Advcrl iiint; 1J at nit-.
The lars-e m l relia'.lc rircuii-.t' of the Caw
nt:iA KRKLWtN commend it t'lthilRrnrinlefon.
federation o( mlvfrtSr. wh..e (urors will be
scrtcd at the following h.w rates :
1 inch. 8 tiroes 1 5
in!H"!iol Wffhly nl
jglMlXSUVEG, Cambria Co., ro..
i:v 1 1. a. Mri'iKi:.
VT- - 'WV V f.
3 month
f months
1 year
ii.onths
1 yexr
ft tnont hs
.. 2 bO
. . Ci 10
.. t."0
. . on
.. 1".0
.. S.'K)
. . VI "0
. . lu.oO
.. V'"0
. . hi
.. 4'"0
.. 7.
guaranteed Circulation - l.OGS.
sriwrniPTios rati.
I tor
coi n 6 inonths..
i , rP,,T. one year, on-h in advance- t'."0
.i " jf riot p'd w-ithin ('. nios. 2.00
2 .. " if not p'd within year.. -.-'
-T, r, .rsnno residinc- outside thf county
j,",,nt, Mitlonal per year will be charged to
F?V. 'no'-vent will the above term? be do
rif fr":n. an i tho-o who d-n't consult their
T5., nter. -is i'V pjvlmr it'- advance must not
lt, V?t I e'aee d on tiu-sam-- lootin. as those
,',1, I .ft this fad lie distinctly understood
hf7"ii'r before yon Mop it, if
it vol, most. N..n but seala-vac. do oth
"r ' U ,n t bo a -.c:i m-vh z -!H. - 3 too short.
" o rn'tnt hs
i j-rar "
1 " C months
1 I year
Admfn is: rt..r's and Eiccutor s N et i-e . .
-1 tr
Auditor" Niticcs a oo
Stray and similar t.li--es l.So
Hu'-inec. item t -l inerr ,n l c per 1 :&c : each
subsequent insertion be. J-cr line.
"" h'ro1nton Qr rocrrr tnn rtf cri f .- f.orat ! on
or sncirt ti. end n m ti v r: tt at t 'n tit mnrS ta ir' rftf-n.
tton to any matter o iirnitni or intl:riiual mttrrft,
mtt't ttc -f!i(t Jor es arfvc-ii$rm n.
Jon I'BiKTixoof 'I k:.nd ncnt !v irnd rxj.M:tI
ousl-executed Bl lyest pru-e. l..n-i vtu.fvritet
it.
M. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher.
"HE is a freeman whom the truth makes free, and all are slaves beside.
SI.50 and postage per year, in advance.
VOLUME XY.
E HENS BURG, PA.. FRIDAY, MAY 13, 1SS1.
NUMBER 17.
THE CAMBRIA FREEMAN
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till II KK AAA
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Gi:0. HUNTLEY
J HAS NOW (IX II AND THE
RCtEST, BEST s most varied
sto(;k oi'
Stovow, Tinwni'c,
in'id HOI SKTl i;.iSII!N( ssssss
II- r S
O (Mil II) OIti Ulililil) SSSSSS
O M(5 ( nl) HI' I) S
OQiIU (it)MD IKiDO IiDMID SSSSSS
ko., fci.. t!;:it ran Le f itind in nny one establish
mrnti n K'-nn-vl1. .m':i. His stuck cunpriscs
llll FAr.ir?. AND ESillM SI3VES,
t Viirioiis st Ics and patterns;
Unilcloiv-.'' IIjvi'l"vnio
I cf every dcsiTij-timi and of best ipiality ;
CARPENTERS' TOOLS!
Of H kind and the bn-t ir. t lie market. AH'j, a
l.irifc stK-k of
TA 1 LE A NO 1 DC K HT C U T LKIi Y.
C-lsw!iro. llnrrii'Hurr. VI I vc r-I'l nf oI
Mire. liind illow Ware. Wall I'ji
p. I rmlki in I :tl is-i. lie vol irr. An
vil. I-h. Unrip .S !. ISiir Iron. Kill I
KMl. Ilnrse .iilli. nrrlaare ISolt. Ill v
Ml. Mill nw i. briniliiiiiK'n. MerlMiov.
el Flow "1 on lli. Ilottil Sruoi;
MoTvinn Machines, Horse Hay Rakes,
JIoro ll.-i.v l'orbi, Hope nml I'iiIIcts.
l'.irn ti II I alort. and a Mil line.. I llnrv
mttiin Inols. Alo. a laru a.-; .rti:ient ol
Tattle, noor find Stair Oil Cloths,
C'.ii-i i.ti:- Oil (,'lotli.
PAPKt; am. OIK !,( i I'H U IMiCWSIIAIiIMl
lunMIAI'K IIXII 'lil-:s; l.ivr.vi'oi.i. ASH'i't iN
J-VLI . iiie I---L in iiteiri'i lr I-.iirv and Tnl-ie
Use; I-iioti:ii b'X K SAKT. t),e cfieapi-f and
te - .r 4 I. v- St...-k: I.AM I KAsrKK:
VTet: JM' in:-.- I'l MI'S. ..: tho !...?t qmilrtv:
IKKKINS- I'ATKNl SAI KI'V H.MI'S. which
Cinn.t be -p I..-!, d : I lliI.OIKN h V .i ii i.s An
CAK IS: the lar.'e-t sr.x ki i M1T.K CKui'KS ol
aU '. t; es a'.d j and id Mi..'r:r.r ware ever of-f-!
I -.rs'ile in i;i..T,sbiiru': a f ill hi;.-..! TAINT
SHKS ..f the ,,,.-t ,;,..;r:i!.!e .i iln v : WIN-I-l)V.
itl.AS. OIKS. I'AIM'S, TI lil'KNTlNK,
V AJ. Nl -!l K-S. iif.. ti.act'ner w :t!t a larjeand com
p'.)t. -t k o! ch'c-.-e
CROC EKIi:s, TOIiAKO AM) SF.GAKS,
,!! a- th'Hi-.m.l- of :!.t ami nomltnl
ftrtic-I.--. I-i :.; r. thin I hitwn't .t i.r can't
vet at -hrr n'-ti-.t i-1 i' -t wi-rth hiiyiiiir. .ml wh;it I
Si0!--r t'-r -;il m.y a!u;ivs 1l r-li"4 n as kikt
cVAf - i vi".A i n v, win i' t (i'-v will i nvurial-ly le
SOt.I) AT BOTTOM I'KICJl.S!
