uti
f Terms of Publication.
" " Th3 Scasrset Herald
If publish every Wednesday M
pTannum. If paid n trfvn-e; otherwise 3
-Jresarepai up. Postmasters neglecting
- wea subscriber, do nrttak.outtbetr
' Ul will be held liable for the subscription.
'XZcZn removing from on. Po.mce to ar,
.!"r'(bould give u. the nme of the former as
,lw the present office. Addrest
"somerset Printing Company,
JOHN L SCCLL,
Business Manager.
Bu!n(?4 Cards,
h. POSTLETHWAITF. ATTORNEY
I mi Law. Somerset, ra- rra u
nt respectfully belted and punctually attend
d to
F
-ALENTlNE UAT. ATTtlBJfET AT JLAW
and deale, -in u."-
Stwna to all business entrusted w u m
promptness and fidelity.
..,vrr ATTORNEY AT
iT TL.L1AM it. y w, ive proropi atten-
Law, Somerset, t-a., wi a i i
.ar-W unties. 0m U Printing
d'JUSC lioW.
. , TT t-nfTmth bat
i (,.nan (niK. "
ITNIDVIT aTT.aW. SOM
I erset, ra.. wiu pnnj"j -..- - - - -
entrusted to him. Money advanced on collection
ae. Oihce In MumnnAh Building.
Jan. X, '70.
- . ,r t cirn ITTORKETS AT
rusted to them will t-e promptly attended w.
aug. li ly
itnnn. ATTORNEYS AT
K ""'.J' . -.XT. otiice in Baert
vu-. .....
f OHN O. KIMMEL, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
JsZn, Fa., will attend to all business en
rust to hit. cure in Somerset and a1jininr coun
ts wltn promptness and bdelity. 'thee in Mam
luuth Block, feb. II .9-ly
UEN K V F.SCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW,
and Bounty a D t Pension Agent Somerset,
fa. time in .Mammoth Block. Jan. WM.
erKLOAiTiiEn. r an. h. oamixn.
i A1THER A GAITHER, Attorney at Law,
V J Somerset. Peau'a. All proiesslonal business
.rm.tly attended to. t:bce in Baer a Block, up
sloirs.
dct.72.
A. f. COFFROTH. H' CPPI-
COFFKOTH A MTPEL. ATTORNEYS AT
Law All business entrusted to their care will
be speedily and puw-tually attended to.
OrFict-Seciid nm.r ol southern end of Mam
moth block. Entrance from Diamond,
jan 15.
TAMES L. PUGH,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somerset, Pa. Cmt-c. Mammoth Block, up stairs.
Kn-.ran.-e Main l'r, St. Collections made. es
tate settle.!, titles examine.1, and all Jj-gal bufi
n! ancuJed to with promptncM and udeiity.
- July 15
T O. OCrLF,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Somerset, Pa. Profefrt.inal ba?ln-ri en'nied
to uit rare attended towillipromptuemandhdelity
uuirli 73.
DU. A G. MILLER, after twelve
vt!-T aclve practice In Phankiville, hI
uw 'na -nntlv l.K-aled at S.mem-1 bw the Irac-th-eol
m-Ktoe.' and tender his proteMional or
rice, to to cltiiein ot Sv.tnenwl and vicinity.
.i:hce in hii iruit Store, opite the Hamet
H mo, .iere he can l eoruulted at all time
i li.-iieasi.inallr eniraireii.
.t calls iiruwpiiy aufwerea.
dec li," -a-ly.
nilOFESSIONAL.
iir Ocm-e 1J. Fund.-nlerr. of Cumberland,
mi.irnn his Iriends that he h tl.ii day asso
ciated wiih l.imi ir in me praeuce . i roeiiiv.
andfurgerv.-Uoaon. lr. Waller F. Fo jdeo.rg.
laie the r.'-U!et furgem of the ,tw tuM t)e
i.u-ia hcpJto tk.di-.-t r
the Eye and Kir.
mar4
DK E M. KIM MEL will continue to practice
Medicine, and tenders hit prvl-sMonal m-rvi-to
the riiUcnt l S-m-ret and surrounding
vumrv. tUtlce at t lie old place, a l- doors eaat
si ilietfladeilniM. nov. 8, .1.
K. U. BUT" BAKER tender! bit professional
. ti.utti.na ,f Ktanersct and Vicin-
nitre in residence, one dot west of the Bar-
lloase. Jan. 21, .u.
R.
J. K. MIIA,EHhas permanent
1 in B.-rlin l..rthe practice of his pn-iHoo.
Ciihce ..pi-wite Cuariet Krissinger s aiore.
apr.
. -H, '70-tf.
O S. COOP,
PUYSICIAX & SURGEON,
SOMERSET, PA.
-trrics in Mammoth Block.
K RTIF1CTAL TEETH!!
A
J. C. YUTZY.
DEI, TIST
DALE C1TT, jomerui Co.r ra..
rtifldriT Teeth, war-aateJ to be orthe very best
uaiitv. Lile-like and Handsome, inserted in the
el-trlc. Particulai Attention pam io iu i""
va'.KW of the natural teeth. Those wishtngt
nsult me bveiter, can do so by enclosing stamp.
Addrcs at atKjve. jeia-.a
nR. WM. COLLINS, DENTIST, Somerset,
. . . . . . : , ' . ' . ItUwIr tin t r
where be can at 111 timet be found prepared to do
aiiainosoi wor., lucii is uiiiiife, v.....
Tabling. Ac." Aruhcial trethei all kinds, and of
tor- het mau-niL, lutcrted. ah operations war
anted. June 7, O.
Mansion House,
T ' Z.TE ;"BENFORD HOI'S E,"
J. m. - '. , ' V - '
Corner of rrttakllai and Broad Streela.
JOHNSTOWN, PENNA.
' !
,Tos. Shoemaker, Prop'r.
llavinu lately taken eharie of. rc9itel an ' ri
lii.-l.e.l tl:;,s htrge and cciiui'l"U llol.t, 1 u..w
imnc mv .iuicrt iv-uuiy lrc.-nd' U. c;li on me.
!. ...1 b"o bv pnMiipt auenti.m to liielr wants and
. i..riTrH',rot t, i merit liit-ir nilr n.iire. Ta-
jc ?in.l!tfi .i.hthe Ix-s! the maraet att..:s. The
tarst'Kked ith f be eb-rt wines, li.ju . Ae.
