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Poetry
Cooking and Courting.
tar Ned no doubt you'll be surprised '
When you receleTe and read thie letter
!' railed against the marriage slate,
But you at I know ae better.
I'm met a lot ely lrl eat here,
Her sUaeier Is well ry wlanlflg ) .
We're teoa le be well, Neil, my dear,
111 Wllyo all from the beginning.
t went to ask bef oat to ride. '
Last Wednesday ltwae perfect wealb r
She eeid ihe eouldo't possibly,
The servants bad all gone off together
Hibernians always ruih away,
At eouela'i funerals te be looking t)
' Pies most be made and the must slay, '
She aid te do that branoh of eooklog.
H)b, 11 mo help you,' (hen I eric! i -I'll
be a euoker too bow jolly I'
fcbe tangbed and answered with a smile,
AH right I bat you'll repeat your fully;
lor I shall be a Ijrsnt, sir,
And good hard work you'll have to grap
ple 'So ail down there and don't you ttlr,
Hut take that knife and pare that apple.'
'She rolled her sleeves above her arm,
That lovely arm to plump aod rounded ;
'Outside the mourning sun abone bright,
. Inside Ihe dough she deftly pounded.
Iter little tngers aprinkled flour,
. And rolled the pie crust Into masses
1 passed the moat delightful hour
'Mid batter, aagaraud molasses.
, '.
With deep reflection, her sweet ere.
Gated on each pot and pan and kettle (
tehe el Iced ihe applet. Ailed ber piee,
And theff the upper ortiat did aettle.
ller rippling waves of golden hair - -
la One great curl were lightly Iwiated,
Hut lookt would break it here and there,.
And twirl about where'er they Haled.
And then ber sloeve eame down, and I -
Fastened it up her hands were doughy,
t)b, it did lake the longest time,
ller arm, Ned. wns ao fair and e nowy,
'Bbe blushed, and Irenibled and looked ehy,
Somehow that male me alt tho bolder,
ller aroh llpa looked ( red that 1
Well found her heal upon my shoulder,
i .
NVe'relo be married, Ned, neXt month
' Come and attend Ihe wadding revels.
I really Ihiuk that bachelors
Are the most miserable devils 1
Yoa'd better go for some glrl'e hand,
. And if you are nnoeriaia whether
You dans to make a due demand,
. Why, Just try oooking plea together.
HolootTn-l
'. A Blind Man's Duel.
Major Buford, called by tlio way
tef otuinonco, "tbo Major,'' wasouo of
tuo most Dotod unoliRta of tlio uuy
A dead shot, a perfect nitistor of
fence, and bis enmities utterly ro
JentloBs. bis nrtrno becumo a torror to
tall who knew bim.
All IUU lUlUHb Ul IS klJUbUI nilllllllllf
t.. ii. .:.ii t.i f ..
fnenda one day, tlio Mnjor was dm
'cussing bis Lint "iift'tir,"' and comnU
Vsontly explftinintt how it cuiiio tlittt lie
mortally wounded his adversary, in
tefoad of killing him on tlio spot,
whon one or two man standing with
In bortrinrr, snddonly ndviwoed and
Btruck him in tho fuco. Tho Hnocta
tors stood aghast What could have
tempted tlio "trangor to rush tutis
tandly da his fate t lie was an old
taiam Already, to appearanco, had
tbreo score and ton years passod
Over his head. , Ho must, indeed,
havo boon weary of life, whoso brief
remnant he was ready to . cast away
no recklessly.
The Major was astonished. Tho
very audacity of tho act struck him
with amazement.
"Is this provocation sufficient, or
must I repeat it T inquired tuo as
bailant. . . . .
The Major's first impulso was to
return blow for blow. Dut florce
and violent as wore his passions, ho
schooled himself to complste mastory
over thorn, and a moment s rotloction
tola him bow bootless, undor tho cir
cumstances, would be a public brawl.
The indignity ho had received would
admit of but one reparation, and that
he determined to lose no time in
Booking..
"The insult is BufBciont,' ho an
swered with a forced calmness.
'Oblige me by naming a friond."
- And the two strangers took their
loave together.
At sunrise on tho following morn
ing tbo principles and their seoonds
made their appoarance on tho ground
selected. . No oneelso was presout
not a surgeon- The Major, in bis
own past experience, never had need
ed one, and his opponont, it was
plain, was caroloss of tho conso
quence.
There was no neoossity of delay.
Tbo preliminaries bad boon settled
The parties were to fight . with pis
tols, at ten paces, tbo combat to
continue until one or both had fal
len, Oao condition hod beon insisted
on by the stranger, which called an
indignant blush to the Major's cheek,
as it loomed to imply and imputa
tion upon his honor, though ho sub
mitted with the boat graco he oould
It was, that before placing tho oom
"batants, the bodies of both should
be inspected, . to see that no secret
protective devioa was employed by
either. . .
Tho ground was measured and the
men' pi aeeoV There was a marked
contrast between the ' two in more
respects than that of yoars. Tho old
man ereet , -d motionless as a stat
ute, his ' -i looks floating in
the.brr once looked at his
Aotago'L ,h his side was turn
ed, viiis twe was stern and deter
mined, but nothing malignant in it.
