THE
"CLEARFIELD KEITBLICAV
QOODLANDER & LEE,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
USTAIILISIIBD IN I 1 .
rite largcat Clrrulatlou of an; Newapap.r
I North Central Peuua) Irani.
If paid after .1 and before aioiithl..' I soj
If paid after tba eiplratloa of a month... S UO
Rates of Advertising.
franeieut adrortiaeiaorL, per eu,urVo'l IJliiidJf M
leaa, s lltnee or leaa $1 60
Kor each aubeen,nent Inaartlon at
A tinlnl.lratora' and Eieculore' aotlM t 85
Aaillliire' uoticea .....,..,,, , S (a
Cnutione and E.treye.. 1 at
Mil. "lution notleee S 00
Profeaaivnal Card, ft line or lata,. ;.,. I Ot
' eral n.itkeee. par Hna SO
YEARLY ADVERTISEMENTS.
I .nn.ro 18 AO I column.. lot 00
I iuaraa( IS 00 column.. 10 00
.quaraa,. 10 00 I 1 column ISO 00
ft. 11. OOOPLANDER,
NOKL U. LEK,
Publlahor.
(Tarda.
" FREDERICK 077BUCk7
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
. Clearlield. Pa.
All leg l buaineee promptl; attended to. Offloa
no Hi'oood .treat, next dour to J. Iral Natlooal
Ban, ootll, 70.
W. C. ARNOLD,
LAW
COLLECTION OFFICE,
CtlRWEXSVILLE,
.20
Cleat Hold Cooutjr, Pen-'a. 76;
TUoB. I. MrRRAT. CTRUB OORDOR.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS at law,
CLEARFIELD, TA.
OrUfflca In Opera Ilouae, aecood floor.
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Will attend to oil bulnefi otnutad to him
piou.pt. aod hithfulljr. aorlS 78
WILLIAM A. WALLAd
harrt r. Wd.Lt.ACI.
DATin L. Kar.aa.
JOfIR W. WaiQLBT.
WALLACE &. KREBS,
(Suweeaora to Wallace a Fielding,)
A T T O R N E Y S - A T - L A W ,
1.1273 ClearBeld, Pa.
to. ara a. bbsallt. oabibi. w. a'cianr,
MoENALLY & McCUEDT,
A TTO KNKYS-AT-LA W,
C'learHcld, Pa.
,f&-Lx buiinen uttcndml to prompt with)
LlelitT. Offlosj on Heeond ttrnt, Above .ha Pint
National Bant.. jto:l:76
G. R. BARRETT,
Attornry and Counmkmr at Law,
clkarfikld. pa.
Hit-ring resigned hit Jadgexhip, hu retmmed
the practice of the low In hit old offle at Clew
ftfld, Pa. Will attend the eourta of JtlTcrton and
Kill eoantiei when apeeiallj retained In connect ion
with reiident eouoiel. 1:14:73
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTOKNKY-AT-LAW,
Real Eatate and Collection Agent,
t'I.EAR.H-:l,l), PA.,
Will promptl; attend to all legal bnaloee. en
treated tn bin earn.
eJ-OBee in Pie' Opera House. janl'70.
WmT M Mc C U L LOU G H ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield. Pa.
pfOKn la Die old U'eetrro Hotel ballJIng.
l-pgal buaineaa prompll) attended to. Real e.tata
bought and lolJ. JaU'7
A. W . W ALT E R S,
A'rroil.NEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
tit-Office In Oraham'e Row. deeS-l;
" w SMTH(
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
II:1:7 t'learfleld. Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Clearfield, Pa.
Cr-Offioe la Old Weetara Hotel building,
oorovr of -aeond and Martial Sta. (&oeSI,00.
" TSRA EL TEST,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa. .
4r0lee la tbe Court lloae. ' " (Jt"
"jO H N H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
ClearUeld. Pa.
J0- Ofliea oa alaltiet atreet, opp. Coart Hoaea,
Jea. a, ia74.
JOHU L. CUT TLE,
, ATTORNEY AT LAW.
nii Keal Ratal A-geut, Clearfield. Pa
Offiet aa Third .treat, botCherrj A Walnut.
aear Raapaetfullj offore bla eorTloea la aelllng
lad buying landa la Clearfield aad adjolaiag
taunttea aad wltb aR azporleaeaal OTortwent?
eara aa a aurrevor, flatten bimaelf that ba aaa
fender eatlafaollon. irea. i:e9:ii,
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
AND nRALRR IN
Haw Ijogft and liiunbor,
CLKARFIKLD, PA.
Offloe In Oraham'e Row. I:6:T1
J. J. LINGLE,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
hlB Oecoola, Cleartleld to,. Pa. jr:pd
J. 8. B ARN HART, .
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
llellefoate. Pa.
Will praetlee la Clearteld and all or the Coarta of
the 31th Judicial diatrlet. Heal ealaU boaineea
and eolleettea ofelaime made aeeialtlee, nl'f 1
DR. W. A. MEANS,
PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
LlITIIBllSOURU, PA.
Will attend profeeeional ealla promptly. auglO'70
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
OBea en Market Street, Clearlield, Pa.
trOBoe hoarii S to II a. m , and 1 to p. a
D
U K. M. SCHEURER,
IIOMIKOI'ATUIO PHYSICIAN,
Offloa la reridesoe ob Market it.
April 14, 1871. ClearOelJ. Pa
J. H. KLINE, M. D
PUY8ICIAN 4 SUHGKON,
TTAVINO located at Pennfleld, Pa., offere hie
lX profeHlonal eervioae to tbe people or that
place and aarroanding country. Alleelle promptljr
attended te. ' "
DR. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
data SargaOBof tbe 8?d Regiment. Peaaayleania
Vol.oleera, baying rataeaed from the Arm;,
olera bla profoaeioaal aerrleea to tbeotliaeae
af oiearaoldeoaBt'.
aWPrefeiileaal ealll promptly alleaded ta.
OHee aa SeeoRd atreet, formorlyoeeupled by
DrJWooda lP,4''u
DR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLRARflBLU, PfcNN'A.
OFr'ICE JN MASONIC BVILPING.
ftf OBce huura- From II te I P. M.
Ma; l, 1BT;
DirTmrKI!HON LITZ, -WOODLAND,
PA.
Will promptly attend all ealla la tbe Ilea af bla
prafoealna.
D. M. D0HEETT,
FASHIONABLE BARBER A HAIR DRESSER.
CLKARFIKLD, PA.
Ph n In rmrn former!; aerupled b; Kaugla
Market llrreL
Jul; U,1.
UAI1UY SNYDER,
Iforoierl; witk Leo Sobalay.)
BARBER Ak'D UAIRDRECSER.
(bop oa Market Sl eppoilto Coart lloaae,
A eleaa towel for erer; aaatomer. me; 10, '14.
lAverj Ntnbiee
Tim aaderelgned bege learo ta larerea tkapab
tle tbet b. I. e.e 'all; prrpar te aeeamma
.t. all ia Ibe way af furaiaUng . Baggiea,
addlee and llarweaa. aa tie aberteat aetiee aad
OB raaeenable lerme. Re.ld.aaa ea Leeut atrwal.
batweea Third aad Feertk.
aio. w. aiARHAST.
"Jleart.ld, Feb. 0,1071.
CLEARFIELD
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VOL. 50-WHOLE NO.
Card.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juetlce of the Peaee and 8ertrener,
Cnrwcnevllle, Pa.
em.Colleetloni made and eaonee promptljr
paid over. . febHIIll
RICHARD HUGHES,
JUSTICE OF TIIK PEACH
roa
Decatur TotriiMhlp,
Oaeeola Mill! P. O.
