ilf u t ft p it i n
iWip lf WW
"K r lo
II. A. M'X'IKE, Kditor and Pubt Utter.
HE IS A FREEMAN WHOM TIIE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE
Terms, $2 per year Hi adranc.
VOLUME G.
EBENSBURG, PA., SATURDAY, MARCH 9, 1872.
NUMBER 7.
Principal OfTlce 101 W. F fth St.. Cincinnati, 0.
IN VALUABLE GIFTS!
TO UK I'lSTRtUUTFD IN
37t SPII.AS.M AI,
pi Ess! ci-pi-isc !
t To he il-2-vn Monday, Mnrch J5tli,
One ;ijmm1 Capital Prize of
$10,000 IN GOLD!
03Z PHIZE $5,000 IN SILVER!
9
Five Prizes $1,0003 f
Five Prizes $500
Ten Prizes $100 5 I
7 .m i'l'itiih Cltrriniii x and Matched TTnrsc with
n,,v, r-Mfitntril iltnit irorth i,5'M).
Tut tlorsvn tV Jiitfyie, irtVfi .tilrer-Mounted
Ilntiiets, u-ortli IfiliOO each.
TWO Fine-Toned Rosewood Hanos. w:r.a $500 citli.
:::: riiT srTisj uachiitss, v cetu $10: eacei
1501 Oo't ninl vifrrr Lever lluntintj Watche,
win tlx from t:l ) to V.m each !
7;Hra' fluid Leontiuo mi l Cent's Cold Vest
r hains, Solid uiil .Uouble-Plateil Silver Table
end Teaspoons, Photograph Albums, Jewelry,
A i-., Ac, A.O.
wicle cEtor ZT.s. 1(1.000. T::ic': tin'cl ts .vi.coo!
A i-:"l' HAMKI) toSell T'rltets. to
niioni l.ibfrnl I'remliuiiH will lie given.
fcd.vc.r.F. Tickkts frj': Six Tickf.ts tio ; Twki.vk
Tickets :.; Twknty-ki vis Tickkts 40.
Circulars containing n full list of prizes, n de
scription of the manner of drawing, ami other
information in reference totlie 1 listiibut ion,
w ill be sent to nny one ordering tlieni. All let
ters must lie addressed to
nmn:, I.. I. SI"XI'. Itox fi.
101 II. oth St.. C incinnati, O.
mm ins oi.n stid
GOOD GOODS & GREAT BARGAINS
i ok the: keaiiv cash J
HWlN'i". become proprietors of the ?TOlK
i uiM ,iu.l STOC IC tF (JOUU.S recently be
loiiumy ! II. A. Shoemaker A; o., and having
pun li.t-i 'I nn additional
STOCK OF NEW COODS
1 ii It EAT VAltll-TY,
we pre now prepared to supply all the old eus
t - 1 1 ; of the late firm, and ns many new ones
ill patronize us, w ith Coods of all kinds at
PRICES FULLY AS LOW
as any other merchant in or out of Cambria
county. It is our intention to keep our Store
constantly sto- ked w itli a lull and well select. -d
ns-ortment of 1KY C.ntilis, 1HKSS CooIX
FAN'.'V" (iti'MlS. Nn'rioNs. linn'I'S, SHOES
H ir-i.CVPS, LOT IfN'il, OAK I'F.TS. Kl I!M-
ri ifi'.oir, ci.i.THs. (.n KKNswAitK. (iito-
i i'lllKSKMin;, ll.Xt'O.V, FISH, SALT. TO
ItACCo, I (iAl;S. and all other articles, Jarire
or .iiiall. that can be ftumd In any store tif like
iiaracter in the county ; and as we intend to
m:b.l, i:ru sivi:i.v rr cash
tUt COVXTRY PHODVCK,
fi'. 1 make no bail tlebts. we feci sure that our
s' h. Miid our prices will not on iy secure but
i' i li.r us n liberal share of patronage.
EARLY VISITS FROM ONE AND ALL
are re-pct-tfullv solicited, and if we fail to ren-i'-i
' r t it sat isfaet ion. hot h as i cm.ii N t he Ual
r ni our tronds and the price- aked for tin in,
ii n :li cei uiinly lie no fault of the new firm at
' "Id i-tanil of Shoemaker t Co., High street.
I 'on'! foiiret tocallnnd we'll not forget to give
"ii 1 nil alu for vour inonev.
MVfiliS & LLOYD,
r.bcrisburg, Jan. 2S, lsl.-tf.
I REMOVAL am EN L A 1'G E.M EN T.
COOKING STOVES,
KEATING STOVES.
TH. MM & 1EM1I WARE.
Ha vinar recently taken possession t.r ,, ,,w.
Iv fitted up and coiiimodioiis buililinur on lliii
meet, two doors east of the Hank and nearly
opposite the Mountain House, the subscriber is
letter pre pa ret I than ever to manufacture all
u tit -1c in the TIN.t nl'l'F.lt and SH F.F.T-I liO.N
"A" A UK line, allot" which will be furnished te
l.nuis at the very lowest livinsr prices.
The siibscril er also pitiiioscs to keep a full
md varied assortment of
Cc-kic sr, Parlor andlHeating Stoves
of the most approved designs.
ffSPorTINC nnd lldUITNT, mnde to order
and warranted perfect in manufacture and ma
leri:il. IM'.PAl lilNC prompt ly attended to.
