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7) FOWLEE
No.
To CZ, REAL E
Street. t.
I.mite -Opera House, Chicago. M. Real Mate par
.:eased and sold. Investments male andpamrloan.
April 21. 1860. - 11. WITS&
•
sorer;ISIONROETOI4.
• Pa., agent for the Hubbard Mower. Empire
Drill, Ithaca Bulb' Babe. and Hroadclult Bower for
eoiring Plaster and all kinds of Orate. Bend for dr.
....wars to A. A. Holism Monroeton. Bradford Co.,
P. June 24,'6¢-4y.
MYERSBITRG MILT
The isubeerlbers, having purchased of Mr. Barnes
lux interest to the Myersblug Mails, will carryon the
us
biness of Milling . and guarantee all work done by
them to be of the very beat quality.
Wheat. Eye and Buckwheat Moor, and Feed, CM.
-t-intly on hand and for sale at the lowest cash price.
Myersburg. Sept. 24,'66. • MIER k
PRICE LIST-CASCADE MILLS.
Best Finality Winter Wheat Flour il cwt.. $5 00(5 50
Itnle quality nye Float flif, cwt. 3 50
Corn Meal and Rye and Corn Feed. 2 00
Buckwheat Flour 'ff cwt 3 50
A fair margin allowed to dealers.
en.tom grinding usually done at onto. pa the ea.
iukeity of the mill is sufficient for a large amount of
work. H. B. INGHAM.
eampown. Mardi 24. ISO.
7 fliEßS' MILL-SPECIAL NO
-11 TICE.
MYER. FOSTER k CO. Floor, Feed.
M,al. Graham Flour, or anything else jn their line in
any part of the village.
enclosers will And an Order Book at the store of
F ot. titevenn, Mercur k Co. All orders left in said
be promptly attended to.
Any inquirira in regard to Grinding, or other bnal
1..... of the Still, entered in said book, will bed:hewer
, d. )n - En. FOSTER ar
*Towanda. June 21, 18(21-1f. '
B-RADFORD COUNTY
BEAL ESTATE AGENCY
11. B. McKEAN, REAL EsTATI: AGENT
Valuable Farms, dIIII Properti.•n, City and Town
Lots for sale.
Parties having prolvrty for 8113 e will find it to their
advantage by leaving a description of the same, with
trifle of sale at this agency. as parties are constantly
•tiquiring for farms, Ac. If. B. hic$EAN,
, !teal Estate Agent.
Office over Mason's Rank, Towanda, Pa.
Lid. 71. 1867.
SHE UNDER S IGNED HAVE
opened a Banking House to Towanda, under the
113111 e of O. F. 3LISON tt CO.
They arc prepared to draw Bills oitichange. and
make collections in New York, Philadelphia, and all
portions of the Vidted Stalca, as alao England. Oer.
.many. and France. To loan mousy, reeelcodeposita,
and to do a general Banking business.
O. F. Mason wee one of the late firm of LaPorte.
Mason 1g Co.. of Towanda, Pa.. and his knowledge of
he business men 53f Bradford and adjoining emnatieti
1n 1 having been in the banking btudneas for about
year., make this house a desirablii one through
which to make collections. G. F. MASON,
Towanda, Oct. 1. latlG. A. O. MASON.
ATTENTION THIS WAY!
KIN.NEY & CO.,
WAVERLY, IC.Y
Ills. on hatid fur the Spring trade, the largest as.
,•rt,uvut "1
P.I4IGIES .C . 51) PLATFORM WAGONS
1:;i fenad this part of the country. which they
i
sell at the most reasonable tutees; and warrant
all work. .Z.II that doubt need but call and examine.
.1 wera to the wise is sufficient
-toll! 1. 180--41m.' N. KINNEY & CO.
CHENT PASSAGE FROM OR TO
IRELAND OR ENGLAND
,N A 01.. A LT N.A: or rTrAsvntr ,, mom on To
r+• - i:rsCrr]W\ OR LIVILIIMOL.
tiolou'a obi -131a , k Star, Line" of I.la.
I'arke•t 4, sailing °rm.) . wreek.
sw.dlow.t.Ol - 1..in0 of Paoket, front or to London
tale,
ncloittancc , to Dnlntud. Irel3lol and Scotland pay
on demand.
p., fartlw•r partiollan. apply to Williamq S Gnlon
ra , tlol,way. N• York. or
O. F. SIASON & CO., Bankers,
Towanda, Pa.
=11:151
I i PECK. RIGHT
• S.
Tioranda, Pa. Mills bunt
met Engines awl Ilailera set' in the beat
na inner. esll the sttmtion of mill minters to
NEW VORTEX WATER WHEEL.
..inhaling all the elements or a first-class matter.
-.nti.hcity of construction, accessibility.great strength
Tarte, developing the greatest amount of power for
e dee no t. easily repaired, running under backwater
•ts no detriment to power except diminution of
+••••4,1. r,,intrinn, no atteratiotf in mill frames or addl.
t,OO I n nr, will roll under low head, and made of
.1 , -Ored rairtrity. These wheels will be famished
Vein one-half tie root of any other first-claim
I la niarii, t. end warranted to !perform all that
-:.utie. , l for them. Thew , whgvh, will be rus t & for
with or without cases, on ebort untie.% of the
t Iron in nuirkt.t.
F... felt partaezttars entpaire of the
.ungter
. G. S PECK. Towanda. I.
•••• a•no In— soon in operation at
Math Towanda twp. The
I.• I- e0t0p........1 of Iron as now
SMALLEY,
' ''''-l'artnersliip for the trait
.• • • s i •d vic I , lliiTthildil'Hle business, at the
..is to:merry ocentinnl by wOOD a LIARDING.
resi—ctiolly can the attention of the pub
t•• styles 01 Pictures which we make spe
,•-, as—solar Photographs, Main. Penciled and
I.or,,tfun Pictures, kr., which we
ekarlies. and lirillianey of tone and artistic
URA,. cOnnoi le. ex -,-11,41. We Invite All to examine
t as well as tin , more common kinds of Portraits
we Milk, knowing foil will that they will bear
l'e - losect ..rertiection. rilfig Gallery claims the high
for good work of any in tl4a section of
• iet-),, and weairi• determined Ly a strict attention
I • b ~ire ,•• and the coperior quality of our work, lb
•: •••d) n fain latt in.rei.e its very enviable reptita-
We keep e. n•dantit - en hand the beat variety of
F,ITIICA. and at loner priers than at any other estab
-1; • !ow nt in town. Ale°. Paseepartonts «td Frareea,
liohoos' SlCMolrnyn . A. Stereoscopic
V, we. and evoryilldld rive of Importance pertaining
th.,1,1114111.•K5. (live it,, an early Call.
N.D.—Solar Prditioa for the trade on the most rea
,l 11. D. HARDING.
F. 531.11-LLEY.
WAVERLY INSTITUTE
1,..t f..t u"ar heititutioua of the coon
from all.points, is situated at
WAVERLY. 'MO.\ CO., N.Y
departments an' complet , , the "Classlad" em
w: studies reuttiml fur admission to
I,st colleges. Also a thorough drill in the mod.
laitintago,
Toe English course comprehends both the common
t taught in Elementary Schools, and many of
ti,.• huther branches usually pursued in the Colleges.
!:1 tho commercial Course the instruction is as Mar.
mid complete as. in our most outomssful Com
le-vial Colleges.
