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Juno 4,1808.—ly
/"'(HAS. E. MAGLAUGHLIN, A/itor
( milUvf. Oinoo in Building f«morly
occupied by Volunteer, n few doors South ot Hun
uon’s Hotel.
Deo. 1,1865. j
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rW 1 : and Counselor at Law, Carlisle, Pcnno,
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me Court House, Carlisle, Pa.
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. Office in Rlieom's Hall Building, in the
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no; 16 SOOTH HANOVER ST.
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JJNITED STATES CLAIM
AND
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East Louther Street, three doors below Bcdlorn,
Carlisle, Ponna.
Dec. 1, 18U5.
Hfteiical-.
A.
STONES’
AROMATIC CORDIAL,
A SAFE,'SPEEDY il*.D RELIABLE CUIUS
roil THE CASES 0?
DIARRHCEA,
DYSENTERY,
CHOLERA,
PAINS OR CRAMPS fHINE
STOMACH OR BOWELS
This remedy has boon used with unparalleled
success iu the ohJlora seasons of IbJi—Ww ahti
1831.
THOUSANDS OF BOTTLES HAVE BEEN SOLD
in Philadelphia; and references can also be giv
en to persona residing in this town — have
used the in. 3 lioluo and who spoaic la the high
est terras of Its
PROMPT AND EFFICIENT RELIEF.
PRICE FIFTY CENTS
Bit SPARED ONLY BY THE PROPIETOR AT
PRINCIPAL DEPOT,
CORNER DRUG STORE,
SH.IPPENSDURG, PA.
For sale by
WM. CLABKE & SONS,
LEES X ROADS.
COYLE & CO.,
11 SOUTH HANOVER ST., CARLISLE.
HAVEBSTICK, DBOOBIBT,-
, CARLISLE.
B. A. S T O N E R ,
MIDDLE SPRING.
GELWICK.S & CO.,
CHAMBERSBURG*
CRESSLER, DRUGGIST,
CHAMBERSBURG.
JOHNSON, HOLLOWAY &
COW DEN,
CO2 ARCH ST., PHILA.
and druggists generally
March 5, lWW.—«ra
J_JEAX> THIB THROUGH!
IT MAY INTEREST YOU OR A FRIEND.
TO THE PUBLIC AND THOSE IN
TEJUESTED IN HORSES, CATTLE,
HOGS, &0.. &C,
THAT THE CELEBRATED DR. BARBER’S
hobse,
CATTLE AND HOG POWDERS,
prepared and sold by CTRUS BROWN- Druggist
ana Apothecary, Broadway, Upper Milton, Pa.,
18 Ul ° BEST IN THE WORLD. '
When the Horse s In very bad condition, use
Powder and One
Quart of Linseed OU. Mix and Drench.
bemembeb the bed hobse,
On Each Pack and prepared as above.
THEME POWDERS are prepared from the or
iclnal Dr.'Harder's Recipe, with addltions from
the Redoes of the Beat Horse Farriers In Europe
and America, together with the experience of the
Prooriotor of over Twenty Years with Horses and
Medicine. The following diseases are cured with
their use;
AU Stages of
Cou & h K, nd .' , #
Even First Stages of
Glanders and
Farcy,
Distemper,
Gripes,
Colic,
Inflamatlous,
Jaundice or -
Yellow
Water,
Hidebound, Removes Worms, <to„ <tc M &c.
These Powders by occasional use. say once or
twice per week, will bo a preventive of disease,
when the animal docs not come in contact with
nostril of the diseased Horse.
these horse powders
urn ii sure preventive and cure for diseases so
common wild chlokeua-Gupea, &c. Diuectioks.-
Mix In corn meal. Anso-Mix with the water
they drink. Feed It to your Block, and they win
be healthy and fat.
bememrer the .tied horse on each
PACK. TAKE NO OTHER.
For Sale by CORNMAN & WORTHINGTON,
No. 7 East Main of., Carlisle Pa,
Jan. 28.1868.-4 m
IJEAUTY,
COMFORT AND DTIB.ABI.LiTY.
ALL. THE LATEST STYLES IK
CUSTOM-MADE
BOOTS AHD BHOES.
BOX TOES
AND OTHER NOVEIiTTUW3
PRICES FIXED AT LOW FIGURES,
A. DYBERT,
No. 84 Cast LODTHER street, Carlisle Fenn’a,
April 8, iaoB,-am
BY BRATTON & KENNEDY,
Urg ©otTDS.
nOODNEWS! GOOD NEWS!
‘ GREA T DECLINE IN PRICES
AT THE NEW AND CHEAP CASH STORE,
CORNER OP HANOVER AND POMFUET* STREETS.
The subscriber would respectfully Inform the
Eublia that ho Is receiving almost dally from the
astern Cities, a large Invoice of Now and Cheap
Goods, such as.
LADIES’ DRESS GOODS.
PLAIN, BLACY AND FANCX SILKS,
French Merlnoes?
Mohairs,
Poplins,
Black and Fancy
French Repps,
Plain and
Fancy Do Lalnes,
Plain and Fancy
Alpaccas
SHAWLSI S H A.W S I
BROCHA LONG AND SQUARE,
LONG AND SQUARE WOOLENS
BREAKFAST SHAWLS In great variety
and very cheap.
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES!
French,
German and
American Cloths,
Black and
Fancy Cassimercs,
Boeskins,
Black and Fancy
Cvcr Coalings, SaiUnctts,
Kentucky Jeans,
Undershirts and
DOMESTICSI
Bleached and Brocha
Table Diapers,
Counterpanes,
and Quilts,
Colton Flannels,
Bleached and
Unbleached Muslins,
Tickings, Checks,
Towels,
Napkins, A-c.
REMEMBER THE PLACE,
ON THE COIiNEU OF
HANOVER AND POMFRET- STREETS,
tho room formerly occupied by
B. 11. Jamieson a Co.
THUS. A. HARPER.
Nov. 7.1897 —tf
SPRING I ! XB6B
1868.
EAR GAINS
Now opening In
DOMESTIC GOODS,
DRESS GOODS,
OASSIMERES, SATTINETTS AND JEANS,
WHITE GOODS ,
dress trimmings,
ZEPHYRS,
RIBBONS AND NOTIONS
I* 1851
RING’S NEW STORE
NO. 55 WEST MAIN STREET,
Opposite the Mansion House,
Next door to the Post Office, Carlisle.
April 18,1868.
HOOP SHIRTS. 628,
WM. T. HOPKIN’S “OWN MAKE”
“KEYSTONE SKIRTS,”
aro the best and Cheapest Low Priced Hoop
Skint In the market. Trull Wklrts, 25 springs,
gl.ou; JOsprluga, 81.20; und'4l> springs, Sl.-Jd. Plain
ttklris, o tapes, 2U springs, t»0 Cents; 25 springs, Uo
Genus: 3U springs, $1.16; and 35 springs, 81.20.
