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TX2XtXlS: $2,00 A YEAIl.ET ' VATABI.B IK ADTAKCB . '. , All Kinds of Job Printing Satisfactorily Xoae at LiTlaf Rate. Offloet Iatha Wirtir Building, Richmond. lad." U?KELVSY'S LIFE COMPOUND." ' - ' ' - " ' , la the Beat - , 'Taa Cheapest, ' ''.-'.,..:"".'. V .( An the most Harmless Medicine ia the World, ' , For Nearly Every Form, " Ol CHRONIC DISEASE. In Dyspepsia it is a cerUia cure. In Consumption it is excellent. In Liver Complaint nothing can be better."1-" In IQrfnwdiseaseitisa-ecins In Rhuematism : it is an important remedy. ' k - - ' i In Stomach Amotions it is unsurpsa. In Female Complaints it is of great value. 4 And i a nearly all kinds of chronic disease it acts like a charm, effecting speedy cures in the most stubborn cases. - ' ' ' The afflicted everywhere should not fail to gire it a trial, if they desire to purchase health with but a tiifling expense. - It is not a "patent medicine," nor is it kept for sale by any druggist. It is a discovery of a physician during a five years' sojourn in South America, and he nas imparted the secret of its composition to hundreds of intelligent physicians,, who have all oatf it in their practice with the most wons derfut results.' :'-"- ' In consideration of its many virtues, I have thought it my duty to engage in the manufacture of it on a large scale, and advertise it ex tensively throughout the world. The method for preparing it for use is somewhat complex requiring a numerous collection of chemical tools paraphernalia not usually posaessed by druggists, and for this reason few drug stores could furnish it properly prepared, if they had the formula. Therefore, I have purchased the necessary articles, and with the assistance of a good practical chemist am engaged in its manufacture and sale. The "Life Compound" is purely vegetable, its principal ingredient being obtained from the root of a plant which grows abundantly in some parts uf South America. It is perfectly harmless in; its effects even if taken in tripple the ordinary dose, whils its invigorating influence ia wonderful indeed, often effecting a rasm.VINT cure in a few weeks. Bead the following fTESTIMONIAL8v? OaoEKSBUBQH, N. Y., May 7, '67. Mr. MoKblvet: Dear Sir Your 'Life Com pound' is working wonders in this section, and I have every reason to be thankful for what it has accomplished in my own case and that ol my wife. My complaint, as you may remem ber,was Liver Disease in its worst form. I had not taicen your medecine more than three weeks when I felt so much encouraged as to order a box for my win also, who was suffering from what the physicians termed disease of the kid neys. .This was in November last. We have now taken two packages each, and I am happy to inform you that we have good reason to con cl ude we are both permantly restored to health bnd that, by your Life Compound. Encouraged by its good effects ia our cases, several of our afflicted neighbors sent to you for the medicine aud 1 am informed by three of them , with whom I am intimately acquainted, that they, too, be lievo themselves entirely cdred by it. You may make such use sf this statement as you may deem proper.' ' ''"'.', . With gratitude, Kbv.B.K. GORMLY. .v., Ciscinkatt, Aug, 25, 1867, . Mr MoKblvet: Sir A thing of beauty if joy forever, and a good medicine is more than this, i I take pleasure in commending your Life Compound, not so much on account of what it has done for me, as wai it may be the means of doing for thousands of others. To the sick and suffering, therefore, Ia wish through your advertisement to say a few words of encouragement. One year ago I was an invalid; I am now hearty and well. My disease was dyspepsia or tis years standing; I had tried all means I knew of for a cure, without avail, until about the first of September last I became acquainted with a young man who told me of Mr. McKelvey's remedy, and the good work it had done in the neighborhood of his former home (Erie, Pa.) I immediately appled to Mr. M. for a box of his Life Compound and commenced taking it. I commenced improving in a few days and continued to improve, and in less than three months from that time was en tirely .restored, and have remained well ever since. Mine was rather an inveterate case, and pronounced bo by all the physicians of this city. The medicine was so successful in my case, that I cannot refrain from adding my testimony in its favor. ...-' .- ..' - - ; D.R GILFORD. Hundreds of Testimonials like the foregoing are in my possession, and cannot be given for want of space. . . . The ' Life Compound" is the cheapest med icine in the world. One package of it will make a quart of Syrup, which is enough to last more than two mouths. The price is $2 00 a pack age. Inclose $2 00 in a letter and direct it to me, and by return mail I will send yon a pack age of the Compound, postage prepaid by me. If you. ere sick you 'will find it just the thing you have been looking for, and yon never will regret h'aving sent for it.'' I always send the Compound well sealed up. o IhaMnfdne can tell what UU. Ido this for the reason that there are' some ''persons who and fariuthat desire to keep their disease a 3 ret. The money may in all cases be sent at my risk; ,. ". 'a :- Address' allletters'to r.r ' .',;,.. M. T. McKELVEY,

