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- -z - VINARLES N. STODDARD,
Dealer to Boots and Shoes, fats and Caps, Leather and
Findings, Vein Street, let door below Boyd's Store.
Work made to order. and repairing dons neatly.
Montrose. Jae. 1.1875.
Lrrnms & BLAKESLEE,
Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Office the one
heretofore ocenpleti by B. B. d O. P.Llttle. on Main
street, Montrose . Pa. fAprll2o.
R. E. LIMN.. OTO. P. LITI'LIt. LL. BLIIIIXILZZ.
E. MCKiUIJ. C. C. FAXIIZOT, W. U. mccAnt.
fIoKENZIE, FAVROT & CO.
Dealeln Dry Goods, Clothig, Ladies and Mimeo
fine S hoe s. Also, agents fo n r the great American
Tea and Cofoc Company. [Montrose, Pa , sp. 1..70.
I,EWIS KNOLL,
BRAVING AND HAIR DRESSING.
shop In the new Postoffice building. where he will
he found ready to attend all who may want anything
In Ids line. llontroso, Pa. Oct. 13, ISCS.
P. REYNOLDS,
ArCTIONTIER--Sells Dry Goods, and lierelmulze—also
Attends at Vendues. All orders left al my house will
receive peceopt attention. [Oct. 1, 1859—tf
0.-15. HAWLEY,
DEALER in - DRY GOODS, GROCERISS, CROCKERY.
Hardware, Rats, Care, Boote„Shoes, Ready Made Cloth
log, Palms, OUE, iv, New Milford, Pa. (Sept- 9, 'BU.
flu.. S. W. DAITTONy
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON. tendera aerviees to
the eitirunsof Great Bend and vicinity. °Mee at hie
residence, opposite Barnum Hume, o . l.llend village.
Sept- tat . 1881.—tf
LAW OFFICE:
cuAvßEnus McCOI.LI7II. Attorr; ittktOot
gallop at LIMP. Officeln the Britt. flock CITtl! the
- (Montrose An^. 4,_IPAT.
Ji..asastiojia4- . - J. tfucctiitrx.
A. & D. IL-LAlimator,
DEALERS in Dry Goods, Groceries,
eroekeq and glassware, table and pocket cutlery-
Paints. oils, dye-stuffs, lists. boots and sham onle
leather. Perfumery de.. Brick Bleck, adjoining 111
Dank. Montrose. Augnlitt, 1610.-1 t
A. Larrear, - • D. M. Lstitinne.
A. 0. WARREN,
ATTORNEY A LAW. Bounty. Back Pay. Pension.
and Exert% on RIM= attended to .
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. 001, below Boyd`e Store. Illontroer.Pe. (Au. I. %A
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W. W. WATSON,
ATTORNEY UT LAW, !dantroPe, Tht. Ottitx wilth L.
F. Fitch. fhlouttose, Ang..l,
M. C. SUTTON,
Auctioneer, and Insurance Agent,
Frlendeville, P.
C. S. GIILBEBT,
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Great. Rend, Pa
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1:7. B. .121.•awotilcus.ac r.
Ane. 1. MO. Address, Brooktyn, Pa
JOHN GROVES,
F %iIIONApLE TALL OR., biontrore, Pa. Sbop erer
Cbandler's Store. Air orders filled in rirri.rate style.
a.ort.treri dope on short notice, and warranted to fir.
W. W. SMITII,
C %BTNIST AND =AIR IdANUFACTURERS. -1,01
of 34,10 *uses, blouu - ose, Fa. .lang. 1. legr.
11117111LITT,
DEALER ID Staple and Fancy Dry Goods. Crocker)
hardware, Iron, Stoves, Urn gs. Oils„and ,Paluts
hootsand Snowy. flats it Caps .Pa rs. Datfalo Dube.
es
Groceri. Provisions.c:c., N car a
DM E. P. IBIEMS, .
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rum permanently located at Frio:dor - 1 1 1c for tbe par.
=snaking medicine and surgery in all its
He may be tound at the Jackson Haase.
Odic* boars from Be. in.. toe .p. tn.
Priendscilic. Pa.. Aug. 1. 18Gg.
STILOVD & 13110W'N.
FIRE AND GIPS LISZAANCE AGENTS. Ali
bi:illness attended to prempily, on fair terms. Omer
ret door north of • Montrose Rotel." west sidr
I•nblie Avenue. Ikestrose. Pa. [Atm. I.leGii.
elLtrias Stamm - /..nary L. thsowa.
JOIIR SAITTTEII, •
RESPECTFULLY announces that he le now pt.
pared to cut all kinds of Garment , In the coos.
fashionable Style, warranted to tit with Ocean.
nd ease. Shop over the Post Otacc, Montrose, Pa
IVII. D. LUSK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. Montrove, Pa. Office oppo.
site T
the artull Ilonae. near the Court Hosea.
