VUMI
Tim Emma is iniblialiedimery Thum
du *wain& by IL 11.. IMMO% It ei
annum, in advarroo.
ADVSMISBIINTS. eFeeedipg. miseit
tines are inserted at eme cum *Him for
Arst insertion; and instuntli lier line for
subsequent ism:dam Speisiatiotiese
sated before Marriages -and,
be charged mama - Far slob
insertion. All resohltities of Anndations';
ootainunications of limited or individual
intereekand notice, of lismisges or Deaths
exceeding fire lines, are charged mot over
per line.
1 Year. 6 mo. $ me.
One Oolumn, • $lOO $6O IMO
Halt , g 60 35 26
One Square, 15 10 75
tstray,Oandon, Lost and Found, andother
advertisements, not exceeding 10 lines,
three weeks, or less, $1 50
Administrators Executor's Notioes ...9 00
Auditor's Notices 9 50
Business Cards, five lines, (per year) ..5 00
Merchants and others, advertising their
business, Will be charged $25. Tb.ey, will
be entitled to 4 column, confined exelaelve•
y to their business, with privilege of quarter.
ip changes.
pr. Advertising in all eases esoltutrrs of
bnbscription to the.paper.
JOB PRINTING of every kind. in Plain
and Fancy colon, done with neatness and
dispatch. Handbills, Blanks, Cards, Poi•
pblets, .to., of every variety and style, prin
ted at the shortest notice. The Uuonm
Orrin. hag just been re.titted with Power .
Presses, and every thing in the Printing
Me can be executed in the most artistic
manner and at the lowest rates. TRIM
INVARIABLY CASH.
tams.
HENRY PEET, Attorney al Law,
Towsnis, Pl. jnia27.6&,
L"DWARD OVERTON Jr., Arno.
.Ljary at Law, Towanda, Pa. OlEcelottner
occupied by be late L 0. Adams.
March 1,
aEORGE D. MONTANYE, AT-
Vf
TORNEY 4T LA W—.oolce corner col
-Than and Pine streets, opposite Portcr's Drag
',Store.
WA. Pi.CK, ATT , IINEY AT LAW,
• Towanda, Pa• Office over the Baker)
South of the Ward House and opposite the
Court House. Nov. 8,'1868.
11R. II:. WESTON, DENTIST
-I-1 Office In Patton 's Block, over Gore's Deng
snd ebensleal St ors. ljantiA
TVT. DAVIES, Attorney at Lew,
• Towanda, Pa. Office with Wm. Nat-
Mug, Esq Particular attention paid to Or
phans' Court business and settlement ortece
dents estates.
DOCTOR H. A. BARTLETT,
BURLINGTON * BOROUGH, PA
clip
,?9,1R68
F. B. FORD—Licensed Auctioneer,
TnWAiDA, PA.,
Wit attend promptly to all business entrusted
to him. Charges moderate. reb. 13, Is6B.
MISS E. H. BATES, M. D.
(Grad uate of Woman's Medical College,
Phiiade Iphia Chas 1854 I Mice and 'widener
No. It Park soya Owego Particular atten.
tion given to Diseases of Women. Patients
visited at their homes if requested.
.7 May 28, 1.68
- LIE,ANOIS E. POST, Painter, Tow
L ands, Po, with 10 years experience. is con
Went he en give the best satisfaction In Paint.
ng, Graining, Staining. Gluing, Papering, &c.
sir Particular attention paid to Jobbing in the
,entry. April 9, 1866.
- K. VAUGHAN —Architect and
do • Builder.—All kinds of Architectural de
tarnished. Ornamental work in Stone,
!ton and Wood. Office on Main street, over
Co.'s Bank. Attention given to Bu
,ll Architecture, such as laying oat of grounds,
te. , April 1,1887.-17.
ERCUR it MORROW, Attorneys
al Law, Towanda, Penn's
The undersigned having assocated themselves
ogether in the practice of.Law, - olTer l their pro•
eisional sPrvices to the public.
ULYSSES MERCUB P. 1). MORROW.
March 9, 145.
\V H. CARNOCHAN—AIIorney
e at LAXID, (District Attorney for Brad
totd. Coanty,) Troy, Collections made
and promptly remitted. Feb. 15.1869 —tf
(OLIN ATTORNEY AT
tl. LA Jr, Towanda, &milord Co. Pa.
General iasurance and Beal Estate Agent.--
nocaties and Pensions collected. N. 13.—A1l
usin.-ss in tho Orphan'. Court attended to
e
promptly and with care. Office fdercar's new
block rt a side Public Square. Oct. 24, '67.
TUN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
.P.l AT LAW, Towanda, Pa. Particular at
lent,on given to Orphans' ;Court business, Con
esancing and Collectione. .r
N Mice at the Register's and 'Recorder's
trice—Qo th of Court !loose.. Dec. I'', 1R64.
nit.- T. B. JOHNSON, TOWANDA,
if PA. Baring permanently iocated, otters
, rmes4onat services to the public. Calle
attended to in or out of town. Office
w - is.l.OuMritt on Main st:eet. Residence at
‘l:4. Humphrey's on Second Street.
April 16, 161451,
nits. T. F. &. WM. A. MADILL,
PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS
tai and residence i WyNCIX, Pa. Dr. T. F.
M !.'I. an be eansolted at •irore f a nraft fi tame
io Towanda. every Saturday. Dr. Win. A.
will give especial attention to diseases
of the,Eye, Eir, Throat and I.nnv. having
!lA,. A speciality of the above diseases for the
lia,t eight years.
T. F. MADILL, 11. D. WK. A. MADILL.
June 11.18118
BENJ. M. PECK, ArroßNEy AT Law,
T,wanila. Pa. All business intrusted, to,
care will rPreivo prompt attentiok. Office
in the office leely occupied by 'femur it Mtn
loath of Ward HOse, up stairs.
1.; ,
FR. TAYLOR, Fashionable Hajr
• bre.m . e. Ward Ho. , se, Towanda, Pg..
keeps conqantlr on band and makes to order
all kind. of Hair Work , aucb as Switches. Carla,
Fri-. 44," Lady's Front Pieces. Wigs.
r Toupee., waterfall., Puffs, False Whiskers and
ornamental Flair Work oi all descriptions [Wade
to , u It the customer. Particular attention paid
to the earlier and I)remilog of Lady's
Hatu—
fliebe matket price paid for Raw Hair.
T.wands. %on. 21t. 15Mt.
A. MERICAN HOTEL,
EAST - SSITTIFIELD,PA.
The sabseriherdasyinc leased this honsa.late
ly ortrapied by X.ll. Bentley. and thoroughly
repa , red and re-fluted it, la no ready to SC
'cottlmodite ttpn trtvelligg public. Every en.
deivor will be made to ettisty these who may
favor him with a call. A, a:REYNOLDS-
I. iK 9.-sm*
-AMERICAN HOTEL,
Car. Bridge and Water Streets,
TOWANDA. Pa.
B CALIHVB Proprietor audited by L
T. Rouse, tormer'y or' Roves House," Bailing
t on, Penn's. Feh .24. 18.'9
E LWELL HOUSE, TOWANDA, PA.i
StIEIN C. WILSON
flaying lewd this is now renal/ to ac
commodate the Travelling - -nblic. No pains
, r expense will be spared to give satisfaction
those w May give trial a call.
