BMnnnnnnWnnnnBnnnnnWnn . - Terms of Public I'iorf The Somerset Herald U published every Wednesday Morning at S3 00 por annum, pa! J in advanee olierwlje $2 W 111 lnvariablyT charged. jia lubecrlptloo will be discontinued antil all arrearage, are'pald up. J'ostmasters neglectlna to notily when ubecriben do' not take out their iri will be held liable lor the suliecrlp-J.. bub-ribers removing (Tom on PoetofBw to an other should (rive ui tD came of tbc foncer at well ai the present office. Ajaltlm Somerset Printing Company, JOHX I. SOCLX Business Manajrer. I Tfc Sew UrMM I he aaei set Heralc ESTABLICriEI), 18 2 7 VOL. XXVII. NO. 4. A TTORNEYS-A T-LA III UfcN K V F. SOHELI ATTURJfET ATLAW, and Bounty an c Pension Agent, homcrsel, pa. k:i- In Mammoth Block. Jan. 11 -U- i: B. stTLU ur Somerset, Penna. l . at'l.aw, Somerset, Pa. rTo!essl..nal bust- " ....... - ... -..-.( .n.l ....... .,..l'v mlten.l. re.'peei-.uiiy mw.iv i liuw 1 lo I AW NOTICE. Alexander H. IVIJrotta ha . returned the practice i la" In Somerset and d.'iumit counties. l In Mammoth HdlUm-. Mb. ., i - lentinFh ay. attorney at law 'au i dealer in reiU estate, Somerset-, Pa., will .ond to all business eutrusted to bin cure wltb r:npuc a.nJ lideUiy. aug. U-ly. ,ir J. k H. U BAF.K, ATTORNEYS AT L.AVV, Somerset, Pa., will practise In om .rtrl aud ndlolnlnsr counties. All busineas en trusted to tbe w.U t promptly attended to. I ill N H. I'HL,' ATTORN EY AT LAW, SUM.- I enct Pa., ill promptly attend to ail bustnejsi eutru-tei to him. Money advanced on collection a.e. omoe in Maminoin Building. , 1 r (1.1.1 AM H r koTlJff zTa ITOKNEY AT IV. w, Sfsnml, Pa., will irlve pr-.mpt atten tion to business etitrusteu vo pnu.; i ui.l the adjoining counties, uiuuse Kow. Oilioe in Printing f OHN O. K1MMEU ATTORNEY ATLAW, cl Somerset, Pa-, will attend to all bu.inea en . rusted to bis care In somerset and e.hoiuiii couu- .itl promptness and fidelity. OUice In Mam Biutb Block. Iib.is.0 1y J. (K t M i L.K ATTORNEY AT LAW, Minerset, Pa. Professional business nd to my care attended to wilb pri.mptne.baod tiduluy. ' a. b. wrrRra. tTru mFl ROTHfcKVPPEL, ATTORNEYS AT I. jaw All business entrusted u tlielr care iu i,.liily and punctually attended to. .rri.-a-u Main i:roa etrool, opposite tbe Maiuuiolh block. JOHN uTbCOTT, ATTtlRNEY AT LAW. i.cre Pa. OitlK up valr In Baer e 111 rk. All busincs entrusted to bu care attended to aim pr-iicpiueu aud ndelity. SOMERSET, PA., WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1S7S. WHOLE NO. UOS. BANKS, ETC. J. 0.KUIMEL&S0NS, BACKERS, Schell & Kimmel, SOMERSET, PA. -Accounts of Kcrchants and oth er Bufiinesa Pcoplo Solicited. Drafts negotiable in all parts of tho Coun try for sale. Money loaned and Collections made. JatiUl MISCELLANEOUS, :o J AMES L. l'UGlI, ATTORNEY AT LAW, S..m. rt. Pa. OrSoe, Mammoth Hl.a-k.np tairi Ei.tran.-e Main trow St. tk,lle.;tl..n. ma.le, , e tlt Killed, file, examine,!, aud all Ij-k.I bu.l newaltonded Dwiib pMinpue- and n lUliy. july 16 s I'KVKVIXO, Writing DeetU, ike, l ., , . t w.i.i ill i'. riiimiMi) ter re. a-Ei- mire at tVsebcer a tjo'f Siore. C.F. WALKER. Auilo. Somerset County Bank CHARLES J. HARRISON, Cashier and Mmuuji'r. C'jll?-1i..ns made in all pr.rti ortliel'nlted Stste. t'i.aririn mo-lerate. Butter and otber eborkf ckI- leeted and eaehed. Eastern and Wentrraexehance alwari vn tan 1. Remlttancen made wltb prompt ncu. Aceuunta f-iUcllcd. Parlloi ilc8lrln- to purchaw 1'. S. 4 PER CENT. FVNUEU LOAN, ean be accommo dated at thig Hank. Tbe ruponare prepaid la denomination of J no. nn as LA Bl X M. BICE1 Aneats for Fire ani Lifs Insurance, JOHN HICKS & SON, And Real Estate Brokers. ks tahi.ismi:d h.,. Pers..n who desire to at'Il.bnrorexcbanife pnm- ertT, ir lor rent will rind It to their advantage to readier tbe deiierition thereof, a nocliaiveit Biadeunleim p'ld or rented. I.cal eiOjite biuixies generally willbe pivmptly attended to. aun'1. I'll Y SIC I A NS. K. MILLER baa permanently located ) 10 lier.in tor the praetl- ol his pt"twioU. ( cti-e ...p.wite Cbarlea krltf liiger nu.re. ai.r. ai. 70-tl. I U H. BRI'llAK ER tender blF professional I ) rvieentolbeeUiieni ol Somerset and k m ,ly timee iu reaijeu, one door west ol the Bar net tiuiue. 1 ) Aie.li. lne, and tender bl pn.lewi.rt.ul i-n-t.. tbe eitiaene of mer-t and aarroundliuc . ..inirv. Oiliee at tbe old place, a lew do..r eaat iu Ulude Houne. DU.A.a MIL-LEU, after twelve re. V a-tlve practice In Shankaville, baa . w i" ro fiM l.-atml at S..mersct lor tbe J.rae-tV-eol u, k-U-e. and tender hi. wlei.mal aer .v. to ti cl.Uena ot Bfl"d,."rl" tittice is hi Krug Sue, oPlw the Bnrnet ,i..u, w: er be can le equalled at all tlmea ui .f f.rHaal'ally engaged. avMrnl rail promptly answered, dec. IS. U ly. Dr. W. F. FUXDEXBEKG Kbw Tort Eye anl Ear Infirmary, His located permancrtiy in the C:iT cf CUiSESLA!;r, Jlarylasd fcr the EXCLUSIVE treatment cf all disiascs f the Eye and Ear, inciui- zg thece cf the ITcse and Threat onipv, e. ianli r.ire' er-l. .1 uue 0. WHOt-KSALK AXD RKTA1L, J. . Zimmerman, HainCrccs St-, Tbe beat of clirirs of dlliemit brands, manufae lured by hllaselt, nl the elloKN-st ol tobaccos. I'boae ciicaic.innot tjcxei-tlL-d by any in the mar ket. i;e ol the bert aloeka of rliewlng tnliacco ever bpnipht to Somerset. Prl.-et to fult the time';. jaua DEALER IN FLOUlt AX J) FEED Groceries, Confections, Queensware, Willow ware. Salt, Fish, 2 r 6Vrs.r& w lew 3 W GLEXX'S SULFIIUIl SOAP. Thokouciily Cubes Diseases of the Skim, BttlTIIlES 7I1K CoMl'ltXIOX, I'iiKVKNTS AXL Uf.MKlllES RHM'MAl lSU AND tiOl'T, IIka!s Sokes .d Auk asions f tii C't riCI-E ANO COW I ERACTS CuM.tb'iON, Tliis Standard Cxternal Remedy for Ernn. lions. Sores and Injuries of the Skin, not only RF.MOVkS KkOM THk C 'Ml'I.KXKlN A1X 11LEM- iSiiKS arising from l.