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VOLUME IV ---NO, 20.
BLOOMSBUHG, PA., FRIDAY, JULY 1, 1870.
COL. DEM. - VOL. XXXIV NO. 1!).
She
Bloomsbnrg Directory.
STOVES AND TINWARE.
I pert block, Main st, went of Market. vl-n.3
irifOB MET7, dealer in stoves and tlnwaro
CLOTHING, &C.
UviP LOWENnERG, MerchantTallor, Main
nWl.,nn.nhnvn A ,,, cl h ,1 llni.cn vl.njl
nM MORRIS, Merchant Tailor and Agent lor
! the New Parliam Hewing Machine, corner of
jiireanu uuiu oL,, wc .i..v. ..win. ..-.,..
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, &c.
T. LUTZ, Druggist and Apothecary1, Moll. St..
below uiu rusfc uuicc. vi-m
bOYER BROS., Druggists and Apothecaries,
i Ilrower s uiucit num.. hi, vi-n.i
CLOCKS, WATCHES, 40.
. n B 1 tf 1 HI, .Innln.ln r.1nn.t.. 11... t. .... -...I
, Jewelry. Main St.. Just below the American
louse, vi-j
Sims I1ERNHARD. Watch and Clock maker.
renrsouiueasi corner mam anu iron bib.v.mj
lENUYZUrPINGER, Wntchcs. Spectacles &
jewelry 4c., Main Btreet near west St. v3-nl 5
nr:
L let street, below Main. vi-ull
n TIT.. 4 TIT. 11 '....,1. -...I Plnnln ..,.).,, ln.
BOOTS AND SHOES.
B,
5 street, Tear oiKobblni & Uycr's store, vlnH
ivm 11ETZ. Hoot and Hbocmaker. Main St..
below liftrtman'sslore, west ot Alarkut. vll.J
G
jKNIlY KLEIM, Manufacturer and dealer in
I JiOOlS Aim Diiuts, vnuvurivn, uiu., ittitiu mu'ui.
tat liioomBuurrj,
PROFESSIONAL.
nil. il. V. 1 v l A.., oiiitjuvii acu Lin i, .1111111 i..
I abovo 1110 uouri IlUUItt', wmim
kiH. WM. M. RUBER, Surgeon and Physician.
Ithxcliango jjiock over v cuu-s uook sioro vn-u.3
in 1!. P. KINNEY. Surceon Dentlst.-Tceth
UnTtrncted without naln: Main St.. nearly ou-
KllU MHHCOpUl IwllUrCU. Yl'UiU
IL 1KELEB. Attornev-at-Lnw. Olllcc. 2d
i. floor In Exchange Block, near the "Exchange
Intel." V3-ul
O.BARKLEY, Attoruoy-at-Law. Office, 2d
. floor In Exchange lllock. near the "Exchange
Kiel." vt-u3
i n IrnL'pr vv if r, i.i.....ininH.
, north kldo Main hU, below Mai ket. vlu 13
1., r. ll0, .11 AJ.t DUlntUU UllU I IIJ BIL'UIU.
loath sldo Main street, below Market, vl-nlJ
T. m, i vd . r r-. . ..... tm. 1-1....
C HUTTEll. M. D. Bun-eon and Physician
L Market street, abovo Main. vl-nl3
B. RODISON, Attomey-at-Law, Ofllcellart
L man's building, Main streit, v2-n'J0
iIILLINEUy & FANCY GOODS.
l.opLosllo Episcopal Chuu-lt, Malnst, vlnli
llSS ZA7.ZU1 BAItKLEY, Milliner, ltamsey
i iiDiiuing Aiaiu sircci, ymiu
1ISS A. D. WKIID, Enncy Goods, Notions,
1 Books, ana Htationcry, jixinanEeuiocK.fliain
Ectt. vl-n 13
klii M. DEItltlCKSON, Millinery and Fancy
lUooUs.Maiusu, oeiow annuel. vi-nu
V i:l.TKK Mlllliiprv nml Knliov Onnd8,
1 Main sireel ueiow aiarikei. vi-ui"
1ES. JULIA A. & HADE EAItKI.EY. Ladles'
l clonus and jjrcBS l'Uliem. souiucasi corner
uaanil west sis. vi-nu
iHE MISHKH IIAltMAN Millinery and Fancy
Idooas, Main bt., below Amerltau House, vlu 11
nOTELS AND SALOONS.
SMEniCAN lintmu. bv John Eeacock. Main
L&ireei.wcsiox irousireci. v.au
Columbia hotel, by is. stoiiner,
Main
tiuoTe Louri jioubc.
vln
BHKS HOTEL, by T. Ilcnt.
Tn.ln. i.n.1 . TlH
I of Malu hlrcot.
vl-lJ
LEACOCK. Oyster and Eatlnesaloon. Amcrl
l.'caa Housi.. MnlnsL.llaltzerLieacocksunellll.
Went, vl-nt5
I'IDMYElt & JACOBY, Confectionery, nakery
9 and (IvRlpr Knlnrm. wlinlesnle and retail. Ex
lance lllock. Main street. vl-n 13
BlIEnCIIANTS AND GROCERS.
C. MAllIt. Dry floods and Notions.
south'
II est corner Main and Iron Hts.
vl-n43
I E.SEESIIOLTZ. dealer in Lrv Goods. GlO'
" rcrks. Boots, shoes. Ac. corner Main and
tea streets. v3-n30
A. BEPlrT.rW. TXnnt. nml Rlirift i,lnre. hooks
UnnUouery, Main bt., bolow Mulktt. v 1-U13
JACOBS, Confectionery, groceries etc., Main
: t., below Iron vl-10
MENDFNTrAT.f. n,irl Kli.plcnrMi-lt'hull.
UUeand Lu rater, corner of Main street and
Rwlckroad. vl-n 11
I ... "T " t..., V-UIlltUllUllC'lJ UllU liniiVI,,
pnoletalo und retail, Exchange Block, vl-nli
KJX x Wl?lti r.....r....a ..... T..1......
C. HOWER.'Hats rnd Caps, Boots and Shoes.
. Slain st above Court House. vl-uU
I J. BItOWER, Dry Goods, Groceries, te., eor
i.ner Malnst. and Couit House alley. vl-nU
iOBBINS i EYER, dealer In Dry Goods, Gro-
eic,, cor, maiu aim cciiiro bis. v. -ma
K. Ofl'.TON, Groceries A Provisions, Main
t btreet below Market. vl-nll
K. EYER, Groceries and Oeueral Mcrchan
kdle. Malnst., abovo West. yl-U
I'KELVY, NEAL & CO., dealers In Dry Goods,
f-iN. , cor. Matn and Market tts. vl-nui
, H. MILLER A tON,
dealer In Dry Goods,
k, urocenes, uueensware, nour, can, nnoes,
-uous, etc, Exchango Block, Main bt
vl-ntl
MISCELLANEOUS.
