The Bedford gazette. (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, November 08, 1867, Image 1
TERMS OF PUBLICATION. THE BEDFORD GAZETTE is published every Fri day morning by MEYERS A MRIKJEL, at $2 00 per annum, if paid, strictly m advance ; $2.50 if paid within six months; $.2.00 if not paid within six months. All subscription accounts MUST be settled annually. No paper will be sent out of the State unless paid for ix ADVANCE, and all such subscriptions will invariably bo discontinued at the expiration of the time for which they are paid. All ADVERTISEMENTS for a less term than three months TEN CENTS per line for each In sertion. Special notices one-half additional All resolutions of Associations; communications of limited or individual interest, and notices of mar riages and deaths exceeding five line.-, ten cents per line. Editorial notices fifteen cents per line. All legal Notices of every kind, and Orphans' Court and Judicial Sales, are required by law to be published in both papers published in this place. All advertising due after first insertion. A liberal discount is made to persons advertising by the quarter, half year, or year, as follows : 3 months. 6 months. 1 year. ♦One square - - - $4 50 $6 00 $!0 00 Two squares - - - 600 900 16 00 Three squares - - - 800 12 00 20 00 Quarter column - - 14 00 20 00 35 00 ilalf column - - - 18 00 25 00 45 00 One column - - - - 30 00 45 00 80 00 ♦One square to occupy one inch of space. JOB PRINTING, of every kind, done with neatness and dispatch. THE GAZETTE OFFICE has just been refitted with a Power Press and new type, and everything in the Printing line can be execu ted in the most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.—TERMS CASH. LB' All letters should be addressd to MEYERS A MENDEL, Publishers. sry-<soorts, T notlher vrto on~ high PRICES! YOU CAN SAVE MONEY by buying your GOODS of MILLER BOWSER, Mann's Comer, ... BEDFORD, Pa. They are now opening a choice variety of NEW AND DESIRABLE FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Dry-Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, Fancy Goods, Notions, Cotton Yarn, Hats and Caps, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Queensware, Wooden ware, Tobacco and Cigars, Brooms, Baskets, Ac., Ac., Ac. LOOK AT SOME OF THEIR PRICES: CALICO, at 8, 10, 12, 15, 16. GINGHAM, at 121, 15, 18, 20. MUSLIN, at 10, 12, 14, 15, 18, 20. fiisr* Cassimeres, Cloths, Satinettsand Ladies' Sacking, at very low prices. JStstT Ladies', Gents' and Misses' Shoes, Sandals and Over-Shoos, in great variety. SatST Men's, Boys' and Youths' Boots. BsaT Best Coffee, Tea, Sugar and Syr up in the market. Prices low jgiasr Feed, Flour, Ac., for sale at all times. B&aT" We invite all to call and see our goods and compare prices before buying elsewhere. tetf" Our motto is, Short Ihroffits. Asa?" Terms— Cash, Note or Produce. 0ct25,'67 INTE It ~IS CO MIN G! PREPARE FOR COLD WEATIIER! The undersigned hast just received from the Eastern Cities, a large and varied stock of WINTER CLOTHING, which he will sell very CHEAP FOR CASH or COUNTRY PRODUCE. All wool pants and vests as low as $3.00 to $12.00; overcoats, from SB.OO to S3O 00; cloths, cassimeres, cassinetts, Ac., of the beat quality, and at the lowest prices; under-cloth ing, such as under-shirts and drawers, at SI.OO each ; also, flannel shirts, at $1.75. He has also on hand a large assortment of DRY-GOODS, such as ladies' dress goods, consisting of all wool delaines; calicoes, at 10, 12, 15 and 16 cents per yard; muslins, at 10, 12. II and 20 ; also NOTIONS in great variety ; queensware, groceries, hoop skirts, cotton-chain, tobacco and cigars, Ac., Ac. And a good supply of gum coats and blankots al ways on hand. Gum blankets at $1.75. Thankful for past favors, he would solicit the continued patronage of the public, feeling confi dent that he can please all who purchase at his store. Remember the place, the "Old Colonnade," southeast corner of Richard and Pitt streets. Bed ford, Pa. ISAAC LIPPEL. novlm3 L~ JEW I STO W N F O iTNDRY AND MACHINE SHOPS. T. B. REESE & CO., Proprietors. MANUFACTURERS OF PORTABLE AND STATIONERY STEAM EN GINES AND BOILERS; Portable Steam Saw Mills ; Iron and Brass castings of overy description made and fitted up for Mills-, Factories, Blast Furnaces, Forges, Rolling Mills, Ac. We call the attention of TANNERS to our Oven for Burning Tan under Steam Boilers. TERMS MODERATE. IjT All orders by mail promptly attended to. T. B REESE A CO. mayl7m6* Lewistown, Pa. 31) c tlcbforii (Shijctte. BY MEYERS & MENGEL. 