-A.clv?itisinjty Xt Fit ten.
The r.-ee and rellaMa errerilatlom or tha Cam
Mli KuKFlii eommeods It to the tavoranle rr
federation of adrertfser. abun favors will b im
eerted it the following low rate; :
1 loch, 1 time, .4
I " i month t M
1 month a to
t " 1 year in
S 6 months
S " 1 yer to no
; Ii published YfecUly at
S3EySltl'JiOt Cambria Co., IV..
13 Y H. A. MoPIKK.
r turanHcd Circulation - l.OGS.
1 month
S " 1 year
W eol'n months .
U " ennalbi "' I,
U " 1 year " . .. .
1 " IB-Xlth!
1 " 1 yaar "...
Administrator' and Executcr' Nolle....
Audl'or' Notice.
Stray and limiitr Notices
t-OD
11 Wl
10 na
()
no
.
T.'.M
SlBSfRIPTIOS RATES.
esse my,
one voir, cash In advance
' ' if not p'd within 3 nj.03
11.50
, -e
n (I wimin o uma. .
If m t u a within e raoa. i.ou
.. if not p'd wr.biu your.. 8 5
--T0 r-'rin9 residing outside the county
, ; rtr al.mioaal per year will be cuary ed l
. . -rrfr. ... . . h.
ft
s o
l.ao
Hneiness tta-. rrsi inwr-mn ioe. per lie. ; eeh
uhseqaent Iniertlon So. per line.
1T" Rrifffvliflii or jrttceJine nt eny rorpormHot
or twiety.ond rttniurtcatiot rognrd to call rtr-n-tion
to y -sorffrr of lir.1'i or irifiridlKi intere,t
mvwt ot paid Jor mt rfrerfise-rTi'.
Jo rmwriya of all kind neatly and aipMltl
eusly eieeuted at lowett price, lion't Ton forget
i t.
l no event win ine mr
fr.vn. and those who dn't ronult tl.eir
,.(,re;;t hv purine in advunee must not
to he p ure : o'-i the jam? footin n thoso
.et this laot be distinctly understood
: u lirne forward.
v for y-ir piper hefoie yoastop It, If
H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher.
'HI IS A TSSEMIN WHOM THE TRUTH MAKES FKII, AND ALL AB.X SLAVES BESIDE.'
81. BO and postage per year, In advance.
Oirn i
wh i
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i VOLUME 'XV.
E BENS BURG, PA.. FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1SS1.
NUMBER 28.
. i- vmi inot. .or.p nm H'msui- ...
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m -short.
TEE CAMBRIA FREEMAN
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JULY II, 1831.
IVt AKC SI r.LlN J
Erofa Lisa Cress Goods
HIS!SR I
lO ccr i.r y.ir-1 fo close.
i ar.l Iiitie I.-iwns. ," ;-eiU3 per yard
i:p. owme to v
at IO crun. H wool, in all colurf.
SOVELTirS IN
4-4 Co-lie!
l.c H mt
1
IMPORTED DRESS GOODS,
At 15 ccnr, worth 3l-en!..
ifl A -' orte I H.ind-.ime I'lrmo'- at half prlTP.
xf-jar Jin-.irv H:ir:nt in I'll. It-Its anil Units.
LAD IKS' TRAVELING ULSTERS.
T3j., Sl.OO. 1.3.1, 81. SO an l up t.. S.OO each.
Ladles', Mir nml h!llren"
la nw A Mt i I SC. HA If S II TS,
All to t.- csed out at a ;i-riri"C.
SKVETAL Cim CHOK'S
Ol'I '.N :
New B'a-k Spnni-'li I.' PJ. w I.iocsof all kind.
N'fwHamburi-. Nw Si? Ko;hroi.crt.
New JUInok KM ' :'. N " L-nen I'-lnJe.
New Flirorc.l Sm"f.'. 25.. ;. Now V hite Ooods.
Larva Itif lS' ick :,.! i -olore.l U-c Silks re
eeir' en- li ttm : al.-o Sut.i.s. Hr.wn.t'W. A'--.: thin
keoplnr onr t. k rno-e : r!:h ali tho chuieest
CjlurtriK'. inelt:-l:x Hnm-e in various hade, now
asttyiit fur. and very scarce.
srn mi. VAi.i rs isr
FAIJCY SUMMER SILKS!
NW Bla Is nr. J I. r. Cauinor :
. .BOGGS & BUHL,
113 & 120 Federal SireDt Alleeny.
p. S. New h'. t -n Honn Skirts and Hustle';
Hosiery. .l!ve.-. Itntt.-u. New K -aded i'asjamen
t..no4 ati-1 t'rii:.?. I.:'-do' ilnsiin Underwear,
Oents lj i-an.er and Mr;no Underwear, Jean
Eraser. CulKirs Cuil aul Neokwt-ar.
uimLD&coj
a OF L0RETT0. SELL
CUGAR" it . .'
kJ Or -n and B!:n-k
10 and 11 rts. pr ll.;
Ir.n. W. So and Tic. I er lu. ;
Orsen t ull'-e at lo and 'JO t-t-. pc- id. :
Kcat- I -ill-e at 1-1. -i nod Jc. per Ih. ;
1 wo I'mfs 'nfl- e Kcnce lur i cents ;
Two txc- It.'u i lor ft cei: t s :
Two pL'' iT3 il lic.ni; Soda for 5 cents :
Two 71.-11 ! s JVpiior h.r 10 cnts :
4 '.H. B irlev or 4 !!. l .deal f..r'l'.r. ctK. :
4 It'-. Hi.ir.'ny r 4 11... Split I'cus lor 25 cts. :
lib. K oc ir lb I 'mr.e- fur -'fi cts. :
J 1 .IN I..t or 6 it". W.-.-i..;. S. -p for 23 ct?. ;
il-;sue. ?.. rcr ir il. : ifDoJ Syrup. 60:. Jier!-;
':irl.Mn (HI. li : s. p-r iral. :
PI .nr. 1 'J.'i it ;i.' : Salt, fl.ti per Ml.
C.Jlcoe-. T :f.d - cs. pfr yar-t :
, ."; ti-'.ti.-". '. 5 a:nl 1-1 .:. j.-.t y-.rd :
ii.: 1 :.. 'ii 1 i :i n .1 rjc. por vard ;
Pla'tisnd Fhh: lr.-" ii Is. 4 p. U-.. H. -ii. aSc.
k -tt -Uv .l;.!!. 1J' . - Mini -it. per yard ;
lit k-iia-. i-' 11 "-') and 25 cts. per yard ;
T.brul, 1 '. and per -poot :
- ;( .i;iri-tt s. 1 . ft in'. i't. eaih :
I '"r.-w;s. 2.'-, :-) and T.'i cts. each :
lidtea' "!..r. . VJ, 1. 2- :r-' :: yfr kit :
Lc di H..'i-. e 1 '. 12'-:. Id and 2.'i. per pair :
f.s..!lt ' ?i.s nilkereU'ef-1. I'1. IS and 2".:. e..h.
A'10, l.a.'Ci. I-.li r.n-. UuiLr. 1 It-r . --. reuol, .
, 1'iOO'l'S
Infanta' shoes. 2.5. ::. 1
Cbildri n's s '-i.es.
I SUOI'.S.
find fii cts. p-r pair.
. '. 75 .-.iid .'l.io per pilr.
-". T"i. il.1"' :ird 1.2.'. per 1 air.
, !.. t ! 23. 1 75. .
SI .'in. l 7S. V2.UO, 2.2.i. 2.dU.
;i.2.i. ?l 1 .75 and 2.U0.
I4S''
;et' .Ti-..l siio-s.
