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Somerset Printing Company,
JOHN 1. SCCLL,
Business Meager.
77r H POSTLETHWAITE, ATTORNEr
r r .,,et pa' proieeional busi--.!
.tSiii punctually attend-
d to
L. A Somerset, reiiiia.
rM.in'iM: hav, ArrtiKSEVATAW
T .impute.
" "I..-, aTTOUNEY AT
I ' - . ,f..n
Somerset. r"e in Somerset
;,n business euirusw, ln griming
and the adjoining couuw- y i-H-
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I AW NOTK-A" - t
1 . m i'jiflrirth
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.ting.
lob.
" T7r ATTORN tYATtAW, SUM-
TOHN H.HU MOT Miml to att business
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Sum-
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"8t "V - ,i.lly attended to.
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IV LAW, Somerset, I a. ng virlr
Kiuck.
Baer's
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ATI. AW.
Hani Bounty lu? Jan. U-tt-
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a,acu.oaiTHER. .,..tlw.
M 1 A1THKR A "r .,;al bo-iw
promptly anconeus "
noir.
deo-71. .
u nrpFCL.
a. B. corraoTB. .rriiRNEYS AT
I"'yVIb.r i -u""- ?nJ 01
DiHh block.
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)B U.
TAMES L. PUGII,
" ATTORN EY AT LAW,
Pa. OftW, Mammrtb Wk p
KWraT. M ' antY. and .ll"lel
uu f.:.1 l'-,,Zm.,tnS and bUiy.
joljl
JO. OGLE
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
(0Tv.WU.lXilbl,r,.u.lrtne-andbd.m,
niarUi7S.
DU 1 G. MILLER, after twelve
J' .,"- aive prartif ln Sl.ankvlll. ba
-NUhl calls promptly answered.
. n-iy.
MIOFESSIOXAL.
ir Oeorr, B. Fondenlr;, of CamlwrlinJ.
ciit'ed with tlmU in the V"1 l""J
IndtareiT.bUfc.lr. Waller K. Fundender..
U,e til? rodent .ureon ol the he. rk Eve
.ffiwni bep,.dto tbedlof
the Eve and Ear.
Do F w K1MMEL will eontlnue to praetire
Sl'e. and tender, bit profc-l.-ial -rvi-....
. The ciUicM ol S..mcr-t an 1 rnan.linK
STamry1 t at the old place, a fJT
ol the Olade Hou, n0T-
I)
8 H BRTTRAKER tender? bis pr'fr?lonal
wrvU.. to tbe ciUtenf of Seml an.r rUun
. i n -...i, .ue door of !e nnr-
ja.
0
IX. J. K. MILLER has permanently i"aieu
in Ifc-rhn for the pnicuce oi f-
llitlce o
apr.
70-tf.
g S. GOOD,
VI1YSICIAN & SURGEON,
SOMEKSET. PA.
AfOrricK ln Mammoth Blk. se'7S
ARTIFICIAL TEETH!!
J. . YITTZY.
DEI.TIS T
DALE CITY, Somtrttt Co., Pa.,
Artificial Teeth, war -anted to be or the very best
alllT. Lire-like ard HaiKisome, Inserted In the
eno-tvle, Iarttcular attentioo 1W to tbe pres-
vatiow of natural teeth. Tbe wlfbinet
nmilt m bVettr, caa do so by enclosing sUiuip.
Address aa above, jeia-.a
DR. WM. COLLINS. DENTIST, Somerset,
Pa. Oraee In t5iseher s Hlock, up stairs.
here be can at all times be found prepared to do
all kinds of work, such as tiling, reirulating. ex-
. . ,,1L,.. MTI fkt
ractinc;, ac aniunai u 1
he ben material. Inserted. All ojieraii.mswar-
u i . j
Mansion House,
LATE "BEN FORD UOVSE,"
Urarr r rrauakllai ai4 nn st4 MreH,
JOUNSTOWX, FEXN k.
Tos. Shoemaker, Prop'r.
Hartnc lataly taken eharve or. refitted and fur
nished this Imrira ami erxnonnlious Uuttrl, I nw
invite my Somerset County trivnds U call on me.
aad bo)w by prompt attention to their wauls and
moderate eharres, to merit tbelr liUMnaie. Ta
ble sspiled with Ui bent the market atlords. The
lr stoiked w lib the ehowrt wines, liquors, ke,
JKSEPH SHOE.MAK.EU.
N. B Beat stabUog in town. aprJt
?piIE SOMERSET HOUSE.
Having leased this magnificent and well kmnvc
Hotel prwrtv from Mrs. E. A. Flik.-the under
sikdcI take pleasure in informing his lrieals and
tUo pablie generally that he wul spare neither
paius nor rxpense to nuke this bouse all that
could I deiured. Acoouimodating clerks and
obliging wallers will attend to tl wants of eus-toax-r,
and tha Ulfle will at all times be laden
with tbe beat the market aliorda. M r. O. IL Ty
waa may at all limes be Sound in thcuraoe.
mnianiA 1- LA VAN.
TIAMONP HOTEL.
STOYSTOIVX 1A.
SAMUEL. CUSTEli. Proprietor.
This rPJr -r"i well known house i at all
ti
a daetrable stopping place for the traveling
11
bile.
TaM and koonis nm-clasa. 0l -KaLS
tear dally for Johnstown and
SuaierseL marlU
JARNET HOUSE.
Tbe undersined respectfn'.ly Informs the pub
ic that be has leased this well known hotel ln the
Borough of Somerset. It Is bis intention to keep
t In a style which he bopr will irive satislaction to
all who mav Uvur him with their entom.
Ar II i JOHN HILL.
JOHN WILSON & SOX,
WHOLESALE GROCERS,
237 Libsrt7 Sstst,
a. n. Tt
mm comssioh ions
D- T. Buzby & Co.,
No. 6 Exchange Place
BALTIMORE.
