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t ir's Notices, $2 00 ; Business Cards. flue lines, (per
year) $5, additional lines fl each. • ,
Yearly advertleets are entitledto quarterlychanges.
Transient advertisements must be paid for tearoom.
Ail Resolutions {if associations ; Communications
of limited or individual interest. and noticesiof Mar
riages and Deathe, exceeding Avelino., are charged
Tv( axiom per line.
JOB PBTFITNO of every kind. in Fancy
colors, done with neatness and dispatch. - Handbills,
Blanks, Cards, F.Mirphlets, =heads, Btatememts, kn.
of every variety and style, printed at the shortest
notice. The R 111402101 Office is well supplied with
Power tPresses, reood assortment of new tYPs, and
everything in thei Printing line can be executed In
the most artistic , I . i manner and st tho lowest rates.
TERMS AR TILT CAM.
strdrns; Cis.
JOHN DINFEE, BLACKSMITH,
MONMETON. PA.. pars parUcalar attentionto
roning.Briggles,lWßgnnol. glethe, kc. Tire eet and
l'erfrii done on short notices Work and charges
linarantcediatlyrec4ory. 12,15,69.
A MOS PENNY PACKER, HAS
saiin extol:dished himself in the TAILORING
''`USINESS. Shop over Rockwell's Stare. Work of
'very description done in the latest styles.
Towlxicla, Aprtl 21, 1870.—tf
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TEOT AN - D 1 BUILDER, wishes to inform the
citizens of Towanda and 'vicinity, that he will give
particular attention to drawing planS, designs arid
spectticatione for all manner of buildings, private
and public: Superintendence given for reasonable
compensation. Office at re'sidence N. E. corner of
Second and Eliz::bc th streets. ,
J. E. FLEMILLNG.
octsl l l •._1 - - Box 511. Towanda, Pa.
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March 13, 1612, - TOWANDA, Ps:
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ASH 'LTD BLINDS. DOORS, I •.•
I am prepareit to furnish Rila-dried Doorg, Sash
„tad Dlinds of al
style, size, or thickness, on short
aol im. • Harid i your orders ten days before you
ant to use the articles, and he sate that yon will
t dlors that v, - ill not shrir.l: or swell. TE.:rear cash
• n delivery.
20,-aride, J:1!; 1 19. I=7i. : GEO. P CASIL
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TNSURINCE.—the following reli-.
J.:: ablo and 1 , , . . -
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Compardes repre:.seilted
I„INC.I,SIIIRE,
PHE S
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Mar 15 '74-tr. 1
Gls . IV: .lIEATH
Has estiblistled 'Li builr. ,- - - -i of Manufacturing and
Repairing all kit:ids of
EDGE TOOLS, MILL PICKS, MADE Alll, DRESSED
He also makes ilte best STRAW CUTTER now is
tae.. All orders plied promptly, at
MEANS, ROCEWELL .f.cCO., TOWA`SDA, P 1.
.Tzu 14. '74-Z:nti , ...
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TO OUR PATRONS
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- GEO. IT. WOOD & 00.,
PHOTOGRAPELEES,
TOWLN"DA, PA
Grateful for the generous patrenagc of the
ps3t year, would infprm all. wantlitg Pictures
that wo are still adding to our establishment
SEW AND 4...SIDROVED INSTREMMTTS,.
And adopting! tried and approc - ed6iodes of
printing and riettraching in orderto cure
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Fn - En PHOT9GIIAPIIS THAN HERETOFORE '
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made outside of - the cities, and Abat we make
it a specialty to enlarge all kinds of Pictures to .
any size desirid, aria' finish in Water Colors,
India tuk, cr in Oil, in the _.
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nEsir STYLE.:z AND VERY LOW PRICES.
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e.t.a enilk,avor to take all the time possi
-Ile in makinulchildrens pictures, so as to se
cure tha best results. • .
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We are constantly adding to our f tock of
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- All note patteius and tasteful styles, and (tar
nish them at 4 email advance frcra cost prices.
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j ted by Wickhian , ..k Black, has just received t. 1 is
_-„ c n stantly' re ceiying net Eteck of Spring 'and Szia l
neer Clothing, ft r ,
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pide VI) ctti , .., , , ,yr .1...Y.VE1l PZICL 13 Tils N L'l - 1.6.
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' Also.afullline of •• • ,
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GENTS' FURNISHING GOODS,
Hats, Caps anl,lin Hata, all of the latest styles an.l .
Lovit:es of the!orerent reason, which I ant clifering
at the veer I.OICIEST PL.WEs, all bought. direct from
the manufacturer, therefore / „will mak it an ob.
:Pet all cash flyers to purchase clothing ot me
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.this Spring. Al go ods warranted as-represented.
Thanking you all for your kind and liberal pat.
ronage tortrserlY extended, I respectfully ask a con
tinnaneo of the tame.-
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April 23,'74. 11 . . Towanda, Pa'.
rpo' THE CITIZENS OF PENN
-I—; SYLVANIA —Your attention is specially in
vited to the fact )that' the National Banks are now
prepared to r.citive subscriptions to the Capital
StoCir Of the 04atenitial Board of Finance. The
iands realized fr,mtins sconree are to be employed
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,:n the erection of the buildings for, the International
r.xldt.itte::, and The expenses connected with the
• t :: :. ' .t is con dently beleved that the Keystone
1 .... - , - .111,c ri..p , euted by the =me of every cm:
o :: , .iPi to pat hAte conlmornoration of the ono
.11:1 , 1 r, dth birth ay of the nation, The shares . of
- -tuck ar i offered or $ . lO each, and !subscribers will
r , celye a handsoMely ate , d. engraved Certificate of
:;took, euitaLie fr framing and preservation as a
national memorial,
Interest at the [rate of six per cent per annum will
~ .c paid on all payments of 'Centennial Stock from
date of payment
w l a o .3 snairy 1,'1016.
7,, Sobscribers o are net near- a National Bank
V . :, , , , . ~ ..,,,,_, l :t a ch.c.l, or port-oflce order to the under.
FItEDE.. FRALEY,-Treasnrcr,
- Sept 4 '73. 1 . 904 Walnut St., Phil's.
riliji.E FPUBLIC.—Having had
. 4.. nearly P.fi , y.,i years experience in bortug,rmind
pump logs, I on'eti, my services to the public. Work
.itttuaded to in any part of tae county in short meter
and uaustactica qinranteed. CALM ALLEN `"
PIM Kircti gaff.
W. A.LAVIDFLI3,-Publisher.
VOLUME XXXIV.
snarl MONTANA, ATToa.
rilerr. Law. Office—corner of Ken and
Pine fitmts, opposite Portees Drug Store.
IV. T. B. JOHNSON, Parsunes Alm
`Bum=lt. Waco fiver Dr. H. 0. Porter Bon
& 00.1 Drug Store.
;C. M. STANLEY,
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iii'oce
sitar to Dr. Weston. Moe in Patton's
floek.;,np stairs, Main Street, Towanda. Pa All
kinds of plate work a itrelalty. Jan.isis
D. S.M. WOODBURN, Physician
and Surgeon, Once over Wickham .&
Crock More. •
Tcrwaeda. May 1,1872.4y*
F°Y:LE' aPHERSON, Arroß-
NiMAT•LAW, TOWIIIIIII, Pa. Will' give prompt,
atten - thin to all matters cantata to their char e. ,
Orphais'.Court business a specialty.
