■' \ L r; »•/? tyCXURv K&i' - : . gSW *!> •.«*! »*K EJw *ha ti, BaSfitsSt'*,. p«t«r. k%owi JSS •> " r teeri»«^m!Ss , y >i '>g« a^ate W}** t B f nr " Iwoku **ent.u.t iMir «„ rk ” .twyeha.i^iV 0 'M f■' i i' :'Ss-#S-J , -ter. . O e .« fw* > • S-s *B* «;£ .4 m S« g = tfi* -S-bII . m 5 S S g | .3*ll ”51 i e • ©)•« *5 - e ' « i-S| £•£, . Wishes ,P5.<2 SH ®-s ;,-. od •< se|i ' **S'“ '§ ■ 8 ; <4« *JB g t ”i 5 «>£•<»•? s 3»W-M 00* JSI S*«»: "•It o«,T*toci or 4>D£, "*• PrrUle»t»ttdn luß ptKHgs. lion* toe l(U |„er,t t .. ■'■» ciie»ji : ”«•»« «r«et». East OMA» UEALOP. HS, , moxER, '• Pi, 5 ON WAND candies »thieh be FFtne nbsl’TMVfrtn. Ajwh tta " r?-; k-aupjlbs, mv&c., &c„ ns. : ! .»• .; • ! Kl t|lo ipt.,Aan will find iron Ware, *G, ECT-m^ >«e «nI)HA priitw, •» rM^on- \ Tjji ani i JUbeti- Ihiury |ibr)f«M — ill Bluirdoonty IFFEH, » to f*>*pp«ci» l-«itci«*r nrthiu* u|iBFWtfJiO. It'd ami nut up rilU,lB»-l; J - H Pii'n/»V : r s «ippr: uoeass, ■ VARIES ffe. •&SA, /M„ &CO., wrjec, PH.: pi »*\ ; mm jar- AIoCRUM & DERN, \ r OL. 8 NEW GOODS. fpRE undersigned would respectfully in- X formjUw cltuasi of Altouaa and surrounding couu- Ir ,. thst hi* has Jnst returned from the East, where be bee selectiug his stock of ■ ■ FALL AND WINTER GOODS, which. for st fie, quality and price, cannot be surpassed in « j>j-t neck of country. Hie stock is, much larger than ii.-rutoforo, a Ml* as it U> quite an object/ in these exciting ,v;.r limes, f< r eyerj* one to parch ese where they can get The Best Goods and at the Lowest Prices, ii> would saj that he can and will sell as low. If not a ;i ie lower t lan any other house in this place. He wishes al! to call an 1 see his stock before.purchasing elsewhere, ... he feels confident be can offer Inducements which will ,m ! v competi ;ion. His stock comdits of 1 - LADIES’ DRESS GOODS of every description, MEN AND BOYS’ WINTER WEAR, LADIES ANp MISSES’ DRESS SHOES, M«N AND BOYS’ BOOTS AND SHOES, I • ’ - MEN’S HALF HOSE, WOHEN’S AND HISSES’ WOOL HOSE, M vTS AND pAFS, . , BLEACHED AND UNBtEACHED MUSLIN, GINGHAMS AND HEAVY DRUOdNOS. lie will sell Ladies Sewed, Heeled Bootees at jfto@l.76 hip Pegged : 1.5T@1.50 den's Reds _. 2.76<a3,50 IUI.-MclliAl. SKIRTS, very low. - . GROCERIES. , White ami Brown Sugar, Rio Ooffeec, Syrups, Teas, 4c.* .lid . very tldilg tiiat is usually kept in a Dry Goods Store, ind os cheap ns the cheapest, J.A. SPEANKLE. Altoona, Oct. 7, 1863. ■ AVOID THE NEXT DRAFT! frHE UK IS A PREVAILING EX *- CITKMENT among the people of Altoona ami vl '•iuit.v about THE SECOND: DRAFT—not so much about i lii- Draft a* ibr making the Three Hundred to pay exevip !o>u. All piitHotic! tut choose rather to Slav at home u itb their be|(oved ones, for their support, than to risk dit ir lives in this bloody wai*. Now, to bring the matter i * a close. we will inform the public that by buying their ii..»ds at the Cl KEEN STOUR, Corner of Branch and Annie • n.nt, East Altoona, kept by GEI.S.A CO., they will SAVE THE THREE HUNDRED in a short timK They have just received a large and well -fl**cteik v rttock of DRY GOODS AND GUOCEUIES. which i!m‘v are selling for Cash ut the lowest living prices. A huge assortment of RADIKS’ COATS AND CIUGU* l-AKS, raugipk in price from £4 to $12.1X1. The attention of the public is particularly drawn to the Diet that they are selling Brown and White Muslin from 1> to 45 cent*; Calicoes 'from to 25 cu.: Delaines iron IS to ?J5 rents per yard. They have Always on hand a hrge assortment of MEN \ND BOYS’ qjLOTHISO. UATP. CAPS, BOOTS. SHOES. oi.L in fict; everything kept in a lirgt-class Store. Uioona Den. 7. 18t>3. < ’ITY DRUG- STORE. DC. Hjd. REIOART would rcupeut tally uuhouuce to the citizen* of AlDkuiu ami -ur- :<nimiiiig country, he hiw recently purchased the long Store of.iUerlni &’Co.. mi Viiginht Street, opposite 1 1 . llaniwate Store. " Ifis Dengs are Fresh and Pure. .•idle- hopes by strict, utteniiou tu liiismess. t<> merit a Virruf pnhUd patronage. * ail ami t-Aairiim* hi* stock. lie JmseoH'fni.fl vmi hand. I DR U GS, MEDICINES ami CHEMICALS. i ixe soxl’S, i’kkfcmki: v. i:m <m:s. 'iI.ASS. I%TTI\ I’AJXTS, OILS, rAj;.VISJ!L\ cqutupp OIL JXO I.AMIS. , \ yvrw.ysi ciual-s. ■'in/ rvrry artieUr. usually kept in c .h'usi -da.'* Ihu-j Hii.re. LURK WINES AND LIQUORS for medicinal use. WINK—PURE—WARRANTED. pnrsj(CJAy& prks< jtjPTioys w t-aniUrly confounded, Ht all hour* of the dav t .r night. Alioona, Sept. 30.1863. | OH,:YES! Otf, YES! Tills "W-A.TT 1 ''PO THE! COMMUNITY AT LARGE, J- THE PEOPI.K IN PAUTICULAU. oi hd.v ..n« »»»»!