.UrStl'H 5-HlK.MAK K1C
I.'. B Best ftal-ling in twn. aprJ
1
IIE SOMERSET HOUSE.
llavinx leased this mamilcnt and well known
lt.xul pr.j-rtT tnjm Mrs. fc. A. t Ilea -mw nnucr
stimc 1 lakes pleasure in Inforuiin lib. Inends and
the pui.iir teneraUv tbat be will spare nciiber
pains n-.r exwise to m:ike this house ail that
cuM dcireJ. Ac-..mmrtatlng clerks ami
lining waters will ailen l to the wants of cua.
mcrs. ant ttte taMe will at all times be laden
with the si the market altorls. Mr. O. li. Tay-
wsy at all tiise be f .uud In theoffice.
Bimarii 1). LA YAM.
JIAMOND HOTEL.
SrOYSTOWX PA.
SAMUEL CL'STEU, Proprietor.
This rwTtr and well known hnuM is at all
times a I'.fCireMe stopping place b the traveling
public. TM and Rooms nrst-clasa. o,ma sta-Vluuc-
Har.kl leaf dally lor Johnstuwa and
Ssouiertet.
mart I.
AR.VET HOVSE.
Th. .nlmlnMl rMiwirtfaUr i.forsal the bub.
tc that he Jins irauied this well known hotel iu lb
H-rouk-h at swwl. It it Lit lnumtioa to keep
. I in a style whirh he hopes will give satisfaction to
aU who raay iatur bias with theircwn.im.
. Apr IT 7 JOHN HILL.
JOHN WILSON & SON,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
237 Libertj Sa-eet,
3?rrxSBTJ,GrH.
no a t?
fJUE NEW ENTERPRISE
HORSE INSURANCE CO.
New Enterprise, Bedford Co., Ta.
ON THE MUTUAL PLAN.
A Los, Xo Fay.
Ans-rencr bat been establbe4 In everr elec
tion district In the euunty. aod the agent will rail
on all farmers and esplain (he wuriuw of the in
rilintioB. anl solicit ir.su is nee. Live, active aad
respmsible men of Be.iford cwintv are a: the head
ot the company la whom implicit confidence can
,apce-p July
YOL. XXIII.
Banls.
JOHNSTOWN
120 CLINTON-STREET..
CHARTED 1 1ST 1870.
TRUSTEES ;
JAMES COOPER,
DAVID DIBERT,
C. B. ELLIS,
A. J. ILVWES,
D. J. 1I0RRELL,
J AilES McMILLEN
JAMES MORLEY,
LEWIS PLITT,
II. A. BOGGS,
COXRADSUPrES,
CEO. T. SWANK,
F. W. HAY.
JOnN LOWMAN,
T. II. LAlSLY,
D. McLAUGIILIN, W. W. WALTERS.
DANIEL J. MORRELL, President,
FRANK DIBERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS ELDER. Solicitor.
Tw.r it. nf ntr DOLLAR and upwards re
ceived, and Interest allowed on all sums, payable
twice year. Intorett if not drawn out, it added
to the principal, thut COMPOUNDING- TWICE
A YEAR, without troubling the depositor to call
or even to present hit deposit book. Money can be
withdrawn at any time after giving the bank cer
tain notice by letter.
Harried Women and peraonw nnder
age can deposit money In their own names, to that
it ran he drawn onlv by themselves or on their or
der. Moneyt eaa be deposited. Tor children, or by
societies, or at trust fund, Subject to certain con
ditions. .
Loan Secured by Real Estate.
Conlet of the Bv-Lawt, reports, rulet of deposit,
and special act of Legislature, relative to deposits
of married women anu minors, can be obtained at
the Bank. .
rfc-S Banking hours daily from to S o'clock;
IjkS? and on Wednesday and Salur.lay evenings
iromt to 74 o'clock. aprl gi.
JOH DIBKKT.
JOBS D ROBERTS.
TOIIN DIBERT &. CO.,
xj
NO. 240 MAIN STREET.
JOHNSTOWN, PENNA.
. t. . . i .. i.i. in .n n-irts of the T'nl-
ted Slates and Canadas, and in r.rtxign eonntnea.
w.,w ri,,i,i. vuiks aad Oovernment Bonds at
hUrhest market f.rices. Loan money on a pnved
security, lira as and Checks on other imuks cash
ed Money received ondeiweitpayableon demand
Liferent at the rale of Six per cent, per
Annum paid on Time DepotiU.
Evervthlm in the Banking Line receive! our
P Wwifto'Sr Wend, and customer! for their
pan patr-maee, w. .aohcit a eont j, ..no. of the
same, aiw vue -"--:-",-, . .h'.n .1
line to give us a iriau, wunu -
all tirn?. do all we can "P"'""'
Feb 21 7 JOHN DIBERT '-'J-
Cambria County
BANK,
M. W. KEIlSt & CO.,
SO. 866 MAIN BTBEET,
JOHNSTOWN.PA.,
in Henry Schnable t Brick Building.
A General Banking Business Transacted.
, n .kj uii...Kinriil snd mld.w
I rans ana w i -- -
Collectiont made In all part. oT the I nited Wale
and Canada, interest allowed at the rate rfiii
per cent, par annum, if left six mom hi
Special arrangement! made with Ouardiant and
OlnrS WDO UllU lauucj u 1.1 too.
CARPETING.
Henry McCallum,
51 Fifth Avenue,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Imports direct from Manufacturers,
Superior English Oil Cloths,
BRUSSELS CARPETS, Ac,
RAG. HEMP and INGRAIN CARPETS
In every variety.
51 FIFTH AVENUE,
Above Wood street.
mar2S.
OLATE ROOFS.
Tbote who ait now bull! inn bouset Wld knxiw
that it Is cheaiwr in the long run to put on Slate
Riofstban tin or shinnies. Slate wllllast forever,
and no repairs are required. Slate gives the pur
est water lor cisterns. Slate is fire proof. Kv. ry
rood bouse sh.uld have a sliite nof. The un.ler
siirned is located in Cumberland, where be hasa
gtvd supply of
,, Peachbottom &. Buckingham
S L A. T B
forroofBng the vety best article. He will under
take to put Slate K'fs on H.ses. public and prt
rate, spires, a., either in town or country at the
b.west prices, and to warrant them. Call and tee
him or address him at No. 2S Bedford St, Cum
brrlaud, Md. Onlers may be lell with John A.
