Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 11, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1876 — Page 6

THE NATIONAL GRANGE.

The following extracts are taken from the address of Worthy Harter John T. Jones, of Arkansas, to the National Grange at its recent session in Chicago: Atlhe last session of thia body severs! im portent amendments to the Constitution were proposed and subsequentiy ratified bj the 8OW«' Granges, of which proclamation was duly made. As a part of the system and plan of the on our purpose to adopt, these rules, with sonw slight changes, will be moot valuable, but taken dome they are a disjointed link in a ehain, the perfection of which by our British friends has been the work of their educated, thinking, practical «nea, for the last thtrty-dve years. The fraction which we have given our Order has been utilised to an ■extent which we can only conjecture. Hundreds, end it may be thonssnds, of co-oper-ative stores hava been established in the various States and Territories of the Union. With Various amounts of share capital, and perhaps aa various In other features and in their fortunes. They are without a head or -connectinglink, "‘like so many islands in the are, without even a boat plying from one to the other"—without that principle of unity which la the life of co-operations and the guiding star of humanity. M iih the perfection of our system of organisation, is the necessity of educating our memlicrs In the true principles of co-opera-tton. Lot ua follow the example of our Engiish friends in this also. Through their courtesy I have received a large number of tracts, with the proceedings of their co-oper-ative Congress from 1868 to the present time, making a most valuable collection of cooperative literature. We have to reach the minds of many who are ignorant, and to stimulate in them athirst for knowledge. The latter, Which is the first requisite, is better accomplished by living missionaries. If we could send out wise of the friends of cooperation (Who could be named) to act aa pioneers in this work, we would soon see a large demand for co-operative intelligence. Itmay be thought by posse who take a solely sentimental new of our organisation, that 1 am giving an undue prominence to its material objects. If so, I cannot think they have studied the deep philosophy, pure morality, lofty virtue, and genuine religion, that underlies oMjwntim lift. Rightly understood, it is the practical realisation of Christian ethics. Tno silent virtues of temperance, forethought, just dealing, and fel. towshipln work, will do more to correct the moral disorders which darken our land, and have tainted our Government, as well as trade and commerce, than all the penal statutes that have been or can be devised. The material, moral, social and intellectual influences are in near connection with each other. The most material things have great influence on mental subjects, a sentiment that ages ago the poet Homer gave vent to, in saying that “ when num becomes slcroe he Joses half his virtue."

At the last session of this Grange muck interest was expressed in the action which had iK’en taken by the co-operative societies of Great Britain to inaugurate a system of exchange between them and the agricultural producers in this country, and in their friendly messages to our Order, through their special deputation, and subsequent Correspondence with our Executive Committee, which I was directed, by a resolution of this body, to continue, as I did, until a point was reached when, in my judgment, with the approval of the Executive Committee, it became expedient to send a special commissiuuer to confer with the authorities in those societies upon this subject, and to represent our ideas and interest in this connection. Brother J. W. A. Wright was appointed to this office, and it affords me sincere pleasure to bear testimony to the ability, dignity and grace with which he discharged its important duties. Complications of a very serious character had arisen through the misrepresentations of unfriendly parlies, the character and extent of which were unknown to us until ascertained by our Commissioner, after his arrival tn England. These matters were fully discussed in the Co-operative Congress which met at Glasgow in April last, the courtesy of opening and dosing the discus-ion having been extended to our Commissioner. The result was a reassurance of that body of the earn•eatneas and .integrity of our Order in these menotiatiens, and their reference to Mr. Neale and our Commissioner, by whom important modifications and changes of the original ar I idea were agreed upon, submitted to the Executive Comini ttee of the Company on the other side, an d assented to by that Committee. The plan of organising the American seotfonofthis Association, which I submit, ■MW be improved by your joint wisdom an d wnaVd intelligence of the extended field for white it is designed. By some it may be regarded as yielding much of the authority and fostering care, which our Constitution wisely provides the National Grange shall exerefse, directly and through subordinate Granges, over the business interests of our Order, in only becoming an “ advisory body." On ihe other hand it might be objected that the National Grange is not elected by those who maybe stockholders In the enterprise alone, but by the representatives of all we members, and therefore should not exercise supervision over their interests. Of these opposite opinions the last would lead to consequences, I think, fatal to our Order, and our cherished hopes. The purposes of our Order are so blended, each so in harmony with the others, and so dependent upon one another, the separation of one, and especially that one which is the life-blood of toe whole, would paralyse the system. It is not to the share capital in these enterprises that our members will look for greatest benefits, but in the facilities they will afford for the sale of our products aud the purchase of our supplies. The member that holds but a single share will be entitled to the same benefits, and have an -equal voice with the member holding the maximum. Some of our members may not be able to take a singi- share, yet such may contribute to the profits, by their custom, more than others holding the maximum of •bares. Shall such members have no repre•euution in a purely Patron’s enterprise, to the support of which they contribute perhaps toe largest share? A Co-operative Congress, elected by stock: holdem, could not be more responsible, or represent the interest of their constituents more intelligently or faithfully, thau a body •chosen from the Order, as is this National Grange. That we hare opposition to our plans, powerful, aud energetic, we know, but the source from which it comes should nerve us to put forth whatever effort may beneces«ri*y to secure to the toiling farmer the rightful profit of his industry, as a prerequisite to the proper development of what are called ** the higher objects of our order.” Do we ■otaee an educational power of the highest hind underlying this cooperative movement for the great masses of our people? The further we have gone the fiirer and wider the prospect before us. Do we mean to goon.' Have we faith enough in the principles of our Association to follow them wherever they may tend? I trust we have, .and that we shall take our forward steps in 4fce reorganization of labor, and therefore •ft society, carefully and steadily, but resolutely, and with a perfect indifference to the abuse and opposition which we must of coune look for, until manhood shall cease to pay tribute to money; conscious as our limited education in these principles has -made us, in some dim way, of that highest Wstery of our human life, which can only beadequat hr described in words with which I hope all of ns are familiar, “ That we are .members one of another, so that if one iSMmber suffers all suffer, and if one memI cannot too strongly' urge the importance Of meh action at the present session u will iffx permanently she headquarters, and secure A ruitable building for the National Grange. Wiradrice to the State and Subordinate