W. 7 ,9 11 . Z. [naa7 2ll3 ] I. aermutsow.
icr,L; B. ;Mc KEAN, ATTORNEY
AA.. Alan 0048UMOE AT Lair, Tomo:IL - Pa. Par
ticular attention paid to business to the Orphans'
Court, .111420..814
, Ntir. PATRICK, ARTOBITEY-AT
11 "w. Oflice, Mercar's Block, text door to
the
.Eivress Office, Tcrwsitis,
d51i17,1873.
W; H. CARNOCILLN, ATTOR.
• WET AT Law (Thstrlet Attorney fae Brad
ford Cacuity), Troy, Pa. Coltectlacumade and prompt-
ly remitted. feb '69-11. •
V. KELLY, DENTIST.--Office
• over Wickham k Black's. Towanda, Ps.
Teeth Inserted on Gold, Silver, Rubber, quad slum
alum base. „Teeth extracted without pain. Ge 23,72
IaADELL & CALIFF, ATTORNEYS
.II.I.IT-Law, Towanda, Pa.
H. MADILL.
Oflice in Wood's:Block, first door south of First
Nstional , Bank, up stairs. J.aii.8.73•17
rivERTON & ELSBREE,
ar Law; Towanda, Pa., having entered
Into copartnership, offer their professional services
to th" public.. Special attention given to business
to the Orphan!' and Register's Courts. api it'7o
a. eIrIICEMNS, an. a. C. XLII3IIZZ.
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Spec Lai attention plven — tc• cltims against Insur
ance Companies:" Oftioe, hr 4 of Public
Ft inarr.
R. D. L. DODSON, OpER - 4ivE
:AND MECIIINICAL Dmmtrr, North Maine-et.,
opposite Episcopal Church, Towanda. Pa. All den.
tal Operations a speciality, Jan It
PECK 8, STREETER,
LA TV OFIFE, TOTAICDA. PA,
W . , A. Pres. 1.Tan.15'741 H. STI
C. GRIDLEY,
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April 1. 1873
DOCTOR 0. LEWIS, A GRAM
`ate of the College of "Physicians and Surgeons,"
New'York city, Class 1143-4, giver exclusive attention
to the practice of-hiii profession. Office and residence
on the eastern slope of OrwellAill, adjoining Henry
Howe's. Jan 14. '69:
TIR. D. D. SILITH, Dentist,' .has
-IJ"_. =purchased G. H. Wood's property, between
liereur's Block and the Elwell House, where he has
located his once. Teeth extraeted . without pain by
net , of pas. ' Towanda, Oct. 20, 1870.—yr.
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pSET S, . DAVES, ATTORNEYS -AT
• Law,
HER CUR'S B-LOCK,
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BLICK
HALE & PATTON, AGNTS FOB
CONNECTICUT mrriat, LIFE INSURANCE CO.
Ofrre No 3 Griffith Patton's Block, Bjldgo Street.
llarch'2G. 1871. .
P.! A. QUICK, M. D., GRADUATE
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Mavr.LslTY OF, BUFFALO, Y,.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
SUGAR P.UN. PA.
• °Dice at Store of J. STOWL.LL
Match 2G, 1671-3m*.
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Hotels..
DINING ROOMS
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. Near the Court Houses , 4
We are prepared to feed the hungry it all times of
the day and evening. -Oysters and Ice Cream in
theifeesacue.
March 30..1870, • D. W. SCOTT & CO.
VLWEIit. HOUSE, TOWANDA,
Ps.
JOHN C. WILSON
Having leased this House, le now ready to accommo
date the travelling public. No pains 3101 e rpf us e will
be spared to give satisfaction to those who may give
him a calL
sa7North aide of the public square; east , of Bler
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cur'e new block._,_
Ts? UMAIERFTELD CREEE HO
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PETEB. I, ',NUM:ESSER,
tfaripg purchased and thoroughly. refitted thlit old
and well-known stand, formerly keFit by Sheriff Grif
fis, at the month of Rummer!kid Cheek, is ready to
give good accommodations and satisfactory treahnefit
:to all whiy May favor him with a call. ,
Dee. 23, 86i—tf.• •
AIEA-NS HOUSE, . TOWANDA,
con. !..Z.A.IN ..t.,...M.11111TGE STIIF-E29.. ..
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Th e Horses, Harness. dc. of all guests of this
4 .11i - einse; insured a g ainst loan by Fire, without any ex
tra charge. :.
A Bnperior o ntlity of Old English Bass Ale, just
received:' • T. R. JORDAN,
Towanda, Jan. 24.'71. ''': Proprietor.
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ATANSION . HOUSE, .-
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W. W. BROWNING, •• - • Pnoriunron.
This Houseds conducted in strictly Teuiperance
Principles. Every effort will be made to make ,
g uests comfortable. Good rooms and the table will
always' be supplied with the best the market af.
frdo: ~ Nov. 1.1871.
B4THLHEM, PA.
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Bich In historical interest; ins the only buildin g in.
the country except Independence Hall; honored by
pie sojourn within its walls of Washin g ton, Esrey
etfe, Lee. Gates and other patriots of the revolu
tion. This popular hotel has recently_ changed
bands, been improved, entirely refurnished, and
the proprietor cordially invites his friends and trav
eling public to g ive him a call—no pains will be
spared to - render their stay comfortable. People
en route for Philadelphia will find it convenient to
spend the ni g ht here, reaching the city about eight
in the mornin g . A sample room on first floor for
accommodation of commercial agents.
0. T. SMITH,
Sept 4. 18;3. • Proprietor.
NEW ARRANGEMENT • -
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AIRS. MARY E. KITTREDGE
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Having purchased the stock and fixtures of 11. A.
Cowles' liskery, has refitted the - establishment and
purchased an entirely
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' NEW STOCWOF GOODS,
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Suited tO the trace, such as
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GROCEILIES, TE.C.S, Corrxr, Dl= Futrrs, Cacsisin
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Fr.ri re, CANDI/A, C0NTEC21,01473,V, FLESH BAUD,
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.11ncrixs,"Rces, Roman , Ac., Dami...,,
A nest and attractive . .
' . ICE % tREAM SALOON
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Will be opened in connection with the establish
meet,yrizere ladies and g entlemen can alisays find
the best cream and other delicacies of the season.'
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_E - - -D - I N I N:G - R 0 Olt
Ha, been refurnished, and will at all times be sup,
pl. i wild substantial eatables, which will be served
sonable rates. Farmers and others visiting
to nn w ill find this a convenient place to supply the
=Os or the inner men.
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. • MARY E. EITIHITGE,.
Towanda, April 23, '74-ti.
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POR SALE OR RENT.—A desira
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Isle House and Lot on Fourth street, fifth
houFs north of 0. D. Bartlett's, convenient to Insti
tute or Graded tichooL Enquire on premises.
WM. S. MOSORIP..
• Towanda. March 12 '74.t.f. ,
NOTICE.—AII 'shooting with fire
arms or fishing upon the premises of the sub
scriber after this date, is strictly forbidden.
• . ._ O. EL WELLES.
TrTetteing, Pa:, April 13 '7444. •
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" .Ilanilnes date Win igen fe."
