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-mm-mum*\ Zioa's Bank; [Written by Rowland Bill during a time of great financial distress in- England, when banks wer* breaking and business houses failing,] I have a never-failing bank, My inore than golden store; No earthly baiik i s half so rich, How then can 1 be poor ? \Pis when my stock is spent and gone, And I not worth a groat. I'in glad to hasten to .my bank. And beg a little note. .. Sometimes my banker smiling says, \Why don't you ofteixer come ? And when yon draw a little bill, Why not a larger sum ? Why live so niggardly and poor ? My bank contains a plenty ; Why come and take a one-pound note, When you may have a twenty ?\ Nay twenty thousand ten times told, Is but a trifling sum To what my bank contains for me, Secure in God theSon. Since then my banker i s s o rich, I have no need to borrow ; But live upon my notes to-day, And draw again to-morrow. I've beena thousand times before, And never was rejected ; Those notes can never be refused That are by grace accepted. All forged notes Will be refused ; The firm will them detect; While those that deal in forged notes Prove they're not God's elect. 'Tis only the beloved of God, Eedeem'd by precious blood, That ever have a note to bring,; They are the gift of God. Thousands of ransom'd sinners fear They have no note at all, Because they feel their misery And ruin by the fall. Tho' thousand notes lay scattered round, All sign'd and seal'd and free, Yet many a doubting soul Will say, Ah! they are not for me ! Base unbelief Will lead the soul To say what is not true; I tell the poor self-emptied soul, These notes belong to you. Should all the banks in Europe break, The Bank of England smash ; Bring all your notes to Zion's bank, You're sure to get your cash, Nay, if you have but one small note, Fear not to bring it in; Come boldly to this bank of grape, The Banker is within. I'll go again, I need not fear My notes will be rejected ; Sometimes my banker gives me more Than ask'd for or expected. Sometimes I've felt a little proud, I've managed things so cle\ e r ; Perhaps before the day was gone, I felt as poor as ever. Sometimes with blushes in my face Just at the door I stand ; I know if Moses kept the bank ; My soul would be condemned. But ah! my bank can never break, My bank can never fail ; The firm—three persons in one God, Jehovah, Lord of all. Should all the bankers close their doors, My bank stands open wide Toall the chosi n of the Lord, Eor whom t'.vj Saviour died, We read of one young man, indued, Whose riches did abound ; But in the banker's Book of Life His name was never found. Behold ami see the dying thief Hang by his banker's side, He cried, Dear Lord, remember me; He got his cash and died. His blessed banker took him home To Everlasting Glory,, There to shout his -banker's, •grace, And tell his endless story. With millions more^—Jehovah's choice, Eedeem'd by precious blood, Oh, may my soul with him be found, Anions the sons of G od. JOHN ASEW0S3S. 'Ww ^^ Devoted to Literature, Hews of the Day, and Local Affairs. rz MEXICO, N.Y., THURSDAY, JUKE 3, 1875. 31. wealth .aid respectability. This family held quitje a distinct position. None of lis ever ptestttned to be on speaking terms with such 'great folks.' \ Pacts in detail are more impressive than any general description, however careful and comprehensive, and the fol- lowins incident in his own words will give a clear though painful idea of the deep poverty of these earlier years, of the love which tempered it, and of the ; way in ivhich John Ashworth was pre- pared for the work of Sympathy and mer- cy in which he afterwards engaged. \One Saturday evening I was playing with my i companions, when my mother gently laid her hand on my head and re- quested me to go with her into the house. I took up my marbles and quietly follow- ed her. 'What do you want me for, mother ? Itisnotitime to go to bed yet; let me play a little longer, will you V 'I kndw it is soon to call you frOni your play; but I cannot help it. Your trousers want mending; and I want to wash your shirt, for though we are poor we ought to be clean.' I intended to get you a pair of clogs, but I am not able. I am making you a pinafore, out of part of a wool sheet; it will cover your ragged clothes, and you will then look a little better.' 'The quiet way in which she spoke, and tiie| sad look which accompanied her words, subdued my objections. I silent- ly walked upstairs to allow her to begin washing and patching ; and While my playfellows Were still laughing and shout- ing in the street, I crept naked into my humble bed—^not to sleep, but to think and to weep. My mind wandered far into the future that night. What air-cas- tles I did build ! I thought I grew to be a man, [entered into business, made mon- ey, built a new house with a white door and a brass knocker to it, planted trees around) it, and had a lawn and a garden ; bought myself new clothes, and twenty new shirts ; bought my mother a new crimson cloak and a new bonnet, and gave her plenty of money to buy clothes for my brothers and sistsrs, and to get a [The Barefoot Boy, v. hose early story we are about to tell, grew to be the man whose name stands at the bead of the list of Delegates for Great Britain, at 'the Great Conference of the Evangelical Alliance in the city of New York, IS73.J} John Ashworth was born at Cntgate, a small hamlet now enclosed within the recently enlarged borough of Rochdale, on the 8th day of July, 1813, and was the second son and fifth child of his pa- rents, who were hand-loom weavers. There were altogether eight children—^ three sons and five daughters. Early in his life the family removed from Cutgate to Simpson dough, near Bamford. On the outskiits of Rochdale, on the side of the highway leading to Manches- ter, at a place called Sparth, there for- merly stood a large stone table, support- ed by three thick stone pillars. Here^ in bygone days, country farmers met with milk their town customers. Hence its name—the Miikstone. \One hob summer day, a poor woman was seen toil- ing up* the hill called Fletcher Round, with a flannel piece on her back. A lit- tle boy was walking by her side. On reaching the Miikstone she laid down her heavy burden, and leaning on the piece for support, she wiped the sweat from her face with her check apron. With a look of affection, tlie 'boy gazed into the face of his mother and saidj 'Mother, when I get a little bigger you shall never carry another piece. I will •carry them all, and you shall walk by my side.'