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VOLUME I
RIDGWAY ELK CO. PA;, FRIDAY, FEB. 12. 1809.
NUMBER 13.
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- hQOFUND'S GERMAN BITTERS,
omi
HOOFLAND'S GERMAN TONIC,
fMMfARKB Br DR. C. M. JJCKXOX,
tmilknti rtlt, Pa.
Tie grtattrt kmvwn rtmtJitt ftr
Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA,
Nervous Debility,
JAUNDICE,
Disease! of the Kidneys,
ERUPTIONS of tit 8KIN,
Bad all Dlittui arising from Die
rdered Liver, atotnach, or
JMfVltlTr Of THE It LOO D.
Rind Mowing igniplona, and iV ynu And oVal
rilm it ajfecltd by ty o tlttm, yon nu; rest
ettwrrd that diteatt hat ctonmtnoed Hi at'ack on tho
sort MMWrlant oryunt o yor 6ocyt aicl unteit loon
tkotk-td Of thl iw 0 poioerful rtmtiit, a miitrabto
14, m rniMaiiy in iluit, wiU bt tin rtiidt.
Conetipetion, Flatulence, Inward Piie,
Fulneae of Blood to the Head, Aulility
of the Btomaoh, Nauaea, Heart- '
burn, u.aguet lor Food. Fulnosa
or Weight in tha B'omnob,
Bour Kruotatioue. Sink
In or Fluttering at the Pit
of the Btomaoh, Hwimmln of
tha llead. Hurried or DitBoult
Breathing. Fluttering at the Heart,
Choking or Sullocating Bonentiona wlms
in a LyinnPonturo, Dimnean of Viniou,
Dte or Wohi before the Might,
Dull Fain in tha Head, Lefl
oieuoy of Ferapiratioh, Yol
Iowuohs of the bkin and
Kyee, Paiu in the Side,
Beetle, Cheat, Limbs, etc.. Sud
den Fluahen of Heal, Burning in
tha I'leah, Conatant Imagining of
aCvil, and Oreat Deprossiuu of Spirit.
All Unit indicaU diltau if the f.ivtr or Digtltiot
Orgatu, combintd with impurt blood.
fjdoflano'o cnncm Dittcrs
la entirely vegetable, end contain no
liquor. It I a Cliuiaiu il of Fluid ICXm
irneu. The Huola, lle.ua, and Uarke
free wblell three extracts are innda
are (alliertd In (iriiun.ir All Ilia
medicinal virtue are ri'.rt .d from
the as by a scientific cll..i.lal. These
Uracil are then fermrdrd la thl
etrc la be uard expressly far the
mivahcl art of Hick Uitler. There
la ne alcoholle anbalanca of any hind
'Used In compounding the lilttcra,
hence It la the only Killer that can
be need la raaca where alcoholic etlm
kUanle are net advisable.
GaofUiiib's amaa Conic
ii a tnmbinalion o f all thl ingrtdimtt 0 the IliHtrl,
ru Smt ("rut Hum, Of tug', tic. It if med or
ikt lam iktiM at tli VilUio. in curt when turn
part acaWf; itiawlui ii required. J wilt bear in
avast UuU that rtmtUiti art ;tlhly different rom
y tktri ttdtmriiitd or tKt curt 0 Hit di'itaut
ohimuJ, thin otutg toiiMiifle prtp.iratumi a mtdicinid
tii4ioU, whit tot nfitn ait nure Utcoctiont of rwm
iniuorm. Tit t'ON IC it dtridttllo ont nlhtmntl
fiftttdaiU and agrttable rrmuditl lotr oTtrtil to thl
puhUt. Ju tail it txqiiiiitt. It it a pUaswt to takt
t, ojhili iti Ut-givitifft tmhilarativg mil mrUicinal
f-.taUtirl katu COMltd it to ot ktioton ii.. 4.U ffrtattlt 0
CONSUMPTION.
Tli9wdt ut raae, wlica (h dm
tlMt aujuo..iA Ii -wum aifOlclcd with
CteU f vrrlwl Uei liave orru cured
bjr th mc riliva?retrdl. Kxtrein
iMlt tur drbility, audi rouifli art
tt atlcndnuti upon icrrr
cam W dyp?pila of d I sea of tli
d(2""v ,gaisii ICvu In cases of
Kcuulm Cauaumptltm, llia remedies
tflll t feuud of I be ajreateat beuflir
alrauglUeulug tad Ih vlgorating.
