TERMS OF PUBLIO/ITi 011 :
Tos Ssavroan • intbtlibee'essay
tiredly lgurning by B.llr. iILYOSO at pro Domes
~r aneu>a m adman
gr miverttioug in all aims fainters Or anbactigi..
lea to the Paper-
SPECIAL N(,TICES Inserted at ismors =leper
int for drat tusertitaa. and Fars oaorza.per , line. for
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nbeequent ales:nous. -
matter.
us:al. NOTICES, same style as reading
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ADVESTISEMENTS-10 Weeded annordtoll to
• he following table of rites:
1. I fns I on I . ern 1 6.1 n 1 tyr.
tech I 111.601 Lan 6.051 e.ootto.oolglui
001 1.00 tato 116.001 20.00
9 i nches I 2.50 1 TANI I 111.00 1 IBMS 1 %Lao{ 110.0$
tiches I 3.001 atso 114 00 1 1b.25 1 25.001 55.00
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I TUN it( .if I MAID l atfto $1 twin
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k-,limnistrattire and Executor's Notions. $2; Audi-
NoVnes, $2 ISO ; Redness Cards. rive lines. Mew
additional lines $1 -tach„
V -Arty advertiser* aiM entitled to quarterly changes.
anstent advertieemeato must he paid farina/kcal:a.
t.....alotictie of keisoolistions ; , Oommotileatitne
led or , wit v dr tat mterest. and activate or Mar
i ; , : mi .nct Deaths, exosedinu beelines, are charged
f•E , TE per line. ,
rhe REP , .a.Trai having a larger Cirri:dation than all
• t r. c' l 'ots It the connti - exmihlnewl. makes It the beat
A a% i:rti*ing medinm to Northern Pennsylvania.
PRINTING of every kind. in Plato and Fancy
done with OPMEMIII , and Ale-patch fiand'hills.
Cards. Pamphlets. rtillb.sda. Rtatemente.
o.
e. crY variety and <rte. printed at the abetter
M.,. The RrornitTra Office IC aell .11P01.14 with
eresses. a good Aesortment of new type. and
.- . .wything In the Printing, Ittle. can be executed lu
most artistic. manner and at the lowest rates.
f'-.1‘,F1 I'marcratte.e an .
Sunn\TEss CARDS.
WALLACE REELER,
SWAT AND. FRESCO PAINTER.
Amt. lg. IR7II-yr
0 D. 13 -tRTT,ETT k SAN, TN
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• ,c•Avc,.. Ans:rr.... Towsiaa. Pa. 2•Tone but
~.,:00,-nmnantet, rtpresent.
0. D. 11,RTLItrf. C. fIitATTIM EMMETT.
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FOWLER, REAL ESTATE
R. DEALER, N0. : 27R Routh Water Rtreet,
eu , ois
e. Illin. Reatite urchased and sold. In.
s :...menta madeaalud E
Money p Loaned.
May in."7o.
TORN MINFEE, RI:ACKS3TITTI,
•,iosnorroN. PA.. pays particular attention to
ronlrv; iThevies, Sleighs. /to. Tire art and
done on short notice. Work and elaiirges
gatisfai•tory„ 12.15.119.
)I . OS PENNYPACKER; HAS
PRtahlishrei binnugf in the virLoRTNG
'l'.-.TNE.S.7.' gimp ovrr Tinckwell'R Store. Work cf
doßTrlrlion (lone In the latest strleß,
walia, April 21. 1870.-1.1
j ER A YSVILLF, WOOLEN MILL
• In- tindersiened wendl respectfully announce to
paliir that he Uccns eonstantly on-hand Woolen
eassimeres. Flannels. Yarns. and all %Linda at
an retail. . HAIGU k BROknT.F.Y,
tk , e 1n.1870 • Proprietor.
(:). S. -RUSSELL'S
f , ', NCR IL
.-\: ,S. U.:11 A 2V CE AGENCY,
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H. VORG VNT & C 41.. DFAL
tF it REkT; t.SrATr.—Lot. from $lOO np
wir.l,. Also !Val taato Aaentg. Land honv.ht and
FA' and . ruon;y loaned. Pa ties des‘ring to s• II
1 Dods, Farms or Lota, ran has a map of
Ihnda - or sgll4.7lsion tn•de at this Avency. •nd
property wild on a rpa.onaw en r n miplion. Om en
over Poat '!fili•e, sfeTenr's Towan , a. Pa.
'MOODY. (Dec 4•72
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rlfl'rfE UNDERSIGNED ARCIIIT
TECT Ni)A .11MLDER. wishes to inform the
~.jr..ns of To , nnita and vicinity! that he will give
p art filar attention to drawing ohns. &gins and
~o.yol..attons for all manner of finildinas. private
a:i i puhlie. Superintendence elven for rea.mnshle
011ce at residence 'N. E. corner of
5..-1 - 41,1 and Elizabeth streets.
J . E . FEENIATING.
, 11'71 Box 511. Towanda. Pa.
NrEW P&RT.OII OF FASHION.
srfAvirs'n, ;IR-CUTTING,
!OTANIPO , ING. and HAIR DYEING
6, In the LatoFt stcle. Alan partienlar
palne
iu rutting Latiei' ani Chfldren's Hair, 61.1ara
and FriZ7.lll:Z.
VF - 3.‘vc" AY .%;. LiNctiooNrE, over the
Main Strc-!.t. Towanda, Pa.
'111:.9h G. 1,72.
W W. KINGSBURY,
rATE, LIFE, FIRE, A: ACCIDENT
f:NSI:RANCE AGENCY
coin , r of Main and State Street=.
=IEEE
kSEI, DOORS, AND BLINDS
, I arc nrepace.l to furnish Kiln-dried Doors. Sarin
i ,.; of any style. size, or thickness. on short
ymir FirJers ten days before you
, to rise the artirlts. and be sure that you will
that will not shrink or swell. , Terms cash
' T .1 , 1,v 107 l: Ott). P ASH.
T 0 N . & BROTHER,
Dealeto in
TOOL; HIDES, PELTS; . CALF
- sKr. , k runs. kC.,
For which the 1110101 cash price IR paid at all times
02 , - in M. E. Rose uuc 7dain-et.,
G. A DAYTON,
1 1 Mt:. 5.1n0v.14:711 TOWANDA , PA.
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'Nil' GOoDS, /JO W PRICES/
AT 111 INI:OETON,
TIUCY & HOLLON,
1, , i L, ,, alers in Groceries and Provls.ons, Drugs
Kerosune Oil, Lamps, Chimneys,
Paints, Oils, Vannall, Yankee No-
, • i Cuzars and Snuff. Pare \Vines and
!• .• the L e nt quality. for inetheinal purposes
' . • •••4•1 .tt the, very lowest prices. Pre
' • -. • 1 compounded at all hours of the
t. Give us a call.
TRACY k HOLLON.
-I in. Pa., Juno 21, 180-Iy.
CIARLES F. DAYTON,
Ilaruphrey pros.,
if AR NESS 'MAKER,
Over Aloady'n St;Tre,
gol, on hnnd a full alisortment of DOUBLE and
' LIMINESS. and all other gouda in lila line
• 7,w1 mantifacthritig done to order.
i T• an la. Anzukt 21. PM
B Ell CO NTEGrIO..FS'ERY !