All work dune by me w'.ll be done riirht and
on fair terms, and all ST'i i V KS and V A UK sold
ty me can be depended upon as to quality and
cannot lie undersold in price. A font it. nance
ml increase of pat rouairc is respectfully solici
ted, ttnd no t tVori will be wanting to rendur eu
tiri sat infliction to all.
V A T.T . I Y. L L'TU I X 0 F.Il.
L'bensbtirg, Oct. 13, ls70.-tf.
fillEKllYTUEi: MALE AND FE-
V J'ALi: ( -OLLFCi:.- This popular Institu
tion will open for the summer session on the
first Monday of May, ls', under the instruction
t f a c-u ps of competent .eachers. in the College
buildings in the pleasant village of Cherryt ice,
Li.iiHiin county, i'enna. Course tif iust riict ion
i.i'. i i.uirh, vocal and instrumental music inclu
i. iiood boarding 1 in r.ished at from 2.50 to
i v, .,- week. For further information apply
' .ti.r t,t the untiersiirned
IM PIE( i tins.
Jon l: H. M'Cormick, Dr. K. Krallier.
K i..oi ts, Dr. A. H. Lovelace.
J n-en,
'If .Tii tivc, Feb. 3, lS72.-3m.
t n. caskv, late of Kobert Woods & Co.
is l ist'
T. C. KOUARTT.
c
1 A S E Y, F O Cw A It T Y & CO..
WHOI.ES1LE DEALERS IN
HH356MIW & BLO RYE WiTISKY.
A.Mi ALL KINDS or
DOMESTIC LItiUORS,
AND IMFtlliTLIIS or
Foreign 'Wines, Gins,' Brandies, &c,
Xn. 313 Liberty Street,
Dec. 1, l!i71.-3in. I'lTTSliUKGIf, PA.
INE FAIJM AND SUMMER RE-
ii ninl.i.l:uirably localed prt-
-OJ r "ii n r.. j . i ne wen f ,n
pftty owned
and occupied by the 1
' -I- isiifiied.Mtuatedlii Wu-hing- Wj c -'.'wiMiip.
Cambria county, on p?S&ii
' 1'ii iipike. one mile west if Si&Si-
'','';""- is otferetl for rent on rensomi tile t
trins.
'"in t. miiiuings are in excellent condi
ti.i- u,.' 0 i""l"-i ty Ix ing in every wav suitetl tc
siiMin,"1"""'"""" "f -' visitors during tin
... . lll'llll is f..r. I
to
lie
for which purpose It is now
.. , . Mits. ALICE SMYTH.
- 1 co. .1, lS..J.
J3 '(-'K 1 m7s7Tk. (Joo.f IJriek rnn
Unilers,!',''",li'su'1 at reasonable rates from the
U-8- v- JOHN .McML'LLIX,
j Seaj Ctbolic OUurch,Lbwiburg.
HiciiisE Agents
WAKTTEI,
TO SEI.I, THB
"DOMESTIC
The. Jlo
nirKtfcis Hot
a new ma
chine, hut
lias been
sold, in a
Piiiull ray,
for some si
vis., tin ring
which time
t li e must
skilled inv
entors hare
labored to
bimplifynnd
i m p r o v e.
until to-iiay
it is so far ahead of all others as to defy com
petition. It has tut siily'rift?""- enuntinir every part of
Machine find stand, while Iho Howe Machine
con tut us -41. This will irive un idea of its sim-
plicitv. It will tio work, fine and course, that
no other machine will nttempt, trom the finest
r-ossamer to kiktv thit k.iesses of dressed mus
m ; it will sew without change of needle, thread
tr tension. All mtnble parts are made of
hardened stet 1 antl mirnished hearings.
IT HAIii: X SOIREHII.VTKTER,
and the proprietors hereby offer
A Rewnril nf One Hundred Iol lr tor
nny oilier I wrk fctitt-h Mneliiiie
Hint will run nw li;;lit.
The shuttle is a cylinder, without a rivet or
spring; can lit; tilled by a blind person, and
holds one hundred yards of col ton :
We claim it. and cull show, a list of fifty points
of superiority over any machine in the market.
To i'viii rii in i'il aircnts the most libernl in
ducements will lie offered. Machines consigned
and commissions pan! in run. in cusn, ai iu
end of each month. A handsome wavron. worth
'."(l.lH. furhislied without charife. and sufficient
time (riven to purchasers to enable the aurent to
compete with any Company in the State.
R. W. STEADY AW 2l CO.,
2') Kixth Street.
iBT i SIjrtIGH, I A.
F
I FT KENT II AXNIHL REPORT
iV TUP. I'lcO-rKmoN MTTl'AL FIUE
I N S f 1 1 A N CE I ( M V A NYo k' OA M I! U I A ( 't V N -TV",
PA., for the year cHdlnjr January K, IsV:
Amount insured at lat settlement. t 8rt.rfT.") 1
" since lust " . l'.7,.'75 IX
1,017,050 12
Surrendered and cancelled since last
settlement
185,575 00
Amount insured and in force Ml ,375 12
Amount of premium notes in force
at lost settlement gS.3i;9 19
Amount taken during the year lU.tiiti US
108,002 42
1S.5S7 64
Amount surrendered and cancelled
during the year
Amount in force at close of year
Ff. i:
;." 82
Halonce on hnnd at last settlement. . '-'7
Interest received OK"'
Amount of percentage, etc PK1 Wt
X mount ree'd from county on Uond 4(H) 00
1 2.079 (i7
C27
No. of Policies issued during year. .
