Office of J. S. BOBBINS,
426 North Eighth St., Phllada.
Dolibiiis
Vegetable
A color and dressing that will
not burn tlio hair or injure the
head.
It doea not produce a color
mechanically, as the poisonous
preparations do.
It gradually restores the hair
to its original color and lustre,
by supplying new life and vigor.
It causes a luxuriant growth
of soft, fine hair.
The best and Bafest article
ever offered.
Clean and Pure. No sediment.
Sold everywhere.
ASK FOR DOBBINS'.
INATTJltirH
Hair Restorative I
Contains NO I,AC HlTI.I'HUlt No Stlfi Alt OK
l.KAD No 1.111! A K . IC No MTKATK OK
Sll.YKIt.awl Is entirely free from the Poisonous
unci Health destroying Drugs used in other ilulr
reparations.
Transparent and elear as crystal, it will not soil
the finest fabric perfectly MAKE, CLEAN, and
EFFICIENT deshleratuins UN(i HOUUHT
FOU AND KOUNU AT LAST I
It restores and prevents the Hair from becom
liiK (iray. Imparts a soft, clossy appearance, re
moves Oanilrnlf, Is cool and refreshing to the
head, chocks the Hair from falling oil, anil restores
it to a great extent when prematurely lost, pre
vents Headaches, cunts nil Humors, Cutaneous
Eruptions, and unnatural Heat. AS A DKE8S.
1N( FOR TIIH 11 Allt IT ISTHli BEST AUTICLK
IN TUB MA11KET.
Dr. (J. Kmlth. Patentee, (Jroton .function, Mass.
Prepared only by l'rocter Brothers, llouceslir,
Mass. The Oenulne Is put up In a panel bottle,
made expressly for it, with the name of the article
blown In the glass. Ask yn ur Druggist for Na
ture's Hair Hestoratlve, and take no oilier.
Rend a three cent stamp to Procter liros. for a
Treatise on the Human llalr. The Information It
contains is worth tk'iUU 00 to any nersun.
MAMUFACTPItEllg 09
DOORS,
I31iiiilH,
BRACKETSt
Mo ulding 8,
Balusters, Newel Posts, Scroll, Sawing,
CIUCULAR WORK, &c, Ac.', I ' 1 '
Made and Warranted from dru maCcriul, mid
all common size of
DOORS AND SASH,
Kept on band and for Bale by the undersigned
Head for Ust of Prices to
MI'ltOVT A K1IY,
. PICTUKB llOCKH, '
5L Lycoming county. Pa.
Thomas Moom. 8. 8. Webeh.
JlilUTI.Y .., I9iriCOVJKI
. C C W I. W ( ' ...,........
, AND
It E . F 1 T T E D I
'THE UNION,'
. This One Hotel Is located on
Arch Street, between Third and Fourth Street,'
Philadelphia, Pa.
MOOHE & WEHElt
Proprietors.
January 1, 1869.
JAMES B. CLARK,
UAHL'FACTUKBH AMD DBAI.EH IM
Stoves, Tin and Sheet Iron Ware
Ken Bloomfleld, Perry co., ra.,
KEEPS constantly on hand every article usually
kept lu a ttmUclass establishment.
All the latest styles and most Improved
I'arlor and Kitchen NtoveN,
TO BURN EITHElt COALOU WOOD I
Hpoutlnir and KooflnfE put up In the most
durable manner and at reasonable prices. Cull
aim examine inn biuvk. 9 1
Use the Bed Ilorse Powders.
II
OWBE8 C'l'KED OK GI.ANDKHH. Aaron
Hnyder, If. H. Assistant Assessor, Mouu
i, l a. C. Bacon, Livery Stable, Bunbury, l'a
lit
Aulua.
a.
Horses Cured of Founder. Wolf ft Wllhelm,
Danville, Pa. A. Kills, Merchant, Washington
vllie, pa. A. Blouaker, Jersey,
Horse Cured of Lung Fever. Hess & Brother,
iewuuuru, i a.