The money in our Treasury, which might be used for this purpose, la rapidly diminishing by donations. While we have anv considerable sum on hand urgent appeals will be made for donations in the interest of our membership in Slates having suffered from insects and drought No amount that can be appropriated from our National Grange Treasury would afford an appreciable relief, so divided. This should be the work of our Subordinate Granges and members blessed with abundance, and I rejoice to say they have not been unmindful of such Obligations. THE WORTHY LECTURER'S REPORT. The following is the report of the Worthy Lecturer, Mr. Smedley, of Iowa: Wostht Mabtbs: In oompllance _w>th the instructions of the Worthy Master of the National Grange and the Executive Committee, based on calls from Masters of State Granges, I have devoted nearly all the time since our last session to the work of my office. In answering these calls, I have labored in fourteen States, and am gratified to report that the condition of the Order in nearly all of these States is most encouraging. The principles underlying our org. nlxatlon seem to have taken deep hbld of the hearts of its members, and, as the work of organisation is nearly finished, they are turning their attention In those practical directions where real success is to be found. It has seemed to have been expected of me in many localities, to exemplify the unwritten work, and give opinion on law and usage. I have, however, been of the opinion that this did not come within the scope of the National Lecturer’s duty. This might have been, and undoubtedly was, a necessity in the early days of our work. But I think now this should be left entirely to the Masters of the State Granges, whose duty and prerogative it is to settle these questions. I have regarded it more in the province and duty of the National Lecturer to strengthen the authority, confidence, and influence of the officers of the National Grange and subordinate Granges, to encourage the brothers and sisters to renewed activity, to point out and urge the necessity for such an organization as thia, and to suggest in a general way those practical methods by which the desired results may be obtained. In doing this I have earnestly sought to impress the Importance of the Individual responsibility of members in the work in which we are engaged. This point seems to me to be the key to our success. When we have become convinced that on each individual member of the Order, brother and sister, rests a responsibility that each does his or her part in the work su essential to the general good, success is insured. 1 nave been everywhere received in the kindest and most fraternal spirit—a spirit which left the /egret that I could only meet a small portion of the urgent calls for my services. I had never before realized the Importance of this branch of our work. The very fact of an officer of the National Grange visiting our members seems to encourage ana strengthen the cause and incite to renewed efforts. It is of the highest importance that the bond of fraternity between the constituted authorities and the Sub-Granges should be made as dose as possible. I cannot refrain from expressing my obligations to the Masters and officers of the State Granges where it has been my lot to labor. They have done everything in their power to make a work (which at best is a laborious one) as easv and pleasant as possible. From officers of National and State Granges I have received constant encouragement and sympathy. And the interest and fraternal kindness manifested in every community where I have been has strengthened my faith, and more than ever taught me that it only needs that we as an Order should be faithful to the trust given to us to make this Order, under the providence of God, what it is designed to be, the instrument which Is to elevate, strengthen, and educate the producing classes of our Nation.

