II El &IVOR') & HITCHCOCK, Publishers. lao ri "I i ii:4o:4 Kill TERMS OF PUBLICATION. 41 The Ilusuroite REPONTEIL IS published every Thursday morning by S. W. ALVOiIo and J. E. IlyccucocK, at. Two Dollars,por-annum, In ad. vaaee. ifirAdvertlsing In all eases exclusive of sub. scriptioi to the - paper. e ECIA L NOTICES Inserted at TEN CENTS per line fur first lusertion, and FIVE C ENT") Vet' nue for I each aubsequent Insertion. - LOCAL NOT I C ES. FIFTEEN CENTS a line. • A DV EitT HE NTS will be inserted according to the following table of rates: 1 1w 1 4w 1 Itm 1 Em 1 . 6m - 1 -- lyr. 1 Inch I .170 - C!?2.50 tS.OO 147.0 I pO.OO 1115.00 2 inChua t 1:50 500 1 8.00 110.00 15.00 I 20.081 3 Inches .2.50 7.00 P 0.66 I 13.00 j 20.90 I ao.uo 14.00 1 18.25 25.00 I 25.041 4 inches col'loll 1-0 , I 20.00 24.00 I 45.00 corms 110.00 I 21.00 I 25.00 I 35.00 51.00 I 75.00 irejrunati - F2O 00 {4 ; ).00 GO.OO I SO.OO I 100.001150.00 1 - A Tv Adtuildstiaters and. Executor* Notices, ett; uditor's 14 °fires, r-50 Rumness Cards, five linea ( ! per year) 0-add clonal 1 Ines 4 eaeh. Yearly advertisers a - re entriled to quarterly 'changes. Transient advertisements must be Paid :for in advance. All resolutions of aSsoclations: communications of limited or Individual interest. and noire,' of marriages or deaths. exceeding flee lines are charg ed TI C.F.NTS I , er line. Rte:Owrgit having a larger circulation than sap, other Pare:tin the. county, makes it the best advertising medium in Northern Pennsylvania. .1011 PM STING of every kind. in plain and fancy colors, done with neatness and dispatch. Ifanabf Want Es. Canis. Pamphlets. flillheads, "titatementf. ese.t of every variety and style. printed at the short , sr notlee. The REPORT.ER blhee Is vied supplied - V.lilt power presses, a gond assort ment of new type..and ev. - ryt t httig In the printlmr line can he executed in the 11.4 artlstie• manner . anti at the lowes;. rates- TERMS INVARIABLY CASH.. /, liv.e.tets s. itussELL,s GENERAL ' INSITRANCE AGENCY M . !xy2S-'7lRt. TOWANDA., PA. - , OHAS. M. HALL, ATTOUNES-AT-LAW A'D JCRTICE OFF ACY TOWANDA., Fin*: Issunloi('k UELIAIILL COMPANIES. Offirf , over I)avton•s harrie-oi store.. N.Ar. 21. -7S. INS 0" N.OE AGENCY. YAn tot o % ing .A_ kELIAB LE AN D . FIRE TRIED COth 'note s LANCSTIIME.,PSI(ENIS.II,)ME.MEiteII %NT'. March lA, '74 If. ii. BLACK. 17 41 14. PAYNE, M. P., I .• NITSICIA AND SA:RGEON Offfee over Mbntanvcs• Stare-. (Mee boors {rem 10 to 12, .i,m.,,and from 2 to 4. 1..141. Special), truttou —gis'en to cit , , , t oiseg of the F.y.• nod F.ttr.-410t.114.11%-t W. 'RYAN - k.A • COUNTY 1"1•1:1(INTe.NLICNT. Office day apt Sat .. , ntay orr•ach nn;ntnotver Turntr a tit,rdoti's Dirug Sturo, Ton ailda, P. Towanda, June '2O, I. 1; A LSIIIIEE _Ar; SON, ATTOttNEYS-AT-LAW TOW:Ms:DA, PA. N. C. EL,r.Rne. muNTiscis PORTRAITS AND AND9rA PE%, Pain! ,4 toot:l,r at thy pi !re 'row *3 to *-1.00. ==== MM=l All work done in the higle , t •trin or the Art. JOIE ANN BENDER Towanda!, ra.. Aptil IS, 1078 T ROUALSKI, 1. • . Employ.. 4 wlth M. lletutelman for the past. four Years, begs leave to announce to his friendi and thy pupth, met - ally that its has rsmoved to the 99•t`ed: Store, one doer"- FOlltil of the First icutionai Ituak, am! opt•ihed tl shop tor the repair or Watehet. Cioeks..tewelry. Are, All work war• ranted tl, gives entire Nath,facibni AIT J. YOUNG, V • 'ATI - 00N LT-AT-LAW, TOWANDA. P%. 01 MT—second 41‘.0r south of the First National Bank Main St., up KINN EY, • ES= 0:11re—norl1s formerlypcoArkel by Y. M. C. nontllng rptwal WIL;LIANIS R AINGLE, OFFICE.-- , Formerly occupied bs Wm. Watkin;i Esq.. (nrt.l7. '77) I= McPHERSON. II A Tl - 01:74 EY ACV, TII1Y7: N Dill Ate!' Brad. Co - .n A S ON :HEAD, ATTIE: N vt 5-AT-F.A w. Towallqa, Pa. .1131 , ,, over Bartlett & Tracy. Maln-it . . SOS:. [39'771 A titi7Vß FFE.•.I). E. LIIIILLis, ATTAIt EY•AT-L Sw, ToWANDA, PA. F. GOFF; TTUtt N A 7, 3111 a .31rret (4.doors north of Ward [louse), To. W:41.11:1, 1 . 3. • 1,. [ A prl! 1.2, 1877. • ‘Yr• 11. TITO . IPS()N, ATTORNEY V AT LAW, TVICALt'SINCL Pa. Will attend t, all hu,11:,...4 entrustvd to hi 4 are in itradfora, Suilhat, Wyoutlng CoutitiOt. ()files. with Es , I. l'ortcr. tnovl9-74. Ci L. LAMB, lJ • • ATionNEA - -AT-LAw, WILKES-BARKR; PA •Zolleetlons prompity . atteuded to. TWIN W: Max, AT:(llt't.Y•.lT-LAW JIM? U. S. COMMISSIONEtt, TOW AN I) A, P.A. Mike—Nona Sale fiquure . , CARNOCITAN, ATTODNR4S-AT-L AW, 5 , 117T , L SIPE OF WAL I) 11OCSE. TOWANDA. PA. Der ._,.. • .__ S. .I.* WOODBURN, Physi- Lir k•lan and Sargeep. Office over 0. A. Black's Croelv:ry store. . Towmvra, May 1, 18721y0. • - NIA DILL Sr, CALIFF, A rrtIRNFAS , -AT-LAW, TOW ANI)A. PA. • 3:llre to W 0 0 , 1 .5 iiktek, first cloqr snut:i of tbo 'First National I,Ank, 1. J. 31A (Jana-?3ly 1 J. N. CALIF?. WIDLEY I'AYNE, ATI , / I:NEVA-AI T 4, A W, southside. 31.....reur Block (r,,oinA formerly occupied by Carooelmu). TOW AN ItA, PA (1417) C. C. 01:1PLKT JAMES WOOD; ATT Ott ET-AT•L TO WANDA, FA. mcl.s-76 CT STREETER, ATTOICi EX- !LT &W, Tow ANDA. PA. aug2o OVERTON k ifERCITR, ATtOtt ri KS tz-AT•LA W, TOW A.N (Mee nver'Nfotaanyes ti . tore. ' 613.1)175 10. A. OVE.IITUN. RODNEY A. MERCUR WM. MAXWELL, .ATTOBNZT-AT•LAW. TOWANDA. PA. Offlte'o!er DaytoWa Store. April 17,,18711. PATRICK & FOYLE, ATTOBreYS-AT-LAvr, In:Metear O a T* B A Iock.NDA.. PA. ANDREW 'WILT, ATTOJI.NEVAT44.W. Mike corer Crow : lto°lc Store, two floors north of Stems a Lon& Towanda, Pa. 34a7 be cossoltod o Octtoon. CApsit LIB 714 OVERTON, & SANDERSON-, ATTOSNZY•AT•LAW. TOWANDA. PA. E. ovanroir, JR. JOHN F. EIANDIRSON. , B. KELLY ; DENTIST.