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dvertiatng medinm In - NOrthern Pennsylvania. •
MD PRINTING of every kind. in Plain and Fancy
colors, done with neatness and dispatch. Handbills,
Elanks. Cards, Pamphlets. Billheads, 13.tements, kb.
of etery - variety and . rtyle, printed at the shortest
notice. The RF.P61117.11 Office is -well snpPlied with
POWPe.Prrases. n rood 'assortment of new type. and
everything in the - Printing\ tine can be executed in
he most artistic manner and at the lowest rates.
rErors 1 - 13rARIABLY MAR.
•
BUSINESS CARDS. h
w
ABC NVA.LLAE KEELER,
• - I
rrnus.r, slim- Aivb F REgco pAtivrEi.
Towstels. Sept. 15, 1876:3T. 1
D111110CK; Dealer in all
1 1. ..4 kinds of 1100m± Slates; Towanda. Pa. All
nrders for Roofing promptly attmded tn. Parti . :nlAr
att , ntinn Olven to enttare and Prehch Roofing.
Jnlv26ll
FOWLER, REAL EST
PI • DEALER. No. 27R Sonth Water Street
eaco..lllinois, Real Estate purchaard and. gold
vestments rnaeleand Money Loaned.
May 10,'70.
AYLORD BROS., General
rn Ina, ire
. and Life inntrance Agency. Polieles co s in
inia and daaar ransed by lightnina. in Wy Ina,
2 , 1 other reliable companies, witboyrt adaittonal
ri....raes.
U. B. nATT,OIII),
Wyaluming. tiny 23, '7 . R. C,. (14,Vi,nitr.
nHN_DU BLACKSM.I.II,
moNROETON,ya., pays particular attenti n to
i:ening Buggies. Wagons, Sleighs, &c. Tiro setlartd
r,pairi donenn short notice. Work and charges
ranee l Ratisfact.ry. 12,15,69.
A. MOS PENN PACKER,
a‘min esta.bli.he , l in - the TA
srsr.:Ess. Shop over Rockwell's Store.
rrry degeription done in the latest styles.
Towanda, April 21, 1g70.„-Atf
T ETIAYSITILLE 'WOOLEN
nnaPrsigte,l respeettully any
thathe kr , prs 'constantly on ban..
;'l , ths Yarna. and all kind at
, yl• ,- .1,,a10 and retail. 1111tH BROADLE.Y,
'Aug-10,111170 Proprieto .
C . S. RUSSELL'S
lOL
IN,S(R«I CE AGE •'+'
prta:..2:3"4l t
THE ~UNDERSIGNED ATICHI
-1 TECTAND IITILDF.II. wishes to inform tile
civizens of To vanila mid vicinity, that lie will ;Jive
particular attention to drawing Plm , s , 51 "/
specifications for all manner ul buildings. private
and public. Superititendeneo riven for rea , onable
compensation. residence N. F.. turner of
second and Elizalyth =trot..
Bra 51 1 . Towanda. l'a
• Li
STEW PARLOR - OF FA.SI-1I01.'"
SHAVING, II AIR Cl,' I I rsc,
•
Mira
SHANlarnis7G, anti TINIR DYEING
TI .nr in the Latest style. Also parti:nlar pains
Cutting flair, Shai4-
no!:. Car!ing and Frizzin:4.
in GAI - RNWAY LINCITCpME, over die
11(4-1. Main To . vanl.. Pa.
1,472.
\V: KINGSBURY
11, F.:4TATE, a.CCIDENT
IN Fll NcE AGENO
Of ic., corner of :gain aria State Streets
11ar, : b 13, 1572
SAsA. 1101 . 11i.5, AND BUNDS
I to furnish Kiln-dri, d Poors,.Sas.ti
any style, Fii or (inif.hoit
your order:, ten days before von
r 2,0 artiel-s. and be sure that yon will
.7.. that wll-1 Pot -hitnA: or Terml cash
MIIIIEMME
, V T ON B R OTHER,
•
- 00 L, HIDES, PELTS; CALF
EINS, FURS, t:C.
111,.t,f,t ,•i ii pric9 is paid at all tiai
A. F.. Ito.qoutield's store, Main-at.,
1211=11
TOW ANDX A. PA
N l''.. ',4V 1' I It M '
i GOODS, LOW PRIOES!
t ar MJsr:',Ero.N, PA
I,
l'IlC.:I" Sz. HOLLON
..2T.:1 130,i5. 10 , , Drug
Oil, I_ , :ups,
i•tuil - s. Pa Oils, Varnish, Yankee
,•• and Snuff. Pure Wines our
quit*, for , raPaicinal Trurpoi.iel
sold at the very I , ,wei:t prires. Pre.
• - i'quip6unite,l at all Lours of tlin
(live us a call.
TRACY
Pa.. June 21, lsirt—lc,
'IIAiILES F. DAYTON,
•
to thitui brvy
ii A I: ••.,:• E ...;-: s NI ..‘ ii E it, .1
=NEM
t 7,1 3 ti, , ,rtua,:t An&
• • 1.11 r3s in 111 S tin?.
d'n , , to order.
Magill
BAKERY ! CONFECTIONERY!!
GROCERIES !
locai.'e to ic,turti thanks to`
Towanda and vieinitv In the very
patronagf. ext , nded to him during the
and .t the came Vane t give notice that
businesP a stock of
EMI
DEBT , I. l :t.lfiLY GROCERIES
•
•R•t'. ht,•, in prepan - 51t , , off , r.AT THE LOWEST
•
11. 13..tliing basitless in all
t - •-• an.l'can 4nriiish anything in this line
' -s.
(.;UAIZANTEE SITISFACTION
has a7su fitted up a
DINING 13,00.11,
t ady to furnish aleMg
e: - .AL,f , thin usnaL
tz,wn
Craw. Cakes. Fruit,
notice , .
• le , nre:ecs:tr tiu Milne:
NA C A. CI WL ES
11'). (' BA N
i) A . Pk.
SLlL•^a Collec
I . ; EY, E VI, EA BUSINESS,
o
Bank.
to , illtitlLlCaleY to ANY I'AILT
• Nt , ramnla 0 Europe. this Bank
and thu lowest terms.
\S.- =E TICKET,S
MM
ti , :ot,!3, England, Ireland, Scot-
Earort, cud the tyrant. jy the
..,1 - ,ll!ltit 'I.IED INTMAN LIN.:.
P S 94
T:mted statek. 86114/2
tHr ti.. 1.? cf NortherA Pacific 7 3-10
V- C. lIERCCR, President
!,. :4 VINCENT, Cul:der
MI
JXCOB S,
liss romove3 hie
PLE OF
xr+_ono door
8rit1, , ..E. to.r(42t,
" fla.rd a c 9 ams , ?:<, Koch' rf
MrN . -i AND 13nYS' CLOTHING,
AND CAI'S,
warrluttti, su:tl tho lowest rite,
5 "1
am I Cm I Or.