Salting the Streets in Winter.

Looking out well ahead, as their countrymen generally get credit for doing, the members of the Glasgow Police Board had this slovenly and dangerous practice under discussion a few days ago. The gentleman who brought the subject before the meeting showed that there had been a considerable increase in deaths from lung disease in the city in 1875 over the previous year, and that there was medical testimony to the fact that these and other deaths were distinctly traceable to the saturation of foot passengers’ boots in the morning with the frozen brine, which kept the feet damp and cold the whole of the subsequent day. It is well to remember that besides the intense coldness of the mixture—five degrees below zero, or thirty-seven" degrees of frost—snow brine does not diy up as speedily as water alone would ; and after several’saturations in the mixture, boots never become thoroughly dry afterwards. The salting of streets is equally productive of injury to horses. It was stated by the speaker that during last winter three of the largest horse proprietors in Glasgow had laid up, from this cause alone, in one case fifteen, in another forty, and in a third no fewer than one hundred horses, the ailments of those animals having been produced by their wading through the snow and salt that had been mixed on the streets. This, we believe, was not a rare experience with the proprietors of horses in London last year, although the salt appears to have been scattered about with a less lavish hand in London than in Glasgow. What the authorities empowered the omnibus companies to do, was in both cities also practiced without permission by the tradesmen, in order to dissolve the snow on the footpaths, while at the same time they, frequently neglected to remove the sludge. The Glasgow board has remitted the matter to the magistrates, who are the proper parties to deal with it, and, from what passed at the meeting, it is probable that they will do so effectually; and set an example which the metropolitan authorities will do well to follow. Of the exceedingly baneful effect of the practice there can be no doubt, and the population of London are perhaps still worse prepared to resist the eflects of these freezing footpaths than those of Glasgow.— lron.

Big Spiders.

The sands of the steppes of Central Asia are the abiding-place of many species of loathsome and poisonous “ creepinc things.” Mr. Schuyler sneaks ■>of a phalange (Solmiga araneoidu), one of the long-legged spiders known popularly as the Harvestman, or the Grand-father-Gray-beard, which has long hair, “ and, when walking, seems as > large as one’s two Asts.” This formidable beast is given to biting when irritated, and with its jaws makes four little holes in the flesh. The bite is poisonous, though not deadly. Its victim feels at first no more discomfort than from the sting of a gnat; but, after 8 time, the pain spreads over the whole body, and is accompanied with fever and great exhaustion. A Chinese officer states, in his travels in Turkistan, that the body of the largest Solpugat is the size of a butternut; and that of the smaller ones, of a walnut. Spiders of such dimensions, with their big, hairy bodies lifted up on long, stout legs, must be as frightful an adversary as one would be likely to encounter in any experience amid the haunts of wild animals. - - - FuTTMUt THomunu Centennial meda’s of bronze have been awarded. .

Religious. WAITING. A urrru longer on the earth stiff waiting. Ere thli frail body sleep: A few more sorrow*, then to be forever Where none can grieve or weep. A little longer we this weary spirit. Ho burdened and oppressed. Shall rise, up borne on angels' wings to Heaven, Where there is perfect rest. A little longer praying to my Savior, For guidance day by day; Then, clothed in shining rat«\ent, walking with Him Along the golden way. When in that Heavenly land, loved friends surrounding. How light earth’s griefs will seem— As one. awaking io a home of beauty, 'Forgets a troubled dream. -8. T. Walter, in If. Y. Oboerrer

The Revival in Chicago.