\ That little lad was John Ashworth, and when he grew bigger he redeemed his promise, and carried the pieces to Mr* Whitworth's warehouse without -calling at the Miikstone to rest. It was on that very day there flashed on him the truth that he was only the poor child of very poor parents— the young son of a humble, toiling, kind and affectionate mother. He says,, not without humor : \On awakening to a sense of our social position as a i'aijuly, I found we were not amongst those considered respectable in on r neighborhood. The test of respee* tability consisted in having a set of ma- hogany drawers, and an eight-day clock m. a mahogany case ; a holiday shirt for the young men, and a printed dress with a large flounce for the young women. Many of the flannel weavers, in our vil- lage could boast these possessions ; and they held up their heads above those who were not so fortunate. But tho real ar- istocracy were those who used tablecloths^ had knives %.nd forks to eat with, and displayed a muslin window-blind oft Sixiir day. One family had a room they called S, parlor, the floor of which was covered with a earpet; a second-hand table and piano also figured largely, which was looked upon try us as a mark of great set of [mahogany drawers, an eight-day clock, and muslin curtains to the window. I then fell asleep > a man of great impor- tance, and awoke in the morning—with- out as j shirt?\ The| poverty involved mortification, against which only a brave spirit could successfully have contended, The pina- fore which the mother was preparing for the Sunday morning on that unhappy '. Saturday night, turned out almost as great a cause for shame as It convict's dress. \I ijiever shall forget that new pina- fore, i The wool-sheets had at that time stamped on them, in large, black letters, the wjord wool. My mother had got one of these Old sheets as a gift from the warehouse ; but it was so far worn that she could not make my pinafore without either putting on a patch, or cutting through the letters. She chose the le^s evil, thinking she. could wash out th|e letters ; but though she washed* and Washed, and washed again, she could jnot destroy the remaining half of the word. I put my arms down the sleeves, and was stretching the front* when! saw the letters. My little spirit sank with hi me in bitter sorrow. I looked into my mother's face, but when Isawthe tears in her eye I instantly said, 'Neveir mind, another ; never mind. It will (Jo very well. It covers niy patches ; and \|hen 1 get to •school, I will sit on •the letters, and then no one will °see them r Don't cry, mother; we shall be better off yet.' Away I went to the Sundlay-school,. with bare feet, and a pack-Sheet pinafore, with half the letters of thje word wool down one side* to take my place in the third Bible class among boys who were much better dressed, and who .••{lid not like to sit beside me on that accoijut. I well remember the place where I sat'that day—-how I put my bare feet undef the form to preventmy proud class- matGfS from treading on my toes. The feeling that I was poor distressed me. But I knew that if I did not continue, to go to school my mother would be grieved; and t could not bear the thought of gxieving her. To think Irbad left her in tears! made me sad ; but when I saw her comei to the service, and saw her look down at me from the gallery and smile* all was right again. I could smile in return, and join in singing God's praises, and ihope for better days;\ Some in the locality may like to know that this occurred at the Sunday-school at Bam- 1'ordJ There can be no .doubt that, under Oodj John Ashworth owed almost every- thing to his pious; mother. His father, alas I was an Unhappy drunkard^—he himsjelf tells the mournful fact, so We need not hide it ; but there came to be in after years evidence of his penitent turning unto the Lord. Here is a beau- tiful, portrait of his mother in the sou's own words : \If ever mother undfr- stpod the full meaning of those beauti- ful words : 'I was glad when they said, let us go up to the house of the Lord,' I believe my mother did. Nothing aston- ished me more in lifer character than to see her quiet, steady, Christian conduct. : Yet a hundredth part of the trials she had constantly to endure would have caused thousands to sit down in hopeless ; sorrow. I now believe she never went to the sanctuary without a petition, for she never went without a trouble. And I : also .believe she left many of her troubles behind, because God fulfilled his pfom^ ise in delivering her. And the day she smiled on her poor, ragged boy out of the gallery, I thought she smiled through her tears.