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LINCOLNTON, N. C, FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 18S8.
NO. 27
UEAT-TII
V B L. ALLEN.
Trovt Health and Home.
HealCri; how great, how grand a blowing,
Can a p rice b on thee placed?
Can thy worth b found in gueaeiag?
I- thy name with rubiea graced ?
""Will the time c'-er be when mortals
Shall i jy thy great at boon ?
OrYli tiiuu cle thy p-cioua portals
To our fallen race too soon.?
Shall disease, o dark and gloomy,
E'er assume thy acepter grand,
-And destroy th houses roomy,
Which on rocb6 tow .steadfast stand?
Or will sett btfd fcchooLs o'erthow thee
With their p.nrous made with drugs?
Van they eerever kruw the
Wufi such fatal, ftal shrugs?
"Wilt ibu cwwer to tUfcir dictates.
Leave the b.dy in their power,
Let them us iueir cruel inandatei
Every joy ani eyery hour?
) Shall thy realms be thus invaded,
By. a fve so strong and braye,
Send thy home go weak and jadel
To an early, gloomy grave?
Or wilt thou rue in strength of truth,
Put sach toes to hafty flight ?
iose from men the.e bonds uncouth,
Give them. day instead of night?
Yes, oh, yes !" I hrar Health saying,
"1 will teach men how tc live ; -
They will learn t d more praying ;
Learn their alma to better give.
'They will learn from Nature's fountain
Kno wl edge Jno ore than they now know;
Yes, they'll learn' to' scale the mountain ,
Heedless ot the ice and snow.
'"All the drugs and quacks I'll banish
Far from those who know the truth;
2'evtr mure. for food eball famish
Those who lie beneath my booth.
'3ehool' and creeds ball fool no longer
Men who strive to do-my laws.
Ins'ead of wak, they'll be far stronger ;
There's no effect without a cause.
"Yes, I am indeed a blessing,
Ar 1 my price is very small
E'tn witbio the bounds of guessing.
Don t from Nature's Eden fall!"
.-or
one woman's work.
Most girls of Day age would have
ben terrified at spending the night
n'o"e in a. cottage with a thousand
doilara to take caTe of and no
neighbor to eu inmon in tae Of
danger.
My father was an overseer at
tbe rnioes two miles distaut, and
this money had been paid in tint
ilay to settle with the men.
I had noticed while we weie
counting it over that two miners
were watching us from tbe window,
but thought no more of the matter.
Father did not like to go away aod
leave ine a'ong with soniuch tnoney
but I wa. rather glad to show hiu
that I was not a? coward and finally
he kissed me reluctantly sb if still
in doubt aud went away.
After he was gone I toek the
money up to my room aud hid it in
tbe tiu box where I kept Tom Har
ring'a letters the sailor boy who
was comiog home soon to marry
me.
When 9 o'clock came I slipped
cif to bed aud was feoon in thelands
ot dicams. About midnight I was
rout-ed by the sound of voicrs and
a noise as it some oue was woikiug
at the door.
"What do 'you' want?1' I calbd
out boldly. k,lf you dou't want me
to rouse my father you will go -way.".
. -f
"Tourlfather is miles away, my
v&Yl; eo you'd better let us io."'
To this I made no answer so they
continued:
u We'd like drop of beer, too, it
j on have it handy. Will you let us
in or notf-
'This is my father' house," I
answered. "In his absence I admit
no strangers.''
44 We'll show ouJ" tbey scorn
fully. ' ;.; ; " ' '
Aud once wore chisel aud ..ham
mer fell boldly to work. Oh! how I
blessed the trujty lock, and when
at laM bay ceased their useliss ef
iort and th If 'o t steps died iway,
J fell on tuy knees in a trauaport of
ratituj3erthdir I- had ecai ed the
dpntfer. But it wai-, alard short
lived. lT?i pm it I was roused by", a
crash w i ;h made the walls tremble
The men bad i drawn and arm
iug themselves vurh a huge log aa
a battering lain, assailed the do.
I aw the bar slmkeand knew that
it could not longwitbtdat'd the? pies
sue. With strength almost super
human I dragged what furniture 1
oould to its delation pilling it up as
t a barricade, tor fear of beiti lost
iu frenzied indignatiou at this onU
rage to a helpless girl. Th- n
Pm ding upstair I took the mu
from i hn place where 1 had depon
ited it and placed it in my breaMt,
determined to pro'ect it with 1115
life. Am I turned to go down again
ny ye fell on my father' gnu,
and with almoat a sol of thanks
giving f seized it in my granp. As
I did -o another blow was struck
followed by another and another.
