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VOLUME XLI, NUMBER 42.1
,' THE COLUMBIA SPY,
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ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
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(Orrice with T. E. Franklin, Esq.)
N 0.27 EAST ORANGE ST., LANCASTER, PA.
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B F. ESIT.LEII.IA.N,
(Office with lion. I. E. Hiestero
IS NOILTFI DUKE ST., LA:I , .:CASTIM, PA
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pinup, D. BAKER,
•ANg• NORTII DUKE ST., LANCASTER, PA.
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7 -';,,cons mad , : In Lancaster and adjoining
sties.
"isiong, Bounty, Back Pay, and all claims
4.° „vt tl,O government, promptly unscented,
Promptly
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AO rney-at-Law ts. Notary Public,
C . OLUINITI4. l'A .
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ank Stree , , near
N. k.
Collectitms made
counties.,
FT M. NORTE.,
Columbia, Pa.
Collections promptly made in Lancaster and
York Counties,
THOMAS J. DAVIS,
No. 14 North Duke Street, Lancaster, Pa.
Professional Business carefully and prompt
ly attended to. L00t:0694f
3 - 1 P. ROSEN - MILLER, Ju.,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
OFFicE.—No. 5 Court Avenue, Lancaster, Pa
TOHN M. HEIDER,
JUSTICEYW THE PEACE, SCRIVENER,
Mouluville, Lancaster County. Pa.
Office 'ilbiars trorn 6 to S o'cLock, A. .t.
and 7 to 9 o'cloolz,
CLARK,
TITS' TrIE: OF THE - PEACE
Ob'FICE—No.I: I Z. 11 411 street.
Qis irKtura-Proxy- 641" 1,24.0 I._ Bf.
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and from 6 to 9 P. - • [sepl-09-trw
SAMUEL EVAN'S.
JUSTIC,"Dio TILE PEACE.
Odice, on Sece4' St., adjoining Odd Fellows'
Flail, Ink'./erPa.
L SURGERY
T
J. S. DENTIsT,
anuluate t.f Pennsylvania, College of I)eutal
Surgery. Office No. 2101,0mi:4 Street
2nd door above Odd Fellows'
Columbia, Penn 'a.
Dr. J. S Smith thanks lls friends and the pub
lic in general for their lil)erat patronage In the
p.tst, and assuring them that, they can / 0/y U son
having every attention given to them In the
future. In every branch of his profession he
has ahlayS given entire satisfaction. Ile calls
attention to the unsurpasssed style and ilinsh
of art/tidal teeth inserted by bizn. lie treats
disea , teS cmnrnon to the mouth and teeth or
children and adults. Teeth idled with the great
est care and in the most, approved Manlier.
Aching teeth treated and tilted to last for .I:wiz's.
The best of dentriilces and mouth washes con
stantly on hand.
N. IL—All work warranted.
sent-t 39-1 ye: J. S. Syf IThl. D. D. S.
A p . GULICK.,
SWIGEON DENTIST,
Extr/i4tiTeetli without, Pain. Nitrous Oxide or
Ohl, /e.l_, 216 LOC t.:sl STREET.
—44-40-tfw
Rye C. tti,s' f li t .lA3 ;
IL OF 'INIT.'S IC.
V lANO,
ORGAN,
MELODEON.
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cul.siv.t..Tiox or the VOICE antl SINGING.
,4•eiul attention given lit:gluttons anti young
PO". W.
4. 2W LOCUST STREET.
ff=
r z. noFFER,
Si'. DENTIST.
t. omi Coxide,Gas administered in the extrae
, .4 *, tion of Teeth.
4 I'n
4.,
ee— Front Street., next door to It. Williams'
s t , , iitorc, between Locust and Walnut Streets,
u,..'), mbla Pa.
Up aINKLE,
. ' PHYSICIA.N ar, SURGEON;
oirem his profe&sional services to the citizens of
Columbia and vicinity. He may be iound at the
Offiee connected with his residence, on Second
street,,betwven Cherry and Union, every day,
Irma 7109 M., and from 13 to SP. M. Persons
wbming his services in special cases, between
these hums, will lea: e word by note at his ottice,
or thrvanch the nest office. Sept-70
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
The underr.igned have opened an °nice for tint
purehuse and rule of real estate. collection of
rent:, anti the rrotti.sg of property. Business
ontrieu , d f • meet With prompt.
an t td.ton ' ttot7"'" . ." ZIEGLER..
TO BUILDERS AND OTHERS.
- tuilding, paving and other brick always on
hand. They are hand made and superior to anY
brick in this part of the country. They are of
leredat the very lowest price.
see 4-69-tfwi MICHA.EL, LIPLIART.
HOTELS.
ESTERN' HOTEL,
Ne 7;1, .k 15 CORTLANDT STREET,
NEW YORK.
TIIO,I. P. WINCLIESTER, PROPILIF:TOI4
This Irani Is central and convenient for Penn
sylvanians.
Anne Mistit.lt. of Reading, Pa.,
Is an alslstant, at, this lintel, and will be glad to
Ace hi friends at all hates, seicti-69-tfw
" CONTINENTAL_'
MIS HOTEL IS PLEASANTLY LOCATED,
between the Stations of the lteading and Cul u a
and. Pennsylvania Itailroads,
FRONT STREET, COLUMBIA, PA.
Ample accommodations for St mimeos and Tray.
eters. The Bar i, stoeireit with
CHOICE LIQUORS,
A lel the Tables furnished with the best fare.
