H. V. Moutiiimer, Proprietor.
INDEPENDENT" Live and Let Live."
Si. 00 a Year if Paid in Advance.
vol. in.. No. 8.
LEIIIGIITON, CARBON COUNTY, PENN'A, SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 10, 1875.
Subscribers out of County, $1.20.
CARDS.
Furniture IVarrhnliae.
V. Schw srti, Bank street, dniltrin all kind) of
Furniure. otjjiet ssnue to oratr.
Ilont anil Shoe (linkers.
Clinton llretney, in Levari building. Hnk street,
A U ordert promptly filted-vm-k warranted.
yjy m. nxrsincii,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOP. AT LAW,
Dink Shut, Leiiiuhton, a.
Real Estateand Collection Agency. Will Buyand
-b.m n..i put,j.. tionrevanclinr ueatlv done. Col
lections promptly made. Settling Estates of De
cedent, a specialty way ue cuubuiimu m hiiki".
,aid Uerman. yov.22.
p J. SIEEHAN,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
No. 4, Dolon'l Block,
JIACOU CHUNK, TA.
OS-Can bo consulted in German.
JanO.
T
IIOMAS 8. DKCK,
JUSTICE OF THE TEACE,
(JANE Street, LEMOIiTOtr, l-a.
Conveyancing, Collecting and all business con
nected with tile oflice promptly attended to.
Aa7Ageut tor flrst-clasa lusurauce Companies
.and lllska of all kinds taken on the lnost llleral
terras. Jau. 'J, 1875.
JNO. U. I11SUTOI.KTTE,
ATTORNEY AND COU.NSELLOU AT LAW
-Orrici First National Dank Dull ns, 2nd Floor
MALTII C1IUKK, PtvtU.
Hay be consulted In Ccrman. apr 1, 174
-QANIEL. KALBFUSi
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR ATJLAW,
II audi Chunk, Pa.
..tVOmeo. above Dofon'sMov-cIry Store, Broadway.
J U. DIMM1CK,
AUCTIONEER,
East VrJi,ort,,l,a.
N B. Sles of every description attended to at
reasonable charges. Tbe patronage of tbe public
la respectfully solicited. Jan. 21, '74.
jyt. H. B. RE 11 Ell,
PRACTICING: PHYSICIAN AND SUIIOEON.
Ottice, Ban Aired, next dour above tbe Poetollice,
Lehlghton, Pa. Offlce Houra Parry vllle eacb da
xam into 12 o'clock; remainder or day atomruiu
Lehlgbtor. Nov2J.'72
33
AG.L.K HOT EI.,
N. KLOTZ. PllOP'll,
Summit Hill, Carlton Co., Pa.
aw Best of accommodations, r.scelleiit res
taurant underneath. Uood .tabllui attached
Terms moderate.
rj UOID IBEMtl,
ARCHITECT,
122 S. 9thStAllentown,Pa.
Will furultli Plaul, Specifications and Estimates
giving exact cost of i ubllc and private buildings,
from jibe plsfnest to tbe most elaborate; ajsi
Brawlnga for blalrs, Hand-lulls, Ac. Jel3
(AVIO EBIIERT'S
Jjivery & Sale Stables,
PANIC 8TUEET.I.EIIIGHTON, Pa.
FAST TROT TING HORSES,
ELEGANT CARRIAGES.
And positively LOWER PRICES than
any other Livery in the County.
37 Large and handsome Carriages
for Funeral purposes and Weddings.
bov.22, 1873. DAVID K1I11KRT.
U09IAS A. WILLIAMS.
LADIES' AND GENTLEMEN'S
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Nearly opposite the Port-olBc
BANK STREET, Lehlghton, Pa.
Hating commenct'd lunlnees, at aboYe. I would
reapoctfully auuouDr to the clttzena of Lehigh too
mid ? Iciolty that I am prepared to do all work ia
my line In Uie neatest aud most substantial man
ner, at prices fulljr as low as the same work can
be otalnvd In rblladvlphla. A splendid assort
ment of CIIILDHUN'8 and MISSES' WKAItof
tbe If a make always oq bind. A trial Is solicited
n4 utltVctlon guaranteed,
at lowest prices. Jul 4,1874.
