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L,ll E RIF F' S SALES.
►By virtue of sundry writs of Fi. Fa. Vend. Exp.
and Lev. Fa. to me directed, I will expose to pub
lic sale, at the Court Home, in Huntingdon, on
MONDAY, January 11, 1875, at 1 o'clock, p. m.,
the following described real estate, to wit :
•
All that certain two-story log frame
dwelling house, twenty-two feet front and extend
ing back twenty feet, located on a lot or part of
a lot of ground fronting twenty-five feet on 10th
street in the borough of Huntingdon, Pa.,
and
extending back at right angles thereto one hun
dred feet, bounded on the west by Samuel Heck,
on the north by lot of James Port, and on the
east by P. bleMartrie, being a part of lot No.
105 in said borough together with the ground
cowered by said building, and the lot or niece of
ground adjacent and appurtenent to said building
or belonging thereto.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as
the property of John Smiley, owner or reputed
owner and contractor.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain tract of land, situ
ate in the township of Henderson, county of Hun
tingdon, bounded as follows: on the north by
lands of William Davis and Joseph E. Garner,
on the south by lands of Peter Swoope, on the
east by lands of James Hutchison, and on the
west by lands of John Rhodes, containing 50
acres more or less, having thereon erected a log
dwelling house, partly weatherboarded, a log barn
and other improvements.
Also, all of defendant's right, title and interest
in all that certain tract of land. situate in the
township of Henderson, county of Huntingdon.
Pa., bounded and described as follows: en the
north by lands of C. illiam Davis and Joseph E.
Garner, on the east by lands of James Hutehieon,
on the west by other lands of the defendant.
Seizel, taken in execution, and to he sold as the
property of David A. Thompson.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain messuage or tract
of land, situate in the township of Dublin, county
of Iluntingdon, and State of Pennsylvania, bound
ed and described as fullows, viz : on the north by
lands of John James and James Kelly, on the
east and south by lands of Hugh Wilson, Joseph
Smi h and Hugh Galiher's claims, and on the
west by lands of James .Kelley, containing one
hundred and fifty acres and sixty-eight perches,
be the same more or less, partly cleared and hav
ing thereon erected a dwelling house and a barn.
Seized, taken irLexecution, and to he sold as the
property of John Dick.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain tract of land, situ
ate in Jackson township, Huntingdon county, Pa.,
bounded as follows: beginning at a black oak,
thence north fifty-six and one half degrees, east
fifty-two perches to a rock oak ; thence south thir
ty-six degrees, east seventy-four perches to stone;
thence south fifty-three and a half degrees, west
one hundred and thirty-seven perches to a red oak;
thence north thirty-two degrees west, one hun
dred and seventy-six perches to a stone; thence
north, fifty-eight degrees east, seventy perches to
a maple and thence south thirty-four and one-halt
degrees east, fifty-two perches to the place of be
ginning, containing ninety-three acres and ono
hundred and thirty-five perches, having thereon
erected dwelling house, log barn and other im
provements.
Seized, taken in execution , and to be sold as
the property of Jacob F. Little.
A LSO—AII that certain farm and plan
tation situate in West township, Huntingdon
county, bounded on the north by land of Samuel
Myton's heirs; on the east by lands of Martin
Walker; on the south by lands of Andrew Smith
and Dr. Peter Shoenberger's heirs, and on the
west by lands of Josiah Cunningham, containing
about two hundred and twenty-seven acres, more
or less, together with all and singular, the build
ings, improvements, woods, ways, rights, liberties,
privileges, hereditaments and appurtenances to
the same belonging or in any wise appertaining,
and the reversion and reversions, remainder and
remainders, rents. issues and profits thereof.
Seized, taken in execution, and to he sold as the
property of Stewart Foster.
ALSO—AII of defendant's right, title
and interest in all that certain lot of ground situ
ate in the borough of Mt. Union, Huntingdon
county, Pa., fronting 25 feet on Shirley street and
extending in depth at right angles thereto 80 feet,
being lot lin Jeffries' plot of said borough.
