Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 5, Number 5, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 1 August 1874 — Page 4

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Summer Dry Goods,

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Offer extraordinary Inducements to CASH

BUYERS.

Do not rales the opportunity of buying aotne of the CHEAPEST I)HY OOQ1H ever offered la Terr* ilaute.

For Sale.

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KALE—COW—A FttEBH NO. OK* JP Milch Cow, with calf two week* old, will be sokl on reaioiwble terms on application to j7w. SHIELDS, three mile* Koutheast Of the city.

For Rent.

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KENT—A NICELY FURNISHED Room. Gentlemen can find all the comfort* of a, home, by applying soon to MRH HROWN, No. 46 Ohlostreet, bet. Snd and 3d.

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ment In the Batarday Evening Mall, almost every reading family In thto city, as well as the resident* of the towns and country surrounding Torre Haute.

Estray.

ESTRAY-ON

THE NIGHT OF MAY 17.

1874, one Sorrell Mare described as follows Flaxen mane and tall, shod behind, star in forehead and slightly biased, about fourteen or fourteen and one-half hands high, heavy with foal. A liberal reward will be paia for her return to me or any Information that will lead to her whereabouts. W. H. SULLIVAN. Any information left with C. C. BELT, at Belt's Photograph Gallery will be promptly rewarded, augl-tf

Society Meetings.

O. U. A. M.—Franklin Council, No. 10, Order of United American Mechanics meets every Wednesday evening in American Mechanics Halt, narthwest corner of Fifth and Main streets, at 8 »'clock. All member* and visiting members are cordial ly Invited to attend our meetings.

T. E. KNOX, C.

K. K. STOCK, R. 8. t.. JnlyltWm

A DMINISTR ATOIi'S SALE OF LOTS.—Notice 1* hovby give n, that by vlmi virtue oC an order of the Vigo county Circuit OtxvW the undersigned administrator of the estate of Marian Woodmansee, deceased,will offer for sale at auction, at the Court House door in thecltyof Terre Haute, on

HataNsy, the 5th day of Seate* b«r, W74. the following described real estate situated In the city of Ten® Haute, Vige county, Indiana, to-wit: A cart of out lot number 65, said lot having a mint of 100 feet on Sixth street, W feet and 3 inches on Moffatt street, and 300 feet on Fifth street, and will be sold in two lots if deemed advisable at time of sale.

Terms of sale One-third cash,Che midae in two equal payments at six and twelve months, with notes at interest, waiving benefit of appraisement, and secured by fiold sureties. Hale to begin at 2 good flreehc o'clock p. at. augl-it

DAVID C. (XX) PER, Administrator.

FARMER'S ATTENTION!

Wm. Paddock & Co.,

Are paying the HIGHKHT CASH PRICE frr WHKAT at tttoir

NEW MILL,

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Give them call and see what they eando for you.

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THE MAIL

A PAPER FOR THE PEOPLE.

P. S. WESTFALL, IUXITOR AND FBQFWKTOR.

TERRE HAUTE, AUG. 1,1874.

SECOND EDITION.

TWO EDITIONS

Of this Paper are pnbllshed. The FIRST EDITION, on Friday Evening, has a large circulation In the surroundiug towns, where it la sold by now*lx»y* and

The ffltCONt) EfITI0N,on flJbihlayKveu ingi goes imlfi th« hands of nearly every reading person In the city, and the farm «n of this Immediate vicinity.

Every Week's Issue is, in fact, TWO NEWHPAPKiW, In which alt Advertisements appear for

ONE CHARGE.