Instructionupon the Piano and Organ by the old
tied. also by Itobins' new American method. by
• • eh pupas can &equity a knowledge of Music in one
the tone which it hitherto rsslaired.
tie , rat,. of tuition ire very moderate Board ob.
t a t ts.s.,,,nahle prices. A limitedhambor of pu
pil.. amommodated in the families of the in
tro, tor... looms can be seenroil ilt which students
.111 haartl themselves and lessen the expenses
•• Term. consisting of 14 weeks, will
• oo Tuesday. March.3l,
1 • , r partteulars address
A. J. LAN°. A.M. Principal.
YATEs. President of the Board of irustoes.
23. isf.t._
1111ADFORD COUNTY
FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY
JOUN W. 311X...11. TOWANDA, PA,
fl TILE FOLLOWING RELIADLT COV.PINIES
1 r Ftra:
=I
II N.. INNI.TIZANCT CoMrMT.
New !Laren,. Cnn n
u 'lnv
=I
MOO,
AMIXICA% FIRE.
One Fork.
ISOM
tl aa wer.
I=ll
I' , lone, written tail Losses attituited at this Agency.
Fano property riaka taken at Ma lowest rate.
.1 , a ottaw in Mercur's New Dock. worth aide Pub ,
, pure. Towanda, Pa. JOHN W. /EL
1. per.'
VOLUME XXX.
51 - . :41 .
EDWARD OVEBTON , 38., AT
_LA Tomi As Law. Towando. Ps. Moe faesocely
occupied Were Ws J. C. edam... much 1, Mi.
CIEOI*E D. MONtANYE,
TORN= At LAW. Oface—amber Kahl and
Pao Eltretta. °Waft PorteerVeng Store.
WA. lIECE., ATTORNEY AT
Lae, Towanda. Pa. Ofhee weer the H►
kr"
rt Rouse: south of th e Ward Rouse. sad moths the
Cou the s.
WH. CARNOCIIAR, ATTOR
.. AT Law (District Attorney b* Brail
a:ad Comity),Tro7. 1^.141.0 4 t0n/ made andproisipt
ly remitted. feb '69—tt.
JOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
as. Law, Towanda, Pa. Particular attention gie..
en to Orphans' Court timidness. Coneerusdng and
Colleetiona Scar aloe at the Register and Decor
der's once, south Or the Court House.
• Dee. 1.11161. •
174F,NJ. PECK, ATTORNEY
..1.1 AT LAW, Towanda, Pa. All baldness =Misted
to him care trill Twelve attention. Ofßee in
the °Mee lately by en= & Narrow, south
of Ward noose. VP icy te.
WM:t& MORROW, ATTOR
aw. Tourrads.l%). nesobtlersigned
having assodlited erneuelvem Imam Is the prat*.
of Law. oiler their protesdonal ID their:Mc,
ULTBBES P. D. MORROW.
Mash 9,11065.
JOHN NV: MIX, ATTORNEY AT
Lam, Towanda, Bradford Co.. Vs.
GENERAL INMAN= AGENT. -.
Pullet:Jar attention paid to Colisettotta and Orpbans'
Court business. Oftloo—Nerctifs Tierw !noel, oath
dde.Pnblie Square. - ism 1. 19.
pir B. McKEAN, ATTORNEY
AND COMM:MOE AT LAW. T 011112416 Pa. Par
tandisr-attention pant to business to ine Orphans'
Court. . ju1y20.16.
vv. T. DAVIES, ATTORNEY - AT
• Lan. Towanda, Pa. Mot wlth.Wm.
Wat
tins. Esq. Particular attention mid to Orphans'
Conti business and settlement of edents* estates.
W KERSEY WATKINS, COITN
• gram, At Law. Also• NOTARY POD.
LIC, resident In the borough of Towanda, Pa., for ac
knowledging the Execution of Deeds, Mortgages, Let
ters of Attorney, Wffis. Contracts, Affidavits, Pension
ers' Papers, and other Legal Instruments.
April 213.
N v B. KFT,LY, DENTIST. OF
• Am over Wickham k Black's. Towanda, Pa.
Nrtlculer attention is called to Axoutartru as a tame
for, Artificial Teeth. Easing used this material for
the past four years. I can confidently recommend it
adbeing far superior to Rubber. Please all and ex
amine specimens. in - - Chloroform administered
when desired. may 10.'68.
DRTIM H. 'WESTON, DENTIST.-
.'
Office In Patton's Block. over Goofs Drug end
Melaka Store: jan 1.'68:
B. JOHNSON, PHYSICIAN
T. Asp Summon, Towanda, Pa. , OtHai with W.
B. Kelly, over Wickham it Black. Residence at Mrs.
Elituttlircy's, on Second Street. ape IS, %S.
DOCTOR IL A. BARTLETT,
ly 29..1868.,
fOCTOR 'O. LEWIS, A GRADU
ate Of the College of ••Iroyaiclana and thrtnentin,"
New York city, Clans 1843-4, gives exclusive attention
'to the practice of his proleasion. Wive and reiddence
on the eaatern slope of Orwell Hill, adjoining Henry
Howe's. Jan 14,'c9.
I In E a
r E4 !I C D
College,
phis. Class Wt.) Offlee aneres . klence, No. 11 Park
Street, Owego. Particular attention given to diseases
of women. patients visited at their hontoalf serest
ed. map 28. 68.
B. FORD, LICENSED AUG
.& • TibITEEII, Towanda, Pa.. will attend prOmptly
to all tontines, entrusted to him. Charges moderate.
Feb. 13. 186 S.
I'RANCIS E. POST, PAINTER,
Towanda. Pa., with ten years experience, is COD.
Silent he can give, the beet satiehrtion in Painting,
Graining. Staining. Gluing. Pawing, &c.
10-Psitienlar attention paid to jobbing in the
country. - apti.l9,
- • •
K. VAUGHAN, ARCHITECT
J• AND BCrIELDILS. All kinds of Architectural De.
signs furnished. Ornamental work In Stone, Iron
and Wood. Office on Main Street. Over the Post-of
fice. Attention given to Rural Architecture, each as
laying out of grornads, ke., ke. spr.l,
A t W. AYRES' MARBLE SHOP,
Yon will hod Granite M,onnments, both Quincy and
Concord. Marble and Slate Mantles, and Coal Orates
to M. 'A large aasortment eonstantly on hand. cheap
u the cheapest. • Aug. 10, 1868-Iy.
OW. STEVENS, COUNTY SUR
. N'ECOlt, Camptown, Bradford Co., Pa. Thank.
MI to hie many employers for peat patronage. would
respectfully Inform the citizens of Bradford County
that he is prepared to do any work in his line of Mini-
Deers that may be entrusted to him. Those having
disputed lines would do well to have their property
accurately surveyed before allowing themselves to
feel aggrieved by their neighbors. • All work warrant
ed t,d1..t.. so far as the natnie of the case will per
mit. All nnpatented lands attended 4o as Span as
warrants are obtained. U. W. STEMiS.
rob.. 24, I WA— Iy.
AMERICAN HOTEL,CORNER
of Bridge and Water Street*. rUvunds. Pa. X.
IL CALKINS. Proprietor. modeted by L. T. nali.X.
formerly of e Iteype Howe." Burlington. Pi.
WARD HOUSE, TOWANDA, PA.
