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uates 01 yvaverusing.
One Square (1 Inch,) one Inertion
One Square " one month V
One Square' "" " thi ne months '
One Square " one year .
Two Squaroa, one year - -
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IlKD fcVKRY WEDNESDAY, BY:
W. R. DUNN.
, m Boniu8ow .bosner'b buTldihch
ELM STREET, TI0SE8TA, PA.
TERMS, 12.00 A YEAR.
5lnhaor1ptlons received for a shorter
S tlun three months,
rrespondonco solicited from all part
noountry. No notice will bo taken of
-nymou communications.
pip
Half " m . . ,
I einl notlcea at established .rate.
MHrrlaife and death notices, gratis.'
All bills for yearly adVortiNoniente col
lected quarterly. Temporary advertl
tuenta must be paid for in advance.
VOL. VI. MO. 39.
T10NESTA, PA., JANUARY 7, JL874. ',::, J.;
2 PER ANNUM
ii
jod work, i;anii on .Delivery, -. i
DIRECTORY.
TI0JJI3TA LODOE
Ao. 00,
t HZ,
r v.
I. O. of O.
fEETS every Friday evening, at 7
' I o'elock, In tho Hull iormerly oucuplod
. the Uood Templars,
J AS. WOODINQTO.V, N. O.
A. B. KELLYSoc'y. 87-tf.
I.. , I I... I Ik-
Samuel D. Irwin,
VTTOttWKV,CO-!SBJ,LOH At LAW
k and REAL K3TATK AUKNT. Leiral
uslness prouipLly attended to. 'Tionesta,
.'a. - " - r 40-ly.
viwto rem.
nti.au w. TATE.
PXTTIS A TAM,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
ijjVm, rro xesta, fa.
T.W.
Chm-p A. Juss,
a-Mttuu, r.
Maoi & Jeryks,
A
TTORNKYS AT LAW. Omee on Elm
kHreet. above Walnut. Tloneata, Fa,
ft t. u i V 1
, o U "i r. WfMays," w u u
TTOWNBT AT LAW, and Notary
i'V rcai.io, Reynold! Ilnklll A Co.' a
Mloek, Heneee Kt.', Oil City, Fa, 8tf-ly
XIKHBAM.
. B. BMILBT.
K1NH E A S SMILEY,
itMnuri a Law, Franklin, Pa.
DRACT1CE In eeverat COOrta Of Ve-
i kaac. Crawford, Korett and
'jif eeuntlee.
loin-
SU-ly.
. KAKMIB, . D. PAUBTT,
Hltiltlg tA SSETT,
earner at Law, TituerUlo Pean'a.
PiaACTICR In all the ConrU of Warren,
i Craijfcrd, Feifettaud Venango
J. H. Hehrly,
CJCROEON DENTIST. In Schonblom'
O Btiildinv, between Centre and-Syca'
Mti-a Mt . oil fMiv ra.i
Alt nperatinne d n in a careful manner
and warranted. Chloroform and ether ed
aalniatefed when required iftho oae will
reraait. la-ly
r .'.-ChaVlei B!'Atvart, .
r,KTlT, Centre Sareet, Oil City, Pa.
xj naiaiu' BIOCK.
lawren.ee House,
rniorsTA:' ffi.i rt.i a.-'butter
I FIELD. PHoriiiTon. Thi houa
im eentrallr located. Kverylhing new and
well furniahert Superior aooommixia
tfone and itrint attention siven to aueata.
Vegetable and Fruits of all kind served
la their aeaann. Sample, tdbtli Jfoj!.CiMi
oaereiaJ Agent.
FOREST HOUSE
T J LACK PROPRIETOR.
Opposite
U Court
liouxe, Tioneeta, Pa, . Just
peaed. EvervtliluH new oild clean iU
freak. The best ot liquors kept constantly
n kand. A nortlon oi ma nuuno puirnn-
ur is respectfully solicited. 4-17-1 v
TioaeaU Houee.
