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1TT0R1BT COCXSElOa ATLtW I
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If idtttelxtri, Snydvir County Ponn'n
Oflee a few doori Weit of the Court
Houae on Mill street. Cmmiltatlon In
Boallab and fjormao. lanjuagei. Bop.'C.
W" "if. TAN nr.7A-.il,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Lowinburg Til.,
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Be. Colleallona and alt alber Pio'caeion
tl baelneai aiitrueted to liia oar 111 re
if prnmpl attention.
T P. CU xuii.m:k.
Je AfTiHlNEY AT LAW,
Middlchiira-, Pn.,
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ii. iT"otTim:i,
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AT-LAW,
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Trpphurr. ivnn'iia
Coaaullalion iu bulk English anil German
tanguagei. I'ee. 13, "iM.
1 (SiTior to J. I' I J. M. l.lnn,)
ATTUKNEt'M AT LAW, Lcwilmrx, I' j
U'lar i air pruiuvmuiiHi "'ii "v
fublia. Cdtlaollana and all olhrr pro
ftuional buaineaa antrualcJ to ilirir cur
will raeiaproniptatlaniiun.J Jan. 3,'OTlf
F.
J. It. ZELLER,
A TTOnSKY.A T-LA W
Centrrville, Snykr County, Penna.
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wall o l filtt.fiilly tlolit . "'Ill triwlle
t ita uvoral n-t ot Naj lr m l aliiinin'
anaiitiwa. :i ui enuil.i iu iw r.nunp'i "i
Utrinau laaanaici. Oet. H. '7311
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A i roKN EY AT LAW,
SolilIHgl'OVo P.,
Olari blaprafoMlonalaerTicr to ilia pub
lia Colleelloaa aaJ all allier profi-Mion
batiaait tntruiiail to bi ear wilt ro
aaiva praiapi aitention. 0.1'icp Inoilonr
Burlb of lbs Kejrmouo Iluiel. rJon 0, '07
JOHN U. ARNOLD,
ttorney nt lnw,
MIDULEKL'nn. PA.
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!!.' ba prompt) ailended to. Fal9,'7t
jYioii va6skkkk,
At to r uo.v - n t -In w,
Lewinlinrjt. I'ninn Co., Ta.
(fOan ba gonaulied in tba Engliab and
firrmaa Ua)(iin .-ttfl
OrriOK Market Street, oppoaile WalU
flatitb i Co'a Store 8 49
W . rOTTEIti
A.TTORXEY AT LAW.
Seliaaa;rov P ,
OrTr hla profinnal aervioet to (be
pjMie. All lftl huitnaa riilrnaie to hi
are will rreeiva rronipt allntion. (IITie
oe Jnor hio ibe New Latberan Cburcb.
Jul, 4tb '72.
B.
T. PARKS,
ATTORNET AT t.VW.
ABLINSaROVE, SNYPER COUNTY. Pa
Sept. 15. 7tf
C. SIMPSON,
a ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Northumberland, Pa.
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lie. All baeiaeea cntrtiateil to bla . tare
will ba promptly attended to.
Nan. 17, '8711
J. TETERS,
Juslica of the Peace,
MiddlebrjTg, Snyder county. Penn'a
Oonvayanolne flnne, anil Oollei'tlnrie maita.
Kvaryiblm Intruatod to ble earo. will rre-lve
prompt atteutlnn. June ii,
TU J' T KANAWEL,
"- PHYSICIAN AND 8UR0E0N,
Cenlrtllle, Snyder Co., Pa.
Ctfara bit profeaalonal tervlcet to the
pubili.
eaeir
D
R. A. M. SMITH,
PHYSICIAN A,'.': SUnOEOX,
Oflera hia - t: v rlrj-a to ilia eill
noo'AU r..j ..-nn. Sepl. 7b'
DR. J. V - !! v A,,
tttvUviw.. .x.yo I'llYSIClAN,
Middlvburg Pa.,
Offari bla profeatioual tervloee to tba olt-
Meaa of Middltjurg aad violnily.
Mareb 2167
J I. MONBECK,
J ustice of the Peace
Adamtburp, Bpyder Co., I'a.