AMERICAN HOTEL, EAST
fbaranaLD, Et. The imbaeriberhaving leaaed
thh hone. lately occupied by !. C. lkmtley, and
thorn lily repaired and refitted It, to now ready to
accommodate the travelling public. Every endeavor
will be made to mealy those'tvho may favor him with
a call. A. G. lIETEOLDS.
Hartford, ronn.
$1,407,8 GO
91.922,97 f 39
New Fork.
$773.813 77
New YOWL'.
$650.682 29
:7';
=1
vcottri--ar,
PMEEMONAL OA=
BURLINGTON BOROUGH, PA.
ELMIRA. N.Y
Hotels.
I 9
On Main Strert, near the emit Itortae
C. T. SNIMI. Proprietor
Ckt. 8. 18(7.
Feh. I. 18119-4 m.
FLWELL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
PA.
JOHN C. WILSON
Having leased this House. is now ready to accommo
date the travelling public. No pains nor expense will
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
him a call.
-*forth side of the public square, east urger ,
cm's new block.
RIIMAIERMLD CREEK HO
TEL.
PETER LkIiDM.D3BEII,
Saving pukcharcd and do:nimbly refitted, this old
and well-known stand. formedy kept by Sheriff Giib
fir, at the mouth of Summerticld Creek, Is ready to
give good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all who may favor him with a call.
Dec. 23. 7F69--U.
FAKEERS OF BRADFORD CO
THE CAYUGA CHIEF
IS THE
BEST MOWER,
THE DEBT REAPER. AND THE DM CONIITSED
kittww.tA
It lathe LIGHTEST DRAFT SIi6CHLYE sold. It Is
two wheeled. with a flexible pole, and so wriour ox
711 S 11011 SEW acme. It has a floating Anger bar. and
follows closely the inequalities of the around. while
Hie graduating tar gives perfect control of the mud
fingers. so as to wort perfectly in lodged and bied ,
grass, and clover. In lodged clover it beats anything
out—no place is too bad for it Aeimpleledgerplate.
easily tan out, enable' the owner al any time to
make the cutthuMparatus to cut asperfedly Islam
new.
It is an Iron machine, and will last years longer
than a wooden framed machine on.
Our new nischlim. N 0.2. in DURABILITY. LIGHT-
IfEBSi UTILITY. SIMPLICITY and CILHAPNE3I3 is
wuncrpassed.
Lf you want a PERFECT TEEM, come and exam
ine the CHIEF before purchasing. and you will palm
no other.
Do you want a SELF HARP= the came, with
Wheeler's New Controllable-Hike. is ahead of any
other.
'Moors or Tiara or Doan , num ny iar. Tao=
Ilaz. Panama' CLUE AT TEEM Barn Amour.
TRIAL or breszarrara :
Dodge's Ohio and BuckemNo. 3,averago per Lich, 7.84
YaZarrior, do do 7.34
On (21ef, do do • &dB
do do 5.35
xo 2. do do 5.10
tun a s ados. No. 2, do do 3.92
For Pasaphlas or Machines apply to
MABSIIALL BROTHERI3, Tawandst,
HIRAM EL.IIOIT.
NEWTON HIIMPSEET I"I raIinffIe
GEOUGE H. POT. Towanda tvp.
EVERY MACHINE FULLY WARRANTED
June 17, D369—M.
ALL KINDS SPICES, COFFEE,
roasted. rady ground, or Ito order. MI
UP in 2.3. I, or bloom, boxes.
Tdco.lsE k *LA.
liiitmtvatrtvrtL re -4
j
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. ; ..z;
:~J~l:t: ~t~r : ~
pedal Fittql• •
ONLYISTEX,TEAIRS Op WON SO K MEC
Oar sem reast 6 / 1. 1.=410 diedi
SiritlYilteangeb must love bier dearly I
Med Bobill and lioleber 4
Nose Could ocelot*an bar fece severely!
Them ere Millen as many es the Bowers,
But never wee one some sweet than ours,
: The Wert teel on ea egedtreei • •
' Where never blossom again mey be.
Once ibeld up my bead with the
Crimped with three Bowers of premise bright ;
Two—broof the fairest—Death tore from erg/break
Five rani ago, In the ealf•eame night.
Elbe was the only one left to Me, -
• And 'prayed with groensotagany - •
Thin burst from my heart, a mine:tad prance
• Of hope and doubt and black despair.
That Be who doth wisely whideter betide,- •
Would be willing to leave her aye by my aide. .
BM Messing her richly with Inagua of dark
It may be Ile beard me—tint ahl• Ma ways
Are not as oars,—from the heaventf Phice
Perhaps she lighteneth oar WO with gram
Only seven years aid when she dial!
Yet the hopes of two !Mimes died with bee!
We have not a wish In
- the world wide
ears that we had gone 'Cart on the tide with her I
The tide that has harm them aD sway, -
Sybil and Avir, now llttle Hay
. • The ebb that never knols turn or Dow
Haw= the lOU lama tame or go I •
But I would not tcraraturrato complaint
•
Breaks from the lips, asleep or awake,
Of the mother who bore them, making a feint •
Of being content for my love's oh. • ,
But sometimes her band dings to her hawk ,
And at certain hours she sits apart ;
And the golden light of sunset rides
Brings a fareff look Into her eyes r •
And I fear me much that her troastire in heaven
Her heart from its earth bold bee almost riven,
And soon, bearing the, voices of her children
three.
Sri. too, will drift out to that unknown sear
"The.ica of glass" for her tt ahonld
God help ms I. what then will becOme of fuel
Only seven years old when she flied! , 1
How our old hearts took young delight in bor.
Our only pleasure, our hope, our pride I
Well 1 He who made her had the most right in
her!
• We took her from him thanlisgivingly
We gave her back—no not willingly,
But not with repining—God forbid
Yet I. think He pardons that we did
Falter a while and fail in our praise,
Missing the key to which it was set
For a sweet child-treble in happier days.
The old time haunts our memory yet,
And wo oar= en read, for tam, the page
Of blessings left to our 'altered age.
Our "lines," once "fallen in pleasant phase,"
Blankly stare in our darkened faces,
And our harps on the witless& of grief hang low ;
But God, omniscient, has known what we know.
Once the ha7ing of heaven ceased anddenly.
And.flis heart - van Willed by a bitter cry—
' The cry of His Son'slast agony 1,.
Ho knows what we felt when we saw her die.
•
only seven years old when !she:died I
Paused from the earthereMelearned Its history!
- Now she stands up with the glorified.
Bully as wise In the heavenly mystery
As they Who through great tribulation
Fought their way up from every nation. -
Leavened the world with their lifeblood Warm
. Carried the Kingdom of God by storm.
Sometimes still they talk of their story—
How they suffered, and conquered. and died ;
Cleft a path on through the cloud to the glory ;
•
She stands listening. wonder-eyed. • ,
Naught she know of toil or endeavor—
Mother's arms wore around her over ;
Little of sorrow, doubt, or despair.
Half she questions her right.to be thero—
She who has nothing either suffered or done ;
Till, suddenly smiling. she looks to the Son.—
And. folding her pretty bands reverently.
Lisps out her child•creed most confidently—
The same she learned at her mother's knee—
. olfe said: •Let the little ones come to me. '
Only seven years old when she died!
• Seventy tong years. yea, and more years '
We bare clambered and clung to the side—
She stands even now at the top of the hill.
Bright In the beams of the morning light I
Ours; at the best. las starry night.
otr f..raugh the dust and the heat
She sitteth calm at the Master's feet
Beading the truth of His lavelit face ;
• Jounrcring Him back glad smile for smile.