IIOMAS KEMERER,
CONVEYANCER,
AND
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT
The following Companies are Hepresented t
Lebanon Mutual Fire,
Heading Mutual Fire,
Wyoming Fire,
1'otUvllle Fire,
Lehigh Fire, and the
Travelers' Accident Insurance,
Also Pennsylvania and Mutual Horse
Thief Detective and Insurance Com
pany. March 20, 1873.
rjOBACCOMST.
OLIVER CRILLEY, dealer In To
harco, Cigars, Pipes, Ac, next door to
Rcx'a Grocery Stote, Suequctauua St.,
Mauch Cliunlc, respectfully asks the
people of Lehlghton and vicinity, when
visiting that place, to cull in and try his
FRACRANV CIGARS,
mn very beet In tlin market. Every
urtlcles In his lino vtarriiiitcd as ri'prtv
kenM and ut lowest prlcei. Juurtj
NADEN HUTTEN TANNERY
LEHIGIITON, PA.,
B. J. KUNTZ, Prop'r,
Reepectfully announces to tlio public
that hn has Just rebuilt tho Tannery,
formerly of Daniel Olewine, mid put
In nil tho best and most approved ma
chinery for tho
Manufacture of Leather,
Mich as Hemlock and Oak Sole, Harness,
Upper, Kip, 6'alf and Sheep, which he
will supply at tho very lowest price.
Plastering Hnlr supplied In large or
fmall quantities yery low. HIDES and
SKINS bought nt highest cash prices.
Patronage solicited. Aug. 8-yl
JBJOUK AM) FEED.
Charles Trainer
Respectfully Informs tho people of Le
hlghton that ho lias most Excellent
Also, good FEED of all kinds, and
STRAW in tho .Bundle. He is also
prepared to do any kind of
Hauling and Plowing
at short notice.
LEHIGH (2d) STREET,
Lehlghton, Pa. March 28-ly
E. H. SNYDER
LEHIGIITON, PENN'A.,
DEALER IN
Dry Goods, Notions,
GROCERIES, QUEENSWARE,
Glassware, Hardware, Ac.
May 31, 1873.
ONDFRFUL, BUT TRUE I
Whenever I net a Bottle of Bloom
of Youth or Magnolia Balm, Rose Tint,
a Jlux of Lilly White, or anything In
that lino to beautify the complexion, at
Dui ling's Drug Store, it seems to bo
nicer uiul better than I can get aiy
whereelte. may
JjJ- I1E1L.MAIU & CO.,
BANK STREET. Lehighton, Pa.,
MILLERS and Dealers In
All kinds of GIU1N Bought and Sold
at Regular Market Rates.
Wo would, also, respectfully inform
our citizens, that we are now fully pre
pared to supply'them with tho
3Bet of CJal
From any Mine desired at tho VERY
sLOWEST PRICES.
M. IIEILMAN & CO.
July 25th, 1874.
OS.
ill. FIUTZINGER,
Fashionable
Boot and Shoe Maker,
Opposite T. D. Clauss' Store,
1UNK STREET, LEIIJGHTON, Pa.,
respectfully Informs Ills friends and the
public, that lie has just received u new
and excellent assortment of Men's Wo
men's and Children's Ready-Made
Boots, Shoes tic Gaiters,
Which he will Sell at the Lowest Prices.
X3J Hoots and Shots made to order,
and Repairing neatly aud substantially
dona at short notice. ap 25-yl
READ THIS TWICE.
"THE PEOPLE'S LEDGER" con
talus No Continued Stories, 8 Large
Page.-, 48 Columns of Cholco Miscella
neous Reading Jatter every week, to.
gether with articles from the pens of
t-uch well-known writers as Naiuy,
Oliveu, Optic, Sylyanus Conn, Ju.,
Miss Alcott, Will Caiilton, J. T.
TitowninixiE, Mauk Twain, die.
Airl will aend "The People'. Ledger"
to any addrea. evirywetk far three
mouths, on trial, oil receipt ufonly
SO CUNTS.
"The People's Ledger" Is an old es
tablished and re iable weekly paper,
published every Saturday, aud is very
popular throughout the N. E. and Mid
dle States. Address,
UKRMANN K. CURTIS, Publisher,
Nc. 12 School St., Boston, Mass.
Nov. 14-aui.
M1TY HIM ? NO I That Electrlo
' Liniment, like I got at Durling's
Drug Store, will cure him or any other
man ot RHEUMATISM and all other
Pains. may I)
TTUST look at hr Halrl Why I
thought It was turning Grey? So
it was, until shogot a Bottle of that new
Hair Restorer at Durling's Drug Store.
