RATES OF ADVE&TISIHG. . A, t , t AND ,s rtt 1 KVr.HY FHIDAY MOHMINC MOHMINU OObllMHIAN nUlLDINQ NKAUT11R lhi iiuubk, m.ooM8)iona,PABr CHARLES B. BROCKWAY, Eiiitan and rnomiiTon, StrM '"Tff0 DoIUti a Tc&r j 7We In r4vh:o, JOll PRINTING v (' irlfllt'ii executed with neatness and lie VOLUME VI, ---NO, 61. BLOOMSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1872. OOL. DEM. - VOL. XXXVI NO. 44, One tneh, (twelve Ham or IU equivalent Ok Nonpareil type) one or twolniertlons, 11.50 threw Insertions, 12.0(1 2H. 3U. BrACE. in One Inch............ Two Incoes Tlirco Inches Four Inches....., quarter column.. Jinn e 1 ,160 $1.00 tlflO W HMf Z'.LO 6 00 7,00 ,(M 18,e ft.W 7.W V,w l,'J"l in, ,.. 7 00 9 (0 11,00 17,01 85,1 .... lo.oo la.oo n,oo a'.oo wv i.ii.. itin lafin -Sinn anon mi. oni colamn;r.rr.'.'.80-,uo niiw o',oo eo',oo loo.i Executor's or Administrator's Notice, J,q Auditor' or Assignee's Notice, faO. Local notlcca, twenty cent a line. Cards In the "Business Directory" enlnmrt! $2,0i per year for the first two lines, and $1 OOfcf eacliaddltlonalllno. Co! uiiirm County Official Directory. ' ,e Wll.MAM KI.WKI.I.. .,-lnAM DEMI, ISAAC B, MO.V- ,Cc.-Uiiiot.i'it II. Itisnt.riit. , r ,,f-r Wim.iamsun ll.JAConr. j, JAMES 11UVHON, Jit. . -Mllll. .11 'IKWITT. 't.l.lAM LAMON. U.l'H IIOIIlllNS, UlllAH J. 1 M SI1AFKF11. CVrt Wtl.l.lAH KlUrKllAUM, I. '.A M I'lilil.I,, DAN H.I. l.EK. HLKntl.MUIirilY. . ,iM-JSAAOMnUllIDn,JolINM03 w ptitfenf Wm. II, Sn-tueii. .worici Ulrrctiira, 8. II. Mit-utn MMt, lllnoiiihlnire, uml JoiiNsoil noinl, CiiAiil.EH i.o.nnku. Beo'y. imrg Official Direotory, ivnkmu . John A. FukstoN i. Imn?., Cashier. Hunk (JUAB. 1(. I-AXTON.l'rcs't , uhler. i.liibmf&'ni'fno7toi(Inm!.0(m-4i' liirrLU, Prcs't., (J. W. Mim.kii, "inllni oml Vcivinp- Fund Atsona ocr, Prcs't., .1,11. IIomson.Bcc 'ftmtl lunivg liml .HMoefaffcm i sldcut, C. (J. llAliia.KV, Sec'y. lurch' Directory. it i it. p nvTEniAN cittincir. . i mart Mitchell. . - I0 A. M.; 7 r. M. i .v. M. l.V, 'i,i- .VedncHilay, 7 P. M. . , ewsrentcd; strangers wcl joh' cirg Directory. ...it received and for bale nt the (!co. THING, Ac. ( . iii i . HMtO, MerchautTailor.Malu , i-erjcan House. it .-WATCHES, AC. a, '.. tealcr In Clocks, Watches anil t, 'u iL ot., Just below tlio American Orangovillo Directory. II, IIKUUINO nitOTIIElt.Carpontcrsand . llulldcrs, Main st lielow l'lne. HICK HOTIif. and rflrcslimcnt Baloon, by Ilohr M'llcnry cor.of Miiln and I'lnest. It. O. A.MKUAUOin.I'hynlclanandBurEOon Main st,,noxtd(Kirtoaood'a Hotel, AVIlTllEItHINU, I'lour and Urlst Mill, and Dealer In Brain, Mill Btreot. lAMKail. 1IAKMAN, Cabinet Malio; and Un it Uorlnkcr. Main HI., below Pino. SCltUVI.KH ft CO., Iron fonnnors, Machinists and Manufactnicrs of plows, Mill Bt. SAMUHI.BlIAIlPLKBH.MakcroftheHayburst Uraln Cradlo. MalnBt. WIM.IAM HI!I,ONa Bhoemakcratift manufac turer of llrlck, Mill Bt., west of Pi no Philadelphia Directory. wTNviUGurr'& Tom WHOLESALE anOCKItS, N. E. t'ornor Second and Arch Streets, PlIILADItLrHlA, Dealers lu TI3AS, BY ItUl'S, COFFEE, BUGAll, MOLASSES men, spices, ni cAnn boda, ac, ac. -OrderH will rcotlvo prompt attention, may 10,67-tf. JJAKVKY li. WALKEU, WITH ME Ml, SOUllOI'l- & CO., lai'ORTEits akd jorir)Ki:soir CHINA, GLASS AND UUEENSWAlti:, No. 1C8 NOUT11 SIXOND BT., PHILADELI'HIA. .-Oilp,lnal nksortcd racliagcs of dueenswaro coimtautlv on baud. leuJ'72-tf. i:.,KU, Watch ami Clock maker i'l ii cunior Main and Iron Ma. UiAK'i iVatch and Clock Maker.Mar ,te1. elow Main, )( I'm AND SHOES. liTl.KMIItH, Pealer In UootH and Shoes, latest I'j, and In at myli H, corner Main and Market Mreitt.. In Hip old Post Ottici'. H"KN"ltY KLKIM, Maiiufartuier and dealer In boots and RhoCH, Groceries, etc., Main street, Kp. UlloomsburK. PKOFESSIONAIi. 1) K H C HOWEH, Surficon Dentist, Main St., iii.nve Hie i ouri House. Dll. W.M. M ItFlllilt, Siirjicon and Physician. Oinre over the l'lrst National Bank. fl O. I1AIIKLKY Attorney-at-Law. O21co,2d , floor In theColiimlilan bulldlni!, nT"MoKEI.VY,M. I).,8urccon and Pbyslclan: , nnrthklile Main it,, below Market. T (1. UlITTEIt, M. D. SiirKeon anil l'hyslclan , Inrltet street, rtbnvo Main. T U. IloBlsnN, Attorney-at-Law, Ofllco Hart il. tnan's bnlldlnc. Main street. PH. 11, F. KINNEY Surgeon Dentist. Teeth pxtrnpli'fl u-llbnnt palm Main St.. nearly op osltP EitNropat ninrph, t II rVANH. M. I)., Hurcpon and Vhvslplnn ,t . north l,tpnfMr,;n street aboveJ. K.Fj'er's. PTi A 1 Tt'iiNrn, T'livslPlanandSnrcenu, of ftrp -.v, r K'lelln'h llrmr'Btoii', uslileneo one door below Itev, D. .1. Waller, MTliT.IN'ERY A FANCY OOOBS. i. IM TKiiMAN Millinery and Fancy Goods, V fiT.pnvitr FoUfornl f'burch.Maln st, tti-i-. 1 1771? KARKLEY, Mllllntr, Hamsey iti i.pi'dltic Mniit street, Vih- v iiFIHtlCKKON, Millinery and Fancy OmimIs Mi-'p t., below Matlcet, rt'l.IA A. HADE IIAItKlI Y. iJiilles .1 i,-, mii,1 Dress Patternd, rontbeast corner I MtMAN MlilliKrv and Fancy below Amertcaii IIousp, "O'i-ki p AND SALOONH. 1 . by T. Dent. Taylor, eai.t end 1 a VTB AND GKOOKRS. V' I ; " .1 I 1 f in Goods and Notions, south' r. r w..in and Iron ftts. ivi'i'r onlecttonery and Pakery, i,. ..I -Mall, Exchange Week. "VI " J'ltspndOiiis.IlootsaiiilHboes, .1 ' ' ' i;onn House. I'M "ntnmotb Grorerv. fine Gro. i' Nuts, Provision, Ac, Main ! A CO., dealers in Dry Goods, ,1.. f, i , Kecil, Salt, Fish. Iron, Nails, .r nuu iuaruei sis. Mir f l-ON, dealers In Dry Goods, ... nrrpu.waret Flour, sail, Hnoes, - ..Inst. f'r-CELLANEOUS. P'' 'I MaN, Saddle, Trunk A Harness' . f-'i'' i 'a Hlock Main Street. ' ' I lNt,.llQUorileaIerseconddoorfrom vr- . .ner main anu jrou sis. !!" "or: Wall Favor, Window Shades , 1'ni'ert blork, Main si. ' ' . Furulturo Iloonis, thrro story j r tieet, vest oi luarsrisi. ,-'.'