V Major, on the other hand, glar
ed fiercely at his foe seemed even i
to ifrndtfe bim the few moments of
lift yet abed out to him. j
"Were he my own father, I would
tuni J" ho ttR,v?sg.j audibly, to
5 "(Y
VOL. 14.
sonio whinporod expostulation of his
second, who was evidently toncbod
by the old man's venecablo appoar
ance.
Tho pistols were rut into the
hands of the principals, and the friv-
; . t . i . m
ing oi toe wora expiatnea.
"Uentiemen, are you really f '
"Ready,'' bojh answered.
Still the old man moved not. nor
did he direct a single glanoe at his
adversary. His eyes wore flxodin
front His attitude was one of rant
attention. He seemed like ono list
ening intontly.
"Without chan (Tiur the direction
of his gage, or otbor movomont than
that of his arm, which aroso with the
nrcoision of a nicolv admitted ma
chine, the old man brought his pistol
to the level of his enomy s breant
For an instant ho hold it thore. Still
tho same appearance of eager listen
ing. The Major was in no hnrry. lie
could afford to take his time with a
man who bold his pintol at random,
without looking whitherward. lie
was dotortmnod to make sure work.
If his ball missod his adversary's
heart, evou the fraction of an inch, he
would novor mnko any pretension to
skill agauu
I he sharp report of the strancer s
pistol was followed by a convulsive
jerk of tho Major's arm, canning the
discbargo of his weapon far wulo of
its mark, wlulo be, stnggoring a low
paces backward, fell heavily to the
ground '
"Conduct me to him, said tho old
man to his friond
Tbo latter took his principal's arm
and led him to tho prostrato form of
tho Alator, whoso second, knoolttiff
by his sido, had torn opou his gar
ments, exposing to view tbo fatal
wound in his breast, mado by tbo
sirangors ballot.
"is your friond scnonslv hurt T
inquired the lattor, coolly.
lou can soo for voutsoli. sir.
tuo second anoworod.
" 1 horo you'ro iu error.'' ronliod
tno otuor. "i am totally blind.
Tho wounded man, who !v this
time revived a littlo, and his second
looked at tbo stranger in astonish
ment. Thero was no visible defect
in his organs of vision, but tlioro
was a fixity of look that "bondinsr
of eyos on vacancy" which so tm-
mistiikably oviucos tho nbsouco of
tight.
..ift
" w uo are yon, and wuat is your
motive in sookmg this encounter T
tho Major faintly mitrintirod.
"First, are you in a condition to
renew it T ' lutpurod tho stranger.
" I'lioro is no need 1 am dvinir."
"Wlion I have told you who I am"'
tuo suaiigor rosumod, "you will
scarco require my motivo for what I
havo douo. No wonder tint you
havo foigottou Jamos Morton, ho
coutinuod, "for ho has greatly chaug
od, no doubt."
1 ho dying man startod and groan
ed bitterly. -
"Hut I havo not forgotton yoti,
Richard iuford, nor tho injurios
you havo dono mo. A cherished
laughter, tbo pndo of my eyos, and
tho joy of her mother's heart, you
enticod from her homo, doodived by
n sham matriago, and then abandon
ed hor to dio of a brokou heart. My
son, and only remaining child, in a
rash attompt to avotigo his stater's
wrongs, fell a victim to your aocurs
od skill. You even robbed him of
the ordinary chancos of combat, un
equal as they would havo boon, in
casing your cowardly body in con
cealed armor. Tho loss of both of
our children nnsattlod my wife's roa
son, and she died iu a mad-houso.
Could I havo found you then, 1
would have givon you no chanoo for
your lifo, but valient as you havo
always profossod to bo, but coward
as youaro, you evadod me. Yet I
knew that we should ono day moot
and 1 registered a vow that when
wo did I would otibr you a sacrifice
to Tour infernal art. To this I atiiil.
led to become an adopt at it, and euo
ceedod And when at length blind
ness cast its shodow over mo, and
soomod to rondor hopeless the ful
fillment of my vow, instoad of aban
doning it, I betook myself to a new
spooies of prautico. I sought to
make boaring tauo the nlooo of
sight Again I succeeded. I foam
ed to tako aim with ear instoad of
eye. Whou T hoard you say 'ready'
to-day, I knew tho exact direction in
wlncli to point my pistol, as well as
if I bad seen you. Besides, I could
hoar you breathing where you stood.
You lost your chance iu delaying
your tire, xou wtsbod to make
sure work and ovor readied your
self."
More than onoo tho Major lookod
appoalingly at the spoaker's free, but
in those romorseloss, eigutloss syes,
thore was no sympathy. As the la
bored breathing grew fuintor, tho
old man resumed his listening atti
tude. At lost all was still.
"He is dead I" be said i and its
wonted expression of sober melan
choly settled on the old man's face,
as, taking his companion's arm, he
turned and walked leisurely away.
'' A young man was frequently can.
tionod by his fathor to vote for 'mea
sures nofmon. lie promised to do
so, and soon after received a bonus
to vote for Mr. Poole. His father,
astonished at his voting for a man
whom he deemed objectionable, in
quired the reason for doing so-
surely, father, said the son, 'you told
me to vote for measure and if Peek is
!B0U auman I don't know what iT
MIDDLEBUIIG, SNYDER COUNTY,
Mino Kkaoino. Mr. J. R.Brown,
the mind reader, gave a private test
of his powers in tho parlors of the
Iiochiel hotol, at Harrisbnrg, last
week, in tho presonco of distinguish
ed porsons. After briufiy stating
tho condition? for tho satisfactory
performance of bis tost he doclarod
himself roady to go to work.
