Terms of Publication.
Ths Somerset Herald
i.-:.u .li,l.ci every Wciuc;-J-y Hmlns a.SiOO
i,er annum, if liaid iu advan-e:olb.erwlse '- 40 I
wi'.l Invariably be charifcJ.
No s ubscrlption will be O.swcUnued until all ar-r.-araires
are paid op. Postmasters neglcetlng to I
notify us when subscriber Jo not take out meir
..,-. -;n U.1 lwt.le f..r tbe sulxeriptlotu
L...,n ...movimr fromonePostoffleetoin-
o;hcr shoutd give the nam. furnier"
woil a the present efflee. Adorer
Somerset
Printing Company,
JOHN I. SCULL,
Business Manaicer.
D'ts'inci Cards.
y -tr"&.
,.., '"u'lv e-i.eited u.l puu-iually attend-
eJ iu
K(Kis):n.
Al iOUNEY ATI..-,
Somerset. Penna.
VALENTINE HAY.ATTwUNEY AT LAW
. Lieno r in real estnte, Somerset. ' I
t!:i'l to ui. bti-in-is etitru
:.r..ia;-'.e.-( an .1 U leiiiy.
ed to In re
U.
W-ly.
I , .HX II. MIL. ATT- KN f.Y ATLA M .
.) -rs-t. Pa.. :'.! pr-mpMy attend
Wru 1 I.. Mm. ' M..i.eya.lvnoedoueo.lrc.tlon
ke. I little in M:
an. 1. ':u.
rnmoth Huili:iu.
IMMV' L fc IMLIMKX, ATTI KN EYS AT
K i . '' ..,,. r..i- Pa. Oiilee in Haer I
J's'
UlN'l. KIMMKU lTJti aia.iv.,
morsel, l'a., nil attend to an nusinei-s eu--i
, kit- .-.ire In SiracTM and ad..iuing coon-
.(li promptness ul 6-leli'y.
i nin e in Main-
in., k.
K!i. IsTOly
II
i'u.
K K Y F.SdlELL. ATTuKNEY ATLAW,
ant lL un-y am-Fenii..n Agent, somerset.
u.:: e In -Mamuioih lllx k. Jan. nil
s' m-KI.OAlTHEB.
TAFL H. OAITIIKO.
A1T1U.R 1AIT11V.II.
Att'irncvf at Iaw.
S 'lr.'T''-. ri'tm . A.I lr".
ssi ml lm.-iiies
pr.n..;
IV Bt
i im. ( Mi'-3 lu is.
r's Lrjck., up
lir .1. k H. U 15AI1K,
ATTOKNKYS AT
l LAM', S.wrivt. '.
till iiniftiif in .Suni-
t-ti-w 1 1" UK-!" 'llNe .r..m.tly att.-n.if.i to.
a ,,,frn Tn. w.b. Ktrrix.
.,,.1 urn;' r.tuiillts. All nuMiivn tu-
1- rr Rt-TH & ra rrvu attokxeys at
I . i A ,1 !.u-iufs t :urusu-.l t.. tl.i-irciireUl
i c,.!i:v nJ l.un. tu:ill alfn'.cJ t...
HKru i: i i.i .uaiu '
1 alUItl.'t tl lii.H'W.
Tikjirl: tlie
" liim i.
nK. K. M. Kl
l.vlii.iic. a
KIMMKVi niUciminiue to practice
l i,,Jm I.;s i ri i .i.-1' liin cri-
i'.-j tn tlie r,:U -U "I V.nvrwl nun "i"11"
r.!Untrr. n-t at tlie ! Uo, a lew Urn at
. I ILC (ilJ House.
II lll.'nitKKli Icn.icM li! l.n.feflnnal
1 1 !i,v i:. r-..tiiii-tf. .uc il or w: 01 ikc '-
:.. ! Hi urc.
I -v K v M 1'iU.l.IN'S. PENTIsr, S..roTet,
lli. , in i (.. 15!. k. up ataira.
aii-re tie -:in at til time? ie M111U TcjreJ to do
,r -t ni Ar::lciiil teetb . all kinda. anJ of
tl.t iK-.-t u'.uU:rial.iiiM'rteJ. iwratiotii warranted.
AV
'il l.u H. Ktm-NTZ. AITtiKXEY AT
l s.imi'rsrt. will tire .r..min aucn-
ij..n to !.usin's enrute.t m care iu J-Hnii
nn.i Hi.- a.ti.'inins cjUWU-. Mice in Ifintuig
ami:s l. rr;ii.
at:
iXT.Y AT LAW,
S- :ncrPi. Pn. t u!i.'C. M:mi!ii..tli H!
1. . ..j,' M-. in 4'r.n.ji St. f'olicl.
k.u;i stiiir.
Iii:ulc. c-
ta;c, ti-.l.-s x.;minc.l. on.! a:l !: I'twi-tiV-
a'-cn-l-. i to n i'li iTomi'tac? .-'.cl n-iclity.
'j'.U
J.
O. u-lLE
ATTOKNEi AT LAW
rs'i. l'a. rrofcMt.mal
astnef cT ' ns;c.i
o luy .
m.t::
.vlesl towitu iim:iij.:ii? :
i.iculy
c
A. SNYilKH.
ATTOUNKY AT LAW,
SOMERSET, PA.
iiirtce next d kt
ll.ink up ?ti:.
i.f lull fc. Kin;m"l's
apr-:S
D
II. J. i. MILLER, after twelve
v";' a'ive pnwtl'e in Shankrrllle, ba
Jrr- .rtlv I.vhkM at Sninenvt lorthe prao-
t.,-e.!l B..lfliie.' and tender Mf irt.(.-.ilon.il er-ri,-c
to Ihi citircn "t Soimmct and TlcimtT.
.uti-e in tl Uruit St"re, ..pp-lte the Ha met
tl une. w':re he can ciullcd at aUtitne
uulin lir- '3JionaUy eniraitcd.
-N unt calif iitumi'Uy anwcre.t.
dec. IS t ly.
SESSIONAL.
lir .'r.M'i- 1' Fun.ldil-civ. of I'umlwrlan.l.
M I .'int... t.i Iricnd, that he ha H.i.
c i.e-i with ltm-lf m the prac.we ..I i ..l cine
a .urewrv. I:M Mn. lr. Waller F I un lendcrir.
f ih. n-iieu- ure.o "I the New ork Eve
an t Ear li.nru.ry.
l-lal v.i-n l a will he
the Lie and Eat.
aid t i the diwic o!
uiar4
f AW NOTICE. Alexander H.
