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Advertising RnteH.
The laj-re aod reliable clreolawon of th Caw
RRia FnHiJ oommrcdt It t lb. favoraDle eon
aiderattea of advertiser.. boi In Ton will b in
erted at Uie following- low rates :
CAMBRIA FREEMAN
I I'nMKhril Weekly nt
jrp rSSH una, Cambria Co., ra..
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Administrator', mil Executor's Nollees.
Aad:or"s Notices
Strav and similar Notices
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srnsrRiprios
of, one yenr, cash in advance
. if nm nMirithinSmn. l.il
. , " if not p'd within ft mos. 2.'V)
" " if not p'd witbiu year.. 2.25
rs-Ti) p-r-siiK residing outsidf, the cdunty
rrr5: a Mitionai per year will be charged to
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I. T'irf-J i no event will the above tcrrtu he de
'L,.,i from, and those who do-i't cou!t inoir
v" ,T.sern by pavimr in urtranw most not
- tJ be placet on the titm'S footing as those
' 5,.,', a u I .ft this fact be distinctly understood
f' lVAm t'i( time forward. .
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fubsequent Intertton Jo. per line.
JT- Resolution or proceedmo pf ony eorpor-mti w
tion to mny nnttrr of limited or tnmndul infrlB
mutt or poid tor ot udrtrtiitrmrntt.
Job riuTio of all kinJ neatly ti! xpf4ltt
oafjly eiet-uted at lowest prlcef . l)ont vau forget
it.
H. A. McPIKE, Editor and Publisher.
"EK 13 A FREEMAN WHOM THK TRUTH MAKES TREE, AND ALL ARE 8LATI3 BESIDE.
SI.5Q and postage per year, In advance.
VOLUME XV
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, ISSL
NUMBER 35.
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WEST AND NORTHWEST!
It If the short nn i .-t mate between ehiragoand
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Inrthern llllnoi.. low. Dakota, Wyomlns. .e-
F kraoka. rall'ornla Drrrita. I nlnrailo, I t.ili,
Ariiona, Maho , lontaua, Tailn, and for
; COUNCIL BLUFFS, OMAHA,
di vk. i.r.tiiii.i.r,
"1 SALT LA K ;, SA X Fit A XCISCO,
Dradnooil, Mom ilj-.
M Cedar Raj'l4, I'r Moil", f'oirni'-Ji, and all pnintv
l1-' in the lerrito. ier aui in thf Il?f. A'o. for Mirrau
Xtf, (irfn Brv. n-ihks1!. he'io'iynn, Marquttte. hond
1 tar, H'atrrtiw-v . f!r.H:';tan. Srfnah. 'trnnaha. St.
cnl, lmnr ;i. H'irn-i. oltja. h'a'-fjo. Ilixmcrck.
H ?urra. lAt ' -! '. Otratonna. end all pninh in ytin-HeSOta-,
Ijakota. M ifO'uin ?,d the Xnrthtrrxt.
At CoTinetl liiull" the Train of the "h:cas?'i A
' north-Weatern and the T". r. K'r depart from,
- . frrlve at and n o tlie .in:e iint I ninn 1 lepot.
'"- At t hieieo. -l"-e eoi;iirTi..n- nr iiii,(l" with the
s lkHhrr9, Mi'-Wirsnrentriil, Halt imore fc. hio,
jj-.;'t. Vi'nyr, a'.-l re:ir.-vlv:ini:i. fliieao A ffrand
t Trunk K', and the Kankakee an 1 i'nn Handle
' Kcnre.
T-Cloe connection made at Jnnetion Tointa.
It lllhl IIM.Y MM! running
IULLMAN IIOTELDINING CARS
H: CHICAGO and COUNCIL BLUFFS.
?i .Tnllaiaa Motpprs on nil Nisrlit Trains
'oilman slot'pors on
lr.!n npi.n Ti. ket A
Tla th 'J road. F.xainln-t-i
buy if the 'I" n'.t
J". . r . h - W (' r n 1 ; a : 1 v .-: v
en:s selKnir yon Tiekets
yo'ir Ti kefs. Hnd p'tue
ail o. or ti Cliit--;nro &
i if y.in w!i the et
elir.i( Accommodation
I'V this route, urd will
fri bnv v ;ir T
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(Intake . : i: i m i i;.
-AiiTickot .-'. it' sell Ticket, bv this nine.
'iiiitvi.x iin.iiirr.
' jd I". '. ami Urn0) nl .'.Ti' r, ( hi' atjf.
v:-'f..
THE CREAT
ii rn l txg tox itouTi:.
S i ih'-r line rur.a Three Throua-h Pn
r Tra in Iia.ly Letwcfn Chicatro, Dcs
-s, Co'incll U'ufTs, Omaha. Lincoln. 8U
S, At. bison, T peka and Kansas City,
t ronnri tiiiiH for all iolnt in Kna",
ak, Colorado, Wvominfr. Montana, Ne-
;. Maxicu, Arizura, 1 laho.Oreuon and
f r i
MoFt Comforta-
Pcott. Dcniaon.
Antonio, Galvea-
offered by this
f a to Trv-!er. ami Tourist, tire as follows:
' ' It (i-it Pu'lman (l'-whrel) Palace
XI 0 . e:-:ojr Csri. run air on this Line. C, H. &
1 '.!! tv I Drawing-Room Cara. with Ilorton'i
.-'C;i"j'i?: ' r.ri'T. .m extra fiiurjr? iur rcew
in !ie..,!r)f:i bir. The famous t.. V. Sc Q.
s n.:. i..-i a -. f.r.rjeoin Mu'.kinif asm
ff;td with V.jjant Hi?h-Ba ked Rattan lie.
r. ivirif Chairs f-r the rxclusivs use of flrat-
t..: . ; r ?i5s ei-s.
i"t-:l Tra. k and Superior Equipment, enm-i-J
wMti their Croat 'J'hroiiuh Car Arrange-'.r-e-
'.. i .. this, sbore all ot hcrf. tbe favorite
io tne South, Pouth-West, and the Far
T- nd you will find travelicf; a luxury
' - : of a dis'-omfort.
' rl- Ticket via th! Celebrated Line
r j t i offlces in the United State and
A 'er:rit!on about Itatesj of Fsrc, ?!oop-
T i " .tnmof'atif-na, Tiniw Tables, Ike,
. :J 1 i b-erfuily -iven tjr applying to
l J. v. .. riKAN. Gen'l F.?tern Af-nt.
aV Wa-h npton St.. !! .n, Mrm.
.wid :!17 Mnu'lwtiv, New York.
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J. PoITKK. Gan. 3f iinuKer. A hu-:i(f'
? -to ini) roij.Kirroi.si
liny seven bars DOIiBIXS'
VTIllC SOAI' of your Gvo-
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Mnt to give yott a. bill
I&.Z.Mall us his bill
address.
and your
lie ittll mail ynn ritrr
. beautiful ami elegant cards
colors and gold representing
pea re's 'Seven Ages of Man.'