Stcl.l aUentlua slrea to tbrl of OLAliE'
BUTIEhL
VOL. XXIII.
Hauls.
JOHNSTOWN
120 CLINTON STIIKKT.
CHARTED 1 1ST IB TO.
TR VfTEE?4 ;
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david dibert, james mcmillex
c. b. ellis, james morlet,
a. j. ii awes, lewis plitt,
f. w. hay. h. a. boggs.
j01ix lowman, conr.vd suppes,
t. ii. lalsly, geo. t. swank.
d. Mclaughlin, w. w. Walters
DANIEL J. MORRELL, President,
FRANK DIBERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS EL0EP Solicitor.
TWxxii.nf nvr nni.LAK and upwards re
ceived, and Interest allowed on all sums, payable
twice a year. Interest If not drawn out. Is added
to tbe principal, thus COMPOUNDING TWICE
A vv.AIL viLlumt troubline the depositor tocall
or even to present bis deposit book. Money can be
withdrawn at any time ailcr giving me Dana cer
tain notlee by letter.
f .rt-Uil w.infi sad nrrson nailer
age can deposit money In their own names, so that
It can be drawn only by themselves or on their or
der. Moneys can be deposited for children, or by
societies, or as trust funds, Subject to certain con
ditions. Ixans Secured Ity Heal rotate.
c.nles ofibe Kv-Laws. reports, rules of deposit,
j - .
and nwhl act of Leirljdature. relative to deposits
of married women and minors, can be obtained at
tbe Bank.
. i i.i . i 1 r,..i a t a.Vlfick
and on Wedne!ay ud Situnlay evenings
lroui a to 7,H o'clock. aprl2i
JOn D1BEST.
JOBS D BOBIBTS.
JOHN PIBERT & CO.,
NO. 240 MAIN STREET.
JOHNSTOWN, l'ENNA.
T,- - liA. noirnttfi 1a In .11 li.rtfl ofthe 1Tnl
ted Suites and Canadas, and in Firrcign countries.
rluy vtoia, i.oujH.ns aa-i vjovriiuit-ok kju
ighost momei prices, uuau uiom-j uu aiuvTcu
. - i (',.. .L . i .1 1 : p li.r.L . r- h h.
btcuiiij, 4 , , , i - v . --
ed. Aloney rooeived ondf poMt payable ok demand
Intcreai nt the r-ie of Six per cent, per
Annum paid on Time Deposits.
Even-thing ln the Banking Line receives our
prompt atteuiiou.
I uanatui lo our lncnor bd-i cusumirr. ivi
past lronage, we solicit a continuance of tbe
same, and iimie others w ho have but iness ln our
line to uive us a trial, arsuring all. that we shall at
all times do ail we caa Jo irive entire stl?facti.m.
Feb il 7e JUHN DIBERT A CO.
Cambria County
BANK,
M AV. vEDI & CO.,
NO. S AIN RTRF.ET,
Henry Schnable'i Bric Building.
A l.eut'1-Al Ba'iVIn? Bnsiness Transacted.
Drafts and Oold and Silver bouitbt and Sfdd.
Collp-tbms made in all parts of tho VnUed State
and Canada, interest allowed at the rate or six
percent, per annum. If left six months or Uger.
Sjiecial arrantfcmeuts ma le w ith Ouardlans and
others who h,dd moneys ia tmsu
april 14-73.
CARPETING.
Henry lYIcCallum,
51 rifth Avenue,
PITTSBURGH, PA.
Imports direct from Manufactnrcrs,
Superior Inglih Oil Cloths,
BRUSSELS CARPETS, Ac,
RAG. HEMP and INGRAIN CARPETS
In every variety.
51 FIFTH AVENUE.
Above Wood street.
mar3i.
WM. BOOSE & Co.,
founders & mmsm
SALISBURY, : : PEXX'A.,
Manufacturers of all kinds of
CASTINGS & MACHINERY
Orlcrs by mall jrromptly attended to.
Addrers WM. bOOSE A CO.,
Salisbury, Elklick P. O. Somerset eo Pa.
tVL 1.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The under-'igned are pre! rJ talurnish
Prims Building Lime
By 'the Car Load.
OrderB Respectfully Solicited.
R. J. UATZER s5t CO.
t'rsin. Jnne l
Manufaetnrs of the Celebrated
FAHNESTOCKTUEE WiilTELEAD,
Which has sustained such sa envlab reputation
lor so many years. Iea!-iivt cvisuners sh-id
be partcuiar to use none tt r Pure While
Lead, as there I" o ciurh inferior and adulterated
Urad In the markeC
We only claim for our Lead STRICT PU
RITY, but that it jusaeiwes greater duraUUtr,
covers more surfwe for s; - wcit. and is nipe.
ri-ir in FINENESS and WHITENESS to any
other brand. AU urieTS should be atidreased to
Falinesioek White Lead Co-
OR R L. FAIINESTOCK A CO.,
No. T Wood SU, PltUborgh, P.
C
0AL AND LIME.
i Ti avlng Vranril lb. eutl lnk Bed lim stoat
((UarryoB tk I ana of James kimmeL, Bear Sluys
j town, we will keep on haixl and lor saie. or will a
j liver eoai, Uum ad lime on reasonable terms.
( OCT WEIXERA1UMMEU
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Miscellaneous.
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THE AMERICAN SUBMERGED
iKiUlde-Acting, Nun-Freeilng
J The SbniileM, M t 1'owerfiil, Eileptive, Vura
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I It U m:ide all of Iron, and of a lev iimplp part.
' It will not Frmr, ai no water remains In th
! pi;e when not in anion.
It has ik lcatlif r or irnm packing, mi tho tucker
and valves are all of iron.
