Tax Rzposzsa
dti.X01:4 1 11,30 14-
latasiAii ~V.
ADV/Irtinianr; ateatitit4 peel
aialimartail at Ism asmosti
sabsK.*".
112.4
,ohartAgsva.4 auf cookssr*bois” -
inselttoniliel*Aiss kb?
serted.bellin /littler/ 1 1**W*
be charged minas aaleaVallatlbt Wan
lasertiam rll nookuo# . #4l
eomaaudeatioaa. al UNA*
inteesstmedlDOilbi
caftans/glee Mita tick dfitati#oo l o ll
per line.
Ufa. .0111‘=11
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Half 41 ~. .00 ' - 'll6
One Square, 15. ‘• l 4
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LOit andotbst
advertisements, not 'emseapio 411ines,
Auditor's Notioes SO
Business Garde. Ave lines, Apex ran „ „A 00
Merchants and other. adverthring their
business, will be charged $25 They will
be entitled to 1 ocAnann..oeased exousive.
ly to their br t sibil i kerittortenegeokania.
17 charlites.
Si! Adverteung in nu oases examse of
aubsoriptionto the men
JOB PRINTING aorta kind. in Plain
and Fancy colors, done with Seaman and
aids, Pam.-
vhlets, Aa., Oi arneymndoki andtitylS,pria
tted at the shorted notice.: The Banns
ormolu Ims just been rostied4rith :Pow
Tresses, and evenrbing the Printing
Ina con be tosouted in the meat strtistio
manner and at the breast rates:" =BIM
INVABIABLY GAM. _
:itbg.
rIENEN PENT, 'Attorfsey a Law,
11 Towsais, Ps.. tin 27, 66.
EDWARD OVIIRTON Jr Attar
sty4l Law, Towanda, Pa. Olde4 In the
Court House. . -J121713,1865.
aBORGE D. MONTANTE, AT
VI .4T A LAW-;-0111ott corner ot
Katt& and Pine streets, opposite Pont-14%ns
Store.
W A. PECK, Arrotuesy AT LAW,
v • Towanda, Pa. Office over the Bakery
'South of the Ward House sad opposite the
Court Worm. 410e.11, 1138 a.
DR. H. WESTON, DENTIST-
Nice Vatton'a Block. over Gore's Drug
lroi Chemical Blom
HB. MoKEAN,. ATTORNEY &
. COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Towan
da, Pa. ' Piuticalar attention paid to twaineas
the Orphans' Court. July 10, 1866:
VT. DAVIES, Attorney at Law .k
• Towanda, Pa., Office with Wm. Wat
tins, En. Particular - attention - ofd to Of
phone' Coart.businemi and settlement of deco.
dents imitates.
DOCTOR H. A. BARTLETF,
BURLINGTON ,BOROUGH, PA.
July 29,1888
F. B. FORD—Zicensed Atictismeer,
TOWANDA, PA..
WU /attend promptly to all btudsmas entrusted
to lam. Chargea.moderate. Feb.' 13,1668.
PARSONS k CARNOCHAN, AT
TORNEYS AT LAW, Troy, bradford Co.
Practice in all the Cootie of the cbunty. Got
ections mad, and promptly remitted.
IL N. ?ARSONS, dl2 w. n. CARNOGITAN,
MISS E. H. BATES, M. D.
(Graduate of Woman's Medical :College,
.Philade l hia. Class 1854.] Office and tesidenee
No. It Perk street Owego. Particular Atka
tion given to DiseaseVof Women. Patient*
visited at their homes if 'requested.
May 98,1a68 '
GIRANCIS E. POST, Painter, 7bur
dada, Pa, with 10 yearn experience. le own•
t tent he can give the bent eathiaction Itt Paint.
i ng, (training, Stalnlng,•Glaxlng, Papering, &c.
vorParticolar attention paid to :ebbing 1n the
wintry. April 9, 1868.
K. • • VAUGHAN—Architect and
; - -Ni • B•itder.—Ali . kinds of Architectural de
-Igns furnished. Ornamental yolk in Stone,
roe end Wood. Office on Main street, over
:tassel! Co.'s Sank, /Mention
Architecture, such es laying out of grounds,
, fr,c. April 1, 1887.-Iy.
JERCUR & MORROW, Attorneys
at Lear, Towanda, Penn's,
The undersigned having associated themselves
-Lngether in the practice of Law, aShr their pro
,4eional services to the Ohne.
ULYSSES MERCUR - P. D. MORROW;
March 9,1865.
- toms W. MLY, ATTORNEYAT
LA FP, Towanda, Bradford Co. Pa.
General idatmance and. - Real Batiste Agent.—
Bounties and Pensions colleetni. N.
baldness in the Orphan', Court attended to
promptly and with Cate. Office lierenr's new
block ncrth aide Public Square.. 0ct.24;
JOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
AT LAW, Towanda, Pi. Particular at
!Awn given to Orphans' Court haziness, Cot
t-evincing and .Collections.
W Office at Ito Register's and Recorder's
office—so. th of Court Rouse. Dec. 1,1884.
P. KIMBALL, Licensed AnC
• tioneer, Pottersville, Bradford CO. Pe.
.nders his services to the public. Satisfaction
guaranteed,or bopay required. All order's by
mill, addressed is above, will recePoii prompt
Attention. , Oct. 2,1867.-8 m
JTAW T. B. JOHNSON, Towsinm,
. PA. Haring permanently located, often
Lis professional services to the public.' Cells
promptly attended to in or oat of town. Office
with J. DeWitt on Main st..-eet.. Residence at
Mrs. Humphrey's on Second Street.
April le, 1668.
I)R. PRATT has removed to State
street, ffirst above B. B. Russell & "Cola
`Persona from a distance desirous of con
.u:ri an him, will be most likely_ to-fixtd bins on
•,- if each week. Especial atteotion.wlU
'tie River to surgical case:9,mA tlr extract,loo of
-eeth. Qaspr Ether adminlatere *ben disfired.
Is, L9rti. D.,8. PRATT, W. D. ,
DRS. . F. &. Wlf. A. lIADILL,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS.
Office anti residestm CI Wyson, Pa. Dr. T. Pi
Madtjl can be consulted at Gore's Drug Stois
in Towanda, every Saturday. Dr. Wm, At;
Siadiii will give espeetal attention to d
of the aye, 'Ear, Throat and Lungs, bavin
made a speciality of the above diseases for GI ,
Dm,t eight years.
T. F. EILDILL, Y. D. U. A. MADILL.
June 11.186 S
ENJ. M. PECK, A
—TTORNICY AT Lauri
Towanda, Pa. tll boatnesio intruatedtq
ni, rare will receive prompt •tteatloa. OMMI
io the office lately occupied by Mercur & Mir
row, south of Ward House, up Mehl";
July 16,1868.
DRS. MASON A. ELY, Physiciani
4- SllrgeDllll.-00109 on :Pine n t rin t li
at the residence of Dri. Mason. i
1 2 ,:rticalsr attenticaitiven to diseases of woo
turn, end &tresses of-Eye, Ear : and Thros.t.
. !I. MASON, M. D. HENPY SLY, X.
pril 9 1468.
J. NEWELL.
El
COUNTY SURVEYOR,.
