TERIII - 11 Hi leint LI CATION.
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moody Morning by ft W. Azium at Two
Dollars per anzionk in Moms.
SO -Advertising to all . ewes exclusive of sabsadp
con
to the prom _
SP 7. iMALICWICES inserted st m__ cores pee
lino far first Winton, and Tou cuss per Metal
ocbeequent intertions.
LOCAL NOTICES, mime style u cesdhill Misr.
raw= erns • line. -
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ilwidwismitmitisallys.
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Resolntions ofll eammurdcationa
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era civrrs per lino. • .
iThe Berman:a having a larger caxgdation than all
the Panora In the connty combined. mates it the best
Rertrii 11 g ntedinm to Northern Pennsylvania.
PlitriTV3 of overkilled. in Plain and Pane]
cobws. done with neatness and dispatch. Handbills.'
Planks. Carrie. Pamphlets. Tilithesda. Staternents. he.
et every variety and style. printed at. the ahartest
xot,er. The P.xporrres Mee is vet erapplled with
Power Presses. a good sisortment of new type, and
everything in the Printing tins can be executed in
most art - Whit manner and at the lowest rates.
ypnara PSV/I.RPORLT MOOT.
13=035 CMS.
vir WALLACE KEELER,
v. •
HOUSE. SIGN.AND FRESCO AiINrEE.
Towanda. Sept 1970-Sr
A Y, FIUDDELL &SANDERSON
Miners and Shippers of the
ANTAIIACIIE
mar.l•7l Towanda. PS;
riAMPS VIIC6EVr, INSURANCE
Aorarris —Office formerly occupied by Mora'
Morrow, one door month of Ward Um*.
. maylo•'7o w. s. vntemrr.
VORG A R. asalF:y in RAO
VY reate. lots fr-rn slnp nwnis. (Slice over
the late B. S. Suasell k Co.•s Tiarliog House.
. fir. DIIITATOCI , TIPnIPr in nil
Jo tin der orßoolthe Mato*. -Ttnranda. Pa. All
rate-s for Roofina prrmmtly attnntled tn. Particular
at:•+rt'nn Liven to Cottage and French Booting.
+ll c9R•;"
TT fill PSS. —Try 111 rc. rrsctrw,.
nrsz•R Arnylc nro mires Shftp In first vprow
Tinll,l4. rina Vtairerv. ("MUM.
Pnet-Oftire. Towanda 0(1. —Cmtp
: -R
FOWLER. EAT, ESTATE
R
• PFATI7I. No. 11 South Canal Rtreet. Cho
Real ndAils purchased' and gold. In,
of+tmentF ma.; . leaud Money Loaned.
Mfty 10,111.
rAYLORD BROS.. General Fire
and VP InPuranre Agrnro.
nra - 6.l , tnnre rani<4l 'by lightning in Wyoming.
tria other reliable compsuleg. withont additional
1-,g . eg. H. 71. GAVLORD.
11a7.• 2.3. 'Ti. - S. C. CIATLOS.D.
TorrinDr,7% - }TE. L. 4 ORR 31777 r.
• • mitypOETO.N. PA.. vtlFil particular attoritiop to
irbnini; Ruggles. Warzone. Sletgba. ke. Tire set and
r,palring dour on.abort notice. Work and chimes
naranteed aatisfactor.r. 12.15,69.
A ATOS PrN79"P.4r!TiER. HAS
t% arain Gstablished himself in the...TAILORING
`rsysi•F• - 4.t shm. over Bea u - Ars Store. Work of
..ry tio-arif,tian (lime in the latest styles.
Tosranda, April .21.1970.—tf
kYSVILLE WOOLEN MILL
The moderslaned uanll respectfully announce to
the ptibhe that he 1,..ps constantly on hand Woolen
ilMhs t'scs.4rner. , flannels. Yarns. and all kinds at
Art , i retail HAIGH k. BROADLET.
I:. I Proprietor.
CLINTON HOUSE,
N.Y
S. L. TIICVNIPSON,
1.11, , Pot for tlo. Hone
M. 71.1 157;1,61/1
ri S. it SS E ' S
GE: , :vII.IL
I N t: k A \ •(I: AGENCY,
!SE
tiE - UNDERgI(INED
TEcT A.ND BLILDEP.. NeisliPs to inform ,the
cf To xanda zmil vicinity. that he will - give
:t::111ar attosaina to drawing p 1 .ne.. ,1 e 6 47 1 ° ,
and
p.,ls,..atams for - all warmer of buildings. Private
and Snimrintrnilence given for reasonable
i",ripmsation .offies residence 5. E. corner of
and E.ll2aboth streets.
3. E. FLFMMING.
;7.'71 Bor. 511. Tow iota, P 4.
130 ORS, AND BLINDS.
I anirrepared to tarnish Kiln.dried Doors, Sasu
ani Muds of any stile, size. or thickness. on short
t.rice. Hand in your orders teu days before you
ant to use the articles. and he sure that you will
t.,loork that not shrink or swcll. Torras cash
.o delivery.
'Towanda, July 19. IS7I. CEO. P. CASH.
THE . UNDERSIGNED HAVE
opened allauking UMW: in Towanda, under the
came of G. F. MASON & CO. •
They are prepared to draw Bills of Fvel-nwe. and
wake collections in New York. and all
p;nidana of the Baited States. as also Englarid. Ger
many, and Franc& To loan money. recolve deposit/,
and to do a general Banking business.
-G. F. !bison was one of the late P.rm of Laporte.
Mason .t Cb.. of Towanda. Pa.. and his knowledge of
he business men of Bradford and adjoining counties
having bees' in the banking business for about
••n yens. make this house.* dcsirablo one through
to make. G. F. 3LkSON,
T• - •nanda, Oct. 1, 1866. A. G.,ILASON•
•
~T•EW FIRM!
ii' GOODS, LOW PRICES!
AT mo.Nr.oEToN, Ptk
TRACY s. lIOLLON,
.F.etad Dealers in Groceries. and Provisions, Drags
Bleros,me Oil, Lamps, Chin:sr-cps,
tillasl..s. Dye Stuffs, Paints, Oils, Varnish. Yankee 1:0-
4 ,, 71.. Tsitocco..-Cigars and Snuff. Pure Wines arid
Liquors. of the berm quality. for medicinal purposes
All'Goods sold at the very lowest pricers. Pre-
Yempticuss carefully compounded at all howl, of the
Ury istid Wye us a call.
TRACY ,t nor-Los.
I'donnoctori, Fa.. Jane 24. 186.9—1 Y.
- PASSAGE FROM OR TO
C. IRELAND OR ENGLAND.
01:10.% a CO.' L.PSZ or Fru:wawa 1 - 2.0:4 03 TO
orErtrs - ron On tivEr.roor... '
Emus .1k Gulon's old " Black Star Line" of Lir.
ri•poo). Packets, giatag every week.
Line of Packets from or to Laudon,
twice a: month.
lietilittanois to England. Jr:lir,' and Bcot*eil pay.
