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October 13,1867—6m*
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main lately occupied by L. Todd, Esq.
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J AM E s M’66N I O A L ,
M\NUFACrrUUKU ASD dkai.ku in
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S(fulh Jlanovcr SL, Ailjoinintj Ulnir A .Son’* (Jrocury.
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Miectfully Informs his friends and the public,
that ho bus now ou hand a largo supplj* of the
latest and best Improved
COOK and
I'ARIjOR sto vjss,
lIKA TERS and RA XO'KK
In the Stove Department wo desire to call par
ticular attention to the following, comprising as
they do, the very best Cook and Parlor Stoves
now In use:
NiMUOD,
QUAKER CITY.
EXCELSIOR, I‘EN.N,
NOBLE COOK, •
NIAGxV.UA.
SUSQUEHANNA ami IRONSIDES.
To speak at length of tho aill’erent Stoves would
occupy too much space, but wo doom it neeossA
iv lo call tho attention ol the public to the
K M PIKE BAS BDHNIiB
This truly wonderful Parlor and OJllco Stove
i* so constructed that the cheapest quality of
coaUUmeburner’H), can bo used with success.—
It burns continuously and tho lire is easily kin
dled. It is capable of healing one room below
mid two rooms above. There is no dust and no
escape of gas, and an actual saving of coal, which
m iwo or three .seasons will pay lor theslovc.
The Empire has many valuable qualities which
can only bo fully appreciated by seeing it in op
eialien. Wu claim that it is far superior lo any
other stove now in use, and we feel salibllod that
wu can convince all who will lavor us with an
examination ol the Stove at our shop ol this part.
Wu bave on hand a full assortment of
TINWARE.
Repairing promptly attended to. Rooting done
at the shortest notice. Spouting will bo put up
on reasonable terms and with despatch,
i p’leaso give us a call at No. S 3, South Huuovor
Wl ' lihUrs SSIS'-ji-gonigal.
Sept. ID, IW57—(Jm
riIHE CARLISLE COOK STOVE,
I manufactured at F. GARDNER it Co's,
foundry uud Machine Shop, Carlisle, ccm'lbebtal.
This is the testimony of scores of families in Cum
berland, Ferry and Adams Counties, who are now
using them. Cull and sec them.
CORN S HELLERS,
running either by power or by hand—constantly
on hand and for sale at F. GARDNER it CO’S.
Foundry uud Machine Shop,East Main Street.
STI3 A M UOILEIt MAKING.
We are prepared lo make Steam Boilers of all si
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Also, SMOKE STACKS and all articles in that
Rue,
REPAIRING OF BOILERS
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manner at
iaiiaui t,. _
F. GARDNER & CO'S.
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Feb. 7, 1867.
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SUCCESSOR* TO
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manufacture, which will be sold wholesalejor re
tail at the lowest prices. Wo are limiting groat
improvements in our-already heavy slock o 1
goods, and invito all persons lu want of Hard
ware of every description to give us a call and we
are conlldcnt yon will bo well paid for your trou
ble.
Hoping that by strict attention to business and
a disposition to please all we w*U bo able to
maintain the reputation of the old stand.
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Dec. 1,15G5.
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BY BRATTON & KENNEDY,
JWeSlcal,
HOOFLAHD’S GERMAN BITTERS,
AND
Hoofland’s German Tonic.
Prepared by Dr. 0, M. Jacksoh,
Pinr.ADKl.l’lliA. pa.
The Great Remedies for all Diseases
LIVER, STOMACH, OR
DIGESTIVE ORGANS.
Hooflancl’s German Bitters
Ifl composed of the- pure jtil.-< i< (or, ii« il.n nn- tm did.
nally termed, Vu r ---n , Koutn,
Ilcrhunml Ru-I:s, W* Is £T* a »!
tlon, highly romvn I £•>-•*•}■ ;j mm-J. mi.! V.;'ii.-!y
frerfrom Alcoholic l«aiJaJ J mf/m-iiKv \J turj
hind.
HOOELAND’S GERMAN TONIC,
Is a combination of nil tin- hnrm'.i.."il.- m ii»> Hiiicr?,
with the purest quality ot Sttnin rna /,’ihii, Onnn/c,
etc., making one of Iho im»l plca*asit m.d awun.Mo
remedies ever otleml to the jmldii.
Those preferring a Mcdldno live lus.i .\lr.>h..!i«: sal
mixture, will use
Hoofland’s German Bitters.
In cases of nervous dfpn ->!.>«, win n -.m.y aVaholk
Btlnmlus Is necessary,
HOOFLAND’S GERMAN TONIC
should In* u«ul.
The Bitters or the Tonic an* 5 oih c.|ii:illy eno.l, and
contain the flame medicinal \hiu. s
The stomach, from u vari.-ly i.j nm, c*. ,i:« (i uk Indi
gestion, Dyspepidu, -■ — [ . Xi-nmi. DdiiJity,
etc., in very apt to linv.• In rni-cllons
deranged. Tne result ifca ».f wl.id, i,., Unit the
patient sutlers from -i-wial >n muiv of
the following dircuf-f*:
Constipation. Flatulence, Inward 'Piles,
Fulness of Blood to tho Head, Acidity
of tho Stomach, Nausea, Heart
burn, Disgust for Food, Fulness
or Weight in the Stomach,
Sour Eructations, Sink
ing or Fluttering nt tho Pit
of tho Stomach, Swimming of
tho Hoad, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing, Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Suffocating Sensations when
in a Lying Posture, Dimness of Vision,
Dots or Webs before tho Sight,
Dull Pain in tho Hoad. Defi
ciency of Perspiration, Yel
lowness of the Skin and
Eyes, N Pain in
tho Side, Back,Chest,
Limbs, etc., Sudden
Flushes of Heat, Burning
in tho Flesh, Constant Imaginings of Evil,
and Great Depression ol Spirits.
Those remedies will efieetuatly . mi* hirer Complaint,
Jaundice, Dyrpepsia. Cimi:.Ninon* Debility,
Chronic Diarrluea, DI-imm- •>: the Khmey*-, and all
Diseases arising from a I li-oidm-d l.iver, Hlomaelqor
Intestines.
ILJISISIjL.IX’V,
.Resulting- from any Cause whatever;
PROSTRATION OP THE SYSTEM,
induced by Severe Labor, Hard
ships, Exposure, Fovovb, otc.
There is no medicine extnnt i i,nal to these remedies
In Midi eases. A lime and \la"f Ik iin]«;trtt*<l to tho
whole b'yslem, tin’ r^—Appetltel-Strength
oned, food Is enjoyed, :V’! .h -U the stonuteh digests
promptly, tin* blond jtjpa Is pmilied, tin; com
plexion 'h e c oin e r h.*-*—a sound mill licnlthy,
the yellow tinge in eradicated fuun the eves, a bloom
In uiven to the cheeks, mill the weak anj nervous in
valid become- a strong and healthy being.
