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Tin, stage stopped in front of the tav ern, hut " mine host," when he stepped out into the dimly-lighted street, did not :it first recognize the face of the driver. " (local lod !" he uttered, at last, in the tones of the deepest surprise ; "how collies it that your are holding the lines, Master Stephen Any thing happened to Billy?" " I left him in , dead from chol era; and as there wits no nine there well enough to hike his place,:l drove the horses over here myself, SLY I'd like to look :ainr my people, from,whom I have not heard for a week." "Like as tint they're all dead—every body dies now—though I haven't heard for certain." At any ill time the speech would have been heartless; as it was.—the cholera raging, and people dying ill such appalling numbers that the only question of practical inter est remaining was, how to bury them quickest Intl of sight —it fell altruist un heeded on the ear of the young man,who was already pursuing his way in the di rection of his father's house. :: No ILIISWer came to his loud knocking; and though he could see the closed window shutter no light that suggested a watch with the sick or dying, still the very silence that reigned might be the silence of death. Again his: vigorous knock sounded on the door-panel ; a window on the oppo site side Of the street was raised, and a voice spoke : " Who is it knocking there? If It is Mack, the undertaker, there is nothing to retell away in that house; but you may 'nine built to-morrow and take something from this. Ito you under stand? Come back to-morniNv ; there Will he something in this house fur you then." " Ila Wt.!" exclaimed the young man C.loodness be praised that you are stil awake. Tell ze--" "What! Stephen" How did yot cams here —awl%%shy do you come now whou we tie all about to die Yo "Come down, Hattie; 01/I'll the 11001 Hod tell ine---" Again sl,le interrupted him: " You don't know what you are say ing. What have you to do in this house of de:11117 Leave the town as quickly as you can ; it is no joke to die, after all —particularly when one is still young . . My aunt died first; then the little lame tailor, down-stairs • after That toy poor little brother it is my turn. But no one need look on when I die; for it is an ugly sight, and no ono eau help. Still, I ;on glad to have seen you onee more, Mr. Itingold; so good night, and when you see Sophy. "For the IOVI! of Cleaver', Hattie, what has heroine of my people? If it is the worst, let lie know IL" "You may rest easy ; they went out ht Sophy's three days ago. She and her husband, the minister, would give them uu reril until your mother consented; and, when your father still refused to leave his townsmen in their distress, your mother pretended to feel the symp toms of the epidemic coming on tier, and so they both went with your sis ter. They wanted to take me, too ; but my aunt was not yet hurled. Your mother wrote you all about it though; did you not get the letter'.' " Not a line. ltut about yourself, Hattie; it must have 'eon dreadful fir youyour aunt and brother both dead !" '‘ yes,' replied the girl :it the win dow, in a tone which for the first time struck Stephen as singularly tranquil and apathetic; "it woo dreadful. lam glad my time has come at last—that I can go to a place where I can sleep, and need not smell the vinegar and fumiga- ting stuff any more, nor hear the contin ual crying and groaning. As there is no one left to mourn for me, it makes no difference how soon I go. I /nu/ wished to see you once more; but it is dark now, and I ean only see your white hat. (lood-by, Mr. ltingold, and don't quite forget—" "Stop talking nonsense, Hattie," said Stephen, half compassionately, half angrily ; " enilltl down and open the door for me. lam hungry and can get nothing to cat at the tavern." There was silence at the window for IL little While; then I lattie's voice came down. tgain : "It will nit tin, Mr. Itingnld ; it would not he proper, as I ant all alone in the house. And then I ant pretty certain that my turn to die will come long before morning, and 1 should like to lie alone then, without any one to look on. You had better and lodging somewhere else." " I insist that you open the door for me," repeated * Stephen, firmly ; " pretty time, this, to speak of what is proper! It would not he I `hristian lilac to leave you in that tint box of a house, with your fannies of dying to-night. Open the door; if you are not tired, we will put the house and your belong ings in order, so that I ran get a convey am•e, as soon as day breaks, and take you to my sister's." " Very well," was the tranquil reply ; " it's all the same, proper or not ; our Father in I reaVliii Will judge of that, in a day (a* two. Wait till I get a light." Soon I tattle lie:lied back the bolt, and stood on the threshold, shading the light with her hand. It was a year since Stephen had seen her, and the girl hail grown taller, and oh! so thin and pale. Her eyes, once dancing so merrily, stood largeand still under the heavily shading lashes, and the little, pale mouth was closed tightly, as though it meant never to smile again. Her dress was queer enough—thrown on in the dark, evi dently, and without, regard to fitness or beauty. A scant, 'woolen skirt, much too 'short, and a brown jacket, a great deal too large, covered her; and her feet were incased in thick, woolen stockings, mid thrust into delicate daucing-shoes, On her head was a night-cap, from un der which straggled her full, brown hair. To add to her weirdly emnical appearance, there sat a large, black cat perched on her shoulder, his head press ed close against her check. The girl herself did not sewn to feel what a spec tacle she presented, but composedly scanned the young wan's face, saying, as she held out her band: "Good evening, Mr. Ringold ; it is really you, then-1 thought perhaps It was only another hallucination " Her hand lvas thin and cold, and she soot withdrew it, to lock the door again; and then led the way up-stairs, In a lan guid, weary manner. " Which room will you go into?" ahe on the landing; "death has been to all of them. Perhaps aunty's room is best—it does not smell of vinegar there. She liked the smell of juniper berries better, so we burned them in her room, 0, the room has been put In or der by my own hands ; they shall not say, when they come to take me out of the house, that I was negligent." ' "Poor Hattie!" he said, entering the room ; " I can not tell you how I pity you. But why do you act so like a stranger to me, and call me Mr. Ring old? Have we not been playfellows from infancy up?" • " I had resolved to do so, since—since —" a alight flush passed over my face. " But as you choose, Stephen ; it's all the same now. It will soon be over." " By no means," said Stephen, taking her hand in his ; " all that is the matter with you—l see it now—ls, that you Ttx XantaOtet oitatettiotat VOLUME 71 lack food, and drink, and fresh air. You poor child—l can well imagine that the tears and the sighs you have had to swallow down left you little leis ure to think of food to sustain your bod ily strength." 'lt may be. I have often eaten noth ing but a spoonful of soup at noon, these last ten days ; Lizzie, our old cook, made me take that, But she went away yes terday, and has not returned ; so I sup pose she went to the hospital to die.— Since then I have been sitting up-stairs with Peter, here, on my lap to keep me warm, and to have something living beside me, when death should ap 'roach." "And instead of death, I have come, to drive those gloomy thoughts away.— Here in my carpet-bag is a bottle of old port wine, that I had bought for my father. Give me a couple of glasses, and look for something to eat—we both need She looked absently Into the flame of the candle, as if thinking of something far away ; and then sighing deeply, she took up the light and left the room— Peter still sitting on her shoulder. Steph en was glad when the girl entered the room again. "There Is nothing in the house but stale bread, a few eggs, and other ma terial for cooking. I might make a lire in the kitchen, and cook you something to eat—hot it was there that a u nty was taken sick while making poultices for little Fred ; and Lizzie said she had seen the little cholera-man, in person, sitting behind the range. I know that was nonsense; but she said he load in gray beard, and a wart on his ford wad—and I have been afraid to go there since. Wait a moment—there nine crackers in the sideboard—you call dip them in your wine." He passed I rattle her glass. • " No," she said ; "you drink. Why should I '.' It would only make it hard er for me to die." " Hattie," exclaimed the young man, little impatiently, "you will drink of his. A truce to your foolish talk about ying now—it is wicked. Of course, you do not look as rosy just now as you once did, but a few weeks spent in the coun try with my people will soon drive the recollection of the past horror from your brain." The few drops she had drank of the wine seemed already to have put her Bleep ; at least, she opened her eyes onlY with great difficulty while she spoke. " It is easy enough for you to say that Stelipen ; lot youj don't know what a dread I have always had of coining in contact with death ; for you know that father