th: w well. II ibfipad by the) wny-eida cdh. Whrre tbo water tu oool ami &aep ; TIht were feathery frrna 'twixt Vw matey atom. And btt wc the tM we'l sweep. He left Ills carriitj.'r c.n ; ,N'f it entwhnnil or fa-tnian ti To drir.V at the wayside well. IieawayelwitJi LiK!jvel haiul Tbe weli-aweiP creakiBX aod tlow. rBi;.fMaK.nJ wr w tl but. , He lifted it tn the curb. Anil Ix-nt li.wn w tlie bucket' l.rira; No f'trroir of time or care !iaJ marked . Tc Jitaf tat lcxAed baok at hiai. lie mw luit a tanner' ly As lie twl o'er tbe edge t drink. And ruddy and tanned wa the laughing - Tiial met hi fver the brink. The eye were nanny and clear, And the brow undimmed by rare. While from tinder the hrira of the old hat Strayed cnrli of chestnut hair. He turned airay irith a ij:h. Nor could coachman or footman toll Why the master stopped in his ride that day To drink at the waysiiic well. ri,F.EING I'ROM A l ORTt xr- Thrsunroc propitiously bright on draw Sylvester's weddingmorn; thejiir was balmy, the sky blue, and all nature seemed in sympathy with the happy day. Presently a stir awoke in the household that soon swelled into a murmur of con sternation. The bride was missing -Some one had fiono to her chamber ; to awaken her and found it empty. Immediately a search was instituted which proved fruitless. The bride groom was sent for, but he could of-1 fer no explanation ; like the parentr lie was distracted with anxieiy. ! Grace Sylvester was a proud, ini- : ltuou8 temper. She was an only ! child, and somewhat spoiled, as was natural ; but nothing that could le imagined adduced could sccount for this unheard of freak ; rhe had not even fastened a note on the toi.ti cushion as a key to the mystery, af-: ter the custom "of heroines. For a ' week previous to this now unlucky day, the Sylvester mansion had con-! tinuoii!-ly opened its hospitable por-1 lals to s-rrixirjg guests. Friends and relations of Mr. Frank Howard, the expectant bridegroom, crowded to do honor to the occasion, which the Sylvester connection were no less eager toembe'lisli with their pres ence. This singular occurrence, therefore could not jossibly be pre served a hecret, and the chagrined and distracted host and hostess had all the added misery of knowing that their daughters inexplicable flight was the Bubject of ail sorts of surmise discussions, by those who, in set phrase, endeavored to condole with them, and at the same time hint ;.t insanity as the only solution of such an unprecedented freak. Uut a special gleam was soon des tined to illuminate the darkness. Grace had not It-en unmindful of her dead parents, nor of her devoted lover, a letter addressed to the for mer had been dropjH'd by her in the post-oCice. It was "brie., and evidently writtc.. under the pressure of excitement ; but even in Us frag mentary haste, Mr. arid Mrs. Syl vester could trace their daughter tenderness ; and her lover, despite the uudispelied mystery of its tone, took consolation from it. Its con tents may be rendered thus : She had left of her own free will and unaccompanied, though she ad mitted that she would Ikj met at her journey's end by a worthy guardi an, in whose care she would remain, find who, at the expiration of a weeR would bring her home again : until then, she begged they would wait i'.ir her explanation, and above forgive any pain or annoyance her hast v disappenr.mce had can- el. 1'his epistle, though gratefully re ceived, since it assured them of her safety, was not, of course, en tirely satisfactory to her parents and lover. Despite her promise to re turn, they could not remain quiet till the expiration of the time nam ed, but sought her in every place ; but, jis was evident from the securi ty of her retreat, Grace did not mean to lie found till after the in terval she had named. One by one r in small parties, u they had come, the wedding guests departed. They carried to their own houses :i (harm fngly inexhaustible theme for gossip and wonderment. Every one held a separate solution and theory and the subject promised to be one of unusual variety and entertainment. Hut only one ol them possessed any clue to the truth and she, sly, in sidious plotter that she was, had laid a train whose success promised .even beyond her hop?. She watch . td iu development in silence. It was not her cue to speak, but to await the fulfilment of her design, and so she lingered, professing the intensest sympathy for all, and at the same time contriving to hi stow most of it on Frank Howard, her distant cousin: This young lady. May Prcscott by Dime, had long been hopeltstdy in love with her cousin Frank, the knew that his heart was devoted to another, but had never had an op portunity of seeing her rival till the generous and unsuspecting Grace, wishing to give both her and Frank pleasure, lal asked her by letter be one of her bridesmaids. May V darling object was then gained. She had unlimited faith in her own power of creating discord, tuid had secretly resolved to sepa rate the lovers and win Frank for herself, even at the eleventh hour. Her first interview with Grace con vinced her that ardent and impul sive generosity were the strong points of her character. On these she acted. "How oddlv the gifts of Cite are distributed." said she with a sigh as they were talking together the night U fore the wedding ;."one would think it was enough to get a leau tiful wife without grasping at a greiit fortune, too; but then Frank always bad a keen eve for the main chance." Grace's face Cushcd a deep indig nant crimson ; her full, bright eyes Hashed with eudden anger as she lookel at May I'rescott steadiiy. "Fray explain yourself. Miss I'res cott," she 6aid, "I do not understand vou in the least." "What.' Have you never he;ir.l the will f Frank's eeeentrit: I'ncie Paul;' lint 1 am sorry : Per hap I have done wrong in mention inir il No doubt be ri'ennt to le. ceive vou no. no! 1 don't nwn . . t i . mat l mean i) -maps he did i,ot mrUh von in L n..u ' " Shcaffect-d to U ov.n-. nic confusion at her own in'!v it.T.ee. and pretended to vsrvt Kv ko Biueii. ur.cji! deniart!rl to kn .. il.' 1 , I ( "You hive mid ;- mut:!i t- re-, 'ce.k," he txcluhiu-d, "U-Il al: there, i UM2 lllkl. 