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VOLUME I
1UDGWAY, ELK CO. PA., FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 18(51).
NUMBER 1.
Who was the Eurglar.
BT MAX KLKIX.
lu tbe year 18 1 lived In ft qniet little
village ofM . H"t quite fifty- miles from
Chicago, iinil was there onrij;jl in a grocery
and confectionery story. Ilo.v I came tu go
to this place front my native town in tlm
southern part of New Hump-hire is more
than 1 or any boily else can tell.
But I left home as soon as I was of age,
Olid being ra'her giddy, end, us they call it
now u days, 'fust,' I wanted to get away troni
the eyes of iny parents; mid I thought that
if I could pet once into the world mid ont of
iny native town, I would "get rich," ami
come hump and show the old folks and the
neighbors that Robert Stanford was somebody
after nil. Fortune in some way or other
brought me to this place in the fall of the
year. I at onee pot a situation us n clerk in
n grocery and confectionery store at very
reasonable wages; mid iu the course of the
IiPXi two years, haviup leen very econoinicol
with my money, 1 was admitted as uu equal
partner in the business; and it paying tirst
rate, I in staged t.i get enough together to
purchase the other interest in the coiicerue,
and was the sole proprietor.
Well, about that time J attended a private
party and there met and was introduced to a
beautiful and' accomplished young lady, by
the name of Miss Mary Seiners. Our slipht
acquaintance ripened into intimacy, and in
the course of the summer we were married.
Her parents were well off in worldly things
and at once set us up iu a neat cottage on the
bounds of the village, and my wife insisted
that my only sister should come and live with
ne, Sue came jus ta we h id gut comforta
bly settled into we were of con se very hap
py" to see her. I not havinp seen her in six
years, livery thing seemed to pa- fl pleas
rntlv for about two mouths, when one uiorn;
i,jp I weut as usual to the store, and on my
arrival there, discovered that my wllet was
not in my pocket. I naterally i-ut -posed that
I had dropped it ut the house; and need i up
the con u nts that fur-noon to pay for pro
duce. I directly sent my errand boy after it.
My wile sei:t tiie.a note saying that it was
not to be found in the the houve anywhere.
I then wt nt myself, but with the same re
sult. It was not to lie found between the
ntic and tlio celh-r.
Here v(u a mistcry. I knew that I had
not lost it on my way down, and I came to
the conclusion that it mast have been taken
from my pocket while I was asleep. But
who couid hflvn taken it? There were none
iu tin house Init my wife and sister, tic
hon-o keeper an I my ermnd boy.
The house keeper bd lived with my father-in-law
nearly fifteen years, and was known
to be strictly honest The boy ha 1 ln-eit
with me in the store over u year, and had in
tbe course of that time had many chances to
take ten times the amount that was in the
Ballet, but had never touched a cent. Of
course 1 could not suspect my wife aud titter.
Bjt who was the Thief?
The- nest ntorni up my wife ml.-"d her sol i
watch. This was too much. We lu 1 fastened
the door to our chamber and the only n.eii-i
of access was a door leudin; to my iter
chamber; but if they did, they did it without
waking any of us.
Maltem thus progressed iu this manner for
tbr nights m ire, the first nipht my watch
WiiUkeu, and the secend my iro'd pencil:
nnd the thir l my wife's jewel case from a
trunk at the bead of the bed uii-i r the table
1 then accused the boy boldly of robbinp
the house, at which he was so taken back and
indignant that he left, the sii-r immediately,
went to the hoise and packed his satchel a d
started for the depot; but I had a:i iifiieor
theie and arre.-t"d him just as lie was step
ping on hoard the train
At beinp thus accused, arre-ted and search
ed, the boy waa so astonished and nshancd
that he cried, and lieppeil of me to let him
po home. But 1 thoupht this only a p-so to
pet away ou. and 1 an-wered him that I
would let him pu home when he came down
with the watches, jewelry and money, at
which the boy broke out iu sobs, and protint
C'd his innocence. But I could not we it,
and had him takeu to the village lock up.
lie was examined that afternoon, and the evi
dence was so stroup upainit- him. on his "t
temptinp to leava the town so su Mealy after
he roblii'iien that the justice i-uppo-ed he
was the guilty one, uud said it tuut po up
th county court which set in three weeks,
and if nobody pave bail be must po to jail to
await his. trial. Ho was sent to the jail ut
the county seat, son)-! six miles distant.
That nipht we supposed wo were rid of the
burplar, uud slept soundly without fear of
loosing any more valuables. But what was
our consternation in the morning to find my
life's linger rinps pone? She had accident by
left them on tlie stand the night before, but
they were not to lie found.
Now who is the burglar?
