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B.Anion •nd Exam°. on Claim• attended to. ()nice 0,1 aoor below Boyd's Store.' Idontro•e.P•. [Au. 1.'69 W. A. CitCSSMON, • Att•rney at Lasr. OtHre at the Court 'testae. In the Commissioner`o Office. v A. C. 03.821.011. Mon trust.. ,eOl. nth. ilek E,,VZ lE, ,E CU. Dania, in Dry Goods, Clothing, Ladle. and Misses Due t , hoes. ktro, agents for the great American Tea and Coffee Company. [Montrose, July 11.12,) LAW OFFICE. I iTcu k WATSON, Attorn , y , at I..aa, at the old oftica or Bentley 5 Fitch, Mantra,. Pa. LI ',lvo. L.lan.ll, RATOOO . -ABEL TURRELL etler in Droge Methelm.. Chemicals. Paints, 0111, Dee stuffs. Teat, Spit-e.g. Fancy tk,ocio, Jewelry Per. fumery, 1.1r.L BIOCn. lioat.nuec., Pa. Betablishc4 ISIS tFcb. 1, 1873. :it'ul'lLL 4 . DEW ITT. Attprn•ya at Law and Sancitora in Bankrni/tcy. Onlca to 49 t'oart Stract , tat City National Bank, Bing ham tan , N. Y. W r. B. Scoatt.t., Jane lath, laTt. Jnaoan DEB-try. DR. W. L. RICIIARDSO.A PRYSICIAN & SURGEON. tenders hip protepplonn 'cremes u, the cdv.eus of Iletntrure and v 0 Rice Sc hi rt.Plder te. on the corner rata of Sayre S. Bros. runnel, [AU t. 1,419. 1:11.1IILES ST() DD:lla.) Yeslorln Boole and Shoes. Hats and Caps. Lentherand Findings, Mato S:revt. let door below lloyd'a Store. Work made to orde - . and ru,hatrlng done neatly. oarrose Jan. I Vs-o. I.E111. , ; KNOLL SEIAVING AND HAIR ME:di:IND. alloy in the new Po.donlee whnie he Will WI (nand ready to attend all who Ina, wool anything In hi. line. Montrone Da. Oct. Id DIL S. W. DA rTh.), PHYSICIAN & SUIttiHON. tend,. Ills services to tO•catzens of Great itsnd and tlettlity. Odic, at ata re•ldenre. •ppomte Ilirscan House. Ilt,td village. gept Ist,l36ll.—tr DR. D. A. LATUROP, I itOinisters EI.ECTII.O Tacna &r. Dune, a . 144, 0 t Cbest.nat etreet, Call and consul Ina -1 Chroni NOntrolic, Jun. 17.-7.2 IL 171:KRITT. Dealer ,n Staple and Fancy Ors I:oodo, Crockery. Bard rcele. Imn, .itotee. true.. Oil.. and Pain ta, Boots •nd Shoe., thee and Cape, Fare, Buffalo Robes. Gro ceries. Provisious..D.c. New-111110rd, l a., Soy, O. EXCHANGE INTEL Y. J. TIATIRINGTON irkhe• to inform the pobllctba hao. ing rented the Exchange Hotel In Niontruec, B. 18 now pre pared to accommodate too tra reling pubi: • in flret.cla.s styie. .Ilontromi. Aug. 1873. LITTLE'S & BLAKESLEE ATTORNEYS AT LAW, hsre remosed to their Note Office, opposite the Tarbell Louse. R. B Lirrrt-s, Oen P E. L, liontrose. Oct. 15. 1873. BILLINGs.qTROLTD FIRE AND LIFE 1714L'EANCR AGENT. Al na•tne•nattradedtopromptly,ort lair tenor , . Wet d rot door edol of the hdrth d Wm. 11. Cooper A C• Public A venoc,Motthroth, P. • [AU:..1.186! 3 dly 17.1471.. J 13134.th0. dreovo. T. & E 11. CASE, V II ES.3I AKERS. Oak Hertel., Itght end heavy, ifirre.t mot priers. A leo. 131unkete, Brent Blan• let, Wilton ehd 1 ,0 ryt n. pertainitlg to the lint, ct) pCr then the tbeapeet. Repairing dOllO prompt ly mat in nod etyle litntAiee,Pe... Oct. 29, CHARLEY MORRIS THE HATT' BARBEE. ha. moved his shop to the `re occupted by E. bloErna.. , where he ts ppamd to 00011 kinds M work in Ms line,such &sr.- It in; •wltchea. putt, etc. All work done on abort •ot gild price. low. Please call and see me. TRW PEOPLE: S lIARKET. P 1111.1.1 1. Hans, Proprietor. Fresh and Salted Meats, limns. Pork. Bologna San srtg•. etc.. of •he Lest quality. constantly on hand, a. p..ccs to suit Montrose. Pa,. Jan.l.l.lS:Mi-1s {'ALLEY 1.101 'NE,, Dtvn, PC: trattated near the Erie Railway D. pat. I. a large and come:10411one hence. has anderyton a thorough renalr. Newly forutened room% and a/cc inn aptettnonl*. ett d,nt Lellyle*.and all thing% notopr trig a fit et el.tee hotel It EERY ACERT. fret.,pt. Nth. 11573,-If. Prlioprietor. CIICRCHILL lertace of the Peace: nice user L. S. Lennetm'e store "test Itend horonty,h, Surgneltsons County, Pente•. Ile. the settlement of the dockets of the late IsMIC keelboat, deceased Orrice hours front tt to 1.4! O'clock a. , sun from Ito tot lock p. m. Great 'Mod, Oct. MI, le-12. DR. W. 11'. ,U 1.7771, - . Dee-roe Dwane at hie dwelling, next door north of Dr. lla , rey't. on Old Foundry rl rect. eatery be would be nappr to net di anew in wont of Dental V. net. Be neon.condtlrnt that be eon pletscall, hoth In yliality of work and in price Office boors from it a. a. to Ir. a. Mortirowe, Feb. 11, 1014—tf EDGAR A. TURRERL, COUPIIIIILADE AT LAW, No. 170 lituatiarity, Now York City Attends to all klatlek of ALlonie) tiusiner., and con in nun, to all the Courts of ooth the state and i 614 -,y. B UILYS & NWIIOLS ARS in Drugs. Medicines, CheMIC6II. Dye , ,u,,Pllnto,olll, Varnish, Liquors, Spices.Fsucy arte. 1 1 n, rtt Medicines. Perfumery and Toilet A.