s. ALVORD, Publisher.
VOLUME XXXVIII.
Business Cards.
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KINNEY,
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ofTice—Rooml tormeny iie6npted by T. M. C. A.
IZezt•ling Room. • 1tan.31176.
WILLIAMS at ANGLE,
ATTORNEYB-AZI.AW.
OF FLA:E.—Formerly occupied by Win,lans.
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(0Ct..17,17) . Z. .7. 11r574./i.
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MoPHERSON,
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ATTORIVEV AND COUNSI6.IOII7AT-LA:I4",
TOWA - NDA, PA
ithefAtrijErcut. Co
MASON &
A r rca• Ys-147-LAW
Towanda, Pa. Office orerllartlett & Tracy, Malntt.
MEE
G. F.MASON
ti L. HILLIS,
uj. . ATTORNEY-AT-LAW'
TowAzirug, PA. .
°Mee witlifizeltb & Montanye. ino6ll-73
.F. GUFF,
ArtIORNEY-i4T-LAW.
oln Street pi duos north of Ward norm), To
(Aprll 12, 1877.
WIL THO3IPSON, ATTORNEY
. AT LAW.WYALUSING' PA. Will attend
so all business entrusted to his• care In !Inntreed,
Sullivan and Wyoming Counties Office with Esq.
eater. f n0v19:14.
I ELSBREE, • •
&TTORNET-AT-LAW,
t.),41.4-764 - TOWANDA, PA
ci L. LAMB,
`J.
ATTORNEY-AT-IL AR'.
WILKICS-BARRE, PA .
Collections promptly attended to.
JOHN
-ATTORNEY AT LAW,
AND , ...,
U. S. COMMISSIONER,
Tow AN DA, PA
Offico=lioetti Side Public Square
DA.vits & CAIVtiOCIIAN,
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ATTOUNESH AT LAW,. •
SilirPll SIDE Oil' WARD 1.101,5 E.
Dee 23-78. TOWANDA, PA
HPEET, ATTORNEY-AT-LAW.
.Is prepared to practice all branches of his
pr(qesslon.
Office; SIERCUIt BLOCK, (entranee on south
SW) TOWANDA. PA.
R. - S. M. WOODI3UR.N, Physi
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Asp au it surgeon. Otteo over 0. A. 111ack'i
Cn , ekery store.
Towanda, May 1, 18721y'.
111 - A.I),ILL & CALIPF,
11 ATTORNETiAT LAW,
OWANDA, PA.
Oaten In Wool's Block, first dporlsoura of the Firs
National bank, up-stairi.
A. .1. MADILL. riang-73t57) J. N. CAI.iFF
- Cl - 111.1.11L - EY & PAYNE,
TTOR NE TS-.4 T-t. 4 IV.
1 4 :1) . . 1, TRACY & NORLE'S . IILOCK,_3I Al iiTREF.T
tTOWANDA, rA
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JAMES Wool), .
ATTO It N EY-XT-LAW, 1.
iuch4-76 . - To wA Z.:DA. il,
CITA& M. liAlAk ' •
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Attorney -at-Law and Notary,
Will give em - efitt attention to any tualneas entrust
ml to him. t Mire with l'atrick & (nvet
Jourlya Ottlee), Towanda, Pa. Ptuter73.
JOILN F., SANDERSON,
• ATTOICsrEY-AT-LAW,
Building (over Powe11:11 Store:)
inet39-76 _TOWANDA, PA.
W. LITTLE;
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A T TORNE TS-AT:LAW, TOWANDA, PA
Omen over Decker's Provision Store, Main Street,
Towanda, Pa„ April 18, '76.
GEORGE D. STROUD,
ATTORNEY AND COU NSELL6R-A ATV.
Omen —Maln-st., four doors North of 'Ward House
.Practices In Supreme Court)
of Pt•tiosylvalit, and United L TOWANDA, PA
8 tatt.s Courfs.—cDee7.'7A:., •
lOU STIEETER,
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LAW orricE.
Tow.orDA. PA.
aug2t),
OVERTON Iz,:%ERCITR,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
! • T')WANDA PA.
Office TiTtr Kontanyets•l3toie, (ina.TG75.
OyERTON. RODNEY A. MERCpIi.,
'\\TM; MAXWELL,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW. 4""
OFFICE OVAL, DAICTOSTOItE, TOWAIIDAi \
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Aprlll2, 1117
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PATRICK & FOYLE ;
Ar.roßsaistA 2.-LA fl.
Offire, In Meicur's Blont„
e'ANDREW WILT,
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• ATrORSKY d COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW
41thee over Croto4' Book Store, two &lora north of
gtevens At Long, Towanda. l'a. May be consulted
it I;ertnan. [April 13,'76.]
tered into cO-partnership, ()E'er their professional
services to the puhitc. Special attention given to
listnei, in tito Orphan's and Regtoter . * ('anrts.
itVERTON, Jit. -fhprlS-70) N . . C. ELSItitEE.
TT . C. WHITAKER,
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Bons BIN AL' .
I:Ei•ont Btli Mit v(1, Tit titD E" I.oon, ToW TIA
S. RUSSELL'S
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GENERAL
:NSUTiANCE;XtI-ENCY
TOirANI)A, PA.
V arlg-70tf.
I.NSURANCE- AGENCY.
. • The folio-wing
RELIABLE AND FIRE TRIED
Compatil es represented; -
A Neifili;f:,eilicEsiX,ltome.,llfEßCHANTS,
March In, II 0. H, Bt. ACC.
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trW AN DA INSURANCE- AGENCY.
*tin Street opposite the Cou4 hoots.
W. S. VINCENT,
A!CAGEIt
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D R. T. B. JOIINSCIN,
PIITSICIAN A.V.D SCR.GEOS.
()Mee over Dr. Porter di Son*, Drug Store, Towanda.
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~ls on and attar tYcpt. D . ENVST 4 . II2
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e 'tont heirlooms on 2nd 11 1 oCIC3Tr. 14:tt'a new e
ogler on 9tate,4treot. Businesa
Sept, 3:74t7. • '
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W' B. KELLY, DENTIST.--OffiCe
Teeth •
Im owne ted C o E n .
G o d e : n S li i e lv hra : T g c a a b a b n e d r
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(lthiUn 143 e, Teeth extracted witbont pain.
Oct.. dw-n.
E. D. PAIY.NE, M. D.,
,PIITSICIAN AND SURGEON
(Mee over Montrinyes• Store. Ottlee baaia from 10
to 12, A. 11,, and Thou 2 to 1, P. X. Sgrelatiattentlon
given to direase. , of the Eye and Ear.-431ct.19.`70.tf.