DEBILITY.
firt i' no mtuiicint afrta i ooJlantTt German
M-'ttm-t ar Tmtt in cuttt of DebiWy. Ttjf impitrt a
4u (utU viffur to Vtt whnlt ysUm, ttrtnpthtn the ap
ffftWc, tauu an tiymen( U, food, tnublt t,it
fauiS U dtjett if, purify the blood, yive a ff-vd,
fund, ktUhy com pit x ion, eradicate tUt yttUtw liny
frm the eye, impart m btotm to the thttk$ and clmutje
yu pttieml trim tkert-breathed, emaciated Mak.
Weak and Delicate Children
ra made alroiifp by iialna; the Hltievrs
r Tonic. In tmcit tliey are FamJy
Medic litea TUey can be adiitlit lai ercd
vlib crVet anfety lo a cbtld three
uaeul In old, the iuuat delicate fcuialev
r a luau of uliicty
Fhue Ktmediee are tfu beet
It Loo a lurller
av-w Aft-Jtcti, and wt'U cure all diieaset resulting from
a' ymr blood pure; ketp ytttr Liver in order;
lc'-op v.hm dk'jtttitx organ i m a Mound, hndthy cmdi
k-n, (.y tiu uu of Uttie rtniediet, and no uucum wiU
evar aeeeUl yau.
t:-23 ooaiPLasioii.
Ladle wk 'lh a fair akin and
f:eol eeoiplrxlnn, free from a yellow
h tlKe and all other dlangui miciil,
aheuld uae llirtc reinedlea ovcaalon
aiiy. The Ijlver In perfect order, and
Hit blood pure, will reanlt In parh
iiufi eye aud bloomlitg check
CAI'TIOX.
HooJtamTl Goman Ittmttiitl art eounterrittd.
Flit imuiut haot tin linalun 0 ('. it. iJueltoon
on tin t-iml of tl outiiitt MTi'''fr 0 tuci ttt'lt, and
thtMomt of Hit oiticlt tiou'il in iMhltottU. All nihil I
art tountortit.
T h a 11 11 d , af letter have been rta
aeled,leilfylug to tha virtue of I hoe
rcutctllea.
A REiD THE EECOJCMESDiTIONS.
I'ROJI HON. UKO. W. tVOOUWAKIi,
Cbief Ja.llta gf the Suprunt Court uf I'.uu-jltanl,
Cs'Uciimiii, Uiurt I61I1, 1487.
l.tnd "HotiHonifi Cfrcill Bllltri" not an inlix
ioatmg oororagi, Iml ii go.' Ionic, uuful in irtjor
OVt of tht dxgtitxrt arjaiu, anv of qrtat bnitfU in
" of itWay unci irant of b trout uWiwi in la
tjlm. J'utirt (ru(,
a to. : woodward.
r0M HON. JAMK8 THOMPSON,
initio ot lb (upreni Ceui t uf 1'omiu) Irailln.
PuiMuii fNii, April 2SUi, ItSS.
I coua'der Hoofland'a German Ult-
'" mI.'s iieiY In ease of at
las Ua er IndiKeatiau or Uyapepala. I
can certify thla from my experience
fit. Yonra, wll h reaprci,
lAUEt THOMPSON.
From RKT. JOSKPI1 II. KENNAKD, D.D.,
Paator ef tb TsntU Baptist CUurch, J'hilmlcljihl.
Ia. J aco in. 1 han ln trtoutntly r
Siwtlta ( ceniitct ny aunt wil T'oommtnJulinni 0
i ffemu Lindi 0 mtdicinn, ont regarding the yractict
HI out a my oppropriatt ntlitrt, J hurl in all caul do
tlinid ; but until a cibir proo iu runout itiilaucti, and
particularly in tog own u mily.otlit uufulutii of Dr.
HonflimtTl O'tneu Milltrt, dcpjtrl tor unci from aiy
atiuil Mini, lo txprtti aiy full omruUm' Iluit lot
rsiieial duliility llieavsttm.aiMt iaKM'iully fur Ursr
CAapp'alul, it it a safe and valualile insiHrulioii. in
lomt cutt 1 it mag Jail : Im! vu jllg, I dould not, it will
it eery bmtJU ial lo Uioit o h; lu fCer rom Uu abac
Cdutts. J'aurt, rtry rrjprri fullg,
J. II. KliWAUn.
Hijhlh, btlow Coattl SL
Price of the Bitter, X00 pe bottle
Or, half dosen for 95.00,
frloe of the Tonio, $1.60 por bottle
Or, a half dosen for $7-60.
ITi Tank I (int up Id quart butt lot.
