J. W. YOCUM, Editor.
VOLUME XLI, NUMBER 24..1
THE COLUMBIA SPY;
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
A . . T. IC ATM PMAIST,
Collections made in Lancaster and adjoining
'Counties.
Pension:, Bejinty, Back Tay., and all claims
againsttile government promptly prosecuted.
011ice—No - .152, Locust street.
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IV. LOCUM,
COLUINIBIA. PA
OFFICL—SPY Building, Bank Sire& , near
Locust.
Collections made in Lancaster and adjoining
Counties.
- ILTE - Nr,Y C. G. REBER,
10338 Washington street, near Sixth,
Reading. Pa.
Collections made in Berks and adjoining
counties, nov27-t[
rj - M. NORTH,
Columbia, Pa.
Collections promptly made in Lancaster and
work Cou.nties.
TIIOMAS J. DAVIS,
No. It North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pe.
Professional Business carefully and prompt
ly attended to. toct3o'69-tf
JOHN M. GRIDER,
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE, SCRIVENER,
Mountvllle, Lancaster County, Ta.
Hours from 6 to S o'clock, A. M.,
and 7 to U o'clock, P. M.
pur CLARK,
LY.L. JUSTICE OF THE PEACE.
OFFICF:—No. 12 N. Third street. •
Chace Ilotirg—From6 to 7 A. M. 1.2 to .1. P. M.,
and. front 6 to 0 P. M. rsepl4l9-tfiv
SAM UEI, EVANS.
JUSTICE OE THE PEACE.
Mee, on Second St., adjoining Odd Fellows'
Hull, Columbia, Pa.
A J. GULICK,
SURGEON DENTIST,
Extracts Teeth without Pain. Nitrous Oxide or
Laughing Gas administered.
OFFICE 2is LOCUST STREET.
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B C. UNSELD,
• TEACHER OF MUSIC
PIANO,
ORGAN,
MELODEON.
CULTIVATION or the VOICE and SINGING.
Special attention given Beginners and young
pupils.
septi-09-Iyw
219 LOCUST STREET
T' Z. HOFFER,
rJ D E NV.I S -T .
Nitrous Oxide GMs administered in the extrae-
tion of Teeth.
°Mee— Front Street, next door to - Williams'
f) ::o rr t f i gtorp l, b9;yreln;Loottst pad Walnut Streets
FHINELE,
. PUYSICIAN 49.: SURGEON;
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otters his professional services to the citizens of
Columbia and vicinity. He may be found at the
office connected with his residence, on Second
street, between Cherry and Union, every day,
from 7to 9 .1. M., and from a to t 3 P. M. Persons
whling, his services in special eases, between
these hours, will lea , ,e word by note at his ()thee,
or threw:A the bust office.
D ENTAL SURGERY
1 S S
Graduate of Pennsylvania flollege of Dental
Surgery. Wire in Wagner's Building, over
Haldeman's dry goods store. lon
tranee, 1.70 Locust Street,
Colninbia, Penn'a.
Dr: J. S titanks his friends and the pub
lic in general for their liberal patronage in tile
past, loaf assuring CllOlll that they
- can rely upon
having every attention given to them in the
future. In every branch of his profossion he
has &nays given entire satisfaction. He calls
attention to tile unsurpasssed style and finish
of artificial teeth inserted by 11110. He treats
disemes eotancon to the mouth and teeth of
children and adults. Teeth tilled with the great
est mire and In the most approved manner.
A.ehlie; teeth treated and tilled to last for years.
The hest, Id dentrillces and mouth washes con
btantly on irind.
work warrant at.
seol-tJ-IYw .1. S. Burn'. D. D. S.
- 10 111 AL E6TA.TE AGENTY.
'pi . , natl....signed have opened an office for the
porehase, mat sale of real estate. collection of
rents, and l i renting of property. Bushiest;
entrusted to their care svlll meet with prompt
and careful attention.X. ZIEGLER,
00:W0i-if] Al J. ICAUFFMAN.
T o B I LT) ERS AND OT REM
flulldi og, paving and other brick always ou
They are hand made and superior to any
brick in this part of the country. They are of
n.redat tit• very lowest price.
sep 1-69-trwl MICHAEL. LIFSART.
HOTELS.
NATESTEEN HOTEL,
Sz 15 COItTLANDT STREET,
NEW YORE:.
TLICH. D. WINCr.rE3TE 5, Paorairrolt.
This Hotel is central and convenient for rellll.-
sylValnianS.
Ante lifialiLan, of Reading, Pa.,
is an a:sistant at this Hotel, and will bo glad to
see 11L friends at all times. septi-On-tfw
oalsrl'lN22.Vr.A.L."
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THIS DOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED,
between. the Stations of the Readin,gund COllllll
- reonsylvanla Railroads,
bIi3ONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA.
ate accommodations for Strangers and Tray
eters. The Dar is stocked with
CHOICE LIQUORS,
Auld the Tables furnished with the best fare.
FINDLEY,
Proprietor.
selA-It4fixj
IR.A.NICL/N HOUSE,
LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA.
Thip is a first-class hotel, and is in everyrespeet
adapted to meet the wishes and desires of the
traveling publie. ALAItTIN I.: R.W IN;
, • Proprietor,
F RENCH'S HOTEL,
On the European Plan, otipo ,
Z , Zew Yorlt.