W.. On delutxul.
F., further puticulare, apply to It'd ""1..=.s Colon,
P:oadway New York. or
G. F. MASON Bankers,
Towanda, Pa.
INIMIEM
VENN - STEAM FLOURING MILL
I\ SEIMSEQUIN, r.
rab3crro desires to giro notice that law new
STEAM FLOURING: MILL
c; in operation, and that he is pro.
I ,do all %work in his line on short wait*.
C.ItiNDING I)3'SE ON THE sAmr. DAY
Tlr "I IT LS RECEENT.E,
13::c:•whoat and I Flour, Corn Meal.
al•anya on land 'and for sale at
r sOTICE....Per4ons livinge tbe
c: the raver deeirmit to patronize my int%
their I,rrya.t. , paid both ways. when they
cl 4 )1 tan hu.licts andsupwarda.
; 71 F. S. ArEns.
CITARLES F. DAYTON,
Sn , N-ossor t TL'! ltroy Bros.,
lIAAINESS MAKER,
Over Sloalye Store,
s a 1.z.i,3 a fr.ll asscrtinent of DOVICLE and
ildliNi:SS, and ill other goods in his lino
I.•.palein2 and cianardenring done to order.
r^,s - ards, Au; ost 23.1871.
MI
JAC:OPS,
nas :moved his
TEMPLE OF FASHION
'Bl,kk. Main street. ao:or.d door
above Bridge et:vet. c.
tlwayg be found s Cotaiimie itock of
MEN S AND BOYS'' CLOTHiIiG,
HATS AND CAPS.
A:: wy).l4 warraste , l, z,ml sold at the lowed Tales
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toast DESIB.A.r.u. tad wart LAW-
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VOLUME XXXII.
JAMES WOOD, Arrow= AND
Comm:mos As LAW, Towanda, Pa.
1101THNRI • Y PEET, ATTORNEY- AT
Law. Towanda; Ps.
WM. FOYLE, ATTORNEY - AT
_ V , La% Towanda Pa.. Moe with Maims
Ihutth. south side Mercer's Block. April 14. 70
& MONTANYE, . ATTO
1J ma at L►w. (Mice—comer af. Mtn and
Roe streets, opposite Porter's Doze Sees.
D ' EL WESTON, DENTIST.-
N twpatteg's Mel, over Gael Drag gar
Sant It
D 1 1 ; B. JOHNSON, PETSICIAN AND
1-1 Nraogox. Office over Dr. H. C. Porter Sou
/a CO .'e Drag Moro.
WILLISTON
_,ITOBSET AT LAW. TO*ANDA.
Boith it‘de Mercar's New Block. ap stairs.
Ap 21.*76—ti.
A I I - I
B. MoKEAN, ATTORNEY .
A.A.• SAD ONlXamina AT LAV.Tawands.l%. Per
hada atter:it:km paid to 'badness in ea Orpbaust
Ocnut. - Jub"lo.
CARNOCHAN, ATTOR
-11 FAT AT LAW (District Attempt for Bud
lord Troy, PA. Collations wads aadrapt
ly —Med. tebl6,
T tt D. C. DEWITT, Atones-a:-
0i Law. Towanda. Ps., baying formed a cavort
nership. tender their professional 111111110,6 to the
public. Spec:hi' attention given to EVERT DEPART
MENT of the business, at the county test or else,
where. JACOB DeWITT.
D. CILNTON DIVATIT.
Tows..xns, Pa., Dec. 12, MO.
•
TOIEN N. CALTET', ATTORNEY
AT Lay. Towanda, Pa. Particular attention griv..
en to Orphans' Cnurt Ircudnsas, eon and
Collection! l Mee to Wood's now bloek !Oath
of the First National Bank. up stairs.
Feb. 1, liaL
CI H. .WARNER, Physician and
Suirrou. Leßayarille, Bradford Co., Pa. Ali
.callt promptly attended to. Oct'l first door south
of Leßaysville Ifousc.
EATt. 15, 1870.-yr
OvERTON k ELSBREE, Arros
liTratAT LAW, Towanda, Pa., baying entered
Into eopartnerehip, offer their professional services
to the public. Special attention-given to btudnecs
In the Orphan's and Beftister's Courts. aplll'7o
NERCITR & ;DAVIES, ATTOR-
L-Ts AT Law. Towanda. Pa. The undersigned
hiving asioasted themselves together in the practice
of Law. offer their professional services to the public.
ULYSSES MERCUE. W. T. DAWES.
March 9. 1.870.
WA. & B. 3.1. PECKS LAW
• OFFICE. • .
Maui 1. tree opposite the Court Houae, Towanda, Ps.
Oct. 27,'70
A. KEENEY, COUNTY' SII
• PERECTMIDENT. Towanda. Pa. Ofate,with
B. N . Peek. second door below the Ward Rouse.
Will be at the office the last Saturday of each month
and at all',flier times when not called away on boat.
ness connected with the Superitendency. All letters
Nhoni rl hereafter be addressed as above. dec.1.70
DR. J. w. LYMAN,
PicrsictiN a' - u
()ince t.ue elbet of Popootoo
dance, corner Pine and 2nd street.
Towanda. June 22. 1871.
TOE W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
Law, Towanda, Bradford Co.. Ps.
DiSLTRANCE AGM'.
Particular attention paid to Collections and Orphans'
Court business. OfEce=lferctir's New Block. nerd.
Fide Public Square. apr. 1. 19.
TOWANDA, PA
TOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GRA.DI - 5-
ate of the College of "Physicians and Surgeons,"
New York city, Class 1,43-4, gift' exclusive atm:Mott
to the practim of Ids profession. Office and residence
on the eastern slope of Orwell Hill. adjoining Henry
Howes. Jan 14. VI
Dll. D. D. SMITH, Dentt4, has
purchased G. 11. Wood's property, between
Mercer's block and the Ewell HOlllO, where be his
located his office. Teeth extracted without pain by
eqe of rag. Tawattd Oct. 20. 1870.—yr.
DINING ROOMS
P_: CONNECTION WITH THE BAKERY,
Near the Court Hotiee.
Wo are-prepared to fed the hungry at all times of
Ito clay and eveolng. Oysters arid Ice Cream In
their sesacms.,
March 30. 1370. " I). W. SCOIT
VLIVELL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
-11:4 I's.
• JOHN C. WILSON
Having leased this Houma. is - now reedy to acemomo•
data the travelling pubilc, 'Somata nor expense will
be *pared to give satiafeLon te those who may give
him a call.
Jay- North side of the publie square, east of Ilea ,
cur's new block.
R IIMIEERFEELD CREEK HO-
_
PETER LANDITEREEEI,
•
Having purchased and thoroughly rotated this old
an well-known stand. formerly kept by Bberiff Grif
fis, at tho month of Runmierfield Creek. is ready - ta
give good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all who may farce him with a earl:
Dec. 23. BCB=--tf. . _
AIF,ANS HOUSE,. TOWANDA,
COIL. WAIN LIM MUDGE STIMETS.