Aag. 1. 1889.—tf
DEL W. IV. SIIITH,
DPITIST. Rooms over Boyd & Corsrtn's Fiord
ware Store. OMee
boors trons9 a. m. to 4 p. m.
Montrose, tag. 1, 1849.—tr
ABEL TERRELL, •
D SALER In Drugs, Patent Medicines. Chemical.
Liquors, Paints, 011a,Dye Staffs. Varnishes, Win a
Glass. Groceries. Ohms Ware, Wall and Window Pa.
ner.Stonctirare, Lamps, Kerosene, Machinery Oils.
Guns; Ammunition, Knives. Spectacle.
Bombes, Plumy Goods, Jewelry, Perfa rv,
being Sone of the most numerous. sztensise, sad
valuable collections of Goods In Susquehanna Co.—
Established in 1848. [Montrose, Pa.
D. W. SEARLE,
A STOR:MT At LAW. ne over the Store of A.
Lathrop. tn the Brink Montrose, Pa. 1an1460
DB. W. L. RICIELIIIDSON,
PIITTICLUT & 01:fltGEON, tenders his professlonal
*animal° the citizens (dilative:o and vicinity.—
0 dice at his residence, on the corner east of Sayre 1
'Bros. Fondly. tu l
S• , 1860.
DR...E. 1. GAILDNEIt,
PHYSICILSI and SURGF.OH. Montrose. Pa. Gives
especial attention to diseases of the Heart and
Lump and all Surgical diseases. Once oru
Dams Boards at Searles Hotel. Idait.l% 1669.
BURNS. & N1C110.149,
DEAL ARS In Drugs, Medicines. Chemicals. Dye
eine, Points, 011 e, Varnish. Liquors. Spleen.
Fancy
nr: cues, Patent Medicines, Perfumery and Toilet err
MUM. TgrPreseriptions carefully compounded.—
Panne ATenneyabovo Bearlo's Hotel, Illontrooe. Pa
A. B. Blink" - ZOV' IMI&
Aug. 1,1.809. • • " •—•
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PHYSICIAN & sersozoN. respectfully tandem ht.
professional services 'to the citizen of Priendeetne
and vicinity. sirolllce lathe nese of Dr. Lest
Boards at J. Hosford'e. Avg. I, USA
PROP. NORRIS,
The 'Hayti Barber. retannt bla thanks tor-the tied pat
!nave that has enabled him to wet the be emd—ft
he I I Went time to tell the whole story, bat come
end see for your/eves Oral. the Ohl Sued. No land
laughing &kneed ht the shop. EaPrl2 1 3. Wat
GOLD JEWELRY.
- - Sew and Imre artippls.
Idiatrose, NOV. W 39. ABM. niartta.
CONGRESS WATER,
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Waro, 450tutV,
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We wereMirani Acme from echool,
Jim and I, end. Willie Poole,
And moss our homeyrord way.
DarkApd cool the shadows lay
Ortbe waving beechen boughs.
It was late, and summer, too,
And we loitered es boys do,
Till from pastures= the bill,
At the sunset, red and still,
Slowly came the patient cows•
Ah I how many plans we made,
Lying In the beech& shade,
Of the future, dim and grand.
That we each, with mighty hand.
For ourselves would nobly grasp I
Ah I what golden dreams of Caine
Mingled with the sea of flame
In that changing western sky I
That we thought our own should clasp !
And we watched the waves of gold,
In the western eky that rolled ;
And the far-off meadows dyed
Wlth•theebbing golden tide,
Tilt the twilight softly came ;
Till the meadows dusky grew, •
And the zenith lost Its blue ;
Then we said, as homeward bent.
O'er the darkening fields we went,
" Which shallhave the greatesi name?
Jim has won a hero's name :
When war's awfhl clamor came,
Sounding through the frightened land,
For the rightlie lodic htestand,
And the nation calls him great.
I have tnaltheschobsr's way,
And v . i&never men, to-day,
Speak of science fair and free,
Do they also speak of me.
Aml for my opinions wait.
To a far-off foreign Land,
One among the lowly hand,
Who with patience seek to win
Souls num darkness and from sin,
Willie went ;--ttow•yearabace fled,
Since from that tar land - there came,
E'en the mention of his name ;
And though years may come and go
Never, never may we know
Whether living he, or dead.
But, when summer days are sweet,
Oft we leave the city street,
And at twilight still and cool,
Where we sat, With Willie Poole—
Jim and I—andialked of Came,
lie, the hero stern and brave,
I, the scholar ealm and grave,
Come again , and softly say,
Ere we take our homeward way,
" Which shall have the greatest name ?"
Don't Crowd.