The evidences are unmistakable that the work in progress at the Tabernacle is more and more a power. Wo do not know that any estimate is yet made of the number of conversions, but they must have amounted to several hundred, even during the past week. The remarkable degree to whjch the attendance is sustained, night after night, in spite of storm and threatenings of storm, of itself indicates that if atone time most of the large audiences were drawn by mere curiosity, that stage is far past. After five weeks of such meetings curiosity would be fully satisfied, while motives more strenuous than any so inspired are necessary to bring people out by thousands in spite of wind, rain and mire. The thronged inquiry rooms, besides, the signs of deep feeling, the bright, happy faces of rejoicing ones—these are proofs not to be mistaken that “truly God is in the place.” We learn of some instances of conversion, not through any direct influences of the meeting, which show that there is an indirect one, feit as a subtle, pervading element, which can be nothing else but the spirit of God striving with men. Last Sunday was. in some respects, the most remarkable day yet. All the meetings were thronged., and.alive with enthusiasm. The Tabernacle was filled in the evening half an hour before the time of service, and an overflowing meeting was accordtngly held at Farwell Hall, conducted by Mr. Jacobs, who was assisted by Mr. Sankey. At the latter plact, also, a special German service was held at three o’clock, with a very large attendance. The general feeling in regard to the great work now in progress was expressed by Prof. Fiske, of the Chicago Theological Seminary, at the Tabernacle, on Sunday evening, when he said: “My friends, this is not the work of man, nor of any number of men; it is the work of God.’’ —Chicago Standard, Nor. 9,

The Work of Christ.

The eflects, then, of the work of Christ are even to the unbeliever indisputable and historical. It expelled cruelty; it curbed passion; it branded suicide; it punished and repressed an execrable infanticide ; it drove the shameless impurities of heathendom into a congenial darkness. There was hardly a class whose wrongs it did not‘remedy. It rescued the gladiator; it freed the slave; it protected the captive-; it nursed the sick; it sheltered the orphan; it elevated the woman; it shrouded as with a halo of sacred innocence the tender years of a child. In every region of life its ameliorating influwence was felt. It changed pity from a vice into a virtue. It elevated poverty from a curse to a beatitude. It ennobled labor from a vulgarity into a dignity and a duty. It sanctified marriage from litide more than a burdensome convention into little less than a blessed sacrament. It revealed for the first time the angelic beauty of a Purity of which men had dispaired and of a Meekness at which they had utterly scoffed. It created the very conception of charity, and broadened the limits of its obligation from the narrow circles of a neighborhood to the widest horizons of the race. And while it thus evolved the idea of humanity as a common brotherhood, even where "its tidings were not believed—all over the world, wherever its tidings were believed, it cleansed the life, ana elevated the soul of each individual man. And in all lands where it has molded the, character of its true believers, it has created hearts so pure, and lives so peaceful, and homes so sweet, that it might seem as though those angels who had heralded its event had also whispered to every depressed and despairing sufferer among the sons of men, “ Though yie have lain among the pots, yet shall ye be as the wings of a dove, that is covered with silvenfcings, and her feathers like gold.”— Farrier'a Life of Chriat.

Afraid to Swear Alone.

The wicked practice of . swearing, which is so common as to oifend the ear in every hotel and almost in every street, is often mere bravado. Boys think it sounds manly te be profane, and men think it gives force and character to their sayings. Unlike most other vices, it is done openly, and is intended by the swearer for other people’s ears. It is a public sia against God, and a public insult to all good men. The boldest blasphemers are often the greatest cowards. “ I will give you ten dollars,” said a man to a profane swearer, “ if you will go into the village graveyard at twelve o’clock to-night, and swear the same oaths you have uttered when you are alone with God.” “ Agreed,” said the ’ man; an easy way to make ten dollars.” “ Well, come to-morrow, and say you have done it, and you shall have the money.” Midnight came. It was a night of great darkness. Ashe entered the cemetery not a sound was heard; all was still as death. Then came the gentleman’s words to his mind. “Alone with God!” rang in his ears. He did not dare to utter an oath, but fled from the place crying, “ Qod be merciful to me, a sinner!” Church Union.

Terrible Fight Between Polar Bears.

