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tuoe. a. oilnu. . orece oosikib,
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
:M'74 CLEARFIELD, PA. '
" FRANK FIELDING,
AITOENEY-AT-LA W,
Clearfield, P.
Will attend to oil biuinea. entreated to til
p.omptly and faithfully.
orli'7)
mu.ua a. waliacb. . a. hbbbb.
ittm r. arauAca. Jotia w. wawLar
WALLACE &. KREBS,
(Knii lo Wollooo A Fielding,)
A T T O K.N K Y S - A T - L A W ,
1 1.1173 Clearileld, Pa. ,
a. v. viloui, . a. a. va vuii, a. n.
DBS. WILSON & VAN VALZAH,
Clearfield, Pa.
nftu Im ruiiltutf at Dr. Wilaon.
Ornca Horne. Prom 1 J to 1 r. a. Dr. Von
Valiab oan bo round ! night io bl room., ant
door to llarlewiok A Irw.ne urug more, op
lain. novltVIl
DR. JEFFKItSON LITZ,
WOODLAND. PA.
Will promptly atlotnl all colli la tbo lino of bit
urorouiun.
imara a. I'niui. DAaiat w. a'ctisor.
MoENALLY St MoCUBDY,
ATTOKNKYS-AT-LAW,
Clearileld. Pa.
-Legl boiloeu attondod to promptly wltbj
J.lullty. unci un dkumu - . - -
Notional Boob. J""''
qTr. BARRETT,
ATTORNRT AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
CLKARFIKLD, PA.
IWrlnK rotlgned bit Jodgonhip, boo rrmmod
tbo praetioe of tbo low in bli old oSleo at Cloar
B.IJ, Pa. Will altond Ilia oonrto of Joffonoa and
Klb eoantloa whtn iptolalljr lotained in eonneotion
with rooulont ooentel. 1:14:71
WM, M. McCULLOUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
t'learneld, Pa.
-OfflM la Ooorl Honaa, (rlherilt'a OlHee).
LikoI bniine.. promptly attondod to. Real ettale
bought and (old. )" '
w7 b"a N T z ,
. ATTORN BY.AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
jB-Offloo la Piet Optra lloatt, Boom No. 4.
All lojal bat.neu entrutted to bn oaro proBplly
alttmlod to, i"
AT W . W A L t R S ,
, ATrORNEY AT LAW,
Claarflrld, Pa.
t.0Rea la Orabam't Row. doo-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTOBNEY-AT-LAW,
tl-.l:7J dearrlald. Pa.
" WALTER BARRETT,
, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
iffioa oa Sooond 81., Oloarftold, Pa. aoTll.OO
HTrXel'test,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. CioarOeld, Pa.
afO( la Plo't Optra Ifoato. fjyltt
JOHN I hTfULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
tloarOold, Pa.
S-Odloo la Pio't Optra Uouh, Boora No. ft.
Jan. J, laJd.
" JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
ind Heal Eatate Agent, Clearffeld, Pa.
i OBot oa Tblrd ttroot, bot. Cborry A Wulnat.
COT-Roipootrall) oltri bit Itrrloti la oolllo
: ad buyln( landt la Oloarlold aad adjolalof
' oontloB aodallaaaoiperioaoeofoYtrtweotT
foart aa aoarroyor, tattart blaitolf tbal bo oaa
roaitr all.f.etlon. Fob. 18:litf,
: FREDERICK O'LEART BUCK,
8CKIYE.NEU & CONVEYANCER,
; General Life and Fire Ins. Agent.
Dtodi of CoaMjnnoof ArtloUo af Agrotmoot
and all kp papMt promptly aad neatly oio
oalrd. Oltiot In Pio'i dpora llouot, Boom Ho. 4.
ClearBtld, Pa., April 1,
jT IXkFvval T E R 8 ,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
ARB DBALKa IB
Saw IiOgn oml Iiiimber,
OLKARFIKLD, PA.
Aoo la flrabnn't Bow.
J .TjTL I N G L E ,
ITTORNEY-AT-LAVT,
:l OkmIi, tlearflrld Ca., Pa. y:pd
ROBERT WALLACE,
ATTORNEY-AT -LAW,
Vallaretoli, Clearfield County, Pena'a.
avAII legal baoiaeea promptly aitonded to.
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OtKt oa Market Stroet, Clearleld, Pa.
gfOIDoo bo.rti I U 11 a. m., and 1 to I p. at
rvR. K. M. SCHEURER,
IIOMOCOPATUIO PHYSICIAN, -Offloa
In rotldcnco oa llarktt at. ,
April 14, 1171. ;
" DR. W. AT MEANS,
HYSICIAN k SDRQEON,
," LTJTHBRHBUBO, PA.'
U attend profearioaal aallt promptly. aaglO'71
J. S. BARN HART,
ATTOHNKV . AT. LAW,
llallafonta. Pa.
i araetlet la Clearttld and all of the Ooart. of
1Mb Jadlolol diMrlot. Real eel tie batlaoM
oolloetion of olalmo Biada tpaolalUea. al'll
JAME8 CLEARY,
:ARBER 4 HAIR DRESSER,
SICOHD BTRKRT,
1 ClEAIFIEI.il, PA. ti
' JAMES 0. WHITE,
RBER AND HAIR DRKSSKR
eom. la tbo Leonard Home,
ii'74 Claarteld, Pa.
,. riact. a, a. aii.u.
T.-A. FLECK & CO.,
mte la CioarOeld eoaaty for tbt tale of
1 H. UUTTF.RICK dk t'".)
Monable Patterns of Garments,
ALL ttrLBO ABB BltBI.
I Market aHreat ClaarRld, Pa.
T. M. ROBIN80N
Haauiattarar aad dealer la
xnciu, Saddles and Bridles,
teller., Wblpl, Bra.bel, Fly VtU, Trlmmlaga.
roe Hl.altu, at.
aeoam. Frank Mllltr'l aad Ntatlfoot 01 U.
law far Bktlee aad Wilton'. Boealeo.
.rd.rt and rep.lrtng promptly attended to,
ip oa'Marbtt Itrotl, CloorOold. Pa la roo
morly oooapled by Jaa. Aleaaadar. tiili
TAMKit B. WATRON CO.,
RIAL BKTATi BKOKKRR.
CLIARFIKLfl. PBNB'A
oaaea aad OaWoe to let, Oolleetloeo aroaiptly
de, end ral .lean Ooal aad Flre-Cley Load
ad Towa property tar ele. OCWa at Wo
4otolBBlldHa((ldlw),r)emdB4, myll'I4y
CLEARIIELD
Q00DLANDEB4 HAQERTY, Publishers. ' PRINCILE8,' NOT MEN. " . ,;, ,' TERMS-$2 per annum in Advance. r.
VOL. 48-WHOLE NO. "2394. CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDEDAY, NOVEMBER S, 1871. " NEW SERIES-VOL; 15, NO. 41.j
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTORNKY-AT-LAW,
Biol Kitata aad Coll tot Ion Ajrnt,
CI.CAKI'll-.LD, PA.,
Will promptly attaad to all legal bB.loo.. oa
trnttwl to bit oare.
jr-rTOflioo la Pio'a Opora llouto, aeoood floor.
aprll l-out
ioba II. Or tit. 0. T. Altiandor. C. M. Bowon
ORVIS, ALEXANDER ot BOWERS,
ATTORN EYS AT LA W.
Bollelonte, Pa. (JanS,'47-y
J. H. KLINE, M. D
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
H
plaoo aad
ami inillUI BlfkLinLrT. JB.1I UBB
attended to.
oet. II tf.
GEORGE C. KIRK,
Jaitlot of tbo Poaoo, Bnrroyor and CoBToyanotr,
Latharabarff, Pa.