Rteolitot ll.at it it Dr. HonJlanaVi Canaan Urmtditi
that art to unirtriallg uoed and on highly recommend
od ; and do not allow tin ln,,j.jiU l induct yna (
iaAt aay Uiiao tin that hi may tuy iljiut at food, ho.
aut at makei a larger proa on it. Then Rioudit$
wiU ot lent kg uprtu to any tooaiiy upm application
PniMCIPAL OFK1CK,
AT THC GERMAN MEDICINE TORI,
tio.t&AKCIl BTRtKT, miadttphia.
CHAS. M. BVAM8. Proprietor,
rwm.rly (I If. UCK80H k CO.
Theae Hamedlea are for sal by
Druggists, ktarekeeuera, and iledta
In stealer everywhere.
A mot mYraH lo ooirmim uoM mi erftth m ten, m
HoW to ft t, ghM-iioi.
OUR CHILDHOOD.
BT GEO. D. PRKNTXCR.
'Tli Mid, yet sweet, to listen
To the soft wind's gentle swell, .
And think we hear the tnusio
Oar childhood know to well j
To gaze out on the oven. '
And boundless Acids of nlr.
And foel again our boyhood's wlnh
To roam like angels there. (
There are many dreams of gladness
That clings around the past -And
from the tomb of foeling
Old thoughts oome thronging fast;
The forms re loved so dearly
In the happy days now goad, '
The beautiful anfl lovely,
So fair to look upon. .
Thoso bright and gentle mnMens
Who seemed so forned for bliss,
Too glorious and too beavonly
For such a world as this;
Whose dark, soft eyes scorned swimming
In a sea of liquid light, '
And whose locks of gold were streaming
O'or brows so sunny bright.
Whose smiles were like the sunshine
In the spring timo o'f tho yenr
. Like tho changcful'gleams of April,
They followed every tear!
They have passed like hopes away,
And thutr loveliness has fled;
Oh, many a heart is mourning
That tboy are with tho dead.
Like the brightest birds of summer,
They have fallen with the stem;
Yet, oh, it is a lovely death
To fado from earth like them!
And yet the thought is saddening
To muse on such as they, '
And fuel that all the beautiful
Are passing fast away;
That the fair ones whom we love
Grow lo each loving breast,
Like thetcndril of tho creeping vine,
Then per'uh whore they rest
Aud wo can but think of these,
la the soft and gcntlo spring,
When tho troes are waving o'er us,
And the flowers are blossoming;
And we know that wintor's coming
With his cold and stormy sky,
And the gloriousbcauty round us
Is budding but to did
From ltarper't Now Monthly Magazine
SISTERS.-
CHAPTER I.
"But you know," said Elsie, ' that s tutor
can not marry."
"Hecuu be engaged," returned Clara, "and
wait for better times, like other people."
"Every one makes such a talk over Ro
derick Dexter," coutiuued Elsie. "One
would think him the only young man iu the
place, by the way they go ou; aud I am sur3
there are half a dozen others that I should
fuuey quite as soon or sooner. Of course he
lins u great deal of talent nnd principle aud
all that, but he is so awkward.' His great
hands and feet distress me; there really
doesn't seem to be space for them in any room
he comes into. So different from Ned Tor
rington!"' 'For shame, Elsie!" exclaimed her sister,
indignrntly. "How cuu you compare the
two?"
"You area very fierce champion, Clara.
I wouder you dou t take him for yourself if
you vultie him so highly."
A bright flush mounted to Clara's brow.
"You forget," she uuswered, "that he has
never given mo the opportunity. It is not
for my euke that he comes here so often."
Elsie did not see the Hush. She stood be
fore the mirror, brushing back her golden
hair, and was too well occupied with the re
flected imago, to note the changes of her
sister's countenance. And in truth that im
age was lovely enough to justify her close
uttentiou. The delicately chiseled features,
the heaven-blue eyes, the apple-blossom col
oring, were mere accessories of its beauty;
they were lit up by such look of iunocense,
of joyousness, us is seldom seen, save in some
sweet and happy child.
"No," she said, complacently in answer to
her sister's statement, "I don't suppose, it is.
But then bow am I to blume? You needu't
be so savage with me, Clara."
"Was I savage? I am sure I did not mean
it. But I certainly thiuk you should be se
rious about this mutter, dear. You should
decide on wbut you mean to do, and not
trifle with tho young mau's happiness."
"Mercy ou rael As if tho happiness of
such a pursgon could depend npon a giddy
thing like me!"
"Ktrauge as it seems," returned Clara,
smiling, "I fear we must admit the fact.