4& -H iving ha I nearly tiuhty y kails' kxtkri-
TVCi in the- -ale ,.f ir i- in niy line. I am enabled
to fv lv ny eii-toii;er with the very het in the
BiWh-'. O'.ve loo .t lil-i-ral share i.f ymr j.atron
M.en.ai.d l-c e. .r.vinee.! that the b'est is always
tua che:. ;.e-. n nd that it never i s to l-uy an i'n
fr!o art; siaiply 1-ecan.ie tiie pih-e is b.w. as it
H mti in I.- ira'.ie ia.-t that Modi k.mds are always
the tie.ire-t in the cud.
(;f:o. iiuntlev
April II. 17'.'.
Jter.-
rTiniKHFn Fur, TinnTv-Fiirn yfRa.
IIAYi
is
: In nu i cturers,
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL,
OK
AND-
Sheet Iron Wares
AM) DF.ALKKS IN
HIATING, PARLOR and COOKING
ISTOVES,
SHEET 3IETALS,
A N D -
riH-HT.MMIIMI COOHS CEF.i:LLY.
I
i
.1 lliii- in
N5(0PPi:Pi&SI!IET-lllON
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
Kos.27a, 20 an.l 2S2 Washington St.
JOHNSTOWN. PA.
"mcNevin &l yeacerT
I MA5fF OTi'trr? or
er
AMD TEAI.ER IS-
i()KIN(i iv IIKATIXiT STOVES
nwi.ts. n R. A( r..i, .,
EloTenlh Avenue, . Altoona, Ia.
One Poor Weit of Opr r noue.
-'Xd lVl -t t:Iw--T-TX.'l.
I "'' "PTI.Y ATTKNIi: TO.
Ell'Alks rR sTijTFS (05NT.iTI.I O.I II A .ML
jAit.j. n. ti n 1ST9 ,r.
I -N ' - w" i ) i ; i ' i ti ; i : i :.
f.0lS AND STATIONERY.
J u;i':,"-vied l,a jim opened In Carroll
Ja . ' , '"'-I s Te.ielhaum's store, a full
1 .-.-iii'..r.ri. rtl-n. 1'IL
el A-M'IL. cti.MKTH .NFKIKS. kr.
r lie patronage of tiie ,lUi,lc j3 re.-pectfully
'-'.ed. I i n es l,w. '
t JOSEPH. FAKABAITiII.
arrvitown, (let. 8. l-n.-tf.
tT Vy RifiF. rT. the CAMBRIA FKEEMAN.
- i-rjuir, n l . nn. e.
i
I
TIERS
!
!
t
EE AD THIS!
IF A NEW SUIT YOU NEED,
rr WILL PAY YOU) IXBBEH,
This ANNOUNCEMENT to Read!
Hating jnet returned front the r.tisfern Cities, where we bought find
I'AJl) T1I12 CASH for enough
SPRING AND SUMMER CLOTHING,
to stork our FOUJl IjAKGK STOliES, ire are now prepared to fur-
j nisn evert man ana (toy to whom tins comes greeting with
1DE-UP CLOTHING ; GHiTS' FURHISHIHG GOODS
at IsOiriZIi 1IlICr.S than tiny can be bought at any other lionse in
i Jlfair or adjoining counties. In proof of 'which assertion we submit the
following facts:
YVK AUK SKI.I.IMI
A M A ".N ;! SI IT,
lined ti.rouulioiit. lor '2.7.'i
This suit invites anil dclics
all Competition.
WE A KK SKI. KINO
A Man" (innd ltnines Suit
l.r4. iO. Thesa-me kind of
a suit was sold last season
f. r s-.'j.'io.
wk aim: si-: i.i.i no
GOOD SUITS FOR BOYS
Ironi to VI ye:irs old. with hour pants. l..r
U.4o, whi.-h snrpass ar.'thin o: tin' Kind
you ever sasv lor the money.
Y. AKK SKI.I.lMr
MI A-SI.IMllI (lt li-
I'.wis.
lined thronLrhoul, at from
6." cents to il.oo.
VK AKK SKKI.1MI :
Men (oiod (IverallH ;
r.t -o cts. aii.I up, and u I :
ai n o SniHTM lor 4o cents, ;
Sold everywhere lor Tti cts. :
All tlic iiltovc Ixcri ! .olt anl tliny ! o f dollar worth of other ar
ticle cni;illy rlirnji are now in slnok, realy fr inspection lit the
; YOUNG AMERICA
Corner Eleventh Avenue and Eleventh Street,
Opposite Opoi-fi House, AI.TOONA, XV.
J. W. S!l
ii:.i.r.i:s in-
Dry Groocls,
Fancy Goods,
CLOTHING-,
NOTIONS,
GIIOCEIIIES, &c,
CARKOLLTOWX, PA.
NEW GOODS BECEIV'D WEEKLY
ASH ALWAYS Mil l AT THE
VERY LOWEST PRICES.
4- ASH PAID FIS OI STRV PRO
III 4 E n hen ioh re not leireil.
j. iv. shaiI5ah,ii uno.
"arr.dltown. Uar"h 19 issi.-tl.
B. .1. LYNCH,
Mamifaetiirer nml Itonlor In
! HOME AND CITY MADE
FURNITURE !
i mm and mm 2:112,
iLOUiXGES, BEDSTEADS,
j TABLES, CHAIRS,
I Mattresses, &c.
! 100.-) ELEVENTH AVENUE,
I IM worn Hilh ami 1711i Sis.,
j Altoona. IPeim'fi.
H iti7.en of f'atnbri.i county and all others
wishin to purchase lione.-t IT' KM TI I! K. &c.. at
; honest prices are respectfully invited to jrive me a
! call beiore liuyiiur clsewhcro. ns I am confident
: tint I can meet everv want ant' please everv taste.
1 I riees the verv lowest. li. .1. LYNCH,
i Altoona, Aj.ri! 11, lsso.-tl.
Freidhoff'sBlock,
' HIGH Hrrtil3Krr.
CARL RIYINIUS,
Practical WatcMer ana Jeweler,
EBENSBURC, PA.,
HAS alwar? on ha.id a larae. -raricd and ele
rant a-'..rfmont of WATl'HKS, CLICKS,
I K V K I. K Y , S r K; I ALl.r.S, t. tuna.-r..
wi.oOi he niters f..r sale at lower nrices tnan
any other dealer in the county. Persons needing
anything in his line will do weli;to rive hitn a call
nct'ore purchasing elsewhere.
tf-l!rompt attention paid to repairing Clocks.
Watches. Jewelry. e., and satisfaction guaran
teed in both work and price.