GROCERIES !
b.gs , leave to return thanks to
fowanda an. ,„ykiuitv for the very
patronage ext. n 4161 to him doting the
.n... 0.1 at tli. stole tune to give notice that
i• a 1,1 his business a stock of
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BEST FAMILY' GROCERIES
Which ho in prepared to !Mier AT THE LOWEST
I all.lcontinne the Baking bnsideas in
lir.w..tjen. and , 11.1 lnruish anything in this line
Knort ,- 4t notice and
' :17 I.III.NTEE - SATISFACTION.
He haeralso fitted up a
DINING ROOM,
he gill at all tinioi be re,iily to furnish Meals
L.!..110116 rt much lower Cates than uvula.
F.,,ners and others visaing town are invited to
to- Part.lrp guivpliei with Ice Cream. Cakes, Fruit
short eetire.
ii , e•raiher the - place, hearty opposite the Means
1 . ;711. - j U S BANK,
TyIVAN.I)A„PA
, 1:,;,...50r to B. S. 11r,24e1l & Co., Bankers)
e 4 Deposits, Loans Stoney. Makes Colley
GEU . HAL BINNING BUSINESS,
same as an Incorporated Bank. -
I :leKinng ..end money to &kr past.
cwt.,' States, Canada of Europe, this Bank
tip li t facilitWis aW the loieest terms.
I'.ISSAGE TICKETS
Tp and from Nova Scotia, England, Ireland, Scot•
lend, or euy part of Europe end the Orient,' Jl/ the
CF , LEBRA.TED UNMAN
Of Steamers always on band.
Evss and United States Bends
it market rateA.
N%: . '"Ut for the sale of Northern Pacific 7 3.10
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M. C. 31ERCITR, President.
WM H. vp;cbTT. CARbier
TOWANDA COAL YARD,
C )8.Ni.71 ILAILBOAB A.ND ELIZABETH STREETS.
f , oLE AtiENCY SULLIVAN ANTIIIIACITE , AN4
BARCLAY lirft.iUtli COALS
1T.4 . 5:. , 1Z1:S PITTSTON ANTHRACITE COAL
At Mullet Pita
`Ar,g. 1E72. WAIN) & EICTURTE
. ILItVIDIECIDOPubIisheii
°On xxxm.
TAMES WOOD, Arrom AND
• flotassmios a. Lew, Towanda, Pa.
SMITH & MONTANYE, ATTO
KEW AT .1•11! t , 4 rglCl*OarDel. MAW sad
Pine Streets, opposie P orter. Drug Mors.
rt R It WESTON, DENTIST.-
1/ ce In PstiOn's Mock. over Gore's Drug and
Olusol Store. , iall 1. 'fA.
. B. JOHNSON. PHYRICIAN AND
D Offline over Dr. H. C. Porter Eton
Co:.k Drue Store.
F (}, . MORROW. PUTSICIAN AND
. Rtreozott. offerS his 'professional Pismire* to
the citizens of Warren and vicinity. Residence,
first house north of J. F. Cooper's Store. Warren
Centre; Pa. !Tit WTI lx
DR. C. M. STANLEY. DErrts . r.
successor to. Dr. Weeton office in Patton'.
Block up s'aira..,lllain Rtreet, Towanda. Pa. lit
k:nds of plate work a mpeeinitp. Jan 1513
TNR. S M. WOODBURN. Phyßirian
and Qnegeon, Office over Wickham . k
Black's
Crockery store.
rn.lind‘ May 1. 11572.-ty•
STREETER,
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ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
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- tn1430.'72. , TfIWAND?a, PA.
A B. DT ' r.l EA N, ATTORNEY
■ a. • AND COVNIKILLOII AT LAIN. Towanda. Pa. Par
ticular attention paid to business in the Orphan.'
Court. 'lily 20. '66.
IirePHERSON
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Feb 27,'73-Iy. ' TAWANr.A; PA.
H
TTOR
\V V • NET . AT CA LA R s -I%' (; ° lstri e ct , _ A A.ti N' Attorney for
ford County). Troy. Pa. 13WRections made and prompt
ly remitted. feb 15. '63—tf.
WB. KELLY Drynn.-40ffiee
• over Wickham k Black's. ToWanda Ps.
Teeth rnserted on Pohl. Silver Robber. and Atom
tlinm base. Teeth - extra , W without pato. Cc 2 3 72
DR L. . L T . BEACH. PHTSTMAN AND
sunor.os Permanently located at TOWi.NDA.
Pa. Parttruiar attention paid to ell (Throttle Neese.
es. Cancers and Tumors removed without pain and
!without use oE, the knife Attlee at his residence on
State street tv:o doors east of Dr Pratt's Attend
ance in office Mondays and Raturdays. May 16..72.
111,DuriT, CA:LIFF, ATTORNEYS
y-T .aw, Towanda, Pa. -
U. J. NADIT.L. 3. N. CAILIWY.
°dire in Wood's Bil-k. first door south of. First
National Bank np stairs Jan K Vt-ly
TOWANDA, TA
nVtRTON & ELSBIIEE, ATTori - -
, F , ,KSVP AT LAW. Towanda, P. having entered
Into Copartnership. offer thrlr professional services
to the pnbllc. Special attention elven to business
In the Orphan's and Register's Courts. apt 14'70
E. OVERVIN JR. S R. C. MARBLY..
1. PECK'S LAW OFFICE
gram a ree opposite the Conrt House, Tow-ands, Pa
Oct. 27.'70
A. KEEN EY, COUNTY - SIT,
A.• PERINTENDENT, Towanda, Pa. Office with
It. M. Peek, second door below the Ward tronse.
Will he at the nffice the last Saturday of each month
and at all other times when not called away on boat.
net.s connected with the Sitperitendency. All letters
oald hereafter be addressed as above. dec.1.70
J. W. LY3IAN,
PIITFICI/LN AND RIIIICIEON.
Oincc one door eset Reporter building Ilea
donee. corner Pine and •nd
Towanda bite 22,-11371.
TORN W. MIX., ATTORNEY
•J I.tw, Towanda. ttraMord Co_ Ps.
riECERAL rI:I7II.ANCE &GENT.
Partfeular attention pant to ColleetiOnS and Orphans'
Court hu.ntees. Office—iMercttea 'New mock. north
'tide Puhtte Square, apr. 1. 'SD.
TOWANDA. PA
TIOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GR. II-
I/ ate of the College of •Thystelatm and Rnrgeonst."
Nr-rw Fork city. Clans 1843 . -4 gives exelna:ve attention
t., the practice of his pmteindon. Office awl residence
on the eastern Slope of Or ell Hill. adjoining Henry
How.' a. pin 14.19
TIR. D. , D. .Sti - TH, b bas
pun-ha..4 , 4'G. ° H. trnorl'a property. between
Vereur's Bloc!: and bthe Elwell House. where he har
located his cave. - Teeth `extrwted without pain by
UGe of ea.. , Tou;itnrl , net 20 1.170.—rt
iNi` a ROOMS
IN CONNECTION WITH THE BAKERY,
Near the Court House.
We are prepared to the hungry at all times of
the day and evening.. Oysters and Ice Cream in
their seasons.
\ ''..,larch 30. 1870. D. W. SCOTT & CO.
VWELL HOUSE, TCYWANDA,
JOHN C. WILSON
Having leased this House. is now ready to accommo
date the travelling public, No pains nor erpense will
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
him a call.
