In BRADFORD REPORTER
Is published every Temesiley noestag
MARSH a sitairamoom,
A t the R ILPOUTI It Bundle=, rart:44, Tamed*. Pi.
11.50 per year. 73 meta' for , .
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,is month". 30 reins for tour mouths. Dam
pie copies sent -free oo application.
ADVERTISING RATES:
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The REPORTER has the lamest circulation. and
11110 most desirable advertising medium man&
ord County. pm wimp. open to th e i nspection
edverttliell. '
Vleeutors sod Administrators Notices. *AP;
minors Notices, $2 so. • Pridesdonal Carus not
expci ding four lines. KOO per tear; additional
;lees. et.oci each.
I.ocal,tiutices and Legal Advertising. dire cents
Hue. Table and Figure Work. double rates.
N(.llces of Marriages and Dealt% handed free.
it,: caul Notices eve cents per line.
corvc,pondi ace. givisig the ne i g hb or h oo d
I,ews• from as Fermin the county;
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lasm fitt,s.
fcrIIERSON & YOUNG,
AT TO 41V I's-AT-LAW,
TOIVANDA, PA.
I. 3lc PH FAISON, I Oklet—Warm. Block,
w I
. J. YOUNG. Park street, up stalls.
WILLIAMS & ANGLE,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA, PA
Oftlet.-. - Male stnet, opposite Post-Otliee.
letebB2 E. J. ANGLIL,
N:Witr..lAms
AVIES., & HALL,
_,..ATTOZNIITIk•AT•LAW,
SOUTH SIDIC OF WARD ROUSE.
Dec 23-76.
Ql3l . W. BIICK,
ATTORNEY-ATZAW,
•,:lce—At Treasurer's °ice, In Court ligllllo.
TOWANDA. PERN.A
f .x.DILL it. KINNEY,
ATTORXIMB•4IT-LAW.
ti Mee—Rooms tormerly . ;oc.bupled by Y. M. C. A.
R.•ading Rnom ,
H ..T. MADILL
_:-,..--
MI1;80
JOHN W. CORDING,
ATTOR N LT-AT-LAW, TowANDA. PA.
i
over-Ktrby's Drug Store.
TaUMAS E. AYER • ~
. ATTORNEY-XS -LAW,
WYALIPUNG. PItNN'A.
I'Articohr attention paid to buslneep to the 0r
i.:,3,,.,,' Court and to the settlement of estates.
,- , l,tetnber 23, 1879. •
DECK OVERTON
4 , F 4 "
ATTOUNLYS-AT &WO. •
TOWANDA, r
- BinkJ.M. PSCIL
IP'.k.OVEUTON,
11ODNEY A. MFIRCI7R,
ASTOntt ET
TOWANDA, 1 A.,•
I,.lieltor of Patents. Particular attention paid
r 0 :.ro,iness In_the Orphans Court. and to the !settle,
Rh ot of estates. '•
, t2tee In-Montanyes Block
(JVERTON Sr SANDERSON,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
TOWA-NDA, PA.
r .. )v ?ALTON. JR. JOHN. V, SANDR.RB4:4
I t IT JESSUP,._ .
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ATTORNEY AND COUNSYLLOR-A?EAW, .
MONTROSE, PA.
;:ulge Jessup having resumed the praCtlceof the
In -Northern Pennsylvania, will attend to any
ii.liieisintrusted to hint ford county.
wl.hl4ng to consult Wm, c n call on H.
4••,.-Ixr. Esq., Towanda, Pa., w heuzirappointnient
he 11131 e.
I lENRY STREETER,
ATTORNET AND gOUNIELLOE-AT•LAW,
T914-ANDA, PA.
11[1 AM E_BULL,
• tI'4YBVEYOII.
rN,:issEnrso r .,otonvEir4Ns A'S?to DRAFTING.
Welles' 99-Cent Stoze, Main
mr , el, TomAnda,-Pa. • • 4.15.80.
E . L. HILPS,
AT : I : 0 TIN EY-AlerrL AW,
. TOWANDA, PA.
IkILSBREE A; SON,
1,4
ATTOHNE% S-AT-LAW,
TOWANDA, PA.
N. C. ir.ststisr.
OHN MIX,
A: toßNltli-ja-LAW AND U. S. COMMISSION-SE,
TO WA.NDA, PA.
cett—N orth 81de Public Square. •
Jan.l.lB7s
0[ •
ANDREW WILT,
ATTOICIXT-AT-LAW. -
(, Block. ‘laln•st, over J. L. Kent's
rowai May be consulted In Merman:
C
April 12, '76.]
R. S. M. WOODBURN, Physi
e 1 :tau and Surgeon. Office at residence - . on
M ,in street. first (tun north of N. E. Church.
!'.)a 4.1 , 0 a. April 1, net.
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‘‘,7" B. KELLY, .0 ENTlfyr,—Office
17 a' over M. E. itobenlteldls, Towanda, Pa.
Inverted on Gold, Over, Rubber,and Al.
iinnibase. Teeth extracted without pan.
rt. 1441:.
D PA YNE, M. D.,
I A. D.
' PISTSICIAN AND SURGEON. •
()rte., over liontsayes• Store. Office hours from 10
• tOl2 A. Si. and from 2 to 1 r. Y.
Speclaiattentlon given to
PISE.(SES . S DISEASES
-, Qv - - and or
T !IL EVE O -)111E EAR
el -L. LAMB,
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ATTORNIti-AT-LAW
lui North Praokllu•st., Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
tip. rial 3ttention:glviin to collections In Lnzerne
I.l , kawanna conuttex. Heferenefka: Hon. I'.
I). M..rrow;sr Ind NatlouNl3nk, Towanda.
