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SUNBURY, PA.. FRIDAY MORMG. FEBRUARY 10. 1875.
New 8rl, Vol. 6. So. 17.
Old Series, Vol. 35, No. 17.
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IKrSIM T4I.
JOHNSTON,
TbTisician of tliis ccl-braled InstUulion. bas
discovered the mo6t certain, speedy, pleasant and
eirectaal reraedv in the world for all
DISEASES OF IMFRUPF.N'CE.
Weakness ot the Back or I.'.mhs, Strictureg,
A fleet ions of Kidneys and Bladder, Involun
ttry D'mcharces, Impotency, Genenil Debili
y, Nervoucne, Dytpcpay, Languor, Low
spirit . Confusion of Ideas, Palpitation of
the Heart, Timidity, Tremb:ine Dimness
of Sifjlit or JiJ iineei, Disease of the Head,
Throat, Nose or Skin, Aff.'etions of Liver, Lunsrs,
rit iinach or Boweln tli'se terriiile Disorders
arising from the Solitary (lab'usof Youth those
seen t and military practice more fatal to their
victims than the song of Syrens to the Mariners
of Ulysses, Mi;htinir their most brilliant hopes
of anticipation, readVriui; marriaue, Ac., impos
sible. l OCNG MEN
especially, who have become the victims of Soli
tary Vice, that dreadful and destructive habit
which annually sweeps to an untimely tratei
thousands of vouutr men of the most exalted
talents and brilliant intellect, who micht other
wise have entranced listnin:r Senates with the
thnuders of eloquence or waked to ccstacy the
livlrct; lyre, mav call with fall confidence.
MAiUUAt.E.
Married Tcrsons or Young Men contemplating
marriage, aware of Physical Weakness, (Loss
of Procreative Power 1 in potency), Nervous Ex
vitability, Palpitation, Organic Weakness, Ner
vous Debility, or Dy other Disqualiflcration,
yjieedily relieved.
He who places himself enjor the care of Dr. J.
may religio'.isly eoufide in his honor as a gentle
man, and confidently rely unon his skill as a Pliv
rician. OEGANIC WEAKNESS.
Inipotcwy, Lots of Power, Immediately Cured
ni full Vig'.r Restored.
This Distressing Affection which renders Lite
tniwi able and marriage impossible ia the pcualty
paid by the victims of improper Indulgences.
Young persons are too apt to commit excesses
rrotn not being aware of the dreadful conseqences
I luit may ensue. Now, who that understands
the subject will pretend to deny that the ower
of procreation is lost sooner by those falling into
improper habits than by the prudent T Besides
being deprived the pleasnresof healthy offspring,
t inTiiost serious and deslntctive symptoms to both
body and mind arise. The system becomes de
ranged, the Physical and Mental Functions
Weakened, Lost of Procreative Power, Nervous
Irritability, Dyspe im, Palpitation of the Heart,
JndiL'estion, Constitutional Debility, a Wasting
f the Frame, Cough, Consumption. Decay and
Death. I
A CURE WARRANTED IN TWO DAYS.
Persons ruined in health by nnleamed preten
ders lio keep ihcm trillinz month after month,
tajinz poisonous and injurious compounds,
hor.id apply immediately.
DR. JOHNSTON,
Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, Lon
don, Graduated from one of the most eminent
Col'eges in the United States, and the greater
part of whose Ife has been spent in the hospitals
f London, Pris, Philadelphia and elsewhere,
lias ell.-cted some of the most astonishing cures
that were ever known ; many troubled with ring
ing in the head and ears when asleep, great
nervousness, being alarmed at sudden soands,
tasiifuines, with frequent blushing, attended
iinetiiue with derangement of tnind, were cured
imuiediatclv.
TAKE PARTICULAR NOTICE.
Dr. J. addresses all those who have injurrd
themselves by improper indulgence and solitary
habits, which ruin both body and mind, unlitting
ihem for either business, study, society or nt'ir
ria ire.
'I'iif.sr are some of the sad and melancholy
fleets produced by early habits of youth, viz:
Weakness of the Back and Limbs, Pains in the
Back and Head, Dimness of Sight, Loss of Mus
cular Power, Palpitation of the Heart, Dyspepsy,
Nervous Irritability, Derangement of Digestive
Functions, General Debility, Symptoms of Con
etimplion. &c.
Mentally The fearful effects on the mind
re much to be drwaded Lost of Memory, Con
fusion of Ideas, Depression of Spirits, Evil
Forebodings, Aversion to Society, Self-Distrust,
Love of Solitude, Timidity, fcc, are some of the
evils produeed
TuotSASDB of persons of all agct cau now
judi:e what is the cause of their declining health,
losing their vigor, becoming, weak, pale, nervous
and emaciated, having a singular appearance
nhout the eyes, cough and symptoms ol consump
tion. TOUXU MEN
Who have injured th mselves by a certain prac
tice indulged in when alone, a habit frequently
learned from evil companions, or at school, the
tllects of which are nightly felt, even when
a-leep, and if not cured, renders marriage impos
sible, and destroys both mind and body, should
apply immediately.
What a pity that a young man, the taopeof his
couutry, the darling of his pareuts, should be
snntched from all prospects and enjoyments of
lifs, by the couseqticnce of deviating from the
path of nature and indulging in a certain secret
habit. Such persons must before eoutemulating
MAKK1AGE.
TeCcel that a sound mind and body are the most
ueeessary requisites to promote conuubial happi
ness, ludeed without these, the journey through
life becomes a weary pilgrimage : the prosticet
hourly darkens to the view; the mind becomes
shadowed with despair and tilled with themelau- I
t holy reflection, i hat the happines ot anotner
becomes blighted w ith our own.
A CERTAIN DISEASE.