O .4-tn. Bradford Co.Pa„ wi ll routptirntienk
t 411 bnsinessin his line. Psrilealar attention:
sec to running and establishing old or d
I !Ines. Alin-to inrlterinigni&M. ;
nda as anon at *arrows strotettlned. 1011 3
B .
KELLY, Dentist. Office
• over Wickham B. Blact'syTewaada.Pa.
'4l. the various styles of ererk;,acicallitaPy
mil emulated. Pattleolar attention to
cAtted to the /aluminum Base for Artificial
Teed, %slant (3 equally as good at Gold and
'ar iriperior to either Robber or Silver. Please
• all and examine specimens.
•Chloroform or Ether administered undsreS
tine of a Physician when deelred.
Aug. G. 1/67.—tf. . •
,
ELWELIL HOUSE, 1%7.MA, 4,
JOID7 C. WiLiON
leavd this Mott. it now resit to an
, •oam )date the Travelling abilc. No pains
tor expense wiU be voted to OM satisfaction
to those w 0 may give Jabs a can.
yr North side of the publicsquare;east of
vercer's new block (now baUding].
-
E RIO - AN ROTEL,
TO WAN 05., P A ~
Purchased this well known Hotel ea
zs Aired, I have reternboheil - end refittoti
• •au every convenience for the .sccommialler
if .111 who mairht
ee re. No pains will
-pared to make pleseant sad agreeable.
HAy 3. PAlliptiON, Prop.
1.3 ATCHEN.—Tbe w ell); rioer'itet
tin g &ellen P ATCHEIC. ' the eelebra
t, (; Lome 111.:Patar a; oat
during the WI moon it hingtbary
dc> , :mhat's Luny
L. inhaze. • WI mares at the tisk of owners
0113.1 ti outing wltio- mitts, EU be held re.
bponi• ile !or LOSIZSOOO.
iLLIII3BBiIItY a soLoiot.
' Towaaas, NOT. ma.. '
ME
UM
E.-O.'jGFOODR~It3 3s Publisher:
VOLIBIE XXIX.
it B . , : T id 1
spitatvityrics.
•
ifywr. Poster A CO. win &Um, _Flour. Feat
Mesh Cabals Aoki, tri w i g i eh h , w ie else in their
line in any pa t el the
Cantos= w il l dad an Book at the
store of Fox. Stevens, Merest Co. All or
dens left in Mid book wUI be promptly &teen d
ad
i
Any 'whist An **gird to Wain& or other
badness of the NlE,enteirod In maid BookorM
be answered.
. . : -arnia; roma ism.
Toyama. Intwid.lB6B.—tt. •
420LOMON. COOPEZ—Haa temov
-62 has the yam Boma and am:ward a
SHAVING ,AND ELM DREBBIIIO 8400 N
Trodocal- Moth oaths National - 31cg t iand
nijoinissrP•ttos s Block, on Main' in
the basusint.' MS , shop is open Oustaittly
trom 6 m la.. to afaa all
that min Omar hum with a mil "Tao mrseri
snood wattmen lo this saloon, alnytmoOly to
wait on oustassem La • satisfactory isarrur.--
Outs-aid Ldp Flair Cutting Ls the latest
faahlosable style. Razors honed sod setuady
for use and warrasted to fait. Ornamental
Hair Work. -Snitches, Waterfall!, and earls,
made to ordir. • Wits rude and Pepsins!.
Towanda. - Ans. LS, 11301.--ti.
THE UNDERSIGNED RATE
.a. (pined a-Banking Huse •In Towanda, on•
der the name ed G. P. MASON 1 CO.
They are prepared to draw Mlle ofEx-
Maand male °Asthma In New. York,
ptda, and all portions of the United -
States, u also England, Germany, And Prance.
To Loan money,Aeceire deposits . and to do a
punt Bank‘pg babas.
G. P. Mason was one of the late arm of
Laporte, son it Co., of Towanda, Pa., and
his knowle p of the business men of Bradford
and adioln.ng Connties,and having been In the
banking Ituess for about Man years. make
this houses dwdrahle one, through which to
make collections.
G. P. MASON.
A. 0. MASON.
Towanda, Oct. 1, 11368.
BRADFORD COUNT?
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
H. B. HAWN, Rau. Bs?Ars Alain
"'abiable iartns, Mill Properties, City and
Town Lots for sale.
Parties having property for sale will find it
to their advantage by eating a description of
the sane. with terms of sale at We agency, WI
parties are constantly enquiring for firms ge.
H. B. liogitAli.
Beal Estate Agent.
Odlns itontanye'a Block, Towanda, Pa.
Jan. 29,1867.
EAL ESTATE AGENCY.
•
B. McKBAN, RE4I. ESTATE AGENT,
,Offere the- following Farms, Coal and Timber
'Lands for sale
) Pine Timber lot, 3 anus from' ; Towanda, cu-
Itaining 53 acres. Prico $1,335.
Ault in Asylum : couting 135 acres. Good
buildings. Under a Ike state of cultivation.
Mostly improved. Price 0,000.
Farm in, West Ittrlirigton—on the Creek.—
Sew hobs° and b.rn4 Under a tine state of eel
tivatlon. 115 acres.; Tit* $5,150.
Farms In Frustrate. All limo atlod bultita-
Ws. Good baildimis. For sale Cheap.
Several very dm' sable Rotres and Lots In
Towanda.
A large tract of t JLands In togs county.
Towanda. July 18 97.
mYERSBURG MILLS I
The subsclibets having . purchased of M.
Barns his interest in the Mricasnuno Muss
will carry on the business of Milling, and
guarantee all work 'done by U3eni to be of
the very best quality.
Wheat, Rye and Buckwheat Piti'lt and
Peed constantly on hand, for sale at the
lowest cash pries.
Also no* on band a large quantity of
best Ground Cayuga Plaster for sale. .
MYER & FROST.
Myersburg, Sept 24, 1868.
,ERA.YSVILLE PHOTOGRAMI
CALLERY.--Batisfaction gairlinteed.—
Life else, Large Photograph Cabinet pletarei.
Ambrotypee and Card Photographs. in the la,-
test style and at reduced prices. Copying and
enlarging done to order. We charge nothing
extra for Groups, Babies plutons or Copper
heads with long faces.
Call and see our opecimens. Cur stock of
Albums, Frames, etc,
HAMDEN k. CO
Leßaysville, Oct. 22.1868.
LAKE'S IN 004) MILL
Sawa twenty-Ave cords of @foie yodel. shingle
bolts or stave timber, per day. pls elvtz by
one or two bqrsee, &be easily moved from place
to. plum, and can in an hours time be sbt ap
anywhere. This machine IS ebbopMte in its
self, requiring Ott assist/tate of no Other pow
er. the hors draw by a sweep, making It
much more sale than a tread power. It saws
twice as hut, and is mold far one ba!f the price.
A number of these mills are now In use in Pike
Herrick and Orwell Townships, and Ant giving
universal satisfaction. Those wishing ma
chines will apply to H. W. ROLLO; Lacey'
villa. or S. N. 'MONSON, Orwell. '..
