11 . -c ESTABLIMBt W 7 'ForLitnn Errm Widiiimt MeW& Dndge Street, appetite the 044 Fellow' flarf, Tna JsaiataPaxTiaBi. U estbnshed every Wedue tday taarntag a 4 $t, is ad. vanoe : er $2,wO is all caw I If wot paid promptly in advance. ' 5 tabsctfitieat die coatiaaed aatfitall errearapes art M. tjadete at lk option of the pwfelieber. Jusinrs3 Carts." 20BEKT'McMEEX,' . . ATTOItXEl" AT LAW, ' MirrwKrowH. pa. OSes as IlriJga rprcn. ia bt roots formerly excepted by Cera 4; J'errer, Eeq. . ;v LKX. .' sItCUTKE. ATtt CaIIXE V AT AW. , ; 144 SOUTH SIXTHS Hi T j riULAUKLrillA.. MIFFLIXTOWX, PA.. Offer hit services t tha eititens of Jani ata eeowTy as Auctioneer anil Venduti Crier. Charges, from two to lea dollar. Satisfac nievi warranted. nov3-Cm. illuilAS A. ELDER, M. I)., MIFFLINTOWN, Ta! t ..j. :y n 'OXee hours S A. M. to 3 P.M. OOica in Belford'a Jiuildiug, twa doors above the Sm lmtl other, Driiige street, sug 18-tf DR. 1. C. KUXDIO, ... ; ...,.. . 1'ATTF.ItSOX, l'EXX A. August 18. 1869-tf." .' r , (. ",': Ba s mrm, m. b., nOM.EOPHATIC-THrSIClAN t SURDEOX Itavhig p.r.i,anen!T located in the birou'li f MitHiuiown. offer, his professional services to the eitixcut at this iace and euwoundinr Ofhea an Maia atreet, orer Beidler'a Prur Sita.e. Sug IS J?rt9-fT G. W. HePaERRAS,- gtttontcu at Jiaiu, eol saxsom'strekt! miLADELI-HIA. au6 IS I8GJ-I7 , ESTUAL 1.AIM AC.ENCY, JAMES yt. SELLERS, 14 4 gO'u'T II SIXTH STREET, PlllLAHH.PIl!.' 15- Pounties, TcasioBS. Rack Pay, Horse : Claims. Slate Ciaiuii, kc. promptly Coilecied. No ciarze fr iargrtnauon, uor when money 1 it not cailectcd. , ociU7-tf j - ------ . . .- Wll.IMA.T3 VIC. . Miintuu n, Pa., ' I Agent of the CKLFURATKII AM CHIC AN OKOANS f ,r Juniata eo.it:. y. n tr., r, ! th. hesi (IKtlAXS now m.de. Suited ... all cireuaiMances. 1'riues ranging from U0 V$I0J0. Also, Agent for FIRST CUSS PIANOS. All instruments sold warranled for S t ears, aug i lf70-tf. " LEBANON" MUTUAL ' FIRE' INSURANCE MMPANY, . or Jonestown. Pa. I POLICIES Perpetual, at low ra.et. No atea:a risks taken. "This is ona of tbe est ouii Uic-aJ and uosi reliabl ('umpanirs in the State. Tbe undersigned, wVenf, "will v'sit llira ntown and Patterson on the second Wednesday cf each month. ' Jlirft ft WAV. a .... f... xi .A J,....,. ,,-,;-. Law.atown Aug IT. lbTo-ly .... , . . . I ! I.ISTEKSVII.I.E TIN' SHflP. The un it I A.r.n.i k.. ,.!hlhed kii.self in MoAluitrtv.lle in tha Tinning bu-inest. i Parsons wanting anvlhingia bis line shoald i eail before .nreeaaitig alsewbera aa ba is ; prepared to msnuteeiure all kinds of Tiu and ; Shesl lrun Ware, and lo sell aa low as they caa he purchased elsewhere. His old ens- , toratrt and the public ( euerally are respect. ' lully inviied to call, as be hopes by strict aL . .ration to business to deserve a share of pat- ronage. aug IS 'Ginf 'JACOB C. vTlNEV CLARK k FRANK; KABDVAHE DEALERS, OPPOSITE THE COURT HOUSE, M I V L I N T O W X , V , X X 'A. Iran. Steel. Naila. Nail Rod, Hortt Shoes, Carpenters. Builders, Carriage Makera, Cab inet Makers and House furnishing HARD W A R e: Call btfore purchasing elsewhere, at . , CLA.UK. A FRANKS, aug 18. 1859-tf , . Miflintown, Pa. , XI EST CltJARS IN TOWX'"' :i:' X- (- - 'XT ' ' " : v;- ; '( A HoIIobauh's Saloon. Two for 6 eents. -Alao, Ihe Fre.best Lager, the Largest Oysters, the ."wtetest Cider, the Finest Dotfir Wines, and; im anort, any thing you may wish. in the EATING Oil bttlSKING LINE, at tht mast reasonable prices. He hat ato refitted hit - . -.. . i - -. BILLIARD HALL, to that it will,aow compare favorably . with may Hall in the interior of the State. .. , . . June 1. IfcTO-ly .i ; .. i ... COAL AND LUMBER TARD. The under sif.ned begs leave to inform tie public that be keeps constantly on band a large Stock of Coal and Lumber. His stock emhracet ia part. Stove Coal, Smith Coal and Limt-bur-neis Coal, at Ihe lowest cash rates Lumber of all kinds and quality, each as White Pine Plank, two inches, do IJ White Pine Boards, 1 Incb, de one-half incb. White Pine worked Flooring. Hemlock' Boards, Scantling, Joiee. ' Rooting Lath. Plae.ering Lath, Bhinglet, Striping, Saoh and Doort. ' Coal and Lumber delivered nt tbort nolle Tersons on Ibe East tidt t f the River ean be furnished with Limehurners Coal, Aa trots theeoat yard at Tysons Lock. ugl5-ly. ... GEORGE GOSHEN J. M. KEPHKAR'f BARNES BROTHERS HEBRON. WHOLBSXLB PIALtrBt IS ''' " HATS AND CAPS, ' (03 Market Sireet, PhUadtlphia. aug 18, 1860-ly. -PS-Jill VJTyt 7 J t .A l A, I 1 JOflrf i flJSl'l 4M ll lf i.,f d I II ! m . .'