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JOB PRINTING of every kind, in Plain and Fancy
rotors, done with neatness and dispatch. Handbills,
Maar, Cards, Pamphlets, Billbeeds, Statements, acc,
pi' every variety and ;style, printed at the shortest
notice. The RErOaTEM Office is well supplied with
Power PrOSSPB, a good assortment of new type. and
everything in the Printing line can be executed in
ho moat artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
TERMS INVAIIIABZY CASH. s
Btrstmss CARDS,
W WALLACE FEELER,
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morsE. SIGN APO FRESCO PAINTER,
Toir:.nds. S-pt, 15, 1870-yr
LIV. D1141310C11, Dealer inall
• kinds of Roofing Slates, Towanda, Pa. All
orders for Roofing . promptly attended to. Particular
attention eirn to Cottage and French Roofing.
inly2fr7l •
FOWLER, - REAL ESTATE
e Pr..arz, No. 27s Sowth Water Street. Cid
:71. Illinois, Real EPtatP pnrcbased and sold. In
,,f,tntenta mndcayrd Money Loaned.
)I: ^ .Y
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ATT.ORD BROS., Genera? Fire
- Ir , a-7,1 Life Innira.nr.f dgrnry. Policirfl erh•erinr,
darar.ve In Wyofairw.
companies. Nrithont miditional
D. I'S. 0 ATI.ORD,
H.. 0. GAYLORD.
IMIICEM!
InTIN DUNYEE,
- ;S(iNTIO - E,TON, PA., pays particitlar attentthn to
ling:deq., Wagons. Sleight., &c. Tire net and
ilone . on chort notice. Work' and charges
satiltfactcrr.
12,15.0. ;
'.ATOS PENNYPACKER, HAS
A
Lain established himself in the TAILORD.76
9hop . ncr r Store. . Work of
rc de.eription done in the Integt ctylts.
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r. min. April '2l. IS7o.—tf
ETZ AY SVILLE :WOOLEN MILL'
The irtn , irF'nnr.l wonl,l 1: - . 3nectrr.11y announce to
,nlow that hr to-I,,etnn.nrutly on Iland Woolen
' c3sFirr. , re.. Flanhe Yar7:s, non all k tntn ut
• : alr !JAtrill P.R.OADLEY,
Arq.10.111170 Proprietor.
C. S. E S'S LL' S.
T
AGENCY,
may23'7o—tl
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LHE UNDERSIGNED ARCIECI
TECT AND BUILDER, rrishe.s to Inform tto
eitizons of Towanda and vicinity. that hr will give
;.articular attention to drawing pl.ins. designs and
Sur all mannor of I.r.ilding, private
and put,lic. tinperintutidfuee f.r reagoliable
f. , qupettsation. Office. N. E. c,,rner of
and Elizalwth Ftro-,0.
J. E. FLEMMING.
Bcsll, Towanda, Pa
MEM
WIV PARLOR Or FASHION.
ll‘Th CUTTING,
SITAMPODING, and rpm: DYEING
ll,ne In the Latest Style. Meo particular pains
rutting Ladie , ' and Children's Hair, Sham
, Curling; and Prizaing.
GAUSIWAS k LINCHCOME. - over the
Twvanda, Pa.
1'72.
KINGSBT_TRY,
L IT. I:, fI,TE, LIFT, FIRE, ACCIDENT
INUIZANCE, - AGENCY
CI:LC r.,,! ausi State
=NEM
QA.SII. - 13(30 - H*-i. YDI'O',INDS
RllBll
thl,latr, , o., on short
11. n.! In 3.4nr 01.1t.rs ten before you
=0 1,, : - :nro 1 1 011 you min
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Al ?1.:0.:A . :T0N. PA
itA(‘ ~-. TIOLLO7.`;
Druqs
(Itium,yB,
Var,kre.No.
.a:;.ty, for 1-mAif•orLl purprres
BIM
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ly t` tic 11 t all of the
PAYTON,
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zot , thcr in IrA
to 0r,1,r,
113.1 1 , 11:1Ci: CONFECTIONEHY ! !
tai'()('LILIES !
!ear', to return thantA
art rv.iLity c. , r the tc•ry
ext2ztile.Lt,Lim (Inr:r.g the
41. th, Demo tube to r . , iven,,nce that
MEMiI
.' ,l : -I'.I:\IILY GROCERIES
AT Till: Lo-6*.i....*,,a
:,11 c Pulingbu In :Al
. • . a:1.1 can foh , vl: lnyth'.m. , , 111 tiill
rloliio 21/d
SATISFACTION
1T I,zl a',3 II tt.,l up a
DIN-ING ROOM,
:.; al: t.nleg be ready to farnieli Meats
at 111:1(.111'ex1•r eatt.s than usual,
L. 1 town are invited to
.5.,-1 Ice er,am,C.thc., , , Priet o
.t 411 •r! nonce.
n , arly op posit.: thelcanq
IMIIACE A. tzONVLES
1.; L: B A NK,
NI) X , Pa
P,. 1:1: - ‘, 011. 4; Co., I3anlce.e.)
•••.9 Ma.•.ce- Colitc
E.‘NKING BUSINE:SS,
14.:0rpr+rat,...113a1,11:.
;;:•': FCR - 1 money to A'SY PART
Ca::ala yr Eurore, this Dank
rinEl the lowest tems.
": - ;S_.'l_(ili TICKETS
• • Engla:23, Ireland, Scot
; : and the Orient, J 9 the
LEL; i 311 N LIN r.
En
always on la.:ntL
.1s Ucited States Bottds
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of .Hurt cg Pacific 7 3-10
M. C. 2LERCUP., President
V/NCE.T.
Ell
JACOBS,
Ilas removed his
TEMPLE. OF rFAS:IIION
2 Fatt,n's Mock', Main street, second door
above Bridge street,
i , 1171‘1 C.01:21)11'14 . 3 gtock et
=EN EMI
li:+TS AND CAPS.
tiny warraltted, and bold, at_tlio lowest rates.
S. W. Publish
VOLUME XXXIII
TAMES • WOOD, ArrolarEy AND
COI77B)ELLOS AT LAW. TOWlllata. Pa.
131rENRY PEET, ATTORNEY AT
11 ';Aw, Towanda, Pa pane 27, 'W.
RMITH & MONTAN - YE, ATTO
NEU .1.7. LAW. Office--corner of Main and
Pine Streets, opposite Porter's Drug Store. -
DR. EL 'WESTON, DENTIST:-
Otdoejn Pattan's Bock, over Gore's Brag and
Chemical Store. Jan I,'CB.
DR. T. B. JOHNSON, PHYSICIAN AND
Sritozolq, Office over Dr. H. C. Porter Son
Co.'s Drng Store.
