MASK KIIsPa.ET'M ATOS TMES T. BT HELF.X AAKCOTET. "Hallo! Shipley! good evening eld fellow 1 We've stopped in to car ry you off with us. You know you promised long ago to take a look 11 tl Mason's, and we won't let yoo off. So pot on your bat and come along." Mark Shipley tamed with a atari f surprise. He had not been, awar of the entrance of his friends, ao in tcntly had he been sazinfr npoi a little note which he held io his hand. Welcome, Barton, welcome, llawar, I am glad to 6ce you in my humble lodging. Sit down; help yourselves to cigars, and spend the evening with me." ""ot a bit of it," cried Knrton. "The cigars we'll accept with thanks, and we will smoke them in your company, but it must be on the way to Mason's. So come along; it is too late now." Mark shook his bead. "Youmu3t excuse me. It was, as you say, long ago when 1 made that promise, and my opinions have changed somewhat; moreover, Mason's was not then the regular gambling house it is now. Be gen erous and give me back my promise, boys. I don't wont it said that 1 ever entered any such places." For a reply his friends burst into uproarious laojrbter, and Barton ex claimed, "Hear vou, llawer! lbe sinner Las turned saint, and what, forsooth, has converted him? Ah, Shiple, Shipley, I fear you are lost irrevo cably tied to a certain fair lady's apron-strings. You are soon to be come a Benedict, we know, and so it is all the more our bouoden duty to te that you make use of the little liberty you still have left." "Indeed," said the young man, earnestly, "you will oblige me great ly if you will let me off. Yon have beard of my poor lather's fate; it was a gambling house that runed him aud embittered Lis last days. 1 ould Devcr Lave made the promise I had if Mason's bad been then the place it is now." "But stiil a promise is a promise, and must be kept," said llawar. "So, put on your hat at once, lb. we'll grant no release. We won't ask you to play only to look on a while and rcc how things are done. Why, Shipley, you ought to be ashamed in tbcfe days to confess to ignorance about such places it is part of roan's education. Come.'' After some further remonstrances, Mark suffered himself to be persuaded to accompany his friends, leslinir in Loner bound to do so since they would not release him from bis prom isc, for it Lad always been his pride tbat bis word, once passed, had ucver been broken. Mason's was a so called private gambling house, and open only to the upper classes. Several gentle men were gathered about one of the numerous tables, deeply absorbed in the dangerous game of Bouge-ct-Xoir. Our three friends looked on for a while in sile ce, and then Burton aid llawar d -ew nearer, and each naked a small sum. They won, and again risked a larger sum. Again fortune favored them; and then al -s for huiuan rcsolut'on! Mark Shipley, j carried away by the excitement of the moment, forgot the lessons of his father's past, and threw down upon the table a golden coin. "Hurrah, Shipley!" cried Burton. Well done! You are a true m-n, for all your squeanicbness. iou see these things don't look so bad when you're right close to them. These Bouge-et-Xoir tables are very tasty not at all repulsive." But Mark already regretted his im pulsive act. "Ah, Burton," he said, "there is the whole trouble in a nut-shell It is because gambling looks so harm less at first that so many noble hearted fellows are ruined by it." i bis ue spoe in all earnestness; and yet a lew moments later, when nis goiu returned to Dim doubled in amount, he staked it again; and yet it came back to him, four times the amount it first started forty dollars instead of ten, "Try it again, Shipley," cried llawar. "Down with it on the noir." "So. on the rouge!" and Mark, w ith flashing eyes and flushed cheeks, laid down his forty dollars on the ppot referred to. Again he won, and eighty dollars were banded him by the banker a clear gain of sev enty. "What a splendid run of luck, Shipley!" cried Barton "Double, triple the amount; you're sure to win!" Mark hesitated, but the reckless fascination of the game waa in the ascendant, and he risked the larger cum suggested by bis friend", placing this time on the "inverse," and then he waited with braathless eagerness r . i i. v. tor iuo retsuit. n was against bim; not so lar from checking bis wild ca rter, it seemed to excite him to furth cr rids. "I wo hundred dollars on the noir." A moment s pause, and again he lost. As tLis result was announced Mark a fuce jrrew pale, and with i bbock he awakened to a lull appreci ation, not only or the debt hi had t -- j 1 r . i . . iui-uirt-u, uui oi iae sin ne bad com mitted of the self-imposed vow he had broken. Faint and sick at heart, he gave his note for the sum due .Mason, and then biddiog his friends good night, hastened homeward. As may be readily imagined, his reflections were lar from pleasant Asiae irom me reproaches of bis con science, tbe sum be bad lost was bv no means an inconsiderable one, and nis salary as private eecretarr to ,.M U. 1. . .i " v.4i,uj uiun yua titer man nis mended father-in-law) could ill withstand this heavy draft upon it. -Moreover, b:s next quarterlr pay vun would not be due for a month, aua oe naa out very little money ob Hand. 