«« ii : ' Choice Family Groceries, A PRiap: QUALITY OF FLOUR, OR ANY KIND OF FEED, ' will sate money by enlling afrthe Grocery, ;Flour and Feed Store 'of M'OUNE & WILSON, Corner p! Clartj aud Virginity StrivtM, in tincture rtK»m Uiovfn its Johnjstoo Moore’?. The highest cash prices will bit paid for Flour, Feed.ami oil kinds of coiiptry prodnee Altooua, Pa.,]Nov. 4th, 1803. V"ictory "Won! Subscribers would respectfully aMnoi|m:t*j to ihu oitizeite of Altaona and vicinity, that they hsve just retained from lhe\Knat with their FALL AND WINTER STUCK OF „.' v HATS & CAPS, BOOTS Sz SHOES- Their »t«ck tf f HATS & CAPS have been we-, lected with gw&l care.) and with the view of waiting all who may favor them with their patronage. Their line of ■Boot* and Shoei is completed Their LADIES’ MISSES’ and CEIL DEES'S SHOES art* of* Citj make, and warranted*. Their Balmoral Shrew far Ladies, aud MlfM*eH,-aro just the thing fur .wet weather anUxsafing health ' : Thankful to'the public for their very liberal patronage / heretofore, they tope to merit a conrihuanc'eof the same. Store oo JfAjLV ST. next door to Bowmaa’s Exchange Hotel. F SMITH A MANX. ~ Altoona, Majr 12, 1863. ULTERIOR STOCK OF LIQUORS. O —JOHN IH. FRITOITEf in now able to offer to hili ,c«slqmei»|;aod the public “at large, v r stock of the j-yreat Uqtiora brought into thin JaarketTfcoaiprising .n parttbo followtng varieties + tfHXfiKY-XlllfSll, SCOTCH, OLD BODKBON. WINE—jfOHt, gRKItRV, OLD MADEIRA. OTA HD, DDPPy i CO I‘ALEBRASDT- These can all be warranted; and in addition to the**, FBITCHBy haa on hand a large variety of Wines, WhUky and Brandy, to which they invite. the«partidular Attention of the public. ■ Altoona. May 12.1863. HAMSIf HAMS! HAMS!-Lj„,t re celvetl, 4: large lot of Hama •d th* beet brands in market. Kvery £»ne sold is gtmnvn- Mat ii FHXTCHBY’S Vf ACKEBEL—NOS. 1,2, AND a, -LvJL fn ail sized package#, new. aud each' package warranted. Jofit receirad and for sale low by ' I AS! TjEAS! TEAS!—FIiITCHEY JL is selling superior to any ever offered id Al toona. They are free of adulteration, coloring, or mix ture of aivjr kind; Hardware of all desobip tiuu* just received ami for sale by i 15-tfj [; J. B. UHsBMAW A BDOMINAL SUPPORTERS. Tms paTjL aeaatul SUmjluerßracts for nalß at G. W. KBSSLETS’I* XTEW STOCK OF BOOTS A SHOES *, , for_M.il nod Boy*, fAili.-r mid Mi'.*--, (nrt rec’d til 1 laikjhmas’ A NOTHEB LARGE LpT OF THE A. CELKBBATKJ) J«Rj»KV lIAMB Jnet received end hr »»le at ; ■ FIUTCIIkV'B E. B. UcCRUM. ■ - ~ . J B.C.DERN, , EDITOBB AND PIOPEItfOKS. Ppr HiunvjD, (payubje invariably In advance,) $1 60 All papers diacoalinued at tbe expiration of the time paid to»V ; 1 insertion : 2 do. 3 do. 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Obituary notices exceeding ten lines, fifty cents asqnare ASPIRATIONS. ijlh, Jf from this valley lonely, * * ! By the chilling fog oppressed, , I could find an exit only, : Oh, Lew would 1 feel mie blessed? .! Yonder see I hills in splendor, Younger, greener, ev’ry d»y. ; find I now but pinions slender, .. ; Towards those bills I'd fly away. Ttiere .died recently in a mil lionaire gained Don Joachim Gomez, whose property at his death amounted to nearly five; million of dollars, and the cir cumstances attending whose death would form thie basis for a romance pf the most thrilling sensational description. In for mer yedrs, before the slave trade was so much kept in check as it has been for the few years past, the island of Cuba was the great transatlantic depot, ;in which the cargoes of slaves from the African coast were landed and disposed of either to .planters in Cuba ,or purchasers frpm the Southern States. [ In this business, as is well] known, rapid fortunes were made, the profits of a single successful voyage being sufficient for a brilliant fortune; but, as a rule, the slave-traders, like all other kind of gamblers, Verified the old adage. “ Soomeamed, soon spent,” and as a con sequence, Havana and the principal towns on the island,'where these dealers resorted to get rid of their gold, became the Meccas for the penniless .pilgrims to the shrine of fortune—for the most part desperate ad ventmers, who, despairing of ever reach ing the pecuniary pinnacle to which their aspirations soared, by any process of honest