G. MORROW, PureaclAN AND
A.: • SMICIZON. offers his professional services to
the citizens of Warren and .vicinity. • Residence
first house north of J. F. Cooper's Store. Warren
Centre, Pa. apllB'72.ly
DR. S.Di. WOODBITRN, Physician
and Surgeon, Office northwest corner 'Maine
and Pine Streets, up stairs:
Towanda, May 1,102.-1 y•
H. STREETER,
H
ATTORNET-AT-LikW,
may3o/72. ' TOWANDA. PA
TT B. Mc:IKEA N i ATTORNEY
• AND COrN. SIMLOyt AT LAW,Towands, pa. Pat
ti co lar attention pail to bugincss in the Orphans'
Court. jrly-20,'M
-vvH. CARNOCHAN,
• NET AT filAv fnistrkt Attorney for Brad:
fora Cc:minty), Troy Pa. Collect:oust-lade and prompt-.
ly reddtted. -feb
ANT-- B. KELLY, DENTlST.—Office
• over Wickham a: Black's. Towanda. P
Teeth inserted on Gold. Silver. Eubber, And Alain.
alum base. — Teeth extracted without paln.:c 0e23.72
f)R. L. .U.• BEACH, PHYSICIAN AND
Sunonpit, Permanently located at ToWANDA.
Pa. Particular attention paid to all Chronic Diseas
e.. Cancers and Tumors removed without pain and
without use of the knife. Offtcp at his residence on
State street, two doors eat of Dr. Pratt*. Attend
ance in office Mondays and Saturdays. May 1C,'72.
TOHN N. CALIFF, ATTORNEY
e•r LAW, Towanda, Pa. Particular attention giv
en to Orphans' •Court business. Conveyancing and
Culiceticna, Az - .Office in Wood's ncw block, abut)/
of the First National Dank, np stairs.
Fib. 1. 1871.
OVERTO?: & ELSBREF .Arron-
NEY'R AT LAW, Towanda, Pa., baring entered
Into copartnership, offer their processional services
to the public. Speciai attention given to-business
In the Orphans and Register's Courts. apt 14'70
OCF.111"015 .t t. C. O. EL.4It7.Z.
TOW AN DA , l'A
TX A. PECK'S LAW OFFICE
VI. • - _
Iran Free opporitl the Cnnrt .11.f.algel-T-MA'ZILIA
COMM
ERCITTR. & DAVIhS, ATTO •
!.:1":Ti , AT L tw, Towanda, Pa. The undersigned
having associated themselves together in the practice
of Law, offer their profeEsienal services to the pnblie.
ULYSSES 711E.P.C1:131. W. T. DAVIES. ,
March 9, 1870.
A A. KEENEY, COUNTY =Sr-
IX • SII:IIINTENDENT, Towanda, Pa. Office with
P.. M. Peck, seccnd door below- the Ward.llcinee.
Will be at the °Mee the last Saturday of each month
and at all other times when not called away 'on
71 '• a connected with the Superiteudency. All letters
bouid hereafter be addressed as above. dec.1,70
O R. 5. IV. LYMAN,
..PFEEFICIAN AVD Stutorfenr.
Office one door ealq of Reporter building RCEI
drnee, corner Pine and 2nd Etrect.
Towanda, Sane 22. 3871.
TORN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
PLAT. - , Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa.
T6IVANDA. PA
Particular attention paid to . Collections and Orphans'
C.:nrt business. Office—Mercur's New Block, 'north
side Public Square. apr. 1, '69.
DOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GRADII
ate of the Coll7e of "Physicians and surge Ons,"
New York city, Class 1;42-4, gives exclusive attention
to the practice of his profession. Office and residence
on the t.yi•-t,.111 AlOl , , of + - smell mil. adjoining Henry
Horse's. jan 14,'69.
Ty. D. D. SMITH, Dentts!, has
(1. It. Wood'sproperty, between
:','• Mock and the Elwell House, where he has
' • . ofrice. Teeth extruded without pain by
• • Towanda, Oct. 29. 1670.—yr.
o r ) . P. c 11111 l
Ti OTHER,
DINING ROOMS
Is (•(,•••••; , : crioN wriii TUE EAKEIII",
l'tpar the Court Ho k%
170 are , pr , pa: - .,1 t. feed the litin . zry at all times of
tte .17. y :Ina evening. Oy.tr...rs and Ice Cream in
:1:+. 1470, I). W. SCOTT k CO.
LLWELL HOL - SE, TOWANDA,
PA.
TO 7 .V Dill'.,
I•.javing:Cab^'.l thit.ltpn, is TIOW mady, to accemmo
date tlic I.ra:citing public. Nu pains uor expenao
b•• +par:•d P:Ltibf.wtion to tl7OPn a•llo may give
him call.
Zr•No!th Fitin public square, cast of Mcr
rur's ncW bleck.
um:k IiFfiTED CREEK:
V•TEL.
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TILACY t, 11,1,0 s
t,,,rdia%ed and thoroughly refitted this old
w4.'l-known stand. formerly kept by Sheriff Grit
st the mouth of Itummerfield Creek, Is ready to
gi ee gi 3 Od aCC:lamodati oils and satisfactory treatment
r.ll Liny favor buu with a call.
p.,.. 2:1, z,,,lg—tf.
EEI
-5 TEANB HOUSE, TOWANDA,
win
'Horses, Han, , sue. A-.•!. of all griNits of this
insured Against lops try Fire, without any
ox-
Ira cl,argc;„
F7tperi ,, r quality of ola A 7.0, jOrt
rf.c• iced. T. B. JORDAN,
Towanda, Jan. 24.'71. Proprietor.
w .
ih
isfJoN tz
real .d-le
ail the , co
cla°s lint
, tr,•et, it •
10, f
1111
w. BR',
Tll . B no
Pra.c.pes
,no cr,
rlaaas be
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AI"
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11„%f.•%t h
tt. r
L•1:< d
W T - I !Lai
ic
Sole Agent
to gfvo all
in the abil
molts of
thus affor •
equalled hi
ervatiou Q
their Supei
There is u
zinesa, or
coutrary,
Fes, they a
tug of relic
diatiti,•'
They are t
assiq the
beat. 41' 3 1'
lug ncceae•
mar.ls 71
C1 , H.V 41
FROSt & SONS make the best
Eztention Table in the world.
GREAT REDUCTION IN FUR
ELME first made, at FORST k SOM.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
GENERAL ilcsrit.c.scE AG E NT
ilotels.
JOHN C. WILSON
PETER LANDMESSEI
I=l
RI) HOUSE,
TOWA'NDA,
RADFORD COUNTY, PESN'A.
mlar house, rtvently leased by Messrs.
cAss, and havine!been completely refitted,
, and refurnished, affords to the public
:forte and modern conveniences of a first-
Situate opposite the Park on Main
eminently convenient for persons visit-
Ida, eithf.r for pleasure or business.
