E. B. HAWLEY, Proprietor.
guoinen Canto.
_SHIPMAN & CASE.
Saddle, MIIIICSO and Trent maker.. Shnp to C. Pacers'
Wawa Sandlot.. Bronktyn, P. Oak Ilarnearea, heavy
and lloht, mad., to order.
Brooklyn, April A 11311.—m6
M. D. SMITH
Ha,lnt:located at Jacktton Center. Manufacturer of and
Dealer In Vett and Ileavy llarneerea. Col are, Whips,
Trunka. datidlva..t .hopinr.„lr eMct attention to Nod
vest and tale' dealing. to have a liberal tame or
=
age.
0, 1671.--nolo—nal.
' BURNS & mcnoLs,
DECA.nral la Drug., Medicines, Chemicals. Dye
• : Ida, Paiute. 011 e, VarnlSh. Liquors, Spicer Fancy
let-cles, Patent Bedielnes. Perfumery and Tolle' Ar-
Jews. VirPrescriptions enroll:illy compounded--
Brick Block. Montrose, Ps.
A. B. Bones
Feb. 21,1613.
DR. D. A. LATHROP.
•dvlolatcta Easarco Tannitac DAVIS, at the Foot of
Chentnat street. Call and consult In all Chronic
Dl+elacs.
Montrose. Jan.17..71.—n01f.
3. F. SHOEMAKER.
Attorney at.Lisr. Montrose. Ps. °Mee nen door below
the Tarbsil I loose. Penile Avenue?'
Montrose, Jan. r, 18-itt—nog-Iy.
E. BALDWIN,
Arroansa and CoragELon AT Lass, Great Bend, Penn
arleanla,
LL L. BALDWIN,
ATromitZT AT LAO. Mputroao, PA Office with Jame.
E. Car=lL Esq.
Motimse, Anglin iii 3, 1871. tr.
LOOMIS. & LtSK.
Attorneys at Law. Office No. :tilt Lackawanna Avenue
Scranton, Pit. Ptactice In the several Courts of LA
:erne and Susquehanna Counties.
F. IL Luton&
Stuanton, Sept. flit. 18N.—tf.
W. 1. C 110117110%.
Attorney at Lan% Ofnce at the Conn noose, to the
thrntmferloneet Office. W. A. Cnosetion.
Illontreee, Sept. 6th. IS:l.—tt.
TilcErszre
FAIIROT.
alters In Dry Goods, Clothing, Ladies ant Mims
toe them tiro, agents for the great aniertean
Teettal Coffee Company. Ptiont.rose, Pa., ap. I,`lo.
DR. W. W. SMITE!,
Dweroer. Itooma at Ueda-L.llloz amet door met of the
Republic:to printing:edict. 09leo hours from 9a. a.
to 1 r. a. Montrose. 31.17 . a, Int —t
TIIE,BARBER—Hat Ha!!
Charley Morrie Is tbe barber, who can shave your face to
order; cute brown,, black and grizzle y hair, In his
ofacejnet up etairs. There you will and him, over
rere`s store. below Maxi.les—just one door.
- Montrose, June 7.lBTl.—tt . C. MORRIS.
J. B. dc A. H, IIIeCOLLU3I,
Arimmnre v oosee errer the Ilaht, 319ptroee
Pt. Ilontreee, Slay 10, 1411. • it
J. D. TAIL,
nONICIDATMC PDT", CI A N AND Sertascrc. Ha. permanently
located blmaelf is Montrose, Pa, erbere he oillpmmpt•
3) attend to all calla In his profeatrion aritlt srlakda be may
be favored Ofllce and residence meet of the Court
Home, near Fitch & Watnon'a office.
Montrose. February A. IS7I.
LAW OFFICE•
FITCH ft WATSON, Attorney, At Law. at the old office
of Bentley 4 Fitch. Montry*r. I'a
L. V. erras. [Jort.ll, — 6l.[ . w. w. WATSON.
CHARLES N. STODDARD,
Dula, to Boole and Shot., Rata and Cap.. Leather and
gindinca, Main Street, donr bel.m N.) frf .Store.
Work Knadn to order. and repairing done netly.
"Moutroae. Jan. 1.
LEWIS KNOLL,
SHAVING AND HAIR DRESSING.
Shop to the now Posto.llee hnildinn. erhnre he 16 - 111
be found ready to attend all who may leant anything
in his tine; Montrose, Pa_Ctet. 13, 180.
DR. S. W. DAYTON,
PSISSICIAN R SURGEON. tender. , hie cervinre
the CI ti2Clll Or Gros , Bend and I. kitty Ottco at h t.
residence, omelette IIirLICIIII Unease, Read village.
Sept. let., 180.— tf
A. 0. SWARREN,
ATTORNEY A . LAW. Bounty, Back Pay. Pen.tol.
and Erem on Claims attended to. Orr. e
err below Boyd'. Store, Montroae Pa. (An. 1.'49
NI. C. SITTWON,
Auctioneer, and Insurance Agent,
and Wtt Friends' , Me, Pa.
C. S. GILBERT,
81.11.41741.4021.001".