TTAIGII BROADLEY,
1111 listintattarers , of Woolen,Good4; Tints, &e
CARDING it DRESSING,
, ' , Done to order
Cash paid for Wool, also cloths ex ed for woo
,LIRPSY LE, r 4. ,
juublB-3m
lIENRY HO/38E,
ccinwEn,BlAliki & WASRINOTON STREETS
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This la aminsedlons and elegantly-tarnished
house has rg;
just been opened to*. smelled Public.
The proprietor has spared neither pains nor expense
lu making his hotel hat-class In ad Its appoint
manta, and respectfully solicits* share of pebtle
patronage: .14EALS AT ALL 110erNef. Terms
to salt the ;Wes. , Large slahle attached.
IV IL 11 s.:I7RT• . , Paeritivriati.
Towanda, June 7, 17-tf.
MEANS , . HOUSE, TOWANDA
e CARS= MAIN •Erl BUIDGZ i 1111111211211. •
The Horses, Harness, &e s of all guests of tads
bosuse, lusure4 Aphis% loss by Fire, without any
extra charge.
A superior quality of Old English Bass Me, last
recelvetk T. R. JORDAN,.
Towatigla, Jan. 24,14. Proprietor.
tfeb.ilB
THE CENTRAL HOTEL, .
rLSTER, 'PA. .. .
The, undersigned having taken ~ possession
of the above hotel, tvspertfutiy solicits the patent,
sge.pf Os old friends and the public generally.
inagin4f. . Bt. A. YOnRLST. .
/1. Itt HU It HEAD
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QEELEY?S OYSTER
:BAY AND
EITROPtAN TIOTISE.—A few doors soother
the Means House. Board by the day or. weak on
reasonable. terms. Warm meals serval at all bases
Oysters at wholesale and retail. 16 - tehrt7.•
E AGLE HOTEL,
At the corner of Court and Meer -4e, [Meetly In
the rletnity and south of the Court House._
JOAN BURKE, Pitornizion.
The above house . : has been re•fnrnished and• n
fitted,- and hi no* open to the traveling public,
Thcr Bar will at till times be supplied with the best
of liquors. Good stabling attached to the premises.
Boarders IT the day or week accommodated.
;.May 10, 1876.) _, .• JOHN BURR'S.
ELWELL HOUSE, .TOVANDA,
r.k.„
' JOIIST BULLIVAN.
ilavingleased this house, is now readyle accom
modate tho travelling public. ?So pains norexpense
Will be spared to give satisfaction to those who may
give him a call.
Sir:ilorth side of; Public Sq: are, tasted Mercer's
new block.
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July 27,16
Jan. 1, 1875
CIIO'
STRAW BERRIES,PEACHES,&c
Plants of the neweet and finest Improved sorts,
carefully packed and prepaid by Mall. My collec
tion of Strdwberries took the first premium for the
host Collection, at the'great ahoiS of the Massachu
setts 'Horticultural SectetY.rn - Boston, I 'grow over
ton varieties. the most complete collection in the
country. Includlogall the now, large American and
imported kinds.; Prlcecl• descriptive Catalogues,
gratis, Icy Mall. ' Also, Bulbs. Fruit Trees. Thome,
,F.:.Yergreens. Choice Flower. Garden, Tree, Flom
green, Berl,. or Fruit Seeds, 1i Rackets of either
for d 1.00, by mall.
c. C. The True Cape Cod Cranberry, best sort
C. berry, beet sort for Upland,. Lowland, or
Garden, by mail, prepaid., $1.90 per IN), .5.00 per
Leon. , Wholesale Catalogue to the Trade.
Agents wanted.
B. M. WATSON, Oid.colony Nurseries mid
4ccd•Warctocuse, Plymouth, Massachusetts. Es
.3!)l Isbed. " 1014.
FHtsT NATIONA',I, BANK,
It. VA TNE
CAPITAL. PAID IN
SURPLUS
Thls Bank offers unusual facilities torthe trans•
'action of :t een cral banking business
JOS. POWELL, President. '
NVATCIIES AND JEWELRY
it 'F. PA ftr.ll.-151 r. F. Moulliesseanx„lbe
ref - 41rer of Watehe.4 and Jewelry:Who
was formerly employed with M. ticudrlman, up to
the lime of the recent sale, has rented the same
window Ul the old stand where he formertyworked
and where he will be pleased to serve those want
lug anything In his line. All work entrusted to
hum will Iw well and promptly executed.
Towanda, Pa, Eel). 7 . 3 w5• "
ATTENTION FARMERS!
HAY, GRAIN, BUTTER & PRODUCE
generally for itLADY CAfill, at the highest - taarke
rifts call at
SMITH St PARK'S WYSAUKI:NG, PA,
where yon will also ilnd a 'Well selected stock 0
goods. selling at bottom prices,
Wysauking, Sept. 20. WT.
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CAN'T BE MADE BY
SV99 every agent every month to the bust
ooss we fornish,-but those willing to work cats eas
lly.earn a dozen dollars a day right' In [their -own '
localities. Have no more room to explain here.
liminess pleasant anti lienorable. Women. boys
and, girls do as well as men. We will furnish you
a 1:01111 , 1.M.' Outfit free. The business pays better.
titan anything else. We will bear expense of
starting you. Particulars rim. Write and see.
Farmers and mechanics, their Sons and daughters,
paying work at home,
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Don't . delay. Address.
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FIRS- NATIONAL BANN, TOWAI'iDN, PA.
lIEPRESENTEI
GAR AIRD '1 RE INSURANCE CO., of Pldiala
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PIHENIX :Ssk'TUAL LIFE INSUILANCP. ' CO
of Hartford. -
Towanda, Pa.
11y17.73
Oyer 4 1 130." K) Insurance on lives In Bradford Co
Towanda, Pa., Pelf. I, 1877,
TIIF\FARMERS' MUTUAL
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•I ;Chi, LANCE CO., OF TUSCAROr.A,
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FARM rROPERV: ONLY.
Each member pays a tee, at the-time of Insuring;
to cover charter midi ecidental expenSes of the Co..
atter whleh no fn.ther payment Is required. except
to meet tietna lloss I.y fire among the .membership.
This plati of-Insurance for FARM PROPERTY;
• Is c0m......g,Ap1d1y Into favor.
rtlee of Rtiviness, SPRUNG if f LI., PA.