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adplaee. on MONDAY and SATURDAY
I aaoh week, whan all klnda of biitineaa
relating to bia offiae, will ba attended to
Juaa 20 73tf
F. VAN BU8KIU1C,
UR0ICAL UECflANlCAL DENTIST
8iin8Rrovw Tenn,
4 A.WETZEL,
Justice cf the Peace.
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uuu'
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NtM PUbUHJ
.(.u. a,te.
Ii. aand to-da
U HAN-
IOOh Ulaidala, H. IL
Poetry
Evary Day.
Oh, trlfllne; Uah. ao nttan doaa,
Y'et ever to tie dune anew I
Ob, earee. wbl. k cime with every inn.
Mora alter worn, the ..n ye-ra Ihroughl
YVa alnlnk ben. ath their pallry .way
The Irkeueje ealia el every day.
The rellea aanaa of waaieil power.
The llrr.om muml nl Hula thlngf,
Ara hard to lioar, aa boar by boer
lltieilloua Iteration hrlnae i
Whit ahall evaileor who l lay
The email demand, ol every daf 1
We rlae to meet a hey blow
iir a.iul a aii ldpn h avary MIU-.
Hut we eii'lure not alwa. a an
Tba drop hy ilrup ol little llt'l
Whiiatlll .lri l.ua aa I atlll tay
The hard babeattul every day.
The heart which b Mly fifee death
I H.n the battle nal.l, and daraa
Cannon and hiyunet, tat. ta bane.lh
I ha nap.Ha pntnla nf (rate and earee
The atoulem aplrlta they ill-may
he liny annua af evary day.
And even .alnte of holy fame.
h. e aunt, hy faith have overeoma,
V'ho wore amid that etual rlame
1'tia ni.ittin or.wu of m .rtyr.hnn,
II ra not llli .ul eomtdalnt away
Tue petty palua.ul every day.
Ah more than martyr'e enreol .
And more than hern'a heeit of Are,
Wei.eed the humble atrrnKih ol aul.
WhlPh dally tolla and Ilia rp Ulr i
Hwpet patlvnee, nraot u If you nay,
And added grace lor every day.
N 1
T at 1
Taking A ttiiudi o.t.
"Well, girls," slid my Uncle Bar
nabas, "and now what do you pro-
pose to do about it 7"
Wo sat atotind tho tiro in a dis
consolate seiiii-circlo tlint dreary,
drizr.lin Mav niL'lit. when tlia rain
paltered agaiiiHt tbo window panes
a;i,l th -poor lilth tl.ffodils in the I
border Mhookan l sluvmed as if
they would fain hide their Leiden.
beads once more in the iiiolbur-noil
... . . ..!'
My mother, Eleanor anil I. The tit-tit,
pale and pretty, and nilvcr-haired,
with the widow's cap and ber drcNS
of black bombazine and crape j the
swccteHt looking old lady I think
that I ever saw. Eleanor sat beside
her, looking, as she al'aya did, like
a prineeHH, with largo, dark eyes,
Diana like features, aud hair twisted
iu a sort of coronal around ber tpicsn
lyhead. While I, plain, homespun
Susanna commonly callnil, "lor
xLhort," Sny crouched upon a foot
7 . 1 II
utool in t ho corner, mv elbows on
my knees and my chin iu my hands, land I was never alraid of work. I
I'nele Barnabas Berkelin stt in the1, think I will go to tho old lady, Un
middla of tba circle, erect, stiff and ! clo lt.trn.tbas. I'm sure I could solid
! rather grim. He was stout and
Hiioi t, vtitu a gnzzioi! niusiaciie, a
. a a I
little round, bald npot on tho crown)
uf his head, and two glittering bluet
eves that wero always sending their
dusky lightnings in the direction
least expected. Uncle B.truabas was
rich and w wcro very poor. Uncle
Itariiabas was wise iu tho ways of
the world, and we were iuexperi
euced. Uuclo Barnabas was pros
perious in all be did, while if their
was a bad bargain to be uiado we
were pretty sure to be the ones to
tuako it. Consequently, and as a
matter of course, we looked up to
Uncle Baruabas, and reverenced his
opiuions.
