u u thTcaivibria freeman! 'j. Advertifilnp XtntOM. a i - i . - - Tbalarreaofl rapJflir wraimr ttf-rwlatioa o. T rt rmBBwdi n to the ntnna i conl-rat)on of adrerttarra. a S vert laoaoea ta wtli b wiaerted at the followtac rate: 4 I'tW-b"11' ' vn.".-o nt Ebensburg, Pa., by H- A. McPike. - ::... 4 rrT& rrr& A 1 Inch, I tinea.. . a urn 1 1 1 f imoniM ISO 6 month. g.yo 1 r-ar .von 6 month e no 1 year K no iDonlhl 00 1 year II (0 ..., iteed Circulation - I.12H ..... . n.l.llil7. Ki Ll. BOOM1SO. MATCH IT? S 3 S CBKBIHTIOS RATE. i ne rr. cah I" advjr.ce II V) '-"i5 " If not p'd within 3 moa. 1.7J ' . .. if not p'd within a mo.. 2.(1 if not p'd withiu year. . 2."' la ool'o 8 month 10O H " 6 month 2ojO X " 1 vear 15 ' 1 " months 40 PO 1 " 1 year TS fO Admtotaf rator'a and Executor ' Notices... Z N) Auditor's Notice t.VC 8try aod similar Notice . . 10 flumnew item, timt lnertlon pc. per line ; each auoeequetit Insertion Sc. per line. 09Fleuti'm rr pt-nrrtdinffn of any rorjx-ra rbm "T mucin fy. (TTid ffm'mutfa'p''mfc (imynrd to rnV nttmtiim Inarivmnliernt limilnf nrnutiridua I fntrrrtt, muxt b iatr1r u'odnr'iirnmli. Job Pbikttwo of a'.: kind neatly and expedi tiously executed at lowest prices. Dou'tivou forret it. -r ,r-.n residing oaniac me couniy lilonul rr Tear will be chanced to ,-vent will the above terms be An- 1 iriiOJ. HH'l ............ - - " - - ' t.v piiy'.na- 'c advance' must not !j . , ,,ce.t on the footing Hithnse J pi tii:' '"""t be distinctly uuderttood ' "'! t T"r forward. ': " ! r ,r vour piipcr b"f"rr von sfon It. If "vi nui't. None but vilBWHir oVi nrh ''n n t be a !i-life' ioo short. BO'I IB" who don t consult their H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher. HK 18 A FREEMAN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FREE, AND ALL ARE SLATES BESIDE. SI.SO and postage per year, In advance. VOLUME XIII: EBENSBURG, PA., FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2G, 1879. NUMBER 4S. 1 flr -i l. V I I 3 f r n is '! :i a ut al Le Li 'ii N'o s to le. mL icr vho 'at ges en- rfa- nice ' fe rous urith ?. in ilent Bar-sub-pr-vio-loms side :1ock y on Mot wood that ated. tionlJ h un iVate. ifiit'i ptiUe itang ovprr at up 1 OtllT d get lot re re; I e win i tried attack was in a Fari- cf: r.d in ;h SU'l- ifa.'i'if. ptlT t -r is to , d'.'.f ir.ateri :i everr- ind tM . It 1 pl'.y to ra: rat field anre u ccrr' ,ral O'l csir u!.l r.ot ir.a vir p'ai"-itli-N'11'-ure (not .t of the :atc of .,e eff ihle. nJ net . rfmnnre . -..A. -.41 urn"' n ti' :n or of IM i ra- h lh5 ! rionty ,ave P. I nittnreot . eri) f,m ,rrclv mve "- era t!ni c wai :he Ijo- lre rf.T I'liora is La sta? exhii V,n. M natwwi; IE LATEST IEWS A1 BEST! FALL and WINTER GOODS IX ORKAT riiOI TSIOX AT !j-:.v . m ; 'r.t-kirt formtrtl to the coming Prethlcnlial eWtio in h'f i.f ",, 7 .'.; f' f'.'scriber h't.i r-mrlnc'c'l t remain in the mrvantiie a d 'ri'-r it hi v.niTo'fflnl ttttention hi supphiinq ,;. fricr,l -- aT PRICES SO LOWpIANOSAXDORGANS l HAT NOSE CAS OR DARE COMPETE WITH III 31, . -j .ill 1:;sf-''-l nnH unit (hfji.t st'vk of cvtriihi,.j to be wind in n general Ltore. rot.witir.f a co,nnltte line of IT HOODS, DRESS GOODS, HOTIOHS, HATS, CAPS, Boots, Shoes, Groceries Hardware, Tinware, m Glassware, ffeoto are, Cigars, Totacca Camicj Gcoas, ic, k. . norK, COVS Mr.AL. riSir, SALT ri'TTV, liKI'MIKs, lUlJD'S I'ATET a ' '. -i'.t t' to."- cl tie rtmcrlialU lo:c hT AND QUICKEST BUTTER-PRODUCING CIIURX EVER INVENTED. j K I rk- !r.cr? ie rt brine hn neof itate! the enlnr mnt ol mr sfore rorm an i the erec i '::! -i il wsrep-om. and still ray establishment Is liter.illy crow.fe.1 Willi choice pood and c ;l irif. u;c 'u'"i i. iv -iiuu. .... , tlm op-a my liire and ooratnn lious i ;. :. TiiHtUiul" tor att arors ana hopcla .- . .......... t.i vhnm th hivh.BF i Hlsh Mreet, 1 beuntinrft, Oct 3. 1T9. hi rr i jDsoiTo i ins ! ik0 Employe! EonEht Direct from HeaflgnartErs. Saved CtaEissloiL I i :-.v M.r. n r.n the t)r:Ti;v is that orTs have aiv.n'Kt axb that' i: ' ii .t r f...ii-ir io'v enough to nl ! :it !!' nnif prii" -' a-i I ; -"t y:r : hut ll you ttiu has. Mmn' lotrtlnar Rcput, Altonna, it will be in:-.'- manite: to " ; i -.- i - !':.i-t raa be sold uuch chapr than ever before, as the fUowint( liuuros CI.OTIIIXa T3EPARTMKNT. a'. rk i',ci.' a'.. .f S.t1 . i.'M . 4.;.' . . r : . ?.' . It 75 . i.:.' '. at 1 'AXTAI ,0 OX IK P:UTW F.XT. ' ' n I i l.til" ". '. At 7S an1 Sf". : iu ! ii it i -2f, ' 'it l 1 'o 1 -. :i t 1. 7.' I " -Mn I'nr.t l! :on. :-t 2.'j:. r - i-t-'e!?" 2. .VI ! a IVr'' iioo -. -it 2.7-J IT AMI tkV li:iARTJirXT Wool ' -t- -. -:t v . --,. nr.-l 1.2.'.: Fur li..t nt 5-'-.. ....".. si. fl "x1. ". 2 o- f-..o. . : ; K tr H it- .-it -:! T- i'. 2.M an-l 3.00 : Bovj an I Vont".-' H-t irorn 2I-". to Jt.T'. : - -.. w.-.i- nil -f i - nn i at J .'... 4'h.. fe-r.. ;'.. r.n l $1.-0. lilK . - ' i. i.A IT f . i'VLKS AXl LIWtST I KK'I.S IN tilKCl TV. fts' i i RV!inf; conns of. pa ; : v... r S..; r-.it7.i-.: t,tt mrt at ISvttor White s:.ii-t nt .-.: -ry tiool ;,r .-! : f'.-.t v Int.; M.i-t t 1.S: llrt!i;i.r.l M.lrt :it "r..! T'lii.'