Indeed, Elsie, I think you only preteud to
doubt it for the pleasure of hearing it reas
serted. "
"And if I do, what of it? Where's the
use of being young and and of being culled
pretty if you cau't eujoy yourself?"
"Have all the enjoyment that you can,
only don't forget the rights of others."
" 'Saith the preacher.' Dear Clara, what
a solemn thing you are getting to be! Really
don't be vexed just the least little bit of
an old maid?"
"It is as well, perhaps, since I hare the
charge of such a volatile youko maid."
"I don.t know why you should feel it such
a charge," said Elsie, pouting. "I'm sure
I'm old enough to take care of myself. And
as for what we were talking of," she contin
ued, while an access of displeasure darkened
her lovely features "I thiuk you are very
unreasonable. It ia pretty hard if I must
make op my mind to take the very first
chance that offers, and settle down into a
dull married woman belore I have, seen
enough of the world to know what I really
fancy.
Clara offeied do defense, being well awaro
from paBt experience that there was little use
ia doing so. She went out presently to at
tend to household matters, while Elsie re
mained to complete her decorations. It was
long ttk and performed with anions care,
but the result was satisfactory. By the time
it was achieved her brow was clearedi She
surveyed with pleasure her shining tresses,
the rich flow of her silken robe, the luce that
shaded her milk-white neck. She thought,
not without interest, of the probable effect
of this toilet npon Roderick. Lingering be
fore tho glass she now adjusted a pin, lifted
a braid a trifle, or smoothed down a rebell
ious fold. Seeing it all, you would in one
breath have exclaimed at her vanity, and,
with the next, admitted that it would be
strange if so exquisite a creature did not en
joy the spectacle of her own beauty.
In high good humor at last she went down
stairs. Tea was just on the table, her father
aud brother about to sent themselves.
"Seems to me Elsie," said the latter,
boy of seventeen, just begining to be criti
cal in feminine attire "that yon are got up
in great style to-night What's on hand?
Any of your beaux going to happen in this
evening?''
"No one is coming that I am aware of,"
replied Elsie with dignity. "Is it so very
unusual forme to be respectfully dressed?1'
"Oh you needn't tell me!" said the acute
youth. "That blue silk wasn't put on for
nothing. I lay, Elsie," he added, viewing
her with admiration, "you know what suits
you, if you ark my sister. Blue is dovilish
becoming to your stylo."
"Frederick !" said Mr. Moncrift, reprov
ingly. "Beg pardon, father," replied the f,on,
with a depreciating wave of the 'jnJ. "I
always mean to respect the p:ciety of ladies,
but a man sometimes forgets himself, you
know. Clara, my dear, another cup of your
good tea, if you please. These biscuit are
capital; made 'em yourself, did you? You
are a jewel, and shall keep my house when I
have one. But Elsie," returning to the at
tack, "you mean to finish off Dexter's busi
ness for him to-night, I suppose?"
"Fred, you are too absurd," replied hie
sister, coloring.
"Judging from Mr. Dexter's own appear
ance," remarked the father, "I should say
that any special cares in dress would be a
waste of ammunition."
"Don't you believe it," said Fred, admon
ishingly. "These solemn fellows have eyes
in their heads; I know them of old. They
go about as if they hadn't a thought for any
thing but science; but they manage to pick
up the prettiest girls in town for wives
watch them, and see if they don't. About
this one, Miss Elsie, I advise you to nail him
at once or you may Vooso the chunce. There's
a young ludy come to stay at Mrs. Barlow's
where he boards; a niece, I believe. I saw
her getting out of the stage this afternoon.
I tell you she's a stunucrl Eyes as black as
beads and a figure like Di Vernon!''
Elsie's spirits fell a little at this intelli
gence, nor did they rally as an bour or two
passed by without the familiar ring. She
fancied that her father's smile, os he looked
np from bis newspaper, was significant and
cat:ricul. ' She took her worsteds and crotch
et ed industriously, determined to appear as
unconcerned as possible; but her interest
flagged, her mind would wander away to
Mrs. Barlow's parlor, and immngine the Di
Vernon niece usurping Rodericks attention.
No donbt she would make a set at him at
once! Elsie could tell from Frederick's de
scription just the sort of person that she
wus. Very dashing, very forward these
black-eyed girls always were ready to help
along a quiet young man like Roderick.
Well, she should never put herself out to
court auy one; if a man ha-lu't spirits enough
to take his owu part she shouldn't assist him.
Strange that any ooo could be so silly, so
easily iuveigled! Indignation against the
niece's arts and Roderick's stupidity were
about eaquully mingled in ber mind. In the
mTdst of these uncomfortable musings the
door-bell sounded its welcome peal, and
Elsie's face brightened as Mr. Torrington
came iu.
