r. f Publication. - 8, OAD. ;0mcret HcraI(l,V" 4! mh.rvlM tS rtva. W p.! i w uoo" 1 . ... Postmasier neglecting ; . Mail Tart. ".IB. tu '.tea,; liuu,,,, at .".... cmaible M the tub-' WW"" . no rUffl to an- tem"- adilnf Somerset, i . ROAD. TT" rvlT.MW. arrival I1' 'rV-kNEV-ATXAW 1 cn,r.t Pa . EN 1, . v i: V. AT LA W. Somerset, Pa. -rrTTZi Ti l. rrlrL a. in' La. "!.. K "la. 1& a. a : 'ami ' earn "a Ar. " luoal Sn. r.l.VI Mun f4 will 8j merest, Ta. Kl4TTOKNEV-ATLAW. Somerset, Fa. jlTTi'IiNfV-AT-LAW, Somerset, Pa. -.m-ted to lit ai wlU ' " ,1 ,IH. W. II. Kl ! TEL. H'.TT,.KNLYS-AT.LAW. reeut- and ".-at Drh la " tar. ' en.r.l to their ear. will I- l"VT. ,uiir attended to. KtYf. schf.Ua lexti: iyf nY. ATTiKS li Y-AT-I.AW Tint Oram 'in.a," entrusted to hU car. rl . i c.. finmftnwL W 111 ipawlniety. Sail ; 0 KIM MEL. ' a.u '- . Somerset, Pa. Iimw! to ill l'0new eu"'- " -iT.n?!t Mninrenontleawltk primpt- " . Main UruM Mreeu ... . -A (a Ii I iin I B'Wll.J. !V , RV L.C.O0LB0ES. ATTdKNEYSAT-LAW. w, entrnfed to their ear. will be :1 P. Ie (.. Iltu- iBbre Bl-k. Ipitaln. HNH.niL ATTHKtl"AI-a.-. SumerKt, Pa, nulv attend to all bruin enti-urted r. ar a. ;;.iV,I.E. ATTOEN EY-AT 1A , Somereet Pan I . : i i.l.a .ntnite) tl WJT eat t- fi u nt .n.ni tneaii and hdelity. Jnu SiEB. n.a.nar.1. I'iT. i BAKH. I ATToK S E YS- AIIA w , Someraet, Pa, iiinan enututed to them wUl b promptly IMU "1UJAM II. KOOXTZ. iTTliRXEY-AT Li , Sumersttt, Pa., h rln twnpt attention to bn1ne eotraaV uiwH tivmrntet and adjoining counllea. It k Kriotlnf Uone Row. UN R. SniTT. ATTOKNEY-AT-1.AW, Somenet, Pa. I rtatbet'oirt Hnane. All'lmlnetnit- ii-an attenJed to wiib prompurcr. I.ME? l rrr.ii. ATTOKNET-AT-uAW, Somenet. Pa. tJliinnK.th Blnek. P atalra. Entrance, ( itreet. Collection I maun, utlM riamlned. and all leml baaineca wl to with prumptnea and fidelity. AWE M. HICKS, JVST1CE OF THE PEACE, Somenet, Penn'a. K1XS1K1X. H.A kiiaux. hi E. M. KIMMELL & SON 1 r tlwlr wofeaaional erlce to the elu- - s.,iBei and vicinity, ttneof the tnem-i-M linn tan at allimee. wnlea pruleexloo and. I lund at inelr oflioe, oa Main '. or. ot the Diamond. hlJ. K. MILLER has penna- hw Iwated In Berlin for the practice ol tuion. titlice opposite Charle Krnwing. Iwc. apr. 11, -TU-ii. . II. BRUBAKElV tenders hie VKwi mal tervirM to the citlaena of Horn iwi wimiT. Offloa In reaWCDC on juain pitmut tne IHamaad. " A. 0. MILLER. PHYSICIAN AvSUHQ EON, Ijiranred to South Bend, Indiana, when be I twilled ly letter or otberwu. .JOIIX BILLS. IET1ST. fctttnre Henry Hefflryl atora, ;Main Craaa t SocMTHet, Ha. it. WILLIAM COLLINS, I'ENTIST, SOMERSET, PA. I Ir. Mammoth Blnr. anore Boyd'i Irn J" .lore he ran at all time ba fonad prepar- ' u auxin t work, och a DiilnK. rw tr.nrtint;. Ac. Anlbclal teethof all klnda. 1 im tiett material InaertM. inauuna piMillf Tern!.) Ladlcs'.Seminary nv!! m BiidN. erimmoillnn rullllrpr. Krilu ful Imili, twokotoh mirr.rrTfow. "! n year b.f im teeptraib-r 14, 1 !. " iTfual..!.- to T. R. F.wi!i, rr;neliU T'-"V:iv i f l-wiv ! ' Sautter of Sand Patch, Someraet eonnty. 1 JtH( of the Peace, nrreror and claim ili pnioiptly collect all Bounty and Pcn Uibi er.truned lo him. Peraona withlna; ni-ral,. ul addrras blm at the above l"K, euaoatug diavharK. and poataira Wr reply. " AUCTIONEER. lUETins neetlin. an. tmrrirm mm Krai or Per- '"al tint, or anvilim la badiaptaed Of at ml;U and I will arive atire'eatlauaoUoB. limu,,n ......... i. -. . i - . ... niMUrvJ MCUUOTI HI. W. A. KOOJf TZ, Conflaenea, Pa. )IAM0XD HOTEL, NTOYSTOWN. l'ENN'A. 'Iwtiniar .Ml wall kmm. fc. fc.. . latAl Tj'Htoy and tewlr refitted with ail new "wion.ltnre.wbk-bhaa an a.le it a very i I'10 h U trayellnu pablle. tul r canDut be rarpaeeed. all be a lar pot. lie ball attacbad rJr,- Alo Urra and roomy atalillrur. '""""re car be bad at the lowest poa u" Ktv. .(,, b. wk. day or meal. SAMUEL orSTER, Pmri. S. E. Cor. Diamond Stoystow .Pa 3,000 aIlon " "'ORE FERMENTED WINE, FOR SALE LrT1 Caatbeer A Oo.'f 4& GROVE FARU l!Tc,,n0f s"crwt, the plaoe of tnann V. W1bij la a ttn ol tba kinds la J BUCWERRY, CURRANT. BERBERRY, WILD-CHERRY wtM11ANt CIDER WINE, lMaI:klh,Tl",y perrhaeer. Lw2r.,,N,A wa4 and sac-. ' r 17 Hum . . . ipti VOL. XXX. NO. 24. NOW SHOWING I' i(jARPETS! FOR FALL GALE! TII3 LATEST A27D BEST STYLES. THE BEST QUALITIES ! pinUGGETS, LIGNUM, LINOLEUMS, &c H. M'CALLUM, FIFTH AVENUE, y i ABOVE WOOD ST. fjliilln NEW -CENTRAL MOTEIh I,ti?LlN STREET, SOMERSET, PENN'A., Opened lor gticsta on January 10th, 1881. Thi litmso i rumislicil in first-flaw, mod ern Mvlc, with the molprn convenieiu, ol Heaters. Ilt and ld Ur KutU, larjje Kcailitie itrtums, I'arlore tid ('liaiiiliera, and lia gul Stablt attai lieil. TlieTaMeund Iar w ill be as GOOD AS THE 15KST. From ex nrncc in the Hotel business, l flatter myself I can render satisfaction to all who mav call. F. S. KLEINDIENST. Has constantly on hand at hie distillery PURE RYE WHISKY For sale Iv the barrel or gallon. suited for MEDICAL AND HECHAHICAL ptjrposks. Orders addressed to Berlin, fa., will reorive prompt attcntin. Marck 2, 1SS0. J AS. A. M'MlLLA. Jjto. II. Vatus M'MILLAN & CO., I'BACTICAL PLUMBERS, STEAM AND CAS FITTERS, No 112 Franklin Street, Johnstown, Pa. Special attenlh given to House Drainag and Sewer Ventilation. ESTIMATES KAEE AND WOEI DONE In tne mot thoronh manner and imaranteed. NEW Somerset County Bank, CHARLES J. HARRISON. Cashier and Manager. Collections made in all pans of the Ualted Statas. Unarces moderate. Butter and other checks col lected and eashed. Eaatera and Western eichan-e always oa hand. Remittance made with prompt aees. Accounts solicited. Parties desiring to parchaae TJ. S. PES CENT. ITIfDED