CAMBRIA rTtEEMAN
iySVUIZO, Cambria Co., ra..
11 V H. A. MoPIKK.
runtfcd Circulation - l.OdS,
irBirniprix ritki.
The !r and r liable circulation ol the Cam
pro a r e.i.K av command, it to IbilkT'.rtt f
fi:
Fjocrt:i"n oi I'lreneri. wauf? iirori will
serted K" the following ki n!M :
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6 moDths...
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8 months ..
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col'n 6 months..
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ni-, one year, cash in advance M.o'J (
-r f not P''l !thln:lmw. 1..J
if not pM within i! ram. S.i'l
x " if not p'J withiu y, ar.. 2.25
r,, .rnn residinir outside the county j
it a Ini lonal per jear will be i h;ireJ to
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Administrator'! and Eieeutor's Notices'
Auditor's Notices
Strar and similar Notices
1 tf
Hasinesi Item" .first InserMori lip. per lint : rtjk
o no event win tne hum'-- 1 " ."' "r
f r.on. and those who don 'I rcr.su it t heir
sp-rests bv ny'.ni in advance mu t not
o he placed on the sum-; fooinitf 'is thnw
Let ti:H fact he distinctly n n ierstood
HU mil" forward.
av ror v . Piper before- joil'ton it. if
; j mi most. None but tri!:cvisr do nth
'. Don't be a scaiawajr life's mo short.
H. A. FIcPlkE, Editor and Publisher.
'HB is a freeman whom the truth makes free, and all ark slates beside.'
,utffiticDt Insertion H?. per line.
.Jf" liesnltit ifn o'- poredi'r of any ro-fch
IfW cr:y "i.7(rr p li.i'id or im1iit!ucl tnte-Ml,
.Tob PtfTi of U kind rienttv an- eipf !tti
ntl? exPcntP'i at lowest yr'.rr f. l'lon't Tfn'l. iret
It.
SI. GO and postage per year, in advance.
VOLUME XV.
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER ISS1.
NUMBER 32.
M iW. A
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www i ' n-v myr M'm
K i
EMENT
1NDIIR0ATH.
5tarrlin.fi: lijvel.iti );i of
S u Deri ng.
li, .AT- C;od, How T
ilarnestly Prayed to Dis."
tare hn-n aiHei'd fur twntv yati with an i
bttnat.. t dt-t-e. w.Ut'd !'v '"me -V-1-' ;
i,ia I hv iitinr; L-Mr v. enimono'r on ,
ilp. and. lii nit. t a, I I coil ! do. witti the .
f the most kl fal J.-t.r. It slowly hat ure-
nded, nntil a year a') Thu winter it om-ered 1
o.ire per n ia' t-rm -f tlry .j!c.-. For the
ireeve.ir" 1 l.vpit'n unill to do ar.y la- ,
id niftTlnv tnfereiy all trio time. F.very I
n-x there could I.e ti-nrly a d'i-tnnnfnl ot
tuiten from 'de flint on my h.-o. guine of.
mil n l'ice n the enn-lope containing the j
In tb- I u'er (.art of wlnt-r Riv ?kln com- I
i era.-nii: . tf !i. I ti ied ei--ryi h i ror. almost,
otid he ti M of. withi.nt any relief. The
' Jonc I --'trtt'-l U'i -r. in ti o.c I could reach
t .'sp'i'ii'. I nvi Oi.'d Drtroir. ;ind n.n so 1
thon t 1 ft "u! I have to it" t i the hospital.
iftliy u- nc fir ' J.'iiimir. M i'li. . where 1 !
sister hv cia-. m' lor. t ri'ii ted mc about I
eks, N i' d ! liif :o- i'Of'.l. AW thi'iiirht I had !
to-rt : . til" t--- e. 1 earnosr !y j rayed to die.
?d thr iioi ti t k;n all over my tmck. ncn)! ;
i. an::-, lian l-. hnihs. feet badly gfrollcn,
Is eani- r.. linger nils dotd end hard ns '
lair t a 1 . d -'V :i n 1 i : it. less tdd tra w. t), I
nt ! fc-.w I did sutler. I
1st' -. Mr?. K. H Tiavis, had a small part
itof (' ri-'iiri In t!o h.o;o. Sho woiihln't '
p ; 8w id ' - tt! I! t ry 'ut i i;ra. Some was '
d tofoio lianJ and urin. Kur.'ka ! there wa3
stopre.l ,h" ternt.'e b'.irnluir .sensation from ;
id i'. '1 i;-y liiifnediat Iv jf'tt the Kesolv
iittetira a';. S'nip. I ounmeniil by tnklnir
cr. ' ii 1 f the liesolveot three tino.9 a
,f?er ie -n's : fa I a tath once a dny. water ;
"1-Vi lie.lt : ll-ed ("iltieura Soap freely : p
Cutdc'ir i Hi"! t.l a nd evenitor. KesuSt. re-
to my h"'ue in n:-t week-s-frum time 1 :
it'll flflv -Win a siio .th as this abet ot fiaoer. i
dillUM I'.. CAia'KMEK. i
11(1 en- n. .!eft r-un t'o.. N. Y.''.
rn to
f.re me this V'tfi dav- t.f Jnr.uary
A. M . I.E F Fl N 1 1 W EEL.
Justice of the Peace.
r Hiimnii
'ii t '.
o ene.dilv. prrnianen
(lie Hh.'-d. clear the
ly nrd
ompie:
economically
ion ;:nd Skin,
ics id In hina.
e Skin. Sealp
. eon.- i -1 1 II if (
I 1 'ur tier. ami
irn at Sk n
3 trie ll'lir. and e'ire every l-pei
and S T-ttii' ii- lliioirs df ih
..hJ i" tl.e I'uliril- l l.eie'-dtei
'H l;n-..r.vi r. the new l!l..i.
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I .. ..x -. r! I ! ro';' ilK-o.vuvr.
i he
1'tt I'uri.-r, 1 per het-ie. i'ritoriiA M k
l;. T 'it :r s,. , p. l'i itiriu .Mklicival
.w.,.!.. i;, ; tn t.r- t' tr l-arl'ers antl lare
Tieri-. ' '-. Pi ineipal t. ot.
- t rrk A I'otter, Itoston. IaH.
a '' d Ir
n rt c-'lpt of price.
CELEBRATED
AS
X 4"' ,.-C--7-3 ,pVT;t-.l
STOMACH
f alftrla it r.n I iixcni 1 npnrons.
in,i l:i:i( 'its
; nd il.-.ith I n noany
- e." e:n: j ne aut i d
hi
s. for w M'-i
j' the !!. i
' Is not enl
preTonti v
aittsf array
I e Ihlr' v y
h aou b'.w
t u 1 11 ! lie
I w I e
i 1 1 :et t--r s ttn
naeh
in 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 y . t'"i t a rea ii
l:tt t tll' ie I en over
' e.t- ii'iir.z over u
! i -criers os the liver,
c jioiuer,'.! itv the E:t-S-lo.M.-ly.J
r. A;
i:e ;
Ieti 1 111 if-
III.
K. C
V. F-T
NtlilHE (Ml fill ! TllKAT-
I K?!T a -iris.
Men' .,!
of Mt - rv.
t'ary r . -o,
sr-eie' t :- o.
:i iejid to 11: '
nre r t t i
t r. t ti e ,
r ; "r ; v t:
: H' -
llt'i' 'V r ; o
'7 fife .'. M,,
; e U r iisttna. 1 i.7.' tiea. 'on
!! id o-l,e. Mental I -pres.-i' ii.
-i r'.'Ht'-'ri.O'n. ltnpoienev. In
:.. 1 r- ir.atureO.il Ave. caused
. ;; ti or o ver l nd u tiM'nee.