CUira looked with decided disapproval on
tho scene which ensued. Roderick's defec
tion r.iade the beauty unusually gracious to
his rival. She was never lively even in her
best spirits; liveliness would have been forc
ed, spasmodic, basides l.er gentle, subdued
gayety; her manuer produced an impression
of softness, of amiability, fur more wiuuin
than the sallies of the most vivacious. Ned
Tonington felt its charm. He had flirted
with Elsie hitherto for the pleasantness of
the pastime, but to-night he begou to look
at the thing moro seriously. He wondered
if that salary which just kept him aloug in
comfort could by any possibility be mado to
serve the wants of two, or if there were any
way of enlurgiug it How the fellows at his
boarding house would stare when he present
ed such a beauty to them as his wife! But
that was a long way off yet, though Elsie's
smiles and kindness seemed to say that the
dream was not a hopeless one.
At the death of her mother, some eight
years previous to the opening of our story,
the charge of the family bud devolved on
Clara Moncrief. Though but a girl of four
teen she devoted herself with preserving en
ergy to its duties, aud, as her father hud re
muiued a widower, was now long habituated
to her position. In all household ways she
was expert; domestic comfort she could read
ily provide. Elsie aloue, her pet and triul,
perplexed and disconcerted her. The differ
ence of five sears in their acre hardly gave
her authority enough to be respected by her
capricious charge. Often docile, Elsie was
occasionally deaf to reason aud defiant of re
straint. Her temper was equally nuui, anu
Clura sometimes feared that there was reully
no solid substance in her character to which
one might appeal to regulate her conduct
Yet people generally thought her a sweet
girl a little vain, perhaps; but who could
wouder at that? Even her father, (lading
hi everv comfort cared for, did not bethiu
bim that it was always Clara who attended
to his wants. To bun &lsie never oared ex
hibit her caprices, and he esteemed himself a
fortunate purent in possessing so loveiy ana
dutiful a child. Frederick sometimes pro
claimed that be wus the only person who re
ally "saw through Elsie; every oouy eise
wua blinded bv her beautv and a way she had.
Yet even be, severe critic, was not proof
against this very "way;" a species of charm
that does not consist with beauty or any oin
er e-ift. but is a mere independent fuciuution,
impossible to describe. Its possessors may
be, nay, generally is, or an unequal temper;
toiiv nrovoke tou often to the limits of en
durance; yet when the season of gracious
nes returns von to bask in it: too enjoy it
a rreat deal more. I am ashamed to say, than
the steady amiability which you can rely np
on, week in, week out. All who encounter
ed Elsie felt the influence of this charm, and
than tho re-
served quiet Roderick Dextor.
When his visits first' became frequent,
Clara honestly supposed them intended for
herself; Elsie whs so young, so gay, so dif
ferent in every respect from the grave, plain
suiter. Then, too, he paid her very little
attention;, his discourse was generally ad
dressed to the elder sister, with whom he was
more at ease. Clara liked him; she was
quite able to overlook, in rememberance of
hit real worth, all those deficiencies at which
Elsie carped, and to feel honored by his
preference. It was not quite a pleasant sur
prise when cirenmstnnces disclosed her mis
take; she was mortified, humiliated at the
appropriation, even in her own mind, of an
interest not designed for her. But a still
greater surprise was the fact that Elsie prov
ed by no means indifferent to her conquest
Whether her slight and purposeless charac
ter felt its importance enhanced by the hom
age of this earnest and serious man; whether
she found in it something to-lean npon and
to strengthen ; or whether she was simply flat
tered that the person most universally hon
ored and esteemed among her set preferred
her, none conld say. Yet it was clearly ap
pearent that, however she might preteud to
undervalue him and laugh at his oauciieries,
she was proud of his regaid and watchful of
his attentions.
After Eleanor Barlow's arrival this became
more than ever maoifeat A young lady un
der the same roof naturally received a little
notice, even from the reserve tutor, and that
little was sufficient to make Elsie uneasy.
Her regard needed only the stimulus of jeal
ously to fan it into the . brightest flame of
which her heart was capable. She was rest
less, absent, dnring all her hours at home;
even the adornment of her person, ber most
engrossing care and greatest pleasure, failed
to interest her; in company she was only gay
if Mr. Dexter were near her and devoted.