T3&UY IT I TRY ITI-The IdTa
f Rubber Piasters for a Weak B.iek
miULlNU hat tht-u may U
Railroad Guide.
N
ORTII PBNNA.RA1LROAD,
PaMengers for Philadelphia will leave Lehlghton
as folUws :
SiOa.m. via L. Y. arrive at Fhlla. at O.fiO a. m.
ISt a. m. via L. S. " " 11.10 a.m.
m.vlaL. V. ' " 11.10a. tn.
11,07 p. m. via L. A S. " 2.15p.m
11.02 p. m. via L. V. " " 2.10p.m.
2.27 p. in. via b. A 8. " " Up u,
4.47 p. m. via I.. A S. " " 8.2D p.m.
4.44 p. m. i la L. V. " R.20 p. m.
7.18 p. m. via L. V. " " 10.80 p.m.
lteturnlntr. leave depot at Berks and American
Street, Phlla., at 7.00, SM and 0.45 a. m.j 2.10
3.30 and IU5 p. tn.
Fare from Lehlghton to Philadelphia, e2J5.
;.eb,l 1674. ELMS CALK, Agent
OENTIIAI. H. It. OP K. J.
LKIIK1II A SUSQUEHANNA DIVISION.
Time Table ot Dec' 7, 1874.
Tritna leave Lehlirhton aa follows;
For Xew York, Philadelphia, Kaatoo, Ac., a, 7.37,
11.07 a. Ul., 2.27, 4 47 p lu.
For Mauch Chnnk at 10.15 a. m., 1.14, 6 J8, and
VtO p. m.
For Wilkes. Barre and Scranton at 10.13 a. m., 1.14,
5.38 p. m.
Iteturninffl.eae New York, from station Cen
tral Itallroad of New Jersey, loot of Liberty
street, North Illver,at5.15, 9.00 a.m., 12.40,
4 00 p. m.
Laavd Philadelphia, from Depot North Penn'a
It. II., at 7.00,0 45 a. m., 2.10, 515 p.m.
Leave Kaston at 8 30, 11-48 a. in., 3.53 and
7.15 p m.
Leave Mancb Chunk at 7JH, 11.0" a.m., 2 20 and
4.40 p. m.
Fo: further particulars, see Time Tables at the
Stations.
II. P. BALDWIN, Cen. Illtinftr Agent.
July 4, 1874.
PENNSYLVANIA HAILIIOAD,
PHILADELPHIA ERIE RIt. DIVISION.
Bummer Time Table.
On and sfter SUNDAY, JUNK V!8lb, 1874, the
trains on the Pbllada. A Erie lilt. Division will
run as follows;
WESTWARD.
Fist Like leaves Philadelphia 12.55 p.m.
" " HarrUburg 6 0Op.m.
" " Sunbury 6.55 p.m.
" " Wllllanispnrt 8.50 p.m.
" arr. at Lock Haven lU.(K) p.m
Exit Mill (eaves Philadelphia I 63 p.m.
" " Harrlburg 4.25 am.
" " Sunbury 6 30a.m
" VilllUmsport S.35am.
" " Lock Haven B.45 a.m.
" " llenova 11.10 a.m
" arr. at Erie 8 05 pm.
Eluira Han leaves Phihdelphla 8.0) a.m.
" ' llarflsburg 1.20 p.m.
" " Kunbury 4.2U p m.
14 11 Wllliainsnort H2llnm.
arr. at Lock Haven 7 JO p.m.
Nuoitu Itxratas leaves Philadelphia 7.20 a.m.
" " " Ilarrlsburg 10 40 a.m.
" " " Hunbury 12,'SOp.m.
" " " Willhmspnrt 2.05 p.m.
" " ' Lk Haven 3()p.m.
" " " Henova 4.20 pm-
" arr. at Kane 9.50 a.m.
KASTWAIII).
Pout. Express leaves Lock Haven 029 a.m.
" " Sunbury 9.3 1 p.m.
" " Wllllamsport 5.45 a.m.
" " arr. at Ilarrlsburg 11.45 am.
" " " Philadelphia 3 33 pm-
Eitii Man leaves Erie , 11.20 a.m.
" ' llenova 9 p.m.
" " Lock Haven 9J5 p.m.
