0
Irunr.TSUKD uvehv mi day morning
K(T11I! COLUMMAN HUII.tll.NU NEAIl TJ1K COUNT
HOUSE, nr
CHARLES B. BROCKWAY,
Kdltor nnil Proprietor,
Iras-Two Dollars a Year, payaUo In Adr&cco.
OIROUlATION" OGOO.
job rniKTiNa
lalldcscrlptlons executed with nentness and
lllspiucu III. leiisuuiiuiu iuicti
Bloomsburg Directory.
STOVES AND TINWARE.
jl. llUrnilT, dealer In stove A tinware, Hit
, icrt block, Mnln st. vest of Market, vl-nlJ
rACOU METZ, denier In stoves nud tlnwnro
I Mnln street, abovo court huuso. vl-nlj
CLOTHING, &o.
UVIIl LOWENBERO, Merchant Tailor, Main
I ,t 2d door above American House. vl-u I S
irM. MORRIS, Merchant Tailor comer of Con;
trO aim HI., UTtT 11II1LT B BlUrU. Vi'U.J
DRUGS, CHEMICALS, Ac.
P. LUTZ, Druggist and Apothecary. Main St.,
, below tho l'ost Olllco. vl-n II
EoYKtl I1R0S., Druggists and Apothecaries,
I ISrOWer S UlOCttiUlllU Bt, Vl-IH.l
CLOCKS, WATCHES, &0.
Jewelry Ac, Mnln Hired near went st. vu-ntf
i Jewelry, Malutt., Just below tlio Ameiioim
MJIS IlUIlNirAHD. Watch niul Clock mnkcr.
fiicnr southeast corner MiUu and Iron BtH. vl-l l
flATHCAUT. Watch Mid Clock Mukcr.Mnr.
u kct btrcut, below .Main. Mii I
BOOTS AND SHOES.
M. IUtOWN, Hoot ami Hliopinnkcr, Centre
L btrcct, rear ot itobblns & Kyer'w Htoru. vl-nKi
i below iiariiuau'8 siorc, west m lantei. m-u
frRY KIEIM. Maiiufacluicr ami dealer lu
flloots ami Bhoes, O racer lea, etc., Alain street.
bt iliooiusuurg, vi-ihj
PKOFESSIONAL.
HI. II. C. 1IOWKU. Burgeon Dentist, Main st
Lftbovo the Court House, vl-ulJ
fcxchangu lilock o tr Wtbu's book bloi u v3-ulS
II. V. KINNI:Y. Hureeon Ucntlst. Teeth
Cr true ted wllbout italn: MalUNt.. nearly on-
uto .Episcopal ciiuicn, vi-nio
In. IKKL1ML AHorncY-nUIjiw. Ufllrn. 2d
illuor lnKxchunguitlocktnearlhu "I-lxelmnt;o
10. BARKLHY, Attorney-nt-Lnw. Onicc, 2d
ilnor In Kxchaugo Illuck, near the "Kxchatige
cJ." vln3
HI. McKlXVY.M. D.,BuiK('on nnd Physician
iiouiibmu jiuiu bi,t ueiuw j unite i. vjiuj
ffcouia Muuiaiubircei, oeiow iiiruci. vi-nu
C. ItUTTKIt, M. I). 8iiiKPitn and 1'hyslclan
(puiiftvii Biivvi, uuuyu iuiii, vi-iuj
m. ItOIlISON. Attorncy-at.Law. OUIcolIart
ILLINEIIY & FANCY GOODS.
lopiioslte Episcopal Cbuu-h,Matii st, vl-uli
KS MZZlr HAllKLr.V. Mllllni-r. UnmkKV
1'Ulldlug.MulnblrcLl, vl-uU
l.uoks,aud blatlouery, Eebunguiliock,Maln
M M. DKItltlCKSON, Millinery and Fancy
fts. 11. KI.1NE. Mlllluerv and Faucv Oooil",
IfUiln street below Maikct. vl-ul1
US. JULIA A. & RADII I1AIIKI.KV. Tji.lloc'
lUankH and Dress l'utteru.., suutheast corne r
nuuu YCStbi9, V1U4J
BU MISSES KAUJIAN Mllllnerv and Fanev
Bowls, Main St., bilow American House, vlnll
HOTELS AND SALOONS.
1U.MI1IA HOTEL, bv 11. fctohner. Main s
lboo Couil House. vln
ICS HOTEL, hv T. lSent. Tuvlnr. prist, i n'1.
( Main street. yl-l '
IDMYEK A JACOIIV, CunriTtloni ry, Ilakcry
uu vjier naniun, wnoiesaieauu retail. Jx
Bgelllock.Maliifclreet. Vl-uU
(EHCIIANTS AND QROCEIvS.
p.'. MA1IU, Dry Goods and Notions, south-
,nnuiuui,ra. ocaier in 1-ry Goods, Oro.
Wlis, liools, shoes, Ac., corner Main and
trcets, v3.u30
A. BECKLl'.V, Hoot and Shoo stole, books
ft KtntlimoK.. Mnl., ... u 1 ... . .
r wuiu ci uviuw jiuilJltJl. Vl'iiu
ACOII.S, Couleetlonerv. ciocerlns nte.. Mnln
below Iron vl.jn
IIUN'DENHALL.GcneralRloekorMerchan
'i;?''1 Lumber, comer of Main strict and
.-..UUM, VI. I
liolcsale ami retail, Exchango llck.'vl-nl3
A Vt'lltl f.,.rtt , .....
MIOWl'll ll..,un...i r. ....
Un St., above Coutt House. vl-ulJ
llHinWtfl! llr,.nn.l n, l- ....
jir aiiilusl. and Couit liouso alley'. vMiM
El'KB I'YEIi. denier In Dry Goods, Oro
pw, etc., cor. Main and Centra sts. vl-uM
' OIHON. ririM.rlr. X. P,nuktnnu M.ln
Ifrctt below Market. Vl-iHl
' Wt'i, i . . ... . .
wroeurics ami ueuerai jicrcnan
Malnstabiive West. vl-11
tlLVV, NEAL A CO., dealcis lu Dry Goods,
r;crlt'ii'lour,l''rf'il.rialt,I-'lsli.Jiou,Niiilsl
... vu,. ..mm unu .iiaritei sis. viuu
. MILLER A SON. lienor In flnniU.
Broceilis, Quecusware, Flour, fcall, Khues.
, v.v., Aviiuuu iiiucif, .iiaiusi, vi-uia
MISCELLANEOUS.
