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jyhEC T R I O
TELEGRAPH IN CHINA.
THE EAST INDIA TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S
OFFICE,
Nos. 23 & 25 Nassau Street,
NEW YORK.
Organized under special charter from the State
of New York.
CAPITAL $3,000, tWO
30,000 SHARES, $lOO EACH.
I) IRECTO II S.
Hot. ANDREW G. CIiRTiN. Philadelphia.
PAULS. FORBES, of Russell A Co-, China.
FRED. BUTTER FIELD, of F. Bu tterCeld A C
New York.
ISAAC LIYERMORE, Treasurer Michigan Cen
tral Railroad, Boston.
ALEXANDER HOLLAND, Treasurer American
Express Company. New York.
Hon JAMES NOXON, Syracuse, N. Y.
0. II PALMER. Treasurer Western Union Tele
graph Company, New Y'ork.
FLETCHER WESTRAY, of Westray. Gibbs A
Hardeastle, New Y'ork.
NICHOLAS MICKLES, New York
OFF ICE It 8.
A. G. UURTIN, President.
N. MICKLE3, Vice President.
GEORGE ELLIS (Cashier National Bank Com
monwealth,) Treasurer.
HON. A. K. MeCLUUE, Philadelphia, Solicitor.
The Chinese Government having (through the
lion. Anson Burlingamc) conceded to this Com
pany the privilege of connecting the great sea
ports of the Empire by submarine electric tele
graph cable, we propose commencing operations
in China, and laying down a line of nine hundred
miles at once, between the following port s, vis ;
Population.
Canton ...... 1.000,000
Macoa..., 60,000
Hong-Kong 250.000
Swatow 200,000
Amoy 250.000
Foo-Chow 1,250,000
Wan-Chu 300,000
Ningpo 400,000
Hang Cbcan ].20U,000
Shanghai 1,000.000
Total 5,910,000
These ports have a foreign commerce of $900,-
000.000. and an enormous domestic trade, besides
which we have the immense internal commerce Of
the Empire, radiating from these points, through
its canals and navigable rivers.
The cable being !a ; d, this company proposes
erecting land lines, and establishing a speedy and
trustworthy means of communication, which must
command there, as everywhere else, the commu
nications of the Governmont, of business, aad of
social life especially in China. She has no postal
av-tein. and her eniy means nowofcommuuicating
information is by couriers on land, and by steam
ers on water
The Western World knows that China is a very
large country, in the main densely peopled ; but
few yet realize that she contains more than a third
of the human race. The latest returns made to
her central authorities for taxing purposes by the
local magistrate make her population Pour hun
dred and Fourteen millions, and this is more
likely to be under than over the actual aggregate.
Nearly all of those, who are over ten years old.
not only can but do read and write. Iler civili
zation is peculiar, but her literature is as exten
sive as that of Europe Chine is a land of teach
ers and traders; and the latter are exceedingly
quick to avail themselves of every proffered facili
ty for procuring early information. It is observed
in California that the Chinese make great use of
the telegraph, though it there transmits messages
in English alone. To-day great numbers of fleot
steamers are owned by Chinese merchants, and
used by them exclusively for the transmission of
early intelligence If the teleyraph we propose
connecting all their great seaports, were now m
existence, it is believed that its business would
pay the cost within the first two years of its suc
cessful operation, and would steadily increase
thereafter
No enterprise commends itself as in a greater
degree reuumerative to capitalists, and to our
whole people. It is of vast national importance
commercially, politically and evangelically.
l-#"The gtock of this Company has been un
qualifiedly recommended to capitalists and busi
ness men, as a desirable investment by editorial
articles in the New York Herald, Tribune,,
World, Times, Post, Express, Independent , and
in the Philadelphia North American, Press,
Ledger, Inquirer, Age, Bulletin and Telegraph.
