ie-h(ir. fitlttinn, one jroar, '. tVMW
mfromMt Vtlttmn,nne war, 1&.00
ii n urc (10 lines) I Inisrudn 75
Kvery niwHlnnal Inmriinn,
rafoasiotiatand Ittislnea cards of
0
5.00
not mot than o llns, per year,
kttrtltnr. Kxsrnttnr. Adm
illustrator
and Amunoe Notices, nso
jitortai nouctM pit line, 15
All tr.n.rinl adtsriWlrtt IMS than
months 10 cnU line.
All dfntflcmflnM for a shorter he
Ud 1 h on var arts navahln Hi th
tins Uy aro ordered, find il not paid
he Xfsnri ordering tit-sm will oe held
.loinmie Mr me money.
Poetry
WAIT A WHILE.
Wall a will.
Ckeeriljr mil,
8oa lbs ttortn wilt Ma iter,
Thers't a bit of him
I the eky for yon
Tbsrs't swwaeet jet in tk oloter.
Trust mill wall.
Though hurjn grtat.
Hard en tb heart are firc.siog
Fit a baml of lv
Will lha ero remova.
Aai le U lit ttcaj a bloniag.
'Neaih lb anow
No roaee blow.
And tliete oa beet are bumming
Tint "hjr gather assets
la I Heir ilui k reireme
To brickies lb daye tbl art toning.
Dark and drear
Tk fkie appear ,
Wheo Hit cloudy lUy'a Jf Unlit,
Ilul tne niglil mm', (it 11
ArH cover nil,
Kr tk sua reaewe ill tbluing.
Wait awhlto.
Cheerily atslte,
E'ea Ihroiifth ika taai-a nt strrow ;
Oner may bate a-vsy
O'er jronr life l.il it
But joy will return touiorroir.
Reel l st
For Ihe wvury feel ;
And the soul lli.it in f liiu repmet,
When tho nielli tome ou,
Ami I lie uo m ltiy inn
Jli gateway of ulii lur clo.aa.
Ne'er will mien
lie meed of hlies.
Or gfiete o'er jnjre aliaiiur,
For Iho aitrih must nirn.
Thai our heart may learn
How little la to'i hy w aiiia .
IFor Ihe wrury feet;
And tbo aoul lb.il in f iliu rrpel,
Jit gaiewaj of plii lur clo.ee.
r -
f A DETECTIVE : S ST
.,
suwoll ni inuf tcinred that it
1 readily. Tlio ovil at l-mt bo-
tl...i i.. ir;t ,l .i.. 1
Sutboritiee reqit'istod a skillful do-
ctivo mijjbt bo sunt to f.irrot out
m nr.Ht of eoiuors. t w.m llxud DC
a to perform the duty
I had notuiog to g'lido mi. luo
io t. howevur, Hi it Oaimgo was tho
ity whurd tho c Jiiaterfuit coin was
Inost abundant, I j 1 mo to sinpuol
1'iat the tu inufactory might bo souio
kvhuro witlutr its limits. It was,
thorufore, to the capital of th j Wot
lint 1 brst procouJod. I puut llv
IwhiiL-s in that bsiuufal uttt. but
bSIUUMI
kvith mt gaining tho alightust clue to 1
Ihe couuterfcitora.
I bogan to grow discouragod, and ,
oilly thongat I should bj obliga l
i return bo no witiiout having
ahioved any result One dtylio.,
aived a letter from my wifo teiUost-1
t tli.it 1 should Mend bor homo
monn. An alia was out of funds. '
wont into a bank and nsko 1 for u
aft, nt tho same tima h i i ling o I
km of uionoy to pay for it, iu which
lure wore sovoral und dollars, i no
ukpushod three of too half dol-
li s back to me.
'(.'nimtorfoit,' said ho.
"What I" said I, "do you moan to
II me those half JjlUrs ate ojiiu
tfuit "
1 do."
l".re yon certain ?"
rPurfoctly cortuii. They ar ra-
irk ably well executed, but tboy
duhctont in weight, boo for
lursolf."
Und be plaood ono of thorn in tho
kins against a gouniue half dollar
the other aula, i uo latter weigh-
down the former.
"That is the best executed conn-
tot coin I over saw iu my lifo 1"
bxclaimed, cxaininiug them very
Isuly. "la all the counterfeit
Iney in circulation here of tho
ae character as this 1
j'O.dear, no," replied tho cloik,
is not nearly bo woll dona. Theso
the work of Nod Wil lot, the fu
ns New York couutorfoitor. I
w them well, for I have huudlod
rent deal of it iu my timo. Hero
komeof the money that is in cir
ktion bore,' bo added, taking
feral half dollars from a drawer
ou see the milling is not nearly as
rect as Ned Willott's, although it
retty woll done, too.
compared the two togother, and
ud that he was right, I supplied
place of tbo three counterfeit
f dollars with good coin, and ra
ped tho former to uiv uooket
ia.
fow days after this I recoived
irtnation wbioh caused me to take
urney to a village situated about
y miles from (Jbioago. 1 arnv
Here at uight and took nn my
rters at the only tavern in the
lo. It was a wrutohed dwellioz.
kept by an old man aud woman.
surliest couple I think it baa ever
M my lot to meet. In answer to
inquiry as to whethor I ould
eloditinir there for the night.
