' .
H. V. MoRTiiiMEii, Proprietor.
INDEPENDENT" Live and Let Live."
$1.00 a Year if Paid in Advance
VOL. III., No. o.
LEHIGHTON, CARBON COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, DEOEMHER 23, 1871.
Subscribers out of Comity, SI. 20.
CARDS.
Vnrnltiirc Varrlione.
T. Bchwarti, lltiik street, dealer in all Until if
Furniture Ogfjlnimnd'tn older.
Hoot fillil Slion Mker.
Clinton Brolhey, in Lrran't building. Hank street.
All orders iiromptlyjlllm-uiork warranted.
yjrj M. KAPSIIISll,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
HANK STREET, liEHIUMTU.l. IA.
irteal Estate and Collection Agency. Will Iluyand
Sell Itial Estate. Conveyancing neatly done, l.ol
lections promptly made. Settling Estate of Ie
.cedent, a specialty. Slay be cou.ulted In English
aand German. Nov. 22.
JKO. D. BEKTULETTK,
ATTORNEY AND OlDNSHLl.Olt AT. LAW
Or-IC-Flrst National Dank null eg, 2nd Fiocr
MAUCH CIIUNIC, Ptsm.
May ho consulted In German, apr IB, 1671
QAK1ICI. KALIll'US,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSV.LLOIt AT LAV,
Jlnucll Chunk, Pa.
JttS-Olnce. above Doton's Jev.e(rj',Storc,Proadiray.
J II. DISIMICK,
AUCTIONEER,
Bant WcUspurt, I'a,
N It. Sales of every description attended loat
reasonable charge. The patrong of tte public
Is respectfully solicited. Jan. 24, '74.
j-jii. n. ii. nicitisn,
PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SUltOEON,
Olllce, UiJE Street, next dooraboiethe l'otoltlie,
Ib.igbton, l'a. Office Hours Parryiille each day
rom 10 to 12 o'clock; remaluder of day at olhcelu
Lehlghtor. Not-SI. '78
gj A a L. IS IIOTEIi,
N. KLOT, PHOP'K,
Summll II111. Cnrlion Co., Pa,
JM- lien of accommodations, hucellenl res
taurant underneath. Uuod .tabling utuulied
Terms mod.rate.
m BOl'U IICXKI,
99
ARCHITECT,
122 S. 9th StAllentown,Pa.
Will furnish Plans, Specifications and Estimates
giving exait cost of ulllc aud private lulldli g,
4roin the painest to the most elaborate; ill
Vrawlug tor Malrs, Hand-lulls, Ac. Jel.1
AVID EHIIUJIT'S
Xiivery & Sale Stables,
til A NIC STUEiiT.l.KllirJIITO.V, I'll.
FAST TROTTING HORSES,
ELEGANT CARRIAGES.
And positively LOWER TRICES than
any other Livery In tho County.
3f" Lirgo and handsome Carriages
for Funeral purpose and Weddings.
lov.22, 1873. DAVID EI1UEHT.
II03IAS A. WILLIAMS.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Xauly ofijiotlfe tbe rofct-oflice.
BANK STREET, Lehighton, Pa.
IlaTlng coiuuieuct'd buidtieas, ar above, I would
respectfully aitiiuuiitu to tbe citizen cf Lehlshtt n
.nnd vicinity tbat 1 aui ) pared to do all wuik lu
lay line in tbe iitMtet ami wott substantial nmi
lier, at pricvi fully low as the -same woik rnti
ho otAlnvd In l'bltaJflibl.i, A iKiidlJ nirt
int uf CIULDHK'S and SUS.iKb UIMUof
tho lt uinkenlwnji on band. Atrial U boliclteJ
and Batlfactlon guarautted.
at owes I iricei. Jul 4,1674.
CONYKVAXCEU,
AND
GENEHAL INSUB NJE AGE vT
The following Companies are Kepresented :
Lebanon Mutual Eire,
Heading Mutual Eire,
Wyoii.liiR Eire,
l'ottsvlllo Fire,
Lehigh Eire, and tho
Travelers' Accident Insurance,
Also 1'eiuisylvanla aud Mutual llorso
Tlilef Detective aud Insurance Com.