3)rtf-ftoods, ftr. jFiAS H BUYERS, TAKE NOTICE! SAVE YOUR GREENBACKS! NEW FALL AND WINTER GOODS, just received, At J. M. SHOEMAKER'S Store, AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES! Having just returned from the East, we are now opening a large stock of FHII and Winier Goods, which have been BOUGHT FOR CASH, at nett cash prices, and will be SOLD CHEAP. This be ing the only full stock of goods brought to Bedford this season, persons will be able to suit themselves better, in style, quality and price, than at any other store in Bedford The following comprise a few of our prices, viz : Calicoes, at 10,12, 14, 15, 16 and the best at 18 cents. Muslins at 10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, and and the best at 22 cents. All Wool Flannels from 40cts. up. French Merinoes, all wool Delaines, Coburgs, Ac. SHAWLS —Ladies', children's and misses' shawls, latest styles; ladies'cloaking cloth. MEN'S WEAR—Cloths, cassimeres, satinetts. jeans. Ae. BOOTS AND SHOES—In this line we have a very extensive assort merit for ladies, misses, chil- | dren, and men's and boys' boots and shoes, all sizes and prices, to suit all. HATS—A large assortment of men's and boys' bats. CLOTHING—Men's and boys' coats, pants and vests, all sizes and prices SHIRTS, Ac.—Men's woolen and muslin shirts; Sbakspeare, Lockwood and muslin-lined paper collars; cotton chain (single and double, white and colored). GROCERIES—Coffee, sugar, syrups, green and black teas, spices of all kinds, dye-stuffs, Ae. LEATHER—SoIe leather, French and city calf skins, upper leather, linings, Ac. We will sell goods on the same terms that we have been for the last three months—cash, or note with interest from date. No bad debts con tracted and no extra charges to good paying cus tomers to make up losses of slow and never paying customers. Cash buyers always get the best bar gains, and their accounts are always settled up. J. M. SHOEMAKER, Bedford, 5ep.27,'67. No. 1 Anderson's Row. 10 per cent, saved in buying your goods for cash, at J. M. SHOEMAKER'S cash and j produce store, No. 1 Anderson's Row. Bep27 j £JREAT BARGAINS! The undersigned have opened a very full supply of FALL AND WINTER GOODS. Our stock is complete and is not surpassed in EXTENT, QUALITY AND CHEAPNESS. The old system of '' TR US TING FOR E VER'' having exploded, we are determined to SELL GOODS UPON THE SHORTEST PROFIT FOR CASH OR PRODUCE. To prompt paying customers we will extend a credit of four months , but we wish it expressly understood, after the period named, account will be due and interest will accrue thereon. BUYERS FOR CASH may depend upon GETTING BARGAINS. n0v1,'67 A. B. CRAMER A CO. JpRESH STOCK OF FALL AND WINTER GOODS, AT FARQUHAR'S. We have on hand, and intend to sell VERY CHEAP, a large variety of seasonable DRY-GOODS, NOTIONS, GROCERIES, READY-MADE CLOTHING, and a general variety of articles, usually kept in a first-class store. IT WILL PAY TO EXAMINE OUR STOCK. J B. FARQUHAR. octlS GOODS!! NEW GOODS!! The undersigned has just received from the East a large and varied stock of New Goods, which are now open for examination, at MILL-TOWN, two miles West of Bedford, comprising everything , usually found in a first-class country store, j consisting, in part, of Dry-Goods, Delaines, Calicoes, Muslins, Cassimers, Boots and Shoes, Groceries, Notions, Ac., &c. All of nich will be sold at the most reasonable prices. Thankful for past favors, wo solicit a con tinuance ot the public patronage. Lif Call and examine our goods, may 24,'67. G. YEAGER \JEW ARRIVAL.