Shares of this company, to a limited number,
may be obtained at $5O each, $lO payable down,
$l5 on the Ist of November, and $25 payable in
monthly instalments of $2.50 each, commencing
December 1, IS6B, on application to
DBEX EL Jb CO.,
34 South Third Street,
PHILADELPHIA
Shares can be obtained in Bedford by applica
tion to Reed A Rebel 1, Bankers, who are author
ized to receive subscriptions, and can give all ne
cessary information on the subject. sept2syl
*
E combine style with neatness of fit.
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Y° u ALL
II Av E HKARP OF
HOOP-LAND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
Attn
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC.
Prepared hy Dr. 0. M. Jackson. Philadelphia.
Their introduction into this country from Ger
many occurred in
1825.
THEY CURED YOUR
FATHERS AND- MOTHERS,
And will enre you and your children. They are
entirely different from - y the many preparations
now in the country cal I—l led Bitters or Tonics.
They are no tavern AA- preparation, or any
thing like one; but good, honest, reliable medi
cines. They are
The greatest known remedies for
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDLJE,
Diseases of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS OF THE SKIN,
and all Diseases arising from a Disordered Liver,
stomach, or
IMPURITY OP THE BLOOD.
Constipation, Flatulence, Inward Piles, Fullnes
of Blood to the Head, Acidity of the Stomach,
Nausea, Heartburn, Disgust for Food, Full
ness or Weight in the Stomach, Sour Eruc
tations, Sinking or Fluttering at the
Pit of the Stomach, Swimming of the
llead. Hurried or Difficult Breathing.
Fluttering at the Heart, Choking or
Suffocating Senaa I I tions when in a Lying
Posture, Dimness of \.x Vision, Dots or Webs
before the sight, Dull Pain in the Head, Defi
ciency of Perspiration, Yellowness oftbe Skin
and Eyes, Pain in the Side, Back, Chest,
Limbs, etc., Sudden Flushes of Heat,
Burning in the Flesh. Constant Imagi
nings of Evil and Great Depression of Spirits.
All these indicate disease* of the Ltt'er or Di
gestive Organs, combined with impute blood.
HOOFLAND B GERMAN BITTERS
is entirely vegetable and contains no liquor. It
is a compound of Fluid Extracts. The Roots,
Herbs, and Barks from which these extracts are
maje, arc gathered in Germany. All the medi
cinal virtueus are ex , tracted from them by
a scientific Chemist. I I These extracts are
then forwarded to this v_-c country to be used ex
pressly fur the manutactnre of these Bitters.
There is no alcoholic substance of any kind used
in nomjiounding the Bitters, hence it is the only
Bitters that can be used in ceses where alcoholic
stimulants are not advisable.
HOOF LAND'S GERMAN TONIC
is a combination of all the ingredients of the Bit
ters, with pt'he Santa Cruz Rum. Orange, etc. It
is used for the same diseases as the Bit ters, in case
where some pure alcoholic stimulus is required.
You will bear in mind that these remedies are en
tirely different from any others advertised for the
cflre of the diseases namdd, these being scientific
preparations of medieinal extracts, while the oth
ers are mere decoctions of rum in some form. The
TONIC is decidedly one of the most pleasant and
agreeable remedies ever offered to the public. Its
taste is exquisite. Itisa pleasure to take it, while
its life-giving, exhilarating, and medicinal quali
ties have caused it to be known as the greatest of
all tonics.
DEBILITY.
There is no medicine equal to Uoolland's Ger
man Bitters or Tonic -w in eases uf Debility.
They impart a tone and vigor to the whole
system, strengthen -1- the appetite, cause an
enjoyment of the food, enable the stomach to di
gest it, purify the blood, give a good, sound,
healthy complexion, eradicate the yellow tinge
from the eye. impart a bloom to the cheeks, and
change the patient from a short-breathed, emaci
ated, weak, and nervous invalid, to a full-faced,
stout, and vigorous person.