We tremblingly shriek out for grace—. Lord
more grace!"
Dreading to meetllis look all the while,
-So spotted our nimbi, and moiled with sin.
She shows stainless without and within—
A snow-white sent in a robe like snow.
'Weary, and wayworn, and sad we go,
Sorely doubting if. after our course be JIM
Oar life-lasting journey well battled and &inc.
When the Judge hands .up.the awards to di
' vide,
We shall be worthy to stand by be side.
Whose sword was ne'er fleshed. whose strength
was ne'er tried—
Who was only seven yebra old when she died I
JOHN WALTON'S REVENGE
"Be off from here you little beg.
gars !" said Oscar Ronalds, imperi.
onsly.
The speaker was a well-dressed boy
of fourteen, and the words were ad
dressed to a boy about' his own age
and his sister of eight. The contrast
between their outward appearance
was striking. Oscar was of a light
complexion, and looked like a petted
child of the aristocracy. He held a
dab in his hand, which it might be
judged from his scowling face, he wo'd
not be unwilling to use.
John Walton, who confronted him
without fear, was a stouter boy than
Oscar. His complexion was. dark,his
hair, black as a raven's wing, hung
over his forehcail . His clothing was
coarse and well worn ; his pants were
tucked up nearly to his knees, and
shoes and stockings were luxuries
which he dispensed with. His little
sister, terrified by Oscar's rade man
ner, clung to her brother in affright.
" Don't be scared of him, Lizzie,"
said John, "he won't dare to touch
you."
" Won't I though ?" said Oscar
clutching his stick tighter.
" Not if you know what is beSt for
yourself," said John, looking fixedly
at him.
"Yon have no business here, you
beggars," said Oscar, furiously.
" I'm no beggar," said the bare
footed boy; proudly.
"This is my father's land, can you
deny that ?" demanded Oscar,
"I know it is, and I suppose it will
be yours some day."
" Then why have you intruded
here ?"
" I did not suppose it would do any
berm to pick a few berries, which
otherwise decay on the vines."
" Then you know it now. I don't
care:for the berries, but I don't want
any beggar's brats on my father's
p"
" Stop there, young master," said
4
John, firmly. " Yon called me a beg-
gar, and I did not care pinch .; but if
you call my mother by that name you
will be serry.7
"I ?" said Oscar very contsmiitit-
" What will you do ?"
" I will beat you with that stick
you hold in your hand."
"Then I do call bar a beggar," slid
Osear i fttrimudy ; 'What are you go
ing to about it. ' - •
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.TO
a Yonoll see. i
• Johii " Walton hit his' sister?i hand
tall} and 'ispringhtlipdfi Ostair, he
wrenched. &edit* from his h 44,141
it over his back with sharp eiisOaas
three finial, and threw it into the, imxd
Leavinghisytmngenem,y p . - ,te:
he toot his terrified sister by , e hand
sa .Me l 'll g o horn e now, Loud .
Oscar moked himself up,' in' , ,' . ed
and forlorn. Me 'WI:1 have . . .ed
John and •*l'.uked instant , . . : , .ce
%Km him iflielue dared, bu in' the
hands of the savage, astiren
tidly . . , chat.s. him, he felt
his.own utter inabilitr,to cope with
him, and resolved that vengeande
should come in tougher form.]
"My father shall torn the'lamas
out of house and home," he mit t l T ered:
"I wish they might staria" i_;
The father of Oscar Bonal was
the proimetor of 'a handsord h ouse'
and large landed - estate:inch' • sev
eral tentunents • which he ren odt.
In the poorest: of these liv John
Waltouend his mother. Th lived
CU e ; i stil igi t i ; s i ll i • oew;enit would hard
LF:id
and never :night help. " '
When John told the story of his en
counter to his mother, she was dis
turbed, fearing that trouble might
-come of it. , -So, indeed it did.
lo
The'next morning Squire nalaB
with his stiff, erect. figure, *as frieen
approaching the widow's cottage.
Mrs. Walton opened the door.
" Won't you come in, Squire 'Ro
nalds?" she said nervously.
- " No, madam, I have but a word to
say, and that is soon said. Are you
await , that your boy grossly *suited
my son, yesterday 2" i I
. " He told me that Osier him
names, ant* he knocked him wn.,
He has a hasty temper."
" Your son is a ruffian, ma'
" Not so bad as that. He •
son to me, Squire Sonalds."
"It is a pity that he canno
others with respect."
"Do you think he was wh
blame 2"
"Certainly he was. My spn
him trespassing on my land
vouproperly ordered him off.
care to . urge 'the matter. If
apologitilo , Oscar I will let
Otherwise, as your 'month is
I shall requir' _you to leave t
ment."
John, who had been insi
heard what , had been said, ca
ward, looking resolute and
tabled.
" I shall tot apologize to
Oscar, air," he said, "It is
should apologize to me."
" Apologize to you 1 Tha
look well ; would it not ?" •
Squire scornfully.
"It would be right," Rai ,
firmly.
You are an impudent yo
" Mother," said .John,
"There is no use. listening fm
shall not apologiz&and am rt
take_, the consequences. Do
alar: ed. I will take care of ;
1 " Yon must leave this house I
ro*," roared the Squire in ve
clig,nilied rage, stamping hil
headed cane on the floor.
• " Veay well;" ' said "John,
day sir," and 'John closed flu
leaving the Squire. under a va l
pression that he had got the v
the encounter.:
" What shall we do, John,
Mrs; Walton; dismally.
" I'll tell you, Mother.
nothing for me to do here. i
to Brandon, •where there are
mills. Therel can get ach
work, and.'ll rise, never f
best for, us to go."
efil
The next dui , Mrs Walto 's tene
ment was empty, and no o e knew
where the family had gone. Oscar
exulted in what be regard as his
triumph.. , 1
Twenty years passed. To he bare
footed boy they pronglit w pderfuf
changes. At twenty-four h 1 found
himself superintendent 'of e mill
where, he had entered as a r op
erative, earning a salary of fiv thous
and dollars a year. He had built a
handsome house, over w ch his
mother presided in matronly. u 'ty.
v i gni
His, sister Lizzie was the eof a
young physician in successful prac
tice in the sumo town. I
,Orre winter evening they
sea Mil in a luxuriously furnish
before a glorious fire. His sib
come to spend the afternoon, I
prevented by the violent stoic
returning to her own home.
" What a storm it is 1" she
ed, wonderingly. " I Pity thi
are ont, in it."
" Yes,"•said her brother, "it is the
t i
most violent storm of the ye . The
snow must be two feet deep a least.
But we need not feel trouble . It is
summer in-doom."
" Who would have though John,
that we shonid come to live • such
comfort ," said his mother. r. Twen
ty years ago we were poorly Off."
" I well remember. It was a lucky
thing we came to Brandon."
"So it has turned out. But I was
alarmed when you quarreled with
young Oscar Rolando"
," I have forgiven him. e harm
he intended has only done good."
" Have you heard of him lately,"
she inquired.
: "Not lately. His father 'ed ten
years ago, and . I'm told is very,
extravagant. That is all."
The storm increased in 'olence,
shaking the house, firm and strong as
it was. All at once the door 11 rang
sharply. . -
" I'll go myself," said Jo , " the
servant may not be able toosa the
door again.' /
Ho opened the front doo and a
sharp cutting wind entered with a
flurry of snow.
