0 SEW TOIK I.ETTEB. N'lW York, April 5, 1S7C. A CEXTE-SSTAt HEX. A family in Minnesota wrote to kiidw if a" coffee urn bearing date nboat 1"0, would be of enough in terest to send to the Centennial. It mar meet similar questions in other lilies to pay that articles bearing no earlier date than the last century, arc tr.'.Iv of value unless thev have ad ded interest because tney Deiongeo w'Tjjer arc organizing to do what sn;c n-rscn cf cote, cr are eo P"0' ' 6h0iild have been done rears ago, !iar a to le cui xvi'l out resrard to i heir age. i ue Centennial will Eft have rlace '"Ninent freiirbt gathering p&iuts, with Lalf tbat is tiered. If of peculiar , propcr terminiil facilities. They pro icoue!. such thigs are desired J bn.c-j p0Se to ow.nlbe Xo&, and have it op a colleetor.-, aiid will increase in crtued ; lbe :nlercfit 0f tte citT and value wish every decade. I warn , th . of fa w . , - . rnv readers nu? vaw iu'"e Lt."jH.- to . art with fur profit, not to expect too iruth fur iLcui, as collcc t -rs s.re pretty ningv and shrewd in Leir dealing- AVLcn sold at auc tion, (juiiiijt articles some time runup to handsome fgures, as for insUnce, .in inlaid Japaue-e cabinet, lately wold at lAaviuV, began at ?40 and eked down at $100. An old delf cofiee-pot or a pewter may bring twenty-Eve dollar from a collector, but lbe fancv prices seldom fall into a I 1 . 1 1 t-.nC f ' an v Lands Cut the auctioneers. If pcrt-ons wii-h their qnentions answer ed hy It iter, I will remark tbat the mriii"d T enclosing a ft am pea rnvel i'pe wiil not be out of place. POLITICAL fiOSSTP. lie bold and uncompromising ttand tuken by Oeo. m. Curtis, in ojmoMiion to iuHtructing the New Ymk di-legatiun for CutAlmg, meets iv;ib the beurtu-ct approval of the best republicans of New York. It i.-i ideii' that Colliding did not fa!) into tLe Lands if the beet class, and lire fuet Las turned against him many ivL.) would otherwise have given him a very hearty t-upport. To-day nioe-U-ntbs of the republicans of the city are throwing tipibcir bats for Curtis, and Cunkliug i in uo position whatev er tit carrv ;he delegation. Aud may I wbii-iKT a word of advice to repub- licuLs every where ? Don't instruct. lu"t go into the national convention v. i; h any pets, or with your hands lied for anybody. The party never u a made for a man. It has work to do, and instead ol Lic-mir used a the means of iterating individuals, it should use individuals to do its work. It is going to be cIofc work tbi year to elect anv one. and if there is the slightest forcing in the convention if the nominee cannot carry the uuited strength of the par ty, the jir is up. The nominee muni not only be the best man ia the par ty, but the strongest. And wait till we u!l get together and compare iole before deciding as to that man. There must be a very liberal ppirit at ;hct convention, or we are beaten to death. .Mind, tLe democracy are prising Tildcn vigorously, and with n considerable degree of unanimity. A irge sum of money has been rais ed in-ttiu city by bis friends, and a bureau in Lis interest Las been es tablished et Wuthinffton. A choice J,t f political bummers are there Fi tting up things for "Slippery Sam," Aijd they Lave Lopes that he will t weep the platter. Tilden is the shrew Jest wire-puller living, and Le stands a good show for the nomina tion. The only thing that stands io hie n ay is the forcible enunciation ol Lis hard money views, but he is- smart enough to compromise that. If the ieiiiitTRcy of the went believe he ii!Q bcclcrted, they will take him, 7'ir they do want post-offices. He an get more money behind him than anv one candidate mentioned. TltE VXEMPLOTEP. TLe writer of these letters is pleas ed to find them of more use to read ers than simply for the news they gie. An to news indeed, it is a sor ry task the correspondent has who tries to get it up for papers who have erv item nerved by the telegraph a week before his account can reach ;hcm. The most a city correspondents v do of real vtlue to his patrons i o n Meet the opinions of the metrop !:s the topics of minor interest and Mich detail as ore hardly worth pav inj; for at (iv cents a word by tefe grsph. Th"n the subjects of most inn resi m iowp are tne very oncn hic h the ditor fternly forbids to his lucklesa writer. We correspond ems arc mauo aware tbat country reader do not care to hear about .1.1. .m . tueaires, lectures, oook, and music, at all, but Iiuie about the social, no liiical, or club life so far distant from theirs, in every way. Wriiinz New oi k leitcrs uuder these restrictions is not making brick without stra but making them all of straw, so it is a matter or congiatuution to tb writer when Le fiads bis paragraph on the p;ior out of work Las moved poms cue in Yates county to send him an application for a serrant girl to help on a farm, offering her a good home for years if fbe can suit. The application was banded over to a la dy visitor of St. Johns Guild, whi will take care tbat the demand is fill ed. 1 ersoos who make such requests i luiurc remember tLat it is nec essary for tbcra to send satisfactory references from people of standing as to their ability to p y and treat a ser vant treii, betore any one jrill be Till ing to risk going to them. No one who has anv feelin? for the poor can ol icct to aid in the work of helping them to homes and employ ment cere tnc ueueut is as much on one Fide as the other. In the coun try, where help ia scarce, it is pitiful to fee the numbers out of work here, yet it is difficult to find tboso willing to leave tbe city. A sewing machine agent lately sent to New York for an operator to go to a Western city, of fering a salary nearly twice what one could get here, but not. one woman oejld be induced to take it, though it was offered to some whose earning were hardly enough to pay their board, and whose chance at best wa9 very precarious. The poor creatures will run the risk of starving rather :han go out of towa, where tbey would be welcomed and cocifortable. The fact id, they will not leave the city so long as they can exist