13- North aide of the public square, east of
gerruen newhlock [now building).
R UMMERFIELD CREEK HOTEL,
PETER LANDBIESSER,
Having parchaaed and thoroughly refitted th:a
01- and well known stand, formerly kept by
F•heriff Griffis, at the mouth of fiummerliald
Creek. is resuly-to •Om good accommodation
and Ratislactory treitment to all who May fa
vor him with a call. Dee. 23, 1888.—tf.
WARD ROUSE, TOWANDA, PA
Oa Hain Street, near the Coart House.
C. T. SMITH, Proprietor
Oct. 9 1866.
0. W. STEVENS,•
COUNTY SURVEYAR
trOtorrn. Bradford Go., Pa. Thankful to
many empio3ers for put patronage would
inform the citizens of Brad , ord
C. , anty that be is prepared to Jo any work In
Li, tine of badness thst may be Intruded to
ni Those having disputed lines would do
rreil s ro have their property accurately portrayed
iwore alinsting themselves to feel aggrieved by
t: e:r neighbors. All work warranty] correct
tar as trait nature of the case will permit...
;1 unpatented lands attended to as soon u
r.rrants are obtained.
21.'69 -iy
D OCTOR 0: LEWIS,
a caaduate of the College of "Physicians
Burge ,oq.' , New York city, Class 1843-4
6:ye exclusive attention to the practice of his
plo , ession Office find residence on the east
ern. slope of Orwell Hill, adjoining Henry
Howe's.
January 14, 141
111 la
E. 0., GOOMELICIEti Publisbeir.
VOLUME XXIX.,
HMoBBAN, ATTORNEY cB
• 'COUNSELLOR AT LAW, Towan
da, Pa. Plain:War attnition pat total
n tile Orphans' Cone,.
WB. KELLY, I/engirt oMoe
. oust Iflrkluon & Black's, Totrasile,Ps.
Ali the ihtrioas styles of work
done and warranted. Particular-=loin
called to the Allaminam Beat for- Artigelsi
Teeth. which is equally as good u ()plaited
far superior to either Reebbe or Over. Please
call and examine specimens.
Chloroform or usher administered under di.
section of a Physician when desired.
Ang. 6, 186T.—tf.
MYERS' MILLI
Nye, Fodor b Co.; will deliver Mow, Feed,
Meal, 01111111111 F/oar. orlia n z_thiag clap brads
line in any pa tel the
Customers will ' ad v ez - Mrdw ., - Book alio
store of Fox. Stens. Berm. k Co. All or
ders left in said book will be promptly atten
ed to.
Any inquiries in rerpwri-tooriaffin&wr. other
business of the entered in said Boon, will
be answered.
!ITU, FOIITIOt & CO,
Towanda, Jane U. /888.—If.
•
%,,lOLOMON COOPER—Has remov
k-1 ad from the Ward Mouse and banAstatai a
SHAVING AND HAIR DIMMING SALOON
Two doors south of the National Motel, upad
adjoining Patton'a Block, on Main Street, In
the basement. This shop is open comitantly
!TOM 8 a. m., to 9 p. m , to accommodate all
quit will favor him with a call. Two expert.
sliced workmen in this "sloop, always realty to
wait on customer,* In a satisfactory manner.-1
Gents sue Ladies Bair Cutting 111 the Walt
fashionable style. %son boned sod set ready
for use and warm fed to init. Ornamental
Bair Work. Switches,Waterfitlls, and cu r ls,
mode to order. Wiga tnade andlepaired.
Towanda. Aug. Is, 1568.—tt.
T" UNDERSIGNED HAVE
opened a Ranking Molise In Towanda, un
der the name e. G. P. MASON & CO.
They are prepared to draw Bills of Bs•
change, and make collection's In New York,
Philadelphia, and all portion) of the United
-mates, as also England, Germany, and Vrallee.
To Loan money, receive deposits ,and 'to do •
general Banking business.
P. Mason was one of the late firm ef
Laporte, t son & Co., of Towanda, Pa.,and
his knowk ge of the business men of Br adford
sad adjolumg Conntlekand having been in the
banking business for about fifteen years make
this house P desirable pne, through whichto
make collections.
Towanda, Oct. 1, 1686.
B RADFORD COUNTY
H. B. McKEAN, REAL Emu AGENT
Valuable Farms, Mill Properties, City and
Town hots for age.
Parties baring property for sale will find it
to their advantage by easing -description of
the same, with terms of sale at this 1101107, as
parties are constantly enquiring for farms Be.
R. B. McKRAN.
Real Estate Agent.
°dice Montanye's Block, Towanda, Pa.
Jan. 39, 1867.
R EAL ESTATE AGENCY.
H. B. DicKEAN, BEAL EBTXTE AGENT.
Offers the followLlg Farms. Coal and Timber
Lands tor sale :
Fine Timber lot, 3 - rellos from • Towanda, c n
tamping 53 acres. Price $1,325.
Fenn In Asylum, containing 135 acres. Good
buildings. Under it Si a state of cultivation.
Mostly Improved. Price tO,OOO.
Parte in West Barlirigteit—en the Creek.—
New house and barn. Under aline st‘elof cal
tivation. 95 acres. Price $5.450.
Farina id Freakily. All ander good cultiva
tion. Good buildiair. For sale cheap.
Several very del sable Routes and Lota
Towanda.
A large tract of Ct 'Lands to 1 togs county.
Towanda, July 18, 851.
MYERSBURG. MILLS !
The subscribers having purOased of Mr.
Barns his interest in the Urinuterao Musa
will carry on the business of'Mill, and
guarantee all work done by them be of
the very best quality.
Wheat, Bye and Buckwheat Plon\anr, d
Feed constantly on hand, for sale at the
lowest cash price. .
Also now on bend a large quantity of
best Ground Cayuga Plai3ter tor sale.
MYER & FROST.
Myersburg, Sept 24, 1868.
HARDING dc SMALLEY,
Having entered into a co-partnership for the
transaction of the PHOTOGRAPHIC tastiness,
at the rooms formerly occupied by Wood and
Harding, would respectfully call the attention
of the public to several styles of Pictures Which
we make specialties, as; Solar Photographs,
Plain, Penciled and Colored, Opaltypes, Porce
lain Pictites, /cc., which we claim for clernuess
411(1 'brilliancy of tone and Artistic finish, can
not be excelled. We invite all to examine them
as well as the more common kinds of Portraits
which we make, knowing full well that they
will bear the closest inspection. This Gallery
claims the highest reputation for good work of
any in this section of country, and we are de
termined by a strict attention to business and
he superior quality of our work, to. not only
retain nut increase its very 'enrich/a repdtafion.
We keep constantly on hand the best variety
of Prattles and at lower prices than at any other
establishment .in town. Also Passpartouts
Card frames, Card Easels, Holmes 'Stereo.
scopes, Stereoscopic Vies, and verything else
of importance pertaining to the business. Give
as an early call,
N. B.—Solar Printing for the trade on the
most reasonable terms: D. B ARDING,
Aug. Re. '417. P SM A LLEY..
CHEAP PASSAGE FROM OR TO
IRELAND OR ENGLAND 1
00101.1:1 co.'l LINZ OP 11111ANSHIPII ►SOY OS TO
Williams & Gaion's old "Black Btu Use" of
Liverpool Packets, sailing every week.