Seized, taken in execution, and to be sold as the
property of John Wogan.
Bidders will take notice tdat 20 per cent.
of the purchase money must be paid when the
property is knocked down, or it will be put up
again for sale. AMON HOUCK,
1)ec.16,1574. Sheriff.
REGISTER'S NOTlCE.—Notice is
hereby given, to all persons interested, that
the following named persons have settled their ac
counts in the Register's Office, at Iluntingdon, and
that the said accounts will be presented for con
firmation and allowance, at an Orphans' Court, to
be held at Huntingdon, in and fur the county of
Iluntingdon, on Wednesday, the 14th day of
January, next, (1875.) to wit:
1. Account of Michael Cresswell, Administrator
of the estate of George C. Booher, late of the
borough of Alexandria, dec'd.
2. First and final account of Adam Fouse, Guar
dian of Amanda Krieger, one of the children and
heirs of Henry Kreiger, dee'd., who has arrived at
full age.
3. Final account of A. W. Swoope, Administra
tor of the ostate of John C. Weston, late of Ma—
pleton borough, lluntingdnn county, dee'd., with
Distribution annexed.
4. Account of John A. Weir, Executor of the
last Will and Testament of Mrs. Salome WieTt
ling, late of Huntingdon county, dec'd.
5. Account of Robert Campbell, Guardian of
Sanford D. Worley, minurchild of James L. Wor
ley, late of Jackson township, dec'd.
G. First and final account of Lewis Snyder, Ad
ministrator of the estate of Sebastian Snydor, late
of West township, dee'd., with Distribution an
nexed.
7. First and partial account of David Hare, Ad
ministrator of the estate of Jacob Baker, late of
Alexandria borough, dec'd.
S. First and final account of V. B. Hirst, Ad
ministrator of the estate of Mary S. llirst, late of
Jackson township, dec'd.
S. Account of A. P. White, Administrator, with
the Will annexed, of William McDivitt, late of
Oneida township, deed.
10. Account of Jesse D. Shore, Administrator of
the estate of Abraham Shore, late of Cass town
ship, deed.
11. Final Administration account of Andrew
Crownover and Van Buren llirst, Adm,nistrators
of .John Hirst, late of Barree township, deed.
. .
12. Account of John Gifford, jr., Administrator
of John - Gifford, sr., late of Shirley township, dec'd
13. Guardianship account of Peter K. Harnish,
Guardian of Mar. M. Oaks, a minor daughter of
Ileubc.n W. Oaks, late of Barree township, deed.
14. Final Administration account of Levi Det
wilcr, Administrator of Christian Detwiler, late of
Brady township, deed.
WM. E. LIGHTNER,
REGISTER'S OFFlCE,Register.
Huntingdon, Dec. 9, '74. 1
NOTICE is hereby given to all persons
interested that the following Inventories of
the goods and chattels set apart to widows, under
the provisions of the Act of 14th of April, A. D.,
1851, have been filed in the office of the Clerk of
the Orphans' Court of Huntingdon county, and
will be presented for "approval by the Court," on
Wednesday, January 14, 1874 :
Inventory of the personal property of Thomas
Irwin, late of Union township, dec'd., as taken by
his widow, Mary Irwin.
Inventory of the personal property of George
W. Russ, late of Warriormark township, deo'd.,
as taken by his widow, Eliza J. Ross.
Inventory of the personal property of James
P. Ross, late of Warriorsmat k townsbip, dee'd., as
taken by his widow, Tabitba Rose.
W. E. LIGHTNER,
Clerk of Orphans' Court.
Orphans' Court Office,
Dee. 9, 1874.
TRIAL LIST JANUARY TERM
1875.
FIRST WEEK.
Eliza H. Green vs. Etnier & Foust, for use.
Philip Lock vs. Brice X. Blair, et al.
Samuel R. Douglas, vs. Thomas E. Orhison
Josephine Seeds, vs. August Kabler.