II etlclal bualneaa entraetcd to bin will b
pronptlj attended to. neh'19, '7A.
aaO. ALIBRT aaT ALIRT..W, ALtRRT
W. ALBERT 4. BROS.,
HaRufaeturara A extanetee Dealerala
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.
WOODLAMU, VKNN'A.
aaflrOrdara ealleltad. Bllle Oiled abort aotlaa
ana reaeonaoie ,ruia.
Addrou Woodland P. 0., ClearUeld Co,
Pa.
eie-ljr
ALIIERT A BHUB.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT,
Pniiehvllle, t learfleld County, Pa
V eonatantW oa band a full aaaortment af
nauallj kept in a retail atore, wbiob will baaold,
for eaan, aa eneap ae eiaewnen, wv
FrenebTille, June II, isoi ij.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
PRALBB IR
OENEHAl. MERCH AKUISE,
GRAHAM TO!., Pa.
Alae.eitenalre nianufaelarer and dealer In flqnare
Timber and Sawed Lumber of all ataoa.
JeWOrdora lollniled and all billa prnmpllj
llled. l-JI""
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
ClearUeld, Heuu'a.
tm-Will execute lobe la bla lino promptly and
to a workmanlike manner. arr.,07
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
MTPompa alwara on band and made to order
on abort Ratiee. l'ipea bored on reaeoneble tarme.
All work warranted to reader aaliafaetlon, aad
delivered if dealrcd. m2i:ljpd
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DRALBR1 IX
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad anafaoturen of
AM. KIM) OF SAW ED l.UMBEH,
77J CLEAUFIKIoD, l'ENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
' dealer la '
Eeal Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SHINULKS, LATH, A PICKITS,
I:I0'7S Clearfield, Pa, '
AMES JliTCIIELL,
PRALRR IR
Square Timber & Timber Lands,
jell'73 CLEARFIELD, PA. .
JAMES H. LYTLE,,
In Kratier'l nulldlng, Clearfield, Pa.
Dealer In Oreeetiea, Proelaloaa, Vegetable.
Frnita, Flour, Feed, ele., rte.
eprl.'75-lf
WARREN THORN, ;
HOOT AND SnOK MAKER, ,
Market ft., Clearfield, Pa. '
In tbe ahoB lately eeeapied by Frank Short,
oae door weat of Allegheny llouea.
T. M. ROBINSON, .
Market Mroat, Clearlield. Pa
1 wAROrAOTUBRR or
Light and lleary Daraeae, Colleri, Baddler,
Bndlee, oe. itepetriag aoauy uoae.
ale; 31, 10710m.
JOHN A. BTADLER,
BAKER, Market Bt., Clearfleld, Pa.
Freab Bread, Xuek, Rolle, Plea and Cakae
ob band ar made be order. A general aaeottment
of Confeetlonarlea, Frulta and Mule in etoek.
lee Cream and Oyetera in ceaeon. Saloon aearly
oppoeite ibe Poelofliee. J'rteea moderala. ..
March Itl-'-l.
J. 11. M'MUllRAY
WILL SUPfLY YOU WITH ART ARTICLE
OF MKRCHAND1HK AT THE VaiKV LOWEST
PRICE. COME AND SEE. (J:5:iJj:)
NEW WASHINGTON
HIT AH RLE AND PVTONE ARI. '
1X Mrb H. H. l.lDDtlX,
Having engaged la the Marble baeioeaa, deairae
to Inform bar frlende and tbe peblle that aba baa
now aad will keep oonetaatlyon hand a large and
wellaeleeudatoekot ITALIAN AND VERMONT
MARHLE, and le prepared to furnieh 1o order
TOMHSTONEM. BOX AND CRADLE TOMBS,
MONUMENTS, ao.
.Y.rd on Reed atreet, Bear the R, R. Depot,
ClearOeld, Pa. J.14,76
I. SN Y DE R,
PRACTICAL WATCUMAKBR
: tan oiairb i '
Wttchea, Clocka and Jowclry,
Orataa'e , Harkti St'ft,
CLEAItPIl:!.!), PA.
All kinde of repairing In m; Una promptly at.
ended ta. April II, 1074.
WHOLESALE LIQUOR STORE.
At the end of the new bridge. 1 :
WEST CLEARFIELD, PA.
Tbe Breariolor af tbla aetabllabment will ba;
bie liqoera direet from Olelillere. Par Ilea baying
from Ihie bouae will b. aur. te get a para arliele
at a email margin a bore eeat. Hotel keepere eaa
b. forniabed with lioaora ob rearueabte terma.
Pure wine, and braudie. direet from Scale;'.
Vlncr;, at Hath, New Tork.
11 KOR (IR N. COI.Bl'RN.
Cleaiteld. Juae 10, 1871tf.
MITCHELL WAGONS.
The Best ia the Cheapest I
Thome Relllv ba received anetber large let af
"Mitchell W.rene. whieb ar. amen, tbe year
beat maaufaeiared, aad wbleb ba will eell at tba
meet reaeoaabla ratee. Hi etoek iaeladea almoat
all deaariptioa of wegoae largeaad email, wide
and Barrow traeB. iail an i eee mem.
BprB'74 THOMAS REILLT,
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market "Ireet, ClearOeld. Pi.,
BABt-rAervBRR AaaoBAtaatR
IIARNES8,SAl)bLS, URIVLM, COLLARS,
aad all blnda of
I10HSS I I KNSII1KO COUll.1.
A full atoek af Peddlere' Hardware, Bru.hc,
Combe, Rloabete, Rubee, ate., alwaye oa bead
aad far aale at Ibe l.weet eaab price.. All hied,
af repairiag promptly atteaaed te. .
All kinde of hidee taken la aaebaega for her.
aeee aad repairing. All blade f barneee leather
kept or head, aad for aale at a email proflt.
Oert.ld, Jaa. 10, 1070.
NDEHTAKING
Tbe .BderalgB'd ore ao rail; praparad to
eara; on the buetaee. mf ,., , , '
1JNDKBTAUIN, .
AT RAS3rIA:. RATES, '
Aad reepeeUell; eel let t tba Batraaaga af Ibeae
aeedlag eaek aery lee.
.flHrt TROUTMAN,.
JAMBA L. LBAVT.
CeaareVId, Pa.. 10, 1074. - . . .
JlilTICKFi 4V CORHTABLKOW Htm
Wo hare prlaud a lain a eat bar ef lie Be
FMI BILL, aad wta) m & raaeipt of twamtr.
Ire ante, mall 0 eop; to or addrea.
s.
1H
'. -V" i'-'fr.
'2197.
THANKIQIVINQ TUflKEV.
Valley Uy la luonjr vnpor,
And a radiane mild ( ihed
Fnta eaek tree that Ilka a taper
At a Tenet Hood. Then wa Mid,
"Our fcwt, too, ibtll aooaipfi preal, .
Of food Thanksgiving turkey."
And alraadjr (till November
Itrepea bar inowj teble here ;
Fetrh a hg, then ; 0ai the amber j
Kill uar bfarte with old tUnoehaer, "
llcnTea be ttmuked for one more jear,
And our Tliankigiving turkejr.
Welcome, brother nil ear party
Uat bored In the hotneiteed old j
Bluke ibe enow off, nnd with hearty
Hand tthnkee drive awnj the eold t
Klee your plaw you'll bardly hold
Of good T hunk! giving turkey.
' Whvn (he eklea are tad aad murky,
'Tie rbcerial thing to meet
Round tbif homely rot of Turkey ,
Pi IK rim i, pMiing jolt to greet.
