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Wednesday morning at $1,50 a, year. In ad
Tftaee ; or $2,00 in all ease if aot paid
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VOLUME XXV, NO. 31
HIFFLLNTOWN, JUNIATA6 COUNTY, PENJTA.; AUGUST 2, 171. , i
:;M WHOLE NUMBER 1272
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tosintss tarbs.
JOUIS E. ATKINSON,
Attorney at Law,
MIFFLIXTOWN, PA.
SaT'Colkcting and Conveyancing promptly
attended to.
Office, second story of Court House, above
rreuianotsry a oHice.
JjjOBERT McMEEN.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
MIFFLIXTOWN, PA.
Office on Bridge street, in tbe room formerly
occupied by Etta 1). Parl-er, Esq.
LEX. K. McCLLRE.
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
oct27-tf
g B. LOLDE.V,
. MIFFLINTOWX. PA., ;
Offers his services to the cititens of Juni
ata county a Auctioneer and Vendus Crier.
Charges, from two to ten dollar. Satisfac
tion warranted. uov3-6bl
DR.. P. C. HUXDIO,
PATTERSON, PEXX'A.
A ii rust 18, 18'j'J-lf.
TilUMAS A.LDKR,M. 1).,
MIFFLIXTOWS, PA.
Office hours 6 A M. to 8 P. M. Office in
Lelford's building, two doors a'nove ib Sea
man" office, Bridge street. sup 18-tf
HOM.EQPHATIC PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Having permanently located in the bcrotigh
of MitKintown. offers bis professional services
to the citizens of this place and surrouudiug
eauiurv.
Office on Main street, over IicMlcr's Drug
ptore. ag IS lP9-tf
Dr. R A. Simpson
Treats all forms of disease, stiJ may be con
sulted as follow?: At bis office in Liverpool
l'a., every S ATL'RIMV and MON'bAV ap
ointments can be cade fur other tiays.
At John ii. Lipp's residence, Mirtiintown,
Juniata Co., Pa., Aug. 17th, 1871, till even
ing lie punctual
lsrCu.11 on or address
DR. K. A. SIMPSON.
Joe 7 Liverpool, Perry Co., Pa.
O. W. McPHERRAN,
Mwmi at 3m,
a)
601 SANSOM STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
aug 18 18t,--ly
QENTUAL CLAIM AGEXCV,
JAMES M. SELLERS,
144 SOUTH SIXTH STREET,
PHILADELPHIA.
fs Bounties, Pensions, Back Pay, Hore
flBiins, State Claims, 4c, promptly collect eJ.
Ko charge for information, nor when money
is not collected. octU7-tf f
LEBANON MUTUAL
FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Of Jonestown. Pa.
POLICIES Perpetual, at low rates. No
Btean risks taken. This is one of the
best conducted and most reliable Companies
in tbe State.
, J. WILSON ALLEN',
Walnut P. O., Juniata Co.. Pa..
Agent, for Juniata. Huntingdon, Franklin,
Fulton and Bedford counties. a-igl7-1y
BLOOMi-BUUG STATE NORMAL
SCHOOL AND
literary and Commercial Institute.
The Faculty of '.bis Iustitutirn aim to be
very thorough in tbeir instruction, and to
look carefully after the manners, health and
morals of the students.
Winter term commenoes January 9, 18( I.
Apply for catalogues to
HENRY CARVER. A. sl
eep 28. 1870-Gin Principal.
Sew Sssg Stoxe
IX PEURYSVILLE.
DU J. J. APPLEBAUGH has established
a Drug and Prescription Store in the
above-named place, and keeps a general as
sortment of
DRUGS AXD MED1CIXES,
Also all other articles usually kept in estab
lishments of this kind. ; '
Pure Wines and Liquors for medicinal pur
poses, Ct-rars, Tobacco, Stationery. Coufec
tions (first-class), Notious, etc.. etc.
J-The Doctor gives advice free
jEST CIGARS IN TO WN
Uollobausli's Saloon.
