iaMuww im Hnig?gg .Laitj.ii.i'v,-J--' i. , muuau'-- i l -i '-'- j ' .mj-mi jlh , ............ ... , ..x. .. . i m iimi miiiiiM ;i jDnwtrfc t0 jp3litif5, literature, Agriculture, Srintre, iHomlitij atxir cncral 3fatdligcncc. VOL 19. ' STROUDSBUEG9MONE'OE COUNTY, PA. AUGUST 9,-I8G0. NO. 30 Published by Theodore Sehqcfc. TERMS. Two dollars per annum in advance Tw o dollars and a quarter, half yearly and if not paid be fore .llic end of the year. Two dollars and a half. No paners discontinued until all arrearages are paid, except at the option of the Editor. iCAdrcrtisemenls oT one square (ten lines) or loss, bus or three insertions, $ I 00. Each additional inscr ton, 23 cents. J.onscr ones in proportion. JOS PR!TIWG. flavin a general assortment of large, plain and or namentalTypc, uc are prepared to execute every dc scription of fanR Circulars, Hill Heads, Notes, Blank Receipts, justices, I.-egal and other Blanks, Pamphlets. &e., prin ted with neatness and despatch, on reasonable terms st this office. Lincoln and Douglas. t had a dream the other night 'When all around was still, I dreamed I saw "Old honest Abe,,,' A climbing up the hill; The way was steep and all untrod, And many a foe was near, But Abe pressed on with trust in. God, And heart that knew not fear. O, poor Douglas, you cannot follow me, You'er going up Salt River With the platform on your knee. While Ale was climbing up the hill, And almost at the top, Poor Dug was panting at the foot, His race compelled to stop; He carried weight too much to win In any even race, - - His own and all his party's sin Told hard upon his pace. 0, poor Douglas, you cannot foHo'iv me, You'er going up Salt River, With old Buck upon your knee. The South had given Dug a nag With showy mane and tail, A snorting horse, his name was "Brag." While Abe, he rode a rail; But nag and brag, both South and North, Could never win the day, Old Abe he beats them by his worth His truth shall win the fray. 0, poor Douglas, you cannot follow me. You'er going up Salt River, With Lccomplou on your knee. Old Buck sat grinning on the hill, And cocked his leering eye, Old Abe has won the race, or will, But Breckites don't you cry; I've bought and used you all I would And paid your price in gold, Poor Douglas thought to banter me, Butjie too has been sold. O, poor Douglas, can't you never see, You turned loo short a corner It was very plain to me. While Abe was mounting up the hill The people all did cheer; Dug's friends we're cold a dreary Bell Was lolliog in his rear. And "San Jacinto," too, was there, Making his jolly way; He did not care to fight to win; He loved to see the fray., slaughter me, 0, poor Eouglas, you thought you'd But 3'ou're upon Snlt River, Where the squatters all will be. Old Abe has reached the lofty goal, His garments all unstained, 3Mo taint of meanness on his soul The fight was fairly gained; ITo promise to the happy crew, To share them with the toil, : ICo offers to rascals due, AT chance for future broil. i O. poor Douglas, can't you plainly see, The wav to be elected Strike boldly for the free! Tie Chicago JonrnalhuB tho following: "We yeBterday announced that a joint debate between Messrs. Yates and Allon the opposition candidates for Governor, liad been finally arranged. It turns out that we labored under an error by rely ing, for once upon the assertions of Mr. Allen and Tie Springfield Register. No Buck arrangement has been made, as we are informed by Mr. 3ates, who, it ap pears, submitted a proposition some two weeks ago, which has not been accepted. In this proposition, Mr. Yetes challenged Sir. Allen to ajoint debate, at nine dif ferent places in the State ono in each Congressional Dibtrict. This proposition Sir. Yates is still ready to adhere to. 33ut instead of accepting this, Mr. Allen comes out in a letter in the Springfield Register t saying that ho accepts Mr. Yates appointments not the appointments pro posed by Mr. Yates for a joint debate, but the appointments Mr. Yates had an nounced at Republican mass meetings. Such ao arrangement would of course be impraotioable, owing to the fact that Mr. Yates has no control over local mass meet ings already arrangod where other Re publican speakers aro announced. Hence Mr. Yates cannot accede to Mr. Allen's proposed arrangement and Mr. Allen knew this well enough beforehand, aud lie