dies' away from home, and I was with aunty when mother died. The lame tailor's was the first corpse I saw; and his face was so serene that I thought it could not be hard to die, after all. Just then, Freddie came ome, whistling and shouting, because they had vacation at school for an indefinite period; and Iscolded him fi,r 'being so noisy, when the good tailor, who had made his pretty new clothes, was lying dead. 0 dear! his shouting was ennui over, and he kept crying, in his agony, and begging that I should not let hint die alone. ' You must hold my hand, and go with me,' lie said—and I prom ised. But when it grew dark before his eyes, ho said, " Hattie, you are leaving no, and I have to go alone.' They were his last words—but. I still hear him crying, night and day. Perhaps I could forget it all again, some day, if I could only have cried; but even when my dear aunty died I had not a tear for tier. It was frightful to see her wagging her chin, and hear her chattering, and see her jerking her fin gers up and down on the Counterpane, as if she was playing the piano; it made my hair stand on end, and I could not get rid of the sight, even after she had been buried. And just when I had (dosed her eyes, and was tired to death, and old Lizzie had laid no on the lounge to rest, some one came to the door and wanted to speak to me. ] t was the ser vant of the Auditor, my bethrothed—" " The Auditor—your hethrothed—you are engaged to be married, then, Hat tie?" " Yes—or I was ; it's all the same now," she continued, monotonously, as though speaking of something in which she was not the least concerned. " His name was Hector, and I did not want him at all, because ho reminded me of the bull-terrier aunty once had; his name was Hector, too ; and he had just such round, blue eyes. But aunt said 1 had better have him ; so he gave me a ring to wear, and my aunt said I must give him one in return. I always hated to see it on his finger ; and when his servant said, "The Auditor sends his compliments, and he died last night at two o'clock, and he requested that this ring should be returned to Miss Hattie' —I said, `(live it to me, quick.' But all at 011C0R cold shudder ran through me; had put the ring from a dead man'. land on my finger—and now I was of lanced to Death itself, and I must fol ow." She was silent, her eyes were closed, and horror seemed to have choked her voice ; Stephen passed his hand softly over her icy cheek. "You are superstitious; here, drink this wine, and go to sleep. 'rho Audi tor is dead—so much the better. Drink this, now ; it will give you strength." " It is to,) late; perhaps, if you had come to me sooner—but no, you had already forgotten nee, the last time you came home to.see your mother—" " What do you say, Hattie? I had forgotten my little playmate! You know I was sick, when I was here last, and could not go out." "Yea, you had taken cold. I would have gone through lire and water to see you, or to take your hand, only. But it's all the same, now ; my sorrow com menced then, and ail that happened later only hastened my death—but it had been in my heart, since I knew you had forgotten me." She spoke as if she were in a trance, or under some magnetic influence—her ace and form alike immovable. A (Ice _ . pity stirred Stephen's heart; and he could with difficulty „restrain himself from throwing, his arms around her, to draw her to his breast, as he would have done a child, frightened and benumbed with cold. " I wrote It all in a letter, yesterday, when I knew my time had come. You will find it in my aunt's sec rc tr tire ; and another paper, on which I had Written that you are to have all my things after my death. I thought perhaps the court would allow it; though I did not quite know how to write such a document. Let me drink once again; I think I could fall asleep then, without the least pain, and never wake up again." While he was still:leaning against the table, bewildered from what he had just heard, she had gained the door, with slow, dragging steps, holding Peter fast in her arms; and when Stephen made a move to hold her back, she said : " No—l am tired to death, and I want to go in my room, to be alone when I die." Stephen seemed in a dream, whe she had closed the door behind her. " Hattie," lie called aloud, long after she had left hint. " Hattie—is it true? have I been so blind—and have you so loved me Hut no answer came through the silent night, save the rumbling of the hearse, as it stopped at a neighboring house for its ghastly freight, and then returned, like an evil spirit, to the gloom and darkness from whence it had come. He closed the window, and throwing himself on the wide, old-fashioned lounge, he covered the old, yellow shawl, once the property of Hattie's aunt, over his feet. He had not lain thus very long, when a soft, rustling noise was audible just outside the door. He had scolded Hat tie for being superstitious, a little while ago ; was he growing so himself, now? Nearer and nearer came the mysterious noise, the door was softly opened, and Hattie stood in it. The cap had slid down from her head, and her hair was hanging loose over the white robe that had taken the place of the brown jacket. Close behind her was Peter, rubbing his head against her bare feet. " You are not asleep yet? Do not be angry with me, for disturbing you—but it seemed so dreadful, all at once, to die up there, quite alone, and I thought perhaps it might be cold in the grave, too—is it so? All my blood seems turn ing to ice. May I sit in the corner ou the lounge, one moment, and wrap that shawl around me, to get warm? 0, Stephenl must I really die so soon?" He had raised himself, and had taken her hand in his, to warm it. " Hattie," he said, tenderly, will live long and happily." "No"—she shook her head wearily. "that can never be." Shivering, she drew her feet up on the sofa, and covered them with the shawl, leaning back till her shoulder touched his breast. Ho laid his arm around "Try and get warm, do you suffer pain?" "Only hero"—she put her hand on her heart; and then, suddenly, large drops gathered in her eyes, as if the touch of his hand had broken up the icy rind that had penned up the tears in her heart these many days, and her sobs came convulsively, shaking her worn-out frame. " Hattie, my own precious darling," he whispered. The sobs ceased. " It is too late, Stephen—too late.— Still, it is sweet to hear you speak so—it stills the dreadful pain at my heart. Do you know why I could not die, up there in my room'? It would not let me rest: I wanted to kiss you, only once, before I could die. I thought I should find you asleep; I had meant to take just one kiss, and then go back to die." He raised her head and laid his lips on her soft, half opened mouth ; while she breathed hard, like one almost fam ished, drawing in fresh life. "Thanks," she said, almost inaudi ble; and she dropped her arms from his neck, and glided down on the lounge, her head fulling back, her arms hanging over the cushion, till the little head almost touched the floor. Then he arose softly, and stepped carefully over her, down from the lounge, moving her body till she was in a comfortable position. Silently he watched her slum bers, lightly passing his hand over her soft hair at times, to make sure that this was all no idle vision, no mocking dream. Of the fact that the girl, sleep ing here so placidly, belonged to him now, there was no doubt in his mind; the only wonder seemed to be that he ad not claimed the treasure long, long since. It cost him a severe effort not to wake her out of her sleep, to hear once more the confession that had opened the windows of his heart, and let in the warm light of his first love. How could that other man ever have dared to Lope" Preposterous! Steph en said, as he touched the heavy braids that fell over thy,lounge on to the floor once more, bcfmio hisown eyelids droop ed, and he too slept. The early sun shine did not break his sleep; but he heard the tramp or horses and the rat tle of wheels at the door; and before he had time to look out at the window, loud knocks from the front door rang through the house. With deep concern he watched Hattie's face, to see if she , had been disturbed, before hastening to the door. It was the half-brother of Hattie's aunt, who had been informed, through Sophy's husband, that his sis ter was dead, and his niece still in the plague-stricken city. He had brought his wagon, and his intention was to take Hattie to the country with him. That I tattle should be removed, and, at once, Stephen gladly consented to; but he sug gested that Sophy's would be the place to take her to, as it was further into the mountains, and Hattie felt like a sister toward her. It was not hard to per suade the uncle, who was still stupefied with grief for his sister's and little Fred die's death, and the look he had taken at Hattie's face, supernaturally white and still, in lethargic sleep. Without hesitancy, Stephen went up stairs into Hattie's room, carried down all the bed ding he could lind, and spread it in the bottom of the wagon. Next, lie pro ceeded to gather up such articles of clothing as came under his hands ; and in the course of his researches ho came to a little press, containing a hundred worthless trifles, such as school-girls, playing with