TIIK l'KOl'Ll'.'S
SHAVK d E-C."E2S:N2 ma
"THE subscriber has the pleasure of nnnatin-ing
X to the people ol KUensioirg and vicin'ty that
he has opened a hrst-rlass tonsorial establishment
in the building recently occupied by .ludc Lloyd
ns a drn:j store, on 11 mil street . opposite t he Moun
tain House, where he will be g'.a.l to welcome all
who want to be shaved, have their hair cut, or de
sire anv other attentions in his line. -Ladies"
hair and hair combings made intocurls and switch
es when desired. Satisfaction rendered or no
charge iadc. Fic.-ise give me a call.
II. I'. SCH.VLI KK.
F.hrn-burir. March -IT.. ISM.-ly.
i20.00 SAVED! 820.00
f,f- M2O.00 S i K It ny rurrnas-
fii- " i.... . wflflViI M II'UIV
ing A SKW1.MI MACHINE from
the undersigned, whose office is at
lii.i'Miirh Avenue between
tv
hj'ZX b'.'h and 17th sts.. Ai.tooxa. Pa.,
yf V J and who oilers the Editor of the
r(j S?-'T CAHiiiiiA 1 iiEKMAS b reference.
iP 3 .1. MoClliATII.
Altoona.
April i:., 1si.-;r.
MT.. lirCKLKY.
ATTOK IT-AT-llW,
A Lit it N A. PA.
- Office at 110-2 Twelfth street, in same build
ing and immediately in rear ol First Nai l Hank.
Altoona, April '. lsl.-tf.
ry W. DICK, Attorxey-at-Law,
Ebcrsbnrg, Pa. Office In huUdlnar of T.
.1. Lloyd, 'lee'd. hr--t floor.) Centre street. All
manner of leirsl busincs, attended to satisfacto
rily and collections specialty. 1 10-14.-tf. )
r i
Oaweeg. 12a day at h"t:ie easily made. Costly
j i'i ree. Address i'rut 4- Co.". Auuusta, Me.
I-IEED THIS!
WE AUK SKKKINU
A TIiin'R White KK K VIST
tor On cents, which sold last
season, anil was considered
cheap, for l.-.ri.
vi: Alii; SIT.I.INO
NEAT SUITS FOR BOYS,
trom 4 ti s years old. nt 7" cents, which ns-'.ni-li
all who see them : ami ;;o.d A MI.
H ATS lor men and bovsat 4'iiiml ao cents.
: YF AKK SKI.I.IMI
; HOIS' M ITS in 3 'lit is,
; I.f any aire from 4 to H yrs.,
; lor -.oo; considered cheap
: last season at :(.M).
CLOTHING HOUSE
APRIL II, 1881.
3. &d IB.
s i i : c I a I. o i i l ; 1 1 1 n o s
liELLOX BLACK SILKS!
2 lnche i.le, at ftl.I.Tu Jl..-0 anil 81.73.
SILK J)LT.1 11 TMEXT.
Several case New Hho-fc Itroeades. at 1. $1.25 and
up to f-2 7a per yartl.
One special lot Klcyant -J4.inch t foods at 'J.OO per
yard that have sold at .50 per yard.
New itMnch I itnbre Strip Silks for Trimming,.
200 pieces JSlack Silk at 1.0". 1.2ft. Jl.io. fl.TS and
il.w per yard, ol Itonnet Hellon anil (Juinet
ioods less prices than ever sold at.
500 pieces Fancy Silks, at 37". . to f 1 .is) per y.ml.
Strips, 'heeks and f.oni-'jnes.
I.arire lot Black Satin d'Kyons. fl.no. Jl.25, ifl.Ml,
and tiji to Sliest urades.
Satin Marveilii ux and Surahs. I lack and t'olors.
Fine Ulai k Silks, fj.'i'i to H.' tier yard.
Very larire lot and special values in Blank Satins,
Irom Oo. up to rincst irrab'S.
Extraordinary values in T.V, l.o $1.25 and $1.50
the two latter 22-ineh mauls.
lTl:s-; (iooDS.
One ca:e 2?-rc h Silk Striioii Imporrctl Kf-Kxl? at
miifh less th-in value.
All tho new tliiniz-1 in Soft Wih! tuo(1-', from 2V.
to per yard.
Nun'f Veiling?. Alttatr:i-p V"It h.
Jinuif-uii Clicf'k?. Illuminated Reicre?,
1 hrvroTi, Koiile-", r-es,
I-arire assortmnrit of French I'laiils and Strides,
newest coiMlinfttionH and ciennnt designs
for costunie?. onmhination-3, etc.,
J.e. to per yard.
Nw I? yerdre efteet- in Pr.? 'roomls.
100 ieeef fjn h of i and 4rt-1neh Hli k 1'ashinere,
at 7-V and -fl.Oti per ynrd respect: vi'lj-. sur
n if any mial'i ynw retailed, or
hitherto cflered: at these prices.
LADIES' JACKETS AXJ) WJiAPS
ps'uw open : choice Imported f.nr!nentst from hnest
to lowest Krade?. Special values in
choice medium irrade.
Kvery department complete with newest styles
Spnnif Tood.-. Hosiery. (tIovc?, Trim
mini;?, Iaces, Kmhroideries. See.
HOGGS cSc JHJIIL,
US & 120 Federal St., Alleeny, Ta.
I.aco Curtains in fine ipialitie?, at .special low
prii-es : lame lot of Nottlnirhnin I.ace 'urtatns at
SiL.VJ per pair a!out ha II" vji iue clean, fresh iroods;
:i-t ami 4-4 t'heele and Serini t'loths, made to or
der of clean selected cotton, at 5 anil 6i.;c. : I.tncn
Serim t 'lot hs. c. up, and Antiipie Kaces and Swiss
Lappets, lor Curtains. (4-15,"il.-ly.ra.c.)
U. Johnsilon, I. -J. IJvic-K,
L". A. Shoeinakpr, -. W. IJiiolc.
eTOiiiSTSToisr, j
SHOEMAKER & BUCK, '
HONEY RECEIVED ON DEPOSIT, :
PATAni.F.O.V lli:AaI).
INTEREST ALLOWED ON TIME DEPOSITS.!
COLLECTIONS MADE
AT AL'. ACCKSStllLK rOINTS.
DRAFTS on the PRINCIPAL CITIES
RonKht inl Sold, anil ft
GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS
Til ANSA CTF-l).
Accounts JSolicitocl.
A. W. BUCK, Cashier.
Ebensburg, March P. lfsn.-tf.
Etaslmn Fire Insurance Apcy.
rr. "W. DICK,
General Insurance Agent,
EHEXSnCIiG, rA.
Policies written at short notice In the
OLD RELIABLE "ETNA"
And other Ftrt C'ln Coin pan I m,
Ebensburg.oept. Ti, 180.-ly.
Hcst In the world . Lasts longer thnn any other.