' Then, with eerneU grnet, to enl
A new Tbeiakng iviug turkey.
And tbe merry feait U frelfhted
W ith ita meaning una aad deep.
Ifauea we've loved and tbuae we'ro bated.
Ail, to-dity, the rite will keep,
All, to day, their difhee heap
With plump Ibenkigiring tartiey.
Dut htw many beerti rauit tingle '
Now with mournful mrmirica ! '
la tbe feeteJ wine ilinil miBK
Ihiieun tuari, perhepe, trMU e;'et
That look beyond tbe Ward where lies
Our plain Tliaukaglviog turkey.
See around at, drawing nearer,
Tbo'ee faint yearning ahapua of air -
Friend tbau whom aavrtb holda ao dearer!
No ela I they are nut there j
Have tbey, then, forgot to ibare
Our good Ibaiikfgiving turkey f
Soma hare gone away and tarried
btraogely long by aome strange wavej
foma bare tarned to toes; wa carried
Home uato the pine- girt grave i
They'll eutne no mora eo jojoua-'trave
To take Tbankigi. ing turkey.
Nay, repine not. Let our laughter
Leap like Ore-light up again.
Rouo we touch the wide Hereafter, ,
bnow-Reld yetuntrodof meat
Hball w meet ooee more and whan f
. To eat Tbankfgirmg tarkey f
And though not, 'twere Hill ungrateful
'Mid such warmoampantoabood,
To fertcatt the futara latelul,
Finding there no balaaoed good.
'Tit btitn type of ftner food.
Thii plain Tbankaglvlng trky.
Of higher gifts a qualat reminder.
Then let the bounty do ita beat
To make ua gladder, stronger, kinder.
Bid Bo ghost to be oar guest.
But eat as thuse now gone to rest
Onoa ate Thiukagiviiig turkey.
NOME OF A CJU.X AM A XS" VICES.
To Mirpriso a Chincno gambling par
ly in flnqranle delicto ia consiilurvd tlio
acme of police subtlety and daring. On
cvoty block ia to be aoon one, two, or
tlrxo quiet laced watchful old China
men, silting on little Moots in narrow
doorways, net some twelvo leet back
from tlio sidewalk. Jnlm pnftscs Cer
berus anchalleneed, threads the pas-
sugcei easily enough aad Buds bitnself
in the tcnuilo nt lortune, reduced to a
dirty little gambling shop, lint should
officers X. Y and 7, (or any other un
known quantity) miiltea rash on any of
tnese nttio, oiu, watcnitil men, thoro
aro a hundretl chances to one that they
win not oe quick enough to prevent him
pulling a cord that sols a bell tinkling.
Once let that bell tinkle and though
the Invading force wero fifty alrongull
would be in vain, f or suppose tliey
skurry punt Cerberus and try the as
sault. Ubstaclo number one is a big
door, three, rlvo, six inches thick, with
heavy cross bars of wood and Iron on
tho wrong side which would dcty the
wnolo torce used collectively as a bat
tering ram j and even were that door
passed in the first atvdop, the posaago
us found to be a maze, with A barricad
ed door at every angle ; ingenious mo
chanical contrivances slip bolt and bar
into tlicir neavy dockets quick as light,
while the tinkle of the bell has sent
tho gamblers flying by nemo rear exit
or tip to tho root. Ono memorable
timo, a certain wonderfully active and
efficient officer, while hotly pressing
somo flying pigtails In ono ot tlieso
passages, suddenly found himself haul
up to tlio ceiling, with his neck in a
noose, and there ho dangled nntil cut
down by his brother stats.
, . lotteries. . .
Closely related to gambling aro the
lotteries, in which almost every Chi
nose storekeeper duals. On : overy
ticket eighty Cbinuso nuniborg aro
printed, the buyer having the plivilcgo
of crossing out five or more of these
numbers, and if any or all of tlieso
numbers when drawn aro found to be
prists, tho money willed for is paid.
1 ho prises aro fivo, and vary lrom
twenty-five cents to one hundred dol
lars, tho prtco-ot- tho tickets being
from ten cents to one dollar. Tho
drawings tako place twice a day. This
much you are told. Whito peoplo
patronio this petty ay-stern of robbery
extensively. lSo drawing party has
yet been aciaod, nnd tlio wltoio vast
newt is intangible and nhady. .Sm'6
ner'i. , ,. .-
A Spider Web Dress. Tho Empress
of Uracil has presented tho Queen of
Kngland with a dress the equtil of
winch, baa never been. seen. It Is
woven of spider's webs, and is, aa may
bo imagined, a work of art aa regards
quality and beauty. The handsomest
silk cannot compare with it, but it can
only bo admired and uardly imitated.
There have already been many at
tempts to make uae of tho threads spun
by spiders, but up to tho present tlio
experiments havo not been satisfactory
enough to encourage any further ef
fort in this direction, in tbe year
1710 it was discovered that to make a
piece of silk it would require tbo webs
of 700,000 Bpiders. . Tho Spaniards had
already tried to use tbo spider's threads,
and mado gloves, stockings and other
articles of tho sort, but even these were
so troublesome and yielded so little
profit that, in spite of the fabulous
price paid, tboy were obligod to aban
don the trade. In cerium parts of
.South Amenta garments made ot tlieso
thrcada aro worn, but tho spiders in
these lands aro unusually largo. It is
likely that the above mcnlionod dress
was made of tbe threads of the smaller
siieciea of American spider. Tbero ia
therclore, some hope that tho time is
not far distant when, thanks to the
progress of modern Industry, fashion
able ladles may bare tiro eatisbtetion
of wearing elegant silk of tho same
delicate tixtare. . ..,
A touching Incident is reported from
Chattanooga. A n utter stranger called
on a respeclnhle Inrmer, nnd asked him
if his house bad rtul been robbed dur
ing tho war. . The farmer ropliod that
it bad. "I," said tho stranger, "was
one of tho marauding party Hint did it.
Itookalilllo Silver locket." "Xhst
Inrkut," said the farmer, 'thad been
worn by my dear child." " Here it la,"
replied tho stranger, visibly affected,
"1 am rich ; let mo make restitution.
Here are 120 for your little con." lie
gave the farmer filly-dollar bill and
received 130 In change. Ho then
wrung the htnner'o hand warmly and
left.. Tbe farmer, ha since driod hi
toars and loaded bio shot gun. ., Tbe
fifty-tlollnr hill was a bad one.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22,' 187tf '
THE WHOLE TRUTH ABOUT
SILVER.
Hitherto discussions of tho silver
question have been somewhat unfiuit-
tttl, been use tlio unia on wnicu jtwg
moots have been har.nrdcd wore ob
viouslv incomplete. We havo, at last.
somothing which is probably tho near-'
est attainable approximation to an ex
haustive exhibit of the facts, in tho re
port of tho Lnulish I'nrliamentary
Committao, tho text of which is now
beroro ub.
The committoe, which was presided
over by Mr. (ioschon, held during tho
summer a number of session at which
a great many competent persons wero
examined and avast qunnlity of official
documents communicated irom foreign
countries were analysed and collated.
Tbo most striking facts thus elicited
may bo condensed in a tew bnel sen
tences. .
Tho total annual production of sil
ver has, risen to moro than seventy
milliona of dollars, instead of forty to
forty-five millions, which was tho av-
oragu yield fifteen years ago. Of this
quantity the committee estimates that
the mines of tho United Slates have
furnished about one-half, and there is
a prospect that tlicir delivery will be
augmented duringsome t'cnin to come.