Mid tho flower-wreathed tombs I stint',
Bearing lilies in my hand.
Comrades! in what soldier-grivir
Sleeps the brines! of the brae ?
Is it be whosank to rest
With his colors round his breast? .
Friendship makes his tomb shrine;
Garlands it; ask not mine.
Ono low grave, yon trees beneath,
Bears no roses, wears no wreatb;
Yet no heart moreh or warm
Ever dared the battle-storm.
Never gleamed a prouder eye .
4n the front of victory.
Never foot had firmer tread
On the field where hope lay dead,-
Than are hid withiii this tomb
Where the untended grasses bloom;
And no etone k with feigned distress,
Meeks the sic — red loneliness.
Youth and beauty, dauntless will.
Dreams that•life could no'er fulfill,
Here Ea buried; here in 'peace
Wrongs and woes bare forind release.
Turning from my comrades' eyes,
Kneeling whero it woman lies,
I strew roses on the grave
Of the bravest of the him.
CAISTV
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My aunt and cousins were going
to Brighton for several weeks, and
had asked me down to see them. As
I was not certain on which day they
intended to leave London, I thought
I should call at my uncle's house, in
Westernd square, and inquire. When
I rang the bell the door was opemd
by - a tall woman respectably dressed
in-gray. She did not look at all like
a servant, and seemed between forty
and.fifty. Her features were good,
but masculine, and'she was very pale,
but her paleness was not unhealthy.
To my inquiry if Mrs. was at
home,. she said: "No; they lave all
gone; " and beforej had time to ask
when they left, the door was shut.
I knew that my uncle did not - intend
leaving town till the dissolution of
Parliament, and that, when his fami
ly were from home, he generally
stayed at the Place Hotel; so I
went in. kearch of him. I fonnd he
was staying there, but was not in.
I then went to his club, but was un
able to find hirn. I wished to know
when I was expected at Brighton ;
but as I was aware that I should be
welcomed at any time, my chief rea
son in looking for him was to find
out who the strange woman was that
was taking care of his house, as I
could not get her face out of my
head. I did not see him, however,
and the i ne;.it day-I left for Brighton.
took the-earliest opportunity of
gskine• my aunt in whose charge she
left the house.
"There is no :onein the house,'-'
she said; " it is locked up."
I then told her that I had gone to
thehouse and described the woman
who had opened the door, adding
that she was one of the strangest
looking women I had ever seen. My
aunt said I must be mistaken, as it
was quite impossible ,there could be
any one there.. My conains agreed
With her, and asked me, among other
things, whether I had dined before
going to the square.
" I know what ho has done," cried
Amy, a smart child of eight—" he
has rung the wrong bell.", This the
ory appeared to receive general ac
ceptance; but I was not to be dOne
out of my belief in this manner, and l i
stuck firmly to my original assertion.
My favorite cousin, Annie, was the
only ono who took my part, and said,
that for all they knew, some one
might have got into the house.
"If any one had gone into the
hduse," said my aunt, "it is quite
evident that they would not open the
door to any person who came to it."
"Ent," pleaded Anhie, "if they wore
there for no harm.".
" Nonsense," said 'one of Ler sis
ters; "its an hallucination." At this
they all laughed, and I joined - them,
though I was in no 'laughing mood.
As Annie had taken my part, she
did - not desert me, but, telegraphed
to her papa to go to their house and
ring the bell, knock, at the door three
times, and say "Open- the same."
When she told us her message, she
added: "If there is any one in tg)
house, they are certain to come for
that; " to which we all agreed. My
uncle, who would do anything for
his daughter, did as he was request=
ed, and telegraphed back that all his
efforts had made, no impression on
the door. I was then left alone.. An
nie sided with the rest in telling me
I had made a mistake.' I was un
shaken, however, and the recollec
tion of the strange appearance of
the person who had opened the door
made me feel, very uncomfortable. I
made some excuse to go np to town
the next day, and determined to in
vestigate the matter myself. On ar
riving in London, I. went at once to
my uncle's house. I rang the bell,
but no answer. I knocked, but all
was still. I again rang furiously,
and even kicked the door, bat in
vain. I began to think that I must,
on the former occasion, have gone
to the wrong door, and went out
some distance to' look at it before
leaving. The blinds were - all down;
but just as I was turning to go away
I saw a hand holding the bottom of
one of them, and which was at once
withdrawn. It was merely for an
instant that I saw this, and I' left,
feeling rather ,sick.
_
I returned to Brighton the next
day, and told what I had seen. I
could not, however, affirm that I had
seen the hand with the same confi
dence as I had spoken about the wo
man. The action was so instantane
ous that I felt that -I might have
been deceived ; so that when -my cous
ins began to cross-examine me on
the inbject, , and show ' its unlikeli;
hood, I rather wavered. When I ad
mitted that I had rung and knocked
for about five minutes without any
:ona coming, they evidently thought
I was mistaken on both occasions,
and had seen nothing. . My aunt had
not this time,ventured to give :any
opinion. Much to my diegnet, they
itledeb itrettp.
DECORATION DAL
Sembner's
~ -- -
=j
~~relt~nmt~.
A HALLUOINATION,
- ' I
then begin to talk of people who
imagined they saw all 80* of strange
things; till at lastmy aunt ' stopped
theta. She was looking very grave,
and Out numerous questions to} me
aboitt my health. Was I quite 'per
tain I had not been reading too hard
lately? My cousins understood 'her
'and were silent. I saw Annie looking
very pitifttlly i at me._They evidently
thonght my mind wft affected. This
was more than I couldtbeir, and I
quite believed whit theytold me, the
nett few days, that I was looking
very unwell indeed. my uncle came
down for a night. He took aside,
and began talking ratherlmysterious
ly. "Young men, " he said, "read
ing law in chambrs ought to take
great care of their health,land ;not
overwork themselves." I !had /not
had a book in my hand for about a
month, but I did not tell him so.' He
strongly advised me to take a tour
on 'the Continent. When I saw my
aunt, she repeated what her husband
had said. They had evidently had a
conference about me.• An. I did feel
a little unwell, and had no desire to
stay among people whO thought, l
was a little crazed, I renlied that' I
thOught a little traveling would do
me good. I found„some men wheni.l
had known at college, who were go
ing to Switzerland, and they asked
me to join them. We
in spent three
- very pleasant weeks 'rambling
about, and then we went to Vienna.
I saw many people I knew, and quite
fotlgot why!' had left England. The
memory of that strange looking wo
man-never haunted me :while I was
away. I was absent altogether five
weeks.
The day after I returned to Lon
don, as I was going to ' Westond
square, to see if my unele had re
turned before going to Scotland, the
thought of what I had aeon at his
house darted into my mind. Just
then !I met a friend. ¶' Have you
heard of the great robbery at your
'Uncle's ?" he said. I was unable to
answer him. " I have net heard the
particulars," he continued, " but it
seems to have been a very, wholesale
one." While they were at:Brighton,
the house had actually been gutted.
Pictures, carpets, and oven chairs
had been taken away. In 'fact, almost
every article' that was portable had
been carried-oft. There had been no
plate left in 'the house, so that was
the only thing of vfilue that was
saved. It could be seen that the
burglars had actually Übe& in the
house; they had made a raid on the
wine-celler, and bad left the empty
bottles in all corners of the house.