Weak and Delicate Children are
made strong by using the Bitters or Tonic. In
fact, they are Family Medicines. They can be
administered with perfect safety to a child three
months old, the most delicate female, or a man of
nicety
These remedies are the best
Blood Purifier#
ever known and will cure all diseases resulting
from bad blood. Keep yiur blood pure; keep
your Liver in order. keep your digestive
organs in a sound, I healthy condition, by
the use of these re me JLJ dies, and no diseases
will ever assail you. The best men in thecountry
recommend them. If years of honest reputation
go for anything, you must try these preparations.
FROM HON. GEO. W. WOODWARD, ]
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylva- |
ilia.
PHILADELPHIA, March 10, 1867.
I find that "Hoofland's German Bitters' 7 is not
an intoxicating beverage, but is a good tonic, use
ful in digordcrs of the digestive organs, and of
great benefit in cases of debility and want of ner
vous action in the system
Yours Truly,
GEO. W. WOODWARD.
FROM HON. JAMES TAOMPSON.
Judge of the Supreme Conrt of Pennsylvania.
PHILADELPHIA, April 28, 1566.
I cousider 'flooftaod's German Bittets" a valua
ble medicine in case . of attaeks of Indiges
tion or Dyspepsia. T \ can certify this from
my experience of it. XJL Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON.
FROM REV JOSEPH 11. KENNARI), D. I>.,
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
DR. JACKSON —DBAR SIR :—I have been fre
quently requested to connect my name with rec
ommendations of different kinds of medicines. but
regarding the practice as out of my appropriate
sphere, ihave in all cases declined , but with a
clear proof in various instances, and particularly I
in my own faiqjly, of the usefulness ot Dr. Hoof,
land's German Bitters, I depart for once from !
my usual course, to express my full convictiou
that for general debility of the system, and es
pecially for Liver Com -jay plaint, it is a safe
and valuable preparation. In some oases
it may fail; bnt usual 1 ' ly, I doubt not, it
lyill be very beneficial to those whosuffer from the
aboye onuses. Yours, very respectfully,
J. 11. KENNARD,
Eigth, below CoatesStreet.
CAUTION.
Hoofland'a German Remedies are counterfeited.
The Genuine have the signature of C. M. JACK
SON on the front of the outside wrapper of each
bottle, and the name of the article blown in each
buUlii. A,II others are counterfeit.
Price of the Bitters, $1 per bottle;
Or, a half dozen for $5.
Price of the Tonic, $1 50 per bottle ;
Or, a half dozen for $7 50.
The tonic is put up in quart bottles
Recollect that it is Dr. Hoofland's German
Remedies that are so universally used and so
highly recommended >"■—vand do not allow the
Druggist to induce I lyou to take anything
else that he may say-1~/is just as good, bo-
CHuse he makes a larger profit on it. These Reme
dies will be sent by express to any locality upou
application to the
PRINCIPAL OFFICE,
At the Gorman Medicine Store.
No. 031 Aacn tfTtZVET, Philadelphia.
CIfAS. M. EVANS,
PROPRIETOR.
Formerly C. M. JACKSON 4 00.
These Remedies are for sale by Druggists, Store
keepers and Medicine Dealers everywhere.
Do not forgot to examinethe buy
tu oultr to got the genuine.
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BEDFORD, PA., FRIDAY MORNING, MAY 21, 1863.
DEMOCRATIC PIttMART F.CECTIOMH.