1 ,-, ,-:h-. '.
Min'aSI.'-e.-. 1..'.0. l ;.'.. Si.uG!nd f2.25.
Sleu'S ISout-. r-.'".'. 52 and t-i.it per pair.
' 1 .( )'I 1 1 INC..
BOYS' rt' I.I. si I I S r:.-vo to pi Oj.
5ii-N S " ft '"J to 2 1.
We cvrr.r'.ft r cv-- prii'x . . all i..iu 0 r;oods to b
en lov. i ! :' r. f :j !f'f ;i'r. ( ' 1 nfj ;.i u e in Al
fryia, Jl hp. c. fl'tut. ". 1.7 trt 1... '.- in afirT
triti!. .r.-i r:?nds so'.-.' t 'j ut .v';i.7i 10 not ijll-' At(.
jf.'inlrVr 1T (f u it 1 1 1 " C." 'l..i'l t' lilk'l bark
s-4 'ir r.coi- 1-.' ir .'... . v,cnlrt t-utj a. c rrturtud
tr. good c sndtlfm u i;'.tn u- 1 1 ) ii-.yj.
MrlHtyAF.l a CO.
ire.To. M:iv l--'..-T.
TO CAP.i) f(i!J !:CT()HS!
lfKl'.uijrvrn bars HOMSIXS'
ELEC1 111C SOAI' of your Gro
cer. 2d. Tiijn fo give yoir u bill
of it.'
3d. Mull in his bill and your
iftill address.
mail IIOll I'll Ell
Ath. He trill
c-V;':. fn via- colors and gold, vt-presenting
ij.jIt :-.Shotcjea re's 'Sere 11 Ages of Jlan.9
Pi-- t ' 1 "T-aiPT o r r
. L. LaAu Y a LU.,
HO Hotitli Fourth Ht.,
rniLAnEi.rjiiA. va.
rt H!1NS' FT.FX'TKH HHP Is sold'by V
S. iiiWini Bno., Fl e -.shuijf. 4-l.-e.o.w.0m.
STKKL 1 5 RFENCE
"Willis.
-CUE AH Kit THAN -AOOI.
A TT Fl I.I. M7.K.)
O ' il'lre I'oiuted Costs but TEN
I VEX TS per HO I).
-lplea nnil ( alalocnea Rent Frg.
'j-;; CLiYER BPiCTHERS & PHILLIPS,
l,tJtrS.rms7RHT,
. 114, 116 h IIS MM Affaoe,
'.-3tn I I I SIH IIC. II, I
A.
Tin: pi.on.rvs
:i EiQ-I2.Sia: SA155S.
1
. i
th"
i m
': ..-icr ha the pleasure of annaun-lnz
lecp.ef' t h-t-Mx nni vicinity that
n- 1 a t. r-t "cm t'.r. s.irtal establish merit
i'o.- rt -en-iy o.-.-iipicl by J ude I.loyd
'ore. oa Hivrt sr t o poMte the Aloun-
e. wne-e e wi 1 1 i. I i.l f n tfliinni e a 1 1
: I" tha cm.:
a? a d-u
1ti H Hi-
who wrtt i, h.. ,i,..v,..t hlre thc,r najr rilt or
i'.'Dy! ,rri'f.,,ri ln h.. i:n. -I.adies'
ir an 1 pir ..n made -itoeur and e" iieb-
whenoVs:r-.l - s.'."iv-;o.n reu.lered or no
Ci; made. lejn Rive t..e call
, . 'I P. e-OriAKFEK.
i -Tiil.nrir. March Si. v.
Mill SAVED! 820.00
" 'TVi3 20-O SATF.n bv r-nrehas-
-1 !fu A 1 il i 31 Al'tl - tr rrr.
t ed. r r e i.n.ce Is at
th Av;nue, between
' Sts.. Ai.Tooxa. l'A.,
rs the Fdi tor of th
Af as reference.
I. MotillATII.
j. usi.-tf.
BUCK,
1 I'HVSICI
a--t re. dope.
a v and;
rnar.oir,
A 1 -orisiA, TA.
en F.-.nrteenth street, near
ia. where night calls can be made,
ir tu to 10. a. sr.. anl -rein 2 to
. Sf. S eei.l A-tenr.i.n r.iti tr. Ilfa.
Y nr.
t n. p.
' the Kye aud r r. as well a to Surgical
ii everv description. 14 -lg.-tf.l
-ft- -jr. - -
l . a i w ni
rVJd CAxnttlA Ir Rl
' . A j.i II 1
- - .
I M. J
of ca; : f I.
BT-fJKT.FY.
AllOR.MY.AT.I.iW.
Al.Ttji).A. PA.
7' '- V'STwelf-h tr.. in same btilM-
lia T.e.llAle, , r, renr r.f Fir.r C.. I U . -1.
1' ;1
uoi i i
na. Auril i. isl..tf. """'
i XSl?" sJAMBKIA FKEEMAJ.
j"1" fjr je ir. i.f advance.
Co-"-
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
fatiexmi
The Great SKIN CURE.
Itching and Scaly Diseases,
Humors of the Scalp and
Skin Permanent
ly Cured.
RINCWORM.
Oeo. W. Brown. 43 Marshall St., Providence, R.
I., cured hy Cntlcura Remedies nf a Ringworm
Humor lot at the barber's, which spread all over
h! ears, neck and face, and forsli year resisted
oil klndl of trentmnt.
SKIN HUMOR.
F. II. P-ske. Esq.. asrent for Harper A Brothera.
Petrr.lt. Mich., elves an astonishing; aeconnt of his
cose (eczema rodent), which had been treated by a
consultation of physicians without benefit, and
which speedily yielded to the Citttcura Kbsolv
tt Internally and CcTiccr.A and Cticcr. Soap
externally.
SCALD HEAD.
It. A. Hiymond. Auditor F. W.. .1. S. K. R.,
Jackson. Mich., was etired of Scald Head of nine
years' duration by the C'aticura Remedies.
ECZEMA.
Hon. Wm. Taylor. Hoofon. M'l., permanently
enred of a hnmor of the face and scalp (eciema)
that had been treated nnsnccessfully for twelve
years by many of Roston's best physicians find
I mot noted sneclnllsf s. as well as European author
! Ities.
j MILK CRUST.
Mrs. Bowers. 143 fllnton St., Cincinnati, speaks
of her sister's child, who was enred of milk crust
which resisted all remedies for two years, tiowi
y, with a be.intiful head of hair.
FALLING HAIR.
Frank A. Bean. Steam Fire Enclne 9. Boston,
wns erred of alopecia, or falllnz of the hair, y the
f'rTtcniA Knsot.VRXT Internally and Cctictr
and fnu rn SoAr externally, which completely
restored hl3 hnirwhen all said he would lose It.
Thomas T.ee. 2278 Frankford Are.. Philadelphia,
nffiicfed with dandrurT. which for twenty years had
covered his scalp with scale one-quarter of an Inch I
in thlckncs". ws curd bv Cntlcura Remedies. 1
! TREATMENT.
j The Cmrrr.A TrtATSiraT consists In tho Inter-n-itrt-cof
the fern t-RA IfesoLvrsr, the new Blood
Puriner. and the external ns of CrTUX'RA and Cc
1 tkvua Soap. tl" (Ircat Skin Cure.
j For Sunlmrn. Tan and fireasy Skin use "cticu-
', ra Soap, an ex.tilsite toilet, bath ami nursery san
ative, fragrant with delicious flower odors and heal-
ine hal-ims.
i CUTICURA
RrMPMES are for fie by all dtnearlst.. I'rico of
1 t't'Tirfn a . n Medicinul .Icily, snnnll boxes. J.0 cts. ;
, larire boxes, fl. CnirrRA Frspt.vkxt. the new
! Blood I'ufifier. -?1 ji r hntti. Ci-rrTHA Soap (the
1 queen of medl Ira! rnd toilet soaps). 2.5 eta. CrTI-
rcnA Mkkk inal Shavino Soap. 15 cts. Principal
'-. depot. Works A- Potter. Ronton, M nam.
