The National Banner, Volume 10, Number 45, Ligonier, Noble County, 2 March 1876 — Page 1

The- Aatiomal B e Flational Banwer i . PUBLISHED BY e { JOMN B. STOLL. LIGONIER NOBLECOUNTY,IND. —r— ‘ ‘Ferms of Subscription: Oneyo’ér,in'advz\ncé...............-..;...... §2OO Six months, injadvance .. ... Eorresalls L 00 Eldven ¢ppies tp one address, ene year,......20(Q ' gar-Subscribérs outside of Noble county are c_!mrzed 10 cents extra [per year] for postage, which is prepaid by the publisher. ; : \

. :—-':TT" e oe AT oAt CaInEDER NI, CITIZENY BANK, (j N 'l ’ LIGONIER, | INDIANA. Gl S T y i First-Class Notes waonted at a Low . Rate of Discounit. chirany : All parties having "Pn!'):licﬁ?ialo Notes,” ;vviﬂ do well ‘to see us beforo-disposing of them else: - where. . o .Exchange Bought ant Soltll._dn'! Frreign Drartsdrawnon all the Principal Cities of Eu ope. i P - Agents for First-Class Fire and Life Insurance Companies. A STRAUN BROTHVRN, M. M. RITTERBAND, Notary Publie. Ligonier, Ind , Dec 18, 1873.46-26 e TEUMES M. BDENVNY, Attorney and Copunsellor at Law, Otlice o the CourtlHouse, : . ALBION, - - - - +'- IND. 815

e . H. COVELRL,. . Attorney-at-Law & Notary Public - gareett, Indiana. ' Ofce in the Seeley Block, west side Main Street. T D W.GREEN, tsticeaf the Peace & Collection Ag t Justiceat the Peace &Collestiom AgL, OMce—Second Story, Laudon’s Briek Bloek, LEGONIES, - -+ INDIANA. ¢ 7, B.C.VANCAMR, - ATTQRNEY AT LAW, : l.l':{‘(lnh?r,, : @ Endihpn. Special attention given to eollections and conveys ancing, and the writing of deeds, mortgages, and contracta. © Legal biziness promptly attended to, Oflice 'over Jucobhs & Goldsmith’s Cash Store., 9-30 PN, G.oZIVIVMERMAN, Attorney at Law & Notary Public, _ .._ Office over Gerber’s Hardware, ' ", Cavin Street, : : Ligonier, Indiana. ' S_’ January 7. 1875.-9-37 i m. ENESELY, ATTORNEY AT LAW. ~ LIGONIER, . - -;- INDIANA. b—OMCe?n second floor of Lnden’s Blnck.k 7-2 ALBLURT BANTA, i Juastice of the Peace, & Uonveyancer. ) LIGONIER, [NDIANA. - R Specialattention wiventoc wveyanciigandeollections. Deeds, Bonds and Mortgiges drawn up and all legal business nttended to promptly anéf aecurately. Office bver Straus & Meagher’sstore, - .t ‘ . Muy 15187315-8-38

: T EE. WAEREMAN, . 5 3N nﬁ‘ i gL 7 Tnsurangadg 't &Justice of thereace Tnsurangad’t &Justics of thereace, s KENDALL\”IELLE. INDIANA. Office with A. A. Chapin, Mitchell Block. ~ Will receive subscriptions to THE NATiONAT. BANNER. © e e ——— DR. R. DEPPELLER, ’ o - TROSCOPIC AND ECLECTIC PILY &5 OI A IN. Office over Cunninghem’s Drug Store, east side of ‘Catin Sirect, Ligouier, Indiana. ; 0010-2 L B W, CRUM, 1.0 ol = . T Physician and Burgson, LIGONIER, -+ INDIANAY . . Ofce over Baum's Groesry Store. * ¥ n3-Iy. '; U e, WL CaAam®, ¢ : Ps -4',-."' i"1 d Y . aysicizn’ and Surgeon, LIGON .E:x - - . IND., - Willpromptly ittend all ealle intsastedto him. COMeé xug resid:nce on 4th Street, . » L B, .B. LONG, Hcmecpathic Phyl',slcmn-\ Ligon ¢r, = = - Erac i:uutw“ ¢ Sargical and Medical Aid promot Iy’ and.care_fuliy attended to. Diréares fFe males and's hil dren a specially | Offi-eand Rexidonce over Sol . Mier's banking Houce . 10 44 C T . MLTEALL ) v T OWT T . o AT ST, B mensly Rooms over L E. Ptke’s Groeerv, O Stoea (Joruer of Main und Mirchell ~treets, LYY Y'Y Popposise the Post Office Kendallville Tad -~ & Allwork warranted @B’ Keodallville, May 1, 1571, )

LGy, ¢ Laghing Gas ! g & N BN IYRRCHON i o oem v s ' %‘* \\TEETH & i VN g ' g \/ 3 . ) !"[(lmglTuc:;%Sp.r[alt.y ‘Ligonier,; Ind., Nov. 11, 1835., : i-1 e TEEG-ARDEN HOUSE, : Laporte, Indiana. | "\ . V.W.AXTBLL, : @ : Proprietor. ot Al AT CONGORD & CATAWBA WINE,

Wekeepe yn=iantly on hand and %ellin large or “smadl guaniigdes, to suit customers, Wine of Yur Owa Slxunl{act}lré, Puare — Nothing but the Juice of . .the Grape. £ s SACK BROTHERS. Ligonier,July 3,"7L.-tf . : i gebieee it A g i et S . Y ? 2ozl - Winebrenner & Hp_xwar?h, i’ ®OUSE, SIGN AND ORNAMENTAL PAIN TEﬁ. S, . ‘@rainers, Glaziers and Paper-llang*‘ers.' ¢ Shop hearcorner of Puurch and Cavin St 4., oppoS| 1= -site Kefr's Cabinet Shop. - J " I Ligomier, - - = - Endiana, . e "KBYDALLVILLE, [NDIANA. ' }\'TEW COMMODIOUS THREE STORY|BRICK +¥ Hotel,only ten rods trom the L. 5. &M.B. R. R. Depot,and four squaresfrom the G, R R R — Only dve minutes walk to any of the principal basinesshonsemofthecity. Traveling men ard_sr,rangerl w"ﬂ\‘;nd shisu Arst-clase 'l(rl_)¥‘ Fare'B2 per &y, .~ . . J.B.KELE g,PropT.rfgtor. Kend»Uville.Ane.3,iB7o.-14 ' . F

: PIILIP A, CARR, AUCTIONEKEIER, Offers hissérvigesto the publicin cencral. Terms muderate. Odersmay be left at the shoegtiore of P. Sisisthen.. : ! | ; el T Ligonier, January 8,'73-37 N S v e C.Vv.INEs | DEALERIN MONUMENTS, .~ Vaults, Tombstones,, AND BUILDING BTONES * LIGONIER, IND. = =l 14 ¢ o Rpriti® 1871.-50 . - . =i St T '““""""”’T—T"’”;' T"“"" w. A_u BROWN‘P . Mannfactarerof and Dealeﬂ;ﬁallkin#eof"_ FURNITURE,; <. BPRING BED BOTTOMS, = | ' . . WILLOW.WARE, | . e BRACKEI*S{&;' f COFFINS&CASKETS o m;umn\’ SHROUDS of various pakterps, - Alwayson hand, and will be furnished td orde L mi%’..é&uaﬁé’ with ha;jr;:l:v;mi de i[rrdfl N igonier, Inc¢ : . Csvin and :mdsu.} lo UL o § . August7ih, 1973 L 8.15. o TRIMENT B e S 2 3 - v iieter ke KM - JODIDE OF AMMONIA © Caresy eko; Rhewm stism. Gout, Frosted Feer,UTiblaing, Sore Throat,Erysipelas, j’:;; ,Mﬁf‘frmm:‘ém' n?i?mi | We sl more of Guuaw Liiune Tovins or ¢ Ruwoxis; it gives betiet satifuction thun any e e R

'( VvV NV COVOY SRV oV Ty &

VOL. 10.