TUB MISERY 01? NOTHING TO DO. We have taken occasion during the heated term to suggest that one of the beet defences against the discomforts oocaaioned by the weather, ia to keep too bony lo think about It. The same suggestion may be made in reference to protection against many other ills beside those produced by the weather, lite general inclination is, to think of work as a curse, and to long for freedom from it. This Is as grand a mistake as ever was made. There in no ill of the vast brood to which flesh is heir, which i« not a worse 111 to these who hay nothing to do titan to any other class,

A large share ol the troubles of this world are borrowed. Those which are expected never come, though the ex pectatlon makes them about us real and hard to bear as if they did coiue. Thoae which are not expected are the onee which do really come. The busy man he who has head and hands full, has very little time to peer into the future, except at night time, and he is too tired and eleepy to do much of it then. So the busy man comes upon his trials, or his trials upon him, without the agony of anticipation. It is like having a tooth suddenly and unexpectedly knocked out. This is rather hard for a minute but is soon over, and is not half as bad as lying awake all night with the toothache and the dread of the cold steel and, when morning comes, dragging one's self to the dentist's office, and deliberately, though reluctantly, mounting the chair. The busy man, who has no time to borrow trouble, gets rid of a large portion of the pain he would suffer if he were not busy, and those troubles, which do actually come, are not half as hard to bear as they would be if he had long looked for and expected them.

As -with troubles in the future, so with those which are passed. No greater blessing can be given man or woman who has lost friends, property, or whatever else it is painful to part with, than something to do. Not only some tiling, but all that can possibly be done, some thing which demands constant thought and labor. And no more prolific source of pain can be found for the afflicted than nothing to do. Such live their troubles over and over again, much as an ox will spend hours in chewing the cud gathered aad swallowed once, though the ox has the advantage of a sweet end, while troubles lived over are bitter. It seems a little hard to brush away the tears and take up promptly the old cares and labors alter the dead are laid aside, or after tho debris from some reck has been eleared away. But blessed is the man or woman who is compelled to do it. It takes away half the agony of a painful loss.

Not a few of the physical ills Which flesh is heir, are the result of nothing to do, or, at least, are made worse thereby. It matters little what pain we have, if we are not conscious of it, if such an expression may be allowed. With "bodies as full of He&sattons are thoae of moat of us there is plenty to give us uneasiness if we sit down to think a bent them. Thoae who have little or n* work to busy themselves about have full Ume to note each ache and pain, and to cultivate it, no matter how young and tender, to a full grown one. There are host# of people who would feel very badly if they only had time to think how they feel. As it is they don't know thai they have a headache, or backache, or any other kind of an aclit, till they stop work. And often It Is the ease that the ache becomes indignant at waiting so long for recognition and leaves before It is recognised at all II isa good thing to slight these unwelcome visitors, and It can be done with the best grace when one Is busy. If these Ills are courted and petted tbey eome to stay, and finally come to be constant and mmt uncomfortable companion*. Ho small share of th jddkiMNa of a ttry large claai «f p*op»« would be avoided altogether tf they had some Kenpaifo*t -l- mandlngattWlon end efltott. Besides having tin* to think about their symptoms, and (htts making them worse by the peculiar iffluehoe of the mind over the body, tlr

also have,Ume to begin deetorlng, which often Is the worst thing that can be doc It Is a serious question whether more diseases are mi created enr aggravated, by the dkMMS medicine which jpsdf IKmr down their throats, than are cand alleviated thereby. HyANx are most useful members of *oelety. Hhey he more wcfW If they had the iifttgt to brave tht dhylimif «f their patients by telling them they do not need medktnes when mh Is the cm*. MftUctitMftoott* nsefol at proper time*

half thai whfeh jp*Of5S« take hawtrw, In the *kpbockstoTfWt of the window. The man who too bu«y to take audidoe often a great gainer thereby, esp* dally tf be will exercise a little eoaamon

senas and denial In refbmttoe lo Ms diet and hi* habits generally. Occupation Is the be»t doctor fcr people with to do.

How it may* have been with Adam we do not protend to aajr neither will we theorise upon bow it might have been with hi* descendants, if he and his wllb had nofj tasted forbidden fruit but as it ta, work wreathe sons and daughters of this ancient pair, from many ilia they otherwise would suffer, and, while some are overworked, and worked to death* there are not a few who would be happier, more healthy, and live longer, if they had more to do. Charles Lamb once said, "The best thing a man can have to do is nothing. And next to this, good works perhaps." But after trying it a year or two, be changed hla tune, and wrote "Overwork is better than no work."