1 W1TMAN. Marble Works, onodoor below
I. l'ost Offlco, Main Street. vl-nu
BLOOMHIuinn LUMBER CO.. manufacturers
v.ua ueaicrs in t.umueroi minimis; i-iuinni;
I U scar the railroad. vluio
j FOSTER.Glue Maker, and White and Fancy
. .wuuer, rscuiiuwu. u.
! U.CIiniSTMAN. Saddle. Trunk A Harness.
, uuKer, Slave's Block Alum rilreel. vauiu
Il W, ItOBBlNH.llouor dealersecoud door from
V nr.., h,. ao. (.,.. n,.l Imii nts vl.nll
' B. TlInT Wf A T An.An( f. .rimtnTl'll f'lllinnr
''Tubular Liii.htnir.il Rod. nllvll)
' J.THOHNTnw . Wnii I'nncr. Window Shades
uu uziures, itupcri uiocu, iiiuiu si,
,,COiiELL, Furniture Rooms, tbreo story
ilatn Street, west of Market si. viuu
i , ItOSENBTOCK.l'botographer, over Rohblns
v 4 Ejer's store, Main st. vl-U
I B, KtlllN .IcnlA.l., 1eni Tnllnw. etc.. Chem'
I'wua'.uiloy.rearof American House, vlnll
H0IIV . 171, wnirnvr l rf mitt.tnl nml rn.li
'."''"'urancocorapa'ultB.Biower's Build
PS.aalnhtrcet. vl-uH
JVOIl D1EKFENBACH, Bloom Factory. Or-
I'.e ttomntlv filled. Best ereen Western brush
. .
iSIES OADMAN. rnlilrndmnlrpr and Chair.
t . wiu5 iuain sireet uei. iron. -u.i
HiH;!".Kal'ER, dealer In pianos, organs and
P OltlOueijnH nt 11 W. rirr..ll'B rui-iillm,. rru.tno
Vl-ni3
Sttb1;L.JACOBYrIaihTo and Brown Ston7
Last Bloombburg.BerwIck road, vl-ule
i vt'''JtE.r!otary public, northeust corner
!""uand Market st. vl-nlJ
WiHB' ,c' I'l'urnltuie, tiuuks, ewler
nw.v, uiur luu roriui iiuiej, V1-11U
Orangovillo Directory,
A A 13. W. COLEMAN, Merchant Tailors and
. Gent's furnishing goods. Main Ht., next door
to the llrlck Hotel, vl-u!7
I D. llEItltlNO A llUOTlIEn.Carpeulcrs and
!V Builders, Main St., below l'luo. vl-nl7
BOWEIl & HF.IUtINO, dealer In Dry floods,
Groceries. Lumber and tencrnl Merchandise
Malnst. vl-nl7
BIltCK HOTEL and refi-esliment Saloon, hy
ltohr M'llenry cor.of Jlaln nndl,lnost.,vl.nl7
nn- p,
MKOAltnr.L.rhVRtcInn and Ru?cnn.
Main St., next door to Good's Hotel, vl-n 17
kAVll) HEIIUINO,
Flour and Orlst Mill, and
U Dealer In grain, Mill Btrcot.
vlu 17
TT It. AC. KELCHNER.lllacksmltiu.on Mill
11, D.ivui, uuur i luo.
vl-nt7
L. EDWARDS, riiyslclan and Surgeon, Main
sU,llrsl door abovo M'lleury's Hotel, v4n23
TAMES 13. nARMAN, Cabinet Maker
J dortakcr. Main St., below 1'lnc.
and Un
vl-u
M.1IA11MAN, Saddle and Harness maker.
, Malnst., oppsllo Frairfo Church. villi II
SCHUYLER A LOW, Iron founncrs. Machinists,
and Mauufnctuiers of plows, Mill Bt, vl-nt
MILKS A. WILLIAMS Aro,.Tanncrsand Man
ill ufacturcrs of leather, MillHtrcct. vl-nl7
QAMUELSIIAHPLS,MakcroflheItayhnrst
I Oram Cradlo. .Main HI,
ILLIAM DELONO Hhoemakeratut mnmifnc-
H tuicrof Hilck1MUlHt.,westofl'ino
vlul'J
Catawissa.
P. HALLMAN, Merchant Tailor, Second St.
Rohblns' Building.
i) (Second Bt., below Alain.
sr-v t T ir nminrvo
Rnrgeon and ritystoJaii
ILUERT A KLINE, dry goods, giocerics, and
general merchandise, Main Street v2-nl2
JD. ICISTLKlt, "CatlHWIssa House,"
, Corner Main and Second Streets.
Morlh
v2nlK
LKEILER, Blllard Saloon, Oystrri, and Ice
. Cream In season MalnSt. 2nl2
MM. nROBST, dealer In General Merchandise
. Dry Goods, Groceries &o, v2-nl8
QUSQUEIIANNA or nilek Hotel, S. Kcwteu
O builder Pronrletor.south-east cornpi'Maln and
becond Street. viuli;
SI). UINARD, dealer In Stoves and Tin-ware,
. Main Sliect, v2ul'2
yM. II. ABBOTT, Attorney at law. Main St. n
Light Street.
UP. OMAN A Co., Wheelwrights, first door
, above School House. vluhl
JOHN A. OMAN, Manufacturer and dealer In
Boots and Shoes, vln 10
J J. LEIHER, M. D Surgeon and Physician.
Olllc.nnt. Ipllrr'tt Ilnli't. v'iiiLT
PETER ENT, dealer In Dry Goods Groceries,
Hour. I'ced.Salt. Fish. Iron. Nails. etc. Main
Btreet. vln45
RB. ENT, dealer In Stoves and Tin waro In
all Its blanches. vlnlO
Espy.
EE. EEIGHARD.A HRO.,dealer In Dry Goods,
Groceries, and general Merchandise. v2nll
IMI'Y STEAM FLOUUINO iULLS.'C.S. Fowler,
i Proprietor. vi'nlll
f D. WEUKHEISER.IloolandShooStoroand
manufactory. Shop on Main blieet op
posite the Steam Mill, vtiul
rn W. EDGAR, Susquehanna Planlug Mill and
Box Muuiifuctory v2ull
Buck Horn.
M
G.AW.H. jyilOKMAKHIt. dealers In dry
, coods.crocerlcs and ueneral mcrubandlisc.
Irst store lu south, end ot town. 'Julti
Business Cards.