'.ffrth has
lit
I rc.umed the practice . U in ..meni anu
:ii...nini cuultcs. IKIice iu ..umii...... e-
lv;h. j, 'To.
OK I K. MIIXEKlia permanently ..ete!
ia i--rim ( the practi.-e ..I hit pp '-tM-a.-Oill.-e..;.i;e
CUaricf Krifsinscr st. re.
a'..r. TO U.
S. GOOD,
PIIYSICIAX d- SVRGEOy,
soMi:usirr. ia.
irrt.-s In Manim .th IlU-k. K-4'Ti
J
oiix r.ii.i,
DBHTIST.
Oif.?e in iVCrotli k N
s new building,
y.sin Cross Street.
Somerset, l'a.
novll
UTIFIC'AL TEETH!!
J. . YITTZY.
D E i. T I S T
DALE CITY, .itrxl Co., Ta.,
Vrtinctal Te h. war -anted to be of the very best
quality. Lit" 'oke ar.J Hin i-mf. Inserted In the
l-st st'vle. J'ariHx.ii attention paid to the pres
ervati.'m of the natural t.-e.ti. Tn.e wishing to
consult me by letter, eai Jo o ty eatl iug stamp
Address as aN-ve.
T
"MIE SOMERSET HOUSE.
Huliif based this mgT.ih.T.t ai. 1 we.! kn -wc
ll.,!i r,.,w.nv Horn Mrs- 1- A. ii -k. the under
sl.-re-i takes pleasure in Inhnnlrg his tneods
nd
i:... i.ul.lic ireneraliv mat lie
lil st-are neither
pii:S oor ex(ens to
make this house sll that
c-'a.d des-.rett.
Arcmm'-tatmr cierws and
t..TDrr and toe table .U at a.l times I la .en
i;hthetejtthe.aiiieta;i)rla "' Tay
wan may at ail time. 1 louu.i iu t..e.tli.-e
umirii A t .
..h-il! waiters will aurco wine wau..w vw. 1
JJIAMONP HOTEL.
SrOYSTOWX 1A.
. I i.i. v , . - A . . . , -
-. ; . w. wt! .an
i-opi;etor.
h. se is at aJ
t.Lite. a itUfMe Ktort lug piace i. luf.u.o....
rMe and
1 U-.-U1S itrs-.-e.sss. v.,-i
1. 1.3 U-ae
I, r JoLcitown and
tiur'.l.
PUKE KYE
WIIISKEJ
We have F-vtv m Pirrels erf .Pure Kye
sr hwkev. e,;er d'i ilil. i rai the barrel
la quetit: to suit the parchaser.
H.kl.
arm. . Lli ; r
yLA T K HOOFS.
ft) -r who are e." bw.l res; houses shmld kiv w
tba' is it cheaper in the k ran t it eei Slate
K-. Uitia tin shireb s. Male will Ut l.cever.
and n. reptr are re.juief-1. ! give the r
ifi water f.-r cisterns. Siale is tire wf. Eery
g""! house sll. el have a Slate nwf. The under
.Koei is l ated ia CcmtH-.-laod, where he has a
f .! SO;-pt; W
Peachbottoro L Buckingham
S L A.T
E
lor motitne :he very bwt articlr. He will anjer
Vke te rwi Site K H,.nlli .tvl
vate. etnree. ke.. eithee In town or esmniry at tne
lewtft pneev. aad to warram in-iw. f n arrd
hlEB w .'IdTT. him at bn lmv. No. 1 It, ii. 1 1 ; rw .r.
Street. t"sarlad, Ma. tmiers saaj I lert wlUi
NOAH CASEBEEE,
Agett, Sod -rset. Pa.
Wn. H. Sainrr.
AptilMk, 1371.
nni
llie
VOL. XXIII. NO. 50.
Ianls.
JOHNSTOWN
JJl
12Q CLINTON STREET.
. e
CHARTERED IIT18TO.
Till 7STEK.S ;
JA5IF.S COOrEII,
D. J. MORRELL,
JAT'IESMcMTLLEX
JAMES MORLEY.
LEYIS TLITT,
II. A. BOGGS.
CONRAD SUITES,
GEO. T. SWANKF
Y. W. "WALTERS
DAVID DICET.T,
C. B. ELUS
A. J. HAWES,
F. V,: II AY.
JOHN LOWMAN,
T. II. LAl'SLY,
D. Xu I.AUG11LIX,
DANIEL J. M0?.RtLL, President,
FRANK DIEERT, Treasurer,
CYRUS ELDEH. Solicitor.
Icp,.f uf ON E IIOM.AH auJ u;.w.irJ.re-
eeirel, ami Interest alloweJ on a.l rum?. payaMe
twice a rear. Int'.rcJt If cot drawn out, if added
to the principal, thus t'OXiWMUXti TW ICE
A YEAR, wlthnnt troui.lini the depositor toeall
or even to preseut his Oepopit Is.-k. loncy can ho
withdrawn at any time aP.cr giving the l ank eer-
tain D'.tice bv letter.
Married Women nod persona unUer
ajie can dep. jit money in theirowa r.ame?, autaat
ii can 1 drawn only hy themselres or on thtir or
der. Moncv ea he deiiosiieJ iorchiidren, or Iy
fuwii-ties, or a? tru.t tunds. Subject to certain et-n-
Uiti,..r.5.
Loans Secured hy Ileal Instate.
roj.'.ei of t;-.c By-Laws, repi.rt, rules of.icp'.sit.
and ?i.cclil act of LeirlsLiture, rvlnllvc to dcposl.8
of married women atii minor', can lohtalned at
the Hank.
rv-rSHstililrL' hour daily fr.mO to 3o-clock:
li? mid on Weducmia'.uid Satunlay evenings
Iroui 6 to '., v'cl.vk. aprl-i
CamiDiia County
BANK,
M AV. 3CEIt & CO.,
XO. 266 MA1X MKEET,
JCHNSTOWN,PA.,
Ueury SUcable'f IJrlck liuil.ilne.
A (Jonoral Bdntin?; Business Transactetl.
Irafts and O 'ld and Silver houeht and wl.!.
Collcctl..n u,ade in al! paru of the Vnited Statei
and Canada. Interest allowed at the rate ol eix
per cent, per anLUia. If left ix nnsitln or longer.
ial arramreincnn made with Guardians and
uthert who hold moneya in tnwt.
april 16-;a.
WATCHES & SILVERWARE.
Geo. Crawford it Co.
No 82 Fifth Ave.,
PITTSBURGH, - - - - PA.