Even his diffidence drew encouragement from
his demeanor; a declaration of his feeling
speedily ensued, and poor Ned Torrington
was awakened from dreams of Elsie by the
news of her approaching marriage. For for
tune had been kind to the young tutor; he
was appointed to fill a vacant Professorship,
and matrimony was justfialile not only in bis
own eyes but in those.of the friends of his
dctrothed. So the marriage took place with
all the eci.at possible in a country village,
and Roderick Dexter bore home his bride.
Elsie expected in her new lil'o nothing less
than perfect happines, though she never
troubled herself to analyze the expectations
and see what grounds Bhe had for it She
had not been by any means very happy in ber
maiden home, spiteof her beauty, her bell
hood, aud entire freedom from care; thero
had been plenty of hours of dissatisfaction
and ennui. But she flattered herself that
these were due to circumstauces; she had been
under so much restraint Clara was so ex
citing, so fussy, always wanting her to be in
flnenced by high motive and strict notions
of duty, 'there would be no such trouoio
with Roderick, who was more than satisfied '
with ber as she was. Life seemed to stretch
before her gaze, a sunny scene of love aud
homage; she did not inquire how she was to
merit the love or keep the homage.
Roderick s copes bad a basis hardly more
solid. Rapturous trratitude for the prefer.
euce of a creature so beautiful, a lover s faith
that robed her in all attributes of womanly
perfection; was this the capital to meet the
unceasing drafts of married life? But there
was an essential difference iu 'tho vission of
the two; Elsie thought only of the happiness
she was to receive, while Roderick was re
solved, with all the force of a nature deep
and earnest, to brighten the existence of
that being so lovely and beloved, who bad
given herself to his keeping.
(continued. )
Is Peaclmm, Vermont, 50 years ago, Rev.
Leonard Worcester was the only minister;
and it was his constant practice to visit ev
ery sick person in the town, whether the it.-
valid was ever seen at church or not. At
one time, hearing of tho ilnnss of an old wo
muu liviug in aa out-of-the-way neighbor
hood a sort of heathen corner of the town
ho went to see her. He reached the house
with difficulty, having to pass through the
fields aud get his chaise over some very rough
places. Seating himself by the old woman's
bedside, he told her why he bad come to see
her, and how difficult he had found the way,
ami iaauired into the Btate of her health;
and then, after an awkward pause, he came
to the subject of religion wuh the question,
"What are your views of a future state?"
The old woman being someweat dear, Btared
at the minister, and asked him: "What's that
you say, parson?" He repeated the question
in a louder tone, when she answered in the
true Yankee vernacular aud drawl: "Waell
neow, I was born in Rhode Island; when I
was a baby, dad and mam moved into Con
necticut, aud we lived there a spell; then we
went to the old "Bay State, and staid sey.
eral years; then we weut to New Hampshire;
aud finally we come up here into Vermont
I diiuno. parson; but seems to me I like one
state lest about as 1 dew totner! The ruin
ister loved a joke, and this came near upset
ting bis gravity. He left the bouse without
any farther attempt to ascertain the old wo
man's religious views.
Is eiifht ve.rs the strength of the Gov
ernment of the United States has increased a
thousand fold. Before IBM) the doctrine of
State rights had well nich fouudered the
central power. Government was nothing
more thau a chimera. The States were oin
ni potent They could do everything. The
people were ignored. The Constitution set
tled nothing, especially if slavery were in
volved. Have we a Government? was the
people's question when Sumpter was fired up
on. Have we a Constitution guaranteeing
human riirhts? is the question they are ask
ing to-day. We have. It shall no longer
be tho machine of wrong. Insist upon its
perfect adaptation to the present Let it
sauare with the primative charter the Dec
laration. Let it be worthy of the nation
and the times. Let it be the palladium of
human rights, the glory, power and creed of
a free couutry, where "iiueriy is not a tink
ling cymbal, and where "citizenship" is not
souuding brass. -
God loves to have us pray with earnest
ness. The best proof ot earnestness is
simplicity. Better ia God's sight are the
broken, but heart-felt utteraooea of child
than the high-flown language of some who
tbink themss'vee wonaeriaun prajei.
none more deeply, it appeared
thlperttitfdil lnlndbt,
Rev. Mr. Noyes, a missionary of the
American Board, stationed at Cambarn, in
Southern India, writes that the barbarous
practice rjt hook swinging has been revived
in that section ot India, and he describes
an occasion of this sort which he witnessed
last summer. It is surprising that the
British government which once forbade
this inhuman rite, should allow the priests
to again inflict it upon the people. We
copy his account as given in the MUtionary
Herald t
Recently, while laboring in the itiner
ancy, I witnessed the " hook swinging
festival." At the beginning of this festi
val, the priest ol the pagoda sends the
sacred ashes, and othev things, to a person
whom he selects as a victim to be su3pen.