" Will you give me shelter l?" said a
faint voice.
"It was a man who spke, still
young. He stepped in quite : i , ust
ed. John Walton closed the door.
"Yon have bad a hard : , . !._ ein
the storm, have you not!'"
`!I have indeed. I am c 1 ' .' to
the bone."
" Come in to the fire,", , d John
throw open the door of the sitting
room.
He perceived that the - r ,: • had
no overcoat and appeared thinotigtlY
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PA. JUNE 1869;
&MA Warmbrianwereprepard,
and , in half inlour hewassnore corn
bitable. He looked ildn'tutd-
W'O pet tface bore the impretis of.
• • .
He bad more than once looked ear-.
neatly it John- Walter/. 'Ma n * be
saki abruptly - •
."Will you tame your name ?
Your face looks familiar."
Illy name is John Walton:"
" What r maid fhb other, with a
stet; "dblo thetown rti live, whet alt
"Yes, but I don't remember yon."
"I am Oscarßonalds," said the
other, in a- low voice. •
`- "Is it possibler exclaimed the
threw and they involuntarily glanced
at the ill-clad stranger.. '
"I see what you are thinkintoL I
do not look: much' like the boy_ you
used to know. I been wild and
extravagant' and lost and squandered
all
lull my property. I have gone down
hava,gone tti"
"tam
sorry for your misfortunes."
said John, kindly. If I can bent
any service to you Twill." .
• ' I came here hoping to get the post
of - clerk,' whith I understood was va..
cant. If I had known that you were
here I would not dare have come."
".And why r
"Because you cannot . have forgot
ten m y ill-treatment of.you."
"It Is 11 1 0 t forgotten, but grate for
given," said John Walton, Wndly : —
" tinconseitnutly you did 'me a service.
The clerkship you seek is mine to be
stow.. You shall have it, and I will
guarantee your !• • • conduct. The
salary will be sm —only eight hund
red dollars."
"It will be a fortune to me, whO
am penniless. God bless you, JolM,
Walton, for your generosity. Yet*
shall not find your , confidence
stowed."
I have no more to tell, except that
then and there begtuka new slid bet
ter life of Oscar, wEb was after a
while promoted, and now has a mo
dest and cheerful home of his own,
with a good wife to add to his happi
ness. And this was John Walton's
revenge, the only one- worth taking
!or injury.
n."
a good
IRE
l olly to
caught
and lie
I don't
e. will
t pass.
to-day
. a tette-
TO YOUNG 1110. •
To the lackadagical youth, with an
inner consciousness of a fitness for a
"great life mission," we commend the
following sensible advice :
" It is easier to be a good business
man than poor one. Half'. the en
ergy displayed in keeping ahead'qiat
is required t&catch up when behind,
will save credit, give More time to bn
siness, and add to the profits and
reputation of your wOrl. Honor your
engagements. If you promise to
meet a man, or do a certain thing at
a certain moment, be ready at the ap
pointed time. If you have work to
do, do it at i once, cheerfully, and
therefore more speedily and correctly.
If you go on business, attend to the
matterpromptly:and then as prompt
ly go about your own business. Do
not stop to tell -Stories in business
hours.
e -and
e for-
llk : 'l'
e .who
would
id the
John
g nig-
it ttietly,
AI or. I
` l ady
to
not be
0n.,,
If you have a place of business, be
found there 'when wanted. No man
can get rich by sitting around stores
and saloon* Never ' fool ' on busi
ness matters. If you have to labor
for a living, remember that one hour
in the morning, is better than two at
night. If you employ others, be on
hand to see that they attend to their
duties, and direct with regularity,
promptness, and lillerality. Do not
meddle with any , business you know
nothing of. Never ,buy any article
simply because the man who sells it
will take it out in trade. Trade is
money. Time is money. A good bu
siness habit and reputation Is always
money. Make your place of business
attractive ; then stop there to wait OD
customers.
Never use quick words, or allow
yourself to ,make ungentlemanly re
marks to these in your employ ; for
to do so leasens , theirrespect for you
and your influence over them. Help
yourself, and others will help you.—
Be faithful over the interests confided
mor
-un
i gold
Good
door;
I im-
0174 0
" said
h ere Is
' ell go
woolen
' nee to
1 It is
to your keeping, and in all good time
your responsibilities will increase.—
Do not be in great halite to get rich.
Do not build until you have arranged
and laid a, foundation. Do not—as
you hope or work for success—spend
time in idleness. If your time is your
own, business will suffer if you do.—
If it is given to another for pay, it be
longs to him,you have no more right
to steal that than money. Be oblig
ing. Strive to avoid harshwords and
personalities. Do not kick every
stone in the path ; more miles can be
made in a day by going steadily on,
than by stopping to kick. Pay as you
go. A man of honor respects his
word as he does his hond. Ask, but
never beg. Help others when you
can, but never give when it
cannot
afford to, simply because it is fashion
able. Learn to say no. No necessity
of snapping it out dog fashion, but
say it firmly and respectfully. Have
but few confidants, and the fewer 'the
better. Use your own brains rather
than those of others. Learn to think
and actor yourself. Bo honest. Be
vigilant, keep ahead rather than be
hind the tines. Young men cut this
out and if their is folly in the argu
ment, let us kn ow.'
ere all
room
:ter had
,nt was
from
, xelnim-
I. se who
Suiten:a Toocriput.—The Laws of
Life says.: "More quarrels arise be
tween brothers, between sisters, be
tween hired girls, between school
girls, between clerks in stores, be
tween apprentices in mechanic shops,
between men, between hus
bands and wives, owing to the elec
trical changes through which their
nervous systems r by lodging Urge
titer night after night under the same
bed-clothes, than by almost any oth
er disturbing cause. There is noth
ing that will so derange . the nervous
system of a person who is eliminative
in nervous force as to lie in bed with
anotherperson who is absorbent in
nervous force. The ablorber , will go
to sleep and rest all night, while the
eliminator will be tumbling and tow
ing, restless and nervous, and mike
in the morning fretful, peevish, fault
finding and discouraged. No two
persons, no matter who they are,
'Should habitually sleep together.
One will thrive, while the other will
lose. This is the law, and in marri
ed life it is defied almost universally.
ME
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MEE
ESE
Not tie windfall timbee ;
lidi use AM*
sat iitausinumedumetar. which
Mock a Pabst aNd to .Wk
awl bauble Imattd,
lam athamn to bur.
Olke el no et untrimetht
TM the berm et the eV.
OW bag the btenlib at lam ;
XI/mower bnini le none et
flearcL toe im tiie deep above
Sot the Mgt tidbit earthivonsfe
Give Sri glary ol e dower ; _ .
liatUsnt lestbougla I blooming Mots
that aim and monnudn shower ;
cheers of dayancrw-boemi
God aids visit the troobriut brings
. Straws or tarothar Ma&
Pekoe Mein 1131 hob , think,
Only !tore the He plan s& •
Leit the beet dell He eendi
lo no roceeored dole, bar
If not imonbeties dootle but Meals
raged souls eta oars to more.
Soon swathe of pismire's toy ;
*lmbed der us, srldingre weave,
May of remoSer Joy
Belekosdng of &braes hope;
rar so dreams, yet dose at bind ;
Worlds waded In one sod's bound.—
Itkbel cCthe sunmudistgrioni -
At your thregiold may belongs&
Lean the fool's gold to despise ;
Ccdstsge of heiven's mint to know
In the benne-Mumlog eyes ;
In the fit estde's quiet glow ;
In the root•trie's thnld bad ;
Mica that near hcaizotut wear ;
Planets your own ebil that strut ;
Your awn window's breath of air.