DEALERS IN
Silver Watches,
GOLD CHAINS,
ANIIAU KIM'S t F C.OI.p JEWELRY.
Solid Silver Spoon-t, Fork., Ladles,
iiC, &.C.,
SILVEH PLATZ3 TAILS "77ASE,
Embrai iriir evervartlete lor the tabltv-Tca S-ta.
Terreen. Hter Howli". Cream and Snirax
iVnrir. CaKUr. Fuddiug Liiihes, Celery SUnJs,
Ijci Holler, i-c.
1 he ven heavwat Tlate.! Sp.xi. F -rk5. Ia
dl.i.. kc. 'Table Kiiive, plated with silver and
Uhplaled.
Cotiituuni.A Ware. platel with fllver and un-plaU-,1.
all .:her artic.e u.'Ulle kept by the
trite. tmar.1T.
Ursina Lime Kilns.
The undirf ig ed arc j repured tofumish
Prims EuildLng Lime
By the Car Load.
Orders Respectfully Solicited.
15. J. II.iTZini al- C O.
I'nina. Jane la.
NATIONAL STAIR BIJILMG
AND
Turning Shop
J.AVELSH&CO.,
Manufactarcrs ef
Oj UUiiU lUIIOj
SEWEL POSTS, Ac.
No. CO and 6S Laccck Sircet,
4LLEC2IIE3TY. CITY, IA
JOHN DIBERT. JOHN D. ROBERTS.
JOHN DIBERT & COM
BANKERS,
CLXI3 1KB mm STREETS,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Aeeonntst of Merrhant.s and
other bnniofMi people Mlioil
ed. lrafL-i neeodaolo in all
nartM of tbe connlrv for saale.
Money Ioaiaedand l olleetionw
Made. IntercM at the rale of
Nix cent, per annum al
lowed on Tiuelepoiti.
Having lepOfit Itooks Ishu
xl, and Interest Componnded
Semi-annually when desired.
A General Bantin? Business Trausacicd.
rcb. is.
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dc?2
FAYETTE COUNTY
MUTUAL
FirelnsuranceCompany.
f EWIK3 BNCWKTIELD,
( irriicaf.
JOHNS. HAM,
Trteturer. )
' mir W,H. HOPE, Acrr(ary. -
BOA11D OF MAXAGEPtS;
WILLIAM McCLEAEY, I r.Iootown, Tenn a.
H. LKANK1N.
JOHN W. B AKE. "
E1X1SBA1LY. "
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KW1XO MKOWNFIFLP. " "
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HR. Ww. H. 5Tri;tEOX. " "
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Ki.iHEKT HIK.SFTT.
k. m. MiirisFrrrn
liOBEJiTO. MVLL1X, Fayette City, Fayette
t'oontv.. Pa.
J. O. MrVEKS. Merertdale, Somerset Co., Fa.
J. 11. VHL, Somerset. '
J. 51. SCHKOYEtt, Weit Newton, Wcstm'd Co
Penn'a.
II. M. STAUFFES, lit. Pleasant, Wcstm'd Co ,
Penn'n.
H 'BYEJiSiKCHXS.Gretnsbun:, Westm d Co.,
Penn'a.
ABEL M. KVANS. Axowcii Tp., Wishitstoo
Co.. Penn'a.
JAMESW. HAY, K:cM,ni Tj., Orccn County,
Penn'a.
X. LA1L-LY, Cannlcliacls, Green County. Pa.
PRINCIPAL OFFICE
0 2roiJwa;, Uncjnfairn, Fayette
County, renn'a.
BoitD Or MA3ACKBS JCOtT TntEO MoXDAT 131
EVERY 5IOT.
4-Tkls old an-! reliable Compaay has been in
soieesstul o-ration lor thirty year, during w).!-h
time all !os s have been prvmj'tly paid. For
further Inf HTnatln pp!y to
JOHN 1 1. VUL,
8.:nerset, or
W. II. HOPE, Sec y.
I'nbut iwo, Pa.
Nov. 25.
AVALL PAPER.
Morri ail Eastlake Papers.
New Leather Ground Prs.
Tapestry with Id, and Bafdrr to inath.
le.iert's Parisian lwcoratl'in.
t 'omplrte line uf American Gouis. all gn as.
Chun h Paj-r. At our new slure,
27:. 1C1 Fifth. Atcsss,
(Xs.it r(Tfrrincl FITTSni HC II. Pa.
DeZOITIIE A Co.
MariO
II
OMES FOP. ALL.
1 have for sale, on terms within the rearfc of ev
ery solr. lD.iustnoas Individual, mioses, lots,
larm. timber lands, mineral lands, 1 nlldlnj lots.
ke in dillerem parts of the county, to parcels tf
from one hmnsi n snt aero bj to iaa acres. Ti
tles warranted. - Tsril ae hfth la hand aad th
tialanre in ten eual annual pay men la. properly
secured. oue Deed applr w!k is not of aedier
and hlastri.us habits. J ill soon, as sua ot the
proper tics will be (or rent if not soJJ s,ei
febii 1). WEYAXP.
A
Lf.EGHEXT CITY STAIR BUILDING A
WOOD IIKM.NU SHOP.
rsTAULTSHED 18.-.0.
Hn. Ul, '.44 & Ho Webster St, Alieshsay City Pa
Newels, naluslers. Hand Rails, with ytdnU eat
and bolted ready to hang, famished on savrt Du
re.
Inquire of CO. BASSETT, agentf. Somerset
iii.-tu(y. jalyl
FTirniture! Farniture!
F. G. WEISE,
(SuceesevB- to LEMON k WEISE,
lil FOVLTii AYLNUE, PITTSEVEQU, PA.
Jdaaafactoree aad dealer la
CABINET FURNITURE,
CHAIRS, &c.
The trade supplied at Wwest rates.
CALL AND SEE HIM. .
zuayS
Somerset
A FEW DAYS-
Just a few daj-s! Ah, su .. a Tew
Since the summer moon watched me tnJ rtt
As we loitered along the golden sand,
Heart In heart and hand In hand;
And the waves. In eternal ebb and flow.
Chimed to your sweet words, so.'t and low,
Ah me! such a few little days ago.
Just a few days.' The wooing brecxe
Swept softly over the sleeping seas,
Whispering, whispering hope and truth.
In the happy language love leaches youth;
Wtich the tiny wavelets seemed to know
As they broke at the feet that lingered slow
At their marge a few little days ago.
Just a few days: And to-night I stood
Alone at the edge of the rising wood;
There was not a murmur of joy for me
In the angry moan of tne rising sea;
There was but a menace, stern and low,
Speaking or treachery, loss, and woo
All wrought since a few little days ago.
