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DENTIST.
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ttra. PAUL. I CASEBEER.
CHARLES HOFFMAN,
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and to buy now ! Trices rurnisnea on application.
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KTW EUILri2:3 U3 PATRIOT, NSAB MAIN CSOSS STBSIT.
CURTIS K. GROVE.
(Eait frua Coart Hon,)
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Maaataetaror of
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CAIRUGES,
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BUCK WACO.fS,
A5D EASTEKI AND WEST EX If WOBK
Farnbhed on Short If otica.
Painting Done on Short Time.
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ooo. W.WM vb trm rrvu mnm rr.. t l i
UallT Ooattroctod, NoaUy Finbbod, and
Wmmmte I. Cim SmtUtctitn.
I Employ Only First-Claa Workmen.
Kepaltinc of AU Klndda Mj Um Doae oa Short
Rotkw. HCES MEASOSABLE, and
All Work Warranted.
Call and ExamtnotnT Stork, and beara Priooa.
I no Waroo-work. and fnniUh !Sivc 1. Wtad
AlllU. ea-her tbo plaeo, and call to.
. CURTIS K GROVE,
(Eat of Coan Boua.)
aprao-ijr. SUXEKSET. PA.
ALaaarr A. Hoara.
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OVmplOmS la moQth : too
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CHABQES KOBSKATX.
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JhXlV ISTR ATOKS KOTICE
Estate of Joel Miller, deew, lata of Elkliek
Taaraablp. SuaiorMt County, Pa.
Letterf of adaialatratloa aa tba ebore aetata
harlag baaa graatad U tba aad an la afd by the
proaar aatbortty not tee t bareby gtraa ta all
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ate payaMBt, aad taoaa bahfnr elalaat aganan ta
aaa. to preortst tbeaa awry aaibaatleatod foraat.
Uaawnt oa Tbanday, Sept. Sa, UaA, at tba lata
SAKtm 3. MUXES,
v . .j v. KUA8 M. MILLER.
AdaoJniftratora,
4 DMIN1STRA TOR'S NOTICE.
XX.
Eatata af leatab Mowory Wd, hue of laajartat
Twp-llaanriot Ooaaty. Pa.
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barbae baaa granted to tba awaataaaatil by tba
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aetiMM ladabwd ta aaM Mtate t. BaJu iainaodl.
attpayawMaa4tMbn1aeiaJfaf acataattba
u, to preoant tbeaa dary aai banttoated far aat
llaiiaal oa or bator) Tbataday, tba 17th day of
' SAMUEL SSYDEJi,
- , W. ft MOW Kill-, -
atgs. ailMiaiatraun.
oiner
SOMERSET,
JAIBVS' DACGHTEIR.
BT O. W. CaOFTS.
"She is not dead, bat sleeping V
Twaf tboa tbe master laid.
As eyes were dim with weeping
Around her snowy bed.
Anil as those word were spoken,
"Maiden, I say arise !"
The sleep of death was broken
And oped were beaming eyes.
Ob, none the joy could measure
Of mourning ones that day.
As on their hearts their treasure
Once more in beauty lay.
How warm those kisses gien
On lips and forehead fair.
Of her who fresh from bearen
Again breathed earthly air !
And he still lire who brought her
Back from those gates of gold ;
From spiinjh of living water.
From founts of joy untold.
He lives the same in power ;
Tbe same Bedeetuer bleat ;
He gilds the darkest hour.
And gives the weary rest.
Oh, parent broken hearted.
Above your sleeping child,
Whose light seems all departed
And life a desert wild !
By faith behold Christ taking
Your darling by the hand.
And joy in her awaking
Within the better land.
Chicago biter Ocean.
LOVE-MA KINO.
"You are an old fool, Kingsbury !"
said Mr. Madigon, rapping the bowl
of his meerschaum pipe againat tbe
edge of the chimnev piece to empty
it of the silvery crust of tobacco ash
es. "Forty-eeven last week," said Ma
jor Kingsbury smiling. Is that such
a venerable age ?"
"To think of marrying a young
girl yes! Do you suppose she real
ly cares for you ?"
"She says she does !"
"Only a caprice only a caprice,
Kingsbury depend upon it. What
does a child of seventeen know of
her own mind ?"