in it To the poor bred here, and accustom ed to the city, there is nothing so terrible as tbe country. They cling to the city with all its wretchedness, j ignorant that there is anything better vi miui uuisiuo jian mc unem ployed girls in Xew York are needed ia the country, where they could have good comfortable homes, but will not go. TILTCX-BEECHER. You Larn-t gcen this head-line late ly in my letters, and yon wouldn't cow, only I faa someihicg new It s rumored that the whole matter is o be rc-opeoed early in the sprinc Tdiou. it u ..aid, has new ridence ta the case, evidence that will atif the pubJ.c U-y ond all doubt ; and to ;vii.dicte bimselr he will commence : a . uew suit, Ueked with ail tbe money . that may be necessary to Sgbt U out! i give this as rumor, for I canaot i 1 vouch for its correctness. It is cu .. rions thing tbat Beecber has Ulea ' L . :. tnH Snokej rneeUDgs, bebeiiig tbe oaljr clergyman of suj note who has not. The other clergymen of tlecitr fgbt thj of him. rnEicnrs. The merchants of New York ore making an effort to get back their lost trade. Tbej are ick of fighting Boston and ria.iimore barehanded, and are coins' to protect themselves. tits in lbemeeives,jz . Tjuiid 6 straight air line ir(,:,.bt roafj from the citv to the nrom- , O ml awar with all the little swindels and extortions that have driven the trade away from the city. The matter is in the bands of men who mean busi ness, and who have the money to do it. It is expected to have the survey commenced earlr in the spring, and the road commenced at once. It will be a straight road to at Louis, wun urancbes to tnc prin cipal points, and will be exclusively for freight. The trains will make an average of sixteen miles an hour, aud it win be double-tracked its entire length. The road will save the farm ers of the West its cost every five years, fur when Cuisbcd it will not cost more to pet a bushel of wheat to market than the wheat is worth. EIF1XESS is dull again, and tbe weather is av eraging badly. Last week we were treated to a regular hurricane, which blew down buildiogs, and tore things irenerallv. But the mild weather that followed hasbrougbt the country merchants, aud thitherto it is hailed with delight. HEALin. Tbe city is fearfully unhealthy. Tbe spring suns are exposing masses of film that have accumulated during the winter, and tbe miasma tbat is in tbe air is something frightful. Ague and Bilious Fever is more prevalent than U is in ludiana, and lbe variety is of the most malignant. Bilious Fever means more here than it doe in the country, and when it comes to Typhoid, look out. There is a poi son in tbe air tbat is terrible, aud children and weak adults are dying at a rate unheard of. Unless steps arc taken at once to clean the city, the summer will bring a pestilence. It is a shame tbat it should be in such a condition, wbeu the amount of money paid each year for the pur pose of cleauiug it ought to keep it as sweet as a flower-bed. RELIGIOUS. The advene of Moody and Sankey, and the enormous audiences thev hare attracted, have bad the effect to set Christians to thinking of vari ous things. Amjng others tbe sys tem of renting tie ws is being discuss ed with much feeling. The more earnest workers iosist that tbe church es shall be free, that tho scats shall be free, and the system of "first come, Erst served," shall be adopted. They iusist tbat only in this way can tbe masses be brought into the churches and under gospel influences. On tho other band the holders of pews bold tbat as there are always sittings tor all who come, there is no reason why those who desire it should not bare tbeir regular seats, aud continue tbe regular family idea of tbecburcb. The matter has got into the papers, and much is being said pro and con. The preachers are taking it op, and be Christian world is being divided nto pew and no pew parties. I shall not ntenipt to settle it, but will give my notion in a speech made by an advocate of tbo pew system. Talk." said he, "of tbe necessity of bringing sinners in to hear preaching. bo needs it more than tee do; And bo needs inducements more i ban we do?" Ashe was a pillar in the vburcb his statement was a most candid confession. Fieteo. M tillaa Irs Ihingf ra. i would caution loose wno train horses or use them npon another point, viz: tbat of exciting tbe ill will of tbe animal. Many think they are doing finely, and are proud of tbeir success in . horse training by means of severe whipping, or other wise rousing and stimulating the pas sions, and tben, from necessity, crush ing tbe will tbrou. b which resistance is promoted. No mistake can be crcater than this, and there is notb ing that so tolly exhibits the ability, judgment and skill of tbe real horse man, as the care displayed in winning instead of repelling the action of the mind. Although it may be necessa ry to use tne whip sometimes, it should be always applied judiciously, and great care should be taken not to rouse tbe passion or excite the will to obstinacy. The legitimate and proper nso of tho whip is calculated to operate upon the sense of fear al most entirely. The affectionate and better nature must be appealed to in training a horse as well as in train ing a child. A reproof given may be intended tor tbe good of tbe child, but if only the passions are excited. the tCecl is depraving and injurious. This is a v'tal principle, and can be disregarded in the management of sensitive and corageous horses only at tbe risk of spoiling them. I have known many horses of a naturally gentle character to be spoiled by whipping once, and one horse tbat was made vicious by being struck with a whip while standing in his stall. Dubuque, Iowa, March 23 A dastardly attempt was made last evening to assassinate a building contractor named Edward Massy, who lives about ten miles below the city. He was silting in his bonse, holding his little girl oa bis knee, when a charge of heavy shot was fired through a window directly be hind. Hi was struck in tbe back, but having on a very heavy over coat, be was not seriously