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E. B. HAWLEY, Proprietor:
Tatum gado.
J. D: NAIL,
POWSOVATIROPUTIOMAIIIIII;6I7EGEON. flu permanently
located Mattel( In MotitiOde, Pe-, when he will ptOmot
b attend to ell tallith his precision with which be may
be Clewed, Office end residence wen of the Court
Muse, near Pita Wellon's office.
*whose, Pobraati 1671.
LAW OFFICE•
prrrcu a, WATSON. Attorneys et Lew. at the old Waco
or Bentley &Fitch, Wehttowft
L. P. ITV= Van. It. '11.( w. w. waren.
CHARLES N. STORDARD.
Realer In Boots and Shoes, Flats and Caps. Leather and
Findings, Main Street, let door below Boyd• Store.
Work mado to order. and repairing done neatly.
if outrose, Jan. 1,187 Q. .
LEITLES & 113LAILEOLEE,
Attorneas and Connaeßora at Law. Office the. nne
hereto are oetaxpled by 8.8. it G. P. Little, on Main
street. Montrobe, Pa. (Ap71120.
a. R. UTTLL GEO. T. LITTLL. N. L. lILLLESLIII.
E. Maims. C. C. Pseracer, W. IL McCwt.
MeIKENZIE, FAVROT & CO.
Dealer. in Dry Goods, Clothltny Ladies And Moses
due Mmes. Men. agents _for 'Mae greet Allleneall
Tea and Coffee Company. [Montrose. Ps . ap. 1,":0,
LEWIS KNOLL,
ilEtAinvo AND HAM DnESSENO.
Shop In the new Postoilice banding, where be will
he ?mind ready to attend all who may want anything
in Ma line. Montrose, Pa. Oct. 13. 1869.
P. REYNOLDS,
AUCTIONEER-8610re Gooda. and Iferchanize—also
attend. at Vendor& Aberdare left at my boos. will
metre prompt attention. [Oct, 1, 1869—tf
0. H. HAWLEY,
DEALER in DRY GOODS, GROCERIES. CROCKERY.
if ani ware, Rau, Cape. Boota.Shoes. Ready Made Cloth
ing, Paints. OM, etc., New Milford. Pa. Sept.l 8, 'P.
DR. S. W. DAYTON,
inn - swim.; & StrITGEON. treaders hie service§ is
the citizens of Ostia? Bend sod vielnity. Office at his
residenee, opposite Bard House, 0•t Bend village.
Sept lot, 180.— tf
LAW OFFICE
CHAUBFIILTFI t McC01.1.1311., Atterneya and Conn
...hers at Law. Office to the Brick Fllork ever the
Bank. [Montane Any. tap.
A. . J. B. iilcCotaxx.
A. & D. R. LATHRDP,
NtERS in Dry Goods. Groberies.
eveteit.ry and ¢l..pormart:tehle and pneket fatlrTT.
Paints. oil., dve .tuff. nut.. hnnt* and role
leather Portnmery de. Deck Block, etii.,ining the
!Lank. Montrose. Autnt.t 11. IWO —tt
PZE=2
A. 0. WARREN,
ATTOWIBI" A. LAW. Bounty, Beek Pay. Pensfon
and Stem on Claims attended to. Ofree
nr bolo. Boyd's Store. Montrose Pa. [An. 1, IS
M. C. SCTTON,
Auctioneer, and Insurance Agent,
ant 69t , Frlend.vtlle,•Pat.
C. S. GILBERT,
Elomaitioaa.c , er.
Great Head, Pa
1:7. 19.
augl Ott
AMI ELT,
Q. B. ,ELlzoticrisacm.
Aar. 1, IBC9. Addrerr, Brooklyn, Pa
JOIEV GROVES,
FAiIIiONABLE 3R.. Moutro'e. Pa. Shop over
Chandler's Store. MI order" tilled In drat-nee style.
oelne done on short notice, and warranted to a..
W. SMITH,
C 4,131 NET AND CHAIR MANUFACTI'DERS.—Pro
or math street, Montrose, Ps , love• I. ISC9.
H. BURRITT,
D BALER In Staple and Fancy Dry Goode, Crockery
Hardware, Iron, Stoves, Din ga. Oils. and Paint*
Rooteand Shoe., Hat.. Cape. Fore. 13:1fis I o Robe.
Grocerica.Provlslona. c:e.. New WI ford. Pa.
DR. E. P. HEVES,
II
ls permanentl located at Frienderitle for the pin
pose of practic y
ing medicine and surgery toall Its
branches. Be may be found at the Jackson house.
°Mee hours from 8 a. tn., to 8. p. m.
Prisodssille, Pa., An. 1. isra.
STROED & BROWN,
FINE AND LIFE I:i37.IANCE ACENTS. Ar
hariners intended to prompt ly, on fair terms. Dram
are door north of ' Ilontrose hotel," went sldr o'
Public. Avenue, Montrose, Pa. [Aug. 1,
hmusas STrovn, COMILZP L. Buosrs.