The !lorries. Harnett& /ca of all guesta of thin
house. hiszu•e3 against lout by Fire. without any ex.
charge. •
A enperier.quality of Old Eualleh Base ' Ale, JlLat
retched. T. It. JORDAN,
Towanda, Jul. 2L..^1. Proprietor. •
BRADFORD HOTEL,
TDWANDA., PA.
The subscriber having leased and lately fitted op
the above Hotel, lately kept by him as a saloon and
boarding house, on the south aide of • BRIDGE
STREET, next to the rail-road. Is now prepared to
ententain the public with good accomadatlons on rea
sonable charges. 1 4 ,10 'trouble or expertise will be
spared to 'coma:iodate those calling on him. His
bar will be furnished with choice brands of Cigars,
Liquors. Ales, kc. '
Goad Stabling attached. WIC =HEY,
Towanda, June 1„187L*tol 1t11y72 Proprietor.
WARD HOUSE,
•.. TOWAN - DA,
BRADFORD CODINTY, Pf2MA. •
This pilpular house, recently leased by Hews.
Boos k lis.ssnt. and havingbeen completely refitted,
remodeled. and refurnished, affords to the public
all the comforts :ad modern conveniences of a first
class Hotel. Situate opposite the Part on Miin
Street, it is eminently convenient for persons visit
ing Towanda; either for pleasure or business.
sep6*7l ,SOON k. Imam, Proprietors.
AIANSION HOUSE,
Lat.SYSVILLE, PS.
tC t W. zrzttreio. nionurrox.
Thu ta-,condocted strtetly Temperance
Principles. Every effort will be made to make
gnests comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always be =polled with the best the market af
fdrcla. ' Nor. 1, 1871.
NEW
AND NEW GOODS !
THOS. MUIR & Co.
ftespectinlly announce to the public in general, that
they have opened a large and choice stock of
GROCERIES AND PROVISIONS
Ii the stare formerly o.vrtpled by John Merida/6
cfraer Slain and Frankln3 tib , ests. Terwanda. which
they will eel) as cheap as the cheapest ter
You will always find TOM Hawn UM*, just sa
happy u ever, to wait upon all al customers and as
many new ones ma will favor thein with a cal.
rucoa.
DAYTON h BROTHER,
Dcaler►•in
WOOL, HIDES, PELTS, CALF.
r 0 ,... .. ...
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For VW.li the 11 *best cash pric e , Is paid at 111 times.
Cl.sciwin M. E. Itosaillaltl's titqra. ]fats et..
_ a. 4.. Darrow.'
~J. Z. DAYTON. I 1i07.14."70 i TinwANDA .p&:.
TNSH PORK, H,AMB AND LARD
annazoiangst-
PWRINIIMNALL CM=
. K. LADD, PHYSICIAN
law eon. Talmud*. Ps. .office one door
v. Haddon & Sanderson'ecord office. •
sr; C. zursaxs.
}adds.
CASH I
MOS. *VIE k CO.
FCAS,
tettettb fortra.
JOUX AWL& AXD THE ALABAMA
TREATY.
' Oh I Biddy, me dsrlin',
Come. new, don't be.autilio',
There's something afloat in the *had ;
The Bull is a bawlhe,
- Yes, =spin* and csllllo,
And tomb' up dirt—do ye mind?
• I blare it's a testy,
And shine it seems *esti, •
The baste his hie•head in tho ground
He seems to be silin', - .
Tint/my and faihre—
Let's• gyro him a polo from behind !
Getters; I'm burin',
Is where he Was swearin'
About "Alabama" and Bleb ;
And sooner than payint
As mach m their satin',
He'll wait till he sees the last ditch
The boy in tho "White House"
Is Makin' his war-blcruse,
And ready to wear it, I'm told;
• So now, then, old Johnny,
Be silty and bonny,
And ont,wid yer papers lied gold:
I wouldn't bo
Tis useless yer
Ye put par own neck in the string ;
Tis justice their *tither,
- Look up at tberaltber,
And glee it; or else yn may swing!
1,1=X.8. Fevrarar, .3.11.
f*tllantons.
TEE ROYANOE OF THE BARLEY
AN ALLEGORY FROM TAE DAMSEL
Ayoung married couple were walk
ing down a country lane. It was a
peaceful, sunny morning in autumn,
and the last of their honeymoen.
"Why are you so silent and
thoughtful?" asked the young, beau
tiful wife. "Do you really r long for
the city and its turmoil ? Are you
weary of my love? You rwet, I
fear, that you have renounced your
busy life yonder, and cso wen ted to
live only for me and our happiness."
He kissed her forehead, which she
tenderly raised up to him. She re
ceived no other answer.
" What can you miss here?" she
continued: " Can all tho others to
gether love you.more than my single
self ? Do I not suffice ? We are rich
enough, so that- you' need not, work ;
but if you absolutely must do some
thing— well, then write romances„
and read them to me alone."
Tha ,yrinrua man-Nra—
a kiss. He then stepped across a
ditch into a stubble-field, and picked
up a straw left by the gleaners. It
was an unusually fine and large
straw, yet attached to its root and
entwined by the withering stalks of a :
parasitical plant, upon which a single-
Little flower alight be discerned. •
" Was that a very rare flower yon
found ?" asked the , little lady.
" No; it was a common bind-weed."
"A bind-weed
" Yes, thatis its.vulaar name. The
botanists call it con voindus arrensis.
The peasantry name it fox-vine; in
some localities it is called tangle
weed." -
He paused and gazed thoughtfully
on the straw.
"Pray, what interesting thing is
it then, that you have kimovered ?"
" It is a romance."
"Yes—or a parable, if like."
" Is it in the rimier ?" -
" Yes, the flower and the—straw."
" Please tell me the story about it"
"But it is a sad one."
" No matter for that; I should like
to hear it very much."
She seated herself on the edge of
the grassy bank ; her husband did
the same, close at her side, and told
the story of the straw :
At the outer edge of the, barley
field, near the ditch of the highway,
grew a young, vigorous barley shoot.
It- was taller, stronger and darker
than the others; it_ could look over
the whole field.
The first [thing it noticed was a
litthr iiolet: It stood beyond, over
the other edge of the ditch, atid peer
ed through the grass with its inno
cent azure eyes.t The sun shone,
and the balmy wind. breathed over
toward the field from the field where
the _violet grew. The young straw
rocked itself in Spring air and Spring
dreams. To reach one another was
tout of -the question; they did not
even think about it. 'The violet was
a pretty little flower, but it clung to
the, earth, and soon disappeared
among the growing grass. The bar
ley, on the contras, shot up higher
and higher each day, but the dark
green shoot still above all the rest.
It rejoiced already in a long, bill ear
before any of the others had com
menced to show their beards.