OMAR FINBLEY,
Proprietor.
r.opd-6!/-t Awl
IiRANKLIN HOUSE,
LOCUST ST., COLUMBIA, PA.
This is a it rst-eiwo, hotel, and is in every respeet
adapted to meoL the wishes and desires of the
raveling 'labile. MARTIN ERWIN,
sepl-70 • ' Proprietor.
FRENCHS 110TaLf;
On the 'European Plan, opposite City Iran Park
New York. IL IeILENCII,
Sept. 19. 1503. Proprietor.
MISfILER•S HOTEL,
West Market Square, Reading Itenien.,. '
EVAN MISIMER,
Proprietor.
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SEED POTATOES. . , _
Early Rose Potatoes, 52.00 per bushel.
Early Goodrich, 50 Ms " "
Harrison, Wets
Cuzco, 50 ets " ••
Smaller size Potatoes, half price.
plii-M At the COLUMBIA NURSERY.
.
.FIVE CENTS
Ma
FIERB BITTERS !
they leave performed In every clue, when tried
Dr. Mishier offers fire hundred dollars to the pro
m letor of any Medicine that can show a greater
number of genuine certificates of cures effected
by it, near the place where it Is made, than
Is for sale In Columbia by
MEl=l
near Sixth,
Readini,•, Pa.
nerks and adjoining
nty,r27-t1
Catawba,
COGNAC, OF DIFFERENT BRANDS
RYE 'lVirrsicEy and
Illtickb rr3
MALT AND CIDER VINEGAR
MI ;ILI:II'S TIEIII3 1115"TERS
POCKET FLASKS
anti FANCY ARTICLES, in great variety,
MISHLER'S BITTERS!
PURE UNADULTERATED
BEST 510 UT PORTER !
F ro„, E. ,t c. 1E188P.1.17, LONDON
NEI
Cannot be purchased at any other establLsh-
ment In town,:uul is warranted to keep fruits
null vegetables perfect.
SMOKING AND CHEWING TOBACCO,
SNUFF, HAVANA, YARA, and
COMMON SEGARS. Also,
SNUFF as TOBACCO BOXES, PIPES—a
thousand and one varieties. Call at
Locust Street, adJoiping lialdeman's Store
It is the greatest establishment of the kind this
side of Philadelphia.
ga-Only Agency for Lee's London Porter, and
Irishler's Bitters.
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BUC.IEER'S COLUIEEN:
T C. BUCHER,
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Wholesale and 'Retail Dealer in
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC
Wines and Liquors
Has removed his Store to his Build Ing, adJolum
Haldeman's Store, Locust St., Columbia, pa.,
whore he has fitted up rooms and greatly
Increased his facilities for doing
a more extensive business
MISIILER'S CELEBRATED
PURE AND UNADULTERATED,
These Bitters are celebrated for the great cures
MISIMER'S HERB BITTERS
MISIILER'S HERB BITTERS
J. C. BUCIIER,
At his Store, Locust Street, Columbia
WINES AND LIQUORS !
Embracing the following
Port,
Lisbon,
Cherry,
Maderia,
Malaga,
Cliampllgne,
Claret,
Currant and Muscat WISES
BRA.NDIES of all kinds
OEM
Cherry,
ME
Superior Olu Rye,
Pure Old Rye,
XXX Old Rye,
XX. Old Rye XOh Rye,
Pure Old Bye, Nlomongrdiela,
Reclined Whisky, London Brown Stout
Scotch Ale, Sc„
AGENCY FOR
lie i+ also Agent lor the Celebrated
FOP. SA LE
DEMIJOHNS,
TOBACCO BOXES,
At J. C. Bucura's
For Sale by
J. C. BUCIIER
(')P sale. by
J. C. BUCIIER,
Locust. Street, above Front
Agent for the
PURE MALT VINEGAR
The 13est Brands of Imported
SCOTCH AND LONDON, ALE
For Sale at
J. C. 131.7C11ER
TO SMOICERS ,k_IND CHEWERS
lII.T€HER will still keep on hand the
Best Brunets of
J. C. BUCHER'S,
MISCELLANEOUS.
GRAND INAUGURATION
HOMER, COLLADAY & CO.,
Nos. Me .t• 1414 Chestnut St.,
ARE :NOW OFFERING TIIE WHOLE OF
-OE
DRESS GOODS, SILKS, &C
Replete with all the Choicest _nyelties
(J the Season.
LARGE INVOICES OF DESIRABLE GOODS,
At Astonishing Low Prices !
If. C. CO. conclude. that it Is only necessary
to quote a few of their offerings as an Index of
the prices at which this SUPERB STOCK will
be disposed of, to insure an early call.
HANDSOME DOUBLE-WIDTH CHENE MO
HAMS, 373.1: CENTS.
DOUBLE-FOLD FOULARD MORAIRS, 9.
CENT:3.
DOUBLE-FOLD NORWICH POPLINS,IN TILE
NEW EIGHT SHADES, :Ai CENTS.
HOYLE'S YARD-WIDE ENGLISH PIIINTS,
:25 CENTS.
PRINTED SATIN CLOTIT, A NEW ARTICLE
FOR THE HOLT6E OIL WALKING COS
TUME, 15 CENTS,
ONE. CASE OP TRE FENEST ORGANDIES
IMPORTED, JO CENTS.
REAL SCOTCH GING HAMS, IN ALL COL
ORS, CENTS.
TWO CASES OF FRENCH FOULARD MO
HAI RS. WHICI f SOLI) BY THE PIECE FUR
65 CENTS, ARE NOW OFFERED AT st;
CENTS.