All batlnett IntrotUd to 1.1m will bo promptly
... j-., i. Piirinn. wlahino to ouoloy a our-
nyor will do woll lo giro mm n o.. , """
...l...!, I.. Mn ..n.lcr tatlifaotioo. Docda of
oonroyonto, arllelo. of agroomcnl, ana , ni n
papon, promptly aad aaallyjitooUd. UOnov74
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juatlet of tbo Poaoa and Borlrtnor,
Carweaaollla, Pa.
aColltetlona made and
paid over.
montv promptly
ttti i iti
aaaar Al.aaRT..- w. ALtKBT
W. ALBERT & BROS.,
Manofaoturori A oiUntlvo Dcalori la
Sawed Lumber, Sciuare Timber, io,
WOODLAND. PEN N'A.
.n..i... .nllclud. Bill. Ulltd oa tborl notloo
and reaaonablt Unno.
. i vr P O.. Cltnrflrld Co.. Pa.
eJi-ly
W ALBKHT A BROS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
ilia, ( learlleld County, Pa
Koop. n.untly oa hand a foil '
Srrtiaaaa, Hardware, Uro.tr,.., and ararytWag
a.o.llr boat la a retail .tore, wnicio ....
?, .b! obp elwb.r. l tbo wn.ty.
FrtBobrillo, J one 17, Io07-ly
THOMA8 H. FORCEt,
BBALBB IB
GENERAL MERCHANDISE.
CRAHAMTC)!, Pa.
Al.o. oatenilro m.nnfaotanrr and dealer lo Sqaere
Timber aad Hawed Lumber ol an num..
O-0rd.r. aolieltod aJ ,'l",.''.7.",P,",
lied. . ii'J--"-
bpiiBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfleld, Penn'a.
tWlll aieenle lob. In bit Una promptly and
la a workmanlike manner. Z
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PBNB'A.
KaT-Pumpo alw.y. oo band and made to order
on abort aotloa. Piptl bo'od a rM?""
All work wwrMttd to render .i.faetion, aad
d.llrorllfd..lred. '"'ji.
E. A. BIGLER A. CO.,
DBALKIII I
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad maauraoturen 01
ALL KINUS OP AWIiO LUMBEB,
t-Vli CLEARK1KUU, ni.
JAS.
B. GRAHAM,
dealer la
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SHINGLES, LATH, Pltaaia,
:io'Tl Clearfteld, Pa,
TAMES MITCHELL,
BALBB IB
Siuare Timber & Timber Lands,
j.1171 CLEARFIELD,
FA.
nn J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Lnu Sargeoa of tbo 03d BoglmeBt.Pena.ylranla
Volaatoara, Bavtag re.".". - .
of.ra kit profooaloaal aortlooa utbaoitlioaa
of CioarOeld ooaaty. . .
BHt-Profei.loaal tolla promptly Btumled to.
Olleo oa Staoad .treat, r'-"'',"Tr.;.Y.
Dr. Wood.. i..-,.
H. F. N AUGLE,
WATCH MAKER & JEWELER,
and dealer la
Watches, Clocks, Jewelrv, Silver
. and Plated Ware, sc.,
J.1CJ, CLEARFIELD, PA.,
S . 77 8N Y D E R,
PBACTICAL WATCHMAKER
ABB BBAL8B IB
WaIcIioii, Clocli and Jowclrjr,
UraJe'l Jforttl Arret,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
All kind, of repairing la my Una promptly Bl
ended to. April M, 17J.
HKMdVAI..
REIZENSTEIN & BERLINER,
who) til dtftUri Id
GEMS' IIRMSIUVG GOODS,
n.re removed la 1ST Obaroh atreot, botweoa
Pranblla and Wblte at.., New Verb. jy31'7I
Miss E. A. P. Rynder,
AaaiT worn
BaUlt'i, MtMoa A lUnHii'i and Ploabt't
Bkktr'i B-wlig MMti.aM.
ALSO TIACBIat or .
PU. QmUT, Org, r-ot.y nd VomI Ma.
U. Ma aaall Uka for Im Utaa baJf a H.
jV-Hooia fpoHit UaUoh'l Fun iff tra
CUaradd, May i, M9-tt.
j. oll.widii - u""'
HOLLOWBUSH & CARET,
BOOKSELLERS,
Blank Book Manufacturers.
AND BTATI0HIR8,
318 JHarktt BU, Phiiadtlphia
W P.i,. Vtoar flaattl and Baft, Fooltap,
Latter,
w . . ... n ..I- ..J U.ll
N .t.. W raDnlll Km vajriattaj ana
Cartaia aad
Papers.
fsb4.Tt)lypd
He
F. BIGLER & CO.
kav for sals
CARRIAGE & WAGOS WOODS,
siurrs AND POLEB,
U UBS, SPOKES, FELLOES, io.
Carrl.ee end Wi
naU af Lki. aad MlTaad aaamlao them.
Wagoa Habtra aaaata mate a
eall aad aiamlae them. Tbey
will bo told at fair prtoee. may 51 II
S"
TONE'S SAW GUMMER3 AND
SAW UP8KT8.
Wa bare roeolrod the ageney lor Ike above aed
will aell tbeta at maaafaetam'. prieoa. Call aad
otamlaa tbom. Tbey an. tbe beat
JolP-tl H. F. B1ULER A CO.
Mountain Echo Cornet Band,
CUBWIltSTILLI, FA.
Mt'SIO farnl.kl for Pltnloa, FooUrala, Coa-
eerta, Lettnrtt, c,aa raaaoaabio tormo.
Addrote, . I. 8RIIMR. Beo'y,
aiayl-Om ' Carwaaarlllo, Pi
W. H, MeENRUE,
ATTORNS 7-A T-LAW,
Real Rotate Ageataad Iaearaaea Broker,
UmmlMdmU. CtvrlUU Cm., Pm.
Ageat for Ootgolag aad lo
lag
Faeoagto Bnand by any Peetrable LI
aaaagao Bo
eat. 1-14.
"LCTTINQ THE OLD CAT DIE."
Nut Ion afo I wanrJtrad nar - -A
filav-aroand hi tht woodi.
And Ihora heard wordi frotn a jroungitcr'i Ui
inai i rt bctot quite ttoaernooa.
"Now lt the old eat die," be laughed i
I taw hlta give a push,
Then gnlljr eoan)ar away, ai he fpled '
IMy face peep aver the bh. ;
Hut what he nuihed, or whvre be went,
I eould aet well amke oat,'
Oa acoonat of Ibe tbiebel of bend log boughl
Tbat bordered the plaee about
"The Utile Ttlllen hae eloaed eat, 1
Or bung It upon a limb,
Ami left It to die all alone," I said,
"Uul I'll play Ibe mi.ol.lpf with him,"
I foreed my way between the boughs.
Tbe poor old oat to seek :
And what did I And, bat a sunny eb IM, '
With bar bright batr brusbtag her eboek.
Ilrr bright hair flirted to and fro,
With the ruse-light to her fare.
Hlie seemed like a olrd and a bower lo one,
And the forest her native plaoe.
"'Steady, 111 send you up my ch(M,M
Uat sbs stopped me with a cry,
(Je wy, go way, don't touch me, jjiVcij "
I'm letting tbc old eat die 1"
" Von lotting him die t" I oried aghait :
"Why, wboro Is tbe sat, my dear 1"
And, lo I the laughter thut tilled Ibe wood.
Was a thing for Ibe birds to hear.
"Why, don't you knew," said the little) maid.
Tiio flitting, beautiful elf,
"Hint mt call It 'letting the old oat die'
When the swing stops all by itselfr
Thro swinging and swinging, aad looking buck,
With tbe rnerrl.it laugh in hrtr eye,
6 lis bade me "good ' and 1 left bar alone,
A ''letting tbe old oat die I"
A SVKECJI BY DOXy PIATT.