A B. AUSTIN & CO.,
I):'ALEI.3 1N FINK GROCERIES AND PRO-
VISIONi„
Teas, Coffees, Canned Fruits, &c,
Tai .tid'2o7 Went Water and 101. 105 slid 107 Main
_a ,{.r, Street-, Eimtrs. N. Y. 8211
1. B. STIN, O: D. COODILICIII. C. A. AUSTIN
i CI : . S. RUSSELL'S
.7 GENERAL
INSURANCE rAGENCY
TOWANDA, tok. •
l‘r2A-702f
41 6 WAR D WILLIAMS,
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PRACTICAL PLUMBER &GAS AkiTTIR
Place of business., • few doors iffirthof Post•Offlee
Plumbing. Gas Pitting. Repairing Pumps of. all
kinds. and all kinds of Gearing promptly attended
to. All wanting work In his line should give him
a Dee. 4. 1879.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,
TOWANDA, PA.
ANTAL PAID IN
SURPLUS FUND..
Ltln Bank offers unusual facilities tor theirs=
a . :tlon of • general banking business.'
JOS. POWELL. President.
INSURANCE!
C. S. RUSSELL, Agent,
TOW ANDAi PA.
FIRE, i . LIFE, AND ACCIDENT'
POLICIES
tuned on sbe most reasonable lanai.
Tone but retiable compattitts.
Losses sy onsoS sal PIM
411110,1160P01
A.
Pal
first,class
Heating Stoves.
TOWiRDA, PA.
commendation—
New Heels,
I=
BURNERS, the best of their class iO the
market, and well adapted for inppl3ring a
demand for an efficient but inexpeniive
heating stove.
variety.
READ
.11
Itsa ,
300
May 107 a.
Happy Thought Razges
A. D.• DYE & CO.
,Feb 27, '79
Wood Cook Stoves,
CARRIAGEMAKERS' AND
Cnovll-75.
L.ELsßass.
EAREIVVARE.
THE A.THENSI
5-CENT - .STORE;
In EASTABROOK BLOCK, has just
rebeived the biggest assortment of
Dry and Fancy Goods
Crockery. Glass
•
=send Tinware.,
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For the coming season we Wilt REDUCE
OUR PRICES In any line of goods. 'twill lm
for your benefit tostayand examine prima.
Our PRICES ARE THE LOWEST •
- and our 000115 THE BEST.
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LOEWUk FREIMUTEI., _
Pa.. Ilaprs2. .
0125.000
•
75,000
N. N. BETTIS, Cashier
ON
MARSH -&-HITCHOOCK: Proprietors.
yam YLIL
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,AStyillarep VONSI-41/4
D. DYE & CO.
Whiter, fan
ATTENTION IS INVITED to our
They are too well knowototequire any
Wesththisterb,
CrOwn Jewell.
We also have a lino of CIIE&P !USE
WOOD HEATING STOVES in gieat
Sold in Towanda and vicinity by
I
A LARGE STOCK OF
BLACKSMITHS' SUPPLIES,
And a general stock of
MAIN STWT, TOWANDA.
Towanda, October:
Item Ilbvertisements.
T3:mu
°WANDA SSTCRE"!
natal= iStreeit,
(NEXT DOOR TO.DYE A CO.)
Has a complete assortment of
DRY. AND FANCY GOODS,
Grockery,
Glassware,
Lamps,
'3: 1 444. 1, 140*:0:INoAll):01:1
Latest designs aid patterns of ,
CUTLERY, PLATED, &
MAJOLICA WARE,
BIRD CAGES,
.
SATCHELS, &c.
• For the coming Spring Trade, we adhere
as heretofore to our established principle
-that a quick sale with o small !profit is
better than • slow one with s large profit
—and therefore our - prices in any line of
goods will empare favorably with the
prices of any other houio.
IF We endeavor to melt the best article
for the least 'possibb) tremeif
%BONUS a FREINUTH.
wymmriblitar*lM
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Decker Brothers
.:- NEWSTORE,. ,
128 & 130 Means Block
one of the:prettiest stores in Towanda,
and is filled with an ELEGANT -
ASSOR TRENT of .
-
1
SPRING GOODS
Which will be Bold at PRICES LOW
AS'TR:E LOWEST.
FULL LINE OF HENS,
BOYS AND YOUTHS
nv -
AND
1101E0 CY:tttr;
LATEST STYLES OF
BATS AND CAPS
FULL STOCK OFFURNISHING
GOODS, VAISES, TRUNKS,
CANES, UMBRELLAS, Ste.,
aellnloid Collars and Cuffs,
Anil ti . ) beet line of NECKWEAR in the
County always in stock.
Vir Call atour store and examine
Goods and Prices. '
and you will be sure to buy.
Towanda: Pa., 20apra2.
CLOTHING!
Hard Times Soared
to Death
" I cannot tell a lie, I did it with my
little hatchet." when I knocked the covers of my
Immense awes of. LOW PRICED SPRING
GOODS. and not
I AM ALL READY
TO GIVE YOU A WELCOME THAT
MEANS BUSINESS.
I have laid in a ni4 - Spring Stock Of
Mena', Youths', Boys' and Childrens' -
CLOTHING
'eLeTllll'4G
Which is positively a sorprise to all.
- I astonish the sightseeer with an unri
waled 'collection of elegant styles and beantlfu
tandem. '
. I delight- the purchaser with prices
which were never before so low.
I afford all an opportunity to Pectin the
newest aud beat Spring garments at prices within
their means. -
THESE PLAIN FACTS demand ypiir
attentl , 4n, and we respectfully advise an early ex
amination, and Inane It.
!MI
M. E. ROSENFIELD,
TOWANDA, PENNA
Spring Clothing!
A LARGE STOCK of NEW, STYLES
,just received at • ,
B
BRIDGE STREET, TOWANDA,
HATS , d. CAPS
The - BEST and FBESISST stock
_ in town at Busrm
A FULL LINE OF.
Gaits Furnishing Goods
TRAVELING BAGS
A large stock of NEW and DESIRA-
BLE goods at BUSH'S.
r3r'Tfyon want a SUIT of CLOTHES
or any goods in Ms line at BOTTOM
Patella, WI On J. B. BUSH. Bridge
Street, Towanda. Pi►. 28marfle
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS' MEET
INCE.
