Ll V POST. very Thursday Evening by IMIAH cnOU8, Prop'f. erms of Subscription, . U.Utt PER AKITJI. Pay ithia months, or t2.50if not Within th yenr no paper aw- iinlwt ,,,e 0Ption of 11,8 l,ul f rintinnn outside of the county PAiADL .in APinvi. Vrsona lifting and using pnpers Lod to oth?r become aulisenbcrs, liniilo fortne price or me paper. 7. rOTTEIV tTORITET AT LAW. SolinsgroTO Vm , hit professional Servian to the All legal DUeiDeee tilinmi" n nu In mmIn ironpt attention, unto Jr above the New Lutheran Church. fib 'H. CRON MILLER. ATTORNEY AT LAW, Midillcbiinr, Ta., Li professional torvleet to the pub- lnHMl'on' nn aooioer prom wii'nni I . -.1 1 ,- .,111 PaahIvi k aiteoiloB. fJin . ''. L SIMPSON, ATTORSKY AT nw, Solinsgrove hiii nroftsalonel aervice to tha r.., pub care '67H ku biulnoM entrusted, la hi promptly attended io. Jan. 17, AV. KNIGHT, ATTORNEY AT LAW. Freoburg IV, Ma Professional service to the pub- All business entrusted la Dil care L promptly attended lo. , "Ml M. VrtN (iKZKR, ATTORN a AT LAW, Lcwiaburg Pn., (, professional tervice to io pub 'allrelioni and nil other Plo'ession mess entrusted la bit care '111 re- prompt attention. F. MILLER ATTORNEY AT LAW, Lowixburg l:a L M, rrofoloni.l irrviot to Hie pub Vllcdiont Mi J til other proloFHlunt l.inru rulriiill la bit cir will ra prompt ancntiou. Jan. a, Uit hl.MNS, A.M. DILL (Sicwmri to J. r. fc J. M. Linn.) rOKNtlO Al liAII, LiCWIBUUrg, IB. thfir proro8ionl terlot la m . ColleatioDt and all otbor pro- nl businpas ntrustail to ihrlr care ecitprompta!teniion. Jan. 8, (iitf Iaclks IIOWEK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Solinngrovo Pa., , hit prnfonnionftl rticct to lha pub Collectinna and all olber profcunionn Inesi fntrumaJ lo hit car will L nrAimit attention. Office two door h of me iweyaiona iioisi. ijmh. r. . .. .. . .1.1 n.. r. 7 k-IL At.t.KN. BOBACB ALT.1HAW. ALLEMAN & SON. TTOKNH i'S A 1 LA H. SclInHjyi'ovo Iai ! rofrniiioniil hni-lnrn and collecting me J lo ilieir onie will be prompily nfdlo. Can be oonmilted In Kngliuli Eerninn. UDiee, .MiirKe' oqunri!. X. MYHRS,- ATTORNEY t G0CSSE1 OR T L1V Idlelmrrf Suyder County Peiin'a ta few door Eaal of the P. O. on n Hired. Cotimiltulion la r.nnin'h QrrntHit lnguage.. Bep. oil II. II. .CJltlMM, ttornev & Councellor A T-LA W, In N. E. Cor Market & Water St b FtppburaT. I'tmi'a. n.ullallon In bolh E.iglixb anil Oerman .uagea. Ic0, l, "!Ht. HOVER k BAKER t SEWING MACHINE nona In need of a good and durable ini Machine can be accommodtted al unable prlcet by calling on 8am Faviit, Agent, 8elinagrove. ! ' fJan.24,-68 U. J. Y. S II IN DEL, SURGEON AND PIIY8ICIAK, Mlddlcburg Pa., n hit nrofeaatonal tervioee loth oil' m of Middlauurg and vicinity; Marco &i, vi OUN K. HUGHES, Enq., JU8TICE OF TOE PEACE, Penn Twp., 8oydr Co. T F. VAN BUSKIRK, aOICAL & MECHANICAL PENT18T . Solinngrov Pcnn. H. WAGNKU, Em., JUSTICE OF THE TEACE. lnoltHoa Townnhin, Sny Jer Co. Pn., I attend lo all buaiueta entruated lo er aud on tha most raonatle a$, , March TJCHif J f KANAWEL, trevllle, Snyder Co., r n hie nrofaaalonal tervioee In Iht Mio. 0-8Blf hRAYUILL A Co., Wholb(ALI PaAi.aaa m FOOD AND WILLOW WARS! Cloiha. Window Shades, Uroomi, Mala, "hee Cotton Lapt, Oraia Uagt, Fly Ouokett, Twlnet, Wiokt, &o. io Market Btreot, J-blladtlpLta, -V67 T, PARKS, M. ATTmiMTV AT I.A W D1HTRICT ATTORNY, I1DDLBU0R0-. BNYDBtt COUNTY, Ft 5j, la Coart Htutt, Wept.16, 'OTtf J. U. SEL1IE1MER, dialeb rn II4RDWARE, jron, Nails, ; Steel, Leather. Faints, Oils, 4oves H Tinware, NHIVK BVlllKKT, HtaaDtr i, itni'tr ill VOL. 11. N. . IFANOT STORE GEO. SCltSURE i:STAI5LISIirj) S ' W DwJ"r in MOTIONS & FANCY GOODS. LADIES & Jimt Received a Full anl Well Selected Block of JMU nxiA Wi liter deeds We liave stlcrtoj our iitock with great care and oflVr it at Greatly A full Assortment of SUES. LACES FRINGES Einbroi.lcrit's, Ruchos Kid gloves iu lurgo qunntilies, can suit any lmly in I'rieo and Color. Hoop Skirts Counterpane on Hand Ve ry C'hcup. We