their dolls, might treasure up. There was a string of glass beads, an old almanac, a knife, with broken blade, and a book front which he had read to Hattie, years ago. Half a dozen letters, written to her when he first went to college, dropped out of the book ; the almanac contained his name, in his own handwriting, and the string of glass beads had been bought at a fair, and given by him to Hattie, years ago. When he began to pack the wagon, he found willing hands to assist him, on all sides ; young and old had some good word to say of _Hattie, and the untiring devotion with Which she had nursed relatives, friends and neighbors. In the room, Hattie was still fast asleep; nor did she waken when Stephen, her uncle and a neighbor carried her down the stairs and laid her carefully in the wag on. Peter had followed the eorlege to the door, and seemed inclined to follow Hattie to the wagon ; but unmindful of the cosy naps he had enjoyed in her lap, he turned, at the last moment, and withdrew sulkily into the house. When the brisk trotting horses had left the walls of the city behind, and were ambling along through smiling fields and green trees, Stephen turned to look at the sleeper, and gave a sigh of relief to see a light dash of color already creeping into her cheeks. Hour after hour she slept, while the uncle had ii score of cases to relate, in which people had been saved from impending illness, perhaps death, by the power of lono.,:un interrupted sleep. Stephen agreed with all the old gentleman's views on ,this point; still, when they halted for some time to rest, and refresh the horses, he stepped stealthily up to the wagon,:drov. - mide the cover, just a little, and called Hattie softly by name. She ought to take something to eat, he said : but the - - hypocrite knew very well that that was not what he wanted her to wake up for; he could find no peace till he was sure that she would adhere, in broad day light, to what she had confessed when she believed herself dying, in the night. At dusk the wagon rolled into the garden surrounding the parsonage ' • and Soppy, who was coming out of the house with loud greetings for her bro ther, was instantly checked by the fin ger Stephen laid on his lip. Ills mother came out too; and together they wept when Stephen told them in what a de plorable condition he had found poor Hattie; omitting, of course, the part of the tale that interested him most.— When the sleeper had been removed from the wagon to the bed in her room, she seemed for a moment on the point of waking up; but she only asked for water, drank without opening her eyes, and immediately sank into sleep again. Sophy slept in the room together with her, and the next morning the entire family, including Stephen's father and Sophy's husband, were in the break fast-room, anxiously awaiting the ap pearance of Sophy and her friend. lint Sophy came alone, with troubled face and discouraging accounts of Hattte's mental condition. Early in the morn ing she said, Hattie hail waked her up, and raising herself in bed, had looked around her wildly, asking for her aunt, and how she had come to the strange place. Gently as possible, Sophy lied recalled to her mind what had taken place; but, apparently, without heed ing or understanding her, Hattie had suddenly buried he face in the pillow, and cried till Sophy thought she must be utterly exhausted. Thinking that these hours of weeping had brought herrelief, and a feeling of thankfulness for dan gers escaped from, Soupy had been sur prised beyond measure to find that an inexplicable rigidness has taken poses-. sion of her, against which the kindest, most loving words were of no avail, She professed to feel in good health, but said she could not leave the room, and begged that noone, not even Steph en's mother should be admitted to her. Stephen's father who was always ready to grumble about the " women with their whims and notions," was contra dicted by Sophy, who said she feared worse for the mind of the poor child that had gone through, such dreadful trials and fatigues. Stephen said never a word ; but there was no doubt in his mind that the dread of meeting him actuated Hattie in her refusal to see any one. What site had said to him in the hour she had fancied her last, had been as a sacred bequeath al in her estimation—a testament, or last will •, and now coming back to life again, it might well seem to her as a desecration of her most holy feelings— an irreparable breach of all she lied been taught to consider fitting and maidenly. Toward evening, watching his sister's absence, with sudden resolve he stepped into Vattie i s room. She eat near the window, at work on a black dress she had commissioned Sophy to buy for her; when the door opened, she turned her head, thinking to see Sophy enter. But hardly had she recognized Stephen's form, when she dropped the sewing from her hands, and fled to the furthest corner of the room. Covering her eyes with one hand, she raised the other beseechingly, repeating, confusedly, "Please, not ! 0 ! please, not." i " Hattie," he cried, " s life to sepa rate again what death had brought so near together? Why do you suddenly despise me, so that you have not a sin gle word for me? Look up at me, only once, to read in my eyes how fully I value the treasure I had found, and how LANCASTER, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 14, 1870 wretched it will make me to hear you recall what seemed to lift my soul to heaven." As though she had neither heard nor understood his words, she continued to plead wildly shrinking further into the corner, " Please not! 0! please not ! " Disconsolately he left the room, still hesitating to confide to any one what he thought the reason for Hattie's singular manner. It was Saturday, and when the children had been put to bed, and the family were in tho sitting room to gether, Stephen resolved to tell his secret to his friends, and leave the place at once. Time, he trusted, and the wise counsel of his mother and sister, would ultimately bring to Hattie's mind a more tranquil and reasonable view of the case. His mother agreed with him ; but So phy, with her quick wits, had already formed a plan, which she felt sure would succeed. Her husband at first rather objected to acting his part in the play, but she overruled him with "Christian" reasons for taking the role assigned him. Early on Sunday morning, Sophy, who still slept in the same room with Hattie, asked her if sho would not like to go to church and hear the sermon, which was to be a very beautiful one.— Raising her head a very little, Hattie owned to a wish to hear the sermon, but said she could not go out among the peo ple yet, and they all must have patience with her a little longer. "Of course we will have patience with you, Hattie; I am only sorry for my brother ; lie is going away, and lie will take the impression with him that you dislike him, and therefore avoid to come among us." Hattie's face was burning red, and averting it, she faltered : " Ilow could I dish ke him, when lie has been so good to me ? I would give my life to serve him, but I can not see him. Don't ask me why; but tell him to forget me. lam not worthy that he should care for me." " You are a child, and a sick ono at that, do as you choose. But I was go ing to say : if you want to hear the ser mon to-day without going to church, you can go into the little summer-house, there, at the end of that walk ; if you open the ,lattice-windows you can hear every word that is spoken on the chan cel when the church windows are open." When the church-bells rang, the lone mourner at the window, from behind the curtains, watched all the family— the children in front—pass through the garden, down to the little gate that communicated with the church-yard. Stephen, walking beside his mother, looked pale, and held his face down ward—a deep sadness on his features, that made Hattie's eyes run over with tears. When they were out of sight, she took heart and stepped into the gar den. Like ono risen from a bed of sickness, she lingered near the fragrant flowers, inhaling their perfume with au intensely appreciating gratefulness. The Sabbath morning sunwas so over poweringly luminous, that she stop ped and closed her eyes at every other step, dazzled by the light. She seemed almost to lose her breath, and she sat down tremblingly, when she reached the summer house, where she devoutly folded her hands and listened to the last reverberating sound of the boll, and the first deep, full notes of theon in. Grand ly they swept by her on the breeze laden with the perfume of the sweet-brier, and stirring the soft shadows of the vines and branches that played at her feet. She felt like a wanderer, who for many days has suffered burning heat, and bit ter frost, on rough, jagged roads, and, foot-sore and weary, has found a place to rest and wash away all traces of dust and fatigue, in the sunny, green shade and the waves of swelling music. A heavy load seemed lifting from her heart, as she listened to the words of the minister, who preached from the text: that all things are for the best, to those who love God. He went on to show that even the epidemic, which was wasting the land, had brought out the love, the power of self-sacrifice, the warm, human sympathy in hearts that would otherwise have grown callous, and indifferent to their fellow-creatures' suffering—their poorer neighbors' very existence. As au earthquake, that de stroyed the houses, but brought to the light of day healing springs, from which the whole land derived benefit, so the blessings that this affliction had brought would reach down to generations to come, in some of its consequences.