." For the information of , tliti public-the
Corny Commissioners hereby give notice
that they will hold a session of -the Board
every Tuesday at the Commissioners'
Office in the Court House at Towanda,
and that they whi hold a meeting of the
.Board at the County House; at Burling
ton, the First and Second Monday of each
month. - Those hiving business to Lring
before the Board will govern themselves
accordingly."
DANIIII. BI!ADFORD,
MYRON Knostair, CO. Corns.
M. F. RABHOO3I,
Attest : Wm. LEWIS. Clark.
A DM t NISTRATRLIC'S NOTICE
—l4tiresnt Itilinleistratton cuts turtasarato
nausea having been granted to they nottersioned
upon (herniate°, Theodore Wilder. late of Spring.
'9,ettl township. deceased. notice la , hereby given
that 4111 persons Indelpted to the meld estate ate ro.
411eidad to Make heinedlete Motet. and all par.
tedelgutt avant 1104
asiv Iltitheettalited tO
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TOIAND:4,I3RADFO)4I COUNTY, PA., THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 1882.:
RHODORA - .
In 1110, when sewwlnds pierced our soll:ndes,
I found the fread lthodori In the woods
Spreading its legion blooms In a damp nook,
To please the desert and the sluggish brook ‘:.
The purple petals fallen in the pool
Made the black water with their beauty
. gay—
Here ilght the red.') rd come his plumes to cool,
court thillower List cheapens hls array ,
Rhoden', If the sages ask thee why •
This charm la wasted . = the earth and sky%
T II theta, dear, that it eyes were made for seeing,
Then lieauty to Its Wen excitee for being.
Why wert thou there. 0 rival of the raw?
I never thin!ght to ask. I never knew ;
But hi:my simple Ignorance suppose •
The self-same Power that brought rue there
. brought lon,
GOOD-BYE, PROUD WORLD.
rmrclimmrrn , t7ma7=unml
Gr±od-b}e, prwrid world ! I'm going home; ,;
Thou art not roj friend ; t am not thine t
Too long through weito Crowds I roam T'
A .lirer ark on the oreen brine ;
Too long I am tossed like the driren foam ;
But ni3. l w. proud world, I am going home t
Oood•bye to Flattery's fawn' , g face.
To Grandeur with hta wild grimace ; -
To upstart WeeMN - averted eye.
To supple office, low and high ; • , •
To crowded hail., to court and efreet,.
To frozen hearts and Misting feet;
To tiMse who go mid those who come
Good-igre, proud world, Pm going home.
I go to, seek my own hearthstone.
Bosomed In yon green bills alone,
A secret lodge In a pleasant land,
.Whose groves the frolic rattles planned,
Where arches green the livelong day
Echo the blackblid's roundelay, "
And aill men have never trod .
A spotthat Is sacred to thought and and.
Oh, i - r - tien I am safe Iu my sylvan home,
I tnocl" at the pride of Greece and Rome ;
And r pen I ale Stretched beneath the pines,
Wheo the evening star so holy shines,
I :anO at the forts and pride of m
At thesephlst schools, and the learned clan ;
For wig. are :bey all in their high conceit,
When ', lan in the bush with God may'meet.
ROMA.
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It was certainly a veritable antique,
not absolutely po.rfect., still more val
uable- 7 Profes , or Buchanan contem
plate/ it with al. the satisfaction of
an antiquary confirmed in an origi
nal opinion.
It was after all, a poor thing. at
first I g t—only a, dilapidated-look
ing Ornament, an old bracelet spoiled
by sea-sand and sea-water.
But in the eye of an antiquarian
the disfigurements of age are so many
signs of beauty. That
was
bracelet
was bent, that its, gold was tarnished
arid the mosaics with which it was
inlaid were partly wanting, was noth
ing; its 'antique shape and the magic
word 'Roma,'_ with which its ancient.
maker -had cunningly engraved it.
were quite enough for the Professor
Moreover, had he not. always main
tained that the remains on that part
of the coast were Romati Y His
brother Professot, McNaughton,.had
constantly endeavored, to prove that
that mighty nation bad never pene
trated solar north.
The ocean- itself was to witness for
the truth, sari only 10 dayi ago this
precious relic had been offered to
him by a fisherman who had brought
it to shore in his net.
It, was with some difficulty that the
Professor could control his sense of
the value of the bracelet sufficiently
to drive a reasonable bargain ; but
his Scotch, prudence prevailed, and
in his heart he congratulated hi mselt.
For some years he had spent' part
of his holiday on this coast, where . a
far-famed river widened to the sea,
and the passing to and fra of the lit
tle steamer across its mouth was one
of the great events of the day. To
day, was stormy, an.l the waves ran
high, and even now the Professor
had been watching the somewhat
rough passage of the boat.
'Overdue,' he bad said, and then
he bad turned again to inspect his
treasure. 'I only regret'—so ran his ,
professional thoughts 'that that
paragraph . got into the Modern Athe
nian of' yesterday ; that body An
drew was just premature in sending
it. It will tuticipate what. I was
writing to the Antiquary'
•ETere's a gentleman speering for
ye,' said his rough Scotch domestic
at this moment, recalling him ruddy
to every-day life.
The Professor instinctively-replac
ed .he bracelet in an open door, mid
closed the' latter quickly before he
- turned to receive his guest, who
proved to be a young man of about
20, short, fair, and frank-looking.
'Professor Buchanan, I t think ?'
said . this young man with a bow.
must apologize, Sir, for intruding on
you. I have called upon you in con
sequence of a paragraph in the. Mod
ern Athenian.'
Deed,' said the Professor. Tani
glad to hear it, Bir. At your age
la s are not always so much inter
ested as all that in antiquities. And
what will your name be ?'
eame ?'—there was, perhaps, a
moment's hesitation on the part of
the visitor; his color deepened +-‘Ol3,
my, name is Henderson and I—L '
'Sit down, Mr. Henderson, sit
down. And so you saw the pit pas=
sage tin the paper; but in with no
leaveiof mine, I must tell you.'i
'Well, I am very glad it was put
in,' was the reply, 'for it has led to
the dliscovery—
'A discovery you may well call it,
Mr. Henderson, said the Professor,
rising, and holding the lapels of his
coat with both bands. 'A discovery
confirming that which I ;Me for
years maintained, and that is that
the remains hereabout are Roman,
and that if we could get leave to ex
cavate we should find--9
'Nay, Sirti interrupted Mr. Hen
derson. with a smile intended - to die•
arm and propitiate; am afniidi
am not here to confirm your antiqua
rian theories. Ism here—in fact. I
came :to °tell you that the bracelet
described in the Modern Athenian
belonged to a lady who wishes to
claim it.'