ROON Zs MEANS, Proprietors.,
SION HOUSE,
LF.4.ciIiVILLE, Pd.
PnornisTors.
is condu , ted in strictly Temperance
. =l:very effort will dra. made to wake
Ifortable. Good rooms slid the table will
I supplied with the beet the market nf.
Nor% 1. 1871.
RS L.IZIRUS fi MORRIS,
Ns ASEut;tiLISTS, HABrFOID. Gor
a view to inet increapiug demand for
PE[:FECTED SPECTACLES
EEO
A. CHAMBERLIN,
kc•r and Je deafer in Swiss And
TOWANDA, PA.,
lin this Locality. They have taken care
t ieedful instructions, and have confidence
ity of_their agent' to meet the require
:ll cuntomers. An apportunity will be
, eil t, procure at all Lines, Spectacles Ma
nny for their-Strengthening and Pros
alities. Too,nauch canriot be said as to
or:ty over the ordinary glasses worn.
I 0 glimmering, wavering of the sight, dire
.ther unpleasant sensation, but on the
om the perfect construction of the Len.
le soothing and pleasant, causing a feel
to the wearer, and producing a clear
Vision, do in the natural, healthy sight.
la only spectacle that preserve as well as
ight, and are the cheapest because the
lasting, many years withouec Lange. bse
IT. .
C.krTION
A. CHAMBERLIN,
TOWANDA, PA
Sole Agent in Towands, Pa
Au We employ no peddlers.
Mardi, 2S, 1872.
BER SETS, cheaper than
FROST k SONS.
MEM
El
O. 'RUST & SONS,
MANUFACTURERS
l°P
FURNITURE
Our i ro•rixcla at all time. contaispa
mime. L ASSORT3EVIT or CHAIM= El=
Of all styles find prices, combining with 'the Bich
and Elegant, s Medium Prices,. suitable for all,
and so cheap that any can afford to hare them. Also
the finest an most
PABEION E ELACE WALAVE PARLOR AND
BABY FtiltEntifiE ,p ' . -
billow and Original designs and of ihe most ra
pestyle an finish. Also a choice assortment of
TABLES WARDROBES, DRESS
,!
MG COES, SEDE-BOARDS, LIBRARY . t . '
±
fail) BOOK-CASES.
Also a comple line of Tete-aaetes,So6, Soungea
Rocking, E and Parlor Chairs , in the greatest
variety of sty and prioes. Also an endless-varie
ty of
BEDS S;BUREAUS, CHAIRS
TABLE
j?,
, !TERRORS ; .
• -.RATHER-PrIiT4OWS,
MATRES ES, & SPRING BEDS,
'Of every de ption. and in fact everything to be
found in a Finn Class Furniture Store.
CHEAPE TuA:c TIIE CHEAPEST !
We pay Caeca
in exchange for!
Of every descri l
finest Rosewo.
agents for
FISK'S
Which are nos onceeded by all parties to be far the
beat Metatic Cage in use. We have the
lEEE
In this section of country, and will furnish any
thing in the UNDERTAKING line Afi LOW at the
same quality of 'goods can be got at ANY PLACE,
either in Towanda or elsewhere, and from our largp
EXPERIENCE and thorough acquaiptance with the
business, we can save persons many annoyances 10
which they are always subject when' dealing with
incompetent parties.
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STOLIE 107 MAV Ear 1...W71.
,p - Do not jolvet the place.
Towanda, Ap
THE NEW 'EMPIRE COOK
STOVE has just been awarded the,
first premium at the New York State_
Fair at Elmira. This is another of
the many proofs that this is the-best
Stove in the e ; market. There are up
wards of sixty families in Bradford
county Who are, now using 'the New
Empire Cook Stove,. and not one can
be found who does not praise it be
yund measure as the most perfect
Baking, Cooking, and coal saving
Stove they have ever used. June.
Lewis, Hardware Dealers in Iter,
1
cur's Block, are the Agents for this
Stove, and all who want the best
Cool: Stove sbnuld call 'and examine
tip; Nesv .Entl:ire_ before purchasing
els,wiler) \ . They also have a large
lot of other Hating nod Cooking
Stove=, ,:f ; tl!e best patterns, which
they an. froal 3 to 5 dollars
eheiper than ern be bought at any
other place in Towanda. Dot not
foil to call and examine their stock
of Stoves, illirdware; Tinware, Iron,
&c. Jobbing done on short notice
and at the loWest rates.
Towanda, Oct. 23, 1872
*.. p 0 T:0 GRAPHYI
* The undersied would inform the public
that they have purchased the
GALLERY OF Alia ,*
MAIMING & GUSTO', .
on Main.strcet, first door south of the First
* National Lank, and mean, by strict attention *
* to business, and by the addition of every *
provement in the Art of Photography, to make
* the place worthy of patronage: Mr. iiitssrut
* is to remain with na, and give bil whole time *
and attention to the making of
*
IVORYTYPES,
PAINTINGS IN OIL AND WATER COLORS, *
* As as PENCELING in INDIA INS, *
Particular attention given to the eulargiag
,* of pictures, and to the finishing of all kinds *
of work, en as to secure the best results, and
as much time as possible given to making
* negatives of small children.
* ' Those wanting Pictures will &ago giro ns
a trial, and we think that they *ill be fattier *
* fled.
(IEO. 11. WOOD k CO.
* jai:al - 72y]
****-**** * * * * * * *
IVI E. ROSENFIELD'S
CLOTHING E.IIPORLUM,I
OPPOSITE THE MEANS 110V8Z.
(Formerly qcciavied by EL Jacobs.)
The rarld growth of T'wanda requires the expan
sion of business, and the tandersigned, realizing this
want of the conivannity is the
READY MATE CLOTHING -LINE
Has opened a now store in Beldleman's Block,
(formerly occupied by H. Jaoobt,) and Is new pre
pared to offer to Lis old customers and the public
generally, a better stock of
.11-ENS' AND BOYS' OLO'riiiNG
nan•c=n be found in any other establialtmont out
aide the cities.
stock has all been purchased from the manu
facturers this season; so Mat I have no old stock to
get rid of, bought at. Itigh prices. I have a full line
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
of the ftnost TWA:, lend Utast styles. which I oust
Offering nt low figurc4.
I hare no connection ib the old stand . and when
you want anything in the clothing line, for yourself
or boys, call on me in Heldleznan's Block.
Towanda, March 28i1872
TJAKE, TROUT, some very fine
once, at a very 1 R rice. by
June 15, 1871. FOX 41c MERCUB
•
13LASTE11:—A supply of Fresh
Ground Plaster for sale by W. L. UWE
WELL 0ct.9.12.
f~
~,
,~_
~1
Y 23
or Lumber, or will take Lumber in
Furniture. Also a large etbck of
'OOFFDIS,
, tiOn from the most common to the
always on hand. Wo aro sole
IMETALIC BURIAL CAMP*,
EST HEARSE
J. Q. most & SONS.
BEM
MIDMIOOI3I
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., NOVEMBER 14, 1872.
e t % tM4 I"fr2
"TIM HAND' OF TOIL."