Great "lewd, Pa
17. 9.
an gI Ott
II EL Y,
S: ALazoticorve.43:-.
Aar. 1, 1869. •-• Addreas, Broaulyn, Pa.
JOHN GROVES,
ISIIIONABI E TArlart, tittop over
Chandler's Store. All orders fillod in first-ratestyls.
suing done on short notice. and warranted to St
W. W, SMITH,
0 AMISS AND CEIALEL ISANDFAUTURPIfh.—.I , rtt
of Blain stmt. litotazass, Pa. 3.141. 1. ata.
STROUD & BROWN,
FIRS AND WYE =SJ‘tANCIS ALL:NTS. AL:
business attended to promptly.unfair terms. °Mee
Ent door north of • Annulate LloteV west side o ,
Public Avnune, Montrose; Pa. [A ag. I..lSan
cunt.. srnocrn. - CnAntzs 1.. Dawns.
ABEL TUBRELL,
D in Drugs, Patens-Molicittes, Chemical.
Liquors, Plate, ,51.11116, VIIIIII6IMt, Win
tel Groceries, Ulnas W. %Cull and Window Pa,
per, Stone•ware, Lamps, Kerosene, Mathinery Oily
Guns, Ammunition, Entree, Speelacics
'trashes, Fancy Goode, Jewelry, Petra re, Sc.—
bring Tune urine must numerous, atensive, and
valuable collections of Gordo in Susquehanna Co.—
Established in IB4S. [Montrose, Pa.
D. W. SEARLE,
TTORNET AT LA'X. office over the Story of A.
Lathrop, in the Brick Block, Montrose, Pa. [aorta
DR. W. L. RICHARDSON,
lITSICIAN & fiIIIIGEON, tenders hie profeeslona
services to the citizen. of Montrose and vicinity.—
trifle@ at hien:siderite, on the corner canto( Sayre &
Bros. Foundry. tAng• I. iSGO.
DR. E. L. GADDIVEIL
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON, Montrone. Pa. Glyen
especial attention to dineanes *of the Heart and
Lune and all Surgical dteenses. Ofllex over W. B.
Deltl.ll Boards at Searle's:Rotel. [Aar-1. 1569.
HUNT BROTHERS,..
• SCRANTON, PA
Wholesale & Retail Dealersin
HARDWARE, IRON, STEEL,
NAILS, SPIES, SHOVEL%
TJILDER'S HARDWARE,
At ISE RAIL, COUNTERS= ET BAIL SPIRES
RAILROAD et MINING- SUPPLIES.
.CARRIAGE SPRINGS. AXLES. SKEINS AN,
BOXES, BOLTS. NUTS and WASHERS,
PLATED BANDS. MALLEABLE
IRONS. IIUBS.SPOKES.
PELLOEB. SEAT SPINDLES, BOWS. As.
ANVILS, VICES, STOCKS and DIES. BELLOWS
RAMILEES. SLEDGES. FILM/be. Ac.
•CIECCLAR AND MILL SAWS. BFLTING. PACKING
TACKLE BLOCKS. PLASTER PARIS
CEMENT. HAIR A GRINDSTONES.
•FILIDICTI WINDOW GLASS.LEATLIER6. FINDENGS
F MEBANE'S SCALES.
eranton. MAreb 91. 1E63. SC .
57
IMPROVEII HUBBARD!
PATRONIZE HOER DIANTIPACTIMINI
.f'R ANGEADI.E Stool and Doable Drive Wheel.' It
lIJJ hot:lathe Greet NewltorkStare National Premirani
AbsolthoOreat Ohio Naldonal Premitumheldst Trans.
•neld, in tare.
Awl the Pen.nnylratia, Xaryiand and Virginia State
Trot:annul I.
Tan ogle empie , evaPact i renaoed a l ti rel e'm
the ve wheels. end enclosed a a peat Ctn.. ,the
hen of the [partible, unclog:l Entering Utmost:lt
end et. ' •
The operation eanhe changed instantly from A high
*peed to one it third slower, without step. thus editiP
tae itself to told piseesand light and hese , / =ism. "
One cutting amratne is perfect. No brake and one
nent. knife-head._
_lt is beyond doet the etreagest
mettle the world. and you ran depend upon It, being
orient reliable *Teti partitnhir. •
Yantsose. Zgly 3. 21M.— EAT= litoa.
Noteo Comer:
PAtiIgtVELL LOVE.
[A rich man who had no children, proposed
to his poor neighbor, who had seven, to take
one of them; and promised, if the parents
would consent to the proposal, that ho would
give them property enough to make themselves
and their six children comfortable for life.]
" Which shall It he? Which shall it be?"
I looked at John—John looked at me,
(Dear, patient John, who loves me yet
As well as though my locks were jet.)
And when I found that I most speak,
My %ince seemed strangely low and weak ;
"Tell me again, what Robert said?"
And then I list'ning bent my head.
"This is his letier:"
"I will give
A house and land while you shall live,
If in return, from out your seven,
One child to me tor aye is giv en."
I looked at John's old garments worn,
I thought of all that John had borne
Of poverty, and work, and care,
Which I, though willing, could not share;
I thought of seven mouths to feed.