Walter, Agent, SeTOerseU Pa.
ocU WM. H- SHIPLEY.
C. G BASSETT,
Practical Uraaghtsman and Builder.
Work done In the best manner known to the
rade and in modern style.
t5Stair Building made a Specia!ty.jJ
Patronage Solicited.
Somerset, Pa., May 2S.
We boose & Co.,
FODDERS & HACHffllSTS,
SALISBURY, : : PEX2TA.,
Kanafaetarert of all kSodt of
CASTKGS & JIACTIIXERY
Ordert by mail promptly attended to.
Addrest WM. BOOSE It CO.,
SaHsbttry, Elkllck P. O. Somerset ea'Pa.
Oct. II.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The noderslgned are preparcj tolurnifh
Prims Building line
By the Car Load
Order Eespectfully Solicited.
R. J. RATZER at CO.
Ursina, Jane u.
SAYINGS
BAI
21'tsrtllaneovs.
rpiIE BEST PUMP
In the world:
THE AMERICAN SUBMERGED
Donble-Actlng, Non-Freeilns
FORCE PHP!
The Simplest, Most Powcrfnl, EffecUve, Dura
ble, Reliable and Cheapest Pump in use.
It it made all of Iron, and of a few timple parts.
It will not Frtrzc, as no water remain! in the
pipe when not in action.
It has nc leather or rum paclino, as the tucker
and valvet are all of iron.
It telJom, If ever, gctt out of ordr.
It will force water from 40 to CO feci In the air, by
attaching a few feet of hose.
It Is rood for washing Buggies, Windows, water
ing Uardena, Ac
It lurnl'hes the purest and coldest water, because
I) it placed in the bottom of the well.
Trays inch Pnrnp, 15; pipe, 60c. foot.
1 " 18; " oic
Larger tfies in proportion.
IWEYANITfcvPLATT
Sole A rents for Somerset County.
Some-set, Pa., May 1st, 187i.
M
INERAL TOINT
PLANING MILL.
A. Growall & Son.
We are now prepared to do all kinds of Planing
and Manufacturing of building material.
FLOORING,
NOVLDINU,
WEATHER BOARDING
SASH AND DOORS
WIXD 0 IT .4 XDD00EI EA MES,
In short anvthlnc generally nsud In housebuild
ing. All orders promptly tiled. marM
gIMMONS A CO.,
jt.vnrFACTrr.Ens ash dealers iw
' FINE CIGARS and the best brands or
Xavy awl Bright Tobaccos,
40S Market Street, Ahuxii Fonrth,
PHILADELP1.1A.
seilO
FENCE PICKETS.
We farnistt tba riekets made Irom 3-8 inch
Round Iron, like design shown in -ut, at
PER LINEAL FOOT.
Thcvmnke a H ANDSOMER. MORE DURA
BLKandCHEAPER FENCE than the Wooden
pickets
SEND FOR CUlCf LA.R TO
Lewis, Oliver & Phillips,
Manofacturors of MF.RCHA ANT PAR IRON
GATE and BAI-N DOOR HINGES . BOLTS
NITS. WASHERS, and their New LincoiPAT
EN TED WAGON HARDWARE.
For sale by all Iron and Hardware
Dealers.
01 at OS Water Street and 111
and 110 First Are. Pittsburg.
mayju
B. n owes a.
L. C SCOTT.
OWENS & SCOTT,
Butter Commission House,
153 W. Pratt St.,
BALTIMORE.
8cp24
GET THE BEST ! !
HOWE'S RTANDABD
IPl C a A T.F. X.
;2!rkOf every the anl description
t v! :--jws " "
Grocer. Drnggtala and Batrhcr.
Spring Balances, Warehouse Trneks, Patent
Alarm Cash Drawers and Grocers' Fixtures.
Coal, Hay and Cattle Scales
W. A. Sa'CaXBG, Gemral Agent,
63 Wood SU, PITTSBt'RGH.
Also, Agent for
JlarTln's V orJl Kenowned
FIRE'AND BVRGLAR TRWF SAFF.S
mavis
NEW STORE!
SCH ELL A WILSON would inf.rm their
friitxis and the public generally, that they have
oiicned a store at
Iillvood Station,
Somerset A Mineral Point Ti.-.llroad, and row offer
forssleas General Stock o( Merchandise, con
sisting of
PRY fiOODS,
CLOTniNG,
QUEENS WARE,
HARDWARE,
HATS t CAPS,
BOOTS & SHOES,
ic, ic, &c,
All of which will be sold thcao for CASH or ex-
changwi for produce.
Htll ll Lumnerof all kinds. Horn-no! e.
Cross-Tlea, Bark, Staves, At, Also, Wool, But
ter, Eggs,
Baern. Grain of all kinds. Furs, Sheen-Pelts, and
Beeswax. f- which we will lay the highest nrices
In l aen or uowi.
SALT AND FISH.
alwars on hand. Give ut a call and he convinced
that we intend to do butmest aad cannot be under
sold.
SCIIELL & WILSOX.
J O. HARVEY A CC,
BtTTER C0MM1SS10X MERCBASTS
87 EXCIIANGE PLACE, BALTIMORE.
Liberal cash advances on eons' gum en tt and
returns prumplly made,
BUTTER COMSSION HOUSE,
IX T. Buzby & Co.,
No. 6 Exchange Place
"v BiLLTIIORE.
Spxcta! attentloD given the sale of GLADE'S
BtTTER.
ill
Bomerset
SOMERSET,
MRS. II.
BT S. ALXl GrSDI.
An ancient dame was ii Istresi H,
Whote Ufe thowed many a streak;
When age of charm despilled her face,
She fell back on her check.
So huge a shock of hair made up
Her capillary stock.
Kind hearted Mother Nature, sure.
Ne'er gave her inch a ibo:k.
Their faulU long lince had doomed her teeth
To rot in dentist's vaults, .
And yet, at soon at they were out.
She filled ber mouth with false.
At last she died eontum.it lon'i prey,
The doctors did aver,
She fell to coughing, died, and then
A coffin fell to her.
But those who taw her feariul end
Forbore to jeer or scoff.
And took to taking on al soon
As she was taken off.