Horse Cured of Colic Thomas Clliigan, Union
county, ra. lings (.'urea oi unoiera. ii. iiarr,
II. & A. C'adwulhuler. Cows Cured, Dr. J. M.
l Uleery, Jt. MuCormicK, Hilton, ra.
'Chickens Cured of Cholera and Oanes. Dr. IT,
U. Davis. Dr. D. T.Krebs, C. W. bticker, Juh u aud
dames riuuey.
Hundreds more could be elted whose block
was saved.
German and English Directions. Propared by
CYKUS BUOWN,'
Druggist. Chemist and Horseman
4 41 , Milton, Pa., Nortliuuiberlaud eu., Pa.
W fi
UNCLE TOM'S PRESENT.
BY MATTIE EVER BRITTS.
UNCLE TOM was taking off hisovcr
coat, by the blazing firo in tho sitting-room,
and Hetty's mother was help
ing him. and making a ercat fuss ovor
him; so Hetty went into tho kitchen, and
busied herself in dishing tho hot sausages,
and flaky biscuits and fragrnnt tea, and
putting thorn on the tablo besido tho
bright green pickles, golden honey and
crimson jolly, which wore already waiting
to furnish tho weary traveler a supper.
Tt struck Undo Tom, wlijlo they sat
at tho table, that tlicro was a grave turn
to tho corners of his favorite Hetty's
red mouth, and a sad look in her eyes,
which were not thero at his last visit, and
ho missed her bright joyous ways, exceed
ingly. And after supper ho noticed f hut,
whilo thoy all chatted so merrily, Hetty
sat silently knitting and gazing thought
fully into tho firo. Now Uncle Tom
loved Hetty so much that ho could not be
very happy himself whilo sho was sad,
so bis first thought was to find out the
troublo, that he might apply tho remedy.
llo said nothing that night, but tho
next morning; ho was standing alono by
tho sitting-room firo when Hetty swept
the heat tli, and us sho finished, he put
his hand under her dimpled chin, and
raising her sweet face said kindly :
" Hetty, what is tho matter with my
littlo sunbeam ?"
Hetty dropped her blue eyes, and an
swered :
" Nothing, Undo Tom. What should
be ?" '
" I don't know," ho said, dubiously ;
" but I'm sure she doesn't shine as bright
as sho used to do."
"All imagination, tny dearest Uncle,"
said Hetty, as sho disengaged her face
and went away.
But not bclbro Uncle Tom had seen
the tears fill her eyes, and the grieved
look deepen about her rose bud mouth.
Now Undo Tom was a sharp old fellow
and sometimes, he knew, the surest way
to a discovery is to keep still. But he
kept his eyes open, aud that evening,
when old Squiro Parker came to sco Het
ty, ho suw that Hetty was dreadfully vex
ed, and her mother ercatly pleased. Ho
thought he knew hall' the difficulty.
Later in tho evening Wallaco Curtis
came in, and then Undo saw tho light
come to Hetty's eyes, and tho bloom to
her cheeks, spite of tho half frightened
glunccs sho cast at her mother. He
glanced ut his sister too, and saw that
she sat upright as a post as stern and
grim as she always looked when she was
awfully displeased j so ho concluded ho
knew the other half too.
Ho suw Hetty jerk hor hand away
from Squiro l'arkcr, when tho visitors de
parted, and, standing purposely between
his iruto sister and tho younger
ones, he saw Wallace Curtis tuko tho same
littlo hand and raise it to his lips in the
shadow. '
And after they wore gone, ho saw that
Hetty kept tho other little hand clasped
over the one which had received tho ca
ress, as if she would keep tho sweet im
press thero as long as she could.
Undo Tom had half an idea that after
sho hud shortly dismissed Hetty to bed,
his sister Maria mount to consult him re
garding the affairs. But sister Maria
know soft-hearted Undo Tom too well
for thut. Besides, she was provoked at
him for not telling hor more about bis
own affairs. Many times sho hud tried
to find out whether jr not his business in
the city was prosperous, but beyond say
ing " be made enough to eat and wear,"
he would toll her nothing. So, as ho
would not confide his affairs to her, she
would not confide hers to him, and ho
saw that any agency he had must bo
through Hetty herself.