Major Ralph Kingsbury was silent
but bis grave smile betokened quiet
reliance upon the affection of the
beautiful young girl who had prom
ised to be his wile.
"Of course, " added Mr. Madieon,
vindictively, "I might know better
than to expect you to take any one's
advice on the subject. There's no
fool like an old fool, I've all my life
heard."
"I am much obliged to you," said
Major Kingsbury, smiling. "But
you will come to my wedding?"
"Oh, of course on exactly tbe
same principle that all tbe friends
and relations attend at a Hindoo
widow's suttee."
And Mr. Madison filled bis meer
schaum a second time and began
meditatively to smoke.
Major Ralph wa? silent also. Some
how the words of his old college
friend had left a drop of bitterness
in his heart Was it true that pret
ty Ida Caaserly was too young to
unite the fair current of her life with
the stronger, deeper stream of hit
own more mature destiny? Was
it possible that she had allowed her
self to be influenced by the remem
brance that he was a rich man ?
Why had he never thought of these
things before ? Surely they were suf
ficiently evident. And he sincerely
wished that Nicholas Madison bad
held his toneae.
"She's pretty, I suppose?" said
the latter abTjptly, after a long in
terval of silence.
"Yes," Major Kingsbury answer
ed. What style? Dark or fair?"
"Very fair, with golden curls, and
eyes as blue as the bluest summer
heaven you ever beheld I"
"Ah P said Mr. Madison, nod
ding his bead with a sort of gloomy
mystery. "And are yon fool enough
to believe she loves yon f
"Madison !" said the Major, with
some irritation in his voice and
manner, "suppose we put a stop to
this discussion. It may be very
agreeable to you, but I confess that
it annoys me not a little."
Madison laughed a chuckling
laugh.
"Oh, certainly, certainly," said he.
"Only, if anything should happen,
you will, at least, do me the justice
to remember that I warned you."
Major Kingsbury did not answer,
but be could not help thinking to
himself how very disagreeable these
"old friends" were.
When Mr. Madison had smoked
out his meerschaum for the second
time, and gone, be sat for a moment
or two gazing into the red glerms of
the anthracite coal nre.
"Pshaw P be' exclaimed aloud,
rising and giving himself a shake, as
if he would shake off this strange
mood of misgiving. "What should
a sour old bachelor like Nick Madi
son know about a young girl's heart?
I must make haste, or I shall miss
the last up traio to-night, and Ida
made ma promise I would come
without tail 1 Dear little Ida!"
And he opened a small velvet box
that he carried in his pocket, and
glanced admiringly at a tiny pearl
cross that lay therein.
Ah. it was quite evident, that Ma
jor Kingsbury was very much in
love indeed I
The scarlet billows that closed
over the keel of sunset had long
since faded into orange, when , Ma
jor Ralph climbed the bill that led
up to nose ilia, tne summer resi
dence of Mrs. Casserly and her three
pretty daughters, just where an oc
casional gleam or two in the Hud-
ton could be caught, through bow
ing masses of elm trees, cedars and
drooping willows.
The wide veranda was empty and
deserted, but at the . sound of the
bell, Bridget, to whom the Major's
countenance was familiar, met him
with a broad smile.
"The young ladies is oat in the
garden, sir P said Bridget "WUl I
call 'em?" - t
"Oh, no, certainly not P aid the
Major. "Ill join them out there P
And he smiled to himself at tbe
idea of surprising Ida among her
flowers, the fairest blossom of them
alL
They were out on the lawn, plant
ing new flower-beds for the ensuing
f . j
sot
ESTABLISHED 1827.
PA., WEDNESDAY.
spring. At least so mo major con
cluded, as he advanced, under cover
of the hedges of lilac spires, whose
green wilderness effectually shelter
ed him from view. Until drawing
sufficiently near to hear their voices
... . i i
ne lormea an entirety uiuercnv mter-
ence.
Bv nature Major Kingsbury was
one of the frankest and most honor-:
able men alive, who could have cut
off his right ear sooner than have en
tertained the idea of listening. But
there are circumstances which alter
the wljole tide and current of our
lives, and our major, with all his
chivalrous ideas, found himself
standing stark still to catch the
woids uttered by tne unconscious
damsels on the lawn.