'To a leddy!' ejaculateu the. Pro
tenor, _becoming more Scotch in his
Surprise. 'To a leddy Na, as, Mr. -
Henderson. i The leddy that wore
that bracelet is away to her grave,
and will na_claim it.' '
'But, Sir, was the rejoiader,
_4l is
sure you I. have often seen this,. IttdY
'wear the howelet deecethit. In the
Popp% I PS Om limit h lit
IMMEI
asaisputo 07 . DBNIINCIATION THOM ANY QULETEL
doubt it is hers. _lt was brought to
her some years ago from Rome. You
know they make them on the antique
- model still. The lady is very ans.-
loui to haVe the bracelet restored to
her; and. .Professor. Buchanan is so
well known in the - ,antiquarian world
that we felt sure he would wish to
behondeeeWed us to the value of an
°filament which has no claim to an
tiquity. -
This last sentiment was certainly
a delicate piece of flattery. The Pro
fessor accepted it as a literal state
ment of the truth.
"Deed. Mr. Henderson,' Said. he,
'and that's a fact. But how will I
know,' continued the cautious Scotch
man, 'that the leddy has sent you
after it? And. how will she have
dropped it into the sea?'
'Well, Sir,' said Mr. Henderson, 'I
have brought my'-credentials with .
me. Here is my card and here•is an
exact description of the bracelet.'
—Emerson,
He handed card and a piece, of
paper to, the Professor, - whose . last
hopes- faded away as be read theLnii
nute description of his treasure: lie
knitted his brows to gain time.
'Of course,' said the young man,
must have become injured by be
ing in the sea.
Though :,. man of theories, the
Professor was candid.
am satisfied, young sir; _I was
mistaken,' said he, resuming. his or
dinary manner. • 'Aro..,now-,- InaSr
ask who was the lady'Who hst it?'
'The lady—Oh, welkSir, the lady
Who sent me here, I will tell you be
tween ourselves,, is my sister.' Mr.•
Henderson reddened again. 'And,
Sir, you will not, I hope, mind TO'
asking you . to keep this to yourself.
There are reasons—'
. 'Say no more, Mr. Henderson, say
no more ; you May be sure I will not
be ready to tell my mistake.. Preto,
rian.bere, Prciorian there. There'S
no lack of Edie Ochiltrees, thou ;h
the King's - bedesmen are extinct'
He opened th, diswer; and tsking- .
out. the bracelet surveyed it raker
ruefully.
'Yes, that is it,' said - Mr. Hender•
son ; but it is a good deal the worse
for water; I don't wonder,Sir, you
.were misled. It - looks as l as. the
The Professor slbwly wrapped
,it
in paper and said, as he handed it to
the young -
'And will the lady have dropped
it'into the sea,:young Sir P' _
'Well, she knew it was hers direct =
ly she read the paragraph, and—'
;Well, I'm no. asking to. -know
more Raid the elder mati. •
nbw I must be, off, Sir, with
many. thanks from' my sister and my-
self for-your kindness; but first, you
must be good en ugh to let me know
what I owe you. 4'l know what these
fishing fellows are, and . ' how, they
swindle one.'
The Professor, hOwever, obdurate
ly . refused to satisfy Mr. Henderson's
curiosity on . this point, and he found
it-impossible to urge the matter fur
they. It might have been 'that he
now blushed to own having given a
sum which at the time seemed mod
erate, hut anyway the Professor
would only restore the bi-s.celet as a
gift to Miss Henderson. •1 - •
It, pleased hini evidefltly to have
his way.on this point. And if he wa
left alonOwith a shattered theory, he
was not without - a compensating
gleam of-modern interest.
'I liked the - laddie well,' thought
he, as he again watched the tossing
boat, 'and if hls- sister had been as
wisedike she. would not have lost her
ewels in the sea.'
Our friend the- Professor did not.
always take his.vocation in Scotland.
There are other parts of the world.
in which the remains are undoubted
ly Roman, and in which, :if there is
nothing for an antiquarian to-prove,'
there is every thing for hini to enjoy :
Such a place the - good ProfessOr
found the land of Provence, *here
he was disPOstil to linger about 11l
months after the date of his inter-
view with - Mr.' Henderson. He ar
rived at Nimes one day, having with
great difficulty 6 - 6 , himself away
from Arlei—Ar l es, where the pagan
relics confirm, as it were, , the . CCris-;
tian tradition,being . ol necessity so
much older. '
He had been—low be it slioken—
to a course de taureame on Sunday in
the amphitheatre; he had inspected
St Tropheme,and done justice to the
Forum. Ile had - lingered yet longer
for the — salte of the library of Mont
Majeur; but on the evening of a hot,
day in May he found himself at
Nimes, too late for anythitm in the
way of sight-seeing, but' in time for
the table d'hote. The places on his
right hand were empty ' • that on his
left was occupied by a French gen
tlemen, who spoke such good English
that lie and the Professor were soon
engaged in a discussion on the lan-
guage of Provence. Between dis.
cranking this topic and discussing his
dinner l - be was for some time to
deeply engaged that he hardly no
ticed that the seats next to him had
become filled, and that his- neighbor
was a lady, until-bis friend, finding
one of his assertions disputed by.,a
spectacled savant opposite, burst into
a stream of French, so fluent, rapid,
imperative, and idiomatic, that the
Professor ost 'the thread. Not till
then, I _say, did, our friend become
conscious of ,a memory--not alto
gether pleasant—the memory of a
mistake.. Even as he sat down his
glass of vfn ordinaire, what was it
that made him recall What he had so
long forgotten—Mr. fiend, rson,Edie
Ochiltree. P6storiAn here, Pretorian
there ?