— When the sermon had been closed with a prayer the worthy clergyman commu nicated to his attentive congregation, that this time of great tribulation had brought together two hearts, that had formed their tie for life in the face of death—illustrating again that "to those who love the Lord all things are for the best." Hattie held her breath ; how like her own story that inlyht have been. Who Inight she be--the happy, loved one— who had found her lover " in the face of death ?" A giddiness came over her, suddenly, when she heard her own name spoken on the chancel, and Stephen's coupled with it. When she had regained strength she tried to rise from her seat, but fell forward into the arms of a gray bearded man, who had come up the walk mut tering, and eliding the girl who was so full of whims that she avoided the church on the day her own name was Called:frOM the pulpit. As punishment for this omission, lie claimed the first kiss of the newly betrothed ; and, when Hattie could be persuaded to open her eyes again, there was some one in the summer-house with her, besides the gray-bearded man. Profitable horticulture A marked characteristic of many Amer ican fruit growers, is their overweening desire to make a fortune in a singh3 season Hence we find so many wild, not to say foolish attempts to force nature beyond her true limits, and compel her to com ply with the inordinate wishes of this greedy class of pomologists. For a num ber of years past, I have been a close and attentive observer of what has been transpiring in the horticultural world, and have come to the conclusien, that it is a wisp and good thing:to adopt and practice the teachings of the old adage, 'Make 'last slowly.'' I am aware that by certain processes, fruits may be rapidly propagated, and that the skill and ingenuity of our growers have been taxed to their utmost capacity, to bring about such results, but in the long run, it generally turns out that those who have taken things moderately and carefully, and surveyed the situation before making their final arrangements, have almost invariably been the most successful. Fruit grow ing is legitimately a branch of produc tive industry, as the growing of grain, or the manufacture of cotton. It has its laws, and those laws must be ob served if success is to follow. The man who—as too many do—has tily jumps at the conclusion that there is a mine of wealth in fruit growing, and forthwith plunges into it, is almost always certain to meet with disappoint ments. Horticulture is a science. It has its laws, and those laws cannot be transgressed with impunity. A soil un suited to the growth of a particular fruit should of course never be selected for the purpose, and yet how frequently do we find cranberry plantations set out where nature never designed that a cranberry should grow. New Jersey has hundreds of such cases. Sites arc selected for orchards, which are the very opposite to the requirements of the trees planted. The rules ofpruning, thinning, fertilization, &c., are disregarded,and va rieties are selected, not with reference to their ascertained merits, but upon the empty declarations of interested dealers. All this is wrong. The elements of suc cess arc clearly and forcibly set forth, in the brief paragraph, which I copy from an abstract of the report of a discussion on the " Profits of Fruit Growing," at a late meeting of the Dayton, 0., Horti cultural Society. r commend it to the careful perusal of 'all who are already engaged in fruit culture, or who contem plate making a business of it : " The secrets of success were setdown to be finding out what does well in ones soil, giving every attention to culture and marketing, with strict honesty in ones dealings, and no humbug, nor try ing more than he could do well. One gentleman thought that the continual striving after excellence, was the one thing needful. If a man has this ele ment in his nature, the others follow immediately after." According to the New York Commer cial Advertiser the President has in structed Secretary Fish to issue a pro clamation recognizing the Republic of France. John L. Taylor, ex-member of Con gress from Ohio, dropped dead in the General Land Office at Washington, yesterday. He was 70 years of age. 11latory of the War From the Formal Abdication of Qoeen Inabella to theriurrender of Napoleon. Chronological Summary of Event,. The following is a chronological sum mary of the events which have happen ed from the formal abdication of Queen Isabella of Spain to the surrender of Napoleon : Sunday, Jane 20, 1370.—Ex-Queen Isabella of Spain formally abdicates the throne in favor of her eldest son, Prince Alphonse. This was done at Paris, at the Hotel Basilewski, and was wit nessed by Queen Christina, Gen. Ler sundi and other prominent personages. Tuesday, July s.—Ex-Queen Isabella notifies foreign governments of her for mal abdication of the throne in favor of her son. On this same day the fact is made public that Prince Leopold of Ho henzollern has consented to become a candidate for the vacant throne of Spain. This consent is alleged to have been made with the approval of the King of Prussia. Wednesday, July 6.—G rent, excitemen t In Paris and feeling against Prussia.— Agitation in the Corps Legislatif. The press and people clamor for war. Re ported interview between Napoleon and lien. Prim. - . Monday July 11.—French negotia tions with Prussia progressing. Due de Grammont declares that France will never permit a German prince to mount the throne of Charles V. Increased ex citement. The Queen of Prussia writes from Ems, in favor of peace. Napo leon's war horses reported sent to the frontier. Queen Victoria sends a tele graphic messages to Paris and Berlin in favor of peace. Tuesday, July I_''.—The negotiations between Paris, Ems and Madrid going on. Announcement that Prince Le pold has withdrawn from the candida ture. The French government and peo ple not satisfied with this withdrawal. Security against future attempts of the kind demanded. frcdn;scall, - July 13.—Napoleon re ported to have severely censured 011i vier for giving expression to pacific lan guage. Both nations reported to be rapidly arming and otherwise preparing for the conflict. Thursday, July 14.—Refusal of King William of Prussia to receive Count Benedetti, the French Ambassador to Prussia. Contradictory reports of the affair. The King said that he was will ing to disavow any knowledge of or complicity in the candidature of Prince Leopold, and was ready to advise against it as a head of the House of Hohenzol lern, but not as King of Prussia. lie also announced the withdrawal of the Benedetti insists upon fur- . - ther guarantees. The King refuses to speak to him. He leaves Ems for Paris. Count Bismarck reported to have tele graphed an account of the ailiAir to all the courts of Europe. Tremendous ex citement in Paris. Friday, July, 15.—Proclamation of war against Prussia. French troops pouring towards the frontier. Marshal MacMalion recalled from Algeria to take a command. Great enthusiasm in all parts of France. The " Marseillaise" sang in Paris by the authority of the government the first time in eighteen years. Saturday, July 16.—German troops massing on the Saar and on the Rhine rivers. Bavaria, Baden and Wurtem berg summoned by France to state what course they intended pursuing. Twen ty-four hours given for a reply. Sunday, July 17.—Continued enthu siasm in France. Money and offers of financial aid pouring into Paris. All the trains crowded by troops hurrying to the frontier. Address of the French Legislature to Napoleon, approving of his course towards Prussia and protest- ing against the "mysterious combina tions" formed against France. Rumors of fighting at Forbuch. Italian demon stration at Florence i n favor of Germany. Arrival of King William of Prussia at Cologne. His enthusiastic reception by the people. North and South Germany reported to be a unit in favor of war with France. The sympathy of Europe claimed to be with the French. ifunday, July IS.—The South Ger man States declare their purpose to sup port Prussia. Departure of the Crown Prince of Prussia for Munich to take command of their armies. German mail steamers cease sailing. Coast lights buoys and all aids to navigation on the German coast extinguished and remov ed by order of the Prussian govern ment. Rumors of lighting. it rdnesday, July 2 i).—Meeting of the North German Parliament. Speech of King William. The war budget unan imously voted amid great enthusiasm. Thursday, July dl.—Arrival of Prince Napoleon in London. Great naval ac tivity in England. Turkey and Austria declare an attentive neutrality. Circu- lar issued by the French Minister of Foreign Affairs to the representatives of France in foreign countries explain ing the position of the Emperor on the subject of the war. Prussia accused of having fomented the conflict. General Lebwuf declared Major General of the French army. .S'at/Irdag„luly, •23.