=icy t. 19. ISIS. Proprletow.
MISITLE'R'S HOTEL,
West .Market Square. Reading Retuett.
EVAN ISLLSBI.E.R.,
ProprieSer.
Nept4-13G-t6v3
MARBLE WORKS.
COLUMBLk MARBLE WORKS. ' .
The Subscribers would respectfully inform
the citizens of Columbia, and surrounding
country, that they have oileneti
A NEW MARBLE YARD IN ' •
COLUMBIA,
On sth Street, between Locust and Walnut Sts.,
and usk the patronage of the public.
They have had great experience on line work.,
both in Philadelphia and few York. They wild
furnish in the highest style of the art, handsome
GRAVE , 5T02%./7..9, - -14.0NUNIENTS,
STATUARY, 'ORINTAIVIENTS,
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also 31,11113 LE 31 ANTLES,-11UILDIUG.WORIS.
d:e. Orders promptly attended and executed at
cheaper rates than elsewhere. Call amid beutif
Designs of new styles of 'Fine :work,suels as
mounmental ,tine arts, ac., will be furnished
parties upon application tI the propri
setE2detors.
HEP7G 1...
ITREEOLSTERING - •
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ft i e undersigned has taken rooms &Wising
the residence of James Bather, Illluatt.stureet,
where lis Is at all times prepared to daalikinds
of work In his line, such as lianging,,iiihrtains,
cutting, malting and laying Carpe
Sofas and Chairs, malting - Spring,Coculc , ,t„ .
Hair Niattrasses,,Cushions;,te.;die... - •
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B - uerrnlrS COLZRY:N.
j 0. BUCHER,
Wholesale and Retail Dander In
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Wiries and LiquOrs
Res removed his Store to his Building;scijoinum
:Hulderrtzuee Store, Looost Columbia, Pa.,
where he has fitted up rooms and greatly
Increased his facilities for doing
more extensive business
MISHLER'S CELEBRATED
HERB BITTERS !
PURE AND UNADULTERATED,
These Bitters are celebrated for the great cares
they have performed In every ease, when tried
Dr. :dishier offers five hundred dollars to the pro
prietor of any Medicine that can show a greater
number of genuine certificates of cures °Elected
by it, near the place where it is made, than
MISHLER'S HERB BITTERS
MISBLER'S HERB BITTERS
Ia for sate In Columbin.by
.T. C. BUCIIER,
At his Store, Locust Street, Golumhiu.
WINES AND LIQUORS !
Einbraclng the following;
Catawba,
Port,
Lisbon,
Cherry,
Maderia,
Malaga,
Champagne,
Claret,
Currant and Muscat WligES
COGNAC; OF DIFFERENT BRANDS
Also, OLD RYE 'WHISKEY and
BRANDIES of all kinds
Blackberry
Catawba,
Cherry,
Raw,
Superior Olu Rye,
Pure Old Bye,
xxx Old Rye,
X.X. Old Rye X. Old Rye,
Pure Old Rye, Monongahela,
Roe-tilted Whlsky,Lonclon Brown Stout.
Scotch Ale, Ctc.
A.CirENCY FOR
MALT AND CIDER VINEGAR
He Is also Agent for the Celebrated
I%IISELER'S HERB BITTERS
FOR SALE
POCKET FLASKS,
DEMIJOHNS,
TOBACCO BOXES,
and FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety,
At 3. C. BIICIINIVS.
MISHLER'S BITTERS!
PURE do ONADULTERATEDI
For Salo by
BEST STOUT PORTER!
From Z. c G. HIDDERT, LONDON
For sale by
J. C. BUCHER,
Locust Street, above Front
Agant, for die.
PURE MALT VINEGAR
Cannot be pirebased . at -any other eehlb4sh-
rnentln town, and in warranted to keep fruits
null yegetnbleiiperfeet.
The Best Brands of Imported
SCOTCII AND LONDON ALE
For Sale at
J. C. BUCHER S.
TO SMOKERS AND CHEWERS
BIMILER will still keep on band the
Best Brands of
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
SNUFF, ILA.VANA, YARA; and
COMMON SEGARS. Also,
SYGFF Sr. TOBACCO BOXES, .P.TPES--:a
thousand and ono varieties. Call'at
J. C. BUCEEER'S,
Locust 'Street, adjeining,kieldeman's Store.
,It Is the greatest establhilunetit of the kind this'
'6l"R.&di Agency', air °l'"l"2PbLe e ' s-toildonrorter,and
as-hlefaßltters.
001_;TIMBIA_, PA., SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 22, 1870.
K. -_NIAY'& ERWIN HB
_ /05 Locust St., Columbia, Pa.
. . DEALB.I29 X•
Agents , SCHOOL, ' ro w • Sheet
for all Miscellaneous and Icf us i c
New York, a -BLANK le of all kinds,
Philadelphia, IIaiROOKS. Dime and
and Lancaster S' half Dime copies.
Dailies and Week- Initial Ca sk et s,
lies. New publi- or ALL or low, from IO
cationsrecehr- a KINDS ■ cents, 15 cents
ed as soon A rqk OF STATIONERY. and up
as issued. 1 111/ SCHOOL DIREC- 11 10 ward s.