-cal iiiipuriiic of the blood and obstruction of f!ic pores, l;ut also those produced ty the sun in.l wind, such as un and fietltlvs. It renders the CUTICLE MARYELOTS1.Y CLEAR, SMOOTH and PLIANT, and being a wiife lesome BEAUTlFlLk is far prefcraLls to any cosmetic Ai.L THE REMEDIAL ADVANTAGES OF SUL rHt'R Haths nre insured BY tmf. ise of VIm'Hm'b Stlfjihur Soap, which in addi lion to its purifying effects, icmcdks end I RE. VENTS KllLl'MATiSM anl GoLT. It al.O MM.VIECTS CLOTIIIXll and I.1NEN nnd l-REVEVTS diseasis commnicatlh uy com act with the pfksox. It nissoi.VES Panuruff, prevents bald ness, an-t reinnls grayness ol the nair. Miysicians speak of it in iiih terms. Pricc'-25 and 50 Cents per Cake; per box ( if UQP.es). We. ana SI. 20. N. R The 50 cent cakes ate triple the lizc of those at ?S ccr.a. " IILL'S HA IB AXD WHISKER VE," l$:a. U or Brown, 50 Oats. 1. 1. tUTTHT.S, Prop'r, 7 Sixi. lv., 5.1 The Great New Medicine Tbe heart of the simplest woman la a mystery nnrerealed. And Uie love that aeema transparent . Is moat hopelessly concealed. We are not lor love while we have It, We know not of lore till 'tis lost ; We scatter Us treasures broadhanded. Nor reckon tbe ultimate cost. Lo! a band eomes forth trota the shiduws A touch that 1 knew ot old That could crown the gloomiest fancies With an aureole of gold. And I think how that hand so lorlnx. That craved but to lie In mine, Oft met an Impatlcot gesture. Nor found no responsive sln. And from yonder painted canvas I eaten tbe old, wistful Iwj'a. So timidly, mutely jealous Of the love that 1 gave my bx,k. And I only too well rememtwr How I chatted at the dumb rcproii-h, And swore that no thought ot woman Should on my studies encroach. H at I blind, or mad, or but heartless ? Tbe faco and tbc band aro K'.ne, The light of my lifu has vanished , I am utterly ulono. The brain that her glances kindled Is blighted ai.il dead and chilled. And the gorgeous dreams of tin futura Can never more be fulfilled. I loved as a nun who is R-llish, Sho loved In a woman's way ; And man's lore compared with a woman's Is aa darkness onto day. As a spendthrift scatters his birthright, I waited the dower she gave. And too lata I find my ambition Has followed her into the grave. Sun Francisco Sewt I.itUr. A red ear, by jingo!'' suddenly burst from hu lipa, ia a toae of tri umph ; and aa Lo spoke he sprang to wards, or rather upon Katewith tbe grace 0I" a young be&r, and kissed bcr with a "smtci" that might bave 0!l Time Xtiltla Hatter. beea Lerd a dczstt rooms off. Ere THE IMSUINU IROI K Tohsioco and etc, etc.. DENTISTS. DR. WM. COLLINS, HENT1ST, Somerset, Pa. Orli.-e in t'aaul-eer'e Bbk. np stairs, where he ean at all times be found prepared to do .11 l , ....... rL u li aa hlllim. reaubitlnK. ex- rai-tli.a-. ate. Artittelal teeth ol all kinds, aud of the best malertal.luserted. tperatioos warranted. JOHN' BILLS, DBKTIST. Olrice In Cailtrolh A Nefl' new balldbia:. Main I'roa Street. Somerset, Pa. nTll wm. collins, ii:.tist. me il-mfxrWr fc Frease's store, Serset, Pa In the laat filieen years I nave srreaiiT re n red tbe l-icee ot attint lal teeth lu this place. t..., i,...... dtnand ( teet h has In !u.-.l toe lo so enbirsre aiy lacllltles that 4 can make a. 1 acts ol teeth at K.wer Tiees than y r:.n art tbem iu anv other place iu tills country. 1 mu now niskiiiK a itood set ol teeth lor , and II tiirre should I an) person amia my ihousaiids oi ru.toiwra Intbir the aljoiiiius: .iiitles that 1 have made teeibfor that U u. arivlna aroo.1 sal tsiacilon. they ean call on me at any time and get a new set tree ol cnarire. a,arla RTIFICTAL TEETH ! I J. C. YUTZY. DENTIST, HALS CITY. Jomerut Co., "a., A rt inrtal Teeth, war anted to be of the ery beat juslltr. Lite like and .H an. In. mt. tosertotl In liie l-fl rule. Panlculal attenttoo IU.M to the pr en-atba of tbe natural teeth. Those wlsblnit to eoc-ult uie by letter, eaa do eo by endowing stamp Address as alxnre. ielX-TX D HOTELS. IAM0NI) HOTEL. NTOVSTOMX IA. SAMIT I. CI STF.Il. I,r.irioor. This prtiltr and well kvsil bnase If at aH les lrat-le etoiali place lur tne travenas; iouuia Orsl-etaM. (tuod ata- daily - Jobnatwa and Cigars atC, New Stock. (wj: mice. All Goods Positively SOLID JtJT! EOTTOM PRICES. FAIR AND SQUARE IS Our Motto. o ol Fail lo Give NL 2, BAEB'S BLOCK A CALL, When doing jour SHOPPItTG. Jan. 30 iAI A HITCH Karmf tonrllandexehanse. We WAN I L. U bave hundred or customers wHiitii.ir to l.uv rrms mst now. Never knew bettertime toi. II Acre at lair prices, as iieople are liftinr roonev from banks and sceKine Acres l..f .Kiel v. A.hiress S. M . JAM ES, 1'lttsl.unth Eann Ar;ncy, lit Smilhheld St. PIMrLurch. Pa. Those iu search of farms send for printed Kara Ke:ticr. Nov 28 THE Perfection Earth Closet. AIR TIGHT, NOISELESS ARB ABTOMaTte. S-nt always clean and free from dust, and no olk can escape. Lipeel.Tly aa spied for as.- la HosplUls, Uotrle and Eaaillle. k. aaed ia the Kednwai wllkeat rrlvlaa; aay offrare. Prices, 10, 14 and 18 Dollar, a ddrves, with stamp, forcirctilar, PimCTION EAETfl CLOSET COMPANY, No. '.Ui WatorSt. UrookWri, Ixins Iwlnnd, Hire and I'-ln. 11 trka leave menet KNOW tUc iiM-niui.illv limb eot. tiiii. t in the be mrrfici-l Lr;tc -vyifJMi'l, ftl. d THVSELFew-S" 'at-of l ih-u-d Vitality. I'rnuutore JKc'lw, iv it:isaitU Itij.iral Ieoiliir, and ibrenub-M i artnuiaDt til. ad ntstold iniscric that r-sult 'ii. r tmia,aiid contain, iih.tc thaa liiioniird pic i -K.ous, anv oik i4 whieli l worth I he pi ice of" 1 1. b..k. 1 his book w. writlen by tlieniONtex t n-o. ii nd (d.ald tbr most skilful preetiiMroi r i i Aim ri'-xiowkomwi.sawnnledairoldami j.-w. ' .I'-.i it., 1I4I l.ylheatKMuilMedieul Asjeimiolu . Ivni.i,l, t, iiiu..rut.d wuk tbe wry tuest ''ll.niiic a mar. III"!! I ani I. auty HpHI -nt I ::; 10 all. Kad lafs)e) 11. MM.HV KUjU AI. NOTIU TE. No. 4 bul- i , boston. Maw. O W. laDDITR, M. IV. OoiiIImI and Anrlwl, (illll'K ANU JNK1KMAUV. Ie.t.1( I'enn Ave. Pltt.l.urvh, Pa. All diseases of F.I K. KAK stsssl t II BOAT, and ( wlarrta sueeessiul. lv treated. (riratiis lora'ntarsicf, 'Ealse Puplls'oc'niokcd Eyea."