Harptr't Maaaxine.
What Came of It,
"Will, who is that tall, fine looking
girl standing by the piano?"
"That? Why, that i3 Miss Mow
bray, the most self-willed, petted, and
spoiled butterfly of our society. She
hates contradiction; and, indeed, I
know of no one who ever dared at
tempt it. If you wish to see the
blood mount to her cheek, why just
try it Shall 1 introduce you ?"
""As you please."
"There i9 but one way to win her
regard, and that is by assenting to
everything she says. Pardon the
hint, my dear fellow."
"Certainly, Will ; but there is a
better way to conquer this beauty
than that."
Miss Mowbray was standing by
the piano, a pretty little Irown dis
torting her face. She was petulantly
tearing a rosebud to pieces and strew
ing the petals on the floor. Evident
ly she had been slighted; some rash
cavalier had dovbtless ventured to
differ with her ani had been immedi
ately snubbed. Miss Mowbray was
so absorbed in her present occupation
that she did not notice the two gen
tlemen who were bowing before her,
so much so that she did not look up
until she was spoken to for the sec
ond time.
"Miss Mowbray, allow me to pre
sent my friend, Mr. Wills."
She slightly noddod in response to
the courteous salutation of the cool,
self-possessed gentleman who stood
before her.
"Quite a crush Mr. Wills."
Well, I hardly think so. I wa3 un
der the impression that the room was
nicely filled."
"Indeed?" She met the calm gaze
of the keen black eyes, and bit her
Hps in vexation.
"The room is uncomfortably warm;
do you not think so ?"
"I must confess I cannot agree
with vou, Miss Mowbray. I thought
that the temperature was very agree
able." You contradictory icicle !" thought
the lady. "I shall not like you."
1 be gentleman noucnalantiy twin
ed his mustache, and contemplated
his foot.
I unicrstand you have just re
turned from an European tour. Of
course you found traveling delight
ful?" "Ou the contrarv, Miss Mowbray.
I thought it a perfect bore."
"Indeed 1 And what did you tnink
of Rome ?"
"Misery and elegance, dirty streets,
and, swarms of dirtier beggars."
Ah 1 How do you like Pans I"
Monotonous architecture, pro-
a
nouuee, Americans, coqueues anu
hued politicians. Its principal streets
are nothing to compare with our
Broadway on a fine afternoon."
The band struck up a fctrauss
waltz. The lady bnghened.
"Of course you waltz, Miss Mow
bray ?"
"No."
"Thank you." And the next mo
ment they were gliding about tne
room.
"I think I will sit here, Mr. Wills"
said Miss Mowbray, in a becomingly
flushed condition, going towards a
bav window.
"Pardon me, but I do not think it
would be prudent. There may be a
draught there."
She was about to decline the prof
fered seat, but a look from the black
eyes decided the question.
There you nave torn tne lace
from vour fan."
"Itwa3 an accident, I assure you."
with a pouting lip. But the black
eyes, loosing quizzically aown,
thought different
"Your friend is quite aa enigma,
Mr. Nelson," said Miss Mowbray, as
she stood in the vestibule waiting for
ber carriage.
I cannot make him out. and I am
sure I shall never like him."
The object of these remarks ap
proached to bid the lady good-night.
"May I have the pleasure of calling
upon you, Miss Mowbray ?"
A refusal was upon Her tongue, but
as there was no reason for
refusing
the request she faintly assented.
What success, ulis 1 Any sharp
encounters ?"
"Very easy to manage, Nelson.
There is nothing like being decided
with such a woman, lou fellows
don't know how to do it I detest
this assenting and agreeing to every
thing, whether you believe it or not
There is no sincerity or independ
ence about it It is fashionable and
polite to do so, I know; but I look
upon it as a laise rule, lo tea tne
truth, I have taken a tancy to this
young lady, and mean to win her
after my own fashion."
"A la Benedick and Beatrice, I
Euppose?"
"Possibly."
Miss Mowbray writes to a friend:
"I met a Mr. Willis, at Mr. Aus
tins last reception, ana a more exas
perating compound of contradiction
and selfposession I never saw. He
would not agree with me in a single
point though he is a gentleman with
it all He asked permission to call
and he is here quite often. The other
day he sent me a boquet of purple
columbine, lady's slipper and mistle
toe. In w hat spirit, I know not. In
return, I sent him a nose-gay of love-in-a-mist,
narcissus and mountain
pick. I am sure I shall never like
him. I never could bear the self
opinionated men ; there is too much
independence about them."
Mr. Wfllia became a frequent visit-
ESTABLISHED, 1837.
PA., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1S74.
or at Miss Mowbray's, so much so
that people began to look upon him
as her suitor. He escorted her to
parties and receptions, and seemed
quite devoted in his cool, easy way.
As for the young lady, she was grad
ually getting over her old habit of
contradiction, and evidently begin
ning to like that "exasperating com
pound of contradiction and selfpos
session." Thi3 spirit of opposition was a
novelty to her, and, woman-like, she
rather liked it This handsome, strong
willed gentleman had an influence
over her which was only possible to
a person possessing strong magnetic
fercc. He wa3 just the man to man
ago a spoiled, self-willed beauty, and
she knew it. But with a spirit worthy
of a better cause, she made a deter
mined stand against all opposition,
preliminary to the final surrender,
and this is how it resulted.
One morning Miss Mowbray was
sitting in her boudoir, when M. Wil
lis' card was handed to her with the
request that she should see him. At
fisrt the idea occurred to her "not to
be at home," but remembering that
it was his intention to leave soon for
another part of the world, she slipped
on his favorite dress and descended
to meet him.
"Ah, good morning, Mr. Willis.
Did you not find it disagreeable walk
ing?" .
A pretty blush appeared upon her
cheek, which quickly died at his an
swer. "The walking, Miss Mowbray, I
found very pleasant" She was al
most ready to cry with vexation.
"I don't see how you can say so,
sir, wlen the dust is perceptibly
ankle deep in the road."
"It is very easily explained, Miss
Mowbray. I used the side-walk."
"Oh! And so you are going to Cali
tornia ?'
ner eyes were obstinately fixed up
on the carpet as he spoke.
"It wa3 my intention to do so, and
I called to-announce my departure."
She assumed Indifference, bnt the
effort was very transparent.