WM. D. LUSH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, Montrose. Pa. Office oppo
elts the Turboll Manse. near the Court Haase.
Aug. I. MM.—if
DEL W. W. 81111.1111,
DENTIST. ROOM OVer Boyd & Comln's tiara
ware Stem. 019 ca hours 440=9 a. m. to 4p. m.
Moatrose. A. 1. 18G9.--tt
ABEL TERRELL,
itALER In Azov, Play?. Medlcimai, Chrtak-als
Lignors, Paints, Oila,ilya Nutt, Varnishes, Win
iilaas. Groceries, Glare Ware, Wall and Window Pa,
per, Stone-ware, Lamps. Kerosene. Machinery Oils.
per,
Guns, Ammnuition, Knives. Spectacles
Brushes, Fancy Goods, Jewelry. Perin t. tt.c.—
beteg *one of the most numerous. ztensive. and
valuable collections of Goods In Susquehanna Co.--
Established In 1818. [ Montrotie, Pa.
D. W. BEAGLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW. office over the Store of A.
Lathrop, in the Brick Block. Montrose. Pa. tanlT9
DR. W. L. DICIIARDSON,
PHYSICIAN & frdtGEON. &dela his profeselons
services to the citizens of Montrose end skinny.—
°Mee et his residence, on the corner east of Secrc
iiros. Foundry. [Aug. 1. 1869.
DR. E. 1.. GiIIIDICEII,
r'ISSICIAN and SURGEON. Montrose. Ps. GOT ,
e , peeial attention to 'diseases of the Heart end
ancs and all Snrdiell diseases. Office over W. B.
Deuck.i Boards at Searle'r Hotel. [Aug. 1. 1&a.
ErUNS & NICIZOLS,
*RB l¢ Drugs. Iledichics, Chemical,. Dri
e.da, Pallas, 011 s, Vanish, Liquor*, Spices, Fancy
r. cum, Paton, Iledicitica, Peribmeryand Toilet Az
tlctev. orpreseriptlosis caroinity compounded.—
, nollc Avenue, above Searles Hotel, Moutrove, Po
A. B. Boras, - Lim NILIZOLO.
Aug. 1, 1869.
DIL E. L. ELC%MEIER,
iIYSICIAN & SURGlLON, r respeetfally tenders hi
. professional services to the ciMzen of Friendsville
nod vicinity. JOlrOfhte Lutheltidice of Dr. Leet
Boards at J. Hosford's. Ang.1,1869.
PROF. IIIORDIS,
The Hayti Barber, returns ht. *lnks for the kind pai
n/oar that has enahl , sl him to wet the best rest—ha I
bs ! I harnt time hi tell the whole story, but come
hod sec foryoursove* Cl/rtot the Old Stand. No loud
laughing allowed in the shop. • [April It. Islo.
iIyNT BROTHERS,
SCRANTON, PA
Wholesale & Retell Doge:pin
pAnDw4gg , , IRON, STEEL,
NAILS, spuf Es l SHOVELS,
RUILDEWS HARDWARE,
NINE RAIL. COUNTERSUNK & 7' RAIL SPINE,
RAILROAD &MINING BUPPLIKB.
CARRIAGE SPRING& AXLES, SKEINS AEI
BOXES. BOLTS. NVT M AL L EABLE RB,
PLATED BANDS.
IRONS. RUHT,SPuKES. •
PIALLOEB, SEAT SPINDLES. BOWS. el&
i t syLLS. VICES. STOCKS And DIES. BELLOWS
HAMMERS. SLEBUES. PILES, ac. ac.
CIRCULARAIM mil.usawa, BELTING. PACKING
TACKLE BLOCKS. PLASTER PARIS
CEMENT, MAIR GRINDSTONES. .
e
TRENCH WINDOW . LEATHER& FINDINGS
FS R E.li SCALES.
eranton: March . 1 a. IT
Agrlcal allege, of Ponosylvania.
Tl3/4 INSTITiTTION w U nom t /he
SPRING Ttrar OF' 24 WEEKS,
On Friday, Febinary 10, 1871 r
For geneal Okada, tuttaiogui and cother in
formation,
riQMPIDSEIOWI3. Presidep b
Jan. as, ana-V i4 . c le, ge nire'a;!, Pa.
JigifFMT ....... TV BELL
Niiers Corm.
The Belle of Sirendon
With fond affection • • •
• And xecollection
I think upon those,Shandon bells;
Whose sounds so wild would
In the days of childhood
Thus flinging around me their magic spells;
'Tie thus I ponder
Whereer I wander, -
And grow the fonder,.sweet Cork, of thee,
With thy bells of Sbandon
That sound so grand, on
The pleasant waters of the riirer Lee.
•
Tye bimrd the bells chiming
Full many a clime In,
Tolling sublime in the Cathedral shrine ;
While it a glib rate
Brass tongues would vibrate ;
But all their music spoke not like thine.
For mem'ry dwelling
On each proud swelling
Of the belfry knelling Its bold notes free,
Made the bells of Shandon
Sound tar more grand, on
The pleasant waters of the Lee.