T. LATIMER Isseo, Elm St.
Tlo-
VT. aesU. Fa., at t he mouth of tho.creek
?r, 1 ha thoroughly renovated the
Tirut'ostat liou, and. re-l'a'naiiH fttinfr
lately. All who patronize him will be
well entertained at reasonable rates. 37 ly
National Hotel, .
TIDIOUTE, PA., BonJ. Elliott, proprie
tor. This house haa been newly furn-
lahedand la keut in E'xxl style. Guests
will be made comfortable here at reasons
bl rates. ly.
; Dr. J. L. Acorrh,
PHYSICIAN AND SCROEQN, whohas
I had tifteon years' experience in a large
and siuweinfiiX l practice!, will attend all
FrofeexlonHl Calls. Otlii-e in his Drug and
CJncery Storo, located iu Tidioute, near
Tldiouto House.
IN HIS STORE WILL BE FOTND
A full asHortmopt 6T JleflUtjTfV Liquors
Tobacco. Ciuais. Stallouory, Cilass, l'alnta,
Oils. Cutlery, all or the heal quality, and
will be mild' at reasonable ratosv
DR. CilAS. o. DAY, an experienced
Physician and Driiifiist from New York.
was charge of the Hiore. t AJyjreerijlioie
put up accurately, "
a. a. sT. 10. r. rini.
A- . KSLLT.
MA l'i TAIiK .C CO.,
s a. jsr ic'Wk.Hs
Oifiier of Elm it Walnut Sis. Tlouesta.
B uik of Discotv jiid j)ciposit.
Intorest allowod on Time Dcposlta.
Collections madoonall the Principal poluU
of the U. b,
('o)iections aoiicitod, 18-ly.
y NEW BILLIARD ROOMS!
ADJOIMINO the Tionostu Houso, at the
mouth of Tionesta Crock. The tables
and room are new, and everything kept in
order.. To lovers of tiie unio a eoidiul
Invitatiou is extended to couie aud play
in the noweioom.
6 37 e U. T. LATIMER, Lessee.
, D. W. CLARK,
(COMMIHUIO.NKU'S CLKI1K, rOKKST CO., r.V.)
JlEAh BUT ATE AG EXT.
fOL'SRS and Lots for Sale and RKX'P
Wild LainJ for Saio. X
-1U6INE8S
.. I have superior facilities for asccrtiiiiilnn
'Ui condition of talcs and tax doeds, ,Ve.,
'and ain.Wiercford quaiilisd trt art intolli-H5jj-
as aont of tkoso living at a' dis
Vau. owiiinir lantls m the, Cjuaty. , .
Otliee in Coimnidsuniera Heobi, Horn It
Hmiae, Tionesta. Fa.
4 Il ly. - D. W. CLARK.
Dr. J. K. Blaine, . '
OFFICE on J residence opposite the
Lawrenco Itorme. OUlc day Wednes
day ami tiaiurday. M-it.
THE BOOT & S1I0E STORE
OF TTJDTpJjrZlZ I,
NE. STEVBys: IopHoioW Partie
in want ofFINiS Hoots and Shoe will
always Hud a good assortment atsievena'.
Wh n yen euH, Just say "From Tlonesta"
aixi vou will le liberally dealt with. '
0-firt N. 1. STEVENS.
FINE GROCERIES,7!
cnoicK ciaAUs, tobacco, cann ed
FRUITS, STATIONERY,. , - . ,
AND NOTIONS, ' '
fi)r (ale ai J. 12, Agnqw' Store Room, In
Bod Oar A A'neW Block.
UESII OYSTERS, by the can or eenrtd
to orflor, , 29 tf.
lcwB5arUlUtt1tfTrr4incliirhiEhtwl of
ATRS. S,; HWf5fQ haw biltf a'tarye
111 addition to lior houto, and is now -
pared to aceornnioilate a iinmbrr of perina-T
uent boarder, and all IrajuiontvOiusa wlio.
mar raor liar wltk tbelr.'patrona..iA
pood atnble haa recently been built to ac
fooimodate Uio hornet of (t6fU. i t'haie
roatonablo. Residence on Uiin St.. DUD
tetyHa'lefa tore. ' r --imi.Mi 2 j. 1
Frank llobuluw,
pnaVoRAptER ,
-) ri fswccnaoR to Djcwrucp) j q
Tiettire in ev'p'rv tvlobr the arl. "VleWa
of tho oil regiouiftir aleii taken to or
der. C1KSITRE STREET, near R, TL roaaing.