I rt-All mailed free on receipt of price.
COLLINS
VOLTAIC
. LLLWftiJ j. )firArir !llstrrtj th!in nnv
$J Siittfry nui-lv. Thov nrp
! jm n e 1 v nn r fix n nire
f-r P;tin :iti. Ua'aiiP r.f rt Tvine. T-!-r. KM-rt'-ys
rtni Vrinnry rifin. Kliomnai-ni. N-url-it'f.
T' tfrii. Vcm-tle AVo.iisrips-i. Nnrvon V;iini
stn-1 V'-'iknr-'M, trilnrii. nn.i Kovor r,, 'm.
, Vrip' 25 r-r-n fm SM everywlicro. W-i-hM
1'otlor, flit-wtott, Mail. T-l.-l'ii. j
S1
IIIKKII I S NOTH.Ii. IX THE
()R-
rs.i;;s' (Vitt wi'iMiwurervTT, I'
-To f
M irv . 11 wnev. f(.rtierlv lnrv A.
Sio-r Ion. Al- :
t-rt Binder aii. I Ann Bender (I"
irmcrlv Ann ,
Slier.nn). f'hr-ri.tn Shet loo ;:nd Anilrew Sher-
don . who reside in I'.wa eo'inl v. Stptc of I nwa . '
V. lierens. at nn tirol.nr.o' ("onrt held at F.ben.- !
borir on .Inlv lotti, 1 -iSl . the petition of .Tas. Sher- (
ilrn. a si.o o( .l..hn slifMnn. lnte .f the tovn"M
i.f i 'le-Tfl'-ld. i 11 "a ! d r"':n'y. de"eaed . w a presen- ;
ted. prayttitj the ',-nrt to award n.i In quest to make j
partition o' the re:.l cstafo ot said decedent, and, i
'Uicron, th" prayer ol the said petitioner was
r-i red that notice be jrtven to tho-e Interested
' irrante.l aid writ r.f inqoest awar.ld. nn1 It was 1
i in said petition re-iin out of the countv tiv put- i
ll.-a'ir.n and mai.lnir C' pv of notice to nearest post- j
! office: notice is herefi. ulven to tlie above named '
, i.ar-ii s tl: it. I t vinn t.f fhc anore mentioned :
Kr:t. an Inquest be held and taken upon the ,
prem'es tin-rein d-sribed. on Thnrnatf. the jsth j
' rtr.v pf Aviiunt. A f a' one o'clock p. m.. for ,
the tutrpo.e ot tuaViii imrfitlon at valuation and i
nppraisefncrit of the sild real ectafe. sa In the said .
writ reoulr-d : at which time and place said iar- ;
t'es can attend If they fee proper.
THOMAS OR1FF1TH. j
Sheriffs Olllce, Ebciislnrir. July 2, IRsi. t. i
X one who l Iharonghly rejnlar In
the bowels i halt a 11 ihle to uisease as he who is
lrreular. He may he attacked by rontnalou dis
eases. a;id co may t he irreunlar. but he Is not near
ly a suhji-et to outside influences. The use of
Tarrant's Seltzer Aperient
secures reanlarity.and consequent Immunity Irom
stckuess.
sni.l) BY AT.I I)KU(JIsrs.
Smit i's Tat Blind and Shatter Hower.
Snu'ters ciin he place,) 2. 3. 4. 6 or 6 inehesapart
and held secure'. v in either jiosittoi. Asrenls want
ed In everv coun'v. Can make bia wnires In Sum
mer and Fail. The be-t and handsomest thing
out. Sells at everv house. Write for particulars.
Samples hy 1m1.il for 8 cent' tvtssr.
Add-ess SMITH CO.,
30 siar St., Philadelphia.
WM II. SF"H I. FT. M. I. KITTFUT...
Joinsoir", Pa. KtrwOvrg. Ta
SKCHLEll & K ITT ELL,
ATTORN I : Y S - A T - I . A V ,
johnstow ai- r...0.v n ..
OFFlCr.S mouther t'reen ! lanre one nonu-
Inir rc-tirr Main and Clinton ft., Johntnwn.
and In Colonade How. Fbenshurg. (7-1. Si. J
LAND TOR sALE. The undersign
ed has Arm of land lylnor between Le
retto and t:het Sprinifs which he will .ell very
cheap and on eav terms. There are about pouty
acres clearexi. t he ha ianc5 be: nar well covered with
saw timber, prii.eipal ly hemloi k. F:.r further in
formation call on or address F. A. SToKM,
July IS. lsl -tf. Iretto. Pa.
VENNOR'S PREDICTIONST
For this .Mon'h's Weather, prep-iee.1 expressly frit
aiTHlBI.S IIFVIF.W.
Savri.E Copt Mitt sn for . Stawp.
J. M. STODhART. Pub., N.York, Phil., or Chicago
Julv isl.-3t.
Blairsrille (la.) LndlrV Seminary.
Beaul fo! (croon IS, cnmraoHtoni build. nil.
HeilthP.il location. T.:ionofr.n i-sthpctio.
Thirtv-fi-.t er beina Seetotn -er M -I Set, A
r.'.v torCatsi.Vi,,,.. to Kev. T. B. KWIMCv.
J"!y is. lssi.-'im. - Principal
And JIORPHHIE fftafclt
d in 14 toisadaya. lnyears-
thed: lOOO cured. Writ stat-
nitiu.D.lUcis, uutney. mti
kptll 4, ll.-ui.
IWM-.t K aeut in everv town to sell a valua
ble article. No monev reqnlred i n ti rood s are
.old. Addrrca P. t. Box jrM, .Ntw York City.
BE ATT Y'S 0 RS 4 IS, IS n.efnt .nr.., 5 pe's reerif
-w cuiv S. Plane, ft S& np IUu
Catalog. FrtEtt. Address Keaty,t -hln,ton.N. J.
: COfl T',r day at himw. Sample worth 14
l free. Address Srr-sso-- A ''n, Port
land, Maine.
l-t.'S..-ly.
pamphlet:;:
vertf.e--. iro pap-e. J 5 'srits.
nowRixdro., iv. t.
THE PREMBFVr H HOTHKR CIS THK ATTESPT
EU 4.AIA1I(.
They told the news In a tender way.
To the (tray-haired mother of him that day.
Who seemed on the bound of tha unknown land.
Felled by a madman'c deadly hand ;
For every heart In the midst tnere knew
The weary years which had bound the two ;
She, only bowlnir her head, said low:
""S" bat hand could have wounded my baby so ?"
To her, though he fell at the Nation'! head.
He was still a bahe, thousrh the years had Cad ;
But memory turned and her hert went o'er
The past, till she stood at the cabin door.
And heard the wind o'er lore's lone grara aleh
A widow's and orp ians lullaby ;
Be patient, soul, for yon still must take
The burden np for the children" sake.
If her hand erew hard, etill her heartbeat trna
Tha weary hours or the winter through ;
Her Hps refused of tho dally fare.
So more ml!?ht fall to the children' haro:
And the babe she soothed to Its childish rest
That irave a hope to her achlnir breast
Was te who. wounded and dyln-r, lay
In the noon of life on that dreadlul day.
Do yon wander, after her toilsome years.
