4&r C4 ( m XT S3 McP,KE Ed,tor and Publisher. " H IS A FREEMAX WHOM TUB TRUTH HAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE." Terms, 62 per year, In advanoe. oL(;mi-: yiii. EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, AFML 17, 1874. NUMBER 13. r3 p. A 'O ' Jf lo . Tr4 TI S SALE:r REA r;FTED LANDS AND LOTS ,...bri fount jr. A. I. 1H7. I'l'ITE. Tn-iisureror taraonaioun 1 c''iii''"n ealth of Pennsylvania, in "' ,,f i in- several Acts of Assembly In '",!,.,i,niwealih directing the time and l' :"'f 4-iiiiir I nseated Lands for Taxes, 'r.!rfie ii.-tice that the following des ,"f"rral is nt I nscated Lands and Lots of r'i m the -iii'l '(iuntyo( Cambria, orsuch n:Vrt-"i a- iiihj- be necessary to pay r ' taxe- dm' thereon for one year or ! etter.-.l for -ale, at the Court House ' ',insh of Khcnlinr, on the Serond ., (i,riii)r the Mil day) or Juue next, " -inn ii-'. I a'lj'iiirnineiit from day to day, " vuli"'1' '"' s"''' '"rsuch arrearages of ,.,,-t- necessarily accruing thereon. i wsi:a ti:i lax vs. .nK OWNEKS OK WARRANTEES. S 1 - Yean. Taxes. A OA MS TWP. Murtin .Mi Donald . 1872 Si I813 33 04 s iiimtii .mciiois ... 4(1 -aiiiiicl (.'all ill " jm,-,.i ( leiuent 44 j.jhii Williams (Smith tract) 44 -PP " A ivmm h It. R. Co.... 44 Ht-n.v lUce " I'miicis l'eevlln " FYr.linand Gardner. " Oi o. H. Si ineman . . . " tlLA.CKI.lCK I1VP. f, Holing " l ti irl. s 11. Crady . . . " J. Jordan " j.ilm W. Duncan.... " Ittul I)ihi)ii) ". " J. miii Tilfor.1 W illiaiii llavis. " A. Iliown & lirallier " t.itliriel Itoriiiif . ... ' 'llininas K. Williams " linn'1 & John Davis. " Mary fcvatis " BAttR TWP. Thomas Edward... " David liarr ' Thomas WilliaiBS. . . " Alejt. liarr (pui t of). CAMBHIA TWP. Andrew Duff . " J,, tin Brown " J ilin Moixan ' C'AllltOI.I. TWP. Ti:i)fls Kd wards... " ; iiit Hoops " v.. ma Williams... " ' ;n-8 FliMips " tin It. Hotfuian... " 1U) 25 54 S3 23 HO 15 m 57 2 23 tio 6VU l:i po 15 36 0 li-'l latio 11 IV 13 19 1U Hi 25 5 C W) 14 -M 29 411 23 01 13 38 4 WJ 12 30 20 50 300 6 0U 20 54 17 14 3 DM 1 30 17 14 14 32 17 4 24S 64 JtJT 24 lt7 24 112 12 U2 82 100 22 74 3M 25 :m 1 02 85 32 83 2U 40 13 78 44 124 32 11 10 W 10 SI 50 2h2o 1.VJ M I i t. llai r mrt of). " CHEST TWP. v w.l'.uiiii Parker " b . it V Simmons. " a Snt. I.oiitf lilKirouuh " I fn-il'k M"lenaii-... ' ' ii;"iiiiis Ketland " t .i..im Ashley .1 1;in:ir.i Musters j..ni W'-Ilrtiid " . lii-nr I'hillijis " ;i I li:iM-'? I-")"-- " . ( rr. Pole - j.vi -! . s.,.1( I li.r.l, " .11. . I.v. . I. -IS. .S. lllfl l'i ul, II-.- till 1V- H k.i:, I', irt I . - "I'S 30 93 18 34 13 85 IS 50 15 &4 10 89 20 (A 118 40 49 90 32 04 25fl 00 5'J i'4 33 30 5B20 23 39 54 02 99 90 60 32 99 90 25 45 29 HO 29 00 21 80 01 94 4 41 94 72 24 35 157 152 30 40 27 00 27 00 10 38 35 49 18 20 82 80 00 10 20 02 72 80 74 tCJ 27 30 lo9 20 72 80 15 20 121 00 27 30 63 70 33 48 19 00 5 42 I" 20 65 97 84 08 83 48 4 fj 34 85 2S4 6 89 11 20 10 80 3 94 2 72 3 31 535 30 78 10 20 35 04 10 04 13 00 8 10 97 20 4 37 37 74 J 70 15 17 43 80 21 90 4 00 19 78 20 15 9 71 43 80 16 95 4 40 12 25 43 80 32 15 5 40 n- 25 55 7 30 18 25 29 30 29 2U 29 M .,!l..i:. l-..ter M. -in I . -I i.art). J,h:;." 1 1 ipf .:r ...... - .:. .11 i U.v N"i'l J.x.. I'. i"- 'art) . ' Av,i'.r-'.v w i-n ver.. . ' v. ..jm (.ray 4 i J.-;!.iiiu " J.V..T mi. I 4eo. .;i.. n " tf ..' a-:h ' .' M.r ;i Myr ' Nui.u.'i duller and :f. l.iltll. . . . " ! J. on Mm- " i i'i:;inHf . ... I';irk-r " .Tin hi U'lilKer " . ti-oii ! 'in i i i (m " J mi " K-lirrt Kwniff .... " i.ii'iy wi lit. " !..! Hiph " Y nn.-i .lluri "WfA Co " i:ilil!U lliitlt-r " ' :': a-u I'Ki-ke " I jir.. k riinti 1 1 1. Hi If.l.l) TWP. J r.ani.in Lewis J - Uu-h " 1..TI. K K.-liy " l it r k -ii. -m " M . i K !., un f. " ':-. M, Mullen. - J !i I I'M ler. jr. j rll.irn., . . . W rri- .,,11 ' J l. . . . " i ' i. I I i f.t l I'.ui- .... . H. ..!(. " 11- . 1 A ISi.nr " .' -'i ll Harris ' . 'll, .M. ;l-e " ' i.u Ki-hcr " t !i. luiii. tfini " A;,ia. ii v ( .nua.l ... " --!. ll". ,!- .part) . " iir.i , ,.(., ' - i'll I L...l,lT " ' -I' "epcr " .V KansU-ad. . " -:ul.l I al ' fo: 1.1 e lilt5 p. A .-.lt-'-ent ' ' tin It: o ' licrtme . . i '.M M At (ill 1 WP. ? H. :i.u ii. : Meuart ' ' '"'- H-:rk ' ii.nh ' i : i 1 v. 1 wp. 'i M. llil.lil.T . .. l':u . i H.iul ' M. A J. limwii. . . ' ice I PS Of '- 0 t- ir.st in t,nlN TWP. : ,:' " lt. n " Ja-.M ...iiiful .part) " ""lit. 1I..IIIUHI l n i lull-head. . " ;f Human " Ku-i,. Onrinan . " llakel- .Hi USLN TWP. f'-n Huitji :'tii-i imiiKhiiiiur. " -5ir,.-i y. !'iian. M.n-'i is.' "ji- ll. usoli :'-' lliii.li r ' V2'.-' i Farley ; Vi'l'l. Kwiiitr " J'nii"'. 1;,,.. ' :!i. v,M ! " -J-l lai .' Aim me. ?'' bni. ken'!!'. " the y ch. - na l -ll .. parti. A', i:. '-tit. Him,. " "-'"'liiKek..; .teotH .1'; Ui.ieU ' '1 h'MVK I'd i;,MMEH"ll l.TWP. . H minis.. J.. " ,"'""ls, ' 'f'tlt. iu 1 "re,:;,,,, ui;.r;!!"". i..': .. ' U III, s .' .,ll II . 