Tye heard bells tolling
Old " Adrian's Kole" in,
Their thunder rolling from the Vatican ;
And cymbals glorious,
Swinging uprorlous,
In the gorgeous turrets in old Notre Dame.
But thy sounds were sweeter
Than dome of Peter
Flings o'er the Tiber, penalty solemnly;
0, the bells of Shandon
Sound more grand, on
The pleasant waters of the river Lee.
There's a bell In Moscow,
While on tower and kiosko
In St. Sophia the Turkmen gets,
And loud In Sit
Calls men to prayer
From the tapering summit of tall minarets;
Such empty phantom
I freely grant them
But there's an anthem more dear to me ;
D. R. Lautrtor
'Tis the bells of Stuindon
That sounds so grand, on
The pleasant waters of the river Lee.
The Barns Anniversary
At the Burns celebration at New Bedford,
Mr. Daniel Richetson read an address, which
closed with the following original and beautiful
lines:
Still glides as erst the " Bonnie Doon,"
And " Lugar's" sparkling waters,
Still nature grants her gritial boon,
To Scotia's sons and daughters.
Around " Montgomery's Castle" walls
azzo gently
The " Maviz" from toe frau - morn cant
The braes with flowers are glowin;.
The winding nth still glides along,
The banks of Ayr are blooming,
The "Lintwhite" chants his evening song,
The hare steals forth at gloaming.
Some" Mary: still is seen,
To charm her rustic lover,
Some " Nannie" walks a rural Queen,
Through paths of rye and clover.
On "Cessnock banks" the lovely maid,
May still be found at even,
And scenes that once the poet stayed
When wandering by' the " Devon."
As gently now "Sweet. , .Allon" flows,
Her vales with music ringing,
As sweetly still the primrose blows,
As when our bard was singing.
Throughout old Scotia's hills and plains,
The Muse has told her story.
But none so well as " Bobbie Burns,"
Has swelled her song of glory.
l*evitito and Miticiimo.
—A man was lost on the plains, and
who had lived several weeks on raw Gsh,
desiring ro very his bill of fare,. says he
pursued a toad for two days, but without
success.
—A gentleman speaking of the happi
ness of the married state before his daugh
ter, despairingiy said: " She who marries
does well, but she who does not marry
does better." " Well then," said the
young lady, " I will do well; let those
who choose do better."
—A couple came before a justice of the
peace in New Orleans to be married, and
the ceremony was preceded by the follow
ing dialogue : " Why Rosa,.you ain't go
ing to marry that old lunatic are you ?"
"Yes, to be sure; why not?" "He'll kill
you in less than a week." " May be so,
sir, but I copilot help it." "Why not?"
" Oh because, , sir, if I don't get marrricd
I'll die of grief and if I do get married I'll
be so glad I'll be ready to die."
—A young Louisvillian enjoyed a tete
a-tete with his beloved in a doctor's study
op a recent evening, till a skeleton hang
ing up began to rattle ominously. Both
thought ghosts, and fled. It was, found
that a rat was building his nest iu the
skull, and his movements caused the rat
.
thhg.
4-A man stopped at a, hotel at Pike's
Peak, and on settling his bill the land
lord charged him $7 a day for file days.
"Didn't you make a mistake?" said the
guest. "No," said the landlord. " You
di," retorted the wiry-looking fellow ;
"you thought you got till the mouey I
had; but yon are mistaken ; I have a
whole purse full in another pocket"
—A lady who was acting as gratuitous
amanuensis in writing a letter fur a lady
friend last week, had the imprudence to
throw the letter in the fire when nearly
finished, for the simple reason that the hi
dy for whom.she was writing modestly re
quested her to close the letter by saying :
"Please to excuse bad spelling and writ
ing."
-4 good-natured New Yorker endea
vors to console his quaker City neighbors
for the disappointment inflicted upon
them by the ' census-taker* He says :
" Leaving the 'matter of population en
tire/y out•ef the question, 'Philadelphia
may congratulate itself upon- extending
ovemore , groand and bang lime good
Wins within its corpoistslimits than say
other city in this country."
DT FATIMEt: PBOT7,
MONTROSE, PA., WEDNESDIY •FE.B. 15, 1871.
gliaccilawouo.
A DAY AS A !BACKMAN
Heigh-ho, McGreer! What in the
world are you swearing about so furious
ly?" I asked, entering the livery stable of
the above named persod, amid a volley of
oaths that might have shocked his San tan ic
majesty.
"Oh good morning : " replied the man ;
"excuse me, Mr. Morris. I was talking
rather too strong, perhaps; but the fact
is, lamin a desperate strait! You see,
Mr.. Elmore's horses are both sick, and
he wants me to let him have my best span
and coach immediately. Well, the dap
ples are the best, and, to my eye, better
than his own; but there's not a man be
longing to my stables dare drive them
butt'ary, and he is down with the fever.
The other horses are all out. or engaged,
and I don't know what the ti'
"There, there," said i, "no oaths. I
have nothing on hand, and really believe
I shonld like to play hackman for a day
in Now York."
