' ? It b 7 F.lcPlKE, Editor and Publisher. "HE 16 A FREE-MAX WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLAVES BESIDE." Terms, $2 per year, tn advance. VOLUME Till. EBENSBUKG, PA., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1S74. NUMBER 37. M ,M IN II III 1 ill i. 1-- ' x u -er i t 1 id i glT REDUCTION IN PRICES j 'cash buyers ax in r.. I ImMMw STORE. :..t-i.p-n-l refcl.eol lllll rncd respectfully informs the il Vr. ii-" ! Khenshun-and th , has made it (SHEA' ;sim.i i buyer- f Ik public tfener- u lea r kedijci ion on all goods in .41M; and K EAPING'AI A CHINES i" iM CTHER FARMING IMPLEMENTS; II AMI HEATING STOVES i, -most H'pular Iesin and of fill styles. I? l"m DESCElf II5N ! i piyoifii manufacture: tSf rr ai i Iiik : . f .icU-. Screws, Mutt Hinsres, Shutter : T;.l'l"' Hinges. Itoltn. Iron and Nails, ' ,", lit;'-'- I'ul tv. Table Km VI- mnl Forks, Kn!" and Fork.. Pocket Knives, Ta ,!!;t ! ; Spoons. Meat (.'utters, Apple Purers, ,!,-.r. .-!i iir', Ibi.ors and Strops. Hammers, :d. , H.u. n"t-. II' inn Machines, A uitnrF. ( his '. p :--. i nii piissi'S Squares, Files, Hasps, , . i-t-. Hiem-hcs. Kip, I'Hticl ntil Cross '. i 'ti;.ir. f m!I kinds. Shovels, Spades, ,,n-1 .-until, Hakes. Forks. Sdeiirh-Hells, ,. II- t . . -1 . .... 1 ... I. Jit, a U-r-. r i riinrcr-.. Patent burns and Pateht ,., !!, ;.. nill v, drwi'l-Stones, ratent Mo-.::,t- . :i rl !-;iMii es. Lumber Stieks, Ca.it , ;!-. shut dins, Revolvers, l'istols,.('ar ; a s. I'i.h iler. Hps. Leml. Horse Shoes and ';.! i -titv.- I'lat.-s. (. rates and Fire Bricks, -.. i: 1 t'i-H-i'ii I'u nips, vVe., ic; s:amess and Saddlery Ware J a i t nil kind, in Kreat variety; it.ODD end WILLOW WARE lieyund description ; inno. oil and oil, lamts, -j-i!!. Lard Linseed Oil. Lubrieatitur Oil, ; .. Tir. l'iiints. Varnishes, Turpentine. A I CiiO i .it-.: Silver-Plated War?, (hissware, Vc eiFnmil.v (iroccries, mtv.::. I i.ITee, Si .i- 1 IN :.-hes. J 1. r !.. ri, Piee, Pi 'ffl ' ): si RBI I ITee, Suirars, Syrups Molasses, i lies. iM-ircl Apples, lioininy. earl Hurley. &c. -,- V.ii i, i-ti. Whitewash. Serilb, Horse, Shoe. , til .-. i:!-it;r. Cl'Xhes and Tooth Brushes, all .t, !! ; -i.i I'-il-Cords, Manilla Hopes, and at the hnvext ratm ftrcnh. 1 din ' " Minted and put up as cheap as possible, n. I A liberal discount made to i ha lb dealers bill in:r Tinware by whole ale. IK. i KG i: HLNTLKV Jli.,liriiirir. July -5, 1 ;:. tf. - ! i ''".EXT POOH TO rOST-Ol'FICE I ,rai()olin?r HtoA sJ, ;,ro?PER & SHEET-IRON WARE on taken possession of thenew I ri-inniiidioiix liiiildiiur on lliirli r east of the Hank and nearly , . fiJ - V untain Hon-' ot 7V ' than ever t mC!l'- - ,TN.C)PPF.I f Jii ui .it whicii w iey (.f ., .... w., .. ir)WOst lii nu'c the subscriber is manufacture all and SIIKKT-IUi'.V rill be furnished to vinir nric-s. tr , aJ ' ' er also proposes to keep rt full ri tnnt of ii, Parlor and Heatinfj Stoves j iiiont npprove.i oesnrns. i "' i tivi: iriinrivi: ..... ,i t t 4 -:! p. rf -ct in inaiMifaetiiro and nia- k!-'PA I HI NG prompt ly atte.ided to. k done by im- wiil l.'e dono ria-lit and fins, and all SI OV I.S and WAKE sold r 'i !:; depended upon as to m . 1 1 1 1 and ; : liini.-rsol.l in price. A font iniiance '-' t'f pntronajre Is respectfully solici- .Mi'.ftlnrt will be wanting-to render en---hd -lie tinn to all. " V ALME LI TKINGEK. rU ir. o.-t. H. 1870.-1 f. . 7 vvnt " IK rHi ! -u. t il -iV;: recently en larired on r stock we are It ' i i ' l an d to sell at n (rreat reduction ii r ' ' r prices. Our stock consists of - V iii m-s. Perfumery, Fancy Soaps, 6 lia.i and Allen's Hair Hetoratives, i !i ' ii-s. !'l isters. Liniments, Pain K ill " te ' !.)iriii:i. E.s. Jamaica (iiturer, "), ' 'i' ntif Kxtracls, Ei-nt.,,p, Lemon li.iiiSvriip.SpicedSyrup.ltliubarb, i "14 Cigars and Tobaccos, " : !i Ii. e.W. Notc-s and Hon. Is; Cap, !) " iv i. ial ard all kinds of Note Paper: 1 id l' ris. Pencils. Arnold's Writimr " and K.-.l Ink. PK-ket and Pa-s liit-- 'i !.-.o i f s. News:ipers. Novels, Histo l !ii.''-'is, PrayerandToy Hooks, nvcu .. I-, q ' "ut '.i I I. .! toourstocka lot of FINE 7" ' ' 'V. ; v.lni li we would invite the at f ftv ! !:- Indies. , , :. ' !: U M ALJirM at lower prices rc . -rvn in, ,.. , jM fht. ,,1,,, ' iflHiy ;r 1 ' ''""' nd'l either wboeale or re- ' I.KMMON .V Ml" It HA Y. t:.J '!.-. Main ilreet, Ebensburjr. ! -. V ll.TT THE V HOI T THE ;?er Sewing Machine n'J Vhoro to !3uy It. v vv, ,. )icre. neiirh'M.r. can you tell 1 fi !! the scwlim machine people r ! -trri: Yes, with pleasure. 