. - - - wb - - - iii.n k: .it . rani 11 1 1 -v s . - , ., ,7. !i','''"r'.,:i; . .vI s., -..riT-' ;T' bam . 1 1 w..,U xJ '? Ta- T W'd,:,Jw : ' I" 1 1 .H: ,.W 1 . . - 1 -, ! I, 1 1 '.. 11! B.F. SCHHEIEK, VOLUME XXIV, NO: 46 mts. THE CELKBUATKD SIXGEIl 31 TflE superior merits of the i-Singer" Ma chine over all others, for either family ue or niauutacturiug l ui i-oses, are so well establish and bo geuenlly mftmtl tril;' tliHt ao entrmoratiun of tbeir relative excellencies is bo longer considered necessary.-. . ,.- ., OURXEW FAMILY MACIIIXU.V bicli ban been, years in preparation ami which bas been brought to pertectiou regard less of time, labor, or expense, and is now Confidently presented lo Ibe public as com parably the beat Sewing Machiue la exist ence. The Machine in question, is simple, eom- rsct, durable and brauiU.il. Itisquie.. lien running, and capable of pcrformiuga range and varie.y of wot k never before a.retnpted upon a single Machine. uing cither ISilk- lwist, Linen ocCoiltui 1 bread, an i sewing with e'lual-faeiuiy Ibt very finest aad coarsest materials, and auythini: between the two ex- I ,rm- m " mn' eea.Hir.il and suhs.annil i !uur '. 'isiin.enW lor hemming, braid- i "'' l"V"K. " "-f. tning. tHnding. etc., are noeel and prurilsaT. ',a",n"n, "-'r,"a espect- - -.. . t ji ar In nes alwats kept on lismi at our j Clothing flora an llr'Cgt atreetMifiintown, i I'a.. fur i lie iusptciicu of the public, and lor sale at tbi most rrofible prices. -. ( . j Mscbine Cotton. Xre.llfS. ThresJ. ("'., lie j find ereryibing periaiuing to ibis Machine i eoastintly kept an hml fr ialei 1 J D. W. II A R LEV CO., Agents, j M.fflintown. July 13. IWiMt ! G ROVE R &. BAKER'S SEWING 3IACHINE. j tfie tollowiug are selecteillrom iliou- sands of testiauiuiuls of similar character, j as expressing the reanons for the prefer- CIlce for tjle GboVKU & BaEKH llaehiaes Ml over all others. "I like the G rover 1 (taker Midline, die first plnee, because, if I h.-id nuy other, I .bould still want a Grorer i linker, and. huv- ing a tirover .V ISaker, ii ansaers ibe purpose 'be re.t. It does a gre.ier variety o and it .s easier to learu .hau auy oiher.1; " v V"" ""v I have bad sevcal years" experience with aGrover .V linker Machine, which lias girt-n ue great satisfaction. 1 think the Grorer ttakrr Maohiue is more eaily managed, and lest liable to get out nf order. " I prefer the GroTet k ltaker, decidedly ."-.Vri. Dr. U'atU, Aie York. " I hava had one in my familv for some two : years, and trout what 1 know of its workings. and from the testimony of many nf my friends who ue the sa-j.e, I cau hsrdly see how anythin eoul.I be more complefe or give better satisfaction." Mrw ' General Grant. - I believe it to be .he best, ail tbiugt con sidered, of any .hat I . have known. It is very simple and easily learned; (he tewing from the ordinary tpooli is a great a liin tage , tbt stilch is caiirely reliable; it does oruauieu.el work beau.ifully u is uot liable " rt f"1 of order." Mrt A. .V. SpwHtr, 36 , uont ,'ir.f!, 3rooin - ' 1 am ai.iuaiaicd , wi'h the work of I lie principal iebii-S : and I pr.rf'.r (lie Grovr- ker fo .he... all, because I insider the "teb more elssi ic. f Iliave work now iu the bou- bich was done n.ue y-are ago. which i lt g..o.l.' If. Or McCrraHf,, X. 4:J ' r-e"'.V i'rerl. r lor, " Mora thin two-linrds of all the sewing I"ne ia my fair ily Ur Ihe last two years bas baea dona by Grorer t liakar'a Machine, and 1 "ever had a gara.eat r.p or need mending eiTe,.t those rents which froliosome boyswill make in whole cloth. It is it n; opinion by far i kern -Mt valuable of any I have tried." Jlrs. eery Ward Jieeeher. The Grover & Baker Sewiug Machine Company manufacture both the Elastic Stitch aud Lock Stitch Machines, and offer the public a choice of the best ma th i nes of both kinds, at their establish ments in all the large cities! and through agencies in uearly all towns throughout tbe country. Price Lists and samples of sewing in both stitches furnished on ap plication to Grover flc Baker S. M. Co, 115 Market street, Ilarrisburg.; '. ... April 17, 1870. a. a. raeiCK., .....Jotm NORTH i' ' ' 3XToxv Firin. FASICK & NORTH, BOOT & SHOE MAKERS. : . . - .