DT SALIJE BOVIZII.
How came those mighty, million orbs,
Which nightly Milne in fadeless blne, - •
To be? and ceaselessly revolve
E'er since from earth gross darkness flew ?
In boldest lines, without a soil,
Methinks I road, " The Hand of Toil."
How came this earth from waters deep
To rise, and yield the herb and grass?
Flow came the beasts and birds to life?
And man from dust to pass,? .
God's Holy Word proclaims to us,
,The " Hand of Toil" bath made them thus.
Behold the Temple's 11185131T0 wealth I
Its gilded "Holy Place" below ;
The." Mercy Seat " and "Cherubim "
Of choicest gold; bow came it so?
Its grandeur shows in lettersfair,
The "Hand of Toil" bath made it rare
And.thon, ill-fated Babylon!
With tower six btu:lna feet in height;
How came thee thus so high and grand,
So safe from all thy foe's delight
Thy to - tiering walls distinctly show
"The Hand of Toil " bath made thee so.
liowgamo we by the telegraph,
Thro' which we speak beyond the seas ?
How came the power of steam to
Whose giant strength naught estrappease?
A,thonsand voices join to tell
"The Hand of Toil" bath done so well.
Look at the Iron Eloise, so strong,
That runs through earth and ical
Whcne'er he's stopped he pants to go—
now came a thing like , this to be?
Triumphant Art and Science shout,
" Thelland of Toil' brought this about!"
How came we by our homes so ueat?
The food we cat, the clothes we wear?
The knowledge which we so much prize?
And glory, horpr—jewels rare?
The aged sire instructs the son,
The "Hand of Toil" all this Lath won..
Then, why, 0 3lan, should ye delight
To say, "I have not aught to do"?
Why should yo boast, "I have no need
The paths of Lal,or to pursue "?
_Mis God's just law, and if ye'd be
A happy man, then labor. See?
t ceilaneans._
A LIFE LESSON.
Do not tell me it is the same old
story, and therefore of no account.
There is no lesson of real life that is
not, old as life itself. The blessing
which came of the first throb of a
loving heart has '.been daily and
hourly re-echoed for thousands of
years, and it is as fresh and sweet to
day as in that morning hour when
the sun first shone upon the love
scene of Eden. And those lessons of
life which lead 'to the true living,
though they may have been preach,
ed and expounded over and over
again, can never be. preached too
much. They cannot be worn out.
The need of their guidance will cease
only when life shall have been swal
lowed up in the life eternal. So,
though this same lesson has been •of
ten illustrated and enforced, I deem
it no unseemly repetition to tell the
simple story, which shall illustrate .it
:wain. I knew Albert Moore well, I
have known him from hiS-boyhood—
and I knew Alice in'tlie 'other years,
also the lesson of their life, which I
now write down, culminated under
my own observation.
Albert Moore; at the ago of tes
ty-five, took Alice Warren for his
wife, and fancied that he was going
to be as happy as is given to ordina
ry mortals to be. Albert had been
in . the army had gone in 'at
the age of twenty—fought through
from Ball's Bluff to Richmond—had
come out with a captain's commis
sion—and had.found his way. imme
diately_ upon his discharge, to his
early love, apd demanded the help
ing hand iuj the• commencement of
the peaceflitlifc. Alice did not re
fuse him: She had held him in her
heart through the dark years. ; and
now, in-'.the glow of The glad light,
she joined hands with him happily
and hopefully. - e
_ Albert had come from the army
'with but little money ; but he had a
good trade, a stout heart, and a
strong pair of hands; and had bor
rowed no trouble for the future. Al
ice had saved up a few hundred dol
lars from her zrages as teacher, and
when the twain had become man and
wife, they found upon a careful in
ventory; that they had, enough to
furnish a small, house comfortably.
Altiprt proposed
_that they should
hire a small tenement house in the
city; but Alice thought they had bet
ter secure a pretty cottage in the
suburbs—a 'cottage which they might
perhaps, in time, make their own.
Albert had no' disposition to argue
the question ; so the cottage Was
found and secured. It was a pleas
ant rural location, and so connected
with the city by rail, that Albert
found no difficulty. in going to and
from his work shop.
During:lller five years' experience
in school teaching, Alice had learned
many things, and having been an
orphan from an early age, she had
made the problems of real life one' of
het chief studies; and what. she had
learned in this latter department,
served her well in her new station.
After marriage she found Albert to
be just the man she had known him
to be in other years. He 'was kind
to a fault;'free-hearted and generoui,
ready to answer to the call of friend=
ship, and prone to pulck the flowers
that bloomed to-day, regardless of
what might be nurtured to bloom to
morrow.
They had been married but a few
months, when Alice found that her
husband
,was cutting his garments
froth day to day exactly according to
hia - daily supply of cloth. Not a
shred was he likely to save up for
the cutting of an extra garment for
a rainy day to come.
•` Albert," she ,'said to 'him, one
evening, "do you know we ought to
lay up a little something?
Albert
Albert looked up from his paper
and waited for his wife to elucidate.
"I think. I heard you tell Mr.
Greenough that yon had no numey
—that you paid out your last dollar
this very afternoon ?" •
" Exactly, my dear; but yon know
to-morrow is pay=day."
"And yon have spent your last
month's earnings?"
" Yes."
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lIRGAZDLTED of TONIJIOII2IOI laOlt MIT illaßelliL
A - brief silence ensued, which Al
bort broke : •
" Comp, Alice you've got dome-
thing on your mind. Out with it. I
will listen."
And then Alice; in E) smiling, pl ea
sant way, went on to tell her hus
band that they ought to be laying
up something. -
Albert smiled in turn, and asked
how such a thing could be done when
it cost all he earned to, live. - -
" You cam: three dollars L a — nd a
half a day," said Alice.
"Yes.'
"George Somers earns only three
dollars ?"
" Yon are right. "
" And he lives, and does not rnn in
debt."
" Bat he is forced to deny himself
Many little comforts which we enj oy."
" And one great comfort which we
might enjoy, we are throwing away."
" How is that, Alice ?"
" The comfort of a little stun in
bank, which we would' see growing
towards the answering of future
want."