doubtless made the proposition be ea&ee bo knew it was impracticable, or, in other words, because be is afraid to meet Mr.. Yates in a series of Joint debates. Mr, Allen has shown the whito feather in this mtte.r, He has proved himeelf a mere boy, and we are glad that Mr. Yates has determined to pay no further atten tion to his cowardly opponent." A census taker in PhiladelpbiaTiaa dis covered g woman with 24 daughters. From the Weekly ProBS. An Adventure in a Coal Mine. There are but few persons in the Uuited States who are fainilliar with the vast ex tent of the anthracite coal mines of Penn sylvania. Tho J'blark diamonds,"' which keep the great machinery of iudustry in motion, and make tho. honing nf nnr ,om clirnato comfortable afford no subject for study to those who aro familiar with them; and it is rare that a denizen of our larc'ul uuu Ch vvua - &ieui lu- " cities can to found who has been down in ""u,u iajiU uu IuaD '"ltu J tu u, a , well, but is competent to accurately mcas the bowels of the earth, where hundreds PassaSc way out and that there was great ure hig abiiitjos. What he says of him of men watc their lifes in toil amidst a dsDS of ff ln" fal,3 tho earlh bclDS ! may therefore be relied on as the opinion blackucts of darkness before which that nm loosened. Here wa a predicament. 1 of an intelligent, honest truthful man. of ancient Egypt would pale. In travel- ling through tho coal region, tho visitor UU1P lulcu "a)a uu is apt to bo impressed with nothing savcter or food fnd tbc a,r 80 close that un' tho wild and desert like aspect of tho : accustomed lungs could hardly breathe it country. The earth yields no substance ! th stoutoffc .beart. Zht wel1 luaU afc the forests have disappeared beforo the,"10 oouiciupiawou 0i &ucu a codbuiod.- nxo. of tho iroodman nnrl flm frA nro buried deep down in tho mines. Small f huts, half hidden in the hill fides, and Rnrronndfid with nnthinrr tlmt nnn mntu home cheerful, are filled n-iih t!m wivrn ,n,t ..L.Mrnn nt their bread deep in the murky cavern3 below. Here aud there along the road side a yawning cavern may be seen, down which leads a railroad, on which are trrnrt,l fn I, ,l or perhaps, i thousands of feet, the small cars laden ; wun coai. i wise rroviuence nad or- i daiued that his richeat deposits of subter- j ranean wealth shall be placed in the most with coal i tl'ldn lr... f aa I- . A I a r r- . . . rusced oi natural casuets; ana mad, in battling for its possession, is compelled to contend with obstacles which task to tho utmo?t- all his energies. The greit central deposit of anthracite coal in Pennsylvania is in Schuylkill county, about one hundred miles north of Philadelphia. There the seams arc spread over hundreds of utiles of t-pace, underly ing mountains and vallevs. and rollme troni the earth s su?face to a deDtn as vet unfathomed. For thirty years the miner has been busy among thcc rich layers, and the earth hns been bored by his tun ' nete, until they intersect it like" the wind ing chambers and passages of a great South American ant hill. As one layer of coal id exhausted, the works which lead to it aro abandoned, and others are open ed; thus leaving many deserted passage ways which, in course of time are filled up by tbc caving in of the earth and rocks, as the supports beneath them decay. Those old mines are always more or less dangerous. For want of proper ventilation foul air is engendered in them, which U fatal to life; and looso rocks often bans orer them which the slightest concussion will hurl down, oroshing all below. It was iu one of these treacherous passages, rendered insecure by age, that the adven ture I am about to relate oocurred. During the present summer two young ladies from the city of New York were visiting at tho residence of the superin tendent of the great Forest Improvement Compau3''s mines, in the Schuylkill coal region. The younger was but eighteen years of age, and both possessed that love of adventure which appears natural to a city belle when relieved from the contras ted and confining influences of metropoli tan life. After tojouruiug some weeks amid the wild and beautiful scenery of "Wood-Mde," they became auxious for a novel excitement, and determined to "go down into a mine." This idea, once con ceivod, could not be reasoned away; into a mine they rnuxt go, and the deepest one must be