Turtles
Tax BMDTOI4I.-Minaints poblathea ajar
Thule* blorning, by 8. W. Warn and 11 - 1.
Ceinicio, at Two Donors per mimic. ti'manaes:.
ADVERTEMMICHIS. mooing Mikan Unai ore
netted at Ise come per lbw for fait tasertioa; sad
Frei. =ere per line far admire/It ha ms
13pecia1 Noticee Inserted before Maribge• sad
Deaths, be charged warier cans per tine fee
rack hieertion. An nescauskins of Ametations ;
Connouniaitkma of limited cc indhidial haired;
and notices of Mirdages and DeMhi, exceeding Bye
lines, ire clamed =a curs per Una. ^
1 Tear. 6 Nov 3 Nee
ono coltunn $1 Oa $lO
$4O • iso 25
o n
Rum - 15 10 73i
Eetray, Caution. Lost and nand. and other river.
naements, not emending Ten lime, threewks,
Or lent, sl ee BO
Adraisdatiutor's end ltemarbers Notices, 2 00
anditora Notices: 9 SO
BOSOMS Card& Ave BOOS aper val. •• • ..... • • 600
Merchant' and others, advertising Mete brialnese,
will be charged $25 per year. They will be entitled
to u cohnon, confined eubssively to their business.
with privilege of quetartrchangam
We' Alive:Wing in Oa eases exclusive of subscrtp
lion to the paper.
JOB PRINTING Of every kind. in Plain and ?sari
colors, done with neatness and dispatch. lbardbills.
Blanks, Cartle, Psznphlebt.llZheakt, Statements, ke.
of every earlety and style, printed at the shortcut
notice. The Itnroanos Office is well supplied with
Power Presses, a good . assortment of new type; and
everything in the Printing line an be executed in
the most artistic manner and at the lowest rites.
TERMS nitAltlAl3lX CASH.
karma r cam
p • • FOWLER & CO., REAL ES
"iL 141 T 1 DELLI3I4 No. 70 'Washington &reek op.
pokte opera Bonne. Male% Neal Estate par.
chimed and sold.. Investments madeand monery loan.
ed. • • R. row=
April 21, 1869. L. MID.
B. i[ous,t-"rr, moratokrox,
. Pa, writ for the Hubbard Mower. Empire
Drill. Ithaca Wheel Bake, and Broadcast Sower for
~owing Plaster and all kinds of Grath. Send for err.
elan to B. B. Ilouxrr. Monroeton, Bradford Co.,
•
NIYERSBITRG MILLS!
The subscribers, having purchased of Mr. Barnes
tits interest in the Myeraburg Kills, willon the
hnelneas of Killing. and guarantee all work by
them to bo of the Very best quality.
Wheat. Bye and Buckwheat ROM and Wed. con.
..tautly on hand and for sale at the lowest cash price.
3lyeraburg, 2i„ '6B. MYER k FROM
PRICE LIST--CASCADE MILLS.
_ • .
Beet quality Winter Wheat Flour Is cwt.. $4 50®5 CO
Best quality Bye Flour cwt. 3 0
Corn Meal and Bye and Cora Feed. 2 2S
A fair margin allowed to dealers.
Custom grinding usually done at once. u the ca ,
ptolmof the mill is sufficient for a. large amount of
work. IL B. niGHABL
Camptown. July 12. 1869.
AtiERS' AILL_ —SPECIAL NO
ncE
MYER, FOSTER t. CO. will deliver Flour, 'Feed.
Meal. Graham Flour, or anything else in their line in
:Mt part of the village.
clots - mere will find an Order Book at the store of
Fax. Stevens, Mercnr k Co. All orders left in said
h,•,ds will be promptly attended to.
.tity inquiries in regard to Grinding. or other Mud
of the NMI, entered in said book. will be arurwe.r
, .1. MIER. FOSTER k CO.
T, , uunkla. June 24: 1868—tf.
NTER'
I .MILLINERY GOODS !
NMS. E. J. PIERCE
1•n•~,-nts herself to the ladies of Towanda with a very
.boiee selection of goods, and is entirely confident of'
being able to meet the puitly discriminating taste of
as may do her the honor of an examination oT
lov stock. Thanking her former patrons for their
she solicits a continuance of the same. Fin-
Log done beautifully and on the shortest notice:
IZ. , ”ms over Cohen & Itosenfieldli Main Street.
Towanda, Oct. 5. 1868.
BRADFORD COUNTY
REAL ESTATE AGENCY,
H. B: ),IcREA.N, REAL EsTATF. Aomrr
Valuable Farms. Mill Properties. City and Town
Lots for sale.
Parties hAring property for sale Will find tt to their
advantage by leaving a description of the alma, with
b•rins of sale at this agency, as parties are constantly
mmiring for farms, &c. 8. B. McKE&N.
Beal Estate Agent
mice oser Mason's Bank, Towanda, Pa.
Jan. 29. 24G7.
THE, UNDERSIGNED HAVE
opened a Banking House In Towanda, under the
I“ine of G. F. MASON k CO.
They are,prepartd to draw Bills of Exchange, and
nuke collections in New York. Philadelphia. and all
p-rtsonn of, the - United States, also England. Ger
many. aud'France. To loan money. receive deposits.
to do a general Banking buaineaa.
G. F. Mason was one of the late firm of Laporte,
e‘on tt Co.. of Towanda. Pa.. and his ImowLedgo of
tte. business men , of Bradford and adjoining counties
s.nt bating been in the banking busineta for about
ntteen yoars. make:this house a desirable one through
‘s hints to snake collections. G. F. MASON.
Towanda. Oct. 1. 1844. A. 0. MASON.
A TTENTON THIS WAy
N. KINNEY & CO.,
WiVERLY, N.Y
on !lna for tho spring truer. the largePt ar
Ano•ut of
IGTOGIES AND PLATFORM WAGONS
T (mind in this part of the country, which they
,I 1 sell at the must reasonable prices, and warrant
, - erk. All thM doubt need but call and examine.
to the wise is sulliclent.
\pril I. Plati—nrn• N. KINNEY & CO.
XTEW FIRM!:
N ell' GOODS AND LOW PRICES
AT MuNROETON, PA.
TRACT & HOLLON,
It..tail Dealers in Grocmies and Provisions. Drugs
3 , 1,1 'Nfedicitws, lieroesue OU, Lunpa. Chimneys,
c Sniffs, Paints, Oils, Varnish. Yankee No
j. Tobacco, , Cigars and MIME Pure 'Wines and
I.‘. l uors, of thd best quality, for medicinal purposes
. All bipods sold at the very lowest priors. Pre
? ,rnrttona caretnlly compounded at all hours or the
Ay and nuiht. Gl* us a call.
TRACY k HOLLON.
llonrovton. Pa.. June 1.1.
CHEAP PASSAGE FROM OR TO
"IgELAND OR ENGLAND
fl UN% OP , TF-5N1 , 1111 . 4 FROM OD TO
01l LIVI:11.14101..
.. 11:a . k iitax Lin," of Liv
t•.
P.o.k,tg from or to Landau
.1 • ...
It.nnttAn , ,, to En:zinn.l. Ireland and Scotland PaY
t' o farth.•r partkalars, apply to Williams k Onion,
Itr , wlway. ]re' Yort:. or
O. V. MASON & CO., Bankers.
Towanda. PL I
=NEM
S. PECK, MILLWRIGHT
k) • .VSI) Mai - nrm,r. Towanda. Pa. Mills, built
a , , , irepalrefl. Engines and Boilers set in tho best
nontier. I w.nilti Call the attention of will owner• to
NEW CORTEX WATER MUER.
