jjtye American lloluntccr
•BUSHED EVERY THURSDAY MORNINU
fl ’' BY
UUATTON & ICKl^iVlonv
9LIRKET S<U AISK
..u«—Two Dollars per year If paid strictly
Two Collars and Fifty Cents If bald
three montl after which Three Dollnf-K
t\ V" Hmraocl. These terms will bo rigidly ad
-Ino lu every Instance. No subscription dis
*tr?l,..io(l until all arrearages are paid, unless at
Sffn of the Editor. ■
<s:arcs.
jrNTTED STATES CLAIM
U AND
.. L ESTA TE Ac?EiY € T
WM, B. BUTLER.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
-n-e in Franklin House, South Hanover Street
viuhi Cumberland comity, Ponna. -
1 vppllcnUons by mall, wllbrecolve Immediate
glyon to the selling or rent*
ilofHonl Estate, In town or country. Inalllet
f iunairy, please enclose postage stamp.
! !g!yll.H7o-tf
UMES H. GRAHAM, Jit., -
J ATTORNEY AT L AW,'
xaTrsbTUirwANtivmrfflC"' '**
CAIiT/TSLE, PA.
ir'FICE— Adjoining Judge Orahum’s.
jliroli-11, isw-tf.
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* ATTO R KE Y~A T~LA W,
CARLISLE, PA.
“sj*()flFe on South Hanover Sired, opposite
a tn tz’s dry goods store.
Dec. 1. ISki. . _
rrimilTCH & PARKER, .
' ' ATTORNEYS AT LA W.
Oillco on Main Sheet, In Marion Kail; Car
isle. Pii
ppe. 2 ISu-S
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■ ATTORNEY- AT-LAW,'
Ollico with S. Hepburn, Jr.
* East Main Strict,
CARLISLE. 1* A .
Feb. 2,71—ly •
rrr KENNEDY; Attorney at Law
\V , Carlisle. Fun mi. Olllco sumo us. that ol
'{•‘American Volunteer.’’’
’iw. I- I^').
rvR. GEORGE 8. SEARIGHT, Den-
J tist. From the JliMimnrp Colh'iie. of Denial
tffQpn/. Otllou at the residence of his mother
lit Louther Street-, throe doors below Bedford
irlMo, Penna.
Dpr. I IW)/
?r?ats aniK iffnjis
TehTT'a r it r v r a f.
of AT.b Tin:
.V THE STYL Jih
■OF
HATH AND GAPS.
Ihe unhscriber has Just opened at 2Vb, 15 North
moir»' Street, a few doors North of the Carlisle
mad I. Hank, one of HieTargest and best Stocks
IIATS and OATS over offered in Carlisle.
SHI: Hats, Cnssimuro of all styles and qualities,
ilTilrlins, different colors, and every doscrlp
jnofyolt Hats now made.
Tim Dunkard and Old Fashioned .Brush, con
jntly on hand'and mado to order, all warrant-
KoijivosutlKfaction.
A full assoifmont of ,
MEN’S,
BOV’S, AND
CHILDREN’S,
HATS.
wvenlso added to my Stock, notions of dlller
itkinds, consisting of
AbISS 1 AND GENTLEMEN'S STOCKINGS
■ct i if. y, Siispenarrs,
O/flan, Oloi'f.t,
Tenet?- t, Thread,
Sewlna Silk. Umbrellas, itc
’RIME BEGARB AND TOBACCO
ALWAYS ON HAND,
vo mo a call, and examine my stock ns I feel
Went of pleasing all, besides saving yon mo-
JOHN A. KELLER. Ar;cnt,
No. 15 North Hanover Street.
ATS AND CAPS I
DO YOU WANT A NtOH HAT OR CAP ?
trso, Don’t fail to C.vti, ox
J. G. CALLIO,
.YO. 29. I VESI MAIN STREET,
luui can bo seen the finest assortment of
HATS A ND CA P S
c r brought to Carlisle. He takes great pleas
i In Inviting his old friends and customers,
Lillnew ones, to Ills splendid >-ock Just re
lied from Now York and Philadelphia, cou-
I'.iag In part offlue *
SILK AND GAHHIMEHE HATS.
‘ides-im,endless variety pf Hals and Caps ol
; latest style, all ol which lie will Sell at the
:«tf ciuh Prices. Also, his awn manufacture
Hals always on hand, and
KYI'S MANUFACTURED TO.ORDER.
flelia«l'>e best arrangement for-coloring Huts
J all kinus of Woolen Uoods, Overcoats, Ac.} at
«shortest notice, (as ho colors every week) and
;tlio must reasonable terms. Also, a line lot ol
.olco liramls of.
TORACOO AND CIGARS
Taytson hand.. Ho desires to call thpattention
persons who have
COUNTR Y F U R S
tell, as ho pays the highest ca«h prices for he
Urte.
Give him a call, at the above number, his >ld
nil,tis ho fools confident of giving entire sa Js
•tlon.
ret. 1870. ’
filialA:c.
‘I ?
WES BAJU-BELL. I W. F. IIBNWOOD
\UfPJiEFF A- JlIUFllVOOl),
PLUMBERS,
liS AND STEAM FITTELIS,
No. 18 Worth Ilmover St.
CARLISLE, P A,
ifiiTuns,
WATER CLOSETS,
WASH KASENS.
HYDRANTS,
LIFT AND FORCE PUMPS.
CISTERN AND DEEP WELL PUMPS.
GAS FIXTURES.
AS SHADES AND GLODES Ac., Ac.
s 4 Iron and Terra Cotta Pipe,
UUIMNEY TOCS,nnd FLUES,
A 11 kinds ol
brass work
r Bleum and Water constantly on hand.
S’ORK in town or country
_ promptly attended to.
attention given to orders for
Serial or work Irom a dlstance.^fficr
special advantages wo aro prepared to
jrntHh '
COPPER WORK
descriptions for Still Houses jandjlothor
Prposes at home or at a distance.
COPPER pipe
-fulfilled to order either drawn or brazed.’
*OP. i. 70—ly
Fresh and prime :
clean, pat and juicy.
• SMITHS
OYsm SALOON,
IN THE VOIAJNTIXK X-Ull-DING
South Market Square>
•dolmny' , SmUU Is now opening sv-porlor Oys-
twice a week, which ho sells at
reduction in price. , ,
n , a r 8 fables are kept neat and clean and fur
omiPd with all the necessary accompaniments.
Fuinllles supplied with llrst quality of O.vatora
not 00. The celebrated N kWAIUC
I. and MATSEY & COLLINS’ PHILADEL-
Iif^Ar.Ron draught. , . ,
Jj v p him u talal and ho will endeavor to glvo
,( * hfacllou to all.
, * JNO. n. SMITH.
J °B WORK, of every description, ex
ecuted at this office.
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BY BRATTON & KENNEDY.
Bit <sodiio.
GOODS!
-AT
HARPER’S
South UanovtT *Sf ,
, Vt '
NEW STOCK OK KALE GOODS.
I take iilcnsure In offering lo tny patrons and
Ihe public, a slock of
D R Y G O O D-S v
complete lu every, branch, and n»»i excelled In
quality, beauty, and cheapness, l have now
open a beautiful slock of
FASHION ABLE DRESS GOODS,
comprising Black Silks, Black ami r o wed All-
Wool .Heps, Black and Colored All 00l Pop
lins, lllnclc and Colored Wool Delaloc.r. Black
and Colored Merlnncs, Rich Plaid Poulins, ser
ges. Velours, Fine Tainise, bombazines. Pure
Mohairs, new brand of Double Warp Black Al
paca. for benuly oi color. wHglit of texture, and
price, It lakes the lead of unv Alpacas In the
market.
Fashlouablo Shawls, In new stylos of .Stripes
and Plaids. , 1
Long ami Square Thibet Shawls, all of-whlch
I oflcr exceedingly cheap. ' , ■
BLANKETS,
While and Gray. Bargains guaranteed,
FLANNELS,
In ovary variety.