5ept.12,1861.-4m•
HARbING & SMALLEY,
Haying entered tato a cotarthersittp fpr the
transaction of the PHOTOGRAPHIC business
,
at the rooms formerly occupied by Wood and
Harding, would respectfully call the attention
of the public to several styles of Pictures which
ws make specialties, as; Solar Photographs,
Plain, Penciled and Colored, Opaltypes, Pone
lain Pictures. he., which we claire fotclernntsys
and brilliancy of tone and MIMIC. finish, can
sof be ercetted. Wilt* all to examine them
as well as the more commoolinds of Portraits
which we make, knowing full well that they
will bear the closest Inspection. This Gallery
elsimethrtkighast reputation for good work of
"any in this section of country, and we are de
termined by a strict attention to business and
the a:porter quality of oar work, to not only
retain but Increase its very esoisbfe repdfelioa.
We keep constantly on band the best variety
of Prunes and at lower prices than at any other
establlskuneat in tern. Also Passepartouts
Card frames, Card Easels, Holmes' Stereo.
asm i lteretwotiLVies, and everything else
of pertaining to the badmen. Gin
tarlyeLacce i lL—Solar Printing for the trade 'on the
most reasonable tams. D. HARDING,
Aug. 29.'6T. P. SMALLEY.
A ' CAIM-Dr. VANatrattex. has ob.;
tamed a License, as required.. of the
Goodyear Valcinala Company, to Vulcanise
gabber as a base for Artificial Teeth, and has
now a good selection of those beiutiful awes
Block Teeth, and a superior. article of Black
Englithltablier, which will enable him to sup.
ply ell those in want of tete of teeth. with
those unsurpeard for beauty and natural ap
pearancet. Villing.Cleaning. Correcting Irreg
ularities, Extracti o , and all operations be
longing to the Su rgi cal Department skillfully
performed. Choi orm administered for the
extraction of Teeth when desired, an article
being used for the purpose in which he Wm
perfect confidence, having administered it with
the most pleasing results during a practice of
fourteen years.
Being very grateful to the public for their
patronage heretofore received, ha would
earllmo-bretrktettentfutsto the - wants of his
patients, he would continue to merit their con
fidence and approbation. Office in Heldleman's
Block, opposite the -Means House, Towanda,
Pa. t . Dec. 2008117,—.3m.
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS EXPERI
ENCE IN DENTISTRY.- •
3. B. Barra, L D., wood‘irespectfully inform
the inhabitants of Bradford County that he is
permanently located in Towanda, Pa., Be
would say that from his long, and successful
practice of TWENTY-FIVE YEARS duration
he la familiar with all the different styles of
work done in any and all Dental Establishments
In city or country, and is better prepared than
any other Dental operator In the vicitdty_to do
work the best adapted to the many and dent
easel, that present themselves oftentimes to the
Deoltist, an be andenotafida the art of ma kin g his
own artltictal teeth, and , has facilities for doing
the same. To those requiriag ander sets of
teeth be would call attebWn to his new kind of
work which amide of Peroashda for both pkte
and teeth, and forming a continuous gum. Wie
more durable, more natural in appearance, and
mach better adapted to Use run than any other
Ma of work. nolo In **, of the carte are
invited to call VW examine specimen, Teeth
Vied to last for ,yearson=entimes for life.--
I Chhnolomn, Ether, snd pit eous 004. " ad
ministered with perfect Mover four bun-
Idre dtify patients within the last fear years out tes
i.
Office in Patton's Block: ) ' :an. 33,1868.
, 1 ARD ROUSE, TOWANDA, PA
.00 Vain Street, pea:the Cam Boast
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ffititttek lotivs. - ' '.
wear wrra.same Tiwu.
O nor, my time sad dearest We%
Since thou had left my lonely side,
Ify life has lost its hope mid seat ;
The sun volts on from east to vest,
But brings no more that evening seat
ThYlaiind l o l 4o o 4 l adOin ilreek '-
And time is slow Shit once was fleet,
As day by day wim wimia&
The I* sad day that slimed the lain
Before me, mains in thy,pain, ,
Tbe sun soir'd high along ids way ,
To mark the longest summer day,
And show tome the -latest play
Of thy sleet smile, and thence; as all
The days' lengths shrunk from small to small
- My joy began its **Mug.
&al now 'tis keenest pain to see
Whateer I saw bliss with thee ;
The softest airs that ever blow,
The fairest days . that aid' glow,
Unfelt by thee, but bring me woe, '
-And sorrowful I kneel in pnirr,
Which thou no longer. now, emit al!sre,
• - As day by day is waning.
How ean - I live my lonesome days?
How can! tread nip loneschneirays ?
How can I take my lonesome meal?
Or how outlive the grief I feel?
Or how swain look on to weal?
Or sit, at rest, before the heat
Of winter Ares, to miss thy feet) •
When 13Vening tight is waning?
The voice is still I loved to hear.
The voice is lost I kakis* dear ;
Since death unlocks thy hand from mine
No love awaits ma such as thins;
Oh! boon the hardest to resign! -
Bat if we meet again at last
In heaven, I little care how fast
My life may now be waning.
•
bgeilantlMUl.
• [From the Tribune.]
DU OHAJILITB WILD LIFE EIDER
THE EQUATOR,
Mr. Du Cimino ie nc t only a mighty
hunter in the African forests, but an
elegant narrator of his own remarka
ble exploits, it is seldom that eye,
and hand, and tongue possess so ex
cellent a faculty in the same person.
The present - volume in not a oompila=
Lion from the former works 'of the
author, tilt au% original narrative o
African adventure for the entertain
went of young readers
has the highest degree of simplicity
and directness, without any mawk
ish adaptatitm to the supposed tastes
of his audience. The author speaks
as a fine hearty boy speaks to his
comiades, presenting a resislees ap
peat to the sympathies of companion
ship. He lays his scene In the great
forest of Equtorial Africa. His he
roes are gorillas , and wild negroes.
His subjects are snakes, leopards,
elephants, and other beasts of the
wilderness. But instead of dryly
commenting on Mr. Da Chailln's , fas
cinations as a writer for the' young,
we will calf upon him to speak ior
himself.
Here ie she of hie snake.storieal
" After an early breakfast I start
ed for the hunt. I had with me my
beat grin ; the alive that followed me
had another gun; this one was load
ed with bullets ; I had my dinner
with me, and that dinner was a piece
of the bull I had killed the day be
fore which had been roasted on char
coal. I would have no plate except
a leaf ; the trunk of d fallen tree
wag tti •be my seat, .my knees
were to be my table.
" With a light step I left our camp.
My spirits were buoyant ; discoveries
of new animals, of new bitds, •of
new countries loomed up In the, dis
- once. How much I would have to
tell my friends on my ' , return from
-that strange and wild land I had
4ome to see, if God granted the life
anti health I
"We went through prairies,
swamps, and forest. At last w--
came to a spot where once a planta
tion stood ; it was intersected: by
several little brooks of clear water.
My man shouted, ' ()Jumbo ampoto 1. 1
(a large snake), and saw at, .tbe
seine: moment an ;enormous\ Mick
shining snake (a species of naja),
one of the most dangerous specien.
I knew he was coming in our direc
tion, and belonged to that species
that when bullied raises itself erect
and wants to fight. lie was e ter
ribly big fellow, one of the largest I
had ever seen ; he looked loathsome.
and horrid ; I could see distinetly
his triangular head. I flred in haste;
hoping to break his spine, but missed
the reptile, and immediately he erect.`.
ed himself to a few feet in. height,
and whistled in the most horrid twin-
ner, his tongue coming out sharp and
pointed like an arrow. I fired again
right into his head, *and I do not
know . why, but J. missed him again.