Swallow-tail Line of Paeketa from or to Lon
on, bailing twice a month.
Ilemittancee to England, Ireland and Scotland
payable on demand.
For farther particulars, apply to Williams
Gatos, 29 Broadway, New-York. or
0. F. MASON & 0., Nallitallp
OM. I. 1969. Towanda ,Pa
friWENTY•FIVE YEARS REFER'.
ENCE IN DENTISTRY.
S. Pawn, M. D., would respectfully inform
the inhabitants of Bradford County that he Is
permanently located In Towanda, Pa Re
would say that from his long and suclefulful
practice of TWENTY-PIVE YEARS duration
he is familiar with all the different at les of
work done in any and all Dental ents
in city or country, and isbetter prepared than
any other Dental operator in the vicinity to do
work the beat adapted to the many and different
cases that present themaebres oftentimes to the
Dentist, as be onderstandsibe art of making his
own artificial teeth, and his facilities for doing
the same. To those • requiring under sets of
teeth be would call attention to his new kind of
work which consists of Porcelain for both plata
and teeth, and forming a continuous am. It Is
more durable, more natural in appearance. and
much better adapted to the gam than say other
kind of work. Those in need of the state are
invited to call and examine specimens. Teeth
tilled to last' or years and oftentimes for life. -r
Chloroform, Ether, and "Nitrous Oxide " ad.
ministered with perfect safety, 'mover four bun.
deed patients within the bun tour years can tee.
brace in`Pstion's Slosh.
GB. PECK. MILLWRIGHT- ft
! MACHINIST, Towasna, PA WM barer
and Repel ed, Engines and Boilers set !alba
hest manner. I wontd call the attettion•• tot
mill owners to my
NEW .VORTEXT WATER WEIKEL.
As combining - all the elements of a drat class
molter, simplicity of construction, accesatbit
ity, great strength of parts. developing the
greatest amount of power for water used, easily
, epalred. running under backwater with no det
riment to power except diminition of head, re
qu firing no alteration in Kill frames or addition
to limos, will run under bow bad, and mode of
any desired capacity. These wheels will be
tarnished at less than onelalf 'the cost of any
other ffrnt•clare wheel in matter, and warrant
ed to perform all that is claimed for them•—
These wheels will be made for dilleery with or
without corm on short notice of the bestlron
in market.
For full particulars addresi or enquire of the
undersigned. ti. B. PECK, Towanda, Pa.
P. El.—The.et wheels can be seen in operation
at Messrs. Horton & Wile' Mil, Towanda twp.
The wheels are wholly composed of hen an now
,made. Jan. 11,-IBo.—tt
0 . W. ST EV ENF.k
=EI
curbs.
BMW. NOTICE.
G. F. iIASON,
A. G. MASON.
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,.
quizzarrowN Os zaysarooL.
Jan. U,113118.
/Anted ratig.
0101110111-iPA2III:
M!MEN
Are shadows, not substantial things ; '
There is no armor wind Fat";
Death lays MI icy hand on kings.
Sceptre and crown
Must tumble dim, •
And in the dust be equal made
With the poor croaked scythe and *pads; '
&ens men with swords may reap the geld,
And plant fresh laurels where they kill ;
But their strong nerves at last must yield ;
They tame but one another still,
Early* We
They stoop to fate,
And must give up their murmuring breath,
Wtten they, pole endives, creep to death.
This garlands wither on your 40 , 1
Then boast no more your deed,
trpOn death's purple altar not,
See where the victor victim bleeds ; ;
Your head must come
To the cold tomb ;
Only the actions of the just
Smell sweet and - blossom in the dusk
A MELODY.
As slow the sun his parting smile
At eventide is weaving.
With lingering light he dwells the while
Upon the world he's lettiing.
Thus, too, when life is waning fast,
And youthful days are fleeting,
We turn one longing look to cast
Upon those days retreating.
When fortune bath in latter years
Our several lots assigned us ;.
" en we have rent with bitter tears •
The ties that used to bind us ; [home,
Still through those scenes of youth and
Where naught but love was spoken,
On memory's wing 'tis sweet to roam,
In flights of joy unbroken. .
And as the winds of age and pain '
Are 'round ns sadly sighing,
While many a gem from friendship's chain
Within the tomb is lying ;
0, may the deeds the past bath bleat,
'On each returning morrow, .
Like sun-beams from a golden West,
Mnme our hearts of sorrow.
Stinted gale.
TOR BARONEtS AID ROBBERS.
In a pretty village near Paris, but
a considerable distance from the high .
road, was Baron R. accustomed to
spend the summer. . His mansion
built on an eminence, was a spaciotis,
building, both within and without,
and exhibitedia good style of archi
tecture ; and it was about two hen-
dred paces from the village. '
Business obliged the Baron to take
a journey of 41 few days. His wife,
but twenty years of age, and very
beautiful, remained at home. He
took with him tsvO of his , servants,
and two others remained with the
Baroness. No violation of the public
security bad ever been heard of in.
that part of the country, and as the
Baroness did not belong to the timid
portion of her sex,ithe idea of danger
.was far from entering her mind. iThe
evening after the Baron's departure,
as she was stepping into bed, she
heard an alarming noise in an apart.
ment near her chamber. She called
'out! but received no answer I She was
at a loss to 'conceive what was the
matter, and: hastily putting on her
garments, limit tt the door to die
covet he cause. A horrible spectai
cle preented itself. Her two ser;
vants, halfnaked, were extendedlife
less on the r. The room was full
of strange l oping men ; The Baro
ness' chambermaid was kneeling be
fore one of ihern,\and instead of the
mercy she implerekshe received the
fatal stroke. No'souir did the door
open than two barbarieuswith drawn
swords, rushed towerdsit. ' What
woman or even man jwould\ of have
been struck with the utmost rror,
and given up life and everytht g es
lost 7 Aloud shriek of despair,a fl4ch•
all few paces would probably bay:
been the resort of many. The Baro-
ness, however, conducted herself in a
different meatier.
" And you have come at last V" ex
claimed she, in a tone of apparent
heartfelt joy, and advancing towards
her assailants with a haste that high
ly astonished them,they lowered their
uplifted weapons.
, ' And you have come at last l" re
peated she, "such•visitors as I have
often wished to see
" Wished
.1" muttered one of. the
assassins, "what do you mean •by
that ? But stay—l'll—"
He had already raised his cutlass,
but a comrade averted the stroke.—
" Stay a moment brother," eyid he,
"and let us bear what she - would.
have."
" Nothing but what is pleasure,
brave comrades. You are men after
my own heart., and neither you nor I
shall ever have reason to repent it if
you will, listen to whatl have to say."
" Speak 1 speak 1" cried the whple
company.
" But be quick I" cried one of the
fiercest, "for we-ehall-not make much
ceremony."