" " Wlllhmtport 1050 a.m.
" " t'unbury 12 40 a.m.
" arr. at Ilarrlsburg 2 40 a.m.
" " Pblladrlphla 6 40a.m
uaiM fn.ij. ,ea, es it iiaven v.so a.m.
" " Wllllauisport ll.0Ua.ni.
" " ruubury ViAly.m.
" arr. at Ilarrlsburg 3.05 p.m.
" " l'hlladrlpbla 0;i3 p.m.
XlidAEi L'XFStss leaves Kane 90) a.m.
' " " Renovo 4 05 p.m.
" " " Lock Haven 5 25 pm.
" " " Wlllhinsport CM p.m.
" " " Suubnry t.40p.m.
" ' arr at Ilarrlsburg 10,55 p.m.
" " " Philadelphia 2.50 a.m.
Mall East connects east aud est st Erie with L
SAMS 1 Wandatlriluetou with OUCreekand
Allei:beliy II K W.
Mall M est v,lth east and west trains nn L S A M
E 11 W.aud at I'orry andlrvluelou wllhOIICreek
and Allegheuy 11 It W.
Eluilra Mail and BulTalo Itxprefs make close
connections at W ifllamvport wllb N C II W ttaius
uorlh, aud at Ilarrlsburg with N O KW trains
south. V'M- A. llALDWIN.Oen'l Supt.
flAllA REWARD for an Incurable
tjlUUll"" lf c,l,rr'1- ,r, hsvlng
snulTered, deluged, gargled, hawk-
ed, spit and gagged tv joureutlre satl.factlon In
jour useless eudtavors to get relief from catarrh,
use Brlggs'Alleviator according to directions. The
Mthy mass of uiun.ua lll be iumedlslely esp.ll
ed, and the Intlauied surface soothed, the eyea
sparkle Vilth dJIght. the brad feefs natural . ..I,..
b" revives, for a cure la sure to folluw the use of
luis agreoauie, scleuuncaud reliable lemetly,
tfkBIrf ci T MUCH has been said
LlllIicin . "rlilcn, aud many re
vuiiguui uwiirt hlJm olfeeJ for
tho relief aud cure of thrust and luugdlseasea; but
nothing baa been so eminently successful, or ob
tained auch a wide celebrity, aa UrlgJt' Throat
aud Lung Healer.
dPdet'llcT 'rIIK excruciating pain
Vliflll 115b pibdured by curus, the uuceas
, " iug twlnglug from Bunlous, the
piercing, distseslug palu Iruui lugrov, lug Nails,
taunol be described. Thousands sutler, not know
lug there Is a cure. Urlggs' corn aud Bunion
Beiuedles are liu scld or potash compounds, but
are reliable, soothing, and effectual, aud justly
merit the success Iheyhate e-rued from au ap
preclatite public, 'Hie L'ura'lre la a healing oint
ment; Immediate relief ia ubtalued by Us applica
tion, aud it will positively cute the worst cases of
festered, corns, Inflamed and ulcerated, bunions,
the sorest instep, the largest, and severest Ulsters,
the most extensile callosities on the soles or heals
of the feet; uueuualled 111 the cure ut iblUW.Ius
or frosted feet. Tlie Allevlstor for ordinary eorna
and preventing Ibelr (urination la absolutely uu
aqualed by any thlngeier known. Ask forllrlggs'
Remedies. Take uu other.
Ill I Act T IT'S ALIj VERY WELL,
191 ' tltaic not traubltdta think it iinotA
svm(,(,1wVii br (Ad reason,
lAe unforiunatt lujferer geti rery Wilt iym;ajtAy.
The agony nJbphetii not or cannot U much worn
than the torture endured by miUums w ho aretroubUd
with internal bleeding, external and itching inlet.
Clad Tutingtfor tujfererer, Mriggt't iVe Itemeditt
are mild, tate and tare.
Conis!$
A HE Til E MOST PLEN-
tiful kinil of grain in the pmrWt
Kverv one hat a iuvitiu - fmm
tht thru itar vtd child to the grandtirt verging on
a hundred: stituh. Itandiome tuuna laditt whodaitu
promenade fathionalU retorts; middle ajed matrons!