IIIH Jlirn.AlllTV ON THE Sl'CCKSH OP INK
1IRIITIIKK-1N-1.AW.
(ii'iiortilllniiniiif'jtlipinifpciwfiil Dcm
oemtic rmiUitlnto Hr CongroHs anitiimt
Job Stoimon, JU'iiuliliran, in the Sooond
Ohio, district, is a brother-in-law of
Hoiin l'iult, null vun wn'niiik'il at liir)
homo in Cincinnnti. ItiumiiiL' owox
his clwtion n nnu h to tlio cllorUi of
liinbrothcr-iii-lntv, 1'iittt, hh toaiivthiiiit
i'Ihu, nml of roinno tlio hitter wan iiior
ent to Kliuro in the acreimdc. Ilonn
wns called on for a Kneech, and mild :
II v fellow-citizens and ceiitlemen of
tlio brtuui band, 1 tliank yon tor the
compliment of thin call a I thank you
ibr the incKtimablo privilege of free
apotX'h. Yon know that for some
woeki past I havo boen Badly afflictwl;
I have oocn BUtTurinrr fVom th com
bined attneka of rheumatism and broth
er-in-law. Laui'htor.l I hard It-know
which wa worse. Tlio first deprived
mo of mot ion, I he last of speech. My doc
tormtid 1 must abstain from liquor, and
my friends asaured me that my only hope
of recovery wan in entire quiet and no
. . ,i. r,,, f , . i. , ... u i. ,
UtIK. llllllK Ol ll poor iciiow ueuiguu-
nrived of both wind and whisker
(laughter) for tlayg and days! 1 lan
guished to such an extent that I hegnn
to doubt tlio existence ot an over-rul
ing Providence, and added to this enmo
the cruel taunts ana Jeers oi wickoh
men who edit nowspapern. Day after
day, in the solitude ol my chamber, I
was pained to read these cruel flings
at a brother editor, and although an
nointing tny aching shoulder and arm
itli healing ointments, i nail no naim
for my wounded spirit other than that
which conies of an innocent mind void
of offense. Job had his boils, and, al
though taunted by Ids mothcr-in-Iaw,
refused to boil over. Laiiglttor.l But
ho novorwaB afflicted by the Cincin
nati Commercial, and the Timet, that
mighty organ ol the reading idiots. 1
firmly believe that had Job been atllietr
ed with rheumatism in the left arm
and abrothcr-ln-law all over, and forced
to read those wicked papers, he would
have incontinently risen up, cursed God
and died.
My fellow citir.i'iiB and gentlemen ol
the brass band, in this I refer to the
real Job riauglitcrl I mean tbat pa
tient old bondholder of the land of
now, really, I have to confess to you
that I have suffered so from my coin-
binod disorders thut I forgot the nation
ality of that truly good and patient
man. A fneml at my cmow suggests
the hind of I', which means, 1 sup-
poso, Dick 4 Mo. Excuse mo, gentle
men, II I decline availing myseti oi mat
information. I receivo with much cau
tion and some distrust any Biblical
knowlcdgo coming from the Demo
cratic party. Laughter. If you
have anything to say concerning den
oral Jackson or tho resolution ol '08. 1
am with you. But for Scriptural In
formation givo me a Christian states
man. .
But to return to the real Job. 1 am
suro his land was not Ireland, nor the
Fatherland, and I can make allldavit
that ho was not an American citixen
of African descent. I refer, however, to
the real Job tho patient old patriarchal
Granger, laughter and not to the imi
tation Job, the bad man who has gono
up anil down tho land advocating a
nickel resumption, and heaiiing abuse
on poor men and my brother-in-law.
Ho wanted a joint discussion. My fel-low-ciliixns
and gentlemen of the brass
band, I have suffered so from pain in
my joints that anything referring to
that loculity really makes mo shriuk.
Ibaugbtcr.J I was weak, I allow, but
told my brother-in-law Unit anything
on the joint would prove my death,and
he being a kind hearted man, fought it
off", lor which ho has my thanks.
Then, what does this wiekod man do
this mistaken Job, son or Mte'plicii r
lie writes a letter for tho depraved
Cincinnati Cnmmercial, asking me for
my views. I have my views, my fel
lowciticens and g illemcn of the toot
horns. 1 may say that I have an as
sortment ot views to meet customers,
and at their request I wrote out a few.
I was In great pain, and, l supxec,
ariwir.and delirious, for 1 snokc the bad
man kindly, and said (tho Lord forgive
me) that lie (tins cruel lnnnj was a
ircntleman ami a friend of mine. Then
immediately ho went forth In tho night
time: rea. even unto iingnion, wnero
cattle liens scent the cirenmambient
air laughter, and from an elevated
structure of planks, termed a stump
because it is not a stump, reviled me.
lie did abuso niemostfoulry. Jlosaid
I was a brother-in-law. rLaughter.l
My fellow-cititens and gentlemen of
the musical instruments, since tne ele
vation of General Grant to tho Presi
dency, or rather sinco tho depression
of the l'reslilency to ticncrai tirant
lloud amilausei, to cull a man a urotn
er-in-law is slander to print it is libol.
It means the sum total of all villainy.
A man had better indulge in a "mutual
friend" or "wish ho were dead" than
to be open to the chargo of a brother-in-law.
This charge of Job, son of Sl'M'hen.
filled mo with anguish, not only lo
calise of its severity, but because of its
source. Here it was from a man 1 Itnd
befriended, when, through his poetic
fancy and powerful lungs, ho excited
the dreadful jenlousyof the House and
Mr. Hpcaker Blaine, who Is one third
Paliamrntary law and two-thirds gavel,
knocked over my oratorical friend. 1
hastened to him, picked him up ten
derly and poured Into hit wounds tho
balm of praise and sympathr, and this
io tnv lMward. "Ho called mo that
vessel of wrath, Sitmivel," a brother-
in-law. lie said 1 being in the lohby
wanted a brother-in-law unon tho floor.
What a sad, wicked world is this!
Now, Job, tho son of Stephen, had
been my confidential friend and bosom
associate for four years at tho National
Capital. lie knew Unit I was struggling
against odds to establish an independ
ent press on t sound business basis iu
Washington. If this enterprise wore
successful, it would be a grcnt suttees,
and he knew, ns I know, thut to hare
a ournal sub ect to tho sollening mini
oiiccs of Government patronage on the
ono hand, or connected witli the loony
on tho other, wonld be futul to it.
Now, if any man can point out a Lttn
grossmnn that I over (with one oxoop.
lion) asked to vote for or against any
measure; it any responsible mun can
say ho ever saw me in the lobby on
business or otherwise, i will admit
there is snmo Ibiiudutinn foi tho at
tack. , i maku one OM-eiitlou, nd that
at an early day. I shall hasten to ex
pose. Tlio i'apilnl, my journal, in
which I havo put three yours of hard
lulxir and sonto means, is mnrcr and
denror to lite than all tho money I
could make from job or through a job
in Congress. Gentlemen, excuse, my
warmth.
To him Job, son of Stephen under
these circumstances, l can say, in tno
language of Ctesar, "ft fti Unite," which,
in liberul translation, menus "and you,
you brute, you." Laughter.
But ho lias come to grief. The
high toned moral voters of the Second
District declined encouraging such per
fidy. - ,
Now, my fellow-ciliiens and gentle
men of tho brass bund, I bid you good
night. . Wore I a Congressman I might
plaeo my hand upon my heaii and in
form you solemnly that music was di
vine, nnd hits been known to sooth the
savago breast, or that "wo live ut the
centre of tho Vnion, and hear its 1101111
beat," but I forbear j not being a Con
gressman I cannot nflord to he an orator.