ennuot fimmcnito all our articles lut o nHHitre the pul lie llint we hnve a largo Btu'k of gootta of ev ry tluwriptiou in our line on hand. A Full anHortment of HATS AND cAPS0FTHEHtaTutstyles on iill kooii ntul examine our Stock and priccN I li it ti kliil It r l nit Ih if vr Oct. U.tf. ESTABnSIIED 1853.. Till OLD COKMIU Rebuilt tail Refurnlisbdl with tha Fincal an.l Ch prill Ansorlnifnl DRY NOTIONS, TRIMlnNG3, QUEENS VARE, hardware, Groceries, Cedarware Hats & Caps ShoeH, Ctu potM, Oil Clotliw, Shoo liiiclliiM, "WALL lAli:iiH, EVER OFFERED TO Tha tubcriherbnlnir removed Into hit Market mid Pine hireem, la now prennred to onea Ihrt may favor liim with their paironage, rnil3 OLD COIIN12U FIIALI. ST ILL CONTINUE THE MOTTO FORMERLY ADOPTED, rriii: oiikai c;oItNKIL,, fir a Hi riot allention to bimlncM. and keeping at all timet the moat complete ttooi and tellitig nl ids lowest price, he hopea lo tVjJr-All kliida of l;OUNTRY l'OUUUli SMinnroeo. April 20. 1M71. Geo A LAROE ASSORTMENT OF PRINTS, MUSLINS, DRY GOODS, Pnnoy CnHslmoreH, Itendy IMnlo Jlotliiiij, Huts tod Cups, Shoes, Hosiery, PixraBols and ALSO A FUIiL LISE OF C.irOCJ.ZIDI.S Sugars, ColTocs, TeB, gpiocs, Syrnps, FiBli, &o., ic. TOHACCOH, HNUFP IVO OKAvIlH. ALSO Qucenswsrd, Glasswaro, I have seteeteil the above ioaiIs with great eare, wIsIiIuk to nuroliase. C all anil see lor yourselves, the tame, iusnaiui I to mi friends for their iiatronaae la the (June,ttVl-tf.) XMAS PRESENTS. Are dotevminod to Boll their Fnrnitnro at cost rather than dmcliargo tltoir men. Walnut Chamber Furniture at loaa than tho price of Cottage Furni ture. Olber articles at aurpriHing prices, such aa 500 Best Uiurcloth Otlod Walnut Tote Pofaa, at 18 60 ; BOO All-wool, any color, Torryor Hep, Wal nut Kofiui at $19 AO 1 1, 500 Haircloth, Tferry or Rep, Oiled Valnut Parlor Arm Chaii'H If3, 05 1 100 Oiled Walnut Cluiinbor Suits, Tennesaoe and Lis bon Marble, $78 1 200 Iitulian Marble Oiled Walnut Chamber Suits, $17 50 ; 500 Elegant Oiled Walnut Parlor Suits, in Hair cloth, Terry, Hep, flush, Brocatel or Satin, from iftiG. f.fkWTJ W tfr i)i MJJ 1-JU VVF 37 and 119 North SECOND Street, Street, 1200 MARKET Street. Depot SECOND HI Fire! Fire! Firo!TJ 8MITUa LEUAimX MUTUAL Fire Insurance Co. or . JONESTOWN, PENN A. ESTABLISHED JUNE 1, 1850. AllClta, . . ll,3T.000,O0. tJS aaa-tBtB David II. Rank, Ito. O. F. Meily, Trea. Jao. O. Heilman, Svo. pullolof Perbetoel. No daagtroatarhataraV outtireportr laanrsd. The Insmeaaea of this Unupaui Is eoanusd W tarm l-iouart a ad frlvaie ItweUtaga, For any Infarsaalloa Udraat tha aatrelgne4 tgsut Ibt Mayfer and KorthauitKirtaud nouullet II. CLAY WALKER, Ag't, , Lirerpool, Porry County, Pv . -0el4e,'U, ;.-.,-. MIDDLEBURG, SNYDER COUNTY, PA., CORNER,x$ Vllt APKIL 1872. yiu will lio n(iii-hv,l ,vt our lo Hnlu it n i fin i-nlii 11 it tln Himif -S. Wl .1?.. iN'imxirrove REBUILT 1871- (JLASH, Xc, &c, THIS COMMUNITY. NEW STORE ROOM, on the Corner of offer, to hit old cuntomera, and all now great Indueeineutt. lit it delernuued tbo merit a full aharo of puronnpe. taken la exobange lor foo'iti.-rji . W.M. F. Et'KUER T GOODS WIXTUK. 1S73 IN M1DDLEDURO, BY Gloves, Notions, Shawls, 1'udh, Whito Goods. Tubs, Pullx, Boskets, Eta, E'.c. and ask an examination of the tame by those l ompm in, prirss wun oiners past, 1 resiieotlully .oll. lt a eonttnutnoe al U. AI.KKEU BOUOOIl Jve Stores are AT. E. Corner HI NTH ami MAliKKT SUerU, Cor. SL'CONJJ awl SPMT'JK utul Manufm tory, 242 anl 244 72f ATTORNET AT LAW. MlnDLKIIllHI,. RNYEDR Ut).. FA OITert hit P olesskiual Hervteea to the pab'lo UoD.ultUona la EagtlsU and Qnati, TTAKDINQ & FEltRIsi Patent & General Claim Agency, "Vithlni.ton, r. O. air. Hanllm It well known tarotiRh rhtt see lloa of litaeounlry as a IhuriHigtit, rel tattle man, aud butlnaat enlrutted tu bt will teur iromtt alleailon. Jaaela,'U, TIIEOS. BWINEFOBD. WITH EAUB & FRYIHRE, IMPORTERS AND JOBUER8 OF CIlIN-fV, JX,A.MM & QneenMWuros 801 1803 CHERRY, STREET, Malvesa arek aad Haea J'hiladelpMa, Pa. Ooattially oa head, O.kjlnal Astorted f aeka- , . ' ' ' '. l ' ..: i"-SL iff - - Ner Middleswarth. a tiAf rtioa Till rvLITICAb lll'TuftT III OUt COI'PTtY. " by n,t. John II',' I'tir :'!!. 