M. L'VELLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ashland, Schujlklll County l'u.
M.
0.
W. 5IILLKR,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Olllco Court llouso "Alley, below the f'oi.llM
niAN Olllce. liounlles, Hack-Pay and Pensions
conceive, jiioomiiiiiii'g l'u. Kep.iii i.,
TDOBERT F. CLARK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Ofllcu Main Slioet hilow tho Court lloiibe.
Illoomsburg I't nn'n,
H. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT IAW,
Office l.'ourt-IIous.i Alley, below the Coi.um
an Olllce, Bloomsbuig l'u.
c.
B. BROCKWAY,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
lil.ooMSliunn, r..
its-OFi'iec Court llouso All.-v. In the Co-
umiiiam Lulhllng. Janl,'C7.
J. THORNTON
1 ll. Mould announce to Dice ltl'f iisnf Blooms'
buTg and vicinity, that ho Imsjutt ueelved a lull
nd completo assortment of
WALL PArER, WINDOW SHAIinR,
riXTTJUES, C'OniW, TAbSELM,
and all other goods In his lino of business. All
tho newest and most. appioved patterns of the
day are always to bo found In his establishment.
mar.5,'fj0-tr Main St. below .Market,
J B. PURSEL,
IIAllMJiM, MADDI.U, AMI TllUMv
MANUFACTURER,
and dealer In
CARPET-BAGS, VALISES, FLY-NETS,
nvri'ALo iioues, house-blankets Ac,
which ho feels confident he can sell at lower
rale than any other person lu the county. Ex-
i.ii.iuu .ur uurHeiVf-8.
nno
in lliird door below tho Court House, Main
t, Illoomsburg, Pa.
Biree
uov, 10,'07,
P1
IJIPIiES,
The unders!ano.t will f heerfiillv mall ifiiekHo
all Mho wish It tho Recipe and full dliectlous
or prcpiulntr and uslna u slmnle and llcautlllll
Vegetable liulm, that will Immediately lemovo
Tan, I'reckles, Pimples HiotcliiB, and all erup
tions nnd Impurities of the bkiu.l caving the same
boil, ciiur. etuuuwi uiiu ueuuiiiui.
ducluu.by veryslmplemeuus.a luxuriant growth
of Hair on a hahlhcador binooth lace lu less than
lie AVlll n sosenu (F1IEK1 lnsirlirllnnn rnr nriv
tinny ciaya uom uisiappiicaiion.
The above can boohtalned hy icturu mall by
nddiesslug 'IHOs.l'. CIIAPilAN, Chemist.
i . u. iiox oie, ma uroauway, agw . oar.
Aug. 0,'00-ly.
rpHE SUBSCRIBER HEREBY
J. gives nonce mat no still continues mo
MANUFACTURE OF
WHEELER'S PATENT RAILWAY
CHAIN HORSE POWERS,
nml In nf-nln in the field for tho Harvest of 1870.
and Is prepared to turnlsh Farmers Willi the
most reliable jiacuiues uiieicu iu iuu jiuu.u-.
T nl. 1, nil, 1 nniTIlMVOFAIllM) JACKS, to at'
tach to the rnd of nlour.horse Lever l'ower.to
attach my Threshers to. 'lbrco horses will do
the same umouutof thrfsiiingwllh ttusarrangO'
mCUl,tuat lour will Willi uny ouivi iiuvsiivi,
I am also Agent to sell WHEELER'S COM-
111,1.1' ililll.Hr.H UllU ..1..UH
For further particulars or for tho purposo of
ordering luaciuiti-n, auuii-n
J, M.HULSHIZER,
JolO'70-lm Light Htiiet, Col. Co., l'u,
S25
THE FOLPOM IJIPRQVED
Tweutv.Flvo Dollar Family "hewing
t,,nl.l,.n 11.. .n,.n,..ct l.'i, kl. Ilun. MachlllO 111
tho Market. Beii(JiinnlinmT2fcin. Literal
commission allowed, t orieruis uuu eueuiui.uu'
d ress, A . H. 1 1 A v LT ON, G en , A gen I , No.7t C h e it
liUlHt.,PhllBra. uprliKiui,
Philadelphia Directory.
JAGLE HOTEL.
UU7 NORTIl TUIHD 8TBEKT,
It. D. CUMMIN03, r&oPMKTOB.
ESTABLISHED 1703.
JOltDAN A BIlOTHElt,
Wholcsalo a rocers, and Dealers In
SALTrETltE AND BRIMSTONE.
No 219 North Third St.
Philadelphia.
c. ii, noniss. w. b. Kisa. j. ii.se viikht.
ORNE, KING & SEYBERT,
No. 421 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders filled promptly at lowest prices,.
January 3, 1803. .
JJ W. RANK'S
CIQAll WAREHOUSE,
No. HONorth ThlidSlreet,
Between Cherry and Race, west side.
Philadelphia.
JRANK & STRETCH,
(successors to I, II. waiter,)
Importers and Dealers In
UDEENSWAUE, CHINA, AND GLASS,
No. 234 N. Third Street,
Between Race and Vino Sis.
l'llILADCLrlllA.
casTi&Tcn, n'l Partners.
1. II. W.U..1.H. Special Partner.
Jc2l'70-tl.
I" 1U. KKPHEART,
O with
BARNES, BRO. & HERRON,
HA1H, CAPS, STRAW GOODS A FURS,
No. 503 Market Sireel,
(Abovo Fifth,)
rilLAii.l.rillA.
JOHN STROUP & CO.,
Successors to Stroup A Brother,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH.
No. 21 Noith Wharves and 25 North Third St
Philadelphia.
JICHARDSON L. WRIGHT, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. UH SOUTH SIXTH STREET.
ritoi.ADEl.vlil .
oct. 22,'C0-ly
"ILLIAM FISHER
WITH
THOMAS O ARSON A 0.
WHOLESALE
DEALERS IN HOSIERY,
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
LINENS A NOTIONS
NO. IS KOHTII FOUUTII bTHEET
Philadelphia.
Juno 1,'CO-Om
",7'A1NWIlIGIIT & CO.,
WHULlZSALi; UHUCJSKS,
N. E. Corner Second and Arch Streets,
rHILADEU'lllA,
Dealers In
TEAS, SYltUPH, COFFEK, SUGAR, MOLAHSItS
RICK, SriCES, Bt CAItll SODA, AC, JO.
AST-Orders will reclvo prompt attention,
may 10,07-tf.
Hotels.
L U M B I A HOTEL.
11 Y
BERNARD STOHNEIt.