'ir Mason will only wait till MAnlk io . ft t "l 1 . - this weather tbe storm I have brought on myself, and then" be raised his hand eolrjily toward heaven ' will never again enter the gambling bouse or engage ia anv game of tbance, so help me God." I)., l ti i jictu nuuiu ooi wait, o promise, no security would satisfy inistnan, who, destitute of honor himself, ceuld not believe existence ia otbera. Money in good, solid pom this alone would content him Iay after day be intruded himself into loung Shipley's apartments: 5? . V. eDJth 0ne d'-T rew 80 iolt; tbat Mark, to get rid of bim lor the time, told bim to come on tbe mor row, and he would endeavor by all possible means to have the money ready for bim. "Very well, eir," eaid the man a Le turned toward tbe door, "I'll come to-morrow as yoa say; but if . , ,UI mmnilDg, I Willi go to Mr. Morton, and tell bim w hat we money is not forthcoming, I will what i nice sos-in-'aw he is going to have, t'ou know him as well as I do, and I m more mistaken than I ever was a my life if be don't cot you adrift r this business tbe moment be bears i it, so you'd better get the money eady and keep it all from him." This was early in tbe morning, and toon after, Mark walked down to the bank, thinking it all over with a sinking heart He could not raise the required sum. Burton and war ere unable to lend it, and to io other friends could be apply. "So, on the morrow, all would be over and bis bright dream of love at in end, and in its place sorrow and disgrace. lie had brought it all on himself, too; and this knowledge made his thoughts all the more bitter, for be felt that he deserved the misfortunes which were thronging about him be was not worthy to call Jennie Morton by the sacred name wife. The day wore on; and as the hour for closing the bank drew necr, Mr. Morton rose from bis chair to depart; but at the office door he paused. "I had nearly forgotten, Mark. Justlookinmy desk here is tbe key and you will Cud four hundred dollars in cash that . I wish you would lock in my private vault Yoa will be up this evening, of coarse? Jennie expects yoa; so good bye for the present." Left alone, Mark opened the desk and gazed intently on tbe coarse bag whicd contained the gold. His cheeks grew deaihly pale and bis frame febook like an anen leaf He then put forth his hand, touched tbe gold, then drew back as though stung by a ecorpion. Once more ho ad vanced his hand, and this time he clutched tbe bag; then taking down his overcoat from the nail npon which it huuz. Le threw it over his arm in such a wav as to conceal the gold tbe latter being to heavy too place ia bis pocket, and hurriedly left tbe bank. "This will save me," be muttered "and before Mr. Morton can niit-s ii I shall have rep'aced it from my sala ry only one week to wait for it now. Oh, how low I have fallen a gamb ler and a thief I. Mark Shipley!" "Well, sir," said Marson, ' here I am. Can you say the 6arae of tbat money vou owe me. ' "Here it is," said Mark, hoarsely. "Count it to make sure it is right, and then begone, and never dare to cross my threshold again." ".Not nuless you cross mine first, never fear. Well, it's all right sir. There is your receipt, that I've car ried in my pocket these three weeks. I'm glad to give it to you at last" Mason moved toward the door with a sneering laugh, and Mark, ex cited bevond control; advanced toward him with uplifted band, a si lent tbreat tbat was not lot on its object, who quickly vanished. It was not quite time to go to the bank, and Mark spent the interval walking up and down his room. At length he threw himself into a chair and bent his head upon his hands. IMrectly he looked up, with a brighter glance in his eyes, a firmer expres sion on bis luce. I will do it!" he exclaimed "Ir resolution has been my bane through life; but for that I should never have fallen thus low. Oh, Jennie, my be loved, heaven grant that you care not for me as 1 had hoped aud be lieved ! I would fain that this sorrow should fall upon me alone, who have deserved it all." lie walked r.pidly to the bank, and entering Mr. Morton's private office, round tbat gentleman seated at his desk. Pressing his hand over his fast-throbing heart, Mark advanced and stood in silence until his employ er looked up. "Why, Mark, you look ill!" he ex claimed. "What is the matter? Sit down, 6it dowa!" "I am ill s'r," said the young man slowly "ill in mind. I have com mitted a great sin, and have come to confess it." 1 d the i, in brief, clear words, he told it all his first false step and its consequences, his temptation and bis tall. Mr. Morton listened in silence. He was a kind-hearted, upright ma i; and wbile bis sense of honor was shock ed at the story of Mark's wron do ing, his heart recognized the inherent nobleness in the young man's char acter which bad led him to confess his crime. He longed to speak to him words of comfort, but nevertbe less be deemed it best tbat he should wait yet a while longer, in order that the remembrance of those dark hours of 6orrow and humiliation might never lade away. "Aiarii," ne said, "I need not say how shocked and grieved I am you know til that You bavesini ed, but you bave proved your repentance for you know as well as I that ia all probability I should never have dis covered the absence of the money For this reason I shall retain you in your position bere. I trust you. still, ;oi see. But, Mark, tell me on your sacred honor and conscience, do you tbmk I would do right to con fide the happiness of my child to one wuo bas sinned as you have. Are you wortuy oi ber:" iiewaueaior an answer, and it came in low, ga?piDg tones "o, sir I am all unworihy. You would do wrong to give her" to me now. I will not seek her vou may trrst me for that Tell her yes, tell her what I have done, and then she will cease to love me, and not suffer as I shall. Would that I might die; but I must live to workout my atonement" "Be it so, Mark," said Mr. Mor ton, and tben be tastily went oat from the office that the voung man might not see the tears in bis eves. Hat Mark could not bave seen them bad he s;ayed, because of tbe bcald ing urops wlicu unnuca bis own sight Time passed on. Two months had gone bv, and Mark, a wiser and nobler man, was steadily working out his atonement. Not once had be looked on her who hid so nearly been bis bride, nor bad her name once been mentioned between bim and her father. The bank closed at three o'clock. its officers and clerks having general ly ail departed by Tour, and then from ibis latter period till five o'clock the hour of the night watchman's ar rival the building was entirely de serted. Mark bad bad some extra work to do, and not having completed it wncn nis mends Kit tbe bank, re mained in Mr. Morton's office for that purpose. ilis pen ran over his paper before him, but suddenly be laid it down. and bent his head as if to listen. His quick ear bad caught tbe sound of stealthy footsteps in the passage leading to tbe