- r- 1 :.r.-.. ; j .... . n.l 75. ra.-n: If..l Fl Shirts at 7- .. . 1 '."i .(!! fl..") e ich: Men '5 - . :j -.. l-'jj.. 1.-., 5c.. .V. an. I 52c. ; Wool Ho S -., ! lie. -jc. and U.V. l.nrtjmt avd Cheapest Stork of i- an-! ou-.try wi-hlnif to t"t s v t:tt:ly inr:ted to cail at Carles Simon's New Clothing Depot, Ti t-. i.'.r.t'ft Cu.i'im7, tn rt'.r 'ner nth Avenue and 13th OCH ESTER CLOTHING Villi L.VTiCiJLIH'T STOCK OF B'Sand BOYS' CLOTHING 'l'.plxjctl Iii Almoin ia now ready for Inspection In nnanrpaaaaUle ele Ufince and iiiienillel variety at JODiriiEY WOLF'S I'Ol'l I.All PIONCEJl ASTIION EMPORIUM! '- rt. tir.-vMTV. nkat::s, LVRAH1IJTY and fit. thu CHESTER .MAKE OF CLOTHING ' : '.rt Sr. the ronrkvt, wl.ile ia IN 1' LA Hi COrXTT s ! fu! Ljf.,r. irivc'tinif in a new fill WOLF'S DRRIY1LLED CLOTHIHG UMl l"--lfth Street. Xext Door to Vri -T9.-. Ci. tt KM wmTsn SEASON Ml I. ii'bt cLOTni.vo nonsi r, NKW AND C Ml'I.KTK LINK OF rS AND VOTTTT-TR' HTyrT-TTNG. AND CENTS' FURNISHING GOODS, actual Kock Bottom Cash Prices! - ir, ,;r '' ' ' -.t from fiainji: -. '"i.f ': ''' ,:lr'! anl f'irn'hi ir uoo N at prices enmity ' heap. " ' i j . ' ' " ' 1 s ' "" 1 21' or 4Jh i-r cent, eheaper thn th:r dealer, heeaiise thnt "' ' r. j i ''''! :, :,r '", o lyrjomi.t now-a-days a to helivve aay :;ch humhiij; : but 1 . j :.j joj tn.ia ;a the i unno-s. . .I r Ml - .Tr M. WOLF, LBOAD CLOTHING HOUSE, .-atin". i which j ..-!tli'!'1 1 'pventh Avenue, below Bowman & Morrow's, Altoona, Pa. :----'.:y a-j X . i . - - -T. ii i:i niF . . r . A .. j ... I. ' Vf i r vi- vtho Imsliel and liarrct. DRUG, Wlf.S Ac. I have likewise! adtk'd to my stork COI.N WIII2II.I2T?, pi-r of so centt each. AH fur tn'r, the nv... iii mi.ic nut u" ivr nil in (jruuuif , le for the Irre uo of ull who m;iy wish to put up mnov lu'ci ones I retrain as ever. In ...... I .. 1 I t. . .. ' 1 . . - . i i. . . . i.. ..' J. FRBIOHOPP, mi i : rreserve inisiio-Ejo. "w. !t or, Mm' Sv f-r f r r r-ff. cf yjer.'x UtF. f-ir ne i-rr.t nt : :'". S'ttt, rt r'j f-ir, at -.. " end 11.15 trn' S ?.. the re p. finest, r.t f ! it" n rid 1 .''"' .Vr.Vl .vt:T-v ' or', e.t f 7 ." . end .".." I'ou'.'i ' S'lit. ihr chrnjet end tt-.-;7 assortment in t ' Eoyl' l-iits. of ntl t.'Ttrts tjnd prices, end yiir.rantied the tt.coif'tt i-i tf city. 3Tn' I'nnt'tU'OTi. rnrious itvl. from to f 4. A nne assortment of sj rinif-totto:n J'ant lioons. in prire? rnimr Iro'n to$t.75. Ve-t IniTn m. THE UlilFNr AMI HKV i'i '"K OF PANT AUiWS J- Til K C1TV. Hit ft .-..!.. fl.'ftnn.I Sl.CT.: St!T Wool rtafm. ioo 1 foic-.-.i iw si.irt- r.t r.s-.: Trunk ami Valises in ihe City. the trvth or tha aJ-ore a!"jrtion It re'atlou to oar of V. B. R. Pc.T'-.?'r her.ot. Street, - - ALTOONA, PA. rtooV an-.l i-r:? we dfy com; ctiticn. CAN COMPARE WITH OUU'S, suit to ca!i and iiii.cft the k-xx!-' t the Pontofllee, Altoonet, Pa. WOLF, Irrietor. n it 1 1 rrnnr U ll nil j1 I ll .1 i I '1 1 Pant fr.m 75 cenH : Ir..s Shirts Irom 75 cent would )i uar- girl OLGli- - i inr i re : i r i r- r' -""-m. -il ! n i- l .... . v .: , Irt- r- . i. r : . i '. ic ' : il ). v ' -t , ... r-,...-,0t t. jPIANOS and OEGAN i Ilaylns recently aeeeptett the Cewernl addition to our o d territory), with headqnarttra and j URGE STORE ROOM IT !40i IN CHARGE OF MR. And toeing dealron) of extending otir ebrated and Ever intrndnced to a mnaio-lovine pnllie, we respeetfully invite all w lio are desirons of of ri rui.it kii to ;ivr. i s a ai.i.. WE SELL NO PIANO OR ORGAN THAT WE CAXXOT FULLY WARRANT, AND BEING THE OUR PRICES ARE THE LOWEST. Oitr House teas csfnbHsheil it' in 1'lttsbnrnlt , tvhfte ire trill con tinue at A'o. 7 if I'i'lh Avenue. Instruments Sold on Small Monthly Payments. SzVTlSPA CTIOX GCARAXTBB. Haines Brothers. WEBER. i NEWTON & CO. 1404 Eleventh Avenue, Alloona, Pa. -rjr MELLOR & 79 Fifth Avenue, ?.27.J Grraxicl Opeiiing or CLOTHING! CLOTHING-! - HATS AND CAPS! HATS AND CAPS! f ' rlin-niisli's: Groocls, fec, a, ' ' ' For Gents, Youths PRICE M lW T-Tlie ahoif iooda are entirely no-w and Knnranteed the finest, heat and clicapcat in the city . all and examine. - S. 15. CORX & CO., jr 1307 Eleventh A ten ne, A f, TO n XA , PA GEiS, FOSTER&QUINN, ! m & 115 CUNTOX STREET, JOHNSTOWN, PA., -ALWAYS I .n rfst nnd Clieniest Stoclt of Dry MiTcl Dress Groocls, NOTIONS, MILLINERY, CARPETS, ETC., to be found in Caiiil-ria or .Vijoiriup count ifs. :-rTFf.rt'.-t not the street ami numbers and fail not to call, buy and be liaijiy. O-EO. "W. Y" CASH JKALl-Wl HEATING and COOKING- STOVES and maxi ,r.CTUi:i;i or- TIN ami SHEET-IRON WARE," 1 lO'-J l-:n!vpnh Ave., Alloona, Ij-fHEU'm TI.A T. I TFIK ITT. Rooflnu, NpontinK and Kepairlnr of all kind pronsptly anil salisffif-torilj- attended to. 10-24.';y. tf. McNEVIN & YEACER, -HCAXrFACTI REHS Oi" Tin, Ccpper and Bbset-Irca WARE, ASD PKALEKS is COOKING & HEATING STOVES, RAXUTA, ri'RXAC ES, e., 110S rievfiilit Avenue, . Altoonn, I'a. Oaf lar Wet cf Cpra Houf. liOOFIXO AM) Sl'Ol TIXO rnovrTLY ATifSDEa to. EFT A IRS FOR STOTFS fOXSTATLV OX IIA1. Altoona. rt. 10, TTO.