U
Terms of Publication.
hs Somerset Herald
..MMlAtJeverj Velar fif-V M-"S
.am, It I nUl in ,'ran'c:otbenrtM
.tl, invariably '.a chanted.
NO iabtertnUoP ertfl be i-seontlnucd "
Irtrm, are paid up. Potmateri 10
.t. when tuIbertdo out take out their
Pimm win h, held li.ti. m tt.
ul.f;rll-rr rets Air. 1r :a. oL PoStcifce U n
J.cr inaU a'.v ui the name id ibe f .rmeral
as the present office Address
Somerset Printing Company,
JOHN i. sc-rLL.
Raelce Manager.
"",1 I't-STLETHWAlTl- ATTonNEJ
w
,1 to .
..run KM H KOONTZ, A rTOKNET AT
. 7., cutru-u-d to in-cai cm somerset
H.,u-e
Tin.
i ' aLLNTIN E HAY. ATTOKN EY Am
,! deal, r in real e-taie. So , r, ub
,,'.,., . all entrusted
liroiap'.ucs aoJ -iU.Jr.
ti. OOLE
" ' ATTUiiSEY AT LAW,
... , r. protcl -nl buslurs entrusted
lYspevdilv and punctually alLen-leU ; ,
Mammoth linx k.
vv iTI.AW.SOM-
JOHN H. Ull . All --n; ".I l.i.in
ac. oince in Mauuaotu rui.....-.
AMI'S L. Pl'GH,
W A rri'KN E Y AT LA W ,
, !- mfi.-e M.-inmib ni.K-k.up stair.
julvli
.oiin 71 fK..-
tit-swim promptness aud lidctj. ' "
uitb W- .
KNV.S:LU ATn.KNE? ATLA
il
and li..aiy ? "rau n.u.
l-4-T. -
Tr i II L. H U K, ATTORNEYS AT
lrus.l lo Ibem HI be pr..y ucoaeOt
I WV NtiTU'K.-AitiiuJiT H. IVIlr.ilL
! A" - . ... iw in S..inrr.-i
Iiaf
an'l
I:.. mum rnllilllf.
ll!tl"e In Maliliiulb iill.'ll"S-
OlIN n. SCOTT,
ATTORNEY AT LA".
im,.., I'a. I ):lu-e ..no J--T north of P - ;
ti!'i.lK'.-h an-i tl'lviily.
ti .!. K. vilLLER . lrn.f.aonybK-ateJ
Wli-rlii.l-.rihe pn.-il.-e "I H i.r.--l-..-
i)
ai.r.ii 7U ll.
1 ) .ni.-- loibi-rfiuwi i !'f',l,"'1
nil li. u.-c.
j vi. p m K1MMEI. wnicmtlTinetoiinn-tli
I )' ,l. 'ii'-'in'-, ami ien.ler bl 'T"'' -M'-ual rvi-,-,-
to tli? lii.-iu -I S-.m.-r-t nd aarmuD-lmir
c Mimtrv. iiSht av tl.e ul l Jilai-e. a Irw d..r? i-a.-t
t the siladv! li-mre.
I)
H 'm. foLLINS. HKNT1ST, SmmW,
Ca. Olii.-c in t:ui-l..-er- ll-b. !' ""i".
lie ran at til liiai'Mtt muuo in-ii.r
i l.-ul w.rV ;rb bllin ;. r.-"UliitinK. ex-
ull r
tini!. 4i-. Ar-.lfJ.ul tcclu l all Ki-ifc, a.u .
Ibe i
t ma;, rr.il.tii.ciit-1. ;(urauiiiM aii'-
o y. Goon.
PHYSICIAN tt SURGEOX,
Mwi:itsi"r, ia.
-Opric In r.lauimoth llloete
D
H. W.M. MAUTIX,
RESIDENT IDElsra-IST,
somi:i:si-:t. l'.v.
ii.i
vine (tereral yi-ar?' exrK-ri nee. i" fully pre-
,1 1 . . i-rlor-.n aM oiK-rati'iiif uim iuv n--i.,.
" rt'-iviiil t'-eth ir.se rted o.l a.l me .-.nroeo
i,.,m one to anew ire x-t. -Pr M-r.atiou . t ier.it
rnl n-etli a sin-vialtv. otbw twubr e ul tli
S- iu.TM't House. Siti-faetl-n praranteeJ.
MirU
-VTvT- OOIaT-iHSTS,
ii:tist,
a'-ive ':ifel-eer h t'tee' ft"re. Somerait,
lut be lust tiilevn years 1 liuve pn-atlv rc
ilie price ol artinrial teeth In tbl plaee.
oi.iaui iuep-ainic demniid for teeth bann-
Oiti
Pa.
die
,la.iel uie to 8.1 enUik-e my laeiiiiie mai euu
'1 he
make E'W't Wt o Weill ai lower Ti'-- j
c :t cot tbem in any other place In this country.
l am n..w nkn.f a -ud ael ol teeth lor J. anu I
i hore h..uld lie am-per.-on amoiia my ib. usands
ol cuit..merintliiorthea.tjoliiii.K e..unui a that
1 have made teeth n.r that is not ttn ma a,KJd at
Mavtiou. they can call on ine at any lime ali-1 et
a new Pvt lpe ol enari
uiarlj
DR. a G. 1I1LLKU, RftiT twelve
ya-'V c.ve practii-e la SharKiVHie, U-j
la. it im ru IILl.'T bicated at Some. .ait for the p.:ic
tf-c of nn il'lbe." and tender hl pnde.-iotial tcr
Tiie ta .'1 c'.ilren of Somerset and vlcli.ity.
.irtiee In Ms Urna Store. opioiite the R.irnet
11--re bu can tie eonsullcd at all time?
Ull'o ' .'oSSior,aily i.j:'d.
-N : it calif promptly auiwered.
iicc.Yo :i-iy-JOIIN
15ILT.S,
DEITTIST.
Oiflce In ('dTroth A NeT new bnildinK.
Main t'ross Street.
S-itnerc.-t, Pa.
till
A
UTIFIC'AL TEETH !!
V. Y1.TTXY,
1) E I T I S T
DALE CU T, jowrttt Co., Pa.,
ArilJVIM Teeili. wa: anted lot. ortbe vryttit
ijaalltv. Lite-like acd landMnie. Iii-rtei lu the
bt ntvle. I'inii uliii attention paid to the pret
irration ni Ibe natuial teeth. . h-wudi'.nn to
i .lj.u't ma by letter, ea d; by ricl lng atanip
Addrei at above. l-i; :i
11
ILL HOUSE.
JUllN lUI.Ia, TROrKlETOR.
'i in tr"irK'tr prrinroil to ure-.TonnwIate (tu''ttf
if. tin- iu"ft wntlurtaMe anl Patiniaiory umiinr.