Two for 5 cente. Also, the Fre-hest. I.sger
the Largest Oysters, the Sweetest Cider, tbe
Finest Domestic Wines, and, in snort, any
thing you may wish in the
EATING OR DRINKING LIKE,
at the most reasonable prices. He has also
refitted bis
BILLIARD HALL,
so that it will now compare favorably with
any Hall in the interior of the State.
June 1, 1870-ly .
WALL PAPER,
Eallv to the Place where yon can buy
3 yonr Wall Paper Cheap.
rrHE undersigned takes this method of in
1 forming the public that he has just re
ceived at his residence on Third faireel, Mif
flintown, a large assortment of
WLI PAPER,
of various styles, which he offers for sale
CHEAPER than can be purchased elsewnere
in the county. All persons in need of the
above article, and wishing to save money, are
invited to call and examine his stock and
hear his prioes before going elsewhere.
BeB-Laree supply Oy.n
MifSintown, April S, 1871-tf
tt0-JuriTA CrTiIl 51,60 oer year.
3lbutrtisrmtnts.
S. B. LOUDON, "
MERCHANT TAILOR,
WOCLD respectfully inform the public
that be has removed his Tailoring Es
tablishment to a room in Major Kevin's new
building, on the Parker lot, on Bridge street,
Mifllintown, anl has opened ont a
LAROEtt AND FINES ASSORTMENT OF
CLOTHS, - " '
rt'ASSIMLRES, -
rEsriA'GS, etc..
Than ever was before brought to this towa
which he is prepared to make to order in the
LA TES1 AXD MOST JMPRO VED STYLE,
And in a manner that will defy all competi
tion, lie also manufactures to order, all
sorts of . .
CUSTOM WORK
On reasonable terms.
By strict attention to business, he hopes to
receive a liberal share of public patron
age Give him a call and inspect his styles
of cutting and workmanship before going
elsewhere. '
JUNIATA VALLEY BANK
OF
MIFFLIXTOWX, PEXX'A.
JOSEPH POMEROr, President.
T. VAN IRVI.V, Oashici.
iirotoks.
Joseph Pomeroy, John J. Patterson,
Jerome N. Thoiupson.'George Jacobs,
John Balsbach.
Loan money, receive deposits, pay interest
an lima deDoaits. buv and sell coin and Uni
ted States Bond,, cash, coupons and checks.
Remr. money to any part ol tue uiutea ataies
and also to Enelmd. Scotland, Ireland and
Germany. Sell Revenue Stamps.
In sums or -') at 1 per cent, utscouni.
In sums of S'.OO at '1 per ceut. discount.
In sums of $1000 at 3 per cent, discount:
f aug IS 18H9
Boot and Shoe Shop.
ryHE nnd.?rtigned, fashionable Boot ffV
A and biiueuiMker. litreby repecttul- II
ly informs the public that tie has located
in the borou-;h of Patterson, where he is pre
pared to accommodate the most fastidious in
LADIES' WEAR,
Gents' Fine and Coarse Boots,
CHILD HEX'S WE AH, dC.dC.
Alsn nipndinr dnne in the neatest manner
and upon the shortest notice. A liberal
share of puhlic patronage is respectfully
solicited. Satisfaction guaranteed
-a Shop located on the east side of Tus
caror.i street, one door south or Main street,
i - . , , c. ti ii-- ...
J. W. DEAN.
March 8, 1871-1 j
The Tlace for liood Grape'rines
IS AT THE
Saniafa Ualltn IHiunarbs,
AXD GRAPE-VIXE SUESERT.
THE undersigned would respectfully in
form (he public that he has started a
Grape-vine Nursery about one mile northeast
of Mifflintowo, where he has been testing a
large number of the different vvieties of
Grapes; and having been in the business for
seven years, he is now prepared to furnish
VINES OF ALL THE LEADING
VARIETIES, AND OF THE
MOST PROMISING
KINDS, AT
I. O W RATES,
by the single vine, docen, hundred or thou
sand. All persons wishing good and thriftv
vines will do well ta call and see for them
selves. g?Gond and responsible Agents wanted.