"What do wo proposo to do about
it V Eleanor slowly repeated, lift
ing her beautiful jotty brows.
"Yes, that's exactly it," said my
mother, nervously; 'because, Brother
Barnabas, we dou't pretend to be
business woraon, aud it's certain we
cannot live comfortably on our pres
ent income. Something Las got to
bo doue."
My motbor leaned back in her
chair with a troubled face.
"Yes,'' said Uncle Baruabas, 'some
thing lias got to be doue but who's
to do it T"
Another dead silence succeeded.
"I suppose you Kil ls are educated,
said Uucle Barnabas I "I know I
found enough old school-bills wheu
I a as looking over my brother's
pers.
"Of courso," said my mother, with
evident pride t "their education has
been most expensive Music, draw
ing, use of the globes"
"Yes, yes, of courso,'' interrupted
Undo Barnabas, "But is it piacticalf
Cau they teach f "
Eleanor looked dubious I was
quite certain that I could not. Mme.
Leuoir, omone all hor list of ac
complishments, had not included the
art of practical tuition.
"Humph I" grunted Uncle Bar
nabas. "Queer thing, this modern
idea of education. Well, if you can't
teach you can surely do something.
What do you say, Eleanor, to a sit'
uation 1"
"A situation t"
The color fluttered in Eleanor's
cheeks liko pink and white apple
blossoms.
"I spoke plain enough, tlidu't I T"
said Uucle Barnabas, dryly. "Yes,a
situati m."
"What sort of a situation, Unde
Barnabas 1"
"Well, I can't hardly say. Part
servant, part companion to au elder
ly lady," explained tho old gentle
man. "O, Unele Barnabas, I couldn't do
that."
Not do it T And why not T"
"It's too much too muob," whis
pered Eleanor, losiug her regal dig
nity in the pressure of the emergency,
"like going out to servioe
"Aud that is precisely what it is,"
retorted Uncle Barnabas, nodding
his bead. "Service I Why, we're all
out to servioe, in ouo way or another,
iu this world."
"Oh. yes. I know (altered poor
Eleanor, who, between ber distaste
for the proposed plan tad ber anxiety
not to offend Uncle Barnrtbas Berke-
lin, ditlu't quite know vrbat to aa t
"but I I've alwayg been educated
to bo a lady.''
So you won't title tbo situation,
eh t" iftid Uuclo H-irnnbftn, staring
up at a littlo wliinliT-wHulir wittor.
color dm win if of Cupid and rayclie,
an "exhibition-piooo of poor L,loa
nor'a which bung above tho chimney
pieeo.
"I couldn't, indeod, ir."
"Wutfea twenty five dollar a
inontli," nicchnnicjllr ropoutod Un
pie It.tmabaa, ne if bo wan auyin off
a lt'ison. ' I'live out every lny in
the carrittfro with the iuihwiim, rat and
t'ltmiry to take fare of, mo. lorn Iihuhu
Willi all the improvement. Suinl.ty
afturuootm to youraelf, and two
weekw, Hpiiug aud fall to visit your
luolhur.'
"No, t'tirlo Ilartmtjaa, nol'' said
Elunnor, with a liitlo shndiUr.
am a true ltiiiktlin, and
I cannot i
stoop ti menial dutios.''
Uuclo IUrurthu uavo surh a pro
loni'e.l Biiiff as to siiirirott tho i lea
of a vorv bad cold iu bis bead iu-'
ded.
' Sorry." said be. "Heaven bolpa'a
thoso who help thoiiisolvos, and you
can t expert to bo any inoro liberal
mindoil than lloavou. "Sister Ita
chel,'' to tuy tuothur, "what do you
say 1"
My mother drew her pretty littlo
figure up a triilu tuoro erect than
iiitual.
"I think my daughter Eleanor is
ipiito right," H.tid hIio. "Tho Burk
elins havo always beuu ladies."
1 sal tpiuo silent, sun wiiuiny.im.
chin in my hands, during all this But ho lots tuo send thorn liberal
family tliHCUsnion ; but now I roso up preseiit every month, so I am
and enmo creeping to Uuclo Uarna
u:ts Hiiie.