Warranted in every respect.
“Our OSVN MARK" ol “.UNION BKIRTS"
Eleven Tape Trails, irom 2D to 00 springs, 51.20 to
92.50. Plum, six Tapes, 20 to 50 springs, from Uo
cents to 92.U0. Tliesoaklria aro bettor than those
sold by other establishments us first class goods,
and at much lower prices.
—vur WT J.l m ~ " *'■ -ui - ■ inr ion pisiftio
uro in every v*uy superior to all other Hot»p skirls
before the Public, and only liavo to be examined
or worn to convince every oueol the fact. Manu
factured of tne best imeu-fiulshed Lugiiali Uleel
borings, very superior tapes, and the stylo ol
metalio fastenings aud manner ol securing them
surpass lor duiaoihty aud excel once any other
bkirt m this country, and arc lighter, more elas
tic will wear longer, give more satisluctiou, aud
are really cheaper man all others. Avery laity
JioulU try them. They uro being sold exten
sively by Merchants throughout tills aud the ad
joining states at very moderate prices. Il you
want the best ask lor “Hopkln’s' Champion
skirt.” If you do uot find them, got the Mer
chant with whom you deal to order them lor
vou orcoincorseuddirectious. Merchants will
’ find’our different grades of skirts exactly wnat
they need, aud wo especially invito them to call
and examine our extensive assortment, or sand
lor. Wholesale Price List. ,' ~ „
To be had at lie tail at Manufactory, and of the
Retail Trade generally, and at Wholesale of the
Mauulacturcr only, to whom all orders should bo
addressed.
MANUFACTORY AND SALES ROOM,
C2S ARCH STREET,
Between oth and 7th J& a .
March 5,1803.—X0m05.
R Y GOODS
RICKEY, SHARP & CO,
No. 727 CHESTNUT STREET
Have now Uio most complete and elegant stock
of
SPR ING GOODS,
Which thovUiavo ever offered,and invite special
nMpntloD to their stock of SILKS, comprising a
Ml hie of HEA VY BLACK Gk6b GUAIN and
lusterleSs bilks, fur suits.
Plain Brown and Mode Taffettaa.
plain Brown and Mode Ponlto do Soles.
FULL LINE OF
mohair and alpaca poplins,
Of the choicest coloring, together with an Exton
alvo Variety of DRY GOODS, embracing Cloths,
Uosslmores, Houso-Furnlshiug Goods, &c.
RICKEY, SHARP & CO.,
727 Chestnut Street,
PHILADELPHIA.
Fob. 0. 1808.—ly
£Ubet cmb Siln^amatc.
SEEING IS BELIEVING !
A f 7 0 4 ARCH STREET.
NEW PRICES!
BIOH BH.VEB AND SILVER PLATED WAKES,
Including every stylo and »
description, made express
ly for the winter
’which for neatness and
durability cannot bo aur- jXy
passed at ,
JOHN BOWMAN’S
Wholesale and Detail Manufacturing Establish
meut,
NO. 704 ARCH STREET
PHILADELPHIA*
AyKe-platlng atshort notice.
AOgUfII22.ISOT-ly
HOOFLAND’S GERMAN. BITTERS,
Hoofland’s German Tonic.
Prepared by Dr. C. M. Jackson,
rniLADKLriiiA, pa
The Great Remedies for all Diseases
Poplins
LIVER, STOMACH, OR
DIGESTIVE ORGANR
Hoofland’s German Bitters
Is compost'd of the pnro Juices (or, as they tiro medici
nally termed, hx i -j tracts) of Roots,
II ii rb a and Burks, making a prepare-
Uon, highly concon IN iM Irnicd. and enllrsly
frff/rom Alcoholic UiU bU admixture of any
Xtina.
HOOFLAND’S GEEMAN TONIC,
Drawers.
Ib ft comhlnfttlon of oil the Ingredients of tho Bitters,
with the purest quality ot Santa Crus Jlum, Orange,
etc., making one .of the moat pleasant nnd agreeable
reini-dles over ollered to tho public.
- Thni>o prefeirlug a MedJdno ireo from Alcoholic ad
mixture, will use
Hoofland’s German Bitters,
In cases of nervous depression, when some alcoholic
stimulus Is necessary,
EOOFLAMD’S GEEMAN TONIO
The Bitters or the Tonic arc both equally good, nnd
contain ibo same medicinal virtues
The •tonmeh. (rum a variety o( causes, such as Indi
cation, D)«>|n-jißlu, Ni-j-vuun DrbUtty,
etc. I* ven apt to have ha (uiicilojib
deranged Tbr result V|a JfJ of which Is, that the
patient Buffers fmm several or more of
tho following diseases:
Constipation. Flatulence, Inward Piles,
Fulness of Blood to the Head, Acidity
of the Btomaoh, Nausea, Heart
burn, Disjoint for Food, Fulness
or Weight In tho Stomach,
Sour Eructations, Sink
ing or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Stoma- h, Swimming of
the Head, Hurried or Difficult
Breathing. Fluttering at the Heart*
Ohoktng or Buffoon ting. Sensations when
In a Lying Posture. Dimness of Vision*
Dots or Webs before the Sight,
Dull Pain in the Head, Deß
olenoy of Perspiration, Yel
lowness of the Skin and
Eyes, - Pain m
the Side, (fff Back,Chest,
Limbs, etc., 1&4 JfM 8 u d d e n
- Plushes of Heat- Buratae
•lln the Flesh. Constant Imaginings of Evil*
and Great Depression of Spirits.
These remedies will effectually euro LU'cr Complaint,
Jaundice, Dyspepsia, Chronic or Nervous Debility.
Chmnlr Diarrluea. rHsea-e of the Kidneys, and all
Dlm-aaps arising from a Disordered Liver, Stomach,or
Intestines.
nowiiHine* from any Cause
pbostLation op the system.
induced bv Severe Labor, Hara
shipßt EJjcputmrw, »ru.
• There Is no medicine extant equal to these remedies
in such cuneii. A tone nnd vigor in Imparted to tho
whole System, tlio Appetite Isßtrengib
ened. food I* enjoyed, TKCp* \ he Bt " ( " ln , c} ! l
promptly, the hion<i JKHi Is punth-d. the com
nlextnn locnmor «« sound and hiailthy,
the yellow tinge Is eradicated from the eves, n hh>um
li given to the clu-en*. and the weak and nervous in-
TftUd becomes a strong and healthy being.
