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"CLEARFIELD REPUBLICAN"
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NOEL D. LKR,
Fubllihert.
(Cards.
FREDERICK OX. BUCK,
ATTORN EY-AT-LA W,
Clearflelrl, Pa.
All legal buiineii promptly attended to. Oftloe
Second itreet, next aour to fim national
Bui.
OOlii, in.
W. C. ARNOLD,
LA yA COLLECTION OFFICE,
CIIKWKNHVILLB,
20 CIceiDeld Count,'. Penn'a. 15;
IHUf. H. BI'BHAT. CTItUI SOBDOIt.
MURRAY & GORDON,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
p6Q9ict In Pie'i Opera Hon, aeoood floor.
:10'74 .
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTOHNEV-AT-LAW,
Clearfleld, Pa.
Will attend to all buaioeii entroated to him
piomptly and faithfully. bot12'7I
WILLIAM A. WALLACB,
Ulnar r. wallacb.
PATIO L. BBBBB.
jobb w. w bio lit.
WALLACE &. KREBS,
(Suwiwri to Wallaoa A Fielding,)
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
II. 117 J Clearfleld, Pa.
oufh a. 'iili.t. aaaiaL w. n'ouaor.
MoENALLT & MoCUEDT,
ATTO UN K YS-AT-L A W,
Clearfield, Pa.
ftr Leant bailneii attended to promptly witbj
fldelily. UIBaaj on Becond itrect, abort the Firit
National Bank. Jim: 1:70
Q. R. BARRETT,
Attorney and Counmelor at Law,
clearfield. pa.
flaring reilgned hie JoUgexhip, hae relumed
the practice of tba law In hit old office at Clear
field, Pa. Will attend the oourte of Jeffereon and
Elk eonntlei when apecially retained in connection
with resident eounael. j:iu
A. G. KRAMER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Real Eitate and OolleolloD Agent,
CI.BARI'IEI.D, PA.,
Will promptly attend to all legal bullae!! ea
trusted to hli eare.
eT-Offlee la Ple'l Opera Hoaie. jan 1 'TB
wm.m7 mic c u l lo ug h,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfleld. Pa.
MT-OIBea lo the old Wntrrn Hotel ballJIna.
Lezal huiine.! promptly attended to. Krai estate
bought and lold. )ell'7
AT W.WALTE R 8 ,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearltrld, Pa.
t.Offloe In Orabam'. Row. deeS-ly
H. W. SMITH,
ATTORN EY-AT-LAW,
tl:l:7 C lrarBrld, Pa.
WALT E R BARRE TT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Clrartlfld, Pa.
jtdronoe In Old Weitern Hotel building,
eorner or Second and Market Sti. oor31,A6.
ISRAEL TEST,
ATTORN KY AT LAW,
Clearfleld. Pa.
ay-Oflee la tba Court Boaaa. Jyll?7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
ay Office on Matket itreet, opp. Court llooic,
Jan. I, 1871.
JOH N L CUT T L E,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Vnd Real Eetate Afrent, Cleartlrld, Pa.
Office oa Tblrd itreet. bet.Cberry A Walnut.
feT-Keipeotfully offeri bli lerrleei in eelllng
ind buying landa to uioarneia ana aborning
taontiea and with aa eiperienoe ol over twentr
an at a lurvoyor, flatten bimielf that h eaa
randir lallifaetion. IFco. ia:ri:tt,
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
AaO D0AI.KB l
Niiw Iopjn and Ijtinibor.
OLEARFIRLD, PA.
OffiM In Orotlnn'l Row. 1:J6:J1
J r J . LINGLE,
ATTORNEY - AT - LAW,
1:11 Oaeenla, Clearfleld Co., Pa. y:pd
6. BARNHART,
ATTORNEY . AT - LAW,
llellcloute. Pa.
Will practice In Clcarlcld end all of Ibe Courtl of
the 11th Judicial diitrlct. Real male buinm
aod collection of olaime mad ipMialtlw!. ol'Tl
DR.; W. A. MEANS,
PEYSICiAN & SURGEON,
ICTUERSPVRa, PA-
Wlu rn.it. ornneeieaal call! promptly. euglO'I
DR. T. J. BOYER,
PHYSICIAN AND 3URQKON,
OSoa 00 Market Stmt, Claaroold. Pa.
rOSoo koarl i to II a. m , and I lo I p. m.
D
,R. E. M. SCIIEURER,
HOMIKOPATHIO PHYSICIAN,
Offiea in reildenca on Market it
AprllJ4,l7J. c,,rLaj.,L.
J. H. KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
HAVING located at Pannteld, Pa., offer! bli
profoeelooal lerrieei to tba people of that
plaoa and rarroanding ooootry. Alloalll promptly
attended lo. "
DR. J. P. BURCH FIELD,
Lata Surgeon of the I Jd Regiment, Penmylranla
Volauleara, baring retaraed from tba Army,
offeri hli profenlonal lerrieei la tbaeltliona
of CleartelJeounty.
tr-Profeiilonal ealli promptly attended to.
OBoe on Second atrait, formerlyoeeapled by
Br. Wood!. apr.,'ll
DR. H. B. VAN VALZAH,
CLEAR FIELD. PEKN'A.
OFFICE IN MASON ICHL'ILDINO
J4r OBoe boon From II lo I P. M.
Mey2',JM.
DTiTjEKFKiSoN LITZ,
WOODLAND, PA.
Will promptly attead all call! In tba line of bli
prOIIIMoB. BOT.,r-i.
P. M. DOHEETI,
FASHIONABLE BARBER A HAIR PRKSPER.
CLEARFIELD, PA.
fbop In room fnrmerly occupied by Nenglo
' Market Itreet.
July I4,t.
HARRY SNYDKR,
(Fermerly wilk Lew Scbnlrr.)
BARBER AND BAIRDRECrtRR.
Rbiip oa Martlet St., opfMolto Court Hour.
A eleaa aowol for every oeetomer, may If, To.
JLIrerj Ntable.
11 H B aadenlgriad loan u la Mm tbepua
he tkut aa ie aow tally ruiaeB u imiaimi
! all la the way af faralebiag Uuaaa, Bagrlao,
aaddleo and Heraaee, aa the ikaruet aatiee end
a raaeonahle termi. hMidt.ee oa Leeeel etreet,
batweuoi Third aad Fowrtk.
OHO. W. DBA ft HART.
7loarald, Feb. 4, llt.
CLEARFIELD
GEO. B. GOODLANDEE, Proprietor.
vol. 5o-wholeTd:;M6t
Cards.
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Juetloe of the I'eaeo and SerWener,
C'nrwentvtllo, r.
VColleot.ona aiaile and Money promptly
paid orir. 1
feb2I'7ltf
RICHARD HUGHES,
Jl'STICB OP THE PKACR
ron
Uttatur TouHihi)),
Oierola Mill. P. 0.
II official buiineii entruited to lilm will bo
promptly attended to. moli2, '70.
eao. ataaar aaanr liet.. w. AL!i,Rr
W. ALBERT & BROS.,
Mannfactaran A axtenitre Dealer! ia
Sawed Lumber, Square Timber, &o.,
WOODLAND, PEN N 'A.
VOT-Orderl aellclted. Bill. Hied oa ibort aUoe
and reaionable termi.