- , t .141 - I.reocription• carufully compounded- - I.Sr k lib eL Moutruee,Pa. A. il. DOlOl.. •tio 21 in 3rxrqmg IVO rßrarrAG Msocsa.toill AT TIIIS OFFICE, irUEAP. Try Vrif. MONTROSE DEM 0 CRAT. TWO DOLLARS PER YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOLUME 31. It chanced that I, in years gone by, Bought out one del, I scarce know why, The market of Aubette : And I saw there a maiden fair, With midnight eyes and golden hair, And fate and I had met. I went again somehow, and then I often went—for when, 0 when, Will heedless youth beware? The sweet surprise within her eyes, As when the morn lights up the skies, Allured me unaware. Ber timid gleam did co entrance, That, I beguiled thereby perchance, Deemed a mere caprice: Ah well-a.day 1 how quickly may, We fritter golden hours away, Which promise Joy and pence; An attic high against the sky— dfarie &amour—a fragile tie— Two swallows 'neath the eaves; One hoer ago I sought, and lo No birds were there: the one, 1 know Has gone, the other grieves. Dear lost Marie! I would not see The heaven of love in store for me, But turned with prole away: So now I weep, and sadly keep My mournflil vigils o'er the sleep Ot her I spurned that day. Could I forget, I would ; and yet Remorse is keener than regret. Requitting pain with pain ; And when the bells ring solemn knells, I hither bring sweet intenortelles; Dead birds come not again. THE ORIGIN OF DIMPLES. —o— My mischief loving maiden, Belle! Sit here and listen when I tell— Awhile your saucy tongue to tame— A pretty tale without a name, Save this, of ••how the dimples came." A merry girl, the story goes,. NVith oyes of violet, cheeks of rose, One day with feet that noiseless stepped Behind her lover, tiptoe crept ; And ,ieepcd with many a bow and bend, While he, all unsuspecting penned A humorous sonnet to the maid, Which dotibt'd, hop'd,despair'd and pray'd. She peep'd, and read, too pleased by halt, And smiled, end smiled, but Must not laugh ; And so a strange event occurred ; It happened thus so I have bawd, The dainty month, too small, I doubt, To let too much of smiling out, Became a prison most secure, And held the loving legions sure_ Wearied, at length of durance vile, Impatient grew each captive smile; Stilt, fain some outlets new to seek, They wreathed and coiled in either cheek, Still at the ruby portals fast Vainly sought exit: at the last, Grown desperate, so the story closes, (lett a new passage throuettout the roses, Love's kisses healed the tender harm, And gave the wound its dearest charm ; Since not unthankful, Beauty keeps Her cheeks less sacred than her lips. .;„ And while they smile their prudent "No," So fair the deepening dimples show, That Love, reminded or his claim, May take the enerdon withunt blame; And this is how the dimples came. MISCELLANEOUS RE ADING A LITTLE FOOL. _o__ Florence Reed WAR a tittle fool, and Juba Willis, her cousin, it was who called her DO. You can judge between them if you like : it is a story that will not take long in the telling. Florence—or Florry, for nobody ever dreamed of calling her anything else— Florry Read was not in the least what one would call a beauty ; but then she had the softest yes and sweetest lips in the world. Sometimes at least to that effect Charley Dennis had been beard to declareand it is very mach to be believed that he spoke as one who should know on this subject. The two had been lovers for quite a while, lovers in the bud, as one may say, and every body knows that the bud is the sweetest part of the whole blossom sea son. The declaration has not been reached; it was the time of broken biota and se cret hand-piesenres, of stolen kisses and general felicity. Florry walked on air,and forgot that it was not her native element, till one unlucky day the cloud melted Under her feet, and let her down t o earth again with a rade thump. It was the day of a celebration given in Blackville to commemorate some event perfectly uninteresting to the world at large, but of the very least importance in the eyes of the Blackvillana Nor though Blackville was a little place, its inhabi tants were men and women very much like other people, and measured the uni verse on the Blackville yard stick after the orthodox and proper fashion. The festivity, begimng with an oration, ended with a picnic in a grove just out side the town,a magnificent grove, whose violet scented solitude it was almost a sin to profane with the clatter of hardware and the posing of ginger beer corks. Charley Dennis and Forry were there to gether, as they were together everywhere. But uufortunaely for Florry, Miss Adelta Brent was there also. The young lady was not 131ackville born. She came from a much larger town, a town that would have turned up its nose very high indeed at poor little Blackyille, had it happened to be aware of its existence at all. For which reason, the Blackvillans naturally looked with admiring awe npon it and all that per tained to it. Miss Adele, then, being a visitor just arrived among them,her delrut was au event second only to the great event commemorated by the day. She was not prettier than half their own girls there present, but abe was wholy unlike them in dress and style : in a word, she was something new ; and if novelty is one of the greatest of all charms any where, it certainly is not the least so in a small country town where a wholesome fear of his neighbor holds each in decent restraint. So all eyes