WHAT A KEY I'XI-OCKED.
Thr j were as hand3onio a couple
13 one could bare wished ; indeed
,n- r,ri;nn wlio knew them both
intimately, said that Mr. and Mrs.
Vivian were samples of what trne
marriage ought to be.
On this bitioglycold January morn
ing thev were standing in the elegant
librarv" of their residence in N. .
numerous evidences of testhetic taste
surrounding them on all Bides; yat,
tn hare looked in their faces, it need
ed onlv a dance to tell you of deep
ariul ino' trnnlilo.
sk.Voa liauiiful woman, this
nporloea Ethel Vivian, with a grav
dicnitv about her that was perfec
tion : wilh a rare, refined face, light
ed bv such winsome, violet blue eyes,
framing the clear, pure complexion,
n ,l,ppks. and trlowinsr scanei
r . . " -e "l- A A
mouth, witn masses 01 paic, ucu
yld hair, that bad made her husband
so madly in love only two years be-
fore. Now, two years auer one
0 m a 1 ii. pU n M
ver ot ieneci uappiucss, nuuu
Ethel would tell her husband such
bliss so unalloyed could not last much
longer; after six montns more 01
va"ue suspicion, founaeG on tne most
shadowy ioundation ; then, after the
last six months of gradual, then rapid
distrust, jealousy, anger it had all
come to this horrible open rupture.
And on that beautiful winter roorn-
Ethel Vivian and her husband
had met in the library of their home
for the last time as man and wife.
And the ponderous document ly-
, , 1 iL. , k . I
ing on tee xauie wuere iuu iu uw
so often read together, was a bill of
divorce.
Yes, it bad come to that open
separation and all because why?
Ethel lvian could Lave told you
of Laura St. John's wonderous face ;
be could have drawn you a picture
of her with such perfection of accu
racy, that you would hardly need to
- . . , . i t-". e ,
see uer. Ana mis is now jciuci
would have described the woman
who lay at the bottom of her Iife-
loDjr misery.
A face, witching tsal enus, wud
such a dainty scarlet mouth, with the
tiny, seed-pearl teeth peeping out be
tween her lips, just as the HtMe dim
ple was called to ber scarlet-tinted
. . a .
cheeks by the langn toat so ouen
came.
Her eyes laughed, too those sun
shiny eyes, that sparkled as though
they" were varnished; wondrous eye9
of amber red, with such magnificent
red gold lashes, that lay like a heavy
shadow on ber cheek; perfect arched
brows, and hair that seemed a fairy
gift, so perfect was it in texture, color
and grace.
sometimes when the wore it bang-
ing, unoouna ana nnoraiuea, jusi as
nature had waved it, from the crown
of ber little, loyally set bead, to far
below ber waiste, you would have
taken Liura St. John for a sprite un
canny gnome, Ethel said; a nymph
of rarest beauty, goodness and inno
cence. Even after Edward Virian learned
how deceitful, how utterly unprinci
pled she was, be forgave it her, be-
. ia t t
cause it was nimseu see loved. so
now that this beautiful demoness had
so worked ber plans that Edward
Vivian was oftener by her side of
an evening than at his wife's now
that Ethel had freely come to learn
she was no longer necessary to her
husbands happiness, she had request
ed bim to let her go away ; let him
be freed legally from the bonds that
have grown 60 galling. Now, there
the two stood face to face, to coldly
say good-bye. Ethel was deadly
white as she took the pen ber bus
band courteously banded her, to sign
her name to that which, once sign
ed, unwifed ber forever. Dut was it
not letter thus? Had she a right to
stay where she felt ber presence was
a burden where she knew she was
meerly tolerated ?
Then, rushing memories of the
days when she came there in the
floodtide of happiness came, surging
over ber sore heart; she trembled
violently; her cold fingers refused to
clasp the pen ; and, with one swift,
piteous look up in her husband's face,
Ethel bowed her bead over the di
vorce bill, and wept as only such a
woman could at such a time.
Mr. Vivian looked amazed, then
surprised ; then a sudden grave ex
pression came into his eyes. He
turned away from ber, and began to
promenade to and fro, walking with
quick, restless Etrides, all the while
flinging quick glances at the glorions
bead bowed in such mute agony on
the table before bim. Then half re
lentaatly, balf angrily, be paused be
side her.
"I am so astonished, Mrs. Vivian ;
I bad not expected anything of tbia
kind. I presumed you bad arrived
at your deliberate decision, and that
henceforth the oast was only the
-
past: the future "
She raised ber white face, with it
haunting eyes.
"Oh. the" future ! the awful mid-
nieht, trackless, endless future that
looms before me ! Edward ! Edward !
this will kill u e !"
She waa tryinr to speak calmly ;
she sat folding aad unfolding her
nervous, chilly bands; but in ber
very attitude, ber vain efforts to cour
age, was a dumb despair that touch
ed Lis heart.
' Ethel" be bad not called ber Ethel
for so long before, that it thrilled ber
to her very soul to bear it once more
"there was no actual need for
thia," and Le lightly touched tbe doc
ument. "It was at your wo request
I had it procored."
A little wailing cry interrupted
him.
"I know, I know," she moaned ;
ESTABLISHED, 18
S(BIERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY.MAY 20. 1875.
"I wanted you to doihis; I want
it still because you love me no long
er ; because you loc Laura St. "
"Mrs. Vivian."
He was bieru and icy again ; she
knew bv the curt, sharp way he in
terrupted ber.
"This is not the first tinieyou have
openly accused me of infidelity to
you, aud loyally to Misitt St. John.
Cannot a man express admiration for
a beautiful woman without a jealous
wife using it as a weapon to destroy
her own happiness? Miss St. John
would be insulted beyond measure,
did she for a moment suppose "
"What?"
It was a siren voice that startled
them both ; and then Laura St. John,
herself radient in daintiest blue vel
vet and mino ver costume, came laugh
ing in, so sweet, so arch,'
"Mr dear airs. man, l am so
delighted to why "
ior Lthel had ansen, culd and
still, with no welcoma on her white
face, and only reproachful sorrow in
her eyes.
"Miss St. John has no reason to be
delighted to see the woman wL
life she has blasted whose husband
she has tempted.".
Lthel spoke very deliberately,
looked Laura full in the face : then
she turned to her husband, in whoe
eyes there shone a red gleam that
portended wrath.
"i erhaps you will assure your
friend she is in the wav just now,
she said. "I have only a quarter of
an boor to attend to our business."