1 lit travel iie uublk ami jcrraamiit Nnirirr(i tur
tnlil wuh thff liert of lutl Tmtn'a iTif.
1 U- tttll s will em'inur to t Imr.UbfJ with the
1' .1 ttiriiiHrk'-t allur'.?. I-arxo ami cdiivm.W u j
JJIAMONP HOTEL.
STOYSTOIVX l'A.
SAM I KI. Cl STKli. i'rorri.-tor.
Tl-.l. j-cxvUr and well known hooe 1 at a'.l
tiran a ilctrtM atoppin: place for tbe trav-Unn
pui.iic. "i a t.ie n, KmIli nrot-claM. (tal ta-l-l:rn.
I:i l.; U-uve daiiv lor Johnstown and
S.iunre- " marll.
. Hi. K.
lartc m Hi. a
Affi- tor Fire aM Lite Iwm,
JOHN HICKS & SON,
nomkukkt, I'a..
And Real Estate Brokers.
i
I-lSTA J il -I SI 1 F.I ) 1 sr, ).
I'er. who do-Ire to K-U.lmj or exehanire prop-
e.t. or i..r rent will fin-i ii w t'eir a.l-aiiua-e to '
r-aofter the desenpti.in tbir'i.l. a toha.tfci( :
made unles old or rerncd. Real etaia l-li,5 i
(f. neraliy ki, lie ptouiptly attested to.
aU(15.
II
OMES Foil ALL.
1 oav fir sale, un term within I he iv.ch of cw.
ei aoi-r. in.lu n..o lii.ilvi.iuai. boUM-a. Iota,
larm. lllDln-r laa.it miwral lane, liuil.iln,; ii
ke . in Gitl.-r.-iu pars ;' wjnty. in parcel, u
Inim one-a-urib ol an acre op to l.uuuai ret Tb
; le w.rr..nted. Term oo. tfil. m haud and th
baiauee in ten equal annual pavmeuu, properly
wured. None need apply tii ia nut ul t,tf
and lixiustriou bahlta. ( all au a tome of lb
priiwrue will b fur rent if not ld x.
'' li.WEVAKD
in
r&r
VOL. XXIV. NO. 49.
Banks.
JOHNSTOWH SAVINGS BAE
120 CCINTON STREET,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
'Hrnr-! Si-plcmlxT 12. lr-7. Ieo-lti rwi-ir-e,l
..I all 'uuit nut Ii-mi tlian une duliar. Pn-m
riV.4 liitcrwt is per cent. Inti-ren ie 0u In
miQuuili ol Juiib an.l lK-rciul-er, an I II nut
aiili.lrawu is a-IJcl t i tue tii-pwil. lbu c-iinixiuo-iliiiiC
twice a year wuhoui ir.ia'.'llnx Hie Ut-pvai-t.
r i.ioall i rc-K-n tu pr--nt tbe tifMt bjyk.
M.itii-y luancj on real ertate. Prelerenee. with
tilieral raic-n au l lun ilioo. eiven tu uurruwer ol
Irrmt; nrJ,t inuri'iK'-1, uc lurui w.irib lour or more
llim.-M tlie atu-mut vi loan Uesin'!. truoiJ relt-r-eoi-e
periecitillea.kt.. re-iuircl.
Tina curpjration is exclusively a Savlnx Bank.
u cuimuerclal ilepuaita receive.!. n r uneuuuu
uia.le. No loam oil prwnal wcuriiy.
HUnk ajiplK-atioua lor borrowers, copita of the
rule, by-law, ami r-ievlal law reuuug tu the
baua feiii to any aililrtJ-f requeued.
l itritTt.iiit. J-uie Cojpcr, liiivM IHbert. I..
B. EiliN A.J. Hawei". V. VV. Hay, John Lawman,
1 H. Laimly. liaulel MvLauirbliu, U. J. Aiorrell,
Uil utt H. A. H.K. 0-iiral bupl-J, Heuw
T. Swank. Jauiea .Mi..uili-!i, J unes Mo rlej and
V. W . V?:il ri. ., , ,
Il.iuui J. Momll. Prenl lent: I rilc IPrt,
Treasurer: Cyruj El U-r, S .liciior. n-2.
J. O.KLMMEL&SOSS,
BACKERS,
SacoefSiTS to
Schell & Kimmel,
SOMERSET, PA.
Accounts of Merchants and oth
er Business People Solicited. Drafts
no-ntinbla in all Darts of the Coun
try for sale. Money loaned and
Collections made.
Cambria County
BANK
AV. KE1M&CO.,
u. se n.i miu: r.i.
JOHNSTOWN.PA.,
Henry Scbnahle Uriel; l!ui ti.((
A ui ral ltaikinR 15ii!.im.s Ti unm-tr-d.
nri? and Uold and Mlvcr noiiaht an.l Hold.
tlolh-ctioli made In all parts ol the I lilted Slate
andtanada. interest aiioweai ai im i;c
i..-r cent, per annum, tt lett six iimiuii. or ioi,,:r.
Siwinl arraiiircment made with liuardian an.l
other a lio hold money r In tru'.
april la ta
JOHN DiBERT. JOHN D. ROBERTS.
JOHN DIBERT & CO.,
BANKERS
CORKER MAIN AKD FRAMLIH STPEETS,
JOHNSTOWN, PA.
Aviunl4 oT Mrrt'bnnc and
oilier liitiii'i.H pMile .oli-it
i'tl. IrMl'iM nocoliabl in all
Hrti of Ilie co ii ii try lor nak.
Money l.oaiMMt nnd 'ollcctioni
.Maule. Iiilcrckt at the rate f
Six I'er cent. cr un mini al
lowed on Time Iicpohitrt.
Savinc leaoit ItookN lull
ed, and Interest Compounded
Semi-annually when desired.
A lit-m ral Haul; in;; Hiiiin'S Tr.in.ietfd.
I'ab. lu.
fq Totecca an3 Ciprs,
w itoicsii s a;.;, n: r.
tAJ H Zimmerman,
'r.4-.- ma ...
The la-at of eiirir of ditlcrent brand, manufac.
ture.l l.y hlniM-il. of the eiinieert of tobaeeo.
i lu-te ei"i;ai eannot lieexcelled by any In the mar
kt. Oi.e ol the bet nto k4 of cliewiny; tobacco
ever brouirht to Somerset. Price to oil tbe
time.. jai.'JO
New Firm.
SHOE STORE,
SNYDER & UHL
llatius purchased the She
Store latclj omied ly
ii. r. iiriu.
We take pleafare In eallin-r the att.-iiti a of
Luldie to the lad that we have n.'W ::nd expee
ettp o tutanily on band as e- r..pb !e ru
Blent uf
Boots, Shoes
and Gaiters
BOTH OF
Eastern and Home Manufactun
can It found anywhere. We aUo will have m
band eoj-itautiy a hill ap:-ly i.t
0LE LEATHER,
MOKOCCO.