They told her the awful truth with fears.
That he frficlle thread of her !lla would break.
For sh e still but lived for her children's sake.
Oh. for the sweet old days." she ald,
' When ha laid on my breast hi childish head.
When a boy, unknown to a party strife.
He lived In the cabin a hnrable life.
The sell-same pence he shall never know
A when In the forest, long ago.
The wind sansc wild o'er the orphan child.
That tolled by my side through the heat and
snow."
' Better the crust that In crowned at night
By holy sleep than a ruler's mitrht.
That brines its wearisome round of care ,
I.eavine scarce thoueht for slumber or prayer.
Praise cr blame Irom a servile throng.
Cannot equal the sweet old sonar
T:iat soothed the heart of the simple child
In the lonely depths of tho forest wild."
Better the early and lowly life.
j Than manhood crowned from a party strife ;
More free his heart when a little child.
Crowned in his play by the forest wild."
THE HISTORY OF A DEAD MA!?.
FROM THE RUSSIAN.
It was in the autumn, just before the open
ing of the railroad between Taganrok and
Chnrkoff, and I had to make the tedious
journey with post horses. For the first two j
j days the weather was pleasant, but on the
! third morning the heavens were covered with
heavy, grey clouds, a northwest wind blew
furiHiisly; thunder, lightning, snow flakes
and rain followed such a storm ns can only
he found in Southern Russia. In half an hour
the roads weic impsssaDle with black rnud,
and as we reached the post station of Don
ski we found there wns no more progress for
that day. As I entered the station I was
met by a tall, Cne-looking, grey-haired man,
whose black velvet coat with backward
Grecian sleeves made rre judge him as hold
ing some military or official position. Be
hind him came a handsome Cossack woman
about his age, and both greeted me kindly,
j Tn reply to my Tiquet for a cup of t n, the !
woman said, "Husband, ask the gentleman
if he would not like a roast chicken with his
tea. It will be a long time bffore he can
mount his troika and continue his journey
and lie will find the chicken tender."
As she said this she glanced lovingly at the
man, and then left the room, not before he j
had waved a kiss to her is she closed the j
door. j
"She is my beloved wife, and widow, sir,"
said he, turning to me as I took a seat by the ;
porcelain stove, warming my hands on Us j
smooth sides. "Ha ! ha! you laugh, sir, but
wait until you are eating your chicken, and !
if you wish I will tell you the history of a
man who has been dead fourteen years and j
who married his widow." Of course I was
eaer for the story, and soon nftr when my
chicken was brought to me tempting anri
warm, he drew a c'ia'r near my elbow and
commenced his story.
"I am nearly sixty years old now. sir ; my glad of an opdortunity to lend him a twenty ;
wife also. But she wasonee'a beautiful, good, j of being where millinery and Japane-e dec
young girl ; she is as good now as then, and j oration stores do not daily entrap one's
perhaps I am a partial judge, but I find her j wife : of being "
still beautiful
To this last statement I absented, and he
continued :
"I was a wild young fellow, hieh tempered, 1
i an 1 of o mviniT rli;io;it ion T was nostmas-
j ter of the station when I married Olga. At
I first I was contented she was a loving, good
j w-fe but I grew weary of life, and restless
lor ireenom, tine oay, u was n- uic )cni m
I she seemed sad, and coming to me put
I her arms around my neck, and said, "Do you
j really and truly love me, Wanska?" I an-
I . - . . .1 J 1 . ...... 1- T
I sweren lmpaiiPtitiy, v-u, ), )u miu" a
j do. 'But you don't love me as I do you," she j
continued. In that moment an evil SDirit !
j must have scipd me. I don't know what
I thoushts passed through my brain, only it
, rf if , rht t ,ovpd her in
ynv way, but it nettled nie that I was bonnd
to her for life, and I wanted my freedom.
As fhe clung to me. I pushed her violently
away, and she fell to the floor. Risingslow
ly she looked at nie reproachfully and left
the room without a word.
"I was wild I ran to the stable. 'Har
ness me a troika instantly,' I cried to the
hostler. 'There is a despatch left here by
i tho last courier that I must take to Charkoff ;
make haste. In few minutes the wagon
was ready. Faul took the reins, the bells
wf.re ringing clearly in the fresh air. and
without a backward glance for Olga, I was
, station, and in twenty hours
, a ,
J reached Charkotl.
Dismlssintr the watron. T went to the post
master, who was my most intimate friend. I
called for ink and i.en and wrote a letter,
wliioh I pave to hi.n, saying. 'Do this favor j presses the spring perfectly flat, wrapping
for me and be silent. I want to leave my j the pork around it tight, and holds it so uu
wife. In eight days send her this letter and j til it freezes solid. Then the frozen pork,
ask me no questions. In tho letter I wrote: ! stuffed with the bed spring, is thrown out to
'"Oi.ga : Whi von receive this letter I
sihall be d-ad. Forest me and marry some
other man who will trat von hotter than I
hgve done. Foreive m for striking vnn : it
was a shamfil act. Kep thu station, you
can writ. and can hold it as well as I.
Heaven biests yon. Wanska.
"Mv friend shook my hand and promised
to fulfil my errand, and a few hours later I
was on my way to the military bnrean of ,
where I told them I wanted to enlist for four
teen years in the nore Guards and cve
them a different name from my own. I was
till and healthy, and they were very glad to
accept me, asking me a few questions. My
hair was cnit short, my beard shorn, and in
my new uniform, with a glittering helmt on
my head, I lode through the streets of St.
Fetrsbnrg, and no one to know me among
the thousands who looked at ns as we paused
hy. I wa ambilious, and learned he pon
tine of soldiers life qniekly. The discipline
was severe ; it was hard to be obedient, and
as for the freedom 1 had longed for, I fonnd
I had lost it. I was soon a sergeant, and ftn-
ally became a captain of horse in the regi
ment. "1 won distinction in the service. In the
war with Turkey and later the Crimea my
time was np, and I -was seized with a most
terrible homesickness, for of late years I had
learned to love my wife passionately, and to
see her anin, even though she were the
wife of another, was my only thought. I
wondered if she had changed in al! these
years ; if she had grown stout as a beer cask
or as thin as a corkscrew. I was offered
many advantages if I would remain in the
army, but I refused them all, was honorably
discharged, with a good pension, and the
same day started for the south, my heart
beating wildly between hope and fear. I
reached Charkoff, an1 found that my old
friend, the postmaster, was dead. My heart
fainted with the thought that Olga too might
be dead.
" 'Who has the post at Donski ? I inquir:
ed, crossing myself under my long military
cloak.
" "A widow, was the reply.
" 'The same who held it fourteen year
ago?'
" The same came the answer.
"In eiphteen hours I was there. I knew
the two old men who unharnessed my hors
ses. They were former servants of mine.
But they did not know me In my uniform. I
hastened to the entrance of this house, then
Into the office. Olga sat at the desk writing
.and seemed unchanged to me. True, her
face was more sad, and in her beautiful
black hair I saw a few silver threads, yet she
was still beauti ful.
"I stole in. 'Olga dearest !' I whispered
and sank on my knees before her. She didn't
look at me, but threw her arms In the air;
her head fell upon t'w desk heavily. She
had fainted. I sprang to her, took her in my
arms, while I told my story and begged her
forgiveness, and the angel forgave me. That
was sixteen years ago, sir, and the years pass
ed like spring days. We have been always
so happy."
After a pause the delightful old man con
tinued :
"But what do jou think the stupid gov
ernment at St. Petersburg insists upon?
That I am dead, sir, and the Donska post
station must remain in the hands of tny wid-
ow ; or else the guardsman of the Cuiras
siers must be dead, and lose his pension.