1 S i n t, iv OF 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 24 04 30 20 25 53 29 01 30 30 8 97 4 98 7 40 124 32 11 01 21 00 27 20 42 90 1U80 39ii0 39 W 24 94 17 42 0 90 19 80 19 80 14 60 . are ;.,,:'. f... it. r-,.r . r "t'anliaiu . " t.., ;fj.:e,.,,!, . i .'I'liM r n , ' ; S'k"a-n-na i w p. "".J""-s- f. a """"p.m. . . f 'flier. .. iiuoi . t ! '11 M L,",I"1 " Hr; r . "'-"'P ' Tears. Taxes. A'a.H 30 10 1 372 33 67 00 18 44 1 80 60 20 31 200 13 25 25 3 98 27 7 08 93 H 10 26 41 1 22 64 24 03 9 32 30 12 20 1 83 2 88 140 0 01 i 372 79 27 144 6 10 10 43 1 18 397 27 4115 1 54 300 4 27 72 38 67 584 18 85 204 36 00 100 220 65 14 250 05 14 87 05 14 I 49 05 14 I 20 65 20 I 40 5 44 1 19 26 27 ! 57 52 7t I 33 - t3 1 11 2 ; 410 201 ! .St) 24 41 i W 24 74 lus 9 70 4m) n 10 mo 95 80 50 63 92 90 11 42 . 100 6 10 1I0 6 10 50 6 10 6 10 23 V 3 06 23 22 64 9028 1 41 48 80 86 38 43 74 29 20 31 5 26 41 96 I 1 366 6 10 5 49 Ae's. 4 27 305 9 9 15 40 50 14 20 225 5 60 X 24 35 28 40 100 7 10 13 87 63 W J 6 6S 25 256 4 18 89 37 i3 37 :t S 21 30 4t WASHINGTON TWP.-COM'l). tieo. M. lteade 1872 4: 1S73 A rent S?onman " David Watson " " WHITK TWP. Simon Walker " Heriry Phillips " " John Martin " - John Thompson " " William Ionbert... " Thomas Town " Joseph II utihinsou. " " William Coats " " William Ruth " 4 James Wilson " William Cieorpre " " Abraham Winner. .. " " David Vonkiti " Herman lluupt " Jacob Kinjr " " 1'oti ick Horeland. . . " John Slyer " Georjre Graft" " " Ornll i Slalone " Gcuriio Walters " " Henry Such " Patrick Stroud " " John Clay " P. Sneerinirer " " Charles RanHeii l . . . " " Aleitiniler Ltrown . " " 1 Ik. mas Brown " " "William Harris ' " John Harris . . " ' James Ueed " ' John liurrou. jr " " Mciirv Phillips " Simon Walker " John Ivet land ... " Thomas fianbur;, .. " Ma tin Bust .. . . " " Mnrris Such " " Morris Bush Henry Bush " Joseph Horeland " " Thomas C'anby " " lohn Craitr " " Frcd'k Mlenaux... " David Jackson " " Henry Kcpple " William Itarlin. ... " " William Brodie " " John Servi ss " " William Hush " Thomas Sunburn.. " " Simon Walker ' lli-ury Phillips.. .. " Calvin & Kan stead.. " " 304 3761 1010 802 400 333 217 05 70 110 UK) 433 371 263 1(12 20J 30 47 98 433 lt.0 179 4 25 70 433 130 200 445 445 445 445 440 lit) 210 433 45 174 43 4?3 415 153 73 109 7 81 13 150 15J 108 153 159 ltj) 393 221 187 100 100 100 100 50 31 455 170 3M 250 111 4,13 30 CO 100 90 70 60 150 150 60 200 300 65 400 60 27 200 4110 400 It 19 130 93 106 Charles .Metiouif h.. . 41 " 'J'roxell Glasirow.. 44 " MeFarland Jfc Dillon " It i ley i Sarjrent William Sura-ent " 44 Audrew Kplv 44 44 William Smith 44 44 David Jackson 44 44 Garrett Cottrtnirer. 44 Samuel H.Smith... 44 44 TOHKK TWP. Heirs of C.Johnson 44 Geoive Shrum 44 44 Henry Sutton 44 44 Georjje Gates 44 44 Jacob Crook 44 44 Uortrus, Cohick Si Sharp ' 14 Franc-Is Devlin 44 44 John Wirtz 44 William Wirta 44 44 Philip Collins 44 44 Etnunuel James.. .. 44 44 17 S K. 1 TK1 la A XLS. Also, at the same time and place, will be sold the following Seated Lands and Lotsof Ground 011 which taxes remain unpaid. and which have been returned airreeably to the Act of Assem bly of April 20, 1844: NAMES OF OWNERS OR WARRANTEES. Arre?.. lears. Taxes. ADAMS TWP. 1308 Cambria Coal & Iron Company 1871 76 28 50 1308 50 IPX C5 1872 1 5 80 90 1 80 1 P2 80 13 68 7 53 156 70 3 88 17 70 10 30 1 98 3 69 2 70 1 38 10 02 6 76 5 64 1 00 2 00 00 4 20 3 09 4 30 4 65 1 00 1 00 2 39 1 00 7 70 1 10 6 20 8 93 7 04 6 21 28 58 4 38 4 90 3 54 17 G3 6 87 49 50 148 47 28 70 82 00 5 ;8 2 10 105 16 15 18 1 00 1 00 12 15 23 10 19 11 1 42 120 24 1 15 5 40 14 68 2 37 2 36 2 34 80 00 4 95 3 59 4 68 18 20 3 00 2 10 66 1 44 15 30 10 20 4 14 39 6 00 81 60 3 00 12 00 8 (10 12 00 John Emlu-h Emanuel Jli.el Franklin Devlin, lir.ACKI.ICK TWP. Lewis R. Edwards 167 178 5.9 Ml 100 100 80 90 72 Mulford S: Alters David Powell, sr JohnAJas. Stoueback Ann Owens .- David Secrist Henry Ec-bolt Wm. R. Morgan Eat.. C'AMHKIA TWP. 13 O'Keere's Heirs 109 James Rowland 3 Jones Sc Evans Enjrino Jones Sc Co H 'Sex-Lot. CAM Bill A BO R. 1 David Bower 1 1 Thomas Carroll ' 2 2 Lewis Dei tier ' X X Catharine Early X 1 1 1 1 1 1 J-rancts 11. Devlin.... Evan P. Jones M. P. Kellv ' Henry Kern P. F. Liifht 1 IS Joseph Redmire ' 1 Bernard Reilly ' 2 Beershank & Burns.. 1 Michael Ouinn A err. 75 100 61 70 72 03 60 50 UK) 98 200 SO 09 2t0 25 140 500 215 30 10 113 500 41 1 336 I 25 137 9 50 60 400 100 61 CAKROI.L TWP. Charles Kennedy. ... John Thomas. A. Younur, sr Bern aid Oonahoe CHEST TWP. fatrick Flynn Jaeob Natfle Est John Hipsh John Hipsh Uriah Lloyd Thomas Kirkpatrlck. Cl.BAHMKI.D TWP. John Brotherline ' Binijhntn Holliday. ' A. L. Holliday nobert Hewit 4 Thomas Kays 41 A. Humphreys ' Laugher Ac Lloyd ... 