His ft rat test was to find au article
secreted by Robert Hnodgrass, esq.
To prevent all possibility of his soo
ing whore the articlo was secrctod
(a coin) tho Hon. A. J. It err and
Jones Wistor acoomtvinio I him to
tho hall and romainod thore with
him nntil tho articlo was biddon i
they thou led him blindfolded into
tho parlor in which ho soon picked
up the articlo and held it np to viow
of tho atldienco, although it had
beon carofully socretod in tho lining
of a hat.
A number of othor experiments
reading tho minds of tho following
gnntlomen t Dr. T.J. Dunott- lion.
It A. Lamherton, Ir. II. It. Buehler
Jas. W. Weir, Jones Wistor, A. J.
Dull and Mayor Patterson, woro per
formod successfully to tho astonish
ment of all present
Mr. Brown also announced that ho
would discover tho location of any
secroted by nay person whom tho
committco might designate. Two
of tho committee accotnpaniod tho
mind roador, who was blindfolded,
to tho outside, after which Robert
Snodgrasa was selected. That gon
tomau placod a small silver coin un
der the log of a v hair, and when Mr.
Browu roturnod (still blindfoldod)tio
placed his loft hau l into tho left
land of Mr. Hnodgrass and for a
number of socou Is placod bis right
hand on tho subjects forehead, tell
ing him to conceutrato his thoughts
intensely on tho object which ho
had secrctod. Tho miud roador,
after taking a short and rapid walk
with Mr. Stiodgrass, stopped at the
chair, lifted it and oxposnd tho com
Rev. F. A. Bryant and Benjamin M,
Noad woro then roqnestod t fix their
mind on ono person each in tho
audionco, and Mr. Brown pointed
out both gentlcmou II. A. Cltite
and Daniol ilorr. Or. Joromiah Soil
or was asked to think of tho initials
of any person in tho nudionco, and
the mind roador informed him that
ho would not only pick out tho
initials but pick out tho man whoso
name they represented. From an
alphabet strung along tho wall ho so
looted tho initials. "F. IK" and af
terward walkod np to Francis Wyetli
and said ha was tho man wanted.
.Mr. Soilcr, having stated that ho
had an actito pain, Mr Brown toll
him whero it was located in ouoof
his fingers. Ho also located tho
malady from whioH James W. Weil
l's stilVoring. Tho min 1 roador retir
ed to tho outside again and in hii
absenco Rov. Clark transferred a koy
to Jamos v. Weir, who handed it
to Mr. Itohnos, who handed it to
fHtornoy (loneral Loar, who hid it
in tho folds of a book, Whon Mr.
Browu roturnod ho oporatod on Mr.
Clark, tracod tbo koy to tho several
parties, who had it nud Anally pick
od it np from tho floor whoro tho ar
ticlo bad fallen.
TnB Folly op Wedding Tours.
It is notorious that a woman will
submit to every suffering and under
go evory ponalty required by fashion.
Sbo will saoriilco hor boauty and
oo m fort in dross, and joopirdiso hor
dourest prospects of lifo to tho ro
qniromoots of usage A wedding
tour may havo untold discomforts)
it may embarrass hor modosty, en-
laugor her connubial bliss, iniuro
hor hoaltb, lay tho beginnings of
biokorings and diflbrouoos t it may
havo every known disadvantage,
but it will bo insisted on if society
uttors its behests to that olfoct. It
is women who aro specially anxious
that niarriago should multiply, and
yet it is womon who have givon tho
wedding ceremony such elaboration
of display and loaded it with such
costly expenditures, that marriago,
witu a majority oi men, is rouuorou
impossible. Fashion or common
souse, or some othor powor, should
dictate that marriago coromouies
ought to be simplo and unostenta
tious, and that after tho corotnony is
porformod tho calm of somo swoot
seclusion is absolutely necossary, not
only for future health of a wifo
whose nervos aro already overstrain
ed by the excitemont of what is to
hor a tromendous event but tlio
foundation of an intorconrso between
the newlymarriod-couplo that shall
be sweet and lasting. Havo any of
our poopla the courage to dofy nsago
and act according to thoir own in
clinations at this important period t
. L..H. 1 1 LiS
A Wondbous Woman Swixmeh.
I have eoen some of those ethereal
ladios swimming and diving as fear
lessly as fish. Recently I saw a cou-
Jle. I suppose man and wifo, a little
urther out than seemed to be safe.
Slia would get .upon his shouldors
and divo from tbeui though the
heaviest breakors, then she would
attempt summersaults over his armsi
for a moment her head and half hor
body would bo in the deep, and her
feet toward tbo tonith. Soraotimcs
before she had completed tbo revo
lution, a big breaker would strike
and toss her fiftoon foet away, whon
I expoctod to soo ber half drowned
and in uced of masculine assistance.
She would simply spout like a little
w halo, snatch the briue from hor eyes
and was ready for anothor trial. i
vomer stone.
a
HoW to Keep Sweet Potatoes.