And then Ethel consulted her
watch with an air of quiet; but, oh,
how, under that cold exterior, were
her pulses leaping, bounding!
Laura stood motionless, with aa
ungloved haTd resting on the libra
ry table, ber scarlet lips quivering as
if her heart was broken her big, re
splendent eyes slowly filling with
tears, as she looked first at Ethel,
then at Mr. Vivian, ad if to humbly
beseech them to tell her what it all
meant. She was very beautiful at
that moment, and she thought Ed
ward Vivian appreciated it to the
foil ; she knew it when be turned to
wards her.
"I am sure you will pardon us,
dear Miss St. John," he said. "At
this moment Mrs. Vivian is particu
larly engaged."
Laura shot biia a glance from her
liquid eyes.
"Cut I must come again and find
out what she means! I must know
why I am thus accused !"
15ut her mission was accomplished :
and, with a thrill of gratification at
her heart, she bowed to Ethel, and
gracefully departed. And Ethel
Vivian, with icy -gleaming eyes, com
pressed lips and unfaltering hand,
now signed her name in full under
her husband's. , .
And so it was doneor undone.
' ' ' ' '
, Two years twice a twelve month
and Laura St. John was standin?
before ber dressing table, earnestly
peering at the splendid reflection she
made, with her personal beauty
heightened by the chastely-rare bri
dal attire 6he wore, that was fault
less froja the floating tulle veil, fas
tened by an orange blossom epray
and a glittenngdiamoBd elgrette, to
the tiny, white silken slipper, with
its rosetts sciBtilatin? with small
jewels She was beautiful ; she wa
triumphant, for she was successful ;
and this, her wedding-day, would
crown her success.
She manajed well ; according1 to
the chart she bad drawn for herself,
from the hour she first saw and loved
Ethel's husband, she had marched
straight n, regardless of cast, regard
lees of anything but the ultimate re
sult. Uere it was close at band not half
an hour from accomplishment.
Down in the saloon Laura beard
low, musical laughter at intervals;
in the several dressing-rooms oppo
site she beard the wedding guests
preparing to descend to the festivi
ties, and she smiled at ber own eyes
in the glass, that at last xhe would
marry Ethel's husband.
And Ethel ?
She bad dropped suddenly from
the social firmament Like a meteor
that comes flashing in dazzling light
across the sky, and then plunges in
to black deeps of obscurity, so had
Ethel dazzled, del'gbted and disap
pointed the people. Now, alter two
years, she was to them as if she had
never been.
To Edward Vivian, if memories of
ber haunting eyes and quivering
lips ever came, he never gave a sign,
but deliberately wooed and won Lau
ra St. John.
Lanra St. John herself? In the de
sert silence of her chimber, a she
stood drawing on her gloves for,
with a pretty wilfulness that was ir
resistable, she bad driven ber maids
from her a graceful, ebon-robed
woman suddenly, silently, swiftly
glided across the glaring carpet, and
confronted ber, with upraised veil,
and cold, clear eyes.
"It 13 even I, Miss St. John. Sure
ly you will not despise my congratu
lations?" Ethel's sweet, low voice it was,
and Laura after one slight start of
great suip'ise, bowed constrainedly,
and waited.
"I will not detain you more than
a moment, as Mr. Vivian, doubtless
ia impatient for the moment when be
may call yon bis wife. Under the
pecnliar circumstances, Miss St. John,
and to assure you that I bear you no
malice, may I present you with this?"
She quietly reached out a small
rose-wood box, that was mounted
with silver.
"The key is in the lock, you see.
Miss St. John. Have I the pleasure
to know joa accept it?"
Ethel set the box on tbe maable
bureau top and awaited an answer.
Laura's cheeka were flashing
slightly i ber bands trembled as she
essayed to button ber glove, and
busy thoughts were speeding through
ber brain.
What did it mean thia rudden ap
pearance of Ethel ? Did it augur ill
or peace, as Ethel declared ? Dared
thia stalely, calm woman in black
attack ber there alone, and wreak a
discarded wife's just vengeance? The
thought was natural, and Laura's
heart beat in tempestuous throbs.
"I will accept it, Miss Elmre, and
tiank yon. And may I beg that you
3 7.
will allow rae to finish my toilette,
I would not ca:e to be too late."
This, with a wonder in her heart
if Ethel observed her cowardice.
But Miss Ethel Miss Elmore, tbe
law called ber smiled.
"Assuredly I would not have you
too late. I "dislike those words, toe
late. To the superstitious they
sound ornnious. Adieu Miss, St.
John ; you will be detained no long
er by me, or you might possibly be
too late."
She bowed regally, and left Laura
shivering with vague unrest at the
repeated words.
A moment later, and from her win
dow she saw Ethel going rapidly
down the street, her black veil flut
tering like a death pennant in the
brisk breeze.
She drew a long breath tf relief,
and then turned to the beautiful lit
tle roc-wood box with a joyous
laugh.
Natural curiosity tempt? tne to see
wuat ber present can I.e. . Possibly
sowe horrid snake bracelet, or a dag
ger for my shawl, or something
equally delightful.
She lightly turned the little silver
key, and bent her radient face over
me iid. fcne saw a tiny vaporous
smuke wreath roll upward for an in
stant, and then
The terrible noise of the explosion
brought the horrified guests to her
door, and they found her lying in ber
bridal tobes, fresh ia her godJe
like beauty, dead.
On the pink velvet carpet, her eyes
fixed in a stare that was frozen hor
ror, Edward lvian bent over her,
and knew for a surety what had
wrought it, though no lip then, or
afterwards, ever uttered a name in
connection with tbe diabolical engine,"
whose silver key had unlocked the
portals ot death's domains to Laura
fct. John.
Iienntifsil Assurers.
A pupil of the Abbe Sicord gave
the following extraordinary answers:
"W bat is gratitude."
"Gratitude is the memory of the
heart."
"What is hope?"
"Hope is the blossom of happi
ness."
"What is the difference between
hope and desire?"
"Desire is a tree iu leaf, hope is a
tree in flower, and enjoyment is a
tree in fruit."
"What is eternity?"
"A day without yesterday or to
morrow; a line that has no end."
" v hat is time?"
"A line that 13 two ends; a path
bich begins ia the cradle and ends
in the tomb."
"What is God?"
"Tho necessarv being, the Bnm of
eternity, the merchant of nature, the
eye of justice, the watchmaker of the
un'verse, the soul of the world."
"Does God reason?"
"Man reasons because he doubts:
he doubts; he deliberates; he decides.
God is omniscient: he never doubts:
He thereforo never reasons."
