THE MONTROSE DEMOCRAT. E. B. HAWLEY, Proprietor. tuoingos Cardo. S. D. VAIL, Moactorartne Furs:miss also Struarou. flu permanently located hiasse/f In Montrose, Ps., where he will prompt ly attend to all calls in his profession with which 116 may be favored. Office and residence west of the Court Boone, news Fitch & Watson's office. Montrose. February% urn. LAW OFFICE• man & WATSON, Attorneys et Law, at the old office of Bentley & Fitch, Montrose, Pa. L. T. men. Vast. tt, •n.[ w. w, warms. CITAIILES N. STODDARD. Dealer in Doors and Shot& Hats and Caps. Leather and Finding.. 'Malta Street, tat door before Boyd'. :lore. Wetik made to order, end repairing done neatly. hioutrose, Jan. 1, 1970. LITTLES 8t 13LAKESLEE, Attorney. and Cogneelloo♦ at Lew. Offleo the one heretofore ocenple4 by B. B. & O. P. Little. on Mean *Meet, Montrose. P.. fAnril 20. R. 11. LITTI.2. GEO. T. LITTLE. E. L. BIAIVALIT... g. McKgszia. C. C. FAuturr, 11. McCaw, IfIcHENZIE, FAVIZOT & CO. Dealer• In Dry Goods. Clothing, Ladies and Mimes fine Shoe". kisn, aftenta fnr the great American Tea and Coffee Company. Montrose, Pa , ap. j.EWIS KNOLL, fillACislO AND 'HAIR DRESEMNO. Shop in the ncSo ricestoffice building. where he will be found ready to attend all who may want anythiny In his line. Montrose. Pa. Oct. IL 1560. P. REYNOLDS, AUCTIONTF.Tt—SeIIi thy Goed•, and Iderchsnize—also attends at Venders. All orders left at my hoes° will receive prompt attention. [Oct. I. 11369—tf ,O. IS. HAWLEY, GEXLER la DRY GOODS, GROCERIES, CROCKERY Iltadotere s Rate, Cap., Dootv.Shoea, Ready Made Cloth. log, Palate, Oils, etc., Illew 8111 ford, Pa. (Sept. !4 '49. DR. S. W. DAYTON, FATSICIAN & SrnaßoN. tender. hie P.lniCer to t . ,e citizen, 01 Great Rood •nd vi, laity Otter at hie revideiree. npposite Baru= House, Q't. Dead village. Sept. lot, 1969.—t1 LAW OFFICE. CrIA,NRERIA'S b NteCO UT:N. Att.rrlPTl. and Conn eellora at Law. Ocoee In the Drlrk Mork over the Rank_ [Montroee Ang. A, CRA sscacrr. • J. O. llcCotaxat. A. dc D. R. LATHROP, DEALERS in Dry Goods. Groceries, rrnekcry and eletroutsco:trthic and prickrt critter.. I.mint%, olio, dye tact?, Tint., Vinnt• and r.ole I.3.thcr Pertnmcry tic. Brick Mock_ adjAlnica Nlontrove. [ Au:n-t 19ffi —ti A. LATITROP. - D. R. Littman. A. 0. WARREN, ATTORNEY A . LAW. Bonney, Pension and Ecern on Clatms Attended tn. Offer 'or below Boyd'Aptore, Mont rase. Ps. (An. 1, '69 M. C. scirToN, Auctioneer, and Insurance Agent, ■nl 69t! Frlendwtllo, Pa. C. S..IGILBERT, 'Cr. SI. •^•,l &91f ZLla.cticeirs.e , C.Z% Great Bend, Pa Alill ELT, V. S. .49.1.2.aticazioeolr. IZIZIEM .114 W IN GROVES, F kSITIONATIIR fAlf on, Montrose. I', Shnp over Chandler's Store, A! , nrriers filled In first-rate style. w. I II ng done on short 111111,i00.. and Fraratited to ft. W. W. SMITH, C i DINST AND CILAIR NANVZACTURIII2B.—roof of :earn street, Montrose, Pa. lany. 1. ISLIP. H. BURR trr, D?. k.LER In Staple arid Fancy Dry Goodp. (7rocker3 liar.ia.ue, Iron, Store*, Dru ps, Oft], and Pu iuir Boots and Shocv fiat P & Caps. Fur.. Buffalo Ttob.-n Urocerie, Provielona. New Milford. Pa. DR. E. P. lIINRS, Ilse permanently located at Prieudrel tie for the per puce of practicing medicine and surgery in all Ile erancl.es. Ile may he found at the Janson ('Clce hoar, from Ba. m., to 8 p. m. Frienderille, Pa., Aug. 1. 11369. STIIOUD dc BILOWN, FIRE AND LIFE INS .7.1.ANC6 ACI;NTS. AD 1,11,,1ne.s attended to promptly. on Oar terms. Office first Illnor north of Montrose liofet," great aide o , Public ArenCe, Montrose, Pa. [Aug. I, 18r.9. BILLING. NTHOL'IL - CRAMS. L. linorn. 11111. A. LUSK, ATTORNEY AT LAW, 7.4llontrouc. P. Mho oppo. ear the 'ruchell Haul°, ricarlhc Court Hoare. A og. 1. IS69.—tr DU. W. W. SSIITU, DENTIFT. Ituom• over Boyd Et Corwin'. Bard move Store. Office hours from! a. m. to 4 p. m 11untrose, Aug. 1, 1569.—tt ABEL TErBBELL, D to Drnra, Patent Medicines. Chemicals Liquors, Paints, 011anye ,tnifs. Varnishes, Win Geoeerted, Glass Ware, Wall and Window Pa, per. Stone ware, Lamp.. Kerosene. Machinery Oils. Guns, Ammunition. Entre., rpectscles Drusne•, Fancy Goods. Jewelry. Perfn re. &e_— being sone of the most numerous, • %Involve. and valuable collections of Goods In Susquehanna Co.— Established In 1848. [Montrose, Pa. D. W. SEARLE, A TTOIT.NES AT LAW. office over the Store of A. Lathrop, le the Brick Block, Moutroec, Pa. [atal'ai DR. W. L. RICUARDSON, NITSUIAN ' , VIIGEOS. tenders 111. prolnr•lnna vices to the citizens of Montrose And vicinity,— °dice at his residence, ou the corner oust of Sayre & Rens. Foundry. Pog. 1. 1869. DR. E. L. GARDNER, and SURGEON. Montrose. Pa. Glees especial attention to diseases of the heart and I.nn;s nod all Surgical diseases. Office over W. B. Deans Boards at Senrie's Betel. (Aug. 1. 18,59. BURNS & NICHOLS, .I.RS lc Drugs .: A W Mediclnen, Chemicals, Dye u, Paints, Oils, garnish. Liquors, Spice,. Fancy at.; tics, Patent Medicines, Perfumery and Toilet. Ar -1.1c,e, Preacriptions carefully compounded.