MOTORS AND TEACHERS SUP- lir
RP LIED AT WHOLESALE 111
CRATES. , DON'T FORGET THE PLACE,
IW.• No. 105 LOCUST ST., corm/warp, * Pa.. G,
1869. NO. 25. 1870.
CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
GIFTS.
Nothing more suitable than a. nice
HAT OR CAP
FROM
Smith & A.m.er's
NEW STORE,
No. 25 East King Street, Lancaster, POMM'S..
F. SMITII. cimurms H. AMER.
1.10V20.'69-4y
P. F. LANDIS, EZRA F. LANDIS, JACOB S.
KEYSTONE
EAST JAMES STREET, LANCASTER, PA.
Manufacturers orStationeryand Portable En
gines, of ~_the most approved style and plan.
Mill Gearing, Shafting, POWYS, Mangers and
Couplings, of an improved pattern. Farmers
Portable Grist Mill.
OUR NEW AND IMPROVED _ GRAIN
With thel3estTripled Geared Horse i>o;ver.
Iron and Brass works made to order. Furnish
Models for Patters at reasonable rates. Having
good and experiencedbands,and being practical
mechanics themselves, feel safe in guarantee
ing all their work to give satisfaction. For par
ticulars, address LANDIS & CO.,
n0v20.'69-tfi Lancaster, Pa.
THE lIINKLY FAMILY
KNITTING NACHINE
THE WONDER OF THE AGE!
KNITS EVERYTHING!
Combines Rapidity, Simplicity Durability and
Cheapness—Knitting with a Single
Eye-Pointed Needle.
tn -- Iteceived the Highest, Premium at the
Exposition, and Great American insti
tute, New York, 1517. For further Information
call on E. MUSSER,
Agent for Lancaster county,
Orange St. between N. Queen and Prince.
dot:l.'o9-1y
NO. 13.
Rhino,
Where you can bay a first rate
AMERICAN, ENGLISH OR SWISS
WATCH,
Blackborry,
Elder berry,
BEAUTIFUL SETS OF JEWELRY, VAND
SOME BREAST PINS, EAR RINGS,
SLEEVE BUTTONS,
and almost everything in the Jewelry line
FINE SILVER AND SIVVER - PLATED
FORKS, KNIVES CASTORS, GOBLETS, ICE
PITCIIERS, BUTTER DISHES Sc.
Then if you are In
WANT OF TIME
you can buy any kind of
AMERICAN CLOCK,
Jamaica Spirits,
Kuravael
Ginger
Oln,
warranted of the best quality, at a low figure
CHAS. P. SIMEINER'S
Septlwtfl No. 13 Front St., Columbia, Pa
THOMAS "WHITE,
TIN, PLATE,
AND
S EET-IRON WORKER
HOLLOW-WARE ALWAYS ON HAND
ROOFING AND SPOUTING DONE
HYDRANTS REPAIRED
EVERYBODY GOES TO
O. 4177 LOCUST STREET.
sepal-lyw.
prOMER, COLLADAY & t;O.'S
412 AND 1414 CHESTNUT ST.,
DRESS COODS.
J. C. lITJCIIER.
Taking advantage of the great depression in
business, H. C. s Co. have Trade
of .Dress Goods in this market for (%ash at
Enormous Reduction
Below' the cost of Importation, which they are
opening, and will offer at very slight advance
They desire to d 1 ect special attention to thl.;
stock; together with their own large Importa
tion, which halie been reduced to
,correspond-
ngl}• low rates;stod"will be found the
LAIGEST AND CHEAPEST STOCK
EVER OFFERED, INCLUDING
10 eases Blue and Green Stripes,
Cherie Poplins and lklohnirs, in
great variety of styles for snits, at 37Me
worth 75c. t 091.00.
Very heavy leVorsted Seraem, /II the
fashionable dark shades for suits, 50c.
Fine ..4.11-"Wool...xrepre.s Cloths, lu
all colors, including the very desirable
shades lu Navy Blue, for suits, 03c.
Splendid Quality Silk Sergee„ in all
cotorS, 75e.
Itich i3roche Poplin.. Silk and Wool,
very handsome goods, 75e,
.10.rench Tloll I?opliuto,all Silk and Wool,
1332
- xtxxi heavy 'Wool Cords,
for Walking Aretw,es,3l,tZ.
TEAM PRLNTLING.—CaII at the
' - Steam Printing House of the COL/WSW
.8 Y. rear of Colombia National Bank, - and ex
-4 anthiesneelmezus of Letter Heatia,Noteapirdstpo
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MACHINE WORKS
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SHREINER'S
IS THE PLACE
AT THE LOWEST PRICE
Or you can purchase
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF
The cheapest place In town.
HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS
YIItLADELPIfIA
GREAT BARGAINS
Immense Purchases
"NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS REJOING, NOE ANY PLEASITIM SO -LASTING."
3EISCEL.LANEOTIs
OPEN I OPENING I OPENED!
THIS DAY, THIS WEEK,
AND 'UNTIL FURTHER ORDERS,
B HEN Ell A. N'S
12S Locust Street,
THE LATtGEST STOCK OF
HATS AND ~ CAPS ,
For Youth and Children, over before offer
ed to the people of Columbia, comprising as it
does, STYLE and QUALITY in soft and stiff
brim, such as the Warwick, Ida Lewis, Sinbad,.