' ry. it. -ay and denth. One hox
t - . l'iaelt box C. II t ill IIS 1 in on t h '.s
a p--r t'.ix . or s ix lioxes for five
i'l i r.'O-.i.l on r. ee: p ef price,
tt ai" t ' cure a r: v ease. With
e, !.v 11 ("T Si X I'oXCS . accolll pilar-,
v. e will end tlie purchaser
intee to remrn t'.e money if tiie
'I eib-.-r a cure. " a a ra n t ees ?
-lUnert 'Ji-rdere.! tlirect iriun
1 N i '. W ET . I'D., Sole l-roprl-.
M.idi-on St.. Chicago. 111. Sold
s mi i h, Kl;.m t 'o.. Wholesale
, :.ia. iS-Vsl.-ly.J
ftfeaj w i ir
ir - ' i
r.f f m 'i
' t- '
. 1 " i St 1 - ,
I de,:t ....
t. 1 ,'li. t lei
F. i
I,
1 i
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sr
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-fl
t.
w.ir I fiir ftny cnp of
r t.-t i n -H we :i nnt
i 'r jt;!t ; Kiver Pitif, nhf-n tbp
irM-;iy ronii-li-'! with. Th-y r
. - . t ijf-vor ! iJi to fie;itrirtif.n.
I.art. H :.x.'. tvim? ilninv TO rills.
t ty :i i 1 r 1)-4 1. Iiw,ir9 ot ciin
W. i ' Ti: i ? :' i j. 1 h riiri i n5 rn:i ntifnc-
r hv j - m r. v f.s r v i - The riii
All n:
Mis:
s
iSl 5t Kl v . ,ia.li-o;i St.. Chicaifo. Free Orchard on the premises
''' fcnt by mail i repaid on rei-elrit ot a i mountain aprlnir passes '.hrouith the land
i Oarrii.
l1-5.-l -ly.j
i ne f Collins' Yixtaic
Elki :i:i- I'l AStKiis costing
.'J cents, i. fur suoerior to
every other elect! le ap li.
ancebeiotetlie puhlie. 1 hev
r-r.i ... I'; sp-p-i 1. Live- Cmipl tlni. M -.4-fferani
Ami'', and K'dneyHiid 1 rinary
es. and may he worn over the pilol the
.ovcrtac ki ! ne . s. or a iiy afle.-t ",l t-art
-. S'od every where.' Vc-Ua lot
tn, .1;'ai. (i-6-lin.j
0.00 SAVED!
(a(i.Ol
I W
v I
i CI. i
II'
at
If
ISA 11 COhf.KGK!
i in i r.i 1. 1 ir i io or wo mo. kx.
tfr .'ulri'c;'. vi.. U'h. 'it.ioa.iej
I e.if.on t.i . L. Ill A. lUc-Ltrar.
g..-U 11.
Tiile (Pa.) I. allies' Seininarr.
jr -n ;.. c mi tn o,! ioms hni id i n l.".
H . ' i ' -ih t :t .i.'.r.ai lySTiirtTiox.
f - I eiflns September 14. I"!. Ap-
most., Kkv". I. K. EVVINfr.
W'l.-iim. I'rlncipal
fl'I' K. ATTOKNKY- IT-IAW.
'turn. Pa orr.ee ti hulldinr of T.
I d. trir-t : ..-.) Cer.tr.' street. All
.4i t u'inesj attended In la nafaetiv
eel 1 .r,.
specialty.
' o-14.-tf.
li Mcdonald,
t AITOKNEY-. l-LAW,
in c
iO -tf
r.ntxnirno, P.
h.nnade Row, ,,11 Centre street.
M- READE. Alornpu.at.Lau
r onr. Ph. oihce 00 Centre .tr.-et'
- from rttrr, .treet I - o 1
" '
. V'T',,w?r ,:;"n . Term . and 4 ontflt
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T'f!, Ap
TEACHERS' EXAMINATIONS
IN CAMBRIA COUNTY,
FOR THE SCHOOL TEAR 1881 ani 1882.
"1A.MKRIA TtVNSIIIP (I. J. .Tone.
.) TV, Etf"nrl. Tvimnlaation to lc held at Eb-
eurturx. Monday, Srpt f-th.
MT'NSTF.K TOWNSHIP O :orire M'Cn!1m;(f h.
Secrctarv. Mutii'fr. Kxaminatiu'n to be held
at the "Mill School Home." Tuetdag, Sept. Cth.
ClARRt iLLTOWN Hi !( It'll H Pr. J. F.. Mau
j cher. Sc v. t'arrolltown : C VltRbU, TWP.
Valentloc Ilu'mm. S.'y, 'arroliton n. Examina
tion to be held at Carrol Itown, Wednesday, Sept. 7fi.
CUlESTSruINOS HdKlinJli-W. iV. Saupp,
See'y. CTiest Springs: ILKA K FI EL, I) TWP.
I-r .7. C McT'illen. SeTetary. St. Anirnstine
IiKAN TW'f'.-W. . Krise, See y. St. Anurustlne.
Examination to be held ai Trexler's, Thursday,
September Sth. .
TOKirTTO HOKfl'-Hr. M A . Wesnor. Secret, t
j ry. I.oretto: AT.l.K'JHKNY TWl'.-Simon '
Youirht, Seeretarv. I.oretto. Examtnation to be 1
held at loretlo, Friday. September 'jth.
TJFAIiE TOWNSHIP-(. I,. 0!ai-eow,Secreja-jiV
ry. OlaSKow. Examination to be held at
I.loydsvllle. Tunday, Srpt ltth.
"rHTTETOW NSHIf S..T. I.uther, Secretary.
M St. Augustine. Examination to be held ut
lieaver Valley , Wednenday. Scpttmbtr Vtth,
CI WEST TOWNSHIP John Hips. Secretary. St.
j Lawrence. Exami nation to be held at St. Law
rence. 'L kxirsday, September jr.th.
IEHER TOWNSHIP Paul Yaliner, Secretary.
J t'arri.Iltown. Exitnii.ation to be held at St.
Boniface, Friday . September p:th.
1 r
ACKEICK TWP.Elles Rowleind. Secreta
ry. IMndlcton. Examination to he held at Hel-
pano, Wednesday, September fist.
B
AKR TOWNSHIP .Tos. A. Dmnm. Secretary.
St. Nicholas. Examination to beheld at St.
Nicholas. Thursday. September rid.
SVSOI.'FH ANNA TOWNSHIP
retary. . F.xanilnatioe to be held
C Bearer's. Friday, September iid.
. Scc
at J.CE
TOWF.K YOHFR TOWNSHIP Wm. M'Clane,
j Secretary. Cambria I. O. Examination to be
held at Hheam's, Tuesday, September i?lk.
UPPER Y( TER Tf I WNSHIP Jer. Helple Sec
retary. E.xa m ination to be held at Osburn'8,
H (d:usday. Seplc?nber tSth.
QTONYt'I! EFK T' IWNSIIIP John A. Werti.
r'Secretjtry. Joh-tstown. Ex-imlnation to be held
at Walnut Gt'To, Thursday. September ff'th.
R".'.r
It'llhAMl TOWNSHIP John H. Yell. Sec-
Oramlin";. Secretary South Fork. Examina
tion to be held at Freetown. Friday, Sept. Sotk.
'PH F. EX A MI NATIONS to commeuee promptly
J at 9 o chx k.
Applicants must present themselves for exam
ination in the ditriet In which they first apply.
No special exa til i na t ion will be granted-except
lor ca n-e ; p i-i 'ca n t - ii-' '. r i li:r speei.i I exam i na t ton
l.i'i-t i-re-'Oii a '.r-ilt"o r'-ij'o-.r. .tyned Oy at least
'i.rf :il 'is of the Hoard wishing to employ smell
cot.