LADIES’ ULUAKINGS-Bhack
iocjik,, White (Jordmoy. Upcra Flannels,.Plaids
for Circulars
WATER-PROOF I WATER-PROOF !
Home Furnishing Dry Goods' Table Linens
.Napkins and While Goods.
All the popular brands of Demesnes, at prices
to meet the lowest quotations.
Merino Vests, shuts, and Drawers, for Ladies.
Misses,'Men. and Boys.
Knitting Yarns, Zephyrs, Germantown Wool.
Persian Woo), mul Balimhal Yarns, Hamburg!
Edgings and Jnscrlhigs, Thread Laces, Gulpuo
Laces. Linen aim Lace Collars, Kid Gloves.
Handkerchiefs, Felt, Balmoral,and Hoop Skirts
Corsets, and a general.variety of notions.
CLOTHS AND oassimbbes,
Fill's! Furs! . Furs !
No hcsllancy la saying that the prices will be
as low as any In town.
All goods bought at the head of (ho mniket.
for cash, and superior inducements will o offer
ed at the Cheap Cash store,
Cor, .Hanover and Pomfrvf ,Vs..
, , THCW. A. HARPER,
Oct. -in TO
E W O 0 0 DiS !
Wo have Just returned from the city, with
another very heavy stock of Goods, making oik
stock the largest ever hold in Carlisle, by any
othci House. We have extra good and thick
•LACK SILKS, COLORED SILKS,
SILK POPLINH, of all shades.
SILK AND WOOf. EPINGLINES
’OOL REPS,
WOOL PLAIDS,
*A LPACCAS AND dkLAINES
MOURNING GOOISS>
all kinds.
PLAIN AND FANCY SACKING FLANNELS..
WATER PROOFS A HO CLOAKINGS,
CLOTHS AND CASSIMERES,
QUILTS "AND COVERLETS,
Carpets and Oil-Cloths,
HO 51ESTIC O 0.0 D S
in great variety
Shawls, Gloves, Hosiery, <C-e.
Wo biwo us a whole Iho most splendid nssort
mo.it of Go" Us out-wo of lh« clues. Wo have
the very best and most handsomo
SASH RIBBONS,
iu the town, all of which we are selling cheaper
mul at smuller proilis than any other big Rime
In the United Stales.. ... .
GlYo ns a call ami yon will save a good deal of
money In your purolmscs. & qq ■
Nov. 10 70.
rj3HE OLD ESTABLISHED
STOVi!» TINIVBE STORE,
James McG-onigal,
No. S 3, South Hanover &t„
lAdJolnlug Blair & Sons’ Gvocdry .store.)
CARLISLE. FA
•\ftei an experience of over tlilrly j'cars In th
RtJvcaad Tinware imslnoss. In Carlisle, the nn
doralaned feels conlldont that bis iccommomla
lion of Stoves lias some weight with Hie com
muulty . Ilomow oilers the celebrated
E M i* 1 R E GAS II U R ME- R
which ho feels satlsfled Is the best Base burner
in the market. It is handsome, throwing a
cheerful light around the room; there are no
clinkers oven with the worst coal; the beat Is
reflected to the lluor and strikes tho feet instead
of iho h oc*,the gas Is entirely consumed; all
dnst?s clirrlid on oy a back pipe; ItlmMi vmi;
tilatliig damper by which rooms may bo kept
tboroughly ventilated ; and It produces as gietß
heat horn ns small a qimiiHty of coal ns any
Btovo ever ofl’erod to the public.
Ho also oilers Hie “GU/A LlGlll ana ino
BEACON LIGHT,” both Base Burners, highU
vcpotnmended by all who have used them. All
iPmsi lSso Burners are insured for three years,
and If they do not work satlsfaclorlly may be
?auruodr Also the following well known
COOK STO V' E S :
NIM[t ° D ’IRONSIDK« AuMEUi
DIAMOND SLATE
and others
SSSSSSS
SSS&asw.'SrfSfc
using them. -
bi'OUTING AND ROOFIN'
Bllonmil to In town or country,
ilepnlrlng dono on
Out. 13. 70—Om No. 81. South Hanover St
j L. STERNER & BRO,
LI XSB Y AND SALE S TABLE
BE TWEEN HANOVER AND IJEDFOUP ST
IN THE REAR OF BENTSS HOUSE
CARLISLE. PA.
Having fitted up the Stable with new Carrl
ges, Ac,, I am prepared to furnish ilm-olnftS
lurn-outs at reasonable rates. Parties taken to
und from the spring*.
April 25. war.-ay
POOR HOUSE STATEAIENT FOR
A. I)., IS7O.
David Wolf. Isaac Wanner and JJobn Umber-
Rer. Ksqrs.. Directors ol the Poor and of the
llousoot Kmployment of Cumberland County,
in account with said County from the Ist day of
January, to tbolJlst day of December. A. D., IS7O.
inclusive:
DRY GOODS!
To cash from County Treasure's es
timate. SlH.ouO (X)
To casti liv*m CarUsie-sDeiioslt Hunk.
money loaned, 1,5*138
To cash, from Isaac. Wagner, Esq.,
money refunded. a 25
To cnsli from .lotm Umborgcr, Ksq..
money refunded, " • tJ
To cash from S. A. Bowers, Esq., nmu>
oy refunded, ;{f 50
Tocsisli from C. 10.McGlaughlin. Esq.,
lO'OO’
To cash from .1. M. Means, Esq., for
. support, of C. i.mighlin. GO 00
To cash fiom .1. A J. Smith, for
-support of Joseph Smith. lAS 50
r io cash Irom Joseph Baker, for
support, of Mary Wise. . ,115 00
To cash from John H. Miller, for
support, of Daniel Motiler, 30 00
To casn from John Noble, for
. support, of child of A. Shenffer, oft 00
To, cnsli from M. Bush, for sup
port. of Dolly Bush, U 00
To cash from \V. Moreland Coun'y,
for suppm tof Jane Logan, 14 00
To cash from Eliza J, Bowln, for
hoarding and clothes. . 00 SO
To cash limn Wilhelm Doutand oth
ers, deceased paupers, 10 00
To cash from Major Dine and others, . .
for IS) calves, 1 ISS 00
To cash fionißeotom and otheis, for
wheat, rye, corn and outs, Wfl SO
To cash from 11. Pohley and others,
for lard and tallow, • 100 00
To cash from Bcclem and others, for
hay and straw, ,292 2(5
To cash fiom Mrs. Rosier and others,
for potatoes. ,s SS
To cash from D. Kasper, for 2 steers, 291) 00
.To ea-di from James Clendcnln, for
n , • hides. , 171 Ik.
lo cash fiom Dowalt Wink, for wood,
corn ahd oats,-. ill 92
To cash from John Taller, for empty
h n re Is, 17 01
To cash from William Fenicle, for
hay ladders, 12 0T
To casli from Michael Fge, for Hour,
coal and potatoes. 59 79
To cash from W, Alexander, for use of
grain drill, DO
in cash from Drovers, for phsture, 10 00
CB.