A correspondent of the Cincinnati
Qazf.cte pivvs tho following as his
mothod of taking ctro of sweet pota
toes. At sooo as woll maturoJ, dig them
up. Handle thorn with care to at to
avoid bruising them. At tooo as tho
auo has dried the moist earth ad hear
ing to them, pack them la barrels or
box os which dT not hold over two
bushels each. Firot plnco in the bot
tom of tho box a layer of dry ihar
ings about so inoh thick. .Thoso mado
at planing mills aro well adapted to
tho purpoeo, On thoo place a luyor
of potatoes, an! another of n havings
and to nn until the box is fall, cover
ing tbxm finely with Iwa or threo inch
ct of shavings. Lot tho boxes stand
a low day without any other oover, to
give tho moDRturo and opportunity to
oKCitpe, and tho oovori that aro put on
finally must not bo closed. Tho po
tatoes nood somo vontilation through -
out tho wintor. l'laco tho box in a
warm, dry room. For sovoral yoars
pant wo kept them iu a chatubur ad
joining tbo family sitting room with
tho door bctwoeti open. lion tho
weather waa very cold wo sometimes
throw quilts ovor tho boxes at night
removing thorn in tho morning. Ono
night last winter tho mercury sank
to twenty eight degrees bolow storo,
bnt our Dotatoos wero not injured t
tho shavings by their non-conducting
quality, retaining tho warmth re
eoievod from tho liro of tho proceed
ing day.
This plan answors woll for family
purposes, when tho object is to keep
otilv a few bushels for iliilv nsoand
forsood. They aro readily nccossi-
bio, and if caro is usod as to hand
ling, packing, vctitil ationand warmth
few of them will bo lost Wo had
thorn to use tho present yoar until
July, and tho last cooked wero as
gooil as those wo used tho day thai
they wero dug.
In this neighborhood, it is said
that formerly sweet potatoes could
bo keptas others are simply by plac
ing thorn in a hoap iu a cellar bo
youd tho roach of tho frost. But
front somo cause, not explained,
this cannot bo douo now.
Cold Dust
Dissipation 13 novor worth what it
costs.
llavo not thy cloak to mako wheu
it begins to raiu.
A man may talk as a wino men nud
yet net like a fool.
Chooso thoso companions who
minister to your improvement-
A good sormou or a faithful preach
or does not require a largo church
or splendid audionco.
Deliver us from tho men whoso
tongue never mado a mistake, aud
who keeps a nolo of the fact.
Many a swet-fashiouod mouth has
boon disfigured ami made hideous by
tho Aery tongue within.
Ood breaks tho cistern to bring us
to tho fountain. Ho wilhcra our
gourds, that Ho Himself may bo our
shade.
Tho smallest and slightest impedi
ments aro tho most annoying t nud
as littlo letters most tiro tho oyos,
so do little alTuirs most disturb us.
To bo truly great, it is necessary
to bo truly good and bouovoletit, for
all othor distinctions tho clouds of
tho valloy will covor, and the greedy
worms dostroy.
Prosperity shines on differont por
sons much tho satno way that tho sun
shiucs on diUeront objects. Homo
it hardons liko mud, whilo others it
softens liko wax.
l'also happiness rendors mon stern
and proud i that happiness is novor
commuuicutod. iruoiiaptnnoss ron
dors thorn kind and sensible and that
happiness is always sharod
If you would havo your son bo
something in tho world, teach him to
depend ou himsolf. Let him learn
that it is by close, strenuous poreon
al application that ho tnutit riso that
ho must iu short, mako uituHelr, nud
bo the architect of his own fortuno.
We novor know a scolding poison
that was able to govorn a lumuy
What makes pcoplo cold f Because
they cannot govorn thomsolvos. How
can thoy govern others T Thoso who
govern well, aro gonorully calm.
Thoy aro prompt and roauluto, but
steady and mild.
Words J'iiax Always Touott Us.
They oocur in so many luttors ad
dressed to os, and yot we can never
road thorn without emotion. Tho
words aro those i " Jy utothcr dial
when I mta a vhilJ." A lot so com
mon and yet so hard, for a child to
start on tho porilous road thro' this
life with no mother's voioo to guide
it no mothor's voice to warn against
tho dangors, the pitfalls, which bo
set on every hand
Thero is no grander charity than
that which provides so liberally for
orphan children. At the same time
can hardly boa more melancholy
sight than that prosontod by tho
long procession of littlo boys and
girls that omorgo from the palatial
editioos oroctod and maintained at
the publio oxponso for tho aocommo
dution of orphans. Wo novor look
upon them without a fooling of inef
fable saduoss that the one great
want the grontest want of all, of
thoso little children the want of a
mother is ono which the rJtato,
with all its strength and all its
wealth, ia utterly powerless to sup
ply "My mother died whon I was
a child," is one of the saddest of.
events in hurna lift.
Se
PA., SEPTEMBER 21, 187G. NO.
The 'Forty Thieves.'
Siingufa'try Fiihl AmonJ) the "Forty
Thirvft" A'mr Hamburg, '
A dispatch from Hamburg, Pa.,
says i About a yoar ago somo men
and womon inhabitod an old, tumble
down farm hoiiso in tho woods bo
tweon Pottstown and Lancaster. A
murder was comraittod thero ono
night Inst spring during A drunkon
carousal a woman callod Protty
Margarot being tho victim. Who
has bcou tho murderor has never
been ascertained. Tho "Forty
Thieves," as thoy aro callod, had
committed mauy lawless acts, inclu
ding highway aud hoiwo robberies
and incendiarism ( but owing to the
foar and inefllcioncy of tho ootiHtubit
lary they had not boon punished
Immediately aftor tho murder, how
over, a vigilaiico committco mado n
descent upon tho house nnd drove
tho inmates from tho neighborhood.