selected for their excursion. An intelligent and brave Scotchman, whoe practieal knowledge of mining is of the most thorough character, was ap pealed to, and he decided that an old drift, (o drift, reader, is an opening lead ing horizontally into the side of a moun tain), known as tho "Otto Mine," was the most suitable for the proposed visit. This drift extended into the mountain a dis tance of one mile and a half, and had been worked for years. Tho dangers at tending the excursion were not conceal ed, but these only added zest to the un- dertaking. Two young gentlemen, also from New 1 ork, volunteered as caoortslichcerfulneM bani;ihed. thcir and the company was formed. It was,, t. 4. , .... , ,i arranged that a drift car was to be taken to the entrance of the mine, and that this, drawn by a mule, and drivon by a miner, was to convey the party into the earth's bosom, while tho Scotchman was to ac company them as guide. Having equipped themselves for lbel journey, they departed about live o clOc!iaji oyer an(j tu0 oecasjon for heroism in the afternoon, and reached the end of past( fotniniuo delicacy resumed its sway, me miue wuuouc aimcuuv. uuiu uu hour was spent in examining the ceal for-1 mations and the subterranean chamber,! and thcir curiosity being thoroughly grat-; ified, they prepared to return. Mounted on their novel conveyance they wore pro - cecding merrily along when one of the i a oe&ire to ureaii off a piece of coal as a memento of their . ! A fl'l... mnc c nnrniH nriH nrmnH .... . l 1 A visit, with a w-. rr-i stone tho lady commenced batter- rtwi nr wns sronnnn firm nrmon tering at the granite like coal While thus employed, a miner who nau been stationed at the outlet of the mine, enter ed hastily, and informed the Scotch guide that the earth over the passage way had commenced to crumble. This, to miners, is an almost certain indication that a fall will take place tho dropping pebbles Do ing bat the forerunner of tho crushing rocks and earth. The car was immedi ately out in motion, with tho hope that the exit might bo gained before the dan gcr arrived: but tfeir efforts were vain, They had ione but few .hundred, yards .,l,.r,!tr,nyinlik0 distant thunder was board a rush of cold air blew over them, and then all was still as tho grave ! There could be no doubt as to the cause of this phenomenon; the mine had caved in. Their mule was brought .to a stand, and the Scotchman, accompanied by the miner who had served as the Jc- nu 01 tue party, proceeded onward to . mab an exploration. In a short tirao lT? "turned ana reported ttiat ttio iau 1 T . t .1 ..1 . Dnvoa Deaeaui a mountain oeyona any But femalo heroism rose superior to this ortunof and tho ladies of the party "stood as those who championed human feara." One of thorn declared that thev Kin tue mule and live upon mac three days, or until thev could be duz out. After a consultation among the miners, J i Rrnft'li rrnilo n rnni nnw' fVint flinrn I the Stotch cuide announced that there 0 w was an air shaft ascending from the end o t t uc in i n c t o t Uo S U Hi mi t 0 1 tllC H10UI1 of the mine to tho summit o: the u"rri.: i i i tti it. i T." a.u" luai " ,wa3 Dare' P08i,,01 in h muTiir, nrrnrii - iv.nv ni nrrrpss. i nn ----- , - " - " f " - v-.ww . ; J, Part? thcreforc retarncd tj of tho.dft. aud tho to the cxtromi miner who had accompanied tuem was sent up tue snatt to ascertain if it was open to the surface. For near two hours tho company anxious ly uwaitcd the return of their messenger. At the end of that time he oame back with the report that he had -reached tho sur face with great difficulty, aud that the shaft was open but in a very dangerous condition. Time had rotted away tho timbers which kept its sides frqui falling together, and the stones hung loose in many places, ready to fall at the slightest touch. But still thero was a hope of es cape; and when humauity is reduced to desperation, feats can be accomplished which in calmer moments, would be con sidered impossible. This air-shaft was less than two feet in diameter, and -rose to a height of near six hundred feet. In some places it was per pendicular, and in others it was carried up at an angle. The dampness of years had covered the timbers around it with slime, aud where they had rotted away a soft mud oozed out of the earth. But notwithstanding all these