-i i . - : , MAIN STREET, MIFFUX, ., U the Hottl Building f Mr. Albright. Having entered into partnership, we are now prepared to manufacture And hart for tale all kinds of - ' BOOTS, SHOES , AXD GAITERS. . .i 1.. .r. i i. rIR ' ' ' f GENTS', LADIES AXD CHILDREN, i -. - --,:. "i Our work it all manufactured by ourselves, and we warrant it to be made of ihe best ma; .eriaL. OU work told at our couuter will be repaired free of charge, should the seaming give way. , v Give us a call, for we feel eonSdtnt that we ean furnish you with any kind of work you may desire-v ,. - - i '-' 1 sriy-Kepairing done neafly and at reasona ble tes. ,. , FASICK t NOIITU- sug 18, 1869-tf.. , ,' .. , KOOXS. SCHWARZ & CO., -CO 51 M I S S I O N . MERCHANTS r AND WHOLESALE DSALER8 IN mackerel, salmon, herring, . .;. '... , suad,,:,;;:' and provision generally. lUNortn tteia ware Avenue, and A (. . 137 North Water Street PHILADELPHIA, PENN' A. aug 18 1860-ly., , . ,u . i . i.- 1 ' ' 1 1 1 h ill 1 I1 HI i-J'i n 1 ' . . . 1 i ''oT tun f "to noi.i-.ii' m BwaBBwaaBasBsawatBBWBBawaswawawawawawBaBWBanaaBwawawsssaasawiDa ; gotis Comer. ' ! I r NO BAST- IS THE HOUSE. No Vaby in the house, I know, ' Tit far too niot aiul eleaa t Sa top by taralest) fiagera strewn, Upon thy flooa. arc taea ; , . No finger marks are on lha panes, ' No scratches on tbe chairs. " 'No wooden men set op In rtfwt? ' Or atarshalicd off in pairs i " '-' No little stocking la ba darned, , ; . Ail ragged at the toes; ( t No pilt' of meudiiig to be done, . M ide up of baby cloibes; 1 ' Jj s I.i-i n A '-' !-.)-r. 'So little tronbfc to be soothe-l, ' " N little baiida to fold ; ' ' ' No grimy fingenrle bo washed, . Np stories to b tulJ ; . ,, , Nq lender kisses to be given. No hickniimc, --LoTe" aud "Jladst;' ' K merry frolic after tea ' ' " ' - No-baby in the fhmisv.' " , A FOR LIF. Yne."? ray regim'eut was mustered out oreervfctC I ttade atlieu to tnjr":ol(l com rades, and to the army,' and ofiened ati office fii the flonrnihing town of L 1 . As I was starting for the supper-table on tli evening of the third day after my arrival', the 'office bell wiis rnn violently and soon the boy cmyin and said that a man wanu-d to see-the? doctor! ' The vibitor was standing by the rrre when I entente Ils tali, powerful mn- perieeti gintit reoinNired to my "five f.iot-fix ;''atil -Jiie-great lifjtd .nd hn.'hy Mack Lair went wtll-btUll to -tbe DiAntlmm fiirfil ..m i T-'frm-. 'If yen are at liberty, doctor; please .m .. , . u. i , 1, mA . I I. it. n fuw atum. n uA ' V .... 11. miih '.U - . KSUU.W.. DIGW, .HW you will not need our carriage " . i : n.i . I put ou my ceat aud hai, and followed him. . It was uiy first .call in L y i and I loudly hoped it was the forerunner, of many others. ',;.. . , , -t- . The man strode off a pace ahead of me all the way, notwithstanding, my.audea- vors to keep at his side, aud he spoke not a word, not even answering my ques tions. ,. ' Stopping"'before a sulntantial-Iooking residence on one of the principal streets, be applied the latch-key, and led meinto a pleasant little room on the second floor (a study, 1 thought it), hung about with '. g'Md paintings and elegant chromos, and lined with biioks r.f everv name, ''Take a seat, doctor ; I will step out a moment. Take this chair by the fire it is a bitter cold night.' The chair was a great unwieltlly thing but exceedingly comfortable. I threw my feet npon the fender mid leaned back on me ensnwn, very wen sansnen w warm a little before seeing t!i patient. I heard I ho man approach the door, ! a i t . .1 I II wnicu was airectiy nacic t where 1 sat. ami uearu ine o.-.r open ana cose again. I snpposert he a 1 1 gone out. DUt Cia not look around to ere. - Indeed, I had no time, for a stout - enrd was thrown over my wrists m.d across my breast, and hsndkerehief bound over my mouth, so quickly l lint 1 could make uo move l.fuVl.ttl If When I was perfectly secured my con ductor stepped in front of me and looked with much interest at my vain ' attempts to free myself. " ' ' "Good stotit cord, isn't it?'' he asked. It has never1 broken, and many a stouter man than you has tried it." -There, now, be quiet awhile, aud I will tell you what I want.'' ,; ' ,1 . .. . r.) He went to a cabinet that stood in ona corner of the room, and taking a long, wicked-looking kaife from oiieofthe drawers, ran, Jiis thumb oyer the , edge, and felt of the poiut, all. the while talk ing in the most commonplace manner im aginable. ' 1 5 "I have studied the art of guessing for years," said he. "I can guess any thing ; that is my guessing chair that you are sitting in now, and I take great pleasure in imparting "my knowledge to ' others. This is what I want of yon to night!' I did intend to make you guess that, but I have tbonghlt of sotrielnifig better. : '' 'lie had become satisfied with the edge and point of the knife,' a'nd was ' pacing np and down the room, giving me' a' full history of the : world,1" interspersed1 with facts' relative to" the art of guessing, at which times he always stopped in frout of aae. '., lilir.!