S. W. A.IJVCR r P, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXII'.
TAMES WOOD, ATTowiri AMY
COETHELLOIVAS LAW, Towanda, Pa,
IiTENRY PEET, ATTORNEY AT
IL LAW, T• • • Ps. - Juno 27.'C6.
sle - TH &,!.111.01sTTAN^irE, ATTO_
?MTh AT LAW. OnaCH-00rOCT Of Main and
Pine Streets, opposite Porter's Drug Ettore.
DR. H. ESTON, DENTIST:-
Odle© In Paton's Back, over Gore ti
js Drag an
Chnolcal Storp. Jan 1. • 68.
DR. T. B. JOHNSON, PaTarcrAN AND
Sonazo:g. Office over Dr. H. C. Porter Son
& Co.'s Drug Stpro. •
•
„ .
MORROW, G.
.F. Sunasolz..offers'llis professfonal services to
the citizens of Warren and Nicinity. Residence ,
first house north of J. F. Cooper's Store. Warren
Centre, Pa. apllB'n ly
DR. S.M. WOODBURN, Physician
and Surgeon, Office northwest corner Maine
and Pine Streets, up A tsirs.
Towanda, May 1. 1872.-Iy*
T_l" . STREETER,
ATTO4N - LT-AT-LAW,
m4y30,'72. TOWANDA.Ti.
1.1
Ci-
In-
T.I"McKEAN, ATTORNEY
AND Connsra.t.cin a: Law, Towanda. Pa. Par
ticular attention paid to linair,era In ,the Orphan"'
Court. . July 20. TA.
WH. • CARNOCHAN, ATTOR
-,
• NTT AT LAW, (DlRtriet Attorney for Brad
ford County), Troy, Pa. : Collections made and prompt
ly remitted. febls.
TVB. KELLY, DErnsT.—Office
• over Wickham & Mules. Towanda. Pa.
Treth inserted tin nold. Sil.v2r. Rubber. and Atom
ninin base." TuAli est ra,ted without pain. 0c23.72
DR. L. U. BEACH. PITTSICIAN AND
Sonoma. Permanently located at TOWA'SDk,
Pa. Parlicnfar attention paid to all Chronic nisei*.
es. Cancers and Tumors reronvedirithout pain and
without use of the huffs. Mee at Ws residence on
State .treet, ton doors east of Dr Pratt's. Attend
-81161 in office Mondays and tzatnnlays. May 11.'72.
TOTTN N. C.A.L.LEV, ATTOINEY
•J , J:l' LAW, TOKT.T.,II. Pa. Particular attention riv.
en to Orpbsns' Court business. Conveyancing and
collections. Z"ii-Oftlee to Wood's new block. Ponth
of the First Nntioual up stairs.
, 1. Ig7l.
CIVERTON ST, ELSBREE, ATTOII-
N NI:Vg Kr LAW, TOWarldsl, pa, havinß entered
intri , npartn.irship.:nffor their profecsional aervirep
t'• the vlblie. Risne:3l altentlrsti given to hnfineet,
in the orphr , n'm and 1:c-:;h:ter'P Courts. Apt 14 . 70 .
E. OWE - P. 7 ,”: Jfl
C,
TIT A. 4 1 'ECK'S LAW OFFICE.
Y
I=
Mau c roe " the 4!.otlTt Er yae, Towanda
0 t 27.-
7krE - Rcirrt & DAVIES, ATTOP.-
1. T i c NEI9 AT LAW, Toranria. Pa. The nnders!.gp.Nl
apsoeiatril tls inn.rl , e2 t. griller in the practice
of Law. offer their profesaiona! services to the pnblic.
TrLYssE5 MERCER. W: T. DAVIES.
March 9 it'!).
J. E. rr.r.3nTING
A A. KEENEY, COUNTY SU
• PERINTENDENT, To•,ianda. Pa. Office with
T. M.:Tee/Z. fieff+llal door below the Waid HOTIFe.
Will be at the offlce the last Saturday of each month
and at an other times when. not called away on
n.-: s eonnerb•d with the Superiteniteney. All.letters
.•'uhl here ifter Le a(lareFsett as above. 1:,`.1,70
R. J. W. LYMAN,
PDT , 'DIAN AND St - nr;I:c8.
021 Ce one door NIA: of Reporter 'building Real
dente, corner Pine and 2nd street.
•
Towanda Jair.e 22. 1871.
TORN W. MIX, ATTORNEY AT
• Law, Towanda, Bradford Co., Pa.
CiMCEP.AL INsrTtANCE
Particular att,!nt:fql pai.l to Collection'. and Orphan.'
Court businf.s. ercu.'3 New north
Ride PubEo Sqrtar.. apr. 1, '59.
TOCVANDA. PA
1)0CTOR 0. LEWIS, A GR .
ate ni the College "PbysiCill3sl and Sttraeons,"
New York city., Clara 1 , 4a-4, gives enelnalve attention .
to the prr.etiee of bin profesaion. Office and residence
on the aaatern elore of Orwell Hill. adjoininr ll.•nry
if 384114, 'O.
11. D. D. Sl\ lITH, Denbst, has
;,•trrliasod G. 11. Wood', a - property, between
Block and the 111v.e1r House,,c4 - 11 , re h has
I. , ;frh'e. Teeth extracted without pain by
11..?.4 of Tosvand Ort. 20. 1.+70.-yr.
GE . Y. C:A3H.
I
Ty N C'T ROOMS
IN CONNECTION WITH THEE...Y.IMS,
Near the Court House.
We are prepared to feed the hungry at all times of
the day and eveniuc. Oysters and Ice Cream in
their seasons.
March 30. 1810. T 7. W. SCOTT ft.: CO.
;ELWELL HOUSE, TOWANDA,
• JO TIN C: \CMS roN
Raving Ir-a ed this lloust , , is now n to accou,mp.
datt , the travelling public. No patn, nor expi ne will
he tpared to g:VC ..atidaction tv V.tose \VISO Mt* . glee
him e call.
far - North aid, f;f tl rut of BlEr
c;_r'a 1:0
UMMERFfELD CREEK 110-
..LA;
LANDMESI:II.
Having purchaß(ll and thoroughly refittrd Okla old
and well-Imo-Am •,itand. formerly Le pt by Sht-riff. Orlf.
fly. at the-mouth or Creek,im rrAdY to
g;v4• good ue.` , Mlt3l.l , l3tiow- andltatisidoto7 treatnir nt
to all who may favor hit:l trab. s
De-. 23, .St-,9—tf.
AI EANS , HOT', S. T0W.1.7,;DA,
..
DIP riornea, narri,s. .s. - .c. of all t.;,;ur•sla of this
hon.., !nsure,l al.Tain,f :o-s 1.5. Fire, without any ex
tra char , .. o , .
A anpori": gaality of (21. i 1:;,,, - ,!/:h 1. , a,a Air, Juq
rr^e!veft. T../1. JORDAN,
Towanda; Jan.;24.'71. • Proprietor.
AAT A 11 . 1) II USE.
This popular house, recently leased by Messrs.
Soo!: k :Mass's, and havingbeen completely.reelted,
remodeled, and refurnished, affords to the public
ail the comforts and modern conveniences of 'a firet.
class Potnato opposite the Park on Main
Street. it ie eminently convenient for persons visit
ing Towanda, either tor pleasare or b usiness.
grp6 . 7i . 'KOOS k MEANS,'Proprietors.