My widow laughs over the dilemma. She
keeps the books, signs the receipts, and pays
the taxes, I draw my very liberal pension
under the name hy which I enlisted, but as
the former postmaster of Donski I am adead
man. This is my history, sir. There may be
some who do not believe It. but we and our
neighbors know better."
I thanked the good man for his interesting
story. And his wife, soon enteriDg, took
his hand, saying :
"All, my husoand, I fear you have wear
ied th gentleman with your oft repeated
story. Come with me that I may scold you,"
and they went off laughinfe together, he
with a look of love in liis eyes that showed
plainly r.owmuch he valued wife and widow.
HOW TO CATCH A F0LAR BEAR.
"I do so pity those men on the Tiodgers,"
remarked Mrs, Max, passing the Major the
honey, which he always insisted on having
with his rice cakes.
"Yes, indeed," replied the Major, who
was a trifle cynical that morning, having
burned his mouth with coffee. "Yes, in
deed, my dear, the life of an Arctic explorer
must be hard. They are so isolated from the
world. Just imagine, if you can, the hor
ror of living for three years out of the dust
and wind and fog and rain of our glorious
climate; ot not meeting all that time the
man at your club who thinks the oftener a
story is told the beUer it is ; of being with
out the consoltation afforded you bv the
busted stock operator who knows you are
" W hy. Major, how you do talk ! I was
only thinking of the horrid things that Rod-
gers crew will have to do to get their bear
steaks."
"How's that ?" asked the Major, instantly
interested over the object of steaks, which
he holds of much greater importance than
the Irish land troubles.
"What I know about It," resumed Mrs.
Max, "I read in a fashion paper, and it
ought to be true."
"It certainly ought to be, Mrs. Max, if
only on account of its old age."
"Well, the article said," continued Mrs.
Max, pretending to ignore the Major's slur
on her favorite reading, "that Arctic explor
ers, when they want to kill a polar bear,
plant a big knife in the ice with the blade
sticking tip. They daub th blade with
blood, and the bear comes along and licks
it and cuts his tongue. It is so cold that he
don't feel the cut, but, tasting his own blood,
continues to lick the knife until his tongue
is all frayed, and he bleeds to death. Isn't
it dreadful ?"
"Quiet your fears, my dear," said the Ma
jor when his wife had finished. "That is the
way they killed the bear when that story
was first published, but in the last twenty
years an Improvement has been made, which
I will tell you about, if you will kindly give
me just a drop of coffee, with cold milk, this
time. The way the thine is done now is as
follows: When Captain Berry, of the Rod
gers, wants a polar bear for dinner, lie gives
a midshipman a copper bed spring and a
chunk of salt pork. The midshipman eom-
the nearest iceberg, where it is promptly
swallowed by a polar bear. When the heat
of the bear's stomach thaws out the pork it
releases the spring, which flies out, and the
bear soon dies of a pain in his side."
"Major," said Mrs. Max, witli very ranch
warmth, "I don't believe that such a story is
true."
"So, my dear, and yon won't, until, in a
few years, you see it in some fashion paper,
and then yon will swear by it."
The Detroit (Mich ) Aetcs says that as a
fl')ck of sheep, 100 In number, were beinrj;
driven down Michigan avenne one day last
week, one of them took a notion to shade
and rest In a shop on that thoroughfare. It
is a well known trait of these animals that
where one goes the others will follow and
'in two shakes of a lamb's tail" the whole
trove were in the store. Several clerks were
knocked over and some damage done beta e
they could be started ont again. Then they
knocked over a horse standing in front, and
every leg of mutton In the Jot jumped over
bim before be could et np.
A FEARFUL II ALF.HOL'R.
In the early days of the Cincinnati South
ern, before it had attained its present sys
tem, and immediately after the road had been
opened for traffic to Somerset, occurred an
event the recollection of which even to this
day serves to bring out goose flesh on those
who at the time were cognizant of the im
pending disaster.
Within a few days after passenger gravel
began the officers of the Southern sent Invi
tations for a trip over the road to all of Cin
cinnati's wealthiest men and heaviest tax
payers, and on the morning of the excursion
dozens of carriages left the Burnett honse,
tha place of meeting, and corveyed them
across the river to Ludlow, where the "sp-s-cial,"
headed by No. 1, the crack engine,
with Mat. Coombs at the lever, was in wait
ing. Miles N. Beatfy, now superintendent;
of the southern division, was conductor.
When all the excursionists wer on board
the engineer and conductor went Into Train
Dispatcher Cooledge's office, where they
read and signed the following order, and
placed copies in their pockets :
"Meet and pass No. 2. north bound passcn
ger train at Williamstown."
To Wiliiamstown for delivery to the north
bound passenger train, on arrival, was sent
the following order :
" , Conductor :
"Meet and pass south-bound special at
Wiliiamstown."
So t'lat the situation stood thus either
train reaching the place indicated first was
to go on the siding and wait thereuntil the
one coming from the opposite direction had
ai rived and gone ahead on the cleared track.
Of the wealthy passenger load Some were
seated chatting, others were standing on the
platforms, and still others on the summer
car, when, glancing np and down his train,
the conductor, finding everything In good
order and readiness, waved his hand to the
watching engineer, and the special pulled
out, slowly at first, but as it moved on the
speed increased until it went out of sight
around the curve a flving, and a little later a
rumbling sound told of its crossing the tres
tle, and that it was well ar.df airly started on
the way south. It was understood that ex
tra fast time was to be made, and to offer no
obstacle the track hail been cleared of every
thing save the passenger train referred to.
One half hour after the. start from Ludlow,
No. 2, Cl'tven minutes behind time, reached
Williamsiown, at which place the standing
rule was imperative that conductors should
at all times stop and inquire for orders.
Stopping or.Iy long enough to unload a pas
senger in the mud, the conductor, thinking
only of making up ot time, signaled the en
gineer, and the train went on.
The horrified operator from his window
saw No. 2, flashing northward to what seem
ed inevitable destruction, as the telegraph
line between his room and Ludlow was un
broken by a single instrument, and at that
moment two trains -at high rates of speed
were rnpidly lessening the distance between
each other on the single track. He tele
graphed at once to Ludlow that "No. 2 had
passed without stopping for orders."
All color left the face of train dispatcher
Cooledge as he received the message and as
he communicated the dire intelligence to
Jack Kedmond, master of transpo-tation,
that individual's countenance assumed a
similar hue. Willi him to think was to act.
Stepping to the station door he quietly beck
oned several men to him and coniposedly
gave instructions to each. One-half dozen
of them went on the double quick in differ
ent directions for physicians. The store
keepers went into the warehouse and gath
eied together sponges, baskets, materials
for splints and soft muslin for bandages.
Meanwhile other employes had run up to
the engine-house, and starting afire under
an idle locomotive had hitched on a otboose
and backed down in front of the station
where the car was transformed at once iuto
a hospital coach. To all save Redmond and
Cooledge these preparations were mysterious.
The relief train was soon in readiness, but
did not start. Redmond, seated at the desk
and estimating the rate of speed at which
the trains were moving, calculated about
where the collision would take place. Some
of the passengers would escape unhurt, and
one of them would hasten at once on horse
back to Wiliiamstown, the nearest point for
medical ai4. Here the operator would learn
the exact locality of the accident and send a
dispatch to Ludlow. Fosses6ed of this in
formation Kedmond could send his waiting
engine and car, with the corps of physicians
and nurses, to the spot at the rate of nearly
a mile a minute. The other and slowet plan
would be to let the "relief" start out and
cautiously find its way around the many
curves. He chose the wiser course. The
scene in the train dispatcher's office was
painful. Cooledge, leaning over the silent
instrument, watched it with feverish eyes as
if to read its secret before transmission. On
another chair was Kedmond, with big gtobes
of perspiration coming from the pores of his
face and rolling down unheeded. Neither
man spoke. Five, ten, twenty, thirty min
nts that seemed like ages passed, when
came a sharp click. It was Wiliiamstown
calling Ludlow. Cooledge's hair rose up on
end as he gave the response. Redmond
stood up and placed a hand on the door knob.