(,K,Pliotogiapher, over Uobblun r 'ore, aiain si. rln Meat, Tallow, etc., Clictn' . "earof Anierlcan House, . . , PY, Marble and llrnwn Stone . prs- T-iornMmrc.lIerwieK roau, V --ler In furniture, trunks, cedot -o. oeur tiih horas noiei, n ' 'il' t A v, v-ent for Muii6on's Copper i-"! ,,ir I ivbtnlr-K ttKl. n - i.. 'i He ami Fancy Tanner, and ' d 1 in Iee.eottown. YKVTF 1,1 '(IKS. uml blank NOTES, with or with l out exeuipMon, for sale at the CoLUMliIAN Catnwiasa. 'i I.MAN, Merchant Tailor, Second Bt. Vlllltllpff, KtililtlNS. Siirsoou and Pbyblclau ntinu Main, a KI.INK, dry coods, groceries, and inerruarme, laiu nireet K 1 I II atlawlssa House," North tp, msiii sun Neponu nireeiH. I L. l M. DKOIIST. dealer In General Merchandise 111. Dry Uooila. Groeprles Ac, UI'IM'.K. Illlbid Saloon, Oysters, and Ice i renin in si-usun jiHiuni. Ol'SUUEHANNA oi lltlck Hotel, H. Kosten n bander Proprletor.south-iastcoruerMalunnd , uu.i nii'Tii M. II, AtinOTT, Attorney at law, Main Bt. Light Street. II V, OMAN A Co., Wheelwrights, first door a HUUVf I'l IHMll JII1UNU, "10 UN A.OMAN, Mauufacturcr wud doaler iu i uuuiH ujiu Eiiinta H. KNT. i1(AlPr lu Htovcs ami Tin ware In hii us uranciii. 1)ETFH ENT, Miller, and dealer In all kinds oi J Grain, i lour, Feed, Ac. All kinds of Grain l".k,tnrii Espy. n W. KDGAH, Susnuthauba lUMni' I .andlmxMau facturlui;, Mil M Back Horn. AO. W. II. Hlim-'M AK'ftt .Isiilurs In ilrv toodu, yrocoaries unci neueral meichalidse Business Cards. E. II. LITTLE, ATTORNEY AT LAW, OfTico Court-House Allpv. below the Colum HtAN Ofllco, UloomsburR I'a. c. 15. BROOKWAY, ATTOHNEY AT LAW, IlLOOMSllUItCl, PA. if Officf. Court llouso Alley. In the Co- lumuiah building. (Jan4,'67. c. W. MILLER, ATTOHNEY AT LAW, nM.. nn.. , 11... uinw I. f'ri UlllC Ulll b tlUll.n kl.Cjr, .'IU bian oniee. Bounties. Back-Pay and Pensions collected. Bloomsburs I'a. Bep.S0'l7 JOHN M. CLARK, At It. F. Clark's late office. Main tlrcct. luoomsonrg, i'a. M, l- EYERLY Has entered Into thn Law nnd Collection busi ness wlih J ohn O. Fieezo, Esq., ADorncy at Law.oIIlcein llrowcr'.s UullUlntj, Main Btreot lll.oousHUlio, Pa. ISOV. IJIU, II Miacollanoons. T ENTISTRY, II, 0. HOWEH, DENTIST, Itospectfully offers bis professional services to the Indies aud esntlemeti of IHoomsburc and vl. clnlly. Ho la prepared to attend to all the vari ous operations In the lino of his profession, and Is provided with tho latest Improved 1'oncKl.Aln Teeth which will bo Inserted on KOld platlnit silver anil rubber baso to look an well as tho nap ural teeth. Teeth extracted by all tlio now and mostanproved methods, and all operations on thcloclli carefully and properly attended to. Kesldenco and ofllco a few doors above the Court llouso, same side. uioomsuurg, jan.ni iy JNSUIIAN0E AGENCY, yonilng - $200,000 Aetna 4,001,00c Orient .. 800,000 Itoyal of Liverpool lP.OOO.OOO Danville Mutual M.ooo HprliiKtlcld fiTU.i 0 Gcrmanta. N. Y" 600,000 International N.Y l,'f9,78J Farmers' Danvllls, 8J0,(J') Lancaster City 2on,50il Homo S.OOO.tOO KHEAH HltOWN, Afent. mniSl'71 ly. IlLooMSBDBa Fa. N EW STOVE AND TIN SHOP. ISAIAH IIAOSNBUCH. Main Street one door nbovo E. Mendenhall'B Store. A largo assortment or stoves, lieaters ana Itanges constantly on hand, and tor sale at tho lowest rates. Tlnnlnc In nil Its branches carefully attended to. and satisfaction unaranteed. Tin worn oi nil ninus Wholesale anu retail, a lal Is requested, Jan 171 JgLOOMSBURG 1I A 11 R JL K IV OIIHS, MAIN STIIHET, BEr.OW MAKKET, BLOOMSBUHO, I'A. Monuments, Tombs, Headstones, Ac. Work neatly executed, Orders by mall will receive special attention. N, 11. Work dellveied freool charge. T. L. GUNTON, Proprietor. octlS'71-tf. I. O. Box 1W. "15 ARGAINS BARGAINS. f QUICK BAI.F9 AND H51AI.1. PROFITS. SAVE YOUH MONEY. Wo to 1IKN11V YOST. East EloomsbuiK. I'a., for all kinds of tho best homo and city mado r II 11 N I I U 11 K . Prices reasonable and the be''' "vork; done. Jan l'7i-tl "yULCAN WORKS, DANVILLE PA. WILLIAM II. LAW. Manufacturer of Wioucht Iron llrldgts. Boilers, Gasholders, Fireproof Buildings, Wrought Iron Hooting. Hoofing Frames, Flooring and Doors, Farm Gates and fencing, also Wrought Iron pip ing, Stacks und all hinds of Smith Work, Ac. Itenalrs promptly attended to. N. II. Drawlugs nnd Estimates supplied. OPl27'71-ly. SO. nOWER, ipencd a first-class BOOT, BIIOE, HAT CAr, AND FTJlt bTOHE. at tho old stand on MalnStrcot.Bloomsbnrfr.afew doors abovo the Court House. Ills stock lscom posedof tho very latest and beststyles ever offer ed to tho citizens of Columbia County, lie can acenmmodato tho publlowlththefollowlnggoods at tho lowest rates, Men's heavy double soled stoga boots, men's double and single tap soled nil, UUUlB, 1UVU K uuavi' .11.11 HUUrH Ulllll KIUUS, men's flue boots and shoes of all trades, boy's doublesoled boots nnd, shoes of allklnds, men's glovo kid Balmoral shoos,mon's, women's.boys's nun misses- lasiing gaiiers, women's glove Kiu Polish very flue.womcu's morocco Balmoralsand calf shoes, women's very fine kid buttoned gait ers. In short boots oi all descriptions both peg ged and sewed. He would also call attention to his flno assort ment of ATS, CAPS, FUHS AND NOTIONB. which comprises nil tho new and popnlai vari eties at prices which cannotfallto suit all. These goods are offered at the lowest cash rates and will bo guaranteed to give satisfaction. A call Is solicited beforo purchasing elsewhere as It la believed that better bargains are to be found than at any other place lu tha county, Jan 1'71 , THE ORANGEVJ LLE MANTJFAC TUItlNO COMPANY. MANCFACTUKEKS 0 AGRICULTURAL, IMPLEMENTS of tlio most Approved Patterns, mill Gearing, .Tubbing, and C'HNlIngN of nil descriptions. DEALERS IN General Merchandise, Lumber, Ac., Ac. ORANGEVILLE, PA. Wo would announce to tho public In general that we havo taken the well known Aerlcultur- n 1 Works or this place and shall make It our aim to manufacture First Class Agricultural