Ida Cisserly stood just where the
dying light shone full in her face, as
lovely a young creature as heart
could imagine, with eyes and hair
like violets and sunshine.and a rose-
red mouth all wreathed in smiles.
Her white dress, just relieved by a
scarlet cashmere scan, fluttered
softly in the evening breeze, and
she held a bunch ot vivid scarlet
salvias in her hand.
"Why, Ida P Kate Casserly, hei
vounger sister was exclaiming. "I
- .a -a wT.l 1 .
am astonished at you i i inougm
you liked the major so much P
"The major 1 Ida ecnoed. witn a
contemptuous motion of ber pretty
head. A noma, old lasnioned
thing ! Well enough when you can't
get anything else, but "
Then you really preier Alexan
der?"
"As if there could possibly be any
comparison!"
Major Kingsbury leit tne angry
scarlet rise to his cheeks, while a
sharp pang of jealousy shot through
his heart bo was tnis "Alexan
der" for whom Ida Casserly express
ed so decided a preference ?
"Well, cried Flora the youngest of
the three sisters, "I don't think you
were one to throw over an old favor
ite just because a later novelty has
appeared P
"Don't be sentimental, Flo !" cried
Ida, with a little grimance which
made ber mouth more like a ripe
cherry than ever. i tell you I
won t nave the major about tne
place any longer!"
Our hero stood appalled. What
baleful influence had changed his
shy, delicate Ida into this resolute
vixen? He was no Petrucbio, to un
dertake the "Taming of the Shrew,"
and he bit his lips.
"Alexander by all means P cried
Ida, waving her . little straw hat
around her head exultingly. "Alex
ander and the admiral P
"New friends," bitterly thought
the Major, as he turned away and
noiselessly retraced his steps.
"Madison was right; she never
could have cared for me. Well. I
am glad I have found it out before
it was too late. Alexander Alex
ander If I knew who the villain
was, I would punch his head for
him."
And Major Kingsbury just suc
ceeded in catching tbe last down
train for New York by running him
self into a violent persoiration.
'The first person he stumbled over
as he eotered the hutel corridor was
Nicholas Madison.
"Hello P ejaculated Madison.
"Thought you bad gone love-making
up the river?"
"Give us your hand, old friend!"
said Kingsbury, impressively. "You
were right-about about what we
spoke of this afternoon. I have
been a fool. But I don't think I
shall repeat the experiment"
And be passed a wretched and
sleepless night, alternately raging at
Ida easterly's treachery, and tbe
wondering ' who "Alexander" and
"Admiral" could possibly be.
The next morning brought a lit
tle, scented note in Ida's handwrit
ing. "How have I offended you ?" it
ran. "You came last night but you
went away without seeing me.
What has gone wrong? Surely you
will not deny me the opportunity of
pleading my own case? I shall be
at home this evening again.
Ida."
"She's right" said the major. "Of
course, she never can be anything
to me again, but I ought certainly to
allow her the chance of explanation."
Major KingBbury took the even
ing train once more. Ida was wait
ing for him on the veranda this time.
-Ralph!"
Her pretty pleading eyes her
outstretched hand ! Ralph Kings
bury would have been either more
or let than a man to have resisted
them.
"What has offended you, Ralph ?''
she aeked, pueously.
"Tell me," he Suid, still striving
to speak sternly. "Who is Alexan
der?" .
"Alexander."
"Yes. and the Admiral !"
"Ida looked at him. as if she be
lieved him to be crazy.
"Ida, I accidentally heard you
talking to your Bisters on the lawn
last night You distinctly stated
that you preferred the before men
tioned gentlemen and that the
Major was was "
Ida burst into a merry peal of ir
repressible laughter.
"Stop, Ralph, stop!" she cried. "I
understand it all ; I remember it
now ! 1 es I did say so !
"You did?"
"And I mean it, too, Ralph !" she
added, with eyes that sparkled
roeui8hIy.""But you misunderstood
the matter altogether. We are go-
ltg to have a new border of tulips
the "Due Major is an ugly brown.
old-fashioned bulb, and 'Alexander
and The Admiral' are beautiful
double yellow varieties ! Look at
lck s catalogue for yourself, if you
dont believe it"
Major Kingsbury's face had clear
ed np as radiant as a spring morn
ing.