- l.st at eai;.:ei-r ;"Did yon; ever study it, , doctor I I know you haven't. -I am the only one that ever.reduced it to a science,,.. Since I lef.iuy noble veterans, I have devoted my whole time, to it; aud now I am about to initiate you iuto iu mysteries, if you are worthy,... . v 7 , ( He was standing before ; me so vry calm, that I did not really think, tha t, he intended to harm me, but when I lqttked into his eyes, burning with the fire, of insanity, I felt that my situation was desperate indeed.!-. , , . ("I must test yoii, said he ' ' 'I must know whether y our naturally gifted or not before 1 waste much time' with1 you." If I remove the handkerchief, will you an swer my questions:, t. , .; .,1 nodded an affirmative, and he removed It.! 'tiH V : i i.. ! -.1 ! ... , "Xow, my dear doctor, you, are aq en tire stranger to me. Without doubt, yau hare often heard of me, : buVit will be a hard task to dtstisgnish triy 'name from I rav!ev..' uwMaMjisiaaMat-ww.'imOTt,t- laawam faaM'Qysseiieii i.stn immn TBI OOItTlTtTloll TUB OIIUB t,U TU liruICIIIlT Of all tbe other great men of the time, lwYas mut guess it, doctor. . W'bal is it X , . . lj,had brought Lis face, so, pear to mine,, that I could feel his,, hot btealh, and I faucied that I could feel the heat of those terrible eyes. Tho Jong; keen Wade he was holding over me for what J,., To take toy life if, f faid. , t - . ."Guess I guess U.' he screanipd, yon fail, it will be-your last gums ia the world. . ; quit i. .- i'im 15 J, dared not cry out; the knife ws to near. . I. could not escape, for the .strfvig cords bound me to the heavy chair, tlaf I could not litt ; ,and I could not lie there, aud Jose my life,r . JVhat could I do I . Y It is a hard. , guess, . and I w.ill give you three minutes to auswer it," lie said. ,eI summoned all: inyx couragd. whicU had never- yet failed .me eyeu-.iu tbe awful .hour,, of battle- aud looking hiui steadily in the eye, su :, v, ".. . . , "I know yon sir, so where is the need of guessing I I have, seen you, , on Uie batde-fjelil,, mnrsheliiig( -our ( hoets-to victory. ,J, have seejj you cut... down a ecrire ofpimi'ii with youriingl arm.,,; I have seen you f ut to flight a whole , bat talion. , J.kuow yoij every bodyijkuowg you. Ypurname.isy moutlj JJiV. ;: I remembered what br had aai4- ,about leaving hii veterauf,. aud ; had tiled . Mirs harAugHujtp. d'ver his atteutinn, ; J paw'J ed to mtHfjVhe efffct-i .'J'Vqs-jrye doo-, toi. , litewhut. V', he fccreaujed agaiu--Thiityfj(pyudr;; at ,i;t.?ut, ' tJraat .(ftod-1.1 .What woaldvl not have given air a eluo to-this madantn's fancy 1 Thirty eeonds, aiul how short aecond U- ;Tke knifa.waa tstatd hiUmiibt , might gaia inwinentura by tha distince.:; His body, was, braced for the stroke,aud his eye was upon tbe mark.,, j, r -... -. .. : ,;?Ten seconds more ? A hat is it, 1 f . I-TLet0 0De LoPe foT and that.. was to guess. I felt iht he . .consider-. ; en uiuiact duiuc gicui wan, un as tic unu : spoken of , veterans, some great, military chieftain. - 1 thmiirht nf nur nwn hernea. o " iraca auu. proceeuea Ojtt uis way., adoui j "'-I:i"-';1 i" uiai. ui iw iu nu?ue. l vventy-six emnes nave Deea aud the names of many of them were up-i the thirteenth iniie, .another horse, brvke ! anyapproximating estimate of the amount recorded. on my lips, but I dared vnot utter them ; oa the otbor 8iJe 0f'.ha track,"and , came j of which a person of even moderate' bibii- Among the feature? of tbe recent frir It was the greatest game-of chance that Tery;.uear'a etone wall', ,'lle was' ( finally i projlensitie's ma:y srjenl;uion' clriaks in Georgia was a cooking match, in I ever. played. -My life depended ou the brought to a full stop, but considerablef j in" the space of ' ten years. Leaving , which young women were the compcti piessiug pf a name,. . thought of all the j was iMt ( , "V. - ', '.' !:'P aDdrexPe?s,VeH ,or'3 ,ir o tl,e j t- Miss. Black, a girl aged only 15 Europeau iierals, but .cjist them aside! With all these mishaps, at the end of j queVtion,',Ic-t "us