INDEPENDENT-" Live and Let Live." 51 .00 a Year if Paid in Advance. LEIIIGHTON, CAltBON COUNTY, PA., SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1878. VOL. VI., No. 38. Single Copies, 3 cts. H. V. Mortiiimeb, Proprietor. Railroad Guide. N ORTHPISSNA. RAILROAD. Poananieraforrhlladclphja leave Loblehton " m'Via. V. arrive at Fhlla. at Otto a m. lli00a.m. vloL. V. " " ffiS'S' 4:4lp.ra..vliiL.V.. " ;.' 2 2:21 p.m. via L. A S. " ' S S'S' ?3J Dm via L V. " " llHOOp.m. Returning, leavodepot at lictka and Auieri. can St.. l'liila., at 8:15 anil Mil a.m-l " ana 8:00 p. in. 1SLLI3 ULAUK. Agent. Jane a, 1818 pllII.A. d RBADINO RAxl.ROAl). Arrangement of PaiscDger Tralos. MAY 12m. is:8. . . Trains loavo ALLEISTO as ifollowi - (VIA rEBKIOMES MUKCII.) )'ot Philadelphia, at 4:25, C.6J. u.05. a.m., ana a 55 p. m. P SUNDAY". For Philadelphia at 4.2 a. m..3.S5 o. m. (VIAEASf rKSSA. liuAKcn.) . tfor Ro idlng. 1 2-aJ. 5-5". 05 a m 12.15. 2io F"1l'rF.SlitS. 2.3)5 50, 0.05 .!.. IMS. 4.S0 ror Lancaster and Columbia, 5 50. .3! a.m. and 4 so p. m (Does not ran on jy.g For Rea1int.2 33a.in. and 4jiand9 0ipn. Iirllirrltinrg.2.1m. m aa Jt5 o-m. Trains KO It A LLE .'TO WN leave as f ollowsi (VIA rmtKIOMEN 11HASOH.) Leave rhitaiolphiii, 7.3,1 a.m., ito, "1.30 and fl-3s "m' SUNDAY. Leave Pnllidelp'ila. 8.010. m. and 3 15 p.m. (VIA EAST TESSA DRASCH I Laavo Re.uluj: f.4. r.4J, 10.35 a .,4 00.6.15 and I11.30 n nl .nM ... Leave, Hamburg, 5 J). 8 10 a. ra.. and -00. 3.57 Leave. Lincaitiir, 8.10 a. m.. U 55 and 3.15 p. m. Learo Columbia S.'fl n. m . l.uo and 3.35 p. in. SUM DAY. Leave, Reading. 7.20 nnd 0.40 a. m. l.nia H immune, 5.21 a.m. ,,. Trains ranked thus 1) run to and from depot tth and Oreen streets, PhtladelphU. other trains to a m Irom Broad street depot. Too 0.50 11. 111 and 5.53 p. m. trains from Allen. town, ana mu7.a-i a.m uuu v from Pliilirteipma, hvo tnroush cars to ana irou. i-nu.uW,u. 5. E WOOTl.,i General Manager C G. HANCOCK, Otn'i Tlelcet Agent. pENNSYLVANlA KAILKOA1). GREAT TEUNK LINE AND United States Mail Route. Bectfnlly invited to some of tho merlin nt tbi; Kreat highway, in the conildmt assertion and TJP11BI mil. IIO OlHCr ll-iumu "uci ci,,.,,. iu.iuvw njenti as a route ot through travel. In Construction & Equipment TI1E Pennsylvania Railroad ntniUmnf44Rr1tvii the hpftilnf AlUTICAn Mil- ways The track U itoutile Ilie entlro U'linth of l lie 1 lift Ul RW! milt IfllH '(! H.J 'Ma uiO whir 11 Am ni!i'(Iili'i1 inn fntltidjllton of roclt ltl la-it ol c;i to en 1 cbea Jnrtenili. AH brMtresmo nf Iron or toDO, and at upoi iU motap piove l plans. Its iLfteu?cr cars, wlulo cmin vuttr aie and nbtant'ul, ac at the sume time inoue s 01 coramis auu ijiukbuci:. Tho Safety Appliauces h una on thH Moo well Uln'tratn Ihn far-scoinR nud liberal oolicy m its iiiaiiavnioiit, in accoru nncq wirh tvliirh rlin tttlltlv oulv of un lmn'OV input and not it cri&t hA heen the UiteBtlon nf CDiitfideratlunt Amonirniaiiy inly be noticed tho Block Svslciii of Hafety SU'iinls, Jauncy Ooujilor, BiifTor & I'latform, TUB WIIAUfP.V ITKNT SWITCH, AXU THE AVestingliouso Air-Brake, fdimlnR in conjunction with a perfect double iraoa roo neu a ctmoiuaiion 01 paienuarus .i yratiiHt accldoutn flilch havo rendered ihein praciioauy impjisiuie. PulliiMii Palace Cars Are run an all Eipm Trains VltOM NEW -VOItK. I'flll.ADA.. BAT.TI JIOItBand WAdUIMUfUN, To CHIOAUO, CISCINNATI LOUIBVILLB WITHOUT CHANGE, anil tn nti nrtnR nil nointftln the f ir WeBt ard houUi with yjtojteoiaiieeof curs. conaeciloQs areioaao lu Uulou Depots, aud are luworedto ait ltnportsui poiain. THE SCENERY Of tlio Pennsylvania llouto la