— Po colic Avenue, above Searle', Hotel:Montrose, Pa A. 11. Beane, &nob NICIIOIB. Aug. 1, 1869. DU. E. L. OA,NDRIC6, raysiclaN a SURGEO:S. reepectfally tenders M. professional services to the citizen of Friendsville and rictnitY. 'Office !Litho °Mee of Dr. Let Boards at J. 13ostord's. Aug. 1.1809. PROF. RORRILS, The Hayti Barber, returns his thanks for the kind pat ronage that has enabled him to get the best rest—ha ! ha ! I haent time to tell the whole story. but come and see ha yourseves the Old Stand. No loud laughing allowed In the shop. [April IS, nru. HUNT BROTHERS, Wholesale & Retail Dealers la HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL, NAILS, SPIKES, SHOVELS, BUILDER'S HARDWARE, ALINE RAIL. COUNTERSUNK d T RAIL SPIKES RAILROAD & AIMING t•L'PPLIES. --- • . CARRIAGE SPEINGb. AXLEE, SEEINE BOXER, DoLTs. NUTS and WASMEMS, PLATED BANDS. MALLEABLE' IRONS. /!ms. SPOKES, PELEOEB. BEAT SPINDLES, BOWS. &e. ANN/LS. VICES. STOCKS and DIES, BELLOWS HAMMERS, SLEDGES, FILES, de. At, CIRCULAR AND MILL SAWS, BPLTING, PACKING TACKLE BLOCKS., PLASTER PARIS CEMENT, HAIR GRINDSTONES, --- - . FMCS WINDOW GLASS.LEATIIERd FINDINGS FAINSANE'S SCALES. crouton, March 24. MSS. Agricultural College, of Pennsylvania. T" INSTITUTION will reopen for the X. • SPRING TERM OF 24 WEEKS, Oa Friday, February 10, 1871. For meal Circular, camlogue and other in. formation, Address, THOS. H. BURROWS, President, Ag, rieultand College, P. 0., Jan. 25, 1870..—tf. Centre Co., Pa. JEWELaY.. A. lIIIIRELL " Would you play the manly love? Said a greybeard to his son, "List, my lad, while I discover How a maiden should be won. " Woo her not with bostful phrases. Lest you teach her lips to sneer; Still a suttees warmest praises In his conduct should appear. " Woo her not with senseless sighing Maidens love A laughing eye ; Tell her not that you are 'dying' Lest she, mocking, bid you die I " Woo her not with weakly whining O'er your poverty of pelt Lest sheranswer by declining Both your sorrows—and yoarselfl " Woo her with a manly wooing; Giving hostages to Fate, All the heart's devotion showing By its strength to work and wait. " Woo her nqt with idle prattle Whom, you fain would make your wife; But with proofs that in life's battle Yon arc equal to the strife. "Like the knight with simple suing Won the lady (says the tale,) When despite their wordy wooing All the rest were doomed to fail. "'Lady l' quoth the bold Knight Errant, 'Brief the story I shall tell; I would wed thee ; here's the warrant— I shall love and serve the well "And behold! his dexter fing - irs Crush a home shoe like a read And within her lariiltere lingers All the gold the twain can need I" • The Purest Pearl. Beside the church door, u-weary and lone, A blind woman sat on the cold door stone The wind was bitter, the snow fell fast, And a mocking voice in the fitful blast Seemed ever to echo her moaning cry, As she bef , ed her altns of the passarsfiby " 'lure pitty on ma, have pitty, I pray; My back is bent and my hair is gray he bells were ringing the hour of prayer, And many good people were g - athering, there, 13ot covered with furs and mantles warm, They hurried past through the wintery st-ren. Some were hoping their souls to save, And some were thinking of death and the grave, And, alas! they had no time to heed The poor soul asking for charity's need, And some were blooming with beauty's grace, But closely muffled in veils of lace; They saw not the sot row,nor heard not the moan, Of her who sat on the cold door stone. At last came one of a noble name. By the city counted the wealthiest dame, And the pearls that o'er her neck were strung She proudly there to the beggar flung, Then followed a maiden young and fair, Adorned with clusters of golden hair; But her dress was thin, and scanty, and worn, Not even the beggar's seemed more forlorn. With a tearful look and a pittying sigh, She whispered soft, " jewels have I But I give you my prayers. gno:l friend," said she Snd surely I knew God listens to me." On the poor white hand, so shrunken and small The blind woman felt a tear-drop fall, Then kissed it and said to the weeping girl, "It is you who have given the sweetest pearl." Bread-and-Cheeflo And hisses. One day, when I came home fatigued, And felt inclined to grumble, Because my life was one of toil, Because my lot was humble, I said to Kate, my darling wife, In whom my whole life's bliss Is, " What hare you got for dinner, Kate?" " Why, bread-and-cheese and kisses." Though worn and tired my heart leaped up As those plain words she uttered, Why should I envy those whose bread Than mine's more thickly buttered! I said •' We'll have dessert at once." " What's that 2" she asked, " Why this is.' I kissed her. Ab, what sweeter meal Than bread•and-cheese and kisses 2 I gaze at her with pure delight ; She nodded and smiled gaily I said, " My love, on such a meal I'd dine with pleasure daily, When I but think a you, dear girl, I pitty those fine missess Who tnni their noses up and tout At bread-and-cheese and kisses. " And when I look on your dear form, And on your face so homely; And when I look in