Persons Advanced in Life t
And feeling the hand of dine weighing heavily upon
them, wllh all lU* attendant llle. will And in die usi* of
tilli* BITTERS, or .the TONIC. an elixir- dial will
Instil new life In o their veins, ronton* In a measure
the energy and ardor of more youthful days, hill d up
their shrunken forma, and give health and happiness
to their remaining yean.
It I# a •woll-cutahllehcd fact that fully opo-half of the
female portion of nur . , population are sel
dom In the enjoyment TEST - of good health ; or.
to use their own ex IFI s* predion.
well.” They aro lan GfffiSea guld, devoid of all
energy, extremely nervous, and have no appetite.
To tills claw* of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, la eflpoclnlly recommended.
WEAK AMD DELICATE CHILDREN
Are Wto Btring by tbo übo of ollhcr oflbwoi
They will core every case of MARASMUS, without
of certificate* have accumulated In the
, u( Mlr t’Ut -~ui- —Haw nr »nfl.
pnhllratlon of nut a few. Those, It will ho observed,
are men of uoto and of such standing that they must
he behoved.
Hon. Geo. W. Woodward.
ChirJ Justice o/Vit Supreme Court of Pa., writra;
Philadelphia , March 16,1867.
“I find ‘lloonontl’B G.nimn Bluer. >
, K ,«d ionic. OBoful /m In lilßi Oio. of U
dlgeadveorgans, and Jg of « m ‘ l J
cases oldehllliy, and » ■“* want of nervous a
Uoa In the system. Tours truly,
GEO. W. WOODWARD.”
Hon. James Thompson.
Judge qf (he Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia, April 28, 1860.
««1 consider ‘ noofcmd’s German Bitters» a raliwMi
W-dictnr In case of attacks of I ndlgcsllon or Dyspepsia.
I can wrtlfy this from my experience of It.
Yours, with respect,
JAMES THOMPSON."
From Eev. Joseph H. Kennard, D, D.
Pastor of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Dr. Jackson- Dear Sir: 1 have boon frequently re-
Quested to connect my name with recommendations
ol dltlorent kinds of medicines, but regarding the pmc-
See as out of my ap (= pwprinte \
have In all cases do cllned .*, 7 l^nd
niwar nroof In ?nrt II oue Instances and
in my own family, of the
SsStilneM of Dr. Hoolland’s German Bitters, \ depart
for once' from my usual course, to express my fuU
conviction that, far general debility of the system, and
esvejnaUyfor Liner Complaint, Hun safeand valuable
preparation. In some cases H may fall; hut usually, I
not, It will he very benellclnl to those who suffer
from the above causes.
Yours, very respectfully,
J. H. KENNARD,
Eighth, below Ooatei BU
From Eev. E. D. Fendall,
Joiskint Editor Ohritiian Chronicle, Philadelphia.
I have derived decided bcncllt from the uae of Hoof*
land** German Blttera, and feel It my privilege .«> ««•
commend diem u a most valuable tonic, to all whoaro
offering from general dehUity or from rf-aae. arUlog
from derangement of the liver. Voura truly,
1 B. D. PENDALL.
Hoofland'a German Rom odJo* are conn* erfji tc fl.
that ihaahjnature of U ’. J "r c . , , _
la oo the wrapper r m boli,e *
All other* are coun JMJjS
Pv4nrinal Office dlaiii' and Manufactory
at llie German Medicine atoro, No. 631 AEOH Streep
Philadelphia.
CHARLES BL EVANS,
German Uruprtst, I’rojirlotor,
Formerly C.'U. Jaobror 6t Co,
Fox *aie by a- Srngylaia and Dealers la ilediclnca.
NE\^,GOODS
Soofland’B German Bitten, per belli 00
u u «* half dozen .6 00
Hoofland’a German Tonic, pot up in quart bottles, 1 60
. per bottle, or a hall dozen f0r..1
KT Do not forget ‘to examine well the article you
boy, in order to get the genuine.
Jan.lßOo.—-ly
JUftcbtcal.
AND
should bo used.
debility.
NOTICE.
TESTIMONIALS.
OAUTIOW.
pbioes.
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, JUNE 25. 1868,
Cortical*
AN «Ll> STOUT IN JRIIYHIE.
71Y WAX KM.
An Irishman from the County of Cork,
Onco spied a beautiful hog
As ho wos out for a bl£ of a walk;
Tho gruntcr was stuck In a bog.
Quoth Pal, “ I believe I’ll help ycea a bit,
Just to hoist yeos out of tho mud;
As quick as thought ho set at It,
And soon on the dry land It stood.
“ Youro tired, me darlin, I havn’t a doubt,
And I’m not the man. do yo see,
To leavoye alouo alter hclp'ng yo out;
So I’ll carry yo homo wld mo 1”
Oa his broad shoulders ho bore It away,
Not questioning whoso It might bo.
Bathe heard throng tho course of tho day
One was stolen Jrom Widow McGee.
“ I’ll ate it." quoth Pat, “ aud tho devil may care
For all tho McGees on tho sod,
Then I’ll get absolution from Father Maher
When I’ve finished mo beautiful hog. ,
lie ato It ami straight to the priest then ho wont
Ami owned up Ills sins like a man,
Swore by the Virgin he'd surely repent;
Says the priest, “ Do so, If you can.
“But how will you do In the great Judgment day,
When Saint Peter will bring up the hog
And Widow McGee, then what will you say
Of thj grunler you stoic in the bog?”
“Will the pig be there, your reverence?” said Pal
“ For In thntca.se I’ll whistle ajlg,
And If ever they ask such a question as that,
i’ll say, Widow McGee there’s your pig.”
ftetellatiEmis.
THE lIIA.IIO2VI> ICING.
UY AMY RANDOLPH.
It was the night before Christinas.
Dark and overclouded with while gusts
of driving snow, and raw air, which in
sinuated itself into every fold ot the moat
voluminous wrappings. A night which
was uncomfortable enough to the rich,
but dreadlul to the poor.
Mr' Almayne did not observe the little
blue-nosed boy, crouching
tanned uy tno unuianiry illuminated
■date glass window, as he sprung Irnm
Ida carriage and went slowly across the
pavement into I he bright, thronged shop.
How should.ho ? But little Ben Morrow's
eyes, eager with lire sickly light of star
vation, took in every detail of the riel)
man’s equipage, and his.purple lingers
clasped one another tighter, as he look
“ Oh !” he thought, “ how nice It must
be to ho rich—to Imve cushioned carria
ges and big red Urea, ami mince pics every
day ! Oh ! 1 wisu I were rich !”
And Ben shrank closer into the corner,
as tile wind fluttered ids thiu, worn gar
ments, and lilted the curls, witli freezing
touch, from ids forehead.