4 Felix McGuire 4 William McGuire 4 Charles McKenna 4 Louis Plack 4 Reed & Tudor 4 W. W. Saupp 4 Moore & Simpson ... 41 Cwcelta Wilt 4 Arthur Wharton 4 Roselia Litzingrer. .. Jacob Brand Mary Bendon Denuis Cronan Satnuc 1 Calvin Luke McGuire James McCoy CON EM A UOn TWP. Peter Horner 4 William Orr Lucinda KelRhard ... 80 40 16 i'tt.Irt. 3 Cambria Iron Co 1 Mooney 1 A. Copwiand CONEMACGH BUR. 1 J. M. McClure 1 Henry Schnable X Joseph Fisher X Owen Smuller Estate 1 A. Copeland 7 John Fenlon 1 Casper Hoerle 1 2 Louis I'liii 1 1 Mathew Reilly 1 1 Samuel Rhodes sc CHOT1.E TWP. 1 Cambria.Coal St Iron 4 Company 220 Philip Collins 18 Enos Ellis 1 William Dimoud 25 Airnes Burk 1 John W. Jones 26 James Miller 5 Geortf" iee -K .NKLIS BOIU 1 William Patterson... OAI.I.1TK1N TWP. 1 Owen Clark 1 John Sc James Hattoti 4 2 James S. Given 1 1 Alico Hawaii 99 D. Sc C. Moot e 1 O weu Clark Estate.... 1 Owen McGovern Est. ' 1 Michael Dimond Est.. JA CKSO.N TWP. 110 Jonathan Clevnrer.. " 2f Wm. H. Story & Co 4 2i0 Ephria McKelvy 4 31 Hiram Beard 52 David Constable 4 150 David It. Davis 50 Jacob Folcoraer 50 Merrlman Iee 75 Jas. Meridith 1 1 Daniel Roiirhard 50 Christ. Refiner 100 Wallaco B. Stewart .. 311 John Llojd 33 60 63 00 3 20 90 3 36 1 06 2 22 1 88 27 66 88 2 68 84 15 46 1 10 1 10 65 5 21 27 li 27 1 . 9 11 04 ; 2 75 1 1 57 1 64 1 21 2 48 65 a 90 tears. Taxes. JOHNSTOWN BOB. Mrs. McKenna 1871-1872 I 39 42 lion net t Bnrjroon. 14 h Henry Theller MILLVII.I.K BO R, 4 C. B. Ellis 4 MCSSTER TWP. John Noel Alice ttitrle ' Augustine Glass 4 William W. Howell... PKOBPECT BOH. 1 Bernard Mc-Guire... . 4 2 Georice Mclaiin RICHLAND TWP. Gruble"s Estate 4 1 Joseph Miller Sl'MMKKHIl.t, TWP. Camb'a Coal Sc. Iron Co 4 C. R. Ellis 4 John.Kitun 4 Alice Hughes 4 (. L. I.lovd Estate.... 4 Patrick MoGouh 4 Patrick McCrossin... 4 Mears, White 3c Co'.'.'.'. ' 15 15 60 25 83 1 20 4 66 11 70 6 65 5 20 3 60 55 41 30 44 28 43 05 2 25 68 60 18 98 28 00 6 58 62 44 8 13 14 57 16 43 48 38 12 20 4 60 2 88 9 14 I 55 8 60 7 29 William P. Sehell William A. SkeKy 4 Levi H Ileum Alsip Sc Shiner Thomas Conly David D. Evans Est... Bbiiri- Shoemaker Eleanor Skelly si:syrKHA.v?iA j wp. T'rlah Llovd 44 Lloyd & liipsh 44 134 80 72 54 19 89 5 60 38 80 4 50 4 24 9 19 11 35 11 35 1 87 William McDonald 44 MoCorniiek & McCaifr. 44 Pitts Sc SlcCaiir 44 E. R. Hollister 44 Wm. Pyatt Estate 44 Thomas B. Davis 44 Aaron Davis 44 John Peddicord TAYU1K TWP. James P. McConahey. 44 Geeorfc S. King- 44 2 Penn'a R. R. Go 44 1 D. F. Ramsey 44 Mulinda Ranker 44 Williams & Marshall.. 44 1 James H. Wilson 44 L. B. Cohiek 44 TAYLOR TWP CDST'tl. 1 Patrick Stanlon 1871 1 Widow Gallagher 1 Thomas Kinney 1 John O'Neil WASHINGTON TWP. 1 James Burns. 44 Dysart Heirs 44 Evan E. Evan? 44 Sophia Kurd 44 R.W. Lemon Estate.. 44 Samuel Thomas 44 1 Clement Urban Est... Andrew Eger 44 It. U. Brown 44 Thomas Carroll 44 1 Mary A. Doherty 44 William It. Hughes... 44 John Knepper. Jr 44 1 Henry McKibblti 44 Oeorgo Mears 44 2 Mania Sunders 4 Jesse Woodcock 44 12 00 12 00 4 00 6 84 4 86 40 68 6 23 1 40 1 26 2 30 55 2 16 1 19 6 88 8 88 ti 62 1 13 44 20 57 30 32 80 00 35 40 til) 56 1 James White 44 73 R. Burtnett 47 Patrick Carland 1 Elias ('rum 6 Daniel Noel 24 3 30 2 20 23 1 10 1 10 S 20 59 1 50 1 Laz. Riggle 1 Christ. Hager 1 Jacob Seese 1 John Wagner W1LMORE IIOR. 1 Patrick Harkius Est.. 1 Herman Paul 1 James Wright WOODVALE BOR. 1 Henry S. Smith .. . 44 WHITE TWP. James E. Davis 44 William Hollen 44 ""William Rbeain, Jr ... 44 Lyonell Wei Iff 44 Patrick Watson 4 Daniel Farley 44 8 William Hollen Nicholas Kuhu John K roves John H. Lovell James Oshal, jr A. Reams Jefferson Smith J. W. Smith Jacob Tricar Bishop Tract 1 Mat. Coweu VODER TWP. Daviii Allen 4 2 20 2 20 2 ao 4 ao 18 78 98 2 72 12 11 8 55 44 22 58 2 72 2 68 2 35 2 37 3 10 1 20 1 68 20 50 61 7 13 2 50 3 02 2 69 1 90 1 00 409 4 25 185 100 8 45 70 60 250 60 50 18 50 1383 23 50 1 1 Herman Bier ' 1 1 Martin Decker 44 1 David O. Davis 44 I Joseph Mosholder William McLaughlin. 44 1 Hiram Reed 44 George S. King. 44 Jaeob K uh 11 Thomas Kodtrers. 5X 4 26 67 3 X 55 99 A. D. CRISTE. Treasurer. Treaurer's Office, April 1, 1874. (10-4U ORPHANS' COURT SALE! BY vlrtua of an order of the Orphans' Court of Cambria County, to me directed, there will be exposed to publle sale, at the Hotel of Wm. Lin ton, In Snmmitvtlle, on Saturday, the 18th day of April next, i At 2 o'clock, p. m.. the following real estate, of which James M. Eiffel died seized, to wit : No. 3. Being a House and Lot Ground situate in the Borough of Summitvillo. in Cambria County, on the stout herlv .'i'le of thetild Alleeiieny Portage Rail Road, described as follows: Begin ning at a post on Railroad street, a corner ot Lot No. 31: thence along said street sixty feet to cor ner of Lot No. 29 : thence along an alley sixty fret to a post, corner of Lot No. 31 ; thence by said Lot to tho place of beginning being Lot No. 30 on the plan of said Borough. f Th. House is a LARGE TWO-STORY FRA5IE DWELLING, well adapted for keeping j boarders, witn &iaoie anu oiner uuitiuuumsi vu the premises. Terms of Sale. One-half the purchase money to be paid on confirmation of the sale and the bal ance in one year thereafter, with interest, to be se cured bv the mortgage and Judgment bond of the purchaser. WM. H. SECHLER, 3-20.