Toe 1 ; n op ".r and public frenrrcny arc re-pect-
lubv i-
itt
he preseT.t at I!-,
examin itlt.n.
will ouiie pi"t-pa
I wo h iititai-i" p.f
I"
t"
J .. I K A 1 I Mi.
iit' S'iperintentb.'nt.
An.'ust 1 -
lsi.
A 1(1
It.
Sperinl Harsnln In ew
coi.oni i) f'.si iMi:i:r.s
Just opened : ftj-s French f.oo.'a. f. to 7 l-fc.
per xd rnn-prlsinff Newest and I.arirrt
i Tarb t- ol I-all li:nle.
; s r en v l. e a" its
MAY FA T.I , (KK)DS
Sf"!'1-, h ' :ir's ) V;ll'1t"J.
Nf-w 4 t "'t !i Siiriiiif-. n '! t )io n'W h.i liiilit
unit -I " ' ' I' it-3. h t Tiuu',e. :H Pi-eruil firi'va.
i . I - : i -I N ivy Kt"e AH-W.iol I'lan
it.'1 Sr.-ti'-.'j-; -Ki -,n i'Tln l iiiin.
y-.v K-ir-v mi !'l-.in H-i-Uer Funnels forrhil
ron's r'iiEik'P'- n HintTn.r .T I'-kts."
AicfTu-in 1tfs Hiii'i!?', 10 to Iifst sliivi
iui'1 vril't-- rvi-r sho'.rri.
ft-w lt. of S:iinmr Tr (ooi oft'orod lat
w-M-k .it ,i tronninp .:irr;fi;'f rfinnin un.l.l. xr
; Tf'lt ho M '1 out nt osi. :it ? ta l.'1 ;c. pr yir-l :
! pi:mv of t'rrm i m i tort 0.1 i ! k-mt xed novelticji worth
C w. ii. r v:ir-l.
A f w I.-twnB nn,1 I'tnitls will he oM at 5?.. 71
I ani S'tr- rhf'i- liri'-ifnl n :iTi.tiitf thptr. ; Ir
. ipf in. s f'w f it f.'o" of I ; 1 From1!' .hvor.cl?
! PVir.Y AHKIVALS OF
i SILKS AND ST1NS.
' Th! lT-:irt mTit, thp nnf It otir bnf-
ri lvtf siirri! HTfnt;n. anl oflcr to tiivrTi th
! 1 f t ri'i'p' nnii m ,iltp nt ta 1 nnM-v n both Frisrn
j nnl .rn-rir n nnnn'ju'tnrot, wt,"-o l.-nrc tnr(ha
fur ppct .-.-; pronr ri ia'infi-whioh we
! nrc eniiMfl nt iy on i'if a1 rt. r niry t onr
Inrsc And r" ii-Jt:intIy incrt-st.-ini? wholesale nni re
! mil -JitMr
'. ! p fMnfif riTHftr Willi cvorytliiri5 prrtftinina;
i to the Silk imi-Iif-.
I Nfw Ilifk Vfl''"t. Ntv prt r,,!. Strip-fl
i-lr.re'l Volv.-r. N-'W 1,1 k ml "olorot !'lnh
; n. !!, lot of Iiic' Wntproof 'i ivulurs at
' 1 '0 rrt"h. Sp.'onls. pnbjft to Fiiirht rlicolorn
; ticria. nni ir-? vnrnntnil. Ht Tn:ik03 f ros-runtT
, Cin'-uliir?, up t -fa 0 p.icb.
01F TO-DAY.
; l.irs Imficrtrtil.n ,.f N'-'W Tlrtnibur K'lzina:.
i Now l".iiVroi,lerirs. Now I irc. V(.
! BOGGS & BUHL,
IIS and 120 FEDERAL Street,
j AT.I.KGItKXY, rA.
I N. H soo Packages New Flannels and Hlank-
cs (wh"le-ialc itnd retail) at special close prieo.
j New Ih-niestlcs and Housekeepinir (roods. Line;!
i Tatdinxs and Napkins have t-pectal attention.
ORPHANS' COURT SALE
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE !
BV irtue of nn order t.--ninc out of the t rj'hnn?'
Cnnrt of i 'n nihrin rnunty to me directed, 1 will
expose to puhlfc 5alo on t tie premises, on
Satnrilay, the 3i flay of Septomlicr, 1881,
at 2 o'clock, r. m. . the fidl-.winyr ileseri bed real
estate, ttie property of Jerome Pawson. late
ol Allt aheny township, dee'd. to wit :
All tliat oerlain Piece or Parcel of Land
situate In Oall tzin townhlp. Cambria eonnty. Pa.,
Hdpiinlnu lands of Joseph Biller. Yalentine Ans
iniin. John tirove. and the estate of F. X. Christy.
dec d. containing ISO ,lf rfs, more or less, about
, 80 iern of which are cleared, havlnir theron erect
I ed a Okikt Mill, a lariie two story HittCK IuvkLL
I tsio Hoi'sn. tnree one-story Fhaxe Tenast H.ii s
' K. a birue Fn A m e Hank IIarx, and the necessary
t oiittiuildinfcrs. all in stood repair, lnere Is a good
Lhcftdrif on the premises, anil tho water from
ti-:kms of salt:.
T- One-third of the purehase money to be paid
at the confirmation of the sale, and the remainder
tn twoetptal annual payments, with Interest, to be
secured hy the judgment bond anil mortiratfeof the
ptircnasef. JAMES J. KAYI.nK,
Trustee tn sell the real estate of Jekomk Iiiwsox,
deceased. l8-12.-3t. J
AflNERAL LAND FOR SALE I
HI Th.
o underslnnetl oflerg at private Fale and
necotnuiiHiatinif terms a tract ol laml Iviruc tntce-
f'er'hsof n intie n ni the Pennsylvania Railroad
and enntulnitiu 77 f rn. The'lanil is underlaid i
' w'b ''Mi.. rttiK (lav and itit.s orb. and Is also .
Os" 'J'J , well tiitih'r ha" a loo.I saw mill fit theretfn. ;
I Ji t-4 i u.,-:,ii.- i c m. I i ,. . r n'.ir. bv a railroad track
i i.l line.
For further panic. i
J AMI S HtRK
rs call
f-n or a f ire-
i' 4 l.i'., '.. Av.iaie. bet-.Meti ; ..i.'..-. -t.-..t. 1 1 more. Cam or i a Co., is.
caU!-;' ''l! Desirable Property for Sale.
' ' M , ..-.i .' 'IMIF. u -id 'isianed !;. t-f.ll In- M 1 LL I'KII-
., .. , " ' l, ,,KA "I 1 I KliTV. locatid at Miilwool. Wp.tmiirel.md
. li id. --: -tt eonntv. on the line of the P. K. R. : suitable lor a
All.'
Wiluiore, ;amhria 4'o.
Pa.
merchant mill, is in an excellent Rrain country,
near to ifoo.t markets, has three run of stones (one
not tti repair), a copious stream of w .tcr. and m
excellent ena-.ie. WM. IONNELLY.
Millwood, July 28. lSiI.-Stc
N
WTOTK'E TO PAINTER. Tropo-
sals for f.aiutin tiie school house in Itrclto
horouh wii! tip received bv the Secretary until
Sept. tel.. r '.'th. lsti The biiihiinif. which Is C8 by
I ''I" and '4 feet hlifh. Is to hare two coats of
leiint, a,in fr.unea ami sash included: the out-
sol,. it, painted and the Hoard to furnish
I the paint M p. ("EK I EL. Pres't.