Addran Woodland P. 0., Clearfield Co., Pa.
uJi-ly
W ALlikKT A BHUS.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
IIEKCU ANT,
Freucbvllle, Clearfleld County. Pa,
Keep! oonitantly on hand a full anortment of
oiaalty keitt tn a retail etore, wbieb will be lold,
ir. OMHti. nirawin. unmnn. .
lor eain, ai eneap aa oiwwD.ru .u.
Francbrllle, June II, looi-iy.
THOMAS H. FORCEE,
DBALBO Ik
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
GRAIIAMTON, Pa.
Alio, eatenilre tnenufeetorer and doaler In Square
Timber and Sawed Lumber oi en uinu.
M-Ordcn aolicltrd and all bllli promptly
tiled. '
REUBEN HACKMAN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger,
Clearfleld, Peun'a.
t-jVil eiecute job! in bli line promptly and
In a workmanlike manner.
G. H. HALL,
PRACTICAL TUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PKNN'A.
tyPump! alwayi on bind and made to order
On lOon BOItoa. I ipe. nwrm .n i- -
All work warranted to render latlffaotlon, aad
dellTercdifdeilrcd. myiouypo
E. A. BIGLER & CO.,
DBA LB Rt IB
SQUARE TIMBER,
and manufacturer, of
ALL KINDS Df SAW Ell l.UMIU'.ll,
B-T'T CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
JAS. B. GRAHAM,
dealer lo
Real Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
BIUNOLES, LATH, A PICKETS,
V;10'73 Clcardeld, Pa,
JAMES MITCHELL,
DBALaB IB
Square Timber & Timber Lnndu,
Jell 73 CLEARFIELD, PA.
JAMES H. LYTLE,
lu Kratier'i llulldliiR, Clearfleld, Pa.
Dealer In Oroeeilee, Provlftona, Vegetablee,
Fruiti, Flour, Feed, etc., rte.
aprI4'7i-tf
WARREN THORN,
BOOT AND SHOE MAKER,
Market t., Clearfleld, Pa.
In the abon lately occupied by Frank Short,
one door weet uf Allegheny lluuio.
T. M. ROBINSON,
Market Mreet, tlearfleld. Pa.t
MAMnfACTURBB Of
LiRht and Htary !!, Collara. Paddlcr,
Dridlra, c. KrpairiD neatlj don.
May U, 1876 m.
JOUN A. STADLER,
BAKER, Market St., Ctearflrld. Pa,
Frenh Brwrl, Ruak, Bulla, Plea and Cakea
oa band or made te order. A general aarortmeat
of Confectloaririea, Fruit aad Nate in Block.
Ir-K iTttn and Oyiter tn aton. naioon arariy
oppoiiie the Poatuflic. Prteet moderate.
March 10-75.
J. 11. M'MURRAY
WILL SUPrLY YOU WITH ANY ARTICI.B
OF MKRCIIANDIHK AT TUB VERY LOWF.HT
PR1CB. COMB AND SEB. (I:t:71y:
NEW WASHINGTON.
-ftoTARIlLtS AND HTONK VAKI).
jX Mr. M. H. I.IDDKI.I.,
Having aagaged la tbe Marble buiioeii, deitree
to laform bar friaadi and tbe publto that ebe baa
oow and will keep oonitantly en band a large and
welleeleoted itock of llALian inu v annum i
MAR1ILK. and il nreuared to furni.b to order
TOMBBTONES, BOX AM CHADLB TOMU8,
MDMIMKHXH, 1c.
tefwYard oa Heed itreet, near tbe R, R. Depot,
Clearleld, Pa. Je4,7
S. I . SNYDER,
KjNl PRACTICAL WATCHMAKER
f - i i'Vnl-'rr, Clocks anJ Jowelrr,
ffroAaia'l So, Marktl Strut,
(LKAHI'1 1,1,1), PA.
All kind! of repairing In my line promptly at
ended to. April M, l7t.
WHOLESALE LIQUOE STOEE.
At the end of the new bridge,
WKBT CIFARFIKI.D, I A.
Tie proprietor of till eMablltbramt will buy
fall liquor dlreetfrotn diatiltera. pnrtlea baying
from tbil houie will be Bare to gpt a pur article
at a small margin above oort. llotel brrpera eaa
bo furnixhed with llquori on reeionablo terma.
Pore wluea aad brendiea direct from Seeley'a
Vinery, at Batb, New York.
UEORt.B Jf. COLDt'RN.
Clearleld. June l, l7i tf.
MITCHELL WAGONS.
The Beat is tho Cheapest I
Tboroal Reillr baa rreelved another large lot of
''Mitchell Wagone," which are among the very
beat aaafaotared, and which he will aell at the
to oat reaaoaablt ratea. Ilia a lock Include almoal
all deaeripttoaa of wsguna lar grand am a II, wide
and narrow track. Call an I aeo them.
pr74 TllOMAlt UKIL1.Y.
ANDREW HARWICK,
Market Otrfet. CltarBeld. Pa.,
aABUPACTVBKB AMD PBALBB IB
UARNKflft, "ADDLK9, BltlDLKS, COLLARS,
and all hinde of
nous FCRMSiiya cootm.
A fall atoek af f addlera1 Hardware, Bruabee,
Combe, Blaaketa, Robea, Me., alwaya oa band
and for aalo at tbe loweit ewab prloee. All kind
f repair lag promptly at leaded to.
All kinda f hldea lakew la eirbaoge for bar.
aeao aod repairing. All kinda of barneaa leather
kept ea baud, aod for aale at a mall pnilt.
Clearfield, Jaa. I, l7o.
Tba aadorainea are aw (ally prepared la
arry aa tba bMetaaaa af
I NIKItTAKIJ,
AT RKA80NABLR RATKS,
Aad tenMetlally aell.lt the aelreeige of tkoie
needing ruek mrleee.
jviin iiwuiw.",
JAMBS L. LBAVY.
Cloarteld, Pa, Fk. 11, 1174.
JtrtrricBM' corbtahlbw nM
We km arlBtad a earga ewe. bee of Ike Bear
FBI BILL, aad MU eej two raaota, of tweatr
re eaata, mall a repylo ae eddreee. rnylB
JMl)EBTAKiy-
THE OLO LOQ HOUSE.
There'i an o'd lop; Route on my faihor'i firm,
All tiknt, and lonely, and still,
Not uund til tniilh Uever l)Mrd, now,
In t!if old og homo oo the hill.
jL'qi fondly I think of the byfuno daya,
Vheret with brotbura and filler dear.
Not a happier home, In the eouotry around.
Could be round, either far or near.
But tny father but I -Jed another houae,
And my brolhrrt are cone aCnr,
And the old log; hnuee la drier teti now,
And delated with many a aear.
The ralibit and aqulrrrl play hldc-and seek
With mloe o'er the oaken floor)
But they quickly bral a baaty retreat,
Wbtin I tie owl fliea ia at the dour
The "twittering awalluw" now bnllda Ita naat
On the tetter i, moivt to deoef.
And the robin and iparrw baretnade their hoiiM
Un tut Joga for many a day.
The little room, where my brother and 1
Oft liffcned lo the whip-poor-will,
Ia open aow to tbe blrda and the bat',
And tbry eotne there without fear of 111.
