A STHAY LETTER.
BWT.nr one, I really meant tn write,
1 In iiuswerlojourlnst,
A wools up) this ory night i
I).iar Hie, how time lm lauuuslt
You pro I've boon so busy, Imp
Ami now ynit know tlin reason
Of my ncitloct fiom mom tilt nljiht
1'rt-i'iM lug fur I ho season.
Mamma and I together shopped
For nno whole wool: nml imiro,
Ami nil ilny Ioiir we novor stopped,
Hut wont from store to store
All through llroadwny, both tip nnd down,
On oltlior sldo the utroot i
Ami oil, such pattern I I doelnro
None ever wcro no sweet.
o bought, itcnr me I now let mo see,
Twelve dresses for Mamma ;
And for myself Just twonty-tliroc
You should have heard l'aii
Go on nliout thu bills, ho tallied
Like one bcroft nf reason,
As If we Isith could llvo wlllinut
Our wardrobe for ttie season.
Oh door I tho men nr heartless miltoj
I fonr in.! honrt will hronlc.
To think, sweet eon, I lay last night
One whole long hour nwako
For oh, to hoar l'u talk such stuir,
And prophesy distresses;
I vow I haven't half cnotiKh
With firty dltrcront dresses 1
I fool so tired, so very tired
With working hard nil day,
1 fonr 1 sha'n't lnnko out to wrtto
The half I've Rot to say.
I never sew, good gracious! no,
I lenvo that to Miss Prink
Hut then It Is such wenry work
To have to sit and think.
To think what buttons, while or brown,
Tor Hits dross and for that,
What sort of trimming will look ls'st,
' "What llowors for your lint.
And then to-day I'vu wound four skeins,
And one of them was double,
While nil required the nicest pains,
And gave me so much trouble I
And oh, the trying on, It's worse
Thnn nil tho rest beside!
This nook Is high, this waist too short,
This steevo n trllle wide.
I'm like n martyr nt the stake,
Alas! It's no use sighing;
I'd rather sit till day and mako
Thau bo forever trying.
To think n whole week has gone by
Hlnco I received a call,
For we're so busy, Mn and I,
Wo don't receive lit all.
I'm almost dying, too, to know
About my friends the (.'liases,
Whnt gixsls Ihey bought, wo met, nt lonst,
In llfty dltrcrent places.
Of sntlns, silks, delaines, berego,
My brain Is always teemtiig,
Of tarltons, poplins, muslins, tulle
I am forever dreaming.
In visions through tho night I see
All round mo cherub faces,
With wings of gatue, look out and smile
Trom clouds composed of I.iecs.
Tho clock's nt twelve, my ormolu,
Its silvery stroke I hear;
And now, sweet rnz, I'll say adieu,
A thousand kisses, dear.
Ma chtc cime, I've nothing moro
I'artlcular to toll,
So for tho present tu jvroiV,
Fiom yours sincerely llKi.r.n.
AGRICULTURAL.
FIrIrt Corn.
Hvkky man lias a definite notion of
what field corn i, yet how different are
those ideas ! To tho Canadian or Maine
render it menus a little live-foot variety,
with eight-Inch cars, and eight-rowed ;
tho kernels usually yellow as gold, and
hnrd as flint. Ho plants it in rows three
feet apart, nnd in hills twenty to twenty-four
inches apart in the rows. It
may be planted in June, and cut up in
ninety days. To tho Connecticut Val
ley and New York farmers field corn is
larger, coarser, taller, of larger ears, of
more various colors and qualities plant
ed in hills three to three and a half feet
apart, usually in May, nnd harve.-ted in
September, allowing one hundred and
twenty or moro days for it to mature
enough to bo cut up. As we go West
and South tho size of tho plant and the
length of season required for its devel
opment and perfection increase; four
nnd flv.e feet apart is no unusual distance
to And tho hills,. and the ears, instead of
being eight-rowed and twelve to four
teen inches long, as in tho Middle and
Eastern States, aro .short, thick, and
twelvo to twenty rowed, while tho ker
nels loo their ilinty character, in a
measure, and gain a certain mealiness,
nnd in shape resemble a gourd seed or
horse's tooth. Tho varieties of corn are
almost infinite (if we may use tho ex
pression); and yet it is remarkable that
the plant is everywhere governed by the
samo rules of culture, and Instructions
good for Maine will apply in Louisiana.
Corn needs a deep anil rich soil, or es
pecial manuring, and tho ground must
bo dry and warm. Tho culture should
lio thorough previous to pulverization,
with the dissemination of manure
through the soil, by ploughing and har
rowing, unless, indeed, tho corn be
planted on a good sward, turned under,
in which ca.se manuring with a good
compost, stable manure, or some concen
trated fertilizer in tho hill is desirable
on soils which need manuring to ensure
good crop. After planting tho culture
should consist in keeping tho weed
down, nnd the surface free and open, for
tho action of tho air and the absorption
of dew and other moisture.