-M lid Hairs." aisrer and Tumors ef the ll.lt1. Ear, Note or Throat. Ptrtrtnro, "Wecpiug Eyes," i'Utfia. Uunical Cor nea.tnreiKa llodln. Extlrpetlon, Ac, skllllully lierlortncla ArtlUcial Eyea luaerted. Send M des ertixlv aad llluauatcd pamphlet f Jaiyta. THYSELF a a K ll T la a - Hf'n Irflla' Orirlaal Walker's Mevabls Petal Mlltrooi HUKSB hai avaan. Th. onir alula, doable or ehaer Forka tliat tnn U aave. Bote or caaawlUoetUsoesaiat liaM. for lafruxweMat tm- arfav tmt Tl ml IMtMi sal J T. ton u. mmumss hi .M ynntael .y I sea Mr A. 1.IU.LU CO., Fittalmria, fa, May 2 A Health-Giving Power PURIFIES THE BLOOD, I.1VICORATE8 THE LIVER, PROMOTES OICESTION, and STREKCTHENS THE NERVES TlinseflVelBallTrarlnzdiseasoor what. ever name or stature. It ta worthy of at 11 tai. nbijii.s CBsrsntrfU. Is AGRKKAIsLK (o She ta.le. OK ATE' Ft Ltolh. atom or Is. a sad uetsefllelenSly a m ATIIAHTIC, ALTKUATIVK Sllid lilt HF.TIC, lie action la stot attended m Kb any nsiplea.antr. elinK.iaellherla laueour nor debility eaierieiterd. tn on ins contrary, rerieslimrnt ana In. aleioratlon. It ImmetMalersTM t npon tliedlsiestlTe orcans.whrlher I na paired by d Lea .ear emliaa.led from any caait, la lo Increase Ihrlr power ot-nsalmilatlon and nutrl (ion, the appetite brlnaj Increased nl onee. To tlioat atreetett with an ensror. Red condition ot the liver, na Billon. nea,rhara prized brnda.kvcomnlex. Ion. n coated liincao, n pasty, bad last an meniouin. a capricious appetite a a lucel.h nrlion of the bowels, with n ee-nac ofrnllnea. In the head and of mea ts. I dwllneaa, VIUOHEJE prove most walnahle. Its e fleet o pen the kidneys Is no less happy, n turbid, irritailnsr ariae la alf-kly cleared up by It. Inflammatory and Chronic HIIF.r M ATISM will soon disappear by a per al.tent w.e of VIUilHENK. For the ears or ttktn nt.eare. and Krnptlons or all kind., VIOOKK.VR Is most rmnis, V IOO It EN K I composed of the active properties of llb.lt liM, KOUTlS. Ut MS and 1IAKKM, that Natnro alone fnr that they are ; a there., at tho ris;ht season of the etr. and that they possess That H(iIEJE ha the power to riKIKI the iii.ison. I Vltitdt ATK the I.1VEK, anil ST1JHLATE the II- l-'MIVK llttUAK. I. Indl.pntably . , rwa J mw, w no BITS eiTra It a trial and have been permaneuf ly enred w p do not ask yon to fry a dexen oot- lies 10 rsperlcne reler. Tor we Ufa K '''. yon will feel tetter from ths 11 r. I sw doses. VIUIIKEK K Is astntil, kina the world with Itsrnrrs. and I. throw! sg all other lOVK . ALTEll ATll K- and 1NVIG- "!, Into the shade. Pot np n lar;ebottlps,rioiil,leslrrns:th. Kequiroa .uuii uo.es. ana s. piea.nnl to lake. Price, gl.OO per Iioflle. WALKER &. BADGER MFG. CO., Prtm'a, C3 ;eis St.. few T.:k. ill Jtl:7 City, H. J. m nr. viJVX.v 1 ur rllAO. - a UCW Hook eVFTy ..uU t:.n ruoi.i ei a one FOIUSAI.KUY G. W. STEERS, Oil IT. GIST, Sumerwt, IVi. February Cook & Beerits' FAMILY GROCERY Flour and Feed We would most reanectfullr announce to our mendaand the public aenorally. In tiie town and vicinity ul Somerset, that we have opened NewSlore on MAIN CROSS S TREE 7 And In RnltlUluo to o fall Mm of to bert C'OnraH'lleucrlfMi. oliona. TobHff'OH, C'Ikhi-h. do. W will endeavor, at all times, to mimly our cus tomers wilb Uie BEST QUA LiTY OF FAMILY FLOTJK, CORN-MEAL, OA TS, SHELLED CORN, OA TS & CORN CHOP, BRAN, MIDDLINGS And everything pertaining to the Feed Ilcpart uient at the LOWEST FOSSIBLE PRICE. von CASH ONLY. Alio, a well selected atone of Olaeewsre; Stoneware. Womlenware, Hraabee ai aiTvia, aaa STA.TJ ONERTi Which we wt sell aa cheap aa lb cheapen. Please oali. 1 aatutne oar arood of all kinds, aad be satlatied from your own ju.lrmcnt. Doo't forget where we May MAIN CHOi Street, Somerset, Pa. A merry-making par ercrllenve. is a New English hunking frolic. The husking frolic at tbe South ia a dif ferent affair altogether. There, is a congregatioD of negroes from the va rious plantations near at band, who, while they work, make the air vocal almost for mi'ea around with their rude melodies, a few of which have beea rendered familiar to ears polite I by the "bercnaders" who have eo highly amused the public during the past two or three years. But, at tbe North, the "husking," like the "quilt- ng," uraws together tbe gentle mai dens and loving swains of a neigh borhood, who meet to enjoy them selves ia their own way. And such enjoyment as they have, in kind and degree, is not to be met with every day. In former times the busking was a wilder affair than at present. Straight-laced conventionality is grad ually finding its wav beyond the citv limits, and binding the free spirits of ouf country maidens. They meet oftener with the "city folks," gradu ally falling more and more in.o their habits as they partake more and more of their spirits; and,, when they assemble for enjoyment, they check their movements, and bush al most into eiletice tbe merry laughter that seeks to leap forth like the sing ing waters of the fountain. No; "huskings" are not what they were. Instead of seeing on the thrashing floor a troop of young men and maidens, stripping from the bright ears of grain tbeir leafy coverings, amid sweet voices, as of old, mere "labor' comes in too often to per form tho services, and silently and coldly does its work. Yet, here and there a farmer, who cannot forget the pleasant times when be was voung, sends forth bis annual sum mons after the maize harvest is gath ered, and then comes a merry-making for old and young that is enjoyed in a way never to be forgottej. Old Ebpraim Bradley was a man of this school. If his bead grew- white under the falling snows of many winters, the grass was ever fresh and green, and the flowers ever blooming on his heart. With bim, the annual buskinir was never omitted, it was like Christmas and Thanksgiving, almost a sacred thing, half involving sin in the omission. Kate Mayfljwer, a wild romp of a girl from Boston at least some in the city regarded her us such was spending a few weeas ia D , when invitations came to attend a husking party at Ephraim Bradley V. The old man lived some three miles from the village. Kate had heard about husking parties, and her young spirits leaped up when tbe announce ment was made that one was to be held in the neighborhood, and that she was invited to be present. It was a frolic, that from all