Rhine,
BLACK LYONS GROS GRAINS AND DRAP
DE LYON, OF rfix BEST MAKES, FROM
81.50 to $8 PER YARD.
Blackburry,
Eldci berry,
CTIENE SILKS OF TIIE LATEST DESIGNS
ob"rin; PARIS INCA RK ET, AND EXTRA.
QUALITY, SOLD LAST SPRING AT eL23,
STRIPED SILKS FROM $l.lO TO $2.00,
BLACK CANVAS 13ARECES, EXTRA SE-
C 2% - - -
BLACK CANVAS BA REGES, 75 CENTS
LA CR" CANVAS CAREGF,S, ALL \V IDT lIS
AND QUALITIES, Ur TO so.
Jamaica Spirits,
Roma 0,
WALKING SUITS, LACE SFIA.WLs, LACI•
POINTS, ,te.
Ginger
ALL AT THE NEW RATES
April IG-3m
NO. 13
Where you can buy a first rate
AAIERRLIN, ENGLISH OR SWISS
BEAUTIFUL SETS OF JEWELRY. HAND
SOME BREAST PINS, EAR RINGS,
SLEEVE BUTTONS,
anti almost everything in the jewelry line
FINE SILVER AND SILVER. PLATED
SPOONS,
FORKS, KNIVES CASTORS, GOBLETS, ICE
PITCHEICS. BUTTER DISTILS .lc. Ltv.
AMERICAN CLOCK,
warranted of the best quahty, at a low figure
CALL AND SEE FOR YOURSELF
Front SL, Columbia, Pa
HEM
e j B. K.14 . ' VII.NTSK ,
DEALER IN
PIANOS, ORGANS,
AN") MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
GENERALLY.
A large assortment of Flutes, Guitars,
BUlljo.+, in 1,011111,M. ACCOrtieoll,, Itar
-1110111C:1S, old muacul IllUrChallal•la ill W113',. ou
/land.
SPEEEVE MUSIC.
A large stock on hand, and constantly receiving
all the latest publie.ittuns as soon as issued.
Music cud Mul-leril Books will be cent by matt
free of postage, when the market price Is remit
ted.
DACALCOMANIA,
Or the Art of tiansterrlint Pictures. Can be
transferred on any object.
I would call special attention of the Coaeb
makers to my clock of D.tcalconuttila.
STEINWAY & SUN'S PIANOS, PRINCE &
CO'S„ & NEEDHAM & SUNS CELEBRAI : a
ORGANS AND MELODEONS.
Sole Agent for Stoll's Unrivaled PIANO
FORTE AND FURNITURE POLISH.
Call and examine my stock at
NO. 3 NORTEI PRINCE ST.REEI
COOPER & CONARD,
S. E. cur. ”th & Marko. Sts.,
.PHILADELPHIA.
:laving rebuilt their store, will open about
October Ist, with an eleeant stoelt, to Willett
they hl'. Ito all exinalnatam.
Upwards of seventeen years Jl aet.ve bust
n yes at their present location, enables them to
Judge of the wants of their patrons. to Sly at
the lttWetit pricy,: Witt to sell at the smallest mar
gin of prom.. Pun lines of -
BLACK SILKS, •
DRESS STUFFS,
SILK VELVETS,
CLOAKS, SR AW Ls,
HOSIERY, TIES,
IiANDKERemEIFS,
COLLARS, CUFFS, Sc.,
WHITE GOODS,
-:ILA NETS. </MA S.
lUSLINS, LINENS,
CASSIMERES, CLOTHS,
CLUAKIN GS,
VELVETEENS, Sc., Se.
COOPERS CONARD,
S. IL cur. Ninth & Market. Sts.,
oet.2-V.ly-1-2-3pj Philadelphia.
so POLSOMIIMPROVED TWENTY
FIVE DOLLAR FAMILY SEWING
MACHINE. The cheapest First-Class Machine
in the market. Agents wanted in every town.
Liberal commission allowed. Far terms and
circular, address A.S. HAMILTON, Gen..l4ent,
No. 700 Chestnut Phil'a, Pa.
COLUMBIA. PA., SATURDAY MORNING, MAY 2S. 1870.
-Dl'-
LOW PRICES
PHILADELPHIA,
MEM
iItdONIFICENT STOCK
TOGETHER WITH
Purchased In thls Market for CASTI,
SHREINER'S
IS THE PLACI.
W: L C II
AT TICE LOWEST PIZICE
Or you can purchase
Then If you are in
WANT OF 'rEstv,
you can buy any kiud or
CLIAS. I'. SUREINEWS
MELODEONS,
I=l
I=
uuc.ll . cry-ty.
"NO ENTERTAINMENT SO CHEAP AS READING, NOR ANY PLEASURE SO LASTING."
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Some hearts go hungering through the world
And never find the love they seek;
Some Ups with pride or scorn are curled,
To hide the ;min they may not seek.
The eye may flash, the mouth may smile,
The voice in gladdest MUSIC; thrill,
And yet beneath them all the while
The hungry heart be pining still,
These know their doom, and walk their way
With level steps and steadfast eyes,
Nor strive with Fate, nor weep nor pray;
While others, not so sadly wise,
Are mocked by phantoms evermore,
And lured by seemings of delight,
Fair to the eye, but at the core
Holding but bitter dust and blight,
I see them gaze from wishful eyes,
I mark their sign on fading checks;
I hear them breathe in smothered sighs,
And note the grief that never speaks.