The Cologne Gazette contains an account of a combat which took place in the Zoo logical Gardens of that city between two t*olar bears, which, that journal remarks, “ a Roman emperor would assuredly have paid a million sestertii to witness.” These two bears had been brought from Spiteberg five years ago, and had been placed in a large pit, with a tank in the center. Until within the last few days they had remained upon excellent terms with each other, but last week a quarrel occurred between them, tiie result of which was that the female bear took refuge upon the summit of a large rock in one corner of the pit. The mate did not attempt to follow her, and she remained there three days, when, pressed by hunger, she descended again. As soon as the male bear

saw her he immediately rushed at her and attacked her with his forepaws. The keepers attempted to separate them, and belabored the male with heavy iron bars, but the bones in the head of the Polar bear are so much harder than those of the ordinary bear that these blows took no effect. The male bear continued to wreak his vengened upon his companion, and. after having almost torn her body into ribbons, he dragged her to the bottom of the tank and held her there until he felt assured that all sign of life was extinct. He then brought her body back to the floor of the pit and dragged it round the tank for nearly an hour. After this he withdrew into his sleeping den to rest from his labors, and the keepers at once closed the iron bars upon him. Having examined the body of the dead bear, they found that it had received more than a hundred wounds; the neck and head were crushed almost to a jelly, and the flesh was hanging in strips from the back and sides. During the whole combat neither of the bears uttered a cry or sound of any kind; but, except in this particular, it must have borne a singular resemblance to what may sometimes be seen In Lancashire without paying a million sestertii.— Pall Mall Gazette.

Trading with the Japs.

The following bit of experience in buying goods at the Centennial Exhibition is related by a visitor, and will be relished by many who have had similar treatment: “Looking at the pottery in the Japanese Bazaar I espied a flower-pot which struck my fancy, and I inquired the price.” ‘“Four dollaire,’ was the response from a youthful Jap. “ The price suiting as well as the article, I determined to take it on my way out, and in the afternoon again approached the bazaar with that object. This time there was a leathery old Oriental in attendance, with a face like that of a wrinkled old monkey, who upon being asked the price answered: “ ‘ Eight dollaire!’ “ ‘No, 1 1 said, throwing up four fingers,‘it was four dollars this morning.’ “ The old heathen opened a mouth like a gash in a side of sole leather, and, displaying a row of yellow fangs, from which the gums had receded, ejaculated: Tri Off, n Oa , h e j s eight dollaire.’ “As I retreated, I noticed in the little garden which surrounds the bazaar the same kind of flower-pots, in some of which were plants, and 1 tried the custodian of these, a sober, chestnut complexioned Jap. “ ‘ How much are those ?’ ‘ bix dollaire.’ “ Again I explained they were four dollars in the morning, but was only answered by a quiet grin and: ‘“Six dollaire.’ “ Approaching the bazaar once more, I waited until the withered old swindler was called for a few minutes, and then hailing the youngest and most amiable-faced Jap I could select, I touched the flower-pot again and askeel: “ ‘ How much F “The youthful son of Japan picked it up, looked at it, trying to estimate its value, and then, turning to me, said, evidently at hazard: “•Four dollaire an half.’ “ And I carried it off at the fourth price at which it had been offered me during the day.”— Bouton Commercial Bulletin.

One Way of Enlivening Society.

Early in the season—say in November —the owner of a cozy little home sent a note to families embracing thirty or forty of his friends—no more than his double rooms would seat comfortably—stating that he should be “a. home” Friday evenings, during the winter, from seven to eleven, and should be glad to have them come when they pleased, do as they pleased and go when they pleased. They were requested to come in without ringing, and soon learned to dispose of their wrappings and themselves without troubling any one. Trie rooms were brightly lighted, well warmed, and as much ventilated as our brainless system of house-building would admit of. There were tables for those who wished to play cards, or other games; an open piano and music for the mtisically-inclined; books, magazines and papers strewn about; easy chairs around the fire for story-tellers or visitors. No “refreshments” were served, but in one corner was a table with apples and popped corn, or walnuts and raisins, candy—or, on especially cold nighta, an urn of coffee and a. plate of doughnuts—to which all were invited to help themselves, or others, as they wanted. Husbands, wives or young people came alone or together, as was convenient; stayed according to their pleasure; did as they wished, and went, as they came, without more ceremony than a cheery “goodnight.” The meetings were called “ Informal,” and whether the number in attendance were ten or forty made no difference, for there was no expense or special trouble of preparation. It was proposed to have them rotate; but the objection was held valid, that by so doing there would always be with some an uncertainty as to the place of meeting; rivalries in “entertainment” would Creep in; dress, ing up would come to he thought essential; and so the characteristic charm of the gatherings be dispelled. They, therefore, continued as they begun, and were efficient in killing off, for those concerned, at least, the old stand-up parties, on one side, and preventing a social stagnation on the other.—Golden ißule.