The next nipht I resolved to watch. I nc
cordingh' provided mvself wit:i a revolver.
and retired,' not to sleep; but to keep awukej
nml watch.
About midnight I heard a slipht noise in
my sister's room, and in a short lime her door
Blowly opened, and I clutched my cocked re
volver uerviously for the burglar was coining.
When the door nwung open, my own bister,
in ber night clothes sound asleep with a lump
iu ber haud, caiuo into the room with a cat
like step. She came straight to the head of
our bed and took a fancy china match box
off the stand aud weut back with the same
noiseless st 'p I uroo us quietly as I could
nml followed ber into her room, und 1 saw
ber po ut once to her trunk and open it. and
then open a l'a!.-o top which she let down from
tbe cover; and looking over her shoulder 1
saw inv wallet, the two watches, tne jewel
case, liiv gold pencil and several other things
that had been missed. I went back aud
nwoko my wife who came in, and theu we
nw. ke the somnambulist with the open trunk
belore her. The mystery was explained aud
the real robber caught. At daylight was
us on the road to tho county jail with tbe
constable, goin; as fust aa horse flush could
carry us, to release Harry Johnson, tho boy
I hnu imprisoned on a mere supposition.
To-duy the boy is my equal partner, und
tbe firm name roads Sauforil & Johnson, and
my sister is severely cured of somnambulism.
' Catnip weddings ure tho lateFt devices for
getting up 'benefits for married beggars,"
and they occur aa often as tbo baby boa the
stomach-ache.
T. hi anerv i. to ror.n th. fulu of oth-
m MOTftrt ' I
Impartial SnUrago.
IiAtimsnenu, Pu., Feb. 10, 18C9.
t Messrs. KniTons ok tub Static Cuaho:
The pregnant events of the .Viueteen b cen
tury nave furnished additional evidence of
the progressive tendencies of revolutions.
the late rebellion, or revolution whichever
term tho f'utuie historian may accord it has
been followed by revolution, peueful, it is
trii", yet as decisive iu their accomplish
ments as though effected by the sword. Tho
lines which determined the political parties
are completely destroyed. I'he Democratic
parly, stricken nerveless, failed nt the close
of the war, nml has net feince succeeded in
comprehending tho necessities of the times.
Protest iipainst usurpations of power, real
or imaginary, 1 do not p-opose to discuss
fertile clamoriiips about ideas which had per-i.-bed,
a"d fool hardy antagonism to the de
nrindi and inarch of inevitable propress,
composed the vocabulary of its orators and
writers. Whether the lea-icrs of that party
could have retained tho sceptre, by having
adopted n different policy, or whether, hnving
lost power, they could have retrained it, H
foreign to my subject. The termination of
the war suece-sfully', settled finally the ques
tions of Slavery. Nullification mid Secec.sioti;
the election of Giant, has n finally settled
the question as the Presidential or Congres
sional Koconsti'ueiion as well as the doctrine
or heresy of Repudiation in any shape, how
ever specious. The only National question
open now is Suffiain. I say then, it is use
less to speculate or t itemize upon tie' proba
bility of possibilities becoming real ties; we
must take the parties of tu-dny ns lh'-y stand,
not. as they milit have stood; we muvt take
events as tl.ey actually tran-qi re, not as we
may have desired tlieui to come to pa--s
Tiiis prandeit quest ion of Kuffi ape is y t to
be amwered, this sublime problem to be
solved, and it seems to me it niu4 beeri'iod
ied in the p'ans, the di- cassions uud the
virrosv of the coiiriip political contest, I
affirm that on this question the position of
the Democratic arty is denied by Honor,
honesty and Justice. I ehullenpe any Dem
ocrat to give ni" a reason 5nr excluding Ne
groes IVoin ti e ballot box, which will not
equally apply to many thousands of white
voters. It isnuthioir but n prejudice; or. as
some disclaim prejudice, objection is made
to conforrin-r snre-iage upon the Negro, as
"impolitic.'' If ni: -ii would o.i'y abandon
this i-.i.s'r tb!e question of "p iliev," tlie
ijio -Ft ion would spei dfly bp nti-wi-rcil affirma
tively not by act of I'oilpre.-s; not by Con
stitutional Amendment, but by a direct
vole of the peop'e of each State. Let eaeh
man. diM' odiup the poli -y of the movement,
ask hineelf: Have 1 the riirht to deny tiie
lace of men who uie endowed with immortal
aouV; who, equally with ire', are acceptable
to I Jon; who. with ta", will In judged by
Omnipotence; who, with me, will be r -whirled
for his inriis, or punisln d for his sin;
men whom C o j regards not my inferiors; be
iui's poi-t-essiiig the f.itnu. pi y c:d powers as
I po-se-s; men who a'e r-itioual, men who Hie
born, live and die as live and will die
isk have 1 the riilrt to deny such being
ih" privileges which 1 possess? If I have
this rieht. whence and from whom did I re
ceive it? Ts tho mere co'or of the skin a saf-liei'-iit
rea-oii? Should features less d -licate
or manners lest retine I than inine ju .lify my
denial? ' tr i-i dai ive uoiieene i it to take
siieh answers a reason: and yet l ecnu-e a
nimi is a 'ninsref" is siii!i -i.-nt reasmt to 'le'
Denioeartie p.uty for tlie pt-rpet ration of a
hid Vms wroiip on a fellow man! But fuitlur.
the duties oT sovereign snd subject urereeip-ro-'al.