injured, lie immediately ran out, but was unable to discover tbe scoundrel, (laving no known enemies be is una ble to assign any n;oUve for tbe at tempt. aBB Live t ithia TMr I acorn e. Yon cannot make people honest by paying them large salaries. Our pub lic servants were less suspected, and a less number were guilty, when the salaries were smaller than now. It is living beyond income that has been with most defaulters tbe Erst step, and we say in all earnestness that in every case living beyond income was needless and criminal. The great body of tbe people are in no mood to oe trifled with by puerile pleas about social position aod beautiful extrava gance. This kind of life is essen tially vulgar becanse it lacks the highest cultare, which is self-control 1 and self-denial. lie was rather a slight built man of about five and thirty, tolerably well dressed, ana having foreign, tanned look about tbe faco that told of res idence abroad.. He was aiy right band neighbor in '.he row of the pit of tl e Olympic Theatre during the per formance of "The Ticket-of-Lcave Man," and Le had drawn my atten tion to himself by ho intense eager ness with which be had been listen ing to the dialogue, as his eyes seem ed to devonr every situation in the clever drama. More than once Thcard him utter a faint sigh, evidently uncjuscious that he was heard; and at last, when the hero is hemmed in by difficulties, and persecuted by the biavk shadow of his own character, which follows him wherever he goes, my neighbor rested his bands upon the partition which separated us from tbe stalls, bowed bis bead and remained un moved for quite half an boor. And this during one of tbe most interesting phases of the drama. I saw at a glance that this was no ordinary play-goer, but one who for some reason was evidently deeply moved by the fiction enacted before him; and I tried to respect bis emotion. which showed itself every now and then by a convulsive heaving of tbe shonlders. At last he turned a sal low, hageard face lovards me, and rose from L" ' tat. "Will yon let Die go by ?" he said. "I Most "get out of this." ' I let him pass me, and after a mo ments hesitation, followed him ioto lbe fresh air and it was well I did so, for the por fellow gave a lurch as soon as he was out side, and would have fallen if I had not caught his arms. A few minutes afterwards, I had led him down into tbe strand, where in the retired box of a well known cguee room he revived under the in fluence of a little cold spirits and water, and gave me a feeble smile. "1 am very thankful to you," he said, rising. ' spoiling your ujeut." Good Ai''lit. I am evening's entertain "If you take my adv'ec," I said "you will sit quite still for another hour. You are not detaiuing me, for I have seen the piece before, and tin ly dropped in to refresh my memory It seemed to move you." He looked at me sharply. "Yes," he said after a pause, and speaking aith intense bitterness ''It is so true." "I suppose it is," I said vaguely. "I have heard so." "suppose beard . 7 ue said excit edly. "Man, it is a fact dressed up in the form of fiction. I know it to my sorrow." "Indeed!" "Yes," be said in an undertone, as he rose once more for his excited manner bad made a shabby looking old presssan look up from his paper ."1 es, 1 Know, and I could prove tall. Good night, sir, and I thank you. Xonr3 was the first act of kindness I have encouutered for many a l ong day. Perhaps I should not have received it if you bad known tbat I was a tickct-of-lcare man my self." I. muft confess to giving a start; and he saw it and smiled. "I don't see why the fact of your baring been in trouble should hare precluded my affording you help," 1 said. "But it is the custom," bo said bit terly. "You can't touch pitch with out being defiled." "I object to being ruled by your old proverbs on principle," I said "Half of tbcra are bosh, and a lot more aro of tbe most contemptibly selfish tendency. If the pitch touch ing theory held good, there would be no Christianity. I say you can touch without being defiled. You may make yourself look black, but pitch is a good, honest wholesome vegeta ble gum and does not want black guarding." "Yon are a philosopher," be said, half sneeringly. "Not I," I said. "We profess here in London to bo a Christian people, and 1 was trying for once in a way to act like one." "Christians!" he csckiuied, bit terly. "Well, yes that's what wa make a grate parade of being ; but I'm afraid we are very hard on any one who has climbed over the palings very bard indeed on a man ; and as to woman, poor wretch ! it would have been better for her if she bad not been born." He stood staring at mo, hesitated, then waived bis band, as in token of farewell, and was passing me to go, but I caught bis coat in my Land "Sit down, man," 1 said ; you look faint. Come, join me in a chop and! a glasa of stout. You see, I want to act like a Christian, but vou won't let mo." Ho tlHc"'Otl,l i ttll . tt.r.n l, I down in Kmi!..in 1. ,.,! moro took his scat, to half cover bU face with his band, remaining silent; while I ordered some supper, took out a cigar offered bim . oue, which was refused and then began to smoke. "And so you are a ticket-of-Ieave man, are you ?" I said, in a low tone; but be started, and glanced round, with a frightened, half hunted look. There was no one heeding us. though; and his eyes sought mine once more. "Yes," he said, "I was sentenced to 10 years' penal scrvitu c, and I served 5, when they ict me free, and I came back. I bad better have stayed." "I suppose it is bard to get on without recommendatious f" I said. "Hard? Man, it's next to impossi ble. Look here, sii, you have sought ibis out; you have led me to speak, or God knows I would not bare said a word. You see here a man driven to desperation broken hearted, des pairing without 5 friend to turn to ; set free to git an honest iii'icg, bui distrusted by everybody, and dogged by tbe nuiice. Wny, supposing I got a decent post, J am bound to go to the police officers to have my ticket signed at intervals, and if I