1 i s, ,r,.r swinn Machine that you 1 " I' li' nare rr It. -w. ;. , t, .vrn there, two door eat '-. ' rli.- place, and my word Oir It - i i.;-.i-ivl with vour piin-hase it you ;' if.-.- machines. Messrs. IIaii.f.V ! ' . have now on hand all styles Ml :u ; 9 i :: 9 '-" indispensable machines, Irom I he niosi a iua hie. and pre a"coinmo. ' ' a i.o will be pleased to show yon 'I' '"It heir various tiiacliines. w lie: tier ''''y t not. They also keep thread. i.l i.tiier para'plirenalia oT a few. " and :ir- at nil times prepared to at- ' Iffi-s .,r inaehiries in a substantial " "v maimer, and at very moderate, ii t.r.,..t the place Iliirh street, two f Z.i-ua j store, Klrenshurg -l!4.-t I. J ?i -a 1 RI HOUSE, f " Htzharris, - Proprietor. i I 1 mm. ! ,' i.' "';,-e'l and ri riirnislied the aboo n, 1 v" al" l"lular hotel, the propri--., ' ''iiiply prepared to nccommmlals a i,,r jljln wifn tn,.(r ,atronajre. -Tm "' "'arket alfords will be served im ' il" "-asons, the Bur will be kept 'f, ""I'l'li'-d with the choicest liquors, "modi. .us Stable will bounder tho , ' ir. till and attentivo hostler. No a.,', T'.arci render ftuep ts uomfort 't. l'" ;,- d in i ery particular, and . 1 lll.-lltloli to Inin.., .....I a innilnrntn r.'iVi" V"" Vroprietor hopes to win hid ."a e lavor. inri.tll ANKKK3, 1 ii''. Silver. t: m:srnirnn. pa. l'Vlrii!ii..nl Iiutifl- Hnil f .'r"ls -Tv, ami sold, inten-siai- II l- 1 1... . .... . . . SiM, i 'nk '" '" nited States, aud a I 'iiiijt hiisii,,, transneted. M- LLOYD & CO IlK ;-..-, juiinu..l, I ft. l !.. ' 'T','!'''l eiii.-sand Silver nd Hv. . "i"i ii .us made. Monies re -. ir in , ,'1,"''ii,,"i flviilnd without AJb? W A I VUK TISKMKXTS. AiOT!IElU!IIAiE FIFTH AND LAST COXCRET IN AID OF TUB POSTI'OXEI) TO TVveiiloi :C5 lJ-STVl. DRAWING CERTAIN at THAT DATE. LIST OF CIFTS. One Grand )n (J rand One (irand One (irand Cash Gift. . Girt... Girt.. , Girt... .Girt . . . 3.V:000 . . ll.O.OOU .. 75.000 . . 5O.IKI0 . . avn '.. iiNi.oon 140.000 .. 150.000 .. 100.0IM) , . lnn.ooo . . I0.IHI0 .. llNI.000 .. loo.ooo .. l-'O.tXKI 50.001) . 050,000 Cash ( 'ash Cash Cash One Grand 5 Cash Gifts. .11.00! 14.0110 lo.ono 5.1X10 4.000 .0llrt 2.000 l.oon 5io II0 50 each eaeh eaeh. eaeh. c-aeh . eaeh eaeh eaeh. eaeh eaeh. each HI Cash 15 Cash I Cash 25 Cash 30 Cash 5n Cash HHI Cash 240 Cash .rim Cash lil.CMiO Cash Gifts, Gifts, Gifts Gifts, Gifts, (Sifts, Gifts, (Sifts, Gifts, Gilts, Grand Total, 20,000 Gifts, all cash ... .f 2,500,000 PRICE OF TICKETS. Wuot.k Tickets 11 It.VKS Tk.N'TII, OK KACFI CnfPON. 11 Wikii.k Tm'kkts for Zi 1-2 Tickkts for t 50.00 25.00 5.00 3IO.(iO 1,000.0!J Fur Tickets nnd informatinn. address TTIO. E. BR AM LETTE, Agent and Man.ackk, 1'iibllc Mbrnry Riiiltllne, LoniTille, Kj. Or TJIOS. Jf. II A I S r CO., Cd9 liroitlwa.vt ew York. EVERYBODY'S OWTPHYsfciAN I ly C. ',V. (Ji.kasox, 51. I). A mntjiiiHrrut ri-himr. of 4ss octavo .-i?cs 'irntitif iillii ilitist rati l and rinmtiihi tiuinnl. ' Contains matter just adapted l to the wants or rrrru family. Orir 250 rnijrar'if. I ( Ine iiiccnt tuihl KM) copiVx in oir ivr ., anol her 8fi ! In three tlnti, and another 25 in fmir fli)y. ( 'ir- , culiirs, with Comiff f- lu'lrr. tree, liberal dis. counts and exclusive territory. Aicrnlo Vm !. Address at once H. N. M'Kikv it Co., I'ubl'rs, 7'J5 Sansom St., Philadelphia, Pa. frrj M-ni-i i'a kr, with I'Ttr l.it, n.vM ''MH rBt W PATENT IMPROVED BUTTER. I One (.f the niost niliaMf ditcoTrli r I h 1 ore butter made Irmn the irei.li caul I. it .t Horn ed (.'attic, which docs not lw-.nie mnci-l. and if in every respect .-ii il to. an I lor culinary purposes npe'rlor to. ordinary HnM.-r. I'r.-'ess i-ry siieple, cost of niparatus trifling. Bnd i n1' fTi. . Tin lin.'ersiirned are sole owner r the Pntcnt-riirhl t.r Pennsylvania, and nr;- now ready to sell Colin tt Licenses on applira,ion. A Factory ,.-ini In operation in Hetlilcliem. the it."-.", can lietlior omclilv inspected. Address i . W. Leisbu h S. Co., lietlilchein. !';. Costar Exterminatoi s And Insect Powder, For KITS, .MICK, AM, Rt I-I!l (, M0TI1, Jkr. J. F. rlEMoY, CURAN &CJ., N Y SOLE AGENTS. oneIiTuioYTcres SPLENDID MICHIGAN LANDS The Grtn)tl TZnpirf ami Tmliniifl Hnilrna-l has been finished. Is XV) iifil.