B'lTAIAV. ilnrlilo Woiks. nnoilnnr lir-lnw
' Olllce, Alain btreet. vl-nH
(OIKItlTltn TITI1MT, m i,ini.iirlliirr.iB
K'l deakTH In Lumber of nil klnda ; 1'Janlnt;
iu lUIUUUUi VJ1I1Q
It. Glue Maker. andWblto nml Fnncv
puer.beottowu. vln 17
.vuiiini.)iAi1 rmiuiv, iiuiitd IJIirill'SS
(Jktr, Khlvo's Ulock Main Btreet. vSulO
I PltlllClTI, I V n-..... . T.
UOHDlKH.t! nuor dealer second door Irnm
rtlawcht corner Main and lion sts. vl-uH
R WDLEMAN, Agent for Muuson's Copper
ll-ular Lightning Hod. usvlll
PlHOltNTON, Wall l'a per. Window Hhodes
p. u&mrcs, jtuperi uiocu, Alain si, vi.i
t;,:0IlELL, Furulturo Itooms, thrco story
Main fatrcet, wist of Market si. vliiti
ioSENSTOCK.l'hotographcr, over llobblns
ffMer's store, Main st. vl.u
BiWN, dealer In Meat, Tallow, etc., Chem.
fF" alley,i ear of American House, vlnll
''A.VITKkTnM A m i.mli.fll mwl nLti
"iBle IiiKiirniin rfitnnnnlH llnm'nr,a llnllil.
Nnblreet. vl-ul3
f'B Wr.FFENIlACII, Uroom Faclory. Or.
wit at his resldeuco or at Miller A Hou's
1'ouptiy aiiea. Eest green Western brush
Vi-1118.
IB CABMAN, Cabinetmaker and Chair,
rooms Main street bel, Iron, va-u'.'l
LA511 Co.,Machlnlst8,Eust lllooms.
P 1ft m r. LiH.ll.It. Castings niaUo at short
fwulncry made aud retired. -Mi'i)
Bdnir. ,,KiU'er m pianos, organs and
Weon8,tu O. W. Coreil's fmulturo rmuns
Vl-nt3
'" E n?nY J,Intul,, J"'owu 'ou7
uut llloomsburg.UerwIck roud, vl-ule
PuS ffi'u? '"bile, northeast corner
Kifmni?: dcal in furniture, truuka, reder
"WOW Ware. IW.nr llm LVrlru I ?1.,S
Buck Horn.
IiHIorVH,I0E1,.AK'Kn" d"" in dry
IDretnin'?.!"!11 J-eue"l luerchuudlse.
VOLUME IV -NO 31.
Orangeville Directory,
A SW' COLEMAN, Merchant Tailors and
As. f,r.?' f" pushing goods, Main St., next door
to the llrlck Hotel. vlnl7
1 II. HERRING A HROTII Elt.Cnrpcnters and
A. llullders, Main St., below Pino, vl-u!7
DOWER & HERRINO, dealer In Dry Good,
I) Groceries, Lumber and geucrnl Merchandise,
Main si. vi.
B'imK l!STEtj nnJ refreshment Saloon, by
ItohrM'llenry cor.of Mnln nndl'lno st.,vl-n 17
LJlaln stnoxt door to Good's Hotel. vl-n 17
DAVIp HERRINO Flour and Grist Mill, and
Dealer In grain, Mill Street. vlni7
nit. A C. Ki;r,cnNEn,Blacksmlli,,TirMiTl
Btrect, near 1'lue. vl-ul7
T. rV 1 iPT'i-1 lTSI ri! f iln 11 Bn',1 Hnrgcou, Main
u2:i
TAMES in. HAHMAN. Cabinet Maker and Un.
o dcrlaker. Main Bt., below I'lue. vl-n!7
T M. HAHMAN, Haddlo nnd Harness maker.
0. Mulust., oppslte Kriimo Cliurch. vsull
SCHUVI.EIt A LOW, Iron fouuncrs.Jlachlnlsls.
and Mauuraeluicrs of plows, Mill Bt. vl-nl
MILEH A. WILLIAMS ACo,.Tannersand Man
ulaclurcrs of lealher, MlllBtrcct. vl-n!7
SAMUEL HlIAlil'LESS.Maker of uTolTayhursI
Grain Crndle. Main St. v2no.
w
ILLIAM DELONG Khocmakeraufl manufae-
uueroi iiricic, .Mill. st., west or Pino vlulO
Catawissa.
F. DALL5IAN, Merchant Tailor, Second Ht.
llobblus' llulldiug. vi'-nlj
B.
I)
.It- J. K. UOIUIINH. Hurceou nud IMivslclun
' Unnnn.l Ul l.nlnM Tntt,
nlLlSEUT A KLINE, drr cooilt. triocnrles. nml
U general merchandise, Slain Street vS-nli
J II. KISTLElt, "Catlawlssa House," North
, Corner Main nud Second Stieets. VJnlS
KElLEIt, lllllard Saloon, Oysters, and Ico
, Cream In season Main St. v2nl2
M
.... iiitvii'll.uvUlU IU UUUUItl.HCIUIIUIlUlM'
. Dry Goods, Groceries Ac. v2-u!8
r 1tt,r,nun .i..i..iKf).. , i n...
UEHANNA nr llrlelr ltolr.1 H I.Vwl,..,
baiitler l'lOlirietor.solltll.pnstrnriifT Mnln nnil
Second stieet. v2n!2
Q 1). HINAItl), dealer In Stoves and Tin-ware,
i5. Main Slieel. V2nlJ
TM. It. AIJIJOTT. Attorney at law. Mnln St.
Light Street.
II,
F. OMAN A Co., Wheelwrights, (list door
abovo School House. vln id
IQIIN A. OMAN. Manufacturer nud denier lu
' llools nud Shoes, vlulii
J .1. I.EISEH, M. D., Surgeon nnd Physician
Olllco lit Keller's Hotel. vSn2i
Jji.i i.ib j-.. i.iieaier in jiry unoos Groceries,
Flour, Feed, Salt, Fish, Iron. Nails. etc.. .Main
street. vln 13
11.
S. ENT, denier lu Stoves and Tin waro In
nil us brunches. vlnM
Espy.
Uroeeries, aud general 'ilcrcuaudi&e. vl'uil
WVY STEAM IXOUItlNQ MILLS, C.S. Towler.
Hi Tioprletor. VJnlG
J lnnilllfililnrc Ul,n ... ... .
rn W. EDO Alt, Susquehanna Planing Mill nnd
llox Mauufactoiy.
vilull
Business Cards.
L'VELLE,
ATTOltNEY AT LAW,
Ashland, Schuylkill County Pa.
Q W. 2IILLEH,
ATTOIiNEV AT LAW,
omeo Court llonso 'Alley, below tho Coi.um-
1IIAN Olllce. llouiitUs. I!ni It-l'av nml Pt-nslniis
collected. lilooiusbuig I'a. sep.a)'ti7
JOBEHT F. CLARK,
ATTOltNEY AT L.VW,
Olllco Main Klrcpl. holnw 11m Pimil llnnsf..