your dear eyes, And on your dress so comely; And when I bold you in my arms, I laugh at Fortune's misses, Fm blessed in you, content with you, And bread-and-cheese and kisses." rcvitiej xid kfitTiiis.. —The hard of war—Bombard. —On the wing—Flyirig colors. —A real sell—A mock auction. —Waster stock—Skating park. —Lame conclusion—A sore foot —A kitcheu-dresser—Brdgit on a Sun day. SCRANTON. PA —The sun's first duty on rising—To strike a light —The best share in -a farm—the plow share. —Hard Case, Esq., edits a paper in Il linois. There are case-hardened ones in this State, judging from the amount of conscience-exhibited. —What have you to expect at a hotel ? Inn-attention. —Persons who "put a head on it"— Photographers. —What the rat said to the steel trap— " Cheese it," br abet up! —A good thing to bring the hair out— A tomahawk, but no "hair-restorer!" —Motto for the concreto contractors— Down with the dust. —Winn does a chair dislike you ? When it can't bear you. petto foram How to Woo and Win. BY JOGN G. RAX:G., MONTROSE, PA., WEDNESDAY-.. -FEB._ 22, 1871. *ioretiantono. Ned Spruelegtou , s Umbrella. "Name ?" " Charles Blank." " Occupation ?" " Civil engineer." "Address." "Five hundred and one Great George street, Westminister, and G Verbena Vil las, Hammersmith." " Verbena Villas, Hammersmith," slow ly responded the police sergeant, as he entered the foregoing particulars in a big book. "Well, you know the charge— stealing this gentleman's umbrella. Have you anything further to say in addition to what you have already stated ?" "Nothing whatever," answered ; "1 can only repeat that it was entirely u mis take on my part." "Just so, was the grim mply. "You'll have an opportunity of proving that in the morning. You are by no means the first person we have had to deal with here who has mistaken other people's property for his own. Take him off to the cells." And then I was marched off. The eircymstance which had brought me into this scrape were as follows: Illy self and my friend Sprueington were in employ of a railway contractor, whose offices were situated in the locality above mentioned. The duties of our depart ment were shared by some ha!f dozen other young gentlemen of our own age, who, like us, were qualifying themselves for the survey of ground and construction of lines in any part of the world which their genius should call them to. But plans and specifications are not particnlar lv exhilarating in themselves apart from tuieir professional interests ; so it is not to be wondered nt that among several Soong fellows, full of animal spirits, a little practical joking should have been at times indulged in. Ned Sprncington and I were old Car thusian& When we met, therefore, after some year's separation, at the office in George street, we had only to renew our friendship. The great dandy of nor room, nay, of' the entire house, wits Ned. I honestly believe, too, that he was one of the most guileless, simple-hearted fellows alive. He had, however, one conspicuous weakness, which was to be taken for a man of fashion. lie dressed, I admit, unexceptionably; and to aid him in pro ducing the impression which he desired upon beholders, he carried ahout with him, in all weathers, a beautiful silk um brella, scarcely bulkier than a lady's parasol, though of course considerably longer. Judging from the cut onyx handle, mounted in tho gold, it must have cost him a mint of money. ; Well, this umbrella of 'Ned's we trial .11 get hold of it: but he was too wary for us, it was always left in some safe place. If we had suc ceeded in gaininn b possession of it, it would at once have taken a conspicious position in society, such as covering the old apple women at the corner; but it was unap proachable. At last we became so des perate that I accepted a heavy wager from one of the other fellows that I would pre seWt myself at the office the next morn ing, at all hazards, the proud possessor of Ned Sprucington's umbrella. On the particular day, work being slack, every one was enabled to leave unusually early; so that by four o'clock in the after noon the house was cleared of all save myself, my brother conspirator and the old soldier who lived with his wife on the premises. Me friend Ned, as was his custom at such times, had announced his intention of promenading the Ladies' Mile, there to air himself his aristocracy and—umbrella. I decided upon follow . - ing him hither. As there were yet two hours of daylight, however, I thought I could do no better than fortify myself for the enterprise by taking some substantial I refreshments before commencin ,, opera tions. After which, I would trust to the chapter of accidents. With this object in view, I was repair ' ing toward my favorite place of refection in Strand, when who should I see look ing in at the topographer's shop by the Northumberland house but. Ned Spruce ington lie ought, by rights, to have been nearly two miles away at Hyde Park corner, yet here he was at Charing Cross, calmly studying some map of a "seat of ward!' He was so