For them no might redresses wrong,
No eye with pity is impearled,
Oh misconstrued and suffering long,
Oh hearts that hunger through the world !
For you does life's dull desert hold
No fountain shade, no date grove fair,
No gush of waters clear and cold,
But sandy reaches, wide and bare;
The foot may fall, the soul may faint,
And weigh to earth the:Nye:try frame,
Yet still ye make no weak complaint,
And speak no word of grief or blame.
Oh eager eyes which gate afar!
Oh arms which clasp the empty air!
Not all unmarked your sal ro ;vs are,
Not all impitied your dispair.
Smile patient lips so proudly dumb—
When life's frail tent at last is furled,
Your glorious recompe use shall come,
Oh hearts that hunger through the world
Ntsrdtattoatts P;iuling
THZ, NIGIIT P 220117.217,
Among all the various departments of
a great city morning newspaper, not the
least important and responsible is that of
the •`Nig,lit Reporter." When nearly all
the others on the editorial and reportorial
staffs have finished their work an d betaken
themselves to the quiet of home or the
companionship of friends and the diver
sion of social enjoyment, the _Night Re
porter begins his task, which is that of
scenting out and recording all that trans
pires of public interest—murders, suicides,
burglaries, fires, etc. etc.,—within the
confines of the city during the hours be
tween nightfall and the time when the
paper must go to press. He is a sort of
journalistic corsair, for his is a roving
commission, and tine ditties of his position
are circumscribed by no particular lines
within the limits of the city, nor by any
special instructions; he moves according
to the demands of the situation as he finds
it, and is often the sole judge to decide
what may or may not be done in connec
tion with the events that conic within the
latitude of his observation. The position
is one that requires energy, enterprise,
tact, judgment, a keen scent for news anal
a quick appiThension as to the thd relative
merit oC events for making an impression
upon the public. There are incidents of
enterprise, daring and self-immolation in
the life of every successful Night liepor-
ter in the larger cities which, if recorded.
would entitle them to a place in the
list of true heroes, while an entertaining
volume might be made from the stories of
the strategic tricks and devices employed
to obtain news, a very interesting chapter
of which would be that which should re
late the contests between those on rival
NO. 13
papers to outwit and defeat each other.
We transfer to our columns a couple of
incidents of the latter character, related
in a late issue or the Chicago Tribune,
which are exceedingly characteristic and
very amusing
Some time ago one of the Chicago night
reporters received a hint through a private
source that there had been a serious shoot
ing affray in a remote part of the city.
Although the hour was past midnight he
determined to procure the particulars for
the paper of that morning. Accordingly
he flew to the hack-stand, jumped into one
of the vehicles always on hand, and gave
orders to proceed with all dispatch to the
locality indicated. On the way thither
his spirits were pitched in the highest key,
for he felt morally certain that he should
have a "scoop" on his brethren. On his
arrival at the scene he jumped nimbly, - out
of the carriage, but was completely dumb
founded at seeing a rival reporter jump as
nimbly from the driver's seat. For a mo
ment he felt like kicking somebody. but
knowing that any such exhibition of ill
will would lead to serious results, and
bring him no favor with the profession.
lie determined to grin and bear the joke—
for such it would be considered—and
abide his time. It appears that No. :2 had
observed No. 1 rushing - wildly for a hack,
and, surmising that something was in the
wind, he had jumped upon the driver's
seat the moment his rival was ensconced
within. The driver. presuming time two
to be friends, had, offered no objection.
They found an item of considerable mag
nitude—in fact, a nnu•der had been com
mitted—and the more No. I turned the
joke over in his mind, the less he found
therein to relish, and he finally determined
to get even at all hazards.
It was two o'clock,—Wall Ling but little
more than an hour from press time,—and
while a pair of fast horses could make the
distance in forty minutes, a person on foot
would be unable to reach the office in time
to make his information useful. It was a
moment for action, and turning to the
driver he spoke with decision:
"I engaged you; I expect you to serve
me until lam done with you. If you play
me any tricks I'll report you to the au
thorities. You had no right to allow this
man to ride on the outside. I will not al
low him to return with us. Now, you
know your business."
No. 2 saw in a moment that the "joke"
had rebounded on himself. Ire knew but
too well that unless he could• have the
benefit of a carriage, his cake would be all
dough. But his appeals were in vain.
Then he threatened the driver with all
manner of dire consequences—but this in
dividual knew he was in the right with
No. I—and finally offered him a week's
salary for a seat on the box. Nothing,
however, would avail. The driver slam
med the door, jumped upon his seat, and
away. went the carriage at a tremendous
rate of speed. Again was No. 1 elated
with the vision of a "scoop,"; again were
his spirits pitched in the highest key, and
as the carriage whirled rapidly along the
street lie drew upon his imagination for
pictures representative of the misery of
his rival plodding wearily and dolefully in
his rear. Ile felt some pity for him, too;
Cil3MM=2
`,)ortvg.
THROUGH THE WORLD
but had not been a flame of diamond cut
diamond with them? Yes. It couldn't
be helped. A " scoop" was a " scoop,"
and there was an end on't. In due time
he got to the office, dashed away at his ac
count, and reached the conclusion just in
time for the press. Then he sought bliss
ful repose, and dreamed of glorious "scoop"
all night long. On rising, he glanced at
the morning papers, as usual, and was
thunderstruck, amazed ; yea, petrified.
