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Jrublisiit?j in tlie Interests of lMelfr.odi.sm in I"ortli Carolina.
"Rev. H. T. Hudson, Corresponding Editoi
Vol. XX1IL No. 7.
Raleigh, N. C, Wednesday, february 20, 1878.
Whole No. 1,196.
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I'lie (iicitl Question.
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;Y ALIC5: I'AKY.
B waves are wiidiy heaving.
f-vnil boariu;; iuo out lroiu the .horo.
I 1 kno.v of the thinits I ai" leavi-g.
it nft ot tho things bt-'-cro.
i of love, whom the shape of a dove
-iliio d -wri UU'I hovjred o'er.
"nl to night wish heavenly ht:!it.
d show i" - the farther shore.
is aililiiijht larknes o'er me.
a .fn '-is lull', mora iiMt, l crave;
l'h billows behind and belore n.e,
I A-j;. V1U4. -'lt witb a grave:
JMsceau to-nigui, j Loru oi aiiui.
Who tied our souls Ca save:
end to-niht. my Lord, my Light,
And wa'.K, "". neau.i. w,"e ;
Wrt is heavy to breaking.
"i jilecau e of the mouraer'i sighs,
- " thej cannot sec the awak'i ing.
4or the body with kick we arise.
u who for sake oi uicn didst break
J he awlo.1 seal ct tae tomb,
S w them the a iuto hie. 1 iray,
- gi.aH the body -viti v. jieu we come.
Ooi-fort tiiur paia aai rinin:;
i r tha nearly wasted sands,
Wirt the many man.-: -as shining
In the house uoi:aie wUii hands;
"Ant: heir tneui by faith to see through death
that brighter an 1 "letter shore.
Where they nevor shall weep whoarelalleu a-kep.
An 1 never be wek any more.
go m in u ntcatcd.
For the Advocate
Loi-gevitj.
Who does not wish to live a locg
ime ? What sane man or woman
an you lind that feels not a lively in-
3rest in the rules, there bj any)
t attaining to a good old age ?
3 ale s !' exc!aim3 oae. Wuat is the
.86 of rulos, wlioii it is well known
aat iiien in aii conditions of life, aud
dth all sorts of habtte, have lived
ver one hundred years f ' It is true
lat some men hive lived long in
pite of bad habits, but when other-,
,ith less vital force, have tried the
ime course, the experiment has
roved fatal.
Let us see how long me: men have
ved in modern times, and v. hat were
! leir babits. Puter Czar ton, a Hun
urian, lived 1S3 years. Sarait Mun-
a Scotchmau, lived 183 veais aud
irack nothing bat seoizjuvra-water
eakins Kasjiisu, uvea toy years,
Qd had two sous, one a hundred
: ad tha
102 years old. Sur
ngton lived 100 years, ami had
jn 102 yctrs o X i'arr was 102-
ad
toa 127. Jean Outrego
i iad at G.il icia, ago.l 117 he eat
j otLing but dour of maize Widow
j aiger lived to 107 and went all hei
ife wi h nakei feet. Mtnly lived 110
ears on vegv-tible diet aud va or.
ISro vn, an IribUiuao, lived 323 years
I nd was an habitual draukard. He
i' as so farious hq i desperate that his
!cq"H.!Utnices s.iid death was afraid
if him. Fairot liYdd 10 i years audi
'iarough life was an mee8?aat emoker
i f tobicco. Solomon Nabit was born
tl Ea'l m l, moved at the age of 19 to
liryland, and afterward to 8ou;h
llirolina, -vhero he died, aged 143. He
iatamed his teeth and his eyesight to
i he end of his life, and killed deer the
ay before he did.
A great i.uinbjr of Americans have
.veil from 154 to 110, many of whom
rere hunters and pioneers in a forest
ind. We now often see announce
aents in the newspapers of the death
f persons who have lived 110 and
.20 years.
The question arises why is it that
,o few reach extreme old age f If a
ew can reach extreme longevity under
laoh a variety of circumstances, why
nay not all do the same ?
In reply to this question we may
HlBwer, that very long life is attain
ible only in those families where the
rita) force has not been exuausted by
jad habits in the ancestry through
nanv cenerations. Degeneracy has
rone s i far in some families that Ion
jafity is impossible. The blood has
jaen rendered impure by tigut dress
ing, impure air, glut toning, drunken
aess, indulgence of v olent passion
ant of exercise, exclusion of li'srht
and filthy habits.