Ota maiuf, aretteit up loaitjuar young ana gay;dan
diet, wdn VuirpaUntleauiert, and nveniabUuxiik
iug ttick;th cUrgyman, merchant, derk artisan
and mechanic, of all ages and stations, have a full
supply of corns, bunions, bud natts, and other bother
atiousof the feet, alt of which are banished and mtv.f
by tht use vf llriggt't Curn and J J union Jiemedie,
AUeviatpr and Curative Sold by
A.J. DUKLlNG.Prugglst.
Lohlghtou. Va.
May 0. 1874 ly.
HY, OH, WHY will you suffer
With Hint rVuinlinr n,,l.lo ...!...
relief my I), had linmedlately by using
U11LING'S Compound Syrup of Tar
. lid Churry and Horeliound.
The Tranult or Venus.
We arc beginning to recclvo detailed
accounts! of the great event which has
been carefully observed by so many as
tronomers Is different parts of the world.
Tho transit was witnessed at a largo
number of stations in sucli favorable
circumstances is to rr.ako tho results of
tho observation most important. Trof.
Airy, Astronomer of tho Royal Ob6erva .
tory at Greenwich, telegraphs to Prof.
Henry at Washington that the observa
Hons of Pror. Peters, chief of tho Ameri
can observing party stationed at Queens
town, New Zealand, wero a great suc
cess, and that 237 photographs wero
made of tho first contact. Tills with
other observations at remote points pro.
vlously announced, secures data for the
most valimblo calculations. The fol
lowing account of the obseivations at
the Hawaiian Islands by the British
party, taken from tho Honolulu Com
mercial Advertiser, will be read with
great interest, oven by tho unscientific:
At a few minutes past 3 o'clock, you
could see everywhere in tho streets
faces looking upward toward tho sun,
with a piece of shaded glass in hand to
screen his fierco rays from man's weak,
yet ambitious, searching eyes. A minute
or two elapsed, and no- chango in the
dusky, red ball above. Another minu
te gazing upward, and still no spot flecks
the face of the sombre, rubescent orb.
Ha 1" ala la 1" there it 14, cries one
keen-sighted, close-watching Kanaka
and now we begin to see, a little to the
right of tho top or vortex of the sun, a
slight dent or notch; and as wo gaze on,
the dent or epotetilaraes, advances with
in the border of the disc; aud as the
clearly-defined, dark macula upon the
ruddy plain is now distinctly seen by
every eye, an enthusiastic natlvo says,
"Surely they who behold this were pro
phets, and Lono was a prophet."
But we must turn to where tho real
star rophets wero at work, close to
the beach, In the grounds known as
Honokaupu, which will hereafter bo
deslgated as our "Point Venns." There,
In astronomical huts planned and con
structed with great care, and whose in
struments are erected on Kol'd, deep
laid bases of masonry, we find tho In
defatigable Chief, Capt, Tupman, ga
zing sunward through a telespectro
Rcope, while Ills co-observers, Mr.
Nichol and Lieut. Noble, are watching
the (Use of the great luminary through
their telescopes, and Lieut, Ramsden Is
making vigilant preparation with tho
photohellograoh to picture the, path of
the planet across the burning field of
the sun. Lleuts. Clapp, Oldham and
Shakspear of H. B. M.S. Scout, assis
ted Hie astronomers by recording tho
times, Ac.
What a moment, and what a sense of
responsibility for three throughtful,
studious men, who have to deal with a
great crisis In a fraction of a second,
while tho audience of an enlightened,
expectant world is sympathetically
present! Faithfully tho heavenly trav
eler comes, as first foretold by Helper,
and the Chief observes the first exter
nal contact of disc and dise at 3h. 7m.
Is., aud Lieut. Noble at 3li. 7m. 3., ao
cording to local mean eolar time. Tho
agreement Is singular, but must bo re
guarded as purely accidental. But this
Is not the crisis of greatest moment; it
Is when the perfect rounded orb of the
planet is within the sun, and the edge
of its dlso at the. moment of leaving the
inner circle of the luminary indicates
tho Internal contact, the most Interest
ing point to bo observed In all the tran
sit phenomenon.