office in which be 6at A momenta attention. The steps paused at the door, and a man's voice raid "Come, rurrv alone. Bill: thisiub's i got to be done quick. Tho watcb man'Il be bere before long, and well find o irselves in a pretty muss ir we're not off first There' in this bere office leading to th vaults, and I've got keys that'll open all ahead of us. These here skele tons are precious nice things." Quick as lightning Mark compre hended it ali. These men had con cealed themselves in the bank to await the departure of its officers, and now were prepared to break into the vaults. Grasping tbe high stool on which be ordiaarily sat, Mark glided across the r jto and stationed himself on one t-ido of tbe office door. Scarcely bad be done so when it was opened and the foremost burglar entered, to receive a heavy blow from the stool, which sent bim reeling back into the passageway. His astonished comrades looked cantiously in through the open door, and cried "Hurrah! only one maa! Well soon finish him. Come cn, down with him!" Five men rushed into tbe apart ment, but Mark had been too quick for them With a sudden bound be crossed tbe room and placed his back against the iron door opening into the passage to the vaults below. Fast and furious were the blows aimed at him, but his long-legged stool proved an admirable weapon of defense, not alone repelling the at tacks of his assailanfs, but laying one of them insensible on tbe floor. "Hang it, we'll have to use pow der, after all, and to risk the noise," exclaimed one of tbe robbers; and as be spoke be presented a pistol at Mark and fired. The stool dropped with a crash from the letter's powerless hands and he fell heavily to tbe floor, the blood flowing from a wound in his side. The robbers pushed him aside, and he saw one of their number draw a bunch of skeleton keys from his pock et itnil fit one to the door, then all grew dim before bim, and he knew no more until he opened bis eyes to find himself in a darkened room. i "Where am I?" be asked, and the sound of bis voice startled him, so lew and weak was it Xo answer was made bim, but slight, graceful figure started up from his side and sped from tbe room, a moment later Mr. Morton entered nnd mood at the bedside. Mark re peated his ouestion. "You are in my house, my dear boy," was the reply. ' You have been very ill for weeks and must not mtemnt to talk, though you are bet ter now. Hush! not a word." The young man was too weak to nnnosfi the mandate, so he closed his eves and soon sank into a mild anu peaceful slumber. A few days subsequently, when Mark was stronger, Mr Morton told how the watchman, cntcrirrg the bank in company wiih a friend, had been startled by a pistol shot, and hastening in the direction or tbe sound, had discovered the robber3 in the act of opening tbe iron door which Mark had so ably defended. The men had fled, all save one who lay insensible. Him they gave into tbe charge of the policeman whom they summoned; and be had since recovered and turned State's evi dence, so tbat the whole party had been captured. As for Mark, tbey bad tbougbt him dead at first, but Mr. Morton, sent for in all haste, had conveyed him to bis own bouse, and called the wavering spirit back to life again. Mark's eyes urigbtenrd as be beard this storv, and he asked "Tben the robbers got nothing?" "Not a dollar, thanks to your bra very." "Thank heaven for that! I have atoned for my sin!" "You have, indeed, my dear boy," was tbe earnest reply; "and bere is your reward. Take it, for now you are worthy of it" lie drew his blushing daughter from behind the curtains which up to this moment had concealed her from Mark's view, and placed her band in the thin, emaciated one of ber lov er. 4'I told her all, Mark, but she never wavered in ber love. You are worthy of each other. You have each passed through the furnace of affliction, and have come forth purer and nobler." A sweet, happy smile played over the voung man a wasted teatures as he clasped the hand of her he loved in his own. "Thank heaven," he murmured; my atonement is in truth accepted, for man has forgiven my 6in, and God is yet more forgiving than he. I have found peace again once fmore." And Mark was right, as his subse quent life of joy, prosperity and use fulness testified. Orange sad Lfmm. urange and lemon plantations in the Mediterranean countries are call ed gardens, and vary in size, the smallest containing only a small num ber of trees and the largest many thousands. Tbe fruit is gathered in baskets lined with canvass, tbe basket being held by a strap attached and passed around the neck or shoulders. irom the garden tbe fruit goes to tbe repacking magazine, where it is re moved from the boxes in which it was packed in the gardens and repacked for shipment by experienced female packers, after having been carefully tjsoited by women andwrapptdin separate papers by young girls. As many as 500 persons, niosily women and children, are employed by some of the fruit growers in their gardens and magazines, in gathering, sorv'jg and repacking for shipment, the wa ges paid them varying from nine to sixteen cents a day. A full grown orange tree yields from 500 to 2,000 fruit annnally, and arrives at tbe bearing state in three or five years. I as does tbe lemon tree. In sorting, every lruit tbat wants a stem is re jected. The boxes are then securely covered, strapped and marked witb tbe brand of the grower, when they are ready for Bbipment Twenty yeras ago this trade was nothing in its commercial chiracteristics, or the inducements it offered to capitalists. Now it is progressing witb giant strides into prominence, and is a con siderable source of revenue to the government ("efal lafaraiatlaa. It is said that half a cranberry. bound on a corn, will soon kill it Water window plants with tepid- water, and the leaves often. If you don't want milk to sour dur ing a thunder storm, kindle a fire in the dairy, even in hot weather, tbe purpose being to drive out moisture. To keep set d from the depreda tions oi mice, mix some pieces of cam phor gum with the seeds. Camphor placed in