,'siss~uss e Euas.
McPHERSON A; YOUNG,
A 7 TORNE YS-A .V•LAW,
TOWANDA, PA
I Offleo—Marear Block,;
Park street, op stalrs.
I. McPETEICSONT,
W. J. YOUNG.
WILLIAMS & ANGLE,
ATTORSEFS-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA. WA
(Mee—Male street, opposite Post.;olllce.
lefebe. E. S. ANGLZ.
11. N. WILLIAMS.'
D AVIES, & HALL,
ATTOTINZTIPAT-LAW;
1101.1 TH SIPE OF WARD HOUSE.
1;45
SA.II W. BUCK., . -
ATTORFEY-AT.LAW
TO WANDA, PENN'A
Office—At Treasurer's .Once, In Court Reuse.
ADILL & KINNEY, .
It&
ATTORNZYS.AT-LAM:
Office—Rooma formerly occupied by Y. M. C. A.
Ke3llng Room.
ADILL. 8,18,80 • 0. D. KINNEY.
OLIN W. CODDING,
t I
•
• ATTORITICY-AT-LAW. TOWANDA, 1.,.
I 'rhea over Kirby's Drug Store.
fj_t.IOMAS E. MYER .
ATTORIrEY-AT-LAW,
• WYALUSING. PENN'A.
Part Icul.r attenttonkpald to business In the 'Or
pbaus* Court and to the settlement of estates.
September-25 v 1879.
I)ECK & -OVERTON
ATTOWNICYS4T .114 W,
. L
TOWANDA, VA.
4 , 1 A. OVERTON, BANJ.M.Pxcx
1) ODNEY ATMERCUR, -.
it 4 -
A TTO it ttrltY AT-LAW,
TOW J..it/A, PA., . .. ..
",bettor of ttents:
,:earticular attention paid
to loisluess lii.:the Orphans Court to the settle
me:it 4tt estates. -i,
Waco In Montanyes Block . Mayl,l9.
OVERTON St SANDERSON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW -
TOWANDA, PA. '
v ERTON. J R. JOMN F. SANDERSON
11. JESSUP,
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR-AT-LAW,
NOSTROSE.-PA.
Judge Jessup baying resumed the practletof the
SYi in Northam Penusylvaula, will, attendto any
legal business Intrusted to hlui In Bradford county.
l'ar,ons wishing to consult him, can 11.'
s • .Esq., Towanda, Pa., when an apt:min:mon e
•••ro io• made.
ITENRY STREETER,
Ar t rOHNEY AND COVR . SELLOIL-.AT-LAW, •
TOW A SD A; PA: •
-
Feb 27,'79
E. BULL,
SURVEYOR.
tINGINEERING, SURVEYING AND DRAFTING.
u:tve over C. P. Relies' 99-Cent Stole, Main
sti,t, Towanda, Pa. 4.15.80.
In L. HILLIS,
L.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA, PA.
ELSBREE & SON,
ATTORNEIS-AT.LAR,
TOWANDA;4'A.
N. C. V.LSERZE
f OTIS W. MIX,
ATIORNEY-AT-LAW AND U. S. COMMISSIONZR,
• - TOWANDA, PA.
tee—North Stile Public Squa re.
Jan. 1,1875
- -
JANDREW WILT, - •
•
A.TTplt NEX-AT-L AR?
~.lii, o —Meatuo Block, Malu-st., over J. L. Rent's
.; rowal May be consulted In Gorman..
[April 12,'76.]
•
'Vt. S. WOOD BURN, Physi
etau awl Surgeon. Office at remldence, on
str;..et, first Jour north ut M. E. Church.
VA ALI,/ n, April 1, 1881.
L i
t• l' zi , i
, ri s, T r j e s: ;. — d ? P I li a c e
\IT r B. E
E.
inserted on Gold, Sliver, Rubber, and Al:
.u.ti am base. _Teeth extracted without pain,.
1, 1 D. PAYNE . I.M. D., -
J..PHYSICIAN AND SIIIIGICON'. •
.liG", ever Siontauyes` Store. OMee liOurs from 10
.
to 12 A. Al, and from 2 to 1 ri;11.
SpeclaSattention given to
DI , EASES I DISEASE'S
and OF
1 tik EYES j THE EAR
~i
ATT(iRNEY-AT-LAW,
'lO5 North Franklin-st., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
:•iperial attention given to collections In Lucerne
. asd Lackawanna counties. ReferenCes: lion. P.
D. Morrow; First National Bank, Ttiwanda.
S. RUSSELL'S
GENERAL
INSURANCE AGENCY
.
TOWANDA, PA.
EDWARD WILLIAMS;
PRACTICAL PLUMBER & GAS kt rrsß
P!Are of bunines.s, a few doors north of Post-Ofnee
• .
Plumbing, Gas Fitting, ItePairrni Pumps or all
kiwi,. and all kinds of 'Gearing promptly attended
to. All wanting work in his line should give him
a rall. Dec. 4. 1879.
F IRST NAT
ONAL BANK,
TOWANDA, PA
I'iTAL PAID IN
41:1Z P LUS FUND...
T , eta flank offers unusual facilities for the trans
a , firm of a general banking business.
SIN. BETTS, Cashier
U)'. coWELL, President.
ITENRY HOUSE,
ERO MAIN & WASHINGTON STREETS
FIRST WARD, TOWANDA, PA.
Meals at all hours. Terms to Wit the Limes. Large
stable attached.
WM. HENRY, PjIOPIIIITOB
Towanda..lnly 2 . T 2.4 f.
.M EAT
C. M. MY E R,
Located In
F.l DI. ES( A N BLOCK, BRIDGE STREET,
Keep on band,
FRESH AND SA LT MEATS,
DRIED BEEF, FISH, POULTRY;
GARDEN VEGETABLES AN 0 BERRIES IN
THEIR SEASON,
Air All goodiaellvered free of charge
. .
Trimrawela_ Pa. IL Mill
INSUR ANCE!
C. S. RUSSELL, Agent,
TOIVANDA i PA.
FIRE, - IIFE, AND ACCIDENT
POLICIES
Issued on the most reasonable terms.
None but reliable companies represented.
Lollies adjusted and paid here
Towanda, lint. 11, fiat.
, .