tOAIV, can ba aooom ma- dated at this Bank. Tba eoaponj ars prepaid la denominations of AO, VN, f0 and 1.000. WALTER ANDERSON. IJ CUE. WOSD ST. AM SUTH AVENUE, NO. 226 LIBERTY STREET PITTSBITEOH, PA. leblt no. wrosa. la in a. icBa. Anaits for Rre anil Iile iELnira JOHN HICKS & SON, SOMERSET. I'A And Real Estate Brokers. . ESTABLISHED 1850. IVrWiT.1 who dntira to sell, bay eirhan pruperty, or rent will nod Itto tbelr advanta-. to r later the deaerlptlon thereof, as no ehanr M sals ante sold or rented. Real estate business (eoerally will be proauptly attended to. an la CHARLES HOFFMAN, IIERCHAHT TAILOR. (Ahor Jl.nry HarDr'w Sr.) IATEET niLES III LOWEST FEICES. XSTSATlSFACTtON GUARANTEED. SOMERSET 77 ERGHANT TAILOR the Lixxfrrs SOXG. The l'lata witboat is white with mow. And glistening white, this porcelain store Sheds on yon oriel's fairy grove Of flowers and ferns a summer glow. And Lera, though Saxon winter whirl Round hoary lindens flakes of storm, The let endary sylphids swarm, And charm us back to boy and girl. ' So, child-like, hand-in-hand we list To a caged linnet carolling. It pauses, hark! what echoes ring? Or is he a ventriloquist T For oft, in bush of throbbing throat. We bear, or fancy that we hear. From mellow distance, low yet clear, A sympathetic softer note. And bath the lonely bird beguiled His own heart, thus to imitate The voice of an imagined mate, Consenting from the greenwood wild? Ah, hand-in-hand and heart to heart. Mine own ! there have been weary times, When I, in visionary rhymes. Hare played the linnet's mimic part ; Caged not in bower, but barren ship, ' Have feigned fond courtship and replies In some all-perfumed paradise Yea, even the kiss from answering lip; And to dream-rliytlim the lofty sails Iligh-bisomed sister goddesses Became, and pacd the purple seas To stars nuire lustrous, blander gales. Illusions, lore, the mightier truth Hath dwarfed. Yet in our Dresden home, The snow-flake flying like the foam, But in our souls ambrosial youth In sweet for sweet of thought and tongue. In bliss the bird but feigns to win, One touch of far-off tears makes kin The pathos of the linnet's song. Com M andeb William Ginso.-r, tT. 8. SI, In Harper J for Decrmbtr. THE EMERALDS. One wintrv afternoon in January. away up in the black attic of a wretched tenement house, a pale, sad-ej'ed woman eat sewing. The garment upon which she was engag ed was a very rich drees. The twi light closed in rapidly, with a blind ing fall of snow, with a bitter, wail ing blast that made the windows rattle in tht. casements. Still the pale-faced woman stiched on. "Mntripr" ninwl a sweet vo.oe from the cot beneath the window, "wm you get tne nne areas done r Oh. mnthpr. I'm bo hunp-rv f If I only had some tea and a bit of sau sage. . . She worked on steadily for a wtKiIa n.niiinir onltf irk lirnab owav , U,A, I O ' .J V. MU . . . a tear from her white cheek, then arose and snook out tne glimmering robe, t -.-.. ; .- "Tin rlnno at l;ist. " slip naiil "Now mother's little girl can have w . ner supper ; only De patient a little while loneer. Flora. IJoss. come, my boy." A manly little lellow came out from the bedroom beyond. . "The fine dress is done. Ross, and you must run home with it as on as you can. Miss brace will be out of patience, I know. Tell her I couldn't finish it one moment soon er, and ask her to give you the mon ey, we must nave it to-nigiit. Ana vou can stop at Mr. Ray's as you come and buy some coal ; and we must have some bread and tea and a bit of butter, and you must get a sausage, Ross, for poor little Flora." I'll get them all mother," he Raid, "and be back in time. You shall have a big sausage, little sis," be added, turning to tne cot. Th o-irl nrtrMpH hrr curlv head and her great wistful eyes sparkled . 1 1 1 a witn aengnt. "And you shall have half of it Ross," she piped, in her splendid bird voice. "Hadnt vou better Dut on vour thick jacket, my boy ?" continued his mother. "The wind cuts like a knife," "Pshaw, little mother, I dont mind the wind," and he went down the creaking stairs and out into the storm. - Miss Gracie Fontenay was in a jierfect furore of impatience and an ger. Her five hundred friends were assembled in the halls below, and her handsome dress had - not come home. "What did that beggar wo man mean by- disappointing me?" At tVint moment there was a ring at the bell and a voice in the hall. "Please tell Miss Graciemy moth er could not finish it sooner ; she wants the h oney to-night" TheBervant took the handsome dress and message. "Ill never give her another stitch of work," cried the angry beauty. "I ouht to have had" it three hours ago. Here, Fanchon, dress me at once there's not a minute to loose. JJo I can't pay to-night ; I hnvent time. He muBt come to-morrow." "But we've no fire and nothing to eat and my little sister is sick," call ed the boy, pushing up the grand StaulT WAV ' "Shut the door, Fanchon 1" com: manded Miss Gracie. And thedor was 6hut in his face. Pmm the norch at thenarlor win dow. Pansie, watched the whole scene, her violet eyes gustenea wun childish amazement "Poor little boy !" she said as Ross disappeared down the stairway, "sis ter Gracie ought -to pay nim. iv must be dreadful to have no fire and nothing to eat" , eh ctwui for a moment balanc ing herself on the tip of one dainty Villa font her rosebnd face nave UVMV -ww-, - and reflective, then a sudden lif flrtnded her fVH with SUn shine, and snatching something a M ariA (farted down frtairB. The servant had just closed the street door, dui sne nutter ea pa him like a humming wrd ana open On the steeps sat Ross, brave lit i. fniin t bnt be