The stalks should not bo so crowded
that they cannot mature well; and If
tho culture bo thorough, farmers goner-
ally err in putting the drills too far
ttpart, and letting too many stalks stand
in each hill. It is much more oeononil
cal of spaco to plant in drills; tho stalks
a foot apart, nnd tho drills thirty inches
to four and a half feet, according to tho
variety, this distance being a Ilttio less
than half tho height of the stalks on an
average. Never allow more than four
stalks to a hill. If all tho culture Is to
bo dono by horse-power, it pays to sac
riilco a llttlo of tho land to convenience,
nnd put tho com In hills equally distant,
nnd in true rows, running both ways.
New York JyiicultiirM,
Sheep.
'b aro strong advocates for shearing
Bheop unwashed. They may thus bo
Bheured much earlier ; thero is little dan
ger of their taking cold; tho coolness of
tho weather is supposed to influence a
moro rapid renewing of their covering ;
nnd by tho time tho Summer's sun beats
down hot and scorching upon their
backs, tliey are sufllclently protected not
to bo blistered, ns sometimes happens In
Into shorn flocks. All flocks ought to
bo dipped after shearing. Unless the
THE
ticks or lice tiro vory thick, tho dipping
hIioiiIiI bo postponed till wanner weath
er than we usually have In May. The
gradual acetistoinliiK of sheep to grass is
iiilto us lintiorlant as the same treat
ment for nent cattle. Do not withhold
tho grata, hut keep It up until afler Hie
Hock It well established upon grass.
They should also ho turned to grass
gradually, two or three hours a day, in
addition to their full regular feeding of
hay, etc. Xo one should overlook tho
great value of his slock as manure-ma
kers. This will la many parts of tho
country make it vory remunerative to
have tho cows all yarded or stabled at
night and tho sheep folded.
Grape Vines
may yet bo planted. In most localities
tho vines are already tied to the trellis ;
but where there are late frosts It is bet
tor to leave them on the ground, where
they can be protected. In putting thorn
up after the buds have started there is
great danger of Injuring the young
shoots by careless handling. A hatover
may ho the system upon which a vine
is to bo trained, it must ilrst be prepared
for the operation, and the attention of
tho cultivator must bo devoted to get
ting a strong plant to work upon. Tho
proper way to do this is to let a young
vine grow only one shoot the llrst year
The second year two buds are to bo per
mitted to grow. Those who begin thus
will have a vino upon which they may
practlseany kind of training tlieyplea-e,
To Destroy House Flics.
Jlou.sr. flics may be effectually do
stroyed without the use of poison. Take
half a teaspoonful of black pepper In
powder, ono teaspoonful of brown sugar
and one teaspoonful of cream ; mix them
well together, and place them In the
room on a plate, where tho tiles at e trou
blesoine, and they will soon disappear
UNINTENTIONAL INFLUENCE
It is thought by many persons that
we each carry with us a certain atmos
phere, or a mesmeric influence, by which
we affect others in various ways. 1 low-
ever tills may be, or however uncon
scions we mny be of our own influence
on those arountl us, Ave cannot bo bison
sihle to the different effects produced on
ourselves by the various persons with
whom wo come in contact. There are
tho-o whom we sincerely respect, and
with who-e personal appearance, con
versiition, and manners wo can find no
very definite fault ; and yet wo feel our
selves repulsed by an unpleasant some
tinny which we cannot explain. So
there are others who draw us to them
selves by an indefinable charm.
One friend brings into our dwelling a
glowas of sunshine, while tho influence
of another is like the softer radiance of
the moonlight. One receives us like a
sea-breeze after a sultry day; and yet
with another this lireeziness is carried
to such an excess that thero is no more
repo-o for us in that presence than in n
gale of wind. One will so put his soul
into a smile, or a warm grasp of the
hand, that we shall be the happier from
the memory of it for hours or even days
afterward ; Jiitt thero are others, alas
poor sottis: wno.-o mnuence grates on
tho nerves like tho creaking of a door
or a di-cord in music.
1 recollect, years ago, attending morn
ing prayers in an Episcopal church, in
one of the cities of a neighboring State,
on Now Year's Day. Tho servico was
an interesting one, and tho greetings
that followed were very pleasant, osp
chilly ono from a lady, who, altliougl
wo were unknown to each other oven by
name, gave mo her cordial good wishes.
On our way homo wo met a person, til
a stranger, the expression of whoso face
in contrast with the scene we had left,
chilled us like a blast from the polar re
gions. 'Was tho man sensible of being
out of harmony with tho cheerful life
around him?
1 have sometimes compared the influ
once of certain friends to the varying
perfumes of certain plants or llowors.