wedged in among other gazers that I could not get at hint to speak or even have a clear view of his face. But I knew him by his height, by the neatly braided coat, the delicately tinted trousers, the well poised hat, and last but not least, the umbrella. He was holding his bands behind his back, and in one of them the precious article was firmly clasped. Yes, there it was, onyx handle, gold mounting and all. As I looked a sudden idea took possession of me—a foolish Idea, I admit, as it could hardly lead to a practical result. But I thought if I could only get the umbrella out of his hand in some way and run off with it, that he, seeing it in the possion of a friend, would give up the chase, knowing that he would recover his prop erty the nest day. At the worst the result would be only a day or two's cool ness between us, on account of my freak. No sooner thought than done. On the pavement I espied a piece of clean straw, well adapted to the purpose I had in view. Picking it up, I proceeded to tickle Sprucington's ear. This experiment an swered admirably. Thinking it, I sup pose, to lie a troublesome fly, lie raised his hand to brush off the assailant. But to do this he was compelled to shift the urn brilla from his right hand to his left. The moment of the transference was enough for me. Before the fingers of his left hand could close I had sezied the umbrella, and the next moment was dash ing madly across Trafalgar square in the direction of the Hayarket. There was a sudden m commotion behind me—a commotion which soon swelled in to an uproar. I heeded it no more than to turn half around, in order to let Sprne ington see who I was, and to-flourish in the air my umbrella—l mean his umbrel la. But the uproar did not relay • on the contrary, it began to shape itself into words. Hoarse shouts of "Stop thief!" followed me as flew up the steps at the further end of the square. The cries still i in ging in my ears, I dash rhelter skelter past the college of physicians and Col agni's print 'Shop till I cam?. to the corner of Suffolk street. Here I was brought up "all standing" by an iron grip upon my collar from behind. Turning around. I found myself In the custody of a police man. In the usual brief slice: of time the in evitable London crowd assembled about us. I was regarded with curiosity, loaded with reproaches, and favored with wit of an extremely personal nature all at the same moment. This I bore with patience. if not with good humor, convinced that on the arrival of Sp a ington I should get clear from my tormentors. Presently a lane was made for the approach of the owner of the stolen property. Judge of my horror on preceiving the person who made his appearance was a total stranger tome. 1 Of coarse all my protestations of inno cence were of no avail, and I was treated in the manner described in the commence ment. Clatter, c!ash, rumble, hang! The cell door closed upon me and I was .a prison- The ,gloom was so great that though it was daylight, l could at tirst distinguish nothing. Gradually I became aware that I was in a narrow, vaulted room, as strong as brick and iron could make it. Ralf way up the walls was a wooden wains coating, and around two sides I could dimly see a low bench, barely two feet from a floor which was inch-deep in saw dust. The iron door of this delightful apartment was of great thickness, dis closing, about live feet from the ground. a small grating or round holes. By pres sing my face against this grating I could see into the corridor without. But the only view obtainable was a ground-glass ! window opposite, illuminated by the last lingering rays of the setting inn. It was altogether a most depressing place. The' flavor suggested to me was a ambined one, made up in the condemned cell at ! Newgate, the daugeons of the inutile and ! the Spanish inquisition. Occasionally grave voices and heavy footseps in the ; corridor deepened the immpression. A mouse in a trap was a king to me. Then I began to think seriously of my' situation. That I had dommitted felony there could not be the slightest doubt, though with no felonious intention. Would the magistrate believe my expluna- ; tion ? Surely my manner and appearance I were not those of a pick—. But 1717 i heart sank within me as 1 remembered that the London swell mob are known to I be the cleverest actors in the world—in fact, eau imitate to perfection any class of society. My- only hope was in Sprucing ton. lie would be of material assistance in clearing up the mystery. And yet that ovotacila—l could liase sworn it belong ed to 001.0 othor tiorro r pr T patched messengers to him, my employer and my friends; therefore the only thing to be tione was to wait patiently till the morning. I spare you a description of the night of horrors, for such a one who lied never before suffered an hour's deprivation of liberty; how the monotony of the lung hours was only broken at intervals by the appearance of a stem, helmeted visage, demanding whether "all" was "right." how at four o'clock a. m. two follow-pris