Naught but light (tour ponied star ;
Naught than life aurae rare or new,
All the real Godsends are
catanoa as the daily dew.
FI '' II7rW.I7W77T:77TRI
At no after period, perhaps in their
life, do young men need the inspira
tion of virtuous love, and the sympa
thy of a companion in their self-deny
ing toil, as when they :first enter the
battle for their own support. Early
marriages are permanent moralities,'
and deferred marriages are tempta
tions to wickedness. And yet every
year becomes more and more difficult,
concurrently with the reigning ideas
of society,. for young men to enter up
on that matrimonial state which is
the proper guard of their virtue, as
well as the source of their courage and
enterprise. The battle of life is al !
•
most always at the beginning. There
it is that a man needs wedlock. But
a wicked and ridiculous public senti
ment putsa man who is in society, or
out of society for that matter, largely
on the ground of condition, and not
of disposition and character. The
man that has means wherewith he
can visibly live amply / is in good so- ,
ciety a's a general rule. The man that
has virtue and sterling-manliness, but
has nothing withal external to show,
is not usually considered in good so
ciety. Ambitions young men will not,
therefore, .marry until they can meet
their expenses ; but that is deferring
for years and years the indispensible
virtue. Society is bad where two can
not live cheaperthan one ! and young
men are under bad influences who,
when in the very morning of life, and
better fitted than at any later
. period
to grow together with one who is their
equal and mate, are debarred from
marrying, through scores of years, for
mere prudential considerations ; and
the heart and life sacrificed to ' the
pocket. they are tempted to substi-,
tide ambition for love, when at last,
over the ashes and expiring embers of
their early romance they select their
wife. It is said that men who wait
till they are forty and forty-five years
of age, select prudently. Alas for the
wife who was not first a sweetheart I
Prudence is good, but is prudence
servant or queen ? Prudence is good;
but what is prndence ? It is the dry
calculation of the head with the pock
et. Is there no prudence in the in
spiration of a generous love ? Is there
no prudence in the faith by which,
banded, two young persons go down
into the struggle of life, saying, "Come
weal, come woe, come calm—love is a
match for circumstances, and we will
be all to each other ?' Woeibe to
that society in which the custoras and
manners of the times wear off, beyond
the perkid of romance and affiliation,
the wedding. Yon have adjourned
it out of Eden into the wilderness !
The girl, next infected-(and even wo
men fall) with the public spirit; too
often waits to be wooed by-those who
can xplace her again, in the very • be
girnung of her wedded life, where she
was when she was broken off as a
branch from the parental tree.. But
a graft should always be willing to be
a graft, and wait till it can make its
own 13p by legitimate growing. And
woe is the day when every girl.Bll.Ts,.
" I will not marry until my husband
in the beginning has as much as my
father has at the end of his life." For
she--what is she ? Who was it that
Jupiter won in a shower of gold ?
Whoever it was, thatis the type. She
whose heart is won by abundance ;
she who is bought into matrimony by
house and land ; she who marries for
genteel wealth—she it is that Jupiter
seduced by gold. For all wedlock is
adulterous in Which it is not the heart
marriage. Noble is that young spirit
which, seeing, and loving, and choos
ing,
and silently biding her choice,isi
won and chosen, and giving herself
freely, romantically, if you will. ((lod I
be thanked for the romance), goes
down to the level of her husband's
nothingness and poverty, that she and
'he may, with willing hands, from the
bottom build up their-estate. Blessed
is the woman who sees that in going
doWn she is going up, and that it is
the losing of life that saxes it Bless
ed is the woman who carries with her
into married life all that she learned
in the refinement of her father's fam
ily ; who proves that she is a woman- '
in. this—tha t gentlenesi and prahie,
and abundance and luxury even, min
istered to the better parts of her na
ture, and prepared her to go forth and
minister earnestly and pevinmently
in the midst- of difficultaes. Thous
ands there are who, when once they
are called, and know their master,
Love, go ebeerfully out with the young
man and take part and lot witft
0, that young men would trust them
more, and prove them better, and see
if this is not so. ' How noble a thing
it is to see the cultured, the polished
and the refined, go down to the very
beginning of things, led bylove, fed
by love, and at last rewarded by love.'
Live together alone, if you have to
go into the desert for it, and feed on
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bitted Albion., Sodom and •Gomor
ralt-kir boarding houses:.Men some
tifii¢er ef tote meagre, pinched-up
fare. These are unworthy of notko
It is that men learn self-indul,gence
there. Men lawn not to ,be house
holders. -And all that various disci
pline, all that ministration of care,
and all that'. drill of contrivance, all
that social imk.p . enderice, all that sub
tle atatcpsphere, mdeseribable - and fin
ibudyeable, .which below to the soli-
WI household they No .man
and woman can make. husband . and
wife, father and mother ' and _house
holders of the pattern of their fathers, I
who begin and continue their married
life in the hot-bed style of existence. j
And yet they are unwilling to take k
house, that they can afford ; and they
cannot afford to take the house that
they fain would, live in, because furn
iture is so dear, and virtue is cheap ;
because society 'requires a certain a,
mount of eppearance, you know ; be
cause it son ld not do to go the out
skirts of the town ! A log cabin is
better for young married people than
the Fifth Avenue Hotel would be if
they had the whole of it-for nothing !
What you get for , nothing is least val
uable to you of anything. What you
earn is all value. lJnder these influ
ences, the whole of life is written in
the wrong key. Men having - started
on the false principle, they do not get
over it. They are peypetna4 tempt
ed to overlive by their affections. If
there is anything that an honorable
and-.sensible man's nature feels and
cannot stand, it is- the silent compar
ison, on theptui of the wife, by a look
even, of the way in which she did
live, and the way in which she does
live. How does drive men into
dishonesties ! How does it drive them
out of bcild willingness to live accord
ing to their circumstances !. How
does it teach them to live for other
people's eyes, and not for their own
actual needs How does it teach their
to be mere subjects to vanity than
love ! Such life is hollow. Ostenta
tion takes the place of sincerity. And
so, ere long, a Sian is educated to be
a rop,ue, and steals. ' And a woman
takes on unvirtne,' because that pays
the bill of extravagance quicker than
anything else.
A VISIT TO PEEEN.
A correspondent of the. New York
Herald writes from PERIN
" The vicinity Of Pekin does not in
dicate the approach to a capital of
four hundred millions of people ; the
miserableiroads, the mud hovels, and
the sqinlid inhabitants, clad in rags
and the remnants of sheepskins, do
not impress one favorably with Chi
nese civilization, It is better to read
books written two or three hundred
years ago. The walls are 50 to 60
feet' high, with pagoda towers over
the gates of four or five stories each,
reaching nearly tire same height, cov
ered with the peculiar enameled tiles
of China, reflecting the bright rays of
an Asiatic sun as freshly as if they
were only made yesterday.
. Pekin is a quaint old ,city. The
walls, as before remarked, are 60 feet
high—they are 40 to 50 feet wide at
the top, and afford a promenade a-\
round the city of some twenty-five
miles in extent. There ore only four
gates—North, East, South rind West,
and these are opened and closed with
the sun. The walls are not defended
by artillery, and appear to be entire
ly useless at the present time.