—Just received i> at M. C. FETTERLY'S FANCY STORE, Straw Hats and Bonnets, Straw Ornaments, Rib bons Flowers, Millinery Goods, Embroideries, Handkerchiefs, Bead-trimmings, Buttons. Hosiery and Gloves, White Goods. Parasols and Sun-Um brellas, Balmorals and Hoop Skirts, Fancy Goods and Notions, Ladies' and Children's Shoes. Our assortment contains all that is new and desirable. Thankful for former liberal patronage we hope to be able to merit a continuance from all our cus tomers. Please call and see our new stock, may 31 RH. SI PES' MARBLE WORKS. # R. H. SIPES having established a manu factory of Monuments, Tombstones, Table-Tops, Counter Slabs, Ac., at Bloody Run, Bedford coun ty, Pa., and having on hand a well selected stock of Foreign and Domestic Marble, is prepared to fill all orders promptly and do work neat and in a workmanlik 0 style, and ou the must reasonable terms. All work warranted. Jobs delivered to all p .rts of this and adjoining counties without ox tra charge. apr!9,'66yl flte f rdfortl fefttf. KEOroitl) COI XITY TEACHERS' INSTITUTE. Pursuant to a call issued by the Coun ty Superintendent, the teachers of the county met, Monday 21st Oct., 9 A. M., in the Union School House Hall, Bed ford, to organize a Teachers' County Institute. The meeting was called to order by the Co. Sup't., President, ex afficio.— He then read the supplement to the school law, relative to teachers county institutes, passed last winter, and made someappropriate remarkson the subject of Institutes. On motion, C. G. McCoy was chosen Secretary pro tern. An election of officers was then held, re sulting as follows: Vice President, Jno. A. Songster, rec., sect., Wm. C. Smith, csr. soct., Miss Mary Holder baum, treasurer, Jno. O. Smith, busi ness committee—S. J. Jordan, J. M. Reynolds, V. \V. Schuck, Miss Maggie McCleary and Miss M. Jennie Smith. Committee on members—Miss A. Leany, Ettie Irvine, S. I). Middleton, T. W. White. The chair then appoint, ed Messrs. Jno. A. Songster, S: J. Jord an and W. C. Smith, committee on constitution. After some miscellaneous business the committee on program reported the following order of busi ness for the afternoon session. Music. Exercise in Orthography—by Co. Sup't. Written Arithmetic. Debate—resolved that district insti tute are beneficial to schools and teach ers. Music. On motion Prof. R. A. McClure and Class were respectfully requested to open and close the ses-ionsof the Insti tute, with music. On motion the In stitute agreed to open at 9 A. M., and 1-30 P. M., daily. The Institute, on motion of J. M. Reynolds, resolved itself into a com mittee to solicit the attendance of the citizens of the town at the meetings of the Institute. Adjourned to meet at 1-30 P. M. MONDAY AFTERNOON. Institute met at 1-30 P. M. H. W. Fisher, County Sup't. in the chair. Exercises opened with music, by R. A. McC'lure. The chair then stated that five hundred words, would be given, in lessons of one hundred words each, to the members of the Institute, and the three prizes (valued at twenty dol lars), awarded to the three members missing the fewest number of words. Hon. J. P. Wickersham, and Prof. Amos Stevens, of Pittsburg, were then elected honorary members. The In stitute proceeded with the regular or der of business, exercise in orthography, by H. W. Fisher, co. sup't. Debate on question submitted by committee was participated in by Messrs. Jordan. Reynolds, W. C. Smith, David Stayer, A. Stayer, Geo. S. Carpenter, Henry Hiledbrant,D. M.Sams, Miss McCleary, and others; vote taken on the merits of the question, all the members save one voting in the aflirmitive. The following program was submit ted by the business committee. Music—Prof. 11. A. McClure. Written Arithmetic—County Sup't. Orthography—Co. Sup't. Debate—Resolved, that teachers should be compelled by law, to attend the County Institute. Music—Prof. R. A. McClure. Adjourned, 4 P. M. TUKSDAY MORNING. Institute met at 9 A. M. President in the chair. Music—by Prof. R. A. McClure. Journal of previous meeting read and approved. Roll was called, and all the members responded. The leading educational men of the county were elected hon orary members of the Institute. Class drill in Orthography, by the same. Program of afternoon session, sub mitted by committee. Music, by Prof. R. A. McClure. Orthography, County Superinten dent. Lecture on teaching Elementary Arithmetic, by J. M. Reynolds. Adjourned, 12 M. TUESDAY AFTERNOON SESSION. Institute called to order 1-30, P. M. by county Superintendent. Journal read and approved. Roll called and absentees marked. Music, by It. A. McClure, and Class. Lecture,.by