Always in trood con d it ion. Cures sores, cuts, Pruis
es and corns. Csu but little more than the imi
tations. Every paekac has t lie trade mark. Ca.ll
lor tho genuine, and ake no other.
A LA BAST I Nli!
For finishing alls and Ceilings. Is the most ya
a.iblc material known. It is far superior to Kalso
mine, and more economical. It is a valuable dis
covery, and its merits anwall finish nrennequal
ed. it is the only natural and durable finish for
Wall. It will "pay you to send for sample card
and testimonials to
MH.ET BROS., 82 Itarling Slip, X. T,
Oly.
8777
A YEAR and expenses to agents
i intnt Free. Address P. O. Vll'K
EKY, Augusta. Maine.
ifiA(v a year to Agents, and expenses. f Outfit
O' ' free. Address h. Su-uin 4-e'o., Augusta. Me.
THE OI.I FARMER'S F.IXGT.
On a irrccn grassy knoll, by the bank of the brook
That so lonK and so often has watered his flock.
The old farmer rests In his lonir and last sleep,
VLilc the waters a low, lapsing lullaby keep.
He has ploughed Lis last furrow, lias reaped his
last grain :
No morn shall awake hiui to labor again.
Y'on tree, that with fragrance is filling the air.
So rich with Its blossoms, so thrifty and fair.
By hig own hand was planted; and well did ho
pay.
It would live when its planter had mouldered away.
He has ploughed his last furrow, has reaped his
last grain ;
No morn shall awake him to labor again.
There's the well that he dug, with its water so
cold.
With its wet, dripping bucket, so mossy and old.
No more from its depths by the patriarch drawn.
For the "pitcher is broken," the old man is gone.
He has ploughed his last furrow, has reaped his
last grain :
No morn shall awake him to latior again.
'Twas a gloom giv'ng day when the old farmer
died ;
The stout hearted mourned, the alicetionate cried ;
And the prayers of the just for hi9 rest did ascend.
For they all lost a brother, a man and a friend.
He has ploughed his last furrow, has reaped his
last grain :
No morn shall awake him to labor again.
For upright and honest the old fanner was ;
His tiod he revered, he respected tle laws ;
Though fanieless he lived, he has gone where his
worth
Will outshine, like pure Ko!d, all the dro?3 of this
earth.
He has plowed his last furrow, has reaped his last
grain ;
No morn shall awake him to labor aain.
Joiah ). Canning.
A IIARKER'S STORY.
In the villagi-Jof F.;istprlrook there is a sol-
tary weekly paper which doles out such items
(f news as are not of interest enough to give
offence to anybody. Such, at any rate, is
the common talk of the place : thousli the
editor mipht be able to give no better excuse
than the lack of enterprise for omitting any
mention of an affair, which, as I learnrd
from a barber, n.ade aloes! sensation, but did
not get Into print. This barber was himself
little given to gossiping. On the contrary,
he was so backward in expressing his opin
ion, even when asked for it, that a stranger
might doubt whether lie. kept himself postel
on the most familiar topics of the day. Hav
ing been his customer for several months, I
learned thtt he carefully heeded whatever
took place under his notice. It became nat
ural for me to suppose, therefore, that his
memory was stored with interesting anec
dotes and scraps of local hi?tory.
A chance remark dropped one day led him
to recount some incidents in a way which
showed that my notion of his capacity was
not ill founded. It was at the time raining
a drizzly sleet that b-rat against the windows
to a dismal strain. There was no customer
beside myself present, and being made to
feci a little uncomfortable by Hie cheerless
ness of the scene I wanted to say something,
and I made a remark like this :
"Your craft has one advantage over oth
ers. You have tin? genteel part of the town
under your thumb,"
"A larce portion of it, that's a tact," he
said, without showing lie was in the least
flattered. "And you may say beside, that
nianj different kind of people are our cus
tomers." His small keen eyes moved quickly from
one object to another, seeming not to rest
except in the intervals when he was intent
upon the most particular part of his. work.
He seemed to be trying to recall something
that had escaped his memory. Having hit
upon the idea which lie had apparantly been
puzzled to recall, he said :
"I will give you a case to show you that
this is true.
"It was already growing dark one lowery
afternoon," he said, "when I thought of
closing the shop, not having much custom
all day. A customer came in, though, be
fore I got ready to go home. He was as
sleeky appearing little fellow as ever got in
to a barber's chair and asked to be shaved
chubby, smooth faced, with a chin streaked
in a way to put a notion of charcoal dust in
my mind. I did not notice any unmistak
able signs of down upon his lip, but suppos
ing the youth was ambitious to encourage
the use of such a thing by frequent shaving
I was willing to do what I could to help the
matter. When the job was done and paid
forjiny customer proceeded to smoke a cigar,
at the same time offering :ne one, which 1
took and lighted from that of the polite
stranger. lief ore shutting up the shop for
the night I wanted to look at my watch,
which, I was surprised to learn, had been
taken from my pocket while I was in the act
of lighting the cigar. I felt satisfied the weed
was given to me on purpose to take up my
attention, so that the noeket r.ickins mioht
bes- That sort of experience has taught
me to toe caret nl about taking "gifts from
strangers. One act of this person attracted
mv particular notice, and that was the use
of a handbill as a cigir lighter. It was an
advertisement of reward for the arrest of an
escaped burglar, and I could not help notic
ing the nervous way in which my customer
tore down the little poster from the wall and
twisted it into shape for lighting his cigar
from the fire.
"My efforts to have the thief overtaken
were not success! ul. I did not get my watch
back, but I had the satisfaction of finding
out the cause of the singular beard or ra ther
lack of beard on the rogue's face. The pick
pocket proved to be a woman in panteloons,
and getting shaved was a mere ruse to de
ceive nie as well as others who were on the
lookout for her.
Tou may think it strange
that I did not discover her sex, as I have of-
ten thought to myself. 'Twas nearly dusk
when she came in, and I was in sometliingof
a hurry to get niy work done without light
ing lamps ; lesides it was storming and the
wind blew hard, which may have helped to
cloak the natural tones of her voice ; though
not over ten words passed between us, I
should say."
He strapped his razor mechanically in a
way barbers have, and then ran his thumb
thoughtfully over the. keen edge of the high
ly polished steel. After giving the razor
strap a few final strokes, and striking the
palm of his hand once or twice with its broad
blade, he proceeded with his work, at the
same time taking up again the thread of his
narrative with an earnestness which gave
promise of heightened interest.