\ She is described as a pray : ing mother, but obliged to pray in se- cret ; able to go to the week-night ser- vice only by stealth, and returning of\ ten to be loaded with abuse from the unhappy, drunken father. \I Well re- member one of my mother's prayers. It being the wakes of Rochdale, I had riseii early to have a long play-day. I was not aware that any one in the house had risen before me, and was softly creeping down-stairs, fearing to disturb any of the' family, when I heard a low voice. I sat down on the steps to listen. It was my mother's voice ; and she was praying for all her children by name. I leaned forward, and held niy breath, lest I should miss one worth I heard her* say, 'Lord, bless John ! k*ep him from bad company ; and make him a good useful man.' Her words went to my yOung heart ; and they are ringing in my ears to this hour. 'Lord, bless John !' That short prayer, uttered by my mother when she thought mo one heard her but God, has been to me a precious legacy. Another heavy trial of childhood stands out a striking contract to the com- fort and prosperity of later years. John Ashworth had won by just a single ticket, the highest prize in the Sunday? school. It was the custom on Whit? Friday for teachers, scholars, parents, and friends to meet to tea, and to wit- ness the distribution of thei prizes. John Ashwqrth would have, in their presence, to go to the platform to receive the prize; but it was likely enough that he would have to go with naked feet, for neither shoes nor clogs had he. Oil the Thurs- day evening he spoke to> his mother about it. The rest can best be told in his ownjvords : \She made no answer at the moment, and I repented having' spoken. * * * At length she said, 'I know you are going to have the first prize at the school, my child, and I have done all that I could to send you there decent: I have tried to borrow a shilling from the publican's wife, where your father takes so muchof the earnings; but she scorned me, and refused to lend; it me. I have been to several of our neighbors but our well-known poverty seems to have separated us from all help.' * * * 'But we have a very near relation* mother, who dresses like a gentleman. They say he has as many Sunday waistcoats as there are months in the year. You know he called a few days since to let us look at the fine cloth he had bought for a new overcoat ; and he told us he had given three guineas for it. Shall I go and ask him to lend us two shillings V 'You may go ; but I don't think you will get it; and it is two miles his house.' Away I went. I was soon there, lor I coiild run swiftly. But when I got to the house my courage failed! me. I stood for a time near the door, first on one foot, and then on the other, warming them by turns with my hands, for the night was wet and cold. At length the proud man saw me, came to the door, and inquired my errand. \Will you be so kind as to lend mother two shillings to buy me a second-hand pair of clogs 1 I have nothing to put On my feet, and I am going to receive iny reward to mor- row at the school. I hope you Will lend it her.' 'Tell your mother that when she has paid me back the eighteenpence she borrowed some time since, I will then talk about the two shillings, and not till then. Never mind your fleet, toes were made before clogs.' On returning home my mother saw by my countenance that I had not got the money. Our looks of sorrow met. Little waa said.; and T went quietly to bed. The following day I washed my feet for a long time. 1 was determined that if I cotiM- not get anything to cover my ten toes I would make them look clean, I was at the school before the time, and sat in one corner alone. Soon the people began to gather. On the platform there stood a large table, covered with a white cloth. On the cloth the prizes were with as much display as possible. * * One of the superintendents (the present Sir James Kay Shuttleworth.) mounted the platform, and made a speech, eulogizing the scholars for their good conduct during the year, and holding up to view the various rewards while speak- ing. When he came to the first prize he called out my name, and invited me on to the platform amidst a loud clapping of hands. Oh, how my heart did beat ! I felt at that moment as though I would have given 20Z., if I had possessed it, for something with which to cover my feet, I arose from my corner, and tread- ing my way through the people as softly INJURIES TO Ihe Ear. THE EAR, AX I) VENT TilEM. HOW TO HiE- arranged as though I were a cat, I Walked blush- ingly on to the platform, and received my reward of merit amidst the repeated clap- ping of the audience. But when I got back to my place I sat down and cried as though my heart would break, because I was such a poor boy, and because I thought some of the other boys sneered at my poverty.\ Who in that company that day had predictive power enough *to see in the barefooted lad the future benefactor of the poor outcast ? Not one ; and yet it was through these humiliations and suf- ferings God was ripening him, in sympar thy, and other qualities, for his work. It is pleasant to meet with the reconl of a change in the father ere he passed away. John Ashworth mentions that tho air-built castles of the night on which ho Went to bed without a shirt, became realities—-a house, garden and trees, were all his oWm Out of his abundance he ministered to his parents* and made it a practice to see themonce a fortnight. He says: \On one of these visits, on inquire ing for niy father, my dear mother in- formed me he had gone Into a neighbor- ing Wood. On going to join him, I found him engaged in prayer. I stepped back, for fear of disturbing him, and ran home to tell my mother* She smiled through her tears, saying, 'Our prayers are heard at last* and my sun is now setting in a clear sky.' \ ggjT A Vicksburg negro woman was told that the price of sea lions had risen. \i)e Laud only knows what's to become of poor folks,\ she exclaimed, \when the nessumsaries of life am riz clean out of reach.