It•was only a bracelet. What was
it that immeniately convinved the
Professor that it was the bracelet ?
I hardly know, unless it , was the von..
sitiveness of his antiquarian con.
science. From whatever cause it
arose, it is certain that be at once
Jumped to a conclusion, and glanced
behind the lady, who was so compos
edly taking her seup, to her compan
ion.
Not Mr. Ilentlerson. It is a clues•
tion whether the Professor was more
p!tuled relieved. - Not Mr.= Ilene
dorsal alio older, dultori.tiand.
=Wilt ll4 qs o o l . l lllo tistil
UM
it was from his sister he, came, and,
after all, was not this lady rather
like him ? bride, no doubt He
had the curiosity to lo?k,at her third
finger, as well as . her wrist. There
was the magic circle, and young,too,
and pretty, with an sir of composed
kappiness which it did him good to
He Made a little advance in hand
ing her the salt. She turned and
looked at him with the sweetest,, gray
eyes ho had ever seen, and
minutes after they had entered to
conversation. -She and her finSband,
had spent the Winter in Italy,, she
told him, and 'were soon -going - loto
die Pyrenees. That day they bad
been to the. Roman baths anti to the
amphitheatre, and she grei merry
over ,the recital of the wiry fshe bud
teased, the cicerone-of the latter.
'I told him. she 'said, 'that the
amphitheatre at Verona was far more
perfect, and hurt his feelings diem].
fully. You really must take pity on
him to-morrow, and restore his self
esteem, for be is quite part of the
show.!
As she spoke her eyes sparkled.
and the Professor began to think it
would be interesting to have his eOn
,,
jecture confirmed.
He. led the conversation further
and further into therealm Of , the past,
and the young'husband and Wife fol
lowed him with intelligence. He was
deep in his favorite tot ie s .when he
waa.both amused-and nonplussed by
the gentlernan'a.referring to a paper
on Roman antiquities, read before .
the Society of Antiquaries, and -ask
ing him if he agreed with one of the
theories put forward.
•
''Deed,' said the Professor,"l more
than:agree. I originated it.'
- 'lndeed 1' replied .the gentleman.
with an interested air. fancied it
had been original on the Professor's
part.'
'That it was,tisaid our friend, with
dry- huinor. 'I was the originatOr.'
'Oh, - then I am speaking to P i ro ,
fessor 13uchatlan; said the younger
man. beg your pardon, Sir.'
'No, indeed, Sir,' replied the Pro
fessor, with a
. polite bow.
Instinctively. at this' inoment •his
eyes fell on the bracelet. Was. it .
the Same association of ideas which
caused it to be - nervously.terned by
its.wearer,nrid which, called so bel
coming a blush to her cheek? She
;lanced at her husband, - and he, too,
seemed to have some consciousness
connecie(Kwith the Professor's nape;
sholn, however, only by a moment's
pause before he said :' i)
'We are, indeed, fOrtunate,to ine 't
such a distinguished ,countryina
Do you remain here any time 7' ,
•
'I am not limited to time,' said I,le
Professor; 'that is not my idea or
enjoyment.'
The lady had, somehow become si
lent ;Lshe was engaged with her pou
let. The French gentleman., again
opened (Ire, and the Professor's ..at
tention was distracted from his right
.hand neighbors. He noticed their
departure, ftir they boWed with point
ed' • politeness,.and he shortly after' .
passed into
_the salon de lecture to
look at . . .
It was, perhapS, an. hour later that
the young husband returned, and,
twain entering ' into :conversation,
- askedhini. if lie would like to come
into their salon • and' look at some
photographs, as lie and his wife were
- leaving Nimes next 'morning, and
y would both .like to see him
again. • ,
':fly name, is Montrevor,' said he,
as-lie led the way to their room; 'and
we are at the end of a long wedding
Mrs. MontreVor greeted the Pro
fessor with a smile. She had'ordered,
coffee, and a;4 the three sat-near' the
open windovrthe Professor could not
but admire the sweet face and fresh
grace of the young wife.
He looked over the photographs,
:and might have become too discur
sive, on their 'merits h•ld not Mrs.
Montrevor, with a glance at her hus
band, said :
have wished to think you my
self, Professor. Buchanan, for restor
int; to inc what I so much value.' -
As she spoke . she handed to him
the ornament to which I haie so of.
ten referred, and her husband said:
do not wonder you took it for a
true autiqtre, it was so much injured.
Now, you see it'bas a more modern
air.'
"Deed,' said tlie-ProtesSor, who
was handling the tricket ; ;'we will,
if you pleaSe, say no more of my
mistake.; Then, Madame,' .with his
old-fa'shi'oned courteous , bow, 'I had
a th?ory which I was too glad to
have confirmed. and I must confess
that the word "Roma" was too much
for me. Now I see, it in a fresh
light, and I assilre. You it *uses me
more than any discovery to find I
have been of slight service to you:'
Mrs. Montrevor smiled. She• cer
tainly had 'a wonderful smile, and
there was an Indescribable air of
'gullet content in the way in:which'
wile said, as she reclastied her brace
let :
'Yes, I -was very glad to; have it
again. -
'And how did you lose it in the
sea said . the Professor, who had
always felt a curiosity on this point.
The lady did not answer; she was
arratging the lace it her wrist. - •
'She did not lose it,' said her hus
band. 'I threw it into the sea my
self. Well, my dear,' in answer. to a
glance from her, 'you would thank
the Professor yourself, so . be may as
well hear the whole story, awl that
is. Sir, ' said Mr. Montrevor, '{ hat I
pitchd it in myself—l did indeed.
Thad parted from this lady, who is
now my wife; I was in wretched
Spirits,. and I was determined that - at
least no one else should ever Wear
the. present she had returne • to me.
And then she ca w the paragraph in
the paper, and guessed what 1 had
done; and so by your means it came
back to her.'
'lt was an omen,' said alquiet voice.