difficulties, ad ded to the danger that a falling rock might wedge them in beyond the power of escape, and leave them to die the linger ing death of being buried alive, they de termined to attempt the aaccnt. Their party consisted of the two ladies, the two gentlemen who acted as their es cort, the Scotchman, who was their guide, and two miners. The ladies prepared themsel res for the perilous undertaking by J or firmer in the expression of and adho removing all their superfluous clothing, i rencc to his opinions. I need only say and the ascent was commenced. The j further, on the score of character, that so uido with one" miner went first, the two j far ag J knowr or have ever heard, Mr. gentlemen followed, then came the iadies, - Lincoln is, as to morals, in all respects, an and lastly tho remaining miner. Pain- ; exemplary men. Not only is ho not fully they toiled upward, now dragging I chargeable with any of tho grosser moral themselves over decaying timbers and ; delinquencies, but I believe the -whole projecting rocks, now forcing themselves course of his life te be more than ordina through spaces where it seemed almost j riiy free from any stain of vice, impurity, impossible for them to pass, and now j or dishonor. And that for which I think drawing each other up by hand, from step J the public thanks are especially due.is the to step, where the ascent was pe'rpendicu- undoubted fact that, in all his speeches lar. Through all this the fortitude of tho 1 anr other teachings, no utterance of his ladies never deserted them. They were can he fouud that is not, in its bearings, cheerful and hopeful, when the men who 1 distinctly on the side of humanity and accompanied them were ready to despond. virtue. And this I say advisedly, not After two hours of almost superhuman withstanding that especially at a tome exertion, the blue sky appeared above j what earlier period ho has occasionally them, and tho fragrant air filjed them with delight. Thank God I they were saved, liut wuat an appearance aid tnoy pre- sent ? From head to foot they were oov ered with mud and filth. Their clothes were in tatters, and their hands were la cerated and bleeding. Night had descen ded, and they were three miles from homo in the midst of a wilderness. But the iinnf naf 1 n n r fy tn)(J T COM journey. At length they reached the cir cle of their friends, who had suffered an anxiety almost as painful as their own terrible experience. It was not until tho haven of rest was reached, where tearful faces welcomed them, that tho two young la(lio8 ave way. an( tlj0U tllc perjj being and those who had borne so much, aqd so nobly, sank into a swoon. I have written this adventuro just as it occurred, without an effort at embcllish- .nnrfj null T"tllnllf ?1 flJOITO trt mnltfl tilt! ; f o v aocusto5aed j flf d w i . , ,:,lfrt i;rtiTf tiinn u. rntiUv r j :i.e, :mftQ!Wn to im. . . i magine greater trial than tuoso tnrougu naanA tir mW ... ' evideI1C0 0f that . r r i. nODieness oi icmuiu uuuuu wuicu u found historic representatives in Grace Darling and Jessio Brown. W. B. S EST A. correspondent of the Cincinnati Price Current, writing from litusville, ) vuriuuu iinuii ww .. ... - says 7,000 barrels of oil have been Jd from the 'wells in that region, obtained ,l w in Vp York nf $15 ner, barrel of 40 gallons. Some thirty; wells avc , proyed successful, yielding together about 400 barrels per day. The Cliarater of Abraham Lincoln, From the Philadelphia, North American The writer of the subject letter is a na tivo of Pennsylvania a gentleman of classical oduoation, extensive attainments and of tho most scrupulous integrity o character. Tin ! now nnn of thn fir , . - u.uw awsGr3 ftfi,;s -ffP! ;n Tliinni -h. r, the associate of Mr. Lincoln in many iru- portaut ca80S tried in tho higher Courts of that State, and not only knows him , He is of the old lino Henry Clay Whig school of politics. The letter was written with no expec tation that it would be given to the pub lic; but as its publication may be of ser vice I band it to vou-. with tho request that you will allow it a place in your col- umns. D. B. M. Peoria, July 19, I860. My Dear Sir: You ask my o ponion of the character, talents, and qual ification of Abraham Lincoln for the preat office to which he stands nominated oy tho Republican party; and assuming, r t?i j e ; i irom my locality