" Nevertheless I hope yob will
; "grant me a hearing; for, although 1
am the wife of the richest gentleman
in the country,.the wife of the mean
est beggar cannot be more unhappy
than I am. My husband is obe of,the
moat jealous and niggardly felkiirs
On earth. I hate him, snail, has long
been-the fervent wish of my heart , to ,
get clear of his clutches, and at the
.same time pay off old scores. loy
servants were spies and that fellow
wheat biusiness you . have done ao
completely, was the worst of all.: - I
am scareely•twentronei ant-1 flatter
myself far frwaheing ugly. • 11 lay
'Of you choose to take me along with '
you, I'll: accompany you to the woods
or the village ale-houie ; norahall
any of you ever have cause to repent
haying spared uIY , life. You are in a
well storedansvaion but it is itoposi-
We that you should be acqua inted
with all its secret corners. - These
will now show you, and if I don't
make you richer by sir thousand dol
lars, then serve me as you did my
chambermaid." •
Rubbers of this kind are certainly,
villains, bat nevertheless - they are
still men. The wholly. unexpected
tenderness of - the Baroness, added to
the more than ordinary beauty of the
\ ,
\
TOWANDA„-BRAETORD 001THIT,, PA., MARCH 4, 1369.
femalkaltagetlier:Prialiced power
powe
hi e ff ect on these MeD; • Whokhands
well Yet eeekieff 4 ith,Need: They
then all stepped'ulde, and•ceitaalted ,
together in lei', tones tor somendn
utes. The baronesOwasieft . quite,
alone, hut she, betrayed not.the' least
,twishlto escape, ~_.- • •
"Let's dispatch her, audAbeicsme
will be all-up. 73 She, hAweireri scarce
13 Changed oolor,for the opposition at
,the others did not escapaler ~ ac ute.
- : One tehrpirai probably captain of
I D
ihe ban itil now approached her. He
asked , w ise ,or - thrice , :' whether'. he
might lyon what she said—wheth
er She sally wished to be releued
from th ‘tiranriy or her-husband, and
to go w th . them -4and whether- she
was wil ' g to resign herself to one
._ _
to himself, Tor initance, .d u
peaceful days they could en-
Aving replied in the , affirm*.
of them,l
ring the,
joy- :I
iiie toI the questions—having- not
only in ered the warm embrace of
the rob r, but returned it—for what
will not necessity excuse ? He at
length s id :
, "Co e along then, , and . lead 'Oa
around. The' d•-•—1 trust you ladies (if
rank ; ut tie will venture for ones.'
But let e tell you, thatif you 'were
twice, handsome as you are, Wel
weapon shohld cleave your skull the 1
moment I saw the - least \ tlispositiOn
to betra us)' - , • 1
"The it , will be safe enough ; and ,
fi l l
if - this ere the only ; condition of Myk
being p t to death; I should outlive
you all, and' even the wandering Jute
ikiitioell , -
• The aroness smiled when she pro
nounce these words, and 'hastily
caught lAtie nearest lamp, as it she
was ',as_pager as any one of theni to
collect the plunder and bega?: She
conducted the company through every
apartment, t opened every door,every
drawer, and every chest ; assisted in
packing tip the valtiables, looking
with the utmost imdifference . a 0 the
mangled bodies it speaking, with the
fanidiarity of au. old acquaittance to
each one tif , the horrible troop,' and
isgisting with her delicate hands in'
the most laborous occupation.
Plate, money and jewels were now
collected ; together, And ,the captain
id the banditti was about giving the
order for marching., when his destin
ed, bride, Caught hint, by the arm.
k ",Dia I not tell yot, said,she,'"that
you ebould not, repent making a friend.
of me, and sparing my life ? You
:may,' , indeed, have everything in
'plums that you find open, but it is a
,pity you cannot come to places that
are concealed. , What I do yun sup-.
pose among Coffers so -full there are •
no-secret places Y. Itkik here, and
you - will be convinced to the contra
ry."
She pointed to a secret spring in
the Baron's desk. They pressed tip:
on it, and out , fell five bags of gold
coin. „
" , Zottbfis I " cried the leader of the
robbers, ' " and I will keep you for
this dutchess 1".
" And perhaps better , still," she
said, laughing, " when I show you
one thing more. I am well aware
that you must have spies who inform
ed you of the fifty thousand francs he
received yesterday."\
" Where are they ?"
"Oh ? safe enough, under lialf
dozen locks and bolts. You .would
certainly not have hued teem and
the iron chest had it not been for me,
Come along comrades ; we have fin-.
imbed above stairs, now we will see
what can be done underneath. Come
along : with me; I say,into the celltir."
The robbers followed, but not
without Precaution. At the entrance
of the cellar,secured by a . strong trap
door, a man was posted as Sentinel.
,The Baroness took not the slightest
notice of thiii. She conducted the
whole troop to a vault, at, the further
•end of, the cellar. She unlocked it,
and in the corner of the recess stood
the chest she had described.
"Here," said she, 'giving the cap
tain the bunch of keys, " unlock it,
and take what you find as a wedding
*A if you,can obtain the consent , of
your comrades as readily as you
gained mine."
The, robber tried one key after
atiother,but none would fit. He grew
impatient \ and the Baroness seemed;
Bull more* ,
" Lend me em," she 'said, "I shall
find the way itover. Indeed, if you
do not make haste, the u.orning may,
overtake us. Ha l\the reason - wb •
neither of us
,could \ Klock it is be
cause I have the wrong 00E10 of
keys. I will obtain another." '
She went , up stairs, anifpresently
they. hear her coming down t\but she
came slowly, as if out of breath, with
the haste She had made.
" I've found them I" cried she, at
a distance. Then,coming up to with
in about three paces of the man who
stood at the entrance of the cellar,
she sprang 'suddenly at the wretch,
who was totally unprepared for such
a move, from such 1 1 a quarter, and ,
pushing him,with all her might, sent
him tumbling to, the bottom of the
stairs. This accomplished, she clos
ed the trap door, bolted it, and thus
had the whole company secured 'in
the cellar. This was the work of a
single Moment. In the next she flew
across • the • court yard, and with
caridle in her , hand , set 'Ms to a 4:10.i
_tubed. pig sty. The watchman, in
the neighboring village, perceiving
the flames, instantly gave the alarm.
In few minutes 'the inhabitants
were outof their beds; and a crowd
of farmer's, with- their servants, has
tened to the mansion. The Baroness
.ivaited for them in the court yard.
"A-few of you , will_ be stificietit`to
.put,out this fire and prevent it from
spreading. The remainder. of .you
,will provide yourselves With
,arms,
'which you will find in abundance in
my busbond'a armory. Post your
selves at the avenues of the cellar,
and'sniferloot one of the robbers-to
escape."
' Her direCtions were obeyed, and
not one of them did escape the pun
lament due to his crime:
Bewails 'of inquisitive people •
wonderful Curiosity to know all la geuenilly
accompanied with awgreat an Itch to tell It
again.
Me, and brudder !lounge and two
odder 'toga went a !muting von day runt
week. we Idea lane woodchuck into ;one
stein hasp. and walk ten' out. of to mea l
for von got in,
` , SU
or - Aim:wrote noir-Arr ahatti.
MUM
iiromth. sisuka
NAM
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Ontrwa, won Iroducinar—Passage
qf Vie ClinstittfflotW Amaansaasy the
Poet Orris; Voininsiire,X Dim*
I.(W is in the lingo nv asinasks)
1869. .