All the surrounding flowers looked
up at the gallant ear of barley. The
scarlet poppy blushed yet a deeper
red whenever it swung over it. The
corn:-flower made its aroma still more
piquant than usual, and the flaunt
ing yellow field-cabbage expanded_its
bold flower. By-and-by the barley
straw blossomed in its manner. It
swayed about, now here, now there,
in the balmy atmosphere; sometimes
bending over the corn-flower, at
times over the poppy,-and then over
the tare and wild field cabbage; but
when it had peered down in their
chalices swung back again,
straightened up, and thought, ' Yon
are but a lot of weeds, after all."
But in the grass at the ditch flour
ished a bind-weed, with its small
leafy vines; it bore delicate snowy
and rose-colored flowers, and emitted
an elegant fragrance. To that the
barley straw bent longingly down.
"You gallant straw, " it smiled;
"bend yet lower, that may embrace
you with my leaves and flowers."
The straw essayed to do it with
its best will, but in vain.
" I cannot." it sighed; "bat come
to me, lean on me, and cling to me,
and I will raise you above all the
proud poppies and conceited corn
flowers."
"I have never bad any ambition
to rise in the world, but you
_have
been my constant dream ever since I
was budding, and for your oho" X
will leave the greensWarcl andall the
little flowers in whose company • I
grew: We will twine 4 urselves to
gether ma- dower alone 'for eack
4 4Afe n -
Oct.i, ion.
7:Ttli
Thus said the bind-weed, and
stretched its tendrils into the field.
It clung tenderly to the straw, and
covered. it with green leaves and
niodest flowers up to its topmost
blade. '
It was a beautiful sight: The two
Seemed to suit each nther,,to perfec
tion. The straw felt now redly
proud; and shot up -higher and high
er.
" Do you wish to leave me ?" sigh
ed the weed.
" Are you-dizzy already?" smiled
the straw.
"Stay with me--cling to me: Why
you rise higher ?"
" Because I must. It is my nature."
"Rut it is not mine."
"Follow me, if you lime me."
" Yon won't stay?- I know now
that you do not love me any more."
And the weed loosened its tender
firms and sank to the earth; bat the
straw continued to shoot ever up
ward.
The bind-weed began to wither.
Its flowers grew more and more pale.
"I have but lived and, flowered for
you. For your sake have I sacrificed
my spring, and my summer.. But
you do not' notice my flowers—yon
leave my little buds .to wither in the
air—you think upon anything else
but me and the beautiful summer—
my time !" ,
"I think upon the harvest; my
time has also its claim."
Presently the rain came. Great
drops fell upon - the delicate leaves.
"My time is soon over," wept the
weed, and closed its little towers to
hide the cold tears.
Tears aiti heavy. The straw near
sinking under its burden, but-it felt
the importance of keeping itself up
right; it straightened up, gallantly
facing the storm. :It grew stiffer in
the body—harder in the joints:
- It was one of the dark days. The
heavens were gray and earth dark;
it had been raining for a long time.
The weed had grown downward into
the earth, as if it - would hide itself
from the storm.
" Bend down once more, as you
did in days of yore, when tiny love
was all and all to you," begged the
weeping flower.
cannot; I dare not," groaned
the straw.
" And I would have bent a thous
and times for your sake—l, who now
bend myself to the very dust before
your feet," wailed the" weed, grovel
ing on the eat th.
Then fell a couple of large
. rain
drops upon the blades; the weight
Rai (VU uturtr'
a.;,,ia
ed, the weed pulled it down, aud
both straw and weed sank doNin on
the wet earth, never more to rise
again:
The harvest came. All the golden
corn, wits bound in sheaves, and
brought in the barn- with song and
joy. But that which once so gallant
ly had reared its head above all the
others remained prostrate on the
stubble field. The grain was moldy
and straw. withered. Of the beauti
ful vine, whose loving embrace had
been so fatal, only 'the dry,blackened
stalks remained.
Thus ended the romance of the
barley straw.
The young wife had tears in. her
beautiful eyes, but they were the
balmy tears whidh - strengthen, not
the scalding ones Which crush the
soul to the earth. She wound her
arms around her husband's neck,and
whispered a single word in his ear.
It was, "Thanks."
Then she plucked the last, half
, withered blossom from the bind
weed.
"It is a flower of memory that I
will take with me, when I to-morrow
return with you• to the, city again,"
she said, softly, as - she bid it in her
bosom. "Love is good, but labor
and love are better. Pleasure is per
fect only when it harmonizes with
our permanent interests, as it is'also
true that no delight can be enduring
with interferes with the noblest aims
of life."
WHERE THE GOLD GOES.
In the reign --of Darius gold was
thirteen times more valuable, weight
for weight, than silver. In the time
of Plato. it • was twelve times more
valuable. In that of Julius Cmsar,
gold was only nine times more valua
ble, owing, perhaps, to the enormous
quantities of gold seized-by him in
his wars. It is a natural question to
ask what became of the gold and sil
ver? A paper read before the Poly
technic Association- by Dr. Stevens,
recently, is calculated to meet this
inquiry. He rays that of our gold
product, fully fifteen per cent. is
melted down for manufacture; thirty
five per cent. goes to Fairope;. twen
ty-five per cent. to Cuba; fifteen per
cent. to Brazil, and five per cent. di
rect to Japan, China and the Indies,
leaving but five per cent. for circula
tion in this country. Of that which
goes to Cuba, the West Indies and
Brazil, fully fifty per cent 'finds its
way to Europe, where, after deduct
ing a large percentage used in manu
facturing, four-fifths of the remain
der is exported to India. Hero the
transit of the metal is at an end. ,
Here the supply, however vast, is ab
sorbed and never returns to the civi
lized world. The Orientals consume
but little, while their productions
have ever lit-en in demand among-the
Western nations. As mere recipients,
these nations have acquired the de
sire of accumulation and hoarding,
a fashion common alike to all classes
of Egyptines, Chinese and Persians.
A French economist says, in his opin
ion, the former nation alone can hide
away $20,000,000 of gold and silver
annually. The passion of Princes,
it is not surprising that the same
spirit is shared by their subjects,
and it is in this predilection that we
discover the solution of the problem
Seto the ultimate disposition of the
prelims metals. This absorption by
the Eastern , nations his been unin
teruptedly going on since the most
remote historical period. According
to Pliny, as much. as $100,000,000 in
gold was,.in his day, actually export
ed to the East. The balance of , trade
in favor of those nations is noW giv
en aa $80,000,000.
-Wit appreciate no pleasures unlPga
Wars ocaoloaally debarred ilvat them. Re.
siggitis opaddistaiMig*lliesik`
TOWANDA,
,BRADFORD
. COITNTY.- PA., MARCH . 14,1872.
. ..