were fastened on the stranger, when at a rather htte hour, she made her appearance on the ground, which in nowise discomposed her. She settled herself and her flounces, gave a final toss to the frizzy wilderness mar mounting her little head, and turning back her fan, parasol, looked around her with much the air with whioh a traveler, stand;ng among savages, might observe their barbarous costumes. Amos NLCIIOI.II The first of the natives on whom her glancee chanced to rest, were Florry and POETRY. HAIM. --e MONTROSE, PA., WEDNESDAY, MAY 20, 1874. Charley, and she vouchsafed them a pro longed examination, under which Florry's eyes fell and, her color rose ; whereupon Adele, who had already inventoried her as pretty, but deplorably without Style, regarded her anew, with amused compas sion, as a girl who could actually blush for being looked at I Charley did not blush, though. On the contrary, he returned the gaze with one which might have abashed some girls. But Mies Brent was a young lady not easily abashed, and if the very evident admiration in the handsome savage's black eyes affected her in any way, it was certainly neither to embarrass nor offend her. That was plain from the manner in which she received his advances later; else the two would not have made so rap id an acquaintance, nor have been miss ing when, be and by, a stroll was propos ed, eo that Plorry was obliged to put up with the escort of her cousin Fred Willis a necessity considerably more agreeable to him than to her. Oh, what a cloudy ending for a day that bad begun all sunshine! Florry wondered piteously, when, the festival at an end, they drove back irough the eve ning together, could this be the same Charley, who, on that very road, only a few hours before, bad said—well, it was not so much what he said as the way,and especially the look, with which he had said it,—could this be the same, this ab etracted individual who had to keep roue ing himself out of some revery over— what? The chrams of Miss Adele Brent? Florry greatly feared tit. Yes, that was it. New brooms sweep clean, and Miss Adela's flounces and friz zes had swept Charley quite away from his moorings. In a week, she could turn him round her little finger ; in another. he had as completely deserteil"the softest eyes and sweetest lips," as if that and many a like speech had been but empty air. If Florry had.been a heroine, she would probably have broken her heart; have ta ken to writing poetry and reducing her weight at the rate of a pound a day. But then she was not a bit of a heroine ; an army of little brothers and sisters to at tend to left her no time for poetry-writing while Blackville, although, us before eta• ted, an insignificant place, had a bracing mountain air which forced people to eat iu spite of themselves. So }lorry, occu pied with small frocks and stockings, did not lose her pretty color or roundness,and if there was sometimes tears in the "soft est eyes," and sighs on the "sweetest lips," why, that is only what is happening ev ery day to eyes and lips that are neither soft nor sweeL No, Florry had no Lotion of sittingfor a picture of despair. She had a stout lit tle heart of her own, as brave as it was warm, and whatever the trial she "grin ned and bore it,"—metaphorically speak ing ; Nature in bestowing on her a pair of dimples. having put the grin sardonic out of her power. It was very hard, very provoking, very cruel of Charley, no doubt, but still it was Charley, and she was not going to make an outcry against him. That was Florry's way of looking at it ; there are such people now and then in this medley of a world. But her cousin Julia, Fred Willis's sis- ter, was quite of another mind. Julia was a young lady who had opinions end liked to speak them. She considered that Charley Dennis was behaving him- self in a weak, wicked, and alltogether disgraceful manner, which Florry was bouud to resent ; and this quite apart from her pet plan of making a match be tween her cousin and her brother, for Julia, if prejudiced, was honest. So she bud no merry for the truant Charley, abusing him as often and as openly as Florry a reserve would allow, till one day the barrier broke down, and let the full tide of her wrath sweep over Fred was describing a party of the pre vious evening,at which neither of the girls had been present "I suppose that Miss Brent was there as large as life ?" said Julia, whew habit it was to use the pronoun of censure in referring to Adele. "Yes, she was there," answered Fred, and laughed to himself for a moment. Then, aloud, "The fool Charley Dennis makes of himself with that girl !" he said' "And what he can see in her !" eaclaim- Julia. `.