CALF SKINS.
KITS.
am I ixixa aKIxy
Of ail klu U, with a full Una uf
Shoe Findings.
The HOME M ANl FAtTI liE 11EPART
; a! EN T will lie in c-iiaricc ol
"VJ" It S-ntl - 1 ni TT'wn
' ' ""j ulj I JlarslJ.
Wbe reputation for ma k inn
Gcod Work and Good Fits
1 second ton ne in the State. The public I r
apatiully Intited tu eall ani examine eur lock,
a we are determine.) tu keep gooo a good at tfc
be, ami lea at price as low at the lowcit.
SNYDER & UHL.
V
8 ,
Miscellaneous.
ITLETOXS'
AMERICAN CYCL01VED1A
.NEW KLVISEI EDITION.
Entirely rewritten by the ablest writer on every
unjcvu -rimi iri'tu new iyie, auu IlluilruUai
aau -.-verui muuaauu engraving and map.
I ne wora originally j.oifiisiied under the title ul
lua.Naw Aa.au tviUiMm wacompiet
t.jiulth mee wuich um me wide em-uiauun
wiiieu ll baa attained In all parte ul lue I niteu
aunt, and llie wul u.c!opuienu aliichUava
taken place in every uraucu ol avieuee, liu-ramre,
auu an, nave luoueca me eolior. and puohsners
lopui.mil loan exaui aud .iioiougb reiu-iun. and
luiMue a new euiuuii.cuuileu Ana Amiiucaa Cv-
iuiiu ibe lai ten year, Ibe progre uf dbv
euvery lu every uepanuieul ul kuoaledae has
um,,, a new work ol reierence au imperauie
Waul.
1 lie movement ul poULical aflalra.ba kept pace
wnu iiieuiaetrteries ul science, auu their uruiilul
appiuawiou to Hie iu.iUM.ria! aud unelui tns, aud
loc oouvcuivn. auj rvUiiemcul ol mtiai me.
Ureal ar and couavsueiii. resolutions liave oc
curreu, mv oil ing nauouai chaunct ul peculiar inu
uicuu iiieiivu war ul our uu country, which
wa at lie height wneu the last volume ol tbe old
work appealed, baa Happily liecn ended, aud a
new couiau ul commercial aud industrial avuvity
bas heeu commcueed.
Large accesi..ii to our geographical knowledge
uave ueen luaue ly Ibe iiiueialigahle explorers ul
Alriea.
ine great nilitieal revolution ot thelastdecade,
with mi. uuiural rctun ol Hie lapsa ul time, Uave
broughi iniu view a muluiuaeul uew men, whose
names are lu every one euiouth, ana ul w hose live
every one i curiuu. to kuuw me parilealara. Ureal
uaiilea Uave uecn louahl aud importaiit (leges
uiainuiiueu, ui anieh Uio detail are as yet pre
aerveu only in ilie newspapers or lb tne irauslciil
punlieanoiisui Hie nay, out wmcn ouihi uow to
lake their place ia iermauenl and auuieauc bls-
'"In'prepariim t he preent edlth.n lor the pre, it
ba aewruuiviy l-eeu iLeaim ul me editors to bring
down me iniorinatiou to the laiesi poeibie dales,
an.l to luniish an accurate account ol ibe moat re
eeul discoverle In a,-ieucc. ol every Iresh iraluc
tion in iclirature, and ol the newei Invention in
the practical aris, as well as to (live a mcciuci and
ongiual record ol the prrc8 ul poliucal and his
torical events.
The work lis been begun alter long and caretul
preliminary labor, ana with the mol ample re
sources lor carrying il on to a ucceMlul termina
tion. , . .
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ivpe, lorming lu hut a new CyclopaMia, with the
'ame plan and omii a lis predecessor, but
with a lar greater icunlry exiwnditure, and
wuh such Improvements in lis conip.!tlon as have
been fuggCBieu by longer experlciice aud enlarged
knowlcige.
The lliu1ition8 which are IntrodaceJ Tor the
lirsi time in the present eilitlon have been added
not lor thesakeot pictorial etleet, but to irlve lu
cidity and lorce to the explanation in ltieu-xt.
Thfveuiliraceall Lr.inchcs ot science aud o! natu
ral l"iiitorv, and depict the most lamou and re
m.rt..ili.' i...n.ir.K ,,i uvucrv. arx-liiiwtare and
art, as well as the furious processes' ol mechanic
.,,.1 ..,,.,.1.1 ,.-iiir.-r Aliliouah intended lor in-
struction rather tlian emlK-llb.bmrnt, no pain
have U-en (rei to lure tlieir nisiieccei-b-nce:
thec.i ol thcircxovuilon is em.nuou. and
it Is lielieved they aillUnd a welcome reception as
an a.lmiral.Ie n ature ol lb CycL.pivdla, aul wor
UiV oi II. b.'h ruara. ter.
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ala.ui auu liges, lully lllu.irateii, with several
thou.-uind ood Engravings, aud with numerous
colored Eath.-graphlc Map.
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Merchant Tailors,
,Ai.l Manuilrturr- ol
Gent's. Youth's and Boys,
FaMiiafe CMkii ui
Ml iVood Stivct, comt r FiflL Arrnne,
PITTSnURGH.
aprl.
OLAT E HOOFS.
Thoe who are now bull lln; house .hnuM know
that i tt cheaier in the long run to ut on Slata
Koofsthin tin or shlnab-. Slate will last t..eee?r,
ami no repair are reuiml. Slate give tbe pur
est water for cisterns. Slate is fire p,..f. Every
(rood hoose should have a slat Pd. The Hiidex-Kii-ied
boitcd in Cumberland, wbeje Jie l.as a
jnod -appiy
Peachbottom & Buckingham
SL JT E
lor rooDlng the very best article. He will under
take to put State Hoof on House, public and pri
vate, aplre. ke either in town or country at the
Kiwet prices, and to warrant tbi-zt. tjalfand see
biin or a.i.lrea biin at his OHii-e. No. 110 ltaltimore
Street, Cum nerland, Md. Onlers may lie left with
NOAH CASEItEEK,
Agent, Somerset, Pa.
Wl H. KHIST-ltT.
Airrl b,
C. A. Waiteu.
i!. W. TsrXAL,
WVMISV W w
HKV M)DS, C.RUCFIUES,
FAHMINO niPLEMENlS,
JIAKPWHKE, QRA1N, Aj.. .e.,
For Cmli or Prodoce.
(jEcnAiiTS, Pa.
niarli
1876 WALL PAPER, 1876
Decorative noveltie for the coming spring ar
ranged. The best Parisian houses lully represent
ed. Eastlake Paa-r with and without Hado,
Scarlet euibmsed aud Pebble UroKi.l Piper, ooa
plete assortment. New Hal) PilajteuonMcreena,
Vejy reobercha. American Ool.l Ground, Oilt,
flat In, Plain KuNe. Damask. Ac., First Prix
silver Medal awarded at Exposition.