Eve#,father of a family knows that
there= a time in , the life . of his eons
that gives JAM 'much:WOW)._ and
some anxiety. We allude to tbo-Po
riod of boiheofl; whea.elmbeisnoe of
spirita and thoughtleasness • are at
their height, and when the studies,
imposed by school discipline are en-'
lizely insufficient to find adequate
employment for their foe active'
minds and bodies. And it is nat
poseible, or even desirable to increase
the considerable application
of all well bred boys to the study of
books and the acquirement of learn
ing. 'lt is not to be wished that a
youth of twelve should grow np to
be a' conceited would-be-pedant of
twenty, and a bookworm of thirty
years of age. Thus the task of find
ing fitting occupation for the leisure
hours of a boy is no inconsiderable
'one, as few pursuits into which a boy
would plunge with eagerness are
aniteci for putting in the way of so
miter; impulsiveness and-want of con
sideration as most boys possess.. The
question, then, of Bow. to amuse 'our
boys, is one of paramount importance
and difficulty.
We would suggest, to the many
parents who have been perplexed
with this difficulty, to give their lads
every possible' Opportunity of acquir
ing a mechanical trade. The indus
try and ingenuity of a boy of average
ability may easily be matte to furnish
him with a never failing mire° of
amusement of the best order. The
boy who can produce or make some
thing, already begins to feel that he
is somebody, in, the_ world, that
achievement of a result is not a re
;lard reserved for grown people only.
And 'the education of.tamd, eve. and
hand, which the use Of tools and me
chanical appliances furnishes, is of a
great and real value, beyond the
good resulting from the occupation
of leisure time, Having nothing to
do' is as great a snare to the young
as it is to full grown; and no greater
benefit can be conferred on youths
than to teach them to convert tinie
now wasted: and often worse than
wastetl, into a pleasant means of rec
reation and mental improvement.
We say, therefore, to ' all parents,
provide your boys with.mechanic: l
apparatus and tools. There is no
greater pleasure to most boys than
the handling of a tool; and many
great men and ingenious inventors
look back with gratitude and delight
to the day when they were first al
lowed to use 'the lathe, the saw, and
the plane.
A. visit or two 1 - 0 a neienMe en vy . .
will furnish a Minify of boys' wit h an
occupation into which they will all
enter with alacrity, and which will
instruct them in two most important
branches of education, naZnely,quick
aess of eye and docility of hand.
And, further, it will develop any lat
ent genius they may have for the ma
chanical and constructive arts, win e.sa
are, now more than ever, the most
important means to the progress-of
mankind. The boy, whose time and
mind are now occnpied with marbles,
and kites, may bo a Watts, a Morse
or a Bessemer in embryo; and it is
certainly am easy matter to turn his
thoughts and musin,gs into a channel
which shall give full scope to his fac
mlties; for, to any lad, the use of me
chanical tools is the most fascinating
°tall occupations. And for bop whose
spare hours are snent in more ob.
jectionale:ways th a n innocent games
of childhood, it is of tenfold import
ance that all fathers should recognize
the existence of a simple and attract
ive.
substitute.
And if the boy has not in him the
germ of a great benefactor to his
race, and if his tastes and morals are
unexceptionable,' the training of the
intellect in some' handicraft will have
great and salutary influence on his
character. As,logic and mathemat
ics have a value beyond accuracy in'
argument and the correct solutio of
problem 4, in that they teach me the
habit of using their reflecting po ere
I C
systematieally, so carpentry, turning,
and 'other - arts are of high importance,
eyed{ if the boxes arelsilk spools pro
duced are of little value. These oc
cupations teach boys to think,to pro
ceed, from initial causes to results,
and not only to understand the na
ture and duty of the mechanical pow
ers, but to observe their effects; and
to acquire knowledge by actual ex
perimett, which' is the best way of
learning anythin e ,... All, the theories
culled out of books leave an irapres
sion on the mind and memory which
is slight compared to that of the
1
practical experience of the true me
allude. , • .
Onr advice is, to all who have the
great responsibility of the charg of
boys, give them a lathe, or a set of
carpenter's or even blacksmith's took.
Give their minds a turn towards the
solid and useful side of life. - You will
soon sea the'result in increased activ
ity of their thinking capabilities, and
the direction of their ideas towards
praetial iesults; and, still more ob
viously!, in the- avoidance of idle tlliP
chit;
f and nonsense (to omit all refer,
en to absoluti. wickedness and
m ral degredation), !which are too
great an extent, ' ! the pastime of the
generation which is *o suceed us.
The future{ of the world is already
sown, and" is 1 springing up in our.
Children; is it not worth while to
bestow a little thought on the culti
vation of a growth so important to
society, and so easily influenced for
goo I or for evii?--Scientijii• Amorican t
1 .
In PEIISONS. —lf there are any
don is entertained about there being
idle men and boys in our city, they
may be erOy removed by following
the dancing bear, who has recently
made his appeartmce: upon our streets.
A large crowd had collected on the. .
corner of Court and Washington
streets today, when it beim= neces
sary to disperse them; Chief Flynn
and his posse appeared, but their ser
vices wer- unnecessary, owing •to a
strong minded female with a tin cup
lather band, attempting to make .a
collection for the benefit of the bear.
That dispersed' the crowd they could
not bear the sight of that tin cup.—.E.r."
Make sunlight! the . world at best
is dark enougtu _ Do .*bat y On. (211
to make it moriolieortglizid .
azanDrass Or, DiZIONCIATIO3 4/1016. litiArrat.
THE WOMB TIME OP BOYS.
;ARAN FINALES GOING ABROAD;
Such has been the exclusive poliq
of the- Japanese Government, until
very recently. that any of its subjects
going to a foreign country were not
permitted-to return; but from the
following proclamation of the Mika
do,which we copy from the Japan
MA of January 25, 1872, it will be
seen that a more lam* policy has
been adopted, which, in connection
with other evidences, shows the won
derful' strides Jspan is makingtoward
eiviTutatibm •
We are of opinion that the repute-
Lien for civilization.wealth and
strength possessed by the countries
of the globe arises from nothing else
than the power of industry and per
severance, which characterize their
popnlatjons; and the/ reason why
their populations • develop their
hnowliulge,' polish their talents, and
give effect to their power of industry
and perseverance, is that each indi
*Must does his best as a member of
the 'nation.
We have lately changed our ancient
eystem, and desire to run equally in
the race with other countries. How
can we hope to succeed: unless the
whole population unanimously exerts'
to the full its power of industry and
perseverance? The nobles in partic
ular, occupying as , they do, en honor-
able and important position, being
the object of the observation of the
whole People, are looked' upon as
models of action. Is it possible to
dispense with an extraordinary de
gree of industry and perseverance on
their part, such as will fit theta to be
the leaders in animating the people?