'I'he subject cotitri'oites an nsi-e-ted
qno'a of the exiei!si-s of tlie sovereign; the
sovereijru p-i irautees to the suliject protec
tion to iife, liberty and fr.inehin s. Among
th" liiht, or the f Mehi-es, piiarant-'ed by
our Co'nmoir.vealt'i, representing the sover
eiirii, to !.! white ni ale tax-payer, is the
ri'.'ht to vote. Ti is is an absolute riirht.
No questions is a.-k"d as to his intelliirence;
no exai'iinntinii made of his nnderst an lie?
of the fnu'liiivoita! pr'n-'ifia's of tho organic
law of t e St ite, f.r United States; he may
be brnight fo the noils ft on th" jail; h" may
t-tupirer u:. recking with the fames of viMain
oii liq ior, ti exercise in wo. so than luutal
condition on of th mot important rights
of an American citizen Does not the negro
contribute ins quota of tux-s? Is he not as
sessed? Doe not fill collector demand,
and failin'.r to receive tiie as-esS 'd tax, lew
upon, nnddi-tivss the property of the negro?
It would s-eai that my proposition as to the
relations nf sovereign an 1 subject was not
si:nd; for while Pennsylvania, tl:e sovereign,
demand-! and exacts from the negro, the sub
ject, ilntie- and taxes, she denies to hi.u priv
ileges accorded the white man. her other sub
ject. Tle negro must bear "the heat, and
liurtheit of th day," but may not avail him
self of the shadow, under which hi white c.i
laborer may refresh himself. Is this jiist?
But farther: The highest right a sovereign
possesses but for which he is equally bound
to the greatest recompense is the right to
the service of the subject in the time of War.
Did not the negro obey tho call matin on hir.i?
Did he filter wfien death confronted him ou
the field of battle, and beckoned onward?
Was not life us sweet, l.oaie as cherished : ltd
children beloved by tic negro as by the
white patriot? Did not. hearts bow, and
fond lip murmur as sorrow fu ly for him as
for the white soldier who sealed his lovo of
country with his lite? Is not the (Tenth of
tho same tjo 1 in him us in tne? To compel
tho negro lo bear the burthen, but not enjoy
the privileges of citi.enship, is uotoriouslv
inconsisteiit with the fundamental principles
of our constitutions; th" discrimination;
apart from its unholy injustice, creates a
privileged class, than which nothing was far
ther from the designs of tho rATi'.ES pathia.
I know many objections ore urged against
negro suffrage but I cannot recognize them
as dcduceJ from slipht reason or pood morals
J.KX.
Is Tuociif.K. Tho pro-rebel members of
the Delaware Lepislutuio granted a divorce to
Joshua and Sarah Anderson, on the earnest
prayer of tho petitioners. After it was all
passed, it was discovered that the parties were
colored; whereupon tho Nai.bys raved like
mud men, and swore terrib'y aa our army in
Flanders. They tried to reconsider it, but
could not get a majoiity, aud they have to
bear tho stigma of a tbrouphly pro-renel
Lepisluture legislating for negroes just us if
they were white folks. What an awful blun
der for tho 'Democracy!"
Tuk Grecian bend lias reactiea California,
but tie,r it is illxl iti rw.ia tiops.
Freemasonry.
A pet tion from certain citizens of Ohio,
was presented to tho Senate, the latter part
of last mouth, praying Congress to lefusn
charters to any secret association, and to
repeal tbo law under which the Masonic Hall
Association of the District of Columbia ob
taned it chatter.
Tho petitioners based their lmttilily to
tho ancient institution of Freemasonry on
several serious charges, which, if well found
ed, would have hilly justified their action.
Our duly us public journalists, hw.is n to
examine In se charges, ms the organization
thus nssaih-d extends over all the worid, and
claims to have been established with tlie
praiseworthy object oT inculcating the prac
tice of social and moral rirttie.
A caVel'ul study of it hiciory hns convi c
ed us that it is, what it prolV.-e to be, a
lieaut iful system of morality, veiled i alle
gory and illustrated by symools. Thete are
no secrets ns lo its principles aud obj"c!s.