Kpcclal Prlewa Deueri.
le Zouclic & Co.,
101 Fifth ave., next to Postofice.
PITTSBUTOH, PA.
March 'L
T. D. EVANS.
ARCHITECT.
A a relumed from Europe, tifflce "4. Fifth
Avenue.
piTTSBrnf.il.
March 21.
PATENTS Noebarpe tor preliminary search.
OBTAINED NoleealnadvaiK. Nleenn
less ueeessiul. Manual, with rrlcrenee, free.
tttrlce in WaabbiKton and PbiUdelpliU. We
era irdk-e,
CONNOLLY HKOd. AMcTIQHE.
marn Qi Fifth Ave, PitUburKh, fa.ti
rB HEALTH, COKFORT AND ECONOMY
CORK SHAVINGS
Art unrurnamd a an article Sr Bed, Matretaca,
.& Tbey are ten timet a durable a husk or
straw. Only eta. per lb. Forty lbs. will bll the
largest bed. For le by
AKMltTRONO BROS. It CO.
4 1 4 rirwl ., ritfawwrslt, r.
April lu.
$'iinSn'wrdllrt'H,M' Sample worth
Maine.
i - v vt iree. sns
shi A Co., Portland.
mart
Someiset
THE OLD MIRROR.
Oft I see at twilight.
In the hollow gloom
Of the dim old mirror
Phantasmal face loom.
Noble antique faces,
Sad at with tlie weight.
Of some ancient sorrow,
Some ancestral fate.
Little rose-lipped face.
Licit! ofg'ildcn shines.
Laughing eyes of chiMhnoJ,
L-ioking into mine.
Sweet auroral faces,
Like the muming bloom;
.Ah, bow long and long ago
Shrouded for the tomb.
In i bridal chamber
Once the mirror hung,
Praperlei of Indian looms
Over It were flunjr.
Fr o ill gilded soonfea,
Fretted now with mould.
Waxen taper glimmered
On carcancta of (oU.
Perfume of the summer Light
Were through the lattice blown.
Scents of brier rose
And meadows newly mown.
Tbe mirror then looked eastward
And cauifbt the morning's bloom,
And flooded with it rosy gold
1 he dream llpbt of the roem.
To-night 'tis looking westward.
Toward the sunset all; .
The winter day is warning,
The dead leaves drill and talL
All about the headstone
The withering asnei blow,
The wind is wailing an old song
Heard Ion; and long ago,
Like tbe dead leavesdrifllng
Through the winter air,
Like white ashesailllujf
t 'cr the headstone bare.
Sad ancestral facet, .
Wan as moonlit snow.
Haunt the dim old mirror
That knew then lung ago.
the uoi.ni:vNEARTi:i tvrast.
Few rriDccs of dibiinction ia the
history of tbt; world t vcr di.-jilajtd
mure e cot-till if traits tbaa Leopold
ol IH-rhau, cue of the greatest geiier-
uls of bis time, aud famous aa the
victor of Keseledorf, a btrangetic
triuutpb, vxbicb Eredtrick tbe Ureal
declared C.oar or ilauuibal need not
be a&bauied of.
IJui greatly at variance with bis
brilliant war record was the private
bibtorj oflb'd remarkable Duke of
IV'shau. His it bole career as a ruler,
aud ia all relations of life other than
military, waa a strauire mixture of
outbursts of uncontrollable passion,
absolutist tendencies worthy of an
old-fasbioued Turkish Pasha, meas
ures of sterling common sense, and
manifestations of the utmost kind
beurtednesg. In consequence, Li?
subjects hated and lisved him 'that
golden hearted tyrant.'
Leopold' character was due, in a
great measure, to the extraordinary
circunituauces under which be grew
up. His parents, excellent but narrow-minded
people, bad lost their
eight children in rapid succession.
TLey had already abandoned all
hopes of having further offspring
when little Leopold's birth filled tbem
with iudeseribable joy.
The father was especially jqbilant.
Lest be bhould lotc this precious
child, too, he gave stringent orders
to all his attendants never to arouBe
the boy's anger, never to trouble biin
with any book learning, never to
thwart any of his caprice?, however
foolioh tbey might be.
In consequeuce, young Leopold
grew up in the most blooming health,
but a more self-willed, impctuns, and
violeut lad could not be imagined.
His doling father died when tbe son
was but fourteen years old, and left
Leopold's education in the hands of
the affectionate but weak mother.
In his eighteenth year, at a rural
ball, Leopold made the acquaintance
of AnBa Liza, youngest daughter of
Mr." Foetbe, a poor drnggist of
Iresau. The girl, who was a very
charming specimen of sweet sixteen,
kindled the Prince's id flam able heart.
He danced with her all the afternoon,
and, before tbey parted, he was head
over ears in love with her. When
the ball was at an end, he said to
ber:
'A una Liza, I love you.'
Tbe girl blushed to tbe roots of her
hair, aud made no reply.
'Anna Liza,' continued young
Leopold, 'I will make you my wife.
You shall become Duchess of Iessau!'
fcibe lifted ber beautiful eyes to him
and replied:
'Priuce, you are making fun of
mel
He swore a terrible oath for be
bad learned all that already that no
power cn earth should prevent him
from keeping his word.
'But what will your mother say to
it?' asked the girl timidly.
'I will go on the spot to her, and
ask tier consent.' replied tbe young
lover, in a tone of the most inflexible
oetermination. 'lJut you, Anna Liza,
will you become my wife?' he added,
beuaing on her a burning glance.
Anna Liza was an ambitious girl:
she liked Leopold, and so she whis
pered with another still deeper blush;
'les, Priuce!'
There Was the customary kiss giv
en hj the prince with the utnio-t
warmth, whereupon he burned away
in order to obtain his mothers con
sent. Now at that time unions between
tbe princes of sovereign houses and
the daughter of poor burghers were
absolutely unheard of. bo, when
Leopold bluntly told bis mother that
te bad asked the poor druggist's
daughter to become his wife, tbe good
od I'utbess was almost petrified
with astonishment and dismav.
Clasping her hands over her bead,
she exclaimed;
'Leopold, my son, you must be
mad!'
'Never was in better possession of
my mental faculties than at this mo
ment,' he replied, with tbe ntmost no-
concern.
'Jlut tbe thing is utterly impossible.
my son w nat! the future ruler or
the ancient house of Anbolt, tbe peer
of tbe proudest l rinces in tbe woilu,
should demean himself so low as to
bestow his hand upon a commoper's
daughter.'
'1 love Anna Liza, aud she shall
become my wife,' replied tbe sob
stuboruly.