Bat ( oor will ia miii'd from hii ulghtly teat
On the apple tree near the dour j
For there'a no one tlicre to amwer him back,
At we've done a thuuieoii tiuiei o'er. ,
The prlmroaea bloom unfa red for now,
AJ the "blue-eyed rioltti" blowt
And the eotluge roae, that my aialer loved,
C lira be in at ibo catement low,
Ai if U would ark, " V hire are they all ne
That uit-d ooce lb caroi-i"aud to lure
V pinji flowera, neleeled now
In the rauk weed that o'er ita rove 1 "
But the friendly vine on the "f black loga
dull eling! lb ere, lorlnt; ud true,
Aa ir it would bide the marka of decay
From the paing trareler'a riew.
Ob, my beart atill elinga to the dear old borne,
And timra of my childhood there I
And, I'd rather lice u'er thoie blesied daya,
Than to dwell In a palace fair.
Hum I Stm Yorkir.
HEXATOU WALLACE INTER
VIEWED. KutiHtor Wnlliice us intcrviewod
lately by a reporter of Uio I'hiludel
pliitt 7Vinrs, and requested to givo his
opinion of the l'lcsi Jotitiul muddle.
The 7Viti gives tho following ri'port
of tho conventation between the re
porter and Mr. Wallaeo :
Iti'norter. Senator Wallace. I am
sent by my paper to get your views on
tho situation.
Senator Wulluce. 1 prefer not to
discuss mutters which may come before
tho Nctiato, lent it may seem they are
prejudged.
Iteporter. Ut licr nenutors havo giv
en their views, notably Morton and
Sherman, and il in just that both sides
should liuvo a heating in tho press.
senator allacc. 1 nut ih It you
want from mo ?
Jieporter. An answer to tho ques
tion, Has Congress, or either llouso
thereol, any power to arrest actual
fraud in the return ot a State tor Presi
dential electors ?
Senator Wallace. That depends up
on what is tho true construction of tbe
provision of tho Federal Constitution
rcgtiluting tho counting of tho voto for
'resident. i ho words nro, '! 1 he
President of tho Senato shall, in the
presence of the Senato and House of
tepicsentatives, open all tho certifi
cates, and tho votes shall then bo coun
ted. loes this mean that tho Presi
dent of tho Senate acts ministerially
and has sole and exclusive power in
both opening Ibo certificates and count
ing tho votes ? Or, (loos it mean that
he shull havo power alone to open, and
tho counting of tbo voto is to bo under
the control and direction of tho two
Houses of Congress ? If it moans tho
tormer, there is no power to arrest an
actual fraud, and the Senato and blouse
are present as witnesses to tho wrong;
if it means tho latter, a remedy mav be
found If tho President of tho Senato
be vested with full power to count tho
vote, tho language is strangely inappro
priate to confer it. It is not "ho shall
open tho certificates and count tho
votes," but it is " be Bhull open the cer
tificates, and tho votes shull then be
counted." When we tako this language
in connection with thu fact I lint the
Senato and llouso are to be present,
and with tho unbroken lino of prece-
dents since 17H7, it seems pretty clear
that exclusive power to count thu votes
is not vested in tho President of tho
Senato, but a power to count is given
to sonic person, or to some body. This
power is not in the Slates, for it is vital
to the existence of tho irenorul ifovern-
mcnt ; it is not reserved to the people,
fur in tho creation of their government
they parted with every power that was
essential to its perpetuity, and this
power is Yitul anil esitential to thecxist
enceand pcrpottiity of tbo general irov-
eminent; for il the votes cunnol be coun
ted, it can not be known who is chosen,
and tho machinery of tho government
is stnppetl. this counting and the re
suit thereof is tho culmination of tbo
popular will, and from tbo very neces
sity ot lliu case it inheres in and be
longs to uonio agency of the govern
ment of tho Vnited Slates. It is tbo
right of tho people to appoint their
electors ; It is the right of the Nlnto to
return its vhoieo through its electoral
eollciro, and it is enuullv the rlirhl ot
the general government to count that
vote. What, then, is counting tho vote ?
Beliiro wo can reckon, number or count
tho votes, we must first learn whether
they nro votes. M r. Cluy put tins very
forcibly in 1821, in the .Missouri case,
when ho said, "Tho Constitution re
quired of tho two Houses to assemble
und perform tho highest duty that
could devolve on B public body to as
certain who bad boen vlectou by tho
people to administer their nalionul
concerns. In a cuso of votes coming
forward which could not bo counted
the Constitution was silent, but fortu
nately tlio end carried with it tho
means. Tbo two Houses were called
on to cniimernto tho votes for Presi
dent ; of course, they weio called on to
ilccidto what are votes." Tho authen
ticity and validity of the certificates
presented, containing tho tally of tho
votes, are as much involved in tbo el
ocution of this great power, as are the
mere reading of tho names and figures
found therein ; and, as a eonscquenco
necessarily following tbis.tlio regularity
of all prior proceedings which resulted
in tbo certificate ran bo inquired into
by the body with whom the powor rests.
1 he seal of tho State il prima facie
proof that all is right, but it is no more.
Tho State is tho people, not its mere
organism. If its broad seal bo used tn
certify a fraud and tho popular will
letrallv expressed can bo cleorly seoi
... , . .
taincd, tho will of ita pcoplo overrides
tho trim! wru! prool. An Inquiry
into I ho facts in such a caso, is a neces
sary Incident to tho right to count, or,
as M r. Clay says, it ia a means to the
end. It would bo a dulrino fraught
with ternblo consequences to our in
stitutions to hold that, in a matter so
vital, tbe government of tho Unitod
Status was bound by the faithless per
iormancc of bis duty by tho Uovcrnor
of Slate, or that it could not deter
mine whether tbe duties Its own laws
enjoined had been honestly or fraudu
lently porfortnod, or performed by the
right or the wrong perion. Tbe power
I. Muni II,. .Mu a. f llitie rlnftnn It
1 believe resides In the two Hnnsea of I
XI.MimU?l,A.WjESI)
Congress acting concurrently as Inde
pendent bodies, and they nave this
powor undor tbo Constitution, and
without regard to any joiiitjrulo. Their
presence at tho counting is expressly
enjoined by thaConstitution. It isenot
one, but both Houses that are present.
Arothoy there a poworlossripoctators?
Tho senators and mcmiiors ol congress
from each. Stntoaro there to guard tho
rights ol their peoplo and their mate,
fan it bo that a fraud may ho perpo
trated by I ho electors of a Stulu in
their return, and tho Senutors and
members thcrolmni unjoined by the
Constitution to be present can do
nothing to avert it? If there is no
choice by tho Klcotoml College, tho
House immediately elects a resident.
How is the HntiHO oflleiully to know
that there is or is not a choice? Are
they to learn this from the lips of an
official who by the Constitution has
not even a sent within their ball, or
are tbev to learn it from their own
count and supervision? In thocasoof
no choico for Vice President, tho Sen
ato elects one, and it is from their pres
ence and participation they learn offi
cially that there is no choice. Tho
precedents all establish tho fact that
tho count is made by tho Semite and
llouso acting through tellers in the
presence of both Houses jointly assem
bled. From 1793 to 1H9, in every
case, the Senate and the House acting
separately, appointed tellersin advance
ol tbo day for tbo count, and acquaint
ed ouch other with that fact and the
names pf thoso appointed; they met
ki joint assombly on the day fixed by
law, tho seals were broken by tho
Presidentof tho Senate and the certifi
cates wore banded to the tellers, who
read them aloud, made lists of tho vo
ters, announced tho result to the Pres
ident ot tho Senate who then declared
tho general result. In 18(15, Mr. Uurr,
President of tho Senate in tho joint as
sembly, said to tho Senatj) and llouso:
"You wiU now proceed to count the
votes as tho Constitution and laws di
rect, vice President Dallas, in lslll,
said in tbo joint assembly,"! now open
and present to tho tellers chosen by
tho two Hoiikos, the certificates, that
tbo votes therein recorded- may lie
counted." Tho same language was
used in 1837 and 1835, and in 1857 Mr.