AA I)MINISTRATOR'S ;NOTICE
—Letters of administration havineheen
Itraoted to the untlaralgumi l upon the estate of Ito.
•iha Eddy. late of Rome totrnship,deceased, notice
hereby given that alt persons indebted to tie
raid estate are regnested to mate Immediate pay.
Mt lII*. ti all persons having claims against, said
t Mate must present. the same duly antheutleated
• to ihe ed fur *ointment.
LOYAL Y. tiVSSEL
Ramer ra.,14,1111-wt; - A
MARSH & HITCHCOCK; Projrietors.
VOLUME XLII.
TOWANDA. PA.
Hay, Straw and. Irain
For which we will pay the - HIGHEST
MARKET PRICE, delivered here ,
or at points on L. V. R. R.
Having four of Deshler , ' Perpetual
with a capacity for baling BO tous per day. •e are
enabled.to receive largequantltiesof hay and straw
at qyin'y of the principal shipping points of this
and - adJolning counties. We are alto agents for
the improved Bale Ties.
MAIN STREET, TOWANDA. PA.
11Teo M►► P►twA St. Traecire Russo. eiwidUllll:
• 3.
P. Crockery
C . F . 'g enes ifitifir
a - Store.
OFFERS AT VERY LOW PRICES
A. GREAT VARIETY OF
TRUNKS
PACKING TRUNKS 24 to 40 inches
very cheap. BETTER TRUNKS
IN ALL GRADES.
Trawling Bags and Satchels
RUBBER BAGS 10 to 22 inches long.
Ladies' and Gents' SPLIT -LEATEIER;
Best Quality;
Bags and Satchels,lo to 22 inches, cheap.
Medium and ''best grain LEATHER
SATCHELS IN ALL SIZES
Several entirely NEW LINES, and at
prices that defy conTetition. •
cnovll-76
Decorated Chamber Sets!
Just received. Entirely new patterns, and
to l sold at the LOWEST WHOLE
WHOLESALE prices. Job lot of
Buckeye Lanterns,
Large size only 85c each, our former price
$l,lO and sold by some at $1.25.
—1
L. ELBBB LL
THE A.THENS .
5-CENT STORE,
In EASTABROOK BLOCK, has just
received the biggest assortment of
Dry and- Fancy Goods
Crockery, Glass
and Tinware.
For the coming season we will REDUCE
OUR PRICES In any line of goods. It will
for your benefit to stay and examine prices.• ,
Odr PRICES' ARE THE -LOWEST
and our GOODS THE , BEST. '
• LOEWUS & FREIMUTH.
. ,
Athens;-Pa., taxprat. -•
OEO.- L. ROSS
Now occupies. she CORNER STORE cip
pool te•DR. H. C. PORTER'S DRUG STORE,
Main street, with a large stock of
0 - R100:MR13E18
THE BEST QUALITY .
Mr. Ross has AMOTIIER STORE ON BRIDGE
STREET. J. L. Schoonover is cle:k. The two
stores are connected by Telephone. Mr. ,Roftacan
now feel satisfied that he can give the
BEST GOODS poi( THE LEAST MONEY
His experience enables him to select the best
goods, Which he is bound to sell at a LOW PRICE.
Yon can always get a bargain If you
•
•
BU Y YOUR GROCERIES AT ROSS'S
All goods delivered 'ln the -Borough FREE.
FARMERS will do well totastrwith their Prod , re
and get THE CASH. . - Towanda, litaprs2.
8123.000
73,000
- CLYDESDALE STALLION.—
LORD CLYDE will make tins
. season of 1882 at the farm of the
rf t :r-,-. • subset iber. one mile west of the
- 13 f village of East S : Ittifleid. Both
. Sire and Dam imported. Bred
" hr Wtn.Cozler, Northport, Long
• • •
-•••••-.• -Island. As we give the breeders
name and address lu full we can assure patrons
that we are not offering the bemires of a grade
horse. Tinotizjiti. • : W. A. WOOD.
East Smithfield Xs., April 8,1887. - •
A DMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
A
setters of administration having been grant
ed to toe undersigned upon the estate of Elisabeth
Shemin, late of Overton township, deceased, no
tice is hereby given that all persons Indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate p.yruent.
and all persons -having claims against said estate
must present the same duly authenticated to the
Undersigned for settlement.
NELSON'SHERMAN,
Overton, Pa., 6apre2 w 6. . Administrators.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
-Letters of administration having been
granted the undersigned upon the estate of
Ellis Henson. late of Albany township, deceased
all persons Indebted to the estate of said decedent
are hereby notified to make Immediate pay
ment, and all baring claims agrilnst said estate
must present the saute duly authenticated to the
auderoigned fir settlement.
OLIVER ALLIS, Administrator.
Albany, Pa., Sap:lC-we.
A DMINISTRATRIX'S NOTICE
El_ - -Letters of administration cum testament°
annex,. having been granted to the undersigned
upon the estate of Theodore Wilder, late of Spring!
field township, deceased, notice Is hereby given
that all personsindebte d to the said estate are re•
quested to-make Immediate payment, and all per.
eons having claims against said estate must present
the.,same duly authenticated to the undersigned
for settlement. MRS. E. L. WILDER.
Springfield, Pa., 13apen. Administrate':.
C. M. MYas
ADMINITEATOR'S NOTICE.
. —Letters opt administration having been
Warren
to the undersigned upon the estate et
Warren Baker, lite of Rome township, demoted,
notice Is hereby eyed that all p rsonalndetitall So
the said estate are requested to make immediate
payment, and ail . persons having claims
said estate musk present the same OA=
aided to the undersigned for senloment.
, A. L. BAKER, Administrator.
Rome, Pi.. laspramS.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
Letters of administration having been grant.
ed to the undersigned, upon the estate of Daniel
Coburn. late of Warren twp.:.de.e'd. notice IS
hereby given that all portions Indebted to the said
estate are requested to. make immediate Payment.
and alt persons having claims against said estate
must present 'the same duly authenticated to the
undersigned for settlement.
FRANKLIN POBURN,
Warren, Pa.., eaprB2.wil. Administrator.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE;
—Letters of administration having been
granted to the undersigned upon the mats of
Plynti Phelpi, late of Burlington Bop. deceased,
notice Is hereby given that all persons Indebted to
the tald estate are requested to stets immediate
Payment, and all perums basing claims against
said estate must pruent the ume duly auWiati
cat id to the uudersimmd for settlement.