IlloomsUuig Peun'a.
J 11. LITTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Olllco Courl-Honso Alley, below tho Cor.ua
man Olllce, lUoomsliurg l'a.
c.
B. BltOCKWAY,
AITOHNEY AT LAW,
1H.OOMSUUUU, t'A.
5-0tEirE Couit Houso Allov.ln tho Co.
lumiuan building. Jaul,'C7.
J? J. T1IOHNTON
JLi. would announce to tbccitlzcusof Iltooms-
buiir and vh'ililtv. ihiiL bo has lust received u lull
uud complete assortment of
WALL PAPER, WINDOW SHADX1S,
I'lXTUitES, conns, tassels,
nud all other goods lu his lino of busliuss. All
tlio newest anil most amuoved tiatterns of lb
day nio always to bo iouud In hH establlslimeut.
juur.o, ey-ii juaiu i. ueiuw ittlkel.
c
IIKSTKR S. FUKMAN,
1IAIINUSS, KADDLE, AND TRUNK
MANUFACTUKEIt.
and dealer lu
CAUlU'f-UAGS, VALISEH, FLY-NETS,
BUFFALO 11011LU, 110i:bi;-I(LA.SKKTH Ac.,
which ho feeU coulldcut he can M.-1I at lower
rate than any other pei&on lu thu county, Ex
nmtuo tor yourselves.
mwn iiuru cioor ueiow mo court iiouse, Alain
Stieet, Illotmibburg, l'a,
Ug. O, Jftilr,
pnri'LEs,
Tho UlldersIC'nGj will rlieerrnllv mnll tviirv'i tn
all who wish it tlio Recipe uud lull directions
or pieparlngnnd using a slnipio and llcautllul
Vegclablo llalln, that will Immediately remove
Tnu, Ireckles, pimples, lllotches, and all erup
tions nnd Impurities ot tho Sktu.leavlugthosuiue
soil, elinr, luoolh and beautilul.
jiu win niso senu (kiiek) instructions ror pin
duclng.by verysl mplomeans,ii luxuriant growlli
ol Hair on a buldhcad or smooth lace lu less than
tlilitv days irom Urst annlleatiou.
Tlio nbuvo can beobtalned by return mall by
addressing '1 HOH. F. CHAPMAN, Chemist,
i". ii. uox eiiM, juj jjioadwar, New Yokr,
Aug. (1,'UMy.
)OWDEH KEGS AND LUMBER.
W. M. MONROE & CO.,
Rupert, Pa.,
Manufacturers of
POWDER KEQH,
vnd dealers lu all kinds of
LUMI1EH,
glvo notice that they are prepared to accomodat
heir custom with dispatch, and on the cheapes
erms.
rpiIE BEST AND CHEAPEST
II AY HAKE
IN THE MARKET.
JJAhUFAClUUEl) AND t'OU BALK 11 V
N. W. SAMPLE & CO.,
COLUMDIA IRON WORKS, I1LOOM3
11URO, I'A.
CAM. AM) EXAMINB IT.
Illoomsburg, Juno 10, lsTlMf
TiriDMYEH & JACOBY
1 1 E.CHANUEUL0CKJIL00MS11URG,PA.
nre agents for tho salo of "llruckay's" Justly
eelebiuted Cream and old stock Ales, wbeh they
will sell nschfup as couutry lirewed ulcsi whoto
uud half barrels eoustuntly on hand, This nlu
Is brewed by William E. Ilrockwuy, S15 to its
East Eleveulli street, New York City.
llloomiiburg, Juno lii, 1&70-W
Philadelphia Directory.
JACILK HOTEL.
NOIITII TUMI! STItllET,
H. D. CUMMINOS, rnorniETon.
jjJSTADLISHED 1793.
JOHDAN AllllOTIIElt,
Wliolesalo Grocers, aud Dealers In
rlALTI'ETUU AND nilUISTONr..
No 213 North Third St,
riilladclphla.
V. It, IIOIINE. W.S. KISCI. J. U.BK.V11EI1T.
JJOItNE, KINO & SEYDEKT,
WHOLESALE DHY GOODS.
No. 421 Market Street
PHILADELPHIA.
Orders filled promptly at lowest prices.
January 3, IMS.
W. HANK'S
WHOLESALE T0I1ACCO, BNUI' F, AND
CIGAR WAREHOUSE,
No. IIU North Third Strecl,
llelwteli Cherry nnil Race, west side.
Phlladolpliln.
jpHANK & STHETCli,"
(Successors to I. II. Waller,)
Importcis nnd Dealcis lu
(lUEENSWAUE, CHINA, AND GLASS,
No. SSIN.ThlidSlreel,
llctween Race and Vino Sts.
l'lIll.ADr.l.rniA.
?: li.,STi!hVrir. "th'lPaitncrs.
, , , I. H. WAwmt. Special Partner.
Jeill ,0-1.
M. KEI'IIEAHT,
. WITH
BABNES, BHO. & 1IEHHON,
HATS, CAl'S, STRAW GOODS A FURS,
No. 501 Mnilat Street,
(Abovo Flflh,)
1'HII.AnEM'ltIA.
JOHN STHOUP & CO.,
Successors to Stroup A Brother,
WHOLESALE DEALERS IN FISH.
No. 21 Noilh Whams nud 23 North Thhd St
Philadelphia.
JICIIAKDSON L. WRIGHT, JR.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
NO. HI SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
i'l!oi.Ai)i:u'iii .
oct. zaCU-Iy
ILLIAM EISHEIt
WITH
T 11 O M A S C A It S O N A . O.
witoi.i-SAr.n
DEALERS IN HOSIERY,
MEN'S FURNISHING GOODS,
LINENS & NOTIONS
,ko. is xoutii rour.Tii stiiekt
Pliilailoliiliia.
Juno J,'C9-Cm
yyAINWRIGIIT & CO.,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
N. E. Comer Second and Arch Streets,
Pinr.AnELi'UlA,
Dealers In
TEAS, SYRUrs, COFFEE, SUGAR, MOLASSES
ItlCE, Sl'lCES, 111 CA11U SOI1A, AC, AC.
3-0rders will reo.lvo prompt nlteutlou.
may 10.07-tf.
Hotels.
T
HE ESPY HOTEL.
ESPY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, PA.
Tlio undeislgned would Inform tho travelling
public that ho has taken the nbove named estab
lishment and thoroughly refitted tho same for
the perlect.convenieiico of hlsgucsts. His larder
W 11 bOStOf'kPlI Willi I lift l.os, , hr, tnnrlrul ntl....la
Tlio choicest liquors, wines nud clgius always to
. WILLIAM PETT1T.
Apr.23,C9-tf Ipy, in.
JJRICK HOTEL,
ORANGEVILLE, COLUMDIA COUNTY, PA.