Imple ments equal to any other makers In tho State, such as Tlirchlilug Machines, Both Lever nnd Tread Power. A PIown of every description, among which will bo the celebrated KNOB MOUNTAIN HERO, acknowledged by all to be tlio best plow extant tor tho farmer. Also tho Champion, Sterns' Patent and The Montrose. ALSO, DOUBLE CORN PLOWS, Cultivators, Iron Kettles, nnd Castings nf everv descrlntlon. Wo shall use none but the best materials nnd employ none nut competent anu pxpenenceo mecnanics ana our prices win compaie lavoramy wan auy oiuer muauiacmr1 ers. Cnuntrv Produce. Lumber. Old Iron, taken In oxebaugo. Woalsohavea store lu connection with our Agricultural Works, where may be found a full assortment of MEUCIIANDISE which will bo sold at small profits. Give us a call before purchasing elsewhere anu we guar antee satisfaction. inirclilSi,72-ly. Hotels. j.ERNHARD 6TOIINEU Would Inform Ills friends and tho publlolhat ho ban taken possession ol THE OT-.0D ST-A-ISTID, In the Exchange Block, to long occupied by him and will carry on tho business of a FIRST-CLASS BAKERY", Ho brings to the business an experience nf ninny w-nisMid assures the community Itmthowlll fuiiiibh the bestofbresd, cakes, rolls, biscuit, &v, Iresh every day. HeprnpoMs also to keep on hand a large aud well assorted stock ot FINE CONFECTIONERY, of all grades. French candles and those nf do mestio inaunractuie.alwajbtnbohad, wboltsalu and retail at luwest rates. Adjoining the Bakery and Coufectloneiy Is a well established where may be louud Ale and Lager, and Ho treshminis, Oysters In season and the various little delltacies which tulttlie public taste. There Is also a FINE ICE CREAM SALOON, over the conlectlonery store, where ladles and gentlemen can obtain the best of Ico Crriitu lu season, A fair shnro of Hie pnbllo custom la requested and uoptiluswHl besparedto cnsuio satisfac tion april JV7Mf N EW DRUG STORE. CHRIS. A. KLEIM Having imnlioicd the Luklntfs of E. 1'. Lull now olftisat the old sland,u ibolcuasEoilmou of DRUGS, CHEMICALS, I'A'IENT MEDICINIS, TOILET AIVnt'LEH, FANCY SOAl'S, DUUSHES.Ac,, Ac And n general assortment of tho choicest goods usually louud lu fltslclass establishments. Physicians' Prescriptions aud Family lteclpes Coielully compounded. On Kiiniiiij s, open from 8 a, lib, to 10 a. in., and llUlll p, U,, U Jl, 111, GtllMAN AND ENOLISII SPOKEN, feb 8'73-tf T?ASHIONAIJLEDRESS MAKING, JL Mrs. L. llawley, Milton. Fashionable Dress Maker, and teacher of llrlgg's unrivalled systemof llltlUK by measure lu tbespeedlest, most stylhh and ritlect manner, Dresses, Pol nimlio and allludlcs' and misses' garments, in vltes n call ficm all wlshlug In lnuii the dla- S ram, or to have rutting aud tilling of suits 0110 as vU as In Philadelphia, and at moder uterales. bulls mado to older. Call, thltd door ubovo Mrs. Hi cbsl's store, Muln sired, below itsuioau, west euu. Oct.Jl1lM2.-!in,MRB. L. II AWLEY MILTON, rjiHE ESPY HOTEL. ESPY, COLUMBIA COUNTY, TA. The nudcrSIcned would Inform thetravelllnB fiubllo that he has taken the above named eBlab Ishment and thoroughly refitted the same for tho perfect convenience of his guests. Ills larder will be stocked with the best tho market affords. The choicest liquors, wines and clgarsalways to ue iuuuu in ins uur. WIlililAM l'JSTXIT. Espy. Pa T? J. THORNTON JL1. would announcetu the citizens onilooms biira and vicinity, that ho ha Just received a full anu compieio assorimcui oi WALLI'Al'EII, WINDOW SHADES, fixtitiies, conns, TASSELS, and all other goods In Is line of business. All the uewest and most approved patterns of the day aie always to be louud In his establishment. imir.o, mi-ii "juiu aii umuw inurj&ee. CAUUYINa THE UNITED STATES MAIL BETWEEN New York, Cork and Liverpool. NEW AND FULL-POWEIIED BTEAMSHirs, OCEANIC. IlEPUHLIO. IlALTIO, CELTIC, UCUIUA.U, 1AHIU, JllJUlAliU, ATLANTIC, Bailing from NewY'ork on B ATUH DAY'S, n om Liverpool on THURSDAY'S, rnllliitr at Cork Harbor each way, From tho Whlto star Dock, Pavonlu Fciry, Jersey City, Passenger accommodations (for all classes) unnvuiicu, cuiuuiuiuts SAFETY', SPEED, AND COMFORT. Saloons, stato-rooms. smoklna-room nnd bath rooms lu midship section, where least motion Is lclt. Burgeons and stewardesses accompany these steamers, ItATth saloon, $80 gold. Bleerege, ISO curren cy. 1 hose wishing to send lor friends from the old i ouutry can now ontaiu steerage prepaid certificates. S3U eurrencv. Passengers booked to or from all parts of America, runs, iiarauurgn, Norway, bwoden, llllllll, iisiiuiiu, uiiinn, nc. Drafts from 1 unwnrds. For lnsnecttou of nlaus and other Information siiply at the Company's Otllces, No, 111 Broad way. New York. Jan. IS, ll72. J. J I. SPARKS, Agent, )ATENT ARION PIANO. The only j trtct Insttmiient In the world. And Is titiroi.oif.tf lu 1 Ichntts. Power. Brilliancy and Imiabillly, HpKlal teuns loTeacheis. Mailed lavois in in l'ainphlit jnorl0'71' lei tj im n, fctnd lorllluslrutcd Arloi W, F0BTER, General Agent, tf,l Maucji C'lU'Mi.I'A. Poetical. Annlo and Willie's Prnrcr, Tlio following poem, written by Mrs, Sophlah '. Snow, Is ouo of tho most exqulallely touching and beautiful that wo havo ever read. It can not fall to reach tho hearts of nil who perase It, besldesbclngpocullarly appropriate to tlio holi days t Twastheevo beforo Clirlstmnsj "Good-u'ghl" had been said. Aud Annlo and Willie had crept into Led ; Thcro wero teats on their pillows, aud tears in their eyes. And each lltlloborom wai heavy with sighs For to-ulght their slcrn father's command had been given, That they should retire precisely 'at seven, Instead or at eight ; lor they troubled him more Wth questions unheard of than over beforo ', Ho had told them ho thought this delusion a sin, No such being as,"Sanla Clans" over liadbeen, And ho hoped after this ho should ncvci inoro