On tho other hand, should the price of
silver remain at Us present figure, it is
possiblo that production woy diminish
in other qnartors. According to the
documents forwarded from llurliu, the
amount of silver which Germany still
retains, but which she is preparing to
throw upon tho market, cannot fall
short of forty milliona of dollars, and
may possibly exceed one bundrod mil
lions. Nevertheless, the committee
was of opinion that tho German subsi
diary or token coinage might ultimate.
ly absorb a much turgor qunntity ot
si Ivor than was expected. The Scan
dinavian Stules, liko Germany, havo
abolished tho uso ot silver as a legal
tender, but tho (lemonetitcd bullion
which they havo so far offered for sale,
or uro likely to direr in tho future, Is
nnimportunt.
It appears that Austria is rapidly
substituting gold for silver, tho quan
tity of tho latter metal in ber posses
sion having shrunk lrom tilty millions
of dollars to thirty-three millions in
tour years. From Italy silver money
has gaadnally been drained away.
Sinco 1KG5 immense, sums havu been
exported, and tho present compulsory
paper currency seems to have almost
totally expelled tho metals formerly In
circulation, among which silver figur
ed at tliu beginning of ltitiU, to the ex
tent ot cighty-Hvo millions ot dollars.
The silver bullion which has recently
been coined in Italy has been immedi
ately exported into Franco. In dia
metrical opposition to tho course ol
most Kuropenn slates, the latter coun
try has of into yoara largely re-enforc
ed her stock ol tho wbito metal. Since
1871 the excess of silver imported over
tho atuouut exported baa attained tho
astonishing total of ono hundred and
sixty-eight millions ol dollars.
During tbo tour years from IH7. to
1876, both inclusive, Russia, Spain, and
also England, which employs silver for
ts Iraetional auxiliary currency, ab
sorbed each a certain quantity ot this
metal, Dot exceeding, however, in the
aggregate, sixty-five milliona of dollars
for thu whole period. In tlio same
term, India is eetimalcd to bavo de
manded forty-fivo millions, or only one
halt tho amount exacted in tho previ
ous quadrennium, while tho require
ments of China, Japan, and other
Eastern nations, were satisfied with
forty two millions. Finally, tho United
States is credited with using, during
the years mentioned, about thirty-
eight millions of dollars, ' Thus tho
total consumption ot Silver throughout
tbo world in tho quadrennial term un
der icview ia fixed at three hundred
and sixty-eiirht millions, whilo tho ag
gregate production, inclusive ol' tho
quantities thrown on the market ny
(jlurmany, tho Scandinavian Slates,
Austria, nnd ltaiy,ts set flown nt throe
hundred and seventy-three. ' There is,
of course, a ditluroiK-o ol five millions
unaccounted for, but considering tho
lilliculties ol tho investigation, the
above will be admitted to be a tolera
bly close balance sheet. '"'' ti
As regards tho legislation ol tho sev
eral countries, tho situation of silver is
as follows: Germany is gritdnully de
monetizing silver, and means hence
forward to reject it altogether, except
tor the purposes of a fractional token
currency. liotli Holland and tho
State ot tho so-called ljutiu licagno
(whoso Compact has still some years
to run) maintain lor the moment an
expoctunt attitude; nevertheless they
ar. all contracting thoircoinago of the
whito metal, this rs conspicuously
truo of Franco, where, just bclbro the
adjournment ot tho national Legisla
ture, a deilslvo step waa taken in that
direction. ' On tho part of Russia and
Austria thoro are no present Indica
tions of intended legislative interfer
ence with tho Inetuls in circulation.
Lastly, tho coimuiltca cites that mas
terpiece of , folly .and effrontery, tho
substitution of silver authorized by the
United Slate fur n fractional paper
currency which already commanded a
high premium, aa compared with the
whilo metal :
Tho facts which aro hero enumerat
ed speak for themselves, but it ia im
portant to distinguish thoso which
have a normal trom those which havo
a temporary character. Thus it is
pointod out by thu commiltoo that the
accumulation of silver in Franco, dur
ing the last four yoant, is essentially
anomalous and transient. No doubt
tbo relief ollordod tho market lrom
tbia causo has been immense, but it is
impOHsiblo to suppose that the phe
nomenon will be perpetuated on the
samo scale; indeed, the probabilitios
Indicate a precisely opposite movement.
On the other hand Mr. (Ioschon Is con
vinced, lrom the evidence submitted,
that tho capacity of absorption hither
to exhibited by India has been perma
nently diminished.
Tlio ultimate stage of depreciation
which await silver will mamlestly lie
determined in somo degree by the
coarse of the few remaining Govern
mental whoso hoico of a monetary
standard is still undecided. It did not
fall within tho provinro of a Parlia
mentary Committee -to lormulato an
opinion rwpwtlng the proper or neces
sary action to be tukon by foreign
Statue, la view ot tho testimony bo
loro it, tliu reticence of tho report on
this bead is, of itself, Vifllcicntly elo
quent. Ono thing, at all events, the
tacts here cited hare settled beyond
tlisputo. ' Na country not already af
Aiciod witb it ettn nuly entertnin
the notion ufatUiebing to tho discred
ited metal tho properties of a legal
totielur, ,.,
Education ia at home a friend, abroad
ait introduction, ia solitude a solace, In
society an ornament, : ''
ilrs. Do'm Pedro,
winter in T.gypt.
will spend the
PRINCiri.ES, NOT MEN.
" l-" ."V
Tho fl rot public Thnnksgivmgln Now
England was bold in Docembur, 1021,
about a year alter thu landing of the
Pilgrims. Tho harvest having been
gathered, and the severest labor of tho
year having ended, the Governor sent
out four men, with guns, to procure
material lor a least, that in a special
manner they might rejoice and givo
thanks. Tho flay wao, as its name
would indicate, a day of thanksgiving
tc God for hi many mercies. It was
also a day of general rejoicing. In
short, it was a rrligious fettival, without
tho lormttlity anil restraint of thoordi
nary Puritan Sabbath a festival in
winch religion oui not exclude sociality,
out in which ino two wero' happily
combined.
As tho colonics crew in siso and in
numbers, and friends become scattered,
Thanksgiving gradually camo to ho a
day ol reunion ol lamilies, a day whon
all tbe children returned to tho old
homestead to meet familiar luces and
exchange InenUly greetings, still it
maintained tho same general character,
It was pre-eminently a day of imlilic
thanksgiving, a day when all united to
praise the Lord and to return thanks
ibr blessings, special or ordinary, for
peaco and prosperity, for abundant
harvests, tor treedoin lrom any public
calamity.
It was ctistomury also to remember,
at this timo, God's goodness to us as
nation, Uis providential gtiidunco of
tho l tigriins to our shores, and 11 is
merciful protection of their interests.
The' acknowledge also tho blcssinirs
ot good government, ot lreo schools,
and ol liberty, oquulity nnd justice to
all mankind which blessings they
fully enjoyed, us they supposed. It
was also a day of private thanksgiving,
when individuals tolled to mind what
ever mercios they had received, Olid
expressed their grutitudo fur the same.
All hasten to tho village church,
where the pastor dirocts their thought
above, and urges upon them tho duty
of obedience to Iho "Father of ail
mercies." Then comes tho dinner
tho old New England dinner, so famed
in song and story ; the table filled with
good things and suarounded by happy
liicea ; fur a moment nil voices are
hushed, whilo tlio aged sire, with
bealiful simplicity, invokes tho Divine
blessing. A gai n, at even ing ti me, ul tcr
tho pleasures of tho day, the whispered
secrets, tho delightful little chats, the
romps and games of tho children aro
ended, the grandfather calls them all
together, and, taking the old familiar
13 1 1 do, reads therefrom a chapter, anil,
all kneeling, ho pours out his soul in
praise to God for this Thanksgiving
day nnd all its privileges.