did not, I should be tales before a magistrate. "I will not akyou to believe me bow can I expect yon to, when I say I was innocent of the crime for which I suffered f It is tbe cry of every criminal, from ihe murderer down to the bo7 who pilfers frora a till. You will tell me I res tried by a jury of my own country meo, before a judge, and bad impartial treatment. Yes, I grant all tbat ; but I am in nocent all the eatia. Do you wish1 to bear more? Shall I go?" "More! Yes. G? Why?" "You are aiuiogfice to face with a returned convict. "I'm afraid tbat I've sat fuca to face with a good many respectable members of society who ought to be convicts onreiented. Uo on. man We shall have tbe chops here eooo." His face worked as he looked at ! me, and his roico had a good deal altered, as he went on : "It was an embezzlement case for which 1 was tried," be said at last "1 was one of tbe clerks ia a large Lancashire cotton boose, and there were defalcations discovered. Why they pitched upon me I never knew; but one morning I was: called into the private room of tbe firm and questioned respecting cer tain amonnts and could give no ex- ! planation ; there bad been a certain amount of cooking in tne books, ana in a couple of years, by tbe profes sional accountant'a showing, about three hundred pounds were missing. ' Fancy being suddenly called from your desk to go smiling into a room, expecting woras ot encouragemeu the announcement that yon are pr.- raoted. or your salary raised and then to be suddenly charged with em bezzlement. "I was completely stunned. I know I felt cold and damp, and 1 sup pose I flushed and tben looked pale signs which those present inter preted to mean guilt. 1 faltered aud grew contused, too, in answering questions in short, I was complete-j believe be did flud that to be tbe Iv overcome; and at tbe end of an I case, for be is now iu the employ hour I was being taken to tbe p dice meut -f oue wb kuows bis story, station, stunned, overpowereu "j this sudden charge. "Before we reached tbe police sta tion though, tbe light bad come; for ! passing a newspaper olnce, tbere in I largo letters upon a bill were the 'three successful Lories of the Doncas i ter St. Lecer. and they were neither of them the runners that John had backed. "I shall weary you with my long etory. Let it suffice that tbere was examination after examination, and to my horror my brother was placed in tbe witness box to coofront mo; and be did so quietly, and without a shade of emotion, save at tbe last, when he broke down, and the magis trate told him tbat his display of feeling was most creditable to him. "I was astonished to see now a net was closing in around me inno cent words and deeds now seemed to have suddenly taken a guilty color ; and at last, to my horror, I was com niitted for trial, bail being refused. "John came to see me then, and faced me trembling in the prison ; but I turned my back upon him, and would not speak unless be came to to me as a suppliant. "He came again, this time begging me to hear him. "I saw it all in a flash ; be bad been losing again. Tbe race was three days before, but 1 took no no t!m of such matters, beiojr a book worm, while John was gay, and had sporting tas.es. ThU was it. "I shivered as I thought of it all, and seemed to see my mother's ago ny when she beard of it, as she must liefore many hours were over. &he worshipped John, who was a fine, handsome young fellow, and idolized bis young wife. John was two years older than I, but my junior in tbe counting-bouse; and I groaned in the bitterness of my heart as I thought of the agony it would bring npon those two women, when tbey heard of his disgrace. I say disgrace, for I had not a doubt now. I knew him to be the culprit, and in my misery I forgot my own sorrow, longing tne w diic for an opportunity to warn him of his danger "Ned, Ned, old fellow,' he cried, sobbing like a child, -"I did it I own I did it, but I can't acknowledge it. Ned. it will break our m ither's heart, and Ellen will despise me. Ob, this cursed gambling.' " 'And weakness,' I said bitterly, s 1 realized it all fveryihing that he had said, and knew it to be true Go hack to them, John,' I said; 'I will never betray you. Tell Mary I could say no more, but, sat on my bench, blind, choking, and half mad. 'But, tbere, I need not go into tbe story of my love. I bore it. all. and never unclosed my lips. I took tbe credit to myself, as I was accused, of being tbe thief who bad robbed bis employers; for I knew tbat if I opened my lips, I should be in effect my mother's murderer, and tbe blight upon tbo happiness of John's young wife. "'It will be a lesson to him,' said, 'I'm of little consequence in the world ; and as to Mary, she will for get me. "Mv trial came on, and I was sen tenced, as I told you ; tbe bitterest trial of all being to see John stand there, calm and unmoved, one of tbe witnesses by whoee words I was con demned. "1 parted from my mother, leav ing her deceived. Why should I shatter tbe idols she worshipped? And in bitter mockery her words, urging repentance for my crime, fell upoo my ears. Mary tbe woman I loved, I did not see, but she wrote and told me she did not believe .lie CUiltJ. Bnl woull "It was her promise that enabled me to bear np during tbe time 1 was at one and another of tbe convict prisoos, till tbe day 1 stood leaning over tbe bulwark of tbe transports tionship which was bearing me down tbe Channel away to Van Diemeu's Land a convict, - "1 thought my heart would break. a J leaned there in tbe tight, half- grotesque convict garb, my close cap drawn to my eyes, my face cleanly shaven, aod ray bair cut abort. It was so hard to believe that I was the same man, compelled to associa'e with a set wbo were nine-tenths ruf fians, with scarcely a redeeming trait "And there was tbe soft, blue sea and across it tbe gray and ruddy .I'M .1 . 