Having suggested bow work defends against the ills of life, it may be in order some of these weeks to show how It increases the oomierts oflife.

C. W. STKWABT of Pence's Hall Is man of vivid imagination which leads him to affirm any thing he chooses without reference to lfects. His affirmation that "some ministers" had done what only one had done, and that a report was taken from a certaflV paper because he did not see reporters of another paper present, will be remembered by the few who give him any thought at all. Last week we alluded to him as knocking about among doctrines long since discarded, if ever believed, and mentioned particularly "infant damna tion," about which he has been making a great "pother." He takes this "hassle fket" for accusing us of affirming or implying that several doctrines which the churches still hold, aro discarded He is very careful not to include in his list the one to which we did allude. But then ho is one of that class which, according to his publlo admission made In Chicago, has 90 per cent of humbug In what its members claim to be of spiritual origin. Wo beg pardon of the public for giving this man an excuse for getting into the papers again. "f .THE two wordiest gentlemen In tho United States are candidates for Senator in Tennessee. Andrew Johnson has taken the stump in his own behalf, and Henry S. Foote has appeared as an opposition candidate. Johnson is a very verbose speaker but Foote can give him chalks. Each gentleman is gifted with a very high opinion of his own abilities, and neither is backward in presenting the merits of his services. They make three or four speeches a day each, and some of the people of Tennessee would be' satisfied to have them locked in a room, to be kept there until one of them succumbed, and whichever of the two proved the victor to be elected to the United States Senate, or thrown into the Mississippi river—the majority fevoring the latter disposition of the champion gas

THIS case against Beecher has beeii blowing hot and cold all the week, and the hopes and fears of friends and enemies have gone up and down with the reports of each day. Mr. Beecher is holding back his statement.until Frank Moulton testifies before the committee. This gentleman, who probably knowB more about the affair than any man In or out of Brooklyn, has been requested by both Tilton and Beecher'to go before the committo and tell all he knows. Until he speaks and Mr Beecher speaks, further comment is useless, and we do not care to repeat from the daily press the column after column of disgusting nastiness that comes with each revolving day.

JUDGING from the not by any means infrequent noticcsof absconding treasurers of granges which appear In the newspapers, says the St. Louis Globe, formers are not less fallible than other folk. Tho Order, too, being a secret one, there Is, unless we are seriously in error, no legal measure of recovery available in such cases. This should be another argument In favor of dropping tho useless and un-American secret features of the Grange.

THE Indianapolis Joarnal mentions an order received by a chemical mftnti lecturing firm of that city for one thousand pounds of potato bugs. This order may be classed ss one of the curiosities of commerce. It has been disoovered that these insects possess qualities which make them a good substitute for the Spanish fly, and there is a prospect that from being regarded as an unmitigated pest they may become a source of actual

Profit. SHBBBSBB9BHWSSSB The Washington Star says that anew postal card is to be adopted, which will be lighter in color, probably very nearly white. The printing and engraving wfll lie executed in black ink, iiad the border will be narrower and much neater in appearance. The change has not yet been fttlly dedded upon, but it Is safe to say that some alteration In the design of the present homely card will

Wsseen staled that theorditiat-f expense of the government, that is, all ex penses but those for pensions, war dalms and Interest on war debt, are less than they were In the last year of Buchanan's administration. The country has incrossed forty per cent. In population and wealth, and extent of territory to be looked over, and yet the dvil expenses are less than tbey were fifteen years ago,

Pnor. DoftAJunscfit Is still In search of that easterly current which he believes will carry him to Europe, and a balloon to bold feet of gas, and to fee capable of carrying ten persons, is now being constructed at Barnnm's Hippodrotne, New York, for hi* nvi »*.

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IERRE HAUTE SATURDAY EVENING MAIL.

Truro* says, or can say, arc oat."

'Bessy and

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•"TH*Suspense," has taken the pHw» of'The Scandal" In the bead Ilnssof the BrooMyn trouble.

TUB coinage of the new word "nesthiding," promises to become of great value toparagraghists.