—Office V • over M. E. Rosenfield's, Towanda, Pa. Teeth Inserted on Gold, Sliver, Rubber, and Al umnlum base. Teeth extracted without pan. Oct. 34-72. DR. T. B. JOHNSON, eIITSICIAX AND SOROION. Office over Dr. Porter & Some Drug Store, Towanda. 1864. ,1876. T OWANDA INSURANCE AGENtIy. F IRST NATIONAL BANK, CAPITAL-PAID IN SURPLUS FUND... Tbls Bank offers unusual facilities fortbe trans- action of ,a general banking business JOS. POWELL. President MI ViGLE HOTEL, (SOUTH SIDE PUBLIC HQUARE.) Thig well-known houwthzet teen thomughly ten noyated and rrpalred throughout, nod the prop:le :tor is now prepared to offer lirst.elaSS aceommoda 117s to the public, on the ne)q. reaponable terms. E. A. JENNINGS. TiTatula, Pa., May 2, 1676. H ENRY HOUSE, (ON TIM EtROPEA; MAN,) CORNER MAIN & WASHINGTON STREETS This large, 'commodious and elegantTy-frumished !i.e.. , has just been opened to the traveling public. The proprtrior has spared neither pains nor expense In ',main" , his hotel first-cYass iu all its appoint ments. and respectfully solicits % share ofpiddle paitonage. MEALS AT ALT. HOURS. Terms to suit the times. large :44100 attached, WM. TIL:NRY. Puornirrpa. Towanda. June 7, 7.•-tr. THE CENTRAL HOTEL, • 11 ULSTER, PA. The uuderaigned having taken twiNession of the at.o hotel, respectfully solicits O/C-patron sge his old friends and the public generally. angia-t f. M. A. FOltltEnT. • caF.E1,1111"8 OYSTER, BAY AND MOVIE.—A few doors ainuthof the Means Ilmem. Ilnard by, the date or week on remonalde tenwt. Warm meals berred at all hours oty.tera at wholesale and retail. rebll7. L. ELSBIZEE. 'GREAT BARGAINS ! L 11 E R ANT TAYLOR, (Apr '.7S, GOODS JUST ARRIVED Fine Cheriiits. 11 7 letF I=2 tftlo '7B Cpovll-75 Marti 0c1.24, 1878. , • FACTS FOR TYE PEOPLE. TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS WORTH July 27,76 READY-MADE • CLOTHING, GENTS FURNISHING GOODS. Jan. 1. 1875 BETWEEN NOW ANT) JANUARY Ist, 1879, As I Intend to make a change In toy business. 1 there ore offer my entire stock AT COST. loins the Lirgest and best IselectA stock In northern Petnikylvania. . SPECIAL BARGAINS. Mert'S Mack ttp-top Overcoats @ #3.50 and up en's first-class Grey Overcoats 0 0.00 and tip .Yen's all wool Sults' 0.80 and up Boy's Sults for 5 yrs old and up 0 13.00 and up 133E5E3 And'everything equally. as cheap. inelnding Gents Furnishing ti. s3ds, Rats and caps, 4c. A full hue of - . . UNDER-WEAR • both for men and bop. TRUNKS, VALICES, tSIBRELLA9 &c. The above stock must sod shall .be sold by Jan. Ist. Ira. Every one should take advantage of the present low prices quoted. and buy their winter supply. Your. truly, M. E. ROSENFIELD. Main erne•. Towanda, Pa. Dated Oct. 24. 1278. • • . MULLOCK & !LUNDELL Beg leave to thank the people of TOWANDA, for their very generous patronage extended to them heretofore, and respectfully olicit a continuance of the same. We shall at all' times keep a full sup. ply of . Engsu AN!) SALT MEATS, FISH AND OYSTERS I THE SEASON j 1 17.7 a GARDEN VEGETABLES, FRUIT. Jce. goods delivered free of damp. - au:rums* avirusia. Twist* ti., sop. 0, we. int Bashless Cards. Aran Shed opposteethei Coxes House W. S. VINCENT, MANAGER. TOW ANDA, PA N. N. BETTS, Cashier Hotels. TOWANDA, PA Clothir g. . D 0 Tltl C H , opposl te Part, TOW A S DA, PA FANCY SUITINGS PANTALOONS. $2O, 0 0 0 Hats, Caps, ltc., TO BE SOLD AT COST, 3i. E. ROSENFIELD'S, The following great bargains are offered: THIS - IS NO HUMBUG. We sleo keep a good assortmentof .. . • • . . . • ' ..... .- _ . . - • 't • •. • .- .• ." .. . • • ' - - - . - - ' . . . „ .. . ._ , • • - -., „ • .. . ' . . - • . • : ..: : ~.- 2 : .. ~ ... „ , ..: ..!..:...1.. . -.: - : :: . --- -,' - , ' • '.. -.. , • .' , - . - • -.- - - - I . . • - . -. _ . - - ' - • r \ . - • i ...- _ 5 - - ' - .. .......: . \ . . .::,...,_ ~...•,. . . ..., 7 _ - ,-- -... ‘ .• . • , ~:., .fi t . .. . I - - .-‘•, ' • , - • .. '. ' 1 • . - • " . • . - . . ‘-• ' .. I . •'' • ' i ! ' .'J , . \ -. • - . .71 ; . _. . .. , . . . , . . i ... , • ~.„ . •.-,. ~...,..._ _- _., . _ . . . . , .. • • . . • ~........... _ • . , .. • . s . ..• • • , • • • ._ ..... • . •• . • , . , •• f.. . . . , . . . . . . ~ . .- . • - . '. . . • •-- • . . .• • , k •- . . • . . . ........ . . .. . . • . ' -- i ' • - • .-. • ' .., , . . • ... • . . . -. . ~., • . . -. . . . • . . . . - . . . . . , . . TH B COUNTRY GENTLE MAN. CONIBISIM P Arita —FolisT-NixTn Yritl A. Premium. Antioal to Every Reader. air all Nzw SliNqaers for ISTO, PagiV isi aritsic;g ;tete, WELL aLetIVL TB LY, from receipt of remit:airs to Ammar', hi , .1879, wiiitort cniaap Tti►. GirosTee Oaart.ca►n it fall/load Weekly oh the following terms, when paid strictly in advance: One copy. one )enr.• Cl W; Your copies, 410. and an additional copy fur the year . free to the sender of the Club; Ten copies, F.U. and additional copy for doe year free to the sender of the Club. For the year ti. tikes , . prices luau& a copy of the kotatial Regigter of Rural Affairs. eoch eubscriber— hook of 141 tuagesitud about 1111 rogntrltug*--a gift by the Publisher. The Country Gentleman pogiseapcs an unequaled Curls. of ILII•rf hopandrala, n gularan vccasious I, among the R...t. Farmers of all la is of the Country, atrron• .tatwo; nitects thw practical tuniciirion'amtprogresa of -the husbandry of every 4celluts of the I.TultedBtates mud civil• 7111 world. ' The Country Gentleman Wes in ira liortieultural pellortlllthl a continuous variety .or information arid stino,tions, equal or ealw•rior in the aggregate to whist is obtained in the monthly nunkbera or most magazine* dev.ited to I.lortienitnre. The Country Gentteman has probably done as much ea all ettior Journals