"Well, littlo Suh'io," said tho old
gentleman, laying his baud kindly
on my wrist, "what in it I"'
"If you pleitHe, Uncle Baruab.ts,"
said I, with a rapidly throbbing
heart. "1 would like to take tbo sit
uution."
"Bravo!" cried Undo Barnabas.
"Myjdoar child!'' oxclaiuiod my
mother.
"Susannah !" uttered Elenor, in
acconts by no means laudatory.
"Yes,'' said I, "twenty-tiva dollars
a month is a great deal of money.
home at least twenty ilollars a month
a . .11.... .... I l.'1....n..u .....I ll.
to "loiiit-r itiei liiuitiiot, uiii. iiiiu i.ii
two weeks, spring aud fall, would
no so uico. i iouho, uucio iiarnn
bits, I'll go back with you when you
go. yy hat is the old lady s name 7
"Her name ?'' said Uncle Barnabas.
"Iidn't I tell you. It's Prudence
Mrs. Prudence !"
"What a nice namo,'' said I. "I
know I hIiiiII like bur."
"Well. I thiuk you will." said
Uncle Barnabas. looking kindly at
mo. "And I think sho will like you.
Is it a bargain for tho nine o'clock
train to-morrow morning f
"Yes,' I answered, stoutly, taking
caro not to look in the direction of
my mother and Eloauor,
"You're the most sensible of the
lot," said Undo Barnabas, approvingly-
But after ho bad gone to bed in
the best chambor, where tho milled
pillow cases were, aud tlie chintz
cushioned oasy chair.the full strength
of the family tongue broko ou my
devoted biad.
"I can't help it," quoth I, holding
valiautly to my colors. "Wo can't
starve. Some of us must do somo
thing. And yon can livo very nice
ly, mother darling, ou twenty dollars
a month."
"That is truo," sighed my motbor
from bohind bor black bordered
pocket handkerchief. "Hut I never
pa-'thought to see a danghtor of uiiue
going out to to service I"
"And Uucle Barnabas isn't going
to no auythiiir for us, after all,"
cried our Eloauor, indignantly.
"Stingy old fellow 1 should think
he might ut leiiKt adopt one of us !
He's as rich as Crcesus, aud never a
chick nor a child."
"He may do as he likes about
that," I auswered, iodepoudeutly.
"I prefer to earn my own monoy."
So the nexkjnorning I set out for
tho unknown bourne of New York
life.
"Uncle Barnabas," said I, as the
train rcachod tho city, "bow shall I
lind whore Mrs. Prudence lives"
"Ob, I'll go there with you,' said
he.
"Are you well acquainted with
her' I veuturod to ask.
"Oh, very well indood," answered
Uncle Barnabas, nodding bis head
sagely.
We took a back at tho depot and
drovo through to many streets that
tuy head spun round aud round like
a teetotum, beforo we stopped at a
pretty brown-stone ruausion i t
looked liko a palace to my unaccus
tomed eyes and Uncle Baruabas
helped me out
"Hero is where Mrs.-Prudence
lives," said he. with a chuckle.
A neat little maid, with a frilled
white apron, and rose-colored rib
bons iu her hair, opened the door
with a courtesy, and I was conduct
ed into an elegant apartment, all
gilding, exotics, and blue satin da
mask, when a plump old lady, dress
ed iu blaok silk, with the lovliost
Valenciennes laoe at ber throat and
wrists, came smilingly forward, like
a sixty-year old sunbeam.
"tfo you've come back, Barnabas,
bmyour (aid she, and brought
gj it
FEBRUARY 3,
one of the dear girls with jou. Come
and kiss me, my dear."
"Yes, Hiwy, kins your aunt." said
Uncle Ititrnnbits, flinging bis bat nue
way aud his gloves another, as bo
snt complacently down on the sofu.
"Sly aunt t" 1 echoed
"Why, of course," said tbo plump
old lady i don't you kuowt I'm your
Auut Prudence,"
"But I thought," gft-pod I. "that
I was coming to a situation."