The Agent hill eanTamt the Townships of Tusca
rora. Pike, Herrick; Wyaltmlag. Asylum, Terry
avid Staudlng Stone. and farnters In those 'Venn
shlps wishing Insuranee or Information, may ad•
dross,
At \ '
Spring /101, Bradford CO..rn,
31. Sli UMWA Y. I'l l 4 (CLU74IO
SUBSCIUBER TAKES
1 . Pleasure In ealll ng the \ attent Inn of his rnner
o,u4 'litter's and the public &wally, to the fact
that he still continues •
1376
GENERAL MARKET I3,USINESS
At the OLD STAND of MYER & ItIONDELL, In
Carrells Mixt, nearly opposite the Means Hotaie,
and that hi is prepared to ft:rids .
VEGETABLES 11ND BERRIES
Of the very bestquallty, it as low mesas any whip.
eitablistmeut. ' • . ,
WOOL CARDING.—The En&
V' scriber will cant roils the present onion
st his old eststillsbment In eatirptows, I. Prom
his long experience the putile 11111 be sure of hey
lug their work done . in the best possible msnne
and with dirpatch. as be will give his personal en,
close attentton to the business,* Price diets per
pound. Wool taken in payment when &tired;
Csinptown, June 5, urn. It. B.
J
H. CAREY,
TAILOR.
bient's clothes cut and mate to order In the new
est fashions. Cutting and repairing dune on short
none(' at reasonable rates, and itstistattlerrptstan
teed. F.l.uve give us a call.
Toyvanda, Oct. 4, '77.. JAMES H. CARET.
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TOWARD*, 1,46
TOWANDA, PA,
New Advertisements.
LOWER AND
GARDEN SEEDS.
NEW SORTS BY MAIL
TOMTAN DA, PA.
I.l3FlTTS,Sashier.
It you wish to soft your
SUAINER, Sec : iuld Aft.,
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SALT AND FRESH MEATS,
PREp POULTRY;
C. M. MIER.
June I, 187btt
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HIGHEST AWARDS!
J. REYNOLDS O SON.
'THIRTEENTH AND FILBERT 811.; 1:11LA.,
• "suutactarera of Wanted
WROUGHT-IRON AIR-TIGHT
HEATERS,
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Wltli Shaking andiCllnker.Otindleg Gistea_for
J trartilog lath:acne or B ituminous Coal.
:WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS.
• KEITTONE
'WROUGHT-IRON HEATERS,
Cooking Hauges, Loiv-Kowa Chutes, Etc.
Deaciptlao circulars SENT Puna to any address
EXAMINE BEFORE SELECTING
Philadelphia. April VI, 1747.
Tim GREAT
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WEDDING' CARD, DEPOT.
The latest styles In ' •
WEDDING. INVITAITIONS.
Prices toner than' any' House hi the Country.
PROMPTLY ATTENDED TO.
HOSKINB
STATIONER AND ENGRAVER,
Aprlll2, 1877
Sayi'a nestrin physic - Nu, . has no equal as a blond
partner. Hearing of Ha many wonderful cures,
after all other remedies tmd•falicd, I visited the
I,aboratory and convinced myself of its genuine
ntbrit. It is prepared from barks, roots and herbs,
each'of which Is highly effective., and they are
etompounded in such a wanner as to produce salon.
' , Ming results...
. VEGETINE •
la the great Blood rurlfte'r,
_ VEGtTINE
Wlll enre the irorstrzsoof
VEGETINE,
Is recommended by physicians and apothccarbn
VEGETINE
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Has drat ted some marvellous cures In cues of Can
cer, . A
8125,000
$O,OOO
' 'VEGRTINE
Cures iti!e' worst cases or Canker.
VEGETIE
moots with womb:4 succesi lu 3torcutlal diseases
Feb. 14, 1818
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VEGETINE
Will eradicate Salt Rheum from the system
TEGETINR
Cures thp most Inroterato casoi of Drysipelas.
VEGETINE
Removet Pimples and tiumorm from the face.
Cures Coustlptleu and regulates the bowels
VEGETINE
Is a valuable remedy for 11;eadache
• K. VEGETINE
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Restores the enttre system to a healthy conaitkin
VEGETINE
lteincrees the cause of dizziness,
VEOETINE
Itelle*es Faintness at the Stomach.
- • VEGE,TINE .
Effectually cures Kidney Complaint.
VEGE . TINE
Is effective. hi Os curent Female Weakness.
VEGETINE •
Istrie great remedy for General Debility.
VEGETINE
Is acknowledged by all elaew.a of people to be the
best and most reliable bleod purifier In the world.
VEGETINT IS SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS
GREATLY
, REDUCED PRICES
PLANING; MATCHING, AND B£ SAWING
And ill kinds of Planing-mill Work,
AWAY' DOWN: - DOWN!! DOWN I
`Which I Am selling at prim to snit the times.
Halo mut tly to order, at a low price, for CASH
IT TOI.I WANT TO 6 T BICH QUICK,
Call sad Bee toy Gorda and Prices.
Lumber brought lien, to be milled, will be kept
under corer and ireteetly dry until taken away.
Good sheds for your horses, and a.d t y. place to laid.
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TTnuotlB. Jan. 18, 1877. \
REPOATER, : OFFICE
• BE JOB PRINTING
Of any uts‘ mint 7n.FortherpPezu
Msit4suleoas.
CZTENNIAL- EXHIBITION.
liorthereat corner
CENTENNIAL
for Blttuulaolus Coal.
ORDERS BY MAIT.
913 Arch Street, Philadelphia.
YEGETINE,"
VEGETIN E
VEGETINE
will cure llyrpcpsla.
NrEGETINE
Cures pallis lit the side
VEGETINE
Cures Pains In the Met. a,
The underslgned Is dolag
So far you can't see It.
I hay* also on hand a large stock of
SASH AND DOORS
WINDOW-BLINDS
TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY,. PA., THUTISDAY MORNING, MARCH 7, 1878.
' godly.
AntivrgE TUBUAI&
[The following . tocrehing lines copied from the
Murchtnan. will touch a responsive chord In the
heart of more than ono mother who reads the litn ,
PORT* and who hare recently been bereft of
children]:
How can I pass this night of loneliness,
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Of Sorrow, awl of rest that Is not rest?
How can I teach my restiees anus to know •
There Is no child to slumber on my breast?
How can I, with the willing cradle near,
Teach my poor heart that baby Is not here ?
Oh lln the world there are this very night ,
Mot.nera whose arms are full of happiness
'And dainty cribs, whose pillows white as snow
'Maui a little golden heed doll press.
And there are lullabies, sweet lullabies,
To woo soft shimber Into baby eyes.
And A—lt.was not very long ago— •
Ah; me 7 not long ego since, also iv
Could take my little child within toy arms,
And sing with happy heart a lullaby;
While near by my side the cradle-pillow white
Waited Kit tiny butden fur the night.