drawers or trunks will prevent mice from doing them injury. "Jessie, what was Joe's arm do ing around your waiste when you were at the front gate last nigbt ?" asked a precarious boy of his 6ister. "His arm wasn't round my waist : I won a belt from bim, and he was taking my measure, "jreplied tbe in dignant young lady. , f BmMlax. Almost all intelligent farmers know how to graft, and large numbers em ploy. lLat kaow ledge in springtime to put a rood bead on s wild tree or to cbauge the character of one to some thing more desirable. But the spring is generally crowded with wort few get done what they desired and intended to do ; and among the put off things very likely of all others will be tbe grafting job. Something of this can be made up at this season by budding, or ioocculation as it is sometimes called. . It does not find tbe sams favor with farmers as with nurserymen, because no time seems to be gained over grafting six months hence lor tbe buds put in now do not push into growth until tbe next spring season. It graits are put in next vear they -grow immediately and make stronger growths and form a good head mncb sooner than buds put in at this season wilL i But there is tbe nucstion of time. If one waits tiil spring it may never be done. -This is comparative'y a leisure season, and a tree budded now is done with. It will keep growing and w ill certainly beat tue tree that never is done : Budding is. so simple an operation and has been over and over and over BEraiu described in the paper that most persons who are -likely to be benefited bv this article know, how it is done. A. piece of Jiark containing a leaf stock and tbe eye at its base is simnly -out under'; the Jbark or tne stock to be improved and which bas been slit and "Iifud" or loosened by the back of a knife for the purpose. After insertion the bod is tied firmly in. Anyone ran understand this, and only experiment will teach more. But there is one thing ' which all budders do not understand and we will explain why even some good hands fail in their work. Tbe branch on which tbe bud is to go must be thrifty, vigorous and in every way healthy, or the bads will not "take." Failure in most cases comes from this. It does not make much diffe- ence w bether the branch to be operated on is more than one year old, so that the bark separates freely from the wocd as t e budder says, "runs freely" but it is essential that it should be in perfect health. The bark generally loose is freely at the end of summer, if in the condition we bave described. In regard to the bud, it must not be too young. Fail ure generally comes from this. There is far less cbarce of failure with very old bud.T than with young ones, though of cou.se all the buds must be of this season s growth. It is hardly necessary to say that in budding, as in grafting, like must be suited to like.and tbe nearer the bud is like its stock tbe better will be its success. It is not often that plants of two dissimilar families will grow together. The pear will grow on tbe quince, but tbis is ratber an excep tion. So closely allied things as the apple and the pear will not do ve y well, and only at all with difliculty. Gcrmantown Telegraph. , Obeying Orders The Tables Turned. General Macke zie, when com- mande.-in-chief of tbe Chatham (Eng land) divlsio i of mariners, was very rigid in his duty, and among other regulatio 13 would suffer no officer to be saluted by tbe guard if out of his uuifor ji. One day the General ob served a Lieutenant of marines' in plain dress, and though he knew tbe young officer intimately, he called to tbe sentinel to turn him out The office appealed to the General, say ing who bo i as. "I know yoa not," said the Gener al ; "turn him out!" A short time after that tbe Gener al had been at a short distance from Chatham to pay a visit, and returning in tbe evening, in a blue coat, claim ed entri'ce to the garden gate. The scnt'nel demanded the countersign, which the General, not knowing, de sired the officer of the guard to be sent for, who proved to be the Lien tenant whom the General had treated so cavalie ly. "Who are you !" inquired the offi cer. "I am Gemnl McKcnz'e," was tbe reply. "Wbatl witbout a uniform!" re plied the Lieutenant "Turn him out! turn him out ! The General would: break bis bones if be knew, he assumed his name." . Tbe General made bis retreat, but the next day, inviting the young offi cer to breakfast, he told him "be had done his duty with very commendable exactness." . ; Stirring the Vronad. The continued drought of the pai month was broken by the refreshing rains of tbe 5th, and subsequently we have hid kindly showers, which have done much service to tbe grass and corn crops, and the wheat also, which had been almost at a stand still for some time before ; and so for the lat ter crop, we have much apprehension that not half a crop can possibly be raised in this vicinity, except where tbe land had been well prepared and manured for it Tbe harvest for wheat and rye will be ready by the first cf July, but we do not think that the growers need hurry them selves about getting their crops into the market, as there will undoubtedly be a very deficient crop throughout tbecouQtrv, and prices will not be likely to f!l below the present rates, except perhaps for a month or two, wben those wbo need funds will, as usual, and thev are unfortunately not a small cumber, be forced to realize as quickly as possible to meet their present wants. Tbe frequent stirring of the- soil is one of the best antidotes for drought; it presents a surface for tbe dew and air to operate upon, and is found to be equal to a good rain, if the soil is kept in a loose, po.'ous condition, ' by which it isenablvdto absorb it Af ter the first working of tbe corn witb the plow, when tbat implement may be us ;d asLeirtbe plant as cnland on each one of tbe rows, it is better to substitute tbe cultivator and tbe hoe ; the roots will be rapidly extend ing, and if the plow is used, the mouths of the plants will be much in jured, and it will require time for them to heal again ; besides this the manure is apt to be turned up t the surface, and thereby permit the . am monia to escape and be lost to - tbe growing crop by exposure to lbe heat and moisture ; and thus lbe ob ject of manuring, of keeping tbe fer tilizer as near tbe roots as possible, counteracted. After the plants bavei attained to tbe beigbt of four mcbes. therefore, dispense witb tbe plow, and let the other implements indicated above do the rest of tbe work.