Tbe first of the changes referred to. is that
"iniis inio ns.-ociat ions are dangerous to re
publican governments." Nothing cati bo
more untrue thin this
Monarchy is a hereditary, Freemasonry nn
elective institution. Iu tho one the sove
reign, claim ng to rule by an inherited right
divine, is regarded us the fountain of nil
honor and power, in the other, the people are
acknowledged to be tho only source of con
trol All offices iu the masonic fraternity, being
in tlie gift of the craft, government is strict
ly elective und consequently republica'.i in
its form at.d character.
Freemasonry dangerous lo Republican in
stitilt.i. lis! It might as ivell be asserted that
knowledge was dangerous to Freedom. The
tine model of ii well-ordered rep-nlie is u
just mid duly constituted masonic lodge.
Our own great Washington, the memory
of whose virtues, valor, i.n I patriotism will
remain forever enshrined in tLe hearts of'his
countrymen, was one of the greiibiit orna
uienis of the fraternity. 1 h-uliiied i;s he was
with th ; institution, if it hel Inen antagon-i-tic
iu its principle. or practice to republi
can government, would he have contented
himself wilii a presidential chair when be
might Lave mounted a royal throne?
The wist nc" 'S of Ohio wiio-e min is it m iy be
inipos.-ible to irri Ju,U' with the light of truth
also ass-M'ts tii.it for a lon time masonic
socieli" have directed their i-flVts iu this
countty towards tne support of slavery and
the incej tiou of iel.-!l'o;i in its behalf. In
reply to this, s'lfiiij" it to say that every
mason is strictly enjoined to bo u peaceful
rani quiet citl.au, true to his government
mid just to Ins country; not to countenance
disloyalty or rebellion, but p ilietit ly to sub
mit to legal authority, mid coul'oim with
eheeri'iilneas to th" pmennnLMit of t.ie conn-
try iu vrbie!i lie lives,
ing lo rubeliio::, tVo. ,
:li that of prevent ing
The charge of iuc.it
ia therel'oie, as fal-e
tin: nation, an 1 for
bidding to give tribute, to Cesar, which wis
brought against, tiie fnmdrr of Cln isii niity.
Who do.'s not know that the e-si.ntial char
acterael iu of M a-unry, when not pe; -vetted.
U charily, und that l5!:o;;i.:i:i.Y i.ovt:. Bi:
i.tKF ami Turru? How then can that be
a pro-lavery institution, which teaches its
members to aid i:i the en -ctio'i i f that uni
versal an- eternal tempi', which will, one
day, en -io-e am. iit MAMrv with il preeiui-ts?
The pel it iotiers say that Free n iMins are
"bound by barbarous oaths tepai.aiil to raw,
hum. m and iliviii'. "
Ti;is is another infamous fal.shoo l The
.solemn oVigatioiis which masons voluntarily
n;-;iaie have been enlered into by soiiki of
the wis'-.--t and most virtuous men of all ages
aud countries since d y i;' liing S dinnim.
Would tiiky have bound t'e-uiselves by ' bar
barous aud unlawful oalh'V
Again, it is charge. I by the vlitiouois
that T.iK vniTil of ihe country a:e t. light in
masonic bulges "the perdicinus practices of
con-pii'aey," und that these in-litutions,
thrinip'1 l iie use of v igu sigui's and symliols,
insidiously calculated lo deceive, ' habituate
tiie young and the innocent to tho ways of
dilpliey and ilen.oralization." The uhuston
to the j tiling and the innocent is ea.s ly dis
posed of as no one .not i.f i.awh t. auk call be
in.idn a in asoti.
As to the rest, we have the be-t authority
f'orstating that a desire of knowledge and a
sincere wish of being m rvica'ole to his fellow
creatures is the ot'KX sKs.mr." for every man
to every masonic lodge on the I'.ie-t of the
globe, uud if any evil thing be dt.-coui.t n
anced by Freeiii.iemry, more tnau another,
it is disloyalty, or conspiracy ng'uist lawful
government. Ds signs aud symbols consti
tute a uu.Versal language understood by all
Masons. True, tin y ure secret and inev,o!a
Id '. This, however, is a manifest inves-sity,
for were it otherwise, how could one mason
kuo'V another with wlioiii he was previously
uu icqaainleil, with certainly. Tne signs and
symbols are only vague to tho uninitiated,
but to masons instructed in thosb dudes to
wards (jo I and linn which masonry incul
cates, they are fu.l of m 'ailing, truth and
power. Wherever tbo ligh of knowledge
lias dispelled the mists of Ignorance, or the
tho touch of nob nee revealed tho hidden
wonders of creation, or an altar been erect
ed to the great Architect of the Universe,
there masonry exerts its benign i, lluence
n ui ing men iu an unumaiitiuo bond of
"llRorllKIU.V I.OVH."
