AcIveitlsinR- HateR. The lanre and reliable earns 1st tea aa the Oabb Bki a run aw eoauBSBds It te the fawereele awa-- id oration of ad veriieeri. whose Bjrors will Bj erted at the folio wine" low rates : 1 heb, I tftrjet St jr 1 S moeitba aar 1 months...... aa 1 1 year a se t months tj " 1 yar lo 1 months. t. OA s' 1 year It ag- U eol'a t months.. lainy U months sojb) U " 1 year at s BBoctea.. eoas 1 y.ar I too Pasta items, erst taaertloe 10a. per line ; eaeo rabeeqneet ineertiea te. per line. Administrator s and laeentor's NotieM..... as Auditor's Notices B.M Strew and similar Notice l.oe, rT knolMttonm or wreoredtne o f emw roi se-af or eecicfv . .A rowtwiwww-srifwia erynra fe cmli sf - w riea fe ss, evert rr mf lietarre! or eadastdeel infers svuf ac rM joy m mr tittmmf. Joa PaiBTiwe of all kinds neatly and expedlt oasly execs ted at lowest price . lea't yoa forwwe. It. It Published, Weekly at gBKHCSa. CAXBBIA COUXTT. JASES .". H1SS0M. ir siBSCRirnos rates. -e .,WT.lJfT-r'h 10 i.v Jo 'i" "n"' w,u,'n3 ni"Mh 1.76 i, do I' nii;i iil within i minthi. I'M) da do jo If not .aid within th. year., y A t. tFon reldin; ontalde of the eonntr j reoie additional per year will be chanted to ""ijrtn n event will the above tor mi be de . irom. end those wbo don t or niul tn-lr P" ...e-eets by pJln In advance moat net et to be placed on tne eame footlnsT as those who Jl Lettbi" fact be dl&tlnetly understood from ' ;. .. . forward. JAS.C. KASSON, Editor and Publisher. I A rSKSMAK WHOM Til TBUTH Villi rill, IIP ALL 111 8LATTM MSIDB.' 81. SO and postage per year in advance. as-Pay lot yonr'paper before yon stop It. If a top VOLUME XXI. it .amoll- rnniui. wnv . nnninrriiF6 jii-t be scalawag life If too ihort. EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 23, IS87. NUMBER 2. 1U ' A. ill V Av a AV .Jk. 4V KiYVSV II III 1 i vt -tfty 9 'BOOKS, THREE T '. ...:nS l are pnbllahed In neat pamphlet form many Of them hknd.na.lf lllaatreteo. uj n ... : 'n.i-i K I tvpe nin io"i rr. Fir... lumiiK the lt a.14 see if TO .. ,,. A . " L"T ,,.17 J, ; i ' I ' cloth bounJ form the., book. wo.ld coat i wTJn.Ji,'Sii I. eompi,iTi"r 5: , , .., -: r. , ,ii , r i . t. m i w i ,ii orm m Dl 'WI6f i4 ".. i. ao.. l. Jrttlf eC v-onta ava4 ept, . ,.- . l e-f IK av-aa (Waettli, af sir. Llnrola, X, I ir r ti-rl V. I. Crsuai. W. A. rTM. . . .,-(! i .er U'wtraf l.tna. la i. aittler. Th Mir eatniaa , , -u- lit., mmttrtttrm. I TriRVMa. TU work roetalns soe j iu arret rl ljrlw. rr..r 4Ntt'mritl. A Ur cllt1 Art la Ch r- I' - N"t"w Faiitotutm-, U Hi.-a, ftiatlM, . r . t'.tti .Mi-Mr rlvt tutrt.laaot V.iHH-J f r l'rlt-allwir. 1 ah th het mttv4 iif prmp. t, , i i- ! I n t ! 1-1 1 h4.w a ( 41 att4 ar1- , ..c- . .i i.. ti"M frr ninkinc Wtitifn1 Sural , ' ' -ti)(, nr. ItUftrtrd. B .W b i HiT- ii -r all km !.! rn-r N--dlort, , ! t i, kuilii.tf, Tall lug, t'rorhal mm4 I'm ' aa l. tn- ili f VtMPtr. 4 fHvf of thrftttat aar-l.f-.ii r-"uiw, utaay ef thaaa wriilvn bj actaaj TajiLra 1 H aJ II a A ml1rltoa nf himornal N , . r " I"" -era.lta, ly t IcaJInc fauoj I h- M i -l-rr ! ltl4L a4 trtift, A VovtL 9f I i.NPi 1 s. r w II 4a I By M T fLiii. 1 Mk lt-r7 of m I A Mai, Mf Mr. JaaaO. AVSTia, rT- v n -" 'n Owofti,. .kor. book.br m.ll pot plrt npnn res. Iptef only Twelve t.Hiiiirtnfof . .... .. r.. f .i WI.1A. Tii- .re Ih. cheprst book, ffrr pui.l.th.d kod .urntefj worth thr.. tYnuVu.! inns a a rfnllAB i'u:ny. we mtr to kny D.ap.p.r publi.li.d In W V. W ANT 8,000 ROBE BOOK A e kits to hell oca mnr book. W t r-rl4- tT V80BWAD, late UJT TBI osT-orricc DtPARTM ENT.I A Viw Boai J rrT Pcbmircb hj an official of r 1 year.' exixrrirnre in the S crrl Herrice, In il4 Ms.'ii.flfnt KoT-nl oetaro Volume of orrr 800 tM" ru .-:Uly i.kiatrsted by the best artiata in Lac -uulrr w ith iOU MHEHB ENGRAVING. A turtiiir.jf rword of d"tiTtion in the V. 3. Post-Oc- iH pirt-iii nt : embrarine aketrbea of Wort'tsr. fid Exiitiit of I'oet-OOlce Inapectora in the IVtoe- fcvP., rotriui, aua apt a re or Kobbere of the U. a. Hai ! ; t'r-ther wiih a complete description of the Emrf xeaiiii and complicated enntrirance of the a.:? A'. J luuarupnlons to defraad the pablic ; alo ir. avun!rt ricroTint of th Fa HOIS STAIt ROCTB FRirDf, Ir aiea the Au'hor had entire charire of the pre panliou of th. evidence for the goTernment. tT"AGENTS WANTED..! Inrtwn there are Postmaster., MerchanU, U-.iAn:c", Krmra, Profeeainiial Mnn. and hnn-f-it of p-nple who vHU t pkul to ftt thU thrilling kU. It anow haTlag an nnparalld sale; UuVtat U to ma. loVu and Women A grata making from t.A -si vtt) a month eaaily. We wnnt an av.nt in r7 lownahip in the U. S. and Canada. tT We fiitfrvfttont ao that AT Panaoa with thie phe urril iliri book.ean bcoin a rteoet-Tfut Agnt. fo Onprtiiton KAoaver. Aeenta are meeting WJl "pariJieU'l ruertst. Cr"lHttanem no kind- ten, aa we give Special ftrmi to pa frtigKU. tuc-fcnrr, wo rjtve yon trie exclusive rale or tbia ft- to territory naatgni jna. w rite roe our large Liberated Otrealars. contaJninf fall Dartiralara. i irime liately the Publishers, VlXTERJfc CO.,SPRIN0FIELD,MASS. romwriy ot iiaruoro, uona. j m am c vac tv nana or biogif:s, sntiNO wagoxs, T w-s-whaelei Vlllao Fhstsce, A.D TWO Aim THRU SPRHfO PUJBTOHS. 02 HULHOLLAHO BUCK BOARD, Mo. 21. Th Malhol'anrl Sprtrirado away with SIPr. SUH 8PRXitj!. BOIY-LfKI S i.l ' Hi'l riAhiJ ; are au'table for eltbrr rlty ,r iCtrT roeda, and waperlor to all others tm.-f a e for apeedsnr pleasure or bnainee Tchl y uf ariy deacrittlou. Send fur calajttsuo ual afVaa. Euadwd Wmjoq Oo, Cinciinati, 0. famna la oompoeed wtoelly of na nt .tble) lorradfent, Mch one Jf which Incknewledgeil by the m4i--! pri.f-x-.ion ta be the rnot potent r ell i.nTnt! rornMlo Bjnown to anratcsvi iik. irrnres without fj!le-yery raseol CTirenlr rnt.rTh, f onenwptlon, it-nral nn NfrTOTu llfblllty, Nfir.igin Chronic Rhenmn- tj-n. iMnhotia, Wtone In tho g! ') -If r, BHyht'g DLseasc, liys- Urep C'oTrialnint and )iees of the Storaarh. - U y jr DrnM'st la out of onr prn; m on th j i'na cf Life," or if you are 'Or-nr u-i Icr a disease not men.! inel sit or f3 these adrrrtiMBienta, adlrew he prleVMS, S, B. Baruaaa A 'Jn,Co naavui, oaio. (Ha..) MAriALIN "K.n. 1 and InarrhcB. by aH ,"'rjtv Una d' Uar per bottlet six for . (".rectlons In Knarliah and Gerrnaa. PARKER'S HAIR BALSAM the pnsniar favortte for dreesinc the biur. ReetorlnsT color w heu Ifrsv. and Bewventiiur V;-J-V J !t clesnae. the aelp, CrXJ f-ir fimw. b, . i i e. and ti "o.t Iw- Li. nd ruff. BCot too re to (ibwB, istrtsta. The beat f nn.h tt.lr Prwenttv. known for r.,rjitm pt Ion. It a..."7 JT Pa a4 ra,raer. of tbo Kb maeh, ' Iw-va, L-rtoAry Orpwn. aaj r.m'l""' W- toward. - X ,u recover their beeKll by n I " e.aswe-s Tveni?, bnt rleUy U dasv -ZJ'V' T H t fea - ai HiNDERCORHS - . T' T- 'I " aa aad best ears for Ceme, kiiwiM.Ave. Birxtorstheir fsw. JlloJ-ewi. aim when wveertirnAT -1 It a-a, m Ik, aliauox Uo..N. X. 1 nu. I'm.., JSzr, Wb.ie, rres. A, ;.. ,cr r, M 1 1 VI'CI Mtrk rharce. .Itbwr AlItT ernt.' worth of th. Iwmrw4m Pl.. P.u. P.,V-..