Then the fellow gave a spring ; I
really do not know if be c•itne to- .
ward me, for I fled panic-stricken,
and when at II safe distance reloaded
my gen With smolt shot, and return
edkto the spot Where I bad shot at
him. I espied something just get
tinvoit of a little iivlut. It was
the .very, snake, ~ itselk'whiCh had
ceosied the water, and before he was
entirely_ out I fired and killed him, or
rather I succeeded 'in . breaking his
spine _and making him helpless- for
attaciter for running sway. Bit he
was not dead, and when I approach
ed him he again gave a sharp wide
tie. I cuts branch of a tree for a
stick to kill him with, and then ex
amined his fangs ; they were of enor
mous size, • and almost an inch in
length.
"This snake was about ten' feet
long. We left it on the spot, taking
its head and tail with - us ' ~,w,hicb we
=dully picked in leaved,' -for we
wanted to show to our fellows of the
camp whit 4 , bWilnalitt ettisd
"This species of neje is the only
one I have ever
k een which could
erect itself."
...414 another in. the same, liue.le
morel' woiiderful
" Ono day I witnessed a fearful
scene. A man, a native Ofitkoree, an
'island on' the coast of ".enettanibli,
• who had the mouttition being 'a
.snale-charmer, sad was thenst•
Gsboon,'bsd-ineeeededin capturing
0 4930 these urge sit* )Wals
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TOWAtLii BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., FEBRUARY 4,1869.
bold- put---and--prided- . himself < on
never being afraid pf anylenrike,
howeverxenomons the reptile' might
i';,nayitsot only was he not afraid
of atiy ofthem, would fight
*nth' anf'bf them, apd get-told of
'them. -
"I had,often seenlim
in Kr hands. -I , lle,*as careful,: of
" outse, ttholdlhenquirt by the neck
bele* the. bead, 5..-such a manlier
i l lut(the head could tpt turnsp
and ;bite 44im.
"That lay he bes*ht lift; a large
ppeu:placg„ perfeetlys bare of gram,
.one of these wild nail, that, be bad
'last Captcred, and was amusing him %
self by teasing the-horrid and' loath
some' creature when I arrived. It
'was a huge one I -
" Most of the peopl e of the-village
had 001, and those natives who like
myself were looking_ on, kept`a long
way Of. Not a Mpimgwe man, not
a single inhabitant of the whole re
gion -I have -explored, would have
ever dared toll° what the Geree man
did.
• "Two or three Udell, as the snake
crawled on the ground, we made off
in thei;opposrite direction with-the ut
most Speed, myself, Lam afraid, load
ing off in the general. Stampede ;
though I had provided myself with a
gun..
"It was perfectly fearful, perfectly
horrid and appalling, to,see that man
making a plaything of this monster
laughing, as we may say, at- death,
for it could be nothing else,l thought.
"At first when I sat him he bad
the snake around hialbody, but he
held it firmly just below thi),, neck,
and I could see by the muscled of his
arm that'he had to'use great strength.
As long 'as this part of the body is
held firmly the snake limes much of
its great power of cruehing- one to
death, as the boa constrictor or'pr-
thou does with large animals, and as
small snakes do with smaller game '
•
but with this neje the danger would
have been the venominous bite.
" Then with his other hand he took
the tail of the snake' and gave it a
swing and gradually unfolded the
reptile from his black body, which
was warm and shining with excite
meat, but always holding the heat,
Then the creature began to crawl
away, when suddenly the
_Goree man
came in. front of it with a light stick
and instantly the monster erected it
self almost to half its full length,
gave a tremendous whistle, which
we all heard, looked glaringly and
fiercely in the man's face with its
enarp, pointed tongue out, and -then
stood \still as if it could nut move.'
The Goree man, with his little stick
in his left hand, touching it lightly,
as though' to tease it. It was a tear-'
ful sight—and if he had been near ' ,
enough the snake would, no doubt,
have sprung upon its antagonist.
The man, as he teased and infuriated )
the snake with the rod he held in his '
left band, drew the attention of the
reptile toward the_ stick ; then sud
denly
and in the wink ol an eye, al
most as tinick as lightning, With his
right hand he gut hold et the crea- I
ture just under the head.
"The same thing that 1 have just
.deScribed again ;took place. The
snake folding itself . round his body ;
then he unfolded the snake,: which
was once more let loose, and now 1
this horrid serpent got so infuriated
that as soon as he .was thrown on
the ground he erected himself, r and
the glare of his eyes.was something
terrific. It arse Indeed ail appalling
scene ; the air around_ seemed. to be
filled with the whistling sound of the
creature.
"Ala I a more terrible scene soon
took place 1 . The mattbecame bolder
and - bolder;-more and-more careless,
and the snake probably more and
more accustomed to the mode of war
fare Of his antagoeist, and just es
the monster stood erect the. Ulanat;
tempted to mite its neck as he had
done many and molly a time before,
but grasped the body too low, and
before be bad time to let it go the
hr ad turned on itself and the,
' - man
was bitten ! I was perfectly speech
less, and the scene had frozen my
blood, and the wild shrieks. of all
those around rent the air. The set:
pent was loose and crawling on the
ground, but before it had thme to go
far a long pole came down upon its
hack and broke its spine, and in less
time than I take to write it down the
.monster was killed.
To tht. French doctor who had
charge of the little colony the man
went (happily he was just at hand) ;
all
.the j remedies were prompt and '
powernil ; the man suffered intense
ly, his body became swollen, his
mind wandered, and his life was des-'
paired `of ; but at last he got better, ,
and', though complaining of great
liairinearthe heart, be was sow' able ,
ga out 'again. - "A short time after
this'liceldent, baling att- - aze iii his I
hank going as bei ; said cut wood,
his suddenly split his own-head open.
He become insane."
Orhis many adventures with gor
illas;* give the following as a ape
cimen
"We bad come to a country where
'we knew that gorillas were sure to
be found, for there grew a pulpy
I pear-shaped fruit the toads, of which
the animal is very fond. It grows
ahnost on a level with the ground,
and is of a splendid red color. Not
only weregorillas load of the tends,
but I myself liked it ;rimy Intl* as
did also the negroes. tam very fond
of the subdued and grateful acid of
this fruit.: The. kind that grows on
the sandy prairies of the sea shore is
not fit to eat. Many and many times
I would have starved =in the forest
without the tends.