Potatoes and all vegetables, in place of boiling, should be cooked by steam, else they must be more or less watersoaked. The simplest and cheapest steamer is easily had by having a steamer made to fit the large iron kettle that every kitchen has. The steamer, of tin, made to fit the kettle, the sides fitting down, say one inch, a snug, perfect fit; one inch from this rim is a bottom with boles cut in it; half an inch in diameter and one inch apart. The steamer, like a basin with straight or perpendicular sides, nine inches deep, a tin cover to fit perfectly tight, the cover made to run up higher in the middle two or three inches. 'This steamer can be made for $1.50, probably. When stewing fruit, put it in an earthen dish ; set dish and all in the steamer. The fruit then does not waste its flavor as when stewed with water. Steam puddings, instead of boiling, if you would retain the flavor.— Xxporitnced Hotudceeptr.. Thk gross earnings of the Central. Pacific Railroad for September were $1,886,000, and for the first nine months of the year $13,148,200, against $10,305,200 for the corresponding nine months of 1874. The business of the road has been steadily Increasing every since its completion, in 1868. Among the homelees poor of New York are 40,000 vagrant children.

Our Young Readers. SWEBT LITTLE NAN. • ’’ e- I woMpxa. I wonder. - ' it any one can Tell how dearly we love ' • Our rweet lit Is Nan? . . So winning and playfdl, 'l' 1W •. 8o witty and wise, Her cute little ware -'ll And funny replfo*. Her mouth Is a rosebud \ I And sunshine her curls ; Her Syes violate blue, hi it Her teeth rows of pearls. Sachs weo little foot •iJL tel ' In the tiny blue shoe, | And dinning fat hand#. 07.'' ' Finding' mischief to do. Up in the morning As. soon ss tis light. , The naughtiest mischief f Her greatest delight. Out in the garden I To pull off the heads Ofthe prettiest flowers Just peeped from their beds. ...AVgranduumma's basket 1 . I To scatter the spools; Into the workshop To meddle with tools. In her pretty white frock J As lair as the snow. Into the coal-scuttle. Black as a sloe. With her troublesome ways, , i She’s the veriest sprite. And yet, like an angel. • When weary at night At her dear mamma’s knee She kneels down to pray. And lisps out “Onr Father" In sweep baby way. And when on her pillow She sinks to repose. Her fair brow grows fairer. Her cheek deeper glows. Her bright hair more golden In clustering rings, ’ She seems more like an angel With folded, hid wings. ~ We hover around her— R e hope and we pray, * ■ That no summons may come To waft her away. Oh spare her, dear Father, For many a year I Oh. what woqjd our world be -—rWithouther bright cheer? I wonder, I wonder, ‘ _ Ifanyonecan Tell how dearly we love Our sweet little Nan. —Lucy anew, in Chriatian Union.

THE STRANGER’S STORY.

“That boy win break my heart!” was the passionate exclamation of a respecta-ble-looking woman, as, with an appealing look, she addressed a strange gentleman who passed by at the time. A large, overgrown boy, of more than fifteen years, had leaped over a fence the moment before, and now, feeling himself beyond her reach, stood laughing defiantly at his mother, who had undertaken to reprove him for some mean conduct. Without making reply, the stranger turned a severe look upon the boy, which had the effeot of checking his mirth and changing his color a little, and then, advancing to the rails and resting his arms upon them, related the following story, w-hich might have been profitable to both his hearers: “There is, perhaps, nothing more painful than to see children, ana especially large boys, who ought to know better, uncivil and disrespectful to their superiors, but particularly so to their parents. When I was a boy myself, I regret to say, I fell into the very same sad fault, for which I was not alone blameworthy. I ’was considered remarkably smart'for my vears, and my singularly wise sayings and doings delighted admiring friends; I suppose;! was looked upon by my parents as a young Solomon. They generally brought me into the parlor for the express purpose of entertaining company. But ! remember that I was wise enough to understand and mark well all the praises they heaped upon me. All my wisdom was gathered from my friends, and yet they gave me credit for originality in everything I said or did. By these aids I soon discovered my great importance, and this made me very impertinent—a pest and a scourge to my parents.