"I am armedi" I crnd thioogh
the door. "It you force aneu trance
I will kill yoo."
A Hcornful laugh was the only te
ply aa the blows fU fast the
men retreatiugjuat far enough to
move forwuidwith newly acquired
streugth. Ouce more I glanced
arouud the room. The fire waH
dying oat; ouly a tew embers were
left iu the ashes. You can fancy
my white face with blazing resolute
eyes and stout young heart facing
the uuseen enemy not knowing at
what moment my solecefence wuld,
yield. Another blow! The timbers
creak. Soon stout as thy are
the will give way. But a few mo.
mentous momenta more must elapse
before Ihey are destroyed. Ouce
m"re I shout through the door:
" Men, if you enter it is at the
peril of your lives ! Be warned in
time!"
Agaiu a scomlul Uugh is ir re-ply-
You shall pay well for this work
so no inoreot your threate,"tbey say
and I obey. ,
Wbat is my best defence? Back
of me is a window lowto the ground
Have they a spy at tbe re 11? This
I must lisk and t lusting to tbe
uoise aud darkness slip silently tbe
bolt and raisiug the sash, leip to
the ground just as with crash my
barriicade falls to tbe floor the door
gives way themen leap iu'o the now
desreted room.
IThe open window betrays me.
They rush forward. Tbirj is but
one cbance. 1 raise tbe gun and
empty both ban els into space, then
clutchii'g the money pressing it
tight to my breast I See into the
daikoess. On and on I go unntil
I pause to listen for the foots?ep
following but the beatiug of my
own heart is all the sound I hear.
Thtu I sink faiuting for the first
time iu my . life, upon the cold
ground Wheu I open my eyes they
peer into my father's pale anxious
wice who beuds and. kisses me.
"rbemouey is It sate?'' ii my
Mis' question.
'Yes, my brave girl thauka to
tou-every dollar ot it."
-And the men'
"One has gone to meet his reward
at a hhitfher tribunal than ours
and one lies bound in j nil
Theu when I grew stronger they
told m all how the ball had
pierced the heart of oue men and
the other had falleu helpless bhot
iu the leg. Surely Provideuce bad
directed my aim. Some one had
found me cold aud lifeless ou tbe
ground in the morning aud bearing
me to my limine discovered tbe men
oue dead one living aud fiom the
lattei's lips heard thecoufeesiou ot
of the horrer of the night.
Instead of opening my ejes from
my long faint I had opeued them
from the loug fever and delirium
through which I had been; but as
my fathfr stepped back Tom liar-
hug's face appeared beside it, and
sobbing happiiy iu his arms I for
got the fact that I bad been almost
a berioua, but only knew mysdl a
girl loved - and loving. lie says I
never agaiu shall prove my claims
toheioigui, aud as our cottage is
now almost completed, aud I soon
am to accept forewt his protecting
care, 1 gladly hope T ntver may. '
Poison from bees hornets, spider
bites, etc , is instantly arrested by
the applicatiou of equal patts of
common salt and b'carbouate of
soda well rubbed iu 00 the place
bitten or stQDg. Woman's Work.
IuMiience-
From Woman's Work
Der girln, do yo , the yr nog
ladies of to-da., reabz ainW the
hurry aid bustle of the gay Meyou
lead, the weight of lesponsibility
that rents ppon you? Do you ft'op
to think that theie is some one
easily sway-d by yonr influence,
standing with wa?c' fnl ys for
your example! N'w giils give
your earnest atention for one
moment. Whither is thatindu'nce
ten ling? Are you not treading
rhepith which yon would bluHh to
have your lit'! brothers and fritters
treat? A10 jour lives and examples
as chaste as you would havo their
to bt ? How does the new s?aug
expreasiou which you took up
because it was so fuuiiy, sound upou
infant lipe? Aud yet it is ad right
to them because '"sister said it."
How do you like to hear home eios
selfish words which ou did not
half meau at the time, and would
never again, repeated by the t-ame
infant lips vheu some other girl's
brother drop iu to speud the
evening 1 1 lieu set a wate.u
upou your lips and really be whutj
jou would seem. !
Have 3 ou uot a feeling a'nn to j
loneliness when your stnlwarr.
young bio: her begins to be ie.-tless
and ill at ease, and is gradually
drawu from your hide? W here does
he go? Whom does he chooe for
bis compauioubf Ah! girl, too
often do your brothers ,ch ose for
associates thoi-o wi'h whom we
would not be seen in compiUt ; uod
all too late you b-gin to ask why it
is. iVrbai-sil home bad been more
a'tiaciv all would have been well.
