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(1111 ,. e —Rooms formerlytoccupied by Y. M. C. A
Iteading Room.
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TEACHER Or PIANO AND ; ' ORGAN.
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Towanda, Pa, March 4, teen.
JOAN W. CODDING;
ATTORNEV-AT,LAW TOWANDA, rA
(Mice carer Kirby 's Drug StorU
MENNE
A TTORN Er-AT-LAM,
TOWANDA, PA
with Patrick and Foyie
DECK & OVERTON
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' ToWANDA. PA
l'atent.a. Parti rular attention paid
t.. t.ustneAs In the Orphahs Court and to the Bettie
'two! of t,rate::.
"Ave in - Montanyes !Stock
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ATI - MINIFY-AT-LAW,
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law 111 Northorn I'euu-vivanta, «111 attend to ally
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S: rootvr, Esq.,;fowautla, I'a., when all appointment
c.oL 1 , 0 main
lIEN-R1 STREETER,
F ATTORNEY A•\I) ouNSE.LLOR-AT-LIW,
ICOWA NbA, PA
T . I"TOWS ER, M. D.,
mot EvpAyttip pity:iv:lAN AND SURGEON
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:s.•enriLte, and for making loans on Heal Estate.
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ritme 4. I:1791
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T •AT LAW,"WVALFS'ING. PA. Will attend
lan tiro'. entru-ted le his care in s ltradfoyd,
isalicau and W2,sdning Counties. •Odice with Esq.
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Tii'll.".ANDA, PA.
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OM ,e—South shit. Pepiar street, r,rposite ward
Nov. 13. 1179.
DAVIES CARNOCHAN,
A TTO.I( &Y`-AT-i. AW,
SoUTII SLVE OF WALD HOUSE
Dee 2345.
J,.ANDREW WILT,
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1:1...•k. Nialicst., °roc .1. I!. Rent's
F: ,
a^ ' . May he consulted in German.
(April 1.. '76..;
AV J. YOUNG,
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• ..t Man!.
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TIT B. KELLY, DENTlST.—thlice
y • 9ver M. E. Rosenfield's, T , ,wanda. Pa.
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Mee day last Saturday ur e:u•h now h , over Turner
& It ordon's Drug Store, Towanda, l'a.
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GENERAL.
INSURANCE AGENCY
TowANDA, PA.
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TOWANDA, PA
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BURPI.I" FL.'N
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MRS. H. PEET,
EACIIEIt nr PlAti'ff !irate,
TEltltS.—.l.opertertn. •
(Residence hlvd street, Ist ward.)
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COODRICH & HlTCHCOCK.Publishers.
VOLUME XL.
I' Jo._ H. DORMAUL
325 East Water. St., Elmira, N.Y.
Ist Floor LIRA' HOODS
• 24 Floor 11ILLI . NERY
3d Floor CARPETS
4th Floor. CLOAKS & SHAWLS
Upper floors accessible by elevator.
Sir A visit of Inspection Is respectfully solicited
1 - 1 1 DWARD WILLIAMS,
Place of, business, a fesr doors north of £uat-o®ce
Plumbing, Gas Fitting. Repotting Pumps of all
kind,. and all kinds* Gearing promptly attended
to. All wanting work In his line should give him
a roll. I Doe. 4. 1579. "
INSURANCE!
Sep 25,19
EIRE, LIFE, AND ACCIDENT
C 33213113113
None b4t. reliable companies repesente,d
EIBIEMEO
Towanda, soy. 13, 1879.
HENRY MERCUR,
JoII N F. SANDEIeSON
A.NTIMACITE AND
CORNER PARK AND RIVER STItEIiTS, TO.W.A4NDA
''Coat screened, and delivered to any partof the
itoroli4ll. ALL UlthiratS MUST hE ACCONIPANIED
DY 11i¢ CAbll. ii. MEM: tilt.
Towanda, Dec. 1, 1679,
THE OLD .MARBLE . YARD
=MEI
The 1111derStrned having purchased the :MAR
BLE YA Ri) the late ti EoltGE McCA IRE, de
siren to:inform the public that having employed
existrlonced men. he lb prepared to do all kinds of
uerk lit tire line of
Enovll-75
NIONOIENT,S;
Persons deeiring anything in the Marble line are
Invited ,to rail and examine work, and save agents'
commisidon.
rnovl9-74
JAMES McCABE,
Towanda, Fa., Nov. IS. I$ a, 241!
MEAT MARKETii
E. D. RUNDELL,
would respect fully ar flounce that he le continuing
the Market bustnesii at the old stand of Mullnek &
Ruudell, übd will at all times keep a full supply of
FRESH
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Constantly on hand. ennui rytlealers supplied a
eit rates.
[fel; 1 7A
FRESH & SALT MEATS,
Jan. 1,1875
Sir All delivered Free of Cbarge..
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Towanda. Pa. Nov.:7 1879.
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11,E,111,I.E:11AN'S I:LOCK, 111:11/G E STREET
FRESIMSZI
FRESH AND SALT -MEATS,
DRIEP REEF, FISH, POULTRY,
GARDEN VEGETABLES AND BERRIES IN
•3' All peels delivered free of charge
Towanda. l'a., May 28. 1b79
NEW ARRANGEMENT
The undersigned having purchased from Mr.
McKean the CoAt. YARD
AT THE FOOT OF ['IN F. STREET, NEAR THE
4 r:( /UHT II( 'USE.
I livi'tet the patron:lge of . his old friends and fhe
public generally. I shall lo.ep a full assortment
PITTSTON, WILK ESISAIIRE AND LOYAL
S )CK• COAL,
AND SHALL SELL AT
LOWEST PRICES FOR CASH
NATHAN TIDD
Towanda. rm.. A ng. 2.1. ISM 12y1
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SlOtertl.
1 - 4 1 4, AGLE HOTEL,
• (SOUTH slnx PrBLIC FQVAIIE.) •
This well-known hose has been thoroughly Ten
novated and mpalred throughout, and the proprie
tor Is now prepared to offer tlrst-class acromnioda
nuns to the piddle, on the most reasonable terms.