Address,
JONAS OBERHOLTZER,
MitHiniown. Juniata Co., Pa.
Hurrah! Hnrrali!
Great Excitement at the Mifflin
Chair Works'!
WnV it that vervholv vnea ta WM F.
j j r
SSVDER when they are in need of any kind
of Chairs ?
BECAUSE he keeps the Best and Finest
Aaanrtmpnt. nf all kinds of Chairs that was
ever offered to the eyes of the public.
Reader, if you are in want of Chairs of
any kind, you will do well to cull on the un
dersigned and examine his fine stock of
Cane Seat ana Windsor Chairs.
of all de.-criptions. before purchasing else-
Ilainv Intel started in business, be
is determined to do the very best he can as
regards durability and eheapness, ana var.
rants all work manufaclurtd by Ainu
grj Rememher tbe Sign of the IlIO
is.-'Tk rilATll on tbe Dole on tbe
corner of Main and Cnerry streets, when you
want to ouy goou cu.r.
" mflrtr E r T" T T
n si. r o-i 1 1x.xv.
Mifflintowo, Feb 8, 1871.
NEW DRUG STORE.
BANKS k HAMLIN,
Main Street, Mffliutown, Pa.
DEALERS IN " ..
VRCG8 AID SEDICIXES, '
Chemicals, Uye stun.
Oils
virnishes,
Putty, Coal Oil,
Lamps, Burners,
Chimneys. Brushes,
Infants Brushes. Soaps,
Hair Brushes, Tooth Brushes,
Perfumery, , CJT"'
Hair Oil, "'?0'
notions,
LARGE VARIETY OF
PATENT MEDICINES,
selected with- great care, and warraBted from
YwW AND LIQUORS f.r Medi
cal Purposes. WJ .ttl,
nut car t '
-
. n. cvnTt r Draga Goods ia the
LA r.'j c o x (
etwaty t Tiltsn 4 Espeneehado B.
Address of the Republican State
Commilte of Peiwsylrania.
The Republican party, io appealing
once more to tbe people of this State for
their support, points with just pride to its
record, and it fearlessly claims the re
newed confidence of the people because
it baa been faithful to its trust, and is
committed to the only line of policy that
can secure continued prosperity to the
State and Nation
The Republicans of this State first
carried both branches of the Legislature
in 1859. and first elected a Governor in
1860. Since then it has held control of
the legislative and executive branches of
the Government until last winter, when
the Democrats ebtaioed control, tempor
arily, of the Senate.
In 1SC1, whim Gov. Cnrtin came into
office, the State debt, in round numbers,
was $40,000,000. Shortly afterwards
the Southern rebellion broke out, and the
State was compelled to borrow $3,500,-
000, to arm the troops and protect our
borders, thus adding that much to the
State debt.
In the ten years that have since passed
away, this war loan of $3,500,000 has
been paid off; the State debt has been
reduced from S40.000.000 to a little over
$29,000,000; the three mill tax which
was levied for State purposes on real
estate prior to 1861 has been repealed ;
the tax on professions and occupations
has been taken off; the annual contribu
tion of the State to the public schools
has been greatly enlarged ; a system of
schools has been built up for the educa
tion aud support of the orphans of sol
diers who died in the war a noble bene
faction, costing over half a million year
ly ; and the affairs of the State, gener
ally, have been so managed as to secure
prosperity to the people.
Tli RpniiLlicans of the nation elected
- --'i - j
their Presidentm! candidate in 1860, and
succeeded, against many angry threats
from the opposition, in puttiu' him in ;
office in March, 1861. Almost immedi- j
ately aftetward the government was con
fronted by an armed rebellion in the South
(openly as well as secretly encouraged
by many Democrats in the North, whosn
sympathies still remaiu with those who
then took up arms to everthrow the Gov
erunieut), and was compelled to maiutain
the honor of the National flag aud the
integi ity of the country at whatever cost ;
aud the four years' war which followed
necessarily entailed a heavy debt and
burdensome taxation upon tlie people.