ana protessionai en- my locaucy ana proicssionat gagements, that I have had fairopportu nities for framing an opinion on these poiuts, you aro pleased to signify your confidence in such Judgement as I may bo prepared to ospress respecting them. Thanking you for this confidence, I take pleasure in giving you my views, for whatever they may be worth, premising, however, that neither my time nor limits will probably enable me to satisfy myself or do justice to him in their expression. As a summary of what I have to say, I remark unhesitatingly, that T believe Mr. Lincoln to bo just tho man for tho place for which he is named, and for tho times. In regard to character, I deem him entirely unexceptionable. The so briquet, Honest Old Abcwbich has been given to himf4s no uumeaning appella tion. Itha3 been honestly icon. A man more thoroughly above suspicion in this respect, I suppose,cannot be found in any walk of life, public or private. Akin to this, if not indeed a ueoessary conoomi taut, is his no less proverbial candor and truthfulness. This has ever been a mark ed feature iu his character and inter course, and strikingly illustrates tho libe ral and magnauimous spirit of the man. It may, I think, be safely said that Mr. Lincoln has not been known in any pub lic discussion, political or otherwise, do- j signedly to utter an untruth, or misrepre sent the position of an adversary; and 1 am not aware that anything different can be said of him in any more private" rela tion. Add to this, that he is among the, most cautious of men iu expressing him self upon any subject with which he has not first made himeelr well acquainted; hnt when he is satisfied, no man is bolder , enlivened and illustrated his speeches by i anecdotes, to which some fastidious tastes have takeu exception ; but in reference 1 10 which it is sate to say, tuat tnoe wuo have done so were keener, in scenting out tho supposed indclioaoy of the allusion than in perceiviug tho point, power and felicity of tho illustration. Ono thing raoro I ought to remark hnro. Mr. Lincoln believes that the ! same morality which ouht- to govern in dividual men in private life, should equal ly control nations in their intercourse with each other and tho action of politic al parties ; and if elected President, uei thor Oatend manifestoes, filliuubtering Bohemcs, mcro partizau chicane, nor of ficial corruption, will find any favor with his Administration. Having occupied bo muoh spaco on this head, I have but little room for re mark on tho other topics embraced m your inquiry. In respect to talents, I an(j WftS Oonjpletoly involvod in law-suits, doubt if Mr. Lincoln is even hero, as yet, rjijj ,nogt fornJidablc adversary wan, if appreciated as he deserves to bo, and as j judgement could be relied upou a he most certainly will bo at no distant mysterious personage called bad luok. day, (counting a9 1 do his election as sure) jje worked hard, and was too economical by all who are capablo of discerning nud o taj0 a newspopor. After a hard strug appreciating true merit. While possess-0f ovur twenty years he booauio con ing undoubtedly the consciousness of in-lanced that ho had not land enough, sold tellectual strength, ho lacks entirely the out aUj movod to Iowa. Press and Tti obtrusive effrontry which brings nomo omlCt men into notice, and gives them sotno-j 4i . times au ephemeral reputation for aiumy while tho plainness and simplicity o bis, style, aud the transparent fairness of ov- cry presentation which ho makes in his public speeches, seem to have led eomo flm mill broadth and compre- hensive sweep of thc thoughts to which, ho often nivos birth and utterance. But ,, - r, r ; if originality and suggcniveness, lermuy ' of resource, powers , of ana ysis an of ex- .' pressing in torse and simple language great truth or of lying bare a s the f.o no.il BJe s ever aruuuy lability and talonts, then may Mr. Lincoln take rank, so far as 1 oan judge, among the leading intellects of the day. But what need to elaborate this point, when we have beforo us the comma a ding fact, that without early education, with out patronage, tr any accident of birth, or fortune, or art of the trickster or dom- agouge but in simple trust to his native energies, and a tenacious adherence to and a P"ciPie mrouguout ui wtioie course (au of which is susceptible of easy proof), he