•She's no beauty, certainly." "Oh, tui to that, she's pretty enough," said her brother—mast:dine and feminine eyes so apt to see this matter differently —"but as out and out a little flirt a s ever I saw. Friend Charley'll find himself at the end of his string one of these days, or I'm much mistaken." "And serve him right !" pronounced Julia, with vicious emphasis. "Why serve him right?' here unexpect edly put in Florry, with more spirit than was usual in her soft voice. "Why should anybody object to Charley's waiting on Miss Brent, if he likes?" "Oh, if it suits him, I've nothing to say against it., I'm sure," was all Julio could say in answer. Each one of the three knew quite well what had been meant by his being served right, sad each knew that the others knew, but still it was the thing to ignore it in Fred's presence, so Julia could only look the pins and need les she longed to speak. But the moment Fred was gone, she indemnified herself for this forced clem ency. She pounced down on Flurry, and never left her till she had worried her in to tears and confession. limn she paused half in triumph, half in pity. "Now don't be a goose, Florry," she said, soothingly, tapping the bit of flush ed cheek not hidden in the clasped hands "if ever there was a man worth crying about, I'm sure it isn't Charley Dennis." Vlorry made no reply to this, but she lifted her head and set some stiches rath er blindly in the embroidered frock in her lap. But it is lucky that Master Harry, for whom it was destined, was not a connoisseur in fine needle work, else it is to be feared that the cotton rose-spray would have been a thorn in his side as long as anything remained of it. "Depend upon it, Florry," resumed Julia after a pause, "you're well rid of him, if you would only think so, A man that don't know his own mind better than that! Why, Ido believe it is a full mouth since he has rot his foot is this Devoted to the Interests of our Town and County. house—he that used to be In and out till I was fairly sick of the sight of him. I only wish went on Julia with energy, "he would come again, just once, lost to see how much difference it makes to us— and I declare," she broke off abruptly, looking out of the window, which she faced, ‘if there he isn't this minute open ing the gate ! Well, the— what you-call him is near when you talk about him sure enough." Charley it really was at the gate,and at the gate we will be impolite enough to leave him, while we explain how he came to be there just in the nick of time. It is a very common rural custom "to' improve the shining hours" of the full moon '• not, indeed, as "loth the little busy bee," but after afashion quite agree able, if less industrious. Each Jack,with his chosen Jill beside him, bowls along the open country roads at a pace to be settled by his own taste and the powers of his horse. Now, the Blackville moon being just at present at the full, a jollifi cation of this sort had been arranged for the morrow evening, and Charley accord iugly took an early opportunity of mak ing sure of Miss Adel Brent. But, if the truth must be told, Miss Adele was growing rather tired of this rustic homage. Add to which that her own particular "young man" had just come from town to see her, and it will easily be perceived that Cbarley's chances were not so good as be fondly imagined. The pair stood in the porch, watching him as be approached, and indulging in comments which, if there be any truth in proverbs, should have made hie ears tin gle.. "Oh 1 it is us Father Noah intends hon oring with a visit," remarked Mr. Walter Wilmington, when Charley's 'ark,' as the other had irreverently dubbed his car riage, drew up before the gate. "Am I to relive you to a fete-a-tole, Adele ?" "Oh, for mercy's sake no l" answered Adele, "for he is such a bore"—(poor Charley'.)—"he would still forerer!" So Charley waited in vain for Mr. Wil mington to go and give him a chance to make known his errand. At last, as it became evident that he did not intecd going, and Charley could in decency wait no longer, he opened the subject with an introductory remark on the fineness of the weather. "Good weather for green things," non chalantly observed Mr. Wilmington, with a glance at Charley easily understood. "Especially the carrot crop," returned Charley, with an equally intelligent look at his new acquaintance's perfumed luxu riant locks, which undoubtedly did bear on the auburn. After which little ez• change of civilities, Mr. Wilmington re tired into the privacy of his sear smoke, and Charley proceeded to make his re quest. "Well. I klnn't know," iepticl Moo Adele, languidly playing witn her fan, "that sort oohing is so apt to be tiresome —don't yon think so ?" Charley, who cer tainly had not thought she found that or any sort of thing tiresome in his company remained speechless, while she resumed, "I'm really afraid you must °lease me this time—but I dare say, Mr. Dennis, Miss Florence Wells would be happy to go if you asked her." The blood rushed to Charley's face at this last piece of politeness, and he took hie leave of the younglady, inwardly vow ing that be would excuse her not only for that, but for all future time ; that if she were to remain for the rest of her natur al life in Blackville, she should be troub led with ao more tiresome stteotions from him. "Florry, indeed !" he vaid to himself, indignantly. "She may sneer if she likes but she's not one half so nice as Merry— and, take