Their responsibilities are indeed
grave. This is the reason why, we
summon you here to-day, in order
that we may eommtmicate
.our wish
es to 3on in person. In order to se
cure, the result of industry and per
severance, nothing else is necessary
but to develop knowledge and push
the talents, nothing else is required
but to fix the eyes upon the aspect
of the civilization of the world, to
cultivate pursuits of actual utility, to
go abroad for purposes of study in
foreign countries, and to leant prac
tically.-..lt'may suffice for those
whose advanced we precludes their
being able to remain and study, to
make a tour abroad, to widen their
circle of knowledge by seeing and
hearing, and thus improve their un
derstanding. In consequence, too,
of the want of a system of female ed
ucation in our country, many women
are deficient in intelligefice. Besides.
the education of children is a thing
ith e t i t i t - Enae i eted in s tima - t L e_ly with
is really a matter of. the most abso
lute importance. - There is therefore,
of course, not the - slightest objection
to those who go abroad taking their
wives,daughters or sisters with them,
so that they may learn that the in
struction of females in foreign coun
tries has a good'foundation, and may
become acquainted with the right
system' of educating children. If you
will, all of you, really give your at
tention to this question and exert
your powers of industry and perse 7
verance, there will be , no difficulty
for us in advancing in the region of
civilization, in laying the foundation
of wealth and itrength, and in run
ning equally in the race with the oth
er countries of_ the world. Do you
therefore take well to heart Our wish
es, each of you do best, and as
sist Us in gaining the object of our
hopes.
A GOOD MME BETTER TSAR
GMT MGM
No wealth or power can compen
sate for the loss of character. !den
may win riches or position by ques
tionable echeming, or downright
fraud, and flourish for a time in the
glitter of apparent success; but 'gen
erally time makes all things even,"
and the dishonestly-won prizes, like
the Dead Sea fruit, turn to ashes in
the grasp and - • bring discomfiture,
Chagrin, disappointinent and an evil
end. Striking extunplei of this fact
are now before the country. Im
perial Cesar was scarcely enthroned .
in greater pride and power than was
Tweed and his co-conspirators in ini
quity s short year ago in New York
Unlimited money was at their com
mand; legislatures enacted their de.
crees, Courts ruled agreeably to their
instructions, end men bowed in. wor
ship almost at their feet. It seemed
as if these men were beyond the'
reach of misfortune. But where are 1
they now? •Overti r )wn, • put on'
their-defence against criminal chart- I
es, priions gaing 'to receive them,
awl the objec tsof general contempt
and ridicule. Their money is Melt
ing away like the snow, friends are
dropping off, and they aro being
made to feel that. there are none so
poor as to do them reverence. It is
probable that our broad land now
'holds- unhappier individuals than
these fallen Crtesuses? And yet the
country is full of - such characters,
Who are operating one smaller scale
—men whose god is the dollar and
power,and who are 4103 , selling their
souls and sinking their character be
yond
redemption for what in the end
will prove a- bauble.
The world cannot have the fact too '
vividly and toe constantly held up
before it, that there is no value earth
cap offer which is a compensation for
a loss of character. The Spirit of
Evil may offer all the kingdoms of
earth to him who will desert the path
of rectitude, bat if the tempted one
is wise he will decline the bribe. A
consciousness of an unstained repu
tation brings more true. happiness I
than the possession of all that the
ambitious unprincipled worldling
ever aspired to, :and thousands of
poor and honest men to-day are en :
joymg a peace of mind and a con- 1
tentment of spirit which compromis-.
ed millionaires would give all they
can command to possess.
-But in a community, which is to
be most highly . regarded—the poor
man with an unspotted character, or
tho rich and influential man whose
position has been attained through
means that will not bear the light?
It 'is not diflieult to say which should
be, but it is hardly safe to say, for all
communities, which- is It is too
often the case that as long as success
attends the villain the world is will
!wee payeourt to ,him, and yet in
:doing in*" agutherl! . Airfitit irteukY
QM
feet--if Ahoy have intelligence And
manliness enough to excite a proper
emotion—she dep h of their own hu
miliation; for the =A that gives , the
endorsing rowilnitiOn to the success=
r ogue becomes a party to his rvii ,
we would be glad to see the pub.!
lic brive and. true to itself in this
matter Of setting its Vice against dis.H
honesty. Frkla and its authori
should find no welcome among hon
est people; and when dishonest men
are scorned by the public as they
should be, we shall find the class
growing less in number, "a consum
mation moat devoutly to be wished."
[For theltarourzu.]
THE HARRY WARD CASE.
MR. Entree: Asa matter of course,
the Wardltrial and everything con
nected with it has formed the subject
t ud
of a deal f conversation all over the
country, i been the cause of. con
siderable, excitement. While every
xute expressed a wish that impartial
justice might be done to- all parties,
the wish; was mingled with a fear
that wealth and social position would
do mach toward torrung the scale
the blind goddess is 'supposed to
hold; nor has the result proved these
fears to be groundless.
The release bn bail of a man for
mally indicted for- murder, was the
first thing that set people to think
mg; but such was the innate faith of
mankind that our judges would do
right, simply because they ought' to,-
that many thought that perhaps it
was best after all. The bail business
having been got along with, a second
&Ise was mixed for us to swallow ;
and we- were 'coolly informed that
the people of Bradford were such - a
blood-thirsty, dishonorable set, that
a jury of honest, disinterested.. men
could not be found within her bor
ders; that such a _feeling obtained all
over the county that the defendant
would be convicted, no matter what
the evidence might be. •
On such grotuids, the venue was
changed to a neighboring county,
but so near that any than fit - to - sit
on a jury, 'could not fail to know as
Much about the case as the majority
of our own citizens. This pill caus
ed a good many wry faces before it
was ,finally swallowed, but like a sick
horse, we had to swallow it, for it
was poured down us, and we could
not help ourselves. But the pill has
been working in' the body politic,-
and *ids° who helped to so grossly
insult the people of Bradford, may
yet see its effects. However, the tri
al went on; Ward' was convicted of
mausuiuguter, laud eenteaced. What
ever people may think bf the *Ake
of the sentence, all Would be content
if it could be execated, as it was giY
ea i but . instead of nine months' im=
prisonmeu• 4 --,the county jail of Wyo
ming county, he LS k......A.,-li no , to the.
Tunkhannock corresporideair or dm
Independent Republican), accotu,
dated with the best room in the
Sherifee house, and fares sumptuous
ly every, day. '.Cis just here the. shoe
Pinches. The prisoners indicted in
Wyoming county, for the Shingler
homicide, were, not considered too
good to lie in jail month after month,
awaiting trial; and when one of them
became sick unto death, there was
no room to spare in the Sheriff's
house, but .a common - cell was good ,
enough for him. When all the coun
sel for. the prosecution, save one, ask
ed for his release on account of his
sickness, and because there was not
evidence to convict him, he still -laid
in jail until death mercifully released
him. And lie was only indicted, not
convicted by a jury of his peers. If
all men weaved in the eyes of the
law, as. our law-makers tell ns, why
is it not carried oat in practice 4. If
a jail cell and fare is_ good enough
for one, why not for another ? If
because a man has wealth, and as a
Clatter of course social position, he
can get off with a nominal punish
ment for the same crime that would
Condemn another to the full eitent
of the laW, may God pity us all ! All
I desirc, is to see evenly man served
' alike, and if. I have erred I would
gladly be corrected.