admitted to be uusumaased lu theivi'rld for rrindoar, beauty and variety buperlur He reauaiout faclltues ace proMed. liiipluyeea are eourtvoui and attentive, and It 19 an luevlt CDIO result mm R iriv vy luo .oiiuainuiuB JlaJiroau uiuai. iwriu h E'leASliieT ami JIomoraMo Exiicrlcncc Titkits for sale at the lowest rates at the Ticket OtflceJ 01 She Couipany In all important ciucj ai lotrni. umvTr viimtpflnv. I. V. FAIIMRH. Uen. Manajvr. Hen. l'a. Arent. J.K, SIIOEMAKEB. Pas.Aejt Middle Dlst, jprliae Home Made Ilreatl ! WIIV OO UUSOllY! WbenrounBnym pounds of itrt Class J lead - FIVE LOAVES FOU 25 CEN'TS I J. W 0NI!Af., the papular Bread and Coke Ilascr, of Ieniahiou. iuunlriotueet ihc vtaota crated tiume uauo intisavu Five Loaves forTwrtity-fivoCts, Casli Bugar, ltallln, Cueonut (scotch. Drop. Cream Ann uiuer UAiu.a, umr Tu Cent per Dnien. &oaU Out fur tlm Whroii! At MAUC1I CHUNK, on Tuesday, Thursday auu sinrusy aioiuinax. X.EUIU II OS and WT.ISol'OtlT.every After noon except t riuay. TIJUMS STKICTLV CASH I Patrons aeoltclted. J. W. O'NEAL Hi oHKi onnoslte First National Banc. april syl Uiu nt'eet, Lealxhlon Pa. m n Great chance to makomon- Aj rl or. Itvoucin'tceteu a von "ID 111 040 (fee greeunocKs. W A need neraon In overt' tow lu ii.ujicriiiuu.iu iub laraest, cheapest and ten II untatcd faintly publication In tne word, Anv one cjn become a successful axeot The moit elea ml works nf art aiven free to suhtcrtoers. The price ! so low insi almost everiiuur .uwuiuo-. wu ...nt r.nn,li maVlnff over 1150 in a vteek. J isdy eut reiwris takluit ovoMOO .ubserloers in U)n usys. ah who khjj.ku iu... ... Vaii ran rtAvntn nil vnnr lime to the OU lUOBS 1 ..i vnnp itirp. tln.A Vnti need not b. awav from home over niht. You can do 11 as well as ethers. Full paruouHra. nireotions and ternjs free Elefsnt and expensive Outfit free If vou want profltah e wore" send us your address at onoe. It ciwta liottilua to try tne business. No one who eujiaxes talis to Risk great pay address "Tne frOple's Jonrnsl." PnrUand, Maine. Aug. 18 l(77-ly CARDS, furniture Warelioiiae. Y. gehvarti. nank utreet. dtalerin all Iin of Furniture Cojjlnimadelo order Clinton Ilretney, 1 Ltran' thudding. Hank jtreet. Aitoraertprompitynuea wor wurrumcu. Attorneys. J-OIIX KLINE, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Offlco with Alton Crsle, opposite American no teL MABJIET SQUARE, MAUCH CRUNK, PA. Jnly-lr TOItN 1). IiEUTOLF.Tl'E, Attorney and Counsellor at Law, Broadway and 9ntquetinnna Streets. Opposite MAUCH CHUNK, PA. May bo consulted In Ocrtnun. tnav251y V. LONUSTltfiET, ATTORNBY AT LAW Next dooi trthe " Carbon nonso.' HANK STREET, LEIUQHTONi TA. December 10-Om. w, ill. RAPtHIlCU, ATT0KNRY AND COCNSEIXOR T LAW, IIAK STBEST.l.XHIOHTON, HA. Roal Cttatesnd Collection Anencv. WillDursnd Sell K.al fotato. Convcjancini; nently doue Col. lection promptly mady, pettllnc; Kutates or v. cedents a rpeclalty. May be consulted In Knlish nduaruian. .tT.b,. AS. II. STnUTIIERS, ATTORN tY AT LAW, 3- 0!3co : 2 1 floor of Ithoidl! Hall, niauoli Ohnnk, Pa. All liuilness entrusted to him will bo promptly attended to. May 27, it. P J. 3IKKIIAN, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Kelt Door to First National Bank, ltnoii CHUNK, PA. 3Can he ronsdlted In Herman. fjsu9. Justices and Insurance. yq- A. IIKI.T3!, JUtiTICE Or THE TEACE, Obort's Buildlntt. BANK'St.. Lbihoiitos. lner. Collectlnc and nil other busi ness connected with the offlcn promptly attend, ed to Agent for tne best Fire end I tfo Insnr. tince Cotnp inlet i Rents cohecied at reasoiwble cliarcea. ic. Aprhli-yl -IO.MAS S. Illicit, JUSTICU