Of seven little children's need,
And then of this
" Come, John," said
" We'll choose among them us they lie
Asleep." So, walking hand in hand,
Dear John ankl surveyed our band.
First to the cradle lightly stepped,
Where Lilian the baby, slept,
A glory 'gainst the pillow white.
Softly the father stooped to lay
His rough hand down in loving way,
When dream of whisper made her stir,
And huskily he said, "Not her—not her."
IMEEZ!
We stopped beside the trundle-bed
And one long ray of lamplight shed
Athwart the boyishfacet there,
In sleep so beautiffil and fair.
I saw on Jamie's rough, red cheek
A tear undried. Ere John could speak,
" He's but a baby too," said I,
And kissed him as we hurried by.
C. C. FAVILOT
Pale, patient Robbie's angel lace
Still in his sleep bore sutferjpes trace.
"
No, for a thousand crown 3, not him."
Ile whispered while our eyes were dim
Poor Dick I bad Dick I our wayward eon—
Turbulent, reckless, idle ode—
Could be be sparest? Piny, He who gave
Bid us befriend him to the grave;
Only a mother's heart could be
Patient enough for such as he;
"And so," said John,"! would not dare
To send him from her bedside prayer."
Then stole we softly up above,
And knelt by Mary, child of love,
"Perhaps for her 'twould better be."
I said to John. Quite silently
Fie lifted up a earl that lay
Across her cheek in willful way,
And shook his head. ".Nay, love, not thee."
The a bile my heart beat audibly.
Only one more, our eldest lad,
Trusty and truthful, good and glad—
So like his father. -No, John,,no ;
I cannot, wall not, let him go."
And so we wrote, in courteous way,
We could not give one child away.
And anerward toil lighter seemed,.
Thinking of that which we dreamed ;
Happy, in truth, that not one face '
We missed from Its accustomed plate.;
Thankful to work for all the seven,
Trusting the rest to One In heaven.
THE CONCERT
Such a concert, dear, as I've had to-night!
Full of sweat sound and=deep delight;
And vet "the house" was poor;
Poor, it you coon' by crowded seats;
But indulging only by glad hearts-beats.
'Twos a splendid house, no sure.
First, Baby sang as well as she could
Some sweet little notes that I understood;
And wee Bate's chirp of a lough broke out
As Willy mu in with a merry shout;
The pussy purred on the rug in state,
And the good clock ticked, "It's late! it's late!"
While over the fire the kettle sang
Its cherry song with the last little twang.
That was Part First, 3on must know, my dear,
When only we five were there tallest,
The fire crackled applause,
The baby's soft little pat-a-cake
Made reckless eneores fur the music's sake,
And pussy flourished her paws.
Well, the Second Part 4 Mt, that was tine—
Fine to the heart's core, lover mint.
For over the kettle's winsome plaint,
And the baby's breathing, sweet and faint,
And over the prattle of Will and Bate,
And the clocks impatient "Late ! jt's late 7'
I heard the blessalest sound of all—
A
click of the latch, a step in the hall!
And "Home, Sweet Home," pulsed all the air
As you came calling up the, stair.
eArcritito and elViticioms.
—The Empress Eugenie is quite unwell.
—Pleasure is precarious, but Tirtue is
iminurtaL
—Fair dealing is the bond and cement
of society.
—A passionate man scourgeth himself
with his own scorpii,us.
—Good companyand good conversationare the sinews of virtue.
—Should auld acquaintance be forgotP
Not if they hare money.
—Hard words have never taught wis
dom, nor does troth require them.
—We should not retain the memory of
faults we have once forgiven.
—Slander is the revenge of a coward,
and dissimulation his defence.
—The swallows prove such a nuisance
in. Austin, Texas, that the people, are
obliged to employ carbolic acid. to drive
them away.
—" If you wish to know a person's dis
position; play a game of backgammon,
croquet or dominoes with him, and win
the game."
—An English farmer in lowa sent to
London for a seed sower at an expense of
$250, when a better one could be got at
hdme for $4O.
~ - The Board of Domestic Missions of
the Presbyterian Church, of Philadelphia,
has authorizid the transfer of 89,000 to
the Presbyterian Home Mission, of New
Yolk.
—The - Wyoming Journgl publishes the
following in its advertising rates: "Fees
of tnamage notices as WO as thoecstasy
and' rberality of the bridegroom may
"Prompt.
- -Eve was the only woman who never
threatened to go and live with rramma.
Adam was the only Ittan who never tan
talized his wife about "the way mother
used to cook."
M9NTR(IMLe, PA
pioctilantours.
A ffi&D PEOPLE'S TOWN.
A recent traveller describes the town
of Gbeel, in Belgium, which is based up
on the idea of curing people who are in
sane by allowing ? them free intercourse
with the same. The afflicted are at first
taken to the infirmary, where they are
watched for a time, and are then, as soon
as the nature of their insanity is discov
ered, placed with some of the citizens of
the town, in whose families they take np
their future residence. The working ones
are allowed to go to work and earn their
living, while those who are well off are
permitted to go about and do as they
please so long as they do no harm.