Persons Advanced iu Life,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily upon
them, with all It,- attendant ills, will llml iu tho uso of
this RITTERS, or the TONIC, an elixir that will
Instil new life In o their veins, restore in n measure
tho energy and ardor of more youthful days, build up
their shrunken forms, and give health aim Impplncsa
to their remaining years.
NOTICE.
It is a well-e«tabll-hed fact that fully one-lmlf of the
female portion of our population are Hol
dout In Hie enjoyment L TCI? of good health; or.
to use their own ex i3j pre-sion, “ never feel
well.” They are lan fcfe.Vaag3 guid, devoid of all
energy, extiemely nervous, ami have no appetite.
To this class of nelsons tho BITTERS, or tho
TONIC, Is especially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong hy tho use of either of these remedies.
'They will cure every ease of MARASMUS, without
fall.
Thousands of ccrllllcates have accumulated In the
bauds of tho proprietor, but space will allow of tho,
publication of but a few. 'Those, it will he observed,'
arc men of note and of mudi standing that they must
bo bcliot|cd.
TESTIMONIALS.
Hon. Geo. W. Woodward.
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pa., writes:
Philadelphia, March 10, 1807.,
“I And ‘ilooflandV /jsa German Bitters’ la
a good tonic, useful In diseases of tho
digestive organa, and of great henellt in
cnacs of debility, and WSfli want of nervous ac
tion in tho system. Yours truly,
GEO. w. WOODWARD.”
Hon. Janies Thompson.
Judge of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, April 2S, ISCO.
“ I consider ‘ Doofland’s German Bitters ’ a valuable
medicinein cnao of attacks of Indigestion or Dyspepsia.
I can certify this from my experience of It.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON.”
From Eev. Joseph H. Kennard, D. D.,
Patlor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Dr. Jachton— Dear Blr: I have heen frequently re
quested to connect my name with recommendations
of diflerent kinds of medicines, hut reyat ding the prac
tice as out of my ap proprlato sphere, I
have In all cases do TlTfiJk [T dined; hut with a
clear proof In varl oua Instances and
particularly in my iWia «2a own family, of tho
usefulness of Dr. Iloofland’a German Bitters, 1 depart
for onco from my usual course, to express my full
conviction that, Jor general debility of the system, and
especially for Liver 'Complaint, it is a safe and valuable
preparation. In some cases It may full; but usually, 1
doubt not, It will bo very beneficial to those who suffer
from the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. 11. KENNARD,
Eighth, below Coates 8U
From Eev. E. D. Fendall,
Assistant Editor Christian Chronicle, Philadelphia.
I have derived decided benefit from the use of Hoof
land’s German Bitters, and feel it my privilege to re
commend them as a most valuable tonic, to all who aro
suffering from general debility or from diseases arising
from derangement of the liver. Yours truly,
E. D. FENDALL.
CATJTIOH.
Hoofland’s German Remedies arc counterfeited. Beo
• that the signature of tl. M. JACKSON
Jb on the wrapper TH 'JCgi of cnoh bottle.
Ail others arc conn [Eg JSS tcrfelt.
Principal Ofllco rTirti niir and .Manufactory
at tiro German Medicine Store, No. C3l ARCH Street,
Philadelphia.
CHARLES 3BT. EVANS,
German Druggist, Proprietor,
Formerly O. M. Jackson & Co.
For ealo by nil Druggists and Dealers in Medicines.
FRIGES.
HooQand’s German Bitters, per bottle ....« $1 00
« “ “ half dozen 5 00
Hoofland’s Gorman Tonic, put up In quart bottles, 1 B 0
per bottle, or a half dozen for. 7 50
B3T Do not forget to examine well the article you
buy, in order to get the genuine,
inn. 9, WC3.—ly .
IWlical*
THE KINO or THE
Draw back the cradle-curtains, Kale,
Whilst watch and ward you’re keeping,
Let’s see the monarch lie in state,
And view him whilst he’s sleeping,
tin smiles and clasps his tiny hand,
As sunbeams In come streaming,
A world of baby fairy-land
Ho visits whilst he’s dreaming.
Monarch of pcaily powder puli’
Asleep in nest so cosy,
Shielded from breatli of breezes rough
By curtains warm and rosy; &
Ho slumbers soundly in his cell,
As weak as ono decrepid,
Though King of Coral, Laid of Bell,
, And Knight of Bath that’s tepid !
All, lucky tyrant! Happy lot!
Fair watchers without, number,
To sweetly sing beside Ills col,
And hush him oft - to slumber;
White hands In wait to smooth so neat
His pillow when it’s rumpled,
On conch of rose-leaves fresh and sweet,
Not ono of which is crumpled ! *
Will yonder, duluty, dimpled head—
Si/.u, nothing and a quarter—
E'er clasp a sabre, lead a band
To glory and to’slaughter?
And, may I ask, trill lbo.se blue eyes—
In baby patois " peepers"—
E’er In Iho House of Commons rise,
And strive to catch the Speaker’s?
Will that fair brow o’er Hansard frown,
Confused by loro statistic?
Or will those Ups o’er stir the town
I'Tom pulpit ritualistic?
Impossible, and yet, mayhap—
Though strange, quite true It may be—
Perhaps Nero once was fed on pap,
And lloalcs was once a baby.
Though rosy, dimpled, plump, and round
Though fragile, soft and tender,
Sometimes alas,! it may bo found
The thread of life is slender !
A little shoe, a bltleu glove—
AUectlon never waning—
The shattered idol of our love
Is all that is remaining!
Thou does one chance, iu fancy, hear
Small foot In childish patter,
Tread soft as they a grave draw near.
And voices hush their chatter;
Tls small and new,.they pause in four
Ueuealh tlie gray church tower,
To consecrate It by a tear
And dock It with a llowor.
Then take your babe, Kale, kiss him so,
First to your bosom press him!
Of mother’s love what docs he know?
Though closely you caress him.
Ah ! what a man will bo that boy,
What mind and education!
If ho fulfils the hope and Joy
Of mother’s aspiration.
SIXTY I’EKT UNDER SXOW,
A (JUAMIIC STOISV OK A I.AUKADOU.
In one of tho interesting series of papers
of Terre Nova, or Coast Life in Newfound
land, by Bollngbroke,” whie.h appears
monthly in the Uivursido Magazine,
“Skipper Nat” thus tells how he was
snowed up in Labrador;
“ In the fall of ’-17, I re
main on the Labrador all tho'winter, be
cause there was a good deal of stud* of one
kind and another that our vessel could
not take away. As there was a small
settlement further down the eoast, I
thought I shouldn’t want for company,
although indeed, it was a dreary prospect
I had before mo, and not without consid
erable danger. However, when tho
schooner put to sea, and I found myself
all alone, I contrived to make the best of
it, and wont about preparing things for
the long winter.