Don't crowd ! This world is broad enough
Fur you as well as vrellas me ;
The doors of art are open wide—
The realm of thought is free ;
Of all earth's places, yon are right
To choose the best you can—
Provided that you do not try
To cross d some other man.
What matter though you scarce can count
Tour pilt of golden ore.
While lie can hardly strive to keep
Gaunt famine front his door?
Of willing hands and honest heart
Moue should man tie - proud ;
Then give him all the room he needs,
And never try to crowd.
Don't crowd, proud Miss ! your dainty silk
Will glisten none the lcsis
Because it comes In contact with
A beggar's tattered dress ;
TMs lovely world was never made
For you and I alone ;
A pauper has the right to tread
The pathway to a throne.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart,
By 'fostering all that's bad ;
But give to every virtue room—
The best that may be had ;
Be each day's record such a one,
That you may well be proud;
Give each his right—give each bis room—
And never try to crowd.
VAIIIETIES.
—Sky-lights--the stars.
--Salt Lake City has no rats.
—Butter is 62 a pound in Paris.
—Missouri has a colored Sorosis.
—lt coats $4OO to go up in a balloon in
Puri&
—London cabs killed five people in one
week.
—Pittsburg has 32 iron, 9 steel and 2
copper mills. •
—Fatal kerosene explosions are shock
ingly many. •
—Denver has five shade trees to every
inhabitant.
—A large Stredisli emigration to Amer
ica is anticipated.
—By the laws of lowa no quails can be
shot before 1872.
—An lowa Dutchman has started a
wooden shoe factory.
—La belle France 1 Like ail belles, her
hopsslie in her Thiera •
—llnoxville fiviners poke up the slow
oxen with old bayonets.
—Rice birds tire now busily engaged in
getting shot down South.
—A whore suit of paper clothing costa
only 25 cents in Japan.
—Four seed cucumbers wus a clergy
man's fee for marrying a couple in lowa.
—Denver has a fish with a bead like a
cat, body like a lizard, short legs and fins.
—014 . 204.0 f the 802 Congregational
churches in liaisachasetts have resident
—Tes4ose; apricot, Ayr gfreen,-lind
china pink an - thetfartgitticaois
evening silks.
MONTROSE, PA., WEDNESDAY NOV. 30,.1870.
ploallanrcino.
SHARP WORK.
Returning lately to London from a
town in the extreme north of England,
I entered a compartment of a second
class railway carriage, in which the only
occupant was an elderly gentleman in
delicate health, and who, judging from
his appearance, had not long escaped
from his sick•room. We were soon join
ed by two young men, one a lad scarcely
twenty,rather fashionably dressed,and the
other some ten years older, and evidently
a son of canny Scotland. The bell • had
rung, and the train was just ready to start
when three other persons, whom I had.
noticed loitering on the platform, jumped
hastily in and took their seats. All three
were near the middle age, and two of
them, .whose garb indicated' that they
were sporting characters, had that blase
look which juvenile "gents" often assume,
as if it were something to be pround of,
while those with whom it is the natural
and settled expression, are as often at
considerable pains to get rid of it. The
third seemed to be a gentleman farmer,
though it was soon made apparent that
his only claim to be so considered lay in
the costume he had so adopted.
The sky was dull and cloudy, and occa
sionally smart spurts of rain came down,
veiling the distant landscape from view.
A few commonplace reinarks-mere,ex-;
changed relative to the weather, and a
feeble attempt was made to gettp a con
versation on the subject of current poli
tics, but it would not do, and for a full
hour we rode on ,in silence, save for the
no!se_of the .rnshing: train, and a long- 1
diumn-yanin or two admirably given by'
the farmer-looking gentleman. Then we
stopped at a station fur a minute or so,
to take in water, as I understood, for the
next run, which would be of near two
hours' continuance. We had scarcely got
the &tenni fairly up again when one of
the sporting gentlemen draw a pack of
cards from his breast pocket, and propos
ed that we should break the dismal mon
otony of the journey and keep ourselves
awake by a friendly game. Suspecting
his object, I paid no attention to the pro
position,but waited to see what would hap
pen. Not so the elderly invalid. He be
came nervously excited the moment the
cards caught his eye, protested- violently
against their prodnction, and ,threatened
the vengance of the law against card
sharping. This language - '.only provoked
a torrent of abuse, mingled with jeers and
tauntli, and hints of violence, which, in
creasing his nervous agitation, silenced
him effectually. A species of card-table
was then extemporized by means of a
railway rug, stretched from knee to knee, I
and it Was proposed to cut fir partners at ,
whist. Bul as, no one responded to this
appeal, the gentleman forbore to press it,
and selecting three cards from the pack,
began to - show us what he termed an
amusing trick by way of pastime. Of ,
the three cards one was a knave or Jack,
and the track consisted in shuffling the'
three with their faces upwards so that the
position of the knave was visible to the ,
spectator, then turning their faces down- 1
wards, and challenging the spectator to ,
select the knave from the three. Nuth
seemed easier than to do so, seeing that I
the cards were shuffled so little and so
slowly that it was hardly possible to lose
sight of the one to be drawn. So con
fident, however, was the performer, that
he offered to bet any sum from a shilling
to a sovereign against any one' s drawing
the picture card, try it who would. At
the same time he turned to look out at
the window, and while his head was turn
ed, his confederate, who sat opposit, lifted
the cards, faced them a moment and
dropped them agaic.