.Ba4 - North side of the public square, east of Mer
cur's new block.
RLMIBIERFrELD CREEK HO
TEL.
- Having purchased and thoroughly refitted this old
and well-tunwu stand. formerly kept by Shorid Grif
fis. at the 'Mouth of Rummertleld Creek. Is 'Wady to
give good accommodations and satisfactory treatment
to all who may favor him with a call.
Dec. V.Og—tf.
EARNS HOUSE, TOWAINDAI
The Horses, Harness. &c. of all {Neste of this
hour. insured against lora by Fire, without any ex
tra charge.
A superior quality of Old Bagllsh Bags Ale. just
received. T. It JORDAN.
Towanda. Jan. 24171. Proprietor.
WARD HOUSE,
TOWANDA,
BRADFORD COUNTS, PEN:FA.
This popular house, recently lewd by !deur*.
EOO3 k id.E.sits, anti haring been completely refitted.
remodeled, and refurnished; affords to the public
all the comforts and modern conrentenoca of a fowl
clans hotel. Situate opposite the Park on . M. 2 .lin
Street, it la emineutl) coneeuient for persons ilalt•
log Towanda, either for pleasure or_buelneaa.
aep6'7l SOON a: MEANS. 'Propnetori.
ItA.NSION HOUSE, , ...
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W. W. BROWNING, Pnorsarroa.
71 , 11511101110 1111 conducted in strictly Tettiperance
Principles. ,Every effort will be made In make
guests illimfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always be supplied with die best the market af
fords. a Nov. 1. 1871.
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SUPERIOR AGRICULTURAL
MAC.IIe:ICY, for Sale by
TOWANDA, PA..
office No. 3 Mercur's Block. north side of Court
House square.
WHOLESALE AND RrTAIL DEALER AND
MA. ITPACTURERB AGENT.
Mowing Machines, ENTIIO Powers and Thresshera.
Wheel Hikes, Plaster Sowers, Brain Seeders, Hay
Tedders. seversible and *feel Plows, C Iticstotr.
Thill Horse Hoes. Closer Hullers and Warming Mills.
taws trawngs. WATER DRAWERR, BERT SELITRiti
71011.WECoWLE..T.
Catalogues and descriptive, illustrated printeffile.
online. furnished or mailed free to all applicants.
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It sill cwt trat.three cent+ to send for circtilsrs
in poststr . e
Farmers when in Towanda, call sn.i see me.
kprl 22,'72. It. M. WELLE/4.
nmsr.ls'7l
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Hotels.
PETER LA.N-D3TESSER
COIL 'MAIN AICD BRIDGE RTREETIL
R. M. WELLES,
BEST cnunx powEas fx THE itosup. COEN I
SEMLLESA 1 , 011 RANI/ on POWELL. &C.. &C
%f RS. K• j. MLNICIOS form6rly
ltl %as Eingaley,l has now on huid
FALL k WINTER MILLINERY k FANCY GOODS
in a large variety. such as real and imitation Laces,
Mabee. Bows, Riboons, La. e
. Coll.ra and Neck
Ruches In all the latest novelties. site has also the
latest styles in bait goods real and imitation. Rid
Gloves. Shell and Straw orn eras, •
DOLLY 'VARDEN W
in Braceetts, (knobs ko.. &e. She has {rivet' special
att.-own, to old Lad es Bonnets and Dress caps.also
Infants Caps. Ruches. &c.
I have secured the -Per. ices of a Brat class straw
and shall - give good satisfaction in all
manner of. straw work. Rooms at the old stand.
ovor Wolff Brothers clothing &tore.
WEEKLI! ARRIVAL OF
ANTHRACITE COAL
On tho 'Railroad, at (lanai Street, which sill be sold
by ..the ear load or less gull:100r and delivered on
reasoriAble terms. Picase call at the Coal Yard.
J&IIES wILBEIt - , Bs
28, 1817. L.Y. CAYE, Provrtztor.
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Oar wart.rocam at all times contain an ,
UNRIVALED ASSORTMENT ar MAYBES SETS
Of NI stylca and prices. combining with the Rich
and Elegant. the lleditun Prices, suitable for an.
l and so cheap that any can afford to hautbois. Also
the finest and moat
resEttonunx BLACK wwirrr PARLOR Alp
LIBRARY PIIRNITURE.
Of new VA original designs and of the moat in
perb able and finish. 'Also a choice assortment-of
TABLES, WARDROBES,
DFtESS
-IFO CASES. BIDE-BOARDS, mum'
AND BOOLCASEES.
Also a complete line of Teto•a.Tetes, Sofia. tilontimm
floc.klbg. Easy and Parlor Chairs, in the greatest
variety of atyleii and prices. Also an endlees ♦arte.
ty.of 1
BEDSTEADS, BUREAUS, CHAIRS'
TABLES; MIRRORS, '
FEATHER PILLOWS,
MATRESSES, & SPRING BEDS,
Of every description. and in fact everything to i$
found in a Mat Class Furniture Store,
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CHEAPER THAN THE C I TFiA PEST I
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We pay Case for Lumber, or *ill take Limber in
in exchange for Furniture. Als &large stock of
COFFIN
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Of every description from the ost common to the
finest Rosewood. always on d. We are sole
agents for
MET 11:ETIL7.I0 B AL CARY%
Which are now conceeded by all,parties to ho far the
best Metalic Case in use. We hare the
FINEST lI•tARSE
I n this motion of =mar/, and will furnish any
thing in the UNDERTA.EINO line AB LOW is the
recce quality of goods can be got at ANY PLACE.
either In Towanda or elsewhere, and from our large
EXPERIENCE and thorough acqualptatice with the
business, we can save persons many annoyances to
which they are always subject when dealing with
incompetent piles.
STORE 107 *ALI EITIIE.ET
%fir Do not forget the place
To ndA, April 2, 1872
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*pHOTOGRAPHY'I *
*'. The undersigned would Inform the public *
-that they have purchased the
* * GAL.LERY OF ART,
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31' . . .
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on Main street, tirst door south of the First _•
* National Bent, and mean, by strict attention !"
* to business, and by the odition of every lin- *
provement in the Art of Photography. to make
* the place worthy of patronage. Mr. Gums *
* is to remain with us, and give his whole limp ,*
and attention to the making of
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* IVORYTYPES,
* PAINTIAB IN OIL AND WATtR COLORS, *
As well as PESCELINGin LSDIA *
Particular attention giventolhe enlarging ,
* of pictures, and to the tintshing of all kinds *
of work, so as to secure kite best results. and *
much time poiodble given to making
* negatives of small children. *
Those wanting pictures will please sire us
a trial, and we Walk that they will . be Eatig
* fied
* jan11.7•2)1
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Al. E. ROSENFIELD'S
CLOTHING EMPORIUM
OkPOSITE THE NUM 110L11114
(Formerly ocettnied by H. Jacobs.)
The rapid growth of T , watia requires the expan-
sion of buainess, and the undersigned, realuing this
want of tlfe community In the •
READY NIAYE CLOtHING LINE
Iffas : opened a uew store - to Beldleman's Block.
(formerly occupied by U. .I.mobs.) and is new pre•
parell to offer to Ids old customers and the public
generally. a better stock of
[ENS' AND BOYS', CLOTHING
Than can be found in any other establishment out
side the cities.