John Byers vs. D. R. P. Neely.
SECOND WEEK.
Dr. Henry Orlady, vs. Stewart Foster.
Itockhill Iron & Coal Co., vs. Samuel Bolinger.
Lucien Dean, vs. A. B. Shenefelt.
George Long, vs. The township of Walker.
Thomas Steel, vs. S. L. Glasgow and wife.
F. J. Johnson, for use, vs. J. A. Haggerty, et al
The Borough of Huntingdon, vs. J. W. M attern.
Cyrus Jeffrfes, vs. John Dougherty, et al.
The Borough of Huntingdon, vs. I), Caldwell,
et al.
Martin Walker, v s. B. F. Wallace.
Henry S. Wood, vs. Jacob Stahley's Exr.
The Juniata Valley Camp Meeting Associa•
lien, vs. M. M. Logan, et al.
Dec. 10,1874,
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gilt too' gower.
It is a fact, as I've been told,
That people, in the days of old,
Got rich in silver and in gold,
No matter what they bought or sold
By minding their own business.
They did not try to wound one's fame,
Or slander anybody's name ;
They cared not when you went or came,
They pleased themselves—you did the same,
If it was your own business.
And if a man did what was right
In bis own mind, and in the sight
Of God and law, by day and night,
He went ahead and fought the fight,
But in degen'rate modern days
There's quite a change in people's ways,
And what a person does or says
Must be held up unto the gaze
Of every busybody.
And if you do not tell them, too,
Where you are going, and what to do,
They get in such an awful stew,
They'll even watch and follow you—
These very busybodies.
And then they surely think they know
Just when you come and when you go,
And they will whisper, so and so,
To every friend and every foe—
These very busybodies.
But if we take the pains to see
Who these same busybodies be,
We find there's not a he or she
Who has a decent history,
Among three busybodies.
But let us no more notice take
Of evil tongues; but for their sake,
We'll hope and pray they soon may wake
From wickedness, and money make
By minding their own business.
"Willie, why don't you go and play
with the boys and not ho forever stuck at
my feet ?"
Such was Abs. Gray's impatient ques-
tion, one day, when her little son came
and seated himself in the parlor, when his
mother was conversing with a visitor.
"I would rather be with you than with
the boys," he answered timidly.
"Oh I never saw such a baby !"
"•Is it wrong to wish to be near you,
mother ?" said the child, and his lip
trembled as he spoke.
"Wrong? of course not. But yon are
old enough to have some manliness about
you. See, yonder are Will and John
Gowdy on the ice. Run along and keep
them company. I want to talk to Mrs.
Brown."
"Isn't he a queer child," she asked
The other raised her sad eyes, and fixed
them with such a painful expression on
the mother's face. She was a sorrowful
looking woman, this Mrs. Brown.
"I bad a son once, but he's gone now,"
she said at last, and there were tears in
her eyes.
Mrs. Gray gazed at her wonderfully.
She had `not known this before.
"It is a bitter thing to tear open par
tially healed wounds," Mrs. Brown con
tinued. "But let me tell you my story :
Several years ago I was about to give a
party ; a grand affair it way to be, and my
head was almost turned while making
preparations. My Willie (his name was
Willie, too,) was about sixteen years old.
He had never been to school ; I had edu
cated him myself. At home, he was all a
mother's heart could desire ; but he was
-hy, and when I forced hint into company
he appeared so awkward, that I often felt
ashamed of him. This was one reason of
my deciding to give a party. If he was
obliged to act the part of host he would
overcome his bashfulness, I thought. But
Willie never approved of it."
"I shall he so glad when the party is
over," he said one day ; "for since you
have got it into your head, I have lost my
mother."
"Poor little baby !" I responded, slight
ly provoked at his lack of interest. "I
wonder bow many years I shall have you
tied to my apron string ?"
I spoke sneeringly, and a proud flush
instantly overspread his thee.
"I will be tied there n 9 longer," he re•
turned, "I will seek.other company in the
future."