If, instead of calling an awkwaid
-rboy, and telling him to get out of
your Mtfht, you would show a
dcfeieuce for his wishes and try
only half as haul to make home
pleasant to him as jou do to chaiu
that "other fellow" to your hide,
wLvtt a difference what au eutire
ly differ ant boy he might be.
It is for the fills to say whether
ir not they have brothers to be
proud of, and whether or not their
brothers respect and are proud of
thun.
A good daughter or sister t?eldon
fails to make a good wife. Neither
doc a dutiful son and t-ftectionate
brother lail to make a good bus
band. Aud how about the ouu m an
who hat forsaken home Hmnpetnents
companions veiythiug lor a p'ace
at your side? There is no doubt
about your iurtuence over hiio. He
will.shuu what you shun; ridicule
what you ridicule; respect "that
which you respeat and enjoy wl at
you enjoy.
Do you always mike the most of
your iuflueuie? Do jou tiy, wiih
gentle, wiuuibg hand, to strengthen
morals, beighten piiucipls and
poiut them to ' nobler and loft
ier aspiratioob'?
You should try earnesily and
prayeifully to make every ono with
whom you cme in contact in some
way the better for having known
jou. A helping hand, a blight
smile, a kind word are little things
but for the want of them, mauy
have fallen in the struggle of life.
Thong you can do nothing
grett or grand, the little things of
life demand our energies and o
mauy of these lie at our hand.
Com, girls lay aside so much use
less frivolity. Life is too bhort to
be spent before the mirror and in
tbe ball room. Bravely t.keon the
armor of Chiit and work for Him,
knowing that in His own good time
you haU have your reward.
A Friend.
Who in Your llet Frieutl?
Your stotnacb of course. Wby ? 1tCus
if it is out of order you are on? of the m-st
miserable creatures living. .0 ive it a fair,
honorable chance nnd see if it is out tJi
be&t frieri J you have in tho en l. Don'i
&moke in the morning. Don't tlnnk ia the
morning. If you nuit moke ant drink
wait until your stomach is through with
brektat. Vou ca drink more and snuke
mure in tbe evening and it will le'l on you
less. If your food ferments and does not
digest right, it you are troubled with
Heartburn, Dizziness of the head, ccming
up after ea'ing. Bi'io'J'ness, Indigestion.or
any oth'er trouble ot the stomicb, you hid
best use Green's August Flower, as no
person can us? it withcut immediate rel ief
Self Discipline.
Fmm Woman's Work.
Tbere are some tradfi of manner
that, unmis akaoly intbrat j gK)d or
btd breeding. To the ultivatenl
man or woman, ti ad it on of good
bn-etliug imp' s- a retiovi se on nil
matters coneemi ng oieTi self. No
well bred person mak s Liraself or
his affairs a su''j'cto .ommou eon.
versation, neither is h. inquisitive
with regaid to o hers. He duos not
paiade bin petty griev ance, dinap-
pointment", and moiiid feelings.
Lincoliijit in uaid,wa8 a sympathiter
with all who laid'thir tioubleN
before him, but h:s iunate delicacy
aud unselfishness mn le him very
reticeut on things conteining him
self. Cail)l said, ''Good manners are
an absence of all 1 nssines-." He
ays.- it is a kind coutuderatiou for
others. We were m-ver fully im
pressed with tbe latter meau iug of
the word, until employing a little
girl fiom a p.or, poverty stricken
family achiJd who knew nothiug
of the comforts of home, except as
she occasionally looked through a
neighbor's doorway, but uld not
pass within. M'e was unselh.sb,
buoyant, aud ambitious ; aud with"
out any training whatever, her man
nera were admiiabie her polite
ness came from a kind considera
tion for others, with u native tell'
respect.
When our neighbor makes ua a
call, before we vent our ill-natured
pent-up feelings, for her Considera
tion and sympathy, we would do
well to recall the adage "Famili-uity
breeds contempt.'' This thought
less reflection of our i a unpleas
antness, is uu offense to our neigh
bor and also to koo tate. We
spoil the backgrouud to what
might have been a pleasant re
membrance. We should study how
to make a visitor feel refreshed and
euefitted by ber call. If she is
disposed to be meddlesome and
familiar, lead tbe subject to a more
healtful and cbeeiful ebnnuel, and
she will b; benefitted by your con
sideration. Above all thing", wo
meu who live iu a small community
ueed tbe elise.iplme ot books, ltad
mothers; rend to your children,
talke f wh-it yem i end, and don't
bother about your neighbors affairs.