Was he yet dreaming, or had his senses
forsaken him? There, topped with bold
head-lines, was an account of the affair in
his rival's paper, fully as detailed as his
owii. What magic art had accommpl i shed
this piece of wonderful journalistic leger
demain? Could the man fly? No; but
lie could ride, and that, too, at another's
expense. The moment the carriage start
ed No. 2 darted to the rear, clutched the
broad hands that usually ornament the
rear,and, getting a foothold on the springs
effected a safe and quick passage to the
neighborhood of the office.
The eagerness with which our heroes
clutch at the slightest clue to an item of
news, has often made them the victims of
rare " sells," and in one trying to over
reach the other, both have often become
victims. An incident in point:
One evening the night reporter of a cer
tain paper entered the local room of anoth
er—there is generally the best of feeling
among individual reporters—and seeing
his "rival" hard at work at his desk, he
approached in a nonchalant manner, and
remarked in the most casual way:
"That was a terrible affair, wasn't it?"
Now the "rival" had heard of nothing
that day in the least way deserving of so
expressive an adjective. but determined
not to be sold—int sell was the object—or
else to gather all the information that
could be extracted, he answered:
"Yes, it is certainly one of the bloodiest
tragedies that ever came un dermy n ot ice. "
Now the first speaker was somewhat
nonplussed. "Has really something ter
rible transpired?" thought he, and, as a
sort of feeler, he launched out with;
How many were killed?"
" I scarcely know," returned the other;
" have not yet been to the scene myself,
but some say two, and others three."
"The deuce," thought the first speaker;
"there must be really something in this
matter. lam glad I spoke as I did."
Meanwhile lie had approached closely
to the table as winch the other was work
ing, and glancing at the notes lying in
scraps before him, discerned the words,
"depot," "two killed," "narrow escapes,"
etc., which had reference to the falling of
a derrick, by - which two horses were kill
ed. " There is a murder in the wind,"
thought he, " and I had better be on the
lookout. With that lie left the office in
apparent unconcern, but had no sooner
reached the outside, than he set off for the
nearest depot, and finding nothing, visi-
ed the net, anti :mother, and so on, untn,
he bad embraced them all. Still without
a clue to the supposed tragedy, he finally
made his way to the Armory, where lo!
and behold, sat his rival, also in search of
that sensation. Both had played their
cards so well at the office that neither felt
himself on certain ground, and hence the
other had also entered upon the wild-goose
chase. On meeting at the Armory they
indulged in some further hush-beating,
but finally the cat came out of the bag,
and both acknowledged to the -sell," and
to being "sold.''
CHEAP LIVING IN ETIRVE
Off the traveled routes everbody knows
nit one may live better and cheaper than
in the United States, but in towns, large
in population or frequented by strangers,
almost everything depends upon adapta
tion to the costume of the people. Against
these in none of the old countries can a
contest be successfully waged. The cus
toms (mores, in Latin) of a people repre
sent its virtue, and they are sanctified by
the traditions from the distant past. In
London, for example, life in the same
style—clothing, furniture, rents, food,
servants, horses and amusements being as
near alike as the habits of the two coun
tries will permit—costs less than in New
York or Philadelphia, Washington or
Boston, provided the customs of those
with whom you have to do are respected.
The servive rendered is the very best, the
housewifery neat, attendance constant,
cookery perfect, address respectful, and
hours of work punctual. But veer ser
vants must have their table supplied
separately from yours, and whatever rules
may lie adopted in the dining-room, the
kitchen has its four meals a day. The tea,
sugar. mid beer allowed to each servant is
commuted by a money payment on the
Monday of each week. Your chamber,
or dressingmaid claiinsthe mist-off ladies'
wearing apparel, your footman the gen
tlemen's. your cook the drippings of the
kitchen, and your coachman the manure
of the stable. A new suit of liv.erk - linist
conic to two of them on Christmas,
"Christmas-box" be given to each of the
others—a word meaning simply a money
gift of any sum made the day after Christ
mas. If you purchase or sell a horse, your
groom receives a sovereign, while if you
buy a carriage and pair, your coachman
expects five pounds, but himself settles
with the groom and stable-boy. You may
not discharge a servant without giving a
mouth's previous notice, nor may your
servant quit you witholit the same. These
and other like customs observed as every
Englishman observes them, and the cost
of living in London will he found less in
the sum-total than
...the cost of living in
New York.—Lippincott's
Tim work of reconstructing Fort Stun
ter has already commenced. Its crumb
ling - walls are to be restored, embrasure,
angle and slope remodeled, and an imma
nent replaced thereon. It is contemplated
to make it a " heavy temporary battery,"
mounting thirteen heavy-calibre gulls—
eleveii fifteen-inch smooth bore, and two
twelve-inch rifles. The outside wall is to
be rebuilt at a height ranging from thir-
teen to twenty-six feet above low water
mark. Above the wall a heavy . earthen
parapet will be constructed. All the
bomb-proofs and casements yet visible
will be tilled in. A new dock ou the west
side, and the present dock and stairs will
be removed.
As unpleasant person says it is a great
convenience to have women for postmis
tresses. They can not only inform an ap
plicant if there is a letter for him without
looking, but can also tell him what is in
it.