J. M. Reynolds, on Ele mentary Arithmetic. Class drHl in Orthography, by County Superinten dant. Compulsory attendance at coun ty Institute was discussed by J. W. Dickerson, ex-County Superintendent, 11. W. Fisher, J. A. Songster, and W. C. Smith. Resolutions sustained by the Insti tute. PROG RAMME—WEDXESDAY MORNING. Music, Prof. It. A. McClure. Lecture on Penmanship, by Prof. A. Stevens. Orthography, County Superinten dent. Debate on Supplement to the School Law passed last winter. Adjourned, 4 P. M. Wednesday morning. Institute met at 9 A. M., and was ! called to order. County Superinten : dent in the chair. After miscellaneous business, Prof. A. Stevens delivered an abie lecture on the subject of pen l manship, showing clearly the great ad | vantages to be derived from the study I of a good system of penmanship. 1 Adjourned, 11-30 A. M. BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 8. 1867. AFTERNOON SESSION, WEDNESDAY. Institute met at the usual hour, Coun ty Superintendent in the chair. After reading of journal, and roll-call, the County Superintendent continued the exercise in Orthography. The Insti tute was then divided into two classes, , one of which was formed into a class ; in Penmanship, conducted by Prof. A. Stevens; the other, into a class in Men ! tal Arithmetic, conducted by J. M. Reynolds. After the class drills, the County Superintendent introduced the Hon. J. P. Wickershain, who deliver ed an able lecture on the Science of Teaching. On motion ofW.C. Smith a vote of thanks was tendered the lec turer for his address. The Glee Club then favored the In stitute with several choice pieces of music. PROG RA M —TUU RSDAY MORNING. Music, R. A. MeClure. Lecture, by Hon. J. P. Wickersham. Orthography, County Superinten dent. Penmanship—Class drill, Prof. A. Stevens. Adjourned, 4 P. M. WEDNESDAY EVENING SESSION, COURT ROOM. The Institute met in the Court House at 7 P. M. The County Superintendent introduced the Hon. J. P. Wickersham who delivered an address on the ob jects of the common school system of Pennsylvania. The State Superinten dent spoke in more than his usual earn est manner, and won the admiration of all his hearers. The subject was dis cussed in all its bearings, and the teachers were more than ever convinc ed of their high calling. THURSDAY MORNING. Institute met, and proceeded with the usual order of business. The Hon. J. P. Wickersham address ed the Institute on the late supplement to the Common School Law. On mo tion the speaker was again tendered the thanks of the Institute. The State Sup't then answered sun dry questions, touching the School Law, proposed by the members of the Institute. Class drill in Penmanship, by Prof. A. Stevens, and class drill in Mental Arithmetic, by J. M. Reynolds. The late Supplement to the School Law was taken up, and discussed by the County Sup't., and W. C.Smith. PROGRAM FOR AFTERNOON. Music drill by Prof. It. A. MeCiure, Lecture on Object Lessons, J. M. Rey nolds. Classdrillon Penmanship Prof. Amos Stevens. Music by Class. Adjourned, 12 M. THURSDAY AFTERNOON. Class drill on the Elements of Music by Prof. R. A. McClure. J. M. Rey nolds read an able paper 011 the subject of object lessons. Class drill 011 Pen manship by Prof. Stevens, debate on the subject of corporal punishment, by Co. Supt If. VV. Fisher, J. G. Krich baum, \V. C. Smith, S. J. Jordan. Adjourned, 4 P. M. FRIDAY MORNING. Institute met at 9 A.M., Vice Presi dent in the chair, minutes read and a dopted. On motion ofS. J. Jordan the institute tendered its sincere thanks to the Co. Supt., 11. W. i isher, for the zeal and energy manifested by him in the discharge of his duties relative to the County Institute. Res. unanimous adopted. On motion of R. A. McClure, it was resolved that it is the duty of all teachers, who have the ability, to teach vocal music in their schools. The Institute elected the following Committee on Teachers' Certificates, J. M. Reynolds, J. G. Krichbaum, J. A. Songster, S. J. Jordan and Miss. M. McCleary. Class drill i n Orthography by Co. Supt. Lecture 011 Penmanship, J. M.Rey nolds. Adjourned, 12 M. AFTERNOON SESSION'. After the usual miscellaneous busi siness, Prof. A. Stevens continued his class drill in Pennmanship, after