It aoldom. If ever, geU out of or r.
It will force water from 40 to CO foot In tbe air, by
aiutcmug a lew icet oi nose.
It r (rood for washing Bnirg1e, Windows, water
ing Uardens, Ac.
It famishes, tho purest and coldest w ater, because
I) is placed ln the bottom of the well.
Tkbms: y. InchPnmp, 1S; pipe, Me. foot.
1 " 18; " 65c.
Larger slic ln prripbrtlon.
rWEY A NI)-APLA TT
Pole Agents for Somerset County.
Somerset, Pa., Alay wt, 187i
M
ineral roiXT
PLANING MILL.
A. Growall & Son.
Wa are now preparcxl to do all kinds of Planing
and Manubicturiiig of buiklm material.
FLOORING,
MOULDING.
WEATHER BOARDING
SASH AND DOORS
WIND 0WA SB I) 0 OK 1 17 A MES,
In short anythmr trenenillv used ln housebuild
ing. All orders pn-ipi;y hi led. mann
D. O. LINT.
I,. A. CONOVER.
GLADE STEAli.MILLS,
Lint & Conover,
Having recently lcsl what is known as tha
Old IScimisoiilrlill,
situsteone mile south of Somerset, and having
put it in Bret class order, we are prepared to do all
kinds of KTimlinsr. Having purchased an engine
we are enabled to use citbcrsieamor water power.
All work
WARRANTED SATISFACTORY
If the rain is In g.id eom'.ltkin. Flour for sale
always kepi on baud. svplg
. B OWEJ8.
I C 8COTT.
OWENS & SCOTT,
Butter Commission House,
153 W. Pratt St.,
BALTIMORE.
sep2
NEW STORE!
SCH ELL A WILSON would Inform their
friends and the public generally, that they have
opened a store at
GARKET T ,
Somerset A Mineral Point Railroad, and no offer
b-rsaleaa Ueneral Stock of Merchandise, con
sisting of
DRY GOODS,
CLOTHING,
tUEENSWARE,
HARDWARE,
HATS !c CAPS,
LOOTS A- SHOES.
Ac, Ac, Ac,
All o! which will be sold sbeap for CASH or ex
chunsvd brTr(luc.
MA 'I t Lumber of all kinds, Iluon-ndet,
Cruns-Tics, Lark, Slaves, kc. Also, Wool, HuU
ter, EggN
Mft?.E stto-ajr;
Ftaom, Grain of all kinds. Furs. Sheep-Pelts, and
Beeswax. Ir whki. we will pay the highest prices
in Cash or Goods.
SALT AND FISH.
alwsysrnfcand. Olve os a call and be convinced
that we intend to do business and cannot be under
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SOMERSET,
THE LOTTEBT TICKET.
James Lanning was a mechanic,
a young, honest man, -vhose highest
ambition was to irain a comfortable
home for himself and wife, and to
be
wll thoup-ht of by his neiirhbo
irs
Ho had liuilt himself a house, and
there still remained a mortgage of
6ve hundred tlollare; lut this BUmhe
I buried t ikiv in a few yesrs, if he
bad only bin heHltu. lie uau caicu
Imed exactly how long it wonld take
him to clear oft" this incumbrance,
and he went to work with hi" eyes
open.
One evening James came home to
his supper more thoughtful than usu
al. His young wife noticed his man
ner, and inquired its cause.
"What is it James?" 6he kindly
asked. "Why I never saw you look
so sober before."
"Well I'll tell tou nannab " re
turned the young man, with a slight
hesitation in his manner, i nare
ijust bean thinking that I would buy
a lottery ticket."
Hannah Lanning did not answer
immediately. She looked down and
smoothed the silken hair of her babe,
which was chirping like a little robin
in her arms, and the Bhades of her
handsome features showed that she
was taking time to think.
"How much will it cost?" she ask
ed at length, looking half-timidly up
into her husband's face.
"Twenty dollars," returned he,
trying to assume a conBdence which
ho did not feel.
"And bare you made up your mind
to buy il?"
"Well, I think 1 shall. What do you
think abot it?"
"If you should ask my advice I
should say not to buy it?"
"But why so?"
"For many reasons," returned hia
wife, in a trembling tone.
She would not offend her husband
and she shrank from giving him ad
vice which he might not follow.
"In tbe first place," she said, "I
thiuk the whole science of lotteries is
a bad one; and then you have no
money to risk."
"nfit inst look at the orizes " "safd
James, drawing a 'scheme' from bis
pocket. "Here is one prize oi twen
ty thousand dollars, another of ten
thousand, another of five thousand,
and so on. Something tells me that
if I buy a ticket I shall draw a large
prize. "And just think, Hannah,
how easily I could pay all up for my
house, and perhaps have a good hand
some sum left"
Tho young man spoke with much
earnestness and assurance; but he
saw that there was a cloud upon his
wife's brow".
"It seems to me that tbe chance of
drawing a prize is very doubtful,"
said Hannah, as 6he took the scheme
"Here are many thousand tickets to
be sold."
The babe tried hard to bnatch the
paper, and Hannah laid it aside.
"I think I shall run tno nsa, re
sumed James, glancing once more
over the paper, end resting with a
nervous longing upon the figures
which represented tbe higher prizes.
"There's Barney, be drew about
eioht hundred dollars a year ago."
""Yes, I know it," said Hannah,
with more warmth that she had be
fore manifested, "and what has be
came of tbe money? You know he
has squandered it all away. Ab,
James, money is of no use unless we
come honestly by it,"
"Honestly?" repeated the young
man, "Surely, there is nothing dis
honest in drawing a prize in a lotte
ry." "I think there is," kindly but em
phatically replied the wife. "All
games of hazard, where money is at
stake are dishonest Were you to
draw a prize of twenty thousand dol
lars you would rob a thousend men
of twenty dollars each; or at least you
would take from them money for
which you returned them no equiva
lent. Iaitnot gambling in erery
sense of tbe word?"