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0' I tjss." " BE VOLeXXXIXe) f'l , GETTIIfG READY." Getttajr ready for what t -j Why, (rret many things A tour to the lake, A trip to the a prions. v Oetiing ready for work, And ready for play : Gettio? ready for something Each da. ach day ! Getting ready for joy. Excitement and mirth Getting ready to grasp AH the snnaMue of earth.- ' ' Getting ready for pleasure -Again and again ; Bat never getting ready For paint ri Getting ready to drive - " -Sharp bargains in trade ; Getting ready for wealth -By plans ably laid ; . Getting ready to win By the plans that we nse, - Bat aevsr getting ready To lose I r r'. :: Getting ready for home, ' For husband or wife Getting ready for children, For ioaor and life j . ... , Getting ready for fame " With its vanishing breath ; . . Bat baldly getting ready For death ! -. i - ' For the Palladium. The Temperance Pic-Nio Excursion From Dayton. EVERYBODY REJOICING. : The Temperance excursion from Dayton to Baxter's Grove, near this city, on the 24th, was a decided success. About four hundred of the good, substantial, law abing, order loving citizens of Dayton, fearless of public opinion, determined to advocate justice from man to man, met in Baxter's Grove to ratify in a christian spirit the works of the temperance ladies and gentlemen of Richmond which have been going on in oar midst for. months. Bev. J. V. B. Miller welcomed them to our State and city in a neat christian speech, assuring them that they would have our co-operation in all their labors to eradicate the murderous evil from the center to the very borders of their State. There were several short speeches by members of the Temperance orders of Dayton, urging us to hold on to the light already given us. To which re sponses were made by Shinn, Miller and Wooton, setting forth our views on Temperance, and urging our friends of Dayton to go not in their own strength, bnt to rely on the all powerful arm of God, and He, through them, would effect a change in the sentiments of the citizens of Dajton which cannot be brought about by human efforts alono. Resolutions were pssscd by thoso present, denouncing in the strongest terms the dauce which was held on a portion of the ground as being unchristian, and not in accordance with the wishes of the temperance ladies and gentlemen who organized the excursion. At five o'clock they all returned , to Dayton, leaving as their testimony that the work should go on in a more aggressive manner until . Prohibition should be inscribed on the banner -of every State. During the afternoon there was a banner presented by the ladies of Dayton to the ladies of Richmond in honor of their untiring energy, and fearlessness In entering saloons, and laboring in va rious ways with those who arc of intemperate habits. They were requested to hang the bsn ner in the Council Chamber, where it is to remain so long as the five hundred dollar ordinance is in force in our city. And wp humbly trust that instead of re pealing that, that other and more strin gent laws may be passed until there is no. man who can sell whisky in our midst; aud'.througlr the' help of God: we feel that 6uch will be the final result of our labors. Yours, i D. P. w. , Patents Issued to Indianians. . . . - Ust of United States patents issued to citizens of the State of Indiana, for the week ending July 27, 1869, and each bearing that date : . No. 92,936. Pedecycle Geo. Brownlow, Princeton.' No- 92,948 Front Gear for Wagon A. Finley, Bainbridge. " "" No- 93 017.1 Cultivator Walt. Smith, Boooeville. , . . , -,.:.-... -No:- 93 069. Dumping CartFred. Dengler, North Vernon. "No. 93,082.." Scroll Sawing' Machine, T. BL Greece. land 0. Greene," Airing ton. c - , y , ,.;., v;No. 93,129.T Paint F. C. Semelrothr Logansport. s , No. -9o".134:' Sack Holder David Strollum,' Union City. ' ""V"'Ji No. ' 93,143. Liniment -William H. Wallack, Corunna. , . f i , Beissue. "'Nol 3,570 of patent No,8l-, Rotary Blower, R. H. Boots and F. M... Boots, Conaersville. ' i f ,--. t r- " -" tvv T ' ,. M - . W We didn'tthinV that any thin g worse than Andy Johnson i cdnld happen to the people of Tennessee; but they have just had a shower of 6nakes there, perhaps of the Copperhead variety. .At, any rateoie of. them tit an nnfortunate perC son, and he died soon after. There are thosewiio. will , be! uncommonly ... sorry that th snake didn't bite Mr Johnson bnt even they should first take thought as to -which parly they want injured.