Again, I thank you. It were iuvidi
oils to designate any one or more
pieces of your superior band, but 1
cannot refrain referring to tho delicacy
of touch and exquisite execution of
your big drum, and tho soothing influ
ences of your trombone. They till my
bosom with throbs of patriotio pride,
extract pain from my lef t skouhlor.and
reconcile mo with my brother-in-law.
Good night, unlcss,'indeed, you will
emtio in and take a littlo constitutional
from a demijohn, for which tho Execu
tive Comniittoo will pay from funds
not otherwise appropriated. Which
they did, with htuglitor, applause and
music by the band.
"C1KTTIXO" MAHRIKD IN KXO
LAXD. Prentice Mulford, writing of getting
married in Knglnnd, says: ! was
occupied nearly two months In getting
pners signed, paying for certificates
and signatures, and getting (lennission
of various people to get married. It
was a regular chancery job. It was a
trip through the circumlocution oflice.
The paternal r.nghsh govtirnment puts
various obstructions in tho way of mat
rimony to, keep its people virtuous.
There was a necessitv lor our marriage
to take place In the Roman Catholic
Church. Tho Knglish government will
not nllow a Roman Catholic priest to
marry a couple without putting its offi
cial finger in the pie. It insists virtually
on marrying tho parties itself before
tlio union Biiau no consiuereit icgai.
First, we had lo ho "cried" in church.
Then it was necessary to apply to the
registrar to certify to him that our
bnnns were published. Ho wouldn't let
us marry until twenty-one clear days
after the first certificate hod been taken
out. And before he would give us that
.certificate he required that my wife
that now is should have tho consent of
her futhcr. So she went and obtained
liis consent. Then we went to tho
registrar and suid that we had the con
sent of her father. But that would
not do; we must have his written con
sent. So wo went after his written
consent. But tho old man wasn t so
ready to givo that. Ho had veered
around, or somebody had been talking
to him, or he'd got a notion into his
head that a father should be more
careful in allowing his daughter to
marry a foreigner ; because Americans,
with many Knglishmen, tin rank as
foreigners, and they have all sorts of
tales current among tnem anoui poor
girls being cntrapcd into marriage,
anted to America and sold as slaves.
You may stare, but this is true. They'vo
got our negro slaver)' of the past and
the present merchandise mixed tip in
their heads, and this is the result of It.
It was a long job getting the old man's
signature, but tho girl got it at lost,
and she can got 'most anything when
she makes up her mind to. Sho left
homo and set up for herself at an age
when most young women are lingering
about tho rag baby em. ' Tbe regis
trar made out a paper, and told ns to
call again in twenty-out) days. We
did so, anil then ho gnvo us another
paper. But this did not marry ns.
Mr. Yardley must havo a baud in flint
business. Mr. Yardley is a something
or other which must be present in bo
half of tho Knglish government when
ever a tmmmiT 10 tc. rV, n.grl hy a
IComan Catholic priest. Mo 1 went to
Mr. Yardley and paid him four shillings
nnd six-pence, and at tho alter he read
yomethmg to me and niado mo sign
another paper. There was the register
to he stgiicil in the vestry. 1 nen 1 nero
was another paor still, In which 1
promisod the church not to Interfcro
with my wifo's religion, not to endeavor
to convert licr to another faun, and to
have all my chidron bmnght up in the
Catholic faith. 1 suppose now 1 am
completely married. I am not quite
certain, and half expect some other
paper to pop in lor my signature, or
some forgotten official to pop up from
some unexpected quarter with
certificate and shilling fee." '
Nauksop Col NTniKs. Europe sig
nifies a country of whilo complexion ;
so named because the inhabitants there
were of lighter complexion than those
-r.i.i . v.: .:.:. tr:...
01 wilier yiniH trr ah ii, ji 11 .iu.-
fieo the land of com, or ears. H was
celebrated for Its abundance of all kinds
of grain. Spain, a country of rabbits.
or conies. 1 his country was once so
mrested with these animals that tho
inhabitants petitioned Augustus for an
army to destroy thorn. Italy, a coun
try of pitch, from its yielding great
quantities or block pitch. Gaul, mod
ern Franco, signifies yellow-Laired ; aa
yellow hair charactoriied its first in
habitants. Hibeniia, as utmost, or
last habitation ; far behind this, west
ward, Phoenicians, we are told, never
extended their voyage. Britain, tho
oonntry of tin, as thcro wore great
quantities of lead and tin found oh tho
adjacent island. The Greeks called it
Albion," which signifies in tho I'hoftil
eian tonguo, either white or high moun
tains, from the whiteness of its shores
or tbo high rocks on the western coast.
A WHITE ALif TUHXH JILlR
Among the innmneinble Ills that hn
man flesh is heir to, there is none more
terrible or dishcaitrnine to tho sufferer
therefrom than thai dire and dread
dioeaso "Kpllcpsy '''"For yearn hits it
pur.7.1ed t)io braiui of the most eminent
medical nracjitioiiors ail overt ho world,
and no fixcdi;mly has over yet Ivoen
universally Bitepttd which can bo said
to successfully lufthat tbo ailment.
After yours of careful experiment scien
tifically conductor! tho leading physl
oians hit upon Mtmto of silver or
technically stated, "Aono 0, as a pro
scription, to bo ailmlnistered say three
times a day to tho -c flout of t gram.
Physicians general!;! seined Upon the
remedy and in nitnyfcttses it was suc
cessfttfly.uscd, bni tlUf sorious results
of such a remedy effect Its merits as a
medicine nnd bjl many physicians Its
uhc was dlBeouiiktuiu'Cij. ' (ran ot the
many olijtlfttia1iicwtrfK't "rrrtidiicTd
was a permanent discoloration ot the
skin, which adhered to tho patient for
ever, whilst the remedied en"ce,ts wore
only temporary mil a continued use
endangered human life. '
. tub. ti.r.cTiuc hat 11.
A few veal's ago tVo French physi
cians, so noted for tapir progressive
characteristics 111 medical exHTimoiits,
began a series of tests ol electricit y as
an agent for t ho removal of any foreign
metal from the body, and claim that
mercury and other mouillic substances
wore thus successfully removed, and all
the injurious effects thereof thoroughly
eradicated from the njstem. Medical
practitioners in other countries have
always differed with tie loneh prac
titioners ns tositch succrss,nnd Allhntis,
a renowned London physician, declares
that such a removal is impossible. By
this time, after the lapso of years, the
newly -developed nitrate ot silver rem
edy for cpiltqisy had come into use,
and this practitioner declared that he
could never be convinced of the possi
bility of tho success of electricity over
metal in tho human form, until a case
had boon shown wherein tho silver was
removed, nnd tho inevitable discolora
tion of tho skin corrected. Such a
raso has never yet nt least so say
physicians Imjoii treuted, because of
tho want of a snbiect, but at Inst the
luuker City has produced 11 subject
ripe for exirerimcnt, and we have in
our midst the singular phenomenon of
A WHIT MAN Tl'llNEn BU K
from tho effects of nitrnto of silvi r.and
tho medical scientists of the world are
promised, through the Clinin of the
lellerson College, ail experiment so
rare and so viluily important as to at
tract the attention of scientist all over
tho known world. Tho patient is a
vnttnir American mecliflnin. a native of
Philadelphia, now aged about thirty
six years, a man of robust build and
presenting a healthy appearance, gen
erally, except that lis skin has become
a clearly defined metnlio blue in color,
nml rendering him a marked human
among men. ,
. 1IISTOUV or 1MB CAKE.
It seems from tho statement ot the
gentleman, that from the lime he was
six years old until ho was about twelve
years of ape, he was subject to fre
quent epileptic fits. Ho had been ex
tensively treated vy medicttl men, un
til finnlly one physician gave him a
eertain kind of pills, which ho used
freely, nnd with marked curative el
fect. He grew bettor rapidly, and
within a year recovered entirely, nnd
from that time untill within the pnst
month has had no return of tho fits.