(TCA MORK ftTREET,' bear tTnlon Te-
pDt, uii ty, l a., ai-ir
LOTS FOR SALE!
V
IX THE
BopnnrorTiQHESTA.
. MJ i : r.'Ji. ijil. J. .u I
AppiJ (4 peo.' o:sicK;)LEp,
9,"koWuKaw..Vo- City.
BliACKSMITH
WAQO t(r BTA KER.
Corner of Church An' felm fltet, ,
This irm Is prepared to' do all work In
Is line.aud will warrant'everytbing doni
t thelriislvps to eive satisfactioii. Par
ticular attention given o. ; , ;
ItORISXIOEIKO, .
Oivethsm atrial, and
grot it. 9- .80003 t-
you
will' not re-
ii 13-ly.
pnoxoGRAPn
ALLERY.
OVER IILBRONNER & CO.' BTORE,
Tionesta.'Pa.s
M. CARPENTER,'--' J- J- Prtfrrletor.
Pictures taken in. allthq latest styles
tho art. , 28- tr
TlDIOUTB, Pa.
Fist VaUh.i,
CiSeks,
cpMUCies, iu.
Alt
id
nil
this line lieiiflv
mid warranted. I'aa
ar attention paid
ak-beal
a.aepaii'inv oi
GROCERY AND PROVISION STORE
GEOM-BOWD'A-CO.
TTAViiuU broucliton a completl' afi
II eai-elully selected sutck of
GrvOCEIMES,
..YTJAiaiWVUVONS,
and everything necessary to the complete
stock ofarirst-classtirocory House, which
they have opened "out at their establish
ment on Klui St., first door north of M. K.
Church.
COFFEES. ' SUGARS,
8 VTtOPS,." '' 'FRUITS, '
SPICES-,
HAMS, .,,l)T , LARD,
A NP PRO VISIONS OF ALL KINDS,
T
a pi
at (ha lowest iim prices.GtKda warrant
ed U-rJ ol tho liust quality, .t all and ex-
IUUWIUiVv
amine, and ncilcve we run suit vou. '
Q EO. W. BOYARD i CO.
Jan. , '72.
TUB aiTRSmiXU OF CJIAN1-8
Our old nod esteemed friend Abner
Mcllraih, the famous Euclid giant
and fux hunter, the father of a race of
(all boys and girls, bad a re-union of
hia family, at the pld homestead in
East Cleveland (formorlv-aUuclid) on
.ThanKsgiving. frrtul the Voice we
learn that there were assembled father,
mother, seven eons,' and fourjaugbiers
thirteen in all. llow proud old Abe
must iiav fjfyis be gazed at his chil
dren a race of tuoderil Anakios.
The bight of the old gentleman,; r)ie
lajflpv aiztrioDb years of age, in his
stockiugs, is six feet six and t half
inches. The bight of his ' estimable
wife is five feet stid niue inches. Of
!:5-ce rf()ur are each six feet
va arid4 liiifl Finches, and three six
feet( two iPfiJie iq ,-bight,, while the
fVtilY ditlirrli'tAra " rn bach FivA Ippt olev.
ail comoinea is eignty icet tnree anu
aftalt inches, i he oldest son is ehiei
police, af Bt.J?a,uL ad another, typ, is
kein'beridf-'oirpOliee,-anH rtt- -pu-deaots
gtirfi as f he,; patrols :upi and
Hoti sujterierirecjt uaa remarna?