BANKING HOUSE St LR Hgßee T { | s S : ot : SOOI MIEIRR, Conrad’s Xew Brick Bioek. LIGONIER, IND'NA. sok.. o - . - Money loaned on long and short tinre. s Notes discounted at reasonable rates : " Monpier received on deposit andinterest allowed on spécitied time, g ) : Exchange hought'and =old, and Forelgn Drafts «firawn on princip:ncig]em)‘f}}urupg. ¢ 2-2 TOTHE FARMERS: X?OTT-“".]’ pleaxe take'noiice.that T am stillen- - gagedin buying wheat, for which I pay the ‘highert marker price. . . _ Ifyoudo wot find me on the atreet, eall hefore <elling, at my Banking Office in Corrfad’s Rrick Rlock Sl © < SOL. MIER. Ligonier Indiana, May Tth; 1874 —if

HIGGINBOTHAM & SOXN - et B Y - /22 U , {/ﬂ N 7 G, BN r . S\ (¢ M 6% e © B\ N g ; WOOMEINCO L 7 S 0 TN / L“(xyf\“ '_"‘,.:. ///'-u———' . - B ‘\‘\“,/ ~ 9\s@ 4>5/7 U"'I"": ./ 1" S - NN g S WATCH-HAKERS “f ‘i 'l 15 4 9 L JIEWIELLISIES, | .e‘v . ) S g 4 . —and dealers in— i ' Watehes, Clocks, Jewelry, S, \ — AND— ) ) ) - Fancy Goods, i . REPAIRING Neatly and promptly executed and warranted g#F Agents for Lazarus & Morris” celebrated Spectacies - - g sign of the Big Watch, oppesitethe Banner Bluek, Lighnier, Ind. > < Sep., 30, °75-55

DR. GEO. CLEIY - .. % % s : j. = X . & ,E..:q-:;a.-s-, L 5 8 b . = : : & ‘ P oo | 5 . > - This Liniment possesses greal curative powers forvarious nilments. * For asthifiatic complaints, difticult breathing tightness of the breasi, aud ailments of the Tungs, 1t is aypiied externally on the breast, and between the shotlders. In case of ssarp patusin the back aud limbs, head-ache, enriache, affcctious of the taroat, or incases oliuternal injuries, whether resulting/from a serere stroke, fait or bruise, this Lininient 1s expéciaily efficacious. It retievern ulcers, open wounds, salt Fieam, white sweiling, milk I€g, and works charmmgly 'on corus, chilviaing, frosted hauds feel aud cars. Nursing motbhers saffering from swollen brearts; restiting from a stagoalios of the iacieal tluid, wiil tind this Lonimenc of incalcuiable'berietit by . way of separativg the swelling, allaving the fever -apd bealing the bieust. ) several appiicutions: per day, ghly satistactory re~ult= Inay be dbiained from-tie a~e of wis Liuimentiu thetreatment of tumors fistuia, eancer, pilen, aud ike diseares ) aiso, for wounds resultiug (rom scatds, burns and cuts; avd from the Bites ol wasps. suakes and mad dogs, orpoisoning from poxigus plants . The rrench Liniment wiil alse e found a ve luable housenold remedy in enser of rheumatism,eroup, searfet fever, dipotheria. quin ¢y, bronelius, scrofula, erysipelas,—for exterva: applieauons. Cholera, cholera murbus, calic, cramps, spafams, fix, diairbes o d gnpivgs in the boweisr ma) be eifectually eheckea by the interial use ol this celebratea Liniment, as fotlows: One-Huli . tearpvoniul four to tive times withi a peniod of from, one-half beui to two or ihre nours; according to the severity of the case. Foi colic, wnke one or two dvses. For flux o 1 diarrh@a. infanir, oue year of age, require from 5 to 6 drops; two years old, from 10 1012 drops. givei jusugar. Rub the abdomen with the Liniment For iuflammation of the bowels, tse the Liniment internally wud extervally, - E*rice 5@ Cents per Beottle. Prepared and manafactored eXclusively by | | Dr. Geo. Cleis, 10- 141 T GOsSILEN, IND. Drs. PRICE & BREWER

VISITED LAFPORTE

* FIFTEEN YEARS. PG NS R SO SR B RRE TEETLL LR RN ]:]'}\.VE met with nnparalleled, snccess in the k {treatmentofall- . . . | SRR | : s . w Chronic Diseases S S oe M S w 1 8 A e NLE 8 | . ) ) OFTINE 3 THROAT, | . TR P AT B TR ¢ o 5 . 3 - s L e LUNGS, 'L HEART, .. . STOMACE, L T AR T T BT R . . . PEETREERTAUIT RS . . : B . HBAD, Nerves, Kidneys, Bladder, Womb, and Blood Affections of the Urinary-Orgdns. Gravel Scrofula, Rhenmatism, Catarrh, Asthma, Bronchitig, Dyspepsia,&c. e . ; . Ourreputation hasbeenacqairedbycandid,hon: est dealing and years ofzuecessful practice, Our practicernotoneofexperiment, but founded onthelaws of Nature. with) years of expetience and evidence to sustain it, does nottear down, maké sick to make well; no harsh treatment no trifling. no flittering. ‘Weknow thecanseand the remedy needed; no cuess work, but knowledge gained hy yedrs of experience in the treatmeunt o 1 Chronicdirepres exclusively; no encouragemen without a prospect. Capdid in our opinions, rea;. sonable in our charges, claim not to know everything. or cure everybody, bnt do lay claim to reason and common rgence. -Weinvite the sick, no matter what their ailment, to call and investigate hefore they abandon hope, mskeintervogations and decide for themselvee ; it will cost.ncp_thing aw congulta jon iefree. .~ AL oA Drs. Price & Brewercan be eonsulted asfoliows: Ligonier, Ligonier House, Monday, March 13Lh. S K - Kendallville, Kelley ITouse, Tuesday, ‘March 14th, - Bl e sl LaGrange, Brown’s Hotel, Wednesday, March 15th. . ° Gomt s Yisitvwi}ghe'maderegularlf!qry IRTR. - g Residenceand Laboratory : WAUK?(GA‘N JLLINOIS. . : AR P 99-t§ -