Uor did Mr. •' imayno observe linn
again, when he entered his carriage,
drawing on Ida expensive fur gloves, and
leaning among the velvet cushions, with
a aigh scarcely less earnest than lithe
Ben’s bail been.
The child’s ideal of ’■ big red fires’’
would have been quite realized if lie could
have seen theacai let shine that llumined
Mr. Almay no’s luxurious drawing-rooms
that night, glowing softly on gilled ta
bles alabaster vases, and walls ol rose and
cold W idle just before the genial flame,
tne pale widower sal, thoughtfully watch
ing the flickering spires of green and
ainethist light, and very lonely in bis
splendid solitude! , . „
“X wonder what made mo think of
horn just then,” he murmured, idly tap
ping Ida foot open the velvet rug. “ 1
wonder what alchemy conjured up the
old house under the walnut trees, and
tho broken bridge, where the willow
hranehes swept tho water—the bridge
where little Clara Willis used to ait ami
study her lessons, while I angled vainly
for the fishes that never would bite’—
How lovely she was, that go.iden-haired
girl, with her blue-veined, and lier dark
downcast eyes! I was very much in love
with CJara Willis in those boy and girl
days. 1 should like to know on what
shore the waves of timo have cast her
little bark—it is not often that a person
one has known In iang syne vanishes so
entirelv and utterly from one's horizon.
Poor Clara —what glittering air palaces
we built in the future—how solemnly we
plighted our childish troths! And when
X eamo back, with tho “foitnne” on
whose golden colonndea our fairy castle
of happiness uprenred its pirn,ck-s—she
was gone. And Mary was a good wile
and a true—but she was not Clara VS il
lLU\a the thought passed through his
brain, he instinctively glanced down at
the linger upon which lie wore the bo*
trolhal gift of his dead wile—the ring
was gone!
“ X,ost —It can’t ho lost,” lie murmured
to himself, trying to think when and
where he hud lust observed it. ‘ Can it
have dropped from my linger witlimU
my knowledge? 1 must notify the po
lice at once, and Imve it advertised I Poor
Murry’s ring—l would not lose it lor
twice Us value, ami that would bo no
mean sum!” ,
It was a narrow and murky little street,
with here and there a dim lump flaring
feebly through tho white obscurity of
driving snow, but little Ben Morrow
knew every one of its warped flag-stonea
by heart, and ran whistling down the
alley-way of a tall weather stained build
ing, undaunted by wind of tempest.
‘■See, sis, what a jolly glove I ye lound.
he ejaculated,divingsnddeiilyinloa nar
row doorway and coming upon a tiny
room, only half lighted by a dim kero
sene lamp, beside which sal a woman bu
sily at work. “Hallo! is the lire out!
“ Wrap this old shawl around you
Ben,” said the woman, looking up, with
a smile that partook more ol tears than
mirth “ and you wont, mind the cold so
much. Every coal is gone, and I cun t
buy any more until I am paid for these
puns. Did you sell any mutches * -
" Not two papers," sighed the boy. I
was so cold, Clara—l couldn t go round
to the houses!” .
“ Well, never ra'nd, Benny,” sho said
cheerfully. " Bit close to me, dear—we II
keep each other warm. Oh, Benny, 1
aliotM like to have given you a nice
whole coat for Christmas!”
“Don’t cry, sis,” said the boy, enn
iug ills head against her knee. Didn t
vou give me your shawl lor a comlorter,
only I lost It that wiady day. You’re
lust as good and sweet us you cun be Cla
ra, and X lovo you just as well as 11 you
were my whole sister instead of only
balfaonel” , , . -
Bhe smiled through her tears.
“ Whai, was it about n glove. Ben ?
Ho sprung suddenly up us n lemom
*je“*A’gentleman dropped it in the street.
Iran after the carriage, but it wel ‘t too
fust for mo to catch up. Isn t it nice,
sis?"
, 44 Very, Ben.”.
She drew Ihe fur glove abstractedly on
her chllds hand, and looked at the rich
dl “'vVhy, Ben, what's this?”
For her touch had come in contact
with some thing in the little finger of the
glove, and ahedrew it out. liven by the
dim llghlof the lump aheaaw the myriad
sparkling fasceta ofu diamond ring I
44 The gentlemen must have drawn it
of with his glove,” she said, while Ben
stood by, in open mouthed surprise and
delight.
44 Ben, this la very valuable—we ought
to return it to the owner at once.
44 But how can we, If we don.t know
W “°lt win 7 bo advertised, dear; every ef
fort will lie used to recover so valuable a
jewel! To-morrow morning you must
ask the newsman to lend you a paper for
five minutes, and we will look at the ad
vertisements.”
“Sister,” said Ben Morrow, under his
breath. “ is it very valuable? is it worth
a hundred dollars?”
“ More than that, Ben- why ?”
“ Oh, Clara,” he sobbed, burying his
face in her lap, “ a hundred dollars
would bo so nice I X wish it wasn't
wrong to keep it!”
Clara did not answer—she only smooth
ed down her little brother’s tangled eurls,
and he never knew how hard it was for
her to keep back iter own tears.
Mr. Almnyuo was walking impatient
ly up and down his long, glittering suite
(if rooms'in the Christinas brightness of
the next day's noon, when- his portly
footman presented himself, like a respect
able, motionless statue in the doorway.
"Well Porter.”
“ There’s a young person and a little
boy down stairs, sir, about the advertise
ment,”
" Ask them, to walk in, Porter.”
Porter glanced dubiously ut tbo velvet
chairs ami Wilton carpet.
They’re very shabby and muddy, sir.
“ Kever mind, show them In.”
Porter departed, by no menus pleased,
and in a minute or two threw open tho
door and announced:
“The young person and tbo little
boy I”
“ Be seated,” said Mr. Almayne, cour
teously. “Can you give me any infor
mation in regard to the ring I have lost.
Ben Morrow’s sister was wrapped in a
worn shawl, with a thick, green veil over
her face. She held out the fur glove, rfml
within it a little paper box, from which
blazed the white tire of the lost ring.
“My brother found it in this glove,
last night, sir,” she said, in a low, timid
voice. “The initials—M. A—correspond
with your advertisement so we brought
it at once to the street and number speci-
Mr. Almnync opened .Hs pocket-book,
“ I have promised a liberal reward,
he Raid, taking out a fifty dollar bill.—
Will this be sufficient ?”
Clara-Willis threw back her veil.
“ Wo are very poor, sir,,’ she said, “ but
not so poor ns to take .a rCward for doing
our duty—Thank you all the same.—
Come Benny I”
Henry Almayne’a cheek had grown
very white us he saw the golden braid*
and* clear bine eyes ot his awoet first love
beneath her faded black bo.inet. ,
“ C.’lnra!” be exclaimed, “ ClaraW ill is
la it possible that you do not know me?'
mill gazed lixedl'y at him, with ilawnin;
recognition.