"What a goose I have been, Ida P
be cried, rapturously.
"Of course you have been, my
dear old darling P said Miss Casser
ly- .
And when they parted, the pearl
cross hung round Ida's neck, and
tbe day for tbe wedding was set I Mr.
Madison was scandalized when he
heard that his friend was determin
ed to persist in his infatuation.
SEPTEMBER 16, 1885.
"But there's no accounting for
these things P quoth he.
Miaa Casserlv chanzed her mind
about the tulips, however, and for
Major Kingsbury's sake, tne ugiy
brown tnlin still keens its nlace in
the bulb-bed ! although 'Alexander'
and 'Admiral Jvinesberzen
are
planted in the places of honor !
Save Yonr 8ed Cora Now.
Tbe selection of seed corn should
be made while the corn is standing
in the field. It is then that its pro
gress in growth may be noted, as al
so its productiveness and adaptation
to tbe climate in which it is grown.
Seed corn should be selected from
special plants. The farmer should
inspect every portion of tne neid.
and mark the stalks containing the
ears desired. Only those who have
given this mode of selection their
attention are aware of the advantag
es of annually selecting the best ears
on well-grown stalks. A field of
corn in Nelson county, Va., ten
years ago. which was inspected by a
committee from Philadelphia, yield
ed at the rate of 160 bushels per
acre, the stalks containing from four
to seven ears each; and yet this had
been obtained simply by selection.
The corn had also been adapted to
tne sou, and though givmz such
good results in that locality proved
a iaiiure eisewnere. ine tanner bad
a variety of corn best suited to this
purpose, but which possessed no ad
vantages to farmers in other sections,
which should convince those inter
ested of tbe importance of selecting
seed corn on the farm instead of de
pending on others.
f rolihc corn is not alwavs desira
ble on some farms. Unless the soil
is fertile such corn will not fill up
in the ear as it should. Theclimate
and soil must correspond with the
quality of the'eorn in order to secure
satisfactory results, and hence it is
sometimes unwise to resort to new
varieties without testing them in a
few rows. One of the difficulties to
be encountered with seed corn is its
proper preservation through the
winter. Dr. Sturtevant has given
much of his valuable time in experi
menting a to the best methods of
so doing, and is of the opinion that
no corn should be used for seed un
less it has been thoroughly dried.
and if necessary, dried in the kiln.
The manner of preservation of seed
seems to have strong influence upon
its vitality. Lorn eed thoroughly
dried at a temperature of from 70 to
SO degrees germinates better 'than
seed not so carefully managed, but
it is better to dry the corn at 100 de
grees, and keep it in some place of
even temperature and tree from
dampness.
Although corn will not ordinarily
germinate at a lower tempenture
than 43, according to experiments
made, yet when dried at a temper
ature of 100, grains have germinat
ed at 41, though slowly. The dif
ficulty in a majority of cases u due
to the corn not being sufficiently
dried before being laid away for the
winter. V ben the selection is made
in the field, as it should be at this
season, the corn may easily be cur
ed by Keeping it in a room contain
ing a stove. It should not be har
vested, however, nntil fully matured,
and only the best formed ears chos
en. Should it be desired to change
the seed, as is often recommended,
do not discard the old variety, but
plant a few rows of some suitable
kind among the rows from the old
seed and let a cross be made by fer
tilization, but care should be taken
not to make a radical change. Cross
.he flint varieties with a flint variety
only, and under no condition mix
yellow and white corn. All that is
necessary is to grow and select your
own seed-corn, crossing it occasion
ally with tne same kind of corn from
another farm, but it is not advisable
to procure seed from a distance un
less certain it is suitable to your
soil and climate.
The Client Appearing for U la Coatoael.