Tho "Forty Tbioves" went into York
county and settlod in tho hilly re
gion, whoro thsy had a largo cavo
for a habitation, and kopt tho rogiou
in oxcitoraetit by their "Pdatory in
cursions. Last Sundhy"hey held a
drunken carousal which terminated
in a terrible tragody. Ono of tho
mon, Big Mike, nccusod tho chief, J
Bill Pratt, of unfairnoss in tho di
vision of plunder that had been sto
lon tbo night boforo. This led to a
light between them, ovontuulty in
volving nearly tho entlro party. At
tho closo of tho affray, which was
only stoppod because of sheer ex
haustion upon tbo part of somo of
tho participants, threo of tho mon
had boon stabbed to death. They
wero known as Putsy Burns, Dutch
man Oreon, and Greasy Bob, Big
Mike, the chief, ami two women
wero Hovorely wounded. Nothing
was known iu tho outside community
of tho tragedy until Monday night
whon children, who had beon out
gathering berries in tho woods,
brought tho news thoro wero threo
dead mon among tho bushes. It
was soon learned that tho remaining
members of tho band had quit their
homo, leaving behind them tho un
buried dead, and Big Miko, who ex
pired soou aftor relating tho partic
ulars of tho light Tho murdorod
men wero buried whero thoy lay,
and preparation nio being mado for
tho capturo of tho murderers, who
aro Biiinonod to havo cono in tho
direction of the Cumberland valloy,
with tho intention of escaping iulo
Maryland or West Virginia.
Cl'KK roll Bl.KHIUNU AT THE NORK.
Thero nro two littlo arteries which
supply tho whole faco with blood,
otto on each sido i thoso branch oil
from tho main arteries on each side
of tho wiudpipo, and running up
ward toward tho eyes, pass over tho
outside of tho jawbone, about two
third of tho way back from tho chin
to tho angle of tho jaw, under tho
oar. Each of these arteries, of
courso, supplies just ono half of tlio
faco. tho noNo beiug tho dividing
lino I tho left nostril is supplied
with blood by tho loft artery, and
tho right nostril by tho right artery.
Now, supposo your noso bloods by
tho nostril, with tho oud of tho fore
finger feel along tho outer odgo of
tho right jaw until you feel tho beat
ing of tho artery directly undor your
Anger, tho satno as tho pulso in your
wrist thon pros tho ungor hard up
on it, thus gotting tho fellow in a
tight placo botwoen your Anger and
tho jaw -bono i tho rosult will bo
that not another drop of blood gnos
into that side of your faco whilo tho
pressuro continues i henco the noso
mstantly stops blooding for want of
blood to (low i continuo tho pressuro
for Avo or ton minutos aud tho rup
tured vessols in tho noso will by that
timo probably contract so that whon
yott lot the blood into thorn thoy
will not leak. Blooding from a out
or wound anywhoro alout tho faco
may bo stoppod in tho satno way.
Tbo Croator probably placed thoso
arteries as thoy aro so that thoy
might bo controlled. Thoso in tho
back of tho hoad, arms, and logs aro
nil arrangod vory convouiontly for
boing controlled iu like manner.
Fine Pkayrus. Prayers nood not bo
fino. I boliovo God abhors Auo nrav-
ors. If a person asks charity of you
in elegant sontonoos be is not likely
get it. Finory in dross or languago
is out of tho placo in boggars. I
hoard a man in tho streot tho othor
day bogging aloud by means of a
maguillcont oration. Ho usod
grand languago in vory pompous
stylo, and 1 dare say ho thought he
was sure of getting piles of coppers
by his speech, but f for ono gave
him nothing, but folt inclinod to
laugh at his bombast Is it not likoly
that many great prayers are about
as usoless f Many prayor-raoeting
prayers aro a great deal too fine.
Keep your figuros and metaphors
and parabolic expressions for yoar
fellow creatures t use them to those
who want to bo instructed but do
not parade them before God When
we pray, tho simplor our prayers are
tho bettor, tho plainest, humblest
language whioh espressos our moan
ing is best Spuryeon,
A blind man in Stony crock town
ship, Somorsetoounty, outs wood and
does all the 'chores' about the houso.
During the season be bound two hun
dred dozen of rye. built hay on the
wazoo and is now tbroshinor with a
fhiiL Uo does not seem to doriYO the
usual disadvantages from being blind
4
(VOTICE of Widows Appraisements
under the $300 Law. Notloe It
hereby given that lb following wiJowt
appraiacmeiita have been flit. I with ihe
Clerk of IbeOrphana' Court of Hndrr Co.,
i or vonnrmaiiOD on MOUday, 111 kOtb Ua
of fieri. InPl. .
Appriiarmrnl of Catharine Itaerp widow of
Honrjr Knopn ilarM.
ADrliurnl nf Mary IMtonillnt, widow of
Aptiralnnnent nf Ktbvuca Waltor, widow of
AiirlMtnni of Agoee Itleuol widow efJ.iho
V. KIokoI ilon'il.
A..riimont or Delilah Maurer widow of
roter Maurer iloo'd.