Lie teudncy pi iuepre . due .resptct
for law aud order amongst the vicious-
3:a 3i.T
we will say a
word or two aiiofirhe. worthy brad of
this familv.jf.Ai W8wd tiefore, lie is
an iufantToF aixtv.oue : enrs of ace
and is six feet six and a naif standing
in itj'boote,' fairly proportioned iu
frtTm. Without it pound of waeto flesh.
He was arid, is a gifcat-iir- tnu8eb1ar
streugtii 6i , tell as piiyBicaHy,'-IIe
has lilteirjpo; poand$ oT npn, and
a wew trm tiiTmassive tin and long
arm is Vo'p6sfsrfuTt1i'uT6ffkoue occa
sion when soma twelve, or fifteen sail
ors went out to his place to "raise
mpi,"f)ra thrashed be jvhojo loC and
threw them one by one out of the
door just a one would tbqw so many
babies, and during that operation be
dared jxotlouble Iia Git, , for fear
blow might prove fatal to soma
the rowdies. Abe formerly carried on
the btwnrSIM a cooper? aoik.uaed to
come down w.th his load of barrels.
On one ootasioa, while stopptngat the
"lied Tavern," latterly known as the
.Tinlr enn TTikiiCA" and avl-tiiK ! nnui
tfViPWi I yDgl.WPK lWi fco.wl,
who was out there with his turnout iu
the ihapeef a livery horse and buggy,
got into ditticulty wjjn Je,4(ud hav
ing insulted him in some way or an
other, Abe reaepted it -by lifting the
buggy right up, . and straddling. it
across the fnce, and then got on his
wagon and drove ofTtotown.whlbtig
as though nothing, was the matter
and leaving the luckless wight to get
his buggy off the fence as best he
could. o '-I'''
V" anotner occaaiou, years agoj1
while Uncle Abe was ftanding at wharp
was latterly known as Wright's Tavern
B 'c'ouole lf 'young1 bloods-got Into
their buggy.,0 drive jDto the cit, one
of whoiii .tliouglii it would re'smart to
crack his whip over Abe; and "he did
so as he drove tfT. Uncle Abe.al though
the most peaceable of men, could not
i .1. i. i i. . : .
brsyk bafNjeiiltf auJ? being; yfeat
runner Hiavnig ueu xnowu to run
dowu a iBx-y-ltcotioly started after the
scam peon toot'."- hen -they 'saw his
hugu.loui striding after them, the
frightened lellows pUed the whip and
put their horse on a run, but the steady
fast gah ofAbe overtook ttem after a
Hhase of about ft milt lie stopped
the horse aud got into tnh buggy, took
the rents out, of their hands and drove
back to the' cor4, where he gave
lent both a' threshing yiih a k hip,
m&d them beg , hia
lie m
on, end. Jet
I them go their way, sa
l1 J IT F J
dder BT wiser.
yA. LouiaviUe napt uf-e rocent dale
ir.ys: - jasi w'u.. a couple were
a . - A Xl. -
p x-v t .Sat .... .:r - . i-
marrieam Sfr JUtuisd W ior this
city, mtiere thy intended to commence
huuspUeiMUg. rteviiuis to thejr .de
jture the youug lady mother gave
hex 805 j cash, which she put iu. her
'carpet sack. On the train, bweeq
this city and bt. Louis, the yoyugtuau
opened his wij'o's carpet sack anil took
(jlketuoney ouf. - The wife inquired his
object iCytkinthe money,' when he
aesured Bertnat he would -t'ke good
care-qf itr Having pet fectconfidence
in bis good' intenuoiia, ehe ruada. 110
protest. Tho jrriVo,j UztQ an(- ,,ro.
cured temporary lodgings. Ou Thurs
day night the gentleman disappeared,
and has notttnee been heard or. it is
understood that he went in the direc
tion of CbicagOb. x He lett hia wife be
hind,1 tint even intlrnating'td "her bis
iiitentipe of goipg ewjy, ffia lady is
voung, intelligent and handsome, aud
is ajniost1 : bfukeu,hearted over the
treartmeut '.fibe ' has received et tlie
bauds of the one who had aworn to
support end l!oietih0r.'