—Prussian troops rona Saarlouis enter the French terri tor 3 and advance a short distance in the direction of St. Avoid, where they have a skirmish with the French chasseurs and retire. Nine or ten wounded, and the first blood of the war shed. French reconnoissance on Prussian soil. De— monstratiou in favor of France at Dub lin. Italian demonstrations in favor of Prussia at Milan, Padua and Genoa. Sunday, July '24.—The Bank of Frank fort loans the Prussian government five millions of thalers. Monday, Judy 25.—The secret treaty, between France and Prussia on the sub ject of Belgium made public. Great sensation in England and on the Con tinent. Tuesday, July 26.—The Prussian army concentrating at Mayence. Arrival et King \Vilna7ia there. The Empress Eugenie declared Regent of France.— Ninety thousand French reinforce ments called out. Skirmish between the Prussians and French near Forbach and retreat of the French. Thursday, July :IS.—Departure of the Emperor Napoleon for the seat of war. lfe promises to return soon again.— Earl (franville explains the situation to the English I louse of Lords. A battle reported imminent between the French and Prussians. Prussians concentrating between Treves and Merzig. Three hundred thousand French and four hundred thousand Prussians reported in arms. Priday,JuND.—Arrival of the French fleet at Copenhagen. Rumors of an al liance between France and Denmark. The French government denies having aimed at the absorption of Belgium. Sunday, July 31.—Rumored fighting in Baden. Arrest of Prussian spies in France. Napoleon at St. Avoid. Skir mishes near Saarbruck and repulse of the French. The French reserves or- ganizing at Chalons. Monday, August I.—German forces massing in the Black Forest. Several unimportantskirmishes. German forces concentrating in Rhenish Bavaria. De parture of two French fleets for German waters. Expected invasion of France. Tuesday, July i.—The heights of Saar bruck stormed by the French. Napo leon telegraphs the Empress announc ing thatthe Prince Imperial has received his "baptism of fire." Agitation in England on the subject of Belgian neu trality and independence. Italy arming and preparing for war. The evacution of Rome progressing. An Austrian army mobilizing on the frontier of Bo hemia. Wednesday, August 3.—Skirmishing near Saarbruck and elsewhere. Procla mation of King William to the army. The French Garde Mobile preparing for the front. A levy en ?name ordered by Prussia for the defence of the seacoast. Newspaper correspondents expelled from the French lines. Thursday,Auguet4.—German invasion of France began this day. The forces of the Crown Prince surprise a French division at Wissembourg and after a bloody battle rout it. Five hundred prisoners and a piece of artillery were captured. Loss on both sides heavy.— MacMahon preparing to cross the Rhine. Friday, August s.—Great excitement in Paris, caused by the defeat of the French. Skirmishes at various points. MacMahon moves his corps from Hague nau to Frosohweiller. Saturday, August 6.—Bloody battle near Woerth between the Prussian forces, 140,000 strong, under the Crown Prince of Prussia, and the French army, 35,000 strong, under Marshal MacMahon. The French were defeated, losing several pieces of artillery, includ ing four mitrailleurs and some four thousand prisoners. Another battle between the French and Prussians at Saarbruck. Frossard's corps defeated and forced to retreat, pre cipitately to Metz. Sunday, August 7.—Official despatches from King William announcing the de feat of the French at \Werth and Saar bruck. Rejoicings in Berlin, and in tense excitement in Paris. The Empress Regent issues a proclamation appealing to the patriotism of the people. The Corps Legislatif and Senate convoked. Retreat of MacMahon towards Saverne. Advance of the Germans into France along the entire line. Monday, August S.—Meeting of the French Parliament. Preparations for the defence of Paris begun. Marshal Bazaine made Commander-in-Chief of the French army. Arrangements made to call out the entire Garde Mobile or France. The armyof the Crown Prince advancing rapidly on Saverne. Prus sian official reports of victory. Procla mation of the French Ministry appeal ing for unity of action. Tuesday, August 9.—General advance of the Prussians upon Metz. Strasbourg besieged by the South German forces. The French army concentrating upon Metz. Arrival of General Changarnier at the Emperor's headquarters. Mac- Mahon leaves Saverne and continues his retreat to Nancy. Overthrow of the 011ivisr ministry by the Corps Legisla tif. Intense excitement in Paris. Wednesday, August 10. irm ish i n g near Metz. The Palikao ministry or ganized. Laws passed calling out all r'renchmen between the ages of twenty five and thirty-five. Napoleon invited to return to Paris. General Trochu ap pointed Governor of Paris. Thursday, August 11.—Proclamation of King William to the people of France, declaring that he does not war with citizens, but with armed soldiers.— Stormy scenes in the French Parlia ment. Skirmishing before Metz. Mae- Mahon retreats upon Nancy. Refusal of Strasbourg to surrender. French Garde Mobile organizing in all parts of the Empire. Friday, August 12.—Great energy of the new Ministry of France. Paris tranquil. The Crown Prince marching upon Nancy. Large numbers of troops concentrating at Chalons. Reinforce ments hurrying to liazaiue. The Paris fortifications preparing for a siege. Saturday, August 13.—Heavy skir mishing before Metz. Advance of Prince Frederick Charles upon Pont-a-Mous son. Occupation of Nancy by the Prussians. MacMahon retreating froni the fortress of Toul. On this day the Prussians began their movement to flank Metz. AS'lnulay, August 14.—The French be gin their retreat across the Moselle river. General advance of the German army. Severe fight. at Paguy. The French retire upon the fortifications at Metz, pursued by the Germans, who suf fer severely from the lire of Fort St. Quentin and are forced to retire. Na poleon telegraphs that they are repulsed. Communication between Paris and Metz by the railroad to Frouard sev ered. MacMahon falling back upon Chalons. Prince Frederick Charles crosses the Moselle near Pont-a-Mous son. Monday, August l.i.—L ugtgement near Longeville. The Prussians re pulsed but claim to have prevented the further retreat of the French. Depart ure of Napoleon for Verdun. Both ar mies on the west bank of the Moselle river. Tuesday, August IG.—Bloody battle between Thionvilleand Doncourt. Both parties claim the victory. Cpunt Pali kao announces to the Corps Legislatif that the Prussians had been checked. Surrender of the fortress of Marsal to the Second Bavarian corps. 11 - ccincsday, August 17.—Another se vere struggle near Metz. Marshal Ba zaine reports that the Prussians were repulsed along the entire line. Sortie of the Strasbourg garrison. MacMahon still retreating upon Chalons. Several Uerman vessels crptured by the French war vessels and taken to French ports. Thursday, August 18.—Last of the great battles near Metz. Severe fighting until nine o'clock at night. The French defeated, their right flank turned, and their army cut off from Paris and Ver dun. (treat preparations iu Paris to receive the Crown Prince. Naval en gagement in the Baltic; the Prussian fleet retires. Pridag, august l9.—Napoleon at Clut lons. The army of the Crown Prince of Prussia at Bar-le-Due, advancing.— Great loss of the Prussians in the battles around Metz. Three new French ar mies forming. Napoleon reported to be insane. Publication of the correspon dence between Pope Pius and King William on the subject of peace. The arming of Paris nearly complete. Prus sian spies captured and shot after trial. The French seaports declared in a state of siege. Republican demonstrations in various parts of France. Saturday, Augud 20.—Reported at tempt of Bazaine to cut his way through the German army. The army of the Prince Royal of Prussia marching ra pidly upon Chalons. (treat activity of the French Ministry. New armies forming at Lyons, Orleans and Paris. Three hundred thousand German land wehr on the frontier. French] sharp shooters beginning to operate in the rear of the German armies. Sunday, August 21.—Prussian rein forcements before Strasbourg. Sorties of the garrison repulsed. The villages surrounding the stronghold \ set fire to by the French. Reported victory of the Crown Prince before Chalons. AfacMa hon reinforced. Prince Napoleon re ported gone on a mission to Italy. Paris provisioned for six months. Count Palikao announces the defeat of the Prussians in the quarries at Jaumont.— (teneral Trochu addresses another pro clamation to the inhabitants of Paris. Jfonday, August 22.—The siege of Strasbourg continued. The course of the river 111 changed. Bazaine holds all his positions. The Crown Prince plan ning an advance on Paris. The camp at Chalons brokenup. MaeMahon moving to relieve Bazaine. Reports of the bat tle of Gravelotte detailing the forces en gaged on the French and German sides. Bazaine supplied with food and ammu nition. Movements of the armies. Re ports from Meziers stating the severe losses of the Prussians. Over 40,00) wounded without assistance. Fears of a riot in Paris. Alarm at the Prussian march on the capital. A fleet of French war vessels oil die coast of Prussia. Augu.ll'23.