\ Among the causes of injury to the ear must, unfortunately,be reckoned bathing, Not that jfchis healthful and important pleasiire need, therefore, be in the least discouraged; but it should be wisely re- gulated. Staying too long in the water certainly tends to produce- deafness as Well as other evils; and it is a practice against which young persons of both sexes , should be carefully on -their guard. But, independently of this, swimming and floating are attended with a certain danger from the difficulty of preventing the entrance of water into the ear in those positions. Now, no cold fluid should ever enter the ear; cold water is always more or less irritating, and if used for syring- ing, rapidly produces extreme giddiness. In the case of warm water, its entrance into the ear is less objectionable, but even this is not free from disadvantage, Of- ten the water lodges in the ears and pro- duces an uncomfortable sensation till it is removed ; this should always be taken as a sign of danger. That the risk to hearing from unwise bathing is not a fan- cy is proved by the fact, well known to lovers of dogs, that, those animals, if in the habit of jumping or being thrown in- to the water, so that their heads are cov- ered* frequently become deaf. A know- ledge of the danger is a sufficient guard. To s be safe it is only necessary to keep the water from entering the ear. If this can- not be accomplished otherwise, the head may be covered. It should be added, how- ever, that wet hair, whether from bath- ing. Or washing, may be a cause of deaf- ness, if it be suffered to- dry by itself. Whenever wetted, the hair should be wiped till it is fairly dry. Nor ought the practice of moistening the hair with water, to make it curl, to pass without remonstrance. To leave wet hair about the ears is to run great risk of injuring them. In the washing of children, too, care should be taken that all tho little folds of the outer ear are carefully and gently dried with a soft towel. But I come now to what is prob- ably the most frequent way in which the ear is impaired * that is, by the attempt to clean it. It oifght to be understood that the passage of tho ear does not re- quire cleaning by us. Nature undertakes that task, and, in the health J state, fulfills it perfectly. Her means for cleansing the eas is the wax. Perhaps the reader has never wondered What becomes of the oar- wax. I will tell him. It dries up into thin fine scales, and these peel oil', one be one, from the surface of the passage, and fall out imperceptibly, leaving behind them a perfect clean, smooth surface. Tn health the passage of the ear is never dir- ty ; but if we attempt to clean it, we, in- fallibly, make it so. Hei'C—by a strange lack of Justice, as it would seem, v.-hielu however, has, no doubt, a deep justice at the bottom—the best paople, those who love cleanliness, suffer most, and good and careful nurse'-! do a mischief negligent ones avoid. Washing the ear out with soap and water is bad'; it keeps the wax moist when it ought to become dry and scaly, increases its quantity unduly, and makes it absorb- the dust with which the air nlw.iys. abounds. But the \w»i -hurt- ful thing is introducing the covin v •of UK- towel, screwed up, and twi.-vttng it ai-ovum. This does more harm to tars than all other mistala s together. It drives down the wax upon the -membrane, much more than it gets it out. Let any one who doubts this make a tube like the passage* especially with the curves which it pos- sesses; let him put a thin membrane tit one end* smear its inner surface with a substance like the ear-wax, and then try to get it out so by a towel! But this plan does much more mischief than merely pressing down the wax. It irritates the passage, and makes it cast oil small flakes of skin, which dry up and become ex- tremely hard, and these also are pressed down upon the membrane. Often it is not only deafness which ensues,, but pain and inflammation and then matter is form- ed which the hard mass prevents from escaping, and the membrane becomes dis- eased, and worse may follow. The ear should never be. cleaned out with the screwed-rip •corner of a towel. Washing should extend only to the outer sm-f.i'.v, as far as the finger can iwuih. — Tha Pop- tfliir Science MonltJij. Hules for Spelling. Sis tfiist SMr-t. A countryman bought a shirt in Ra- 5 h, N. C, which was the first white owned. The. next Snn- . Just now the following \Ijtulea for Spelling\ published by the Journal of Ed- ucation, Will interest many readers of the Independent: , Rule I.-—All monosyllables ending in 1, with a single vowel before it* have double 1 at the close; mill, sell. Itiile II.—All- monosyllables ending in 1, with a double vowel before it, have one 1 at the close ; Wail, sail. Rule III.-^Monosyllables ending in 1, When compounded, retain but one I each; as skilful, fulfil. Rule IY.--AJ1 words of more than one syllable ending in 1 have only one 1 in. the close, as faithful, delightful.; except re- call, befall, unwell, &c. Rule. V.-—All derivations from words ending in J have one 1 only; as equality from equal; fulness from full, except thejMmd in er, or 11; as full, fuller; mill, miller. Rule VI.—All participles ending in ing from verbs endingin e lose the e final; as have, having;, amuse,,amusing; except they come from verbs ending in double e* and then they retain both as see; seeing! agree, agreeing. Rule \VTL—-AH verbs in ly, and nouns in ment retain the final Of their primi- tives ; as brave, bravely ; refinement; ex- cept judgment* acknowledgment. Rule YIII.^-Ail derivatives from words ending in er retain the e before the r ; as ref&i, reference ; except hin- drance from hinder * remembrance from remember, disastrous from disaster; mon- strous from monster; wondrous from wonder ; cumbrous from cumber ; &e. Rule IX.