- .lrl,cteo ..y y.rilf from .c.tAl.,a whi.h w.ll b. .nt SS Tk! rTIIl.-. J.-" J .CrH AjJraai eU Wtter.: . Jal. jLl.iPTO.il. 1-abUeacr, a rvk Place. Kw T.rfc. Wagon Co., lunar aw" . I A F w I 'J "V M - ii J 11 I " l h 1 . 1 . r.-v u ti . CENTSEACIL A HvrL IrCLiit li'm tTi. cam a a III tarY. A Iff oval. . M ..... . i a M.l.b aa . . Z Z ' ' Co, , iuZ-ZZ. m "'. -J- W ILK IB Th IaVaf t Math Teas. A H-L. BrMia Uw Knifi J. i MuLaca. A Heart, a Haval, mi or the Hrptaa. ah F A-ta-r mf Dora Taara. 1. H 'M C. la thr Illl4a7a. A !. r Mt Ci-rii. Woon. IMaMralL Iir Tlt.irli." Uy lb. ivumt W L rrl.l.a . Olfl. A Wkt.1. Brr o. nr. Tfc r.lal Llllr M..vrf. K, ..u,..r..f l. ll,.n. Akat.w.aih.Tkmt..U. . M..r r. H.i. 'Zr "r,"' -f w. a K,.,.i. B,.tlM,r..f !.., TlMr. .. ' Awatit W.tea. A WotI. II, u .ulbw rf I"'' I Itura. A Hrtite. tfUr.. 1 .. tTinin of IV... Thorns" f . . ',.VH" A K..T.I. Ur"la. Ui ' "I'dtW AJI.v.l. ,.ull...r..fl.,.THr.. .T.!':. kiS225? f c.u yr.11' dP.rt4. A!f.l. rxlkoraflw.-ruenx." """.".'!!""' r .T.o.fc ira. A NTI. T MTOcimt. ltd. H.w rorn, llk.wlw to the Cominarael Ar.oet... USSIAN HEUMATISNv u Cure don't anytbinc bo RaanmatkaB. bot it V that every time. It cored FhM't. BcuNa, Lancuter, Pk. Ma. llABTMAir. 8b., Bloom abnr. Pa. Mr. Rt. R. h. RoBiHkn. Staanton. Va. Mna. Wit. ItniM, l3U Wylie St.. Philadelphia. J. F. NrwTox, Omdwn. t. J. Mna. Mabt Oapbov. Moummn, If. J. Pbaxz Mtu. M.ach Chink. Pa. I K7ERT BOX ITRADE IARKsX AKD SIGXATl'BK UHOJMiVngM CURE. Ttrictt this !. ttaiame. PRICE $2.50 PI! III. For complete Information. IeerrlptiT Pam phlrt, with testimonial, free. For aak by all slratarsilfits. If one or the other la not in iettian to fnruiab it to yon, do not be per atiaded to take anytbinir elite, but awly direct to the C.i-r.er:il Ajr-nts. PF.tEI.KK IIKOS. Jt t'O. 10 fe 88 1 .Market Wired, rhllaaciplUa. After Forty years eiperiencs la the f 'reparation of more ban One HtudrM Thouaand appltcktioua for pkt.aaa in the Cmted St.te. and For.isn aoiiD. r w ii'iuiipnfiri oi iu. oci.aiino Amerlran eoatinae to act k. solicitors for patenta, cmvftata. tradmarka, copr nebt.. ale., for th. lnlll Huu. mnA to . bun pst.tita in C.nadk. Fnajlaed, Franc. I'.riuaiiy. and kll other Rinntnri. Tb.ir.D.n .kc. i. an.uklad and th.ir fkcilitlks are auasr- pk.Md. Drawiace and apelflcation. prwpkred and filed la tii. 1'ktSBt Of on aliort nottc. T.rma y.ry rakaonabln. JSo eh.rc. for .iktninktioa of mod.la or drawmajs. Advice by mall fre Pa'e.tta ehta.nrd t Hrnutr'i M mm 4 Oo.arenotieed loth, sc ir.TIFl6 A l Kit If A which baa tba lara-eat cimlktion and ta th. anoat todu.ntial aiplf of it. kind published in the world. Th. adrkatktsa of aiach a notice .vary uateatee nndertknds Thia tares and apl.ndidly illnatrsted newspaper la published WEEKLY kt 00 a year, and ta admitted tb be tile beat paper devoted to aci.nee mechanic, inventiona, .nrin..rina worka, kne other dvpArtmenta of indu.trinl proareaa. pub lia .ed in any eountrjr. It contkina the nam., of .11 p&renrtse ao-l title of every invention patented each w..-k. Try it four month, for one dollar. Bold by all newsdealer.. If you huve an Intention to patent write te S.u?.n . Co., pabliher of Bolsaule Aaerieaa, B1 Broadway, Sew York. Ukndbooa about pa teats nailed tree. B. J. LYNCH, UXDBRTAKBR, lad Saaafaetarer aad Dealer la HOrlE AND CITY MADE FURNITURE! mm and mm suits, LOUNGES, BEDSTEADS, TABLES, CHAIRS, Matt resses, &c., 1005 ELEVENTH AVENUE Between 16th and 17th Sts., jALTOONA, TP A.. -OUIiens ol Cambria eourlT and all other t wlibinit to purehace honest FVKN1TTJ BE, Sto..at I honest prices are respectfully lnrlted to jrlre at j call before bnylns; elsewhere, as we are confidant mat we can meet every want ana please every taste. Prioes the eery lowest. Altoona, April IS. 18S0.-tr. PATEWTS Obtained, ai d all PATENT. BL8iyX8Q fended to for MODKJtA TE rXIS. ' Our i fflce Is opposite the U. S. Patent Of fUe, and we ean obtain Patent In lean tlma than thnfw rpmote from WASTIINQTON. Send MODEL OR DRAWING. We ad- lse as to patentability fne of chanr: and wp mu 2iOCIlARU& UNLXSS PA TINT IS SZCVRXD. We rtfer, rrere, to the Postmaster, the Sapt, of Mfter Order Div., and to" officials of the U. 3. rtant Office. Jr etronlar, ad rice, terms arut references to actual elients in yoar owu State or Cotraty, rrte to C. Am 8XOW A CO., Opp.;Patat aie, WaaklBitasi, 1.C V W KcTT A LL ft D IN Ton., Toncfi, Worlnnansliip & DuraliilitT- IXIAM KITABR efc. C Ifoa. a4 aad 30 West BKHtraore Btrac. atlmore. Ko. Ill FlTlB Annua, Now York. PRAW-POKER Tl e pr..lKili. lilies, with rnlealatione. Peat manner o l.iavn.a. Inir. r-iK-e. bnee.ii a winning and l-rttiar mr i larlv it i.l. .it.ed. Im.w ii. if why some hubituallT roe. I.y Richard stun . ni.ny yejrrt Kume-kreper in trinc.iao, Ne-r Y.-k .id 5an rrnm i'". mna tneri i.i 'rd n. b- vitVvul H. sl-nd rlfir r.. t. franklin Puilislini; C., T W. PICK. ATTORNKY-AT-LiAW e Ebenfbnra-. fa. imoe ta oniinine ei 1 J. 1.10yd, dee 11, (tirtt eeor,) ijeBire srreeu ai aaanner of leaial baslnest atteaded te tatlafaeto Ml aad aelleeejons a specialty. ( 10-14,-tf. J aiarrnforDa.aeom beanr. AllLUrail Keeoerlo Corsets. .4BiDte free t. times becoaaina; sewn is. Vm maikk necoaanis; mmmm r.k a. lee. Territory slv mmmmMmkmmmimLmmmW MunKUl ir-niii , e, , mrwm ttu SCOTT. 4X B road wajf. NiW YORK. tT'SAtJatactiwa eaaranteed. d4r n ri.a, ijwi':m wiw. wiy S J 3 aaur: " rr m Mr i an Wpn iff) OKLT A. BONO. .veaaj.je. It was only a simple ballad, "' g Sung to a careloss throng; There were none that knew the singer, And few that heetlwl the song ; Yet the Ringer's voice was tender And sweet, as with lore untold ; Surely those hearts were hardened. That it li.