. -
"Surely, Mr. Morris, you are joking,"
ejaculated the man, in amazement.
"No ; I am in earnest," for the idea
was so novel, that I, a lover of adventure,
became every moment more determined
to try it.
"I um in earnest, Mr. McGreer, so say
no more about it. You know I can man
age anything. Just have them hitched
up and give me the livery coat and bat
Now, leave me in the office for a moment
—but stop! don't let the men know who
I am, and, by the way—l, almost forgot
it—have our team sent around in about
an hour.
Left alone, I proceeded to alter my ap
pearance as much as possible, assuming
habiliments of a driver, I made a first
rate Irishman of the higher grade. The
metamorphosis was scarcely completed
when Mr. McGreer entered.
" Mr. Mor—"
" Michael, ye mane," I interrupted ;
"sure there's no reason that I should be
cheated out of a name." We both
laughed, and I received congratulations
upon making a good son of Erin.
Stepping out of the office, I mounted
the box, gathered up the reins, and was
off. The horses were unusually gay, but
I had them in groans trim by the tune I
stopped before Mr. Elmore's residence.
It may be well to state, Grace Elmore
was not the least inducement for assum
ing my present position. All Winter she
had been a dream-idol of mine, or rather
half a one, for I could not really decide
which I preferred, Grace or Maud De
Morris, a young French lady, who was
spending the Winter in New York with
her parents. Both were bewitching, and
I e
embraced every opportunity of being
wan canr.
Springing from the box, I ran" the
bell, and presently assisted Miss Elmore
and two friends into the carriage.
The day was warm for March, and the
four windows were open—Grace sitting on
the seat nearest me.
" Round the pleasant streets, driver.
Anywhere for a ride," she said.
Are started, and for a quarter of an
hour the ladies' chit-chat was of no ac
count to me, when suddenly Miss Fanny
exclaimed :
"By the way, Grace, rumor says. you
are engaged to George Morris, and the
solitair on your fore-finger appears to
confirm it."
" Rumor honors me," was the reply.
"Now, Grace," chimed in the third
lady, "stop your nonsense, and tell us
candidly, are you engaged ?"
" Well, I am arraigned before a court
for some terrible crime, and commanded
to answer, guilty or not. guilty ?—is that
it ?" was the half-laughing, half-annoyed
response.
" No," replied the third lady, "only to
gratify friendly curiosity."
"1% ell, the truth is, I am not at liberty
to say all I wish ; but this much I will ac
knowledge—the ring you mentioned did
once belong to George Morris."
Was there ever such an abominable
falsehood told, every 'word of which is
true? I thought angrily, as I heard the
comments upon my money, person, par
ents, etc. That girl has led them to sup
pose that we are engaged, and there is a
ring to prove it r -a ring she took from
me in sport, a few evenings since, and
which I intended to recover upon opr
next meeting. Well, there is one thing
certain. Grace Elmore will never be my
wife. I could not trust such a schemer.
My resolution was strengthened when I
heard her say in confidential undertone,
to the one lady, Miss Fannie having left
at her own home;
" I hare, of course, no feelings in the
matter, only a school girl's love; but I
think that George would make a most
desirable husband, while his wealth, with
my own, will place us above any change
of fortune. Then he is very handsome.
and I have decided to take him. I don't
now think that I could do much better."
" Pity I have not arrived at a similar
conclusion," was my mental sarcasm.
Just then she called affectionately,
"home, driver."
Willingly did I place her on the carriage
steps and turn towards the stables.
' By Jove! 'I wish I could have is good
a chance to try Mend De Morris," I
ejaculated, as I drove up to my station.
McGreer was waiting for me. There was
a gray-haired gentleman with him, but
McGreer stepped aside and asked me if I
objected to going further, at the same
time overpowering the with thanks, and
sayin g if the horses were cooled down he
couldgiye them to some one else.
" No, no," I replied quickly, for was
desirous of learning Mote Of humanity,
"I will keep my place for the present;
send me where you choose.Tprning to
the gentleman, McGreer bowed and
,said,
"Mr. Laticey, this carriage is at your dis
posal."
In Mr. loancey I neogniaed a worthy
merchant., tborigh not well kliovn in
higher circles, his means placing him
only with those who
were in very good
circumstances.
To -----stTeet, north nicle."
Aquiet eau) , little place proved to be
three story brick, nes) , and hatideonie,
though laolungleleganee. Here the gen
tleman alighted. ratataiag in a short
time, secompalded by a young girl ofrl
should judge, some nineteen years, whom
he addressed as Maggie. Her rich brown
hair was curled neatly at the back of her
head, and the soft, violet-looking hazel
eyes were the most enchanting that ever
met my gaze. Peeping from under my
bat, I noted every article of dress of the
neat-robed little fairy. "Drive to the
Park," was the gentleman's direction, as
I again took up the reins.
I listened eagerly for every sound from
within, feeling halfashamed of the part
I was playing, though too deeply interest
ed in the lady to desist.