industry were ready to turn their wits and bend their energies In any direction which promised soonest to lead to the coveted and wished for goal. Of course, all the ad venturers who sought the shores of Cuba were noil of this class, and there were no doubt many who saw in the dim distance an affluence earned by honest industry, and endeavored to realize it; but tjbe number of this class were in the minority. What Sacramento and San Francisco were when the gamiblers were in full blow', the prin cipal towns ift Ouba were at the time the deceased millionare arrived, some thirty years ago, in Havana, a-penniless adven turer fnjm,the Canary Isles, with plenty of sharp wits, and an earnest desire to use them to [some purpose. The ordinary high-, ways toj fortune were crowded by hundreds of as sharp-witted fellows iis himself, and Gomez thinking it would take 100 long to get the inside track of them on the beaten path, left them and carved a new track for himself, iby becoming a religious devotee. He managed to, save, m a fefryetfrs, enough monivy tjo start a small brokerage business for the accommodation of sailors, and by the reputation which lie gained for honesty and integrity, soon increased Ijis business until hej gained a respectable position in society, and had the reputationjof doing a thriving business. His reputation became 'known all over the city for honesty, and he was accounted the very soul of honor, and his reputation gained for htfn the en tree to that circle which he desired to reach, and which was closed to His brother ad venturers —the old Castilian families. # .1. MILKS M’CL'NE AL.BKRT WILSON. [a m.] RRITCHEY. Tl*iE= ALTOONA TRIBUNE. TKBXS OP ADVXEIUnto §kmt 1- - Harmonies I hear resounding, 1 Tones so sweet ami heavenly clear. And the gentle zephyrs bounding ; Bring me fragrance incense here, Gulden fruits I see.there beaming ' ’Mid the foliage bright and gay," Ami the flowers yonder gleaming.' j Never can be winter's prey. l|b, how great must be the pleasure j Endless sunshine there to see, And the air—beyond all measure, i liow refreshing must it be. ifut the roaring streams restrain me. ; I hushing furious here between;. l(ising tides with fear constrain me. • Ibnrur fills meal the scene. Voudoi' see u boat is tult'iug; ; Bill h boatman,there i’ll -noed. l|p and in it, without lot’nng; i Ev’ry hail is blest indeed.; I'.hmi must trust and ,ne\i*r; tarry, j Fur the gods uafer pledge their band. onderH only can thee cair) . jSaiely to that fairy hind. A | FEAEFUTj REVENGE. ALTOONA, PA., WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER % 1863 Among the families in which he became intimate was that of a celebrated physician, whose family of a wife and two lovely daughters, the eldest of whom was be trothed to the-scion of one of the oldest families in Havana. Gomez was smitten with the charms of the youngest daughter, but while the father, who had the highest regard for him, would have accepted him for a son-in-law, the girl could not*forget her bid Castilian prejudices and the mature age of Gomez at the same time, and when he presumed to address her she spurned him with the utmost contempt. Gomez swallowed his disappointment and chagrin without making a wry and witli much art begged the girl’s fWgiveness tor his presumption, and made her promise never to let her father know of the matter, at the same time he was burning to be re venged on the whole family. An oppor tunity soon presented itself. The physician had long desired to visit the land of his an cestors and made up his mind finally to take his family there for a tour, intending if he liked the country to settle there with his family. He sold all his property, and after placing the bulk of his money (§lOO,- 000) in the hancks of Gomez, for safe keep ing, sailed. After his departure Gomez increased his business and grew rich rapidly, v After an absence of two years, the doctor and his family returned in company with his in tended son-in-law, and it was intended that the marriage should be celebrated forthwith, with the greatest pomp and splendor. The physician during his tour in Europe had spent ail the money he had taken with him, and after his return lie called at the house ot his friend Gomez to draw a portion of pis money. Gomez re ceived him with the most affectionate dem onstrations of friendship, and after drink ing a bottle of wine together, the doctor stated his business. G omez started at him with well-eflected astonishment, and denied that the physician had ever deposited any money with him. The physician was sur prised and endeavored to brush up his friend’s memory by recounting the circum stances ot the affair, but still Gomez domed and challenged the doctor to produce anv proofs of his having made such a deposit. The fearful truth then hurst on the mind of the victim. He had trusted his whole fortune to the keeping ot this man without a scrap of paper to prove it, and now he was left penniless, and his family beggars. He ran out of the banker's house scarcely knowing and caring less where he ran.