-ft so proud and cold. She 6ang of the wondrous glory That touches the woods) in spring, Of the strange soul-stlning voices When "the hilU l-rcalt forth and elng;" Of tho happy blnls low warbling The rcrjuiom of the day. And the quiet hush of the valleys In tho dusk, of the gloaming gray. And one In a distant corner A woman worn with strife Heard in that song a message From the spring-tlrno of her llfo; Fair forms roe up before her, From the mist of vanished years ; She sat in a happy blindness. Her eyes were veiled In tears. Then when the song was ended. And hushed the last sweet tone, The listener rose up softly Ami went on her way alone. Once more to her life of lalior She passed, but her heart was strong; And she prayed, "God bless the singer! And, oh, thank God for the song !" HEW CRAZE FOR THE LADIES; lIowera Matfa sTtobb, Coetly Tiaawe Paper Qnlte tk Proper Fashion. "Making artificial flowers oat of tissue paper is all the rage now among the young ladles," said a memlnsr of a firm dealing In tissue paper to a reporter, " nnd so great Is the demand that large quantities are imported. "A deep red shade used In making Jacqueminot roses coste 10 cents a sheet and S'22.50 a ream. It is imported and U a very dlflicult color to obtain. The mini tier of different shades now made In this tissue paper reaches 125 and they are finely gradd. The variety of pretty articles that ean ensily be made Is equally great. An ficellent outfit of materials ean beliougbt with a few dollars, and. !ridel, we have outfit prepared, without the pnper, for even half a dollar. " Is it difficult to learn to make these flowers?" "Not at all. The ladle beeome quite proficient In the work after a little prac tice. The choice of the flower to be re produced In paper must of course depend upon the use to bo made of it. If it is fur room decoration It may be lnri-r, fuller and less elntxiratethan If It Is to lo worn. " For Instance, the daisy always look well, whether In bunches or mixed with other flowers. As It Is easily riffle It Is a good flower to begin on. It can be inudi: of any size, and when once the ex-t pattern has lieen taken, which Is done by tracing from figures that are fotind In the book of desitrns, it can le varied to suit the taste, taking tho appearance of a ful ly opened flower, or by 6lmply pinching the cases together of a bud. "In making this, as In making all paper flower, thin wire is needed to sup'xirt the paer stem, and occasionally a littlo wool cotton to give the ralsd ap pearance which is necessary to produce a twrfect result. In making a daisy the most dead white paper should t selected. Then, having decided upon 'the size of the flower, carefully follow the outlines of the leaves with a scissors. "To give it the appearance of reality, press lightly in straight lines, either with the scissors' point or a pin, on each leaf, and then carefully fasten the vellow heart In the center with gum. it Is made firmer lv running the wire of the 6 talk slightly Into It. 'VMto jasmine is another simple flower to make. A beginner would do well after making a daisy to attempt a Jasmine by copying It from nature. The same white and the same shade of green would look admirable. "Another flower easily made Is the tulip. It presents only one form of leaf. The greatest latitude is possible, also, in oiTit of color, for the worker can adapt the shades and 6treaku to suit Individual taste." " Isn't the rose much more difficult to make?" "Not so much as you would Imagine. The tiutiiImt of leaves must, of course, depend on tho slzo of the rose desired. "The first thing to do, after cutting them out. is to make a firm ball of cotton wool for the center and gum the smallest leaves to It. Then one by one gum the larger ones round this central foundation. ' The bud Is very easily made, the only dlfferenee lelng that the centre wad of cotton is long instead of round and thnt In working It the leaves should be pinched a little upwards and Inwards. -- "The moss rose requires more skill. A little coaxing is nettled In settling thr leaved, and the delicate awcn cuti only b given In accordance with individual taste and judgment. It Is very handsome In pure-white tissue paper, the outer moss dip of dark green and the innermost heart of the bud in delicate pink. "In making this there is a great op portunity for tho display of Individual taste, for although every one would say a rose is white or red, a delicate observer knows that these colors Include shades and gradations of every variety, and thus in able hands the rose will become a mar vel of delicate work." S. Y. Mail and Ilx press. . Wi;... OOUBTBT LYCEUMS. Kracoarag'eaneat few Aspirins; Teaasj People. The country lyeeura Is sometimes mad the subject of ridicule. Its would-be poets and orators are laughed at, and the subjects Its members discuss are some times absurd and not well-timed. But great things have often conrie from theaa Faughcd-at speakers and orators In coun try Hterary societies or lyceum.- Men who hare made their first speech In these lyceums have sometimes road their last In tho halls of Congress. Writers who have eometlmldly and trem blingly forward to read their first es says In little country school-rooma hare had the world for their stagey and K delighted peopl tor their kearexs. la after years. . Every school district should have a lit erary society for the long winter even ings. It Is a never-falling source of enjoyment, and good Ik euro to come from it. Almost every neighborhood has reader and thinkers who can discuss clearly and Intelligently all topics of general Interest. , Every nelghliorhood has an organ and singers, and if the music is not Terr good and the singing not good at all. a desire may at least be awakened for something better. A taste for good reading, good music, good stories, good singing and for good in all thlugs has been created la country lyeouma. Ridiculous things may bo said and done, but a very wise man once wrote, " He who hath not a drain of folly in his mixture hath pounds of much, worse mat ter in his composition." The amusing things of life play a moat Important part in bringing about gene.