—Reports in Paris of the junction of MacMahon's and Bazaine's armies at a strong position near Metz. Bazaine said to have cut through the Prussian line. The Crown's Prince's advance on Paris ekecked.— Wounded prisoners by thousands sent to Prussia. MacMahon's account of the battle of Woerth. The German armies in the field 500,000 strong. Wednesday, August "_4.—MacMahon and Bazaine ready to assume the offen sive. The Crown Prince halted at St. Dizier. Napoleon at Montmedy. The new French loan all taken up. Prus sians violate Belgian territory. Thursday, August. —Attempted as sassination of MacMahon. The camp at Chalons burned by the French.— Napoleon gone to Beine. Arab chiefs joining the French army. The bom bardment of Strasbourg suspended.— French vessels blockading Cuxhaven. Friday, Augu.s.l :20.—The army con scription law announced in Paris. The Empressoffers the horses of the imperial hunting establishment. Cabinet notice of the Prussian advance on Paris. Mete surrounded by water. More reinforce ments to the Prussian armies. Eight departments of France held by the enemy. Saturday, August 27.--MacMahon moving towards the north. Fresh ad ditions to the French armies. Paris well supplied with provisions. Bazaine still waiting for MaeMahon. Reported battle near Rheims, between the forces of Mae7Sfahon and the Crown Prince.— The headquarters of the Prussian army at Bar-le-Duc. The ratifi cation of the Belgian treaty signed by France, England and Prussia. Austria and Russia getting uneasy. Sunday Auguat•2B.—The French victo rious at Verdun. The Prussians suc cessful at Vitry. MacMalion at Stenay. Proposed removal of the French gov ernment to Lyons. The Prussian losses up to date reported at 170,000 men.— Three naval prizes brought to Brest. • Monday, August 29. A great battle reported in progress near Monzow. Napoleon at Berthen evil le. MacMahon near Stenay. The Uhlans occupy Mal medy. ;The Prussian landwher invest Thionville. The Prussians hold all Southern Alsace. The Bois de Boulogne, Paris, filled with cattle, to be used for food in case of siege. Reported discov ery of a republican plot in South Ger many. Tuesday, August 30.—Severe battle at Beaumont. Gen. de Failly's French corps attacked by the Crown Prince, and, after a severe engagement, defeated and driven across the Meuse. Ireducsday, August 31.—Terrible struggle near 13azeilez. The Prussians drawn into a trap and severely cul. up. They retreat across the Meuse river.— This day's battle near Sedan ended favorably for the French. A battle also took place between the armies of Marshal Bazaine and Prince Frederick Charles at Courcelles, near Metz, which had no decided result.— Strasbourg closely invested and subject ed to a heavy bombardment. Thursday, ,S'ept. I.—Last day of the battles near Sedan. The French defeat ed with great slaughter, after a bloody battle. Bazaine also defeated near Metz, and forced to retire into the fortress. Friday, Sept. 3.—General advance of the Prussians upon Sedan. They are met by a French tlag of truce. The en tire army of MacMahon surrenders. Napoleon 111. gives himself up as a prisoner of war. Reported capitulation of Bazaine. Saturday, Sept. 3.—Proclamation of the French Ministry announcing the disaster to their arias and declaring that France will resist to the last. The New Provhdonal Governmeut of The provisional government NI Lich the recent astounding events in Franco have brought into power is composed, with but one or two exceptions, amen of well prov en administrative capacity. In this respect it differs auspiciously from the provisional government of ISIS, which was headed by in poet, whose Utopian views were shared, and in some instances exaggerated, by his colleagues. All the members of the new provisional government aro, of course, to be counted among the most liberal French politicians. But several of them have evinced moderation and good sense to a degree which has at times compromised them in the opinion of the more fiery irro concilables of the late opposition. This very fact, however, gives assurance to the world that they will use their best efforts to maintain the admirable coolness and dis cretion with which they have entered on their difficult and responsible duties. Grevy, the President of the Council of State, an able advocate, became, in 1545, ono of the commissaries of the government. Lie Was also a member of the Assembly and a member of the Committee of Justice. As he had proved the earnestness and sin cerity ofhis FtolifidhA cony ictions by fighting, while a student, at the barricades in PCS°, so ho subsequently seas always moderate and firm in his tone, although usually voting with the Left. General Lello , Min ister of War, is a native of the south of France, and served with distinction in Al geria. Becoming a member of the Assem bly in ISIS ho was honored by the republic with a diplomatic mission to St. Petersburg. After the reap ,retat ho was regarded as so angerousaii:adversary that lie was expell ed front Franco. Ito remained in exile until It remains to be soon whether he is gifted with the genius requisite to reorganize the demoralized remnants of the regular army, and to Improvise other armies that shall emulate the glory of those of the republic of 'lrd. Jules ' , lsere, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, is ono of the most distinguished lawyers and eloquent orators in France. The details of his brilliant career were presented in the biographical notice which we published yesterday. Ills parliamentary talents and intluenco are immense. las courage is equal to his great experience, and his fidel ity to the advanced ideas of his party has always been consistent, while he has never consented to bo so trammelled by partisan- ship as not to oppose with all his might—in the prosecution of Louis Blanc, for exam plo—the perilous impracticabilities of ex tremists. its has now an opportunity to prove that he is capable of being a states man as well as au unrivalled special plead er. Pierre Magne, Minister of Finance, originally a lawyer, has made political economy the study of his life. Ever since 10:15 ho has had practical experience in ad ministrative work, and ho is as eminently a solid man, a man of facts and figures, aswas the late Joseph II tune, of the British Parlia ment. Ile is an invaluable accession to the provisional government. Crimieux, the Minister of Justice, was also Minister of Justice in the provisional government of LI4S. I lis arise old age and well-known moderation, and the generosity which led him in the days of February to support the regency of the Duchess of Orleans as sym pathetically as lie had before espoused the cause of his persecuted Hebrew brethren in the East, will lend special weight to his voice. Jules Minion, the Minister of Public Instruction, a brilliant successor of the philosopher Cousin, has long been the acknowledged head of a bevy of young and learned professors whose republican pm clivitics prevented them from retaining their professorships on condition of taking oaths of allegiance to the late Emperor.— Each of these disciples of Simon has in his turn become the centre of wide moral and intellectual Influences, and the sum dot all these influences will now be brought to bear in favor of the now-born republic. No man in France is more thoroughly competent to bo Min ister of Public Instruction than Jules Sim- on. Leon (ambetta, the Minister of the Interior, is a young man with an expand ing future before him. lle has already attained distinction by the electric elo quence which he has displayed in political law suits. The bust of Mirabeau, which adorns his study, may have inspired him with a conservative as well as with a do- structive spirit, and he may yet use his un deniable genius in guiding France towards paths of safety and peace. Arago, the May or of Paris, is a nephew of the celebrated astronomer and statesman, and appears from his early proclamations to be well qualified for his new position. Count do Keratry,:the Prefect of Police, a Breton by birth, is a descendant of an old legitimist family, but has always sympathized with advanced liberal ideas. his proclamations augur well as to his determination to make it his first duty to preserve order at Paris. General Trochu, Governor of Paris and President of the Committee of Safety, is said to be an orletmist, but ho has mani festly set aside all partisan sympathies, de voting himself with equal oriel - 1;y and im partiality to the duties which devolve upon him as virtually a dictator. Such are the principal men to whose hands the destinies of Franco aro at least temporarily entrusted. They may not be able to do more than to enable the ship of state to tide over the dangerous breakers by which it is surrounded. They may fail to realize the sanguine hopes of their com patriots and to expel from Franco the arm ed and disciplined hosts of Prussian invad ers. But it is earnestly to be desired that they may succeed in saving France from chaotic disorder, and perhaps, when the second sober thought of their excited con stituents shall so authorize them to make with Prussia honorable and advantageous conditions of peace.