One excellent woman, not particularly
pleasing in outward appearance, but
gifted with abundance of practical wis
tlom and energy, and mn-t true in the
Christian discharge of difficult duties
was like the refreshing odor of some of
the aromatic herbs. Another, a youn
lady, who combined with a good deal of
personal beauty u mind of rare loveli
ness and spirituality, reminded me of
the ethereal fragrance of the heliotropi
Neither character could by any possi
bllity bo transformed into the other ; but
each was excellent in its own place ami
way.
Tho question may arise, How far aro
we accountable for those subtle inlluen
ccs that go out from us? Undoubtedly
thero are some characteristics so inlie
rent in our individual natures that we
cannot change them ; but over the vol
untary manifestations of our varying
moods, and even our permanent feel
lugs, wo should exercise control from
Christian principle, as they affect, more
or less, the comfort and happiness of
those around us. Monthly lictiytous
Mayaxinc,
AMERICAN VELVET.
Tnn machinery for tho manufacture
of American velvet was introduced into
this country by the inventor, a Mr.
Holt, of Cheshire, England, and its su
periority in tho matter of rapidity is
said to bo as. great as that of the modern
railroads over tho stage-coach system.
Tho method is as follows! Oroovetl
brass rods or wires were placed under
tho web which forms the pile, secured
by threads woven into tho warp. Tho
weaver cuts tho threads by means of a
knlfo held in tho hand, tho bhido of
which slides along the groove, dividing
tho pile Into two rows of threads, thus
giving a nap or pllo of the depth Insert
ed. Tho manufacture, according to the
patented method, Is accomplished by
weaving two warps or foundations, with
a middle warp alternately rising Into
the upper and lower, being secured by
twoshuttlos niovlngiit once. Tho knlfo
moves horizontally, in tho tame direc
tion us tho shuttles, and tho two warps
COLUMBIAN, BLOOM'SBTJIIG, SATURDAY, JUNE 2,
and tho pile between are divided, and
the naps me cut tint oinial lengths. Two
piled fabrics, tho exact counterpart of
each oilier, are thus made at ono time.
The shuttles and knives are all Impelled
by the ordinary motions of the power-
loom. Theslalemenl thai one hundred
and leu picks or threads are made in a
minute (or nearly two every second)
will give some idea of tho rapidity of
tho manufacture. A man with the pat-
nted machine can make from lifty to
Ixty ynriN per week, while eight or ten
yards would ho a good week's work for
une person should ho make use of the
ordinary hand-loom, Tho saving of la
bor by this process over the wire-weav
ing method is estimated at from llfty to
seventy per cent., whllo tho fabrics are
equal anil in some respects superior to
those of foreign make. '1 he looms aro
adapted to the munufticttiro of piled
fabrics, such as silk plush, since an art I
do of this nature for gentlemen's caps
has become very popular as a substitute
for fur. Tartan or clan velvets are also
made.
FOR YOUTHFUL READERS.
The I.inl Chilli
i,l along the beautiful German riv
ers you can see, scattered on tho over
hanging hills, gray ivy-castles. Some
of them arc crumbling into ruins, and
some are as steady and as grand as over.
Dreary they look to us, as places to live
in, but they liaveall been pleasant homes
once, for love can make any homo pleas
ant. In one of these castles, some years
ago, thero lived a beautiful lady and lit
tie girl. This lady's husband was a sol
dier, and had gono away to fight in a
foreign war ; so she was nil alone, except
her servants and her child, HttloOrotch
en ; that is tho same as Margaret It
means a pearl, you know, and site was
more precious to her mother than many
pearls, for Daily (.ortrudo, as the people
called her, loved that little girl more
than her own life. Oretehon hud u sweet
voice, as many of the Gorman children
have, nnd it made the old castle glad as
she ran about m the lonely rooms, sing
ing tho ballads which her mother Used
to teach her.
One time her mother had to go to a
distant city, and leave (Iretchen with
her nurse. It was tho llrst time in her
life that sholmtllclt her darling for so
long a time. Many wcro the commands
which she gave the servants to look af
ter nnd for her child, but they were care
less, nnd (Iretchen was left to wander
round at her pleasure, oven outside tho
gates of the castle. It was nearly sunset
ono afternoon when a band of strolling
phivers, who had been hanging around
the castle, were surprised at hearing a
root baby voice sing over their ballads,
nut at seeing G'retchen's pretty childish
figure among them.