A good story is told of a famous
lawyer of the Essex Bar, well-known
as a politician, and even better as a
wit He was in early days defend
ing a man charged witn illegally
selling liquor, and the facts were all
against him. The prosecution prov
ed the sale of a pint of whisky, and
found that he charged an extra price
for it saying it was Saturday night
and that was the last drop of whis
ky be bad in the house. Tbe poor
prisoner seemed to have no witness
es and no friends, and be stood there
bloated and boozy, the picture of
dissipation and degradation, the
'Squire was, however, equal to the
occasion. Turning to the jury be
said : "Gentlemen of the jury, I shall
detain vou but a minute. Prisoner,
look upon the jury ; jurors, look up
on the prisoner. That is alL Now
gentlemen, if you can say as honest
men thtt after looking at my client
you believe he is a man who would
sell the last pint of whisky that he
bad in tbe house, why, then, convict
him P There might have been a
flaw in the argument but the jury
acquitted the prisoner.
aperatltioa la R anal a.
Torn rnrinns cases of snneretition
are reported from Russia. The oth
er day a coffin was seen floating in
the Dulester. It was brought ashore
and found to contain tbe corpse of a
man whose feet had been cut off.
A nAao.nt nxnlained the case as fol
lows : His uncle having died some
time previously, several peasants
rtaimed to have seen bis ghost walk
ing about, and an old woman pre
dicted that mere wouia oe do rain
whita the eorrjse remained in the
cemetery. So it was dug out the
feet cot off to prevent tbe ghost irom
walkinsr about and tbe coffin set
arlrift on the river. The second case
shows that the beliel in witchcraft
still exists. A great drought in
Phmann was Attributed to the e7il
ofrcrtw of twn nrofritrn who were re
garded as witcnes. ine? were om
cially called upon to produce rain by
Jnn 17. and when this failed tbev
were ducked in tbe river. Tbe
"switches seemed to enjoy this, and
remarked that now they would re
fuse rain altogetner. inui raised
such a disturbance among the popu
lace that the women had to be pro
tected by the police.
or
Tbe roor Man s Chance).
Here is Burdette'a little sermon on
the comparative chances of tbe poor
and rich : "My son, the poor man
takes about all the chances without
waiting to have one given to him.
If you give bim any more chances
than he takes, he will soon tun the
Ohio man out of the country. The
fact is, we must curtail the poor
man's chances a little. We must sit
down on him and hold him down,
and give the rich man a chance.
But tor the poor man this world
would have cast anchor bUUU years
ago, and be covered with moss and
barnacles to-day like a United States
man-of-war. George Peabody was
a boy in a grocery ; Edgar Allen
Poe was tbe son of a strolling play
er; John Adams was the son of a
farmer; Benjamin Franklin, the
printer, was the son of a tallow
chandler ; the father of Shakespeare
couldn't spell and couldn't write his
own name neither can you; even
his illustrious son couldn t spell it
twice alike; Robert Burns was a
child of poverty ; Milton was the son
of a scrivener ; Andrew Jackson was
the son ot a poor Irishman ; Grant
was a tanner; Lincoln a keel boat
man, and common farm hand, and
the Prince of Wales is the son of a
queen. It is his misfortune, not bis
fault ; he couldn t help it and he
can't help it now. But you see, my
dear boy, that's all there is of him ;
be s just the Prince of ales, and
he's only that because he can't help
it Be thankful, my son, that you
weren t born a pnnce ; be glad that
you didn't strike twelve the first
time. If there is a patch on your
knee or your elbows are glossy, there
is some hopes for you, but never let
me again hear you say that the poor
man has no chance. True, a poor
lawyer, a poor doctor, a poor printer,
a poor workman of and kind, has
no chance; he deserves to have
none; but the poor man monopoliz
es about ail the chances there are.
Put Laban and Jacob in business
together anywhere, and in about
fourteen years Jacob will not only
own about four-fifths of the cattle,
but he will have married about one
half his partner's family. Go to, my
son, let us give tbe rich man a
chance."
Hia Look Drvel.ed.
He did not look like a joker. One
to look at him would have said his
soul was so lost in thought that he
did not care two cents whether the
sun sets at noon or at ten o'clock.
He entered the ladies' sitting-room
at tbe railway station (New York),
walked up to a woman whose hus
band bad gone out about ten minutes
previously, and calmly inquired
"Your husband went out to see
the river, didn't he?"
" les, she replied, turning rather
paie.
He was a tall roan, wasn t he?"
"He was," she replied, rising up
and turning still paler.
"Had red hair, hadn't he."
"He had : oh, what has happen
ed ?"