Tbe , die is moiltly cast—,-gloontlast
settled , - like a. ; dark pall ~ into • Kew
W*7. , The last: vestige ,nv consti-k
looshielliberty, is swept. swariese-;
in us nothia. bat :thee:sanze Ithatiofi
Which Us holler mockery:. Ef the gen
it goes end concurs-with- the kunst--
wick it. will do—andtherekisite num
ber' u - v States ratify ,the ackshen-uv
them accursidbodies—wich they. will
doksib,y_ -then skid Niggets
wily'vote in Kentucky the same , es
white men, and the stsk.uv liberty is
cot, foiever I They May go so far. es
they will - be in a majority, , islet dis
franchise the brave men who t erved
in the coniederit arm,y.
its might hey been expected, .the
intelligence afectid - the Corners pro
foundly. We was all a settin in Sas
bones es imp) , es we cood be.. A new
barrel s hed been tapped. Deekin Eo
gram bed money, and I was not alto
gether unptevided, es a letter bed
been droppt into the post °nice that
mornin wicb contained, a remittance
nv , six dollars to'a lottery, concern-in
Noo York. ,Es I believe _lotteries to
be swindles and demoralizin in their
nacher, I opened the miHeive and cOn
tiocated the ctintents., I will never
be the means nv leadin young men to
room thro the agency of lotteries—
never. -
, •
It was h 'pleasant scene. The fire
wiz A horsing brit*, wick reftectite
on our 'respective noses, 'gave ' the
room a more than usual briteuis.—
Bascom wuz behind the . bar, his el- .
bows. leaniu' onto, it, waitin' for the
orders woo)! he knew Wood , be' made ;
Capiain IdePelter wuz a smokin' his
idile'Peattf - fiy, *'Watehin' the clouds
that ariz, fortnhe *Sett uv halottbout
his bed'; while Deekin Pogram and
myself woz just in the act nv tukiu'
outhin hot with hen pin fixed for us.
At this moment Pennibac,ker's boy
rode up on Bascom's mole and hove
a paper at me wich contained the fa
tal intelligence. .1 read it aloud.—
Tere wuz DO more 'innocent mirth
tb t nit' . 4 Deekin Pogram's.htitid re;
la edits hold • unto the glass, and it
li
fell ,to , the >floor, the; precioai flouid
wastite itself ‘thro' the •crackii, and
the old saint-fell from his -chair in a
swoon`, • I had more presence uv
mind-=I drank mine with one convul
sive gulp and then dropped the emp
ty glass: The•Dffect, so far as maul
feetin' grief wuz concerned,, wvz the
same es tho' I bed, droppt it, liker
and all, and it wuz better for we.—
The glass wuz. Bancom's—the sense
shun in my bowels prodeoe't by the
liker was mine. That oven constoush,
net amendments can't takeaway from
we. " 1
It didliot take me bug to figger
how this oitrage, of it is csonsumat
tid, will afflct the Corners. Ther is
int this peecful township , sixty-three
white voters, nv with number thirty
nine vindicated their manhood in the .
Confedrit aervia, the others bein too
Old, ceptin Pollock, wick is from Illi
noy, and nv Ablishen proclivities
Garrettstown is in this township,aud
countin theni in , ther is two hundred
and forty-four adult niggers,and ther
wood hey bin a hundred more lied
Diggers all bin born bullet and rope
proof. Bo long ez these Diggers wtiz
in their normal coudisbn uv servitood
they wuz indiepensible--.-sence they
wuz crocielly wrested, from us we hdv
made em almost ez peseta! to WI by
bevin the law into our own hands.—
They hey ez a roof accumulated auth.
in, for they lab Or. We uv coarse
held the (awes. - Issaker Gavitt is
assessor, and Deekin Pogram treas
urer, and the niggerii hey bin made to
Pay all the taxes that hey bin paid.
They (rodent help themselves, for the
law hez terrors when weldid by strong
and willin -hands, and the hands nv
our offishels are both strong and wil.
lin.
Bat for these , niggers the township
government wvod be a mere' nothin.
Issaker don't 'dare to assess Bascom
for fear he'd stop supplies onto him, :
nor wood Bascom hey any uv the
white citizens tasted, for whatever
they shood psy in taxes that went
either into the county or State trees
itry wuz so mach lost to . him, 1 He
syyz anxious to have the nigger
sWeat, for iv the money collected uv
them be g4t a large per cent., either
through the collector or treasurer,
wicb wnz clear gain, ez they don't
p 'tronize him anyhow. I ',
in v-arions, other ways we bed em
P null:nicker is justia uv the peece
ad hez bin for years, and he held
i
th soaks firmly. The Diggers wood
occasionally labor in plantin-time or
raj harvest fur the white citizi-ns who
owned land,• and filled with the ideal
t i athey wnz free citizens , they wood
i the`most insolent - manner demand
ply for 'their services. Cy course
they wood\' \ be refoosed, whereupon
they wood bring soot before Penni
'backer. 1 The moth usv_ their venoher
it iz onnecessary-for mu to state.
" What biznis has a 'nigger in this
yer court l'" wood. the indignant em
bodiment nv the majesty uv the law
-thunder forth with a face ez black ez
a cloud. And dismissin the soot he
woodipromptly iehoo an execooshen
agin eta for costs. Ten. or 'twenty
niggers who sood white men wuz
sold out bob and sinker by the court
for cost in rich s , otti, and when the
costs didat take all they hed,,thejas
tie_wood fine eat for contempt uv
court for commn before hide at all.
The niggers after a few experiments
declined to seek , jostle at that fount
ain head_of the article.
Then agin in cases , of assault and
battery, and in ingnests on the ded
'bodies of nigge4s, it .woz necessary
to her Pennibacker justis. Niggers
wich wuz found ded hanging to' trees,
and with bullet holes into, em, wuz
reglerly found guilty uv dyin by via
itashenl uv Prbvidence. Ez they
hed'nt votes uv course none at the
officials wuz afraid us , ens. I heard
one uv em, wunst,•who hed bin fined
twenty -dollars for strikiu Issaker
Oavitt, wich bed• in'a playful mood
chased his daughter through the
Corners, groaninly exclaim, that he
wistit he'd bin born in Ireland inatitt
yr- Ameiiky.- , .. ; 1 1
,'• 'Bit noir hew ,will it tie with a* P.l
rfEEM
They•will vote and.they hev a Ips;1
jority. Pollack will be made .justis'
ny the peece, Joe Meer Segeilaot'
..Niggers will soo and:git judg-.
ments, and thenigga constable. will,
serve ezecoosheas .onto us.- Why,:
Nekin Pograin owes emit/ to.,nig-1
ger" to swamp every Aker he *lds,
-add *Rom wood be sweat severely.
•Anfi when we pouch one - nv their
heads for insolence to us, then: to be
arrested by • nigger, and taken afore
a jutis eiectihi by niggers, and. 'be
fined of perchance imprisoned I It'is
toti much. When this happens will
the Oornersi I ask, be a place for gen-
Vemen nv pride and culture ? •Nay.
And. to this it most come.
I saw one. weak spot in the amend
ment, viz :--It provides that noptate
shel disfranchise anybody heooz of
race, or color,but don't say that p3o
ph: can't be disfranchisedfor other
canoes and I eagerly seized hold uv
that ez a shipwrecked mariner does
to a plank.
" Wat good will that do us?"
groaned the deekin.
" Why, we kia disfranchise them
on the skore of ignorance I" remark
ed I. "The nigger(' can't all rend."
"No more can I," replied beaker
Gavitt; mournfully ; "I'd be cut out
wt i tt em." '
And upon givin the matter matoor
re ectfon I saw then *az no boitom
to that hope. By makii: readin a
test; the superior class at the Ilor
nets wood be more hurt than the in
ferior class.