has risen gradually yet surely aud wilh no back-set, from the condition of a com mon day laborer to tho proud position ho now oocupics. before the country and tho world. I know that success is not always (evidence of true merit, but it would bo little short of a miraolo if a man of tho character of Abraham Lincoln should win success without talents to justify his victo- jrJ And lastly, as to his qualifications for the Presidency these may, in good mea sure, be inferred from what ha3 been al ready said. To the qualities thus accor ded to him may be added a thorough comprehension of the nature, history, and workings of our institutions, and the pol itics, pa3t and present, of the country with no mean acquisitions of general knowledge a courage, moral and physical and a firm ness of purpose, which those who know him uost readily accord to him, coupled with a conciliating spirit and a just re gard for the rights of individuals and States, singularly refined and character istic; with attainments as a jurist that will not be questioned if these constitute j fitness for the Presidential office, then, in my judgment, Mr. Lincoln will fill it with diguity and honor to himself, and useful ness and satisfaction to the country, and to the tvhole country. Very truly, your friend, J.K. C. The Two Farmers. Many years ago we knew two farmers in Ohio, neighbors, one of whom had thir- ty acres oi rainor poor lanu, a EicKiy n? i ?n ftrr lttflf oirla onrl n cmtill t-nt wite, two intic eins, ana a smau nov; the other had two hundred acres of much better land, a robust wife, two full-grown daughters, and five sons averaging six feet. The man with the small farm had not even a Summer rivulet on his prem ises. He had one acre of timber; and ho so laid out his fields that thero was a spring in each. He kept a half a dozen cows, about thirty sheep, two horses, sis to eight hogs, an abundance of fowls, and a score swartas of beet. Half en acre devoted to his vegetable garden; small fruits he raised in abundance aud bis orchard being on high grounds and pro perly tended, he had an abundance of choice fruit when his neighbor had none. At all seasons of tho year ho had some thing to sell. ilis usual crop of .vhoat was four acrea, and not one year in three did it fall below 150 bushcla. Three and a half tons was his usual crop of clover and two of timothy. His three acre corn patch yielded about 250 bushels; and his root crop was a constant source of aston ishment. Thero were no such cows, sheep i t i 1 1 or pigs tor miles arounu. iNODOuy coum , tnOKU bUCU UUlli :r. In truth everything ' he had was worthv of a premium. Ho j 4 had a workshop and was his own carpen ter, blacksmith, and shoemaker. His crops never suffered from the weather; his animals never shivered in tho cold; ho himself never seemed in a took half a dozen newspapers; he had a good library; he road much, studied much, aud always had plenty of money. People said ho was very lueky man. But luck had nothing to do with his suceess. He pursued a syatem of mixed husbandry. He wasted none of his labor. In these lay tho secret of his prosperity. Tho farmer with the 200 acro3 raised wheat and corn of course everything else was subordinate. About half his farm was each year dovoted to them. Ho had very poor horses, brcechy, long-legged cattle, hogs that were a nuisance aud an eyesore to his neighbors, sheep with tails like foxes, a third of whoao wool at shearing time was hanging on briers, thorns and hazel bushos; au orohard in which half the trcs were dead; a garden iu which were .planted only potatoes and cabbages. Tho fences were always out lot repair, scarcely a year panLu uivu i acres of mown hay did not rou in ine nicadowf , or iu whioh acroa of wheat did not sproct before threshing. And thc reason aligned by this man for his losses umi truth "ho had not cnougu time. lrrft i:.,,i onn Vcar ahead of his ! an oW hily (nrx,nntJ fnr ,,, cnilu, lambs of g-i a8ked y w , . bfl ag woj, t0 includc the old c"08 1 TTr'Tho increase of tho anthracite coal i. . .i.:, -nnr from a i rCUIODS Ul all regions .Prouu" '. 