"Couldn't swim could he?"
"No! My husband is drowned!
My husband is drowned !" she
cried.
"Had on a silver watch chain?"
continued the stranger.
"Uh, my husband! where is the
body?"bhe grasped.
"Do not excite yourself, my dear
madam. Did your husband have on
a gray suit.'
"Dear Thomas ! my Thomas! let
me see him !" she cried.
"Come this way, madam, but do
not excited. Is that your husband
across the street at the peanut
stall?"
"Yes ; that's him ; that's my hus
band she exclaimed joyfully. "But
you said he was drowned."
No, madam I didn t ; but I saw
him buying peanuts, and I believe
it my duty to inform you they are
not healthy at this season of the
year."
He walked away, and she stood
there and bit her parasolnd stared
after him like a managerie on
wheels.
They Won't Stand It.
"Yes, come in after a hired man "
said the old farmer, as be sipped his
root beer on the market yesterday,
"but I've got disgusted and shan't
try very hard to find one."
"What's the matter with tbe hired
men?"
"Too high toned and important.
"Why, I bad one last spring who
rigged up an umbrella over tbe plow
so as not to get tanned, and be re
fused to eat with the family because
we btuck our knives in our mouths.
At the end of the week he quit. He
said that labor was ennobling and
so forth, but tbe landscape in that
vicinity offended his taste."
"Yes."
"Wall, I took on another, and he
put on cuffs and polished his boots
before going to work, and he quit at
the end ot a fortnight because we
didn't have a pianner in the bouse.
Why, that cbap never got up till 7
o'clock, and he insisted on going to
the village to get shaved and perfum
ed up every evening.
"The third one quit me yesterday.
He wanted stained glass in his bed
room windows. He wanted me to
buy him a guitar. He wanted me
to paint all the roofs red and put
pea green on the corncribs. He sug
gested a hog pen with a parlor to it
and he spent two days of my time
trying to arrange a way for the
wind-mill to milk the cows. I dis
covered him writing poetry in the
corn field, and because I spoke up
sharply he quit the job, polished up
his boots and sent for a coupe to
bring him to the city."
MiansasssssssssssssssjMMMMMMW
Threw Her Child Cade an Eaa-lae.
BcrTAXo,Sept4. About noon to
day Mrs. Mary Miller, of 136 Cart
street, killed her child by throwing
it under a Lehigh Valley Railroad
locomotive. She then tried to com
mit suicide by throwing herself un
der the train. The child, about 4
years old, was instantly killed. Mrs.
Miller's arm was hurt so that ampu
tation will be necessary. It is ex
pected she will recover.
ale
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WHOLE NO. 17S3.
A Mother' Tact.
The mother was sewing busily,
and Josie, sitting on the carpet be,
side her, and provided with doll
rounded scissors and some old magi
zines, was just as busily cutting out
pictures.
"It would litter the carpet," so
said Aunt Martha, who had come
in for a cozy chat Mamma knew
this but she knew that a few min
utes would make all right againnd
Josie was happy.
All went wrli until the little boy
foundfthat he had cut off tbe leg of
a horse that be had considered a
marvel beauty. It was a real disap
pointment and grief to the little
one.
"Mamma, see!" and, half crying,
he held it up.
"Play he's holding up one foot."
the mother said quickly.
uo real horses, mamma?
"Oh, yes. sometimes."
"I will,'' and sunshine chased
away tbe cloud that in another min
ute would have rained down.
It was a little thing, tbe mother's
answer; but the quick sympathy,
the ready tact made all right The
boy's heart was comforted, and he
went on with no jar on the nerves or
temper, and auntie's call lost none
of its pleasantness.
"I am tired cutting pieces, mam
ma," said, Josie after a while.
"Well, get your horse, wagon, and
play those bits of paper are wood
and you are going to bring me a
load. Draw it over to that corner
by the fire and put them into the
kindling box ; play that's the wood
house." Pieased and proud.the little team
ster drew load after load until the
papers were all picked up, without
his ever thinking that he was doing
anything but play. Christian
World.
He V aa tnfortaiiate.
A venerable old tramp entered an
Austin business hous. and said to
the proprietor:
"I am the most unfortunate man
in the world. Please do somethinj
for me."