I bad given up hope of hearing from the
jade again," he continued, "when I got sat
isfaction in knowing that justice had at last
had a reckoning with her. It was two or
three years after the affairof pocket-picking
that I had a notice served on nie to attend
court. People at that time were looking for-
ward to one trial with a great deal of inter
est. A thief, guilty of many daring crimes,
had been caught by the bravery f a clever
woman. He was tried together with an ac
complice. They had undertaken to rob a
rich live-stock buyer. The cattle-buyer bad
often made a trip in the country among far
mers, -and he was in the habit of drawing
money from his banker the day before, in
order to make an early start. H is house was
fully half a mile away from any other, and i
his famiiy was made up of a wife and child !
a domestic but lately taken into their ser- J
vice being the only person living with them, j
One evening the woman was anxiously wail- ,
ing for her husband's return. It was past
the supper hour, and as he had set apart the
next day for his ordinary iaunt into the
country, she knew that he had provided him
self with a large sum of money, ns usual.
The thought that he might have been waylaid
on the lonely road to the village was one
cause or her uneasiness. The infant having
fallen asleep, she carried it to her chamber,
where its cradle was kept a room on the
second floor, the windows of which overlook
ed the garden, thus giving the wind a chance
to beat the branches of the trees against them
which added to the loneliness of the place,
though maybe it answered toconceal the start
she gaveon findingtheroomalreadyoecupied.
The wood fiie blazing on the huarth, aided
by the candle she carried into the chamber,
j made the apartment as light as day. On one
! sWe was a large mirror, and in front of it, on
the opposite side of the room, stood a high
I backed sofa. After putting her child to bed,
. the woman went to the glass to arrange l-.er
hair, when her attention was attracted by the
reflection of a movement made by an object
projecting from under one end of this sofa,
j to which she paid no attention at first, sup
i posing it might be a shadow produced by the
: open tire. A minute later, a second move-
ment in the same quarter arrested her no
! tiee, and this time to her horror, she discov
ered the cause. A man's prot tiding foot,
shod in a clnmsy shoe, was being slowly an.l
noiselessly withdrawn behind the sofa, out
of reach of observation. She nearly fainted
at this evidence of a hidden thief, but con
quered herself by a great effort. A full hour
passed; the child slept peacefully in its
cradle; the ugly foot remained out of sight.
"Nearly overcome with fear lest the thief
might at any minute venture out of his hid
ing place, the young mother was on the
point of seizing her infant and fleeing: but
the welcome footsteps of her husband greet,
ed her ears, which were strained to catch the
faintest sound, and he was at her side before
her purpose to save her child by flight was
carried out. Of course he was surpri:
ed at '
the look of intense suffering and terror which
his wife's face wore, though she repressed
hastily any exclamation on his part by plac
ing a finger on her lip, while pointing to the
sofa, which had been moved a little way into
the room to admit the man's body between
it and the wall, A slight noise, caused, per
haps, by the owner of the discovered boots
changing his position, was the only further
explanation which the man needed to give
him a clew to what had happened. Hastily
making some trivial excuse, the stock buyer
left the room. When he returned, a minute
later, he was fully prepared to give the rol
ber a warm reception, if necessary, and
warning the unbidden guest not to make any
resitance he dragged him out by the heels
and bound him hand and foot.
"In 4 lie morning the hired girl had fled,
and the captive readily owned up that she
was his partner, having told him of the sum
which her employer would bring home.
From letters cbticealed in her trunk the hid
ing place of a gang of robbers became known,
where she was afterwards found."
TlXNju'en eyes of the barber glistened
with an unnsual show of interest at this
point, lie gave a quiet laugh, pretending
meanwhile that the fire needed his attention
a mere subterfuge to conceal his merri
ment. "They were brought into court," he con
tinued, "while I was in my place in the jury
box. I was not lookinu for an old acquaini-
ance, which the woman proved to me, and
you may be sure I stared hard at her. She j
was certainly the most shame faced person j
possible. I have laughed, though, every j
time I think of it. It is so queer that I 1
should be in the jury panel when the woman
who had picked my pocket was brought into
court. She still wore her hair cut short, and
had the old free and easy way, though
dressed, of course, according to law. I never
forget a face, and though my memory halt-
! pd 1 recalled the thief on seeing her calling
1 ,"'r lawyer's attention to me. She knew me,
! il seemed. When the same lawyer asked
1 ni0 in t,,c usna1 wav if 1 ,,a" an' prejudice
1 S-"'st either of his clients, I said :
j "T thi,lk 1 oeht to have. The woman
j stolc a watch from me once."
course I was not wanted on the jury
! i" that trial. The prisoners proved to be j
,"m "" "c : i'1-" .tv.-v... ,
e1 in t,,e ,mml biu which the light fingered j
' female took to light a cigar with in my shop, j
j They were both convicted and sent to State j
; prison. T.very member ot the gang was j
' afterward caught." J
j "You were realy deceived, then, in the sex
' of the woman when she asked to be shaved?" j
I said, when the barber had concluded. j
I "I did not have the least suspicion of her j
sex ; but I may say, without claiming to be
especially honest, that I did feel some mis
givings about shaving a beardless boy."
A Chinese Oenf.p.ai.'s Strateoy. A
very amusing story is told of the manner in
which the Chinese commander in Turkistan
reconquered that country from the Son of
! Heaven
On the death of the famous Akalik
Gnazi, sovereign to Turkistan, the Chinese
, Government wrote to their General to raise
an .army and co forth and conquer. The
General replied that he could do nothing j
without arms and money, whereupon the
Chinese Government sent their General a
good round sum of money and a number of
European rifles of the most improved manu
facture, but at the same time the General
was cautioned Uiat if his troops lost or spoil
ed these arms lie would have to replace them
at his own expense. Whereupon the Chi
nese General locked away the rifles in the
public arsenals, and armed his troops with
spears, sticks and bows and. arrows. Hav
ing thus disposed of the new weapons the
-General turned his thoughts toward the
money. This he divided into tw o parts the
one he sent to a relative in Shanghai with in
structions to invest it in the bank of the for
eign devils for his account. The other half
the General distributed among his country's
enemies, piovided their villages were quietly
surrendered. A series of victories was then re
ported to TekiD, along with a demand for more
money.
THE HERO OF THE MINE.
Y'ears ago, in the deep heart of a mountain
in Belgium, a hundred men were working in
a coal mine.
Griru-visaged and dusky, moving about in
the dull red light of their safety lamps they
might have been mistaken for the demons ot I
the mountains, once supposed by the peas
ants to dwell in its caves. Their work was
hard, and surrounded Ivy dangers; but their
I wives and children were in the hamlets
above, and long habit made them forget their
perils. So they might be contented, and ;
even happy. j
Hie creaking windlass raised and lowered
a huge bucket through the deep and narrow
shaft from moining till night, carrying men
and tools to and fro. This wa3 their only
doorway.