\ comluniim all the elements of • ftratoclass
. n.pllclty of construction. accessitdlity,great strength
.f tutrtet, developing the greatest amount of power for
used. easily repaired, running under backwater
• uo detriment to power except diminution of
requiring no alteration in mill frames or addle
t,on to flume, will run under low head, and made of
• ,kalred capacity. These wheels will be furnished
• than one-half the cost of any other Arid-class
,c 1 in market. and warranted to perform all that
for them. Three wheels will be made for
delivery with or without maeoLon short notice. of the
bast Iron in market.
For full particulars address or enquire of the under
. .1,1. G. S. PECK. Towanda, Pa.
!ii,-.Thee• wheels can be seen in operation at
Horton k Wenn' MM. Towanda twp. The
•?• we wholly composed of trot as new made.
1,04. 14. ls/19—tf.
•
HARDIG SMALLEY,
itaslng Vnt , red into a co-partnership for the trab
. ~.t,•m of the PHOTOGRAPHIC business. at the
U•••Ita.1 formerly occupied by WOOD it HARDDIG.
,spectfully call the attenllan of the pubs
. to several styles of Pictures whichTwre make ape.
ilP—s"bir Photographs, Plain. Penciled and
npaltypes, Porcelain Picture& hc., which we
hue for cleanings and brilliancy of tone and artistic
e , isssr be excelled. We invite all to maths
th• m . ae well as the more common kinds of Portraits
lust a. make. knowing full well tbat tbsy will bear
o, • losest trispeetion. This Gallery dams tbe WO'
• -t e•ruiation for good work of any In this lettlen Of
~, tltry. and we are determined by a strict attention
nt.ine... and the superior quality of our work. to
sot vily retain tint increase its very variable rquite•
- a -,, lvcp ronetanos , 3t e.e. band the best satiety of
and at lower than at am other estate.
et town. so, rasserartosts Card Mama.
(•.,-d Emelt., Holmes' Btereoacopea.
8i
V,. v, and everything else of importartee=
t. thr bueinesa. Give ns an early call.
N.ll. —S,dar Printing for the trade on the most res.
•mahle Irma I). HARDER°,
Ana. ..M. '67. F. SNLALLZY.
TOWANDA COIL YARD
ANTEIRACITE AND BITUItINOIIS COAL&
The anderaimakl; basins leased the Cat Yard and
1 , ,A. at the old •• Barclay Basin,•• endued rotapkiad
ism!. Caal•beuae and Ocoee upon the
prepared to tarnish the citizen of 7oaanda and
Ltuty with the different kinds and aims ot the above.
cs: u ,l reads upon the most reasonable terms in any
+; vaulty desired, Prices at the Yard until further
I -Irv , Egg
ndl Egg .
m A
15 50
. 560
550
hr.trolt 5 00
.• varrlay " 00
Run of Mines.— 550
Fine or Slacknolth 500
Thr following additional charge. will be made fee
, '—:.:Pang Coal irilbln tho 'boron& umtu :
Cr0n...50 conks. Estiaita earning 121. 5 00 ellta•
Hair Tun .35 ." •. .. " "
.7r. Ton _25 *. se 25 so
, CZ • Orden tray be left at the Yard. comer of Ran
and klizabetb Street': or at EL C. Porter"' Drag
Ord.•re mild in all fames be accompsnied with
WARD k DIVER.
Tows. Mamb I. Ifi99—te,
===Ml
AZ.V033113 & CLAIJSON, Publiakerks.
VOLUME M.
v F r
yl • : I Iv: 1,1
Sa4
42 Lbw. Towanda.. Pa Mice . with W. C.
WWI* , 8 Bildt Bow. Ali boatmen ere,
trusted to Me e we
we teal be promptly aWeeded to.
July 1. 1869.
• 5 0 • • • . '4' ' .
VDWARD OVERTON, JR.. AT
-14 Tom= allrw. - Togracida, A. Oboe formerly
oomykd by fore kb 7. 0: Adams. numb 1.'69.
cIEORGE D. MONTANYE, AT
NA Tome AT Le 01505-4XIeIM Ot Ilia4l and
Pine Streets, opposite Porter's Wog Btors.
INT A. PECK., ATTORNEY AT
• Law. Towanda, Ps. Ogles ower.the
k e ens Hon emit et the Ward Hones. and opposite the
e. now 11, '6g.
NAT H. CARNOCHAN, MOR-
T • sir AT LAW 0D1A1614 Atbrrtn for Brad
fbrd County), Troy.l% fift...-ranadeonlifeerarPf
ly semittad kb115,119-4f-
JOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNE'Y
AT UR. TOTZDai. Pa. Particular attention
en to Orphans' Court lnotineen, tlovreyanciug tind
Collections. air Oaks at the Register and Recur
der". office, math of the Coast Rouge.
Dec. 1. 1864.
BEND M. WOE, ATTORNEY
AT L&W. Towanda. P. All Waimea estrasted
to his are will Meth* V't attention. Mee in
the once lately omud /germ & Yarrow...south
of Nerd Howe. up stairs. July /Lift
MERCUR & MORROW, ATTOR-
Amt. Mil AT Law. TowandaL.Pa. The undersigned
having amociated themselves together In the practice
of Law. offer their professional services to the public.
MUM MilaCtllt. P. D. MORROW.
March 9, 1869.
JOHN W. Mix,. ATTORNEY AT
Law. Tcnranda, ltrAdforst Co.. AA
GENERAL INSURANCE AGENT. •
Particular attention paid to Cotlectosa and Orphans'
Court business. Orkoo—Mercor's New Block, north
Bide Public Square. Apr. I. '6l
B. Mc KEA N, ATTORNEY
H
AND Connamon AT LAW. Towanda, P.. Par
ticular attention paid to Iraainesa Its the
Na Orphans'
court. l% .
T. DAVIES, ATTORNEY,AT
• L►w. Towanda. Pa. Office with Wiiti Wat
kins. Eat. Particular attention paid to Orphans'
Court holiness and settlement of decedents' estates.
N v HERSEY WATKINS; COUN
• .zizon At Lsvr. Also a NOTARY PUB
LIC. resident in thOorough of Towanda. Pa., for sc
knowkdging the Breather' of Deeds, Wortgsges, Let
ters of Attorney, WICK Contracts. Affidavits, Pension
ers' Papers. and other Legal Instruments.
April 28, 1869.
Nvß. YFTALY,DENTIST. OF
.Am over Wickham &Hl 's, Tcnranda, Pa.
Particular attention is culled to Auntrama as a base
for Artificial Teeth. Having toed fhb" material for
the past four years, I can confidently reccaunendell
sa being far superior-to Rubber. Please call and ea
amine 6=Meng• cuoramis
when de
DE. H. WESTON, DENTIST.-
Office in Patton's Block. orer Gore's Drug and
Chemkaa Store. Jan 1, '6B.
B. JOHNSON, PHYSICIAN
T• Art. Stamm Towanda. P. • Mai with W.
B. Kelly, over Wickham k Black. Residence at lint
Humphreys, on Second Street spr 16. 'de.
DOCTOR H. A. BARTLETT,
BUBLIIiGTON BOROUGH, PA.
July 29. 1868.
STEVENS, M.D., PHYSICIAN
J• kirD Summon. Reiddence at N. Mild's, Esq.,
corner of Second and College Street& Office over
Rocinrell's Store. opposite Means House
Towanda, May 25. 1862—tL
DOCTORO. LEWIS, A GRA.DU
ate of the College of ..Phyalciatui and Surgeons,"
New Wait city, Claes 18414. gives ezelnalve attention
to the practlee of Ida profession. Office and reeldenee
on the eastern elope of Orwell MIL adjoining Henry
Howe's. jan It. ID.
NI LS . S te R of 111.