OF TIIK rEACtl, BANK Street, LIIIIiatlTON', fa. Conrevarclni. Collectinir and nil busings coo- aeeted with the office prouiptly nttended to, ifjrAaeiit tor first-clan Insurance I1!!!?, mJ Hlxka of nil kinds taken on the mart IIIhtoI term. Jjlnj.JiZ rpilOMAS EtlMI r.ttKtt, COiNVEVANu&U, AND GKWERAL INSURANCE AGENT The Mldwlnii Companies ars Represented! L1C It A.N )N Ml) rtJALFIlti:. HliAIUMl MUTUAU iiltK, WOMINO l'lltli, porrsviLLE FinE, LEH Kill FJHK.nnAtcoTltAV ELER-5 ACCIDENT INStlRANCi:, Also tennvlvnnli ami Mutual Hocse Thief Deteo'lve nnd In-urani e Companv. Marcu20. 13.3. uiua. ivc.iui.ur.ifc. Physicians alul Dentists. QIIAS. T. HOll.V, M. I., OVFICEl OVER II A. PETEll'9 DRttJ bTORE. BANK ST.. LEHIQHTON, PA. General practice ettenctd to, ami SPltflAL ATTENTION OIVEN TO DISEASES OF WOMEN mar 23. 1878-yl tt--A. DIStUt AM lilt. M.B., PHYSICIAN AND Sl'RtlEOX fp.clsl sttentloo paid to Chronic tleses. Olnes: South East corner Iron smf 2nd ts.. I.e- hkhton. Pa. April 3. 1875v Qll. n. it. ri:iiku, PRACTICING PHYSICIAN AND SURQEON, OlTlee, 1UI Street, next doorsbore the I'ostoffloe, Lehlghtun, Pa. office Hours Psrryville each dsy rom into I2o'e1ock remslnderofdsy atofflcefn Lshlghton nov-ZD.'Tit. yy a. m skii'l.1;, rnvaiciAN and suroeon. Next to E. H . snyder's store, BANK ST., LEIIIOHTON. PENN'A N.B.-Soeclal altebtlon aivea 10 the rnreof Salt HPeucii. 4c. jan I3y J I'KANKLIN I.KSII, PHYSICIAN AND bUllHEON, (Late HniJent DiviMjii of UtrrMurg llotpital). Urncn Next door to the Union Chorea, WEIS-POBT. PA. ry Special attention tdven to the Diseases of Women, consultation In English and tiermau. AUi. H, I8;7-801" II. A. PETER, OFT1IE Central Drug Store, JXUCKBL'S BLOtK, LEIIIOHTON, PA., Offers to the public a full line of PURE DRUGS and CHEMICALS, PATENT MEDICISKS HORSE and CAT. Tl.K I'OWDEIIS. TOILET ARTICLES. HPOKObS. C11AMOIM BKINS, P AII und FANCY srATlONIUlY, latest styles of PLAIN aud FANOY WALL PAl'i-'l.B. at i lee. to ..ut the times. 1'UllR U lNE-i and LIQUORS for medicinal use. tc. Phy.ieian'a Ere.cripilona oompounded by myself at all ouraof the cay and mgtit, hundsy iniludMt, All otfeied at ve v reaa'iiislile prices Thank, lag the teoplo for their psst favors, I ao li lt a continuance m the future. 11. A', PETER. Moich 23, '7b-yl GORMLEY'S ADVENTURE. A STOHY WITH A MORAL. BY M. J. W. Old Ilirnm Gormloy wns an individual whom fortune, bad not forgotten in licr dis tribution of tho good things of this world. Ho had n fine fortune, a magnificent dwel ling, nnd a plump, good-tempered wife. Moreover, ho had a great reputation for eanctily and uprightness, and was an cider of tho church to whiclijho belongd. A very good man and a thorough Christian old Hi ram considered himself, for ho had family prayers every morning, went to church every Sunday, and allowed the cook to give all the uneatable scraps of bread which re mained iu the laider to any beggar who ap plied for them. A judicious parent ho be lieved himself to be, nnd a just one, for when his only daughter had married ugninst his will he had cast her oil' forever, and re fused to seo her when 6ho stood weak and trembling at his door to tell him that her husband lay upon tho verge of death aud that starvation stared them in the face. " As she sowed so she must reap," he mut tered, as he saw her turn away, hiding her grieved face in her shabby bonnet. " She might have had old Grimes and lived in clover, but she mado her own choico and must abide by it." And, so say ing, he went back to his account books and banished his daughter from his mind as soon as might be. Old Hlratn Gormloy was, as I havo