Allrairamcnt of Amelia Kooot widow of
llaalal Koona des'd.
. .. CHOI ST, 1,'lork. O.U.
Protli'T. QfBce. MldilltburK, Sep. 1, IK.
Nolico to Heirs.
In Ihn imithr ol ll,' rxtnlr of Ifr.nr'i lVr-
fr, lute of Mi't tlnrr, k Tiwnslii,, ,t,, ',l
fiiwlr (mntitMi llw (hmnnhiuviillli
n VViiiJOiYiiiu'it, To
Nancy Vr.
irer, Mo, Hiiann Sawora. Hn.nn Yaiyor.
lntrmrrlo.l wltii ,.m nwom ro.l.llnx In
.iil'i'MtKToek town. hip. Snr lor .... IV, ll?n.
null Croii. ftic llniindh Ycrirnr liitanmtritml
Willi tMinrlra Cmu'o, Wniiintn tn.M,
Snydi r IV I'a., Knur iMiiinrinan, Nntu,.
r. . I nhm 'o. !., Ilonry erjiar, ni l-l l
rrreM town-hip. Sny.lnr .'minty, r. (i...,ro
Vri.r llnual tn.-i.n.UnM ol l.-nr Vera or. do
coao.l, latcor Mli.tln"rk towinhlp.
You are hnroiir oli I to and apix-itr ticr.iro
llio .luilvoaol our uriiSana' Court hi an or
i.hnn' t:.iurt to ia liuld at Mtddlmmnr, on tlio
4th Mon.l.iy f Snpiouiiiar A. H. km. nt lo
o'l-loolc In In the forun i. n thon nn l tlioro lo
cupi or rnlmo lo ink tho Hoxl Hmmo nf pi - .
lli-nry YorKsr .lrood. at tlio airlB. ralu
atom nt ti-n It hy an lirpoi-t duly Tir.l...
l.y tho i.l court. and return-! hy tho Mlmrlir
of nald eoitmy, nr aUow rauo why Iho aamo
ahoni.i not ho .d I. And lurmii fill no'.
Wltneaatho lion. ,lu.o.lii'. Ilu.-h. r. K-iinlro,
I'rul.lont ol our aal-l Oourt, nt Mld-lloourx.
ttila lat il.iy o Aon i-t A- I. I-T".
UAN1I.I. tlSIIMIAnr, Hherlir.
NOTICE TO HEIRS.
Ifu'VfiHrr nf tli,: il,tl,-,f ,Thi llt l -ruloirtj
of (I Hi,;: V1'cntiy., ,icj.,
S n li r .imi, $s : Uuiiwumw-tlth oj
V'lum'ilcuiiiii,
2'o
Jamea llnckenhiirft,
Jane Waller lnlormarrii-.l with ;vM Wal
ler x J.mo il'ickonliurit, Cotitrcviltc, t?tiy.
ilcr Co. Pit., Iliirriot Kurli irl, nn llnniot
lliukriilmrii, Intermarried! with Nutliun
Krerlnirl. t'lvde, Studiiky Co. lihin, Su
aatiim Will n Hinfinna ll.u koiiliir Inter
umrrirJ with John Wilt, Ihinimli llemrliler
nn ll.iniinh llaekonbtirit iulerniurriv-l with
Juliii lleiieliler, lUrilotuu, Cuiou t'o. To.,
Catharine Wearer nh C4ihiriiio II ickon
biiru intvriunrrieil Willi K I ward Wcwrur,
rielioolcrnl't, Kiiliiia.oo Co. Mich., Jesse
llnckonhurc, riwetigle l. I). Union Co. l'a.
HiuniK'l llnokenbiii'tr, Vickabnrg I'. O. Un
ion Co.. I'u., lineal ilocciidniila of John
llnckonbiirir, late of Cvutro lowiifliip Sny
der Couuly, iluoenacil.
Vou nro hereby citoJ to bo iimluppear ho
fore tlio Judges of our Orphans' Court at
mi Orphan' Court to bo held nt Middle
tnirjr, on Iho lib Mon I iy of Seiteintier A.
V. IhM nt Jo o'clock in tlio forenoon, thon
and there to aco'pl or rel'me to tako the
Iteul Kstuto of mil I John ll.iokeiilnirg ju
ceased, at tho appraised ilu:ili,iii put up.
on it by an lnUel duly awarded by the
said Court, nn I roturnod by Iho Hhorill
of snid county, or ithow eau;o why Ihe
same ahoulJ uol bo sold. And liorouf fail
not.
Witness tho Hon. .t. C. Huclier, K'inire,
President of our snld Court, nt Middlo
turg, this 1st day of August A. I). tH7ii,
D.VSlKIi tl.-Jli.NIIAIt r, Bberitr.
COUUT I'KOULAMATIOX.
Whereaa ihe lion. J. C. ISuoher I'rasl
dent Juilgo of the Judicial Pistrin
compoaed of tho ooiintioa of. Snyder, Cnlow
and Mitllin and Paniel Clunihorlin and
It. L. Hoiiileubiish Ks((s. Associato Judges
in ami for Hnv.lnr anuiity bare issued tboir
preoept boarinp, Unto tho ITJnd d:iy of
M'iy. A. I). 1H70, to mo dirootoj for
the holding of an Orphans' eourt, a court
of Common I'leaa, oourl of Oyer nnd Ter
miner and (lenoral oourl of Quartor Ses
sions of tho reuoe at MiiMlohurg, for the
county of Snyder, on Ihe Ith Monday, (bo
ing tuo ZIU day of Hup!. ltfTH.) aud
aontinuo ono woek.