E. A. JENNINGS.
Towanda. Pa.; May 2, 1578.
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8 / 25 . 00 0ENRY 11017 SE,
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CORNER. MAIN A WASHINGTON STREETS
Meals at 611 hours. Terms to suit the times. Large
stable attached.
Aril I. 1517.9
Towanda, .Inly a, '79-tf
SEELEY'S OYSTER BAY AND
EUROPEAN HOUSE.—A . few doors southol
the Means House. Hoard by the day or week - on
reasonable terms. 'Warm meals served at all hours
Oysters at wholesale and retell.
TABER HOUSE,
CANTON, PENN'A.-
Near the I 1 pot,
Dee.lo.l•m JOHN N. W a,
V3usiness garbs.
PRACTICAL PLUMBER & GAS FITTER
i
C. S. RUSSELL, Agent,
- • TOWANDA, PA
POLICIES
Issued ou the most reasonable terms
Li7SsaB adjusted and paid here.
IS) S 1
SULIAVAN ANTHRACITE
oGi 0 A.
STILL IN OPERATION
HEAD STONES,.
MANTLES and
In the very hest 'manner and at lowest rates
OYSTERS
GARDEN VEGETABLES:,
FRUITS, &c
MYER & DEVOE
K 6t.p on hand,
THEIR SEASON, &c
MYER ds DEVOE
MIZEO
COAL BUSINESS
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Wl4l. FPCNRY, PIIOPRIZTOR
All gone to the opera, Kitty, but me • _
We're alone to this ra m bling old house.
Afraid ? Come sit on my knee
And tell me your dreams of dog and mouse.
Do you hear the wind? How it sobs and
And the rain falls down on the mess-grown eaves.
Let us turn off the gas, and sit on the rug;
How the twilight brightens the long old room.
With its sc a rlet fancies I Puss, are you snug?
You know in one's youth ono should never know
gloom ;
That is what mamma told me today,
When I sighed and forgot one should always be
gay.
Do you see any pictures In the fire,
Kitty, my dear, with your solemn eyes—
Pl(lares of river, and castle, and spire,
(Jr only of milk, and ' a mouse's surprise ?
1 see, all, pussy I eyes of .brown,
And a brow that is royal enough for a crows
I see s smile that is sweet and rare,
A hand that Is gentle, sod,strong and true;
I see a summer-tide swift and fair, - • -
With golden Sunshine and skits of blue.
0 what shall I - diiwith thefiehg, long years?
Kitty, forgive me. You dotrt like Wars.
The flr,light flickers on picture and wall.
On bookcase, and bracket, and statue white—
Pussy, have you forgotten a ball
That happened a ycarago to-night?
One little year—how the seasons bring
Changes that only plight and sting !
"Sorrow Is sorrow to,the
But despair to the young,' 0 pussy, I've read.
Perhaps if these curls were gray, and not gold,
I wouldn't wish to•ntght I were dead.
Not twenty yet, and all love o'er,
O pussy, pussy, forevermore! ,
,
There ! There 1-my kitty , no more tears =
Let's have a romp In the firelight's glow:
Other heart:. hive beat through f the years
When Lose and Faith were lying low:
biaf hap In soothing Smothers pain
We forget our own. Just hear the ruin.:
But to-morrow, I doubt not, the-sun will shine,
And the clouds be only adi eam of night. i
Why should we cherish a woe divine?
Let us hide it away from the sun and light.
Forgetting one's self is hard, I tear,
But well each try bravely, Kitty, my dear.
Let us say "Good:bye " to the dreams of the past,
And Kitty, my comfort, never you tell
Of the chat that has made hours fly fast,
One more run—tt there it the bell
Eternal eecreey, pussy, wear '
I hear them laughing npon the stair
A TALK ABOUT "MOTHS."
Olivia put down " Motihs " on the
table as she rose to greet her friends.
`• Sorry to interrupt your reading,"
said Angeline: "What is the book
you find so interesting ?"
" Ouida's last novel, Moths.' "
"Then you read Ouida with an
accent •of mingled amazement anal
disgust.- Angeline i 5 young and un
compromising in the severity of her
judgments.
" Quids is worth reading in many
respects," remarked Anna, a matron.
SHELVES
But says it is a bad book,"
rejoined Angeline, naming a well
known litterateur.
"1 will not take upon myself to
Aitipute C—'s sentence," said Olivia,
smilingly, who is a young widow.
" Let me tell you something of the
story. A pretty, frivolous English
girl, the seventh daughter of r a poor
peer; at seventeen, marries her cousin,.
a young clergyman. In two years he
dies, leaving her poor, with a girl
baby. To her light nature , life with
out amusement is martyrdom, duty a
bore. She is very wearied with-her
life in the quiet country parsonage,
and leaving her baby in care of her
mother-in-law, the old duchess, she
goes to France, where in the gayeties
of fashionable society she soon for
gets-her weariness and sorrow, and
in a year marries a rich man who is
absorbed iii ' business and gives her
plenty of liberty and' money. To
have fine clothes, constant amusement
and much admiration, is all she de
sires. Meanwhile her child: is brought
up by the stern old. (lochess in her
English home on the' Northumbrian
seashore, mid is imbued with ideas of
duty, t obedience and sincerity, which
the author term "old-fashioned."
She roams at will along the breezy
ithores and under the old forest treea;
- It'er mental .training is as wholesome
and invigorating, and she grows, up
strong and healthy in 'body and mind
Her mother, to vent her dislike of
mother-in-law, quarrels about being
deprived of her child. The duchess,
losing patience, takes her at her word,
and sends the gill to her mother at a
watering place on the French coast.
Here a goodly portion of Parisian
society is amusing itself and into the
glitter and gaiety, the fashion and
frivolity, the girl, scarcely sixteen,
. Times from the solitude of her En'-
dish home, fresh and fair as the
!Horning, pure as the deer, earnest,
s t ihgle-hearted anti high-minded. Her,
mother is the emptiest bubble in the
whole'sea of froth around her. It hi
the story of this girl, Vera, that is
told—her unhappy marriage, by
which she is made a sacrifice to her
mother's duplicity and wickedness—
her sufferings, her martyr-like en
durance in loyalty to what she deems
to be right and her duty.