she had beard, would just suit her tempera ment, to make one of the partw in the merrieft possible mood. Evening bad closed" in on tbe ar rival of the party from D , who quickly joined some score or two of young people ia the large kitchea, here lay heaped up in tbe centre a huge pile of Indian corn. "All that to be busked r" whisper ed Kate, as she entered the room. "Ub, yes: all tnat ana more, per haps " was tbe smiling reply. "We have come to work, vou know." "Now, gals," said old Mr. Brad ley, who Btocd looking on as tbe young folks cat tiered, witn bright faces, around the golden grain, "now for a good old-fashioned time. If there are not baif a dozen weddings between this and Christmas, I shall say there is no virtue in red ears." As be ceased, down dropped, amid gay voices and laughter, the whole company upon tbe floor, in all grace ful and ungraceful positions, in a cir cle around the pile of corn. Kate alone remained standing, for the movement was so sudden that she could not act with it. "Here's room for you, Kate," cried cne of the girls who bad come with ber, making a place by bcr aide ; and down sank Kate, feeling, for tbe first ime, a little awkward and confused. Beside ber was stout, rough coun try youth, whose fice was all merri ment, aad whose eyes were dancing with anticipated pleasure. Tbe city girl eyed his rough, brown bands, coarse garments, and unpolished face Ub a slight feeling of repulsion, and drew a little from him toward ber friend. "Oh, plenty of room, miss! Plenty of room," said lie, turning broadly around, and addressing ber with a familiar leer, "The tighter we fit in tbe better. Lay tho brands cloee, if you want a good fire." "Kate could not help laughing at this. A she laogbed, he added: "AH frco and easy hero." He bad grasped aa ear of corn, and was already stripping down tho husk.1 she bad recovered from the aurorise, and, it must ba admitted, indigna Hon occasioned by this unexpected assault upon her I:ps, the hero of the Erst "red ear" tvus- half round tho circle of struggling girls, kisaiag both right and left with a (kill and heartiness that awoke shout of ap plause irorn me young "tellers," who envied hid good fortune. . That was a new phrase ia tho lite of Kate. She had heard of kissiog as an amusement among youeir folks and uad otten thought the custom was too good to have become obso lete; but a practical vie w and a per auuai puriiL-ipaiuu. tike mis, W83 a thing that her imagination had, in none of its vageries conceived. An old-fashioned, straight-backed, flat bottoiued chair stood near, and, un willing to trust terself again upon tho floor. Kale drew that into the circlo, and seated terself close to the pile of corn just S3 the young ann had completed hit) tai-k cf kissing every girl ia the room. "First-rate, that!" said he, smack ing Lis lips, he threw himself at her feet "Wasn't 1 lucky ?" Kate's indignation had, by this time, all melted away under a" lively j sense or the ludicrous, and she could not help laughing the merriest. Soon another red ear was announced, and then tbe kisBing commenced again. Such struggling, wrestling, screaming;, and laughing, Kate had never heard nor seen. The young man woo cciu tne prize bad all the nervo required to go through bis part. as Kate clearly proved when it came to ber turn to receive a salute. Springing from her chair, she fled in to the next room ; But this cnlv iu- creased Lis eagerness to touch the lips of "the beautiful girl from Bos ton," and he soon had his arms around her and his bands upon her cheeks. Tho straggle wa3 long and well sustained 03 the part of the maiden; but her fat was to be kiss ed, and kissed byia rough young countryman whom r she had never seen before. The deed was done, and then the blushing, panting girl was led back in triumph to tbe room from which eho had escaped. Red ears were in plenty that evening. It was shrewdly guessed. that every young man baa come with at least two in bis pocket, for ail the girls avowed, that never be fore had Farmer Bradley's field cf corn produced s nany. As for Kate, e h e was kissed, until making, as she aiieged to her fr;end,'a virtue of necessity, &he submitted w ith tbe kindliest grace imaginable; and, if the truth must be told, enjoyed the frolic with as lively a zest as any one present. At length, the great pile cf corn disappeared, and the guests arranged themselves for dancing; but they all had hardly been on tbe floor balf an hour when supper was annouLced and fuch a supper as it was ! No pyramids of ice-cream or candid oranges. No mock or real turtle; no oysters ia a dozen styles. Turkies there were, but aot scientifically "boned." No; there were none of the fashionable city delicacief-; but, instead, "a gigantic round of beef in the centre cf the table was flanked on either side with vegetables. A bouncing junk of corned beef was at one end, and a big chicken pie at the other. An Indian padding, of am ple dimensions, stood forth between the middle and the end of the end dishes, and a gia'it pot cf beans loomed od on the other side; while pumpkin-pies, apple pies, apple-sauce and a host t-f other 'fixings' filled up tho Fpices. This was tbe bill of fare of the evening, and our city belle looked on with a new surprise, as 6he saw the articles disappearing one after anoth er like frost work cn window pane3 at sunrise. If the good wife did not say on this, as was said oa a sim ilar occasion, "Lav hold, and help vourselves' gals make a long arm, and let the men folks take keer of themselves. If any on you like tur nips 'int and buttered, squat and butter 'em to suit yourselves" at least as hearty and primitive an invi tation to go to work on the good things was extended, and no one could complain that it was not acted upoo. What followed is best giveo ia the language of one who bas al ready described a similar scene: "The guests seemed to do ample justice to the viands ; mirth and fes tivity reigned around tbe board. Jokes, witticisms, and flashes of fun would occasionally 'set the table in a roar.' All appeared