Should their insanity break out into vio
lence they are taken back to the infirma
ry, put into straight-jackets if necessary,
until the fit is passed, and they are again
prepared to go free.
The traveller's description of this sad
and extraordinary town is as follows:
From Antwerp:yon take the road Its
far as Herenthals, a small station, from
where it is necessary to go over the coun
try some fifteen or twenty miles Sy con
veyance. We drove out into the country.
It is a broad waste of land, mostly unpro
ductive: a brown, wretched sort of grass
covers the level ground for miles about,
with only here and there a clump of trees
and underbrush. ' About the middle of
this bare stretch of laud lies Gheel. Af
ter a drive of more than three hours, I
saw in the distance before me a couple of
lean towers—this was our destination.
The wagon drove through the town to
ward the infirmary. A wide,rass-grown
street led us first to the Inn where my
coachman was to put up his horses.
Along both sides of the street were little,
low houses, whose uniform row was occa
sionally' broken by a larger mansion with
fgreen blinds and white curtains. A few
oot passengers Were met on the street
walking leisurely up and down. As we
drove by them they would look up, and
front their blank and death-like look, ft
was easy to recognize insanity. Most of
them spoke to us in the most friendly
manner—one looked at me with great,
large eyes. and then burst out laughing
As I approached a smith's shop, four men
stepped out, one holding the glowing iron
and the others hammers and pincers—
and all nodded and snickered in concert.
The street led on further through
more of these curious impressions. I got
out ut the inn aucl pttrsued my nay to the
in tirmary.
It was a large, and rather imposing
.building of stonei with two stately wings;
before it. was a large grass-plot, shut out
from the street by iron-gates. They were
thrown open to me at a knock.
The directing physician, the celebrated
Dr. Bulekens, was :may from hoine. I
was told, but his daughter would be very
glad to receive. ~I was led into the doc
tor's private apartments, where I sat a
short time in a neat reception room. Then
a young lady of unnsually friendly man
ners, m a d e her. appearancr. She received
ins with great amiability, and we were
soon engaged in an auimaied conversa
tion. My position was a' first embarras
sing, as she mistook me for a physician ;
brit I soon explained that I had simpiy
been attracted by my interest in the in
sane and in the famous colony which had
been established for them. Then she of
fered pleasant!} to take me through the
building, and gave me such information
as she could.
Just at this time, there were about 1100
mad people in the town, some 35 of
whom only were in the infirmary. Some
of the latter were yet on their term of
probation, and others had been long in
°heel, but had been taken with an out
burst of violence. The whole colony is
under the direction of one head physician,
Dr. Bulckens, and is divided into four
sections, each of which has one assistant
physician to attend to it. Numerous at
tendants are kept, some in the town, some
in the infirmary; so distributed that, in
case of necessity, they can all be called
together to assist,each other.
" Oar preparations are such," said the
lady, *' that it is seldom that even the
most sudden spasm of violence among
any of the patients can hare any serious
result. In most, instances, the nurses,
as we call the attendents, are in a posi
tion to bind and control the patients until
assistance can come to them."
" And these nurses, who. take
,the in
sane into their families, among their
wives and children, are they not in con
stant and terrible anxiety? Is not life,
and that of those dear to them, in eter
nal danger, and is not the continual
presence of madness among them horri
ble?"
" Oh, no," was, the answer; " they are
accustomed to it from childhood; they
grow np among the insane ; indeed, they
often win their hive, for, though disturb
ed in spirit, the insane are often capable
of great gratitude. Their dependence
can be compared to that of a domestic
animal, an fond, `. the people live off them
for the most part" • - f
In talking thus, we went on by Many
attendants .until; wo came to the women's
wards.
Several ivomen were sitting together
in a large, pleasant room. Every one was
looking before her in grim silence as we
went in. Now and then, only would ono
raise her expressionless eyes and look over
toward us. It was a dreadful sight, these
human forms, in Whom but the animal
was left, and whose spirit was buried iu
eternal night.
The sleeping and bathing rooms near
by were all delightfully bright and invit
ing. and an almost painful cleanliness at
tested the thoroughness of the manage
ment. -
During this talk, we had come to the
cells for the violent.
One of these: which was untenanted
was thrown open for me. It was a per
fectly dark, little room, the walls and ceil
ing covered with cushions, an that the
ratients should not hurt themselves, dur
ing paroxysms of rage. A simple mat
tress lay upon the gronna, and there was
no other article of fornitureL in the room.
There was some one in the neat cell, and
through the air hole that was made for
ventilation we could hear horrible shrieks
and curses as we penal by.
, WEDNESDAY, MAY 29, 1872.
I was glad when we went out and
heard the bolt shoot into •its socket be
hina us. We now came to the male
wards.
We„first entered a largo grass plat,.
where some twenty men or more were sit
ting or lying about, or working with their
spades. A couple were sitting on a
bench, close to which we passed. One of
them was looking straight - 'ahead of him
in the blank, senseless way I had remark
ed so mach. The other, who was a man
of about 40 years of age. and-of a most
intelligent face, arose and saluted.tis very
politely. My conductor introduced him
to us as the "Emperor of the orient and
occident.”