` I have read several of Oujda's.
novels, and I
: do not remember that
in any : of them th4re was'So pure and
lave'y a character," said Anna.
" She is most noble, and - Well em
bodies the significance of her name,
' Vera, or Truth," said Olivia. " The
desCription of her early morning
walk along the shore and meeting
with the great singer, Correze, is one
of the 'most beautiful word pictures I
have read in all modern fiction. Let
me read you a portion."
Olivia read, and Angeline listened
with rapt intentness. .
" Oujda is a consummate artist - ,"
exclaimed Anna, as she ceased read
ing. Angeline's eves glistened;
she
said : '-' How beautiful that is! Why
did C— say it is a bad book ?" _
Olivia hesitated. "There are had.
characters in the book," she replied,‘,
slowly. " - era's mother is a detest
able creature; the Russian prince,
Vera, marries in - , a mistaken convic
tion of duty is horrible; the others,
their friends, are about as bad. 'Oujda
is scathing in her judgment of mod
ern society, particularly of women,
and pictures their foilies and vices
with an unsparinghand."
"The class she depicts make up
but a small portion of so-called mod
ern society,"' rejoined Arina; "at
least in our own land, and it is to be ,
hoped in Europe.
"One of the women in this book,"
Olivia resumed, "is a hut American,
IN THE TWILIGHT
-11t . nny Driscoll
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TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., !THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 27, 1880.
girl, something like Daisy Miller,"
but much more vulgar and coarse.
Her portraiture is unequalind faulty.
A smart American who, when she
had crossed the Atlantic, caught up
the ways and words, and habits and
graces of the great world, and adapt
ed herself 'to the new sphere with
versatile cleverness," would not be
liable to lapse into forgetfulness and
use such words as " Wal " and
"disremember," when talking. with
her high-born acquaintances: Ouida
bar, however, the justice not to say
she is representative; she writes:
"In New York she and hers were
deemed 'shoddy,'---the very shod
diest of shoddy—and were coldly
looked on and left uninvited."
" Why depict such a class at all, if
not representative ?" asked Angeline,
whose
~thoughts dwelt on Anna's
last remark. "Why should not Vera's
companions be suited to her ? The
story would then lose its repulsive
ness and be far more edifying."
"Anna has said that Ouida -is a
true artist," replied Olivia. "There
would be no contrast; in art, as in
nature, when there is a great light
there must be somewhat . deep
shadow."
"I agree with Angeline," remark
ed Anna, "that the depiction of vice
is repulsive, but without it would the
power of the story in teaching its
lesson be - as' great? • Would it be
really,.in that sense as edifying ?"
" You mean," said Olivia, musing
ly,-" that the women of a class of
modern socjety, Ouida writes of
them, who urea dikgrace to their
sex, who break almost every, com
mandment except_ the modern one,
'Thou shalt not get found out,' are
shown up so ruthlessly, (*en coarse
ly, that we may, see vice - stripped of
all glamour and shudder at its nude
deformity."
" Precisely," rejoined Anna, "I
hold that fiction in which vice, if al
luded
.to at all, is smoothed over,Ur
but partially revealed, like a poison
ous asp lurking'ainid fruits and flow
ers, has a more baleful influence than
that in which it 'is unveiled, and-its
hideous features closely shown."
" But why know anything about it
at all?" queried Angeline, "when
there is so much that is wholly pure
and good that we ought to know "
" Knowledge is protection," re
plied Anna. " She who walks warily,
knowing that pitfalls may be along
her path; is 'in less danger than she
who walks unwittingly."
"Ignorance is not necessary to in
nocence but it is far pleasanter to
combine the two," said Olivia, with
a sigh.
" Yes, indeed," assented Angeline.
"1 for one, lin;fer to keep my ignor
ance and take!. my. chances. • And I
do not beliOve there is such wide
spread corruption in society. There
is and always will :be !wickedness in
the world, but can also always
find good if we look fo)i it."
Her elders smiled. • Anna - asked :
" What is the • meaning of the
title ?"
Olivia took up the book and read
"It is a . vvoild of moths. Half the
moths are consuming themselves in
feverish frailty, the other halt are
Corroding and consuming all that
they touch."—lbnie Journal.
Who Struck Billy Patterson
Many persons have heard the ques
tion, "Who struck Billy Patterson ?"
without knowing the origin of it. I
propose to enlighten their a little on
the subject. William Patterson was
a very wealthy tradesman or mer
chant of Baltimore, in the State of
Maryland. In the, early days of
Franklin county he bought up a
great many tracts of land in the
county, and spent a good portion of
his time in looking after his interests
there. Ile was said to be as strong
as a bear-and as bravo as a lion, but
like all bra men he was a lover of
peace, and -indeed, a good, pious man.
NevertheleSs, his wrath could be ex
cited to a fighting Fitch. On one oc
casion he attended a- public gather
ing in the lower part of Franklin
county, at some district court ground.
During the day two opposing bullies
and their friends raised a row, and
general figljt was the consequence.
At the beginning of the -agray, and
before the fighting began, Billy Pat
terson ran into the crimil to persuade
them not to fight, but to make peace
and be friends. But his efforts for
peace were unavailing, and while
making theM some one of the crowd
struck Billy Patterson a severe blow
from behind. Billy at once became
fighting mad, and cried out at the
top of his voice, " who struck Billy
Patterson ?" No one 'could or would
tell Idm who was the guilty party . .
He then proposed to give any man
$lOO who would tell hiM "who struck
Billy Patterson." From slou-he rose
t o $1,0(00, but that would not induce
-any man to tell him "who struck
Billy Patterson." And years after
ward, in his will, he related the above
facts, and • bequeathed, $l,OOO to be
paid by his executors to the man who
would tell who struck Billy Patter
son." His will is recorded in the
Oidinary's office at Carnesville,
Franklin county, Ga., and any one
curious about- the matter can there
find it and verify the preceding state-
Thents.-Froni the Carta:rule ((:a.)