" I'll bet you a sovereign I draw the
knave," said the young lad eagerly, doubt
less thinking that lie could not now be
mistaken.
- - -
" Dinna be sae daft, laddie," said the
Seotehrnan, arresting the young fellow's
arm as he was drawing forth his purse,
veil only lose „ your Biller.”
" And what s that to you ?" cried the
quasi-country gentleman, now coming out
in his true character. "The gentleman
can do as he likes, I suppose, and we'll
have none of your meddling." At the
same time he dashed away the Scotch
man's arm, and startling up suddenly,
stood over him with his clenched fist with
in an inch of his face. •
But the bully had mistaken his man.
The next moment his head rang against
the back of the carriage, and he lay back
motionless, as if dazed with the violence
of the shock ; and his adversary, perfect
ly cool, was now standing over him.
" I neer allow ony mon to put a &Cu
my face," lie said ; "gin ye do that again
yell be the watir e It." Then he looked
round, with a touch of the wha-daur
meddle-wi-me in the gleam of his eye,
and quietly resumed his seat.
The bully sat cowed, muttering savage
ly to himself, as if intending to renew the
assault. Perhaps he might - have done so ,
had he not been called to order by the I
man who held the cards. "Be quiet,
David," said that worthy; "what's the
good of making a disturbance." And
David was quiet, shifting himself into a
corner, and closing his eyes as if for a
na ribis short scene ought to have opened
the eyes of the youth who had volunteer-
ed the wager, but it did not, and he was
still eager to try his fortune. Tbe Scotch
man did not again interfere, but allowed
the' stupid fellow to have his way. He
was clever enough, as he imagined, to
win the first bet, and of course had no
objection to venture a second. The game
went on briskly after this, the young fel
low winning occasionally, but oftener
!Owing, and growing hot and flushed un
der the anxiety excitement of the sport.
Before half an hour had elapsed it became
evident it was anything but sport to him;
the few sovereigns in his purse bad van
ished, and he had changed a twenty-pound
note with his adversary, and that sum was
fast melting away. I could see that the
fellow Called David, though pretending
to-sleep, was fully cognizant of all that
was going on,,and Ifuncied that I could,
read in his face his perfect satisfaction
with theatateof affairs. I gave an ap
pealing look to: the , brawny Sootehman,
in the hope that he woultraguin interfere
to stop the plundering of the poor victim,
but it was to no purpose; that redoubta
ble jb ampion was plainly offended at the
rejection of his advice, and - would not in
terfere again. I thought I would venture
to give the lad a hint myself.
Young man," "you are paying
dearly for that atnusement ; let me advise
you to stop before von lose al"
To my surprise the sharper, in the most
civilmanner, endorsed my advice. "Yes,"
lie said, blandly, "the luck runs against
you; suppose we shut up. You'll want
money fur travelling expenses, you
know:"
"No, no," shouted the other; "I'm not
going to be humbugged. I've lost near
twenty pounds, and I've a right to win it
back if I can. I know what I'm about,
and I don't want anybody's advice; when
I do want it I'll ask for it."
It was plainly of no use to interfere
further, and no one did interfere again.
In a few minutes more the infatuated lad
had staked his last sovereign and lost it.
H e searched all his pockets in vain for
more money, turned inside out—examin
ed each compartment of his pocketbook;
with the exception of his railway ticket
there was nothing to be found. Seeing
that lie was cleaned out, the confederate
who sat opposite offered to accommodate
him with a loan on the security of his
gold watch and chin. The proposition
was accepted. instiantly, and the watch
having been minutely examined, was
pronounced "good for sixteen pounds,"
which sum the the appraiser readily ad
vancamon it.
Thus 'reimbursed, the foolish lad must
needs insist on renewing the - game, "to
win back his own," as he sat& Very
brief, indeed, was the contest that now
ensued. The cheat who held the cards
had no occasion to practice the customary
wiles with which the simpletons are
beguiled—his victim was 'but 'too eager
and impatient, and seemed, as no doubt
he was, quite unable to repress or control
his nervous excitement It was really a
pitiful sight to witness„as,he staked one
piece of gold after another, while the
perspiration trickled in streams down his
face. The sixteen overeignsf disappeared
in less than so many minutes; and no
sooner had the clei•cr manipulator of the
oards received the last, than he deliberate
ly restored the cards to the pack, deposit
ed them in his coatpocket, took out his
cigar case, lighted a cigar, and coolly
settled down to the enjoyment of its
fragrance.