"Oh, no! you look upon the matter
in too strong a light."
"Perhaps I do; but yet so it looka
to me. What you may draw some
one else must loose; and perhaps it
mar be some one who can afford it
no better than you. I wouldn't buy
the ticket, James. Let us live on
the products of our honest gains,
and we shall be happier."
James Lanning was uneasy. He
had no answer for his wife's argu
ments; at least no answer that could
spring from iis moral convictions,
and he let tbe matter drop. But the
young man could not drive tbe idea
from his heart AU tbe next day hia
head was full of prizes, and while he
was at his work he kept muttering to
himself, "Twenty thousand dollars,
ten thousand dollars," and so on.
When be went home the next
night he was almost unhappy with
tbe nervous anxiety into which be
had thrown himself. The tempter
bad grasped him firmly, and when
ever be thought of tbe lottery he saw
nothing but piles of gold and silver.
In short James Lanning had made
up his mind that he would buy a
ticket ne went to the little box
where he had already one hundred
and twenty dollars laid op toward
paying off" the mortgage from his
house. The lock clicked with a start
ling sound, and when he threw back
the coy-r he hesitated. He looked
at his wife, and saw that ehe was
sad.
"Oh, I'm sure I shall draw a prize"
he said, with a faint, fading smile.
"He took four half eagles from the
box and put them in his pocket His
wife Raid nothinsr. She rlayed with
a
her baby to hide ber sadness, for she
did not wish to say more on the
subject She had seen that little pile
of gold gradually accumulating and
both ber and ber Husband naa been
hsnnv in anticinatiDtr the day when
1 1 j f
the nretty cot tare would be all their
g j o
own. But when she saw those four
pieces of gold taken away from the
store she felt foreshadowiag of eviL
She might have spoken again against
tbe movement unt saw mai ner ons
hanrl was sorely tender on tbe sub
ject, and she let the affair go to tbe
bands or fate.
A week elapsed from the time that
Jamea hone-lit bis ticket to the draw
ing of the lottery, and during that
time tee young man baa not a mo
ment of real eniovment Be was al
ternating between hope and fear, and
therefore his mind was constantly on
set
ot?
ESTABLISHED, 1897.
PA., WEDNESDAY,
the stretcli.'
At length the day arrived. James
went to tbe office, and found that tbe
drawing had taken place, and that
the list of prizes had been made out
He seized the list and turaed away,
on that those who stood around
should not ee his face. He read the'
litit through, but he searched for ' bis
number in vain. It was not there.
He had drawn a blank! He left the
office an sohappy man. Those twen
tr dollars which he bad lost had
lost the aavings of two "months
of hard labor, and he felt their
loss most keenly.
When he returned home that night,
he told his wife be had lost. She
found no fault with him. She only
kissed him. and told him that the
lesson was a good one, even though
it had been dearly Daugot
But Jamea Lanning was not satis
fied. He brooded oyer his loss with
a bitter spirit, and at length tbe
thought came to him that he might
yet draw a prize. He wished that
be had not bought the first ticket.
and he thought that if he could get
back his twenty dollars be would buy
no more: but be could not rest under
, . a
bis Joss, lie waa oeiennineu mj
make one more trial, and he did so.
This time he purchased the ticket
without his wife'a knowledge. The
result was the same as before. He
drew a blank!
"Forty dollars!" was a sentence
that dwelt fearfully upon the me
chanic's lips. '
"Oh I must draw a prize!" be said
to himself. "I must make up what
I have lost Let me once do that,
and I'll buy no more tickets."
Another twenty dollars waa taken
from the little bank, another ticket
was bought, another blank drawn.
At the end of three months, the little
bank waa empty, and James Lanning
had the last ticket in hia pocket. Ah,
how earnestly . he prayed that that
last ticket might draw him a prize!
He had bcom pale and careworn,
and his wife,- poor, confiding soul
thought he only repined because he
had lost twenty dollars. When she
would try to cheer him, he wonld
laugh, and try to make the matter
light
"James," said she to him one day
it was the day before that on
which the lottery was to draw in
which be held the sixth ticket "Mr.
Rowse has been here to-day after hia
semiannual interest I told bim that
you would see him to-morrow."
"Yes I will," said Jamea in a taint
voice. "Yes to-morrow I shall pay
him."
Young Lanning thought of the lot
tery, and of the prize. This waa his
sixth trial, and he felt sure that he
should draw. ,
Tbe morrow cacre, and whence
James Lanning returned to his home
at night he was penniless. AH his
golden visions had faded away, and
he was left in darkness and misery.
"James have you paid Mr. Rowse
his interest yet? " asked Hannah.
The young man leaned bis head
upon his hands and groaned aloud.
"For Heavens sake, James, what
has happened? cried tbe startled wife,
springing to the side of her husband,
and twiuinr her arm about bis
neek." "
Tbe young man looked up with
wild, haggard expression. Ilia lips
were bloodless, and his features were
alt stricken with a death-hue.
"What is it? Oh what?" mormered
the. wife.
"Go look in our box, our little bank"
groaned the poor man.
Hannah hastened away, and when
she returned, she bore an empty box
in ber band.
"Robbed!" she grasped and she
sank tremblingly down by her bus-
band s side.
"Yes, Hannah," whispered tbe hus
band, "I baye robbed you."
The stricken wife gaited upon ber
husband with a vacant look, for at
first she did not comprehend; but she
remembered his behavior for weeks
back; she remembered how be had
murmured in his sleep of lotteries and
tickets, of blanks and prizes, and
gradually the truth broke in upon
her.