Women a Media ! C .D. (GRADollege . ;
phis. Clam 1864.) Office and residence. No. II Park
Btreet, Owego. Particular attention given to diseases
Of •roinen. Patients visited at their homeig If request
ed. - may 48.'68.
B..CADIP, INSURANCE
_1 • Aoracr.-offloo formerly occupied by Mercur
& Morrow. one door month of Ward House.
July 22, 1860.
8.. FORD, LICENSED AUG'
'•
Tiormas, Towanda, Ps.. will 'Mend promptly
to an business entrusted to him. Charges moderate.
Feb. 13. INS.
FRANCIS , POST, PAINTER,
Towanda. Pa.. with ten years experience. Is con
fident he can give the best satisfaction in Painting.
Graining. Staining. Glazing. Pape ri ng. ke.
i l _ Particular attention paid to Jobbing in the
country. spril9.
K. VAUGHAN, ARCHITECT
J• AND Drumm. AU kind, of Architectural De.
dims furnished. Ornamental work in Stone. Iron
and Wood. Office on Main Street, over the Poet-of.
flee. Attention given to Rural Architecture, such ax
laying out of grounds. kc.. kc. apr. 1. '67-1y
AW. AYRES' MARBLE SHOP,
•
ELMIRA. N.Y
You will find Granite Monuments. both Quincy and
Concord, Marble and Slate Mantle.. and Coal Grates
to at. A large assortment constantly on hand, cheap
as the cheapest. Aug. 10, 1860...1y.
Ow. STEVENS, COUNTY SUR
• CETOII, Camptown, Bradford Co.. P. Thank
ful to hit many employers for past patronage. would
respectfaly Inform the citizen■ of Bradford County
that he is prepared to do any work In bin line of busi
ness that may be entrusted to. him. Thou• having
disputed lineit would do well to have their property
aecura4•ly surveyed before allowing themselves to
feel ,urrieved by their neighbors. All work warrant
ed correct, an far as the nature of the ease will per
mit. All unpategted lands attended to as soon as
warrants are obtained. 0. W. STEVENS.
reb. 24, 1869-Iy.
V. DOOLITTLE, PRACTICAL
J• JrarzLes. would inform the people of Brad.
ford and surrounding Counties, that be has opened
a new Jewelry Store In Canton, where will be found
constantly on band a nicely-selected 'dock of goods
to his line, consisting of Ladles' and Gents' Gold and
Silver Vetches. of American. English, and Swiss
manufacture. Clocks, Jewelry, Gold Pens, and all the
articles uyually found in a first-clan Jewelry Store.
All geode sold as reasonable as In any of the ger.
rounding cities. and warranted as repreSented.. Re
pairing and jobbing done on short notice, and on the
most favorable terms. A liberal share of patronage
is respectfully solicited.
Troy Street, Canton. Pa., May 19. ISO.
Hotels.
AMERICAN HOTEL, CORNER
of Bridge and Water &recta. Towanda. Pa. M.
U. CALKINS. Proprietor. assisted by 1.. T. Bosse.
formerly of Boyar .11OVIRO o r Burlington, Pa.
Feb. 21. 1869—tf
WARDBOUSE, TOWANDA, PA
On Main Street. near the Court House.
li C. T: SMITH. Proprietor
Oct. S. ISa.
•
AMERICAN HOTEL, EAST
Smartuirms, Pa. The subscriber haying leased
this house, Lately occupied by A. C. Bentley, and
thew:weft repaired sad reeked it, is now ready to
&corium:iodate the travelling public: Evel7 endeavor
will be made to saldsfythose who may limy him With
• call. A. 0. REYNOLDS.
Feb. 1, 1869—Gm•
.prawfmr, HOUSE, TOWANDA,.
.41-41 Pa.
JOILN C. Wlll3Oll
Having leased this Home, is now ready to scrump°.
date the travelling public. Fo pains norexpense wID
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
him a
sir North side of the public square, east of Mer..
cur's new block.
R te-
PETER LANDDIEBSER.
Hosing purchased and thoroughly refitted thin old
and well-blown Wand, formerly kept by Sheriff Grif
fis, at the mouth of Rummergeld Creek, is ready to
glee good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all who may farm him with • ran.
Dec. 23, 1868-11.
MEANS HOUSE, TOWANDA,
PA.. Jannis k Hamm. Propriettin This
popular Hotel towing been t r 0 agar fitted. and re
paired. and forniebed throughout with new and ele
gant Furniture. will be open kw the reeeption of
goer* on fiavvanar. Nas 1. Md. Neither e
momhas been spared in rendering Wl=
otel in ell Its arungernenta. A superior
quality Old Burton Ale. foe Invalids, Just received.
April 28.1868.
,VOR SALE.-nrry THOUSAND
.1. scree of the finest terming lend. situated In the
Comedy of Los - Angeles. California. et prices ranging
from $lO to $2O (currency) per acre. Thew bads
are contiguous to the thriving city or Los Angelo'.
and we admirably adapted to the cuitiretnen" of the
Orange. Lemon. rig. Mite. Inalberry. and fruit and
vein
of every deasiption. Great stkertton to now
bring given to the production of taw 81Ik in Wadi&
trkt. tor vehicle thegeniel climallerenderett
suited. Arrangements will shortly be made=
4ntrneting emigrants can be furnished with mina.
tees for title deeds before lean* Sew York. lror
Anther particulars address
TIMM, EMMY k CO..
March SO. 180-3 m. Los Anoka, -
CANNED OYSTERS, AT WHOLE-
Bab and reladl. 01 McCann k MU.
Veda, tom.
DEDWITION.
If that indeed wcro fact which Beim'
A pleasant universal Action,
That's daily born of youthful dreams,
Nor dies of daily contradietkon—
That *rem' mortal baa a mate,
And counterparts go blindly groping:
TO And perch/mei% througit fogs' uf fite•
The end of all their ireery hoping:—
I'd say: Whatever I bare done
To manhood's earnt:st work befitting,
Bo anitsetrato to her alone
Who waits fix tUe, though au unwitting;
Who puts the signs of pain away,
Leal grief too moon her cheek should furrow;
Who beats temptation back to-day,
That I may see some glad to-morrow ;
Who dsro not pluck a flower that 'grows
Beyond the path God spreads before her,
Nor ever think of pulsing those :
That bloom beside it adore her ;
Who 'strives to add a cubit yet
By faith unto her moral stature—
Dear soul!—lest I should feel regret
At finding less than mine her nature
Whose hands train many a trailing Tine
That mine had rudely left to perish,
And all its tendrils deftly twine
In folds that failing years shall cherish ;
Whose steps will mark life's tun, eitray
Though mine hare stumbled, failed and
blunddhed
Whose spirit walks with mine to-day,
However far our feet are sundered.
[For the IlzrourEn.)
LETTER FROM OALIFORELL
5..11 Flea Nana). Cal., June 29, 1869.
MY DEAR REPourEn : My' last left
me at Cheyenne, sick from a relapse
of typhoid fever and the breaking
out of an old mound—a relic of Chan-
cellorsville ; so instead of marching
on " with my comrades, I became an
inmate of the hospital of Fort D. A.
Russell, and under the treatment of
Dr. ALDEN, the skillful and gentle.
manly post surgeon. Among the
most cherished of life's memories, will
ever-be the xemenibrance of the um-
marl% '6&
bounded sympathy and substantial
kindness of the olicers and ladies of
the 27th Infantry and 2d ' Cavalry
stationed there
For seven weeks they vied in mak
ing that hospital room bright and
cheerful with kind messages, books,
Sowers and Alelicacies, and when able
to go`about, every house was a home
to me.