T.ASSION HOUSE,
. w. przowNrsa,
This 'Tense romln,te.l in strictly Temperanee
JrMe:pies E.Visfy effort will be made to make
nne.ts comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always he s.:p plied vith the first the market af.
fords. Nor. 1. 1871.
r .1 Ito
I P,E I 0 II
MA(.O; Sale , by
”1.4".
WritaI.E,SAL.E. AND AIL: DEALER AliD
h'...,
Hone Pokers nnri Threishers,
WLetl nal: , n, PLster borer?, Grain Aceders; Hay
Teld'ts, r,,, , rhiblo and ste,el Pfoasa, C Itivators,
TI1:11 'foes, Clover 111/11, - ,rmand Panning 51.3.115.
C.:t.l.;;ltes an.l prir.tel
:art:igloo:1 or inatts.,l free to sAlavpitcautg.
It wlll (lo,t buj ft:no to•nt.l to fiend for .ircglare
:a 1;3- Veir.
svl/en to T.wantla, t"- 3 1 1 ar ,3 B € l,
I ..pri 22.1'12. It. M. 'WELLES. ,
T 11S. E. J. - 24.1.:N . ,'G0S (for.r.terly
.1.31 nun, - on
FALL 'WINTEIt 7.iLtLLINEIIY & FANCY GOODS
in a love variety. as real /mai Imitation Laces.
Sashes, Ilna It,x3iius, Lace eollars and Neck
Emetics in Ali the t She has also the
latent etyle,; !:t t'e‘l arel imitation. Eid
Gloves, Shell ari.l.istiae: ornaments,
mar.lsll
DOLLY VARDEN 'J ENVF,LjtY,
In Lrael , 'etts, Combs 4e.. kr. Shaba.% girrti sperial
att,utiou to old Lad es Bonnets and Ltrr raps, also
Ifltatits Caps, itucht , s, kc..
,F AS H ON
I bare v.eurel tiro KT. irrn of a first class straw
aua give. peal Fatie.iac.ciou to all
tiianLer of straw work. ito,,ais at Ili': old stand,
nver 1,V , ,n11:11 , 1!,er5, eI tL tttz it
1 . 111:41;ER SETS, etteavr than
k_l r-ver, at FROST k SONS.
1. 4 1 i( )Sr.i' 4: SUNS !Itake the bcOt
tho
REIT REDIUCTION IN PUIt
k.A first rate, at FOUST *IL 80153.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Rotelr.
cog. r IIZOGE Cr El:71,
BRADFORD COUNTY. PENN'?.
LERAYSVILLE. -PA
11. WELLES,
MUMIEIiI
No. 3 :11 , •rc3;•s k. worth side of Court
rFACTUEERS AGENT
z+ • .c.: MC/WM: 4 , WATI:n 1)1/.1W.ET-i, 111. ST nr.yrz.so
L'E'ST POWEILi It THE WOTII.P. cor.:t
Ott pow Er., act:, .4c.
t
. 0. FROST &SONS,
XIANIIFACTITRERS
UNRIVALED ABLSORTILOTT or MIAMI= EMS
Of all styles and p}rices,- combining' with the Rich
and Elegant, the Medium Prima, Imitable for all.
and so cheap that may can afford to hare them. -.Also
the finest and moat .
prM7;77=MItTMC7W=7.T•I ' M‘rM
LIDEARY nrusrruitE.
Of new and original designs and of the most su
perb etyle andilnish. .Also s choice saaortment of
TABLES, WARDROBES, DRESS
CAttd SIDE-BOARDS, ISIIIMACT
DOOK-CASES.
*Also a complete line of Teto-e-Tetes. tofu, Botaigei
Rocking. Easy and Parlor Chairs, in the paste
variety of styles and prices. Also an endless Tarte
ty of
BEDSTEADS, BIJREAVS, CiteMS
TAI3LES, MIRRORS,
FEATHER PILLOWS,
lIIATRESSES, k SPRING BEDS,
Of ecery description; and in fact eves7thino to be
found in a First Claes Furniture Store,
CHEAPER TuAN CHEAPEST !
We pay Cane for Lumber, oz will tate Lumber in
In exchange for Furniture. Also a large stock of
COFFINS
Of every description from the most commaieto the
finest Rosewood, always On hand. We Aro sole
agents for
31rTALIC !ErniAL CASTS,
Which are now eoneeeaed by all parties to be far the
best Metalic Casein•nse. We hare the
FINEST'HEABSJI
In this section of country, mid' will furnish •any
thing in the UNDERTAKING line AS LOW aa the
811110 quality of goods can lie got at - ANY PLACE,
either In Towanda or elsewhere, and from onr largo
e t ko
EXPERIENCE and thorough :equal tatice with the
business, we can save persons man noyances to
which they are always subject wh dealing With
i ncompc tent parties.
STORE 107 MAIN STREE%
atZ" Du not forget the place
Towanda, April 2, 1872
******* * * * * * * *
p o T-(4 Glt A PHY *
The underei,med would turori the public
that they have pui-ehaxed the
GALLERY OF ART, 4,
YARDING S c USITS,
on Main street, first door south of the First
* National Bank, and mcan, by strict attention
* to business, and by the addition of every *
.prov ern( tit in the Art of Photography, to make
* the pla.e worthy of patronage. Mr. 'Clus - rm *
* is to rousin with lI'S, and give his whole time .*
and rite:it:on to the making of
IVORYTYPES,
* PAINTINGS IN OIL ..ND WATER COLORS, *
*- As well as PENCELING in DWIA INK, *
Particular attention given to the enlarging
* of pi,...tures, and to lila finishing of allliinds *
*
of work, so as to secure. the heti reaults, and
*
Z 5 ranch time as leass.ible given to tasking
3; negatives of small children. *
The wanlies picture .will 'please else us
...
* s trial, au:l we thiuk that they will be entis- .
4 : Ued. *
GEO. 11. WOOl/ /a CO.
*, jatill'l'.l: , l *
*-****** * * * * * *
iIOSE:\.;FIELD'S
CLOTHING EMPORIUM!
uPPOSTIE THE MEBNS HOUSE.
c.c,.t.i,:cd by 11. Jacobs.)
The rapid growthof Tr - wanda requires the expan
sion of bus:peas, and the undersigned, realizing thin
want of the community in the '
READY AYE CLOWING LINE
flag opened a new storo In Beidlemants Block,
(fortnerly occupied by H. Jaoobs,) and is now pre
pared to offer to his old customers and the public
generally, a better stock of
MENS' AND BOYS' CLOTHING
Thau can he found in any other entabliShment out
side thn cities.
Nly stock has all been pnreltaxed from the mann
fieturers thlA'season; so that I have no old stock to
;:tt rut of, bought at high prices. I have a fun line
of
GENTS' . MNISHING GOODS
of the finest quality and latest stylei. which I am
Offering at low figures.
I have no connection with the old stand, and when
you want anything in the clothing line, for yoarself
or boys, call on toe in Lek:km.l2We Block.
Towanda, Mardi 28, 1872
100 MEN WANTED
Psorliarroa.