determined to epjov themselves at the 'top of their bent'." "Socn as f upper was over, all the girls lent a band, and the table was cleared away in a jifly. Blindman's bufT was then introduced ; the com pany was uproarious ! Dancing was the next consideration. Amos Bunk er screwed up his violin, rosined the bow, and 'did up' tho toe and beel inspiring notes cf Fisher's Hornpipe; whilst some of the party who were somewhat skilled in the terpsichore an art, put in tho 'double shuttle riga doon.' Presently the lookerson caught the enthusiasm, and tbe whole company, old and young, adepts and novices took the floor and did tbeir utmost: " Twaa rliilit and left, and down outside, six around an 1 bark to back ; lUrutn-acarum, helter-skelter, bump together, whack I "And thus was tho busking kept up till the old clock, which Blood in one corner of the kitchen, beat out twelve ; then broke up this jolly gathering." So it was at eld Father Bradley's. When Kato went back to Boston, she was free to own that she had en joyed a new kind of merry-making, and avowed bcr purpose to be at old Ephraim Bradley's when tbe next "busking" came oil. The Shake. ftrr and egue request Two men murdered a third ia Woos- tcr Ohio, while on their way to tho hanging of a murderer. The "rude militia" companies, ac cording to law, met twice a year at their respective bead-quarters for a dav's drill and instruction. Tho reg iment was assembled once a Tear, usually in the month of May, at the county town, wbere 11 was maca-u vcred and instructed rather after Dryden's system than either of those presented by Congress. Preparatory and fjr three days iui mediately preceding the general muster, the officers of all arms were assembled and drilled together as light icfantrv company . commanded by their beld-officers. Tbev were ia structed ia tbe manual of arms, com pany tactics, regimental man'euvrea, and wound up by a ceremonious re nearsai or tbe prt tbev wer to play in the grand review next day. Although this company represent ed tbe elite of our regimental splen dors, glittering with tinsel and daunt ing with feathers, a more heteroge nious and cnsoldiery parade could scarcely be imagined, there were the elect from the mountains, who sometimes marched to the rendez vous barefoot, carrying their boots and soldier clothes in a bundle the ambitious cobblers, tailors, and ploughbovs from crossroad hamlets and rural districts, short, tall, fat, skinny, bow-legged, sbeep-3hanked, cock-eyed, hnmp-shouldered, and sway-backed equipped by art as economically, awkwardly, and va riously as tbev were endowed by na ture, uniformed in contempt of all uniformity, armed with old flint lock muskets,, horsemen's car bines, long squirrel rifles, double barrelled shot-guns, bell muzzled blunderbusses, with side arms of as many different patters, from the old dragoon sabre that had belonged to Harry Lee's Legion, to the slim basket-Lilted rapier which had prob ably graced the thigh of some of our trench allies in the Revolution the officers of tbe volunteer compa nies, on tbe other hand, were gener ally selected tor their handsome ap pearance ana martial bearing, and shone with a certain elegance of equipment, eaca in the uniform per taining to bi3 company. 1 here was also a sprinkling of veterans of 1812, recognized by a certain martinet pre cision in their deportment, and a shadow of contempt fur their crude comrades, but quick to resent any ex traneous comment derogatory to the service. A city dandy who under took to ridicale the old-fashioned way in which some officers carried their swords, was silenced by the snappish reply: "Young man, I've seen the best troop3 in Great Britai j beaten by men who carried their swords in that wav." This harlequinade of equipment, costume, and character was duly pa raded twice a day, marched through the streets and put through its ma nivuvres on the preen common ad joining our village, much to tbe satis faction of all emancipated school boys, negroes, ragamuffins, idlers, tavern-keepers, and cake and beer vendors, and somewhat, perhaps, to the weariness of our (Quaker element, industrious mechanics, who bad ap prentices to manage, and busy house wives who depended upon little ne groes for help. Then came the great day of days, when all vulgar indus try was for the time suspended, and all hopes of domestic industry de ferred. Even the law students were constrained to close their commenta ries on Blackston, and when they met at the "bar" would learnedly ob serve (between a glass ot whiiky and a quid of tobacco), "Inter arm a silent leges." But how we school-boya leaped at the first tap of the reveille, eager for the realization of our golden dreams! How hopefully we scanned the east ern horizon for assurance of a clear day! With what miserly delight we counted over our stock of cop pers, hoarded for the occasion, and calculated'their equivalent ia cakes, beer and sticks of taffy ! How doubtfully we considered the worn efligy of "Georgius Rex" on a coin we had found in a dirt pile, and won dered if we could pass it on Mur quart for a "gunger!" Then how we watched tbe dusty roads as the wild mountaineers came trooping ia to swell tbe buzzing swarms already gathered around tho taverns, grocer t Ttoi n at the noTTOri or IT. . ,, . r 1 to tell tno irum, saiu duua-.i, ......i. ... ,t xiaviiavou, aa ub turcvt bbiuc um per and faced the little group in parlor, "1 am growing out 01 patience j h(,r ifsiie M, wcrse lhi0 with the text 'A woman at tbe; W01ij aa2Wcr. bottom out.' it would o strange '(h, no I I'm in this world, made up, as far as wej j9 ajj n' that woman. During the last three tmoctbs cf those vears I notiiad '.hat Pa"j was betrayed info speaking of her- V I: C f .m.limda arkan I aritit.l self ste nerer 1 a Ik usaa'. she le tired ha; "Will :aui," began a Second street woman the other nioraing as the laid aside the daily paper, "what U tLo new metric system proposed by Alex ander Stephens ?" "It is a very wise measure, indeed, my dear," he replied "Supposo you waat a new dress costing $1 a