Last night. Oh a 4 last night t the little one
• Was still with roe, bit not upon my breast.
only knelt beMtle the little crib
And wept, bemuse my darling In her teat
Wart whlteilhan the snow, and still, and cold
The baby whom.' never inure should hold.
704-lay theyl4,l4 her •neat 4 the daated ground
Oh, 40,14 to think that ahe to elecping there,
Beyond the reach of loving mother :mina!
Beyond the reach of mother's aritchtill care
Back to my arms their loving litin!cr . hrt i t ,
Once morn my lips tin* slumber slumber song w shli
Who calls r Eduardo! husband, is it yoUll
Oh ! you do well to crone, for ray poirr brain
'Was near forgetting the one comfort spitted—.
The comfort of ifortr tender touch aril%
am not quite bereft, I know.lt dear,
3Vbile baby's father Speaks, and I may hear !
A lady friend who deeply . I , yntimthlzea with be
reared mothers, semis these 't•lected lines, breath
log consolation In every woad:
Open the gates, bright Ange ls
Another stands and malts
To swell your heavenly thorit ia .
Bright spirits open the.gates.
From earth to t'llist's own bosom '
The pure, young wad has flown.
To shine a star In glory
Beside the golden throne,
Forever and forever,
. From grief and care and groan—
The first of all to nieet you, .
The very first to greet you..
When front Pea th's dismal nortals
Is rolled away the atone.
Dismal? It is not dismal,:
The Saviour's head has lain '
In meet t*PpOSO withrn it,.
Atter the CM,SPipain ;
After the cruel scourgingc;
Afteritho Rohe of Scorn;
After thematis and piercing;
Atter the CrotimMt Thorn. '
And if the Sinless blessed it
After his, head had pressed it,
should not deenclt gloomy,
Nor tied, nor dark, nor lobe.
`fate heart 0, wceplngmother
Tate heart: AO, father sad
I In bright and spotless garments
Your baby tmw Is clad. •
- We know that you shall RC him.
It IS not all to die.
We merely change our garment'',
In that sweet bye-and-bye.
God takes tbe treasure to Him. -
To bring our hearts alswo; '
To teach us that distressing
4 . c elltneoal .
The 'Black Decoy
OR A RIDE FOR LIFE
" I guess I rever . told' you. about
that horse, did I ?" asked Major
,Max
well, an old veteran of the American
war, as he pointed out a large black
horse that was: quietly feeding in the
pasture just across the road. ." That
lathe famous Black Decoy ; and he
cost me r.n even thousand dollars, to
say nothing of the vexation and the
peril attending his purchase.
" I bought him out in the moun
tains'. It was_before tha war. I had ,
two goo,d arms then,'and this leg
'wasn't a stick. I was on escort duty.
Something had happened 4 to some of
the wagons, and the train lay in
camp a day_ for repairs. Nearly all
the boys went out after buffaloeS,but
My horse was lame, so I remained in
camp.
"There Was only one companion
able person left with me, and that
was old Jacob StoCkton. He was
going out to Montana, to meet his
daughter. He had been in Montana
for years, leaving his Child with
friends in the East, and early in the
spring he went to ; visit her. He
fonnd, however, that she had gone to
visit him, so he hurried back, and by
chance joined the train I was escort-
" We 64 become very good - friends,
and at every opportunity. , I sought
_his company, and was always well
repaid.
" On that day I found him stretch
ed at full length under a tree, pulling .
away at hiS old black pipe: I follow
ed his example, excepting the pipe,
and was soon an interested listener
to the old gentleman's tales of travel
and adventure.
‘i-In the midst of one of his most
exciting narrations, he started unex
pectedly to his feet, exclaiming :
" The Black Decoy, as sure as I
live ! I wonder what ill-luck is
coming to us now ?"
"I quickly changed my recumbent
position for one better suited for ob
servation, and saw, coming towards'
camp, a stranger riding• one horse
and leading another.
"There' was nothing remarkable
about the stranger, nor the animal he
rode - ; but the led horse was the most
perfect thing in'the way of horse
flesh I ever saw. I was smitten at
once. My poor hay, though he had
served me faithfully for a year or ,
more, looked like a cart horse by the
side of this splendid blank; and 1
decided at once that if, tliis animal
could be bought for money, I would
buy him.
"Don't-de it,. major,' said o'd
Jacob, although I lied :not spokeit a
word. " I had rather see n _you astride
a Bengal tiger, than that horse, with
all its beauty." -
' 4 ' Beauty!" I exclaimel. "Why, .
11ir. ~.
Stockton, that word does not
half express it He is absolutely
in
comparable! I will give a round
thousand for Just - that black horse,
and consider it cheap, too!"
"Don'kthink of it, major!" cried
the old man, graaping my arm as I
rose to my feett.' "I wouldn't ride
nor own that horse for the:l4'l°le of
REGARDLESS OF DENITNCIATION FROM ANY WARFEL
Montane—no, 'not if every stone "A mile or two ahead of us was a
Were pure gold!" .-
.. • ' belt of timber. I hnd no recollection
" Pooh 9 9 my friend you are, iwild i of passing it in the morning; -but if we
\ -
P 1 1 ride him, and buy, him, too, i
I can."' , bad lost our way, we could not turn
? ' ' back. If we could only reach the
"The old than shooktis head." sheltei'of those trees, it would be
"Major,if you know when you better than - remaining on the open
are well off,yon'll,not go nigh him." 'plain, a target for half a . score- el'
"Your reasons ,". said I, half vexed rifles. But could we reach it ? I hnd !
at superstitions." ' not the shadow of a an idea that we
. "I have but one," he replied sol- could, for the horse was nearly spent.
emnly. - "If, you mount that horse, Yet I urged him on. Ile strained
you are no better thin it dead man." every muscle to the utmost, but those
"I-laughed outright:" ' • sinews of steel gave way'at last. He
"You have forgotten -the text, staggered and fell, and I was lust in
Jacob; Death comeo on a pale horse." time to save myself anti my corapan
" Black or white, you will, find it ion from being crushed beneath him.
as I say major." ' . \ . '", The timber was yet a hundred
"By this time the new comer was yards away, and the rains scarcely
within speaking , distance. I halted fifty behind. Why they didn't fire
him and event out to *hem he store upon us I never knew, but Lthifik
ped. It was no'hard matter to trade they wished to spare my companion's
with him; andin less than ten min- lif e. ' .
elks I was leading the horse away, s 99 1 grasped the small white hand
and the seller was riding off with a oemy companion in peril, and to
thousand dollars added to his pocket
-4
gether we resumed the flight. But
money.