-s !on and Its entire land if rant earned I In Fnrmiitic I.ntiri to Aetuul Set(ler. lor InllTillfitl or Colonies, Special BARGAINS for 1874. IOO.OOO acre have benn sold already. The lands are irrll tirnhrrol. rnakinii; thcrW l.iml nf fitrmx. Strom; s.iils or jrreat producing power. E'isilv reached bv rail or water. .trm'trr. I Railroad runs thronarh Hie ifrnnt. Michivan is ineorthe,i,f intlrhtal and most prosjeroiis States In the West. It 'clfmlx are iirif iiiiilh l its finan cial standing No. 1. Noditllculty in transport at ion. ; Peace and proseritv are in its borders. Iandsfrin !f I to J per acre. Time u fTieient. Interest T percent. WM. A. HOW A Id. Land ('oram'r. 1'. K. I.. PIKKCK, (Jrand JJapids, Mich. I tet'j Land Department. (-. r. C i-.lO per dav at home. Terms Tree. Address JJ.J p. pt.yJ Ko. Stinsdx & Co., Portland, Mc. S77 A "WEEK irnarantee.l to Male and' Fc male Aarents. in their own locality. Costs NOTTIINO to trv it. Particulars Frce P. ( . V K.'KEHY "fc. CO., Auust, Me. Silver !oss Starch. FOR THE LAUNDRY, HAXrr.W Tt-RKD BV T. KINGSFORD &L SOM, H S ItKCOVK A jioisi:uoLi m:ci:s.siti Its srreat excellence has merited the commenda tion of Earnim for American manufacture. Pulverized Corn Starch fREPA RED I1Y T. KIMCSFORD & SON, E.tprelv for fool. when it Is properly made into ' I'mliTinirs is a dessert of j-reat excellence. ; For sale, bv all first-class Grocers. 9-ll.lm. PITTSBURGH, PA. The most complete institution In the T nited States ror the thorough, practical education ottho youn? and middle aired man, havlmr the larirest patronaato and tho best racilities Tor instrnction of any business college in existence. Ktiidentt Keeiel Hi any Time. For circular nivinir full mrormation as to course of ettidy, metho.1 of Instruction, necessary expel- Eagle PLANING MILL. M. SISIO llASfFACTrRER OF FloortaE, Wealte-Ecarflii Slintiers, SASH-DOORS. BRACKETS AND MJUlDINGS, LUMBER of EVERY DESCRIPTION, KHI.XUI.KM ami HIST-i-Wr nI l.aoast. -Scroll-Sawln,r and Ke-sawlnj? done to order. Corner Robihsox ! AsnERSOjr Sts., t9-l. ALLEOJIENTITJJPA. J dm i Strati on notice. Estt of JoH! MlftFU Ittert of Administration on the e.tat. of John Misel, late of t.'arroll township. Cambria p"n"V' havlnir been irrantcl to the nnders.irnc.1. " P- r . sons Indebted to said estat. are reoaettedj to narment forthwith, and thw harlmr ''"'"' ajraiust the same will j.resent tbem roierljr pru bated for Kttl'm'nl. TUO:A AXIS EL A4n Ayer's Sarsaparilla Is widely known as one of the most effectual remedies ever discovered for cleansing the sys tem and purifying the blood. It has stood the test of years, with a con stantly growing rep utation, based on its intrinsic virtues, and sustained by its re markable cures. So mild as to be safe and beneficial to children, and yet so searching as to effectually purge out the great cor ruptions of the blood, such as the scrofulous and syphilitic contamination. Impurities, or diseases that have lurked in the system for years, soon yield to this powerful anti dote, and disappear. Hence its wonderful cures, many of which are publicly known, of Scrofula, and all scrofulous diseases, Ulcers, Eruptions, and eruptive dis orders of the skin, Tumors, Iilotclios, Boils, Pimples, Pustules, Sores. St. Anthony's Fire, Hose or Erysipe las, Tetter, Salt Kheuin, Scald Head, Itingfvorm, and internal Ul cerations of the Uterus, Stomach, and Liver. It also cures other com plaints, to which it would not 6eem especi ally adapted, such as Dropsy, Dyspep sia, Fits, Neuralgia, Heart Disease, Female Weakness, Debility, and Leucorrhcea, whe they are manifesta tions of the scrofulous poisons. It is an excellent restorer of health and strength in the Spring. By renewing the appetite and vigor of the digestive organs, it dissipates the depression and listless lan guor of the season. Even where no disorder appears, people feel better, and live longer, for cleansing the blood. The system moves on with renewed vigor and a new lease of life. PREPARED B Y Dr. J. C. AYER & CO., Lowell, Mass., Practical and Analytical Chemist. BOLD BT ALL DHVG-ilSTS EVERY WHER WE KEEP" ALWAYS OX HAND SPLENDID OF Furniture, Bedding1, Mattresses, Feathers, Blankets, Guilts, And nil other ARTICLES to be FOUND in any Fl'UNITl'KE AN I) Ml'.DDINO STOKE in this city, and at pit ices as low as the lowest. MOS IIILBOBJf & CO., 21 & 23 North Tenth St. Lo-e,i PHILADELPHIA, PA, la,n.3 Teas I JS I EfiTAntiNiien io. TflK, OiMCILXAL UC&fl TEH COM, a. 4-3 vi:si:y stk i:i:t, r. o. Uox 12S7, NEW YORK. HOItEUT ffF.r.r,?, Tresident. PIUCE LIST OF TEAS. OOT.OXO Hlaek 40. M. 60, best 70 cts. per lb. MIXED Oreen and lilack. 