.pauy. March 2U, 18"y.
-H-OS. M. FKITZIKUUK,
l'ashlouablo
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Opposite T. D. Clauss' Store,
a INK STREET, LEU1GIITON, I'a
respectfully (nturins Ills ft lends and thu
public, that lie lins just received n new
uiiii exi'i-llent nssortment of Men's Wo
men's and Children's Ready- Madu
Boots, Shoes & Gaiters,
"Widen ho will Sell at the Lowest Trices.
tsy Hoots and Shoes made to order,
nd Repairing npatly aud substantially
done at snort notice. ap23.yl
OMACCONIST.
OLIVER CRILLEY, dealer In To
bacco, Cigars, Pipes, &a., next door to
Hex's Grocery Stoie, Susquehanna St.,
Mnucli Chunk, respectfully risks tho
people of Lelilghton and vicinity, when
visiting that plnce, to call In and try Ills
FRAGRANT CIGARS,
the very best In tbe market. Every
articles In his lino warranted as repre
sented and at lowest prices. I marSS
SADEN HUTTEU TANNERY
LEHIGHTON, PA.,
B. J. KTJNTZ, Prop'r,
Respectfully announces to tho public
that he has just rebuilt the Tannery,
formerly of Daniel Olewlne, and put
In nil the best and most approved ma
chinery for Iho
Manufacture of Leather,
such as Hemlock and Oak Sole, Harness,
Upper, Kip, Calf and Sheep, which ho
will supply nt tho very lowest price.
TlastetlnR Hair supplied In largo or
small quantities very low. HIDES and
SKINS bought nt highest cn-h prices.
Tatrouago solicited. Aug. 8-yl
JROS!! JpSOS !!!
Tho undersigned calls tho attention
(if all paities Using Iron to thu fact that
he-keeps on hand, nt the
WeissportRolling Mill
nil Sizes, which ho offers at tho Lowest
Market Trices. Ali, that lie pnvs the
Highest Trice lor SCRAP IRON, or
wilt takit it in exchaugo for Mauufac
tuted lion
In the absence of the undersigned,
paities will call nt the Feed Store of W.
II KNEC11T, Esq., and bentti nded to.
LHWIS WEISS.
Welssport, Sept 12 1118
w
liOVU AX FiUUD.
Charles Trainer
Respectfully Informs tho peoplo of Le
lilghton that hu has most Excellent
Flout' for Sitlo ;
Also, good FEED of all kinds, and
STRAW in tho Jitudle. Ho is also
piepated to do any kind of
Hauling and Ploving
at bliort notice.
LEHIGH (2d) STREET,
Lehighton, Ta. March 28-ly
LKISIOEITO.'V, PESSM,,
DUALKB IN
Dry Goods, Notions,
TKIMMINGS ,
GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE,
Glassware, Hardware, Ac.
May 31, 1873.
Y,WONI)I?UFUL, HUT TRUE I
Whenever I get a liottle of Ulomn
of Youth or Miignnlla Halm, Rn-e Tint,
a llox of Lilly White, or anything in
that lino to uettutily the complexion, at
Dialing's Diug Store, It seems to bo
nicer mid better than 1 can get nuy
vtheioelao. may
HEnm.JIA.V & CO.,
BANK STREET. Lehighton, Pa.,
MILLERS and Dealers In
All kinds of GIU1N Itought and Sold
at Regulai Maiket Rates.
We would, also, respectfully Inform
our citizens, that we are now fully pie
pated to supply them with tho
BBs!fc ff JauH
.From any Mine desired at thu VlltlV
i.owi:st PRICKS.
M. IIEILMAN & CO.
July SflUi, 1U7-1.
HEAD THIS TWICE.