I. L. CRAGIN & CO,
io . ;.un ioiti-tn St.,
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.XAVJERS (TnrhMY
FA It I.ATROF.1 I' A.
W half a eent-irv e!,l. from which some
no1
jrornin.-nt :i ti I col t , rate. i la-iL.
' jnia and
sewhTo 1 it yr.i.limte.l
'tl'-ruiiL'h oi'liMi.im.il
reh ;invj iofi-ici;. ..
Is and highest
admitted at any time.
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SI.VFF.RS OF Mr.RCY.
Hrirrv's
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lor e,. tran.-e. no,. -.,i,Kuoa
T i rein, , -v . v .s li,ifrr.
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Mo (I'a.) I.iidics' Seminary.
niin'l. ro:i:moi!ii: buildings
hrul location. T.'ioRcrr.ii fXf.Trtrcriot
t yer bnln ser.tember 14 a rv
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Principal
I. RE A DR. AUomev-at-Law.
urr. fa. Mir,,.- on (Vn, ......
from Uirfb trcet.
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;i ! ttTr. via HannibiJ to Fort
,i' I iilo. Houston. Austin. Saa
!- ' ii and all poims n Iexa.
i (. ' f o nei aie-i indiireiTienti
AT PUBLIC SALE!
f"PIIK nni1r?iffTioil will nfW nt public at tbe
Court rtu.tf in f'brnxbvrff. Pit., on
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1881,
At 2 o'rt.nrn. p. v.. he prvmertv formerlr occu
pied by tbe ' F.ben'buni Iin'nz and Ulan-
lttaeturm f,o.. nniie in r.i:ii-.Mu.
' t'nmhria county. Ph., comprising
j Ono Aorn oi Criotinl,
' frontinff on the Pbcnsbnrs find 'reson Hr.inch of
j tlie P K It., having thereon eroctetl it
LARGE PLANING MILL!
! 42x!0 ft., three otnrleo hih. with Itollf r Stif d,
! laiM feet, thereto attached. Tile
rNTncTtinery consictf of
1 1 Forty-Horns Power Engine ana Boiler;
! I Combined IMatie r. 24 ine!i wide, fir nr
fieinit and irroovlnsr: I Snrfaee l'lanfr. J'l in.
wl.l-r n t'irenlar Rip Wfiw. with lift table? :
i 2 l lrrnlar ( rns.mt Knit, with slide ta
b'e: I Snlnr Irenlar 4 rtiM-rnl Snw;
i 1 Itonhle-llearted Shnrlns Maftilnf. with Iron
' frame: l Oiifrle I. at lie : I llnnd Lathe,
with complete set ot Tool-. I Polishing lrum.l"2
j feet Ions: 1 Monldlnir Machine, with slide heads.
' AH t no above decrihcd Machinery, with rte"ca-
ry Shattinir, HMtlnar anfl Pulleys, is in srooil work
I inir order, and there N an abundant ntply of mn
! ninir water on the premises Said biiiblinirs were
' erected speciallv for and hive lfen nel in th
! mannlacfnre of Floorlnc. Sidinir, Hil'iiters, all
j kinds f.f TIandl s. llrush Hbvcks. Jic. f 'berry, ash,
j poplar, linn, suirar. hcooh. maple rn I wbiti pine
lumber to be had at moderate, prices. There is also
! erected on the premises a
! Two Story FUAME mVFMINfJ HOI SE i
; (ontainin? SIX 1C00MS and a fH.1,11!.
; t TEllKS MPP! KStOWV OX PAT OT S.M R.
W. It. BOXA( lil.R,i A",?,,W"
i F.bensburar. Sept. IS. lsi.-2t.
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
"R-onl ESTATE!
BY virtue of an alias order is'nln? out of tbe
Court of Common Pleas of Cambria county,
the nndersijrnefl Asruee r,f feo. . Koanch will
expose to sale rt public auction orotitcrv,at the
hotel of P. F. Kirby, in Wilmore borough, on
SATURDAY, OCTOBER Jsf, I SSI.
At 2 o'rt.rK-K. r. ?f.. tbe followinir described rcnl
estate, divested of all liens, to wit :
a rir.cn or rAitcr.L of laxd
situate in the township of Siinrnerhill. conntv of
Cambria, atfiolninir land, of Mrs. Ann Ke-ttinir.
.Tosrph Miller. Aii-'ust Peieh.an 1 others, contain
In 3.5 .tersi. more or less. Also,
a rtrcror rArcr.ijof t,axt
!tnto in thp townafiip of .Tifkn. county f'm
trtn. ndioininar lnnd of .T-.ih Hnrkbrirt. Mary
i;tr'!-rtU2:li. anT oTbr. rr.nt:iinin HIO ArroH,
more or 'I iiis trat of Vin-1 i tbro dis-
: tant from SiminorhJ.ll Station. K. H.. U well
rorore'l nn xc(Hnt qnnTty -"t tw timber.
nnl ?iii'iujril to Up n!nrlnil wi)h two vein? of
coal. Alro.
A riKCK or rAliCKTjOf TsAXn
I situate In tbe towr.-h ;p of Cambria, county of Cam
; hrin. ndiotnin lands or Mr.tthias Hnrnhetmer. F.
, A . Shoemaker, and others, containing 1 15 Arres,
more or less.
! TF.KMS OF S VI.F-.
R a One-third of the i nrrhase moncv to b paid
at the confirmation of the snie. and the remainder j
in two equal animal iiavmc tits. with interest, to be j
seeim-.l bv the mortnre and judirment honds of
the imrebaser. .TIHIN SCHIIOATH. I
Assignee of trEo. . lonrfn
Wi'morc. Sept. '.i. 1Sl.-"t.
Grist-Mill Maclimery !
FOR SALE!
fTil F. under-iined oflets for sale all the Machine
1 rv of a Fir-t-t 'lns flrist Mill. b-ale. in the
! buiblmtr f.'-iier!y r.wtieil by C. II. Supjivs, Main
; str . .lohnstowfi. Jt has a capacity oi
I OUB BUN OF BURRS,
i
j WITH ALL "NECESSARY
j Gearing, Bolting Chests,
I SMUT ana BRUSH MACHINES,
And even thln-r else required in a MM I of the kind.
Ail tbe material I guaranteed to be of the very
beef innnniaetnre.
The on!v reason for se-na- Is that I wish to use
the bnildinr f-.roMier pnrtH'-cs. and. hence the ma
chinery W'll be obl very cheap and ou easy terms.
Applv to or address
JOHN HFMiF.KSON.
Fnrnilnre Dealer,
Sept. 1?. 1SS1.-2I. .Iohnsvom x, Ta.
TEACKERS' EXAMINATIONS
IX CAMBRIA COUNTY,
FOR THE SCHOOL TEAR 1881 ari 1882.