Out of compassion for the silly lad,
and knowing the mortification he must
be enduring, I turned my face away, and
I noticed that the Scotchman did the
same; but the young fellow's feelings were
too much for him, and after vainly stragg
ling them fur a while, he at last burst in
to a passion of tears. This 'relieved him
in some degree, and by way of apologising
for his weakness, he began to say that he
would not have cared so much for the loss
of the money but that the woven was a
present frorri his mother, now dead, and
that he valued it fur beyond the worth,
though it had cost more than double the
sum he had received for it.
" Well," said the man who had advanc
ed the money, "von can have the watch
again if you choose. Send any friend
you like to my address in Birmingham,
come yourself, with the sixteen pounds.
and I will return the watch and chain ;"
at the same time handed his card to the
lad, who seemed consoled with the idea
of recovering his mother's present.
Whether he ever did recover it I cannot
say ; but, looking to the fact that the
trinket was certainly worth much more
than the sum advanced upon it, the pro
babilities are against his ever having done
so. As we approach the next station the
poor lad drew his portmanteau from be
neath the seat, anik4innunced rather
gloomily his intention orielurning home
by the next down train, since it would be
no use going on without money. We lost
him when the train stopped,"and we lost
also the elderly invalid, who made all
haste in transferring himself to another
carriage. The fellow who had played the
bully also relieved us of his company,
though he must have travelled on by the
same train, as he turned up again on our
arrival in the afternoon at Euston Square.
When the train moved on again, the
Scotchman thought fit to take the con
federates to task for their cruelty to the
lad who had left ns, in victimizing him
to the extent they had. "My dear sir,"
said the chief performer, speaking with
an unction that was quite edifying, "von
may depend upon it, this morning's work
is the very best thing that ha happened
to the young man. e i
will do him more
good than anything elSe,and it will be
worth all the money it has cost him. He
is immensely conceited, as you must have
noticed, and it will take the conceit out
of him. If he hail taken the advice you
were good enough to off r him, lie would
have saved his money and his watch, and
might now be enjoying his holiday, in
stead of returning 'home penniless.
Another time he will remember the lesson
of to-day, and will not despise the advice
of a friend. Will you take a cigar ?"
The proffered courtesy was declined,
the canny north-country man evidently
not rels' ling the interchanges of civilities
w:th a professor who inculcated morality
by the rule of thumb.
Attsent Minded
The following story is told of the ab
sent-mindedness of a clergyman of the
church of Scotland: He married rather
late in life, and the marriage tour was on
the continent. At one of the halting
places, Mrs. -- retired to the hymeual
bower in advance of her lord, who sat for
a time cogitating down stairs. Presently
he came to himselkandeummoning the
waiter, requested to t!oldiAcip to his bed
room. He was, of course, shown to the
room to which bis wife had already re
tired. But be had forgot all about mat
rimony and what it involved, and re
coiling from the doorway in horror, turn
ed upon the waiter with angry uppraid
ing for showing him to n bed-room al
ready occupied by a women! One Sun
day morning be was dressing in his bed
room!, on a chair in which lay a, train
containing half a dozen . ehirts, starched
with fitting clerical stiffness„ ria pro,
gressed leishrely in big - dressing 'till he
came to attempt fastening his waistcoat,
when he found that operation impossible.
After many ineffectual struggles, he call
ed his wife to his aid, who likewise found
the waistcoat difficulty insurmountable. !
She was at a lass to explain the pheno
menon, till she happened to cast her eyes
on the shirt tray. It was empty. The
minister, in his absence of mind, had put
on the whole half-dozen shirts, one on
top of another, and it is no wonder that
Lis waistcoat would not button. .On
another occasion he and his wife were
under invitation to dine at .the mansion
of the laird of the parish. .The minister
had been out for a long day's work, visit
ing his parishioners, and when he' came
home, a little late, he found the mistress
already dressed and waiting. He at once
went up stairs to make his toilet, with
strict injunctions from the good lady to
be quick. He was so slow, however, that
she got impatient, and went to see what
was the cause of the delay. Entering the
bedroom, she found the worthy man placid
ly enjoying his first sleep. Having un
dressed, it seems that, in . his absence, df
mind, he had taken it for granted that
the natural sequel was to go to bed, and
he lay totally oblivious of the dinner
party at the laird's.
Amusements for Winter Evenings.