It was noonday, and the sun shone dow n
one side of the shaft, and bro-.ight a glimmer
of daylight to the mine, when Hulert Ooftin,
the master miner took his place on the great
kibble and was let down to the mine many
feet below. When lie reached the bottom he
commeneed handing some tools and stores to
ictor, a blind miner, who was there. Vic
tor had left a sick child in one of the cotta
ges, ami it was to enquire after him that he
stood at the bottom of the shaft.
The bucket was soon emptied, and Hubert
was just stepping out, when hark! What
great sound was that which made his cheek
pale? It was the rushing and trickling of
water. The next moment he caught sight of
a stream forcing itself through a fissure in
the mountain close to the shaft! Hubert's
long experience instantly showed him their
fearful danger. It was not a feeble, oozing
strpam, but a mighty pressure of water that
had found its outlet. They would be over
whelmed lost.
One foot was in the bucket a jerk at the
rope would save him. liut, though death
stared him in the face, he could not sacrifice
others to save himself. (Quickly jumping
I,e seized blind Victor aml l',accd llim 5,1
bucket saying quieklj as he jerked thr rope :
"Tell them the water lias burst in and we
' are probably lost, but w ill seek refuge at the
further end of the gallery. Say farewell to
! our poor friends. "
In a moment he was gone, and with him
' Hubert's only certainty of escape from a ter
rible death.
The mine consisted of long, narrow passa
ges, and on all sides deep caves from which
; coal had been dug. The men were all at the
: farther end of the mine, hew ing out the solid
1 mountain, unconscious of the danger. II u-
bert quickly made his way along the dark
rassage, followed by the sw ift spieading wa-
ter, and soon reached his fellow workmen
with the dreadful intelligence. It was amo
; ment of panic, when each would have rush
! ed to certain death in vain efforts to save
j hi.nself. Iiut lie spoke firmly into their
ghastly faces, a few courageous sentences :
"Follow my words, lads, and be quick, our
picks may save us !"
Then came a few steady, quick commands
to hollow a new chamber above the level the
water would reach. The men obeyed in si
lence, though each knew not but that he
might be digging his own grave. A hundred
pair of hands soon finished the work, and
into a cave a hundred men ,-rowded to wait
for death. The water gradually filled all
the avenues and chambers, and them seemed
stayed. Xever was a situation more dread
ful. Xot more than a day's provisions had
been saved, and already two or three ot their
number had leen killed by the falling rocks
while hastily digging the new chamber.
The long dismal hours, with no change to
mark them, brought the advance of almost
certain death.
Courage, brave Hubert! God whosaw the
noble sacrifice, will help thee !
The terrified friends and townsmen, on
hearing Victor's dreadful news, ran wildly
about in hopeless panic. Hut soon guided
by the message Hubert had sent, they com
menced working a new shaft as rear as pos
sible to the spot where the helpless men
might be. Five days they toiled, digging
j deeper into the solid side of the mountain
"It is a vain task," said the men : but the
women cried, "do not cease ! Gol w ill help
us !"
Atjlength on the morning of the sixth day.
j the muffled sound of blows from within met
the ears of the workmen on the shaft A
signal ran along the rope, and told the news
to the waiting multitude above, who rent the
air w ith joyful snouts. Soon communication
was made. They were saved.
Of the hundred who had been impiisoned,
or.ly seventy survived, and with them Hu
bert. Without him, indeed, probably, no
one would have been spired to tell the story.
This noble act, done in a place and at a nio- -nient
when no praise of men could have
been looked for, echoed throughout Europe,
and obtained the praise and gratitude f the
world.
SlCNKltS OF THF. D EC I. A K ATI ON. One Of
the most remaikable circumstances attending
the fortunes of the signers of the Declaration
of Independence was the tranquility in
which their lives were passed, and the late
period to which they were protracted.
Most of them lived to a good old age, crown
ed wilh civil honors bestowed by the grati
tude of the republic, and some of them pei
ished by the mere decay of the powers of
nature. Of the fifty-six who affixed their
signatures to that document twenty-seven
lived to an age exceeding seventy years, and
forty to an age of sixty. Only two of the
whole number f"w.-imwtt r,F fiooi-rrl u-l.n
- ' "- '- ."! """i,, tnM.r.
fell in a duel in his forty-fifth year, and
T ,...l. r 1 : 1. , .
i.jin ii i .-"inn v-ni"iiii.i, who wus Miip-
wrecked in his sixtieth vear. died a violent 1
death. Twentv-one lived to ihe Wm.mmo-
j of ,hc prpsellt cpn ar d t,iree
i nijUe(, to pc, th(j expcrimcnt f a re-
experiment of a re-
presentative confederacy confirmed by the
, . -,. ... ,, .. , ,. .
events of fifty years. Of all the dehgates
from Xew York and Xew England, only one,
Whipple of Xew Hampshire, died at an
earlier age than sixty. Xever in the world '
had the leaders in any bold and grand politi
cal movement more reason to congratulate
themselves and their country on dthe issue.
The exertions and perils of their manhood
were succeeded by a peaceful, honored and
ripe old agp, in which they witnessed the
happy result of the institutions they had aid
ed in devising, and they were gathered in
their graves amid the regrets of the genera
tion which was in its cradle wheu they laid
the foundation of the republic.
The Chinese never dun a debtor; but don't
go to China on that account. If the money
isn't paid when due, off comes an ear to re
mind him of the error of his way.
Fon Chronic Catarrh, take Teuvna; I have
tried it. J. HEinsi-iNo, Allegheny City, la.
Retribution The Story or a Dark and
Terrible Revt'iuro.
One night I left Chicago for iK-troiton the
Michigan Central Hailroad. 1 neglected to
secure a berth in the sleeper, and when I en
deavored to get one on the train 1 found
them nil taken. However, the ordinary
coaches were rather empty and I speedily
turned the back of one seat so that it would
face the next to it and tried to go to sleep
as we rattled along through Michigan.
If theie is anything in the woild more de
lusive than a railroad seat I have never found
it out. At first you think it w ill be real com
fortable; by and by you shift a little, then
take another position, and soon till vouhave
exhausted every possible posture, when in 1 the waimer they le-ane the mote frequent
despair you sit straight again and assume i were tin ir split lotigiu exhibited. The rat
that look of resigned despair that a lonis the ; t!e"-:iake was the liveliest in the partj, and
faces of all travelers, lint trying to sit com
fortably is pure luxury compared wilh trying
to sleep in a car seat. The wind gives you a
cold if 3 our head is by the window and the
passerby nearly takes the head off you if yon
lean it ou the arm of the seat. Hut bv fac-
ing two seats and occupying them in the form
of the letter I., with feet on one seat, body
on the other and knees in the form of a sus
pension bridge, you may woiry through the
night on worse dreams than ever haunted
the brain of Richard III.