— No one believed his story, the reputation of his destroyer was above reproach, and it was the general opinion that he had lost his money gambling in Europe. The marriage was broken up, and the family retired to obscure apartments, where the wife died after a short time. The triumph of Gomez, however, was of short duration. He had how attained the very summit of his ambition. His mansion in the “Calle do O’rreilly,” the aristocratic quarter of Havana, was the most sumptu ous in town, and every Sunday he was "driven to the Cathedral in a magnificant carriage, and occupied the front pew, the envy of the less wealthy members of the chifrch, while at the same time the poor physician upon whose ruin these riches had been built, was suffering with his family the keenest pangs of despair. But the end came. One Sunday, a few'weeks after the occurrence related above, Gomez was in his usual place in church, and when the bell sounded for communicants to advance to the alter rails, Gomez left his pew and advanced. He had scarcely knelt down when a man with unshaven beard and dis hevelled hair was observed walking with a quick pace -up the centre aisle. No notice was taken, the congregation sup posing him to be a communicant also.— The stranger knelt down beside Gomez, and remained there with bowed head until the officiating priest came down the altar steps to administer the sacrament, when the stronger suddenly arose, and shoving the’Clergyman back, cried, “This shall be his sacrament,” at the same tithe breaking a bottle of liquid on the head of Gomez, and swallowing the contents of another vial. He died instantly, and when the horror-stricken congregation rushed up, they recognized in the suicide the onca prosperous and happy physician. Gomez was taken home to hjs sumptuous residence, which he never left fill death. The vial contained a subtle preparation of poison ous acids, which gradually eat away the flesh off his head and face, and he became u hideous object, so hideous that the latter years of big life, he saw no person only those who attended him. Tire two daughters of the unfortunate physician were driven by despair to lead dissolute lives, and disappeared from Havana soon after the melancholy affair which termi nated their 1 parents existence. This story i is no fable but a strict narrative of facta I —the nape of the principle character be- | lug slightly altered—r-as they were related | to us by a gentleman who has been for a long time’n resident in Cuba, and familiar with the circumstances of the case a 5 we have related them.-— Brooklyn Eagle, «- A great fortune in the hands of a fool is a great misfortune. ' . [independent in everything.] A dead man was found a fjaw days since, floating near the Brooklyn shore of the East Kiver, and on being taken to the dead house, was unhesitatingly recog nized by a young woman and heri mother as the husband of the former, to whom she had been, married but a few 1 months previously. The strong personal resem blance of the deceased to the husband, who had been for several days missing, was fully confirmed by a very singular circumstance, that settled the matter be [ yond all question in the minds of both.