Next day he watched for another
chance to speak to Hetty, and as he stood
besido her at tho parlor window, Squire
Parker passed by. Seeing- Hetty, be
made a smirking bow which sho only
answered by a cold nod, and then Uncle
Tom asked : ' , ' '
" Well, Hetty, girl, "which is it to be?"
With a look which showed sho under
stood him, Hetty passionately answered :
" It shall never be old l'urker 1"
" What is the objection to young Cur
tis ?" asked Uncle Tom.
" He's poor," replied Hetty.
" And Squire l'urker is rich, is be?"
" Yes ; and fifty jj'urs old, and as ugly
ns sin, as you havo seen yourself."
" And mother approves Squire Parker ?"
- pursued Uncle Tom.
" Yes, Oh, undo, what shall I do ?
They have determined that I shall marry
him at Christmas, and that is only a week
off, whut shall wo do, Uncle Tom?" '
" Well perhaps we will seo what can
be done," said Undo Tom slowly. " Keep
quiet, Hetty, and if I can help you, 1
will."
Hetty gave him a thankful glance,
for hor mother coming in, she dared do
no more. But sho sighed as she thought
that only money could help her, and Un
cle Tom probably had none to spare.
Uncle Tom's sympathy did not, indeed
seem likely to do much good, for the day
before Christmas cume, and he had never
even said another word to Hetty. Karly in
the morning, unele went over to tho vil
lugo. lie met Wallace Curtis, und told
biui that Hetty wanted him to couio out
in tho afternoon and take her a sleigh
riding. Wallaco looked very much surprised,
for Hetty had never mndo such a request
of him before; but ho promised to come,
and then Undo Tom went homo.
At three o'clock accordingly, up drove
Wallaco, in a handsomo sleigh, with two
strong bay horses. Hetty could not qui to
conceal her surprise, at which Wallaco
looked much puzzled, but only repeated
his invitation to go out riding.
Hetty gavo a startled glance at her
mother. That ludy promptly spoke up.
" Hetty cannot go out this afternoon."
Both tho young folks' countenances
fell, but Uncle Tom put in n word :
" Oh, yes; let her go, Maria. I should
like to go, with them myself."
" Very well, if you go, I havo no ob
jections," said Hetty's mother.
And Hetty said : " I daro say wo can
mako room for three."
And Wallaco thus urgod, could not help
saying: "Thero are two scats in my
sleigh," though ho did not look very well
pleased with tho arrangement.
" Put on your prettiest dress," whisper
ed Uncle Tom, as Hetty passed him,
going to dress; and Hetty wondcringly
yet willingly obeyed.
When they drove off, Undo Tom and
Hetty occupied tho back scat, and Wal
laco the front, at which sister Maria look
ed well pleased.
But her expression would have changed
had sho seen them just after they left the
town, for then Undo Tom said :
" Mr. Curtis, I have a fancy for trying
your team. I can handle n ltorso if I utit
a city man. Please change scats, won't
you ?"
Wullaco, nothing loth, immediately did
so, looking very much delighted with tho
chunge. It was astonishing to seo how
deeply Undo Tom iustuntly becumo ab
sorbed in those horses, und as for the
lovers, they really were so ubsorbed in
each other that they did not even notice
which way Uudo Tom was driving, until
he stopped ut a largo whito gate, leading
up a snowy lano to a pretty i'arui-liouso.
Then Hetty asked :
" Why, Uudo Tom, where are you
goi ?''
" Going to tako you in here to seo a
littlo place I bought to-day," answered
Uncle Tom springing out and throwing
Curtis the lines to drive through the
gate.
" Why, this is Preston's place !" cx
cluimud Wullaco.
" Twas. Its mino now. I bought it
to-duy," replied Undo Tom, with a smile
Aud Wallace and Hetty both sighed,
and gam nothing.