Register.
As eminent divine from Now England,
travelling in Texas for his health, im
paired by arduous clerical duties, - upon
arriving at one of the towns went.in
search of the barber's shop for repairs
arid- improvements. On entering an es
tablishment of this kind he observed a
big double-barreled -gun leaning against
the wall. Having a constitutional awe of
fire-arins he hastily asked the ' barber if
the gun was loaded. A half-shaved
native,'who s occupied • the chair, turned
around in hid` latter-beaten face and ex
claimed : "'Stranger ! of you're, in au
all-fired burry you'll find a six-shooter
what is loaded in my coat-tail pocket !"
A won Trix doctor of divinity approach.
ed Paddy Ryan, and placing one hand on
the athlete's shoulder, said : "My dear
sir, anyone blessed with such a physique
and such shapely proportions ought to be
a good man." The clergyman was start
led by Paddy's reply " A good man
Well, you can bet your life I'm a better
man than Dwyer." It is needles "to add'
that the assertion was not contradicted.
EVIL doers try to get others to do evil ;
they do not like to be alone. . •
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REGARDLESS OF DMittNOL&TION FROM ANY QUARTER.
HON. GALUSHA A. GROW
The name of GALL:MA A. Gnow is a dour and the laboring classes and adhered
ihousehold word in Northern Permillt'a- to it steadfagtly to the end. ills uu-
Inia, - but his reputation is not bounded by wavering dotiotion throughout his whole,
any County or State. Ile has achieved Congressional career. to . the passage of
already a National renown, and is known the Ilothestead Bill has endeared his
throughout the country as the brave and name to the hearts of the people -every
able champion of FrceSoil, the adVocate where.. " Laud for the landless" was
of the Homestead bin and the defender not with him a political catchword with
and exponent of sound political and 'balm. which to win votes. It was a deep. well
cial doctrines.' Whealver ids name is settled conviction and he followed it with
mentioned it isreeornized as that — of a an earnestuess worthy of both- of him and'
public man against wine fair-reputation it, until he saw it adopted as one of the
has never been breathed a suspicion of principles or a National Party ; and
the want of consistencj and uprightness, :finally under the sanction of that party
who has come out of :he fierce polßiCal • he saw this, his early conviction become a
contests of the past with credit to' his fixed fact established by. law, and bearing
ability and complimems to his integrity. ! his own signature as Speaker of the
That the people where.he has lived since ' House of Representatives.
childhood, who have had an opportunity I Besides his devotion to the interests of
to know the simplicity of his life and the !'the industrial poor . he' hag ever been the
enterprising and democratic character determibed atatunlinching friend of un
his- employments, should feel a pride in S iversal freedom. Ws pposition to human
the young man Who by the force of his bondage was a natural sequence to his
native talents and, hi straightforwaidness 'devotion to free hotnesteads. I le has al
achieved such high 4position, is both nat- I rays remembered the people—the great
ural and laudable , and they look with I masses who are Most deeply,inteeested in
great interest to the future ads ancemem wise legislation and in sound, 'wholesome
of the man who tiniteS in an eminent de- government. In the entire record -of his
gree the qualities and requirements which I public career there cannot be found a
entitle him to public rispect and elevation. blot or stain. In all his public and Ofli-
Familiar as is then:nue and person of
Mr. Guow toour pep*, a short biograph
ical sketch may not le.unintercst Mg. Ile
wa.s born in Ashfu-d (now Eastford),
Windham county, Ccnuecticut, in 1S 4,
and came to Susquthanua county ten
years later with his widowed mother, who
brought two of her ayes and a daughter
to Lenox township, where she bought a
small farm, which IT a time was Oniti
vated mainly by the tvo boys—GmtsuA
being the,youn,,est. Hisearly eduCation
was much the same its that of many of
the self-made men of the country. Toil
duringt the :Milliner months, mith such
knowledge as cothl ie acquired dining
leisure hours, and at winter the slender
advantages of the district school: As the
circumstances-of tie family improsed un
der the industry of the b4s, (lAm - stie,,
who had shown the possess on of ability,
was placed at Franklin Academy, at Ilar
ford, Susquehanna county, and in 15.4.0
entered Amherst Gillege. l'is indomita
ble energy and sttdiou.4 habits were ap
parent in the fact fiat he graduated with
high honors , in his dass, and with the rep
utation of being a ready debater and a
fine extemporanems speaker. Ile com
menced studying aw with Hon. F. 11.
STREETER, of Mon rose, in the winter of
1845, and was admtted to the bar of Sus
quelinnua county Apiil 19, 1547.
came t 4 Towanda i.lls-es as the law part
ner of iron, J . ).kvio Wit. so rr, but in 1519,
his health failing, he recegnized the ne
cessity for a return to out-door-pursuits,
and returned to lusquebanna comity,
VI here he spent soup time in surreyiu l 4,
land, peelings hemlock bark for the tan
ners, and working .n Ow farm. 'While
thus employed he .ecjived, ui ISO, the
unanimous nomination fur the State Leg
islature by the Denocraticl'onvent ion of ,
Susquehanna couut7, which he declined.
The irrepressible auti-Aavery conflict
had in 183 n engagei the. attention of The
country,. disintegrating parties . and cieat
big divisions, particula6 in the Demo-,
cratic ranks. Dxviti %%11'.stirr had offcred
his famous proviso, in 3 had fought a val
iant tight against the extension of slavery.
A few pro-slavery looker Democrats in
his district, at the bidding of the stare
oligarchy, were esdeavoring to bring
about his defeat, aid had • placed in the
field as the candidne of the hunkers,
JAMES IJOWILETi of Tiogis county. Mr.
WILMOT was assailed with great bitter
ness, and his enemies asserted that ho
was governed in his actions by i selfish
motives, and not by a regard for the gistil
of the Democratic party and the country.