"Well, so you aro," retorted Uncle
Barnabas. " The'situatjon of adopt
ed daughter in my family. Twenty
llvo dollars a month pockot-inoutiy.
tho care of your Aunt Prndotif i'n
cat and c inary, and tJ iua'.;o your
self gem ra'ly ttrtoftil "
"llli. Undo?' cried I. "Eleanor
would have bocn so glad to coiuo il
hIio had knowu it."
"FiddloHtrincs and little finho ! '
I ! illoL'icullv responded my uuclo. "I ve
no patience with a uirl tlmtsloo
lino for work. Eleanor had tho sit
nation ofTi'i ed her and sho chono to
decline You decided to como, and
hero you slay. King tho bull, I ruo,
and order tea. for I'm as hungry as
hunter, and I daro say little bust-
iboro would relish a cup ofgoml tea.
And this is the way I drifted into
my luxurious homo, r.lcanor, iu
tho country cottago. envies me bit
terly, for sho has all tho taut which
wealth and a metropolitan home can
gratify. But Uncle Barnabas will
not hear of my exchanging with her.
"No, nol" aays ho. "Tho girl I've
pot is tho girl I mean to koep. Mis
Eleanor is too Ujo a lady to suit
nappy
Troubles ol a Newly-Wedded Pair.
The Troy "Press" tells an amusing
story of tho vexatious disappoint
ments which befell a recently mar
li'id pnir. It reads thus : "Goorgo
W. Pratt of Piltsford, Monroe coun
ty, and bis wife were made ono just
beforo Christmas, and like must peo
ple started on a wedding trip.
I liiit rv wn a lima 1mmI i linf Ii in.
Port
Muj;
they reached Saratoga iu safety. 1 r 7; m idorato wind blows
Hero tho groom found it UP,miftry 'i"1"1 movwH ' hurri,w,H 8l) 1 0
to "seo a man" just opposite tl,0 nllj ball 1.000; sound f4 1; hgh-. 73i,
depot, and be left his blooming bride ,0J .0;) ; olnctrieity '2S0.00J.O0J. A
in the car. Ho "would be back in a'""""' J "'"r weighs 100 pounds ;
minute, ' but while ho wat looking
through the bottom of a tumbler the
! trujn urtod off and left biui
The
I . . . a
nrl,i0 cont,,moti lor iijunioy
alone
while tho groom went dashing
arouud Saratoga like a madman to
get somebody to stop that train and
bring back his undo. Uo luially
burst into tears and fell prostrutoon
the street Constable J. . Gilbert,
volunteered to assist tho man iu
troublo. A dispatch was sent to
Port Henry for the bride. She,
sensiblo woman that she was, got on
the down traiu to como back after
her husband Tho up train and tho
down met at Saratoga. When the
fiii'MiAi (-ikiiirt itit.o llin station tlia
Li'i.loirrimiii liiiiii-ilinl it ntiil wns
whirled way northward just as the
down traiu drew up to tho depot
' having ou board tho wife. The sit
I nation is uow reversed, and Mr. Gil
bert felt omhiirassod with a now
bri lo on his bauds instead of tlia
groom, M.rre dispatches to Port
Heury followed' The wife took tho
next train north at tho same timo
her husband took tho next train
south from whsro ho was. Half way
betwoeu Saratoga and Port Heury
tho trains pass, ono standing on a
siding, tho other nol stopping. At
this particular point tho husband and
wife passed "utibo-knowuest" to
each otiter. When the gnxini roach
ed Saratoga ho fouud his wife had
left for tho uorth ou tho last train,
aud ditto wife when she rotchud
I'ort Henry. Finally an order was
sent to Port Henry peremptorily re
quiring tho wife to stay where she
was till the husband should como.
By obeying this order the two got
together at last and everybody was
happy, including Officer Gilbert.
For Fat Persons, Only.
A correspondent of tho "Scientific
American," says: I find iu use iu Del
aware tho leaves of a small bush thut
grows iu tho swamps and on the bor
ders of lakes aud pouds. It possesses
tho peculiar property of diminishing
or uroventitig tho accumulation of
fat iu persons disposed to obesity. I
have beon unable to Uud that it is
knowu to tho modical profession, and
I do not know what its proper namo
is; it is called here tbo swamp shrub.