I bowed to him and began to talk with
him. lie related to me, in an animated
fashion and in most elegant French,
something of his history, while his face
bent over Slightly and his eyes rolled
about wildly. lie was a native of the
Belgian French border, had participated
in the horrors of Sedan, during the late
war, and had grown mad over it. He de
scribed his vivid impressions in eloquent
words."
" Corpses were lying everywhere in the
lakes of blood,"• he said; the bombshells
came thundering or hissing through the
air; here an arm or leg, there a bead sev
ered from the body, horrors in every,honse
pestilence in the streets. It was at this
tune that the Angel Gabriel carne to me,
as messenger from Heaven, and. made me
emperor of the great republic of the East
and West—not the republic founded in
slaughter and blood, but that of human
love and justice. It is not yet time, but
it will soon come, when I shall take pos
sessions of my realms; until then I must
live in exile, poor and unknown."
He then went on lamenting that lie was
in still in the greatest poverty, that he
hungered and thirsted constantly, and
that he had not a single quiet place
whereon to lay his head. All this he
told in a voice that trimittlad with DR.-
tion.
While he was talking, there was stAnd
ing not far from ns a tall, fine-looking
man, leaning against a tree and smiling
at him in a way that indicated his pity
for so mistaken a state of mind. As we
stepped toward him to speak to him, he
bowed in the most stately and dignified
manner. It was the Emperor of China.
With the most friendly greeting, during
which we raised our hats several times,
we took onr leave of the poor harmless
fellow, and entered a large room, where
several others were lying or sitting about
in various places and attitudes.
" There," said my companion, " the
one who sits iu the corner, lost ih his own
reflections, became insane under the ex
citement of the Paris Commune- Ile is
here only since day before yesterday, and
is still under surveillance. •
In the meantime and old, whit-haired
man had arisen from a table at which he
had been sittinz, and was coming toward
us. Suddenly he stood still, held his
hands before his eyes; and the great tears
run down through his fingers. His at
tendants stepped up to him, took his
hand, and patted him on the shoulder,
but the poor old man sank down into a
chair, and continued to veep in the most
heart-rending manner At first I could
not understand this scene, but I was told
that in his lucid moments and when he
would recognize the place and his situa
tion, he felt the full . terror of his disease
and could not control himself.
When we went outside, I asked the lady
about how large a percentage of the in
sane recovered.
" Not more than five per cent," she an
swered sadly. "The most of the unfortu
nate people who come to our town never
leave it, and many of them grow very old
here. Those who are the most violent are
the most likely to recover; but those who
are possessed of one fixed idea—the mo
nomaniacs---rarely ever get well, but gen
erally fall into a general and incurable
insanity."
" Can yon tell me what special advan
tage your mode of treatment has over the
other ?"
" First of all," she replied, "life is made
lighter and pleasanter to those poor peo
ple than anywhere else. If the insane
remain at their own homes they are too
frequently made the objects of ridicule of
the rude people who are to be found ev
erywhere. If they are taken to a albs°
assylum, they are in constant communi
cation with other madmen, whose insani
ty makes their position doubly painful,
and they have a constant desire to escape.
and take advantage of every opportunity.
Attempts at flight are very rare here. The
poor patients feel at home, and even when
they go away or are taken way, they
have but one desire, which is to come
back."
I left my kind conductor, with many
thanks, and went through the town to
ward the church. A long, neglected
street led the way. I walked slowly along
the grass-grown side-walk like a native
Ghee!, by no means, so quiet in mind as
many of them. Right and left upon the
street, in front of the houses, or just, be
hind the windows, sat the mad people,
most of them with their chair leaning up
against the wall, and nodding and laugh
ing at me as I passed by them. Others
Eat lost in themselves, or walked grittily
and silently up and down, occasionally
throwing up their wild or deadened eyes.
Before and around them, on the 'Side
walks, played the children—happy,
healthy, flaxen-haired litile things,
thoughtlessly wrapped np in their game
of ball.
As I saw the church near by I be
thought me of finding the sexton to show,
me through it. I met a man ima priest's
garb, and made him understand my
meaning. finally .in broken Hollaudish,
and he painted to a little house close by.
I went up to itind knocked. Thinking
that I heard an answer, I opehed it and
went in, but jumped back suddenly as four
men instantaneously arose from a table di
rectly in front and stared at me...4iitidnei3s
too apparent in everyone of them. Fortu
nately-for my peace of mind, at the very
same moment a manly figure, whose fea
tures gave me more confidence, stepped
out from p neighboring rcx)m..:
I stammered again en broken Dutch,
my desire to see the interior of the
church, and he pleasantly took a huge
bunch of key from the wall and accom•
panied ont of the house. The interior of
the church failed to make the impression
upon me which, judging from the outside,
I had supposed it would. It was richly
decorated, however.
In front of the church, as I came out,
a gentleman presented himself to me
who had evidently been listening to my
conversation under difficulties, and began
to speak to me well and fluently in my
own language.