Prince Arthur, American Girl, ICute, PeerleeS,
Lady Thorn, Rowing, star, Cuban, Waverly,
Gilmore, Rob Roy, and the Fall style of Silk
Ilats,Juet out, together with a full stock of
GENTS'
FURNISHING GOODS,
Consisting of White and Colored Shirts,Flannel
Shirts and Drsvrers, English, German and Do.
mestic Hosiery, Gloves, -Handkerchiefs, SUS-
Pe n ders, Ties, Linen and Paper Cuffs and Col
lars, &e. Also,
UMBRELLAS AND CANES
Parties who favor as with their patronage are
assured that it will be our constant aim to
merit their confidence anti support.
Call and examine our welt selected stock at
at low prices.
BRENEMAN'S
No. 122 Locust Street, Columbia, Pa
oct9.T9-13,
Dnuas. C/lEMICALS.
J A. MEYERS
Druggist and Apothecary,
ODD FELLOWS' LEALL,
Invites attention t 4 a few specialties now in
stock:
PLIIJNFW CANARY SEED
OLD PALM SOAP EN BARS,
PRATT'S BED BUG BILLER, (sure thing and
harmless to persons,)
ROTHE'S NEW AND IMPROVED RAT XII,
LER, (the best thing we have yet soil,)
NO. 13
srLENDID 7OT OF CILIMOIS
BATH TOWELS, SPONGES AND GLOVES,
CORKWOOD FOR SHOEMAKERS,
COARSE AND FINE PEPPER, grouncl lit the
Store,
PURE SPICES AND CREAM TARTAR
Together with our usual large stock of Dim GS
MEDICINES and DRUGGISTS SUNDRIES which
are entirely CASE purchases.
PELYSIO/AN'S PRESCRIPTDEs.i and FAMILY PM
CIPES prepared by night or day with accuracy.
Itemernber the
,AILpIC:I2S
sept.4'o9-tfu . ) Odd Fellows' Hall.
T B. KEVINSKI,
DEALER. IN
PIANOS, ORGANS, MELODEONS,
AND MUSICAL IN'STRUMEZZTS
GENERALLY,
A large assortment of Violins, Flutes, Guitars,
Banjos, Tamboriaes, Accordeons, Flies, Har
monicas, and musical murchandise always on
hand.
SHEET MUSIC.
A large stock On hand, and constantly receiving
all the latest publications as soon as issued.
Music and Musical Books will be sent by mall
free of postage, when the market price is remit
ted.
DACAI4OMANIA,
Or the Art of transferring Pictures. Can be
transferred on any object.
I would call special attention of the Coach
makers to my stock of Dacalcontania.
STEINWAY kt. , SON'S PIANOS, PRINCE A:
CO'S., ..C.; :' , JEEDHAM tc SON'S CII,LESIL f
ORGANS AND MELODEONS.
Sole Agent for Stoll's Unrivaled PIANO
FORTE AND FURNITURE POLISH.
Call and examine my stock at
NO. 3 .1'.;0 RTII PRINCE STREET,
LANCASTER. PA
COOPER & CONARD,
S. ,E, cor. oth & Ma'ket Sts.,
PHILADELPHIA.
!laving rebuilt their store, will open about
October Ist, with an elegant stock, to which
they invite an examination.
Upwards of seventeen years of active nosi
ness at their present location, enables them to
Judge of the wants of their patrons, to buy at
the lowest prices and to sell At the windiest mar
gin of protit. Foil 1113C8 of
BLACK SILKS,
MESS STUFFS,
SILK VELVETS,
CLOAKS, SHAW LS,
HOSIEItY, TIES,
HANDKERCHIEFS,
COLLARS, CUFFS. Ac.,
WHITE GOODS.
BLANKETS, QUILTS,
liusrms.:s, LINENS,
CASSIIIERES, CLOVIS,
CLOAKINGS,
VELVETEENS, &c., eze.
COOPER ..tz C01%.1A ED,
S. E. ear. Ninth &-Sktarket
(let .2-'09.1y-1-2-331) •Philtalelphla.
WO 0 DWARD'S
WHOLESALE AND RETAIL
MUSIC STORE,
\O.'-' WEST RING STREET
Pianos, Organs, Melodeons, Plano and Melo
elcon Stools and Covers, Violins, Guitars. Ban
jos, Tamborines, Accordeons, ConcertiniS.
Drums, Fifes, Flutes, Flageolets, Itarmonicos,
Clappers, Triangles, Strings of alt kinds Bow
Hair, Bows,
Cello, Tuning Forks, Pitch Pipes, Violin
Cello Bops. Violin and Guitar Boxes, Music
Portfolios, Instruction _Books of all kinds,
Sheet Music, Music Books and every descrlp-
Lion of Musical Merchandise. All orders tilled
promptly at the usual Itetail and Wholesale
Prices, and satisfaction guaranteed.
Ala... Tuning and repairing promptly attended to.
A. Yir. WOODWARD.
deci.T9-tfi No. 22 West I lag St,. Lancaster.