' "How long do you expect to be
gone
"That depends entirely upon cir
cumstances. If I can make a little
arrangement which I have in view,
I will not be gone long."
The blush, again came to her cheek,
and her heart began to throb strange
ly. Mr. Willis took up an album and
began to turn its leaves carelessly.
"May I inquire whose picture this
is?"
"That?" Why, that is one of mine
an excellent likeness, they tell
me." - I
"Hardly like tke original, though,"
and coolly taking it out put it in his
pocket .
"nave the kindness to ask my per
mission before you make the appro
priation, Mr. Willis 1" haughtily
ejaculated the astonished young lady.
"Had I asked in due form, Mis3
Mowbray, my request would doubt
less have been refused. To avoid
all risk I take the thing for granted."
(This with a good-natured smile, and
the black eyes looking straight into
hers!)
There was a silence for a few min
utes, and then Miss Mowbray looking
at his coat lappel, said :
"This is a peculiar looking flower.
What do you call it ?"
"It is called the Venus fly trap.'
Allow me to present it You can
look for the sentiment at your leis
ure." And before she could reply he had
placed it in her hand.
"Will you attend Mrs." Austin's
last reception before you go ? I think
they are very enjoyable."
1 "I do not think I will. I detest
these receptions. One feels stifled,
being pent up in crowded parlors."
She gave an impatient little stamp
with her foot
"Why do yon always oppose and
contradict me 7 Does nothing that I
say please you?" Tears of mortifica
tion stood in her eyes.
A strong arm was thrown about
her.
"Blanche I" said the owner, "what
is the matter?"
"Matter ?" exclaimed the fair one.
"You do not acquiesce in a single
assertion I make. It is mortifying."
She made an attempt to remove
the arm but withou success.
"It was part of my plan, Blanche."
"What plan ?"
-"Will1 vrtii AVsiF litrA m a T?? a n r rto
v til w nab suv. A'suvu.,
"Yon, you "
"I love you."
"I'd "
"Yes vou do.
vou ao. aiay i nave
the
picture ?"
The arm was trembline now, and
the deep voice had a quivering in it
"No."
"Oh, pshaw! That was said in the
spirit of contradiction. Let's have
done with it. Is my love returned ?"
"N n les. But why have you
acted bo."
"It was the onlyVay to win you.
Fortrive me." -
And having effected "that little ar
rangement" he went to California.
Of course they were married.
Xr. Jewell Taaaer.
The New York Cronicle, the
leading journal of the north of Eng
land, is much struck by the fact tba
Mr. Jewell, a tanner, should plav bo
conspicuous a part in public affairs.
and thus moralizes: "From skins and
hides to diplomacy and statesmanship
is a good leap, but after dealing many
years in leather, Mr. Jewell became
the representative of his fellow-country-men
at a foreign Court inferior
in importance to one, and has now
succeeded to the portfolio of a cabi
net Minister. With us, as with the
Americans, capacity and integrity
are often the stepping-stones to
wealth and position, but we are not
aware tbat any English trader ever
yet rose to the dignified post of am
bassador to a foreign power of the
first rank." The Chronicle recalls
the fact that Mr. Cobden was a cali
co printer, and that, though sent on
a special mission to France, and the
maker of the great commercial treaty,
be was never offered a regular ambas
sadorship. There is a mule in East Wheeling
West Ya.. who has kicked the roof
off his stable every night for the past
week, in addition to knocking the
squeal out of a family of pigs.
Adam aa Eer Over Aral a.
There was an old couple who earn
ed a poor living, working bard all
day in the fields.
"See how bard we work all day,"
said the wife, "and it all comes of
the foolish curiosity of Adam and
Eve. If it had not been for that, we
should have been living bow in a
a beautiful garden, with nothing to
do all day long."
"Yes," said the husband; "If you
and I had been there, instead of
Adam and Eve, all the human family
had been in paradise still."
The Count, their master, overheard
them talking in this way, and he came
to them and said;
"How would you like it if I took
you into my palace there, to live, and
give you servants to wait on you,
and plenty to eat and drink?" !
"Ob, that would be delightful
indeed! That would be- as good as
paradise itself!" answered husband
and wife together.
"Well, you may come up there, if
you think so. Only remember, in
paradise there was one tree tbat was
not to be touched; so at my table
there will be one dish not to.be;
touched. You musn't mind that,"
said the Count
"Oh, of course not," replied the
old peasant; "that's just what I say
when Eve had all tne fruits in toe
garden, what did she want with just
that one that was forbidden? And if
we, wh j are used to the scantiest
victuals, are supplied with enough to
live well, what does it matter to us
whether there is an extra dish or not
on the table?"
"Very well reasoned," said the
Count. "We quite understand each
other, then?"
"Perfectly," replied husband anu
wife.
" You come to live at my palace,
and have everything you can want
there, so long as you don't open one
dish, which there will be in the cen
tre of the table. If yon open that,
you go back to your former way of
life."
"We quite understand," answered
the peasants.
The Count went m and called bis
servant, and told him to give the
peasants an apartment to themselves,
with everything tbey could want
a sumptuous dinner; in the middle of
the tabte was to be an earthen dish,
into which he was to put a little bird
alive, so that if one lifted the cover
the bird would fly out He was to
stay in the room and wait on them,
and report to him what happen
ed. The old people sat down to dinner,
and praised" everything they saw, so
delightful it ail seemed.
"Look! that's the dish we're not to
touch," said the wife.
"No; better not look at it," said the
husband.
"Pshaw! There's no daDger of
wanting to open it when we nave
such a lot of dishes to eat our fill out
of, " returned the wife.
So they set to and made such a
repast as they had never dreamed of
before. By degrees, however, as tne
novelty of the thing wore off, they
grew more and more desirous for
something newer and newer still.
fhough when they at first sat down
it seemed tbat two dishes would be
ample to satisfy them, they had now
seven or eight, and they were wish
ing there might be others coming.
There is an end to all things human,
and no others came. There only re
mained the earthen dish in the mid
dle of the table.
"We will just lift the lid up a little
wee bit," said the wife.
"No; don't talk about it," said the
husband.
The wife sat still for five minutes,
and then said:
"If one just lifted up one corner of
the lid, it would scarcely be called
oneninff it you know."
"Better leave it alone, altogether,
and not think about it at all."