was. his face in his hands, sobbing as if his heart would break. ' . .... ., . , 1 1 t!i.l. nai s vue maner, "v ' nnaallAnAll PflTiaie. r,m ivnV1 im half Vielievtntr that iWN JW. 1' - - W, it was the face of atf angle looking down upon him through the ni"- "Oh I cannot go home without the money." he sobbed; poor moth er worked hard, and Flora is tick and hungry." .. "Here," she said, "do take this lit tle boy, and buy her lots of nice SOnEKSOT, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER; 23, 1S3I. things. Tis worth a great deal ; papa bought it for my birthday present, but do take it and wel come." She extended her dimpled hands, and something like a shower of stars fell at the boy s feet lie caught them up in amazement necklace ot emeralds. Lustrous, gleaming things, set in tawny Indian gold. - "No, no," he cried, running up to where she stood. "I cannot take this necklace take it back." ' "You shall take it," she said im periously run home now and buy your sister something to eat" She closed the door with a bang, and Ross stood irresolute in the stormy gloom. Should he ring the bell and return the jewels to Pan sie's father, or should he do as she bade him ? he thought of his moth er and poor little Flora - watching wistfully for his return. He could not go back and see ' them starve. With a sudden feeling of despera tion he thrust the glittering neck lace in his pocket and dashed down the street. J ' The' gaslight biased brilliantly in a fashionable jewelry establishment and its bland proprietor looked inquiringly on little Ross as he' ap proached the glittering counter. Would you like to buy this, sir?" .5 : Thsre wrs a tremor in the boy's voice as he asked the question, and the hand that held tne emerald necklace shook visably. The lapi dary took the gems, examining them closely for a minute, and then shot a sharp glance at the child. "See here."' he said presently, his voice stern and commanding : "I wan't to know how you came by this ?" The boy's clear eyes fe'.l, he blush ed and stammered, evidently em barrassed. The jeweler put aside the emeralds, and taking the laas arm led him into a small ante room. ; i . , "Yon are a thief, sir." he said. ''that necklace belong to Mr. Font enay he bought it of me a month ago. Tnn little fellow atr ishtened him self and his brown eyes blazed. "I am not a thief," he retorted. "A littln trirl crave it to me. but I knew it was wrong to take ' it, but but my mother and sister are starving. l he jeweler hesitated. "You don't look like a thief" he said ; "but I will send for Mr. Font en y ; that will settle it at once." , Ha disnntrJied a messenger ac cordingly and Ross sat down in a corner and sobbed bitterly as ne heard the driving wind and thought of his mother and poor little Flora. In half an hour Mr. Fontenay came, bringing his little daughter Pansie with him. The little creature dart ed toward Ross like a humming bird, her cheeks ablaze, her eyes flashing like lightning. . "He did'nt steal my emeralds !" she cried, "I gave 'em to him to sell 'em, and buy bread for his little sister.". - RftKR anr.inc to his feet struireline hard to keep back his tears. He put out his little brown hand, which Pangie instantly clasped with her chubby palms. . - . "1 am. not a tbiet, 6ir, be said at last, addressing Mr. Fontenay ; 4,I never stole any thing in my life, I know it was wrong to take the neck lace, but but, sir, my little sister is starving." ... . - , . . . The merchat drew bis hand across his eyes. tiif . 1 t:..i- rn 1 ou are a inaniy iiiue jeiiuw, he said, patting the lad's head, "and . . a . a T. 1 do not in the least blame you, out I -will take Pansie's . emeralds, and she shall give you something more available. Here Pansie. eive this to your little friend." . ; . lie put a piece- ol money into Pansie's hands, which she tendered in Rnea with the injunction that he should run straight borne and buy w a lots or goodies lor bis sister a commana he was. not slow to obey. "I think we shall not loose sight of the little fellow," continued Mr. Fontenay, as. Ross disappeared in the stormy darkness. "Shall, we pet ? Let's see what we can do for him. He s a promising young lad and an honest one, I'm sure. Mr. Lenox, you are in need of an errand boy ; why not try him ? I wish you would." : s ; The ieweler consented, to Pansie s frraat Hpliodit And th next dav Ross was duly installed - as errand boy in the fashionable establish ment - ' Fifteen years after, one blustering March morning, a young, man sat hsdiind the counter of a thriving jewelry establishment in one of the northern cities, lie. was a hand some man. a traveler, a ' man of taste, intellect and money, for he ma a iuninr nartner in the firm. which was a prosperous one. But, despite nis gooa lunuura, amjbs svuii- kn. .a nnt hannv Ilia mrttVtpr and little Flora had gone to their long home, and he was utterly alone with out kith or kin in the world. ; fiittvntf alone one moraine with the roar of the March winds in his ears, his thoughts were running back to the days of his boyhood, to his mrdbpr'a humble home. . How, viv id that past seemed, and how dear and sacred, despite its privations and sorrows. His eyes grew dim and his heart swelled. All were zone over the wide waters of time and change. A Lander amile softened his sad lace as he recalled the stormy night when be sat sobbing on tne steps oi Mr. Fontenay mansion. , Ana iirae Pantn'A -the remembrance of her sweet face : as he saw it through the snow wreaths, haunted mm con stantly. Inll the fifteen years nev er for one hour had he forgotten . . . a her. But she was gone, lost to mm Hia reverie was - broken