Since the supprtssiou of the rebellion,
the country has not only returned to
peace but to prosperity. The fears of
many that the nation would be bank
rupted, her industry paralyzed, and her
people ruined, have not been realized.
No people ever recovered so soon, so
steadily and so surely, from the conse
quences of war. as we have done ; and
from this recovery from the destructive
influences of civil strife we are mainly
indebted to the fostering hand held out
by the national government to the indus
tries of the people.
Among the necessities growing out of
tbe Rebellion the National Government
found itself compelled to submit to the
States for their ratification, three amend
ments to the Constitution one (known
as the thirteenth) abolishing slavery;
another (the fourteenth) securing tbe
rights of citizeus to the enfranchised
slaves, and prohibiting tbe repudiation of
any part of the National' debt, or the
payment of any part of the Rebel debt ;
and another (the fifteenth) prohibiting
the States from excluding any one from
the right of suffrage on aceount of race,
color, or previous condition of servitude
These three amendments having all
been duly ratified is the method pointed
out by the Constitution, are now a com
ponent part of that instrument. Tbeir
adoption stands as the grandest peaceful
achievement of ancient or modern times.
No party ever before undertook so1 great
a task, and its accomplishment, in so
short a space of time, is a work of which
the Republican party may well feet
proud.
To secure tbe complete protection of
these emancipated and enftancbised peo
pie is now one of the unquestioned du
ties of the nation ; and no party is so fit
to be entrusted wit'i thaf, duties as tbe
party liich has done the preliminary
work. The party which has hitherto
continuously resisted the policy thus
established, is not one. now, to carry it
ouL .
During the war for suppressing the
Rebellion, and id carrying out the great
measures which nave necessarily flowed
from it, the" Democratic party has con
tinuously beeu in the opposition. It op
posed the' adopt:6n of stringent mea
sures to put down the rebel aou ; tbe
levying of troops to' suppress it; the
borrowing of money to pay tbe 'cost of
the war ; tbe Emancipation Proclama
tion of President Lincoln; this adoption
of aWthe amendments to the Coaatitn
tiofl ; the reconstruction ! measures by
which the revolted States wers brought
back into the Union; and, generally
every measure necessary to tbe success
ful prosecution of the war, or to the suc
cessful restoration of peace. . ;
At present, too, it ia opposed to the
means necessary for, raising revenue to
pay the iuterest on the public debt, and
secure its steady reduction ; ia in favor
of a semi-repudiation of that debt by
payiug it in a depreciated currency, if
paid at all ; is watching for an opportu
nity to annul the new amendments to
the Constitution ; and ia generally com
mitted to any line of policy which will
remit the country to its condition prior
to 1860. . . ; . . --
It may be urged, here, that the Demo
cratic party of this State, in the ninth
resolution of the platform adopted by its
late State Convention, has acquiesed in
the adoption of the amendments of tbe
Constitution we have referred to, and
cannot now be charged with hostility
to them. We answer that the acquies
dence expiessed in that resolution has
not itself, been acquesced in by the rank
and file of the party. Over one-third of
tbe Convention voted streuously against
it, and tbe action of the Convention baa
since been repudiated by many leading
men and journals of the party. Besides,
whatever acquiescence baa been, given,
has been given sullenly and not heartily
as a matter of policy, springing from
party neccesaity. and not from a convic
of its propriety. Wherever a vote has
been honestly given, or voice sincerely
raised for this "new departureV'it may
very properly'be regarded as an extorted
confession that the Republican party has
all along bcou right in what the Demo
cratic party has steadily opposed ; and
this confessed, what need is there, or can
there be, for the further existenca of the
Democratic party f
When Gen. Grant came iuto office, in
1869, he announced his determination to
secure the honest and faithful collection
of the revenue, the steifdy reduction of
the public debt, and such an abatement
in taxation as was consistent with this
policy. In the space of little over two
years this determination, faithfully ad
hered to, has resulted iu paying of S230,
000.000 of the public debt, and in the
abolition of nearly all the taxes imposed
under previous laws. f " t :
In addition to this he has, by his wise
and firm foreign policy, succeeded iu set
tling all our outstanding difficulties with
Great Britain, in a manner alike honor
able and advantageous to ns as a people.