Anv and every babit that tends to
imparity of blood entails curse upon
th.9 descendants of the families thus
indulging. A man of much vital
forca will live a long time in spite of
irregularities, but his children wil1
nfler tor his misconduct, it is lm-
nosaible ior it to be otnerwise. it is
Tory remarkable that not a single in
Btance is lecorded of a ctntenarian
jffho wore tight clothing and slept in
light or crowded rooms. Whatever
rr cigularlties attached to their lives,
Ihey breathed para air and wore loose
(CloluisS- Tight clothing has killed
ijore people and produced more
Jalsery thaD intoxicating liquors.
. If we were called upon to give a
role fcr attaining to long life we
should say: sunlight and pure air are
the two first essentials Guard your
diet, take as much exercise as your
strength will adaait, observe your
sleeping hours with scrupulous regu
larity; suffer no form or fashion in
yooVblood; keep your " skin cleVn";
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curb your temper, for passion is a foe
; to longevity. Avoid anxiety of mind
jay uiach as possibie; .t wears, like a
file, upon the vital fo ees within.
Learn to trust in God; it will lighten
the burden of life.
It is a duty which every man and
woman owes to God t reserve the
life given, hence every habit that has
a tendency to shorten life is a sin
Liife is given for a purpose, and he
who wastes the energies of iife, Lbors
io defeat the great purpose of hii ex
istence.
E. L. Perkins.
For the Advocate.
Totlie Local MiniNtcr of JV..C
DjttAJi BBi5THjrs: TL9 resoluti'-o Vlj
on the minutes of the Local Minis,
ers' Conference, requires each mem
ber to take up an ancual collection in
the congregations which he serves, a
early after each Conference as pos
sible, and forward the amount to onr
Secretary, Brother L. Branson, at
Raleigh, N. C, who needs the m ney
in the publication of the ?dinnte-. It
is humbly hoped that tach bio her
will attend to this du y as soon as
possible, as the publication of our
ilinutes is a ruat."er of importance to
our Lical Conference JLf any brother
should feel a d.-licicy in taking up
this collection, as he Las charge of eo
congregation, let lim remember iha;,
this collection has no nore to do with
the m-chinery of Methudism than
Hare ihe private collections taken up
upon any occasion for useful or char
uable .urposes. E?ery Methodist
brother and sister has an uualienab'e
right to aid good causes at all times;
and every Local Preacher iiolds a
similar right to determine for himself
ivhat is a proper cause for the exer
cise of his powers. It is not presum
ed, however, that any of our Itinerant
brethren have so littla knowledge of
the moral and social relations of so.
ciety as to object to such movements.
Our next Annual Mettit g will be
held in the city of Charlotte, couiaieuu
ing-on Thursday before the 3rd Sun
day in August 187S, and it is most
earnestly desired that we have a larg e
representation in attendance.
Our organization initiate 1 a new
element into our operations at last
Conference, by Bending abroad cix
Uoanyelist, who travels iu every part
of our country, endeavoring to aid in
the spreading of Bib e uoiine s over
all thesi lands. That EvaMgelist is
Rev Solomon Pool, one of the bett
educa ed and most pious ministers of
our Church. We trust tha all our
people and all others who love our
Loid Jsus Christ, wid give Brother
Pool a hetrty rectp.ion wh-rever he
may travel. V e assure all who hear
tiim preach that they will not fail of
aaving a 'feast of reason,' as welt at
such an exposition of the diviae word
as shall feast the immortal soul.
Brethren of the Conference, let us
work for God and His Church, looking
for our great reward when He comes
to make up His jewels.
II. L- AliEUXETJlY,
Pres. of L P. J nf.
For the Advocate.
Dr Bobbitt: In the Nashville Ad -
vocate of Feb. 2d, and alsj in the R.
C. Advocate, there is published a let
ter from Rev. J. J. Ransom, mission
ary to Brazil. It is worthy of consid
eration, particu'arly tho following:
"Our house will eost per yuar 1900
U. S. currency. Seats will est 150
or $200 additional; a man to take care
of the house 225 per annum. We
need an organ waich will cost 175 to
250. On the whole, will need f ;r
our house of worship 2500 for 1878.'
I th".nk, before tais request is granted,
ei'her Bro. Rn&otu or the Missionary
Board, or both, should explain to
the church which has a right to
know the necessity and, especially,
the practicability of such exorbitant
expenses.
