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To Youns Men
is easier to l2 a.rood business man titan i
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V.'. a imor one.'. Ilulf the .energy displayed in
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whcij bcldi,d".Wi!l save cu dit, tvo more, tim,
to buness, and M to life profit ai.d rcMita, ! filW11 ; I ' aC"? as
lion if your word ' Honor your onenuu.ts. 1 UKurk, n.nny a 1v,or,! deluded s6ul. has . fan
ir .1 '. ,!.. .. !eicd to screen himself from the arrows ofje-
i! thii at1 a cei;taiu inunient, be read at the ! l,,0Vfln- - , U A
apiutcdjime. " I?'yn haic wo.k todo,duiti 1 1 k""ow of.V.ut one way by which; this lse
j5 " astoticVdrterVullv, and therefore "more speedi- jdeuee may be rcinovcd. And will that gk-
atteiiil promptly to the matter on hand, "! mid! Y1,cn shall go .forth ncin and
thenksT.ivmnth-V., about vo'nr own- Lumiicss .lto ,0ifit uliea he. shall rideK.iiiglof nr.tijms
: Do nU.fctop to tell :uiic in busings hours. . if ( King t-f . saints, and his follow
' Ifvo.i havia.pb.ee of i imsinkv be ' found ;cnu. .in vtry truth, 'epistles, of Christ
, there! when wanttd. Xo man -can get rich by j written with the Spirit of th? living God."
sittinir rouird &to!'es arid ahLns. . Never - '. . 1 ! A'' iU;
''fooij on.bnincs's matters. If yon have to
labor for a Uvimr, remember that onelmur in
the itiwruinr i-' 'vjtler tian two at niht. If
ycu fmploy others, h.s o: . '.ham.l to soe that
tliertratte!rd t tlicir dnlies, and to direei with
reuhirity, proinpines-rtinl lihuality. Do not
- meddle-with -Knv bus!r.""ts you Ivnow nothinir
cf. (NeveVbwv anv article fimr.N because
the man that hull's it will take-it out in trade.
Trade ! monpy. Tin.je is, money. A gnoA
business. habit and reputation is alwtivs mo:;-
Make viur 'phiee of busims pleasant!
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'and :it tractive! ; tlm.i stay tliere to wait 011 ctis
tomers, V"
Never use :Mc!; word, or allow yourself to
rnakj;. IfaVty oV ungentlemanly rentttiksy Itoi
thivf in vonri" rmpbiv Tfoi-to do so lessens
t!ei ijc?p"ect for you ami your influence over
then H .el l; yourself; -aril otiiers will help
you. Be; fi'thful over the' interests couliued
to yc ur k'.'opi'ig, and all in good time your res-
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too "great hasto to get licit. Do not build
until you have arranged and'Inid a good lmid
atin. hot ys y hope to work for suc-
Ccss-j-fpV'ml time in. idleness. If your time is
Voiir pyii, business will suffer, if you do. If it
is given to another for piyj-it belongs to him, j
and ym haveho more right to steal that than
to
steal j money. ; je oougmg. eiiiv 10
id harsh words knd personalities. Do not
avont harsh words ant per
kick every stone ii the path ; more miles can
he.niado in a day by going) steadily on thartj
by stopping ti kick. Pay -as yon .go. A man
of honor respects his won! as he tloes his bond.
Askj but never beg. Help others when 'ou
.can, ibut never. give when vou eaii not afford
to, simply because it is fashonablc. ,.Leam to
Hfy .n- Xa:n6fv5tv of snapping. t oiit d(g
fashion. but'Fav-it .nrmtv-and,' feih'eetfnllvi
Ilavlg' but few confidents', and the "fewer the
better. Use5 y oar own brains rather than
those of others.- Learn to thiuk and act for
yourself. Be vigilant. Keep ahead, rather
than behind the time. ..'.'
; A'onng men, cut this out ; and if there" is
folly in trie argument, let- us know.