Whole number now in force
To amount paid
On pin t base (if l.orough Bond
Secretary's Fees
Treasurer's Salarv
Kent
F.xtra Commission to Agents
Printing
Post aire
Fuel and Light
Ink and Stationey
Fees of Officers
Stamps
Losses by Fire
To amount in hands of Agent
500 00
87 50
oiHK)
44) ISO
1.72 "0
17 75
3 4s
1:1 no
3 00
25 no
.10 0(1
2.2U0 00
M 17
1.1.12 20
The loss not yet paid is provided for by Assess
ment No. Ii, which (when collected; amounts to
t3,570.(iii. less per eenta,'re.
Amount in County Konds $W)
Amount in Borouirh Konds " $1,190
JOHN WILLIAMS, 1'reaident.
Ti. J. Ll.OYr. Su rrtarii.
Kbensburg, Feb. 24, l72.-3t.
WITH THE
HEW DRAW FEED,
Has Just been received, and is now the I'est
Family Machine in the market. ItmakCsthe
Ltitk Ntiteli. in .Simple. ?ioi.elcs.
i::isily Uivralril.
nhd verv effective. We want COOl) SF.WIXC
MAC111NL ACF.XT? in all unoccupied territo
ry, to whom we will give the most i iiikiiai.
tkiivs. The I LIAI'TIC is the LASIKST .MA
C11IXE TO SELL in the market.
HOWARD FAT ON t CO.
(Intern l Ayittr,,
17 I II TH AVUriVE,
Feb.21,lS72-3tn. FIITSDURGII
M. WHITMOKK,
c. ii. wni.i r,
. CIIAS. T. NEAI.E.
THOS. H.I.ANE, jno. D. CHEall Y.
WHITMQ3I. WOLFF. LME & 10,
IMPOKTEKS AXI) DEALEKS IN
Sign cf the Anvil, No. 50 Wood St.,
(Three doors above St. Charles Hotel,)
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Invite the attention of buyers to their Spring
fctock. which, in selection and price, is unsur
passed in the country.
'1 liey Hre Ajfntw for American File Com -punv's'cekbrated
I'llesand Ihi-pii i;ul"er
Kelt in;; and l-lt i it-c. WIIhoii. llrtK.
wort Ii, r lllaon Ai, t;o. KnglUIi Ste-!,
PllttltiiiU ltrl, Locks, Miovfli. &C
Sold at manufacturers' prices. 2-24.-3ni.
PIANOS, $300. ORGANS, $45.
Xoone shouhl be without or wrtmi.
w lien, bv saving 83 or W" per week, you can buy
such instrumentsus Jtecl.er .t lliriirx' unrivaled
Pianos, llr.Vet, lua i.t l 'i.'J'finil llraitftn d t C. s
Pianos, and the unetpinletl To'ihn-A Fnrlru Cclr
UxUryau. Old instruments taken in part pay
ment for new tines. Mmitlilij pttiimtiits tni:en.
Special rates to lrencheri:('lnrclir.S.Srhoilinrnl
Teacher. Send for circular or call on S. HAM
ILTON & CO., 51 Fifth Ave., Pittsburgh, Pa.
Feb. 24, 1 872.-1 m.
TAMES J. OATMAN, M. D.,
tenders his professional services as Physi
cian and Surgeon tti theeitizennof Ourrolltown
and vicinity. Olfiee in the rear of J. Kuck &
Co. "s store, antl residence (where nnrht culls can
be made) one door south of A. Hang's ti:i and
hardware store. May 9, 1S71.
w.
AV. J AM r SON, M. D.,
I.oretto. l iiBibria o., I'n,
Tenders his professioiml serTices to ull citizens
of the above place and vicinity "'l o may at.nny
time need Medical aid. apr.21.-tf.
J. LLOYD, Fuc-cDoPor to II. S.
Medicines. Per
fumeries, Cigars, Tobacco, Xotions. Paints, Ac.
Store on Main street. vppoite the "Mansion
Houses Ebwuttmrg, Fa. LApril IT, 18j8.J
1 w V .aW
From the Aldine for March.
THE MAW IN BLUE.
I1Y EICIIAP.U UfTLE DAVIT.
I m n r.rofefssor of ronsi-, nnd whs
born in the last century, at Saleabtirg. in
Germany. My father whs h rich and in
fluential merchant of that city ; but fa not
icopcr l(i mus ca, hs tli9 lulians say, music
mad. Kiiovying (hat at his death each
of his children would inherit n ample
fortune, he permitted us somewhat to ne
glect our other tudie, se that we might
dedicate more lime iu his !eIoved science,
music. My Iwo sieiers played remarka
"bly well on the spinet, and sang delirious
ly. Karl, my only brother, was the
flutist of the family, and I datroled myself
to tiie violin. At sixteen years of are, I
believed myself nn adept on this difficult
instrument. My violin wai my constant
companion. Nothing gave me more
pleasure Minn to lake my duar "Fe-rtuna-ti,"
foPpo I called it, into the woods, and
there, by the murmu-in; brook, beneath
the rustling trees, improvise new airs,
and vary old ones, to my hearts content.
So greatly did my father delight in de
ploying he talents of his children, that
ha organized every Thursday afternoon an
amateur concert, at which at least a
quarter of the town assisted to listen to,
admire, or criticise, about a3 much music
as could possibly bs crowded into a three
hours' performance, divided into two equal
porta.
by a tray of light refreshments
haaded reund by Karl ami myself.