which the Co. Supt. announced the result of the lessons in Orthography, Miss Jen nie Baylor received the first prize, Miss Nellie Hartley, the second, and Geo. VV. Fletcher, the third. The subject of History was then dis cussed and the Co. Supt. urged the teachers to introduce the study in all the schools where classes can be formed in it. Committee on resolutions reported the following: Resolved, That it is the duty of all teachers, who wish to teach in Bedford Co., to attend some Normal School. Resolved , That it is the duty of every teacher in the County to his use infi uence in favor of Township Institutes. Resolved , That we urge the adoption of Payson, Dunton and SeribnePs Na tional System of Penmanship in all the schools of the County. Resolved, That the,teachers who ab sent themselves from this Institute without just cause, merit and receive our censure. Resolved , That we tender our thanks to Prof. Amos Stevens lor his able and interesting instructions on the subject of Penmanship. Resolved , That we tender our thanks to the School Board of Bed ford, for the use of the Union School Hall. Resolved , That we tender our thanks to the Commissioners df the County, for the use of the Court Room for our evening meetings. On motion the Institute adjourned to meet at the call of the County Su perintendent. H. W. FISIIEU, Co. Supt, \V. C. SMITH, Sec. President. | GHOSTS THAT WILL NOT IHIW'K AT BIDDING. SCENE—Bondholder's parlor. DRAMATIS PERSON.®—A gouty Bondholder in his easy chair, sitting by a table, drinking wine. ENTER—A ragged man with bare feet and tat tered garments, preceeded by a little boy and girl. Poor man— Good afternoon, Mr. Bondholder. I have brought you a present.—Here are two little children, your slaves for life. I give' them to you, if you please, for no fault of theirs, except that they are white! But, sir, I could not help it—their father and mother, both dead, were white. These are my innocent little grandchildren— all you and your party have left me— and the bonds you hold are mortgages on them, as upon myself. I cannot pay the debt—take the little ones. Bondholder—Be off—get out—take the dirty brats away from me! Poor man—Please, sir, don't speak so harshly. It frightens the little girl. The l>oy does not seem to start much at your angry tones, else he would not double up his fists, but the girl is tim id. Bondholder—Get out—he off with your brats, or I'll ring the bell foraser vant to put you out, you impertinent scoundrel ! Poor man—You needn't ring, Mr. i Bondholder. The day of ringing little bells has passed away. And you need not ring for a servant, for I am your servant. I will stand here a moment before I go, and have a little talk with you, and you will listen. And you will not speak cross or interrupt me. Once, when you were afraid of the draft, you wore the kindliest smile. And you patted me 011 the back and said 1 was a dear, good, patriotic man. I listened to you then, and, by the Eternal, you shall listen to me now. Do you remember those days ? There was a war. You, with your oily tongue, helped bring it about. It was more of a war than you thought it would be. You were a coward, a great big coward. Don't look ugly, for I don't scare worth a cent! And you were afraid to go to war. You made long speeches about saving the Union, protecting the Con stitution, honoring the laws, and help ing the poor man. You said the war was to restore the country to peace and prosperity. You said the object of the war was not to coerce States, nor to deprive the people of liberty. You said those who would not fight were cowards. I was no coward, Mr. Bondholder, so I went to war. You were a coward—you dared not go, so you hired me to go. I took your mon ey and went. And, now, when I have returned, 1 find that I owe you more than you gave me, and that I must now work to pay myself for being shot at, and to pay you big interest on the money you let me have. And I find that you are exempt from taxation, that you hold the wealth 01 the nation in your pockets, and that I am your slave. In short, Mr. Bondholder, you are a coward, a cheat, a swindler, a tyrant, a robl er, a great bloated aristocrat. When the war came on I was a poor but honest man. I knew but little ol