I was frightened at the result of my
words. Still I made no response. My
son, putting on his coat and hat, went out.
It was the first time in his life he had
ever went out without informing me where
he was going.
In good time the party came off. It
was a gay affair, and none were gayer than
Willie. He was a sort of an extremist,
and took no medium stand. After that
his hooks and work were neglected, and
his days, as well as evenings, were spent
abroad. Fast young men became his con-
stant companions. I was left alone to
muurn over the change I had wrought.
At first he made it a rule to be in at night
at ten o'clock, but after a time he began to
stay out. later ; and daybreak sometimes
found him from home. I tried to expos
tulate, tried to win him back to his old
habits, but my efforts were unavailing.
He had got a taste of new life and it held
him by a charm. Well do I remember
the first night he came home in a state of
intoxication. It was his seventeenth
birthday, just a year from the time I gave
the party. I had seen him under the in•
fluenee of wine once or twice before, but
on ;'ais night he drank so deeply that
some of his companions had to help him
home.
The hours of that night were dreadful
hours of self-reproach and agony. I was
so glad when morning came to dispel the
gloom—so glad when reason returned to
my erring child. He was very much
ashamed. He said again and again he
would do better ; but his resolves were
worthless. Two nights later he was again
brought home intoxicated. After that it
was a common occurrence. lie fell lower
and lower, squandered all my ready money,
and. when I refused to mortgage my pro
perty, that he might have more, he left
me with an oath.
That night a large firm was robbed, and
it was discovered that Willie was one of
the perpetrators of the deed. The next
morning the town was alive with excite
ment, and I almost crazed with anxiety,
for my boy had fled. The news passed
from mouth to mouth; my house was
searched, and my son called a villain, but
I had no power to prevent either. No
one gave me a word of sympathy.
'You have only yourself to blame," said
a blunt old woman, who called during the
day. "The boy was happy at home, but
you drove him into bad company."
That night ta the hour of twelve, as I
sat alone, a window was opened softly, and
Willie stepped into the room. With a
glad cry I sprang toward him, but he
pushed me ridely away.
T. W. MYTON,
Prothonotary.
Busybodies.
Determined on leis business ,
7311 Atorp-Zelitr.
THAT OTHER WILLIE.
"Can you hide me anywhere," he said.
"The bloodhounds are aftar me. Had you
given me the money yesterday, this would
not have been."
"Oh, Willie," I cried.
"Yes, mother," he said sternly, "you have
made me a criminal. I want to tell you I
have secretly married Kate Hastings.
God knows what will become of her."
Kate was a pretty little creature, only
nineteen years old, innocent as the violets
which grew around her home. My bleed•
ing heart gave a quid:, painful throb as
he continued:
"The world will not believe we are mar
ried. She will be scorned by all. Hark !
they are coming. Mother, I am too
young, too wicked to die, but I must die.
Farewell !"
I saw his purpose now, for his hand
clutched a revolver, and springing to my
feet I threw my arms about him to shield
himself. But he shook me off. The next
moment the loud report of a pistol echoed
through the house. One glance showed
me his lifeless form, stretched 311 the floor.
Then existence was blank to me.
When I awoke to consciousness the
morning sun was shining and the house
was filled with people. Bat even justice
was satisfied, and I was left alone with the
dead. All day, tearless and motionless. I
sat beside the mangled corpse. Some peo
ple, kinder than the rest, came in to make
preparations for the funeral, and passed
silently out, but I dienot heed them.
Katie Hastings came just after dark.
She was dressed in deep mourning, and
her face was so ghastly that it startled
me.
"You, too, have come to reproach me," I
said
"No, mother. You suffer enough with
out my reproaches. I have come to watch
with the dead."
"I wish to watch alone," I said.
"It is I who will watch alone," she re
turned. "It is my right, lam his wife."
low calm she seas I There was not even
a tremor of the voice to tell how she suf
fered.
"Yes, it is your right, my poor child !"
I said. "It gives me another pang to give
him up, even to you, my daughter ; still I
do it."