ded. On tho reception of these gifts, the
man commences a fast, denying himself all
bodily indulgence. On the day fixed for
the celebration of the feast, he enters the
temple with pomp and ceremony, and ap
pears before the idol. The priest performs
a ceremony over him, uttering munthrams,
or heathen forms of prayer, and he pre
tends to bo under the influence of devils
and acts like a madman. While in this
state, some person standing by gives him a
violent blow on the back, which produces
a slight swelling. The muscle is here
pierced in two places, and openings are
made sufficient for the insertion of the iron
hooks, which are immediately introduced,,
and then pressure is applied on every side
of the wound, to prevent the issuo of
blood, greatly increasing the man's suffer
ings The fact that no blood flows is re
garded by the people as a miraculous im
terposition. After these preliminaiies the
man is taken to the machine upon which
he is to be suspended and swung about.
This consists of a four wheel platform car,
in the center of which is an upright post,
twenty or thirty feet high, and upon the
top ot it is a traverse beam, forty feet long,
fitted to work like a well sweep, and also
to be swung around in a circle. Upon one
end of this beam, the hooks already insert
ed in the man's back are fastened by strong
ropes. Long ropes are also attached to
tbe other end, by means of which several
men manage its motions.
The victim is first swung around in a
circle, and then raised high in the air,
while the multitude below fill the air with
their shouting. In going up he favors
himself by catching hold of the rope with
bis bands, but pretty soon lets go, and is
suspended by the hooks inserted in his
back, being bent almost double, nis head
and feet banging, and the muscles oi his
back being pulled out to their utmost ten.
sion. w Due ne is nanging in mis poBi
tion, the car is drawn by hundreds of men
over rougR ground, around the temple, the
man being shaken and tossed irom sido to
side by the motion of the car. It was a
lull bour, by my watcb, that 1 saw the
man thus suspended, iiis countenance
was a picture of distress, and wien taken
down he seemed much exhausted.
He is next presented to the people to
teccive their offerings, and receives large
presents of money ana lands property
such as he could not have accumulated by
the labot of years. He is now taken to his
bouse, tbe hooks are removed, and bis
wounds are treated' by the application of
small cakes of mud made so hot aa to burn
the skin. Three of these plasters are
placed on each wound and kept there for
seven days, when they are taken off and
other medicines are applied. This is a
severe treatment, but the wounds are said
to be eneotually healed by it in twenty days,
if the man survive! it. On the first day
he suffers but little; because he s made in
sensible by intoxicating drugs and potions.
On the second and succeeding days his suf
fering are so great that he will -often at
tempt to commit suicide ; but ns be
is
strickly watched by his friends, he finds no
opportunity, and the deed is seldom done,
Tbe barbarous practico ot nooit swinging
was discontinued for many years in the
Madura District, uutu it was again re
vived in 1867, and as the people have
come to understand that the Government
will not interfere to prevent it, it is likely
to become a common occurrence. 1 esti.
mated the number of persons present
on
this occasion at 15,000.
A Ricu Boy. The son of Joshua Seers of
Boston, 14 years of age, is the richest boy
in tbe United States. His father died ten
years airo, leavinsproperty valued at tfl.ouu
000. providing in his will that his son should
have $2,500 annually until attaining tbe age
of 21 : the 6um of $30,uOU at that period
4,000 annually uutil he had passed the age
of 24: 86,000 annually until he had passed
the age of 30, and 820,000 per annum after
that time? The property remains in the
hands of three trustees, and the priucipal
has now reached the sum of 83,300,000.
Tbe trustees have a salery of g-'i.OOO each
and the commission received from tbe col
lections of rents amount to a sum equal to
the salary of the President of the United
States. Young Sears is now in Europe,
being educated.