Pticed that the host caveaoe-
Vr look at bis wife. and. aftor
whisDerlnsr. I was informed
is most ungracious manner not
p that I oould have a bed.
jus chamber was small in
ud was oertaiuly well veotila
'or I oould sea tha stars dooU'
throuah the roof. The bed was
lly a bag of straw thrown into
corner of tho room, without
i or covering of any kind,
siood for mors than an hour
4 out. of ths opeuing whioh
M I f r a witidow. Before me was
1 i d lojur-uss pra&Lo, the Ilia
VOL 17.
iteof which I ould not aoo. Thai
Utern in which I bad ttknn nn tnv '
anoiio apponrua to oo isolated from
. . . .
all oilier dwelling, and sura tbo
croak of the tieo frog and the hum
of tlio locust, nut a noun reached
my ear It m a beautiful, moon
light night, and si bright tint I
could see to read the sinalest print,
t last I began to ffrov wearv.
and throwing suys'ilf oo my pillot, I
was soon pinno 1 into a (loop slum
ber. Mjw lon I !nt I know nut i
but was awakened by a dull eoivid,
wliicb refluwblod a tiun 0119 ti iiatnut
ing in tlio dist.inne. I atipinsj it
vtun tun iioouintt'ity of tlio soiin 1
tlmt awoke mo, for it vt by uo
inwMM loud, but ojtiveyml t. mo tbo
idea of h'i uj onu alnkin iron wit'i
a ra 1 1 111 id li'iinmor. I ro.su tip fro n
tny bod and wuitt to tlu win 2ovv j
tlio tuooa wai in t!m wjstoi-u
uoi' n, by uliioli fact 1 know tlmt
it must bo neir moruiu.
I put oil my lx.it, Hit) only nrti-
clo of uttirj I li 1 1 due ir 1j 1, it'i 1
Ci:ltiously opotiiti tlio door of tuy
clmmbur, DoihuIossIv docuud.il tlio
I'tckott atiiirciiHu. A lot stop a
brought mo nit ) tuo I or npirt
muot, wbioli I fouul otitii'ih' d 'sort
od
I cront ouiotlv to tlm iloir. und
unfistcDinj- it witiiout
si i.'li tent ujiao, win soju in tbo
iT ,
mo ni!i0'lit.
Alt a BOUl W 3 VrtiblO, bit tho
8Jlln. 8ti) cmtiuilj l, au 1 Kio.v
tll P1,Wu fr,,"l wli.xioo it piom.-u 1 j I.
At lust I f juu I uiVHflf bjforo n I in i.
low building, t bruit Hut ci-evio,iH of
whioli I could hoi it lurid ! no ia.-eti
inrf. I stoopod dwn and puoiol
tliroiigh tbo keybolo, an I to tuy ox
tromo surprido, I Hiiw Imlf a !. m
stionor-looktii iiiQ, witli cjits oir,
1
vutiiity of stiiiuu oi?i!up iti.ni. S) uo
WBI' w " li. t tovi, otbura woro
8iiponnt)il,l,iw tlio cuHtii; of iuouI U
mm num.) worn cu.l.M 11) tin pro-
ct!8s of milling o i-. In i in . u nit
11,9 u"10 " l,tl1 burt upon mo. Jluro
WM 0 in? mutiii i.utm I w n
HI Hcuol) nf. ui. l t in 1 in. 1!, ml and
ul8 w'fJ v' ufl bjlonod to tlio
"V"" " tinier I p ir-
'to,i uuiu tiupioo l Hjo man
p jnsuing ou soma u i:i a iiiar puwjs.
just tui'iiud Troni tlio m iiil.ls, whilu
tlio woinou was packing tho fijdbj.l
coin iuto rolls.
I h id sun enough, and ,th n' tut
to rutiii'o to my npii'tiumt a ; tin.
wuutt suddenly I felt a ho ivy hand
placed ou my alio tldjr, and tni'iiing
my head ai'unn.l, to my horror,
found mysulf in tho grtspof as ill
looking a soouadrel us oor
oso.tpud
lha gows.
are yon a uii uoro, my
K00i iww : no o-c u uu I, in u
oioo, kiih mo it bh.ij.
"ia;iog n e'riii Dy mo ouligiif, 1
i'P"u, tmoouvortug io ui iiui.uu my
prusonco oi int.ui.
"WVI, purhaps you'll just lako 11
'''" buro, will you
''um in. pusuing opni
tho duor
aud draiLHiiir me iu niter him.
All tho inmates of tho barn im no
distuly stopped work, and run hod
tow in's us when they sa v mu.
"Why, what's this f" thjy all ex
claimed. "A loafer I found poepiug out
side," said tho man wuo captuTu.l
me.
"u'a a traveler that cum to the
tavern to-night aud uske I f lodg
ings t tho last timo saw htm ho
was safe in bed," sa d th landlord
Tuo men withdrew to a noruor of
the upiiiliuont, leaving ouo to keep
guard over tua. 1 sjjh saw that
thoy woro iu earost c msulutioii,
and wore evidently doh'utin
important question. Tho m in koup
ing guard ovur in-3 said uoihing. b it
scowled ttoionly. At last tho discus
sion aeomeJ to be settled, for tho
blackest and dirtiest of tho whole
carao forward, and, without any in-
.troduction, oxoluimed
I eay, strauger, look boro you
most die I "
I did not move arai-iclo, nor utter
a word.
'You havo found out our secret,
and duad rann tell no talus."
I was still silent.
"Wo give you ton minutes to say
your prayers, sod also allow you tho
privilege of sayiug whether you will
be bunged or shot,"
Suddenly an idea struck m I
remembered something that might
save my lifo, 1 burst iuto a violuut
fit of laughter, iu fact it was hyster
ical, but thoy did not know that.
They looked from ouo .to the otb
in the greatest a n usmont.
"Woll, ho takes it mighty eool,
I anyhow," said ono.
"I supposo bo don t Ihiuk we are
in earnest," said another.
"Come, stranger, you had better
say your prayers," said the man who
had first spoken, "time flies.''
My only reply was a fit of laughter
more vlo'ent than the first.
"The man's mad ' they exclaim
ed. "Or drank," said some.