"1 don't know who you are," re
plied the merchant " You may be
an impostor,"
"Here is a certificate from Parsor
Jordan, (if Galveston, that I am t
hard-working, honest man, who has
been unfortunate."
"A certificate from Parson Jordan,
of Galveston ?" asked the merchant.
"Yes, sir ; here it is," replied the
mendicant, handing the merchant a
paper. Tbe merchant looked at the
paper and said :
"Parson Jordan, of Galveston is
my brother. I know his signature
very well, and his signature on that
certificate is forged."
"Just as I expected," whined the
mendicant "I told you I was the
most unt'ortnmte mm in tha wrvrl.l
Just think of me coming the brother
oi rarson Jordan, ot all the people
in the town, and showing him that
forged certificate, when there is not
another man in Austin who knows
his signature."
City and County.
Real estate agent say that there isr
general inquiry after small farms to
purchase by persons who reside in!
the city who desire to moye to the
country as the better meansfor mak
ing a living where work is plenty
and wages are good. The city is a
desirable place to live for those
who have a living to make by man
ual labor, but in times like tbe pre
sent, 'then so many people are out
of employment, the mind instinc
tively turns to the country, where if
a man has but a few acres of land
and a hovse to live in he can make
himself and family secure from want
If a man now a days owns a little
farm often acres, not to heavy mort
gaged, be can make a comfortable
living from it for a goodaized family.
On that land he can keep a horse
and cow, two or three pigs, poultry
in abundance, besides raise vegeta
bles, corn and wheat enough for use,
and have some to spare. A man in
this condition may not grow rich
very rapidly, but be is at least inde
pendent and need never be distress
ed about where the next meal is to
come from.
Society Note.
An old bachelor, who lives in the
suburbs of Austin, hires a colored
man of about eighteen to clean up
his room, fill the lamp, and perform
like services. A few days ago the
colored domestic, who had been us
ing his employer's blacking-, said:
"Boss, our blackin' am done out"
"What do you mean?" growls the
sord.d employer; "everything be
longs to me, and nothing belongs to
you. I want you to understand that
nothing belongs to you.
The terrified darkey promised to
comply with the request On the
following Sunday the hoes happen-
i ed to meet the colored menial, ac-
female pushing a baby carriage.
"Was that your baby in that car
riage?" he asked next day, quite a
number of his friends being present
"No.boes.dat's not our chiie ; dat's
your chile, 1'se nebber gwine to
to sav nuffin belongs to me no
moab."
Shoe Dead.
Green sbc kg, I.nd., Sept 2. Sher
iff Walsh, Marshall Clemans and
two assistants started yesterday in a
carriage to find and arrest Barney
Connor, a local desperado. Tbe two
first named were armed with shot
guns. They met Connor on the
turnpike and ordered him to halt
He sprang toward a fence and put
his hand to his hip pocket when
Marshall Clematis fired at him, kill
ing him instantly. There were sev
en warrants out for Connor's arrest,
one of which was for participation
in a shooting affray.
Henry C Tracy, a young farmer
of Oneida county, N. Y committed
suicide a few days ago in conse
quence of the low prices of hope. He
should have gone to Saratoga. He
would have fonnd the price ofhops"
i high enough there.
Conflcesce, Sept 8.
Pot tba HsaALSi
The defeat of the Democratic par
ty in I860 was the overthrow of the
principles of that party, and they
can never ayain enter into the issues
of future political contests with the
exceptioia of the issue growing out
of the question oi the tctriff.
As a party of principles the Dem
ocratic party ba-i long since ceared
to exist The hitherto tivoriU d
trine of the Democratic party, such
as the supremacy of the States over
the general Governmental! the laws
for the protection and extension of
human slavery, and the old state
bank system of finance are among
the things of the past and can never
be resurrected again. What ever
good has been accomplished by the
overthrow of thoes political heresies,
has been brought about by the
Republican party and against the
most determined opposition of the
Democratic party.
The emancipation of the slaves,
the amendment to the constitution,
forever making it unlawful to
hold slaves in the United States.
Tbe ixsuiog of green-backs, as a
necessary war measure, to put down
the rebellion, the reconstruction of
the rebellious states so as to recog
nize the supremacy of the General
Government has all been the work
of the Republican party ,and against
the protest of the Democratic party.