see what a plain cock-! years, took the preimirm.' for the best again, and came back to our own side ot t.he.water..f ,v vTwq seconds,;' screeched the luna- . r,"-; .ri- V- W ithout a thqiight, almost without vo lition, I epoke a name, breathing a pray er that it might be the right one. "ZCapolio Jio'iaparle ."' ".Right !" said the madman throwing! aside his kuife. and undoing the cords : ,1at Mi ,ne I was uot mistaken in jyou a,)Ctor Yoa ,,ave trle gPnilIS . ! llli4 is - ur fir,t lesson. , Come at this ! at , ,,our c evening, and I will teach you , tLe beautiful art the way to immortal famp Ai I arose from the chair, weak and trembling, the door softly opened, aud four strong men entered and secured the .i . ... j maniac, 'started for home well-pleased j that I had ''got throngh with mv first' guessing lesson, aud fervently hoping I should never b3 called npou to take 'au- .. .-Hi.- . , ... j , , .1. other. .,, , , ' ' ' IVIIY PEOPLE DRINK. : The following are undoubtedly good reasons why so many people drink. - Mr. A. drinks because he's going on a journey. , .ii. . i Mr B. because his doctor ordered him to, and he hatns tjuackery. .. Mr. ' C. takes k a drap because he is weak. . unu i' U0iaj v ai Mi. D because he's1 dry. . i Mr E. because he Joels, something ris ing in his' atomach.. C U V . Mr. F. because be feejs akind of eiuk ing.ta.his stomach. oi :iuiir. - i .iMr..G. because Le. js going to see 4 friend off in England. :U . 33r. II. because he's got a friend come home from California. ,.-.. i Mr. I. because he's so sick.. ' . ; ii-i31r. J. because he's cold. h iMr.j K.i because., he feels the need of little su'thin ' for tbe stomach's sake.-.:: ;: Mr. Ij. beoause he's got a paiu ia his head.- ii ..-i.'.ii'. r,"t y ui vd no , . . Mr. M. because he' got a paiu ia his ideaa .m ii'l mj- f ri : ; iM " ,1 r ivcrl o) Mr. N. for a pain iu hi back.,. v . ;R , ' Mr..G. for aJain in his cheet,;r , . MrjPri because. he's got a pain, all over him. mtr.il' . i. i -..! v-...-, ' . .-, , ' - - Mr-j Q. because he feels light and ha;i- Py:'-.- i ilf a l'Uis ii": - i ! r.j e.i;. ii , Mt-. R: becaus h.feels heavy and mis- erable-,(. , . , h, ..Mr,, S.becauae he's married.. . j Mr t,T,, because he's single. ,( ., Mr., U. because he was crossed in VWt..it.'l .Vf yi...: . . ' j i::, iu '! Mr. V. because ,he likes to see his friends around him. Mr.. W. because he's got a baby'. Mr. X. becauao his uncle left him a large fortune. , Mr. Y, because his uncle cut htm off with a shilling, . ' Mr. Z. We wonld be happy to inform our reason Mr Z . has for drinking, but on putting, the question he! wasfouud to be toe tipsy to answer. TUB L4wa.-y;a J. Of J":!t .11 'TEXAS n THE SADDLE."""" -N. i n ' '' .it i -!K tio --j-sf Tbe Wrest Sixty-Mite Raw la Twol Hoan- and Finy-Tkree Minnies at San Antouio jyTha-San Antonio JJcrald ot the. 12th njfimo says y-,, ;At,,:. VM , .,T wo months . sr.ce ha . "Agricultural, Stock j Raising, an4t.,jBdustiial,iAssocia- ti9n of, UieslernTejas,'; domiciled at San Antony, insetted the following advertise- . ';IbeAgticuUuTalStock Raiting, and Industrial Association (of V eteru Texas offer a special premium of $50 to the first atid S52 to 'the Kecoud winner in 'a sixty inih r-.rce tirouud their traekat .San I'edro fipriirps, 'provided that the .distance is tn.uitt in three . hours. . Xone. hut , Texas raised iiorses anrt lexas-made saddles to uu vi.u. iiuii. a iu iiuuiLicr. me rAce to come off dnrinj' the holding 'of their fair, from tbe flth to the Sth of Oe tqbet nejt.", : ' i. .. ,.Thia announcement ' caused some little talk ou the subject, but the almost unit versal opiuioa, of the public waa- ithat tbe race eotiW not tie., woa .on ;Aexas-raed horses in that time.,-'. Up to.te moraiag f .1 J . i i i i oi-iua uay not a siugie eure ua. neei) I i i.i .. . .i raaat aua tue airecior,.wers iu aespir,i . . I T..,u.....- 1 1 , lt, . .:! ; , , ., , . . , . , .. , . His snccess shows what printers ink appeared npon tbej grounds, witli twelve raauowamom snvi)m whipped rayfuga- , . 1 . ..... cans posiea' and, declared if,Jiis iqtentioa j at horse ri-atTcaHT to get him thrmrL to for , be, irixe.-, ,Xil Coter ws. j tbe erowd and beyoml it so that I eoul.I J " ."l1 . ,u Vf"?. ws burn -aud rajsdju ,Rar uuty. U & to breathoncemore. I could not look 1 1 ed ffom sacxing a lady s trunk, about twenty-'two rears of age. 'weighs UlSAio&. however, M sinla,ly,.p,:i the ."'S """'S -t Me same where between 36 antL,, pousds ; pH-pnate.