oners in the shape of a drunken seaven gor and a deserter from the royal artillery were thrust into my cell, or how in the morning all the cells were cmptied, and we, the occupants with aching bones, un washed and unkempt, were paraded through the streets, in a melancholly, to au adjacent police court. Fortunately my case came on early, so that I had not long to wait among the crowd of dirty, disreputable detenus, each guarded by a constable, who filled the outer room. At the cry of "Charles Blake," (I shud dered to hear my name in such a place) and my attendant policeman marched in to the court. At the same moment the prosecutor entered the witness box to be sworn. He was a piggish-looking man of about forty-four, and no more like tied Sprucington in front than I was like the In a few calm, well-chosen words he de scribed the whole occurrance. When he bad finished I was told that I could put any question I thought proper. This I declined to do. Then, after his evidence had been confirmed by the constable who arrested me the magistrate, an amiable- looking old gentleman, asked me " Well, my friend, what have yon to say to this?" In reply I pre the same simple and nnraried statement which I had already given at the police station. " That is very well as tar as it goes, hut have von any witnesses as to character'" " Yes, sir—Edward Sprucington." "Call Edward Sprucington.' Then I could bear the crier shouting the familiar name through the passages of the court, After a few minutes' suspense the offi cial returned, accompanied, to my great delight, by Ned. The good fellow looked so distressed to see me in such a predica ment that I felt convinced that lie would have given a dozen umbrellas to have got me out of the serape. As soon as he made his appearance I notiOd that the prosecntor changed color; I also noticed that while taking the oath Ned kept one hand behind his back. I could not hate told you why. but somehow I derived en conragement from both these trifling sir cumstances . . To shorten matters, I may say, that if I had been a seraph, I could not have re ceived a better character than that given me by Ned. At last came the question : "Then you think the prisoner Incapable of stealing this umbrella ?" " Well, sir," said Ned, who had recov ered .his selfimsession, "if as I under stand, stealing means taking property from the owner, it is impossible that the prisoner could bare committed that theft." What a first-rate advocate Ned vras be coming! " Impossible! Why ?" "Because that umbrella was first stolen from me !" "It is an infamous ttlsehood r - cried the prosecutor, starting up." " Is it ?" replied Ned. "That person need not be so particular about: words, for this is all he left me in exchange--at the Cigar Divan." With that he produced, amid the laugh ter of the court, what ho had hitherto concealed behind his back, namely a wooden handled umbrella, much the worse for wear—of silk, certainly, but no more to be compared with the glories of 'the onyx-:candled, than a costermongers wide awake with the arch bishop of Canterbury's best "shore]." Au attempt at bluster by the late pos sessors of his umbrella was quietly met by Ned with a request that an officer of the court should examine the initials upon the handle. This was conclusive. The stranger's initials • were "T. W.," and he had not had time to take notice of the minute "E. S." cut into the onyx stone. Of course my immediate release follow ed upon this discovery, accompanied by the assurance that I left the court without' a stain upon my character, ete. My late • prosecutor was glad to slink crestfallen away, but not before he had received a severe rebuke, administered by the magis trate. As for Ned, he was overflowing with gratitude. He declared with tears in his eyes that I had been the means of restor ing to him his lost treasure. What was more, he insisted upon paying the wager I had lost, and also of performing the part of amphityron at a capital dinner in the evening. Thomas Jetrerson on Religious In tolerance In Early Virginia. Perhaps it is not generally known that colonial Virginia was one of the most in tolerant of our early settlements. Thomas Jefferson was the author of the act estab fishing religions freedom, which was pro posed in 1777 and was not passed until 1765, and then by the assistance of Mr. [ Madison. Mr. Jefferson's account of the early legislation in Virginia in reference to religion will probably be found interest ing. lie informs us tfiat— " The first settlers of this colony were Englishmen, loyal subjects to their king and church, and the grant to Sir Walter Raleigh contained an express proviso that their laws should not be against the true christian Nth now professed in the church of England. As soon as the state of the colony admitted, it was divided into pari shes, in each of which was established a minister of the Anglican cjsurch, endow ed with a fixed salary, in tobacco, neces sary appendages. To meet these expenses, all the inhabitants of the parishes were a4sessed, whether they were or were not members of the established church. Tr-' ward Quakers who came here. they were most cruelly intolerant, driving them , from the colony by the severest penalties.. • • • *Several of the acts or the Virginia assembly of 1659. 