A elerk 4n the Biugtiamton pl-
oflice heard a tap et the window of trie
ladies' department, wlipa who slmu Id
he find there but a man by. the name
of .Drake, to rh ji, be . saidj 'Mr.
Drake.you will please go to the otlit-r
siile, this department is for ducks!'
; ) TUB OKIUIMAL. BOTnat'HILD,
!
William
IX., the Lan'dgVave" of
Hesse (as elector he subqtilr
adopted the title of William I.j, choKe
Rotbskbild as his banker, and laid the
elector . he subqiotl
baaia' of the lutter'S' wealth. William
was (L-deposttorwdrtb' liavingj (kljicit
his ri(ihcs.ha. no'tctru6t6him,or rather
to hit futiier,! In the: -niost'' honorable
way. ' It-wns his father, the Landgnive
Frfcderick II,, who furnished Ooorge
IlJ.,wilb seventeen thousand. Hessians
to fiu'lit aeaiust our colonial ancestors
l l.j-tj .. : e oa AAA apj "i.:-
ill 'uusiicrui.iuii itj fu,uuv,wu,-1 Ais
vast sum, backed by as much' more,
Frederick left - to his successor, who
put it all into the hands .of the cunr
Ding Juight of the lied shield, t ran Ic
on was amazed at this step.' lp"U-
tnous rankers could not iindentadd
Why William should pass them "by.
and repose hia entire trust in a banker
comparatively' unknown: ' '
niff cause was this, liaron tstcrlf,
while adjutant gepqrati.tOvPuke ierdi
uaudlalbe bevoni. Yeara'War,-; be
came iutiraate with Freleric and WiL-
irtuii He aso .learned much ot the
shrewdtfcM, saEracltr, and trust worthi
ne?s of Jiothschilil when the latter was-
ia the emnfuv of Oppcnheim, the bar
on's banker, and ittrongly recomrtietid-
ed ifayer1 to the Landgrave as au emi-
uently proper: person, to leave money
witu.-' In consequence or such j-ecom
meudtftiob Mayer visited the palace of
the prince in Uassel. and found i him
playiog -chess with the baron, loo
tactful to interrupt the game, he stood
behind the fauilgrave's cliafr. aivl liild
bis-peace, a mark or sense and synr
pathy which no sincere chess player
couldail to appreciate. "' V hV -I'. t ',
..The game was going against Will
iara, who felt a deeper interest in 'it on
tin t account.. (Afteradng pause,' un
certain wliat -move to make next, -be
suddenly turned to the banker with
the question i,?:; '-'i.. '. ':''.' .'.U'
.,. Va you understand chesar t
1
thschild; who, bad "been' 'closely
wetchirig the board from bis entrance
returned this diplomatic reply; - ; i .- i
:.. "Sufficiently well, yourser.ene high-ness-,"
to , induce ,.me,.. wre the game
mine, to caalha.on the king's side."
i 'i&ttt was e master stroke; it turned
defeat, to victory, and so delighted the
prince that be put: his hand on bis
dviter'ehtfulder, Saying :( "You arc
a wisd'marn."He wjio can ext'ricate'
chess player from such a difficulty as
I was in must have a very clear head
for business." lie then talked for some
time with hiavjsUoiy .'atl appointed
another intevieiv tut fhjiext day.
After thel)auker 'had gouache told
the lja'rbTVtbA Kothicfiilit jpliderstood
chese'aike 'J'reifeiick - s4-GrejtV-and
that a man with such a brain 'must be
capa
sol
so charmed llarosn-al-Kjtschid, Tarn
erlane.'and' Charlemagne war-never
turned to' more lucrative -advantage
The counseHwsirr'-av'rnTed to the
banker the use ef -40,000,000 and
geueratioof finacial ' glory .ilTafi-
per t t
? Saya the Washington" cortepdndejji
ot the Liouisville Uouriec-Journalc
"WhiiO'ttie vote was being- taken in
the House fur Speaker, a boorish mem
Ler atretcbeU his, form at, full length
.upon two (lUka .in , the centre, of the
hall, while" he. talked to another- mem
oef. . There, thediplo.mitic aileer,
sat the French. Minister aud wife, the
English MiniBter, ehd. the Japanese
who nave come hereto study our ways.