My stock has all been pnrchaaed from the mann.
facturers this season. so,tnat I bare no old stock to
aet rid of, bought at high prices. I hare a full line
GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS
of the finest quality and latent styles, which I am
Offering at low figures.
REMEMBER !
1 have no connection With the old stand. and when
you wAuf anything in the clothing line. for yourself
or boys, call on me M . Beldlercian's Block.
M. E. BOSENFIELD.
Towanda, March 28. 1872.
100 MEN WANTED
To buy the celebrated
HARD AND SOFT COAL BURNER
COOK STOVES.
, We lave the best line of Stoves in the State.
MANSARD COOK and
• ' MODERN VULCAN
Have taken the prenalonta in all the State Fairs, and
we-know they are a first-class Stove.
DOMESTIC COOK
For soft coal, something new
For hard or sort coal. Also the
MINCIBLE.
• 4 PRESIDE:iT.
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All first-clans Stoves
EITPERE GAS BURNERS 4 sizes),
LIGHT HOUSE, BEACON LIGHT. swum
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NOTICE.—J. k. RECORD, of Towan_
da. has just received the Agency-of the Water.
town Fire Insuradce- Company. of Watertown.
N. I. * which is a ,first-class Company in all
respects, with cub assets of 425 000:
Is confined by its character to farm Property
and Dwelling House Risks; Is therefore perfectly
safe Pays all loss or damage of tearing to pieces.
whether fire ..nsues or not. Also pays for live stock
killed by lightning in the barns or at large on the
premises Ton can saw* money by seeing Mr. Rec
ord belore inswing elsewhere. Call' end get • Cir
cular or wad for one. J. A. RECOIL!). Agent,
• • era
FOR SALE.—A house and lot in
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item Sartre of chasm B. Webb. bean
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TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY. PA., FEBRUARY 27, 1873.
Pada beim
•WISIEI lIWUT TOICES.
L
Tin but the icicles dropping down,
Clattering down from the frozen earns;
And the snow-scud on the frosty pane
Rustling like autumn leaves.
Crack t crack 1 like a pistol-shot!
Ah, me 'Tis - only_ a breaking nail
Which the frost in its icy grip leas got : •
WAS it a moan? or a• sobbing wail '
• Of some unfortunate at the door,
Weary and famished, wan and pale?
'Twits but the prelude of the gale
• Which shall come ero the morrow's sun
Out of the caves of the desolate north ;
Out of the cares of eternal cold,
Out of the soundless wold— -
Wintry, pitiless, ramping forth!
n. • •
Name it the sigh of one who wrought
A spotless shroud for the frozen earth ; . '
As one who sits by a tireless hearth, .
And fights the battle she long bastought
With winter; azid famine, and cold neglect,
• And the bitter pride which her life has wrecked
And murmurs aloud,
As she fashions a shroud,
Of the pain of living and death's delay;
.;.Iry7tig ono whom yesterday's sun
Shone upon, happy, and rich, and gay,
•
And who lies rigid and cold to-day:
"Dead! Dead !
" Why should the bolt have struck her down I
Her—to whom it was joy to hie?
What would I giro? What would I give?
dive? .
cross of lifa for her icy crown '•
• * • • • • • • • • • *
Who is without? Who ii without
.Open the door and Lid him in!
, Bising above the crash and din
Of loosened shutters swung about,
There rings a clear, echoing shout
Of one returning homeward late,
Breasting the eddying tides of snow, • •
With failing strength and progress slow;
Whose wife and children watch and wait.
Never again—never again,
Shall his children cling to',that reeling form
They shall watch and wait, and wait in vain,
For his coming home thro' the awful storm.
Ho wit come -but rigid, and stark, and midi
He will come—but not ay of old,
To shelter the vow g things in ins army;
He struggled manfully and well,
While heart and brain turned faint and wan,
And then the poor, weak body fell
And turned to ice as the soul paened on,
Freed forever front life'a 'alarms.
The storm sweeps by with a rash and roar,
Shaking loosened shutter and sash,
And latch, and bolt, with a clang and clash,
As it beats against the enter door.
And thus the voices of nip* are beard,
Rising higher, and higher, and higher, _
A. 4 I sit-within by the glowing fire.
And though it utters no spoken word,
It speaks no riddles to you and rue
Who write our thoright4 on the glowing brand,
Who have lordly cities and temples plants d
In the wastingemtiers, with fancy, free. r :
31. 1 11. Conn.
—North .4 nicrie
,tlistelhineous.
(Fur the RE:PoII7T.II
A TRIP ACROSS THE-WATER.
No. XL
—_'..Fiorebehold ,
The trcasiat s of the mind—collections vast
.
Of all that Science or that Art may prize."
TRAFALGAR SouAnr.,tipparently form
ed out of the wide and central area,
long known as Charing Cross, cons
blues many features of interest in its
details, and of grandeur in its gener
al view. Here aro the equestrian
statues,. an bronze and marble, of
several of England's. kings, and simi-
ar memerials of Havelock and Na
pier, as hell as the magnificent Nei - -
son monument; its height detracting,
as is thought by Ruskin, from the
otherwise impressive effect of fine
surrounding edifices. The immense
hot* executed iu stone, which seem
in dignified repose, to guard the ba-
sin of the great central fountain, are
c 4 extraordinary workmanship, and
one feels himself involuntarily awed
by their life-life and majestic expres
sion ; even the eye, a feature consid
ered peculiarly.diffi.cult, if not
impos
sible, ' , of representation ia statuary,
is Strikingly natural and expressive.
Seldom in passing them, could I t.s
sist an inclitiationiti linger and gaze
upon these wonderful productions of
the genius of-Thorwaldsen.
The I National Picture Gallery,
stonding at the_ north of the square,
is a fine building, and contains many
treasures of art, among which are•
rare specimens of the Italian, SpAn
ish, French and Flemish schools.
The Royal Gallery, in the eastern
half, gives 'on annual exhibition of
modern sculpture and painting, and
permanent additions are made each
year to the collection by purchases
from a fund provided by Parliament
The extensive and admirable Turner
collection is
_here to ',Le seen, being
the gift of that artist to the British
nation.
' A little way east, on the south side
of the Strand, is the immense edifice,
which combine under the same roof,
the Charing Cross Station and the
extensive and well.appointed Chunk
Cross Hotel; where the traveler rir
riving in London, finds himself at
once established in his quarters, on
descending from the railway carriage.
Upon a similar grand male of combi
nation, is the Cannon Street Ho:el
and Station, in the eastern part of
the city.
On the same meridian with West
minster Abbey and Trafalgar Square,
and half a mile north of the latter, is
the British Museum. It is in a quar
ter of the city known as Bloomsbury,
and but a little way out of Oxford
street, one of the finest thoroughtares
of London. All departments of know
ledge are here represented; not alone
in its immense library, but also in its
museums of Greek, Assyrian and
Egyptian art, and its rare, extensive,
and in many cases unrivalled speci
mens of natural history find science ;
of its design, extent and progress the
Biitish nation may well be proud.