The Warld's Bible-
Did yoa ever read the yorldV Bible, my
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All, yes ! you have read it J often.; , Per
haps it is the one; you havo chosen, and per
haps! yon have renounced it long ago..
The world's Bible is not aperfect one.! It
is full of faults and foibles. - One part teach-
cs one thing: another something very different.
One -chapter or verse, teaches, perhaps,
; that, there, is ho harm in occasionally visiting
; the theatre and other places.of amusement.;
!,' Another, that th i meetings of the Church for
'; prayer " are of little importance.' Another ,1
: thai J.herc is -surely no wrong in spending,
Vj mivh time in outward, adorning. AVhile yet
; another passage, ,.1 sweeping over the whole
j; ground; demands general outward conformity
. 1. 1 tri 'the . vrxjsldi but inward coniormitv to
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. . ''Sly friend,. I ear yonr. snuVU in' danger ,
t,.want (a nrjrc yovr, as one ' who 'loves yoqr
s6ul, to become Tecoucilcd: -to' God' be- will
reply , " " . .
j .. I3nt, sir, T think yonr anxiety is gTound
Ws. I intend to do abont rii'ht. If I were
.to follgw llic example of Chriitians, I am very
ure Iliould do no better than I do now. j 1
don't sec but I am qnito as etuc of heaven as
tlev
are.
Ah ' there is his Bible in one sliort: sen.-
tencc. the example f ..Christians. ''
! A Bible, do you say ?! So it i Bnt
Capabilities of Housekeepers-
! I declare that the woman who is able to
systematise '"arid crry on, emeothly , tho . work
f. culinary family illusttate.5 higher sagac
ity than is called for by seven -eighths of the
tasks done by man. Men take one trade and
woik at it; a mother's and houEelceener's work
requires a touch fOr. all trades. A man has
his Hiyk hours and his definite taks ; wp-
man. has work at ail tiours ana ineesixini con
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ale day wash and 'dress, the children, having
(provided their clothes the night defore J fault
findin'' husband : the wash-boiler on wiui wa
iter for the wash, and the clothes assorted
Iready for washing ; j the :dish water heating,
and Ix luncheon thonht out for the; school go
t'.rs; a nice dinner in the good man's dimmer
pail ; the beds made aUer airing, and the bugs
foughtofl an 1 kept down ; father's conveni
ence exactly hit for 'family prayers ; the sys
tematic sweeping of the house at least once a
week, and of living' jroo'ms once to three times
a dav, according to the number of men to
?nS i "icxuau i uw actuui waning una
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and aud to-morrow, the ironing the
amo ; the sorting and mending of them, and
provision of uew ere the old give out; the
making of bread 'three' tiues a week, with
cake and pies intercalated judiciously; pickles,
preserves, and cellar stores to be laid in t and
notfori;otten in their season : children's man-
hers to be attended to; company to be eutev
tr.iug:her owrt jpersou to be tidied up to
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waited on by less tired iiEk, and.thc home
made cheerful, his troSvsers to be patched alter
he goc." to bed, 4so he can put j them on In
the morning:"; the children to be helped about
their lessons and reminded not to foriret their
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Sunday-school lesson ; the shopping aud mar
ketiug to be done for Iho household ; repairs
attended to, and matterSj in general kept
straight around home. Meanwhile "papa
must not be troubled cr. hindered about his
workjn because his work brings the money.
Yes man's work brings the money, hut man's
work does not tax the head aud heart aud
hands as a woman's work doe.
Besides all this, man is 'lielpcd j by many
strong. relishes aucl incentives iu his labor.
He is-out in the-world among folks;-.He comes
andgocs and is refreshed in spirit-! But wo-
man works aloue, and is almost unknown. To
please'her husband aud her God l is possibly
hurpnly motive ; and alas, how j many wives
there, be who sob in sectet beforc their Go.l
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brutal forauy oidinary man to be finding):,. u- care than in the hiMer position as-
fault With Woman.: Rev. T K. JScecher. .