Muson, President oi the Senate, said:
1 consider tho duly of counting the
voto has devolved on tho tellers under
tho concurrentorderof thctwo Houses.
The adoption of tho 2LM joint rule, in
18ti5, was another assertion of tho pow
er of the two Houses over tho subject
and tho rejection of all of the electoral
votes of Arkansas and Louisiana, in
1872, is tbo last In tho long line of
precedents asserting tho powor of
the two Houses to count tho votos.
When a question was raised in the
joint assembly, it was not decided thoro,
but tbo two Houses separated, each
decided fur itself, and then roconvoncd,
so that the equality and independence
of tho Houses are fully recognised. My
view ot this matter, then, is that tho
President of tho Senate hits no powor
to count tho electoral votes ; but that
it rusts under tho Constitution in tho
two Houbos of Congress acting concur
rently : that "counting tho vote" in
cludes tbo power lo learn whether it
bo or bo not a legal voto under mo
facts developed, and that cither llouso
has power to arrest an actual fraud In
the return oi a siuto inr rrcsKiemiii
electors.
AN ELEGANT SUA WL.
A man crossed tho Chelsea ferry to
Boston, ono morning and turned into
Commercial stroot lor bis usual glass,
As he poured out tho poison, the pro
prietor's wife cumo in and confidently
asked for (500, to purchase an elegant
shawl sho had seen at Jordan, .Mursh
& Co'. He drew from his breast pocket
a well-filled pocket book and counted
her out tho money. The man pushed
aside tho glass untouched and laying
down the ten cents, departed in silence
That very morning his devoted Chris
tian wife bad asked hi in for f 10 to buy
a cheap cloak that sho might attend
church.
Ho crossly told ber that ho hadn't
tbo money. As ha left the saloon he
thought, "Hero 1 am helping to pay
tor torn) enshmers lor that man s wile,
but mine asks in vain for a ten dollar
cloak. I can't stand this! 1 have
spent my last dimo lor drink."
When tho next pay day came, tho
loving wile wus surprised with beau
tiful c(oak lrom borrelormed husoand.
She could scarcely believe her own
eyes and cars, as ho laid It on tho tit
bio, snying, "There, Kmma, is n pres
ent for you. I have been a fool long
enough, 1'orgivo mo for the past and
I will never luuch liquor uuniu.
She threw her arms umuud bis neck
Olid tho hot tears told her hoarfelt joy
as she sobbed out, "Charlie, I thank
you a thousand times. 1 never expect
ed so nice a cloak. You could not havo
selocted a prettier ono, Cumo now, 1
liuvo a warm supper. You are so good
and 1 am so happy." The great, strong,
noblu fellow couldn't hide Ibo tears as
Uio related tho fact to nie. Ho said it
was tho happiest hour in tun years.
My friend, where doesyournioney go?
H hose lumily docs it clothe, and muko
happy I
Homkly Maxims. Tako care of tho
pennies. Look well to your spending
No matter what comes in, if morogoes
out you will always bo poor, Tho art
is not in making money, but in keep
ing it. l.itllo expenses, like mice in a
barn, when they are many, make u
great waste. Hair by hajr beads gel
bald ; straw ty straw tho thatch goes
on tue collage, ana drop oy urop thu
ram comes into tho chumber. A bar
rel is soon oinpty if tho tap leaks but
a drop a minulo. When you mean to
savo begin with your mouth ; many
thieves ass down tho red lano. The
alo jug is a great waste. In all other
thiiiL'S keep within com puss. Never
stretch your legs further than your
blanket will reach, or you will soon be
cold. In clothes ehooso suituhlo and
lusting stuff, and not tawdry fineries.
To be warm is tho main thing ; never
mind tho looks. A tool may make money
hut It needs a wise man to spend it.
liemembcr it is easier to build two
chimneys than to keep ono going. If
you give all to the back and board
there is nothing n il mr l no saving
bank, rare hard and work hard
when you are young, and you will
havo b chance to rest when you are
old.
On cruiso tho sailors saw a romet,
and were somewhat surprised and
alarmed at its appearance Tbe hands
mot appointed a committeo to wait on
I ha commander and ask his opinion of
it. 1 hey approached him and suid :
"We want to ask your opinion, yonr
honor." "Well, boys, what is it about ?"
"We want to know about that thing
up there." "Now, before I answor you,
first let me know what you think it
is." "Well, your honor, we have talked
it all over, and we think it is a star
sprung a leak."
THE BEST AND I'llEA PJiST ICE
MOUSE.
A subscriber usks bow to make a
satisfactory, durable, "small ico houso
as cheap as possible," Severn! years
ago I examined niai oi tho Jrwune,
and reports of lh; patent oflleo, and
department of ogiiotilturo, and visited
tho lion, tioorgo venues rather ex
pensive, half-undcrivniinil stone ulruo
turo, lo get tho best possible plan, and
then build a model ti e house. Hut in
ull my research I nover saw tho secret
ot keeping ico, or mo iruo philosophy
of an ico house clearly oxpluincd. Kx
perienco shows that one stono from
tho ouUide to the inside of tho cellar
wall will carry the trusts of winter or
tho bents of summer very readily from
tho outer air into the cellar; but if
this continuous stone rondulnr Is bro
ken Into two or v.re scparato pails,
and held in place by morlar, tho trans
mitting powor of cold or beat is par
tially destroyed. Tho mora pieces ot
stone, or tho more porous tho concreto,
I ho better. Wood is a slower con
ductor of cold or heat than metal,
stono or mortar. Itreuk this non con
ducting wood into fine fragments by a
saw, and press these, tho particles of
sawdust, as closely bb possible, and
there will bo a laver ol air between
every two atoms, liulk is broken, con
tinuity is destroyed, and transmission
of cold or heat is in a loot of compact
sawdust hundreds ot thousands of timed
interrupted. January frosts and July
heats can live within ono or two leot
of each other tor months, separated on
ly by these myrind fragments of wood
and n ir. Keep tho suwdust as dry as
possible, as water conducts tbo hcut
and cold, and as M'lcn as tho sawdust
seasons and shrinks, stamp or pound
it together. An tee house made ot
rails, on tho top of the ground, in the
open sun, will preserve ice all summer
it rain is kept from it and a foot of
sawdust is kept between it, and tbo
earth kept around it and abovo it, and
kept closely packed to prevent a con
tinuous contact with air at overy
point. My ico houso glands in tho sun
on a knoll, is made of rough boards
about 12 by 10 feet, half-board length,
or eight feet to tho roof; has a steep
board roof, a North window, never
shut in summer, with eight or twelve
inch upright studding inside, inside
horizontal boarding, and filled between
theso two boardings with sawdust
pounded down. Tho floor is mado of
pieces of rails, boards, Ac., laid on tbo
ground and cross laid, and covered
with a foot of sawdust. On this a layer
of ice cakes is placed, leaving a foot or
more on tho outside for sawdust, and
sawdust is placed between tbe cake,
that do not tit closely, and tho Inst lay
er is well covered with tho same non
conductor. In summer tho sawdust is
occasionally packed down, tho largo
ico blocks, when wanted, sawed into
smaller pieces and repacked. This ice
house cost mo n bout (5 labor, and 115
to f 10 for hcmlosk lumber, 12 for sav
ed sawdust, 93 lo B5 fur six to ten
loads ot ico-blocks from Oneida Inko;
and when ice gathering has failed ono
or two seasons, ico has been found in
good condition tho second sumtnor. A
chunk of it will lust half a day in a
covered tin pail in dog-days; it cools
our milk and cream, and, in short, is
winter saved for use in summer.