Her love of their songs laid led her to
follow these roving players so far that
now it was nearly, nightfall nnd she
mild not find her way home, and with
tearful eyes she begged the old woman
who saw her first to take her to her
mamma. It was growing cold, and her
little dress of thinnest lawn was but
poor protection. She clasped her hands
and cried bitterly: "Take mo home.
nlinse take me Jiome. 1 am mamma's
pearl, and if I get lo.-t she will die; see
litis is my mamma," and she drew from
her bosom a little miniature of the Lady
Gertrude. It was set with pearls and
brilliants; the old woman's hand grasp
ed it eagerly, but Grctchen's look of
agony stopped her,
" We'll take you home," they said
"but your home is a great way from
hero."
So they dressed her like a gipsy child
and led her with them, far away from
the Lady Gertrude, far from the castle
by the Joining river, and far from all the
pleasant things which made up Gretch
en's home. And when she would heg
them to take her home they would tell
her that she was going toward her home
but it was a great way off. They tool-
the miniature and broke off its extpti
site setting, leaving only the painting
that she bore around her neck still, for
the picture was all she taied for.
The lady of the castle returned, and
there was mourning far and wide for the
lost child, the darling of tho castle.
They searched for her many weeks, but
thelrsearch was useless, and finally they
said she must have been drowned in tho
river or lot in tho forest, but no one dar
ed to whisper it to tho lady of tho castle.
for fear it would brink her heart. And
so tho light of the castle went out for
Lady Gertrude, and all its beauty faded
The roses clustered over the lattice and
hung in crlm-on wreathes around her
whitlow ; nnd they faded, and the green
pines were heavy and white with tho
snows of AVinter ; but it was all alike to
her; the light of her life had faded .too,
Her harp was untouched In the hall
for the only nuisle which sho could bear
to hear was tho music of Grotehcn'i
sweet chihll-h voice as it sung in Iter
heart forever. Years went by, and her
friends used every effort to comfort her
In her sorrow ; nnd she went with them
to Grotchcn's room for tho llrst time
since her loss. Tho moon shono clear
and bright that evening onthelittlobed
and its snowy covering, and pillow
where sho had so oiten watched her rosy
sleep; and the mother knelt by tho lit
tie bed, anil prayed earnestly that God
would glvo her back her darling In Ills
own good time, and help her to say
"Thy will be done."
They went out together, the knight
Siegfried and his lady. And all the
land was full of their deeds of kindness,
The wliolo hope of Iter life seemed to bo
that she might comfort all who wero In
sorrow, even ns sho hoped that Got!
would one day comfort her. Hut her
sorrow took away her strength nnd
health, and they went at last, the knight
and his lady, to seek for both In sunny
Italy. Her sickness was such as no
change of climate could euro; not even
the sweet blue skies of Floronco and the
breath of Its thousand Dowers, Yet
thero was always in her heart a faint
hope that one day her darling would
como back to her. It grew fainter eve
ry day, mid she never breathed It to any
one. She was thinking about it one
pleasant afternoon in early Spring nssho
lay on a couch by nn open window.
rhev lind taken Iter there, for she was
scarcely able to walk through the room.
She lay watching the busy crowds In tho
streets, for it was it feast day, and the
flower girls went In nnd out among the
crowd, bearing their fragrant burden?.
"Tuko these flowers, lady," said n
sweet voice by tho window, and a fair-
haired girl in a festal dress looked pity
ingly nt her, and laid a spray of snowy Jn-
ponicas itiion tho window scat. Sho
spoke Italian, but not ns the natives
speak; nnd although very sunburnt,
yet iter golden hnlr and blue eyes look-
d strangely out of place among the
dark-eyed Florentines. Something in
her voice sounded strangely familiar to
the Lady Gertrude something liko
echoes which laid long lingered In her
heart. The llowor girl had given tho
sweetest flowers in her basket to tho
lek stranger, nnd hastened nway, trill
lug, as sho went, a few notes of n little
song, the same that used to echo through
tho halls In the old castle by the river
The lady called her hack nnd nsked her
all about her home. "Was she a Floren
tine? She could remember but very
little about her enrly life. She had not
alwayslivcd In Florence. It was a long,
long way off; when she lived far north,
when she laid a mother. Sho had her
mother's picture with her, and she drew
from her bosom tho llttlo broken minia
ture. It was there, Just ns she herself had
lasped it on Grotchen's neck, so many
years ngo ; and as tho lady looked at it,
sho scarcely recognized it lor her own
picture. That was so bright and beau
tiful, and she herself was- worn anil faded
with long watching and sorrow. She
spoke in German, and called her by tho
endearing names that sho used to at
home, until at last the flower girl be
uno conscious of the truth, nnd as it
flashed on her mind, she sunk beside the
couch and buried her face in tho folds of
her mother's dress; and tho two wept
together for tho joy of their hearts. The
sunset died over the river and the stars
came out hi tho sky while mother and
child sat together in happiness too deep
for words. And health and strength
came back to tho mother, and before
many weeks were passed they went
back to Germany, nndGretchcn, their
own daughter, went with them tobethe
light of tho castle, the sunshine of the
Lady Gertrude's heart, as she had been
In years gone by. In that Italian city
thero is a little church, a perfect gem of
architectural beauty; a grateful mother
had lavished upon it all that wealth
could procure or tho mo-t perfect taste
devise. Tho altar cloth is of pure white
velvet, and Lady Gertrude's bridal
dress, and in its fringes aro woven with
cunning artifice the richest of tho jew
els which had long been the pride of
Lord Siegfried's family nnd her own.