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mortal lifo. broke upon him.' Now h e must
thinli J God. There was no escaping from
it. -No worldly company, no cup of. indul
gence, no . scene of inirih could hide him fi rm
its presence. " And whit a thought to a dying
world linj;! Breaking in with its iron neces
sity, in all its qwfnl tenors, upoa a soui'whtch
has ever, been a .stranncr to it! How must it
take possession of the wlude being, causing
the deepest agony of Vp'rit ! '
Worldly man ! carelo man !
man of bui-
nes?, or pleasure! remember, you must think
of Qod! TIjcre is no avoiding t. The only
choice permitted to mi is. vhni. - will voii
think of h'.m? Will you think of him note,
while the Savior offers mercv, while he in
vites you to immortal bleWedncss and glory.
andhvhilc health and strength remain ? or
will 'yon.wait tdi the last hour of death, when
nope, Uiougn u impels nm, yti lingers "iuijtnnieii jJi;r. fuCu to tjie waU aUt VOpt TJ(C
a dying radiance, ami is almost hopeless .: or
eternitv has scaled vonr everlasting looiu ?
When, O, worldly man will you think ot God?
Yon mustUhink of him. It 'is part of your
lifei to think of him, for, n? his mature, he
has surrounded you with himself, and made
himself indispensable to your highest life.
The best time, be assured, fry lent tinieiA
this very moment, a yonr oye glances on these
chords. Think of him lioic. EcansilUi. '
- Tho Brifrht Sido Out. ,
viile, a liitld nrlnmir4ci.jW3i.,4lyi:ig. The,nin r.i ?1;.fi; .i-.f,;
matted brown hair was pushed lack from the
white brow, er.d in his , wasted, thaggard fea
tures lis fond mother, if sho lad teen him,
would scarcely have. rt'cognizedthe. handsome,
merry-hearted boy who, a shoit time before,
made pleasant sunshine in jucr widowed
home. "
Manly and patiently lad' la tattled with
the hardships of hi prison lift, never com
plaining and never despairing, but hunger andi.
exposure 'of every kind hal "done their
work too well, and therefore hs could not es
cape terrible sufferings. But -ui- kind hear,
enly Father, who never leaves us here to puff
er more than is for our good, scut a gentle
messenger, the angel of mercy, to " bear ; his
brave spirit to "his house of many mansions'
The blue eyes uncksed, the ipala lips mov
cd, and the comrade bent his head to " catch
his dying words. .. j -
" Put the bright side out t V mother," he I
said;- arid one more prisoner ivnsjrco .
The 'faithful comrade bowtd his head -.and
.wept, and said, bitterly, to himself, 41 ALs!
what ' fide . in this terrible'' prison lile" 13
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Beyond the gloomy stockade, the dumtmcr
hoy was laid to reft, and the life of his com
rade was spared to tell the fci&d story to the
lonely ; mother. , . - ,
. Do you not think, in that hour of terrible
trial, that it was a great joy to the mother to
know that her son was'irae nu patteui,
and true Laud that, amid all his Fullering,
he remembered her, and wished to Kpare her
all possible pain ? LittU Cut oral.' "
What Am I Fit For?
There is only one method by which a!
young man can discover. wlit position in hie
he is best fitted to occupy. Lie must try.
He niay be qualified to plan, t; lead, to con
trol, cr his talent inny Le simply executive,
and of the kind that a.ssoV.b in cat ring out the
ideas of other men. In either case his aid h
needed iu the vast and diversified fltid e-f la
bor presented by a great and growing country.
Thc i,eaa and the hand are equally reqnUitc
in cvery branch of science and business, iu all
very b
the pursuits of actual life. If the man who
is merely exert of hand stands, or seem to
stand, on a lower level than he who mean
ilsrirel? and wis lrt let him nit repine at tlwt.