MRS. G. M. BOOTH,
:No. 15.3 LOCUST ST., COL'UIIBIA, PA
DEALER EN
SEGAP6S, TOBACCO, SNUFFS,
PIPES, Sc.,
And all articles usually kept in a first-class To
bacco and Seger Store Thu pubile t.st.o rely on
Asiang in our store as good goods for the money
be obtained at any similar establishment
in the State.
I do not think it necessary to publish my
prices, as the Goods will tell for themselves. -
Sins. G. M. BOOTH,
Locust Street, Columbia Pa.,
septll-69,tytvi Sign of the Punch.
OLD BARNES
The Cheap Boot Maker,
119 FRONT STREET,
Where he will manufacture to order all kinds
of Men's Boots BETTER. and CHEAREIIt than
any other establishment in the County.
FINE CALF BOOTS, pegged,Moo ; sewed, 87.00
HEAVY Kir ZOOTS, 0.00; _7.00
FRENCH. CALF BOOTS, 8.00; double-soled 8,50
CM=
• I:rdfltepalrlng Neatly and Fromptly Executed.
All work warranted as , good as the best. Call
and see the Old Covey' at
No. 119 FRONT" STREET, COLUMBIA, PA.
AGENT NOR
0ct.10.'69-b
ottrit.
MOVE LIGHTENS LABOR.
A good wife roso from her bed one morn,
And thought with a nervous dread
Of the piles of clothes to be washed, and More
Than a dozen mouths to be fed.
There's the meals to get for the men in the field,
And the children to fix away
To school, and the milk to be skimmed and
churned ;
And all to be done to-day.
It had rained in the night, and all the wood
Was wet as it could be;
There were puddings and pies to bake, besides
A loot of cake for tea.
And the day was hot and the aching head
Throbbed wearily as she said,
"If maidens but know what good wives know,
They would not be in baste to wed !"
"Jennatte what do you think I told Ben Brown ?"
Called the farmer from the well ;
And a hush crept up to his bronzed brow,
And hls eyes half bashfully fell;
" IL was this," he said, and coming near
He sullied, and stooping dowm,
Kissed her cheek—. Twas- this, that you, : were
t6i3 best,
And tile dearest wife in town I"
The fiu - rher went back to the field, and the wife
In a smiling absent way,
Sang snatches of tender little songs
She'd not sung for foamy a day.
And the pain In her head was gone, and the
clothes
Were white as the foam of ti.e sea;
Her bread was light, and her butter was sweet,
And golden as It could be.
•'Just think,' tile children all called in a breath,
"Torn Wood has run oar tosea!
He wouldn't, I know, if he'd only had
As happy a home as we,"
The night came down, and the good wife smiled
To herself, as she:softly said :
"'Tis so sweet to labor for those we love,
It is not strange that maids will wed l"
';3listelianroxto 'gtading
THE PERIL OF ICE.
The broad bosom of one of our north
ern rivers was covered with a smooth sheet
of ice; and at a point where the stream
widens after passing through scenes
rich in historical interest. King Winter
seemed to have taken especial de.
liihtin - sproadiug a table so attractive us
to draw from out their houses nearly the
whole population of a thriving village that
stood upon the banks. Men, women and
children had turned out to participate in
the delightful sport of skating, or to watch
the evolutions of the skaters.
It was, in truth, a grand sight to oh-
serve hundreds of both sexes, dressed in
various costumes, and gliding rapidly over
the smooth, translucent surface, while
shouts and peals of laughter rang mellow
and merry, on the still night air. A
great bonfire, kindled on the ice, sent up
its red flames, throwing their light far
along the river, over the quiet' village
nestled near its bank, glistening from a
frosted forest on the opposite si le, and
that the skaters, as they glided to and
fro, might easily have been mistaken fur
the ghostly inhabitants of some superna•
tural world.
" What spleudid skaters !" was the ex
clamation passing through the crowd, as u
young lady and gentleman made their ap
pearance upon the ice, coining up the
river from below. They were skating
hand in hand, now backward, now for
ward, now performing some difficult feat,
or whirling round in wide, sweeping cir
cles.
" Who are they r" was the question
asked by many among the spectators.
" Kate Clinton and Frank Hill," was
the reply, pointing them out as belonging
to the .most. prominent families in the
neighborhood; whose - splendid mansions
stood petir the river's bank a little further
down.
The two skaters, whu had thus unex
pectedly made their appearance, at once
became the objects of universal attraction,
and an admiring crowd soon collected
around them.
Observing this, and not appearing to
like such a public exhibition, the young
lady whispered some words in the ear of
her companion, who, suddenly wheeling.
so as to face down the river, and carrying
her along with him, by a few forcible
strokes shot clear of the crowd, and skated
rapidly away from it.
A murmur of disappointment followed
their departure, while glances something
like disapproval were east after them as
they glided off under the gleaming moon-
"They appear vexed at our leaving
them," remarked the young gentleman.
"They don't often see such an tiC . OOll3-
plished skater as you are, Kate."
"As yourself, you mean, Frank. It
was your performance that gave them
pleasure. And now I think of it,it wasn't
graceful in me to have been the cause of
disappointing them. Suppose you go
back and show them a little more of your
skill. Do. Frank ; I can stay here till
you : return!'
"Anything to please you, my dear
Bate."