The institution originated with.'-the
collection of Sir Hans Sloane, an em
inent physician of the last century ;
great additions from -tithe to time
have been made in the contribution
of entire colli ctions and the outlays
of Governthent, amounting to about
$6,010 OW. In 1523, George I.V.
added to it the private collEction
made by his father, during his long
reign, and said to have cost $1,000,-
000. This had been selected with
111CWIDIi OR • 7111011 Art .4atiarna.
great care, and was - considered the
most extensive ever formed by a tan
gle individual Tho . ancient Royal
Library which had been accumulated
from the reign of Pchard IL to that
of George 11.. a considerable part of
which bad been takep.from those do
positories of literature. the Monaste
ries, was also incorporated with it ;
as well as numerous valuable and
extensive Private collections t from
time to time, by bequest or pur
chase. Every English publisher is
required by law to famish a gratni
tons copy of each publication issued
from his press. Thus the 'list ie
swelled by tote additionof some 20,-
000 volumes a.year; the whole num
ber is said to exceed 1,000,000.. Some
idly laborious calculator has demon
strated that upon the leaves , of its
volumed; spread out and laid edge to
edge. one. might walk a distance of
25.000 miles, or entirely around the
globe - at the equator.
Amid the wonderful collection of
original matinscriPts, may be seen
letters written by. distinguished au-,
tbors, poets, painters and statesmen
of the past; a deed signed by William
Shakspeare and an Agreement writ
ten and signed by Milton, disposing.
of the copyright of his " Paradise
Lost " for a few pounds, (the agree
ment itself afterwards selling for the
price of 100 guineas),—the original
manuscripts of several well known
works of such authors asr Sterne,
Johnson-, Scott and Pope. ' a plan of
the Battle of the Nile, drawn up on
the previous day by Lord Nelson;
and a despatch written by .Welling
ton on .the field of Waterloo ; the
Will of Mary. Queen of Scotts, and
the autographs of along line of the
English kings. Here are also Several
ancient charters granted by the Nor
man sovereigns, and that renowned
document, Magna Charta; yielded on
compulsion to the Barons at Runny
mede by King John. The immense
lumps of wax, attached by way of
seals to these important documents,
add much to their singularity and
weight : the seal being evidently in
those days the most important fea
ture of a signature. '
Mcontagne House was for some
i
time occupied by this institution, but
,
so immense and increasinga collec
tion reqnired and will'contimue to re
quire, an increase of space and suite
ble accommodation. The new build
ing, °eclipsing the site of the former,
was completed in 1857„with a front
on Great Russell street of 370, and
additions of 200—in all 570 feet. A
peculiar feature of its' construction
consists in the immense size of the
building stones—said to weigh from
5 to 0 tons each. The magnificent
dome surmounting the great cen ral
reading room which is calculated to
accommodate 300' rt nders, has a di
ameter of 140 kef, and a height of
106; more lofty than the admired
arches of Westminster, and of great
er dimensions than the dome of the
Basilicon of St. Peter's. Although
unsupported by pillars, the weight of
its material is more than 4,000 tons
Jo afford room for the volumes of
the library, there are three miles of
book-cases and 25 miles of-shelving.
Among the various saloons and'
galleries of ancient art, is ono called
the Anglo Roman, containing nu
merous. Roman relics, excavated
within the limits of London, and at
testing to the importance of the city
at so distant period as its occupy
tion by.,Julius Cmsar, when Roman
fortifications are said to have occu
pied. the site of the Tower, and a
ternpb.• consecrated to Diana, that of
St. Paul's Cathedral.
The immense size of seine of the
specimens.of Egyptian and Assyrian
statuary, is a matter'. of wonder. I
saw here a foot and ankle carved
from red stone; and apparently bro
ken from the original etattle, which:
were it Of brass, might well Answer
for deolossus of Rhodes; other part+
of the ft:jot being of relative size, the
big toP.alone measured eighteen inch
es in length. One skilled in anatomi
cal proportions, might readily give
the dimensions of such. a statue.
when standing entire : it is, easy to
'eonclude, on the principle of pede
llerodi'»N that the whole work must
have been an undoubted specimen of
high art.
The famous collection of Grecian
seulpturelnown as, the Elgin Mar
bles, is bete—and at' , the same time,
clearly out of place. England was
among the foremdst to cry -
out
against Napoleon, at his removal of
various treasures of at t frot4 the
c:mquered capitals of Europe to the
g.illetie-; ofithe Louvre; but here are
tine spPcimens of statuary- and per
tions of the building itself, plunder
ed from the Parthenon of Athens,
that model of elegauee, the Most ad
mired specimen of ancient art—and
by what right I By none, save the
permission of the-Turk, then in brief
and wrongful possession of ttle Greek
territory, acccirded. to Lord Elgin;
English AmbassTurcir to, the Porte ;
none but a Turk would have grant
ed it, and he must have been but lit
tle less who availed himself of it.
The return of the -Elgin Marbles to
the despoiled niches and columns of
the Parthenon,' would be far more
honorable tcK the British nation than
the empty glory of their wrongful
possession.
Five or six large rooms are deviat
ed to the Zoology cf all portions of
the globe; one of time specimens ;is
the African Gorilla, of which but one
other is to be found in
_Europe, at
the ',lard in des Plantes in Paris. A
number of other apartiuents contain
the Geological Department, with its
great variety of specimens of the fos
sil remains, animal and ,vegetable, of
past ages of the world. There are
about 250 specimens of Meteorites—
some with the date of their descent
from unknown regions of the upper
air duly recorded. Three of these,
found in Tennessee,- are of the weigh.
of from sth to GO pounds each ; while
one, brought from the Argentine Re
public in 1788, weighs 1400 pounds,
and another fro rp Cranbourne, Aus
tralia, no less than 8,200 pounds.
—South of Kensington Gardens,
(within which is 'Kensington Palace,
the birth-place of Queen Victoria),
and two miles west from ,Trs.faigar
,
Sari ire, is situated the South Ken
t sington Museum. There is much of
interest in its varied collections, but
chiefly in its admirable paintings,
the work for the most part of British
ae:sts. Here are a number of the
I,e4t - productions of Landseer, who
wah probably unrivalled in his delin
eations of animal life.* Dogs and
horses seem to have been especially
his forte;-and the prints we so often
gaze upon, of wonderful canine ex
pression, in "High Life and Low
" Dignity 'and Impudence,"
Twa Dogsi" etc., here - find
their admirable :.'originals ; in the
tame department of animal life, never
could anxiety and sorrow be more
expressively depicted than iii " Sus
pense" and the "Old Shepherd's
Chief Mourner," two other paintings
by the same master. In the gallery
are also several of the most admired
works of such artists as Eastlake,
Wilkie..Maclise and Leslie; a fine
prirtrait by Sir T. Lawrence, of Ben
jamin West, and the great original
painting by the latter, of "Christ
Healing the Sick in the Temple.'
. This picture, it is said, was intend
ed by. the, painter as a gift to an'
American hospital; but on its com
pletion in England, it was so much
admire& that - the strongest remon
strances were made against its leav
ing the country. West accordingly
coniprOmised the matter by painting
a copy, which is now in Philadelphia.
The South Kensington Museum
had its origin in the inunificent gift
of a private individual to the British
nation; for which the public may
well be thankful; brit how can poetry
ever enibalin ,his virtues under such
a name as Sheepshanks ?
—Another query nSt necessarily
connected with the foregoing subjects_
is. 'Who owns London ? Its soil for
the most part is held in fee by two
individuals, the Marquis of . West
minster and the Duke of Bedford ;
the actual occuPants holding it on
long leases, as is the case with a
great part of the city of Philadelphia.