Dysx* paid John Fallen*and
others, for groceries, S 1,323 St
By cash paid W. A.- Miles and
olhers, for dry goods, 2,271 II
By cash paid Mrs.*Saltsbnrg
nnd others, lor out-door
"aid, 2,237 01
By cash paid Dcwalt Wink ,
ami others, •shoemnklng,
tailoring and baling, 372 (50
By cash paid David Klpe a.ml
others, for funeral ex-,
ponses nnd medical nld, 309 ;>a
By cash paid David Smith
and others, for consta
bles* and justices’fee*, 271 tTi
By cash paid Ileclcm and oth
ers. for coal for fuel and
lime, 1,371 (57
By cash paid .1. 11. Busier
and others,for bran and •
grinding, <778 30
By cash paid Henry Saxton
nnd oihers.forlmrdwam 39S 17
By cash paid A. 11. Blair and
others, for lumber. 12(5 7(1 , *
By cash paid Simon Smith,
amlothers.forsmithlng, IS7-/19
By cash paid David Jacobs
and others, wood lor
fuel, 807 70
By cash paid F. Cornmnn
and otliers. for furniture'
In Hospital, 365 K 7
By cash paid B. Ensmlnger
and others.forsaddllng, 70 70
By cash paid J. Clendeuln
apd others, for leather, 409 5-7
By cash paid W. Fndtey and ‘
otheis. for tinware and
tinkering. 71 13
By cash paid ,W. Fenielo nnd
others, for wagon mak
ing, IK 36
By cash paid Dewalt Wink
• and others, for haymak
ing and hnivest, 1)7 13
By cosh"paid B.C. Woodward
ami oiners, for clover
" ‘and timothy seed.' ” •“.67 63’
By cash paid John how ami
others, for shad and
sweet potatoes, 27 2a
By cash paid Kcafaver nnd
idgace. '■ *• * 28 50
Bv cash )iaid David Miller
ami others, for cabbage
plants. 12 .Vi
Bv cash paid A, K. Rlieein
ami others. tor postage
and slatlnnnry, -9 01
Bv cii-.li paid UlncsmUh &
Kuiin, for stoves and
llxtures. 121 H
Bv cash paid Campbell &
Jlenwood, for repaliing _
pump In Hospital, 19
By cash paid MdCcv A* Good
hart, for lightning rode. 17 O')
Bv cash paid ’Cornmnn A
Worliilngtop, for drugs
ami medicines, IM ■ ■
Bv cash paid Stauffer A
Stricklev. for chestnut .•
rails and lime, 4U
By cash paid Carlisle Depos
’ itc Banjt, for money
loncd, . „ I.dOW
By cash paid Carlisle I.ar
racks, for manure, 2ii w
Bv cash paid Charles Hai
ti mo, for making stone
fence, '
By, rash paid John Aim\v.
for painting harn, lb w)
Bv cash paid Henry B. Rupp,
•forshartoaml fruit trees, C- 0<
By cash paid John ihmek, .
, for cattle, , LLS .->9
Bv cash paid John Noble, for
* . -beef. , ,J .s -.8
By cash paid Lewis 0. i'aber,
lo repairln: cistern, 10 o)
Bvcasli paid Jai’obTlmdmm,
lor locust p° sls - ... ■ J <>>
By cash paid .i.O. Slock, tor
policy on barn, isj 0-
By cash paid Lewis C, Faber,
tor making hake ovens, 18 GJ
B cash paid S. BendcgrasS,
lor moulding candles 1J Oil
By cash paid F. Gardner,
A Co., for Iron stairway
in Hospital. . 3U no
Bv cash paid Uldlon Knlz.
lor repairing machine -
and reaper, , '
By cash paid A. Odonncl. for
making and. repairing
pump, • m , . l ‘>. <•»
Bv cash paid Ballrlck Mad
den,lor (j Harrying stone, 18 w*
By cash paui Jacob Landis,
for setting hmu .stack. n (•-
By cash paid John Hoover,
for 2 sets front gears, L Ui
By cash paid P. Brakcmakcr. i
for weaving carpel, »'• >'•'
By ca-b paid Jacob Squires, ,
for revenue stamps, ■»
By cash paid John Paul, for •-
stove, traveling . ex
pence. Ac.. 1 1***' w
By cash paid Geo. Spon.sler,
. fornmklngconiin-ooms, 8 »»
By cash paid David Hocrner, _ .
for carding wool, < *■»
By cash pntd Siunuel Nell,
for hicedlng sow. -j to
By cash paid b. A. Bowers,
for"revenue slumps, 7 l *'
By cash paid Jacob Squires,
for ashes. ,
By casli paid Jacob Wise, for _
Kami, , . •
By cast) paid Dcwalt M Ink. .
lor turkeys, . *' ,!, ‘
By cash'pald Jacob Beaver.
for s-cparntorspikes, -
Bycnkb paid William Duey,
lor log chain. w '
By cash paid W. M. Penrose,
for fees as attorney lor
1899 *
By cash paid John II; Miller,
for fees attorney for
1870 (a U*J
By cash paid David Wolf and
J others, lorexua service, to 09
By cash paid John U. Miller,
for extra service. 1U lw
By cash paid Francis Able.
lor baking. ‘ iJ
By cash paid Husnu fot
J cooking. , 1,0 00
By cash paid Michael Ege,
for carpentering, , ■ aj to
By custi paid Peter Myers,for
teamster. - 1U uu
By ensh pnlil .U-hn N Snyilcr.
for clerk and tcntnsler, 309 to
By ea«li pnltl Dr.H. P.'/res lei
3 forplivsli'lim'K miliiry. .00 0"
By cash paid Hoary Knycler,
for steward, salary. w*
Bv cash paid John Paul, for .
asdhtantstcwnrd, salarj, 600 0'
By cash paid S, A. Bowers,
for irensmer, salary, iiuw
By cashpaid David Wolf, for
director, salary, luo w
By cosh nald Isaac Wagner, ->
for director, salary. IHiutJ
By cash paid John Umberger, ■
for director, salary, I "'’ uu
By cash paid Mlacelhiueons
expenses. 1 ,H
By casli paid Bnlnnco on set
-5 lloment of W W
Tolal Credits.
Bulainv In hands of Treasurer, >lO
52-2.812 33 &22.812 80
’aAMTTPr, a noWEKH, Kt-q.. Treasurer of Iho
8 p? ) S 1 ilouso U mul ll.iuso if
Cumberland county, In nccouiawithDolM
rectorsof said Institution from the Is 1 '; '-' C 1
Jannmy, to the 31st day of December. liw".
DR.
To cash from County Treasurer's cs-
To cast' from Carlisle Deposit Bunk,
money loncd. . .. . **"*
To cash from othcrsonrccH a* exlilbl
led In the foregoing statement. *“
$22,812 30
By cash paid on Directors orders, 522.503 2d
9240 02
Balance In hands of Trsasurcr,
,-financial
522,#1tf ;w
Tolnl Debits,
CARLISLE, PA., THURSDAY, MARCH 16, ,1871.
financial.
OPERATION OF THE INSTITU
TION DURING THE .YEAR 187 Q.
STATEMENT.OF STEWARD AND MATRON,
Inmates.
Number of paupers in the House January
Ist, 1870. (12 of wlmm wore colored,) ' lit
Nuniher of paupers admitted up to Dec. .list,.
’lB7O, 200
Number of paupers born in the House, (-1 sent
hero pregnant-,) > 5
Whole number provided for during the year,* 337
Number died, (of whom 3 wore colored,) 25
Number bound out, 3
Numberdlscluirgccl and eloped, - 192
■» 220
•Number ■rernalnlnK-in-thO'House.'ilun.-lsl;'"
1871, (of whonl 15 are colored,) - • J
Number of out-door paupers supported
• at public expense,
Whole number chargeable January; Ist, 1871, U)2
There are in tho House, ns near as can bo as
.pertained. 2 under I year of age; ll from 1 t 0.5; 3
trom sto 10; lo .from lUlo20; s from 20 to 30; H
from .’'o to -10 521 from-jo to 51); 14 from 5o to (>0; 17
from Co to 70;, 18 from 70 to SO; and 3 from 80 lo 90.
In addition to tlie above 0,052 traveling or
transient paupers have been received without
regular orders, to whom were given 12.503 meals
ami many ot them woie furnished with articles
of clothing.
Proceeds of Farm.