1 M. A. Wk-nf.h. Sec'y. (3-'t.-2t.J
IANI FOR SALE. The nn.lrrsip:n
J ed lias 9 Acre of land Ivlntr between Lo
. retto and Chest Sprtn-s which he will sell very
cheap and on easv terms. There are about forty
I acre cleared, the ba ance beMiif well covered with
, saw tttiiher. principally liemlock. Ejr further tn
I formation call on or address 1". . sTI ) l M
1 July IS, H-'l -tf. Ioretto." Pa.
Af L.
KUCKLEY.
AT TO RX BY.
All. ATfOltMiT.ITUff,
ALT! ION A. PA.
rT- tifflce at.1102 Twelfth Ptreet. n same butld
Injrand immedlar: I o rear Of First Nat l Bans.
Altoons. April 2i, I.SSl.-tf.
f Os)A per iay at home. Sample worth $5
V l .ZW fre,. Addres Sttbow & Co.. Pcrt-
land. Mlre.
irW4,"l.-ly.j
A ROMANCE OF LABOR.
The following true incident was brought
to my rpnipmbrance while listening to the re
bellious words of a younc man who could
not see hi father's wisdom in desirine him
to learn a trade.
"It will make a common man of me, fath
er," he sp.ttl querulously ; "I shall be as dirty
as a blacksmith and V.ave hands like a coal
heaver."
"And if you think, Fred, that wearing fine
clothes and having white hands makes you
a entlemai, lot me tell you, sir, that you
are a very common man to bcin with. A
sood trade micht help you to truer notions
of f?ontlemanhood."
Then he looked at the 'handsome youne
on nrhf.
..... ......
just, now of Steve Oaskill. hteve had made
his mark now, but many years ago I heard
just ?neh a talk between hirn and old JoMah
j (tasklll re'atjve to the youna man learnini;
his father's trade of a wool stapler.
"It's a dirty business, father," said the
splendid Steve, in full evening dress, "and I j
hate the smell of oil and the sicht of those j
men in blue linen blouses. I hope that I !
shall do something better for myself than ;
that." j
"Very well, lad, what is it thou'd fain to :
be?" '
"A lawyer, father." j
"They're naueht but a lazy, quarrelsome ;
set ; but thou shalt not say that I stood in
the eate. Be a lawyer ; I'll speak to Den- i
ham to-morrow about thee." . j
So young Steve was articled to Denham
fc Downess to study law, especially convey- !
aneincj. IJe Had tliree S'sters, ana over mem
and his mother he exercised supreme influ
ence. Whatever Steve did was right, whatever he
said was beyond dispute. Even old Josiah
with all his sourd sense, was in spite of him
self swayed by the undisputed acknowledge
ment of Steve's superiority. lie would not
have advised his son to be a lawyer, but see
ing that Steve was not afraid to be one he
was rather proud of the lad's pluck and am
bition. It cost them a good ileal. Steve's tastes
were expensive and he fell naturally among
a class of men who led htm into many ex
travagances. There were occasionally awk
ward scenes, but Steve, supported by his
mother and sifters, always cleared every
scrape and finally satisfied the family pride
by being regularly aibnitted upon the roll of
her majesty's a'torneys.
In the meantime his father had been grad
ually failing in health; soon after this lie
died. Mot ,.f his savings had been secured
for the helpless women of the (iakill family,
Steve now found hinielf with a profession
and a thousand pounds to give h'ni a fair
start id it. Teople said old GakiM had act
ed very wisely, anil Steve had sense enough
to acquiesce in public opinion. Ue knew,
too, that as long r.s his mother and sisters
had a shilling they would .-hare it with him.
So he hopefully oyientvd an office in his na
tive town of Leeds, and waited for clients.
Rut Yorkshire men are proverbially cautious;
a young lawyer was not their ideal. Steve
could not look crafty and wise under any
circumstances, and that first year he did not
make eliough to pay his rent.
Nevertheless, he did not in any way cur
tail Ins expenses ; and when tiie summer
holidays arrived, he- went as usual to a fash
ionable watering place. It happened that
year he saw the d'-bnt of Miss Elizabeth
Rraithw.iite, a great heiress and a very hand
some girl. Steve was attracted by her beau
ty, and her great wealth was not a drawback
in his eye. In a short time he perceived that
Mi-s I'.raith waite favored him above all oth
er pretenders to her hand, and he began to
consider the advantages of a lich wife.
His profession hitherto Jiad been a failure;
: his one thousand pounds were nearly spent:
his three sisters were ill 0:1 the point of mar.
riaue, a condition which might, modify their
I sisterly instinct, and his mother's income
: wouldn't support hinaa month wouldn't it
1 be the beit plan to accept the good fortune
so evidently within his reach?
Btizabefh was haml-onie and inclined to
1 favor him, and though she had the reptita-
tion of being authoritative in temper and
economical In money matters, he did not
1 doubt that she would finally acknowledge
' his power as completely as his mother and
; sir-ters, so he set himself to win Miss Rraith
'' waite, and before Christmas they were ruar
', ried.
1 True, he had been compelled to give up
a great deal more than he liked, but he prom
ised himself plenty of post-mari tal compen
sations. Elizabeth insisted on keeping her
own house, and as Steve had really no house
i to filler her, he must needs go to Braitliwaite
hall as the husband of its proprietress. She
j insisted on his removing his office to Braith
', waite a small village, offering none of the
' advantages for killing time which a large
. village like Leeds did ; and she had all moil
' ey scrupluously settled on herself for her
' own useind under her control,
j S.cve felt very much as Wiough his wife
! had bought him, but for a little while tlie
1 eclat of marrying a heiress, the bridal festiv
I ities anil foreign travel cifmpensated for the
I loss of his freedom. But when they retnrned
' to Braitliwaite, life showed a far more pro
saic side. Mrs. (iaskill s economical dispo
sition became particularly offensive to Steve.
She inquired closely into his business antl
did not scruple to make unpleasant witty re
marks about his income. She rapidly devel
oped, too. an authoritive disposition, against
which Steve daily more and more rebelled.
The young couplp were son very unhappy.
The truth was that a great transition was
tokine place in Steve's min 1, and times of ,
transition are always times of unrest and j
misery. The better part of his nature was '
beginning to claim a hearing. lie had now
seen all that good society could show him :
lie bad Jasted all the pleasures money could
buy, antl he was unhappy.
She had no ennui nnd no dissatisfaction
with herself. Tl'ere were her large houses
to oversee, her garden and conservatories,
her servants and thai ity schools, her toilet
ami whole colony of pet animals. Iler days
Were too short for all the small interests that
filled the day ; and these interest she would
w.illlncly have shared with Steve, but to him
they soon liecame Intolerable bores.
Un.ler such circumstances he niigbt have
found his work in the ordering and investi
gation of his wife's large estate, but Eliza
beth was far too cautious to trust her busi
ness to untiied hands. Iler father's agent
was her agent ; her banker managed all her
Investments ; tier parks and farms and gar
dens were all under the management of old
an. experienced servants, who looked upon
fiteve merely as "MIssie's husband."
In the second year of bis marrlajo ho bc-
' gan to have some thoughts which would have
j astonished his wife, could she have thought
it worth while to inquire what occupied his
j mind in the long hours when he paced the
! shrubbery, or sat silently looking out of the
window. But St'we was now ready for any
j employment that would take him out of the
I purposely dependent life which he had so
j foolishly chosen for himself,
j One day greatly to his surprise Elizabeth
! said to him :
I "Steve,' I have a letter from a cousin of
mother's who lives in Glasgow. She is go
i ing to Australia and wants nie to buy her
j home. She says it is a great bargain and I
j wrote to Barrett to go and see about it. I
; have a letter this morning saying he is too
'; ill to leave his bed. I wonder if you could
go ano attend to it."
j Anything for a chance, Steve showed a
very proper business-like interest, and said :
"Yes. I would be very clad to go.
"Very well ; I should think you knew
enough of titles and deeds and conveyancing
and all that sort of thing. I will trust the
affair to you, Steve."