1 11 1 IJIIIHII LU111L.T ' - & 1 ...v mfitiMtU i Uv ilt-wircd. She arosti to ree that ilia J""" "i r . the door was ciomt ; liien, buiimium that she and Grace were alono to gelber, she poured in to her victim's ear the story,' whose re suit was Grace ilight from homo. i 1 iKl XflT wicaol .mlMOtlS V 'iiou J. to t!i three persons who j were awaiting the wayward oriaesa I return. The uppoint-d day came, and early lit the niori.j..fc' u carnage .. e Sylvester man- iirhted from it, i followed bv an old nurse, of whom !nhc had always been fond, and i whose presence explained the fact I that Grace had been staying in her : home, not five miles away. Grace walked into the house with an air of minded triumph and depreca tion. After the strange greetings were over. Mr. Sylvester, with at tempted sternness, demanded the promised explanation aiui mis was U iO story : . 'The rii"ht tefore mV l..,r.M iiwn b 'Mr day. I learned from some one who thought I knew that Frank was about inherit SlUO.UlK) upon a very strange condition. His uncle had died and left that amount to him. provided he married me within a year after the testator s death." "I had never seen this uncle, but as I learned from my informant, he had met me by chance in oneot the New York hospitals, and after tak ing the trouble to inquire my name, and no doubt satisfying himself of the suitability of the connection, he made up his eccentric mind that Frank should marry me. or lose a large fortune in the event of diso beying his command. "Now, though 1 am deeply oblig ed for the distinguished honor meant me by the deceased, I positively de cline to be bartered away to anyone at a stated price." "It was sufficiently embarrassing to me to know that the old gentle man was attracted I'V a whim of mine, and mistook i. lor character istic virtue. The fact is during that winter my first in New York I was seized wiih r fancy to vary my round of pleasures by an afternoon among the sick, to whom I carried the ever-welcome gift of fruits and flowers, and it was while I was dis tributing thfseofi'eringb that the mat rimonial project occurred to Frank's HMOIC III LUUUita 1 uncle. "Do you not understand nnd can vou not sympathize with me 7 Had I remumcd here, no explanation could have altered the case, and I hhould inevitably have become Frank's bride under circumstances alike painful to .tiy love of truth and sell resiK-ct. I have always de clared that I would be loved for my self alone, nor for qunlities I did not pos-sess, nor the inonev ot a whimsi cal old gentleman." She drew a long breath as she nn ished her recital, and held out her hand with her own winning frank ness. "The last week of the year expir ed yesterday," she said, with an un mistakable sparkle of triumph in her handsome eyes. "If you lakeine now, Frank, it must be all for love. There's no longer any money in the question. U ith all my heart I cried the indukent lover. "Since you have come back to me ot our own free will, and have no further objections to make to our union, 1 consider myself one of the happiest and most fortunate of bridegrooms." II cartght Grace's pretty, nnre luctant hand in his and pressed it rapturously to his Jips. with a smile quite as triumphant as herown, at a glance whose intense end mischiev ous meaning was not explained un til after the quiet v.ed!ing at which May Prcscott was the uuest, for Mr. and Mrs. Sylvesters prudence and worldly wisdom still condemned their impulsive daughter's escapade t.hortsh thtiir partial tenderness for- ive. ner. "You have cliosm poverty in prelerence to wealth, tliey said. and so must tx content to do without the graud wedding we had Contemplated. Grace submitted with the best humor possible ; she had tested Frank's love and gained her own end, and all was bright before her inexperienced eyes. Alter the wedding, Fr.mk asked his bride : "Are you quite satisfied with your choice of povcit :ii:dglnd that your marriage oeeureii t-uay in stead of a week ago ?"' I am perfectly delighted," Grace answered. "Will you take a little wedding gift rrora me, as I have not yet pre penten you with one ?"' Frank asked meekly. "With pleasure," Grace answered, nsshe extended her hand, expecting to r cei ve a jewel case. Jlut instead of that, a ponderous legal document was produced, at whic h Grace gazed in blank surprise. Then Frank explained that, de spite Miss Prescott'o kind interest in their affairs, the fortune was not lost, as she had made a miscalculation in dates, and his uncle's discern ment in selecting so charming a wife for him had made him the hap piest man. May I'ltfcoU's chagrin at the failure ot her conspiracy, and the delight of Grace's parents at her good fortune can easily be imagined. Grace bore her partial defeat with charming equanimity, as she was quite convinced, by some iw ital process of her own, that she hau her husband s love, ho she was rt on tiled to the possession of a fortune liow Much Hay Shrink. So many things have to be con sidered in calculating the weight of hay in bulk, that it makes it diffi cult to get at it precisely. For ex ample, fine, new mown hay, like red top or herd grass, would proba bly require 500 cubic feet for the ton, timothy 