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1-3 From the Scientific American.. Currency Reform NeededHow It May be Accomplished. An important movement in commer cial circles is now on foot, having for its obiect a radical reform in our present currency. The means to be adopted to secure this reform is an association whose aim is to . press upon the minds of citizens in general, and upon Congress in particular, a method 'whereby an elastic currency that will continuously accommodate itself to the needs of the business community may be substituted for the present utterly inelastio and inefficient medium. ! The experience of the last few daya is sufficiently , convincing of the urgent need of reform. During that time money bias demanded so high a rate of interest that it failed to meet the most pressing requirements of legitimate business, and most serious business depression has spread over the land. Never in the history of this country, was business more unstable than now, never a time when it was so difficult to tell what the morrow would brinfj forth. While our special province precludes the opening of our columns to protract ed discussion and debate upon questions of finance, we feel that it is our duty to notice and second a movement which, if wisely conducted, can scarcely fail to accomplish much good to the county at large. - The control of the money market has hitherto been to a great extent in the hands of the financial vultures of Wall street, . parasites upon the common wealth who suck the blood of the people, only pausing at intervals to allow their victims to accumulate a fresh supply. The silly moths who cannot keep out of the flame and get their wings singed in foolish speculations in stocks, have our sympathy for their weakness, but were tha influences of stock gambling confined to these feeble sufferers, we should hardly consider it worth our while to notice them. But when combinations of unprecedented magnitude have so far secured control of financial interests that they can tighten or relax tbe money market at will, it is time to see whether the country must quietly submit to the financial disturbances they now create at pleasure. That no man, or one thousand men, or one hundred thousand men, should have it in their power to control the money market appears to us so self-evident as to need no protracted argument. . In 1857, when the banks throughout the country, struck with what proved suosequentiy to De a senseless panic, refused discounts, the merchants of N. Tork compelled their suspension by withdrawing their deposits. The history of that disastrous financial crisis teaches how much the country loses upon the occurrence . of any such suspension of general business. An exchange has 'demonstrated ' that the loss accruing to all classes during twelve months succeeding the panic of 1857 was 82,700,Q00,000, or in round number 8230,000,000 in excess of the present national debt. In other words a panic of one year in trade cost ns as much in money as a war of four yenrs. 4 ' How are panics to be avoided ? The plan originated by the New York Mer cantile Journal,' an "outline of which we gave in a leading article published in our issue of December 2,7 1868, is advo cated at present' by ' the promoters of the 'Currency Reform Association.' ' This plan has been rapidly gaiuing converts in opposition to deep-rooted prejudice. Although at first sight there may appear to be serious objections to its adoption, we believe a careful exam ination will show them to be baseless. This plan is set forth in the following extracts from the financial and commercial platform of the journal referred to: 'We hold that - next in importance to the joint and harmonious action of capital and labor, is the supply of a currency based upon sound financial principles. The first requisite for business is a token universally recognized thro'ont the land as the true representative of a dollar. The Government is fully competent to issue such a token, especially when deeply indebted, as at present ; and no other standard or measure of a dollar should be tolerated. This - nee essarily excludes the paper 'dollar issu ed by -- corporations, " purporting to be redeemable in coin," upon demand ; and advisedly so,' because, these private is sues , have .always proven -.extremely treacherous and ;' delusive.' Either gold and silver -should constitute the only permissible circulating medium, or they should be demonetized, so that the pe riodical panics . which harass the busi ness world might be avoidedPHOlii. 'We bold that the. true method of adjusting the national finances to insure justice to all and injury to none is most