- peiudn tboae , eaTMatare . w " i a iikely.,actfW,e' yetiag a fat; 7p4luiman -.fdtm bad tekea , p ; for tho,; ! Two Scott brothers at Faoli-, Ind., at Qfo'ur swdf,-aSiuSeemmuuity.. , . J tnobbed.t ngly-vcactas trees seemed -attacked 'Ihomas Braxton in his store, hnt ., Nothing special occurred up. to tha StU - uoagh .themselves to make my ! wele hT prepared to be beaten to death mile, when aufaui-overnable ., mn.tanir vWJ flesh creep, j .;J r.i 4 j h.v an old guu-barrel. That's whaf he Mow tl.a f',l..'lr ".lt..ti.- ..-.I . hiL::. .u .1" ' j-" l...a -,J"-i7,a-' vas, , j..ij-t tuasw aasuav a j iu tuet Saa PeJro irrutaUiiff canaL .heJ i ttttned.iiick .bronsh the airricultural .de-J partflH;nt leaped aivjght borse,. power j threahing,.tnachuj, aat finally, defauia- j iug 0f rnakbg bis eecape.xtried hi? -kyelj , best" to itch youpg.uker over his head..1, By this time his atusiulauts reached him with another horse ; be sot hack iuto the.! . i i i i ' ' i . , tjje tu;r rty miles young ; Coker was two s ahead ofvtime. The . Marshal, ! minutes General Young, made this announcement in a voice that could be heard for half a mile round. :. ,;,., ; Tne crowd now began to get excited, and a universal elui;, went up for , more aud better horses. , Meu who had refused the use of their horses, aud scoffed at the possibility of such araco, began to be lieve he would make the trip. .. From this time on, young Coker's for-, tunes smiled upon him. He now made on each horse, once or twica only a mile and a half, and mule his changes nearly even in ten seconds. rlJt was uow evident to all that without aa accident he would win the race, . and every mm. woman, and child on the ground, was wiought up to, the highest, pich of excitement So date old judges lost their digpuy aud hurrahed at the top of . their voices, the ladies waved theirliandkercliit'fsi children screamed,' and young- Cokpr: gained 'on his time every round. ' Finally 'the Mar shal tapped the bell as the last mile 1 was1 md' and announced "sixty i tniles iu two hoars ami fifty three minutes.".1' At this young tttiker exclaimed M' Let mt give them adother mile for gor d measUfv;' and with "an eye'as elear as an' eagle's, and limbs fls little as the mmntln doe'; he mounted a fresh horse and made his sixty-first rttid last mile hi two -minutes and fifteen seconds. ' i'l ' ' """" - It is safe to say tllre'nivr was such a concourse of people-;' "or snch a scene- ?rt Western Tes". ;'Men'wantel to' efrrry him around oll;the'ir, slfoBhreri Waited to treat him give him coffee' See water a-anything.! Finally, ' he wa'Wkcn - tip into the judges' stand and' hitredhceid y the marshal; and that thtferowi might have a ehance to; do something for him; a prominent banker'of' thateify pnllfd off his hat and called? but.-' All who wish to do something for tue young man, bere s a chance " The last! we eawfof hifn, Lis hat was well laden with gold 'and silvef, wh fell' was given to Coker, inadifitiou to. . . . --..-it "a, ,--i i-. ii..- the premium of the ass ssociation- .a1. ,!An Iowa papenays-fjUoa.- James .X. Wilson, member of Congress, as long . aS he wanted to be.'arter refusing- three Cah iAet'ofSces.'scv'eral foreigd ' rnlsiirms,'' ind i' Variety-of other high poWrone," At ' the last el'ection'wits Voted in' "in Road 'Snper. visor of Disfrict'6. 6, 'Fatrfeld.'1' As K U a. respctabto' and usefuI "positian,"'antl 6ne which" he' can take without" truckling to President, Kiug, -Kmperr.H'" "or any' other roan, we anticipate' that he will ac cept it. ' lj; t.. - ii. i.n'l Ir.lvO Some . scapegraces 4n Dubuque,,, Suu day evening,- hung a dead rat oyer ,,the limb- of a tree, I in .sach a manner, that ttey .. onnld , raise : or lowet it ;,ajti ,wiU.- U ben people came along fronxj church) the rat was lowtred'to' their faces. One chap reft two Fair attendants and bdWiAed awa with a' shriek. lea rinse ottei (air' la d W raint,'iud "the other jelfliB'mur fati, sit 0 ( r-dj 1'. a:;ca edl uo . ! ( i'i'r.: ' . i ! t J Sli.tTe!a? Js'-ai "j . , ,-tA .ill , ! ) at' ' MOTOR ASD PEOPKIEXOr- aillti:..-!' WHOLE NUMBER 1235 b(i TBE LEPERS OY ASIA JILVOR. "At th W-J r ' faithful" guide. (write'Rev'.' Dr. Rohmoni:iii on of Ws li tters irm Asia' Minor) w' arose. Kefreshad-'ihiexprepsihlyi bf the panse in llie jonrnjTi we mounted our horses with alacriryi smd strung along into the Toad t sgnin.