In the Intervening years however, his
physical system underwent an entire
cliange, and his skin liecamO discolor
ed. Tho system had absorbed the for
eign metallic substance obtained in the
pills tnkiwi years hethre and ho con
tinued to necomo nine, bluer, bluest,
until now, as above stated, he looks
like 0110 who stands in tho shade ot a
chemical blue light'nnd the wierd
denth-likc shadow of the snmo illumi
nating tho skin. A few weeks since.
becoming again troubled with tho old
complaint, ho applied to tho Jefferson
College, and being confronted by
puor. 1. u. in Costa,
tho renowned shining light of the
medicnl profession, that gentleman at
oneo pronounced it a case ot over
losed "Mitrateof'Silver." Tbe young
ninn was carefully treated, nnd Lo
carno at once a lion in tho College
Clinic. Here was a ntso offering nn
opportunity to test tho long-mooted
question ol electric power, and being
interrogated he expressed a willing
ness to undergo tho experimental tent
of removal of tho mutter from the
system nnd tho restoration of nature a
own color. . , .
Being possessed of powerful vitali
ty, it was concluded thut no possible
lunger could result Irom sueli an ex
periment, for tho reason that tho vital
power hits been proven to be sufficient
ly stmng, iu a strong person, to over
come any artificial power from eluc-
trio current, and lieneo tno removal ot
the metul without injury is doomed a
certain anil sale otietation. It lias
boon decided, then, to try
AN El.tDRIO BATH,
and It luu not iirOVu unliiurivetlng IO
the scientist to know something of the
muilus oprrtmdi us adopted. Au insu
lated bath tub will bo provided, simi
lar in nppearnnce to an ordinary bath.
It will be provided with amoUilie lining,
connected with tho negative olectric
pole of a battery containing four Bun
sen cells. Within tho tub will be
placed an insulated bench, upon which
tho putient will bo laid, with gloss aa
an insulutor. Tho tub will lie filled
with water, slightly acidulated with ni
tric acid. Tho patient being placed
in this bath, tho negative and jswilive
poles of tlio bnttory will then be placed
alternately in cither hand, and tho ef
fect carefully notod, in tho prcuciico of
an experienced chemist, it the slight
est particlo of tho dilvor can he de
tected on tlio bath, thon is the success
assured, and a discovery wondoiiul, in
deed, and of incnletilable value will
have been made, Preparations are
now beiiiir mado for the exiieri-
mont under the direful scrutiny of
1 rot. Do Costa, nnd tlio medical fra
ternity will anxiou-ly awnit the result
of nn experiment without a precedent
iu the liiHtory or prgotioo of medicine.
Tho electric mechanism to bo used
will bo of the most perfect ami inge
nious construction, and so nicely ad
justed that within a single second, or
traction of a second, tlio electric cur
rent may bo withdrawn or increnmrJ
as mny be desire I. Tho coso hoi
awakened tho livclioet iutertwt among
the profession In Philadelphia, and it
is to be hoped that the result of this
all-important tost may bo ao success
ful as to mark an era lit medical prac
tice, and to add one more achievement
in medical yrogrvsi to the many that
already mark tho renown of our treas
ured Jefferson College iVnuiif.Aia
City Item.
REPUBtIC;
A COX 1'EDEliATE STOUY.
At u rvcunt political gathering iu
Tuscumhia, Ala., Gen. Cullun A. But
tle related the following touching story
in tho course of his speech :
"During the winter of 1H03-'lH it
was my liirtuno to ho President of ono
of the conrtsmai'tial of tho Army of
Northern Virginia. . One bleak Decern-'
Iter morning, while tho snow covered
tho ground and the winds howled
around our camp, 1 left my bivouac
fire to attend tho session of court.
Vt liming, lor miles along uncertain
paths, 1 at length arrived at the court
ground at Hound Oak Church. Duy
alter day it had been our duty to tiy
the gallant soldiers of that army charg
ed wilh violations of military law; but
never had 1 on any previous occasion
been grootcd by such anxious specta
tors as on Hint morning awaited the
opening of tho court. Case alter cuso
was disposed ot, and nt length the case
of "Tho Confederate States ivt. Kdward
Coojiev" was called -charge, desertion.
A low mumicr rose spontaneously from
the battle-scarred spectators as a young
artilleryman roso Iroin tho prisoners
bench, and, in response to tho (mention,
"Guilty or noi guilty ?" answered, "Not
guilty."
The judge advocate wan proceeding
to open tho prosecution, .when the
court, oliserving tho prisoner was un
attended by counsel, interposed and in
quired ol the accused, "Vt ho is your
counsel?" Ho replied, "I havo no
counsel." Supposing that it.wnn his
purpose to represent himself before tho
court tho judge odvocato was infract
ed to proceed, Kvery chargo and
specification against tho prisoner wits
sustained, The prisoner was then told
lo introduce his witnesses. Ho ivplied,
"I have no witnesses." Astonished lit
tho cnlinncss with which ho seemed to
bo submitting to what ho regarded as
inevitable fate, I said to him, "Havo
you no defence? Is it possible that
you nhandoned your comrades and de
serted your colors iu tho presence of
tho enemy without any reason ?" He
replied, "There was n reason, but it
will not avail mo befiiro a military
court." I said, "Perhaps you aiu mis
taken ; you are charged with the high
est crime known to military law, mid
it is your duty to make known tho
cause that influenced your actions.
For tho first time bis manly form
trembled, and his bluo eyes swum in
U'ttm. Approaching tho President of
tho court, ho presented a letter, saying
as ho did so, "I hero General, is whnt
did it." I opened the letter nnd in a
moment mv eyes filled wilh team. It
was passed from ono to another of the
court until nil had seen it, and I hose
stern warriors who had passed with
Stonewall Jackson through a hundred
bottles wept liko littlo children. Soon
as I stiflluienlly recovered my self-pos
session I read tho letter as tbo dolenso
of the prisoner. It wan in these words:
"My Dear Edward : 1 Lvtvo ulwnys
been proud of yon, anil since your con
nection with the t. onlederalo Army 1
have been prouder of yon than ever be
fore. 1 would not have yon do any
thing wrong for tho world ; but before
God, Kdward, unless you coino homo
we must uie i jjnsi. nignt x was arous
ed by Eddie' crying. I called and
suid, "What's tho matter, Eddie?" and
ho said, "Oh, mamma, I'm so hungry I"
And Lucy, Kdwnrd, your darling
Lucysho never complains, but sho is
growing thinner nnd thinner every
day. And befiiro God, Kdward, unless
you come homo wo must die.
Yoi'R .tuny.
Tinning to
tho prisoner, 1 asked,
"What di
itl
I you tlo when yon received
?' He replied, ' I made ai-
this letter
plication lor liirlough, and it was
iccted ; again 1 made application, and it
.. ....... .! r 1.
was rcjocieu , miiim nine j munu ap
plication, and it was rejected ; and that
night, as I wandered backward and
forward in the enmp, thinking of my
home, with the mild eyes of Lucy look
ing up to mo, and the burning
words of Mary sinking in my brain, I
was no longer tbo Confederate soldier,
but I was tlio father of I.iify and the
husband of Mary, nnd 1 would have
passed thoso lines if every gun in tho
battery had fired upon me. I went to
my home. Mary ran out lo moot mo ;
her angel arms embraced me, and she
whispered: '"Oh, Edward, 1 am so
happy! I am so glad you got your fur
lough !" She must havo loll nie shad
ier, lor sho tinned luilo ns death, and,
catching her breath at every word, she
said, "Have you come without your
furlough? Oh, Edward, Kdward, go
back I go back ! let me nnd my children
go down together to tho grave, but oh,
tor heaven's sake, save lliu honor of
your name! .mt hero 1 nin gentle
men, not brought hero by military
power but in oliedionoo to the com
maud ot -ilitrv, to auidu the
of your court."