"THE PEOPLE'S LEDGER" con
tains No Continued btoiies, 8 Large
Page-, -IS Columns of Chulcu Ml-cella.
neons Reading JAilter every week, to
itelher with aitlelen Iroiu thu pens of
-ueh well-litiu.Mi u liters as Nabuy,
OuVfcll, Ol'l'IO Sylvanus Coiiu, Jll ,
Jlis alcoti', Will Caulton, J. T.
TuosviintDau, Mahk Twain, Ac.
SS-1 lll.eiul "Thu Pcoplc'a I.rd(er"
lo any iiililresi, evcryweck for llu-ro
litoultiH, 011 trial, on lft'clpt ofonly
SO CUNTS.
"The People's Ledger" Is nn old es
tablished and n liable weekly p.iptr,
published every Saturday, and Is eiv
pupmur lliiouliuul ihu N. E. and Mid
dle States. Address,
Ill.R.MANN K. CURTIS, Publisher,
No. 12 Schoul il., llostou, Mass.
Nov. l'l-Uiu.
ITY HIM? NO I That Electric
Liniment, like I unt at Dui ling's
Drug Store, will cure him or any other
man ot RIlEUMilTISM and all other
Pains. may 0
1JUST look nt her Hair I Why I
thought It was turning Grey? So
It was, until she got n liottle of that new
Hair Restorer at Durllug's Drug Store.
UY IT I TRY IT I Thu India
Rubber Plasters for a Weal: Hack
DRULING has them, may 0
Railroad Guide.
N'
ORTII PBNNA. RAlI.ltOAD,
Passengers for Philadelphia will leaToLehtghti
ns folic ws :
COO a. m. via L. V. nrrlro at Phltt. at o.fio n. 1
7.37 a. in. Th L. A S. " " ll.ln a. 1
7.19 1. m. via L. V. ' " U.IO1.1
11.07p.in.iUL. S. " " 2.15p. n
11.02 p. in. Til L. V. " " 2.15 p. 1
2.27 p. in. Till.. S. " 6.Tipl
4.47 p. in.lla I.. A S. " " 8.2Hp. 1
4.41 p. in. ill L. V. " " s.2t)p. 1
7-tS p. in. 1 ll L, V, " 1080 p. 1
etut-nlng. leivfl depot at nerks and Amerin
Street, I'll 1 1 1., nt 7.00, 8.30 and 0.45 11. 111.; 2
3M aud 1.15 p. m.
1 are itom i.euiihton to riiuideipnia, ti.r..
l eli.1 1E7I. ULLIiiOALK, Agi
;ent
OIlNTIt AI, II. II. (IP N. .1.
LEllIOU & SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
Time Table of Dec. 7, 1871.
Trilns leave LehUhtnn as fallows:
For Xew York, Philadelphia Easton, Ac a, 7.37.
11.07 a. in., 2.27, 4 47 p m.
ForMaudi Chunk nt 10.15 a. m., 114,G1S, and
II 0.1 p. 111.
For Wllkes-llarre nnd Efcranton at 10.15 a. m., 1.14,
G."8 p. 111.
Kdurtiing 1-oavo New York, from statlin Cen
tral Hnllrnnd of Xew Jersey, loot of M1erty
street, North Itlvir, atB.15, 0.00 a.m., 12.41,
4 0O p. in.
L.ivo PhlLid-lplill, from Depot North Penn'a
R. It., ot 7.00,0 45 a. 111., 2 0. 515 p. m.
Leave Ea&ton at 8 30, 11-43 a. in., 3.55 and
7.15 p ni.
Leave Mauch Chunk at 7.30,11.00 a.m., 220 and
4.40 p. 111.
Fo; further particulars, see Time Tables nt tho
Stations.
II. I. I1ALDW1N, Gen. l'atxnger Agent .
July 4, 1071.
pl2iNSVI.VANlA IIAIL.IIO AI),
PHILADELPHIA i EltIEP.lt. DIVISION.
Sllllllllcr Time Tnlllr.