-al happiness and general good. Every man and every woman is better for a hearty laugh once in a while. A literary society for young people, and particularly young people living in quiet, rural districts, should always have an element of fun In It ; and happily this ele ment la seldom missing la such, societies. C-kTOHUfa A ETJSB1KD. The Treablao of a Married Maa, sad Bow Bo Become Oae. In his newly-published book entitled Incidents and Anecdotes of the Civil War." Admiral Porter relates that while ascending the Mississippi to Join Farra gut before Vleksburg, he was frequently fired upon from the shore. On one occasion, after having been shelled from the bank, and wishing to learn the name oT the place and other details, he captured two men who were erosaiing the river In a dugout. They were coarsely dressed In a linsey-woolsey, wore slouch hats, and had the appearance of laliorers. They admitted having lived all their lives in Connecticut, and to have only come to the South two years before. They were, however, staunch "Sesesh." After considerable conversation Admiral Porter said : And do voti mean to tell me that you two gentlemen, after living In your native State twenty-nine and twenty seven years respectively, after forming the dearest ties and associations, can come South, and in two short years ie won over by these people one of you by hiring his cart, the other for I don't know what?" " Wall. Kumell," said Mr. Potter, "you talk domed well, but all them hlfalutin' words Is wasted on me; If you had mar ried a wildcat wldder. with a wildcat dar ter sixteen years old, an' JefT Davis a baekln' on em up, you wouldn't a atood out an hour. I stuck it out for three days an' nights, a sittln' out In tho rain, before I became a Confed'rlt.'" "Yes." interrupted Mr. Opdyke, 'the ole woman kep' a double-barrel gun handy for him. an' says she, 'Jake, don't you move till you're ready to beeome one of us. or IH work some buttonholes in your dam' Yankee carcase V "And what made you surrender, Mr. Potter," I lnqtllrod. "Why," repliiil that worthy,"when Zeke he come over to fetch me some whisky, my olo woman ahe run out and eniashed the lxttle over Zke's head, an' then, when I was 'most starved an' legged for suthiu' to oat, she sent me a txiwl o hot water with a chicken feather In it. Thar,' savs she, 'that 'ere chicken soup Is all you'll git till you h'ist theConfod'rlt flag.' So I had to cave in. Zeke can tell you what I went through with; you wouldn't have stood It half a day, Kuniel. I know it by the cut of your Jib." On being aked how he came to marry such a woman. Mr. Potter professed his Inability to rehearse the harrowing tale, unless he hail "a drink of w'lsky." Some "vinegar bitters" being ordered for him. which thei iiewly-fledgod Confederate characterized as "real olo T'nlon, an" no mistake," Mr. Potter still preferred that his comrade, "Zeke," should toll the story. " Yes," said his friend, "Just as soon as I get a mouthful of them bitters to sustain me while I relate that melancholy story ov your marryln that durned al ligator, as goes eavortin' round ttie house as If she owned all the guuncr islands iu the Pacific Ocean. " Well, you must know, Kurnel, mo an' Jake was hired bands on Mr. K 111111 kins's place. We was hired the day ole ltiimpkius died to hulp handle Hie cofi'in, an' two wifks nrtcr I hem-In that girl of hers say. 'Ma. I'm tired a tot in" wood an' feedln' the cow, an" wo must huvo a man ter do It.' " Well." said Mrs. Rumpklns, 'haint we got two men? Make one of "em tote wood : thev klu do It when thev comes to their meals.' " ' I asked one of 'cm,' said Pelle, 'an' he tole me he'd see me durned first. We don't want thnt kind of a man, ma; we want a married man. Wo can do as we pleaso with a good-natered feller like obi pop, who can't get away if wo crowd him. You must marry Jake or Zeke. If you don't I will, an' I'd like to hear him say then he'll see me durned first.' You're crazy. Belle," says the old catamount. 'Your pop's only dead two weeks, an you want me to marry agin.' " Well, then,' says Belle, 'say three weeks, an' bring him to the halter, for I ain't a goln' to tote wood, nor feed no more cow arter that.' " Well, I agree to that,' says old Mrs. Rumpklns. ' Cos If yon don't, says Belle, 'I'll marry one on 'em myself, an' we'll see whose mistress then.' "I wish you could a seen how Mrs. Rumpklns laid out her lines. Y'ou seen a cat a watch in' a canary bird, ain't you? how the critter crawls up and purs soft as a Jew's harp, an' then you seen the little blni jumpin' round all in a twitter, an' how at last, when the canary clings with Its claws to the wires of its cage, Mrs. Cat grabs him, an' he's a goner. " That's the way Mrs. Rumpkins done. Says she. 'Belle, I'll take Jake. I don't like that other feller ; he eats too much, an' 1 11 get rid of him.' So she piled It sweet on Jake until he didn't know his alphabet from tho multiplication table, an' then she lassooed him. Y'ou seen 'em catch cattle in Texas? They have a long lariat, an' throw It over the critter's horns, goln' full split, and bring him up all staudln'. Now Mrs. Rumpklns uses her long oily tongue for a lariat, an' so wound it round Poor Jake ho couldn't a tole who he was ; then, when he wasquiot as an ole horse with a cartlxle of bricks lehliid him, she marches him off to Squire Spanker's office. " ' Here, Squire,' says she, Ms a man wot owes mo a reparation, an' I'll pay the $2 fur the marriage ceremony, an' here's the same ring a-s j.oor, dear Rumpklns put on my finger, an' I'll use It agin. This 'ere feller is a Yank, an' I want him to see that he can't come down here an' win the affections of a lone widder, an then go oft an' larf at her.' " Well, sir.' says the 'Squire to Jake, what have you got to say to these here charges?' ' ' Punno,' says Jake. " Well, then, stan' up an' be married, or else l drafted Into the Confed'rlt army,' says the 'Squire. So they was married then an' there, an' the wldder tuk his arm an' toted him home, an", says she: 'Now, Jake, afore you get a bit o' weddin enko, tote in the wood for the day, an' mix the feed for tho cow. Jake ol?yed orders, an' has been the most suc cessful husband I ever see." General Grant a Maternal Aneeatevw. General Grant In his "Personal Mem oirs," says of his mother's family (page 2iy. "My mother's family lived In Mobtgomery county. Penn., for several generations. I have little Information alio.it her arreestors." ete. Tho archives of the Hitenilan So ciety of Philadelphia contain the fol lowing in respect to General Grant's mother: Matthew Sirnpon, a respectable farrr.er of Galen, county Tyrone, Ireland, emigrated with his family to America and nettled in Bucks county, Penn. Ilia daughter.Hannah, tMjcuine prominent aa the mother of General Grant, and one of the sons was the father of the late Bishop Simpson of Philadelphia." (Phila delphia News. The Other Fellow.' There Is a good story told of Bishop Macrorie. He Uhe bishop! was sitting next to a Yankee navy captain, who said to him : Ycu have in your province two rival bishops, C and another fellow. To which ef them do