Even-officer of that court-niarlml
felt the force of the prisoner's words.,
liefiiru them stood in hratitio vision.
tho cUiqucnt pleader for a husband's
and a lather's wrongs ; but they had
been trained, by their great leader.
ltobcrt Ji. Leo, to tread tho path of
duly, though tho lightning's flash
scorched the ground beneath t heir feet,
and each In turn pronounced tlio ver
dict; eiuiii,). f oi tiiimiet an im
munity, fortunately for tho Confed
eracy, the proceedings ol tho court
were reviewed by the commanding
general, nnd upon tbo record was
written :
HeAIKJ! AJ1TEU8 A.N. A.
The fi mling of the court is approved.
Tho prisoner is pardoned, and will re
port to his company.
11. J,. I. he, uencrui.
During tho second but tlo of ('old
Harlsir, w hen shot and shell were full
ing "like torrents from the mountain
cloud," my attention was directed to
the fact that one of our butteries was
being silenced by the concentrated fire
of the enemy. When I reached the
battle every gun but ono hud boon dis
mantled, and by it stood a solitary
Confederate soldier, with tho blood
streaming from his side. As ho recog
nized mo ho elevated Ins voice ubove
the roar of battle, and said : "General,
1 havo ono shell loft. Tell me,
hovo I saved tho honor of Mary and
Lucy?" 1 raised mv lint. Once more
a Confederate shell went Crashing
through tho ranks of tho enemy, ami
the hero sniilt by his gun to rise no
mora.
A writer in the St. Paul (Minn.) 1'rets
tells a new story of Horace t.rueley
Hornco wrote a note to a brother etli
tor in New York, whose writing was
equally illogiblo with his own. Tho
recipient of the nolo not being able to
read it, sent it back by the same mes
senger to Air. ltrole vauculnl:?a
Stiptiosing it to bo tno answer to bin
own note. Mr. Greeley looked over it
but likewise was u unfile lo read It. and
said to the hoy i "Go, take it back.
What does "the tl d fool mean?'
"Yea, sir," suid tho boy, "that is just
what bo says."
117 r FRUIT T'ECA YS. '
AX INTEI1KSTINU WIENTIFIO UTICI.g ON
.. , TIIK SlDJgCT.
Our worst enemies, snys tho K imlijie
American, lire tho smallest. All tho
ravenous bensts In tho world, nind
dogs included, probably destroy fewer
human lives than oro destmved'in Now
York city alone by tho ravages of
mono minute but virulent organisms
of tho genus miirocoeevt, to which we
owo Binnll-pox, dipthoriu, and some
other malignant diseases. Similarly,
Iho thousand sturdy weeds which an
noy tho fuinier, tho caterjiilliim and
grasshoppers which occasionally de
vour his crops, oro relatively innocent
aim Harmless compared with tho nu
merous microscopic pests which rust
his grain, rot his potutoes and fruit.
and otherwise levy their burdensome
tuxes without making themselves vis!
blc. Just at ttila' Setiaon,-rwrt-'tlie
least Interestinir of thoso individually
vidually insignificant, collectively enor
mous, nuisances are tho two forms of
fungus grow th which havo most to do
with tlio untimely destruction ol Imit
mueur muccdo und )ein'Mliuin ghmrtim.
Our npplca decay, not because it is
their mil lire to, as Watts might say,
but because it is the nuuro of something
else to seizo on them for subsistence,
nn wo do, nt the tame time making of
litem n hubiwt, as wo do not. Jvcpt to
themselves, apple und other fruit
never rot ; they simply loso their juices
by cvtMM. ration, shrivel, and become
dry and hard, or, il kept from drying.
remain substantially unchanged, ns
when securely canned. It is only
wdien invaded by tho organisms wo
havo named that they lose color and
quality, tuko on otleusivo tastes and
odors, become covered with whilo or
green mold in short, develop rotten
ness and decay.
It was not until the microscope was
brought to Hour that tho real nature
of the process became clear. Now we
know that, so far from being tho com
plement of growth, tho antithesis of
life, decay in in reality tlio taking on
of a more rapid though specifically dif
ferent growth. It is synonymous not
with douth.but wit li intensely active Inc.
In general structure, the numerous
microscopic Itiiiiri are very much alike.
consisting mainly of a network of col
orless cells nnd filaments, called the
murrlium. This is tho vegetative part
There is, besides, a productive part, in
which is produced Ino socd or "spore,"
the structure of which is different in
Iho different genera. In the mucor
each reproductive filament beam a
globular swelling ut its superior ex
tremity, in the interior of which the
spores are developed. I n the nenciltium
ijlitumm tho reproductive filament bears
a tint ol from tour to eight branches,
which, in turn, produce upon their ex
tremities a chnplot of small oval spores.
It is callnd wncillum on account of this
pcneil-liko tttll ol its siore-hcuringh la
ments, and qlaiutim Irom their bluish
green tint. Tho mold so frequently
seen in oranges is produced by this
fungus. It is comparatively of slow
growth, and tho alteration it produooe
in the properties of tho fruit it lives
in and upon is not so marked as thut
caused by the mucor.
hen a litnt is invaded by cither
of these fungi, tho vegetative filaments
send their branchesnmongand around
the fruit colls, and rapidly envelop
them in a network of mycelium, ab
sorbing the substance and juice ol tho
irutt, and producing the chemical trans
formation characteristic of decay. All
this poos on in the interior of the fruit,
the fructification of tho fungus taking
place only on tho surface, iu contact
with tltc atmosphere, ror this reason
fruit covered with a firm, fino skin,
liko the apple, may be a moss of what
wo call corruption within in other
words, thoroughly decomposed by
fungus growth whilo no visible mold
tlio fructifying part appears on the
suiliico. On tho other hand, thin
skinned fruits like the strawberry.
which are cosily pioifod by tho repro
ductive hliinients, are oltun covered
with an abundant fructification in a
very short tinio, liir tho fecundity of
these microscopic lungl is sometimes
an marvelous as the rapidity of their
growth. 1' or example : A single roo-
sioro td the fifroo.viora vitiwtws,
which causes tlio potato nit, will en
velop tho cellular tissue of a potato
leaf with mycelium filaments in twelve
hours, and lnictihcntiou will bo com
pleted iu eighteen hours longer. On
square line of the under surlitceofn
leaf, whore tho fructification naturally
taken place, may bourn many as throe
thousand spores. Eiieh sporo supplies
half a dozen zoospores, individually
capable of originating a new mycelium.
r rom ono square line, therefore, there
may come in less than two days, nearly
Uwenly thousand reproductivo bodies,
mm u r.iiiurv men iiiu jirm noting
throe millions 1 No wonder the disease
spreads rapidly.
in tlio case ol Iran, decay may be
originated in two ways, and two only
by direct contagion or by wind-
wafted spores. Willi flrm-sklnnod
ft'itit liko apples, still another condition
is essential, namely, a brenk in tho
skin of the fruit to nllow tho parasite
to enter and take iHisHesMion. In every
case of deenjr t. -rc1 k" - '
sliirbanco will bo loinid at a bruise,
scratch, or puncture ; and unless such
a way bo opened, the applo may hang
until it is dry aa leather, or it may lie
for weeks in direct contact with rotten
ness, and remain perfectly sound.
To this it mat' bo objected that the
constant presence of the fungus in do.
cny is no proof that it is tho cause
of that condition, on the contrary, the
breaking down of tho fruit tissue by
violence, and subsequent chemical ac
tion owing to access of air, may rather
mako the growth of the fungus possi
ble by prciaring a suitable soil lor its
development. Tho objection has been
met in tho investigations ol JJuvoiiic.