'Well, boys," I cried, spoaking
for the first time, ' this is tho bost
joke I ever sued. What, hang a
pair
"A pal you a pal t"
"1 aiot nothing else." was my ele
gant reoiudur.
"What's your name t"
'Did yon evor hear of Nod Wil
lett 1' I asked.
"Ton may bs certaiu of that. Ain't
bs at the bead of our profession 1"
"Well, then. I n Nud WU8l '
"You Nud Willutt
o'aitnad, . .
1'' ths U ex-
. , .;
a--r
9
MIDDLEBURG, SNYDER COUNTY.
"Xott may bot your lila oo that,"
f rettirnnd. AWfiiritAi-inie nn t. il.
coraor where I had eoen the old wo
. ' ."Tie e "f
in in oouulinjg and packing the couu
(c: it halt dollar.
Fortune firored mt. None of
the I en preaeut had erjr anen Ned
Willet although his rop -.I'ion was
woll known to them, and my swn
ennjr, ina'o'ont innnner bad some
wha'iltr'on thorn olf thoir u irJ,
yet could plainly boo tti.it all thoir
donbts wnro not romoto I.
"Au I you etll th tilings woll
ono, do you 7" aitkod t tkiii up a
roll of the iu inoy. "Woll, all Hint 1
cm siy is tlint if you c.tti't do but
tor th in this, yo t li.td butter slut
up shop, that's all,'
"Jiu you sho us anything tot
ter T" aikod one of tho tnon.
"I raythr think I can. If 1
couldn't I'd if't and linii uty.sulf,"
"li t's si'o it," tluy nil ci iod.
This was toy lust e n, nn 1 ono on
whioli I know my lifo dupmidud.
"ljokar boio, guntloiuun I ox
cl iimod, tn kin 7 ono of tlio o tutor
felt liulf doll. trs from my packet whicli
i.li. ....;.,. ...i ,i... i. ...i. ..i !
ismylHtjob, whatdoyoatiiiukof jl -ko l-orf lironh a IImhikIi sl,af-!
it f' It wus D.msod from Ii im.I lJU' oi-, '"! s tvii.ly to HWfur, tl.ut it
i.jh.I ........ -,.vi,, it .... .,.,.
ivi lis nut uttiut 9 r1 H I'li b n.
"II iw will you ptovu it, is ii cjUu-'nM
.,..r I Jt. . I i
'By wuigliiog it with
' yUa;U0
ono. i ropltod.
This plan was imundiatuly adopt-
: ,i:.io.. i ...i .
o.t, nn t us c.iai'aoiot' iirovo
, ...
liacaotor i.t-ovod.
"I'orlmps bo got this by acfidutit,"
I heard ouo ol tho umu whipjr to
vuothur.
try theso," aii l I, tikiag tlio
othor two from my pocko .
All thoir doitbis now vautshod.
''Uj.t;it fill .' ox.'lamiod h o tu o.
"8plrfudi 1 sai 1 oth.ns.
Whmi thoy bad oxa.oinol it to
thoir salisfaol ion, thoy ail of thoui
oord'ally shook mo by tho hand. ov
ul'y pai liclu of doulit having vauish!
ud from their minds. I pii i-io 1 n it
my pu t well. .Sonio quostiiMis wore j!'l!i" bearings ; than u lialo to
ocuasiotislly iiskud mo, involving '"' " -nor' oust, and I ikos Iho l't
siiuio of tho technicalities of tlm bus-jiHid'i nod lnnitud.t ; then hIiu
itioss t these, bowovur, I avoi dud, by i pokes it u littlu her f, b.-u Is it Hi. io,
stating that I was ou a j niruey df nud maslios it indisei i uiuaiely . ho
l!i'isure. und would i.i.ifh rathur . t!l it it will not look : :(f mi l h 1 ;
drink a gltss of whiskey than an- 1 ''K' ociesn hin.!i,s un i
swejMjiiestioiH. 'flio whiskey was takes n tetro. -pi ctiia of In r ho t I a id
jro lueod. nn 1 wo ini.li) ii night of it. "I'I'o. laiinng tio i vto. N iw sho
and it was uot uutil moriiiiu' had i udj t.st her veil s tho lowur rd-e
la.vnol that iu Nfpei'ated.
Tho next li 1 fiitiirno I to Cai
oao, und bro'ig it djivn tlu necui
siry iifdi.it.ini;.', niid fipturud Ihu
whole gaug of couuturfeit'-rs in thu
vary uot. i his dun was brokon up
forovor, and most of thou) worn e iu
lonuiud to servo a term iu tho Slate
Pi i son.
Tin; Usu c? Pain.
Ths power whioli rules tho uui-
versi, this grout, tun. lur power, uses
.. .: : ... .1 i i i . .i
JMlll HA II Sl 11.11 Ul illlOI, J .1 11.,' Ill Jl
ous. D.'anlihil uataro nov or bin lies n
foal blow ; never attacks us behind
oiii' barks t never digs pitfalls or
litvs iimbatio a los ; uever wears a
s.uilu upon her face when thuru is
vou'eaiifo iu her heatt. Patiently
she teaches us her laws, plainly she
writes her waiuin.
ten Jorly shu
Long befotu
graduates their foren.
. . , , . 1 . . . 1
the tiotfe, rsd danger aght of pain is'
j . , I 1 1.1 . .! 1
it ishud
rIui itli.fid with 11R ns tlioinrli
lor nor own piiKO,uot out s 10 uo mer
ciful to ourselves nod to each othor.
.Sho m ikes tho ovorworlcod brain to
watidor from tho subject of its labors
She torus tho ovriudu' ed body
against tho dulights of yutterday.