They saw fires blazing through tho win
dows of tho pretty furm bouso as they
drove up. Undo Tom fastened the
horses, aud led tho party into a cosy,
bright parlor, through a cheerful sittiug
room,aud out iuto a great cheerful kitchen
where tho kettlo was humming away on
tho hissing stove, tho tables sproud for
supper, and a smiling maid in readiness
to receive them.
" This is Mr, Curtiti and his wife, Mol
lie," said Undo Tom, at which tho girl
courtcsicd prettily, and Wallaco and Het
ty blushed, while Hetty said :
"Why, undo!"
"Well, if you are not, you soon will
bo," said Undo Tom ; " for the parson
will be hore in ton minutes. They are
detormiued up at home to make you mar
ry Squire Parker to-morrow, and tho only
way I know of to prevent it is to have
you marry Wallace Curtis to-duy. He
won't object I'll bo bound." ., ,
" That I won't spoke up Wullaco,
And Hetty, through her. crimson
blushes, made out to ask : ,
But is this really your placo, Undo
Tom ?"
" No ; it's yours,1' said Undo Tom,
smiling.
" Ours!" criod Hetty and Wallace, in
a breath, ...
" Yours. . My Christmas prcsont to
you," said Undo Tom.
" But I thought mother thought
you were not rich," stammered Hetty.
" Well I happen to bo quite able to
afford this," laughed Undo Tom : " and,
if I ohooso to make my mouey holp two
young people to be happy, whoso business
is it ? Come Hetty choose I Wallaoo to
day, or the fut old squire to-morrow
which is it ?
" Oh, Wallace, certuinly 1" cried
Ifetty.
And that young gentleman instantly
took hor in bis arms, and kissed her,
right before Uncle Tom.
"Come, come, nowl Hero's the par
son ; so Wallaco, we'll make it fust and
sure, in ten minutes more," said tho good
old uncle.
And so they did. And then Uncle Tom
and the pur son stayed to supper with
them ; and Molly, the smiling maid,
whom Uncle Tom had sent to tho city
for, and whose father was one of his own
workmen, waited upon them.
Undo Tom would not let thorn go back
that night, saying ho would ride in with
tho parson, and bring sister Maria to see
them in the morning. So " Mr. Curtis
and his wife" took possession of their
pretty home at once, and everybody, ex
cept Squire Parker, was well pleased.
And the last I knew of them, their
beloved Uncle Tom was spending Christ
mas there, and trottiug the youngest boy
on his knee, whilo two other children
rummaged his pockets for candy.
SUNDAY HEADING.
THE BIUDAL WINE-CUP.
IN 1851 thero lived in a small town in
tho Stato of New York tho deacon
of a certain Christian church, who was
noted for his liberal qualities, who was in
the habit of giving largo wine suppers
among his brotherhood of tho church,
and as a general thing, the guests would
return homo rather moro than slightly
inebriated; or rather moro intoxicated
than they would havo been if they had
staid at home and enjoyed tho pleasure of
their own families, and saved themselves
tho trouble of carrying tho big head upon
their own shoulders on tho following day,
as was tho case. Thosccno which I wish
to represent was one of a similar kind.
Upon a Christmas day of '51 it was
tho marriago or tho only daughter of tho
deacon it was a night of joy and gloo.
After tho marriago ceremony hud been
performed, tho bottles of wino wero
brought forth; all present filled their
goblets full of tho poisonous nectar, ex
cept ono, who stood liko a marble stutuo.
It was tho brido ; whilo tho words were
spoken from ono of tho crowd, " Plcdgo
with wino." " Plcdgo with wino," cried
the young and thoughtless Harvy Wood ;
" Pledge with wine," ran through the
crowd.
The beautiful brido grew pale; tho de
cisive hour had come. Sho pressed her
hands together, and tho leaves of her bri
dal wreath trembled on her pure brow;
her breath came quicker, and her heart
beat wilder.
"Yes, Marion, lay asido your scruples
for this once," said tho deacon in a low
tone, going toward his daughter; "tho
company expect it ; do not so infringe
upou tho rules of etiquette: in your own
homo aet as you please, but in mine, for
thisonco please me."