“ My tilt was built under the brow of a
steep hill, not far from the shore; and
with a little fixing up such ns covering
the roof with tho soda and stopping the
seams with moss —I contrived to make it
a snug little nest enough. Then I had
a good stack of wood, plenty of ammuni
tion, a Bible and some other books, with
a large supply of provisions, I soon began
to like my Crusoe mode of life, and en
joy myself much more than one could
suppose. Some time—justabout t°n time
mostly—a lit of lonloiness would come
over mo, but it gradually wore away, un
til it seemed like a dream that over I had
mingled with my fellow creatures in a
civilized land, it took me some weeks
to get my hut in order, my wood cut, my
provisions stowed away and everything
ship-shape, in comfortable trim against
the dreary days ahead.
“It was well I didn’t delay in my la
bor ; for no sooner was I in a condition to
face the winter than ho began to face me,
and almost every day he assailed my fort
with wind, frost and snow, hail, sleet
and.rain.
“ About the first week in December it
began to come down in real earnest, and
tho wind being low, there was in two
days, an even fall of some six or eight
feet, which,' indeed, was almost level
with the eaves of my house! By hard
shoveling I kept an open path to my
well, that gushed up at the foot of a rock,
and, ami, being a spring, never was much
frozen. I thought it a wise thing, how
ever, to set up a pole with a remnant of
an old sail near by, so that in case the
well was covered, I should know just
where to search for it.
“ On the third night of the storm, tho
snow came do.wn thicker and faster than
over, the wind increasing from the uorth
est—a perfect hurricane. I got in a good
supply of water, piled up a roaring lire,
and sat down to listen to the howling
wind, to read my books, smoke my pipe,
mend my tags, and cook my meal—such
being my indoor employments. Some
how, I felt low-spirited that night. I
couldn’t help thinking of those who wore
so far away from me. I felt my utter
loneliness weigh upon me, till I actually
began to pity myself, as if I was some
poor forlorn creature, cast adrift from the
world, and all its cares and comforts.—
Tears came into my eyes; aud I almost
repeated that I had undertaken to remain
at all. However, when I began to con
sider that tho same Qod who was watch
ing my loved cues at home, was also pre
sent in my humble abode, amid ■ the
storms and snows and night; I say, when
I thought of this, I gained comfort, and,
wrapping myself up in ray blankets, lay
down to rest like a little child that goes
to sleep, holding its mother’s finger in its
fists.
“But oh, how the wind roared, and
howled, and whistled! Sometimes a
great gust would conie carrying a shower
of bright sparks up my chimney, and
then howl down as if it was some demon
that wanted to get into my house. Then
again the gale would moan and whine
dike some one in pain ; or pant and
though some poor creature was
perishing in the drifts, then would come
a roar like a furious beast!
At length tho sound grew gradually
fainter and fainter; tho wind seemed to
bo dying away, until at Just all was still
uud nilcMt ns the grave, except as it may
be, a low, mullled growl, very, very fur
off.
“ I dropped to sleep. How long I slept
I know not; but when I woke, all was
dark, and my lire was nearly out. I
jumped up, laid some splits on the ashes,
but there was not draft enough to kindle
them, and the room was full of smoke.—
When L opened the door, I found one
solid wall of snow filling up tho entire
doorway. This was not more than I ex
pected. Going back to my fire place I
looked up the Hue, and tho snow seemed
to form an arch over it. Can it bo possi
ble, thought I/that I am hurried alive
beneath the snow?
“Taking my shovel, I dug into tho
white mass that blocked my door, but,
after excavating some five feet, no day
light appeared ! It was evident that the
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JANUARY 16. 1868
tilt was many feet beneath the surface
beln" situated at the foot of the hill
which rose some sixty or seventy feet in
the rear. I came to the conclusion that
from the brow of the hill out to perhaps
the well or oven beyond, was all one solid
block of snow, which I could not expect
to seo teiuoved for three or four months !
To dig my way out would bo diillcult, if
not impossible, and certainly somewhat
dangerous ; for,should the tunnel cave in
where was I? Smothered. To remain
idle would never answer, on the other
hand, for my fire would not burn but
only smoulder, and 1111 tho premises with
smoke bad enough to blind one ; and
then my stock of water would soon ho ex
hausted.
“After pondering tho matter over for a
long time, I resolved at last to risk a tun
nel. at any rate. I thought, as I had no
difllculty in breathing and as ray lamp
burned pretty well, that air must come
in from some hole or corner, and perhaps
the drift might not bo so high, after all.
So, tying a airing around my waist, and
fastening tho other end to the staple of
tho door-lock, I commenced to work my
way along. It was dreadful hard work,
and no mistake—that it was; for, as I
could not remove the snow, I had to
trample it down and press it to each side,
and melt it, so as to make away with it
as best as I could. And the air was so
close and hot, that I was in a bath of
perspiration all the while. One night [
woke up with tho cold shivers; and the
next day—if I may call it day—l was pro
per sick—a violent cold. The way I cured
myself was to get up and dig for dear life
at the snow tunnel until I was dripping
wet and as hot as a plum pudding just out
of the pot.
“ In a day or two, I began to hear n
faint roaring sound of wind, and then the
light grew stronger and stronger, which
gave mo hopes that I must bo coming
out. This caused mo to renew my labor
with fresh vigor. At every shovelful, al
most, the noise of tho wind and the glim
mer of light increased until, at last, all at
once, tho top of the tunnel caved in ; and
after considerable struggling and pulling,
came out once more to the blessed light
of day ! Shaking the snow from myself, ■
I found it was as I supposed. There was
a snow drift of sixty feet piled over my
house, from tho brow of tho hill to with
in a few feet of the well. I had occasion
to rejoice that I had myself tied to tho
door post, otherwise I should never have
found my way back, or at least, not for a
long time. As I said before, there was u
settlement down the coast; as soon as I
could, I set oil, and got some men to
come and help mo dig out tho house. But
I can tell you that the next year when
wo came back to Labrador, there was a
good heap of that drift in tho valley still,
and for that matter it remained there all
summer."
Slow » Ilnt’bcr'n Hoy licciunc Lord €Ul<*r
Justice of Knf land.