It seems thai economy, the first
lesson to be learned and practiced in
all departments in oi"der t success,
has been entirely overlooked in this
case. The church, like all other en
tities, must hae a gradual grow
and development. j
Especially is this true in planting it
iu a foreign land with a small amonn'
of money in the treasury, and the peo
pie not sufficiently trained to benevo
lence. Her operating macLineiy, in
pprfect order and completion, cannot
suddenly spring forth like Minerva
merely by the m-igic touch of one
will.
The Missionary Board should be
composed of men of practical and
economical ideas which I presume is
the fact and it should employ none
but men ot thit sort as Foreign Mis
sionaries. TLere are many good men
well educated in a sense thorough
ly consecrated to the work and yet
are nufit to represent the church from
a want of practical idf-as; and, by ex
travagant notions, involve the church
in debt. Why the necessity of renting
for one year a house that costs 1900?
If it was permanent was oars the
1 a7endanea now so large as to demand
tch a house ? If Dot, why spend
money for mere sace ? Why pay a
man $223 to take care of it ? Why
pay )i250 for an organ Is the organ
an indispensible prerequisite to the
eprta 1 of the gospel there ? Was it
s ) here ? Is it so now ? Of coarse
organs are an auxiliary tvbere we can
afford them. Can we afford it just
nuw iu Brazil ? Would it not hi
wisc-r Jo appropriate that amount to
ward paying another missionary ?
All these call for S2500 for 187S.
How many inissiouaries can we sup
port iu Brazil at these figures? Thee
arj plain questions, bat questions in
which every member of the church is
interested It is vain to call so much
pon the people for money unless it is
more judiciously managed. Oar peo
ple are already groaning beneath over
whelming debts. They are opening
their ejes.
J. T Bagwell.
Goldsboro, 2J. C.
Voluntary Offerings.
1 1 s greatly for Ihe health of the
Christian s u. and tho benefit of the
Cbn ch for members of 'he Churches
to fcfci that th-.y ought to stand ready
to make voluntary offeiings to the
cause of God. This was the rule
among the, old Israelites. They had
many regu!a ions requiring them to
devote of their means to ihe sustain
ing of God 3 cause and kingdom, bu
they had others which were of a pure
ly voluntary sort, affording them the
opportunity of refreshing themselves
wiih a coDgenial service as they felt
iuciined. Nearly all our Church con
tr.butions are made uuder the ar
ia ugemen- of asses-men s. There are
pew rents, apportionments, subscrip
tions, etc , and it is ran ly any one
goes tu the treasurer of a Church wi;h
a spec al gift, expressive alike of his
mtere&t in the progress of religions
woik, and of bis gra'itade to bis
Creator and Saviour. Wh6n now
and then a particular gift is made it
i0 a large one, according 10 the giver's
means, in 'ended as a pirt of the fiuai
dis-posai of his property in view of ap
proaching deah, or as a response to
some appeal of want from a Board or
o her dispenser of charity. Of ihe
gifts coming in frequently, because
there is a feeling in Christians souls
that they ought to make an offering
10 the lor , there are but few, if ;here
are aiij , nearly ail Christians WMting
tul commit ees or tiua tes, or circu
lars, or death makes a levy in a style
taat is urgent or peremptory. AVe
repeat it. that if Chri-tiaus would feel
that at aii times they ought to be
ready to express their devotion in
voluntary offerings to tbt Master,
tiiey would be great gainers. Our
habit of waiting on collectors is a
great spiritual uiawback. united
J-'resOiterian.
God from the very beginning set
asida the Sabbath day as a day of
blessing It was on the first day of
the week ''the same d iy He rose from
the dead) that Jesus revealed Himself
to the two disciples, and made ".heir
hearts to bum within them. It was
the same evening He came and stood
in the midst of His disciples, and said,
Peace be unto you,' and breathed on
them, sying, 'Receive ye the Holy
Ghost;' and it was eight days after
(next Lord's Day), He again revealed
Himself io them JWCfteyne.
A gentleman traveiing through one
of the mot picturesque portions of
the White Mountain region saw a
farmer at work, and, being of a socia
ble disposition, approached the man,
and expatiated on the beauty and ma
jesty of the surrounding scenery,
concluding with the remark : 4I sup
pose, my friend, you enjoy this glori
ous view that people come so far to
look at?' 'Why, yes," was the response;
but if I'd had the s rtin' cf these hiils,
I'd make 'em a little peakeder.'
We are asked concerning the origin
ot the word Jew. The Hebrew Jehudi
r.Tew! Srst occurs 2 Kines xyi. 6. It
comes from Jehndah that is, Jadah,
the fourth son of Jacob. As his tribe
gained preeminence the term Jew be
ame a general designation of all the
Israelites, as it is at present. JE'x".