5T0, clover 650, coarse meadow hay 700 or more. After being stacked thirty days, the bulk would be decreased from five to ten jht cent., posribly more, according to the time it is cut. If this be done when it is just coming into blossom, as it always should.it will pack closer and will wigh more cr cubic foot than if left till the seed begins to ripen, and the stalks and leaves have grown coarser and become drier. Good judgment and j some experience in measuring and I weighing is required to get at it 1 1 correctly. . neighbor oi nine in- -' fivrocd ine that lie owe h t.u. ; "Hy o weigh ms timothy hav at tin -r,it it ii.fst ilia loifn in lnl IK- I. sold it about nine month after, and ! on reweigi.ing at : l.ntn I.,. I' . i, 1 ... . it came out oi the ; - en to hi- -in ' Pris that it shrank to wki.hi ., n- lion o'' twenty-lire i r --t 1 1. Yi'iir (M!ty t- kft fr.'itt iMsing -k. it viii nn Wr'.f. JVnt- -! i A fritr months nurt thu duiiiiiiteroi 1 I?ailr lutw) trio it il-n 1 iU - - aLAAAlU. II 11 U el A a a W n M r 1 ' 0 ..rirtM- ....I ..V .rttl avav wj nui vu vmw bw grocery line, was etn? away to a "fe male college, a a short time ago she arrived home for the vacation. The old man was in attendance at the depot when the train arrived, with the old horse in the delivery wagon to convey his daughter and her trunk to the houte. When the train had stopped a Wwiichiug ar ray of dry goods and wide-brimmed hat dashed from the ctr, and flung itself into the elderly party's arms. "Why you superlative pa !" she exclaimed ; "I'm ever ho utterly glad to see you." The old nun was somewhat un nerved by the greeting, but herecog uized the sealskin cloak in his grip as theidenti'-4 piece of proporty he had paid for is ith the bay mare, and he sort of squat it up in his arms, and planted a kiss where it would do the most good with a report that oai i rt rl iAfi aKitua tin iaicn fit tlm flo. : CVUIIVIWU t luv. iivi.iv v aw r . frt i f MMm PUU All f unc p wi.o vi win; uiv . . trunk and its attendant baggage were loaded into the wagon, which was soon bumping over the hubbies toward home. "Pa, dear," said the young miss, surveying the team with a critical eye, "do you consider this quite ex ceedingly beyond ?" "Hey '?" returned the old man with a puzzled air. "Quite exces sive beyond what ? Ikyoud War ren ? l" consider it somewhat about ten miles beyond Warren, countin' from the Bath way, if that's what you mean " "Oh. no pa ; you don't under stand me,'' the daughter explained. "1 mean this wagon horse. Do you think they could be studied apart in the light f symphony, or even a simple poem, and appear as intense ly utter to one ou reluming home as one could express?" Theold man twisted uneasily in his seat and muttered something about he believed it used to bo used for an expresss before he bought it to de liver pork in, but the conversation appeared to be traveling in such a lonesome direction that he ietchoti the horse a resounding crack on the rotunda, and the severe jolting over the lroxeu ground prevented Uirther remarks. "Oh, there is that lovely and con summate iua!"screamed the returned colleiatesg as they drew up at the door, and presently she wan lost in the embrace of a motherly woman in sectacles. "Well, Maria," said the old man at the supper table, as he nipped a piece ot butt-ruff the lump with his own knife, "an' how d' you like your school?" "Well, there, Da, now you're shou 1 wettn I consider it far beyond," replied thedaugter. It is unquench able ineffable. The girls are so sumptuously stunning 1 mean grand so exquisite so intense. And then then the parties, tbe nails, the rides oh, the past weeks have been one of sublime harmony. "1 s'pose so I B'pose so," ner vously assented the old man, as be reached for his third cup, "half full but bow about your books read in', writiu' rule of three how about 111 tu . "Pa ! don't," exclaimed daughter reproachfully ; "the the rule of three 1 i; rum mar 1 It is french j music and painting and the divine J art that have made my school life the bos I mean that have rendered it one unbroken flow of rythmic bliss incomparably and exquisite ly all but." The grocery man and wife looked helphi-sly at each ether acro.-s the table. After a lonesome pruse the old man said : "How do yon like the biscuits, Maria !" Tb-v are too ;iHer for anything,'" gusheti the aeoi....-!ihed young la- ly, and this plum i reseve is sim ply a Miem in itself.1 1 he old man rose abruptly from the table and went out of the room, rubbing his head in a dazed and benumbed manner, and the mass convention was devolved. lhat night he and hie wife sat alone by the stove until ft late hour, and at the breakfast table the next morning he rapjied smartly on his plate with the handle of his knife, and remark ed : "M.-iiia mean' yoir mother have been t.dkin' the thing oyer, an' we have tome to tbe conclusion tins boardin' school business is too utter ly much nonsense. Maud hercon- sider that we haven't lived odd con snramaleyears for the purjtose of rais in curiosity, an there's gom tone a stop put to this unquenchable foolishness. Jvow alter you ve fin ished eatin' that poem of fried sau sage an' that symphony of twisted doughnut, you take an dust op stairs in le9 than two seconds, an' peel ofT that fancy gown an' put ou a kaliker, an' then come down here and help your mother wash dishes. I want it distinctly understood that there ain't goin' to bo no more rythmic foolishness in this house so long's your superlative pa' an' your lovely and consummate ma's runnin' the ranch?. You hear ine, Maria?" Maria was listening. Feed for Laying Uena. A correspondent asks : "Can hens be made too fat to lay?" Yes in deed. Fat hens rarely