'Some lime alumf Hie hrginninn of llil 0 ntuty N' T Miil'llii'iv irili hIio ik ib- niiJ 01 hit nut ire Jvmey from lilt feel, and lo raied In what wat Iben Northtimberland, afterwarda Union, now Snyder county, I'a. lit waa penniless, friendlets, and without adueaiion. It la doubtful wheiher be aveo hal the advuniage of evea the rude schools of hit lima, and ha Incited wh.U wat then almost a wilderness, and it ttill one of Die moat primitive region, of the Hiale, AU though free sch iols have been In opera lion, and the soieum of the iron. horse re tounda t kronen lha yet I hick forests of lha Heavers. He was a natural leader, and had lie been horn a brilf a ernturj later, would have been as liberal as he wat ta. gaciout and alilo. For nearly fifty yeart bt wna prominent wiio tha political move- menta or tut mate, but I never met until in 1H.")8, when, for Iht first lime he took bit teal in Congress lo eervt a tingle term He was then well nigb three score and ten, but Lie atop was at elaalio aa if bt detied the ravaget of years, and tie one of the most industrioua members of the House. Ilia appearanoa waa altogeth er eniiiie. He was rather abovo medium bight, stouil built, with singular breadth of chest, heave neck, square aliouldars, and ahead ihitt was of coiossel site and eiouiriie niuuti, in Jrcs on! manners be waa severely plain, and his horny bands told the ttorj of a life of actual toil among nit minimum furnaces and fields, lit mvle no set speeches, hut he occasionally ad dressed the House in brief, torso seuienecs, ond always cominiindod profound alien lion. He spoke with e nal fluency in Eng. lull aud Ueroian, aud a conversational ist wat one of I tie most entertaining ami inatruclivo men of his time, but hit short term of service in I be iiiiiniiiil councils, al an advanced i'e. m-ike fi-w . i le nf hi Si ne i(.ri-oi.ne I li e it.s iti(;iihlie I lies of i he man. l'cuu-ylvauia nas the ibenlr. nf di. p,i-, liticul actions, and I'mm couniy lii eoiisliliU'iicy. i wt, ih.iroujflily tier.nm, and H.ts Jclereti'iil lo li-iideriliip, lull il l wat hcklv in its I, .v., mi l c,urloi'i:iw worstnppe I mid ri jeu rd its great chief tain, tin jug tl.e nr i.f 1MS ho led a i iuipaiiy to i no lid i, Imt no w. ti.it emi nently suceesKful at a auldier. 8oin after i lie war bt was chosen lo iho Legislature, and be wat seventeen limes eUoiod lo the House, and once to the Senate for an un expired term of a tingle ye ir, but he was toveral liuiea defealed in ooutests fur both branches of the Legislature. He wat am bitious, aud teemed unwilling to' be out of ollice. Now and then his people would lire of him, but it was Impossible t find a substitute for him who did not suffer by contrast in tcrving them, and la a few years they will rally for Middlctwarlh, and teud him back witii grct enthusiasm. One of hit contests of the House waa re markable for the bitleruesi of the ttrife. Middleonartb bad been ripeaker of tbo House the preceding session, and, as tuch, had tigned the frce-tcbool bill, at Iht Speaker it required to tiijo all bills in certifying lo the (iuvernor their passage by both branchet of lha Legislature. He bad earnestly opposed and voted against the measure, but when the Oerman p.utiub let lawt reached Union county the tohool law wat there with Middlestvartb'i tiamt tigned lo ll at Speaker. Hit rompedilor was Mr. Yearick, and he made Ike issuo on the then odious free -school bill. In vain did Middlcswarth protest that be had opposed the hill, and that be would work uiuie eltiuiently for its repeal than hit an tagonist. To thit Mr. Yearick answered, exhibiting Ihc ilifnllible Herman types of the olliciul lawt, and vehement in iho fa vorite language of the pe.iplo ; -Here, fellow cituens, Is Mr. MidJIoswarlU't nanit tigned lo the bill. How could be be opposed to bill to which he tigned hit oUiolal approval 7 i ii i - , nini'iii !. (,111:1 uilll U llll 1 li 'III I, conolusivs, and a tidal wavo of popular ., , ... , reprobaliou swept I ho tiermin leader iniol0".!'