The next moment Cooledge fairly yelled,
"No collision. No. 2 has just backed into
Wiliiamstown." The two men shook hands
with the sair.e vigor as if the were twin
brothers and hadn't met for a thousand years
It was then ascertained that, by the most
fortunate circumstances, the trains had sim
ultaneously entered from opposite ends
upon the longest piece of strnigtit track be
tween the two telegraph stations, and an in
stantaneous application of the brakes had
brought the in to a stop within twenty feet of
each other. No, 2. recognizing the "spe
cial's" right of way, backed to Wiliiams
town, where it went in on the siding, aud
Cincinnati's millionaires and capitalists pro
ceeded unhurt on their Journey.
Mrs. SPAiTGLEsbreathless!ysaid : "Dear,
I wili tell you an awfut, awful thing. Do
you know that Mr. Slowbox cannot take his
breakfast iu the morning without a cocktail?
Now, my dear Mr. Spangles never does such
a thing as that. He would not think of a
cocktail, lie simply rolls in his bed, looks
around the room for his clothes, and says :
"Alary, for the love of the great stars above
us, I feel as if I had a cinder in my mouth I
Give me a pitcher f water none of your
confounded little goblets, but a bucketful.
Hurry.' But you never bear him ask for a
cocktail. He hastens down to the stoie
without his breakfast"
Tee nearest infallible remedy la Tracy A-
L1VINU BY THEIR W ITS.
A NOVEL METHOD ADOPTED BT AN ENTER
riUSINQ QUARTETTE.
A few days ago a weather-beaten quartette
of middle-aged men arrived at Reading.
They had been on a novel and extended
tour through the country. A sun-browned
Irish lad, describing himself as Michael
Dalton, of Newark, was apparently the
leader of the party. "You see," said he,
"we have no work in summer. We all have
one trade, and fso make a living we travel
to see the country." On belngclosely pressed
he acknowledged that when employed at
their regular business they shovelled snow.
"I tell you this in confidence," said he,
"and it must not go any further. The four
of us made up our minds to get out of
Newark. We lost our jobs through a strike,
and after thinking a long time over our bad
luck, my friend here, Dick, struck upon a
racket which to me was new. We want to
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington,
got out into the Ohio towns, worked Pitts
burgh, the oil country and narrisburg, and
here we are in Reading. We lived like
fighting cocks, but had to rough it some
times. Well, you want to know how we
work it. I'll tell you. Dick has a school
education, and was in the army. He is a
good band at writing poetry, so one day,
about nine months ago, he wrote a string of
rhymes on a shingle. It was about a poor
man out of work, hungry, tired, weary and
worn out, with a wife and kids at home also
hungry, and with no clothes to go to Sunday
school; that the world owed men a living
who really desired to work ; and then wind
ing up with asking a blessing on th home
of the family you are going to call on. The
blessing is very touching aud affecting, and
the words common and plain, so that every
man, woman and child can understand them.
Well, we got them printed for $2 a thou
sand. On the bottom of each was a line:
'Trice two cents. I will call for your an
swer in about an hour." Each of us took
250 copies and started out.
"First we worked fcaston, dividing the
town oft into four sections. The verses said
that the bearer had been in the army, and
each of us had to be booked up on the war
We were well trained by Dick. I worked
one block carefully on each side of the
street, handed a song personally to the lady
of each house, and walked off. When ev
ery house in tho block had been served, I
started again where I hegan and collected
the pennies. Well, sir, at nearly every
house I sold a song. We all worked in that
way, and many a day we sold out complete
ly. Then we'd get in a new stock. You
can reckon up the profits: First cost (2 a
thousand; receipts $20 ; profits $13, or $4.50
a day for each man. Of course, we couldn't
average that. Some days it rained and we
couldn't work, and other days the pales
would be slow. Towns of 3o,000 to 50.000
inhabitants we found to pay the best. In
Philadelphia things were very slow. Our
trade was brisk In Baltimore. Pittsburgh
panned out well, and so did Cincinnati.
Out there we traveled from place to place
on railroads and lived well- Printing is
cheaper out that way, and people are more
liberal. In our business it don't do to lose
your temper. If you're insulted, bear it.
You don't go far before tliey call you back
and buy ten cents worth of songs. The
"blessing on the home" is what wins.
Nobody is going to throw away a blessing
for two cents. Toor people are our best
customers. I've often got five cents for a
song, never less than two cents. The high-
est I ever eot fot one was fiftj cents and a
-j : :n -!. .1... 1. Tl. -.!... v. t .1
dinner in Pittsburgh. The other bovs had a
streak of luck that day, and the next week
we had a bully time at the Cleveland races.
We spent a good deal of money on our tour,
saw all the sichts, and never went hunery
or thirsty, you bet. Women are the best
patrons. The men ask so many questions,
and they know too mnch. They think you're
a thif, prowling around for points to enter
thoir houses at night ; and if they ever were
in the army they want to know all about the
regiment you were in, and in what battles
yon fought.
"I was caught in a trap many a time. I
told a man once that I was in Company C,
Eighty-Eighth New Jersey Kegiment, and
blast my Inck the man said he had been a
corporal in that same company for two years,
and did not recognize me. I thought he
might be spinning me a yarn, so I braced
up and stuck to my story, ne then got up
off the step and took down from the wall of
his little parlor a framed discharge paper
which proved nie to be the biggest liar in
that town. I gave in, laughed, and the man
bought a song all the same. As 1 turned to
go, he told me to stick to that company and
regiment, and gave me a brief history of it,
so that I need never to get wrong again.
Now I know all about that company. Thus
.far we've had a pood time on the road, but
we've got tired of it and are -on the home
run, and we're willing that some one else
should get behind and follow it up."
Choosing a Husband. That woman is
wiso who chooses for lur partner in life a
man who desires to find his home a place of
rest. It is the man with many interests,
with engrossing occupations,' with plenty of
people to fight, with a struggle to maintain
against the world, who is really the domestic
man, in the wife's sense, who enjoys home,
who is tempted to make a friend of his wife,
who relishes prattle, who feels in the same
circle, where nobody is above him and ro
body unsympathetic with him, as If he were
in a heaven of ease and reparation. The
diawbacks of home-life, its contained possi
bilities of insipidity, sameness and conse
quent weariness, are never present with such
a man. He is no more bored with home than
with sleep. He is no more plagued with his
children than with his own lighter thoughts.
All the monotony and weariness of life he
encounters outside. It is the pleasure-loving
man. the merry companion, who icquires
coHstant excitement, who finds home-life un
endurable. He soon grows weary of it, and
considers everything so very tame, and so
Jike flat beer, that it Is impossible for him not
only to be happy, but to feel that he is less
nnhappy there than anywhere else. We do
not mean that the domestic man, io the wife's
sense, will be always at home. The man al
ways at home has not half the chance of the
man whose doty is oufeideof it, for hf must
sometimes be in th way. The point for the
wife is that be should like home wheu he is
thete ; and that liking, wo contend, belongs,
first of all, to the active and strong, and
deeply engaged, and not to the lounger, or
even the easy minded man. In marriage,
as in every other relation of life, the compe
tent man is the pleasantest to live with and
the safest to cho-se, and the one most likely
to piove an unwearied friend, and who en
joys artd buffer others to enjoy, when at
norae, th endless ca arms of mental repot.