One fine Thursday afternecn in Au
tumn, just an the first of our pieces was
concluded, a very singular tasking indi
viduAl entered the concert room. He
was as thin and pale as au unearthly ap
parition, and entirely dressed in shabby
parments of lijht bin colored corduroy
Hie wilUwern knee bree;hns were blue,
his jac ket wss blue, his vest was blue,
and the huge cravat that fas'ened his
peat flapping shirt-collar was also blue
II ii faea was the motst melancholy in ex
pression that it is possible to imagine
He had a bir, hooked nose, thin lantern
jtws, and the wnly redeeming feature
which he posesscd, his dark and intelli
gent eyes, were hidden by a pnir of gog
gle spectacles. His hair was bright red
and uncut, and his brnrd, I veiily believe,
had never bsen tiiinmed since it first be
gan to grow.
He did not attempt to apologize for his
intrusion inio our company, but without
looking to the right ir to the left ma Je
straight for a vacant ?eat, and taking it
prepared to listen to the music with mark
ed attention. It was ny turn to play,
but I was so Confused, so utterly dumb
founded by the appearance of this strange
personage, that when I struck my violin
with the bow my hand trembled so insch
that I could not produce u sound. I tried
again and again, and was about to give it
up in despair when the Man in Ilu rose
from his seat and came directly to tne.
"Youn-j man," said he, '-you have a
more dilTicult instrument there than you
think for; hand it to me, I will play in
your ftead " I mechanically gave him
-"Fortunate." lVesentlv he commenced.
Never in all my life had I ever heard
such playing. The instrument teamed to
have within its wooden frame a divine
soul, capable of expressing every pessible
emotion j'y, grief, passionate ony,anci
triumphant jubileo. Wewere-di amazed
and delighted, and at the tern:ina'im of
t' e "concerto" such a burst of en liMiatc
applause greeted lh bingular pci former
that he seemed quite overcome and con
fused ; ii, uwor. Lowed his acknowl
edgments in the most grotesque fashion.
1 must here mention that we were on
the eve of a grand annual musical festi
val, at which some of the greatest musi
cians of (Jermany had declared their in
tention of being present. My father,
naturally concluding that our strange
guest wag some celebrated maestro, who
had arrived incognito, hastened to thank
him for the favor he had conferred upon
us, and, also, to offer him the hospitality
of his house during his slay in our town.
The Man in Ulue at first refused, then
hesitated, and finally accepted my father's
presriug invitation.
Fr ore week we surrounded him with
every atientioa, and he, by hid gentle
manners and genius, soon won our aff'ec
tion and respect. liut all our attempts to
find out who he was, and whence he came,
proved vain ; he took no notice of our
creet hints, and not one of us alared to ask
him the question point blank. He set
himsulf to work to teach me a great many
things about the violin, of which I was
previously ignorant, and to this curious
man I owe many of my greatest triumphs.
"My Son," he would say, "love music :
music is the food of the soul the only
possession we have on earth which we
hall retain in heaven."
If a stranger happened to pay us a visit,
our new friend would immediately take
refuge in the garden. He liked to be
alone with Karl, myself, and his violin.
One day a merchant named Krebbs ar
rived on business which he had to trans
act with my father, and as he entered he
stumbled against the Man in Blue, who
was making good his escape. The poor
hdinist, on perceiving merchant Krebb9,
became as pile as death, and tottered to
a seat in the garden, covered with confu
sion, and hid his face in his hands.
"Well, I'm sure," said Krebbs to my
father, "yu are an odd man to take in
that creature. Why, I thought he was
in prison, or drowned, or run over,"
"You know him then V asked my
falher, with ill-disguised curiosity.
'Know him of course I do. Why,
his name is 15eze ; he is a carpenter by
trade. But, bless you, he's as mad as a
March hare. Some time ago our church
organ was struck by lightning, lieze
fame forward at crce, ami proposed to
mend it gratis, provided the parish fur
nished the materials. As he was known
tor a good musician and a clever work
maa, our cure granted his request. To
work went ha ; nisht and day he labored
for at least six weeks. At last the organ
was merded, Beze struck a chord or so,
ami it appeared better than ever. The
day arrived for the fiist public hearing of
the renovated instrument ; the mayor, the
notabilities all the village, in short, were
present, and Beza himself did not fail to
appear, attired as usual in blue. Blue is
his color. He made some vow or other,
years ago, to the Virgin, never to wear
any other but her colors blue and white.
1 tell you he is crazy. But to return to
the organ. When our old organist com
menced to play upon it not a sound would
it produce except when he pulled the
stopo it. Off went the orsan, whoo. ichee,
and then it set to squeaking and whistling
like mad. The giils beean lo lauch, the
mayor to swear, and the cure grew furious.
Beza is a fool Beze is an idiot ! He has
ruined the organ, cried every one, and
!on, amid the derision of the congrega
tion, vour friend left thechuich. Strange
- . i
to say, since that day we have never seen
the creature ; but our organ is completely
spoilt, and remains dumb.''
Thus spoke merchant Krebbs. I would
hear po more, but hurried out to console
my poor friend. I found him beneath an
apple tree, sitting all foiloin, and his face
turned toward the finking sun. "Ah!
my young friend," he said, "do you se
jon little cloud which obscures the splen
dor of the sun ? So the words of a fool
ih man may taimh the fame of a ge
nius. '
"But," I replied, "see, the little cloud
has vanished already, at'd t he light of the
sur. is but the brighter for t tie contrast."