.0'111 . Il'n w" "S"'" to private life because his naine was uppeu l ed lo a bill bit pcoplo did net approve. lo a few years, however, ih mistake wns J II "t iw. uiH.i 11 utieiii.'iii umde by svudinjt MuMlcsw.irlli Ihi.mi io the House. In lvjt 'J'J, end o;.iiuiii be wat ipeaier of the lloWe, and iu ltlt waa iht nominee of bis parly fur the chair but was defeated by a bull that resulted ia ibe election of Hon. William A. Cribb, late of 1'biladulpbia, He waa reiardod as one of the beat presiding olTicert in tho oountry, aud wat bonorod with the ohair of the couveutioo that nominated John Julucy adamt for i'resulftil in 1824. Al tbouglt he was frequently a candidate for the Ueuuie. be never succeeded until 1817, when the death of Dr. VYageuaeller (who bad beaten Middletwarth io Unloa oounty for ibt Whig noniiuatiuD two yeart before) made vaoaocy for one year, aud It wat oonoeded lo Middletwarth. lit wat alecl. td over lha some Mr. Vearlok who bad beateu biui for tbl House on the free acbool queallou, ten or twelve ytart be fore. While In the Heoatt ba wat nomina ted at Ibt Wig eaudidata for Canal Couauidavl at 1 Ob I I 1 lull! . I. - .!!.. :.l .. y. . . missioner in ioio, wn in. .lose, wiiu UOVMll.alnhlA ai enor Johnston, but while Jobnsloa wat eleoted by a small majority, Middletwarth was defeated by Uea. faiuter by a.HOUN, arrives at maiuly booauaa bt bad voted in lha Sen-'anj Bi v.w aie agaum mo ten nour law, lie ar gued them as he argued aguinut ilia toboolt ytart before I w t r k twelve tad lometliuet tlitetn hourt a day to live, and tbert should bt no limitation upon the hourt of labor." On Iht school question ba nail ealj i "1 never went la cliool. ant those who deeira education will attain it without taxing tht publlo fund." He never advanoed beyond the oarefully nourished prejudices of bit own constituency, lu 1j1 bo wat ngiln de feated for Iht Senate, and Id IXj'J waa eleoied lo Congress, but failed la ba re elected. When be retired from Congreit bad reaebed Iba palrlarvbial age t but bis auibitioD for otniei wat uuabaled, and he waa toon obosea an associate judge for Snyder eouaty, When bit live years term bad expired age bad bowed bis ouoe-erooi form and deeply wrinkled his uiasstve brow. Only when the vigor of hit puwor lul phytioul eoiietiiutiou hud been broktu by Ills aouttictt of three - quarters of a ceutury did be accept reilremeiil, speudian lbs evening of bis long life io the vim ol hit iiiuiiiilain houie, wlih his larne family of children veiilnd arouti l bun on bis tin uieueu puweusioiw. lu Irttli bt had filled lha measure of bit days, nd ba calmly passed away. , He waa , one of tho ftw inon who have swayed un if hyiiuujic In tho oon IlieU of luilitica. Until. 1 he waa a ilectdudl'iuocriit, and waa tho com potitor of Wolf for tho noiuiimtion for Governor In tuut year. Ho wiui ilisap polntcd, and with Hitner ami olliers, eapouaod the anti-Miuioiilo cuio. lio revolutiiuiiMMl his comity overwhelm ingly, and nuido it one of the most throughly aiitt-Oouiocrauo couutiuti in th HtaU), whiult it U to tUii day. llu .- JANUARY 23. 1374. itctiirvil ti lliiliprnutofiitl - limiura for umiiy yiMi-a un.li'r tlm tiew pulitt'-al or litiiiAiiiiou. L'tt Uitnt-r In-Ill tin" fitiiili-liii-v I.t l.' , ":W. nml ":W, wIhmi tin? VItiyc party siiiilniili'd iiiiti-.'Anoiirv anil MiililliMwuitli nt'vor lii'fHino oon- Hiit'iii:is iv, one of it Stnti li'.uli'ia. Hi- IivimI nil hta lllo t'iwit!ii lit opHiiioii to liln-riil projircs. n-joi'lititf cilitiMtioit in Ilia own li'iiHt'hnlil. mid fell lii'liind the itilvrt'tccil iili-us of flu- I'JtiM'lli'lit lint usually uiiHiitviMxlul Whin puny. 11"' wna in nviiilMtliv with his own ir ni'iv nml with Un til anil with