"I have done it all. nannab,"
hoarsely whispered the condemned
man, when he saw that his wife bad
guessed the truth. "All, all has gone
for lottery tickets. The demon temp
ter lured me; he held up glittering
gold in his hand, but be gave me
none of it Ob, do not chide me!
You know sot what I have suffered
what hours of agony I have pass
ed and you cannot know bow cold
is my heart now. O my wife, would
to uod I bad listened to you!"
M sb!" calmly whispered tbe faith
ful wife, as she irew her hand across
her hosband'a heated brew. M3f oirn
not for what ia lost I will not chide
thee. It ia bard thus for you to lose
your scanty earnings, but there might
be many calamities worse than that
Courage James; we will soon forge't
it" r
"And Mr. Rowe will forcloae the
mortgage. You will be homeless,"
murmured young Lanaing, in broken
accents.
"No; I will see that all ia safe is
that quarter," added Hannah.
At that moment the babe awoke,
and the gentle mother waa called to
care for it On tbe next day, at boob,
Hannah Lanning gave her husband a
receipt for fifteen dollars from sir.
Rowse:
" "Here," said she, interest ia paid
Now let us forget all that has passed,
and commence again.
"But how what has paid this? "
asked James, gazing first upon tbe
receipt, and then upon hia wife.
"Never mind."
"Ab, but I most mind. Tell me.
Hannah."
"Well I have sold my gold
watch."
"Sold it!"
"But I can buy it back again.
The man will part with it if I want
it But I don't want it, James, till
we are able. Perhaps I shall never
want it You most not chide me,
for sever did I derive one iota of the
pleasure from its possession that
1 now feel in the result of its dispo
sal. j amea iasaiar eiaspea sis wiie
to bis bosom, and he murmured a
prayer, and is that prayer there waa
a pledge.
Two years passed away, and dar
OCTOBERf874.
ing that time, James Lanning lost
not a single day from his work. He
was as punctual is tbe sun, and the
result was as sure.
It was late on: Saturday evening
when be came home. After supper,
be drew a paper from his pocket, and
laid it upon tbe Uble.
"There, Hannah said he, while a
uoble pride beamed iu every feature,
there is my mortgage. I've paid It
every cent. This house is ours; it
is our own house. I hare bought it
with dollars, every one of which has
been honestly earned by the sweat
of my brow. I am happy now."
Hannah Lanning saw that her
husband had opened bis arms, and
she sat down npon his knee, and laid
her head upon his shoulder.
"Oh blessed moment!" she murmur
ed. "Yes, it is a blesaed moment," re
sponded the husbfnd. "Do you
remember. Hanntb. tbe hour of
bitterness that we saw two years
ago?"
The wife shuddered, but made no
reply.
"Ah," continued the voung man,
"I have never forgotten tbe bitter
lesson; and even now I .tremble
when I think how fatally I was
deceived by the tempter, that has
lured so many thousand to destruc
tion."
' But its horror is lost in this happy
moment," said Hannah, looking up
with a mile.
"It's, terror may be lost," resumed
James, but its lesson must never be
forgotten. Ab, the luring lottery
ticket has a dark side a side which
few see until they feel it"
"And are all its sides dark?" softly
asked bis wife. "If there is any
brightness about it, it is only tbe
glare of the fatal tint's faluu. which
can only leap the wayward traveler,
into danger and disquiet"
"You are right my dear wife. Y'ou
were right at first "Ah," he con
tinued, as he drew the faithful be
ing more closely to bis bosom, if hus
bands wonld oftener obey, the tender
dictates of the loving wife, there
would be far lets misery in the world
than there is now."
A fcMls Her wait.
The life of Mary Ham, of Rye,
New Hampshire, who recently died
at the age of ninety-two, was roman
tic and interesting in tbe highest de
gree. For th nineteen years pre
ceding her death, she lived the life
of a hermit in a lonely but, to which
water and tbe broom were strangers
during all ber residence in it, and
which was so filthy that an ordinary
person could hardly bear to be in it
lor a moment Here sne ate and
slept and got drunk, and was never
glad to see company. Tbe only
thing that, in any measure, relieved
this hov'il of its dreariness, was a
package of well . worn love letters,
and these explained ber eccentric life.
She was very much admired when
twenty years old, and was very co
quettish witbal; but sbe finally fell
is love with one Charles Waldron,
and their love letters were of tbe
warmest sort He tired of her fickle
ness, however,- and dismissed her.
This broke ber heart, but, to make it
appear that she cared nothing for it,
she engaged herself to a brilliant
young scapegrace, named John Ham,
who had been expelled from Dart
mouth College, and being disappoint
ed in love, married ber in a fit of
recklessness. He died nineteen years
a -o. and ever after she lived her
strange life. There have been
interesting stories told about her,
one of which waa that sbe bad a
large sum of money concealed in her
but, but a search after ber death dis
proved this. The letters, however,
showed that her love affair had gone
so far that her wedding outfit bad
been prepared and the day appointed,
when the thunderbolt came. The
circumstances of ber last sickness led
to the suspicion that she had been
poisoned, sbe was round witn a
bottle lying by her side in extreme
agony; but rum and mental suffering
probably account for alL I he town
authorities determined to "clean out
her den a few days before her death,
but they were obliged to tear her
from it, screaming and struggling,
and the purification required two
days work and a bon-fire. Tbe
neighbors gave ber every comfort
possible in ber closing hours, and
niece whom she bad sot seen for
twenty years visited her, and the old
woman recognized her.
. A ermaersnr FstM.
Is a certain zoological garden two
hears were chained several rods apart
which were fed each with a different
kind of fruiL Now there were in the
same garden a half dozen monkeys
who thoueht it would be nice if tbey
could get a portion of these lucious
frutts for themselves. Accordingly
tbey persuaded tbe bears that, vari
tr hios the BDice of life, it would
not only be crate! ul to their palates.
but conducive to their ceaitny diges
tion, if they would rive each other a
portion of these, fruits at each meal.But
the chains being too short for tbe bears
to come within a convenient distance
of each other, the exchange could
only be effected through the kind of
fices of the six monkeys aforesaid.