He smiled. "The cloud that hangs
over my tarnished name will have to pass
away soon, or it will be too la e. 1 hat
organ which I rons'r noted b-ts a soul
W'tidn it. All my life I have labored to
know how to lodge ray ideal music within
the compa9 of h single instrument. I
have done this. The soul is there. But
I know not how t play upon the organ,
and they, in their blind rage, will not al
low me to ex pin in to them. Oh, if I
could before I die but find Sebastian Bach!
He would call to life the soul of music
that lies sleeping in my org-Jin, and prove
to the world that Buze is neither mad or
an impostor."
My kind father took no notici of what
merchant Krebbs had said, antl when he
joined us in the garden he entreated B'za
to play for him in the open air. The
Man in Blue played for us a number of
national ami timpie melodies in such a
manner that several limes 1 saw tears in
my father's eyes ; at Inst bo said, as the
musician fini.-hed : "Friend, though your
organ is a failure, your violin is truly
heavenly. Stay with me ye: a while "
"My organ id not a failure ; it is the
real tiiumph of myjlife."
"But no or.e can play on it '
"One day some one will, and then "
"Well, we will say no more about it
Come, the supper is ready." And he led
the way in.
TI e next morning the Man in Blue was
gone. We were sorry at his disappear
ance ; but SOOIl forgot hII nbout it i our
anxiety over the festival which was near
at hand. Gluck had promised to come,
and we wore anxious to know with whom
he would stay. Then Bach arrived, and
soon came Orauii illustrious Graun
whose noble mind alone inspired his live
ly melodies ; and with i dni those insepa
r-ibU geniuses, F'urc.h and Has?. And
Hamburgh sent us Gasman and Tollman.
Few of you have, I dare say, even heard
the name of these great composers; and
yet, believe me, you are more familiar
with their melodies than you imaginv
Many of the popular tunes you sa much
admire I have heard in my youth, fresh
from the mmds of their original compo
sers, free from the twirls and shakes clum
sily added to them to disguise their true
oiiin.
These illustrious persons were as simple
and unostentatious in their manner as it is
possible to be. Tbey assembled in the
Hall of St. Cucilia, and I had the privilege
of assisting at their rehearsals. I often
passed hours listening to their long dis
courses on harmony, on keys, scales, and
chords. Sometimes one of them would
call for a draught of beer, or offer his
companions a bottle of liuine wine. One
night Glnck played, for the first time, a
portion of his "Iphigenia ;" and, on
another, Bach enchanted us by a perform
ance of his delightful pi eludes. Bach,
somehow or other, lock a fancy to me.
He had observed the marked attention
with which I listened to the different com
posers, and totheir music. He asked me
my name, and who my father was : and
1, in answer, growing bold, not only re
lated all that concerned myself, but also
the story of my friend in blue.
"An organ that no ouocan play upon?"
exclaimed the great composer. "Well,
that is singular."
"But I am sure. you can."
"Why?"
"Because I'm certain tbat the man who
made the organ i a great musician, although S
he cannot play upon it himself, and thor
oughly uutierntootJ what he was about; he
plays upon the violin."
"As well as I do?" asked Grann.
I hesitated, and hung my head : I did net
dare say "yes," und vet I would not say
"no."
'Spk up, my boy; say tbo truth always,
and sliainn the duvil."
"lie plays bettor than you. sir, T think ;
but then he p!a& out iu the woods, and
music sounds better there than iu a close
room."
True, it does "
"My masters." said I, at.last. after some
hesitation, "will any or.e of jou. io'ycur
charity, try the organ the village is not
distant and thus justify ihe poor man?"
"I will, myself," bm?w. re 1 Bach, "on
Sunday. But sy nothing about it to any
on. Only toyoitr friend, in order to induce
him to be present iu the church ou that morn
iug "
With heartfelt thar,ks I gave the t'lustrious
composer my promise to obey iu every par
ticular his injunctions.
On leaving the St. Ocilia Hall that even
ing (it was Fiida)). to my surprise alnot
the first persou I met was the Man in Blue.
Hidden iu the courtyard of the hall he had
been listening to the mus'c, and was in a
state of nervous enthusiasm which quite
alarmtd me. I hesitated to inform him what
B ich intended to do, but at last did so. lie
rectivel the r.ews in a manner that I little
expected. Fie made no ii ilpmstration of j y,
but followed me in silerjce tiutil we were in
a lonely part of the town a little square, in
the centre of which grew three or four o'tl
trees. Here ho par.s.'d, and sinking on his
knees prayed earnestly. The moon shone
down upon his uplifted face, and it seemed
almost beautiful, so great was the fxprenMoti
it bore of earnest devotion and intellect
When he had finished his prayer, he embractd
me in silence, and we parted.
Sunday arrived, and at an ea'ly h mr 1
started for the church of the village of
As I traversed the little field in front of it. I
beheld, advancii!2 from the opposite si.le,
several of the professors, and amongst them
Bach. By-atid-hy, as it got noised about
that some of th celebrities were in the
church, it was fi led to excess. Presently,
Bach mounted the orgud.f'. flow mv
heart heat Mass began. At the "Kvrie."
for the first time, the hitherto rnute instru
ment gave furth sounds but sounds of such
heavenly sweetness that the congregation
was thrilled as if by the music of the angels.
As the Mass advanced the mnte marvelous
became the hainmny. The "Aenus" was
so plaintive that I saw tears in the eyes of
Gluck. who stood by me. and the "Sanctus"
so:it)drd so triun phantly thttt it required
but little imagination to believe that the
Cherubim anil Seraphim were present sing
ing their jubilant song of praise: "Ilo'y,
Holy, is the Lord God of Sabaoth."