It is a boautiful bush, growing to the
height of 2 J or 3 feet, aud bears a
beautiful purple flower. It blooms
iu July and August, and is quite
ornamental iu comparison to the
surrouuding rubbish among which it
grows. My atteutiou was called to
it by several corpulent individuals,
who stated that thoy could diminish
their proportions at leisure at the
rate of 5 or 0 pounds per woek. Be
ing quite lusty, I was induced to try
it. with the follow iuir result i Iu
five weeks I diminished my weight
from 210 lbs. to 100 lbs., wheu my
clothes commenced to feel uncom
fortably large, and then I stopped.
1 took a dose of the infusion when
convenient Whon my fat accumu
lates, I take to drikiug it and in a
short time the oppreesivenos of
flesh diminishes. If there is any
thing in medicine that will do this, I
am not aware of it What is the
botanical or medical name
hmb T
of the
187G. NO. 39.
The Gentleman.
Every mnn may bo a gentleman if
be will uot by getting nou, or by
gaining nccess to th.it aclf-appointed
social grade that claims the exclusive
right to give the La Jge of goutihty
but by tlie cultivuliou of tuoau un
sellish. kind aud uoble impulses that
muku tho gen-Ieiiiati. It is too rare
ly w etiuil among those who Votj
tlietiisnlves lUe uetitlemou au J iitilles
of ttial day, auytuiug to wurraut
thoir assumption.
There is but littlo of tho ti uo motul
about theui. l'eisoual coutract re
veals arrogance and pi ido, and too
olun a iiiuitniiess of spirit aud a lit
tleucst that disgraces iiiluiau nature,
So far us our obsurvaliou goes
arid it covets many years of contact
with high aud low, rich and poor
sre are eoiistraiued to say that, wliile
among tlie pjjiur classes there is, as
a general thing, a sad iaca ol external
culture; of utteutiou to littlo person
al habits that are Uot agreuaole to
others, anil winch oug.it to bo cor
rected; there are realty iu tho lower
and middle ranks ot society, so call
cd, quite as uiauy true geutluiueu
ami ladies as among tuosu wtio claim
tho exclusive light to these Uouoi
alilo designations.
The apprentice aud the errand
boy the man wiio digs tho ditch or
carries a bod, the iiiuchauio aud tUe
artisan, the shop-girl, tho seamstress,
tho cook aud t-iu waiter, may bo as
truly geiitleineu au.l ladies us the!,u,!(;t',,8l,'y to .l.tvelop a nun a capa
richest uud most cultivatod in tho j bilities tmiu friends No man can
laud. 1 ho tpiiihties that make the .tell what ho cm do until bo meets
ladynudguuilouiauaro qualities of resistance, and that rosistaucu
the soul, aud there is no monopoly ;comes not from fiitm ls. It taLos
orexclusivo rigut to these. the storm to ui.iko the oak stout and
(tender, no matter what your con-'strong uud it tak is tho sting and
ditiou iu hfo is, resolve to bo a gou- j backbiting ef oueiuies to muko a uuu
tlemau or lady. Cultivate uot only j of K' 't and nerve ami foreo.
the external atueuitios aud irracu of I A in in may make enemies by bo-
true geulility, but tuo luuur graces
that give theso outer sigus their
glory aud their streugth
f??"a"asaj
Much in Little.
A man wiils 3 miles in an hour; n
i''')rH0 trots 7 I steamboats run 17 ;
sailing vessels IU; slow rivtrs ttow 4;
' P" "arret oi noo ooo;
, '"jrrel of powder '2 .0; hi km nf butter
"u; w" ol oiitier n t. uoitl, Deans
and clover-seed CO pounds to the
bushel; corn, ryo and 11 ivsood .1(5 ; Uf0 Wo uevor recall it without bo
buckwheat 0'2 s barley 4.S i oats i5 ; I iu.r powerfully ituprosso I by its
j rdu 20; timothy seed IS; coarse salt
" " iu.u .......u.u , a
drachms one ounce; 4 ounces a gill ;
K'" I""; "o "iojib a iituiuniiiiiii-
iui, or inn au ounce ; t v taniii
spoonfuls au ounce, 8 tablo-sp , minis
a gill. 2 gills a rodeo cup or tumbler;
ti lluid ounces a teaciipful. Four
sliousaud eiglit hundred and forty
Hii'iaro yards au aero; a s iuaru milu
tit ) acres To tueasiiro an ncro- '20 i) .
feet on each side making a squ ire
witllill till
inch. There are 2 75 '
: languages.