"Tlie icred tin which vlrtaoas pl-ll bluil.
That golden ih tu which links Immortal iuIikIs."
'Yepuo sipites and symbols'' do they call
them! "Hence,'' says a well informed ma
sonic author "ni: ny nd van tapes are de
rived; tbe distant Chinese, tho wild Arab,
and the American savage, will embraco a
Brother Briton, iud know that, besides the
commou'ties of humanity, there is still a
stronger obligation to induce him to perform
kin 1 and friendly ol'.ices In fine, the sacred
tenets of tho order are so entirely ineompa
tiable with impiety aud iir morality that none
but a duly good man can be a good masox.
Mercantile Journal.
'! he Key. Charles Brooks, father of tbe
state normal schools iu America, was asked
by a teacher, this question: "What shall 1
teach my pupils?'' He answered: "Teach
them very thoroughly these five things:
"I. To live religiously.
'2. To think comprehensively.
"3. To reckon mathematically. .
''4. To couverse fl leutly; uud
'5. To writo prain.itically.
"If you successfully teach them theso five
things you will have uohly done your duty to
your pupils, to their parents, to your couu-
tr tad to yoursfcii"
Washington aud Ilia Mother.
Immediately after the org inizatinn of our
(lOverntient, ten. Wellington repaired to
Fredei ickshnrir to pay bis respects to his
mother, preparatory to his departure from
New Vork. An effecting scene enstv d
The Ron feelingly observed the ravage which
ili-ease had made upon the frame of his aged
parent, and thus nddressed her:
"The people, mother, have been pleased,
with the most flattering unanimity, to elect
me the Chief Magistracy of the Unihd
States; but befute I jiniii' the functions
of that oUlc", I have come to bid yo I an
iifT'clioltate farewell. So soon a the public
business, which must necesarily be encoun
tered in arranging a new Government, can
be disposed of I shall hasten to Virginia,
and "
Here tho mother interrupted him. "My
son, yon shall we me vo more. , My great
ape, and the'disei.se that is fast sppr inching
my vitals, warn me that j mIihII not be long
in this worhh 1 triiBt 1 am somewhat pre
pared for a belter. Bit go, George, fulfil
the high destinies which Heaven appears to
assign you hnd may that Heaven's and your
mother's blessing be with you always.-'
The President was deeply affected. His
head rested upon the shoulder of his parent,
whoso aged arm feebly, yet fondly, encircled
his neck. The great man wpt. A thousand
recollections crnmled upon his mind and
memory, ret-aeing scenes long past, carried
him buck to hi paternal mansion, and the
days of his youth aud there the centre oT
attraction was his mother, whose, care, in
struction, mil dicipliue, had prepared Ii i til
to reach the topmost height of laudable
ambition Vet how were his laurels and
glories forgotten, while he razed on the
wasted form of his venerable parent, fioin
whom hu must soon purl to meet no more ou
earth.
The maf roll's prediction ivaJ trit".
'i'he disease which had for so long a time
preyed upon her frame, soon completed its
triumph, uu I she expired at the age ol eighty
five, con'.idiug in the uoniisu of immortality
to the humble believeV.
Th.2 Liquor Dealer.
We care not for his fine apparel, his costly
fu mil tire and his princely duelling. They
are staim d all ovf'r with the blood of victims
of bis unholy calling. . it crimsons the rich
mantles in which hia wife and daughters
flaunt by the w retcii 'd and thinly clad child- j
ren of want and destitution, made such by
his trade Kvery stone in Ids grand house
hvs dragged some soul down to the drunkard's
hell. upon earth. river,' string ill bis piano
has been lorn front some p mtiug bosom.
All Ihe gorgeous ilyes iu his soft carpets
have been cunningly extracted from the
bodies of ids victims. There is the bright
vei million drawn from the throbbing arter.es
of weak wo. nan, tho ultram n ine of children's
blue eyes, and tho lake whito ground, from
young m"n's bones wrought iii'o beautiful
devices "tid brightly colored flowers, which
he treads proudly under his fivt Yes, if
he had a cou-cieuce, ho might fear to tiead
that crim-oii carpet lent his fei t slio il l e'.ip
in the gore, yr bones crackle them, or the
.starry fl nvers look up in the tearful, hu n in
eyes, leproae'ifully upon him liM.tl its deli
ate woof. He mig.it start tip thud lering
from the spring scut of his Insurious sofa,
as if he f it hu it iu in isch-s contracting un
der him He would 1!.' from the sound of
his rosewood piano, ;is thou ;'i every touch
sent forth a wail of human agony. Ilu would
shut his gilded mirror, us though a ghost
lurked behind. ready, to stall up in
his face and reproach him with murder
The hot i.'railibt is potent with the ersetice
of DKt.liiiLM Til Mi-iv-s, so Ih it the brain of
him who drink it shall teem with phautoii
snake and daggers, f-uiely when men rhail
conn; to realize tun tru-i nature of this hor
rible eui.se which overshadows tint whole
laud, they will assign to every one engaged
iu it his proper piaco in tlie scale of utorality.