For ... tue ltBUe- xvherc his catiaciiica Lave
L;....-. , rvnirrfnl nft rmnnrvliniwir.
intellects. Having found h ' tmv placo in
the great coiiimonweaith cf, luduftry, let the
yvung man cling tn it, and not allow himself
,to bo. piompted . by p!asr.b.e stones ;a.nd
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Jittle girl the truth. Then her rilc face grew
very sad, nnd the mued awhile on the dark
craves "sho had sometimes louked down into,
when , the people were buried.
4Papa,' she -said mournfully, "the grave
looks very da lk. Oh, it is very dark, indeed!
Para, won't voir 20 down with we into lT .
That strong arm she had been accustomed
to lean on seemed to her a safeguard in every
hour ol dread acd daiiger. ; ; ,
With a bursting hcurt Irr Lther told her
he could not' go with her till the Lot d culkd
him.
"l.pn, won't you kt u'.amma go with ir.c?''
If she could nestle close in that loving bosom,
ami ftei ti10&e loviugrms around lur, the
j.ravc WOuld le its -loom. . Ti; sni.v atver
it u:lm,st b,vke the father's heart to give. She
,joar h,it,
had been taught o Jesus, Mid she
poured her heart out to him in a child's full
fa:th. $00:1 hhe looked up with n j"y-!igi.tfd
face and saidr .
l'ap.i, t!ie garve is not dtk now. Jcitis
will go with me !" Tit LittU l'vli:.
Ada and Frank.
Ada was eight,, and Frank x y;r6old,
when their father bought them each a book
for a Ncff Year's gift. One book was full of
.T!!VtJ:ps, aii'I r tl.cretore ...Letter '-Jiilifca by loil.UMrtg tksc north lim!-s, lotic
5 other, ow, it was to,
be decided who must be the owner of it.
."Who shall have the one full of pictures?"
asked the father. ' i
' Ada who was standing hv her father, uith
her arm round her little bother, histautly re
plied : "
u I should like Frank to have it, father."
"Why, mv little girl?" 1 '
liecause i always lcei nappier wi.en tic
have his things when I want them."
-Vell, Fraiik,nvhat do you ay V '
"I wish Ada to have it, father; she is ah
way.- so kind to me, and shows me her thing?,
and lets me dojust as I please with them.
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After a short contest, ,wl.iich endeared the
little ones more than ever to their father, it
was decided that Ada should have it. Little
Frank evidently felt more ; plead than -Ada
did; he was delighted to give the bcst cf
every thing to his kind and gentle sister. .
How much happier home" would bo if con
tents! like this were more frequent!
If earthly parents are pleased to fee their
children thug coufendin?, how much more
pleading must it be to our Heavenly Father!
" Litlc children, love one another." Su,idjf
school Visiter. -
"It is I; Bo not Afraid0
siAnarrr xrr. 27.
Tosctl with fot!h wiinl, ami fai.t wilh. fear,
Above tUu teuif Cfct, tuft an4 cler,
What ktill email accriitn greet miue r 1
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'Tin I, ttho lead ihy tep nrlglit ;
Tts I, who gare thy Wind rye kII.I ; .
'Tis I. thy Lord, thy Lic, thy Light ;
! 'TwI; ba act afraid.
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Coir not a I rratU of vrath to ta. e ;
ThatkWiDi t.ai all ben fpLt tn
'Tis X ; be uot utrajd.
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Thi Litter tup, 1 drank it first ;
To ihce il i Bo -Jrwught accurst ;
The han'l list gin- it tl.f i pierced:
.Ti I ; be uot afr-lt.
Mine ryes re tr.-itelilr by iby y dt
Minc arm art uMt ruealh thy I ed,
Jly bU$ing is a.uund the kl:
Ti I ; be n.it nfiai.l.