' Such was tho day to nur fathers a
day of 'Thanksgiving and rejoicing.
Now what is that to us? Has its
character changed ? Yes, to some ex
tent. It is still a season ot religious
and secliil festivity, hut the order is re
versed. ' It is no longer thanksgiving
and rejoicing, but rejoicing first and
thanksgiving as something secondary
and of less impurtnnco. Thanksirivinu
day is gradually losing its old religious
tluvor. All the sociality is retained, as
it should le; but the religious element
is boing slowly crowded out. Public
services ate, it is true, held in our
churches ; but too ofton tho preacher
makes it un occasion for expressing
his political views or displaying his
knowledge of tho principles of govern
ment, all of whicji is entirely out of
placo in tho pulpit, and the tendency
of which ia, not to awaken gratitude
in the hearts ot his hearers, but to en
gender ittrilo among them. Further
more, the custom of attending public
services on this day ia rapidly becom
ing a thing ot tho past.
Again Thanksgiving day is getting
to be moroot a namo than a reality,
on tho part of individuals. As the
comforts of life have increased with the
progress of civilization, wo have learn
ed to tako them os a matter ot course,
without considering from whom they
como, not that wo aro less gratoltil
tbnn our futhurs, but that tho day of
gruliludu is less tuilhlully observed by
us than it was by them. Now the
question arises, which is tho better
way, the original way In which thanks
giving predominated, or tho modern
way in which sociality predominates?
1 am sure all right-minded persons will
npprovo tlio good old fushioned wny of
keeping thanksgiving.
Let us, as wo enjoy tho good things
of life, remember those whose means
prevent a like enjoyment j thoso whose
wants aro so numerous that they seem
to havo littlo to bo thankful for. Ho
who is truly grateful himself delight
to confer favors upon others. Let us,
then, provo our gratitude to God by
caring for his poor children here below,
let us make other hearts glad, and wo
shall surely iileuso Him who pitieth
tlio poor anil hath compassion upon
ull men. "For tho Lord is good to nil,
aud his tender mercies aro over nil his
works." "Messed bo tho Lord, who
daily loads us with benelils." Vnrret
jiomlent JVric York Vlwrvfr.
A Wipe's Poweii.--A good wife is
to a man wisdom, strength, and cour
age; a bad one is contus'jn, weakness
and despair. No condition is hopeless
to a man where the wile possesses firm
ness, decision, and economy. There is
no ontward propriety which can coitn
toract indolence, extravagance, nnd
liilly at home. No spirit can long en
dure, bad influence. Man is strong, but
his heart is not adamant. He needs n
tranquil mind, and especially if he Is
an intelligent man, with a whole bend,
he needs it moral force in the conflict
of life. To recover his composure, home
must be a place ol peace and comfort.
There his soul renews ils strength, and
goes forth with renoweil vigor to en
counter the labor and tronblus of lile.
Hut if nt homo bo finds no root, nnd
there is met with bud temper, jeal
ousy, and gloom, or assailed with com
plaints End censure, hopo vanishes,
and bo sinks Into despair.
Younu Man, Puau I Wo don't mean
squeeze, and cram' and "scrougo" every
body. Not that; but keep ul things.
Don't givo up easily. If your lesson is
hard, push at It. If yon have the gar
den to weed, push at it. If you have
anything at all tn do, push away with
might and main. Over and over again
boys havo been surprised to see thut
they could do Clings, for they did
not know how strong they wero till
I hey tried. Ho we sny to young peo
plo, VA ' Kcop pushing I Things
will givo way. l'ho pushing power
of a Hoy or girl, a well as the older,
people, is truly wonderful when It is
put on in all its force. First get a
good thing to do, then VsA t
An Irishman, speaking of bis chil
dren who were all born In Ireland with
tho exception of the-youngest, said:
"They aro all well, but the one born in
this country. I most take him to the
Green Isle, for bcliav he is languish
ing tor his native air, that he novcr
melt at all."
REPUBLICAN,
"iluTTrr.WA .'Til'l'.i'i JljW
Toward tho end tr last November
an engineer proposed that a diver of
some renown should nioko one ol a
party ot threo to oxploro tho rock ol
tho Island of Hyores, in the Medilor-
leiivou -'it tiiu j-n-iicu cuusi. no ac
cepted tho engagement.
A boat, and tho necessary diving
urennea were lllieu, ami in UUO COUrso
of timo the threo divers found thorn
Helve exploring the unknown depths
of tho ocean. It waa arranged that
they should all keep close together, so
as to bo ablo to communicate with
each other, which could bo dono by
approaching tho helmets so that they
touched, when tho sound of tho voico
vibrated through with sufficient dis
tinctness to bo understood. They found
mussels in great variety among sea
flowers and plant of tho most lovely
and varied colors, sprouting out in all
directions from crevices in tho rocks,
such as they hud never scon beforo.
ihey saw numbers ot fish ditlonne
atrangoly in form and size, aome of
which approached and eyed them curi
ously, and vanished as if by magic at
tlio slightest sound or movement.
About a qnartor of an hour after
their descent tho diver who was in ad
vance, suddenly stopped and motioned
tho others to stop. Ho then beared
them and said "a sword fish." A sud
den shiver run through thorn at tho
word, as tho strength und vioousness
of those creatures aro well understood,
and the ono they saw approaching was
ubotit six feet and a half in length.wilh
a sword which measured about three
und a half feet. After a moment's
doubt and hesitation they drow tho
daggers with which they had happily
provided themselves and awaited the
fish, planting their feet firmly apart,
watchful, ami terribly anxious, light
was quite impossible.
The creature, loo appeared undecid-
od, and lor a moment seemed intent up
on making away from them. Then lie
halted, and momentarily looked at
them with his small dark eyes, where
upon ho turned half round and mudo u
dart at them. Ho missed bis aim, and
that was bis ruin.
Tho diver, who had been anxiously
watching his movements, turned a lit
tle to one siilo as the fish cumo shoot-
ng past, und with a strong hand seiz
ed bold of his sword, which was point
ed at mm, winio with the other Hand
ho denlt tho creature a heavy blow on
tho side of the bond, inflicting a wound
of no omnll dimensions. Tho blood
shot out in streams, and was at once
carried away by tho sea water. A
second and third blow with tho knife
followed in quirk succession, tho diver
twisting and turning in all milliner of
wn3's, but never losing bis bold ot tho
sword, while tho fish was plunging
about in every direction. Recovering
lrom their dismay, tbo diver s compan
ions all fell upon tho fish, nnd adminis
tered blow on tho head, back, belly,
and wherever possible. Still tlio
strength of tho animal did not soetn in
tho least to abate, until a well directed
blow ripped open his abdomen, whon
tbo body turned on its back and slowly
ascended to tho surfuco of the water.
All these actions wero, of course, ac
complished with oxtroino rapidity, or
tho result would probably bnvo boen
much less satisfactory.
None of tho men thus happily freed
of this terrible danger, felt in the least
inclined to encounter a similar hunting
advctiture,Koordere werogivon through
the speaking tube to raise Uicin ns
quickly as possible.
After tuking oh their dresses they
looked for tho body of tho sword fish,
which was eventually found, and tho
sailors cut it up to divide among them
selves, the ongiuocr churning the skin,
which ho had stuffed and placed in
his study in commemoration of a start
ling submarino advonttiro. '
UOW A Bl It!) FLIES.