Having latel purchased and fitted
un file
weu-iiuowu iiuuibon iioitii-ropcriy,
located u
rr.w noons above the cour.T house,
nn thosamobidoof the street. In the town of
Bloomsbuig; and having oblalued a license for
the same as u
HOTEL AND RESTARANT,
Iho l'rnprlflor hasdetermined toglvelolliepeo
ple vhltlug tho town on business or pleasure,
A LITTLE MORE ROOM.
His btabllug c.Imi Is extensive, and is titled up
Input buggies nnd carriages In tho dry. He
liromb.es iliul eseiy thins about his establish
ment shall bo conduclcd In an orderly and law
ful manner; and ho rcspccUully solicits nsharo
of Iho public piilronnEC. m17'u7-tf
IK KSPY HOTEL.
rj&VY, COIUMItIA COUNTV, VA,
Tlut nndtrivlgncd would inform the tiavelllnu
public that ho lias taken tho nbovp named estab
lishment nud thoroughly reutted the Kitme for
tho perfect ronNentcneoof Ills quests. Ills larder
will bo stocked ulth the beht tiio market nlTonhf,
Tho choieost liquors, wtnea and cigarHUlwaya tu
tin luiiuu iu iiiu ii ir,
WILLIAM Piri'TlT.
Apr.2.1,C9-tf Espy, l'u,
JRICK HOTEL,
UltANQEVIl.l.E, CuLUMBlAl'OllN'i r.PA.
ROllR HI 'HENRY, Proprioior.
This well known House, having been put In
tLorough reiuilr, Is now open tu tho travelling
public. The bar Is stocktd with the choicest
liquors and clsars, und tho tablo will bo, at all
lliiies.fcuimlh'tl with the delicacies of the season.
No pains will he spared to Insure the comfort of
glllbis.
uraugcviiii', nee, iu. iy-ii.
O R K
8 II O T K L,
TJLOOMHBUltO. COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
Tlia iinrii.rfit.nfil tins taken this well known
House, lately-occupied by George W. Muuger,
and has put It In thorough repair with entirely
new lumiiure, ar, ticij rucuhuh mttw ....
to the comfort and convenience of guests. The
bar alwas s supplied with tho best ofliquors and
Cigars. T. HEIST, TAYLOR
niarH'TU-am.
MON l'OUR IIOUSK
RUPERT, PA.
WILLIAM BUTLER, Proprietor,
Tliln llmiRn linvlnoheen nut in thorough renalr
is now open fir the reception of guests. No
pains will bo spared to cnbiire the perfect com
lottoftho trnelers. Tno Proprietor solicits a
shnro of public palionage. The bar will bo
stocked at all times with line Illinois and cigars.
marii',u-ii.
JgENTON HOTEL.
W. F. PIATT, Proprietor,
BENTON, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
Tills well known Houo havlni; been nut in
thorough repair Is now open for the reception of
visitors. Nu pains havo been spared to ensure
tho perfect comfort of guehis, The proprietor
also runs n Btngo from the Hotel to Bionmsburg
and Intermediate points on Tuesday, Thursday
and baturday of cacliucck, lmnjU'70-tf
JgOOTS AND SHOES.
CEKTUE bTKEET, ADJOINING THE STOKE Ok'
K0HUI.N3 A EVEIt.
A lull and completo assortment of ready mado
boots and shots for men, women aud children
list received anu ior saio at rcasonauio rates,
Varieties to suit ull classes uf customers. The
bekt of -work done nt short notice, as heretofore.
Uhohlmarall. (uprb'TlMf.
rpiIE BEST AND CHEAPEST
II A Y RAKE
IN THE M A It K E X,
NANUrACTURED AND I Oil SALE 11Y
N. W. SAMPLE & CO.,
COLUMBIA IRON WORKS, BLOOM K
BUHU, PA.
CALL AND EXAMINE IT.
Illoomsburg, Juno 10, lSTO-tf
T O T I 0 E .
a 11 ,i.r.ii. Ir mm I in. IheuiHtlies to ho Indebt
ed to the Estate of Jacob Eyer, deceased, are
i,Dw.i,i. nnHfir.,1 .Mtln their aeeountaat once.
olhciHlso they will bo collected aceorillng to
llioomtburi!, May 0, IKO-tf ' Administrator
(poke
Whoro Shall tho Baby's Dlmplo Bo P
nr DB, HOLl.ANll.
Over the cradlo n mother hung,
Softly crooning n slumber song ;
And theso were the slmplo Words sho sung
All the ovcnlng longi
"Check or chin, or knucklo or knee,
Where shall tho baby'sdlraplo bo 7
Whero shall tho angel's finger lest
When ho comes down to the baby's nest ?
Whero shall the angers touch remain
When ho awakens my babo again?"
Still as sho bent and sang so low,
A murmur Into her music broke;
And sho paused to hoar, for sho could hut know
The baby's angel spoko s
'Check or chin, knucklo or knee,
Whero shall tho baby's dimple bo?
Whero shall my finger fall and rest
When I come down to the baby's nest?
Where shall my flngor's touch remain
When I awaken your babe again?"
Silent tho mother sat, nnd dwelt
Long In the sweet delay of cholco;
And then by her baby's sldo sho knell.
Audsang with a pleasant volco :
Not on tho limb. Oh nngel doar I
For tho charm with Its youth will disappear,
Not on the check shall tho dimple be.
For tho harboring amllo will tado And flee;
But touch thou the chin with an Impress deon,
And my baby the angel's seal shall keep."
rHistcllnncouB.
EEMARKABLE DEEAM.
Marie lectin's ThrUlina Adventure, ami
Long lalk with a Hpool: from the Old
Graveyard in 1'inc Street There op.
pears to la more Truth than Poetry
in the Conversation II is hoped the
Jtmous "Tiirtu-onc" will not be
Alarmed. .
When that versatile gonitis, Mark
Twain was In this city last winter ho
was forcibly struck with tho wretched
appcarauco of tho dilapidated old grave
yard on Pino street, which is becoming
an oyesoro to ovcrybody. It made such
an impression on his mind that ho had
a singular dream, which ho relates in
tho Buffalo JZzpress as follows :
Tho tirao of ui;rht appeared to bo 12
or 1 o'clock, and I imagined that I was
sitting on a uoor stop in Pino street, Wil
liamsport, Pa., a short distance abovo
tho railroad. There was no human
sound in tho air, not oven , footstep
Thcro was no sound of any kind to cm
phaslzc tho dead stillness, except tho
occasional hollow barking of a dog In
tho distanco and a fainter nnswer of a
further dog. Presently down tho street
I heard a bony duck-clacking, and
guessed it was tho tho castanets of a
serenading party. In a minute more a
tall skeleton, hooded and half-clad in a
tattered and mouldy shroud whoso
s hrcds wcro Happing about tho ribby
iattlco-work of lis person, swung by
mo with a stalely stride, nml illsuii
pcarcd in tho gray gloom of.tho star.
light. It had a broken and worm-eaten
eoflln on its shoulder and something in
its hand. I knew what tho clacking
was, then it was this parly's joints
working together, and his elbows
knocking against his sides as ho walked.