We were not mistaken, for we
found evirYwhere gorilla marks, and
now and then we could see the huge
foot-prints of some old monster,
which; .probably would have come
and offered us battle if he had been
near at.hand ; at ether places, we
saw where they', had ,heated them-I
selves and had_been eating:the ton,
de.: At another: 'dime near, a little
stream , we a
discOtrered that female
gekillti mid her baby , had been drink
ring, for lcticald' - see the - tiny feet of
;thelittle
• " ' There hunt beirokillati not far
`oo,t Whispered .gdalawien into my
ears, Sad at the - lan* time he looked
Iparefulli .at his gun. V 4 - Querlaonen
land. Gumbo gave a climate, and look-
MEM
anomon, nansconoor nos on Anon&
ed st IGMicnwn and st nke. Vb'el sti
.
listened in silence; we were dies is
one of • the, thickest parts of the
forest; all rims appanmtly still, but
the quick ear of lialaisten had de
tbeted 'mottling, had heard $ noise,
sad be wanted to know' the cause
Of it: - - •
"We were so excited titat - oils
breathing was loud' and distinctly
audible.. .- We were all close together
and did not stir. We at once cocked
our gens,•for we heard the moving of
breaches just ahead of us;when lo I
the forest reapunded with the terrific
roar-of the gorilla .which made the
very earth burly shake , under our
feet. As seen as the; gorilla ea* us
i lie stood up, and twat his chest : kith
his powerful bands until it resounded
like an immense hau drum. His in
tensely black lice •was stimething
horrid to behold ; his minken deep
gray:eyes looked like the epos of a
demon, and he opened his mouth and
gave vent to roar after roar, showing
his powerful canine teeth. How big
they were ! they were. frightful to
iook upon : the Inside Of ins mouth
was so red. , ,
"It was a male , gorilla, a real
fighting fellow, and was not afraid
of us. How horrid be looked as the
hair on the top of his head twitched
up and down, and sa be made the
woods ring with his awful roar until
the forest was full of the din l
We stood in silence, gpn in hand,
and I was ready to fire, when Maier
open, who is a cbol fellow, said "Not
yetP The monster, - according to
them, was - not near, enough. He
stopped for a minute or so, and then
seated himself, for ifis legs did not
seem well adapted to support his
huge body. The gorilla looked at
us with, his evil gray eyes, then beat
his breast with his long, powerful
and gigantic arms, giving another
howl of defiance. How awful *as
that howl I He then advanced upon
us. Now he stopped, and, though
not far off, they all said, "Not yet."
I must own to having been some
what accustomed to see gorillas, I
was terribly excited, for I always
fell that, if the animal was not kill
ed, some one of us' would-be killed.
I now judged he was not more
than ten or twelve ',yards from us,
and I could see plainly the ferocious
-and fiendish face of the monstrous
ape. It was working with rage ; his
teeth were ground against each
other, so that we could hear the
sound ; the skin of thO forehead was
moved rapidly back and forth,
bringing a truly
,deViliali expression
upon the hideous face; . then once
more he opened his mouth and gave
a roar which seemed to shake the
- woods like thunder, ' - and, 'looking as
in the eyes, and b eating his; breafit,
advanced again. This time be Was
within eight yards of us before he
stopped again. My breath was
growing short with excitement 41
watched the huge beast. Malaouen
said ,l'lsteady," as be came up. When
he stopped, Malaonen said "-now,"
and before he could utter the roar for
which be was' opening his mouth;
three musksl balls were in his bOdy,,
sad he died without a struggle.—
Garabo had 'not fired ; he had kept
his gun in reserve in case of acci
dent. II Do not, fire too - ROOD. If
you do , not kill him he will kill you,"
said friend Malaouen to de---a piece
of advice which , I found ' afterward
to be litterally true It was a huge
beast, and a very old one indeed.
Hierillas vary in height like men-
This one was over 8 feet 0 inches.
Its arms spread °out 7 feet 2 inches.
Its bare, huge, brawny chest meas.
tired 60 inches round ; and the big
toe or thumb of its foot measured
nearly six inches in circumference.
Its arms see'tned only like an im
mense bunch of muscle, and its legs
and cla*-like feet were so well fitted
for grabbing and holding on that I
did not wonder that the negroes be
lieved. that this anmal concealed it
self in trees, and pulled pp with his
foot any living thing, leopard, oz, or
man, that,passed beneath. There is
no oubt . that the gorilla could do
this, tint that be does, I' do -not be
lieve They
,are ferocious and mis
chievous, but nutvarniyerone."
MUNISING AND Idowtse.---Lewis and
Sam D—, a couple of residents of
Long Islands, who loved rum and ha(
ted snekes, pomp years since went
down to the salt marsh to mow.—
They hung , their scythes and were
about commencing work. -Lewis pro.
posed to Sim - that they shoidd take a
drink of the quart furnished for the
occasion. Sam agreed of course, as
it was a hot day, and they concluded
to rest awhile under the shade of a
tree, and then take another drink in
order to get readily on. The bottle
had been passed two or three times,
when Sam paid to Lewis, "Let's drink
' the derned stuff up and we. won't be
hankering after it." It sA as a bargain,
and the balance was soon disp pled of.
A pause ensued I L wis rose to his
feet, threw :b scythe over his shoul
der, declaring," "I'll be darned if
mow without rum." "Darned if I
will eitherr says Sam, and with that
they .trudged home without cutting
a swath.
Tun inflow' ing story of Gen. Sheii
dan is given by a correspondent :
The Lieutenant General, as is well
known, is not •the neatest of mortals,
and one day an intimate friend, in
the army 91 the Tennessee, asked him
why be dressed ea? "11l tell you,"
said, the Gent ral. ''When I was
Second Lieutenant, I was ordered one
day to Washington city, and went in
all the glory of a bran new uniform.
I was standing in front of the hotel ;
.aunning myself, and qhietly smoking
a cigar, when I became aware that
-I had attracted the attention of a
number of small boys, who gathered
around me in such numbers,and with
such admiring countenances upturned
to mine. -that I could not but notice
them. As I; did so, one of the boldest
of them spoke up in aloud voice and
asked, "Mister, where is yOur engine
tooguirt P General Sheridan
has never been guilty of a complete
new uniform; since ; be buys his uni
forms in detachments, and wears
them out In itustamenta
—Au n emiz i mat 'artist lately painted
a snow storm eicr mato:ally thighs awed a
bad odd bk sifting too sou RIM hie oat
Bog Walt and . GIN* Wsnangs*
It was in the days of oar grata
mothers when there were brick omit
to the land, that Mr Hubbard bought
his bouse,—tbe -haunted house of
R—, very much ageing. his wife's
It was a lonely house. It was
next tti a graveyard which;'though
long unused; was not very *erica;
and it had the reputation o ghost. -
However, Mr. Hubbard did not be
lieve in ghosts, !was too cheerful 'id
be depressed by warnings, and never
intended to be lonely.
"Mother Hubbard," be said, when
his wife shook her bead over the pur
chase, "I got the house c,beap, and
it'd a good one. You'll like it when
you get there. If you,don't, why then
talk."
So the lunge was bought, and into
it the Hubbard finally moved. There
was scarcely a chance for a ghost to
show his face in much a household of
boys and girls. The rosy-faced miss.
ter of the house•and his little wife had
ten, of them. It was in view of the
eternal cry of "mother" that the jolly
husband huff- doubted to . Martha
Jane, "Mother Hubbardr using: it in
jest at first, and at last because of an
old habit. Rearing it, the rest of
It-- fell into the way of. Calling the
Motherly soul Mother Hubbard, so
that it was more. her name by far
than her baptiamal Martha Jane.