That glorious mountain air is de
liciously pure—so pure that fresh
meat will neit her spoil, nor taint. Up
among thj clouds and snow-eappede
monntaikis of the •" Backbone of the
Continent' it comes at first cost, free
from Heaven. A residence there dur-
ing the summer season, would be o
untold benefit to those of weak lungs
or suffering from pulmonary diseases.
The fort is the largest on the plains,
the highest on the continent ; .new
and beautifully situated. Were
here to enter into any details of the
end of ereetion of the Government
buildings ire vicinity of Cheyenne,.
when the Government had to pay
over $lOO 19 M feet for common lam-
ber, and transport it more than 500
miles, I fear the perusal would give
some* of nn economical tax-paying
friends the nightmare for weeks ; so
in kindness t , . them I refrain:
Being able to resume my journey,
I again entered the cars on the 4th
instant for a through ride to this city,
some 1,400 miles distant. Left Chey
enne at 5 p.m., hoping to reach the
" Summit,' some 30 miles distant,
while yet, daylight. The Roilid is of
an ascending grade from Orafahr, but
hcre is where the power of steam is
tested, and where the bard T pulling
begins. Now we begin the ascent of
the Black Hills, by winding around,
through and up them, on a grade of
from 90 to 100 feet to the mile ; at a
'rate of speed not dangeronslunless
car should become deTaehed and pro
ceed barbrards, Except "'Long's
Peak," rind.tlie beautiful " Medicine
Bow " range, 90 miles distant in Col
orado, the former nearly 1,600 feet
high, there is nothing of interest to
attract the eye. You notice the great
plateau becomes broken and hilly,
and that vegetation becomes more
scarce. You also see a good deal of
snow lying. in the hollows, and semi-'
bly feel that the air is much colder
las you progress. Going through the
"cuts," you wonder why those long
lines of stone wall, sometimes double
and treble, are erected on the north
side of.the track, and some oneekind
ly informs you they are " snow-break
ers:" While you are reflecting on the
utter barrenness and sterility of the
scene around you, you perceive that
the train of one engine and six cars
is moving slower and slower, despite
the <lnintic puffing and blowing of the
locomotive, until, scarce moving,
"down brakes" is suddenly whistled;
the train slips backward a few -feet,
and is "stark." The " iron horse "
rests u, few moments, recovers breath,'
whistles, and by a succession of jerks
moves us onwards a short distance,
and again-stops. The truck is wet
from a cold rain nowlallin, and the
curves so sharp, that the engine (a
powerktl one) can, take the whole
'train no farther ; so the brakes are
tightenM town, the rear car securely
blocked, the train uncoupled, and the
three forward cars with the engine
move off, leaving the occupants of the
remaining three wondering if they are
to remain there all night, and if there
is another train following them. In
a short time, however, the engine
backs down, astens to us, and up we
go to where the other cars are left on
a side track. We soon couple up
again, and the train proceeds, only
to repeat the Same process. • Tlin
second time the train is united, hovti
ever, finds us at Sherman—ea - called,
from Gen..l3morsii',--who ptanted a
tree there last summer—the summit ,
of the entire route, nearly 9,000 feet
up on the Rocky' Mountains, and the
highest point of railroad in the world,.
We had reached the top ! ! felt my
soul swell witlr'pride as I stood there
trying to recollect a figure of speech
I once read in one of Barroves Speech
es in advocacy of a Pacitc Road, in
yshielrhii described Commas perched
on a peak 'of the Rocky Mountains,
pointing the way to the Pacific. I
felt proud of this great country its
tuthounded resources and its giant
cREnc HO-
MIIMESI
4iscellantons.
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TOWANDA-BILIDFORD;COUtin -- PAr ;EJUILY:'29'
- enterprise ; And.. - ;
tWa/dis the occa
don instilled theatd, r dapped into
the nearest ealoon, paid thirty cents
for - a glass " Lager Beer," and
drank to the. success' . of the Pacific
Railroad, and the health of General
greatlyregretted that the dark::
Deis prevented - m*om giattin' goOol
104'411 around na but
I managed, to get a petty good idea,
of the"extent of the to - wn *the *it
time we remained there.
I am Warned that it is the inten
tion of the Railumsl Company to make
Sherman tiplaMof simmer resort for
tanrists, and others seeking health: or
pleasure,—a kind of a "watering watering
place," for which no doubt it possess
es superior advantages. It is pre
eminently " a city set on a hill ;" was
rapidly built, and numbers two build
ings. One is a small frame for, the
use of the Company's employes, and
the other, the saloon above mention,
ed, kept in a 7x9 tent, and ,the' head
of a hogshead answering all the put
poses of the bar. It took tut five bolus
to reach here from Cheyenne, but this
delay is unusual. -
Instead of sending us on froni
Cheyenne with two engines--as is the
rule—to the summit,; for some rea
son they gave us but one.,We now, l
on leaving Sherman, bega the des
cent of the Pacific slope of the Rocky
Mountains, which is found far more
broken and picturesque than the east
ern. A distance of, 11 miles brings
us to the celebrated trestle-work
bridge over Dale Creek, a deep i canon.
The bridge is 600 feet long and 130
feet high—a greater altitude, I be
lieve, than is reached by any similar
structure. As we approached, and
passed slowly over it in the darkness,
I stood on the rear platform of the
last car, and confess to feeling much
relieved when over it. Twelve miles
more, and we forUid supper waiting
us at Laramie City, and the train
three hours behind time. Laramie is
the rival of Cheyenne, and competing
with it to secure the capital of the
Territory. It possesses more and
bettei advantages than - the former,
but not quite so many inhabitants,
and is pleasantly situated on the Lar
amie River and plains. Fort Saun
ders, a pleasant post, is one mile up
the Road.
After supper, I was glad to retire ,
to my comfortable berth in the sleep--
ing car, for which I paid $2,00 ;,and.
" balmy sleep" soon rendered me ob
livious to all around. Morningiound
us at Bitter Creek, and gave us an
opportunity of viewing the scenery
around us ; - anything more cheerless
I can't imagine. We were passing
through - an arid, wild and desolate
country. Bare ridges of • gray rock .
would °ma, sioually rise up on either
side of us, while in the distance-im
mense snow-covered mountains viere,
in view: The ground was covered
with the low sage brush ; not a tree,
nor bush, , nor blade of grass in eight.
Our Course through the day led us
through a great alkali desert, known
as the " 300-mile desert," where noth
ing animal could subsist. Immense
numbers of animals perished yearly
while making the " overland trip !
through this country from drinking
the .water.
At Bitter Creek we left the sleep
ing car, which had come through from
Omaha, and during the day became
acquainted with our fellow-passen
gers of the detached car, whom we
found wealthy and educated, princi
pally from New York. and Chicago,
trawling for pleasure, many of them
with families. Their kind good na
ture and sociability did much to re
lieve the weary monotony of the long
journey. The passengers in the for
ward cars , were mostly miners and
adventurers to the " Sweetwater "
and " White Pine " regions, seeking
after 'fortune.
During the night we passel Fort
Fr. ea Steele. We arrived atltridger,
the nearest station to Fort Bridger,
12 miles south, in the middle of the
day, having crossed Green - .River.
Stop '2O minutes for a miserable din
ner. Soon afier cross Bear River,
and along towards evening we enter
the famous Echo Canon, 20 milers long.
Echo Canon was made famous. by
Munroe YOUNG barricading the en
trance to it, defying the power of the.
United States, and preventing the
" Utah Expedition " under General
Joararroe from passing through to
Salt Lake City in '57, compelling the
troops to - return and winter at Fort,
Bridger. The Tittle of „daylight we
had in passing through, showed us
much of the grand and sublime. The
rocky face of the mountains towered
up to an enormous height on either
side of us. In many places there ap
peared to be but barely room for the
track, and so deep and narrow is the
gorge, that the rays of the sun never
' enter. We greatly regretted not pass
ing through in daylight.