They had left a well-written letter,
thanking my uncle for the ute Of his
house, and for what they had , taken,
and stating that on some future oc
casion they might pay hint another
vipit. Not the slightest clue to . the
thieves was ever, so fa' as I am
aware, discovered: - The', police did
not allow the thing to get into the
papers, as they thought it might hin
der them in finding out the burglars.
I expected some, apologies for , my
statements having been doubted.' In
stead of that, however, 1 was told
it!was very foolish of me not to have
informed the police of what I 'had
seen. The reader mayjudge for
himself whether I was more to blame
than those I did inform.-. Chamber's
Journal.
AWORD TOR THE WEEKLY PRESS.
1 I I 1 ;The great metropelitan journals
which undertook to run the last
Presidential election, and were them
selves so signally run off the track,
will hardly concur with Mr. Garfield
of, Ohio, in his estimates of the IcOra
pdratively value of the daily and
weekly newspapers as .organs of
public opinion, even if that as, well
ad many other electiond and events
hive demonstrated its' troth. Mr.
Garfield, in speaking in favor of .the
bill restoring to the newspaper a free
.1
circulation in the counties where
printed, expressed the opinion that
the five thousand weekly newspaPers
of the country were the most auth
eitic exponents of public opinion.
Compare, he said, for example, the
metropolitan journal with the conn
try papers, in their relation to the
public mind. In ono ease iho editor
is; the head of a great business estab
hahment, which he manages in the
interests of its owners.-IThe tele
graph brings' him in comthunication
with central points of a vast area of
country;:but those points are mainly
cities and villages. His staff , are all
b'filliant thinkers and accomplished
writers, but they have little contract
With the people themselves. IBy
midnight the metropolitan;jotirnalist
has received at his office the brief re
pbrt of the most striking events of
the day from other cities and centres,.
and he dashes off a brilliant editorial
which he sends out a thousand miles
in all directions, and this I is called
the sentiment of the American peo
ple. Compare this with the' less
brilliant work of the country news
paper editor. In the course of the
week he sees and converses with men
from every township of his Comity,
and his mind thus becomes filled with
the prevailing thoughts and senti
ments around him. If he be a sensi
ble and observing ' man, the week's
intercourse with his fellow-citizens
will make his paper a better expon
ent of the sentiment of his county
than all the metropolitan journals of
the United States put together.
TEE following story_ mimes ,from
I r relarid: Two men had a 'quarrel in
liqour shop. They adjourned out
side to settle the depute. The, first
man being from.Connanght,
ateliseized a lump of stone and 'let
at the head of his opponent,' who
dipped his head and missed the
Stone, which went .through' an even-
Ell'ire plate glass window, and did
much damage. A magistrate was
Called upon next morning; to deter
mine which of the two should pay
the cost. The evidence clearly show
ed that the aim was a good one, and
that if the second -maul had not
dipped his head he would havebeen
E . ‘truck. " Therefore," said the mag
istrate, " ho must pay the! damages,
as it is certain the first 11141 didn't
intend to injure the windoar, and the
window would not have been injured
if it had not been for the 'net of the
tumid man.",
Aniumummossigim
mammaw wornauxung now ,cgOsim
'TOWANDA, BRADFORp COUNT; PA.. NAY 28,;1874. `:
"Remember, I must have the bri
dle on Monday," said M. Harcourt; ,
as he turned to leave , a. shop where
he had been giving some orders
about his harness.
"I. beg your pardon, sir," said W.,
Benson, the master, coming forward; ,
"but,,,it y1111;10118 possible to get it'
done by Monday."
"Not possible," returned Mr. Har-i
court, stopping short. " What noxi-i
_sense Why there is all to-morrow. ' . l
"To-morrow is Sunday, sir," re
turned the shopman, firmly but re
spectfully.
• "Well, what of that?"
"We do not work on a Sunday
sir." J 1
" Then I shall go to those who do /
Ton can put the bridle_ in , the car=
riage," added Mr. Harcourt, turn '
tug to the man to whom ho had giver!
the order.
"We can get it done by Tuesday,
sir,without fail," interposed Mr. Ben=
SOIL
Tuesday will be too late," re ;
turne&Mr. Harcourt; and then,with=
out another word, he stepped out of
the shop, and bidding his grooui
take the bridle from the -man, he got,
into his pint-Iton and drove off, mutt
tering to himself, "The old humbug
I will - make him repent his folly."
Mr. Benson had lost Mr. Har r
court's custom--he felt sure of that.
He was a new customer just reeomt.
mended to him by a person who're
he greatly desired to oblige; and he
was a man who knew what good work
was, and who did not mind what bp
paid for it, and paid , promptly tool;
and just now such employment would
have been invaluable to Mr. Benson.
It was some few hours after Mr.
Harcourt had left the shop, that MT.
Wilcox, a clover pushing saddler who
lived on au_ adjoining 'street, came
bustling in. „
`"Well, Benson," said ho,as he
rubbed his hands One over th other
with uncommon glee, "you have been
and done it, that is all."
"Done what ? " inquired Benson,
as he looked up quietly, making la
guess, however, as to his visito s
meaning.
" Knocked down your own hi . k
with one hand, and (given it to e
with the other."
" You mean, I suppose, that :
Harcourt drove on from my shop' o
yours." Ii
"Exactly; and I thought the le t
I could do was to come =and the'
you, and tell you how happy-I should
be to work for as many more as yea
I
like to send."
Sou I " I need not tell you I shall not
send yon; those that I can keep," 7-
plied Mr: Benson, trying hard not o
show that ho was annoyed ; " but,
God helping me, I will never go
against my conscience—not for any
man nor any money." ,
' " Well, every one to his taste. I
know my own advantage a little too
well to refuse good work when it 'a
;offered."' _ ,
"Has it over struck you," ask d
.
Benson, " that a man may be out . f
his calculations when he thinks In -
self wiser Olen his Maker ?" '
" But," returned Wilcox, "if a ms i
wants to get on in this world, , e
mast be ready to risk something ; o
carry his point."
" I think he risks more who goes
against God's'laws, than he who con
forms to them," said Benson. "Keep
God's commands, and never fear b' t
He will keep you. R - is a • safe l' e
of action, and T am not afraid to ho d
to it."
" And from this you would argne p " l
said Wilcox, " that I am to throw tip
Mr. Harcourt's orders, affront him,
and lose a first rate customer; thank
you, I. am not such a fooL" •
" I am hot arguing on the point,"
replied Mr. Benson. " You asked
me why . I did not undertake M.
Harcourt's order, and I have told
you. I will not pretend to deny, ln
you, that I was very much put out ; , t
losing Mr.. Harcourt's connectio :
But I have no choica in the matter;
I have but one course before me--to
obey God. He that serves Him serves
a good Master. i He never forgep
the payment, and'if at times a m
seems to wait for his Wages, it is oy
that.the money is being put out o
r,
better interest \than we can get her.