If-ii stranger were taken around
the walls of - Pekin, and: shown the
magnificent plan of its founder, its
covered with green, red, yel
ritiTd blue.enameled tiles ; its tem
ples, embowered in groves of trees ;
its pagodas, its churches, its mosques,
its fine public buildings; exposed a
bove the forest of tree which over
shadow the mud hovels which line its
dirty streets, he would declare it an
earthly paradise ; but when he is ta
ken to a lower depth, amid the filth
and wretchedness of a million people
crowded within its wails, he would
declare with emphasis it was—some
other place.
In the midst of a fertile country,
teeming with an industrious pc.pula
tied; in the immediate vicinity of
coal, iron and the precious metals ;
within sizty miles of the sea, the cap
ital of an empire of 400,000,000 of
people is crumbling to ruin. Why ?
There can only be one answer. 'The
Government. The founders of the
Tartar dynasty must have been men
of great and enlarged minds. The
plan of Pekin is a conception wordy
of the greatest engineer, eV is not
surpassed in grandeur bfllny city,
ancient or modern--neither Rome nor
Paris ; 'but apathy rests upon it like
a mountain, and the dust of ages is
shrouding its monuments in obscuri
tY•
It is a city without sewerage or oth
er conveniences of civilization, form
ing a nauseous ces.spool scavengered
by hogs, which in turn are consumed
as food, alternating the round of hu
man and swinish economy. At night
heathen darkness shrouds the city,
broken here and there by a , ghastly
lantern with some hideous, demon
painted upon the transparent 'paper
to frighten away the evil spirits of the
night, while internal noises issue from
overcrowded dens of human dissipa
tion, and the night watchman goes
his rounds beating a gong to warn
thieves of impending detection. The
streets are not passable by a vehicle
.on springs, rind not one such vehicle ,
exists in Pekin or the North of China;
in wet weather they area slough of '
mud, in dry weather beds of dust.--
The lakes, which ornamented the city
in Marco - Palo's `time, are covered
with a green scum, which detracts
somewhat from their beauty.
The Emperor is now,thirteen years
of age, and will not probably ascend ,
the throne for five or six years to
come, and then it may be a matter of
some conjection as to what view 'he
will take of foreign intercourse. His i
recollections of foreign intercourse are
about the time that Pekin .was cap
tured by the allied British land French
armies in 1860, amid the conflagra!ion
of the summer palace and the flight
of his father into Tartary, and his
death in exile. Nis infant person was
then dozed by his undo, the Prince
of Eie, and .a strife ensued among the
Tartar Chiefs for the government of
the dynasty, in' which the prince of
Eie mysteriously departed for the
Mansions of hisnucesters, and anoth-
4. 45.
02 per Artmun in. Advance :
the Prince of Hang, swami
ed to the giuudhuiship of the imper
ial successor, and became the leaffing
spirit of the Manchu dynasty.
the Prince of Hung, the publicly
recogniieil Lead of the Governuient,
is rather a kandsime man, alatut for
ty years of age, lithe, active figure,
olive complexion, and very pleasant
manners. This Prince came promi
nently forward in 1860. when the al
lied armies entered' Pekin. - He was
aointed ItUperlid Cummissioner to
treaty of peace, and, by
promptly,. a to - the terms. w'ch
Lordf agmdietatalosocured the evac
uation of Pekin, and gained a nevi'
lease of existence for the:Manchu dy r
nasty. In consequence of his success
in this negptiation„ l and subsequent
pxperience in foreign affairs, he was
placed at the head of the Foreign Of
five, and may be considered the Pre-
inter of the empire.
• The Emperor is go throngif the
training prescribed by-the rigid laws
of the Mancini dynasty for a success
or to the throne. His mother is styl
ed "Empress - Regent" but does not
transact any business in public, as it
would be contrary to Clunese usages
for a woman to conduct public bug
nem. It is - custom to bring a num
ber of Manchu maidens, correspond
ing to the. days in, the year, from
whom the Esaperor'S mother chooses
his wives. At the period advertised
for this ceremony, the lower of Man
churiati beauty is transported to Pe
kin in carts, and submitted to the
scrutiny of the queeii mothers, and
after being selected beccnae - inmates
of the palace, under the tutelage of
the Enipress mother WWI they are
regularly °sponge' .by the Emperor.
At the present time the Emperor has
only six wives iii waiting ; but as he
,becomes older the number may be in
creased by selection, _purchase, con- i
quest or tribute to an indefinite nunvil
Tax Torn Wrry.-41you are in
trouble or. a quandary, tell your wife
—that is if' you have one—all about
it at once. Ten to ono her invention
will solve.yoUr difficulty sooner than
all your logic: The w#, of a woman
has been praised, but ;herinstincts
are quicker and keener than her rea ,
son. Cotuniel with your wife. or
your mother or sister, and be mired
light will flash upon .your darkness;_
Women.,.• are too commonly rid
judged as verdant in hill but purely
womanish affairs. Na Vhilosophimil
stridCrit of the' sex thus judges them.
Their intnitions,i or • insights, are
subtile. and 'if they cannot "see a cat
in the meal, there - is no cat there.—
In counseling , a mani- , to tell
his wife; we would go 'farther and ad
viSe him to keep none' -of his affairs
secret from her. Many a home has
been happily saved, and many a' for
tune retrieved by 'man's full confi
dence in his "better-half ". Woman
Is far more a seer and prophet than
man, if she hate a fair chance. As
a general ride wives confide., the mi
nutest of their plans and thoughts
to their husbinds,lhaving no involve
ments to screen from them. Why
not reciprocate, if but for the pleas-.
ure of meeting confidence" with cofi
deuce?
- We are certain that no man suc
ceeds so well in the world as he who,
taking a pa7rAner for life, makes her
the partner of all his purposes and
hopes. 'What is wrong of his impul
ses orjud ‘ gment; she•will check, and
set right with her almost universally
right instinct. "Helpmeet" was no.
insignificant titre, as applied to man's
companion. She is a meet help to
him in every darkness, difficulty, and
sorrow of life. And what she most
craves, and- most deserves, is confi
dence"—without which love is never
free,from shadow..
.
A Tnouour Eon You - so MENt.—All
thinkers and careful observer& have
noticed the gradual and very strong
tendency of some - men, and`-esweially
our young men to a restless disposi
tion. ' There are many causes for this.
' In common with the rapid march
ofevents, inflation has pursued its
course, invading not only the walks
of commerce, but has permeated al
most the entire mental range of the
striving millions. ','The push for rich
ea may have abated somewhat with
in the past few months, but the tm
, Satisfied thirst exhibits itself and
surges to and fro at the mere intima 7
tion of possible hope of obtaititg for
tune. Not the least feature, of this
deplorable mental excitement is the
assumed necessity, o obtain- wealth
immediately. . -
All substantial fortunes are obtain
ed by dint of patience and the power
of system and reasonable economy,
the result of energy coolly and judi
ciously applied. Hundreds are look
ing' forward to 'the coming spring,
definitely, or indefinitely, for grand
developments on some new line of
enterprise, - at all create to a change
suggestive of more " material aid."
1 That which is doing well, or rea
'sonably so, is not satisfactory. The
brain is hested,while cupidity runs
riot with its craned victim.
The wheel may have to be reversed:
to chock this unreasonable phase of
human,nature—then come both men
tal and material depression.
Let it be born9in tuind that the most
solid success comes from solid labor.