And so•saying the young man released
the tiny:gloved hand of his fair partner;
and after a few long shots, was again in
the midst of the villagers, gratifying them
with the display so Much desired.
blore than fere minutes were thus spent,.
during which time the accomplished
skater was repeatedly cheered, and greet
ed with complimentary speeches. .Then,
bethinkiug him of . the fair, creature he
had left waiting alone and in the' cold, be
,was aboutto break off, when the eager
4 speetatornireated him to remain a mo
ment longer, and once more show them
a figure that - had elicited their most en
thusiastic applause.
He Consented; repeated the figure : called
for; and then, resisting all further 'ap
peal, with one grand stroke be glided out
from among the spectators, and on to
ward the spot where he had left the young
lady on the ice.
On nearing-it, he saw that she was not
there, nor anywhere in sight !
Where could she have ;one to ?
" Oh !" thought he," she's been play
ing a little trick to surprise me. She
has slipped in under the river bank; and
while I am rushing to and fro in search of
her, she is no doubt, standing in tue shad
ow of a headed: : and quietly laughing ..t
me."
Yielding to his conjecture, he once
more plied his skates, and went rabidly
back down the river—keeping close along
side the bank, and scanning every spot
overshadowed by the dark fronts of the
hemlocks.
But no Kate Clinton was there, either
in moonlight or shadow; nor was there
any score made by skates upon the in
shore ice.
It now occurcd to him that he might
discover where she had gone by getting
upon the track of her skates, and follow
ing it up. With this intent, he haStened
to the spot where he had left her standing.
Ou reaching it a culd thrill shot through
his frame., as if the blood had suddenly
become frozen within his veins. In ad
dition to the two sets of skate tracks, left
by himself and the young lady in their
up and down excursions, he now saw a
third, whose bold scores upon the ice
showed then, to have been from the feet
of a man ! There were confused curves
and zi.:zaggings, as if there had been a
struggle, or some slight difficulty at start
ing ; but beyond that point, there were
two sets of straight coutinuuns furrows,
running parallel, and side, as if the skaters
had gone away with joined hands !
The direction was down the river to
wards hum. t a glance Frank WU
recognized the thin, tiny scores left by
the slender steel blades on the feet of Miss
Clinton. But the man who had gone on
skating so close by her side—who was be ?
A painful suspicion stmt through his
brain. He remembered that shortly after
leaving the house, they had passed a wan
upon the ice, who was also on skates.
They had brushed so near him as too see
who he was, and in the moonlight had be
held a countenance bearing a most sinister
cast. It was the face of ‘..harles Lansing
whom Prank knew to be a rival suitor for
the hand of Kate Clinton.
The man had made his appearance in
the neighborhood some three months be
fore; coming no oae knew whence. In
fact there was nothing known of him, ex
cept his name ; and this might easily have
been an assumed one. Ile put up at the
principal hotel of the village ; appeared
to have money, and to be a gentleman of
birth and education. \Vas Charles Lau-
rrg the msa tivbcrliad`come't° 'iiss'
ton upon the ice and carried her away
with him? It could be no other; for
Hill now remembered having heard the
ring or skates behind, as they were coming
up the river from the place where Lan
sing had been seen, and shortly after they
had passed him.
The first thought of Kate Clinton's low
er was one of a most painful nature. It
was, in fact, a bitter pang of jealousy.
Had the whole thing been pre-arranged,
and had.she willingly gone away with this
stranger, who, though a stranger to others,
might be better known to her ? Lansing
if not what might be called a handsome
man was good looking enough to give
cause for jealousy.
It was a fearful reflection fur Frank.
Hill; but, fortunately, it did not long en
dure. It passed like a spasm; another,
nearly as painful, taking its place. fie
recalled a humor that had been for some
days current in the neighborhood—of a
strangeness observed in the behavior of
the hotel guest, that had canned doubts
about his sanity. And more forcibly came
bark to Frankll's mind what he had
heard that very morning—how Lansing
had presented himself at the house of
Miss Clinton's father, had acted in such a
strange manner—uttering wild speeches
and threats against the young lady—that
it became necessary to use force iu remov
ing him from the premises.
Could this be the explanation of the
disappearance ? 'Was the maniac now in
the act of carrying out the menace he
had made—some terrible mode of ven
geance under the wild promptings of in
sanity?
The thought came quick, for this whole
series of surprises and conjectures did not
occupy three seconds of time. And with
the last of these, Frank Hill threw all his
strength into a propulsive effort, and shot
off like an arrow down the river.
A bend was soon passed, beyond which
there was a stretch of clear ice extending
for more than 'a mite. Away at the far
ther end: two forms were dimly discerni
ble; and upon the still frosty air,.: could
be heard the faint ringing of skates atilt- -
tervals repeating'their strokes.
Frank 1.1111 had - no doubt about one of
these being she of whom he was in search ;
and nerved by the sight, he threw fresh
vigor into his limbs and flew over a smooth
surface like a bird upon the wing.
Op, past rock, : and tree, and hill, and
fartu.honses, sleeping in silence; on in
long, sweeping strides;'his eyes flashing
but Sized upon the two forms, every mo
ment getting more clearly discernible as
the distance leeaum lessened by his speed.
And now .he was near enough to see
that it was Lansing.
The latter glanced back over his should
er, recognized his pursuer, and taking a
fresh bold on the wrist of his apparently
unwilling partner, he forced her onward
with Ancreased velocity.