There were hundreds of ladies and
gentlemen present to withnetavthis vio
lation .of good manners.,. If these men
knve an " ..,l X,,.,,i i
J. ... o;vv, VUI.U Vifi:iy ,llliuue4
"ome ruieaior Kootrnavlnr adopt-
ed; --'lhe bpeaker wight cal from the
cVsir,: Tlie gentleman from Arkansas
will pleuBgEit oU tlie chair,, aud not
make a bed of bis desk. Thei gentle
man' from Missouri will please put bis
feet on the floor, and, leva,te e
above b iB, head. '.The goutlehierv will
find a lunch-room convenient, and are
forbidden to pare their apples ' while
the House is in session, and throw their
lliPfis yOfl tbf iU Vrir.-Jjjfjirylhlng
uo looksso clean, and handsome that
it seems a pify that ft should, so soid
become defaced,''. . , , ,, ,
ri i:...i : v. ir,.n.t,!ra
near the ' White Mountains; en old
character called VUucle Chapin," wno
prided himself very much on being
able1 to judge thi weight orcottle be
fore thevivere BlaughtereJ.' One day
a cow was td tie unieu, anu uucie
Clin riq was called on to make a gties
ai vta 'weight, , "She'll weigh sevee
hnnder, strong," said 'Uncle Chapin.
Wheu the cow was slaughtered, the
scales declare her weight nine huu
ill red pounds, Qf. oourse linole Cliap
iu was greatly chagrined aud troubled
at this result, and.after walking silentf
ly around the four quarter of the n
imal three or four times, he stdpped
short and wild. "Deceitful crittir!
knowed she'd weigh
thought she would."
more than I
ble of taking cafe of other perr
m-rndiiej.s'ivl villi lull ':
iKnawledge b.the.card8Udtt ia3
IN ONION THERE IS 6TREM1TII.
I am quite ashamed to lake people
into my garden and have them notice
tnVahsDxe-o(, -onion It is very mark
ed. I lotiion'Uetrenfthf aikt -gas-
dec without it lacks flavor, lhe on
ion in its satin wraDpings is among
the-most beautiful of vegetables, and
it is tho only one that represents the
essence of things. It can almost bo
said to-Wave ' rful.f Ybti'lake off
coat after coat, and thenion is still
there; and when the 1 last ;oh- is re
moved, who dare say that the onion
itseit 'w nesiroyeoTi inotich you weep
over its departed spirit? If there is
any on ming on mis lauen eartn mat
the angels iu heaven weep over mora
than another, it is the ouion. I know
that there is supposed to be a prejudice
against this otiion,'1)tit I think thero is,
r,a'V a cowa,Va"-e "'fef loas-rfV
c-i-aowoTTioi mat an men ann wo
men love the onion ; but few confess
their love. Affection for it is conceal
ed. Good New Englanders are asshv
of owning it as they are of talking
du.vs:;., The act ia in the nature of e
religious ceremony, an Eleusician tot-
tery J not a ' bteatb bf if moBt get
abroad. On that day they see no com-
panyHiylony tneJliM'.WVreting
to the dearest triend ; they retire with-
in memseive anqr-'ooiu corarouniou
with one f . the most puqgentand pent-
etrating manifestations of the ' moral
vegetable world. Happy is said to be
the jauitly wlucu, pan , eat. onions to
gether. They are for the' time being
separate from the world, and ' have a
harmony of . aspiration. , There is a
bint here for the reformers).' Let them
become apostles of the onion ; let them
eat and preach it to their fallows, aud
eifeuJale tracts of it in i the. form' ' of"
' i . . H-ii f
ecus.
In the onion it the hope of univer
sal brotherhood. Lf-isJl men will -eat
onions at all times they will coiud, In
to universal tympatby. Look at Italy!