A nADTA MATCHED TEAM.
Amongthefirsttbingsa couple have
10 tin upon getting married is to ac
commodate themselves each to tho
other's walk, and in this mutter of ac
enmmodntion they don't nlways suc
ceed well. Mr. and Mrs. McNabb, of
tho Second Ward, havo bad an espe
cially hard time in this respect, and
are really littlo better oif than they
were at tho beginning of tho honey
moon. Mr. McNabb is tall and lean,
with a strido of ahoulayard, and Mrs.
McNabb is short anil dump-, with a
step carefully estimated by her hus
band at about six inches on tho aver
ago; so, when they first began walk
ing together, tho effect was mid. There
was 1 tin "putter, patter, putter," of
Mrs. McNttbb's short paces, with the
heavy "thump" of her husband's foot
steps coming in at intervals, and tho
effect was Bimply ridiculous. At first
tho conversation between them was
this way :
"Oh, Augustus, dear, pleaso do tako
a little shorter steps."
"Why, Angelina, I'm walking as
usual; can't you step a littlo longer,
darling?"
Hut ho didn't take shorter steps nor
sho longor one., because it was a prac
tical impossibility in cither case, and
alter a month or two their coversn
tion ran tnnro interestingly:
"Augustus, dun t tnko such horrid
strides. I'm not a giantess."
"No, ovidently, vou'ro less like a tri-
niitess than a beetle. Do y?m suppose
1 can putter along to keep time with
your six-inch hops? Nonsense !"
At the end of tho first half year the
two never went out without a quarrel.
She'd break out every time:
"You're a beast, Augustus I I'd as
soon walk with a big pair of shears I
No gentleman would straddle so with
a lady on his arm, you brute I"
"Tbat'ill do, madam I It's hard
enough tn force a man to literally car
ry you, wil'jout insulting him I You'll
die of inanition yet, and next time I'll
marry a woman with more legs and
less tongue I This thing's an infernal
nuisance I"
And then they gnvo up walking to
gether fur a year or ino;, Finally,
us necessity sometimes compelled them
to go out together, il was arranged bo
tween them that in walkinir he should
keep time with every third step of
hers, and tho plan works, alter a lush
ion. As they go nlong tho sidewalk
the sound is "putter, palter, thump I"
"putter, patter, thump!" and it's tun
ny, 1 he only uilhculty about tho do-
vico is thut llireo ot her steps fall a
fraction short ot ono of his, and overy
other minute sho has lu wrigglo und
hop or bo has to halt and stumble to
w her to catch up. i hey are an
unhappy couple, and all because the
distance front their bodies to the
ground vary so much. Siirinolielil lie-
imlilican.
She was an angel blonde, and sho
tripped tln'igh tbe market until sho
renclicd a stall where a bnndsoinc
butcher stood.
"Havo yon any heart?" she asked.
blushing timidly.
" Havo I a heart, Miss 7 responded
tho butcher ; " Do you think thai 1 can
watch von day after day and sco your
eyes droop as they meet mine that 1
can I feel your velvet breath upon my
cheek as 1 stoop over lo servo you
and not hava a heart ? Ah, maiden, I
am all heart, and you ask me have I
one ? "
"Yes." she sighed faintly, "this is
lovely, this is divine, but it ain't tho
kind I want this morning ; so give mo
a bullock's heart, quick I and trim ft
fur stuffing, or my old man 11 be raising
Cain if his dinner ain't rooked."
REPUBLICAN,
20, 1876.
JtEMrXISCEXCES OFJN0. It AN
DOLPJl.
This station of tho Richmond & Dan
villo liuilroad brings to mind tbe name
of John ltundolpb, of Jtoanoake. tho
onco famous contemporary and fuo of
l iny and John vumey Adams, tho
liorj- defender ot htato rights and tbo
idol ot bis constituents of tho Char-
louo District, lie was a man ol many
idiosyncrasies, and it is in accordance
with his own desire that his grave on
tho bcuutirul bill overlooking tho val
Icy of the Staunton Iiivor Is unmark
ou by headstone or monument. From
Capt. Barnes, of Wylliosburg, a pleas-
ant Virginia gontleman of the old
school, I learned several anecdotes of
Mr. ltundolpb, with whom bo was well
acquainted ; and Mr. Itandolph's old
resilience anil his Dunnl plnco tiro tree
lo be visiiau by any ono. ,
liandolphe old lioanoako plantation
a part only of his 10,()(i6 acres in
Chitrlotto county is now owned by
judge lioulding, a mombor of the Su
promo flench ot tho Slate. Tho resi-
denco is situated in an extensive oak
grovo, with an exposure of tho south
and west, fronting and overlooking the
valley, in 1WI0, when Itandolph first
camo there to live, be called it "a sav
age solitude;" but be hardly over
weaned of bis boautiful oaks. lie al
lowed the underbrush to grow at will,
and never trimmod tho trees. During
bis absence onco tbo overseer cut away
from a treo before bis houso a limb
which brushed atjainst a window. On
his return bo asked tho reason, and,
being informed, replied : "Why didn't
yon move the houo, sir?" That, in
deed, would not have been so difficult
a task, for bis cottago was strongly at
variance with his spirit of family pride.
The old Knglish barons of fcndal times
were bis ideals. His home, however,
was a low cottage house, which has
disappeared, though bis summer rosi
denco near by is still standing. Many
of his vagaries are to bo attributed to
his Indian blood, derived from tho his
toric Pocahontas, of which bo was
very proud. Mr. liandolpb had many
fine horses, which bo was glad lo ex
hibit whenever occasion ottered. Ho
drovo in a coach-and-four whore it was
possible when npon his numerous jour
neys.
His slaves were always well treat
ed ; ono of them especially, bis body
servant, Johnny, being carefully pro
vided lor. o grain was over sold
from off Mr. Itandolph's land. Ha al
ways said that his blacks should raise
what was needed on tho plantation,
but no more. Finally, in bis will, be
mado provision tor f reeing them all,
three hundred in number. Ho bad
been unalterably opposed to tbo Mis
souri Compromise, by which the do
main of slavery was restricted ; be had
upheld the divino right of slavery
through evil report and good report,
and yet tn his will occur these words
"I eivo and bequeath lo all my slaves
their freedom, heartily regretting that
I havo over been tho owner of one."
Further than this, he provided for the
purchario of 4,000 acres of land, to be
given to these freed slaves. Those
who remember Mr. liandolpb say lhat
he never shaved. He bad an cxtremo-
ly thin, but vory sweet and clear voice.
He was affublo in conversation, and
something of a wit. Once, whon in
England, be made an engagement to
dine with a certain nobleman, but sub-
sequently receiving an Invitation for
the same timo from Miss Kdirewortb,
tho author, ho accepted the latter, and
aflcrwurd apologized to tbe nobleman
by saying, "The woman tempted me
and 1 did est.