1 wo purs mis dio every
second. A generation is .! years ;
average of life, 'M years. Tin) stand
ing nruiy iu Prussia, war times, 1,
2011.0.10; Austria. H25,OJH; Italy, 200,.
00,! l'. lOO.OllO ; Itolittiu. 91,
000; England. 7.),000; United States,
21.0 '0. Mails in Nmiv York City are
100 tons per day. New York con-
suines (i ll) beeves dailv, 700 calves,
2d,:i00 sheep and 20,000 swine iu
winter American Journal oj
Health.
ewwwawwawwawaaewawawHW-WBBwf
"Joi.i.v WiusTuLv'its Htl.K TlOIIT."
"O the follows nro just jolly when
thoy aro half ti ght ?"
That is what a young lady (?) said
recently, when tho tippling custom of
young nieu was under remark.
Heaven pity a head so shallow, a
heart so wicked.
Does not every thoughtful woman
know tbat tho young men thus held
up as an ideal is corrupt to the very
core that his presonca is a posti
louco and his friendship death t
"Jolly !" Hoastly, tho rather. The
high, the moral, tlie intellectual in
tho young men is laid low, and tho
base, tho vile, tho treacherous, the
icmorseless in bis nature is let loose
by the way exhileration that while it
stupotios conscienoe, excites tho low
cunning that is mistakou for fua au 1
gaiety.
Younar woman, can that vory young
man whom you falsi y admire respect
you for tho silly aud vicious compli
ment f
Were yon to change places with him
he sobar, you drunk would your
admiration be reciprocated f Do so
ber young men risk their self respect
and character with tippling youug
women t Not they I If our young
women could iusist on as high stan
dard of friendship from the opposite
sex as nur young men do, there
would be few. indeed loft, so vulgar
as to say, the "fellows are jolly when
they are drunk."
'Young woman, God will be your
judge! Ton may by your influence,
be a holy angel, or a queen of devils.
You may lead or be led to heaven or
boll 1"
We worn every yoong woman and
girl whose eyes may rest upon those
words soil not your name and char
acter by even common friendship
with the "jolly fellows" whose guilty
attention will be your shame, lone
after their quick repartea baa ceased
to kindle your delight
Ltlvertlatttitr
One coin mo one year,
One-half, column, one your.
oY),00
8MK
who
One-fourth column, one year,
une sipmre (10 line) l nwertloa
Every nddttionnl inaerlion,
Professional and ll iaincoa cards of
not more than A lino-s, per year,
Auditor, Kxeculor, Adinuiiatrutor
and Aaii(iiee Notices,
Elitorinl notiets tier lino.
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COO
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All auverlinoiiiciit lor a shorter pe
riod tlite.li one year are pnynblo at tlie
time they are onlered, and if not tinid
the person ordering them will be held
le.iponsilile fur the inoiiev.
. - . 1 . L J
He Had no Enemies.
If ho bad no onoraies he urvor lia I
a positive opinion no in any lea lin ;
subject liu ever heard iIisoihsd I.
lie could have had uo ideas ah) it
religion, nor could bo have takor any
side in p ditics. Ho eoul I novvr
argtio upon any topio. Ho could
never Hud fault with ant body or
in tilling, nor could ho have a word
of praiso for any person or auy ob
ject. Ho in:l:it h.tvo bonil contiuil
ally wrapped tip in himself. Hj
must bat e been nil things to all nieu,
aud nothing positive or determined
iu his character or nature.