Thank Heaven, ten . States kin
block this game and save us thiS'tor- z
ment. 0, that they may do-it I- 0,
that 'this last bitter draft may be
spared us. May. th.! Dimicrisy uv
the North put forth their strength
and save aN thiei last degredatidn.
PETROLEUM V. SASSY, P. M.
,( Wish Postmaste.)
Tas PROPERTIES OF TEA.—The phy
siological properties of tea are simi
lar to those of cull' - •e ; it is slightly
as•ringent and tonic, and when 'used
without milk or sugar_ is a simple
remedial isgent in nausea and indi
gestion ; but if sugar is added it is
converted into a thin syrup, which is
more apt to produce indigestion than
the consumption of many times its
weight of pure candy, since sugar i
more digestible in the concentrated
than in the dilute-state. It is a mild
winsulant to the skin and kidneys, it ,
prevents sleepiness, counteracts ihe
effects of alcohol, and reduces tho
rate of waste of the listines,ao action
supposed to be due to the theine, or
peculiar principle of the plant,, the
quantity of which is variously esti
mated from one half of one to four
per cent., and which closely resem
bles caffline,-,or the principle of cof
fee. It is also an aphrodisiac of con
siderable power, and the- rapid in
crease of the population in China is,
by some, supposed to be due to its
universal use by all classes. le addi
tion to its other properties, the Chi:
nese regard it as a preventative of
gout and calculus. It no doubt has
the power of preventing the latter ;
but this nction is probably due to the
fact that, if water is boiled,the great
er part of the carbonate of lime it
contains, and which would enter into
the composition of a calculus, is pre
cipitated ; theiefore the drinking , of
boiled water would be equally 'effec
rive in influencing the prevalence of
this disease. It is also narcotic and
sedative, like opium ; but like it, its
action varies with the individual and'
the dose. To some, it is exhilarating
to the nervous and calming to the
vascular system. In the words of
Waller,
The Muse's friend, tea, does our fancy aid
Repress those vapors which the head invade.
To others, on the contrary, it is high
ly deleterious, producing headache,
and sometimes evericausiog paralys•
is and diabetes, especially when used
to excess as in tea tasters.
The time of day at which tea is ta
ken in different countries varies witii
the custom of each nation, as does
most every other human habit. The
Chinese drink it atall times, and
keep the : pot on the fire so that they
"may moisten their lips" after the
the fashion of, Sairy (damp ; others
consider it almost sacrilege to ,take
it at any other than in the evening
and at tea; while may , say with Gay.
• At noon (the lady's matia hour)
I sip tea's delicious flower. •
At whatever. time it may be used
there is no doubt that it acts' much
more energetically if taken on. an
empty stomach without any other
food.—Da. J. C. Mums, is litsrch
Galaxy.
Tns TxvErrrion or Lrrnoososy.—
The impatience of a German washer
worn .0 led to the. invention of lituo
graphy. The history of that elegant
art begins with a homely domestic
scene, which occurred at Munich
about the year 1793 e and in which
three -characters figured,--Madame
Senefelder, the poor widow of an ex
cellent iactor,then recently deceased- ;
her son; Alois Senefelder, aged twen
ty-two, a young man of an inventive
turn ; and the impatient washerwom
`an jest mentioned. l'he washerwom
an had called at the home of this
widow for the weekly "wash" ; but
the "list" was not ready, and the
widow asked her son to take it. He
looked about the room for a piece of
paper upon which to write it, without
being able to find the least fragment,
and he noticed also that his ink was
dry. Washerwomen are not apt to
buoverawed by such customers, and
this\ona certainly did not conceal her
impatiekce while the fruitless search
was proceeding. The young man
bad in the apartment a smooth, soft,
cream-colored stone, such as litho
graphers now use. He had also a
mass of paste\ made of lampblack.
was, soap, and water. In the hurry
of the moment, he dashed upon the
soft, smooth stone the short list of
garments, using for the purpose this
awkward lump of oily paste. The
waalierWoman went nir with her small
bundle of clothes, peace was restored
to the family, and the writing on the
stone'remained.—Atlanfic Month/y/0 ,
March
Fortusa dates that in the progress
of the iradd, the went is to fool its nit-
Snored lem squire on the telt. of petnilisrly
ade. • , •
FAfa
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113.11130NEM 011'71.17411.
Rev. Ilenni.Ward 13i:ether his re
centiTpriblisheil,an- interesting and
swasintellikste; disease* the ques
tion whether s man can' remember
:what -never happened. .He shows
that such it stretch of memory is:ties-
Mtge by one or two instatice,s. We
extract tiart of. the article, the
whole
,of - which. is in , Mr. Beecher's
happieat-vein.:
Some eighteen or nineteen years
ago, soon after canning 'te Brooklyn,
I heard the following : story: told Of
- the now venerable 'Dr:Samuel Orixe,
the father of many brilliant sayings,
as well of Bishop Ooze of. West
era New York. 'The story , ran thus ":-
"On a Sunday morning in August,
Dr. Ooze, rising to the sermon with
out warning or prefix, begin, "It is
d—d hot." Looking around' in a
calm and pions way, he wiped his
foreVad, and again said, "'lt is d-41
hot.", Waiting till he thought the
words had burnt in, he proceeded,
These words, my brethren, I heard
from the lips of a profane young
man as I entered the doors of the
church." Thereupon, the story goes,
he 'proceeded to give an edifying dis
course on the sin and folly of pro-
fane swearing.
When I first heard of it, I recog
nised the story. It was an old ac
quaintance. It had been doingeor
wice in; England. It was told of
Bev. Rowland HiO , only in his case
the topic was not, the weather but
the theatre, on which the young
man's profanity was expended. Bat
stock stories,' like couriers, like to
change,horses.. Libre I knew it the .
saddle was shifted to, my back, nor
have I ever been able to shake it off.
-I have denied it, twice in print, many
times by letter, and irhundred times
in conversation, all in vain. The
saddle sticks, and every month we.l
find .a new fool riding it * * *
-Denying one of these storbm 'is
like fighting Canada thistles. " If you
tut, them up' ten more will sprout
from each root, and if you let them
alone` - a, million will spring from the
- Seed. The only way to exterminate
the Canada thistle is to plant it for a
crop and propose to make dopey out
.of it. Then worms will gnaw it, bugs
will bite it, beetles will bore it, gni
dem will suck it, birds will peck it,
heat will scorch it, rains will drown
it, mildew and blight will ride it.
All nature helps weeds and runs
down ,crops. We are afraid to deny
it. It would start off a walking
like Weston. .A new batch of let
ters would come moaning - and in
irking at Or door. Fresh vigor
would be given to its withered limb
and like the wandering Jew, it would
go tramping up and down_ creation
till the last day. No, far safety's
sake, we do not propose to deny it
any more I It would be the rein of
innocent souls, as this narrative
which I now shall give will prove.
_ .
And the narration of the incident
brings me back to the question
whether one can remember what
never• happened. It will be seen
that he can. '
Sitting at .a friend's -,table, one
evening, I was telling an incident
that befel me--in this wise :
" A young man from Buffalo call
ed to see me to day. He said that
he had heard a young lady in a large
company, relating the story df my
beginning a sermon with the phrase
'lt is d--d hot.' He at once contra- :
dieted it. She affirmed it positively!