Vainly did the mother represent to
mot that be
via vnnntw t,.mtrff
vainly did she implore him not to I
disgrace his amily, as she called it,
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SOMERSET, PA , WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 187G.
by making a pill Tender's daughter
tbe partner of bis bo9nm.
'I shall marry ber!' he cried at last,
furiously cttampinr bis foot, 'and no
power on earth shall keen me from
it!' : ; " ' '
The mothe.r who knew his temper,
immediateir ceased arguing with
him. ' ' -
No sooner had be sterme'J from the
room than she sent for General Hit
mar, the commander-in-chief of tbe
little army of Anhalt, and tbe young
Prince's military superior. The
Duchess told him all about her son's
project.
'1 will put a stop to it,' said tbe
old General.- ' '
He sent for the prince.
'Prince,' be said to him, how soon
can you be ready to leave Dussau?,
'In two boors,' replied the Prince.
'In one hour,' thundered the Gen
eral. 'I send youaS ourcjmrnissi'jncr
tothe army, Gghtfntr nnder Prince
hugene against the troops nnder the
King of France. Captain Cellmann
and Von Fliess shall be your aids.
Two orderlies shall accompany vou.
March!' : " " .
Leapold was an enthusiastic sol
dier; and be knew that tbe orders of
his superiors must be obeyed at all
hazards. ' l-- .
So he hurried to Anno Liza and
bade her an affectionate farewell; af
ter making her promise that she
would remain true to him, no matter
how long he should stay aTay from
De.'sau. .' -
'In three years,' ho said, 'I shall be
of age; the: I shall ascend the throne,
and my Erst act as ruler thai be to
make you my wife.'
tor eleven months be remained
with Prince Eugene, fighting brave
ly against the French, and obtaining
among bis comrades the honorable
surname, the lion of Anhalt.
Then he was sent to Italy, a,nd
kept there until he was of age. j
Uunng all this time he bad con
stantly corresponded with his girl.
His letters have all been preserved:
they are those of a very illiterate
men, but in other repects they are
quite as remarkable as the famous
love correspondence between Abelard
and Heloise.
i le returned with tbe utmost
quickness fo Dessau and rode straight
way to the bouse of Air. Foe.ibe,
the druggist, hia intended father-in
aw.
Ibe old d.uc:gi8t did not at once
recognize te voung hero, for he had
changed niarkediy since he had gone
awav frora home.
'Who may yon be, sir?' asked the
driiffirest.
Himmeldonnerwetter, Mr. Foeshe!'
ried the Duke,' 'don't you know
me:'
'Ureat heavens! is that you, your
Highness."
'VYfe m Anna fcuaj" ' -- -- -
Tbe poor druggist had turned very
pale, tor, believing that tbe Duke
would never marry bis daughter, be
had encouraged M r. Pter A biers, a
young licentiate of theology, to court
Anna Liza.
The latter had turned a deaf ear to
the solicitations of her clerical suitor.
By a truly fearful coincidence,
Ahlers was at that very moment
with the girl, making a last effort to
win her.
'Where is Anna Liza?' thundered
Leopold, as the father of his sweet
heart was vainly endeavoring to hide
bis confusion.
I will call ber,' he stammered out
at last.
Where is she?' demanded the
young Duke, with a terrible scowl.
'In the front room p stairs, butw'
Without waiting tor another word,
Leopold hurried up stairs and burs
into tbe front room.
What a spectacle burst upon hiru
there!
Kneeling before Anna Liza, who
kept her face averted, was tbe young
licentiate, who just breathed the
words, in tbe tnrgid styre of that
period:
'Angelic creature, Cupid has sent
me to thee en the wings of love.
Plunge roe not into the abyss of de
spair by refusing mr hinienyal of
fer.' With an unearthly jell of rage,
Leopold tore his sword from the
sbeaih, and before tbe eyes of the
frightened Anna Liza, he slaughtered
the hapless licentiate.
The girl fainted away. Leopold
stood, still trembling with passion,
over the quivering body of his victim.
Tbea be went down stairs, and told
Foe&be what be bad done.
So unlimited were at that time
even the powers of petty German
sovereigns that this dreadful crime
had absolutely no unpleasant conse
quence for the murderer on the
throne.
On the contrary, tbe poor licentiate
was ignoininoosly buried in the pot
ters' held, and a few days later,
Leopold of Anhalt married Anna
Liza amid great popular festivities
and rejoicings.
But now arose another question
for the Duke. Anna Liza, it is true,
was his lawful wife, but having no
princely blood in ber reins, she could
not sit on tbe throne by his side, nor
claim tbe title of Duchess. This title
rould be conferred upon ber only by
the German Emperor.
Leopold of Austria, who was then
tbe ruler of tbe Holy Roman Empire
of German Natinolity, as bis curious
title was, however, was decidedly
averse to conferring such distinctions
and priviledges npon low-born people
for jvhom be entertained the utmost
contempt. He was, beside, a some
what effeminate person, and be bad
beard, with horror and disgust of tbe
escapades and violent deeds of the
young ruler of Anhalt.
So, when Leopold applied to him
for the elevation of bis wife, Anna
Liza, to the ducal dignity, tbe Em
peror sent back a very curt nd al
most impolite refusal. Nothing could
exceed Leopold's anger upon receiv
ing the reply. For days he raved
like a madman: with bis own bands
he tore down the painted emblems of
the Emperor s power, and be bad
penned already a grotesque letter to
bis imperial name-sake, when his
wife, Anna Liza, suggested to him to
go personally to Vienna, and see if
be could not persuade bis Imperial
Majesty to grant bis wish.
Leopold said be would go.
But you must piomise me one
thing,' love,' she added,
xoa must
7.
keep your temper in check. If the
Emperor proves inexorable, why,
then leave him without getting an
gry.' tier husband promised that, . too;
but the idea that he should keep bis
temper under any' sort of provocation
was a ludicrous one. Anna Liza
learned to know him and his charac
ter mocb better by and by!
Tbe Duke went to Vienna, and ap
plied to the Emperor for an Inter
view. At first Leopold the First
wa disposed not to admit Leopold
of Anhalt at all to his presence. Had
be adhered to it he would have
saved himself a terrible humiliatiro.
But he changed bis mind, and said
to the tbe chamberlain in waiting.
Admit his Highness!'
Leopold was ushered in.
At first he was bumble enough
toward tha Emperor of the Holy Ro
man Lmpire of German Nationality.
Dut, when tbe latter said to Dim,
'My dear Duke, how -could you have
been guilty of such a misstep as to
marry the daughter of a low shop
keeper?' the Duke's ire was aroused.
'xour MaiectT,' he replied, 'would
not alow any one to talk disrespect
fully about the Empress. In the
same manner I herewith forbid yoa
to use such expressions about my
wife!' - -
The Emperor raised his eyebrows.
lie was amazed beyond expression,
for no one had ever ventured to ad
dress him in that strain. But a
glance at tbe Duke, who stood before
him with a terrible scowl, convinced
him that he bad a dangerous adver
sary to deal with.