HOUR M'HENRY, Proiiriclor.
Tills well known Ifnllsn. linvlnrr lipmi Tint In
thoroiigl, repair, is now open to tho travelling
public. Tho bar is stockid with tho choicest
liquors anil ciKnrs.aniitiio tablo will be, at all
tlmcs.sunnlit'd with Iho ilollcnrlfH nf tlin sfnsrin.
No pains 111 bu spared to lusuio tho comlortof
glll'SIS,
Orangeville, dec. 10.'C0-tf.
MON i'OUR IIOUSE
RUPERT, PA.
WILLIAM. 11UTLEH, Proprietor,
This Houso hnvlngbcen put In thorough repair
Is now open lor tho letepllou of giitsls. No
pains will bo spated to elibiiro tlio perlect coin
lolt otitic triueleis. Too 1'iopilelor solicits a
bharo ol public patronage. Tho bar will bo
sioeiieu ai uu nines with lino llquois and clgais.
marll'70-tf.
B
ENTON HOTEL.
W. P. PIATT, Proprietor,
DENTON, COLUMDIA COUNTY, PA,
This well known Houso havlmr been nntlii
thorough icpalr is now opiu lor Iho livetitiou of
visuuih. imi jiiiiiis iiueoeeii spnreii 10 eusuio
tho peiltct eomloit of gllfrsts, Tho pioprletor
also inns n singe iioni ino Jlniel lit illoomsburg
and luteiiuedlato points on Tuesday, Thursday
uud Saliiulay ot each week, tmayo'70-lf
Stoves and Tinware.
JTEW STOVE AND TIN SHOP.
IS.UAll HAOENCUCH,
Mnln Street ono door nlinvn 1?. enlIenl1nlt's
Store.
A largo assortment or stoves. Heaters nnd
Ramies coustantlv on baud, ami for halo nt tho
low eat rales.
Tinning lunll Its brunches carefully atleuded to,
'Hid butwiuclion guiiniuteed.
Tin work ol nil kinds wholesale aud retail, A
tul Is reqiiLstid.
Mir.u.WMf
gTOVES AND TINWARE.
A, M. RUPERT
announces to his friends nud customers that ho
continues tho above business nt his old place on
JlAliN tsrui. 1.1', 1I1.UU.MH11UHU,
Custonieru can bo accomodated with
fancy KTiivra
of all kinds, Stovepipes, Tlnwaro nnd every va
riety of article found lu a Stovo and Tinware Es
tnbllslunent lu the cities.aud on the most reason
nblo terins. Repnlriugdoueatthebhortestnotlce,
ou haud fur bale.
B
O0TS AND SHOES.
CLARK M. I1R0YVN,
CEKTUE hTHEET, AIUOININO THE flOKE OP
llOllUIMj A KYE11.
A lull and complelo nssortnuut ofieadyinade
boots and bhotslor nun. Moinin and children
just KiclMd and fur saloiit riasouablo rates.
VurlitUsto nut nil classes of cuslomeis. Tho
best of woikdoiiuiitbhurluotlcc,its heretofore,
Give hliu a call. apr6'7u-lf.
D
E N T I S T R Y .
11. C. HOWER, DENTIST,
Respectfully oilers his professional services to
the ladles und gentlemen of llloouibburg uud vl
ClllltV. He Is nreltared toattend to all tho varl.
mis oiieratlous lu tho Hue of his pioresslon, aud
Is provided with the latest Improved Poucklain
Tketu which will bo luserUd on gold platlup
DlltU, twit IUUUV, U.IBU IU IUIIU ll. l VII USUIO little
uralteeth. Teeth extracted by all tlio new anil
most approved methods, uud ml operations on
tlio teeth carefully and prupeily attended to,
Resldeuco and olllco a lew doors ii'iovo the
Court House, baiuo side,
uioomsuurg, jnn.ai.'Kiii
jgARGAINS BARGAINS,
QUICK SAt.ES AMI KMAI.I. l'UOl'ITS.
SAVE YOUR MONEY.
Go to
HENRY YOST.
East Uloonisbuig, Pa , lor all Kinds of the best
homo uud cltv made
F IIUMITU H E .
Prices reasonable uud the best work done,
JllS'JB-U
BLOOMSBUEG, PA., FRIDAY, AUGUST 20,
Choice lfi;!).
Into Misohiof,
Dancing feet nnd busy fingers,
Never still tho wholo day through !
Tor tho llttlo brnln from drenmland
llilngs them work enough to do.
Itnclug through tho gorgeous pirlor,
Romping on tho winding slnlr,
Teal lug books and brenkliig vases
Into mischief everywhere.
Picks tho cakes and tastes tho Jelly,
Ilrcnks tho windows, Hiatus tho door,
Throws tho statues from tho brackets,
Scatters playthings ou tho floor.
Tearing llttlo coats nnd trowscrs,
Rumpling up tho curly lintr :
Dusy, naughty, llttlo fingers,
Into mischief everywhere.
Spilling Ink upon iho carpet,
Dashing pictures from tho wall,
111 caking mirrors, Bluglug, shouting,
In tho attic and tho hall.
Tracking mud ncross tho oniric",
Turning over dcs.t nnd chair,
Cutting nil tho morning paper
Into mischief every whero.
Hut no look of hatoormnlleo
Darkens o'er thoso laughing eyes ;
Not u thought of harm or sinning
In its llttlo bosom lies.
For Its soul Is puro and guiltless,
Whatever harm tho lingers do,
Though tho llllle feet are straying
Into mischief all day through.
Lost.
Onco thero was n boat locked last to shoro s
Hut rust eat tho chains day by day,
And Iho boat was loosened moio nnd more.
As tho fastcutugs slipped away.
Yet any day nn outstielclied hand
Could havo caught It and locked it again to laud,
lint never n hnud was stretched to save,
And tho boat at last was frcui
And shot llko an arrow over tho wave
And drifted out mid-sen.
And never, oil l uovcr ncioss tho main
Will tho boat to tho shoro bo brought ngaln.
So was my heart, love linked to thlno ;
But neglect eat tho chains away,
Yet u louder word, love, I opine,
Would havo saved It any daj I
Ay I n tender woid suld first or last,
Would havo mended tho chain, and held it fast.
lint tho word was lacking! and so my heart
Slipped from Us chains like tho boat;
And then, as tlio last links fell npart,
It sped o'er tho wavts iillo.il,
Nor pleading hands, uor words, you sec,
llilng tho boat to shore, or my heart to thee I
dtlificclhneoit!).
A .MKMOKY.
1IY MARK TWAIN.