The treaty, lately ratified by both na
tions, which remove all causes of quar
rel, and establishes peace and amity be
tween, has commanded the admiration of
the civilized world, and placed the United
States in the foremost rank among the
nations of the earth. This result is one
of which every American may justly feel
proud.
To continue the Republican party in
power is to continue tbe policy begun,
both in State and Nation, of maintaining
the public credit, paying off our national
debt, reducing taxation, settling interna
tional difficulties without bloodshed, and
sustaining the great principles involved
in the measures necessarily growing out
of the war. .
To restore the Democratic party to
power is to destroy the public credit,
pave the way for repudiation, bring in tbe
old tide of corruption, mismanagement
aud extravagance, and open up anew all
the questions involved in the reconstruc
tion of tbe Southern States, now settled
upon an honorable basis.
For present proof of this we refer to
the consequences flowing from the acci
dental majority of the Democrats in the
State Senat-last winter. . To that fact
we owe a seer ion prolonged to the mid
dle of May, at an extra cost of $100,000;
tbe re-establivhmeut of the : forsaken
policy of employing extra (and useless) j
officers in the legislative bodies and
granting them extra pay ; an appropria
tion bill Increased beyond all former
bounds, to the extent of half a million ;
the defeat of all measures for calling a
constitutional convention at an early day
to put an end to that curse of our State,
speeial legislation ; aud, as if determined
to show that this curse should not be re-
rnoved by their aid, the enactment of the
enorranns number of 1800 local bills.
And this is but a tithe of what we
sho-ild bave had to endure had they had
both Houses and the Governor on their
side. -i ' . . 1 -
A still further proof of tbe unfitness of
that party to be entrusted with power is
to be found in the melancholy history of
the late riots in New York. In that
city tbe Democrats have undisputed
sway, and through1 it, in the State. They
had the power in tKeir hands to prevent
this riot and bloodshed, bnt they would
not use it either aV the right time or in
the right way. . Why? , Because the
parly is possessed of no principle which
cad lead it to respect the rights of mail;
be tbey civil or regions. ' Its s-le idea
of rights is derived from the maxim tbat
might makes right. . This wa5 clearly
evinced in the debate in our State Senate,
ib 1869, on , tbe Fifteenth Amendment,
in which tbe Democratic leads ih tne
State sconted the" claim that there were
any sueh thing as human right The
idea, he said, was myth and hnmbsg.
' And this sentiment of the Democratic
leader in Pennsylvania has been carried
out to the letter in New York.' A few
thousand men, in the exercise of their
Constitutional right to assemble together,
inform the authorities of their purpose to
parade the streets on a certain day.
Another body of men, who always vote
the Democratic ticket, and numbering
many more thousands, notify the authori
ties that this parade must not be per
mitted, and tbat if it is, they will attack
it, and disperse it, no matter at what cost
of life or limb to the party attacked.
The Democratic rulers of New York at
once declined to defend tbe few against
the many in tli exercise of their Con
stitutional right ; deny tbat there is any
such right ; yield! to the defiance of the
mob, because it has might on its side,
and at tbe demand of the mob, forbid
tbe peaceble and law abiding citizens to
assemble together, as the Constitution
permits, or to exercise the rights which
tbe law allows.
It is true that at the last hour, when
the public indignation had been aroused
at this base abandonment of the civil
rights of the people, the State authori
ties stepped in and permitted what the
city authorities had previously forbid
den ; but the mob bad already triumphed
too far to yield peacefully to this sudden
change, and the slaughter which follow
ed is attributed solely to the official cow
ardice which first yielded to a mob it
was afterwards unable to control.