you Incline?" "I am the other fellow," gaid Bishop M-cjor.e. Uviug ChuTvU. . ABOUT EABIE3. sTome Obaerratloaa by aa tTnaaarried at aa. The baby, according to my observation, Is in almost all climates, and at all sea sons of the year, nocturnal In its habits. It is also diurnal a good share of the time; but this, of course, is a fait not worth mentioning. Unlike the young of most other species, the baby does not recognise any par-ntal distinctions, but will lament as bitterly while riding on the paternal arm ai the witching hour of midnight as when clasped tenderly to the mother's bisom ut sunny midday. Its solo creed and language Is a cry; and no Christ iin or heathen ever lived up to a creed with more conscientious fidelity than doe the baby. The buby Is not part Jul to paregoric ; that Is a failing of Its parents. For itself, tho Infant would much prefer la mentation letween meais to sleep. But there is a limit to all things, anil, thank heaven ! mregorio is cheaper than en durance. Judging from my personal experience, a large share of the baby's early llfo is imssed on the cars. I do not know that I ever entered a car without flnclng a baly ahead of me. I always braei my self for the wall the minute I open 'he door, and nine times out of ten It here. The car may bo full of pas sengers, but for all practical purposes It is oeeupiiM entirely by the Infant It I my firm conviction that lables do not like to travel. I may be mlsttken, for I bas my judgment entirely up-ti ap- lenrances, but I have never yet .-0011 a aly who seemed to le perfect) sa tisfied with the arrangements piwided for tiO comfort of the traveling public by railroad corporations. Why under these circumstances, ' ables Bhouiit be compelled to travel I annot comprehend. Perhaps it is becaus their fond but unselfish parents wis. the world to share with them the wlrtome ness and loveliness of infancy. I be lieve this Is the explanation usually glvn by conductors. But there is one disagreeable feature atiout babies I will not say wlii-n one ; some pevple think It Is the' nose, others the hair. However that may be, fou are expected to admire the little bruts Just as much as If they were really beauti ful. The fond mother will neTor forjlve you If you don't say something rel sweet about her cherub. You must Il'gulse your real sentiments, and leal in veiioerfd platitudes of the tio-sweet-for-anything and perfectlv-angelc htamp. Don't liken the infant to it father, sjiocially if that gentleman ir slightly bald and Is Just lieglnnlng to ciillvate a sunset tinge at the tip of his tioe. Say that tho bato resembles Its n.itier, and you are safe. If you add tha It is a remarkably charming and beautitil child, you are in a fair way to redce your loaril-bIll by lieeoming a freqnnt guest at the house of the little strangr. The best way to get alog with baliies Is to remember that yju were once one yourself. Your nose was just as red an.lindcter minate as that; your hair was just as scanty and colorless. Y'ou ulso bawled from moring till night and from night till moritng. and visited the lotosland of slumber only by the perfunctory ath of puregorU You pulled the paternal htir and pounded tho paternal eyes wth youi litt le fists. Y'ou kept the whole house avake with the ebullitions of your empty roe; yot sucked votir thnmt.s and vour tos anc your bottle like all the rest of them. But you are grown up, and tin present baby is not. . That Is the difference. Puok. LITE Iff EAB.LY KEW TOLAND. Tho Chareh and the Minister the Inn and the laaholrier. The grade In social life, when was largely a name, was shown mot In the meeting houe. Tho seating olfamilies and the assigning of pews was ote of the difficult things. The minister and deacon wer nearest the pulpit. The boys and colord people were assigned the back pews oithoso in the gallery. This Idea of "social dlgnty" was brought from the old country.but gave way In the growing oneness f life In America. Tho days of the early New Inglander were not all dark. There w much of the austere in them, but thero fas also a grain of mirth and cheerful ess. We must bear in mind that the lergymon were the early historians of thi country, and they put much gloom In tieir writ ings. Tho Naw England Inn was . place of great resort. In the poverty of news papers, people eame here to aln what news there might lie. The innholder was a lending an In the community. lie got the newsfrom the driver and passengers of the st ge coach, and of the travelers who charred to be passing through the town. The Inn holder knew the public men of ;he coun try, for they had partaken of h sumptu ous dinners and had lodged at Us Inn. If tho walls of theso ancient w Eng land taverns could talk, wh.t stories would they toll ; not of the lebauches alone, but, in the dark and stiring daya, of patriotic and loyal sentlient.s and deeds, whose Influence went tit for the founding of the nation and the rerpctulty of the blessings of freedom. He who strives to know of wrly New England must not look alone tdhe learn ing, character, and influence f its min isters, but to the manners, life and Influ ence of the innholders. Nef England Magazine. New England Twlara. A maiden schoolmistress fclnko that some of her pupil's eompoitlons are funnier than anything of Man Twain's. From an essay on "Fashion," irrltten by a boy of 12. she cites the following : " Sensible people wear senai Ve fashions, and Insensible people tnsetvlble faah ayns." Another hopeful ef hers, wiling on the subjex-t "A Rainy Afternooi. evolved from an Inner eonselonsnees Seeper than that of Josh Billings, tire foljwlng sen tence ; "It rained hard, and I cuild not go owdoors, ami so I went outin the shed and sod some wood. f In a little straw frame on ber mantel Is a sentence from the pen of ler youngest and bright"st. given in amwer to the request : "Write in twenty irorUs a defi nition of 'Maii.' " It rnadt thus : ''Man la an animal that standsup; h Is not very big and ho has to woik for llYing." Boat ton Record. . Wtrnglaeee arthoOresa Kapelera. Napoleon the First wag a great admir er of Mile. Georges, bst by n means lavish in. his Ideas of Uberalitj. One day, however, after alluding in Vrms of satisfaction to her perlormanc., of the preceding evening, he signified Ha Inten tion of bestowing on her a mark of his approval, and asked her what she would like best "Sire," she replied, "my great ambi tion is to possess prrlt of your Majesty." Your wish la easily gnUfled, said the