What is good for a. man to have will
be made up to him some time or oth
er. As for what is not good for lip
to have, why, ho is better without it;
there is no doubt about. that." 1
But as Wilcox returned to his o,wn
shop, he had considerable doubts on
the point. and thought his. neighbor
a great fool and himself a very clever
man. The Sunday was spent in ex
ecuting Mr. Harcourt's order.. The
harness was sent home on the Mon
day; the money was promptly pai'd e a
fresh order given, and Wilcox again
congratulated himself on his goed
luck. ; , • , 1 1
It-Was some weeks after, and thy
had been weeks of great trouble to
Benson, that another carriage stop
ped at the door of his shop; a well
appointed dark green brougharn,
drawn by a comfOrtable sleek-looking
horse, and driven by a - coachrenn
whose well-to-do appearance as
quite in keeping with that of ;t e
equipage.
While Benson was wondering who
his visitor - might be, the, carnage
door opened quickly, and a fine htnk
ing man, in military attire, got out
and walked into the shop with an air
of decision, as if he was accustomed
to giving his orders, and be .prom tly
obeyed. • Glancing around trie s op
with an, eye bright with, lurkingu
i
mor, he took in its arrangeme to,
and made his own estimate of he
character of its possessor. '
" So," he said, turning to' BenOn,
" you are the impudent fellow lho
will not work on a.Sunday ? " I
Fortunately for himself, Bon on
Was a good physiognomist. Look ng
up to his visitor, he felt sureat,
however abrupt the Words mi ht
sound, no offence was intended; ' ud
so, with 'a smile, he answered re
spectfully. ,
"I do ' not work on Sunday,
.:ir ;
but I hope it does not follow, : : a
necessary consequence, that -I I on
wanting in respect to my employe :4'
" Yes, it does man; at least, so P. y
frien4 Harcourt says He gives ; • on
but abad character." .
nr am Ran for it, sir," b :au
~~~:l~ Tl.T:1Y:i~~
t >
Benson; but hiayixifor cut-him nhort;
" Actually Wined' his . .6o.ler, and
told him yon- Would net do :hie vrorle;
dO'yqu not cell that :impettinericell
" Ilhad no choine,nif."
"'gee, you did. ' You were free to
choose between nerviug . :God and
pleasing man, 'end' you . nitidiyour
choice; :and it Will eonroilquenee ' of
that determination that I • Sin' hero
to daY. Pam General DOWning.r
have, been looking out for sorao time
past fOr a man on Whom! can , filly.
rely to execute a" large , government
order. The moment I heard.Bfr: Bar=
court's story of you, r made up mn
mind r you shobld have ,tll6 work 4
you would take it, for I felt snit that
the man who could serve 4qlOsl - 66
fearlessly, would 'be the man wh6
Would beet do bii'dtity by hie neigh
bor."; , -
And as the General proceeded to
detail to Benson the nature of _the
order he proposed to; give him, Ben
son dew in a moment that- such'a
prospect of well-doing 018 open to
hini as he bad never yet•had since he
went! into busineiss. Nor wtis he
mistaken—that order laid the foun
dation of Bensontsprosperity. , Peo
ple envy his good luck; but be knows
better than to call his altered for
tunes by that name; and as he looks
on the future with a consciousness
that, if all goes well, provision is now
made for his old age, he thankfully
acknowledges from whose hand the
blessings come, and that he has made
experience for himself of the truth
of the old proverb--" He that serves
God serves a good Master."
And so will it ever be, though it
may not be always shown to us by
the increase of worldly prosperity.
If a man determines to serve God
for the sake of bettering his earthly
prospects, he is not serving God at
all—he is only serving himself and
his own interests. . Let not such a
man deceive himself. God is not
mocked. , He who reads the inmost
thoughts of the heart, will laugh to
scorn, the pitiful imitation of godli
ness .
Bat let a man make, iap his mind
bravely and• honestly to seek first the
kingdom of God, not.'counting the
price he must pay for it—content to
foregO present prospects of gain and
worldly success, so long only ea he
may win heaven; =this man will, for
the.most part, find that even in this
wolld he has made • a wise choice.
God not only can, but does, make up
to hisiservants for all they have given
np for His sake; and hardly an in
stance could be pointed out of a man
who has sincerely obeyed God's com
mands, regardless of the consequen
ces that might ensue to himself, but
sooner or later the sacrifice has come
home, in blessings, and he has found
hie loss rep i d ten, thirty, aye, and a
hundred-fo d.
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BRADPORD `GOUTY OASES ARGUED
AT THE SUPREME COURT
° .611 , 1,1 C I Ifroirttlic Pennsylcatti,t 1:. purls, by
IL A. Mencun.
No.','.
Wm. Patterson et , al. vs. Mary A.
Laming. 10. Watts 135. In Er
ror.
In a partition - between tenants in
coMmon, wh.derive their estate by
descent, there 's an implied warranty
of title: Hence i an action of eject
ment by one of them, after partition,
for a part of the land, allotted to him,
'another of those who were tenants
in common, is not a competent wit
ness for the plaintiff.
Baldwin, for plaintiff in error.
Williston, for defendant in error.
Judgment:reversed, and a .venire
de novo awarded.
Samuel K. Gore vs. George & G. W.
'Kinney. 10. Watts 139*: In Er
ror.
In an action of -ejectment founded
upon a legal title, the plaintiffis not
required to tender the
_money due to
the defendantupon his equitable
claim before snit brought; but if the
actions be founded upon an equitable
title,, the plaintiff, to entitle him to
recover, must not only tend e r' the
money before suit is brought,'but he
must also have it in court ready to
be paid in the event of verdict for
him.
Baldwin, for plaintiff in error.
Williston, for defendant in error
Judgment affirmed. . -
Albert Newell et al. Ink Eli Gibbs.
, 1.. W. & 8., 486.* I# Error.
Upon a trial in the Common Pleas
in a p roceeding which•riginated be
fore two justices of th e
peace, by a
landlord to obtain possession of de
sired premises, it is competent for
the defendant to set as a defense,
that the title of the landlord had ex
expired by its own4imitation, or that
it had been divested dniing the term,
and that he bad the right Ifroni the
'owner, whose title had acerned from
the lease, to remain in posses
lion.
Overton and Greenoigh, for plain
tiffs in error. •
Williston and Newell, for defend
ant in error.
'Judgment reversed, iand a venire
de novo awarded.
David Cash et al. vs. Ony Tozer.. 1.
W. &S. 519.* In Error.
- - - •
Upon a written wai ver of an in
quisition by a defendant whose real
estate lis .seized in xecution, -the
sheriff AO proceed to' sell upon the
fieri focias before the return day
thereof, without any I further writ;
but a sale made after the return day,
although continued byi adjournment
from a day prior, is void, and vests
no title in the purchasSr.
A judgment entered! upon a war
rant sealed by a partner in thnname
of his firm, binds no one but himself;
but a subsequent revive' of it by the
attorney of all the partners, cures the
irregularity. -
Case and Greenough, for plaintiffs
in error:
Williston and Overtbn, for defend
ant in error. I
Judgment reversed, and a. ..2:4.nire
de novo awarded.
David H. Owen vii. A. O. Herman et
al. 11. W. &S. 548. In Erroi.
.The;disturbance of a member of a
religions congregation, while engag
ed in religious exercises -in the
church, by making loud ;ibises in
singing, reading and talking, is an
injurylfor which no action can be
maintained by him. • .
Oveiton, for plaintiff in error.