0. .V), 60. best "0 cts. per lb. HI'A N T'ncolored. 6n. 70. t o. (to. best l.Hi ier lb. 1 M I'KH I A I Oreen. 60. 70 80, 90, lest 1.0J per lb. VOLMi UYSOV (Jreen, fto i o. 70, 80. do, l.no. best i.o.- per lb. (JI'NT'OWDEK (ireen.. 1.1o. I st i1.30 per In. ENOI.iyil UK EA K FAST lilack, 60. 70. XO, !H). best "Jil.00 per lb X IS We have a speelaltv or (larden (rrowth YOTX(f HYSON and IM Pf'.KI A U at 1.20, and (MIIONO. Extra I lioiee. l.0. Our Teas are put up in One 1'ound Packages, with the kind and price printed on each. AliKTS W'A.NTKil to iret tip clubs to sell our Teas to Families. Hotels. Hoarding Houses, and other In writing for terms or sendimr orders, be particular to address the President or I he Compa ny thus- ROBERT WF.I.ES. " N'c. 4 Yesev St., Xk- York. We are compelled to request this, as other par ties have imitated onr firm name. $)-l.-.-6t. J Admitted bv professional Bootblacks ami Hotel Porters ta be the Best Sloe Blaciim in the Worli S. M. BIXBY & CO., 173 tC 17 Z Washington St. -V. 1., XAXirArTiRERS or Fine Mi Itlwehlnsr, I-iiHrjr Blwe, S.loc roll.!. Ink, -Mt.rll. e. i-ld by all Dealers. 9-n.-t.1 EH. I'LANK, M. D., resfuftfiilly offer hia professional frvices, fo tlin ... , n,nbanr and Tl.-fnity. Offlce ad o1i ftf. '"T"', " iiat.T in the rearer Won Hi J IJof.1 Vdrui More. NiKht e.ls ran , bL Sa'ade at he re.ideuc of Mrs. n,'r ford. street, Uxoxirt 1 J THE MA11) OP DAMASCUS. In the reign of the Greek Emperor Ilera cliu, when the leautiful city of Damascus was at the height of its splendor and mag nificence, dwelt therein a young noble, named Demetrius, whose decayed fortunes did not correspond with the general pros perity of the times. He was a youth of ardent disposition, and very handsome in person; pride kept him from bettering hb estate hy the profession of merchandise, jet more keenly did lie feel the obseurity to which adverse fate had rtd.ue.l him, that in his lot was involved the foituueof one dearer than himself. It so happened that, in that quarter of the city which faces the row of palm-trees, within the gate Keisan, dwelt a wealthy old merchant, who had a beautiful daughter. Demetrius had, by chance, seen her some time before, and he was so struck with her loveliness, that, after pining some months in secret, he ventured on a disclosure, and, to liis delighted surprise, found that I-abelle had long silently nursed a deep and almost ho-teles passion for him also ; so, being now aware that their love was mutual, they were as happy as the bird that, al! day long, sings in the sunshine IVom the summits of the cypress trees. True is the adage of the poet, that "the course of true love never did run smooth ;" and in the farther of the maiden, they found that a stumbling-block lay in the way of their happiness, (ir he was of an avaricious disposition, and they knew that he valued gold more than nubility of blood. Their fears grew more and more, as Isabelle, in her priate conversations, endeavored to sound her father on this point ; ami although the suspicions of affection n?e of.en more apparent than real, in this they were not mistaken ; for witho.it consulting his child ami as if her soul had leen in his hand he promised lur in marri ige to a rich old miser, ny, twice aa lich, aud nearly as old, as himself. Iabeiie knew not what to do; for, on being informed by her father of the fate he had destined for her, her heart forsook her, and her spirit was Utv.-ed to the dust. No where could she rest, like the Thmcian bird that kn weth n t to fold its wings in sliun ler a cloud had fallen for her oer the lace of natiire rm.I instead 0f reii.ing to her couch, she wandered a!out weeping, under the midnight stirs, on the terrace, on the housetop, wailing over her hapless fate, and calling on death to come and take her from her sorrows. At morning she went fb; th alone into the garden; but neither could the golden glow of the oi-.inge trees, nor the perfume of the roe, nor the delicate fragrance of the clus tering henna and jasmine, delight her, so she wearied for the hour of noon, ha ir.g privately sent to Demetrius, imiting him to meet her by the fountain of the pillars at that time. I'oor Demetrius had, for some time, nb-.