T I WFK YfiDF.R TOWNSHIP-
Wm. M "Clare.
I j Secretarv. Cambria P. . Examination to be
lie!
X"
lieid at Bheam's, lundcy, Srjdrmhrr i7lh.
TPPER YODER TO W .NSHIP .Ter. Heii l" Sec
V J retarv. Examination to be held nt tisborn'f,
H edneidoj. Srt,trmbrr ZSth.
'TONYCREFK TOWNSHIP .lobn
A. AVertr..
Seeretnrv. .lobstown. Examination to be held
at Walnut Grove, Thursday, September lh.
T)ICHI,A.ND TOWNSHIP John H. Veil. Sec
l retarv. Scalp Eerel : A DA MS TOWNSHIP
Y.. ifnimlinar. Secretarv South F'ork. Examina
tion to be held at Froirtovcn, Friday, Sept. th.
rpHE A MI NATIONS to commence j.romptly
at o o'clock.
Applicants must present themselves for exam
ination in the district in which they first apply.
No special examination will be erante.l except
lorcause : npplicantsdesirlnir special examination
must present written request, sinned by at least
four members of the Hoard wishing to employ such
arrdicant.
The Ihreolors and public jrcnerally are respect
fully invited to be present nt the examination.
Applicants will come prepared with suitable pa
per, pencil, etc. Tj. STR AY EK.
Aunust Ii 18S1. County Superintendent.
State Normal School,
TAiilldlntr. brick. 5 stories hiiih. heated by
ste-,m thn niriioMt. The Hc?t Hulldmis of the kind
in the T'nitol states.
Ftpp.t rinar is provided with hot and cold
water. Hath Kooms &c.
f.rnfiitfft. a beautiful campus of 12 acre., in
cluding a deliichtful itrove of forest trees. Shady
Promenades, Croquet Orounds and Hase Hall
Field.
Location easy of access by Railway and re
nowned lor health fulness.
.a.rromttiolfif f on for four hundred (400)
Hoarders.
Tli Fnenltjr I? composed of Eminent Edu
cators. nepartinriiM-Normal, Classical. Commer
cial and Musical.
The Full Term of 15 Werk will open
i MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 5, 1881.
! Ftj enscs n low as an? other Normal School of
rcrmif equal advantage and accommodations.
For particular and catalogues, address
irrr.UTs r t in. M.S..
r A'ljr. I. 1-S1.-U.
PKiNcrPAt. Pro-tern.
Desirable Property for Sale.
fpitE nndersianed wishes to sell his M1EI. PKO
I PEKTV. located at Millwood. Westmoreland
conntv. on the line of the P. K. H. : suitable lor a
merchant mill. Is In an em-ellent crain conntrv,
near to eood markets, has three run of stones (one
not ir repair), a copious stream of water, and an
excellent engine. AVM. DONNELLY
Millwood, July 2V 19Sl.-2in.
W.tch.. P'.m iwli 1.rp fl ;a. WhftTta1 nnntBrM
itnt.two roM . h.-ti i roi.i lis. cMwrt tn! 'j.i
.lor.efr.. lllliaV-SOt a O., ItitwuKl, X.w York.
wee k in rout own town. Terms and $ Aoutrit
CUU free. Address . Zo:e ct, Ita-Uand. Me.
THE GRKAT SKIN CURB.
INFALLIBLY CURES
Itching and Scaly Diseases, Scrofu
lous Humors, Ulcers, Old Sores
and Mercurial Affections
ichenall other Human
Agencies Fail.
THE ri'TlCTHA TREATMENT, for the cure
or Skin, Scalp and Blood Diseases, consists in
the internal use of rnrrnA Resolvext. the new
Blood Purifier and the external use of Ccticvra
and itctk i-ra Soar, the Orcat Skin Cures.
For Sunburn. Tan and frca.y Skin use Ccti
iVBi Soar, an e.To,ulite toilet, hath and nursery
sanative, trazrant with delicious flower odors and
healinir balsams.
SALT RHEUM.
Will. McDonald. 2542 Dearborn Street, Chicago,
gratefully acknowledges a euro of Salt Klieum
on (liead, neck, face, arms and legs for seventeen
j'ears ; not able to walk except on hands and knoes
for one year; not able to help himself for ei;;ht
years; t"rid hundreds of remedies: doctors pro
nounced his case hopeless; permanently cured by
theC'nticura Hemedics.
PSORIASIS.
H. K. Carpenter, Esq., Henderson, N. Y., cured
of Psoriasis or LiCprosv, of twenty years' standlnur.
by the Ccthtr.v Kesoi.vent internally and Cm
cpba and Ccticpra Soap externally. The most
wonderful case onjrecord. Cure certified to before
pistice of the peace and prominent citizens.
All
aiflii ted with Itohinir and Scaly Diseases should
send to us for this testimonial in full.
SKIN DISEASE.
F. It. Drake, Esq., Detroit, Mich., suffered be
yond all descriptfon from a skin disease which ap
peared on his bands, head and face, and nearly
destroyed his eyes. The most careful doctoring
failed to help him. and after all had failed he used
the Ct TK i ha Kpsoltext internally, CcrirrRA
and I'rTWTRA Soap externally, and was cured,
and nns remained perfectly well to this day.
SCROFULA.
Hon. Win. Taylor, Boston, says: "After three
months' use of the Ci-tiitha Remedies, and 12
years of as constant suffering from humor of the
I lace, neck and scalp as was ever endured. I ean
say that I am cuted, and jironounce my case uie
mot remarkable on record. I have been so elated
with my success (hat I have stopped men on the
street who wore afflicted and told them to iret the
Cutieura licmedics and they would cure them.1
SKIN HUMORS.
Mrs. S. E. Whipple, IVcatur, Mich., writes that
her face, head and some parts of her body were
almost raw. Head covered with scabs and sores.
Sufiercd fearfully and tried everythinj";. Perma
nently currtd by Cuticura Remedies.
CUTICURA
Remedies are for sale by all drnir-iists. Price Of
Ci TKt r.A. a Medicinal Jelly, small boxes, ftoc. ;
larire boxes, Jl : Cvtmtra Risoivkxt. the new
Blood Purifier, $1 per bottle. CuTKTitA Mepki
xai. Toit.eto r, 'i5e.: (Ttk i ra M EinnsAi. Sba
A i no Soai. 15. : in bars for barbers and lar-to con
sumers, &oc. Principar de(rt.
WEEKS x I i l l PR. Boston. Mass.
ja-All mailed free on receipt of price.
COLLINS-
9f )ne'CoLi.i"s" Voltaic
Elkitkic Plastkr. costiiia;
TOLTAJCSSlElXCTina;
2"i cents, is far superior to
everv other electric ri.iiIi-
fil serf flS anee before the public. They
iVtST instantly relievo Dyspepsia,
Liver Complaint. Malaria. F'cverand A(ine. and
Kidney nn) I rinary Ditliculties. and may be worn
over the pit. of the stomach . over the kidneys, or
nnv atlccb'! part. Pric. "J'i ctJ. Sold every where.