She bad looked back, and saw who was
coming after. The silver light of the
moan,. falling upon her face, showed an
expression of sadness suddenly changing
to hope ; and raising her gloved hand in
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the air, she sent back a cry for help.
It was not needed. That wan `faro,
seen under the soft moonlight,, appealing
to Frank Ifill for protection, was enough
to nerve him to the last exertion of his
strength, and he kept on, without spe l ak-:
lug a word, his whole thought and soul
absorbed by the one great desire to over
take and rescue her.
From what? From the grasp of a
maniac, as the behavior of Lansing now,
proved to be.
Merciful Heavens ! What is that
sound heard ahead, and at no great dis
tance?
did not need to ask the question
Lie knew it was the roar of water—he'
knew that the cataract was below. And
near below; for on sweeping around an
other curve of the river, the black, smooth
water could be seen rushing rapidly forth
fromunder the field of ice,..guiek..Nyhiten
ing into froth as. it struck against the
rocks cresting the cataract.
The pursued saw it first, but soon after
the pursuer.
"My God!" grasped Hill, in, a voice
choking with agony. "Can the man mean
to carry her on—over? Stop, madman I"
Lansing heard the call and looked back.
The moonlight, falling upon his face, re
vealed an expression horrible to behold.
II is _yes were no longer rolling, but fixed
in a terrible state or determination, while
upon his feature, could be traced a smile
of demoniac triumph. He spoke no word;
but raising his unemployed arm, pointed
to the cataract.
There could be no inistakin . !2 the ges
ture ; but what followed made still clear
er his intent,. Giving a fund shriek that
ended in a prolonged peal of laughter, he
faced once more toward the edge ef the
ice. Then, throwing all It:A mad energy
into the enrt, he simt ,trai_ht, nir it,
dragging the young holy with him
The ci isis had now Celtic. A moment,
more, and Kate Clinton, struggling in the
arms of a madman, would b.: carried over
the cataract down to certain destruction
on the rocks below.
With heart hot as lire her lover saw
her peril, now proximate and extreme.
But his head was still cool, and at a glance
he took in the situation.
By bearing direct-upon them he would
only increase the momentum or their
speed, anti force both over the edge of the
ice. His only hope lay in makiug one
last vigorous effort to get between them
uud the water. A grand sweep might do;
txriti without waiting to refleet farther, he
threw his body forward in the curve of a
With his hands and teeth both tightly
clenched, with eyes fixed elm one point
,
anti thoughts concentrated into one_rent
purpose, he.passed over the smooth sur
face like an electric flash, ending- in a
shock as his body came in contact with
that of Lansing. A blow from one arm,
already sent, sent the latter staggering off
upon the ice, at the same time detaching
his grasp from the wrist of his intended
victim- It was instantly seized by her
rescuer, who, continuing the sweep thus
intercepted, succeeded in carrying her on
to a place of safety.
In vain the madman tried to recover
himself. The mot - sent= of his own pre-.
vious speed, increased by the powerful
blow from Hill's clenched fist, sent him
spinning on the extreme edge of the ice,
where he fell flat on his face.
Perhaps he might still have been saved,
but for his own frenzied passion. As
the ~ . .katcrs, following along the curve,
swept close to where he lay, the skate
of the young, lady almost touching him,
he made an effort to lay hold of her ankle
as it intendiNg to drag her over the cat-
aract along with him. F9rtunately he
failed, but the movement IN'as fatal to him
self. A piece of rotten ice on which he
rested, giving way under his weight, broke
off with aloud crash; and in another
moment the detached fragment, bearing
his body alomg with it, swept over the
falls' to he crushed to atoms in the seeth
ing cauldron below.
The lovers, now safe from any danger
stood for a time silent, with a:TN crossed
and listening. But after one wild, appa
palling shriek that rose from the maniac's
lips, as for a moment his body balanced
upon the combing or the cataract, they
heard no more—only the hoarse monotone
of the waters.
Moral Influence.
The influence of good example 6 14r
reaching, ibr as a contemporary says, our
experiences and conflicts with the world
lead us at times to indulge misanthropic
sentiments, and charge aft men with sel
fish and impure motives. The play of
pride; prejudice and paysion, and the ear
nestness manifested by the great majority
of men to advance their own interests,
often at the expense of others, and in vio
lation of the golden rule, cause us to look
with suspicion on the best intents of oth
ers. Arrogance, hypocrisy, treachery, and
violenee,every day outrage justice, till we
are almost disposed to distrust human na
ture and become discouraged. But amid
all that is sad and disheartening in the
busy, noisy world now and then there is
Presented to us a life of such uniform vir
tue, that we recognize in it a character
that brings hope for the perfect develop
ment and 'ultimate regeneration of our
race. Such characters are precious and
such examples should be held up to the
world for its admiration and imitation ;
they should be snatched from oblivion and
treasured in the heart and thoughts of all
who are in 'process of forming habits and
maturing character.
Trritrx blow-flies will devour a dead
horse as quickly as will a lion.
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LIVITOLE NUMBER, 2,0824
Wonderful Machine.