,asfé. e l G

Ta Delayed and Live Frolon by fisne R, & T. Fonie Exivrand Ligaid Extract of Beef, Thid medicine’ can not under any circunisianee il to euite Indigestion, Constipatian, Dyspupmin, Headache, Netvousness ahows of Strength and Appetite, Lung, Liver, Bladder, Kidney, Stomach,, Blool; and Chiflren’s Diseases,. - A i Female diseased And Wenknerses this medicine will positively cure, Alleases of Piles arising from natural causes or by the use of injurious ?‘;Micinvu;}:gn permanently - cured, Qv pure Leef Juice and Blobd prepared from iaw midat fnrnishes strenathand nontishment. . C et LR, Wasne, Chemist and President of Cindinnall College of Pharmacy, suys: ksl - Ciscewwary, Bpeil 2, 1875, Mzesvie, Ricuanoeox & Tornes i Gests~llaving bebn made gequainted with the come osition of your . & T. Tonie Flixir and %..i‘qnld Extract of Beef, would @y that it poss sesses valuable medieinal ?mpcruu. asall the ingredients ehtering into its composition have well-kupown and Pkmulv(‘ »'l!zedk‘innl Vﬂ”‘ wihich combined (,u_gmm-& must form an’ excellent: tonie, enthartie, and nutri wmdm%e, and onewell ﬁui,w&.(&:jﬁ,‘ gve many domplaints u@ld%m%m ¢l k}'ﬁewedﬁah‘y, © E B, WATRE. ~lf you do tiok find {his madicing of ohe driig store, g*;"’%‘r 16 2 ok o le;ia your place; Bave your druggist order if,or dend digetp tods, ' - S o Ava@ﬁﬂ":“:‘r’ﬁ%%%y%h? Hak of ors ?‘ SR P Croigs bl ,gaq,.ﬁy;,-«w?fgl,‘uﬂ.ﬁ*

‘WHAT THE PEOPLE SAT[. 3 i dostaneßs The péople ray to J. G. Blaine: | “You'wily man of politics— . | You Penpgylvanian from Maine— | . You can't fool us with party ti-ickf. A i “We read g'nur. me'hods like a book. ; . .You are not free from C. M., { “However honest you may look. | - Your honesty, we fear, is sham. | “Y‘uu néver will e President, ' 3 ; fﬁuqr warks and tricks for that are vain; Thé public will that prevent. 4 Ez:it ex-Speaker J.'G. Blaine.” * : ' i | Vl.—T. A. HENDRIOKS . e ~.Bome people gay of Tom Hendricks: “Poor Tow’sa cold guitedown, quite flat We're sorry Tom's in sucha fix, = | Farewell, poor Tom, Requiescat! “But Thomas will nffis?e'and shine, He's Indiana’s favorite son;g Some peoule eny be bas no.spine, He must make has-e and get-one on. “Some people say T m issly Fenna “And lacks clear sight in chosirg tools, gAnd xome will agk the reason why/ | He rizks his hopes with knaves and fools. “Wé know in head our favorite Tot : Iz wi er thay his head may show; : Atheart a purer mnn"l'h_an gome | i Who at his beck docome and go. “He's capahle of & statesman’s work, - He’r wize enough to win the wise. i He’s bright euonyh o shun vhe dark, - - He's good envugh by right to rise, “Twixt T A H and O P. M. | Comparison’eeems odious, | The latter would.a ratyr secem,: | ) £ud Tom Hyperlon tous.” | i

THE BEECHER NASTINESS. - Tt is Again Being Stirred Up. Al?ltAdV;iSOl'y Council Convened to DeK liberate Upon Plymouth ' © Church Troubles.| ! ‘When the great scandal case of Tilton vs. Beecher was brought to a close, a little less tha.n'l:p yeair ago, the good people of this natjon, and we bes lieve of the whole world, ]}eaxl‘ti3y re< juiced over'the event. . The people had beeome sick and disg,;ilsted_g with the disgraceful de\’eloplhents that were from time to time made in the eoburse of that long and tedious trial and spread broadeast throughout the length and brea%}t‘u of the land, pollutihg the literature of our country and poisoning the minds of the young, pure and virtuous. ‘everywhere, and wereicongratulating therselves in the liope that the public would never again beidinvited to a _fur;ther investigation of the charges pertaining to that great unpleasantness. Not so, hhowever. llnvi‘ng§ino;l3del'e(l guietly for a few months béixeztt‘h the ruins of wrecked characters and .destroyed I'(‘})lltiltiulls;tllé natural and legitimate fruits of its) own production—the nastiness is| again being stirred np, and the steneh and impuarie ties thereof are polluting the chastity of the public press. When the great rial was conc]ud%d. inf the. Courts of Justice, the press and the public were dlad to drop the matter and allow it to rest just where the courts had left it. But Plymouth Ct_x“u'rch:eu'uld_ not dismiss the difliculty so conveniently. Questions.of church p\;ljty sprang up which absolutely demanded their attention. The charch was not so united and harmonious as it had been years before, in (3ous‘(>huen‘(_'e of whieh it was found impossible to settle certain differences in such a manner as to gain the general | approval of tlhe members of its eongregation. Its proeeedings also excited the criticism and censure of sister churches. These things called Tor the assistance of councils from without, e

' THE COUNCIL OF 1874. " ‘| The calling of the present Advisory Council of Plymouth Chureh ecauses interdst to be felt in the conclusions of th@%(‘,onncil of 1;‘874; and the questions considered by it as related to the subjects to be considered by the new Council. Late in 1873 the name of Theodore Tilton “whs dropped from the roll of Plymouth Church. Certain . other churches took exception to" their proceedings in this' matter, and asked that a Committee of Conference be appointed; and'if neceésary a Mutual Council, to consider the’ propriety thereof. ~To this, however, Plymouth refused to comply at that time. But subsequently .an Advisory Council was called, and to it were submitted the following questions: “Was the action of -Plymouth Church in the case of Mr. Tilton in accordance with Congregational usage? Can membership in any church cease by any ast of a member without the concurrence of the ¢hurch itself? In view: of the action: of Plymouth Clfurch, ought the Church of the Pilgrims and ' the Clinton Avenue Church (the council was cn]ledj‘by these churches) remain in fellowship with it?” This council, after five days’ “deliberations, concluded and advised as follows: “That church membership could not be discontinued without some act on thie part of the chureh; that the action of Plymouth C?mrch in the case of Mr. Tilton (assuming #he correctness of the statement of such action made by the two pl}ugcges calling tLe couneil) was ir(egd]aﬁ'. ~ 'The council recommended, however, that the two churches continue in delowship with Ptymunt.hﬁbm'ch. on the ground that the action in this ease was probably exc&ptional.f The question vf the propriety of dropping members without excommunication was not submitted (to thecouneil, - =7 : " THE PRESENT COUNCIL:

- Though we have not'been watching the movements of Plymouth Church in the difficulties which have led to the calling of the present ecouncil, we infer from what we can gather from our exchanges of the last few weeks that the questions to be submitted for its deliberations will be exclusively questions of church policy, growing out of cafises similar to those which led to the convening of the first, The former, * ( however, was called by gaf"*’“‘f whitch.bad tuken exceptions

LIGONIER. NOBLE COUNTY, INDIANA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1876.