On and alter SUNDAY, JUNE '.'Sib, 1874, the
trains 011. tho PhUada.Jt Erie UK. Divlslou will
ruuu&folloHs:
WKSTWAltD.
Fast Line leaves Philadelphia
" " llarUug
" " Sunl.ury
" " MlllhniFport
" err. at Lock llaieu
Kr.IE MAH.(eilU'S Philadelphia
" Ilarritiurg
" " Suul.ury
" " Wlllamsport
" " Liu k lluv.u
' " Itenova
" air. at Erie
Eluira SIau, leaves 1'hlfadelphla
" " llarrlshurg
" " s'uiitury
" " Wllllamsport
arr.at Lock llaieii
12.55 p.m.
5 no p.m.
(J.55 p.m.
8.50 p.m.
le.00 p.m
11.55 p.m.
4.25 11 lit.
5 tlO 11.111
8.35 a 111,
0.45 a.m.
11.10 a. m
S (15 p.m.
S.0J a.m.
1.20 p.m.
40 p 111.
11 20 p.m.
7.'!0 p.m.
7.20 a.m.
Niagara lUntijU leaies Philadelphia
linrrlsl.urg
" " ' Kunl.ury
Ill 40 a.m.
12.30 p.m,
" " " Wllllunsport
" " " Lwkllaimi
" " " Henovi
" " arr. at Kane
KASrWAKI).
Pnni. Kxrncts leave. Lock llaicu
" " " Sunljury
" " Ulili uusnort
uri p.m,
3 10 p.m
4.20 pin.
tl.JU a ui.
0 20 a.m.
0.3 1 p.m.
7.45 a.m.
1145am.
3JIS p.m
11.2' a.m.
D 20 p.m.
0.1I5 p.ill.
10 50 a.m.
12 40 a.m.
2 40 a 111.
fl 40 a.nij
0.15 a.m.
11.111 a.m.
12.40 p.m.
:t.O ) p.m
(I-I.1 p.m.
11,0 1 a.m.
4 05 p 111.
" w arr. at Ilarrilurg
" " " Phllidelphla
Eaic Mail leaves Erie
" " Itenovn
" ' Luck II iron
' " Wllliimsport
" " t'u.ttury
" arr.at 11-urli.hurg
' " " I'hlUd.lplila
Eluika Mail leaves Lock Haven
" " Mllllainvnurt
" " Smihury
" arr.at Hanhlurg
' " Phll-id-lphla
Nhoaea Express leaves Kai.e
' " " Iienovo
" " " Lock Haven
" " " Willi inispoit
" " " buohnry
b 2.1 p in,
0 5'J p.m.
e.40 p.m.
' ' arr at '.1 irrUhurg
" " " I'hlladelnhla
10,55 p.m.
2.50 a Ul
Mall Eavt connects east atiduestat Erie with I.
SAMS 11 W andntlriiuetou with Oil L'leekand
Alleihrliy It it W.
Mall West with east and west trains ou L S A M
S It W.audatt'orrjaudlrviuutou with Oil Creek
and Allegheny It U W,
Ellnlra Mall and HuXilo Itsprets make clore
counectlousut 1liain, port villi N C II W trains
uorlh.and at lliiirixliurgr wltli N 0 KW tratu.
south. V .M- A. IIALIIWlN.IJen'l Supt.
REWARD for an Incurable
a.o of Catarrh. Alter having
sliuuered. deluired. uarnled. hawk
cd. spit mid gagged ti your entire satUfictlou in
your UHeli-ss eml-avora, to get relief fiom catarrh,
use Itriggs'AllevlttoraccOrdlug to iliroction.. The
Clthy mass of inuenus wilt In, iuimedlately expell
ed, and the Intlaiued surface souliied, the eyes
.p-irklewitll dlght, the head feels natural ngnln;
hope reviles, for a cure Is .ure to follow the ue of
this agreeable, scleutltle aud reliable lemedy.