The . husband's eyesi brightened ;
he gave a shOrt
• 'The .omen lit - Allied, you seeior
we shonld_mot - haVe niet'you here,'
'Thanke - too the 'Word . l ißoma,l' l-
led ttle, Pri fe Segferriliiteli t li 441 4 41 !
' •
Mai
HI
SELECTED THOEGHTS OF TOE GREAT
Ws prize book, and they prize them
most who are theMselves wise. . .
Wi owe to man higher succors than
food, and fire. We owe to man, man.
NsTvng is a rawmerchant,
_who works
up every shred and ort and end into new
creation. _ .
RUT the people are to be taken in very
small doses. If solitude is proud, so is
society vulgar.
. 1 ' POETRY is the only verity—the expres
sion 'of% sound,nsind speaking after the
ideal, and not after the apparent.
ONE of those conceited prigs who value
riatnre only as its feeds and exhibits them
is equally a pest with the roisterers.
Wirans.ven theta is power there is age.
D')n't be deceived by dimples and_ culls-
I.tell you that babe •is a thousand years
old. .
NATVRE is upheld by antagonism. Pas
sions, resistance, dangers, are educators.
We aCquhe ti !e strength we have over-
come.
TUE true test of civilization is not the
census nor the size of cities nor the crops
—no, but the kind, of man tho country
turns out. •
THE mau that works at home helps . so
ciety at:large wit h somewhat more oreer
minty than he who • devotes himself 'to
,cbarities: ' ' •
EVEItY genuine : work of art has as
,much reason for being as the earth and
the sun.--' The gayest charm -of beauty
haw a roqt in the constitution of things.
No way has tien found for making he
roism easy, even 'for the schOlar. Labor,
iron labor, is for him. The world vas
created as an audience for him ; the atoms
of which it is:made are opportunities.
THE less government we have the bet
ter—the fewer I:rws and the less confided
rower. The antidote - to this abuse of
formal, government is the in fl uence of pri
vate character, the growth of the individ
.
tiaL
: - Olin efficiency depends so much On 'our
concentration that Nature usually, in the
instancua, where a marked man is sent
into the world, Overloads him with bias,
sacrificing Lis symmetry •to his working
•
power. - •
LIFE is a succession of lessons which
must to lived to be nnderstood. -is
riddle, and the key to a riddle is another
riddle. • There are as many Pillows of il
lusion 'Hakes in a snow -storm. We
wake from ono dream into another dream,
Tint high prize of life; the crowning
fortune of a nn.n, is to be born to some
pureuit, which finds him in employment
'and happinesS-7hether it be to make
basket., or broadswords, or -canals, or
statutes, or songs. .
Tnr. restraining grace of conrnon sense
is the mark of all the valid mitiri=of
-Esop, Aristotle, Alfredr Luther, Shakes
peare, Cervantes, Franklin. 4. * • The
common. Sense which does not meddle
with the absolute, but takes things at
their word—things as they appear.
THE pPlception of the comic is a tie of
sympathy with other men, a pledge of
sanity and a protection from perverse ten
dencies and 'gloomy insanities in which
the tine intellycts sometime lase• them
selves. A rogue alive to the ridiculous is
still convertible. If that sense is lost his
fellow-Meit can little for him.
EVERY ship that coerces
_to America got.
its chart"from Columbus. Every novel is
a debtor to Homer. Every carpenter_who
shaves with a fore-plane borrows the ge
nius of a forgotten inventor. Life is
!girt all round with a zodiac of sciences,
the contributions of men who have
to add their point of light-to our
sky.
WE are natural believers. Truth, •or
the connection between canse and effect,
alone interests us. We are persuaded
thata thread runs through all things ; all ,
worlds are strung 'on it, as beads; and •
men, and events,. and life, come to ns,
only beesuse r ef that thread; they pass
and repass, only that' we may know the
direction and continuity of that line. • -
144:x.r to the originator of a E . ood sen
tence is the first rooter of it.. Many_ will
read the book before one thinks of quotz
ing a passage. As soon, as he has done
that, that line will be quilted -East and
-Weit. Then there are great wags ofbor.
rowing. Genius borrows. nobly. 'When
Shakespeare is ehargett,xith debts to his
Authors, Landor replies : " Yet' he' was
more original than • his originals. He
breathed upon dead bodies. and brought .
them into life."
- Tun law of the table is Beairty—a re.
spent to the common soul .of all the
guests. Everything is unseasonable which
is "private to two or three or any portion
of the company. Tact never violates for
a moment this law ; never intrudes the or
;dors of the houie, the vices of the.absent,
or a tariff of expenses, or profeisional pri
vacies ; as kve say, we never "talk shop "
before company. Lovers abstain from
caresses, and haters from insults, whilst.
they ' sit in one parlor with common
friends. • -
Gems From Emerson.
Tent zit.
tby'style-01•ccrning e)e
The hhlrlen•rrorking Builder spy.
Who builds, yet makes no chips, no din,
With hammor softias snowflake's
thought the - sparrow•s n.d. from heaven.
Singing at dawn on the alder bough
brought h m home, In his nest, et even ;
He sings the song. but it cheers not now, -
For I did not bring home the river and sty ;
Ile sang to my eac—they sans to my eye. -
The -hand that rounded Peter•a dome. .
Add grolned theals'es of Christian Home,
Wrought In a aad *I r eerily ;
Himself from God he could not tree ;
He Minded heater than he knew.
The ennsettus stone to beauty grew
Rubbing it Out.
The editor orthe Courier; .Mr. W. ,F.
Cook, was siezed few mornings ago by
a terrible pain in the left Shoulder and
neck. Having been favorably impressed
for some time with thO virtue of an arti
cle, recommended for all sudden pains,
and especially for rheumatism, we rubbed
the offending part, and in leas time than
we write it, relief came:: That article is
St. Jacobs Oil.—Cunajoharie
.
Courier.•
"I BELIEVE St: Jacobs Oil to be the
very. best remedy known .to mankind,"
says Mr, Roberts, business manager of
this.paper."~Mateatauts ( Wir.)
Goon breeding nth: best of any
SWIM 011yrivittmoppop
MEI
8140 'Oft Annum In:Advance.