She looked up quickly.
"He has told you ?"
"Yes."
"Yet you speak kindly to me and do not
eondemn me."
A sad, beautiful smile for a moment
lighted her features. She raised one of
my hands and kissed it reverently.
"Thank you," she said. "Some time you
will be glad for having shown this kind•
ness to one so much in need of it. Now,
mother, leave me."
I left the apartment, but did not retire.
All night I sat on the floor outside the
door, hoping that Katie would bid me
enter; but no such summons came.
Daylight returned and the busy world
moved, still I heard no movement in the
chamber of death. At last my anxiety
became so great that I opened the door
and 100 led in. The girl knelt by the side
of the corpse apparently as:eep. Softly I
stole forward and raised the drooping head.
But no sad eyes met my gaze; nothing
but the white face, the startling eyes of a
corpse. Katie had died by her own hand,
as a bottle which she clutched proved.
The next day they buried the two, my
erring son and his child wife, in one grave;
and ,as the clods fell on the coffin the
brightness of my life went out. fprever.
Mrs. Brown could say no more, for sobs
choked her utterance Her listener, too,
was deeply affected, as her pale face and
tearful eyes plainly showed.
Leaving the bereaved mother for a mo
ment, Mrs. Gray stole softly to the door
and said :
"Willie!'
The child heard her and carne quickly
to her side.
"What is it, mamma ?"
"It is so lonesome without you, darling,"
she said, drawing him to her.
A smile lit up his face.
"Then do you love me, mamma ?"
. "Love you ? Oh, Willie !"
Her arms were about him now and she
was sobbing on his shoulder.
"Did somebody tell you about those bad
boys ?" he asked, wonderingly. "They
have got a flask of whisky, mamma."
"Thank God ! You arc saved, my dar
ling," she cried, hysterically.
She drew him closer to her, she clung
to him, showered kisses on his wondering
face. But never, until he was a man, with
a son of his own, did she tell him the
story of that other Willie, whose child
hood and his had been so much alike, and
how, by the knowledge of that other
Willie's unfortunate career, he had been
saved by her from a like fate.—Peterson's
Magazine. ,
lirtg a text
Our New York Letter,
Sacred Music—Other Music—Sunday—
Building in New York and Real Es
tate Tilton-Beecher—Boss Tweed—
Rents and Empty Stores—Economy.
NEW Your.. Dec. 19, 1874.
SINGING IN THE CHURCHES.
In our boyhood days when we went to
singing school, partly to learn psalmody,
but principally to gaze on the pretty face
of Nary Jane and go home with her after
the exercises were over, we were content
to furnish vocalism to the churches for
nothing, and even esteem it an honor and
privilege to he invited to make one of the
choir.
In New York sacred music Lignite an
other thing. Singing in choirs is as much
of a profession as singing in operas—in
fact, the singers wbo delight the public in
opera, weekday nights, furnish the sacred
music for the churches Sundays, and a
very pretty sum it costs a church to get
such music as it wants. The organists, I:nr
instance ; in a reasonably plain church gets
$l,OOO per annum, the leader or manager
gets as much more, the soprano gets from
8500 to $7OO, the alto as much, and the
tenor and basso about the same, or gener-
ally a little less. This makes the quartette.
Then comes a chorus of perhaps twenty
voices who are paid from $lOO to 8500
each, according to position, quality and
capacity.
These singers are almost without excep
tion professionals, who sing praises to the
Almighty without feeling, caring or know
ing what they sing—their business being
purely mercenary. This scale of priees
applies only to the moderately opulent
churches—the great ones double or treble
these figures. In Trinity for instance the
music is quite as excellent in character as
that of the operatic stage, and it attracts
thousands of people who go for that alone.
In many of the churches choirs of boys
are employed. It is all well. I see no
reason why the Evil One should monopo
lize all the Lurid things of life. Why should
not sacred music be rendered artistically,
and why should n9t (behest nessieal talent
be employed in the service of the temple ?