-3t. Adm'r of James M. Riffel, dee'd. AUDITOR'S NOTICE. -Tab. Mc Dermitt r. Michael McDermitt. In the Court of Common Pleas of Cambria Coun ty. No. 92. December Term, 1867. C D. JVlarCn 12, .Oi4, On moi ion JI JUUUBL.ril ni.au.au, . Court appoint Oeorge W. Oatmsn, Esq., an Audi tor to report distribution of the money in hands of ' W. B. Bonacker, Trustee oi sam rem eeiaio. iu pursuance ol proceedings in Partition. By the jOourt. I will attend to the duties of the abuye apfioint ment, at my office in Eliensburg. on Friday, the 17th dat of April, 1874. at 1 o clock, p. m., when and where all parties interested must attend, or lie debarred from coming In on said fund. O EO. W. OATM.AN, Auditor. Ebcnsburg, March 27, 1874.-3L TRUSTEE'S NOTICE. The un dersigned bving been appointed by the Court of Common Plea of Cambria County Trustee of H. D. Haoer, an Insolvent debtor dis charged under the inaolvent laws of this common wealth': Therefore all persons Indebted to said H. D. Eager, or holding property belonging to him, are hereby reouired to pay and deliver such sums of monev and property due said insolvent to the undersigned Trustee, and all creditors of said in solvent are hereby requested to present their re spective accounts to said Trustee. 1 T. W. DICK, Trustee. Ebeneburg. March 20, 1874.-41. NOTICE. Having purchased one bay mare and one brown horse from Ambrose' Lantzey, or Barr township, and loft tho same In his possession during my pleasure. I here by caution all persons against meddling cr in any way interfering wi h y-per'y. heaTIER. Susquehanna Twp., April 3, 1874.-3t. CAUTION. All persons are herebj rautioned against interfering in any manner whatever with a five year old bay mare bought by me at Sheriff's sale and lea in the pos ition of Ambrose Lantzey of Barr township, dnring my pleasure. Al. O. w ALTEJiM. Carrolltown, April 3, 174- Jl. THE SHORTEST WAY HOME. "The shortest way by half a mile I come so Tery ofteu by it Is up the road, across the stile, And through th meadow. Shall vre try it?" The days were not without a charm When, talking soft and looking silly. My love and I walked artn-in-arin, Ami lanes were loue and fields were stilly. "We fonnd so many things to say That always, in the shiny weather, We took the well, the thorter way, To be a longer time together. We spoke about (hut, goodness knows Our topics of confabulation) About the Weather, I suppose, The crops, the harvest, and the nation. At all events, although the talk Wis neither wise nor witty, We ended each successive walk With "Home already what a jJity I" We might have lost a little ground Through coming by the road selected. But both agreed that we had found The journey shorter thau expected. Can Life's experiment support The paradox that Love proposes? Does any path seem very short, Unless it be a path of robes ? We seldom find the nearer vy: And it" wa hit upou aud take it, By creeping on from day to day It seems as long as length cau make it. The roai', to fame is never brief, The way to wealth is dull and dreary; All earthly routes, in my belief, Are very long and very weary. Nay one that leads through care aud strife Is short, when mortals once begiu it ; We take the "near cut" out of life, Although we take the longest til it. Tinsley's Magazine. liUEIEl) A LI I E. " Ashes to ashes, dust to dust," repented the solemn voice of the minister. The services concluded, each friend in turn pressed forward to take one last fond look at the lieautiful occupant of the little rosewood casket, "which seemed a bed of the loveliest flowers." Beautiful in death as in life, for no linger ing disease or sickness had wasted the flesh or dimmed the glorious, almost seraphic beauty of the little waxen image, so soon to be hidden from their siijht in the cold bosom of the motherly earth. Belle Elierle, seven years of age, only and idolized child of Isabel and Earle Eberle, rich and influential citizens of Boston, had died suddenly, by heart disease, the doctors all ngTeed. A sweet gentle smile illumined the child ish face, her loDg golden curls swept over and completely covered the white satin piiiow, falling in spiral glittering masses to her waist, her dress of delicate blue silk was almost hidden by (lowers ; round her fair white throat glittered a rather heavy gold chain to which was attached a locket, stud ded with small diamonds, and on one tiny finger flashed another of the precious gems, which her fond and distracted mother in sisted she should wear, though many friends expostulated, saying what a temptation it would he to many, and how daugerous it seemed to them ; aud all they said availed nothing, the mother had her way. All had taken their last look and wept their last good-bye ; all except the bereaved parents. Their frienthj and neighbors in kind consideration had stepped aside, and Earle Eberle led forward his trembling, heart-broken wife to gaze once more on her child, her only one ; but she broke wildly from his encirling arm, and raising her burning eyes and clenched hands towards heaven, shrieked: ' Can God be so cruel? Oh, my balie, my blesncd child, I cannot spare you ! " fell senseless to the earth beside the coflin of her child, without" a last kiss or a last good-bye. They raised her pityingly. The casket lid was closed. Ah ! why could not that kiss have been given? How much misery had been spared. Then the casket had never been closed. It was lowered ; the earth and stones legan to rattle down upon it, and all was over. The broken-hearted man lore his still senseless wife hack to the carriage where she began slowly to revive. lie strove to lay asids his own great grief to comfort hers. Arrived at home to his now desolate home where no little pattering feet would run to meet them, no fair white arms would enfold them, no red lips le raised for the ever-welcoming kiss, no little silvery voice again be heard. Grief and dis traction conquered, and for two long weeks life and death strove for the mastery. Life won the day, and the fair young mother awoke to the full realization of her sad loss, a mere shadow of her fflrmer self. A thankless boon to her was life ; rather had she chosen death and reunion with her beloved child, than life and separation ; for grief makes us selfish at times. No thought of the fond and faithful heart which had suffered and wept with her, had she, until a month had passed. Then she did indeed notice the pale cheek, the lingering step; then she awoke from her lethargy. Her awakened fears did more to dispel her useless grief than years could have accom plished. She asked him if he were sick ; she knew he was heartsick and weary mentally sick, if not bodily. In her fear she consulted their physician. He ordered change of air bade them travel. So, after a few day's preparation, thoy start ed for Europe, where they stayed for a year, reaching home in Deceinlier restored in hea'th, but with an aching void in their hearts which nothing earthly could fill. It is a delightful morning in winter. Mrs. Elerle reclines in an easy chair gazing upon a miniature of her lost darling; the doo -'ll rings, she rises with a.mmmful smile as a fresh and blooming lady enters, bringing with her waft of the keen frosty air, into the summer warmth of tb njnut mctt. Ty cid:aie-l gid-tit -j- wcnnly. Oil, Isabel dear, I want you to do me a favor. Put on your hat and cloak and come with me; my cutter is at the door. I will tell you my story as we go along." Isabel was soon equipped and they were dashing along at a delightful rate. . " You know, my dear Isabel, I have always wanted to adopt a child, as God has seen fit to deny me any of my own ; but Ed has always leen averse to it until to-day. To-morrow you know is Christmas day, and Ed asked me what I would like best told me to choose anything I wanted and I might have it. "So I, of course, asked him to let me go to the orphan asylum and take a little one to adopt, and do you believe he agreed right off ; and oh ! I am so happy. But what is the matter? Oh, dear, I forgot; how selfish I am, dear, don't cry please, any more " "Oh, Ada! what a Christmas for me! God help me ! my little dead -darling ; how I long for one look at yonr dear blessed eyes ; how my arms ache to fold you once more to this aching heart." " Dear friend, forgive me for so carelessly harrowing j our feelings. I am so sorry ; but here we are. John, ring the bell." The driver obeyed. The door opened, they were ushered into the reception room, the matron called and their wishes made known. Politely requesting them to follow her, ?he led the way to the school-room. Hows of little heads all sizes, all ages, all colors. Ada, interested in her mission, does not no tice Isabel until a piercing shriek ring through the room 44 Merciful God! My child, my Belle, my lost darling! " and sees Isuliel, with frantic love, straining a yellow hiiired child wildly in her arms, and cover ing it with passionate kisses. The at first astonished child after gazing wonderingly at her for a minute, at last