750 '.bushels of wheat, 2,0 W bushels oats, 3,500
bushels shelled corn, 20 bushels rye, 800 bushels
potatoes, 75 loads hay, 40 loads fodder, 0 loads
pumpkins, 30 bushels onions. 2 bushels seed on
ions. 33 bushels red heels, 0 bushels green beans,
5 bushels peas, 15 bushels tomatoes, 15 bushels
turnips, 10 bushels parsnips, 4,000 heads cabbage,
1,000 cucumbers, 2 bushels dried cherries,3 bush
els dried apples. I3D dozen eggs wore given lo
paupers, burnt 70-i bushels Hiue.-nmde 2,250 lbs.
of butter, and to clocks of app-u-buller.
Articles Made in the lloihsc.
2.V.) pair pants,2o ve.sts, IS pair cloth mittens,
80 pair stockings knit, :)5 pair stockings footed,
30 bonnets, 47 caps, 107 sacks.) 10 aprons, 75 com
torts, dm chemise,oiM) shirts, 95 trucks, 101 jdilow
slips. 30 bolsters, 40 chut!' beds, 111) «ht*rts, 17(3
.handkerchiefs hemmed. 17 pillow cases,47child
ren's frocks, 42 suspenders, 0 quilts, (32 (owls. 50
skirts, 25shrouds. OiiO'lbs. hard soap, and 80 bar
rels soft soap made.
Work Done in Carpenter hhop.
2.D codlns. I p iir wood ladders. 1 spring wagon
hod, 1 clothes press, 7 gates. 12.7 panned of post
and rail fence, and a lot of K.nyloand double
trees, ami some hammer handles.
Stock Fattened and Killed .
22 beeves (average weight (177 lbs ; 3
calves (average weight 77 11)5.V2-J2 lbs.; 20 hogs
(averagewolght 2(>o 1h5,17,5Ui Ihs.; making In ail
22,(117 lbs. '
Stock on Farm January Ist, IS7I.
H mules, ;i horses,2s milk cows, 10 headof slock
attic, 10 steers, 7 sows. 1 j shoats, and H pigs.
Utcnsi/ij on Farm January J si, IS7I,
2 broad and 1 narrow-wheeled wagon, 1 stone
wagon. I stone sled, 2 pair wood ladders, 1 pa.r
rail ladders, J pair hay ladders, 1 .wagon b**d, 3
Jack screws, 2 carls, I spring wagon, 2 large sleds.
(1 plows, -1 harrows. J corn harrows,2 sinclcnnil
ii double shovel plows, 2 la rgo and J small culti
vators, 1 roller, I grain drill. I separator and No.
I horse power, 1 wind mill, I (odder culler, I
hand corn sheller, 0 wheelbarrows, 2 log chains,
lu sets wagon gears,H sets plow gears, 2 Hfill and
1 carrying chain, spreads, single and double
trees, U llv notts. 2 wagon, saddles. 11 halters and
chains. 4,1 cow chains, 1 set of. carpenter tools, 1
set of blacksmith tools. S grain cradles. 10 mow-
ing scythes. I, wire horse -rake, II picks, I nmt
lock, 2 crowbars, 2 stone drills. 1-1 shovels, 2
groin reapers and mowers, ami u variety of stone
hammers, quarrying tools, spades, forks, rakes,
sickles, corn hoes,-wood saws, axes, mauls,
wedges, kraut k hlfe, Ac., &e.
HENRY SNYDER. Mavard,
ELIZABETH SNYDER, Matron.
We. the Directors of tho Poor and House of
Employment of Cumberland county, do certify
too above and foregoing to be a correct state
ment) of the receipts and expenditures of said
Institution, from the Ist day of January, to the
,‘llstdayof December, 1870, and also ol the ope
rations of said Institution during the same pe
riod, and of Its condition on January ist, Jh7l,
according to the best of our knowledge. Given
under our hands the tub day of January, I*7l,
DAVID WOLF.
ISAAC WAGNER,
JOHN UMBERGER,
Directors of the Poor of Cumb, County,
We, the Auditors of Cumberland county, hav
ing examined the account and voucliars of the
.Directors of tho Poor and House or Employ
ment of saia,co..«tx, 'mm January Ist, to Do*
thlit
institution for the spfthndsm Treasurer of two
we Hud a t p,n u rs and two cents,
hundred and k\ rt ;y.*liui°in ( e i;Jth dav of Ja'nuary,
lS7h“ JOHN KEEHRR,
G. V. KELLEY. •
JaCOO HEMMINGEIt. •
Auditois of Cumb. County.
The Auditors further report tlmt certain char
ges ngain-t. i lie management of tho I*> or House,
had been informally made, and their attention
called to the same.
After calllnic some2s witnesses, and making
a'l MiG investigation In their power, they have
Jailed to discover anything that would tend to
charge any of the personsjn ihemunngemcnt of
tho Institution with’fraud or corruption.
Purchases for (lie InstUutlonappeared tojiavo
been made with honesty and prudence. There,
Is no evidence that any di-emint, per cent. • or
allowance of any kind was made to tho fcstuw
aul for his trade. , ,
The farm appears to have been well managed,
and is no\y producing aboutdouhle the amount
it did ten years ago, and Is In much belter con
dition Hum lonnerly.- . 14l
Tho produce'oftho farm In connection with
tho appropriation hy tho County, has become
so largo, that It is very Important that theDbec
tnrs should observe tho strictest economy In
the management ofAbe Institution.
Tho Auditors would recommend a monthly
statement or exhibitor tho relief felvcn, with
tin* number of meals AmiLshid. ami such other
information as would- inform the people want
it costs the County to keep the Inmates per
c-inilrt ' JOHN KKKSEU.
1 C. VI KELLEY,
JACOB JIEMMINCER,
March 2,71-Jt Auditors.
I >EGTSTER’ta NOTIOT.
J Not ioc is hereby given to nit persons Interested
Mint the follow!; have been Hied In
lids ntllee by the accountants therein named for
examination and confirmation, and will be pre
sented to the Ornhana Court of Cumberland
county for conllrmatinn and allowance, on Tues
day, Sfnrch 21. A. D. IS71 :
]. First and partial account of Samuel Car
ver. Administrator of Peter Garvor, deceased.
2. The account of Henry Hnavoly. testamen
tary trustee of Margaret Suavely, under the last,
wl'l and testament of George Suavely, late of
Hampden township,deceased.
H. The account of Henry G. Suavely, testa
mentary trustee of George Suavely, now de
ceased,' under the last will and testament of
GoorgeHnavely, late of Hampden township, de
ceased
4 The first and partial administration ac
count of C, H. and W. A. Mullln, Administra
tors of W. n. Mullln. Ksq.. deceased.
5. The first and final account of Henry G.
Suavely, Administrator of the estato of Geo,
Suavely, late of Hampden township, deceased.
n. The account of James Graham. Guardian of
Alice A. Chapman, now Alice A. Klutz, minor
child George Chapman, late of Upper Allen
township, deceased. . __ .
7. First ami final account of Christian D.-Hnrtz
ler. Administrator of Elizabeth M. Hartzler,
late oi Upper Allen township, deceased.
8. The first and final account' of J. 11. Harsh.
Administrator of Mrs. Elizabeth Sharp, Into , of
the Borough of Newvillo. deceased.
H, '1 ho account of jßamuol Zimmerman.. Gua
rdian of Samuel Plough, a minor child of John
Plough, late of Dickinson township, deceased.
IU. The second and final account of George M.
Rupp. Executor of Peter Barnhart. deceased.
II The first’and final account of Susan B. As
kew. Administratrix of estate of Win. 11. Askew,
d l2 Co Bccond and final account of Abraham Fred :
crick, surviving Executor of the last will am:
testament of Laura Helices, late of the borough
of Mechnnlcsburg, deceased.