Wheu Mis. conu s to deal out
her gossip, .;iv- p'av to your en-
thusia5jm'afout so'i.e'hiug you bavP
been reading, lake looks the
common su j et of conversation at
your hotneV, wiih your cbildreu as
well as wiih the obter n embers of
your family und friei d-, and yon
wib help to toot out tl e gr nst of
aU social evil- ges p. if each
individual' wou'd scrutinize his own
conduct and net as self-critic, it
mibt be the means of correcting
many grave and detr. ctiug faults.
Not all of us have the opportunity
of aoeiatiug with the highly bred,
but. we cau so educate our every
day manuerp, that when we do meet
them we will feel at' heme and no'
be looked upou as booribh com
panions. C.
Harmony with God.
The disquietude of our lives
coiues ot our not beiug in harmony
with God, yet the greater number
of people attribute it to nearly
everything else. But those who
have wider experieuce trace it
readily to its source. Now, as iu
the past, God by his' messengers is
saying to those who listen, "Your
iuiquities have separated betwe n
you aud your God, and your sins
have hid h:s face from you.r Siu
is everywhere present in this world
and we see its baleful" effects on
every hnd, yet we refuse to ac
knowledge its actual power aud
influence. Vr canuot have peace
until we put sin and worldliuess far
away from us. Gotl ia ready to
restore ns to f.vor if we will accept
his method', which are so plainly
set foith tbi-t we cannot misunder.
staud them. tkIf we confess our
sins Le is taithul and just to for-
give us our sius aDd to cleanse us
from all unrighteousness.'' God
has no o'her word for -iuful men.
Central Christian Advocate.
.xow is toe ume io xaKe yourtle free hrg, 6ize $1. Tery bottle war.lon truth and virtue is themost ua
county paper, the Courier. 1.50. rsnted. altering Voman Work.
Tlf AMiSGI VIXCJ.
The President Imhiipi II U
lroclauiHtioii.
Washixotox, I). (;., Nov. 1. Tbe
President this afteinOH u issued tbe
following proclamat'on :
Constant thanksgiving and grat'
tndi aie dun from tle American
people to Almighty God lor his
goodness and mercy, which have
.oooeu mem since the day H"
-! . .
mile tbem a n ition, and vouch
safed to them K fieo oovernment.
AVitU loviug kindness he has cou
stuntly led us iu the way of pros
perity and greatness
lie has not visited wi'h swift
puiiihbment our short cominoR, but
with gracious care he has warned
us of our dependence upou his for
bearauce and has taught m that
obedience to his holy law is tbe
price of a contiuuauce of his pie
cious gift.
In acknowledgment of alt that
God has done for us an a nation,
aud to the end that, on an ap
po:nted day, the united prayers
'nd praise of a giatetul country
may rench the throuo of grace, J,
Grover Cleveland, President of tbe
United Staten, do hereby designate
and set apart Thursday, the twenty
ninth day of November iustaut as a
dry of thanksgiving aud praise, to
be kept and observed throughout
the laud. On this day, let all our
people suspend their ordinary work
anil occupations ; and in their accus
tomed places of worship, with
prayer aud songs of praise, render
thanks to God for all bis mercies
for tbe abuuddut harvests, which
have rewarded the tod ot the hus
band during the year that lias
passed, and for the rich rewards
that h ive followed the labors of
our people in their shop and then
marts of trade anil traffic. Let u.
fiive thuuks for paceand for e cial
order and conteufmeut within our
borders, and fur our advancement
in all that adds 'o national greatT
And, mindful of tbe afflictive dis.
p?nat:ou with wh:ch a portion of
our laud has been visited, let us,
while we humble ourselves befcie
the power ot God, ackoulede his
mercy in setting bounds to tbe dead
ly march of pestilence, and let our
hearts be e listened by synipthy
with our fellow countrymen who
have ft offered and who mourn.
And as we return thanks to?
all the mercies which we hrtve
reeseivwl trm the hauls of our
Ueavenly Father, let us not forget
that be has enjoined upou us chari-
ty ; aud ou this Day of Thanksgiv
ing let us generou-l v letnemb r the
poor aud the needy, so that our
tribute of praise and gratitude may
b acceptable in the sight of the
Lord.
In wituess whereof, I have
hereunto signed m name ami
Seal caused the seal of tbe United
States to be affixed.