The rtliliseiier will then become; isolated ittx
the respect of ail good uieii :u every coiuinu
ii i t v. Kxohauge.
Socxn Attot'MKXT. A negro preacher of
tlie Gospel, an-1 doubtless a little inspired,
on beinp asked if he was iu lavor of Woman
Sul'Vage, replied with great pomp: "No
sar, I is -posed to dat, it will not do :.t ail.
I tell you dat de wotuiil was do lirt to com
in 1 1 s;n, sar. I tell you that the damsel de
manded the head of John the Bipti.-t, Sar.
I tell you dat wln-n God made man. lie -gave
de man power over ull living, :yid made do
man boss over do wotn in, sar. I tell von
dat Go I let the mail name ebrv thing, an i tie
man name the woman Kve, bee.ius she was
Ihe Mother of a'l Kveil. I tell you, it will
never do, sar, for 1 am a preacher and my
father was a preacher before me, and I am a
bet ter preacher '.ban h" ever dare be; I tell
you what, sar. dat 1 uuders'and .de Bible n
good deal better before 1 could read, dan my
old inis-us ever did s.:r: I lell you it will
never do lo let do.se women vote '
Tlio above is a real o 'ctirtenee an 1 not a
fancy t-ketch, uud is certainly as pood reason
ing as is generally heard on the oil' side of
the fpii'stinn. lid. Revolution.
A Wki.i. Si'k.nt Li kb. Ah' bow sweet it
is when manhood's bummer day is merging
into the glorious evening of old age, to look
from the siia low of tbo dark valiey, which
will soon be dispersed by tho t-uu of morning
in a glorious world, and contemplate a spent
life wh'-rc no intentional inis-elep can be re
called and where wo can remember no time
when we have stood between tho sun and
those we love! Then will tlie rough uud un
even places in our pathway look less uninvit
ing in the twilight of life, and the bright,
sunny spots will sparkle a-iso many diamonds
in the cro.vn awaiticg us. Happy, indeed,
are those whoso intercourse with the wot Id
has not changed the course of their holier
fce'iiig-t, or broken those musical chords of
thu heart, w hoso vibrations are so melodious,
so teuder, and so touching iu tbe evening of
old ago.
To Fi;y Chickens. A Inly correspon
dent oi the Montrose Republican, gives
the following ns her way of frying chicle
em: first wasli my cliiclien clean,
then halve it, and put it in n frying inn,
and fry it in butter till done; then beat
four egcjs and one tablespi on of flour to
getlier, spread over tlio chicken, and net
in a liot oven and bake tlie eggs till done.
Sjeasou the eggs before spreadiujj itb
talt and pepper lo the teste."
TUo Ww Yoik I lection Frauds.
The special commit tee of the t Ions.", ap
pointed to make sn InTc-ticution of the
frauds prnclic.d nt the Presidential nnd Gii'
bernatori d elrcliou in New York last Nov ,
hre completed their labor, and have ngteed
upon a report. Tho report is neressuiily
very voluminous, but covers the whole ground
of the investigation It was prepared by
Judge Lawrence. The following is n partial
abstract of the Committee's statements und
recomtniudiit ion:
The Commit b e say the Slate of New York
has been prolific in election frauds at variou
times, while Louisiaiia.'Miiiylitnd, aud other
States have presented many phases oT the
same evil.-; but appalling aad startling ns
these have been in onr past history, they
are all siii paed in some respects by those
perpel rated in the election in the Slate, a d
especially in the city of New York. - on the
3d of November, liiS. 'There frauds were
the result of a systematic plan of gigantic
proportion, stealthily prearranged and bold
ly executed, not merely by bunds of degrad
ed desperadoes, but with the direct sanction,
approval, or aid of many prominent ollicials
nnd citizens of New Vork. with the shrewd
ly concealed connivance of others, and al
most w ithout an efl'oit to discourage or pre
v?lit them by any of those in whose interest
and political party associations they were
sitcei ssfully executed, w ho could not fail to
have cogit'zan.'e of them, nml whn-o duty it
was to expose, defeat, and punish (hem.
They were aided by an immense corrupt, nnd
corrupting official patronage nnd power,
which not only encouraged, but shielded and
protected, the guilty principals, and their
aiders and abettor. Tivse frauds nre so
varied in character that they cropn bend every
known crime against the elective franchise.