Albert could not, for the .life of
him, see how it Was to be done ; and
Alice feared .hat a lesson of empty,
words might he wasted. She knew
that his ambition needed a substan
tial prop. .Never, of his own accord,
would he commence to save by " lit
ties." He did not estithate money
in that way. Had some kind fairy
dropped, into his hand a five-twenty
bond for five hundred dollars, he
would have put it'away gladly; -.and
with such a nest egg in the start, ho
might have sought to add to the
store. But ho could see no hope in
a dollar bill, and much less could he
discover the nucleus or a grand sav
ing'in a fifty cent scrip. -
With Alice it was different. From
her meagre earnings as school teach
er she had,in less than five years,saved
up three hundred dollars, and the
first saving she had put by had been
a silver dime. She knew what little
by little could do, and she was de
termined to show it to her husband.
She must be. patient and persevering,-
and these qualities she, possessed in
an eminent degree. It was to be thtk
'e•tarid undertaking pf these first
years of her wedded life, and to do it
she would bend ever available ener
gy. She planned that,' if possible,
she would get hold or that' odd fifty,
cents every day; or if she could not
do that, she would do the best she
could.
Generous, frank, loyal and loving,
Albert was San etisy_prey to the 'wiles
of.ti - wife as loyal and loving as him
self. He gave her money when she
asked for it ; , and she asked for it
when she thought he had any'to give.
And here let me say that Alice
knew - her husband would not run in
debt. When Albert's purse, was emp
ty he bought nothing ; and when it
was full he Was apt to buy more than
was needed. Alice knew all this,
and governed -herself accordingly.
" I think," said Alice, one evening,
" that I must fix over my old brown
cashmere for winter. I should like a
new one, but I don't suppose you
can afford it.
Albert looked , rtieved. The idea
that lie could not 7 afford his wife a
new dress! '
But for such a one as she wanted
it would cost - twenty-five or thirty
dollars. •
"If you want it, get it!" said Al
bert emphatically. "I will let you
have twenty dollars from this month's
pay, and the balance you .shall have
nest month."
Alice got the
. .thrity dollars, but
she did not, gel, a new dress. By the
outlay of five dollars for now trim
mings, she contrived to fix over the
brown cashmere, so that it looked
every bit as good as new.
And so Alice worked. Sometimes
she asked ,her husband for ten cents;
sometimes for fifty cents, sometimes
for a dollar; and sometimes for more;
at the end of a year, upon reckoning
up,she found that slle had managed to
get hold of rather more than her
fifty cents a day; but she had done it
by denying herself of many things,
some of which were really needful.
. The result of the first years' effort
inspired Alice with new life and vig
or. She had saved up one hundred
and fifty dollars, and had invested it
in government bonds. Through the
'influence of aF.dear friend who was in
a : banking establishment, and to
Whom she had
.confided her secret,
she was enabled to get the bonds at
their face value.
It was only a little at 'a time—
sometimes a very little—but even a
penny dropped into the strong box,
was so much gained: Only a little—
but those littles multipliid by other
littles grew amaxhigly. The hus
bandthan. who would sit himself
down by a hill of corn, and wait to
see the tender blade prit forth, would
be' wearied and disheartened; but he
knows if ho plants the tiny seed, and
cultivates it as he ought, that the
harvest of golden grain will come at
length. •
Albert and Alice were married in the
spring of 186 G. It was on an eve
ning of A.ug,ust,lB7o,that Albert came
home out of,sorts. He had been no
tified that he, must leave the cottage.
They must give up their pleasant
home, and lose the little garden they
had cultivated with so . much fond
ness and care.
" The owner wishes to sell," he ex
plained; " and he has an offer. He
asks two thousand dollars, and must
have five hundred d&wn."
Alice's eyes gleamed with radiant
light.
She had been , thinking for some
time that she mrtilt let her husband
into the secret. 'lt had begun to
wear upon her. ' And now the time
had come, as though by-providential
interposition._
She did nvt_make a scene. She
would not add to the 'denouement by
a play. She simply got up and went
away to her cabinet, and when she
came back she brOught a little book
in her hand.
"Albert," said she, "let's you and
me buy the cottage."
Albert looked at her in amazement;
and directly it flashed upon him . that
there was too much solemnity in her
look and tone for badinage. Some
thing that he'had noticed during the
past months:came back to him, and
'he trembled with the weight of sus
pense that fell upon him.
Alice saw and understood. At first
the great flood almost overcame her;
and she was forced to rest and wipe
her eyes, before she 'could proceed.
• .d.lthen she showed her book—that
had more than eight hundred
dollars_ in the bank. The ice - was
broken; she told her story in glowing
words.; She told how she had saved.
up little by little, and how she - had
at length found herself able to pur
chase tt fifty dollar bond. And then
she told how.her uncle, in the bank
ing Iwuse, had taken charge of her
byes*: tent; and hoi under hia man
agement, the interest had accrned-in
amazing volunie. •
But the grand result was not the
chief thing. The chief thing was the
beginning—was the first little which
had been religiously saved until the
second little could be added to 'Ff.
-And - now, as a result of the wife's
careful and tireless working, Albert
found something upon which hiS am
bition could take a fair start. He
never could himself, froth so small a
commencement, have reared the pile;
but with the structure started, and
its - proportions all 'blocked out, he
could help on the *oar.. Ho could
now see how it waS done—and not
only this,-but-the demonstration was
before him that the' thing couldl be
done.
MI
'One year has elapsed since Albert
Moore received the lesson from his
wife,
and by joining hands with her,
and bending his energies in the same
direction, he has accomplished, du
ring the twelve months, what would
have seemed to him a marvel in the
earlier time. He has laid by mole
than fifty cents a day; and the cigars
and the beer, and the other condi
ments of life which ho has surrender
ed to the work, are not missed—rath
er, ho holds ; they are so many ene
mies conqndred. And Albert can
improve his home with cheerful
heart, and he can set out new trees
and vines in his garden, with bright
promises,, because he sees, day by
day, the pretty cottage growing more
and more his own. The end ap
proaches a little at .a time—little Iby
little but it approaches surely,
nevertheless; rind there is a great and
satisfying joy even in the labor end
in- the anticipation.
&Timm Cootfilo.—Young
son of old blifkins the banker—ho of
the Dolly l''tiAen pants and vest
was recently catight in a shower, and
took refuge under the portico of a
dwelling on Beacon street. A very
attractive young lady—a pretty maid
en—who sat by the open window,
seeing his situation, sent out a sa
vant to him with an umbrella. Blif
kins went away in ecstacy; and en
the following day, having attired
himself in most elaborate and stuff
ning array of starch and jewels, ho
took. the umbrella, which. was an 'old
one, and laid it away with his treas
ures of conquest as a souvenir ;-and
then he went forth rind purchasd an
affair to replace it of the most beau
tiful amicostly kind. Thns equipped
he. called upon the lady to return her
flattering loan. She admitted, him
to her presence, and received the
umbrella without apparently noticing
the exchange; and it was not until
she. had listened with becoming grav
ity to his highly dramatic aclmowl
edgements, that the - truth beamed'
upon her. Sho saw that ho labored
under the enchanting impression
that she had been smitten by his ap
pearance.