Agreeably to the provisions of the
j littles for tlie Government of the JLiem
oeratic Party of BedforriC'ounty, adop
ted by the Democratic County Com
mittee, Feb. 25, 1809, the Democrat
ic voters of Bedford Owity will assem
i bleat the polling places in the several
j election districts, on SATURDAY,
MAY 29, and vote by ballot
for the choice of Candidates for thesev-
I eral offices to be filled at the next Gen
! eral Election, and, also, for two Inspee-
I tors and one Judge for each polling
i place who shall hold the primary Elec
: tion for the next year. The Vigilance
: Committe now in existence shall hold
this election, and in districts which
j have no such Committees, the Demo
cratic voters present at the polling
| place at the time herein fixed for the
I opening of tiie polls, shall elect two In
spectors and one Judge to hold the e
j lection. The polls In the townships
shall be open from nine o'clock a. m.
j on til 6 o'clock p. in., those in the bor
■ oughs from 1 o'clock p. in. until G o'-
| cloek p. in. An accurrate list of the
I names of all persons voting shall be
j kept and a correct and full return of
j all the votes east for the several persons
voted for shall be made out, and both
the list and returns shall be certified j
over the signature of at least two of
the election officers to be correct and
true. After the counting of the ballots, j
and the proper certification of the re- j
! turns, the list of voters and the return
of votes for the several candidates, shall
be sealed up by the Inspectors and de
livered to the Judge, who shall place
the sealed return in the hands of the
Chairman of the County Committe,
at a meeting of the Judges from each
polling-place, to be held at the Court
House, in Bedford, on TUESDAY,
JUNE l,at one o'clock, p. m. AH per
sons entitled to vote at the election for
Representatives in the Legislature and
pledging themselves to vote the whole !
Democratic ticket at the next General !
Election, will be permitted to vote at
tliis election.
J. \V. DICIvERSON,
Ch'n Dem. Co. Com.
Tltt'ST YOl'lt MOTllElt.
Trust your mother ! little oue ;
In life's journey just begun,
You will find some grief, some fears,
Which perhaps may cause you tears :
Hut a mother's kiss can heal
Many griefs that children feel;
Trust your mother—seek to prove
Grateful for her tbougutful love.
!
Trust your mother ! noble youth ,
Turn not from the paths of truth ;
Tn temptation's evil hour,
Seek her, ero it gains new power
She will never guide you wrong -
Faith in her will make you strong ;
Trust your mother' aim to prove.
Worthy of her fondest love.
j
Trust your mother' maiden fair;
Love will guide your steps with care ;
Let no elouds ere come between—
Let no shadow ere be seen—
Hiding trom your mother's heart
What may prove a poisoned dart;
Trust your mother ' Seek to prove
Worthy of her faithful love.
Trust your mother to the end,
She will prove your constant friend ;
If 'tis gladness wings the hour,
Share with her the joyful shower ;
Or if sorrow would oppress.
She will smile and she will bless
Oh be trustful, loving, true !
_____
TIIE OFFICE SEEKER.
The following is from an old story,
by J. K. Paulding, the novelist, an (J
first went the rounds of the press
about thirty years ago. It represents a
conversation between a member of the
Cabinet and u hanger-on tor office, and
is very suitable for the present time:
The Secretary was called from his bed
one cold winter morning to attend to
business of the "utmost importance."
He found a queer, long-sided man, at
least six feet high, with a little apple
head, a long queue, ana a (ace criti
cally round, as rosy as a ripe cherry,
and the followingcouversation ensued :
" Well, my friend, what situation do
you wish?"
"Why,any ; I'm not very particular;
but somehow or other, I think I should
like to be a Minister. I don't mean a
minister of the Gospel, but one of them
Ministers to foreign parts."
"I'm very sorry, very sorry indeed,
there is no vacancy just now. Would
not some other place suit you ?"
"Why-y-y," answord the apple
headed man, "I wouldn't much care if
I took a situation in one of the depart
ments. I wouldn't mind being a
Comptroller, Auditor or something."
"My dear sir, I'm sorry, very sorry
indeed, but it happens, unfortunately,
that all these situations are at present
tilled. Would not you take something
else?"
My friend stroked his chin, and
seemed struggling to bring down tlie
soarings of his high ambition to the
present crisis. At length, he answer
de: "Why-y-y, yes; don't care if I get
a good Colleetorship, or Inspectorship,
or Surveyorship, or navel Agency or
Postal Agency, or anything of tiiat
sort."