A. et. PH 61.111..laihdstester.
. lurU ogted , pa;Solosig.
SafitatiltS.
NTED !
ACKLEY & DEAN,
CRATE OF
F i= ~":;'
ENS
MEM
~~
,
Decker Brothers
NEW STORE,
128 & 130 Means Block
Is one of the prettiest stores in Towanda,
and is filled with an_ELEGANT
ASSOR fIitEXT of
SPRING GOODS
Which will be sold at PRICES LOW
AS THE LOWEST.
FULL LINE OF-HENS,
BOYS AND YOUTHS
AND
Under-
CLOT 111 0 clothing
LATEST STYLES OF
HAILiS AND CAPS
FULL. STOCK OF FURNISHING
GOODS, VALISES, TRUNKS,
- CANES, UMBRELLAS, &o,
Celluloid Collars and Cuffs,
And the best line of NECKWEAR in the
County alwa y s iirataek.
• •
1W Call at our %store , and examine
Goods and Prices. and - you will be sure lo buy.
Towanda, Pa., 20apra2.
CLOTHING , !
Hard Times Seared
to Death
"I cannot tell a lie, L'dwl it with my
little hatchet," when I knockid the covers of tuY
Immense cases -of LOW PRICED SPRING
GOODS, and now
lAIIIALLRA:ADY
TO. GIVE YOU A WELCOME THAT
MEANS BUSINESS.
I - have laid iu a new Spri9g Stock o
Mona', Youths', Boyb' and' Chi!drone'
CLOTRING
CLOTRIO
Which is positivel7 a anrprise' to all.
,
, -
I astonish' the : sightseeer with an unri
valed collection nf ± eleputt styles arid beautiful
fabrics. • Y
I delight the purchaser with piices
which were never before so low.
I afford all an opportunity to seeure the
newest and beet Spring garments at prices within
their means.
THESE PLAINTACTS donand your,
attention, and we respectfully advise an early es•
&ruination, and invite It. _ -
E ROSENFIELD,
TOWANDA, PENNA.
Spring Clothing
A LARGE STOCK of NEW STYLES
just received at
X. K. B
BRIDGE STREET, TOWANDIA.
HAT O & CAPS
The BEST and FRESHEST stock
in town at-.BUSI4'I.
A FULL - LINi„Ok.
Gents Furnishing Goods
AT ißliSli'S.
TRUNKS
TRAVELING - BAGS
A large stock of Aw and
BLE koods at BUSH'S. '.
Ur If you want a SUIT of CLOTHES
or any goods in his line at BOTTOM
PRICES, call on J. K. BUSH, Bridge
Street, Towanda; Pa. 23mar82.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEET-
INOS.
For the information of the public the
County Commissioners hereby givenntice
that thy will bold a session of the Board
every Tuesday at the Commissioners'
Office in the Court House at Towanda,
and that they will hold a meeting of the
Board at the _County House. at Burling
ton, the First and Second Monday of each
month. Those having business to bring
before the Board will govern themselves
accordingly.
Minim BRADFORD, --
MTRON BII4OBLRY, CI). COMB.
M. F. RANBOOI4
Atteit : Wit. Lams, Clerk.
GET YOUR
JOB PRINTING
. ,L.
Done et the "REPORTER" Offloc
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TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PL, TIMSDAY MORNING, APRIL 20, 1882.
The olden eta Its mirror spreads
Beneath the golden skies, '-
And but a narrow strlp between',
Of land and shadow Iles..
The cloud-like rocks, the rock-like clouds
-Dissolved In glory Mud,
And midway of the radiant - flood, .
Hangs silently t...e boat.- .
The sea Is but another sky,
The sky a sea as well,
An4whlch Is earth and which is Heaven,
The eye can searzely tell.
So when for us llfe`s evening, hour,
Soft . fidlog shall usscend,
May glory, born of earth and Heaven,
The earth and Heaven blend.
Flooded. witli teace the spirits float,
With silent rapture glow, '
Tlllwitere earth ends nud heaven begins,
The'soul shall scarcely know.
El
I see far beneath me erov:d
The Alpine roses red,
And the gentian blue, strt-ted,
That makes the valley brignt
Do you know the . Edelweiss, the
rare and beautiful flower of the Alps?
Its home is on the steepest and most
inaccessible cliffs, and the &dna
mountaineer who risks his life to
procure it calls it rightly the "royal
white" of the mountains.
.
•In one part of the' great chain of
the Tyrolese Alps a single peak rises
conspicuously above its neighbors...
a giant among his brothers. A snowy
hood envelops his - rifighty head, and
a heavy growth of fir and spruce
forms a .shallgy beard below which a
green robe of beautiful pasture land.
-sweeps down to the valley at his feet,
where a rukhing mountain stream
leaps and, tumbles like a child at play.
'. Under the shelter of the groved of
fir and spruce stand a few...rudely
built - chalets whose roofs arc dotted
with , great stones overgrown with
moss. Connected with the- chalets
are sheds and accommodations for
cattle, for this is where the shepherds
of Abe valley pasture their flocks and
garner hay and feed for winter use.
A middle-aged man, ire: the 'pictur-,
esque costume of the Alpine peasant,
is busy before one of the sheds, and
a young girl, - also in peasant garb,
stands before the door. of the - adjoin
ing chalet, and shading her eyes with
her hand gazes intently down the
path-leading to the valley.
"Well, Gretel," says the man, ap
pioaching her and speaking in the
guttural but-not unpleasant German
of the Tyrol. "What dust thou seek ?"
~ The girl stated... "I cannot think
why Hans is so late to-night, father."
"Never• fear fur Hans, iny girl
Ale is as sure-footed as the chamois,
and knows every pass of the moun
tain 'blindfold. But thou art vale,
child. Thy mother must see rosier
cheeks when ,we go down to the val
ley or she will never trust thee to my
care again"—
He was interrupted by a loud,
clear jodel' re-echoing from 'cliff to
cliff through the quiet mountain air.