' half the distance was corered, when
"Anxious to try my new purchase, one
I saddled and bridled. him, and of the robbers galloped up to my
side and drew his saber on me.
mounted. • '."
Take that----" -
" Major! major) don't do it 1"
"I had forgotten old Jacob ; but • `They were the last words he ever
spoke. Puffs of white smoke appear
there he stood t holding the horse by ed suddenly'among the trees and of
the bridle. . the ten outlaws hat three escaped.
"Major you will certainly ride to, "Well, there is but little more to
your death" tell. The timber which I had tried
" I waso much excited in pay
so hard to reach was\our -camping
any attention U..; his words; . and, ground, and -it was the \ rides of my
touching the horse lightly with my
sharp Mexican spurs, I left the old own men that sent death‘and defeat
into the robber ranks. `, .
man still talking, to me. " Mr; Stockton stared_ at-, me as
"31y.beautiful black went charm
ingly. I- never had an easier seat; - though I were - a vertible gitoq„; but
when I led foricard the beautifulzirl,
' and I never'saw a horse that could
it was my-turn to be amazed.
get over the ground with less exer- e mi nn i ,
,
my darling I" cried the.
tion.. Twice• one thousand dollars
old man."
would hot 'have taken him from me.
" At‘the start I gave the horse free
rein, and .he took a northerly course
towards - the mountains.' In this way
I rode several miles; but - -the near
ness of the sun to the zenith, and the
admonitions of my inner man re
rabid? me that it was time to return.
I acedingly drew - rein ;'but, instead
of wheeling about, the horse broke
into a gailop i nearly unseating me.
" I. had hitherto prided myself on
ny command over anything of the
boric. kind ; but that magnificent
black took the conceit out of me.
All that I could do or say made no
iinpression on him; and I was forced
at last to give, up. and admit that I
had found my match. .It was very
humiliating, I assure you.; and there
Was Jacob Stockton's warning to
think about.. I was not alarmed
however ; but I did wonder whether
the old Man had not some good rea
sons for his belief. And I was vex
-ed, too.' I could . ride vs L tar as the
horse could carry me; but I felt that
I had the right to choose the direc
tion. There was my dinner, too---a
nice juicy buffalo steak. Take it all
in -all, I was decidedly uncomfortable ;
and had it •not been for a weary
tramp back to our camping-ground,
I shoul i have shot the animal dead
•
in his tracks. \
"The way grew rougher as I drew
nearer the mountains; but the horse
did not abate- -his speed in the least.
He plunged into,a ravine— , the- dry
bed-of some mountairfstream—like
one accustomed to the way: On he
dashed, and upi the path growing
narrower and the rocky sides steep
er.
"Higher and higher were the walls,
as. We .advanced, until- they tlosed
over our heads ; shutting us into the
gloOm. Ten minutes of.this dark,
!less; and . the horse emerged into an
open space, lighted by the noonday
suri. There he stopped as suddenly
as he had started, and neighed loud=
Y "
Before Ireceverd from my stir
prise a quick, sharp, well-known
sound.struck upon my ear; and look
ing direction from whence it
appeared to come, I saw two men
staring-, down at me—tiro as rough,
villainous-looking creatures as ever
encumbered the earth.
my friend I knew' my peril t
then, and my thoughts went through
my, brain with wonderful rapidity. t
had not a second to lose. Already
two rifles were pointed at me. What
ever, I did - must be done instantly.
There was but One chance—to stake
a dumb brute's life against my own.
" I drew my . revolver and placed
the cold muzzle to the ear of nay.
treacherous captor. •
"'My release Or the Black Inip's
death t shouted.
"So soon 'as they ccitnprehended
my intentions, they • disappear 'd ;
but 'I knew it was only to gain a
more advantageous position: I dared
not leave the horse, however, for on
him depended my safety ; so I sat
there still holding my revolver ready
for any emergency, and watching all
points. Vigilant us I wa,s ; however,,
I wiis surprised. Without any warn
ing, a light form . ' leaped upon . the
saddle behind me, and a human
voice uttered some strange -word—
some magical word it seemed; for the
horse, so motionless 'before, - .wheeled
on the instant, and wait dashing
back through the path we had come.
• "Then there was 'a. ride for life.
The rocks seemed swarming with
web; bullets flew about Uslike hail,
and the clatter of hoofs over the hard
stones came distinctly to our ears. I
spared neither whip nor spur, and by
strange.good fortune we escaped the
bullets and reached the open plain.
.Then,,for the
.first time, I ventured
t,o'look behind, and saw a woman's
face. 1 cannot des6ibe my feelings
surprise, my gratitudeony-ad
miration, my love. For-once I for
. got that there was such a man as
. Major Guy Maxwell. * Neither know.
ing or caring who this stranger was
whether rich or
-poor, of high or low
degre-1 then and there ',gave her
the noblest, truest, best love man
ever gave to a woman; nor thought
perhaps it would ever be returned.
My life . was then nothing, only so far
as it was necessary for her safe.
The yelling demi:omit' pursuit were
welcome to it, if, b this means, she
. could be saved.. But there. was no
surety of_ that.
,Both.wOuld be
or NI lst -
"0 r pnrsners were gaining or ! ,
Ever and anon a leaden mess'
ploughed up the !land behind
Bening our dope as they fd
and nearer. But *ld could
ou' the. poor, tired
' for deliverance.
"And I knew then who had shared .
my ride from the robbers' stronghold.
• " She bad been taken prisoner only
the day
~ before.• Failing to find her
father,ihe was on her return, and the,
coach fell into the hands of robbers. ;
'By chance she saw me, and coneeiv- I
ed the bold plan for escape ; but what'
magic word she used to induce the
horse to turn back with us I never
knew, and she cannot tell.