-tf. A Larpe and Ur;an Stock of iMItUXBRY GOODS I AND NOTIONS OF ALL KIND, : Jnat received and epened for the In j npection ot I lie Eadies of Ebcnsbtirtj anrl Vicinity, AT MISS M. E. DAVIS EMPORIUM OF FASHION, In K. JT. llnmphreyr'a Rnildtngr, JELIAX STREET, ERENSIUIRG. i-Tl:- ladle-' fire resi.prtfiillv invitnl tocall nnd I rxanti ne irMoils and ( ri-r. whi.-h cannot be rx-e!ied fr heitaty, variety ami c liewj.ntr... ll-7.-;m. ST A V SI I K V.V. 'anie to t lie rrn? Ie ol the nl'eriner. Jit t'lejrtseM township, i about t ha t4V.t -( O't'ib-.-r InM. nne ewe ami two latih". 'I insfMre l:a. t lie.? .-.fl rtit ear and a notch I in the i-tberf one latnl ha piee o!T one ear. nnd t the othiv I.-tmh ha horn?. Th owner r..q".ted i to come forward, prove property, pay eharsjes end j take thrui away: lailhitr in whirl;, they w ill b din I lio."-! ot ut-ar-iinit to law. WJI. BAD l.R. ' f Ipardeld Twp., Deo. 13. 18T9 -3t. I Aprenry for Central Pennayvanla (tn ELETEXTU AVE. JLT00X1. GEORGE W. COOD, i already immense sales) of the moat eel- j moat dralrable pnrefaasins; a Instrument PALACE. llll '- , 1 bTLKLINu. IIUilLlO irflason&.Hamlin. good, HEN RICKS, Pittsburgh, Pa. X Boys and Children. DtU IN Jilt CASES ! 1IAVF. TI1F.- D53 - A.C3 - DB3i, IN' AI.I. 1CIN1 !' Al'DITOH'S XOTTCK ! Havhiff been ap)iiiitil Auditor by the Orphans' t'o'trt ot "uinKria rounty to report Uistril nnon ol the n-n-rey in the hands of .lohn Hnek, Ad:ninis trator. See., ol I'efer K.-rtmm. deoeaf-l. shdwn y hi timt and partial account, notice is herebr Ki'ven to all part'e interested that 1 will attend to the duties ol "aid appointment, at rcy oth -e in K! ensbursr. on Monday. January icth. ct t o'clock in the afternoon, when and where they niut attend, or ha debarred from cominsr in on said lun-.l. ?E. W. OAT.MAN, Auditor. Kbcnsbur. D.re. l.i, isry.-et. 1 A I'DITO'I-S NOTICE ! If rivinr? ! - bcn ajipoiiited Auditor by the Orphan ' i t'oart of t'nmbria county to reort distribution of J the money in the hands ol Sylvester Hyrne. Kxee . utorof the last will and testament of .Tames Byrne. 1 deecased. as shown by his third partt-il aee!uot. j retire is hereby viven that I r.-ill attend to the du . tic of said apjoir!tmert. at m y OiHeC in .;;,rnsbnr. on Tttesdaq. January l.tth. JStin. at i o'clock in the af ternoon, when and where they must attend, or be liebarr-.-d from coining in on said fund. tKO. V. 1 1 ATM AN", Auditor. Kcnshurar. IH-c. 19. lS7M.-.1t. Jr I'lTTSUrUGII, I'A. ! Kx.-lnsivelv devoted to the praetioal education of "yonr.x and middle aired men for active business j I life. School always in session. Students can en- i ! tr at anv lime. Send lor circular. i s-a-:m. J. SMITH. A. M.. Trincipa!. "17 OR SAT.K OH REN'T. I off-r fr JL palo or rent my KA KM, located near Portaire. Cambria county. On the Farm i a e-.od House and a pood llarn, with pood Water-power. The Varm eontelna loo acres, under fence, nnd Iseitnnte j alon the line ol the Mur.ster :;nd V.'iltnorc road. I For tenns. apply to the undcrsipned. at X'ortarre , at anv t.nie. or at I.Vensbai dunnirthe "TWeinber i session of Court. JOSKl'H 1TKU Nov. 21, 175. T7LECTIOX OF DIRECTORS. Xo- I J tire is hereby tr'ven that the annual election j of lMrectorsof the Trotc-Hon. Mutual Kire lnur. I anee Company of Cambria County will be h-ld at i their office in libensbur, on Monday. January It ! J.'yJ, between the hours of 10 a. w. and t r. t. T. W. KICK, Secretary. ! l"benrburd, Uec. 12. l?7.-lu . v'777 ' T'"" erpenses to Air'nts. Ontfitree. C I I I Addro. 1'. O. VlcurBT, Aiifrusta, Maine. ! CHRISTMAS AT MUD FLAT. BY J.EAXDER P. RICHARDSOX. j She bad been in camp four days. ( Where she cauie from, why she came, or who she was, no one could tell. Hut she was in camp, and had come to stay there was no doubt. She was quiet. modest and simply clad three qualities which commended her to the residents! of Mud Flat as a change from the ordi- J nary run of females who from time to j time invaded the precincts of that class- ic settlement. j Nor were these the only points which j had been noted by the boys. As Andy ; McCorkle had gailantly banded berfroiu the lower step of his mud -bespattered coach to the portico of the hotel every body saw that she ciunp; convulsively to the little child whose arms were twined j aliout her neck. They observed, also, j that her features were pale and bloodless , to an extent that was almost pitiful, j Iy that delicate intuition which some- j times exists nnde.r the roughest exter- j iors, the sturdy miners of Mud Flat un- ! del stood that the strange lady was snf- j ferinp- from mental as well as physical j illness. Their sympathy was aroused in ) her behalf from that instant, and every ; man in the place immediately const itu-i led himself her champion and friend. j A day later, when fche had rented a cabin near the outskirts Jof town with- ; out disclosing to any one her intentions ; for the tuturet.r t lie story of ti e past, ; their interest was increased, and they lx gan to show their friendship in riil stantiol ways. A great heap of lire- j wood was mysteriously deposited with- ; in easy reach the tirst night. ags of '; lour, quantities of coffee and sugar a : whole ham, and a quarter of fresh veni- j son likewise made t lu re appearance from ! some unexplained source the third morn- i ing. J.iUle was seen of tne recipient of . these treasures, however. She hud only ( been on tne srre;r. once, ami men only to purchase t few Jnecefsary articles' i pon mat occasion Hie niei me reveren tial gaze of ii score of loungers, and tur ned her head 'awav, pretending not to ; see, when the jovial Bill Carter smug- i gled a huge package of candy into the child's capacious pocket. JJut aside ; from that she had remained hidden . from view, and the miners knew as , little altout her on the fourth day .as they j had an the first. j The 2:!d of December was unusually cold, even for that locality. As the fro- j zon moon came up over a distant crag, ; cutting with chilly hands the dusky j gloom, one might have fancied that he had Mi'Muily bcn transplanted into the Arctic region. The ground was cover- : cd with a thin layer of snow, which glistened likt; burnished silver in the pale light. Here and there along the i sides ol the gulch giant pint s. standing ; like "hostly sentinels, threw spectral ; shallows acrfs the hite expanse. The roar of l'otato creek, wrapped in the 1 icy arms of winter, was suldiied to a i tiny, nmffli-il trickling. And the wind. : gently sirhinc throiigh th' passes, played ' Eolian mi k.dies among the needles of ; pine and ta?s"!s of heriihx'k. In the main apartment of the M:.gno- i lia saloon, a party of the boys were sit ting around a table, upon which steam ed a large lovl, emitting a fragrant : and aromatic odor. ! "Whoever she rnought 1e," observed a tall nml rather angular personage known to his companions as Iong Tom 1 Rollins "-.vhtx'ver she niought lie. she's alone, barrin' thet kitl, and unprotected ' U-sidcs. Slie"s sickly, too, and ortcr hev a doctor. This ain't no sort of a place for a a inverlid," he concluded, : hesitatingly, removing his heavy lioot from the table, ami helping himself to a ! liberal allowance of the punch. Then, after a pause, he continued, l'I wonder' what ails the critter, anyhow ' "A man's at the bottom of it, gentle-! men, yen hear vne,?' observed Judge . (iashwihier from the other side of the ' table, nodding conviction at each of his ! hearers in turn. "Take my word for it ' there's a man in it, as ther fillers is in any deviltry as robs some jioor woman's ; cheek of its bloom ami her eve of its i light." The Judge was eloquent at all times. ; Rut when his round pate glistened from . the effects of good punch and his theme was wom.'.n. he was thought by the men ' of Mud Flat to have few equals. There- ' fore the little party seated around the table was considerably startled wh-n, j just as their favorite orator had thrust his right hand into his breast as a pre- j paratorv gesture h ading to a more ex- ; tended tribute to the sex. Long Tom i Roliins leaned forward and exc-Iaimed : "See here, old man. How do iftt ' know all Ibis ?"' For a moment everybody wa aghast. ; Whether they were astonished at the suddenness of the interruption, or at the ; half-savagetoneof the speaker, orwheth- j er it occurred to them that the Judge j might possibly have so far over-stepped the liounds of prudence as to have at tempted "pumpng"' the interesting straneer. mav never le known. jut it is certain that they were astounded into j silence. Even Judge Gashwilder was j observed to lose his usual presence of ! mind. For an instant his naturally se rene countenance wore an expression ! which in another would have been mis- taken for guilt. If the confidence which , the others had always placed in him was a trille shaken at that instant, it was i quickly restored when, after a moment's hesitation. Die old gentleman explained ' his jieeuliar position. "You see, gentlemen,"' he said, grad- ' ually resuming the attitude from which ! he had leen surprised by the abrupt ' speech alove quoted, "I was prowlin' round her cabin last night, when all of i a sudding I heercd voices inside. The ; door was open a leetle bit, and by stand- j in' where 1 was I couldn't miss a syl- J larbul. I will here explain,'' he contin- i ned, thiustiiig his red bandana handliei- j chief into his breast, .is was his wont I when speaking publicly, "that I was j there for (he imnx.se of f'nr!i!i out. if possible, whether the pal was in recti cf j anything that I could help her to." j " Inch accounts.' observed a bystan der "for that chicking which w is hung up alongside the door when I came by this mornin'." "I hef red her talkin' with the kid." continued Judge (-Jash wilder, not notic ing the interruption, "anil I couldn't helplissennen. As near as I could make out, the talk was like this : " 'When shall we see papa V " 'Heaven knows, my baby. We have sought him long, and when God is ready He will restore hirn to us.' " 'Is Crismas mmin' soon, mamma ?' "Yes, baby, darling. ut there won't be no presents for my little one this time. We are away from home and poor. But when we find papa we wiil go where there are lots of pretty