Grover Cleveland.
By the President.
T F. Bayabd, Hec'y of State.
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THEIR BUSINESS BOOMING
Probably no one thing bus caused such
a general revival of trade at Drug Stores
as their giving away to their cutooie,9
f ca Tnnw frPc tridl Yu-.tilm rf Ti- IT : '
. Xew Uicovery f0r consumption Their
trade is simply, enormous in this Terv val
uahle artic'i from ibe tct that it alwavs
cures and never disappoints. Couehs.colds",
asthma, bronchi tL. croup, and all throat
and lung diseases quickly cured. You can
test it Deore buying by getting a tril bot
A Sioux Illll of Fare.
One of the peoulia-ities of the
Ute.-a United Stateia style of feed
ing the noUle red man is the fact
that hf isgi vm. (loverument rations,
and t th same time appropi ixtons
are m :de livh ar ntipped to
m;iii'an I in).
Som' tino s a wild Indian who
lont know much about groceries
uid how to preptir theiu for food,
comes in ami drawn bin leular moI-
lier rations in this wav. For in
stance, up in the Bitting Hull conn
uj a uue agoan inonn eame iiTof pph,, isVwaH below the
jlu iuo vtarjmiu woo nan iievHi
seen an of the pate face i-'yle ol
food, and drew his rations.
He made a lightmeal of unground
e ffee the first day, aud as ho over
ate, and the coffee swelled ou him,
he had d fhVuhy in buttoning hi
pantK around the paiu that be hud
on band.
He felt very unhappy for a day
or two, tntt. laid it to the f a t lh t
he hadn't exeu'is d much, and tbe
constqnent ennui aud indigestion
resulting therefrom.
As foon as be wueneeded in pet
tinir bis interior department quieted
down a 1 tile, he tackled his ratious
of caudb s. These he decided to par
boil, io order to avoid trouble from
indigestion. The dish was not so
mueh of a glittering success as he
had anticipated, and as he; remorse
fully puked the candle wicking on!
of his teeth wif'iatent pin bemad
some remark th.it gia ed haishly
on the ;e -d he.it u ears of those who
stood near.
Ho then trie 1 a meal of yeast
powder and then took a pint of ex
tremely potent viuegar to wash it
dow n.
At fust there . was a feeliug of a
g'ad surprise iu bis stomach, which
rapidly gave place to uuavailing
remorse.
A cau of yeast powder in an In
dian's midst don't seem to be pre
pared for a pint of vinegar, and the
result of such au uufortuuate cir
cumstance is not gratifying.
Eveiy little while a look of pain
would come over the features of
the noble child of ibe lores, aud
then he would jump' about seven
teen feet and ty to ki. k a cloud
out of the sky. Then he would sit
down and think over his past life.
It took about a week tor him to
get back to where he dared to get
up another meal for himself. Theu
b fricasseed a couple of pounds of
laundry soap aud ate that.
Soap is all right for external
purposes or for treating a pair of
si iled socks, but it does not assim
ilate with the gastiic juice leaddy,
and thoe who have tried lauudiy
soap -s a relish do not seem to
think that it will ever arrive at any
degree of prominence as an article
of diet..
That is why this untutored child
of nature swore. He had never re
ceived tbe benefits of early training
in piofauity, aud his language,
theiefo-e was, disconnected aud
i-ainlilin e : bur when we (consider
j that ho was ignorant of our Ian
J guage, and that every little while
be hail to stop aud hold ou to his
digester with both bauds and dig
great holes in the earth with bis
tos. tbe remarks didn't seem alto
gether out of place or irrevaient.
When a gallon or ho of agitated
haki g powder and vinegar is Mog
in ij its little song iu tbe iunermost
recesses of an ludiau, and this has
been foliowed by a treatment of
laundry noap, the student ot human
nature can find a wide field lor ob
servation in that locality.
The ear nest aud occupied look,
tbe troubled oxpression of tbe coun
tenance, followi d by the quick, ner
vous twitching of tbe muscles of
the. face, the d?ep-drawu sigh and
thMn( theied cu3-wotd all 'jetokeu
a gaxtiic agitation going on within.
'1 his is why au Ind.au prefers a
link of bologua nausage aud two
yarold dog to the high-priced gro
ceries m common to our modern
I civiliz etiou. BUI Sy
1
i 1" Ilr-. U rtl.c Tariff
From I'nck.