hear How ho scrambled down chimneys wllh rrcs- enu each year, And this Is tho reason that Iwj llltlo heads So rcsllossly tossed on tholr soft, downy beds, . Light, nlno, and tho clock on the steeple tolled ten j Not a word had boon spoken by olthor till then, When Willie's sad faco from tho blanket did rccp, And whispered, 'Tear Annie, Is you fast asleep?" Why, no, brother Willie," a sweat voice re plies, I'vo tried It In valu.butl can'tsliutmy eyesj For, somehow, It makes rao so sorry becauso Dear papa has said thcro Is no 'Santn Clam ;' Now wo know there Is, nnd It can't bo denied, for liocamo ovory year beforo mamma died; But then, I've been thinking that sho used to pray, And God would hear everything mamma would say, And perhaps sho aiked Mm to send Santn Claus here, With tho sacks full of presents ho brought ev ery year." Well, why tan't wo pay dest as mamma did then. Andnsk Mm to scud him with presents aden?" I'vo been thinking so, too." And without n word raoro our little baro feet bounded out on the door. And four little knots thesoft carpet pressod, And two tiny hands wero clasped closo to; each breast. 'Now, Willie, you know wo must firmly bellevo That tho presents wo ask for wo'ro suro to ro- celvo : Youmnst wait Just as still till I say tho 'Amen,' And by that you will know that your turn has come then." Deal Jesus look down on my brother nnd mo And grant us tho favor wo aro asking of Thco : want a wax dolly, a tea set and ring. And an ebony work box that shut s with a spring : niess papa, dear Jesus, aud ca use him to sso. That Bauui claus loves us far better than he, uon'i lev mm get rretful and angry again At dear brother Wlllloaud Annlo, Amen!', Please, Desus, 'et Santa Taus turn down to night, And bring us somo presents beforo It Is Ight, want ho should dlvo mo a n Ice lttlo sed, With bright, shiny runners, ana all painted you ; A box full of tandy, a book n nd n toy, Amen, and then, Dosus, I'll be a good boy." Their prayers being ended, they raised up tholr ueaus. And with hoarls light aud cheerful again sought tueir ucets; They wero soon lost lu slumber, both peaceful ana deep And with fairies in Dreamland wero roaming in in sleep. Eight, nine, and tho little French clock had struck ten, Ero the father had thought of his children again; Ho seemed now to hear Annie's half-suppress- cd sighs, And to sco tho big tears stand In Willie's blno eyes. 'I was harsh with my darlings." ho mentally said, And Bhould not havo sent them so early to bed, But then I was troublod-my foelincs found vent. For bank-stock to-elay has gone down ten per cent. Butofcourso they'vo forgotten tholr troubles ero this And that I denied them the thrico-askcd.for kiss; Hut, Just to make sure, I'll step up to their door, Fori never spoko harsh to my darllnss be- foro." So saying, ho softly nscended the stairs. And arrived at tho eloor to hear both of their prayers. IIIs'Aunlo's 'bless rapa' draws forth tho big tears, "f.trange,stranBO I'd forgotten," said ho with n sigh. "How I longed, when a cldld, to havo Christ' mas draw nigh. I'll atono for my harshness." he Inwardly Slid, 'By answering their prayers ere I bleep In my bed." Then no tamed to ihb stairs nnd softly went down. Threw off velvot slippers and silkdresslns gown- Donned hat, coat nudboots.iind wasout in the street, A mllllonnro facing tho cold, driving sleet. Noj.stoppod ho until ho had broeght every tiling, tromthobox full of catdy lo tho tiny gold ring; Indeed, ho kept adding so much tohis store, mat tho various presents outnumbered a score, Then horaewa rd he turned with his holiday load, And with Aunt Mary's aid lu tho nuisery 'twas slewed ; Miss dolly was aeatod beneath u pine tree'. Bytbo sldoofatsble spread out for her tea; A work-box well filled In the centre was laid, And on It a ring, forwhlch Annlo had prayed. A soldier In uniform st cod by u sled, With bright shining runners nil painted red." Thcro wero balls, dogs and horses, books picas lug to see, And birds of all colors wre perched lutho treo ; While Santa Claus, laughing stood up In tho top As If getting ready more presents to drop. And as the fond father the pleturo surveyed. Ho thought for bis trouble bo had amply beam paid. An d ho said to himself, as he brushed off a ti-nr 'I'm happier to-night than I've been for a year. I'veeuJojtd more true plcasuro than ever ba- forc, What caro I If bank-stock lulls ten per cent more. I Hereafter I'll inako It a lule, I believe, To havo Santa Clans visit us each Christmas Eve." ; So thinking, ho gently extinguished Uio llglit Aud trlplcd down tho stairs to retire for the night. As soon as the beams of the bright mornlrur suu Put the darkness to flight, and thostais, ouo by one, Four little blue eyes out of sleep opened wide. And at tho same moment tho presents espied, Then out of their beds they sprang with a bonml And the vory glltsprajed Jor wero nil of thorn found. Tbcy laugbcdandlhey cried lit their Innocent Bloc, And thouted for "fapa" lei come quick and soa What presents old Bantu U.aus brought In the night, (Just tho things lhat thry -wanted,) and left Jia foro light. "And now," added Annie, Jn a voice soft and Iow,i "You'll believe there's a fiuuta Claus, rliu. know ; While ucar llltlo WllMo climbed up on his knee, Determined nosecret between, them should bo And told iu soft whispers, how Auuls had sad That their dear, blessed mamma to long ago dead, Used to kneel down and pray by tho side of her chair, And that God up '(liLeavtn had acweid hi; prayer Then we dot up nnd prayed dust ni welt as wo Cloy tint! FOX, nnd tllOV WOfO ten Of twolvo Kamc9 nltcnu. "Gentlemen," said tho Russian minister, rlslDK from tlio tnblo, "the game has closed for tho season. Tho appropriation Is exhaust." And suro onough not another gamo would ho play, much to tho disgust nnd vexation of General Scott, who, of course, was a considerable loser. Harp er's Magazine for December, tnllM. And Dod answerod our prayers, now wasn't a dood t" "I should Bay that Ho wni, If He sont you all those, Aud know Just what prossnts my children would please. 