The evidence flint the fungus precedes
and causes tho changes which wo call
decay is of the same character as that
which establishes the connection be
tween a vaccine pustule nnd inocula
tion by vaceino vims. hen sound
fruit is inoculated wilh the spores of
ih ik illinin. decay begins nt and spreads
from the point of Inoculation. Apples
similarly wounded, but not inoculated.
remain tho same.
At an anti-monopoly convention nt
town, roeentlv. some fellow bawled at
the door r "Candidates aro requested
to step down stairs a few minutes."
Then everybody went down stairs ex
cept a tleaf old follow who wanted to
run lor jniinr.
When a widow in any noighlrorhood
sets her enp for a young ninn, there
len't nn. .l,.n.n In a million fl,r SUV
young woman to win, even If she holds
tho four nces.
TheWsuvs: The Brooklyn grand
jury has found a criminal indictment
against Mr. Morlton, in case of Miss
h. 1. Proctor.
) I.
JfTl'iu
AtfWTEBKHTIXO J'ATIKXT.
t .. . !.,. ... r ;. ,('. ,j:tj
Doctor' Lemolno was one of the
most courtly and tillable of Paris phy
sicians. Jle was once called upon by
an nthlotio. rudily norsonaifa. whooer-
tuhily seemed in no individual need of!
tho distinguished doctors advice ; the
latter too, in kind effort to reassure
his embarrassed visitor, addressed him
with his usuul politeness and conde
scension : ' , , .
''.Monsieur, I am the proprietor of a
menagerio," said tho square-shouldered ;
I -i :i i !.. i.
ninn, hiiu Him iii my cuiiuren is sick
"Exactly, my friend. Of what nil-
turo ii thotliseusc?'
"Ho run a splinter into his thigh. It
is vory ngly, monsieur, but 1 am rich
enough to pay well." i . .
"Very well, my man." replied the
doctor, unable to nurprcss a smile at
tno simplicity ol his visitor, "wo will
talk of that after a while. Toll lnu
explicitly what is tho mailer with
your child ?"
"uonsiotir, the splinter has festered
in his thigh, and he will lot no one
touch it : ho is headstrong, for all he
in very gentle. , It will be necessary, I
know, to perform a slight operation;
but he is violent and headstrong about
it"
"Ijcavo bin violence to me. How old
is he?"
"Four years only. But I ant afraid
ho will bile or scratch you if you at
tempt to touch it. Y ou must admin
ister chloroform."
"Not at all. my good man. Y'our
child cannot bo very dangerous in the
exorcise ol Ins temper u he is only
four years old."
"Hut ho is largo lor his ago."
"No, nn, 1 will go with you to see
your boy. It were folly to administer
chloroform in such a cuso."
"But, monsieur, you do not know
him so woll nn I," continued tho mini.
importunately. "I 'pray, I beseech
you to tuko thu chlorolorm all the
snmo, in case you should need it.
ous man, Doctor Lemolno carried with !
i Uni,- tllU UAIt-LIVB WI lllU 1IVIV-
him the required, anesthetic, and!?
shortly arrived at tho houso of tho
beitst-iamcr. Entering a room ad
joining the exhibition-room, which wns
liall-kitchcn nnd hall-stable, tho doc
tor looked round for the suffering pa
tient. I have put him up stairs, doctor,
whore thu poor fellow would be un
disturbed by tho performances. As
cend with mo, please,"
1 hey mounted the hull ladder, hull-
staircase, to a kind of lott. The doc
tor having entered, tho showniun fol
lowed, and closing tho door behind
him, quickly locked it. The former,
turning in some surprise ot this strange
proceeding of bin conductor, was sulut-
d with, a low growl Irom the extreme
corner of tho room. Ho immediately
fixod his attention upon the sou no of
this unkindly greeting, and to Ins dis
may ;dencried a full-grown lion ap
proaching slowly toward them, with
an uiiquestionbly wicked and meaning
snarl upon his countenance.
Iho ncast-tamcr grew pule; and
when lio addressed some soothing
brute lungungo to tho animal, his
voice trembled. 1
The doctor was not onlt- ghanlly
pole but wits covered with cold sweat.
lor heavens sako, doctor, be
quick?" whispered tho bcust-tamer,
hoarsely j "he is ugly to-day."
Still showing bis whtto teeth, the li
on slowly crouched iu that altitude
which tho physician had so often oli
scrvod the snmo species assume prep
aratory to a spring, in tho menngene
of the J union des Plantes. Ho had
need then of self-possession, and col
Icctincr all his cneriries. ho dashed the
chloroform which he held in tlio ani
mal's face. The latter recoiled, and in
a second after began to droop under
tho effects ot tlio drug. This permit
ted a still further administration of it,
nil no was niiunv sireieiiou rmwerieNs
before them. The operation required 1
,. ,1 1
wns then made upon tho wound, and
tho proper restoratives applied.
Is either diK'tor nor showman spoke
a word until thoy had descended the
steps nnd stood safely in tho room be
low. 'Monsieur," suid tho showman, "you
havo saved, by your wonderful pres
ence of mind, n life whoso value to
mo is incalculable. Permit mo lo offer
yon my grateful thanks, nnd to givo
yon your fee." And he handed tho
oilier a iiunttreu iruuc note.
Thank you, Monsieur Donnitotir,"
I- 1 -a .1
replied the physician, rcccivmg tho
satisfacb.ry lee ; "and when yon again
havo need of my services lor a similar i
case i,i pray you-
No, no, that is not whnt I Intended
to say pray summon some other
niber of tho
i profession."
XSW CURE POR SXAKE RITES.
About throe weeks airo Mr. Buck-,
ninn of Tunflnwcr county, Miss.; hnd I
iccosioit to rido through a portion ot
his laud thickly sluddo
od with cane,
Uoing on horseback, ill penetrating tho
Hmikn u-mvt-tb. ho naturallv raised his
arm (the lea) to part tho brunches, i
In doing so ho ion a smnn sung onione vu.ng. a to m.,y
hia arm, quickly followed by another, j men. 1 gave f 10 to ono who could
m-A u. .....i--.ii m t.u.v .aLtieniiukeF wrne five or six Intigitngea and trans
Imnging to his arm. Ho caught hint; Into hcoutiluny ; Putin tno middle or a
with his right hand and attempted to
throw him to the ground ; but in do-j
ing so tho snake struck Uie homo on
which Mr. li. was riding; tho honui
lied nine days afterward from the bite.
Mr. ltiickman rode homo as fast as
possible, his arm having swollen to
such proportions as would almost equal
tho sir.o of his body. 1 1 e had no whisky
lit tho house, but some chlorolorm, and
there was no physician nearer than
djfteeti miles. Ho took all tlio chloro
form ho had, but without etlecf. J lis
wife then beat the whites ol six eggs,
mixed salt with them, nnd applied the
mixture to the two wounds.
Mr. Hiickman Is now well and ready
for more snakes. He snys that to tho
happy thought of bis wife In making
thu preparation "he did, and to his own
nerve in resisting the thought ol death
from a snake bite, ho attributes his
Ana.it mml health. Nothiinr remains I
to show Iho onion! through which he I
has passed but the tiny scars in the
arm where the venomous fangs entered
.!. TI.a uwitl!t,r f. nxoilnrrcd
...J 1.. I.'.. ,,tll ...,,rl,l..nn llnifcllow
nil'l II' U1M IV. . ur... I'
says tho only Inconveiilcrnci ho suffers
in that occasionally ho feels n pain in
. ...
tl,n L.ft aide nml flhnrtnoBB of breath
a , i.t-
hut apprehends no inrinur irouinc.