4 044 lh tons Tho Mi- advises that the coal a new Jon rnai was .fl 000 lwa 0?er u,t ye2r, fBp. . v. Hotf lie had Him. A man named Wells kept a tavern in one of our Western villages; but though his house had a very good name, it was more than he had himself; for it was sur mised by his neighbors that- be used a great deal of fodder, corn, &c., for which he never gave an equivalent, though it had never been clearly proven against him. Early one morning he was met by an acquaintance, named Wilkes, as he was driving beforo him a heifer, which he had, most probably borrowed torn some farmer. "Hallo, Well, where did you get tho heifer?" cried Wilkes. "Bought her of Col. Sto?9iiV was the unhesitating reply. "What did you pay for her?" "Twenty dollars," Baid Wella, as ho hurried on. About one hour afterwards, as Wilkes was sitting in Well's bar-room, Col. Ste vens entered. After s few minutes con versation, Wilkes Baid, "A fino animal that you sold Wellsl" I don't understand you; I never sold Wells any animal." "Didn't youl Why, I met him this morning with a heifer which he said he bought of you for twenty dollars."- "Ho did, ehl Well, 'sinco ho said so. ho has got to pay me for her, "said Ste vens. Wells entered soon after; and Stevens "topping up to him said, "Como, Wells, I'll trouble you for the money for that heifer; it was a cash bargain you know!" "I never bought any hoifer from youl' "Don't you remember you bought ono of me for twenty dollars? Here'a Wilkeo can prove it!" "No he can?tP said Wells. "You told me so, this morning!" Baid Wilkes. A curioua expression passed over Well's face. Ho felt himself cornered. He had cither to tell where he got tho an- ; imal, or lose twenty dollars; and think ing it not sate tor mm to do tue nrst. ho nulled out his wallet, counted out tho money and handed it to Stevens, saying. up. T 1?J T jt.ii Ti 11 "So I did so I did! x nau lorgocien ats abot it! You must excuso mo!" How Judge H- Help to Unload the I Steamboat. ! A friend of ours, who was an cye-wit-noss to the fact, related to us an amusing circumstance which occurred while Judgo H presided on the bench in this dis trict. On a peculiar occasion after his ap pointment busiues-j called him to Liber ty, and, while there meeting with many of bis old associates at the bar, got into a convival mood, which lasted several days, and, on going out ho looked rather the worse for wear. In crossing the riv er at Owen's landing, there was a boat discharging freight, and in a great hasto for fear another boat would pass, then just hove in sight. The clerk Bang out, "I say, old man, can't you lend the men a hand in taking off that lot of furniture? I will pay you well for so doing, and 'double filly' in tho ur- Dargam. 0h y-eg B-d th(J Judgef ialwaja rcady t'Q jQ ft tiffiC of need "Then turn in and bo quick," said !ho clerk. The first thing was a marble top bu reau, coing off tho plank the Judgo n .no com, no j fiUppedj and the olerk roared out hurry. Ho j i,Tl re nQW t.row tuat jnt0 tho river. will you?" "Certainly," replied the Judgo, and giving a kick with tho order, overboard it went. "Hallo! what's that for?" said tho clerk. "I always obey orders when I work for a man." "Leave," said tho mate. "Agreed," said tho Judgo. "Who is that man?" asked tho olerk. A by-staoderrcmarked, "Thatis Judgo H- . of the Fifth Judicial District of Missouri." "Let go that Lino!" cried tho clerk, and the boat put into tho stream at Ita highest ctpced. !,. A. sailor went to a watchmaker, and . 50auded t0 tnow how mDch thc repair of it would come to. Tho watchmaker, after examining it, said "It will be more expense repairing than its origiual cost." "I don't mind that," said the tar ; "I will even givo you double tho original cost, for I havo a veneration for tho watch." "What might you have given for it I said the ratchruakor. "Why," rcpliod the tar, "I gavor fel low a blow on tho head for it, and if you repair it I will givo you two." Tbc census takers, it is said, find groat diffioulty in ascertaining tho ages of girls, a large ssajority of them beiug only six teen. In ono family, in an Eastern State, thero wore found to be twelve girls bo tweeu ten and sixteen years of ago 1 - - Large Bahy. Tho Tamaqua Gazette boasts of tho izo of Willie, son of William Krouao, of that borough, who was born on the 14th of last Jauuary. Age, 6 months; height, 30 inobes ; weight. 00 pouuds; measures around tho head, 18 inches; around tho belly., 91 inehee; around tue tkigb, ia lucboa; around tha eaii o mgt iueiis, around the aim, 11 inches.
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