So .next morning Steve found himself on
the Caledonia line, with 100 in his pocket
and a valuable business on hand. The first
twenty miles out of Leeds he enjoypd with
all the abandon of a bird set free. Then he
began to think again. At Crewe be missed
the train, and he wandered abont the station,
and fell in talking with the engineer of thft
next one, who was cleaning and examining
the engine with all the love and pride a
mother gives her favorite child.
The two men fraternized at once, and
Steve made a trip over the Caledonia line in
t,1fi prifrinppr's Sma'l cuddy
Tie was a fine
young fellow, "one of seven," "all engineers
an.-l machinists :" he was only serving his
time, learning every branch of the business j
practically; he had brothers who made en- i
gines and he hoped to do so some time. j
In spite of his soiled face and oily clothes, j
Steve recognized that refinement that comes j
with education; and when his new friend;
called unon him at the Queen's Hotel lift '
would not be ashamed of his appeal ance. in
the most fastidious days.
"Mr. Dalrymple, I am g'ad to see you,"
said Steve, holding out both hands.
"I thought yon would he hero sir ; it is not
often I make mistakes in my likings. I will
go w ith you now tosee my father's works, if
it suits you.
Never had such a place entered Stephen
Gaskill's conception ; the immense f.irnaces,
the hundred of giants working around them,
lite clang of machinery, the mighty struggle
of wind with matter, of intellect over the
revelation, lie envied those ryclops in their
leathern masks and aprons ; he longed to
lift their heavy hammers. He looked upon
the craftsmen with their bare brawney arms
and blackened hand 3, and felt his heart glow
with admiration when he saw the mighty
works those hands had fashioned. Tlie
tears were in hfseyes when D'iyniple and
he parted at the gate of the great walled in
yard.
"Thank you," he said, "you have done
nie the greatest possible service. I shall re
member if
That night Stove formed a strange but no
ble resolution. First of all he devoted him
self to his wife's business, and accomplished
it in a manner that elicited Mr. Barret's great
praise and made Elizabeth wonder if she
might not spare her agent's Tees for the fu
ture. Then he bad a lonir confidential talk
with the owner of the Dalrymple iron and
machine wotks, the result of which was the
following letter to Mrs. Gaskjll :
My Dear Wife I shall nt beat home
acain for at least two yen.ts. fori have be
gun an appren'icesbip to Da!rynijle as an
iron Master. I propose to learn" the process
practically, 1 luive lived too long upon your
bounty, for I have lost your esteem as well
as mv own, and I do not sav lint that I have
deserved the loss. Pleaae God I will redeem
my wasted past, and with His help make a
man of myself. When I am wortliv to be
your husband you w ill respect me, and until
then think as kindly as possible of
Stephen Gahktm,.
The let'.er struck the first noble chord in
Elizabeth's heart. From that hour even her
favorite maid dared not make little compas
sionate sneers at "poor master."
Steve, in leather apron and coarse work
ing clothes, began laborous, happy days,
which brought, him nights of sweetest sleep,
and Elizabeth began a series of letters to her
husband which probably grew more imbued
with the tenderest interest and respect. In
j a few weeks sne visited him ot her own free
j will, and purposely going to the works she
I saw her half-banished lord wielding a pon
: dermis hammer upon a bar of white hot iron.
Swarthy, bare-armed, clothed -in leather,
i he had never looked so hat:dsome in Eliza-
beth's eyes, and her eyes revealed this fact
j to Steve for in them was the tender light of
love founded upon genuine respect. Steve ;
deserved it. He. wrought faithfully' out his
two years' service, cheered by his wife's let
ters and visits, and when he came out of
the Dalrymple works there was no more fin
ished iron master than he.
He held his head up frankly now, and
looked fortune boldly in the face ; he could
earn his living anywhere, and better than
all, he had conquered his wife won her es
teem, and compelled her to acknowledge a
physical and moral purpose better than her
own.
Between Leeds and Braitliwaite hall there
have been for many year ; gigantic iron
works. The mills and railroads on the West
Riding know them well; their work is known
for Its excellence, for the master Is a practi
cal machinist and overlooks every detail.
The profits are enormous, and Stephen Gas
kill, the proprietor. Is also the well-beloved
and respected master of Braithwaite and of
Braithwaite hall's mistress.
"Does it, ntter all, pay to be honest?" a
disapiHiinted young man writes. No my son,
not if you're honest for pay, it doesn't. Not
if you are honest merely because you think
it will pay ; not if you're honest only because
you're afraid to be a rogue ; indeed, my deal
boy, it does not pay to be honest that way.
If you can't bo honest because you hate a
lie and scorn a mean action ; if you can't be j
honest from principle, be a rascal ; that's i
what you are intended for, and you'll prob- j
ably succeed i;t it. But yon can't make any
body believe in honesty that is bought and
sold like merchandise, Burlington Havcl-eye
A little North Side boy of four years was
much astonished when he awoke one morn
ing last week to find a little sister in bis
mother's arms. "Where did it come from ?"
he asked, with his eyes wide open.
"From God, " was the reply.
"Who brought it?"
"An angel."
"Ob ! mamma, why didn't you catch tbe
acjjel, too?" Chicago Inicr-Octtn.
A MRIS 1IKR0IC ACT.
A quiet country road, and a carriage drawn
by two spirited, ponies, who tossed their
heads and aj-ched their graceful necks as if
they were enjoying to the utmost their own
rapid motion.
Sacli was the scene.
In tlie carriage were seated two young la
dies. , j
The cider of the two was guiding, with a i
firm hand, the restless ponies. She was not; I
a beautiful girl, you would think, at first
sight; but her refined face, with its broad,
intellectual foteliead, and the proud poise of
the small head set upon an erect, finely
moulded figure, made a picture very attrac
tive to the eye.
Iler companion was a perfect contrast.
"Lovely !" was the adjective which would
vise involuntally to the lips npon seeing her. J
Great silky masses of golden hair swept back
from a brow pure as alabaster, while the
dark, lustrous eyes were in vivid contrast to i
the peachy fairness of her complexion ; her j
mouth was an incarnation of sweetness with !
its delicious rose-red curves ; while beneath j
the rounded chin was cleft with a roguish i
dimple.
"Nip and Tuck seem in good spirits this
morning, Annis," said Tay, as they flew
away.
"nave you thought that if I return home
when papa wants me to, that this will be our ,
last drive ?" j
Annis gathered the reins in one hand, and I
quickly passed the other around her friend's !
waist, as she said : '
"I do hate to think of you going, my dar-
ling! I have enjoyed there few . weeks to !
utmost. But I know your father nectls you, '
and I must not he selfish." j
As she spoke thus lovingly, a sudden re- i
solvt came into May's face. She hesitated a !
moment, then drawing off her gloves she '
hehl her small left hand np before Annis's I
eyes. j
On the third finger in its enamel setting,
gleamed a large solitaire pearl. j
After one surprised look, Annis exclaimed :
reproachfully !
"Why, May, can it be that you are en- 1
gaged, and have never told n.e of it?
I A bright flush suffused May's expressive i
; face a "5 she replied : !
! "Yes, Ann is, you have guessed rightly. I !
j meant to tell you long ago but somehow it is !
i har.l for nie to speak freely of my own feel- j
; ings, and it is all so recent I hardlv can be- ;
- I
i beve it myself yet. But I do realize one ;
! thing that the one who placed this upon my
finger is tl.e noblest and best of men, and 1
; you will ajrree with me when I tell you who j
: he is for you know him, Annis. One day
I soon after our engagement, I was speaking
to Mr. Coleridge of our visit I was going to j
, make vou at 'Greyhurst" thD fall, and when '
I mentioned your name he sai l at once that :
1 he knew you well had met you when. you .