The celebrated duel between Ran
dolph and Henry Clay grew out ot
tho Presidential election of 1824. In
that eloetion Mr. Clay, finding that ho
had no chance, but held the balance
of pow er, elected John Quincy Adams,
by whom ho was mado Secretary of
State. In public debato Mr. Randolph
spoke of Ibis as "a combination, un
heard of till then, of tho Puritan with
tho black leg." In the resulting duel
Clay missed his aim and Randolph
fired wide. Clay giasped his hand
and exclaimed : "1 trust in uou, my
dear sir, you are untouched ; after
what has occurred I would not have
harmed yon for a thousand worlds."
Not lotmnflerMr. Clay told Randolph
that Mrs. Cluy bad borne a son, and
they bad named it John Randolph
Clay. Mr. Randolph, straightening
up, replied! "1 nope ho will never (lis-
grace bisgodfathcr." Notwithstanding
iuis incident, and tho tact lhat Air.
Randolph paid a visit to the Senato but
few days before his death for the ex
press purpose ol bidding adieu tot lay,
the tradition hero is that ho was at his
own request buried in his grave in a
sitting posture with his tuco to tho
west, "iliat ho may watch his enemy,
flenrv Clnv " The nlnco which lie an-
lected for bis grave was between two
pine trees in front ot bis house. Ono
of them is still standing. Correiipond
encc Sprimjfield CptWaiiM.
At a dinner parly thore wore two
sisters present, ono a widow who had
just emerged from her weeds, tho other
not lung married, whose husband had
lately gono out to India for a short
term. A young barrister present was
ucputej iu ibko mo wiuow qown
to dinner, tntorlnnately, bo was un
der tho iinprassion lhat his partner
wus uio married lady whose husband
had just arrived in India. The con
versation between them began with
tbe lady's remarking how extremely
hot it was. "Yes, il is vory hot," re
turned tho young burrister. Then a
happy thongh suggested Itself to him,
and he added with a cheesfiil smile.
"Hut not so hoi as tho plivro to which
your husband has gono." Tho look
with which tbo widow answered tbo
"happy thought" will haunt that young
oarrister till lite tiny ol his denlh.
A Hongnpore (India) paper says:
"A Kuropean lad named Itreen, ono
day recently, got upon a largo treo, on
the other sido of tho railroad station,
tor tho purpose of taking away the
eggs, as ho supposed, from tho nest,
which was on tho tree. The nest be
ing a little too high up from the lad to
look into, he, from a lower branch, put
his hand into the nest, and laid bold of
a decent-sited snake, rnncying it to
bo a young bird bo took it out, and on
finding out whnt ho had laid hold of,
and losing his balance, fell to the
ground and dislocated his right arm."
We w ish every boy who attempts to
nib a bird s nest might nml a snake in
It, and a big ono nt that. ,
Tho ornament of a house ia tbe
friends who frequent it. There is no
want greater In life than the appear
ance of new persons about our hearth,
oxeept it be tho progress of character
which draws them. Il has been fine
ly added by Inder to bis definition of
grttit nvin, "It ia ho who can call to
gether the most select company when
it pleases him."
NEW
110 W TO BB HANDSOME.
Most poonlo would liko to be hand
some. Nobody denies the great powor
which any person may have who has
a good luco and attracts you by good
looks, ovon bclore a word has been
spoken. And wo bco all sorts of ad
vices in men and women to improve
ineir looks.
Now, all cannot havo good features
Ihey nro as God made them; but al
most any one can look well, especially
with good health. It is bard to give
rmc in a vory snort space, but in
brief those will do:
Kocp clean: wardi frnelv. All the
skin wants is leavo to act trooly, and
it takes caro ol itself. Its thnusnnda
of air boles must not bo closed.
fcnt regularly, and sleep enough
not too much. Tho stomnch enn no
more work all tbe time, nitrlit and day.
than a horse. It must havo regular
work and rest.
Good tooth are a help to trood looks.
Brush them with a soft brush, especial
ly at night. Go to bed with cleansed
teeth. Of course, to havo white teeth
it Is needful to let tobacco alono. All
women know that. Washes for tho
tcelh should be very simple. Acid
may wbilon tbo teeth but it tukes off
tbe enamel and injures them.
nicep m a cool room, in pure air. No
one can have a cleanly skin who
breathes bad air. But mora than all,
in order to look well, wako un mind
and soul.
Wbcb tbo mind is awake, the dull
sleepy look passes away from the eyos.
i oo not Know mat the brain expands,
but it seems so. Think, and read, not
trashy novels, but books and papers
that havo something in them. Talk
Willi peoplo who know something;
hear lectures and learn by them.
Men say they cannot afford books,
and sometimes do not even pay for a
newspaper, in lhat case it docs them
littlo good ; they tool so mean wbilo
reading them. But men can afford
what they really choose. If all the
monevsnent in self indulgence, in hurt.
fill indulgence, was spent in books or
useful papers for self-improvement, we
should see a change. Men would grow
handsome, and women too. T ho soul
would shine out through the eyes. W e
wero not meant to be more animals.
bet us have books and read them, and
sermons and bced them.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT.
A CRY OP F1BR IN TUB CHINESE TI1EATRB
CAl'SES A BTABPCUB.
Tho AUa-California gives the follow
ng particulars of a terrible disaster,
which happened at a Chinese theatre
in San Francisco, a few nights ago:
A dtcadlul accident happened at a
quarter past twelve o'clock last night
at tho Royal China theatre, No. 622
Jackson street, near Dupont. It was
a benefit night, and nearly two thou
sand Chinese were wedged in the the
atre. Some Chinaman raised tbo cry
of "Fire 1" and a panic ensued. There
was a rush from the gallery to the nar
row stairway leading to tbo main exit
Tho stairway gave way, and a portion
of, tho crowd, in passing the portal,
were overthrown by those who follow
ed. , To add to tbo horror of the situa
tion, tho (winging doors opening to
the narrow vestibule were wrenched
off and fell forward npon the unfortu
nate crowd aboad, mashing a number
of tbom to tbo floor. The surging
moss struggling outward, precipitated
itself upon tbo fallen doors, compress
ing tho helpless beings beneath to
death. Still others crowded npon
those on tbo floors and. tramped them
to death. , The exit from the floor of
tho theatre to tho vestibule is down a
short flight of steps, which accounts
tor the wedging ot tho mass at that
point. The flight was down an inclin
ed plane. All the timo the play was
going on in the liveliest fashion, tbe
actors not aware ot thesenous charac
ter of tho exodus. The polico, under
Captain Douglas, wore speedily on the
ground, and took measures to control
the affrighted Chinese, and to receive
the dead and w ounded. Twenty eight
bodies wore carried out lrom the door
way. Of theso nineteen wore dead
soven wore seriously bruised and dread
fully wounded, two of them probably
talally. Ono of tho Chinaman's leg
was broken.- One ol the badly injur
ed was a littlo boy. Several of the
wounded wero taken lo Chinese houses
in tbo vicinity. '
Dr. S..vors, polico surgeon, was on
the ground, administering to the
wounded. Tho Coroner was notified
and took charge of tbo dead. Tbe
scone in front of the theatre wasvbast-
ly, as the dead and dying lay on tho
street and sidewalks, the dying, groan
ing and struggling, and a stream of
chattering and appalled Chinamen
poured out, hopping ovor bodies liko
crossing a drift of logs. Tbo dead will
number over twenty. They uro of the
Innoring class ol l binoso.