Having once expostulated and
"spoken Out her mied," 'Mother Hub
bard gave ep the 'Mint • She scrub
bed and scoured, , tacked down carp
ets and put up curtains, and 'owned
that the place was pretty, and as
not a ghost appeared for a week,
made up her mind• that there was no
such inhabitant, and even began not
to mind the tomtuitones. So the house
was got to the rights at last, and ba
king day came about. In
_the prose
of business they had had a great deal
o? baker's bread, itnd were tiled of it
Mrs. Hubbard had never enjoyed
- setting a batch of bread' to rise. as
she did that which was to be eaten
for the first time in the new house.--:
"For I can't get up an appetite for
stuff that nobody knows who has had
,the making of," said Mother Hubbard,
"and all puffy and alumy besides."—
So into the oven went.the bread, and
out it came at the proper time even
and brown and •beautiful as loaves
'could be.
Mother Hubtiaid tertied them up
on their sides as she,drew them forth,
and they stood in thelong bread-tray,
glorious proofs of her skill and of the
excellence-of the oven, when Tommy
Hubbard bounded in. Tanimy was
four, and at that age one is prone to
believe that anything will bear our
weigtt. Tommy, therefore, anxious
to inspect the new made bread,swung
_himself off his feet by clutching the
edge of the bread-tray, and' over it
came, loaves and Tommy and
Mother Htibbard flew to the rescue
and picked up the loaves. All were
dusted and in the tray again but one.
That lay bottom upwards under the
table.
"A bothering child, to give me so
much trouble," she said,as sbeerawl
ed under the table. "Ah-loh—ah—
dear, dear—oh eny-L--." And there
on the floor sat Mother- Hubbard,
screaming, ringing her hands and
shaking her head. The childrea also
screamed in concert. Mr. Hubbard
rushed in from the garden where he
was at work.
"What is the matter, mother 1" be
gasped.
Mrs. Hubbard pointed to the bot
tom of the loaf lying in her lap.—
"Look there, and ask me 1" she said .
"Its a warning. William, I'm going
to be taken fromi''etti all."
And, as Mr. Hubbard looked, be
saw on the loaf a "death's head and
cross bones, as plainly ebgriven as
they possibly c sold be.
"it'. accident," said Mr. Hubbard.
"Such queer cracks do come, you
knows Don't fret."
But Mother Hubbard was in. a
troubled state of mind. "The stories
about the haunted house were true,"
she said ; "and the spirits have mark.
ed the loaf.. I'm afraid it is a warn
ing." And the loaf was pat aside,for
even Mr. Hubbard did not dare to eat
any of it.
Mrs. Hubbard got over her fright'
at last, but the news of the awfully
Marked loaf spread through
and people came to the Hubbards all
the week to 'look at it. It was a
death's head and cross-bones, certain
ly ; every one saw that at a glance
but, to its meaning, people differed:
Some believed that it was a warning
of approaching death ; some that the
spirits "wanted to heighten the Hub
bards away." This latter supposi
tion inspired Mrs. Hubbard with
courage.. Finally she leaned to the
belief, and when another baking day
arrived, pat her lu*ves into the oven
once more, prepared for cross-bones,
and not to be frightened by them.—
Ttse loaves baked af t before. They
came out brown , and crusty. Mother
Hubbard turned each in ber hands.—
There were no cross-bones visible ;
but mettle laat'wero sundry charac
ters or letters. What I No one could
tell until there dropped in for a chat
a certain printer of the neighborhood,
accustomed to reading things back
wards.
"Bailor said be, "that'. e bus 1
That is carious—r-e-s
snrgam (I shall rise again) :--that's
what's on the loaf—resurgam." .
' "It's what they put on the tombs,
ain't it ?" asked Mother Hubbard,
faintly.
"Well, yes," said Mr. Hubbard ;
"but it ain't so bad as cross-bones
and skulls."
"Mother Hubbardd - a - hook her head
"lt's even solemner," said the little
woman, who was not as good a lin•
guist as a bread-maker. "I feel con
fident, William, that I shall soon be
'resurgamed e and what will those
dear children do then 1"
And now that the second loaf was
before ber eyes, marked awfully as
was the first, Mother Hubbard. really
grew thin and pale and lost all of her
cheerfulness. ' "I have a 'present
ment," she said oVerind over again,
"that the third baking will decide
who the warning points to. I believe
We. Meant, for me,and time will show.
Don't rase° how thin Pm getting ?"
And though Mr..gubbard laughed,he
also beim to be troubled.
The third baking day was one of
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gloom. -Solemnly as to a funeral the
family usiembled to assist in. the
drawing. Five loaves came: but
marldess ; bat one reiriained. Moth
er Hubbard's hand trembled,. but she
drew it forth ; she laid it in the tray ;
she turned it softly about.. At last
she exposed the lower= surfsoit. .0n
it were letters printed backwards
plain enough to read. this time, and
arranged thus
"Died, April 2nd. • ,
Lamented. by '
Her large family."
"It's me," cried Mrs. Hubbard.—
'q'm to go to-morrow. This is the
first. Ido feet faint Yes I do.---
It's awful and so sudden," and Moth
er Hubbard fainted away in the arms
in the.most terrified of husbands.--=
The children screamed, the cat mew
ed, the dog barked. The eldest boy
ran for the doctor. People flocked to
the Hubbards. The loaf was exam
nied. Yes, there was Motfier Hub
bard's “warning”--her call to quit
his world. •• •
She lay in her bed bidding good
bye to her family and , Triends, - her
strength going fast. She_ read her
Bible and tried not to grieve too•
much. The doctor shook his heed.—
The clergyman prayed with her.; no
body doubted that her end' was h t
hand, for people were very supersti
tious in those days. They had been
up all night with good little Mother
Hubbard, and dawn was breaking;
and with it she feltsure she mustgo ;
when clatter over the road and up
.to
the door came a horse, on the horse
a man. He alighted. Be , rattled the
knocker. He rushed in, There was
no stopping him. Up stairs he went
to Mother Hubbard's room, and bolt
ed in. Every one stared at him. He
took off his hat.
"Parding 1" said he, "I heetd Mrs.
Hubbard was That' she'd
had warnin's on her bakin's. I coins
over to explain. You see I was sex
ton o'..the church here two years ago,
midi know all about it. You needn't
'die o' akeer just yet, Mrs. Hubbard,
for there's neither spirits nor devils
about, nor yet - warnin's. What marks'
the loaves is old Mrs Finkle's tomb
stone. I took it for an oven bottom,
seein' that war no survivors and
bricks war dear. The last folks be
fore you didn't have 'em printed off
cps they made pan 'leaves, but we
was used to lem 4iorselves. Cross
bones and skulls in the gingerbread
we didn't heed, and I never' thought
o'carin' for the resurgam. So you see
bow it is, Mies Hubbard, and I'm sor
ry you was skeered. I'd otter a men:
tioned it when I'suld,the property.
Nobody said a word. The minister
shut his hymn book. The {leder
walked to the window—there -was
deathly silence. Hother Hubbard
broke it.
"Father," she said, "the first thing
-you do,, get a new bottom to that
oven." . And the tone assured the tie
semblage of friends that Mother Hub-,
bard was not going to die just then..
Indeed, she sat up the Sery nest day,
'and as Boon as the, oven was rebot
tomed invited every' body to a tea
drinking, at which no one discovered
awful warnings on the bread, cr
ghqtlyprintiogs on the ginger -cake.