—AH compound words* if both end' not in 1, retain their primitive parts entire ; as millstones, chargeable, graceless* except always, also, deplorable, although, almost, admirable, &e. Rule-X.-^-All monosyllables ending in a consonant, with a single consonant be- fore it, double that consonant in dei'iva- tives ; as sin, sinner ; ship, shipping; big, bigger; glad, gladder. Rule XL-^Mono'syllables ending in a consonant with a double Vowel- before it do jiot double the consonant in deriva- tivls, as sleep, sleeping ; troop, trooper. Rule XII.--AH w-ords of more than one sylkbje, endingin a single consonant* preceded &&- a single vowel, and accented on the lastvRyllable* double that conso- nant in derivatives, as commit, commit- tee : compel, compelled; appal, appalling; distil, distillery. Ruje XIII.—-Nouns of one syllable, ending in y, change y into ies in the plu- ral ; and verbs ending in y, preceded by a consonant, change y into ies in the third person singular of the present tense* and ies in the pa;.t tense and past parti- ciple, as fly, flies ; I apply, he applies ; 1 reply, or have replied, or he replied. If the y be preceded by a vowel, this rule is not applicable, as key, or keys ; I play* lie plays ; we have enjoyed ourselves. Ihilo XIV.-—Compound words whose primitives- end in y change the y into i; as beauty, beautiful, lovely, loveliness^ Wiat to Soaoli Our Daughters. lei one he had ever day he was to be married, and that was the important occasion that had incited him to the purchase. 'The shut had a nice starched bosom-,, a-ml was open in the bnck- a style that was new to it-; possev-or. After carefiil study he j>u' i'l on with the opening in front, eoneludhi\; that the stiff bosom was intended a^ a kind of shoulder-brace to m;ike liini tf-w-l erect. Thus dressed* he m\t his lit id:' at the church door ; but her knowledge was greater than his about shirts, and she made him go homo and reverse the. gar- ment before she would allow the eeiemo- ny to proceed. ggTJosh Billings was asked, \Itow fast does sound travel V His idea is that ic de.j)ends a good -deal upon the noise you are talking about. \The sound of a dinner-horn, for instance, travels half a mile in a second, while an invitashun tew git up in the morning i have known to ke 3 quarters uv an hour goin' up 2 pair uv stairs, and then not hev strength enuff left to be heard.\ Teach them self-reliance. 'Teach them to make bread, 'Teach- them to make shirts, Teaeli t'he-in t« foot up store bills. Teach them not to weal'false hair. Ti .K-h theiii to wear thick, warm .-bees. Bring thein up hi the way they should go. Teach them how to wash and iron clothes. Teach thein how to make their own dresses. Toach them that a dollar is only a hundred cents. Teaeli them to cook a good meal of victuals. Teach them how to darn stockings and sew on buttons. Teach them every day, hard, practical common sense. Teach thein to say no, and mean it; or yes, and stick to it* Teach them to wear calico dresses, and do it like (pieens. Teach them a good, rOsy romp is worth fifty consumptives. Teach theiii to regard the morals and not the money of their beaux, Te-icli them all the mysteries of the kitcheii, Viv? dining-room and the parlor. Teach them not to have anything to do with intetnpei-ate and disso]iite young men. Teach them tlie. further one lives be- yond his income, the nearer he gets to tlie poor house. Rely upon it* that upon your teaching depends in a great measure the weal or woe of their after life. Teach them that a sood Steady me- cluuiie is worth a dozen loafers in broad- .[ cloth. Teach tl.i-i:i the ac-Oouiplishmcnts, nm- i,ie. paint ; n:g, drawing, if you have time aiid moiiv-y to do it with. Teach I In in that God made them in Tils own image, and no amount of tight lacing will improve the model. Uv. Cboate and. tlie Ambitions Eoy. A great many boys mistake their call- ing, but all such are not fortunate enough to find it out in as good season as this one did. It is said that Rufus Choate, the great lawyer, was once in New Hampshire making a plea, when a boy, the son of a farmer, resolved to leave the plow and become a lawyer like Rufus Ohoate, He accordingly went to Boston, called on Mr. Choate, and said to him : \I heard your plea up in our town, and I have a desire to become a lawyer like you. Will yoti teach me how 1\ \As well as I can,\ said the great law- yer. \Gome in and sit down.\ Taking down a copy Of Blackstone* he said : \Read this until j come back* and I will see how you get on.\ The poor boy began. An hour passed. His back ached, his head and legs ached. He knew not how to study. Every mo- ment became a torture. He wanted air. Another hour passed, and Mr, Choate Came and asked : \How do you get on?\ ^'Geton! Why, do you have to r-ead such stuff as this?\ '*Yes.\. ; \How much of it ?\ < \AH there is on these shelves, and more,\ looking about the great library. \How long Will it take V \Well it has taken me more than twenty-five years.\ \How much do you get V \My board and clothes.\ \Is that all f \Well that is about all that I gained as yet. have back \Then said the boy, \I will go to the plowing. The work is not near as hard, and it pays better.