'This audience is at an end!' said
the Emperor, motioning toward the
door.
'It is not, your Majesty' cried the
Dokc, no longer ab'.c to control his
wrath; 'I shall not leave this room
until you have written me n letter
making my wife a Duchess!'
bo saying he took from his belt
two pistols, and, throwing one of
tbem to the emperor, he added: i
'I have as good blood in me as
Austrian ever bad. You have in-!
suited my wife, and you shall
an
swer for it now and here, pistol
hand, or irive me satisfaction
in
bv
writing the letter I demand!'
The Emperor was speechless with
terror; for the flashing eyes of the
Duke showed bim plainly that be
was in dead earnest. He cast a
timid dance toward tbe door. Tbe
Duke hastened to it and locked it.
'Will you write the letter? 1 ask
your Majesty for the last time!' roar
ed tbe Duke.
The Emporor humbled himself by
complying with the Duke s demand
Tbe letter was written, and Leopold
pocketed it with a profound bow
Then he unlocked tbe door and hur
riedly left the Imperial Palace. The
Emperor was overcome with " khanie
and rage.
But what was ho to do? Tbe best
policy for bim to adopt was that of
silence. So Leopold of Anhalt was
permitted to leave Vienna without
let or hindrance.
Upon bis return to Dessau, Anna
Liza was solemnly proclaimed a
Princess of the German Empire.
bue lived happily with her eccentric
husband, to whom she bore a large
family of children.
Tbe peculiar maonrr in which he
bad obtained the Emperor's consent
to hei elevation to the ducal dignity,
did not become known until after
Leopold's death. The Emperor bad
died alread in PsOo. and there is
some reason to believe that the shock
he had received at that memorable
interview, was the first nail to his
coffin.
Not the Kind t Men Tout Art Cor
rupt. The charges against Blaine, Morton
and Bristow are the unpleasantest
features of the canvass. We have
studied these charges carefully, and
we are surprised that any oi tbem
should have a moment's considera
tion. Mr. Bristow seems to have
done his duty in every case where
his honor is now impugned. Mr.
Morton, so far from deserving cen
sure for bis action as Governor of
Indiana, where be held the State
true to the Union in spite of a cop
perhead majority which bad deter
mined upon stopping all war sup
plies, deserves lasting renown. Ibis
acticn will be remembered to bis
honor as one of the brave deeds of
the war long after the burning ques
tions of this hour are forgotton. lo
investigate that would do the Demo
crats about as much good as if tbey
were to investigate the battle of Get
tysburg and the capture of Richmond.
So far as tbe charges against Mr.
Blaine are concerned we do not see
the shadow of evidence upon which
to convict him of any dereliction
of duty. One man says to another
that be heard a third man say that
certain bonds were given to .Mr.
Blaine to buy bis influence as Speak
er and member ot Congress. If evi
dence like this is to be entertained
when the bonor of our statesmen is
involved, there is not a reputation in
tbe country tbat is safe.
Mr. Morton, Mr. Bristow, and Mr.
Blaine, are gentleman who belong to
the history of the time; men in whose
genius and achievements we should
all take pride. We may have our
own opinions as to their fitness for
high places; we may think that Mor
ton is too desperate in bis views on
many questions to be trusted in the
White Houae: we may think that
Bristow is too young, and too incon
siderate for the duties of this supreme
office; we may feel tbat Blaine is too
much ot a trimmer and politician;
but this does not justify us in assum
ing, as a consequence, tbat tbey re
all corrupt, bad, wicked men, who
use their offices for personal ;ain;
wbo are vulgar jobbers; who have
forfeited the confidence of tbe people,
and wbo should be in jail. Let us
take some things for granted ia deal
ing with our public officers, and
among them this, that when men at
tain the eminence of Morton, Bristol,
and Blaine they- are not, as a general
thing, corrupt. Until corruption is
proven incontestably let ns at least
give tbem the benefit of their services
and their fame. N. Y. Herald.
A vineear-hearted old bachelor
savs be always looked nnder tbe
head of "marriages" for tbe news
the week.
of
IttMiifal Hir.
To get and retain beautiful hair
you must attend to daily brushing
it, occasionally washing it, and peri
odically trimmintr it. and striving at
ai1 times to keep tbe eeneral health
up to the average.
Now as to brushing. The skin o
the head, like tbat of every other
part of the body, is constantly being
renewed internally. But it is not so
easy too brush the hair properly, as
one miirbt imagine. Few hair-dres
sers, indeed, know very much about
it. The proper tuna for the operation,
then, is tbe morning, just alter you
have come out of your bath, provi
ded you have not wet tbe hair. T o
kinds of brushes ought to be found
on every lady's toilet table, a bard
and a soft. Tbe former is first to be
used, and used well, but not to rough
ly; it removes all dust, and acts like
a tonic on the roots of the hair, stim
ulating tbe whole capillary system to
healthy action. Afterward use the
soft brush this to give tbj gloss
from which tbe morning sunshine
will pleasantly glint and gleam with
glory that no Macassar oil in tbe
world could imitate. Whence comes
this gloss? yon inquire. Why, from
the sebaceous glauds at the roots of
tbe bair, nature's own patient po
made, which the soft brush does not
spread. Secondly, one word on wash
ing the Lair This is necessary oc
casionally to thoroughly cleanse
both head and hair. Oue or two
precautions must be taken, however.
Never use soap if you can avoid it;
if you d", let it be the very mildest
and unperfumcd; avoid so called hair-
cleansing fluids, and use rain water
filtered.
Tho yolka of two new-laid eggs
arc much to be preferred to soap;
they make a beautiful lather, aud
when tho washing is finished, and
the hair thoroughly rinsed in the
purest rain water, you will find when
dry that the gloss will not be destroy
ed, which an alkali never fails to do.
The first water must not be very hot,
only just warm, and tbe last perfect
ly cold. Dry with soft towel but
do not rub till the skin is tender
aud afterward brush. Bo very care
1:1 always to have your brushes and
combs perfectly clean and free from
grease, and place other brushes on
the table for friends of yours wbo
happen to be Maoassarites.
Pointing tbe hair regularly not on
ly prevents it from spitting at the
enils,but renders each individual hair
more healthy, lesa attenuated if I
may apply tbe term to a hair and,
moreover, keeps up the growing pro
cess, which otherwise might be
blunted or checked. Singeing the
tips of the hair has also a beneficial
effect.
It will be seen that I am no advo
cate for oils and pomades. My ad
vice, in all cases, is to da without
them if you possibly can, for by clog
ging nature and over-stimuiatiog
properties they often cause the hair
to grow thin and fall offs toner than
it otherwise would. Let well alone.