Those aro her caution signals. "Cio
slow.'" Sho stands iu tho tilthy courts
. 1 . . e . 1 1.1
some!,.,, 1 ti..,.a n,t
! . j m w iia iivi
lieckons us ti enter uud real .4 1 with
on l- S'J'imds, what we alio v to es ist in
tho midst of tho culture of whioli wo
brag. And what do we do our-
i solves T V Dlv wniu and spur on
1 1 . . 1.. 1 1 : at . : A ... .
tuo juouu o.uiu a. luo-u
jid.ug horse-force it back iuto the
'fi LUa,' in
goon tai gallop, we .ling i.te
. .. .. ... . .
rebullious body wilhst-.mnlants. m
hide the Bignals and th-nk we uavoi
I II... l.. . ...1 ..
wu.il.uu miu u..uo., ... 7 j
festivo bufoto night Wu turn atidu,
as tho Piiariseo did of old, and piss
ou tho other aido with our haudkor
ohiuf to our no so. At last, haviug
brokun uature's laws, and disre
ffirde.l bor warnings, forth sho
oomus drums boatiug, colors tlyiug
right iu frout 1 to punish us.
Thun wo go down ou our kuoos aud
whiinnar about it h iviilg ploatdd Ood
Almighty to aund this a.uiution upon
us, aud wo pray liitn to work a
tuirado iu ordjr to ruverso thj
uatu ral onsoii leQOos of our dis-
ohudiunoo, or bivo ns from the
trouble of doiug our duty, in
other words, we put our fingers iu
tho fire aud beg that it may not hurt.
Teiitplt Oar, .
Young man, don't swear. Swoar
ing never was good for a soro flugor.
It uever cured ths rheumatism nor
hoi pod draw a pr ize In a lottery. It
isn t rooo-nmenaea iur uver 00m
plaiut. It isn't sure against light
niug, sowing m iohino agents, nir
any of tho ills which bssot psople
through life. Thore is no occasion
for swearing outside of a newspapsr
offlas, where it is useful tu proof
reading and indisponsaably necessa
ry in gutting forms to press. It has
baen known, also to materially assist
the editor in looking over tho paper
after it is printed . Dat. otherwise.
lit is a very foolish and wicked baibt.
l WaiMnqtoit RepuMio,
.i'rJ
How A Woman tjcc to A.Fire I
After stanriioK tt the gato end
looking for tli I'.ro an J hotting its
on Fi'tit lli ire t, or Hip fluur mill, nr
Botnewlieio "o now,' she tndJoiilv
tirts op at if nn idea had utrnrk lu-r,
an I aim siid to lierrolf j "I'm Roinp;
to that fivr, ond it's no u of t:ilkiiw.
Thro sho b'triiH to got rL-alv. Sim
air 1 1.4 b'foro the mirror and tvvistii
and turns lur own Inir in all nvmurt
of ways 1 1 roi hnw il will uiuki til"
mil'. sho ; iIko h spikrs nn ono
d iteu "f p iffj, and bitus on ih) ftis
fs o tUcy will look "liko a.nvel
l' un i a rium, nun vhwhi tint UrT
nrms a jnsl rea.ly t tlrrp itr, she
cu ots nu more iipprovin planet at
lur liiir, und vt" t ljlit to a""n
'hit it will d.i. Wbtit dies to worn
i" tuo ticxi ipinMinn uctoro ui.i mi-o
inst lionio To dci In tins iiiqiiiui I
tuns q'lfli"!', sin- (Jills to tin ward,
r.ipo ; nut u'tf il.itihi llubli.tr. I, - win.
shu t! hum Ilu-r.', tli . wni ilr.ii)'1 ivn
57 7f T . . .
lur.', a it worn, for ii'l h -r ilr'sstho ownnr got too pour to kt-rp tt
hid I'ot-n irn sotiii hero li.d'ori-
I-'innllr. shu sidivti our. whi.di. wlimi '
biiitono I nn will not iM-riii't li -rto
, m "i'lH. ns looso us phi li ." ImiI nt
I tho oaiiio limn nliiiits tlmt sluMi ulir.
"roM "" 81,0 "'vor but-,
,
llO'l lior f hops : n fi.ii. nnnnt hut-'
ton tlim -plv., thoy nn tint o'l.l hy
I p oxy, mid with ti hi't pin, as flip
il,;SMo",,r n"1.,"' V,'" "v " '"" 1 !
ii'i'ni'u'i n uiit hi l 1 1 ii liiit'L icr.. i
" . r ' '""o'i .u
vipiiii iii innt nur toi l ii.ivo mvoll. n
hv
I iiMoD ol' h iving worn nronti I Hi
houso ti hlipiK.o s, nn I "you
bottor Imvo two or thrco of tho
lot 1
buttons unbuttoned.'' Slid Llioni
tit'OBoptls to i t on her ouli r lmi-.
uinn's i; l ll.itlois Ik ri U' tlmt tl;i
n'ill bi rcu.lr in ' h ill' a jiffy." At
'ist I l.o t luiuix is ii'iitdii"! when ulic
goo for Let' now ti"iiii"t. Sou hlo-
wors Ron tho liurk of tier Inn I, mill
lh..
inks fourleoii ways to are how
! l"e
Il .lt . .
ft J t'iriis iii.l.vav to
Hill t'omo exactly lo Iho th) on I of
her !l iho then she p i.v.lo's a lit;!.-,
s) tint her face will not 'isiiiuu iikj n
bittl '," kiii lot'.i. s d l ll tho c nneiu
tf h r in mill, puis on lu r bist
smile, and s,i n out to lin I iho l'.,-.,.
Lo ! he t-tarl '. t-he moves t nvnd
tho dtnr, but returns for her "lives,
und jI.jii , at tlio nun or to see t(
hev n,"'i . is ul! right Ag.ti i sho
hoiols for ?ho front do,ir. leu conies
!) ti k for he.1 Imuill.erehi, ;', und u,
sho pisse.i tho di is sin ;-eas,', nho
:a.ls ono l;n:,eMiig an I pih.liviU
I i.,ui i.. .1- ..i i... ... it ..."