And the Man in Blue, where was he?
By the altar, with his face turned towards
hi organ. His wbo'e countenance W!a ra
diant, his eyes were bright, nnd a loek at
ooce ecstatic anil serene passed over his fea
tures a look of such supreme h ipi.iness that
his homely features appeared absolutely
beautiful. But how etherial he looked !
When the Massjwas concluded the con
gregation passed round the porch to see the
great composers. " Ln live Bach 1" 'Hail
to G'uck!" they cried as they recognized
thse popular meD.
But B ich heltl aloof. Load me," be said,
"to that man cf genius who has so wonder
fully improved that king of instrnrrei ts."
"Master," I replied, "he is in t ie church."
And we re enteied the sacred edifice together,
followed by Graun. I led them t the Mm
in Blue. But wh it a change had came over
him 1 The pall.ir of death was on his brow
he hat! sunk back on a bench and, when he
perceived is, vainly strove to rise. "Ah!
excuse me. my masters. I rtcoive you very
badly ; but I am not weil the j iVjhas killed
me. I am dying, gentlemen, of joy."
They raised hitn between them. I ran for
the priest, antl to the doors, which I shut, to
prevent the entrance of any intruders.
Master, whilst I coulcss, play to me," he
said to Bach.
rinvh, t-!i.; flmt morl.il aid was ueless.
left us, and went up to the organ. Solemn
ly he played. He played, as he afterwards
aid, as he had never dece before or since.
The priest arrived, and Grauu and I knelt
down whilst the Man in B'ue received the
last sacraments of the church. When this
pious act was accomplished we went nearer
to him. He t ok my hand, atd Graun rest
ed his head upon hia breast. Solemnly the
music stole through the silent church ; soN
emidy the sunlight streamed through the
staftied windows, aod the Angel of Death
stood withiu the temple of God.
T am very happy," murmured the dying
man, "since Bach plays to me on my organ,
ami Graun permits me to rest my dyiDg
head upon his bosom."
To me he said, "God bles3 thee, my child
tell them I was not mad, or an impostor.
My organ had a soul."
Grauu stooped and kissed his pale brow,
and with an exquisite look of gratitude for
this act of sympathy and respect, he died,
and the Angel tif Death winged his way to
heaven, bearing the poor carpenter's soul to
God.
A Moktuaky List. The Boston Bulletin
has tlie following valuable mortuary list :
"Methuselah died of liver complaint; Lot's
wile, of salt rhtum. Absalom fell a wigtim
to hairysipelas. Gotiah died cf the aloue ;
Unman, of the drop-sy ; Nebuchadnezzar, of
tuo much vegfctabie diet, leaving Mrs. N. a
grass widow. Johu Bunyan, troubled by
corns, took his pill-grimly and prrgressed.
Desdamoua also took a pill ow. Sampson
was killed by a pill ar, too. Montgolifer
was (s)pilled out of a balloon. Julius Caj
sar was (s)killed in war. John Rogers died
of an overdone steak, llomeo died of heart
disease. Governor Hoffman dyed bis mous
tache. Arteiuus Ward was joked to death."
An editor in Cicero, Iud.,on takirjg charge
of tCe New Kra, greets his readers with this
vigorous ealntatory : "It i the fashion for
an editor to wiito a long introduction on
taking charge of a paper; but as we are w-ll
acquainted with near every man iu the coun
ty, it is only Decessary to say that we iuleud
to do as we please, and anuouuee that our
motto is Two Almighty Dollars a Year in
Advance,"
"i'$si;s.A-i tiii-: lccs.
Affecting: Iaeideitt In the Boyhood of
Our 1'renidrul,
To the F.ditar of Hit Sun, Xcw Turk.
tint: I haVe rteeutiy had the pleasure of
a vibit from Rev. Jotham Shillett. a venera
ble clergyman of the Haul Shell Baptist per
tuasion, who iu the earlier dys of his minis
try, fount! his field of labor for a long time
in Clermont county. Ohio, where tur gitled
President first saw the li;ht of cay.
Mr. Shillett was intimately acquainted with
oi Mr. Jesse Grant, and tells many interest- j
ing anecd.tcs of that gentlrmsn and his now
famous son. One of them I have thought
worth t-ending to you, feeling assured it will
hlT'rJ great graiificaiion to the admirer of
Ike Picsident. as it describes an incident
somewhat similar to one which occurred iu
the boyish days of the great aud good George
vYashington.
TH K OLD JtAN'S SHANGHAI FOWL.
When Ulysses was a small boy his father
became the owner of a few Shanghai fowls,
which were a rare curiosity in those days.
Tnese fowls the old gentleman took great
pride in, and he could not be prevailed on to
sell any of the breed, or any of their eggs,
although he gave away a few egos to one or
two of his relations, on condition that none
of the chickens should be permitted to fall
into the hands of anybody ont&iile of the
family. Old Mr. Grant always set great
store by his relations an admirable trait
which h's son has ir.heritt d ; if hu had not
done so. he would never have allowed any of
his much-prized Shanghai hen's eggs to leave
his possession But so long as the breed was
kept in the family he was cotitecled.