When I say Hint I never knew my
auslcro father to bo enamored of hut
ono poem in all tlio long century that ho
llvctl.iicr&ons who Unow him will easily
hclleyo me; when I say that I havo
never composed but one poem in all tlio
long third of a century that I have
lived, persons who knew mo will bo
sincerely grateful; and finally, when I
tay tho poem which I composed was not
tho ono which my father was enamored
of, persons who may havo known us
both will not need to havo this truth
shot into them with a mountain how
itzer beforo they can receivo it. My
father and I wero always on tho most
distant terms. I was a boy a sort of
armed neutrality, so to .speak. At it
regular intervals this neutrality was
broKCii, and suffering ensued; but I
will bo candid enough to say that tho
breaking and the suffering wero always
divided up with strict impartiality be
tween us which is to say my father
did tho breaking, and I did tho suffer
ing. As a general thing I was a back
ward, 'caution1, unadventtirous boy; but
onco I jumped oil' a two-story stable;
another tlmo I gave an elephant a plug
of tabacco nnd retired without waiting
foran answer; nnd still another tlmo I
pretended to bo talking in my sleep,
and got oh"n portion of a very wretched
origlnnl conundrum in hearing of my
father. Let us not pry into tho result,
it was of no consequence to nny ono but
mo.
But tho poem I havo referred to as
attracting my father's attention and
achieving his favor was "Hiawatha."
Somo man who courted a sudden and
awful death presented him with an ear
ly copy, and I nover lost faith in my
own senses until I saw him sit down
and go to reading It in cold blood saw
him open tho book.and heard him read
theso following lines, with thosaino in
HccUonlCsS judicial frigidity with
which ho always read his charge to tho
jury, or administered an oath to n wit
ness :
Tuko your bow, O Hl.iwalha,
T.iko your arrows, Jasper-headed,
Tuko your war-club, Pusgawab-un,
And our mittens, Mlujeknhwau,
Aud your bitch eanoo for sailing,
And tho oil of Mlshc-Nnmn."
Presently my father took out of hU
breast pocket an imposing "Warranty
Deed," and fixed his eyes upon it and
dropped into meditation. I knew what
it was. A Texan lady and gentleman
had given my half brothor, Orln John-
son, a handsome, property in a town in
tlio North, in gratitudo to him for hav
ing saved their lives by an act of bril
liant heroism.
By and by my father looked toward
mo and blghed. Then ho said :
"If I had bitch a son us this poet, hero
wero a suhject worthier than tho tradi
tions of theso Indians."
"If you pleaso, sir, where'.'"
"In this doed."
"In tho deed?"
"Ycs-in this very deed," said my
father, throwing It on tho tablo. "Thoro
is moro poetry, moro romanco. moro
sublimity, moro splendid imagery hid-
licit away in mat homely document
than could bo found in nlltho traditions
of nil tho savages that llvo."
"Indeed, sir? Could I could I get it
out, sir? Could I composo tho poonir
slrdoyou think?"
"You!"
I wilted.
Presently my father's faeo softened
somewhat, nnd ho said i
"ao and try. Hut mint, curb folly.
No poetry nt tho oxponso of truth. Keep
strictly to tho facts."
I said I would, und bowed myself out
und went up stairs.
"Hiawatha" kept dreaming tn my
head and so did my fathor'u remarks
about tho sublimity and ronmnco hid
den in my subject, nud also his injunc
tion to bownro of wasteful and oxubor-
ant fancy. I noticed, Just hero, that I
had heedlessly brought tho deed nwny
with mo. Now, at this moment camo
to mo ono of thoso raro moods of daring
recklessness, such its I referred to
uwlillo ngo. While another thought nnd
in plain dcflanco of tho fact that I know
my father meant mo to wrlto tho ro
mantic blory of my half-brother's ad
venture and subsequent good fortune,
and 1 ventured to lined merely tho ven
ture of his remarks and ignore their
spirit. I took tho stupid "Warranty
Deed" itself and chopped it up into
lliawalhan blank verso, without alter
ing or leaving out tlirco words, nnd
without transposing six. It required
loads of courage to go down stairs und
face my father with my performance. I
started thrcoor four times beforo I, fin
ally got my pluck where it would stick;
but at last I said I would go down and
read it to hlin if ho throw mo over tho
church for It. I stood up to begin, and
ho told mo to como closer. I edged up
a little, but still left as much neutral
ground between 113 as I thought ho
would stand. Then I began. It would
bo Useless for mo to try to tell what con-
llieting emotions expressed themselves
upon his face, nor how they grow 111010
nnd moro Intense as 1 proceeded; nor
how a darkness descended upon his
countenance, nnd ho began to gag and
swallow, and his hands began to work
and twitch, as I reeled oil' lino after
lino with tlio strength ebbing out of
ino, mid my legs trembling under 1110.
THE STORY OF A GALLANT DEED.
THIS INDENTURE, made tho tenth
Day of November, In tho year
Of our Lord, ono thousand eight
Hundred slx-nud llfty,
llctween Johanna S. E. Giiav
And Pitn.i.iu O11AY, her husband,
Of Salem City lu tlio Stato
Of Texas, or the Hist pail,
And 0. 11. Johuson, of tho town
Of Austin, ditto, WITNESSETH ;
That said pro ty of tho first,
For and In consideration
Of tho sum of Twenty Thousand
Dollars, lawful money of
The U. S. of Amerlcay,
To them lu hand now paid by said
P.uty of thesecund part,
Tho duoieceipt whereof Is here
Dy coulcssed aud acknowledg-ed,
Havo Granted, II 11 gained, Sold, Itemised,
Released aud Aliened and Conveyed,
Continued, and by iheso presents do
Grant nnd ISargain, Sell, Remise,
Allen, Release, Convey and Cou-
Firm unto tho bald aforesaid
Tarty of tlio second part,
Aud to his heirs and assigns
Forever and ever ALL
That certain plc.'o of parcel of
LAND sltuato In city of
Dunkirk, county ot Cliaiitauqui,
And Ukowiso furtheimoro lu Y'oik State,
Hounded aud described, to wit,
As follows, herein, namely:
I1EGINNINO at lliodlstancoof
A hundred two.nnd-forty feel,
Nortli-lialf-east , uorth-east-by north,
East-iiorth-enst and uorlherly
Of tho northerly lino of Mulligan street,
On tho westerly lino of Drannlgan street.
And running thenco duo noitherly
On lirnunigui street 9W feet,
Thenco nt rldit angles westerly,
Norlh-wc.si-by-west-aud-wcst.liilf.Wesl.
Wesl-and-by-uoilli, 1101 th-west-by-west,
About
I kind of dodged, and tho boot-Jack
broko tho looking-glass. I could havo
waited to sco what became of tho other
missiles if I had wanted to, but I took
no interest in such things. Guluxy.