himself ho wiu coniiMit. Hut in apiU' of MiidllrsWiirth his ro plo at lust licjjitu lo irogri's.. Younger IiIoimI nml frcslier iil;as nt'limHy i - froittfil hint. Mcliools) hud hccii iitillcl over hin county in ilefuinco of the pre- Jtulu'ea or Iho p:lxt, anil enlle;i's licy ,,, to allow their apirea on the he.intifnj Imnks of the S.4iiieh;iii:iti. He h:i,Iv witnessed the ftrmlititl tlepuiture frotit the tfoisl obi diiva when si-hooU were eoiniiirtively nnknawii, nml the scnnly liternture of tho rejjion, even the l.tw'a were only in K'iimI old lViiiiNvlfunin Dtiteh; alill hclinllleil on not only until tho Issuo iHM'ninu iloulilfiil, Imt even nfter he luul heeu ttuhorxeil on liis own litittlu-Krontiil. Me alruitleil n'4itinsl fnle. rttteh a rotitost hulweeu lilier.tl Uleita ami prejmlieo of neeesily pn1 seiiU il in duo time tho repreWiluiive niun of tho new ereatiou. Tiio Html coiiti'.-t fur. tint overthrow of tho iiiiti-tirci','rt-nivi' ii ilicv of Miil- illiMWitrtll. mill the itiiiiiiiiiilio'i ofn iiioro jfeiieroiis eotiti-n u:ui ilirreiio:i ol'tliu Wliii; putty in tint nci-tinn. .i tii ulii iu the siieeeeiliii ye.ir of l'il. Tin; Si'iiiitoriitl ili-iirii t was iuii'il of I'nioii, Millliii, mnl Jtinia'.i countii's ami tho noinineo for Seiiatnr was iit Koutly vliiituivl hy IT,iiun, the only cotiiity that eoulil jivt a Whi niujoi'i ty. MiiMleiwaiih, as u-iial, pn-feil iiiri elaitns vioroiislv, au l earned hi- a tli- "'""iily. l lie revolt, limvever, v,i fc,i 4 jeial aiiioii t ie V'Hi'i WliiitHnftheilis- li ii t a.'aiiiit tin! in-ri ite aiuliiiiiiit irnl aiTi Kitil 'jiitrol ii;' Middle-i'.y.iith. In In1 i onii'ieiice were two eueretii! la l" .v i i are well kinnvti to many of out' iv.iders. Senator MeClttro was then n hoy Hilitieau in Juniata, and a .latin's Millikctt wan onu of tiio in l urlive yoiimj NVIiiis of Milllin. 'l'liey were the controlling npirils of their re-pei'-live deleittioiH. They eonei'iliil tin? candidate to I'liion, hut deciiurl to tieceit .1iddicswai'tli. Tlie old man win there, and was frankly not Hied hy the yiiunn men that the Whi parly hail advanced liryond his idea.s, and prop )sei to nj-ree with him upon any neci'htililu man in L'nion county, Init .If iddleswarth refused. Two holdout of the conferenco were hal, when Mid dleswarth was nutilied Unit if ho refus ed to join iu hi'Icc till); a candidate lliey Wiiuld choose one without consiiliini; him. Hu was xtill olmlinale. And tltey choso Eli Slil'er.it conferee from Union hy a vote of nix to three. Mr. Slifer w.w eleeled, and ranked in the Semite a ono of tho lira'. Whijj leiulera." Flylns- n Kilo. Youner Archili:iM Sinsfffly, of Ger nmiilown, lnw been unfortunate. He routl in tho paper that, "when the boys in Virtfitiiit City wi'hIi to raise tltoir kttos, they tio Hie Htrinrf to a Jo's tail ami make lain run.'' It occttroil to yonn Mr. Sin,'etlv tli tt an tliiti procooilin.'v wax cotiiiiteted upon a Houiiil rational lmsis, lie would cxporimiint in tliOHiituo diree tiou. Tho dillieiilty ctn-'ouutorod by Mr. Sintjorly at tho outHut waa tli'tt bo had au extrumelv lat''o kilo ami a inourufuUy small iIo.hii 1 tho on Tut argument wel,.l, ....... i. . .- .. i wind wan hitfh. Tho lesilenls of tlto noL'ltborhoo 1 woto aururi-io.l to ttt)a n Joj inshinT backwards d iwn tlie HtreeU, witii c itiKi lenililu veliMri- ty, clam and Bcratehin at the OiVt lh for a hold, and emitting ejiicn lutory howls, as if ho cheiiaho.l a s.icret proforence for going in the other diroelion. And tlioy were moro surprised to poreoivo tltat ho apimrod" to be aachored toHoniotlnn iu tho hoavons. Hut thero was uo tituo for iavestigution. In a mo mont a cyclone struck tho kite, and before Archibald Sinyei ly could ut ter a scream. Ids dog had porformcd about one third of the journey to tho milky way. It is Bupposod that tha bird's eye viow enjoyed by tho ani mal must have boon uugniticout, em bracing, a3 it did, Mouut Airy, Con-' Wt'Mwn Btwinniu. hfc. l'eterMbui' fur work