In the floor of tho church thero is set a
llttlo tablet telling in a few German
words, in antique characters, tho story
of Lady Gertrude's life: " 1 have found
my child."
AFFECTION BEAUTIFULLY DIS
PLAYED.
Moxsnxn 1) and his wife wero
rich to luxuriance; but they li.nl a
daughter, tho oldest, in whom their
pride had once centred, who, by a sad
dispensation of Providence, was render
ed a cripple for life. No marriage anil
no betrothment lay before her desolate
and widowed maidenhood. Hut the
parents, with a tenderness worthy of all
emulation, atoned for the lack of wooers
by tho constancy and delicacy of their
devotion ; nnd as her ago drew on to
maturity, they determined to surprise
their unfortunate child with such show
of splcndomnd such token of their love
as should keep the smiles upon her pale
face, nnd lendsuch relief us friends could
lend to the desolation of her lot.
iV new suite of apartments wore added
to their rooms, unknown to her, and
furnished with the richest of Parisian
decorations. New Jewels were pur
chased and displayed upon tho delicate
ly-wrought toilet-tables; a new portrait
of iter pale face, dono at the hands of
tiio most distinguished artist, hung upon
tho wall ; and chairs ami lounges, rich
with brocade, invited to repose and lan
guor. Garlands-anil vn-es ot orange
flowers perfumed tho air; gifts from
scores of friends wero scattered around
and everything bespoke the uppnrel nnd
tho pleasures of a bride.
Upon tho expected birthday all tho
dearest friends of tho poor girl wero in
vlted too.Wc; and by magic, as it seem
ed, tho now apartments were thrown
open to her bewildered gaze, and every
article of luxury was blazoned with her
cipher.
Tho child turned inquiringly to her
parents, and by their caresses was taught
that this was her bridal day; since now
sho was wedded anew, by all these to
kens, to her father's ami her mother'i
love, which would watch over her in
tho new and brilliant homo always,
Here, too, sho could invite, when anil
as sho chose, tho friends of her girlhood
anil if fate hud made her lot ono of null
tlenly retirement, it was yet quickened
with all tho luxuries of wealth, and the
better wealth of parental tenderness,
Say whnt wo will of the French, there
is very much in their domestic relations
to bo zealously admired. Not anywhere
In the wldo world docs a son so cling to
tho father, or the father to the son.
HABITS OF THE WASP.
Tin: subterfuges resorted to by mil
mills in search of food have been re
garded by tho general reader ns tho most
interesting and instructive portion of
tho works of naturalists. An incident
illustrative of the cunning of the wap
M'as recently related to us by nil observ
ing gentleman. A blue wap, known
as the solitary wasp, because it lives
nlouo In Its llttlo clay nest, was seen to
hurl itself upon the strong wheel-shaped
web of u largo spider, Hero It set up a
loud buzzing, liko tluit of a lly when ac
cidentally entangled in n similar wel
The spider, watching at tho door of his
silken domicile, stole cautiously forth.
Ills advance was slow, for ho evidently
felt that he was approaching no common
enemy. Tho apparently desperate yet
fruitless cfibris of the was) to free him-
elf encouraged the spider and lured
him forward. Hut when within some
three inches of his Intended victim the
wasp suddenly freed himself from his
mock entanglement, and darting upon
the poor spider, in a moment, as it were,
pierced him with ids deadly sting in u
hundred places. The wasp then bore
his ill-gotten spoil to his lonely homo.
This homo is built of clay, thlmblo-shnp-
ed, and originally containing but one
apartment. In tho lower part of thiscW'
fc-Mtc tho wasp deposits its eggs. Imme
diately over them it draws' a thin glu
tinous curtain, upon tills curtain It
packs nwny the proceeds of its hunting
excursions, such as spidoin, flies, and all
other Insects which it regards as suitable
food for Us young. Consequently, when
the young escape from the ova, they find
above them a well-stocked larder, and
gradually eat their way through the
choice depository, finally appearing to
the delighted world in tho agreeable
form and stature of perfect wasps.
WIT AND HUMOR.
"What plaything is above every oth
er? The top.
Vhi:n is a man thinner than n lath V
"When he's n-shavln'.
Timfiykh often till up the measure of
human character and actions.
It is not the varnish upon n carriage
that gives it motion and strength.