yard." "Yes." "Under the metric nystera yoa write to your father in Wisconsin for tho money Ij buy it with. The money come.', yea taka hi!f of it and buy me a pair of pants, and then yoa take the ret and purchase fifty cent dres3 gocds. It is a very good measure." "And they propose to make it a law, do tbev ?'' "They do." "Wei!, sir !" the exr !a:med ahow- I ing a red spot 03 each cheek "when the metric system comes into practice ia this family, divorce will folio, and Alexander Stephens ia a fool, sir, a fx! les, and street corners: And with what sublime motion we mingled with tbe crowd, saw 'he plumed he roes hurrying to and fro, as with ceaseless rub-a-dub-dubbing, sound of bugles, waving of banners, flashing of swords, with the "thunder of the captains and the shouting," this inco herent and refractory mob was at Ienght marshalled into pome sem blance of a line of battle ! Then tbe march afield, with its exciting in cidents, several hours of tactical roa nrevres, such as we might imagine Sitting Bull and staff would execute with a herd of buffaloes. Then the return of dusty, thirsty veterans of the day's campaign, aad tbe final res olution of martial organization into a storm of drunken, anarcbv and fisticuff fights. For besides the pre scribed military duties, it was well understood that general muster day, being reckoned among the dies non in civil laur, cfTording the people a convenient opportunity for settling all the standing accounts, jealousies, rivalries, quarrels, horse trades and swindles of the current year, after their own fashion; and the solution of these difficulties by whiskv and judi cial combat was considered quite as satisfactory as a resort to lawyers, and far more economical For, all la all. it was a day worthy of six months' eager anticipation and six months of pleasant remembrance. Porte Crayon, in Jlnrpr't Mnja- ine jor.ulij. are aware, of nothin? but the two sexes, if a woman would occasional Iv be found at the bottom of anv- thing good. It is the injustice cf the thing that makes me angry. Now there aro hundreds cf us poor fellows who owe all we are, and ail we have, and all we can hope to bee me, ia this world er the next to the unself ish love of woman. The gentleman's face was flushed. and he spoke very warmly and feel ingly, 90 much so that bis wire rocit- ing her baby to sleep ia the further corner of the room, inquired : ; "But wbr should you care, Jubn:i It bas always been will be so. . e about it now. because we have been taught to expect it." But you should care! And yoa should fight for each other more than you do. There is one chapter in my life's history that I have always kept locked in my heart ; but to-night I feel as if it were my doty to open it for your inspection ! and I do it for the love cf woman for the love of one woman who niado me what I am, worthy to be the husband of a good woman." "Wnv, John," said Mrs. JJaviIand, aoftly approaching, with baby still held tightly to her "bosom, you ab-j solutely frighten me." "Let s bave the story, said the rest of the group, certain that some thing good might be expected ; and John commenced, at first a little timid, but gaining confidence a3 ho proceeded : "When I fir3t came to New York, at tbe age of twelve years, to seek my fortune, I can call myself a pre cocious chap, without danger cf be ing accused of an unusual degree of selfappreciation, I was quick to learn everything, the bad as well a? tbe good. My employer used profane languags. I picked up the oath he dropped with a naturalness that sur prised even mvself. The bovs in the office a!l chewed tobacco. This was a little the hardest job I ever at-1 tempted, but alter two weeks cf; nauue-t acd stomache wrenching, I came cCT victorious and could get awav with my paper a day with the! best cf them. True every word cf it," continued the speaker. "One afu-ruj-jr: I was sect with a note from my employer to a hoa;e in the upper p'.rt cf the citv. I hadn't anythir to read, but I had pleaty cf lobace , cod with that I proposed to entertuia myself during tbe two or three hours 1 must spend in the pas sage. For some distance 1 did not notice who were beside me, bat by and by a lady said, softly and pleas antly : "Would you phase, little bjy, be more careful, for I am going to a parly, and I should hate to have my dress spoiled." I looked into her face. It was the sweetest face I ever saw. Pale, earnest abd loving, to my boyish hear'. it was tbe countenance of an angel! "What in the world did yoa say?" interrupted Mrs. Haviland, her bright eyes filling with tears, as she saw how tbe memory of ibis beautiful woman affected her husbaud. I Say ! There was very little I could say. I think all 1 did was to Iocs I maoaged to dispose cf tobacco, however, and wiped my mouth very carefully, ail of which I felt certain she saw and mentally commented upon. "Have yoa a mother, little boy ?"' she next asked in tbe same tone. "No ma'am," I answered, and felt my throat filling up, and I must swallow migbtr fast from sobbing. "You have a father, then, pose ?" she kept on. "No ma'am, no father." "Brothers and sisters ?" "Neither, ma'am." "Then the little boy is all alone in tbe world ?" "All alone, ma'am." "How long has your mother leen dead ?" and tho dear woman waited till I could speak. "Two years," I answered. She was silent for a moment, and then said, so sweetly oh ! I never shall forget it : "And what do you think your dear mother would say how do yon think she would feel to know that her little boy was guilty of such a disgusting habit as this?" pointing to my cheek where the tell tale cud had vainly tried to stand its ground One evening longer than was she her kept me much custom, while sue arranged lessons, and laid out work enough it seemed to me for months. "Why so much to-night?" I in quired, conscioa.? that my heart ached, and suspected the cause. "Because, dear," she answered, "I do not want yoa to come next week, and I am anxious that you should have sufficient work to anticipate, as well as to keep you busy. I think I can trut von to be a good