your tricks and financial plans. I had a wife and I loved her very dearly. She wore no silks, for I could not buy them. We had no grand home as you now have. Wedrank milk—you drink wine and I pay for it. Our home was a poor man's home, but was a very happy one. Do you know, Mr. Bond holder, how you whined and begged ol me to go to war? You said the. coun try was in danger. You promised to care for my family, and to look out for my interests, if I would go and figln for you. You promised well, you did. and you lied to me all the while. While I was fighting you were specu lating. I bade my wife good bye, and went to war. My son went to war. You made war speeches. You prom ised great things to the soldiers. You lied to them, you did, and you know it! Don't look mad—l am not afraid of cowards—don't scare worth a d—ime! I was wounded in battle and hall starved in the hospital. My son wa killed by the Confederates while on a cotton expedition to enrich your loyal cousin in the army as General. I had a hard time of it and at last came home. My wifedied from neglect. You never cared for her. My son was killed by the Confederates while helping on the crusade after cotton and negroes. 1 came home to find you rich and mt poor. My farm was covered with weeds and mortgages. My wife lies in the churchyard for your benefit. My boy sleeps by a cotton field for his Gen eral's benefit. These are his children. They are not left to me—they are left to you. You stole my son. You lied to me. You j starved my wife and my son's wife. You and your party lied to all the soldiers—you robbed them in the field —you sacrificed them for private ends— you gave away our blood to protect | your dollars. While we fought to save the coun try, you said that a national debt was a national blessing, and you made the blessing great; but a blessing only to yourselves and the other cowardly thieves and aristocrats ol the country. The soldiers should have been ex empt, but they are not. Only the aris i tocrats are exempt, and able to live at ease. Take the little children. I have no , home. Your mortgages cover it. My 1 hopes arc gone. This is no more a ! land of liberty, of right, of equal taxa- I tion. lam weary of life—l shall soon VOL. 62.—WHOLE No. 5,417. (lie—l have no home for little ones, and nothing to leave them but eternal taxation. Their labor is for your good, not for their own benefit. Take these children; take all the children of America. Kill them, hold them in bondage, make them your slaves. They will wait on you, your negroes, your Congressmen, clergy, or pampered sons, but I can't help it. I leave them with you that they may look upon their robber—on the murderer of their father. I must go to the plow, the hoe, thespade, the axe, the pick, the farm, the work bench, the hammer, the trowel, the forest, the loom—anywhere and everywhere, and toil early and late to buy you wines and luxuries to support you in idleness; to protect you in your swindles, i must now go to work and slave that you may rest and live. I will go and wear out my life to support you in idle ness till the day which is dawning comes, which will bring relief in Equal Taxation. Ah-ha-hn-ha-ha-ha! That makesyou tremble! Then I will repeat it, Equal Taxation. It is good to see your cheek pale, and to see you clutch for your bonds ! I have seen you so before. It was when you begged me to fight for you! When you fooled me! When you lied to me ! When you whined and begged me to go to war, and let you look out for my interests. It was when you trembled and shook like an aspen leaf, lest the draft would snatch you away from the place wheie you could rob and steal. When I fought for your interests and my interests alike. You looked only for your own interests. You played it well, you controlled legislation nicely. And now, I'll look after my own in terests. All you worked lor during the war was to make money. That was your great aim. Now, you are again in danger, you tremble, and no one will help you. Does that little boy look as if he would be a willing slave or the tool his father and grand father have been ? He will look out for his interests; I will look out tor my interests, and as the object of government as Jacobins manage it, is to makemoney, I'll