GOSSIPPING
When indulged in for mere pastime
gossiping is a low and contemptible bust
ness, but when followed as a regular em
ployment it is most ineffably mean. Col(
we but devise some mode of taking a pho
tograph of character what a hideous pic
ture would be that of the gossip or tattler
Be the gossip male or female the disgust
ing feature of a busy-body with other peo
ple's affairs would eclipse any other qual
ity of head or heart which might by here
ditary law have found a place in the sub-
ject's constitution. Let us imagine some
instrument for the purpose, and take a
male subject for our first experiment; if
the photograph of character be taken it
would appear somewhat in this light:
He would be pushing himself into your
way at every opportunity, and with anx
ious importunity depicted in his counte
nance, seek to rivet your attention to his
tale of scandal on this or that mah, this
woman or that, this doctor,lawyer, preach
er or business man. " I'm told lie is not
the kind of man that he ought to be;"
"lie is in very straitened circumstances:"
"I have occasion to know that if he was
pushed, he would go to the wall;" "I
don't like to say anything, but it I were
he I would leave this part of the country:"
" I knew his father and mother well, he's
of bad stock." Thus he retails his wares
to every one that will listen to him. You
may try to get away from him, but he'll
shift his position to cut off your retreat;
swing around the circle to keep in front
of you if he discovers any symptoms of
leaving in your movements; generally
winds up Lis slimy details with contrast
ing the victims of his heartless slang with
his own characteristics: " I never would
be guilty' of such conduct:" " That is
not my way;" "I'm one of your straight
out kind of men;" "11l tell you the kind
of man I am." And so lie passes from
point to point through the town, ever
eager to tied some one to whom he can un
burden his dark soul. TL is faint picture
of the male gossip is our first attempt at
Photographing meanness. We admit that
it falls short of setting forth in its proper
light the utter sterility of the heart, so far
as generous principles are concerned.
The female gossip presents 'more variety
as taken by the science of light and shade.
She can attend to a considerable amount
of domestic cares and at the same time be
posted imall the little ins and outs of her
neighborhood. She generally, from the
very weakness of her character, imagines
herself to„be a favorite of all her neig,llbors
Supposes in her simplicity, that because
her auditors in silence permit her to mo
nopolize the chat, that they are entranced
with her immensestores of knowledge and
news. She can not be made to realize
with what contempt their souls turn away
from the dish of scandal she is dealing
out to them. ImperNious to all hints,
nay, even to.all-,rebu+s they administ6,
she passes from one td' another until she
is, the most detested of all terrestrial visi
tations. How she feigns a knowledge of
what she most wishes to Lind out. l Ter
own conctits become stereotyped false
hood by their repetition to all she meets.
No lady of her acquaintance is free from
her poisonous tongue, even though, for a
purpose, she occasionally lauds her to the
skies. And if the newly married lady be
so amiable that even her husband's relit-
ives can not but speak well of her, the le
tale gossip like a vampire will feel it a
ixury to sap the life-giving current from
er reputation. The great misfortune is
that she will not " see herself as others
see her." hence there is little hope for ref-
oi mation
GOING HOME WITH THE GILLS
The entrance into society may be said
to take place immediately after boyhood
has passed away; yet a multitude take
their initiative before their beards are
presentable. It is a great trial either for
a tender or a riper age. For an overgrown
boy to go to a door, knowing well that
there a dozen girls inside, and knock or
ring, with an absolute certainty that in a
few moments all eyes will be upon him, is
a severe test of courage. To go before
these girls and make the tour of the room
without stepping on their toes, and sit
down and dipose of his hands without
putting them in his pockets, is an achieve
ment of which few boys can boast. If a
boy can go so far as to measure off ten
yards of tape with one of the girls, and
cut it off at each end, he may stand a
chance to spend a pleasant evening. Let
him not flatter himself that the trials of
the evening are over. Then comes the
breaking up.—The dear girls don their
hoods and put on their shawls, and look
so saucy and mischievous, so unhnpressi
ble and independent, as if they did not
wish anybody to go home with them.
Then comes the pinch, and the boy who
has the most pluck goes up to the pretti
est girl in the room, with his tot/lige
clinging to the roof -of his mouth, 'and
crooking out his elbow, stammers out the
words, "shall I see you home?" She
touches her finger on his arm, and they
walk home, feeling as awkward as two
goslings
A STOTY OF CAS,LYLE
The London correspondent of the Rvuwl
Table tells a new story of Thomas Carlyle
as follows: " And now, having pnt a plea
for publishing- personal anecdotes, let me
end this letter with a story of Thomas
Carlyle. I herd Mr. Dickens tell it the
other night in a company of fifty; and if
he may tell it to fifty, why may not some
body else tell it to fifty thousand? That
great man (Carlyle, I mean,) is still griev
ously tormented by some Cochin-China
fowls kept by a neighbor. They crow not
often, but at unseasonable times—in the
midst of a particularly involved sentence,
for instance, requiring great attention to
the logical ordering of accusatives and
verb. The philosopher is at such times
to put the ease mildly, simply no philoso
pher at all. Exasperated, at length, be
yond measure by these daily tormentors,
lie sent a servant to his neighbor the other
day to implore relief. But the neighbor
was unyielding. lie, or rather she, re
garded the fowls with peculiar affection,
and declared, besides, that she had observ
ed that her pets, though they certainly
crowed very loud, 'only crowed three times
in an entire day.' `Ay, so they may,' re
marked the author of `hero worship,'
when this reply was brought to him; - so
they may; but the woman does not con
skier the awful moments I suffer when
expecting them to crow.' Is not this char
aeteristic of the man?"
$2,00 Per Year, in Advance; •S2.SO if not Paid in Advance.
BONNER, AT EARLE!! LANE
I saw Bonner on the road the other day.
It is one of the sights of New York. It
is interesting to watch the sensation he
produces, though he appears every day.