— The missing husband was known to have worn, on leaving heme, a woolen under ,shirt, that his wife, in sport, had orna mented with some kind of fancy stitch in the closing up of the garment on one side, and not having suitable buttons a|t hand, had in the same spirit substituted hooks and byes upon the bosom. Both p( these peculiarities, very singularly, existed in the undershirt found upon the deceased. The youthful widow, as she imagined j herself to be, thrown upon her own re- ( sources lor support, obtained a situation | in the store of a fashionable millinery es- i tablishment, where her good looks, and especially a display of luxuriant curls, . attracted the attention of u young man | who had occasion to pass the place on his j way to New York, and seeking her ac quaintance, oft’ered her marriage, which she accepted, after satistiying herself as to his correctness of character. They, had been married but a few months, when the wife was beyond meas ure astonished one day by the re-appear ance of her former husband, who could give no satisfactory reason beyond a mere freak of fancy', for his sudden disappear ance, and her second partner, having in every way proved more worthy and desi rable than the first, she refused to comply with his demand of resuming her relations to him as wife. He then sought redress through the aid of the law, and the sub ject was brought before one of the court*. Able counsel was employed on both 1 sides, and the singularity of the affair made it tor tlie time, as would naturally bje sup posed, a matter of much public interest, which was in no small degree enhanced by the personal, charms of the defendant in the case. When the presiding, judge had heard the evidence and arguments on both sides, and haa taken a proper time to consider the case, he decided that in consequence of the voluntary abandon ment of his wife by the first husband, for which he could offer no reason whatever, providing no means in his absence for her support, and the second husband pro viding in every way more worthy jthe re gard she professed for him in refusing to return to her former partner, he Consid ered it but common justice that she should be allowed to choose for herself between the two. It is scarcely necessary to add that she decided in favor of her last hus band. The two left the court roejm to gether, amid applause from the spectators that the presiding officer had as little in clination as he had power to suppress. There may have been less of law than of common sense in such a decision, but its justice was no less apparent than the wis dom of Solomon in the matter of the two women in relation to the child ; and it was so regarded by the public at large A Kind Judge.—A very learned and compassionate judge in a western State on passing sentence On one Jones, who had been convicted of murder, concluded his remarks as follows: The fact is, Jones, the court did not at firet intend to order yon to be executed be fore next spring; but the weather is so very cold; our jail }s unfortunately in a bad condition ; much of the glass in the windows is broken ; the chimneys are in such a dilapidated state that no fire can be made to render your apartment comforta ble ; besides, owing to a great number of prisoners, not more than one blanket can be allowed to each; and to sleep souiid and comfortably, is therefore out of the! ques tion. In consideration of these circum stances, and wishing to lesson your Suffer-* ings as much as possible, the court, in the exercise of its humanity and compassion, do hereby order you to be executed to morrow morning, as soon after breakfast as may be convenient to the Sheriff and agreeable to you. “A Whole Naoek.” —At a recent ne gro celebration, an Irishman stood listen ing to Fred. Douglas, who was expatiating upon Government* and Freedom, and as the orater caqje to a period from the high est political heights, the Irishman! said: “Be dad, he speaks well for a nager.’’ “Don’t you know,” said one,- “that he isn’t a negro ? he is only half negro.” “Only a half nager, is he ? Well, if a half nager can tialk in that style, I’m thinking a whole nager might beat the prophet Jeremiah. “ Ma, get down oh your-hands and knees a minute, please.” “Why, what shall I do that for pet.” “ Cause I want to draw an elephant.” SINGULAR CASK OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY- TATTLING. “ It is a great thing to mind one’s own business,” said a certain philosopher ; and he was right It is a;“great thing” toi' let other people’s business alone, and this; i much is implied by the maxim above quo-! ted. In fact, there is hardly a class of; I pests in modern society—and they ’ are . numerous —so superlatively contemptible as that class known as tattlers or meddlers |in other people’s business. We don’t. | admire a thief ; we have no affinity for; ! gamblers ; we abominate drnnkarks, and ■ have no respect for misers; but either of ; these are first class