—N. F. Herald. Why the French Army was Deficient A correspondent of the N. V. Tribune, writing from Paris, says Of late years his civil list has not been largo enough to provide for the lavish ex pense of Napoleon's court, his largess to his adherents, and the secret service money which was required to keep up the love of Imperialism among his subjects. About .4:2,000,000 sterling were therefore yearly taken from the Ministry of War and hand ed over to him ; the larceny was concealed by stores figuring on the accounts which never had been bought, and " looting " the money which was paid into the Military Treasury by those who were drawn for the conscription to enable the Government to buy substitutes. Regiments nominally 2,000 strong only had an effective force of 1,500. The money for the substitute and the supposed yearly cost of a substitute wore appropriated to the civil list. When the Emperor was obliged, a few months ago, to yield to the cry for Parlia mentary government, he knew that the next Legislatif Assembly would contain so many Constitutionalists that even if there were still an Imperial majority the scan dalous fraud would be brought to light.— Etis only chance, therefore, was to wage war. A successful campaign gained might put off Parliamentary government, or if that were impossible, the falling off in men and stores might be ascribed to the war. Marshal Lebomf and the personal adherents of the Emperor were in the se cret, but they were alt tarred with the same brush, and they felt that they must sink or swim with their master, and that for themselves, as well as for him, the only chance of impunity was in a victory. But when the chief robs, the subordinate will rob too. The Emperor and his Minister of War found they could not well count on the men and stores which they imagined theyossessed. Food and ammunition were found to be wanting for a movement across the frontier; hence the defy to at tack, and the subsequent disasters. I give the story as I have heard it from persons in a position to know what has passed be hind the curtain. What confirms it to my mind is that almost all the personal adher ents of the Emperor who have occupied of ficial positions aud had not private fortunes before the Empire, notoriously spent dou ble their salaries and are now owners of houses, estates, and other equally solid in vestments. OAR TANNED LEATHER BELTING CALL OR SEND FOR PRICE LIST JOS. K. BAUMAN, CHESTNUT STREET, NEAR TILE PENN'A. R. R. DEPOT, LANCASTER. PA. WANTED. --50,000 POITNDS OF SU MAC At 11. C. DANNER & BRO.'S aug 3:stw 31 .Morocco Manufactory. NUMBER 37. 870 FALL AND WINTER 1870 DRYI GOODS HAUER A BROTHERS aro now receiving their Stoel: of Fall and Winter Dry (lood,i . which NVIII be sold at the loses! prices. BLEACHED AND UNBLEACHED CANTON WHITE, RED AND ORM" OPERA FLANSEL4, BLANKE"I'S WATERPItOo K N 4 N SU ITT NUN FOREIGN ANt) DUMF.-nit )TElti, CASSIMERKs AN I) ITING,4, OVERCOATINGS IN ALL QUALITIEs ll= FALL. AND WINTER CLOTHING ISVSINE , S SUITS, Y4ll7ll'S BOYS' SUITS AN I Elto umde tip in order promptly 111 the latest stylie and sat ',fact I,til guarnlitl.l,l. nAGER AMUSE:MEN TS pENNSYLVANIA wrATE AGIRICEI TC RAI, SOC I ETV, The 1.1x1111,11101‘ Of thlq Socloly 1 1 01 . 1 , 70 ‘,lll SCI.A -V T , ON TUESDAY, SEPTEMBEI: VEDN ES DAY, SEPTEM BE sT TISUCIRSDAY, sEVI'ENI DER '29nu FRIDAY, SI.:In'ENIIIER ;Mu. Thu• Cirotintls aro spnclotts, thy• bulldluy. nllll ecommotlatitl , uwplr , an,l thi• prt.fitlutti Ilnt beral. 7'llt•re Is no chn.rgt , for entl los V xoept Bunt s entorod for speed, Entry Books one!, TUESDAY, sErr. For entalogno Inft•riont n.hlro , s Scranton, JOHN U. NtoltitlS, D. \V. 8E! I.nn, s7-3tw341 El.nro nun :4,.C05: n EY, Cor. Sc.e S ECOND ANNUAL FAIR NC.IST ER Co UST} Agricultural Park Association, T.AN('AS'PEK, PA . , Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, OCT. 4th, sth, Oth and ith, 810,000 IN PREMIUMS. 4ir Numerous Liberal Premiums (double those of last year) aro offered for Form and Road Horses, !toad and Carriage Colts, Cattle, Sheep, Swine, Poultry, Wagons, Carts, Drays, Carriages, Steam Engines, Stoves, !louse Fur nishing Articles, Farming, Implements, Useful Articles and Implenientg, Preservedand Spiced Fruit, Native \Vines and Fruits, Glassware, Queensware, Jellies, Fruits sad Vegetables In Air-tight Cans, Flour, Indian Meal, Crain ,ind Seed raised iii Lancaster CO., DU Itcq Cheese Honey, Leather and Its Manufactures, Musical Instruments, Fine Arts, Penmanship, Sewing Machtneo, Knitting, Crochet, Leather Work, Shell Work, Textile Fabrics, Useful lout Orna mental Needle Work, kraal, Cakes, Pastry, Meat, For particulars see bills. I=4 OCT. 4.—Trotting, SG/O. e 175-390--53.5. For Lanotatt, County Horses t but have net . , In.aten 2:50. hoot. 11115 In harness. Sumo Day, Run 111 lug, F,loo—s. - U—s2.l. For Lancuster County Horst.. Half-1111k , , I n , .1 tu 3. Weight, fur ugo. OCT. 3.—Trot t I ng, 3100. $OO-33o—SIC. )r Lancaster County Horst, I hat havo novo: - beaten 4 minutes. Best 3ius In 111,110, Same Buy. Trotting, S3OO. $175-81on—F.:S. For Lancaster .County Horses that have nover beaten 3:40. Bost 31n5 In OCT. O.—Trotting, 8175. f.lOl-4:0-..e . .2.1. Fnr Lauca.ster County Hors., that have never beaten 3 minutes. Best 31n5 In harn., Sarno Day, Trotting, $lOOO. &+M}—,l3on—SlOO. Open to all Horses that latv,• never beaten 2:30. Best 3 In 5 In harness. OCT. 7.—Dnuble Tram Trot tI tltt, For Lanemter County Horses. Best 2 I❑ 3 In burnous. - - . Kan, Day, Bunnlna, Slna. H Open to all orses. To carry weight lor age One mile. Best 3ln 5. Same Day, Mato Racc., glO. F...11-515—V1. For ancwiter Cullnly .111.11‘,. Catch Wuight. Trials of speed to commence at 2 P. M., and rill animals entered for proniunis must in. on Ow grounds from it A. M., to ti P. M., during Ow Entries for trials of speed wlll close Saturday, September :Nth, at 9 o'clock I. M. Entries of Stock “011(IS may be 1110110 up to Oc t. lth. ADMISSION TO TILE FAIR •n CENTS. Season Tlcktds admitting In tint Grounds and lirtuttl Stand during the Fair, $1.50. MMEIiM=I NOTIONS 910 THE MERCHANTS OF LA NCASTER CITY AND COUNTY. WILL OPEN THURSDAY, SEPT. lsr. R. J. HOUSTON, NET CASH WHOLESALE, DEALER Over Myers .4: liathvon's Clothing Store,) S. E.'ANGLE CENTRE SQUAItt• LANCASTER. PA. I have embarked in this business with the bellef founded on an experience of 15 years In managing a country store In this county, and the IWSUTNI success of Miller Ai Hartman is Wholesale Grocers, that a Wholesale Notion Business properly conducted la this city is needed and will succeed. My goods are purchased for cash from first hands only, and as al I the expenses Err lousiness are much less than In New urk or Philadel phia, I believe I can sell them at least as low as they can be bought In the larger cities. $ Cloals sold only to Dealers. nug3l-ITncl.kw FANCY DYEING, &C. T II E OLD STATEN ISLAND Fancy Dyeing Establishment, Ladies . Dresses of every description dyed or eteaned. Knit and Wool Blanket Shawls dyed or cleaned. Camel's Hair, Paisley and liroche Shawls cleaned Ina superior manner. Velvet Cloaks handsomely dyed. Satin and Worsted Damask Curtains dyed or cleaned. Khi ()loves and Feathers dyed or cleaned. Table Covers dyed or cleaned. Goods received and returned by express, We only ask a trial, to prove our superiority and skill. sep7-Ilmwal BARRETT, NEPHEWS & CO. No. 47 North Eighth street, Philadelphia. N. B.—We have no other (Alice in this city. to A MSDELL NORWAY OATS FOR SALE.—By the undersigned, near Spring 1./rove P. 0., Lancaster county, Pa., at 51.00 fur 32 lbs. In quality and productiveness it can nut be equalled. a.31-3tw.3.5 V,ANTED -30,000 111(7IK 0 RY MP0110.4 Good Quality dry or part dry. Good prle paid for good quality. Apply to S. KEELEIt, 2 squares north of Penns It. It. Dopot. T HOMAS DEPEY, - 7 2, lei - South:Second Street Above Chestnut, Z PHILADELPHIA:, .-. Has Just opened, with a large and well He ti lected stock. of Foreign and Domestic Car , petlngs, of choice styles and qualities. E.• Also, Oil Cloths, Matting°, Druggets,Rugs, .Mats, Stair Rods, &c., h e., MI of which 0 t he will sell very cheap for cash. SIDHILOSOPHY OF MARRIAGE.--A E NEW COURSE OF LEL:TURES, as deliv ered at the Penna. Polytechnic and and Ana tomical Museum, 1206 Chestnut St., three doors above Twelfth, Philadelphia, embracing the subjects How to Live and What to Live for ; Youth, Maturity and Old Age ; Manhood Gen erally Reviewed; The cause of Indigestion; Flatulence and nervous Diseases accounted for; Marriage Philosophically considered. These lectures will be forwarded on receipt of 25 cents by addressing: Secretary of the POLYTECHNIC AND ANATOMICAL MU SEUM, 12135 Chestnut St., Philadelphia, Pa. Iyl2-12mdeodsw THOMAS W. BAILY, IMPORTER OF WATCHES, No. 022 Market Street, PhlladelphLa, Would respectfully call attention to his new and careful y selected stock of WATCHES, JEWELRY, DIAMONDS, SILVER AND PLATED WARE, tto. fai-Repairing promptly attended to and neatly done. RATE OF ADVERTISING BUSINF-98 ADVERTISEIINT9, Br 2 a ar per squre of ten lines; SS per year for each ye addi tional square. REAL ESTATE ADVERTISING, 10 centn a line for the 11rst, 11110 5 cents for each subnenuent In Insertion. GENERAL ADVERTISINN, vents Si line fi.r llrst, and 4 cents for cacil estlbmeglit lit In 0 11011. SPECIAL NOTICES Inserted m Luca) s IS eentli Per line. SPECIAL. NOTICP, preceding marriages and deaths, 10 cents per lino for first desert 11,13 and L cents (or every aubsettnent Insert ion. LEI/ AL AND OTHER NOTICES -41 Executors' notices Ailministrntors' notice 2 50 Assignees' notices 2 to . I M: Auditors' not lees Other "Notices," ten lines, or tem, to three times - - - STATE OF JOHN HeI'ALLY. LATE nr rnnnuso township, th.sn,nssi.