said, Very wealthy, but he yet clung to trade with the utmost pertinacity. Money getting was his life, and ho was never so happy as while making a bargain. Among other things he had rneculated in fiour,atid had niodo more, perhaps, in that line of buincss than in any other. How old Hiram and his brothers in the trado chuckled ns tho poor man's loaf decreased nnd the store in their own coll'ers augmented, is best known to themselves. It was nt such a season that Hiram Gorm loy sat before his parlor fire, basking in Its blazo and sinking gently into an after-din nernnp. His ntly form filled the huge velvet clinir, and his own portrait looked from its gilded framo upon its drowsy origin nl with a bland dignity entirely of the artist's own invention. Mis. Gormloy had gone out to dine, nnd tho carriage was to bo Eent for her at an appointed hour, so that the old man and his portrait were alono to gcther in the comfortable room. They wcro alone, at least for many min utes. Hut as the silvery-toned tiinc-pleee rung out tho hour of seven, the outer door Was opened, nnd a small man, clad in a fidod green velveteen Coat, entered the room with the soft tread nfn stealthy cat. Ho Was a queer-looking individual, bo withered and wrinkled that he might have resembled some old goblin, and his white hair stood out, 6trangely enough, upon cither side of hisbrown forehead. Upon his meager lower limbs ho woro gicilt, mud-stained boots, n world too wido for him, und in his hand ho carried n cap of the eamo color nnd material as his coat. lie looked first at old Hiram, then at his portrait, then back again to the original, and finally stepied forward and touched him on the shoulder. Hiram Gormley nwoko with a start, and, springing to his feet, regarded him witli as tonishment. "Who nroyou, aud what do you want here?" he asked, in a manner sufficiently imperative. "Who I am isa matter of no importance," replied the stranger) "but I am hero on business. I believo you aro buying up Uour7" " I am," replied old Hiram, becoming In terested and gracious in a moment. "Tdko a seat, sir, and let me Understand your busi ness," He pointed to a chnlrand the visltorseat cd himself linmcdlalely,crossing his muddy boots, and folding his elfin arms upon his bosom, as he bent down his head nnd iicered from under his drooplngblack brows straight Into Hiram Gormlcy's face, " We have flour to sell," he said. " Wo T" Bald Hiram, interrogatively. " I and my partner, or, more politely speaking, my jartner and I," responded the little man. " Oh," said Hiram j "may I ask tho name of tho firm V " I'd rather not mention names until I'm sure that we shall come to terms," replied the littlo man. "But let me tell you, Mr. Gormley, that such a cnance has never been offered to man before. If you accept it bread will run up this year to such a price that a loaf of the better sort will be worth iu weight In gold, and rich men will give great sums for what they now esteem as nothing. How many barrels do you think we have on hand, my partner and I ?" " How many!" asked old Hiram, tremb ling with eagerness. The littlo man bent forward and whisper ed something in his car which mado him start to his feet onco more. " So many 1" he cried. "Why, tho very speculators themselves will be at my feet, I shall lie the richest man in the world. I'll buy it all in all, all 1 When can I see It ? when can I sign the contract T Be quick tell mo where all tbe rtore ithidden !'