) + 7 I .y., ..:-.:.... , przt
Elwell, apd, Wilhetetfr..fog- definds ,
ants in:enor. I' - ' : ' ~.. _ I . -
,Ttidg 2. t - ittlimed:' ' ` •': 'l,
Ell Gibbs mg , flailit'Bartlett - cit al.
-"2 . W t ~ S. 29. - *.l-,.lntnint .4 . I 1
.• The ~ . ;iin .of (ii- replevin bond
requires -a continued,prpsecuti?n . ,
the action of replevi n from ifs'- teem
mencement, 'and ii' successful
nation..- the plaintiff priiseerttS hie
action to aasesseroll termipati*in -
th5.C,R13203 n Platit‘and,tllo, judgmer4
bereierse in - the - Snritne Conrt,
and nO 4frede-tinii - awarded, ' . the
condition of the broken,tid
ta
a. right clitiotion.acaress-upon i t. f , (: ,
Erpon.a writ ofinquiry of dam a ges
upon a - jlgment by default , on
demurer,' or the plai o r
ntiff, in an ac
tion'upcin a replevin bond) the 'nano
of the prior/nig* set 'Out in the writ
of ;replevin, #l;prima fOie • F th e :eras
we of damages, subject, h owever ; , tr..
parol evi encitlY either party of the
actual Tat e. " , ~ s ,
1 :1
Case, f r plaintiff in error. ' ''
• ' Inwell and , Williston; kir defend
ants in error.
,Judgmf.nt reversed, and judgm ent
for the pl 'rain. Ilecord remitted to
the COur of. Common Pleas, with
(Iredi
rection t award a`writ of inquiry to
assess da ages..;„ :1 . I
Jacob offaian vs. Clark Stbssani
WI
2. S. 36. In Error. '
in
'lf a de endant recover til" judgment
before a j stiee of the peace, for a
certain a x , and the plaintiff appeal,
and thejudgment of arbitrators in
court b e .no canoe of action," neither
party is e titled to recover costa,
• Mayne d, for plaintiff in error.-
l I No ap earance for defendant in
error. I - ll
Judgm nt reversed as t o costa, and
affirmed r the residue.
Mark Pr ton vs, N. N. Pinney, 2.
W. lic . 53.* In error. I ' I
~ An action upon a written contract
to recover the price of certain labor
and servi ce] performed, will not be
defeated y, proof that the plaintiff
failed in. ome slight particulars in
his performance, if it appear that , he
acted with a bona fide intention 'of
fulfilling his whole contract, and, the
other contracting party - received the
fruit of his labor as performed.
Watkins and Case, for plaintiff in
error.l , • ' , 1
• Elwell and Williston,
_for defend
ant in e and
Judgm nt af fi rmed.
Henry Haydock vs. George Tra
cy. 3. W. &: S. 507.* In Error.
A promise -made on Sunday to,pay
a debt w ich was barred hy , the Stat
rite of Li itaikins, withogt making
proof of , e original debt' is not suf
ficient iv deuce to , maint all ac
tion.
Willist n i for plaintiff ie i error.,
lin
Overto , fer defendant i error.
Judgm nt affirmed. I__
n
Samuel Olranmer, jr., vs. 0-. Hall
et al.' 1 11. W. &S. 36.* Error.
; rin
A sale of I land by the treastirer,
which w s seated at the 1 time ! the
taxes wez'e aesessed, is void; and 'up
on a recoverY of pOssession. by_ the
owner, the purchaser is not entitled
to compensation 'for his limprove
ments. A treasurer's or commission
er's title for unseated land, I does not
confer riPon, the purchaser a pos
session upon which he may count in
claiming 'tle by the Act of Limta
tion: th must be actual possess i on.
Case, f r plaintiffs in error. 1 -
Willist , for defendants in error..
Judge nt a ffi rmed. ' I
David Benjamin vit.'Jesse Benjamin.
5, W. S. 562.* In. Error.
' A submission and award under
the wit 01886, not having 'been en
tered, of cord and a rule of court
I I
obtained thereon, is wholly inoPers
tive, and no action will lie, for the
recovery f the amount Of the award.
Overto , for plaintiff-in error.
• Williston, for defendant in error.
.ant reversed, and indgment
for defen an It.
Davidl3 . ber vs. Bull. 7. W. & S.
891. n Error... '
If a-pl ' tiff in an action brought
f ii
to recov r the amount of a book
accounte sworn to prove the char
acter of i s-book which contains the
account, tis I competent for the de
fendant o giSe'tividence of las Char
acter for truth, and to discredit his
books b showing them to:be
worthy
!
confidence..
Plaintiff, pi propria persot a.
Watkins, fOr defendant in error
judgnient affirmed. I
Ethan Baldwin vs. David Cash. 7.
W. 6t425. In Error. I.
An, at orney-at-law who, in pur-
Chasing writ for his client , is charg
ed and. ays more for it t,ban the law
li r.
allows, c snot maintain in I his own
action against the of fi cer to
recover e penalty imposed ;; for tak
ing illeg I fees.
i t
By th fee-bill of 1821, ,the sire
hi' -
thonotany entitled to the fee ofj7s
cents fof writ of replevin. • I
Bald ', in propriapersoba. ,I
Bwel and Williston for defendant
,
• I
in error. -
Judgment affirmed. ,
David dash vs. Ethan Baldwin. - 7.
W. &S. 426. In Error.
For a rule to take depositions un
der-the seal of the court, the pro-,
thonotary is.entitled, to receive only
the fee of 25icents.
Elwell and Williston, for plaintiff
in error.t I L I , ' I
' Bildw'n, in propria persona. ,
Jed ent a ffi rmed. ' •I. I
[Thu marked with a star are
g i
leading ase. I I EL]I - , '•
, li , 4 41. "- • i
BEV. W.ll. H. Murray, in a recent ,
sermon in Faneuil Hall; - I BostOp,
said : I ' • I . - •
1 "Yon re talking like silly - idiots
- • -
when lo ft say there is no: danger , in
the cup.l I know from the {blood of
five gen.rationit •of ciderdrinking
ancestarrinl my. 'veins the danger '
there is in thbt 'thing.. There is'not
ascentol ti rtor that is notlpleatiant
to me , l would .not, be a pre
scions' to my tongti r e g iook at
me. .Do I ;look like a• 'east to
be tot ome by , temptation ? ,Do
yon kno - my - life? Go back and
I
learn it, d see what I have sneer
..ed; and et I say to you, With this
backgro dOf evidence--I declare
to you a Iv i alue my - 1111112 cod and
my start ng l and my soul' Ivo*
4 .
not dare o drink - ,for three: , wee a a
1
glass of. 'quer a day. The
re 4 s o SDI
yawns afros feet and at ; m m
. est,
' Thftd w. a say there is no dange in
the fi rst . of liquor, Actiet, - .
nice the . - of heroditilifilskiisee.
• •
-470,1)"i ziorviti ice
;,,,A'' • I'EBOCIE;LEOTURE.
....Igo : Bey. ,T." 1 1. Talbott; once an XpUeolii4Acimy ntin t tliert a vietim
of jatenip i eraSce, and expelled
,from
his diocese,,but now leformed, lec
tured`at Terre Haute, Ind., recently.
We extractlbw" ) ) ,following from' the
Journditilifthi address: ;...