Presently a clear, and sweet voice ask
ed:
" Well, father dear, what have you to
say that you require such strict privacy ?"
' My child, I—l fear you are not bravo
enough to hear it! Ohl merciful Heaven,
if I could but onlyspare my darling!"
An eager, loving voice replied;
"Father father 1 surely one so young
and strong with such deep love for you,
can bear a great deal; and sorrow will not
be so heavy when shared with me, now
that mother has no pover to comfort you
except through memory, let me take her
precious place as best Imo. Tell me all,
father, I am stronger than you think."
Then followed a long explanation,
Which may be summed up in a very few
words. Their voices were often drowned
in the outer bustle, but I heard sufficient
to understand that Mr, Lancey, who was
doing a very heavy business and had,
several months previous, taken a partner,
who proved to be an inveterate speculator,
and without the knovledge of Mr. Lan
cey, had involved the firm to the amount
of several thousand &liars. The invest
ments could amount to nothing in less
than a year; meanwhile debts previously
incurred, due and were pressed uy
creditors. Mr. Lancey ending by saying:
" Unless I get some assistance bbtween
this and Monday night, Tuesday night
will find us penniless. Oh, my child ! if
I could but save you! how can you bear
such a change!
And I heard the heavy sobs of that
strong man come thick and fast. There
were a few drops in my own eyes, for I
could not see the horses for a moment.
I fancied loving antis around his neck,
and a pale soft cheek against his own, as
the words I had to lean down to catch,
came in a clear brave voice from the no-.
blest heart that beat 'neath Heaven:
" Father, do nut think of me; all that
I have is yours, and many of my private
articles will bring cons4erable. Do not
shrink from anything to pay an honest
debt. I can bear all things so that love
is left. Surely, I may not complain if all
is taken, if Heaven leaves me my father.
Do your best and trust to me for all the
assistance in my power. I can bear all
things so long as love is left."
LAW-148M
vi. l l,l3tAilmen... r
.ve up be,
fore the neat brick house( in street,
I fairly worshipped the brown-hairil angel
who resided there.
For the last fifteen minutes I had been
contriving a plan to assist them. In my
pocket was a check fur three hundred dol
lars, drawn for the purpose of settling a
small acwnnt
My name was on it in full, and as 1
opened the carriage door I cast it to the
wind, which took it to thepavement. At
first neither noticed it, and I fear I had
been foiled, but just as I was mounting
the box, Maggie picked it up, and turned
hurriedly to her father. Idrove off wond
ering how it would end.
Reaching the stables, I threw the reins
to the hostler, and, entering the office,
told McGrcer the horses could be driven
by a baby; disposed of my masquerade,
and went home, not to dream of Grace.
and ILIA, as usual, but of the noble wo
man who "could bear all things so long
as love was left."
The next morning I saw in the "Herald"
a notice which read as follows:
" if Mr. George T. Morris will call at
No. 4 North street, he will recover
lost property."
It was just what I wanted, and about
10 o'clock I call at the place above named,
receiving the check from my queen, to
gether with an explaoation of how it came
into her possession. I asked if her father
was at home. He was not.
Would she give me his place of busi
ness ?
" Certainly."
Taking a card from the stand, she
traced neatly the address, and bowing,
I left her, to seek the merchant
" Mr. Lancey, I am George Morris.
Willyou grant me a private interview ?"
" With pleasure."
Seated in the inner office, I told him
all the last day's proceedings that con
cerned himself offering any pecuniary
assistlinee he might permit me to render.
After some urging on my part, he ac
cepted, and grasping my band, thanked
me again for saving his child, saying
Heaven would repay me.
And it has, most munificently; for not
six months passed ere Maggie Lancey
possessed the solitaire which Grace El
more had worn so proundly and falsely.
I have secured the greatest treasure earth
can give—a woman who "can bear all
things, so long as love is left."
Now two hazel eyes are peeping over
my shoulder, while a happy voice
sex
,
claims:
-‘ Why, George, you foolish old darling,
I no ono will be interested in that but your
self."
Is my little wife correct?
—The Mother's Friend says "never re
proves cbil4 harshly for chewing, smoking
or swearing." No, never reprove him
harshly. The only way to tore him is to
thrash him within an inch - af his life."
—Hem is u touching coufessimi from
the editor oP the Glen Falls, IN. Y..) Re
publican': "Our Christmas turkey was a
line bird; it had scales on its back, and
was taken from § barrel labelled '4o. 3
EWiterel.'"
—The only mention of paper mqney in
the says an exchange, is where it
' • Is that the dove brought the " green
back" to Noah, A mistake—when the
twelve were - Sent but, they were coMtuan4-
ed to take no "eerie with theta..
—Brevity, is ti soul of int.-thousb
there are many soldess
Things Worth Snoring,
In 1662 tho Governor of Mass., Sir
Henry Vane an aristocratic Paritan, as
austere as a saint, and as ambitions as
Nayoleau, was banged for high . treason.