Every eyo was turned toward tho
brido, for Marion's principles wero well
known. Henry had been a convivi.ilist,
but of Into his friends had noticed tho
chango in his manners tho difference
of his habits and to-night they watched
to sco, as they snecringly said, if ho was
tied down to a womau's opinion so soon.
Pouring a brimming goblet, thev held
Mt with tempting smiles toward Marion.
bhe was vory palo, though more composed
and her baud shook not, us, smiling back
sho gracefully accepted tho crystal temp
ter and raised it to her lips. But scarce
ly had sho dono so when every ono was
attracted by her picrciug exclamation of,
" Oh, how terrible!"
"What is it?" cried one aud all,
thronging together, for sho had carried
tho glass to her arm's length, and was
fixedly regarding it as though it was somo
hideous object.
" What?" she answered while unin
spired light shone from her eyes ; " wait
aud I will tell you., I seo," sho added,
slowly raising ouo of her fingers at the
sparkling liquid, " a sight thut beggars all
description ; and yet, listen I will paint
for you, if I can ; it is a lovely spot ; tall
mountains, crowded with verdure, rise in
awful sublimity around; a river . runs
through, and bright flowers grow to tho
water's edge. There is a thick, warm
mist, that the sun seeks vainly to pierce.
Trees, lofty and beautiful, wave to tho
motion of the breeze. But there a group
of Indiuns gather, and flit to and fro with
something like sorrow upon their dark
brows, aud in their midst lies a manly
form but his dark cheek, how deathly
his eyes wild with tho fitful fire of
tevcr. Uuo triond stands beside him, I
should gay kneels, fur sec, he is pillowing
that poor head upon his breast. Genius
in ruins on tho high, holy-looking brow
why should death mark it, and be so
young ! Look how he throws back the
damp curls I Soe him clasp his hands;
bcur his shrieks for life ; how ho clutches
at tho form of his companion, imploring
to be saved I Oh, hear him call pitoously
his father's name ; soe him twine his fiu
gors together, as he shrieks for his sister
his only sister, tho twin of his soul
weeping lor him in his distant native
land 1 Soe 1" she exclaimed, while tho
bridal party shrank back, tho untasted
wine trembling in thoir grasp, and the
deacon full overpowered into his seat
" sco, his arms are lifted to heaven ; ho
prays, how wildly for mercy. ; But fever
rushes through his veins. The friend
beside him is weeping. Awe-stricken,
the dark men niovo silently away and
leave tho living and and the dying to
gether. '
Thoro was a hush in that princely par
lor, broken only by what seemed a smoth
ered sob from somo manly bosom. The
brido stood yet upright, with quivering
i: i a ... ' . .i . . i
up, uuu tears streaming into ine ouiwuru
edgo of hor lashes. Her beautiful arm
had lost its extension, and tho glass, with
its little troubled waves, came slowly
toward tho rango of hor vision. She
spoke again; every lip was mute ; her
voice was low, faint, yet awfully distinct.
She still fixed her sorrowful glanco upon
tho wino cup.
" It is evening now : tho great whito
! 11 1 .. II
moor is coming up, ana nor beams tall
rvnntlv nn liita ti.r.ilinnil Tin ..n .
kuvij uu Mia uiuuv, 11D U1UTDS UU1 ,
his eyes are out of thoir sockets ; dim aro
the pieroing glances. In vuin his friend
whispers the name of futhor and sister;
no soft hand and no gentle voice bless
and soothe him. His head sinks back :
ono oonvulsivo shudder ho is dead." '
A groan ran through tho assembly
So vivid was her description, so unearthly
her look, so inspired her manner that
what sho described scorned actually to
have taken place then and there. They
noticed, also, that tho bridegroom had
hidden his face and was weeping.
'I Dead 1" she repeated again, hor lips
quivering faster and her voico more
broken "and thero theysooop him a
a grave ; and thoro, without a shroud,
they lay him down in the damp, reeking
earth the only son of a proud father,
tho idolized brother of a fond sister ; and
ho sleeps to-day in that distant country,
with no stono to mark the spot. Thero
ho lies my father's son, my own twin
brother, a victim of this deadly poison 1
" Father," sho exclaimed, turning sud
denly, whilo tho tears rolled down her
beautiful checks" father, shall I drink
tho poison now ?"