-erved a settled sorrow in the conduct and countenance of iiis beautiful lsalelle ; lie felt that some melancholy rereIcJon was to lie inn do to bun; and, all eagerness, he came at the appointed hour. He passed along the winding walks, unheeding of the tulijts streaked like the ruddy evening clouds of the flower betrothed to the night ingaleof the geranium blazing in scarlet beauty till, on approaching the place of promise, he caught a glance of the maid lie loved and,Io! she sat therein thesunlight, absorbed in thought, a liook was on her knee, and at her feet lay the harp, whose chords had been for his, ear so often modula ted to harmony. lie laid his hands gently on her shoulder, as he seated himself beside her on the steps; and seeing her sorrowful, he comforted her, and bade her lie of good cheer, saying, that He-aven would soon smile propitiously on their fortunes, and that their present trials would but endear them the more to each other in the days of after years. At length, with tears and sobs, she told him of what she had learned ; and, while they wept n each other's, bosoms, they vowed over the Bible, which Isalielle held in her hand, to be faithful to each other to their dying day. Meantime the miser was making prepara tions fr the marriage ceremony, and ti e father of Isala-lie had portioned out his daughter's dowry : when the lovers, finding themselves driven to extremity, took tl.e resolution of escaping together from the city. Now it so happened, in accordance with the proverb, which saith that evils never come single, and, at this very time, tlie city of Damascus was closely invested by a mighty nrmy, commanded by the Caliph Abulieker Alwakidi, the immediate success- jorof Mahomet ; and in leaving the wails i the lovers were in imminent hazard of fall ing into their c a 1 hands; yet, having no otoer resource left, they resolved to pot their perilous adventure to the risk. Twas the Mussulman hour of prayer Maggrib ; the sun had just disappeared, and" the purple haze of twilight rested on the hills, darkening all the cedar forest-, when the porter of the gate, Keisan, having been bril-ed itli a bribe, its folding leavts slowly opened, nnd forth issued a hor?man closely wrapped np in a mantle; and behind him, at a little space, followed another sim ilarly clad. Alas! for the unlucky fugi tives, it so chanced that Derar, the captain of the night guard, was at that moment making his ro inns, nnd observing whal ' wa going on, he djtaciied a party to .throw iheiuseives between the stranger nnd the town. The foremost rider, however, dis f Ofered their intention, and lie railed liaek to -irf fvilowcr to return, babeiie lor it Was sue instantly reg.ii led the gate which had not yet closed, but Demetrius fell into the hands of the enemy. As wont in those bloody wars, the poor prisoner was immediately carried by-anes cort into the presence of the ca'iph, who put the alternative in his power, of either, on the instant, renouncing his religion, or .submitting to the axe of the headsman. Demetrius told his tale with a noble simplic ity; and his youth, his open countenance, and stately liearing. so far gained on the heart of Ah.ibeker, that, on his refusal to embrace Mah..me;a;ii-m. he begged of him scii-msly to consider of his situation, and ordered a del.iy of the sentence, which he must otl.erwi.se pronuuee until the uior row. Heart-broken nnd miserable, Demetrius wius loaded with chains, and carried to a gloomy place of confinement. In the soli tude of the night-hours he cursed the hour of his birth bewailed his miserable situa tion and feeling that all his schemes of I appiness were thwarted, almost rejoiced that he had only a few hours to Jive. The heavy hours lagged on toward day break, and quite exhausted by the intense agony of his feelings, he sunk down upon the ground in a profound sleep, from which a band, with creseentcd turbans nnd crooked sword blades, awoke him. Jtill persisting to reject the prophet's faith, he was led forth to die; but in passing through the camp, the Soubaehis of the caliph stopped the band, as he had lieen commanded, and Dnetrius was ushered into the tent, where Abubeker, not yet arisen, lay stretched on his sofa. For awhile the captive remained resolute, preferring death to the disgrace of turning a renegade; but the wily caliph, who had taken a deep and sudden interest in the for tunes of the youth, knew well the spring by the touch of which his heart w as most likely to be affected. He Mooted out to Demetrius prosjiects of preferment and grandeur, while he assured him that , in a few