- and they should be kept agoing as fre quently as there may ha foam; need for tbem, to keep tbe crust of tue earth broken, and to destroy the weeds ; for the hitter purpose, there is nothing like thorough cultivation, and tbe ear lier in the season this is attended to tbe surer will be the effect, ; as the worst or these pests can be morei readily eradicated than if left to a lat er period, when their roots will bave penetrated so deep as to bave gotten beyond the reach of the hoe. Let it be remembered tbat all tbe strength received to send forth these pests, is so much taken from the corn. There fore let the corn grcwe S see to it, that their crop is well tended from now until it is laid by. - Art MUTlal oHli Others. It is not welt for us to cherish the babit of dwellinc much on tbe fault and shortcomings of those with whom we live. It makes U9 more critical than generous. It affects the cordial ity of our manne: toward tbem. It insensibly lessens oar confidence. It interferes with tbe delicious ease and freedom of our intercourse witb tbem It colors tbe remarks that we make about them to others, and then reacts with double force npon our own feel ings land our relations to them. It is said of a virtuous woman, whose price is above rubies, tbat the law of kiodness is in her tongue, lsut in order to be in the tongue it must first be in tbe heart, and in tbe babit of dwelling much on the imperfections of onr friends and associates will soon drive it from us. ACblaaaiaa's Plaa. The' Alia California tells bow Ab Wy, a Chinese youth of no par ticular occupation, conceived tbe idea of abducting Ah Hee, an exceedingly comely matron, and for that purpose procured a back and drove up to the lady's residence on Jackson street. Wondering what a back witb a go d looking young man of her own race was doing on that particular spot and hour of the night, tbe unsuspect ing lady descended from her stoop, whence she was watching for ber husband's return. Ah Wy, who was roticiog everything with the Tigilane of a hungry spider, took ad vantage of tbe favorable movement, and springing from his arabusa al most before tbe astonished Ah Hee was aw .re of the fact, she was ban died into a corner of the back, and dashing dowa the street at a gallop, with Ah Wy g asping ber by the throat, to prevent her from scream ing. The enf .prising young man's efforts in the latter direction were unsuccessful, ho.vever and the abduc ted matron, breaking loose from her capto. thrust ber bead out of the window and shrieked so loudly and so 'ong tbat she not only attracted the attention of her own relatives, but of half Chinatown and Officer Fro as well. Tbe latter, although taken at a disarVaitate by being half block behind tbe fugitives, joined ardently in the chase, and succeeded by brandishing a pistol in a sugges tive manner and using strong lan guage suited to the occasion, in halt ng tbe escaping team. Having achieved so much, it behooved the officer to protect his prisoner from tbe righteous wrath of Ah Hee's bet ter half, who just tben loomed np with a hatchet and a six-shooter. lbe almost bereaved husband was eventually quieted, and placed in the hack with bis wife and her would be abductor, and driven to the city pris on. AhWy was furnished with cell, and Ah Wong and his wife witb lodgings until tbe morning. wben they will be called upon to testi fy in the Tolice Court against their rascally countryman. A Plochy Clergyman. Xortb Mountain is a nuiet hillside resort on the Branch road off from Wilkesbarre. l'a. Adjacent to tbe hotel are mines and shafts. Iu new one or these latter, which was being sunk, the flow o water at eighty feet was so plentiful as to com pel its temporary abandonment A few days ago, the "boss" descended the shaft to examine its conomon He was lowered fifty feet, when the sudden slacking of the rope showed tbat tbe captain must bave fallen from the bucket. It was clear that he had been overcome by gas and that if be had not been already killed by tbe fall tbat he would soon die from drowning or suffocation. The group of guests were of course hor ror stricken, and urged the unfortu nate boss' gang, numbering many men, to go to his rescue, but thev peremptorily refused to take the risk Their cowardice so disgusted the Rev. Walter Q. Scoot, pastor of tbe Fre8bytenan Church, Tenth and Arch streets, Philadelphia, that ac coutred as be was, be plunged into the bucket and insisted upon being lowered to the scene of peril. He was reluctantly let down, and in a very short time signaled to the alert and anxious hearts at tbe windlass to "hoist away." Tbis was done with a hearty will, and tbe added weight told tbem tbat the impulsive and dangerous exploit had not been futile On reaching tbe surface Mr. Scott fainted from tbe great stress be bad undergone, and his rescued bur den was a wet, limp and senseless mass. Mr. Scott was soon restored, and the "captain" also yielded to treatment and called for a glass of whiskey and his p;pe for a little sol ace. Mr. Scoot reported tbat tbe gas was overpowering, and that he was cautious to inhale as little of it as possible. lie found the victim under tbe water, and as he was a man weighing about two hundred pounds, it taxed bis strength to lug him into the backet and wben be bad himself climbed in and given tbe signal to hoist he was in a stupor, and reccal lected no more until be revived among bis friends. Varies Customs. In Wendish Prussia there are vil lages where certain odd customs are still observed on tbe death of a bead of a family. If tbe man should hao- pen to have been a bee-keeper, one of tbe Umily goes to tbe bive. and strik ing the comb, exclaims: "Bees, arise, your