>• Are you—can it be that you are Her
ry Almayne!” she faltered, only ha
certain of the correctness of her conjee
Hu took both her hands tenderly ami
reverently in his ; II she had been a diich
•ss, the action could not have been more
full of courtly respect.
“ Clara, do not go yet,” lie said plead*
ingly—“Let mo unravel this strange
enigma of our two lives ! Ob, Clara, il
this Christmas Day bus indeed brought
me the sunshine which never yet irradi
ated my life, 1 shall bless it to my dying
day! * *
The low sun flpmed redly in the west, be
fore Mr. Alinuyno’s carriage—the very
one which Benney had so ignorantly ad
mired the night before-was summoned
to carry Clara ami lut brother, for the
last lime, to theirsqualid home, i’qr civ
the New Year dawned above the wintry
earth,* Clara was married to the man
who had courted her under the green
willowalhatoverhnng the wooden bridge,
ten weary years ago. It was a very long
one! , , .
And little Denney Morrow, basking in
the reflected sunshine of his hull-sister s
happiness found out what It was to be
rich !
Saturday Night.—How many a kiss
lias been given—how many a curse—how
many a caress—how many a look of hate
—how many a kind word—how a
promise has been broken—how many a
heart has been wrecked—how many a
soul lost —how many a loved one lowered
in the narrow chamber—how many a
babe bus gone from earth to lioaven—how
many a little crib or cradle stands silent
now which last Saturdry night held the
rarest of treasures of the hearts.
A week is a life; a week is a history ; a
week marks events of sorrow or gladness
which peoplg never heard. Go home to
your family, man of business! Go borne,
yon beart-errlng wanderer! Go borne to
the chebr that awaits yon, wronged wife
on 1 lie’s breakers! Go home to those you
love, man of mil!, and give one night to
joy ami comfort fast flying by ! Leave
your books with complex figures—your
dirty shop—your busy store! Rest with
those you love ; for God only knows what
next Saturday nluhfc will bring you.
forget the world of cure ami bullies \\UU
lite that have furrowed the week ! Draw
close around the family hearth! Satur
day night has walled yourcoming in sad
ness, In tears, and in silence.
(jo home to.those you love, and as you
bask in tiie loved presence, and meet
the return of the loved embrace of your
heart’s pets, all Ivo to he a better man,
and bless God for giving his weary ehil
dren so dear a stepping stone in the river
to the eternal, as .Saturday night.
Observations by Josh Billings.—
If a man wants to get at Ids aktual di
mensions, let him visit a grave yard.
It any man wants tew be an old bach
elor, and gel sick at a boarding tavern,
and'have a back room in tholourth story,
and a red-haired chambermaid bring
Ids water gruel tohlni In utin wusb-busln.
I have alwus said, and I stick lew it, he
lias got a perfek right to do it.
When a man loses Ids health, then he
just begins to lake care of It.
This is good judgment—this is !
It is getting so uow-u-daz, if u man
can’t cheat in some way, he isn’t happy.
Success in 111© is apt to make us forget
the time we wasn’t much. It is so with
the frog min jump; ho leant remember
that ho was a tadpole, but other folks
kU An individual, tew be a fine gentle
man has either got to bo born so or
brought up in it from infancy; he kanl
Jeurn suddenly any more than he Uan
learn*to talk Injun kereckly by pructice
iug on a tommyhnwk.
Social Kindness.—How sweet, is so
cial affection I -When the world is 'lark
without we have light within. When
cares disturb the breast—when sorrows
brood around Iho heart—what joy gath
ers in the circle of iovoi . We forget tile
world with all its animosities while bles
sed with social kind ness. That man ean
m.t he who bus hearts that vibrate in
s\ mpathy with his own—who is cheered
hv the smiles of affection, and the voice
of tenderness. Let the world be dark
and cold—let the hate and animosity ot
had men gather around the placo of bus
iness—but when he enters the ark of
l ove —Ufa own cherished circle—he for
gets all these—the cloud passes from his
brow, and the sorrow from ids heart.—
The warm sympathies of his wife and
children dispel every shadow, undone
feels a thrill of joy in ids bosom, that
words are not adequate to express. Ho
who is a stranger to the joys of social
kindness bus not begun to live. •
tss- The Rev. Mr. Blank had traveled
for to preach to a congregation at bimlli
ville. After the sermon, he waited in pa
tient expectation for an invitation, from
some one of the bretheren to dino with
him. But he wailed in vain. One after
another departed, until the church was
as empty as the minister’s epigustic re
ligion. Summoning up resolution, the
hungry clergyman, walked up to an el
derly gentleman, who was just going out
of the door, and accosted him.
44 Will you go homo to dinner with mo
to-day, brother?"
44 Where do you live 7 ~,
44 About twenty miles from this.
44 No,” said the man coloring, but you
must go with me.” , ~ ~
44 Thank you—l will, cheerfully.
And he went,
THE BUNCH OF RAOS.
Everybody liked Torn Hall, and
body was sorry for him. It was sad to
nee such a Hue young man a victim to*
drunkenness, and Tom had fallen Into I lie
mocker’s power unwittingly it seems.
A new dram shop bad been opened
close to tiro foundry at which ho work
ed, .and he, along with others, was In the
habit of going in for a glass of ale. When
the cold weather set in, he took some
thing stronger, and ho imagined that it
agreed with his spirits. .
Time went on, and liking for strong
drink increased and grow stronger, until
at all hours ho might be seen staggering
out of the “Rainbow” dizzy and stupefied
with the dregs ol the Intoxicating cup.
Tom’s was a very bud case foe lie be
longed to a respectable family, and he
had been religiously trained, and until he
had been d,ruwn*!nto the snare, he was
an affectionate son and brother; and
friends counselled, and ministers preach
ed, and every means tried to reclaim him,
but all effort seemed lost. Tom was bound
hard and fast in the invisible chains of
the mocker. His family mourned him
us lost, and many a silent tear ills sister
let fall on his tattered garments as she
sut patching and darning them.
Tom was infatuated all agreed, but for
all that ho was a favorite, from the man
sion to the meanest hut In Arlie; and
sonregood people prayed for poor lorn
Hull.
“Ah those “rents” will not. darn
again,” sighed Jennie, as she turned over
Tom’s rugged raiment. ' ,
In Tom’s belter days ho had pride, and
it was such a sad change when ho didii l
care who saw him “ out at the elbows.