, If.Tll9llgh, 4,!Words, choke me; I
am here JO-itight; to say ever,
mtperienceig my Fife is that' wine Is
it mock°, and That nothing is proof
o i l
against:' el sednetive , siren. ..:s... The_
nughti and, ereatest. intellects of
the worlare blisted by her, , strate
gems. r .I ..totind I me in the rajahs of
il i4
- these' - i. h ''''
press 'to battle - for the
right.' I I stood'utirnobly•and 'freely,
andmy itcadhnety .no burden.: Bat
the, destroyer .-came, clothed in the
splendor-of the sunlight-in beady
'that, bew il dered. my senses and - pol t
hited'my limit ' ; I • ' ' ''' i,
But you ask, how this ruin was
rwrought.l First, by prescribed stim
'Wants. Then r ini that infernal _delu
sion that aerate drinking ' was
benefidiat;ca e the habit of drinking
i ll
Wine at jbyo s oceaSions.. I kept on;
I fell; I laid ; aside the habiliments of
Him who', did only good, ,and wan=
dered forth at the bidding of my own
spell-bound Wilt] I I tell ydrronce put
on the chains ofl strong drink and
you May 'flee to ;the uttermost parts
of the earth, as' i ; ,, did, and the anger
of God will (glow you. I came home
after -years lot wondering. ' At last
the demOn of debrium seized me, and
the serpent 'ef the still feasted on
my quiveringrtlesb. ; I ,
For five dys and; nights; I lay at
the ' gates .of hell. But ;He was
pleased' tp 'drag ;me forth. from the
presence pf the ghosts with; whom I
held such awful converse. I can
' the field ,
now survey , and; measure
the losses. _ The prime of my life
was wasted. Thad office high oce and
an - unspotted eta'araiter. This demon
of wine dragged inc down,' and the
drunkard's life 'il was mine. I had
means; bat nay rmhes fled. . ; I had a
beautiful home, hut the demon en
tered, and the light faded from 'its
halls. I 'ho beautiful children, but
this monster took their" dimpled
hands in I his and led them to the
grave. I 1 1
I had a wife whoni to IMow vas to
love." To night "she sits in misery,
while I wonder restless' over the
earth. Thad a;good mother, whose
chief pride was my life, but the thun
der bolt Fatinck ;_her - too. ' Years of
work in the cause of the right, may
.4ive back to thse arms , 'ray loving
0
wife. But, oh I what joy when I
clasp in . another world the hand of
my mother. IA a thus I stood, and
thus I stand to-day, a husband with
out a wife, a father without a child--
all swallo w swallow ed uplin the fearful mael
strom of ink. ' -'•
s li, T r
I sten with scarce ac, friend on
earth. do. drink of that bitter cup,
and then hal me if ' I can
of
in
too high c olors the picture of my de
spair—ask me iflll hate the agent of
my rain. Hate it ! I hate the - Whole
damning traffic. I would to God'
that every distillery in this nation
were in flames . ll I would write on
the glowing sky in letters' black! as
their smoke: je; Foe, woe to him that
putteth the bottle to his neighbor's
lips." -
, ...,
11 [Forthe Rzponrr.n.)
-LETTERS pox ITALY.
, :We had just reached Milan at,the
close of mr last ter. 411 these sta
tion town s
have customs and regula
tions independent of those on their
frontig, and every penson entering a
town is liable' to I have his baggage
examined.
to We.at last became so ae
enstomedthat 'sort of thing, that'
on all occsions,W„hen approached by
a man in uniform, we fell to unlock-1
ing our handbags. Milan was no l
exception to this rule, but luckily we,
had nothing Contraband, and there-1
fore had no difficulty in passing on,
notwithstanding our lack of familial.- 1
ity with ttip li.ngitage. The ground!
was covered With snow, and the
thermometer must have, indicated
zero, or theresb e nts; the dampness
of the atmosphere made it Seem
much colder, I but we thought wee
should : ... , forget our trouble before
a warm Ira! - On arriving at, the
-massive entrance ! to the I Itotel, we.-
alighted, and Were met at ;the top of
a short flight ef stairs by the cler
With the hotel register Irinder •
arm, enquiring l if - we 7 wished
room." Replying ' in the a ffi rmative'
We were shown (through I a dreary
cold hail with marble 'pavement, and
up several long Il l inarble .staircasesJ
and finally into a room beautifull t y j
frescoed, and large enough to accom
modata a regiment,but so cold as
almost freeze the blood in one'
veins. Afer r egistering eg l our name
and ordering fire, we. pranced 'n
and down the room to see if we cool
start our blood tO circulating. Th
fire-place was very ingeniously ar
ranged to prevent the_ radiation o
. any heat into the room, and afte
hovering over the Ipileof toots the ,
called a fire,,we finally in despair o
doing any better, went to bed. I
The, next morning, after a mcia_
excellent breakfast,' we started on
to see'the sights. ; Milan is the Me ,
diolanum of the ancient Romans, and
was once the, Paris of Europe—our
English werd I . tilliner being derive
from the name "Milan." f Its iiopui
lationexclasiVe of its garrison audi t
suburbs is 212,009. The, streets are
narrow and destitute - of iidewalksi
the road-beds l going square up to the
walls of `the houses . They are so,
utterly bewil dering in their intricat e
crookednees;that I a person is a fit
candidate for in insane asyluni after
he has wanderedabout - in -them for
A few hours. I
,s Of Genre° the first object of i
nter-'
est Was_the Cathedral * , and; we.had ' ;
no difficulty in finding it. On owl
Way We . passed. La Scala Theater,F
next to San {Carle in . kiaples, .the
largest inliropi#, in front of which]
was a ‘ mokt. exqr4s4e *aliment to'
Leonardi da Vinc!, m white marble;:
then through the- ",Gallery' 'Victor,
-Emmanuel," *hen the; Cathedral
burst upo our view, It ( seemed like
a - vision o ffairyland, or, some one!.
Ws expressed it, like, a froz en dream. ,
It in entirely ` l , of White marble, and ~
everywhere that I a. ,statne - can be
placed there , - o .'e. Otrtheiveitetier ,
1
k3DIER
N(7.Tli .
*iv 'i there or .4 - ,5001 ond the ' effeet ,
balk. Plutileyiirid - `colicePtio' n' It'
hi 4 , l :4icsite44l l affio Naacenti , " Igo
Alie - b4scrif• 4 oo#'oToli - tho;; - f000da an.
40tullestraud,Plitegildodstattte on
Ilieleitel,o*,,thelilo -indi-
Otee:l [lt is regardedbil, the ' Milan
* is' th e: rigghttei . ,ftlidelr - of the
WorlCarid i tki,niii_lo','Elt stems at
W*4' and the dithedril it Seville,
*el
,' eit_Cbtitideit - Eurcipe. - L r lt is
58 5 ' eel lopg,ll.ol._feekwid% ilittittve
.