by the entrance of a customer, a lady close ly veiled and clothed. he approacn- w - a a . a. a ed the counter witn a jewei case iu hpr ha nn ..... "Would you buy these ?" she saia sirapiy, in a wear, ewe vcc that sUrred the young man's heart as tiO other woman's voice naa pow- pr 1a do. - ' He took the casket and opened it fa . . a a a. and snread on t tne con tenia. - a wratrri tin ant and eottlv die mond ring, two rabies and an emer ESTABLISHED, 1827. ald necklace. : Ross Dunbar barely suppressed a cry of surprise ' as his eyes fell upon it He turned it over with eager, trembling lingers, and there on the clasp was . the name that Li lived in his heart for so many years, "Little Pansie." .: "You wish to sell them all ?" "he asked, striving to steady his voice and the wild throbbing of his heart The lady hesitated an instant and then she put out her slender hand and drew the emerald necklace tow ard her. "I dislike to part with this," she said : "it was my father s gut and and but no matter, take them all; I must have the money. In her eagerness she had thrown aside her veil, revealing a lily face, lit by lustrous sapphire eyes. - Ross Dunbar stood silent a moment, eve ry nerve in his manly ' form thrill ing with supreme delight He had found ner at last the idol or his life. . .. ' , : . "They are very fine gems,", he said, altera moment, . ana I am willing to give you a - fair price- suppose we say one thousand do! lars will that do?" The girl flashed a dazzling glance of surprise from beneath her heavy veil. ... - "So much . as that ?" she said, tremuously. "You are Very kind, sir. Oh, you cannot know how much this money will help me. The vounz man made a polite re- dIv. and proceed to put aside the jewels and drew a check for the mon- ey. ine aiarcn wurns were euu blustering . without and the . girl shivered and drew her wrapper clos er as she started out "Won't you let me run down to the bank for you? " said the jeweler. catchintf up his hat. "You can play shop lady the while, it won't be but a minute or two. "But I am troubling you so. "Not a bit : take the warm scat please ; you'll not be likely to have many customers." And seating her beside the desk he took , the check and hurried out Pansie Fontenay threw back her veil and leaned her head upon her hands, a puzzled, reflective look upon her sweet, sad face. "Where have I seen this face 7 she asked herself over and over again, it is so iaimnar ; wno in the world can it be ( ' His return broke in upon her meditation, and after receiving the money she hurried away to her humble lodgings. : The following afternoon was even more blustering and Btormy ; the wind roared and the sleet tinkled against the windows of the . little room in which Pansie and her fath er sat Severe misfortunes and re verses had reduced them to poverty, and the old man being an invalid all the care fell upon Pansio's shoul ders, she sat down with her lather reading aloud from a a new book which she had. bought 'him with some of the money received for her jewels. Her sweet face was wan . m . a and sad, and her luture streicnea before her, sad, hopeless . . and gloomy. . There is a ring at the door, and . a servant brought up a package . for Miss Fontenay. An exquisite bunch of pansies, fragrant and golden hearted done up in tissue paper, and attached to them a card, bearing the simple word : "Ross Dunbar has fn..r.tnn 1U1a Ponoio Pansie sat amazed for a moment and then a rich bloom darted into her cheeks. , Oh. father " she said, "I. know him !. 1 know him ! We have found Robs at last!" - - . , .. An instant later Ross was . in the room clasping her fluttering hands in bis and into her blue eyes looked with a glance that brought a bloom to her face. And a few weeks later, when the blusterinir winds were over, and the golden-hearted pansies bloomed on the garden borders, lit tle Pansie become Ross Dunbar's bride and for a bridal gift he gave her back her string of emeralds. . . People In GUaa Hoataea, etc. While it may bo proper that those "living in glass houses should never throw stones," think it eminently proper that those work- ins in elass houses should Bay a good word ' for anything of benebt to themselves. : In this connection, Mr. Isaac Correy, Manager Salem, N. J.. Glass Works, remarks : I am nieased to sav that I have used the Great Remedy, St Jacob's Oil, for rheumatism with excellent re sults : other members of my fami ly have also bee greatly benefited a a n. r nL By IIS use. pt. uowa .vciunrj nnm kle. An exchange tells of a new and horrible variety of donation party. A large can was provided, into which the farmers of the congregation should pour their offerings of milk. Juich man came with a tug of water, safely thinking that his particular jngfull would pass unnoticed among the outpourings ol milky abundance from all the rest But when thecan was turned oui there was nothing but water in it. The poor pastor who was the victim of this liberality will probably provide a big glass vessel before the next donation par ty. . Winston, Forsyth, Co., N. C I desire to express to you my thanks for your wonderful Hop Bitters. I was troubled with dys pepsia for five years previous to commencing the use of your Hop Bitters some six months ago. My cure has been wonderful. I am pastor of the First Methedist Church of this place and my whole con gregation can testify to . the great virtues of your Kitten. . s- ; Very respectfully, , ' Rev. H. Febebee. - Tnmmw nt fiahinfir the other day without permission of hia moth- a. . Ml l er. .next moroiuK a neuuvw a sou mpt him and aaked : "Did von catch anything yesterday, Tommy ? " "Mot