He replied : ' I have lately read a
published denial of the story from
Mr. Beecher himself.' She answer
ed : ' Why, I was present myself at
his church and heard it with my fain
ears.' Of course he could not - say
what he thought, bat replied, ' I am
going to New York, and I will my
self call and ask Mr. Bfticher!"
The case seemed so flagrant that I
said to him : "When you go back, I
wish you would take occasion, before
witness, to say
. to this lady, from me,
' that she lies, and that she knows
that she lies, and that she knows_
that 1 know that she lies'"
This was very improper language,
but I was angry, and, besides, bad
been reading the Tribune.
When I had get thus 'far a sweet
young girl whfil sat opposite in , ;
brought up tinier my eye almost
from the cradle, and- as incapable of
knowingly telling a falsehood as a
rosebud would be of corunftting
burglary, this innocent and charming
child 14 fifteen looked over at me
and said':
" Butyou did say so, did'ut you,
Mr. Beecher? I heard you I"
For a moment' there was silence.
Then came a crash of laughter from
the whole company Confused and
blushing scarlet; she said :
" Why, I always thought that
had heard you say it I"
For the first time I then believed
that a person might distinctly 're
member what never took place. I
take back the message to the Buffalo
lady, and humbly apologize for sup
posing that one could not recall a
thing which never happened.
KELP WARM AND S&vs YOUR LIN'S.—
At this season many deaths take
place which might be prevented by
warmer clothing. Many a case of
dysentery is caused by the want of
a woolen undershirt, or of an , extra
blanket at night The sudden chang•
es of temperature - which occur at
this period of the year are very try
ing to the constitution. People with
weak lungs quickly feel the effect of
them. Frequently the thermometer
falls• many .degrees within - a few
hours. Not only the-feeble, but ro
bust and strong persons suffer from
snob great variations of temperature.
When the weather grows cold rapid.
ly, the pores of the skin are sudden
ly closed, and the, result frequently
is a bad cold, which may hold on.all
winter and terminate in consumption,
or a fatal yattack of dysentery, or
' that dreadful disease, • the typhoid
fever.
If the day seems ever so . _ warm
and bright, it is much safer to - wear
plenty of underclothing at this.veas
on. In the evenings the dews fall,
and it grows chilly very suddenly.
At all times, even. whenit feels the
warmest, one experiences the differ
ence- which is so marked, between
the autumn atmosphere and that of
the summer. - There- '
02 per Ainmun, an .Advanee.
more than the difference in tempera-2
tun ; it may be in the- electricit y.
An occasional fi re in the room dr iesi
the walls and purifies the atmosphere.
A little timely attention to all these.
things would prevent a great,deal of
the disease and suffering which are :
among the ills to which humanity is
A BOYS' THEATRE.
" Now, boys, what shall we do?"
I - asked, addressing a thoughtfulem
claire of seVen„assembled in our barn
one dismal rainy afternoon. -
Let's have a theatre,'" Suggested
finny Wallace. •
The' very thing But where—
The loft of the stable was ready to
burst with hay provided for Gj - psy,
but the long room over the carriage
house was unoccupied. The place
of all places I My managerial eye
saw at a glance its capabilities for a
theatre. I bad been to the splay a
- great many timekin: New Orleans,
and was wise' in matters pertaining
to the drama. So here, in due time,
was Setup some extraordinary scen
ery of my own painting. The cur
tain, 1 recollect, though it worked
smoothly enough on other occasions,
invariably - hitched during the per
formances ; and it often required the,
united energies of the Prince of Den : .
mark, the King, and tie Grave-dig
ger, with an occasional' hand from
"the fair, Ophelia" (Pepper Whit ,
comb• in a iow necked dress), to hoist
that bit of green cambric, -
The theatre, however,' was a suc
cess, aS far as - it went. I retired
limn the bet;iness with nolewer than
fifteen hundred Pins, after deducting
the headless, the pointless, and the
crooked pins with which our door
keeper frt-que.utly got "stuck." . From
first to last we took in - a'great deal
of this counterfeit money.. The price
o f o d w i toj j ou t o Ltua RivArrnotith
Theatre" was twenty pins. 1 played
all tte :principal parts mys..lf,flpt
that I was a fiber actor than the
other boys, but because I owned the
establishment -
At • the tenth' representation, my
dramatic career was brought to a
close by an unfortunate circumstance.
We were praying- the drama of "Wil
liam Tell, the Hero of Switv.rlaud."
Of, course I was William. Tell, in
spite of 'Fred Langdon, who wanted
to act that character 'himself. I
wonld'nt let him, so he withdrew
from the company, taking- the only
bow and arrow we had. I -made a
c oss-bow out of a - piece of whale:
bone, and did veryfwell without him.,
We, bad reached that iiciting scene
where G..!ssier, the Austrian tyrant,
commands Tell to shoot -the apple
from his son's head. Pepper Whit
combi. who played all the juvenile
and woman p.trts, was my, sun. Tu
guard against mischance-, a piece of
pasteboard was fastened by a hand
kerchief over the upper portion of
Whitcomb's face, while the arrow to
be used was sewed np in a strip of
flannel; I was a capital marksman,
and the big apple, only
_two yards
distant,,tatfned its russet cheek fair
ly towards me.
I can see-poor little Pepper now,
as he stood without Enehing, wait
ing fol. me to perform my great feat.
I raised the cross-bow amid the
breathless silence of the crowded
audieric—consisting of sevein boys
and three girls, exclusive of' Kitty.
Collins, who insisted - on paying her
way' in with, a clothes-pin. I 4 raised
the cross-bow,• I -repeat. Twang t
went the, whip-cord ; but, alas! in;
stead of hitting the apple, the arrow
flew: right into Pepper Whitcomb's
Month, wlaich,happeued to be open
at the time, and destroyed my aim.
I shall never be able to banish
that world Moment from my memory.
Pepper's roai l , expressive of astonish
ment, indignation, and pUin,'. is still
ringing in my ears. - I looked upon
him as a corpse, and, glancing not
far into the dreary future, pictured
myself 'led forth to execution in the
presence of tlie very same spectators
then assembled.
Luckily pour Pepper wag not ser
iously hurt ; hot Grandfather Netter,
appearing in the midst of the coatis
ion (attracted by tha howls of young
Tell), issued an injunction against
411 theatricals thereafter, AO the
place was closed ; not, ho ever,
without a farewell speech from'
in which laaid that this would have
bepn the proudest moment of my
lite if I had'ut hit Petter Whitcomb
iu the mint. Whereupon the audi
ence. (assisted, I am glad to state,
by Pepper) - cried " Hear I Hear !"
I then attributed the accident to
Pepper himself, whose mouth, being
open at the instant I fired, acted up
on the arrow much after the fashiOn
of a whirlpool, and drew in the fatal
shaft. I was,abont to expkin how
a comparatively small FM: stro , e,
could suck in the largest ship, when
the curtain fell of its own accord,
amid the shouts' of the audience.—
Prom " The Story of a Bad Boy," in
Our Young Folks for March. •
AN EXPENSIVE BREABFAST.—There
seems to be-la diversity of opinion
about one of [Cleopatra 's breakfasts.