They corrupted the administration of jus
tice, degraded the Judiciary, defeated ihe
execution of the laws, subverted for the time
being in New York State the essential prin
ciples of popular government', robbed tho
people of that greut State of their rightful
choice of electors of President nnd Vice
President, of a Governor, and other oflicrs,
disgraced the most populous city of the Un
ion, encouraged the enemies of republican
gove-ntnent hero and everywhere to deride
our institution ns failure, nnd endangered
the pence of the liepublie by tin
attempt to defeat, the will of the people in
the choice of their rulers. The events of the
past year in New Vork, and the evidences 1 1
k"ii by the Committee, furnish the proof of
all these allegations. Anion! tlie most prom
inent of the frauds committed iu tho interest
of tlie Bemociatic party in the city nnd Slate
of New York, in connection with the election
in November, lS'iS. are these:
First: Many thousands of nliet.s fraudu
lently procured or furnished with certificates
or tnituraliz ition, illegally or fraudulently
issued, by menu of which they were enabled
lo register us voters, nnd voted in violation
of law.
Ski'oxd : Manv liund eds of certlfi.'ates of
nat unitization were granted in the names of
fit tic oils p.-rsnn, t')beusoti by native-born
and naturalized citizens and aliens iu fal-ely
legirlerinp as voters, and to cuublu ihem to
vote ni jiiy times at t!i elect ion.
'i'mcn: Many hundred of persons voted in
New Vot k city ft iiiii t to four times or
more, each, under assumed or fie titiotH names
fraudulently registered for the pttrp so.
I'oi t'.rti: li.stens ve Iran is were committed
in canva-Ktig tickets, and names of voters
were entered on the poil-li-ls, and Hi inner itic
tiekctseouuted as it voters represented them
vot d, when no .-neb persons ;otid i t all.
Fn-'itt: 'I o accomplish these frauds gross
in gleet of duty and disregard ol law. sn great
as to evince a cri uiit.d purpose, prevailed in
Mime of the Courts, while officers and I'eino
.ratio parli-aus of almost every grade, either
by ofli.M.il inllueiiLM' or otherwise, aided, sanc
tioned, or knew of and failed lo prevent
them. The same infl ietic s shielded the per
petrators iu in-urly ail cases from detection
or arrest, and when mrrted they have,
tl. rough the agency of Judicial oRicers and
others charged with the duty of prosecution,
escape all punishment.
S IX rn : Through these agencies the Demo
cratic Kiel-tors of President an I Vice Presi
dent, and th" Heinoer.it ic candidate for Gov
ernor of the State of New Veil:, were
fraduletilly elected.
Skvkmii: And the investigations of the
Committee sho-v that exi-ting State iaws,
and the mode of enforcing them, are wholly
in adequate to prevent tin se frauds, but that
t'oii.-eM ba, tne power to enact laws whb Ii,
if faithfully executed, will to some xletil fur
nish leuiedi e hereafter. There is no law of
Congress profeing to prevnt or punish
Iran !.! in voting or cnudiietilisr e'eelions, and
Hie penalties relating to cert ilicutes of natur
alization are by no mean adeqnato
. - , ' sy " '
No Skcukt. "1 notice,'' said Franklin,
"a mechanic among a number of others, ut
work on house electing but u lillle way from
n y office, who always appeared to bn in a
u.i try humor; who had a kind nnd cheerful
smile fort very one he met. Let I ho day lie
ever so cold, gloomy or sunless, a happy
smile danced like a sunbeam in his cheerlul
countenanei. Melting him one morning 1
usked hi in to tell tne the secret of bis con
stant happy flow of spirits. "
"No si cret, Bootor." he replied, "I have
pot one of the best wives, and when I go to
work she has a kind word of encoiir.igeineut;
an. I when 1 go home she meets me with a
smile and a kiss; and theu tea is sure to be
reudv, and i-he has done so many little things
to please me that I cannot find it in my heart
to sMuk an unkind word to anybody.''
What inline nee baa a woman over the heart
of man to soften im.l make it the foundation
of pood and pure emotion! Spenk gently,
then; a kind greeting i.fier the toils of the
day are over, costs nothing and poes f',r to
wards making homo happy uud peacelul.
Young wives, and girls, candidates for wives,
should keep this iu ruiud; to old wives, ex
perience may have already taught them this
important Ksoon. A ml what wo say to
wives, we say also to husbands. A loving
word uud a kiss go very far with a woman.
An pxchungo tells tha following: A three
year old neighbor saw a drunken man "tack
ing" through the street. "Mcther,"6uid he,
'did God make that urui?'' Sho replied iu
tbe affirmative. The little fellow reflected
for a moment ant then cxelai.uod, "I wouldn't
bit done is."