bo v. John?" "F thin It rnn ri.n maa'am ' I n n so, and always' gwered a!mo6t sobbi dont think much, "If I should see your mother, mv dear boy, before Ion?, what shtll I sayto her for you ?" lcen I knew all, and my grief knew no bounds. It is no use t go on. She died two days after; aad when I hear folks saying, "There's a woman at the bottom of it," I feel like telling the whole world what a woman did for me ' I .a Town Tt hsel. said the 1 thy the knew I to keep I sup- lltal. Tor Aaglera. on-are Never fish in troubled waters less you are certain that there pleoty of fish to bo caught 1 oa cannot weigh a hub in is own scales." The angler's favori'e dance is ' the reel." Some fishermen's receipts are all "net" profits. A worm oa tbe book 19 worth more than two ia the mud. Give fish ever so much line and Le will never hang himself. "1 must leave now;" she contin ued, but here is my card ; if yeu come to see me almost any evening I shall be glad to see yoa, and per haps we can be of service to each other." She gave me her little gloved band, and to my dying day I shall never forget the sensation of that moment I '.'Quid not bear to part with her ; without her I could do nothing with ber 1 could grow to man s es tate a man in the truest sense of the word. From that moment tobac co never crossed my lip?. As soon as I could summon cour age. I called upon the lady. Well do I remember bow my heart beat as I waited ia the elegant parlor for her to come down; and how awkward I felt as I followed my guide to ber private Bitting room. Here she got at every point of my life, and, before I bade ber good bye, it was arranged that I should spend two evenings a week at her house, and study oa these occasions jast what she thought best No lover ever locked forward to meeting with the mistress cf his heart, any more than I did to those meetings with my friend. I grew careful of my personal ap pearance, careful of my conversation, and strove ia every way to be worthy of this noble friendship. Two years passed ia this delightful manner two years that made me. My friend not only attended to my studies, striving also all the while to sow tbe right kind of spiritual seed, but she procured me a business situation with a particular friend of hers, where I remain to this day. No body but Ood knows what I owe A rallore. A gaunt, hen-pecked looking man, with a sepulchral voice, glided into the Central station office and- sat for two hours and a half, irritating a pimple on fci3 nose, before he managed to muster sufficieut nerve to uabosom himself. Having screwed himself np to the sticking point, he stepped soft ly up 10 tne squire and said witn marked fcrctne.-3 : "Jadge?" - "Well, sir," said the Court. "I've come "Well I'" "To ascertain " "(Jo ahead." "How much" "This sounds like business," thought the Court. "How much wiil it cos: " "Yes, yes." "How much will it i-o-t if, in an onguarJed moment, I sh. nid be seiz ed with a spasm and hhf.tild smite tho woman who double- ny triable, over tho brow with the j- -m my dexter finger ?" "Let me uatierMaEd,"' court. Yoa wish to kno v tv for wife beating. 1 3 ti. "That's the English cf i. " "Well, about thirty days.'' "Thirty days," repeated the pecked man. "Judge, would you let her get within a haudrcd vards t.f my prison home if I protent ?" "Certainly not." His mournful countenance blossou ed with anticipated joy as be started for the door. As he was passing out he turned boldly to the justice and remarked : "Make her out, judge, I'll be to pay the penalty in jast about hcurs.:' Thirty days. How cheap! won t I won t I whang her I caa'c hold a candle to ber one jaw movement ; I've not even pretended to wear the trowsers but my man hood is aroused. I'll simply gyrate ia an irregular orbit about her heaJ piece, and then I'll gire my3e!f up t the law for thirty days with pleasure. If I can get one grand, glorious sling of this No 10 bull skin at her, 1 II go down fcr sixty days without a groan." Two hours later, four men carried htm to the hospital on a shutter, and his wife was arrested for aau!t and battery. tjarian l is a town on wheel.-; when ever the Denver and P.io Grande rail road fini-hes a section of road the town moves to the end of the line. The people of Garlaad are determin ed to live at the terminus of narrow-gauge, no matter where it takes them. As the line wi;I be ex tended to Alamosa next week, the festive Garlacdera are now pre paring to pack up and move or dust, as they put it The house are being taken djwn ; in a week or tea days the present site cf Garlaad will be deserted both by friend and foe. Gar land was built ia a week and in one time had about 1,00'J inhabitants. It is a healthy place ; it was located apout one year ago, and there have L 1 " 1 . . ikku uut seiea ueams. ;o yen see there are few that die tut when they die they die suddenly. The cmete ry on the hill contain seven graves, and we climbed the steep declivity in the early morning to inspect it. Cne isthegrave of a wee babe, whose little 'amp of life went out af:er an existence cf two months. Thesecond is that of aa aged man the "Judge," Le was familiarly called, who died a natural death. The remainder met violeat deaths ; one was hung by the Vigilance Csmmtt'.ee and four" were shot dead in the saloons. Net unlike Texas this is place, as described by aa old Texan, who after being asked by a stranger whether it wa necessa- j ry to carry weapons, replied that long I intervals might p03siblv elapse before a weapon was required, but "when yoa do want a pistol yon want one mighty bad." A Xa.lsealsee, hen- here two Ob, one ! The Freight Hrakensan. amid peril from the engineer whistles np He lives moment the brakes until he calls them down from tbe time be steps upon his train until he leaves, he is subject to perils and hardships such as no class of men ia tho world must endure. The sailor before tho ma.