'Well, woll, let him think so, tho dear little elf, Twonld be cruel to tell him I did It myself.") Blind fathorl who caused your slcrd heart to relent? And the hasty word spoleeu so sn to ro- pent? Twos tho Being who bade you steal softly up stairs. And mado yott Ills ogent to answer their prayers. Miscellaneous. Tlio "Sponsible IMltor." Don Piatt edited a campaign paper In Western Now York, somo twenty- nlno yoars ago, Horo Is ono of tho ro- mlntsconcoi: TJio talented editors wero oapccially objects of vituperation nnd assault, and Gambling In Washington. Washington for many years had boon n hot-bed for gamblers of high and low degree Thero wero a dozen faro-banks on tho Avenuo within a stono's-throw of Gadsby's, on tho comer of Sixth Strcot. Many of theso establishments had club rooms attached, whero mem bers of Congress and others amused themselves with brag, vingt-et-un, and whist. Draw-poker camo Into vogue at a later day. Gambling, nnd for lnrgo sums, was common, particu larly among Southern and Western members. Scores of thoni from Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, and tho Gulf States squandered tbeir modest per diem, then eight dollars only, at tho gaming table; and somo impaired tholr private fortunes by tho samo In dulgence S. S. Prentiss was reported to havo lost thirty thousand dollars the first winter ho was In Congress. Tho most notorious and dushlng gambler of tho day was Edward Pen. dlcton. Ho camo from Virginia, whero ho was woll connected, his family being of tho best blood in tho Stato, and ho married a most rcspcctablo and accom plishcd lady, whoso father held n ro sponsible ofllco under tho government. Pendleton gavo sumptuous, entertain ments (it his club-houso, which wero well attended by somo of tho most em inent public, men In tho district. Mr. Mangum, then President of the Sonate, John J, Crittenden, John M. Botts. John B. Thompson, of Kentucky, nnd Linn Boyd, afterward Speaker of tho House, and others of lesser note, wero frequently his guests. Congress had enacted stringent penal laws to prevent gambling, but they wero a dead letter, unless somo poor dovll mado a com plaint of foul play, or somo fleeced .blackleg sought vongeanco through the aid of tho Grand Jury ; and then the matter was usually compounded by the payment of money. Whist was n favorlto game with the foreign ministers and tho elder states. men. Mr. CIny, General Scott, Mr. Botlisco, and Mr. Fox nephew of Charles James Fox who represented William tho Fourth and Queen ViC' torla, ofton played together, a hundred dollars being the usual stake. They generally playod well, as Hoylo taught tho gamo ; but many of tho members of tho fashionable clubs of New York lay with more skill than was dreamed of forty years ago. Governor Marcy was a great lover of whist, but ho would nover bet monoy on tho gamo. Thoro wero always Inveterate whisters In tho Hennto. A story was current nt ono timo of n protracted sitting tit tho card table, at which Governor Stokes, of North Carolina, and Mouutjoy Bailey, scrgeant-at-arms or tno senate, wero two of the players. It ran In this wlso tho Senato adjourned from Thursday over to Monday Tlio party sat down to cards after dinner Thursday evening, They played nil night and uil tho next day, only stopping occasionally for, refreshments. Tho gamo was continued Friday night and Saturday, through Saturday night and nil day Sunday and Sunday night, tho players resting for n snatch of sleep as naturo becamo ex hausted. Monday morning tho game was in full blast: but at ton o'clock Balloy moved an adjournment, alleging that his ofUelal duties required his pres enco in tno senate-cnamDer, atones remonstrated, but the scrgeant-at-arms persisted, nnd roso from tho table. Tlio Governor grumbled nnd scolded, but finally gave it up, swearing that If ho had suspected Bailey would break up tho gamo thus prematurely, ho would not havo invited him to Join tho party, Mr. Webster played whist, but indif fontly only. Tho Virginians wero nd dieted to lhat stupid gamo known as 6lioeinakcr loo, President Tyler was fond of loo, and on n rainy day, when thero was no great pressuro of public business, ho has boon known to mako up n gamo ut tho Whito Houso, and play nil doy, having dinner In his chamber. His companions usually wero William Seidell, Treasurer of tho United States, Cary Selden, his brothor, store keeper nt tho nnvy-yard, and sometimes Governor Gilmer, of Virginia, with now and then nnother favorite. Tho amount plnyed for was always small, but Mr. Tyler was ns much delighted nt taking a pool ns If ho had won hun tired s. Public opinion was not so averse to gaming in Washington as iu most of tho Northern cities. Probably tho tono of publlo morals is no more elevated now thau it was then, but thero was had rather a hard tlmo of It. Tho ofllco was broken into and tho limited assort ment of typo knocked into pi. Tho In furiated mob, Instigated by that flond, Saxton, as tho paper asserted, seemed, however, to rospect that sacred relict of tho great Franklin for that was not dam aged. It may bo that it frightened them. Tho editors had their eyes lu a chronic stato of mourning. But they wero gamo and kept up tho war, until ono day a long-bodied, brond-shouldcred, double fisted Democrat, nnmod Jim Mooro, stalked Into tho editorial sanctum nnd mado tho novel proposition of being published ns tho responsible editor. You ain't up to tneso vying rollers, you ain't. Ju3t turn 'om over to mo say I'm tlio 'sponslblo odltor, will you?" xnis was novel out pleasing, nnu James was