Church itself, and, frpm the natare of the call, appears to be a solicitation to a number of other ‘churches to come in and, under the garb of a great Advisory Council, give such counsel as will be a virtual acquiesence in the ‘policy it has been pleased to pursue. Letters of invitation have been sent out all over the country inviting Congregational Churches—not: all of them, however—to send delegates Lo participate in tlie Council. It is believed by many that those invited are known, or at’ least supposed, to be favorable to the action of Plymouth Chuarch. This givesit the appearance

OF A WHITEWASHING EFFORT, . and has had the effect to cause many ‘of the churches that-were invited to "decline having anything whatever to do with jt. At least, the way-some are taken and others F'lefl: is quite noticeable, and gives room for eriticism, The only New York and Brooklyn s S men invited are the Rev. H, M, Storrs and the Rev. Lyman Abott, who are avowed sympathizers with Plymouth. Then, while Mri Beecher’s sofl-in—luw and his publisher’s cousin are among the bidden, Mr. Beecher's brother Tom is neglected, and there is the suggestion thac. he ‘would be unsafe on the issues.. Yale and’Middlebury alone of all the orthodox colleges of New England are invited to send representatives; Ambherst, where Mr. Beecher graduated, and where he is a Trustee, apd Williams are omitted. Then, here are some notable statisties: Of 19 Congregational Churches in New Jersey nearly half, 8, are invited; while of 423 in Massachusetts only 42 are Invited; of '2;)(r-£in Connecticut, only 35; of 176 in New Hampshire, 4; of 152 in Vermont, 7, and of 176 in Towa, 6. In referring to these facts, the Springfield (Mass.) Republican concludes that the*“Council certainly is not likely to be distinguished for the high representative character of its members. It will be less so than now appears, even when the list of declinations is full.” Though it may seem rather partial in this'connection, we cannot help. giving this’little extract from the r'emux'ks _of Frank Moulton, in. an interview with a.reporter of " the Brookly drgus, which seems to have some force of z'u'gu-_ meént in it. He says: . ; I haven’t takeni any. interest in couneil matters, but . I'm somewhat amused at the fact that when' ministers of high character and unimpeachable integrity express their willingness to take part in a council they are protested “against, as .in the cise: of Dr. Budington and Dr.Storrs,by Plymouth Church} but when, as I judge from Dr. Bacon’s' letter, it is a fact that other members of high character refuse, their :refusal is protested against. - The whole®thing resolves itsett, in my mind, into this proposition: All ministers” willing to ‘be mide tools of by Plymouth Cliurch are inyvited to participate in a whitewashing process to coverup the stains on the charaeter of its pastor,’and to condone its offenses against Congregational polity, and are sympathetically asked by Dr. Bacon not to refuse such invitation. © In reading the Doector’s letter, my attention was attmeted by this sentence: “Above all, let none say, ‘We have lost our confidence in Mr. Beecher, and will have nothing to do with such a council as is called tor by this letter-inisgivel” This seems to me boldly an attempt to influence men to.stitle their consciénce.

It matterslittle what motives Plym-. outh Church may have had for ca'ling the Advisory Council, and the manner in which that call ‘was mndé; it now becomes evident tlrat the questipns submitted to it are of such a nature as to require a re-inyestigation—-aud a more thorough one, too, t,lmé has yet been made—of much of the matter pertaining to the Beecher-Tilton scandal; a re-opening of the old sores to determine the innocence or guilt‘ of the Plymouth pastor. This the managers are evidently determined to avoid. ; S b it

The Advisory Council opened on‘ the 15th inst. It was composed Ofi delegates from 140 churches, many of the churches that. were invited having declined to participate. Mr. Beecher was present. IHe greeted the delegates on theiv arrival and opened, the. proceedings by an address. He' spoke of ‘the council: as being the largest ever conven'ed‘ in;iAmeric'ri to discuss the affairs of any one chureh. Spedking of Plymouth Chureh, Lé said it was a united chureh, notwithstanding it had been set upon by various adversities; that it numbered 2,500 or 2,600 members, while the average membership of American churches is only one ‘hundred. : Mr. Beecher concluded his laddrqss with the hope that the council would do what seemed to them wisest aiid best. The delegations were then handed a long printed statement of the case of Plymouth Church, contairiing an elaborate review of the difficulties arising from the erasing of Mr. Moulton’s name from the roll. e

The opening services having}b:eex_) concluded, Dr. Bacon, first moderator of the council, spoke as follows: It is proper to remark at the outset —we are not here to whitewash either. this :church or its pastor. If they need whitewashing they should have called othier, than us as, we are not called to revise and correct judgment of any .former couneil, nor amuse_the public by drawing off their attention to side Issues, nor to decide or try the main question which has agitated not only Brooklyn but all ¥nglish-speak-ing Christendom for three years. We have nothing to do with that question. The moving question is not submitted to us. 1t would be preposterous to submit such a question as that to any ussembly'like this. ‘Norwithstanding: this declaration of the purposes and objects of the council, they are urged to investigate certain revelations recently made by Mr. Bowen, and which seem to underscandal has for & time been covered W”i‘ iy %"s&“wmx“( ek

Mr. Bowen wrote a letter to Theodore Tilton which ha§ been known as the “Woodstock Lefter.” On January 1, 11871, and just after he had been re‘moved from the editorship ot the Independent, Mr. Tilton wrote a letter ‘to Mr. Bowen, which contained the following: - =~ It was during the early part of the rebellion (if I recollect.aright) when you first intimated to me that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher had committed acts of adultery for which, if you should expose him, he would be driven from his pulpit.. From this time onward your refereneces to this subject were frequent, and always accompanied with the exhibition of a deep-seated-injury to your heart. In a letter which you addressed to me from Woodstoek, June 16, 1863, referring to this subject, you 'said: *“I sometimes feet that I must break silence,—that I maust no longer suffer as a dumb man, and be made to bear a load of grief wmost, unjustly. ‘' One wword from me would make a revolution—throughout Christendom, 1 had almost said, andvyou Ewow i, o L You have just a little of the evidence from the great 'volugu,?in.my possession. lam not pursting a phantom, but solemnly broading over an awful reality.” On the. 26th of December, 1870, at ap”interview in your house, at which Mr. Qliver Jolinson and I were present, you §poke freely and 'iudignantly against Mr. Beecher as an unsafe visitor among the families of his congregation;~You alluded by name to a woman, Wow a widow, whose hus-_ band’s dedth you had no doubt was. hastened by his knowledge that' Mr. Begecher had maintained. with her an improper intimacy. - Moregver, as if to leave no doubt on the mind of either Mr. Johnson or myself, you informed us that Mr. Beecher had made to you ‘a confession of his guilt, and had with tears implored your forgive: ness. : o

The meetings of the Advisory Council were atténded at’ every session by crowds of people, and up to the middle of the month seemed to be growing in interest. The scandal is .again*in full blast, and everybody anxious to learn whatever new developments may be made. On-Februa-, ¥y 17 Mr. Bowen published a letter in the New York Sun, which had been writ".,en‘;‘in' I§7l, containing l;mgimge ‘which seemed to indicate ‘that he (Bowen) was in possession of unmistukable evidence of Beecher’s “guilt.