The. wife sat still another five min
utes, and then she said: ' If one peep
ed in just the least in the world, it
would not be any harm, surely, and
should so like to know what
can the count nave put in mat
dish?"
"I'm sure I can't guess in the
least" said the husband, "and I must
say I can't see what it can signify to
bim if we did look at it"
"No that's what I think, and be
sides, how would he know if we
peeped? It would not hurt bim,
said the wife.
"No, as you sav, one could just
take a look," said the husband.
The wife did not want more cour
aire than tbat But when she lifted
one side of the lid the least mite, she
could see nothing. She opened it
the least mite more, and the bird flew
out The servant ran and told his
master, and the Count came down
and drove them out bidding them
never complain of Adam and Eve
anv more. Eoman Folk Lore.
ACooel Story.
In ex-Senator Foote's new book he
refers to the following story and says
that he long refrained from cotradict-
ing it because it was too good to
spoil. He says, however, that he
has no recollection of the incident
Of Mr. Foote's duel with Sargt S.
Prentiss a popular story is told. The
oeoDle. hearin? there was to be a
fiffht came out to see the two gentle
men shoot at one another. One little
negro boy had climbed in a sapling
quite out of the range of the firing
exoectineto see the fun. Just be
fore the"one, two, three," imagine
the feelings of the modest little Af
rican to find himself publicly address
ed by so treat a man as Mr. Prentiss,
and in these words: "You'd better
ret down from that you little boy,
Mr. Foote is a very bad shot, and he
is auite as likely to hit you as me.
The boy dropped lite a persimmon
Two millers, whose mills were on
the same stream, went to law about
a trifle connected with the water
power. It made but a few dollars
difference with either of them, but
both were too obstinate to give up
the point So they kept it in -the
conrts till the lawyer of one took the
upper mill for his pay, and the lower
mill fell into the hands of the other
miller's lawyer. It is not likely the
lawyers kept up the quarrel.
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How t Treat Fralt Trees.
In consideriD!r the trrowth of
organisms, the action of alkalies is to
bo looked upon as scarcely less
important than that of air and water.
Lime i3 the great animal alkali, and
potash the vegetable one; its old
name of vegetable akali expressed
that fact, and all the potash of com
merce is well known to be derived
from wood ashes. The importance of
potash as a manure has been fre
quently overlooked by farmers, who
rarely "know the amount of this ma
terial found in grass, grain crops,
leaves, barnyard manure, roots and
fruits. How potash acts on plants,
in conjunction with carbon and silex,
to form woody fibre, starch, sugar
and cil, is yet unknown to chemical
observers, but the fact of its action
is beyond a doubt Leibig long since
pointed out that the chief cause of
barrenness 13 the waste oi pouisu tar
ried off by rich crops, especially to
bacco, with no replacement by pro
per manure. How many millions of
pounds of potash have been sent to
Europe from the forests of America,
and in the grain, tobacco, and hemp?
Luckily one alkali may be replaced
by another, and we have received a
considerable quantity of soda from
European seaweed, and in the shape
of salt Latterly nitrate of soda from i
natural deposits in South America
is brought to us at a cheap price.
The point to which we now call
attention is that our farmers and
fruit growers have ignored, or are ig
norant of the importance of wood
ashes as a vegetable stimulant, and
as the leading constituents of
of plants. Even coal ashes, no
thrown away as useless, have been
shown; both by experiment and ana
lysis, to poses3 a fair share of alka
line value. According to our obser
vation if the practice of putting a
mixture of wood and coal ashes
around the stems of fruit trcas and
vines, particularly in the spring, were
followed as a general rule, our crops
of apples, grape3, peaches.etc, would
be greatly benefitted in both quality
and quantity and the trees and vines
would last longer. We would relate
only one experiment Some 25 years
ago we treated an old hollow pippin
apple tree as follows: The hollow,
to the height of eight feet, wa3 filled
and rammed with ashes, garden
mould, and a little waste lime (car
bonate). This filling was securely
fastened in , by boards. The next
year the crop of apples was sixteen
bushels from an old shell of a tree
that had born nothing of any account
for some time. But the strangest
part was what followed. For seven
teen years after filling, that old pippin
tree continued to flourish and bear
Well,
Let U3 call attention to still anoth-
pr nnint of imDortance in fruit rais
ing. This is the bearing year tor
snnlps and fruit trees in eeneral in
New England; probably it is also in
some other parts. Now When such
years come, our farmers rejoice
too much in their prosperity and
abuse it, as nearly all people do the
gifts of forteue. We should be tem
pered a3 to the quality of our fruit as
well a3 to our fruit juices. By prop
er trimming and plucking, the apple
croo in bearing years may be reduc
ed tobut little more than half a crop as
to number.bot the improvement in size
and in price in the future effect will
more than ballance the loss. Next
February, March and April, accor
ding to latitude, let the tree trimmer
stimulate and nourish his trees and
vines with a fair supply of ashes; aDd
in nearly every case he will have a
good crop in the non-bearing ear
Scientific American.
Ilew a Woman wait Deeelrea ;by lie
llaabaad.
The Marysville (Cal.) Appeal is
responsible for the following: "We
hear of a case of cooi-neaaea ana sys
tematic deception which is reported
to hare been perpetrated in this city
a short time ago, and which is too
good to be lost A saving and pru
dent wile, after mucn urging, muue
ed her husband to save part of bis
wages by depositing $20 a month
with her. The arrangement promis
ed to become a grand financial suc
cess. Every month the faithiul hus
band handed over $20 to his good
wife, who carefully laid it away in a
safe place. Month after month roll
ed on until ten $20 pieces, aggrega
ting $200, had accumulated, when
the wife thought it would be wise
to deposit the same in the savings
bank. Accordingly, one morning the
ady unearthed her pile ol golden
twenties and walked down to the
Marvsville Savin?3 Bank. On enter-
inp; the institution sne nid mem on
the counter with much satisfaction,
congratulating herself, no doubt, up
on . the fact that the interest on the
deposit would in a few years amount
to quite a sum, and ono worm Dating
in case of misfortune and bad luck in
fe. But then came the denouement,
the cashier readily discovered the
peculiarity of the coin. The twenty
dollar pieces were worthless imita
tions of the genuine coin. The true
facts in thi3 case soon Hashed across
the mind of the good woman. Her
husband had spent his wages, and in
order to fulfill his promise and keep
an his monthly deposiU had pur-
rhftepii a lot of imitation twenty uoi-
lar nieces known a3 'spiel roarkes.