Let renders transport themselves to
Canterbury in 1770, and,let them enter a
barber's shop hard by the Canterbury Ca
thedral. It is a prlmative shop, with the
red and white pole over the door, and a
modest display of wigs and puff-boxes in
the window. A small shop, but notwith
standing its smallness, the best shop of
its kind in Canterbury ; and its lean, stiff,
exceedingly respectable master is a man
of good repute in the cathedral town.—
His hands have, ere now, powdered the
Archbishop's wig, and he is specially re
tained by the chief clergy of the city and
neighborhood to keep their false hair in
order, and trim the natural tresses of
their children. Not only have thedigni
taries of the Cathedral taken the worthy
barber under their special protection, but
they have extended their care to his little
boy, Charles, a demur, prime lad, who is
at the present time a pupil in the King's
School, to which academy clerical interest
gained him admission. The lad is in his
fourteenth year; and Dr. Osmund Beuu
voir, the master of the school, gives him
as good a character for industry and duti
ful demeanor that some of the cathedral
ecceiesiastics have resolved to make the
little fellow’s fortune, by placing him in
the ollice of a chorister. There is a vacant
place in the cathedral choir ; and the boy
who is lucky enough to receive the ap
pointment will be provided for munill
cicntly. Ho will forthwith haveamainte
nance, and in course of time his salary
will be £7O per annum.
During the last fortnight the barber has ,
been in great and constant excitement
hoping that his boy will obtain this val
uable place of preferment; persuading
himself that the lad's thickness of voice
concerning which the choir-master spoke
with aggravating persistence; and fear
ing that the friends of another contempo
rary boy, who is said by tlio choir-master
to have an exceedingly meliliuous voice,
may defeat his paternal aspirations. The
momentous question agitates many hum
ble homes in Canterbury; and while Mr.
Abbott, the barber, is encouraged to hope
the best for his son, the relatives and sup
porters of the contemporary boy are urg
ing him not to despair. Party spirit pre
vails on either side—Mr. Abbott's family
associates maintaining that the contem
porary bo3 T ’s higher notes resembling
those of a penny whistle; while the con
temporary boy’s father, with much satire
and justice, murmurs that “old Abbott,
who is the gossipmongor of the parsons,
wants to push liis sou into a place for
which there is a better candidate."
To-day is the eventful day when the
election will be made. Even now while
•Abbot, the barber, is trimming a wig at
his shop window, and listening to the
hopeful talk of an intimate neighbor, his
Charley is chanting the “ Old Hundroth”
before the whole chapter. When Char
ley has been put through his vocal piece,
the contemporary boy is requested to
sing. Whereupon that clear-throated
competitor, sustained by self-coniidence
and a new laid egg which he had sucked
scarcely a minute before, made a bow to
their reverences, and sings out with such
richness and compass that all the audito
ry recognize his great superiority.
Ere ten more minutes had passed,
Charley Abbot knows that ho has lost
the oiction, and ho hastens from the ca
thedral with quick steps. Running into
the shop, lie gives his father one look
that tells the whole story of failure, and
then the little fellow, unable to com
mand his grief, sits down upon the floor
and sobs convulsively.
Failure is often the first step lo emi
nence.
Had the boy gained the cholrster’s
place ho would have been a cathedral
servant all his days.
Having failed to got it, he returned to the
King’s School, went as a poor scholar to
Oxford, and fought his way to honor.—
He became Chief Justice to tho King’s
Bench and a peer to the relm. Toward
tho close of his honorable career Lord
Tontordon attended services in the cathe
dral of Canterbury, accompanied by Mr.
Justice Richardson. When the ceremo
nial was at an end, the Chief Justice said
to his friend: “Bo you see that old man
there among the choisters? In him
brother Richardson, behold the only be
ing I ever envied ; when at school in this
town we were candidates for a chorister's
place, he obtained it; and if I had gained
my wish ho might have been accompa
nying you as Chief Justice, and pointing
mp out as his old school-fellow, tho sing
ing-man.” '
Dii2U in the Wooii.— Sftid one Radi
cal to another the other day:
“You've heard of the fellow who died
at his post, have you not?” z
“Yes,” answered bis friend.
“And you’ve heard of the oilier one
who died in the harness?”
“O, ves,” answered tho Radical.
“And we Republicans havo died in the
wool.” ,
His friend saw the point and looked
sad.
AGuatkfulj lowa undertaker writes
to his friend; “If you ever want a coflln,
call on me. I shall be only too happy to
bury yourself or your family at coat.'
AMONG TIER ICEBERGS,
Greenland mill H» Pcojilo—The Ire King
and Ills Family— Esquimaux IdoaoClloll
—The JUnrrlugrc Ceremony—An A rile
Xlcld ami May—Description of Che fee
bcrgM.
Dr. HayeSj the Artie explorer, deliver
ed a lecture in Chicago on “ The Land of
tho Icebergs.” The substance of t lie lec
ture was concerning the different expe
ditions that have been lilted out at dif
ferent times, and several of which tho
lecturer himself had accompanied. In
very early times, Greenland ,which is
substantially tho home of the icebergs,
was inhabited, but in the year 1000, the
people of this country had all disappear
ed very mysteriously, and nothing re
mained to tell that the lower part of the
land had ever been known to man, ex
cept a few Runic inscriptions which Kd
gerton found upon the rocks in Kill,
when he attempted to colonize the island,
for It is supposed to bean island. Priests
aud tradesmen followed Edgerton in
w.ld enthusiasm, and a settlement was
at once begun. How it has succeeded
the present history of tho Jam! tells in
sal notes—seven hundred black-haired,
rude-featured, blubbering men, women
and children comprised the total popula
tion of all Greenland.
The first town that meets the Might of
the Arctic sailor or explorer is Gpenia
vick, inhabited by a few natives, and
fewer still civilized persons, mostly from
Denmark and • .Swollen. There is* noth
ing in the town or its surroundings to in
duce any one with the least taste to emi
grate thither, though the high sounding
title given to the little colony, and which
moans a summer retreat or resort, might
cause one not having any knowledge of
the country to think that it really dtier
ed special inducements to summer tour
ists, Greenland is a misnomer. There
ia nothing green about the land, nor any
thing to suggest such a name. The
speaker then spoke of the first glimpse of
icebergs, as seen by him Just north of the
town of Upcrnavick. Towering aloft
until tho summits seemed to pierce the
azure blue of heaven, with vast caverns
in their sides washed by the constant tui
tion of tho waves, clustered together as
if gathering their forces ready for an at
tack upon whatever might come in their
way, were dozens of these monsters.
As the ship came within a few miles
of them, it seemed as if invisible por.-ons
occupying thesa gloomy caverns had pre
pared a salute of a thousand cannon-,
and were tiring them oil with that Irregu
larity one hoars in the rattling tire o; a
regiment of infantry. Now ihesound was
low and rumbling, like distant thunder,
and again growing louder, would resem
ble the discharge of a park of artillery.—
Tho noise was accompanied with the
breaking to pieces of tho bergs caused by
the warm sunshine, which aLvay - hap
pens in summer. As Lheshlp pi-‘.-ed on,
the icebergs became thicker and larger,
and longer continued. Occasionally a
large piece of ico would break away I'nmi
the parent mass with a terrilic noke, and
roll down into the sea, to be lost from
sight. With a very light stretch of the
imagination one could sec in the torma
tion of these bergs animals of all kinds,
and it was very interesting to watch
them us, yielding to the inlluence of the
warm sun, they changed their form ijuSte
rapidly as piece after piece broke away,
rite huge sea lion, which they could see
upon one immense berg, be
came a swan, a serpent aiqi a bear, and
llnally the whole rolled over, and gradu
xlly, but surely, came up a magnificent
ipire at least two hundred feet high and
then lloated off, and was finally lost in
the immensity of the sea and distance.