Eiotv to .Hallo :i .Scraj) Hook,
It is a very pleasant occupation for
children, and sometimes for larger
children to make scrap books; and this
is tho way to do it :
If you can sparo tlio money it is well
to buy a regularly mado book of firm
whito paper, so bound as to leavo room
for tho filling of tho leaves. Othcrwlso
an old account book does very well, if
tlio binding bo good, nud if the leaves
bo cut out, leaving about an inch, and
cutting two out of every three. Wo al
ways keep our books covered, and then
they are fresh when they aro finished,
which is n work of tlmo.
Most of 113 find in our reading, tilings
which wo want to save pootryorproso
facts or principles, according to our
taste; and tho usual way is to cut them
out, carry them In a pocket book till
they aro worn out, or leave them In
somo box or drawer until they becoino
rubbish, and then forget them.
Tho best way Is to keep 11 box for such
scraps, and when you find anything you
wanttosavoputit there.
Of courso thero will bo n tremend
ous gleaning when you como to uso
them. But 110 nvitter: ave them. Then
somo rainy day or evening, wo get our
apparatus together.
A nice llttlo painter's brush, rather
largerthann big thumb; nsmall,smooth
board, ouo or two' inches of old cotton
or linen, and n bowl of common paste,
mado merely by boiling flour ami wa
ter. Then pare each scrap carefully (or it
is well to hayo done that beforehand);
lay it down upon tho board, and brush
over tho back nicely Vitli tho pasto.
Then lay It smoothly upon tho page,
and rub it down quietly and smoothly
with your cloth; nnd so on, tho noxt
aud tho noxt.
On tho right-hand pago it is well to
rulo a lino at tho left of tho pago nnd
begin thero, nnd not let tho Joinings of
tho scraps como opposlto each othor on
tho two sides of tho leaf. A llttlo prac
tleo will ennblo ono to do this qulto ea
sily nud with very iittlo muss.
Keep short pieces for filling up tho
odd places In tho pages.
Tho book will partly dry whllo you
aro working on It, for tho pieces need
not bo mado very wet, nnd whllo it is
still damp.piit it under a heavy weight
nnd leavo it over night,
Ono of tho best nud most equal
weights for nny pressure is n pall of
water.
It is n great satisfaction to look ovor
one's scrap-book, nnd to bo nblo to refer
to things which you want to remember
nud would othcrwlso hnvo lost.
Ono mado for children, with a few
pictures Interspersed, is a novcr-fiilH'iig
sourcoof amusement.
A book is sometimes somo yenrs in
making. It Is so much tho bottor when
it is doue.
1870.
COL.
Tlio XciMllc (hui.
A writer in tho Chicago Tribune gives
this description of tho Prussian needle
gun, which will probably play an im
portant part In tho coming battles of
Europe.
1. Tho rnngo of tho needle gun Is HMO
to 1 100 yards.
2. Tho movomonts of loading tiro per
formed with tho right haud ns follows :
nn upward stroko with tho palm ot tho
right hand against tho chamber knob
onens tho breech, tho cartrldgo Is Inser
ted into tho cavity of tho barrel, n push
forward and it downward stroko of tho
chamber knob with tlio right hand do
sea tho breech, and another push on tho
needle chamber with its splral,'springs)
completes tho loading nnd tho rlllo is
ready for 'fire. During tho movement
tho gu nis held with tlio left hand nt a
'ready.'
.1. Tho gun is nover loaded or ro-Ioad-ed
whllo nt 'aim,' simply becauso It is
impossible to do so.
I. Tho powder is not Ignited at tho
rear end of tho cartridge, but next to
the ball, wiici'o tlio igniting matter is
placed in a kind of socket of papier
macho, and this Is what gives moro
power to tlio ball, tho powder burning
from tho front to tho rear.
o. Tho cartridge is mado up ball lu
front, ball socket with igniting matter,
powder. Tho shape of tho ball resem
bles tho bhapo of a cucumber, nnd is
called long lead (lung bid.)
IS. Tho recoil of tho gun is felt only
when it becomes vcry;inuch heated, and
tho air-chamber filled with tho rcfilso
of powder. When clean 110 recoil is felt
at all.
7. In caso tho needle should bend or
break or othcrwlso become useless, a
now one can be inserted in less than
livo seconds. Each soldier carries an
extra supply of about six needles.
It is not so much tho superiority of
the needle gun over other breech load
ers which liassecured and in all proba
bilities will in tho present strtiirglo se
cure success to the Prussian army, as it
is tho thorough education of each indi
vidual soldier and his familiarity witli
his weapon.
Tho ncedlo gun was first used in
Prussia In ISIS and in 1810, in Baden
nnd Schleswig, and not having been
deemed elective without an entire
chaugoof tactics, and especially of skir
mish instruction, was almost con
demned. Tho Prussian army has but 0110 cali
bre for all small arms, so that infantry
or sharp-shooters can bo supplied with
cartridges from any cavalry, pistol or
cartridge wagons.
"AImM That Kim)."
Among tho stories told of Gcnernl
Thomas, is ono of an incident which
occurred when ho nnd his chief of stall",
General Garfield, wero Inspecting the
fortifications of Chattanooga, in 1SC3.
They heard a shout, "Hello, mister!
You I I want to speak to you;" and
General Thomas found ho was tlio per
son addressed, by an uncouth, back
woods East Tennessee soldier. Ho stop
ped, and tho dialnguo which ensued
was as follows :
"Mister I want to get a furlough."
"On what grounds do you want a fur
lough, my man V"
"I want to go homo and seo my
wife,"
"How long Is it sinco you s-aw your
wifoV" -
"Ever sinco I enlisted, nigh on to
three months."
"Thrco months!" good-naturedly,
"Why, my good man, I hnvn't seen
my wife for thrco years."
Tho East Teiincssean sloped whittling
for n nioinent,and stared incredulously;
at length lie said :
"Well, you see, my wife ain't that
kind."
Even General Thomas's grimuess was
not proof against tho laughter which ho
rodo away to conceal, leaving thouston-
ishod soldier without an answer.
llYDitopiioiiiA A simple remedy.
Tho Norristown Jntlepenilcnl says: In
ISl'Jono Valentino Kettering, of Dau
phin county, communicated to thoSeu-
ato of Pennsylvania 11 sure remedy for
tho blto of any mail animal. Ho said
that his ancestors had used It In Germa
ny iTiO years ago, nnd that he always
found it to answer tho purpose, during
a residence of fifty years in tho United
States. Ho only publishes it from a
motlvo of humanity. This remedy
consists in tho weed called chlckwccd.
It is a summer plant, known to tho
Germans and Swiss by tho names of
Gauchnell Rother Mayor, or Rother
Iluehnderdarm. In England it is called
Red Pimpernel, and its botanical namo
is Angelica Phonlcea. It must bo gath
ered in Juno, when in full bloom, dried
in thosando and then pulverized. Tho
doso of this for a grown person is n
small teaspoonful.or iuweightadraclim
and a scruplo at once, in beer or water.