4 a cum oi tne cornisn coat. iana s end would soon lie in sight, for we were close t tbe Lizzard. and soon we should be oct up.m tbe open sea. " 'G.wid-bye, I muttered, with ray bands Grmiy clasped gMd bye home mother Mary. Brother, yen have been to me like Cain, for you have taken my life.' "I did not move, but stood watch ing tL;re till we were ordered below, aud tbe next uiofcisg home was far asiera. "At tbe end of five years, after the bard toil of a convict in the colonies, I was back here in England, a broken man. The hope seemed crushed out of me, and I expected nothing now sun my nean neat bigo, aa witb a little money, my owa earnings, I was, afui the usual preliminaries, set free, w!ih plenty of advice as to avoiding my former evil conrae, all of which 1 beard patiently, before setting off lor tne norm. "I arrived to find my mother was dead; my brother td sailed witb his wife for America two years be fore. "I had one more hope my great est Had Mary kept her word f ' G ,d bless berJ she had; and was toiling on and patiently waiting for my return. Sir. can yon wonder at my emotion as f sat and saw that realistic piece to night f It was as if the writer had known my life. I could not bear it, and you know I came awar. "Wellf" "Well ! well, I am a ticket-of-Ieave man. I cannot g?t employment; and when I do 1 cannot keep It. God help me, I have a hundred times been nearly driven into crime ; and but for tbe thought that she who I nraitvli fir.! Tpur LhftiOirh evil rCDOrt J - o is waiting still, I should pish ! why should I worry yon J" "There's such a thing as patience in tbo world," I said quietly. "Patience 1" "Yes; ah, yes chops. You art faint." Tbe hot plates were ibru-t dwu M' re us at ibis m uneui, ifnd my uewly acquired fneud, after a liul J forcing partook of bis supper. We parted thai mgH aa hour later be wun a card la bis p-ckec I rumiuating upon -the irutn ot tbe words of certain people who gave me birth ibm 1 bad a natural teu deiicy fr getting iulo bad compauy. 1 bad au idea tbat night that my acquaintance would find tbat tbe tide had turned in tbe moruiuifl and I k"uk "" "But. my dear air." I said to his euipl iver one day, "yon surely are not sucn a flat as to believe that sto ry of bis nb iui bis innocence ?" "Friend Gray," be said, buttoo bolicg me, "I never trouble myself about it. All I know is tbat I never bad my books kept so well before ; tbat his sweet, pale-faced, subdued little wife is an angel, and that I kicked a warehouse man out of my office fortelliug me I bad a ticket-of-Ieave man in my employ. If your acquaintance robs me after this, may God forgive him for my part I will." "You feel comfortable in vour own mind, tben, about what vou are do ing ;" I said. "Perfectly, my dear boy, and eo do you." And, do you know, I think my old commercial friend is quite right. The Poat-offiee. We kept the post-office at the fair. Yon know what tbat is. People come and ask for letters, and of couse we direct any envelope tbat happens to tnrn np, and band it out, and tbey pay postage. We bad all sorts of things at the fair fish ponds and grab bogs. It was mean to put so many tracts in those, I do say; and as I told you we kept the post-office, and I don't know bow it came into my head to write two letters just alike: "Meet me at tbe oak tree if you havo not forgotten tbe past,'" and put tbem into pink envelopes; but we wrote trash of all kinds, of course. The oak tree was just outside tbe room wbero we held tbe fair, tbe big room of tbe academy, and tbere was a nice bench tbere ; so it struck me to wric the notes. "Give one to a lady and one to a gentleman," said I. And Ann Lunn, who delivered the letters, laughed merrily. 'Whoever fcets ibera will be sure to go to tbe tree," said "be ; and al most as she spoke, up came Dr. S'rel waggon, tbe old bachelor in Bluebill, and putting bis bead in at tbe win dow, said slowly : "Young Indies are there any let ters forme?" Yes, sir; one for Dr. Steel wag gon," cried Aon, tossing me a pins envelope, and 1 addressed it. - lie paid a liberal postage be wa sore lod i that and away he went "Watch him fir half an hur, and you will see bim go to tbe old oak." said Ann. And sure enough, in less than tbat, we saw bim make bis way out of tbt ball and sit down under the tree in tbe moonlight. "Men never lose tbeir vanity," said Ann. "D. women? Let us discover, said I. Aud I saw old Mis B trnett coiuiug toward tbe office, and I di rected the other pink envelope to her. In a moment up she came smi'iug a pretty old ladv in black silk, witb tbe nicest little ruffles ot real lace at her neck. "Have yoo letters for me my dear?' she said. "One, Misa Barnett," said Ann. She banded out tbe pink envelope number two, aa she spoke. "If I were a young )ady, I should think this was a love letter !" she said as she walked away. "Will she go to the oak?" I asked "We shall soon see," said Ana And though she did not go soon, it was not long before we saw her gitd ing out of tbe ball aod walking very slowly indeed toward tbe bench where Dr. Steelwaggon sat. He arose and came near; be bow ed. She courtesied. Thev sat down together. After awhile tbey arose and wa'k- ed away arm in arm. "Didn't I tell yon?" said Ann. "Of course when they met tbey had a chat," said I. "Tbey are two old neighbors." But Aun would joke and say" all sort ot things, of course. Well, we were busy with the fair. aud forgot all about tbe little incident soon, auu wnea me lair was over there was still a good deal to i, on til one day we all went up to tbe min isters bouse to count np what we had made, and talk things over, when, as we were counting tbe gains of tbe post-office, the minister's wifesqdden- tj cneu uul ; "Oh, girls, we are to have a wed ding nere to-nignt. And tbe post- omce broubt it about. Miss Barnet is to uikrry Dr. Si eel wagon, aod all because of two letters they got at your office." u see, long ago, wnen sbe was a pretty young girl, aud ho was a baudseme young mail, the two were engaged, aud hved each other dearly. uuw iUrj uuarienea KOUienoW, as lovers do, now aud tbet,, and sepa. rated. From that day to ibis tbey have never spoken to eaoii other. But neither ot tbem, as you know, has ever married, and lately Miss Barnet told me she bad beiruu to