After sailing along for several days
they made land again ami climbed to the
101/01* the mountain,and saw before them
tho Great Northern Thcod, or the Grand
Galcier, which throws oil* the bergs
which are encountered just below. 1 lore
is a coast of Ice rising many feet above
tile surface of tho water and extending
many miles back. The speaker then ex
plained the theory of the formation of
this sea of ico, ami argued that it hud
been in process of formation for centu
ries. The snow that falls in winter is
converted into ice in summer, by tho ac
tion of the sun upon it, ami this process
continuing year after year, tho mass is
continually accumulating, until now we
see the great glacier at the head of the
Thcod. As- this mass accumulate.-, it
pushes its way into the water, gradually
settling with an uneven motion, uiuii
a crack’conics across the face of the gla
cier, and a mass called an iceberg is de
tached and Ilouta away.
This process of detachment is constant
ly going on, though the parent seems to
grow no Icms. By a careful estimate it
has been foil ml that seven feet of ice are
submerged out of every eight that Jloat,
and, having a little curiosity, the speak
er measured an iceberg, ami found that it
was three miles in circumference, and
about three thousand live hundred feet in
thickness. An estimate made at the time
showed that if tho entire berg could he
transported to New York, cut up and sold
at* ice rates, it would pay oil* the entire
national debt, ami leave a large surplus
inside. Y'et this was but one of a count
less number which were in sight from
Lire masthead of the ship. Many people
suppose that icebergs are formed from
salt water, but such is not the case. In
every Arctic expedition, these bergs fur
nish tho ships witii fresh water, so that,
when a supply ia needed, ail that is nec
essary is to approach one, and climbing
up its sides, small pools of water are found,
from which tho needed supplies are ta
ken.
Passing further up Baflln’a Bay, float
ice, so dangerous to vessels, and through
which not one has over been able to pass
to’the open sea around the polo, is found
in large quantities. The speaker then
graphically described the separation of
an iceberg from the parentglucier, liken
ing the noise to that heard when a mighty
earthquake rocks the earth. After the
doctor had accomplished his mission, the
ship’s head was turned homeward, but a
surprise was In store for him which "he
little' expected. His companions had
been in that region before, ami acting on
his suggestion the course was enanged a
little, and in a day or two alter he was
astonished to see before them a small is
land rising about one hundred feet above
the level of the sea, and still more aston
ished when ho found the island inhabited
by human beings. The island was the
abode*of the ice king, his three wives
and seven children, adcscrlption of whom
was very humorous. In the centre of tile
island was a beautiful little lake bordered
with moss, and ou its banks were several
flowers, and two or three diminutive spe
cimens of (lie willow tree.
The speaker held a conversation with
the ice king concerning his present life
and his ideas of the future, and related
the argument the missionaries are m.et
with by the natives when they tell ilium
Unit all bad persons were thrown into a
“ hot place” after death. The natives re
plied, “That’s precisely where we want
to go!” With but few exceptions no Es
quimaux has any idea of future punish
ment. Their ideas of future happiness is
to bo placed upon an island where the
Great Spirit resides, which is covered
witli grass, and surrounded with food, so
Unit those who go there after death have
nothing to do but eat. The speaker de
scribed a court scene where a dispute be
tween two contending natives concern
ing a sledge runner was settled, lie also
described the marriage ceremony. The
first seal which a young man killed en
titled him to marry, and he must carry
oil* his lady love whether he will or no,
or whether he is willing or not.
The speaker also described tho land
above Upernaviek, where there was hut
one full day and one full night. Jie wit
nessed this singular phenomenon in hSiiu.
On the 120th of June, the summer solstice,
the sun shone with full brilliancy, but it
gradually disappeared, and was succeeded
by four months of deepening twilight,
which dually settled into cheerless dark
ness, which endured for four months
more, and was gradually turned into twi
light again, which kept brightening un
til tho blnzo of full day was upon them.
The 20th of December was tho darkest of
the year—tho time when-tho darkness
culminated in pure blackness, and from
which time the light of daytime began to
come.
That such a country is anything but
pleasing to live in, can well ho imagined.
It is pleasant to look upon tho phenome
non, yet the scene Is eheerle.-s, Not a
tree !s seen in the whole country, no life,
nothing hut solitude, until ono is glad to
shout ami sing to relieve (lie mighty still
ness. The speaker and his companions,
three in numbei*, left the voxels when
light came again, and walked J,:io') miles,
in sixty days, over the ice, and saw before
them ihe grejjt Arctic Ocean, free from
ice, and easily navigable in summer time
for all kinds of crafts. He concluded his
lecture by saying that, inasmuch as tho
llag of our country had been unfurled on
the most northern country in the conti
nent, he did not think that it ought to
slop until it also floated over the Arctic
regions.
jfikis: woomvAitii,
'JVilmio of iCos|>oot from th« Monikers of
(lji> I'lilliidolphiu lius*.
I*lll T.AUF.I,I’III A , Nov. 20, I SOT.
To 'he I [on. (icorfjc IT. Woodward t L. L
I)., Chief ,/u.itlr of Prnny/irania.
!>i:ak Sin : As you are about to retire
from the Bench to*assume other impor
tant official duties, it is due to you that
some public testimonial should be given
by the liar of their appreciation of your
■. mincut ability ami. services as a judge
of the- highest court of the Common
wealth, and for four yearn past as Chief
Justice of Pennsylvania.
For more than a quarter of a century
you have been connected with tho Ju
diciary of your native State—ten years
as President Judge of the Twenty-fifth
Judicial District, and fifteen years and
fight, months as .Judge of the* .Supreme
Court; the first eight mouths of the lat
ter by an appointment fioiii Governor
Bigler, and the full term of fifteen years
by an election'by tho people.
It will givens great pleasure if you
will name a day when it may suit your
convenience to moot the members of tho
Bar of Philadelphiant an entertainment,
which they propose to give as a testimo
nial of their professional and personal re
gard for you.
Wt- have the honor to be, with tho
respect, your obedient servants,
Duvul Pmil Brown, |W. M. Meialilh,
Iviac Ila/.uMmrsl, Mil K. Price,
K. S|H>nc«*r Miller, Henry M. PhlHlpu,
P. McCall, lAlexinuha* Hunrv,
(lf>. \V. maillo, I lUclmnl Thus, *
ArliiurM. Burton, iThco. Cnvh*r,
•lamas byn.t, Wm. A. Purler.