Rut somehow Jennie could not find it
in her heart to abandon the brother she
»lill loved ; and so Tom’s tattered habil
iments were taken up again and made
the’most of. , , ~ . ,
“Kindness may win him back," said
Jennie, and when he came "home at the
worst lie was met with peace, if in sor
row. . . , ,
Just as the trees were beginning to bud
with the promise of spring, Tom came
home looking thoughtful. He was sober
alter a long run. ’
In the lust rays of the setting ami his
sister was trying to-coyfty .some dams.
Tom sat down and silently
watched the pulient>iingers for some
time. • . , I
“ Thai’s tiresome work, Jennie, lie j
said. . , ,
Uiw aUim* held tin her scam before i
him. ~,
“ Why that’s a bunch of rags,” laughed
Tom. . , ,
•• Yes, Tom,and a bunch of rags would
be the beat sign-hoard that a publican
could liaug across his door,” said Jennie,
'fom made no reply ; he looked at the
rags in silence. ... ,
Next day Tom wpnt back to his work
ami continued.so (br two or three weeks,
lie looked at tho “ Rainbow,” but didn l
Hallo! what’s up with Toni Hull?”
wondered Sinclair, us hedilled up a glass
of Tom’s favorite whiskey for another
customer at the couhler. •*
Sinclair was not the only one that was
astonished at the change.
Every day Tom went to his work ; ev
ery night he came homo sober, and after
a lime be appeared at the chinch on the
Sabbath. Then people began to think
Tom was in earnest and meant to leform.
“Tim angel come at laM.,” wJiisnercd
Florence, and a bright drop led on Dick s
golden hair.
*• Had Tom Hall really become a teto
taller ” wondered Sinclair, when a whole
month hud passed without a visit to the
“ Rainbow.”
“ Well, it seems so, for nothing strong
er than water had passed hia lips in the
shape of drink since the night when Jus
sister had shown him the hunch of rags.
“ I’Jl have a talk with Tom and learn
bow lie got off the scent, though,” Sin
clair resolved.
An opportunity came sooner than no
expected.
I n the beginning of the sum mer a ter
rific thunder storm paste love) A Hie and
amongst the general ilevasiuuuii, the
“Rainbow’s” sign-board was slavered
to atoms. u r> •
Tom happened to be pushing the Rain
bow” next morning, and stopped to take
a glance up at the old mark.
“Fine work here,” remarked Mr. Sin
clair, who was standing in hiS door, “the
storm’s done-for us, and I’Jl have to geta
new sign board.”
“ Is it so bad as thatV” said Xom.
“ Yes, tl\e “ Rainbow” is in shrivers,
said Mr. Sinclair.
“ Then you’ll want a new sign-board,
said Tom. 4
“ Of course,lsn’t that what I m telling
you.” • . ~
‘ “ Irt it to he iho “ Rainbow” again,
asked Tom.
“ 1 suppose so,” answered Mr. Sinclair,
“unless, you can give us a new idea,
Tom,” continued lie laughingly.
“I think 1 can,” said Tom,
must go homo first.* - ...
“Don’t forget though,” said Mr. Sin
clair, “ You’re a stranger now-a-days, by
the by, Tom.
“I won’t be long,” cried Tom, and
with a brisk step lie walked down the
street. ,
“Hullo, Tom, what’s your hurry;
cried a friend, as Tom came slap up
against a corner.
oli, Sinclair’s sign-board was destroy
ed last night, and I’m going to him with
a new one,”answered Tom with a smile,
which was diametrically opposed to Ins
new principles.
••Oho, that’s it,” resumed his friend,
“ hut perhaps it would be as well for Air
lie If the “ Rainbow” was never put up
again.”
Tom was out of hearing.
A better sign than ‘"The Rainbow
Mr. Sinclair did not expect to get: he
was only joking with Tom Hall, and he
raided his eyebrows when Tom made bis
appearance with a bundle under his arm,
and requested him to look at tho new
sign-board. , , . .
“I didn’t think you would catch me
up; hut step in, Tom and let’s see your
gravely untied bis bundle and
held up a bunch of rugs before the publi
can’s astonished eyes.
“What do you mean, Tom. asked
Mr. Sinclair, feeling confident that 'lorn
hud lost his senses, T , T ,
“ Ask yourself, sir, if a Bunch of Kag*
is not the best sign a publican cun hung
across his door?” said Tom, and his Ups
miivered. . „ .. , ,
“ Was it thht bunch of rags that made
you u tetdtaller, Tom?”, said Mr. hin
cluir, more confused than ho liked to
own ._ ~ . , . „,,
“ It was God’s means, I think, sn,
answered Tom, “ami perhaps poor
wretches, seeing there the end ot drink,
may bless you or that sign-hoard.’'
Tom walked away to his work, and
Hr. Sinclair went hack to his counter,
hut all day the bunch - of rag troubled
him. Ho was a kind-hearted man, and
believed himself a Christian and he did
not like tho idea of helm; considered the
cause of misery and rugs. To a man ol
his disposition, it was painful in the ex
treme ho couldn’t help feeling angry
when’poor, shivering rugged, wretches
came iu and laid down the price of a
glass. When ho lifted the money he leit
us if ho was stealing their means.
It was a busy day, every newcomer
was more deplorably wretched thanit he
last served. Ho was thankful when
night came.
The hiHt customer was a woman literal
ly hanging in hitlers. A little infant sat
on her arm. It was crying with the cold.
It lifted tho rug and covered its naked
limb, and looked piteously at h«m.
Go home and put clothes mi your poor
child,” said Mr. Sinclair, flinging buck
tho money that the poor woman laid
do “i l ’havo nothing but rags, said tho
W “ n Tom is right,” said Mr Sinclair as
he locked his door-the end of drink is
misery and rags, and the man. who has a
YOL 55.-;
taste for that sort of thing may put Ilia
mime Oil the nciv nign-hmird.
That same summer Mr. Sinclair went
Into the tea trade, in which lie made a
handsome fortune. Tom Hall is now a
famous engineer.
A FIC3IIT WITH A HIPPOPOTAMUS.
“After walking about two miles, wo no
ticed a bent of hippopotami in a pool be
low a rapid ; this was surrounded by
rocks, except upon one side where the
rush of water had thrown up a bank o
pebbles and sand. Our old Neptune did
lint condescend to hestpw the slightest
attention when I pointed out these ani
mals: they were mo wideawake, outlie
■ immediately quitted the river’s bed and
we followed Idm quietly beyond the
fringe of bushes upon the boarder, from
which wo carefully examined the water.
About half a mile below this spot, ns we
clambered over tbo intervening rocks
through a gorge which formed a power*
lul rapid, I observed in ft small pool just
below the rapldan Immense head of a hip
nonotamus close to a perpendicular rock
that termed.a wall to the river, about six
feet above the surface. I pointed out the |
hippo to an old Abou Do, who had not
seen It. At once the gravity of the old
Arab disiippeaivd, mid the energy of the
hunter was exhibited as lie motiniiod ns
In remain, while be ran nimbly around
the thick screen of bushes for about a
hundred ami llltv yards below the eon
whero the hippo was unconsciously has Hi
lug with bis ugly bead above the surface.