We spoke of many things as We walk
ed along, mostly, of course, of the insti
tution, of its management, of the princi
pal physicians whom I had unfortunately
failed to meet. My new companion talk
very_ intelligently, and impressed me as
a gentleman of much culture.
I took him to be an officer of the insti-
. . .
tlltioo, Or One of the state officials, and
asked him 11.QW long he had lived in
Gheel.
" Let me see,'^he said, thoughtfully, "I
think that it is about ten thousand years."
" Heaven and earth I" thought I "is
this a madman too ?" and involuntarily
I drew a step or two further away from
him.
During our further conversation, mad
ness was fully brought to the surface. He
believed himself to be a great composer,
played the bassoon and the organ, and
was zonvineed that he was more of a gen
ius than ?Ilona or Beethoven. I fell in
with his ideas, but I was not sorry when
I reached the inn. With a friendly pres
sure of the hand, and the earnest request
that I shOuld make converts to his cause,
he took his leave.
A Woman Scalped.
One of the most inhuman and coward
ly deeds that we ever remember to have
heard of was committed Tuesday evening
April 9th at Goverment Springs, Utah
Territory, near the Overland Road, and
about seventy-five miles this side' of Salt
Last summer a man named
Purdy, formly ju the employ of the
Union Pacific Railroad. arnved at Odgen
and represented himself to be a mormon.
He married the daughter of a prominent
member of the Church, who furnished
him with an outfit of cattle, horses, ect
He moved his stock and wife to Govern
ment Springs. About two months ago
he commenced to dispose of the stock in
small lots. His wife was convinced that he
had no affection for her, and watched
his movements. She sent a message to
her father in Ogden, informing him how
matters stood. He, with two of his eons
reached Goverment Springs on the Bth,
and found that Purdy was making prep
arations to leave. They searched his
person, finding something like eight hun
dred dollars. He was then told to leave
the country under penalty of death. It
appeared that lie staved in the vicinity of
the ranch until the evening of the 9th.
The father of Mrs. Purdy and her eldest
brother were out gathenng in the rem
nant of the stock. The youngest brother.
aged about seventeen, was left with his
sister. Soon after dark, Puidy rode to
the cabin, seized the boy and tied him to
a post outside. He then entered the
house, knocked his wifedown and delibem
tely scalped her. After committing the
inhuman deed, be mounted his horse
and rode off in the direction of Fish
Springs Desert, on the Overland Road,
taking the scalp with him. The father
and brother reached the house about half
an hour afterwards. On entering the
house Mrs. Purdy was found insensible
and the floor covered with blood. After
she was restored to consciousness, she re
lated how the wretch bad committed the
deed. A party of ranchers started after
him, but after riding all night, gave up
the chase and returned to the ranch.—
While Pine News.
A Child's Life Savedßy Geese
Ten ie Franck, a child seven years old,
came near being drowned on last. Sunday
afternoon. A deep pond is located near
the house, the sides are rugged, and in
one or two places decends several feet
almost perpendicniarly. Tenie was play
ing near the water all alone, and, loosing
her balance in some way, she tumbled into
the water, which at the bank was quite
over her head. No one was near, and the
little one was on the eve of instant death;
bnt, fortunately, some geese were swim
ming in the water and immediately com
menced a loud gabbling. Their constant
and presistent noise attracted the atten
tion of a blacksmith near by, who run
ning to the place, saw the little girl's hand
sticking above the surface of the }rater.
He plunged into the pond, seized- the
child and brought her to the shore just in
time to save her life. Tenie was pretty
sick for a while, but she soon recovered,
and is now locking as sprightly as ever.
When she grows up she will read of how
the geese saved Rome with more man
ordinary interest—Louisville warier
Journal.
A Binger Tree.
TalloW trees, milk trees, pitcher trees,
and bread trees, are found in various
parts of the world. They are no longer
wonders, But a new discovery in a part
of Africa not trcqueutly visited by travel
ers has been announced that quite eclipses
anything in the tree line. It is a tree yield
ing butter. According to M. Chevoul,
the products consists of a (pall propor
tion of aromatic principal, olein and stear
ine, very much like mutton tallow. It is
a poor substitute for butter, yet there is
an approximation so that an amateur
would pronounce it strong—the regular
boarding house article. Salt improves it,
but under no system of treatment,can it
be introduced to take the place of that
churned from milk. When heated slight
ly the, new product is easily converted
into soap with a solution of potash or
soda, and thus becomes inodorons.
—The Danbury News says: "How
unprejudiced men can look upon the
Present sized penny cake of maple sugar
and claim the world is growing better,
passes our comprehension!! ' '
•
-A Contemporary thus sensibly talks:
"How Young men can consent to loaf
about the corners as they do, when, a
good dOso of strychnine can bo bought
for sixpence, is really surprising.'
"Making Rome Rnppj.