Lot in Through barkntM Into I.lsbU
They were married in the morn
ing, and immediately stepped aboard
the cars for a bridal tour to San Fran
cisco. I nev attracted considerable
attention on the way ly their honey
moon ways, and created a good deal
of quiet fun auong the goodly num
ber of ladies and 3t!emen who were
passengers. In due timethecars en
tered a tunnel, and all for a few mo
mnts were enveloped in darkness.
All too soon tbe cars emerged into
the broad glare of the noonday sun,
and our loving bride acdgioom were
discovered locked in each other's
arms and exchanging kisses at a rate
seldom seen in public. The passen
gers took in the situation in about a
second, and a shout went up that
nearly threw the train from the track,
and brought the conductor to the
scene 01 the double tiuick. "Pas3 it
around," yelled a big man who was
on nis way Last to get hi3 wife.
"Go back to the tunnel," said anoth
er man to tbe conductor; and as the
newly made husband settled back in
bis seat be was beard to say: "Sa
rah, I thought tunnels were lonrer.
Darn a railroad company, anyway."
Salimas City (Cat.) Union.
A Beautlfol Custom.
Ia the Tyrolean mountains
the custom of the women and
It 13
chil-
dren to come cut when it is bedtime
and sing their national songs until
their husbands and brothers answer
them from the hill, on their return
borne. On tbe shores of the Adriatic
such a custom prevails. There the
wives of the fishermen come down to
the beach about sunset and sing a
melody. After singing tbe first
stanza they listen awhile for tbe
answering strain from off the water,
and listen till the well known voices
come borne on the tide, telling that
the loved ones are almost tome.
Bravery ia Women.
The Atlantic Monthly,, giving a
"Rebel's Recollections," speaks of
the wonderful coolness and courage
of tbe Southern women and girls
"under Cre," during tbe late war, and
gives some examples in proof.
A bevy of girls stood under a
sharp Ere from the enemy's lines at
Petersburg, one days while they sang
responding with aa encore with
, -
stanza:
-Ah! soldiers, to yoarhocere l rtt.
Y'ear trwth aad valor bearlnir :
The bravest are the tendercst,
The Joviojt are the daring."
Indeed, the coolness of women un
der fire was always a matter of sur
prise to me. A ycung girL not more
than Kirtoen rears of a?e. acted as
guide to a scouting party during the
early years of the war. When we
.
urged ber to go back after tbe enemy;
bad opened a vigorous fire upon us,
she declined, on the plea that she be
lieved we were going to charge
those fellows, and she wasted to see
the fun. Tbe Petersburg women
did tbeir shopping and went about
tbeir duties under a most uncomforta
ble bombardment, without evincing
tbe slightest fear, or showing any
nervousness whatever.
t'ood far Nothlne;
a jfKuueuiio wnue auuressing
t , -, . .
some emiaren, toos out his watch
and asked them what it was for?
i . -. - i. . - ,, . i . i -1 ,
ao keep iinic, me cunuren ans
wered.
"Well, suppose it won't keep time
and can't be made to keep time, what
is it good for?"
its good ior nothing," tcey re
plied.
He then took out a lead pencil
ana asked what it was ior.
"It is to mark wilh," was the
answer.
lui suppose tne lead 13 oat. and
if lertn miplr what ia It ..-.Ail T.-,.'
"It is good for nothing."
lie thej took out a pocket-knife.
and asked what was its use.
"To whittle with," said some. "To
cu. with," said others.
"Suppose it has no blade, then
what is it good for?"
"fiood for nothing."
"Then a watch, or pencil, or
knife, is good for nothing unless
it can do the thing for which it was
made."
.o. sir, the children all answer
ed.
"Well children what is a boy or
girl made for?"
The children hesitated.
"What is the answer to tbe ques
tion, 'What is the chief end of man?' "
aked tbe gea.leman.
"To glorify God, and enjoy bim
forever."
"Now, thcD, if a boy or girl does not
do what he or she is made for, and
glorify God, what is he or she good
for!"
And the childrtn all answered,
without seeming to think how it
would sound.
"Goodor nothing,"
Vermont Chronicle.
Who are Rleh.
The man wilh good, firm heulth ie
rich.
So i the man with a clear consci
ence.
So is the parent of
vigoroua chil
a good paper
dren.
So is the editor of
with a big subscription list.
So is the ciergytiai whose coat
the children pluck as ho p335cs them
by in their play
bo is the wife who has the whole
of the heart of a good husband.
So is the child who gjes to sleep
with a kiss on its lips aad for whose
waking a blessing awaits.
So is the uaiden wuoe honson is
not bounded by the coming man, but
who has a purpose in Ufe, whether
she meet him or not
So is the young man, who, laying
his hand on his heart, can say: "1
hare treated every woman I ever
me: as I should wish my sister treat
ed by other men."
No Old Lad lea In France
A Paris correspondent says:
"A fallacy which I hear discussed
is that good manners are disappear
ing because men now neglect old
ladies. Thi3 i., indeed, a most ab
surd theory. First of all ttre are
no old ladies left It is only tbe day
after their decease that we learn
of the existence of old ladies in
France. Up to tbe moment when
they are stretched on their last bed
they maintain a vigorous battle
against old age. Tbey simper, tbey
cover their shoulders with powder,
paint their veins blue and their eye
brows black, dye their hair, fill their
mouths with ivory, color their lips
carmine, and their nails and ear? pink;
while there 13 lace on their corsages,!
diamonds on their necks, tulle and
flowers on their petticoats, their fig-
ures are mechanically adjusted, their,
feet are enclosed in vices, and their
hand3 in prisons of kid; they fill up
thtir wrinkles with enamel, and al
low a whole world of false hair and
gauze to fall over their necks; in
short tbey deceive themselves so
much with this artificial attire that
when they look at themselves in a
glass without thinking they do not
know themselves, and courtesy after
the cerexonious fashion of a visit.
It is impossible then, to be diferea
tial to old ladies in society because
they no longer exist. Tbe only old
ladies to be met are those whom one
sees kneeling in the churches of the
Faubourg on confession nights,
when they weep for the sins of oth
ers, or coming out at night from the
porch of St. Clothilde, where they
had their first nap wh le pretending
ta listen to a preacher."
lie a Slrulpo Old Jfao
A dried op old man, apparently CO
years of age, strolled into a billiard
parlor in Lingbampton recently, and
taking a seat watched tbe players
with B?me interest. After he had re
mained in the place for some time he
was approached by a banger on, on
tbe outlook for a greenhorn, with
whom to play and srve the cost of
playing.