A sn.vim chain around u dog's neck
will not prevent ids barking or lilting.
Good news for husbands Ladles
wear their dresses longer than they used.
t what time should an inn-keeper
visit an iron foundry? When he wants
si bur-maid.
Advi'.usitv does not take from us our
true friends; it only disperses those who
pretend to be such.
"No pains will be spared," as the
quack said when sawing off a poor fel
low's leg to euro him of rheumatism.
A STitANr.nu to law courts hearing a
judge cull a sergeant " brother," express
ed Ids sttrpri-e. "Oh," said one pres
ent, " they aro brothers brothers-in-
law."
"Poon old General Debility!" ex
claimed Mrs. Partington, " it is surpris
ing how long he lives, mid what excite
ment he creates; the papers aro full of
remedies for linn."
A woman being induced to try the
power of kindness on her husband, and
being told that it would heap coals of
fire on his head, replied that she had
tried " boiling water, but it didn't do a
bit of good."
Am: them nil Hibles?" asked
countryman the other day in the regis
ter's olllco, pointing to tho big volumes
of wills upon tho shelves. "No, sir,
answered one of the clerks, " those aro
teMiimviitK."
A Nr.wsi'AlT.lt correspondent describ
ing tho costume of a belle at a recent
ball says: "Miss It., with that repug
nance to ostentation in dress which i
so peculiar to her sex, was attired in n
simple white lace collar, fastened with
a neat white button solitaire."
Hn.i-ixfis says: "I could never find
the meaning of tho word 'coll-hle' in
Webster. Hut riding ono day on the
New ork railway I saw it nil. It was
the attempt of two trains to pa.-s onoh
other on a single track. If I remember
correctly, it was a shocking failure."
"I think," said a fellow, the other
day, " I should make a good member of
Congress, for I u.-o their language. I re
ceived two bills a short time since, with
requests for immediate payment ; the
one I ordered to lie laid on the table
tno oiner to do reati that day six
months." I
A i,r.TTi:u from Paris reports that tho
fashionable women, not contented with
wearing crinolines the springs of which
are made of pure gold and silver, have
taken a fancy to boots with heels plated
with the fame precious metals. These
boots may bo seen in the shop window
of some of the fashionable shoemakers.
" Ir you had avoided rum," said a
wealthy though not intelligent grocer
to his Intemperate neighbor, "your ear
ly habits, industry, and intellectual abil
ities would now hnvo permitted you to
ride in your carriage." "And if you
laid never sold rum for mo to buy," re
plied tho bacchanal, "you would have
been my driver."
An apothecary's boy was lately sent
to leavo nt one house n box of pills, anil
at another six live fowls. Confuted bv
the way, ho left the pills where tho fowls
should havegoiuyind thofowlswhorotho
pills had been destined. Tho people who
received tho fowls wero astonished at
tho accompanying direction: "Swallow-
one every two hours."
Twr.XTV or twenty-five years ngo
old Phleg, up in Mndison County, was
telling his friend Jones coiisarnin' of a
tight. Phleg had vory llttlo education,
but Jo.ues was a man of right smart
reading. So Phleg went on tellin':
"And," says he, "they fit and fit."
"And," says Jones, with n knowing
look, " did they keep on fittin'?" Old
Phleg drawetl himself up, and looked
as sour us buttermilk into Jones's face.
Says lie; " You're mighty precise about
langwlgo roi T, then, blast you I"
An old fellow In a neighboring town
who Is original in all things, especially
in excessive egotism and profundity,
anil who took part in tho late great He
hellion, was ono day blowing in the vll
lngo tavern to a crowd of admiring lis
teners, and boasting of his many bloody
exploits, when ho wusiuterrtiptcd by
the question; "1 say, old Joe, how
many Hobs did you kill during the
war?" "How many did I kill, sir?
how many ltelis did I kill? Well, I
don't '.actly know how ninny; but I
know this much I killed as ninny o'
them as thai illil o' u ,"
186(5.
-0SKP1I ItlKGKIi .V II. S. FiHTIHl,
(Ijiteltlot'ol.Wlest Allrvln,)
importers mid Johhors of
DltY tiOODS,
No. ITNorth'l'hlidMlroel,
l'hlladcl'hlu.
11
USSFLD it WOODRUFF,
Wholesale Dealers In
T0I1ACC0S, CKIAItS!, l'llMIM, '., Ac,
Xu. 13 North Third tftroet, above Market,
l'hlladelnhln.
JOHN C. YEAGEH & CO.,
Wholesale Dcaleis In
HATS, CAl'H, HTUAW GOODS, AND
I,ADir.SFUltH,
Nn. ST7 North Third Street,
I'lilladclr-hla.