To meet this allegation, Mr. WiLmor
declared thatif the Democratic party of
' the District would agree upon a candi
date for Congress who was identified
with the Free Sod movement, and thor
oughly represented the sentiment of up
position to the extension of slavery, he
would cheerfOly give way. At the same
time, he named Mr. Gnow as a man who
fully came up to his requirements: The
Congressional' Conference was re-con
vened. - Mr. Onow was placed in nomina
tion, just ono week before election, by
both branches of the patty, and though
there was a uecp sested feeling of-disap
pointment and dissatisfaction at the with
, drawal of Mr. WILMOT, yet such was the
confidence in Mr. Onow, as endorsed by
Mr. WILMOT, that he was elected by a
majority of 1200 °Ter Joux C. ADAMS,
Esq., the Whig candidate. lie took his
seat in Congress, December, 1851, at that
time but 27 years of age—the youngest
member of that body.
The•entry of Mr. ( - Now into political
life'was an eventful period in the history
of the country. Grave questions of half.
a ceut.try's agitation had quhninated and
demanded conclusive settlement ; new in
dustrial . questions had assumed, promi
nonce, all of which finally disrupted the
old political parties.. Mr. (Now took his
stand from the tiret ou the eide,of free
t~
12=1E1
vial sorts he, manifested and; lived uP.to
the same rule of
. purity, honor, and hon
esty that characterized his private life.
name will be recorded in history
among those who have .zealously struggled
to benefit and improVe the condition of
all races of men.
" In ISs2•liis majority was 5777 ; at the
next election his vote in the district was
unanimous, opting to his opposition to
the Kansas-Nclnaskabill.
"From the date of the repeal of. the
Missouri Compromise, Mr. 6now severed
his onnection with the Democratic party;
still he continued to reprisent the Wilmot
District until the 4th of March, His
defeat at the election the -previous fall
was owing •to the Congressional appor
tionment which united Sin:quell:ulna
county with Luzerne.
, Mr. (lnow's ' maiden speech ' in
( . 011,4-ass was 'mole on. the Homestead
bill, and was reported as among the best
speecheS in its behalf—a measure he per
sistently brought forward every CongresS
for ten years, when he had at last the sat
isfaction of signing the bill as Speaker of
the House ..f Representatives.
" Ills passage at arms with Keitt, of
South Carolina (a timely and appropriate
answer to former Southern insolence),
during the attempt in. Congress to adMit
Kansas as a slave State, is yet fresh in the
ndralti of manv.'"
Ile exhibited equal if nut greater cour
age in l its letter of reply to a challenge
Of L. lluAtsen, member of Congress
from North Carolina, for words spoken
in debate in the House.: "Regarding;
diegling as at variance with the precepts
of the Christian religion and the seuti
ments „f :r Christian people ; and it being
ohibited and declared a crime by the
laws enacted by the body of which we are
members, I cannot recognize it—even in
cases of 'unwarranted provocation—as a
Mstitiable mode of Settling
among men. my personal rights and
the freedom!Of debate' guaranteed by the
constitution, I shall defend whenever and
wherever they are assailed."
In April, IStil, he was in Waspingtott
when the Baltimore mob broke, otr com
munication with the North. Ile joined
CLAY'S brigade (as it was called), a vol
untary military association armed by the
government, in which he served till it was
disbanded, on the arrival of the Massa
chusetts' and • Now York soldiers from
Annapolis.
July 4th, I-e was elected Speaker
of the House of Repiesentatives, and at
the Buse of his term received a undi,i
rnnrre
r , ,le of thanks, which was the first
unanimous cute given to . a4 Speaker in
many yehrs.
In 1659,, lie was mainly Instrumental iii .
defeating the attempt of the Senate to in
crease the rate's of postage from three to
live and ten cents and double old rates on
printed matter.
Mr. GREELEY, in an article at the clos
of that Congress, said : "And ju closing,
let us pay a tribute of gratitude ti.) 'two
members of Congress, fur their active'ser
vices at the late session—Wheteas so
many did well, it may seem invidious to
specify ; but we feel that no true Itepub- -
lican will dispute the justice of our award
'to Senator Want , : of Ohio, and Mr. (now
of Pennsylvania, of -the highe4 honors..
Gnow this session has evincear4 fer
tility ,of rcsom - ce, a command of . parlia
nientary. tactics, a prOniptitude in seizing
an opportunity, a wisdom in acti .and it
brevity - iof speech, such as havetnirely
been exhibited on that flour. The Paits:kge
of the Homestead hill under his !,eider
ship would of itself have Sufficed toonfer
honorable distinction. So the Siitate's
attempt to force the House•to raise the
rates of postage was met by Mr.,thtow
in a manner and - spirit that at once de
cided the contest."
111 1855 be spent six et4Mths in Europe,
and. most of the summer of 1857 in the
jr ,
Western Territories. He was one of the
victims of the National Hotel poisoning
in 1857, from which he did not recover
fora long time, but is now in better
. 1
health than for matey years.
) Mr. (knew left Congress March 4, 1863,
ifeeble health, - with a , nervous systeity ,
a most prostrated fro the severe labor
. d long strain of hia,twelve years' ser
vice in Congress dnring the most exciting
li t
and eventful period- in the history of the'
country. In ordei to regain health,• and
if possible eure.a disease of the throat,
contracted in too much out-door speaking
at political meetingS, he spent the sum- .
mer of 1871 on the Pacific coast in Cali- .
fornia, Oregon, and Washington Territo
ry, going as far North as Victoria, in
British Columbia. In the fall of that
year he went to Texas, where he remain
ed as President of the Houston and G reat
Northern Railroad Company until the
spring of 18754
During the Onir years be was in - Texas
he neither voted nor took any part
in politica, his time. being wholly occupi-,
ed with railro,d construction and: man
agement. lint on his return to his old
home in - Pennsylvania, he entered active
ly into the canvass for .t he' election of
HauTztalsFT in the fall of 1875, and -for
HavEs in the Presidential election -of
1876, not only in Pennsylvania, but in In
diana, Ohio, and New York. •
. In 1878 he was urged for the nomind
tion.of governor by a large and iutluen- .
tial portion of the Republican newspaper
press of the State, and was the choice of
the deleg ttes from a majority of tho Re
publican Counties of the State.