'lit came to me and • went again
when I had no :further use for it," is
her reply, when I ask her about it;
so I ant contented with the benefits,
received, and ask no questions,
"We resumed our why next.morn
ing,'Mintie accompanying .us. -The
horse, too, I took with ; me, although
it seemed utterly worthless. Ile
grew better, however; and there be.
is now, pretty well advanced in years,
it is true, but still the cheapest.horSe .
ever bOght. Smile away, if you
like. rdo not allude to the original
investment—l paid enough f 9 i
,a
share in ':,tli,e concern—but to th divi
dend received!. Only one h: (s been
declared ; yikl. should not sell it for
ten thousaW`dollars. „ L,e(me show
you. Mimic! 'Minnie! p, here you
are. My 'wife, Min s nie Stockton Max."-
well—My dividend:'
•\
„,
.WHAT
TAKING CARE OE 'A THEY
READ. • •
We recently tboki occasion to ex
amine some of the " juvenile " publi
cations with which book-shops and
news-stands are now,a-days so-pienti-
fully stocked. Among the periodicals
of this class We folind some so gross
in tone that it would not be difficult
"to forecast the future of a
,boy who
took delight in reading them. Others,
not quite so coarsely bad, were never
theless very ns - afe reading for boys
and girls.. Many of the books, also,
while on the whole rather higher in
tone than the papers, were of such -a
character that - no juoicions parent
would knowingly permit his children
to read them. They were. chiefly dc
voted to the-impossible adventures of
impossillle boys. whose wild careers
were painted - with a - coarse realisin
welt : calculated to fascinate theyouth
ful mind, and to lead, if not to-actual
attemPts at imitatlim, to a morbid
, discontent with the everyday- duties
of life. exceedingly detrimental t
the growth\ of" theshild in solid at
tainments. ,
.Of course there are juvenile . peri
odicals and books.of mite :t different
sort, as wholesothe. in ; tone as 'these
are pernicious. Ilut all experience
shows that the natural tendency of
the unregulated boy ikrather toward
the bad than the good\ literature, if
both „are within retch. Ile prefer!
the excitement—and, if the truth 1)
told, the wickedness—of the more
intense and highly strung stories ol
adventure. Let his brain one gel
on fire.with the unhealthy stimulus
and the tamer narrative, howeve.
finely told, will have .its 'chart])
for him.
If, then, boys are left to choosy
their own reading, they may- be- eti
pected to betake themselves to.thr
which - their unregulated tastes fin
most agreeable. And it is much th
same with girls. But why shoal
they be left to choose foi - themselves
Have parents, Christian parents, n
responsibility with respect to a
mental food of their children? Thee
can; of course, be but one - answer
this question. Yet few _parents •a
- as conscientious in .the discharge
this d'ut.' tilt dimht to b-
ed is the literature be provides for
them. He will read the books - and
'papers himself, talk:about them to
the children, and occasionally read
'from them aloud in the family circle.
There are not many children
-who
do not enjoy being read to. - There
are few whose interest in their books
IN, les.
nearer
Inly urge
, and - pray
will not be largely increased, if they
find it shared by theiz:elders. 'Those
who cannot purchase many ~ b ooks,
and are obliged -to depend mainly
upon the „public libraries. oi their
supply of literatere, should . exercise
.4 similar oversight with regard to
the books brought into the hOuse;
for ,experience .proves thb.t even_
bool‘ from the Sunday school and
ChriAti# Assacialion Libraries are
not always the best: in the world. for
children's reading: _
If parents will take the trouble
to look into this matter with the care
its importance demands, they will
soon diScover how necessary it is to
watch the reading of their
,childreh:
Satan wields no mightier' weapon'
than 'Mich of ,the juvenile literature
which ie so easily , accessible to the
young.—Zrehange.
IT WASN'T THE TOOTHAME,—In
the ladies' waiting room at the Cen
tral depot the other day were a new
ly-married couple from Grass Lake.
They had been visiting in •the city
two or three days, and were • then.
ready to go home. They sat side bye
side, of course, his arm around her
Waist and sheLaning on his should
er. A long-waisted stranger from
the East, having • sore eyes and a big
heart., walked in, saw them thus seat
ed, and in -about a minute he asked
of the husband :
-,,
got " Has that woman' there the
. ~.
toothache?"
The husband looked up in supPrb_<e
but tnsde no answer After two or
three minutes the- long-waisted limn
again remarked
• If that woman has got the tooth
ache I've got a bottle of . pepermint
,in *my satkhel here."
- vTlie bride - rolled . her big eyes
around and the husi,mnd.was somew t
embarrassed. TIM than from down .
'ast unlocked his satchel, fumbled
atuoniirrts and collars, and broUght
up four ounces of pepermint essence.
41e, uncorked it, touched . the con
tents of thin, bottle to his big red
tongue, and, handing it : forward to'
the husband, feelingly said:,
Just hate her sop some on u rag
and rub her goonia with it. We've
usolsit.in otir family for—"
f The' bride's eyes threw out sparks
she lifted her head from its loving
position, and, striking- at the bottle,
sae suarieti
Tuthaehe. you fide! If'"you don't
knalt the difference between true
loNe and the tuthaehe, you'd ' , better
pick grass with the"geese!' . •
"My Lord!" graspol the nian,'arid
he hurried out with his:. satchel 'in
one hand and the bottle in the.other
BARNEtiAT this
desolate coast so in,any vessels have
come to grief, and so many
,bodies
have been washe:l ashore, that it is
known among fishermen as the grave
yard.
'treasures fioM many lands Art;
gathered frOm wrecks, and a tishei
luau's family is often helped through :
a tryiug winter by the provisions
which the sea casts • up. When au
orang,k,schooner is wrecked, there is
desert otter every meal in.. the cot-.
tacres; or should the Cargo be prunes,
that fruit becomcs.a common article
of diet. :A visitor is surprised to see
foreign brands' of olives and xanned i
stuffs on the shelves of the villiage !
stores ; he learns that they have been'
secured from a.wreck.; and the host
of one inn at - Which we spent a night
had some excellent Maria Benvenuto
claret, labelled, with grini sugges
tiveness, " importation direct eia
Barne , Tat
•
.s•
Much queerer things than these
are occasionally piitked up. A for
lorn old parrot, feeble from its tin
'
English complaining, drifted in on a
spar; and at another time a pair of
Maux cats were saved from a - wreck
by a noted old reach-man, Caliat Par
ker, of llarVey'ectlers, nearthe 4ar
negat Light, who has raised a family
of eleven ruore,,and meets a visitor
at the door of his cottage with a lair , '
ring, retinue of his furry friends, one'
of them perched on• his cap, two,
others playing on his shouldersond
the test. brushing his lei=s. " Dad "
Parker is. one of the heroes of the .
.coast, and carries a silver medal pre
sented to lain foe
it A3l H. RthElNti, in . lla ,l,er':.;
azi) . uf fur FOwary.
• - -
Pshe said,_" I say, young'• man,
r . ,
;Ad. quit nse tobacco :"
: ::i":7 "No, was the quiet reply ; " but I
kean get you a cheer in a minute, if
you want one:"—HarP er'.s Magazine.
• .._____-.411.11.-•—• ,
\i ALT:ST/W/1)S COMPLIMENTS TO Tiro
ni:v.L-4-lere is-a bouquet of oomph- .