combined, to introduced and dis aetuhtate tiVark or 'every kind through the tountry ; and co outlands, to a greater degtee than any Colitoruporari, the coukdence and support of breeders tnel poreliatont. The Country Gentleman contains unusually full and truovrottby Market ItepteN, And devotes' special at tentlen h, them and to th- Freeport., of the Crops, its tht,,, , ,-;tig light upon one frrehP m o st Jm n.tbiut ul all queotions-117,eu !obi!, owl When to Sell. fhe Oiluntry Gentleman ensbrarea IlUtafa , US minor departnoods of a practical character, tong, as the bait), the :Poultry Yard, the Apiary, and so on . ; and weekly Presents a column or too Orr the Mouses ife and no intetroling entiet) of Fir.ahlo Hooding It c.itaina k hell molted .ltotieve clurrent Event., and Ita ioltortising p.m , " furnishing a directory ufali the principal nariculthrel and litittit Omni establishments atilt; country. 4ar" Specimen Copies of the Paper Free. Address • LUTIIEIt TUCKER & SON, Publiehent, Y. - 6123,000 60,000 Feb. 14., 1878 S7l NICHOLAS, SCICIRNEICS ILLUSTRATED RIAGAZINE An Ideal Cnildreu's Magazine Me.wra lezorr lt+73. I,eizate ft,s• publication• of tit. Nicholas, nal Illu.n•ntell • , I1•;:azioe nod pop., Vi,e 11.. yr 151.re4 - 11/0 firot uonil.nr ass i 3.411.11. sou ltc connalne Int, won %Ito blgbcat µwlliou. It cuotankvcircnNtiou of It 1,11.0014 ml eininitanimusly In London and New Void., and the treismt:atitin recognition is alttmet xa general and bratty a. tine IlLfteric4li. Al the prOgitt.a of the 111,1g,Zine has IWO) a Mealy It in.( remind La I tiltaer mina, of teat. hennueo her idod : mdianaiiy outnine it, atm the magazine awiftly L•Hous miter. - Tmday St NteliuMa atandl ALONE IN TIIE NVOItl.;1 01' BOOKS: The N . ; u. York Tranthe hae Mid or it: " St. Nielrotaa Ini+t.aminenl a higher idatforni, and command. for its atl vice v. icier re,olllCen in art and ktta to than any of iU rrINIVe. w.ll‘ The Loudon Laceory World trat• : " Thrte is vu !ling:taint. for One young that e,a n lra.id to LeV/41'tbia choice productiun scriluncen preen." The arrnngrtnentm for lit.r.rry and nrt contribution. for the new to i IlMe—the otxdo—ale Teml lr.. droning' from attend) tirrulte evureto, no w,-II we Iron lonnuic. icaroow onco. Mr. Frank U. Storktotr'• new .trial ootory for loJy r e, . 4 ' A JOLLY FELLOWSHIP," Will run Iltr..niat the twehe nu:natty purte,—lrrltin rang 'Alai the nuoto- - N r for Novo mine, IS, the filet 0, hoc voltoito,—ann lit 100 illmtroted by Jainew Kit lial..y. 3he etory . .5 vile of Ltaela end oh - tectonic in Floorido and the bottutuar. For. the gitie,l4 continued mi.., . . - " 114 LF A POZLIV 110FSEK Et PERS." II H7dharitie P Smith; ith FiedeOck Dif..lfl tn. begin , . in the lints,. windier; and a fresh tor,d• I s•n•liti Coolidge, riitith blight." with I. pidy of pisturi•s, will he c:,u.n:•uc.d , rittly In the t.lume. There a also be a confintool tairptale tall. al. • -" RUM PI Y DU DGET'S uW ER," K'tih••n by Julian Hawthorne,. Arid ill.tritted by Alfas d Fro.le:Hoke, Ataint the, other funiliar featured of nt.• Nichol., the editor prolierr. ir: 1111 l nod tire, content_ perhaps, to let her tivo yuGt nits al lend) roheertitiirc ;he'. FiXlll in 94,1101'i to. abort pirturee, poet.. humor. luetritrllve ski..., bop, araL_Elio. and lord of ttJark4re-the Potiiit," the - C.ry Little F-Ilia" iliTartniont,and the " 1.4t0r-hioc," and " a )ear t cents n !Cumber, - Soim.ripto.ns rrceiv...l by the l'ohlisht, of this f.y P.,titm-ter,g. Per sul.-etit, dirt ct eirt. th, .tats, 10 ..•r.(l u.th rt mitt tine in direk, P. ntuele 0 0-r, ur t , OKturrd tO • sckfirNEß 3: Co. 74: flroaNttr, Noir York - t 3300, FOIL 1878. THE PRES.S "THE BEST PAPER." Propt ' , tor. of THE PRES 4 announce that they have 'strolgthened Its fore. , In every depart tte•lit In coder to uteri the dont:than of 1 , 115it;.!,...' poiltic., and the gotten.: irarreN. IA of the coining yea's; adding trogely to its edtt,;riat c,rp, and stair of correkpotlent., and exh.tollog t be.range and ef tiokory of its nosiness trat*li.to•ry. An they 13314, done I the. past they v.lll .trashy couthom to do, and th,y protni.e far the same rt.gtslar grins which has marked thr cork of taTti. 142nting on tine solid tad. of sunstantiAt return they ore in f.si,l,dt To sYstelnaticany add to and ntrengthen In direct ion the various 41..pri r.zents which go to make up a great Daily Paper, and Milan do so. FIRST IN THE FIELD. EARLY MORNING EDITtGN, EARLY WINNING EDITIo N. EARLY MoItNING EDITIoN. \ MARLY MORNING EDITION. \EAIRLY MORNPNG EDITION. EARLY MORNING EDITION. Wk. bare succes.sfulis achlev,d the !sit:doge an Early Morning Edition, which leaves this city In +d a n of any - other 7 hiladeipnia and all New York SI ~ tams Dailies, and givei THE l'RE*5 command . d' Pennsylvania rod the entire Shotit. rho rzekts e control for several hours (uanettnies a whole day) f this wide range of territory Is an a I exentent titbit the advertisers of Philadelphia nod the genera community barn been prompt to roeoguizo. and ',fake use of in their own interests. Thts,edition leaves Philadelphia before any New York riper can ssitily get here, shot the coms ma AlftgpOSltion tut Merl by Tlf E PREAS through this stragetic mote I the hold of journalism Is thus secured to it perm m.ntly, . LEA- ING REPUBLICANIURNAL , OF PENNSYL AMA. \• Now, as In the past, THE PR '.ll stands in tho front f the .Republiran coio nth, ndependent In 7 ni conduct; but Republiean in faith, it presents the whole party, nod is the 'organ or lust Intent of tot one faction, section er element in It„ t contends today for honest money and good adm histration, And will ever