1602 an& 1563 had ! made it penal in parent-s to refuse to hue their children baptized: bad prohibited the unlawful assembling of Quakers or , other separatists; had made it penal for , any master of a vessel to bring a Quaker into the State ; had ordered those already here, and such as should come thereafter, to be imprisoned till they should abjure the country; provided a milder punish ment for the first and second return, but death for their third; had prohibited all persons from suffering their meetings in or near their houses, entertaining them individually, or disposing of books which supported their tenets. If no execution took place here, as did is New England, : it was not owing fo the moderation of the'' church or the spirit of the logislature, as may be inferred from the law itself, but to historical circumstances which have not been handed down tons. The Anglicans retained full possession of the country about a century. ; outskirts of the town, and to them he It is my belief that this was a greater made remarks on the estate of Europe. amount of intolerance than any which and made, among other retroprospective prevailed in New England, and it extend- ; ed through a longer period.. Plymouth', Prophesies, the assertion that Belgium. and Connecticu it colonies did not engmft Holland, and other States were to be on their codes the extremely proscriptive subjected to a ruler who had been born. legislation of Massachusetts, and some ex- , When these interesting prattlers asked cure is found for Massachusetts on account him his name, age and occupation, he mildly rebuked them,und explained his or her rears of Archbishop Laud and the position as champion walker in the fol inquisitorial proceedings of his star cham ber. lowing awful words, at the conclusion of The Virginia convention or 1776 repealed' which he "took up his plodding way," all statutory oppressions on religion, and and the children scampered back and pul thestate was then left to the jurisdiction of led their mothers' aprons over their heads. "Seek not to know. I have been here in the common law, under which heresy was; punishable by burning in accordance w ith 1 the past. I shall be here in the future. the writ De heretice cornburanda. By the Until the end of time shall I walk to the act of Assembly of 1605: i earth unceasingly." According to the " If a person brought up in the Christ- best authorities the 'Wandering Jew was ian religion denies the being of a God, or last seen at Brussels in 17,74. the Trinity, or asserts there are more than one, or denies the Christian re ligion to be true, or the Scriptures to be of divine authority, lie is punishable on the first offence by incapacity to hold any office or employment ecclesiastical, civil or military; on the second by disa bility to sue, to take any gift or legacy, to be guardian, executor or administrator, by three years' imprisonment without bail, • * *This is a summary view of that religious slavery under which a people have been willing to remain who have lavished their lives and fortunes for the establishment of their civil fredom. The error seems not sufficiently eradicated, that the operations of the mind as well as the acts of the body, are subjected to the coercion of the laws. But our rulers can have no authority over such natural rights, only as we have submitted to them. The rights of conscience we never sub mitted, we could not submit. We are an swerable for them to our God." It is a well known apothegm—which is sound in the writings of Lord Boling broke, and of which the authorship is as cribed by Mr. John Bartlett of Boston to Thucydides—that "history is philosophy teaching by examples." There is certainly much of sound philosophy to bo learned from the historic page. The wisdom of the present generation is derived in a large measure from a study of the errors of the past. And in reviewing the narra tive of the intolerance of our early colon ists, we learn many lessons which will persuade us to the practice of humility and chairity. " Let brotherly love con tinue," is the devout invocation of Scrip ture, and it is this principle of Christian faith in its development throu4hout. the ages which is the watchword of human progress. Respectfully yours, NEW ESGLANDER. Why Woman wear: Some close observer of onr.soeial rela tions, having looked about among his married female acquaintances, ventures to give the following list, with an attempt to indicate the reel reasons Which info , enos too many to marry. Number One has - Married fur a house. She got tired of working in a factory, or teaching school—she thought married life on earth but moonlight walks, buggy rides and nothing to do. Well, she has got her home • whether or not she is tired of her ineurnbrances, this deponent saith