In 1663 the Province of South sarolina
was erected with a free conscience clause
in its charter,
In 1665, Nova Caseovs, or New Jersey,
was settled by Lord Berkley and follow
ers,
In 1673, Now York and New Jersey
then belonging to the Englislri.was taken
by the Dutch ; one year after they were
restored by treaty.
In 1682, the settlement of Pennsylva
nia was commenced by William Penn.
The Persians give a name to every day
of the month, the same as we do to those
of the week.
April is so milled from Aperit, the
spring.
Ten beats of a healthy-pulse aret..eqncl
to nine seconds of time.
The first writer who used algebraic
signs was a Nuremebrger, named Stife
l.us, in 1544.
The least friction is found in polished
iron and brass.
A man five feet six inches high, on lev
el ground, or on the sea-shore, can see
about three miles distant.
Black rats are tamed in Germany, and
have bells bung about their necks. They
drive away other rats.
The Angora cat has one eye blue and
the other yellow.
The pip in poultry is a disease that pro
duces a thin film under the tongue.
Perfectly white °eta are deaf.
A horse sleeps while standing.
The bones of birds are hollow, and filled
with air instead of marrow.
Fish and birds can see through thenic
titiating membrane that they draw over
their eyes to screen them from the sun.
A louse lays sixty eggs or nits in six
days, and hatches them in six days more.
fhe flea, grasshopper and loons jumps
two hundred times their length in the ra
tio of a quarter of a mile to a man.
In the migration of birds, the males ar
rive -several days in advance of the fe
male&
Hair has been successfully transplanted
from one part of the body to another.
The atoms composing the "human
form divine," are supposed to nrulergo an
entire change every forty days.
The pulse of children goes just double
as quick as in a person of sixty—the one,
one hundred and twenty to the minute,
the other sixty.
Cassada roots are made into break in
Brazil, and the starch is our tapioca.
Wheat and barley grow more in the day
time than night.
Hops entwine to the left, and convulvns
lieciduous.trees are those
wither and fall once a year, in contrast
with evergreen.
Extract of lettuce is a cure for coughs,
and an effective sedative.
Galena is the native sulphuret of lead
and contains antimony, silver and zinc.
Mount Athos; in Maeedonna, is a mile
high. It has twenty-four Greek monas
teries with six thousand monks.
• The metals retaining heat longest, are,
in their order, brass, copper, iron, tin and
lead.
Quicksilver freezes at 39 degrees below
zero, ether at 47 degrees.
A poker laid over a fire concentratees
the heat of the passing smoke and increas
es the draqght through the fire.
Frost goes downward, heat upward.
Eggs are hatched at 104 degrees of
heat.
Bell metal is three parts copper and one
The first tra,edy written •in America
was by Benjamin Coleman, while a stu-.
dent at Harvard. It was entitled Gusta
vas Faso, and was enacted at a regular
commencement of the college. Coleman
afterwards became a noted divine.
Penn's charter was dated March 4th,
1661, and his first colony comprised live
hundred souls.
The Greeks and Romans had no stand
ing armies in times of peace. In time of
war every citizen was a soldier.
. .
The Romans lay on conches at their
meals resting on their left and eating with
the right hand. The sexes eat separately.
William the Conqueror was decendeu
from Rollo, the Danish pirate, in the sev
enth degree.
Fahrenheit, who invented the ther
mometer in 1720, was a Dantzic mer
chant .
The report of a gun is heard before the
word "fire."
Echoes cannot be heard in a less dis
tance than forty-seven feet. To distin
guish sylables, it requires one hundred.
and sixty-one feet for each sylable.
A bell in water produces a sound like
two knives struck together.
In the Arctic regions you can converse
a mile distant.
The crier's "Oh yes!" is a corruption
of French "Oyze" to listen.
Mr.glia Charter was a charter extending
the right of petition to the people. It
was first extorted from King John for
the nobles—in 1688, ander Charles I, ex
tending to the people in a bill of rights.
This pr vides that fines and amercements
shall ever destroy a man and saves a
i
freeholder's estate, n merchant's goods, a
workman's tools, a scholar's books, &c.
The first European settlement was
made in New York, in 1609, in Virginia,
1007, and in Massachusetts in 1620.
The first church organ in Boston was
put into Kings Chapel in 1731, but so
great was the prejudice against it that for
seven months it stood unpacked in the
vestibule of the church. When it was
put up, and it sounds were beard, it met
with favor. It was related that one old
lady expreSSed her opinion of it by saying.
" It's a pretty him of whistles, but ttu aw
ful plaything for the Sabbath."
A go.strronoirOe paratio.T-70 liectome ro
tuid eat square meals.
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Courting Coder
I made the acquaintance of a yzinng la
day once ,at a party, who was rather good
looking; and I being rather susceptible,
of course fell in love. '
I accompanied the young lady home,
but had a very polite invitation from the
young lady's father to stay at hotel But,
nothing daunted, I resolved to wino Jane
Ann at all hazards. If anything, I rath
er like . old P--'s objeCtione, for that
tuade, the thing romantle,•rtf know, •
The next evening, knowing that Jane
Ann would: be at church, Il)orri:rh'ed
horae and , carriage from a friend; And
went there •forthe purpose of taking Jane
Ann homo After church was ever.