think that the doctor must have lov ed ber more than sbe m thought, else be would have bad ft wifu, : Men can always marry if they please, you know. And then she knew' very well there bad neftr fceeo any one iq her like tbe doctor. jSbe thought es gfje walked about tbe fair bowbanov the old conple Jooked arm in arm," and perhaps be tb gbt SQ too. Iptjeed he has told her so since. And WheiJ sbe walked up to the office she was thinking bow handsome be was yet, and when sbe opened ber letter and read : "Meet me at tbe oak tree if you have not forgotten the past," it gave her quite a nervous feeling, and after swbihi the walked slowly along to the door sod looked put. The moon shone brightly over tba Jawn, aud there, under the oak tree, ia th middlj, sat the doctor himself. . Had be aritteu her tie letter? She walk ed on toward the tree, not 'meaning lo seem to ' speak. ' He arose' and bowei F . ;.. . ,: -.; ; -- ' "Miss Baract,'! he saldV '"I boj I eee you welL" And ebe said: "Thank yen, quite well, Dr. Steel waggon." , "And that was the first wotd9 they bad spoken since thirty years ago. Sbe bad said to him : "It ia perfectly certain that we have made a great mistake in think ing we liked each other, Dr. Steel waggon." And he said : "I never contradict a lady. Miss Barnet" Tben she wastweuty and be twenty-fire. Tbey are old uow, but wbeu sbe shook bauds witb bim uu der tbe ouk, she felt herself tremble. "We are both alone,' said he. 'Let us keep each other company.' Toeu be bowtd ber to tbe teat from which he had arisen and sat down be side ber. "After tbat, tbe first question be a:-ked was: " Have you beeu to the post-office?" Sbe said, 'Yes.' "So have I," said he. 'Will yon read my note ?" He placed it in her band. It was a duplicate of tbe oue sbe bad re ceived Sbe showed bim hers. "Those foolish children have been play iug us a trick," said sbe; 'well, we run laugh at it.' '"I don't feel much like laughiug,' said be. 'You see I have not forgot ten tbe past. Have you?' " 'Women don't forget very easily,' said she. " 'Miss Barnet.' said he. 'we have bceu two very foolish people. I tbiuk a word on ckher side might have mended it years ago. I will say a word no jt.' I love you yet ; will you forgive me and be my wife r "People would laugh so," said she. ' We will laugh too." said he. Come, Rosa, say 'yes.' " When be called ber Ro-a it sudden ly struck ber bow long it was since she had been called by her Christian name and she began to cry. Tbei be gave ber bis arm and tbey walk ed away into tbe shadows; and tbey are to be married this evaning, and the fair post-office and your joke did it girls." And they were married and nobody lauged but a few sillies, and who minded tbem ? True Ive OatofFMhlM. Tbe country never possessed so mauy beautiful marriageable young women as it does at tbe present lime. And why do we not havo more mar riages? We answer, because marriage for love is tbe exception and not the rule. The young people of this age have gone fashion and money mad If the dandy bank clerk who pay one half ot bis income lor board aud tbe other ha'f for clothes caonot im prove bis condition be will not mar ry. 1 be sn ip girl wno earns good wages and cannot be distinguished by ber dress from tbe bauker's daughter certainly will not p'uuge into matrimony unless she can better her couduiou iu life. If a mau is fortunate enough to possess mouey it matters not bow old or oglv be may be, hundreds of iulelligent baudsome young women can be found ouly ton willing to bsconie bis wife. Love is au after consideration 1 bey marry to be supported aud dressed extravagautly. llow often do we bear tbe remark, ."Better to be au old man s darling than a poor man slave." Alas I too many of tbem are U't satisfied to be darlings. Tbey will persist in loving other mau after tbey are married. Itcaunot be denied tbat a great number of tbe uumarried men are adventurers looking for wives wb can keep tbem without working lor a living, the peace and coutentment of a happy borne is not taken into consideration. They are willing to suffer a bell upon eartb.it tbey can be kept in idleness. If our young people d not abandon this extrava gance of dress and greed for money our country will be filled witb old bachelors and old maids. We must have more genuine courtships and marriages to have prosperity and happiness in this world, loo many marry for money only to be disap pointed and unhappy for the rest of their lives. A Vet. Wasiunqtox, April . Tbe Pres ident vetoed a bill for the relief of Jas. A. Hill, of Missonri, on tbe ground tbat Hill, according to bis own statement under oath, deserted during tbe late war. It was consid ered tbat if tbe bill should become a law it would be injustice to every soldier who served honorably with bis command until nis services were no longer required by the. govern ment. A pretty little Ohio schoolmarm trid to whip one of ber pupils, a boy of fifteen, tbe other day, but when sbe commenced operations be coolly threw bis arms around ber neck aod gave ber a bearty kiss. Sbe went straight back to her desk, and ber face was "just as red." "Some infernal idiot has put tbat pen where I can't Bud it!" growled old Asperity tbe other day, as be rooted about the desk. "Ah, nm, yes; I tbougnt so, ' he continued, in lower kev,-a be polled the article from beniod bisfcar. An American in London has found tbat waste beer and tbe rinsings of beer glasses are sopped or swabbed up witb ra r, which are tben squeez ed aod made to yield a cheap drink to be sold tbe next day to unsuspect ing Unions luV i , "My dear Mrs M ffkins, your darl ing in raa is a perfect serapn. bbe has your' eyes aiid her father's bair." "Now I sen," said tbe darliua Emma, it's because I've got pa's hair tbat be has to wear a wig. After a play a young Frenchman said to bis lady friend, "I could play the lover better than tbat myself." She replied, "Tben why in heaven's asmjjdont you?" " 'That was Very greedy of you. Tommy to eat your little sister's share of cake!" "You told me, ma, I Was always ' t-o take her " gart," said