follow suit and seek relief from your great Bondholding swindlers, in Equal Taxa tion. MAKE YOIK OWX PLEASURE. There was a large and pleasant nurse ry, fitted up with everything likely to make a little boy or girl happy. On one side were shelves stored with books of such various kinds that they would suit every humor you might hap pen to be in ; stories and tales, histories and travels, books for Sunday and books for Monday. Underneath, on a large table was a pile of picture books ; and moreattractivestill, three beautiful ships, with sails, and rigging, and lit tle cannon all complete,as if they were real vessels, and so constricted that you could take them for a make-believe -ail along the passage, when you could not put them 011 the pond out of doors. On the other side of the room was a rocking horse, and in the middle were two ropes, fastened hooks to the ceiling, by means of which you might swing, or twist yourself about into some of the strange attitudes which little children deiight in. But the owner of these pleasant things did not seem any the better for them; on the contrary, he was standing at the window, pressing his nose a gainst the pane as if he was not think ing about them at all. A long yawn made nurse look up from her work. "Whydon't you get something to do, Master Henry ?" she asked. "Ican't" replied thechild, "for there is nothing for me to do." "Well, did I ever hear the like of that?" cried Nurse. "Why there's the swing, and the rocking-horse, be sides heaps of puzzles in the cupboard." "I don't want them," said Master Henry: "I'm tired of them all, I want to go'out." "Very likely, sir, in this drizzling rain : spoil your clothes, and catch your death of cold into the bargain. Other young gentlemen would be satisfied at home with all these playthings." "I don't care about other young gen tlemen ; I know 1 can never do any thing I want to do." "Oh, Master Henry, for shame; when there's everything got for you, and ev erything done for you, and 3*oll ought to be the happiest little boy alive." We do not wonder that Nurse should i>e shocked, but she was wrong there, for there was no ought in the case. No oody ever is or can be happy, although ne may have ever 3' thing to make him so, unless his own mind is in a state to t>e pleased and to be happy. Henry was a spoiled child—his mind in conse quence was restless and discontented; and when we have those feelings within us, the 3* put everything wrong outride us. It is quite impossible, then, for outward circumstances to please us— it is like having a mist before our e3*es, so that we cannot see the sunshine and the pleasant things of fife. Just outside of the garden wall of the house where Henry lived, a different scene was going 011. Some large trees iiad been cut down, and were lying 63* the roadside; some carpenters had left a plank there too, and Tim and Bob, the gardener's boys, came homo from the village school ; the prospect it held out of a see-saw was much too inviting to be resisted. So the plank was hois ted over eneof the truuksandin a minute the two boys were going up and down to their heart's content. "I say, Tim, is'nt it famous?" "Glorious!" shouted Tim, in reply, as his turn came to go up ; and their sister, who had come out of the cottage to look on, clapped her hands in com pany. True, it looked as if it would rain, but the prospect of it did not spoil their fun a bit. Yet these children were very poor, their clothes were coarse and thread bare, and they did not always get quite enough to eat; how was it they could be so happy? I will tell you. It is because they had contented spirits, and because they were making their own pleasures. Chil dren who contrive their own plays are generally happier than those who have everything ready made to their hands; because —and it is the same with men and women too—what we find out for ourselves gives us more pleasure than what is done for us by others. Have you not often noticed how some people go about getting some thing pleasantoutof everything; while others, do what we will for them, nev er seem satisfied ? There is no doubt that God gives this happy disposition to some more than others naturally, but al' may attain to some degree of it by trying, and