The girl sprang lightly down the
path, the elder man following at a
more leisurely gait. At the first turn
she met'the delinquent, a tall a stur
dy young peasant, who bent to kiss
her after their custom first on one
cheek and'then on - the other.
'He was a handsome relic:psi,. this
Hans, with his loose green jacket
and his black leather breechesovkich
Were short enough to show the bare
'knee, tanned and ruddy from expos
uUe- He carried an alpenstOck in
his hand, and a glossy cock's-plume
nodded at the back of his pointed
hat.
E I
"Welcome Hans," said his sister,
but she, started back in surprise when
she saw that he was not alone, but
followed by...a young man' of foreign
dress and air, who paused panting
and flushed from the unusual exer
tion of the steep ascent.
"Explain it to them, comrade," he
said in the broken and hesitating ac
cents of a foreigner.
Thus appealed to, Hans related
simply how lie bad gone into the
town of X, to sell his bunches :of
rare flowers, and .had been stopped
before the Gasthaus by a group of
English tourists. The ladies had
bought his 'flowers_ at a high price,
and with the insatiable curiosity of
travelers in foreign parts, - as well as
! - o his embarrassment, had besieged
him with many eager queries as to .
his home and manner of life. - Fin
ally this young'man had touched him
on the shoulder and said, "Take me
back with you to your mountain,
friend. 1.4 me stay through the
summer in your chalet, and you shall
not lose by it"
"I smtlednt the good jest," went
on the honest Hairi, "and told him
or& fare was coarse and our shelter
comfortless for one of his kind: But
he would not take no. He loves our
traountains he says, and hopes to get
Strength and inspiration from them
to his pictures, for that is his art.
English name is hued add
ENE
Elai
.
APRIL.
Rumbling thunder,
Darting lightning,
Clonds asunder,
Sunbeams brightening;
Showers pouring,
Showers pattering,
Sun ignoring,
• "Root.slopes battering.
those leaves broadining,
Peach blooms redding,
White moths! dawdling,
Clover spreading,
Grass blades lengthening,
. Maples starting,
Stair/441s strengthening,
Thistles parting,
Dees In blossoms,
Soag•birds twitteting,
spider gamuts,
Earthworms Maturing I
This Is April,
llnsy spring•cblid,
Laughing, weeping,
Never sleeping,
Milding,
Changing April. -
THE GOLDEN SUNSET.
EDELWEISS.
"I was torn itinlY little shroudi,
•&11 woolly, wanu and white :
I Hie In the inlet and the cloud,
- I Ilve for my own delight.
" I bloom for the eagle's eye,
I bloom ler the daring hand ;
I live unto God, and-I die,
Unto Him and at Ina command."
~~'~_ y~~'~. .. .., ''""".ns'.~ci : ~,ti' :'ri;_ yC.v ..t~ ~:. ~:rrta r.=
REGARDLESS OF DENUNCIATION PDOX ANY QUARTER:
strange, so he shall be called Herr
Georg, by us."
This point having been settled by
Hans with quiet decision, the artist
stranger was received- without more
formality-into the simple hospitali
ties of the chalet, and soon adapted
himself to their primitive ways.
What a wonderful life it was 1. He
breathed the exhilarating mountain
air and was shut, in but not impris
oned by these ancient " sentinels.
How silent they often were through
days of dazzling sunshine and nights
of clear, cold frost, and again bow
many -voiced as they e.choed the wind
and storm and avalanche, or repeat
ed the_ wild Jodel of the peasants.
Ire watched Reinhold,. the elder
peasant, and Hans toiling early and
late with simple, faithful hearts at
their menial tasks. -Perhaps even
more, as was natural, he watched
Gretel moving with a light step
about her little kingdom, lending to
each . of her household duties an un
conscious dignity._ The clouds that
.otten lay beneath-- them, 'hiding the
valley from sight,
seemed —and be
felt it almost withalaim—to be blot
ting out his old life with its achieve
ments-and interests, till they grew
Nat as a fait-remembered dream.
He thought of his , mountain life , as'
of a picture done with simple, mas
terly strokes and rich, pure coloring,
and of his own, in comparison', as a
piece of delicate genre painting, exe
cuted with feverish and morb;l at,
tention to detail and finish. And he
strove -to attain to - the strength.and
serenity of those who had lived
habitually on the heights.
Yet Gretel was human and cow=
panionable too: One.day—a month
must ha . ve pissed since his arrival—
she said to him with gentle . solici
tude "1 fear you will
.not-have Many
sketches ' to show when you return to
your country, my friend. This is a
tine, clear day. Let .me fetch your
pencils and paper and you can get a
rare outline of old Dreizacken oppo
site."- •
—Longfellutp.
"I3ut, Gretel, what a beautiful day
to gather flowers, and you need the
air. Let us clim to the pOint where
the Edelweiss grows."
So her mild reproof was as usual
unavailing. .
"You see I am gathering inspira
tion, though my. pencil and brush
are idle," he explained to her as-they
swung themselves up to a bold pro
montory where and pink rhododend
rons blossomed in brilliant profusion
Gretel, always fleeter and surer than
her companion, climbed ripidly to a
still higher ledge and brought back
in triumph a beautiful specimen of
the pUre and starlike Edelweiss with
its strange woolly yovering. Her
face was flushed with exertion. Or
dinarily it was so pale and- transpar:
ent that he had sometimes compared
her to the EdetweiSs, though he had•
never told her I so. Sometimes also,'
though not hab l ituall,y, he had seen a
sunrise in the Alps- and his artist
soul had thrilled, as even an inartis
tic soul must, at sight of that mar
velous rose tint which touches and
glorifies the cold. snowy perks until
they-seem to glow with life. Of such
a sunrise he thought now as he look
ed at the flush on Gretel's cheek. He
was right. His artistic sense was
by: no means lying as dormant as she
had fancied.
"What a beautiful world this is up
here !" she said.
"If 'only it might remain so! But
soon tbe winter will come and this
happy Summer be over, and there
will belehange and parting, Gretel."
"Yes„. 4 she said quietly.
• Theair, the - place, the girl and the
flowers wrought a sudden mood in
gm, a mood both daring and unprac•
tical. "Is she formed of the white
ice_ of the glaciers?" he thought;
"can nothing thaw her frigid heart?"