.
t.f'j" in ;i:n-.i i'y u.-i i-.-iiiu;.
lion, Sol ties her collars, p.ili.s down
her full's, mi l makts ono limit mi l
siKWHsfnl Keoiii) for her truiu u id
leaves the housu.
.Sho is out, and t
iu the tiro.
LpI Tnciu Alo'iu
Never try to lob nnv ono of his
i f i. ;.......': n ;.. .1...
if'JOvi 11 iiiii.iii "i mills-,-.- i it in niu
. ' . ,. . . ,, ,
in list crib -1 thing you e in do Mori-
w.vr.
it is be tto ;nu. ins doing us
vou would bo d mo by. Crush a
womau s self-eHtopni uud you inako
jher cioss-griiined mi l unappish. J)o i ruuiiiiig theso gins. 1
U10 Riimo to a mau, nud you only That would Im lather expensive,1
nia';o him morose. You may tut m. sending notion to sued.
!to create a 8o't InuuMo cieutiiro. No 111010 tliau the western fellers)
i but vou II never do it. Tho pooplu'imy when they send them cuu
who think best of themselves itro apt
to bo Ilia best. Women grow pretty
in beliuvi thoy urn so. uud lias
(pi.ilitiss often crop out after
ono has been told ouo has
t.iem. It only gratifies a momentary
sni'n to force your own uufavorabln
opinion of him deop i
1 , y , f di,
if -fld, fall of u,
into another s
any good. Ah !
....,,.,1. ... 1
li biiia ,.u,iia. u, ,:.,i mu .imu. i.iivi
. . . . ... - ', ' .,
l, - ,!, . nuw (llrt ,
. .. . 1. .1..1. . .
IU..., nu',.-"..'.!! ,l..uOTii
, -boil d have I
l'h a groatost
of all things tl' it a man can possess,
is a sutislactory iduulity. If that
h'ch ho c .lis 1 pluusos him, it is
well with him' 1 othor wiso, ho is ut
terly wrotchod Lot your folio
beings nlouo. Hold uo truthful inir
rors before their eyes, unluus with a
pure intontion to uproot siu. ro
may a mirror without a ntw never
be prepared for you. In thosu
things which we cannot help, may
we ever bo blind to our own short -
cumiugs. Ws aro neither ugly, not
awkward, nor nuintetesling to our
solves, if we do not know it. A foul
may bate tho wisdom of Solomou iu
bis own conceit. Lot him bo, and
the path to tho grave will be easier
for him to tread you will be no
worse, he no butter. Leave man as
much sulfesteom as bia conscience
will allow bim to abolish. It may
be a pleasure to enlighten people as
to thoir faults of tniu 1 and person
but it is cui taiuly not a duty.
A. Keokuk boy bus built a small
engine or motor wbiob runs by the
power of Lunburger choose, t the
stronger tbo ohoeso the stronger tho
uugiuo runs, lie thiuks be t has
struck a big bonanza, and by adding
a fow onious and a small quantity of
board' g-uouso butter, enough'
strengt . will bo obtained to bold a
mule by tho bind logs while the
smallest kind oj a bo twisU tbo
iUi-lv'a tail.
PA., NOVEMBER
Siullnrn lndopenJ:n:a.
The Niito.hr.2 (Miss.) Demncrnl
draws tho following picture t.f the
SottMioin fitrnior :
Hallo, slumber, you scom to bo
going to runikct f
doing to send it to PilNbttrj.
'To rittshiirg, iu I't'tinsylvntiia f
You'to mighty riht. I am
Wlmt bvo Koin! to d j th.it for ?
To Ki'l it h:irpruud.
All the w ly to riltfiburg ti got it
sh ,io:ipd .'
V.iit b-t? WVvo Hlivv-d otr
bl. if I; s nit'i out. Hi p tllol it;)
st tl' tho Othurdty u:i I went to
Tl'X is.
Woll, tlml's rnthnr a novi l i livi.
my ii 'l son. ting n plow x nr to
j g-t it Kh ipoiif I.
Not s n 'rl ns v.i it ht ard it iv.w.
H o do our milling in t
I.
mis.
' Is Hint sot
t on tiro i tlit il is. o nti1 I to
Imvo n mill nt Piinkiiivillo ci i-i-k, but
tl!'. mid ho wo tin mil to .t ii'it
ii in Tin 1 ilotio iu S'. liJiti.s, Mil
Hutii i.
D yon moan - aay yon aond
vour ;;i tut nil tho way to M. Jiouin
1v r til
I didn't iy nothing itl ilt tfiW
, ., I lla
w. n-iiii t got no gi u io y i. i. u
wo m;l ultr II JUT llilil tilo;il iroui ni
: Limit.
I I soo
von lrivo n
hido in our
w ioii.
JOII.
m. our old t"iw i
I I ist wi'rk
'K
t u
to
1 ?
,
Mni:!l wiinU blo'.vod llu lif it'll
her. S.'ii lilt' tho hid. ) t iiosloil
get it t in no. 1.
i All thn way to I! j.slou ?
Yes, sir.
Is tiot t l.nt PMionKivo, in y f:i'iid?
' Tlio fiii";l.t will iu oro tli.i'i out tliu
j hi I" up.
That's n fn't flu-tour limn tin
b'.lW. trd t di I Uni oil ci ll to' s o ir-
f tss. I H wliut s tlio uso In ing lax
e l to build l iilv rids.
Hi t till) good of '('111 !