till I got borne," said lommy. I bad great trouble with my lungs .... .... a . v a . V, until i usea reruna,.. Am .weu. Itrs. A. Briske, Pittsburga, Pa, : r ID -,- --,--? -Jl - ; HIS LEAP, YEAR. "It's a very pretty parish," said the Rev.' Mr. Racquet, "and a yery pleasant people. Tht elderly ladies are steady, consistent workers, the younger active and enthusiastic. I don't think, if I had possessed the privilege of selecting- for myself, I could have found a more . delightful position." i : . Mr. Roderick Raquet was six-and-twenty, with a straight nose, : pleas ant blue eyes, and a ; general talent for being satisfied with everything and everybody. He was located in his first parish, a picturesque little knot of houses, overhanging a brisk cataract which made work for the mills and factories, and so far he was one of those exceptions in life, a perfectly satisfied man. "Ah.'! said Ul friend," Mr. Alton, who was a misanthropist . "The la dies, eh?" - i "Yes," said Mr. Racauet auietlv : "for a country parish depends upon its lemaie members." . "Yes " observed Mr Alton, drvlv. "You are an unmarried man. T be lieve." ; , "I am an unmarried man ves. i certainly." . "And this is Leap Year." -"Nonsense 1" cried the parson briskly. , - . aUrl i 1 e . -1 nope you may and it non sense," said Air. Alton, pursing up his lips ; "but I am told that there are a good many - single ladies this year who are driven desperate by the prospect of spinsterhood " ".Nonsense!" again exclaimed Mr. Racquet "My dear - Alton, this is a little too much burlesque. You don't believe in this this absurd ity?" r. Mr. Alton only shook his head, as he arose and reached for his hat "I'll get my book. Racauet" said he as he looked lugubriously around the room, "and go out for a stroll in these pine-scented woods. My doc tor says that pine sap is very heal thy for lungs that are consumptive ly inclined." "Very well, said the Rev. Mr. Racquet with a glance at the scat tered, sheets of a half-composed sermon that lay on his desk, "and I wiujuin you auer a iiiue. lie took his pen, dipped it deter minedly . into the ; inkstand, and went resolutely to writing ;j but, the words of his iconoclastic friend rung persistently in his ears. ir there should be any foundation for Alton's absurd idea!" he pon dered with his pen suspended above the partly written sheet "But of course there can't be; but if such a possibility could exist a maimed man is really a better member of society than a single one. i I never did adhere to. the doctrine that clergymen should be celebates !" ; And all the while Kosa Apple- ton's cherry . cheeks and yellow hair were dancing a human will-o'- wisp before the horizon of his mind s eye. . .. "he s young, be said to himself, "and perhaps a trifle inclined to be giddy, but she's : certainly very charming; and since the Appletons have failed, and the mother has! opened a boarding house, and Lu cilla has gone to teaching, I do not think I could do better than mar- ry." ' " : - "Kosa Appleton, sir, it you please." . - it was a timid little voice that broke in - upon ' his reflection, and Rosa herself stood before him, col oring like a pink carnation, with a basket full of late peaches in her hand. - ' ' "I've called on .business, sir," said Rosa. - The Rev. Roderic moved forward a chair.- ' ' "Pray be seated. Miss Appleton," said he, not without some confusion on his own part . - . Miss Appleton sat down, pulling nervously at the fingers of her thread gloves.- -.?lt s about our iguana, said she. i "Indeed," said Mr. Racquet "We want to get her settled in life," said Rosa appealingly. "Hut I thought she was teaching I ' cried Mr. Racquet. "She don't like teaching, con fessed Rose; "or rather to be candid with vou the trustees don t like her. She isn't very young, you know, and has some odd formal little ways and only one eye ; and the children make fun Of her, and the trustees say she has no dignity." "Very unfortunate," . eaid Mr. Racquet bending a pearl paper cut ter back and forth, with the sublime indifference which we are apt to display towards the tabulation of others. "If there was anvthing I could do " "Oh, but there is 1" said Rosa, "Eh?" ejaculated Rev. Roderick. "She thinks, and mamma thinks n "Well?" ' "That she miirht come here." said Rosa, with her blue eves fixed on the young clergyman's face. Click I Click I and the two pieces of the paper cutter flew into oppo site corners of the room. "Herel" cried 'Mr. Racquet "to the parsonage ?" ' . "Yes," innocently assented Rosa. "She is not rjrettv to look at to be sure, but as you yourself said in vour aaaress to tne ounasy ctuwi wot week, 'beauty is a mere notning-; but you will find "her very intelli gent" ' ' ' C . a ... a,'-. r. a "Indeed I" said , Mr. racquet, frigidly. " -: "She has been hiehlv educated." went on Rose, gaining confidence ; but at the same time sne wouia not despise descending to menial duties for the wake of one she loves and knows as well as she does you. "And so, Air. Kacquet, sne wants to know if you will have her." ; A rviM Ttersniration broke out around the Rev. Raquefs mouth. ii i t -a. v: .v.f- :u II urcw UKK uiBCuaiij wiui bus nr stincti ve movement of self defense. In wear jras UDon him in very truth and fact , Alton was right, and he should be coerced into mat rimony before he knew it "I'd rather not I" : said Mr. Rac- decidedly. a.' a . m m ' as - Rose looked at him half amazed, half oCened. . . ''Rthwnnt "? ahe reneated. "I 4onH tlvink Lucilla expected hat . . . -ri P,T6A f decision. Pcrhapi Bhe had In tier come and see you herself." ,"No, no! she needn't do that," gasped Mr. Racquet ; ,"My decision is irrevocable." . .. , . And hurriedly gathering his pa per, he caught hia pen and feigned assiduity. ; - " ; . "I sec you are busy," "said Rosa, softly, after an instant's hesitation. "Yes," said Mr. Racquet "I am rather busy." "Then perhajs ! I had better bid you good morning, said Kosa. "Good morning, Miss Appleton, saiu iue clergyman witn nis . eyes glued to the paper. .M . I - , hat ! he cried, after the lash- ion of the soliloquizing heroes of the stage : Marry that wrinkled, Jonc eyed hag, just because she wants some one to provide for her, and it in leap year ! And, worst , and crudest of all to think that Rose herself shouid come to propose it!"