Q 1). H0HH1NS & CO.,
IllOX Mi:ilCIIANT.,
Northeast comer of Second and Vine Streets,
I'hlladclphla.
s. h
HKTTIjK,
lll'SIt, IIUNN A CO.,
imv noons,
No. 10 North Third Street,
Philadelphia.
with
pniSlIMUTII, HHOTIIKlt & CO.,
WIIOMiSAI.i: TOUACCO im.u.iaisi,
No. Kl Noitti Third Street,
llvo doors below Knee.
I-'actoi les, Nos. 221 and Si Quarry Street,
Philadelphia.
T
V. LAMHKHT,
nos, shott a co.,
with
Impoitursnnd Jobbers of
CLOTHS, r.'ASSI.Ml'.IUX, VlXTINCiS, Ac.
No.:l Market Stieet,
Philadelphia.
J UNCI ERICH & SMITH,
11IJ1.)'.S.1,J, UllUlTiltS,
No. 1 1 North Thhd'Slrcot,
Philadelphia.
J II. LONCiSTHKTl I,
PAPi:i;.HANaiN(i WAitiiiiocsi:,
No. 12 North Thlid Stieet,
Philadelphia.
("1 W. HLAHON .t CO.,
vJT.
Manufacturers nf
OIL CLOTHS AND WINDOW SHADKS,
Waiohouse, No. 121 Noi Ih Third Street,
Philadelphia.
jyj M. MAUPLK,
NOTIONS, HOSIF.IIY, (ILOV11S, AND
FANCY GOODS,
No. 3.1 North Third Street,
Philadelphia.
piKKNIX STOVH DEPOT.
IIHATr.IlS, KANOIX, AND STOVP-S,
Wholesale and Uotall.
l'ATKNT ANTI-DI'SjT COOKING KTOVK.
VULCAN HIlATllIl,
for beatltiK two or more rooms.
PAltLOIt, COOKING, LAl'NDUV, HKATINC,
and every vailoty or HTOVKH.
JOHN I. HP.SS,
No. "li) North Scoond Stieet, Philadelphia.
JOHN E. FOX & CO.,
STOCK AND HXCHANGi: UKOKF.nX,
No. II South Thlid Street,
Philadelphia.
SPlH'Ii: AND HANK-NOTF.S,
ALL KINDS OF STOCKS AND IIOND.S
botmht mill sold on commission. Attention Ktvcn
to collect Ions on all accesslhle points.
2KXXEDY, STA1HS & CO.,
WIIOI.F.SALF. FISH DIIALKIIS,
Nos, 1.10 and 1.12 Noith Wharves,
Philadelphia.
QIIAHLKS II. MAHPLE,
luipnitcrnud Dealer In
IIUANDir.S, WINKS, GINS, LIQUOltS,
WINK IHTTKUS, Ac,
No. 122 Ninth Third Stieet,
above Atcb, west side,
Philadelphia.
JfOYAL & HOYER,
Successors to
GILIlKItT, ItOYAL A CO.,
WIIOLKSALK DHUOOISTS,
Iiiisnlers and Dcaleis In
DllUGS, Mi:i)ICINl!, SPICIX, PAINTS, OILS,
GLA-is, DYK STl'ITN, Ac,
Nos. 'Mi and :ill North Thlid Street,
Philadelphia.
JAOEX, ROY!) & CO.,
COMMISSION MKItLTIANTS,
nml Wholesale Deateis In
LKAF AND MANUFAt'l'l'llKD TOUACCO,
S KG A US, AC,
No. 01 Ninth Third Stieet,
Philadelphia.
Consilium's can forward their stork "In llond,'
without prepnj-liii? the United States lax.
STAHLISHED 17t)a.
JOllDAN A JlltOTHKIt,
WI lOLKSAI.K O I tOCKUS,
mid Dealers In
HALTPKTItK AND llltlMSTONK,
No SO North Third Sheet,
Philadelphia.
ILLEU & HOST,
Successors to Franklin P. Seltzer A Co.,
Importers nnd Wholesale Dealers In
LliUrillts, WINKS, Ac,
Nos, liv mid 112 Noi Ih Third Street,
Philadelphia,
W. II. KOONH, Audit,
lllooiusbiim, Pa,
"yiLLIAM L. MADDOCK & CO.,
IK-nlers In
riNi: nniH'nitir.H,
No. 115 South Third Streil.opp, Girard Uault,
PillUddpllllt.
fplll-: UNION HOTEL,.
a.
Arch Street, hetween Third nnd l'jttrtli Streets,
l'hltadcliihla.
CHUIHTAVv'ilUi'ir;
Proprietors.
"AIT. VHHXON HOTEL,
Nos. 117 nnd 111) North Second Street,
l'lillaitcli'lila,
T. 11I.A1U.
S'
T. CHAHLES HOTEL,
ON THI! i:UI101'KAN 1'I.AN,
Nos. CO, (S, CI, nml (W North Third Streets, 3
between Mnrltot nnd Arih Streets,-'
l'hllndclphln.