I.IARD AND * SOFT COAL BURNER
COOK STOVES. i
We have the bcbt line of Stows ha the State.
11ANSARD COOK and
• MODERN VULCAN
•
Flare taken the premiums in all the State Faire, and
We know they are a firstrises Stove.
' DO)rESTIC COOK
For soft coal, something neNi
I)O,II'ESTIC COOll.
F,or hard or soft coal. Also the
In'INCIBLE.
All - }lrEt-ars Stovcß
EMPIRE GAS BURNERS 4 sizef,l
LIGHT HOUSE, BEACON LIGHT, ROCKET,
REFLECTOR, FIRE FLY, AM) BAITLIIORE
A full aimortmant of Ilaraware, Tinware, Carper,
and bhcti•tiron Rare alwayson hand.
Al- All orders fl:led promptly. Job work done
and warranted. Give us a eatl.
N0v.13,1872
OD. BARTLETT SON, IN-
V • sna.usck Au;NTs, Towanda. Pa. None but
reliable companies represented.
0. P. 114,12ILEZT. C. GRAT1.4.31
Nov. 13, 1 - 472 -15*
NOTICE.—J.' A. RECORD, of To wan
ds, has just received the Agency of the Water
town Fire tasuradee ' Company, of Watertown,
N. Y.., which •ls a Ilrat-class Company In all
spects, sill' cash fasetts of 425.000.
Is eunaiwa by its character to Farm Property.
arid Dwelling Hones Risks; is therefore perfectly
safe Pays all los. or damage of If aring to pieces.
'whither tiro r linie3 or not. A Ise-pays fur lice stock
hilica by lightning, iu the bares or at large ,on the
prcnic..es. Yell can save money by seeing Mr. P.eir
oril before inslankg elsewhere. Call and get a Cir
cular or eend for oae. J. A. DECORD, Aer nt
Oct 9,lVr2esCrn IbaaßtlhPk.
FURNITURE!
at all times contain an -
J. 0. FIIOST k SONS.
REMEMBER !
M. E. BOSENFIFT T)
To bay !Le ce!ibrated
PRESIDENT.
•
ZENITH,
UNITY,
PARLOR S rovEs
COSY LIGHTS,
YIEXTEIIS
LEWIS k SILtLLEI',
;Co. ♦. Bridge St.. Towanda.
TOWANDA, BRADFORD 'COUNTY, PA.,. DECEMBER 5 1872.
#tutteti totitn.
DO TUE BM lOU CM
Oh, do the best you can,
And leave the rest to °pi ;
Bow low in loving meekness,
Beneath Hia chastening rod
Oh, do the best yon can,
Throughout life's weary road;
ao will not let you sink
Beneath your heavy load.
Qh, do_the best you can,
Though all +ems dark and drear,
Believing, hoping ever,
That He yerir prayers va:11 hear.
Oh, do the beA you can—
Striving with all yoar might
To finish Fell lite'a work,
Ere cometh the long night.
Oh, do the beat you can,
Arid humbly pray for light
Upon your darksome pathway;
- Bereft of sunshine bright.
Oh, do the best you can—
Look np to you blue sky,
And work to win a mansion
In that blept home on bigh
Ob3rellantons.,
THE BROTHERS.
In 1849, the principal banking in
stitutions of the chance kind in San
Francisco, were the "Bella Union,"
" Vemndi," im de Oro," and
"Philter House," all situated about
the ' Plaza i " and each employed
bandiof 'husk to lessen the tedious
hours of that rainy winter, and to
drown the noise of jingling gold and
silVe4 and the cursing ejaculations of
the gamblers.
Maw a sad scene has _taken place
'Within these saloons, that chilled the
blood of the beholder, and is remem
bered withborror.• I once carelessly
sauntered through one of these
places. My attention was attracted
toward a person who had large piles
of gold before him. The staring eye
balls, the' swollen veins upon his fore
head, the ,cold sweat ,upon his face,
and elen'clied bands, told of heavy
losses.. Mingled exclamations Of hor
ror a i nd contempt would escape him;
and ihe seemed unconscious of all
that kras going on around him. His
ghze was bent upon the cards, as
. if
his blood was the stake at issue.
In this else his last dollar was placed
within tbe dealer's bank; 'then, with
the frenzy of a maniac, be drew a
long ugly dirk-knife, and plunged. it
up' to the hilt into -his own body, and
sunk a corpse on the table, A few
rado jeers followed this act, the body
was removed, and the game went on
as though nothing had happened—as
though another victim had not been
added to the gambler's damning rec
ord, or another man had not died.
He started with a large stock of
goods, given him by his father to - sell
on comthision,_ and the father's, for=
tunedepended on a safe return of
the, money so inveited; but, as usual
wit - ;youngmen, heindulged in the
fullliberty of unbridled licenSe, and,
while the ship stopped at one of the
Smith Americau.ports, he engender
ed tne first seeds of "play." But for
a while 'after his arrival, the excite
ment of trade, and the energy neces
sary to accomplish a successful issue,
kept his mind busy. One day, by
appointment, he was to meet a mer
cantile friend at this time, and while
waitine , for friehd'S arrival,
staked a.few dollars upon the turn of
the card, when the latent disease
spi',,ing into life, and it carried him
headlong over the precipice, and end
ed in the tragic manner related.
Thc; " Niru de Oro," wa's a gam
bling saloon: on Washington stre2t,
opposite the El Dorado, and in 1849
was the principal resort of the
banded soldiers of thu California reg
iments, and also of the soldiers who
had been engliged in the war with
Mexico.
Behind One of the, largest moille
bali4.:4 in the room sat a man who had
won for himself honorable mention,
and an officer's commission was giv
en. him for his bravery', at the storm
ing of Monterey; but, preferring the
climate of California and its ‘,`golden"
prospects to a more northern home,
he etiaballed for that country at the
close of the , war with Mexico, apd, ,
upon arriving,, he opened a gambling
saloon. The Grui,grants came in .by
the thousands, and two or three
nights after his arrival, tt,young man
entered the saloon and seated him
self at the bank, and staked various
sums on the cards until be had lost
nearly all the money he possessed.
Excited by the game, and madden
ed with his losses, he accused the
dealer of cheating; the dealer replied
sharply; the lie passed, and then the
young man' struck the dealer a severe
Wu* upon she face. Quick as thought
the sharp report of a pistol followed,
and the gambler's clothing was cov
ered with the young nia.t.s
he had shot hint -through the
right breast. The rocil l i was soon
cleared of the spectators present, the
door closed, and medical attendance
called in to aid the wounded man.
The gambler sat moodily over his
bank, running the small month cards
through his fingers, and perhaps
thinking of the deed just perpetrat
ed, when the NvJuridtcl man gave a
moan - of agouy as thendoctor's probe
reached thenbot om of the wound.
The doctor inquired what State he
was from, and the wounded man re
plied : •
"From Vermont."
The gambler raised his head, for
it had, peen a long time since he had
seen a person from the home of his
childhood: and Vermont tieing the
„name of his native State, the muro
mention of the name interested him.
