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JOS PRISTIKG. ll.iungagcneraiassortmentoilnrpc, elegant, plain ' alidornamenlalTvne, we arc prepared lid ornamental Type, we arc prepared -...'" i -to exccntceveryucscripuonoi . ji:ards,;irculirs,niJl Heads, Notes. lilank Itcceip rJiKtiRitsLeqi 1 and other Blanks. Pamphlets, &c wfriuted with neatness and despatch, on reasona ble terms, w7. . A.T THE OFFICE OF AN II J-'HOUSE AND SGa PAJSO'ER. Shop in Aurachcr's building, on Eliz abeth street, Stroudsburg, Pa., where may be had at all times Sash, Doors, Blinds & Shutters J which will be sold at the lowest rates. 1 ' Gall and ! elsewhere. examine bctorc purchasing , THE TROUBLESOME NIECE; OR. r PEKING A HARDENED IIEAHT. ' 'And so Kate Owen is coining here!' said Absalom Burr to himself, as he pac- cd to aud fro in his small dingy apart 'i'ment. Why don't she get married and '' go about her own bu5iI)e.'l? A plague on her, say. Ju-t because my sister chose to marry Jim Owen, aud then die and Jcave this girl behind, I must take the thing and provide for it. What a fool I was ever to tell my si.-ter that I would see to her child. Why, here will be my house turned topsy-turvy aud"evcrything like peace fly out of tuc windows. And "'then r suppose the first thing 1 11 find Spending money. Not a peuny no, l her not one. oue says sue cau sew, anu sue shall. By the host, she don't touch a penny of mine. Aud if she stays here, !he will do my sewing to pay for house "room, aud do my cooking aud washing to pay for her victuals. A plague on the rm t - 1 . I poor ucicesr Thus ypokc Absalom and then he sat j down aud stuck his feet close ud to the fire. Absalom Burr was a perfect miser. 'His face was deeplv furrowed by the hand of pas.-ing time, and its lines were hard and cold, ilis clothes were old and patched, and his shoes, even, were sadly 1 in want of mending. ! The cold breath of winter was close at f hand, and yet the only fuel bo had was such as he had been able to pick up by the road tide, and the edge of the pond. The house in which he lived was but a poor hovel with only two rooms, and with lurniture more lit lor urewoou than lor -anything else. There were four windows 'in the house, and every spare rag of clo thing that be owned was iu use for the replacing of broken witidow panes. And ryet Absalom Burr was worth fifty thou , ,eand dollars, though he contrived to be taxed for only about ten thousand, which was iuvested in houses in the town. He was never known to invest a penny in charity, though many a poor aud suffer- ing fellow-creature had begged for assist- ance at his hands. Alone had he lived ' for many a loug year, and his heart was all hardened and closed up against every kindly feeling. He spent his time in at- , tending to his rents, pickiug up wood and , rags Dy tue waysiuc, anu couuting ms jmoney at home. One Monday cveuing, near the last of JNovember, the stage stopped in front of Absalom's hut, and a young female was ! bandbox put down after her The old i man naa not seen iter ior ten years, dui 'he remembered how his sister had looked when she was a girl, and here was her exact image. Kate's mother, was the only sister he ever had, and thus Kate was the only near relative he had living. The girl helped carry her own trunk in, and as soon as she removed her bonnet, he threw her arm about his neck and k'issed him. He started back at this, and a severe look passed over his face. . Kate Owen was a pretty girl, and she had left behind her not one acquaintance 'Vho did not love her. She was a short, plump, laughter-loving being, with brown hair, and hazel eyes, and when she laugh ed the dimples deepened in her cheeks - and.chin, and the dark curls shook about er fair temples. In fact, one look at 'feer face was as good as medicine for the Jbluos, and the ring of her merry laugh y as contagious. 'My dear uncle she said, after she ;jkd seated herstlf at the fire, 'are you jjot glad I've comeV 'Wellyes; I &houlo.'t want you to be without a home. But mud you aie to ielp e. You won't be an expense to fmt.' - 'Of course I won't. Why I'll Morn ypir tenfold. How snug and happy ,e jw!ll be this winter. You won't be all a JPojae to:hear the wind blow, and the hail itusp aiid rattle sprainst the windows. A:wi I shall feel .better, too,than I should if'I-was away among Btritngers.' - 'But you've got to go among strangers Bdlae-tie. Your can't expect that you awe going to find a "home here always.' - 1 i .... 