things and then baby shall have plenty, ' " Here the Judge leaned forward and i whispered in a mysterious voice, telling his companions that he had heard thi mother repeat to the child the sad story of how her father had goue West four years ago to seek his fortune ; bow for two years his letters, containi ng money for her support, had come like rays of sunshine through the clouds ; how they had suddenly stopped, and no answers were received to her agonized api-als ; how for two more years she had suppos ed him dead ; how, at last, the Postmas ter in the little village where she lived hail, upon his dying-bed, confessed to having stolen the letters from her hus band, so as to get the money they con tained, and suppressed her missives to him, for fear of discovery ; and how she hal started out with her little one to lind her lost husband, who had been last heard from in Mud Flat. All this the Judge told to the few friends he could trust, shaking in a whisjier. lest the precious secret should be passed to others in the room. "And now," lie added, resuming his rhetorical attitude and voice, "I axes you as'genileinan aad representatives of Mud Flat chivairy, shall this gal and her kid, being too poor to have a Christ mas of her own shall they go without it. or not V Remember, gentlemen, that kid is the tirst one as ever came into this piaee, and p'raps she's our luck. Let us nnrtur her, my friends, and let us show her mother thet we ain't so lost in virtoo an' principle as not to appreciate it when we hev a good woman and a in nercent kid among us. Left us give 'em a Christmas. I will now perceed to head the subscription." So saying the gallant old man moved the punch lowlto one side, and emptied the contents of his breeches picket un the table. Others followed suit, and when the last contribution there goodly sum 'Now, gentlemen got to take the money, ride to Denver, and the pile contained a i i:lst wl'en. s,ie ws tenderly assisted up, just lhej, young Mrs." B. returned. spend it for cm. Who shall it be?" , . 1 l'iat jou aie, as me lauies a, loving daughter than a wife vet she aj- iei me i " . your .iLjeiu, lesiiuuueu a ! - c - - - - : p.'areu more sereneiv nappy man deep bass voice. ! Purposely did not tell you lliat I have : woman I remember to Lave "seen. ut i 1 - ' nvinT to k'liAW tt'h:n a tlitu inrins I ! . i . 1 iru nor t lev saw a trill stranwr muiuris-iii-iitn, oeeause i always Tin th,rr i from if i.tM.iin. standing near by. who had just entered 1 u' ,se Ulfc ;ntct produced by my , j nave charged all the names. xd B. in time to hear the judged call for con- ' household on other jieople. "i ou, for has lietn dead r,,,, veara . lue wiU ht tributions. One or two in the room i instance, live so differently, all atone, left was as just and inanly as his ctLcr recognized him as a miner who had come 1 how do we appear to you r-" ' acts. in Irom the diggings that afternoon,! "Harmonious and happy ; but 1 have -- having found it too cold to work longer i s? " jou toyelher only a very short : A Rich Man ox Rinirs. The ful in the mountains. i ,ini(. 1;:U 1S -vour everyday experi- : lowing story is told of Jacob Ridgew.-.v, Thev were inclined to resent the in- t'"4c' . a wealthy citizeu of Philadelphia, who tcrlereiice of an outsider, and probablv 'Much the same, esjieciauy smce my i died many years ago. leaving a fortune would not have heeded his request had d";llr wlf.c eam" mto our 1'ousehold. I f nve or six million dollars: he not spoken a second time. Drawing , ;V u V'1 la,e9 wheu arrived " ..Mr. r.iJgvw av," said a vcuog man with near the table, he said: . 1,1,1 w.itre did you get them all ; , wm,ni the miiliof.nire was conversing, vou "Gentleman, I was once a married ! tnf v t'f-ot all belong to you ."' arc more to be envied tlian anv pentieinia I ...ji. nivtiiif i.nt mi- ifo c.inX i,ioc i,er i " i c. everv oi:e of them. I have know." U .!e:w! For l lie love T bear her mem- ory, for the affection I have toward the remembrance of my little one buried with her, I ask you to let me nid in this mat ter.' The sadness in his voice and face was so sincere, and the utility of send ing a man who nail wen mar. ana knowed what wimmen folks would lik ,.- presented itself so favorably to the min ers that with but little hesitation they allowed him to do as he w ished. In an hour he was gone, and the set tlement was lost in speculation as to what he would bring back tor the strange lady and her child. The morning of Dec. '2't dawned crisp and cold. The fresh, biting air of the mountains raced anions the trees right merrily, whisking the snow into little wreaths, and frolicking among the bran ches with real holiday gayety. It was nearly noon when the stranger rode in to camp, loaded with bundles. At the Magnolia he met an eager crowd of mi ners, who, headed by Judge ("ash wilder, were soon u the road to the strange lady's cabin. Arrived there, they felt a sudden hesitation aL-ut entering. It was like intruding upon some sacred ground, and they were almost tempted to deposit their bundles upon the thresh old and tiy. "You