I may say I was surprised. Beforo I
could collect my thought's and enter tip
on any speculations as to what tins tip
pari lion might portend, I heard anoth
or ono coming for I recognized liis
clack-clack. Ho had two-thirds of u
cohin on his shoulder, and somo foot and
head-boards under his arm. I mightily
wanted to peer under his hood and
speak lo him, but when ho turned and
smiled upon me witn ins cavernous
sockets and his projecting grin as ho
went by, I thought I would not detain
him. Ho was hardly gono when I heard
tho clacking again, and another ono is
sued from tho shadowy half-light. This
ono was bending under n heavy gravo
stone, antl dragging a shabby collln af
ter him by a string. When ho got to
mo ho givo mo a steady look for a. mo
merit or two, and then rounded to and
backed up to mo, saying
"Easo this down for a fellow, will
ynti
I oastd the giavo stone down till It
restctl on tho ground, and in doing so
n otlcctl that It boro tho nanio of "John
Baxter Copmnnhurst," with "IMay,
1S3!) .' as thu date of his death. The
deceased sat wearily down by mo and
wiped his os froutis with ills major
maxillary chielly from former habit I
judge, for I could not see that ho
brought away any perspiration.
"It Is too bad, too bad," said ho.draW'
Ing tho remnant of his shroud about
him and leaning his jaw pensively on
his hand! Then ho put his left foot up
on his kneo and fell to scratching his
anklo bono absently with a rusty nail
which ho got out of his eoflln.
"What Is too badjrlcnd ?"
"Oh. everything, ovcrythlng. I al
most wish Inovcr had died."
"You eurprlso mo. Why do you say
this? Has nnythlnggono wrong'.' What
Is tho matter ?'
"Matter ! Look at this shroud rags,
Look at this gravestone, all battered up,
Look at that disgraceful old eoflln. All
a man's property going to ruin nnd de
struction beforo his eyes and ask him If
auvthlng is wrong? Eire mid brim-
stono!"
"Calm .yourself, calm yourself," I
said. "It Is too bad It Is certainly too
bad, but then I had not supposed that
you would much mind stich mattors,
situated as you are."
"Well, my dear sir, I. Jo mind thom.
My prldo Is hurt and my comfort Is Im
paired destroyed, I might say. I will
stato my case I will put It to you lu
such a way that you can comprehend
II, If you will let me," said tho poor
skeleton, tilting tho hood of his shroud
back, as If ho wero clearing for action,
and thus unconsciously giving himself
ajaunty aud festive nir very much at
variance with tho gravo character of
his position in llfo-so to spcak-and In
prominent contrast with his distressful
mood.
"Proceed " said I.
"I reside in tho shameful old gravo
yard n block or two below you hero, In
this street, nenrlv oimosito the church,
Thero. now. I lustoxpectod that cartll-
ego would let go ! Third rib from thu
bottom, friend, hitch tlio end of it to
inysplno with a string if you havo got
such a thing about you, though a bit of
silver wlro Is much ploasanlor, nnd
mora t.urdblo and becoming, if ono
keep's it polished to think of shredding
out and going to pieces in this way, Just
on account of tho Indlireronco aud neg
lect of ono's posterity 1" and tho poor
ghost grated his tcclh In a way that
gavo mo a wrench and a shiver for tho
effect Is mightily Increased by tho nb;
sonwyjf miillltiig llosh nnd cuticle. "I
rcsldo In that old gravo yard, aud havo
for tnesa iiurty years; and 1 tell you
things are changed siuco I first laid this
old tired framo there, and turned over
and stretched out for n long sleep, with
.1 delicious senso upon mo of being dono
with bother, nnd grief, nnd anxiety,
and doubt and fear, forever and over,
and listening with comforlablo and In
creasing satisfaction to tho soxtouM
work, from tho startling clatter of his
llrst spadeful on my collln till it dulled
away to tho faint pattering that shaped
tho roof of my now homo delicious ?
My l I wish you could try It to-night l"
and out of my roverlo deceased fetched
mo with a rattling slap with a bony
innd
"Yes, sir, thirty years ago I laid mo
down there, and wivj happy. For It
w.TSotit In the country, then -out in
tho breezy, flowery, grand old woods,
aud Iho lazy winds gossiped with tho
leaves, and tlio scmlrrels capered over
us and around us, and tho creeping
thing3 visited us, and thu birds lllled
tho tranquil spliliido with inuslu. Ah,
it was worth ten years of a man's life
to bo dead then ! Everything was
pleasant. I was in a good neighborhood
for all tho dead peoplo that lived near
mo belonged to tho best families in tho
city. Our posterity appeared to thinl;
tho world of us. They kept our graves
in tho very best condition; tho fences
wcro always in faultless repair, head
boards wcro kept painted or white
washed, aud wcro replaced witli new
ones as soon as they began to look rusty
or decayed; monuments wcro kept up
right, railings intact and bright, tho
roso bushes and thoshrubbery tiimined,
trained nnd frco from blemish, tho
walks clean and smooth and graveled.
But that tlay has passed. Our descend
ants havo forgotten xn. My grandson
lives in a stately mansion built with
money matlo by theso old hands of iiilno
and I sleep In a neglected gravo with
Invading vermin that gnaw my shroud
to build them nests withal! L and
friends that lio with mo founded and
secured tho prosperity of this flno city,
nnd tho stately bantling of our loves
loaves us to rot in a dilapidated com
etery which neighbors etirso and straiv
gers Fcolf at. Sco tho difl'erenco be
twocn tho old time anil tins for in
stance : Our graves aro all caved in
now; our head -boards have rotledaway
and tumbled down; our railings reel
this way antl (lint, with ono fool in ill
air, after a fashion of unseemly levily;
our monuments lean wearily and our
gravestones bow their heads discour
aged; thcro bo no adornments any
more, no roses, no shrulH.uor graveled
walks, nor anything that is a comfort
to tho eye, nnd even tho palntloss old
board fenco that did mitko a show of
lolding us sacred irom companionship
with beasts and the defilement of heed
less feet, has tottered till it over
hangs tho street, nnd only advertises
tho presence of our dismal resting placo
and invites yet moro derision to it. And
now wo cannot hide our poverty and
tatters In the friendly woods, for thu
city has stretched its withering arms
abroad and taken us in, and all that re
mains of tho cheer of our old homes is
tho cluster of lugubrious foreit trees
that stand, bored and weary of city
life, with their feet in our colli iw, look
ing into thu hazy distance and not wMi-
ing thoy were then'. 1 tell you It is
disgraceful !