Six of those who had boon nearly
suffocated, and wero supposed to be
dying, wore taken to tho city prison
hospital, whore several soon revived.
A BID HOTEL ttl'KNED.
END Or THK UKANUSkS' BNOAMPMKNT
(lOVT TUB (IHB OBIOINATKD A CLBAN
IWEKP LOSS fM0,OII0.
At flvo minutes before 6 o'clock last
evening (Friday, Nov. 17lh) the largo
botol known as tbo Grangers hticamv
ment, at Kim Station, on tbo Pennsyl
vania Railroad, in Montgomery county,
six nines wcsioi tne u esi ruuaucipma
Depot, was discovered to boon fire. An
east wind was blowing at tho timo, and
the fire, which nrtginuted in tbe south-
oast oornerof the building, spread with
groat rapidity. I bo building was al
most entirely pine, and the light parti
tion walls withered and disappeared
before tho flames liko sheets ol paper.
The fire burst through tho root and
out tbo windows, and, fanned by the
breeze, swept from ono end to the other
of the vast structure almost with race
horse speed, sc. .ding up columns of
name ana smoke, lighting up the coun
try for miles around. The hotel was
provided with patent firo extinguishers,
but no ciiorl was made by tho occu
pants to save tho building. It would
havo been useless to do so. Many of
them had as much as they could do to
save themselves, the nro spread so
rapidly. Two ol the employees, in try
ing to save their personal effects, wero
badly burned about the hands, and
Mrs. J onestho steward s wile, narrow ly
escaped, though her room was several
hundred foot from where the fire start
od, and hor husband ran to get ber oat
as soon as it was discovered. The
flames burst Into her room before she
could leavo it, and, with hor children ir
her arms, sbo ran lor ber life through
the blazing corridors. In lorn than an
hour the fire did its work, and the
Grangers' Kncanipnient, which covered
over five sores of ground and contained
thirteen hundred rooms, and which
cost, with Ita tnrnitnre, 180,000, was a
TEEMS $2 per annum in Advanoe.
SERIES - V0L. 17, NO. "47.
pile of ashes. Nothing w as saved ex
cept thirteen mattresses and a part of
me steward s silver-ware. 1 ho pianos
and organs had been removed bolore,
but with this exception, tbe hotel was
fully furnished. Kuch sleeping room
contained a bed, a table, two chairs, a
wash-stand, a looking-glass, toilet arti
cles and carpet. There were about
thirty-live persons, including ten guests,
in thu hotel at tho time, i hey saved
nothing but the clothes Ihcv hud on.
Two Poor women, Mis. Hummer and
Mrs. Mai tin, employed in tho bouse,
lost everythinir thov bad in the world.
including small sums of monor. A. K.
Jones, the steward, losos abonl a thou
sand (iollarsin kitchen and table furni
ture. Mr. Jones had an insurance on
his property, but it expired a few
weeks ago,
the builduiK was erected un tho land
of Lewis Thomas, und wus ow ned and
conducted by a stock company, incor
porated as tho Centennial Kncainpmcnt
Association, of which Dr. Stock, of
Lycoming county, is prcwidctit. and
Townsotid Walters, of West Cheater,
treasurer.
The building had a front of 509 feet
and a depth of 450 feet, besides dining
room, which was 80 feet wido and 3G0
feet long. It had elovon corridors and
over a thousand eas jets. The kitchen
and two largo steam-boilers forcooking
purposes, and the hotel had eas-works
of its own, and was supplied with water
uy a, rneaiii-piiiiip. nearly mreo mill
ion feet of pine lumber wore used in
its construction. Durino- tbo lust
three months of the Exhibition tho ho
tel did a large business, accommodating
over 100,000 gnosis, having at one time
over two thousand. The building and
lurnuure wore insured in twelve com
panios for 45,000. Mr. Walters, the
treasurer, went to WcstChestor yester
day morning. It is thought lhat all
his books and papers were burned.
Tbo firo is bolioved to havo been tho
work of incendiaries, as there was no
fire in tbe building w ithin thrco hun
dred feet of where tho conflatrrotion
began. It is said that some suspicious
looking persons wero seen leaving tbe
ouiiuing sooruy oeioro the tire.
No tinul decision had been mado by
tbe board of directors as to what dis
position they would mnko of tho build
ing, but thoy were negotiatinir with
certain parties for its sale, in whole or
10 part. Ibo officers sny that, but for
tho fire, they would havo come out
about square, financially. Scveral.fire
companies from this city started' for
the fire, but when thoy got to West
Philadelphia thoy turned around and
camo back. I'lula. jtma,Jov. 18.
PEANUTS.
WHERE AND UOW Til IV OIIOW THE EX
TENT OP THEIR PRODUCTION.
Peanuts, or. as they are ponularlv
known in the South, ground nuts or
goubors, grow in the ground on the
roots of the plant exactly liko potatoes.
The stalk and leaves ot the plant some
what resemble clover, and to get tho
nuts when ripe tbe plants are pulled
out of tho ground, tho nuts adhering
firmly totheroots. Tbogrontest trouble
with tho ground nuts is in picking
them, which has to be done by hand,
no machine having been invented to
do tho work, though it would seem
as if such a machino, in the shapo of a
coarso comb, might be easily invented,
lint labor is cheap in the places where
tbey are grown, which are in the light,
sandy soils of Tennessee, Virginia and
.North Carolina in this country. Pea
nuts are also largely grown in Africa,
India, Brazil and other places. The
boat are raised in the valley of the riv
er Gambia, in Africa, and yield large
quantities ot oil. this product, when
properly produced is esteemed equal
to olivo oil ; but it is also used in wool
en manufactures, in sonp making, in
lamps and for lubricating machinery.
Last yoar the crop in the Unitod States
was us fullows: Tennessee, 235,000
bushols; Virginia, 450,000; North Car
olina, 100,000. Tbo imports from Af
rica last year were 848,000 bushels, of
which Boston Imported 38,000 and
Now York 23,000. Tho arentgo of
uio now crop this year is somewhat
larger than lhat ot last year, and prom
iscs well, the nut being generally bet
ter filled and matured than for two
years, and of finer quality. Tho past
yoar was marked by fewer changes
than any tormer ono; by a moderate
but steady consumptive demand ; by
an nhsenco of speculation, and by tho
small proportion of choico whito nuls.
Tennessee peanuts nro put up in bur-
luy bags oi lour or nre bushels capaci
ty and are sold by the pound, tbo
grades being respectively inferior,
prime, choico and funcy. Tho crop
year begins October 1 and September
30 of the ensuing year. Tbo now
crop will como forward undor vory fn-
vorauio auspices, i no previous crop
having been well sold up, stocks are
light in tho hands of commission mer
chants and dealers.
Wells' Character. The character
of J. Madison Wells, President of tho
Louisiana Returning Hoard, is somo-
thing fearful lo contemplate. His
fraudulent claim for (450,000, pending
before tho Southern Claims Commis
sion, was filed with tbo assnranco that
his infamous conduct would secure tho
support of the Administration. Tho
billowing is tho exact languago of the
protest now on file :
"lie lias not ownod-sn acre of land
in fitly years nor a smglo slave, and
when bw creditors have asked lor
payment ho ncvor claimed to bo tho
owner of his crops. Ho expects lo
ntiy tne support oi his cinitn by re
cent services as ono of tho Returning
iioaru.