4 I will give you." says the pro
tectionist to the laborer, "a system
that will raise your wage?; to you,
tbe manufacturer, a system that
will ibcreae your profits; to yoo,
the consumer, a system that will
lower price." Was tbre ever t-ucb
a wonder working miracle? The
mauufacturer is to be benifitod by
legis'ution which will force him to
lower prices and to raine wages!
The workingman is to receive this
increase in wages from increased
profits. But though protectiouistn
tell you that cheapness is not des
irable, nevertheless to the consumer
prices are to be reduced!
fie i.s the gre-tet man whochoosr
es the right with ioviueible resolu
tion who beaia tbe heaviest bur-
dtU! cheertullv anil wbone reliance
Th. umhoroi t lie Ntai-H.
lrofsor E. .S. Ilolden, in the Auguit
Century.
The total numlier of stars oue
can see wi'l dejvend very largely
up-o. tbee.lu.iriiesa f the atmosphere
nl the keetiuess of tbo eye. There
are in the whole, celestial sphen
about. 0000 stars vieltde to an ordi
uary eood ey. Of these, however,
we can never see more than a frac
tion at. any one time, beoanso a half
hoiizon, as easily as iu the zenith, a
half ol the whole number, or J, 000,
would be vit-ihlo on any olear ulht.
But stars near the hoiizon are seen
through so great a Ihiokues otat
mospheie as gre.itly to obacme I h ir
liglp, and only the brightest onua
can there be seen. As a result of
this observation, it ia not likely lhat
more than 2000 etars can ever ba
takeu in at a single view by any or
dinary eye. About 2,000 other stars,
atH so near tbe South iA!e that they
never nseiu out latitudes. Hence,
out ot 6,000 supposed to e visible,
ouly 4,OoO oer come within tbe
range cd our vision, unless we make
a jonruey tOA Htd the equator.
As telescopic power is increased,
we still rind stars of fainter aud
faiuter ligbt. But the number can
not go ou increasing forever iu the
same ratio as with the brighter
magnitudes, because, if it did, the
whole sky w.ould be a blaze of 8tar
light. It telescopes with power far
exceeding our present ones were
made, they would no doubt shown
new stars of the twentieth aid
tweuty-firsf, etc., ru.tgnitudeg. But
it is highly probably that the num
ber of suocefsive orders of stars
would not increase iu the same ratio
as is observed in the eighth, n nth
and tenth magnitudes, for examp e.
The enormous labor f estimating
the number of stats of sui h classes
will long ptevent the a cumulation
ot stat'sties ou th's question, bur,'
this much is certain, that iu special
regions of the ky, which have been
searcbinglv examined by various
telescopes ef successively increasing
apertures, the number of new stars
found is by no means in proportion
to tue increased instrumental power.
It' this is louud to be true elsewhere
theconclusiou may be that, after al'.
the stellar system can be experi
mentally shown to be ot finite ex
tent aud to contain ou'v a fin te
number ot stars. Iu the whole sky
an eye of average power wi'l see
nbout 0,000 stars, as I hare just
said. With a telescope this num
ber is greatly inct eased, and the
most powerful telescope of modem
t'mes will show more than 00,000,
000 sfarn. Ot this number, not oue
buudred has ever been cttologued
at all. . . . Iu all 315J20 star,
from the first to the 9 magnitudes,
are contained in the noithern sky;
or about 600,000 in both hemis
pheres. All of these cau be seen
wi'b 3iinch object-glass.
Tbe Power of IVord-
The effect an advertiament has
up'u the reader in very well ilius
tratnd by the following, as related
in the Mechanical Ntwi:
A welthy man who owns a count
ry lenideuce receutly becaius dis
satisfied with it, and determined to
have another. So he instructed a
real estate ageut famous lor h;s
descriptive powers to advesttse it
in the papers tor piivate s-tlc, but
to conceal the location, telling j ur
chasers to apply to his ollioe. In a
let' days the gentleman happened
fo see the advertit-emeut, was
pleased with the account ot tbe
plac, showed it to his v-.ife, and
the two concluded that it was just
what they wanted, and that tbey
would secure it at once. So he
went to the office ot the agent aod
told him that the place he had ad
vertiaed was sucb a oue as be de
eired and he would purchaa it. Tbe
agent burst iuto a laugh, aud told
him that was a description of his
own house where he was then living
He read the advertisment again,
30gi' ated over . the "grassy slopea,"
"beautiful vistas,r ".-moth lawus,
dc, and btoke out, "Is it possible ?
Weil, make out my bill for 'advert
tisiog andexpense, for, by George!-
I wouldn't sell the plaoe now for
three times what it ost me."