'th.
il;
I t
it y
u
I '
!
ii tanyar I over a' Ijic.; ii;iii.;r, an I a
.shoo shop to o. lilt they k.lll nil
inue 1. j
K"i'll.immuxed what is tho inoin-j
ing of th a'. ; j
Il hp .ins ;mii.i up a i.p i'il. -sud
t vit mi) and you that's mighty tn,;.i
tho case with ii. ir Slulo. 1
W ho, ,1 O.l (;.)) '.' t ) g
t )Uf
I'Mther ?
I ' ui : p xp-'ct ! ) got id o i
ail --o,i.-et lo. -ret sli ics in ei
u-r ul (
noio i
.1 iv at. I ! irioii '.r tii 'I'.'ili eat .
1 1 1 to i . i- a iiiisfoit inn to I ooho a
ni
C nv
I
i Xot s i ui'i !i of n in -.fortune u-
y mi In ir. 1 it was Moii .tr.in t m'g'.it
of shuekiu' an 1 liilliliMM In II fow.
an I tti 1 1 !: t ; iii'hl und rioiiii'ig and
ottiu' only 'unit timo itiartsu
i i.v.
What urn v mi gii'og to do lor
m il; . ' .
Sou I North f..r it. I
Send North f ..r mill;
Yes. c incoiitraU' I m dl; and tiohh
tu butter.
On 1 1 feu th'.i p lint.
Mighty handy Ihins, theso rail
roads ni iko tl.eiii Yahlieo fellers do
a'l our jobs fir us tio'.v -.1 i our
isiiiithiu' to; 1 giuidiu' mil nnlkiii'
uii I t hnriiiu'.
Yes, we go our bottom Iiiclu ! 011
cotton. .Sending it opto Ma, ;a
ehtiHctts 1 0 get carded, hpuu mid
wove. They'll come when we solid
it there to be ginned, then wu will be
j happy. Monstrous night of trouble
1 Ivist nud got 11 dollar a b ishol and j
i pay six bits freight. Besides, us I 1
said, what is the uso of .) iviu ' f ir I
tuilron Is 'thought wo us jtii't ro'i I.
You booil to uppreciato railroads
think wo ougut wu pay enough
for 'em.
I reckon you fulloti your own
poi k.
Well, you reckon wrong, nt ranger.
I got thoul lliuoy fellers to do taut
for inf. h s mighty convenient, too,
monstrous sight of, trouble toting n
bucket full of corn three tim s a
day to hogs iu a pen, especially whuu
you hi. in t got nouo to toto lo it.
I should think so.
There's 0110 thing lacking though
to iimko the business cjuipleto.
What's tlmt t
Thoy ought to Bend them hogs
cooked. Cool; in' mil prepariu'
wood for cookiu' t ikes up 11 heap of
timo that ou ht by right bs employ
ed iu tho uottoii pitoii. I wu s-iyiti'
to my old woman tohor day, if wo
Mississippi folks got our cookiu'
uud wnshiu' dotto up Not lb aud sent
by express, wo would bo as happy
us oUico holders.
Your hurao iu tho lea 1 thcro seums
to bo luuio.
Yes needs shooin'. If ho wasn't
tho only horse 1 had, uud could
spare bim, i d suud bim up where
thoy make shoos und uaili urd net
bim shod. Cun t get sneii thiug
done in those parts. Perhaps 1 can
ut tho depot.
liow do you manage to live in
your parts, my old frieud f
Why, we raisa cottou. My roads
turns off bore, stranger. Gjj,
back Brandy I am glad 1 seed you,
strauger,
"There's no place like borne"
unless it is some nice young girl's
home when tbo old folks areataamall item iu a no-rspaper, for fear
class meaUiig and ths mutch box ll jot running his nose in some kind of
empty. . ... l patent coogaijjop.
20, 1ST.). NO. 23
An AKoclionatc Letter.
Tii-rKtuiiv. Iioland. Spplpmbof
Iho ton. .Vy Mr A.iici" .' I
Imvo not hoard anything of yon stuis
tho last tnuo I wrote yo- I bavo
movod fioni tho placo whoro I now
livo, or I should Imvo wntti-n to yon
lofo e. I did not know whoro n
lotlt-r mi 'lit find von liif-t but 1
now lako tnv pou in hand to drop
vo i a fuw linos to inform you of Hip
I Hi of Vour own living undo,
',t'ikpitrick. llo diod Vory sud Ifir
ly iii'ior a lo i f illu.ws of nix in inlln.
t'oor man, ho huITi'I'pJ ii groat doul.
llo lav ii lonj timo iu pouvuI-m mm,
pp. fi-ftlv M'liot nn 1 spoi'i'hlfps. tin I
a'l too t'lii.i lulking iiu'olion'iitly und
iOiiiMi)g for Water.
1 tu lU'toli ul n Iocs to'l yon wh it Irs
.'(Mlh whs i co ini-.tt 'd liv. bit I ho
I tlitl.L it U'-IM fMUI,,d l)V Ills
t r. ii kiln s., for ho was tint w li
i 1 tys dm in x his f oiil'inomoiit.
II : M'o vo ki.i.w jist as woll il s I
cai oil vo ; hit iv .is 111 yens oil
lavt .'I itch l.if'.iti t'.l'tooii months :
mid if ho lil 1 1 v I till this timo, hi!
.vmit I do jo-t hi months d.-a I.
N. 15. Tukti In. I is. 1 inoloso to
you n tin p mil I. wiii.'h yo'tr f ithor
sin Is to yo ttnbi known 1 1 mo,
Vour inothor ofloti spoaks of yo .
sho would li!a to sou l yo tho l:in
dh" f ow un I I would incioio hot' t)
vo but for tho Iijiih.
I woul I Iiol: of vo irit to Iiroak
tho h ilo of this lot Iff until to oi
luroo il iys iiinr vu ion i it in u.iu
vo will bo bettor prfparo 1 for tho
, sorrowful tiO'Vs.