T lien on the olhr f iu, Iby feet
S!aJJ rt-s t tiili tht:fi:d wcUbmi tweet,
Oue well known voice thy heart k:t p rnt;
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From oa the 6tizz'h ra' jety,
G-.tly Ilf 'll Uj bund on ihee, .
v l.isperlnc Ecloted, IotM toa me 1
Twas cotia vaia I died fr ih;
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opinion, and be able to sustain irifelligent
conversticn concerning the mental, tnoraVaTiu
religious improvements cf bur tiuK-s. Let tho
gilded annuals and poems on the center-table
be kept part of the time covered with weekly
and daily journals. Let the whole family,
men, women r.r.d children, read i.ew.4-.apMS. r
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vLOSD SAVE ME."
j Peter, praver when sinking en Cttlike. A
LlLt(lc fur Cve:v Miir.cr who is bron-ht to
bend the knee; for, ' . "
1st. It ""knocks at the light door. It is
not an appeal to the minister or the church,
v? any pior.s friend. Jft is a carrying of the
e;:.ee direct to 'headquarters. It is the whis
pering of the anxious eouI light into the di
vine car. Its Hrat uttcr-iiC2 leaps siraight to
heaven. - ;
2nd. It asks for the mot essential thing.
The desires of the human soul are number
less. But when conviction presses they artf
reduced to one. What is earthly gain, or
good, Or joy wheu an immortality of MseoT-
ne.s is at stake ? Get falvation. nnd'everr
that the suppliant cries.
3rd. It asks for the right .person. No
time to plead for any ona .br.t fcelf. . It is
these hands that are defied. These feet that
have strayed. -Thin heart that the burden
iies en. These lips that have, been praycr
lcs. This soul that is sinking. u Lord save
m.w Jlay many make the petition theirs,
and fmd the blessed answer. "V.
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The Kscx (Mass.) Manner ;jiserts that
small cpiantitics of sunflower teed, mined
with the food of a horse, will impart a fine
gl to his hair, while it is. ah-b a certain"
cure for founder, if given immediately after,
the ailment is discovered. In the latter case,
aboat a pint ol seed should be mixed Avith
the oats or chop feed, wheu a cure w ill be effected-
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The Welsh Frintor.
God blesses thoso who obey Him. Fome-
times jt requires great firmnet "and decision
to be obedient to His comaiands, but rich re
wards follows. ; .
A Welshman and his wife came from Kng
land, and took up their residence at Sn "
Francisco. The man was a printer, and
at' once: fought for ttnplovment . at h;a
trde s ;, h .
He was plcaumt iu speeeh, a kD?fol work
man, and a conscientious Christian one
likely to prove a Valuable servant to any cm
ployer. - f , , :
He walked thc streets and mingled -with'
l? giojipsl e saw there ; and at length ad.
dressed a civil looking roan, who was reading
a newspaper,-and aked him whero it was
printed.
'Take it, straagcr, aud tee.1
"Thank you." - ,
Looking d Jtrn the col am as of the paper jut
given him the San Francisco Daily 'Xiur
he saw th;s advertisetscat :
Wanted, a gyxl printer. Apply &t the
oGce iif thi p.ipr. . .
In a few tniur.tes Jcnes stood in tho prca- .
ence of the foreman, and would at onco havo -
been tnedf but he said, "I canme go, iuto
the office, sir, except on one conditicn.
"What 14 that ? .What an advance, month
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No ; my condition is tliat yort necr cx
ct mo tu work on the Sabbath.n "
The mnna-er smiled, whistled, toot trpa
fulio and hn.ked iuto it,f md then, glancing
keenly at Jones, he said, "Can't areo to
that," : ..
Tbcn." the good printer, "I caa't bc"
g;a worV.M
and our concerns shouU be for' (he , present ' 4t
-vrorld j to ktiiW what it - island inprvc the j '
condUlcu cf it. Let her lavct an iutelligcat ?
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