Then aloud, "But need there be part
ing, Gretel? Whe' the cruel winter
reigns here with its ice and snow
there is another land' where a happy
home and a bright hearth, and love
and good cheer await our coming."
Ah, the sunrise glow was' in her
face again ! He saw it and triumph
ed
Then she turned her full gaze up
on him without a trace of self-con
sciousness'or dissimulation in it.
"Look at this Edelweiss, this child
of the montains, placed here by God
to bloom for Him. Do you not know
how, when the covetous tourist has
torn it from its native soil and trans
-plat tCri it to his own, in spite of all
the care and tenderness bestowed
upon it, it droops and dies in the un
cong,enial soil? Shall_we be deaf' to
the lesson it teaches ;us, " - y friend ?
No, I must live and Me here in my
mountains. It would wrong us both
to do otherwise. Let us go down,
for I hear already the tinkle of the
cow-bells."
"Neighbor Bachmann has moved
to-day to the chalet on the Dreizac
ken," said. Reinhold that evening
"It,is most unwise. Why, Herr
Georg? Because it lies in an Immo.
tected spot, and an avalanche might
at any moment sweep down upon it.
It has not happened for many years,
but the snow is treacherous- under
this warm - sun, and I would not trnst
my life there." -
The next morning the artist sat on
the bench before the chalet sketching
more busily than he bad done before
snce his arrival. -
Gretel came out with a small bas
ket on her arm.. "I am , going to car
ry come curds to Frau Bachmann
and will return by noon," she said.
Ile followed her with his eyes till
she d sappeared over the meadow.
An hour-must have passed and still
he sat musing. The morning was
still . calm and clear and only the dis
tant tinkling of the cow-bells fell
upon his ear. Suddenly he was start
led by a dull rumbling. It could not
he thunder, for the sky above him
was cloudless. It grew louder an,l
clearer. - "Great God !" he, cried
aloud, "the avalanche l. ; . ; And," as
old Reinhold's warning lashed upon
him with horrible distinctness, "Gre
tel has gone to the dangerous spot"
With the sitiftnes of terror and
despairhe followed'in the direction
she httd taken. 89011 Iw 011118 upon
a group Of awe-struck peasants, who
had gathered at the, irat signal of
ME
•
,
1.."
ME
=1
ENE=
'he - deadly messenger, but too late to
warn the threatened' family. •-
Bachwun3 cabin - with all - its in
mates ba&vanished from sight,'land
in its place spread a vast and pitiless
field of ice and snow. Search was
unavailing, as they.knew by past
experience and silently admitted to
one another.
Gretel and her friends were laid to
rest like the - seer of Israel, and no
man knew their sepulchre.
Repressing his own grief, the ar
tist endeavored to comfort the un
happy father anti brother in their
oterivhelming amiction.
"Your Gretel was like the pure
Edelweiss," he said -- to them. "It
blooms in beauty for 'a time and
when its mission is ;fulfilled God
gathers it painlessly to Himself."
"She is an angel of Paradise," said
Reinhold weeping. -
Thus her simple life was ended,
and with the "royal white" of death
on cheek and brow she :vsted in the
shadow of the mountains she had
loved.
*.** * * *
At the winter exhibition •in Lon
don there was one picture which
attracted general attention. It was
a crayon head of a pale, girlish face,
with just a faint rose flush on the
cheeks like the glow of sunrise on
the snowy summit of the Alps. Be
neath it was written the name—
Edetweiss —Lillie Mereur.
The Greatest Living Frenchman
"Mr. Victor Hugo," says Nizard,
"han not the kind of figure given in
his portraits. The Victor Hugo that
is exhibited in the printsellers' shops,
is a sort of sombre genius, full of
care, rude, absorbed in his thoughts
of .vengance, like Angelo. • His brow,
the heighth of which is exaggerated
—its are' the brows of all - our
emi
neat men siece Dr. Gall conceived
the idea of measuring genius-by the
size of the head—seems laden with
clouds; his black and deep-sunk
eye plunges into the bosom or the
universe ; his mouth, slightly Con
tracted and potiting, seems to dis
play a profound disdain for the pub
lic which passes without looking at
him. The name of the poet at the
foot of the portrait, engraved in Goth
ic characters, is the emblem of the
novelty of his work. The evil thiak
ers insinuate that it is the" criticism
of them. - Those who have had the
honor of seeing Victor Hugo close
no more recognize the poet in 'this
portrait than they recognize Mira
beau in the caricature that Victor
Hugo has made of him. The - poet's
face is handsome and open ; his
broad forehead indicates imagina
tion and memory. - His eye is soft
and mucn less cavernous than his
portraits represent; All . the upper
part of the face is that of a man em
inent for intellectual qualities. The
lower part is . less intellectual. The
mouth, the cheeks,. the chin,- and all
that part of the profile that goes
from the lower extremity of . the ear
to the tip of the chin, would seem
to betray the presence of great phy
sical appetites and an immense love
for conversatton. The intellect and
the sense divide . this mask equally
between them ; the intellect bas tak
en the upperpart, the sense the low
er part.' -It is. moreover, a highly.
colored face, radiant with health, and
in spite of what the flattery may say,
never having that paleness which in
spiration leaves on the brow of pri
veleged poets; bat rather that col
or, that firmness of tone, that would
lead us to believe that thought, in
this illustrious young man, is not of
that kind - which consumes the think
er, and which Mr. de Chateaubriand
has compared to great rivers that
devour their banks."— The Parisian
Famous Persons
Probably the richest individual in
the United States to day, is .William
H. Vanderbilt. His name is as well
known abroad' as here. His trans
actions are felt in the exchanges of
the moll& lie has lived here and
hereabouts since his boyhood, when
his father was carving his way to a
'monument fortune, but aside from
tne regular drivers on the road it is
doubtful if there are five 'hundred
men on Mahattan Island who know
that they ever saw this possessor -of
$1,00,000,000. As the premature
early spring airwas gradually chang
ing to the normal temperature of a
yet-developed _March, Mr. Vander-
Mkt slowly left the unique portal of
his solid home on Fifth avenue,
squinted with one-eye at the clouds
that threatened wind from the, east,
buttoned his black coat tight in the
neck and leisurely passed toward
the great Cathedral; Of the few
men, women,. children, nurses and
coachmen near him, not one recog
nized or turned to look at him. He
•is apparently a few inches less than
six feet tall, stout and heavy. His
features -are long and ,express've.