At the end of Echo comes Weber
Canon, 20 miles longer, but not quite
so grand. About half-Way through;
Weber River is crossed by a high
trestle-work / bridge at the "Devil's
Gate," and a more devilish looking
place for an accident to occur don't
exist. Immediately upon emerging,
Ifrom a short tunnel, we are on the
bridge, which is a cane in a fearful
deep and narrow gorge, through
which the river boils and foams in
horrible fury, and for some distance
runs priallel with the track. I stood
on the rear platform while crossing
in the darkness, and found it not very
soothing to weak nerves. Lovers of
the grand, sublime, stupendous and
powerful in Nature, will admire the
"Devil's Gate," but the majority of
travelers will see more of danger than
beauty, in it, I reckon'.
,That, ride of
40 miles through those great canons
by daylight, must be nthlimelygrandl
Dunng the afternoon, we were Im
mensely surprised at seeing the ap
parently inexhaustible mines of cool
recently discovered;-and being deiel
oped ui the mountain aides, in some
places not twenty rods from the track.
Cars were beingloaded on side tracks
with great- massive lumps of magni
ficent anthracite, as it was dug out of
the mountain aide, in what seemed to
be the most God-forsaken and bar
ren
region of country on the conti
nent ; Erut now, who can compute its
millions of wealth Y They are mines
of untold treasure to the Railroad
and the • country through which it
passes, They are already supplying
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1,.• r•- br;
tanantair Or piringeintolf Fri ANT CATA* I26.
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''''r
thrialu; and ai I etteivieefer&,
one alike l
of this city and
saw, two English ef 't!nbie4,4l*
cargoes of ." tbanu*de,",
thought they . wettlith to find
one n•
market here!dte*,;:but of
the Captains told'me. that lid, wild
deliver,, here on the wharf, tag hold'
Newcastle . CheaPcr.the4 the , Pacific',
Road emad oral**Wficio
MAjeddilst,hi cam , ' • .1- •
We' reached-, Ogdes; at midnight,
wherel intended getting off andinek-,
ing atrip dOwn Salt Lake ' City,
40 miles distant, and shall ever re
gret not doing se? Upon the, arrival
of the train, stages are an Waiting to
convey you down to Bauisaa,grat
city, in time' for an ; esily, bro.
for one dollar. A year, ago, the fare
was *My : So much for compatitirml
Ogden is the place decided - by Con-,
grass as the western terminus of the
Union Pacific Road, and the eastern
of the Centrdl PaelfiC of California , -
but the point of janction was Pro
montory, 70 miles farther, where the
Unithi PacifiU ears and passengers
still have , to go, much to the , annoy-
Duce of the latter, :and where -we, ar
rived at. ILM. on Sunday, the '6th
instant, having completed our of
1,090 Miles on the cars of the ,
'Union
Pacifid Road in 58 hours,
.through
time, through a section of country
remarkable for its sameness and 'ma,
notony ; undoubtedly rich in mineral
deposit% but for the last 700; miles
worthless as an egricultural, and for
400 miles also as a grazing country.
There is not a respectable tree, nor a
dozen of any description to be seen
route along the entire fr om the Ms-
Bonn ; and; not one of your Berriek
citizens would give their little pro
ductive farin in exchange for all the
land in view of the Railroad, west Of
North Platte.
Upon arriving at Promontory—the
scene of the great Railroad jubilee on
the 10th of May—we learned that we
hadlo remain until 2 p.m., and that
the „only sleeping accommodations
were to be obtained in an antiquated
sleeping car on a side track. I sought
a berth in it, tired and - sleepy, paid
$4,00, and slept until 10 o'clock.
Whatever of historic intereat may
be attached to the place where the
"1(14 rail" was laid, and the ."golden
spike" driven, I found it not a very
desirable place to spend or enjoy the
Sabbath. A dozen tents pompom'
the town, alongside the track, and
every tent was an open saloon.
Drinking, swearing, gambling and
horse-racing was the order of the day,
of those who still remained there 'af
ter the completion of the Road.
A large tent., _used as ,an eating RA
supplied the disgusted passen
gers with meals, and I may here re
mark, that meals such as they are
can be obtained on the Road at regu
ler eating stations for $1,25 each.
I find that I am extending my let
ter far beyond my intention, and fear
my prolixity may become wearisome;
so must close it here.
—I intended embracing in this, my
Notes of the trip on the "Central
Road" - hence, brit the unconscious
extension of theie on the Read just
plumed over, where all is so novel and
new, and upon which so much might
be written, admonishes me to stop
and not trespass further at this time
upon your patience • and valuable
space, reserving for my next my notes
on the , great - Central Road of Cali
fornia, the rival of the Union, and far
its superior in all that pertains to a
first-class railroad, which the Union
is not. J. H. Heuer.
hin Enrron : In the amendment
of the School Latv passed in 1867,
after enumerating the necessary lit
erary accrirements of an applicant
for a certificate to teach in the schools
of our State, the following sentence
appears : Nor shall such certificate be
given to any person who is in the habit
of using, as a beverage, any intoxicat
ing drinks.
This is a step in the right direc
tion—one that should be carried Out;
and, furthermore, one that every tem
perance man, or woman, should watch
with care lest it be passed unheeded,
and thus made of no effect.
Oar legislators showed wisdom in
saying to the County Superinten
dents : You shall not have power to
grant certificates to those whe are in
the habit of drinking rum, brandy,
lager beer, wine, cider, or any other
intonicating drinks. The children of
this great Commonwealth shall not
be placed under the care of wine
bibbers or cider-topers, to be lead in
a downward course towards. ruin ;
the teachers of our children shall be
the leaven with which to work out
a teinperance reformation - every
school district f ro m Mars lan d New .
York, from New Jersey to Ohio, shall
have a temperance lecturer—not only
every distract; but every school-house.
Have our. County Superintendents
superseded their power in this mat
ter ? Look at the occupants of our
school-rooms, then answer.
We notice with pleasure that many
of our teachers are laboring faithful
ly in the cause of temperance reform,
and we trust that every person apply
ing for a certificate hereafter, shall
not receive it unless he is eligible ac-.
cording to this net. He should not
be received liven oh probation.
"Step after step wears away the
hardest rock," applies well in the tem
wrance move, and, as our legislators
have made their wisdom known by
taking one step, we desire that they '
proceed by making this restrictive
law binding upon ell applican6i for
public office.
No person should be sent to our
Legislature, next session, who is not
a strict temperance man, and will
edge himself that he will do all' in
power to prohibit the use . of in
toxicating liquors.
The poet has well mid that— •
"Dl.l drink! drink!
Abet for the rem-bound have
In vain may be seek his dud= to break,
• Or ea fora brother toilet°.
O men if
wit h ye be,
It ? s k a rn I wi
iquor e trams i inothers in rd rives ,
But beam creatures' thee."
July 20.1869.
• WON.AX AND CATIL--Alt North
that it is no wonder that women lirre cats, for
they are both irracehd and both domestic, not
to mention than they both , scratch.
" I 'mew by a little what a great
deal means," as the gander saki when he saw
the tip of a fog's tail Aiding-oat of a heihnr,
wzra
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's: ti i:s Jsis 444' bilii—; , . k?i-Iti rl. Is rsv?
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`4t . the; 6 4; 11 *a0 4 k,
'Ever etti',ripaleitirilipipatberart, ;
Imam and !leaner lOW
Travel cai learkincliaplagv , - ~ 1 %,1;
Cut co lingering glabov hd
Atlba trials mos eamentereet , - •
. Look akead, - and "neveradmaL" •
What la peat Is gait forrierf '
'Let alltr
the ettlog be ntsigi4 ,
mit never , help the mattfr : — .