It is plain, moreover, tbat the first act
of prohibitiing the parade, was the legiti
mate outgrowth of the principles control
ling the Democratic party, that men have
no idberent rights, and that might alone
make RIGHT. It brought into view the
ferocious clawe which, though afterwards
withdrawn, tbe furrred foot could not
wholly conceal. If was a clear indica
tion of what we may expect throughout
the country should the Democratic party
ever return to power
If our civil tud religious tights are to
be preserved in this couutry against the
attacks of turbulent mobs aud the de
mands of a wild fanaticism they can be
preserved only by the party based im
movably on a deep regard for Human
Rights and Constitutional guarantees ;
and in the light of these facts we appeal
to tbe people of Pennsylvania to rally to
the support of their imperiled Constitu
tional franchises, and by the defeat of
the Democratic party, which has proven
itself alike unwilling and unable to up
hold them, teach it that the people will
bear no yielding to mob violence nor
tampering with tbeir constitutional rights,
and will never permit the surrender of
the citadel they have erected at a bloody
cost sacred, now and forever, to Civil
and Religious Liberty.
RUSSELL ERRETT,
Chairman.
Ezra Lukf.ns,
D. F. Hoi'STOX, Secretaries.
P. M. Lytlb,
HORRIBLE SCEXE AT AS EXECUTION.
The Petersburg (Va.) Courier of Sat
urday, 22nd tilt., says :
Yesterday Richard M'Giffin paid npon
the scaffold tbe utmost penalty of the
law for the crime of murder.
The prisoner was led up a flight of
steps to the gallows, and asked if he had
anything to say.
The manner of the condemned was
now apparently composed, more so than
that of any one aronnd him. He said iu
an audible tone that h was an innocent
man. and that he died for the crime of
another. Tbat he had endeavored to bear
his punishment resignedly and to meet
his fate calmly. He denied having any
thing criminal to do with the murder of
Drummonc1. ,
" And yet," continued the condemned,
" I have no malice against any one, but
think it hard that I should suffer death
when I did not commit the crime myself.
especially before Dr. Lewis, the princi
pal, is tried. Let my fate be a warning
to all to abstain from intoxicating liquor.
for it has brought me to this ignominious
death "
He knelt and repeated after the at
tending priest a prayer, and received the
final benediction.
He then quietly arose, shook hands
wih the sheriff" and other officers, and
told each to me"t him in Paradise He
still continued to- talk to tbe crowd and
to request their prayers for himself and
bis little boy "And," said be, "when I
think of my little boy, that moves me
more than any thi ng else."
The fatal hour was now at hand. The
black cap was dr awn over tbe face of the
unfortunate man and at 12:10" the trap
fell. A thrilling scene was at once pre
sented. . Tbe rope which bad supported
the body broke at id the man fell to the
ground as if a lump of lead,. His voice
was heard to say, "Don't let it choke me.'!
Tbe sad scene was again prepared and
the rope re adjusted. Tbe half dead man
was carried npon the scaffold. He, how
ever, stood alone, and," without a groan
or murmur, allowed the noose to be again
tied. The trap now fell, and the spirit
of M'Giffin took its final flight,
; 1 r.o -
t
Vegetable Philosophy Sage advice.
Death f a Hermit -Sinrular Effects of
Disappointment in Lore.
. An old man named Buck, for years a
resident cf East Conneaut. Ohio, died a
few day ago. That he should shuffle off
this mortal coil is nothing strange, for we
know that the young may die and that
the old must ; but as there is something
behind all this of an eccentric character
in this individual's life, "the local,"
knowing him as he did for years, will be
pardoned for recording a page or two of
his history. .