When the misguided and imprudent votary of
pleasure tinds that he has imbibed the seeds of
this painful disease, it too often happens that an
ill-timed sense of shame, or dread of discovery,
deters him from applying to those who, from
education and respectability, can alone befriend
him, delaying till the constitutional symptoms of
his horrid disease make their appearance, such
as ulcerated tore throat, diseased nose, noctural
pains in the head and limbs, dimness of sight,
-leafncss, nodes on the shiu bones s.ud arms,
blotches on the head, face and extremities, pro
gressing with frightful rapidity, till at last the
palate of the mouth or the bones of the nose fall
in, and the victim of this awful disease becomes
u horrid object of commiseration, till death puts
a period to his dreadful suffering, by sending
him to "that Undiscovered Country from whence
no traveller returns."
It is a melancholy fact that thousands DIE
victim to this terrible disease, through falling
into the hands of Ignorant or unskillful PRE
TENDERS, who, by the use of that deadly Poi
son, Mercnry, Ac, destroy the constitution, and
iueapahlc of curing, keep the nnhappv snllerer
tMonth after month taking their noxious or in
jurious compounds, and instead of being restored
to a renewal of Life Vigor and Happiness, in des
pair leave him w ith ruined Health to sigh over
iiis jailing disappointment.
To such, therefore, Dr. Johnsto pledges him
self to preserve the most Inviolable Secrecy, and
from his extensive practice and observations in
the great Hospitals of Euro, and the first in
this country, vii: England, France, Philadelphia
:md elsew here, is enabled to oQcr the most cer
tain, speedy and effectual remedy In the world
for all diseai.es of imvrudeuce.
PR. JOHNSTON.
4 It VE, NO. 7. S. FREDERICK STREET.
Baltimore, M. D.
Left haad side going from Baltimore street, afew
- doors from the corner. Fail not to observe name
. snd number.
tfNo letters received nales postpaid and
eontaining a stamp to be used on the reply. Per
sons writing should state age, and send a portion
of advirtisenient describing symptoms.
There are to many Paltry, Designing au I
Worthless Imptisters advertising themselves as
Physicians, trifling with aud ruiuing the health
of all who unfortunately fall into their power,
that Dr. Johnston deems it necessary to say es
pecially to those unacquainted with his reuuta
tiou that his Credentials or Diploma nlw.av
han in his office.
ENDORSEMENT OF THE PRESS.
The many thousands cured at this Establish
ment, year" .itter year, and the numerous im
portant Surgical Operations performed by D..
Johnston, witnessed by the .-epresentaties of the
press and many other papers, notices of which
have apjicared again and aga:n before the public,
besides his standing as a gentleman of character
and ret-potisibility, is a sullicietil guarantee tot h
.afflicted. Irliiu diseases epeedily cured.
April 3. 1 s?4. Iv "
i i niii i: ami ri.AMM.; tiii.i.n.
Thild Street , adjoining Phila. & F.tie R. R., two
fMjusns North of the Central Hotel.
SUNBURY, PA.
IRA T. CLEMENT,
iS prepared to furnish every descrijition of lum
ber required by the demands of the public.
Haviuc all the latest improved machinery for
n-.anufait Bring Lnnber, he is now ready to till or
ders ef all kinds of
FLOORING, SIDING, DOORS SHUTTERS,
SASH, BLINDS MOULDINGS, VE
RANDAS, BRACKETS,
nnd all kinds of Ornamental Scrowl Work. Turn
ing of every description promptly executed. Also,
A LAKOK A980KTMKWT OF
BILL LUMBER.
H F.MLOCK and PINE. Also, Shingles, Piekels,
Lathe, Ac.
Orders promptly filled, and shipped by Railroad
or otherwise. IRA T. CLEMENT.
.1eclO-S:lT
lrofcssicnaI.
J. Merrill Lnin. Andrew H. Hill. Frank. S. Mkit.
I,IV, DILI. A MARK,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
In Ilaupt's Building, Market Street,
SUNBURY,
aug.7,1874. NorthiimberUnd Co., Pa.
JOSEtMl S. AUOLl,
ATTORNEY and COUNSELLOR AT LAW,
Liverpool, Perry county, Pa.
All business matters in the counties of North
umberland. Snyder, Union, Perry and Juniata
promptly attended to. Consultations can be had
in the German and English languages.
april 17, lS?4.-1y.
DMUND DAVIS.
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
OfBcc in Hanpl's Building, south side of Mar
ket street. june5.'74.-ly.
-tirN.A.NOBER.
V ATTORNEY AT LAW
AND COfSTT BOLICITOIt.
Office on Front Street below Market, Smiburv.
Pa. Collections and air legal business promptly
attended to.
JAMES HEARD.
ATTORNEY AT LAW. j
Offlce in nanpt's hnilding, South East Corner t
of Market Square, Sunbury, Pa. i
Special Attention Paid to Collections.
JAMES II. McDEVlTT,
i.TTORNET AT Ijaw and
United States Commissioner. Offlce with S.
B. Bover, Esq., in Bright' Building, Sunbury.
Pa. Aug. SS.'7o. l.v.
4
X. BKICE,
i.e ATTORNEY AT LAW,
and acting JUSTICE or tub PEACE.
Next Door to Judge Jordan's Residence, Chest
nut Street, Suubury, Pa.
Collection and all legal matters promptly at
tended to.
J EREMlAaTSNYD E R .
ATTORNEY Al LAW, AND
ACTING JUSTICE F THE PEACE.
Conveyancing.the collections of claims, writings,
and all kinds of Iegal business will be attended
to carefully and with despatch. Can be consult
ed iu the English and Gciman language. Office
formerly occupied by Solomon Ma! irk. Esq., op
posite City Hotel, Sunbui v, Pa.
March S9, 1S7X ly.
G.
A. BOTDOUF,
Attornev-at-Law,
GEORGETOWN,
Northumberland Co., Petina.