5eKsi A- 1'otter, Ballon, Jlas. 9-i-lm.
r."TV TliEASUREH.-Jfiiiv A.
to nnnouncc ttin .1. A. Ktnneiy, of r.f!turar,
will he a eanrl itlate lor thonhnve tianjcj (ticf at
the com t o ur 1 mo-ri! it primary election, n nl f eel
itrr a-?iirti that lie can perforin Uie lntic of the
ofitce to the sat!jfa(ition o( the people ami with no
discredit to himself, he respectfully solicit the
support of tiis party (rienl.- trirouuriiout the county.
?OU COTTNTY TUCASrHKlt 1.
Mortt. Iretro. We are authorized to an
nounce that Intrick Moran, of Toretto Iwirouicli,
will he h candidate for t'ounty Treasurer. iut')cct
to Irnocratic rules. If nominated and elected,
he plcdiret himself to p.crform the duties of the of
fice with honesty and fidelity. f3-J5.-tn.J
c
OXTNTY COMMISSKiXKR. .7os.
Hnori. A llehenv Twp. We are authorized
to announce that, at the solicitation of numerous ,
friends, Joseph Hosfiie. of Allegheny township, has j
consented to the submission of his name to the j
Democratic voters of Cambria conntv at the ensu- j
Inir rulmary election for the office of Oonnty (torn- j
missioner. Should he receive the nomination and
merit the endorsement of his fellow citirens at the
pMls In November next. Mr. Hoifue has no hesita- j
tion in believina that his official career will meet :
with the approval of all honest ci'Jr.ens.
OUXTY COMMISSIONER Leav
IS Hoovkr, Ebcnsbiirir. AA'e are authorized
to announce iiiai Jjcwip noover.oi r."en-LMir; oor-
ouifh, will be a candidate for Conntv Commission-
er at the Iemocratie primarv elections, to be held
on Saturday. Sept. 24tb. ami hopes to be success
ful, not only on that occasion, but at the Novem
ber election. In which event he will perform the
d ul ies devolvi nir upon htm with honesty and fnlel
ty and to the best interests of the taxpayers.
C
OUXTY COMMISSIONER. Hex-
to Announce that the nnme of Henry H-nder, ot
nrroli towiihln. wm no onerel fr tne consider
ation of the lemoratte voters of Cambria county
at the couiiiiK primary election for the otficc a hove
named. If fortunate enough to he nominated and
elected. Mr. Bender hn no hettation in heTierinir
that th taxpavers ol the county will nevpr have
cause to regret "it. l8-tW.-4t.j
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IOUXTY COMMISSIONER Dav
id Shimci.k. Camhria Two. AA are author
ized to announce that Davhi Shinkle. ol Cambria
township, will be a candidate f-r County Commis
sioner at tbecomiiift Ieniocratic primary election,
and if nominated and elected plodarof himself to
perform the duties of the office honestly and to the
best of his ability. In any event, however, he will
remain true to his partv and its principles.
Ebcnsbunr. Julv -j, issi.
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OUXTY COMMISSIOXER Geo.
(Jrnt.cv. Ebenshure. AA'o have been author- !
ir.ed toannounce that the above named member of
the present Hoard of County Commissioners will
tie a candidate for renomination nt the comlnsc
Democratic primary election, and If the nomina
tion is once more Conferred upon and his election
f Hows he pleilifes himself to do his dutv as latth
tolly and honestly in the future as he has endeav
ored to do it in the past.
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OUXTY COMMISSIOXER. P. B.
Smith, Munter. We are authorized to nn.
flounce that I'atneK 1. .smith, of 3iunuier town
fhij. f an aspirant for the a hove named position
on the Iemoeratie ticket, ?uhject of course to the
will of his party friends as expressed t the ensu
ing primary election. If nominated and elected
he plcdires'h.nipelf to nn honest and faithful dis
charge oi the duties of the office.
'Oil COUNTY COMMISSIONER.
hahi.es Flick. Lorctto. AVa are authorized
toannounce that Charles FlicK. of Ioretto horo",
will be a candidate for County Commissioner at
the approaching Democratic primary election, and
shonbl be be fortunate cnonh to be nominated
and elected he pleiljres himself to advocate at all
times an honest and economical administration of
the a flairs of the county.
OR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
FitANris Alrf-vKHit-L, Ebensburif. AA'e are
authorized to announce that Francis Mnlvehill. of
E-'nsburn horouith, will be a candidate for the of
'C above named, subject to lcmocratic rules, and
if nominated and elected he pledires himself to
ituard the interests of tbo taxpayers of tbe county
M the best of Ins ability 3--2S.-tn.)
)UNTY COMMISSIONER. L.W.
Srak. Conemant;h Horonh. AA'e are au
thorised to announce that L. W. Shank, of Cone
pnii'h borouali, will be a candidate for the ahove
office at thecominif Democratic primary election.
If nominated and elected. he pledires hlmsell to
unard the interests of the taxpayers of the county
with honesty and fidelity.
ASSOCIATE .TUDOE. Ofo.AV. Os
sraitt, T'ppor YodorTwp. AA'e are authortnd
to announce that (reorite AA'. (shorn. Sr.. of T'pper
Yodcr town-hip. will be a candidate at the eomins;
I lemocratic primary election for the office of Associ
ate Judsre. Having been a lite-lona: Democrat and
Ihlslvolnir the first time he has solicited a nomi
nation Irotrf the party. Mr. Osborn confidently ap
peals to his friends and promises an honest and
intelligent performance of the duties of the ottlco
If nominated and elected thereto.
A TALE OF THE YORKSHIRE WOLDS.
Fifty yeurs ap;o the laws were not so thor
oughly enforced as they are now upon the i
wild ranpres of England called the Yorkshire
Wolds. Few have an idea of their grandeur
in a winter snowstorm, or of their beauty
when an August sun pours down its rays
upon stretches of waving corn, that lie like
sheets of gold along the ridges, fringed
above with dark plantations. During the
Great Exhibition of 18"l a few friends and
I took a real holiday for once in on- lives,
and went for a week to eee the wonderful
things in London which the papers were so
fall of. We saw all that could be seen in
ttee time, and we did not lese a moment I
assure you. But after all I saw nothing like
our grand old hills. It was the first time
that most of us had been so far away from
home.
My tale ? O yes, that was what I started
to tell you ; but that was twenty-fn'e years
before onr London visit, when 1 was a
young man, farming a hundred and sixty
acres of land. 1 had occupied the farm about
two years, renting at the same time a house
in the nearest village, two miles away, for
my wife and two children. The farm build
ings consisted of a large barn, which Avent
by the name of lied Rarn, it being hnilt of
red brick ; an old six-horse stable thatched
with whins ; a fold-yard, paled around ;
and two or three woodsheds. A good sized
house and better out-buildings were being
built : but none of them was far enough ad
vanced to be habitable for man or beast. A
plantation of ash and spruce tree? sheltered
the farmstead from wind and storm, as it
was situated high up on the hillside.