- ' J ust then Kosa s .voice, soft and plaintive, talking to the old house keeper in the kitchen, chimed in upon hia ear. Involuntarily he listened. "I know it very; foolish in me to cry, Mrs. Morgan,", faltered Rosa, but indeed. 1 can t help it. You see we heard you were going away, and Lucilla was so anxious to ob tain the situation of housekeeper. She's so middle . aged and steady going, you know that it would be the best place for her." "Certainly, certainly, Miss liosa !" aid good natured Mrs. Morgan. "And what objection did the master possibly have to it?" . "I don't know,": eaid Rosa, "but he was so stern and short with me. He didn't seem a bit., like himself. And oh ! Mrs. , Morgan, . please to give me a glass of water, for I feel all in a flutter, I didn't even have a chance to tell him that Lucilla was willing to come without wages for the first " month, for . the sake of learning the ways, and " : f . But Roderic Racquet heard no more. Scattering the sermon sheets right and left he seized his hat and rushed down the back garden to a certain walk, by which Rosa Ap pleton must return to her own home ; and when the light figure came, moving softly along like a shadow, he stepped out and stood directly in front of her. She started like a frightened fawn. "Rosa," he said, "do not be afraid. I do not think we . quite under stood one another. ' Your sister wanted to take the position which old Morgan is about1 to racate of housekeeper." "Yes, sir," said Rosa, with down cast eyes. "But I should prefer another housekeeper, Rosa," boldly syoke out the parson. "I should prefer f ou as my wife, darling my own ife treasure!" "I never thought of such a thing," said Rosa, beginning to color and tremble. r . "Think of it now,"' Went, on the parson. "Lucilla and vour mother can live withjus, if you like, but you must be the housekeeper, my Rosa." And after a singularly short peri od of deliberation, Rosa Appleton decided to accept the situation When Mr. Alton came in irora his meditations among the pine grove, Roderic met him a radient countenance. -- "Old fellow," said he," "I'm safe I No more of your -leap year intima tions for me ; I'm engaged F he has asked you, eh? groan ed Mr. Alton. "No," said the . parson, "I asked her!' A Haul Caao of Mot tifr-in-Iaw. In the summer of 1877, when handsome young "Will" Neil, grand son of Dr. H. T. Helmbold, became engaged to Miss Clara I Romberger, only daughter of the wealthy retired Philadelphia- dry goods merchant, Balser W. Romberger, they were the observed of observers in the fashion able Congress Hall festivities at Cape May. A petite and pretty blonde, with a stylish taste in dress and indulgent parents., she naturally was a striking figured . The story goes that . Mr. and Mrs. Romberger did not seem to mind the courtship, but as soon as they learned that the young man really meant matrimony they seriously objected and made arrangements to send their daughter away. Mr. Neil and Miss Romber ger were immediately married se cretlv and did not make it known until the parents were on the eve of sending the young lady to .Mississip pi, where Mr. Romberger owns cot ton plantations. The principal ob jection at that time to Mr. Neil was that hia means did not justify bis taking the lady from a home where she enjoyed every comfort After wards the objection was urged that there was insanity in his family, his mother's father having. been tempo rarily derangecL The young mar ried pair went to live at Chestnut Hill, but afterwards, at their earnest solicitation, went to board with the lady s parents. 1 hey Jived together for two years, until June, 1S79, when Mr. and Mrs. Romberger persuaded Mr. Neil to let his wife and little daughter go away with them for the summer. Some" time before Mr. Neil had found his position in the household unpleasant, and, as he epitomized the situation to a friend, "it was a very bad ease of mother-in-law." He was quite ignored, he says, and made to cut an insignifi cant figure before his wife. - His salary as salesman at that time in Theodore E. Kremer's notion house was sufficient, he avers, to support himself and wife in comfort Since then he has been connected with the Bellevue hotel. ' The letters from his wife grew colder and when the family returned he found her en '.irely estranged. Hence, through Benjamin Harris Brewster, his law ver. he has armlied for divorce upon the ground of desertion, and in the bill to be filed asserts that undue influence was exerted by the pa rents to turn away hia wife's affec tion. s :. . "What every one says must be true," that "Dr. Sellers' Cough Syr up" has ho equal for coughs and colds, Try t , nice sx ; LL. O WHOLE NO. 1585. OUR PARIS LETTER. From oar Special Correspondent. Paris, JP ha.nce, Oct 2-f, 181." ; The wedding of the President's only child, Mdlle. Alice Grevy, with M. Daniel Wilson, Under-Secretary of State at the Ministry of Finance, takes place at the Elysee to-morrow. Except for the presence of the Min isters, -Under-Secretaries, and the President's of the two chambers, the cefemonv will be conducted strictlv enjamUle. The civil marriage will be performed in . one of , the recep tion rooms . by tho Mayor of, the Eight Arrondissment jn which the palace is ' situated. This formality will be' witnessed by the Presiden tial household, and tho friends of the family. Luncheon, to which only a few guests, including the Papal Nuncio, have been invited, will be served immediately after wards, followed by a short Protest ant service, M. Wilson . belonging to the Reformed Church, The Roman Catholic service, , conducted bv the Vicar of Philippe du Roule, the "St.