Plunging into the rapid torrent, the vet
eran hunter was carried some distance
down the stream, but breasting tbo pow
erful cunent.be landed upon therooUsup
on the opposite side, and retiring some
distance Irom the river, lie quickly ad
vanced to the spot beneath which the hip
popotamus was lying. 1 had a line view
of the scene, ns 1 was lying concealco
exactly opposite the hippo, which had
disappeared beneath the water. Abou Do
s-teallhily approached the edge ot the
rocks beneath which ho hail expected to
see the head of the animal; his long
sinewy arm was raised, with the harpoon
ready to strike, as he carefully advanced.
At. length ho reached the edge of tl.e
perpendicular rock. Tho hippo had;
vanished, but far. from exhibiting sur
prise, ti»e old Arab remained standing on
the ledge, unchanged in attitude. JSo
Ilfuro of bronze could have been moie
rigid than that of the old river king as he
stood erect upon the rock, with the lelt
in"bis‘ready"right hand above his head,
wliile in Uie letl he had the loose cods o.
rope attached to Uie ambatch h\‘. o y*“
For about three minutes he stood like a
statue, gazing intentently into tho clear
and deep water beneath Ids feet. 1
watched eagerly to sue tbo hippo; the
surface was still barren, will'll suddenly
the right arm' of the statue descended
like lightening, and tho harpoon shut
perpendicularly into the pool with the
speed of an.arow. What river-liend an
swered to tbo summons? In an instant
ill enormous pair of jaiup appeared, lol
lirwed by Hie ungainly head and form ol
the hippopotamus, Unit springing out 01
the wider, iaslied the river, into foam,
md disdaining the concealment of the
deep pool, charged straight up the violent
rapids. With extraordinary power lie
breasted the descending stream ; gaining
ii footing in the rapids, about live loot
deep bo blowed bis way against the
broken waves, sending them in showers
of spray upon all sides, and upon gain
ing broader shallows lie tore along
tlnoii'di the water with the buoyant
Hunt bopping behind him along the sui
fnee until lio landed from the river,
started at full gallop along the dry
shingly bed, and at length disappeared in
tile thorny iiabjmk jungle.
1 never cpuld have imagined that ho
unwieldy an animal could have ex
hibited such upeed; no man would have
bad a chance of escape, and it was lortu
imiP for Obi Neptune that lie was secure
upon the high ledge of rock, for it he hud
been in the palh.of the infuriated beast
there would have .been an end of Abou
Do. The old man plunged into the pool
lust quilted by the hippo, and landed up
on our Hide; while in the. enthusiasm ol
the moment I waved my .cap above my
bead and gave him a British cheer ns he
reached the shore. His usually stern
features relaxed into a grim smile of de
light: Ibis was one of those moments
when the gratified pride of the hunter
rewards him for any risks. I congratu
lated him upon his dexterity; but much
remained P* be done. I proposed to cross
the river and follow up the trucks of the
hippopotamus, ns I Imagined that the
buov and rope would catch in the thick
iungle, and that we should find him en
tangled in the bush ; but the old hunter
gently laid his bund upon my arm and
1 pointed up the bed of the river, explain
-1 mg that tho hippo would certainty re
turn to the water after a short interval.
In a few minutes later, at a distance o
a half a mile, wo observed Uie, hlmu
emerge from the jungle ami ascend at ful
trot to the bed of the river, making direct
for Uie first rocky po- ! in which woltutJ
noticed the herd of hippopotami. Ac
eimipanicd by the <>l<l llowarU (Hippo
hunter), wo walked quickly tmvaid
the spot. He explained to me that I
must shoot the harpooned hippo, for we
should not be able to secure him in Uie
usual method by ropes, as nearly all our
men wei o absent from camp, disposing ot
the dead elephant. ,
Upon reaching the pool, which was
iiluillt a hundred anil thirty_ yards In ill
aineler we wei‘c immediately greeted by
tin* hippo, which snorted and roared as
we approached,but quickly dived.ami the
buoyant float ran along tbo surlace, di
recting bis course in the same manner as
the cork of a trimmer with a pike upon
the hook. Several times ho appeared,
but as he Invariably faced us I could not
obtain a favorable shot; I tberefoie
sent the old hunter round the pool,
and he. swimming the river, advanced
to the opposite side and attracted the at
tention of the hippo, causing him to turn
immediately toward him. 'lhisaflorded
me a good chance, and I fired a steady
shot behind the ear, at about, seventy
Yards, with a single-barreled ritle. As
usual with hippopotami, whether dead
or alive, ho disappeared beneath the wa
ter at tho shot. Tbo crack of the ball
and the absence of any splash from tin 1
bullet told me Unit lie was hit; the am
bitch float remained perfectly stationary
upon the surface. I watched it for some
minutes; it never moved, Several heads
of hippopotami appeared and vanished in
dlflerenl directions, but the float was
still; it marked the spot where the grand
old bull lay dead beneath.
Ishot another hippo, that I thought
must likewise be dead; and, taking Uie
time by my watch, I retired to _ I l,u r.f i ,ia A t, ) < f
of a tree with Hassan, while Hadjii Ah
and the old hunter returned to camp for
assistance in men and knives.
In a little more than an hour ami a
half two objects like the backs of turtles
appeared above the surface; these were
the flunks of two hippos. A abort lime
after the men arrived and regardless of
crocodiles they swum toward the’ h"d t«-
One was towed toward the shore by the
rone attached to the harpoon, the other
was secured by a long lino and dragged
to the bunk of clean pebbles.
I measured the bull that was harpoon
ed ■ it was fourteen ieet two inches fiom
the upper lip to the extremity of the
lul - Uie head was three feet one melt
from the front of the ear to the edge of
e"ip in a straight line. The harpoon
w’L sticking in the nape of lhp«K-k
having penetrated about two and a half
inches heiieuih the hide; tins is about an
inch ami three ciuartora thick ujiym tho
lack ot the neck of a hull l.. t .l.opo|a.iiua.
It was a magnificent specimen, with the
tuskM have ever seen ; the skull is now
in my hull in England.
Although the hippopotamus is general
ly harmless, the solitary old hulls are
Bumetimes extremely vicious, especially
In the water. I have frequently known
them toehargeon a oat,and hat emyself
narrowly escaped using upset in a canoe
by one of these creatures, without the
“ but I
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JOB PHIMTINO.