lay. If hens are fed so much or so often that they begin to fatten rapidly, they will soon stop laying. He asks again: "Is there anything better than corn to make hens ?" No food is better than Indian corn or ground corn (Indian meal), to fat ten hens. If hens do not lay and are fat, feed them but once a day at evening just before they go to roost giving wheat screening, buck wheat, and oats, in such proportions as you judge best. Throw the feed upon clean ground only so fast as they pick it up. Stop just as soon as you see any of the flock wander away. Iet them forage all day for weed seeds, grass insects, eta They must have warm quarters, well ven tilated rit night, and a sunny run by day in winter. After a 'while begin to feed them sparingly, a little meat scrap choped fine, broken bones, oyster shells, etc., and they will probably soon liegin to lay. American Agriculturist.. An AO let J Puatmaater. Washington, Jan. 2G. The Post office Department has been inform j ed that the o,tmaster at Gratz, Pa., (as contracted lite smaii-nox. and 'sureties have been directed to re ' """V1" nd its effects to ft Taa Vil a M I.O.VE Jack, M Sept. 14, 79 i 1 have bet-it uMng 1 J op hitlers, n'.itl Imvf rtrnivt! crent twiit-fit fnru tfictn for liv. r cnnj!;iinui and tBtlril fi-rer. They tiro i-uwrior to ail VY ia-dirnr;. t uur esieemea mena pi me conn- . irau 11 nrTlfillf A tariff i TP th Pf. ww 1 e " --. e B a. .-. v ' . .. i .,npunt An r b? tu rvlT,Vb of ... . . n. counu oktk. ine incl uiut i.i Ifn vas not Ion enough to reach the d -ired persimmon was not be-' 1 I.I. A - 1. cause b would not make a. good clerk it lected. P.ut it win not be-! cause tbo nolicv of this (unity i. to i . . ' . i i jet new -I'iiper iiivn cevereiy nionc when '.'u ers are to be dished up. Weca. o..t torbear taking thu op-1 poturnity to sympathize with our lnend, for we were an unsuccessful cauuiuaie once oureeu, anu we un derstand his experience was a good deal like ours. In or!er to cheer and sooth him in his hour of afflic tion, we willl tell him our little st ry. Some six or eight weeks ago, we had the ambition to become ajcoun ty judge. It was not an office of great wealth, but what it lacked pe cuniary it made up in dignity. The ponderous, heavy-soundingand big-bodied name of "judge" was ftot to be sneered at And it would be a great honor in fifteeen years to be able to swell up one's diaphragm and speak of the time when "we were on tho bench," Arc. Consequent ly, we proposed to fasten to the judgeship. In pursuance of this project we confidentially whispered to certain friends that certain oth er of our frrends had whispered the idea to us, and that while we didn't want the office, still for the sake of harmony we might possibly, al though with great reluctance, be prevailed upon to run, if the Demo cratic party desired it. When our friem's went around and told how, without our wishes and in a great measure unbeknown to us, there seemed to be a spontaneous uprising of the bone and sinew of the coun try in order togive us that tremen dous office and its still more tremens dous title. It was no doubt the re luctance on our part to accept this great office that induced sixteen of the twenty eight delegates to come and see us, each one separately and privately, before theconvention came off, and tearfully insisted on our ac cepting the distinguished trust. Our continued labors for the party, they said, were duly remembered. Our lack of legal knowledge, we were sympathizingly informed, did not disqualify us, as in that office no such knowledge was necessary. Each one f the sixteen went away bathed in tears of joy, for ive con sented to do it. We wer unable to attend the convention, but afterwards heard that when it came off we did not quite get sixteen out of twenty-eight votes. In fact when the votes were counted we seemed to fall somewhat short of a majority. Perhaps you will be surprised, but we did not get twelve votes out of the twenty eigt. If the truth must be told, we did not get nine votes. If we had had eight votes, we should have been better off than we wtre. We arc compelled to remark that had we received seven votes, wo should have felt much encouraged, for sev en is a lucky number. Put we did not get seven, nor indeed six votts. It is a great cross to admit, but we lacked some of getting five votes ! We should have been -thankful if we had had three votes, as that is said to te a risins numocr. ve certainly ought to have received two votes, and it is a great comfort to think that we probably should if some one had joined with the lone and lo..esome delegate who voted tor us. Yes, we had one Tcte. It has always been a source of gratification to reflect that when l that vote was put in there was no convulsion of nature, no stopping the earth in its motion, nor even an earthquake. On the contrary every thing continued the same as before. The sad and solitary vote was dropped so meekly and unobtrusive ly into the hat that no one would have noticed anthingp out of the or dinary course of events, unices, per haps, that the delegate felt a little ashamed of himself. After the convention the sixteen delegates came, one after the other, and made ns a visit of condolence. Each with sorrow depicted on his countenance, expressed his deep re gret, and stated how hard he had labored. It appeared that each one of the sixteen was the identical one that had voted for us. Such sym pathy, so reliable and truthful, greatly calmed and encouraged us . ' lie-i and since then we have always lieved every word a delegate tells us. We .i Her wards learned, however, that t'ie unfortunate man who did give us that one vote was not one of that friendly band of