ttiu n-v.. rrisburg da HAIIIES & SNYTxaUooked aftor thorn with tears OA! at looked after thorn wi May ao'-o'' i',,i)"u,udy to come in hid eyes. . iZ .e, with ttotl.iug to eat," ho leavea II ir- WANTED. su.i iV tue kite coiu0 i . wl.iiia'u.iHK i that will ritirf caught in tho vano of a church steeple, became entangled, and hold Sengcrly s dog iu psriuanout sus pense. Xhoy tried Vj . blow u:m loose with a shot gnu, and they suo coodod iu producing a sliowor of stusa 'O moat ufLor each discharge i but wheu the dog had been all snot away, his toil remaiuod, poiutiug due noriu, ami refusing to come down. Auy oue having a good dog can hear something to his advauUge by applying at Singerly's. Old Mr. Siugorly would prefir a bob-taiL They Li l a miracle up la Mains, last week. A kick man's sou wont out au I beat aho. it the bush ull the af t triieuu to get tt'uice, lomer parlrttfge lor Inui, uiel just as he reaolioj. the bouse at uigbt, tired, faint and eiuply baudud, sail thiuktog bow lie tlioula oousolo the old wan for tho tlitappoiot tucol, a glantio bawk flew over sod dropped, almost ul his I'cct, tht very partrtde he wanted. ' ""-sts"" Wilion, tbo eelebrttteif vooalist vat upset from bl esrriia uesr rlliubui n. A 8ooleh paper in reoordiou; the ao ulJeot, said I "W art happy lottnte thst hs wu able 16 apiisar tbe ut oftoioj In three v's. - NO. 43- Titrs r. Nat crawled out of his ponr little bed which hardly deserved tho name of bed at all. Tbo room was very bare android. An Nat slipped on wlnl rem lined of his onlv pair of sh es, tt heavy clou I soemo l to settle down upon his t teo. Hi 4 toother, a little woman, with a f ice p do aud wom, but cheorfttl. novertheles!, was pnttiii' a few crusts of b.-ead with tliroti or four cold potatoes, tloti a pinto. "I do buv, mother," s.ii I N it, slitv nring and looking about tho room, "it is no sort of two, we shall have to orivo up. Id in't see but wo shall freeze to death with no fire, and starve besides,'' and Nat sat down upon tho sido of tho bod and lea:i ) l his face upon his hand. "I can't get a bit of work to do, and thero isn't a pors.m in tho world that cares a cent abjut ns," ho continued dejectedly. "It seems as if I should not caro so much as if it was just myself; but to see you cold and hungry is more th in I can boar,'' aud Nat burnt into tour. "Why, my boy," said hi mother, cheerfully, don't give up. "Don't you remember that wo leivo a Futher who sees all our trouble, and if wo only trust llinr lie will lubiuH." "Vou have sai l tint for the l.itt three weeks, m other. " sai l Nat. "an 1 I have tried lo trust Him, but things' grow worse and wors.i. ' "Though lie slay tue, yet will I trust iu Him," is tho trust we want to have., Nattie,' sai.l his mother, silting djwn by his side an I putling her anus arotiu 1 hu neck, "We have each other left j-et. and wo are not really sick." Ilerevesgrnwti littlodim us sho looked ut N it's pule, thin face, au l then there is that nio teacher at thotuisHiiei school, you know, who thought ho could do something for you " IVs." sai I Nat, wiping his eyes with tho b:i'k of his his hand, "but I have not seen him, and don't know that I ever shall t my clothos have got so bad now that I can't go to tho school." "Well, dear," said his mother, "we will eat what wo linvo and bo cheer ful. Wo shall, not starve to day, and maylio you will get a few pen nies for sweeping, ttiul I tuny tirvla little washing to do. At tiny rate wo will try hard one day moro. We must look as cheerful and pleasant, ih wo can. too ; for pooplo will bo moro likely to help us if wo stuiio and look pleasant, th in they will if wo look cross and sour. ' Nut tried hard to smile and eat his share of tho scanty breakfast. 