Returning home rather later than usual
one Saturday night from our market-town,
a distance of tAvelve miles, I was told by the
man who came out to take my horse that an
accident had happened up at the farm that
afternoon.
"What is the matter, David ?" I asked.
Roger has run a fork into his foot," was
the answer.
Roger v. is one of the horses. It appeared,
on further questiining, that one of the large
steel forks used fAr stacking in harvest time,
had been carelessly laid upon the stable
floor, and Roger, a farm horse, had run its
prongs into his foot. 1 lie man tuougnt it
was a serious wound.
"What hive yon done to it ?" was my
next question.
"Sent off for Coats." Coats was the ve
terinary surgeon for the district.
"Has lie come ?"
"No, sir, he has gone to Melby."
Melhy, I knew, was eighteen miles away
across the country from Coats' home ; and
after that journey, lie would not feel in
clined, at 11 o'clock on a cold winter night,
to start again for other sixteen miles.
Turning my horse's heart I told Davis to
go to bed, and I would ride up to the Red
Barn.
"Shall I sit up for your horse?" he asked,
yawning, tired from a long day's exposure
to cold and storm.
"No; no one need wait for tne," and I
started off.
Fifteen minutes brought me to the stable
door ; but 1 r!"';p'l to let my heated mare
drink from the pond close by, and as I stood
I caught a murmur of human voices within
the stable. Surprised, as not a man lived at
the steading, I tried the door. It was fas
tened from the inside. I knocked, still hold
ing my horse by her bridle, the thought com
ing across my mind that Coats must have
come straight here, without waiting for any
one to assist liiru. There was no answer to
my summons : so I knocked and called again
more loudly.
"What d'ye want?" demanded a gruff
A'oice from the inside.
"Want? I want in, to be sure. "What are
' you doing there, I should like to know ?
Open the door at once !"
"Likely !" was grunted back again, "when
we are just warm and settled after a nasty,
cold tramp."
Now, I knew who my uninvited guests
were, it is not eA-ery one who knows, or
knew, of the existence of a class of mendi
cants, familiarly termed among us "Wold
Rangers," a pest to the farmers, and a great
i
, . . , .. . - . .
! dread to the inhabitants of outlying farms
They Avere constant pilferers; and rarely
would work, though often applying for it.
None of them were above poaching ; and
most of them had been in prison some time
or another. A few professed to be hawkers
of some sort ; but the majority begged from
j door to door.
We had no policeman nearer
than ten miles, and his face was almost as
strange as the Shah's in our district. These
lawless wanderers rarely traveled alone, but
were generally accompanied by a numerous
following of women and children, a horse, a
cart or two, often a donkey, and two or three
dogs.
My visitors were in no particular hurry to
comply with my reiterated demand for ad
mittance, and their loud snores were most
irritating to hear from the oatside. Again I
vigorously pummeled the door with my ash
sapling that I carried in my hand, and loud
ly stormed at their obstinacy. It was no use,
as a growl was reply I got. As determined
to be inside as they were to keep roe out, I
went back a few paces, then dashed open
the door with my foot.
The moonlight shone in with sufficient
light to enable me to see what a strar.ge lot
of bedfellows were grouped together among
the straw ; and the loose horse-box was at
the end of the stable, right through the thick
of them. I ordered them one and all to turn
out. An Irishman, who went by the name
of "Dead Ned," liftedhis fierce, shaggy face,
and dared me, in strong language, to attempt
to disturb them.
"But my horse," I reasoned, "I must see
see to it.
But reason was drowned In the opposi
tion of a dozen hoarse voices.
I was young and reckless of danger ;
moiethan I am noAV on the wrong side of
sixty. Incensed, I drew back from the open
door, slipped the bridle over my thorough
bred's neck, and struck her sharply across
th flanks with the ash sapling. It ras the
work of an instant. She bounded into the
stable door ; and no sooner were her hoofs
beard on the threshold than every creature
inside leaped up, the startled men, women
and children rushing out pell-mell.
I lost no time in striking a light after their
quick exit, to see after the wounded animal,
leaving the one I had ridden to follow her
own devices, which she did by going outside
again. The foot was in a serious state, and
evidently painful.
"Coats will never come to-night," I tho't,
"and something must be done;" and to f o
meut the swollen foot wa3 the only thing
that I could think of.
I went outside again, allowing the disturb
ed women and children to return to their
straw, requesting Dead Ned and some of the
others to heat some water. We drove three
stakes into the bank, close beside the pond,
crammed plenty of sticks under the iron pot
and soou had a blazing fire. When the wa
ter AA'as hot enough for our purpose we car
ried it into the stable, and fomented the
wounded foot. The process eased the pain,
and after half an hour's fomentation I wrap
ped it up in cloths saturated with some heal
ing oils which were kept in the stable, One
of the men held the flickering candle, stuck
on the top of the lantern, while other eight
or ten more were grouped around, watching
the proceedings and giving occasional assist
ance. As I was bandaging the foot, I caught
a motion, or sign, not intended for me to see.
It was a signal from Dead Ned who, I per
ceived to my horror, held in his hand the
heavy iron gavelock that we had used to
hammer the stakes into the ground to an
other of his fraternity. Like a flash it camo
over me how could 1 have been so reckless,
so foolhardy, as to trust myself alone, and
unarmed, among this ruffian crew ?
I grew hot and cold by turns as I remem
bered that I carried in my breast-pocket one
hundred and sixty pounds. It was a large
sum, you think, for a farmer to have about
him ; but you see it was not your own.
That year I held the office of Income-tax
Collector; and I had taken the money with
me to market to pay to the Government
Commissioners. I had made a mistake in
i the hour appointed, and was too late, for
they had finished and were gone; conse
quently I brought the money back, intend
ing to forward it on Monday. The occur
rence had passed out of my mind before
reaching home ; then David's news com
pletely put everything else out of my head,
until I caught the gleam of evil in Dead
Ned's eye. It was not so much the physical
harm I feared, as the idea that they would ! fiaI1Hi. Tenn' T1,e mother w,,ose 1ll"2''t
not be content with stunning or murdering h31 stoItn wi,d!- aht somebody
hut would rob tbe senseless bodv : and
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the lost Government taxes ? Why, they
would be turned out into the wide world
homeless and unprotected. The bare tho't
made me tremble. I must not let them sus
pect that I had seen their signals. Oh ! the
agony of that moment !
Making one venture for home, wife and
children, as Avell as life, I carelessly dropped
the horse's foot, telling them, in a loud voice,
to keep the candle still until I fetched some
more string ; and walked out of the stable
as deliberately as I possibly could. Once
out, I looked for the bay mare that had car
ried nie up. She was leisurely nibbling
some short grass a few yards from the door.