The s'n'ake had fourteen vyl
measured nve icei am. .our .i.e.. ...
knth.
leTlaaaaa. (l..v rr lidiur a. it-not anil wnvtf
that wheat is I" exclaimed afhiryoung!
lady, looking lnntmidly from a ear win
dow. "Yes, love, how beautiful I" says
dear George, mow intent on insinuat
ing his ami arotifftl a twcnty-firar-inclt
corset "how liko a ahow like a
tlweam I" "How liko oata," retorted a
disgusted granger; "them's oats, jroung
man r
' I a 7
siiQwim ti-w farm' ix m.-
sjroti jroir ?q moot: '
liucoutly at a saloon on tho Divide,
some men were discussing tho shouting
Bflitty which occurred during the moni.
lug bctweon two brothers-in-law, Fall-'"
man nnd Wurd. It was agrocd on all i
hands that it w as shocking bod shoot-
lug a discredit to Wushoo. At Inst
a I'ioche man bantered a Comstock
man, whom ho know to bo a 'good shot
with a pistol, to go out hi the back
yard with him and do muuo shooting,
just to show tho "boys" how It should
lo done. In Iho saloon was a box of
eggs, and what (he J'iocher proposod
was that each shoot two eggs off the
bine beud of tho other at the distance
of Ism (utees, the one missing to treat -(ho
crowd. , Tho Comstookor wan
bound not bu bluffed by a nian from
the other end of the State, so to tbo
buck yard all hands adjourned. Each
man used his own six shooter. The
Comntix kor first "busted" his egg on
the ton of tho Piocher's head, which .
exploit wan loudly applauded by all
present. It was then the Piocher's
turn to shoot, and an egg was produced
to bo placod upon the head of the Com
sUK'kor, but when ho removed his hat
there was a great lutigh for tho top of
his head was on smooth as a billiard .
ball. For full ton minutes all hands
fried In vain to make an egg stand on
1......I It n.. ).!.. Iu .I,., TI,A
Piocher then taunted tho Comstookor
with haying gono into tho arrangement
knowing that he was safe. Tho latter
told him to set up his egg and it was
ull right ho was there. Tho Piocher
went into tho saloon, and a moment
after came out with a small handful of ;
flour, which ho dubbed upon the bald
head of the Conistta ker, and then tri
umphantly planted in It his egg, fell '
buck ton steps, and then knocked it off.
Tlio Couuitinckcr then told him to set
up hi.-t second egg and shoot at it, an he
didn't wuut to nave his head chalked
twice during tbe gumo. This was done,
and the wreck of a second egg streamed
over tho Comstoekor'8 pate. The
Piocher now stood out with his last
egg on his head. Tho Conistocker
raised his pistol and fired. The Piocher
bounded a yard Into tho air. and tho
egg bounced whole from his head.
"1 vo lost I" suid the Comstocker. "Let
all coino and take a drink. By a slip
I've put half tho width of my bullet
through tho top of his left ear!" and
so it proved upon the measurement.
Til EST. PETERSBURG POLICE.
Letters from St. Petersburg, says
the Pull Mall Omcttr, speak of a re
markable feat of determination on the
part of General Trepoff, the head of
tho St. Petersburg police, who had
given in earlier lifo extraordinary
proofs of personal oourago. A fearful
r -1 . , Vll . I
loulile murder was recently couiiiiiiiou
at t Ji unary Acaueiuy o. i ... l-..j , ,
I ccinnn.wno t oeingatiacu tLu
female servant of the doctor of tho es
tablishment, fancied he had cause to
suspect her of infidelity. Having en
tered tho doctor's quarter to upbraid
her, ho ended by tukuig up a carving
knife and killing tho unfortunate wo
man on tho sKvt, and then slaying the
doctor himself with it in his study.
Hero ho lacked himself in with tho in
strument of his crime, and vowed ho
would despatch tbo first Inan with it,
who attempted to arrest him. The '
polico summoned to the spot were
awed by his apparent determination,
while some proposed to shoot him as a
w ild beast, and a parly went in search
of a firo engine with a view to drench
him into surrender. A report of tho
occurrence reached General Trepoff,
Springing into tho droschky which is
kept ready for emergencies, the Gen
eral was on the scene in a few minutes.
Ho ordered the door to be burst open,
and then entered unarmed. As he ex
pected, tho murdorer retreated into a
corner prepared to sell his lifo dearly.
Tho Gunoral approached him unhesita
tingly, with tho words, "Well, my
friend, you have committed a pretty
pair of murders, and 1 hoar that yott
are going to stick any ono who trios to
take you. . Now stick mo, for I camo
on purpose to tnko you myself." Tho
wretched man was so awed by the quiet
und authoritative manner of his former
superior that he iowured his weapon
and made no reply to the challenge,
and two of tho police officers who had
followed General Trepoff sprang on him
and secured him without further resist
ance. It Is not surprising that the St.
Petersburg police, in relating Uie story,
declare their chief to bo tho bravest
man in Bussia. ,, .
A Danokroi-s Paper. The green
paper used to wrap about lozoiigca,
Bold in shops, railroad cars, and on
i i v.
rWn' h been 'uspcetcd
to contain orsenie, and with fho view
of ascertaining tho facts by analysis we
recently purchased a roll of logenges
covered with this paper. A qualita
tive examination ol this paper afforded
all tho characteristic reactions ofarscnic
and copper. Tho wrapper contained
twenty square inches of paper. Of
this sixtoon wcro taken for qualitative
analysis. Tho result of the examina
tion showed that this portion contained
2.41 grains or 2.49 grains in tho whole.
i of the wrapper a quantity sufficient
... ..... ... ... - ,,,,
.,. , ,.,,,.
Ull IlIIVll 111 eII 1SI 11 J eitiw vwaaaaaanw
,, ,,,, ,. '
d poi90nou8 ,,,,, Bnd
, , m.0 ofu,n t illto'tlie ,,..
of infants as a plaything. As every-
thing goes into the mouth of young
children, it is easy to soe that no ntoro
dangerous subsutneo con pass into a
family- than theso packages of confec
tionery. It is quite probable that in-
. .,' r,lanriitlr. 1 . . V I, rWCnrtwl
from this caneo which bare been oi a
serious or fatal character. there
snotitu no mat mmiuH..iS in.v.
poisonoun paper iot
lor any purpose.
Goon AnvifE. I am always sorry
for a man who knows how lo do but
hard 'winter ho conld not get a tiring,
1 knew another man who had preached
Iwcnly-hve years, until his Uiroatutnoa
hiiu, and Jio used to go around looking
very, very blue and sad, until peoplo
pitted hi m and got up donation parties
lor him, because ho was pood fbrnoth- '
iug except to preach. 1 know of a
ludy once who had taught school for
twenty years, till she was a poor, nor- ,
volts, broken down woman, and didn't
know how to mako a dress for herself,
Now, boys and girls, every real man
should know how to do ono thingright
well. . Every wise farmer ho a prin
cipal crop; but ho bos always a litto
something else to live on. Don't carry
nil your eggs in ono bosket. Don t
put all your money in one pocket. If
you wont to got along right well, learn
one sort of work to gut along by, and
nil sorts of work to got a living with
when your one sort gives ottu a. a.
Reeehr. '
Tho canary bird in it wild state in
t so beautiful as his domesticated
low. Its bodv is irreonlsh yellow
and the color of its tan, head and back
i h. ., im. , nmir n nun Tftmaiiriv iiimi'b.
l L ... 1.I--L.
,7, , ",,, . ' , .,
tilitirrv mid Indi
dingy and Indistinct than tho male
- - - . ...iij
J"
f- . . . ., ,
reared in the llnrtx Mountains, and in .
1 I1C ITHI, ll t IU' """" . .
Thuriinria. in Saxony. In 18M not
more lino, 50,0!0 were annually rained,
but to-day one firm In Nw York etty
alone import Irom fifty to toventy.
five tier cent moru than that number. i
It b. estimotod thot no Ion than 20,
(MKJ birds are raised In Gormnny every
year now, and that at least forty-lire
per cent, of that number is brought
I into this count ry.