THE ROMANCE OF AS EKtf.
A CHAPTER WHICH C.OF.S TO SHOW THAT OLD
LOVES ARK NOT ALWAYS BEST.
The young woman employed by the exp
and butter dealer of Grand street, Williams
bureh. who. In handling some rees in the
store, discovered one which contained a
message, written in pencil, asking the girl
who received it to open correspondence with
a young farmer in Tennessee, was yoterday
unhappy. The story of the love match
made by means of the egg had been copied
from 7Tie Sun into the newspapers all over
the country. Wherever she went in the vi
cinity of her home she was pointed out as
the woman who got a lover through an egg.
The story was often told how the hud re
sponded to the farmer's egg-shell missive ;
how a letter came back which kindled a
flame in her heart ; how she continued the
correspondence, and sent her photograph;
how one came back to her representing a
sturdy young farmer; and how the lover
came on, met his correspondent, popped the
question, and went home with the wedding
day fixed.
A young policeman in this city read the
story and remembered that he was once a
beau of the young woman. He went to
Brooklyn when he had a day ofT, and called
on her. Be said that he had always had
hopes of getting her, but had put ofT speak
ing to her about it because he thought there
was plenty of time ahead, as both were
Young. The engagement she had mane, he
assured her, was as fragile as the shell of the i
egg which had brought it about, and he ex- j an existence. Hie efficacy of praver appears
pressed the opinion that it was perhaps, af- i in quite a different light. Therefore that
ter ail, only a newfangled Western notion of ! nisl noble manifestation of the Christian
, ,- - ,, , , , . ... character of the American people, taising
advertis.ng. He formally offered himself to tlt.ir lPtUts , ,.pavt. ,r tl. recovery of the
her, told her that he was as good if not bet- Chief Magistrate, honors the American ni
ter than the man from Tennessee, and that I tion in the eyes of hll really civilized people
while the other match might never be con- i t,,e ... t ., . ... .
. . . . , As an Amct ican citizen I vtuted with m-
summated, she could now get a lover who j tnse sympathy my prayers to those of ell
would be her husband just as soon as she I honest Ameticaiis, but as n priest of the
named the day. 1 H'ly Catholic Chur?h I could do and did far
She was persuaded by this argument, and j
consented vo become hi bride. Ihe wed- ) i,ent. Holy Mass being the d.vinely-order-ding
day was fired for Sunday afternoon ' ed sacrifice of the New Lavs, according to
last, and the next day Father Gallagher, who
is acting as pastor of St. Peter and St. Faul's
church in the absence in Europe of Father
Malone, was engaged to perform the cere
mony in tke church.
After the dedication of the new altr in St.
Yincent de Paul's church, in Brooklyn, on
Sunday, while the bishons and priests were
at dinner, the story of the match made by an 1
egg came up. After it had been circumstan- '
tially told. Father Gallagher said it was a
mistake to suppose that trie beaus of the ;
girl were going to be robbed of her by such a ;
device as a letter in an egg shell, for he was
that instant going to his church to marry the
young woman to an old li.ver. While the
priests were laughing at the unexpected turn
the romance had taken. Father Gallagher de
parted. The egg and butter dealer, the
bride.and a young female companion were in
the church when Father Gallacber arrived
there. The policeman had not reached tho
church, but the bride smilingly suggested
that he had been delayed. The party wait
ed, and the brideerooin failed to come. An
I hour went by, and y-t no bridegroom came.
Two liours passed, and by that time evry
possible excuse had been canvassed, yet the
bridegroom did not appear. A third hour
passed, and the bride bioke into tears. The
party went out with the solemnity of funer
al mourners, and looked up and down the
street in vain for the mis-ing policeman.
1 The girl's eyes were red with weeping
i when the postman on Monday handed in a
j postal card addressed to her. It contained
ii.. r i .
me lujiiming :
My Dear Annie : I hope you will forgive
me I was only in fun when'i a-ked you to
marry me. You had better take the other
tellar. Yours truly. Jof.
Slie flamed with indignation at once, and
having bathed her eyes in cold water, she
started for a New York lawyer's office to be
gin a suit for $10,000 damages for breach of
promise of marriage. The girl ban no fee,
and the lawyer's brain machinery could not
be set in motion without some incentive,
amounting to at least $23. She returned to
the egg and butter dealer's family mentally
distressed, but still bent upon revenge. -V
r. un,2th.
Abotta Lady's Aoe. A correspondent
of the Louisville Coupter-JoMrnaZ, on the au
thority of tliH Hon. Alexander H. Stephens,
relates the following anecdote illustrating
how late in life a woman's sensitiveness
about her age may last :
"At a time when it was known that the
widow of President Madison was In such
poveryas really to be suffering for the ne- I ure;v thltn e cared to. we concluded to
pessaries of lite, a bill giving her a pension pas lhrru. The snow was quite deep on
was introduced into the House Mr Steph- ,jtl,,r sil, but a pur ,Hiow tranipers man
ens earnestly advocated the bill, and made a ife:,u.d vo disposition to allow us to pass
point in urging its immediate passage by tIie(11 jn Uie lntcki we perforce, turned out
snying : -Gentlemen, to-uay the lady reach- jlt tlie sll(w lo RO bv. As we ,,,1 abreast of
es no- iriirm-jit: ne 'i rimi-itui enis,
and it would be a particularly graceful thing
for this House to honor the day by pas-ing
at once the bill for her relief. He laid
such stress upon; the matter and advocated
the passage of the bill so warmly that it was
passed on that day. He felt so much elated
w ith his triumph that he hastened at once to I
her residence. Some one, however, had
preceded him and reported his speech to the
lady, who greeted him by saj ing : Uh,
thank you, Mr. Stephens, for gf ttiug my bill
through, but you made a mistake when you
said 1 was eighty-two today. I am "not
eighty-two, I am only eiffhty to-day. That
was a grave mistake." When Mr. Stephens
repeated this to Mrs. John J. Crittenden,
one of Mrs. Madison's friends, who had told
him her age, she said: 'All the same, Mr.
Stephens, it is true, she is realty eighty-two
years old. Mr. Stephens says he has never
dared mention a lady's age since, however
much he mi'jht hope to make an argument
in ner ravor ny so noing.
Cheek. No, tny eon, cheek is not better
than wisdom j it is not better than modesty ;
it is not better than an vthini. Don't listen
the siren who tl!s jou to blow your horn ot
T . - . I 1 . . 1 T 1 . , 1 .
H win never oe looien upon, a ue worm
. , , VliUllb I I'l IIIC HI. . rl' - - J 1
not to be deceived by cheek, and it does , much mystified as ever, and with sadly sha
search for merit, and when it finds it, merit ! ken nerves, retired. The next morning ear
is rewarded. Cheek never deceive the 1 y 1 came down with yrt ItliuU
. ..... i barely possible that there nr.g!;. be some
world, my son. It appears to do so to the rnj-dafce about it, tnst we h3d seen no one
i cheeky man, but he is the one who is de-
ceiven Pin von know nns cheek v man
all your acquaintance who is not reviled for
his cheek the moment his back is turned ?
Is the world not continnally drawing dis
tinctions between cheek and merit ? Al
most everybody hates a cheeky man, my
son. Society tires of the brassy glare of his
face, the hollow tinkling of his cymbaline
tongue, the noisy assumption of bis for
wardness. The triumphs of cheek are only
apparent. He lores his way along through
the world, anrl frequently better -neople give
way for him. But so they give way, my
boy. for a man with a paint-pot In each
hand. Not because they respect the man
with the paint-pot particularly, but because
they want to take care of their clothes.