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simple and easy. .The Government should pay off the 5 20 bonds as soon the five-year option shall have matured, by issuing legal tender notes so far as necessary, provided that such payment , could be made honestly, the terms under which the bonds were issued being ful ly considered. If such payment can be shown to be unjust, and contrary to the law authorizing the issue of the 5-20 bonds, then the Secretary of the Treasury should be instructed . to issue legal tender notes to the amount of $200,000,000. and be directed to purchase and cancel such other Government obligations therewith as could be bought on the open market at the lowest figures. To absorb any surplus of legal tender notes that might at any time exist, over and above the 'legitimate demands of trade, and to inaugurate a 'self-adjusting currency regulator,' the Secretary of the Treasury should be furthermore directed to issue, when required by any person presenting legal tender notes (amounting to, say $1,000 or its multiple,) bonds bearing interest at the rate of three and sixty-five one hundredths per cent (ten cents per day on each 81,000,) both principal and interest payable on demand, in legal tender notes, at any time after sixty days from date of issue. Interest to be paid semi-annually until the principal is demanded, and then in full to date.' This currency regulator has been aptly compared to the governor upon a steam engine, the treasury representing the boiler, and the business of the country the engine. If the boiler be strong enough the accumulation of steam in it beyond the needs of the engine at any particular moment does no harm. When more steam ia wanted, the governor (rate per cent, with interchangeability) operates to give an ample supply, and when less is wanted it adjusts the valve to the diminished requirements of'the engine. A national bank organization was recently effected in this city by a convention of leading bankers from nearly every State in the Union. How this organization is ' regarded by shrewd ob servers will appear in the following extract from an exchange : 'This organization consummated last week shows that they intend to be ready for any and every emergency. Thus organized they. can collect within ten days millions of dollars for a corruption fund, and no matter how great an excitement may arise against the banks, the people would 1 be powerless for several years, during which their could be worried out, leaving the bankers in possession of the field, triumphant in their ruinous profits.' The only way to defeat organization is by a counter organization, and it is for this reason that we see hope in a well organized association of merchants and manufacturers to meet powerful coalitions whose object is to enrich themselves at the expense of all other interests.-' ' ' -' Having in our former article discussed the plan of a self-adjusting currency of legal tender notes, convertible at wilt of the holder into bonds bearing interest at the rate of 3.65 per cent.v we will not at this time ' again discuss it.1 But to those a who are inclined to raise objections we will say, that after having considered it deliberately, and carefully formonths we fail to see a flaw in it It takes all power over the money market from the Secretary of the Treasury, and from all cliques and combinations, and puts it right where it ought to be, in tbe bands of the people, c individually, but not collectively, thus effectually defeating combination. tl T To carry out the figure of the steam eogine the governor is at present in the wrong place. ; Instead of having it on the engine, commerce,, .whose move ments we wish to control r and render uniform, it is now actuated by the mo tion ; of another engine Secretary of the Treasury without a. governor .and a law unto itself. So erratic and fitful are its movements that one. moment we hre without steam, and the next running at a speed which threatens our very existence." Merchants and manufacturers who can scarcely at this moment collect enough of. outstanding accounts to meet current expenses, ought' to carefully consider this subject. ' ; ' ; . ' ' ' . ' Should the , present, administration I meet this' question on its merits, irrespective ; of' adverse t influences ; which will inevitably be 1 brought - to'bear; against it, the wisdom of such a course , will secure the grateful recognition, of the entire country, and a tame second to none achieved by any administration since the formation of our government. : The annual camp-meeting for Richmond district, North Indiana ; Confer- ' ence, will be held on, tue'eamp ground,six miles from Richmond, on the Chi--cago and; Great Eastern Railroad, beginning on Thursday, August 19.

GOD'S, THY COUNTRY'S AND TRUTH'S!"