Emperor, with a smila and, putting his hand in his pocket, he pWented her with the desired effigy in tM shape of not, as she probably eipeoed. a minia ture enriched with dlamoad but a flve- iraocpiocaj ... t I jl. TIBBrHO CUSTOMERS. A Jeweler ftlveie a Racy Account of tho De es ptloos Attempted by Hie Patroae. "I want It for a friend." he said, blushing like a young girl and looking very uncomfortable. It was In a Pittsburg Jewelry store, and the unhappy youth with "the red cheeks was asking for a wedding ring. He had a little bit of silk between his finger and thumb, and he repeated nervously to the polite gentleman te hlnd the counter, "I want it for a friend this Is the measurement." Luckily It does not require long to choose a wedding ring. There Is not much vnriety in the plain, little gold bands which are the outwanl and vis lllo signs of the matrimonial bonds. The young man chose a ring, it was shut up in a sweet, little velvet-lined box, and the prospective bridegroom hurried away. " An old fable, a fiction that almost every man who buys a wedding ring employs," said the Jeweler as the cus tomer disappeared. "Of course he is the man who will put that ring on the finger of the bride, but he says he wants It for a friend. There are plenty of other white lies told In front of this coun ter. Some liehlnd It you say? "I dare say, but a tradesman's lies about his wares are explainable If not excusable on business grounds, while some of the lies of our customer are fantastic filrs that one cannot account for on any theory at all. " Bashfulness, of course. Impels the youth to proclaim that the engagement or wedding ring is not for him. But jl have customers who tell lies del!lor ately, and, so far as I can see, un necessarily. " For example, there Is a resident f this city, wealthy and wise, and, if persistent fabrication makes him so, wicked. He is font! of jewelry, and has good taste. Solitaire rings are bis favorite. "One day In almost every month he rushes Into the store, knocks over a stool or two, perhaps scares some lady customer nearly to death, and makes me Instinctively reach for my revolver. Then he gasps out, I want to see some diamond rings awful hurry catch train start for Washington half hour.' "This spasm generally lasts two minutes. Afterward he settles quietly down and perhaps spends an hour look ing at diamonds. He never varies hi formula. Is always Just on the point of going to Washington, and I hap pen to know he never goes. ' A remarkable romancer cone from a good family. "She Is a widow and has money, and I often wonder she does not find a mate agnln, she Is so pretty. At Intervals she comes and weaves a pret ty story for my benefit. There Is a variety about her fibs which makes them charming. Thet- are as Ingenl ious as they are unaccountable. " A month ago sho came with her little girl. She lias some magnificent diamonds the handsomt Mones and tho best cut of any I have seen in Pittslitirg. They were In her cars when she entered the store. "Mr. , I want you to take these earrings,' she said, putting them down lie fore me, 'and make the settings lighter; they are too heavy and my doctor says such a strain upon the lole of the ear Is very injurious." "The setting could not well have been made lighter a mere cobweb fili gree. I knew my customer too wall to tell her so. I took the earrings and did have some of the gold taken away, anil sent them Imck to her. "Yesterday she came again and told me that somebody had advised hor to have the diamond a mora securely set In her earrings. She wanted them al most wrapped In gold network. They are N-ing so treated now. "Y'ou will hardly telleve me when I tell you that In the last few years I have set and reset those diamonds twenty times, anil every time my lady has had a new reason for making the change. Why she should object to ac knowledge that sho Is proud and fond of her diamonds is more than I can see. "1 could multiply these Instances of habitual mendnclty by ton without en croaching upon the ranks of the cranks pure and simple with whom every tradesman Is more or less acquainted. I don't wonder at customers' stories any more; I make it a rule never to believe them." Pittsburg Chronicle Tel egram. SfanieMl by Their Hon. " I hare a story for you." said a drum mer. " I don't mean a yarn or a Joke, but a simple account of a fact. Last week I was out In Iowa, and one night stopped In Ottumwa. There I be came well acquainted with a quiet young man. On his Invitation I sat In his room In the evening, and he told me that he was a minister of the Gospel who had been or dained a few weeks liefore, and had come to Ottumwa to perform the marriage cer emony for some friends of his. In f?t. the ceremony was to take place that very night In his room. "Pretty soon a rather elderly aouple came in, shook hands warmly with my friend, ending in standing up before him and being married In the usual form. After a time they left, and my new friend said to me : "That. I think. Is the most peculiar marriage ceremony a minister ever per formed. I never heard of its equal, and never expect to." 'What do you mean?" I said. I'll tell you,' was his reply, only you must lear In mind that It Is secret. " My father and mother were pioneers In a county not far from this city. I was reared on their farm, and finally sent off to school. My parents are well-to-do people, church workers, and are highly respocteo in tne neighoornoon. 'About two years ago my father wrote me a letter, rn which be wanted my ad vice and assistance. To make the story short, and not to stop to describe the pe culiar circumstances, I can say that my father s trouble was that he had never been married to the woman who passed as his wire. 'For years ther had been satisfied with this relationship, but at length my mother began to worry atiout It. She wanted the ceremony performed legally My father had no objection, but did not dare to go to any minister or functionary m tne neignrKriKoi. You know what country communi ties are. and what uriphnaeaot talk would hare followed. Then my father cofrsulted me, and the result ef It was a decisis to wait. "'Two weeks ago 1 Vas ordafneft a. minister, ana our plans were then carried. out. Tbo couple I Just mttrrted were my owa father and mother.' "Decs Moines jjeeHieiv AeTrrawtlav-tneat for a WlSe- I want a goed wtfe. I am a fanner or anything else Mm wants. Any sort of ccHsiiilcxion will do. No difference how Mich low she Is, so sho will be true to my frre littlo ones. I have Just returned frew Arkansas, where my wife died on the first day of Auguat, 184. I prefer a light complected woman, and she must have straight hair. I have got my own com and 75 to 100 bushels of sweet po tatoes 1 have been wanting to get a good woman ; and I will respect one when I find her. This offer will be oien for ten davs. Address S. W. Goddard. Iiome, Ga. EI3 aCEafOBY AT FAULT. 