1v.DvB ti ? MUCH has been said
Kgi-4 .and wrlllcn, and many le
KJV.j lut.j. , olfered for
the relief and cure of thrift and luug diseases; but
nothing his U-eli su eml.ieotly .ui-ctfiii, or ub
tulne.l such n wide celebrity, as llilggs' Throat
aud Luug Healer.
ft v,,,c,? THE excruciating pain
iuir twlnt'liiir from Uunioim. tb
jilcrciiijf, dlN.tv.Miik' jmIii lium liirowliie NhIIk,
i3 mint lo tlowrlbeU. 'Ibounandii niirer, not know.
In: tbert a cur, IIiUku' corn and Ilunlun
Rcinedltrs are no acid nr putasli rouii-oundi-, but
are relfabli', MJotbliiK, and rllectual, and justly
aitr!t tbu turci'ii tby line e-riiud from au an
lrt'clnthe public, 'ill Curat ho a beating oinl
uiont, imiMfdltta rfllff Is obtaliifd by ltiuiplica
tlon.uiid it will iH-eltlvvly euro tbeuorttt takes of
festrrrd fOrnfi luttauu4 and ultvruti'4 burnous
tbj KorvHt intfp, tbo .invent and wvermt WUttrtf,
tbt mos i'ktoi.cl-0 cuUooltlcaou tbttMoWHiT btftla
of tht ftfot; uutHiu.tlled In tbucuru ot tbildbi loa
or frut-Ud fcbl. 'I lio Allttlntor fur ordinary lorna
and i-rrvuntluc tlivlr fruiati-jn li absolutely uu
eiualfd by aiitlilnt:eerkuoun, Akt lorUrl't
I'tfuitv'dlb'a, Tukd no otbpr.
JDS isn ? IT'S ALL VERY WELL,
E8ft li,i,te not Irvutlalliitliinlc ttunoin.
lug to hue VtUs. br thit reatun,
Ike unuitunale tuj'irer yttl terg Utile lymjiatlKJ.
'theliyonyi'f'liilittiiHulur cannot be much worn
tlianthe torture endured by mdUoinwhoarelrouliled
with internal blirdmg, tiUrnat aud itching filet.
Glad Tulwytfur Kjftrtrtr, Urigge'i Vile liemediel
are milt, dale and sure.
rfljvtiiDfi T ARETHEM ObT PLEN-
U i8S3 (Sf I Jul Lind of gram 1nlhemarl.1t.
v" ssj rerjf jtnt naJ a ,u;y , from
the three year lid cliiUI to the fraiulrire verging on
ahundrtd; ttyluli.handiome yoaugladiee whodaily
liruiiuiiadeaihiimablereiorUimidaleaiedmatrumi
old maidt, dreued up lourjiear young and gay,dan
diet, wdh their mtentleuUten, aud InltinUbU wan
ing stick; tho cUruyiuan, merchant, cterkt artitan
ana mechanic, of all agr and ttationt, havea full
tuvjdy iJ corns, burnout, bud tuiitt, and other btjhcr.
atwutofthe flit, all of whidiare banuhedand cured
by the ute of Jlriggt't Corn and Human Itemediet,
Alltriator and Vuratire. .iht by
A. J. DURLING, Druggist,
Lelilghtuu, Pa.
May 0 1874 ly.
rrnilE People of Lehlghtm and vlclu
Ity all unite In testlfyi'ig that nt A .
J. DUItHNG'.SDiug and Family Med
icine Store, Puitil, e'ltESH and Unahul
teiiatku Medicines can always be
fouud. may 0
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Lehighton, Oct. 21, 1874.
A Christmas Legend.
It was Christinas Evo. Tho night
was very dark and the snow falling fast,
as Hermann, tho charcoal-burner, drew
his cloak tighter around 111 in , and tho
wind whistled fiercly through tho trees
of tho Ulack Forest. Ho had been to
carry a load to a castle near, nnd was
hastening home to his little hut. Al
though hu worked very hard, ho was
poor, gaining barely enough for the
wants of his wife and four little children,
lie was thinking of them, when ho
heard a faint wailing. Guided by the
sound, lie groped about nnd found a lit
tle child, scantily clothed, shivering and
sobbing by Itself In tho snow.