If all tho faftbfut in ohnst's church
would draw near to Him with grea'er
vehemence of supplication, a higher
expectation, and a greater boldness of
faith we might expect to see great
things. May God give ns grace to
strain af er a devotional vocation !
Prayer is an unsheathed sword
Anon.
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The crown of England contains 1,
700 diamonds, the imperial crown of
Russia contains 2 500 diamonds, the
crown of France, 5,352 diamonds, but
tha crown of tha poorest of Christ's
sain s is one solid gem, not to be com
pared for beauty and value with all
the diamonds in the world. For the
Lord God of hosts is for a crown of
glory and for a diadem of beanty to
the residue of the people. Anon.
There is nobody so weak of inven -
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' Btorian to vilify hia nmj.-AMion.
The Complained.
If it i a misfortune to meet with a
cornpluiner in general soci.y, mich
more so is it to meet with one in ihe
church; for, more than in the former,
the peace and prosperity of the latter
depend upon the hopefulness and the
one mindedness to use an apostolic
expression of its members. In so
ciety men can at the most exchange
sentiments; bat in the church, heart
throbs in sympathy with heart
:n ihe worship and the service of he
one God and Father of all Worship
levels all ilistinctions oflifa and in
dividual worth, for the worship of a
churth is, ory shrnild be, one breath of
adoration, ona wrestling of human
weakness with divine strength. One
dsaiisfied, queiulous s ul, out of bar
mony with the other worshipers, may
be conip tied to one man of a com
panywho have gathered round an
electric machine; ins ead of presenting
to bis neighbor on either side i f him
a naked, manly h-md, he offers to each
of tLem an insuktor, and the com
munion, the fellowship wi,h tho mys
tic spirit, is broken.
It is no uncommon circumstance in
the history of small churches that one
member acts the unhappy part of the
fly in the apo hecary's ointment. At
the prayer meeting he is forever tell
ing the Lord about the shortcom
ings, backslidings and sins of his peo
ple. They are cold hearted, selfish,
worldly, unbelieving. Tho church is
like 'the dry i.nd parched earth' its
glorious b-auty is faded, withered up
an offense for God and man to look
upon. Groaning in spirit, he says :
"Look how wo grovel hero below.
Fond of these triHins toys;
Our so:ils eau neither tly nor o
To rea-h eterua1 joys."
Then there comes the wailing
'How long, O Lord, how long ?
cry
The same Ead tale is repeated when
the affairs of the church are discussed
in public or in private. 7f these are
in a prosperous condition, the spiritu
al prosper: y, he is sorry ; o remark, is
nut in tho same proportion; and if
there is 'a shaking amoDg the dry
bones,' as he terms it, there is eure to
be a departure from the apostolic rule:
that all thiDgs should 'be done de
cently and in order ' Now ii is the
minister who is rated for coldness and
dullness m th-i pulpit, or for inac
tivity out of ii, mh7 the congre
gation of office-bearers are spoken of
as hanging like dead weights upon
the minister's heart. The complaint r
is ever seeing evils to be removed nd
work to be done, but he does not so
much as toucn one or the other v.iih
his own little finger. Rev. W. Skiti
ner, in Loiulon Ecanijdical JIaja
ztne. LlVIXG FOR THE FUTURE, We aie
hanging up piotuies every day aboa
the walls of our hearts that we shall
have to look at when we sit in the
shadows Then, summing ail no. on
ly Christ can make any life, young 01
old, truly beau iful or truly happy.
Only He can cure tho heart's restless
fever and givecalmnesi and quietness.
Only Ho can purify that sinful foun
tain within us, our coirupt nature.
and make us holy. Would you have
a beautiful and happy old age? would
you look back from amid the shadows
with sweet satisfaction, and forward
with glor'ous hope ? you must begin
your wa k with Christ in the golden
days of youth. Then the decay and
wasting infirmities of old ege will be
as dear Dr. Guihrie called these syrup
t ms of his own approaching death,
only he land'birds lighting on the
shroad, telling the weary mariner that
he is nearing tho desired htaven '
liev J. It. Miller.