The annual income of the Marquis is
about $5,000,0001 and that of the
Duke cannot be much less, as in
some parts of his domain (the "East-
End,") land is valned at £l5O the
square foot; thus . in the vicinity of
the Bank of England a lot 25 by 100
feet is itorth $375,000. Ownership
is seldonfrtranbferred; in most cases
titles are so burdened with entails,
reserves and ineumbrances, that
their mere examination involves great.
expense, often amounting to thous
ands of pound,!. . - C. C. P.
ADVICE TO YOUNG MARRIED PEO
PLE.
Before marriage and afterward, let
them learn to center all their hopes
atis 6 l lasting happiness in their own
fireside ; let them - cherish ale.
faith that in home, and all the EA
glislitirtues whielk the love of . home
engenders, lies the only true source
of domestic felicity.; let them believe
that round the hgusehold gods con
tentment and tranquility cluster in
their gentlest and most graceful
forms ; that many weary hunters of
happiness through the noisy world
have learnt this truth too, late, ,and
founra cheerful
,spirit and a quiet
mind only at. hotne at last. How
much may depend on the education
of daughters and the couduet o
Mothers- z -how much of the bright
est part of . our old, national charac
ter may be perpetuated by their wis
dom or frittered sway by their folly
—how much of it may have been
loit already, and hew much more in
danger of vanishing evm.y day— are
questions too weighty ,for discussion
here, but well deserving a little cari
ous consideration from all young
couples,' , nevertheless. To , that
one yqung couple on whose bright
destiny the thoughts of nations are
fixed, "may tho youth of England
look; and not in vain, ,for an exarn
ple. From tlfat one couple, blest
and favored as they are, may they::
learn, that even the glare and glitter
of a court, the
,splendor of a palace,
and the pomp and glory of a t throne:
vield in their
,power of conferring
happiness to domestic worth and
virtue. From that one young coup' le
may they learn that the crown of a
'great empire-, costly and jeweled
though it may be, gives place, in the
estimation of a queen, to the plain
g old hirm that links her woman's a
tore to :that of tens of thousands of
her humble subjects, and guards in
her woman's heart' one secret store
of tendernev, whose proudest boast
shall be that it knows no royalty
sa.vOlature's own, and no pride of
birth but being the child of heaven!
So Shall the highest couple in the
land for once hear the truth, when
men throw up their caps, and cry
with loving shoots—God bless thew!
—Charles Dickens.
THE EVIL OF THE AGE.
The world is all crazy, decidedly
so. The call is for show—still showi.
['here is not one person in a thous
and who dares to back ou
thing but his real simple Self for
power to get through the world, and
extract enjoyment as he. goes along.
There is too much living in the eyes
of other people. There is no end to
the aping, the mimicry, the false airs,
and the superficial arts. • And until
pe...ple take a new view of things eu-
Vrely, and .resolve to turn a very
short corner in order to live - obedi- -
ently to such a-view, the world wil;
go on as - it has been going for a very
long time,,and all of-us will continue.
to chase bubbles, only to see thein
barst, mere water drops in our
-hand's.
It requires rare courage, we will
admit, to live up to one's enlighten
ed convictions in these times. Un
less yon consent to join.in the genet
al cheat, yon-are hooted and jostled
out of reach. There is no room for
you in the great mob of pretenders.
If a man dares to live within
means, and is re-ohne in his purpose
not to appear more than what he
really is,let him be' applauded. There
is something fresh iu such an exam
ple. It deserves to be set • down as
ono of the curiosities of the age. The
few' who..devote .the=mselves to such
fine resolutions can, we fear, be
counted npon the fingers,, but still
they are the little leaven of the huge
lump. The.mass will yet be stirred
by the truth and simplicity - of their
,:examnle.
hitherless swords, which
ds tlukt wield them.
LIES
cat the h
HAPPINESS IN THE HOME CIRCLE.
ET REV. DE. TALMAGE.
2 TIX. T. 4:s.
A church ' within's ;'church, .&re
public within a republic, a world
within a world is honte.' If things
go not tight there, they go wrong
everywhere. A man never gets , high
er than his garret nor lower than his
cellar ; domestic - life overreaches
and undergirds all other life. We
are all fragments. God makes man
kind in parts, then pnts them togeth
er. Our deficits and:surpluses are '
wheels in the social mechanism. One
has courage, one- has placidity, one
enthusiasm; The whole human race
is a vast circle of dependent parts.
God has most beautifully arranged
this also ; thus he-balances Society.
This conservative and that radical
keeps things equal. 'John Wesley
balances Calvin. McCosh gives the
dry bones of theology, and Gutthrie
clothes them in livingilesh. We all
have`our places, and the welfare of
society depends on our staying where
God has put us. Tor greater useful
ness we are gathered in the home
group, where we may supplement
one another. If the husband is all
lavishness, the wife "must be all-prn
denee. _ -
Mary and Marthil are nevssities.
There would have been no didnerfor
Christ if there bad been no Martha,
and no audience if .there bad not
been a Mary ! From the ibroken
Eden of our first parents ono rem
nantl has been left—borne and the
marriage institution.. This institu
tion has been defamed in our day.
Free-love tries to turn it into a Turk
ish harem. Novels try to educate
this nation in holy m'aniggd, which
makes or brake§ for eternity ! 3lar
riage is not a question of place or
wardrobe, but of heaven ori 'hell !
Alas, for the dispensation of George
Sand ! The attempt has:- been made
to make marriage a .commercial en-
t.rprise, a mere partnership of two.
Eight thousand• divorces'.in Paris in
one year preceded the worst revoln►
tion that Fraitce.eversaw.
Unbiblj
cal notions on Christian marriage is
a greater.canse of- Outrages than any
other.
To all who dwell in :homes, I say,
have•Jesns there ; tra. ve en the en
gagernent-ring of, divine affection.
Homes that begin with God end in;
heaven. - Exercise - the law of for
bearance. -
Some of the best Men in the world
are hard to get along with. There
are those who can pray like au ma
gel, and at home are cross and cran
ky. Stand to your rights, and you
will haven Waterloo With no Blucher
to the reseue Meyer-be ashamed to
apologise. My own grandfather
called his family t.- - )g.-!ther, and * said
zo a child whoM ho had Tellukrd,
"This morning I corrected' yon with
out. 'cause and -wrongly. lam sorry,
and I ask your forgili - cness? " This
is the noblest, thi - ngir remember l of
him: .
Find the weak points of your,coin
panion-'-then stand off from them.
The Im4band -who Spends all his eve
nings away is only -the cashier of the
house ; and the•wita who goes five
nights to the opera and theatre,
though she may dress her, children
in colors that _would confound a
French milliner, tht are orphans. •
'Tis sad when a child, has no one
to say its prayers -toj Parents in In 7
dia throw children into the oauges..
In New York and- trooklyn dissipa r
tion otvallowinoreAhildren than the
inexorable GaugeS,.!, I have seen the
sorrows of a Mother who knew she
had neglected her dead child. No
tears came, but she Was held as in a
scorching simooin. . God gives tears
as Summer rain to a parched Soul.