"Why, llttlo one, havo they left thee
hero all nlono to faco tho cruel blast?"
Tho child answered nothing, but look
ed plteottsly up In tho charcoal-bur-cr's
face.
"Well, 1 cannot leavo then here. Thou
would'st bo dead before tho morning."
So saying, Hermann raised It In his
arms, wrapping it in his cloak and
warming Its little cold hands In his bo
som. When ho arrived at his hut, ho
put down the child and tapped nt tho
door, which was Immediately thrown
open, nnd the children rushed to luedt
him.
"Here, wife, Is a guest to our Christ
mas Eve supper,' said he, leading In
tho little one, who held timidly to his
finger with Its tiny hand.
"And wo'como ho Is," said tho wife.
"Now let lil 111 come and warm himself
by the fire."
The children all pressed round to
welcome and gazo nt. the llttlo new com
er. They showed him their pretty fir-
tree, decorated with bright, colored
lamps In honor of Christinas Eve, which
tho good mother had endeavored to
make a fcto for tho children.
Then they sat down to supper, each
child contributing of It'i portion for the
guest, looking with admiration at its
clear, blue eyes and golden hair, which
shone so as to shed a brighter light In
the little room ; and as they gazed, it
grew Into a sort of halo round h! head,
and his eyes beamed with a heavenly
luster. Soon two white wings appear
ed nt his shoulders, and ho seemed to
grow larger and larger, and then tho
beautiful vision vanished, sptcading out
his hands ns In benediction over them.
Hermann nnd his wife fell on their
knees, exclalmlng.ln awe-struck voices:
"Tho holy Christ-child!'' and then em
braced their wondeiing chirdren In Joy
anil thank ful 11 c-is that they had enter
tained tho Heavenly Guest.
The next moining.ns Hermann pass
ed tl.o place where ho had found the
fair child, he saw a cluster ot lovely
whllu Uowers, with dark green leaves,
looking ns though tho snow Itself lnul
blossomed. Hermann plucked some,
carried them reverently homo to his
wlfo and children, who treasured thu
fair bliiRsoms nnd tended them in re
membrance, of that wonderful Christ'
masEu', calling them Chrysanthcimis;
and every yenr,s the time came round,
they put aside a portion of their i'eait
and gavo it to some pour little child, ac
cording to tho words of Christ: "Inas
much as ye have dune It unto one of
thu least of the;o,my bretheieii.yo have
done It unto me." Florence Scannell,
lu St. Nicholas for Jantinry.
The Bird's Christmas Carol.
They have sweet Christmas music lu
Norway Norway, that far-off country,
with the steel-blue sky and frozen sea.
It Is a song In thu nlr. Thuslmplo
peasants make tho birds that Inhabit
those rudu coasts and Icy valleys so very
happy on this one day of the year that
they sing of their own accord a glad
carol on Christinas morning, and all thu
people coittu out of their houses nnd re
joice to hear It.
Ou Christmas Eve, after tho birds
have sought 1 hotter from the north
wind, and tho still night Is bright with
stars, tho good people bring from their
ttore-houscs sheaves of corn and wheat,
and, tying them to slender pules, raise
them from every spire, barn, gate-post
and gable. Then, when after the long
night, thu Christmas sun arises, crown
ing thu mountains with splendor, every
plre aud gable bursts into sudden song.
The children run out to bear thu old
church-spire singing; the older peoplo
lollow; thu air Is titled with tho flutter
of wings and alive with carols of glad
ness. The song of the birds fills every
vlllago with happiness, and to this llv-
'"l gnteful ant.ionutio people rcspouu
tllulr oirU," "Glory to God In tho
hlghert: ou earth po.ioej good-will to
meu."-From "Jack-lii.tlitj-Pulplt,"
St. Nicholas for January.
Tho laowly ami the I.ovln?.