'Q. no, dear uncle, but while I do stay will try to make you happy. And id like ui like tones did she address the old miser uudcr all circumstances. Ere longshc asked her uncle where she could God the materials for supper; she confess ed that she was hungry. 'I eat some, bread and cheese when I urn hungry,' ho told her. 'But bavn't you any tea? or any flour? . or any butter!' i''lii-n . k . i:tl. c',A luere u,a3 be a tt,e butter, Said the old man reluctantly; 'but I don't think there is any flour, and tea'is something T don't use.' But you love it, uncle?" Why, yes but it costs too much." 'And sugar have you any of that?' 'No; I get along very well without it.' 'Then you wait a few minutes, and I'll Tun out and get some. 1 saw, a store as I came by, only a few rods back from , here.' I And as sho spoke she put on her . bon ; net and shawl. 'But I don't have any account at the ( store,' uttered the old man fearfully. -i They won't trust me.' 'Never mind. I have tho money. I .Tusr. von Sfift to flip firp anrl mind tlinl tlin ,n.K(,.tlli linil. And thu3 spcaking Kate ran out. In abont fifteen minutes she returned, and in her arms she bore quite a heap of little j packages. A little bundle of flour, a ; package of tea, some sugar, and a small : new tin pail full of milk, and so on. ncrnext movement was to uuut up tue 1 bread. She found a loaf of baker's IT .1. .1" bread, aud having cut it into slices, sho i placed it near the fire to toast. Then she , moved out the old table, and after the leaves were raised she inquired for a table-cloth, but the old man had none. ; But ihe was prepared for this and more too. In her trunk she not only found the ; cloth, but also a cream pitcher, sugar , bowl, and a few other articles of like dc ' seription, which she kept as remembran ; ces of her mother. The white cloth was spread, the dishes put on, and then Kate ! hunted up the stew-pan. This she clean ' ed, and haviug fixed it on the fire, she proceeded to prepare a dip for the toast, ; which sue made or butter, milk ana wa ' ter, thickened with a little flour. She 1 found Absalom's dishes hidden away in j various' places, as though stuck away from the siht of tax-gatherers. But there was more of them than she had im- agined, though they all had to undergo a i sort of washiug process before they were i. T?: 11 . I. t. was done, the tea made, and then uncle 'Absalom was iuformed that supper was ready, So intent had he been watching the light, noiseless movements of the fairy, that he did not notice the first call, and it was not till he had been spoken io a second time, that he fairly underwood. He sat up to tho table, and a softer shade rested on his features as be cast his eyes over the board. Tho snowy cloth, the clean dishes, the steaming tea-pot, the light rich-looking toast, aud above all, tho lovely presence that presided over the scene, were new things in that heretofore '.cheerless hooic. Kate helped him to a plate of toast and to a cup of tea, and the ehade upon his face grew softer as he tasted the well-prepared food. 'Don't you remember this cream pitch- er and this surar-bowl, uncle Absalom? Kate asked as she helped him to a second plate of toast. He looked at them, and after a while said 'They do look familiar, Kate.' 'Ay, uncle, you have seen them often before. Your kind old mother always used tbciu while she lived, and when she aieu, sue ga7o tuem to my motner. l 'love them now, for they are doubly dear to me, bringing back to my mind one of the most true and faithful mothers.' Absalom Burr gazed upon the moracn- 'but 'twas not enough to form a tear. jSow, uncle, spoke Kate, as they were 'about to rise from the table, 'isnct this ; better than cold water?' ' 'Yes, yes, it tastes a little better, but it Viusbo luuiu, xi-uiv;. i 'Oh no, uncle it does not cost so much, j It may take a little more money, but look at the comfort and Satisfaction it affords, ' and which would be lost without it. j Who so poor as ho who has