"Ileaily my good sir." said the Sec
retary, "1 regret exceedingly that not
only all these places, but every oth*
er place of consequence in the Govern
ment is at present occupied. Pray
think of something ehe."
He then, after some hesitation, ask
ed for a clerkship, and finally the place
of messenger to one of the public offi
ces. Finding no vacancies hero, ho
gee mod in vast perplexitiy, and looked
all around the room, fixing his eye at
length on me, and measuring my
height from head to foot. At last,
putting on one of the drollest looks
that eve? adorned the face of man, he
said ,• "Jfistor, yon and I seem to be
built pretty much alike T havm't you
some o/4 clothes you can apart,
The vessel no woman objects to em
bark 011—a court-ship.
A 1.1. Til IT 411.1TT EMS IS SOT
taOl.lt.
BY EMILY J. MACINTOSH.
Why tlitl the proverb strike me so
forcibly on that lovely Wednesday,
last spring, when I sat watching the
rain drops fall, while the sun, just
struggling-out from the mass of clouds,
transformed each wee globule into a
diamond? I said it over in English,
I turned it into French, German and
Italian, and then let fancy and memo
ry apply, the quaint old saying to life's
experience. Was my glittering dream
oftove and hope dross? I had faueied
every promise golden, had tinted every
dream of the future with glitter anil
sparkle. Why should the proverb
haunt me so ?
In vain I tried to thrust it out, the
questson once put would linger in my
mind till answered ; and so, driven to
desperation, I tore down the memories
from the walls, arranged each incident,
and applied the probe to each word and
look.
I was in love with the handsomest
man in G , my native town, and
1 had every reason to believe myself
the object of his special adoration.—
For me he reserved his sweetist smile,
his most graceful bow, his most eorte
ous speeches, when alone, his voice
sank for me, to its most melodious ca
dences, his eys dwelt on my face with
tender, yet respectful admiration, his
hand clasped mine with a warm press
ure, and by every word, tone and look
his love was otfered to me.
We were a quiet circle of friends in
G before this fascinating stranger
dropped down amongst us. As the
daughter of the richest man in the
town, I had been allowed to legcj much
of the festivity, and when the new
comer showed me marked homage no
body questioned my right to accept it.
:ie was a lawyer from New York, re
port said Immensely wealthy ; our own
eyes told us extremely handsome, tal
ented and agreeable. With Spanish
eyes and a clear olive complexion, he
had thick clustering curls of rich brown
hair, splendid teeth, and the features
of an Appoilo. He was tall and finely
formed, dressed in perfect taste, wear
ing diamonds of the first water for
studs; a ring to match; heavy gold
watch, chain, and sleeve buttons; but
no other.jewelry. He owned a superb
pair of blooded-horses, a pretty car
riage for two, whose comfort I had tes
ted ; lived in the best rooms of our first
hotel; paid his bills punctually, and
was tin i versall v regarded as a young 111 il
- lie sang, waltzed, flirted,
rode, drove, and bewitched my heart
by each and every one of his accom
plishments.
Why did I question all this glitter?
Father had welcomed him on letters
from New York; mother was charmed
by his deferential courtesy toward her;
society received him with open arms,
and here I sat turning over all this,
and whispering softly to my tortured
heart, "All that glitters is not gold."
For one whole week I watched Jiufus
Hovering as only a wuman, who felt
her whole life's fate hung 011 the issue
could watch. And I detected this:—
A sudden voice calling him would
drive every shade of color from his lips;
a band placed suddenly on his arm, or
shoulder, would cause great beads of
perspiration to roll from his forehead,
and still his lingers wore never still.
I can never tell what I suffered du
ring that week, 1 loved him ! lie
had won my girlish heart by a thou
sand graceful attentions, and I fairly
worshiped beauty or talent at any time.