days, Damascus must to a certain surrender, in which case his mistress must fall into the power of a fierce soldiery, and be left to a fate full of dishonor, and worse than death j itself, but, if he assumed the turlan, he pledged his royal word, that especial care should be taken that nj harm should alight on her he loved. Demetrius paused, and Abubeker saw that the heart of his captive was touched. He drew pictures of power, and affluence, and dome-tic love, that dazzled the imagina tion of his hearer; and while the prisoner thought of his Isabelle, instead of rejecting the impious proposal, as at first he had done, with disdain and horror, his soul bent like iron in the breath of the furnace ll.iuie, and he wavered and became irresolute. The keen eye of the caliph saw the working of his spirit within him, and allowed him yet another day to form his resolution. When the second day was expired, Deme trius craved n third ; and on the fourth morning, mi-wnble man, he abjured the laith of his fathers, and became a Mussul man. Abubeker loved the youth, assigning him a post of dignity, and all the mighty host honored him whom the caliph delighted to honor. He was clad in rich attire, nnd magnificently attended; and, to all eyes, Demetrius seemed a person worthy of envy ; yet, in the calm of thought, his conscience upbraided him, nnd he was far less happy than fie seemed to lie. Ere yet the glow of novelty had entirely ceased to liewiider the understanding of the renegade, preparations were made for the assault ; and, after a fierce but ineffectual resistence, under their gallant leaders Thomas and Ilerbis, the Damascenes were obliged to submit to their imperious con queror, on condition of being allowed, within three days, to leave the city unmo lested . When the gates were opened, Demetrius, with a heart overflowing with love and de light, was among the first to enter. He in quired of ever' one he met of the fate of Isa lielle ; bat all turned from him with dis gust. At length he found her out. but what was his grief and surprise in a nun nery ! Firm to the troth she had so solemn ly plighted, she had rejected the proposition of her mercenary parent ; nnd, having no idea but that her lover had shared the fate of all Christian cuptives, she had shut her self up from the world, and vowed to live the life of a vestal. Tlie surprise, the anguish, the horror of Isjibelle, when she beheld Demetrius in his Moslem habiliments, annot be described. Her first impulse, on finding him yet alive, was to have fallen into his arms; but. in s'.antly collecting herself, she shrunk back from him with loathing, as a mean aud raltrv dastard. 'Xo, no." she cried, "you are no longer ! the man I loved ; our vows of fidelity were ! pledged over the liihle; that b.ok you have ' renounced as a fable ; nnd he who has proved hiruse'f false to Heaven, can neer be true to me !" j Demetr: is was ep-ciencc struck ; too ' late he felt his crime, nnd foresaw its conse quence. The very object for whom he had dared to make the tremendous sacrifice, had deserted him, and his own soul told him with how much justice; fo, without utter ing a sy Ikvble. he turned a way, heart-broken, from the holy and beautiful being whose afieetions he had forfeited forever. When the patriots left Damascus, Isabella accompanied them. Retiring to Antiocli, alie lived w ith the sisterhood for many Tears; and, as her time was passed Itween acts of charity and devotion, her bier wai watered with many a tear, and the handi of the grateful, duly strewed her grave with flowers. To Demetrius was destined a briefer career. All cot.scious of his misera ble degradation, loathing himself and life, and mankind, he rushed lwck from the city j into the Mahometan camp ; and entering, with a hurried step, the tent of the caliph, he tore the turban from his, bruw.. and cried aloud, "Oh, Abubeker! behold a Goo-forsaken wretch. Think not it was the fear of death that led metoafjure my religion the re ligion of my fathers the only true faith. No; it was the idol of love that stood be tween my heart and heaven, darkening tho latter with its shadow ; and had I remained as true to God, as I did to the maiden of my love, I had not needed this.'' So saying, and ere the hand of Abulker could arre-t him, he drew a poniard from his embroidered vest, and the heart-blood of the renegade spouted on the royal robes of the successor of Mahomet. Egyptian