How the matter was settled in the
family, being of a domestic and
pn
in vate nature, we have not been
quisitive enough to ascertain,
leave for all to imagine.
and
Boelal Hostor.
Everv person should cultivate a
nice sense or honor. In a hundred
different ways this most fitting ad
junct to the lady of gentleman is
often tried, k or instance, one is me
guest of a family where, perhap tne
domestic machinery does not run
smoothly. There is sorrow in the
bouse nnsuspected by the oater
world. Sometimes it is a dissipated
son, whose conduct is a shame and
a grief to his parents ; sometimes a
relative, whose eccentricities and pe
culiarities are a cloud to the home.
Or, worst cf all, husband and wife
m no be in accord, and there-may
h r,fiPn hitter words Fpoken and
In any of
these cases, the guest i3 in honor
bound to be blind and deaf, as far a3
people without are concerned.
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NO. 12
How t Msrtaksrt .t their
A niirht or two since, while on his
beat through B street Officer Shirts
found an inebriate individual repos
ing oa a bench in front of Wilson &
Brown's undertaking establishment
The officer shook the fellow until he
awoke fvora his drunken slumber,
theneiplained to him that he would
be obliged to escort him to the sta
tion house unless he hunted other
quarters. The man told the officer
that he was a stranger in town, that
he had but four bits, and the night
being warm he had concluded it
would be good economy to sleep out
of doors and save his four bits to buy
his breakfast in the morning. ot
being a good hearted man, the officer
told the fellow that be might finish
his snooze, provided he would get up
and move out of sight' before the
people were astir on the streets.
Passing that way ngain in the course
of an hour or two, Mr. Shirts found
thai his snoozer had rolled off the
bench and was lying in the empty
case of a coffiin which was sitting at
the edge of the sidewalk. Rousing
the man again, the officer told him
he "must get out of here."
"Out of what? ' grum Died the lel-
low.
"Out of that coffin," said Shirts
though it was but one of those large
coffin-shaped cases in which coffins
are shipped.
"V bo's ia a coCiu," said the fellow
rubbing his eyes.
" hy, you are," said sniris.
"If I am I don't know it."
"VTf.ll T know it. and if you don't
fr nt f that it will be the end of
you. Don't you know that if the un
dertakers get up in the morning sou
find you snoozing in here they'll clap
a lid on the coffin, nan you up uu
bury you, and then send m a Dili ana
make the county pay your luncrai
expenses."
Crawlintr out of his aarrow quar
ters, the fellow stood and gazed upon
the coffin case for a time, then said :
"What sort of d d undertakers
have you got up here in this country,
thAt. tm and Ret coffins, lonsside the
sidewalks to ketch men ?" and with'
out waiting for an answer he shuflled
away to find safer quarters. ;
noldlas: a Uraaarer to Ilia Wor 1
The anti-monopolists of Ford Coun
ty 111., have done a creditable thing
in disciplining a local officer who fail
ed to keep the promises by which
Ka Bopnrril an election. Last year,
so the report goes, J. D. Kilgrove of
fered to perform the aunes oi vutwij
Treasurer for $700 a year. He was
credited with meaning whathe prom
iftMi nl the anti-monopoly party
lrted him to the '.office... But he
soon came to the conclusion that his
salary of $700 was inadequate,? vrid
credited himself with the legal fees
art A nrn rn iionS. There was an in-
dignant protest against this, but Mf.
Kilgrove was not frightened. He
persisted in demanding, in addition
to his salary and allowances as
the sum of $2,000 as ex
officio Collector. This claim;-al-
tbough there was no such office as
Collector, he would not surrender,
and on the 25tb of July, his bonds
men, seventeen in number, farmerly
gave notice of their withdral as se
curities on his official bonds, ne pro
cured a new. bond, but the Board of
supervisors rejected it as in sufficient
Tbey then declared the office of
County Treasurer vacant, and the
call for a special election to fill the
vacancy has been issued by the Coun
ty Clerk. In Tazewell County there
is a similar case. . ' "
The Elcatjr-Oae Tow
bit.
The manufacture of the eighty one
ton gun at the Royal Gun Factories '
in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
England, is'slowly progressing, and
every Btep in its growth is watched
with considerable interest. ine
largest of the coils except one was
welded under the great steam nam-
met recently, and afforded a very
interesting sight to a larite number of
spectators. This coil weighs nearly
twenty-six ton3, but it was manipu
lated with the greatest ease, by the
expert forgemen of the Royal Gun
Factories, although u was aargf r vj
five tons than any one that haa ever
been made. Another, nearly doable
the size, will, however, have to ue
prepared for tho same gun, and some
special niachine.-y is being constructed
for its manufacture. The progress
of the gun has in like manner- neces
sitated alterations of the plan in most
of the workshops of the department
The lathe, in which the steel tube is
bein? bored has had its head carried
Knt t.n Pt through the wa.l into
thn npt shon. beinz so much longer
tiawuw - " O
than nr tnbo which haa previously
t hmno-h the borinz mills. .. Its
length is nearly twenty five feet, and
its n-fis-ht about sixteen ton3.
t tt-.o. fii-at hnrino- 'a rouarh cut of
A,ls UU a w o - o o .
eiirht inches is to be taken out, tne
calibar being enlarged by subsequen t
int nf pleven. thirteen and fourteen
inches.
'Isaperioa
rarsar Dead and IsraeJ
to Clajvete."
Th other day at Sakhara I saw
nine camels pacing down from the
mnmniv pits to the bank of the river
Uden with nets, in which were femoa,
irki onr! nther bonv bits of the hU
man form, some two hundred in each
net on each s-de of the eamel.
Among the pits there were people
busily engaged in searching out, ant
ing and sorting out the bones which
almost crust the ground. On inqui
ry I learned that cargoes with which
camels were laden would be sent to
Alexandria, and thence be Bhipped to
English manure, manufacturers.
Tbey make excellent manure, I am
told particularly for Swedes and oth
er turnips. The trade is brisk, and
ba3 been going on for years, and may
eo on for many more. It is a strange
fate to preserve one's skeleton for
thousands of years in order that
.,, m.w- Ka fine South-downs and
Ut-lV MJ , ., T. .