seemed to wake to realize who it was who held her, and with a gasping cry of "mother" t'irew her arms around the lonely woman's neck, p.nd buried her head in l er bosom, her little heart beating to bursting. " Oh, dear Father, how I do thank the" ! Am I mad or dreaming? Can I believe :ny eyes ? Do I deserve such supreme happiness ? My darling, my darling. Oh, madame, where did you get her how did she come here? "She was brought here one dark night, marm, and left on the steps. She had a note, very" poorly written, saying she might be called for at any time, and begging us to keep her although she was not an orphan. That is the reason we spared those long curls, which are a great bother, begging your par don, mar in. The little thing did nothing but cry for her mother at first, but later she grew quiet, as though she was sleepy. She bus been a good, quiet child, and we have all loved her we shall miss her. But I atu glad you are come. I was afraid she was going to lie bad in the head like." "My poor baby, mother has come and you are safe. Get me her bonnet and cloak here, take my purse, it will partly repay you for your kindness. Come my angel, let me take you home, and lighten the bitter load from your poor father's heart. I am almost too happy. We will inquire into your miraculous escape later." Arrived at home all was commotion. The servants half scared, wholly delighted. Ada had for the time forgotten her own mission. The father had not yet returned from busi ness. Isaljel lovingly and tenderly, with many a passionately loving caress, bathed the lovely form, combed and brushed the rich, golden hair, and then robed her darling in some of the treasured clothes, which had often been moistened by her bitter tears. When all had been done that a mother's love could prompt for the comfort of her re turned treasure, she took her in her arms, and for an hour of supreme joy, she held her on her lap and listened to all the child could tell of her recovery, wl.ich was little enough. " When 1 awoke, mamma, I found myself in a very poor room, with two men and a woman. I had on a horrid dress and an old shawl and bonnet. Soon the man took me in a cart and left me on some steps, and told me to stay there till they took me in ; they gave me a letter and drove away ! Oh ! I was so frightened out there all alone, but at last some one came and took me in and were very kind. But oh, I wanted you so, don't let me go away again, mamma, will you?" she cried clasping her arms round her mother's neck. " No, no, my darling, my treasure, God forbid. Hark ! there's papa ; go behind those curtains and do not stir until I call you." 44 Oh, Earle, darling!" she cried, rushing up to him and throwing herself upon his bosom. 44 1 have got such a glorious Christ mas present for you," her eyes blazing with wild excitement. "Isabel are you wild? is this you?" he sadly aked, " have you forgotten your self?" " No darling, but I am almost wild. I have got something to tell you, somothing for you, but I do know how to break our great happiness to you. Earle, darling, can you ear a grent joy as well as you did our great sorrow ? " Don't torture me. Isaltel, you are my onlv joy now and I do not want to think I am going to loe you ; your eyes fairly blaze." " Oh I won't you understand inc, Earle? Our child--our Belle is " " Is what?" "Alive!" He looked at her in an agony of fear. " (Treat God ! She is mad !" 44 No, lar, 1 am not mad. Bolle ' site 'cried- The curtains parted ; tho radiant child stepped out. - " Belle, my child, am I mud or dream ing?" 44 Father, dear father!" she cried, and threw herself into his arms ; lather and child were clasped in a rapturous embrace. The excited and overwrought man sank into a chair, and burst into tears. He would hold her from him and gaze nt her with his soul in his eyes; then, clasp her in his arms and rain passionate kisses utm her sweet face, which he had never expovted to see again on earth. 44 lsalcl, 7bel, where did you find her, Ojr dnrht r?" 1 hardly dare to breathe, for j fear I shall wake and find it a dream. Can it lie true? it is, it is! Oh, tl mnk God ! thank God!" Isnliel told her story as co herently a-s joy would let her. 44 1 must inquire aliout it. There has lier-n tampering with the grave, luckily for us; but I am curious to learn more aliout it ; 1 will see alout it to-morrow." The grave was opened ; the racket, of course found empty, with the exception of some faded flowers. All inquiries proved useless. No one knew anything about it; so the subject dropped. Content were they in the happiness of their recovered treasure. But at last, one day, a year from that time, a woman, poorly but neatly clad, called at Mrs. Eberle's house and inquired in gTeat agitation for the master. 44 Well, what is it, my good woman?" 