Memory pinches the face, eats up the
heart, and remorse corrodeS the very
"soul. 0 wanderersjtom Your home,
rot back ! Learn tol have sympathy
of; occnpation
Sir •Jaines. Mackintosh said, to a
.great company of scholars, " My wife
made me! . The wife should be the
advising -partner in every firm.' If a
man dare not tell Iris Wife about his
business Projects,„ he is on the way .
to bankruptcy or *oral ruin,. Let,
husbands have - synipath.y With their
wives:. Rig no . 'eaSithing to keep
house; Your interests are one. Lay
' hold Of life's world - .. together— with
four hinds, four SVinhlers, and car
ry-the trials. , •
Let love preside in the home cir
cle. Happiness lies{ stock dead when
words' are for Mal and caresses cold.
Let nu sha - dow of snspicion l come
-over your affection S.. Here's a man
and wife who think if they have a
house they-will .haveli, home. They
buy for $lOO,OOO--ugents and - work -
aien go!in and oat ; costly curtains
go up. and soft carpets go down
and in - a maze of excitement, in the
Whirl of fashion anAshow, the eStab , .
lishment is inatw,uVated. &it happi
ness dwells not'in .that'-house.' The
rich tapestries, the vebet carpets,tlie
heavy furniture, and the goldeu
say together in mournful
tones ; " Happiness is not in me,
in me I " That-very night a
on 'e ';thousand dollar salary, , goes
home: Love wets him at the door,
and sits with himia4 the table, and :
talks.' over the work of day. They
take the Bible and read of Him who
came our souls to I s eve ; they kneel
in prayer-in the plain room, and ail
gets look with joy as the twain receive
the blessing of Christian love, tld
queen of happy Christian homes
Upon their' heads she puts her hind,
and says With the sweetness of heav : .
en " Happiness is with me."
"Lsit, Pat, ittt it true that you
have7taken,the toleige?" said Mike
to his friend.
"Indade, it is 'true, and I'm not
a - ,harned of it, :tither," replied Put.
But Mike, thinking hitnself wit
qualified, sought to convert Pat. He
said, "And did unt - Pani tell Timothy
to t:}Jie a, little
~vitit; foi. his stonl
uch?'' - .
" So he Odd," n plied Pat, " bat 1:;: f .
name's not . irnnothy, and tha'ifs n 6
thing the inat4v,itb my stonvieb."
_ -
. I! ,_, , .
011.13fLARANCE IS ft dOttleStlC jewels,
not trk be worn for otatO r.r Own-, bnt for daily
and unoatations ornament. .
FOlertSE t does not damage then ;
it only nnrnask4_!lienn.
-1
OM per Annum in Advance:
' It_ doe , s i;ee in sometimes as if we of
modern timed wore afflicted • with_
more plagues thfugeverf they of an
cient Egypt, and their troubles were
thought worthy to be recorded in. sa=
cred history, and handed down to all
future generations. Along with the
epitootie, the potato bug, the cab
bage worm,- and o her plagues, - are
we not justified in placing the ave
rage newspaper corespondent, as he
lives and flourishes in •the sinall vil
lages and school districts of the land?
Heaven knows the life insurance
agent, or thelraveliOgrepresentative
of some flourishing wholesale estab
lishment, is bad enough ; and oyez
the local editor of a city paper has a
conscience notlholly void of offence;
but all combined; are not a tallow
'dip compared to a Drummond light,
by the side of our village reporter.
Even Job, pattern of patience and
forbearance that he is. did not have
one of them to contend with; and the
Bard.of Avon, when ho wrote--
"How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is
To have a thankless child," • -
would have changed tha-firat- line
'very materially;-had be lived in more
modern fillies, and had one 'of these
knights of the . qnill on
.his traek, re
cording his every thetilit and4iction
for the benefit of aput;lic wilt), in all
probability did not care. : enough for
it to eveit read it. The trouble: seems
to be, that these persons place too
high a value on themselves, and their
immediate surroundings. The — news
and gossip afloat — in every 'Village,
may seem of paramount importance_
in the place-where it 'transpires,. but
that is no sigh . that' it would i be ,of
any interest to the outside 7world,
where the persons •and plates are
wholly unknown; and in titost places
there is enough reply and willing to .
keep their . neighbors informed of all
that transpires, without the expense
Of . taking a paper or, the trouble of
reading it.
What would you care if. you read
in your paper that •the Rev. Mr.
Mr.
Scapegrace preached a very eloquent
sermon last Sunday s on the way to
reach Heaven without paying toll, if
;you did not know the Reverend gen
tleman, or nay . of . his flowery did
.nurses?? Or would it interest, you
to-know-that that Shortweight & Co.,
our gentlemanly grocers,- had just re
ceived a new stock of goods,. which
' they were selling cheap. if you lived
sol i ar from them
,that you could not
buy their goods ? ~Or would you
give a tig to know that a sociable
was held last night at the house of
A. Lea, Esq., where . all the youth
and beauty of
~tlie place were assew
bled, and that Miss Ka! e Tiglitlaet ,
Was the belle of -the evening, and
smashed - iniintherable masculine
hearts by the:witchery of her smiles.
Yet three-fourths:Of the matter con-
twined in the load correspondence o
our county papers, is of no mare .in
terest to the general public than_this
The desire for notoriety• is inlieren
iu the human breast, and
. it - must
find an outlet somewhere, some witty,
'here-is nothing. wrong in the fact
itself, if people woidd only 1);.) led by
it to noble deeds and actions worthy
of. being noticed and remembered.
Longfellow has truly said -t
"LiveA of great men all remind 113
•Wo mac ke'our lives sublime,
And deporting, leave behind as
Footprints on the san(l4 of time:"
if . such were the .end -and aim of
every one who• feels this Ifeierish
long.ng to see his
_name and - deeds
recorded: in print, it wouldl be, in
deed a laudable ambition; but then
some one worthier. than a lOcai• cor
respondent Would send , down their
names to and deeds- to an 4diairing
posterity... It is ! .-a hard lesson, and
oue we - seldtinei learn to perfection,
"To keep still when we liave nothing
to say," but ifSit. were -instilled into
men's minds from infancy to old age,
sa Cobb says in his - .bcautiful song,
" the world would be the better ''for
When the -Chureli:Fatliers- next
meet to revise the Litany, wl i hen they.
corne to the passage—" From light
ning and. tempbst, from plague, pest
ilence and famine, from battle and,
murder, and from *sudden death,
Good Lord, deliver -us" ; we hope
they .will insert the Local Corres
pondent with the other.evilS..
14rxras.
Dr. Andrew Combo is an' instance,
of what may he'done underithe most
disadvantagegno circumstances even
by a helpless M'valid. -- He' was well
educated in Medical science, and for
many years he_ ractieed as, a phyhi
cian, Then ha was compelled by
disease of the lungs to withdraw him-
self from the active duties of his pro
fession. He had : now to watch his
own health with the ntruest,
disci
pline and caution.. He knew that he
was suffering from a- fatal disease s - ,
from which there could be no --hope
of cure, but-he knew - with the iambs'
care and self- - control, his life might
be indefinitely prolonged, though al
ways with a feeble - and j uncertain
tenure. • Heacedl . >. to the'
conditions which 'he. saw imposed
upon him, and his life w i ns spied
during ten years. In this, period of
:extreme ill health, caused by exten
sive 'prganic disease, he-l'addreSsed
himself to literaryOlabor which had
' wide usefulness .and popniarity - . -He
issued volume after volume in which
he made inpoitarit, knowledge intel
ligible to almost every order of mind.