master is dead." A similar cus tom prevailed, and possibly still pre vails, in parts of England, and furn ishes tbe idea er an interesting poera by Tennyson, entitled "Telling the Bees." Tbe English custom was based on tbe supposition that unless tbe bees were told of any death oc curring in tbe family they would quit the premises, and tbe manner in which the information was conveyed was by placing a black cloth over tbe hire., fntbe Prussian vil'ages al ready alluded to, jt is the custom on lbe morning of the funeral of a farm er, for the men to proceed to tb cat tle-coeds, aad after causing tbe cat tle to get npon their feet, place cheese before tbem, and solemnly announce to tbem that body is about to be tak en away. "From over the desert I come to thee, on a stallion shod with fire, and the wind is left behind me, iu the speed of my deaire," was tbe epistle she got from ber lover on tbe Rio Grande, but be didn't come in that way at all. ne rode a littb mule un til be reached tbe narrow-guage from Denver, and then he sat in a smoking car and chewed a plug tobac co and read a dime novel the rest of. the way. The Detroit Police Cearl. Joseph Muldoon had scarcely touched the mark when be informed tbe court tbat he was not only a poor orphan, without a relative . in "the world, but that be beloflged to Can ada. "I caa't help it if you belong in Colorado," replied the court; "you shall have a fair trial, and truth and iustice shall stand out here like freck lea on a Chicasro woman's nose. Are you guilty ?" ; . "u . t. '. -"I took a drop sir " "Where did you drop from?" "I mean that I sipped a little bran dv. sir. and it Uew to my bead." "Joseph Muldoon.'- native of Can ada, you've spoken rroly," said his honor. "The brandy il-w to your head, vou Cew to so alley and the police flew to you. i It w w a flying time. Do yon make a 'practice-of drinking brandy?" "No, sir j drink whisky as a gen eral thing." - r- - "Yes am y3," mused hi honor, as he looked over tue grinning itjan "Well, I'll sequester you." "Tbank, sir, thanks." "I don't want any thanks. ' I said I'd sequester you for thirty days." "I'm irreatly obliged, sir,' and I'll go now right off." "Sir I don't you know what se ouester means?" ; exclaimed the court ' "i'es. sir. anJI'll be in Cannada in ten minutes!"-.,. -.. Bijah grinned. ' . : . l The clerk groaned.' ' The reporters anxiously waited "Mr. Joy, let this man out," con tinued tbe court,! as be looked up from bis papers," "and warn bim that he'll catch it if be ever comes within hirty-six railcj of Detroit again." A Peculiar Sentence. The following .curious sentence, "Sator arepo ; tenet opera rotas," is not first-class Latin, but may be free ly translated: "l cease irom my work, tbe mower will wear bis wheels." It is in fact, something like a nonsense verse, but has three pecu liariHes: 1. - It spells back and forward the tame. 2. Then the first letter of each word spell the first word. 3. Tben all the second letters of each word spell3 the second word. 4. Then all the third, and so on through the fourth and fifth. 5. Then, comnencing with the last letter of each word, spelling the first word. G. Tben the next to the last, and so on through. lorn Paddlugv - A noted housekeeper says: . 1 send an old and long used receipt for corn pudding: One quart of corn carefully cut off the cob ; one quart of milk one cup of rueal ; one tablespoonful melted butter; salt and pepper taste. Stir well and put in two eggs well beaten, just before you put the pudding into lbe oven. It your fire is good the pudding will be done in baif an hour. Let it brown slightly on the top, and serd it to table in ti e same dish in which you bake it prefer a dish ot white earthen ware. This can also be made of canned corn. 1 have been careful to enter minutely into particulars, and re member bow much trouble receipts given me by others have caused, by their not giving these little bints so needful to all beginners. The One U rent Charm. Miss Thacke. ay says: "Of all the mytbs of the fairy age, of its many legends and enchantments, true love seems to be tho one great charm which has come do xrn to us uncbang ed by time, untouched by steam en gines, and unexplained by science Revenge n ay still exist witb its dag- gvs and flashes and ' melodramatic boots and .eetb, but we feel littl sympathy ror it, and are giad to see it looking more and more clumsy and out of place, e :cept indeed in a police court or on the boards of a Surrey theatre. Myste.y is also somewhat old-fasuioncd, and its poor veils are sadly torn about and darned, and it wonders and terrors explode. Hij nown romance seems - out of tune with our modern ideas, but true love by whatever signs and language it is spoken as long as hearts beat, as ong as life exists, iu whatever age, iron or golden, we may seeklt." Insects. It is tbe same with insects as with weeds, beetles, bugs,' catterpillars, and insects of all sorts in all their forms. There must be constant war fare against them, and tbey must be killed by every means in our power. But a farmer must keep his eyes open, or he will fail to see tbe enemy until too late. Insects and weeds rob far mers of half their profits, half their rest, and double their work. United and constant effort are needed to get rid of them, but after every year of enort tbe work will be lighter. Qneer Friends. A curious story of animal friend ship comes from .Newton, Conn., where a black and tan dog has taken charge of a brood of chickens, and with them occupies a basket, barking at every one approaching. He steps into the basket, and, moving tbe chickens with his paws, secures room to lie down ia, wbea tbe small balls of down nestle close to bim and over run his body. Tue Charleston, S. C. Xeica and Courier says- "Ex-President John son's death will be regretted by none more deeply than by; the insurance companies, lie was a believer in lite osurance, aud illustrated bis faith by his acts to an ex ?ot that is rare in deed, even nowadays. Tbe aggre gate of lbe policies on his life is no less loan $:50,0U0. His happy heirs can well afford