\ „_»>- CMnese Proverbs. True gold fears not the fire. Of a hundred virtues, filial piety is the first, A single hair of silk does not make a thread; one tree does not make a gi-Ove. To correCtah evil which already exists* is not so well as to foresee and prevent it. He who at once knows himself and knows: others, will triumph as often as he contends. It is easy to convince a wise man, but to reason witli a fool is a -.difficult under- taking. If a man does good, heaven will be- stow Upon him a hundred blessings. Great 'goodness and great wickedness* sooner or later, are sure to be rewarded. \To be bold enough to stroke the ti- ger's beard,\ expresses great courage and daring. • An ox with a ring in his nose, i. P., a man who has his passions under proper control. A virtuous woman is a source of hon- or to her husband ; a vicious one causes disgrace. t)o not anxiously expect what is not yet come ; do not Vainly regret what is already prst. By a long journey we know a horse's strength ; so length of days shows a man's heart. Wine and good dinners make abun- dance of friends, but in the time of ad- versity not one is to be found. \Tempus fugit\ becomes in Chinese, \Time flics like aii arrow ; days awl mentis like a weaver's shuttle^\ The evidence of others is not compara- ble to personal experience, nor is \I heard\ as good as \I saw.\ To meet with an old friend in a dis- taiit country may be compared to the de- lightfulness of rain after a long drouth. A single conversation across the table with a wise man is better than ten years mere study of books; Ho-w He Hade Himself at Home. ^p°They fed the snakes in the Gar- den of Plants at Paris on Jive rats until recently, when a rat killed a snake worth 2,000 francs, The snakes now take their tats dead. f tW ^ philosojihi.-r says: \When the masculine }>;rsou. is not tremendously strong,, lu; is'ti mill in liis nature, and adr dieted to Miscellaneous pleasures; and the female m. nvber of the firm is five feet nine ift&heS- in height, addicted to having her own way, and very strong in the arm, I will not say, for the man at least, marriage is a good thing. I do not be- lieve it. I have had experience. There is such a thing as will power; a strong will in a weak body will bear down and override a weak will in a strong body ; but when the strong will animate a strong body the combination is fearful. Give the wife both these qualities, and it is bad for the husband. The husbands Of such wives must be exceedingly mild in temper.\ Published every Thursday Morning by Henry Humphries' EDITOR AND PROPRIETOH. TERMS: $1,50 per annum, in advance ; if not paid within thrte months, $2. S&S\ No paper discontintied Until all arrearages are .paid unless at the option of the publisher. HATES OP AWVKHTIS1HO : 1 w. 2 w. 3w. 3 in. 0 in. 1 y. 1 Inch, SO 75 $1 25 SI 50 S3 50 $(5 0 0 §10 00 2inches, 1 25 2 00 3 00 5 25 9 00 15 0.0 i column, 3 00 5 00 6 00 12 00 14 00 20 00 I column, 5 00 8 00 10 bO 15 00 25 00 40 00 1 cc>lumn, 8 00 12 00 14 00 20 00 40 00 75 00 tar Job Printing of all kinds attended to with promptness. j^i\ Qorreapondence must be accompanied by a responsible name as ' a private guarantee of good faith. LMB SUEVEYOE, PROF. J. II. COCAGNE* Box 47. MEXICO ACADEMY. Reference* IL L. Cole, Esq.. JOHN C. TAYLOR, '\ Druggist, No. 2, Webb Ulock, Main Street. J. D; KARTSON, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Office over Stone, Robinson & Co's Store, Main St. C. E. HEATON, M, D., Physician and Surgeon. Office oyer Thomas' new Store, Special yffice day, Saturday after- noon of each week. Residence -Pulaski St. DR. GEO. P. JOHNSON, Physician and Surgeon. Office on Main Street, over S. A. Tullers Hardware Store, where he may be_ found, both day and night, when not on professional business. j ~~J7U7MMWAEEI, M.Y. Office Jefferson St., opposite Post office,.Mexico, N..Y V Residence corner of Main and-Railroad streets. Chronic diseases made a specialty. All calls promptly attended. 25 \' J, A. RICKARD, \ ^~ Dealer in all kinds of Furnrture, Smith Jetfersori Street. J, N. V. HALL, Barber nrid JIair DrcsHcr, Particular attention paid to ShampiKimnjf, and the cutting of ladies and children\« hair. Shop Soiith end of Mayo's Hotel, Church street. Edward IL Wadswortti* General Insiirance Ag<-nt,. Office over G'oit & Castle's store, M&xieo, N.. Y. Mutual Life, of New York, Asset* •8!5.5 : s flOO,-000,. Harfcford Accident, of Hartford, Conn., Assets §200,000 Amazon (Fire) of Cincinnati\ A«sets .'\'.'O.OPn. Oswciro County Farmers, of Sandy Crooli, N.. Y-. A.a«i.tw SlOn.OOO. Surgeon Dentist. Office on J./fferson St.,. over thf Post (office. AH kinds of Dental work executed in the best manner and warranted. Ti'i-th i'\.trlcti-d \.itli- out pain-with Nitrous Oxide or Lau^hin^ (!as. Chlor.iformor Ether .given if preftrrml. BE. IAS AEDEiw'MltHET IStTllGFON. Olfii-e, No. 213 We it First .Street, OSWEGO; Cilice hours, 0;00 to 10.80 :t. in. And from 3.00' to7.00 p. m. An ai)pointiiiei-it for aiiy other.hour can be se- cured by making, tlie request by letter. 10 THE 8EEAT EEPUTATI0N lu'it.i of l'1'i; tullll- \Make yourself at home,\ is a com- mon form of hospitable •welcome, but the invitation may be awkwardly taken .ad- vantage--of if our friend happens to be odd. The Nashville Banner says : The eccentric \Brother Oar,\ whose name has become a 'household word in this city* once paid an informal visit to a good religious family,, as he Was in the habit of doing when he came to Mash- ville. The lady of the house came in, but after some time excused herself to attend to some household duty, but bog- ged Brother Oar to make himself at home. When phe returned she found the reverend gentlemen on his knees in front of the fireplace, taking up the ashes. Perfectly taken back at this spectacle, she said ; \Why what in the world are you doing 1\ He answered : \You told me to make myself at home; and, if I were at home and the ashes needed taking out Sis badly as yours, I would do it myself.\ Sho was not i-ituch com-forted i-o find that he liad been down in the back yard, had hunted up an old' ash pal* with as much idea of being at homo as sli^eouhl have possibly desired. I^P* An instance of shoddy airis- tocracy meanness is reported from the South End, Boston* whero a wealthy woman hired for a servant her own sis- ter, treated her in all respects as a menial, and, though she and her hus- band, having no ehildreii,, dined alone •when no company was in the house, they never, permitted the sister to sit •with them. St. Louis girl \rrote to her lov- er : \Please cum aroun and taik me to the spilin mach this evning. How no you spill mddin-dsyr AVliieh VL-JUTIXJ: ha?, att-vim-il: in :tll try a-s a Great apJ Good Mediciaej and I'm.