I am afraid .I did not pay Much atten
tion to the Sermon on that evening ;- and
thoughtiat that time, it was the longest
I had ever listened to. But as everything
earthly has an end;so had• that urines' ;
And I-thought it.tlie.happiest moment of
my „life when lasi:listed Jane Auti - lintb
my carriage.. • • '
- We, of course, took,thc longest road to
Mr. P— 'a, possible; and as it was in an
opposite direction from my horse's hbaie,
and as he had not had his supper, he did
.not care much about going; but I at last
got Itim under way, and then gave my at
tention to my companion and commenc
ed conversation, which ran somewhat in
this way:
"Dear Jane, isn't_ this a beautiful—
whoa, there I Where aresou going to ?"
The last was addressed to the has:,
who had suddenly taken notion to turn
around.
"See how beautiful the moon—whoa;
there! Where in the dickens are you going
to ?"
The horse was goiug square iato tUe
fence.
" Oh! Janie, I've long wished for this
opportunity to—whoa, there! Confound
that horse—l've long wished for the op
portunity to tell you how much I—corip
out of that, you oat-muncher! Where in
the mischief are you going to ?"
The horse was going into the fence
again, but I straightened him, and com
menced again :
"I've long wanted to tell you, Janie,
how much I love you—come out of that,
you son-of-a-gun! What are you turning
around . for ?—and oh, Janie, if I thought
you—where the deuce are you going ?
Whoa, there I—loved me half as well as—
confound that horse! Whoa, there I—l
love you—come out of that I—l'd be per
fectly con—found that horse ! Whoa,
there !" •
I was too late ;,the horse turned square
around, upsetting the carriage, and break
ing it all to smash, but fortunately not
hurting Janie or I, I walked home with
Jane, but never finished ray-speech..
teritrefaliT.dt Thaitilriti l dArr id
the luxury of falling in love since.
Tho Health Habits of Young Men
A very curions'and interesting table
might be made by a thoughtful physiolo
gist and hygienist, showing each person
where his strength goes; and lam not
sure that a young man could do bettet
service for himself than seek counsel of
some wise physiologist; tell him frankly
all his habits, and have such a table pre
pared, not only to guard him against ex
cess, but to show him his weak place-,
and point out where he will be most like-
If to fall. Some of these tables would, no
doubt, read very much as follows:
Spent in digesting a big, dinner, which
the body did not need, sufficient force to
raise twenty tons of matter one foot high.
Spent in getting rid of several drinks
of wine and brandy, force sufficient to
raise twenty tons one foot high.
Spent in smoking cigars, force sufficient
to raise ten tons one foot high.
Spent in keeping awake all night at a
spree, force sufficient to raise twenty tons
one foot high,
Spent in breathing bad air, force sniff=:
cient to raise -fifteen tons one foot high. •
spent in cheating a neighbor out of $3O
in a business transaction. force sufficient
to raise fifteen tons one foot high.
Spent in reading worthless books and
papers, force sufficient to. raise five tons
one foot high.
Spent in doubt, hesitation' and miner
taintV, force sufficient to raise five tons
one foot high.
Total-12U tons one foot high.
Left for practical and useful labor only
enough to wise fifty—five tons one foot
high, or to do less than oue-third of a
day's work.
• Sometimes there would be a draft on
the orignal capital of considerable force,
so there would not be enough to keep the
body warm, or the food well digested, or
the muscles plump and full, or the ear
ing acute, or the eyes keep_ end bright, or
the brain thotightful and active.
Very often a single debauch would use
up the entire available power of the whole
system for ajvhole week or month.
There is no end to the multitudinous
ways in which we not only spend our
working capital, but draw on the original
stock, that ought never to be touched,
and the result is imperfect lives, rickety
bodies, no ability to transmit. to our chil
dren good health and long lift, much
physical suffering and premature decay,
with all the ends of life unaccomplished.
How sad is all this! How terrible to be
born into this world and leave it without
adding something to its wealth, its virtue,
and its progress.—Herald of Health.
R'Here is a bon - fide incident which
transpired in a neighboring city lately. A
colored woman, one of the converts °dur
ing a recent revival, bad nu altercation
with a sable,yonth employed in the same
house, and was interrupted in her lively
tirade by the mistress, who remarked up
on the-impropriety of such conduct in
one who bad been hopernllY converted.
Wherenpon the sable empress retorted:
'f I have 'sperienced religion,- an' I'se
giluo to jive de church, and be one oh de
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Singing or BsvgdiL
John lipsltalin. Icelander, mates the
following conin2uniestion to London N.
lure: _
In times ancient and Modern, asinging
as swans" has been recorded by natural;
ista among t‘ vulgar errors" and- ground
less superstition. It may therefore be in
teresting to our readers to hear that swans
actually, do zing, which I can testify b)
my own Personal experience.' •
.From-My:ninth to my eighteenth year
.1 lived at a.place in the west of Iceland
called Qtdudalar. Itis situated at the
end of a small firth . called Gilled jordur,
which is 84:) shallow:that by loW water it
htilmost dry; the bottom of the firth is
covered with sea-grass (marhelmur). In
this firth hundreds of swans gather
lather all the year round, except during
the.winter months,•when the firth•is caw
ered with ice; and in thexintipth of Ai.;
gust, which is their moulting season, when
all o'tlidaileave.thisifirth unit go. to an.