You begin to comprehend you begin
to seo how It Is. While our descendants
aro living sumptuously on our money
right around us iu tho city, wo havo to
light hard to keep skull and bones to
gether. Illcss you there, isn't a grave
in our cemetery that doesn't leak not
ono. Kvery tlmo it rains in uiu nigui
wo havo to climb out aud roost on the
trees anil sometimes wo aro wakened
suddenly hy the chilly water trickling
down Iho b.iek of our necks. Then I
tell you there is a general heaving ii
of old graves anil kicking over of old
monuments, and scampering of old
skeletons for tho trees ! Bless me, if
you had gono along thero somo nights
after twolvo you might, havo seen as
many its' fifteen of us rooitlng on ono
limb, with our Joints rattjlng, drearily
and tho wind wheezing through our
ribs! Many a timo wo havo perched
thero for threo or four dreary hours nnd
then como down, stiff nnd chilled
through and drawsy.and borrowed each
other's skulls to ball out our graves
with If you will glance up In my
mouth, now as I tilt my head back, you
can sco that my hcad-plcco Is half full
of old dry sediment how top-heavy
and stupid it makes mo sometimes!
Yos, sir, many n timo If you had hap
pened to comw along just beforo tho
dawn you'll havo caught us balling out
tho graves and hanging our bhrouils on
tho fenco to dry. Why, I had an ele-
gant shroud stolon from thero ono mor
nlng think a party by tho namo of
Smith took It, that resides in a pleblau
gravo-yard over yonder I think so bo-
causo tho first tlmo I oversaw him ho
hadn't anything on but it check shirt,
and tho last tlmo I saw him ho was at
a social gathering In tho now cemetery,
ho was tlio best dressed corpso In tho
company and It is n significant fact
that ho loft when ho saw inc; und proj-
cntly nn old woman from hero missed
hercolUn sho generally took It with
iter when sho went nnywhere, bceauso
suo was iiauio to iukocoiu anu urwg on
tho spasmodic rheumatism, that oriel-
nally killed her, if sho exposed herself
to tlio night air much. Sho was mimed
1 you might know her?
Sho Jias two upper front teeth, Is tall,
hut a gooil deal Inclined to stoop, ono
rib on tho loft sldo gone; has ono sliroil
of rusty hair hanging down from tho
loft sldo of her head, nud ono llttlo tuft
Just abovo and a llttlo forward of her
right ear, has her under Jaw wired on
I ono sldo whero It had worked I00.10,
small bono of left forearm gono lost In
fight has it kind of swagger In her
gait und a 'galltis' way of going with
her anus akimbo and her nostrils In
tho air has been protty freo and easy,
and Is all damaged and battered up till
sho looks llko a queenswaro crate In ru
nsmay bo you havo met her?"
"God forbid !" I involuntarily ejacu
lated, for somehow I was not looking
for that form of question, and It caught
mo a llltlooff my guard. But I hast
ened to make amends for my rudeness
and say: "I simply meant I had not
had tho honor for I would not delib
erately speak discourteously of n friend
of yours, ou woro saying that you
woro robbed and It was a sliamo too
but It appears by what is left of tho
shroud you havo on, that It was a costly
ono In Its day. How did"
A most ghastly expression began to
develop among tho decayed features,
and shriveled Integuments of my
guest's face, nud I was beginning to
grow uneasy nnd distressed, when ho
told mo ho was only working up a deep
sly smile, with a wink in it, to suggest
that about tho timo ho acquired his
present garment, a ghost in a neighbor'
ing cemetery missed one. This rcas
sured me, hut I begged him to conduo
himself lo speech, thenceforth, bceauso
his -facial expression was uncertain
Even with tho most claborato caro it
was liablo to miss fire. Smllingshould
especially bo avoided. What ha might
lonestly consider a shining success was
likely to strike mo in a very different
light. I saiil 1 liked to sco ti skeleton
cheerful, even decorously playful, but
I did not think smiling wns a skeleton's
best hold.
"Yes, friend," said tho poor skeleton,
"Iho fads arejust ns I havo given them
to you. Two of these old graveyards-
tho ono that I rcsldo In and ono further
along havo been deliberately neglect
ed by our descendants of to-day until
thero is no occupying tlrem any longer.
Asldo from tho osteological discomfort
of It and that is no light matter this
rainy weather tho present stato of
things is ruinous to property. Wo havo
got to movo or bo content to seo our
effects wasted away and utterly des
troyetl. Now you will hardly bclievo
it, but it is true, nevertheless, that
thcro isn't a slnglo collln In good repair
among all my acquaintance now this
is an absoluto fact. I do not refer to
people who como in a pino box mount
cd on an express wagon, but l am talk
ing about your high-toned silver
mounted burlal-caac, monumental sort.
that travel under plumes at tho head of
a proce.-sion, and havo choice of cemo
tery lots 1 mean folks like the.
and tho 's and 's and such
They aro all about ruined. Tho most
Hib.ilanlial peoplo in our set, they
woro. And now look at them -utterly
moil up ami iovorly-lricl.eii. Ono of
tho s actually traded lu-, monu
ment to a Into bar-keeper for some
fresh shavings to put under his head. I
tell you it speaks volumes, for thcro is
nothing a corpse takes so much pride in
as his monument. Hu loves to read tho
inscription. Ho comes alter a whilo lo
bclievo wh it it says, hlmself.aiid then
you may seo hlin sitting on tho fence
night nfternight enjoying it. Epitaphs
are cheap, and they do a poor chap 11
world of good after he is dead, espec
ially if ho had hard luck while ho was
alive. I wish they were used more.
Now I don't complain, but confiden
tially, I do think it was a llttlo shabby
In my de-cendants lo gh'c 1110 nothing
but this old slab of a gravestone and
all the nnro thulthcio iu't a compli
ment on il. It U'-ed to havo
"(.'ONE TO HIS .IfST I'.KWARI)"
on it, and I was proud when first saw
It, but by anil by I noticed that when
ever an old friend of milio cauio along
ho would hook his chin on tho railing
and pull a long face anil read along
down till ho en mo to that, and then ho
would chuckle to himself and walk off
looking satisfied and comfortable. So
I fcratchtd It oil' to get rid or thono
fools. But a dead man always takes a
deal of prldo Iu his monument. Yon
der goes a half 11 dozen of Iho s
now, with the family monument along.