, i;i First and final account of John Lmz. Ad
ministrator of Susan Landis, late of Monroe
township. Penn’a., and at the time of her death
and for many years resided In Augusta county,
Account of Abraham Bowman. Guardian of
TosonhE. Bowman minor son of John Bowman,
late of Upper Allen township, doccasedpon the
minor arriving at the full ago of twcuty-ouo ;
first and final account of Margaret Jane
C-uothcrs, Administratrix of the estato of Wil
liam Carolhors, late of West Ponnsborough
township, deceased. .... „
1(1, The first and final account of John PaguC,
Executor of the Inst will and testament of Sam
uel Paguo, lato of the borough of Shippcnsbnrg,
C °Fhst. ond final account of Jacob D. Mohler,
Executor of Sarah Elchollz, late of Upper Allen
of Joseph M. Men, an.l
Robert P. McClure, Executors of the will and
testament of John Laughlln, „
19. First and final account of P. G. M Coy, Ad
mlnlstrntorof Daniel M’Coy, Sr., late of Hope
well township, deceased.
20 First and final nceonnl of John Enok, Ad
ministrator of John Slrock, lato of- Monroe
Tliomas E. Fuller. Admin*.
Ntroto-ot John Bowermnster. deceased.
The that ana final account of O. P. Humrlch
Administrator of the estate of William Brock,
lato of the borough ofCnrLisle. dee.cosed.
2Ji Second account of M. B. Boyd, Administra
tor of George Kllnk, deceased.
‘M First and final acconntof William Graccy
n’nd Peter rope. Administrators of Samuel Cope,
Into of Newton township, deceased.
n- » The first and final account of William Wal
lace, Administrator of James M. Wallace, do
‘TSs«t and partial account of John Graham.
Fxaculor of the lust will and testament of Geo.
Graham.deceased. , . .
07 First and parllal acconntof AnnaM.lTed
eu’ck Kxecutrlxof John 11. Frederick.deceased.
28 F*lrstand final account of James Smith, Ad
ministrator of Elizabeth Patton, deceased.
.»0 First and .final account of John LlHzman,
Administrator of Frederlch Alebollc, deceased,
so The account of Benjamin Nolsley, Guardian
of Marv and Elizabeth Hertzler, minor child
icn of Budolph Hertzler, lain of Monroe lowm
bhlp. doceuaed. JOSEPH NEELY,
Reader.
Fob. 23.71-
poetical.
OVER THE THRESHOLD.
Over the threshold, worn and bare,
The Infant takes Its step;
Tottering, feeble, yet safe and sin 0,
By tho loving arm of a mother kept.
Innocent darling, knowing not
Of tho thousands of steps In life’s weary wiv
May you never want for a mother’s hand
To keep and guard you In childhood’s day.
Over the threshold of childhood hour*-, *
Into the days of youth wc go,
Little dreaming ofsnares around,
Ur. dangers set-by n-cruol foe:-- -•
Let us hope that over, near,
Wo may 11ml a friend Who will warning give;
For without a smllo or a friendly word.
This life were a wearisome life to live.
Over tho threshold ofllfo again
Wo slop Into manhood’s troublous years;
And llnd though In life there Is much of Joy,
There Is plenty of room for grief and tears.
WJien our golden vision is molting away
Before tho stern, cold reality.
May wo bo prepared for a bettor life
Of peaceful Immortality!
Over thd threshold of manhood now.
Into the years of ago wc stray;
And our brows are furrowed with Hues of care,
Our once dark locks are silvery gray.
But oi)o more step we have to take;
And when tho threshold of life is passed,
May the angels wait with songs of Joy.
To welcome us homo lo Heaven at last.
||lkcllnncous.
fFrom tho London Era.)
THE FALL OF THE CURTAIN.
nr Wi-vrrs I’jnM.ii’s.
The fun of the fair was at Its height !
On every sulo arose tho hoarse shouts,
oaths and loud laughter of (he men,
mingled with'the shrill mirth of the wo
men. the crying of babies, ami the
screaming of children, while above this
choking, tearing, stifling mass.of life, the
music from the shows rolled in billows of
sound from every point, and meeting
iiluA'e. the heads ol the struggling mob,
ending in a tempest of clamor. In every
Inti ot’this storm was heard the shouting
of (he rival showmen. ‘Mermaid !’ cries
one exhihitor, with a derisive-laugh, as
he keeps up a running commentary up
on his rival’s announcements. ‘Well,
she aln’l worth much, though yon buy
her by the pound, and weigh her In her
own scales. Why don’t you let the young
lady come but and take a walk on the
platform? She’ll he eaten up with the
rhumalix a-sittin’ so long in her wet
small clothes. . Let’s see what’s next—
Oh! a Snndwidge Islander as will enl
raw meat! • And who wouldn’t ?’ this
query he addressed to the crowd—‘and be
glad to got it, those 1 lur'd times?’ This
speech is rewarded by a shout of appro
bation from the crowd, with the majori
ty of whom .‘ttfeat at any price’ would
form an appropriate motto. ‘Gentlemen
and ladies!’ roars another showman.
Ladies fust!’ from (he crowd. ‘Ladies
and gentlemen! Walk up! and seethe
hootiful Maid of CirKasher, orig’nally
the favorite Siiltaney of the great Sham
G’Tartaiy. She was rescued from her
captivation by a noble English gentle
man, who brought her over to this coun
try, and-afterwards ’ . ‘Sold her. to
pay expenses,’ puts in the first showman
amid a shout of laughter. ‘What 'nve,
you got. to.’show agin 1 her?’ asks sbow
-■♦♦•i.wniini.ber two, with increased anger.
Coorious and sfi , c*w>,c.t- umiressing
the mob, who with great impartiality ap
plauds both speakers alternately: ‘La
dlesand gentlemen,,! will now introduce
to your notice the celebrated Jim Panzee;
or‘Wild Man o’ the Woods. He will be
brought afore you Toradew seconds load
ed with chains, becos* of bis untnmeable
fee-rocity, and then taken hack to his
cage, where ail can witness his amus
ing tricks, and subject him to, a neater
inspec'ion, can do so by mountin’ the
ladder, and payin’ their money. There
is a lull of expectation, speedily followed
hv a burst of applause, as an, individual,
hemetrfcally sealed in a holry envelope
presents himselfon the platform. Round
his waist is.a broad belt with enormous
chain* attached, tho ends of which are
firmly grasped by two herculean strollers
who show such unraistakeable signs of
extreme trepidation, that the died upon
the spectators Is tremendous. ‘There !’
says the triumphant showman, ‘look at
that! It’s a sight you don’t see every
day.’ Aa there is no denying this asser
tion, it is rewarded with a shout of ap
plause. ‘This ree-mnrkablo creolur,’ he
continues, pointing to the gentleman in
tho hairv envelope, ‘is the famous Jim
Panzee.br Man Monkey, aa lives in a
forest of h’onx, one of which he pulls up
every morning for a walkin’ stick. Ho
has the strength of twenty men, builds
bissolf a house of branches, and sits on
tho roof, day and night, to keep it from
blowing away, which shows his uncom
mon sagacity. Ho leads a grimgarions
life in the most dissolute places, an’ dies
a solitary death in tho buzzum of his
family* The creature is am posed to be
a man in his wild state, but this Is rejec
ted by the public at large as uhcompli
meutry to humanity.' ’Gan lie tark,’
asks a ‘gentle shepherd,’ from the crowd.
‘No.’ replies the showman, 'he expresses
bis self by signs, and is intractable to all
but his' keepers.’ ‘Take his head off,
some of ye,’ shouts one of the rival show
men. ‘They’ve sowed the poor man up
so tight that he can breathe.’ ‘That’s a
lie!’ he cries, with a startling suddoneas,
the Irascible and indignant Chimpanzee,
at the sarae time springing to the end.of
tho nialform, he stretches over (lie rail,
he deals the last speaker a thwack that
Induces him to display an agility and ut
ter a howl that would not have disgraced
the monarch of apes himself; but swift
to the assistance of his leader comes one
of his spangled warriors, ami, bounding
up on the rival platform, lie belabors the
ruun monkey with the speaking trumpet
he carries, till the iinf-*rtunale creature
is as uncomfortable fb his hair-shirt as
any monk of the Thebaid. Not slow are
other combatants to join tho fray, ami
rushing up the ladders conies the mob,
roaring and inesislible. ‘The canvas
paintings that adorn the booths are rent
In shreds, a portion of the boarding is
broken in, and, as the number of rioters
increase, the platform itself begins to
crack and among tho cries of the men,
and shrieks of the women, slowly to give
WftV The rush up Is now changed to a
rush down the ladder, but the pressure
against the rail in front of tho platform
each moment increases till it snaps in
several places and precipitates nearly a
dozen persona, the owner of the Chim
nanzeenmong tho number, to the ground.