John Samuel. iWlßhim B. Mann,
William 1.. Hirst. JAm-stant UUion,
Charles (JBpln, Plumas P«w,
Lewis c. Cisshiy, James CamjJi.-il,
iM'.v.ou 11. Well, .James U. l.mllow,
James Uoss Snowden, ' Lewis Mover,
Iviwartl Hopper, Tlionia,. H. smith,
Henry M. Whrrtois, Anion Brills.
l'ieri-e A relior, Jr., Richard P. White,
A. V. I'arsons, Thus. H. Me Mirny,
. '.ivhi W. Sellers. Win. J,. Hoiini','
J.ones M. (rowan, James 1 nters.m,
James It. Campbell, Charles J. Buhllo,
: tirman Slmppanl I. M. Robb,
Samuel (J. Thompson, John C. Bullet,
1 .•e.lrieJs Heyer, Charles H. T. Colli.s,
1 II. Karie. DaviiJ Web-Jer.
• Ro’-'je Bull, UieharU 1.. Ashlihui’Kl,
1 >hn A. ' >w.*:i%
h ■bert M. Mo-mu,
s il.
I'ii’i-. J. t ‘laylun,
I, Sergeant I‘nee.
; ■.; 1 1» 1 1'hnen,
h I K R j.lney,
1-Tankhn B. (lowen,
■ N’al ban 11. Sharp loss,
< 'lenn.MiL B. Pmiroae,
’Thomas J, Diehl,
I>. P. Brown,
John \. Marshall,
Sioiui'-i 1 Melc <on,
Thorn.l In: *. Jr.,
W. J. Ilowar.-l.
J. Nea Lon Brov. n,
Washington* Nov. .; 18<*7.
D’tv'ul Jtrnivu , Jfcrr
tfiff;, Eli A \ J'rioc, Asm/'* Jf-idr/mrsf,
mi/ M. i'hillip a, \VU(i<nn .1. J’orlt:/',
/vsf/a/Vc.s*, and olh< rs 0/ lh E/iiladc/jj/ua
Ear.
( i knti.kmmx ; I am highly honored by
your invitation to an entertainment
which, as member:* of the Philadelphia
Bar, you propose t« give, on a day to bo
named by me, as a testimonial of your,
professional and personal regard for mo,
and i beg you to accept my sincere
thanks therefore. The invitation did not
reach mo until several days after I had
resigned my judicial commission and en
tered upon my public duties as a member
of the Fortieth Congress. In the midst
of these new duties it is impossible to
foresee, at present, a day when il would
lie convenient to meet you. Ami be
sides, I confess I do not like lo be the ob
ject of a public entertainment. There is
'too much directness and personality in
the compliments of such occasions to
suit my taste, for 1 cannot persuade my
-.oil that I have rendered any -uidi pub
lic services ai entitle me to recei w them.
Whilst, however, I resp-v: f;iily decline
t!ie proilbred enteriainnmnt., i am not
insensible to the great, honor of having
won, in a measure, the coni’deuee and es
teem of >,o di* tinguir-hed a body of my
fellow-eit i/.ensas the members of t lie ib.r
of Philadelphia. I’or flUeen years I
wont in and out'amongst y.m us a Judge
of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
It was my business to listen to you, and
it gives me great pleasure to acknowl
edge the learning and ability with which
you instructed me. During the long and
busy period, I doubt if causes were bet
ter argued in any ooiuis where the En
glish common law prevails. I shall look
back upon the pended as one of the pleas
antest eras of my life, not only on ac
count of the forensic talent which dis
tinguished it, but beeaure. also, of the
uniform courtesy and kindness which
characterized our professional inter
course, uful the warm personal attach
ments which grew up.between us.
Indeed, it gives mo singular satisfac
tion to look hack, from this standpoint,
over, not only the Bar of Philadelphia,
but that of our whole State, and to recall
the many young men I have seen come
forward to the active duties and the large
rewards of the profession, and the many
mature lawyers I have set*n advancing
to its highest honors. The retrospect is
saddened, to ,be sure, as all views of the
past must be, by the recollection of the
many honored names who have gone lo
their graves—some in the r pmtoss of old
ago, others in the midst of their years.—
But the good examples of al. nach remain
to animate the living, and \n ihe living
lawyers of Pennsylvania, ihe State lias
her best wealth—for it is ihe wealth of
educated intellect, of high and hmiornhlo
endeavor, of discriminating judgintmt-,
of patriotic Impulse. Tlicm: are all great
powers, and as often as they apply lliem
eelvoa to the questions of the day they
render the Slate signal service.’ They
have done ho in days that are past, and
will do so in the present and future. To
have been associated with such a body of
men in so many years of pleasant pro
fessional intercourse, is one of those pure
pleasures that pleases on reflection.
Renewing, gentlemen, my thanks for
your polite invitation, I sub.-crihe myself,
with sentiments of high regaid, your
friend and obedient servant.
(1 no. \V. WooiiWAitD.
llnAl'Til’t'i. Au. kooky. — Mr. Critten
den Wib engaged in defend.ng a man who
had been indicted for u capital olfencv. —
Alter an elaborate and powerful defence,
he closed his ellbrt by the following
striking and beautiful allegory.
“When (lod In his eternal counsel con
ceived the thought of man’s creation, Jie
called to him the three ministers who
wail constantly upon h\< throne—Jus
tice, Truth, and Mercy- and thus ad
dressed them “Shall we make man?”
Then said Justice, “() (lod make him not
for he will trample upon Thy laws.”
Truth made an answer, 1 O Clod make
him no! for In* will p *ln!r Thy ,-anetua
ries.” !> it M-ocy, dropped upon hor
knee-, and lo n-imi up !lir> igh her tears,
exclaimed ;“O Clod make Mm. I will
watch over him with care through ail the
dark pliat.s which lie may trend,” Then
Clod made man, and said to him, ‘‘(X man,
thou art the child of mercy—go deal with
thy brother.”
. The jury, When he had finished, went
into tears* .against evidence and what
must havo been their own convictions,
! brought in a verdict of “Not guilty.”
VOL. 54.—N0. 31
THE YANKEE FARMER.
Some waggish students, of Vale College
a few fears since, were regaling them
solves one evening at the “Tontine,'
when an old farmer from the country on
lered the room, taking it for the bar-room
and Inquired if ho could obtain lodging
there. The young chap* immediately
answered in the atUrmativc, inviting
him to take a glass of punch. The old
fellow, who was a shrewd Yank* e, saw,
at once that he was to bo made the butt
of their Jests, but quietly taking otr his
hat, and telling a worthless little dog
he had with him to lie under the chair,
ho look a glass of the proffered beverage.