Ire comes late on the road, but his coming
is watched for with great eagerness by all
classes. Ire is very systematic, and can
usually be seen turning into the gate from
'Eighth avenue about five oclock. Iris
pleasure never interferes with business;
his clay's work is fairly clone before lie
leaves for his stables. Ire has a rig which
he puts on when he prepares for the busi
ness of the road.
Dexter is the favorite with the public,
and they are usually gratified, especially
on a pleasant afternoon. Other horses
have had their brush and have been led
off foaming to the shed. The piazzas of
all the hotels that line the road are crowd
ed with horsemen and the windows with
lady friends. Spectators with their teams
draw up on the side of the road to await
the great event of the day. During the
meeting of the two conferences of the
.Ifethodist Episcopal Church in New Yo•k
lately, it was estimated that two-thirds of
the clergymen went out on Harlem lane
to get a sight of Dexter and his famous
owner. Bonner makes his appearance at
a slow pace, apparently indifferent to the
impression produced. lie watches to see
that the coast is clear. By common con
sent, when Bonner appears, the road•is
cleared. A Decotali Indian might take
lessons of Bonner hi his yells. As Dexter
starts on his course, his driver can Le
heard half a mile off. The excited throng
shout " that's Bonner," and all come to
their feet. The team rushes by with the
lleetnes of the wind, and is out of sight in
an instant. There are some things that
cannot be described—a panic in Wall
street—the inside of St. Peter's—the bar
mony of an Italian organist—the coloring
of the great masters in the Pitti Palace—
the trotting of Dexter. De moves as no
other horse moves, lie is the poetry of mo
tion. Ile does not sprawl, throw his feet
out, or ding them around, but seems to
slide out of himself, giving the idea that
any amount of speed can be obtained. lle
is never exhausted, there is no exertion,
there is a reserve of speed that is peculiar.
Go as fast as he will, his hoofs can be as
distinctly seen as when he is on a low
trot. Horsemen say that his speed has
never been known, and without contro
versy the palm is awarded to him on all
hands. A very exciting seem took place
the other day. A gray horse- :wile:tired on
the road—a stranger to every one. The
speed of the animal was marvellous.
Where the horse came from or to whom
lie belonged nobody seemed to know. The
driver watched for Bonner. After a sharp
contest he actually distanced Dexter. The
thrill of excitement was indc.scribitble.
Bonner turned his horse into the shed and
had him blanketed. Wall street was
scarcely ever more -*I tedth'm was the
road that afternoon. In a short time
Dexter re-appeared, and here his pale an
tagonist was ready for the contest. Bon
ner put up the top of his wagon, which as
horsemen know, makes a great difference
in speed. The white horse came tearing
along at a marvellous gait, Bonner sprang
to his feet mid gave a screech that might
have been heard in Westchester county.
Dexter heard and understood the signal,
buckled down to his work, and left the
white horse so far behind that he was not
to be mentioned the same afternoon.
Thunders of applause attended Bounei
on his course, and as the king of the road
came back there were hundreds that would
have crowned him with laurels. The fea
of that afternoon induce horsemen to sa)
that Dexter is capable of anything
A BOLD BARE TELLER
During the last two or three weeks a
teller in one of our city banks found, a
the close of the day's transactions, tha,
Lis cash was defleidnt to the extent of
5.500. After much fruitless search, the
teller came to the conclusion that lie
would have to stand the loss. One morn-
ing he was surprised by the receipt of a
letter, proposing to restore the amount if
a suitable reward was paid. It immedi
ately occurred to the teller to compare the
disguised handwriting with that of each
document which had passed through his
hands on the day in question. In a pro
cess of comparison more than once re
peated, be discovered a draft in which lie
could trace some indication of similarilty.
Ilis next step was to have the whole of
the drafts of this individual written under
every variety of circumstances, sorted out
and carefully scrutinized. llis suspicions
were confirmed.
Being a resolute fellow - , and feeling that
delay might be dangerous, he supplied
himself with a pistol, and,with two friends
on whom he could rely, took the hold step
of going to the house of the suspected
Marty, in Allegheny, which was reached
at a late lour in the evening.
Ou obtaining a private interview, he
stated blandly that he believed sonic mis
take bail taken place between them on
money matters. which he was desirous of
having arranged. In reply he received a
lint denial of any such mistake having oc
curred. Finding that mild treatment
was ineffectual, lie altered his tactics;
told him with a determined air that lie
was in no mood to be. trilled with, and
that he had indubitable evidence of the
money having been obtained by him. Pre
sentiing his pistol he threatened to shoot
the swindler on the spot if the money was
not immediately produced. Thrown off
his guard by the sudden and extraordina
ry appeal, the poor man fell into a tre
mendous fit and admitted that lie had
been overpaid :1;'.7,00. He gave the teller
a cheek for the amount and offered him a
bonus to keep the matter from publicity.
The teller indignantly refused the bribe.
but consented to keep the culprit's name
from public notoriety.—Pitt,bury
PursrmATlON P-11:AGE-Im.—The dis
agreeable odor, which is a source of great
vexation to those who are ailleted with it,
may be removed much more effectually
than by the application of such ungerrts
and perfumes as are now in use. It is nec
essary to procure some compound spirits
of ammonia and place two tablespoonfuls
in a basin of water. 'Washing the face,
hands, and arms with this, leaves the skin
as clean and fresh as one could wish. The
wash is perfectly harmles and very cheap,
It is recommended on the authority of I
experienced physician and ought to be
tried at least by all whose persm3;- are so
offensive in this respect.
[WHOLE NUMBER, 20,842.
DREAMS.