With 6 o'clock comes in the lump, and
there are hours till 9, iu which the
young, folks should enjoy themselves in
talk, in fun and frolic, in games and mu
sic. , This evening entertainment may
combine instruction with reaction, physi
cal exercise - with intellectual , actii ity,
thus leaving both body and mind in the
best possible condition fur the night's re
pose. Wise parents will see to it that the
younger.members of their family are suit
ably proirided in this respect, and if, they
themselves will enter into the evening's
enjoyment, presiding over and directing
it, there is no telling how vast will be the
increase of family happiness and domestic
virtue. How much leer etial ;tter for
a father to expend a few dollars in pro
curing sources of home amusement which
will keep his sons and daughters within
the charmed circle of the fireside, rather
than, neglecting this essential part of
their education, leave them to seek iu
lounging places, in theatres, circuses, tav
erns, and stores the recreation they re
quire. A very good camera -may be ob
tained for about five dollars. This is a
never-ending source of pleasure. to child
ren and young people. A few object
glasses may he purchased with the cam
era, and the skill of the father or mother
may supply the rest. At an artist's furn
ishing
store sheets of gelatine, such as are
used fur tracing, may be purchased.
Fasten one of these securely over an en
graving, and with any sharp steel point
trace the lines of the original quite deep
iii the transparent sheet. Then rub in
with the fingers lightly a little crayon or
pencil dust, and the picture is ready for
the camera. Au old child, a half-grown
girl or boy may thus furnish inexhausti
ble amusement for a whole family by thus
copying comic pictures, photographs and
sketches, and at the same time learn
much of the art of drawing. A great
many pleasing games may be purchased
at the stores fur nominal sums. It is well
to vary the exercieses by a frolic at "blind
man's buff," or bunt the slipper," or
"magic music," which is a very refined
and tasteful play. One of the number
leaves the room, and in his absence a
thimble or other small object is placed in
sight, but where he will be least likely to
look for it. When he returns some one at
the piano or organ plays soft or loud as
he recedes from or approaches the object.
There is no more elevating or refining
way of passing an evening than in mak
ing a concord of sweet sound. A musical
instrument in a family is a peace-maker,
be it en organ, a piano, a violin, a guitar.
an accordeon, or even a jew's harp. A
really excellent organ, quite small in size,
indeed, end plain in case, but by the best
makers, who will not send poor instru
ments, can now be had for 850. Boys
will not run away from all these home at
tractions to waste their spending money
in cigars, drink, and dissipations, and
girls brought up in pleasant homes will
know how by and by. to become the cen
ters of such themselves. For families
disposed to intellectual and literary re
creations, charades, Shakespearean read
ing, historical games, invite to a high and
prolltabi t oniusement. We shall be glad
to recent S from our readers descriptions of
interesting games, such as may be played
in quiet country gatherings, and will
give them from time to time in our col
umns.
STRANGE A DVENT URF--The sailing
ship Hansa, belonging to the North Ger
man North Polar Expedition, was crush
ed by the ice on October 19th, 1869, on
east coast of Greenland, in 71 degrees
north latitude. The news of this disaster
was first received in Bremen, by telegraph
on Sept. Ist, the crew, thirteen in num
bor, having arrived at Copenhagen by
the ship Constance. The expedition,
composed of the steamer Germania, Capt,
Koldeway, and the tailing ship Hansa,
Captain lineman, sailed from Bremer
haven in June, 1869. On September 6th,
1869. the Hansa was caught in the ice.
She was abandoned by the crew, who,
in their boat,took refuge on an ice Island,
twenty-eight miles in ciionmference. The
crew spent two hundred days on this Is
land, living part of the time in a house
built of coal, and part of the time in a
small boat. During these twenty-eight
weeks the island was driven eight hun
dred
miles south, and diminished in size
until it was only two hundred yards in
circumference. The crew then took to
the boat, and on June 13th,.1870, landed
at the settlement of Fredericksthal, and.
then proceeded to Copenhagen in the
Constance.
—Gov. McCook, of Colorado; is soon to
visit the Eastern States, bringing much
information which he has gathered from
the Indians of the Mins. lie hopes to
make Indian affairs better understood in
the east, and to contribute to a speedy
settlement of.. our ehronie trouble' with
the red men.
VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 47.
Stories of Abernethy.
The story of Dr. Abernethy'iPmarriage
proposal is a good illustration of his pe
culiar character:—He wrote off-hand to a
lady a note of proposal, saying that he
was too busy to attend ut person, but he
would give her a fortnight for considera
tion. Astley Cooper, I think. lectured as
usual the day he was married. We have
only heard one opinion from all persons
who have had any intimacy with Alitir
bethy, that under that roughest of man
ners he veiled one of the kindeSt of hearts.