The students anxiously inquired after
the health of the old mail’s wife and chil
dren. and (ho former, with affected sim
plicity, gave them the whole pedigree,
with numerous anecdotes about his farm,
slock, «&e.
“ Do you belong to the church ?” ask
ed one of the wags.
“ Yes, the Lord be prai-ed, and did
my father before me.”
“ Well, L suppose you will md tell j
lie?” replied the student.
“ Xot for (h.. world, ’’added Ih. lar
“ X‘>w. what will you lake fur that
dog,” pointing to the farmer’s cur, win
was not worth his weight in Jersey mud.
“I would not lake twenty dollars foi
that dog.”
'* Twenty dollars? Why, he n>l
worth twenty conts^."
“ Well, I assure you, j would not lake
twenty dollars for him."
“ dome, my friend," said the student,
who, with his companions, was limit on
having some capital fun with the old
man.
“ Xow, you say you won’t tell a lie for
the world, let me see if you won't do it
Jor twenty dollars. I’ll give you twenty
dollars for your dog.”
“ I’ll not take it," replied the famer.
“ \'M will not. Flore, let us see if this
won’t tempt you to tell a lie," added the
student, producing a Mmiil bag of half
dollars, from which he counted small
piles on the tabh* where the farmer sat
with his hat in his hand, apparently un
concerned. “There," added the student,
“ there are twenty dollars, all in silver.--
1 will give yon that for your dog."
The old farmer quietly raised Ids hat
to the edge of the table, and then as quick
as thought scraped all the money Into it
except ono hnlfdollttr, nt thv sauie [fine
exclaiming, “ I won’t take your twenty
dollars. Nineteen and a half is as much
as the dog is Worth ; he is your proper-
A tremendous laugh fiom his fellow
students showed the would-ba wag that
he was completely “ done up," and that
ho need not look for help in that quarter ;
an ho good-naturedly acknowledged Idm
self beat, insisted on the old larmor tak
ing another glass, and they parted in
great glee, the student retaining the dog,
which he keeps to this day, as a lesson to
him never to attempt tq play tricks on
men older than himself, and especially
(o be careful how ho tries to wheedle a
Yankee fanner.
Ai-tku thh Funkka't..—Of all the re
turnings, that one “after the funoral , ' is
the*adde*t. Who will say it is not so,
who has followed a beloved one to the
grave? While ho was sick, we went in
and out, anxious, sorrowing, sailcring.—
The solierkido to relieve, and care for, ami
comfort him, engrossed us ; the apprehen
sion of (.nr own dD-mlution, incase ho
should he removed Irom us, almost drove
n-> wild. While he lay dead under the
home roof, there was a hurry ami bustle
in preparation for Liu* dual riles. Friends
are sent for, neighbors are present, the
funeral arrangements are discussed, the
mourning procured, the hospitalities of
the house provided for; all isexcitenient;
the loss is not yet perceived in all Us
greatness, lint “ after the.funoral,” —af-
ter the hustle has subsided and thing* be
gin to move on as usual, then it is we be
gin to know what has befallen us. The
house seems still and sepulchral though
in the heart of the eily ; and though its
threshold be trodden by friendly feel, it
is as if empty. The apartments, how de
serted ! especially the room where lie
struggled and surrendered in the last con
diet. There are his clothes, there are his
hooks, there his hat and earn*, there hi*
ever-vaeant scat at the family board.—
Dining his siekne*-, we had iml noticed
these tilings *o much, for we hoped ever
that lie might use or occupy them again,
tint now wo know it can never he, and
perceive tin* dreadful vacuity everywhere.
Mli, bow il.irk and cheerio** the night
rdiadnws conic down after the funeral'!
X • m ion or stars ever shone so dim ly ; no
darkne." ever seemed so dark. The lick
ings i.f the clock resound like bell strokes
all over the house. Xo fool—tep now on
the stairs or overhead in the sick cham
ber; no nurse or watcher* to come and
he is not so well, and iiaka for you.”
N«>. indeed; you may “slcepon now and
Lake your rest,” if >/(h( can. Ah, poor
heart! It will be lonbefore Lho sweet
rest you once knew will res'isit your
couch. .Slumber will bring again lho
scenes through which you have just pass
ed ami you will start from it but to lind
them all 100 real. God pity the mourner
“ after i he funeral.” -
OUDHUKH TO Til H - F IIONT. i’.h-hop
Ames, at tho reunion of the Indiana (.'on
feronee, told Lius touching story :
A General in the lute war told me not
long since, Unit among tho troops that
were under his command was a youth
hardly fifteen years of ago, who was ta
ken violently sick, and the boys belong
ing (o the company sympathized with
him —his mother was a poor widow, liv
ing in Southern Illinois—they saw tho
little fellow growing worse and worse, so
they made up a purse, and sent for his
mother to come and see her soldier-boy
die. *Slie came, lie was fast sinking.
The General sympathized with him
and visited him frequently. lie came in
one morning—tho mother was sitting up
on her son's bedside and singing:
“ .Tertis can umke u »IyJn« il
Keel hort as d<*-vny pillows ufu.'’
The General listened till she had fin
ished, and then came forward, took him
by the hand, and. said, “How are you
tins morning, John
Said the dying-boy, “ Not very well,
General —/(tm ordered io (he front I" and
to the front he went. Angela came down
to conduct him to the realms of gloiy.—
When Clod is ready to order us to tho
fiont, I trust we will he, like tho soldier
boy, ready do march at a moment’s \\arn
mg.
Woman’s liAiioir.—A woman has no
uu{ u isl gi ft more be wile hi iig tluui a sweet
laugh. Uis like the sound of a Unit* on
lilt* water. It leaps frontier in a dear,
sparkling rill, and the heart that heais
;i feels as if bathed in a cool, exhiliarnling
spring. Have vou ever pursued an un
seen fugitive through trees, led on by a
fairy laugh—now here, now there, now
lost, now' foilml*.’ We have, and we are
pursuing that vniee to this day. Some
times it will come to us in the midst ol
sorrow, or irksome business, ami we turn
nway and listen to hear it ringing
through the.room like a silver bell, with
power to scare away the evil spirits of the
mind. Kow much wo owe that sweet
laugh! It turns the prose to poetry; it
Mings lloweiv. of sunshine over the dark
ness of the wood in which we are travel
ing: it touches with light even onrsleep,
.whieh is no more the image of death, hut
is consumed with dreams that are the
shadows of immortality.