"The ntms most precious man can nlvo to
num. Aro kind nr.d loving words. Xor coino
amiss
"",''' iiipntlilzliir- tn eves that scan
Iho win- diiriKlit, tho onlvcimi'ls
NPS'oct to ilo (lie ilttlu ifooil wo etui.'
Lovo often has moro Influence than
talent. Tie last appeals to thu reason,
the last to affections; thu last speaks lo
tho Intellect, but the first goes straight
to the heart. "It is beautiful," ex
claims a sweedlsh author, "to believe
ourselvess beloved, especially by thoso
whom wo love and valtto. Yes, It I
beautiful certainly; but woo to ns it wo
neglect the lesponslblllty attached to
It."
It has been truly said, the loving and
unsoin-ih almost Insensibly dissuade
from evil, and pursuado to good, all
who come within reach of their sooth
Ing power; that no ono can advance a
lonu towards tho happiness or misery oC
another world; and little cm the most
Insignificant of beings conjecturo how
ever extensive may havo been tho beno
lclal or even effects which have atten
ded their own apparently unluipoitant
conduct. '
"In the heraldly of heaven," writes
ISlshop Ilnrnc. "goodness precedes great
ness;" so on earth It Is far more power
ful. Thu lowly and tho loving may
frequently do moro In their limited
sphere, than tho gifted. To yield con
stantly in little things begets tho samo
yielding spirit In others, and renders
life by the wise Disposer ot events, who
knows what is suited to our various
capacities and talents much better than
we do ourselves, and who would not
have placed us hero If lie had not some
thing for us to do. How few there aro
live up to their power of being usaful ,
earth Is our dwelling place, whero each
has his or her appointed sphere- ot use
fulness, their mission of love-duty, as
they pass hoinoward to heaven.
Pai-agi-unlitc.
If a man Is given to liquor, let not
liquor bo given to hltn.
One who Is half man, half dog, will
bow to tho rich and bow-wow to thu'
poor,
If you visit a sweet girl, and If you
are won and she is wou, you shall both
bo one.
"Pray, madam, why do you jiamo
your hen Madcnff?" "Uecause, sir, I
want her to lay on!"
An editor says sugar has gone up
so high ns to produce a slight Increase
In tho price of sand.
At what hour did satan mako his
appearancelu the Garden of Eden?Somo
say in tho night. Ho certaiuly cama
after Evo.
A Now Haven lady's bustlo burst
In church, nnd out rolled a Pollco Ga
zette Circumstances alter cases For In
stance, when a Virginian arose In
church and said, "Hero's a hundred
dollar bill for thu old htm behind the
pulpltl" no one thought ot putting hlni
out.
Tho editor of a Western paper
wiltes: "Jy wife nnd Ih.ivo scparatwl.
As we both wanted to be boss, and as
slw was likely to beat mo, I left her.
She says she will nail mo yet, and I be
lieve her."
Tho Louisville Currier-Journal
poetically remaiks: "In Montgomery,
Alabama, the other day, four negroes
got on n spree; one tool: out his llttlo
Jack-knife, and now there ain't but
three."
To euro dull times Arply an ad
vertisement to the afflicted part.
Josh Hillings says: Tew enjoy a
good icputashun, glvo publicly ,and
steal privately.
This Is tho latest form of wedding
Invitations: 'Comu round and see mo
capturo a mother-in-law at 8 o'clock
sharp.'
I have seen enough of boys that loved
God, said Dr. Arnold. Commend mo
now to boys that not only lovo God,
but hatu tho devil.
The only unoccupied real estate lu
New York Is advertised thus: 'A nlcu
lltreo-corncred lot Inn cemetery, short,
and Just right for n fat man with one
leg.
A somewhat slmplo woman, was
asked whether her husband feared God,
and lopllid, I guess ho does, for ho
never goes out Sundays without taking
his gun with him.
You can't tell pretty much about
tho character of a man nowadays until
he looses It.
'The vilest sinner may leturii,'
wrote a pious .Methodist girl to her luv
er, with whom sh'j had parted In an
ger.
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