OWK of the sensational story papers Is publishing a tale with this taking title The Sweet Sheers of Inch van* or, the Vampire of the Gulllamores."

A family of Iowa frogs has been found 180 feet deep under ground, and it Is supposed that they have been nest hiding there for at least a oentury.

A ciacirs recently struck the towTof Silver City on Sunday, and the Gold Hill Nows said: "The lady residents of the town were in a quandary in regard to the propriety of going to a drctta on Sunday, and a large number of them attended under protest."

THK theory of one eminent physician that hydrophobia is simply a creation of the imagination, Is improved on by another who attributes all disease to disordered fancy. So, whenlbe baby yells at night with colic, his imagination working—not Ids little bowels.

THIS, from the Louisville Courier Journal, is right cute: It is rumored that the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher has become Involved in rather awkward scrape with some woman or other in Brooklyn. If there to any truth In this it is very strange that nothing is said about it in the newspa pers."

NKVKR again let it be said that a wo man cannot keep a secret. It is coming out that for years, among a certain set of advanced women, (in years and other* wise) the Beecher scandai has been tho subject of tea table gossip, and it did not get out of their set until the naughty Woodhull peachcd.

THK condition of affairs down Cuba becomes more and more horrible. This week we have information tiiat the President of the so-called Republic has instructed Captain Caresslo to destroy every plantation that he can get at, and the planters are fleeing sinoe the Spanish Government is powerless to afford protection. To add to the horrors of the scene a general uprising of the negroes is daily expected under Cabo. Can no end be put to this?

TKK Chicago Post and Mail gives an interview with Rev. W. H. Beecher, the oldest brother of Rev. H. W. Beecher, in which he speaks of Henry, and says:

In fact I know he has suffered great trouble on account of his wife, ana has endeavored to be faithful to her, notwithstanding the sore trials she has cost him. It has separated him from his kindred, from his brothers and sisters, who were prevented from coming to the house on her account. Yet he bore with her, and in every way endeavored to arrange matters so that they might visit him." ________

A

SCIENTIFIC

gentleman is giving him­

self a great deal of trouble because America two hundred thousand years ago was crusted over with ice. As it isn't likely he was around just then we don't think that he can know accurately of the sufferings of the people who inhabited this continent at the time. He is of the opinion that in about one hundred and fifty thousand years more another cruet of ioe will oo ver this continent. We feel perfectly serene. It isn't at all probable that we'll have to take a hand in "busting that crust."

V7C

FROM over the water comes news that beast of a dog and a greater boast of a man have reoently been pitted in a prise fight in London. Each was fasteriod by straps and chains, so that they could just reach each other, and jump out of reach at will. Tho dog was a ferocious one, of the bull-dog breed, but the man, who was obliged, by tho conditions of the wager, to fight on all fours, knocked him out of time after a half-hour's promiscuous mauling and biting. Wo should have boon more rejoiced to lwve heard of a victory to the dog and the funeral of tho other brute,

TUB scientific meu are beginning to impart information as to the result of spectroscopic analysis of the Coggia comet—the first comet of magnitude that has been sutyeoted to such an examination since the great Improvements In the spectroscope and Its use. Two points are pretty clearly established, to-wit: That the coma is composed wholly of gaseous matter and second, that neither the nucleus nor the tail are wholly gaseous, but composed, at 1 in part, dfher of solid or liquid substance. This leaves the great problem of the tall still In profoundest mystery. By what strange and unimaginable influence the tall is whirled about through an are of millions of utiles in a few moments of time is one of the most myste-riom.ait-rets of space. jv

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Homebody who has seen Mrs, Tllton's portrait says: eyes fell upon charming, an bung about It. Musingly I thought the artist himself a more Imaginative genius and consummate creator, or, tf an aetual instead of a fancy aatyect, his brush must have been Inspired. mmI symmetrical head, Intellect and poetry predominating: a wealth of silken Drown hair sell and soultol ejftaof richest hasel face of exquisite sweetness and tenderness, and ripe with culture and character, raouth carved by the gods, and lips, full, warm, and suggesting robustness of mode** passion a chin t%» dicating a gentle firmness and abundant a snapeljr neek and graceful shoulders, ands finely developed bust—all harmony 5 all beauty: all the vigor and tenderness of young life and feae£na*kn. The witching eyes seemed to brighten when looked Into a very smile so ss to thrill me appeared upon that when I invnluatarily Axed my 1 upon it.H