\ I* t! Mm i n organ builder lias in
wnleu.a new Mop, which from the ac
count* in the Pitmburg papers, i“ some
thing wonderful. One paper says: “It
expresses the touching tenderness ot the
human heart and the tremulous, pathetic
rnnes of the violin, its ell'cct is indescri
bable and altogether in cslslnblc. Indeed,
the human heart and the nerves which
eaii remain unmoved under the intlu
eneeof its cthcrial tones must bo coin
sed of wood aud leather. 0
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ODES AND ENDS.
—An imperious Ctesar—The Sheriff.
—Fancy dress—The mantle of night.
—A good place for early birds.—The
city of Worms.
—Why is a kiss like a rumor? Be
canso it goes from mouth to mouth.
—ls a maid in male apparel a self-made
man ?
—What grows tho less tired the more
it works? A'Wagon wheel.
—Toll tv man in a single word that ho
took a late breakfast. At-ten-u-nto.
—The chap that sung “Some one Is
waitin’ for me,” discovered a policeman.
—Halloa, Bridget! what o’clock Is it,
and' where’s tho chicken pie?” It’s
eight, Sir.”
—When docs a farmer act witli rude
ness towards his corn ? When lie nulls
its cars.
~A schoolboy's aspiration : “ Oh, how
I wish I were a fountain, for then I could
always be playing.”
—ln matters of conscience, first
dioughts are best; in matters of prudence,
ast thoughts arc best.
-Mrs. Partington .considers that washer
women are particularly silly people to at
tempt to catch soft water when it rains
hard.
—“ I have lost flesh,” said a toper to
his companion. “No great loss,” replied
the other, “ since you have made It up in
spirits,”
-A gentleman, at a musical party,
asked a friend, in a whisper, “ How shall
I stir the fire without interrupting the
music?” “Between the bars,” replied
the friend,
—The young lady who has boon tel
ling'how she felt the first time her lover
kissed her, is requested to state how she
felt the first time she was spanked.
—What is the difference between an
old man in Latin, and a look at a woman
in full dress? One is se-nex, and the
other is see nocks and a good deal more.
—What is the difference between a
spider and a duck ? The one has feet nl
u’jyvj on a irob, and the other has a web
always on its feet.
—The great source of pleasure is varie
ty. Wo love to expect; and when expec
tation is disappointed or gratified, wo
want to be again expecting.
—Scene—A crowded hor.-e car: First
passenger. (To sturdy laborer standing
in form of him :) “ I say there, T,vo got
toes!” Second passenger. “ V-e-s,” (a
gleam of intelligence lightens his face,)
“ I felt ’em.” •
-What was the difference between Jo
an of Are and Noah’s ark. One was
Maid of Orleans, and the other was made
of gopher wood.
—A greenhorn sat a long time, very
attentive, musing upon a cano-bottom
chair. At length he said : “ I wonder
what fellow took the trouble to find all
them ar holes, ami pul straws -around
'em.”
—The bride’s veil originated in IhoAn
lo-Saxon custom of performing the mar
riage under a piece of cloth, hold at each
corner by a tall man, over the brido-
•ouin and bride to conceal her blushes.
—A vender of hoop-skirts was recently
extolling his wares in presence of a cus
tomer's husband. “No lady should ho
without one of these skirls,” said the
shop man. “ Well, of course not,” dryly
responded the husband, who was some
thing of a wag: “ she should bo within
—Somebody says the first thing that
inied his attention to matrimony was
ic neat and skillful manner in which
a pretty girl handled a broom. Yes, says
the Printer’s Devil, ho may see the time
when the manner in which that broom
will be hadled, will not afford him so
much satisfaction.
An Irishman who had loft his native
country and sought an asylum in Ameri
ca because it was the land of liberty, was
.Hacked on his first arrival, in liecem
>er, by a furious mastiff. He stooped to
dek up a stone to defend himself, but
he stone was fro/.eii fast. “ jty my soul,”
ays Pat, “ what a swato country, whore
lie dogs are let loose ami the stones tied
ust.
—A gentleman who wanted to make a
talking speech to a Sunday school,
thought he would adopt tho colloquial
style, and this is what happened :
“ Now boys, what docs a man want
when ho goes a fishing V”
A shrill voice in tho crowd went di
•ectly to the point with :
“ Wants a bite !”
Tlie gentleman sat down.
—“ Amelia, for thee—yes at thy com
mand, I’d tear this eternal fermament
into a thousand fragments—l’d gather
the stars one by one as they tumbled
from regions of ctherial space and put
them in my trowsers pockets ; I’d pick
the sun—that oriental god of day, that
traverses the blue arch of heaven in such
majestic splendor —I’d tear him from the
sky and quench its bright effulgence in
the fountain of my eternal love for thee!
Amelia,—“Don’t Henry, it would boso
very dark.”
—Tho following joke is going tho
rounds in the Western papers: Tho
superintendent of the Marietta and Cin
cinnati Railway discharged a conductor
belonging to the road. “ Well,” said he,“ I
was discharged for giving a free pass.”—
“ What made you such a fool as to give
a free pass? “ Well, you see,” replied
tho conductor, “I got tired of riding
alone, and gave a friend of mine a free
pass to get him to go along for company.”
A ir.uin jut. —. Said an old preacher
once : “ Fellow-sinners, if you wore told
that by going to the top of those stairs
yonder, Ip a rickety pair of
stairs at the end of the church,) you
might secure your eternal salvation, I re
ally hardly believe any of you would try
it. But let any'‘man proclaim that there
were live dollars in gold for you, and
I'll be bound there would bosuchnget-
:ig up stairs as you never did see.”
—Theodore Tilton had just entered a
lotelhi a Western town, and was going
ip stairs very travel—stained to [change
ils toilet preparatory to lecturing, when
ie encountered on the second floor an
■ ver dressed ami vulgar woman. “Are
•on the porterV” questioned the woman,
aving her hand upon Theodore’s arm.—
‘No, madam,” was the quiet response,
‘ are you the chambermaid ?”
—Hr. John Wilkins wrote a hook in
the time of Charles 11. to show the possi
bility of making a voyage to the moon.
The Duchess of Newcastle, who was like
wise notorious for her vagrant specula
tion, said to him, “ Doctor, where am i
to halt at in the upward journey V “My
huh',” replied the doctor, “ of all the peo
ple hi the world, I never expected that
question from you, who have built so
many castles in the air that you might
lie eycrv night at one of your own.”
—A day or so since, in one of the trains
from Boston, a quiet individual, sitting
bv the stove in one of the passenger cars,
drew forth a bottle and commenced
hiving his hands with the contents.—
The day was very cold and the vicinity
of the stove was crowded. One old man
watched the bottle-holder’s operation*
with great interest, and dually asked
him what kind of stud'he was using.—
“ Glycerine,” replied the quiet man.—
“ Glycerine—thunder!” ami the old man
rushed for the door. Others caught up
the word, and they all rushed into tile
adjoining cars, living our glyeerino
friend to (sooth Ids chapped hands,