Tho most prominent fact ubont a
bird is u faculty in which it differs
from overy other create ro oxcopt tho
hat and insects its power of flying.
For this piiiposo tho bird's arm ends
in only one long slender linger instead
of a full hand. To this aro attachod
tho quills and small leathers (coverts)
on tho upper side, which make up tho
wing. Observe how light nil this is ;
in tlio first place, tho bones aro hollow,
thon tho ohults of tho feathers aro hol
low, and finally, tho feathers them
selves aro iniido of tho most delicate
filaments, interlocking and clinging to
ono anothor with little grasping hooks
of microscopic fineness. Well, how
does r bird fly ? It seems simple
enough to describe, ami yet it is a
problem thut the wisest in such maltei-s
liavo not yet worked out to every
body's satisfaction. This explanation
by tho Duke of Argyle appears to mo
to bo the best; "An open wing forms
a hollow on its under oido like an in
verted saucer ; when tho wing is forced
down, tho upward ptosstiro of tlio nir
caught under this concavity, lifts tho
bird tip, much ns you hoist yourself up
between the parallel bars in a gymna
sium., Dut be could never in this way
get ahead, und tho hardest question is
still to ho answered. Now, tho front
edge of tho wing, formed of tho bones
ami muscles of tho Itirrnrm, is rigid and
unyielding, whilo tho hinder margin is
merely the soft, flcxiblo ends of tho
fenlliets; so when tbe wing is forced
down, tlio nir under It, finding this
margin yielding tho easier, would rush
out here, and, in so doing, would bond
up the ends of tho quills, pushing them
Inrward out of tho way, which, ot
course, would tend to shove the bird
ahead. This process, quickly repeated,
results in tho phenomenon of flight.
Ernest Ingertm, in Scribner for November.
Some people dream tlicir lives away.
They seem to live, not in tbo present
which they might onjoy, but in a future
they may never possess. Tbey think
how huppy they would bo if they wore
rich if they wero learned if they
wero influential ; but they do not labor
to attain influenco, knowledge, or
wealth. They only form to themselves
bright pictures of what they would do
and be, if they only had what they de
sire ; and tho vision is so fascinating
that they turn with disgust from
iho reality of the ever present.
Precious time, fair talents, golden op
portunities aie wasted, and their
dreamy existence closes with tho
drcomles sleep.
An Irishman was crouched on the
bottler of a thick brush with on old
rusty, broken firelock In bis hands and
hia eyea intently and slyly fixed en a
particular spot. A neighbor happened
to pass there, and asked him what ho
was about
"Hush I" snys Tat, "a rabbit is com
ing out tbero presently, and 1 II pepper
it, I'll toll you."
"What I popper it witb that thing?
Why, you fool, your old gun lias not
evon a trigger."
"Hush, darling, don'i speak load, the
rabbit don't know thst."
'"r m'mitlOiTrm,
:U-X.&'.'.attdU&
"""
THE (IRIATEST TUNNEL IN EUROPE Dt
REIT ROUTE FROM ENtll.AND TO INDIA.
, Tho loroign correspondent of tho
Ronton lleralil writing from Lelpsic,
snys : " While at Ho-schonen I had an
opportunity of seeing tho St. Golhard
tunnel, which is now being bored
through tho mountains from Got, h
enen toward Italy, and lrom Ariolo to
ward Germany. Tho approach to the
tunnel on tho Ga-schcn sldo la in the
midst ol tho wildest and most pictur
esque acenery. A number of work
shops, shetls, contincs, and various
small buildingsclitslerabout tlio mouth
and givo to the otherwise wild spot tho
busy hum and noiso of enterprise: for
tho clicking of machinery, whistling of
i ue cugiuu, unit Hammering irom the
blucksmithing is incessant, as the work
is continued day and night by gangs
ot z.tliiil workmen, who, under 41. Fo
rres direction, prosocuto tho work.
Theso men havo been at work, in vary
ing numbers, however, just four veal's
thu present month, and it will take all
tlicir energies, united to tho work of
those on tho Italian side, to finish the
undertaking by 1H80. ' This, ot courso,
if tbo money does not give out, and
thero is a good deal ol trouble in secur
ing all that is needed. At present tho
entire routo is surveyed from Luzcrno
nnd Yurich to Milan, and parts of it
cut. In tho tunnel ill kilomotors havo
been completed on tho German side
and about 41 on the Italian. Tbo tun
nel will be ten miles long. The work
men employed are almost all Italians,
and work eight hours out of twonty
fiiur. Hynnmito is used for tho pur
pose of blasting, and nil the drills are
the ordinary chilled steel, the diamond
drill being unemployed. The usual
machine for driving the drills is cm
ployed, ond works entirely by means
of a largo iron pipo. Tho reservoirs
aro supplied by a number of condens
ing engines, turned hy water, for which
purpose a mountain stream is, some
way above the north of tho tunnel,
diverted intoa slnico-wny. A strength
of 10 to 12 atmospheres is always main
tained. Compressed air is also used to
work tho ciigino, which carries its
reservoir behind, liko a tender on an
ordinary engine, only it is about sixty
foot long, and of the cylinder-boiler
shade. It runs easily and smoothly,
and being without any heat, is much
pleasanter to work. It is used mainly
for hauling tho stone from tho interior
ta a aide-lruuk,- alter it is brought
awny trr.in tho immediate vicinity to
tho blast by means of horses. Although
this tnnnel and routo will take a long
timo to comploto, it will unquestiona
bly be of tho greatest service when
timo is considered, as tho routo is from
England to Cologne, along tho Jihino
to I'l unkiort, men liasol, luzot'ne, ana
St. Gothtird, nnd you are in Italy,
Tho engineers In chnrgo prove suffl
cicutly that tho high grade to which
tho road attains before passing into
tho tunnel will in no way impede tbe
hauling of freight, and that with good
speed. It will, unquestionably, oo a
part of tho direct routo to lntia from
Kngland, and decidedly tho shortest
to Italy. A competitive routo through
tbe liliono valley and by the Himpion
iniss to Italy is projected in Franco to
keep this travel through franco ; but
it is still in embryo. It would have
tho advantago or hnvlr.g tLe railroad
finished as for as Scisso and built as
fur as tbo foot of tbo pass.
LATEST A UC TW DISCO VER1ES.
' New comes by cable from London,
of tho refloat) arrival at Valencia, of
tho ship Alert, which, with tho Discov
ery wa fitted out by tho British Gov
ernment, and a year ago Inst Spring
sailed on a voy ago ot discovery towards
tbe north polo. The Alert parted com
pany with tho Discovery in the Aflan
tio ocean, and tho latter vessel will
doubtless be beard from in a few days.
Tho report forwarded to tho admiralty
by Captain Nitres, of the Alert, is im
portant ond is of such a chnractcr as
probably to put au ond to any
further efforts at discovery in thnt
direction. This wn ono of the
best equipped expeditions that has
ever been sent out try any government,
and the bilker bad had much previ
ous experience in Arctio explorations.
The result therefore ha been looked
for witb much interest, Hot only in
Kitropc but in this country.
The Alert nnd Discovery left Port
Foulke on tho 2'JlIi of July, 187. and
first encountered ice off Cape .Sable.