You sell goods without it, and your cn-to-mers
won't rnn and cMa in the cellar when
thev see von erming.--.T?'t7tT Brx.
the rrorLF.s' prayers.
REPLY TO BOB 1SGERPLL P.EM.!IKS
NATIONAL PR A TF US.
OK
Bev. Fathtr F. X. Weninger, S. J., has
sent the following comments to the Milwau
kee Senfina', which has published them :
Inrersoll's silly comments on the prayers
which are and have reen offered np hy the
people ot this country for President I iat field's
recovery, have been published and repub
lished by the press throughnnt the country,
and expose, with cynical frivolity, his horrid
infidelity in all its horrid, abominable naked
ness, llis remarks literally verify the truth
of St. Paul's saying, that t!i carnal man ear
not comprehend spiritual things. Have
you ever oos'-rved the behavior of a dog
when, r.fler meals, devout people rise to
i pray and n-tttrn ".hanks to the Almighty?
I How the brute Jumps up, and with wistful
eyes, gazes first at the tempting viands left
j upon the tabic, and then, w ith almost itnpa
! tient contempt upon those who are praying
Ins whole countenance expressing more
Clearly than words, "Away with your pray
ers ! I prefer the smallest morsel left upon
the table t j all the j ravers ot th Pope and
the whole world." Well, that dog is a fit
emblem of Toje Ingersoll's behavior in re
gard to the matter in qut tdion. No doubt,
had iid created man for this life only, i. e.,
to enjoy the pleasures of this life as best
be mil-lit, and tihally to breathe his last into
the mist of an unknown eternity, the lan
guage of Ingersoli declaring prayer "to be a
useless waste of time," wouid possess some
flight j-etnhlance of logic. But in regard to
th(e who reason and cherish a beliel in tha
divine destiny t man, w ho hope, when this
life is finished, to be eternally united with
God in the t -njoytnent of infinite bliss, pro
vided that here on earth, by owdit-nrp and
faith, by the practice f virtue and unbound
ed conhileooe in GoU'sprovideoce, they prove
t l.u c 1 u.irl bv- r,f , tiiiliiiniA uti.1 tihsicfnl
i more, l onereu toe jio.v .acrim-o oi intj
Mass to the Almighty lor the wounded Fres-
, the teaching of the Church, is regarded with
greater tavor in the eyes of God than all the
1 prayers of anueis and men united, since it is
j thentferiisof Christ Himself to His Heaven
j ly Father for the benefit of all mankind.
Yes, lilting the consecrated host towards
! heaven, 1 reineuibeied our wounded Presi
i dent and recommended him to the mercy of
! Go. I to spare his life, and to avert, by so do
I inc, a great misfortune to the whole nation,
j Ingers.id's i.idecent atta k upon religion
is an outrage which shocks tlie intelligence,
' piety and moral sense f ail intelligent peo
ple. It shows, moreover, th.it he is sid'y de-
hcient in good judgment ; but this is not sur
prising, because beig since lie n.is ;r icticall y
proVed him-e:t to belong to the followers of
: D.trwin and to have no more knowledge of
his Creator than a Brazilian monkey. Never
! tl.cless, he should have at least enough com
j moil sense to keep his stupid titteraiii.-es to
himself, which, after all, any infi lei boy of
' ten could have made tor himseif. This he
! did uot do. because, like an ass:isiin, he wish
j ed to destroy the pious impression of relig
ion produced by that national movement of
i prayer. And this he di sired to do in order
to satisfy his overweening lonsiii", to render
j himself notorious, a crav:;. which in his re-
gard is scarcely less intense tnan that which
: fills the heart of the notorious assassin Gui-
teau. In tact, by this la-t movement he I al
j succeeded better tlian ho may have desired.
! Americans have now a right to tell him:
"Yes, Bob, we know thee now better than
ever. lie ashamed 1" But, Americans, 1 am
. afraid tnat this Tom Paine monkey cannot
j blush, but only bite, scratch an I sneer. .
A YOlTHED-fOR GHOST STORY.
A correspondent of the Wayne County
Herald, in a letter headed "The Ghost of
Wayne." relates the following story : Ev
ery one in lionedale remembers Cornell
Brush, a big, broad-chested, courageous fel
low, who for twenty years or more drove a
cart about this town. He was not given to
jokes, and in all that time I doubt if his
woik was ever questioned, lie still Jives in
Wilkes-Barre, where "doubting Thomasgs'
may find confirmation of what follows if
they wish. And this is Cornell's story :
"It was one of the brightest winter n iehts
Ieversaw. The moon was at its full ; there
Wits not a cloud in the sky, and the deep
snow was dazzling white. My wife and I
bad been down to attend one of the revival
meetings then being held in the old Method"
ist church upon the hill. We were chatting
rleasantly along liciieward we uvea near
letiwold's at the time and ha 1 pass?d
J Bu-od's some distance, when we noticed in
the roisd a few rods ahead of us another cou
ple, a man and woman, going in the Same di
rection. We gradually gained Uj'on them,
and when about half way between the old
Prebterian parsonage (now Lorenzo
1 Giamb's residence.) and the 'mud house,
j we overtook them. After following for a
! short distance, as there was nothing at all
j remarkable or interesting in their appear -
' an,... ont Ihev eittifiniied to walk more leio.
H,. ,v mimeu iat nett rl wife, havitir a.
littlo curiosity to know who our uncivil fel
low-travelers were, turned hr be id side,
ways to see their faces. Her arm was with
in mine, and I shall never forget to oiy dy
ing day her convulsive grasp, a-., in a shud
dering voice, she sni.i, 'Look !' I looked
aroui.d but saw n-thing. We were imne.
Our companions, against which my Wife s
dress ha i brushed a moment before, were
gone. The ground for a long distance
around was as plainly in siht as at noon
day, but not a trace of our late travelers
could be seen. Wa were a long di-tanoe
from a house, and there was not a t;ee, nor
sheltering stump, nor any possible thing,
that could suggest to our minds a hiding
I!ac-. We were so uttei'v overwhelmed
with amazement that we stood t-peechiess
for some moments in onr tracks bv tlie side
of tue road. At last feeling that 1 must do
something, for a choking sensation ot terror
waj creeping over us both, 1 left my wife
and waded out through ttm snow, to the
opeu board fence, some fifty feet away. Of
course I saw noti.ing to explain tue matter
there, and as soon as ray wile !ia1 recovered
herself sufficiently we proceeded to our horn-"..
to We discussed the matter until lte in the
, night ami exhausted every theory that oc
curred to us, tn unsucces-f ully trjing lo ac-
is ,,, ,, .er.ir but tinailv a a
! and had only deceived ourselves in thmki.'.g
in I We turned out in me snow, mil upon ioks
ing the teen? of our last tneht s adventure,
b..r am ir wtien I found, as 1 feared.
orilj our confirmatory tootpriuu lu the deep
snow."
Good Words from Druggists. "Ma!t
Bitters are the be-t bitters." "
"They promote sleep and allay nervous-
De-Befct Liver and Kidney medicine we ell."
"Thev knock the 'Chilis' every time."
"Consumptive people gain flesh on them.
"Mait Bi Iters have no rivals iu this town."
"Best thing for nursing mothers c have."
"We like to recommend Malt Bitters."
The Norristown Htnld hopes the time is
near at hand when a patent-corn sheiicr, two
threshing machines, a bed-quilt, a foot-race,
a soap-poddier and a horse-trot will cet
cake ese county agricultural exhibition.
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