‘Stand away from him; give him air!’
‘He’s dead” ‘Noa heheant—he ho a
nMi It tho’!’ ‘Carry him to the Nor
folk Anns!’ A dozen hands now lift, j
gently lift, the old showman from the
ground, he giving no indication of hfo
either by word or sign. The sad proces
sion then moves slowly through the
crowded fair, tho mob, even where it is
moat thick, making ready way. ihe
loud hubbub subsides for tho moment in
to something like silence as the body is
borne along. Suddenly the Ups of the
before seemingly lifeless man part, and
ho murmurs a word, but murmurs it so
faintly that ihose around have to bond
down close to catch Ills meaning. It la
but one word—‘Joel? ‘That’s his son .
He's gone to see the great folk going in
to tho Ball at the Assembly Rooms.
‘Fetch him, and be quick.’ * * *
lu a small room with a sloping roof,
upon a truckle-bed covered with a tatter
ed patchwork counterpane, a true emb
lem of his cbequeied life, lies the old
showman. The blankets am! sheets have
been removed by express order of the
landlord. At the bed’s head Mauds tho
Chimpanzee, while on tho either side are
grouped confusedly such members of tho
troupe ns cati be spared from tlio show to
attend their unfortunate leader. Sudden*
ly the painful stillness of the room is
„ broken by a wild cry, and bursting
through the circle around the bed, a boy
throws his arms about the dying man,
who, as though the sound had called
back, the retreating life, opens his glaz
ing eyes, and gazes into the little face
bent over him, (hen a smile slowly brigh
tens on the stroller’s lips') ns with an of
; fort he places his arms about the child’s
neck. ‘lt’s little Joe,’ lie says, 'ray little
Joe!’ The hoy answers by a sob,- ‘l've
been a-wnltiir for you Joe.’ Hero the
door is again thrown open, and into the
room a little man in full evening dress,
... ~w‘r^rl»g. tf JU)9.u„-JdH..,aelf;complaceirt„.and,.
closely-shaven countenancoan expression
scarcely in accordance with its usually
stereotyped amiabllitj’. This is the doc
tor, whom half a score of clamorous mes
sengers had summoned froin the county
Hall at the Assembly Rooms, opposite.
‘ Well, and how are we now’?’ says the
doctor, jerking out the words more from
habit than any other feeling, as lie ap
proaches the bedside. ‘We’re purty well,
Hmnk’ee,’ says the Charnpanzee, who
took upon himself to reply for the com
pany, ‘and much obleogcd to yo for-ax
ing; but its my unforliult mate as re
quires your intentions.’ The doctor
stares in.some surprise, not a little min
gled with alarm, for, as we have previous
ly mentioned, (ho Wild Man of the
Woods still retained bis hairy cos tome.
‘Get out of the way, boys,’ says the doc
tor, as ho sloops over (ho old"stroller to
make the -necessary examination, push
ing little Joe aside as he d' es so. ‘Don't
send him away, sir,’ pleads the showman,
faintly. *We shall soon- be parted far
enough.’ Is he your son ? asks the little
brisk man. somewhat mure mildly. ‘Yes,
sir.’ ‘ls them any hope?’ ‘Hope?’ re
pealed the doctor in ills sharp, quick
tones. ‘Why, no—yes—that is, there’s
always hope whole there’s life, you'know,
Internal hermorrhage; bad, very bad
case. Descending the stairs tlio doctor
is followed down by Hie Chimpanzee, to
whom ho gives a note to deliver to Mr.
{Splint, Ills assistant. He’Jl come himself
with the medicine, and stay here till the
case is over.’ ‘Over! 1 ‘SVell. under, if
vou like it. better. Ha!, ha!— ahem!
Very bad accident, very.’ I know’d there
was no hope,’ groaned the Wild Man,
when I seed him down and half Hie fair
a-lumbliiig a lop of him.' ‘Scarcely fair
play, that! Hu! ha! ahem!—hut no,
no thank you, my'good fellow, for the
than, after much mameuvrihg, wan
striving to Hi rust a few shillings into the
.doctor’s hand. ‘Keep your money—quite
unprofessionul to refuse a,fee, but quite
right under the circumstances,’ And
readjusting his toillelte. the little doctor
skipped merrily across the road, as though
those terrible words sickness and death,
had ceased to have a meaning in our lan
guage. The showman had dropped off
Into asleep,or rutherlethargy,for ho was
evldenlally sinking fast, and asquiet had
been strictly enjoined by the doctor, the
careful Chimpanzee gave the sobbing boy
a rough admonition with his foot ; this
being unintended to, he took him-by the
collar and led him to the window, tell
ing him ‘to give over If he couldn’t do it
softly..' ‘You ain’t no feeling to go takin’
on iii that fashion ! It’s time enough to
make a row at the funeral, for then you
can’t wake nobody with 3'our hulla bal
loo,’ ‘Let me stay here!’ said the boy,
ih a tone of mingled entreaty and fierce
ness. ‘He shan’t hear me. See, I can
do this when I’m going to cry too loud.’
And lie bit ills lips till the Ileal) grew
wbiteand then crimson beneath hisauarp
teeth. ‘You’re a good little chap,’ said
the man with more kindness than lie had
yet displayed, ‘ami when the old ’un?a
anut* J lio. -Lw.L-1-i
-waht.a friend so long as I’m to the fore.
On’y keep quiet, an’ call me. when he
wakes; I’m going to take a whltl’ot
’hricca outside the door; I feel quite faint
like for want of it. Besides, should lie
rouse up all of a suddent an’ see me in
this queer toggery, he might take me for
somebody else, which is a reminder as
none of us requires at sich moments.’—
With tills ambiguous speed) the Chim
panzee, after taking from’, the showman's,
pocket (whoso oufer-clolhing had been
carelessly Hung upon the chair) a pipe
and tobacco pouch, quitted the room.—
Little Juo had turned away’towards the
window,and remained with his forehead
pressed.against the glass,'down which his
learn were- silently dropping. Beneath
him was the roar and tumult of the
crowded street, the flashing of 'carriage
lamps anddhe glimmer of passing wheels.
Opposite to him were the Assembly
Rooms, brilliantly lighted, and through
■the windows of which lie could seethe
dancers—beautiful women anti elegant
men- moving in what appeared to him
to be an endless maze, an inextricable
confusion. Streams of life, llowlng
gracefully as water, weaving and it.tor
weaving! gliding apart, only to meet
asrain in snm.o yet more, exquisite combi
nation of grace and motion, the.whole
governed by the breadth of music that
came to him in gushes. At lust a strange
fear came over the boy, lie listened
eagerly for some sound—the prolonged
silence alarmed him. lie crept away
from the window, and on tip toe
approached Hie bed; ho looked eagerly
into the white and ghastly face that
to his disordered fancy, seemed almost
luminous amid.the darkness around, for
the doctor had ho placed the candle
that its rays no longer fell upon, the bed.
He bent down and watched fora tremor
in the eyelids, i a movement of the li| s, a
gtirdn the shadow's about the mouth. He
listened for a breath—not one came; and
the dew of fear bung in beads on his fore
head, and lay cold on his cheek. He
sprang erect, and was about to scieam to
bis father to utter one word, but one, to
g’.ve assurance of life, when the breath
again passed through the parted lips, the
breast.of the wounded man heaved, and
respiration went on slowly as before.