• itiok de*, and "neVer i mind.* •
And it thee° who Welt Witold ye% ,
Tow tho ties of nature kind, :
tibtaild nitre to dci,thdr duty—
,Look to Reaves, and ”Iten'er nthwi"
Friendly maids Cro often' enact! I. ' l ' • -
When the feelings ere Mildred ; ' '
Take them Ibr their real Valnel.. •
: Pam them on, and "never '
Pato mord:neaten, ciao& may lower,
Enemies may be combined;
your tem% in God u steadfast,
Ho will hitip,orn, "never ndnd."
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Lll ESSAY
Bead before the Branford County Teachers 4 11 1.5=
weblike, in Orwell, June 2f. 1969, by Ma
Anna Passion, and furnished for publics-,
• don in the Ramon, by request.
Who is there that does not feel is
responsive chord touched, as some
faint melodies of old "Mother Goose"
float up to his mind from those old
days in the shadowy Past; when as
yet the perplexities of life were tm
known ?—when her sayings and songs,
as interpreted to our minds by gen
tle lips, seemed oracles of truth and
wisdom, and which left an influence
that later wisdom has not effaced ?
-Among all the lancifid charaiters
she has peopled our imagination with,
that certain
"Old woman who liTed in a shoe,
Who hod so many children she didn't know
. what to do,"
always appealed most strongly to our
sympathy, though scarcely less were
our feelings touched, as we thought
of the poor "Legion," crowded, har
assed, and punished; and at last sent
unsatisfied to bed. And though the
heartless may laugh at the picture,
we are,inclined to moralize over the
scale, as finding its counterpart
among that numerous class denomi
nated " school-nta'asm"
We venture the assertion just here,
that had it been the Old Gentleman
,instead, who was placed under such
'unfavorable circumstances, he would
have known just what to have done
—his superior judgment and inge
nuity would have f uipished "bread
for the "porridge "straightway ; but
being a wrnnan, the kets in the ease
remain unchanged.
•
The question " What to - do, im one
that besets us in almost ,all circum
stances of our lives. ThoOkime comes
to us all, when our way is hedged
about and , darkness envelops us, and
with only weak human wisdom to
guide us, we cry mightily, " What
shall I do?" • Happily; then, for us,
if a stronger than human hand leads
us, and an unerring ' counsel directs
MIL
But the question " what to do with
the children?" is an earnest question
with earnest teachers. Let one sit
down in her quiet school-room before
the eager, restless crowd come throng
ing in, an& muse upon- their wants—
not imaginary desires, but real long
bvs, and necessities which they look
to . their teachers to supply, and the
exclamation will be, " Who is suffi
cient for these things?"
They 'come to us with every faculty
and instinct, crying out to us, " Give,
give!" Their busy hands must be
kept from forbidden fruit, and their
feet trained to walk cautiously along
life's journey, and- above all their
craving, minds are to be fed ; • and
what wisdom and discrimination - are
necessary to impart that which is es
sential to iOdivolual cases! For some
the feeble virtues are to be cultivated,
and the inclinations toward evil are
to be repressed ; while others (and
they constitute the far greater class)
who possess talent, genius and noble
impulses are to be trained, subdued,
their talent and genius led into the
right channel, and their aims direct
ed toward worthy objects. It is sure
ly a great work, and at best but un
satisfactory, for even after all has ,
been done for the children that wis
dom dictates, or affection suggests,
where is the teacher that looks upon
her efforts with satisfaction ? On the
contrary, she feels that the effort blur
been feeble, and the result most mea
ger.
But while we sympathize with the
Old Woman in question, we also find
something to admire in her character.
Her taking a shoe as a residence shows
the faculty of adaptation that all truly
great minds ixissess.. And we do not
infer that she was particularly dis
satisfied with her lot, or aspired to
share the leisure and larger aecom-
Modations of the lord and master;
miho, doubtless, selfishly occupied the
other shoe all by himself. We do not
doubt that the children occupied her
mind, mid that she cheerfully resign
ed into his hands all such weighty ,
subjects as " equal rights " and " um
versal•suffrage "1
Again, do not those poor children.,
thus confined, cramped and jostled, L
find their counterpart, among many
of the " children of a larger growth '
in the world ?—among those who re
alize the narrownesh of life, its ill
sufficient experiences, its trials and
troubles and privations—those who
feel the tyranny of the strong over
the weak, and those whose longings
for the unfulfilled are never met?
And as the shadows of life draw
around them, they go unsatisfied to
their long rest.
To us all, the, beautiful words of
the poet appeals-r---
"So live, that when thy summons cornea to ken
The hunneentble caravan, that moves
To that mysterious realm, where each shall take
His chamber in the silent halls et death,
Thou go not, like the quarry slave, at night,
Scourged to his dungeon,. but, sustained and
soothed
By en unfaltering trust, approach thy grave,
Me one who m ps the &apmy of his conch
Ascend lsim, lies doyen tirVaumut dreams."
A YANKEE doctor Itae contrived to
extract from lansages a itoorwerfid toeleorhich,
be lays, contains 010 whole strength of embark.
Ho calls it "sulphate of make.", . • '
ClEi
" WHAT are yon doing with my nil
get"
, Geor " Pee been riming, fah
eilm7zi want to asev if there are any hairs in
the lather." .
• Gwi Hui His Dtre.—lt, is altogeth
er too absent to Ray that "Man to not perfect."
Who is there that has not met with many who
were perfect strangers, and some who were per
feat mom* ical not a few who were perfect
fools?
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T' : oz- m - Tar4:ll7l7A i n i t i rss; ", :'
i'..14 11 0•7. 1 0 t i o;iter tie 4
rriendldrW. atorliose hOuse
she was itaiing,`"who W 4 tu4 that Pretty
gititJthat 'zipoltel"tir Ilarriet on the
&Mau ateps , thiii morning ? She wm
dremied.eatirelY in white, with , blue
violetsVin)/er• bgnne‘ " • - •
'I didn't notice ' her," said Mr&
Prentice. • r "MO was`she, Harr i e t?"
"Het` Hasitings,"
said Harriet.
‘.orAct y e n,knew herr. asked Atm,
Fpatcd
"Not very Well," said Harriet ;"she
ien't madly the kind of girl that Ind-
EMI
IMO
mire."
"Why not;.'•ieried, MT& Fade;
"die lo4ed its gocd as* WaS bean
"She is a vain; 'selfish girl," said
Harriet deliberately, "she Minim of
no one but herself."
"Dear me I" said Ifta. Foster.
".Yes,, indeed," continued ' Harriet,
"she thinks of nothing but her appear
ance ; you can tell that by the way in
which, her dreseis always arranged,
so studied! And then she does not
care for thepoor. We asked her last
winter to join a sewing -society,- and ,
she said her mother preferred that
she should not become a member I All
an excuse, of course : what objection
Could her mother have had? And then
the way she dresses—"
" Why, thought her dress was in
very good teete,' interrupted Mrs.
Foster. Mrs. Prentice in - the mean
time had lef tthe room.
Yes,; it ' was pretty," answered
Harriet, tbut.-it was made by a fash
ionable dressmaker, any one could
see that, and there was real lace on
the ruffles.. Mr. Hastings had some
business trouble this past winter and
lost a great deal of money, and I know ,
that the family have been forced to be
very econemical. They keep but one I
servant, although there are ten in the,
household, and yet Bertha has had a
most elaborate summer wardrobe! I
don't see how she can be so heartless
ly
extravagant, she rules her mother
and father completely, they_ never de
ny her' anything, and—but there goes
the Sunday school bell, I must bid you
good-bye for an hour - 4 " and Mrs.