''Weally,." said Blifkins, in sweet,
poetic mood, "yotrah tender act
touched me,, Am —it touched me
deeply—it did, 'pon honaw."
"Indeed, sir," replied the maiden,
with charming nairette, "there was
no need of this gratitude on your
part. As you stood beneath our
porticO, you obstructed my - view of a
gentleman at an opposite window,
who was observing me, and I sent
the umbrella as the readiest means
to get rid of your unwelcome pres
ence."
Blifkins went 'home and broko up
the old umbrella, and consigned its
hated fragments to the ash barrel.
ONLY A Glum or SAND.—A man
who had for years ca 4 rried an old and
cherished. watfb about him, one day
called on its maker, and told him it
was no longer useful, for it would
not keep time correctly..
"Let me examine it," said the ma - -
ker; and taking a powerful - glass,- he
looked carefully ana steadily into the
works, till be spied just one little
grain of sand.
" I have it," he said. " I can get
over your difficulty."
About this moment, by some pow
erful but unseen instinct, the little
grain suspecting what was coming,
cried out, "Let me alone! I am but
a small thing, and take up so little
room. I cannotcpossibly injure the
watcli. Twenty or thirty of us might
do harm, but I cannot, so let me
alone."
The watchmaker replied, " You
must come out, for you spoil my
work, and all the more so, that you
are so small, and but a few people
can see you."
Thus it is with. us; whether chil
dren or elders—one lie, one feeling
of
, pride i avanity or disobedience, may
be such a little one that none but
ourselves know of it; ye,`. God, who
sees, all things, knows it. and that
one sin, however' little it may appear,
Will spoil our best efforts in his ser
vice.
A FABLE--A deer
pictured in a clear brook.
" Truly," said Iw, "I. surpass all
animals in gracefulness and nirjesty !
How lordly do my horns. , tovier .up !
But my feet how long and ugly ! " -
Hardly had be uttered these . words
when he saw a lion • springing to
wards him. With the greateSChaste
his dispised feet carried himito - the
next forest ; bat suddenly WS broad
antlers were caught in the overhaug:;-
ing thicket, find he could not tear.
himself away. •
The lion overtook him and devour
ed him.. '
Lear from this net not to value
things from their outward appear=
ante, but for their inner worth ; oth
erwiseyon will often 'have to repent
bitterly your unjust judgment.
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HISTORY OF ENGLAND
An AMERICA. -
BY GEORGE WILLIAM cratns.
[From las Address of Welcome to ktr. Provide.]
A. y ear
. or two betore our war : a dig
tingrushed American editor was in
Paris, and was looking ono day, with
e tt fellow American, at the pictures in
the Lowe, and talking, of their
country. "The fact is," said the . ed
itor, " that what we need in America
is a darned good licking." A for
eigner who etOod - by and heard the
remark, smiled eagerly, as if he knell ,
the nation that would like to Admin
ister' the castigation. - " Ye's,- sir,"
said he complacently, rubbing his
hands with appetite, and joining in
the conversation,' " that is just what
you do want,"' 't But the difficulty
is," continued the editor to his friend,
as if he heard nothing, " the difficul
ty is, that; there's no nation in, the
world that can lick us." So we turn
ed to an'd licked ourselves, and we.
shall all behave a great deal, better
for it hereafter. ' This was the mod
egt view - that ere formerly took of our
merits, and I am sure that our friend
will find us just as bashful as ever.
We ate of the' opinionzof the Yankee
sailor in theharbor of Naples. A
United Stakes ship had anchored
there ; and !the king and a brilliant
party of noblemen came off ; to visit
her. There was nothing to distin
guish them but their uniforms, and
to the honest eyes as Yankee sailors
one geld laced man was as much a
king as another; and, as one of the
party tripped up and ,disappeared, a
sailor stepped np to an: officer and,
touching hi hat, said " Please, sir,
one of theu'ero kingl:has tumbled
downithe hatchyitty." nd so I 'think
our _friend will'discovr that, ' since
certain events in this country, we
are disposed to say to him : "please,
sir, all them 'ere kings, have tumbled
down the hatchway.' But this mod
esty will not surprise 'him. It will
seem to him the most natural thing
in the world. For he is an English
man and we are chips of the old
block. '-lf our national pride crows
a sonorous Yaaakee-doodle-doo, it is
because it is fed. upon the traditions
of-Magna 'Marta, and of the crown
ing mercy at Worchester. Our fath
ers, who gave this . con try its cher
acter and direction, viler° English..
men. Plymouth rock is but a step
ping stone from one Continent to
another in the great March of the
same historic - development. When
James Otis thundered) against the
writs of assistance, it wasJohn•Pym
defending the ancient rights of En.
glishmen.' ' When George V. ashing
ton drew his sword against King
George, it was John Hampton once
more riding into the field against
,Ting Charles. The road-is straight
from Runnymetle to Bunker Hill
and at Yorktown the England of the
Stuarts and of slavery surrendered
to the Englall. of Alfred, of Wick
liffe, and of John' aTilton. If Jona
than Swift had been made Bishop - of
Virginia, as he hoped, or had Cole
ridge and Sonthey crossed the sea to
found the Paritisocracy - which their
young enthusiasm dreamed .upon fee'
banks of the Susquehanna, Gulliver,
the ancient mariner, and Thalaba
would have belonged to the Ameri
can branch of English literature, as
the hooks of Bryant and Emerson, of
Longfellow and Lowed , a Motley
and Bancrott, now o. - - Had the
parents of our gues,but stepped'
across the sea, I shouhl ask you to
join me 'in honoring the American
historian, Mr. Proude. ' it is the old
Noise blood leaping , in' our veins, as
in his that makes; oar. hearts thrill
with his national lyric': ..
With thunders from her native oak
She quells the floods below,
As they roar on the shore,
When the-stormy winds do blow,
When the battle rages loud and long,
And the stormy winds to blow.
A great, indomitable heart beats
in every line. ' It is the battle cry of
our kiudred—of our felfoiv rovers of
the sea. God forbid that the stormy
winds of vhtr ever again blow us in
to hostile collision, and grant the
hands just plasped at Geneva may be
clenched in a friendly grasp that The
whole world cannot sever !
THE DEATH OF A DISEIONES.—
It is over. He was buried-to-day.
He did not live to be old, and yet
his life whs not a short one. - He did ±
a great deal of - business an& was
widely known. The flags- h o e
at
half-mast, for his nane'had In a
good deal before the public:
Yet nobody respected him., He
was not honest ;. 4 iind that was the
fatal• drawback which Always i kept
him under. He was shrews enough,
and suite enough, but yet he never
had any solid, substantial ' prosperi
ty ' - and the sole reason-iwas because
he had no inborn abiding integrity.'