"Jess, Jess, good lass !" 1 cried, softly and
very gently approaching her, as I knew that,
if she bolted, it was good-bye to life for me.
Fortunately she allowed me to catch her,
and not a moment too soon, for my unwel
come, visitors had followed me, and a glance
at their low. villainous faces, as I dashed off,
proved that they were full of rage at thus
being baffled. The village clock struck one
as I entered my home in safety.
I paid a second visit next morning at four
to the wounded animal, but leaving ray
pocketbook at home this time, and going
neither alone nor unarmed. The birds,
however, had flown. If the ashes of the
j stick fire, and the bandages on the wounded
horse, had not borne me witness, I should
have been Inclined to fancy that last night's
narrow escape was nothing more than a dis
turbing dream, a bad attack of nightmare ;
but these evidences were there, and it had
been real.
Two years afterAvard, I saw, in our week
ly paper, that Dead Ned and two of his com
panions had been transported for man
slaughter in a midnight scuffle.
The Spider and the Mouse. A curious
spectacle was to be seen on Monday in the
office of Clever's livery stable In Lebanon,
Ky. Against the wall of the room stands a
tolerably large desk, and under this a small
spider, not larger than a common pea, had
constructed a web reaching to the floor. !
On Monday forenoon it was observed that
that the spider had ensnared a young mouse
by passing filaments of its web around its
tail. When first seen the mouse had its
hind feet off the floor, and could barely touch
the floor with its fore feet. The spider was
full of business, running up and down the
line, occasionally biting the mouse's tail,
making it struggle desperately. Its efforts
to escape were unavailing, as the slender fil
aments about its tail were too strong for it
to break. In a short time it was seen that
the spider was slowly hoisting the victim in
to the air.
By 2 o'clock in the afternoon the mouse
cotild barely touch the floor with its fore feet;
by dark the point of its nose was an Inch
from the floor. At 9 o'clock at night the
mouse was still alive, but made no signs ex
cept when the spider descended and bit its
tail. At this time it was an inch and a half
from the floor.
On Tuesday morning the mouse was dead,
and hung three inches from the floor.
The news of the noA'el sight soon became
circulated, and hundreds of people visited
the stable to witness :t. The mouse is a
small one probably less than half grown,
measuring about one aod a half inches from
the point of its nose to the root of its tail.
How the spider succeeded in ensnaring it
is not known. The mechanical ingenuity of
the spider, which enables her to raise a body
which must weigh forty or fifty times as
much as herself, has been the subject of a
great deal of comment and speculation, and
no satisfactory solution of the difficulty has
been found.
Be IlArrT. It is the easiest thing in the
world to be happy, if men and women could
only think so. Happiness Is only another
name for love, for where love exists in a
household there happiness must also exist,
even though it has poverty for its close com
panion ; where loA-e exists not, even though
it be in a palace, happiness can never come
He was a cold and selfish being who origina
ted the saying that "when poverty conies in
at tbe door, love flies out of the window,"
and his assertion proves conclusively that he
had no knowledge of love, for unquestiona
bly the reverse of the axiom quoted is near
er the truth. When poverty comes in at the
door, love true It ve is more than ever in
clined to tarry and do battle with the enemy.
Let those who imagine themselvrs unhappy,
before they find fault with their surround
ings, search in their hearts for the cause. A
few kind words, a little forbearance, or a
kiss, will open the way to a flood of (sun
shine in a house darkened by the clouda of
discord and unamiability.
what would become of my wife and children, s"'e IO SWP u,e wcll,mS- Ml
ifmvcao.unn.i ebattei, wer sold to renav i Manion, a lawyer and Judge of the police
INTERESTING FOR LOVERS.
Scottsville, a pretty village about fifteen
miles from the Tennessee line, is the home of
some of the most aristocratic people in Ken
tucky. It is a place noted for pretty girls
and gallant young men, and among all these
the sweetest belle was Miss Ollie Brown and
the handsomest beau Mr. Joseph Carpenter.
They lOA'ed etch other unto desperation. In
this case, as in many others, the only obsta
cle was parental objection. Miss Brown's
mother positively declared that Ollie was not
old enough to get marrisd, and her sweet
heart's entreaties were of no avail. The
young people made one or two ineffectual at
tempts at elopement, but they were neA'er
once balked in their determination to carry
out their scheme in the sweet hy-and-by. On
last Thursday Mr. Carpenter drove in a bug
gy to the residence of his sweetheart, and
once more besought her mother to consent to
an early wedding. Mrs. Brown was inexor
able, Miss Brown was tearful, and Mr. Car
penter was excited. At last, when every
prayer had been denied, the yonng man bold
ly put the question to his sweetheart : "Will
you go with me, or mind your mother and re
main at home?" The girl looked up through
her tears, first at hertnother and then at her
lover.
"I'll go with you," she said at length.
"Then come," and with these words Car
penter caught his lady love in his arms, and,
hurrying out of the house, leaped into the
buggy that tvas standing in front of the door.
The horse receded a smart blow with the
whip, and jumped away in a dead run. As
soon as Mrs.
Brown realized the situation I
she. screamed for assistance at the top of her
voice. In a few minutes the little town was
wild with excitement, but the volume of sym
pathy seemed to be in faA-or of the young peo
ple, Avho had just whirled through the street
I at terrific speed, taking the road that led to
l" K" pursuit oi me. luKimn, ni.u, ,i ,.o-
i , u.. J : a a. i 4.1. r
court consented. In a few moments he Avas
mounted on a horse of speed and bottom, rat
tling out of the town in the direction taken
by the buggy at a pace that would have cap
tured the "gentleman's cup," at any fair in
the State. From the very start it was a race i
of whip and spur. The fugitives were evi- !
dently making for 'Squire Fike's office, ;
which is just across the Tennessee line, and '
Judge Manion was hot upon their trail. It j
was a chase long to be remembered by the '
people who witnessed it. In front a horse '
i flecked with foam, going at top speed and I
' drawing a light buggy, in which a gallant j
youth sat, with resolution upon his face, and j
a beaul it ul girl nestled trustingly by his side.
Perhaps a mile in the rear a solitary horse-
man applying whip and spur, thundered j
along over the level turnpike. The buggy j
had the best of the race, and pulled up in j
front of 'Squire Fike's office fifteen minutes ;
in the lead of the man on horseback. The i
clever 'Squire was on the point of pronounc- i
ing the words so feverishly awaited by the i
young people when Judge Manion, riding
like a professional jockey, bore down upon
tne party and signalled the officer to stop, j
"I object to this wedding," he said, flinging ;
himself off his panting horse. i
"Upon Avliat grounds?" asked the aston- I
ished 'Squire.