Years ago, Mr. B., formed an attach
ment for a young lady (after the manner
set forth by other mortals), aud in the
process of time made an avowal in due
form as an honest swain should, and was
rejected by the rustic sylph. The young
man (for he was young at tbat time), was
not prepared for such a rendering of af
fairs, and without even a remonstrance at
his charmer's decision, he gave up the
society of the fair sex at once and for
ever, purchased a sequestered spot re
mote from the haunts of men, or the pry
ing eyes of woman, reared in a cot,
staked out his earthly domain and settled
down into a state of ultra, "single bless
edness." But this decision was not the
most remarkable or noteworthy feature
in this eccentric case ; for, from the time
of such settlement m his hermitic home,
he began to cultivate habits which grew
upon him as life advanced, and made
him at the age of eighty years a perfect
nondescript, even among eccentricians
After rearing his house and furnishing it
with the comforts for which the heart of
man longeth, he proceeded to create from
his own rib and pert on a woman, by al
lowing his hair to grow long and the
purchase of a complete wardrobe of female
apparel, and from, that time forward,
when at "home." he designated himself
as Miss Buck, and nsver appeared in
another character, unless some one called,
as was sometimes thi case, and asked for
Miss Buck. Being without usheri, he
answered himself what few calls he had.
For instauce, when he went to the vil
lage to lay in a few of the necessaries of
life, he made the jouruey in the garb of
a man ; and if, after having returned he
had not changed his toilet and was called
npon by some enrious specimen of hu
manity, he would ask such persons
whether it was desirable to interview
Mister or Miss Buck. In the case tbe
female dear was asked for, his reply in
varibly was, "I will inform the young
lady, and she will greet yon in due time."
So also in case the rfrile member of the
household was wanted, and he was crino
lined, a metamorphosis was gone through
with.
This man had a great variety of cost
ly dresses BUch as are worn by females,
as well as clothing worn by the male fra
ternity. Such is life" in one disap
pointed love affair.
An Anecdote of Mr. Lincoln and Tad.
Mr. Lincolu was very fond of chess,
and frequently spent the evening with
Judge Treat, a near neighbor, in that
pastime. Upon one occasion, when little
Tad was alone, the quiet of the room be
came too tryiug to his restless nature,
and he interrupted the game repeatedly
with, "Let's go home, father." "Sit
down, Tad, sit down," said Mr. Lincoln
The child kept quiet for a few miuntes,
but soon broke the silence again. "Pres
ently, my eon, presently," said his father.
Tad waited as long as he conld command
his temper, then, starting up in a fit of
impatience, he tilted the board, throwing
the pieces on tbe floor and bringing the
game to an abrupt termination. Mr. Lin
coln made a stride or two with his loner
legs, overtook the young culprit before
he reached the door, gave him a partial
turn over, and raised his broad palm.
Tad," said he, ' you little villain, I'm
going to give you a good whipping"
then, pausing, lowering his arm and let
ting tbe child go. he added, " that is, if
you ever do it again."
The Persian Famine.
A despatch from London states that the
English consul at Tabriz announces that
he has received, aud will send to his gov
ernment, tbe most heartrending details of
the famine in Persia. Special despatches
from Constantinople say the famine in
Persia is causing dreadful havoc.
The deaths in the province of Khor-
assau average three hundred daily, and
so great is the distress that the dead
bodies of the victims are devoured by
the survivors, and men, wimen and chil
dren are, iu some cases, killed to render
the supply of food more abundant. The
plague has also appeared among tbe
Persians, and the Turkish Government
has been compelled, by . the exigency of
the situation, to draw a sanitary cordon
along the border of its dominions. '
T ... ., ,W ,-An In... Mm
a. n ago uus a n sm sj iuati jvia a lust
said Tom Smith to an Irish friend the
other day. "Knew him ?" said he in a
tone which comprehended the knowledge
of more than one life, "I knew him when
his father was a boy." . ,,,.,
A female lecturer says tbe only decent
thing about Adam was a rib, and that
went to make something better.
SHORT ITEMS.
Southern WiacoaSn has only a half
wheat crop. " "
Transported for life-A man who mar
ries happily.
A paper containing . mriy 00 points
Paper of needles.
How long did Can hate Iiia brother 1
As lorg as ha was Alls, rr r rr - t
An interesting girl One who has' an
income of teri thonsand a year." """" ""r
Everybody" waits to go to Heaven,
but no body is in a hurry about it.