1 hope 1 am not mistaken as to the
cause of her un'ily,lt was the Reds
who, preached. the gd'spel' which wade
It' possible. All the Ke'ds' of Europe,
all the sworn UeyotoPJ ot mystic Mary
Aon, eat ol the common vegetable.
ineir oaths are strong -vth iu, it is
the food also of the common people -of
Italyv All the sofcial atmosphere of
'.net delicious land is laden . with . it.
Its odor is a practical democracy.! In
tne cnerciies en are alike: there is
one faith, one smell. The entrance of
1-Mitor Ltuaouel into;-JKomj. la only
I lie pompous.procmmation ef e unity
wnicn garlic luta already eccomplish
ear ana yet ve. f-mno boast ot our
democracy',- eat ouious Ju secret.
v - f ; '
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f t. i v- - - a
..One ot tkev illusraiiona of i
fluck, taci, antienergy will do fc
fniOi is gieiiinXhe biitory'of gar
of what
"or; a
Santue
Bryan, of jCaaiz,- Ohio.- Jiryan euhst-'
ed-at theV'iipeniiiK ef the war as' e
ffimnnuj boy, being twenty years old,
in a snortTinm n securea adijtliargej
bSsI in a IittU-sstale thereafter asitua-
tion as.clerk' ia -the Sixth- Auditor's
office in i Wishington. Here be was
placed, in charge of the JkUlsb lQiail
desk. ' Becoming acquainted with the
foreign mail service, be was struck
with the fact that while Japan bad ia
troduced our internal revenue and ag
ricultural system, she hud made, juo
effort to establish a postal department.
tie1 determined to make an effort to
ward doing that himself. He bJ au
interview with Minister Delong, met
with encouragement, and finally harJ
ing secured a temporary eituauni ou
a steamer . play iJitrJtietwecu tan t ran
cisco aihl Vkphma,' Jo't, for'.. Japan.
He arfivca Tu the latter city with but
twenty-five cents in his pocket, and
met with many difficulties in bis work;
but finally the government organized
a postal bureau and made M.r, Bryan
specter vommissfoner- td negotiate a
treaty with the United States, Great
Britain, France and German v, at e
salary of 80,000 per annum, all ex
pensis borne, and assistants end clerks
to help him in hi work. Mr.. Bryan
has accomplished his mission, so far as
this country is concerted, and sailed
for Havre on Saturday last. Though
not the oiiaJ he is the real vd of
the. postal delmrtinoHl far Japke, 'and
is very properly end naturally elated
with his success.
A Nashville printer recently had
some Very bad manuscript copy to Set
up. Every word neednd close study
before iu meaning could be guessed at,
but at length two or three words came
in succession, which it was quite iro
n)sille to decipher. All hands in
the otl'u- toifd and. fajleA., until at
length the printer, in despair, et up
copy-books ten cent each, and con
tinued tho work,1 afterwards sending
I
the proof to the aether for correction.
The hiut was takeu and the author
employed an amanueusis.
about religion. ,omepetplekave Decroixto Paris, hd which' wat at
dayftotr which they eaUmiolns.wharyou tended el most exclusively by 'Englis'h
mighf call "retreaw.", or .their "Thurs- and American residents, i'tickldinp sev
' IllPPOrHAST. -J
It is now nearly twenty years since
the use of horseflesh was advocated -in
France by AI. Geoffrey de St. Ililaire.
Paniphlets were written on the Subject,
and banquet, iu which the . horse
figured upon the table instead of in ,
the stable, were given. - After a while
the notion of InppopliAgy extended to
England, and butcher-shops . for , the.
exclusive sale of .horseflesh were es
tablished. , But the thing did not seem
to take the fancy uf ox-fed John. Hull.
and we have lizard but little ;aboUt il
of Jala. i?otuo two ott three year ago.
the leading spicit among th hopdphar
gista of England,, ..PrteeBor ' Gamgee,
yiaitd.this country partly with a view
uf, (lissaniiwaling jlh; dociine : of hi
pophagy th,roughapt tbf Jaod,, but; he
ruet,wtth lutlo fnaoursircttienti and Use
l"gh of the horseway vet be. hear
from the stall. But in France, the no-,
tion "of- hipiiOphscyi'BtiH maintains.