with His gracious help. It is often very hard work for grown up people to learn it, but to you it is easy; and the babbit once gained, you will find life all the brighter for be ing able to turn small things to account, and make, as it were, sunshine for your self. Gur blessed Saviour says, "A man's life eonsisteth not in the abundance of the things which he posesseth;" and one meaning of the words is, that great possessions can never of themselves give happiness. Our real, true life we carry with us in our own hearts. We must have peace there, peace with God, peace with ourselves —this is life. Then if we have outward blessings we shall enjoy them indeed ; but if not, God can and will make a littla enough for our happiness. A Ciraiors IIISrOIIKAL FACT. A Sen Which Uricd i'p and Reappeared nller liiipnc of I,'JOO Years. A curious question was discussed at a recent meeting of the British Royal Geographical society. Sir Henry Raw linson expressed the opinion that the sea of Aral—a, body of water having an area of 23,000 square miles, or three times the size of Massachusetts —had no existence in the period between 600 years before Christ and 600 years after, and the rivers Oxus and Jaxaries, now flowing into it, both flowed into the Caspian seas. He said : "The sea first comes into notice in the seventh centu ry, and those two rivers are spoken of for several hundred years as emptying into it.—Another change seems to have occurred between 1000 and 1500, and the rivers again flowed into the Caspian sea; but since the late date they slowly changed their channels until they found an outlet in the sea of Aral." This theory was combated by Sir Rod erick Murchison, the geologist, who af firmed that the mereabsence of allusion to the sea of Aral was no proof of its non-existence, and cited the geological evidence that whatever changes the sea had undergone must have occurred long before the birth of history or tra dition. Sir Henry Rawlinson, in re pl3 T , said that evidence exists in the writing of the 14th and 15th centuries that a highway of travel from Europe to Asia passed directly over the region now covered by the waters of the Aral. His opponent admitted that such evi dence would be conclusive. Here the debate ended, with the understanding that Sir Henry is to collect and publish the proofs of his assertion. TEACII THE WOMEN TO SAVE.— There's the secret! A saving woman at the head of a iainiiy is the very best saving bank yet established—one who receives deposits daily and hourly with no costly machinery to manage it. The idea of saving is a pleasant one, and if the women would imbibe it at once, they would cultivate and adhere to it, and thus when they were not aware of it, would be laying the foundation of a competent security in a stormy time, and shelter in a rainy day. The woman who sees to her own house, has a large field to save in. The best way to make her comprehend it is to keep an account of all current expenses.— Probably not one woman in ten has an idea of how much are the expenditures of herself and family. Where from one to two thousand dollars are expended annually, there is a chance to save something if the effort is only made. Let 'he housewife taketheidea, act up on it, and she will save many dollars, perhaps hundreds, where before she thought it impossible. ALWAYS BEAUTIFUL.—At a festival party of old and young, the question was asked, which season of life is the most happy? After being freely dis cussed by the guests, it was referred for answer to the host, upon whom was the burden of four score years. Ho asked if they had noticed a grove of trees before the dwelling, and said:— When the spring comes and in the si ft air the buds are breaking on the trees and they are covered with blossoms, I think, how beautiful is spring! And when the summer comes, and covers the trees with its foliage, and singing birds are all among the branches, I think, how beautiful is summer! When autumn loads them with golden fruit, and their leaves bear the gorgeous tint of frost, I think, how beautiful is au tumn! And when it is sere winter, and there is neither foliage Lor fruit, I look up, and through theleafless branch es as 1 never could until now, I see the stars shine through.