I" '*t lugh.,, • The dome-10,220 feet
higli ; ilnd,lhe rtower46o,; feet abeve
s• the ; pavement : ' The • •structure 7 was
clearly ',OOO yew ago; and it is
a ed thatrit, will 'talc°, 200 years
orel i 0 fi nish' it." 'lt is inthe. Gothic
?u
yle,land crUeiform in shape, with
ilouVo:aisleEN and a',traniept,' also '
flanked-with elides. It: is 'supported
6Y 5211MAri,ieac.hil ,2 feetOn I diame
ter,:the sumniiti of which are adorn-„
-- :Cd With eanoPied'niehes,.. with • stat-. 1
nes•bitead of capitals:. There are no
wsin the church, and by aisles are
'Oleontitie spices between the 'irs
'of pillar& fThe .p a vement con "its
'
itntirelY 'of zu6saic in , marble'of (ti-,
nt cOlors. ;The vaultin g . of • the oof
'skillfully , painted in #.unitatioll er of -.
erfofited - Stone work. I With . 'the
exc.eition of. two huge monolith col : ,
Funilti 'of . 'pinata at tile' examinee,
ereqi nee building material , of. any
Udlused lin the whole building,
"th' 'or without, but marble. •We
~ ilf3d, tO, the roof And , looked•
bround upon . the forest . of f-pinnacles
'ourraeinted by statues;-the grand
lestrOf scenery. in the world, and: -
Olen leaked', 'out towards , the 'Alps. •
ar iii_the distance, - -more'than one
hundied - miles away, loeking ! , like a'
thin Clot/don the horizon,' could be
seen ME Blanc; a little! farther -,to
warditjhe riOrth Great St. Beniiird;
.then4dt". £eiliß, the Matterhorn, and
the summits of St:Gatti-laid. -In. the
opPolte"direction, on the Very limits
of thit,horizqii, the long I line of the
APpOles.l.•
Descending to the interior of the
chunitt- again, we wandered about,
feasting our eyes upon its 'wonderful
beauties. We stentinto tle'Saesisti,
containing the treasures of - the Ca
thedifil, statnes of the NWT), and of
different saints oreolossal size, made '.
of gOld and'silver, and' ornamented. . :
with eweralds, rubies, diamonds and - t
l otheii precious stones. I forget the
estininted vilue of these things, ,but
it is in the millions. We were shows.
into fthe, crypt under the floor 'in
frontoOf, the main rater, by *a • priest
with ' l l a long candle ' in; ..his hand.
Aroniid. the wall of The ',:cry p t arcs
has r,pliefs, in solid silver cif The pi in.
cipalleyentain the life -of San Carlo
Borr,omeo, l i Cardinal Archbishop of
Milan, in w ose memory, and for the ,
'reception §f whose• remains, thiS ,
imagiiificenf chapel was erected. The
. 1 1 , i
'and,commenced turning a. . : crank,
gradually the iron case enclas
ling the' caSket 'containing the n- - .
I Mains, wad lifted up, exposing to
i viewfin all its ghastliness, the body
of San', Carte, decked out in the Igor,-
geotis robed of his office, a crown sus-,
pended over Ills ...head covered-Vith • •
precious stones of almost priceless •
val 4. Thi casket itself was one of
isolid silver,i and rock crystal as per- -
feeled. a
'transparent iis the atmosphere.
He ibbut three -- hundred years
ag.. ,
o.;, 1 )1 ' 1
We lingered about the Cathedral
early ;all day, and could hate sp i ent,
a week, there,- seeing new beauties '
Constantly. 1 - . 1
We I went, to the 'Church of St..
Maria del Grazie, adjoining which is
the :t suppr es se d monastery of the ,
sameri- •
name, containing the' far-famett
Pictiire of the "Last' liapper,v 1,. ,
Leonardo di Vinci. It is ,in la lila&
state of preservation, and the` monks
Of,clii cut indoor through lit. ' It
.' is
paini.ed. in oil on thei Wall of a large ,
roam, formerly the refectory. I c..-Ai
fess.to la feeling of disappointment
in 10, king at. it, but' not , being Ipn
artist, I could hardly expect to. see.
all its. Merits. Here I will say good
bye for: the present. - . VIATOR.
i, r • ' ...- ,
E; ' ,
E;TIE SIZE OF COUNTRIES. '•• -
I I -r - •
Greece is I about the Size of Ver
mont. I • '
Palestine is one-fou#W the size of -
New3York. I ' '
I Hmdostan- is more than a hundred
time as large as Palestine. ,
-The !great desert of -Atria has
nearly thepresent dimensions of the
United I States. 1
The red ! ',sea would reach from
Washington to Colorado, and it is.
three': times as wide as Lake Ontario.
The English Channel is nearly as
large; as Lake Superior. ,
The Mediterranean,if placed across
North America, would make sea rloc
rgati6it`frorn San Diego to Baltimore.-
I The I Caipian sea would. stretch: '
from
'i New York to St. Atgustine, and
is as , „'sride as i from New York to Ito- . ~.:
chester. • ' . ' 1,
I 'Great Britain is two-thirds the size
OfJaPab r ene-twelfth the size of Hin-
dostan,l one-twentieth of Chins, and .
ne-twentir-fifth'of the United States .
j, Great Britain and Ireland are•
about as large as New Mezico, but,
not as large as lowa and Nobriska.
i
They are less than ' New York, cup-
Eiylvania and ,Ohio: I , l
.
Madagaecar is as large as I New
Ilamkshire, Massachusetts, Verniont,
Connecticut, , New York, Penfisylva-
- iris, tow! Jersey, Virginia, and North .
Carolina, all put together.' I - ,
The Gulf of Mexico is about :ten
timeeAlre size of Lake Superior, and
about; as - large as the sea of Karns- ,
chatka,lßay of Bengal,, Chins Sea, --'
Okhotsk, or Japan Sea. Like:ante
rip would go in , e .. ith: r . of t em more
than fifty times., . -
, I'.. I - - 1
li 3
A',EEiIE 111 COMILI 'oom. 1 '
1 • ~ . ,
Th 6 - ' 's .
.., peetator in 'a coat room al
ways enjoy a I!etort when t e lawyer,
cute r eplies
a witnes receives
cute replies at his own expert . e. Even
half-vtitted
. persons somettnies hit'
the wtialrPourt in the haniese.
" William, 104,—tell us,. William,
who Madc'yort?" , -, 1 t -
Willierr,who was considered a fool,
screwed-c ap';his face and looked' ,
thoughtful and somewhat bewildered,
answered, " Moses,. I suppose." , ,
" Tirat rwill do," - said Cormsellor , .
Clrayl addressing the cottrt:- " Wit
ness says he J supposed Moses made . .
- him. ": This is an intelligent answer
tt
---, more t han j I thought him capable ..."'''-•
Of giving, for t it shows that he had
some idea; of (Scripture .. l submit it
is not, Sufficient to entitle him to be '•
aurora me witness capable of ,giving
evidencel • I , . - '
"Mr. Judge," said - the fool,.- "may
I ask the lawyer a question? " • -
" Certainly," Baulk° Judge: 1 .
"Well, S r ;then Mr. Lawver, who do,.
you 8909g0 ,made yon ?' I - •
il ," &iron, I suppose, said bounsel
lor Gray; imitating the-witness. ,
ji Alter the mirth had , subsided -
8613201010, the . witness drawled iont: , -
" Wald, itaow, -w e do read in ' the •
Book tbrit,Aallan once Made a ? calf,
, but , ,rho ,ha' thought' the critter,
hid got 3a here! " 1 ,' 1 ' •
1 . .The JOge then 'ordered the man
t43bi' l i rn -'",l •••:. 1 '