15. ti ding hi mother goo I bye, ho took his old broom and started out He walked painfully up street after street for his feet wore covered with chil blains, and his old shoes were hard an.l full of holes. At taut he select I a crossing to sweep where lie thoit'.'lit rich people might cross, nnd patient ly waited trying t look cheerful an I smiling. Daring tho forenoon he jot a few pennies, but us tho after noon wore on he felt very faint aud hungry, and leaning on his broom, ho began to tliit.k of what his mother had siid in tho morning. "Though Ai slav," kept ringing iu his head. "Ah." he thought to him self. "I have not really t r u s t o d When everything goes wvll, the trusting is easy euongh, but when it comes to t'i'j 'slaying I give in.'' Hearing voices near him ho sti' tetL and looking up, saw the rn' :sion school teacher. Such a gleam of hopj shot thr vifjh his heart that it lighted up his face, and ho fult us it' help had onto. "Ah. Nut, how do you do ?'' said his teacher pleasantly, while tho gen tleman who was with him hwiked on with some surprise. '"How wo you getting on now f" "Not at all," answered Nat, trying to smilo. I'm sorry,' said lfls teacher. 1 hoped I was going to get a chance for you last week, but I lost it Weil keep up your countgo i I think ) up your courago t 1 tiuuK we yili titid something yot, and tho gon "Cour- ho thought. Wtwlllnlveeinf"".'! uu ' w at is not irtming, nua i moan to ltiuui .. i. ....' .,, oi, ;. ,i I can do ; and shutting his eyes for a moment, ho sent an earnest little prayer to tho loving Heavenly Father who is just as ready to hear us when wo call to him from tho noisv street as from tho hush of tho church. 'Hullo, there, youn;rster," said a hearty voice, 'Hold iuy horse here, and I'll givo you a (pi irter' Nat dropped his broom and ran eagerly to tho horse." A portly gentleman stepped with somo ditli ctilty from tho carriage, Nat looked at him aud smiled pleasuutly. "Vou think I am rather awkward, voongstor," he stud, "but I'm only just on the water, and your misera ble fund traps I can't manage." "Oh no, sir, I did not tliiuk so at ull," said Nat, looking at him wist fully, for his own dear father died at sett, and there was a oliarin aixntt anybody who had boon on the water. Komething about the stuiio on Nat's wan face must have attracted tlie gentleman, for he turned UidT after he has.1 startel up the stciMt ol the house. "See hero, my boy," said h "what wore you thiuking about wheu I drove ur t" m Nat blutJiod Ikuitlr and hoaitatea, . e. Wtllk AilverUVtu-y X,t Ona column one yeuf, One half, column, cmn year, t Onn-fourtli column, otic yrnr, '"-s. Due siptnre (1(1 line.) t insertion I'vcrv additional hiseition. lYofiwaionnl ami It iainesscii'ds of not more than A lines, per year, Auditor, Ktectitor, Adininisiriifor .nnd Assignee Notices, Kdilorial notices per line. r,.no 2.5t 1". .u iiiivcrti iemcnis for a siiortcr pe riod than one year are pnvnhlo nt Ihn lime they urn ordered, ami if not pti'd the H-rsoii ordering them will lu held responsible for the money. "You looked ns if ynn wero up in tho sky, or Homowhoro else, and I had to scream at yoit tin if you wevu a mile oil I hIuiuKI hko to know wh.it yon worn at." "I was trying to trust, sir," said Nut softly, looking down. "To what f" exclaim. id tho gentli miin, looking at him inasloitishm Mtt. "To trust itt God sir." sai l N it looking up in his fico. 'Mother and I tiro very poor, and wo have no fi ie'l I lilt, slid feel H iru (tod Vt.ll help ns if wo trust in Him.' Captain Hold, for tho gentlemin was a sea dipt tin, thrust Ins hands into his pockets and whittled a little, looking hard into Nat's f.io. "What's vour liatno f he aftked snd lenly. "Nat H lyin-ni 1, sir," was the s.vor. an "Ilaymond 1" exclaimed tho enp- tun t "was yoitr father s liauio than V "les, sir, said Nat. in somi snr- prise, and ho died at sea Did yoii know liim '" "Know him !" ocliiiuin I Captju'n ll 'i l. 