to say no more about ibat little pile of $70,000 which the ex-President lost by tbe bankruptcy of Jay Cooke's bank." Boot crops will need thinning se verely. Every supernumerary plant is really a weed, aud should be pull ed out with other weeds. Twelve aches apart is near enough for rata bagas and turnips. Buckwheat sown with potatoes drives away tbe potato bug. This is simple and can easily be tried. The bug wil not disturb potatoes on land where - buckwheat bad been raised the previous year.. . Ax Astronomer ean discover metr wonderful things witb one eje than most men can with two. C ui.nese is to be taught at a Bos ton normal school. Tbe girU are de termine I to be no longer ignorant of what is written on fire cracker packs and tea chests. Salt Lake City is called the great orphan asylum because there are many Young children there. Neva Advertisements. JOHN F. BLYMYER, DEALER IN Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints, OIXjS, 3cC, 5cO. The following is a partial Est of goods in Stock : C irpenter's Tools, Planes, Saws, Hatchets, Hammers, Chisels, Tlane Iron?. dzes, Ac, Black smith's Goods, Bellows. Anvils, Vices, Files, Hammers, &c. Saddlery Hardware, Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Hames, Buckles, Kings, Bits and Tools. Table Knives and Forks, Pocket Knives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the largest stock in Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting, Paints in oil, all colors, Varnish, Turpentine, Flaxseed Oil, Brushes, Japan Dryer, Walnut Stains, kc Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. Tbe best Coal Oil always on hand. Our stock of Coal Oil Lamps is large and comprises very elegant styles. Ditston's Circular, Mu!ey and Cross Cut Saws. Mill Saw Files of thebest quailty. Porcelain-lined Kettles. Handles of all kinds. SHOVELS. FORKS, SIAIES, RAKES, Mattocks, Grub Hoes, Picks, Scythes, Sncaths, Sledges, Mason Hammers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tiro Bolts of all sizes, ioooking Glasses. Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mats, Baskets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes, Hay Pulleys, Butter Prints, Mop Sticks, Traps, Steelyards, Meat Cutters and Stuffers, Traces, Cow Chains, Halter Chains, Shoe, Dust and Scrub Brushes, Horse Brushes, Cur ry Combs and Cards, Door Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything in tbe Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, &c., kc, The fact is. I keei everything that exclusively in this kind of goods and sons who are building, or any one in neea oi anyming iu my nne, win nna it to their advantage to give me a calL I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers for their patronage, and hope this season to make many No, 3,"BAEK'S BLOCK." Apri!8 '74. URLING, FOLLANSBEE & CO, Merchant Tailors, And MannHicturarfl ol Gent's. Youth's and Boys, FaslsionaMe Wi aal Msftf GooiLi 121 Wood Street, corner Fifth Avenue, PITTSBUROIT. aprL KETSTOXE DIJlIXU BOOHS, 203 Liberty Street, Plttubargh. Pa., W. II. SIMPSON, Proprietor. MEALS ATALL llOVltS. -TRANSIENT CUSTOM SOLICl.SD. Mp IS New Firm! NEW GOODS! LOW PRICES! M-Having purchased the Interest of Messrs C. F. Rhoadg fc Bro'l., Ig the grocery business, we respectfully aDnoonce to the public that we will eontlnoe the business t the old stand, (Xo.2, Bacr's Block.) Id addition to a full line of groceries (fresh and of best qualiUes), GLASSWARE, QUEENSWARE, FLOUR, GRAIN, & MILL FEED, We will make a spec laity of s A. L T Carbon Oil, Land Plaster, U I NED PLASTER, FREDERICK CLEVELAND WHITE LIME, Cumberland Lime, I G-UANO, PHOSPHATES, &c. We bare a large wire boose and lime house near the Depot, and fill furnish Coootrjr Merchants and Farmers storage room at reaoaiiie rates. W. F. ALTFATHER & Co. SOMERSET, PA. March JJ, 187 IMPORTANT TO ALL Protection of Tour FamilT front norertT. end In ease of sudden death your estate Irom bankrupt cy; or In event of a kng lire a competency for your old are. can lie secured If Ton now arall imrvii ui me vecenmai uiTiaena piaa furnished by the NEW JERSEY HUM LIFE Theoalr Company that can n do Issue the alloys Kind of poiiries, the most liberal and fair in lis nroTlslons of any in t ha world. Those who wish to avail themselves of Its manr benefits ean haveth neeesearr documents mralh. ed them to All out, awl additional and imnorant information, by applying by letter or in person to P. E. GOODELL, MAXAdER BSAJTCH OFFICE, SS Fourth Atc, FUtsbnrg, Pa. In . ..'.iui. w m is wmoieu iu imn una an jolnina; counties to present the ahoer plan of q. surance to the public, to whom "a pc.-manent and desirable poeltionwtll be glren.Ad dress as a bore. Mitcellaneout. belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal give my whole atttention to it. Per new ones. Don X forget tbe place JOHN F. BLYMYER. UaT now opened A Large and Complete Assortment Goods for Fall and Winter Wear, They have a complete assortment ot ndic.H Fur, IroM Goods, Felt Skirts, Hoop Skirts, Bustles, Gloves, Shoes. Gum Sandals, And Pelt over Shoes -MEX AND COYS' Clothing, Boots and Shoes HATS AND CAPS, GLOVES, 5cC. Underclothing for Men and Women A large assortment ol HARDAYARE -A-XSTD QUEENSWARE, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &c A. large stock of fine and noam S A. L T Br the Barrel or Sack Prices as Low as Possible. C. & O. II0LDERBAUM Somerset, Pa. Oct. SO. NEW STORE! SCHELL WIT.SOTr w,nl.l Inform Iholr friends and the public generally, that thej have opened a store at GARRETT, on the line of the P. W. a B R. R., and now offer lor sale a a Ueneral Stock PI Merchandize, cod isiuigoi DRY GOODS, CLOTHING, QUEENSWARE, HARDWARE, HATS & CAPS, BOOTS A SHOES. Ac, kc, kc, All ol which will be sold sbeap for CASH or ei- F.l Lumber of all kinds. Hnon-nnW , viwiiira, jik, ijuiTCB, A1SO, WOOI, But. MAPLE SUGAE, Bacon, Grain of all kinds. Fur, Sheep-Pelts, and BeeswKi, for which we will pay the highest prices SALT AND FISH. always cn hand. Olre us a call and.be eonrlnred that we intend to do business and cannot be nmicr- sou. SCITELL & WILSON. WIKE & YOUNG, AND DEALERS, Wholesale and Retail, FRESH MEATS, ALL KINDS, SUCH AS BEEF, POSK, SACS VQE, L'Oif, YfcAL. LAMB, prrnuxo. BOLOOXA AND LARD, OUR OWN RENDERING. Market days, Tuesday?, Thursdays, and Satur days. " marlO'Tft STS7IHgO & C4BTTOGHT, Manufacturer of Galvanized Iron Cornice, Window and Tloor Heads. Flnlnls. Turre. Chim ney Cap. Ventilators, and all klnHs of Galvanis ed Iron fmmntl Work. Tin Rmnn. Spout Insr. and all kinds of Job Work promptly attend ed to. 