no comforts ' and joys. But I know what you mean. You would be prudent and saving and so we will be; and yet we will have some comfort too.' The table was soon cleared away, and then Kate proceeded to wash her dishes. After this she sat down and conversed with her unole, and for two hours she en tertained him with accounts of her own and her parents' experience. When bed time came, she found her cot ready for her, and although she saw how she could better it, yet she said nothing. She put her arras around her uncle's neck and having kissed him, she said 'Good night uncle. God bless and keep you.' And then she took her candle and went away to bed, leaving the old man to find his way by the light of the fire. How those words hung jn the old man's lind. How strange and sweet they were ho many long years had passed since he bad heard such words before,. His thoughts vqnt back to the time when bis mother used u kiss him at bedtime, and for a while he had forgot the Ipng dark years Jthat had passed away (since his, boy hood days. Tho old man went to his bed and 0, I would rather have tho free, heart dreamed. He dreamed that he was a ' felt blessing of one lionest.soul, than all boy once more, and that his mother was the dresses, jn the world. To "walk forth with him to care for and love him. In tho morning ho was aroused by the notes of a sweet, blithe song. He started up as ho hoard tho samo beautiful song which his mother used to sing in her hap - piest moments. He arose and dre3sod himself, and shortly afterwards dame in. oho bad built a hre in the old nre-piace out in the porch, and thecoffe was alrea dy made. She greeted the old man with a happy smile and another kiss. Her cheeks were all a glow, and her face pre sented the very picture of health and hap piness. A breakfast of dry toast and butter, coffee, and a few warm biscuit, was soon on tho table, and as the old man sat down that shade upon bistffaco grew softer still. After breakfast Jiato arose and put her arms around his neck, and said 'Now, uncle, that you have a female in the hou3e, you oujjht to sleek up a little enough for comfortr, at any rate. In the first place, wo want just seven panes of glass set. Now go to the glazier and have this done at once, for you know i tmnr own health and comfort will bo en J lnn hanced thereby.7 'Yes well I have been thinking of this for some time Kate; but it costs too much." 'Never mind that, uncle, Absalom. Let us first have thoso things which arc absolutely necessary to our health and s comtort, and then wo will osamine our funds, and if we are likelv to run short. ,. , . - , we. can economize in something else,' So. we can,' said the old man, and thus speaking, he left tho house. And all that afternoon Kate worked briskly about the house, soap, and water, so that with mop, and when Absalom oame home he was astonished. The floor ' was clean and white, the fire-place neat, ( and the now windows let in such a quan tity of li;bt that it seemed like a new room. Kate got such a dinner as she was able to pick up, and the afternoon was spent in mending some of her uncle's old clothes. He came in towards the middle of the afternoon, and she told him she was out of flour. He proposed get ting two pounds, but she finally made him sec that it would be to his interest to get a barrel. It came hard to pay out six dollars for a barrel of flour, but he did it; and while he was about it, ho got a pound of tea, a pound of coffee, a dollar's worth of sugar, and some other little things. 'Pi. . U U ,1 l 1 1 I u These he bad sent home, and when be came, to sit down to his supper of lijht warm biscuit, and taste tho fragrant tea, , he really confessed to himself that he was the gainer by the money thus far expended. , Thus matters moved on for a week. , The old man watched her every move ment, but could see nothing wasted. Ev ery crumb was cared for. and saved, and he was surprised to see what excellent' dishes she prepared from almost nothing. One afternoon when the wind blew cold, and the snow was tailing last, a poor girl rapped at the door, and Kate lot her in. Her name was Martha Allen, and her father was a poor day laborer who had been confined to his bed for several months, having