"Hello, there, old man, did you
ever swing the cue?" said he
"Wal, stranger, I used to prance
around a little three-cornered table
fifteen years ago, but I don't suppose
I could hit the first ball on this new
fanglad thing," said the old man.
"Well, I'm no pla ver mvself; you 11
beat me ea.y enough, I know; jnst
take a stick," replied the accomplish
ed beat
"Wal." said the innocent "111
I 1 T j 11 - i, VUC KBIUQ w t.". V. . . - '
! scratch," and tbey bcth banked for
tbe first shot.
The old man bad singularly good
luck, for be got the first shot and
made a run of fifteen points. Tbe
other looked on in astonishment while
the player of fifteen years ago was
at work, and when be ceased and
counted op, tbe challenger muttered
an oath, took off bis eoat. and went
I .. . . r
to wort in earnest lie meae ne
'points only, and tbe next time the old
man run out tbe game.
I awow." be said. "I've tbe all-
firedst luck; will you try another?"
"Not much! you confonnded old
fraud!" said the sport, and be walk
ed off to pay for tbe game, amid the
roars cf laughter from bis compan
ions, and a amile from the old man,
who remarked:
"It is strange bow I remembered
to play so well."
1
WHOLE NO. 12 Hi.
Carloaa l.ccal Oarntton.
A singular suit was tried and de
ermined ia Wilmington, Del., last
veek. It is thus reported by. the
correspondent of the' Philadelphia
Ti.net : Uudei the laws of Dela
ware tbe property of a wife who
dies without Usue descends not to
her husband, but to these of her own
blood. Two years ago Henry Stout,
a wealth? Dover la ver, die'd, leav
ing bis property to his three chil
dren. Five years ago his oa!v
daughter married Rev. n.U Hail.
A Lewis, and a year later she died
giving birth t her first child. The
iatter, it was claimed by the father,
lived for a few minutes after teinir
delivered but this Mrs. Hall's broth
ers denied. If the babe breathed ior
a smele second after birth, then its
mother's properry descended to her
hnsband. If it wa3 dead when de
livered, however, the mother died
without issue and her property des
cended to her brothers. To se e
-be question the brothers brouiji
uuior tne property, an i tne case
occupied the attention tf the Court
the entire week. For ti.o plaintiffs
senator fcaulsbury and ex-senato.-
Comegy9 appeared, and the defen
dant was represented by rx-Judsre
Lavton ex-Congressman Srcithers,
and Edward Uidgeiv. Esn. The
first witness called was Dr. George
Goodell, who attended Mrs. Hall, in
her fatel sicknesT nnd delivered her of
child, lie was positive tbe child
showed no signs of respiration or
masculine motion after birth. This
was all tbe material evidence offered
by the plaiutifTs at this siage of tbe
proceedings. Dr. Page, who wa al
so present at the delivery of tbe
child, was called by tbe defene. He
beheted the child had a distinct ex-
sterce, for with his ear npon its
chest he had heard its heart beat; h
also saw the temporal arteries vi
brate .and tbe umbilical cord throb.
Dr. Penrose, Professor of O stetrics
in tho Lniversitv or 1'ennsvlvania,
being called as an expert, said from
the testimony he beard he felt posi
tive of the chi'd's independent and
distinct existerce. Drs. Jump and
Maker gave similar testimony. In!
reputal, tbe plaintiffs called Drs. Ca
ball and Ezekiel and William Cooper,
who testihed that tbe child bad none
her than a fatal life, and that its
eristance was necessarily imperfect
aad indistinct of no account what
ever in establishing the defendant s
claim to his dead wife's property.
Tbi3 closed the evedince and the
case was argued at great Ientb by
cca:S.l. Chief Justice Gillipin dtdiv.
ered an elaborate charge to the jury.
who returned a verdict in favor of
Hall, defendant, basing it upon the
aapposj'ttion that the child drew at
least one breath in this world, suffi-
ciert to possess Mr. Hall with a for
tne. I'aglllre Keol Estate.
Pi. I Win.. ; c..;,i.-'i f.
May. tells the following incident of
BtauA, ! i il'--i:tf o IV.
the drainage of Haarlem lake:
A curious phenomenon, however,
occurred in connection with the out
er dike ef the canal on the east side
of the lake, where it crossed an area
of floating soil which bordered wide
ponds near the village of Aalemeer.
An area of many acres, detached by
the canal fro n tbe old werks of de
fense against the lake, found itself
one fine day driven by the tempest
from the bank of the canal to the
other side of the pond. The propri
etor implored the aid of the commis
sion. His land had floated to the
opposite shore, widely separated from
bis other Gelds, and resting on water
that was not his own. y the com
bined effort of the proprietor and of
the commission, these fugitive fields
were towel back to the borders of
tbe canal and pinned in place by piles
and poles, which prevented them
from undertaking another voyage.
C'od-riafe osi the Cao.
The cod-fish is a noble animal. He
is served to you here fresh from bis
native lair, and fried in company of
a thin slice or rat salt pork ; and this
is the orthodox, or, as a German
might say, tLe altein eeliny maf hen
de way of preparing it A mackeral
may be broiled or boiled, be may be
pickled or smoked; but a cod-fisb,
should be first caught, and then dis-
embowled and washed, then gently
salted for the space of half a dozen
hours, and then, tbe brine being
washed away, fried over a brisk fire
wi'.h salt pork. If this process ba
been performed by a skilled band
(by a nioe-vcar old Cape boy. for in
stance), your fish will Le firm, fla
ky, crisp, juicy, tender in short, de
licious and you will send your plate
back for a second portion. N. R
A cod-fish which has been transport-
ed to New York in a fishing smack,'
and kept for a week in a fish car at
the end of a sewer in the North or
East river, is a different animal.
Fat pork will not save bim.
Ciiasi.es NortDnorr, in Jhrpr's
Magazine for June.
There are eight metal wore valu
able than gold, as tbe following will
show :
It may be worth while to mention
that tbe first four are narer sold by
tbe pound, bat tbeir value is quoted
for tbe sake of comparison : Indium,
$2,522; vanadium, $2,510; rutheni
um, $1,400; rhodium, $700 ; palladi
nrj, $053; uraniom. $o76; osmium,
$325; iridium, $317,41; gold.