He wears long side whiskers and
black clothes. A stranger would
judge him to be fifty-eight years old,
not over strong and good natured.
The lines of his face are deep, and
when in repose be has an expression
of "grit" and determination which
gives way before a smile that seems
based in kindness and a general con
dition of content.,
A RAL& AVIS.
But whom have we here ? Blithe
ly.tripping_by the side or a tall and
gallant escort appeared at the portal
of the hotel a little lady who hesitat
ed a little at the step of a coupe,
shrugged her shoulders, said, "Oh,
come along let's walk," and suited
the action to the word. Far be
for any masculine pea to attempt
to describe Adelina Patti's costume.
All that can be recalled is a red fea
ther, a dark list, a sealskin robe with
different fur on the border ' yellowißh
gloVes and Vie daintiest lxiots, with
real heels.. She was in a happy tern
.per. ger hair was. coal black, her
eyes phone with health and content
ment, and she did not profane the
sansbine 'by wearing diamonds in
her ears on Viestreet and in the morn.
ing. A Walk on Fifth avenue to
day means something different to
Patti, the Diva, from a seaMper
down Meeker street Aim years
ISE
ME
ip t
ago to Adelina, the child of poor
and - struggling parents. Then
she had nothing hut the germ of her
wonderful powers. Today she has
estates, villas, a castle, a half a mil
lion dollars in diamonds alone,
wealth that is computed in seven
figures and a voice maichless this
side of the gates of pearl Then
calico dresses, jet black braids of
hair upon her back, flashing eyes and
a gypsy skin were the possessionq of
one of a "lot of children." To - -day
she walks or drives, to suit her whim,
exacts tributes from kings, and has
'he world of art and genius at her
feet.' But however this may be, she
walked. down the avenue looking ,at
the house, at the people, explain.
ing to her coral - Anion aid absolutely
unknown to any whom she met for
blocks and blocks. •
A NOTABLE COUPLE.
And as if these were not 'enough
for on'e day's brief tramp, the writer
was favored, in a bobtail car, by the
companionship of a venerable couple
who in their days were better known
by name than any pair save-Meorge
Washington .and his wife. The man
sat straight -- as a ramrod. his, coal
black eyes contrasting strangely
with his snow, white hair. He wore
a derby hat and a dark suit, with
ne..tly fitted boots. The lady, large..
faced, big eyed, heavily-built,, hut
graceful and dig 'tied, sat next him,
matching him •he silvery sheen
of her exquisite hair and pert ct r&.
pose of her bearing; 1856 the
continent rang with the `names of
John C. and Jessie• Benton Fremont.
He was the Brat candidate Or the
then newly-born Republican . party,,
as she was one of the brightest and
mo i st 'vigorous inspirers. Then his
step was attended by
.the cheers of
thousands a ndin countless 'mines
ascended prayers for his success day
and . night. How times change !
Since then came and passed Mariposa
and the Field euisode; the election
and defeat, fresh struggles and the
Parisian scandal, the war for the
Union, Fremont's emancipation
'proclamation repudiated and not;.
sequently followed by Abraham Lin
coin, years of retirany and quiet, rck
appearance as. Governor of -Wyom•
,ing,. and now again back in the -city
of his early manhood. During all
these changes and amid all the.fse ex
citements Mrs. Fremont and lierlord
were one.
.To-day they are. , . the
.handsomest old couple 411 the 'qity
Y. Herald.
.-
The Sprague Divorce.
Twenty years ago-William Sprague
was one of the most conspicuous
anil,_repeeted men of the nation..
110Fis rich; immensely rich had .
won the Governorship of his Repub
lican State, as the Democratic 'can
did:ate against the sweeping Repub
lican tide of 1860 ; had pronounced
foe-0e Government against armed
treas6h with emphasis and led the
troops of his State to •the field ; was
ieeleateo Governor without a 'serious
contest in 1861; was transferred to
the Senate of the United States
amidst the applaudits of the loyal
North, and the future seemed to
possess boundless political possibili
ties for the fragile looking million
aire soldier and statesman of Rhode
The first Republican national ad
ministration had for one of its chief
Cabinet Ministers Salmon P. Chase,
of Ohio, he was a man of established
national fame,; had served a term in
the Senate as one of the pioneer
anti-Slavery statesmen ; had been
twice elected Governor of his State ;
.had 'leen re-elected to the Senate
and esigned his full SenatOrial term
to b4ome Secretary of the treasury
when that department demanded the
broadest statesmanship.. In addi
tion to his distinction as a statesman,
this individual purity of character
shed the richest lustre upon the
government of which, he was ',one of
the central figures.
With Mr. Chase_came - his daugh
ter to preside at the home .of the
eminent Finance Minister: She was
just blooming into womanhood, and
in mind and form completed the cir
cle of the graces. She was beautiful,
elegant, intellectual, ' skillful and
ambitious. She had not escaped the
malignity of scandal that magnifies
indiscretions into crimes, but . she
was" accepted as the reigning queen
of Washington's beautiful and at
tractive women._ The New England .
Senator and the young beauty of the
west met when both were in the.
zenith of their supremacy. What
affection lacked to mate them-
Lion and the general fitness of. their
union supplied, and their wedding is
recalled as one of the memorable
events in the social - history of . the
National Capitol.
. Less than half-a score of years af
ter William Sprague and . Kate Chase
had commanded the homage of all,
and the envy of many, they had a
divided household ; scandal With its
thousand tongues was busy with.the
lives.of b.otli ; dissipation had stamp;
ed its baleful impress upon - the bus
. nd' until reason tottered •on its
throne, and Social dissipation had
paleit , the cheek and dimmed the
lustroof the eye :of the queen of
Washington society. Riches. took
wings and fled amidst the Shadows
which darkened- the once. brilliant
home, and the eni was multiplied
scandals and recrimination in. legal
proceedings for divorce._ The final
consummation was reached in
the j Providence court i when
Judo D.urfee called - the 'case of
"Kate Chase Sprague vs. William
Sprague," and:.proposed to . proceed
to trial. Then it was that both sides
recoiled fronilheir own lives, and it
was amicably agreed that the , divor
ce should be declared for desertion ;
that tlie daughters remain with the
mother and the son . with , the father,
and that the question Of aliniony
should be a subject for future con
sideration.