THE OLl MAN'S TKol'BLKD COl'STEXAN'CE "
One atteiuoou tho o'.d geutlemau was teen
to leave the village grocery, where he had
I ceo passing a few hours discussing the ques
tions i f the day with h'S Neighbors, with a
troubled aspect nf countenance. He wagged
his head n vagi !y as he pn eetdrd towaid his
Lome, and inutte.ed indistinctly to himself
as ho battened adorig with quick and nervous
strides. He had evidently received ii telli-
geuce which bad moved him strantly. Ou '
his way to his house he (.topped and cut a
formidable hickory gad, about fcur feet iu
length, which he carefully trimmed, after
which he proceeded with accelerated speed.
TUB BOY'S FAVOKITE RECREATION.
When Mr. Giant arrived at his home, bis
first inquiry was for Uiysses. lTo one had
lately sttu him, but after someseirch the old
"entltrmn found the future President of the
Uuited Stales standing on his head in the
corner of the barn. This was a favorite re
creation with Ulysses iu bis ycuihful days;
he had picked up the accomplishment at the
time that he made his celebiated visit to the
ciicus, when he rode the pony. I am in
formtd ttat le has often attempted the feat
siuce reaching maturity, but generally with
!!:d:fLrent success. He never had any diffi
culty in getting his head in the right posi
tion the trouble was in elevating his heels.
THE Bf-TICdNCB OK THE B T.
Upoa hearing his ruber's tootsteps Ulys
ses quickly revetted his attitude and anx
iotuiy scrutinized the parental features. Ti.e
old gentleman's face was flushed, he was
bieathing quickly, and the precocious hoy at
once realized that theie was music l:i the air.
But he wisely held his tongue, and w it b a
creditable reverence fur old age, waited for
his father to break the silence which pre
vailed. The old gentleman advanced, care
fully concealing the hickory gad behind his
back, ami assumiog a fjreed smile, coaxing
ly adtire.'scd his sor:
THE OLD MAN'S INVITATION".
" 'Lysses, my son, come here; I've got a
nice present for you."
'Can't ?et it Pop; too thir.; that's played;
I've been there," artlessly responded the
boy, and although his eyts had twinkled on
iieai ing the word "present," he never moved.
At the same time, however, his eyes glanced
in all directions, as if seeking au opportunity
to bob. But it was of no use; his father
had him cornered.
The old gentleman, who was always a man
of gteat sagacity, at once saw that he wa?
master of the situation, and that further con
cealment was useless. Sj bringing the gad
into view, lie drew it caresingiy through his
fingeis. as, with a grim, suspicious smile,
which Ulysses too well kuw, he mildly ad
dressed his offspring :
THE. BOY'8 INGF-VOPfSNKSS.
" ?Lysses, my sod, do you know how Dea
con Potter Come to have sotue of my Chiuee
chickeu aigs ?"
Ulysses hesitated but a moment, and then
with quiveiing lips, the noble boy jicu"at?d:
" Father, it will not pay to tell a lie ; I
hooked the aig's and sold Vm to the Deacon,
but" he hurriedly addd as tiie gleamed
Lorn the old man's eyes, ami the gad was
raised on high "but I b led 'em!"
"Biled 'em ?" said old Mi. Giant, greatly
agitated.
"Yes, biled every dog g-ne one rf 'em. and
the old Deacon's hens cau stt on 'etu till the
cows come home, but they v. o:.'t never hatch
nary chicken."
THE OLD MAR'S A Till RATION.
''Come to your daddy," txclamed his fath
er with outsttctched hands, "I'd rather you
would hook aud sell a thousand biled aigs
than have that breed of Chiuwu chkkebS go
out of the Graut fami'y."
The blushing boy advanced to his parent,
who patted him on the head aud regarded
him with great parental pride.
"And so you bntd 'tm." the father said.
'Well, now, I rever!, Who'd a'mpposed
the boy would have thought of that ? 'Lys
ses, my son. I'm proud of you. You'll be
President of the United Slates yet, if yt u only
keep on. And you served tne old Deacuo
just right. What did you get for the aisr.
biled?"
Ulysses castas suspicirus glat.ee at,his fath
er, which, the latter wbserviLg. hastily added.
"The money's your'n, my son; you've
earned it fairly, and you shall have it."
Thus reassured, Ulysses proudly respond
ed :
"He gave me a dollar for half-a-dc zsn cf
'em."
"A dollar for half-adt zn of 'em biled?"'
exclaimed the old geutleuiau, greatly excited.
"I'ou lie, 'Lysses. he didn't; did he, though?"
TH B OLD MAN'S IMPOLI TENKSS.
"lie gave me m round silver dollar of 'em,''
answered the truthful boy.
"A rouud silver dollar." said the old gen-
tlemao with an incredulous air. "Let 07
see it, my son."
Ulyse&s produced a foor-bla-ied. k;ie
.rom
hi pocket, and'iaitfu ly lipping opeu the In:
ing to the waist band of his trousers, brought
forth the coin from its place of concealment,
where he had iuU ruled to keep it uatil the
Fourth of July. The impulse of patriotinn
manifested itself iu our President at a very
eariy period of his life.
The eld gentleman took the dollar in b:s
hand and examined it carefully. As he gz.
upon it a pieant xpres.ion rippled ofrr
his features, spreading aud spieading ut.ril
his w hole countenance beamed with atii-fao-lioD
and delight, aud every wrinkle in hie
venerable visage Lecau.eau individual mile.
Then with leais of j y aud pride he said to
the boy :
TDK OLD MAN'S HOKKST PttlDT.