Can lie consulted in the English and German
languages. Collections attended to in North
umberland and adjoining counties.
. Also Agent for the Jbannn Valley Fire Insu
rance Company, mh 15
T.
II. It. KASE, Attorney at Law, SLN-
(adjoining the olBce of W. I. Grccnough, Esq..)
Professional business in this and adjoining conn-
tics promptly attended to.
Sunbury, March 10, l72.-ly.
W. C. PACKER,
Attorney at Law,
Sunbury, Pa.
November 3, 1S72. tf.
O It. DOVER. Attorney and Counsellor
O at Law. Room Ni. 23 Second Floor.
Bright's Building, SUNBURY, PA. Profession
business attended to, iu the courts of Northuin
oerland and adjoining counties. Also, in the
Circiit'and Dittrict Court for the Western Dis
trict of Pennsylvania. Claims promptly collect
ed. Particular attention paid to in Hunk
ntptcj. Consultation cau be had Iu lhe tier
man language. inarS5."71.
L.
II. KASE, Attorney at Law. SUN
BURY, PA., otllce in Macr Building
near the Court House. Front Room tip stairs
above the Drug Store. Collections made in Nor
thumberland and adjoining counties.
Sunbury, Pa., June 8. 1H7J.
e p,
O Market Square, SUNBURY,PA. Profession
al business in this and adjoining counties prompt
y attended to. '
II.
SUN
BURY, PA. Collection attended to in j
the counties oi onnmioenaua, l iiioii, pujhit. i
Montour, Columbia and Lycoming. aplPMiti j
gOLOMOX MALICK,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
OlBec at his residence on Arch street, one square
north of the Court House, near the jail, SUN
BURY, PA. Collection and all professional
busiuess promptly attended to in this and adjoin
ing counties. Cousullations can be had in the
German language. JulyS7-lH7S.
O. W. ZIKQLEK. L. T. KOHKBAl'll.
ZIEGLER A ROHRRACH.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
Offlce in Haupt's Building, lately occupied by
Judge Rockefeller and L. T. Rohrbach, Esq.
Collections and all professional business
pr niptly attended to in the Conrts of Nrihum-
berla'id and adjoining counties.
D c. S. 1IS71.
Dr. A. C. CLARK,
IN Mrs. Pound's building, up stairs, above T.
H. B. Kasc's law office, opKs;te the Court
House, Snnrury, Pa.
Jui.e 12. 1S74. C mo. pd.
R. CADAVALLADER.MarketStrect,
. SUNBURY, PA.
Dealer in Drugs, Medicines, Paints, Oils,
Glass, Varnishes, Liquors, Tobacco, Cigars,
Pocket Books. Dairies, Ac.
R. C. M. MARTIN, Ollice in Drug!
ore, Clement House Block, Office hours : !
from 11 a. in., to 1 p. in., and from 6 to p. m., i
at all other hours, when not Professionally n- J
aged can be found at his rc'-idt nec, on Chestnut i
Street, SUNBURY, PA. Particular attention j
given to surgical cas-s. Will visit Patient j
either in town or country.
jTiotcIs anb itcsianrants.
CVlEMENT IIOI'SE, Third Street below
J Market, Sunbury, Pa. PETER S. BUR
REEL. Proprietor. Rooms neat and comfortable.
Tables supplied with the delicacies of the season
and the waiters attentive and obliging.
Sunqury, Jan. SS, W5.
U'
XITED states hotel, w. f.
KlfCllEN, Proprietor. Opposite the De
pot SH AMOK1N, PA. Every attention given to i
travellers, mid ttic ucst aeeommoitallons given.
April ft, 17. tf
LLEGIIEXY HOL'SE, A. BECK.
Proprietor, Not. 812 and 814 Market Street,
above eighth, PHILADELPHIA. Terras, t2
per day. He respectfully solicit your patron
age. Jani'7S.
VTATIOXAL
HOTEL.
AUGUSTUS
.iA WALD, Proprietor, Georgetown North'd
lorth'i
R. W
County, Pa., at the station of the N. C.
Choice wines and cigars at the bar. :
The table is supplied with the best the market 1
affords. Good stabling and attentive ostlers. I
nl M MEL'S RESTAt'RA N T,
LOUISHUMMEL, Proprieto
Commerce St., SHAMOKIN, PENN'A.
Having just refitted the above Saloon for the
accomodation of the public, Is now prepared to
serve jis friends with the best tefrcshments, and
fresh Lager Beer, Ale, Porter, and all other malt
qiiors.
business arDs. j
. --- I
W. S. KIIOAIlS. 4. TACKF-R II AS j
f S. RIIOIRS At CO.,
We RETAIL DEALERS Or
VNTHRAC1TE COAL, SUNBURY, PENN'A.
OFrica witii Haas, Faoei.t A Co.,
Orders left at Seasholtz A Uro's., ottiee Market
treet, will receive prompt attention. Country
ustom respectfully solicited.
Feb. 4, 1371. tf.
' ANTHRACITE COAL!
TALENTINE DIETZ, Wholesale and
V Retail dealer in every variety of
ANTHRACITE COAL, UPPER WHARF,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
All kinds of Grain taken in exchange for Coal.
Order solicited and fllle promptly. Order left
at S. F. Nevin'a Confectiouery Store, on Third
treet, will rceieve prompt attention, and money
receiptedfor, the tame as at the office.
fiRAWFOKI) HOL'SE, Cor. Third and
Mulberry, Business Centre, Williamsport,
Pa.
Win. CRAWFORD, Proprietor.
Dee. 11. 1874.
DEXTIKTItY.
GEORGE M. REXX,
In Snup.-iim-s Building, Market Square,
Srvm-RT, Pa.,
1 prepared to do all kinds of work pertaining
to Dentistry. He keeps constantly on hand
a large assortment of Teeth, and other Dental
material, from which he will be able to select,
and mec. inc wants of his customers.