lake the stuff," said the Judge to the st ranger, "and go in t uji You've bin familiar with winimen, and know how to handle 'em. We'll wait outside." But the stranger felt the same hesita- t ion P.ihLio li i-i loner ;i use tiep from fe tnir.i.ie societv nvide him bashful. lVr- hat .a fhotort.t of the nieniorv ho re - vered caused him to hold back. Finally the Judge consented to take the lead, and, dotting his hat, Knocked softly. The door was opened by the child, who bade him enter. Beside the fire siit the mother, who rose to meet thern. All passed in but the stranger, who stood outside. "Mann," said the Judge, who some how had lost his usual ease of speech and gesture, "we that is, the citizens of Mud Flat has come to wish you a morry Christmas, and to offer you these few tokings ol our respect an esteem ituviiiT th.wrieiiveredbinise-.f tlieold ..iim, ,i.w.si.oH n.e l.ni. dies on the Sim.i...i. ! " ----- table, and suhkI in-aming se liis comimnions. The eonwilpTfiiv overcome bvthis v, '"H'ii- j .... t -.!.,. 4 . i i:,-: :.u kindness, could not firnl words to reply lo the widow and fatherless. I" She stopiied suddenly and stood with l. i.'..w.i. o.i i.. .nira anrl l i st eo, le, I pccs staring toward the door. The miners turned and beheld the stranger, who, i nn crent tri,io forwnrd and u. rrv expressing the wildest joy, caught the womin in his arms. They stood thus, heart fressed to heart, and lips to li-w for an instant. Then the stranuer turned his eves de- ,-iir f-..,-,i ti.o eeiiio.r "Ti.Mi.k li:i,l " ho min-'tnured centlv. wi.0 ,.-;ro t '1....1 c.inn.iu.,1 to iu,ie..i is restored to me." The miners stole softly away, and left a stranger standing thus, with his arms teiulv tvint.i u.xut the woman of his love and the littje chil l clinzin , - . o 3 The i..i,'.,v ooisi.i-. the -n ... ' : ; -. . '. .. : : suoia: wuii ineiiauie sweetness uikui ine . . i i ? . . - i i . . scene; a blnejav screamed his delight from a neighWir.g tree, and the wind piaved a jov ful tune among the rocks. Christmas had come to Mud Flat. Thf "Flving Dutchman" is the name given by sailors to a spectral ship imag ined to cruise in storms off the. Cape of Good Hope under full sail, when all honest vessels are fain to try bare lwiles. What the fact was from which this strange fancy had Ieen distilled is a mat ter of dispute; but out of some actual incident it has probably grown and w hen the dark scud comesdriving hard, and lowered is every topsail yard, and canvas, wove in earthly looms, no more to brave the Htonn presumes, then 'mid thu war of se and sky, top and topgal lant hoisted high, full spread and crowd ed every sail, the demon fricSto braves the ga-Ie." i for a moment. Then, in a broken voice i " , uu '!loul,er , a"a , m 17 ' V Mj:,nu 8 ; I. ,.s, Vu r Wor,u re ,",n1 "This is a glad moment of tny sorrow- '. t r. fill hie. l ou are good, kind men, and l"nlT '"," S"P Suite, hemonlmce. Jalap' and Havana. I know (Jod will repay your generosii; i A .Utl ri).i'e the same proposition , c-in ,.,.fo;3 al,, i,M.,.acu.inlia. HIS FIVE J10THER5-I.VLAYV. A REAL TRI E STORY. Most husbands and wives, if we may credit all they say, rind it difficult to live in the same house with a mother-in-law, but 'Old Sol 11 , (as he was commonly called,) of Boston, dwelt in peace and comfort for several years with five ladies bearing that relation to hiin. When I first knew that old gentleman he appeared to be about fifty, but was in reality about sixty-eight, and had a charming wife who was then twenty six, and two lovely children, a boy and a girl ; one seven, the other five. His children by his first wife were all mar ried, and some of his grandchildren were also married, and themselves had children older than Mr. B 's two youngest. On the first day of my visit at his pleasant home, not many miles from Boston, as I took my place at the dinner table with Mrs. B , I was surprised to see five old ladies come into the room together and to be introduced to each of them in succession as follows : "My own mother, Mrs. B , senior; my next mother, Mrs. Henry; my third inother, Mrs James; my fourth moth er, Mrs. Williams: mv fifth mother, Mrs. John." "Mrs. B , senior, who seemed the youngest of the old ladies, laughed aloud at my look of consternation a melodious laugh for one of her years and everv one tmiled but Mr. , who invoked the blessing with his usual air and led the table-talk on in different topics. That evening in the parlor young Mrs B gave us some music, ami me o;u lacues re-urea eariy, one ai- ment : i four luoihc-rs-in-law, and as mv own moinc-r is mv w iie s niotii' r-m-iaw, oi course that makes live mothers-in-law, in our house. Xow, as my wife is just going to her little one's nursery, I will lell you about my old ladies. "When I miaried my tirst wiie her mother, who was a w idow, came to live ! with us. She was a good creature, and had seen pretty hard times, having sup liorled herself by school teaching and sewing for sever.d y ;-ai s, jilid she seemed to greatly enjoy uu comi'onabk- home I was always a thriving n an of busi ness. So one day I said to in r, 'Xow, mother, there is in r-.