This refers to sorviccs rendered with
in tho last fuur years. Tho question
is now asked, "What is the price of
the infamy ho will be called upon lo
father in securing the oloctoruf voto of
of liouwisna?" A prominent itepub-1
lican telegraphed that unless the votos
cast in the bulldozed districts are'
thrown out the Slate cannot ho denied
to Tilden.
A very singular case is reported from
Brooklyn. A woman was badly friuht-
cned by a eat somo months previous
to the birth of a child. That child
proved to be a girl, and is now eigh.
toen years of age, and married. Dur
ing her girlhood sho gave no evidence
of being affected by her mother's fright,
excepting, indeed, proensity to cbnso
mice and occasionally to sit on tbe
backyard fence and yowl a littlo on
moonlight nights; but strange tn re
late, sinco the birth ot her own hahr
sho always lifts il out of the) cradle by
lliu men vi ii nevK wiin nor Ivom.
The wickedness of a loose or profane
author, ia bis writings, is mora atro
cious than that of tbo ciddv libertine
or drunken ravisber ; not only because
it extends its effects wider (as a pesti
lence that taints the air is more de
structive . than poison infused in a
draught), bat because it is committed
with cool deliberation.
MVCir IN LITTLE.
Rest, quiet and warmth are the
idolatries of the old.
Want of thought is not invariably
tbo reason why folks whistle.
To koep your sooret Is wisdom j
but to expect others to keep it Is folly.
A person could hardly feol much
confidence in a man who bad never boon
impesod upon.
The sunshine of lifu is made up of
very fbw beams that are bright all th
time.
! No trno work since tbo world bo-
Somo people cannot drive to happi
ness with four horses, and others can
reach the froal on foot. ,
How many ot us, even iu " luutiu"
life, need to learn that our gifts are not
our accomplishments.
Tho fire-fly only shir.es when on
tho wing. So it is with the mind; whon
wo rest wo darken.
There is an innato delicacy which
respects the feelings of a child, and
without which no man is fit to wear
the name of gentleman.
We should impart our courage and
not our despair, our health and caso
and not our disoaso, and tako care that
this does not spread by ojnUigion.
Tho word "busybody" (1 Peter
v:15) is a vory remarkable expression.
Tho Greek word means literally, "a
bishop in another man's diocese."
" You try in vain," says a pithy
writer, " to sweep tbo mist from your
door with a broom ; but when the sun
shines upon it, how soon it disperses!"
The spire of StntBbouriCatbod nil,
hitherto the highest in the world, is
now surpassed by the lately comploted
spire of tho Rouen Cathedral, which is
490 feet high.
Habitual liars invent falsehoods
not to gain an end or oven to amuso
themselves. It is partly practice and
partly habit. It requires an effort in
them to speak the truth.
Mrs. Illoggs asked ber husband it
he did not think hor now dress was as
sweet as a spring rose. Ho said it was,
even to the minor attraction of having
a littlo due on it,
Never let youi honest convictions
be laughed down. Be true to yourself,
and In the end you will not only be
respected by tbe world, but havo the
approval ol your own conscience.
A woman who was told that some
tubles in tho Russian department at
the Centennial wero mado of malach ito,
exclaimed : "My goodness I I thought
Malachite was ono of the prophets T"
Garments that have one rent in
them are subject to be torn on every
nail, and glasses that are once cracked
are soon brekon ; such is man's good
nemo once tainted with just reproach.
Sixteen is the epoch of gratitude j
tbo time when you feel inclined tomake
ovor your whole property to anybody
wbo happens to lend you an umbrella
in a rain-storm ; but it only lasts a lit
tlo time.
A fuir reputation is a plant deli
cate in its nature and by no means
rapid in its growth. It will shoot up
in a night like the gourd of tho prophet ;
but, liko that gourd, it may porish in
a night
With years wo gain worldly wis
dom ; bet for that we must barter many
a trustful feeling, many a chivalric re
solve, and be content to sco many a
splendid vision "dio away, and fade
into tbo light of common day."
Povorty overtakes him who says,
" 'Tis too cold, 'tis too hot, 'tis too late,"
and neglects bis daily work ; but bo
w ho, performing his manly duties, recks
not a straw for heat or cold, his happi
ness shall not decay.
Rich indeed must bo the portion
lhat includes death in its treasures
not as a bar to keep us out, bnt as a
bridge by which we pass over and pos
sess our inheritance. Thus the cer
tainty of heaven. Both worlds are
provided for.
A young clergyman seems to have
compressed the whole body of bis ser
mon on "deceit" in the following: "Ob,
my brethren, the snowiest shirt-front
may conceal an aching bosom, and the
stillest of all rounders encirclo a throat
that has many a bitter pill to swallow."
Faith without repentance is not
faith, but presumption ; like a ship all
sail and no ballast, that tippoth over
with every blast. And repentance
without faith is not repentance, but
despair ; liko a ship all ballast and no
sail, which sinkcth of her own weight
There is no sort of wrong deed of
which a man can bear the punishment
alone ; you can't isolate yourself, and
say that the evil which is in you shall
not spread. Men s lives are as thor
oughly blended with each other as tho
air they broalho ; evil spreads as nec
essarily as disease
One great reason why men prac
tice generosity so little in the world is
their finding so littlo there. Generosity
is catching ; and if so many escape it,
it is in a small degree lor tbo same
reason that countrymen escapo the
small-pox because they moot with no
ono to give it to them.
The evcry-dny cares and duties
wliich men call drudgery nre thewoights
and counterpoises of the clock of timo,
giving its hands a regular motion, and
when they cease to hang upon tbo
wheels, the pendulum no longor swings,
tho hands no longer move, the clock
stands still.
"My son," said an affectionate
mi.ther to her son, who resided at a
short distauco, and expected soon to to
he married, "you are getting voty thin."
"Yes, mother," he replied, "I am, and
w lieu i uuiiiii next time, a tninK you
will see my rib."
A sailor was recently brought bo
fore a magistrate for beating his wife,
when tho magistrate attempted, to
reach his heart by asking him if he did
not know that his wife was the " weak
er vossol." "If she is," replied Jack,
" sho ought not to carry so much sail I "
Complimentary : A maidon lady
said to ber nephew, "Now, Johnny, you
go to bed early, and always do so, and
you'll bo rosy -cheeked and handsome
when you grow np. Johnny thought
ovor this a few minutes, and then ob
served, "Well, aunty, you must have
set up a good deal when yon wort
young."
A moral character is attachod to
autumnal scenes : the leaves falling like
our years, lias nowors lading like our
hours, the clouds nestling like our illu
sions, tho light diminishing like our in
telligence, the sun growing colder like
our affections, the rivers becoming fro
zen like our lives all bear secret rela
tions to our destinies.
Liberality, courtesy, benevolence,
unselfishness, under allcircomstanoees,
and towards all men these qualities
are lo the world what the linch pin is
to the rollingchariot. And when these '
qualities are "anting, neither father
nor mot hor will recoive or demand sup
port from a son. And because wise
men foster these qualities, therefore do
they prosper and receive praise.
You ask bitterly, like Pontius Pi
late, what ia truth ? In such an hoar
what remains f We reply, obedience.
Leave those thoughts for the present.
Act be merciful and gentle honest ;
forco yourself te abound in little sarri
ees ; be true to the duty lhat you know.
That must be right, whatever else ia
nnoertain. And by all the laws of the
human heart, by the word of God, you,
shall not be left to doubt.