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rabeeqneet ineertiea te. per line.
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Joa PaiBTiwe of all kinds neatly and expedlt
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VOLUME XXI.
it .amoll- rnniui. wnv . nnninrriiF6
jii-t be scalawag life If too ihort.
EBENSBURG, PA.. FRIDAY. JANUARY 23, IS87.
NUMBER 2.
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tM" ru .-:Uly i.kiatrsted by the best artiata in
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fid Exiitiit of I'oet-OOlce Inapectora in the IVtoe-
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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
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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
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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
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tuc-fcnrr, wo rjtve yon trie exclusive rale or tbia
ft- to territory naatgni jna. w rite roe our large
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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
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famna la oompoeed wtoelly of na
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tj-n. iMnhotia, Wtone In tho
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Urep C'oTrialnint and
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. (".rectlons In Knarliah and Gerrnaa.
PARKER'S
HAIR BALSAM
the pnsniar favortte for dreesinc
the biur. ReetorlnsT color w heu
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f 'reparation of more
ban One HtudrM
Thouaand appltcktioua for pkt.aaa in
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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.
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.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
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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
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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.,
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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
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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
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