AUG. 3, ; 1SG9. From tbe Nerada Gazette. : Historioal Tribunal of China. The The Tribunal of History of the' Chinese Empire is unquestionably the oldest literary institution extant. It has been in existence some 4,500. years, having been founded by the Emperor Hoang-Ti 2,637 years before the birth of Christ. It was founded for the purpose of preserving an accurate and reliable history of the Empire, and it is worthy of remark that the decree organizing the institution refers to the 'ancient history of the country as being made Up of traditions, and unreliable. Father de Mailla, who lived 45 years in China, at the Court of Kang-Hi, trans lated into French the Great Chinese ans nals. The work, which comprises IS large quarto volumes, contains . nearly all that is known by the western nations of the history, institutions, arts and sciences of the Chinese. In the preface to the history, Father de Mailla gives a sketch of the Tribunal of History, and cites the writings of contemporary Chinese writers to prove the accuracy and fidelity of the annals. The Tribunal is composed of 5 mem bers, who are selected from among the most distinguished scholars of the Empi rev hold their positions for life, and are entirely independent of contemporary authorities. Each member of the Tribunal is required to write on sheets of paper an account of all the important events us they transpire, which are placed in a bureau or chest containing the Imperial seal, and so constructed that the sheets cannot be withdrawn except by breaking the seals. No person, not even the Emperor, is allowed to read the events recorded in his own time ; but when a change of dynasty occurs the seals are broken and the annals are open to the public. A commission is then appointed to collate from the annals kept by the several members of the Tribunal an epitome of the preceding dynasty. The history of twenty-seven dynasties which have flourished since the time of Hoang-Ti, has thus been written out, and is preserved in the archives of the Tribunal. The following anecdote, extracted from the great Chinese annals, will convey an idea of the manner in which the members of the Tribunal regard their duties: We translate from the French of Father de Mailla : Tai-Tsoung, Emperor of the Tang dynasty, 627 years after Christ, demanded of Tchou-Soui-Lcang, the President of the Historical Tribunal, permission to examine the memoirs of his reign. 'Prince,' responded the President, 'the historians of the Tribunal record the good and bad actions of Princes, their praiseworthy and reprehensible words, and all the good and ' bad done in each reign. We are exact and irre proachable on this point, and not one of us would dare do otherwise : This impartial severity is an essential attribute to history, and it thus serves as a check on Princes ' and noble to deter tbem from committing acts of injustice. To this day, so far as I know, an Em peror has never been permitted to read tbe history of his own reign. " ; - :' '' ' ? W hat !' said the Emperor, -if I should do nothing good, or if I should commit a bad action, would 5 you, - Tch'ou-Soui-Leang, record that also ?' r n l; j 'Prince, I should be much grieved, but i holding the important position of the President of the Historical Tribunal of the Empire, I should not dare to fail in my duty. :- - " ' ' , i Lieon-Ki.i one of the members of the Tribunal, who was present at the conversation, added :: 'TchrMi-Soui Leang, although he is President of this Tribunal,' would not I-, ve the power to substitute falsehood for truth. His colleagues would not fail to record .the; prevarication of, their chief ' ' :;. , " ' Still more, added the President, 'the demands Of your Majesty, and the conversation I have just had with you, will be accurately recorded in the memoirs.' Once more there is a project on foot in England for bringing about a reform in spelling, and the aid of the Government has beea invoked to secure a spelling according to pronunciation. 'Again we must aver that such a change is neither possible nor desirable. Spelling and pronunciation are, or should be, essentially different ' things : the- first should be governed as far as .possible by the etymologies,' in order that the origin of words ' may 'be remembered and their true meaning preserved; while pronunciation is a matter of fashion and Is continually changing. ' There never was, to our knowledge,' a language pronounced as it was spelled ; and probably there never will be. -N. T. Tribune., , s.i ;t aJ- ri ' " '

. Decent, substantial clothing for your children makes them think belter "of themselves, . and keeps ' the doctors away. . ' ' '