All worK warranted to give satisfaction, or else
the money refunded.
The very best Mouth Wash and Tooth-Powders
kept on hand.
His references are the numerous patrons for
whom he has worked for the last twelve years.
Snnbnry, Apill SI, 1S7S.
SEW COAL YARD.
HE undersigned having connected the Coal
l.bi
iiisiness with his extensive FLOUR Y GRAIN
trade, is prepared to supply families with the
VERY REST OF COAL,
CHEAP FOR CASH.
Egg, Stove aud Nut , constantly on hand. Grain
taken in exchange for Coal.
J. M. CADWALLADER.
Sunbury, Jan. 15. 1870. tf.
SIXKIRY MA RULE YARD,
Four! Ii Slrcel below Market,
SUNBURY, PENN'A.
rinP undersigned has returned from the Vcr
l nont Marble Quarries with 5ft Tons of
Nin.ole for
oiiuiurntt, Urave-StoneH,
&c, Ac.
-n.i i
He has bought at such figures that
will allow him to sell better stone, for
less money, than heretofore. The best
U Sutherland Falls Marble,
which is better than Italian. Rutland is now
sold as low as the Manchester.
Those w ho need anything in the Marble line,
for Monuments, Grave-Stones, or other purposes,
will find it to their interest to call and examine
this large stock, as better bargain can Je secur
ed than bnying from parties 'huckstering' round
the country.
Ail lettering will be done iu the neatest and
most improved style.
W. M. DAUGHERTY.
Sunbury, Jan. 11, 1S73.
JdRN SEACiLET. I. W. PEKKT
STEAM ILAIIU MILES,
MILLERSBURG, PA.
NEAGLEY & PERRY, :
Manufacturers and Dealers in !
Flooring, Siding, Surface Boards, Iath,
Stripping, Shingles,
And all kinds of Sash, Doors, Shutters, Blinds,
Mouldings, A c.
Hemlock A White Pine Hill Stuff, aud all kinds
of Building Material.
Stair building and church work a specialty,
March 13, ly.
THE K1X; RARRER SHOP
IS T
hat
THE SHOP OF THE TOWN and long
is been ; ask history and she will tell you
: Men have grown old in onr patronage
1 R:ili1r-a nn tli,!r iiifit hern hrivit.
To bouncing boys at play ;
And youths by maidens fair caressed,'
To stalwart men with cares oppressed,
And old men silver gray.
And among the honored and lasting impres
sion of time, and the crash of revolutions in
circumstances, we stand a living monumental
memento of the ingenuity and erseverance ap
pertaining to the identity of progression, plying
our vocation with the highest style of art and
perfection, aud aspiring to achieve the highest
n-ward of merit attainable in our humble capaci
ty, aud the sentiment of respect and approbation
which the presence of superior appliances and es
tablishment are always wont to inspire.
Always to please
We shove wii h ease
Cut and comb with taste the hair ;
f-hampoo the bead with soothing care.
And color the whiskers black or brown,
To suit the people about the town.
Then allow me politely request you to stop.
And not go past nor from around onr shop.
To gel shaved on the basis of ability nor a
some have done for our use of the ballot for prin
ciple sacred and right nor under the common
secret and iuvidious guise of enmity to complex
ion ; for the cut of a man's coat, or the color of
his skin, ought not to affect his usefulness nor
his qualifications. A fair chance is ull that we
demand, to give the proof to all the land.
JAMES W. WASHINGTON.
Proprietor.
Sunbury, April 5, 1S73; No. CI, Market st.
KEEP IT II ANDY !
The Reliable Family Medicine.
DIARRHRA, Dysentery, Cholera, Summer
Complaint, Cramps, etc., quickly cured by
tlie use of
JARDELLA'S
Compound Syrup of Blackberry'Root and Rhu
barb. An old, well tried remedy, entirely vege
table, pleasant to take, quick and certain in
effect ; can be depended on in the most urgent
cases; maybe given to the youngest infant as
well as to adults. It contains
NO CAMPHOR OR OPIUM.
It is a pleasant extract and readily taken by
children. It has often saved life when physi
cians had despaired. Keep it in the house and
nse in time. All we ask for it i a trial. Don't
let your dealer put you off with something else.
Buy it. Try it. Sold by Druggist and Store
Keepers throughout this State. Prepared only
by HANSELL A BRO..
jul3,-3m 2000 Market Street, Philadelphia.
99,000 IN GIFTS.
NO POSTPONEMENT.
A Grand Gift Concert.
A GRAND GIFT COJ5CEHT
will Le positively riven at Sunbury, Pa., by lb Iudepcu
dent
WASHINGTON STEAM TIRE COMPANY',
On THi'K.SDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1873.
Unless the tieketa are all sold liefoie tint time, when
due notice will be Riven of the time.
A Tall Drawing Certain.
Owing to the panic, and in order to meet the general
wish anil es) eeti:ti..u of the ubl.cand the tirket-lioljer
for the full payment of the Gilts announced, the man
' airiiieiit have drtfimined to Kstjoue the Concert and
! Jiniwiiifi to the dute a love stated.
! The object ot this eutenmse is for the puritose of se
i curing a Steam Fire F.ngine, wiiirh will tie an advantage
I to all neihlKirnig towna ucrwilile by rail, from the fact
1 that U will be au Independent Coniiany. Aud as we
'; have never tailed to discharge our duty when calinl u
od, we certainly will lie able to accomplish more good
j wnh the aid of a stemuer. There is uo )ps than nineteen
; Urge and amail towns within thirty miles of Kunbury,
' hII of which can be reached by railroad, thue affording
j the lacility of aseistins any ol those placea iu le thau
,"'," , W
u houi a tune; wh:!v at the Hatue tune our town will not
Our project being a laudable one, we
feel coiihdeul that all the ticKets will be dnqotted ot by
the time above named for drawing.