Young man, be cheerful, and thank
God for the .blessing you have; be
prudent, be patient, and cultivate
that calmness and deliberation 'which
f
foreshadows power an guarantees
rtture success. , - ..
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NUMBER 5.
THE HAN WHO HAD etarono IT DOWN
Said a veteran drinldst, once "I ha
mingled with drinking men all my
life and have enjoyed a verry exten
sive acquaintance with the class. In
fact, I have known 'fe* entside of
them, but .I never knew but one man
who had gauged the business down
to. a scientific nicety. lie knew just
when tedrink, just where to drink,
and just how much to drink,nnd nev
er upon any occasion did he deviate
from what long experience had
taught him was the thing to do.
"Yee ; air, said the veteran drinker
reflectively, "I never knew but one
man that bad ganged it down to a
complete system."
"Bat what became of him?" We ert
quired with some interest . •
"Oh Ihe died -t-it killed him I"
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Arlin of five hours • • will take this - •
travelOrfroni"Sturato eairr4dietiiiiee - •
of ninety *aka. Thoii- wlho- tsomel
the Nile shotild-leave sight neeing,
and around thaecitynllthey . rsiturn;
Steamers'-leave ' leave Glumnhisuit' iron
twenty days for the first cataract
railroad has already beenvonstraeted -
to Minich, - a distance of ,296 - . piles
The Pasha Censtrinitili a s-road_,
from that point to Thebes, a diPtrelk .
-of about four'hundied miles by rum , •
Whenthat line is comtgated it,will -
require but, little more titan is week •
to see the wonderful skis:titres is that
pld caintal of trprir EeppL, - lac
and Luxor we upon the opposite
bank of the streamoilittle Wain. tip.
The rains of Edfn are seventy-five
miles above Thebes;fuld thefirii, est
erect, - one Innuired and thirty-five
miles.'.'- At present, steamers can ho
taken ath. The Nile at low
water iii net navigable kr - even the
mall cockle . shell steamers afield up- 4
e the waters, with capacity for twen•
timstsingerik . It is verynix=
therefore; that, travelers . ..
-
the trip before the waters recede to
their lowest point. In the autumn the
river is at its highest stage. -
The rainy season in Abyssinia, com
mences shout the same time that it
does in India, and !when the wester
land traveler is seeing China and Ma
lama, the Ganges, Indus, GoilaVery,
and Nili will be, powbg out floods of
water. Whilethe Weider is explor
ing
India, the waters will bereceding -
and by the first of January the Nile
will be at its intermediate stage. It
recedes two or three-inches a day af- .
ter the middle of that month. Sand
bars are numeral* and it. frequently
happens that steamers endeavoring to
make
the trip in 'February, meet with
• many such obstructions.
The opening of the road to Thebes
will do away with the 'present mode _
ofreaching Upper Egypt. It will be
less romantic to visit those stitpentla
was ruins in a railway train than in a .
Nile boat, with hettmett wearing
low tnrbans, i smoking their hookahs
and singing oriental love songs ; but
there are fewer fleas and less vermin
of other• descriptions in a railway car
- Min - one steamer and what is lost in
romance Will be gained in comfort.
The steamers stop but a short time
at Thebes, Luxor, and Karnak, and .
the traveler is hurried from one thing •
to another till his brain is in a whirl,
and he. comes away so Confused that
in after years he will have only an in
distinct recollection of haying seen
sbniewherevast piles of- mains, scalp"- •
tared' walls and columns, . mutilated
4statues, and avenues of Sphinxes.
Before the putting .on of steamer(
the trip up the Nile was accomplished
wholly by the "dahalbeeh," or Nile .
boat ; but not many American trav
elers, unless time 14 a drug on their
hands, will cars to spend from seven
ty to ninety days on the Nile, wheal
the journey can just as well be accom
plished in twenty by steamer. r ar-
ties now are made up et Cairo, but '
we would advise travelers to take ,a
Nile boat at, Minich, or at the terrain
-1/8 of the railriad, .i.for a visit to. the .
Upper Nile. The visit by steamer is
to be satisfn."tory. The traveler must
be on board at such a moment, and
it best can only obtain a glance at '-
ruins which challenge the wonder and
admiration of the beholder. Think of
an edifice :600 feet long, and 200 feet
broad, with sculpturedpillars and eel- -
wins, and a statue sixty feet high,
wrought from red granite,. without
seam or flaw,finely polished, and cov
ered with hierogly--i. ts estima
ted weight nine hundred . tons! It .
was brought from the cataract of the
Nile, two hundred miles up stream,
and set up in the great Temple of the .
Sun by that wonderful people now _
perished, as extinct as the gigantic
fauna of the riineval ages I It was
the statue of • Second, and is
now broken. Those learned in Egyp
tian hieroglyphics inform us that it
bears this inscription : "0 - any one
wishes to know how great I am and
where I. lie, let him surpass my works."
Not many tourists go above •the
first cataract, as there is compartively
little to see of ancient Egypt beyond
that obstruction. Nearly all travel - -
tars are back' to Cori° by the first, of
March.
One day will be needed for an ex
cursion to Holiopolis—the ancient
On, where- an ifiblia is !standing which
was there when Abraham and Sarah.
visited Egypt. ;
After visiting Elver Egypt the -
MuSeum of Curiosities at. Carlo will
be especially interesting. /aew days -
spent in studying the relics of ancient
tunes will give one a better idea of '
the old 'civilization than: can be ob
tained by menthe devoted to books of
hiStory of ethnology. -
Let, no one hurry • through Egypt
it
was thebirthplace ancient and
modern Civilization. 'Greece und
Rome sat at the feet of Egypt and
'learned wisdom. From that land
went forth an army of fugitive's
whose history is the most wonderful
and romantic of all the 'nations, with
whom God has dell as with no other .
people who were wanderers in the
desert ; Conquerors of the Land of
Promise ; mighty as a nation-- who,
though scattered now, -are unabsorb
ed by other nationalities '-_ who,wheth
er in the Unite d 'State s or Russia,
India Or China are Hebrew still ;
whose affections for Jerusalem, for
their father Abraham, are as true and
tender to-day as ever in the.pant ;
from whom i•ame Jesus Christ and
the Christian Church, and all the
glorious future of this life and that
beyond the present, seen by the eye
of faith.
Let the traveler sit down upon the
top of the Great Pyramid, and look
out upon the delta of the Nile, or,
leaning against the obelisk .of Hello
polis,unroll the map of human history
at his leisure. There is no place on the .
face of the earth where he can look
so far back into the past, Or discern
with so clear n vision tli . itt changes
which have taken place suice the ap
pearance of the hmilan race in this
world. Egypt is older than India or
China--or if not older, its.early his
tory is not so obscure: To the stu
dent of history, to him who would
obtain comprehensive views of all the
past, there is no place in the world
to compare with the Pyramids, or
Old M emphis—Boston Journal.
Ws should make it a principle_ to
extend the hand of fellowship to':ev
ery man who discharges faithfully
his duties, .manifests on interest in
the Welfare of society; whose deport
ment is upright, and whose - mind is
intelligent, without stopping tcr en
quire whether he swings a hammer
or a gold-headed cane. There is no
thing so distant from all natural
feel -
ing and national claim as the reluct
ant smile, .the eheckFd conversation,
the hesitating compliance, which
some are apt to maanst to those
a little lower down, with whom in
comparison of intellect and prinei
pies of virtne, they frequently, oi . nk ,
into insignificanee.—Journal.
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