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rcKUnsn evkiit fhiuay hobnixu, st
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Impartial Gnffraee.
"Wo call the attention of our rerdcrs to
tbe nrticlo on onr first pape beaded I.MrAn
tiai. SiTrnAnu. The tu t icle is from the pen
of a life-lonp democrat,, and speaks the sen
timents of thousands in that organization
who are disgusted with the nnti-progressivo
spirit of that antiquated par'y. and who will
speedily leave-it, unless it adopt a pro
gressive policy. AVe trust otli' renders will
pive it a careful perusal.
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"Constitutional Amk.ndmhnt. The Senate
has ratified tho House bill, and the loth
intendment, granting equal Miffrage in all
the States, awaits tho ratification of tho
requisite number of States to make it a part
of tin: Constitution. Kansas, mid Louisiana
have already ratified it, nnd we hope l'onli
svlvi.uift will, also, without delay.
TltK ItlSTor.Y of 1'knnsvi.vama Voi.lv
xkpj;.,. it. is proposed -o furnish every
School District in the Coinmonweiiltn with
a copy ol the State lli.-tory of tho I'eniiu. .
Volunteers. This prcat work oucht to be
accessible to all. Uvcry person, who , is (-o-licited
to employ a s-oldier every citizen
who is asked "to vote for one should
be enabled to con-ult it and ascertain for
hint-elf the individual's record in the army.
Wo nre pleased to observe that the inju-tico
done to one of the best and bravest soldiers
of M'Kenn it well known member of the old
lbtcktails, now residinp in an adjoining
tov nsh-p, i.s corrected in the fir-t volume
a ninth I, by ihe way. as far as we have ex
mined it, of painstaking accuracy.- M'Keaii
Miner.
The readers of the Pkkss will heartily en
dorse the suggestion of our neighbor's arti
cle. Mr. liules, instead of indulging iu
chip-traps or courting popularity, has pi veil
his book the cln raeter the Legislature in
tended for it of a faithful public record. For
the honor of I'eniwx Ivni.ia it should have a
wide circulation given it.
IIoiiack tir.Ki.t.i.v makes this frankly blunt
oration to bepgars of all degrees: ' Country
fi ii nils, and especially young men, I pive you
fads us 1 have long ohsetved und t-tudird
them. I tell you frankly that my interest iu
your adieu thereon is partially fei'ish; for
my soul is wctity of tbe.sn incessant appeals
for '. -ouielhiiig to do,' or, that failing, for
alms. There must, there 'will be beggars;
but need you be bepgars? Even if you must,
I wish it were in your hearts to stay win re
bepgars a-e not so enoi ninu.-ly superabundant
as here. 1 often respond ru-tely, harshly, to
their solicitations, becau-e I can not help it.
Worn out by appeals, to which i am utterly
unable to respond, denied tlie opportunity to
earn my ow n bread by this cndle.-s procession
of bepgars I often speak ttioro roughly than
I chould, because my patience is utterly ex
hausted. 1 am not as poi.r its Lazaru, Etill
less urn I as rich as Divo; but I fully sym
pathize witb the latter iu so far as be is iep.
resented as wishing iu Hades to send a mes
senger to his brethren still on earth to entreat
them not to 'come into this torment.' "
L.vzinsr Yt:r A long time ago, corn be
inp very sca'ce in I lie upper part of tho
country, and one of the cin. -us b;in hard
pleased for bread, having worn threadbare,
the hospitality of his penetous neighbors by
his ext rente laziness, Kiev thou-.'ht it an act
of charily to bury him. Acyconiiuglv be was
carried towards the p ace of Interfluent, aud
being met by one of the citizens, the follow
ing conversation took place:
"Hallo! what huva ou there?''
'l'oor old Mr S ." '
"What are you going to do with him?"'
' Ibiry Li in. "
"What, is be dead J bad not beard of
bis death.'"
"No, he is not dead, but he might aa well
be, lor be bus uo corn, and Is to lazy to woik
for uny. " ' ' ;
" I hut is too cruel for civilized peoplo -
I'll give biin five bushels of corn myself,
rather than see bitu buried uSive."
Mr. S raised ihe cover aud a?kcd ia
bis usual drugging tone:
"1-si-t s-h e l-l-e-d?"
"No, but yau can soon ihell it.
"D-r-i-v eon h-o-y-s."
A New York journal bus tho follow iug
curious notice: . , ,
"Wanted, a uurso to taku" charge, oHa
basket of children, left at this ollicu a tlioii,
time " ' i : :
Horace (Jreely is paid S7,L0i) u jear for
bit work on ll Tumijvk ' -i - '