Providence so ordered thin,glhat
dishonesty thwarts itie • most ic-un
ningly devised schemes for making
money. Were it not'iso, thieves
wow become rich, in the: true sense
of the word. Their gainS .are uncer
tain, and their lives are thriftless as
well t a.s unhappy. . --' .
Apart from all reference to a 'fu
ture state of existence, there is no
better platform fde, this world, .no
bettor basis to do business upon,
than that of the ten commandments.
MANNERS. —Before .yOu boie to a
lady in the street,. permit her tade-...
ciao wether you may or not; by 4
least a look of recognition:
"'Excuse -my gloves," is an
necessary, apoTogy, for the gloves
stlould not be withdraWn to shako
hands. _
'When your companion bows - t 0.%
lady you Should do t:o also. When
ap; entle:nafi bows to a lady in your
catupany, al:v!tys bow 6 him in fe
turn.
A letter must be .answcred unless
you wish to intiwa'e to the writer
that he' or his subk et i.• .beneath
Sour mticp. ~
.•
1 A visit must be returned in like
manner, even if no intimacy is inten
ded. • •
. - A smiling countenancers pleasant,
but excess of laughter, should- be
avoided especially when it is possible
for any ono td 'snprose. himself to
be deritled by it. ,
Whispering in company is always
offensive, and often for the reason
that persons present suspcct that
they are the subjects of it.
0.14 per..etkruntun in A.dvance•
At ENORMOUS ,SHOW PLOW-THE
LARGEST IN THE WORLD.
The Omaha Bee sus The Vnion
Pacific railroad is having built, at its
shops in this city, a snow plow;
which, when finished, will - be the
largest and most powyrful in the
-world. It is rapidly approaching
completien, and in a few days will be
ready for business. The - trucks on
which it is built are very heavy and
strong, and were \ cast especially for
this ,plow. The platform on the
trucks is 22 Jeet long and feet 6
inchel3'wide, and is composed of solid
oak timbers sby 16 inches. These
timbers Are held together by ten iron
bolts, 11 inches in diameter, which
run crosswise. This solid bed is
fastened to the transom beams by
forty, bolts, twenty: -Over each truck.
inclined slide, placed_on the platform,
is 22 feet long, and slopes at an angle
of 30 degrees, and is held firm to the
bed by 40 bolts, of an inch in diem-,
etor, and is supported
_from behind .
by inclined posts, 6 feet -long, 8
inches wide, anti 10 incheS thick.
The entire length, from the 'rear of
the platform. ta. the end of the slide,
is 32 feet. The Slide is to be ironed,
and an -immense plow, of the ordinary
shape, 18 feet long, 11 feet 'wide, and
5, feet high, and covered with iron 3-
16th. of an inch thick, 'is to be sec
urelyplaced upon it. OU the point of
this . plow there is to be an iron plate,.
steeli)ctinted, 11: feet long tind'4 feet
wide. This 'plate, of course, runs
across the track, and only 1 inch
above it.' The rear of the platform
will be boxed in, making n roon 12
feet high, Illieet AV*, and 10 .feet
long, for the purpose of keeping the
snow out. It will be furnished with
a door, so that it can be loaded with'
iron. .
The monster will weigh fifty tons,
and will be operated_by,three of the
heavest engines on the k , oad. • The
cost will be o;er $5,000. -The design_
was gotten up by Mr. G. ~. Stevens,
superintendent of the car iihd build
ing departnient, and M. J. H. Cong
don, eueral master mechanic the
road. who. Must have made it a
study- bade last winter. There will
be btif veay few snow drifts that
this plow won't clean .out; but* if it
ever jumps the track it will be a
pretty hard job to get it on again.
AFTE.II-VII4NEII, NAl'.9.—Many per
sons, particularly the middle-aged
and' the elderly, alloW • themselves
this reaUndnlgence; - and the custom,
if not carried to excess, is by many_
medical men considered beneficial
rathLit than otherwise, as,-by keeping
the body - in a .State of quietude, i di
gestion is proropted .and assisted.
In Southern countries the mid-day
sleep, termed the • sieda, -is almost
universally taken;' and wonderfully
refreshes the frame enervated - and
weakeied by the . intense heat.
however recommended that such
sleep be not indulged to° too great
length, as persons invariably find
such prolonged slumber in the day-.
time cauqes_them-,to Wake dull, irpi
table and Unrefreshed ; while most
have experienced,.on being aceiden
tally roused up a few minutes after
absolute forgetfulness, a sensation 61
lightness and renewed vigor; mat--
tended by peevishness or the least
desire to sleep again. Medical men,
in sanctioning the indulgence,. par
ticularly advise that 'it het taken in a
reclining posture,'Unt by no' means
lying horizontally, the .etomacl in
the latter position, pressing on .12e
intestines-and causing .the blood -,to
lie impelled to the head....: Corpulent
persons, and those who littve a, ten
dency to apoplexy; should.be partic
ularly mindful en .this point..
Eamik in the 'rebellion; when the
Federal forces were stationed at
Benefit, S. C., there was an old
darkey by the name of Lige jack - son,
who,'deserted by his master, was left
to take care of himself as best he
might': 'Lige was considered a chat
telof weak intellect, and, rnoreov . pr i
he ;was exceeding awkward in his
.at-
tempts to play the -role of a house
servant, He smashed and destroyed
nearly everything he laid his_ hands
upon; and having waited' upon near
ly every officer at the post, eaft in
tarn, after giving the benefit of some
laid language for his stupidity,
turd him adrift.
It happened Ligo was a witness-in
a case that came before a court-mar
tial, and being called up to give hiS
testimony was objected to on the
part of the defendant, who stated
that he didn't believe the nigger was
of soand.mind:
." - Standiup, Lige,"..said the e r ourt:
"Do.,you - riridesstan4.the nature of
an oath?"
\ Lige scratched his- wool for a mo
ment; and then, turning-up the white
of his eyes, .replied ;:
"'Look a yeare, "inane, dis nigger
has waited on 'bout half de ossifers
since dey with to dis place, and if he
don't understand the nature ob - Sn
oath by dislitne deedare's no wirtuc
in cussing.";. , . -
The Court-considered' Lige a corn
. peten t witn css.
SUPPQSING w© saw an army sitting
down before a granite fort, and they
told us that they intended to batter
it - down, we might ask.them "How?"
They point to. a cannon-ball: Well,
bat there is ho power in that ; it is
heavy, butnot more than half a hun
dred or, pe rhaps, a hundred-weight ;
if all the men in the armyhurled it
ligriinst . the . fort, they would make .
no impression. They say "No, but
look at the cannon." Well, there is
no power in that ; ...a child may.ride
.upon it, and a bird : may perch in its
'.mouth: It is a machine, and noth
ing more.. "But, look at the pow
der." .. Wel4- there is no power in
that ; a child inay t Spill sparrOw
may pick it. Yet , this powerless
powder and powerleas ball are put
the powerless cannon ; one spark 'of
fire entersit, and then,. in the twink
ling of an eye,
.the powder isn flash
of lightning, and that cannon-ball is
a thunderbolt, smites as if-it
.had been sent from heaven. 'SO it i:
with our Christian machinery of this
day; we have the , instruments nee
eissary for pullin g own strong-holds,'
and oh, for the baptism 'of fire I--
Artisur.