-ason why you shouldn't make vour home w ith us i I - ways while you live; you can bring ! 5"r own furniture if yot choose, or vou need not ; the room vou now occu- ;..! .. 11 n. , ..'l.. .... sides what my v. ife may do I will give you fifty dol.ars a year lor clothes (that was an ample sum for a woman to have all to herself in those times.) You can , teach if you wish to, or do anything else to earn money if you wish to; you will always be welcome to our table and parlor, or, if you prefer, you can cook for yourself in your own room. Only one thing I will exact in return you must nevei make any mischlet nor quar rel with anybody in my house about anything. And if sometimes you are disj .leased you must go to your room 1 and pout it out alone, and only jo';:; us ' igain when you feci pleasant. For I , won't be worried, and lea-t of all will 1 have my wile worried bv anvlioJv. ' Now. mother, what do yen say ' "She only said, "You are a good man Solomon B- and the Almighty will 1 reward you. ind I thank vou from mv heart. I will do my part." I "So I never had any trouble w ith her. i We all lived together twenty years. , and then my wife had an p.Uack of pneumonia and died and soon after , that my own inother was left a widow ; and came to live with me. My mother ! is only sixteen years older than I am, I and lieing so lively and smart she seem- cd quite lite a younger sister to mother Henry, and they got on easily together. ! But after awhile, when the children ! were an about grown, I got so lonesome , thai I coaxed a real nice sensible la ly.of man had placed his I l auumei, tue own mumer pom", ; i;fe iias g,Ven me so manr blessings 1" is airs i.yner son uu his return .Mr. nnJ though I observed through the . some one of US has , J saia lo WllU a Sinue Ol amuse- I eveninu that her manner toward brr ! Hm-r. I 1 . 1 t . 1 seren Iv on al' l'hiladelphia, not handsome, but just as str in-re 1 1 iv' i K-oi as gold, to marry me. I told her at range iaviy,i" e. . j his unexpected j a about my oid ladies and found that j " - "-, i lo ,,er oiu lauies mac i i.ati nia-ie to my iiij- a t t i i i mother-in-law, and they both agreed. i Then I wen t home and bu il t an add it ion ; to mv house and soon brought mv sec ond wife and mother there. We 1 ad ' ''oe occasional jiouting at first, but I I alwatv held two iunts without j iclding j -1, was the master in my own house j aml v'ou'11 "t'Vf'r let anyboily worry my ; J'"- Iuy soon my lore- n-i Earned to travel smoothly together. r 1 u 'liorw ifl .,t V. "All, tiic I I looked forward 1 P" old age With that dear ! t wo years she was killed in a railway on the train accident. I was with her on the train !iI"' s badly hurt, lying for weeks in a st"te of iincoiicioiisness. " .. "-coereti. my uear wur s prac ab 1 rtien- I fflt so bad and my health was ttAiip 1 lint T AA rtdti port far u'Anvtn again until all my children were mar- i ril r..l I :.. left nlotie with mv four ; , ' ,. . ohl ':.il ie i oiu ,auies ! "H'fn 1 ruet a pretty Iitth widow, who was 'so sorry- f. ! wrote iKietrv and l'amted p ttle romantic or ine : She icturesand was dying all the while of consumption j -u .ou.bc ... ; ' - as she had a struggle to take care of - i herself and her husband's mother. I that scourge of our c tv ; and I tho t , I . I . i. c i would smooth her passage to the grave. "So I married her and her mother I mean well, vou know what I mean. ; turned in to the company, wtli h:s cM".. 1 treated her Wther-in-liiw just s 1 tJ(tZ: did the other old l i lies, and that wi.e f(,r vt rai v,.,irSi ,Nas ,,,-v, r cl it.icd. and lived seven years after all. I made her . tinallv wa given to the conductor by the so h:mnv that she adored tne. and we com nan v. The on'.v cxnlan;-:iiii was that. had the sweetest babv you ecr saw Oh, wh it a lively creature that i:.;i r,i,(fii ,imiiiol,..ilY iio.., was-a l.tik angel . She hied oul 1 1 . 1 years, an. I then faded away. J.;. have several beautiful pictures of her, i painted by her mother. "And did you have ro Iron "Xot while her daughter-in-law lived ; she was always taking care of the sick child and grandchild. But when Em ma was gone and all set-rued quiet again, theold lady wanted to marry me." "What ! Emma's mother-in-law ?" "Yes. She was a handsome woman still, and she knew it ; about my age, and no relation whatever; so he set her cap for tne." "And that made a commotion in the house V" "Well, yes. Yes, it did. I never knew my mother to get into r real rage till then. She was mad I She told me to get right off and cet a young wife the youncer the better! Then 1 got mad ! I stormed away at all my old la dies together, threatened to break up house-keeping and turn them out upon the world, away from the pleasant home which they had enjoyed so long that they really Ixdieved to be theirs. "Finally, I declared I world leave them in it, to right like Kilkenny cats, while I would live at a hotel in the city. And I kept my word. I li .cd at one hotel after another, but always went home on Saturday night