not, inasmuch as this deponent does not postively know. Number Two married because she had seven young sisters, and a papa with a narrow income. • She consulted the inter ests of her father's, family. Perhaps she i would have better. consulted, her own in. terests by taking iii light washing, cr go ing out by the day to work. Number Three married beea•ise Mrs. sounded so much better than Miss. She was twenty-nine years and eleven months old, and another month would have trans formed her into a regular old maid. I Think how awful that would .laVe Number Four married h^r.tlle Rh. wanted somebody to pay her bilk Her husband married for precisely the same reason, so they are both repenting at lei sure. Number Five married because Fanny White had a nice new husband, and she wasn't going to be left behind. Pity if she couldn't get married us well as other folks! Number Six married because was poor and wanted riches! She never coon ted on all other things that were insepar able from those coveted riches. Number Seven married because she thong:lit she would like to travel. But Mr. Number Kcven changel his mind al ter....rdsc land 1..11 e 1 trar,l.o.o dw Luc done has been between the well and back kitchen door. ' Number - Eight married nut of spite be cause her first love lint taken to a second love. This piece of retal ation might have done her good at one time, but in the long run Number Eight fund it did not pavi. Number NMe married because she read novels and "wanted sympathy." Sympa thy is a fine thing, but it.couls down at rapid rate if the domestic kettle is nut kept boiling. and the domestic turktw is • undone. Novels and housekeeping don't • run very well togcther.and Number Nine's supply of sympathy didn't hold out\e ry long. Number Ten married because she loved her husband with all her heart and soul! And she loves him still, and will probstbly continue to love him, and is the happiest, wife iu Llin Ix - add—cc, A be. sac - s. We have all the right morri..., ny nts,—! one which, when sanctified by a desire 1 and resolution to improve and elevate each other, and to live true and holy lives before God, cannot foil to call down the' blessings of heaven. But sad is the fate! of those whermarry from wrong motives —'—to escape the share of life's work, or to get something for which they hare n.-.th ing to give in return. The Wandering Jew " The strange, sad, weary figure of the Wandering Jew has appeared in the vic inity" of an obscure village near Antwerp, at least so says the Washington "Patriot." The Jew had his staff well in hand, ssa, dressed in the old Roman costume and nut at all like the old-do' man whom Dore painted; his feet were bare, and his long white beard swept the streets. Ad ults fled from the wean - old man iu aff right, but children followed bins to the PLEASANT ExPERIMENTS.—wouId Ton like to be able, " just for fun of the thil;g," to take a coin out of a plate of water with out wetting your fingers? Our friend, the little Gleaner shows us bow to do it; Fill a plate with water to the depth of a quar ter of an inch ; a coin is then placed in the water. A piece of paper is lighted, put, while burning, on the surface of the water and covered with a tutable;r. As the paper burns under the tumbler, the water will rush up under the tumbler. and leave the coin in the plate, when it may be lifted without wetting the fingers. From this course you may learn how to take impressions of any veined leaf you wish to copy ;ltrush over a thick sheet of letter paper with oil ; hold it over the smoke of a lamp until well blackened; take aperfect leaf hating a pretty outline; aftrer warming it between the hands, lay the leaf upon the smoked side of the pa per, with the underside down ; press it evenly upon the paper, that every part may come in contact; go over it lightly with a rolling-pin. then remove the leaf with care to a plain piece of white note paper ; cover it with another piece of white paper and use the rolling-pin again ; you will then have a beautiful impression of the delicate veins and outline of the leaf. Ferns generally make tine leaf-pictures. —A facetious man, who gets off his pieces of wit by "the book of arithmetic," is responsible for the following atrocity : A female suffrage act has been lost in the Dakota Legislature, by a vote of 4 to 2 ; which is a 4-2-itous calamity, quite un expected by the ladies of that territory. Our devil iders that the writer bad not a more lOder feeling 4 the petitioners. —Rave ,the elements a right to brew a storm, without a limns vouatmxivnt,rmannot s. The artist must first decide what hie glass shall b „, —amethyst, aventu rine, em erald, ruby, sapphire, topaz, or,pearl.— The pearl is the snigger, as it is composed ordinarily of commodglass, In the vim position of the stones various substances are mized•in order to give them their air propriate.co/or. ,The following statement indicates the humble origin of a conside nae proportion of the cheap gems so popular in certain circles: Amethyst-1,000 of stress and 25 of ozyde of cobalt. Aventurine--250 parts sand,, 100 car bonate of soda, 50 carbonate of lime, 40 bieromate of potash. Emerald-1,000 parts of strass, 8 oxide, of copper. 