.u ; . distant land! But
CUCIUIU -iii- ,
Egypt is always a place of wonders.
Beef Pat slew. .
Chop fine Tair roast beef, season
.alt and a little onion.
Make a plain paste, cut into ahape
i-:t an arrole puff, fill with the mince,
&nd bake quickly.
Shade Trees for T
In the Gardener'm MnnihUi
May Mr. William Sutherland gives
some directions about planting trees
ViW . ,rce" 01 towns and cities.
hat is most wanted, says he, is a
tree easy to move, of rapid growt
not liable to injury from the effects of
gas or the action or worms. The
tulip poplar haa bee found to be per
fectly proof against the ravages of
worms. All trees suffer more or less
from the effects of a gas leak near
their roots, though soms kinds are "
less injured by this cause than others.
Hundred of trees die annually from
the effects of gas alone, while others
die from want of nourishmeat, being
planted on sidewalks that have been
graded up with coal ashes and other
refuse, without sufficient soil being
put in to support them, they grow a
little at first and then gradually fail.
vv mie the tulip poplar is a fast trrow-
er aud invulnerable to worms, it is
one of the worst trees to move. The
same is to be said of the ccumber
tree (Magnolia acuminata). The lin
dens are finej trees, , of rapid growth
and easily moved, but among the
first to be attacked by insects, and
the same may be said of the maples.
The white, red and yellow flowering
horse chestnut and the Norway maple
are fine trees, need very little prun
ing and are only occasionally attack
ed by insects, but they are of slow
growth. The poplar and paper mul
berry are noble trees, but do not root
deeply and hence throw op the pave
ment and blow over. The offensive
odor of the blossoms of the ailanthus
makes that tree undesirable. The
author judges the Carolina poplar
to be the best tree for city streets. It
is eay to move, of rapid growth, not
generally troubled by inseets acd not
readily affected by gas. The leaves
are of a dark glossy green and of a
size, affording ample shade. If the
tree be healthy and properly planted,
with a cart load of good fresh earth,
success is almost certain. Next in
order come the Norway maple and
horse chestnet
Prlaaeval Xaslrlaaa.
Another curious relic of primeval
man has been discovered, which
shows that our very remote ancestors,
in addition to being cognizant of the
arts of sculpture, drawing and engra
ving, were also in their rude way,
musicians. M. Piette has recently
found, in a cavern in Dourdon, France
mingled with scraps of pottery, bones
of annuals, nd flint implements, a
flute. The instrument is made of
bone, and ha3 bd two holes so that
it could proddce but four sounds. It
bears a close resemblance to the simi
lar, instruments used by .the savages
of Oceanica.. - . . ,
Why Printers are PlmUoated.
A certain typo, whose nose shone
in the dark like a lighthouse, from the
effects "of steady and topfous libations
of 8timulantarhaviBg been asked why
printer wera dwsipated. astonished
tfce quaetioaet by ,hi following neat
answer:
When others shunned the murky iky,
Where Hash on Bath wa ; brtght'nlnf ,
Great Franklin went Ut fly hit kite,
-'And bottled wp the lightning.
And since his time, wheneares' oppress
, .And the hard times are tlghi'nins;,
; f CCtio priout sesks to drew kl woes
In draughts of " bottled lightning. "
When badly tattered t warm heart
' A place for grief to rankle In
' Ha talfs the - Hgatsftig," flies hit klia.
And think! himself a Fnuiklln.
How so Save Stale Broad.
Stale bread may be made as nice
as freshly baked by dipping the loaf
in clear cold water, and warming
throagh in ,the bake oven. Much
bread mijrht be saved that is throw
iawajiuhia werejnoregeaerally prac
ticed than it is. .
According to a Bayonne paper an
American skippar, Cap. John Jeffer
son, oi London, played a trick in the
Bay of Biscay the other day which
will cause irritation at both Berlin
aad Madrid. He appears to have
sent a telegraph from Bilbao to the
Spanish Government to the effect
that the United States had ordered
xaiser to see that no America
ships landed arms or tie.- Carlists
Marshal cerajjo immediately wrote a
letter of thanks to the Minister of the
sister republic, who replied" that he
knew nothing of the cruiser in qnes.
tibn. However, 'before the matter
could be inquired into, Cap. John
Jefferson had accomplished his pur
pose, and while flaying the part or
United States vessel of war mention
ed in the telegram, he had, under the
noses of the Spanish fleet, landed
twenty-seven guns, He, for the car
lists. After this the London left the
port of Bcrmeo and vanished in the
horizon
A' Baltimore produce firm lately
received frow Ohio a large consign
ment of eggs, and in one of the bar
rels, twelve or fourteen inches below
the chime was. foiiod a live cnicsen,
which had been hatched since the
egg3 were packed for .market The
little feliow chirped loadly . for food
when released, its apprtite having, no
donor, been strengthened by its tedi
ous journey. Several other eggs in
the vicinity of the. one -from which
bis cbickenship emerged showed un
mistakable signs of animation, and
on being deposited in a basket near
a kitchen fire, ach produced a living
ehicken all of which were ing as
well as could -be expected at last ac
counts . :
There is one recent decision of the
Treasury Department in which a
thankful public, or the adult portion
of it at least, will acquiesce. It is
that children's whistles, tin horns,
etc, "not musical instruments."
A vtng man asked for a copy of
1 Homer's "Odyssey" at a bookstore
in Norwich, Conn.; the other day,
and the clerk not finding it, remark
ed in a reflective way, ."Well,
havoa't ajy-rilraer'a latest worts
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Two young men out riding were
passing a farm house, where a farmer
-v;o. tn iinniess an bstmatw
mule. "Won't he drat
said one
of the men. "Of coarse . u
farmer, -he'll ?. tUntJ,onTKl
every fool tbat passes this way." The
young men drove on.'
Jr may not be true, but it is said
tbat an Irishman, after seeing the nu
nuxaw luU aa4 mountain raaes or
Vew Hampshire, exclaimed: Bedad, l
never was in a country before where
they had so much land they had to
stack it
A lady "barber has been driven out
of Dubuque by the -wned lad.es ol
that place. Theater thought she
scrapVd acquaintance too easily.
The most prions charge .yet mad.
,-rainst Mr. Beecber is that he wm
the first man to offer acbromo to sub-scribers.