In a lutlo French pa net we find an ac
count of banquet that took lace ' a
short time sine at the house of a M.
eral -ladies;' The dislies were 'exotut.
sivcly prefpared ' ffotri horseflesh, in'
eliding soup, boiled hdrse: -horse sau"
saee. roast ' hors. -' rtotatoes fried Id
horse fat, salad prertared ' with' 1i6rse
oil, and a good many other equine del-
icacies too numerous for .mention be re.
HoW bftefi the uqsls at this sustaining
banquet had in slafcken their girths is
hot stated." The fact of Americatj la
dies having hseibtcd at the banquet, i
suggestive. " Woniftn is bound to have
heiway here, and we may, all be nip-
P
opha'gbt Before' te knJw what '( ae
aoouu
MISS SLt'M SI'S BOY.
Even the best Sunday school scoot
ers sometimes are so interested , us
earthly -tilings that the spiritual mean
mg'of tlioir lessons escapes them.' ISo
there y-ns MiseBlnmm'a smartest boy..
They were studying-the history of Solomon,-
and 'Miw Blumm wanted to
show that, id spite of ell hia splendor
end wisdom, his lapse into idolatry1 in
his old age left him without the pure
religious devotion needful to, perfect
4eace. eo jaisa aiumra saia, -Ana
now, William, Solomon bad: more wis
dom ed knowledge than any one else
in the world, he was far richer than
any other king; he bad built the most
magnificent temple that was ever seen;
he lived in a gorgeous palace ; he had
fine' clothes, end horses end chariots,
and 'thousands of sevants, end all oth
er monarcbs of earth looked upon him
with admiration and envy. Aud, yet
he was not perfectly happy. He need
ed but one thing to give him absolute
contentment and felicity, end what do
you think that was, William?' William
paused e snomeut then suddenly ex
claimed.' j 'I know!' Miss Slu aim said,
'And what is it?' 'Why, he wanted to
learn to whistle on hia finger. 1 hen
William ell at once, west down to the
foot of the class. He bed ' been put-
ting in his spare time, the preceding
week, praeticmg mai musical acoom-
plishment, end thought Solomon must
have bad yearnings in the tame direc-
tionvW -.: I'-i.' i .-.;;-
Cleopetre Peers. An aunt of Mr.
Ohorley's, the musical critic, was once
at e country house to which e party of
guest came unexpectedly to dinnerj
The hostess, we are told, went hither
and thither in' despair. Somehow op
other the material for the entertain
men was got together, or represented,
one thing otilj- beiug waBiing- tne
dessert; Nothing was to be foe-a-d save
a basket of hard, green pears, set
aside for baking. ' For better for worse.
however, by the whimsical lady coun
sel, they ;were presented. ' .W hen she
saw them Coming, bIib clear-sd her
throat, and In audible voice said to
her hostess, at the head of the table r
: "Are not those the faraotii Cleopet
re peast" '"' ' ' ' '
'She used dryly to add,, in latter
years, when she told this anecdote: 1
"My dear, after that, no one thought
of refusing them. .The dish was clear-
Trince Bismarck,' according to
Galignani, has just met with e check.
He had undertaken to obtain the adop
tion by foreign powers of German as
the language of negotiations. He had
not hitherto endeavored to impose It
officially, but had confined himself to
semi-official projositi6n by bis agents.
He has Just bitneelf oommeaeed the
struggle. He tents toota in German
td Prince Gortschakoff, who replied in
Russian. As the Emperor William'e
Pr-irue Ministor does not onderetand
roat language, be bad to ti (or a
translator, aud the opposition journal
statu that he wat much irritated et the
result of his experiment. .
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Why ia eottl the moat contradictory
article known to commerce? Because
when purchased, instead of going to
the buyer, it goes to the cellar.