defend the right, as, ih the future, new issues of party are developed with Ili- histori cal and pulitical development of the country 77. -- . . Daily Press . . . e 9.75 per year, postage Meted -1,, Tris Weekly N. 40 per year, postage incindet Weekly *2.00 per year, postage included. THE PRESS COMPANY (Llmittd). SEVENTH A; CHESTNUT ST's, THEY ALL WANT IT, • iliv . twe It is s ftrnlp tleWtimper of pure, seuml read inc for old and ,vuonti and It contains a reliable and comprehensive imam:nary of all the Ituportant New York• Observer THE bEST FAMILY NEWSPAPER, • PithltAhtia both tho tpligona and Forolar n•ws that ti dr.tred lea any rattily; addle all that la llkrly. to do loam is idiot nut. It devotee four Pages to religions nea s, and four to a:Tatar. The w,. Toth tthkreer wilts tra pub I hhed In 1823 end Is believed to he the only itsvtaneln of* Religions Nett vik,vl , l. contintiln): its eV, n count.. for Iltll-.13 ye..nt. 101133 3 change otbaxne. liontrlue j u tent„ t o lr . pow, yr pledge from the (Late of it. birth -•-TB E .671 h VOLUME wit' contain alt the important noise tbat can Interatd t,r inatruct ; au that anyone rho male It alit be then oittlily no led. We du not tuns bcrierolons Institution, and we do not :ask for the support of charity. We 'winner to mato the fleet Newavancr that Is pubitalied, and we ',expose to sell It as cheaply as It can be a?u•ted. Let those who waist purr, mound. sensible. truthful raiding, stibectibe for It, and let them 'lnduce tv i n, by all that's palpa- Someof your possessions. The fact ble ! Congratu rte thyself, thou man is, my - daughter—my only daughter, of gold and 's' ver and precious \ sir—a pure, sweet-tempered child, is stones;' and; furt ermore, c-ongratu ou the eve or marriage, - aind- I, natu- late me on my aptit de for scenting rally, yot. *ill say, am desirous of Slippery Dick !! The O letting fall his giving her . a subStantial- wedding voice, he added mo e seriously : present. Very good. Mind! I want ' You've had a narrow escape, - ,:sir. \ nothing gnu ly, nor—pardon ni"., Mr. I've no doubt now that o r reverend Filby—nor lo I desire any a tfuily- friend here has contrived- ei lessen i. contrived specimen of the • jew tiler's your stock of goods pretty c milkier : art of deception. I want ii ow thing ably—has been a pretended mark solid and substantialartiele- that that !) purchaser to a very ids , look 'what they literally are ;r and I tune !" . do 1 no t , t mind how' high •I g( a-s to "' If yoU mean, sir, whoever yr e ' priee.' 1 - . may be, that this gentleman has paid\ " 1 / 1 11 this was fair enc. squa t e and a good deal. of money to me,' I 0- above board: Undoubtedly zri• pros- turned, somewhat indignantly, 'you ,pective customer,, though a clergy: are right in your conjecture. But, 'man, was moreover an excellent man mayl ask, pray; who are yoU, that of business, and one that wouldn't you' enter my shop in this manner brook 'trilling. I made up 'my mind. and insult myself and customer by to aerti tesee to his every wish, and asking such—well, such' impert inent charge int as long a' price as 1 rea- questions? ** * Who are yon?' sonabl could. 3 ) , - I again asked, feeling_ that I shoUld " I paced•before him several trays be compelled to call - my shopman to of gents of exquisite workmanship, - turn - him neck and crop ; into .the Upon which I looked with ride.! I street. :- expected, I must own, that my 4ius- "You'll very soon know whorel am,' - tomer would appear surprised, to Say he returned coolly. "Suffice it at the least, at the dazzling array. Not present - that Lam fully justified in so owever.. And that's to put it what I ask and .do - * * .* Bear hc mildy ; for when I uncovered my =kindly bear with me a little. I (roods and looked . ' up at hiM with a have a Stern duty to perform. Tile e, self satisfied look on my face, there man is not what he pretends to be. was a look on his which bore a sem- He is a blackleg, a cantin g humbug, blance kt f indifference, not to say ills- a swin:ller • in a word, asdangerous dain. I This nettled me somewhat, and troublesome a customer as we but on second thoughts I told myself have had to deal with ?' • - that it was possible that he personal- ! " I looked at .my customer. His ly did not care for the ponips and face was terrible to look upon; -I vanities of this world, though anx-- could scarcely believe my eyes—the ,ious to procure such commodities fo • passion concentrated in his , features his daughter. 'was absolutely d,emoniac-in its inter " After careful - examination lie se- sity ; the..ebullition of rage which leculd a pair of diamond ,ear-rings held possessiOn of him shook him (ttiti), a diamond- bracelet (.1:.:2::0), a from head to foot. . butterfly brooch—one mass of glitter • '." The boisterous stranger litid his and dazzle,and ,a half-hoop diaindrid hand heavily on the glerg,ymati's ring, the two .E. 152 10s. A tolerably shoulde,r, grasped it roughly . and i good morni ig's' work,' you.will say. whispered something in ..his ear, at We shall see. - which .his- passion left hint as quickly - "Well, after I had fitted the trinli- -as a-flash of lightening. Ile became ets to superior cases, and when I had in fact, as pde as death, and finally packed them in as small a compass culminated ' in trembling violently, as 1 well could; the - reverend w - hile!his face assumed a kind of brick . entlenian felt : in his pockets dust, little. ii or the money -Wherewith to pay me. " did not pot this down to guilt; le 4lrew 'forth from his breast pocket no, laid it rather to the _inst intlig .a goodly sized Russia leather case, nation that would be