away the frizzes and flounces, I do believe not one half so pretty I" He really did believe it, none the less that it was wounded vanity which bad opened his eyes to the perception. And, with all his auger and mortification, there was mingled an odd sense of relief,which would seem to indicate that it was noth ing deeper than his fancy which had been taken by Miss Brent. "What if I were to ask Florry ?" his reflectiens went on. "Only it is so long since l've been near het. But, then,shes such a sweet tempered little thing. l've half a mind to risk it." And the end of it was that he did risk it ; and that was how he came to give Julia Willis occasion to quote a very unflattering old proverb on his behalf. And now, as he has wait ed at . the gate quite long enough, we will let him in, and see how be fdred within doors. It was an absurdly constrained inter view. Neither Florry nor Charley felt equal to bearing the burden of the con versation. Julia could have done it well enough, if she had chosen, but she would not. So there were meaningless remarks interspersed with pauses longer than the code of well regulated society admits. "It is quite a while since I was here," blundered Charley after one of these, in sheer despair of anything better to say. "I wonder what you are here for now?" retorted Julia, unable longer to keep si lence, while Florry stitched as if for dear life. Charley could not very well answer the truth, and, not knowing what else to ans wer, be held his tongue. Julia, howevet, had no scruples to bold hers, which, more over, at the best of times was apt to he an unruly member, so she said in her downright way. "I suppose that Miss Brent has bad enough of you, and given yen leave to remember old acquaintances at last." This hit the case so exactly, that it left Charley without a single word to say for himselt. Perceiving which, Julia laughed in scornful triumph, and rising from her seat, added ironically, "It is bard to have to lose the pleasure of your society now that it is grown such a rarity, but I have an engagement, so I hope you will excuse me." With which parting squib, and a whisper in passing— "Be firm, Florry l"—she left the room. And we can not do better than follow her, Having proceeded to fulfill her engage ment—the Inturnaging of a chest of drawers, up stairs—Julia, who guessed Charley's_errand well enough, waited for him to guilts it known and De gone. Rut never, anrely, had a simple proposal for a drive taken such a while in the asking and refusing ! Exactly how long the had to wait, Julia could not say, but a very long time, indeed, measured by her pa tience. Just as the last thread of that was giving away, she heard the outside door close, and, flying to the window,mw Charley Der.nia's head ,bobbing in and out beeween the tall hollyhock borders. In less time than it takes to tell it, she was down in the parlor, where she found Florry still stitching away, as if the com pletion of six-year old Harry's frock was the one thing for which the whole uni verse was waiting. "Ah !" said Julia, exultantly, as she advanced, "revenge is sweet, let the mor alist say what they like ! I haven't seen you, I don't know when, with such a nice color. Well, I hope you have sent Mr. Charley Dennis properly about his bald ness ?" ~N—no,' said Flom-, with an increaeo of the nice color. "No 1" repeated Julia, looking doubt fully at her, "what do you mean by 'No?' What have you done, then —never prom ised to go with him, surely ?" "I-I'vs promised to—marry him," answered Florry, in a voice between laughing and crying. • Julia dropped into the nearest seat. "Well, you are a little fool 1" said she, when she could find her tongue. Was she not ? But then, you see, she loved him ; a poor excuse, no doubt ; but the only one her historian can find to of fer in her defense. • FENNY JOllll. -o A New York paper has a funny travel ing correspondent, who signs himself "John." He appears to be in California at present, and he writes back as follows, viz : One meets with genus homos in Cali fornia that appear to 'be stewed down in funnyness, both kinds of sauce. 1 con versed with some of 'em. I was on the cars, there was a fellow in the next seat, he hadn't had his hair cnt since the cold summer of 1816. He looked like a phre nologist that had been examining the head of a whisky barrel,and be had either been taking drawings from it, or else he'd eaten a pretty big piece of mince pie with an awfull quantity of brandy in it. I in troduced myself. Says I, 'What's the difference between a dead man and a corpse ?' Says he, 'There ain't none.' Says I, 'There ain't hey ? Supposing the corpse is a boy ?' Says he, 'That's so.' He bad a ring on his finger, and says I 'Stranger, that's a nice ring.' Says he, •Yes, that's an engagement ring.' 3ays I, No. Wore you in the war ?' Says he, 'No sir. Why ?' Says I, '1 was in an engagement once: Says he, 'No; did she have von ?' Says I, 'No, sir, she didn i t but ho came darned near having me.' Says he, 'How was that?' Says 1, 'My engagement was before Richmond.' Says he, 