Notice ia Ihorefore heroby giren to the
v oroner, jusucos or tlio I'oaco nud Cotisla
blcs in and for the oouniy of Hnydor. lo
pear in thoir proper pvrsou jib their rolls
reoorus, imiuisitioiie, exaiuiualiona nnd
other reiiieiubrauoca to ilo thoso things
which of thoir olliocs and in thoir behalf
purtain lo be dona anil witnesses and per
sons prosccutinn in bohnlf of tbo Common
wealth against any person or persona nre
required la be tliwii aul Ihero intending
and not departing without leavo at their
peril. Justices aro requested to be punct
ual In their attendance at tho of poiuloJ
lime agrocably to notieo.
Given undor my bund ami seal nt the
Sheriff'i olliooin Midilloburg, Ihe llh Jay
of Aug. A. I)., one thousand eight hundred.
ana sorenty six.
DANIEL EISKNIIAItT. Sheriff.
ORI'lIANS' COURT SALE
OfViieJMEsft !
BY virtuo of n pltirios order grant
ed to ths umli-raUiiad Administrator of the
Mitataof Wllllaiu llowiraot, lato of r'raiikliii
T.p., deil., will bo sxiinaoil to fuhiia NjIo, al
Ihe lU roslilcuoa of aald .l.vit. In Kranl llu top.,
Knyili-r oouniy. ou KKIIIAY, ntl'T. a, IsTd,
ths folluwiuif deacribed tracts of rottl i-Ulo, tu:
TRAOT No. 1 A eortalti Traet nf Laud situ
ate In Franklin two. aton-asld, houinlud on the
North by land of Juauiih Khy, Kist hy laud of
John SteluluKHr. Honiiiby Pol. He lioad, tui., eon.
talulnii il AcKKS and ono buuilri-d aud forty
imrclisa, Tbo above tract Is uoarly all Xiuihur
laud.
TRACT No. S, A certain Traet of Ijnd ad.
jolnliiK tha aboro Trvt No. 1. In salt toamahip
oirraiitiin, coniaiiiin ss AiMIUS and fori v.
SttVtn iroh". This tract la uearly all clarod
and under culllvallon ,
TIIAOT No. J. A oartsln mnasiiaim ami T.-,-t
of Laud altiiaio In l-'ranklln lwp, aljoiuiui Traot
No.a,ooiilalulnHW) ACI1KS, part ol wUl. h la
iloar and undor cultivation, tho uelsuoa nood
tltnbsr land.
Saletocoiuniani-a at 10 o'clock A. H. nf said
day, whou dua attaudauco will be (Ivaa Slid
torue of iulo uitds known hy
AMNION II. imwr.Rsiix,
Ang. 21, liiTS. Adinlutairalor.
pODLIC 8 ALE.
Dy Tlrttte of an order Issued out of the
Orpdana' Court, Ibe undersigns I EXeouior
of Ibe estate of I'elor Mourer, deed., will
eXpoae lo Publio Bale, in Oeatrerlown, on
8ATURDAY. HKl'T. i23rd, 1H70, the fol.
lowing desorihed Heal Katato, vii I A
LOT OF 0 HOUND situate In Ucarertown.
Snyder Co., I'a. Pounded North hy Mar
ket street, A'ast by lot of Robert lloarer,
South by an Alley. Wrat by other Iota of
aaid deed. It being lot No. 15 ae narked
in Ibe plas of said town, oontaiulDaj ONE-
t'OUKTil OV AN AC KB there are eXoel-
lent apple and other fruit treee on Ibe lot.
Bale to oomnienee at it o'elook P. M. of
aald day, when duo attendance will be
given and terms of anlo made known by
IKVIJi KINNlti,
Aug. 28. 1870. EXeautor.
All) stay at home. Aients wanted. Oattll and
yut leruu tree,iuu, it Auuia, ale.
a,nrjioisrx
TuMlaliod eery Thnnnl.y 9:rnliig hf
TRBHIAIX CHOUSB, Trop-
Terms of Subscription,
TWO DOLLAR) TEtt AXJCITM. Py
nl'le rithiil sis nymths, or t'lHOitmA
pnld withiii thsjonft No papp r di
cotitioiKHl until nil srrrarajrr are
paid unlciM at tho option of the pub
lislier. , ,
gnUcrlption rmt!do 6t tlitc i county
PAVABLB in advanci.
SPrratnii liflintf end nulntr pa
AtlilreiMrd 'ft otlnna become sufmeri
and aro lUMo for tho prit'to of tile p
taauat ALtaWAR. . ..itoaAcsAi'
S. ALLEIIAH & ;
AT TORN R IS ATI
HollirK-rv I
All professional buelnese a1 o
rnlrnsied te iholr eare will be p,
attsned la. Can be eoneutteil In
or Oermart. Offioe, Market Square
qiTTSMITll. - ! . ...
J- ATTnitrriST Atf.AW.
Mlnnl.Elll'HO, YEDR UO., F
)ffr Ml P oreaslnnal Merrloea lo the j'el'li
UooiulitloDi la Koallfii aod Oerman,
f i. MY Kits, . .