In occasional encounters his patients
sometimes had decidedly the best of it. ,
One gentleman went to consulthim about
a bad pain in his shoulders. Abernethy
brusquely said, "Well, I know, nothing
about it." "I . don't know how you
should," was the sharp retort; "but if
you will have patience till I tell yon, per
haps you then may." Abernethy at once
said, -"Sit down(and treated him with
the greatest kindness. One day, a lady
who went to consult him found him ex
tremelywucourteous. "I had heard of
your rudeneSs before I came, sir, but I did
not expect this?" When Abernethy
gave her the prescription, she eaid, "what '
shall Ido with this ?" "Anything you
like; put it in the fire if you please."
The lady took him at his word, laid his
fee on the table, throw the prescription
into the fire, and hastily left the room.
Abbrnelly followed her into the hall,
pressing her to take back her fee, or let
him give her another prescription; but
the lady was inexorable, and left the
house. Abernethy's eccentricities are
partly to be explained by the fact that he
was a great humorist. 13eyond this, he
had a very fidgetty organization, proba
bly to be explained by some structural
flow in the heart, to which eventually his
death was to be referred. His brethern
always speak, well Of Abernethy.
Slr Chatlei3 Bell wrote think Aber
nethy has taken a kind of hankering
kindness to me. Yesterday he called, and
I chased him from chair to stool round
the room, in the way of argument. To
day I dined with hint. 1 have been en
treating him to go to a dance with me to
morrow. 'No,' says he, 'they make such
a quiz of me.' 1 took my first ride with
Abernethy. My companion is quite a
peculiar character; but I believe the in
fection of my (Wight...made him,iiusally
free aniUiisky."
A:lady on one occasion, entered -his
consulting-room, and put before him au
injured linger, without saving a word. In
silence Abernethy dressed the wound,
when instantly and silently the lady put
the usual fee on the table and retired. In
a few days she called again, and offered
her finger for inspection. "Better," ask
ed the surgeon. "Better," answered the
lady, speaking to him fur the first time.
Nut another word followed during the
-st, _
rest of the inter icw. Three or f
sim
ilar visits were made, at thelast, of which
the patient held out her finger, free from
bandages and perfectly healed. " Well?"
was Abernethy's monosyllabric inquiry."
"Well," was the lady's ° equally beef au
swcr. "rpon my soul, madam," exclaim
ed the delighted surgeon, "sun are the
must rational ?man 1 ever moot with."
Seeing Without Eyes.
It is fully established that somnambul
ists go wherever they please, without hes
itation, read and write, and give ample
evidence of a power of preception inde
pendent of the usual organs of vision. I
Persons subject to attack of catalepsy fre
quently show the same peculiarity. M. !
Despine, late inspector of the mineral wa-
tars of Aix, in Savoy, mentions the follow
ing among many other can's: "Not only
could our pati.-nt hear by means of the
palm of her hand, but we have seen her
read without the assistance of the eyes,
merely with the tips of the lingers, which
she passed rapidly over the page that she ,
wished to read. At other tunes we have I
seen her select from a parcel of more than I
thirty letters the one which she was re
quired to pick out; also, write several let
ters, and correct, on reading them over
again, always with her finger ends, the
mistakes she had made copy one letter
word for word, reading it with her left
elbow, while she wrote with her right
hand. During these preceedings a thick
pasteboard completely intercepted any
visual rev that might have reached her
eyes. The saute p'tenonomenon was
manifested at the soles of her feet, on the
epigastrium, and other parts of the body.
where a sensation of pain was produced ,
by the more touch." Persons who have
become blind have also beeu known to
acquire the same power, and Ilarriet Mar
tineau tells of an old lady blind from her
birth, and yet saw in her sleep, and in her
waking state described the color of the
clothing of individuals correctly. In
these cases, no doubt, perception is. as us
ual, in the brain,but either all the nerves
Of the surface have the power of convey
ing the imptFsiions of light to that or
gan. or some special parts of the body. as
the ends of the angers, the occiput, or the
epigastrium, assume the office of the eyes.
FEEDING • POULTRY.—The habit of
giving much food in a short space of time
to poultry is a very bad one. If you no
tice their habits you will perceive that the
process of picking up their food under or
dinary, or what we may call the natural
condition, is a very slow one. Grain by
grain does the meal get taken, and with
the aggregate no small amount of sand,
small pebbles, and the like. all of which,
passing into the crop assists digestion
greatly. But iu the "hen-wife's" mode of
feeding poultry„a great heap is, thrown
down and the birds are allowed to "peg
way"at such a rate that their crop is filled
too rapidly, and the process of assimilation
is slow, painful and incomplete, No wond
er that so many cases of choked or,ops are
met with under this treatment. Many
other diseares which affect chickens might
be• obviated by amateur breeders where a
little precaution taken into so simple . a
thing as feeding. Regularity in feeding
is also essential..
—A good citizen of Middletown, Conn.,
who was annoyed at seeing men at work
with their teams near church on Sunday,
went to ajustice to enter' , complaint,
ann found him mending his ' ,r•
Q s'
flUa~
—Book-keepeis and chickena have to
scratch for a hying.