'O6, oh, yes. I referred to a different kind of engagement. I grit this ring when a suitor.' Then I said 'Oh, yes,' to him, and we got to knowing each other as well as though we'd been cradled and thrashed together in infancy, eaten spare ribs'off the same carpet tacks,or partaken ef ten derloin steaks off the same beat pins, when we knew morn about birch rods than stair rods. He turned out to be a philosopher with a pocket compass trav eling to the windward for his health, he remarked, 'What a lot of grunters there are in this world.' I observed, 'Yes, sir ; especially in Cin cinnati: He remarked, No, I don't mean hogs, I mean people.' I observed, 'Oh, yes, yon mean people afflicted with not being satisfied with their conditions in life and all the time grumbling because they weren't born some other fellow.' He remarked, "Exactly ; the good book says, 'Cast thy bread upon the we ters,for thou shalt find it after many days" I observed, should think it. would get wet and taste doughy.' Right here we changed our tactics; but instead of remarking, he observed; and I, instead of remarking, commenced to remark. He observed, 'The majority of people are just mean enough to spend their lives chucking little hunks of bread overboard so small that yon could drive a spike team of 'em through the eye of a needle with out hurting the needle's bead, and then grunt-and growl because those crumbs don't come back to 'em in loaves so big they couldn't put two of 'em into a coal cart.' • I remarked, 'That's so.' He observed, 'Young man, everybody should be satisfied with their lot.' I remarked, 'Yes, sir; I'd like one with a house on it.' He observed, mean his lot in life.' I remarked, 'So do I. I don't refer to a lot in a burying ground.' He observed, 'All right.' I remarked, 'There are lota of loss,aint thee, not including old Lot, whose wife was a well/preserved woman ?' He observed, 'Yes ; but remember there aro 1,300,000,000 people in the world.' I remarked, 'lncluding the Smiths and the town of liempsteeol ?' He observed, 'lncluding everybody.' I remarked, 'Are you prepared, to make a small bet on that ?' He observed, never b-t' I remarked, 'Well, I kind o' thought, if you were prepared to bank up your state ment that there are 1,300,000,000 people and folks on this here sphere, I'd go you the drinks that you are at least 120 out of the way.' He observed, 'How would wo prove itr I remarked, 'l'd let you count 'em' He observed, 'I was goingto say, with such a vast number of people in the world how few, bow very few ot na would like to take the risk of being born over agaiii. How slight would be the clianco of being born a Victoria or a Czar, and how fear- fully great the chance would bo to be born a John Chinaman or a nigger r FIFTY CTS. EXTRA IF NOT IN ADVANCE. Says I, 'That's so. Speaking of being born reminds me of something I have at home.' Says he, 'What's that P Says I, 'Street music.' Says he, 'What's street music to do with it r Says 'My street music is a baby. If you should bear it yell for its paregoric at nighta you'd think it was street mush) enough fur one family.' Says he, 'I will observe you are a re markable man.' Says I, 1 will remark, you are an ob serving man." PCTSVTI' es. POSSIMSION. He has told you the same old story, Told ever anew by wooers— The story of pure devotion, Unchanging while life endures— This passionate, palpitating, Persistent lover of yours. Ile has called you by every title Which lovers delight to repeat— A queen, a godess, an angel, With changes tender and sweet— And laid the troublesome treasure Men call a heart, at your rect. You ask me what you shall answer? Ah, child, can my counsel throw The weight of a thought against an? Love lover hesitates so Answer him No, fair-doubter, Forever and ever No ? There lives a marvelous insect In the Southern meadows fair, Where the wild white ibomens , And the passion flowers are, That even in broad bright sunshine, Gleams like a living star. It circles, a flying jewel, Beautiful to behold ; It settles to rest a moment, A globe° of molten gold ; But once in the hand imprisoned, Its color grows dull and cold, You grasp at a flashing jewel Worthy a monarch's crown. Glistening, darting, glancing, A glittering up and down, And capture—a shunted beetle, Sluggish and dull and brpwn And thus, to a youth's mad fancy, Is the object of love's wild guest— Reckoned above all blessings, fleetest and first and best— So long u remote and elusive— But worthless when once possessed. So weariness comes of having, Since happiness means pursuit; And love grows dwarfish and stinted, And bears but a bitter fruit, For the serpent of self forever Coiling about its root. Bo lips which have met In kisses Grow chary of tender speech, Be hearts that are bound together . Grow burdensome each to each, Since the only things men value Are those which they cannot reach. So the gainer counts m nothing The blessing that should have been; The conqueror (nen% indifferent 1i Ono he ishirind in, Longing, like Alexander, For lovelier worlds to win. Who cares for the road