One word, in conclusion, about
dyes. Avoid them, if you be your
own friend. Hair-dyeing is very
satisfactory, as far as dead hair is
concerned, but on the living heud its
perfect success is a chemical impossi
bility. Uirpe'r'a Bazar.
Three Dttys la Sewer.
About noon Thursday a man was
discovered in the act of robbing
Jackson's saloon, near the Singer
works, at Elizabeth. He immediate
ly decamped when be found out that
he was watched, and ran down to
ward Trumbull street, botly pursued
b'y a policeman, who was closely be
hind him, when he jumped into the
opening of the sewer at the corner
of the street. The officer procured a
lantern and followed him up tbe sew
er, which is four feet by six, but could
discover no trace of bim, and return
ed. His story was hardly believed
at tbe time, but its truth wa3 satis
factorily proved Sunday. 1 bat day
a man was found in an insensible con
dition on the shore of the sound, wbo,
when taken to the police station, told
the following tale:
He said his name was Michael Gel-
giman, and did not deny being toe
man wbo attempted to rob Jackson's
saloon and escaped by way of tbe
sewer, from which he bad emerged
at 8 o'clock tbat morning. He had
seen tbe policeman's lantern after go
ing 300 yards, when, to escape cap
ture, he crawled up a branch sewer,
where there is only just room to
crawl, until he got to a manhole,
through which he attempted to climb.
The tide came in and nearly drowned
him while attempting to climb np,
and he utterly failed. On tbe third
day he mustered courage to go back
ward the only way he could to the
point where he entered, risking tbe
chance of being overpowered by the
fetid air and drowning in the filthy
water, a task tbat he finally accom
plished. He is a large man, five feet
eleven inches in height, and is hardly
recognizable as the same man who
was seen on Thursday, ilia bed is
one mass ot cuts ana Druises, nis
finger nails torn oft and fingers worn
almost to the bone in bis frantic ef
forts to escape through the man-bole.
He was sect to tbe Poor House, put
into a warm bath, and afterward sup
plied with food, to which he bad
been a stranger more than three days
and nights. N. Y. World.
A Terrlhl Death.
at Lagrange, Ky., John Finnegan,
an engineer on tbe Short Line rail
road, met with a terrible death.
Finnegan was on a freight train
when an axle broke and precipitated
tbe engine and cars down a slight
embankment tinnegan was by
some means caught fast by the ma
chinery and held so that bis coxpan-
ions could not release him. two
streams ot hot water poured npon
bis face and body from a broken boil-
m aw a 1 .
er. yo relief couia do extenaea xo
the sufferer, and after the most horri
ble agony be became unconscious
and soon died. Tbe skin from the
face and body peeled off before his
eyes. When a physician from Louis
ville arrived the sufferer was dying,
with bis tongue almost dropping off
from tbe effects of the hot water which
had forced itself into his month.
Subscribe fot the Hnuit).
WHOLE NO. 1297.
A BooMtatle Affair
There wa3 great excitement at ibe
depot oo Wednesday night, April 12,
a short time before tbe arrival of tbe
12:30 train going south, caused by an
attempt by a ruffian to recapture an
escaped kidnapped young woman.
The following are tbe particulars:
Tbe young woman, aged about IS
years, arrived here on Wednesday
afternoon, on the train from Hazelton,
being on her way to Readinir. She
was informed that she would be
obliged to wait until tbe midnight
train, and she sought a place to re
main until the train arrived. As she
desired to be near the depot, she was
directed to the St Charles Hotel.
where she went. A few minutes be
fore tbe arrival of tbe train she star
ted to the depot, and when about half
way across tbe street the would-be
abductor suddenly came upon her,
whereupon she screamed "murder,
murder!" which soon brought all
hands out of the depot. The ruffian,
who bad evidently followed ber se
cretly, seeing the danger ot himself
being captured, made speedy tracks
and wa9 soon among the missing.
The young lady's story is that when
quite a child she was stolen from her
home by a band of gypsies and tbat
she had made frequent attempts to es
cape, but each time was recaptured,
the last time being threatened with
death did she make a similar attempt,
but she did, and barely escaped re
capture on Wednesday night, bbe
was properly taken care of by the
railroad employees, one of whom ac
companied her as far as Harrisburg,
and there seen that she was placed
in safety on tbe train for ber home in
Leading. We' are sorry that we
caanot chronicle the capture of the
villain, nnd hope that he may yet
meet tho punishment he deserves.
The young lady's story was corrob
orated in part by ber dark complex
ion
aod clothinar.
gypsies usually are.
She said she
recugnized in the
aui ouo of tbe
bury Drmovrat.
voice of ber assail
gypsy band. iS'k'i-
A Pwaaled Hoarder.
It was late in tbe fall wben our
good Mrs. Middlerrust went down to
the market and selected a tub of but
ter. She always bought good butter.
In fact, she was determined tbat
none of her boarders should ever
have just cause of complaint against
tbe quality of her provisions.
"Madam," said the market mac,
"I would advise you to secure two
tubs of tbat butter. I shall have
none better, and butter will be sore
to rise in price through the winter."
Mrs. Middlecrust bought two tubs,
and on her way home she bethought
herself bow she could contrive to
make that miner last through to
spring. Ab? a happy thought; she
would toast tbe bread for supper, and
butter it herself. Buttered toast was
tbe thing.
Accordingly the
out upon her plan
tea the loaves were
good woman set
of saving. For
nicely and even
ly sliced, gently browned before the
fire, and very gently and carefully
buttered. As ber boarders took their
seats, she fancied tbat one or two of
them were looking for the butter, so
she smilingly said:
"I have buttered the bread my
self, gentlemen. As it was toasted,
I thought it would be nicer so."
Mr. Nipkins, a bald beaded bank
clerk, wearing spectacles, took a slice
of the toasted bread, and examined
it long and critically.
"Mr. Nipkins, is anything tbe mat
ter with your bread?" asked tbe land
lady.
"No, no nothing Is the matter
with the bread." And be turned it
over and submitted it to further ex
amination.
"Mr. Nipkins." persisted the good
woman, growing red in the face, if
nothing is the matter, why do you
behave in that manner? 1 like my
boarders to be frank with me."
"My dear Mrs. Middlecrust," re
plied Mr. Nipkins, looking op se
renely, 4,I will be frank. Wben 1 was
a boy, if we wished to express a state
of extreme mental ubtuseness, we
were wont to say of tbe obtuse one,
that 'he didn't know which side his
bread was buttered on.' I think I
must be losing some of my percep
tive faculties. I find no fault with
your provisions, dear madam; the
fault most be in me. I have lived
and eaten two and fifty years, and
for tbe first time in my lite I find my
self unable to decide on wbicb side
my bread is buttered.
Mrs. Middlecrust left ber boarders
to butter their own bread after that
All Oat.
A Third street woman went ont to
make a call on a neighbor, just at
dusk, tbe other evening, and finding
only a lonesome looking boy on the
steps, she asked:
"Where's your motner, bubr"
"Oh, she has gadded ont some
where."