Wealth, ambition, culture and
promise never gave better at•suran
ce of happiness, usefulness and hon
or than in the union of -William
Sprague and Kate Chase ; and in all
the social wrecks which have startl
ed the present generation none has
been 111911 hdpolitk...fhaa;
EIS
81.60 - per Anntim in Advance.
The Work of Time.
The Most ancient human monu
ments that now exist cannot, I sup
pose, be.more than a few thousand
years .old. 'Five thousand years
nearly exhausts all historical time.
Ten, - thousand yeairs certainly does.
Though we have no earlier'histOrical
record, yet - other record s are not
wanting. Geology that ten
thousand years is but a mere moment
in the span
,otihe eityrth's history.
We learn from - gkdogyl that even - the
career of tria.n himself has lasted far
mare than ten thousand - years. - Yet
'man is but the iiitest addition, to the
succession of life on tire earth. - _F6r
the chronology of the earlier epochs
of the earth's liiStory we requite ma
jestic units to give adequate expres
sion, to our: dates:•-.Thousands - of
Years are not sufficient; nor tens of
,tlioasands, nor hundreds
,of thou
sandi. The 'course Of geological
time is-to be reckwied'in'inillions of
The" corridors of . time through
Which I wish to give you a glimpse
arc these dignified millions. Yet
our retrospect will , only exteird to a
certain definite ep6ch in the past - his=
tory of. our. earth. .We speak of
nothing anterior to
_the. time when
our earth assumed the_ dignity' of
maternity, and brought forth its first
and only .child. We shall trace' the
development .„ - of that_ child which,
though millions-of years old, is stil'
in_ dependence on its parent. We
shall describe the influence of the
parent* over the child, and the not
less remarkable reaction of the child
upon the parent. We sliall_ r tne-.
shadow the destiny which still awaits
the mother and child fwlieri millions
of - years shall have elapsed.
At'the time of its birth the earth
.was not. - as we see it now, -clothed
with veuetation and teeming with
animal life. It was a - huge inorgdnic
mass, too hot for life, perhaps 'hat
enough to be soft or viscid, if not
actually molten. The offspring was
what might be expected from such a
parent.• It was also a.. rude inorgan
ic mass. Time - . has - Wrought wond
rous changes'in both parent and
child. TiMe has transformed the
earth into an abode of organic -- life.
It has . transformed the .eartlOs . off
spring into our silvery moon.
It-will be my duty . to sketch for
yeAi the .manner in which these
changes have been brought nbou .
T6.a, great 'extent we. can do• this
wyli no hesitating step; 'we are guid
eA by alight which cannist deceive
It is the . light of. mathematical rea
soning. These diticoveriei are of an
astronomical character, but they
have not been made ..by teleScopes.
They have
. been made by diligent
labors or the , most abstruse kind:
The mathematical astronomer sits at
his desk, and in an-observatory.
lie has in his hind a pen, and net a
teltscope. Before him lies a sheet
.of - paper, and.not th 6 starry heavens.
He is no doubt furnished With a few
facts from observation. 'lt i 3
province to interpret those facts,
inform them• with life and to infer
the unkown from the known. It is
thUS discoveries are - frrule which
are the sublimest .efforts of human
genius:—Prof. Itobt.S. Ball, - in Pop
ular science . Monthly for February.
e A,._Wcinderful Cave.
The great cave . lately discovered
liereThas been visited by a•multitude
of people from various points of the
United States. We - think that,
Leitchfield is destined to become the
great "Mecca" of the .world—for the
Masonic fraternity ; and scientists
generally.
' For'the last two weeks no one has
been admitted to the'eave except no
on presenting a written permit from
Mr. Rogers, and those tchrihave been
fortunate enough to obtain admission
were principally Scientists froth
abroad, who journeyed here to see
the great wonder for themselVes. 'lt
was necessary to take this stepi as
the cave was being rapidly.despoiled
of its contents Indeed some of the
mummies and some of the smaller
Masonic emblems were carried off
befo - re Mr. Rogers—or, in: fact, any
of our eitizens—realized *the tumor.
tance of the discovery and of 'pre
serving the * contents of the cave -in
tact; qlie subterranean. river has
been
. so swollen from. the excessive
rains of the last month that no cx
plorations has been made in the av•
cones beyond it. Exeavations have
been made however in the chambers
or catacombs - where: the mummies
and Masonic emblems' were found,
and in the vicinity of the pyramid,
'and several tablets with queerhiero
glyphics hal'p been dug up ; "a:so
some bronze 'and copper • vases .and
pieces of pottery. A • mound was.
opened and found to contain six well
preserved mummies, reposing 'in
regular order, with feet radiating
from, the center.. . -
' In the discovery of the cave the
key is undoubte.lly found that. w ill
unlock the mystery the prehistiir
ric race of America and .also prove
their identity with the ancient Eg% -
*inn race, who undoubtedly crossed
user and peopled this Continent,
titbit temples and flourished in
high degree of civilization until wip
ed' out of existence by the ruthless
hand of the savage The cave of
Kentucky: undoubtedly afforded
them shelter and protection, and
were used as a sort of catacomb for
the -storage of all that was near 4wid
dear,to them, including their illus
trous dead. Such at least seems to
have been the case in this instance,
whether this: theory will apply to
the Other eaves of Kentucky or not..
Many beautiful forinations have
been discovered during the hist week.
The stalacities.add stalagmites glis
ten like so many million diamonds.
The pillars and Columns of alabaster
are- beautilnl beyond description,
and its wonders will have. - to be
seen. to. be - - p Kee G rap son
Advocate.
liri ;let's
Disease, Diabetes,, or any dis
ease of the kidneys, liver or urinary or-
Rana, as Flop Bitters will certainly - and
lastingly care ass, and it 'slim ail . , thing
Ilt Vint
NUMBER 47
Don't 'IN Alarmed
, IMPORTANT NEWS.
Disagreement ar l i ennsylvaisla /NOM.