While the council were discussing the question as to the propriety of bringing Bowen and others to testify before them, Mr. Beecher A became greatly excited, and with ‘ghe"@o‘ice of) a giant, and an outburst of feelings supported by all the powers.of himan utterance, such as Plymo_uth‘ Church scarcely ever heard before;thundered : If there is any man on earth that has anything, say @/ I go farther than that—if there be any angel of God more prescient and omnuiscient, 1 challenge him to say aught. Tgo beyond that, and, in the name of our common Redeemer, and before Him who shall judge you and‘ me, I challenge the truth from God himself!”

The Effect of thisstartling ztud‘pow-' erful outbunst: was’ twofold. The spectators and mdst of the council were electrified and awed. Some of the modest “éclesiastical ears félt somewhat shocked, and others, 'beholding , Beecher’s emotional nature wrought to this point of flood, could not' vefrain from tears.: The change came suddenlyfor Beecher, taking a sarcastic tone, exclaimed: . * ; And what is all this going to to? To-morrow it will be said in the daily journals: “Well, how rlqtft(gic.nlly Beecher managed - matters!” "and it will be put in the religious papers: “Oh, yes, that ‘was a ‘vary plausible statement, but —but—® and I am in judgment betweem two devils “but” and “if.” 5 e Mr. Beecher concluded his (;utbqr'st; of emotion with:the g]_pclafzition that he knew the whole process was a contintiotts trial and crucifiction of every ‘gensibility “of his sdul, and supposed it would continue to the end of life. He did not look with great hope for the result of thjs council. He only looked for relief in‘death and heaven, whielr he thought,is not far off. -

Considerable excitement: was created by the announcement that Bowen ‘would be present in the evening. A motion to invite Bowen to relate all he knew of Beecher’s guilt or innocence was ruled out.of order by a vote of the house, but it was evident that many of the council wished to hear him' give his testimony. ' | At the evening session Mr. Bowen was questioned as to his course in connection with the past troubles of Plymouth Chureh, especially regarding his nen-appearance before the Investigating Committee appointed to 'inquire into the; Beecher scandal. Among other replies Mr. Bowen stated that the reason he did not.appear before such committee was because, although he was aware that a geueral invitation had been extended to all who knew aught concerning the matter at issue, he did not know that any ‘time had been 'fixed: A long examination followed in relation to the tripartite agreement. e

On the following day Mr. Sage, of the Plymouth Church Investigating Committee, stated that it was consid= ered unnecessary to call’Mr. Bowen ' before that committée, as he was not supposed to know anything. Mnr. Sage said such investigation was as thorough as it was possible to make it. © Mr. Beecher made some denuncia tory remarks in reply to an accountby Deacon Howard of a former interview with Mr, Bowen, during’ which the latter had declared that if he communicated the knowledge in his possession it would drive Mr, Beécher from Brooklyn in twenty-four hours. In the course of some subsequent re--marks, Mt. Beecher challenged “anybody in heaven and.anybody in hell that has any document that I have touches me in any manner,” to pro-. aueßMy o T ~ Durin, »‘ﬁ:: rot Session of three st dnsiton Tet ikt aal iath A eT T R

from the roll, and, without going inte the ‘Tilton and Mrs. Moulton cases, declaring that the rule in these practices in Plymouth Church is not inconsistent with the Word of God or: the principles of Christian justice. ‘The late action of the Church toward Mr. Bowen is said to be sustained. It is also stated that the Chutch is ex-‘ onerated “from failure to give Mrs. Moulton a mutual council, and the ‘Church’s “plan for a council of nonlocal ehurches is commended. -Dr. Bacon, Moderator of the Council, received a letter from Frank D. Moulton, in which the latter declares that he was prepared to prove the guilt of Mr. Beecher by evidence both oral and documentary, and saying that “if allowed an opportunity of producing such proof befere the council I fail to make good this assurance, then I am willing to be discredited and denounced by mankind' as a wretch devoid of truth and honor and unworthy of human associations.” !

Mr. Bowen also addressed a’letter to Dr. Bacon, denouncing as false certain statements by Beecher to the council on Saturday, and saying that he (Bowen) has never been afraid to look Mr, Beecher in the face and intimate moral impurity to him; on the coritrary, Mr. Beecher had never dared to meet ‘him in an interview on the subject. . ‘ :

- Tuesday’s session was mainly devoted to the considerafion of the re: ports of the committees, all of which were adopted with the .exception of the one relating to the sixth questiog, which question is as follows: i ““Has Plymouth Church, in the principles and rules which it has provided for the maintainance of; 01'(#:31‘ and the administration of discipline, orin any known cases of its administration under tliose principles and rules, gone beyond its rights as a church of Christ, 50 as justly to forfeit its claim to the confidence and fellowship of the Congregational Churches "™ . 3 The committee expresses itself satisfied that.there is no absolute necessity for reopening the (scandal) case, but inasmuech as “t'l}ere are -80 many suspicious claims and ruinous ia]legutions it recommends 'th‘at_ the council appoint a-committee of three to advise Plymouth Church that it would be well to select a committee of five from a list of eminent persons, which they submit, whose duty it shall be to hear every scrap of evidence that can be coilected, and adjudicate finally upon the case. o o : . It is stated that Plymouth Church sent in a request to the- council that, in view of the fact that Mr. Moulton théught he had not had a proper opportunity to appear before the council and state liis case, his argument to tlie Beecher demurrer beé set down for February 28th. | ‘

" Praying Under a Disadvantage. ; From the Keokuk (la.) Constitution. ° An enthusiastic old gentleman, well known as a traveling evangelist, wandered ‘out into the purlieus of the city recently and struck an aunregenerated family who didn’t seem to know what prayer meant. There .was a tall, gaunt old lady and several children, and our evangelist, horrified to. find so much heathenism in a Christian eommunity, invited them to join him, and he could show them what prayer was, and -dropping down on his knees commenced an earnest supplieation. ; i i Now, there wasan unregenerate dog in that family also, ahd before the first sentence of the prayer was completed the fangs of the canine were fastened in that:portion of the old gentleman’s raiment that he sits down upon. ada ‘The family had remained standing, and the old lady, observing the dog’s sction, shouted out: g “ (o on with the prayer, ole feller; I'll attend to the dog!® - ‘ And she seemed very much disappointed: to think that the “ole feller”. ‘couldn’t pray and be a bone for a dog at the same time. _