been injured while blasting rocks. Martha waB only fifteen, ; and was a mild, blue-eyed, pretty girl.: She had come to see if Mr. Burr could . not help her father. Why should he send to mel' the old man asked nervously. Ob, air, he does not know that I bave gone out to beg for him,' returned the girl; 'but I could not bear to sec him suf- r xer so ia body and mind, without trvinc j to help him. For three long months ho nas lam in nis Dea ana now he is kept back by the fearful thought of the debt i he will iavo upon his shoulders when he gets up. But thus far 1 have not run him in debt, though he thinks I, have, and I 'dare not wholly undeceive him, for fear .that I must do, so. We have spent every ; cent be had laid up, and I have worked 4 hard and sold many of my things; but I have-nothing more to sell, and all my , time must be spent with him. 0, sir, for the lovo of mercy, cive nie .something. If m 9 W W we ever can repay you, we will.' 'But what would you have, girl?' said the bid man, moving uneasily in his chair. 'A dollar, sir, or two dollars. You would not miss jt, while '. 'Not miss it' And do you. thinkXam made of money?' At this moment Kate left the room, leaving the poor girl alone. 'Uncle Absalom, you must not send that poor child away empty handed,' sho said , placing both hands, upon his .shoul ders. 'Just think of her pooY fatherland of how much, she suffers, for him. You ar.o able, and as sure as, you. give in cbarty tov her, so sure shall you bo rowaiv ded.' 'And whoVto reward-me, child ?' 'Your' own thoughts and feelings, un clc.' -';". Give her fendollars . t u.$ 1 Ten dollars! Mercy, Kate, you, would ruin mo,' ( Hoar me out. Give her ten dollars, and if at the end of six months you want it back, I will pledge myself tosee it paid.' You see it paid? "W.Uero. will you get it ?' I haye more than that; money laid up to buy clones with.'1 . ; 4 T can gOiwUhpnt clothes eAsiec than L can seo a poor, honest - man; suff6rmg, ,when by any means he may be blessed. and teol that 1 am loved for the. good I do, (were better far than millions of money piled away in dark corners. Go and. give her ten dollars, and keep mo to my , promiso, for I will not break it. , But j mind you my name must not be men- tioned; give it to her as your own gift.' ' Istif rphan ttt 111 vtnr m n ?J 'When you ask for it.' 'I think it is foolish to throw away your money so, and yet I'll give it to her. You won't come to me. for dresses though?' lATn el,. iNo, sir. Tho, old man returned, and having pulled outhis pocket-book, he drew out ten dollars, and banded It to Martha Al len. 'Here,' said he, 'take this and, see tnat,! , you make good use of it.' j The poor girl took the money with a trembling band, and as she looked at the .bills two fives she was startled.. 'You have made a mistake,' she said.' 'How so V 'You have given me ten dollars.' 'So I meant, girl.1 A moment the child gazed into the did man's face, and then she hurt into tears, '0, sir, she uttered, catching his hand, and pressing her lips upon them. 'God bless you for this I You know not what joy will illumine my poor father's heart when he hears of this ! God bless vou Inow and forever I' When Martha Allen was gone, Absa lom Burr wiped a tear from his eye. Kate looked up through her own tears and saw him. She moved quietly to his side, and putting her soft arms about his neck, she kissed him on the check; but. she did not speak. An excellent supper was partaken of, and in the evening Kate, sung some of hor sweetest songs to her uncle, and more than once while she sang, she saw tears in his eyes. That night when Absalom Burr laid his bead upon his pillow, he had a new emotion, and it was a strange one to him yet it was a sweet and blessed .one. He had done a deed of charity, and the blessings of that poor but noble girl rung in his cars and dropped upon his soul ; and he immagined he could, hear the prayers of Mark Allen ascending to Hea ven in his behalf. .He knew Mark Allen for an honest, industrious, steady, hard working man, and he felt sure that mark would pray for him. Surely the thought was a blessed one. But stop ! Who gave that saving gift? Who did that deed of charity ? 