' were at your uncle's." j
' As the fjrl's happy voice spoke these words
! a sudden pallor oveispread her listener's !
j features. But nut noticing, M.iy went on :
I T suppose yon wonder how I became ac- j
' qtiainted with hini. Well, it happened this
way: Our minister was called away by Ins '
mother's illness, and Mr. Coleridge came to 1
: take his place, and papa invited him to make ',
his home with us during his stay."
i As her friends hope Annis's thoughts had '
i flown back to tiie past year. She remonber- '.
I e-1 how her interest had been caught at her
: first siuht of the young clergyman, whom ;
her uncle had brought home with him one !
i evening, and how the oftencr she saw him !
the deeper that interest grew, until suddenly- 1
she became aware that uneonspuisly she had
given away, unsought, her girlish heart.
It was true that Ralph Coleridge had never I
: acted toward her in a lover like way ; but
Annis could not help the love which she had :
i so strongly given away, unsought, her girlish
J heart. 1
! It was true that Ralph Coleridge had never :
j acted toward her in a lover-like way ; bii :
j Annis could not help the love which had so
! strongly entwined itself in her heart,
j Then had come the announcement of the j
j death of her father's only brother, and that ;
j he had left her sole heiress. Then she had j
! been obliged to lease the quiet little home in j
I which she had been so happy to enter upon
; her duties as mistress of stately "Greyhurst." j
I She had had many suitors since ; but her ,
I heart yet remained true to its first in:prr- :
! sion, Now she saw that the future to which !
i she had looked with the hopefulness of '
I youth had held no bright possibilities for
her.
As her friend paused, with a strong effort
Annis regained her self-control and said,
calmly, as she kissed the little ungloved
hand which had nestled itself in her own :
Then Ralph Coleridge, is the happy man ?
Indeed I do congratulate you, May; for he
is. as you say, good and noble. As a wife
you cannot help but be happy."
When the girls had driven away from
"Greyhurst" the sun was shining brightly,
but, though they had not noticed it, in the
distance there had been a little cloud "like a
man's hand," and now ail at once they be
came conscious of the storm gathering about
them. With a frightened face Annis sud
denly exclaimed, as she turned towards
Home :
"We must hasten, May, for the ponies are
afraid of lightning."
Rapidly onward came the. ominously
I threatening clouds, while now and then the
j thunder rolled its sonorous peals,
j Annis was a good horsewoman, and now
: with a steady hand she held the reins, while
I she urged Nip and Tuck to their fullest!
i speed. j
Suddenly as they were upon the brow of a
long, steep hill, at the end of which the road ;
turned abruptly to the right, a vivid flash of
forked lightning shone before their eyes.
With one terrified bound the ponies were
off at a mad pace. Nothing could stop them.
Of no avail were the girlish figures which
endeavored to ckeck their wild career.
Standing erect, Annis retained her grasp
upon the reins; but her eyes dilated with,
agonizing expression as she saw the almost
certain destruction which lay before them.
At the foot of the hill which they were swift
ly defending was a high stone wall.
Annis," exclaimed May, "can you stop
them before they get to the foot of the hill?'
In low. intense tours came the h pdess
answer :
"No, May ; I can do nothing with them.
We are doomed !"
With a sobbiuf? ciy May bowed her head
upon her hands.
"Ralph t Ralph! Can it be that I shall
never see yoa again ? O ! It Is so hard to die
so yonng and so happy !"
As Annis htarJ the piteous words a sud
dcterajLaation Saslied lato ber laiud- iie
j had once read of a brave deed which at the
j time had filled her with marvel. Could she
j not do the same thing herself, and save her
j friend's life?
j For herself it did not matter; she was
j alone in the world ; but for May should
! her life be spared a futnra of happiess with
j him she loved so dearly stretched out before
i her. Stopping, she said quietly :
1 "May, listen ; do rot give way. I think
that before long I can check this terrible
speed, and in that instant do you jump from
i the carriage.'
j "May looked wondeiingly into Annis's
j face, 'scarce coinpriending her words.
! "Check that terrible speed "' It seemed
j certainly more than human power could do.
''Now, May," cried Annis. With these
j words she had made a desperate spring, and
! the next moment she had landed squarely
,, the back cf one of the ponie9j alld nad
crracpP(1 the check reign with all her force.
With a startled plunge the ponies stopped
then reared wildly and stootl pawing the
air with their hoofs.
"Jump, May 1 jump for your life " cried
Annis ;.and May obeyed.
A few wild plunges, and then with a snort
and scream the two ponies dashed on, shak"
ing from her insecure seat the brave girl.
The storm was over. The clouds had dis
persed, and once more the sun came forth in
its royal splendor, His ravs fell upon a piti
ful scene. Upon two girlish forms one, yet
living, but unconscious whore she had fallen
the other, still and quiet, with the solemn
seal of death set upon the white, bruised
face.
Annis had saved her friend's (and her un
conscious rival's) life at the expense of her
own. .
Another summer had come and gone and
it was fall again. In one of Natuie's loveli
est spots, shadowed by a dr.uaping elm, near
which a limpid streamlet glided with a happv
murmur on its way to sea, a marble shaft
reared its snowy head.
The sunshine glancing through the leaves,
dropped a gentle kiss upon tlie grave be
neath, and fell upon the bowed heads of two
mourners. It was Ralph and his newly
made wife, and in softly whispered tones
they talked together of her who slept below,
to whose heroic deed both owned the happi
ness which life had already given and still
held for them in the year to come.
The True Tn!e or William Tell.
William Tell ran a hay rvich near Be rge
len. about ."art years ago Tell had lived in
the mountains all bis life, pnd shot chainois
and chipmunks with a cross pun until lie
was a bad man to stir up. At that time
Switzerland was run principally by a lot of
carpet-baggers from Austria, and Tell got
down upon them about the year l.iofi. It
seems that Tell wanted the Government con
tract to furnish bay at 64, a ton for the year
l'lOti, and Gessler, w ho was controlling the
patronage of Switzerland, let tbe contract to
an Austrian who hail a big lot of condemned
hay further up the giil. h. One day Gessler
p,, j,js jia
order '1;!'"'
at on a telegraph pole, and issued
regular series, to the effect that
every snoozer passing down the toll road
to bow to it. Gessler happened to be in be
hind the brush when Tel! went by, and he
noticed that Bill said, "Shoot that hat," and
didn't salute it ; so he told Ills men to gath
er Mr. Tell in and put him in the refrigera
tor. Gessler told him that if he would shoot
a crab apple from the head of his only son,
at L'Ofi yards, with a crossgun, he would give
him his liberty. Tell consented, and knock
ed the apple higher that GiSmy's kite. Old
Oes-lor, however, noticed another arrow
sticking in William's girdle, and he asked
what kind of a flowery break tiiat was. Tell
told him that if he had killed the kid instead
of busting the apple, he intended to drill a
hole through the stomach of Mr. Gessler, this
made Gessler mad again, and he took Tell
on a picnic up the ri'-er in irons. Tel! jump
ed off when he got a good chance and cut
across a bend in the river, and when the pic
nic party came down he shot Gessler deader
than a niackrial. This opened the ball for
freedom, and weakened the Austrian gov
ernment so much that in the following No
vember they elected Tell to fillthe long term
and a half-breed for the s'.iort term. After
that Tell was tecognized by the ruling pow
er, and he could get almost any contract that
he wanted to. He got the service on the
stage line up into the Alps increased to a
daily, and had the contract in the name of
his son Albert. The appropriation was in
creased to ?I.V),000 a year, and he had a good
thing. Tell lived many years after this, and
wastloved by the Swiss people because he
had freed their land. Whenever he felt lone
some he would take his crossgun and go out
and kill a tyrant. II-i had tyrant and toast
almost every day till Switzerland was free
and the peasants blessed him as their deliv
erer. When Tell pot to be an old man he
would go out into the mountains and apos
trophise them in the following memorable
words ; "Ye crag- end peaks, I'm with yon
once again. I hold to you the hands I held
on previous occasions, to show yon they are.
free. The tyrant's crust is busted, so to
speak. His race is run. and be himself hath
scooted up the flume. Sic semper McGinuis
terra firma nux vomica Schweitzer kase, Tini
buctoo erysipelas, epluribus ununi, sciatica,
multum in parvo, vox populi vox snockme
onthegob." Hahitfal Profanity. One cannot walk
the streets or travel in tlie cars, or stop at
public places, ar.d rot be sadly touched at
the am runt of profanity he heitrs. Boys
hardly old enough to talk plainly; young,
men just stepping over five threshold of act- j
ive lire; gray--nnirert men oenrimg over tne 1
grave, and all in fetters to this degrading i
habit. It matters little what the place or oc- j
casion. your ears are filled with pnrfar.ity.