An Anccdote of Judge Petit. ‘ Many years ago, while Judge Petit, of Indiana, was canvassing his district for Congress, to which position he succeeded, and when he was in the midst of an eloquent address to a large assembly of voters, one of that class of peculiarly smart Alicks, so often found in such places, having. posted himself in front of the speaker’'s stand, annoyed the speaker and the audience exceedingly by shouts of applause, interspersed with exelamations -of “Go it, old : fellow!” “Them’s my sentiments!” “Givet’'em hell!” ete. This annoyance became unbearable. The judge, peering into the ecrowd where the noise came from, invited the enthusiastie youth. to come upon the stand.. The invitation was- greedily accepted by the youth, who, on arriving’ on the speaker’s stand, was confronted by the Judge, who, in that loud commanding tone for-which he was distinguished, said: ‘“Young man, do you ever read the Bible ?” - ! :

“Yes, Judge, I do,” i l “Do you believe what it teaches?” . “Yes, of course I do.” o “Did you ever read that passage in which Christ told Nicodemus that he must be born again?” = SR “Yes, oh yes.” : - “Do you believe in that doctrine?” “Qh, yes, of course I do, Judge.” “Well, young man, go home and into your closet, and on bended knees,. pray Almighty God that you may be born again, and let the burden of that prayer be'that, next time, you shall be still-born, you darned fool!” - = No further disturbance at that meeting. - b o : i

L et A B e Prompt Reinforcement. 5’ When, the- physical energies are overtasked or flag through weakness or disease, they need prompt reinforcement. Renewed vigor.is most speedily supplied through the medium of a tonic stimulant, and among medicinal resources of that class, Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters assuredly. a deserve a pre-eminent place. Weakness, whether constitutional or arising from disease or over-fatigue, cannot be better compensated forthan by a resort to this prime strengthening cordial. The enfeebled ifnva_.‘l%ﬁ. the conyalescent and the aged and infirm find that it is an unfailing source of vigor and comfort. Its combined tonic and ﬂwmggm&ﬁiﬁ% constituteit an inyaluable remedy for Bl obdibe R

THE OAK CLOSET,

Margaret Gray was in some sort an upper servant in the household 'of Judge Wallace. The Judge lived ina handsome housé’in. the suburbs of the little country village of Thorndale. - . Margaret was left an orphan at an early age, and the Judge and his wife had taken her into their house to'save her from being thrown ot the charity of the town, | - ; ; g They had done their part well for her. They had two children bf their own—Alice and Algernon, twins—and Margaret had enjoyed great advantages .of education in common with | the brother and sister. : As she grew older'and began to realize hdw much she owed the judge and his-wife, and felt a desire to be | able in some way to make them a return for their kindness, and, as she was a strong, active girl, she soon became very useful about the domestic affairs of the household. P &

Mrs. Wallace was a feeble woman, and vyery willingly resigned some of the cares and burdens to Margaret, and in due course of time the young girl came to be trusted and depended on, until, by the time she was twenty, she was really the head of tlre establishment, although Mrs. Wallace still did the henors in her quiet, ladylike way, and poured the tea and coffee at the head of the table. e . Alice had married early, and gone to the far west with her husband; Algernon was finishing his medical studies in a German . university, ands only the judgé and his wife Margaret<——beside the man and the woman servant, who had been with them.for years—remained at home. P

Some unfortunate speculations,largely indulged in when the judge was young, had encumbered the old estate with a mortgage, and this it was the judge’s ambition to discharge. He wanted to leave the place totally free from debt to his son Algernon. . - *The strictest economy had been practiced for years in the :household with this end in view, and at last the judge heldin-his hand the money with ‘which to liquidate the claim. . - Itiwas late on Sasurday night when: he brought it home,: and said to his wife, as he swung his little black leather trunk‘containing it before her 6YERY ol o e ek e

“Well, Annie, at last .we are to be free from debt. There are eight thousand in that trunk, and on Monday I shall ‘pay Jones in full,'and we shall burn the abominable mortgage together, you and I, Annie. It-will be the happiest day of my:life” - - - * But it anything should happen,. William,” said Mrs, Wallace, nervously. “Do put the money in some safe place. - It has cost us dear -enough to scrape it together.” A The judge bent down and patted the little woman ou the head.v i@ . - -

“ I am going; to put it in the little oak closet, and'if by chancea burglar should énter the*house; he would never dream of finding anything of value in that little stified-up closet at the head of the garret stairs.” ,:' - And with a light heart the judge went off to deposit hisutreasure, - Margaret was sitting. in the room darning. the.judge’s stockings~when the conversation took place, and of course heard where the money was to be placed, though at the timeshe paid little attention to.it.: - - = ehan

The next day John and. Susan, the two servants; had.a holiday to visit a married daughter of ‘theirs, who resided fifteen or twenty miles away, and as it was in November, and as the days were short, they would not return until Monday night. ‘ ‘And some time after they set out there came an imperative message to the judge from his sister, sayingthat she was very ill, gnd desired to see him without delay. Her home was in Shelby, eight or ten miles off, and of course he lost no time in.ebeying the summons. =He took his wife with him, leaving Margaret alone jn the house. Tl G R

“ It is barely - possible, Margaret, that we may remain all night. It looks very much like a storm, and in that case we shall certainly stay. And if so you had better get Sallie Turner to stay with you for company.” But, though Margaret would “have liked Sallie’s company well enoughy, she at once decided not to ask for it. Sallie’s brother would be sure to come along, and the less she saw of Willie Turner the better she was pleased. Willie was an honest, industrious sort of a fellow, and he was Margaret’s most devoted admirer; but with the usual inconsistency of her sex, she utterly refused to see what was Dbest for her. ! 4

. Lhat afternoon wore slowly away. Margaret read 4 little, drummed afew tunes on the old-fashioned piano, played ‘'with the black kitten, and held the old cat curled up in her lap, like a sleepy caterpillar, and at last it'was sunset—time- to milk the cows and shut the barn doors for the night. - It was evident enough that there was a storm brewing, for the nonth and west were dark and \gloomy with ominous dark clouds, and the east winds . sighed .dredrily in the pine woods back -of the house. And indeed, before Margaret had done up chores 1n the bain rain; began. to fall; and by the time she had eaten her supper and strained the milk, the storm had set.in in.good earnest. . She closed and barred the door—the windows were already fastened — drew the shutters, and piled the fire: _place full of dryhickory. The kitten “had gone to sleep in a corner, blinking _her eyes at the cheerful blaze.. ‘_ i‘Margaret read a little; and dreamed a great deal, as girls of her age. are prone to do when left to themselves. She made 'a very prafty picture, if only there had beén some one to see her. Her soft brown hair was unbound, and fell rippling to her waist; her fair round ' face was tinted as delicately pink as the inside of a seashell; her brown -eyes were’ dieamy and full of“languor, and her red lips \were sweet and womanly enough for any true lover to find hig—rarest happiness in kissing. S e Slowly, at length, the coffin-shaped clock in the corner struck ten. {Margaret started _,u_g; She had not the’ it was so late. The evening had gone ‘off much quicker than she expected it would. It was not so dreadful to ‘st.,a%_ alone, after all, she suidi to herik e . She opened a shutter and peered out_into the night. Tt wa dark us Erebus, and the wind and rain beal a%ammham?na perfect torrent, The judge would not think of véturn ingonsuchanight.. =