- ueorge s of 1 arts, will be celebrated in the private chapel of the Elysee, a subterranean apartment which holds only about fifty people. After the ceremony the happy couple will leave for the chateau' of cheno ceaux,' where they will spend a few days prior to returning to a suite of apartments in the Elysee. . The President will receive his political friends in the alternoon. , From the above programme it will be seen that all unnecessary display has been dispensed with. The proceedings will throughout be distinguished by the most rigid simplicity, while not even the tradi tional "exposition" of' the trousseau and corbeiue de noces has taken place. Rumors are current ot present rich and rare, of ' laces silk9 and satins such as Paris alone can produce, but they have been shown only to a few friends, and the female world has on . this occasion, been de prived of one of its most esteemed privileges the contemnlation of a costly bridal outfit. Mdlle. Grevy has little taste for the feminine de light of a toilet eff'rence, and is much happier when accouinanin ' her father on a shooting expidition in the woods of Mont Lmis Vandray, than when indulging ia ; the Pari sian festivities. , ' In one of the Parisi. i "de Police Correctionelle, a few ' iays ago, a hardy son of toil, accused 6f st-'alinjj a pair of trousers, was dicl irged by the sitting magistr.-ire, : .ter a long and patient investig ion f his case, on the ground th.it tlie evi dence brought forward against him was insufficient to establish his cul pability. He continued, however, to keep his seat on the prisoner's bench after his acquittal had been formally pronounced. The lawyer who had conducted his defense, oV served that he did not move in formed him that he was free to go about his business, if he had any. He shook his head slightly, but did not budge. By this time, no other case being on hand, the court was nearly empty. Again addressing him, his defender inquired with some irritation: "Why the deuce he did not get up and go ?" "Step his way a moment please," replied the steadfast sitter, "and let me whisper in your ear. I can't go until all the witnesses for the pros ecution have left the court" "And why may ask?" "Because of the stolen trousers don't vou understand?" "What about the trousers?"' "Only this. I've got 'em on." A curious piece - of - intelligence has just been received from Mexico. According to the journal which makes the announcement Don Car los has decided on taking up his abode in that country with his wife and children. Before arriving at this determination the Duke of Madrid prudently inquired whether his ' presence in Mexico would be distasteful to the authorities. A satisfactory reply was, however, re turned by telegraph to the effect that in a free land like Mexico eve ry one was welcome, provided that he did not conspire against the tranquility of the Republic. If the Mexican paper is correctly inform ed Don Carfos may therefore be ex pected to settle ere long in a coun try which, especially to one of Span ish descent, presents many features of interest A Hoy TVho'SqnlrmeHl to Wiggle. "My son," said a Cherry street mother, "go . down to the grocery and get me a can of condensed milk." "I should squirm to wiggle.'' "Go on, I tell you." I should limp to jump." "If you don't go this instant I'll tell your father when he comes home." "I should blow to tattle." "Never mind, sir." "I should whoop to squeal." When the father came the mother said : "I wish you'd whip Tom. He positively refused to go down to the crocery, and told me I was a a tattler and that he would jump on me if I didn t mind." "Tom!" "Yes. sir." "What was that you said to your mother?" ' fcNever said nothin'.n : , ,"Then I am a story teller and you are a pretty boy," said the mother. uLook here, young man; if you dont behave yourself I'll thrash you. Do you hear?" . "I should titter to snort," "Come here to me, sir," and the young man squirmed to wiggle, limped to jump,' blew to tattle, whooped to squeal and tittered to snort v ; ' Thousands of women have been entirely cured of the most stubborn cases of female weakness by the use ofLydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Send to Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, 283 Western Ave., Lynn, Mass., for pamphlets. - Myrtle green will be the fashion able color, for ladies dresses this winter. , Ktratcgy Venn fMremgth. The anr'-hornet h the greatest I villain that flics on wings, and he is built Tor a professional murderer, lie carries two keen cimeters be sides a deadly poisoned poniard, and is armed throughout with an Invulnerable coat of mail. He has thing all hia own'way-; he lives a lifu of tyranny and feeds on blood. There are few birds non that I know of that care to swallow such ! a red-hot morsel. 