Jugglers. Expert as are such performers as E'itz. Anderson and others who have astonished thousands upon thousands with their adroit management of eggs in a bag, the transfer of seeds from one locked box to another packed away in the center of half a dozen dovetailed e.iskets one within another, the bare-legged exhibitions in ti e open squares of Cairo, in broad daylight, put the mys terious legerdemain of lli'ise light-fingered gentlemen q ;ite in the liackgruuud. Wc have personally Contemplated their matcli less performances till it saved all further effort in the way of accounting for thiir ex traordinary deceptions by admitting, with out argument, the devil mu-t hate been at their eliow. On one bright morning a fel low had gathered a crowd by blowing a Conch-shell. An oval area was formed ly a compact mass of Wonder-watching specta tors. Women and children sat on the sand np to the prescribed line, while strangers from all over the earth, supported in the rear by various officials, completed the ar rangements. At one end of the ojcn space a common salt mortar was p'aeed. Oppo site, at the other extremity of tiie al, per haps two rods off, Mahomed Kasser el Mesher marched forward with a serpent about a yard long, held by the neck, wrig gling and squirming for liljerty. Tail fii.-t the reptile was gradually lowered into the mortar by winding in the body corkscrew fashion up to the head. He then took up his former position at a di-tance. Add re-sing the assembled multitude with tlie volu bility of a mock auctioneer, he said: "Now look, for the snake will di-appeai .' While thus vociferating, the snake frequently stretched up out of the ves-el several i.tches, b.it fc.l back again at a reb.ike from the orator. Once! twice! three times! and, sure enough, the frightful creature was g"tie! An examination of the mortar -at is iicf til.' there were no reception r..ni- witli iu. How wa- that feat accomoiished t The night or Loft Arm. The question, w hether a gentleman walk ing with a lady should give her his right or his left arm, is frequently di-oussed. Cus tom and written etiquette art rather in favor of the right, although there arc excellent reasons in behalf of the left arm. Either one or the other, permanently retained, is vastly better than the awkward and absurd habit of changing arms, so as to place the lady on the inside of the promenade. One advantage of giving the left arm is that the person on the right naturally takes the lead, so that, in the country or city, in the street or park, he thus readily directs the way, in stead of waiting to consult with his compan ion, or caii-ing a jostling by each of them trying to move to opposite points. Another advantage is, that in a crowded thoroughfare, where the sidewalk is invariably encumbered with merchandise and thronged with people, a gentleman needs his right arm to remove obstructions and keep rude or careless folks out of the way. Moss l!:isket3. Thee lenutiful ornaments should adorn our houses more than they do. They are very simple and easy of Construction. Oct the moss from some old woodland ; the green feathery moss is lest. Then take pasteboard and make a frame in any form desired. When the pasteboard forms are cut out, take bright-colored thibet, silk or satin, and cut pieces the same shape as the pa-telxard forms, only one-fourth of an inch larger. Place the pasteboard on the cloth, glue or paste the edges down, and sew the pieces together. Take a narrow strip of pasteboard, cover with the same the basket is covered with. Then take pieitrs of chenille cord and braid over and under the length of the strip. Fasten each end to oppsite sides of tlie bas ket. Cut the moss from the roots, pa-te it thickly on the outside or the ln.-ket ; take chenille cord, like that on tlie handle or bail, glue it in every seam inside and around the top, taking pains to do it all nicely, and the work Ls done. CnARf.ES Lamb would not allow any great antiquity for wit, and, apostrophizing candlelight, said: "This Ls our peculiar and household planet; wanting it, what savage, unsocial nights must our ancestors have spent, wintering in eaves and unillu- , mined fastnesses! -They mu't have lain J about and grumbled at one another in the j dark. What repartee could have pftsed, when you must have felt about for a smile, j and handled a ncighlor's checks to be sure he understood it. Jckes came in with' caudles' - - - - A iiOMAXTlC.SlOilY. Excellent