duly Installed in tho post ho solicited. Not long after an inspired blacksmith or oloquont thinker, ad dressed tho hard ciderltes. Our notico of this event reads to tho effect that our quiet town was startled and alarmed by a Btrango noiso that broke out with great violence, on Saturday lost, near tho church. On repairing to tho spot, wo discovered that tho unhealthy hollow ing camo from a stray long cars that ha"d wnndered Into our town. Tlio ownor of this disasirceablo boast would do woll to capturo inul stablo him. Tho paper was scarcely distributed beforo tho eloquent blacksmith bound ed into tho ofllco, followed by n crowd of curious friends. "Whcro's tho editor of this nigger baby's dip?" roared tho stumper. "Don't allow no profane language on theso premises," responded tho ad In terim editor, turning over tho ex changes and scarcely looking nt tho In dignant Intruder. You bo ! I want tho editor I say." "Well, well, woll," cried Jim.witn SuoEiNa a Mule. Tho Now York Herald's correspondent, with Androw Johnson nnd tho other Congressional candidates iu Tonncsseo, writes : "If thero had been nny enngulnnry Ill-feeling among U1030 who camo to at tend tho meeting, a scono thnt took placo beforo its assembling must havo routed it completely. That sccno will last, In tlio moraory of those who saw It, ns long as life remains. It occurred on tho vorgo of tho town, and camo near spoiling all Intorost in our own circus. Six negroo3, on tho common rond, op posite a blacksmith's shop, for over nn hour wero trying lo porsuado a young, tall, robust country mulo to allow him self to bo shod. They put n ropo collar round his neck, nnd to that attached n lino which, thrown out botweon his hind-legs was intended (o trip up each Iu turn, and hold it lu position while tho blacksmith Sam by name oper ated on tho hoof. For over an hour this extraordinary mulo fought tho six men, kicking away tho trap laid for his enslavement as easily as ho might n cobweb, nnd describing, high up in tho air, forked lightning diagrams with his heels a sight fearful to bohold. Pant ing, yet patlont, their hats kicked off their heads, their shins bruised, nnd tholr pants torn, tho six gallant darkeys stuck to tholr supernatural mulo until finally they secured his right hind-leg, und had his hoof laid on Sam tho black smith's lap, ready for tho sacrifice By this timo all tho surrounding points of vantage wero occup led by spectators, wrought up to tho most Intonso pitch of excltemont Johnson men cheering on tho mulo, Maynard mon cheering on tho darkeys. Sam tho blacksmith was n tall, well-built fellow. Ho had his back to tho niuto's head, and was In a stooping position over tho hoof. Iu front of him, about slxfeot from tho mulo's tall (a perilous dlstanco), was a clrclo of nbout twenty darkeys, awaiting tho operation of putting tho sho on, with tho most solomn interest Humorous. It has been demonstrated In Now York that pinto glass windows nro Ineffectual In stopping runaway oxon. It Is said thero nro two reasons why somo pcopio uo not minu wieir own business. Ono Is tbat lltoy luvo no bus iness, nnd tho other Is thnt they havo no mind. Indiana la oxclled over tho birth of a pig Willi tt coumcnancons inucn jiku a Christian ns nny other Inhabitant of tho town in which lis parents IIvo. A Buffalo naner nnnounces that by tho recent burning of nn ico-houso thero 20,000 tons of ico wero "reduced to ashes." Tho latest dellnlllonof agontleman is "nmnti who can put on a clean collar Without being conspicuous." An ntnalour editor luIndlannnolU ha.t mado n fortuno by his pen. His father dlfKl of erlef nftor ru.tdlnc ono of hii cdltorlnls, nnd left him $130,000. A county pnper speaks of an ".wed lady of sixty-five" Tho placo la ho heathy that all of tho other ulxty-tl vert aro young ladles. rm.n nn l,nt...d XllU UUltUlllUl OUUVY , 1. IIVI UtllllU U 1UV hours on tho streots of PltUburi;, looks. ns If Its original color might bo obtalnod by a good cont oi wnuownsii. What Is tho diiTercnco between a crushed hat and tho Intoxicated son of wen th v narouts? Ono Is n cylinder stove nnd the other is an helrtlght. An orislnal Pennsylvania editor comes out fairly nnd equaroly. Ho calls his p.iper"An airy old sheet, devotod to wind, whisky, wickedness und other religious matters. Vox Populm, Vox ueizauuD." Tho editor of it Western paper wrltoj; "My wlfonnd I have separatetl. As wo both wnnlcd to bo boss, nnd us sho was likely to beat me, I left her. Sho says sho will nail mo yet, nnd I bcllovii her." A voune lady of this city hasjust sont to Europe an order for Ulty yards of Brussels carpet, twotaty-flvo feet wide. Sho is itolng to work a pair of (dippers for tlio editor of tho St. Lnnls Uiooe. dignity, as if his precious tlmo wns bo ing intruded upon by a follow bO' neath his notico, "I'm tho 'sponslblo editor." "No you ain't 1" chorused tho crowd, "vou'ro onlv Jim Mooro." Don't try to fool mo," foamod tho orator ; "I want tho foller that writ that!" pointing at tho somo what per sonal imroeraph. "ii you siy I'm not tno 'sponsioio editor," exclaimed Jim, getting up nnd it seemed ns if ho never would get .dono doing that "you aro a liar! You'ro u-llar anyhow!" and in tho twinkling of atelcgraph.thcinjurcdora' tor found himselfstandlng on tho curb etono3, with his lately sympathizing friends regardin.T him curiously from behind corners. It Is not necessary to say that wo wero not again disturbed. An Indian's Revenge. Tho fol lowing Incident Is relatod to havo ro cently occurred, by tho Richland coun ty (Wisconsin) Independent : An In dian trapper nnd hunter has been op erating In ono of tho northern towns of that county, and near his camp lived a farmer. Tho Indlnu had a box filled with rattlesnakes, covered over with grass. Last August tho Indian camo. to tho farmer's houso ono day, intoxicat