'jllcss your heart, b ly. ho ; save I my life once, when w i wero I liot'n before the must. Here, ttunlilo I into my carriage, aud sh w mo tho way to your mot her, ipiiek ! I Nat would not hive been lib ire im ' t medio 1 if the sky ha I f tlle'i. Ho glance I at tio carnage and tinm to ward his broom. Ii'tt your liroont go to tho dogs, 'aid tic c.iMlaiii t 'you w m't ice it ng.'in ; get in rpiiek an I teli in;? n h ro to go.' I ilo say. mother," s iid a young lalywlii waa looking out of tiio wind ),v, I'nele Keid is the ipie- r -st lill'l. He has been talking Mlii til l motit luiserabin looking ,,,v om, there, and now he lias actually tikii liim into lh.) carriugo uit.1 gone oil' with him." 'ib) is always d .ing ipteerlhings," said her mother 'He is just an hko ly to pick up a ruggu.l boy as tho Vice -President.' Two or three h iiirs after, Cupt'iiu Itcid catuo back to his sihter's housej W here dil yougo with that ragged Doy. iiuclu r tis ie l Ins ni"i;.j. 'That boy !' s.ii.l her uu-le, "why that boy's father saved tnv lifeonco Ho died on shipboard on his wav lioniii (rout Australia, in ire titan tw'.i years ago. Ho was going captain net voyage. Ho ti inched at J Aver p.iol going out. and I saw him tli'ire. lie told me if I (jot honia lirst to sen that his wife an I Isiy were getting on well. I have not been h -re siueo that timo till to day, an 1 should ttev. er havo found them in tfio wjrld, poor things, if that boy hadn't smil ed his father's own smilo inL i my face, llu and his moth t wero about starved. I should say, au l lulf fro zen, too. Hut." Id n l lo I. rubbing his halt Is t sgether an I chuckling t himself, "I guess th'-y nillb . warm to night, an 1 if they am ever hungry again. It won't bo mv blame " i l.-0ililftll !crret 4n.no (t, fdgiil. It is rel tt.,1 f Ca;it Hall, that af-ti-r iuthtito toil an 1 li i.vtr I in his great hledge joarn -y iu search of rel ics of Sir John I'ra.ikiiu. uti 1 aftr unptr.ilit led sip'.'i ss iu t-.icing tho lost explorer, he ret r -tic I to his n imo an I kept locked from buuwu eyi i the s i 1 lest rocor 1 uf tint lost,i:t ten ling tliat it sltouU never so.. t!io light until after the d at'.i of Fran!. lin s age 1 and mourning wi lo.v. Ilo kept his resolution well, ta'ting his pape'.-s with hi u on tho Polaris so that they might be always near him. Foi tuna'.ely tiio dilVeivnccs whie'.thud bjcome pfouoiiuce I bet ween htmsul' and tho other memliersof tiio l'olitri, epe.htio:i lufore thoy left the Sreeti. land tifitloiii-'tils, induced lum to trust the precious records of hii sled e iottniey tiud ot ior huportttut doctitiiftits to Mr. Smith, of 1'ttssu- is ik, before proewjing to tlie uoHh-J 'lUiesa records have beon r-.-covorod by tho United States evpoditi u in search of the Polaris. Fvom tlieui it has been asctirtuined that Capt. Hall made the sa l discovery whilj seairhing in tho fate of Franklin, that his p irty wero reduced to tho dire extremity of eating e icli otlier. I ho fa't hod it iHton puluislicd would have given Cupt. H ill greater fatuo tli.ni all his remaining discoveries, but his t?ildui'iiess of , h.vtrt forba lo his giving to tho pulilie what would bavo cuust'd Iju ly Franklin 'any greater anguish tlian she ulrctuly en dured. Now -tluvt thin tender and horoio explorer rests uudur tho same Iroury slues wttu too bwt r rutiklin. curious hands tjar opoti the ftecret and tiud wiint mtitinor of-tuau he was. lliijtalo yw. Lasusst S.vilino Vmskl. Tho lar gest sailing vessel in the world is tho ship Thive llrothers, which sailed from Sau Francisco recently w ith a large cargo of wheat for Knropo. Sho is the old steamer Vandurbilt, which was presented to tho govern, mont for the Navy, and which, not long ago, tha Navy lVpavtmeut sold. As a steamer, the. enormous eonsuunv tiou of coal, alUtough it product t. high sjH'oil, ma lu her too costly for uuiiciiitilovetitin'oB. Sho &s there fore changed by her purchasers iiit a sailing ship, aud when she went out of Han Francisco harbor shu sprottd fifteen thoiisainl yuj.ls of Cuu vas iu her suit of soils. II or main mast meastmis uiuoty-uiae fesjt her ' 1 .... .... . 1- . 1 -4. . . ' ,lfa i 'I!.,, ll.tr L.iiim.r bs. !tlH7 P'JV 1
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