$301,45
Indium, which was only discov
ered in 1G3, is found only ia the
zinc bler.de of Freiberg, and is a
white metal of rare brilliancy, but
practically of little value. Vanadi
um ia a native of Mexico and Peru,
where it exists in lead ores under tbe j
name of vaoadiateor lead. Kutccn-
ium, rhodium, palladium and iridium
are all precipitates of platinum, aod
all very bard metal, tbe last being
insoluble ia acids, except when oxi
dized. None of these mstals are found in
quantity, or free from other metals ;
nor are llry useful ia tbe arts like
gold and silver : nor could tbey be
coined into money, for tbe matter,
withoot infinite trouble, so that there
U very little danger of tbeir super
seding gold and silver for aoy useful
purpose.
A Pathetic Appeal
Every day bring u., ia tic rit
Icid march ot time, nearer and nearer
the v'tea.lful davs when poem on
"Spring" will ;n orjcr. cf
America! whose handwriting no liv
ing thing" can read, and whose spell-
ing no dictionary can justify yy0
men of tho Republic! wo invariably
write on both sides of tho paper, nev
er indent a paragraph, and sign your
selves "Maud" listen ! We are
aware that spring ia coming. We
will observe the season with the most
solemn anJ impressive ceremonies.
We will do all yonr poema of last
spring commanded, suggested, en
treated and invited us lo tf.. W
will wa!k down mossy bank.-, 'tieuth
fragrant unfolding, leafy buds. Vv
will walk around a roue tratl, it it
will do you any good. We will "walk
the Dec line Aunt Jemima, ho, to,
ho," even. We will pick violets in
cool, sequestered glens, where the
checkered sunliirbt falls in tremulous.
uninterrupted rays, it you insist upon
it
We will pick butter cups, daisies,
and all other sprbg flowers; we wiil
pick our teeth, pick some man's pock
et old Vanderbilt's for instance.
We will try to satisfy yonr adoration
for spring but don't, and we say it
kindly aud firmly don't and we
use the word in its most orthodox
sense
sprinj
-don't send us any poetry on
Don't do it. If you must,
write it, and barn it up at home,
where your friends can see you; tbey
will thiat better of you for it. Cut
this out and paste it on your bat.
Get it "by heart'' and ieeite it as aa
encore to your poem every time you
read that i-uliime and beautiful effu
sion to your friends. Look at it ev
ery time y, ii think of publishing, and
you will dr.; w one sad heart nearer
to you ia true, grateful affection.
tin rliii'j'un. Ha ici rye.
Tho Uold Kef low.
Tbe liiack Hills, a few months ago,
we e a region a; most as unknown to
the American people ai are tbe
sources of Nile, but now they are El
Dorado to the adventurers of tho
West. Our dispatches indicate that
the Indians, w ho, by treaty, have ab
solute possession of the L-laea lluis.
are willing to sell their rights, and
no doubt will take a price much les.s
than the reel value. It i. thus that
civilization has advanced in Ameri
ca, with a loot of justice ana a crutcu
of wrong, a halting gait, yet one
which steadily approashes to the end.
No pow r caa close the gates of the
Plack Hiili against American deter
mination, and we have only to hope
the government will, so far aa it ha
the ri.ver, re.-pect the proprietary
rii?btd of its barbarian ward.
Useful Information. One thou
sand lath, wi'I cover seventy yards
of surface and eleven pounds of nails
will put them on.
A cord of stone, three bushels of
lime, and a cubic yard of sand, will
lay one hundred cubic feet ef wall.
Eight bushels of good lime, sixteen
bushels cf sand, and one bushel of
hair, will make enough good mortar
to plaster oue hundred sq-iare yards.
One thou.-and shingles, laid four
inches to the weather, will cover one
hundred square feet of surface, and
five pounds of shingle nails will fas
ten them on.
One filth more siding and flooring
is nacded than the number of square
feet of surface to bo covered, because
of the lap ia the siding and matching
cfthe floor.
Five courses of brick will lay one
foot ia height on a chimney; six
bricks in a course will make a fluo
four inches wide and twelve inches
long, aad
eight bricks in a course
will make a llue eight inches wide
and sixteen inches long.
low lormlralitfoloiemtastd What It
still do.
The following rules are so simple
and so true, according to all business
usages, that every banker, merchant
or clerK, Khouid post them up lor
reference. There being no such
thing as a fraction ia it, there is
scarcely any liability to error or mis
take. Dy no other arithmetical
process caa the desired informaJon
be obtained with so few figures:
Six per cent. Multiply any given
amount by tbe number of days of in
terest desired ; separate the right
hand figure aad divide by fort-five,
and the result will be the interest on
such sum for such number ot days at
six per cent
Eight per cent. Multiply any giv
en amount by the number ot days
upon which it is desired to ascertain
the interest aad divide by forty-five,
and tbe result will be the interest of
such sum for the time required at
eight per cent
Tea per cent. Multiply the same
as above, and divide by thirty-six,
and the result will be the amount of
interest at 10 per cent.
What it will do. If a mechanic
or clerk saves only 1 cent per day,
from the time be is twenty-until he
is three sco.e and tea, tbe aggregate,
with iateres., will amount to $2'J,000.
A sixpence daily will provide a fund
of $7,000 sufficient to purchase a
good farm. There are few employ
ee! who cannot save daily, by ab
staining fro n the use of tobacco, ci
gars, liquor, etc., twice or ten times
the six-cent piece. Every person
should provide for old age, and the
man in business who can lay by a
dollar a day will evtntuaiiy find him
self possessed of over $100,000.
Birth of Tlgera.
Probably few birtLe ever made
more n'ise in the world thaa some
which recently occurred alreost sim
ultaneously at Parid. The mother
on this occasioa was a big Rengal
tiger's wife, residing at the Menage
rie Ridel ; and as soon as the lady,
experiencing uneasiness, began to
raise her voice, ber lord too, ia con
jugal sympathy, sang out a loul aa
bis unfortunate brother when the
flames were licking tbe bar of bis
fiatva a r T?irrtfimJ f rfa trt 'atsr V ilflr
. ,..t. i..ii- -
i-. rr. I - i . . 1 .
cny. i nis wa tne signal ior vue
whole menagerie to join iu chores,
and to the cooeterna'.ion of tbe
neighborhood a frightful hubbub en
eued, which lasted for bourn, and
nothing could repress it. In the
midst of it three additions to tbe
tiger family were, with the Gampish
ministration of the keeper, ushered
into tbe world; and at last accounts
motber and infants were all right
Susaa R. Antbony is mad again.
She ba d.icovered aa Illinois woman
bitched up beside a cow ia front of
a plow, and she want somebouy
shot.
A traveler called for mint-aauce
at a hotel tb otber day, aad the
waiter said that tber bad aone, ad
ding "Our cook makes all tbe ciinae
into pies, not saace."
Tbe only saiu that lat
thaa yoa wan't are law aoiu.
luDger