110 W ONE MDIVIDVAL WOULD DO IT.
A Western writer thns burlesques an
article now making the rounds of the
country newspaper press :
There have been several entertaining
and useful articles going the rounds of the
press lately, emanating from the leading
writers of the metroplitan newspapers,
which under the striking caption of
"Making Home Pleasant," go on to tell
the people how to adorn their houses, fur
nish their rooms, etc., etc., so that they
may be enjoyable. But these mighty
brains, in their workings, forget to throw
off amid dor other intellectual froth, any
advice that will do for those of moderate
means to treasure. The majority s of the
people of the United States and Alaska
have not bad a Tammany Ring to work
in, nor do they have the facilities of the
Euclid Avenoodlers for piling up three
or four layers of furniture in the humble
rooms of their dwellings, and it is to
those of moderate incomes that we dictate
these few irregular remarks:
There are very many expensively fur
nished rooms that have a cold look, a:
chilling and repelling appearance. This
may be remedied by putting in a few
stoves and fire places. If the room is, of
medium size, suit' eight feet by ten, a fire
place in each side and four stoves in the
centre of the room will give it a warmth
and home-like air-that is wonderful. If
the drought is so great when the stoves
and grates are in full blaze, as to be no
ticeable—that is, if a current of air sets
toward the hearths, of sufficient strength
to pull the tacks out of the carpet, neces
sitate each article of furniture being fas
tened to the floor, and the canary bird
wearing bricks on his feet to keep him on
the perch—then it would be well throw
aside some of the stoves; and sift cayenne
pepper over the carpet as a heater. This
will often keep, a room warm and cheerful
when stoves fail.
After all there is nothing , adds so much
to the appearance of an apartment as a
few choice paintings. Do not select the
gloomy sketches of Menlo,i Rubens or
Raphael; if you do you will either get
swindled or cannot pay for them. Rath
er seek the efforts of our modern artists,
get a design from some colored fashion
plate, or illustrated paper, and have a
sign painter or carriage stripper copy it
for you. Re will give a freshness 'of col
or that the " old masters" can't make
now, with their poorer qualities of winter
lead and oil. Landscapes are best adapt
ed for real adornment. or a rural scene
with cattle and milkmaids in the fore
' •
grom,d.
When you come home at night worn
out with the duties of the day, such as
tendling toll gate or playing. mumblety
peg on your grocery counter, what is so
enlivening when, sinking into your easy
chair, as to see before you a " window, '
as it were, out of which your wearied soul
flies like a bird. A bit of pasture land, a
few trees, a group of grazing cattle, while
in the fore-ground a barefooted milkmaid
with a three legged milk stool is pursuing
a bob tailed milky cow around the mead
ow ; your eyes relax their grip, and while
memory goes back to the old farm days
of your life, you become as frisky as do
cow herself.
Get a lew picture of trotting horses.
"The Presidents of America," "Ethan
Allen demanding the surrender of Ticon
deroga," a General Scott chasing cannon
balls down Lundy's Lane," and other his
torical works of art. If yon can procure
a copy of these rare pictures where a
Newfoundland dog is dragging a boy out
of, a duck pond—or "Mother's Pet," a
sickly looking infant with purple curls.
eating milk with a blue spoon out of a
red tea cup—do so at once. There is also
a companion picture entitled, "Father's
Pride,' where a meek looking boy with
sailor pants, patent leather slippers, and
girl's hair, is busily engaged in reading
" Baxter's Saint's Rest" with an hour
glass in front of him with much sand yet
to go through.
If you are of a literary turn of mind
put a row of book shelves around all the
walls. Get the chimney sweep and cook
to thumb the choice works of science, until
they look as if yon had committed them
to memory. Have a centre table covered
with stationery and ink spots in the room.
Strew a few articles of bijonterie and vir
tue, such as saw dust boxes, boot jacks,
apPle cores, etc., around on the floor;
place a few cats at judicious intervals
about the apartment on chains and sofas.
Allow a couple of the most sarcastic bull
dogs you can find t' recline on the hearth
rug. Fill the mita up with stove wood
and foot pkrills until you can't move
withoar , standing on your head, and
m ach of the " cold, ghastly splendor" that
your house was formerely troubled with,
will have passed away. If these few
hints will cause a single cobweb to grow
where before the walls were blank cheer
less, they will not have been in vain.
-LADIES ATTENTION I A neat, clean,
fresh-aired, sweet, cheerful, well-arranged
house exerts a moral influence over its in
mates, and makes the members of a fami
ly peaceable and considerate of each oth
ers feelings and happiness. The connec
tion is obvious between the state of mind
thus produced and.respect for others, and
for those higher duties and obligations
which no law eau enforce. On 'the con
trary, a filthy, squalid, notions .dwelling,
in which none of the decencies Of life am
observed, 'contributes to make its inhabi
tants selfish sensual and regardless of the
feelings of others; and the constant in
dulgence of such passions renders them
reckless and brutal. •
—Washington has a romance. 'Twas
some thirty years a g o that a pair of Down
East lovers parted in wrath and took
different paths. The other day they met
in the Treating Department for the first
time since their seperation, the old flame
revived, the animosity vanished, and a
plain Gold ring was ordered forthwith.
—Corpulent old lady; "I should like a
ticket for the ttain." Booking clerk (who
thinks he will make 'a joke) "Yes'm;
will yon go in thopsseger train or cattle
train?" Lays ; yon rare a speci
men of what I shall experience in the
passenger train, give me a ticket for the
cattle train by all means."