Blessed is the man whom slumber over
takes in this constrained position.
After wrestling w ith slecpfor one hundred
miles 1 at length dozed off. Just as I got
settled to an animated mince-pie dream, I
imagined the City Hall tower fell on my feet.
Of eouie I knew that the feet eou'.d not be
injured, but as a Detroit tax-payer I felt
anxious about the fate of the tower. On
awakening I found that a great burly fellow
had turned the seat over on my legs and was
comfortably seated Iveside niy pinioned feet.
Of course I had uo right to more than erne
seat Cj Michigan, 4'.';, still theie were
plenty of other seats in the ear, and I was
in a'sleop I would not have taken five dol
lars for, so I rather resented the action.
"I would like to get my feet if you have no
f uither use for them over there."
"Oh, certainly," said the man, as hccacd
up the back of the seat and I drew my para
lyzed limbs tow ard me. A person hesitates
to impiess his opinion on a man muih bigger
than himself, so I got up and left the ear
with dignity and silence, in an almost ct i
pled condition.
I tried to sleep in different parts of the
train, but, alas ! the sweet links of slumber
were broken for the nig'.t. An hour or so
after my rude awakening I walked through
the train and there was the big fellow w ho
turned the seat on m in exactly the same
position ns 1 had been, occupying the same
seats and snoring lustily.
Revenge is sweet.
I at once turned the hack of the seat oxer
on his stalwart legs and sat down, leaning
emphatically back with a feeling of sweet
contentment. How delightful is the feeling
of those who do a meritorious action !
My voluminous friend swore softly to him
self as he slowly straightened up into a sit
ting attitude, w ith his feet still in the stocks,
j As he rui'lied Ids eyes the situation seemed
gradually to dawn on him.
"Oh, it's you, is it?" he said.
"It is, and vou may have vour feet the
; moment you call for them."
"Thank you," said he gruffly as he drew
! them out.
j "Ann Arbor."' shouted the brake-man as
the car slowed up.
; "Great guns !" cried the big man, picking
: up his traps hurriedly, "this is where I get
I out. My dear fellow, I can never thank otl
, enough for waking me up. I would have
: missed it sure. Rye, bye ; bless you, sonny,"
j and he hunied out.
There, I mused, instead of getting his feet
' in it, I put my on n feet in it. My sweet re
! venge was soured. I had done mine- enemy
1 a service. Why did I not let him snore till
we passed Ann Arbor? Discontentedly I
dozed off again, but when I got off at the
Central Depot in the damp, chilly morning,
I before the city was awake, I saw niy gigan
i tic neighbor step down from the next car.
j He had merely attempted to bluff me at Ann
Arbor, and had nearly succeeded. I was
' happy again.
I Thus are ti.e truly good rewarded. Lvle
' Sharp, in Ittfroit Ft: e Press.
The End of the Would. James M.
Swornislead has figured it out that the world
will come to an end at midnight of Xovem
ler 12, 1.SS1. He closes his wonderful pre
diction as follows :
"It is a verv remarkable coincidence that
at midnight of Xovember 1?, the seven stars
from whence C hi ist will descend, and J upi
ter, the earth and the sun will he in direct
line with each other. The comet will, 1
t.miK, come straight from this line. 1 he
most direct effect will follow its contact
with our planet. Roth bodies traveling at
the rate of more than a thousand miles per
minute, there can but ensue the most disas
trous consequences. It will produce the
most awful earthquakes, volcanic eruptions,
whirlw inds and tornadoes the world has ever
witnessed. The mountains will How down
with lava, also with torrents of w ater, caused
by the melting of accumulated snow of cen
turies, Whole cities will be swept away by
these lltMrids. Other cities will be thrown
down by great earthquakes, and still others
will be destroyed by tornadoes and whirl
i winds. Many "others will be destroyed by
i fire ami brimstone, like Sodom and Ootuor
i rah.
"Isaiah XXIV tells us the eaith will reel
to and fro like a drunkard under the mightv
I bombardment through which it will have to
; go. St. John says : 'The heavens will de
i part as a scroll when it is rolled together.
1 This indicates that the force of the great con
! cussion will be so dreadful and produce such
j the earth will be 'rolled together as" a scroll,
' , 1. . - . .,.,' .
that the cloud wlucii sunoumls
1 aim it" earrtett 011 iy iue comet
The earth will present a wretched and
' rui,11 appearance as it eincrces beyond the
j J -
! comet approach.-:
Accoiwing to St John, the
come panic stricken as the
comet approaches the earth. Kings will de-
vt their thrones great men their estates
; rich men their wealth, the chief capta:ns and
,. ,-...;.! ; ...A
j men llieir occupations, and will flee to the
! caves
res and rocks of the mountains for she ter.
And after they reach those places their ter
ror will be so great ami.l the appalling cai
amities that herald the approach of the Christ
thev have so long rejected, thev will call for
the mountains and rocks to fa lion them, and
hide them from the face of Hini that sitteth
on the throne, and from the wrath of the
Iamb.
"All who give themselves wholly to God
now, and seek shelter pointed out in the
I'salm will receive the supernatural protec
tion promised in this I'salm, and will le
made immortal at the coming of the Son of
God."
Mn. G AM-AfiHER's two loys got to fight
ing and the elder told the younger he was
the biggest jackass in town. "Roys, boys !"
cried Mr. Gallagher, "you forget that 1 am
present !" "Yes, 1 guess he must liave," re
marked Mr. Gallagher's mother-in-law, and
the ugly way Mr. Gallagher looked at her
and said he should be ashamed to wear a
wig and false teeth was enough to make any
woman mad. iWo't f'wt.
SOME S A K E STORIES.