ed, and asked tho furmor to give him n certain sheep that ho was preparing for exhibition at tho county fair, saying that ho was hungry. This tho farmer refused, but offered him n hen if ho would shoot it. Tho Indian declared ho would have tho sheep, nnd fired nt it, but missed it. Thoftrmor then set his dog on tho Indian mil drove him away. A row nights si ice, tho farmer was awakoncd from IiIf sleep by somo thing cold crawling ovor him, and soiz lug tho object, Iio hulled it across tho room. Ho was horrified to hear tlio noise of rattles in uvery direction. Tell ing his wifo to Uo quiet for her life, ho raised up aud turned uptholight, when ho jaw a hugo rattlesnako coiled up nt tho foot of tho bed, ready for a spring Seizing his revolver, ho fired, nnd shot off its bead. Tho noise of tho pistol aroused tho hired man, who hastened to tho room, nnd, beforo reaching It (tho door was open), killed two rnttlo snakes. Two moro wero killed In tho bedroom, making flvo in nil. At tho foot of tho bed was tho Indlnu's box. It is supposed that he entered tho open window aud emptied tho snakes out on the bed, mulo drawsuch pious rovorenco from a like audience " 'I'd ha' let him be,' said ono ; 'dar's no uso n-fussln' with such a good-for-nuflln meulo as dnt.' " 'Fo' Gad 1' exclaimed another, In a low and cautious tone, 'I do b'llovo In my so' do oio debboi hisself is In dat dar meule' " 'Wot you speaks aliko dat fo'?' said a third, turning on tho provious speak or, 'Dat meulo hears every tin' yousay, nnd tlnksitinsulllfi.' Don't know wed dor do dobbol is In him, but I do conse quentially b'liovo dar's heap o'kick in his hind-legs still. Guess whoovcr gets him will tlnk so too. I wants my head insured wheu l'so axed to nurse him.' "In tho meantime, Sam had his Im plomcnts ready, and nn nsslstant farrier approached nnd laid tho'shoo tenderly upon tho virgin hoof. A nail was Insert ed, whilo Sam elevated his hammer to deliver tho pregnant blow that was to drivo It safely homo. It was a moment of breathless nnd agonizing suspenso with whites and blacks alike. Tholattor anticipated a triumph for their race; tho former prepared to keep their sides from splitting asunder. Sam's legs shook, but ho brought down tho liam mer with all his might; and at tho samo moment an explosion occurred that fairly ba files description. A trip ham mer falling on a ton-weight of nitro glycerine, immured in a tin box, could hardly have produced nny moro sud den and bewildering results. Quicker than thought tho mule drew his hind leg forwnnl, and, sprf-glrg It back with inerediblo force, struck the still stooping Sun square in tho bulbous centro of his hind section, projecting him forward In tho air like a cannon ball from a catapult. As Sam disappear ed In space, ho knocked nil tho darkeys down in front of him liko ninepins, scnttcring them over the road in all directions, and landed himself on top of a snnko-fenco twenty foot away. The roar that went up from the assembled niultitudo might havoboen heard In tho noxt county. Tho mulo grew nlarmcd, took to his heels, and, amid tho cheers of tho Johnson party, crossed tho coun try for homo and freedom. Poor Sam had no shapo to him when ho camo to, and it will be many n Ieng day beforo tho terminus of his spinal column for gets that visitation of mule-power." An TIot..n., itAOi.l hi ni, l,n rvrf.iftft II 1 I 41-11 X1I3IIIUHU, ui9..,u,.,b t.u,w,,iu Never did 0f potatoes in his nativo Island, said, as The editor of tho Monticello Watch man, who has Just been elected n mem her of Assembly, is iu doubt as to whether or no ho will bo enabled to tnko his seat at tho opening of tho next session. Hear him : Wk want money 1 ! ! That's, what's tho matter. Wo haven't seen n two dollar bill slnco election. Our subscrlb crs must bo under tho impression that wo feed on glory : for since our election to tho lofty otllco of Member of Assem bly they havo stopped paying their subscriptions. This won't do. What uso Is our election If wo can't got to Al bany ? nnd 7oi cau wo get to Albany without money V Might as well send n deaf nnd dumb woman to a quitting. a clincher, "And suro a bushel of them will till a barrel." A yountr man who wont West from Danbury a few months ago, has sent only ono letter home. It came on Fri day. It said: "Send mo a wig." Aud his ronu parents don't Know whether nu is scalped or married. A Mrs. Day, of Springfield, III. .lately gave birth to quadruplets, weighed ton pouuus each in their stocking leet. tho bereaved father says Shakespeare wai quite right when ho said wo do not Know ' 'what a uay may bring lortn." Mary had a littio lamb, sno asKcua man to snoot it. And when ho wont to kill that lamb, .it nau tno epizootic. Tho following questions aro nronosod for discussion iu a debating society: How many is five? and why? "What Is ducks? and how?" "Is It or is it not? and whence?" In a country churchyard wo find this epitaph: "Hero lies tho body of John ltobinson, nnuiiutii ins wile:" und un derneath, this text: "their warfdio is accomplished 1" Tho famiuo-stricken editor of tho Tt- tusvillo Press tearfully remarks: "20 cents each is tho price asked for Cali fornia noars in town, and yet we aro told that civilization advances, und th.it I'roviuonco tempers tno snorn lamu who cannot raiso tho wind." Tho St. Louis Globe says : Tho lazy man or this establishment snores oc casionally. Ho took a nap In tho nrtH room, day beroro yesterday, ana tne neighbors rushed in to know why tht press was worKing on auntiay. A Savannah gentleman, having set n steel-trap to discover what becuuoof his cnicKons. lounu nis moiiier-tu law grievously lacerated noxt morning. Since then the demand for stcel-trap-i le aid to no somenim!: unprecedented in tho hardware trade of Georgia. The Courier-Journal is hard on Sus in when It says: "Wo