We can understand bow a man under ex- .
trevjie provocation might give utterance to '
an oath. We understand, if we do not svm-
ratbize with a passionate man, beset with ';
little difficult ie, when he snaps out a too en- j
ergetic word. Hut for a man in common
every day conversation, to calmly, even stu
pidly, mix in a dozen fr more profane ex
presslons, there is no extiiviation, there is
no excuse ; and yet it is the result of a habit
that has grown "upon the American people
and deserves censure.
No boy utters bis firt oath w't'iout some
thing of a shudder. No man with anv re
gard for the proprieties of society ever swears
in the presence of ladies. It Is more a mat
ter of habit than anv vice to which the peo
ple aie addicted. Now, if those who have
this wretched habit will break It. if only for
a few days, and listen to others, they will
see how senseless, how unmanlv It Is, and
how little necessity there is for It. It ia
wtncti rrrat ti irrme o :-wi iiniAm noticot 1 n if rf
cina Tr nMllmr rrlt-oa forr-a to r.-tnar'a- rtitr.
Pity to speech, or impress! veness to thought.
And Is a habit as easily broken as formed
How degrading to humanity it Is to hear the
vile curses of a foal-mouthed drunkard !
The two vices generally -ro together, and
oae is as Lt asUasd d!?irjs-'-ff thejether.
AM'IEST MIl.LLIOAIRrs.
THE VAXnEr.RII.TS, JAY OOC LPS ASD ASTORS
OF ANTiqVITT.
Thonsands of men have envied Stewart. I
Astor. Variderbilt, Mackey, Keene, Gould,
and the other fellows who can buy straw- 1
berries at one dollar per box : but the richest i
of them are mere vagrants when compare. I ,
to some of the ancients. There was Nlnus,
for Instance. lie was the son of Nimrod,
the old hunter, who made lions scratch for '
holes and tigers tae to ditches. Old Nim ;
left his boy about 1.10,000. Ooo in cash, be- '
sides 120,000 cattle, a piece of land alrout as
; big as Arkansas and lt.ooo likely slaves. ;
j There were no lawyers in those days who ;
; made a specialy of breaking w ills, and young
. Ninus quietly took possession and cast about !
' for some plan to keep himself out of the '
; poor house.
! He was cousidered a poor young man, and
j had he been seen lugging Ms girl to an ice
j cream saloon or riding out in a lively rig bis
friends would have said he would bring up
j in a garret. By a lucky capture of terrltory
from the Assyrians, together with 20,000
j slaves, 12.", ooo cattle, ten wagon loads silver
j and jewels, and a few oilier trifles, Ninus
. walked up the social laddei until big bugs
asked after his wife and babies and he could
i lose three games of billiards without' won
' dering if the owner of the saloon would take
a "stand off." He was worth ?3"m,ooo,fH)0
; whtn he lied, antet for the last five years
; of his life he went without mutton because the
: price had raised to thiee cents per pound,
i Tlie heiress with a ?50,nno bank account
" considers herself some pumpkins, but what
j a three C4-nt piece she would have been
; alongside of Queen Seniiramis. She not on , y
; had the lucre left by Ninus, but in ten years
she increased it fom fold. Just multiply
i.350,000,000 by two, and you have the
amount of her bank balance, to say nothing
! of jewels and clothing and furniture and
i palaces and slaves and cattle. Had she sold
out antl cleared up she could have drawn her
little check lor about 7o0,0i0,ooo. She
didn't Worry about where her spring bonnet
was to come fiom, and when a new style of
dress goods came out she didn't sit up nights
i for fear some neighbor would secure a pat
tern first. While she made it lively for her
enemies t-lie was Soft on her friends. s.he
gave ber waiting maid 5.u0,ooo in a Imr.pfor
' dressing her hair in a new style, him she
; tossed the same amount to her dressmaker as
: a reward fur the excellent fit of one p trticu.
lar dress. One day when she saw a poor old
man traveling the highway on foot she pre
sented him Willi .'sin nsses to ride on, ::nd in
sisted on his accepting l .o.ooii to j-ny- his
toll aini tavern bilis.
Cyrus, king of Peisia from the y ear .V-i to
iiSO, had some littie change to begin with,
and in ten years i.e could draw his check for
c. ,00,000,000. He didn't liuL-gle over the
pi ice of a siave when a man came to buy,
but picsei.ted him with l.ooo. Heat one
time owned :o,oi horses, u, ooo cattle, 20,
OOu sl.eep, lo.Oou p.sm's ami 'Jo oori slaves', end
when he got tired ol a palace costing 81, Ooo,.
b'aO, he gae it a away to some pir wash
woman with seven children lo support. He
one day -.at down to a dinner which bad cost
. ;''!, I'OO, and in the afternoon went on a 50.-
Ooo drunk. The police didn't run him in, or
ho would (loubtiess have insisted on pay ing
a fine of 20,(100 and presenting his honor
i w ith a corner house and lot iu the tonicst
part of Baljy Ion.
iLing Mciit's was another well heeled 11:111.
It was too much trouble to count Ins cash,
ami so he weighed it. One day when an o.d
fiiend asked linn for the luiin ol a tew dol
lars until b.4turday night, he sent him a pro
cession ot sixty asses, each animal Jo.nled
w itli one hundred pounds ol gold coin. He
paid 1oo,imni for a bud which could whistie,
, the same for a trick dog, and be had such a
i fondness lor white oxen tii.tt he shelled out
j 25,ut apiece ior theiu, and at one time had
a drove tat 2,000. When he gut out with the
I boys he maue things lively. During one
: spree in I. is city ot Memphis l.e gave away
000, 0.jo, and didn't n-l drunk at that. At
one tune be h.id boo.ooo gold chains, 1,0011,000
finger rings, loo.ooo cosiiy swoids, ;oo,oo"i
daggers, and land omy knows how many tis.li
lines, Jack-It in ves, coiKscrcws and tooacco
' boxes-. His wile hail 1, 000,0011 a year as
! pin money, and when Ins eldest son went up
1 to Thetx-s to see Hie elephant he was follow
ed by 510 trieinis, l.nuo slaves, 2,000 horses
' and 500,000 ior fare, checks and beer money.
A Sad Stoky of a Wi-.ecked Life. The j
most thrilling ami sd!y suggestive temper
ance lecture is the sight of a uuce noole, tal- j
euted man, left in rums by intoxicating
drink. A Washington paper tells of a ragged
beggar, well known in the streets ot that
city, who once held an impoitaut command
iu the army, having been promoted lor per
sonal brnvery trotu a cavalry Lieutenant to
nearly the highest rank in limitary service.
One night, not long ago, when be bad bccji
too successlul in begi;ing liquor to sate his
craving, and wtiile lying helplessly drunk in
the rear part ol a 'limd street saloon, some
men thought to play a joke on him by steal
ing his shirt, and proceeded to strip Liui.