-t is indebted to ship-builders for at least a little thought in providing for his safety. No ship is ever launched until it is ascertained to be seaworthy ; and however some shipmasters may ne glect the means of providing for tbe safety of crews, all maritime nations have enacted laws to insure these precautions. But in the case cf the freight brakeman and "freight crews" generally, the law-maker has never deigned to devote a thought Bail road companies have no restrictions placed upon theja as to affording these men any specific facilities for the performance of tbeir duty; the cars are not constructed to facilitate their labors we bave never beard of an improvement designed expressly for the benefit cf a train band of no "platform" constructed for night use of no car top so arranged as to af ford him a safe footing of no brake that will enable him to work with ease, ah -patents ' on treight cars are designed to extend their capacity or cheapen their construction. Tbe mere matter of a freight brakeman conductor or flagman is of no ac count. If one is killed the company can supply his place without cost ; but if a platform is brckco, a car wrecked, it cons money to repair or replace it. Ia winter's storm, sum mer's beat, the flash of lightning, the roar cf thunder, the bowl cf tie storm, it is all the same with 1 he brakeman he must stand firm when tbe shrill whistle indicates bis c tion llar r' H'efiy. A new moonstone has been discov ered in Japan. In Seki, a place fre quented by travelers, on their way to Ise, there is a stone figure of Buddha which has stood there tor ages past. It has ever beea believed by the inhabitants of the district that a magi cal radiance proceed from ooe of the ears of the image, which was ia coo sequence an object of devoui worship. Some native philospher hearing of this strange stcry aud anxious to discover its orgia, made a piigramge to tbe miraculous statue, aud on closely ex amining the ear, found imbedded in the lobe cf it a crystal bubstacce, which, oa further examination, turn ed out to be a diamond. On the result cf the examination being male known, tbe people of the district became great ly excited, some wanting to take i t cut and seil it and others protesting against such profanation. Applica tion was accordingly made 10 the legal authorities for a guard to pre vent the stealing of tbe jewel. and the precious image is now guard ed mgbt and day. vtbrre t.old Wan Almost I nk nan n There wai a queer and very inteteit ing sight at Wiilimantic Satardav. It was payday at the Wiilimantic thread company's mills, and tbe managers paid off their help in gold coia. It was the first time in the history cf the concern that cld had beea ac tually used for tbe payment of wages, and its re"entioa bv the throng of women and men and girls and bovs as ther came up for tbeir par was a curious studv. A few of the older workmen who had lived abroad were familiar with the stuff, bat to most of them it was a strange sight and a use less thing. One wotnao. after re ceiving her pay ($llJ) and counting it over, came back to tbe overseer with : "I've brought back the monev. Ther's a dollar, a half dollar and some cents." She had received a ten-dollar gold piece, a five-dollar gold piece and a two and a-haif-dollar gold piece and a dollar bill and a silver half. The last two she knew "a dollar and a half dollar" but to her all the rest of tie stufT was "some cents' and she was bound to have it corrected. V lolcnce nasi Ronberv A I-k ol Hod a Wates IlARmsniRr., June I! John, Isaac and Peter Hawo, bachelor brothers, whose ages range from CO to ;5 years, were attacked in tkeir house, six miles from Huntingdon, this afternoon, by two tramps, and beaicn onmerc'fully. John and Isaac were beaten until unconscious and the latter ks considered beyond recovery. The tramps then knocked down tbe housekeeper, ooe of them holding her while his accomplice ran sacked the house. They carried cT bonds to the amount of $1,00", some money and other valuables. Upon the alarm being given they were pur sued, bnt turned and fired' upon tbeir pursuer?. Tbe chase was then given op, but now the entire neighborhood has been aroused, and tbe woods are being scoured in search of the miscreants. Flint One n as Hponse. Niehitla think it ays : would ? but I'm told that fliot is nolh ruore nor less thaa s poo re A lake of soda water known as the Lake of I.ooar, ia India, has hereto fore formed one cf the most useful as well as picturesque features of the Hy derabad Assigned Districts. The salt collected from this has been widely used for washing and dying chintzes ; and wheo, the dry weather, reduces tho level of the water, vast quanti ties of soda were gathered oa the shore. From an official report, how ever, which has jast beea issued, we! gather that the supply cf soda now A gentleman traveling on horse -greatly exceeds the demand, which ', back came upon an Irishman who owing to the distance of the lake j fencing ia a most barren and from tbe line of railway, has always j desolate piece of land: "What are been a local one. No "fresh supplies ; yon fencing1 in that lot for. Tat?" were taken from the lake In 1ST6-TT, 1 said Le. "A herd cf cows would as large stocks of unsold produce re-1 starve to death on that land." "And maiaed on band from the accumu!a-SOTe jour honor, vasal I tinting it tion of the preceding year. ' to kape the poor bastes ot of it ?'' A writer in Si. "Yoa never would you lag turned to stone. Uoce tbe sponge grew at the bottom of tne sea, as sponges grow now : but that tm ages and ages ago, and since then the sponge turned to flint and has lain covered by rocks and earth ef many kinds piled thick above it. Seen with a microscope flint show the make of sponge in its fiber, aad somtimes yoa can see bedded in it the tiny creatures on which th sponge bad fed. Now sod then inside a flint will be found bits of tbe sponge not yet changed. That last proof settles it ; bat I must say it is bard to believe hard as tbe Siat, almost" ?ra. Iron- op. 1 a. t.,-.i Ml Lactam fOp-H l 'J j itl. e re!n. oo tl, fc -eea tt?n r roa. Ire J Ire I A :le ve ' m ! o ir iri y . rca.fr erape,J. ;m til. A. - Tj foTtably -
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