Importance of the Teacheb's Work
The rank and importance of the
teacher's duties and profession are
much overlooked and sadly underra
ted. The doctor,1 he miais'er, the law
yer, the statesman in fact, all other
professional workers have their po
sition in usefulness, their utanding in
the world of society; but the common
school teacher is uncon sidered. S'hif
ted about from place to place, staying
ihe longest where they work the
cheapest and are tbe most governed
by others, a little looked np to by
the lower, an 1 a good deal looked
down upon by the higher classes, they
are regarded as a sort of indispensable
beings, whom every body is ready to
dispense with upon the slightest pro
vocation, whose duties consists in
keeping children in 1 he schoolroom,
oat of their parents' snd other pupils'
way, pouring m'o them as jnnch
Grammar, Geograohy and Arithme ic
as they will possib'y h.l), without any
faciliiies f r tei forming the operation,
without tffort, on tbe part cf the re
cipient, and living ipou the smallest
possible allowance.
Is the Bible true and are its max
ims binding? Is it felt to be really
the business of this life to prepare for
the next, and shall we be indifferent ?
Are there plans adopted in ev?ry
honsehold to hallow the Sabbath 1 Is
'the Sabbath your delight,' or is it a
'weariness' to you? If so, take heed,
1". lr a .
undone eternity l-Jr. Tmvlie.
It Is jS ti?ltt !
I remfjr an instance that struck
me woE?r'fu5!y, that was tuld me bv
a missionary from Fiji It shows
what an lipression the Bible pro
duces onLe minds of men, even those
who haveamt fully rea ized in their
own expeSnce its mighty power.
Thismisajnary told me t Lat there
were some seamen wrecked at a con
sidrablfdistance from land; ihey got
ijjfto a fcift and al ogetber lost thtir
reckoning un'.il at las th:y gained
the land.;! ne ot iu wll uatl l;- n
there Lof Je ice gnized it as one of
the Fiji Islands. It v. as before the
Wf sleyans had effected such a mighty
change in these Isla:.ds. Th: y were
under very consid- rable apprehen
sions, as you may snpposo, and every
moment they expected to be eaten up.
They crept into a cottage and lay iu
a corner there for a considerable iime
At length, .Tick cre-fc out to see if
they could ges anything to eat, when,
all of a suddec, he called out, "Bill,
there is no fear ! It it? all right!
Here is a Bible . There is no harm;
it is all righJ; !'; What a strong proof
of the effect pioduced on the minds
of people wlio leel where the ductiine
of the Bible is received, there is peace
and order and -safety. EaH of Shaft
esbnry.
Puoi- Slid Irnid.'
Youug men cat of business are fre
quent y hampered by pride. Many
young men wto go West t ike more
pride than momy, and bring back all
the pride, and no money a; all. A
young m;n who 'works for his boar :!,'
no ma! ter what : honest wo:k ! e does,
has no reason for shame. A joung
man who cuts tbe bread of idleness,
no matter how much money he has, is
disgraced. Young men stirting in
life, ought to aim first of all, to find a
place where tbey can earn their bread
aud batter, with toe, ax, spade, wheel
barrow, currjc nib, b'acking brush, no
matfer how. Independence fi st. The
bread and bu'ter ques'ioa settled, let
the young man perform his duty so
faithfully as to attract attention, and
let him constantly k-:ep his eyes open
for a chance to no beCer. About half
the poor proud; ouug m-n, and two
thirds the poor u acouragtd young
men. are al-.vaya out of work. The
young man win p ekets his pride, aud
carries au upper lip as s iff as a east
iron door s ep uraper need not starve
and stands a good chance t become
rich Home 8.. ntincl.
Thk Saubath I have no sympathy
with those who would make llie.Sab-ba-h
u day of gloom. I would have
the sun to shins blighter, and flowers
to smelt sweeter, and nature so look
fairer on that ( ay th m any o her I
wou d ha. e the very eaitii to put en
her holiday attire 1 n the bier t morn
ing on which th-r: b ussed Saviuur rose,
and on this day, above all othi : is,
would like a fl-.'od of comfort to flow
in on tho households of our poor. It
has always afforded me great satisfac
tion and delight to read how kindly
and wisely David mingled e:.i tbl in r-
cies wi'.h spiritual blessings.
Does it teach us no essoa to re d
how on the occasion of bringing 1 p the
ark, when he Lad made an end of
oUVarmg up tiie aurnt otiorings auu
peace offerings, and blessing the
people, "he deals every one of Israel,
both man and woman, to every one a
loaf of bread and a llagon of w ine.
Dr. Guthne.
The Teeasuker. Jesus Christ is the
Lord Treasurer of heaven and earth.as
Joseph in Egypt:if any one would have
corn they nnst go to Joseph for it; if
they came to Pharoah but for a peck
or a gallon, presently he sent them to
Joseph so the Lord sends all that
will have any drop of mercy to bis Son.