“ When ! had grown up to the age at. which I ought to have been a pleasure to them, I was disobedient and sadly disrespectful. When I think of the irreverence I was guilty of, and which they tolerated in me for a moment, I feel to this day crimson with shame. And if I thought it could make amends for niy youthful vilehess, I should like to underfo now the floggings which I ought to ave received then. 1 was permitted to call my father such slang names as ‘ governor,’ ‘ the boss,’ ‘the old man,’ ‘ John,’ and such like, to his very face, and he heard it good-naturedly and laughed. That most sacred of all names, mother, was seldom applied to her who loved me more than any other human being; I usually called her ‘ the old woman,’ or * Maty,’ humorously, of coursej Mid thought it looked well. “ This bad training showed on me everywhere else. At school, the teacher was a firm man, a first-class disciplinarian, and kept me in my place well; but I disliked him for what I styled his seventy, and behaved as disrespectfully and disobediently as I well dared. I was afraid of an open conflict with him, knowing that, in that case, I must have fared poorly. In secret, however, I did what I could to disaffect the other scholars and make them disrespectful. In this I succeeded admirably, especially among the larger body. We could all plot mischief against him and sneer at him behind his back. His rebuke made us angry and revengeful, and we consoled ourselves with the hope of paying him for it when we grew up. In the meantime we enjoyed ourselves delightfully in making game of him, much to the entertainment of the scholars generally," I was the prime mover in these annoyances, and it never occurred to my mind that my heartless conduct could receive a sudden and unexpected check. “On one occasion he reproved me. Thinking myseif master of the situation, I tossed my head in defiance; and sneered contemptuously, looking for the approval of my rude companions! But before I had time to think what I was doing, the teacher made my ear ring with a blow of his open hand. I staggered a little, but instantly recovering myself, and shrugging my shoulders in contempt,dared him to repeat it. He commanded me to leave the room;gtyd of the opportunity,! went, and closing the door with an impudent farewell, ended my school education. “ In Bunday School I was even worse. I knew that my teacher, had no means of enforcing his instruction, except by moral suasion. I was irreverent, even in the most sacred things. I turned my pious teacher’s instruction into ndicule to moke the others laugh. More than once I used bad language to his face, and I am now convinced that he was a man of more than ordinary grace, or his temper could not have brooked my conduct for a moment Yet. strange to say, I never knew of his having made any effort to obtain my removal out of his class. I think bis prayers were answered, however, by my suddenly leaving the place. I went to business and was there but a month when my bad manners were directed towards my employer. He told me quietly, that I might go home to my father went I tried several other places with a similar

nni»»nnM If -as it It flUF-HAH • A-fl lu *i tin nappy foray employers * " “I had noh grown up’to-'he a young man and knew that PWas losing my time, that I could never be worth*anything in the world. , In weeks of despondency I had time to -reflect'. f saw that -1 had'been turned out of school fox mytinsuboriinatiofi; that fhitil been disrespectful'to my Sabbath School teacher, though he desirtd US K tions, and prevented me from ev<d ooiutemper, suppress my insufferably ifcWe, ,Which had developeti by this .time into imptttfence, arid practic'd obeuidned and respectfulness to my supffEWW-’ TMiMPKe of having been turned outof several JtoriA, id th* cirtdirti kifowl«asc of my acquaintances, njortifted -me< ,To friends I explained,' when opportunity afforded, that <it not , ajy. lanll; but that of tyrannical masters; but no use: they had their owh'-opitjidtf, wnfeh was- the- correct one. My;> ill fortune had its good. eflept upon me. After the exdraW Of pttticnoir aad practice of self-culture for a long time, I succeeded In obtaining another sftdation. When entering upoh At/I nfladfe ftpm»y mindfto try better conduct, and be as respectrtil as possible to ail around nie. I was able to kbep mjr place thia learned that steadiness, honesty ana respects illness to superiors 'were indispensabla .to a young man’s suecess. “ Young man,” he continued,' “If you wish ever t® prosper in tfie world, you must begin by obeying the Fifth Commanfiihent, which is Htmor tHy father and thy mother, that thy days may he long upon the land which the Lord tny Goa giveth thee.’J Tf 1 you ndglect this,-.'tike care that you come not under thpr cprse which declares that ‘ Tiro eye that niocketh.at h» .father, and deapiseth to obey his mother, tne ravens of the vallqy shall pick it but, and the young eagles'shall eat it.’ ” — R. H. Craig, inN'. y. Obaenver.

The Guinea-Worm.