The doctor,next inquired the name
of the place where his parents resid
ed, if he had' any. The wounded man
replied :
" Montpelier."
The gambler IpratSig tio his feet, his
limbs trembled, tand,his face_ was pale
as - death, 'for Montpelier was the
home of his youth, - and perhaps the
wounded man,might have been his
playmate in childhood--perhaps
schoolmate 4ew his parents, his
brothers and sisfers: He clung . cor;
vulsively to the table, and with
_;the
contending emotions of rapid thought
and the weight of injury inflicted he
could scarcely keep on his feet.
A - stimulant iyas„ given- to the
I f _„, ~\
( it t
100ABOLIS8 OP DZIONOILIPM nom Art QVArfra.
wounded man, and he was momenta
rily relitived from that weakness the
body. is so subject to after a severe
wound, when the doctor inquired if
there was any friend in tho city he
'wished to send for.
" Yes," he replied, "my wife. She
is at thn-City Hotel, on the corner of
Clay and Kearney streets. Tell Ma
ry to hasten, for lain badly hurt."
A. man was sent - to bring his Wife.
"Doctor," said the gambler,- save
that man's life, and there is my , bank
and $lO,OOO in Burgoyne, and. you
shall have it-aIL"
The doctor felt the pulse of the
man, and probed the wound anew.
The gambler watched him with the
greatest anxiety until the- inspection
was finished, when the doctor 'amok
his head in token of impossibility.
The gambler sat by the aide of the
wounded man—bathed' his head, and
staunched the flow of blood from his
wound, until the arrival of his wife.
She came, accompanied by a 'few friends, and as heroic women bear
their misfortune's, she bore hers. Not,
a word of reproach passed her—
words cheerfulness only , passed
her lips, as tears coursed each other
down her cheeks. To her inquiry as
to the Chances of her husband's re
covery, the doctor assured her there
was no hope whatever that the,
wound was mortal, and that in a few .
hours the wounded man must die.
She sank down on her knees,' and in
voked the mercy of a forgiving God
upon her dying husband and his
murderer.
_ _...e.
The gambler, knelt at the side of
the wounded man, and asked his for
giveness fnrlho great wrong he had
committed, andiilso that of his af
flicted wife, which was readily grant
ed.
" This;" said he, " is for disobeying
the sacred injunction ,of my aged fa
ther and mother. I have faced death
a thousand ,times, and still I have
escaped; the balls of an enemy have
whistled past My ears as thick as
hailstones, and the bursting bomb
has exploded at my feet. Still I lived.
0 God ! and for tido:. High above
the_red tide of battle I have carricd
my country's ensign, and that won
for me a name among men.. When
not one comrade was left to tell 'of
the battle, I escaped unhurt! Why
was uot.l killed with the rest? All
r
that was proud d pleasing to man
I have had, and ' I could recall this
last act by living en . husks,- sleeping
in a pauper's grave, and renouncing
every proud act of my, life, I would
do it. I was born in the same v.llage
with that many we were born beneath
the same roof, and.= 0 God !=the
same mother gave us birth ! He
must not die—he is ray brother I"
And the gambler sunk down in a
swoon upon the ilcior. , •
The wounded man raised himself
upon his elboWs; his glazed eyes wan
dered about the room, as if searching
for sume particular one.
" Mary, said he, "Is my brother
William here—" '
The words choked in his throat—
the gurgling blood stopped his ut
terance, and he sank a corpse upon
his pillow.
.The wife knelt again, but it was
beside the dead :body, and invoked
the blessing-of God on his soul, and
forgiveness for the, murderer.
The gambler awoke from his swoon
shortly, staggered up to the wife, and
said :
" Mary, would it were otherwise,
for I have nothing to live for now
the dead ,and dying do not want any,
thing in this world; take this eertifi
eate.of deposit to our aged. father,
and tell our parents we are both
dead; but oh! do not toll them how
we died !"
But before the woman could reply,
or any one iilterfere, the report of a
pistol sounded again, and the fratrl
ride had cea.ed to lice! On the hill
nehr Rincon Point were two graves,
a few years ago, inclosed with a
pick
et fence, and one tombstoniN at
their heads, with the simple inscrip
tion.—" BROTHERS."
INDUSTRY AND ECONolll.—Every
body wants to be well off. The ques
tion is frequently asked: "How shall
a poor young couple start aright, so
as to rise to comfortable fortune?"
The first point is for the poor
.young
husband to iiaake a confidant of the
poor young wile. In that way he
will secrule her co-operation., Wo
men are naturally economical; not
withstanding the general • outcry
about- female extravagance. And
when a woman's heart is full of wed
ded love, there is hardly any sacrifice
which she,will not gladly .make for
the sake of her husband, if he frusta
her. The husband can best deter
mine the way and point the course
to fortune; but the wife can best ad
minister on the domestic estate in
such manner, as to make the most of
,the husband's earnings. hitustry ,
and sagacity on the part of the hus
baud, combined with economy and
prudence on the part of the wife,
will slowly,but surely lay the founda
tion of a prosperity , which may be
not only permanent but beneficent.
The first step, however, is a co-part
nersnip of absolute trust and- confi
dence between the husband and wife;
I and the husband must be the one to
beginit. In this sense it is an eter
nal truth which the poet utters in
-che, line : "As the husband is, the
wife
Graowru or N.k11.8.--31. Dutforir has
made ob::Orvations as to the rate Of
growth of the nails. Uwe are setae
of the result 2. The nails of the little
fingers grow more slowly than those
of the other fingers and thntabs. The
difference is about one-ninth. : The
mean rate Of these (excluding the,
little.fingers) is aboutone millimetre
(100th part of an inch) in .ten days.
The rate of growth on the thumbs is
probably greater- than that on the
six longer fingers. There nails grow
at about. the Battle rate' upon both
hands. The rate of growth is nut
constant throughout the length of
the nail; it is greater near ,the base.
The rate of growth near the side
parts is prob.:Lily the same as 'in the
middle part. The substance of the
nail advances equally throughotit its
its breadth. The fate of nail-grow
ing la an individual at intervals of
•several years, shows sensible 'differ
ences. '
HOW TO SLEEP,
Distrust, and. do not•use those
rules for introspection which bid
you, after you have retired to rest,
review the day which has passed,and
to canaille your successes. It is a
questio t, at the best, how frequent
such, examination =should be ; prob
ably, at the most, ndt more often
than three times in the year. How
ever this is to b©, such an examina
tion is never to be made aftei you
lave gone to bed. When I 'come to
showyou the methods of . Weep, I will
show you why. Distrust, all old
saws about "Six hours' !sleep for a
maid, : and seven hours' 'sleep for a .
man," and the like, which undertake
to egulate for you, as by some ver
million edict of a Chinese Emperoi,
your performance of this absolute
duty. You.call find out for yourself,
at least with the assistance of your
physician, how many hours of sleep
you require ; 'and, as we live,
,it, is
much more likely. that you require
nine Elkus of each twenty-four - than
that youcan make six answer. The
rule for the decision as to this duty
for the night comes in the- rulefor
the arrangement for the day. That
rule is this, as well stated by Thom
as Drew, that no man has any right
in a single day to incur more fatigue
than the ensuing night will recover
from. No man has any right to
draw on the capital of his life; that
is, or more simply 'put, no man has
any right to commit suicide by inch
es. Determine for yourself, hew
many 116 s-of sleep you need.' Ate
member that the bedstead is built,
the ma tress laid, the sheets' and
blankets spread, that you may fulfill
this duty, and for no other purpose.