I'atiiok ( lSrim-n.
ToMiohaol C.la.ifV. No. .I'.io i 1
-troot, t'nitod States of Amdili.v.
.Statu of Massachusetts, in PkjmIou
!
Ihrc.i d ivs nfli r vu toa 1 it f u- thin
.Statu of MasH.iohiis 'tt , in IIomIou
The Value ot Dhicat on.
,J .,;0
Wits lieflld
til his tli
frilling
ilml's
across tin;
8 III, It f"U
ion 'o
Hied
youth who goes to
t-chool
ut
!"v,',tho Atlanta C -lorcd
I'liivefsily :
you 'oeS
'Look hyar, bov
tor
scl !, don l yer :
'Yes nir,' replied tho l y,
( li tis' cd.h k ishuiu, am 't yer
Yes. nir,'
'Lirnin' 'itlii.ioti.'k ii ltd lig
in, u slate rh
Y. s, h:i .'
V. II. it don't tuk two w
da s t m il;e an hour, d i it V
'Why, n i !' ex ! liui" I tho boy
'You was "'wine lor bring
.lo
dat
hatchet bad; in an hour, wasn't yet.'
'Yes, Ml."
'An' it s I in two th( lo das ii.-t
yon bovrowe I it. Now, ihut good's
t'.lilykaHliiiu wiiiotodo ymi thick,
skulled niggers, when you go to
school ii whole yen- tin' lm fan t
tell hnw long it takes to fetch back it
lmlcl'ot V
'i'l o boy got mil un 1 slung the
hatch -t iitvi tho fet.ee uud half wity
thtough un lu h L art ol.
If signs don't flit, tho coming
winter will be tho coldest I'Xpi-rienc-.
ed iu this liititn lu since tho country
was iliHcuveii'd bv a man tiauii d Mr
Uoliir.ibus, Tho H.ptirrols nre I tying
iu their winter coal, tho boavots nrej
putting hoators iu tho basouiotit of ,
their lodges, t'llO bees ll 1V0 killed otl'i
all tho drones aud lined their hives j
with shct iron, tho tu lskiats r.ro '
living south, wil I ducks mo commit
ting suici lo, tlm g isoiioiio is b! 1 -k
sixteen inohos deep, iVestorn e litors j
are h olii-.tiiig woo 1 in exfhaugo for !
snbac "ip'.ious, p ) ir fimilios are
buying un extra dog. nnd we have
ha 1 a new collar put 011 our overcoat, ,
Xurri-ititioit rr tt (. !
A Mimll boy with n
his hand stoo l before 11
big cent in I
grocery for
11 long time bef oro makiii
up
mind to enter. Wiien usked
ho desired, he impiired :
"If 11 boy should couio horu
get trusted for stick of gn u,
iiiueb would it be
One runt," was tho reply.
"And if a boy shoul I come
hero
with tho cash, how muoU wo.ll 1 it
bo
"Just tho sam?,"
"l'li'ti guess ll got tr lstol,"
ipiiotly ! :iuiki l tho tiuaiH-ier us ho
lipped
tho ceut do.vu iuto his
pocket.
A man coming out of u newspa
per otll. :o, with his tioso si'ua 1 till
over his face, replied to a p iliooiuau
who iutei vio ved him, '1 didn't like
un article that 'pearod iu too paper
last week, aud I went to sej the
mnu that writ it, uud he war thur."
It was a wean man who slipped
his baud butwoeu tho heads of a
young man aud young la ly iu the
front seat, as tho tiinu outered a
tuuuul. lie said afterwards the
youug mau s ooai j was very buu
but tho pressure ou the otger sid'j of
his luiul folt liko tho tips of a fur
lie.
The mau who oould uot find words
euough to express bis gratitude will
bo pluased to boar that the now
editiou of Wt bster's Dictionary, just
published, ooutuius five thousand
uuw words.
It is getting so nowadays tb.it a
mau hnrdlv dares to start to read a
his
U lilt
how
mils i'oht.
Pithllslipd f-rpry Tlitlrsdav Evonlnf
EHB!lAlt CltOtJBB, Prop'
Terms of Rttbspnritton,
TWO DOLLARS TKIt ANSl'M. Ta.
able vitliin six months, or 2.50ifnfil
paid within Ihe rrnr. So pnper di
continued until nil arroiiritpcs are
pnid unli-ss at the option of the pub.
lishpr.
Hulisfriptiiitis ont.'ide of tho countt
P.ITAIM.K IN ADVANCE,
arl'frstms liftiiie und iisimf nnnpi-a
addrpsspil f oih"rs i.ppntiisaidiscriiiore
and ro liable fortl p i.rup of tho pnpcr
IJEXUY A. WOLl'LEY,
Saddler aud Harness
Maker
CcntrevIIe, Snyder County, Pcnna.
K. et on han.1. at't mull to or ter all Idn.'e
MllliMie".. i.. ip, Itrl.llr., W'.l., t'.o.if
se,S.. All wurii Ki.imnii.l l.tr (.nn venr
Mr. w..!,ii.y ,.k inn trial tu .r o ll t
uu.ertn l in kuKlDOM, .s,i ln. ;.
P81CPI8A HILIrWBIGBT
Sl'iit r Sfii'i'on. S.i iili r Co., 'it.
( I'.ii niprl) from Lrwl-liwn .Iiiticii.m.)
A.k.iI r.r ihe t mm I ..pmrr I Trrn.ilV,
i . ii Wit ki smi r M . :i. v . mar i. in,
k.l llt.LT, -,u I L.ITII. ki'.. fco.
S Mil, unnt I ,r Hi hum 1 : U " an.t t V
VI l.l.f, Muiinl nm In-jrin..', an I 'HU.it
f.r-i .1. i.'..i,i.Atit4
S'Hill 'e an.l rcM len.-e at Mnor ni ono.