Accordingly the fruit was passed by
bear No. 1 to the first monkey, who
passed it to the next, and so on to tbe
laat who delivered it to bear No. 2.
Tbe fruit in exchange was then pass
ed back to Bear No. 1 in tbe same
manner.
Now each monkey through whose
paws the frnit passed thought a few
bites was no more than a just com
pensation for his services, and it hap
pened when the fruit reached its des
tination little more of it was let. than
the core. So both bears grew lean
in spirit of improved digestion, and
the monkeys grew fat and put on
airs and winked at each other as tbey
passed the fruit to the hungry bears
in thecourse or their employment.
Tbe keeper of the garden seeing
. 1 a 1 . 1 a jaat
lightened the chains of tbe bears,
sad the services of the monkeys
were dispensed with, and the bears
grew fat again.
But the monkeys set op a howl at
being deprived otheir legitimate em
ployment, and berated the bear for
theit ingratitude.
A lesson which patrons should
ponder.
.Ob
JL
WkySkMUW CkBB. Owr ftal.rs T
We are in the midst of an impor
tant political campaign, involving the
election of State omcer9 ror tbe nrst
time under tbe new Constitution.
For ten years past the Republican
party has almost uninterruptedly held
control of all tbe departments of the
State ifovernment, administering
them so faithfully that no charge of
malfeasance or allegation oi faithless
ness could shake tbe conBdence of tbe
people ia their rulers, because results
fairly shown and practically leit con
vinced them that there was no neces
sity for a change. Why, then, should
we change now:
Why! for instance, should the peo
ple of Pennsylvania refuse to elect
Harrison Allen Auditor ueaerai:
Wherein ha9 he failed to do his duty?
He has been tried; his record is open
to all the world; his deeds are knowu
to all men, and it can be truly written
of him that no man who ever held
the eame office was more faithful
than be has been in the" discharge of
all his duties. He baa collected tbe
public revenues, or seen that they
have been returned to the Treasury,
with a close scrutiny. He has stern
ly forced the payment of back taxes
from corporations with an impartial
ity which no longer requires litiga
tion on the part of the law officers of
the Commonwealth, and he has re
duced the public debt so steadily and
regularly that our securities are now
selling a"t a higher premium than the
. . T..-. r T-:
Donas oi any oiaie oi tuc nuiuu.
Mr. Temple, the Democratic candi
date, may be a good man, and might
possibly make an efficient Auditor,
but all this must be proved, and
there is more or less ri3k in every
test. General Allen has been tested
and found faithful. He has the true
metal in him, and we all know what
he is. It is not business like or pru
dent to discharge a faithful, true ser
vant to engage a stranger.
Atrain. wby should we send uen
eral Beath adrift muster him out of
office, to muster in General McCand-
ess? Beath has given every possi
ble evidence of his faithfulness in
civil as well as military life, while
McCandless, although a gallant sol
dier, uniformly acted with tbe dis
oval Democracy. Beath fought like
a hero to the end of the war, leaving
a leg on the battle field as a tribute
of his devotion to his countn. Mc
Candless, while in the army, was
constantly criticising the civil power
of the Government which directed
the struggle for tbe Union, and was
unreserved in his expression of sym
pathy for the political party which
gave aid and comfort to treason
carrying that sympathy to such a
height that be resigned bis commis
sion as a soldier at an early date ia
the war because bis politics were not
recognized in tbe policy of the war
for tbe Union.
Wby should Pennsylrania make
John Latta Lieutenant Governor, in
stead of Arthur G. Olmstead? When
Latta was in the Senate he voted on
all question? with sympathizers with
treason; he denied tbe right (of a bcI
dier to a vote; be scouted the propo
sition of freeing the slaves in tbe
District of Columbia, and voted
against the resolution instructing our
Congressmen to support that meas
ure; and when he was a' member of
tbe House he apposed all State aid of
the Centennial. Mr. Olmstead's re
cord as a loyal man is as sound as
that of any man in the State, and his
character as a legislator is above re
proach. No man has ever dared to
chartre him with corruption, nis
votes and his voice in the balls of leg
islation were always on tbe side of
rieht. and bis manly devotion to the
National Government in the hour oi
' . .a a
its peril, and to his State, are part of
the proud records or this common
wealth.
We give these facts to the people of
, r e : j . :
1 euuSvlv aula lor iair cuuiuerwu,
now that by their votes the men be
fore them for State officers will be re
jected or accepted. The Republican
party bases its record on lacta oi weii
doing and faithfulness to the Govern
ment it has administered, it never
asks for an honor nntil it deserves it
It never presents an unworthy man
as a candidate. It has no rewards
for the foes of the country; and the
people have always trusted it. Why
then should they make a change of
rulers now? Let the ballot-box an
swer in November. Philadelphia
Pres.
The SlrmsU Service.
The Signal Bureau, the youngest
of the scientific children of the gov
ernment presses on its humanitarian
work in the interest of commerce,
agriculture and science. Not content
with providing for the safety of mari
ners or our own snores, uenerai
Myer has perfected arrangements
with the different European meteor
ologists for a grand international
system of reports the benefits of
which will speedily accrue to tbe
American seamen in any part of the
world.