As the body of tho planet was In
denting the sun's rim, and advancing
on toward immersion within its body,
tho Chief, who was not watching
through a micrometer, saw thecompleto
disc of Yenus defined about thirty sec
onds before the actual internal contact
was determined, and for a while he im
agined he had missed the critical phase
of the phenomenon; but Its revelation
of the complete circle of the planet, be
foro actual Internal contact had taken
place, was owing to the effulgence of
the corona or outer flame waves of the
sun, which Illuminated the whole sur
face ot Venus some time before com
plete immerslona phase of tbe phenol
menon never observed before, and its
detection on this occasion Is due to Iho
optical perfection of the telescopic In
struments employed. Lieut. Noble
could distinguish the complete dlso of
Venus fully five minutes before Inter
nal contact: and Mr. Johnson, observ
ing at Waluiea, on the Island of Knunl, -t-aw
the complete dUe no e tli.tn IS
minutes hefuru the complete entrance
of the planet.
This luminous presentation of. tho
full round body of Venus, when still
only partially ncrojs tlin sun's circle'
was calculated to dazzlo and decclvo
our astronomers, but llko faithful watch
ers they neglected not ono moment's
observation, nnd ns they scrutinized
tho advancing planet they discerned
approximately tho phase ot Internal
contact, which tho Chief recorded at
3li., 33m., 53.7s., and Lieut. Noble ot
3h.85m., C1.4.
Ha! now wo tako breath. Tho criti
cal phase is passed and recorded, and
now Jewels of fact nro added to the
mighty accumulating treasury of hu
man knowledge. We liaye delighted In
the poesy of fancy, but here Is the very
poetry of figures to enchatit and elevate
tho mind. We put our finger on tho
stars as wo do upon our pocket time
pieces. Little pigmy man sits in the
centro of space nnd venture?, to wind
up and time the universe, to heft its
gravity nnd measure every moment and
limit of its momentum.
I'mngrnplilc.
Mrs. Polly Bickford "died without
spectacles," In December, aged 103, In
Wakefield, Jf. II.
It Is said that Victor Hugo contem
plates wrltlngtho life of Johu Brown.ot
Ossawattomlc.
"Where do peoplo go who decelvo
their fellow men?" asked n S.inday
school teacher of a pupil. "To Europe,"
was the prompt reply.
A Texas lawyer was fined t50 for tell
ing the Jury to go down to the grocery
end help themselves, after having given
a verdict in favor of bis client.
Two hundred and forty-three persons
perished on tho lakes this year, against
221 In 1873, and 210 In 1873. The esti
mated damage to property foots up $3
031,000 against $3,070,000 In 1873.
"Confound my carelessness," said a
ten-year-old Detroit lad. "What's the
matter?" asked his friend. "Why, I
wrote to my girl this morning, and dated
the letter 1874, and she'll think It U a
year old."
An Austin (Texas) paper advertises
to be raflled for "an Indian outfit, con
sisting of a bow and quiver, and an In
dian scalp. There Is also one white
feather onastrlng, showing tjmt a white
man had been killed by tho Indian to
whom It belonged.
Among tho dlstlguUhed Unitarians
who have died within the past year
aro: 7liarlo Sumner, Unlttd States Sen
ato; Millard Fillmore, ex.-Presldent of
tho United States; Nathan K. Hull, ox-Postmaster-Gcneral;
James Walker, ex
President Harvard Collage; E.ra Cor
nell of Ithaca, and GerrltSmlthot Pter
boro. A casoofslckcningcruelty on tlin part
of the Sheriff of San Antonio, Texas,
toward a prisoner confined in Jail, is re
ported. The prisoner was held for mur
der, aud when a circus caino to town tho
other day the Sheriff refused to allow
thu mau to attend. Public Indignation
at San Antonio Is naturally aroused by
this barbarous andaheartless innovation.
Grasshoppers are now hatching out In
great numbers In Greenwood settle
ment In Maultoba. -This remark may
possibly bo reg irijcd with suspicion, hut
the thing Is a fact. A settler built him
self a house', and didn't put any floor
in it. Consequently when things got
warmed up the giasshoppeas commenced
to hatch out and things aro now pretty
lively In that house.
Col. Ethan Allen, of Revolutionary
fame, though roughly reared, was courto
ous by nature, and made every possible
effort to Improve his manners by observ
ing those of other people. When ho was
prisoner of war in New York city on
parole, he was Invited Into tho best so
ciety of the city, and on one occasion
attended a large and fashionable dlnuer
party. Olives were passed around dur
ing the feast, and, following Jhe general
example, Col. Alien took one. He was
unable to overcome tho disgust it caused
his palate, and taking the half-chewed
fruit In his hand, said, with a low bow
to his hostess. "Jfadame, with your
permisson, I'll put that God damned
tiling on the table".