shall nover ktio.r the age of Niagara Falls, bec.ttlso Su-mi u, Antiiony is tno only person no.v iiv- In ' who was allvu when the Falls wern bul t, uml sho has forgotten the dat ." Au Illinois woman went Into thrlv or on sulcido Intent, the other du., A lot oi sordid boys on luo b.uiK thiew mud nt her. Old Ai'nm roso in her des pairing bosom. Sho waded niiiore, had tho boys arrested, nnd will see them put through before tho tries suit'ldo again. An Inebriated straneer pioiiplt ted himself down the depot stal. ami, on striking the landing, repro'ichfu'ly apostrophized himself with : "If you'd been n wauiiu to camo down stairs, wliy'n thunder didn't you tav so, yon wooden-headed oltl fool, an' I'd eiiiiiti with you al showed you the w iy " -Danbury S'cws, n slw railroad r "A railroad ruii3 from Oswego to Syracuse. It is thirty-six mllos long. I rodo on It, nnd thoso cars movo so slow thnt if you thon less pretenso nnd ostoutntlon of want tho draught in your faco you havo nurlty. At a largo party glvon by tho to rldo backward to get It. They nover wife of a cabinet minister. Mrs. CIny, havo hot journals on that road: tho chaperoning a young lady from tho great danger Is that tho at titling and North, passed through a room whero gravy nrounu mo nxies will irceze gentlemen wero playing cards, Mr. Clay Tho screech of tho locomotive Is very nmong tlio numbor. faint, kind o' llko tho warble of n four' Is this a common practice?" In- year.old boy blowing through a knot. Another Slow Haliroatl. A correspondent tells tho following of Noxt wcek wo hope to favor our tiVar reasonable doubt Is suoh a doubt as will A man at the Clotrlleld fair wened that ho had vines which In nu ordinary season produced grapes so lartrothat tho skins wero turned to account by cutting them In two nnd covering old utnbrm- las, and just becauso ho hadn't tlio grapes or umbrellas on exhibition tip Journal calls hltn a diabolical liar. A. satl-minded "mountain edit.ir" says: "Tno ono dollar gold pieces nro io 1)0 Wlllltirawn iroui circiiiuinui. ini'y aro a great nuisance. Wo havo seaieh cd for ono of them in vain many tlmcw In the depths or a small iwcKet-booK. And wo havo lost, probably, dozens of them every day ror years." A ludco of Milesian oxtracllou. ih r'- ox a lurv as follows : "Gentlemen of tho Jury, you must find thnt tho defendant is cuuiy noyonu u ruusotmuiu tiuutii. ;v delinquents with "dose lectio bills." Come now, bo liberal with u. Wo ought to raUo monoy enough to buy n new shirt to go to Albany with wo must raise enough to get this ono wash- od any way. Then too, tho Instincts of Bclf-defcuso admonish us that wo ought to buy a flue tooth comb, bofnro daring to venture Into an At-sembly so largely composed of Radicals. Come, subscri bers, won't you send us a few couples ofdulhirses? quired the young lady "Yes," said Mrs. Clay j "tliey always ploy when thoy got together " "Don't It distress you to imvo iur. CIny gamble?" "No, my dear," said tho good old lady, composedly: "ho 'most nlwnya wins." In tho winter of 1811 General Scott, Mr. Clay, Mr. Fox, nnd Mr. Bodlsco played whist onco a week for somo tlmo, tho stake, as usual, being u hun dreel dolltrs. They played n match gamo, Scott and Bodlsco against Clay and Fox. They wero well matched, and for n long tlmo tho gamo was pretty oven. At length fortuno favored Messrs. hole in aboard fence It Is capablo of giving n grasshopper a thrill of alarm, but won't scaro n crow worth n leather cuss. Tho conductor, engineer nnd fireman nlways walk ahead of tho train to look for brbken rnlls, and tho cows nlwnys rttu on ahead of them to keep out of tho dust. I tried nn experiment. Two trains wero passing, nnd I stuck n match out oMho window and lot tho head of it rub agalsta passonger ear. It went so slow I couldn't strlko n light. If you over tnko a trip from Oswego to Syracusoover that road you want to tako lots of clothes, a wholo ham and n barrel of corned-beef along with you," convince n reasonable man that tho do- fendant is not guilty. A Locknort barber tho other day Docketed his razors and decamped. Just as ho was leaving ho presented his wife with an old patrol pantaioons, wim tho remark that sho had "always worn tho breeches,"ttud sho might keep the.so as n souvenir of their family ditlleultlus. Tho woman wasn't very sorry lor nu loss, nnd she did not weep Inconsolably, but sho hung up tho old pantnlootssnuil Inbeiled uiem: wanted a man to 1111 theso panU. Thero has never been a man In them." Tho deserted wifo is a peg ahead now. An elderly Detroit man startled a car load of passengers recently whllo th train was under full headway, by sud denly rushing to tho platform nndjump- Ing Oil, llirnwK uuuuuuny ouiuiut-r' snults before ho brought up against in fence, llo appoarcu ni uio neareei oo pot in n short time, looked all aroun nnjl then exclaimed: "Whutnold fooli T thouuht I bad left hit umbrella hero nnd taking tho attitude and Jumped off thMt get i said "I kin list kneipk nQW httUR lno. if Jon 1 , remeui)) i saiu . l Kin jist khock cijudjinr; u under th seat." . Punch's lde of fimlly govenunenU MoUior-Whcrti'a bby, Mrjr ? Mwy In tho other room. Mother-Go dli rectly nnd sco what bug's doiug, uuflt tell her sho inuau't. A iiELiaiatENT youngster, aged elgh ty-threo, nppliod to thocouuty clerk of Evansvllle, Indiana, for a mnrrlago 11 cense. Tlio clerk remonstrated, saying that a ir.en of his up e ihculd turn his thoughts toward tho other world, In stead of matrimony. "I'm of ago, uln't I ?" nsked tho old chop. "Woll rath cr," answered tho clork. Off camo tho old man's coat of a pugilist, lis (Its out of any man who doesn't approvo of tltis hero matrimonial venturo of mlno. I want tho license or there'll bo somebody licked quicker than thun der." Uogotit.
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