While it is true that the Democratic
party has recently been elevated to
power, it is to be remembered that
it was brought about, not for the
purpose of endorsing any principle
that has been set up by the Demo
cratic party or from a lack of faith
in the ability of the Republican par
ty to control tbe destinies of the na
tion, for the Deuocratic party did
not even attempt to question the
ability or even tiie principles of the
Republican party but admitted that
there were really no issues at all be
tween, the two great parties; m much
as to say that the Republican party
has been right and is still right on
all questions of publia policy;
but they demanded a change so that
they might see the books, pretend
ing that the Republican party un
der its locg lease of power had be
come corrupt and that by an organ
ized system of fraud had robbed the
Government of hundreds of millions
of dollars, and that a change was
absolutely necessary to maintain the
public cr?dit by turning the rascals
out A long continuation of power
by any one party was claimed as
dangerous to the public welfare and
would lead to corruption in the pub
lic service and finally overthrow
the design of our Government
All manner of charges of corrup
tion were made against the Repub
lican party excepting treason. Now
the hook have been in the hand of
the Democratic party for over six
months and the money has been
counted, and nothing found want
ing. Everjthicg has been found in or
der and in Us proper place, and
properly accounted for. The pre
dictions of corruption have turned
out to be falsehoods, and the Demo
cratic party stands to-day as a falsi
fier of the truth. The accession of
the Democratic party to power has
been brought about first by a hypo
critical pretense of corruption bv
the party in power, and second, by
a deeply laid scheme to set aside the
verdict of the people as expressed
at the polls.
That the elections heldin the states
recently in the rebttllioo. have been
conducted upon principles of equal
justice to all parties is not believed
by any one of ordinary reasqning
power.
Tbe result is known both North
and South long before tbe election
takes place. The shot gun and the
tissue ballot used to be sutiicient to
defeat the will of the people in at
least a number of these States, but
now they are of questionable utility
and other methods, perhaps less
bloody, but more successful in set
ting aside the will of the people, are
being invoked.
Tbe laws . have so changed in
many ot the States as to make dis
honest counts unpunishable under
the law. Intimidation of course has
lost all its availability but it is less
powerful than in 1S76 and there
abouts. The State of Virginia is as
truly Republican as Pennsylvania,
and so is South Carolina and some
other Southern States, but the Gov
ernment is in the hands of the old
rebel Democracy and they stop at
nothing to keep the States in line
with the old rebel element that rais
ed the arm of rebellion against the
Union. The ascendency of the
Democracy is no evidence of the
overthrow of ReDublican princi
ples. There is no cause for any
Republican becoming discoura
ged. The principles of the party are
in harmony with at least three
fourths of the voters. The idea of a
change to examine the books and
turn the rascals ont.was popularwith
some loose skinned Republicans.
The long continued howl about cor
ruption in the various departments
of the Government had gained some
evidence to the charge. The trans
fer of political power to the Democ
racy was upon the promise that
they would unearth wonderful dens
of corruption, and that they would
govern the country honestly and get
the money in the United States
Treasury into the hands of the
people, and relieve the business de
pression of the country. The search
for rascals has been very diligent,
but very unsuccessful. Every at
tempt to find a rascal only develop
ed an "oflensive partisan." Civil
Service laws are only respected in
their outward form and not in the
spirit and intent for the law. The
principal removals are being made
regardless of the law and for none
other thar political purposes. Men
are pardoned tor offences against
the law with impunity, and persons
are appointed to positions of public
trust, that are wholly unfit for the
position on account of their moral
character. X
A Straight Verdict
A coroner's jury returned a verdict
to the effect that a certain promi
nent citizen bad died of alcoholism.
"Your verdict is absurd," some
one said to the coroner.
"Why?"
"Because he was never known to
drink."
"That's a fact"
"He never went into a saloon."
"You are right"
"Then why do yoa say he died
from the effects of alcoholism, when
we know he was shot?"
"That's all very true," replied the
coroner, "but the man who shot
him was drunk. Don't talk to me,
if you please. I understand my
business. Deceased was killed by
whbkey."
It seems a little singular that a
man's face is generally the longest
when be is himself the "shortest
1r