NUMBER 24.
reinawin' .•
How a Young Couple aaw Dayliglttan
the Cass.
The Pittsburg Dispatch says ✓ The
17nion Depot Hotel of this city hie
been, the resting place of many Weary
travelers whose history would fur.
nisli a thrilling chapter for romance.
Only, a few days ago.a lady Tut• up
there whose reason tOi - doing so is
well-.'stated by the Ohio Statesm4n e -
imblished in ;Columbus. It is as fol
lows : The Pacifid express train on
the Panhandle railroad - left the Co
lumbus depot on. Friday evening
last, under the charge of conductor
Nothing transpired to disturb the
monotony of the conductor's call on
drowsy passengers for " tickets, gen
ttlemen," until , the train was between
Dennison and Steubenville. 4 .- Then
he was notified that a lady passen
ger desired his presence. He found
the lady evidently in some trouble
and embarrassment. To his affliena
tive response to the query whether
he was married, the lady stated that
-she was on h er - way from -Cincinnati -
to meet her husband in New YOrk,
and that aceisis was impending, in
volving the appearance of an addi-.
tional passenger.
This startled the conductor, of .
course, but with a hearkairbig as an
_elephant he set to work to-make. the
lady comfortable. All the passen t
gem wore hastily shuffled into anoth
er car, and such -female assistance as
could be procured 'on the *train was .
brought intcrequiktion. In a, brief
time the little stranger—a fine 'bonne •
ing girl is the phrase—put in an ap
pearance, and the. conductor con
gratulated himself on his happy es
cape from a dilemma. With a heart
overwhelming with sympathy, ho ar
ranged an impromptu wardrobe for
the very young lady from his own
under-clothing. It was not exactly
in style of those " infant outfits " ad
vertised in the. papers, yet it served
a good purpose.
Bot this is not All. The train left '
SteuhenVille on time, and was soon -
thundering through and around the
hills of West Virginia', when the con
ductor received another - shock. This _
time it was " a fine bOuncing_ boy."
Twins; by Jove! One 'a Buckeye
,and the other a Pan-Handler. The
remainder-of Drury's linen went to e ,
start the little fellow - mills journey •-•
through the world. Then for fear:
of what might happen,. the train was 1.
hurried up. In due time it reached ,
Pittsburg an4l ;the lady and the.two
unticketed pasaengers were tenderly -
conveyed to comfortable quarters at
the Union - Depot hotelf wheka tele
gram was forwarded to the beaband
in New Yorle which . probably lifted . ,
him out of his boots. - At last ad
vices the mother and children-were
TliE WORTH OF THINGS
Ruskin says many-true words, and
is therenot much suggestive : truth.
in the folloWing from his pen i
The great mechanical impulses of
the age, of which, Most o rts are SD
'proudFare a mere passingicver, half
speculative, 'half childish.} People
will'diseover at last that royal roads
to anythio2 can no., more be laid in
iron_ than they—can
,in thi4t, ; that .
there are, in filet, no'royaf - roads to
anywhere. -worts ..TOing to;-- that if
Al.cei* were, it would that;verV in
st cease to be wort 4
_going to—l
an-tau so far as the things to be ob
tained are in any way •estimable in
terms of priCe. For these. two class
es of precidus things in: the world.;
those that God I.,,fives us jfbr nothing
—sun, airandlife (both mortal life
and imenortal) ; "and the seconda.rily
precious. things-which he gives- u,s for
a : price ; theSe secondarily preCions
thingS, worldly wine and reilk, l can
only .be bought ,for definite. money,
:they never can be' Cheapened. No
cht-ating,. nor b4rgaining will ever
get- a thilag out` of nature's
establish Tent " .4.1 half price..
,Do
we : want to be : strong? ratit,t
work. be 7 - hungry must
starve. - .To be.happy?—we must be
kind. -. To be wise ?—we must look
and think.
No changing of place at a hundred
railesnn.hour, nor making oLstnffs a
thousand' yards a minute, will make
us' one whit stronger, happier,or '
wiser: There was always more in
the'world than men could see, walk
ed,they ever so sloWly ;, they will see
it no better for going fast. And they
will -at last, and soon too, find out
that their grand inventions for con
quering {as they - think) space and
time, So, in reality, conquer nothing;
for space and time are in 'their own
essence,'unconquerable, and , besides
did . ..not want, any 7 sort of conquering,
k ,
they , wanted wing. z A foo always
wa n ts to shorten space and ime ; a
wise man first to gain them, then to
animate them. Your railroac when
you collie to understand it, i . only a
device for making the world smaller;
and as for being able to talk from
place to place, that is, indeed, well
and convenient:;- , but, suppose yOu
have; originally, nothing to-say. We
shall be obliged •at last to confess,
what; we should long ago have known,
that the.really precious things are
thought and sight, not pace. It does
a bullet• no good to go fist, and a
man no harm to go slow, for his glo
ry is not all in going, but-in being:
TEN COILIEANMEENTE FOR TELE BODY.
- -1. Secure, if. possible, a vigorous
constitution.
2. Eat a good supply of the best
food. , . •
3. Take a proper amount of physi
cal exercise daily. -
- 4.. Use pure water to drink.
5. Secure abundance of pure air
for the hinge.
6. Take eight hoUrsof good sleep
out of the twenty-four.
7.. Observe cleanliness.
8. Observe regularity in all your
habits.
9. Take wise but 11,4 excessive , •
rec
reation. ;. •
10. Work at some useful acid cone
genial e teploymen t.,-Herald of. Health.
A 0c , ..-rmus who, was in the habit
of interlarding his : discourse with
the ex . pression,_" say," having been
informed by a friend that a certain
individual had made some ill-natured''"
remarks upon this peculiarity, took.
the, opportunity of addressing him in
the following ) amusing styl of re-
Ibuke i •
" I saypeir, I hear you say I say,
" I say "at every word I say. Now,_ •
sir, although I know I say " I say."
at every word I s 4, BUM. saY; sir, it
is not ler you to say I say " "
at evevy.Avordl say."
•A WAG, in what he knots about
farming, gives a plan to remove widowi' weeds;
he says agoigl-looking man haslanly -to •sav,
•
" Wilt thou,nand tVey wilt.
Timm is nothing like ai-good defi
nition, as a teacher thought when ho oplained
the meaning of " old maid " as a woman that
had •,.‘-efi• made a• very long time. ,