-' " In our office," said the little roan. " What office would contain such quanti' tics?" asked Hiram, " Hush 1" whispered tho littlo map ' "thefo is on underground passage nlid a eel- ler or vault capablo of containing ten times what it now holds. As for tho tltne, you may come with me to-night, if you like , all hours aro the same to my partner and inc." . Tho words wcro scarcely out of his mouth cro Hlrahi Gormley had hurried on his overcoat, dashed his broatl-brjthllicd hat over his eyes and seized his gold-headed cane with a nervous grasp of his right hand, "Lead tho way," ho saidj "lead the Way; I'd follow you if you tvero golHg to tho moon." Tho stranger only grinned and passed out of tho door before him. At the gate stood a small vehicle, black as ink, and capablo of containing only two persons. A small, elf-like poncy was fasten ed to its shafts, and a little black boy held tho reins. Hiram glanced doubtfully to the shabby turnout, but, in compliance to a nod from his fellow traveler, stepped in and took his scat besides him. If the shaggy pony was small and unpromising to look at, he was nevertheless us licet of foot as any race horse, and the dingy vehicle spun along at a rato which mado old Hiram cling to tho sides with botii hands and shut his eyes that ho might not grow giddy, until, passing from the village, it turned down ttie broad country road, and paused at the margin ofa littlo piece of woodland. " Your office seems to bo in a strange lo cality," muttered old Hiram, suspiciously. ' -Not at nil," replied tho littlo man in green ; " only wo are going by tho under ground way, so as not to attract attention." " All 1" said old Hiram j " well, this docs seem to bo an underground passage, sure enough I" for they were turning now into a sort of cave, and only one faint rny of light in the far dislanco saved them from being wrapped in utter darkness. '' I shall bo gl.it! when I am safe at home again," he added, to himself. " How do I know whero this fellow b taking me?" But even as ho Epokc tho distant light grew larger, and tho carringo paused at an iron-bound door with a grating in the top, through which fell a red glare, like that of a llamo from tho chimney ofa pottery on a dark night. " This is our office," said tho little man in green ) and old Ilir.im followed him as ho leaped from tho crazy vehicle, which sud denly disappeared in a moet mysterious manner. A raji nt the door summoned a dark vis aged man, who admitted them without par ley, and old Hiram Gormley stood in a veri table counting-house, tho most spacious which had ever met his eyes. Ho glanced down the rows of diligent clerks, all dressed ill black, and all engaged in making entries in llnmenso iron-bound volumes; nt tho huge fire, which lie could seo reflected on tho roof through n wide grating In the dis tance, and which rendered anything in tho way of lamps and candles unnecessary ; nnd then turned toward a tall, dark man, who strode toward him from tho very center of the glowing light. Ho was clad In black, and his hair was bound together in an old fashioned cue. There was a sort of supple, snake-like case In his movements, nud his feet were singularly sunned, and covered with shoes that suggested either the gout or bunions. " Mr. Gormley," said the little man In green, "Mr. Gormley, partner. Ho has come to Inspect our stock of flour; he'd like to buy it in." " Ho would like to buy it in, would he?' said the new coiner. "You aro very wch come, Mr. Gormley. I havo no doubt wo shall como to terms. Gentlemen, this is Mr. Hiram Gormley, with whoso name you arc so well acquainted, and whom you have eijiectcd so long." As he sko the long rows of bluck-clad clerks arose with one accord, and, bowing, turned upon him their hollow, blood-shot