material fr a teusation etory is furnished by the following ,well-sti -lished facts : Victorine Lafourcade, bu tiful and accomplished, had a Ciat num ber of ad mil ers. Among them was a jour nalist named Jules Eo'Bouet, whose chances of being the successful suitor seemed the best, when suddenly Victorine, contrary to all ex-tectatious, accepted the Land of a rich banker named Kenelle. llovsontt was inconsolable, aud his holiest heart ached all the mote when he learned that the mar riage of his lady-love was unhappy. -utlle neglected his wife in every posibl way, and finally began to maltreat her. This state of things lasted two ycarj, when Victoiiue died at least so it was thought. She was entombed in a rauU of the cemetery of her native town. Jules liossouet assisted at the cemetery. Ptill true to his love, aud well nigh beside him self with grief, he conceived the romaiinc idea of breaking open the vault aud . tr ing a lock of the deceased's hair. TLat night, tbciefoie, when all was ftill, he scaled the wall of the cemetery, and, lit circuitous route, approached the vauJt. When he had broken open the door aud cntend the vault he lighted a caudle, tij proceeded to ojn?u the coffin. At tLe mo ment when he bet-t over the su.i K;id corpse, scissors in hand, Victorine v eued her eyes aud siaied him full in the face. He uttered a cry and spraug back, but, im mediately recovering his 6elf-posessifc, la returned to the coffin, covered its occu pant's lips with kisser, lifted her out aud soon bad the satisfaction of seeing her -u the full jossession of all her faculti;. When Victoiiue was sufficiently lecovcjfcd they left the chuicb-yard and weut t j Uos. sonet's residence, where a physician -.J-niinisteied such remedies as were nect (-':'-j to effect the complete renovery ef tLa un fortunate womau. This proof of Jlos souet's love naturally made a deep impres sion on Victorine. She repcuted her past fickleness, and resolved to fly with the ro mantic Jules to America. Here they lived happily together, with out, however, being ablo to fully overcome their longing to return to their native land. Finally, their desire becanio so stiot'g to revisit the scenes of their youth tbat tl.iy decided to brave tho danger attendant ou a return, and embarked at New York for Havre, where they arrived in July, 1-70. Victorine, in the interim, had naturally changed very greatly, and Jules felt lodiI dent that her former husband Would not recogrize her. In this hoe he was disaj pointed. I'eoele had the k&u eye of a financier, and recoguized Victoiiue at tLt first glmee. This ttrange drama ei'dei with a sut brought by the banker for th recovery of his wife, which was decide agaiust him on tLe ground that Lis clain was outlawed. Ci'iuors Transpositions A writer iu the Newell Importer has given the follow ing literary curiosity. There are twe.it; readings of the same line, without addini or exchanging a word, or changing tic ending, or injuiiug the sense. The line form Oi ay's Elegy : "The phn-gLir plods Lis weary way." Variations : The weary ploughman Lome ward pi his way. Tlie weary ploughman plods his In ward way. The homeward ploughman plods weary way. The homeward ploughman, weary, pi his way. The homeward, weary ploughman, pi f his way. The weary, homew ard ploughman, p' his way. Homeward the weary ploughman p'; Lis way. Homeward, weary, the ploughman pi his way. Homeward the ploughman plod? weary way. Homeward tho ploughman, weary, : his w.y. Weary, the homeward ploughmau his way. Weary, homeward, the plougliirm ; his way. Weary, the ploughman plods his h ward way. Weary, the ploughman homeward ; " his way. The plosgJiiiJJ plods his home, weary way. The ploughman, homeward, weary, his way. The ploughman, weary, homeward his way. 1 he ploughman, weary, pW Lis 1 ward way. SrEF.cn by a colored statesman of : Catolina: "Miata Cbnrman, I ran! cussiu. boterbrdarn ef things ai-'t n. and the Kippublikin party is gwiue devil. Dat's Guvrer Moses a-raiseo b . and iothecaiin ov' em an' den gittia' ey, and puttiu of it in his pocket. I . like this pothecary bizniss ncbow, at ' ciall when it cums to money matters. Guvner Moaes heap better stop pother dcra bonds, an' leave 'era in de safe, dcy won't do nobody no harm ; an' . peat, 1 tah't help enssin', buteibedi things ain't mixed, and de Rippt 1 ' party is gwiue to tho devil pretty nought"
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