1 heard aV TAFV fSintnv afvat-v nf 4 fS a lata Judge Black and David W. Sellers, the wen-anown l ennsyivanla railroad solici tor, the other dav, relates a contributor of the Harrisburg Telegraph. a n- . ucige an.i nr. Sellers were engaged on the same side as counsel, in a prom inent case to be tried In Harrisburg. and both met by apiKilntment at the same noiei. a noy consulted all the afternoon and about four o'clock Mr. Sellers re marked that he was Verv hunirrr and suggested dinner. t The Judge said that was a a-ood auo-.- gestlon, .but insisted on going to a res taurant tor dinner, to which Mr. Sellers' consented. Five o'clock arrived and Sellers grew Impatient. lni very hungry. Judge." said he; lot s get that dinner." "All right. Dave" Vsa.4 talA a7 11, 1(7 A reply, "get me my hat and come on." The twain started out together, the Judge having hold ef Mr. Sellers' arm. talking all along about the rase thev wero engaged on. Down Market street they walked ttntll they came to the railroad. I don't see any refturant here." sat' Mr. Sellers. "Must be en the other side. Dave." said the Judge, looking alout him. I hey crossed Market street and walked up as far as Third, halting on the Teletrr-- corner. "Weil. Judge." said . "where Is that restaurant) hungry." "1 declare. Jii it- Judge; "oh, now I know w I p this way," and he led Mr. . Third street. They went en and on until thev trot to Pine, when Mr. Sellers again broke lorcn : "Come. Judge, troduee that restaur ant. I'm very hungry, and this delay is positively annoying T "Hold on. Iave. satd Judge Black. "I see I've made a mistake. That res taurant la down this way. Tes, now I have It lor certain. It ts down this way" And he led the half -famished Mr. Sel lers, down Third straws, xast Market, until their slow pace brought them to Chestnut street. " There's no restaurant here," said Mr. Sellers. "Why. yes." said the Judge, looking up at the Reformed Church, "this ruubt It. but It's shut up. No, this Is not It. This Is a church, Dave. It's a church." Well, I see that for myself," was Mr. Sellers' answer, and then" he remarked : "Judge, I'm very hungry and this delay is positively aggravating." The Judge stood In the middle of the pavement twirling bis tobacco box In an absent-minded way. Suddenly he turned on Mr. Sellers and a brtifht light suffused his broad countenance as he siUd : "Why, Dave. I've made a mistake. That restaurant I am hunting Is In Bal timore! Yns, it's in Baltimore, Dave, and not In Harrlaburg. On Eutaw street, in Baltimore, and here we've been hunt ing It all the afternoon." Mr. Sellers wus speechless, no said : " Come on, Juiigu, let's go back to the hotel and gt a cup of tea." And they went. Y'nioai of MIiMla la Xarrlaare. A recent writer says : I would enter a protest against early marriages, baaed en grounds which have not, I beilieve. been made as prominent as they dewerve to be In this discussion. Love alone la not sufficient to insure a lastingly happy union. "A modern poet expresses this most happily when be says : "But If heart mirt mate with heart to make the huband and the wife; Mind must also match with mind to make the perfect weddod pair." Now, take a young couple and see how widely In a few years their tactes may differ. Daily the husband comes in contact with all sorts of men ; In the thoughts that crowd mankind.' he takes interest, while she she knows but mat ters of the house," and probably wishes to know little else. " All her slight literary tastes die out for want of exercise, though at the time of marriage they may have correspond!, almost certainly dltl correspond, with his. And so gradually they drift apart, finding scarcely any common ground to meet on, though enough to disagree on. Coldness and estrangement spring up, and they drag on a weary life together. "It may be urged that the above ap plies to marriage at any ago. Not so; for at 2d our tastes are unformed, and may take any direction, hut from. say. 2f upwards, the tastes alter but slowly; the man with a love for literature at that age will prolably retain It; the scientific man then is one to the end, and so In other departments." TTke atoaeyeaeeSA. - The word honeymoon " Is now ap plied not only generally but particularly to the tour weeks' holiday exactly cov ering a tunar month which newly-married people take immediately after the lying of that knot which metaphorically make them of "one flesh." The origin Is traced with much diffi culty No dictionaries tve any deriva tion of the word honeymoon Long before the Christ! .r. era It was the custom among the Hebrews who could afford It and did not llvr too far rrom the Holy City to take tarter cele brating the social and civil rites at homey a bridal lour to Jerusalem and seal tbatratUoa by the eolemnlttee In tide Trmplex Uetbeglln. or mead. Is a dark fer mented liquor, aad sometimes of cea slderable strength, made from honey. II U sweet and has a plea.sai.1 flavor. It was an old German custom to drink of thl boney-wlne for thirty day, or a moon's age. after a wedding feast, aad bence came the term hotiiytuoon. T. Tiger terlnarlac Btoe. Aa Englishman In Madras baa. by a leeay aerM. sueeeeded la making a ptrotogrsph et a tlgec ta SLs act ( seis ing Its prey- The camera was focused on a ha Sale tied to a sUke come thirty feet off. acd had Juet received a dry plate, when a tiger leaped from the J ingle rand etraek down the buffalo with a single blow. The operator kept hi proeeceeof mind and r-leaned tl shutter before taJU&C te bis heels The negative was a poor one. bst kh .woJ tt. relative attitudes of ttger and bjf?al. f"fty well, ar.1 ccr.flrmed tat1 ger.raly-eecr.te.i cpic.tontr.at the Titer, with Mr. knock-down t low. endeavors Vc dislocate the ceck of Ms victim. et -1 rv aeaima i A portable sanitary stove 15 called for by the Lancet, it says : There Is great' need for a portable ttove which might bo used in a sick room without either poisoning the atmosphere with the fumes .of p.trnffflne or the pro ducts of combustion -or consuming a large projiortion of the available oxygen. " The