'By the saints!' murmured the old man, starting half up in bed, 'I did.it! Kate shan't pay mo ono cent ! Sho shant; bhsa me if she f ball 1' And Absalom lay back upon his pil low, and in the night he dreamed that Martha Allen wa9 an angel, and that she came to bless him.' It was a sweet cheer ing dream. Two days afterward Kate proposed that they should go and visit Mark Allen. 'Eor,' said she, 'our presence may cheer him.' And the old man finally consented to go. They reached the humble cot and were welcomed in by Martha. They fouud old Mark sitting in a great stuffed chair which a neighbor had sent in, and though he looked pale and wan, yet a warm smile suffused his face, as he saw the visitors. Mr. Burr,' he. said, while big tears stood in bis eyes: 'I can never pay you for tho noble kindness yotf have shown me. I may at somo time pay you tho money, but Jt cannot pay you all, for tho bare money is nothing compared with tho knowledge that I have Buch a generous friend to stretch out his saying hand in the hour of gloom and misery.' Talk not of money to me,' returned uncle Abaalotn earnestly and warmly. If it scryed you, I am already more than repaid. The blessings of man are chcapr ly purchased when so slight a sum can do it; and moreover, I haye been more than repaid by the very knowledge have been of service to a suffering fellow.' Even Kate was surprised at this; but sho knew that it was real, and was glad. When they arose to depart at the end' of an hour. Martha followed1 them to tho door, and there she blessed the old man again. He was moved by a generous im-. pulse, and he took a golden half eagle from his pocket arid bandcd.it to her. 'No, sir,' she' said, drawiriglier hand back, 'what you-hAVO already gi'ven us will suffico until father gets out. But itbereiis one who would- be blessed with the gift, and if;you;will permit me, I will relinquish the gift in-her behalf, 'lho widow'Wiidridge is very low and her daughter is sick. I carried them over some food this moaning and found them quite destitute' . " isuttmclc' Absalom was a BtubD11 man 'ahd would havo hisowh why. hat ap"d went out. Kate was puzzled, " iTak'e tVis he- kid arid wof tfj nhd. , b:ut not astoni-hed, for sho noticed a twio .onntlmr fnr Mrs. VhldridWe: YouYfath- j klihtr id the old man's; eye whtfh meant tr will' hot ho able to work for some time vnt Tf t,nn roil! T will ctfll OU tllO Wld pWTPMt ".you reius"" w?r. a step ouly toward l)onJe'' the, money with tearful eyes, and .Mr..rr heard, more blessjqgs j as he turoed. awjiy. yidpw-Wildridge a - . JV.,'' l . r rr 1 1.Wt. nr. Widow.Wildridge'a dwelling Mut i.ur ou,;uuu w..fcUv loucle, and piece turned; their steps, They ipynd. tbp.motherUaiwpma:n,9f some, fifty years, sitting by the bedside or ber sick daughter.. .She arose as the visitors came in auu uer coumeuancc diuiuiv hnwri- that she .wondered why Absalom Burr called. But she saw an angel in Kate's . mud blue eyes. J Absalom and the widow were play- I . m - I . "", vuvu was a mmature or uncle ADsa- Gradually the uncle and niece drew forth jlom. Below this was a small book: and the story of the woman's sufferings, and by looking into it she discovered that on 111..... 1. J i. 1 X I t .l uucu u.e oiu man iooii ouc uis pocuet- dook, and took therelrom httecn dollars, 'tlerc,' he said, as he handed it to the widp.w, 'this, may serve to lighten burden some. Lam able while you are juui . .needy. Take it, and remember that you I mnrt lol- ww,. nn.Cr, 1 may look to mo uiiuiu nucu ucvu comes upon you.' Mechanically the woman took the mon- oy, and havioi; gazed hrst upon tbechar- 1 mud notes and then upon the donor, she bowed her head and thanked God for tho blessinjr. And then, while the tears crush- ed forth, she caught the old man by the hand and poured forth her thanks. When Absalom Burr sat down to his supper that night, that shade upon his isuasions my heart was opened, and tho face was as soft, as tho radience of the'warm light of love entered, and since setting sun. His food was eaten with ajtheu some good has escaped from that o keon relish," and he could now return pened heart. Aud now to you, who ner- ivato s smue. iina ontuat, nignt too, his; flrpjinis wpro mnrn nlonsnnt. t innnrrr i borne time during the next day, Kate came up lrom the cellar and asked her uncle what that dark vault was for. How did you find it?' criod ho in quick alarm. 