If ye will not go to my son, je shall
not have one drop ; ye shall die in your
sins. No salvation but only byte
lieving in his name. H hath all the
seven spirits of God No sp lit of
grace at all can be had but only of
him; he was the rock that Moses must
Btand on. that the priory of God's
goodness might pass before him.
The war between Russia and Tur
key is practically at an end. Turkey
is prostrate at the feet of Russia, and
will evident y be reduced to a provi
dence. England growls and frets, but
to no avad. Her interest is financial
and with that Russia proposes lou
interference. The terms proposed to
Turkey have not been made public,
Lut they are under.-tood to embrace
all the war was waged for, and suit
able indemnity for expenses. From
the first Russia had thn sympathy of
r.Viris'pnd.m. and her armies were
practically invincible.
In August next the White Sulphur
Springs wid be boM. either in whole
or in parcels, ns "nay be deemed most
alvuntageons to the parties at inter
est.
Never forget that a grain of
told
requisite of prudence.
Scientific
The game of ches3 is 6vidontly
appreciating as an educational means.
The alfalfa, a variety of grass, is
yielding wonderful crops in Califor
nia. It has been observed that plants
with maculated leaves lose their spots
at the time of blossoming.
The estimated yield of silk in
the crop of 1877 in France is 475
tons of yellow and 70 tons of green
silk.
There are said to be 3.000 pho
tographers in Germany, and they use
annually nearly half a ton of nitrate
of silver.
Dr. Zimmermann, of Berlin, and
other savants, have formed a German
society for the exploration of Pales
tine.
A mine of very rich asbestos has
been disc ivered in the San Jacinto
range of California, and it will be
peedily worked.
The qu'cksilvei yield of Califor
nia. for the current year, is estimated
at 8,000 flasks, probably of the aggre
gate value of 2,500,000.
Dr. Caldwell, of Iowa, affirms a
case in which the human hair giew
several inches after death. Other in
stances have been reported.
Elastic tubes furnished with
hooks for fastening are now used as
tourniquets on the London and North
western railway, instead of the old
fashioned bandage.
A variety of the plant arum is
found in the Himalayas, to which the
came of the cobra -plant has been
given, from the curious resemblance
of its blossom to the head of the
deadly cobra.
The statement of Mr . Prank
Buckland that rattlesnakes cannot
play up their rattlea' when they are
wet, as in heavy rains, is denied by an
Imerican observer, who has captured
two of these snakeB in a drenching
rain-storm, and they beat their tattoo
iD a lively manner.
Dr. J. Gibbons Hunt, of our
country, a few yeais ago published an
interesting paper on plant crystals, in
which lie showed that these were very
distinctive in each family of plants.
In au English publication Dr. W. H.
Hammond has recently been giv.ng a
el -tail of similar experience. He
says the crystals he finds in tue struc
ure of Onagraceaj, Galiace:e and Bal
saminaceje are all so "distinctive that
each order can be distinguished by
their crystals alone. He i3 enthusias
tic on microscopie discoveries, and
hof.es that 'some day thy microscope
will supersede the piano in families.'
Many of us would have no objection
to its being the piauo's close compan
ion. As a clergyman one Sunday after
noon was returning home after divine
service, he waa accos'ed by a man who
asked:
'Pray, sir, did you meet a boy on the
road driving a cart with rakes and
pitchforks in it?'
'I think I did,' the clergyman re
plied; '0, boy with a short memory,
wasn't he ?'
'Short memory, sir,' th3 man with
surprise replied, 'what makes yon think
he had a short memory ?'
1 think, too,' added the clergyman,
he must belong to a family that have
short memories.'
'What in the world can jou mean ?'
a ked the man, greatly puzzled.
'Bacause' said the clergyman, in a
serious tone; God commanded,' 'Re
member tbe Sabbath day, and the
poor boy has forgotton all about it.'
Mother's Magazine.
Christ looked upon the town of
Galilee as upon a mighty harvest,
field after field ready for the sickle.
He and his apostles seemeJ like a
small band of reapers, but what are
they to such a harvest? There is a
striking resemblance between this day
andCnrisl's day: our cities and vil
ages are crowded like those of Gililee,
and the faithful ministers are indeed
nothing to uch a harvest; and in
most places the people are willing and
eager to hear the words of e'ernal
life which shows the harvest to be in
deed ripe. R. M. M'Cheyne.