gentlemen in compari j son. with the inquisitive jealous minded ; tattler, who goes mousing about in a garb 1 ot social respectability, puking his nose or | fingers into the affairs of his neighbors, i and seizing upon; every frilling circum j stance that comes: within the wide swoop j of his remorseles curiosity for the purpose jof making capital against those whose | character he cannot understand, because jit is pure and above impeachment. These | mischief making - busy bodies arp simply lan unmitigated nuisance, and should be 1 frowned upon by all sincere lovers of social peace and happiness. The man of woman Who can find no better employ ment than tattling, had better jump into the nearest body ,ot water and become tood for respectable fishes. In that way; j the tinny tribe would gain a little in their commissary department, and society above water bo immensely purified. Loastini; Onk’s Ski.f.—lf the Lord has i beautified us with, many graces and gifts : above otliors, we must not exalt ourselves i above others ; we must look upon our j solves as considered in ourselves, to be the | same still. . Can the wall say it bath light | upon it ? So, if God hath shined upon thee, and left others in darkness, art thou the bettor of thyself ? Shall the pen boast itself because it hath written a fair epistle? Who made it ? Who put ink in it 1 Who guided it ? The glory belongs not to the pen bui to the writer. What though God hath used thee, and not others, in some great work > The praise is His, not thine, we praise not the trumpet, but him that sounds it. Paul was a better trnmpeter than ten thousaijj-1 others, and yet he saith: “1 am nothing.” The smoke, a dusty and obscure vapor, climbs up into the light, rising alxive the pure air around it. Many exalt themselves above their brethern, for gifts and outward things, which are the trapping, and make not the difference be tween man and man ; !md if a man were the taller because lie stood on a hill, or a man had a better body because he had a better suit on, he is the same man still. — We are not to be proud even of our graces, much less of outward things.— Preston. An Old Lady’s Advice to heb Son.— “Now, John, listen to me—l’m older than you, or I could’nt be your mother. Never do you marry a young woman, be fore you have contrived to happen to be around four or five times before breakfast. You should know how late she lies in bed in the morning. You should take notice whether her complexion Is the same in the morning as in the evening, or whether the wash, and towel have robbed ter of her evening bloom. You should take care to surprise her, so that you may see her in her morning dress!, and observe how her hair looks when she is not expecting you. If possible, you should be where you can hear the morning conversation between her and her mother. If she is ill-natured and snappish to her mother, so she will be to you, depend on it. But if you find her up and dressed neatly fn the morning, with the same smiles, the neatly combed hair, the same ready and pleasant answers to, her mother, which characterized her de portment in the evening, and particularly if she is lending a hand to get the brakfast in good season, she is a prize, John, and the sooner you secure her to yourself, the better.” : A Funny Mistake. —One negro, slum bering with his feet pointing to a glim mering fife. Opens one eye, and gets a glimpse of them, as they (stand up in the obscurity. Mistakes them for two little negroes, and cries; ‘Gif fum ’fore mel* and relapses into sleep. After a while, opens the! other eye, and still seeing the in truders, says: ‘Gif fum ’fore me, I say,; I kitk you in de fire if yon don’t; 1 Will, shu’ —’ and again he snores. His dreams not being pleasant, lie soon opens both eyes, and still seetfig the little pests,! he draws up his foot for the threatened kick, but is alarmed to see the enemy advance upon him, and exclaims: ‘Wha, where you cornin’ to, now? Humph!' my own foot, by golly !” “ mister, give me a bundle of hay ?” : ! . “ Yes, my son. ■ Sixpence or shilling bundle ; . . “Shilling.” ; “Is it for your lather ?” ’ i “ No, guess ’taint —its for the boss, nay father don't eat hay |&“Thc quota of Kansas Is officially stated at 1,656. . k Sutherland, who baa been on trial at In* dianapolis Ibr'four dayß roFfllling'BSddy : A. Small, was acquitted on Thon&y.