After ,the nomination .• of Governor
Horr, the convention was very decided
in their wish to nominate Mr. Guow for
Lieutenant Govertior,lnt he persistently
'lefused to accept it if tendered. In the
campaign that followed for the election
of Governor no one took a in ,ro active
part in securing the election of Governor
HOYT. The perch at Oil City, with
which he opened the campaign, was ad
mitted by every one to be a most master.
ty.discussiun of the 'financial question ;
and was the key -note of victory for the
Republican party of Pennsylvania.
. Into the political canvass of 1879 he en
tered with all his accustomed zeal and
power, beginning in Maine, in August,
and continuing almost without interrup
tion, speaking in Ohio, Pennsylvania,
and-New York, fill the I l.lectioni in No
vember. Early in the fall lie declined
the mission to Russia, tende)r d by 'preSi
dent HATER. I .
The language of the Ne w
York Trib;
ens ill 1S7:1, commenting on the represen
tative men of the country, is a fitting
chAse for this short and cursory biogral ll
graphical sketch : " Mr.l; now represents
a class of public men that has almost be
come extinct—men of strong moral sense
and 'convictions, unselfish purposes, and
a patriotism which - overrules all consider
ations of personal interest or partisan ex
pediency. The long struggle between
, freedom and slavery , naturally carried
, him to the frlont in. the Republican p rey.
, Anti when th e War • brought the e ntro
versy to a close he withdrew fro i - the
i al
arena of active politics [with greatly it.im
paired heal:lib:and has ever since de ot
ed himself to the care of his private , isf-
nes , .."
it is in obedience to the unmistakable
demand from the masses of patriotic, men
who constitute the Republican party, that
the Independent Republi,',dn, 01 '4l,ontrose;
has joined with scores of other prominent
Republican journals of Pennsylvania in
presentihg lion. GaLusitAA. CROW for.
the seat ln the United States Senile,
which will become vacant on the 4th of
March, 1881.. Ithere is no truer man, nd
purer patriot, no more consistent states
matt liVing within the bounds of 'the Re
public. I Clean handed and clean headed ; '
with. a record resplendent with great .
works, and replete with the proofs of en
lightened statesmanship, he is the man of
all men to honor the great State of Penn
sylvania,as one of her two representatives
in the highest legisl stir() body of the
nation. lle will bring to the position ex-:
Lenience, intellectual power, and exten
sive and - intnntte knowledge of all great
public qa, , sti et; and measures, and a re
cord for ability and, purity not excelled
bY'any matt who has been in public life.
during this generation. The Republican
party has reached a- crisis in its career
:When a return of its tried and true men
to the councils of the nation' is impera
tively demanded. That demand has-been
lapidly growing during the east-, few
yetirs, and cannot now be disregarded ot
ignored.
GALCSRA A. (=now is a man ,of more
than State reputation. Throughout the
length and breadth of the land his name
and fame -are fainiliitr. Ile is. honored
everywhere as one of the purest and ab
lestof American statesmen - ; a man whom
the people of any State would feel honor
ed to have as--a representative ; a man
who entering the Chited States Senate
would at onceake rank with the fore
most men in tihat
,body. Shall Pennsyl,
vaniaßepublieans honor themselves and
their State and earn the applause of the
people everywhere by placing Hon,
ht:sux A. Gnow in the position be is so
well qualified to tin. We cannot and do
not believe that the Legislature to be
chosen next Nbvember will ignore the
voice of the Republican masses of our
Commonwealth.. That voice will be
heard from this time forward with ever
increasing volume and unanimity. ft is
- the voice of State pride, of pa - tiotism, of
true Republicanism, of love and rever
ence for true statesmanship, and we have
the faith to believe that that voice - Will
be respected, and in January, ISSI, GA,
i.vsnA A. GROW will be elected by -the
Legislature of . Pennsylvania to the Unit
!ed States Senate.
I=
The vesper 1411 s wore ringing
To the wort./ their solemn tones,
As 3 111311 1;1 a Skle-barbuggy
Cried '• r. '
•" to a pair of roans.
It was the dauntless diy goods clerk,
Who.dlsposed or Mite by the yard.
lie was g.,lng to Sl'le ills
ho Jived Olt the botilevard.
Sped away dr cedar pavement
Fr. to the Stens'of tlw roans on true
And t h e ToM , rache, of the driver
Waved slid o'er hit necktie blue.
.
•
Alt ! sa! 1 , 4 lite In a city. .
A rontanee In errry-hlock.
For to take that girl out a.rldlng
An oTtrveal - went In the hock.
—CPltca;o Ti tst, no .
. .
151.00'aer Annum In Advance.
NUMBER 62
II
FROM COLORADO.
'eda correspondenee of the Raroitrm.
• DENVER, CoL, May 12.
DEAR REPoarzu —We reached
Denver in font days and four nights
from PhiladeiPhia, and within that
time stopping over one night in
Omaha.
From Cheyenne; we came via: of
the Denver . Pacific Railroad, and
through thetemperate. city of Gree
ley, Colorado... The country - along
the-road South of Cheyenne ia the
same rollinu, batren, dried np pas
ture land, which We had seen farther
Easynowater„ no springs, no trees',
no; grass, biit if 'anything more bar
ren and sandy than
. any section. we
have ever seen.' Yet the country is
all taken up with ranches and fre
qu'ent herds of cattle are seen.
:jilt mountains covereit•witLi pnovr,
re ever in sight. Long's Peak rises
_ . .
before us a monument of greatness,
its summit touchil"y* the very elmids,
a • cool, • delightful, -health-giVing
breeze blows from off these' snow
capped peaks, which irr conjunction
with this eleVated atmoSphere,'is ex
!aerating in the extreme yet; with
so much snow in . .sight, the weather
this day was very mania; and we al
most felt the need of summer cloth
- •
ing. •
As Re approached Greeley hi the
South Platte Valley the . country
grew better, and we began to see ev.
idences of-eiVilization ; an ;occasional
farm-house. :dotted 'the plain, and
vast areas of plowed fields meet our
'view; we now frequently crossed
great irrigating canals many miles
in length, which bring down from
thp 'snowy range the -Very essence of
life and Vigor to tlie - growing crops.