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Mim FAUN IK J. KKLLOQQ VISITS LONGFELLOW. Miss Fannie J. Kellogg, who was for so long a time the gnest of one of oar dtixens, that we almost claim her as a resident, Is now prosecuting her musical studies In Boston. Through friends ie that «ity she has nm$m the aoqpsatetaiioi) of Longfellow, the poet, and !MM visited his home in Cambridge. DM Council Bluflfc Nonpariel publiahea an extract from one of her letters, in which she describes her visit, and thinking it would bo of Interest to our rsaden, we tnuwfor tho extract to our columns. She says:

As I entered the room where Longfallow writes surrounded by books and antiquities, a smile of welcome beamed from his genial face, and after a cordial greeting, our conversation drifted westward (doubtless be thought the subject of "home" was ever nearest my heart.) As he hss not been West, he made numerous enquiries concerning the country, climate, latitude, Ac. Among other things bo referred to his ode "To a Driving Cloud," commencing—"Gloomy and dark art thou, O chief of the mighty Omabas," and said that he supposed the Indian pronunciation of the name was O-ma-ha but like Niagara, which should be Nia-^a-ra, it would never be given. Of the many choice things in the poet's possession, I will mention a few which particularly attracted my attention. On his table is an Inkstand hich belonged to Coleridge, and who knows but that from its depths sprang "The Andent Mariner" and other poems equally celebrated! He showea me a picture of Keat's drawn by a friend a short time previous te his death, and while gazing into the large melancholy eyes which seemed made for tears, the words of his ode "To a Nightingale," were fresh in my mind—where ho prays to leave the world unseen and says: "And with thee fade away In the forest dim Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget What thou among the leaves hast never known, The wenri »««*, the fever, and the fret Here, where meu tit awl hear each other groan: k11 Where patsy shakes a few, sad, laat gray hairs Where youth grows pale and spectre thin and dies Where hut to-think is to be fall pf sorryw And leaden Vyod despair* Where beauty cannot keep her lustrous eyes Or new love pine at the:n beyond to-mor rowl"

Going to a cabinet, Longfellow produced a small gloss box containing oits of wood, which proved to be pieces of Dante's coffin. While this souvenir might uot be generally considered thoroughly cheerful, it is nevertheless a highly treasured relic. Leading from Longfellow's room is a large apartment where Washington sat most frequently with his friends. Here among other paintings is a striking picture of Liszt in the attitude to which Longfellow first saw him—standing in a shadow, the rays of a candle which he holds in his right hand fall upon his face, and the remainder of the figure being shrouded in darkness the cffect is unique and beautiful. Near this picture Is a bust of tho "Venus di Milo," which, by the way, suggested the description of a beautifu woman, which I read somewhere, in which the writer said 'her arms are as lovelv as those of the Venus dl Milo,'— who Is traditionally armless, hence the compliment was somewhat doubtful. After visiting a gallery which contains many choice paintings, an excellent bust of "Clytie," and two lovely scenes In water colors of the lake in "Hyperion," Longfellow proposed a promenade on the broad piazza, and while chatting upon various topics said, "there has always been a story afloat that one oi my children was born without arms, which is untrue, and doubtless you have heard it in the West." He then related a circumstance whore two ladies' passed his house in a horse car,and one said, "How sad it is that one of Longfellow's children has no arms." A personal friend of the poet happened to hear the remark, and thinking it an excellent opportunity of correcting the false impression, said, "Pardon me, madam, but I am personally acquainted with the family, and that story is entirely without a foundation." Whereupon the lady bridled and said Indignantly, "I have my information from the best authority, sir, and it is true." "Instead," said Longfellow, laughingly, "of rejoicing that it was not so, she was determined to visit the affliction upon me."