Underneath nis si.iit, and suspended by a
string from his neck, was & small canvas
bag, which the men opened and found in it
his commission as Brevet Major General,
two congratulatory letters one troiu Gen. :
Grant and one from President Lincoln a !
photograph of a little girl, and a curl ol hair ,
a "chestnut shadow" that doubtless one
day crept over the brow of some loved one.
When ttiese things were liiscoveied, even
the half-drunken nu-n who found thm felt a
respect for the man's former greatness, and
pity for his fallen condition, and quietly re
turned the bag and its contents to where
they found them and replaced the sleeper's
clothes upon him.
When the reporter tried to interview the
man, and endeavor to learn something of hit.
life In the past lew yeais, be declined io
- ! communicate anything.
He cried like a child when told how his ,
right name and forntvr position were ascer- .
tained, and, with tears trickling down his
cheeks said :
"Fiir God's sake, sir, don't publish my de
gradation, or my name, at least, 5f you pre
determined to say something about it. It is
enough that I know myself lu;w low I have
become. Will you promise that much? It
will do no good, but will do my friends a
great deal of harm, as, unfortunately, they
the ! tniCk 1 died In South America, where I went
ail I
at the ClOSU of the WAT.
. j 1. ,..;,.,. oii'o
Al 1 WUJ pel tt IOC HltlA lire ammv-'"i
said, had wrought his r Jin.
Tzt.zta and Makal: are
I of tie-Yv A'ib-i.
ATH TO P,E A. LUITOK.
Yesfer;av old uncle Jease Winglon. n time,
honored preacher, w ho has TreaclHd amur.K
the bilis for firty years, and who In tU
younger days wa known as the"vTbee! horse
exhorter," ca -re to town nnd ral'ed at tbe
C-ore'fe offce.
' "My son George," sfti! uncle .Tejse t t!:e
political roan, "has pjt grail atf-d from th
old Red Bluff Academy, and after t"iter
lng around among the professions, pco !rg
in lawyer offices and poking around i' actor
shops nnd not lieing sat isfie.l he lias ccvc'u.
en to learn tbe editorial business, j K ioty
. how much fun Y.p.r been irade cf ntr rlo
. wanted to be editors. bt;t of course I tit r'er
i stand all that. At first I'd like for George
; to take hold of the religious department, for
you know I can help him sonip. I've got
: four or five sermons that Ld like to run in
j old sermons preached long before men tl'O't
of gutting out new Testaments. Now, don't
j ridicule the idea."
j "Uncle .Icse, replied the po'ltioal mm
i with a siiih, "we'll bold a cabinet meeting
, sometime during the present week, when
your son's case will be considered. It Is en
cout aging to see that church memtrs are
seeking journalism, and I have no doubt but
that George will be of use to us But I must
go to dinner now. Just sit down ber,
among the exchanges an.l amuse youi self un
til I re'nrn.
The editor went down, and the old man
took out his spectacles an.l began ban. Ping
papers with a new'y awn'kciied Plea of im
portance. The editor bad been fnic but a
few moments when a burly-looking mm en
tered the editorial room, and teeing the min
ister snrrnundwl by a rnrP.od liml-icape of
badiy -handled papers, exclai-ned
' A:i I ak of you is to let me shake the
Little RtH-K .list from my fei t. Do you tear
spectacle ! iragmejit of a mortgaged manag
ci ie ?"
"What .) you mean'.'" exclaimed the old
man in surprise.
"Just let ir.e shake this dut off, you gap
ing whipperwiil of flit-footed ignorance.
Slander a lnan ns you did me this morning,
and then ssy yr.u don't know what be
means !"
"'I never said a word about yon in my life,
sir."
"Let me shake 'IT this dost and then you
ran slash and and slat tier my memory. Nice
old stretcher of ll-,e truth
' Do you j;,ean tint I bvc lied, sjr
"I do."
1 he oi l man hopped across the r."m and
grappled the Insulter. The tight wa earn
est and terrible, and when the edit or came
back the top of tiie !'! man's head was
siiicaied with ink, and tho insulter was It
Ing in tlie ball
"S"rt of a nvnkey and pat rot tiaie, asthe
feller says." remarked the old man. ' I sa.y,
I believe George will elianire his niinal You
nced't call that cabinet meeting. Ta'k about
a rc'.igio.is department : you ought to have
a sick f h1 of It'.rse-pi-t' is." l.i'i'c fa.
A I.ir.r.u.vi. Rewat-.d Wm i. p.f. Given.
To t!i small boy who never w '.:.st!e,l.
To the woman over thirty who never had
an offer.
To tlie bey if is who rL.t-s jt.it know more
than his I'arei.is.
To the widow w.'ul''s not like t have
her niourniiig becoming.
To the young man who riie-n't tl.ink the
gir's are a!! dying after htm.
T the politician who i.ever s -night the
place that seeme i to seek him.
To tee writer for the press who i.ever snid
that his contribution was dashed H.
To the doctor who has tlie hardihood to
tell a wealthy pat it nt tint nothing al.s him.
To a woman who wouldn't choose an lee
cream to a substantial meal.
To tlie married man who never ocdtsiderod
tl.e jos-i'oi!ity of a sec;i:;d niairiag".
To th - school teacher who can talk with
out seeming to watch every word she litteis.
To the ciergyinnr. who doesn't feel Just a
little proud of the tears be caiis up at a fun
eral. To the married woman w ho dor s net some
times wop.der how sip ever came to say
"Yes."
To the man who never exchanged umbrel
las and went t ;T with a worse one than he
left behind.
To the young lady graduate who wouldn't
rather have a white s.ttin dress than high
honors at the graduating exercise.
Pecit.iakities of G11 eat Men. Byron
never found a button of! his shirt without
raising a row about it.
Homer was exceedingly fond of boiled
cabbage, which he invariably ate with a fork.
Napoleon could never think to shut a door
after him, unless he was mad about some
thing. Piir.y could never w rite w itii a lea l pei; ;il
without wetting it on flic t:p ef his touiuf.
Socrates was exceedingly fob. i of s-inti's
quantities of which he always carried in his
pocket.
Tiie Duke of Wellington could ne.isr think
' to wipe his feet on the door-inat unless hi.
wife reminded him of it.
i. George Washington was so fond of cats
. that lie would get up in tne middle of the
i night to throw a bootjack at them.
Shakespeare, when carrying a cod5h home
from the villaet. grocery would invariably
try to conceal it underneath his coat.
When the wife of Galico gave Lim a letter
to man h always carried it around lu bis
pocket three weeks be foie he thought of it
again.
Christopher Cohvuious aJwnys paid for hi
local paper promptly, and, being an atten
tive reader, he always found out when tew
werlds were ripe.
She Got the Base " b '. please js j
me one of my babies : Please give nie one
of my babies r' screeched Mrs. Rapp, of Cin
cinnati, who, having sued her husband for
divorcf on tbv; ground of adultery, heard t ha
adverse decision of the Judge granting the
custody of tlie children to'hitn.
"Oh . God ! I must have one of my ba
bies. Oh ! 1 have waited so l'TK arid so pa.
tiently. Oh ! take all the money. Dut give
roe back my babies." Unable to resist such
a pathetic appeal. wLich thrilled the crowd
ed court-room, the Ju '.e", subsequently mod
ified his decision, ghirg her the youngest.
.Vdirl f.vr the rreeiit. "God hiess you,
Judge !"
ment.
was th grateful ackuowiet'ee-
lip 1 r . .aun, tl inan on rcord is in
New
" i inc. '" .- . -
i York He invited a nigut wap.:,
! a drink, and slyly put i It poert'u. unn-
tu two Wags , ulant t'-at would ken the c.a awae a.l
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