- ' "As 'we departed from the town we found eorilve suddenly confronted anwrg the fie.1g? of aloes with1 a crowd of lepers. ---They wre crying abjectly for moneir; and extending their' most monstrous-deformities almost so as to tooch us wiih their hands.-'' So hidnous ' and loathsome iare these creatures, that all pity shrinks into a pwion of recoil from tHn- Thei hands' dropping off, tin-er -J J J J t "-""" . ...r,.iut). eatco away ;' their lips rotted off; their i Paper .clv'thin's"' is niade in China and voices hoarse-an J unearthly ; their forms' 1jp.in. A coat costs 10 cents, aud a shrunken ht I cannot make words say : wj1(,ie 3nit A arh-r of a dollar.. '' ii any f.jrce of violence-, how dreadfully ; ' , '' . 'n on!, f i .if' I repulsive 'thi."scend was to us alii , 1 i.v, w-en. maay stMipts anu conontons of sdffertngr.liamiroiy before me. but I . .1- rtV 1.' - .J ,M uv inuoi.ti vm imo mriieu it an i - : i-i . t ii I '"J unmiiow-, ypi i cocm- v-j- .l 'i . i - iin shi(is thou ItAteiiMr- -viuiiivt-ti .f I . ... : , ,; r; "'ii A uklulIS' . ,.,-,( TbeXew York-World hi bwn ficor-', iajj utr. the: cost of an occasional drink. nd says : f. . ,! "Once in a whilea i pensive, man may : be heard to say,' "1 wish I had all the money back that I have spent for drinks ' 1 for' the past ten years." Xo man. iu twenty,' who retrospectively gazing, gives 1 ..i... v...'. i.:. T.' l tailist, or; modest jrabiber of old rye is j I'keYy to disbtise' on his favorite refresh- j ments in the course of a year. "Take a very modi-rate man for a sam- p-e. Assume that he drinks every day one glass of ale at ten cents, and f.ur glasses of Whi,ky at fiiteen cents. That amonnts to seventy cents a day. which mahes four dollars and "iiiiie'y cents a , ... -. ,a , , TtytL. ... l. I l.'UI clIIU II.I1C 810.C0 a month which comes 16 ?-22-5,20 a year. Thus, if t!ie man who had gone on at this rate for1 fi-n years had all his t:.,-.. uU. t,:. 1.... i Vk- ! 1 1111 l,ll -Iff, HIT- 1 Llrti.IV, IIIH&l'S WIIUIll Ur . i r . 1 . . . . . iuH ited to the tune of twothousantl throe h mid red and lifty'-tveo dollars." This is onlv a small-beer calculation': fmt thii.k ,.f it,.w.. ..,,,.1 ti.-o ,;.. .1.:..,, liquors, and remember that their name is J Ii-irion , CHLXESE .(ilAXfi. ' The Chinese pretend ;to have men ! miserably for a very Urge iucome." among them' so' prodfgirttis as fifteen feet The Erie lZrpublican says : A few high. Mek-hir ' -Xunnrz, in his letters Jajj, a.,9 Mrs. William Ash, of West Sa frofii Indiaspeaks of porters wha guard- hsm to iTiiship, Mercer county, became ed the gates of Pekin. who were ft" tfiitt Hv motLer ot triplets, two boys aud a gill immense h'ght ; and in a letter dated in varajjing iu . weight fo'.u- flat: a half 1255, he avtrs that the Emperor of that pound.-'. ,. Jlrs. Ash was the mother of country entertained,' and fed five him- uigbt clhlien previous to this last addi dred of such mm for archers of his guard; ! t:on,ti the family "Ashes to ashes." llakewill, iuhfs "Apolngie," 162t re- ..fjapt. James Smith, of Viualhaveu, peats this story. IVreliasLju bid;'"Pil grimes,'' 1625, refers to a m'-in In China who " was clothed with a tyger's skin, the hay re' outward, his arms, head, and leggs bare, with a rude pole in Uia li.i:d ; well shaped, seeming ten palmes or spans bing; his hayria hanging on Lis fshoullr , ber of, tiie shore fisherman have taken er." Early 186(i the. .Chinese seat u i iiny ;Larrela night-J -,),..' Chang Woo Gow, nnR of their ''Venple. : -. ' m ' with King Foo.his wife, and Chui,s Mow, , FERTILITY OF CALIIQRXIA. . a Tartar rebel dwarf.-1 he giec was; . Stockton ihe point of a-jparture t tbe then seven feet nine inches,'! iu ..heights ;j Yoeetuhe valley. The fertile SanJoa and nineteen years- of age. He yn Tflpy,,-.fieW Tba long lines of most gentlemanly and interesting, iu his teams.rjn:ost invariWy sewn spans cf manners, aiid intelligent and able scholar, j mu,M or j,, , hfl ioaa with t brae- He visited the Jounce and rrli.c-sa ot , Wales, and at - their request, wrote his name, on tl4 wall of tha rooa in which lie was 'received, at the height of nearly leni feet. irow the p-onndj Une ot nis j toroDgh which ve were passing. This is eisters iseiid to hare attained 4W Ma- ! conntry of great randies. At Tiel nre of eight feet- four'mches. r.',r, I- , f()rdg ncbe, where he stopped for a ' An Arkansas lawyer being engaged to ! short time, the proprietor cut 10.000 prosecnte a suit against, a widow, seeing j acres of wheat alone this year, and will that he was going to. le beaten, married t send to market off this) year' crap, 70, the defendant, discharged her attorney, 000 bags,, cuutaiuing over 220,000 bus. wou his case handily aud collected ibe money all of which was considered A good joke ; and then ran away with the whole amount, which some thought was still a better, jke.M,; - , i ..i,.f.. :' A felW in Evaaiville, hid, the othef ! day borrowed money of a gh-U whom he was eugaged, hi order P7 r;peT1j !n dry weather, is cnt aud gatl.er marAige license, and expended the mon- j rfa th& flp(ned Mi - ey in procuring - a : license to marry an- j . , . , M ow their other women.