And and somo hired spectress
went by with his a whilo ago. Hello,
-jgood-by old Irlends! That's died
hi ' II belongs to our set iu tho cemetery
flno old family great-grandmother
was nn Injun I am on tho most famil
iar terms with him ho didn't hear mo
was tho reason ho didn't answer mo.
And I am sorry, too, bceauso I would
havo liked to introduce you. You
would "admlro him. Ho Is tho most dis
jointed, sway-backed and gcnorally dis
torted old skeleton you oversaw, but ho
Is full of fun. When ho laughs It
sounds llko rasping two stones together
and ho always starts it off with a cheery
screeti'h llko raking a nail ncross a window-pane.
Hey, -! That is old
shroud cost four hundred
dollars entlro trousseau, including
monument, twenty-seven hundred.
nils was In tlio spring 01 '(i. it was
enormous stylo for those dyw. Dead
people came all (ho way from Iho Alio-
ghenles to. -co his things tho parly that
occupied tho gravo next to initio ro
members it well. Now do you seo that
Individual going along with 11 plcco of
a head board under his arm, ono log
bono below his kneo gone, and uot a
thing lit the world on ! That is
ami next to , ho was tho most
sumptuously outfitted person that over
entered our cemetery. Wo nrenll leav
ing. Wo cannot tolcrato tho treatment
wo aro receiving nt tho hands of our
descendants. They open now ceme
teries, but they leavo us to our igno
miny. Thoy mend tho strcots, but
thoy never mend anything that is about
us or belongs to us. Look at Hint collln
of nUtio yet I tell you In Its day It
was a plcco of ftirulliiro that would
havo attracted attention in any draw
lng-rooni In this city. You may havo
It if you wautlt I can't afford to ro
pair It, Put a now bottom in her, and
part of a new top, nud a bit of frosh
lining along tho left side, and you'll
find her about as comfortable ns any ro
eoptaclo of her species you ever tried
No thanks no, don't mention It you
vhavo been civil (0 ma and I would glvo
ou nil tho property I havo got, beforo I
t . i nn, . . .. i r,. i -vr.t, it, t. I
would scorn ungrateful. Now this
winding-sheet is a kind of a sweet
thing in lis way, If you would llko to
. NoV Wcll,Ju3t as you say, but I
wished to bo fair nnd liberal thero's
nothing mean about me. Good-bye,
friend, I must ho going. I may havo n
good way to go to-nlglit don't know.
I only know ono thing for certain, and
that Is, that I am on thpemlgranl trail,
now, and I'll never sleep lu that crazy
old cometcry again, I will travel till I
llnd respectnblo quarters, If I havo lo
hoof It to Now Jersey. All tho boys
aro going. Jt was ueciucti in public
conclave, last night, to emigrate, and
by tho tlmo tho sun rises thero won't
bo iv bono left in our old habitations.
Such cemeteries may suit my surviving
friends but they do not suit tho remains
that havo tho honoj- to mako theso ro
marks. My opinion Is tho general
opinion. If you doubt it, go nnd seo
how tho departing ghosts upset things
beforo they started. They wcro almost
riotous in their demonstrations of dis
taste. Hello, hero aro somo of the
, and If you will.givo mo n lift
with this tombstono I guess I will join
company and Jog along with them
mighty respectable old family, the
, and used to always como out In six
horse hearses, and all that sort of thing
fifty years ago when I walked theso
streets in daylight. Good bye friend."
And witli ids gravestone on his shoul
der Iiojolned tlio grisly procession, drag'
glng his damaged collln after him, for
notwithstanding ho pressed it upon mo
so earnestly, I utterly refused his hos
pitality. I suppose for as much as two
hours theso sad outcasts went clacking
by, laden with tiieir dismal effects, and
all that timo I sat pitying them. Ono
or two of tlio youngest and least dllap
idaled among them inquired nbout
midnight trains on tho railways, but
the rest seemed unacquainted with that
modo of travel, aud merely asked about
common public roads to various towns
and cities, some of which nro not on
the map now, and vanished from It aud
from the earth as much as thirty years
ago, und some few of them never Jiad
existed any whero but on maps, and
privato ones iu real estate agencies at
that. And they asked about tho condi
tion of the cemeteries in these town3
and cities, antl about tho reputation the
citizens borons to roverencoforthodead.
This whole matter Interested mo
docply, mid likowiso compelled my
sympathy for these homelessonos. Aud
it nil seeming real, and I not knowing
il was a dream, I mentioned to ono
shrouded wanderer an idea that had
entered my head to publish an account
o f this curious and very sorrowful exo
dus, but said also that I could not des
cribe it truthfully, and Just as It occur
red, without seeming to triilo witli a
gravo subject, and exhibit un Irrever
ence for tho dead that would shock and
distress their surviving friends. But
tliis bland and stately remnant of a
former citizen leaned him far over my
gate, and whispered in my ear, and
said :
"Do ml let that disturb you. The
community that can stand such grave
yards as those we are emigrating from
can stand anything a body can say about
the neglected ami forsaken dead that lie
in them."
At that very moment a cock crowed,
and the wlerd procession vanished and
left not a shred or a bono behind. I
woko, and found myself lying with
my iieau outoi me bed aud "sagging"
downward considerably a position
fttvorablo to dreaming dreams with
morals In them, mnybe,but not poetry.
Mark Twain.
An Expensive Curiosity. One of
tho saddest things that overcame under
my notice (said tho bunker's clerk,)
was thcro in Coming, during tho war.
Dan Murphy onlislcd ns a privato, and
fought very bravely. Tho boys all lik
ed him, and when a wound by and by
weakened him down till carrying a
musket was loo heavy work for him,
they clubbed together and fixed him up
as a sutler. Ho made money then and
sent it always lo his wlfo to bank for
him. Sho was a washer and Ironer, aud
know enough by hard experience to
keop money when sho got It. She
didn't waslo 11 penny. On tlio contrary
sho begaii'to got mibcrly as her bank
account grew. Sho grieved to part
with a cent, poor creature, for twico In
her hard working life sho had known
what it was to bo hungry, cold, friend
less, sick, and without a dollar in tho
world, and sho had a haunting dread of
suffering bo again. Well, nt last Dan
died," and tho boys In testimony of
their esteom and respect for him, telo
graphed to Mrs. Murphy to know if iho
would like to have him embalmed and
sent home, when you know tho usual
custom was lo dump a poor dovll like
him into a shallow hole, and then in
form Ids friends what had becomo of
him. Mrs. Murphy Jumped to tho con
clusion that It would only cost two or
thrco dollars to embalm her dead bus
band.so sho telegraphed "Yes." It was
at tho "wake" that tho bill arrived and
was presented to the widow. Sho utter
ed a wild, sad wall that pierced every
heart. "Sivlnty foivo dollars for stuf
fin' Dan, blister their sowls ! Did thlm
dlvlls think I wns goln' to start a mus
eum that I would bo dnlln' in such ex
plnslvocuriassltles!'' Tlio banker's clerk said thero was not
a dry eyo In tho house ie Galaxg,
Over tho fire-place, lu a quaint old
mansion, erected nearly t) hundred
years ago In Mamaroucck, tho follow
ing inscription is carved In stono.