The bed is not a confessional, in
which you are to tell the story of
your sins to that exacting and mor
i'bid priest yourself. The bed is not
a little cabinet, set off from youi
counting room, in , which you are to
finish the calculations which were ,
interrupted by the bores who came
in at your ,office hours. Yon go'to
bed to sleep, and for nothing else.
For similar reasons,' 'distrust all
the opening choruses of " Somnam
bills," and all the other sentimental
poetry, which teach you that early
rising is, of itself, a virtue' and a
praise, when it is not based upon the
legitimate. conditiong. The rising of
the sun is, indeed, one of the specta
cles which never disappoint one, and
the, freshness of morning has a glory
which is all its own. The instincts
of life are then at their truest, and
in the open air beneath that blush
ing sky, the man, new-born, does
know the. victory of life as nowhere
else, and at no other time. But he
must not think to enjoy this specta
cle unless he has earned it.' If this
banquet is , not spread for him be
must not taste : ; nay, nor even
. _ look
„on. Let. him never dare, by - any
spasm of early rising, to usurp a
throne'which is ,intended for other
princes. His first duty is to fill out
the hours of sleep which he knows
be needs, before he, attempts the du
i:ties of that day. When he has done
'so, let him arise from his bed with
the majesty and promptness. of a
'chid of God, who is lord of his move
ments. Till he has done so, let him
never think to shate the glories of
luxuries which are not his own.—
Old and Neu•.
AIM IN LIFE.
How sad it is to corntemplate an aim
less and purposeless existence—gold
en youth gliding by, wasting precious
opportunities— with no object in
view, jAist like a 'ship under a full
sail and well manned, but no rudder,
only drifting, goifig with the tide, or
perhaps with good working rudder,
but no port in view, only sailing you
know not where. ' Have an aim in
life, and a noble one. Aim high,and
you will hit something. Are you a
student ? Be not satisfied to get
through your studies or recitations
without censure from your teacher.
Just study hard to acquit yourself
with honor ; be not content to creep
along on the level, but walk, yes, run
even, up the rugged Lill where honor
sitteth on the peak. Are you a me
chanic? If so, learn your trade well,
not contending yourself with being
an average workman, but strive to
become master of your art, always
bearing in mind the old adage,
" What is worth doing at all, is worth
doing well." Strive to be a leader;
not a follower.
First have an object, aim high,
then - zealously labor, to accomplish
your object ; success is sure to fol
low earnest, unceasing toil. The,
contestants in the Isthmian races
had au object in view, and every
nerve was bent to obtain the object.
It was the crown at the end of the
race. Life must either run or be
trodden under foot ;- the multitude
is moving on ; you must not look
behind, oi defeat is certain. • Lead
off in - the train and you will gain the
crown in the end. Those who dully
will never reach the object, but will
fail at last. Reader, have a noble ob
ject in view, and then with all your
fniglat press forward until you reach
it and it is yours.
Tut religious observance. of the
Lord's day is au excellent means for
the increase of holiness. It is worthy .
'of our serious obsev.ving, that the
fourth commandment is enforced
with a note excitation. "Remember
that thou keep holy the S4bba,th
day" to impress the sense 'of our
duty upon conscience, and to con
fine our 'transgressing nature, so apt
to alienate the time which is sacred
to 'God and interests of our =souls to
carnal and professuses. It is sanc ti- fied and set arhitt b the Lord of
our persons and time, for celebrating
the ; most excellent works of. His
power and goodness in creation
and- redemption.—Bishop
Is the ruins-of Pompeii there was
found a petrified woman, who, instead
of trying to fly fret the deStroyed
city; had spent her time in gathering
up her jewels. She saved neither
her life nor her- jewels. There are
multitiides maLing, the same mistake,
In trying ga earth And heaven,
they lose .Huth. "Ye cannot serve
God and Mammon." Be one thing or
the other.
1 „ 1 „N\
tc.l_•4lip
STUDY AT HOE.
J. B. Berivin, editor CI the Ameri
can Journal of Educatioo, says: "This
is the advice ' sometinjes.com
mand,
the om
mand, given by the teacher , to his
pupils, whose studies are so numer
ous that they cannot be mastered in
the six hours allotted 6 school. As
a parent and teacher, I 'protest: The
requirement is barbarcras—it is .false
philosophy—it defeats its own ends.
It sends some children to an early
grave •, it btetis downl the strength
of mind and courage of' others. In
its best,.or rather its least . hurtful
operatiob, it stimulates to an un
healthy, itherefore deceptive progress.
The apparent gain is; more . than
counterbalanced by losslof zest,fresh
pess and a power of study. ‘, I -
Sir Walter Scott was is man' of re
markable vigor, both of i body and of
mind. He worked under the stimulus
of the strongest motives possible. He
took the utmost care of4imself in or
der to do all the work po ible;"and he
gave it as`: his deliberate opinion,
founded upon experience, that five
hours per day was the limit of , effi
cient labor that he could perform.
This, be it remembered,l was' in the
prime- of manbood, when he could
" endure hardness." Bat many of
our wise peda4ogues Would drive
their tender pttpils tcy twice that
it:t
Amount of study ; - and many in
stances they do so driv ; till they
break down—some, in b dy, and go
to their grove—soon© in mind, and
go to the mad house. ,
If the dingle Object of the sebool
were to.foreo the pupils l through so
many text-books in so'short a time,
if the teachirs successjwere
,to - be
measured alone by the 'ground his
scholars- ,bad gone over, and their
ability to sustain examination there
upon, there - would be some excuse
for this. But is this-so? Is not the
power to acquire knowledge worth
more than knowledge acquired in'
school ? Is not .wisdow of more' value
than learning? How shall habits of
thought, of patient investigation,. of
close obs Ovation be weighed against ,
an extra branch or two of a fashiona
hie course of study? -Is not mental
discipline the chief elenent of educa-,
tiou ; and can it be gained by.. an
over-taxed * and always wearied
brain?
LIVE AND LEARN.
. Among aged people, there is a
- feeling of being too old to learn.
Some object to 'reading papers and
books ; they refuse to try einri
raents in new things or old, because,
forsooth, they are too old to learn ,
they semi to
.think it is a task_ to
learn after, one has seen the sun of
life at its zenith. Now, all • this see-;
saw about being, too old to learn is
mere twaddle. While the lamp holds
out to burn one should always strive
earnestly to learn. Learning should
be the business' of life. Some , old
men have - had right views of living
and learning ; Socrates, when very
old learned to play on musical in
struments ; Cato at eighty learned
the Greek language ; Plutarch when
nearly eighty commenced -to study
Latin ; Boccaccio at eighty-five com
menced the study of polite litera
ture!;-Bir Henry Spellman commenc
ed the study of the, sciences when
nearly sixty ; Ludovico at. 115 wrote
the memories of his own time ; Ogil
by, the translater of Homer and
Virgil,- was unacquainted with Latin
and Greek till be was past fifty ;
Franklin did not cornmence his phil
osophical pursuits till he was about
.fifty ; Accorse, an eminent lawyer,
being asked why he began the study
of law so late, answered that indeed
he began it late, bat therefore; he
should mastef it sooner ; Dryden at
nearly seventy commenced the trans
lation "of the Mimi, and _his most
pleasing productions were written in
his old age ; Milton wrote his grand
est works when quite old, and our
own Benton acqnirea his literary
fame after spending thirty ' years in
Congress, and just on the eve of his
election to the great Congress above.