apparatus huld be ot moderate Pize, should Hive out a fair amount of ' heat, should be. capable of boiling a small kettle of water, and should he provided I with a flexible tube which might be con ducted Into the chimney. "There ought to be no great difficulty In devising a beating appliance of the nature required. It would be Invaluable for use in cases In which, no nurse being In attendance to keep up an ordinary fire, a moderate temperature might be main tained." - - PEOPLE WHO TTLATIL Iobm KxpeHeByeee ef Depot TsTaCtStrV "For a nice, every day. go-as-you-please nuisance.' said the depot master, "give me an ancient and provincial woman. I am not au old man. nor have I been In this business very long, but I am getting gray Just the same, and 1 believe these women are responsible for It "There was one In here the other flay. She arrived one hour and a half before the train she wihed to take was scheduled to leave. Five trains went out before hers did. but she charged on the gate keeper at every departure. You cannot get a woman to ledieve standard and local time are Identical. I don't know whv. but you cannot." "Are all travelers obnoxious to you, then?" "No. sir. We meet with some ry pleasant people I can tell you. The nicest travelers come front the Eaet. Massachusetts or Connecticut people are. refreshing to deal with. They do what you tell them, mark what you say and don't r'peat questions. Southern peopio are seen lut seldom around hern. Those that come mostly of the lower cl--noraut In the e- traveler sh-- r,.t sharp Is a He Is not extinct, . ..r anv means. There are two or throe of them who stand on the other side of the street and work .everybody who goes In orout. Canadians and coun try iwople are their softest prey. East ern travelers somot lines fall Into thedr snares. Immigrants onee In a great while, but a Western man, never. They are afraid of Western people, theeie sharps. and never attempt to work them. "As a class, which are the moot prefer able atiout a depot men or women?" "Men t'V all means. Women are- slovenly or earelees, I don't know which. They throw the remnants of a luncheoa on the floor without the slightest con cern, and are generally more trouble some. Give me man every time ta a waiting room." (Detroit Journal. "rl"es Ra""wSs'taT Mr. Streeter, thejewelcr, told our rep resentative this storv. "Just after the fall of Fekln. a esus- plelotis fellow called upon me, and. tak ing me aside. Bald he hnd Just returned and hnd something to show aae. " 'Where Is It?' I said. " 'Down at Grave-send f and a day or two afterward, having got the reTdot vous, a friend and rnvs.-lf set out down the river, each with bis revolver. We ot iloirn, went to a hotise in a low quar ter, and were iiassed Into the man's berl- room. wli'-re ho was living. " 'Now. in t man. what have von pot?" "He said. 'Come ln-re and I will shoW you.' mot iouifig nie to go Iwhlnd the l'ed. "I didn't quite like It. but he. reassured me; and when he bad Tne f.-tce to T;ice. keejtltigmy eyes on hint, and my hand on my pistol, he let down his tr-Misers and. lb- me put my hand on a bolt which was strapped round his waist. I want i;i.oji for that, be sail, softly. -Will you give tr "After some jM-rsuasion. be ojMned the iwdt siid oiired out a shower nf diamonds which lightisl up the shabby room. " ' Where did you pi-t them from "He refuse. I to eav. and after bo me- bargaining we eame to terms. He haudtsS me the diamonds, and then 1 1 timed round and said. 'Now. my man. if you will call at -, my bnnker's, you will find a check ready for you at Id a. at. to-morrow morning. But liefore that I must have references and an account. "Hegave them to me without amnrmur. end I found them all right." (.Pall Mall Gazette. The Moath of Itabe aad fochltnsrs. Now, Minnie," said a mothr to her four-year-old daughter, "I want you tr play with your little brother while I am down town." An' what will you bring roe" Never mind I'll bring you some thing ; and now, mind you, if he wants to play with your toys you niusn't cry." " Nome." When the lady returned the little girt ran to her and said : " I played with my little brother. How. what did you bring me?" Mamma brought you an orange. Where's little brother?" He's sleep. Gimme the orange. She took the orange and said : ' When he grabbed my dishes I didn't cry." " You didn't I Why, you are a good little girl." Yes Bum, an' when he grabbed my aoK I didn't err, fJver." " You didn't r " " Nome." .'m., mm. " What did you eav?" Nuflln'. but 1 knocked him down wk? the little chair." , Tho Iroeheee Mews THotii A certain Duchess happening to rasa through the Burlington Arcadei, in laon don, stopped for an Instant before a bonnot shop. An elderly Individual came up, and In winning tones Inquired if she admired the bonnets. Slightly surprised, she answered thai ehe thought them very pretty. "Then." said he, "would yen like ma to buy you one?" Thoroughly appreciating the jok". she Immediately said that nothing would please her more. After having carefully examtne-1 everr lionnet. she finally chose one, for wMota her ancient admirer jromptlv pal 1. What address shall I send It to. fed- am" asked the assistant. . The answer eame In a clear. fea-Iy voice, "To the Duchess of No. - St root,." When she turned round she f ?und tha her friend had an!shfd. A navy's Clalsa far The Galveston News relates an nrn ris ing Incident In connection with tredts astrous fire there. A little .Hgbt year old, who had Imon one of the suffer., era by the fire, hearing that be might get relief !y apply Iin: to the com mittee, determined to pr-'istre hl claim. After careful eonslderat ion It aa written out and presented the follow ing unique Series of items : " A T.lelele. $3; twoginnie ple. ti : fe prerv dog, $1; half pound shot, fcr.l rifel" ; earticfcet.s In bank. r-rc. nest Wfctetfe, Tsewaaj larlrea. A few years ago when a isirty wem gnw. Ing on lioevrd of a vessel at Scarbo rough, the Captain declined to allowed tuie or the ladies to enter It. " Not that young hdy, -id he; aha whistles." Curlonslv enough, the ve-e wns lost on her next vovage. and I. id the poor girl set foot on It the misfortune would certalnlv have 1-een a-.crii.ed ta her as an argument In favor of super. stitlon. ... According to one legend tbt snpere-U-tlon originated In the circumstance that a woman stood bvand whistle! while she watched the nails fr the cross, being forged. m immm HE ! i TR7'
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