A company Is being formed to build
another bridge across tho St. Lawrence
U Montreal,
The Georgia, formerly. Confederate
privateer, now piles- as a passenger
steamer between Portland, Me., and
Halifax.
There are few sights moro Inspiring
than the spectacle of u dM.UI boy shoot
ing along an ulloyway with about four
feet of bulldog fastened to his trow. ers
and floating In the brjeze behind him,
Indian SasacilT.
A Spanish tinvelcr met an Indian in
tho desert, they wero both on horse
back. The Spaniard, fearing that his
horse, which was nnno of tho best,
would not hold out to tho end of his
Journey, asked tlio lndhn,whoo horso
was young, strong, and spirited, tn ex
change with hlni. This tho Indian re
fused. The Spaniard, therefore, began a
quam 1 with him. From words they
proceeded to blows. Tho. aggressor,
being well armed, proved too powerful
for the native, lie seized his horso,
mounted him, and pursued his Journey.
The Indian closely followed htm to
tlic nearest town, anil immediately went
and complained to the nearest Judge.
Tho Spauisrd was obliged to nppear,
and bring tho horso with him. Ho
treated tho Indian as an Imposter, af
firming that the horso w.Dhls property
that ho had always had him in ids pos
session, nnd that ho had raUcd him
from a colt.
There being no proof to tho contrary,
the Judgo was about dismissing tho pat
ties, when thu Indian crlod out:
"The horso is mine, and I'll provo
it."
lie immediately took off his mantle,
and with It Instantly cohered tho head
ot the animal. Then liu addressed the
Judge:
"Sinco this man affirms that ho has
raised this horso from a colt, command
htm to tell of which of his two eyes ho
Is blind."
Tlio Spaniard, who would not scorn to
hesitate, instantly answered:
"Of tho right eye."
"lie is neither blind of tho right
eye" replied tho Indian, "nor of the
left."
Tho Judgo, being convinced by a proof
so ingenious and deceive, decreed idin
the horse, and tho Spaniard to be puu
ished'as a robber.
Tub Foiiootten Onis. "But to
thlnk.that my brother could forget me,"
cried Charlotte, largo tears coursing
down hercliosks, "when I have loved
til t it so, and longed for our meeting a
gdlnl" "It Is becauso you aro charged so
much that ho does not remember you;
you wero very little when you parted,"
replied her mamma, "You will be al
ways together now, and know and lova
o-tch other as beforo."
"But it will always grievo mo to
think that he forgot moP sobbed Char
lotte, "Did you ncverforget a friend?"
"I think not, mamma."
" Who is your best friend tho ever
blcsseJ, loving friend who died for
you?"
"Jesus Christ, the Saviour."
"Did yon ever foraet him?"
"Oil yes! often."
"And yet do loves you far moro than
you lovo your brother. How your for
getfulness must grievo him.
Before tho throne of glory, Christ re
members us from d.iy to day. Slmll wo
then forget.hltn who ever intercedes for
us?"
About 50 per cent, of tho idiots of
large towns lu C'.iuad.t aro the children
of drunkaids, while u long catalogue of
other uiseases is given as especially
common with the same uufortunato
class, while the strong teudeucy to
drunkenness uu the part of drunkards,
children is also notorious. Tho mar
riage of first cousins Is buokcu of ns an
cspecialy fruitful caue of Insanity and
idiocy, and the practice on this account
btrougly condetuued. Tlio principal
causes of insaiilly are hereditary pre
disposition; bad education; Immorality;
tobacco; opium: druukeiiuess: convul-
blvo deceases; cous.mgulnlty, and In
compatible uuluns. The taint from tho
niotliur is fur more fre luent and dan .
gerotis than from tho father. Whllo
the neglect of education or leaving
children to thu education ot tho btreet
no doubt lu a good many cases induces
Insanity, the forcing system of teach.
Ing pursued by many parents and teach.
era in try lug to make children prodigies
prouuees lur more.
Never kick a man because ho do
not happen to be flush of this world
lucre. A conductor on thil Erie rail.
road "bouueed" au Impecunious pass
enger off his train the other night for
not paying ills fare, and dldu't discover
until thu train reached Buffalo, that tho
uilseiable wrelch had stolen his coat.
Yeu.thu man did have tho coat on whllo
being kicked oatl