- I^iVv' .number <>f ti_'stliii-«iial.s wir.rh atv con- stantly boiii^ .ruto.vud frtmi ])c/.\»:i--' w;h<» lri\u ljet.-n cured by its usa, isc-oiirhiilM- proof m\ it.; ^n-at value. It.is reoiinMCiiiletl by. ],>iiy..-.i-.-!a..-> aitji a]>.>:i:- vavius. A.-> a iili iu J l'uiiliei-.ainl, iL-a!';i!Uo.sL«ti- t r ,i» Via^ no equal. VEUKTINZ i^» not :i>ruparcd. for .t fam-y tii?iiiU, mad-- from poor liquors,, which deMHtatc* the ^yrfttiii and tends to destroy health instead, of restoring \it. Are not the many testimonials sl-ven for the different coiirpiaiiits satisfactory to any rer.ional)U* nersmi. -;uf- feriftK froin disease that they can be enri d '•! Head the different testimonialsgivcn, and no oiic can doubt. In many of these cases the persons s:iy that tlieir pain and sufferirg cannot he cxin-essed\ as-^ti ca;io of scofiila, wherei ajijiarentiy, the whole boh \\;u-, ouc nri» of corruption, If VKGKTINR will relieve pain, i-kaii-ie ) uri-' fy and cure such diseases, restoring the patient to ])ur- fect health, after trying different phyMciar.s, man;, heni- edies, siiifcrin^'for yeai'Si is it nut ruiK-hisive ju-o.if, if you : are a sufferer, you can bo cured; Why is this medicine performing such, fjreat cures ? 11. wi irks ii i he blood, in the circulating fluid, it can lip truly called the Great Blood Puriiier. The £reat smii* oi' disease originates in the blood ; and no medicine that does not act.direetly upoii'it,, t o purify and renovate, has any just claim upon public attention. When the blond be- comes lifeless and stagnant, either from change of weather or 6f climate, want of exercise, irregular diet, or from any other cause, the YBOCTIXK will renew the blood, carry off the putrid humors, cleanse the stomach,, regulate the bowels, and impart a tone of vhjiir t-i tiie whole body. The conviction is-in the public mind' a-, as well as in.the medical profession that the remediis supi)Iied by the Vegetable Kin^doin are more s.ifr,.tn<»re successful in tho cure of discuses tlian inineial medi- cines. YEUBTINK is composed of root-, barks iind herbs. It is pleasant t o take, and is p->ri.-.-ellS safe tv-jivi- an infant. i)o you need it ? 1)6 ii\l hesitate to t Yim w ill never i:t gtet it. it. GAHIOf BE EXGlLLUt). CHARLSTOV.'S, 5-an'i .K'.-Hsi\'. If. it. Hrsa KSS, ESII. : i bear Sir -This is to certify that I have libed yom: \Blood Prejutratiim\ hi my family for :.e\eral 3 ears, and think that, for Scrofula or Cahlierou.s }Iunior.s,iir itlieu- inatie Affections, it-cannot h e exeeilvd; and, as Ji.bloo-1- ]>iiri!U-riuiiI spiiti.r medicine, it is t!.o bt.;t Vliiiijj 1 have ever Used; aii.l j ha:, e used almo.it everything. I can cheerfully recoiniiiei'if it to anyon*! 111 need of-.nch a a medicine. \ Yours, rcs])ectfullv, ! MRS. A. A. iJfNSMOHl-;, : IS) Russell .Strict. WH4T IB NEEDEB. Hi.STON, Feb. l:t, 1-T1. 1:1 I:\IIV '•\.. -1.\ •, V--\- Dear^.r Ab.iut one ;. feel>le con litioii r'roir. j^« sLron^fli ' 11 oiioi'ejjiled i much in m-fitc ! by its si after usiu-^ »cv«:.ii bott-t d-scontinu^d il is -no iiK-diein is^ini-c I fiiund myscTf in a -ral debility.. \ lioii-iixi:, was lue l',y a friend v.'no had, been 1 ji'ruiMiml' the arj^.e,, and, w.L-, r.s'.oii-.l to healfli, and j\Kel quite r •><!<.' lent tl-.at there tperioi- to it for those complaints for which it is espuiiiliy p.^-.u-el; und v-o'uld i-li.eenully reconimend it to -these who feel that they need smue- thimr to restore them tofierfeet healtn. Ite-peetfuiiv v.ours, t\. I.. PKTTEN'cnLL, Firm-of S. M. ^etteiijfili&Co., ' JS'r.. 1') Swte St., Bo-:ton.' HOLBHOOK'S Family Liniment, A Sure and Speedy Cure for Rheumatism, Heuralgia, Influenza, A hi li- ma, Sore Throaty Toothache, Headache, Ghilblains, Sprains, Cuts, Bruises, Bites or Stings of Insects, Sore- ness or Pains in the Limbs, Feet and Joints, Pleurisy or Pains, in the Side, or Pains of any Kind. HOLBEOOK'S Family LINIMEHT Should Be used internally for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, Croup, JDiptherla, Colic, Cramjis Asthma, Influenza, Soreness of Chest or Lun^s Sore Throat, Quinzy, i?lurisy or Pains in tli Side,&c.,.&e. ' Holbrook's Eamilv Liniment Should be used externally for Rheuniatisn}, Sprains, Burns or Scalds, Bruises, Bites o Stings of Insects, Chilblains, Cuts, Pains, i the Limbs, Feet and Joints, Neuralgia, Tooth ache j fee.,, &c. Holbrook's Family Liniment, Excels, all other Remedies in the Cure of the following Diseases in Horses and Cattle : Cuts, Bruises, Collar Boils, Galls of all kinds, SpaV* ins, both blood and bone, Sprains, Lameness, Caked TJdder, Inflammation, and healing of Sores and Wounds from any cause. Holbrook's Family Liniment Is a positive Specific and relieves local Pain more promptly than any other Medicine in use. Testimonials arebeinf; constantly received which place its powers in this respect beyond a doubt. ifS\ Every Family should have a bottle of Hol- brook's Family; Liniment at hand, in case < f sickness or accident. JKS^ Call on your Druggist and get a bottle of'xfca JSS-Holbrook's •Kamily Liniment.fi-a GIVE IT A TRIAL. Prepared by S. K. HOLBEOOK, No. 20 North Water Street, Ogdensburg, to Whom all orders should be addressed. Duggists can be supplied by JOHN G. TAYLOR, Mexico, N. Y. 14-ly w FOE THE CURE OF Dyspesia, Indigestion, Kidney Diseases, • LIVER COMPLAINT, ' HERV0US AFFECTIONS, GENERAL PROSTRATION. As a Morning Appetizer, THEY HAVE NO ETVAL. t a')i il.i u -.