side wises, Which bloom within rencb of all, While their Inaccessible sisters— Less lovely and sweet and tall, But dearer beexinae of their distance— Lent over the garden wall? 1 ben answer biro "No," young maiden; Be pittiless and serene; There are heart sick wives in plenty. But an angel is seldom semen, Keep to your cloud, bright goddess! Stay on your throne, fair quEen "I HAVE NO MANOR" Don't say that young man. Yon have five chances on each hand. Then you have thirty six at least in your head. Every faculty you have will vote you into office, if you only en franchise it, and form a confederation between freemen at the ends of your arms. Chances, plenty of them, fall under our eyes, if we have only eyes to see them and hands to pick them up. The falling of an apple was the opportu nity for Newton to wive the secret of the skies. A floating sea-weed, drifting by , the vessel when the crew were uttering mutinous threats, was the chance seized by Columbus to pacify an incipient rebellion, and to inspire his men with' the promise of a sow continent and a new world of enterprise. The picking up of a pin In a street of Paris by a poor bciy, as ho was going from a great bank, saddened at the denial of his application for a place, was the founding of the success and prosperity of one of the greatest bankers of the queen city of the world. That sim ple act illustrative of economical spirit asserting itself over present grief, was observed from the window ; the lad was recalled at the same mo ment. industry, patience and honesty did the rest. A Jumping tea•kettlo lid is said to have put the steam iu that boy's head who gave us the great giant of modern industry. A kite and a key, in Franklin's hands, were the grandparents of our telegraph and all the blessings of modern invention applying elec tricity. A swinging greasy lamp, Just tilled with oil by a verger in the Cathedral 01 Pisa, caught the eye of Galileo at eighteen years of age, taught him the secret of the pendulum, made manya discovery in astronomy and naviga tion possible, and gave tis the whole modern system of the actuate measurement of time. FATS OF TES prasmENra An extraordinary circumstance in the history of the country occurred on the recent death of Mr. Fillmore. Never before since the adminis tration of Jefferson has It happened that only one person was alive, except the Incumbent,who has filled the Presidential office. Andrew John. son is now the only ex,Presideat living, and even ho was not elected to that office, but came to it as Vice-President on the assasathation of Mr. Lincoln, While the younger Adams was President the elder Adams. Jefferson. Madison. and Monroe were living. When Buchanan was elected, Van Buren. Tyler. Pierce and Fillmore were alive. When Lincoln was inaugurated Van Iluren,Tyler, Pierce Fillmore and Buchan an were living. Within lb° past thirty-seven years seven Presidents have been elected be. tides Grant. It is an extraordinary fact that not dna of tire wen is now alive. Atuiong the most toodee couveleueles In gm latest dwelling house Is the cremation eel• lar with self•rototing master, odorecspo cues and emlbrlable ram for the mournert—eour, THE_ Nes MOS B DEMAXI/Ae Contains all the Local/n:4l3minl Xt.*, P0rt , .8151 rles, Anecdote., Miscellaneous Reeding. CO.l, 'road enc., and a reliable class of adcellisement. 0= moan. 01 of =lochirptart.)l week' to no. SI • I =oath, 61. V. 3 months, 63.50; mont i ., $4.50: year. 0.50. A !literal discount on advert ionarott el% enter length. Baldness o. Lorate,lo att , lino.tor at* Insertion, ILIA 5 eta , allot each tobsequent tto•olloo.• Marriages sod death*, free; obittoctirat ID etv. 3 lit, i.t~~~sr:i~;~~:a This Is an tapeclally Appropriate scitson 4 the year to make the windows beautiful wick plants. There Is a great pleasure In bringint spring In-doors by collecting the flowers which are now in bloom In the hot-house and Omens them in the handsome boxes or baskets reads for that purpose. Window gardening Is de lightful In winter time. Nevertheless, them the hardest plants suffer more or less for trek air. At the time there are hours at noon when the windows can be thrown open,and the plants which have been housed in greenhouses ap parently speak their thanks for the subs The plants now In blossom are the hyacinth. narcissus, tulip, daffodil, cenemaria, heath vio lets, lilies of the valley, and several other vatitetles, very charming as companions in Vies sitting-room. Shallow cigar boxes are vtrt useful for planting seeds, and can be twangs, to look nice in the windows.— In two or three weeks tram this time it will be proper to plaits migonette and sweet clyilum, those fragrant and most suitable plants for window boxes.— Tbe vine seeds should then be put into the hanging baskets. They am the most herd e r vines. The morning glory is easily cultivateC. and is exceedingly graceful in leaf and flown: It will grow readily In a sunny w Indoor. Violets. early flowering snow, drops, anemone!, forget me-note and primroses are the best plants fur culture in outside window boxes. The exqui site loveliness of the rose will not permit It vs. be omitted from the window garden, notwith standing it is with difficulty kept in a thriturg condition. Tea and China roses are the best adapted for culture In boxes.