-I.,,th•rs of Administration on salti estate honing lam] granted to the undersigned, all persons isaleht ed thereto are requested to make immediate payment. and those loin Ing claims or dema mis against the same Neill present thorn for sett le ment to tilt' undersigned, residing in saki township. ittni,Eta P. ItIcII..VAIN, sop 7 ttt Attain !Strati... ESTATE OF WILLIAM SHANK, LATE of Drumm,' township, decensivl. Letters of Administration on said estate having been granted to the undersigned, all persons Indebt ed thereto an. requested to 'make imnusliate payment, and those having etalm k sur detanni utinst the same will present them for milt ie. tent to the undersigned, residing In salt P. B. SHANK, Administrator, (ireful I'. 0., Lan. Co., Pa. - t THE. HATTER OF THE ESTATE OF (leorge Genstauer, into of Lancaster county, .cd.—Notice Is hereby given that [teary Idler has petitioned the Orphans' Court of tneaster county for leave to pay $270.52 (less peuses I the shares of two of the heirs In the Idow's thirds, charged onpetitioner's lands, to Court, anti have his lands discharged front. to lieu, which prayer the Court granted, anti ney ordered to be paid nx prayed for. By the Court. lAttest.4 S. 1,. KAUFFMAN, Dept. Clerk, 0. Sept. 7-t7-4tw• LIBTATE OF JACOB ENGLES. LATE OF Ei the Borough of Elizabethtown, The undersigned Auditor. appointed by the Orphans' Court of Lancaster county to dis tribute the balance in the hands of Samuel Eby, Esq., Administrator d. b. n. c. t. a. of said to and amongst those legally entitled to the .11110, will sit fur that purpose On W the :Nth day of sErr EMBER. I,S7U, at tiC o'clock, A. M., in the Library Boom of the Court House, in Lancaster city, when anti Where all persona Interested may attend it they think proper. sell, it wad D. W. PAT - FERSON, Auditor. TI SITATE OF FREDERICK CAUSTIC', Lato of West Heinpneld townsinp, de •ased.—hetters of Adminlstrationlon saki to de havlng been granted to tilt, undersigned. I persons Indebtml thereto, are request .1 to mire Immedlatesettlement, and those having alms or demands against the same, will pre :tit them without delay for settlement to the ndersigned, resldlng In sold township. ANNA CARSTON, MICHAEL STOLL, Admluistratonl nut 2i,t‘, NOTICE IN II EltEllY GIVEN TIIAT application will he made to the next Leg islature of Pennsylvania for the Incorporation of II Savings Bank, with discounting, deposit ing, and safe trust prlvllt•ges, under the 1111 l of " The Colunthin Ilium Savings Dank," and In he located In Columbia, In the County of Lancaster, with n t '11,131 tal of Twonty-nvu Thou sand Dollars, with the privilege of increasing It to One I lundred Thousand Dollars. June 27th, 11.70. i7sT,tTE: OF JOSEPH LEARNER, LATE EA of MiLrtie township, dee'd.—Letters of ml ininistrat ion on said estate having been grant ed to the undersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are rLsioested to make immediate pay ment, and those having slat ins or demands against the same will present them for settle ment without delay to the undersigned, resid ing Is said township. JOIIN H. HARNER, ,13 . 1N-fitwt2l) SAMUEL', HASS Elf, Administrators. STATE OF CLAIM PHILLIPS, E of Drunter° to p.—Letters tes tamentary on said estate Istylng been grunted lo the undersigned, all persons Indebted thereto are requested to make Immediate pay ment, and those having claims still please Iresent !Item ott or before the 30th of Septen, au . , 1,70, to the undersigned. JOHN I [ASTI NOS, Exerutor, M,ltanies Oruve P. 0., Lan. Co. Pa. !tug :11-35-otw. RG IST E NOTICE.—THE counts of tho following persons urn flied . . In the Register's 01lice of Lancaster county,for confirmation and allowance at all Orphans' Court to be held In the city of Lancaster, on MONDAY, SEPTENIIIEIt the 19th, 1970, at In 111. Ell.A ument, Administrator of David Martin. I Tschopp turd Diane. lt. Brown, Executors of Chrhitopher Tsvitopp, Amos Wade, Atintlntst.b.tor 14 Benjamin Bleacher. Henry S. Trout, Executor of Swam Trout IM9===M=3l=l Vogt, I 'atharine Vogt and Mary Vogt. Henry Hersh, Adminktrator of George Hersh. C. S. Holtman, Guardian of Magdalena Weher and Daniel Weber. Henry Wlssior, Trustee of Inane Hinkle. Henry Burliholder and David Landis, (miller), Trustee under the will of David Burkholder of money devised to Martha heist, (now Kurtz)). Daniel Lefevre, (farmer), (uardian of Lay Inn Witmer, (now Al thouse). Aaron Null and Samuel Moore, Anntlnistra- tort. ofJohn A. Null.' Jacob M. MILVCr and David K. Iferr, Adttiln istraturs with Lilo will smnexed, ut Alwahmu llerr. I=l :Marshal J. rdderzoolc. Abraham M. liess, Executor of John B. War WlMani Diem, Auttafillstrator of John Dun John Mocartney, Administrator of Martin II Kreider. • J. If. tillbert, Administrator of Hamill Pierce Abraham Leaman, Executor or Eliza bet It Leu 111/111. Adam Ranek. Executor of Jame, Cooper. Daniel Rife, Unardlan of Anna Rife, (now the wife of Israel Martin). Samuel Eltonly, eoq. , Guam'lan of Elizabeth Eberly. Uriall Carpenter, Guardian of Susan Ntohn. Jacob Eberly and John Eberly, Executors of Jacob Eberly. laphael Fisher, Administrator of I Ilan Dr. Joseph 11. Lefovro, Guardian of Susan Su onto Trout. Abraham Mowry, Guardian of .121irltillan 11 Hartman. Adam S. Lutz, John S. Lutz and Jno. 11. Owl, ley, Executors of John Lutz, who wax EaeVAI. tor of Daniel Royer. Christian Keller, Guardian of El vim Wingard. George K. Reed, Administrator with the will annexed of George 11. Krug. Peter (S. Heist, Guardian of Fry. Christian Herr, (Peg ova), Executor of Catlin rine 00.1. John 8. Hamer, surviving Administrator of George Liam,. George Whitson, Administrator of EilLaboth McClellan. Samuel S. Myers and Jul. n S. Myers, Executors of Henry Myers. • Peter Gerhart, Isaac S. Gerhart and Levi W. Mentzer, EXC(.111411 . 8 of Peter Gerhart. Isaac Clinch, Adminletrator of John Clinch and Ann Clinch. Veronica Kreider, Adult nistratrix of Michael Kreider. y. Samuel I(fcDannel, (Mardian of Lydia Cloist welt, Itonry Cleintweit and Elizabeth (Adel: t. Joseph Hertzler, Executor of Jacob Zook. Henry G. I Administrator of Mary Long. Henry G. Long, Administrator of Catherine Long. Christ lan Miller, (Mardian of David King. Hugh H. (Jam, Administrator of Leonard Sny- EMMMMMI , . . tooth. Marta Qulgly, Admlnlstratrix of John (juts - - ley. - . • C. H. Kreider, Administrator do bonis non corn testamento ani,o, of Theo. 0. lirydor. Martin H. Musser, Administrator of William Ruben. Roland H. Brubaker, Administrator, do boots non cum testament° annex°, of Michael, Bard, Wm. Compton, F:xecutor of Sophia Mylin. Geo. S. Mann, Executor of Jacob Dellinger. John Stehnian, Guardian of Ann and Jacob - Weidman. , -.. . . . . • Jacob Balmer and Henry E. Stehman, Execu torn of Guorge Weaver. George Lutz and Samuel Lutz, Executors of Edward Lutz. John Hensenig, Guardian of David, Amos and Sarah Newport. W. Carpenter, Guardian of Elizabeth S. Sheaf for, Jane M. Sheaffer, John C. Shealrer and Martha S. Shealter. k. K. Witmer, thutra lan of Jomeph 11. Weaver. HENRY S. ISIIENCK; Register. aug2,l It 81 BONDS. and 1881's BOUGHT, M NI.D LI & E NT AL Ema . GED ON GOLD BOUGHT AND SOLD At Market Bates. COUPONS CASHED. Pacific R. R. Bonds Bought & Sold. STOCKS Bought and Sold on Commis. 'lon only. CHICAGO, DANVILLE AND VINCENNES FIRST MORTGAGE 7 P. C. GOLD BONDS For Hale at 90 and Accrued Interest, ACCOMMI received and Interest allowed on daily butane., subject to check at sight. DS RAVEN a SRO, 40 South 34 Street, Philadelphia. feb 21 lydew STO VES, HEATERS, &C. 1111 E DOUBLE•OVEN SUNNYSIDE COOK OF 1870, Is constructed on entirely new and scientific principles, with siphon Flue, guaranteed to thoroughly heat two large ovens, and nix pot holes, with two-thirds the fuel used In the sin gle oven Cook Stoves, We are still manufacturing our long and favorably known BARLEY-SHEAF COOKING STOVE, so highly esteemed .by the public for several years past. THE JUNIATA, Our great double-heating Parlor Stove. has been much Improved and beautified this year. Where known the merits of this Stove teed no comment. 8 ep7 43mv, 36 Oar celebrated SUNNYSIDE FIRE PLACE:HEATERS, among Its many Premiums, also carried air the First Premium at the Maryland Institute at Baltimore, 1869, although subjectedjto the most severest tests at the home of the-Balti more Heater. This Is the only true hot-al r lire place Heater In the market, and like the regu lar built cellar beater loses no heat. Send for Circulars and Testimonials. STUART, PETERSON t CO„ Philrulelphla, 1 1 a. The Barley Sheaf and Sunnyside Cooking Stoves for sale by Messrs. O. M. STEINMAN & CO. --- • - - The Juniata for sale by REINHOLD tt SON, The Sunnyslce Fire Place Heaters for sale by FLINN & BRENEMAN Lancaster, Pa. Also, for sale by H. WILSON, Columbia, Pa. WORLEY & WHITE, Man helm, Pa. •" JAMES MICKSCH,Litiz,Pa. SPRECHER et. HI( H,tEyh rat " C. BU.HOL, Mt. Joy, Pa; PATTERSON & CU., Mari etta, Pa. RIDER & HEISEY, Elton sep7-3nrw36 bethtown, Pa. I
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