.other,: . not tat
There is no apparenCreisiai for this MM . -
gration, as Ouftifjordur seems in - every
way as safe and convenient for them dar
ing the season as Gilfajurdur. Tradition
therefore accounts 'for this migration iii
the folowing manner: Once on a time.
two widows lited'oire etiel sidcuf Gu
for jordur. At that time the swans did
not go away during the moulting season,
and the meows used to gather great quan
tities of swans feathers, which are sold in
Iceland at the present day at a half penuy
a piece. Thus the swans feathers forme
a considerable item in the income of the
two widows. Once,.however, one of the
widows gathered feathers on a piece of
land belonging to the other. A (panel
arose and one of the widows uttered a
spell to the effect that henceforth all the
swans , should leave Gard jordur during
the moulting season. I will not vouch
for the correctness of this tradition, but
the fact remains that this migration takes
place annually during the above 'men
tioned season.
Dining nine years I have heard the
singing of the hundreds of swans which
gather together in Gufuf jordur. In the
utorning and evening their singing is so
loud that it can be heard miles away, and
both sides of the firth ring with the ech
oes of it, for at that time every individual
swan seems to join in the chorus. This
is, indeed, a wonderful concert The
singing of the swan has not the least re
semblance to the cackling of geese ur the
quacking of ducks. In fact its voice is
unlike the voice of any other bird I have
ever heard ; it seems so clear and fall, and
has, as it were, a metalic ring in it.—
When it is calm and clear in the morning
or the evening, the swans fly along the
valley tOward the mountains in parties of
iftra - rdtrattmattnistinveral% - evant - s ----
odd numbers.• During their flight they
either keep in a straight line, one aftkrz
another, or they form a triangle, leaving
an open space in the Middle ; the fore
most swan sometimes emitting single
sounds at short intervals. The tradition
of the singing of the swan being sweetest
just before its death is well known in Ice
land ; but I am unable either to deny or
confirm this tradition, because I have
never been present at die death of a swan.
Tile 'Fireside,
It is as the focus of home fellowship
and intercourse that we, speak of the fire
side--as the spot, consecrated: - to the
freest action and utterance of family sym
pathies and affection—where coniugal,,.
parental, fraternal, and filial nineties,
hopes, tears, joys, sorrows, loves, resent :
ment s, confessions, forgtveness, are wont
to be exchanged. There is no other place ,
in which, can be realized more thorotto
- the weaving into one of several lives,
each imparting and each receiving some
thing from the rest No other is so sa l .
cred to the memory of those who ..have
been summoned thence into the wide .
world, who are, perhaps, afar off, or on
the sea, or during their allotted work
among strangers, or removed to those
more inaccessible shores, where the wick- •
ed cease from trouhlitig, and the weary
be at rest." Elsewhere the absent may
be forgotten, but seldom, for long togeth7
er at the fireside. It is crowded with asso
ciations which touch the heart at some •
point or other of its surface, and make it
thrill with affectionate emotion, in which
every member of the family -gathered
round the hearth can take an, appropriate
share. No lessons leave a More abiding
impression than those which 'gently drop
into the mind at the'llieside. No fun is
more tickling, or leaves behind it less
.re
gret, No history is purer, as a whole,' ,
than a fireside history, and none lives lon
ger or more lovingly in remembrance. He
who cannot look forward with yearning
desires to fireside enjoyments, as the sta
ple enjoyment of life, is greatly to-be pit
ied: and, if the cause be in himself, great ! ,
ly to be blamed.
lonallty. of Children.
Year after year, the mortality reports
among children increase, until now the
figures show that about torty per cent. of
our children die before they . attain theic
fifteenth year. If stock-raisers were no
more snceessful in rearing brutes than
are parents in raising children . , they
would: be bankrupt. If beautiful and
healthy children at the age of fifteen
years should command a high money,
premium from society or State, or if faun- .
lies rearing children withoutloss, and at
the same time possessing health aud beau
ty, should be entitled to honors and pecu
niary rewards, it is very problematical it
the present system of slaughtering infanta
would long continue. Money.corisidera;
tioiis would prompt the discovaty of laws -
and lead to the adoption's of.piroper food,
clothing. exercise and habits ' favoring
health, developeinent, symmetry of form.
beauty of feature and longevity, that. pa
'Voted itection,unitimulated by objective
influences; would IT,C alow to understand
or adapt. Great is the almighty &Aro.
If people paid, is much attention .to tit.
laws of health' as to the influence of &bat.
Ile, orb e" politica - •speeoh im the gold or
stock lmarket, as mach - snabees • would
greet them in prolonging life as In MU*.
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