It attracts people to placssof worship, and
impresses them when they get there. At
least so say the clerzymen, and who should
know if they shn't? Beecher's church
has a superb or;,?anist, Zudel, and a choir
who simply lead the mnitits4e, and Tal
mage does without a choir. The an
and a cornet player lead the pe , ple When
5,000 people in that immense anitence
room raise their voices together, the effect
is indescribably grand. And speaking of
M USTI',
the theatres of the city hive for met
months been giving what in the bills are
called "Sacred Concerts," Sunday nights.
The value of the "Sacred Concerts" may
lie inferred from the following rrn-zramme :
30T11 SACRED CONCERT-20W ER Y EATRZ
The concert this evening will (...ffinience
with the romantic drama entitled
The French Spy.
with Miss Louise Sylvester as the Arab
boy, to be followed Ity the drama. in three
acts, entitled
Jonathan Rraflrml.
Or the
Murder in the ItoadAtle Inn.
To conclude will)
.Jack Sheppard.
In all the minor theatres dramatic per
formances, the same as on week day nights.
have been given Sunday nigh:s, under thn
name of sacred concerts, and the opera
troupes have been quite as unblushing in
the evasion of the law.
Finally the managers of the better dam
of theatres ent , :red their protest against it
in conjunction with the leading citizens.
and a raid on the places was inaugurated.
Last Sunday night a number of them were
closed, but the majority of them went
through all their performances.
'THE SUNDAY QULSTION
is a very difficult one to manage here. There
is an enormous German and French rp
elation, who will not yield one iotaof their
notions on this subject. They regard Son•
day as a day not only to rest, but recre
ation, and crowd into it all theamusement
of the week. They want their gardens in
the summer, and halls in the winter. and
in the evening their theatres and concerts.
They cannot understand why, is a -free"
country they should be debarred from dl
iug as they please on any day in the week.
so that they do not interfere wish other.
They want to observe the day he this coun
try as they observed it in the had they
came from, and they make a vigorna, fight
for it. It goes into polities and has its
effect upon all the elections. The ',Trim
of New York knows of no question or pub
lie policy that is so important to him, and
his vote is influenced more by this ques
tion than by any other. He does not be
lieve in religions observances on Sunday.
he has no sympathy with the puritan idea
—in short, be is in antagonism with it all .
And to him it is a viol matter, and he
fights it in every possible way. It counts
OD election days, and from this time out it
will count more.
BUILDINO AND REAL EATATE.
The real estate people are disturbed .
Under the stimulus of the war and war
inflation, real estate went up t'earfully.
Building lots in the vicinity of the Park
were a few ye irs ago counted fairly cheat
at $20,000, and $25,000 was not an unu
sual price. They are not so high now. in
deed they couldn't be sold to day for the
half what was paid for them. They lay
dead property. There is no use in
building on them, Iv there are a
thousand or more empty houses above
42d street, and three times that number
below, not going lower down thAn 14th. I
mentioned last week the fact that there are
thousands of empty stores and o ffi ee s. Thi s
condition of thin; zs is easily accounted
for. New York has built houses and
stores without providing the business to
fill them. She has permitted Baltimore
to take one part of her trade, and Boston
another part. She has allowed the dan
gerous classes to take possession of the
government of the city, and has done
everything possible to check her growth
and limit ber prosperity. The Legislature,
instead of selling or filling up the lateral
canals, which never did any business and
make heavy drafts on the Erie. foolishly
keeps them up and drives away the trade
which otherwise would 6nd the city by
that channel, and her merchants sit down
on 'natural advantages" and allow cart
men, middlemen and leeches generally, to
suck the substance out of the grain trade.
In the meantime, Baltimore and Boston
are building elevators and reaching their
long
railroad arms out over the emotry ;
and Canada is arranging to improve her
river tied canal system so as to get better
connection with the great West. and clip
the metropolis still more.
New York is the great commercial cen
tre of the continent, and always right to
be; but there has got to be a change of
tactics 4,1' she will lose her place, sure.