_tors—ylie Maryland awil - lbelawems
Ship Canal,diemater Cameron's
Dinner—Tire at callasvllle--
- Storm in
nor Laws Lo Okla and
Connectlent. -
The inembers of the Pennsylvania
delegation in Congress, are taking a
lively interest in the recent annouce
went of Senator Mitchell's determin
ation to: hereafter . oppose machine
nominations in the State. Senator
Cameron has had several long, con
versations with Mr. Mitchell since
the latter declared war against the
bosses and hasendeavored to con
vince him that has
change in the Col
lector for the Twenty ! third internal
Revenue District, and the proposed
change in the office of marshal .for -
the Western District of the State
were .for the best interests of the
party,' Mr. Mitche'l d i Ter& radically
with' the. views of the senior Senator,
aiid he can't be induced to consent
to the confirmation of Jackson or
the nom:nation of - either; Rutan ur
Allen. The stories of a personal
difference between the two gentle
men
leading to a disturbance of -
friendly relations are .fine= gammon.
On the matter of the -methoil and ob
ject of making Federal appointments`'
in Pennsylvania ' the two agreed to
disagree. Mr. Mitchell -frequently -
differt4 very decidedly with the gen.
for Senator, but such- differences in-
vOlve no cessation of friendly per- .
sonal relations. Mr Cameron belie-_
ves.6at,le is right, and that
policy he is . puisuingis the on42.best
calculated to subserve tic ingests
of the Republican party in Peihyl- - -1
vania. That Senator Mitchelk , ':tliff.
ers with him is no reason ' why . % the
two gentlemen should cease to be
friends. Senator Mitchell luk-sug
gested to Mr. Cameron the roprlity
of recommending the' appointMent
of some well-known Independent,
such Senator. Lee, for Marshil of
the Westcrn District. of Pennsyl
vanim. This suggestion, of -course,
was . no t adopted. To-day Mr. Mit t
shell recelved a telegram, signed by
a numbs of the most prominent
ittAurg, -asking that the
nomination of Mr. Jackson Lobe Col-
. - -
n
lector Uf . internal Revenue in p uce.
of Sullivan be held up "until a lam
test against his confirmation c uld
be obtained. .The telegram said that -
*jthin a week the names of almost
every prominent business house
the Twenty-third District could be
obtained on a protest against the re z .
moval of .Sullivan.
COLII.3IBUS, 0., A pril 13 —The
Senate yesterday paH3ed' the Smith
bill, chising all saloons and drink
ing, places on Sunday. •The Sunday
bill becomeS a law. as -Soon as the
Honse cTneurs-in a felt , trifling Sen
ate amendments. In Cincinnati,
Columbus,, , and
.large cities hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been invested in SMiday,
resorts.' All of these !rave been sip
out by the Smith bill, to. say nothing
of the Sunday business of all saloons.
lIARTIEORD, April , 1.3.80 th
cll6 of the Legislature - hare passed.
a bill for restraining tlieliquor traffic.
The local option system is retained.
Thelee for a liquor license is not
less than $lOO, nor rilore than $5OO, -
and a beer license $.4.. The bill is.
very itringent.
l'arAtall Iron burned early. this
morning. -The. Hotel Brunswick Was _
dsinaged. 'When . the flames • were
first discovered the fire could have
been easily: suppressed, but the fire
men refused to work under the newly
:elected Chief. It was Only when the
-MRS or induced the ex-Chief Engin
eer tO take charge that they went to
work. Fireman liahbard was fatal
ly.hurt by the falling of wall.- The
colored cook• in the-Varahall 'House
is missing. _. The loss is estimated at
$3O-),000: The body of the cook has
[lien discovered. The_Hotel Bruns . -
wick wits; owned by Senator Roberts.
NEW IBERIA, La., April" 14.—The
stoun on IS:_ednesday night wrought
general destruction to this parish.
El (511Ses Were torn to piecii, it'd fences; ,
provisions, forage, furniture and
everything -previously- saved from
the floods, were destroyed Fifteen
thousand per§ons are homeless _ and
without 'means of support or shelter.
Tne storm swept away forty-houses
st Fausse Point, and the corn cribs
floated off with their contents. The
cabins on Sanders' plantation were
blown down and floated off.
The hospitable mansion of Senator'
J. Donald Cameron, near Scott.
ele, waq thronged a few evenings ,
since with the leading societyrepres.
entativos of the capital to, meet the
members of the Pennsylvania Farm
er's Club, whoui the Senator had in
vited to dine with him. Covers were
laid for twenty gentlemen and
.he
sides the members of the Club' th/re
were Senator Mitchell,
G'enetal Brewster, FiAt Assistant'
Postmaster General Hsston, Senator';
Sherman - and George C. Gorham'
Among the members of the club'
who participated were 'Messrs. Come
ly, Childs; Welsh, Duffy, Patterion,
/Ittideman, McCormick, Fraily and
Roberts _and Judge Biddle and Green.
The table was handsomely decorSt4ol:;;_ -
w.ith- the ne„West- and ClioiCest, floret-, ,
-
(it-signs, and such as. were present
the dinner i•haracterized it,tte one or' :
the,most enjoyable atlairs they ever
witnessed. Senator Mitchell sat at -
the right of the host and for : the time
being, all thoughts of politics were
banished and those present gave
themselves Up to enjoying the -feast
before them.
-,Every delicacy that the market
could furnish was served for the en-
joytnent 'of the Senator's gueste and
nearly three hours were passed at the
table. The 'party sat down at -
past six o'clock and only rose to re
ceive the visitors whore, to 'the num
ber of one
.linndred - Ond fifty, the
Senator had extended invitations to
be present. In the throng which
surged through the parlors till past -
midnight were representatives and
Senators, - public ()Milers, army and
navy &gee& and the fairest of Wash
ington's beauties.
The . friends - of Lamson are very
confident that, considering all the
circumstances, a further respite , will
be granter) the prisoner. Sir . Will
iam Harcourt, H me Secretary, will
return to his office to-day, and• it is
expected that he will at ranee enter
upon the consideration of Lamson's
case. The' prisoneg, has suddenly
become depressed and-unwell. The
solicitor of Dr. Lamson states that;
in view of the - accumulating evidence'
for the prisoner, he does not see how
the Home &cranky call refuse a
tarthor nipitil Or 1.1 isatideiti -
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