; NUMBER 50
Fashion Notes. •
THE Ve'segues . bac, with'Span'sh lace,
is the largeet size offeiert for.the spring , .
PLAIN skirts wish trimmed polonaises
will soon rival trimmed - skirts - with plain
basynes.
I.vPonTEri
.dresrei have transparent
sleeves made of Venetian, c jlcaniton or
Spanish laces.-
TERRA Corr.& red with blue, add gar
net with gray, are fashionable contrasts
for wool dresses.
NEW mantle lambrequinsale otcolored
plush trimmest with chenille - friuge of the
same shade.
•
AMBER colored celluloid eye-glaws for
ladies' use:are atimng the latest novelties
of the season.
STYLISiI contrasts for bonnets are Hol
beta green with pale blue, celadon with
rose, opal with olive, .and .salmon-pink
with gray-blue. .;
GREEN bids fair to be the prevailing
shade-for spring in self-colored and other
fabrics, the - dark or invisible greens,. •as
they are termed,- sterning to suit every
complexion and age.
ONE of th e loveliest parasols s e e n at
Strawbridge & Clothier's openttig was of
black satin with deep flounce Spanisb,
lace and , rich embroidery of Iwild roses
and forge•menots in natural co%ra.
MAGNI vicmit. ,white dresses off' all kinds
will oethe — rage iq the fashionable world
next summer, cielm, ivory and — sitowdrop
being' generally preferred to the less be
coming dead white or blUish tints. *.
THE magnificent array parasols ex
hibited this week by several leadinghons
es exceeds in artistic . workmanship, rich;
ness of . material; garniture and diversity
of style anything everyet manufactured
in this line. - -
MOTHER HUBBARD mantles, made en
tirely of bl ek lace, will be worn the coin.
ing summer. They are, it is sail,. to be
ma e, not of pitee lace, but of that about
the inches wide, laid row upon-row, kilt
ed or otherwise.
•
tioscnnut bats this summer ate to ex
teA in stYle; shape and adornment any
thing ever yet worn or even seen. They
are to be pictures of teal French nit, and
are to savor very decidedly of the ie,thet
ic and the antique.
THE skirti of last year's dresses can be
very advantageously added to a new jer,
sey bodice of,a shade to:match, where the
original bisque to the costume has
come soiled oravorn. A. sash or Grecian
tunic can be laid over the s• am where tht
skin and jersey are joined.
NEW . Wraps for spring and sntnmer.are
laVishly trimmed with Spanish- Irte3 am;
jet. Some of the-prettiest on extdbitiot ,
at Homer Colliday & Co's. openitig Wen
formed entirely of hand-run Spanish re'.
with - many quiltings• of hand-run bee.
and pendant ornaments of hollow jet.
ELEGANT sailies of dark-col
in extra.widtha ars, shoWn which are in
measure to take the place of the poufs of
the tournure. No one is now considelv,
100 old or too_young to wear a sash,'from
baby to graudinother,
,the ceinture, of
sash, of the jcind , hein,g - draped IoW on the
left side of the diem.
Fun, Fact and Facetim.
Doss a gunsmith who sell, a, gun of
credit charge it ?
•A xowt, in the hencoop is worth two in
he base-balt field.
WHITE plainly on all postal cards. -The'
time of a postmistress is valuable.
READING mak - es a full man, conference
a ready Huai, writing an exact man.
IF thou art a, master, be sometimes
blind;f a servatd i sometimes deaf.
THE photographer is the only man
whiem reguirr business is to take some-
lEEE
HOPE is the parent orbelief. What one
•
ddesireseisraesqv, one .
.apt to believe
easily.
Wn.►T word iwthete of five letters that,
after taking two away, will still haye; six.
Sixty.
TIIE young min Who'can carry ten
dollar bill in his pocket Without - Leaking
it is safe enough.
" EXCUSE the liberty -I. take,'§ . as the
convict-remarked when
,he esc:q4d from
the State prison. ' .- - - . I
"No,'" said the Cincinnati map, " I
:can't become a Christian. I can't bear to
eve up reading, the leeil.par.ers," • '
TitEUE'S no disgrace in being poor.
The thing is to keep quiet and not let
your neighbors know anything about it.
- `"1 . LIVE by my ifen f " Raid the poet,
wishing to impress a .young lady. "You
look as if you_ lived in it,''. was the reply.
A SAN FRANCISCO jnan has been arrest
ed for deciving a widow. While his'crime
is,to be abhorred; it must be ainiitted
that his.genius commands admiration.
Ax advertisement reads, " Wanted—a
young man to be partly out-door and
partly behind the collator." 'A
wag asks,
" What will be the result when the, door
slams?"
X ix algebra stands . for an unknown
quantity. - It is pretty much the same
thing in beer. 'X and XX, frequently
stand, tor an unknown quAutity—of hops
and malt.
LET 'em go," said a New York poli
tician, while standing in front of his bar;
•'trey are no,good. Never see one of the
yellow-legged p:g-tails patronizing this
institution."
•
TiTE highly graceful style of hcwiug
out the arms now affectediby our noblest
young men is not the result of an elegant
fitting coat, as might be supposed. It is
a telie of their bundle-va,rryil.g days.
SCEN E in the auditorium of a theatre :
..ketor , (who has appeared in the first
piece)-L" Good evening ! May I . take the
seat next you ?" Lady —" Certainly ;
Init . don% you appear anymore to-night !"
Actor—" No." Lady-" Oh, I'm so glad
Pray sit down." -
. _
k I,s I.LAS correspondent writes: "I
wish you would settle a matter of eti- .
quette _by answering the following :
4 . 4 Shoutl wives be invited with their hus
bands?" It ttepetids on what you invite
the husband to. If it's a ditiner party or
a chttelt sociable it might be well-enough
to invite the wife ; but if you invite him
to a ward meeting, or to see the town, or
to take something, etiquette require! that
his wilt remain at home aqd- attend to
her dottr4tic duties. We are glad, you
aakta 1.4 itiotc for - if there is tiny one nib* O fre,
at t h ommilt o r sumhatiod His
!VllOUtill'atlN 1 0AM -
IMPORTANT NEWS.