Tho form of tho old deacon was con
vulsed with agony. Ho raised not his
head but in a smothered voico ho faltered
" No, no, my child, in God's namo, nol"
Sho lifted tho glittering goblet, and
letting it fall suddenly to tho floor, it was
dashed to pieces. Many a tearful eyo
watched her movement, aud instantane
ously every glass was transferred to tho
marble tablo on which it had been pre
pared. Then as sho looked at tho frag
ments of crystal, sho turned to tho com
pany, saying:
" Let no friend hereafter who loves
me, tempt ma to peril my soul for wino,
or any other poisonous venom. Not firm
er arc tho evcrlusting hills than my resolve
God helping mo, never to touch or taste
tho poison. And ho, to whom I have
given my hand who watched over my
brother's dying form in that land of
gold will sustain mo in this resolve.
Will you not my husband ?"
His glittering eyes, his sad, sweet smile
was hei answer. Tho deacon had left
the room, but when ho returned, and with
a moro subdued manner took part in the
entertainment of the bridal guests, no
ono could fail to sco that ho, too, had
determined to banish the enemy ut once
and for ever from that princely homo.
Header, this is no fiction. I was there
and heard tho words, which I havo pen
ned, as near as I can recollect them.
This bride, her husband, and her brother
who died in tho gold regions of California
whero schoolmates of mino. Thoso who
were present at that wedding of my asso
ciates never forgot tho impression so sol
emnly made and nil from that hour for
swore tho social glass.
Kloseniot.
A travelling agent put up at a hotel,
and, having a bundle of clothes that
needed tho operation of tho laundry, he
delivered them over to tho washerwoman,
tied up with a cord which had dono ser
vice before in tho same business, and had
upon it the namo of tho former possessor;
but, thinking that it was as good a namo
as any, he let them go, intending to claim
them by tho assumed namo. When thoy
camo back from the wash, be presented
himself to tho clerk and demanded his
clothes. ,
" Name, sir ?" asked tho clerk.
" Peter Johnson," was tho prompt rc-
p'y-
" No such name on tho list,"
" Oh 1 ah ! yes 1 That is not the
name, , I remember. It was another
man's name on the buodlo 1"
" What was the other man's name '("
" Well, it was well, what was it?
Hang me if I can tell." , , .
" How, then, shall we know which one
is yours ?"
" Well ! hem 1 that is tho question
what was it ?"
" Was it Jackson?"
" No, it was not Jackson." ,
"Thompson?" , . , i '
" No, nor any other son.", ,
" Well, if you assume a fictitous namo,
and can't remember it, I do not think it
is much matter whether you get your
clothes or not."
" That's it ! that ig it, sure 1" exclaim
ed tho bummer " That's it Klosernot !
I knew it was no son! Klosernot look ,
for Klosernot I" "
And ho did look for it, found it, and
passed over the clothing to Klosernot,
alias Peter Johnson,
$& " Which of these roads lead to
the village of W ?" inquired a trav
eller, as bo came to a place whore the
road ho was travelling forked in different
directions, of an urchin who gat upon a
log neur by, and whose appearance indi
cated that ho was evidently a specimen.
" Any ouo of , - sir," answorod tho
boy.
" Which is the best, my lad ?" inquired
tho traveller.
" Ain't nary ono on 'om the best."
" Which is tho nearest ?"
"Aiu't much difference."
" Which do you think I had better
take ?"
" You may take any one on 'em, and
afore you got half-way thar, you'll wish
you had tuck t'other one."
efir- A lazy dyspeptio was bewailing
his own misfortune, and speaking with a
friend on tho letter's hearty appearanoo,
" What do you do to make you gtrong
and healthy?" inquirod the dyspeptic,
"Live on fruit alono'answorod tho friend.
"What kind of fruit?" Tho fruit of
industry; and 1 am never troubled with
indigestion,"