THE FOLLOWING IH A LIST OF GIFTS:
ONE GRAND til FT OF $1,000
" " win
' " 00
" " " sua
" " ;hhi
Gift of '.iuO
" " " loo
I'l Gifts of f.'HI 110 1,000
tl Gilts of 2.-..00 1,0(10
bmiiittaof 10.00 l.noo
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THREADING NEEDLES.
Here, daughter, thread my needle,
My sight is growiug poor j
The silken thread has missed the eye
A dozen times or more.
I mind when first my mother
The same thing said to me,
Saa as I feit you must not feel
Because I cannot see ;
For I remember, years gone by,
Just so grandmother said,
Now mother's sight was failing her,
And grandmother was dead.
Sonne by onu we all grow old,
And each iu turn must ask
The younger, brighter eyes
To help ns see our task.
Ah ! well, dear child 'tis good to know
That somewhere, by-and-by,
A strong new sight shall be restored
To eve'y failing eye,
I like to think, as cm lb. grows dim,
Of where I then shall be ;
Eye bath not seen the wouderous things
The Lord hitth promised me.
Give me the threaded needle now,
While your young eyes are kiud,
And I have such a joy fill hope
I'm sure I need not mind,
Tin ugh my sight fail as mother's failed,
And grandmother's before ;
And though I miss the needle's eye
A dozen limes or more.
!
SVt .J IN A WINDMILL
Upon a high table-land near Wexford
stands the great windmill, whose Ion",
arms, covered with tattered sails, go swing
ing round and round all day long.
One summer afternoon there eat in the
doorway of this mill studying; a thumbed
and tattered book, a boy of fourteen, with
atjrown face, curly hair and bare feet. II is
torn straw hat lay upon the floor beside
j him, and a small black dog, whose head he
i now and then carressed, stood by and
j looked into his face.
I It was Thiid Trimble the son of the own
er of the windmill.
Thad was iu charge of the mill that day,
for his father had gone to a neighboring
city. The boy had arranged everything,
and set the machinery in motion, aud now
he was enjoying a little respite.
The wh-.'els and belf-drums clanked and
rumbled above his head, the corn dropped
steadily through the hoppers, the old build
ing itself shuddered with the struggles of
the great wind wheel, aud a fine yellow
dust hung lloating in the air, making the
sunbeams, which streamed through a wiu
dow iar up on the wall, look like bars of
glowing gold.
Tiiad turned the last leaf of his book.
! Ho drew his finger down the page ns he
read, and tlitu with a sigh which made
even little dog Punch look auxious,he eamt)
to the en J. 'That's the whole of ij,. Punch,
that's the last word. Where do you sup
pose I'm to get another.'
. Thad looked mournfully at his book fur
A few minutes, ns if trying ti answei his
own question. Then suddenly remember
iug his duty iu the mill, he leaped to his
feel and hastened in to inspect the troughs.
He leveled down the yellow pyramid of
meal, ran up the ladder to the hoppers, aud
threw in more com, ami slipped the run
ning belt upon a larger wheel to make the
mill go faster. This done, he rested again,
and peered out al the huge arms as they
swept around in the hieeze, throwing their
shadows on the sunny field.
Preseutly,seeing everything was in order,
he started to so dowu again. At that mo
ment Punch uttered a low bark. Thad
looked over the railing and saw that there
was a visitor below. Not a visitor of the
kind who usually came to look at the mill,
but a weli-dressed gentleman, an old, white
haired man with a while vest, a black coat,
a tall silk hat and a pair of patent-leather
shoes tied with black silk ribbons.
Thad descended as soon as possible. The
old gentleman smiled and was very polite.
I have come to examine your windmill,'
said he. 'I have ofteu seen it from a dis
tance, and am very curious about it.'
Thad at once offered to conduct him
throtitrh the whole establishment, and gay
ly enough they stated on their rounds, for
the gentleman was full of wit, and kept his
young companion laughing the way.
Thad noticed that he had very bright,
black eyes, which sparkled aud everything.
But his talk was even livelier than his eyes,
and there was almost uo end to the ques
tions he asked Thad about himself ami his
wishes and prospects.
Of course Thad found a chance to tell
him there was nothing in the world that he
more desired than goods ami plenty of them.
'Books, eh V echoed the other, with a
sharp glance. 'Tell me just what kind you
like best.'
'Well, sir,' replied Thad. 'books of travel;
books about great men.
'I'll send you plenty,' replied the geutle
maTj ; 'but upon oue condition.'
'What is that, sir, please V inquired
beyond his power.
'It is that you open that door away up
over our heads, and let me see the sails of
your windmill.'
Thad started for an iustaut. Then he
began to laugh.
'Why, of course you can see them, sir.
They've not much to look at.'
'Then come,' cried the old gentleman,
with a slight look of impatience, 'let us
climb up there'
'But the ladder is not very strong, sir.'
'O yes, it is,' insisted the old gentleman ;
'it is very strong. I can Bee that it is
very strong..'
'But it is very dusty, and with your
black coat'
'But I don't care,' cried the other, with
even more impatieuce. 'I should not cure
if the rungs were covered with tar.'
; 'A curious sort of a gtutleman,' thought
j Thad. 'But, at least,' said he, aloud, 'we
must wait I take another look al the mill.'
I . .
i It I
1 he mill is going all right. 1 am sure
is making noise enough.
j .1,', a (till (iiitiiu uiv. win i., v.tiiia,
i short.'
j 'But I need not wait for you. I can go
- f ... .i l-n III tltn ,,,, i a riutlinif
up the ladder alone.'