44 Please, sir, and would you come and sec Mike, my husband, sir?" he is very bad and wants to see you, sir, if you'll be su kind." 44 Who is lie, my poor soul, and what does he know of me?" 44 It's Mike Pugtvn,sir; I darn't tell any more. I promised I wouldn't ; but he was grave-digger at Mount Hope at the time you lost your little girl, sir." 44 Oh, indeed!" he cried, a light suddenly illuminating his mind ; 14 1 will come." A poor, low shanty; a hard, meagre, but clean lied ; upon it what? a man or a skeleton? a man in the last stages of con sumption; seated beside the led is Mr. Eberle. The man has lieen talking a little. He is very tired but strives to raise himself as he answers a question asked by his vis itor. 44 Yes, sir, just gone of consumption I can't talk much I'll tell my story; then, perhaps I can rest better. The dimons tempted us, my pal and me, an so w hen the fine folks were gone, we jnst dug it up again; we bust the lid, and as I grablied the locket and he the ring we both most dropped ; for, sir, the little kid was warm like and soon begRn to breathe. We could not bury a live child and we durst not return her to you just then, so I wrapped her in my overcoat, took her in my arms and carried her home. My Peggy often comes and goes with me, and I often carry her in just the same way, so no questions were asked. My pal fixed every thing safe after us. Yes, I took her horns ; my wife took off her fine clothes and dressed her in some of Peggy's which just Ct her, and when the poor little g;.l woke up, my pal and me took her to urphan asylum where you will find her, safe and sound 1 hone. We were kind to the little one, so may the good Lord forgive us for our sin. There's her clothes and the things that tempted us ; we were very poor, b it we could not find heart to sell them after all ; we could not return the gal to yon sooner, sir, because you went away, and I have ljcen so sick since you got Iwct ; I've been wait ing to get better but I shall never now. Peggy, give the gent the bundle ; and now, sir, I think I'll slep awhile. Good-bye, and thank you for coming." 44 Good-bye, and God bless you for saving my child. I have got her already. May j God forgive you your intended crime, as freely as I do." Chinese Theatricals. In San Francisco, the Chinese theatre has lost none of its prestige since its opening, but is more popular among the Celestials than ever. The management of the theatre has always leen characterized by discretion in the selection and production of plays, and due regard for the tastes of the people, thus encouraging the patrons of the drama to be come regular in attendrnee, and whetting the appetite of the younger heathen. The properties of the theatre have attained a great value, the stock company has become one of the best of its kind in the world, and the orchestra has reached that stage of per fection which harmonizes agreeably with the motto of the theatre, signifying that im provement is impossible, and depreciation improbable. The business manager of the theatre has just displayed rare tact and en terprise by bringing out from China a star of the first magnitude, who assumes female characters with startling fidelity, and has withal line social qualities. This engage ment is one of the greatest successes the theatre has ever known. During three nights the performances netted in the aggre gate two thousand dollars. The play smacks rtrongly of sensation, but is free from the taint of indecency. The musical selection-? emblace gems culled from the Cl,i:iese na tional airs. The drama ab iiirtds in domestic scenes among the Chinese, which are ren dered more striking by the musical accom paniments, and posses.-.-, many novel and ingenious features. A Frenchman is -about openin: an "Iw- t i : .1.:.. .:... .. 1 jiendeiiiv" in this f-itv. young ladies will be taught marriage service. with all the nronersof. .signs', and liy-teiics. in three eii4- ie-.-on-. .kittle Bet ecu n Viper and a Crow. The fas. ination wiii.-h serpen's uiicioui.t ediy exercise over other nnim.tU is iu,e of the mystcrie- ol iiat.irc. Whether it is due to some ncciilt force aki'i to magnetism, as some persons Sieve, or whether t!.e rv' pe.it sub-lues its victim through the inll.it nee of terror, is not known. It is ccriniti, how eior. that birds, ris!hi;s, mice and other sot. II :uiiinn!s are freq.ient'y ::iiai't to vv.tli druw ti.ctii-. lies from the fatal inil.ience of the. i-T,r:it"s gn:ir when it is once fastened upon them, ;uid. str.ijli4 they may to scape, e;i-i!y !n.