Cards, llardbirls, circulars, and every oth--
cr description ol Joy and Card Prfhllng exsen
ted In the neatest rJ,v!o. at low price*. '
A.
slightest provocation. Tho females uro
exrriiiiiely shy uud harmless, and they
are most arrectlonaio tmithens; tho only
instance I have known of the female at
tacking a man lias been in which her
call has been stolen. To the Arabs they
are extremely valuable, yielding, In
addition to a large quantity of excellent
desk, about two hundred pounds of fat,
and a bide that will produce. about two
hundred coorbutches, or camel whips. I
have never shot these useful creatures to
wa>le; every morsel of tho tlesh has been
stored, either by the natives or for our
own use; and whenever we hud a good
supply of antelope meat I have avoided
tiring a shot at the hippo. Elephunttiesh
is exceedingly strong and disagreeable,
partaking highly of the peculiar smell of
the animal. Wo bad a good aup> ly of
meat Irom the two hippopotami, which
delighted our people. The old Ahuu Do
claimed the bull mat ho had harpooned,
as his owu personal property, and he
took great pains in uivluing the hide
longitudinally, in strips of the width of
three lingers, which he cut with great
dexterity. , . ,
Aliough the hippopotamus Is amphi
bious, he requires u large and constant
supply of air; tho lungs are of enormous
size; and Invariably inhales them belore
diving. From live to eight minutes .is
the lime he usually remains under wa
ter: he then com*s to the surface and ex
pends tho air within his lungs by blow
ing.; he again fills the lungs almost In
stantaneously and if frightened he sinks
immediately. In places where they have
become extremly shy from being hunted
or tired at, they seldom expose the head
above the surface, but merely protude
the nose and breathe through the nostrils;
it is then Impossible to shoot them.--
Their food consists of aquatic plants, and
grasses of many descriptions. Not-only
do they visit tho margin of the river, but
they wonder at night «o great distances
from the water, if attracted by good pas
turage, and although ugly and ungainly
in appearance, they clamber up sleep
bunks aud precipitous raviues with as
tonishing power and ease In places
where they are perfectly uudlsturbedilhey
not only enjoy themselves in the sun
shine by basking half asleep upon the
surface of tho water, but they lie upon
the shore beneath the shady trees upon
tho river’s bank ; I have seen themiwi.ett.
disturbed by our sudden arrival during
tho march, take a Iwip from a bank about
twenty feet perpendicular depth
water below, with a crash that treated
i _ r ~..i tiwMitfti ft pad
died steamer had passed by. The Arabs
attached no value to the tusks ; these are
far more valuable than the elephant Ivo
ry, and are used by dentists In Europe for
the manufacture of false teeth, for which
they are admirably adapted, as they do
not change color. Not wishing to de
stroy the remaining hippopotami that
were still in the pool I left my men and
old Abou Do busily engaged in arranging
tho meat, and walked quietly homeward.
Interesting Facts. —Glass' windows
were used for lights In 2180.
Chi mu eye were first put to bouses In
>3O.
Tallow candles for lights, 1200.
Spectacles invented by an Italian In
1240,
Paper made fitfon linen, 1301.
Woolen doth made In England, 1341.
. Art of printing from movable typo,
1410.
Watches first made in Germany, 1447.
Telescopes invented by Porta and
son. IftflO.
- Tea first brought from China to Europe,
In ioui. ~ ‘ . c.i
Theatres erected in England by Shak
speure in 1003. ~ . .
Circulation of blood discovered by
Harvey in 1010. . . ,
Briou.3 made of any required size in
io2o
Newspaper first established, 1629.
Pendulum clocks first invented, 1030.
•Barometer invented by Torricelli,
Kteam engine invented in 1649.
Broad made with yeast, 1050.
Cotton planted in the United States In
750.
Fire engine Invented in IOSS.
Stereotyping invented iu Scotland,
785 *
Telegraph invented by Morse in 1832.,
The first daguerrotype made- iu France
1839.
Can any one Tell.—Can any one
tell why men who cannot pay small bills,
can always find money to buy liquors,
ami treat when happening among their
friends! .
Can any one toll how young men who
dodge their wash women, and are always
behind with their landlords, can play
billiards night and day, and are always
ready for a game ot poker or seven'Wp ?
Can any one tell how men live and sup
port their families, who have no income
and do not Work, while others who aye
industrious and constantly employed
hair starve? . .. t
Can any onn toll bow it i a that a man
too poor to pay for ft newspaper, is able
lo pay a dollar or two a week tor tobacco,
or cigars ?
Aiitless Simplicity.— One of the
sweetest incidents we have noticed for
many a ‘lay. anil which shows the effect
of early training, assisted by a pure and
mideliled imagination, has just fallen un
der our observation. It Is thus related;
A lady visited New York oily and sa;v
on the sidewalk a ragged, cold and hun
gry little girl, gazing wistfully at some.
of the cukes;at the shop window. B|>o
stopped and taking the little one by the
hand iedher into the atmo. Though she
was satisfied that the bread might be bet
ter for the cold child than cuke, yet de
siring to gratify the forlorn one; she
bought, and gave her the cake she want
ed. She men took her to another place
where she procurred a shawl and other
articles of comfort. The greatful little
creature looked the benevolent lady
lull in the face, and with artless sim
plicity, said: “Are you Gel’s wife?”
Did the most eloquent speaker ever em
ploy words lo a better advantage ?
How to Ruin a Bon. —1 t«et him have
ills own way. 2. Allow him free use of
money. 3. Bufier him to roam where he
pleases on the sabbath. 4. Give him full
access l« wicked coni) ani.-ns. 3. Call him
to n o account for his evenings. U. Fur
nish him with no steady employment,—
Pursue either of these *ays, and you
will experience a most marvelous deliv
erance, or will have to mourn over a de
uaeed and ruined chlldi Thousands
have realized the sud result, and have
gone sorrowing to the grave.
Character. —We muy judge a man’s
character by what ho loves-what pleases
him If a person manifests delight In
low, sordid objects, the vulgar song and
debasing language, in the misfortunes of
bis fellows or cruelty to animals, "B nia>
at once determine the complexion of Ufa
character. On the contrary, If bo loves
nuiity, modesty, truth —if yirtuoua pur
suits engage bis heart and draw out his
uflectloiis —wo are sillistted that he is an
upright man.
tsrdosh Billings says “ Give the
devil his due,” but bo careful there aln t
much due him.
egy Whenever the soul is in grief, it Is
taking root, and when; it is in, smiles it
is taking wing.
KST Mrs. Parington lias eome Ui Uie
conclusion that there is n° ,v 3 *•
catch soft water when it ralus so haul.
nsv- ” Caught In her own net.’’ as a
nrafTaald when he saw one of the fair
sox hitched lu her crinoline.