, -
—The tobacco chewer is like a goose ip
a dutch oven—always on the spit. -
—How to build a house fornothing-=
use freestone.
—Somebody says that:women• Mikis**
ry good street sweepers, When - they'ait
trained to it. . • ' ' .
—The sting of a bee carries conviction
with it—it. makes him• a . bee-Hever at
once.
—" Will you take suniding ?"
German teetotaller to a jnend while
standing near a tavern. - '
" I don't care if I do," was the reply.
"Well, let. as.take a Talk."
—Twenty-flea, persona met their death
by their devotion to base bull daring the
present C.C.1113011.. , .
—Two fire companies at Cantors, Ill;
Dave voted to disband unless thp_eity
provides a fire bill.
—The Texas farmers are sowing more
wheat this ran than at any time since the
close of the war.
—A good little Indiana girl sOld her
lovely blonde tresses to pay forher sister's
schooling. _:- •
—An Englishman killed another• at
Brooklyn the other day by nudging him
while at a game of foot ball. - " .
—Suicide is so common at chit:ago
that a public stomach pumpery, open dap
and night, is talked of.
—English Free Masons bare contribtl
tad fi350,000 to the families of killed and
wounded German soldiers.
- = Porl. and' , flesh-colored gloves' six
blittoned,:aris •the4hint for—full ditiS,
white being reserved for bridezi.' j•
—There was a flurry of snow all over
the country on Saturday, Sunday and
Momluy f lad week.
—A ten cent. dog with a fifty dollar
embroidered cover is an essential outfit
fur a New York belle. Git out.
—A London publisher has offerg&sso,-
900 for the exclusive right for ten years,
of
c ublishing tlicrevised. version of:t110
—'-The business men of Portland are
making arrangements to establish a line
of packets between that city and New Or
leans.
—The most accomplished shop-lifter
and pickpocket of Omaha, Nebraska, is
a girl who has not yet attained hor thir
tote th year.
—The citizens of Bath, Maine, still re
tain the old custom of having the city
be Us rung at sunrise and sunset regard
less of the clock.
—How is it that the bridal dresses are
still imported expressly from Paris P The
Prussians must be extremely courtemay- ,
after aIL
—The presence of women distributing
votes in two of the wards, was one of the
novel features of the late election in Bos
ton.
—A farmer near Waterloo, lowa, sent
his boy into the house to build a fire for
cooking dinner. The boy did it, as is at
tested by the ashes whore the house once
stood.
—An Ontario voting lady has recover
ed 8500 damages from her stepfather, for
slandermg her character and breaking up
the marriage engagement.
—An Ohio widow was requested by the
clear departed's aristocratic relations to
give a false name when she went out
washing so as not to disgrace the family.
Cool thing, that.
—lowa has plant/N:1 15,000,000 trees
within the lest three years, and eepects
not many years hence to be able to shade
as many millions of population.
—A dog having the proclivities of scat
is.now to be seen at Case Ile, 111. The
paws and feet are of the feline character
while the rest of the body is wholly ca
nine.
—The Mayor of an interior Texas city,
instead of issuing a proclamation against
the doge, goes through the streets with a
double-barrel shotgun, and shoots them.
—Two boys of bandir age recently
fought a duel and wounded each other se
verely, with shlt i cs, on the La Crosse,
Wis.„ was a ltttlo girl in
the case.
—They bnildliies very rapidly in the
West. In Lawrence, Kansas, six hund
red buildings have been erected since the
beginning of the year, and of these the
greater part are substantial private resi
dences.
—Tho Cossacks, heretofore an irregu
lar body of Russia light horse, have been
transformed into regular troops by an
imperial decree, much to their dissatisfac
tion. They nuntir sixty thousand, all
hardy fellows.
—The i nt of the Illinois riv
er
ni*e
is progre its ,
rapidly. The board
of Commissioners have made a thorough
examination of the river below Peoria,
and have decided that the next lock
should be built at Copperas Creek Land
ing.
—A Nashville paper rhapsodizes over a
marvelous mule. It itnineteon and a
half hands high, well proportioned, and
is only two years old. When it gets its
full growth, it will be, according tp imm
urement, 22 hands high.
—Horse stealing has been brought to a,
science in Texas. At San Antonio the
other day a saddle was stolen from a horse
while the owner and.sherilf were stand
ing looking at it, and at another time a
horse was stolen ?while the owner had bia
arm run through the stirrup of the sad
dle. :
---A new species of snake of a milk
white 'color, was lately discovered in west
erd 'Virginia. The • toil has a horny a
pendage about half an inch in length,
which is used With deadly effect, The to
dy is so' slender that when hold•up in the
light' of the sun it WNW" transparent.
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