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i The Grain Crops. I m '-i-ij Reports on the coming crops are cheerful reading this Summer. Papers, from East, West, North and South, letters from twenty different regions, spec ial reports from observing travelers, grave estimates from the Bureau of Agriculture, all send up loud notes of joy. California papers predict an average of not less than 30 bushels of wheat to tbe acre, the berry plump, bright, clear and uncommonly heavy to the measured bushel. In one county the yield is estimated at a million bushels. In Georgia, the growing corn was never . so good since 1860. Kansas declares that' the old story of the drouth is a dusty tradition, that the moist constellation of the Kids has been over them for three months. The valley of the Upper Mississippi has suffered from excessive, rains, but the corn, though late, is of deep color, and now . growing wonderfully. Iowa has had loo much moisture, but is now rapidly recovering from that embarrassment. Indiana thinks she will cat twenty bushels of wheat to the acre ; her corn is a little backward, but good. In Ohio, old wheat for which 82 was refused, is now offered for 8 1.10, and the hay crop is very large. : Arkansas says her soil is giving a most bountiful yield of alT kind ; wheat and barley on the green and . Marcellus shales of Western New Tork -show a vigorous and even growth. If there is , anything to fear it is that moist and cloudy skies may develop more straw than head ; out we have seen wheat a little west of Syracuse that will not fall much short of forty bushels to the acre, and barley that will yield full fifty. In New England the hay crop is very large. Many fields cut as early as the 25th of June yielded two tuns and a half to the acre. Corn made little by the last of June, out this month the blades have broadened and taken a deeper emerald, the stalks grown thick, the tassel sprouted at the bottom of green cups, and in some fields a suggestion of silk appears. One joyful writer at the West, ia view of such a wide spread generosity on the part of Mother Bountiful, . thinks that one grand thanksgiving jubilee ought . to be sung all over the land. Were the agricultural relations of this country the same as in the Jackson and anti-Jackson times, this heavy harvest would load ns with a plethora of breadstuffs and make very low prices. ' Will the grain quotation go so 16w as to rob tbe farmer of a just reward for his toil?r If the foreign crop were as full as ours this danger would be imminent. But all over Northern Europe they have had a remarkably cool Summer. In England , fires wens lighted nearly every day in June. The weather was rough and wet and retained an un genial character until the 25th, when Summer broke out, and overcoats at last went into the' closets. ' Such weather can but give England a harvest late and light, and correspondents of The' Mark Lane Gazette advise all who have reserved wheat to hold their own, and have the pleasure of putting into their - pockets ten shillings or twelve " shillings r per quarter more than they had expected. Some accounts from Southern Russia, Hungary and France look the other way, but the harvest in these countries- will not be enough to affect markets.' The conclusion is now safe that the European grain yield will be quite - below an average as much so as the American is above the average. N. Y. Tribune. ' . Cozzbhs tells an old story which, he says few persons have not read. V When Governor of New" York, Seward, in those pre-railroad days, had occasion to visit a certain part of tbe State, and ac coruingly mounted upon the box of the mail coaeh, in order that he might enjoy his cigar and the scenery. The driver was an inquisitive t fellow, and his passenger humored him. ' Land agent?' said the driver. No,' quoth Seward. Selling goods?'; I? I . ; a?' No,' -a, J.r ' 'Trveling preacher?' in - 'No.' . - Circus? - ; '--v. ' -i-i .'No.' ; ; - 'i -:'.o!:.i-:.'--i'-J ' Newspaper? ' ' i ' I s - No.'i ;.- t-',; What then? said the baffled driver ; 'what is your business?' f - J Governor 1' replied L Seward, with a i tranquil smile.- "i ;;!) in ; -'in :! 'Gov'nor o'-what?' ;-;c-J ih n 'Governor of the State of New York,'replied . the - smoking passenger ; with composure. z l: y ; - .2"Git eoutl' ?Well, I can convince you of it,' said Seward, 'for here comes a man on the road with whom I am acquainted;' and, . as the stage passed by, he saluted him ; 'Good morning, Mr. . Bunker, I want to ask you a quustion: . , . , f ., . r 'Am I not the Governor of New York?s. , .'No, by thunder,' was Bunker's unexpected answer. U u v.? 4 i 'Who is, then?' said the Startled smo-. Ttfurlow Weed!'