"It is the wish of the lady's mother thrtt
she shall not marry. I have come at her bid
ding." The young people pleaded, but all to no
purpose. At length Mr. Carpenter said in J
very simple language, "We will go further.
Get in the buggy, my dear. Judge Manion, j
you may prepare for another race. We are '
off forGallitin." The young man meant ex- j
actly what he said, and in a" few minutes the '
race was renewed. The distance to Gallatin j
waseighteen miles, but the buggy horse was i
stanch and as true as the Ioa-c of the young !
couple he was drawing. He leaped nimbly I
away from the string, and once more got the
j best of the start. Judge Manion, nothing
daunted, again took the saddle and again
put the spurs to his faithful courser. For
four miles the race was neck and neck, neith
er entry for the grand prize flagging ; but at
the finish of that distance, the horse under
saddle cast a shoe and stumbled to the
ground, completely exhausted. The buggy
then glided, unaccompanied, to Gallatin. A
preacher was secured, and the wedding was
performed at the principle hotel in the pres
ence of a dozen specially invited guests.
TWICE IN PIOHT OF THE ALTER.
A San Fiancisco maiden who sighs for
some one to shield her has been twicebalk
ed at the threshold of matrimony. Two years
ago she gave her hand to a wealthy young
lover and the wedding day was fixed. A
week before the weddingday, the youth was
taken to an asylum for the insane. The
about-to-be-bride recovered from the shock
and the disappointment, and at one of the
FaciHc coast resorts list June accepted the
attentions of a bachelor of 40. The roan of
middle age, whose heart Cupid's dart had
pierced, was reputed to be a wealthy St.
Louis merchant. D. C. Carey was his name
and frequently during moonlight walks Mr.
Carey would tell his 'Frisco dear of the de
lightful home to which she soon should go.
The young woman made all her preparations
for the wedding, presenting her with a fine
trosfeau, and, indeed, until the morning of
the marriage day, everything was lovely.
Then it was learned that the bridegroom had
disappeared. Inquiry developed the fact
that he had taken his baggages with him, and
another fact that he had left the board bill
unpaid. The young AA-oman sat weeping on i
the sands of the quiet, sea, as the reporter j
who stumbled over the romance huiried off
to write over it in big letters : "Doomed to
Celibacy."
SALVE FOR A BTtOKEN HEART.
On one page of a recent number of the
Bloomington(Ill.) Pantograph, there appear
ed a glowing account of the marriage of LM
ward B. Gridley to Miss Ora Walton, and on
another page a long statement of the reason
given by Miss Vina Farley for suing Edward
B. Gridley for breach of promise. Mr. Grid
ley is a son of General Gridley, and is very
wealthy. Until within the past few weeks
he passed much of his time in the company
of Miss Farley, "a beautiful and accomplish
ed lady." It was In the summer of lfwo that
these young people fell into each other's so- j
ciety, and their friendship ties, so the story I
goes, soon ripened into affection. The en-
gagement Avas sealed by a bracelet, which j
was encircled around her wrist by her affi- j
anced, The key he turned and locked the
jewel, to remain unbroken to their wedding
day. Their future plans Avere laid and a
bright aivl happy future presented iiselt be
fore the mind of the young lady, accompan
ied with all the pleasure this earth affords.
The weddingday was named. Suddenly the j
young man left one sweetheart for another, j
and now "the beautiful belle of Blooming- j
ton," as the local paper calls her, wants to j
salve her heart wounds with 5-",ri'H. j
t
A STORY OF TH E WAR. I
A STRANGE AND DEADLY DCFL BETWEEN A
"FED" AND A "KEB."
There occurred at Martinsburg, Ya., in
the summer of 1864, one of those strange
duels that sometimes take place in battle,
and which make a lasting impression on
the mind of the looker-on. It was Uie lfth
of September, the day before Early and
Little Rhil fought their first pitched battle.
A force of cavalry and infantry hail that
morning been sent to capture the First
brigade of Aveiiil's division at Martinsburg j
and turn Sheridan's right. Had the move- i
ment been successful, the Union porition j
at Berryville would have been rendered .
somewhat precarious. But the troops which
had been intrusted with the safety of the !
point where no home gnanls : they knew the
A-alue of the prize contended for, and were :
prepared to make the rebs pay dearly for j
every inch of ground they gained. The
charging anil counter-charging were disgust
ingly freqiicit, ami many were the deeds of
personal daring that transpired as the tide
of battle surged from street to street and
out jpon the open fi.dd.
Ahmit the middle of the afternoon there
came a lull in the struggle as if each side
i1!U stopped "to pant a little" before mak-
ing some final and desperate effort to crush
its adversary. It was during this interval
of comparative quiet and inactivity that the
duel referred to took place. In front, and a
little to the left, of the Union line there was
an elevation where once, at the beginning of
the war perhaps, tin re had stood a goodly
growth of forest trees, which had been cut
down and hauled away. The stumps were
still standing and afforded good shelter for
skirmishers. A squad of cavalry belonging
to a Pennsylvania regiment were sent to oc
cupy this eminence as a so.rt of fUnk guard
to the Union line. The rebel sharpshooters
at once opened fire upon them and soon
made the position untenable for the Union
squad, which then moved further off to get
out of rang-, leaving behind one of their:
comrades, whose horse hail been wounded '
by the sharpshooters. The Yank seemed to i
oe in no hurry to leave Ids unfortunate
hore ami was leisurely removing thesaddle,
bridle, etc., when he noticed a rebel cavalry
man approaching with the evident intention '
of making him prisoner. It was about this
stage of the game that the attention of those ,
of us upon the left wns called to witness '
what Avas transpiring. J
The Yank took shelter behind a stump !
and at once opened fire. His first shot killed :
the reb's horse, and then lie too got behind a :
stump. The two men Avere not more than
200 yards apart, and each of them seemed to :
realize the tact that he must cither conquer ;
or tlie. The Yank placed his hat on top of
the stump, and Immediately the reb shot it
off. Xei'her of them could expect to g t :
away until the other was either Viiled or
badly wounded. Neither could expect to .
kill or cripple his adversary without making
what was called a close shot, for both men
were careful not to expose any more of their '
persons than av.is absolutely necessary while '
taking aim. They Cied perhaps a half dozen :
shots apiece, when the reb resorted to a
ruse. He remained quiet and inactive for
some moments, carefully concealing every
part of bis body from his opponent. The'
Union soldier began to suspect that his last
shot had done its work, and growing inquis-
Hive he gradually raised his head above his ,
iittle fortification to see what had become of
the reb. The latter had planned well. His i
Sharp's carbine was already in position, and
when the Yank had exposed his head and j
part of his chest the Johnnie tired. The
shot took effect in the Union soldier's cheek, i
and he fell backward with a shriek. We i
saw the reb go to him, lift him up in a sit
ting posture, and help to bathe the ugly :
wound ; then, when he had rendered his :
fallen foe all possible assistance, we saw j
him take up his own gun and trudge off to !
his companions. He could have been killed
or captured, but we had seen his noble con- 1
duct toward his unfoitunate adversary, and
we greeted his departure with a rousing
cheer. The Union soldier had a frightful
wound, but I believe f'entually recovered.