It has been calculated. that S 100,000,-
000 is invested in the liquor trade. - "
To what color does, flogging change a;
boy's complexion ? It makes him yell
oh!" ...... .. ; ,
Why should a spyder be a good base
ball player t Because, naturally, U is au
excellent jiycatcJur.
Measured by man's desire, he cannot
live long enough ; measured by his good
d eds, he has not lived long enough j
measured by his evil deeds, he has lived!
too' long,
A lad in nardfoird, whose fifth birth
day occurred last week, asked his parents
if the schools would keep open that day,
adding, "They didn't on WashingJoh'a
birthday."
An army of bees are said to have
swarued into a church in Gloucester,
Mass., recently, during divine service,
but retreated when the sexton shook the
contribution-b'rx at then. "
An old rail-splitter iu Iudiana put a
quietus upon a young man who chaffed
Lim about his bald head, fn these words :
"Young man when my head getj as soft
as yours, I can raise hiir to sell"
The Saliua Kansas Advocate says
the entire country eat, west, and eonth
of Salina is filled with Texas cattle.
Tbe bottoms are overflowing Not lees
tban 200,000 head are v itliu that Slate,
and tie arrivals daily are immense.
The Cirsoti Regittbr says : "One of
the prettiest sights the human eye ever
rested upon Is gold iu a liquid state.'-'
The human eye in this vicinity would!
be satisfied if it could see any of lie
metal in the solid state.
An irishman having jumped1 fnto' Ihe
water to save a man from drowning,' up
on receiving a quarter from the person
as a reward for the service, locked first
at the money and then at him, and at
last eiclaimed i "'xk overpaid for (be
job."
A gentleman one day mdiscretely
asked a lady how old she was. "Let
me see. I was eighteen when I was
married, and my husband was thirty ;
now he is twice thirty, and that is sixty ;
so of course I am1 twice eighteen, that is
thirty-sis."
An old farmer said io Lli Eonsi
"Boys don't you ever specerlate, or wait
for summit to turn up. You might jusf,
as well go an' sit down on a stone iu the
medder, with a pail atwixt your legs, au
wait for a cow to bacS: up to you to be
milked."
Martin Stauucr, of. Penn township,
Lancaster county, ged 93 years, this
harvest, in two' hours, reaped six shocks
if wheat. He has worked in eijrhtr
inccessive harvests. He is in gootf
nealth, and looks as it he would list
many yecTs longer.
Rev. Petsr Cartwnght, the veteran
p'oneer preacher, is Prawning to the
close of his earthly pilgrimage. He is
now confined! to his room in Pleasant
Plains, near Springfield, III. His strength'
is rapidly falling, and it ?s feared be can
not five rna'ny nionth:.
A father and son in Mitchell county,
Kansas, were recenfly bitten by a mad
wolf, and both v?ere attacked with hy
drophobia ia consequence. The eon was
smothered io death by friends on Wed
nesday las!, and tbe. father was served
the same way on tbe day following.
The Davis Creek bridge, on the Chesa
peak and Ohio Railroad, five miles west
of Charlottstown. W. Va., fell on last
Thursday while workmen' were pntting
on permanent timbers. Thirteen men fell
with tu bridge tv.-.j of wli.jia were killed,
one is probably fbtlly injured, and six1
are more or less seriously hurt.
At Cottonwood, Kansas, on the 5th
nit., William Cherrr. a boss hftrder, was
shot dead by a Mexican herder in his
employ. The Mexican mounted a Ceft
horse and started for Texts, bnt was
pursued by two cow-boys, who overtook
him two htmdrsd and fifty nriles south of
Abline and shot him dead.
Warren has been quite s"tartled by a
fittle series of bold burglaries. - Last
Wednesday night thieves entered nub-
ier's jewelry store and carried off five or
six thousand dollars worth of ware, and
Reeses grist mill was opened, but noth
ing found to take. P. Falconer's bam
was then burst open and a valuable
horse, baggy and harness were captured.
The twn council baa offered a reward of
$300 for tbe arrest and conviction of the
thieves and a detective has heen employ
ed by private subscription.