"Where's your sister?"
"Gone off on the 'scosion."
"Isn't Toor father at home?"
"Haven't seen bim for two days."
"Well, what became of tbe baby?"
asked tbe woman, as she turned to
S-
"Tbe babvr W by, some boys took
bim down on Lewis street to see a
dead cat"
"And why don't too iro some
where?" asked the lady, as she shut
the gate.
"I am going waiting now to go
with my girl down to Michigan ave
nue to buy some onions abd fonr
cents' worth of cherries."
The family didn't seea to care
about callers.
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Fond mother (to old gentleman to
whom her son is apprenticed) : "1
am sorry to say, sir, that Harry won't
be able to wora ior some lime num.
Tbe doctor says that he has gtt brain
fever." Old gentleman : "Then the
doctor ia a fool, madam, for the
boy hasn't jrot any more brains than
than a donkey, ma'am."
A father bent on instructing his
three-year old Bon said: "If you bad
three apples ana snouia give mo'i
bow many would yoa have left?"
"I would'at do it, pa," wa ibe prompt
reply,
.. - "' ' lacreaae f Crlawe.
Is crime really Increasing in the
United States, or do we give wider
publicity to deeds of violence than
was tbe custom of onr forefathers ?
The beogeneoos and chantteriLg of
character of our populatioi would,
in any event, mak a no fair tef t of
ibe Wot Id's progress tuWard fc..fjtr
virtue or vice. That we are not so
bad as generally supposed, it Ia very
probable. The wider publicity giv
en to crime and even to the grosser
forms of vice, makes American socie
ty seem worse than it is. The old
ucies were not so nearly virtuous
nor even free from gross crime, as is
generally supposed. There was lesa
publicity, aud social lapses, of even
graver guilt were more quickly for
gotten. There are very few nuigb
borbood wbereio grave su-pici u
of arson, and sometimeseveo of mur
der, are not remembered suspicion
which in rui.dero day .would aitaia
a wide publicity and culminate iu tri
al and puoiubnient, but which were
left to die a natural death, and all
that can now be heard on tbe sub
ject is tbe common remark, "Nothing
was ever done about it"
Health Better Tbaa Wealth.
Little Martiu was a poor boy who
bad no father nor mother. He earn
ed his bread by going on errands.
One day on his way home, he sat
down to rest and to eat his piece of
dry bread, near the door of an ion.
As he sat there a fine carriage drove
up, and the master of tbe inn came
out to serve two gentlemen wbo were
in it One of tbem was very yonog
not much older than Martin and
Martin thought to himself that be
should like to be in bis place. Wben
be looked at bis own crust of bread
and his worn clothes, and then at
their fine thing, be could not help
saying aloud:
"Oh, dear, L wish I bad tbat y0Dg
gentleman's grand coach. I wish 1
could change places with biin.
The other gentleman, wbo was tbe
boy's tutor, heard this, aad told it to
bis pupil, wbo made signs to Martin
to come to bim.
"So, little boy," said he, "rou
would like te change places with me,
would you?"
"I beg pardon, sir," said Martin,
I did dot mean any harm by what I
said."
' I am not angry," said the y nng
gentleman; "I only wish to know if
you are willing to change places with
-Oh, now yoa are joki.ig," aid
Martin; "no one would wish to
change places with me, an, walk so
many miles each day, and have n -tiling
to eat but a dry crust"
Oa Uer Ear.
Tbe other night an Austin man
who was reading a story to his wife,
came to a piece of "hue writing," m
which the ear of the heroine was
compared, to "some creamy wuite,
nk-tmted shell of the ocean."
"By the war dear," said the hus
band, cutting short bis reading, "that
description of tbe ear reminds me of
vour ear; you have an ear like a
'shell."
It was tbe first compliment she bad
received from him since tbe early
days of their marriage, and a blush
of pride suffused her face as she
asksd:
"What kind of a Bhell, darling?"
"An abalone shell," he replied.
. She bad never before beard o! or
seen an abalone shell, but she did
not want to display her ignorance; so
she made up her mind to hunt it op
in the "Condensed Treatise of Con
chology" that ornameuted the cenfre
table. Next morning the first thing
she did after her husband bad left the
house, was to hunt up tbe description
of an abalone. She found it. It was
described as a shell about the size of
an ordinary wagon wheel. She nurs
ed her wrath during tbat day, and
when ber husband came home tbat
night 6be met bim at the door wih
the towel roller and now his ear
is as big as an abalone shell, but it
looks like a piece of pounded beef.
Thiss is rather a good story told
of a dialogue between a navy man
and a man wbo caught a fifteen
pound pike. Seeing the fish on tbe
bank, the navy man wanted to
know :
"What d'ye call that 'ere, mais-
ter?"
"Pike," answered the angler.
"Will 'e boit maister ?" asked the
navy
"Put your finger in bis month and
try, joked the angler.
"Noa, I won't, but I II put pop's
tail in," retorted the navvy, aad suit
ing tbe action to the word, he caught
up bis dog, a largish "bull," and pro
ceeded to do as be said.
No sooner was "pup's tail" in the
pike's month than tbe jaws closed on
it, and away went tbe dog across the
country with the pike after him.
"Halloo ! I say, yoa fellow," cried
the angry angler, "call back your
dog!"
'tNoa, I woan't," laughed the aavy ;
'yoa call back your fish I"
"Well,' said the young man, "I
will give you all I have, if yoa will
give me all that yoa have, and that
I have not"
Martin did not know what to say:
but tbe tutor told bim to speak freely.
"Oh yes," said Martin then; "I
will change places with yoa."
But when tbe young gentleman
stepped out, Martin saw that he was
very lame. His legs were bent so
that he had to walk with cratches.
His face was pale and tbii too, like
tbat of one wbo is often ill. Martin
then began to think that health wzs
better than a fine carriage.
"Will you change places with me
now?" asked the youth. "I will give
yoa all that I have to be ttroog like
yoa."
But Martin said, "Oh no; not for
tbe world."
"I would gladly be poor," said the
young man, "if I could run like you;
bnt as it is God's will tbat I should
be lame, I try to be happy and thank
ful as I am."
"Brother, why don't yoa ask tho
stranger to pray ?" Because," reprov
ingly observed a deacon, "tbis ain't
no place for practical jokes. Tbat
man's the president of a gas com
pany." :eerar I ; rateO.
Hartford, Con.., May 3. Gov-
ernor Ingersoll was inaugurated to
day, and the Legislature convened.
"How are the mijoty fallen!" The
Cardiff giant was sold at bt Louis
last week for $33.
A Detroit florist is gettiog up "a
language 0f vegetables." If yoa bit
a man witn a turnip tu
"I don't think much of your relative
war back fot etea generatloas.''
iktrvit Free Frets.