Aftor A sovcroBt niggle they succeeded
in reaching the north side of Lady
Franklin Bay. where the Discovery
was left for winter quarters. Tho Alert
then pushed on and reached the ex
treme limit of navigation on tho shore
of tho Polar Sea, and wintered in Inti
liidc82027'. Thostin at this point was
invisiblo for the space of one hundred
and forty-two da) , and tin? tempera
ture was tbo lowest over before re
corded. Two detachments with sledges
wero dispatched northward, which
were absent moro than seventy days,
and reached latitudo 8.120', or within
40(1 miles' of tho wle. ' This was tlio
highest latitude ever before reached.
Another party rounded Capo Colum
bia, tho northernmost point in Ameri
ca, and traveled two hundred and
twenty miles westward from Green
land. Tho slcdgo parties found no
signs either of animal or vegetable life ;'
in fart nothing but vast fields of ice
met their gazo in every direction. The
mon suffered Irom scurvy from want
of fresh provisions, and wero obliged
lo hasten their return to tho ship. Four
men died on tho slcdgo expedition, ono
frorn lmst bite nnd three from other
cause.
Tbe Discovery wintered in a well
sheltered harbor on the west side of
Hall's llasin, and n few miles north of
tlio Polaris Day. The Alert rounded
tho northeast point of Grant's Land,
but instead of finding, ns wn expect
ed, a continuous ooosl stretching for
mile toward the north, sho found her
self on tho border of a sea with impen
etrable lee on every sido, and no har
bor. Tho existence, therefore, so long
believed In, of an open Polar Sea, ie
thu emphatically disproved. Tbe
Alert went a far north as it is possi.
bio lor a ship to go, and tlio passage
to the pole by sledges was found to bo
entiroly Impracticable Tho floating
masse of thick polar ice bad in meet
ing, pressed up quantities of interme
diate, ice into blocks, sometimes a milo
in diameter, and-iroin Avn to fifteen
leet high, llclore alarting with the
sledges tho party was obliged to mako
a road with pick axes, nearly half the
distance. Ab it was always neoessary
to drag the sledges by installments,
the party actually traveled nearly
threo hundred miles, although making
but seventy-threo mile towards the
pole. ' '"'
' The lowest temperature daring tb
winter waa oevon ty-t wo degrcos bolow
soro. For two weeks the mercury waa
steadily at fifty-nine below. , During
tho winter rich colloction in ratnrai
TEBMS-$2 per annran in Advance.
mudo, and many obser-
vatiuiisTffifia'oio Wgtffntrrrreir-UliM
and recorded. Tho main results of the
expedition may bo briefly summed up
as follows : Thoro is no open Polar Sea.
Tho sea is thoro, but it is nover nav
igable, on account ofico witb which it
ia constantly covered in depth from
fifty to ono hundred and fifly feet.
Animal life and the northerly migra
tion ol birdeend south of Cnpo Colum
bia. Ksqiiimuug traces cease in lati
tude 81u2', whonco they cross to
Greenland. Tho idea of a northwest
passogo wa shown to bo illusive, and
tho impracticability of reaching the
North polo, clearly demonstrated.
The minor incidents of the expedi
tion are thus stated : A memorial tab-
in pti
cd to Cnpt. Hall, of tlio Polaris expe
dition in Polaris Kay. Ail the cairns
erected by tho Polaris expedition wore
visited at tho boat depot in Newman's
Hay. A chronomctro was found in
perfect order. Tho wheat left by tbo
Polaris expedition was found and suc
cessfully grown on board the ships.
l.n.l li...LI. K. i r.... - i'
. .-.,-.. .,.,,. ,. , way .
rosiuoui, iuiiu uoes not exist, save in
tho imagination ot him who mistook a
huge pile of ice for terra firma.
There soomB to bo nothing more to
bo dono in tho way ol discoveries in
the Polar seas. Already large Bums
havo been expended anil many valua
ble livos lost in trying to solvo tbo mys
teries which surround tho North polo,
and with no adequate benefit either
to commerce or scienco. Tho first ex
peditions hud for their leading object
tho discovery of a shorter passage to
India, but the fact was long ago dem
onstrated that if such an open sea as
geographers located upon their map,
actually existed, its navigation was im-
pracucablo during mast seasons of the
year. Sinco that timo Arctic expedi
tions hare been fitted out more with
a view to scientific observation, and of
this wo bavo had enough. Those dar
ing Bpirits, therefore, who have gained
great renown for their horoism aud
energy, should cither rest upon tho lau
rels already gained, or direct their ef
forts to sonic, moro promising field of
enterprise.
INTEGRITY OF CHARACTER.
From ti e Cburcb and llome.1
Young men should bo deeply im-
pressed With tho Vast importance Of
cherishing thoso principles und of cul- Lf which may have had an
tivating thoso habits which will socuro unaccountable fucinalion for ns in ear
tho confidence and the esteem of thejorycar8,
w ise and good. , ,. ,
A young man may be unfortunate, l1 is expedient tohavean acquaint-
l,n may la. Inr nnd nonnilnaa - hnl if ant'O With those Who have l(K)kod intO
bo possesses unboundinir intoirritv. and
unwavcrin,
ing purpose
to do what is
honest a
ml lust, ho will have friends
and natrons, whatever mav bo tho em-
bnrnssmcmsany exigencies into which
be is thrown. 1 be young man may
thus possess a capital of which none of
the misfortunes of lif'o can deprive bim.
' We havo known men who havo sud
denly boen reduced from affluence to
penury by oomo overwhelming; misfor
tune, which they could neither see nor
prevent. . lestcrday they were pros
porous ; to-day every earthly prospect
is blighted, and everything in their
inturo aspect ol iilo is dark and dismai.
I heir business is gone, their prosperity
gone, and they feel that all is gono ;
but they have a inch treasure that
nothing can tttko awny. Tbey havo
integrity of character, and this gives
them influence, raises up friends, fur
nishes them with pecuniary aid, witb
which to commence life once moro un
der auspicious circumstances.
, We cannot too strongly Impress an
on young men the importance of ab
staining from everything which shocks
their moral sensibilities, wounds their
conscience, and ha a tendency to
weaken that nico senso of honor and
integrity indispensible to a good char
acter. "Integrity el character!" Who
ever iiossesscd it, that did not derive
untold advantage from It 7 It is bet
ter than riches, it ia of mora value than
"diamonds and all preciona stone;"
and yot cvory man may posses it. The
poorest may havo it, and no power on
earth con wrest it from them. Young
men, prize integrity of character above
all earthly gifts.
HOW THE DO IT IS THE
, , SOUTH.
The following curd appeared In the
lust issue of tho Frankfurt, (Ky.) IVo
Hiii, and is certainly ono of the most
uniquo things thnt has como to our
nolico:
To the man trho entered my tearfhouge ,
on the night of the llifi of October, 1876 :
Dear Sir 1 trust you may bo enabled
fo appreciate my motive in thus ad
dressing you, without giving publicity
to your name. From tho luct that 1
bavo long known you I adopt, this
nnd trust this warning may save you
from disaster and ruin. I could easily
deliver you to tho United Slates courts,
where you would be required to pay
the awful double penalty of entering
'government bunded warehouse, and
Hteiilinir tlin emilent. t liprnf Vi,nv find.
lor the two, havo you incarcerated for
the remainder of your probablo life,
and compel you to do .net which ha I
over been vory distnstctul to you per
form manual labor. Do not dcludo
yourself with tho belief thnt you aro
not known to mo. The memento you
left will bo carefully preserved, and
should you need it in the future it will
be returned to you without question
on my pnrt. Lot mo exhort you t
adopt a tlitl'oreiit courso ot Iilo. The
world is wide, "the harvest truly is
great, but laborers aro few, "and if you
will turn your ingcnuity.lo the practice
of aome honest ami useful art you can
mako a mojt rcputnblo living, and
even acquire an nniplo competency.