Since the, first of January, ia all
tbe principal European nations, ob
servations have been taken each
morning at the same moment of time
that has been selected for tbe regular
signal stations in this country," and
these are forwarded by mail semi
monthly to the Signal Office in
Washigbton for discussion in connec
tion with the regular reports of this
co'untry. Two hundred foreign sta
tions are now engaged in this work,
and sufficient data will soon be col
lected for the deduction of general
laws in relation to the movements of
the atmosphere, that will mark a new
era in meteorology. These report,
consolidated with those made by tbe
Signal Office, will be issued in print
ed form for the use of meteorolo
gists. The Surgeon General of the Army,
in recognizing the propriety of con
centrating all meteorological works
in tbe country in a single office on
the 1st of Joly of this year, directed
that in future the reports made at tbe
military posts in tbe United States
by members of'the medical corps
should be forwarded to the Signal Of
fice. This class of observation being
made by trained men t points scat
tered over the whole teritoryof tbe
United States cannot fail to be a val
uable auxiliary to the system of the
Signal officj.
Ia addition to the reeeipts aadHhe
10
NO. 18
dis ion of this large amount
data additional labor has been thrown
upon the Signal Office in the con
struction and management of Tele
graph lines in Texas, Arizona, Call
fornia and on the seaboard of the At
lantic States.
When it is considered that all this
work ia done by the small number of
rour hundred and fifty men, the total
enlisted force under the control of the
Signal Office, and with an annual ap
propriation of lees than '$400,000, it
will be seen that there cannot be
idlers among the men nor any waste
ful expenditure of money. Every
man must do his lull quota or work,
and every dollar expended be legiti
mately applied
Don't, be too sudden about it
Many a girl has said no when she
meant yes, simply because ber lover
did not choose the right time and pop
tbe question gently.
Take a dark night for it Hare
the blinds closed the curtains down
and the lamp turned almost out Sit
near enough to her ao that you can
hook your little finger into bars
Wait until conversation begins to lag
and then quietly remark:
"busie. 1 want to tell you some
thing."
Sbe will fidget around a little, re
ply "yes." and after a name you can
add
"Susie, my actions must have
shown that is, you must have seen
I mean that you must be aware
that that "
Pause here for a while, but keep
your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try to turn the sub
ject off by asking you how you liked
tbe circus, but she only does it to en
courage you. After about tea min
utes you can continue
" I was thinking as I came up tbe
path to-night that before I went away
I would ask vou that is, 1 would
K'oach the subject nearest my I
mean I would know my '
Stop again and give her band a
gentle squeeze. be may give a
yank to get away, or she may not
In either case it augurs well for yon.
Wait about five minutes and then go
on.
"The past vear has been a very
happy one to me, but I hope that fu-
ureyeara will be star happier.
However, that depends entirely upon
you. 1 am here to-night to know
that is, to ask you I(mean I m here
to-night to hear from your own lips
the one sweet"
V sit again. It isn't best to be too
rash about such thines Give her
plenty of time to -.recover ber com
posure, and thea put your haad 03
your heart and continue
" x es, l tsougbt aa 1 was coming
through the gate to.mgbt bow happy
I had been, and I said to myself that
if I only knew you would'consent to
be my that ia, I said if I noly knew
if I was only certain that my heart
bad not deceived me and you were
ready to share "
Hold on there's no harry about
it Give the wind a chance to sob
and moan around the gables. This
will make her lonesome- and call op
ail the love in her heart When he
begins to cough and grow restless,
you can go on
"Before I met you this? world was
a desert to me. I didn't take any
pleasure in going black-berrying and
stealing rare-ripe peache, and it didn't
matter whether the sun abone or not
But what a change in one short
year ! It is for you to say whether
my future shall be a prarie of happi
ness or a summer fallow of Canada
thistles. Speak,' dearest Susie, and
say and say that that "
Give her five minutes more by tbe
clock, and then add.
"That you will be that is, you
will I mean that you will be be
mine!"
Sbe will heave a sigh, look op at
tbe clock and over at the stove, and,
as she slides her bead over on your
vest-pocket, sbe will whisper:
"You are right, I will !"
J1 Quad
A Cuse I Story.
That some aaimals are very mind
ful of aa injury and eairer for re
venge, no matter hew loug delayed,
there is ample proof. All our young
rtaders remember tbe story of the
elephant who took the tailor's alight
to heart and gave that little gentle
man a thorough drenching; and you
may also remember sumbertees
stories of how tbe same unwieldy
beasts remembered injuries for years
and waited for a chance' for venting
their roite. But one of tbe moat re
markable cases on record is this one,
which we cull from tbe columns or
literary lournal : -
"A year or two agar it chanced that
a vauable camel, working in me oh
mill, was severely beaten by its
driver, who, perceiving that the
camel bad treasured' op' the injury,
and was only waiting a favorable op
ruirtnnitv for revenze. kept a strict
watch os the animal ; Time passed
on. The camel perceiving that it
waa watched. wasQuie and obedient,
and the driver began 'to think that
the beating waa forgotten, when one
night, after the lapse oi several
mnntha the marf. who' slept on the
platform near the mill, whilst as
on tlnmarv. the camel was stalled
. mrur haonenihfl' to remain awake,
observed by the moonlight that all
was quiet, the camel looked eautious
lw nronnr! rose oftlv. and stealing
tnr.er1 . .not where a bundle
clothes, and a bernouse, thrown
carelessly on the groand, resembled
a ,l.ei- firure. cast itself violently
nnon them, rolling with all I
weight, and tearing them oe vi
ciously with its teeth. SatiafieJ that
its vengeance was complete, the cam
el was returning to it corner, when
th driver sat up and spoke. At toe
sound of hia voice, and perceiving
the mistake he had made, we auiai
was so mortified at the failure and
discovery of ita scheme, that it daab
ed iU head against the wall and d ed
on the spot Such ia theory related
by the dragoman."
' A well knows gentlemen says the
longest funeral be ever heard of took
place a week ago. His fcirtd If if I
weat to it euu 8v j
Scia-ftiu to ta JLivAa-
Throe Lc.