Prentice departed on her way.
The lesson in Sunday school that
day was upon the ninth command
ment,
and I have been informed on
good authority that. Harriet edified
her class by the admirable manner in
which she_ showed the wickedness of
bearing false . witness against our
neighbors !Do you think ° that this
girl had so false a tongue that she i n _ I
vented these stories about Bertha
Hastings. Not at all. Harriet had'
many excellent qualitim ;. she was a
,devoted daughter, a kind sister,a faith
'fel Sunday school teacher. The sin
into which she fell that afternoon was
one of which I am afraid we have all
I been guilty ; she did not state what'
she knew to be false, she.only assert
ed what she did not positively know
to be true. Not for all the world
would she have fold an untruth, but
she heard some one say these things
of poor Bertha and instantly accepted
!them na true, because—though she
would have indignantly denied it—
there lurked in her secret heart a feel
ing of envy towards the beautiful Her- -
tha. And this same secret envy is at
the bottom of our harsh judgments
much oftener than we are aware. -
' In the present case-Harriet's words,
from whatever source they sprang,
were soon apparently forgotten. Mrs.
Foster went home to New York the
next day, and remembered nothing
about Bertha Hastings. About six
months after this, however, Mrs. Fos
ter was interrupted at dinner by a
friend of hers, a Mrs. Canwell, who
was the head of a boarding, school.
" Excuse - me for coming at this
hour," said the lady, "but I know you
will forgive me when you hear that I
have found an exellent person to fill
the place that has been so long vacant
in my school."
- ".Indeed," - cried Mrs. Foster, who
took a great interest in her friend's
school. "I am very glad of it."
"Yes," continued Mrs. Caswell, " I
think I am entirely suited. You
know that I have been anxious to find
a person who would train the hearts
as well as the heads of her pupils, and
from all that I can learn of this young
lady, she is a noble character, truly a
good and sincere Christian. By 'the
way, perhaps you knoW her ; she,
comes from S., where your friend.
Mrs. Prentice lives, her name in Ber
tha Misting."
"Bertha Hastings ! " repeated Mrs.
Foster. "Has she blue eyes and fair
hair ?"
"Yes" answered Mrs. Caswell, "her
father has had some trouble in his
bunnies, and has. been • forced, very
reluctantly, to consent to the applica
tion from his daughter to me. I was_
greatly pleased with her appearance
and manner." ,
" My dear friend," said Mrs. Foster;
"she will not dolor yon." And there
ensued an account of poor ilertha'fi
delinquencies as Prentice had
described them. Yet not exactly as_
Harriet described them. . How man
people could repeat a story after the
lapse of six months, and make no.
dition to it ? Mrs. Foster's story was
meant to be strictly just, but uncon
sciously she colored it somewhat, and
Win "Caswell departed, resolved that
Miss Hastings shouldnot be a teacher
in her schooL
"So selfish' and extravagant," said
the lady to herself; "I dare say instead
of consenting relfietantly,'' her poor
father had hard work to perstmdeher
to give up her elegant leisure ;" and
rm. Caswell, who was always a little,
hasty in her judgment; wrote that
very night to Bathe, saying that it
would be impossible to receive her as
a teacher. •
Bertha was greatly dissappointeit.
but she did' not soon give up. She ;
applied to the head of another New
York school ; but this : lady, hearing
that she had •been rejected by 'Mrs.
Caswell, concluded to follow such 'I
good example and so Bertha failed'
again.
At last, after some time. she Lou - -
tabled a situation as governess. The ,
pay. was snail, the work - heavy.
Bertha's gentle heart *as saddeped
by the cold imcmieens manner' . in
which she was treatekher employers .
belonging to that class of persons
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whe imagine that they: display their
gentilityby .treating-- teaeliere with
contempt:, At last,nfter several years,
slie obtained a better posithm, - but it
was not Until the brightnesS other
pith had faded. Who can siiy how
many.-.heart-aches. Who
bitter tears
ishe unght ,have been spared if Har
riet-Prentice had- held her pewit*
that Sunday afternothi.
Aid *hat was the explanation of
those nufartinate appearances upon
which Harriet had founded her decis
ion ? It was very simple. Bertha's
dress was always heat,- and orderly,
not because she vent more time ttp
omit than others, bit -bemuse - she
had a natural gift 'for arranging
every thing in, the pr!lietat 'way. , Ana
for the refusal to . join the sewing
society, the reason • was that Bertha
didiso much work at home that her
mother:was unwilling that she should
undertake any more. • As:for the
costly summer wardrobe, items the
present of- a sister-in-law of Mrs.
Hastings who led. been thrond
daily into mourning, , and haiing no
use for her colored dresses had given
them to Bertha. The rsitggiri had
at first 'haitated, but rememberini
that even the plainest summer outfit
woad be 'expensive for her father, she
finally accepted her aunt's gift. That
was absolutely all I
" Every idle word that men shall
speak, they shall give account thereof
at the day of judgement," said- our
Lord Jesus Christ,; and if the saying
seem hard or severe,. we have only to
think of the. &nit' t - inftnen ce which
our careless remarks have
- upon the
lives of others.' Let us then ,culti
vate a loving spirit ; and while our
speech is - always "seasoned with the
salt" of truth, let it be also "With
grace,"—with that spirit' of kindness,
and charity tower&
men,' which is one of the strongest
proofs of our fellowship with Christ.
"He that loveth not his brother
whom be bath Seen, how can he love
find whom he• hath not seen ?"—N.
Y. Observer. '
FOBSEMMOE.
When we shall consider fully all
the annoying trials • and vexations
which beset our fellow-mortals, we
shall learn to make allowances and
forbear. A young mother is kept
awake night after night with her
crying and sleepless babe. _ How can
she be expected_ to be happy, joyous,
and all serene, as formerly, when
there was nothing to disturb her
spirits? A merchant meets with un
expected losses, and can not meet his
engagements. This makes-him anx
ious for, his credit: and reputation. A
physician stakes his hopes for lamb
and fortune on:the recovery of a pa
tient. The patient dies, and the
physician is deeplYwrieved. A young
mail has placed his affections on a
lady-before findingrrAvhether sjie en
tertained a serious interest 'in him
self. She loves another. This leaves
him in a mood anything buiamiable.
The aspirant for office fails to reach
the coveted place ; he may have been
defrauded by corrupt men '
• and
hence becomes much exercised about
'it. But let us come down to 'these.
lesser annoyances which try the
tience of the most amiable. We some.'
times find our fOod badly seasoned
and poorly cooked ; our books, tools,
or other things misplaced, or loaned
and not returned. Through a hole
in a pocket we've lost our keys, or
some valuable keepsake. Our bet
tons are missing- 7 -rubbed off at the
laundry—and just when we are in a
hurry - to dress for meeting! Our
host, the head of the family, has re
solved to 'stop chewing or smoking
tobacco, and this is the third-day.
He is almost delirious, acts hle a
crazy man. It is• surprising that he
is irritable, cross,and ready to accuse
others? Here is a ease for,real for
bearance. Be patient with him,
encourage him, assure him of your ,
sympathy. and support.- He is fight
ing the devil, who is constantly teas
ing and tempting him. The poor,
jaded teacher,shut up in a close room
with half a hundred swang,surging,
perpetual motions, breathing over and
over again that fetid air; trying to
maintain order and obedience, and
to 'hear a hundred half-learned les
sons every day—is it surprising that
such persons become impatient ? Per
haps our servant has been up at a
"wake',.last night, and will have to
attend the funeral to,day, paying a
high price for horses and a carriage,
so as, to -make a "respectable” - - ap
pearance, when the money can illy be
spared, the thoug,ht is anything but
happifying. ,'Let us not by cross
words or, looks add to the burden=
thatis already grevious and hard to
be. borne. .The fact is, we do not any
of us make sufficient allowance for
the infirmities of our fellows. Let
us all try to be more forbearing with
theimperfections, of mankind. Let
us be slow to condemn, and quick to
forgive. • • •
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THE BUmHT SU/E.—Look 011 the
bright side. It is the right side. The
times May be hard, but it will make
them. no easier by wearing a floonly
and sad countenance. It is the
sunshine and not-the cloud that makes
the flower. There is alway that be
fore or, around us whr should cheer
and fill the' heart 'wit 4armth. The
sky is blue : ten times where it is black
once. You have troubles, itAnity. be.