to go to church the nt xt morning as usual, and take my old ladies for a drive in the afternoon as usual, so that the neignbois should not be gossiping about us. "How good they were to me then. They lived together like a nest of kit tens. But my mother assured me that peace would not last long if I lived at borne without a wife ; so when I met a pretty little orphan girl who had not a relative in the world l told her all about my affairs, and the sweet creature with tears of pity in her eyes consented to marry me and be gxxl to my old ladies. j And she has kept her wordboth in let : ter and spirit, and I am thankful that husband was more that of a beloved and 1 liaf i "Why so ?'" responded Mr. Ridgewaj-. i am nut aware of any cause for width I should by particularly emied,' ! ""What, sir!" exclaimed the young rinn In ntonishnie nt. Why. you are a mini. mair! Think of the thousands your income brings vou everv month '." ! " "Well,'w!iat of that?" replied Mr. Ridge 1 way. "All 1 get cut of it i my iotuals and doilies, and I can't rnt move tiiaii one man's : allowimre or wear more than one suit at a i time, l'ray, can't you do r.s much "Ah, but"," Miid the youth, "think of the hundreds of fine hour's you owe, and tt rents they bring you'." i "What Letter aim I off for that?" replied : the rich man. "1 tan only Jive in one hou-e at a time; as for the money I receive for rents, why I can t eat or wear it ; I can only use it to buy other Ihhiscs for other j-eople to live in ; they are the beneficiaries, not , "X1 '1 Jun.iture. and ' co?"' pictures, and fine carriages and horses : in fact, anything vou deire."" "And after I have bought them," respond ed Mr. Ridgeway, "what then'.' 1 can only look p.t the luriiiture and pictures, and tb poorest man who is not blind can do the same. 1 can ride m easier in a fine carriage than you tan in an omnibus for five cents, without the trouble of attending to drivers, footmen and hostlers; and as to anything "I desire,' 1 ran tell ju, young man, that the less we desire in this world the happiej we shall le. All n.y wealth cannot buy nie a single day more ot lite cammi buy hack, my youth cannot purchase exemption fruin sickness and pain cannot procure me power to keep afar inT the hour ol !cath ; and then what wiil all avail when in a few short years ht most, I lie down in thu grave and leave it al! forever ? Young man, you have uo cause to envv inc." WortD.s that Some Gom Srr.LT.r.RS Miss. The follow ing i-;an orthographi cal test for teachers, pupils, or other icrsons : Stand up, ye teachers no and spell, Spell phcnaki-t'c-irnpe and knell ; Or take some simple word, as chillv, Or giiager, or the" garden lily. To s;h'1I Mich word-, a syllogism. And htchrymous and syc'Tonism, And peiitatcuch and sticcharine, Apocrypha and celandine, Lactiferous and cecity .lejune nnd horriinpathy. Paralysis an. I Chloroform, khinoccro. anil pachyderm. Metempsychosis, gherkin, hssque., Is crrtniiiiy tin easy task. Kaleidoscope and Tennessee, Kamtchatka and dispensary. ltipiui rotig ana prysip-ia. And etiquette and sassafras, , l"VA!'' ptyalim. AI'cia hv ar.d riienmatisr , And.ataclysm ami l"' leader. i il"-" ' ........... , : Twelfth, eighteenth, rendezvous, intriguer. i in i ii i I'ii rti:ti 1 1 a iiiiu ni. An,j jppahaniiock. SLeimudoah. : And Schuylkill and a thoiand men-, Are words that some gsm.l speller, miss In Dictionary lands like this. Nor need one think himsi !f a scrojle If some of these his efT-irts foil. NVir dei in liiinse'f undone forever To miss the name of either river The Dnciper, Seine, or Guadalquivir. A Crniors Story AimrT a Bill. 1 Strange exieriences sometimes overtake railroad conductors. The following is i the substance of a storv in the Spring- I ,ie,J "'l''"' uc,u "W,'""" u1v...Bti.Crii-J..s... ,.i. i i i: .. i.:,.i. : - i. . , ,17 f mt'l ; up fnrcs, a man wit Miiiiorn Kaiirovl was taknijj 1 1 wit Vi nut i 1 L-o t rv'T -"rti I liim j n yir,rt u, Mt iJc as ctuKhators arc apt to ; do, took it aloni, .ayinir he would on r- f t urn wit Vi tli rlinnof Thi ntirniK' nf t liHSft ' delays is to make a quiet study of the ; bill in i .WBCa)re car. ami see u u is a.i rig in. When he reached the baggage .car w ith tha bill, Mr. McKinni v foun.1 w hat be ha I taken to be f P"H1 was a bill for f t.0. lie returned . to the passenger ami foned thnt he had i shiftini liis seat. Tel!inghim thf re vas a ; nnstake, that t!ie bill was for f i,fHo, l.e wa -'" " -" " i ". I whole arrangement. He knew nothing of it. whoie arrangement. He knew no! j an1 in!tUte,)t BTM Wassutq..rtHl , j testimony, thai he had a ticket, a V a friend' and that it ! had brii taken up. Finally Mi. Mi-Kiam-v I wen oft wi'.ii the hill, which the n. t o.;y he ! (aim bak burgh-rs were mi ihe tr.sin: t.i ij "? of thein rvcly- V"U";Z .bill, and thnt it was decided safer M . , j.10l)(,tnan t.,ri.-nvingarrestM. l'n.., the thought h kn.-w of the bursary. ni ine (ruin ; liiik ng 0" A skw spafek reporter tsars that one of the 'n.lVs at the h.te. I :.'l ' V v-" '; ' ;
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