Tommy. ' " An old Dutchman froie his nose. While thawing the frost out, ha said, l bar carry dat nose forty years. unt be never freeze faisself before. no understan dis ting." A Tonriff man was TeaterdaT ask pi! wbj be did not marry, when be promptly replied : 'Mjr dear sir, I've been valtstuaa io a dr; oo$ store for ten vearr." ' Was the eon'g entitled" "A Letter ia tbe Candle," Eogjrested bj k poa t jU ckrd in a street Tamp box. , New AdvertuemenU. J. W. PATTOM. C. O. MOHST. NEW GOODS. THE NEW FIRM OF Xo. 4, Daer's Block, are now In weir of a Itock of good utmpted tu the prevent waou of lit iieupl. I'orchaJeii "UIi-i-. r-n .tar -.l inM the decline In lbe price of 8tBpln1 Domestic, i hey are enabled to offer ipeclai inducement! U all Id want ol uoO of eery description in fucn nei j aa cann.ii u. r.mirf inrakm eln in town, comnriilnx a gen eral aiaurtment. They call fpedal attention to heir largre ancurtment ol Bleached and Unbleached Muslins GINGHAMS, SHIRTING. TICKING, BOYS AND MENS' HEAVY PANT STUFFS, in Cottonade, Double and Irish Jeans, Satinets, Cassiineres, &c, DRESS GOODS, in Plain and Corded Alpaccas, Pop lins, Cashmeres, French Merrinoes, &c, STATLE & FANCY NOTIONS HATS &c CAPS, BOOTS fc SHOES, TOBACCO AND CIGARS, HARDWAEE Tbe bestataortment of Carpctings and Oil Cloths fee bronght to town. A larfre f took of Uuccns ware. Determined to be np to the times in ort nent,atyie and price, we roapectrully mliclta eall from thoK in want of coud. ieuls Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCER'S Flour and Feed We would mort retpectfully announce to our menu anu tne puoi to generally. In tne town and netnity ol Somerset, tbat we J hare opened our newsum oa MAIN 'CROSS STREE7 And in addition to e full Hoe of tbe beat ltnrectlonerieo. .otions. Tobacco, Cisara. Ac, We will endaaTor, at all timer, tn ""pply our en. I omen witb m BEST QUALiTY OF FAMILY FLOUR, CORN-MEAL, OATS, S BELLED CORN, OA TS dc CORN CHOP, BRAN, MIDDLINGS And ererythlng portalnlng to tie Feed Depart ment at tne LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES. for CASH ONLY. Also, a well (elected atocit of OUarware: Stoneware. Woodenware, Bructc of at iukis, ana STVTIOISTIUR Which we will tell a cbeap aa tbe cheapest. Please call, examine oar rood of all kind, and se aausnea irom your own jnoanent. Dont forget where we stay On MAIN CROSS Street, Somen t, Pa Oct. X 1873 Xew Establishment. MANUFACTURER Oi COPPER WARE. HaTinjc jnst opened a copper factory, we are repared to manufacture all kinds ol Copper Ins; ne. Kepnirlnr neatlr don. Factnnr in rear i nm lor mici.ens, noiciB. oisiiiieries ana nrewer- ol Win. Knleriem Sin crooery, liia Xorth Me- cuauic pireri, ;naiirrian. EDWARD KOKNRUMPII Jt CO., Mnnlctiircr. wGood price paid for old copper. iau2 "VTOTICE. ' I will Inform the public that lam acllmz lime at eiifht cent bnhel, nnd will take tarin irr ducein exebanpne Turn It desired. JOS. W. BEAM. deoJd Jenner X Rbads, Fa N' OTICI At an Omhana' Court held at Somenvt. in and for Somerset eonntr. on the S I dar of Felirnarr. 18 In the matter of the petition of Samuel Min der, administrator of the estate of Henry Ulot- felty. deceased, for an order of sale to sell the rent estate of said deceased for tbe payment of delits. To LrdU OHKfelty. widow. A. J. Outturn, iruar- dianof Henry, and Joseph Oloifelty, widow anil neirs oi miu accessed and all other jierauni Inter ested take notjoe, - The Court rranted a rule on all nart lea InterMt- ed to appear at an Orphans' Court 10 be held at somerset in ana ror somerset county, on Monday, tneSd day of April. 1874, to show cause it any tbey nave why a sale of said real estate should not oe uecreeu. Witness my hand and soal of said Court this iih aay oi feorniry. isre. A.'. DICKEY, fcl Clerk. JEGAL NOTICE. Co Mary C. Keki, Interm trrlod with Alexander m. asm, nenry H. riper. Stui n P. Piper, Tbotna J Piper. Janes Jl. P1ht, and Amelia Pijier, of Westmoreland county. Pa. You are he refer notlHed that ! rnimuw of writ M parUUoB issued out of the irtibans Court cf kwsiix sojoir. I'a. I rill hold an Innuest on the real estate if Willlm Pij-r. d.ree.i, on r ri'iT, iiw mn uay oi iwareu l . on tne follow tn; described Teal estate, rti: fire iouot ground atlaal In the Borough ef Confluence, Sutneriet eunniy.Pa. an4 known on the plan of said town as kit j No, w. 30, 81. !W and io. where yon ean at lend II loo tninn (Mopes. .' OEO. W.PILB. fcbo ' Sheriff. TWAh S0JTCK. ffTFinanO. Ooon.aad Elisabeth hls i wife, In right of the a)d Elizabeth, Oeorf B. Williams, Tbomaa J. I In Ihe (Van of Common Pleas v I' Somerset William, iti William. Samuel Liston. and Mary A, hi wife. Mar- 3. Au. T tin Mlnard, and Amanita A., hi 1874. wife, Martha Williams John, Alary and Around ttiruckoff and Moan 8nyder, guardian. J " Notice thereby ttlren to ihe above parties thitt by Mrtae of the above mentioned writ of panii ia aa inqueat wtil be held j akea apuB lbe iars therein dewrlbrd, on the &d day it March. 1874, fur tbe purpose of making; p-initina at raia atiun and appraisement of the said real estate, as la said writ required, ai which time and place sail tattle can attend irthr thlnkpmrvr. . , OEond e w. pii,e, ; .'- i Sheriff. - ' Co.. Pa. iSo. PATTON HURST t; JVte Adoertuemtnts. JOHN F. BLYMYER, , DEALER it. . Hardware, Iron, Nails, Glass, Paints OILS, 3cC, ScO. . . - Th following' is a prt:al list of goo&a ia Stock: Cirptnter's Tools, Planes, Fawa, Ilatchcts, Hammere, Chisels, Plane Iroa- A dzes, Ac, Black smith's Goods, Bellows, Anril9, Vices, Files, Hammer. 