Hitory is full of such instances, and
yet - the impression everywhere pre
vails that what is learned must be
learned when we, are young: This ie
a mistake ; live and l,earn, should be
the motto of every one and most es
pecially so in this learning agg. Pa
rents-should set examples for their
children.
POWER OF TELE EMOTIONS. It is re
markable what analogy exists be
tween the bodily phenomena and the
emotions; heroism and daring pour
life and vigor-through the blood ves
sels and rankles ; the eyes Sparkle,_
the breasttexpands, every
,limb pre
pares, as it were; for battle; man
looks like a fiery steed. Terror and
fear extinguish the. fire of the eyes,
the limbs feel heavy and powerless,
the marrow of the bones - seems con
gealed, the ; heart feels oppressed, a
general sense of fainting paralyzes
the ornans. A.. great, bold and ex-
alted thought compels us to stand on
tiptoe, to raise our heads, to dilate
our nostrils, and to open widely our
mouths. 'The :feeling of infinitude,
the unobstructed view•of a far-reach
ing horizon, the sea, and sinilar
scenes, compel us to extend our arms'
as if we - would give ourself up to th
infinite. At the sight of mountains
we want to reach upward to . the
skies; we feel like rushing onward
with hurricane waves ; a precipice
hurls us into the yawning abyss;!ha
tred manifests itself in the b - odilY , life
by a repelliug-powr,:whereas friend=
sbiplesires to realize a oneness with
the friend's body by every hake of
the hand, every embrace,v6n as the
souls form oho; pride raise the body
pusillanimity lowers the head: the
limbs become relaxed; a servile fear
,is shown 'in the crawling gait; the
',idea of pain distorts our features,
I whereas the thought of delight em.
bellishes oar whole fora; linger has
torn the tinip3t pi,J)Fel ail bonds, and
necessity has . atMost conquered fin-
To interest, without exciting—to
instruct, without offending—to
please, without flattering —to be
cheerful, yet grave—and humorous,
without descending into buffoonery =
are the prime requisites of a public
instructor. •
ME
*V per Amman Advance
A man of very pleaiing address,but
very dishoneSt In his.practicas, once
said to tan -honorable merchant,
"Whose word was as good as his
bond," " I would give fifty thousand
dollars for your good name." ,
"Why ab ? " asked the other in
some Surprise:
'riecattse rcould make a kundred
thousand dollars out of it.' l
The honorable character which
was at the bottom of the good name
he cared nothing for ; it was only
the repntation, which he could tarn
to account itt - a money point of view;
which he coveted.
But a good name cannot be bought
with silver ; it,. of all - other posses
sions, must be fairly ,earned. When
it is possessed, it is better" business
capital than a great sum of money.
It is a capital any boy or girl may
secure: Honesty must be its foun
dation, even iii the smallest particu
lars. When an employer says, "That
is a boy I can trust," he will always
find himself in demand, provided he
joins with it industry. . "The band
of the diligent maketh rich."
It seems hard at the time, maybe,
—this ceaseless round of work, while
other boys - are . Jounginci.abont store
shops, or playing on the green. But
the reward will come if you are, faith-.
ful. While loungefs are dragging
out a miserable lifetime in privation
and
,Poverty, the . hard-working h6y
lives at his ease, respected and hon
ored. * ,
_ Rethember this, boys, if you desire
to make your way in the world.
There is nothing that can serve your
purpose like a name for honesty anil
industry ; and you will never acquire
either if you are a lounger about the
streets, and a shirk at yout business.
Everybody suspects a lacLxillo is of
ten seen about saloon-dobrs or tali
ern-steps. It undermines a boy's
character for honesty, very rppidly to
mix with the society he finds there-;
and such hab4s . tend.to anything but
industrious w4s. '
"A good', name is ;rather to be
chosen than .Teat richek and loving'
favor rather ° than silver - and gold."
Print that text on your heart, diad
carry it , with you_ in all your ! walk,
and ways. It is worth far mode than
silVer and gold to you..—Presbyterian.
CUP OF COFFEE. —l - t, ha been
truthfully said that even in thee en
lightened days, and in the lands most
blessed by civilization, there are
thousands upon thousands of people
born into the world, who 'live long
lives and then go down into their
graves, without ever having tasted a
good cup of coffee. There are many
reasons for this, and the principal
one of course must be that so few
persons know how to'make good cof
fee. And yet there have been thous
ands of recipes and directions pub
lished, which teach us how to make
good coffee by Wiling :by not
boiling it; by confining the essence
and aroma; by,making it in an open
vessel; by steePino-_it; by not steepino
it; by clearing it; by. not ,clearing
by grinding it tine; grinding it coarse,
and by many Other.methods Opposed
to each other and all these. Now we
do not intend tci tell anybody how to
make good coffee, but we_ just wish
to say a word about the treatment of
the coffee after it is made,: And on
this treatment depends its excellence
brew it as you may: The rule is sim
ple—never decan it. Whatever else
you do abodt it, bring it to the table
in the vessel in which it I ms made.
A handsome urn or gorg ' us coffee
pot is the grave of good offee. Of
course, , if it is - considered ore desi- .
Table to have the pot look well than
the coffee to taste well, we have no
more •to say.. 'Bat when hot coffee is
emptied from one vessel into Anotbe r,
the kitchen ceiling generally'receives
that 'essence-laden vapor, which
should hafe found its way into the
cups on the breakfast table. And
one word about these cup , ?...` When
the coffee enters them it Shona find
the milk or the cream already there.
By observing these, rules, ordinary
coffee, made iu almost any way, is
often very palatable indeed.-=-Serib
nee:: Atonally.
Sun IRRIGATION OF TIMES.—A cor
respondent of the Pacific Rtfr"at Press
suggests the following mode of sub
irrigating trees : - • •
' When the tree or vine is ready to
be placed in the pit which has -been
'excavated for it,-have ready at hand
two or more buckets of coarse gravel,
Or enough so that when poured into
the side, of the pit.jthe column of the
gravel will reach from the =face to
the bottom -of the roots; then fill the
remaining space to within four inches
of the top within `the soil intended
for the support of the plant; being
,careful in so doing not to disturb the
gravel., but in sttch.a. way as to leave
a trench around` the outer rim of the
excavation ; which will -hold two
buckets at least of water.. '•Thc wa
ter poured into the trench will - find
wav down the column of gravel,
and the air be excluded; in fact, 'trial
leas proved it far better than a wood
en spout, or an open . hole of any kind
;'for getting the water down and pre
*venting evaporation.