"One of mw
Jr. Sturgia, tbe eminMt fierehar,
was in I8i3t when 1 -r.. '
CSseitr I'7 er had a
fullJ nVbeep W ich we "re-
times. I was the shepherd boy and
my business was to watch the .beep
, ' , , . ' , " WJ WBO was more
fond of his book than tha Bhn ...
sent with me, but left tbe work to me.
wuue Do lay under the tree and
read. I did not lik that ami
went to my erandfathep anrl
plained of it I shall never forzet
the kind .mile of the old gentleman
as be said :"
"Nevermind Jonathan m- I,a. .
if you watch thu sheep you will har
me sneep."
"What dees grandfather mean by
that?" I said to myseit "I don't
expect to have sheep. My desires
were moderate, and a fine buck was
worth a hundred dollars. I could
not exactly make out in my mind
what it was, but I bad great confi
dence iu him, for he a judge, and
had been to Congreaa ir, Washing
ton's time : w I went ha. V mnt.ni.
edly to the sheep. After I got into
the field 1 could not keep his word
out of my head. Then I thought of
Sunday's lesson : "Thou hat been
faithful over a few things, I will make
thee a ruler over many thinirs " I
began to see through it "Never
you mind who neglects his duty : be
you faithful and yon will have your
reward."
I received a good lesson soon after
I came to New York as a clerk to
the late Lyman Reed. A merchant
from Ohio, who knew me, came to
buy goods and said : "Make yourself
so useful that they cannot do without
you." I took this meaning quicker
than I did that of my grandfather.
Well I worked upon these two
ideas until Mr. Reed offered me a
partnership in the busine?s. The first
morniDg after the partnership waa
made known, Mr. James Geery, the
old tea merchant, called to congratu
late me, and he said. "Be careful
who you walk the streets with." That
was lesson number three.
And what valuable lessons they
are! "Fidelity in all things;" "do
your best for your employers ;"
"carefulness about your associates."
Let every body take these lessons
home and study them well. Tbey are
tbe foundation stones of character
and honorable success.
A BllsMiaibt-Sr.
The blind king of Hanorer has re
turned to Paris to have another look
at the art treasures of the city, for
though .an indefatigable Bight-seer
when with us a year ago, he could
not get through all there was to be
seen. This may seem an odd way of
speaking of a blind man, but there is
not much exaggeration about it.
King George sees with tbe eves
of his daughter, who has a faculty
possessed by few. With her father
upon her arm, she enters a museum
or any public place and begins a
conversation in a low running voice.
giving in a few words a general idea
of the rtom of the people in it, then
going into details as they go on. The
King enters like a man with good
eyes, and, when on his daughter's
arm, never fails to return the salutes
addressed to him, from whatever di
rection they may come. It is evi
dent, therefore, that there is some
system of telegraphy known to the
two, and from long habit tbe King
has become so expert that be rarely
makes a mistake At a soiree he is
led opto the host, or hostess, bows
at tbe right moment, and goes through
the ceremony with all the ease of a
man who can see. He even pays
most nnexpected compliments when
tbe daughter without saying a word,
telegraphs that a lady is young and
beautiful; and when surprise is ex
pressed King George gallantly re
plies that he sees with his soul.
When I saw him at the Louvre I
longed for an opportunity to hear
what tbe Princess said as tbey went
from picture to picture, tbe Kin
looking intently upon the wall, but
could hear nothing but a low hum
too indistinct to be comprehended
by ears less attentive than those of
ber father. Her language cannot be
understood by others, even when not
spoken with the usual rapidity. It
is very touching to see tbe love and
devotion of this young Princess
t Like) It.
Is some places where local option
prevails, they sell U under the nam
of laudanum. From one of these
places the following story comes;
"A sort of simple fellow from
Woodford was sitting ia the drug
store tbe other day, when a man
came in and said be did not feel well.
and would like some prepared lauda
num. The apothecary went into the
back room and prepared a good
sized glass, and the man drnna it
Woodford remarked that tbe fellow
wouldn't live loog after taking so
much laudanum. Presently another
man came in and got a driok of laud
anum. The Woodford chap followed
him to the door and watched him for
a long time as he wen; down tbe
street, and remarked as he come in
and sat down, 'That fellow stands it
well; he must be used to taking it'
By and by a third man came in and
took a large dose of laudanum and
went out This rubbed up the dull
intellect of tbe Wcodford man, and
stepping up to the counter, he said:
'See here, boss, I'll take a dose of
that laudanum : it don't seem to kill
anybody, and foik3 seem to like it' ''
"Well, my son, you have got into
grammar have you ?" said a proud
sire to his tDiciesi coip tee uuu-r
night Let me hear yoa compare
some adjectives.
Chip "All right, dad. Little,
leas, least; big, best, beast; mow,
more most "
I s. "Held on sir, that's not
right ; you"
Chip "Toe, tore, toast ; go, gore,
gout ; snow, snore, snout ; row, roar,
route.
P. S. "Stop, I say; those are not
'. . . , . .....:
Chip "Drinx, orana.uruna ;
.tank, stunk ; chink, chank. chunk "
j g. "oa miernai utue iwu
What in tbe thnnder "
Chip "Good, better, best ; wood.
wetter, west; oau, wusser, wr,
.; l.orat: sew. sewer, sp:
pew, poor, pup-och! oh! gemme!
d.d! 5-o-O-W!" . . . .
Tbe outraged parent had srow
iBto the recitation with a boot-jack;
A married couple, aged 103 and
99, respectively, totter along m
Ljnaon. it-
When a couple of young pwp'
.tronglv devoted to each other com
menci'to eat onions it is fe W pro
nounce them engaged
This month wUl to the beae be!
aeasos trlHU- 1
Only thirteea top nil tha '
Uoa.