The pie . machine is'orte;Of ; ;l:he ',closest
approaches thtttinaclijtleskaVemadeflo the
dexterity, nr.the,„burnap l lint4,d. A small
machine about. tlic Ifghl aiid seize of a
ladies'sewing raichine,brilyuch stronger,
siands.before yen. On th"e'side - ai the back,
a light belt descends from a long shaft at
the ceiling that drives all the machines:
ranged in roles eii - the floor. On the left
• side of our Machine bangs on a Small peg,
a small reel of wire,that has been straight
ened by :running tbrottgli, , ,a small com
pound system ofsmall rollers. The wire
descends, and the end of it-enters the ma
chine. Th tlie:food consunyed by this
Snappish; vortiijoulittle:l3 . ?ar,t" Ile pulls
it in - nod' bites it off b) inches incessantly
—l4O bites .almaisiute.- :Just as he seizes
each bite, a - saucy •little hammer, with a
coneave"fa:de;lifts: the" end of the wire
three
. tiines,_and upsets" it to a head,
- griiig ichri`c - outifei r stink hole
with his teeth. With an outward thrust
of his tongue he . then 14201'0phi side
ways in a little groove across-the rim of a
small wheel that slowly revolves just un
der his nose By the external pressure of
a stationary hoop, these pins roll in their
places as they arc carried under two
small files, three in each. These files
grow finer
_toward the end of the se
ries. They lie in a slight inclina
tion on the pins, and by a series
of cams, levers and spring are made
to play like lightning. Thus these pins
are dropped in a little shower in a box.
Twenty-eight pounds are a day's work for
one of these jerking little automatons.
Two very intelligent machines reject every
crooked pin even the slightest irregularity
of forms beitz defected. Another auto
maton iusertS half a dozen•lengths in as
ninny boxes all at once, and unerringly,
when a careless opertitor • has mixed the
contents of boxes from various machines.
Las ly, a perfect genius of a machine
bangs the pins by, the head in an inclin
ed platform through as Many slots as
there are pins iu a row of paper. These
slots converge into the exact space span
ning the lenght of a row. Under them runs
the strip of pin paper. A barb-like part
of the machine catches one pin from each
of the slots as it falls; and by one move
ment sticks them all ',through the corru
gated ridges in the paper, from which
they are to be picked by taper fingers
in boudoirs, and all sorts of human cir
cninstances.
Don't Use Violet Ink
A new kind of ink, of violet color, has
recently:been introduced into the market,
-nria=treritis;-to the-qrectTviii-witti it
flows from the pen, and the fact that it is
less liable to corrode the same than black
ink, has induced many persons to use it.
A recent case occurred in the courts of
Chester county, which shows the danger
of using it where it is liable to become ex
posed to the sun and atmosphere. The
West Chester Repubacctu says a jury had
been appointed at a previous court to
view and lay out a road in Franklin and
New London townships, and upon which
they made favorable report. The oppo
nents took exception to the road upon the
ground that there had not been sugeient
notice of the time and place of meeting of
the viewers The friends of the road
produced a witness who swore that be had
put up the number of notices required by
law, and which were in the usual form,
partly written ar t a . partly printed. ...The
opponents in turn, produced one of said
notices, which was little else than a blank
piece of paper—the action of the sun
having removed all the writing with the
exception of a single signature, which
had been made with black ink. The
court, very properly, held that legal nonce
bad not been given and thereupon ordered
the report to be set aside and new jury ap
pointed. All this additional expense and
trouble was the result of using violet
ink. We publish this notice as a caution
to the nubile a_ainst using it. The only
'safe plan, in our judgement, is to discard
it altogether, and adhere to that which
has been tried, and found reliable under
all reasonable circumstances.
, 111 Equal Here.
It is related that the Duke of Welling
ton that once when he remained to take
the sacrament at the parish church, a very
poor old roan had gone up the opposite
aisle, and reaching the communion table
knelt down by the side of the Duke. Some
one—a pew owner—probably came and
touched tl;e noor man on the shoulder,
and whispert.jd to hint to more further
away, or rise and trait until the Duke had
received the bread and wine. But the
cable cye and quick car of the great com
mander caught the meanning of the touch
and that whisper. Be clasped the• old
man's hand and held him from rising, and
in a reverential undertone, but most dis
tinctly said : "Do not move—we are all
equal here."
The Lan?
In the chief court of law in Grenada
there used to be a picture of a naked man
with a large bundle of papers under his
arm and certain words proceeding out of
his mouth, of which these are a trans
lation : 1 who won my suit am now strip
ped to the skin; what then must be the
fate of him that lost it?" Spanish litiga
ticn would seem to be as expensive a lux
ury as our own.
LArtny is a good-natured, civil fellow,
but has one failing . , in this that when he
goes to his home at, night he is usually
more or less under the influence of contra
band fluids. One night he started for
home with a nice 'turkey, safely done up
in strong wrapping paper, under his arm.
Larry found the road to his house uncom
mon rough that night. Hu several times
stumbled and fell over all sorts of obstruc
tions in his path. Each time he fell he
dropped his turkey, but contrived to pick
it up again. On entering his house he
steadied himself as well us he was able and
said to his wife:
"Isere wife, I've got leven turkeys for
you."
" Eleven turkeys, Larry IWhat do you
mean ? There's only one."
" There must be 'levee turkeys, wifey,
for I fell down 'levet' times and every time
found a turkey. There must-be 'seven
turkeys."
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