sixteen, but voted for us because he knew us less than the other candidates. Io Yonr Own Repairing. W know that almost every farm er wi.i agree with us that every farmer should have his own work shop,and every cultivator of the land understand how to use it. lie may not do so when he first enters upon farming on com ing of age, but after a year or two of what we call apprentice-hip, when he finds that to "know how to do things" is absolutely indisjiensi ble, he will rapidly learn to attend to the most of his repairing of the ordinary impliments and machines upon his premises, instead of iucur ing delay, expense and uncertainty by depending upon professionals at a distance. Rather than to e with out a workshop and the necessary, tools, one should be erected express ly for that purpose, in a convenient A Csliilat. spot and daily warmed in winter so Wine or ale can also be ordered at as to be ready at all times for use, I extra cost. The prices are surpris in which many odd jobs can be i i,,gly reasonable, the railroad corn done also not immediately connect- j ,)ariy having them tinder suervi ed with the farm. j.sjon The passenger makes out his All o'dinary wooden repairs order by simply noting on his blank ought to be done by the farmer and 1 the name of his car. the nuinlier of his hands during rainy days and in his seat and the nuinlier of the corn winter, when there is plenty of time ' bination lunch. These are collected on hand for the purpose. Every ' by the conductor. When the train part of the wheelbarrow except the! halts five minutes at Albany about wheel, ought to be made on the ! noon, waiters come on board carry premises; new forks and handles of i ing each passenger's order in a sej lron rakes, repairing even some j urate backet, which is arranged in portions of the farm machinery, : compartments. Two napkins and building of garden and yard fences, j knives and forks and Fjioons are repairing roofs, building of corn-; nicely stored in receptacles for the cribs, hog pens, wagon ami curt purpose. The waiters arrange the shelvings making of the frames of tables in the cars, spread a cloth hot beds, and all the many jobscon- - and serve the dinners. The pat-sen stantly requiring to be done about ; ger has the time between Albany a well conducted place, toonuintr- and Utica to banquet At, Utica the ous to mention. A person becomes ! waiters clear the tables and disHje very bandy in the use of good tools pear The plan is said to work per after a short experience, and saves j fectly, giving the highest catisfuction many a dollar without consuming , to the traveling public. Syrum any time necessary for the usual de- j Standard. ma nds of the farm. r The most eminent . phyB'icinn of the iv hijjlilv rtC'ittiti n.'ii J St. J:i- ;! Oil as a cure l'tr rlitutuaticiti. Item he purchased at khv drut hou.e, and the price id inairiificant, system f womt n. Send to Mrs. when you take into consider tion f Lydia E. rinlih.fn, 2.'W Western the wonderful enrea it will pro- AVcnn. LjmH, -.Mm. ftr pnmjh 4tC. frm Xtimmi PihttM. letn. -""-a- " , 1 A KHatjey Goat. a itk th n mun with n rn loci.ti ulL t. . .1 . 1 , " , I II I PHH" M II II 1 II 1 JA Hlif l.lll 7 . ' ' ..-v -iai-. L..I...I.. a JA 1 . l t jj rAHl C-MUII, UlllLCI 111 I '.I bill' umm of tho W, San Francisco, ntxi uKkt-n, in a suNlucd voice, if there was an unemployed reporter on the rw ... 1 - :ehff iu-t then "Ilecaus," .miiiT yr-rv peculiar lb - ... fa nirer. "a V i Pinned 0 our WtlV J live lit jthia mondii" and jlavM Valley which perhaps yon might work somehow." up into an item, ( "What sort of a tiling ?" said the managing editor, winking to the fighting editor to get hut club ready in case ttie Bad man pulled out a poem or any other dangerous con trivance." "Well, in the first place," said the stranger, abstractedly, "do you ha- penioKnow me eflect of beer on animals V "Can't say I do. 'Us exactly the reverse of what it is on me. Instead of sootbinj 'em it excites their nervous organi zation lu the highest pitch. Act ualK- makes Vm insane. "Does, eh?" .4-- - .... its, sir; and this morning as it was ramer sultry, t sent my young est boy for a gallon of beer He stopped on the way and put the can down to play marbles. McGinty's old black goat came ahniir ji ml drank up the beer every drop of "Great Cicsar!" said the Court reporter, smackii.g his lips, regret fully. "He drank every drop of it, and nearly choked to death on the can. He stood blinking around a little for a while ; then he started for a street car with all colors set. He hit the horse square atnid-shijis, and it foundered at once." "Wrecked, I suppose?" said the editor. "Precisely. The goat then glanc ed off; killed the driver and tele scoped the car.. I was sitting at the window all this time, and my at tention was attracted by Governor Perkins going down tho street lient on the election." "Governor Perkins?" "That's the goat's name you see. McGinty is a strong Republican. There were four men getting a piano out of a wagon aero the street when the Government went through 'em like a pile-driver behind time. The Steinway was sent to the man ufactory and the men went to the hospital. Terrible, wasn't it ?" "Is this ghost story in one act?" asked the militia special, getting out his Springfield. "In one scene and nine tableaux," said the stranger solemnly. "On the next block the Governor came across a Dutch picnic, headed by a brass band. The Teutons were playing "Listen to the "Mocking Bird," and the way that goat stood on its hind legs and waltzed around the pavement to the music wasjuft too funny for anything. I may sav that it was actually amusing. It slipped on a banana peel once and fell against a cigar