nKurally felt and tenderly singling out sonic bank by a high-soiled minister of the gos notes and a check proceeded to set- pel accused of such enormities. tic! fur his purchase. . I " The rough-and-ready intruder re . - "'The cheek, is good ; you will giti-ded the reverend gentleman .with perceive=lie began. unfeigned admiration—at least so "' My dear sir!" I interrupted, it appeared to me. file folded his The check was perfectly gennine,..l rains across his broad chest, and was convinced, •sceing that it bore stood regarding him! for a few mo the signature of the firm thin-had .tnents. Then he looked at me and mentioned my name. winked knowingly.. . "' I knew what -you Would say, "' Our Christian friend : is clever, 11 sir,. ) . he said, holding up his hand, oho! He is doing the Work of a Cer while a look'of extreme shrewdness tain evil personage whitshall bename- ' covered his face; 'you would say less. Very - admirably, sha!' he ejacul- that you have -implicit faith in use. ated, reverting again to his bolster- That - is wrong—fitterly wrong. As ens manner. 'But we old birds are a business man you should be ever not to be caught.; we are accustomed - careful. ,It behooves .us all to be so to this kind of thing. 0 dear, yes, at Ones.' Clearly, you know me I—your very obedient servant, Mr. not ;. and deception abounds. ' For Filby, belong -to theianey iron trade instanee, I may not be a clergyman and Ido my utmost 'to ;get as much, at all.! I may; in fine, be none other ',_of my stock.on other -people's hands than a knave—a wolf_.: in sheep's as - I -possibly can.' Saying which he clothing.' Saying which he laughed unbuttoned and threw open hiS shag a laugh, which somehow or ether gy overcoat, and laid bare to my seemed to grae upon my ear. gaze the uniform of- an inspector of "However , e" proceeded to pay rolive. Then, as quick as thought. i !me the 9.M0U13 t due, as I have said. he drew , forth and fastened on the "Let me-See,' -he continued inns- clergyman's wrists a pair of hand ingly ; .i it will be in all, four—four etas I . . —three-4.w0:---ten. Good. If you will kindly look over these, Mr. Fit by, you will find there is three-pence short of the required stun ;. which I w:ll pay you in copper coin firmed, istely. Ile removed his spretaeles and - pushed over to me three oriel hundred pound bank of England; notes and the cheek spoken of, which was for eighty-three pounds and nine pence. Satisfied that the holes were genuine,,l looked up at my wealthy customer and found him fumbling* pocket aver pocket for the 'copper money. . "' My dear sir P. I exclaimed 'pray don't bother about the trifling pence. If you arc satisfied, I am thoroughly so.' • "Nay,' he rejoined ; 'that will not do. Business is busine!..s. You are entitled to your tlemarni—aye, and to the uttermost farthing . I boy goods ofyou for a certain amount 1 must therefore pay you every iota of that certain' amount or I \shall not be easy in my mind. really upright,man this ;•InclrY th congregation that , bad so just and verily balanced a mau for their past° So ran my thought's air be out the remaining threepence Id them In my hand with a 'Q, as though be were glad them, and set his mind conntet and plat kind of to get rid at ease.. DAY MORNING, D :ER 5, 1878. " ' This is shocking:—really! hor rible,' I couldn't help Saying.. "No sentiment, please,' returned . the inspector angrily. Leave . me to .do my work, and take . Care you do . yours.' -` " But, my good friend,' the man of the ' white neckcloth exclaimed- in whininetonei, •' you' are utterly mis taken. I like—l. in fine have taught but admiration for your zeal ; but I am not th 2 - Man you suppose me to be. * * * If you will remove these things—they . hurt In) wrists— I will go—,, \ • . . 0 No, you wont: , "'I mean I will o into details of our transaction. *. * * The notes a re good, genuine, sir. _ ' . i ‘." Perfectly so,' I re \ ponded ; 4 I I would stake my life on their sound-1 ness.' '" Then, sir, permit ..a puhtie set . - want to tell you that You will lose your life. Kindly let me 104 at those sound and genuine Banliof England notes."' :" What could I do but hand them to .him ? - s • . " ‘ Aha I 'as I thought ! l'he then ex elairned_- ' Very skilful, very clew' - yeleveE; decidedly so. Pity your-pious frie nd here doesn't contrive to - turn his thoughts in another direction}- sad that = he ,disdains t o use his -taents niorer - thuzipiahly,.filysu::"uak 4011. summate' cleverness, he. might have surmounted almost anything by hon est means. These, sir, are rascally forgeries; splendidly worked out, I'll admit, but forgeries for all that I' he declared - emphatically, laying the noes on my counter and placing his elbow on them. ' Now I shouldn't wonder,' he resumed, ' if our reverend specimen of humanity here did not persuade\you that he desired to make his daughter - a wedding present? ' "I said that such was really the fact. - " Ah, just so? The old. old game; the old story. I wonder, Dick, (Slip pery Dick is the name by which he is known among us and his compan ions)—l wonder, Dick, you don't al ter .your modus operand:--it's so stu , pidly stale you know.' "'Dick' looked daggers; looked as though he would have very much li ked to annihilate the inspector on the spot, and retorted in language not at . •all befitting it clergyman : ' You're very clever, ain't you nor.? Pah I I conld 'do' fifty like you.. It doesn't Matter much, though. You've got me. You've trapped me nicely. What more d'ye want? Look sharp, and let us go ' . • • "From'this kind of talk, I began to think him none other than what the inspector affirmed him to be—es pecially so when the roan in office whipped off the silvern locks from his prisoner's head and disclosed-to my wondering gaze a closely-cropped lie:id of iron-grey hair beneath. 