Chicago Inter-Orean :
The Fly. The fly can fly high. j
He is an insect with super-human knowl- ',
edge.
lie can get more fun out of a bald headed !
man than six boys can out of a toy pistol.
We have counted them by the million, and
stoiped for want of breath.
Fiies are seldom scarce.
But a fly is always meanest when he is
by himself.
He delights to catch a fellow when he is
taking his afternoon nap.
Then the fly is in his element until you
wonder what in '1-e-ment.
ne never alights on two places at once,
but he has been knoAA-n to alight fourteen
times on the end of a man's nose in four sec-
onds.
A fly is modest, and makes Maud S. time
when yon try to catch him.
We have known men strike l.ooo.ooo
times at one fly, and then relieA'e their feel-
ings by saying a prayer backwards.
Some flies can lie in two piaces at one and
the same time.
If you don't believe it try it.
Let a fly alight on your nose.
Then strike at him with all your might.
You'll find that yen have nearly mashed
nour nose, while the fly is winking at you
from the bed post.
All flies are w icked.
They sometimes get into bad places.
We have heard men ask for a fly in their
lemonade.
Flies help a preacher to keep his congre-
gat ion awake.
But we don't think flics are pood christians.
Nobody wants to meet a fly hereafter.
Especially when Ave shard have anything
else but wings to protect us.
Flies would make fcood jam.
Jam the jammed flies. CiV-M Ci'hen.
The teacher had grown eloqueiitin pictur.
ing to his pupils the beauties ol heaven, and
he finally asked, "What kind of little Iw.ys
goto heaven?" A lively little fourieeii
year old Avith kicking Imkhs, flourishing h;
list. "Well, you may ansAcr," sid the
teacher, "Dead ones," tne little
fellow
- 1 shouted at the extent of his lungs.
"H0."
How many of our rich yachtmen really
care anything for yachting ?
How much happier i!fe might be if tha
mind cou'd le trained to forget pa-1 trou
bles. '
How hard it is to avoid listening and lik
ing to listen to a scandal about our neigh
bor. How tame life would be without troubles
and difficulties to overcome.
How few value or cultivate a good pair of
legs and lungs:.
How the old are forgotten by the youn.
How unfortunate that so many of the aged
should make themselves unattractive and
even repulsive to the young.
How strong we feel when we never liars
been sick.
How many men and women are there
without a weak spot somewhere?
How whisky does bring out a man's true
nature and show tiie make-up and artificial
side of his nioial character.
How much better is a "dog's life" than
that of some woman.
How few new brooms, after all, sweep
e'ean unless there's a clean sweeper behind
them.
How sorry some people are for fault
which they commit again next month.
How awfully awful it would be if every
body told the truth without warning.
How we do love to shut our eyes to what
we fear may be reality.
now much good we would do were we
only rich.
S How iittle good we do when we are rich.
I How contrary and eccentric seems one
I who thinks for nim or herself,
i How poor are the medicinal spirits sold by
one-third of our druggists.
How veiy l.uge the book in wliii h might
be written nil Ave don't know.
H'jav very small the book in which might
be AAiitlcn all we do know.
' How few barbers can shave a man without
trying on him their conversational powers.
How much more we do know at twenty
than at forty.
How useless it is to argue with a woman
when she is angry .
' Or a man.
How little credit is given to children for
what they see, hear and understand.
: How much dignity a cigar does put in some
' men's mouths and bearing,
i How charming and beautiful are the green
fields and groA-cs in books.
How t"ot are the green fields and how the
mosquitoes do bite in tlie groves out of
; books.
i How difiicuit to tell whose boiler w id blow
, up next.
i How sad to think it will Ik somebody's
J bf.iier.
How we do go on nursing our hidden pet
sin until it finds us out and blows us up.
How idiotic it is to act on the maxim,
"Never put off till to-morrow what can le
done to day."
How much better is it "Never do any
thing today that can be put o!T till to-morrow."
How few understand that if too many
things be undertaken to-day none ot them
will lie well or thoroughly done.
How much harder is living than dying,
How does she bead ?
How much more money we spend than we
mean to.
Ho.v hard it is for the many to make both
ends meet, and what poor ends they are
when they do meet.
How very poor riches can make men.
How will millionaires get their letters of
credit recognized and honored in heaven.
How history does lie.
How many truths are scorned and laughed
at and how many fictions are believed and
honored.
How quickly a man or Avoman gets old
when they insist on being old, feeling old
and acting old.
How little yonng people care if they are
fools, and how angry people are because
young people don't care if they are foo!t.
Ioafint,, Does the young man who per
sists in lieing a loafer ever reflect how much
l?se it would cast to be a decent, respectable
man? Does he imagine that loaferisra is
more economical than gentility? Anybody
can be a gentleman, if he chooses to be, w ith
out much cost, but it is mighty expensive lie
ing a loafer. It costs time, in the first p!are
days, weeks and months of it ; in fact, about
all the time lie has, for no man can be a
loafer without devoting Lis whole time to it.
The occupation, well followed, hardly af
tords"lime for eating, sleeping, dri we had
almost said drinking, but on reflection we
Avill except that. The loafer finds time to
I drink whenever invited ; at the cost of his
: friends. Once fully embarked on the sea of
' loaferdom, and you bid farewell to every
' friendly sail h.it floats under a legitimate
i flag. Your consorts will only be the Imc-
cancers of society. It costs money, for,
I though the loafer may not .arn a t-ont or have
I one for months, the time lost might have pro
'. cur;d him much money, if devoted to indus-
try instead of sloth. It costs health, vigor,
i comfort, all the true pleasures of living, hon
! or, dignity, self -respect, and the respect of
' the world when living, and finally, all right
, or consideration when iead ; anxious pray
! ers only. Be a gentleman, then ; it is far
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cheaper.
AA ISE AND UTHERWISE. A thoroughly
good man is invariably a brave one.
He who does a good deed makes heaven
his debtor.
A bolt does not hold a political convention
together.
A gentleman will never insult any cme and
i a loatcr can't.
' responsibility is a hard thing to fix when
it gets out of order.
A barber is not always a wise man if his
labor is mostly bead work.
Most successes spring up. 1'lnenix like,
j from the ashes of some failure,
i Next to silence comes brevity-the wise
i man's strength and the fools refuge
An old bachelor Aviil shriek for a better
' half when a counterfeit fifty-cent riece is
i shoved on him.
i It was the man caught by a prairie Ere on
! Lis own section of land who ran through his
property rapidly.
It requires wisdom ba be able, and it re
quires honesty to be willing, to cail things Py
their right names.
A true genius is generally as simple as a
child, and as unconscious of his powers H3
an elephant.
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