CHAMXS KI.KCKKr.lt,
MnnnKer.
Q.1HAH1) HOUSE,
Corner of Ninth nnd Chestnut Streets,
Philadelphia.
II. W.KANAOA,
Proprietor.
yATSON A JANXKY,
Importers and Jobbei s or
BILK AND PANCV DIII-XS OOODH,
HIIAWI.S, .('.,
No. Ml Market Street,
Philadelphia.
2 A. HENDItY,
Successor to Hendry & Harris,
Mamir.iclnrcr and Wholesale Dealer In
HOOTS AND snoiw,
No. .M Noi Ih Third Street,
Philadelphia.
II.
with
PETEHMAN,
LIPPINCO ri' A THOTTKIl,
WHOLKSALI-: GItOCKUS,
No. 21 North Water Stuet,
nnd No. 20 North Delaware. Avenue,
Philadelphia.
QEOlttiE II. HOHEHTS,
Inipoiterniid Dealer 111
HAIlDWAlti:, CUTLKltY, GUNS, Ac,
No. P.ll Not Hi Third Street, ftbovo Vine,
Philadelphia.
B
EX J AM IN C1HEEN,
Dealer hi
CAltPFriNGS, WINDOW SHAPES,
OIL CLOTHS, MATS, Ac,
No. a) North Second Street,
Philadelphia.
J.
P. HEAHD,
v, Ith I.HTINCOTT, I'.OND A CO.,
Manufactuiers nnd Wholesale Dealois In
HATS, CAPS, FUHS, AND 8TIt AW GOODS,
No. Ill Market Street,
Philadelphia.
"JOVVE, EUSTON & CO.,
Manufacturers and Wholesalo Dcaleis In
COTTON YA HNS, CAIirilT CHAINS,
11ATTS, WICKS, Till YAltNS, COltDAGK,
IlItOO.MS, WOOD AND WILLOW WAHK,
LOOK'G GLASH1X, CLOCKS, FANCY I1ASKKTS
TA11LK, I'LOOlt, AND CAItltlAGK
OIL CLOTHS, Ac,
No. 530 Muket Street, south side,
Philadelphia.
J H. WALTER,
Ijile Waller A Kaub,
Iiniwrter nnd Dealer In
CHINA, GLASS, AND QUKENSWAHi:,
No. 311 North Thlid Stieet,
, between Itncc and Vine
Philadelphia.
J.STAHLISHED 1820.
JOHN ltKAKIItTACO.,
WIIOLr.SALi: DRUGGISTS,
nnd Donlors In
CTIKMICAI.S, MI'.DICINIW, PATKNT Mr.Db
CTNI'-S, SPICKS, PAINTS, OILS,
WINDOW GLASS,
VAItNISIIIX, DYKS, Ac, Ac,
Southeast ooruorflf Third nnd Callowhlll SK,
Philadelphia.
IDIHRUSTER & RROTI1ER,
importers and jobber or
HOSIKIlY, GLOVF.S,
S11IUTK AND DHAWKIIS,
BUTTONS, SUSPKNDKItS,
IIOOPSKIUTS.HANnKKItClIIFS,
THltKADS, SKWINO SILKS,
TltlMMINfiS, PORTK JIONNAIF.s
SOAPS,.PKItFUMKItY, FANCY OOODS, AND
NOTIONS GKNKItAI.I.Y,
Also Manufacturers of
IlItl'SHIM AND LOOKING GLASKKS,
nml Dealers In
WOOD AND WILLOW WAHK,
llltOOMS, ItOPKS, TWINKS, At.
No. .110 North Third Street, tdiovo Vine,
Philadelphia.
QOTTRELL & AYRES,
Wholesalo Dealers In
FISH.CllKKSK, Ac, Ac,
No. 108 North Wharves,
second door above Arch Street
Philadelphia,
JAHCHOIT & CO.,
Importer nnd Jobbers nf
SiTArLU AND FANCY DltY GOODS, CLOTH"
CAKSJMKItKS, ULANKirrtt, LINKNS,
WHITK GOODS, HOSIKUY, Ac,
Nos, m imd 107 Market Street,
above Fourth, north side
Philadelphia.
J.J V. HANK'S
WIIOLKSALK TOUACCO, RNDFF.ANU
ClOAIt WAItKIIOUSK,
No. 110 Not Hi Third Street,
between Cherry and Knee, west side.
Philadelphia.
JOSEPH S. DELL,
Manufacturer of nnd Wholesalo Dealer In
CLOTHING, CLOTHS, OASSIMKIUW, AND
V1XT1.VGS,
No. IINoilhThltil Slroft,
Philadelphia