0.2 oxide of chrominm. no by7-/,0,00.-parta of stras.s, 40 glass of antimony, 1 purple or Cassius, sad an ex cess of gold.- Topaz—The same es ruby, excepting the excess of gold, and heated for a short er.t ime. These materials fused in the furnace and subsequently cut, ground and polish• ed by the lapidary, if we 'may so term him, vrce the purpose of jewelry among those who are unable to purchase the real, or unable to discriminate between the true and the false, The making of pearl is somewhat more difficult. The artist sits at a table in all respects like that of a glass spinner, with the same spirit-lamp and the same com mon glass tubes, the latter resembling those which serve the boys as pea-shoot ers or putty-blowers, and the fashionable drinkers, male and fethale, in the dog days. in lieu of straws. He first draws out his tube to the desired size, increasing its length by diminishing its thickness. The tube being tbns made of the desired size, he breaks it in pieces of from four to six inches in length. Taking one of ••• • • • pipe he beats it again in his lamp, and. blowing gently through the tube, forms it into the shape of a ball. When he re moves hi, blow-pipe a hole is left at the pLine of contact. Thus two holes are t-rrned in it that ittriny be strung upon a necklace. If it he intended for an ear ring. a bracelet, or a pin, be leaves but the ui.c hole in it. He next fashions it in shape us .i.a•ired, still without a mould. chiefly by his breath. In the real pearl certain irregularities of form are observa hie. These must be imitated, The arti fical pearl must not be too perfect. He therefore takes a very small iron pallet, ith which ha gently strikes the still malleable pearl, prollncing almost im perceptible irregularities of form, which add to the deception. This done, he pas ses the still incipient jewel to a workwo man, whose nuts it is to give to the color less lass its verfectit. white. For this pro.- men wan—a comrtess glue made of parchment, and a colorless matter, the composition of which is one of the secrets of the trade. Having before her several thousand of these pearls, she rapidly introduces into them a light coat ing of the coloring glue through the ori fice which the glass blower has left; while this is still damp she puffs into it, by her breath the requ isite quantity of the color ing matter. The pear/ is then ready for the market. The reader may have some carisoity to know how much these pre cious jewels cost tht:t, manufacturer. In France the workmeti\who blows them is paid at the rate of from 50 to 75 cents a hundred :. the workwomen who color them a litt le orer two cents per thousand. A section of the "Original Big Tree' of Cid:operas county. California, recently • arrived in Boston. 'The tree from which this section is takan was cut in 1853 ; five men worked twenty-five days in fel ling it, The stump smoothed off now cosily urerPmmodates thirty-two dancers. This tree, when standing, was throe. him dred and two feet high. (nearly a hundred j feet higher than Bunker Hill monument). r From a section forty feet long a hotel was constructed. A saloon and double bowling alley, more than eighty feet long, arc built upon a portion of the prostrate trunk. The bark was from fifteen inches to two feet in thickness, and a section was brought to New York for the Crystal Palace. A portion was also sent, to the Crystal Palace, England, at the time of tbe world's exhibition. The estimated age of the tree was about twenty-five hundred years. The weight of this sec tion, at thirty feet from the ground, is eight thousand pounds, its diameter near ly sixteen feet, and circumference forty. six feet. It is the only section of the solid-wood of the tree erer brought from California. The following will refresh the minds of our readers as to the dates of the most important inventions, discoreries and im prolerneas, the advantages of which we now enjoy : • Spinning-wheel invented, 1330. Paper first made of rags. 1417. Muskets invented and first used in England, 1421. Pumps invented, 1425. Printing invented by Faust, 1441 Engraving on wood invented, 1460. Post-offices established in England, 1464. Almanacs first pnblislid, 1470. Printing introduced into England by Caxton, 1474. Violins invented, 1477. Maps and charts first brought to Eng. land 1480. Diamonds cut and polished, 1489. Fortifications built in thu prest style. 1500. Sugar refining first practished by the Venetians, 1502. - ' • Roses first planted in England, 1505. Watches first made at Nureraburg, 1504. • Soap ins first made at London and Bristol, 1504. Camera-obseura invented, 1515. Gun-lock invented at Nuremburz, 1517. • Pnnetuation first used in literatde, 1520. Spinning jenny invented, 1759. • —We'll fight it outun this line. . ~ r ~_,_. ~) 6'enm A Big Tree. Important Dates.
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