Hi t. 3 'T-.ll.
MCHQLS.SHEPARD & CO.,
lint t to 'r,'k, Ml. li.
ORIGINAL AND ONLY GENUINE
VIItUATOU 99
THSESHiKG KftCHIXERY.
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i
(if I'.i.l. Vnoli viocrl'.r r.r V I" ui. en's
f l!i"TniirIi V.nrprtnns.Mp. Mr.in1 l liiUh,
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Milt 1 10! s fir Stniil it) nr I'urta. uln
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Irfii Hun, .:h I iii 'io. i . ii it i.
r'M K Slfri nf Sriirii'or 1 utr, Huniln
fri-m 'Ii!.. r.lt ll.r., iur, a. it to, Hj ! ul il
i I IL r-i p acr to l b.
rtlK pirllrnUni. full nn our fl-alm or
iiuwi tr it.;rkul v.ir,,v, un.i) u.m Um
r.:t. Agent.
Sny der ''.' , I'a.
M .Imui.jii j.),
JNI()N 1,ANIN; MILL
hKI.INMjKtiVE.SNVliKB id., I'A
AM II A M I ACT I' It I H or
Honrs, hour Hum's, IiiiIimi s, St ulli-r
Uliifbitv Hom's. IIUiiils. S:h. S'Hlr
11 tugs. I ; .1 1 1 1 1 Kitlllnzs, llrai o
els. Miiiililln;s, biorlug,
srlifl.l. SAWIMI kCAUIVKt Tt UNIX.
Shingles, Lath, io., Slc.
Driers rulbilrj and tilli-.l nli prnmpt
fssmil K'. Hill. l'ii"ie cs!l -iml ei'iiu.
n.'.i iri iii h.'i ir.i n 1 rjii.m 11 j; I'lsi-nUur
Ihe Pliccnix Pectoral.
Pai rr.iret ItM'f t.t S .'ull ir!y n,t,ett)
..I I .or. on. o.'ii-'ru t s '. I eliOlr.f. I.
I.rr,k .. It l.''l .1 - '. ll It 'O-N e,.
i-.".i.-tl.)tl lt;l.'e tn s I -tl i rHllttl. ft rfiv,"
-tri'ii -l'i. it i.r 'i .( ro P "is li .-i .ru
r.ir,.. 11. s.i nnv otli.'f mt . .'I101. r.i.i i -,1 na "I
f i-10.sii. il l-.fc.'er.i I iin-ylr , 111,1 luin
U't-'l I' ' "''' I' " 1 0 -1 1 i t ' t ll c toll, t
gi.tn an I .'nr.-. i-i-i.-'t.
I'M.-, -a s.iU o '' 1, .till I I " II .
i'rejiiret l I "vl il'ii'li t tT. M. P. I'l l
. I I l.y .1.. .11 . M.'ll, Mi-I ll't.Mirg, an I . sou.
oiit.in It r 'j . ( 'i-n tr j v ill.-, 1 .
Aj rll :t 1. 1- I 1-
hints iii:mk-
I'V. Il.- tiiiKir
Kitivi 1 in 1 iv.
Kit M.'.lo'iii..
r'ir. . j. ioi iti IM
OA IP ll V " l.i'i'u., nn I alUia.
i-CWaiao i-sfi. ..r un.' Kii
upjoi, liver llli'lJor an I l iiinn-y Or
linn.. I'r p-v tlr-t-.'! I .' I' '
I 1 sse "f ill- K1 I.. ".v.. K" -i 1 n o- I
i'. nii'ti'ii'-v (iT I ' r 1 11 -. Nnrv us Pis..
t . iu ii w i-iikn.'in. i 1 ;:.?.. t lit: Mi h
I l.l.:i:i'l' is .ii'.jui"1 K.l'ill.s,-LV f-r
iLi'se ili-en- .'.
K r w 111 H.-v K
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I'l'.M Ii, i;. I.,
1) 1 , 1'u-tar
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lh vi I.. ..I lll'N I"S
P.KMKDY iu hi li. y tli.i' i n tr.-.ii aeiual
1r1.il, Imuug tcu iiunv s. iih . el ly
11. um-. E. i T il l.'a.
t'llOVIIILKI'i:. It. I An. I '.I, IsTS.
W11, E. CL llih.ll to. -1 .Sill : ll iv.o
wiinH.se. I wmli'ilil e:l'i''. ct
II L'N f y REMKIiy Is iov ..u i- i-o.-. n I to
a (reit niliubi'r Jt other., i r.- 'nitnen I It
tu all a.'lboitij will) kiiuey U. ei.e.ur
Uro,j. l'h 03s ajluiel hy Jie.-t liuul I
DOCiiro the we iiitiue wh L-U a-ill cure heui
111 llie thorU'.t po.j:b!e liuie, lll'N T
KtMEUV will do ihu.
U rjitully lollrl.
b. it U4W1.SY, 83 Pyer S(.
HUNT'S HEMtl.
HUNT'S
lV 1. iurely Vg
el.iile, aoj 1. u-
.1 l.y the 0'1'ice
of ll,i-lnn ll
11,, iiuo'j iu, ,va
BEIrlEDV
of lime for 8s
year., ana ib ut
nioel reliance uiy be p .fsel m 11. UJId
TKIAL WILL COSVISOK VOL'.
B.'ud rur ...mplilei 10 :.. kl, CLAUK.
rroTlJetice, K. I.
Sold by alt Di'tigi-st..
Sept. IS, '7'J.ty.
'ii' keen on hiwt all limit of
moiuei, Warrant, Zcam, Sulfw
Has, die, Ujo.
TnF
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kLl fjl S.t Ibri i.r. u I.
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