'The door was partly open.' 'I did forget to lock it. I remember now.' 'But what is it, uncle ?' The old man finally confessed to Kate that he had over twenty thousand dollars stowed away there. 'Why unole, is it possible ? And yoa let it lie there in the dark without use.' 'Butif the assessors knew it, they would make me pay taxes upon it.' Kate was about to give utterance to a very indignant response, but she held it back and went and sat down by the old man's side. 'Nowjookhere, uncle Absalom, how much would you be taxed for that mon cy.' ... 'Over one hundred dollars a year. Just think of it ?' 'Yes, and think of this: Here is the railroad company just advertising for a loan. of twenty-five thousand dollars at five per cedt. You can'make up the five thousand 'and let them have it. Have you not five thousand more lying idle somewhere?' Perhaps so,' said the old man, thought fully. Then look at it. ' Thus you would not only be helping the commuuity, and as sisting a great public good, but you would at the saute time be realizing twelve hun- dred and fifty dollars a year where vou do not now uet a cent. And ajrain, when the company have got through with the mouey, you can build bouses here in this town, every-one of which will let as soon as finished, and at fair rents. Think how you will thus be benefiting the communi ty and at the same time be rendering your self more able to bestow in charity in such sums asyourowngood judgnieutmay dictate. And then again,' resumed Kate, as she uoticed thedoubtinglookou her uncle's face 'how. much easier you would feel to know that, your money is safe, than to be worrying all the while for fear that some oue will come in tho uight and rob you.' This la.-t hit touched tho vulnerable, point, and Absalom said he would thiuk of it.. And he did thiuk of it to some Dumose. for on tho very next morning ho started off for P a -a and having found the proper oflicirs, he toldhem he could accommodate them with the desired loan. They were much pleased and in a short time, they had tho money in gold and current bills, and Absalom had the notes and good security. He went home with a- belter opinion of his fellow men and of himself than he had ever before had for ho. bad been thanked, By noble men for his. kindness, and his opinion had been, askexl on various important matters, and, ho bad partly promised, too, that if the new road wanted more help, ho would civc it. Six, months passed away, and the trou blesome uiece t-till lived with her unf'e Thcv also occupied, the same housriuio whieh Kate had first come. On the morniug of tho day which saw he sixth month from the tinio 01 ill l""K the ten dollar to Martha Allen r138 away, Kate cama into.tho room wb''o ber uncle sat, and in her hand sl,J - ' . i. -i held a ten dollar noto. . t-T m at 1 . m uncle ADsai-""i memoer wha' to BUM 3lltUk VI" j w you when you gave thatnohid3" to Martha c., .i8 arc un. and ! Allen? The havo come to r,innui in v 000110. Here is the money I'hank you,' said tho old men, as he zook the bill and put it in his pocket. 'I am glad you are so punctual.' That Wnt? nil ho said. said, ana tuen ne tous ms -more than the ten dollars amount to. It was near tho middle of the afternoon when uncle Absalom returned, and un der bis arm ho carried a small box which be gavo to Katef saying as ho did so : Here." Kate, that ia tor you tua urai - presont from your unoje, lhcro was a . , .-, , . . tnr,in .ms uvi ;and when ue .guV u.,. 