DIDN'T UNDERSTAND editor
says : An aunt of ours:concluded to
try the effect of a pleastint smile and
a kind word upon her husband, whei
he returned from his Work. She hid
read how a home sluipld be pleasant,
and the wife should always meet the
husband with- a joyful smile. The ,
success she, had is best given in the
shape of a dialogue. • (Enter hus
band, almost exhausted, and very
hungry withal, throws his hat on the
floor, and drops heavily into a seat.
Wife preparing• tea, looks up with a
smile, and is so glad• to see him.)
Wife—Well, my dear, .it is so-nice
to have you hear at. meal time (A
long smile.)_
Husband—Yes, I suppose so.
Wife—How has your business
prospered to-daY?" (Another smile.)
Husband—About so.
Wife—Come, my dear, supper is
ready; let me draw your chair?
(Another smile.)
Husband (grgly)—l am too tired
to stir. Wait till 1 warm my feet.
Wife—Po as you choose, my dear.
(Another sweet smile.)
Husband—Look - Where, old woman,
before any more fuss is made about
it, I should like to know what in
thunder you are grinning at •
•
Aunt sighed and relinquished her
swee4 smiles from that date. Uncle
was not , one of the romantic kind,
and didn't understand such things.
A sitirrricAL young collegian con
fronted an old Quaker with the state
ment, that he did not believe in the
Bible. Said the Quaker :
• "Does thee believe in France ?"
"Yes ; -for though . I have not seen
it, - I have seen others that have. Be
sides, there is plenty of corrobrative
proof that such a country does exist."
"Then thee will not believe any
thing thee or others has not seen 1"
"No ; to be sure I won't."
"Did thee over see tby own brains ?"
"N o ." •
"Ever see anybody that Aid." •
.•:No"
"Does thee believe thee has any r
Is the small town. 4 S --there
boarded at one of the4rincipai hotels,
Judge E— and his wife, wh i p was
rather ,fastidionsiin some things.—
One day Mrs. E— complained to
the Judge that the eggs were not
properly cooked, and requested the
Judge to get her one and she would
cook it in her room to suit herself.—
Accordingly the egg was 'brought
and cooked, but she forgot to take it
to the table with bey ; and-when they
were seated at the table she missed
her egg. - , •
Throwing up both, hands she ex
claimed
"Ob, hear 1 I forgot my egg."
"Where did , you lay it, my love 1"
inquired the Judge.
"I laid it on the sofa," she replied. -
At this moment one of the boarders
jumped 11p and ezdaimed
"You laid an egg on the sofa 1 1
think you are mistaken, for I didn't
hear you cackle •
• The feeling of: the Judge and bit
wife may be fancied.
OS pier ..Annuin", in Advance..
' ODD FELLOWSHIP. t
, k
-
Origkm, Proges4 Objects, and Present Stag
us of the Ordef—Their Publications—,
Their Semi Oentennial Anniversary. ,
- A iew months less than 24 yenta•
ago (April 28,1819) Thomas Wildey,
tho "father and founder of Odd Fel
lowship in America," brought about
the organization. of Washington
Lodge No. 1, 0. 0. F. at Baltimore,
Md. Prior to that several Lodges of
the Order-Were started in other local-'
ities on the continent .-Shakespeare
Grand Lodge 1. 0. 0. P. having been
formed in this. city as early as the
year. 1806 ; but•thelUdges that exia
ted previous to 1819 did not for va
rious.reasons ptosper for any consid
erable length of time, so that it may
be confidently stated that the good
seed of
American
Fellowship was planted
in good American ground by "Fath
er" Wildey, as above set forth.
The Order possessed "a lewd babi
tation and a name" in the Old World
for many years -anterior to the date
of its introduction - upon the - western
hemisphere; but it was regarded --a
century ago as a convival society
(indeed, all societies in.the "good old
times" were conducted pretty much
on a spirit level), although it was
likewise a benevolent institution,
operating, however, without any defi- :
nite System as to afd.or relief in ca
ses of sickness and distress.
Odd FellowshipLis entitled to the
honor of having taken the. lead in
temperance . reforin -in this conntry,
inasmuch.as years before the Wash
ingtonian movement was started, this
Order adopted regulations forbidding
the use of stimulating beverages in
lodge rooms, and stigmatizing intem
perance as a disgraceful and ruinous
habit. The advanced - position thus
taken by the Society of Odd Fellows
gave it a favorable prestige, and rap
idly did it - increase in numbers, re
e pectibility, and influence. In
the Order had extended into six States
and the District of Columbia,
of a total membership. of over
3,000. In 18.10:thereivere lodges in
twenty-one States and Territories,
with an aggregate membership of
More than 11,000 ; and in 1850 the
organization had augumented to
175,000 members,,in 2,350 subordi
nate, Lodges. The Order,
under the
jurisdiction of the Grand Lodge of
the United States,now numbers about
300,000 contributing members, com
prised in 3,000 Lodges, and located
in every State and Territory in the
Union, in the/Canadian Doininion, in
British Columbia, Australia, and the
.
islands '
of the ocean. The rapid
growth of the Order throughout the
world is something remarkable ; the
various branches of the fraternal
family of Odd Fellows numbering in
the aggregate at least 1,000,000 men.
The total revenue of the Order in the'
New World during the past year ap
proximated two and a ebalf millions,
and the disbursements in the same
rde for -relieving the wants-of sick
' needy,brothers,burying the_dead,
assisting the widow, and educating
the orphan, were not far form $BOO,-
000. The resources of the I. 0. 0.
F. are immense, probably $50,000 4 -
000 .; and 'many fine buildings for
lode and encampment purposes are
owned by the brotherhood. , .
Now a word about' the objects
and operations of this organization.
Its motto is "Friendship, Love, and
Truth," and its ministries are "To
, 1
I l visit the sick, relieve the distressed,l
'to bury the dead and educate the or- ,
phan.' That the order practices
these things is shown by the large
amount expended in affording relief
in a single year ; and it should be
borne in
-mind that this does not com
prehend the innumerable acts of be
nevolence and brotherly kindness per
\formed, which are treasured in the
'heart, but-do not affect the treaeuri
of the society. Every member of the
affiliation is entitled -to benefits' in
time of illne is ; and on the decease i l
of a brother Odd Fellow; his widow 1
(if he leaves one) receives a stipule
'ted 'sum of mon . She is subse
t quently aided a may
require,and her children are guarded
with fatherly card: It is estimated - 1
Ithat 10,000 orphans are under the 4 1 1 1-
mediate protection of the L 0. 0. F.
I l The actuating principles of Odd
Fellowship are based upon the -firm
' foundation of benevolence and
char
. ity. The lessons inculcated in all
I the teachings of the-Order are in ac
cordance with the belief in the father
hood of God, and the' universal
brotherhood of man. Odd Fellow
ship is not, as some people imagine,,
at varience with' the Christian re
ligion ; on the contrary, it is a potent
auxiliary thereof, for whicli„ , :it fosters
the spirit of toleration. No man
who is - not a believer in the Supreme
Ruler of the universe, and does not
possess a good moral character, can
gain , admission into the hallo Wed
:precincts of this Order. Neverthe
'less, - the society holds no affinity
with systems of faith or sects,wheth
er religious or political, and, there
fore,' men of every • creed and party
meet and mingle -in the lodge - room
for mutual counsel and social con
verse.