Iuob'b bo. Fred D's uncle John, watching
F's doirs at play, remarked to tbe child that
they were not eveu us old as he was, ex
pluioiuir further, to be sure tbe six year old
understood it, that they bad not seen
many birthdays as he had. F. was struck
bv the last remark, aud, leaving the do
squared himself before the elderly gentleman
aud said: "uucie joun, wnea i wa nine
fellow I asked my mother to change my
birthday; but she couldu't you see; for you
have got to have your birthdays on the same
day that you was born I
Thi largest pea factory ia the world, on
the French coast, uses sixty tons ot steel
month in this manufacture, aod there is
dozen ether houses whose product is not
much sAiallcr
JUhATioNS bt Marriage. A grest
many complex telationbhips come abont
by marriage. We . have heard of the
mother and daughter who married brothers,
and who thereafter addressed eaoh other
as sisters tod also of the young man who,
on being asked by the J udge whether he
had father and mother, said he wasn't
quite certain whether he had or nor, first
his fathendied and his mother married
again, and then his mother died, and his
father married again; and her didn't know
exactly whether they were his father and
mother or not. But Dan. Bryant, of the
minstrels, tells of the most complete family
ever known, something in this wise : " I
married a young widow, who lived with her
step.daughter ; my father shortly alter
married the step daughter. My wife Was,
therefore, the mother.io.law, and my wife's
step-daughter is my step.mother. Well,
my step.mother, that is to say, my father's
wife and my wife's daughter, had a son.
He is my step-brother, of couise, but be .
ing the son of joy wife's step-daughter, my
wife is, of course, his grandmother, and I
am his grand. father as well as his step
brother. My wife also had a hoy. My
step mother is consequently the step-sister
of my boy and also his grandmother ; be.
oause he is the child of her step-son, and .
my father is the brother-in.law, of my son,
who is the son of my step-mother. I ana
my mother's brothcrin-law, my wife is
the aunt of her own son, my son is the
grandson of my father, and 1 am my own
grandfather."
A Hard Hit at Napoleon. Roche
fort has never dealt a keener hit at Napo
leon HI, than the following, which ap
pears in No. 29 of La Lanterna, dated
Aix la Chapelle, December 14, 1868 :
A journal, relating that the President
of the United States, that is to say, the
Chiet ot .the most -powerful State in the
world, receives a salary of only ninety
two thousand francs, adds, not without
irony, that this is a little less than the
Emperor of tho French spends every day.
One must know how to do justice,
even to our enemies. If tho. Emperor
receives a civil list threo hundred and
seventy times larger than that- of the
President of the United Slates, we should
bear in mind that his expenses are by
far more considerable.
Thus, for instance, Napoleon III, re
cruting a whole army, and equipped a
whole fleet for tbe conquest ot Mexico,
which naturally necessitated the expendi
ture of frightful sums of money.
1 he President ot the United States, otv
the other hand, had not to spend a single
sou, inasmuch as he only had to' make a
significant gesture in order to cause the
terrible Napoleon the Third to let his
troops and men tf- war leave Mexico At
the top of their speed.
J. he Emperor, besides, has old mis
tresses to provide for, to subvention ac
complices, to pay hush money, nnd to
distribute diamond crosses. All this,
however, you cannot get into the heads
of malicious journalists. These block
heads are stupid enough to imagine that
it costs nothing to have oneself defended
by such disinterested servants as M.
Kouher.
Horace Greelt The New York
correspondent of tbe Milwaukee Sentinel
says concerning Mr. Greely :
" Abused as Horace Ureely is by
friends and foes, I doubt very much if
there lives another editor in the world
who at the bottom is so respected It
come to bo an American habit to
speak sneeringly of him, a habit that ho
himself must be accustomed to by this
time, but I notice that respect and admir
ation tor bis sturdy boldness, and for his
experience, always triumphs in a mixed
assembly when he is spoken of or ap
pears. Men who commenced years ago
to save up materials for his obituary,
have passed nwav and been forerotten t
but be Btillshambles around the Spruce
street corner. Upstarts in lournalisni
who predicted his political annihilation
and his social downfall, have run the
course of decadency but he still smiles
blandly. Men tried to set his office on
hi e and burn him out, but it was no use.
Bennet has withdrawn in seniality to his
penitential retreat at Mount Washington.
Thurlow Weed does little but tell old
men's gossip, and Bryant occasionally
does a poem but old Greely pegs away ,
in tbe same otbee, with the same Visor,
the same indomitable will, and the same
youthful bloom on his cheeks, that he
had years aizo. What is the use of fisrht-
ing such a man ? "
Words yon Boys to Remember. Lib
erty is the right to do whatever you wish,
without interfering with the rights ot
others.
Save your money, and you will find it
one of the most useful friends.
Never give trouble to your mother or
father.
Take care of the pennies and they will
grow to dollar.
Intemperance ia the cause of nearly all
the trouble ia this world ; beware of strong
drink,
The poorest boy if he be industrious,
honest end saving, may reach the highest
honor ia the land.
An Irish soldier, who now And then
indulges in a drop whisky, was thus ao
costed by the reviewing general t
" What makes your nose so red t " ,
"Place your honor," replied Patrick,
u I Always blaoab whin I spake to a Gin
trl officer.'' ,