'All right, sir,' responded Thad, aux
ious to please, and full of visions of the
choice books that his strange visitor was
going to send him. 1 You have only to pull
at the wooden pin in the kitten, and open
the woodeti door, and you will see the sails
before you.'
'Good !' cried the old gentleman, in an
exultant voice. 'I shall then h very hap
py. Happier than I have ever been in my
life.'
He nodded to Thad, and smiled in a pe
culiarly soft and winning way. The boy
thought his words and manner were singu
lar, aud yet he qould not but think himself
lucky to possess such a friend.
He returned to the grind-stones and fed
the hopper once more.
The mill roared. The soft dus'. still
floated iu the air, and the rafters trembled
with the thundering weight of the enormous
windwheel.
Thad glanced toward the ladder, and to
his astoni.shment, saw that the old gentle
man was taking off his cravat and bit shoes.
The man saw Tbad's upturned face, and
noticed that it was full of surprise.
'O' don't feel alarmed,' cried he. 'I am
only trying to make myself cool, that's all.
Remember to give me a full list of the books
that you want me to get for you.'
'AK right, sir. Thad shouted back
qui ted willing thai his geuerous visitor
should climb after his fashion. And then
he began to count over in his mind the list
I of books he most wanted.
! Soon he saw the old gentleman going up
I the ladder, catching carefully at the sides
j and placing his stockinged feet very exact
j Iy and precisely upon the rounds.
'He's not much of a climber,' said Thad,
! laughiug to himself; 'he wouldn't do for a
J fireman.'
j A minute later he felt a flood of light il
luminate the mill, and looking up, he saw
that the old gentleman had pushed back
the wooden door, and stood gazing through
the opening upon the skv and landscape.
But presently Thad was surprised to see
him raise his hands far above his head and
gesticulate towards the sky. lie repeated
this several times and seemed to be speak
ing meanwhile, though the noise prcveuted
him from being distinctly heard.
Thad did not know what to make of such
j si range conduct, and the longer he looked
the more he was puzzled, for the man aloft
grew louder in his speech and wilder in his
gesticulations every minute.
All at once a freeziug sensation shot
I through the boy's frame. It had occurred
to him that the old gentleman might be
crazy ! He certainly looked like it.
There was the white haired figure perch
j cd upon the very edge of the sill, half in at
! the door and half out of it, talking to some
j imaginary person in the air.
I What would he do next ? What could
be done to stop him "f Tbad looked widly
around. The door was at least thirty feet
j above him. There were two ladders, aud
j it would take him a full minute to climb to
the top. And thcu what was he to do
1 when he got up there ?
! But there was the strange old gentleman
iu immediate peril of his life. Thad was
i half distracted. Oh, that some one would
j apieur to help !
! Suddenly he caught the sound of wheels
: in the road. He rati up to the door, but
: he was met at the threshold by two men,
j wtio asked hastily :
'Have you seen him ? Have j'ou seen
: him pus here V
'Who?' cried Thad.
'Col. Mansfield ; he has escaped from
the lunatic hospital.'
j Thad turned pale. 'There he is,' gasp-
ed he, pointed to the open door in the loft.
! A long, loud, shrill laugh came riuging
! down, and the men looked otily to see a
wild figure waving its arms and swinging
In and lr in the sunlight.
'Aha !' screamed the maniac, in a voice
that could he heard distinctly above the
thunder of the mill. 'Aha. you fools, I've
escaped you ! I'tu oiru the wings of the
wind. I shad leap on the backs of these
four licet horses and be swept into ethereal
space,' and he pointed exultingly to the
four fans of the great revolving wind wheel.
Al that instant a quick thought entered
into Thad 's mind, and rushed up the sleep
j steps near the hopper. He pulled a lever
: and stopped the mill. He expected the
j sails would stop, but no, they continued to
go arouud. The huge stones were not turn
' ed, but in some way the machinery had
i broken, so that huge arms of the sails were
! not held. He examined the machinery in
I his hurry "and nervousness, but could see
j uo way to remedy the accident. The two
j meu rushed up and examined the huge iroD
! couplings, but were ignoraut of what should
' be done, ami helpless,
j Then all of them rushed down the base
j of the mill and eagerly watched the maniac
! in the tower, but they could do nothing
i The mad Colonel continued bis gestures
i and shouts, and the hush of the now partly
j silenced mill made his voice aud words to
i sound doubly appalling,
j 'In an instant I shall be shot amid the
j stars I I shall shine forever I You will
j see me there a light of the first magnitude !
Good bye !'
He kissed his hand to the gazers below.
! Involuntarily they turned away their eyes.
When they looked again he was gone.
With a cry of dismay they darted out of
the door and ran around the mill, fully ex
I peeling to liud the remains of the crazy
man lying on the ground.
But they saw nothing. There were the
four huge arms sailiug mageslically round,
but nothing more.
Suddenly Thad utteicd a shriek and
pointed upward. And now all eyes saw a
sight that made their blood run cold. The
old gentleman was clinging to one of the
revolution arms of the wind-wheel I Round
and round with it he weul. his head now
uppermost, and uow his feet. In a mo
ment more he would be dashed to the
ground.
Horror-stricken, the spectators could
make no movement to pvert the catastro
phe ; all will soon fie over. But in that
moment of helplessness the boy conceived
a plan almost as wild as the fancies of the
maniac on the wheel, but nevertheless
worthy the spirit of ft hero. There was a
life to be saved ! He hurried back into the
wind-mill, whipped off his jacket as he ran,
and rushing to the ladders mounted rapid
ly to the tower door.
Several coils of rope hung neat, on the
wall to the left. lie seized one of the small
est and leaned out toward the revolving
arms. They went down on the right and
came up on the left. One went past. He
looked up, ready to leap upon it. but the
man was not there. Then a second one ;
but there was nobody, clinging to it. Then
the third, it too was empty. Its huge form
swung by and disappeared. Could the old
gentleman have fallen ? No. The fourth
arm came up, and there he was clinging,
pale and speechless.