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ATTENTIVENES3.-HOT mach more
we might make of our famdy life, of
our friendships, if every sectet of love
blossomed into a decd.; Wo are not
now speaking merely of personal ca. ,
resses. These May- or may not be
the best language of affection.
Many are endowed with a delicacy,
a fastidiousness of physical organiza
tion, which shrinks away from too
much of these, repelled and overpow:-
ered. But there are words and looks
and looks and little observances,
thoughtfulness, watchfulness,' little
attentions; which speak of love and
4ake it manifest, and there is scarce
-1 a' family that might not be richer
iu heart-wealth for more of them.
It is a mistake to suppose that re
lations must of course love each
othell because they are relations.
Love must be cultivated, and can be
increased by judicious culture, as
fruits may double their bearing
milder the hand of the gardener; and
love can dwindle and die out by neg
lect, as chafes ftower-seeds planted
in poor soil dwindle and grow single
NUMBER 27.
A. TEXT FOR BOYS.
43 A *):/.114 i(litppi(*)4 4
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In the working of the telegraPh,
some curious facts have been observ
ed: A message sent through land
lines and an ruder-sea I.cable
travels quicker to' the place which
has'the long line than - to the shorter.
FrOm Amsterdam to London; asig- -
nal is transmitted at greater iipeed
than in the reverse direction---the
reason being, that on 'the .English
side is a wire of one bundled and
thirty miles ; then a cable of one
hundred and twenty, and on the
Mitch side a wire of twenty miles. 3
This difference, however, can be rec
tified by a scientific contrivance. -
Another fact arrived . atby obser
vation', is, that on wires stretched
east and west, the
_speedja decreased
every day about noon. The .cause,
we are informed, is not clear ; but it
his supposed to be, due to the diurnal
jvariation in earth currents. It is a
;fact worth knowing that grata per
*ha deciys rapidly, and, becomes
brittle and porous when.dry and ex- _
posed - to the light, but under water
appears to undergo no change what-'
ever. ..Gutte. percha sunk:in the sea
for twenty years shows no eigni of ,
decal', which must be regarded as a
condition in which nature comes to'
the aid of mechanical and electriial
sciefite. . • -
)any attempts have been made to.
devise a ,tell - tale to-show Whether a
watcher has' gone his rounds faith- •
fully - during } the night (;. but not
many have succeeded. Imong the
latest and best is the onellow in use
at the Penitentiary, Lausanne, in
vented Cauderoy,, whieh-ef
feets its object , by electricity. A disk
of paper, divided into twelve hours,
is set in movement by clock work. - A
-number of electric magnets are fixed
in front of the - disk, and these - are
connected in - the usual way with
buttons- or keys placed in different
parts of th'e building. These buttons
indicate stations on the watchman's
round, and he is expected to push
each one as he pestles it., The push
excites the'
,electro-magnet, and re
leases a pricker,,Which start s. or
ward and makes a hole in thelfaper
disk. This disk may be _placed in
any part orthe building—in the in
spector's offide governer's, robra ;
censequently, any neglect or evasipn.
on the part of the watchman is ini
mediately detected. _ •
oEitc DEPENDENCZ.--NO allianea with
others can ever diminish the necessi
ty fur personal, endeavor. Friends
May counsel, lint the ultimate decis
ion in every case is individual. As_
each tree, though growing in the
t-ame soil; watered by thasametains,‘
and warped by;the same sunsas
others, obeys its, own law of growth,
preserves its own physical _structure,
and produces its own peculiar friait,l
so each• person, though in the closest
communication and intercourse • with
others, - and' surrounded by similar
influences; must do his duties,' con
lest his own struggles , resist hi4own
temptations, and rffer his.own pen-
taffies. There is' too much depend-
enc :2 placed upon co-operation
for security from evil, and too little
reliance upon personal watchfulness
and exertion. There are some who
seem to feel in a great measure, re
leased from obligation if they do not
receive such aid, and some will plead
the shortcomings of others as an \ er;
case fo-r. their own.
We would by no means disparage ,
the effect of influence. or discourage
in the slightest the generous assist
ance which we all owe, to one an- -
other, or undervalue the important
effect of a worthy 'example. These
are 'vital elements of growt , l4, - and
their results'can never be fully ' esti
mated. BUt they should not usurp
the place of a proper self-reliance, or
diininish the exercise of individual
powers. Moral force mist be a per
sonal possession. It can, beVer
transferred. Material benefits .may
be, cOnferred by a simple, gift, but
*mental and moral activities can only
be Sustained by their own exercise.
Thoughts may be exchanged, but not
thought power; moral help and en- -
couragement may be given, bat vii
tne cannot be transferred; responsi T
bility.cannot be shifted. -
The most permanent good we can
do to others is to nourish this indi
vidttal strength. To aid the physi
cally destitute most effectively, food,
-
fuel and clothing are not -nearly so
valuablens steady; remunerative em
ployment. To educate a child, ,it is
not half so important to instill large,
amounts of information, as to set his
mind to work, to bring out his men
tal powers, to stimulate his thoughts,
and quicken his faculties.- And in
moral life, especially in cities, where
masses — are crowded together, and
men incline to leap upon each other,
the best lesson to enforce is that vir
tue, to existAt all, must be strictly
individual. -
That which cannot stand alone,
but depends on props and supports,
which needs the constant spur . . of
fear, and the bribe of reward to in
sure. its activity, is but the semblance -
of. .virtue, and will grumble before
temptation.. A well developed 'body •
ever excites admiration., nut, a well
developed and self-reliant spirit is a
nObler tiling. It is calm, modest and
Unassuming, yet flrm_in conscious in
tegrity of purpose; and steadiness of
aim. Inflated by no vanity, it is at
once humble„yet, courageous; helpful
to, the tempted, yet resolute in as
sailing evil.,
F., XTR CTINO THE METH OF YaUfiG •
PutsoNs.—Unless they IDeconie ex
tremely painful it is best to allow na
tare to 'conduct the process of • shed
ding, the first set of -teeth. 'When the
second set areeveloping it is a corn
mOn -practice orsome dentists to ex
tract one' some where in order to give
mare room for others, which are said
to_l,be crOmling. . ,
That is a, serious mistake-not to be_
perpetrated. If one is removed, the
jaw at once stops growing, and the
result is a very different L expression
frOrn what the individual Would have
had provided all the teeth and jaw
were harmoniously developed to
gether. In consequence,of that sort
of l imphilesophical interference with
the law of dentition, one jaw or the
other is smaller thad it would have
been. Tho whole character-of the
face becomes altered. Even distinct
speech is sometimes impaired in this
,way. When caries takw place after
the teeth have completed their
growth, they may be removed with
less damage to facial expression.
A RAILWAY watchman caught nap
ping at_ his post, and convicted of
willful negligence, said to the jailor,
who was about to lock him np : "I
alWays supposed that the safety of a
railroad depended on the soundness
of 1 the sleepers." "So it does,"
retorted the jailor; "but such sleep
eri are 'nev,er safe unless they. are
bolted in." ,
Fosrm, is the red, of the weak and
the' sod of thobruti.
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