Hoping to bear front you in a better
business,
I am sorrowfully,
Lr.wis Casti.euan.
How Siuple. Who.i wo nolo tho
powor ol a smile, a touch on tho shoul
der in a crowd of strangers, a hand
grasp, a aimplo song, a littlo help in a
dangerous position, a moro beckoning
of the bund, or tho gift of a flower, we
aro forced to confess that wo have been
much mistaken in our notion ot what
tho great influences are. It is, doubt,
less, this mistako which prevents our
being satisfied to exert such influence
as thoso detailed.
A Hunt Enoohskment. New York
City, Tilden's home, gavo him a major
ity o! 63,627, nnd Kings county, in
cluding Brooklyn, 18,420, making
71,047, whoro tho people know tbe
man for whom they wero voting. On
tho other hand, Hayes had less votes
at bi homo than wu cant for the Rad
ical State Ticket in October.
A (loop Little Boy. "Mother,"
suld n littlo nrchin, when ho came
borne, "1 have soon such a smart
preacher. - llestaiied and made such
a noise, and thon he got mad and shook
his flat at tho folk, and thore wasn't
anybody dared to go and fight him."
ITEMS CF ALL SORTS.
' 'Politeness ia too often but a perfidi
ous generosity, which leaves the heart
cold anil the prejudices untouched.
If in conversation you think a per
son wrong, ratbor hint a difference of
opinion than offer a contradiction.
If wo wore obligod to pay to enter
intohfo, bow manyof uowould demand
the return of our money on departing f
A brower having boen drowned In
one of hi own vats, "Ala I" aid
Jckyll, "floating on hi watery bier I"
Young men are apt to think them
selves .pee enough, ao drunken men
are apt to think (bemseivea soodrr
wouUgfl." '"' -'' ""f" "'; . -
A China set may contain seventy
pioct or only forty, just according to
tlio sort of a hired giilyou have around
the roipio.
To anoer and denounce ia a very
easy way of assuming a great deal ot
wisdom, and concealing a great deal
of ignorance.
Mrs. Jano M. Walker, President
Polk' lister, who died at Columbia,
Tcnn., recently, left 102 grand and
great-grandchildren.
Don't look too hard, oxcept for
something agreeable We can find all
tbe disagreoable things in tbe world
between our bats and boot.
The National Temperance Society
will soon issue a dime " Almanao and
Hand book," and a Christmas book for
juveniles witb the title of " Water
liillies."
Tbo highest art 1 alwaya tbe moat
religious ; and the greatest artist is
always a devout man. A soofHng
Jtaphoel or Michael Angelo is not con
ceivable,
There is no man so great aa not to
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bavo aome littleness more predominant
t,an u nlg greatness. Our vice are
,h. jnnA. ,i r,- i ,t, -.
things, of our vices.
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Indolence is a distressing state ;
we must be doing somothing to be
happy. Action is no less necessary
than thought to the instinctive tenden
cies of a human frame.
A Sabbath Ill-spent wearies and
nnhingcsthomind,weakens resolutions,
sets us at war with right principles,
and launches us into tbe society of those
who havo already discarded tbem.
A Persian philosopher being asked
by what, method he bad acquitted so
much knowledge, answered : " By not
allowing shame to prevent me from
asking questions when I wa ignorant."
A gentleman wasbnryinghis wife,
and a friend asked bim why he ex
pended so much on her funeral "Ah,
sir," replied he, "she would bavedone
as much or more for me with pleasure."
Envy is, of all other, the moat un
gratifying and disconsolate passion.
There ia power for ambition, pleasure
tor luxury, aud pelf evon for covetous
ncas ; but envy geta no reward but
vexation.
Hopes, after they have ceased to
contain possibilities, are as nnsatisfoc-
i,nrr- in limb- hnclrunnn na are the nno-AR
I tu0 worlJ who Know men nd nnder-
stand business, and give too good in
telligence and good advice, when iter
aro needed.
Too often, from a common liking
for even the lowest pleasures, rather
than the standards oi a common fails,
morality or what great principles yon
will, are tho bonds of human friend
ship formed.
Let na decline being tugged and
tossed like a boat at some steamer's
stern in spiritual mendicancy. Think
and act for yourself. Wo hare heard
enough bow religion soothe J let as
know bow it urges.
A man caught fishing on another
man's land recently .completely silenced
the owner who romonstratod, with the
majestic answer: " Who want tocatch
your trout? I am only trying to
drown this worm."
Of permanent joys there are none ;
for they are but clouds. The swifter
they move through the sky, the more
follow after them ; and even tbe im
movable ones are absorbed by the oth
ers, and become smaller till tbeyvanish.
Some ot the stylish girls ot Boston
are giving dinner-parties, doing tbe
noecssary cooking with their own
hands. Thore will bo a brighter prom
ise for the country whon American
girls generally tako pride in auch do
mestic achievements.
A Boston woman bad prepared to
elope ; but whon ber husband, bearing
of her intention, came forward with hi
check-book and ofl'ored bor money for
e;, pontes, while bis face waa illuminated
with joy, alio reconaidered the matter
and concluded not to go. It took all
the rotnanco away.
A ffcntleman In Virginia Citr,
Nevada, whose Chinese had left Mm,
was nnablo to retain any of the numer
ous "Johns" for ovor a day, until he
induced ono of tbom to explain what
some apparently meaningless strips ot
red paper on tho kitchen wall meant.
It contained the following Chinese in
scription : " Boss woman, long time
tongno. Muchee jaw, jaw."
Tbe search for tho 11,300,000 of
treasure, aupposcd to have been sunk
with the British frigate Hussar on
Port Morris, bas boon abandoned for
the season, as tho chief diver, Sidney
Cook, has gone to San Francisco,
where bo is to resume work on tbe
wreck of the steamship Golden Gate,
burned in 1882, from which he has
nlrcstdy rccovorod 1700,000.
Tho Elovcntli Commandment, ao-
cording to a blunt old elder is, "Mind
yolir own business." We accept it a
canonical Will tho folks who seem to
have got tired of keeping the ten, and
who seem to want something else to
do, please to commit this eleventh to
memory, and then practice It awhile f
Thoso who have tried it say that in
keeping it thero is great reward.
One should go ta sleep aa home
sick passengers do, saying, " Perhaps
in the morning we shall see the shore."
To those who are Christians, Is it not
a solemn but a delightful thought that
porbas nothing bui the opaqne bodily
eye prevents them from beholding tbe
goto which is open just before them,
and nothing bat the dull ear prevents
them from hearing the ringing of those
bells of joy which welcomo tbom to the
heavenly land.
All day when they have done
their work, die of themselves. " It re
msinoth that they who weep be as
though they went not, and tboy who
rejoice a though they rojoiceth not ;
for the fashion of this world paasoth
away." Hence the comparative un
importance of onr worldly position may
well soothe away any feverish anxiety
to chango It. As all difference of si
vanish in the presence of Immensity
and infinity, so all difforencee ol lot
vanish in the presence of Eternity.
At Newport recently a hone at
tached to a business wagon ran away
on Long Wharf, just as James N.
Hart, a boat builder, was crossing the
wharf with a broom in on band and a
pail of water in the other. - Hearing
the sbonting of "Whoa I" "Wboa I" be
threw down tbe broom, planted his
teet firmly, snd as the horse name Bp
with him he let fly the contents of hi
pail, hitting the borne squarely la tbe
iaoe and eye, and stopping him as
suddenly as il be hsd been shot. This
is worth remembering.
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