- --'d d ) . ?be from ilie high altitudes reached ! by balloons, the blue 'of the 'firmament ; becomes an intense-black, and the stars'! ! glitter in a beck-ground of perfect jet! i quart of tight line of less, will ti charged nat iDttrtioa, "i ctnU, tbrte $1.h, and 6 eents lor each sutaequtut inseninn. Admin:stratar't, Kxeeator's and .Auditor's Soticet, ii.)Q. rrofeaaMoa! and Business Cards, not txoeediog on sqnarr, aa intlu diaf( ropy of paper, S8,0peryear4. XsiicW in reading eolumo. ten eents per line. . Mar J chontaadrcrtising hy tlieyear at spieiJ rales. ' t mmff.it. 1 v. Ona qnar......S J,.y . S GJSO Twa JvjOre.:.. .-. .- v.tHt 'toX'- Tbrttaqnarei..;.- 8.0f- J3.tfr ' . 0.U One-fourth enl'a. H.fr " ;:5.n Half cnlooin .Ut iVOO 43.tH One eolumn.....wU 8i0t f .1 80.i;t Susan I?. Anthony says "marriage u a fearful thiagL.. . ' ,. f, The, eattl' plapae , before Jleti and Paris has extended to sheep. A"" ray thni always I5ght3 up a'wb-, mau'sdeypair Eai-menL ' '. ' , Harrisburg1 contaibs 109 street and 125 alleys. ' ' . . 7 It & estimafed tLat rittsburg contains" 500' abandoned women.' '' ' " ' List year tTie cotton exported from the United Statea amouuted to 5200,0C0,00D iu coin. A good little Indiana g:rf recentl sold her lovely Lloade trcsse to pay for i a 9mafa of ?ood wattr,,' cftIui)laed ,t Coutiueutal liouL ia , ,,La w , j on g4lurJ UoU , r ' r . IMmbrild, it is said invert nenrlr i UHii a luiiiuiu a year u auvt ri i c". .' J r - .:ill. : l .iir did with them, though. T TnAc' n:tlv'ft Ator wfin allow their patkuts to die are tried by court- ' martial. Foreign disciples of JEcula- pious do not think it a pleasant country to practice mtditrae in. ', A Grccirto bend foot wee Vannonnc- ed among the novelties of the Virginia State Fair. The ladies will run bend . toreino't , and the 'rrizp will be a silver ii 'i . . i i ! cooked dinner of twelve dishes, I - -7bile Jerry Eaten, a farmer i in lien- ! ton county, Indiana, was plowing, a few i days az, the crouud suddenly wre war. I ...,d Le Lis team fell some ten feet , ;1)t(l A cave from which he managr-d tr e?Ciipe w!th great difficnlty. One of trw J Jmr3t.a wa3 k;ie(1. ' . , ., . . Xear Saratoga a horses, aged thirty- thiee years, died the other day, in the service of owners who had worked him since he was four years old. This old i horse, as well as tbe one aged forty-three , , . . I ! 1 , i vear. beIonemr to the fame family, bad ' turned from a bay to a silver gray. I : A writer in the Old and New Maga- 1 ziue says it ia doubtful, in his mind whefher it is not better to devote h.ilf ! of one's energies in learning to live on a j very small income than to devote all of ; one's energies iu. straggling and waiting Me... td" schooner Carrie Smith, took iu two nets oue night last week : sixteen hfigsheatls of herring, equal to seventy five barrels. At Portlaud,, these are worth S5 per barrel: whifh. wonid give fa ibl's catch S315. ; Quite a num . -fc.a?fnlg ju Unfti Juried with bags of wheal, which' we- were constantly meet ing on their way to market, gave us an dea of the fruitftilness-.-of the country Hie raoche contains 20,000 acres, all of which ha propoeses to pot under cultiva tion in another year "' The advantage that this country gives the fanner over the East is, that before the grain matures rain ceases entirely, and there is not a drop for th space of at month9 eesin rhprpf.mp. ' co a r wood for seasoning.- All over this coun- rf. in the; fields, wheat is staeked and corded in 'th!s ; way,' not only- without danger of harm! from the weather, hut all the wbiia improving by xa'.dure. for one tquart of tight line or less, will OA ' BBaawawaawrawaBaBBasssBwi3BfasKaBHBHcawawsBaa i, , j SEWS HHS. i i a ii swap I ill I .1 , :; if if .ft K r '' 1 I. ;) i I t l4 4 ! I
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