eyes, filled with a light which must have been reflected (rom the flro beyond, it was co red and horrible. Old Hiram Gormley shuddered involun tarily, as, addressing himself to his two com panions, lis saldr "Can I see this flour of which you have been speaking?" "Certainly, sir." replied the taller of the two, as ho Hung open a narrow door to his right and beckoned Hiram to approach. "Light up, boys, light up!" And at the words a myriad of torches flar ed down a sccmitigly-inlerniinablo vista; and Hiram looked upon myriads and my riads of barrels, stretching nway until they faded Into mere specks in the distance. " Full of flour, from the very first brand down to the poorest; not another barrel left iu the market. You can have the upper hand of the wholo ofthem, Ilirnm Gormley when you can starve ten millions if you like to do so. Do you close the bargain, or shall we send for some ono else?" " Hush 1 I agree. TU me your terms?1 gasped Hiram, nervously. "They are very easy," said the tall man In black. "Sit down, if you please. Here Is tho pen, ink aud paper, and the doeu meut." Hiram seized tho paper and conned it rapidly, growing white au4 cold a; lie read on. At last he flung it from him and screamed, " My soul I Fromlsc to givo you my soul I Ih the name of the fiend, who aro you?" "Your humblo servant l'1 said tho black- clad creature, bowing; and Hiram Gormley saw a cloven foot peeping from the tho queer boot and distinguished the pcrfumo of brim stone. " Let md go I" ho said. " Let nie go 1" "Softly I" said the crcatuto at his elbow. " Softly I why do yon care so much for what you havo already mortgaged? You aro half mine already, do you know that?" "It is false!" said old Hiram. "I cheat no man; I belong to tho church; and I sub scribed $50 to tho missionaries a year ago." Tho dark being grinned contemptuously. " Bring mo Mr. Gormlcy's box," ho said. And he M-ho had conveyed old Hiram to the spot tvhere ho now stood set upon tho table a box like that in which lawyers keep tho papers of their clints, labeled, " Hiram Gormley, Esq." From tllo depths of tins box ho drew a pile nf parchment, and read f'eni thellce: " A mortgago on the soul of Hiram Gormley, given on tho day when ho turned his daughter from the door. Another, when he seized old Widow Pot ter's furnituro for rent. Another, when ho took advantage of a flaw iu tho papers to evade tho payment ol a justdebt of his own. Myriads when he first began business, told fifty lies a day, and gave falso Weight tthd measure, and ono tremendous mortgago for passing through tho world Without one lov ing, tender, sympathizing feeling for man kind. "Your soul bah I What is It Worth now?" " I'll take it all back. I'll havo my daughter and her husband homo. I'll pay" " Too lato I " said the dark creature. "Too late, Hiram Gormley; too lato!" But the old man stretching oilt his hands, screamed aloud in terror, and fell backwards in unconsciousness. When Mrs. Gormley returned from tho dinner "party sho found her husband stretched upon the hearth-rug, with a bluo lump upon his forehead as large as a hen's egg. When ho related his adventure she con sidered it a dream, and laid the blame upon the old port in the decanter Oil thesideboard; but, dream or reality, it had a strange influ ence upon old Hiram, for in a week ho' was icconciled to his daughter, had ignored tho flaw and made the settlement, jierformcd various unwonted acts of charity, and was in fact, an utterly changed and altered man, While, singular to say, no earthly power has ever yet boon able t'o induce Hiram Gormley to speculate in bread