Indeed, without irOgati9n,- t the farm
ers of Greeley , would be" unable Co
raise even a seanty'' , subsistence,' ex
cept iii the way of cattle, which here
as-elsewhere in Colorado is' a leading
industry. ";greeley claims 3,500 pop
ulation; its elevation is 4,400 feet.
t has rifit , :t single saloon or bar in
the . whole city, it is in fact a • cold
water •Aown... The fOunders of the
city, prohibited - the sille of liquors
,ion these lands by inserting con
tracts to this effect in the deeds.giv
en for lets'. and parties violating this
rule forfeit their-titles. -
It.is rer' , y
-dry in this section, (not
on account of above facts), very, lit
tle rain: ever failing , . A gentleman
told us that it had been about eight
months since rain had fallen, though
snOw had fallen within the time.
We arrived in Denver tietween sev
en and eight o'clock iii the evenin , 4,
in time to:get a. glimp..e of the eitV
by daylight: To .all appearances
Denver bust- city: At the
ost office we.found a crowd in line
-waiting for their turn to get mall.
At the banks one has to wait' in a
similar manner, and the stores,i,
shops., and other places present the
same crowded- appearance; iind the
hotels are liloo than full', ',and 'for
sleeping arrangements mostiof them
have 'what they term a " corralt" i. e.
a large room - .or.hall with many rows
of bunks - close together, with a. capa
cjiy tO . accommodate a " herd'' of
people.. when the rooms are alllfilled.
Even the barber shops were rsb. full
as to cause us considerable (14ntion
in ' f.T. etting, our shave. 1.
Motels and' boarding housqs are
thriving. and the prosperity setins to
extend-to merchants-and• tradesmen
of all classe.. • ,
AV - Ishii - I.g to hire a room . .we enquir
ed prices where wO saw i shingle out
Roums to .Let," and were told that
the rooms
,had just been taken at
per'. month—a. Small room
with one bed—and the landlady said
she ,had received forty. applications
fur it, up to three o'clock
lust outside of the city licople are
liVing in tents and shanties of all de
scriptions. •A little calculation gives
us some idea of-the amount of money I,
coming here froth abroad, and being
spent monthly, Which helps. to keep
up the present "prosperity. here are
5-,'!) arrivals daily they spend for
board from $1.50 tii $ t.Olll per day,
besides this "many are spending mo
'ney freely fOr drink and cigars; and
at the theatre, and, some are - buying
blankets and supplies. It is proba
ble that five dollars per day is less
than the average expense of each ar
rival. But soay :15u arrivalS at, $4
per day, equ'als . s2,...2i`O per day, equals
$1;6,000 per month, left here by stran
rs ;alone.:
The •` alr'Ond-eyeti " race are well
represented in this' qty, one sees
them every Where - Near - our hotel,
from probably the poorest and old
est shanty. in the city, hairs a. sign,
" Sinfr - Lee, Laundry." Wishing to
view the premises, and
. havin7 some
collars to wash - , we rapped at the.
door of Sing Lee. and were greeted
-by " Come in," spoken in good Eng
lish, we opened tlni door, and to our
surprise,
,in a little room twelve feet
square, saw five Chinamen btisy as
bees, washing, ironing, and 'folding
clothes; . one was, upon his knees.
bending over a !ow -box i on `which
was spread a shirt which he was rub
bing hard-with some sort - of a brush,
dipping, it occasionally , into Water.'
All about the room iu c;yery conceiv
able:shape, and °Outlying nearly ev
ery foot of space, except that oven=
pied. byethe stove, were hollering (lr
lying
in,, piles clothes of everyde
seription.
Everything in their line of ;bed.
ding orimiture, was of the !most
squalid and dirty,. sort. 'We enciair
ed prices of washing, and found them
to be fifteen, cents -for 'shirts - live
cents for collars and handkelidets,
and five cents for stockings. Aceord
ingly we took Sing to our room to
set our bundle,.wifen• it
s oeeurr,ed to
us to otter • him a bargain.- Wil; had
with us a couple of boxes of IJ i rovis:.
ions, containing cake, cookies, bis
cuit, bread, and in fact the best of
everything needed'for white men to
eat ; this we showed Sing Lee, and
Offered it to hini for, washing two cel
lars._ Jut fal, no! Sing had rather
eat boiled- rice, stewed and
:Chinese supplies- than such
tr6h, and he-Shook..his-head and an
swered, "No!. nor' , . However,. we
mtr,St 'say' that -Sing Lee did m i s
good job-in washing, and shirt* ;Ind
collars wore the finest possible gloss
and -finish.
The streets of Denver are very
dusty and dirty, notwithstanding
they sprinkle constantly. It being :
very dry and sandy, the-wind brings
in a regular shower ofshust and sand
which is so full of alkalies that it:
parches the lips and causes the eyes
to smart, and is far from
,agreeable„
yet the clear sky and dry pleasant
weather is delightful, : and one soon
gets accustomed to the sand storms
and will icidgris cloud upon its ap.
proach by stepping inside a Shop or
behind a corner 4 Many eastern peo
ple•soon get sick of the country and
return—nine families started East
from here
,one day:this Week; and
hundreds of young men who' have
come here to seek their fortunes are
starting back, if they have money to
take them. Many poor fellows get
" - dead broke," some get 'sick, and
their conditions are pitiful. We met
some acquaintances from Bradford
County, who told us of a. companion
of their*? strong is:bust fellow, who
.came with them only three weeki
ago in good health, and went on up
to Leadville. He came back to them
, in this city .very sick: and helpless
:with rheumatism, without money or
friends—save them, mere acquaint.
antes—and they were caring for him
in .their room, but feared .he might
die. The -sick man is from- lowa.