U' ATTORJET k OOUSCLOR it tiff t
liHtiiot Vtt.riiy,
Middtcbtirg, Snyder County Pcmi'it
Ollioe a few door Weal of Ihe Cnur
House on Main alreet. Consulmllun lit
KnKli'h an-l Ueriuan langangoe. 1op.'(7.
VAN (JKZKU, t . .
AtTOft.lEY AT LAW,
Jjewiitlitirg
P.I.,
IITora ble professional serrtoe lo jo pub
lio. Colleolions and all other I'lofossii n
al business entrusted to his euro willie..
ociro prompt attention.
J.1
CndSMIIiLKU,
ATTORNEY" AT LAW-, ,
, Miililli'lnirj. Pa.,
OITera bis rimleaslonal sorler lo the pub-
Ho. Collections and all other professional
business entrusted lo hie ears will reoeiiej
prompt nltculion. Jan 8, 'OTlf
II. II. (1IMMM,
Attorney & Councelof
AT-LAW,
OQleo N. K. CJor Market & Water Sl'J
I'rrrluiiir. I'rmi'n.
Consultntiou iu bolli English and Ocrmad
Language. L'oo, t'., '7Jtf.
T M-
M. (s,
LIN.V, A. II. DILL.
Sueeosaors In J. K. A .1. M. I. Inn, I
Airott.NKVrt AT LAW, Uwisl.uig, Vt.
Oiler their professional services; lo the
public. Collections nnl nil other pro
fessional business entrusted to their cnr
will rcceireproiiiplatleniion.Jf Jan, 8, '07 if
F.
J. It. ZKLLEK,
ATTOllSKY.AT-LAW
Ccntreville, 8iplcr County, renmt.
All liiiln-ss nutru.tnd to his caro will bi
well and I ilililitlly alien lod t.i. Will ir..-tl
ut tlio several oourts ol Snylor and adioimn-f
...initio., t'nii to o-maullo I In lha Knidlsh nt
U.'rumii Innifiiau", net. 'Ml
GUAKLKS HOWKU,
ATTOKNEV AT LAW,
SuliiiKrovo Pa-i
OITora hi professional serrlooe lo Iho pub
Ilo. Collections and all other profossiona
business entrusted lo hie caro will ro
ccivo prompt attention. Ollioe two door
north of tho Keyslono Hotel, f Jan 6, 'fll
j oTTn iITau no l u, "
Vtlvnioy ivt Law,
MIDULEItuno, PA,.
Professional business entrusted In hie car
w!'.; bo promptly altcuded to. Feb l,'7t
JTI i ib.M I'SON UAKrllTi
.tloriis.v-ii -I .avMr,
Lewisburir, Union Co., Pa,
gy0nn be consulted iu theKnglleU and
Gorman language. -Afct ,
OKr'lt.'K Market Sircet, opposite Wall
Smith & Co'a Storo 8 -4'.'y
W . POTTEB,
ATTORNEY A T LA W.
Sohnsgrovo Pa ,
Offiireliisj iirofessioti'il eervicee lo tha
publio. All leifiil busiuesa eiilrusled to Ills
oare will receive rroiupt ttunlion. Olfioo
one dour ahovo Iho Novt Lutheran Cburob,
July, 4th '72.
T.PAUKS,
ATTOKNET AT LAW,
SKLlNStJIWVE, 8-STUEIl COUJCTY. P
Sept. 15, t)7lf
A.
0. SIMPSON,
ATTORN EV AT LAW,
Northumberland, To.
OTors bis professional sorvice to Iho pub
lo. All biisiuosa entrusted to bis .caro
will bo promptly attended to.
f Jan. 17. '07H
J. PETERS,
justice of tho Peacs,
M ddlcburg, Snyder county, Penn'a
rnuvi.yatn-liiK' don, and Collectlone mails,
Kvrrythliin Intrusted to bla cars, will raMlro
irouiil alluullou, Junedl, '74.
rU J? I" KANAWEL, '
rilVSIClAS AND 8DR0EON,
Ccntrcillle, Snyder Co., Vai
Otl'era bis professional scryleee lo Iho
publio. easif
J)R. A. M. UMiTU,
pnrsiciAX axd sunanoxi
Ollcre his professional ernrloei to the eltt-
xoui of Adaiudbuig and tioiuity. Sep I, lj
DU. J. Y.SIIINnKL,
BUliOEON ANU I'll VSICIAS,
Mitldloburj; Ts.
OtTers bla professional sorties to tho oil
liens of Middloburg aud vloioiiy;
March 21,'CT
I. MONBECK, '
.l ust ice of the I'caicd
Adaimburg, Snyder Co.; It.
Will be In bis office at tbo ebore tnrmlob-
ed place, on MONUAV and SATURDAY
of eaob week, wben all kinds of business
relating lo bis orbee,' will bo attended lo;
Juue -o '7ltf
j f. VAN UUSKIKK,
iUKOICAL A MECn.VNIOAL DlSflrt
Solinsfrrors PcmnJ .
S A.WETZEL,
Justice of the Peace.
Ittavcrtomi, Suyder Co., a
All kinds of collections made on libera
erms. prootnly nllead to all bualaa
trusted to kit OMOi (Jun Sd, '1S