It was the most costly breakfast that
has'ever been served to. a single hu
man being. I Will, therefore, tell
what I know about it. After having
partaken of Cleopatra's, necklace,
Mark -Antony, , determined to devise
the Costliest breakfast ever given.—
Alter several. days of gastronomical
meditations, not Oaviug found what
he was looking for, he summoned his
cook tolis presence, and told him
Ithat, if be could get op a dainty
breakfast for, a lady, which should- be
composed of as few and as small ditih
es as possible, and; at the game time,
be most costly, be would reward him
accordingly.
Several weeks afterward, the - cook
entered. Mark - Antony's study, and
told ;him that he was ready to serve
the dainty breakfast asked of .him,
add that it was composed of one ol
ive only. At the appointed hour, the
cook entered the' dining-room,' fol
lowed by one hundred men varying
the olive (in its :artificial envelope)
on - their shoulders. They deposited
it ou a table madelor the occ a +ion,
and fifty carvers were set to work on
it After several hours of hard work,
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before the . Egyptrio queen, - irho look
ed.st it, with ammonite still with
peirfectdelight?-• • -
The 'oil% hid been prepared in the
following way 'Alter; hiving been
stoned, Wei 044 rich
custard, then, putinside 'of- a booed
cattary, - . , which was used tnstaff an
Ortolau. The hitter was:Pliiind inside
of it' boned'oriole, *Whirs* used to
stuff a thrush, Whitt - throats:stiffed a
boned lark. - h_binted sailie-was rant
fed with the lark-sad placed inside of
*Tubb', whni.) wart. used to stuff a
plover, and which latter bird Oiled a
quail, which was then itlaied inside
of *pigeon. The pigeon filled a wood- •
cock, the' woodcock 14stridge, the;
'latter a gime, the grouse a pheas
ant a chieken, the chicken a guinea
fusl, which waii. placed inside of a
goose ;, the goose, filled a turkey, the
turkey swan, the latter. Oa- ostrich,
which was used to stuff a sheep, the
sheep a calf, the Calf nanntel4e, the
latter a pig,•the pig it.deer ' the deer
a bear, the lieu a heifer r ,
the latter
an elk,. the elk an ox, the ox a hippo
tamue, the latter OM elephant. The
olive was then waited in its envel
ope,which envelope wart thrown away
and the olive only was owed.
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HOW moos WINDOW4LANI Ile
MADE
Br 3. T.
"There is *author process," con
tinued the gaffer, "by which our
comrsou wiudow•glass is made. By
the way, if. ever you visit Pittsburg,
in Pennsylvania, you must go into
the window-glass factories there ;
you will find them very curious.—
Their furnace, in `•the- first place, is
built in the ancient style ft hai -no
chimney, and the smoke from the bi
tuminous coal they burn, pours out
in a cloud into the room: There are
openings . in the-roof fur into escape
through, and a continual draught of
air from the doors carries it upward,
so that it is riot so bad for the work
men as one would think. .Besides,
they do norbeginito blow until r the
smoke is all burnt of
"There are five pots on each side
of the furnace; and you will see
five men in a row, blowing all at
once, with the, regularity of a file of
soldiers exercising, Each gathers '-
thirty or forty 'pounds of metal on
his pipe, wich is very long and.:
strong. They stand on platforms,
to get room to swing the glass,. as
they blow it . The five men begir.,to
blow and swing ell 'together. Eiich
blows a great globe of glass,. which
is stretched out gradually by the -
swinging motion into a_ cylinder, or
rol as:u. Ja_calleiLitve_ feet long.
Then the five toners are swung up.
towards the furnace holes, and five
other soldiers spring forward with
their guus,--whicti in this' case are
iruu bars, ttkat they set upright an,
der the five blowing pipes to 'support
them while the _rollers are - being re
heaCed in the necks of • the !Cots.—
The blowers blow in the necks of the .
pipes-with all theit might, then clap
their thumbs over the holes • to pre
vent the air from rushing 'out - again ;
in the meanwhile. the end of the roll
er is softened, so that at lest,the air,
forced in and expanded by the heat,
burets it ilt,wards. The ease is
thews cylinder, open at one end. It
is whirled ta,ttie heat until - the edges
become;true,- then brought away,—
Ilia five iron- supports dropping to.
;the grouud with - 11 simnitainenus
clang. The cylinders are laid 'on
tables,
where the imperfect spheri
cal, end about the blowing pipe is
cracked off from the rest by a strip
of melted glass drawn around it.
The . cylinder is -then cracked from
end to end on one_ side by means of
a red-hot iron passed through it.
_"ln an adjoining building is what'
is called the flattening oven. The -
cylinders brought there are lifted on
the end of a lever, passed in through
a circular *ming just large enough
to admit them,aud laid on flattening
atones on the oven bottom, with the
crack uppermost. The oven bottom
is -circular, and it revolves horizon
tally. -As the glass softens, it sepa
rates at the crack, and lays itself
down gently and gradnally on the
stone: The long. cylinder is then a
list sheet, three feet wide and nearly
five feet in length. There are four
openings around the sides of the
oven ; at one the glass is pat in,
_through another a workman sweeps
the stone for it, a third 'workman
smooths it down with a block as it
comes round to him, and a fourth, at
the last opening, Which is close Co
the one at which it was put in, lifts
the sheet—partly cooled by this time
—upon a carriage in the oven : This
be does by means of s lever furniSh
ed with sharp„broad blades at the
end, -which he works in' undei the
glass. When the carriage is full, it
run - through an annealing oveir be
yond.
. "The opposite end of the. &fluent- -
ing oven opens into the cutting-room.
Mere the carriages are pushed aloug
6 central track; and Unloaded at-the
duttere. The cotter has
a table afore him, with measure
marks on its edges. He lifts one• of
the sheets; lays l it on the table;" and
commences ruling it taster than' a
4chool-hoy rules his elate: His ruler
is a wooden mol t five feet long, - and
his pencil poinris a diamond. Every
stroke is a cat. Noi that he cuts
the glass quite apart;' indeed, •he
4eems scarcely_ to make a scratch.
Yet 'that, scratch has the effect of
cracking the glass-quite through, So
that. it breaks clean of at the slight
=•st pressure. In this way the sheets
e cut up into panes of the requis
ite size."
"I should think" Ue diamonds
would wear out," said' Lawrence.
"I remember,"_replied the • gaffer,.
"one workman told me that a single
diamond would last him two or three
years. It has fifteen or sixteen dif
ferent edges, and when one edge is
worn out' , he rises - another. South
American diamonds, such as he used,
cost. be told me, from six to thirty
dollars each : and, when. they Are
worn out fcr his purpose, he sells
them for jewels to be put into'
watches"— Our Young Folks for
March
- A LEctrun was dilating upon ti s id
powers of the magnet, defying any one to
show or wime anything surpassing it. - A
lecturer demtuved, and instanced a young
lady who used to attract hint titbit= alibis
every Sunday.
Wass you sea a madea a moou
lightmight trying to conrinbe his shadow
that it is improper to follow a .gentleman,
you may . be sere that i t -is bio time for
him to Join,the Temparanos Society.
Axona the latest " Echoes from the
Clubs" is this smart "nonsense' epigram:_
There Was a wise Bishop—Ccdenso
Who got bothered about the Mack men so,
That he thought such a pewits his
Might overset Gem& ;
Hoses may notate tiolesso.
A CDNIACTMOR of 'a newspaper speak
lug of a aatatopozary. sot vai fox
manly a member of Congrimk bat taebli3r
rose 'MI be obtained, a respectable position
as editor--4 nobbvezimpla of pstrersance