VOLUME XXUi, NII3IIIER
What ore• sta Coming to t
The history of crime shows that the
law is violated from countless motives,
and sometimes, apparently, without "
motive. Murder has been committed 'oat
almost every pretext under the gnu;
yet the day is coming, is perhaps at haudi.
we venture to say, *hen human life.. will.
be taken for reasons hitherto unassigned. :
We expect to read almost any morning
some such account as this in the newspa
pers :
This community was shocked yester
day by hearing that John Doe -a man of
quiet and studious habits, and somewhat
known in a literary way, had murdered
in cold blood an unoflending neighbor,
Richard Roe. Mr. Doe . perpetrated -•the.
horrid deed in open day, in: the crowded,
street, without the slightest provocation.
When a passing policeman seized him,
and asked him what bad prompted him
to imbue his hands (this will no doubt be , '
the reporter's exact taiga age) in the blood
of a fellow-creature, ho made no reply..
Then followed this colloquy :
Policeman—Are you insane, Mr Doe?
Doe—Never saner in my life.
Policeman—Had Roe ever done you'
any injury?
. Doe—None whatever. Z bad no, 11l
feeling against the poor fellow.
Policeman—Why then did you murder
bim ?
Doe—Merely for business purposes.
Policeman—What can you mean ?
Doe••=I mean-that I wish to lectuve,".
and I hare killed the man to give myself
a start. I meant no harm by it. I have.
done this thing as the beat means of ad
vertising myself. My subject is "One
Duty to Our Fellows." How many tick
ets can I put you down for ?—.Yew York
Tribune.
The Plantation Negro in thoglarecy
What a queer, suggestive, interesting
race of people these old darkeys were.
That these ancient, sable worthies should
be regarded by anybody as downtrodden,
etc., appears to me extraordinary—the
idea is little less than hallucination. 1
knew and associated with them from my
earliest years, have been cuffed, scolded,
denounced, spoiled by them, and can 'tes
tify that never was a more contented,
happy, domineering, consequential, well
to do class of people in the world. The"
old mammy was the fee simple owner and
proprietress of the child intrusted to her,
and administired the law towaad her
cliarge in full loco parentis.
The old coachman who permitted the
urchin from the big house to ride the car
riage horses was one of the diiinatores in
the eyes of that urchin. And woe to boy
or girl of tender years who obstructed the
solemnities of the kitchen or werried. the
fat old cook ! They were well fed, well
clothed, portly, domestic, '"uristoertitip"
to be the echo, and uniformly Considered' .
their master's family the best in - the en
tire world. This flintily attachment was
a really powerful sentiment with them,
and they were capable of making asp
every sacrifice for " the family. ' They
were, in a word, simple, affectionate, do
mestic, consequential and utterly oontent. ,
The family coachman, and butler, in a,
Virginia family of old times, were, in a
word, most tyrannical and consequential
personages, satisfied with themselves and
all around them, convinced that hoe-cake
and bacon were the beat discovered food,
firm in their conviction that, they knew
everything, and rooted in their faith in"
the towering and unequalled consequence
of " the family."
—The question at a country tea-party
turning on the impropriety of mixing up
cake with a pinch of snuff in the fingers,
a lad remarked that he had seen hut moth
er do it, and not drop a bit of snuff. "Why,
my son," said the lady, "how can you lie
so f" "Well, mother," he replied "maybe
you did drop just a little."
—At New Revert Conn., on Non-: .
day, 15th instant two boys, aged thir
teen, quarrelled while playing, when one
stabbed the other with a pocket knife
inflicting a wound which, it is feared will
prove fatal.
—Two guileless lowa maidens induced
jocose lowa youths to go through the
marriage ceremony with them, 'just for
fun." This done, the guileless females
produced previously-prepared licenses and
certificates, and the jocose individuals are
now at liberty to repent at leisure..
—A bright little girl at ihfilton Wis
consin, haring been desired to write a
sentence introduced the word "carrion;
presented the following to her tea:theft
"Bad children often carrion in church
when they ought to be quiet.**
—A Savannah negro died one day hust
week, but came to life again the same
evening, to the great indignation of the
mourners. The next morning ho died a
second time, and in order to avoid any,
repetation of the former contretemps,
they buried him before dinner.
—"Patent outsiders" ball) gOttan a
Georgia Democrat newspaper into trouble.
They were furnished by a Radical firm of
the north, and the editor didn't examine
them closely.-
—A man was interrupted in an attempt
to drown, himself at Niagara Falls. He
is described man Englishman'of culture;
who had got into diffieulty'at home sand'
came over hero to put an end to Ins trou
bles.
--Mr. James . . author —of
"Maryland; My Maryland," has become
member of the Mobile "Register" editorial,
staff.
—Thirteen births are recorded to ban
taken place on board the steamer Beandi:
navian, on her recent tripirom Liverpool
to Quebec. . •
—The Racine. Journal calla the Libor•
ale a "hell-boaud crew." - The editor is
also Pastuiestar. • --
- The latest style at fashionable tinier:
wearn New York;is with e pall-bearers to
full dress snits white kid glom.
Times.