Ho had no enemies I What earl i
ly use could a in in be to the world l.i
live titty years, and duriug all tint:
time mako no enemies T What a-i
uulmppy man ho must bavo boon I
No friction no disturbance, no opin
ion, no trouble, no tpi.trruls, u
nothiug. How much pleasure ho
must h.tvo missed I Not ono enemy
to relieve any of tho tnonot my ot
dfc Ho never learned that enemies
were better than friends if you only
know bow tJ usu thorn, aud don't
have too many.
The mull win think havo enemies.
The mull who act line eiioniiu.
t he mull who put thuir impress ou
an idea havo euomios. No in in is
prominent mil in ins nuig'.ib r.s but
no lin. Is plelit of eau.niu.i I'uj in ft
who leads, h i in ttur tvii i or ttiiat
has enemies. Ivieuiius aro moro
niir niNiioin'Hi, tieeeiinii, nun ueini
the hypocrite JMleha man is really
not entitled to the luxury of owning
and controlling enemies. But tint
class of enemies we refer to nro
those create ! by tiruiiioss of pur
pose, by decision of diameter, by
iiidepeiideiice of uctiou, and by ad
herence to tho right. Every man
worthy of tho naitio has tlio.u, aud
the mail wuj d.us uu 1 loaves bo
hind ono friend who says ho does
not bavo them, loaves his memory iu
uukiud hands aud hearts.
?wwwwwPwjtawnw
Shortness of Life.
Plinv makes a strikum comnula-
tion iu reifard to tho shortness of
j truth. "Consider," ho says, "tho
umo spent, iu oiuep, an t you win
. lind that a man actually lives only
j mm uis space, j tie oiuer nan p ins-
us in a statu resembling death, ion
do uot take into the account tho
years of iu fancy, which are destitute
of reason, nor tho iu i ly diseases,
and tho many cures of old ago, tlioaa
penalties ol longevity. 1 lie sen lea
grow dull, tuo liiuijs are racked, tuo
licurini.'. the Doner t.f walkinif; tho
teeth, also, die beforo us, an 1 yet all
this timo is reckoned iu tho period
of a life.
But, short as life is ut tha bast,
those who complain at its brevity let
it slide by tiioni without wishing to
sei.oaud make the most of tho gol
den moments. How much time do
we waste iu indecision, in vain re
grets, delusive hopes, and unground
ed fears I What a vist pirtiju of
our previous oxisteti"o is wasted in
mere waiting ! Waiting for s.mie.
thing that seems uecpssary for our
happiness, uud tho w tut of which
prevents us from enjoying tlie pros
out hour.
Some Curious Facts Ab3ut Tools.
Every mechanic knows that old
tools, which havo been laid anido or
lost for a long time, seemed to havo
acquired additional excellence of
quality, lla.ors which have lo,t
their keenuess and their tempor, ro
cover like mankind, when given thctu
timo to recuperate. A spring regains
its tension when allowed to rest.
Farmers leave their scythes exposod
lo tlia wealluT, sometimes from ono
season to another, and find their
quality improved by it Boiler,
makers frequently so.trch old boilers
carefully, when reopened for repairs
after a iung period of service, to find
any tools tint may have boeu left in
them when last repaired, and if any
are found they are aim st invariably
of unusually fine quality. Tha
writer, when o boy in the shop, fre
quently, if doi.iod the use of their
tools by the workmen, looked ubout
the scrap shop, aud un l.tr the w in
dow, for tools purpiRcly or carew
lessly dropped by the men i no 1
wheu ono was found badly rusted by
long exposure, it proved to be of tho
best of steel Hii;l'ft il chanio.
ttrOi the 4th inst. in tho Crimi
nal Court, at Memphis, two attor
neys became engaged in a rough
and tumble tijht and while the
sheriff was separating them a prison
er named Bill Smith walked off with
his handoiffs and escaped. The
judge soutboth the attorneys to jail,
but they wore released that after
noon on payment of a fine.
Wanamakur A Uroivu present cer
tain fact to the people, in a laro card
on our Sod page. Hut it U a very
lari houao and they have a laixe stork
and it taken a large epaco to tell the
public alstttl the larxo diax'ounls they
are makhi(. Ist' fail lo read the
advertisement. Thoy are men who
ssy what they moau, sud do a hat thy
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