\
mentsi \ " There are ''•but two fine
things in\he work-"' says Malherbe,
"woman ail rostis." Pressing ex
clanns„,;" Ntrunan is . the masterpie&
ofthe tiniverse." 13buthon says, "The
pearl is the itnge of purity, but wo
man is purer than the pearl." Thad:-
eray•Writes, "A f,„ - '_r,ood ,woman is the
loveliest, flower tliak blooms,tinder
heaven." - Ralzac f 39 - s, "Even the
errors of woman springfrom her faith
in the good." '. 'Voltaire declares,
" All the reasonings of Men hre not
worth one sentiment of vontan."
I r iamartine asserts that, " women have
more. heart : and imaurnation \ than
Men." Otway exclaims : " O'wontan !
lovely. Woman ; nature made tote to
temper - mini, we - rad been' brutes
- Without you," To which Mark Twain ,
adds, - 'But -for yon we should be
nothing, for; we should not be here."
—Scrap. Bonk.. • .
LIL4 II '
ATrltten admire you—even .
. Wtlo,llke you riot. pronounce you fair ;-
'Time was t hail not Raised you by— - .
You might have caught me with your pair.
Vat still is beauteous to behold ;
If I should liken lt to gold. -
should dlatettage It, and yOu
Which, - certain, I could never do.
Ho. Lilian, gby but ere rya bare '
must an ancient story alit •
41efetO our father Adam tell—
IlefOrebe saw our mottter,Zre—
He had a wife, whom' (t,okthe Lord
Made for his mate' when lie made ha l::
Tail as ho was, and strong of.llmt--.
df eideudld beauty, stern aed cold,
t.itorlous with golden hair, that solleit
tiown' to tier tent.. She was bold
tine stung Mtn Into savage ire ;
tier sharp tongue cut him like a sword—
Wayword at wind, and fierce as fire :
Th Is worriau—lllitli—t his wife,
The torment was of Aditu*s file.
Ile left her, as you may conceive,
And Gott created mother Eve..
You ti ink thp serpent tempted her,.
And she our father-Lbut.you err;
" It was Lilltte in tbeserpent—she ,
•It was who tempted with her ites
fAs one who might Lave tempted me),
.And - lost them paradise t .
Nor was her vengeance sated then:
Per, do}•ll as she was at birth,
She has; gone upend down the'earth
Tempting Still now the sons of men,
She captivates with unholy arta :
Who loves her, dies; - We know her.d4a(l
There is a hair from out tier head.
Twisted around their hearts t '
0, lady of the golden halt'
Lilian or Lillth lawn I dir, -
• :
Whew thli poOr heart ceases to beat,
They will not fled yotctangied there
for grip they find Waiat your feet—
For,see, I pas% you by. •
The hair around mybeart . that day, •
If gulden once, will then tie - gray •
—.R../7. Stoelitartl.in Appleton 'd Jounral for Dee.
THE SILVER SPRINGS OF FLORIDA•
The beauty of the Silver • Springs
has often called forth the supposition
'that . they were Ponce de . Leon's
Fountain of tout!' and Immortality.
'lnstead of the gurgliOg, gushing vol
ume. of water which, in• imagination,
I had, pictured bursting forth from •
the base of sOme woodland hill, 'I
was surprised to find stretching, out
before me a. sheet of perfectly
.trans
parent, —water,. - motionless as- the '
branche - Slof the.majestic cypress - that
compassed-it on "either side. The un
rufiled-surface of this minature . lake.
in no Way Suggested that at a depth
fghty' feet below vas issuing a vol
lime of water - which .furnished the
means of navigation to the 'steam
boats on the Oeklawaha river.. The .
scenery\ bordering the water was one
of that peculiar type of leVeliness
found only in tropical elimates.l The
land, receding with a very' slight ele
fyation from the. almost circular' sheet
'of water, was thickly overgrown'
4.l'rn. 'to .the very brink With the
I dark - green-foliaged magnolia, the
tufted palmetto, and cypress trees,
which \ spread their limbs out protect-
Aingly , civer. all. The peculiar and
unique be A uty Of the springs can
only. be comprehended. by gliding to
and fro over - the waters. .So.perfect
:is the transparency that objects are
distinctly visible on .the bottom
Of the deeper as On the shallower por—
tions: • Eighty feet,below the surface
can be seen ' as distinctly as through
the same distance of\air, - the . ..sand
and shells there emmitted byn vol
of water which issues from beneath
,a ledge of rocks. ' In shallower por
tions similar eruptions of 'sand awl
shellS indicate the. preSenee bf simi
lar but smaller springs; while . here
and there is pointed out'by-the guide
an ominous, dark-lookin g hole called,
a natural well, the depthof which sr
far, is soundless. That`which me
enhances tire, beauty of this • spo
the effect, of the transmiesiou'o
45
J
a ,r
J
JO'
J
ET
through the ;eater. . Hues as;
and.as - de!ieately blended as'
the rainbow "seem to eml
soil Upon which the wab
One can compare
coloring beneath °l,o/
thaii the wo - .tic fig+
cathedral. I.ll.lErs
shells anal alt 2)
tits who had:
tered here iy
cent hues.
'ttles, sunk by tour-
'preceded us - , lay seat
d there vested in irides-
Tug
-It
tIeS=DISAPPOISTMV.ICT TN LOVE.
•as when lie was 21 that the
(dent- oecured whiCh changed his
note character. The old boyish tif-
A - x;tion for the sister of his Margate
school` friend had grown to--the pas
sioimte love of a man'. :The lady're
turned his love; for be remembered,
Turner was nut the - 11 -faced sloven
ly dressed old painter he afterward*
became,-bat a- bright-faced Yong
ni us, al ways old-look i ng,, as tradition '
has it, but very sympathetic and - win , l
ning. The Yong.people became en
gaged just before Turner started for
a long- and e.tended tour of :study._
Then 'enie tlie story of -acruel . step
'mother, who Made the life of the
young =girl abUrden, who intercepted
all Turner's letters to her, andlinally
droVe her to .believe herself aban
iloired'i and to yield herself to - another
1 suitor. Turner appears to have been
the nobler character of the two; for
although he had. received no replies'
to his constant letters, "his generous
_nature attributed the remissness. to
accident, and his faitirliibis'lietroth
ed remained unshaken. - He returned.
home,. full Of joy and hOpe, to find.
her marrying . another man. Incalcu
lable was the - disapointment wrought
upon the sensitive nature_of Turner.