If tho It mt, put:
If tho It . putting :
Tho present occupant of tho mansion,
Hans Van Hamburg, was for a long
tlmo at a loss to decipher Its meaning.
Tho matter was brought beforo a num
ber of aullquarians,and finally referred
to tho Tautog Club, when tho following,
and probably correct, solution was giv
en by tho (Edlpus of that famous fra
ternity :
If tlio grato bo empty, put coal on :
If tho great bo full, stop . puttiiig
coal on :
Taking A Baby's Cradlo Tor Rent
mi,.
Tho Consequences.
An Irishwoman has recently been
tried In tho north of England for tho
homicide of a deputy sheriff. Tho offi
cer entered 1110 liouso to distrain ror
rent which had not been paid, nnd find
ing nothing clsoof valuo, said ho must
havo tho cradlo In which tho baby was
sleeping. Tho woman naturally refu
sed to let him take It. Ho insisted, ami
tho altercation between them, thus bo
gun, wasbrought to a climax by tho
bailiff, who turned tho baby out ot tuo
cradlo,whlch ho passed to an under-ball-
lffslanding at tho door. Tho exasperated
mother seized tho offenslvo weapon at
hand, which was, as It happened, a
rolling-pin. With this sho struck tho
officer two heavy blows on tho head,
and as ho retreated, sho flung an earth
enwaro jug athlm. This was broken to
pieces over his head. From tho oiiect-soi
injuries thus recolvod, tho bailiff died
after an illncs3 of six days. Tho poor
woman was arrested, mod nnd found
'guilty of homlcldo by tho jury, with a
recommendation to mercy, tiio juugo
heartily acted on tho recommendation
and discharged tho woman to keep the
peaco. In tho courso of tho trial, tho
court said, "that tho distraint of tho
cradlo was qulto illegal, and being so,
tho woman used no moro forco than
was necessary to resist it; a balllffmight
as well distrain a shirt upon a person's
back, as a cradlo with a child in it.
Even a horso upon whicli a man Is rid
ing cannot legally bo distrained, much
less a baby's cradlo in which the baby
lay."
Last Thursday a boy on a farm near
Norristown lay down in a field and
went to sleep. When ho awoko there
was a certain numbness In his leg
which surprised him somowhat. Upon
casting his eyo along tho afflicted mem
ber ho was surprised to observo that a
gigantic black suako had succeeded in
swallowing his big toe, and was pro
paring to disposo of tho entiro boy in
tlio same manner. Now, what wo
want to call tho attention of tho society
for tho Provcntlon of Cruelly to ani
mals to, is this: Instead of lying still
and encouraging tho snako la Its efforts
to satisfy its natural cravings, this de
praved and degraded outcast of a boy
jerked out his too and climbed sudden
ly over the fence. Tho suffering loptllo
was left there; not only discouraged by
tho loss of its frugal meal, but sick at
its stomach, aud mortified at tho boy's
outrageous conduct. How long aro
theso gross outragesagamst unoffending
dumb animals to bo permitted to go
unavenged V Will not tho fair women
whoso tender humanity organized the
dog-hospital,gush for thoserpent of tho
field ? Who will bo tho first to movo
for tho erection of an asylum for tho
persecuted puff-adders and an infirmary
fur tho oppressed cobra-di-capello?
An Open Bar in a Cornfield.
Hero is a California story, told to illus
trate tho cunning of the crows in that
region: A hired man on tho Napa farm
was detailed to keep watch on tho corn
field, and not let tho black marauders
iuvado the premises; but, llko many
other men In a similar situation, ho
tried to plan a method whereby so
much labor would not havo to be per
formed. So ho hit upon tho plan of
soaking tomo corn in whisky and
placing it in tho field so that tho crows
would surely get drunk, aud then ho
thought ho would havo a suro thing on
them and could kill them easily. Ho
had tried to shoot them with nshot gun,
but crows can smell powder a long way.
After soaking some corn overnight, ho
put a bountiful supply In tho field tho
next morning, and in about two or
threo hours ho went out to seo how
things wero progressing, nnd mark you
what follows: Ono of tho crows, a llttlo
larger than tho rest, had taken posses
sion of almnstall thccorn.aud had built
himself a bar out of clods of earth, and
was retailing tho whiskey-soaked corn
to tho other crows, charging them three
grains of sprouted corn for ono of soak
ed grain. Our hired man had not tho
heart to kill any of tho creatures that
seemed In their action so likomankind.
A riiYsicrAN exaniiniiigastudent ns
to his progress, asked him, "should a
man fall into a well forly foot deop.and
etriko his head against ono of tho tools
with which 'ho had been digging, what
would havo been your courso if called
in asn surgeon?" Tho student replied,
"I should adviso them to let tho man
lie and fill up tho well."
' 'When 1 am in a crowded car,"sald
a malo advocate of womau's rights,
"and a woman comes in, I think it Is
tho dutyof somo man to get up aud
give her his seat. I look around tho
car to sec if nny man in tlio car looks
llko making a movo in that direction,
and when I seo them ull keep their
scats, I hide my faco behind my news
paper, and blush for my sex."
A little girl was very fond of
preaching to her dolls. Her mother
heaid her ouo day reprovlug ono of
them for being bo wicked. "Oh I you
naughty, sinful child," said sho, shak
ing tho waxen limbs, "you'll go to tho
lako of brimstone, nnd you won't burn
up you'lljust sizzle."
A little four-year-old child told Ills
father ho was a lool, On being reprl
mnnded by his mother, and required to
say ho was sorry, ho toddled up to tho
Insulted parent and exclaimed, "Papa
I'm sorry you'so a fool,"
Tom Hood died composing and Unit
too, a humorous poem. Ho Is said to
havo remarked that ho was dying out
of charity for tho undertaker, who
wished to urn a lively Hood.
A man- is said to bo absent-mimlol
when ho thinks he has left his watch til
homo and tukes it out of his pocket to
seo if ho has got tlmo to return home to
f"'
Wiie-v women como to sit in thejury
box poaslbly iufants may get to bo crl
ors lu court.