sign." "Never mind the scenery." said the editor, motioning the devil to cail in tix of the healthiest compos itors. "Well, pretty soon changed oil into 'Come Love Lies Dreaming.'" "Did tbe goat come?'' "You just bet he did. the. band Where Mv He didn't fancy the new tune somehow, and th first thing the drum majr knew, Perky we call the poat Per ky for short Perky took him in the stomach, broke him clean in two, went through the rest of the band, including the big drum, and so on clear down to the end of the picnic, which was foursquares long. 1 think thers must have been ninety-two killed and eight hundred and fix wounded. Pretty good, when yu cour-ider the entire driv ing power was only one gallon of cheap beer; now. wasn't it? Now, it occurred to" "Just one minute," Siiid the ed itor, signaling the staff to si.it on their hands and limber up for ac tion. "You concluded to catch the goat when he got solx-r and bring him down here for our benefit. You have him now tied to the fire-plug around the corner, and if we will only chip in about four bits of beer, you will get the animal started and we can watch the fun." "Exactly said thesiranger, warm ly: that is precisely mv idea. I ; will now take up a col" r-i.. . r. i r .i mat, auernoon sucn oi me custo mers of the Asf as toiled up into the editorial rooms wondered at tne number of fresh blood stains on the stairs. Cheap Diaiier on the New York Central Fact Trata. The novelty of a trip on the new express is enhanced by the serving ot meals on board, a leature which was necessary to save the "15 min utes for refreshments.'' On the train from New York the conductor of the sleeping cars solicits order for din ner while the train is teauug up the Hudson at the rate of 50 nu..s an hour. lie presents each with n bill of fare and a blank. The former contains t-cveral combinations of cold and warm lunches, the prices of which are 40 and 60 cents respec lively, tor 4') cents the passenger can order two large sandwiches, two hard lioiled eggs, a cut of pie, bread and butter and pickles, or one ot the several other combinations which include pork and beans, ham, a chicken wing, etc. The warm lunch, which is 10 cents extra, in cludes a steak or other warm meat i If the mother is ftt-Me it is iro- joa.ih1e that her fl-ihlren "ImmiIiI lip -iriii:.i f.vtliii K PiiikiiHtit's Wife- tahle Comroand i?- a l rUet cure in nil chronic diw--e cf iKkm-xuhI (Seven Deatl Men, There ii ft story current ntrtiri the gondoliers iiiulii-henneiiof Ven ice. Tbcru were six men liil ir.g once in t' is "Valle" of the S veu Dead. They had with them a ilt'u boy. the son of one of their band. The Imv did not go fishing with bis father, )ut stayed behind to take care of the hut, nnd to ctvok thr meals for i:e men when they re turned. He spent the nights alone in the cabin, for the most of the fish ing was done bttwetn sunset and sunrise. , One day, as the dawn as beginning to cross the water, the men stopped their fishing and be gan to row heme with their load as usual. As they rowed along they met the body of a drowned man going out to sea with the tide. They picked the body up and laid it on the prow, the head resting Uoti the arm, and rowed on slowly to the hut. The little boy was watching for them, and went down to the edjieof the canal to meet them. He saw the body of the seventh man lying on the prow, but thought be was asleep. So, when the boat came near, he cried to his father : "Breakfast is ready, come along !"' and with that he turned and went back to the but. Tbe men followed the boy, and left the dead man lying on the prow. When they had sat down the boy looked round and said : "Where is the other man ? Whv don't vou bring him to breakfast, too ? f Oh ! isn't he here ?" cried one : and then added with a laugh, you had better go and call him, he must be asleep." The boy went down to the canal and shouted : "Why don't you come to break fast ? it is already for you." iut the man on the prow never moved nor answered a word. So the boy went back to the hut and said : "What is the matter with the man ? he won't answer." "Oh !" said thev, "he's a deaf old fool.' You must hollow loud, and swear at him." The boy went back again and cried : "Come along vou fool ; the oth ers are waiting for you." Uut the man on the prow never moved nor answered a word. Then the bov ran back to the hut and said : "Come one of you for I can't wake him up." But they laughed and answered : "Go out again aud shake him hy the leg; tell him we can't wait till diKimsdav for him." The boy went down to the water once more, tie got into .he boat aud bhook the man by the leg. Then the man turned aud sat up on the bow, and said to the boy : "What (hi you want 7" "Why ou earth don't you come? Are they all to wait till doomsday for you !" "Go back and tell them that I am coming. So the Jy went back to the hut and found the men Lioshingand joking. "Weill what did he say?' they cried. "It is ail r'ght," answered the boy , "he says he is coming." The men turned pale and looked tit one another, w I sat verv still and laughed no n. e. Then out side they heard foo. teps coming slowly up the path. fh door was pushed open and the ut ad man came in aud sat down in the bov's place the seventh at the table. But each sat with his eyes fixd upon 'fie seventh their guest. They could not niovo or speak. Their gaze was fastened on the dead man's face. Their blood flowed chiller in theii veins, tills as the sun rose and flashed along the lagoon, thej'e were seven dead men sitting round the table. Goaxl-llyn feir. An Englishman who could speak uo language, but Ins own, OoisUmI that be had traveled through Euroj-e without a courier, and had not been