stuffs. DISAITOINTED 'JIUMBU0GED. I was delighted tho other morning on coming down to breakfast. My landlord, knowing my aversion to flies, had, unknown to me, bought and rigged up a patent fly brush. It hung on a hail in the ceiling over the tablo where I usually sit; tho sails wero spread out at right angles aud covered.whcn In motion, the entire surface of the table. Mine host had just wound tho thing up, and it was running attlierate of sixty miles an hour. Tho wings spread out liko tho sails of a windmill. Not a fly dared to come within (eh feet of tho strange machine. I Was delighted. Had the landlord known my fcellhgs, ho would certainly havo raised my board, nnd I would have paid it, too, without a murmur. At dinner I noticed a few llieson the cord that held tho raachlno above my head, At suppcr-tlmo a few daring old sinners had descended to tho box, which contained the machinery, and wcro peeping Into the key hole, Jierhaps to seo if Sally Shoofly,the hired girl, was hidden away in tho strango box. Next morning I noticed a largo fly perch ed Upon ono of tho sails. His wings were gently drooped like (hosoof a young chicken wheh it first feels the warmth of tho sun, after shivering all night in the cold. I called tho landlord's attention to it, and he said it was probably a fly from n neigh boring saloon that had got druttk nil beer. I knew that flies wero fond of beer nnd accepted his explanation, but I still had serious doubts on the subject. At dinner, I counted over a dozen on tbe sails, but they wero too much delighted to cause mo any further trouble ) hut by supper time all the flies in tho establishment had gathered on tho brush. They hugged each other in wild, ecstatic delight, and, as tho machine revolted past my plate,they would plunge headlong into the oo(reo,iuilk,gravy and molasses, liko littlo boys diving off a ferry boat. Tho landlord, in a tiolet rage, ordered the servant to take tho machine down and onjt, it into the lumber-room. Thus ended my first bright, extravagant dream of comfort. But " misfortunes seldom come alone, they love a train, tbey tread each other's heels." Next to (lies, bod bugs are my pet aver sion. They cause me a great deal mora trou ble than my nouseiancw, I hd frequently complained of Ulrfte prodatious, but tho good lady of tho house a&iurcd mo that iho had tried urery cspo cjient to d.ctroy them, Eb, had uot at doubt but they live In tho walls of tho room, or under the shingle, of the roof. I had not a doubt but they lived In my bed, for I had followed them to their homci in many a mad chase. Now, If I could only get a prciwrotioh to kill them, I would carry it in triumph to the good lady, and coax her to mako one more effort. I ssnli calno across an old German who was selling bed-bug poisoli on the streets, and bought a bottle. It contained a gill or more of red fluid, but there wcro no direc tions on the bottle. I demanded of the high way merchant to know how to uso the stuff. ho saiil : " Veil, you catch to pug, nnd ven you got him you sliust trop von lectio troji of tcjuca on to pug, an' it kilts him so quick as any tingi." " The devil, you say I I could kill tho bug with niv foot in half tho tlmol" " Veil, dnt ish a very goot way, ah' to pug is kilt all te same. You bays tc monish and dakes yer schoice. Goot day mit you 1" HISTORICAL. The last wild wolf on record in England was killed in the reign of Charles II. Fireworks and fire signals Wero in use In Japan nnd China centuries ago, and Yokohama has a pyrotechnist to-day in tho person of Hirayaina Ginta who is likely to become world-famous. The occasion on which