There are many things of which I should like to write, relative to the drcu instances under which some of his most charming poems wore written, but "the loud and ponderous mace of Time prodaims the hour when honest folks should seek repose." Ever remembered will be the knightly courtesy of this man, and among the lovely life-pictures which my heart holds dear, none »s more beautiful than that of Longfellow, as he waved a graceftil adieu, standing with uncovered head and his white hair tossed by the fair evening breoca.

BEECHRIl'S FIRST SERMON IN PLYMOUTH CHURCH. (Burleigh's Letter to tho Boston Journal.]

I conversed with a gentleman to-day who heard Mr. Beechor preach his firs* sermon In Brooklyn. The site on which Plymouth Church now stands was considered so unfavorable to public worship, that Dr. Cox's society abandoned it, and sold it to the Plymouth peo-

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for a song. Dr. Cox's people, owing visit or Mr. Beecher. were obliged to give lip their church before they were ready. Tho lecture room leing crowded many of the old society went back to the old home. The congregation that greeted Mr. Beecher half filled the room. Just before the service commenced, a rough-looking youngster, with a turndown collar, with an air of haste and energy, took the pulpit. He looked like a young farmer fresh from the plough. His dress was soiled, his hair in the utmost confusion, clothing ill-fitting, stockings blue—shoes unblackcd. Following Dr, Cox, who was ultra clerical, with his white cravat and black silk gown, the young Western preacher formed a marked contrast. He did then what he has done ever since, proceeded to buainess without the formality of what was known as private prayer. Before the preacher got through, his rough Western look, his untidy hair, seedy drew, bine stockings, short pauta ana coarse shoes were forgotten. Then nearly all the churches had services in the afternoon. Young Beecher was to preach in the evening. M/ informant and Ms family went ielsurdly to church. The«e was an acre of people outside. Even the standing room was occupied before 7 o'clock. The disappointed ones, as they went awav, gave vent to their feelings In the original remark "A new broom/' et*«

Ana

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the broom hss been sweeping

sway for twenty-#even yoanv

A married lady, who is In the ha&t of spending most of her Ume In tho society of her neighbors, happened to be taken IU, and sent her husband In great baste for a physician. The husband ran a short distance, and then returned, ex* claiming: "My dear, whore shall 1 find you when I eome back f1n

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THAT QUILT.

Twelve thousand nine hundred and twenty pieces. For goodness sake, cant aotne one try and find one containing eighty piece* saoref It seems a pity to hav» thirteen thousand spoiled for a lack of only eighty pieces. Really, I shall soon think that Mrs. McAfee i* slmost right when she stabs women so unmercifully.

There is some excuse when a woman crimps her hsir or hems ruffling by the hundred yards or, in the language of Mrs. MeA., wears high-heeled boota,* a jockey hat, five buttoned kid gloves, and a new-styied polonaise, and belts herself about with chains and buckle*, and fens, and umbrellas, Ac., as we all know that she, by so doing, is trying to please the opposite sex, a very honorable desire, undoubtedly, but, like everything else, often carried to extremes. But we cannot even offer this excuse for this mince-meat, qullt-peidng, for who ever heard of a man admiring such things? There's not a mother's son of thorn that wouldn't rather sleep under an old-fashioned seven-pound comforter, espedally if the thermometer stands anywhere in the neighborhood of sero.

Oh, yes,"he wlllsay, when asked to admire the work of weary weeks, or perhsps, even months, "Oh, yes it to no daubt very nice for you women folks, for I suppose you have nothing else to do. But really, my dear, I cannot see the use in such things. Itaeems to me a mere waste of time." And the man is about right, too.

But is there no excuse to offer for this youug lady? To bo sure there is—an allsufficient one. Hbo is only seventeen: her youth is ample excuse for her, and I slnoerely hope that she may be or that "number whose follies cease with their youth, and not of those who are ignorant in spite of experience." Ignorant is scarcely the word here, but having commended to quote Pitt, I could not well leave it out, so I hope she will cut her pieces larger next time, ss life is much loo short for many such quilts to be pieced bv one woman. She had better take M. H's advice, and read the Cincinnati Times instead, as I also think it would be much more profitable. But If Miss Emma ever finds a husband who appreciates this wonderful, worrysome quilt, she msy write and let me know.