Mr. I'a'.kins, a gentleman on Ids way tol.a
Cros-e, from Subula, had three pets in a box
which be was taking lciiie a a pi M-nt to a
gentleman who has n private inu-uui. He
had occasion to step off at Dubuque, and the
pets were placed in front i.f Jaeger A: l;ra
berg's store, where they were viewed 1 hun
dreds of people. They counted of th'oe
species of snakes, the venomous rattlir, the
blue racer and a garter. Mr. Cal kms found
three coiled lovingly together and in a
comatoe state. Their bodies were as hard
as rocks, and they hj-i'-cared as if nil life had
leen fiozen out of tln-m. When the st:n
shone upon their bodies life returned, and
kept moving about and d.titiug hi-, head
nciinst the wire covering the cage. It could
be seen that he was ju.-t about to crawl out
of his old skin, as bis pew coat of yellow
shone brightly through thr dried and worn
one. Mr. Calkins stated that by throwing a
slioxelfull of snow over them they would
straighten out, pass into the spirit world, and
'apparently n-dead as a door nail. He has
on several occasions frozen them as st'::T a a
barof iron, and could bring them back to hfe
by the least bit of warmth. While viewing
! the snakes the spectators engaged in snake
' stories which were highly interesting. One
gentleman claimed wonders to knock T lie lift
out of any snake, and not by pounding it
either. To prove this assertion be stated
that several years ago in Ma or Rush's field,
Frank Rush and himself saw a large fat rat
tlesnake sunning itself. At f.i-t they want
ed to club it to death, but ha ing heard that
mountain ash placed upon a snake would
1 cause it to pass into a dead state, they wi-h-'
ed to satisfy themselves. Securing a large
j limb of ash they poked the old fellow under
i the nose and he died as slick as n whittle,
lie didn't seem to know what.-tiuek him.
Previous to the time he smelt of the a
wa bi-sing, rattling and pla. ing n:::
h he
to a
bluff game, hut the :.-h fieil him. In a few
i minutes after the wo-l'!iad be. n removed,
i
the snake returned to life and was the snuie
active old fellow and as saucy as evtr. Hav
ing satisfied their cm iosi'y, they l-eat the life
out of the reptile and resumed their wik.
i Anothei gentleman said he had been bitten
three times by a blue racer, but none of the
. bites proved lata!, and he didn't believe tnat
a blue racer was a poisonous reptile. His
hearers were well aware that it didn't prove
fatal, but think that man is liable losny mo-t
anything.
A man with a fut-kled face and a sunburnt
, nose told about the wondeiful joint snakes
he killed on his farm near Rellevue. "I tell
you. gentleman," he said, "them's the snakes
j which am snakes. Hit 'cm with a stick and
' every hit makes a dozen snake. One day I
was walking in the field w ith a r tke tin own
over my shoulder. I.ix.kin' down. I seed a
snake run between my legs. I t-ome down
with my obi rake, and d timed if that old
snake didn't uuinint it-oif andiun in fifty
difterent directions. I was confused and
didn't know what ter do. Ry and 1 y 1 seed
all the jointers comin' toward me, and as
i they met, all hitched together and pulled one
; way. They came diiectly to me, and as I
! made another hit again they dissolved part
nership and each joiut paddled its own canoe
I watched 'em again, and darned if they
; didn't come to me again hitched together.
While I was thinking I felt something un
: der my shoe, and look in' down 1 seed one of
the joints squirmin" and trying to get away,
j I then knew w hat w as up and hurried home
to tell my boys. We a'l came out, but the
! snakes were gone and I haven't seen any
since." He recently took the pledge. For
fear that an honest man might come ;;long
i the party adjourned. I)"'nit3 i Tiaf.
Xeoho Ai:istx hat. In a "Mudy of an
Old Southern Rorough" in the May A'ar,tic
we find the follow ing :
' "Iu the newer towns and larger cities, the
' negroes have by this time foig.dtcn their old
masters and their old homes, or do not care
for them. Rut in an o'd borouch there are
; always some who have passed their whole
lives" there. There they were slaves, and
there tliev have lived since their cmancipa-
. lion. Their old masters they alwsjs ad-
dress as "old marser " and his s..u nt "Mars
.lames," "Mars' Thomas," or whatever their
Christian name may he. At their old home
, they feel that they enjoy no slicht prhiiege,
! and even that they have a sort of riht to see
that ever, thine alout the household g.x's on
, well. These old negroes have a sort of con
! tempt for those who have no such old attach
! ment. It is a common phrase amopz them,
in speakinc of a netrro w ho did not lelongti
an aristociatic family : "l)at nigter ain't cot
! no manner, nelwr luid noraisin' poor folks'
ni:ier. Sometimes these old necro men
preserve the lordly manners of their masters.
I Their negro dialect does not seein ) det raet
frotti their cent'litv. and the are noticeable
as men of particularly fine manners,
j "A Viririnia lady in Louisville had emph-y-.
ed a genteel old negro man t- nurse her son,
j w ho was sufferins lroni a broken litnb. She
noticed at once the dignified bearing of the
; negro : and one day she asked him, "1'nch;
: ed. where were vou reared
In ole ViraitiiiV. madam.' with a Polite
i bow.
"'lama irginian myc!f,' she continued.
" From w hat part ol do Slide, madam '.'"
" 'From Fail lax. Une-ie Ned. My maiden
name was Mrn-son."
" 'I knowed flat we was related, madam.
I b'longed to old Mar-' Ilitah M"r n. I
knowed dat we wa related.' "
A Xew Wcr to Rusk Setter Pols v
citizen td our community has a line litter of
setter dogs. He has been taking special
pains to give them a good, stait in the world,
and to this e.id it was his custom to rie from
i his bed at short intervals to feed them.
It
i became rather tedious businos for him to
"crawl out" during the cold w inter nights to
I attend to their want, so he tried a new plan.
!jTmiT," miiK in a wi.rrn t or.ier ih-
nino ine Move tie w e:u n ' e ' ' "" -
hours the young cirines called for f wni.
Thinking t'o make one iob of it, he arose in
the dark and caniod the pan carefully to the
wood-house, w hen seizing rai h pup by the
nape of the ne. k he thrust its ih-sc into the
ran. and when all bad "got to their woik"
: returned to bis lod.
1 lie lit t morning ''
wife, who watite.l t
.11 1... l.A .1 .1. i-tt ll
"'' .iio..i ... ...
- ? " 1 I'' ' ' is Wife wei
her bread pan. Investigation
. '',' f ,:':, -, it p, lind the
; " r-se . ims y. - ;
! u' ." V"?' J ' ,'.,l'-
I I H" Illt I 15 ini ---
their warm net. The yoa-t was good ami
the puppies rose, looking like so many muff
,, ', t,.ir ws allii tails resembled
-itii the bea.l 'of t lie ai.nnai iwnim mo..-
''".I I . ... I..
tato. . n'b rsov
warts on hii r..u 13 i---v j---
rt''JCcrillisf.
Two machine, ore for setting ami the
other for distributing tvpe, the invention of
Henry A. Hun, are being quite- su,-cesf u.ly
used in some of the Xew Yotkothoes. 1-tli
machines are run bv steam, the distributor
.,.nri,m hup iinemlnr. while the composer
takes t wo one to set and one to jn-til v the.
,.,ott..r - third does the correcting. La
h
machine turns out from (.',"- b T;' '"' ems
,H-r day. Two pair of these machine bat. e
!e-entiv been put into the onice of t ,.e N ew
York Trt'Mtnr, where they ate- m ea 1 Use.