A great deal has first and last been
said about the mysterious secrets of
Odd Fellow Ship. These terrible se
crets seem to be only the mode of
. initiation and the signs and tokens
of mutual recognition. These , are
kept
_secret simply becansd the se
curity of the Order requires it. They
operate as a safe _ guard .against fraud
and imposture. Everything else
pertaining• to- the institution is made
publics so" th .t the objections to Odd
Fellowship as a secret society are
invalid. As well inveigh against
the merchant, the manufacturer, or
the family circle, for j having , and
keeping secrets.
The Odd . Fellows are an intelli
gent; enterprising, progressive class
of citizens. They have their litera
tures, their libraries, their lecture as
sociations, their insurance companies,
and their eleemosynary arid educe
times) institutions.- Their principal
magazine--the . official organ of the
Order—ia published in this city by
John. W. Orr, P.
G. M.,. the well
known engraver ; llt is called the
American Odd Fellow, and is a pub
lication that would do credit to any
society or institution extant. The
Amerioan.Cklet - Fellow is very exten
sive *eels and is . .• • ..
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mach toward diseeminating the prin
ciples of the order among
~the wank.
tinted. Some of the libraries of the
fraternity are large and valuable, a
number of them contal*g from 10,-
'OOO to 14%000 volummf each, Them
are in muions States Odd Fellows'.
oollegea andichooht far-the gratui
tous tuition of. the 'children of de
ceased brethren.. The:Order in Ken
tucky is now raising PAM for the
laudable purpose of founding a
Widows' Home and Orphanie ITniverf
sity in that State.
t The semi-amtennary anniversary
of the introduction of the Order into
America - is - to be mignifiamtly corn
mernotifed on the 26th of April next. L.
The memorable .occasion will be ob
served in every place where Odd
Fellowship is . established, and a
-grand national celebration, under the
auspices of the Grand Lodge of the
United States, Will take place in
Philadelphia, in - which affair it is es
timated that from 40,000 to 'io,ooo
members of the Order will partici
pate...
Odd Fellowshipcomprises citizen.
of every rank, sphere, and station in
life.
L Every honorable profession and,
vocation is largely represented there..
in, and the society is undattbitabli a
power for good in the v4irld. The
circumscribed Malta of a newspaper
article will not admit of sai exhaust
ive ezposts of the.principles, purposes,
operations, and achievements Of this
great society; indeed, vellums might
bedevoted to this fruitful 'theme:
Suffice it to' say here that Odd Fel
lowship is . yet in its relative infancy,
and its destiny is to accornpliih won
ders in the elevation of the human
character, and in the amelioration of
the condition - of the 'family of man.
Every well-wisher of his kind will
bid it God-speed in its'noble work
N. Y. Suit. • ,
/.WOULDN'T MARRY A MZCZWIIC.-A
young malt began- visiting a young
woman, and appeared to- be well
pleased: One evening he called
when it was quite late, which led the
young girl to inquire where he had
been. .
" I had to_work to-night." •
' " What 1 - do you work- for a Tir
ing
r she inquired, in astonishment.
"Certainly," -replied -the yonne.
man. "I am a mechanic." , •
• "I dislike the
. nFue 'of a mechau
ic," antj.., she turned up her pretty
nose.
, That was the last time the young
man visited the young, woman. He
is now a wealthy man, and -hae one
of the best women in the country for
his wife.
The lady who disliked ',the name of
a mechanic is now the wife of &Mis
erable fool, a , egultir vagrant about
grog-shops, and the soft, verdant and;=
miserable girl is obliged to take in
washing in order to support herself
and children.
You dislike the name of a mechan
ic, eh ? You, whose brothers are but •
well dressed loafers.
We pity any girl who has so little
brains, wh) is so verdant, so soft, as
to think less of a young man for be
ing a mechanic—one of God's noble
men—the most dignified and honora
ble parsonage of Heaven's creatures
Beware, young lady, how- you treat
young men_ who work fora living,
for you may one day be menial tot
one or dip] yourself.
ONLY.—Only one drop of water at
a time that had found its way from
the mighty ocean through - the dyke.
and was slowly wearing a little chap
eel. Only one drop ! Yet, if the lit
tle child in his morning ramble had
not noticed it, who can tell what the
terrible results migh have been I
Only a stray sunbeam 1 'Yet, per
chance, it hath pierced some wretch
ed abode, gladdened some &tricked .
heart,or its golden light finds its way
through the leafy, branches of some
wild-wood, kissed the moss-covered
banks where. 'the'tiny violets grew,
and caused shades of beauty to adorn
its lovely form. -
Only a gently breezer! But how
many aching brows bath it fanned=
how many hearts cheered by its gen
tle touch 1 . •
Only one stray bullet that , pierced
the noble sold* boy, as he trod the,
lonely midnight round, faithfully
guarding the precioui life_entrusted
to his keeping, and life-blood Blowy
ebbcd.ont, and the sunbeams fell ow
the cdld face of the dead,! .
Only a sentinel-1 And yet one
soul more had passed trom ita earthly
tenement to meet .its reward at the
hands of a merciful God.
Only a drop Of ink I And yet it
carried the news of death to'the anx
ious ones at home, and caused the
tear of anguish to trickle down tha
furrowed cheek of a wldowed moth
er. •
Only,a frown But it left a sad,
dreary ache in thatphild'kheart, and
the leas:fed eye's and quivering lips
told how keenly ho felt it.
Only a smile But,. ah how it
cheered the broken heart, engendered
a ray of hope, and cast a halo of
light around the unhappy patient
made the bedridden one forget its
,agopy fora moment, as it dwelt in
-the sunshine of joy, and lived in the.'
warmth of that sunshine.
Da. 0. W. Houma, having been,
called - upon and considerably bored
by a gentleman who had devoted,
himself to lecturing in New England,.
without'much ability for doing so, in-.
guired : "What ate you at about this
particular time The answer was :
"Lecturing, atrusual. I bold forth
this evening . akßoxbury." The Pro-;
fessor, clapping bis hands together,
exclaimed : "ram glad of it I I nev- -
efliked those Roxbury people.".
Fealxv Faint eaya that the men like
to "pick the' ladies to pieces." .
We - have
certainly found it very pleasant to taks them
apart. •
A debating society -bad under con
sideration the question.—"ls it wrong to
cheat a lawyer r `fie decision; wired at
was, "No ; but iinposaible." -
, .„
ladwashed street boy beisg
asked what made him so tli#l, his re, RV
was was made , as they sou me, of
dust of the ground, and I remitan It is jaot
Working int.".
A. milkman,tha other day, in speak
ing of the dullness of the market. sad,—
"I can't make Fri% mr-ii-daya,Lare
is so much oom tion the badman"—
He probibly tol the truth unwittingly. I
A vuEonnicAux benevolent man On
being asked by mom to ban him s dollar,'
answered brbkly, "with pleasure;"' but
suddenly lidded, "Dear me, ,how mks:Mi
nato I I've 'only ono leading dollar, and
that is oaf."
" A PooNe Irishman Who applied for
a license to seal aideat sphita qua
timed at to his maid Ataaw for the mot
replied :
Ah, shore it is not so =eh of a char
acter a man wants to ten ram."
A our out West was invited to
take a game of poker, but be refused, eq.
ing "N% Wake* ; I pigs& poin p t n a a
gamma d hod to weer nankeen_ ts aa.
nest wint en er : hoe notate for Mit am*
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