6 . 4 I should hope you don't *ant further proof ? the inspector inter rogated triumphantly. • "I. - replied that I was satisfied. That I had been singled out for a victim I now felt certain. In.short my dear boy, I was completely taken aback, and fell into the whole scheme." The whole scheme!" I exclaim ed. "how? I scarcely understand." " Don't interrupt. You shall 'hear directly ; my melancholy story is fast drawing to a close.• Well, I 'l4Adied from one to the other with- a perplex ity o - . 0 my face. • " W hat are yOu thinking of doing, Mr. Inspector, I asked. ..- " ' Why, take th!s predatory indi-, vidual—this pike among gudgeons— to the station (they'll have no mercy on liim . this time); and you must ac-_ oinpany, us thither. I'll take care o these bits of paper; as in •like Ma 'tier I'll be the safe custodian of the aitfully contrived wedding pr-s -cut,'S\ \ dying which, he deposited the notes,t e check , and the diamonds in the br ast pocket of his overcoat. " There was no help for it ; of course I mu t go to the station. . So.l callinc , my a ,istant from the back room, I instrue d . him to get a cab 1 and look aftvr usiness during my ' 1 absence: Of con •se. I - did not tell him the errand I w S bound on; and as luck would have \ , ,he appeared, not to notice that nything was. wrong. It would, I must confess, have been difficult for Thomaii, my - then shopman, to have seen the handcuffed wrists of the pi us-look ing gentleman-; for, to his credit be it said, the trapped fox 'had cont ived to fasten the bottom buttons o his unusually long-tailed frock-coat, a d placing his hands beneath, had th ~. managed to keep the iron bracelets out of sight. Still, there was a deci dedly awkward appearance about him, and the heavily liimbed inspec tor certainly did not by his attitude . and -manner •at all resemble a man bent on buying my wares orselling ine his; - however, Thomas seenied oblivious 'to what was taking place under his very nose, and hied him for a cab. ‘,..N.-' 4 . The cab brought , the two enter : ed first, while I remained behind for a few ~moments to give instructions to my shopman.. Then I got inside the .cab and we started for Moor Lane - police, station, Fore street. I hadn't been seated long before 7 r found that the prisoner's hands .were free. -: . '‘ That's all right,' the - inspector said, noting my look of surprise. He's promised, me to behave him self; and between ourselves, I don't like to iron a man if ,I can get him.to give in quietly: Besides our design; ing friend, with all his cunning, knows who he's got to deal with— I am more than a. match 'for. 'him. Don't you fear; sir; he won't easily slip through mr fingers!' • . • • " Well; at length we arrived at, the Station house. I was the first •to alight from the cab, and was about .to enter the station. The . inspector, still - seatedwith his prisoner, called to me With evident annoyance: 'There'S no light in the superintend 7 cut's room; we'll have to wait a lit tle. However, there's no help for it. You go into the room there, the first (loor.on the right you'll find news papers and records there. Amuse yourself. cage my •birel—put him under lock and key Wife bind, safe find, you know), and then I'll come to you., I'll be there iu a few' Minutes.. If I remain .away any lenghth of time • ask for Inspector _rohu . Tricklet. Pray,-, do nor. men tion our business to any living soul.' "Like the fool - and unsuspecting jackass I was, I did as 1 was bid. I turned the handle of the door and entered the room, a square, dreary apartment possessed of nothing to Speak of save a huge deal table, font• spindle-legged chairs, a map Of Lin don, and an almanac ;. and excepting a life-boat, making slowl progress -over a boiling - sea the walls -were bare of pictures. In 7 my then state of mind - the plaCe seemed horribly' monotonous. However, I took up the only newspaper:the room boasted of and seated .myself to wait for the . end. : - I .." It speedily came. t hadn't been" seated tong before I heard, thereat) drive away. lily' I said. to myielf, 'the man in blpe's too economical -to let 'cabby' wait;- I suppose 1 shall-be. retained here for some time. Was there anything so - disagreeable." "Fifteen minutes passed. During that. time I fidgeted about. .There is nadisguising, the matter; I was.ter ribly .perturbed. The most idiotic thoughts passed through my tirain. 'vhat if, I tonna myself asking, the •clergyttian should eventually my destruction ? What 'a wing his punishment, tie should 'avenge come to iny shop, and \aiy. brains? - • init- r! But I, nil. pro; ter serr out of blow ou i \\ =lli I thought all manner of things which I won't bother you with. Suffice it that another fifteen minutes passed. I rose from.