So have others. " None are free from
them. Perhaps it is well that none
should be. They give sinew and tone
to life—fortitude and courage to man.
That would be. a dull sea,and the sail
or would never get skill, were there
nothing to' disturb the 'surface of the
ocean. It is the duty of every one
to extract all the happiness and en
joyment he can, .without and within
him and above'all he should look on
the bright side of things. What tho'
things do look a little dark ? ' The
lane will - turn, and the night will end
in biOad day. •
,In the long . run the
great-balaneerights itself. , What is
111 beepmei well-; what is wrong,
right. Men a are not made to hang
down either:heads or lips ; and those
who do t only show that they are de
parting ;from theyiath of true com
mon-sense and 'right. , There is more
:virtue in one Sunbeam than a 'whole
himis• phere of eloid and gloom.
Therefore, we repeat, look on the
bright gide of things. ' Cultivate what
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your duty 100k:441'04i -brie* /Aldo,
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••• The litne is not -far distant'
the ghioale will pectipy as prominent
a.placein our politics; as the negro
aloe tknetip, the past.- If we :arse wise
we arilliniptove the time. in =king
ourselves acquainted with thicharac
ters off-theier'periPli"and mama' g
ourselves to reccivithem.
A.NA hinreeently keen: publish
ed by Harper k Brothers, which is' a
vahLableeontribution to our stock of
knowledge of the It is en
titled,", Chins and:ike Papaw, b 7 Rev .
tons L
.NEvres, ten years a Mission-
P.17-h4,Phhm!! -
The word ChieeienrdwoVin in the
`Erni* which we ;WI, by that , inue.-T--
The
,inept aninnon r risune .by which
the Chinese. designate their country
is Chung irinoh, - or, "Middle. King
:dom." The term •"iniddle " signifies
not 'only that theY are the geograph- •
iad_center °film siorkl, butalso cen
ter of light and civilisation.
Chinaheara a s'triking resemblance
to the United Statia in position, form -
climate, production, 'natural and ar-
Uncial &widens, and In area. .
A remarkable feature of the Chinese '
Government islts system of compet
itive examhuttioneowhich are submit
ted to by all persons'who desire to '.
to enege in official service. The
system was originated - about one
thousand yams ago; and has been
modified and "improved during suc
cessive ages, until it has become weir
thy,of imitation, In -many of its fea
tures, by other nations.
Before becoming' eligii3le to office _
tb.d Chineee must pass through three
.literary degrees, which are reached
y Vithe most rigid examinations.
Of the many thousands who are an
nually the competitors for the first
degree only two or three hundred
succeed in passing through the Vari
ous ordeals by which the third
_degree ,
is reached.
L~ .; ~(v
MEM
Their literary examinations exert
a powerful influence on the whole
empire.- - It is thus secured that the
public offices are filled by educated
teen, familiar with the history, gov
ernment, politiCal economy; literature 1
and ethics of the nation. A power
ful stimulus is given to literary par- ' .
suits, and millions acquire a useful .
edrication, who do.: not push their
studies to final graduation:
The Chinese goverment is said to
present, to-day, the same character
which it possessed three thousand
years ago. The Emperor is called
iltranj-Shang, "The August Lofty ..,
One" and Tien-Tez, "The St/1/ of
Heaven" He lives in unapproactia- '
ble grandeur, and is never seen ex- .
Cept by members of his own- family
and high-State o ffi cers. Almost ev
erythint used by him or in his serv
ice is,/tabooed from the common peo
ple, and is distinguished by some.pe-
culjar mark or color sO as.to keep up
-th impression of awe, with which-he
is iegarded. The vacant throne, or
even a screen of yellow silk, thrown
over a chair.' is worshipped equally • ,
with his actual presence, and a dis
patch -is received in the provinces
Iwith - incense and prostration. It
seems, however, that the Emperor -
possesses more of the shadow than
the substance of royalty. He is
strictly amenable to the Constitution
and laws of the Empire, as well as to
public opinion. A gross violation of
his trust would weaken. his influence
over the people, and might -costihim
his throne. , .
N'otwithstanding the Chinese are a
"heathen" nation, they possess be- .
nevolent institutions, which, in num
bers and variety, are hardly exceed-
ed - in Christian lands. They -have
their Orphan. Asylums, Institutions
for the Relief of Widows, as well as
for the Aged and Infirm, Public Hos
pitals, and Free Schools, together
with other kindredhustitutions more
peculiarly Chinese in their diameter.
Moral tracts are largely distributed
hroughout the empire.. A wide- .
spread organization exists for the sup
prossion of immoral books. This en
terprise, under the sanction and con-
currence of the authorities, -has done '-
ranch toward checking the infinence
of this source of mischief. The peo
ple are required to bring in such -
books as have - been Prohibited to the
places designated, when they receive
nearly an equivalent for them in
money.. The accumulations '' thus
made are at stated times committed
to the flames. Several of the cele- :
brated standard novels of China,
which, in a moral point 9 of view, will .
bear favorable tompaxison with some
of the current Popular literature of
our own country have fallen under
the ban of this censorship.
•
The Chinese Empire, so long in
etatu quo is - entering upon a period of _ -,
transaction. They haveat. last diii- - .
discovered that there is outside their
wall a superior civilization to their
own. They have recently establish
ed in Pekin a University fpr 'the
study of the languages and sciences
sf
.foreign 'nations. The sending
forth , of their Embassy under- the
lead of an American, marks the dawn
of a new era in in Chineie history.
This Embassy has been eminently
successful. They succeded in nego
tiating a treaty with' the United
States which is very fainrable to theta
and eminently honorable to us.-
' The emigration of Chinese to thiS
country is having a considerable re
flex influence upon China: This in
fluence is less than might be supposed,
from-the fact that although the num
bers of emigrants seem large to us,
they are in proportion to the popula
tion from which they have come, al
most as nothing. This emigration-is -
ltlestined to increase until it; tide of
population shall pour over our Pacific
States, and down the eastern slope of
, the Rockyalountains unprecedented
in the history of nations.
The facts which are presented in
this, article sae gleaned from Mr. Nov
ins's book, every page of - which
abounds in interesting details.
BREAKFAST Puns.—Take no pint
of milk, ofie pint of flour, two eggs, a
lump of butter the size of an egg, and
a pinch of eplt. Place the flour in a
basin, put the butter in the centre of
the flour, break in the eggs. together
thoroughly; then add gradiitilly the
milk, mixing all tbgether to' form- s'
• mooth batter. The puffs . may be
baked in a castiron pan with small
divisions, similar to the "French 801 l
Pan,".previoiisly heating it,, but a tin
pan of similar iihapeitigenerally used,
or small patty pans' though less con
venient, will serve. Butter the pans
and fill them about two-thirds full
with the batter and place in- aquiek
oven. They take' but, a few minutes
to bake, fire light and excellent
orb bachelor who bcar Wu
Imiebr state much equanimity, says "It
ie better to be laughed. at fur notbeing
than be unable telaugh because you are."
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