Thad collected himself for one strong effort.
He leaped desperately forward, seized the
sail in his arms, and felt himself borne
downward. Making sure of bis hold, he
now slowly worked himself nearer to the
insane man.
Before the arm began to mount on the
other side, Thad was close to him. The
sail arose, and both hung clinging with
their heads downward. It was a terrible
moment. But the daring boy persevered
and diil not lose his presence of mind.
Carried whirling through the air as he was
he raauaged to pass the rope arouud a part
of the oaked frame and then about the body
of his companion. He drew it tight and
then fastened it.
The old maniac was on his 'flying horse,'
but he was tied safely now. Again the
great arm weut down. Thad felt that his
strength was going from him. AH objects
blended before his eyes and his ears roared
a sound like thunder!
He hoped that somebody might help Kim,
or that something might cause the great
sails to stop in their terrible flight. One of
the men below had driven away to bring
assistance if possible.
Minutes seemed hours to Thad. In vain
he bent his legs around the naked frame,
and curled the arms around the braces,
and burried his head in the course, storm
stained canvas. His breath crew short.
and his hold more and more feeble. One
faint prayer, and a helpless glance at his
companion and he knew no more.
A great shock awoke Thad fi-o-.n his
swoon. He was lying on the ground, amid
stubbles, chaff and stalks ot tall weeds.
He opened his eyes and saw bearded faces
bendiug over him with looks of terror.
Strong hands raicd him up.mt h? shriek
ed with pain. His arm was broken in two
places.
He had slipped fr ni the sail as it swung
down nearest tlie earth, and his fall threw
him partially upon a bed of waste 'crack
lings,' chaff and straw. Otherwise he must
have been far more seriously hurt, perhaps
killed.
Al this moment his father had fortunate
ly returned. Thankful that his boy still
lived, he was soon able to adjust the ma
chinery so that the wind-wheel was slop
ped, and then aided in lowering to the
ground the unnerved fi gure of the crazy
man.
The severe jar of Triad's fall injured him
as much as his broken bones, and made
his recovery very slow. But good medi
cal aid care and tender nursing triumphed
and he arose from the effects of his daring
deed as strong as ever.
But the best result of the affair was the
change it made in his fortune, and the
treasure it won for his mind. Thad never
wanted for books again. The wealthy re
lations of the crazed gentleman brought
him many volumes of the best readiug,
besides loading him with kind and grate
ful attentions. They sent him to Heidel
berg, where he now goes about in specta
cles and a green cap with a long tassel, as
characteristic a Germain student as can be
lound in the university. Youth's Compan
ion. ftftsrcltan'tnts.
We copy the following interesting letter
from the Northumberland Press, of week
before last :
Savanna. Ga.. January 29th. 1875.
frit 'id Guteliu.i: I thought I would jot
down a few items of my observations of my
journey and visit to this section of uncle
Sam's domain. The distance from North
umberland to Savannah by rail is 872
miles, by way of Washington. Richmond,
Weldoii, Wilmington and Charleston. For
hundreds of miles wo passed through a God
forsaken country, composed of pine bar
rens interspersed with impenetrable
swamps, and many of the rivers lined with
immense cane brakes from 10 to 16 feet
high. Occasionally we saw a cotton, lice
or corn field. Ten bushels of the latter to
the acre is considered a good yield in east
ern South-Carolina, but the great bulk of
the product of the country through which
we passed in North aud South Carolina,
consists in Turpentine and Rosin. Inter
minable forests of pines, all of the same
species, namely : the southern yellow pine,
extend all the way through both States
The method of procuring the gum, which
is the sap of the pine, is as follows : They
cut a notch at the foot of the tree, eight to
ten inches wide, and four to six inches
deep, and bark the tree upwards for a dis
tance of three or four feet above the notch ;
they thcu leave a strip of bark about three
inches wide and cut another notch and
bark the tree the same way, until they have
it barked about half way round. The gum
exudes, and such part of it as docs not ad
here to the trees, drops down into the
notch which forms a kind of cup. The
gum is collected several tunes during the
year and taken to the distillers which are
of the rudest construction, where the tur
pentine is distilled from the gum ; the resi
due is rosin. The next season they bark
the tree higher up above the first cutting,
aud so on until it gets beyond their reach.
A tree lasts about tiveyears,;and one thou
sand trees average five barrels of turpen
tine. The land is comparatively worthless
as any quantity of it can be bought from
2 cents to S2 an acre trees and all.
At this place, (Savannah) they never
have snow or ice, aud on visiting the mar
kets 1 saw cabbage, onions, radishes, let
tuce, turnips, carrots, strawberries and va
rious herbs all raised in the open air in
truck patches in the immediate vicinity of
the city. In the gardens I saw peas seve
ral inches high. The weather here ia win
ter is very similar to the delightful wea
ther we had last October. Some days a
little fire is comfortable, especially ia the
mornings and evenings to a person itting
quietly in the house. But I am writing to
vou in an office with no fire ia any part of
the building, the thermometer standing at
63 degrees.
This U a beautifully laid out city, with
small parks at the intersection of several of
the principal streets. Many of the houses
are set back from the street, with hand
some yards in front filled with evergreen trees
and shrubbery, conspicuous among which
are orange trees, 15 to 20 feet high, loaded
with the beautiful luscious ripe fruit ; also.