1 1 is said that not even the butcher-bird hankers after him." The toad will not touch him, seeming to know by instinct what sort of chain-lightning be contains. Among insects this hornet is the harpy eagle, and nearly all of them are at his mercy. Even the cicada, or drumming harvest-fly," an insect often larger and heavier than him self, is his very common victim. Considering these characteristics, it was of especial interest to . witness such an incident as 1 have here pictured, where one of these huge tyrants was actual! captured aid overpowered by the strategy of three black ants. I had left the meadow, and ' was ascending a spur of the mountain by the edge of a pine wood, when sud denly I espied the horwt in- ques tion almost at my Klu He imme diately took to wiog, and as he flew on ahead rf me I observed a long Iicndant object dangling from his ody. , The incumbrance proved too f great an obstacle for continuous night, and he soon dropped, again upon the pathy a rod or -so in ad vance of me. I overtook him, and on - close inspection discovered a plucky black ant clutching tightly with its teeth upon the hind-foot of its captive, while with its two hind legs it clung desperately to a long cluster of nine needles which it car ried as a dead-weight. No sooner did the hornet-touch-the -ground than the ant began to tug and yell for help. There were certainly evi dences to warrant such a belief, for a second ant immediately appeared upon the scene, emerging hurriedly from a neighboring thicket of pine tree moss. He was too late, howev er, for the hornet again sought es cape in flight But-this attempt was even more futile than the for mer, for that plucky little assailant had now laid hold of another im pediment, and this time not only ' the long pine needles, but a small branched stick also, went swinging through the air. Only a yard or so was covered in this flight ; and as the ant still yelled for re-inforcments, its companion again appeared, and rushed upon the common foe with such furious zeal that I felt like pat ting him on the back. The whole significance of the scene he had taken in at a glance, and in an instant he had taken a . vise-like grip upon the other hind-leg. Now came the final tug of war. The hor net tried to rise, but this second -passenger was too much . for him ; he could only buzz along the ground, dragging his load after him, while his new assailant clutched desper ately at everything within its reach, now a dried leaf, now a tiny stone, and even overturning an acorn-cup ia its grasp. . Finally, a small rough stick the size of match was secured, and this proved the fclast straw." In vam were the struggles of escane. The hornet could do nomore than lift his body from the ground. He rolled and kicked and tumbled, but to no purpose, except ' to make it very lively for his captors ; and the thrusl3 of that lively dagger were wasted on the dessert air, for wheth er or not those ants knew its search ing propensities, they certainly man aged to keep clear of this busy ex tremity. How long this pell-mell battle would have lasted I know not for a third ant now appeared, and it wa ? astonishing to see him ; with every movement of the hornet, he in turn would lay hold of a third stick, and at the same time clutch upon those pine needles to add their impedi ment to the burden of his own body. Practically the ants had won the victory, but what they intended to do with the floundering elephant in their hands seemed a problem. But it was to them only a question of natipncp. TTipv hnrl nnwr ninnexl their victim securely, and held him to await assistance. It came. The entire neighborhood had been ap prised of the battle, and in less than five minutes the ground swarmed with an army of re-enforcements. They came from all directions ; they pitched upon that hornet with ter rible ferocity, and his complete de struction was now only a question of moments. W. . H. Gibson, . in Harper's for December. A Modest Request. "Darling wake up and stop snor ing," said a Detroit woman to her husband. "Eh ?'' Whazza matter now ?" "Wont you please stop snoring ? If you only knew how home sick it makes me I'm sure you would yield." "Home sick ? How the duce can mv innocent snore make you home sick?" "Why, you know, darling, that the home "from which you took me a joyous bride was only half a mile from a government fog horn, and every time you snore it reminds me so of home that I just can't stand it Please lay on your own side, and have some little respect for my feelings." And then the brute spread him self out on his back and in five min utes had her bathed in tears as vis ions of the old home crept upon her. ' If it was Mr. Garfield's ambition to build for I himself a wider fame than ever before gained, he succeed ed. If it was Mr. Garfield's ambi tion to build in himself a kingly ex ample of private and public virtues, he succeeded. If it was Mr. Gar field's ambition to serve his country in his life and in his death, he suc ceeded. If it was Mr. Garfield's ambition to prove that American institutions can produce well-rounded, majestic characters, he succeed ed. It it was Mr. Garfield's ambi tion to die in such a manner that all good men may well envy him. he succeeded. The Chvrehman. Don't forget to take off your hat when you enter the house. Gentlemen neyer keep their hats on in the presence of ladies, and if you always take yours off when mamma and the girls are by, you will not forget yourself or be mortified when a guest or stranger happens to be in the parlor. Habit is stronger than anything else. - Some ladies, who have seen all the Presidents for over thirty years, say that Millard Fillmore was the handsomest of the number. Mrs. A. T. Stewart entertained the French guests.
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