LABOR
continues unsettled end unsitisfeetory.
The employers are discharging vast num
bets of men and reducing not only the
time but the wages of those they retain.
The poor fellows, driven to madn es s, strike
—the factories close, and then comes hun
ger, cold and desperation. This will be
the worst winter New York has ever seen.
Laboring men who have something to do
out of New York are very lucky.
TILTON-BEECHER.
Public interest in the great s ..iodal
being revived, the matter having come np
in the courts. Moulton Ins settled the
libel suit of Edna Dean Proctor by paying
the costs already incurred and counsel fees,
amounting in all to about $5,000. The
public take this action of his as a conies
sion that her case was good, but it will be
remembered that he never asserted that
Beecher had had criminal intercourse with
her—only that Beecher told him so. This
he still asserts, Ile settles beuan•e by
giving this publicity his counsel advise
him that he has laid himself liable to 31i.s
Proctor.
BOSS TW F.F.V.
The wicked old man is on the snrface
again. Tired of living in prison, knowing
that Gov. Dix will not pardon him. and
that the Governor elect. Tilden. dare mat,
if ho wonld, he appealed once more to the
courts. He was taken out of prison ow a
writ of habeas C 07,43, and taken before the
courte,where he petitioned to be discharged
on the score that the coast that tried him
had no jurisdiction. Judge Barrett, de
tided, of course, against the illustrious
thief, and back he went. Wednesday night
a rumor prevailed that ho had giver the
officers the slip, and had got away to ga
rope, and the lie for an hear was generally
credited. It was the more readily believed,
for everybody knows that if the Bros hail
the money Le is medicaid with. he ems bey
his way withers: rmsbie. And the
emu:mint op-in is was net encases/6ex to
one who *mit:. In believe is the
or mankind • a. 264 the old SIM hip
got. away. - *aid nee merchant in my War
inc. •• Why giad !” I asked. Ufh.
has hers pit Attesi • trqulo:' was she peply.
And that-was the expression of a Nil helt W
of the Carious. imit it' Sees;
is a titan , plundered the taw perm fie,
years io a % :v that would have maxis it
piekpoeket Min win 4toie righsl
and '.eft. not :wily fir himself, but a honk
or followers—a man. who, by sheer rims.
int. , aryl an admit see of whet be aselle,
held tits city and State is :be holionsof
h%r /11041. 1.1.1 even aspired to the essorell
of the ' , emery : this thief. swindler sea
robber is piti.-1 by the men he plesirted
I can't lie!p :int thisk thug the ire who
pity him.. or:, him. and that. planed,* lbw
was. have done the same Alai.
The nen , psipi.ts or the city. In their modul i
be it soid, on hi. Wag kept warm
he is till his full term expires,. Natoe !
opinion w II probably keep bum there till
he lily A 1144 say let
.1 the %am, Gov. Dia
did 3Z. #.l Olin% ,Cier 4sy. He sop
.44 e1;#1 3;1 the w that the swami
..1.1 dresse‘i in Aripse awl lei*
prison , '.wy :La game 3.4 ether eriariada.
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r)aztauniew.i.,a to )layer H2lolllolllef. pro
tesfw;::gicia t z the =now boa phew
dereil • c .- .;:f * - .10.1100.000. a sit at
r"touri, eitisew's clothes.
liixari..-, ~ 1 silo-owing him Tram*
at hi: I, l 4rsaure. Very properly, the
o.vere.r• •nacterize4thri elleueritainatine
betwrtn rnr this: awl laother aik • mi.ek
erg Riot the proarit will tit,
hiw memo at he. crii•
po+ai, h•• will 1).•• a psi , . brbor 01 . 4t-0.4" as
lotog as :1 , .! elooreoes to stay.
AND 1017 T/ .slllllllO.
The ••vorbitant rents dentandied .