One of the ugly parasitic t qjat find a congenial home in the flesh of men and anifiials is the Nilaria> metftenais, popularly called, the Guinea-worm. It, is indigenous in certaifi Hot countries, as in Abyssinia, Upper Egypt, Seaegahand other parts of Africa, India, Persia,,Gentrai Asia arid the Islahu of Curacoa. The only specimens that fied were impregnated females; but iv is supposed that the little Tank-wbftnkof India are the. larval form, of ,the. Filaria. The adult animal is sleiider and cylindrical, of an opaque, milk-whitecblor, about one-ninth of an inch in diarueter andfrom six inches to four feet in length. The manner in which, the worm;enters the human .bojly is not Renown;. but' the probability is; that, While still ver/fouhg and minute, it penetrated the skip; ill is related by Carter that fifty school children in Bombay Went to bathe in a certain pond, and twenty-opepf the number afterward suffered from the parasite, some' of them being attacked' by four or flvdz' Natives, who are in the habit of going,barefoot and of frequently -entering the water, are more subject to its attacks, than.. Are Europeans. After entering the body, the parasite remains imbedded in the tfSAue, in a more or less quiescent cqnditiqn, until it has fully matured, which takes from eight weeks to two years. It tnerf ap proaches tfle surface, creatiqj by jts.presence an ulcer, which breaks spontaneously in a few days. Through thexoiiening thus made, the worm, if undisturbed, will ej ect its yobfig. As two of three tindties of the anterior end how protrude, the. 1 parasite can be easily drawn out, by nulling gently on the end; and winding R around a small stick; or a little Foil pf linen., 'fhe process of extractiqn is ,a protracted ope, as drily a small’portion" of’ the ifroiih'can , bedfawn. opit . daily. It, is: necessary to use grdat, care not to tear the animal, as any part left in the flesh is; apt -ta induce violent inflammation, fever apjiptherpnjurious symptoms. The Guinea-worm oftenest occurs! in the legs or feet,- although it hap, been found ih the tongue,” iri’ the layetstof the mesentery behind- liver, and -qmier the conjunctiva of the eye. It is stated by one medical authority that in 172-cises it appeared 124 times in the feet»-tyirty-three times in the Jegs, eleven times in the .thighs,-twice in the' handfe lhA twice elsewhere. As njany,ps .fifty worms have been reported in a single t person. Sometimes the fever and pain occasioned, by its presence is very severp. It has been known to result in death. Ori the other hand, it occasionally induces nosttrticufamiliar to: the ancients. • Jtnhas .tieen argued that the “fiery serpents’’which plagued the Israelites dlihng their * sojourn in the wilderness were ’npqf other than these parasites, which, in breaking out, cause so milch heat' arid'aiigttish. They are indigenous to the, ceUtraUmd eastern portion of Arabia Petrsea; and it is thought that, while travbrsfing this district, the Israelites may hayc i« en at " tacaed by them, and, from, ignorance of the proper treatment, suffered' the great mortality that .mentixmod in ttya ures as happening within the'region.— Chicago TnTnme. _ - ( “ 3 !(i —Johnny Francis. ’ of Hiiliftii; aged nine, is a little. hero who has saved: the name has Aden eent tothA Roviti Humane Society —An Englisliman. who dqpg'through farmins, and makes it pay, says he always feeds his land before it is bun it before- it is weary, and weeds, it,, Jiffftfe it is foul. - —The poet Whittier has reached his sixty-ninth year, and gtows fatoni'tender and grand ia his mwbM-Wi W rip* ll3 his intellect. . ' . f.. ~,.u „

To Worry the Liver.

And injure the isj •stem generally, take blue Sills and calomel. To regulate it, enow the entire system with healthful vigor, use Hoaiettcfa Sjfomanh Bjttens. ABiiious invalids, dhich Of these two recipes will you adopt? we doubt' so sssras use of mercury entails, Artd effectuate the desired reform in the action erf the biliary gland without danger, as <1 well M Spoedily and thoroughly. The Bitters invariably remedy yeHownessof the condplefckstf nnd whites tw 'gfe a&jsatfws tongue, high ugiue, pauftUp, wt igo, dyspepsia, constipation, heaviness of the head, mental despondency, and eviry other manifestation or accompaniment of a disordered condition Of the liver? The storriach, bowels and kidneys also experience their regulating and tonic Inffuence. SunziNG Catarrh, Chronic Catarth, Uh eeritive Catarrh, with all tbeir aympMbetic diseases, promptly relievedaiid[permanently cured by SauronWs Bam cai> Ccrk won Ca-