His long experience- as an ;invalid
was useful to ninny invalids on whom,
he urged the 'necessity of , modera,
tion and Self
_discipline. Nt;ith
his weakness,- there were hardly any.
healthy man who lived so active and
beneficial a life. A. writer .Speaks of
that tall spare figure, with its mild,
hright and benignant -eye, and- man
!;er modest, yet firm 'and self con
,trolled—a wan
.who struck the ob
s.rv,er at once as above-the- ordinary
stamp. The l _eiptession of .his face,
to a casual observer, showed that,he
bore what he had -to endure. with
manly fortitude. .There was no
, querulousness,
.no discOntent, no
peevishness, no disappointment in
he lines - of that face. He was in .a
region above complaint, - He used
the talents which had.been entrusted
to him, and with, abundant rreivard."
.Leisure HOP', -
- NUMBER 39.
For tbo ItzporrEn.)
PLAGUES.
SELF DISCIELINEJ
ALIENATION •
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*itei ms = Piasies"Magiritte - dis- -
gum& very ably the above subject;
especially, with reference.to farailise,
Ia spelkiTig of the self denying ef
forts of parents to educate' that
childien, and the alienation which
the superior education causes, he re
marks : •
Think of - change in social " f lats,
and the change in the relation o pea' '
pie which it makes. When: one has
known of a poor cottager and his
wife, pinching themselves clue to
send their clever - boy to a Scotch
university and push him forward in•
to the Church, it was sad to think
-of
the estrangement which was "sure, to
follow the success of all their baxd_,
toils and schemes. Even when thi
son is a worthy fellow, what a sever
ance that -dear bought edneatitrn
mustmake ; and when he gets a
ing, and finds himself among a new
set ot associates, and perhaps makes -
a respeevable Marriage, 'the ohl Pa
rents will seldom see 'him ; and. it -
will be a vague, black sense of disap
pointment when they do. Then he
may not be a worthy fellovi, Lent a
heartless humbug, who designedly
draws off from the poor old pair who
did everything for him, and bid 4 his
Mother not recognize him when she
meets him in the street _with ~ti ny of
his genteel friends. I hate the word
genteel; but it is thnright word here.
I have known such an animal, com
ing home for 'a few days' visit, up- •
braid his poor old mother for not
sufficiently polishing. - his boots, and
superciliously smile at her ignorance •
of his meaning when he bade her
take away Ws clothes and brush
them •
I den 4 see whose fault it was, or
whether It was anybody's fault, but
it always grated' on one painfully to
hear of old John Mcf,iver working
for his , eighteen pence a day;;an old
man,
• when . his son, not Seen. by
him for- Many a •day and year, MIS"
known to fame as Sir Cohn Camp
bell and then as Lord Clyde. That.'
eminent man was unlucky lin the
matter of -names. To the . ndmi) of
Campbell he had no more right than
I hate ; and histitle,was taken from
the name of a river with which he
had nothino , earthly to do. Perhaps
it would have been so a.kviard for
the Field-Marshal to have walked in
to the loborer's cottage, iserhapS fa
ther and . son would have .found so
little in 'common, that it inay - have
beau wise in the peer, instead of go--
iog Ree ltis,father, to'
,send a little
money now and then to the parish
ministry to add to or increase his com
forts. No" doubt Berkeley Square,
and - the =little island in. the - Hebrides,
wer<not five hundred, but five hurt-
Aretl millions of miles apart. All,l
say i d s, that as'a.Toung man, it-pain,
ed ctne'si heart .to know that utter
alienation. • •
1- THE LAUGHING PLANT., - •
Piilgro.ve's work .on Central' and
Eastern Arabia furnishes something
ieSw !furnishes something '• new for
boti:nists. A plant is described,. u-n
-der the name of " laughing plant,"
the seeds of which produce' effeets
very' -much like, laughing gas.. It
grows Only in Arabia, attaining a
tieight of only about six inehiss at
Kasseem, while at °Man it rises' to•
three and four feet,, with. wide
spreading_ branches; being woody •
and the leaves green. - - Its flowers, in •
tufts, are 'yellow. TwO or three black
:,ced,=; much French' -beans in
shape and size,- are prodnced in- a -
sott; kind of -capsule. They' -
tiave a sweetish taste ; with a Slight
ilivor of opium. The odor' from
•them is rather offensive; produ9ing. a
sickening S. nsation The , essential
property of this extraordinary plant
the seed, which, pulverized and
adMinistered cautiously; soon' begins
to operate in a way to create aston- ,
ishment.! The personibegina - to laugh
boisteron4y ; then he i ldances, - sings,
and cuts-fantastic capers of'a ludi
crous character. . Such extravagance
Of manner was never witnessed from
any- other dosing. 'lt uproarious
ly funny for about an hour., It ia'.a
common amusement. to charge food
with the powder for an unsuspecting -
individual', for the harmlesS•renjoy
ment of his capering antics. When
the excitement subsides, the exhaust
ed 'exhibitor falls into all - profound -
slumber. - In another hOur, on-)wak
ing, he is'totally unconscicius'otwhat
has occurred. • It -is a. common ex- .
lares,ion that there is nothing new,"
under the sun. , Surely to men of .
science this tis something. new, de
manding their- careful investigation_
of such extraordinary properties of a
vegetable growth that exercises
. potent influence over the brain: But
it is morally-certain that this recent-
ly discovered vegetable growth, 'So
extrordinary in its potent influence
on, the human brain, is something
new to science, demanding the atten
tion of dispensafory makers, as well
as those professorlkof mgjeria medico
who are supposed to know all that is
to be known of plants, - from the ce.
dars of lebanon to the hyssop that
springeth oiit of the walf. ,
• to,- -
SEND FOR BIOTHER
"Dear me). it wasn't enough 'for
me to nurse and raise a family , of MY
.own; but now, when I'M old andex-i
`pea to have a little, conifort here, it .
is all the, time, 'Send for mother I '
And the dear4ld soul growls and
grumbles, bat dresses herself, as fast
as she can, notwithstanding. - After
yon have trotted liar off and got her
in
safely safe v4iir home,and she flies
~. •
around administering rebukes and
remedies by' tarns, you feel easier.'
It'snll right now, or soon - will be—
Mother's come! •-
In .eicknesst, no mutter who is
there - ,or- how many doctors - quarrel,
over your case, everything goes
wrong, soraehOwr till you send for
mother. - ' ', -
..
In trouble,tbe first thing yon think
of is to send for mother.' ' •
But this has its ludicrous as well •
as its tonchrug aspect. The verdant
young couple 3o whom baby's eitra
ordinary c
` al aces and alarming
yawhs which 'threaten the disloca
tion, of its chin'; its wonderful sleeps
which it accomplishes with its eyes,
half 'open and no perceptible flutter
of breath on - 1-s lips,• causing the
young mother to imagine it is dead
this time, and to 'shriek Init " send
for mother!" in tones of anguish—
this young couple, in the _light '-of
the experience which three or four
babies bring, find that they have
been-ridiculous, , and giien inothef a
good many " trots," for nothing.
Did any one ever send for Mother
and she fail to cow 2 Never! 'Un-.
less sickness or the infirmities of age
prevented her. 4s when, in' your
childhood,thoselling feet respond
ed to your call; so they still do - and
will continue to d 4 as long as they
are able. - And when the, summons
comes which none I. yet •disregarded,
though it will he .1 happy day - for
her, it will be a vOry dark and sad
one for you, when (hod too will send
for mother .
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