It is Dot to us a painful fact that
Methodism does noi all sleep uuder
one roof tree We catnot conceive cf
a cloae union, an organic unity, of
three millions of Methodists that
would be wholesome for Chris ian lib
erty. Scma cf oar divisions have
been revolutions w hose informing soul
has been freedom. A vast organiza
tion cannot be clean without a cot stai t
cutting down of the power at the cen
tre. The next great question in our
branch will concern the distribution,
or restora'ion, of General Conference
powers to tbe annual conferences. In
truth, the questions now mooted are
greatissne.- N. J Methodk.
Waste Basket.
Tltcyjare never alone that are ac.
companied with noble though's. Sir
Rhilip Sydney.
The rabbit is timid, but no cook
can make it quail . This is a fact iu
Daiural history.
' I meant to have told you of
that hole, 'eaid a gentleman to his
friend, who, walking iu his gr.rden
stumbled into a pit of water. " No
matter, said the friend, " I bav f jt.nd
it."
A watchful scul is a sou! upon
the wing, a soul out of gun-shot, a
soul upon a rock, a soul in a c istle, a
soul above the clouds, a soul held fast
in everlasting arms. Brooks.
Tho Nsw York Evangelist says a
Bible class meeting of fully one thou -sand
persons meets each Sunday af
ternoon at five o'clock in Associa'iou
Hall, New York, to be instructed by
Dr. W. II. Thompson.
The Southern Prosbyteriau Church
has established a school for the train
ing of colored ministers atTuscaioosa,
Aa.
Theue are 310 colleges io t'je Uaited
Sra'es, af er leaving ou' iho 70 Catho
lic colleges.
Ah, let a man beware when his wishes,
fulfilled, rain down upon him, and so
he is supremely blesi! Eowjue.
She certainly is no true woman for
whom every man may not find it in
his heart to have a certain gracious
and holy and honorable love; she is
not a woman who returns no love, and
ask no protection. Hartol.
FnuLie (aged four) "Mania, a la
dy at school kissed me to day.' Did
she, dear, I hope you kissed her back.
Frank indignantly) " Kissed her
back ! No, I didn't; I kissed her
cheek.
Mistress 'Coino, Bridget, how
much longer are you going to bo about
filling thut pepper bos. V llitidget (a
fresh importation from where they
don't use pepper castors) 'Shure,
ma'am, and it's mec-self can't say how
long it'll be takin' me Io get all this
stuff in tho thing through the little
holes in the top.'
The great principles cf divine truth
are unchangeable. Like their Divine
author, they are the s imo yesterday,
to day, and forever. We are not to
be carried abom with divers or straDge
doctrines, but the head should bu es
tablished in the truth, that the heart
may be in grace, and the life in intelli
gent and faithful obedience.
There is a dark and also a bright
side to every providence, as th re was
to the fiery, cloudy pidar that guided
G il s people oi old iu the desert. Na
ture looks upon the dark side, and
calls it sorrow and sadness; but- faith
sees the sun dispersing the darkness
and calls it by the nam ) of joy
Jtonar.
Never give way to sadness. Put
on your hat, and go and visit the poor
aud sick in your neighborhood. Seek
oat the desolate and distressed; in
quire into their wants, and sympathize
with and minister to them. I have
often tried it, and have always found
it the best medicine for a heavy heart.
John Howard.
Of the poet Whittier, the ttory
is told: " Daring the rebellion he was
riding in the cars, and met a friend
who had just made a contract with
the government for timbers for war
ships at a navy yard. He asked Mr.
Whittier if he thought ha had done
wrong. The peace-loving Quaker char
acteristically replied: If thee has a
contract with tbe government to sup
ply timber for snips of war, thee
must see to it tint tha timber is all
sound.
A negro philosopher, discussing the
relations of the races, said: ' You
know de turkey, he roost on de fence,
and de goose he roost on de ground.
You pull de turkey off de fenca and he
will git up again. You craps his wingp,
but some how or nudder he gwine to
get back on de fenca. Now yoa put
de goose on de fence, au' hq w 11 fall
offi he don't belong dar. De turkey
am de wLite man. He's clown now,
bnt is gwine to get np again. De nig
ger isdegoosa; he better stay wnar
he b'loDg.
Discouraging. School-board
teacher: " I've called round to hear
whv tou have not bean to school
af
lately, Bridget Mlone.' B. M.: 'Sor
ra a bit o' good me coooin to school,
when it's three times this week I ve
looted in at l be door, an indada
but every empty feat in '.he room was
full."
The historical island of Si. Helena is
said to be rapidly gr'ing to decay, ow
i-r to the opening of tbe Sac x eanal.1
the use of fcteaaa condensers, and the
acwlera'ed ppeed of vessels pljiDg be
twecn Europe aud Icdia Tbeie are
now only 2,681 males left . n he is
land of whom 1,154 are children .