. Well, Tommy,” she said to the ~cat, “I guess you and I and kitty,willw go to bed. We must be up betimes in’ the morning, you know, since there ig none but us to do the chores”: = As she spoke, she stooped to stroke Tommy, but to her infinite surprise, she saw that the animal’s back and 'zgu; ,wizs!'@r@#t~his~b3;eﬁ 1;&1 elmg:ed |to a glossy green, and, with pantherlike tread, he was making his way toward tho dour which opatied upon the

NO. 45.

raising, and the next moment the door swung -open Wit an ominous creak, and. a man stepped into tlie. room, He was a short, thick-set fel‘low, with sandy hair and whiskers, a pale, ferocious-lpoking blue eye, set farbackinhishead, oo o i . * So-ho, my dear,” said he, “ you are ‘sole proprietor, it appears?” . . For a moment Margaret’s heart stopd still; but she was naturally _brave, and-she was proud-as well, and would not let'this man see that she; feared him. ' . gek R e

“ [ have that honor,” she said, coolly; “who : are you, and what do you Wanblt o onh e b o 1 trust you will excuse me if T neglect to introduce myself,” said the man - with -much courtesy.. * Asfor my busipess I ‘am happy to: inform you -about that. T want the eight thousand dollars'that the judge bro’t from ' Ridgeby "last, night, and I depend on you to point it. out to me.” _ The indignant blood rushed to Margaret’s face. gnd. she :answered him shatples Dl Rl S

T 1 will die before: T-will do'as you skl oy oo ee e “You shall have your choice!” - He produced a pistol, which he cocked deliberately, and pointed it at herhead: . . "0l “Show me wherethe tin is, orif will blow your brainsout!” 3 = Like lightning a’train-of thought _passed through the_lead of the girl. In thatoneinstant of time she thought of .a score of plans to evade the Tascal, and,as soon as entertained, dis- - carded them as impracticable, - =~ _There she was; alone and lelpless, a wealk girl, almost a mile from any human habitation; and in a storm,. and it was. by no means likely. that any one would be passing by from whem she could claim assistance.. -

- For a moment the thought of risking everything to escape by the outer door, ‘and,: trusting. to the * darkness and the knowledge of the way,’ to attempt to reach Mr. Turner’s proteebion.. @ T as 0 - But the man seemed to'divine her ‘thought, for:he stepped between her andthedodi: "Ll ane s i -~ No, my beauty,you can’t play that game on me!” he said, with a sardone smile:r “ And now. Pl give you justthree “minutes to.decide whatyouwil da. - If you'show me. where the goney is I sweur not'to harm you;Atyvou refuse, I swear to kill you, ¢ ‘ust to luck for finding it out withogdyour helpil b= oot ohe - e s He took out his wateh, and, stood ‘regarding if.and Margaret i\lt(z}&ately,; As- she stood there, faint and” giddy with fear, & new ‘idea penetrated her brain, and she was just in that state of despération:which stops at no,sacrifice, sz\v-ever great, Come life: o¥ “death, she must sive the money fo which her friends had toiled so long and earnestly, and the'loss. of which would involve them in ruin. ~As:she thought, she saw a way to it, though -it would eompass her destruction. “ You may put up.your pistol,” shé .said calmly.. * I willshow you where l'the moriey is concealed.”. Sl “That is sensible, my’dear.” It's ' not often that sense and a pretty face go-togetlrer; but you're an exception. 1 ’_Ci)‘nw-, belively now.” sl e ~She*took a candle. from. the table, l selected one of 'a bunch of’ keys from _the basket hanging on the wall, and 1 bade him follow her, . She led him up 1 | stairs to ‘the-door of the closet, applied the key, ang, opening’ the doei, poifitéd to a black hox in the further cornier .of the . closet. ‘She stepped _back for liim to enter, but he” seized her by the wrist and.pulled her along withihim. = e se e o e2o -« T know your game.” said he; “you | “would get-meinto that close hole :m’d,i ‘then lock the door en-me. -Take out that key and fling it down stairs, and“‘ _then come in with me I shan't eat R e e | “She obeyed him :literally, and ds they stood together ing the stifling place,which was scarcely large enough to contain them, Margaret, with the “hand that the man had left free, seized on-the door and pulled.ifi to. It shut -with a sharp click—shut and locked at-thégametime;- | - @ 200 ‘A fierce oath burst from the lips of the:hubglars oo L vy - N { * What do you mean?” cried he. « Hell and faries! I shall suffocate! Open the door, or I will shout you!” % Do-as you please,” said Margargt, defiantly. = *Bhe’ door has a spring- { lock; and: can ‘be opened only on the ‘outside; and ‘unless some one ‘gomes to- our relief - we shall remain:here ‘until: we die,” which shall only be & few hours it the.most” . '1 t % You she-devil, why did you do this ¥”.he demanded, hourse with rage. “ D,;-)ln-'t yow know that you will" die,

" Certainly; but I prefer deatht to ‘thieruin of my best friends: If we, die here,and weshall withouta doubt, ‘the money will be saved.”. = 1 f _The oaths:aud threats and curses of -the man were teaxful, but. Margaret felt no.fear. Sowmething above and beyond herself susgzzin_ecl her; and-she was happy-in the ¢onsciousnéss that her life would purchase the old homé: for her kind benefactor, =~ - 0 - The close, torpid air weighed upon her like lead-~already had the wretch who'was her ¢om Y%mio,n, gank stupifiled tO The foor. UAIL Iver past tite came | up before her; shie remembered things long forgoiten; she saw . faces dead and buried; she hedrd voices mute beneath the grave-clods and then life Fand: sense faded, and she Knew;no TOLB = i 4 S e ‘Judge Wallace found his sister bet‘ter, but the storm comming on it was déemed best to remain all night, and early mext morning set out for home, ‘accompanied by his| wife, © -2 - Arriving in sight of ‘thie house he - was surprised to see the slintters still | closed, and the thitaney giving out no, | smoke of welcome. ~ At the gate a young man was tying a horse, and the_ | Judge exclaimed to his- wite: - = =~ £ “Bless my soul,; Annie, that's Alger‘rion! There’s no'mistaking him. le's Jome - month earlier than we expécted him. . But 1 greatly fear there’'s something amiss with Mag. She’s an. 1 early riser, and the shutters ave yet, bigloged” 1 .o L T | «He whipped up his horse, and séon { had his long absent son by the hand. | The first warm, greeting over, the | Judge rapped at'the fastened door, bt | eliciting: 10 response his alarm increased; and after shouting for Mat- ‘ ﬂ“f%"\“ﬁn '?'he'flg%’l?}%fi%&géoiﬁfﬁﬂd Te|ceiving no reply, with -Algernons , “ggla;g%&;g&:&p et the doorand enter--lod She Kibghen: . - 10 o s AL wha 4s sho had left it the night il - The chamber door stood - [gesify open vt Tathor A o acen: FRMSEE BUSAANISCRE - M E DR VRN AR N M 1 “Goold heavens!” he exclaimed,“the T e L ek e | ey tol that closot where Ileft the fhes bofallen Margarel”