At last I determined to see if there
lay any clue in his own room to help
me in my blind groping. Of course,
in propria persona their was no admiss
ion for me to his bachelor apartments,
but I was determrned to get there.
A little rouge, a bread frilled cap,
deep sun-bonnet. calico dress, gingham
apron, and dusky hour in early sum
mer, transformed me from a rather
pretty girl into a blowsy Irish washer
woman, and, with a trembling heart,
hut unfaltering step, I made my way
to the G House.
I know that it was indelicate, per
haps wrong for me to thus force my
self upon the privacy of my lover ; but,
tortured by doubts, the haunting pro
verb always ringing its mocking re
frain in my heart, I was resolved to
prove the truth or falsify of his posi
tion.
What I expected to find I can scarce
ly -say, but I inquired for him at the
door, was shown to his parlor and re
quested to wait. 1 had arranged my
pitiful story of poverty, meaning to
use my proper name for reference, and
test liis charity, at least; ami I sat in
the parlor waiting to see if he was in,
noting every article strewn on the ta
ble, and scanning every book on his
shelves.
"At home, but particularly engage'.
Would I take a seat and wait?"
This was the answer to my message,
1 sat down obediently, heartily asham
ed of my errand, yet desirous of carry
ing out my plan.
Voices from the next room reached
me, and 1 heard this:
"I tell you the funds are almost
gone, and I cannot leave for a moment.
You must send me more money."
"You leave me all the risk, you take
all the pleasure."
"Do you cull this pleasure?"
There was a bitter harshness in
ltufus' voice that I had never heard
there, but what lie mocked so harshly
I could not see. The other voice spoke
next.
"You must pass some here."
"I cannot. No, you in New York
must pass the coin, and be content that
lam willing to manufacture it, You
can never guess bow exposed j am to
detection, and io New York it would
come certainly,"
"And the heiresa?"
"She is mine. Once married, Gus,
you and I will quit this country, and
see if in Paris we can forget tl-.e past."
" Which past?" Theother voice was
bitter now. "The past of the last live
years, or our childhood ? Oh ! Al, it is
a hitter life!"
"We will live it down. In after
years, when we become respectable
citizens, the world will never know
that Rufus Lovering is Allison Wilde,
the escaped forger and coiner."
"Whom I now arrest in the name of
the law," thundered a third voice.
There was the crash of a broken
door, a scuffle, shots fired, and then
my handsome lover entered the parlor
in the grasp of a police-officer and a
hotel waiter, who proved to be a dis
guised detective, while the brother,
whose wily questions had won his con
fession, was paid for the treasou.
I went home sad and sick. Never
again can my heart love and trust;
never can I forget that scene of detect
ed guilt: never look upon pomp or
show without the old proverb Spring
ing to my lips. Truly did I prove
that 'ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT
GOLD.'
A LITTLE NTIUXGE.
We regard the following as contain
ing some statements that sound some
what singular. It is the first intima
tion we have ever seen published of
any such propositions as are here
stated to have been made to the oftieials
of the late Confederacy. And yet
there seems to be some foundation for
the story. It is brought out by a cor
respondent of the Wheeling Register,
who writes from Roanoke county, Vir
ginia. He tells the story in the fol
lowing plausible style:
"While iu Marion, Smyth county, a
few days ago, I had the pleasure of
several lengthy chats with Hon. Fay
ette McMullin. Mr. McMullin says
that since the war he was one day in
the President's house, in Washington,
conversing yyitii Hon. F. P. Blair, se
nior. Mr. Blair told him that soon
after McMulliu's "peace resolutions"
had been introduced into the Confede
rate Congress, Mr. Lincoln being ex
tremely anxious to bring about a
peace honorable alike to both sections
of the country, and foreseeing and
wishing to avoid the political conse
quences of the military subjugation of
the South, sent him (Mr. Blair) to
Richmond to confer with Mr. Davis
and iearn what arrangements of the
difficulties could be made. He was
parsed through the lines of the con
tending armies and conducted to Mr.