All agree that Meadville is a terribly
sickly anti unhealthy place, and we.
would .warn-young men not aceliruat
ed to.this country to stay away from
there. Hundreds are returning ex
ery week. •
There is a great excitement about,
the Gunnison country, and even the
old grey-headed miners of twenty
rears ago, who have resided here so .,
long, arc all more 'or less affected by
it ; many of them are going. Howe
ver we have . no very great faith in
the country, thbugh the re - havelieen
rich discoveries made. '
The hardships and trials that men
will endure for the sake of -prospect
ing fora old, is wonderful. Hundreds
of people (lave already gone to - the
Gunnison; and are camping. out in
tents on snow which is in places two
feet deep. An old prospector. -told
one, of our party.that .at one time in.
his experience., he I liVed
. in the San
Juan country fro) 'months on ‘ruts
baga. turnips." He retlarked that it
"didn't make him verAd—n fat,
but "it was better than - nothing:" •
. There has been a skirmish between
miners.and Indians on the Trte AO
ervAti-on in Gunnison county, and
the report that the whites were.kill
cd is believed in this 'city. More
anon. X.
Uncle Remtis' Folk-Lore
Beer Rabbit Meetn Blis msth Again
H" Dere - a-nz nudder man dat sorter
lily it sharp on Brer Rabbit," - said
1_:.r.,71c Rem us as : • 1.) . y spine tifysteriobs
process, he twisted a, hog's bristle In
to the end of a pieCe'of thread-Lan .
operation. which thd . little boys:
watchtd , with
..great interest. ." In "
item days, - " continued the old man,
" de•beaS's kyar 4 d on marters same_
,ez , fokes. Dcy went inter • fahmin'
and I sheets et de t.roof wn ter come'
out dcy kep'
,st,o' en had der camp
ineetin'. times en-der bobbycties w'en •
ile welder waz 4, reeble.' s -
Uncle Remus eyidently thought
that the i little boy wouldn't like td
hear of any further discomfiture. of
Bre'r Rabbit, Wilt) had' come to be a
sort of hero, and he was not mista
ken.
."I - thtught the Terrapin was the
only on that fooled the 'Rabbit,"'
said the l little boy dismally.
Hits des like hell you, honey.
bey air it no smart -man,. 'cep' wat
HI ley's a. smarter. El ofe Brer Rab
bit hand't ter got.: kotch- up wid de
nabors er. tuck 'im for a h'ant, en
deny times dey bu'xit witches 'fo' you
could squinch yo'. Steballs. Rey did
dat."
Who fooled the, Rabbit this
time?" the little boy asked.. By this
time Uncle Remus had the bristle.
sot " in the thread;-and, he ri+o
ceeded with the' story.:
• - One time Brer-Jtabbit en old ,
firer Buzzud 'eluded dey'd sorter gO
snacks en crap togedder. -Hit wuz -ii,'
a ini, , dtty good year, en de trutk
tu'it Out Inonst'us well, but bimeby,
we'eu de time come for dividj n, hit
come ter
_light. dat ole Brer B zit&
ain't got nuthln'. De crap ww. 111
gone, en dey Want nuthin' der fetter
show for it. Brer Rabbit, he make
like lie, in a.wus-4 tix'n Rrcr Buzzud,
en _he 'mope *ronii," he did, like he
fear'd cl . ey ;winter s sell 'im out. , :
- Brer Buzzud, he aint .sayin' nuth
in', but he keep up a Itnons'us think- .
in'. en one dap he conic 'long en 1101 ,
ler en tell • Firer Rabbit eat he done
1
tine rich gold wine :dp e r 'cross t et
river. _ ,
You come, - en go longer .14!A
Biter Rabbit,' sez Brer Tukky Buz.:
sezee. 11l scratch en you.kin
grkbble, ; en 'tween ale two,un us we'll
make short wuk -er dat gole mine,?- -
Sezee.
" Brer Rabbit,-he wuz high up fur
de job, .but , he 'study en study, he .
did, how he gwineter git 'cross de
water, haze ev'y time he git his foot
wet all de fambly kotch . co'e Den_
he up'n' ax Brer Buzzud 'hoW he
e i n Brer, Buzzud he 1101 say
dat he'd kyar "Brer Rabbit 'cross, - en
.wid dat qle Brer Buzzud, be Nl*
aown,he did, en spread his wings
Rrer Rabbit, he ;mounted, en up de
riz:" There was a pause.
-44- Whatdid the buzzard do then ?"
asked theilittl boy. 1- -
Doy . nz," . continued Uncle -Re
mus, " en - w'en day lit,, cley lit in de
top of de highiSt l sorter pine, - en de
pine w'trdey, lit. in "wui growin' Op er
ilu" de in de T"''
ilun wnz• . in de niiddVe er
de river, Wid de deep water runnin'
all 'roun.. Dey hadn't mo'n' lit 'fo
Brer Babbit t , he know wle.h. way de
blowin', en by de time old
Brer Buziud got ballunenon
a lim', Bret Brbbit,- he Up'n say,.
sezee :
." W'ilst we . a reS'n - here, liter
Buzzoii, en bein's•you bin so good, I
got sump's fer ter tell you," sezee.
• I got-a gole mine er my own, -one
Wa'til make myself', en Ispeci we
better go backter '-fo• we bod
der 'longer yone,' sezee..
"Den ole.Bree_Buzzud, he lafT, he
twell ee shake, .en i Brer Rabbit,
he sing.out:
" • Hole on,l Brer. zzud. Don't
flop yo' wings we'll you latt, caze den
of 'you duz, slmp'n 'II (trap fum up
yer, en my g i le - mine .wO : n't do you
no good, en n• , eder will yone do me
no rood.' •
- "But.'f(i' thy got clown. fum dar,
Brer Rabbit One tole all 'bout de
crap,- en lie batter promus fer to 'vide
fa'r en squar. Bret Buzzud, he dyar
'em back, en Brer Rabbit he walked
weak in de knees ix : Mont' atterwuds."
AT a trial of a criminal case - the prison
er entered a plea of 'toot - guilty," whei►
one of the :jurymen Put 'on his hat Mul
started for' the door. ' The judge called
him back and informed- him that he could
not leave .until .t.he' 'case wait tried;
"Tried ?" queried the juror ; t 4 why ho
&cheep:led - pa that be is not guilty. •