— His wife andthree children’ were in COurt : at the time. After the announcement of the verdict there followed a sceac says the Indianapolis J wnui, not often witnessed .in a court rootn. - SW pViiQMf ; ' thftt wfts —a prisoner npw ; no longer—fell upon his knees, and lifting his eyes toward heaven, uttered an earnest prayer of thanksgiving and praise to the God, whose justice and mercy had been so wonderfully manifested in him. The prayer was irresistibly , elo quent, and when Amen was pronounced. Amen came back in response from every part of the room, and there were tears in. every eye. All rose to their feet; the ac quitted man advanced and took each j un man by the hand with a fervent “God bless you! You have saved an innocent man from shame and disgrace ; you have taken a foul stain from my name.' God bless you!” And to the prosecutor, whose conduct in the case commands admiration from all for fairness and honesty, he gave a cordial “God bless you!” The old white haired father, whose firm trust had sup ported the son in the darkest hours of trial, now melted in fears of joy that his boy was acquitted of guilt, and his own: good name remained untarnished. The J udge, wiping his eyes of the tears that had come unbid den, ordered the Sheriff to adjourn the court. ' Lyceum Eloquence.— Bill Smith, a character in more ways than one, and especially noted for his flights of eloquence, spoke as follows upon the question: “Which is man’s greatest safeguard—the dog, or the gun?” j He espoused the cause of the dog, and after pronouncing an affecting eulogy upon that noble animttl,"he demolished his ad versaries and brought down the house by the following passage: “Soppsin’, for a tjtomentary moment, Mr. President, that you, sir, was travling, and suppose, sir, that night was to over take you, and you should have to camp in some dark howlin wilderness! And, in the black midnight, when yon laid fast asleep in the arms of Metamorpheous, a bar, painter, or other venomous inseck was to spring upon, what good would our gun do you then! And, Mr.'President, your dbg would have said by his forewarnin’ lamentations: ‘ ‘Take keer I look out! he’s a comm!” 1 F amily Records.- —The post office in a town in Dixie, was kept in the bar-room of a tavern a great resort for loungers. An old chap more remarkable for his coarse ness and fidelity than for -hie manners, was sitting there one day with a lot of hie boon companions, when the Methodist minister, a new comer, entered and asked for letters. Old Swipes spoke np bluntly. “Are you the Methodist parson, just come here to preach?”' “I am,” pleasantly- replied the minister. “Well,” said Swipes, “will you. tell ,me how old the devil is?” ' ■ “Keep your own family record,” replied the minister, and left the bouse amid the roar of the company. A Noble Fellow. —‘ln the great battle of Gettysburg, the color sergt of the Six teenth Vermont fell mortally wounded. At once a doxen men rushed up to seize the colors and bear them forward. The poor wounded sergeant grasped the staff with both his clenched hands; his eyes were already dimmed with death ; he Could not see who it was that tried to wrest his -charge from him, “Are you friends or enemies ?” he cried out. “We are friends, : was the reply, “give us the colors.” “Then, friends,” said he,“l am mortally wounded; let me hold up the flag till I die”—so say ing; he fell back dead. Surely, a nobler ; soldier than this poor fellow never lived. O' Wealth is not acquired, aj many persons suppose, by fortunate, speculations : and splendid enterprises, but by the daily practice of-industry, frugality, and econ omy. He who relies upon these means will rarely be found destitute and whosoever ■relies upon any other will generally become bankrupt. “I wish you would not smoke cigars!” saida plump little black eyedgirl to her lover. . - “ Why not smoke as well as ypur chim ney?” ' “Because chimneys don’t smoke lyhen' they are in good order.” He has quit smoking. tSeg“ We heard a good story the o#ier bight of two persons engaged in. a duel. At the first fire, one of the seconds propoed that they should hands and make up, The.other second sauThesawnopar ticular necessity for that, for their hands had been shaking ever since they began! ’ • ' ■" - ■'■-.w' ; Or Never trouble trouble, until trouble troubles you ; tor trouble unmet is often fid.trouble at all. 1 ' V Olfl 4 N0:42.
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