Davis' house in Richmond.
After a long conversation with Mr.
Davis and other prominent gentlemen
for whom Mr Davis sent, and for
whom Mr. Blair inquired, Mr. Davis
said he had no proposition to make.
Mr. Blair then proposed that General
Lee's army he marched into Mexico
against the French; that General
Grant would follow and support the
movement; that the united armies
would drive out Maximiliian; and
then the Southern States should name
their own terms of Reconstruction, ev
erything short of independence being
guaranteed. At Mr. Davis' request
this proposition was made in writing,
and after some consultation and re
flection was signed and accepted by
him. Mr. Blair returned to Washing
ton, and Mr. Lincoln was highly de
lighted with the success of the nego
tiation. It was in the hope of con
summating this arrangement that Mr.
Lincoln and Mr. Seward met the
"peace commissioners," Hons. Ste
phens. Hunter and Campbell, 8t Fort
ress Monroe ; hut there, to Mr. Lin
coln's chagrin, the committee declared
that they had been instructed bv Mr.
Davis to insist upon the independence
of the South, and would listen to no
other proposal. And thus the whole
affair came to a "most lame and impo
tent conclusion."
S jch is the suhstance of the aeoui t
related to Governor McMullen by Mr.
Blair. Mr. McMullen says that he
asked and obtained Mr. Blair's per
mission to make the statement public,
but be had refrained from giving it
publicity pending Mr. Davis' trial,
fearing lest it might in some way
prejudice Lis case.
JOSH BILLING ISMS. —TT strains a
man's philosphee the wust kind tew
latf when he gits heat.
Awl nv us komplain ov the short
ness of 1 i fo, yet we awl waste nioietime
than we u/.e.
~ Don't mistakearrogan.se for wisdom,
menny people liave thought tha wus
wise when tha wus only windy.
The principal difference between a
luxury and a necessary is a price.
Whenever the soul is in grief, it is
taking root, and when it is in smiles it
is taking wing.
"Give the devil his due," but be
careful that there ain't much due him.
After a man has rode fast oust he
never wanst to go slow again.
It won't do to stir up a man when he
is thin kin, eny more than it will a pan
of milk when the kream is rising.
It is ease enough to raise the devil,
but he's a hard crop to reap.
We ar told that a contented man iz
happy and we might have been
told at the same time that a mud-tur
tle could fly if he had wings.
A friend of ours was traveling while
afflicted with a very bad cough. lie
annoyed his fellow-travelers until one
of them remarked, in a tone of displeas
ure—
".Sir, that is a very bad cough (f
yours!
"True sir," replied our friend, "but
you will excuse me—it's the best I've
got 1" _
Mr. Gamp, becoming enthusiastic,
and holding out his brawny band,
cried out excitingly:
"Whatdoes that look like?
"That," interposed Mr. Ames, with
a peculiar suit! of the nose-"that
looks as though you were out of soap."
VOL. 64.—WHOLE No. 5,491.
THE POPULATION OF THE UI.OHE.
There are on the globe about 1,288,-
j 000,000 souls of which
860,000,000 are of the Caucasian race,
552,000,000 are of the Mongol race,
190,000,000 are of the Ethiopeau race,
176,000,000 are of the Malay race,
1,000,000,000, are of the Indo-Amer
ican race,
There are .3,612 languages spoken, ami
; 1,000 different religions.
The yearly mortality of the globe is
333,333,333 persons. This is at the rate
of 61,554 per day, 3,730 per hour, 60 per
minute. Bo each pulsation of our heart
marks the decease of some human crea
ture.
The average of human life is 33
years.
One fourth of the population dies at
or before the age of 7 years.
One half die at or before 17 years,
Among 10,000 persons one arrives at the
I age of 100 years, one in 500 attains the
age of 90, and one in 100 live to the
i age of 60.