"'Lysi-es, mv son. you've honest I v earned
this money. Tlure's few bovs at vour sge
would h.n-e thought cf hiling 'the a:g. Tho
money is y, tlrs your own. And'for fear
that, you should lose it, IM keep it for you "
So layiug, the old man dropped the coin
in a capacious leather itirse, and placet! it
in his pocket. He has been keeping that
dollar fur Ulysses ever since.
This little story is very interesting, not en'y
as showing the t xtiaoidinary foresight of the
elder Giant in predicting while Ulyt.net wsa
et but a child that he was d'atined toad- rn
the Piesideutial chair, but also as illustrating
the great truths that-the boy is the father of
the man, aod that as the twig is btut so is
the tree inclined.
moral.
If Gen TGrant in his childhood bad met
with the misfortune of having been trained
to a reckless indifference to the value of mon
ey, it is not likely that hi admiiers would
uow be able to hoast that he is not only tbe
.'rtafest and w be,. Jut nlse the weafthteal
President who has held the reins of govern
mnt since this nation has exiled. And
this. too. when only a few year ago he was
selling leather in Galena on a salary of eight
hundred dollars a year.
If any one doubts the entire authenticity
of this story. I have permission to refer hint
for confirmation of if truth to my venerable)
.iu j.ious meno, ti,e itev. Jot ham Shilhwt,
whofe present posN. ffice address is Sodom.
PutDam county, N. Y. Yours for Grant's
re-electicn forever. Abspr Bung.
Death of a Kemafkable Pessonagr.
From a Washington county paper wt obtain
the following-account olja rather remarkable
man, Mr. William W. Hawthorn, who died
at Ins resitJeuceiu Millsborcugh. that county
a few day ago. At the age of about tl.u '
teen.he wassfll cted with rheumatism, w bich
aff-eted his extremities so Be,i.,n.sly as to de
prive him of the tise cf loth leg and a!sj
bis right arm. His feet weie drawn up
against the thigh., and his right arm and
hand contorted into every thing but a uatural
po-Hiou. The flesh on these limbs gradually
shnvrledaway, while his head and body cou-5
tinned to grow into all the proportions of
well oeveloped man. For the purp, se .f lo
comotion he was placed in a hi x. in which
constantly Ijiog on his back, he attended iJ
aM kinds of busies for the Ist sixty years.
He acquired a common English educaiior;
and taught school for a number of years, and
at the time of his death was serving his" sev
enth term as a justice of tbe peace, havii-g
acted iu that capacity for nearlv tl.im.fiv.
years. He used the pen with his left ha. d,
and wrote a verv a-curate and legiole Land.
Iu boZ he was awarded a contract for car
rying the United Slates niail ou tl e rou-
between Pittsburgh aud Waynesburg. ..I
also another, which we have forgotten, and
' expiranon i the nrst term he
awarded the contract a seen.!
wait
IU
kept a number of horses and faithful
plovees. but he
- - - Aiiv una
iuess himself, freouentlv drivim in
bus-
horse spring wagon to Pittsburgh, Washing
ton and Way oetburg, with only a small boy
for company.
At the age of 23 or 23. he eloped with a
Miss Wilson, and was married without the
consent of her friends, but she being of suit
able age for matrimony, do trouble ensued.
His wife proved to be a valuable helpmate
ior a man iu nis peculiar situation, and
time sped away she bore him twelve or th
ad
teen cniioren. lie Possessed an ;i
aoI ivmost an iron consrifiit,rv k.. jx -
KM- UV t IJ l
or indomitable energy and economy, he ac
cumulated at various times quit a respects
able amount of property. Compelled. L ho
was. t remain continually in a recumbent
posture, he wrote with his paper on a sma;l
board placed suoss Lis breast; and by tho
necessary habit f keej ing his head raised
upward an f forward, the muscle of his nei k
acquired sufiiciei.t strength to enable him t
hold his heed in that situation for hours with
out apparent fatigue. Being a native t-f
Washington county, and for many years in
termixed with a very larg-s amount of public
business, he will be long remembered as one
of the most remarkable men of the day.
A Description of an Alfxis Rkci ption.
The following extract from the report f
the Alexis reception at Topeka. by the Fore
Scott Occasional, is not bad : "Miss Petusit
de Meningitis was the cynosure of all eyes
as she promenaded, leaning heavily upon "ti e
ccrk fljpper cf Count Sawmyrorrti.njioff,
a Russian naval rflicer. whose hraat l.-.t. 1
like the show window of a tin shop, gliiter-
lenng as it was with temperance La Ig.-rf,
baggage checks, and the gorgeous parapher
nelia of a dollar-store. His fair companion
face was flushed with excitement and Lurd".i
Bloom of Youth, and her eyes fairly fWhe.l
with merriment and Lella.h.r no. as she lis
tened to the diptheiia-pro.luciug mouoaylla
bles of the count."
Safb and Simple Rkmfpt. Scarlet fever
the ''red demon of the nursery" diptheri
and other fatal diseases are new creating con
sternation among the children in various
parts 1 f the country. There is still ai.ether
sly and fatal disease which needs limelv
watching, particularly at thL season of tho
year croup. A lady correspondent f
popular agricu'tural journal gives the fellow.
iiK!.S " P-Tec,it' lemady for the complaint
Half ateaspoonfulof pulverized plan mixeot
aW? "i"1 rn0,r"; ThC "".edy'is on
almost alway. .t hand au.l ou. UtJB.,dotl
it afflr'V'''- 1 .should not. repeat
it after ou fcour ,
hk printed labeii rn the end of tbrrail
I spools are excellent materials from whict to
cut patterp for the uew style of boaueU.