For children tho doso Is tho same, yet
It must bo administered at tlirco differ
ent times. In applying It must bo used
green, cut into pieces, and mixed with
bran or other feed, For hogs tho pul
verized weed is mado Into iittlo balls
by mixing it with Hour nnd wntor. It
can also bo put on bread and butter, or
in honey, molas.?cs, &c. Tho Rov. Dr.
Muhlenberg said that In Germany thir
ty grains of this powder given four
times a day, tho first day then onco n
day for a wholo week, whiloat tlio samo
tlmo tho wound Is washed out with 11
decoction or tlio weed, nud tho powder
btrowed in it. Mr. Kettering said that
ho in nil instances ndiiiinistorod but 0110
dose, with tlio most happy results,
A MINISTER Intel v delivered astrom?
sermon against visiting ou Sunday
ovenlng. After tea tho young clergy
man said to n tried ;
"Como. let us tro to tho ilenpnn ami
spend tho ovenlng with his daughters."
"How." cried his friend, with much
surprise, "is It possiblo you can mako
sucu u proposal 10 mo, niter tlio sermon
you havo Just concluded ?"
I'oiiaw," said ho, "I only madothoio
remarks in order that wo might havo
tho letter chanco with tlio elrls our.
EOlyos."
DEM. - VOL. XXXIV NO. 27.
.IomIi IslllhigH on I.allln.
Lnfiln is strictly nn amusement, nltho
somo folks mnko n bizzlncss of it.
It has been considered nn Index of
character and there Is somo so closo nt
reasoning that they can tell what n man
nail for dinner by seeing him lair.
I never saw two iaff alike.
Whllo there nro sum who don't mako
enny noise, there aro sum who don
maiso cnuyiiung nut noise mitt sum
agin who havo music In their lair, nnd
othcis who lair Just as a rat does who
has caught a steel trap with his tail.
There Is 11 mistake In tho usserslitm
Hint It is 110 comfort to hear sum lairs
that como romping out of a man's
mouth llko it district skool of young
giris.just let out to pla.
Men who never lafi" may havo good
hearts, but they are dcepseated like
somo springs, they havo their inlet and
outlet from below, nnd show no spark
ling miDDle ou tlio brim.
I don't llko a giggler ; his kind of Iaff
is lino u dandyllon, n broad yeller with
out n bit of good smell about it.
It is truo that enny kind of n luff, ifit
is honest, is better than none, but givo
mo 1110 inn mat looks out of a man's
eyo fust to sco if tho coast is clear, then
steals down Into tho dimple of his cheek
and dances in eddys lliar awhile, then
waltzes a spell at tho corner or his
mouth, like a thing of lire, then bursts
its bonds ov beauty, and fills tlio air for
a moment with a shower of silver
longued sparks, then steals back with a
smilo tow lay in tho heart, tow watch
again for its prey-this is tho kind of a
latr I luv and ain't nfeercd ov.
Xcw Game.
Out on tho Pacific Railroad, tlio other
day, n Kickapoo Indian saw a iocomo-
tivo coming down tho track toward him
at the rate of forty miles an hour. Ho
thought it was an imported breed of
buffalo, und ho was anxious to secure it
so ns to tuko tlio prize at tho annual cx
lilbition of tho Kickapoo Agricultural
Society. So ho fastened ouo end of his
lasso to his waist-belt, nnd when tho
euglno got near enough ho throw tho
liooso nicely over tho smoke-stack. Per
haps it is not necessary, but wo may 113
well relate that tho locomotive did not
stop. Tho engineer nnd fireman wit
nessed tlio most successful attempt at
tho ilying trapczfl, mado by any Kicka
poo Indian upon tho plains, since tho
1st of January. There was an aborigi
nal funeral at fi.t next station when
tho engine arrived. Tho gravo was not
largo for they only buried a small pleco
of copper-colored meat tied to a string
and enclosed in a sardine box.
Selah. The translators of the Biblo
have left tho word Sclah, which occurs
so often in tho Psalms, as they found it,
and of courso tho English reader often
asks I1I3 minister orsomo learned friend
what it means. And tho minister or
learned friend lias most often been
obliged to confess ignorance, becauso it
is a matter in regard to which tlio most
learned havo by no means been or ono
mlud. Tho Targums, and most or tho
Jewish commentators, give to tlio word
tho meaning or eternally; forever.
Kiniehi regards It a sign to elevate the
voice. Tho authors or tlio Septuagint
translation appear to havo regarded it
ns a musical or rhythmical note. Her
der regards it as indicating a chango of
lout'. Matheson, as a musical tone,
equivalent perhaps, to tho word repeat.
Aceiiallng to Luther and others, it
means silence ! Opsonins explains it to
mean, "Let tlio Instruments play, and
tho singers stop." Woejier regards it
ns equivalent to sursum conic up my
soul ! Soiumcs, after examining all tho
seventy-four passages in which tho word
occurs, recognizes in every caso "an
actual appeal or summons to Jehovah."
They aro calls to aid and prayers to bo
heard, expressed either witli entire dis
tinctness or ir not in tho imneratlvo
"Hear Jehovah!" and tho like, still
earnest addresses to God that lie would
remember nnd hear, Qlc.Jlililiolieea
Xaera.
Knowledge is Power. Tho fact
that knowledgo is power, is very hap
pily Illustrated by nn nnecdoto that
happened in Edinburgh somo few years
ago; A gentleman walking in tho
street observed a largo crowd gathered
around two dogs. Tho larger one,
powerful mastiff, had tho smaller ono
in his relentless grip. Every ell'ort had
been made to loosen his hold, sucli as
slitting ids ears, and biting and pinch
ing his tail, but in vain. At length a
quiet, K'holarly looking gentleman
camo up, nnd making ids way through
tho circle, nsked to bo allowed to separ
ate tho combatants. Assent was given
amid laughter and cheers, when draw
ing n siiutT box from his pocket, ho up
plied a pinch or tlio titillating powder
to tho mastiff's nose. Tho efi'ect was so
great on tho brutoM olfactory senses
that ho not only released his hold, but
mndo oft' ns fast as his legs could carry
him. Tho scholar was greeted with
cheers, but ho replied only, "Gentle
men, I havo but given you proof that
knowledgo Is power."
The colored peoplo down in Delawaro
havo gotten into such a habit or steal
ing mils that tho farmers havo begun
to bring their fences in nt nights. It is
n good deal of trouble, they say, but It
is not any harder than to undertako to
Identify tho ashes or tho rails when
tho thieves aro brought to trial. Per
sonally wo nro not much o! nn ngricul
turist, but it seems to us that perhaps
tho fenced might bo protected very nico
ly if every rail on each farm had a
watch-dog chained to it ; or ir n lire
proof safo largo enough to contain tho
fence, wero erected in each field. Mr.