cheated out of a farthing. He was a good physiognauiist. and filled his pocket with the small come of the country in which he was traveling W nenever called to make h pay ment to a man, he would begin bv slowly dropping into the man's hand several of these coins, looking at hi in keenly in the face. J he moment be saw by the gleam of the eye. or twitching of the mouth that be had dropped the amount of the bill, he stopped. A cotton speculator who once paid a fee several times greater than his lawyer expected, whs not so shrewd a man. Soon after the foil of Vicks burg, be became involved with the authorities who charged him with fraud. Hit cotton, which was worth a large sum of money, being seized, he sought the aid of Mr. Geiger, an influential Ohio lawyer, then visit ing the city. Tl.cliwyer in one day satisfied the authorities that there was no fraud and secured therelease of the cotton. The speculator was grati fied, and iuf rmed Mr. Geiger that be would see him the next morning after he had finished loading his cotton ou n steamboat. The lawyer retired, but not to' sleep. He was debating to himself what lie should charge his client, the speculator would make a hand some fortune, and Geiger thought five hundred dollars would not be an unretisonable, fee for his servicer But in the morning the sum se -im-i so great for one day's work, that he feared to ask it. In this frame of mind, while walking out towards the steamer which was to carry off the cotton, he met the speculator. "Well, Mr. Geiger, that was a good day's work you did for me yester day, said me client, taking In :n his pocket a large roll of bank notes. Holding up (me knee, he thereon counted off 4 five hundred dollar bills, and without looking up at the lawyer, asked : "Is tha. enough ?" Geiger looked on speechless for a moment, but recovering himself, said with t ie coolness of a lawyer. "I guess you had better lay on another!" It was laid on, and Geiger. putting the two thousand five hundred dol lars in his picket, said, "Good-bye, sir. The Cow's Com fort. Th.e comfort of the cow ha much to do with the quality of her milk. In lint weather the annoyance pro duced hy Iliee nnd excitement caus ed liv fighting them makes the rjjht'i- iiiilk jitill )(orer than it ttthf-rmi-e wotdii te. Chemical anaUsin h shown a great falling ffoffitt of the milk of the same cow wh-n chastened by a dfg. Any unuunl exritt merit of the cow af fects t) 0 ft f the miik. Eitr ernes hAt Ami ei H t!aitfi0t thtmilk. -st2!E22!s23 Jo tepfe "thegrwt .,j.7t ?cicfica. LumboQO, Backache, Soreness cf th Chss., Gout, Quins, Sore Threat, Swell ings end Sprains, Cams ana icalJ3,Gord Bodily Pahs, Tooth, Ear end Hccdcchs, Frcstcd Feci and Ezrcr and all o'.hor Pains cm Aches. K P-MM.mti.Hi . vti qrl St. Jr-r C- . w. 'iJ " El'r";. li Mt A n; ratmiU fmt tlw hr oatte M tO ( -a?a. cewl ..mi vltk f-in ra BOM bp mo fMiW fnat ot 1 cluaa. IHraction la Barra Uui((- SOU) BT ILL DEUGGIST3 AKD VZiZTZl 15 HEDICIHE. . A. VOGEUER & CO., Ualtitnor, Sid., V.S A. roa BALE BT C. N. BOYD, pUL'GGIST taorae. Pat. )THE( Chicago & North-Western RAILWAY It theOLDEST! BESTCONSTKUt'TEr BEST EQt'lPPED! and beneath Leading Railway -or THE WEST AND NORTHWEST I It l tba atiorwat and bt mote Wwwn Ch!f and all point la Jrtf!.ni Iltlnola. low. Iiaknta, W-fmlna, Nohra-lia. Calll'imla. Ore m Artm. I iah ColoraUo, Idaho. Moalana, Neriula aod (ur Council RInfl, Oia!i:i DOVEB, LE1DT1LLE. SALT LAKE, SA1T mSICCO, DEADWOOD, SIOUX CITY, Oilar Rapid. IVa MotnM. tf lorn bin, nr.A aU Co'iin In tba Territuri-s. and 1 ha -iL Aim, fur MUwaakee. Grern lla;, Onlikiwh. ShehvTiui. Maniocttc, Fond da Le, Waiertuwn, HoBaitum, NecnaB, Menajlia. Si. FaoL MmneainJia. Hunio, Vulva Fafa-11, Hinaarek U iauna. Lallmue, Owaluoaa aod all poini tn 3diDaata, llakuU, WtmmHio ami the Nurthw-.n Attkmncil Blatft the Train 'if the lhkraao k Kortb-Wrttern and tbe U. f. K'n deinri truui, arrlre al and ue the name dnt UnKia oepnt. At (?bioaao, cliiae nmneetl are ma-le wlib tbe Lake Sthore. Mlrhian tniral, lialtiinniv ai OiiW, Fl. Wayne and PrnnrlT4ni. and Obleara and Oraji-t Trunk U'ja, uad Ibe Kunkakee aud faa Handle atuate. Cl eBtM(le-a aad al Jnnettmn rlie. lUaibeOMLT ramntna: Pullman Hotel Dining Cars arrwaxa CHICAGO aid COUNCIL BLUFFS. PalliiiQSlsgci en all RizHt Trfia Inrt on TIkM Acrats -Hllnc too TV ta fc thlt rnad. Kxamtne rnar Tk-t,. am) reraer- la hnr if th-.to n rad ner Uie Cblcaitu a. Norta. Wrntni Rallear. If tuo wtPh tbe rt Trvltne Amnanla- tlons jm will bn- your Tick l by tbla roata. WAND WI1J.TAKKNOXE OTHER. n nkit A srent mn Tlrketa bT this Line. Maavia HL-iHirr.ad V. V. X Oea'l Maaag'r, Chiea&o. m9 V la w $i CURES I l-iwltartiiet tlx TJV.M:, KOWtLSi u J LIOM'To si L'h Hum time. . rroj hTxt-iurr X'ja.t dtrt lorp in &oej udCn- ixrCjors and Ttstji Ccuir T.-nr-'y ii p-o.-i. .f Ji nrL.-n CAT. i:ri. I j&.J. -'- f-; inim: tui.iu: wr rrtru' a "Tj'iat.i-ilLj laal LkattU Li tin- f..c ...iff v. ?;ji rlx-y ia'i:irii mtfvri. . for fi:l'.t 'Nrv --n aj-j Uuii ij at 1 w iL, e jrAi b -. 1 i'2 t. !.,' c-xi I lt !; r-", b: r ' tjO ;J k;nv y-V t -.i-o : 1.. John B. Tjiwi-av-j J. 1 Ifn. yuani from ltver ai.d kiiii- t.'