! Ile graaually . began to change, not
into the- misanthrope—for that. - 14
never was4biit into the self-concen
trated, reserved money-maker. The
natural gidnerosity and 'affability .Of
his character became soured, and - he
gave hitusdf with, passionate devo
tion to :art, not only for the hive Of
'art in itself, but also driven by. a ter.
able desire to gather money- The
habits. of thrift 'and accumulation
Bird 'been neatly instilled into his
' mind by the stoning old barber, and
Turner, Often said, :" pad ' never .
praised rakfor anything but saving
a hal f-penny."--4/n rper's Magazin e.
,
A:lover's" hope resembles. the bean
the nursery tale; let it once root,
and it will , grOw so- rapidly that in
the course of a. few hpuis the. giant
imagination builds
. a castle on the-
top ;- but.by.and-by comes disappoint
ment _ With a cruel axe, and libirs
down both the plant and the super-
Heoft„-
--s2 psi Aisinso Adysi*.
Time will teach him who los isoWidier.
If an- aaa-.45is - sliiialing - ' not
ista- bone. • :
flow ahould a trasband - speak tit anal&
ing wife?. My dear, I lose ion -
Ingratitude is a kind - of mental, weak.
no mon are neverunatotal.- tetal.-• • .
' Why are eashmere• r shavibs like .deaf
people 7? Because - .Ycai, 'can't make them
here. • - ' -
To notice a libel is like 4iggingaieuad
a bill of potytku make it grow the
Jesus alone can eave - men: from their
sins and enable• them rise iolaiwness
or. life.
Wur is a butcher liken al teacher of -We
guages ? BeCtllBo he is :a retailer orlut
pages. • •
Tiff is a'boiicaited' fool hie a rifle Re
cause he has a vacant Under: the
!
Of all earthly.masic,tlu4 which reaches
..
the fattbest into heaven is the Uniting of
a loviniiteart..... •• • I.
110 who receives . a good turn should
never forget it who does one should
never remember - -
A woman's ~
bair. is her crown of glory,
but a woman's hat nowadays is getting
to be a crown of feathers:
A:wag suggests that a suitable: opening
for many choidg bb, Ot Lard,
hive mercy on us raiseiabU
An excellent qriartette—;a 4 goo3temper,.
a good library, a good wife, and 'W . good
- friend are four of the choicest blessings of
human life. .
A book publisher' &advertisement reads:
"In .press—Against Her Will:" , Some
women ,do object to being squeezed—
soinctitnes.
Biddy says she does not see' anything
so very heroic in scaling a:rampart. • She
has scaled many a sheep's head. and that's
about the same thing.' .
- When you hiss a Waverly girl, she holds
her breath until 191/ get through,. And
then bares up, goes into the'Rext room
aad smFks her lips for a whole hoar.
It is a remarkable fact, which we can
not explain, that the boy who,does not
kitaw that thp gun is loaded, is neverthe
less always to be found at the safe end of
. ,
it. . .
An ignorant oil merchant, ori• being • ,
asked how large :an advertisement - he .t,,...._
wanted in a newspaper, refilled that they
might "put in about three pints of type,"
. •
A minister asked the child ren, " Wh
do we say • 'Our Father who alibi v
en,' when God is everywhere?" - A
1
drummer boy replied, " Bette '
headquarters." . •
Contentment abides with '> r th. And
you will generally suffer , fer wishing to
appear other than you are/whether it be
more 1 richer or time 1" ed. -• The - mask
soon becomes an ins ment of torture.
.
'Rats have fewe friends and more end
ir
miei than . anyt mg of the four-legged
persuasion on e face Of the earth; and
z
yet are as pl ty now as in the palmiest
days of th Roman-Empire, _
An Ap eist is but ' a madtridiculous de
rider • piety ; • but a hypocrite makes a
sob: jest of God and religion ; he finds it
i e -ier to be upon his knees than to rise to
good action.
• ;
"Surely . you must .be tired, aunty.- I
,
eantt - think bow it is yeti are able to work
so long." ." Lawka bless Yon, my dear,
when I onst sit down to it,like, I'm just
too'lazy to• leave or." •
tight
varied
:those of
,doltish the
• " What'A the difference," tusked the
teacher in arithmetic, " betweet. one yard
and two yards: " ' " fende !" said Tom
my Denies.. Then Tomniy !,,it on the
ruler fourteen times.
..•"
fie entrancing
nothing" other
Jr of some: grand
rtto leaves, egg
. .
curiosity in children is tint an appetite _
after knowledge.: I. doubt. not that ono
great reason why children abandon them-,
selves wholly to silly pursuits, and trifle
away all their time insipidly,l'is because
they ffud' their eiviositi ladked and their
•
inquiries neglected. .
"-Redifeed to $7," remarked Jones, as
'he passed a fashionable tailor's store and
read'. the above statement prominently
displayed on an overcoat. " That's. no.
tbirig; 'T am reduced NS a much smaller
amount thn that myself."
,
"Mick" s aid a brick layer
. at work
"if sou meet Patrick, tell him to make-:
haste, as we are waiting for him,"""Sure
,
an' I ; !tout what will
I tell'him if I don't meet hirh
• .!‘ TITERE i 6 no rule 'without an'excep
tion, My son: "Oh, isn't there, ps?
A man must always be present while-he's
being shared,. inusn't 617 " My dear,"
said pa to ma, hadn't you bettor send this
child to bed P' - •
St. Louit is to have a ten foot high
statue of Shakespere. The city fathers
merely aslced . the sculptor if the deceased
Shakespeare was a. Chicago Mary and
when he said "no" they replied, AU
right,'sculp the old Stitt?"
-^.'i •x 4, ', i., .:, l- ~'.i.„i
t' , :•,•`• • '‘
■
NUM 40.
Mr, , ?AM 'AID I'EFETIZ.
Tnt intention of the old dencon was
good, but the way in which he worded
his notice was . infelicitous: He said :
" Any members of this congregation who
have left off wearing apParel will please
oribrite the same to the poor."
When a man leaves onr.side and goes
to the other side he is a traitor, and. we
always feel that there is .a subtle some
thing wrong :lout him. But when.* man
leaves the other side and comes over to
us, then he is n man of great moral cour
age,'aud we always' feel that be has ster
ling stuff in him.
• Hal had stayed the clock hands
hung together at, eleven, and that valu
able recorder of time was just then Me
nacing a strike. She had yawned till her
mouth felt large enough for a , home col
lar, and yet -the 'young man evinced, nu
symptons of speedy departure. "I have
been working,.;on a motto to-day," alio
finally said, as she held hey. eyes. open
with her fingers ; "don't pan want to-see;
it?" He,said b.e did; She * brought out:
the article and passed it to him for
spection. He held it up tothe light and'
read the cheerful sentence : There's no
place like home." The:young man guess
ed he'd be going, .
'We
it's