Cruzes or Baum:me.
WWI AND BE?int or run Bums.—
The notion that those who work on
ly with their brains need less food
than those who labor with'lheir
hands, has been the cause of untold
mischieL Students and literary men
have often been the victims of a slow
starvation, &obi their ignorance of
the fact that mental labor . causes
greater. waste -of tissue than muscu
lar.. • According to careful estimates,
three hours of hard study wear out
the body more than' a whole day of
work at the anvil or, on 'the farm:
" Without phosphorons,no thought,7
is a German ',saying ; and the con
sumption of that essential ingredient
of the brain increases in proportion
to the amount of labor which the or
gan is requited to perform. This
I wear and tear of the brain are easily
Measured by careful examination of
the salts in the liquid excretions.
The importance of the brain as a
working organ is shown by the
amount of blood it-receives, which is
proportionally greater than th 4 of
any other part ofthe body. Ote
fifth of the blood goes to the braih,
though its average weight is only one
fortieth of the weight of the body.
This fazt alone would be snffiehmt to
prove that lirain-workers need more
food and better than mechanics and
farm laborers. _
"PLAYINO Lira. A Curas-rux."=—l
heard of two little children, a boy and
a girl, who used to play 'a great ,deal
together. They both became conver
tea. One day the boy came to his
mother and said, 'Mother, I know
that Emma is a Christian:,
'What makes. you think so, my
child
(Because, mother, - eke playa like a
Play's like - a Christian ? ' said the .
brother. The expression sounded a
little odd. ' _ •
',Yes; replied the child, if you
take every thing sho's got: shedon't
get angry. Before, she was selfish ;
and if she didn't have everything her
own way, she would-Lsay, " I won't
play with yen ; you ars an ugly lit-
DoIN
•
ts- ^s::` .
*SII per Azuncrn in Advance.
LOATZ ALL TO HIM
Lease el to Him, who knoltett! 03 1 ,
To wk.* ttierc'Orkeither geed ism small,
• Bit 000 Tsai oomprelteeding plap,
Thpelf tuvolied ere Workla Wow
• • • • Lame all 'to Him.
Leave All to Him. Ho finktalli •
He heirs the weakest when they
For none aro mightier than those
Who mans unseen arm repose ;
Leave all to Him.
Bell encourage thee, when noti:lse will dn,
Bat make thee more thin conqueror, too;
Scourge thok, perhaps, against thy trill,
Yet trust Him—Hsithy father stall
Leave . all to Itiu.
Though friends may_turu to bitter foes,
LCato all to Him, He even knows
When thou wonldit lean too match On these.
And . seek, with them, thyself to please ;
Leave all to Hun.
Leave all 10.11i112, thy Want, thy care,
That nameless grief that none may aharo
That daily slim of wearying lona
Which ieleaand the peace despoils ; _
• Mare all to lino.
Leave all to Rim, then sweetlylie,
Beneath His watchful, loving eye ;
And say, "Fain Thy will la me,
In life, in death, eternally ; •
REMEMBER THE POOR.
•
Were - we to consult the "Living
Oracles," we would there find. among
themany principles recorded for our
observance, that of, the inj unction - to
"remember the poor." The apostle
Pant in his epistle to the Galatians,
informs ns that - James, Cephas and
John gave unto him and Banning
the right hands of fellowship, that
" we should go unto the heathen, and
they unto the circumcision ; only
they would that we should remember
the poor, the_sarne which I also was
forward to
The seine apostle,. in his " First
Epistle to the Corinthians," remarks,
" For yo - see your calling, brethren,
how that not many wise- men after
the flesh, not many mighty, not many
noble, arc called." Our Saviour, in
answer to two of John's disciples, -
said unto them, "Go, and show John
again those things which ye do hear
and see. The .blind receive their
sight, and the lame walk, the lepers
are cleansed, and the deaf hear ; the
dead arc raised up, and the .poor
have the Gospel preached to them.
The apostle James says, "Hearken;
my beloved brethren: bath not - God
chosen the poor of this world, rich in
faith, and heirs 9f the kingdom,
which he bath promised to them that
love him. But ye-ljave despised the
pOor. Da not rich men oppress you,
and draw you 'before Vile judgment
seats? 113 they not, blaspheme that
.worthy name by which ye are called ?"
'Agam, "If a brother or sister be
naked and destitute-of daily food,
arid one of you say unto them, De- I
Dart in peace, be ye warmed and a
td,' notwithstanding ye give them
to t ip e mtpings Which are needful 1
Let us turn moth it profit?"
sayings
of Jesus, as recorded by Lla,
said' ho also to him that bade — tit
When thou rankest a dinner or - a
supper, call not thy friends, nor thy
brethren, neither thy kinsmen, nor
thy rich neighbors, lest they also bid
thee again, and a recompense be
made thee. But when thou makest
a feast, call the poor, the maimed,
the lame, the blind, and thou . shalt
be blessed; for they cannot recoth
pense thee, for thou shalt be recom
pensed ,at the resurrection- of the
just."
In connection with the above, is
the language of our Saviour: "Then
shall the King say unto them on the
right hand, 'Come ye blessed of my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepar
ed for you from the foundations of
the world; for, I was - a hungered,
and ye gave me meat 4 I was thirsty,
and ye gave me drink; I was a stran
ger, and ye took me in; naked, and
ye clothed me; I was sick, and ye
visited me; I was in prison, and ye
came unto me:"
Again, " And Jesus said, Let her
alone; why trouble ye her ? She bath
wrought a good work on me. For
ye have the poor with ye always: and
wheresoever ye will ye may do them
good; but me ye have not 'always.
She hath done . what she could."
-013.SERVEIG
' (For tho Farowas.l
A DAY AMONG THE COAL MUD.
Famans : "..aidaY
among' the derricks," is the heading
of an article seen in the Ilrsonna.
not long ago, and I thought the
above a . proper heading for this. On
February 22, (it being a holiday for
me), I took time and opportunity to
visit the coal mines at Bearer Mead
ow, Carbon county, operated by . W.
T. Carter & Co. This -one company
operate three -dtifts and one slope,.
and mine between six and seven-hun
dred tons per day, at 'present, altho'
-they are note driving 4usine!is very
much. .
The first mine I took notice of was
a drift, where a tunnel is made in An
der the mountain, on a level, and the
coal is drawn out by mules. Some
of these tunnels extend a mile and a
quarter under ground. :While stand-
ing at the mouth of one of them,
when they are coming out, the first
thing to , be heard is a low rumbling
like the sound of distant thunder,
which can be heard some time before
they come to the surface. About six
cars are generally drawn out at a time,
drawn by four mules, the leader of
which has a lamp attached to his col
lar, as a guide. After visiting this
mine, I went a littlwfarlher and vis
ited the slope, I was told by one of
the workinen that this , slope was
three hundred and thirty-five yards:
deep, out of which aro taken two
hundred and-sixty tons of cal per
day, on an average. The coal is
hoisted from the bottom of the slope
to the top of the breaker by a sta
tionary_ engine, by means of chains
and 'pulleys. Here it is broken, sort,
ed;* - and . loaded into the rail-cars,
ready for trrisportation.