Graco Darling signalized herself was tho wreck of the For farshiro steamer on oneof tho Faroe islands, on her voyagofrom Hull to Dundee, on tho Cth of September, 1838. By her splendid courago Grace saved the lives of nine per sons. Dials were invented by Anaximander, 550 B. C. The first dial of tho sun at Romo Was placed on the temple of QuirittUs by L. Fapirius Curror, when time was divided in to hours. In tho times of tho Emperors al most every palace and public building had a sun dial. Dr. Plot, in his "Natural History of Staffordshire," published 1080, relates thata Lady Child, of Shropshire, was married at 12 years of age, and had her first baby, a daughter, before 6bo completed her 13th year. Thi, daughter also married at tho age of 12, and gavo birth ton child before sho reached 13. Thus Lady Child became a grandmother beforo 2". Tho Spanish Armnda, for Invading Eng land in 1 588, consisted cf 130 ships, of which 100 were larger than any beforo built. It conveyed 19,21)5 soldiers, 10,500 seamen and 2,030 brass cannon. They wero tO' convey an army of 31,000 men from tho Scheldt, in flat bottom boats. Tho English opposing (!ec(, of smaller vessels, was about 101 ships. The Armauda returned by tho Shetland is lands, and not more than half reached the Spanish ports. A 110311. Don't scold your daughters for romping Outdoor cxerciso will do them good, It is not enough to have calisthenics in tho nurs ery or parlor. They need to bo out in the sunshine, out in tho woods, out of-doors somewhere, If it be no bigger than the com mon or park. Suppose they do tan their pret ty faces. Better lie brown as a berry, and have the pulse quick mid strong, (hail white as a lily nnd complain of cold feet and headache. Suppose they do tear their clothes; supjwso they do wear out their shoes; it don't try a mother's jiaticnco and strength half so much to wash and mend as to watch night after night a querruh.us, sick child, nud it don't drain a father's jiocket'book half as quick to buy shoes as it does to pay doctors' bills. Children wero never meant to be nursed like house plants. When tho hot waVe struck Arkansas, it brought this sad, yearning lament out of a Littlo Itnck editor: " Oh for a chunk of tho world's coM charities to slip in our seething bosom before our gizzard is totally cooked. Oh for Iho bleak winds of adversity to fan our blistering brow. And Oh for a chance to dip our tongue of parched and crackling leather into tho dark, chill waters of the dtcaded Jordan. Oh for the frost of years and the snows of old age. Oh for tbe touch of an icy hand, or tho freezing glance ofa haughty damsel's eye. Oh for a flower-gar' den of Polar bears, and a sunless grove of Alaska icebergs. Oh for a cavo in Ivamt schatka, ulOO-ucre homestead ofSpitzbergen frigidity, an icicle-gemmed grotto In tho basement story of the Aurora Borealis. Oil for a bltle nose and a pair of frost-bitten heels. Every thermometer from Capo Cod tn Corpus Cliristi has kicked the top out nnd biled over, liko thO'Bunneso monarch who took twelve white and twelve bluo soldllla powders separately.,. Fat old ladies ore dal ly dipped' up In ladles on all our city thor aughfnif, and borne away In tubs to adja cent ipe-oroani saloons to be remolded and frozen ovtr, Tiouti aro often found in our street filled with rancid greaso,and a broad brimmed bat,, roiling on straps, the owner, having Jut. thnwl nway. Catfish, . eels, ar.d tadpoler are ranulng nil over tho coun try with tin cups in their mouths, ttklng everybody they meet to give them a drinV of w',or."
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