A witty cerMemaD.speakiDg of a friend
ed that he could hardly recover, since
his constitution was all gone.' If his
constita'ion was all gone, said a
bystander, "I do not see how he livoa
at all.' Oh, responded the wag, he
lives on the bylaws.
Peace, troubled soul.lie still
And wait tby Father's will
He knoweth best.
Wby beat thy tired wing'.'
Waft, hope for better things,
still und rest.
What tho' the ilayt are lonj;,
Ni'lit-i dark wi hout a song?
He'll biirely send
A glorious sunlit day.
It you but hope and pray
Cntil the end.
Oinicavm.
Rural and Domestic.
Nates on Gardening.
FEBaCABY.
Every snggestion of tho previous
month applies to this, and especially
so in a higher latitade. Seeds of al
most every known plant may be sown
this month, either in open ground or
cold frames, on and below 33. It is
better to defer the planting of melons,
cucumbers and other vines until next
month, when thej may be sown in tha
hand frames about the tenth, or a lit
tle earlier. March 25th is early en
ough to plant in open ground. All
the roots should be sown as early as
possible.
I'LAXTS
of calery, cabbage, lettuce, cauliflower
and leeks should go oat and will do
well. Groat the roots of all with
semi liquid manure from the cowstall.
Set up to the leaves and press the soil
firmly to the plants. If it is neces
sary to water, make a depression close
to the plant and fill with water, and
after it is soaked in draw soil over
it.
Irish Rotatocs. Plant in 2 i -feet
rows and 12 to IS inches apart. Re
peated experiments at the Pennsyl
vania Agricultural College disprove
tbe idea that it is better to cat the po
tatoes some days before planting-.
Our own experience for four or five
years induces tho practice now of cat
ting just before planting. Fermented
stable manure, well fired with a little
acid phosphate.and plenty of well-rotted
(but not leached) ashes, is the
manure. A qaickly-mataring plant
like the Irish potato demands a highly
soluble manure, if the manuring is
done simultaneously with the plant
ing. Sweet I'otatoes.liQtl fine, large
potatoes in a cold frame at once for
earliest plants. Water the plants with
warm water (90 to 100) every foar or
five days, and keep the glass on ex
cept when tho temperature is above
50. Devote all the soap-suds and
dish - water to the potato beds. As
the sprouts appear, clip them a little
with scissors to make them stocky .
Has anybody tried the 'Early Pea
body?' Prof. Thurber, of the Ameri
can A yriculturist, indorses this varie
ty highly, and states that he obtained
good-sized potatoes in August (and
that in New York.) If a good thing,
it ought to be advertised.
SOWING IN FRAMES.
Tomato, p6pper and egg plant
should be sown in a frame or other
warm seed bed, or a box in the kitch
en window. For the egg plant it is
far better to sow in frame or box ele
vated some 4 feet above the ground,
in order to protect plants from the
flea beetle. It is the only way we can
raise plants.
Onions. Sets may be put out this
month, and may be made to prodace
veiy good-sized balbs. Seed may be
sown for sets; in tfact, this is the
month for this 10 to 12 seed to the
square inch. Sow in drills 12 to 18
inches apart, ani keap down th e
weeds. Old seed wilt always dis
appoint. English Reas. Sow 'Little Gem
or 'Blue Peter' in 2 feet rows, 4 to 6
seed ever; 12 to 15 inches. Philadel
phia Extra Early and Caracacus of the
taller sorts are the best.
The first corn should be planted
toward the latter part of the month.
Tuscarora and Philadelphia Flint are
good early sorts.
FrxiT Gbowino in the United States.
The value of the fruit crop in the
United States ?s estimated by the
Government Statis'iciau at $140,000,
000 annually, or about half the value of
the wheat crop. The value of the an
nual crop of Michigan is put down at
$4,000,000. California has 00,000 acres
of vineyards, producing 10,000,000
gallons of wine annually, besides vine
gar, rais'ns, brandy and fresh grapes.
The other States produce 5,000,000
gallons of wine annually. The single
port of Norfolk Va., reports 3,000,000
I ..t. nf glrnrkuriiaa (hia v.av TIK
4--
nois, a prairie State, whose fruit grow
ing in of recent origin, now has 320,
00!) acres of orchards.
The chief secret of comfort lies in
iim! suffering trifles to vex one, and in
prudently cultivating the undergrowth
pn-eat oiffe-i are let on long leases.