Greeley recommends laying bank-notes
along by tho fences, so that tho thieves
will tako them and lot tho rails alono ;
hut fie doesn't know enough nbout
farming to start a two-year old orphan
In tho business of making dirt-pies.
Everybody knows how ho planted four
acres In eauned tomatoes and as ono of
liln friends asserts, tried to mako his
liens Jay scrambled eggs by stirring
thorn up with a polo I Ho Li not worth
minding.
I ItATJiS OP ADVliUTISINU.
One square, (ten lines or Its cquivalou t.lu Non.
parcll type) ono or two Insertion!, I1.E0I HitM
Insertions, JJ.OO.
STACK. Ill, 2lt. 8t. CM, 1
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Two squares......... 3,7) 6,00 7,00 C.OO lSfi
Three square! 6,00 7,00 9,00 12,00 J8.00
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Uuiirlcr column., 10,00 12,00 11,00 20,10 30,M
Ilnlfcolumn 15,00 18,00 2000 80,00 00,0
Ouo column .J0,00 80,00 0,00 00,00 lOO.M
Executor's or Administrator's Notice, (8.00,
Auditor's or.AssIgncc's Notice, (2.50.
Local notices, twenty cents ft line; by the y tar
ton cents.
Cards liillio"IlHslncssDIrcclory" colnmn,(S.0
per year for tho first two lines, nnd (1.00 for each
additional line.
Important Hates.
Tho following will refresh tho minds
of our readers ns to tho dates of tho
most important inventions, dlscovcriea
nnd improvements, tho advantages of
which wo now enjoy:
Violins invented, 1177.
Pumps invented, M2o.
Paper first mado of rags, 1 117.
Almanacs first published, 1170.
Spinning wheel invented, 11130.
Spinning jenny invented, 17f9'
Camera Obsctira Invented, 1C10.
Printing invented by Faust, Mil-
Engraving ou wood invented, 1100.
Roses first planted In England, 1505.
English shilling first coined, lHOo.
Diamonds cut nnd polished, 1189.
Punctuation first used in literature,
1020.
Gun locks invented nt Ntirenihurg,
1517.
Wntches first mado nt Nuremburg,
1001.
Soap lliyt mado at London nud Bris
tol, 1001.
Theatrical exhibitions first given In
England, 1J178."
Muskets Invented and first mod In
England, 1121.
Post offices established in England,
1101.
Printing introduced into Eugland by
Cnxton, 1171.
Maps and charts first brought to Eng
land, USD.
Fortifications built in tho present
style, 1000.
Sugar refining first practiced by tho
Venetians, 1003.
A Tough Fish Sior.Y. Tho editor
of a western paper lias been up In tho
country troutlng, aud is responsible Tor
this fish story: "A jovial old gentlo
man whom wo met in our travels told
a story (ror tho truth of which wo do
not vouch) to il lustra to tho number of
fishermen upon theso streams. 'A few
days ago,' ho said, 'I was passing a
bridgo over Swift river, when I heard
my name called; I looked around to
seo who spoko. No person was in sight,
and I was nbout to pass on, when my
eyo roll upon a largo trout standing up
on ids tail in tho river, looking as
though ho had spoken to me, "Did
you speak, Mr. Trout?" said I. "I did.
sir," said he, "I wish to inquire if this
is the way to Blckford's mill ?" "It
is," said I. "Ain't there any other
routo?" said he. "Guess not," said I,
"uules3yougo by land. Why do you
ask ?" "Becauso tho river Is so full of
theso fish hooks that I can noyer get up
this way." '
The Effeminate Man. Wo do not
mean any particular man by Inserting
tho following Irom Josh Billings:
"Tlio effeminate man is a weak poul
tice. He is a cross between root beer
nnd ginger pop, with tlio cork left out
of tlio bottio over night; ho Is a fresh
water mermaid found in a cowpasturo,
hands filled witli dandelions ; ho is a
teacup full of syllabub a kitten in pan
talettes a sick monkey with a blondo
moustache; ho is a vino without any
tendrils a ily drowned in sweet oil a
paper kite in a dead calm ; ho lives liko
a buttcrlly nobody can tell why ; ho Is
its harmless as aeeut's wortli of spruce
t urn, and as useless ns a shirt button
without nny buttonhole ; ho is ns lazy
as a bread pill, and lias no moro hopo
than a last year's grasshopper; ho goes
through lifo 011 tiptoes, and dies llko
cologno water spilt over tho ground.
A Japanese houso is a convenient
houso in many respects. It consists at
first of ono entire apartment. Thon
movablo or permanent screens nro
placed in position or thin wall3 put up,
so as to divi'lo tlio houso into such rooms
as tlio owner may wish. These, of
course; ho can change ntnuy tlmo with
out interfering with tho structure of
tho main building. They havo nochim-
noys, for they never havo a firo In a
privato honso except in a iittlo movablo
sand-tilled box, where they boil their
tea and warm their hands with ignited
charcoal or fino pieces of pine wood.
During the late war in this country,
many officers and privates warmed
their tents by this plan.
An Iowa man tried to kiss a neigh
bor's wife, but beroro ho got through
tho lady hit iiim on tho head with a rol
ling pin, aud put him out of doors.
Tho husband took a revolver nnd went
tothomauforsatisraction, but conclu
ded to settlo it by taking tho villain's
note for $10, which ho traded off for a
corn plough. Tho man who holds tho
note can't collect, tho giver of it claim.
Ing that ho did not get valuo recolved.
"Boy, tlio com you aro hoeing there
appears to bo qulto small." "Yes, sir
wo planted small corn." "But it looks
yellow." "Yes, sir, dad had to go nil
tho way down to Undo Nat's to get
yellow corn to plant." "I shouldn't
think you would havo more than or
crop," "No, sir. wo don't expect but
hair n crop, wo plant on shares.''
A Gentleman in Now Orleans was
agreeably surprised tho other day to
find a plump turkey served up ror din
iter, nnd enquired oriiis servunt how it
was obttducd. 'Why, sir,1 replied Sam
bo 'dat turkey has been roosting on onr
fence treo nights, so dis morning I solzo
him for do rent ob do fenco.'
"Itii ought I understood you lofay
that your father was a merchant only it
week ago," sold a lady to a llttlo girl
Who was soliciting alms; "nud if that is
so, how could your fimnly have been so
reduced to beggary?" "It U truo
ma'am; my father kept a pea-nut stand,
and hut week ho took a bad two dollur
bill, and failed I"
A Richmond wag sent nn extract
from tho Song of Solomon to a city pa
per, as original. Tho editor published
it ns a "fair specimen of the trash dully
consigned to tho wasto basket."
A Boy'u idea of having a tooth drawn
mny bo summed up as follows: "Tho
doctor hitched fast on me, pulled his
best, uud Just before it killed ino tho
tooth camo out."
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