..iilt.a un. ImO--p-J-lirbtarwlih kii "dlu.. i r , L wa anebla to work. ILiJiKj 'A'ort ae ii.r. f, MIH-I (Mo Mnfp. w , r-' T t r a.V-Jt' aaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-aaaa-aii aVVt Taal PCRMANENTLT CUil3 KIDNEY DISEASES, LIVER COMPLAJIiTS. M Constipation and Pi!cs. ty It ta prtt tn IrT Vra- to'..': . T i ' ot medlrlDe. Ali- in I.Mntd Tf". - -emraaad, for tbuae lul luauwt ; parau. IW It erft -Twit -. f-i r ' ri GET IT ATTII& DurccisTx ". . wells. nicnAtrrsostrx. " Will Mod the dry p""-'-?.) r JT.iar. OB Kail BT C N. BOYD. DRUGGIST. -aacrat, Pa. HOP BITTERS (A afecSclsja, nmt a DrUk) POTT ATT ncm, Ercmr, sa-otiake, DANDELION, Atbtti- TVer-T aim V,rr V-nirALTTiij. Tiuur au. vnuta iiiiTKw. " THEY OUIIE At Wwiwcif tbftotmcb. TW-1-, TltooJ. X.1T.T. kl1.04-y-.and lirliirn!in. r NMMlma, Sl.ilwn,,r d r.iK;uiiT i oaule (Mbiiiaaila. SIQOO IN COLD. Vm be r1d fer a raw ttwy win nnt rare o lu.tn ..r l..r ir.Trh . . wip, or lur antniiuc li:.prt w kJa..Mu fwittd IB I I tlK Ui. Ak yen- nturw fur irtj Tltt-r--,.t f- uwu iMufe -.. ah p. To.e mm elb. r. J T. C. tr an atunlntrand Irr-'I-'PiWn . Druakeaocaa. uv f pntari mJ" roa turrm, Al .T W A-.:. I-- r ' i.. .4. j Tiatte aV, roa SALE BT C. N. DOYD, DJtUGGIflX Somenet, P. SB TO $9nL?!. v. Mar.ra.rrr. mv mum i ?-'i2biZy&r - M- ".'I rAV if V ,VsJJ 'Tho Somerset Herald tESTAEXISHtti 1327 J Cse of tlta leading Papers cf "77; rernsyvraiua. IS STALWART ItWUI. HAS DOUBLE THE CIRCULATION OF ANY OHER NEWS PAPER IN HE COUNY ! It Will Csntala tht Benral News of the Day. he Eiitorial Jind Local D KJP A RT AI K N TS Kpeak for ThemiielTes. 92.00 : t a YRAC! i'.00 A TEAR 2.00 A YEAR t 12.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAR! $2.00 A YEAH' $2.00 A YEA II! ntO A YEAR! flW A YEAR H A TEAK 92 OO! IN OUR- JOB DEPARTMENT! WE HAVE THE BEST FA CILITIES WEST OF THE MOUN TAIN. 4fcWE aro nretmrpil tr fnm-uK on short notice, and at a great re duction on former prices, all kinds of JOB WOItK, such as : LETTER HEADS. BILLHEADS, ENVELOPES, nusrxEss cards, VISITING CARDS, WEDDING CARDS. rROGHAMMES, HORSE BILLS, SLIPBILU, POSTERS, LABELS, TAGS. ' RECEIPTS NOTES OF ALL KINDS, DODGERS, aRCtJLARS", AC, AC Onlors from a (H-tancwllJ ifceiTtpromi't and careful attention. Adilre. The Somerset llerald, PRWnSG HOUSE ROW, Bowetatj, pa. l! eajlhoad -ciic: J-.r. ; tn ... -. V.l a. m. soil- ' ., A-rl.. !-!.,, ! . 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PITTSbt'KOH WVis,: .-r fHi aa.l aferMa a. ;; r, . alii .'-part fr a an tr-;- ,'. ' ' ',' ': ' B.J V, aier S.ittit. u luil- i ' "" f .. lAUltt it .-. - ' '- K.i -r- la. a... ai.1 v 16 u C'! w ''..' -ca.l at . . a, -r.,-; PENNSYLVANIA CESTP.al P y " a.,.' ' 'lii'.o-e :a.. , .'...., kiM.iara t . ,.... ' M-kri tr. - .."Vr'.t ' t I! I .. .... .7, 1 Cennri;.!.:. 14 ' rnteateva lr.J llrt J r- .- " ; '.trtuwt ;t n p v. ; Rrorlaiaa 44 t'nmh-rand " ' . u... ' "i-iinroi ' i " ' ..!, ' : BJwUiDr,i wy m. . The Eiyrers irAia lcsr. y; -, ,. M. arrlTinz at i .:ir.,i?ri .'. :9.-' uol U-4-J P. ,V. S rsn-ii'I 'nmiiemnd : Jii 4 y ou-j rst A. Mijwaaii!.,:, t ,. .:sn i n A. .n. The amn Ainrr. an ! p:-ar. r . n. S.iatb 1 M aau.ii,, , ', ' inroa ,all ie.,?im, j,. i, A , nve- at '.v as:iln'oo i y j A 'b. ',- .'. , r. .: Ptit!atlpbu..;9 4. s . v-.V ;.'... rhroa.-i r.xtire.. l?:irir I s r -. tlT-a al tl afblDE"-.B at t 4. '.. a. . ; i'&lU-Jeipaw; i 1 r a : 5.'v.7i r Tbnmeh Ma!' cm:-,- .: tx;- trAl a lil!T j er.jmoii'aLrfr. trt-r.1 M f.yV.tt L- lauyexcefit .SomUr. Tk-kei efllo, crner Ti'''a .T-r.-. T. !--. and 1t- a.mrr Or-.n' vi '.-.', Pittat-orKb, P. C K. r!!I), (V.t. Pymn : U M. CUI.r Lien-Til T.-jJ. 1832. Harper's Wesk.'y. ILLUSTRATED. Ilxrytr', W'Mi tan.;la::V!ii! '. z i'.lo- n.t-dwe kiy Juurai. B r a.-.. pol'in to (..llii.-'n im aini-t.it'; r;.-eA-rta'lf vb-irn rerial-i. fii.-r: r-.r,.. -1 and p.ieu,autrlhutrd ct :b- firn -i : aa b-.ra.f tbe Cay. It Virrir. fc.?-ny- . eB'rrtalBinrnt 10 :bua".'j l Aa r.t '. It w II alwr h th alia f im :.a... mke Haytr't Wftlyiha !.jn .. pa ,r tractive (auiiI; waii,.T U ..- Harper's Periodical. Pr Tr. KAF.PEK'S WEEXLT H ARPEH'S MAOAH.XE HAP.PKH-S BAZAR ..M Tbe THREE .bure pnUication A ay TWO. abore-mmed HAKPES"8 TOU.VQ PE0PL3 ... ...itl M4RPER-S W'ffxZINR l HAKPEifS TOV.NJ PLUPLS HARPER'S Fa'-au S-irsj Liru-r. One Toirfli -.umbrri) Poetaaefrretetll fa'wmbrr !a t Stat?aur Canada. The T-.laicra pf-.he Wtt .' b-v'-' :r ... . . . K-......t- ir ramlfctie.!. i wii'l heoal-'r-"."1 ttiu tv t -rrlfi-r wib-- to mmmrnce wub tie X aftr the rrr!jit of i.r.'cr. Tbe Un rwalre AobdhI Vf:a:ii' Werk'y tuorat rl..th bin. Ir.a. w; I t -' -aall. i-rave t.. or bf -1. 'm-v'" (proTt.!ed thefnilKhtd m wt htci per Tirinis?). for ft m ca-h. Cl.nh t-'T tco t:mot tli:-i', ' T irjf. will beeeol by ajail. n:ull. ' il.-jearh. Kemftranrea "b.inM be ui't t Voory nirr vr Uruf-, 10 a"H r!i" Nrwrp-tpp-a are ikh tn -..j.T t!i; '.':-1 ' libcmtu.M;rvwnrJr rt' IlAir; Addrr- 11 arpek a : &'..:-'- GIVEN AWAY !! A PPLEMMM . 2irirr.'.t:vv. Every Yearly S-'cs::- TU T'iE PIT rsiSURGH WEEKLY TELEGRAPH I my ffews Jitt kraei), enauUnii'.i; ever Ht pbrAfta, abbrer!atlm. ojfu! fi : ' tbreiita worts and brit. li"- ( mv 11 ,'' and rlaMieil tuniea. Scrip'a-e p'. yr 14,5 A L'Bited States ceasos of l'sl. c : :-' ototb. T... iTTvir v Ti.-r.i-.ia vfU fc" -:1 lnelading the atwre DUtiory. p.: Pr" I X. SuVerlplloo reiT! by a 1 p ';,,! All taV rip'.lBS payb!e la adri PATENT nbalnnf ant tit rurae-" in . It Pl!' lffie,lrto tli m-ed ln PATENT B'JS:Nt?3 CLJ.Lr,Ui wm tH'ini" ' 'ii' - au i - (rem WASHINGTON. :.u. Wbr ac el a utawlpf 1- jU j CHARGE UNLESS WE OSTA'N ?ATtNT. - . it l. r, eie. ... - be P.-nai.'-" ; it the .M.in-T nr LUvi.. ai "" l.r , no' v. ?. 1 a-.i'ai nimn. a and rek-reure to am ml c!int o J"-r C. A. SNOW A' CO- G0LD.Si t bat are uflri. a-rra.ly " r, f, K poTrrtv. We want many men. ,,Hji:'. Jt,lat.,work f..rarM.bt m ib-' rr ,:r- I h bB.ui..- will ..y - ' nuf:, r r,ilnari r -l--" D1, r,fi N..ie wbi l-i ii" "' it- " v... m, .toT,.i- v.Hir h"l . .1. 11 ": inlr voarrpre n.rn en F '-1 'T..-"J ... n . . t.A m f rtjr.iuu. "- . - - IOCHATIVE EMPIOYMEB lanre retams iur rrslr.aM-'. V rrfll p-i-7'BwJn2-.r. - iSlin J'i tree. fflOUi e ,r ewa "7.,, pursiaa.!. t:'l"
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