--. 11: P. Covuner cad Advertuer. Your every day toilet is a part of your char acter. A girl who looks like a "tiny" or &slo ven In the morning Is not to be trusted, how ever finely she may look in the evening. No matter how limbiq your room may be, there are eight things It should contsin,viz imlrror. washstand, soap, towel, comb, hair, nail and tooth brushes. These are just as crsential as your breakfast, before which you should have made good and free use of therm. Parents who fail to provide their childen with such applian ces, not only make a great mistake, but com mit a sin of omission. Look tidy In the morn ing, and after the dinner work is over, improve your toilet. Slake it a rule of your daily iirjt - ^ to "dress up" for the efterntxm. Your ilm.ll' may, or need not be, anything better than calico; but with a ribbon, or some bit of onin: meat, you have an air of self:lisped and nth fiction, that invariably comes with being well dressed. A girl with floe sensibilltes cannot help feeling embarrassed and awkward it} a ragged, dirty dres‘with her hair unkempt, if a stranger or neighbor comes in. Moreover,your self-respect should demand the decent appar eling of your body. You should make it point to look as well as you can, even if you know nobody will see you but yourself. Lenwenhoeck tells us of animated insects seen with the microscope, of which tyre:ay seven millions would only be equal to a mite. Insects of various kinds are observable in the es:shies of a common grain of sand. Mold Is a forest of beautiful trees, with the branches, leaves, flowers, and iruit fully discernible. But terflies are fully feathered. Hairs are hollow tubes. The surface of our bodies is covered with scaler like a fish ; a single grain of sand would cover 150 of these scales; and et single scale covers 500 pores ; vet through these bar row openings tho sweat eludes like water through a sieve; how minute then mu.st.be its particles ! The mite makes five hundred steps in a second. Each drop of stagnant water contains a world of animated beings, swim ming with as much liberty as whales in the sea. Each leaf has a colony of Insects grazing on it like oxen in a meadow. L PIISLMINID btu WID.II2IIDAT Advertising Sate: WINDOW GARDERLVO. PLAIN TALE TO GLRLS. DISCO TERMS BY THE MICROSCOPE. LOSS OF OCEAN STEAMERS: From the commencement of steam trans-at !antic navigation in 1840 in the end of 1873,11 is stated, 51 steamers havoheen lost—the Flea. dent being the first and the I.4kraerique the last. The Cunard Company has only lost two of all its fleet—the Africa and the Tripoli— during this period of 33 years. The Allan Idne at present composed of 17 steamers, has lost 7 since 1852, and the Collins Line which et isted only tram 1852 to 1837, lost 2 of 4 veinal of which it consisted. The German companies of Hamburg and Bremen, established to 18514 have lost 4 of their steamers—the National Line 2, the Anchor lied 1, the Onion Line be tween 1868 and 1872, 9 and the White Star I. The French companies of the 3lessageties Maritimes, with their 60 steamers, trading In all parts of the world, in 22 years of existc.nce have lost 14. The Transatlantic branch, before the shiptirock of the Ville du Havrodost only oniNthe Darien, which went ashore on the coast of Cuba. The Royal Mall, with which this line Is In opposition in the West Indies and Brazilian trade, has lost 15 of Its steamers In tho Ea years of Its existence. About 12 steam ers belonging to various small companies were also lost in the Atlantic. It Is estimated that 10,000 voyages, going and returning, across the Atlantic Ocean, have been, made by all the dLt• ferent steam tines. When we see a man einuffino we are apt to say. "Ho was unfortunate hereditarily; orbs has been exposed himself." Maniere likely than either he has been over fed or under exercised. Most Olds are from over eating or eating grow fooa. Strong persons with large lungs who exercise a great deal and breathe much, can dispose oT a large quantity of food but thole°. ble and sedentary moat cat moderately. Or break down early. 'Many of our Ills are fr an over burdened stomach, resulting In clogged liver, Impure blood, and Sluilly„ perhaps, to gorged fangs in form of cold or consumption. Oue single remedy would cure- a largo OM Of diseases; viz., rut of the rupplia, While In the Bost the past season MO beta comparatively without anew, In Oreen the snow fell almost ematkluensly Iron the lit 01 December until March 9,with OCCItaI9IIIII MIMS which drenched the grass, and rendered the ccuullilon of the cattle deplemble. Ofono bud of oboort, umubenng 8,030 bead. 2,000 died, =4 nearly all the stock In that section is dead 011 dying. Yet it Is within a short distance of AM far Dated banana belt. S Ile 4ea ao legs but a :caudal Wu win.
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