t}' }’ears of age-, vho used, in substanco, the ■fu)ilo’i\'ing language : Were I to live my life 'over again, I shoukl make it a.point to do a ki'fi'dif6ss’''toa fe'iiO'W-' being whenever' .1' had the opportunity. i regret y,qry„muclL that-iny.habit ha.s be ditierent, and that I have induced feelings so unlike those wli-ich- w-ould lead to such a C':nt'rse of life. , it lias ..been too inucli iny way to-let others take care of them- s-elvos, while I. take'care of my self. If some little trespass was comniittod' on liiy rights, (;r if I suHered some .'-^iiglit inconveii- •ionco from.the thoughtlessness or selhshnesrt of others, I was great-' ly annoyed, and sometimes used liarsh, leproachful language to wards the offender; I am now satisfied that my own happinors was greatly impaired by this course, and that my con duct ami examp.le contributed to the irritation'und unhappines.s oi others. “It was but flic other da^q” continued the gciitlcuiau,” that I v.'as passing along the street,- and a coachman was attempting to, draw a light carriage into a coach house. .Ho tried cnee or tw’o* witiiout success, and just as 1 came up, the carriage occupi---d tiie wlioie sidewa.lk, and pres ent- ed my passing'. The fellow lohk- .cd as tliodgh it ougiit not to ]>e 'exactly so,j and there was some thing like, a faint’arology in Ids smiio. It was on my tongue to sa)', ‘In with 3'oui* wa-gon, man ! and don’tdet it stand here block ing u]) the_ passage.’ Ikit an i.i- iluoncn pn’ovail-ed. I wetrt. to tlie rear of the cari’ia-geV and sand, ‘Now, tryiagain, npv good follow!’ wliile,- uyitli the end of my um brella', 1 gave it a little })ush, and in tlie carriag'e wciit, and out canie the pleasant ‘Thank yo, sir; much obliged.’ I woukl not have taken a twenty d'ollar bank note for the streak of sunshine that thif; one littlO' act' of Idndness threv/ over the rest of m}^ walk, to say nothing'of the lighting up \)f the coaclunan-s coimtenance. ‘'‘‘And-'wlion Ilook back upon iiiy intercourse 'with my fellow- men all th-O wa\' along, 1 (iau con fidently say, lluit I never did a kindness to aiiy human being without being'h.appier for it. So that, if 1-was;/■governed by jiiere 'selfish mbfirhs, aiicl wanted to live'the ‘IVappiest life I could, I W-oukh jus^.',sim]ily obey the Bible proco})t, to do giVod to all-men as I, had 0})pbrtiinit}A” shan’t be too A'a’aticial. ---I . • "W^hatever you do, never sot u]) for a critic. Wo don’t mean a newsjiapor one, Ijiit in private life, in the domestic circle, in societv. It will opt do any one any good, and itv/iil do 3'ou harm—if mind being called disagreeable. If you don’t like any one's nose, or object to any one’s chin, don’t put pour feelings into words. If any one’s manners don’t please A'oii, remember ^’Oiir own. .Bco- })]e are not all made to suit one taste, recollect tliat, l.^ake things as fhul them, unless'can .alter them. Even’a'dinne-r after'" it is swallowed cannot be niado any better. Continual fault-l'md- iitg, continual criticisjn of the con duct of tliis one and spcccli of that one, the dress tf the other and the oj.'iitiqus of’l’oth'er, -will nuike hdine.lluri anhaj'piest place under “I>id l.”>u Swejij' PiiiPi.” Flora was at the tvindow watcli'- ing for ph.j)a. ISiie was gi'owihg impatient for it was almost time fyr tiio -stars to come '(nit, and she wanted to give Inin a good night kiss, ik'eseiitl-v Flora’s ([uiek, car naught the sUiind of a familiar footstep', 'and viti). ■ji (-my‘of joa 's'le bounded away to meet h-r lathei'. Before she reached tlie gj^to a gn^ntleman stopped to apeak With him. btiddenly tliO 'Sunn-}* face be came 'clouded, ail'd slowlj" tiie oliiid turned towards tire hOu.se, w'here she,sat down in her' little chair, and covered her face wi;h i.or hands. - The mother seeing her, -said, “Is Flora sick Uvnight f’ “No mamma and then the little head houved agtiin. ddie mother toolc lier in lier arms; and said, “Will not .Flora tell me what troubles her V’ ‘I know I must keep nothing from my mother,’ I’lora answered. ‘I was watching for papa, and Vy-licn he came I ran out to meet hinq but some one called him, and while I waited for the man to go awary I lieard some one swear. Do yc)u think it was })a})a !” The inotkcr knew not what fo' answer, bhe knew tliat her hus band frequent]}' took the name of God in vain, but to her sorrowing little one she could not say this. Flora slipped from her moth- e.Fs arms into iier liitlo chair, and again buried .her face in hm‘ hands, when Iter father came in-, lie liad missed tho bright face and' light • step of hi.s little one, aiidwhe'.ih-:-eirt.-red hi house,and she did not come to meet him, thougld she nm.st be ill.—Taking iier in liis arms, he asked tender ly. ‘.Is nn' little Flora sick to- niglit'?’ ‘No papa.’ ‘Wliat lias iroiibkal my darling tlien V After a momcjit li'esitation, Flora saiil, ‘Wlicfi ] was waithig' for you just iKov, I hoard some one swear, and I think it Was'the man on tins side of tho fence. Was it )’ou pajia'^ Did you swear i't wasdiai'd to meet the g'azo of those clear eyes. What would not tiie father at tliat moment 'have given could he liavo an.swcr- ed. ‘No, Flora, your fatlir did not swear.’ From the .silence and the averted gaze. Flora’s quiclc intuition gathered the truth, and' site would not be comforted. Never ]>ofoi-(3 in the presence of his child had an oath c.scaped this father’s lips, and lie was grieved that his Httle daughter’s faitli in him .sliould be so shaken. If before his cliild he stood con- 'domned, how can he appear be fore the judge of all the earth ! Sound Advice.—i^et the winds and the Waves of adversity hloAv and dasli around you, if they will; but keej) on 1-lie patli of rectitude, and you will be as form as a rock. Plant youi’self npo-ii jirinciple, and bid defiance to misfortune. If gossip with her poisoned tO'nguo moddle.s with }miir good name, iic-cd her nor.- Cany A'ourself erect; let your course he straight forward, and by the s-ernity oi’your countenanc3 and purit}' of lifo, give the lie to all who niiderrate and belittle you.' ap})aroutly as ifhe^sa-w-the'psalm- ist Pending Jmmcdrately before-' him, lie said—D^oii sakl in your hastoi David, did A'ou-il Well if A'cii had hemi licre }a)U-' mig'lit iiavchave .said-it atier inaLure re- heclionv’-' An old, rough c-lerg}'man once to(5k for his‘text tliat pssago of the* Psalmsr‘I-sahi-ihany_ Imste _ —, all- inen-aro liars;’ Booking, up--foed-'chiefiy upon, roofs aAd'lichey. ^VoiT ofa iriasuHsoifys When a persbh iU hii'sfortuno i.s h'Gpie'd h-y th'e iiifoi’lei*(j'!i'rce of an unex[)ccted event in natiire, nx in the realm of “■accid,cnts;” . w.e- call. it “a provideiice,’—iin'tl it would be insrd to hhd ;i Ifo'tt'ei' name, in a letter to i'/i'Cr C'/o'm- ticiri, a resident of AYe'st Vfindsor; Mich., y-lio knfov the fabt, relates tho folluwing singular example* ‘ “Many } cars ago there resided In CraWfdrd County, 0., tin esti mable gentleman, who was the owner of a- large ilouring mill, in the luirchase of wiiich he had*!)e- come llee])ly involved in debt: ■ ’\Vhat made liis condition still worse was, the proceeds of the miil Vs'erc not suiUcient to licpii- date tliO claim, and no other visN hie i'e^our‘e was open, to him for . it.s liquidation. “As tlie time for tho ])ayment of the mortgage approached, no way appeared to be ojKuied up, and as the niortg-ago and inten'i-t ■ivlien due v.'ould amount to tl.o' sum ot' Siwentecn hundred dolhir.s, it sk'Oined almost utterly impossible that it could be prdd. “Still, yith some ho])e in the providence of God, the proprietor labored not only in the mill, but made some additional improve ments in connection tlierewith, and while employed in improving- tiie “mill race,” he discovered t 0 complete remains of a MavStodon, ^vhich, being pul in proper shape, ho sold to a museum in Colum-' bus, O., and, strange to relate, it netted liim just seventeen hun dred dollars, ills mortgage was paid u}) and -cancelled, and the' good {irovidence of G(jd clearly made '.]>parent.” . it is seldom that the grave page.s of geological science and ni.story arj enlivened bv an epi sode .so line as this. Wil«l Peoj>Ie of Mnclras. An East Indian -survoyo", while' atwoikiii llladras, near l^daiu-i Hills, canglit a eouple of wild- folk, wlio Ii\-G in the hills and . jungles of tho Western Gh,i;. , Th(;y are thus described : These people sometimes Ijring- honey, wax a-nd sandal uvood to ('xchango with tlio villagers for cloth, rice, toliacco and betel mV, but they arc very shy. Iliemau was four feeh six inches liigh ; ho' liad a round head, coarse, black, v/oolly hair, and a dark-hrowir skin. Tho forehead wtwii tow aud slightly retreating; tho lower part, of the face projected like tho muz- - zlo of a monkey, and tho mouth, which was small and oval, with thick lips, protruded about an inch beyond the no; e ; lo laid short, b indy legs, a compar ively long body, and arm.s that extended al- in )st toliH knees, Tho hand.s and fingor.s were 'dumpy and always contracted, .so that they couldoiot i;0 made tc’ stretchout quite straight and fiat; the p" b'l.s and fingers were covered with thick slkn (more e.spe’cially the tips of the finger.s),-the'' nails ' were small and imperfect;'and the feet broad and thick-skinned all' over. d'hc'woman was the sameheigTit as tlie nnm, tho color of the skin’ was of a'‘yellow tint,’ the ‘ hair ' Ijlaclc, long'- and strai'ght:' and' the ' features well formed." Tlnsqiuiint folk-oC'Casfoha.-l'iy oat' tMld'i, ■ but' They liavb no' fixep dwelling-' places, but sleep on any" cemveu- iea!; .-ipot, generally between' two ’ rocks, or in caves'’ near Avhiclf ihe)- happ(jn to be benig]ite(F AVor.sliip is paid-to certain-'-local-1 di'Viiiifojs'of the forest-

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