-e, .me n-. j-rcy. Tln my-tci'ioiis power i- exercised some times on huiiinn beings; but men, in fact all the larger animals, are peneia'ly able to contend nieeessluily a-iint it. If the Miiallci birds are among the wt freqe.ent victims of the xerpent. the larger ones i-e among the most active, intelligent and dan gerous eneniic. The crow, wiii-h is a plucky bird under certain circumstance, will have very little hesitation in attacking a good-sized snake, come off the ict.r. Tiie fight !etween a crow and a viper is thus de scribed by an eye-witness : The erowj had their place of assembly in the tree under which was standing, aud were preparing for their evening s flight. They flew off in pairs for a little" distance, when they separated, as if by agreement, one body flying eastward and the other west ward ; then they again separated and went in all directions One of the birds came lack to the starting place and another alight ed a few feet from tiie tree on a large stone. In a moment uficr she left the stone ani flew to a blackberry bush, and began to jun p up and down, anil to strike at the ground almost like a bird of prey din ting on its vic tim. Just then a viper crawled out of its lurking place, and coiling itself up, hissed defiance at the bird. The twitching of the snake's buly was an evidence of its rage at being di-turbjj, and it bit several times in the air m ist savagely. The crow did not waste much time in com mencing an active attack, but, darting upon the reptile, she actually caught it by tiie head. Whether, in doing this, the bird re ceived a Lite from the poisonous fangs, I could not settle theu or afterwards. The crow continued its savage picks, and finally, as the snake lay motionless, she seemed to think that it was dead. She was about to carry off her prey, when the snake suddenly raised its head, aud the conflict commenced again. With astonishing swiftness, the viper gave a leap, ami flung the crow a distance of three yards into some boshes. The bird was prevented from using her wings to ad vantage, and in this embarrassed condition was attacked by the viper. In a few mo ment, however, the bird succeeded in free ing herself, and, as the viper was by this time too much exhausted to maintain tl e fight the sharp bill of its antagonist speedily decided its fate. With a few savage picks, to assure herself that it was deal, the bird flapped her wings, and flew off to join her companion?. Singular Atmospheric Phenomenon. A singular phenomenon was witnessed lately in the neighborhood of Derry, Ireland. A gentleman was returning from Corn donagh with his family, and the party had just dismounted off the car to walk the bill near Quigley's Point, when their attention was attracted by a wonderful anpearanee in the heavens. Away to the north they saw several ships in the air, sailing across the face of the sky from east to west. The line of the vessels seemed to bs fully five mites in length, aud they appeared to 1 sailing d-ovu a river, whos high banks could 13 made out behind the ships. Some of the vessels ap peared to be moored close to a fortress buiit on a rock. To all the party was the phe nomenon distinctly visible. So clear was the air, and close did the ships appear to their eyes, that the sailors palling at the ropes were made out with ease, even by the children who saw the strange spectacle. The phenomenon wxs nearly half an hour before it disappeared. Although the appear ance of such things in the heavens may be very startling, the phenomeni are not un known alwiut the Irish eoa.-t. The "mirage," ns it is termed, often displays itself in fan tastic shapes on the shores of the northern counties. It most frequeutly is to lie seen on the coast of Antrim, especially in t?ie vicinity of the Causeway. About twelve 3-ears ago a very curious instance of mirage was seen in Lough Foyl-J. S"tne fishermen had been out at night with their nets. The face of the heavens was overcast and black, when the clouds suddenly parted, leaving a bright gap of clear sky iu the zenith. Across this space the astonished fi-hennen saw some thousands of soldiers pas-;, rank a'fer rank and regiment after regiment, and so near did the phen .menon npp.itr that the dres of the officer- could lie ca-i'y distingul-he i from that -f the men. It was two hours before the marching ceased, or rather liefore the clouds closed in and shut out the scene from view. The annual pilgrimages of dirty devotee4 in Persia area prominent cause of the fre quently recurring prevalence of plague and cholera iu that country. The scourge, thence arising, visits Europe, and even sweeps across the Atlantic. Tho whole world is interested in this matter. It is said that the question of the internal sanitary condition of Persia is about to be submitted to a sanitary commission appointed by the Europeau powers nnd Persia aud Turkey. The difficulty in the ease will be in religious scvuole aiid Htiii-j'tait-d customs. t i r n 4 1
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