A person well known to me, dreamed
that he was alone in a certain churchyard,
amusing himself, as he had often done,
by reading the quaint epitaphs, in the
light of the setting sun. A new grate
attracted his attention. At its head was
a remarkable stone, on which he distictly
read the date of death and the name of
the deceased; it was that of a dear friend
whose company he had that evening en
joyed. Such a dream was sufficiently
painful to impress his memory very
strongly; but deeming himself too philo
sophic to he moved by such a circumstance
he cast off the impression, and thought
but little of it, until seven months after
wards, when the death of his friend, at
the very date he had dreamed, startled
his philosophy. If we consult the works
of those who have written on this subject,
such as Dr. Abercrombie or Macnis]i. we
find they relate a number of such marvel
ous coincidences, and really speek of them
as if they were easily accounted for. Thus
a young lady of Rosshire dreams that she
sees her lover slain on a certain day, at
Corunna. The event happened exactly as
she dreamed. Dr. Macnish dreams of the
death of a relative, three hundred miles
off. Three days after, he hears that his
dream represented the truth, although
there had not been the slightest anticipa
tions of any such an event. Mrs Griffith
wakes from her sleep, screaming out, "the
boat is sinking save them!" She was
uneasy about a proposed fishing party. of
which her husband was to be one; thus the
dream was quite natural; so she quietly
fell asleep again; but she wakes up in
terror, saying: — The boat is going down :"
This, of course, arose from the former
dream; therefore, she composed herself a
third time to sleep, but quickly starts up
in agony, exclaiming, "they are gone; the
boat has sunk!'' I rer husband, a major
in the army, caught the alarm, and ex
cused himself from the engagement; but
the rest of the party went, and were all
drowned. Such cases, multitudes of
which might be collected. are among those
most easily attributed to mere coinci
dence; but we will take another, for the
accuracy- of which Dr. Abercrombie
vouches. "Two sisters were sleeping to
gether in a room communicating with
that of their brother, when the elder of
them awoke in a state of great agitation,
and, having roused the other, told her
she lent a frightful dream. 'I dreamed,'
that she said, 'that Mary's watch stopped;
and that, when I told you of the circum
stance, you replied—"much worse than
that has happened, for —'s bredth has
stopped also;" meaning their brother who
was ill. The following night the very
same dream occurred. followed by simi
lar agitation, which was composed, as on
the previous occasion, by finding the
brother in a sound sleep, and. the watch
going well. On the next morning one of
the - sisters - Was sitting by her brother,
while the other wits writing a note in an
adjoining room. When her note was
ready for being sealed, she was in oceeding
to take out, for this purpose, the watch
alluded to—which had been put by her in
her writing-desk—she was astonished to
hid it had stopped. At the same moment.
t scream was hearth in the other room—
e brother, who had been considered go-
ing on favorably, had been seized with a
sudden fig of suffocation, and had just
breathed his last!
TITILLATIVE TRIPLES
A little connecticut boy, asking a mate
who Good Friday was, received the with
ering, reply: " well, you go home and read
your Robinson Crusoe.'
young lady's letter to a friend closed
"But I must stop, for here comes a sold',
who parts his hair in the middle, and
wears a moustache that - I - wicks dreadful.
While Dr. Mary Walker was lecturing
lately a youth cried out: "Are you the
Mary that bad a little lamb?'"*Nol"
was the reply, "but your mother had a lit
tle jackass!" '
A Pennsylvania editor, after criticising
the news published by a rival sheet. winds
up by saying: " If there is anything else
that has taken place in the future we
should be glad to hear of it."
A Nashville local editor, to relieve the
present dean•th of news, has introduced
into his department "April Thoughts."
Ile opens up with the unqualified assertion
that "with linked hands the days trip
lightly into the dim archway of the past.''
Host (who has just finished carving a
turkey) "Will you have a small piece of
the dark meat, or a small piece of the
white meat?" Ilungry guest (who is ad
dicted to the habit of plain speaking)—
" Thank you: I'll take a large piece of
both!"
-In old lady, receiving letter she sup
posed was from one of her absent sons, re
quested her neighbor to read it. Ire ac
cordingly began to read: "Dear mother"
—then panned, as the writing was rather
illegible. • • It's from Johnny," exclaimed
the old lady," he always stuttered."
Dutchman, in describing a pair of
horses lie bad lost: "Dey was very muck
alike, 'specially de off one. One lookt so
mooch alike poth I could. not tell Vother
from which; and I whipped de one most
dead because de oder kicked at me."
In the absence of any other messenger,
colonel sent word to the band, by the
surgeon, that some music was wanted.
" Can't blow a. note," said the drunmna
jor. "for we barn% had anything to eat
yet." -No excuse at :ill," said the doctor:
blow away, there's always plenty of wind
in an empty stomach."
THE laws of China were made 2,000
years ago, and have undergone but little
change, One of them requires that all
Persons must tiuthfully represent their
Profession. and that generation after gen-
oration they must not, change or alter it.
Another exempts all literary and religious
institutions from taxation, and another
provides that the posseskarpf land shall
cultivate it, under pain of 'forfeiture.
IN the constitutipal cone - aiion of ll
lois, a resolutiOn was hitpoduced. mak-
ing it necessary for future officials to take
an oath thg , they would not drink intoxi
cating ruors while holding such office.
A. mmlber objected, on the ground that
uuo . 7 that vote- it might be difficult to
stain enough officials to run the govern
ment.
rout: boxes govern the world. The
cartridge box, the ballot box, the jury box,
and the band box.
En