Married men live longer than sin
! gleones. In 1,000 persons 65 marry,
j and more marriages occur in June and
December than in any other mouth of
the year.
fine eighth of the who"" population
is military.
Professions exercise a great influence
on longevity. In 1,006 individuals
who arrive at the age of 7, 42 are
priests, orators or public speakers; 40
are agriculturalists, 33 ate workmen,
32 are soldiers or military employees,
29 are advocates or eugineer, 47 profess
ors, and 24 doctors. Those who de
vote their lives to the polongation of
others die the soonest.
There are 335,000,000 Christians.
There are 5,000,000 Isralites.
There are 50,000,000 Asiatic relig
ions.
There are 160,000,000 Mohamme
dans.
There are 200,000,000 Pagans.
170,000,000 profess the Roman Catho
lic faith.
75,000,000 profess the Greek faith.
60,000,000. profess the Protectant.
A new made widow went lately to
an insurance office to receive the a
mount of a policy on iter husband's
life, which had providentially been
made payable to her. The president
thought it only proper to condole with
her bereavement. 'I am truly sorry,
madam, to hera of your loss.'
'That's always the way with you
men. You are always sorry when a
poor woman gets a chance to make a
little money.'
A tali Eastern girl named Short,
loved a certain big Mr. Little, while
Little, little thinking of Short, lov
ed a little lass named Long. To make
a long story short, Little proposed to
Long, and Short longed to be even with
Little's shortcomings. So Short meet
ing Long threatened to marry Little
before long, which caused Little in a
short time to marry Long. Query-
Did tali Short love big Little less, be
cause Little loved Long?
A blacksmith was lately summoned
to court as a witness in a dispute be
tween two of his workmen. The judge,
after hearing the testimony, asked one
why he did not settle, as the costs had
already amounted to three times the
disputed sura. He replied :
"I told the fools to settle—for I said
the clerks would take their coats, the
lawyers their shirts and if they got in
to your honor's court you'd skin em !"
A gentleman was chiding his son
for staying out iateat night, and said:
"Why, when 1 was of your age, my
father would not allow me to go out of
the house after dark."
"Then you had a deuce of a father,
you had," said the young profligate.
Whereupon the father very rashly
vociferated: "I had a confounded
sight better one thar yo have, you
young rascal.-'
A countryman who had never paid
more than twenty-five cents to see an
exhibition, went to view the 'Forty
Thieves.' The ticket seller charged
him seventy-five cents, for a ticket.—
Passing the pasteboard back, he quiet
ly remarked : "Keep it, mister, I
don't want to see . the other thirty
nine,' and out he marched.
During the war a lady was distribu
ting tracts to the occupants of a military
hospital, and was excessively shocked
to hear one poor fellow laugh at her.
She stopped to reprove the wretched
patient. "Why, ma'm," said he,
"you have given me a tract on the sin
of dancing, when I have got ix>t li my
legs shot off."
'Jennie,' said a venerable Scotchman
to his daughter, who was asking his
consent to accompany her urgent and
favored suitor to the uitar, "Jennie,
it's a very solemn thing to get mar
ried.' 'I know it, father," replied the
sensible damsel; "but it's a good deal
solemuer not to get married."
"Sail." cried a girl, looking down
from the upper story of a grocery, ad
dressing another girl, who was trying
to enter at the front door, "we've all
been to eampmeeting and we have
been converted, so when you want
milk on Sunday you'll have to come
around to the back door."
A farmer "in Western New York
cured a distressing case of Grecian
tend in his daughter by dipping the
poor yoeug thing in water, and laying
her out in the sun until the "warp"
came out.
A colored lady, boasting the other
day of the progress, made by her son in
arithmetic, exultingly said. "He is in
de mortification table."
A stump orator dcctared that ho
knew no nor h, no south, no east no
west.
"Then said a bystander, go to school
and learn geography."