- my seat, but before I could move a yard towards the door, it opened, and a fine looking old gen tleman, evidently the superintendent, stood before me. ,We Were ..soon on good terms; I gave him my name and explained 1 why I was cooped up in what b Called his 'private inquiry office." He seemed, when I bad fin ished, to labor hard to keep down a laugh. - " Well,' he said, at length; 'you've been done nicely ! But hive this con solution, that others have been bit, and to a pretty, tidy tune, too. You say you are waiting for. ' Inspector. John TrickleLLThere's.no'such party of. that name connected with this station. ;They've carried on a 'similar game; varied a little, very successful- . ly in all the large towns iu Ireland,. Scotland and 'Wales, to say nothing about what they have dope,. abroad.: Triekled Al, a very apt name! The game's been contrivedby a trick he—they—havelet you in the hole. • You musn't suppose me a Job's comforter when I say • that dozens have been swindled . by these two clever vultures. Thecy are nothing else; they prey on their kind as best they may. But this'is poor talk, Mr. Filby. Let me assure -you, to be se rious that all that can' be done shall be done. But what can we do 1? , What can Scotland Yard do?., They can only. issue a caution to tradesmen generally, and put the matter in the . /acand 'Cry which probably wouldn't amount to much. And between you and' me, Mr: Filby, I've repeatedly thought (and very seriously, too;) that they've .got some of our fellows in .their pay ; I could all but swear-to it-; for were it not so, I am confident they'd- have been taken long ago.' "-Heartily disgusted, I bade him a surly good-day, and - hied me for my shop and Counting house` fire.. It's genial blaze, bowever f .cheered me not.: 4 was dispirited and chagrined and pOssessed a deep-rooted' idea that . my, hitherto clear brain - had got a superabundance of mud in it. Ilelt that I could tear my hair and beat my breast and, yell out that 1 was profoundly miserable: . • But why dwell, . upon the matter: The story is told. Suffice it, then, for your behoof, that I never heard ,more of these two original swindlers, and that therefore I got not the slightest return for my loss. I have hitherto, as I previously •told you, kept the matter a profound secret, so that.sympathy even his not fallen to business. Call me a consummate donkey, if you like, but don't let me hear another Word about the matter. Ah! how theltime has flown! Let us pull• -ourselves' together, and go in doors and join the ladies."—Chani tkrs' Journal. GUARDIAN ME. • , The Lord Is our Shepard, our Guardian sad Glible Whatever ire Want He Will kindirproidde ;- His care and protection his Bock will surround ; To them will His mercies forever abound. ' The Lord Is our Shepherd, what then Shall we fear,. Shall dangers- affright us when He Is near 5 , 9n, no, when He calls utrwe'll want - thrtro the vale The shadow of death, but our hearts 'alail not fall Afraid of ourselves to pursue theqlark . way, 'Thy rod and Thy staff be our comfort and stay: Nt . 7 know by Thy guidance, when once it is part, To tie and to glory It brings us at last. . PLEYEL'S.HYMN. Slng,, \ my soul, ill; wouirrous love, Who, c i runi you bright throne above, Ever sr \chful o'er our race, Still toextends his grace. ' arch by flii” eptre. - t r u\ . , . Sing, ms soul. aills name; \ Let His glory be thy heme ; . Praise Him till lie cal 4 thee home, Trust Ills love -- for all to m . l ----,...". WORK AND PRiYER. earth by Min were Wade, \ptn) swared ; at Fie , •liould show s below Itearn and All Is by Ms' WhaL are we t 1 So niucli love to Asa and Ira were two brothers, whose farmslay e side by side kn.a fer tile valet When- the young dOT, the oats and the ball - were springing up, theweeds took advantage of the rich 'soil and .Came up with them. " Do you see," said'Asa, "what hold the weeds are taking! There is danger of their choking out the crop's entirely." . " Well, well, we'rrnst be •reskned," said Ira. " Weeds as well as grain were a part .the. Creator's plan.',' And he lay.doA'n for . apart of his' after-- noon doze. 't I can only be resigned to what I cannot help,".said Asa., So he went to work, and hoed. until the fields Were clear of weeds. " The army worm is in the neigh barhood,". said Asa to Ira one day. "-It has eaten - .its way through the neighboring meadows,- and is fast moving toward us." a• " exclaimed' . Ira, "it will - surely destroy what the weeds have not choked out. I ivill immediately retire to pray that its course may be stopped or turned aside." . , But Asa replied-; " I-pray betimes -everyporning for strength to do the work of the day." And he hastened. to ding a treneli around his land-which the army worm could not pass while Ira returned from his prayers only in season' to save a portion of his crops from its _ravages. _ "Do you see, Ira," aiid Asa another morning.; "the river is -rising, awl there is but a "mall chance of pre venting our farm, - from being over. flowed." Alas! it tis a judgetnent—up on us for our sins; snd what can we do?" said • Trai throwing - himself down to the ground in despair. "There are no judgements so se vere as .those which our own sloth trings.upon 'us," said ,Isa. Anti he went quickly anti hired workmen, . with whose :help he raised an em bankment that .withstood the : flood ; while Ira witnessed with blank looks the destruction of all - his wealth. - • "There is one., consolation," said he. "my children are lift me:" But while Asa's sons grew up strong-and vigorous men, 'among Ira's theye : was a drunkard, a gambler and a suicidg., • "The waYs.of the LO - al are snot equal," • •said Ira to his brother. " Why have . " you always prospered while I aru sfilict.ed, and my old - age is disgraced ?" " I only know this," replied -Atm, Li il_! NUMBER 27. ." that heaven alwlys helps me to meet my - children's faults. as I met the weeds, the cateipillars and the flood ; and that I never presumed to send a petition upward. without mat ing toil, my right hand servant, the messenger of my prayer. • . TREATING. . _ . Thousands who have at first had ". no liking for drinks.are thus led to take their-first glass, so pregnant with evil; thousands are thus guided into the road which leads straight to ruin. Every community 'can furnish long lists of names of those who have