4c Saddi-rj llnnlw art-. Tab Trees, Gig Saddles, Haines. Buckles, RiDgi Bi is aod Twjia. Table Knives aud Forks, Pocket Kuives, Scissors, Spoons and Razors, the largest stock io Somerset County. Painter's Goods, a full stock. White Lead, Colored Paints for inside and outside painting. Paints in oil, all colors, Varuisb, Turpentine, Flaxseed OH, Brushes, Jayaa Pryer, Walnut Siains, Ac. Window Glass of all sizes and glass cut to any shape. The best Coal Oil ahvavson baud. Our stuck ot Coal Oil Lamp is large and comprises very elegant styles. Pitstou's Circular, M u.'y and Cros Cut Saws. Mill Saw Files of thebest quaihy. Porcelain-liucd Kettles. Handles of all kinds. SJIOVEU9, - FOIIKS, J1M1ILS, IMKKS, Mattocks, Grub lines, Picks, Scythes, Sncaths, Sledges, Mason Hummers, Cast Steel, Step Ladders, Carriage and Tire Bolts ot all sizes. Loooking Glasses, Wash Boards, Clothes Wringers, Meal Sieves, Door Mats, Baskets, Tubs, Wooden Buckets, Twine, Rope all sizes. II av 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, Poor Locks, Hinges, Screws, Latches and everything in the Builders' line. Caps, Lead, Shot, Powder and Safety Fuse, Ac, Ac, The fact is, I keep everything that belongs to the Hardware trade. I deal exclusively in this kind of goods and give tny whole atttention to it. Per sons who are building, or any one in need of anything iu my line, will fiuj it to their advantage to give me a cull. I will always give a reasonable credit to responsible persons. I thank my old customers fur their patronage, aud hope this season to make many new ones. Pou't forget the place :N"o, 3, "BAER'S BLOCK." April 8 '74. O CO u (J) CD o O o Ml CD CO o O P DO O 70 i-4 oa (S (5 CC 2 o O O O o CD 0) CO Sewing Machine FOR SALE Anr one itetirinir tit nnrrhiuM fini r.i crur INl MACH1XU on verv rmi,.l.l. .in' pleafe call at the IIERAI,I OFFIC E. tnar?J FIRST PRIZE T VltNNA EXPOSITION, 1873. w. II KOSEXSTEKL, Manufaelarrr ef supesiot Union Crop Leather And dealer In Bark, Hides, and Plasterers' Hair, JOHNSTOWN, PA. 4.M0 mrdg nfmrtnil hemlo'lt larV: -.ranted Cfeb jid t de!l try aj ti;e Ui.sc. j-. . DANIEL KINZER, ; Thtijeskle and Bctai pealer In LEATHER aM SHOE FINDINGS, Tanners' till. Crimp and Rpljrtinn Maohlnes, Im aoi EUUi Web, Bout and boe npprra, of erery doerriiition. . An, to Mtnlthnelil atreot, fcfc33 PITTSBURGH. PA. N JOTICE. NiitW is hereby given that atmlieatlmi will h ' made to th Court of Common Pieasof Somerset i eoanty. at next term for authority to raw money " Streets: Kimie Street Iiepot, corner W. K o upoa bond, to be issued by the Board of Directors 'eaal Carat streets; WsU Si. eo, (xiracj In pursuance of the set efSlst April, 171, tortbel WclUand Klhxle Streets. ' purpose of erecting a school house ia u borough ! ror raw "r Infurmatlon not attainable from of Berliii your home U-ket areata, aoply to Bj order of the BoaH ' JAO. C.PHILSOJT, Secretary. mnrl h Nme Jdvertiiementt, JUI1. F. BLYMYER Hare now opened A Large and Complete Assortment Gwoil for Fall and Winter Wear. Ttcy hareacTCri'let assortment o Toadies Fur, Ire Go-oils, Felt .Skirls, Hoop Skirts. I5isst.cs, CjJ loves, KIlOCM. J And Felt over Shoes, MEN AND BOYS' Clothing, Boots and Shoes, HATS AND CAPS, GLOVES, ScC. Underclothing for Men and Women A large u sortmcnt ol IIAKDWARE QUEENSWARE, Carpets, Oil Cloths, &p. A large stock of line anil roam, S A.LT lly the ISarrel orfcael Prices as Low as PossiM C. & 0. IIOLDEKBAUH, Somerset, Pa. Oct. SO. THS CBICAOO k. SOTB WESTER KAILWAT RnliRiee umlrr one munniremrnt the ral Trunk Railway Lines of the West anl Nur.h wtst, ami. with it numerous branches and connec tion firms the shortest and iulikcst route be tween Cbirairo anl alt points In llllaois. Wiscon sin, Northern Michigan. Minnesota, I,wa, Se. hrtska, California aud the Western Territories. Iu Omaha and California Line U the shorest and best ronte Sir all points in Northern Illinois, lvwn, IHkota, Nebraska, Wy. omlnjr. UiioTHdn. Utah. rra.la, Uailturuia. tro gon, China, Japan and Australia, lta Chicago, MaJison and St. Paul Line Is the shorten line fur Northern Wivtnin nnd 3Iinneota. su-l hir Maitlwin. St. Paul. Minneap olis. Hulnth arrl all points In the Ureat Nofi.K-wi-st. Its Winona and St. Peter Line Is the onlr route for Winona, Rochester. Owaton. aa. Miuikato. St. Peter. New Llm, ao4 all points In Southern an J Central Jllnneiota. Iu Green Ra y ami STarqnetle Line is the only Dn Ijne, Osl line for Janesrllle. Watertown. Fond tshkoih. Annleton. Oreen Har. Escana- ba. Ncqaunee, Marucette. Houghton, Hancotf and the Kite Superior Country. Jt Free port ond Dnbnqnc Lino Is the only ronte for Elzln, Jtnrklord, Freeport, Chieasro and Milwaukee Line h the old Lake Shore nnte, and la theonK on panning thiuirh L-mtnn, LaUe Fuirst fli' k. lund Parle, Waukegaa, Kacitw,- Kenot to Jtji- Pullman Palace Cam are ran cm all thn-utrh trains of this road. iin i'd.i, 1,1.11 K rnnnlnir these ears be tween Chicago and kit. p,ul, timcaioaQd Jill waukre. or Chiniiro ami W Inona. " AtUicahaourleepera connect with th Ore, la&l feteepers en tbe Union Pacific K&Uruad lot all pointa West of tho Missouri Kirerf On tho arrival or the train Irom th Ran of S;.dth.the train ol the i;hiaig fc fionh-Wcmen Hallway leave I 'hkT as lollowr For Council Blulls, Omaha aji.l California, twe Through Trains daily, with Pullman Palace ..'"11, m ,nJ 8IeTing- Cars through u For St. Paul and Minneapolis, two Thronrfe Trains daily, with Pullman Palace Van aitocuvr tui'Nh t.-a.ii. 'For Own Bar ami Lake Supericr. two trrn. dnl'T, with r.Ulman Piaoe Cars attached, aw rBninx tbrouub tu Manjnette. Fr Milwaukee, lour Through Train dsiln Pullman tiarson night trains, Parlor Chair Car. on day trains. For Sprt nnd Winona and points In Minnecc ta.one Thp.nh Train dally, with Pullman Sloer ..Hlii W iiti a. . V. '. ''r 'l1!0"- 1 Freeport, two Thrmi,h Trains daily with Pullman Cars oa night trains. ror tJ Thr"0 For !) bonne and La Crosse. Ttail.nton T.r. to Trains dally, with Pullmu niirht train to .McOrrjor. losa. porio City and Vaakton. two Train daily. Pullman Car to MUuri Valley Junction. For Luke Ueneva, fur Train dully. r Korklord, SterliDir. Kenosha, Janesrllle. and other points, you eaa hare Irom two to ten tretnaitaiiy. New W.rk iaw jr m Broadway: Host. Office. Vo. Suite Strce: OranhaOnt'-e.Ua Frn ham Street: Sua Franciam Offii I'.'i i ..r-.m. ery Slreeu Chl'auro Ticket Offices: '!., st nndcr Mhrrrnio House: corner Canal and Mvll- w. M. Srwawwrr. Maavtw HrwiriTT, Oen.Psas. Az't, Ccieafo. Oea. Sup s, CUoago. feba C. k (' Holttii CALIFORNIA r
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