Tlio poor child listened for a moment;
then, Horn very covered
his luce ‘with his trembling hands, and
wept aloud. At this moment the door of
the room opened, and several ’members
of the troupe entered ; while, as if In
mockery ot the sad scene, a burst of llvo
ly music rose up from the street. With
a suddenness that made those around the
bed recoil, the old showman shook oil’
his lethargy, and started up as again the
music rose like a wave, and broke with a
crush against the window. ‘Play ’em
out!’ Play ’em out!’ ‘cried Hie old man,
in a loud and joyous voice. ‘lf it hasn’t
been a tip-top performance, it’s been a
honest one, ami they’ve had their mo
ney’s worth ! They’ve had their money’s
worth !’ He fell buck, and the red stream
of life came bubbling to his lips ; at the
same time the music ceased, ami nothing
was heard hut the trampling of many
feet. ‘lt’s all over!’ he murmured,‘All
over, Joe! Ring down Hie curtain!’—
And when the clash and the clamor of
the music Bounded again, the curtain had
descended between Hie poor old show
man and his lute audience for over
Übbelky Is taking pains to brand as
lies some of tbe stories about bis chirog
raphy. Next lie’ll probably deny that
when Senator Revels wrote him, asking
about the beat modoof cultivating straw
berries, be advised him to plant them
with Ills coin, “ dropping two or three
strawberry seeds in each hill and letting
Hie vines climb up on the cornstalks. In
this way they need no poling, and fruit
cun bo shaken oil in the fall and pickled
for winter use.”
It bus been beautifully said that wo
man was not taken from the bead of man,
for she was not Intended to be his ruler;
nor from bis feet, for she was not inten
ded to bo ids slave; but from bis side,
she was Intended to bo bis companion.
Tut; following was posted on the door
of tbe Ludlow church, in Hertfordshire,
some time back ; “This is to give notice
that no person is to be buried in tills
churchyard but those living in the pa
rish I"
VOL. .57.—N0. 40
SINGULAR ORNAMENT.
A brooch worn by tbo Countess of K—
has recently been (he subject of couver*
sation in an eminent companyof polished
nobility, who nro now exiles in Paris.—
Encircled by twenty brilliants upon o
dark blue ground of fapsis luzuii.and
protected by a glass in front, may bo seen
—what? A portrait? A lock of hair?
No, neither the one nor the other ; but
only four bent pins wrought together in
tho form of a star. “The history of this
singular oruameift is contained in the
following communication:
Count K —j was, some years ago t iu
his own coihury, suspected of being tyo*
•muclrinelined to^pollticsrand’Tvas. con-"'
sequently, one night, without,examina
tion or further inquiry, lorn
bosom of his family by police oliicers,
conveyed to a fortress In u distant part .
of the country, ami thrown into a dark,
damp dungeon.
- Days, weeks,.and months passed away
without hts.beiug brought to trial. The
unhappy man saw himself robbed of ev
ery succor. In tho stillness of death and.
the darkness of tho grave, he fell, not
only his strength failing him. but also
his mind wandering. An unspeakable
anguish took hold of him. He, who
feared not to appear before Ills judges,
now trembled before himself. Conscious
of his danger, ho endeavored to procure
something to relieve himself from the
double misery of idleness ami loneliness,
and thus preserve him from a terrible in
sanity. Four pins, which happened ac
cidently to be in his coal, had fortunately
escaped the notice of the jailor.
Those were to he t lie means of deli ver
ance to ins spirit. Ho threw the pins
upon the earth, Which alone Was the floor
of his gloomy dungeon, ami then busied
himselfin peeking for them in’the.denso
darkness. 'When, after a tiresome search,
ho‘.succeeded in finding them, be threw
(hem down anew,.ami so,again and again,
did he renew his voluntary task. All the
day long, Bitting, lying or kneeling, he
groped, about with his hands until ho
found the pins which lie had inteiition
allyscattered. This fearful, yet beneficial
recreation continued fornix years Then,
at last, a great political event opened
suddenly the doors of his prison. The
count had Just scattered his pins, but he
would not leave his cell without taking
with him the little instruments of his
own preservation from despair and from
madness. He soon found them, for now
the clear, bright light of day beamed i«
through the doorway of his dungeon.—
As the count related this sad story to the
countess, she seized, the pins with holy
eagerness. Those crooked, yeliow brass
pins, which during six fearful years had
been scattered and gathered alternately,
were become to her as precious relics;
and now, set in a fruine of rich brilliants,
worth £loo’ ns a treasure of much greater
value, she wears them on her bosom.
A CURIOUS CUSTOM.
Sir John Lubbock, in his recent work
bn the “Origin of Civilization,” speaks
of a curious custom, very widely spread
among savages of all regions, by which
on the birth of a baby, the father, and not
the mother, is put to bed and nursed like
a sick person for several weeks. This
custom was almost universal among the
Indians of South America. The Jesuit
missionary to Paraguay, Dobrliizhofler,
tells us that “no sooner do you hear that
a woman has borne a child than you see*
the husband lying In bed, huddled up
with mats and 'skins, lest some rude
hren'h of air should touch him, fasting,
kept In private, and for a number of days
abstaining religiously from certain kinds
of viands: von would swear It was he w i
om limes,'unu nmgnen at u. nut never
thinking I could believe such madness ;
I used to suspect that lids barbarian cus
tom was more in jest Ilian In
earnest; but at last I saw it with my own
eves among the Ahipones.”
‘Hrett, in his “Account of the Indian
Tribes of Guiana,” says he saw a man
whose wife had lately been, delivered,
lying in a hammock, wrapped up as if
lie were sick, though really in the most
robust health, while the mother of the
new born infant was engaged in cooking
and othei work about the but.
Traces of (his custom were found in
Greenland, where, after a woman is com
fined, the husband must, forbear working
for Home weeks: and In Knmskata, where
for some time before the birth of a baby,
the husband must do no more hard work.
Similar notionsnre found among the Chi
nese, among the Dyaks of Borueoiand
what is still stranger, is that thev exist
to lids day in Corsica, in the'North of
Spain, and in thcSouth of France, where
the custom is called fairc la couvndc.—
Max Muller, in Ids “Chips from a Ger
man Workshop,” tries to account for it
thus: “K is clear that the poor 'husband
was at first tyranized over by Ids female
relations, and afterward frightened into
BUperstitlcm* He (hen began to make a
maityr of himself, till he made himself
really ill, or took 'o his bed'ln self-de
fence. Htrnngeand absurd as the couvndc
appears at first sight, there is something
in it with which, wo believe, that most
niothers-hi-law cun sympathize.” Sir
John Lubbock, however, prefers to accept
the Carlh and Abipone explanation, and
which is that they believe the new born
infant would lie injured in some way if
the father engaged »n any rough work or
was careless of Ids diet.
THE TRUTH WELL SPDREH.
T11r: C'OHNEK Ijounohii.— I The young
fiiinirt on the corner, with his hat u little
on.one side, the stub of a cheap cigar in
ills mouth, mill a stuns forevery lady Hint
passes, is a loafer. Do you know where
beget* money? His mother earns it for
him by taking in washing. Poor soul!
Hite thinks her boy will get work soon.
He could find work enough to keep him
busy from early morn until evening, if
lie wanted to, hut lie is u lazy loafer, and
don't want work. If ho gets a place, he
neglects his work, or does It so poorly ho
la soon discharged. Ho never works for
the sanuumaii twice; or, perhaps, lie is
particular wdial kind of work lie does.
He is willing that ids mother or sister
should sew or wash to earn money for
him to spend, but he Is a little particular
us to tlie work ho does. Ho looks down
on that sweaty carpenter who hunies
past him, nods condescendingly to ids
friend, Hie shoemaker, and sends a whiff
of smoke into Hie eyes of bedaubed paint
ers, with both hands full of his pots ami
brushes. Ho couldn't borrow ten cents
of any of them. They know lie would
never pay it. They earn their money.