Rtrrn HARDING.

PASTORAL VISITS. [Ind Journal.]

Whatever may be the facts, or the ultimate verdict of the public, oonoerniug the "great scandal/' which is now convulsing American society, the general judgment will demand a modification of the social relations which feshion has established between Protestant clergymen and the female members of their congregations. The pastoral visits exacted from ministers of fashionable congregations in large dties are productive of incalculable lxarm, and the good they accomplish la so little in comparison that no sound reason can be urged in their favor. The man who takes upon himself the sacred office of a minister of the Gospel retains all the desires and passions of a man, he is subject to all the temptations which beset the paths of other men, and tho members of his church have no right to multiply the snares which beset his feet by furnishing him unlimited opportunities for wrong-doing. Every great dty in this country has had its church scandals, which have grown out of the system of fashionable pastoral visits. It is not necessary to specify instances. Plenty of them will occur to the reader. And it is safe to say that, when so much is known, when so much has been confessed and proved, there Is much moro whidi is only known to the guilty parties. It is due to the better class of ministers to say that they are not responsible for the maintenance of this vicious social requirement. Tho majority of them would be glad to see it abolished, knowing, as they do, that it often gives rise to scandal even when it does not lead to sin, and that the time deveted to its observance could be much more usefully employed. "Would you debar ministers from their congregations?" suggests some querulous friend. Not at all. We would allow the minister the same sodal liberty which to accorded to every ether gentleman belonging to the same church and congregation. If it is wrong for

A," who is not a preacher, to systematically visit all the ladles of a.congregation when their husbands or parents aro absent from home, it is wrong for "B," who is a minister, to do so. Sodally, the minister has the same rights that any oilier reputable member of the congregation has, and no more. And the restriction we would suggest would not touch in tho least upon his proper spiritual Amotions, The Protestant clergyman who desires to converse with a woman concerning religious matters can always procure the company of some discreet person in such visits, and a sincere inquirer after religious truth will have no hesitancy in talking to her pastor in the presence of a friend. But the fashionable pastoral visit, against which we are protesting, Is an arbitrary sodal requirement, ana not in any sense a religious duty. It is liable to great abuse, and it is unquestionably abused In all large dties. What good comes of It? If sociability mint be cultivated let the congregation have its sodal meetings where all who choose can go where the minister oan meet all the members of the church: and If he and his wife choose to establish' moro intimate social relations with tho parishoners, let them do as othera do but there is no sense, there Is no propriety, in a custom which gives a clergyman a licunse to enter every household of b'i congregation with the opportunity of establishing dangerous intlmades with its female inmates. Charles Reade's powerful novel, "Griffith Gaunt," seta forth the dangers to which clergymen and parishioners are subjected under such circumstances.and the shocking scandkl at which the Christian world now stands aghast, gives emphasls to the lesson conveyed by the novelist.

THIS good joke is from the Defrolt Journal of Commerce: A member of the Saginaw county bar was recently in one of our thriving interior towns on

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ofeasional baslneas. In the office of hotel he was accosted by a very agreeable gentleman, evidently of the genus drammer, who wanted to know "where he was from." Hie legal gentleman, not relishing the stranger's familiarity. answered, shortly, "From letroit," The next question was. "For what house are you traveling?" "For j-4-my own." "You are May 1 ask your ,r name?" "You may." Pause-eitfoya-ble to the lawyer. "Wer your name? are you In?"

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other. "Well, Wperately), what Is we?" "Jones." "What line "I don't understand you, sir." "What are you selling?" (Impatiently). "Bmina,*cooUy). ^rhedrum- a*r*

mer saw his opportunity, and looking at the other from head to foot, he said, slowly "Well, you appear to carry a d—d small line of MmpleH." Blackstono if says he owes that drummer one.

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