1 W0P' oul"fiht- awa1 to her little room i ou uu;Mcu and opened the box The fir thine she 8aw was a letter directed to herself, and in her uncle's hand writing; Tho next was' a costly embossed ebony casket, within which she found a cold watch and chain, with a small locketattached, with- , that very day the sum of three thousand dollars had been dpnnsifofl in her name. at six per cent interest, to be d rawu bv -1 - - nuj in wuuio or in part, at will. As soon 'as she could see olearlv thrnU t.ni-'to.ro i she opened her unle's letter and1 read as 'rll follows June 18, 18. '.My Dear Kate. Six moths ago my heart was all cold and hard, and closed to every kindly emotion. I distrusted all my fcllowf, and saw no good in humani ty. My life path was dark and gloomy, and a chill night was upon my soul. But you came to me with sunlight and ioy. and by your sweet music and gentle per- tormed this happy work, I "iva the ao- companying as a slight token of my love for you and of my appreciation of' your many virtues. But you will not leave me. Perhaps at somo time you" may bo called upon to euter a new and holier partnership, but I beg of you not to for get me. Tell the happy, blessed man who .may claim you, that you cannot go without me; for my life would be a living death without you. Your Uncle, Absalom Burr. When Kate next met her uncle, her eyes were red with weeping, and her cheeks were wet. Sho moved to his side and as she kissed bim, she simply swhis percd, 'God bless you; I will never own a home where you may not go.' When the warm breath of summer came, the old man moved into a goodf house, and not long afterwards. Kate gavo her hand to an industrious mechanic a carpenter by trade. And then came the business. Absalom found the money and Kate's husband found the skill, and new bouses went up in the thriving vill age. The old man was busy now, and as his simple, abstemious life had left him with a noble constitution, ho was spry and strong. And Absalom Burr and his niece wero not the only ones who were blessed by tho opening of the hardened heart. No far from it. Hundreds there were who bas ked in the warm sunlight of the noble charity that flowed from tho ample source which Kato'a gentle hand had opened Hystories of a Lump of Coal. For years no one supposed that a. piece of soft coal, dug from its mines or bed in the earth, possessed any other quality than being combustible, or was valuable for any other purpose than as fuel. It was next found tbatit afforded a gas which is also combustible. Chemical analysis proved it to be made of hydrogen. In pro cess of time mechanical ingenuity devised a mode of manufacturing this gas and ap plying it to the lighting of buildings aud cities on a large scale. In doing this, other products of distillation were devel oped, until step by step, the following in gredients or materials are extracted from : 1. An excellent oil to supply light houses, equal to the best sperm oil, at. lower cost. 2. Benzole a light sort of ethereal-fluid, which evaporates easily, and combined with vapor or moist air, is used for the purpose of portahle gas lamps so called. 3. Nantha a heavy fluid, to dissolve gutta percl.a, Indian rubber etc. 4. An oil excellent for lubricating purpo ses. 5. Asphaltum, which is a black, solid substance, used in making varnish es, covering roofs and covering vaults. 6. Parafine a white, crystaline substanco resembling wax, vhich can.be madc-into' beautiful wax candles; it melts ut atem perature of 10 degrees, and affords an excellent l'ht. All these frub.-tances aro now mak from the soft coal of Kentucky, and manufactured by a company at Olovcs p0r in that State. They have twelve re prts in operation day and night, consu ming eight or ten tons of coal esery twen ty-four hours. Ono can hardly realize, as he takes a lump of heavy, smutty coal in his hand that he holds concentrated therein all these different ingredients chained within, and which a little ;theat properly applied will liberate. JSbi thA-' mcrican. Jlfcjy "Biddy, bring me some salt." " "Sure and I will, riverance." Forthwith appeared Biddy with the artlele in her hand. Said the master: ''Never agaiu bring me anything in your hand. You should have brought it on a plate.' The evening meal being over, the bell was a gain rung, and the faithful domestic a gain appeared. "I want my slippers." Biddy went, and returned, hearing n her hand a plate, upon which were tho priest's slippers.' : ' A late Dublin paper contains the fol lowing advertisement: To let The.jUp pewpart of a cellar to a small family, rent low. P. S. Privilege on thoside walk Tor a pig. , . . "It iV-aisy enough," said Patr"to build a chimney; you hold one brickupiandiput another under it" A goodsmaiiyi people undertakeitobuild fortunes ion thiaVcquit able priuoinlei''
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