fallen victims to habits of in- .. I temperance, engendered by this pine- - tice. With some it is a favorite way of cloaking over their love for . strong drink... Many 'who drink heavily, un der the excuse of treating;' would be, saved froitt a drunkard's death ' it they found that tippling - had to be done alone. In some cities anti treating associations have been form ed,-• and a good . many men who are mot teetotalers have resolved never to enter 6 public bar for the puipose of taking a drink. These are both excellent movements, and such, as workers in, he cause Of - temperance Might well enleavor 'to forward. Ei ther is a stet) in the right direction, and the . progress made in the war against intemperance is not so-rapid or great that a step forviard, howev er small can be lightly regarded. So fully do the:sellers of intoxicating - drinks :ippreciate the effects of "trea , tins,'.' that it is quite common to hear landlords tins,'.' of country hotels invite all _ bands to "take something," the in tention being, as the said landlord would say, "to start the- thing." The chief objection of , many to giving up ' drinking altogether is the place treat.' ine holds in social life. .With very many, if treating were put a stop to - there would be very little difficulty in avoiding the use of intoxicating drink altogether, as th - ere - would _be so little other. temptation. QuEsilos WELL - ,PUT.A vahra hie friend and able farmer, about the z,ime the temperance ` - r.eform was be ginning to exert a healthful influence n the country, said to his new hired man : • .'Jonathan, I did not think to men, tion to you, when I hired you, that I think_of trying -to do my work this year without rum. How-much more Must I gi.te you to dd without ? ' 'Oh,' said •Jonothan, ~ .r don't care much about it ; you may . give 'mg what you please. ' . . 'Well,' said • the farmer, 'l'll give yoti l h sheep in• the fall . , if you do without.' ' - • . : • 'Agreed,' s ,id Jonathan. . . The - oldest- on then said, 'Eatiier, will you give m - a sheep if Ido with out rum r • - - ' Yes Marshall,' you shall ha - ve - a sheep if you do without.' The youngest, son, a stripling, then said, 'Father, _will yoil give rue a . sheep if 1 will do. without ? ' 'Yes, Chandler, you :`shall have a sheep also, if you will do without,' Presently .Chandler speaks again: "Father; hadn't you better take a sheep too ?'_ This was a poser, he Hardly thought. that, he could give up ihe "good creature' yet; . but the appeal was from a sotirce not to be easily diefegarded. The reselt was the de mon was - henceforth baniihed from' the-premiss, to the great joy and ulti mate happiness of all concerned. FUN, FACT AND FAUME. 13EoGAus are choosers wbfbn they choose to beg. A BLACK bass- 7 -the righiendtuan in a colored choir. . . • RICHEST is- he who wants least—and owns no real estate. - TARE away woman, and what would follow? The men. THE boy with the big watch said time hung heavy on his hands. ONE agitated swallow-tail !lees not make a summer hop.-2i. 0. Picayune. • DE.A.DuniimiO..reaches the climax in Switzerland, where all , the mountains have free passes. • HAVE a care, girls, have a-care ! Adele Millet, a French maiden, has been hugged to death. SMETTY NOSE. ISLAND ought to be ' \ ashamed.of itself, with water so near, too. t ßoston Post. OLTHANDS 01. , ... boysu would go .1 dirty a" 1 H sun mer.if it were not wicked and danger (vas o bathe in the river.—Picayune. - \ TuE \ right kind of a- man • will always have hiS life insured. It gives his wife' s second husband a strrt. --- .1. . - _i A ..uAN in Detroit has recently invented an apparattis for arresting and extinguish inv. sparks; \ lie the girls going to stand • this? - RksPEH. beim told he looked seedy, and asked 'what mminess ho was in, re plied,, " The - hardware business;-look at my wardrobe." A YOUNG woman \ . - ho knows bow .to paint judiciously, is suer of a husband _ than she who faints,'ut. she never so ,discreetly. - - . _ • YOUNG nieh writing to th it sweethearts need no perfumed notepaper. Countiy postmasters . fumigate the mail-bags.— Picaputie. \ . . . THE •beer - saloon singers o London. scarcely turn out enough slang songs in a year to keep bnriesque troops in Atnerica supplied with new magic. HE said he rather guessed he knew ow to sail a boat ; but the gentle zephyrs tl4t kiss the wavelets over his watery grave mournfully whisper - "He lulled not\ wisely." . PERIM'S it would be well; under all the circumstances," if 31r: W. A. Wheeler, Vice President of the United States, Would stand up and be counted.—Albany Ex pre s. • '.WE have a suspicion, Mr. Dana, that Bob Ingersoll goes to Europe with the purpose bf eventually beComing an erope 7or. Now, sir, would it be wise to de crease the proportions of the . American army 7—P t ujralo Ezprey. - • - (soliloquizing as he sees two young ladies in fashionable walk ing.iiresses)—‘.‘Etaw ...love! the Beall; have .:reaped from the acquaritn, and am Mk mg a stroll... Devilish gramfift 'creatures, baw Jove.! • . "MEMORY and hope set like stars iilave the soul—the one. shining dimly through the twilight of the past, the other lighting the archway of the future." Yon never realize this so fully as when late at night, in a etrarge city, you forget the •number of iding." the house at which you are re __ SOME people do not understand" bow ow6papets manage - to print pictures of murders so soon after the murder takes place. Although it ig a secret of the ba siness, we must begenerous to our read ers and say that all the cuts of proprietors of }stint medicines that come into a news paper of m are saved, . II 13