-'.y p u-iii• M t*i. bin ) 1. Tt sp ;e lily or rectsallmnrtiiil eliaii^'cs in tlie blood. It 1 > r- fects digestion, rendering it natural and easy. -- It banishes thoxi' clog^ upon pleasure w'liii.-li produce gloorn. It ini])raves the appetite, and removes 1 all disagreeable feeling after eating. PPvICE, ONE DOLLAR PER BOTTLE. CALDWELL'S COUGH For C\nigh.=, Colds, Croup, &c. 0aldweIFsMagH8ti( An internal and external remedy. CMI)WELLS J Iiil y Balm, FwR IVEAtTIFYIN.(3 THE COM FLUXION! UEMOVING Freckles, kleg, Eruptions, Sunburn, Eoughiiess, Tan, &c* Tin- Lily Balni will >i>eeiuly remove the blem- i-.li , :i:i.l impart Koftness, transparency, a roseate tinge «•:«•! a pearl like lustre to the complexion, it p>u't.ilns tio jioisuii. Icisthe best and cheap-; t- .i-Tciik-t.:irti.;le ever offered t 1 the public. Full i'irvrU'1!..-. <>n the ha.A .-f cwli bntlre. Prke, 50 ieiit'.-p' r bottle. W. ('. CALinVEl.L, I'r . L ri^'.-ir r.i'.il j-Iann-faeturer, Sledina, N. Y. \'\TOIIN G. TAYLOE, li.-.i'.-.-r i.n Di-i-s iViut-, O 4G.lv .M:tin Slri-el ile Hve stuffs, &e N. V. •jT'uf r'onc-', ,v3 \.'cur temper .-:i r <\rvital Spec- ! vrreCie.:r! iV'.rt! Are .v c-\ iMlizpd •i: - -;.!-• ycA- L. ALFRED, Blexioo, N. Y. ^^~He was a bright boy who said ''here were two secti^ tne female sex and he iusects. &ives Health, Strength & AutietittsJ My daughter has recc-iveilgruat hiuCCt frum the lixS of the YEGETINE. Her deelming health was a source oh great anxiety to all of her ftiends; A few hottles ofi the VEOETINK restired her health, sti-ength and ai>petitei,t . N. ii. TiLWES, *• Insurance and Real Estate Agent, No. 49 Sears Buiidiny, Ro'itnp, 3Ia>:n. &ainecl Fifteen Founds of Flesh. SOUTH BERWICK,, lie., Jan. 17,1S72. II. R. STEVEKS, Esq.: Dear Sir^^I have had Dysijepsia in. its.\rorstft>rmfor the last ten years, and I have taken hundreds of dol- lars' worth of medicine without obtaining- any relief.. In September last I commenced taking the VEOKTIKI, since which, time iny health has steadily improved. Sly food digests well: and I have gained fifteen pounds of flesh. There are several others in this place taking yEQBTilTE;' and all have obtained relief. Yours truly, f SOMAS E. MOORE, Overseer of Card Room, Portsmouth Co's Mills. Yegetine is Sold by all Druggists, (':;ii\;Aw.; i ALE.- By \irtue of a inortgag* . J il.itii-i Xnvcuilier 23d, isj74, Valentine Gile, and i'luii-ii'liiwilL-, hi-\Mii\i\f Niwliuvcn, Oswego county, •. IS'. V., luiiEuil t'i Huny J. I)aggett, of the same plaiv, lert.-iin p-i'.i^e-i ilescribod hi said indenture, as ti.'t-i-.. 1 : All tlurt ti:ut i>r jvreel of land situate in tl-o (••••-i \f N<« HAACII, a1in:ii.-.!;il,aiid jiart-of lot No. 7(i, in il.e 1\I!I ti'«i>shi|i, SeriWs patent, bounded and de- serinni ;i> l>.i!\-AM : l.i;;o i-.n; at a ntiike nortli 4° east s uh:ii:i.-. ;.-.)li'iks fn.m ti.- Mnich-wcsl corner of said lot NM. \. :, ili.'iuy um-tli 4\ east abi^y the »y«.s>l lisie of saiil V.it 1 i r'i:J..:» 1 !^ lint.--1-» a j-luki'-, thence SOUUJ ii7 w ca v t al\h.'Hie ini.Mie di\iiii>!i Una <-f said lot 43 chains 4f>~ lh:!-..-.tu tlie uu>t line i>f -aid hit, thence south 3° we- - , .aiuti^ !-.iid cist line 11 i.li.iiu-. Ii.!, iu.I.s, thence north 1-7\ went 4U rikiins ('i.'i I'IIK*. 1\ ilit- place «f beirimutig, cioi- taiinii^ teM%ui>i>e i J' i.i.e a-re in the .•-outh-east eo;mr th.i re.i!', nu.;icd' by \ it eer'.t Han\. •)', 47 and 59^00 acres of land'. AUu.ai! l!i.it l»a_-c II.: par. ^1 o\ Lin T situate in tiie town of Saw Ihn eu,. aimeNaul, and part of lot Ko. 77, township ?.'n. VK Scn'ia*. ] a*- *-t, 1 *..uii.Iei!iuw uewribed as follows : 1 e^rihnhigp in the cuitre of a higliway, on the east line i.f sr. ; 1 !'t N'<-. 77, l..:ii!g the middle divi- sion iif said lot, thence ui rth 87^ west along said middle di\ isiim to the centre of the highway, the west line of said lot, -thence north 3\ east &!onf;isaid'b;igiv5vay,andsaid wst line sevciitei-n r-haiv.s 75 links; thence south 45- ir-l a;on„' liiiwK cwni.-tl 1-y Kilos O. T.'ilhnarth, 0 chains Jtti liu!.n to a -.take, tin nee. easterly along, the south bound.-; of said Silas O. Wiliinprth's lands to the eehler of the hiK'nvay, first iihm-c described, thence south- easterly iiiou^ the center of said higluvay to the east line of\s.vid lot, thencesouth 4-° WBStfllong said high- \\ ay aiui said east line, to the piaee of beginning, con- taining, all within said bounds, fifty-one and thrv 1 '- fuurtha acres ol land, more or less. bail uiortgaiie, with the power of sale therein, was re- corded in tlie office of the Clerk of Oswego County, on the first d|jy-of nccernber, K74, in Liber -103 of nioit- gascs, a t page SftO. The anjomit clahued to be due thereon at the date hereof, is one thousand «nd eleven dollars and three cents, beini; the whole sum unpaid. And whereas, default has be en inade in the condition of said mortgage, by the non-payment of said sum so due, andnoproeeedingsttt law having bsen had to re- cover the same or any part thereof, said power t o sell has 1 ecome operative. Now, therefore, in pursuance of the statute i n such case, notice is hereby given that the sai.l mortgaged premises y.jll be sold at public auc- tion t o the highest bidder, en IheSth day of July, lfc75, at 10 o'rloek iii the forenorn, at -fl e \Empire House,\in the village of Mexico, Oswego Co., N. Y.—Dated April 15, !;>:.->. HEX-UY J. DAGGETT, Mortgagee. p. \V. V. -MICK, Atl'y, Mesicp, N. Y. Gyrus \Whitney ATToiiNKY & COUNSELOE, AT LAW Neal Block, (East end of Lower Bridge), Oswe go, is. Y. Special attention paid t collections, Foreclosure of Mortgages Adjustments of Titles, Oonyeyanceing, Assign! inenls, Banto-uptey, \Wills Setttemeiat o Estates, Railroad, Commercial and Marine Law etc. CYltU.S WriltlsTEY, (bo Judge ) Ja}-». Cocoanut at Gibson's. Jap. Honey Cake at Gibson's. l|g|£ Just received, at Gibson's, a iiew supply 6f superior candy. 24,' m