Hu begs (if his mother a part of her hard
earnings, at an age, too, when lie is cv
■table of pulling hls-slioulder to the wheel
and adding a little towards Hie support of
himself and his little brothers and sisters.
Tin-; Hanhv.—The ofleiuinutc mail in
n weak poultice. He la a cross between
root lieer ami ginger-pop, with tho cork
left out; a freah-water mermaid found In
a cow pasture witli hands lilled with dan
delions. He is a teacup full oT syllabub ;
a kitten In pantalettes; a sick monkey
with a tdonde moustache. Ho Is a vine
without any tendril ; a fly drowned in
oil • a paper kite in -a dead calm. Ho
lives like a butterfly—nobody can tell
why. He Is as harmless as a cent’s worth
of spruce gum, and as a shirt button with
out a hole. He is ns lazy ns a bread pill,
and has no more hope than a last year
grasshopper. Ho goes through life on
tiptoe, and dies like cologne water split
upon tho ground.
A CHAP, wljo attended a race, said ho
didn't see why the sportsmen should bo
so particular to a qunitor of a second
about tho end of it, when they keep tho
public waiting half an hour lor the be
ginning.
A Chicago barber lias demonstrated
(lint ho cannot successfully shave a cus r
tumor and look at passing ladies, at the
same time. In tho attempt, the car of
tho customer became a total wreck.
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The poor man’s story—tho garret,
The nnck of drinking—Cog-uao
Tjie father of the cereals—‘ pop’ corn.
DanoeiCous associates—those who are
dressed to kill.’
At what time was Adam married? On
bis wedding Eve.
Something odd—that hens should al
ways sit when they lay*.
The sweets of otllce—dhe sugar dU I
ties: : :
One of thertepth of ,a biting frost was
recently pickcd up in Canada.
* I am transported to see you,* as the
convict said to the kangaroo.
A*\viiekli,‘unlike a horse, runs the bet
ter for being tired.
In* the country, straw is bundled ; In
;ho city it N frequently otlered in ball.-
In uccordanco with tiio evident fitness
of things, a porter is always stout.
• The good are taken first’ does not ap
>ly at photogragb establishments or bar
,er shops-
Why do monkeys in small menagerie
cages die so soon ? Because they have
been used to better climbs.
If you always live with those who are
ime* you will learn yourself to limp. ■
When arc soldiers like good flannel?
Hum they don’t shrink.
John and Jane were not married at all
for though John wooed, Jane would not
Why do schoolboys having ears bos
-1 resemble captured house-breakers?
realise they arc haudeufl'td.
It tnriu out that the woman who
hasn’t spoken to her husband for twenty
years never had one to speak to.
On Ids late return to Halt Lake,.the
flon. B. Young found Ids wife drawn up
n a hollow square'to receive him.
Tiik Belfast Journal discovers that lob
sters are built more for durability thou
speed. They never come ashore without
gelling Into hot water.
When is Bridget like the kitchen fire?
When ahe’sgom; out; and likewise when
she H ires up.
AnviuE gratis to Hunters—lf you shoot
a duck you may. by jumping into the
river after it, get two" ducks.
‘ 1 keep an excellent table’ said a lady
to one of her hoarders., ‘That may ho
true, ma’am,,’ salt! he, “but you have
very little upon it.”
An old lady lead about the strike of the
wiie drawers in Worcester, Mass., and
said that of new tangled things, wire
drawers imi4 he the queerest.
A I’APEit lias an article headed w/(h
Die conundrum : ‘ Why Bo Wives Fade?’
We suppose it is because they don’t wash.
Don’t it?
A CKLBKKATKI) Wit WAS asked If 110
new Theodore Hook. * Ye,’ replied he,
Hook and 33y0 are old associates. 1
‘Astonishing cure for consumption,'
as the old lady said when she sprinkled
exchanifesav's tifut the reason why
school-hoys delight to dig and explore
caves is because of the recesses in them.
A musician, in giving notice of an in
tended conceit at Cleaveland, Ohio, says
‘A variety of other songs may bo expect
ed, too tedious to mention.'
‘Air!’ yawned a bachelor, ‘this world
ia hut a*gloomy prison.’ ‘To those in
Boiilary confinement,* added a witty
young lady.
What would you say if you wished a
•everend Doctor m Divinity to play a
uuo on the violl n? Fiddle-dee-dee (D-D.)
The story of the man who had a nose
so large that he couldn’t blow it without
theuaeofgunpowderi is said tobea hoax.
‘ Any grouse becomes a ruffled grouse
when lie’s shot at; why shouldn’t ho be
ruffled when’you are trying, to' make
game of him.
I am going to the post-office, Bob;
shall i inquire for you?’ Well, yes, if you
have a mind to, hut I don’t think you,
will find me there.’
An editor speaking of a rogue, Bays:—
‘The rascal has broken every hank and
jail and Sabbath we have had in this
country fo.r the last five years.’
A veuy penurious lady was so affected
hv a charity sermon, on a recent occasion,
as to .borrow a dollar from a neighbor
and piit it in her own pocket,
A Minnesota school-teacher who t
whipped one of his pupils nearly to death'
has left that part, of the country by rail.
The rail was u three-cornered one..
Hunt! is one of the recent conundrums
What reason have we to suppose that
beer was made in the ark ? The kanga
roo was seen to go in with imps, and the
bear was always hrnln.
At the marriage of a very young couple
the other (lav, a gentleman inquired of
a lady what fruit Hie bride-and bride
groom reminded her of.
•A greenxmir’ was the response.
Ax Ohio firmer saw a stranger tent
ing down ills rail fence, and hailed i.im
to know tlie reason. The reply was Hint
lie was suddenly, seized by the shakes,
and was holding on the fence for support.
A nun nun scnonlmasior excuses ills ,
passion for angling by saying Hint from .
constant habit, ho never feels quite him
self unless lie is handling the rod.
‘Artlms,’ said a good natured father to
his young hopeful, ‘I did not know until
to day that yon had been whipped last
week-’ 'Didn’t yon, pa?’ replied the
hopeful; ‘I knew it at Hie time.'
A Wokfui. Tali:.—A North German
paper receives directly from a relative ot
the Hanoverian officer in question the
following touching recital:
The company to which tills young of
ficer belonged captured twenty-five
Frnnestireurs, and upon inquiring at
headquarters as to their disposal, received
orders that they must he shot. Tho duty
devolved upon him. The young man,
though t?o coward, hesitated iu tlio exe
cution of. such a terrible duty, but, in or
der not to appear too weak, he repressed
his feelings, and had them conducted to
a neighboring wood, where, upon a little
elevation, they were to mei»t their fate.
Among them was a youth of hardly lo
years of age, with ft gentle nnd almost
'maiden face, in which culture was plain- ,
lv to bo (raced. This poor unfortunate
Pad not tho courage to die. Ho trembled
in all his body, and a stream of tears
coursed down bis deadly palo cheeks*
Suddenly fear seized him in a terrible
way, and before the guard could prevent
him he bad thrown himself at tho feet
of the German officer. and convulsively
clasped bis kntes and begged In unutter
able woo for his life. Fear gave him
most touching words of prayer, ho be
sought the deeply grieved officer by ms
own parents not to rob his of their only
son. It would have moved a stone._
The heart of the young German officer
swam in tears; still he dared not disobey
his military fluty. It was the most fearful
moment of his life. The youth was led
back to tho fatal spot, and In niot her
mnmi-nt his rniserv was at an end—tho •
balls had riddled his heart. The feeling ‘
of nitv. however, so oveieomq the joun„
German that bo fell into a swoon. Ho
awoke a madman, and Is to-day, In an
1 asylum in Germany.