The way in which the miners keep
account of tha number of cars mined
by each one, is very simple . : each
miner hai his peg at the top of the
breaker, 114 a ticket is sent up with
'air, with the minor's name on
1 % Ala is -1 411 4 4 itirigaret
Ipit,;;Miele arecOuitalit iii6V,'ol
- y other time,- if -desired, and -the
whole niunber of ma mined lot the
day. or by each man separately, ars
.. _
sway determined. , '- .
Another striking feature of this
place is, the caves, caused bytboAll
ing in of the mines.: -.Some of> them
are several rads acrome, and deep
enough 'to biz"; houses and other
buildings. Ism wrre one,divgling
went down, - the only victlimi were •
said to, have been a, eat aid dog
Some people have an idea that it is
'impossible for the hikes to cave in -
so ai. to let in buildings; but it - is MI
very l i
te t t,
staken one, *hick ma* be re- '
mov by visiting this mien. My
bel' is, that at some *mire -tithe
the e over all these mines will
cave ' . The Coal mined in this' .
southern region is mostly 6anaNrt--
ed, by the L. V. Et L. and S. E. Rail
roads to New York, l'hiliulelpl4 and
other cities. The whole nunilwr of -
mines in Carbon oormtyi, are na -fol. .
hairs: number of , slop% fourteen ;
tunnels, seven; one shaft, one patch -
(whore the earth is stripped Off and ,
1 the coal taken as frozni a quarry); ,
number of breakers, clean.
..Miming forms the chief business of
Carbon, , Schuylkill and Luzerne
counties. It. would take a great -
many words to describe the many'
things of interest around the coal
'nines. The best way is to make a
short visit tuthem yourselves. Hay-- -
ing told you how I spent Washing
ton'S birth-day, the day kept in mew
017if of the " Fathe of our Country," -
I will close by su 'scribing, _--
, , Tours truly, ;
r , I W. W. C.
Hutlaothlale. Pa., Shull 1,1872.. - .
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NUIBER - 41.
- Here 1, and. thdre throughout the
village a' few.lights nicker like pale
stars through• the! darkness.; One
shines foinn the attic window, 'where
a youthful aspirant:for literary liter
ors labors, wasting the inidnight oil
and-the elixir of his life In toil, pee- - -
less it may be, save as patience And
industry, are gained, and give him a
hold upon external hap .ere. Ln- _
other gleams with a g tly light
horn a chamber into which death is
Leave all to Him
[For tho BEroatzu..l
entering and life departing. _
One light shines through a low
cottage window, from which the cur
tains are pushed partially aside,
showing a mother's face, patient and
sweet, but eakewona and act=ions.
The eyes, gazing through the night;
are faded and sunken, bAt lighted_
with such love as steals only int o ' .
the eyes of true and saintly mothers,-
who watch over and , pray for
their children; who hedge them in
-froth the world's- temptations, and
make of them noble men, and trio
and.locing women. It isfirearly mid
night, and the faded eyes - are strain
ed to the utmost to catch the far-o$
sight of some one -. col:1141g down the
street. The raother's listening ear
loses no sound, however 'flight, that
breaks, upon the stillness that reigns
around. k. - -
- No form seen,„ no quick stop heatl l
she drops the curtain slowly and
goes back tO the table, where an open
book is lying and half-knit sock. The
_ . .
cat jumps up in the and yawns
and - shakes her Self - and gradually
sinks doWn again into, repose. No
one disputes her Possession on the
easy chair.. Up and down little
room the mother walks, trying - to
knit, !Mr vainly . ; she oan .only think
Of her son, and wonder and imagine
what is keeping him. Her. mind pie=
tures the worst, and her heart sinks
-lower and lower. COuld the thought
less bp:: know but one-half the an
guish he is causing, he would hasten
at once to dispel it with his presence.
She trembles now as she listel)s,
for au uncertain step is - heard—a
- e lptillof coarse laughter and drunk
and - she - gforher heart stands still,
sion. The; Bomar ptatb. apprehen- •
away in the distance. Thane, &dies
en, it is not he, and a glow comes
over her, - and once more her heart
beats quickly.
Only w moment,: for the clock on
the mantel shows on its pallid face_ `.
that it is almost Midnight. Again
4.he curtain is drrn aside, and again _
the. anxious, lcivlng eyes peer into
the darkness. Hark! a sound of foot
steps coming nearer and nearer; a
shadowy form advancing, shows
more and more distinct; 'cheery
whistle, sAirisk; light step up the
pathway; and throwing wide open
the door, the truant boy finds_ him
self in his mother's arms, welcomed
and wept over. -He 'chafes at the
gentle discipline; ho doesn't like, to
be led by apron-strings; but he meets
his-mother's gentle, questioning-gaze
with one honest and manly look,
and makes a half unwilling promise
not to be so lateagana,
.And he keeps
his promise," and in after . years
thanks heaven again and :again and
again that ho had a 'Mother who
watched over him and _prayed •for
him. fie knows better than she,
now; the good that was done by her
sitting up for her boy. "
8117ING trPird;B:Elt BOY.
Lin UP THE OBTAIN.
Do what on can to make =Aine
in the world. We do not, mean , the
curtains of the, room,bnt the curtains
which darken • the spirit of ,your
brother, your friend, your neighbor,
or eyen of a stranger, if, the curtain
strings are within your- convenient
- Lift up . the curtains, and let tho
sunshine in! Light is' better than
darkness, and how cheap it is! 'A
kind and cheering word to one who
is in trouble and is perplexed,..and
discourhged; a word of heart
felt iiympathy to the afflicted; a lov
ing word of counsel to the young; a
word of assurance to tlic doubting;
" a soft word Which, though it but
ters ne parsfiips,. turneth away -
wrath," to . the prejudiced' and cm
reasonably provokedtall such words
as these are sunshine to those to
whom they are spoken.
"I have never found anything else
so cheap and Ato useful as politeness::
said an old thiveler to; us once. He
then went' on to state that, early in
life, finding how useful. it was, -fro-
quently,lo strangers, to give them
some information to which they were
in search, and which he possessed,he
had adopted thit -rule always to help
everybody he could in such little op- ,
portnnities as were constantly'- offer
ing in his travels. The result, was,
that oue of the Merest -trifles of fr+-
sistaiwe rendered in this way,-had
grown some to the
. pleasantest and
most valuable acquandatices that he
had ever formed. -
How many great men have testi
led that their whole lives have been
influenced :by solne mangle reins*
made to them in their boyhoOd
Axid :who cannot recall words spoken
to himself , in his Childhood, to which,
perhaps, the speaker &Wetted no im
portatum, but . which sank: geep and.
immovably:.
immovably into bin andr
which have ; nom_;
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