Ihisquebaisia's AI
et Seem,law llMeets Mrs= *air
limbs to Ateess-Wllll 'be-
River be Ilanyerrieill
Congressman Scranton recently
presented,before the House Commit
tee on Commerce, the claims of the
Wyoming Valley, and urged a con
tinuation of the appropriation for
improving the Susquehanna River.
We - give beloW his remaika:"
• The examination of Ike IfOrth
Branch of the Susquehanno'river,
frotothe point where it enters the
State of Pennsylvania, at the south- . .
ern boundary of the State of New
York, down to the Nanticoke dam in
Luzern.) county, was authorized by -- 4
act of- Congress approved March a.
1879. The work was assigned to J. -
N. Macomb, Colonel of Engineers,
and by him delegated to James W0r., ; :.- -
rail, an assistant engineer.. From'!,_
Assistant Worrall's report, printed
in the Annual Report of the Chief- -
of Engineers foe 1880, pages 594 to
604, it appears thaVthe total extent
of shoals requiring to be improved
in that part of the Susquehanna spe- -
dally under consideration, from Nan
ticoke to Athens. a distant*: Of 117
miles, is about 12rmiles. The cost
of obtaining a channel thie feet
in -
depth at. low water is estimated in
said report at 6250,000. 1 1
The preliminary reconnoissance
proved so favorable, - that Congress
appropriated .$13,000,4u0 14. 1880,- -
for commencement of the work, UP- -
ginning at Ricturds island, tv ,
miles and a half below Wilkes-Marie.
With this sum the imprOvement of
the river to Wilkes Barre - was com
pleted, and a channel secured four- ---
feet deep and fifty feet wide-at the
losi water summer stage. On March.
3, 1881, $15,000 ividitional were ap
propriated to continue the work up
ward from Wilkes-Barre to Pittston. -
Mr. Worrall's report, referred to,
dated Dec:'2, 1879, contains much
interesting information, and -many
valuable -suggestions from which L
quote :
"The Susquehanna is a national
stream:can be made a national high-
way, can connect equally well with
the Ohio and the lakes, is perhaps
the best connection of those great _
sources of wealth with the Atlantic
ocean. Let the connection be com
menced, even on the smallest scale ;
if it
.possesses the merit claimed for
it th final enlargement will come in -
the course of time. All that. is asked
for now is the improvement of one
of its' brancheefrom a point tawhich
it is already accommodated by an
extremely well managed canal
Canal communication already ex- t
ists from Havre de Grace, the mouth
of the Susquehanna, to Wilkes-Barre,
t distance of about 190 miles. Here
the greatest economy of transporta
tion is practiced. Coal is transported
over this canal at a cost of consider
ahly less than half a cent per ton r .
mile, giving the.assurance that that
'neasure of cost may eventually be
•ipplien universally for all products
'then' water communication can be
established, and
_eventually guaran
teeing a general - reductiA on rail
'ays
twthat figure; oe . a figure as
ow to it as they can stand."
.• The bottom of the North Branch
consists, from Wilkes-Barre up, of a
series of ponds and ripples the
ponds are often quite deep and ex
tend for miles. The ripples are for
the most part very short, and have a ,
fall of but a few inches. ' not often
reaching two feet and seldom exceed
ing it."
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" After a careful examination of
many of the biro, it does seem
to me that an application of the
jetty and wing-dam system here
might produce at least a navigation
two feet deep with the possibility of
three feet."
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" The pr( sent use of this proposed
navigation would be to accommodate
the inhabitants living along the .
North Branch for the transportation -
of their products. The length to be
accommodated, without counting -
branches which may be brought in, t
be stated at about 117 miles.
The inhabitants deriving benefit may
reach from 10(400 to 200,000, or to
a still greater number.. Theproducts
will be coal, iron, oil and the cereals.
It will be seen , before this report is
completed, that the small sum of _
$250,000 will nearly, if not quite, ef
fect the object, and the •systera - once
established, if the work be well done,
will scarcely'require supervision." •
' 13y the annual report of Chief of
Engineers for 1881, pages 804 to 814,
the, estimated cost of this :iver's im
prOvement from Nanticoke to Pitts
ton, a distance of about eighteen
miles, is given at $03,537.50, of which
$..30,(00' . have - been appropriated,
leaving the amount required to com
plete the project to Pittston, 433,-
5.37.50: But we apply to your coin •
mittee for a recommendation of twice
this sum, $75,000, in order .. that the
work may be pushed far beyond
Pittston during the preient season.
We urge upon Congress_ its inimedi-.
ate adoption of the scheme for mak-'
~
ing the Susquehanna navigable the
entire 117 miles from Nanticoke to
Athens, as recommended - by. Aisist
ant Engineer Worrall in . Ws official
report. •Once conunitted to the im- '
proVement of this water-way, such
sums should be appropriated'as sball
secure economical and effective pro
gress in its execution.
The work already completed under
direction of Lieutenimt Dager, assist
ant engineer in cilarge, has surinuised
the expectations of the most san
guine. Instead of a low water depth
of two or three feet, a channel of .
four feet has been obtained. The
test of two years has .also demon
strated the undoubted permaner.ce
of the results secured. As a, conse
quence the practical and influential
business and professional men of the
Wyoming Valley have been won to
the feasibility and importance of the
measure. At a large meeting in
Wilkes-Barre recently of-representa
tive men of th it section strong reso
lutions were adopted, urging the at:
tention of Congress to this Matter. -
The immense tonnage of the great
railway lines tapping the valley of
'the North Branckestablishes the ex
istence of traffic for water transpor
tation should it be established. This
section of Pennaylvania has contrib
uted fifteen to seventeen milllons of
dollars to the national treasury in
almost as many years, -white Tit has
never enjoyed a government - appro
priation, Its people feel that while
millions of the public. money have
been expended upon no more import- .
ant or promising river improvements,
that the compare' ive tithe now asked
to be :expended in this enterprise
should beebeerfull granted t Ind that -
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