Broadway Ire telling on that stmt. Be
tween th.! donor Howe and I.lth strew,
there are over one beedred ellexset nom.
in the win.lowt of which are irwiplawad d*
disheartening keeled ••To Let:* 21111111 this
im growin; more riannown
The Broadway owner; pot wp mete per
after year. withnnt any hard to the valor
of the property. Slitteft, $15.1101110, BSA,.
f)00 per annum were avotemene
This was all well eases* anvils.; she war
and the flesh era east Inflowv4 it. hot whets
the: pinehin; times rime it eened *nthe
entlitrel No basincts that email lir 1,310
acted on the premise. einld pay the reek
*nil hon.! after homme west Awn in the
vain endeavor. The lawdkare wlebl INS
reduce, for they had faith if Smith onsidit
keep the store Jones would be glad sr waft
it. anti as they hid bee , .vne aeetweissed tis
living in the style of Ce.fttNt rests dory
slid nit like ensue dawn. Ret Siritb
either fin:t bu.ine.s or he went vim to
come oP th- rile •treet.. and Jones ten
mach to ins) ruin bliedfold. and se Joe
stores ar• empty. This is as it eheeM be
There i., no rewem in koperin wp tw war
priet4 in .nythia-r. and rents eeThi es he
the first t ) eme down. True, is deptwei
at's real estme ; * but why Amid it ow ?
There nethirsx mark by tallier Gay
cents a 4)llnr Men cannot labor fne.ver
for landlords.
And. by the w.ty. •pe-skin n( --mae;
dawn.•' c;r•rr frt4 been and in beim.
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practice.: ekneo-n.o
a ye-1r were in rile habit or ...Tiring
into their fashionable Bronthray railer"
and payini4 $lOO or $156 for le ovetersy.
without asking the price. are ant tit*, it
to any ',ruin!: event. They zn nor the
Bowery and the other cheap wrests. and
buy fr XlO t, 150 whin they wesiii
have to pay $7 :o $lOO roe tau Illyeadep a i r
Anti they End that a pair of bona es a
cheap srreot for Sit) looks jam 3ta well and
wear+ jitst a lon as the pair dm the
pretentious Broadway neher evelly oak
awl gets, 518 Gr. Ws teil i p of agonnuat
ing is getting' to he very pore; tr. Illew
joke about it awl take a pride in ie. Amid.
to the tieeztrit or the brzle-prietni
thous coda of them have rimmed their
drinking placer. They get their undeet
quenches or their stiff invigorator* at the
quiet places aromed the Illiwarr. where Itt
cents does as assets toward ineeLeir them
into a drunkard's Kerr, m 'Li or 30 wewhil
at the fi.hionable bars. 0./f rams threw
are Vietity or merlin, who .rip Se
be deeee-1 as of yore. lent the asoelmet
growing' saialkr every thy. Let we bap
that it will continue snail we ,t dwww lir
anti war priers. That is what the emewatry
want,. It is impartible to hold ep Is the
old key. :and the ewaner we drop the bet
ter. Pirran.
.~Mavy.
Wilke,t4 Micawb...r loses iv *Cs stasis
tied tarn nr mind. It oecrerred is item
the ether day that Mary it a very eitummas
name and, after morale; steady, ha bit slows
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farm addroopint: by that mow cowry we
man who pained in MI WS% sad thew nee
pi re at! Dasher wise stosottrod to the mama
with th. 3 whole seamier possisat. Ysibiair
molt' be +loopier. Am* "Moak mho.
eordinaly he began his esrviassoll alt
other evening jolt as the show ping
tide Wag lowing sinew the stooge. rim
came two demarelesiting thmousis, - Amid
and stepping fast. - Jean in dam pa by
and then called mat suddialy, -Miry r•
but the young woman only bowled a Mk
faster, anti Oa inxesistas 111rilbame i g
down two marks ow the vide Obis
paper. Jest rho mecca his tr. ha flell
a lady w;th an comet jot is frost of
and blared ant -Good moiety, Illary
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man. and not the ham. ovormadsd: sad
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concluded to give op the ssperiassaa be
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