-~ HOUSEIN NOBLE oovn’}“ﬁé JOB PRINTING L : : ~S§qx As—t, ; Cards, Bill-Heads,Circulars, Posters i ‘&a., &0., EXECUTED TO ORDER IN THR : Neatest and Promptest Manner : AND AT REASONABLE RATES, | | G‘Apply Here I;efor‘e—-()—rdgffnz Elsewhers,‘é;

dead, and a little removed from him, pale and qutet, lny: Margaret. Algeruon bore het dowstairs and into the open air, byt it was very long before she gave dny sign or token of 'gfe, { { And, it was a week bef\?re she was | able to give a detailed Laccount of ‘what happened that night of horrorin . [ the oak closet. 4« - : & - But she had-saved the money, and the son undertook to pay the debt of gratitude owed by the father.: Before . the winter was over Algernon inarried s Margaret, and together they lived on' the old homestead, and on stormy nights they tell the children the story of the oak closet. . . L o D el - e ; | “I’jl Pay You ¥or That.” = . |

A hen trod on a. duck’s foot, She did not mean to do it, and it did not ! hurt much: But-the duck said, “I'll pay you for that!” So the duck flew at the. hen; but, as she did so, her wing strick -an old goose, who stood close by.: “I'll pay you for that!f eried the goose, and she flew at the o ‘duck; but;as she.did so, her fo%t tore ‘the fur of a cat, who was just then in the yard. “I'll pay you for thabl® cried the cat, and she flew, at the goose; but,‘as she did so, her.tail drushed the -eye of a sheep, who ‘was near, “I'll pay you fer that!” cried the sheep, and he ran at the cat; but. as he did so, his foot hit the foot of a ‘dog, who lay in the sun. “I'll pay you for that!” cried he, and he ran at the sheep; but, as he did that, his leg struck an old ‘cow, who stood by the gate. “I'll pay you for that!” cried she, and she ranat the dog;but, as.she did so, her horn grazed the skin of* a horse, who stood by a tree. “11l pay you for that!” cried he, and he ran at the cow. What arun there ‘was!" The horse flew at the cow, and the cow at the dog, and the dog at the . cat, and the cat at the goose, and the goose at the ducek, and the duck-at the hen. What a moise they made, to be - sure] “Hi, hil! What is all this!? cried the man who had the care of them; “I cannot have this noise. You may stay here,” he said to the hen. But he drove the duck to' the pond, ' and the goose to the field, and the cat | to the barn, and the sheep to his fold, and the dog tochis hounse, and the cow to her pard, and the horse to his stall. «P’ll pay sou for that!” said the man. | ~—The Nuwrsery. . . ; .

o -+ - Juvenlile. : Children rarely . eomprehend .the Idea that Providence watches over all they do, and seldom appreciate the. tact: so often taught:them,in different Ways, that what seems to them impossible is possible with the Great Disposer of all events. = - = - An {Hustration of this came to our knowledge the other-day, which we ‘think is good enough to print: i A little boy; about 5 years: of age, was sent to the grocery store at the corner, on some trifling errand, and’ while there, his bright eyes lighted upon a barrel of ' pippins exggsed temptingly to view just outside the door. Im going out, it appears he took one, and returned to his mother

munching it. o e - “Where did you get/that nice apple, Willie#” inquired his mother. . . “Dot it at the ‘docery,” yeplied Wiless nn dontiap L ~ “Did the man give it to you?” . #=Ng: I took it.” Cis ! . #\Why, Willie, that was naughty bl You shdtld not take -applés or anything else without perm_ission.’f i “But nobody saw me.” . ( ¥ “Qh, yes, Willie—there was one wlitn saw you!” / | L eWho B ; ; L “Why, God saw you. =, ; . Willie stopped a mdglent to consider; and then, with'a gopd deal of, satisfaction : expressed in his face, replieds ".- N s " “Nb,- he didn’t, ma, there was @ qzl)ningéouer the store ! ; Jp e o ;.‘k\,, N ~»-——- _4 —-——-;-..', .~ i LIN THE DISCUSSION of the constitutional amendment limiting Presideénts ‘to one term, Hon. J. Proctor Knott, who; had the amendment in charge, ‘thus ‘pictured the allurements of the Presidential office: iy . Assalary of $50,000; a mansion sustained in a style of luxury that few

persons dreamed of, furnished, repairs . ed, and heated at an annual expense of $25,000, with:tlie very air hreathed there, perfumed by’ rare exotics propogated in a $55,000 garden house, maintainea at an annual expense of $5,000, a private .secretary at $3,000 & ° year to 'do the President’s writing, . two assistant secretaries at $2,500 a year to do the work of the private secretary, two clerks at $2,250 to do the work of the assistant secretaries, a steward at $2,000 to supply the President’s table with the choicest wines and the richest viands that could tempt or satiate his appetite; ‘with $6,000:a year for books, periodigals; stationery, telegramsand “other contingencies.” If ‘the children of Israel sighed for the flesh pots.of Egypt, what must be the anguish dfa | sensitive sonl ‘when taking a'last, long farewell of such salary and lux- - ury ? e o :

‘Jupage W. F. PARRETT has peremptorily declined. the nomination . for Supreme Judge, tendered him by the Independents. Ide is a stiraight. Demoerat and believes that thereis no hope of eliminating the ‘abuses of the republican party elzce,pt by . re- i storing the Democrats to power, and in thishe is cledrly right. ' The enly hope there is for beating the répnbli= “cdn party is by earnest work through thie Democratic. organization. Thet%%;{. is no doubt that a large majority off = the American peeple are opposed to: further Republican rale, but the probs = Jem is to unite this opposition So,-thap % it can do effective, work. |At this = time this can be lone in no other way than by working through the democratic ‘organization. It is too late tg ‘form a new party suceessfully, and - whatever a man’s idea may be of ‘the democratie party, he must certainiy - believe it more honest ‘than ‘the re-"& _publiean; and’if bis desire is for hon- = est government he cannot. justify hims self for voting against the Demoerats; ‘because it is, clearly, the only hope & for ap improvement in our. political :ff affairs.— LaPorte Argus. i L;ﬁ,;;; o e - B—— R . NonE but a physician knows fiow ‘much a reliable alferalive is needed = by the people.” On all sides of us, i all communities who suffer from coms ¢ ‘plaints that nothing but an alteraties ¢ “cures, IHence a great many of thien have been made and put abroad w theassurance of being effectuut. Bk ‘they il to nocomplish the cures ‘promise, because they have nob. intrinsic virtues tﬁe,y{f_‘ dn th state of the caso, DI Ji €. AVER C0..0f Towell, have su: spliod-& & i E@%@&@Nx'@é n:‘i'ﬁki:»‘g@e}f}“««:w‘ué73?‘:_"“?‘\l.}9,\7;;'l; VY DO i Riflerence: drols