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PaatakleU, ; Catalog-aes Bill of Lading-, Bill Head., CMUtiaatioaa, mhmer mils, r : HAmaaUIa, j Blaalca, . y , EaveloftCf; )Circnlarsrv i .'. "... , Poafera, j t. , Label, A PRICES FOR WORK REASONABLE Union Christian Convention. J A Convention of Evangelical Churches of the State is to be held at Terre' Haute, on the 7th, 8th ; and 9th of Dec. The call is .numerously signed by representative ministers and laymen of the. -various denominations, and invites .each , Church to send its pastor and two laymen.'" ' ' " " V. tr ... . -.- . .. "The ; object of the' convention is the consideration of .the J, most . practical s method of reaching the masses with the . gospel invitation. The following topics will be considered : inl '-H : l - lst.'x' What ' is the demand ' for an increase of Christian effort in our State? , 2d. How can we 'secure a more general attendance of the people in our cities upon public worship ? - 5 ; J ' 8d. How can the people in rural districts be best reached by the Church ? : 4th. '' How can the Christian activities 1 of the entire membership of Church be best organized and developed ? - - - ' 5th. How far are onion efforts among -Evangelical churches : practical and de- ' sirable ? - ;?:; 1 : 4 6th. , What can business men do for Christ ? ! 7th. , How can our week-day prayer meetings be mode more effective ? .-. 8th. How can the personal 'and so- ' cial study of God's Word be increased? 9th. What are the great , hindrances to the progress of Christ's ( kingdom in our midst, and how may they be overcome ? ; . '. . -,; ; . . -- 10. ;. How may a general , revival' of religion throughout the State and country be secured. .; J j The Homo that. Ram Bailt. BY MILL1S HAT.

The Almshouse : This is the house that rum built. " ' . The Drunkard : This is the beast that lives in the house that rum built. '1 Apetite : This is the chain that binds the beast that lives in the house that rum built. , ; ' , ; , j. Intoxicating Drinks :This is the serpent in flowery guise, with the artful tccgue and dazzling eyes, that welds . . the chain that binds the beast that lives ........ ... ... , . ... . i -i lu the boneetbat ram built. - v - : - The Bumseller : This is the monster r : who holds the rein over the serpent who welds the chain that binds the beast in cruel pain-that lives in the .house that rum built." ' ' V ; . -. Wholesale Liquor Dealers These A are the demons of the land, who hold tho . monster at their confmand, . and to the . serpent they , do sayr together fwe will ; take our way,, and weld .the .chain so strongly now, that every beast to us ' " shall bow, 8nd dwell in the house that 1 ' rum built.: ' l'"'''.'. "'. ., . . ' Temperance Law : This is the star of. promise .bright, to stop the . demons ia ' their delight, to scare ' the monster in his career, and to the serpent lend a fear, . ; that he no more may weld .the chain , that binds the beast in .his 'artful: train, . who lives in the house that rum built. - 7 , Good Templars These are the sol- ' diers who take the field,' with the' sbar of promise for , utheir . shield ; , ,they fc go . : together hand in hand, to hunt the .demons who infest the land they'll stop -1;

the monster in his course, and d is troy the !serpent from ,his source ;; they'll at-: break in two the welded chain, and set the captive free again, who lives in the Lnnn that tnm Snitt jUiOOU

fThe Temperance Pledge' :1Thisis the rn banner the, soldiers bear, it ."waves; for.ever bright" and; fair,wth their j banner ; bright and. their. starry shield, they are ! '' conquerors of the field ; the demons flee in all their host, the monsters too desert. . v

their post, they '11 drive the serpent from the land, and keep bira ; down at their command, they'll help the captive break the chain, make the beast a man, again,' they'll fold him with their banner bright and with him battle for the right, they'll never fear nor be afraid to . destroy the house that rum has - made. Riverside Echo. " -, f. ; Ikdiakafolis, July SK. In answer tota note from the. Board of School Trus ct r tees, of this city, the Attorney . General i n D. E. Williams, decides that the colord ; Children . are entitled to ; their pro rata ?. i j of the school fund, nuder late Legislature.upon the basis of the last apportion- I. ... ment , for school purposes.- ;Itis not o ; necessary to await a new enumeration. ? n Morgan!, the ; murderer- of Petrie, of. f r s Terre Haute, has been sentenced to be-:,., hang on the first of September, the mo-.m , tion for. a new trial being overruled.i9-,v c ! A An ',. old t man named . Donovan ; , was . , struck by lightning and instantly killed ;-rt yesterday while working in a hay field, fn , near TlTorktown, Delaware County. . . .-t-. f '' The trustees of-the State .University . , met this morning and . decided to . pur W chase the cabinet of the late Robt Dale "V Owen.. -It i . one of the-finest , iu .the country containing 85,000 .specimens.'; i. 1 .t! 'V Don't become security' for tim who' , waits for the Sheriff. " . ; Buy a farm wagon ' before a fine car-;'

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