Palmetto aud Bananua trees, and japonicat
and rare ferns several feet high, giving a
tropical appearance ia wonderful contrast
to the scenery in Pennsylvania at this sea
son of the year. The principal shade trees
in the city, which are very numerous, is the
magnolia and the live oak, both of which
are evergreens and attain a magnificent
fciae. There arc also many trees called the
Pride India, which, when in the proper
season, are full of beautiful flowers, exhal
ing a delightful perfume, but are not ever
green. One peculiar feature about most of j
the ferest trees, and especially of the live j
oaks, which are very numerous, is the !
gray raoes, a parasite that attaches itself to j
the limbs of the tiee, and hangs dowu iu j
bunches as thick as a man's arm from two j
to three feet long, festooning the whole j
tree with a graceful fringe ; this mess is ga- !
thered in large quantities and ued for up- ',
hollering ; a great deal is baled and sent
north. to be used for the same purpose. '
Next to. New Orleans, SavannalV is the I
largest cotton shipping port ia the United i
Slates, and from November until May,
there is a constapt stream of wagons and
drays hauling cotton bales from tlw rail
road depots to the cotton warehouses.
There they are stored until sold, after
which they are hauled from the warehouses
to the cotton presses, whore with their
powerful machinery they can press a bale
three and a half feet high to eighteen inches;
the baits average 450 pounds, and after be
ing compressed contain 28 lbs. of cotton to
the cubic foot; they are then hauled to ves
sels and shipped to the various northern
and European ports. To give you an idea
of the amount of business done in hauling,
there are two parties here engaged iu tl'9
business, who together own a&.mauy as 123
double teams, and the number of bales of
cotton brought here by rail will average
5000 daily.
The population of the city is about evenly
divided between the whites and colored,
and they still adhere to the principles of
the code. Only this week one of the State
Seuators challenged an editor for newspa
per articles reflecting on the Senator's poli
tical career; the editor after some blowing
concluded to take to the water and ruaie
the necessary apologies, and yesterday the
court ordered a nolle prostjui to be entered
iu a suit against the principal and two se
conds to a duel, in which the other princi
pal was killed, thus virtually acknowledg
ing the duel to be a legal transaction. They
never bang white men for murder in this
State, and no matter how cold blooded a
murder a man may commit they allow him
his liberty for a very small amount of bail.
For fear of exhausting your patience, I'll
not make any more observations, but shut
my eyes aud subscribe myself trnly your
friend M. B. Priestley.
Squills. When I got home last night,
said Squills, the old lady was up waiting
for me. I knew there was something in
soak. There always is when sh sits prop
ped up in bed reading, and 1 knew it.
I wasn't feeling pretty good said Squills,
for I had been white-washed in the conven
tion, sold out body, boots and breeches,
aud I felt like a board-yard he-cat, with his-"
back hair curled the wrong side up.
'Have you got the nomination. Squill,
dear?
'I knew she had seen the c veiling paper,
but I said 'No, love,' as mildly as if con
ventions and all such snares were beneath
my notice.
'Not got the nominations, Mr. Squills V
'No, Mrs. Squills, not that the court is
aware of at this present writing. Certainly
not'
'Then what do you expect to get for that
whisky you've been pouriirg down these
fellows' throats ?'
'What fellows' throats ?'
Yur friends who have been tramping
in aud out of my house. Mr. Squills, and
borrowing your poor children's money, aud
running you in all kinds of disreputable
places to hunt up votes, and sneaking you
off into the country to barbecues and other
infamous resorts, paying for buggies and
making ridiculous remarks which I know
you paid the reporters to work up into a
speech. A nice thing you have done for
yourself and roe, and the poor children,and
then, after all, not to get anything for
your pains. I'm ashamed of you, Mr.
Squills ; I would blush for you but I can't
and what's more, I won't.
'Don't tell me Squills, that you don't
wan't me to blush for you, and yon sitting
there just as road as a hatful of hornets.
After telling me, too, and the dear child,
that she should have a new silk dress wLen
you got the nomination. A nice nomina
tion you've got, and those fellows who
took your money and whiskey, just laugh
ing at you, and thinking what a fool you
are for believing them. That's what hurts
me in the tenderest point, Squill.'
I put out the light, and tumbled into
bed, and prepared to go to sleep, but Mrs.
Squills still kept at it with a forty-Squills
power.
After a time exhausted nature gave way,
and she was silent.
Then I felt a certain wriggling of the bed
and I turned round and said :
'Mrs. Squills, is that you ? AVhat in the
world are you doing that for ? If you
want to laugh, don't shake as if yon had
the back-ague.
'Ob, what a politician you are. Squills I'
said she. 'Two weeks canvassing and then
to be skunked by a tadpole I'
'To keep peace in the family,' said
Squills ! 'I had to promise that dress, or
something else, and for the tadpole busi
ness, what can you explain to a woman.'
Mr. Mills, a school superintendent in
Chicago, makes out examination questions
for teachers in a way peculiar to himself,
winding up every question with 'If not,
why not ?' One of the teachers tells this
story about him : She says she boarded
once at the same place where his 'girl'
boarded. One night he came, rang the
bell, and asked the servant: 'Is Miss
iu ; and if so, why ? Is she engaged, and
bow?' Tlien he went in, and a little tattle- .
tale, listening at the keyhole, heard him
say : 'My darling, do you love me ? Af
ter awhile : 'give a synopsis of your iroploy
ment during the week. Analyze thorough
ly and completely your sentiments toward
me.' When he left, after kissing her, he
remarked : 'Be prepared on Sunday next,
at half-past two P. M to stato accurately
and concisely when, by whom, and nnder
what circumstances our marriage s.hall be
performed, and if not, why not !'
Archbp-iiop Wfiately could say sharp
things when he had a mind to, which was
quite often. 'Pray, sir,' said be, to a lo
quacious probendary, who had made him
self active in talking when his back was
turned, 'pray, sir, why arc you like the bell
of our own church steeple?' 'Because,
replied the other, 'I am always ready to
Bound the alarm when the church is in
danger.' 'By no means,' replied the arch-'
bishop, 'It is because yon have an empty
head and a Ions tongue.'