'So. 158 Federal HL. Allegheny City, Pa. may Holuerbanm iligcellaneons. J.W. PATTON. CO. HURST. STEV FIRM. NEW OODS. THE NEW FIRM OF PATTON & HURST o. 4, ItaerN Jilock, are now In receipt of a stuck of poods adnptrd to the prciwut Wia;sof the people. I'un-Uanc.i wit U in the hut ten days and Mnce the un-linr in tn prices ol Siaplrsand lfcimcstii s. ihey are en:ibld to offer sp.-ial tndncrnw-nts to all in want of ir'ts of every description In suob variety as nm .t h found anywhere else in U-wn, eonipristnic a gen eral assortment. They call special attention to their large assortment of CALICOES, Bleached and Unl.Ivacl.od MnsHns GIXGIIAMS, SIIir.TIN(J, TICKING, BOYS AND MENS' HE A VY PAXT STUFFS, ill Cottonade, Double and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassi meres, &c., DRESS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes, &c, STAPLE k FANCY NOTIONS, HATS Sc CVI'S, BOOTS Ss SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HviiDAVvrtii: The bestassurtment of Carpctings ami Oil Cloths evcrbrnnitht to town. A I:nreswk,,f Qnccns- ware. Determined to be at to ihe timr In :i.i,rt ment, styles and tirices. we rc.'DevMullv . licit call from those in want of muds. RMS DR. T. IIKOWN, Xo. S3 SECf yn AVKNTK. Iietwcrn Wood ami Market Mreets. Pm.'burit. ontlnuej to itu;ir.intee liis cures in m.-- ol 1K1 VATE ItlSKAfiLS. lii.l remedied are nn narrd by hiinwll N'o patient will ho jet to a dmnu'Ut lor his nieillrine. Havinir had a lare eineru-n,'e in a practice of over 3 years, he cau tuiojre relie! Inatewduya. Terras low and cures certain. I'el loate di;a.es, liver complaint, palpitation of the heart, stricture. ii.4eaes of tho biaodcr and kl.l nejs. general debility and nervousness yield read ily to his treatment. All letters containing a lee or postage stamp promptly answered. juci: Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCER! Flour and Feed STORE. We wonhl mmt reioptful!v annnunce to friends ami the puM W Keni'mlfy, ia the town nc.nuyoi stnmeneu m.it we Lava openeli rut v; n Ot-AJl o uu MAIX CROSS S THE El And in addition to o full line of the best C'onfertloiicric-. Xotion, Tobaccos, C Igars. J e., We will endeavor, at all times, to supply jur cus tomers with the BEST QUALiTY Ol' FAMILY FLOUE, CORX-MEAL, OATS, SHELLED CORN, OA TS ,i- cony CHOP, BR AX, MIDDLINGS And everything partalninii to the Fec i Depart ment at the LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. FOIt CASH ONLY. Also, a well selected stock of Glassware; Stoneware. Woodenware, Urushcs Ol al kinds, and STATIONERY Which we will sell as cheap as the cheapest. Please call, examine our anndsof all kinds, and be utisned from your own judgment. Don't forget where we stay On MAIX CROSS Street, Somerset, Pa Oct. 2. lsfi. Ayer's Cathartic Pills, For the relief anl cure of all derange, inents in the stum ch, liver, and bow els. TheyareamiM aperient, anil an e-xcellcnt pn rgative. lteing purely vege table, they contain no mercury or mine ral whatever. Much serious sickness anil Biifferinir is prevent ed bv their timelv and ereTT family should have them on h.mil for their protection and relief, when Lonar experience has proved them to h the sm-. et, snrext, and best of ail the PiU with w hieh the market abounds. By their occasional use, the blood ia purified, the corruption of the sv tera expelled, obstruction removed, and the whole machinery of life restored to it hralthv activity. Internal orjrans wliich become elopreil and slujruijh are Hocused by A'irr' frlit, ami stimulated into) action. Thus inrfirtent- disease iscnnuied into health, the value or which rhansre, When reckoned on the vat multitudes who enjoy It, can hariliy be computed. Their sugar comma; makes them pleasant to take, and preserves their virtues unimpaired lor any length or time, so :h of time. mat tney are ever frch, ami pert'ectlv reliable. Although searching, they are mild, and operate without dutuxbaace to Uie constitution, or diet, or Occnpatioo. lull di directions are riven An tnn w-rsntwr each box, how to use them as a Family rhvsic, and for the following couipUuuU, which Uicw fillm rapidly cure : for Iytpita or f arfiireatiew. LUtiraa. cbould lie taken moderately to sumuinlo tho stoui acb, and restore iu healthy tone and action. ior jLlvvr Cwwtplisiwt and its various raii toms, Blllwa llvialiacsio, stick If raid, cktst. awsMlr or rrrm IMckaoas, till " 14c and Mlllwaa Frvra,lhey should be judiciously taken for each case, to correct the diseased action or remove the obstructions wluth cause it. For Dmstnr er niarrkosa. but oiwt mild doe is gencr.iHv required. - For Mhaaaa(ians. Ciaat, travel. Pat. Sicatlam af the) Heart, Pain la th Mack and Lolas, they should be contin uously taken, aa required, to ch fin ire the d.se.v-e.1 action or the system. With, such change Uwise complaints disappear. lvaa.y and Dropsical ftwrltinr. tney should he taken in larire and frequent dosci to produce the effect or a drastic purge. or awapmiiaa. a large dose shnnid be CO, &a ii produces tho dc.irel pflcet hv svm- patby. An a Oiawer Pill. tak one or two Villa to promote digestion and relieve the stomach. An occasional dose stimnlau? (he stomach and bwe!, restores the appetite, and invigorates the system. Hence it is often advantageous where no serious derangement exists, tine who feels tolerablv well, often finds that a dose or these fillm makes him fcel decidedly better, from their cleansing and renovating effect on the digestive apparatus. PREPARED BT Dr. f. C. A TER Jt CO., Vneiital Chrmistf, LOWELL, MASS., V. S. A. FOB SALE BT ALL DBCOGISTS r"rRTwnERE
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