Rates of Advertising. y One Nqunro (I Inch.) one Incrtion - $1 " ). K.ioo . "- on ukhiiIi - 00 One S'iinre " three months u oneSiiiftie . " one. year in en Tw o SipiHt cx, one vi-iir - - 1.1 10 tJunrtcrCol. '.-. . s(n Hull' " . ," - - - . H i Ono i 190 I r. I Oi:a! notiecaat established rates, Man .n c and desth notices, Lrra'is. All hill lor vearly a lyonmcinen'a c! Irctcil qiMrterly. Temporary aixerila. men's inns be paid for in ftilvsnce. Job wori, Ca-h on Itelivriy. 7 ' V ' i JAW $f nj ruDLiDF.n r.vr.nr irr.ntiMDAY, bt TV. U. DUN" 1ST. OfcTIES CT JWuTTOOf A BOWTCK'8 BmBISO, ; , gJt 8TREET, TIQS13TA, PA. T1CKMS. 82.00 A YKAR. H 9)iilMH!rlUoni reroivM for a hotter pmkd. than threo months. Oorre-'pondencfl solicit from all parts 4 ho oonntry. No notice will bo takon of luuia-nymnua cominnniratlons. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. 1 l.i '. el Ji )' ' VOL. VI. MO. 11. T10NESTA, 1A JANUARY 21, 1874; $2 PER ANNUM. . TI0JTC3TA LODGE ... Ao. Hint. MKT.O.ofO.K. MEKTS evorr Fridav evening, nt 7 o'clock, In III" Hull formerly occupied y the (Aood Tcmplnrt. .IAS. WOODINQTON, K. f. A. n. KELLY, Soc'y. S7-tf. ) .'Samuel D. Irwin, Attorney, counsellor at law ami KF.1L KSTATK AOIJNT. Leral tinainess promptly attended to. Tionta, Fa. , a wren rami. MILKH W. TATX. PJETTl A TATE, ' ATTORNEYS AT LAW, t.tm r,, . proyKmJpA. TT, W.Kum, Qwrpi, Jka, ATTORXRYK AT LAW.- rtfBeea Kim ll.rw:., above Walnut, Tlonasta. I'a. rf . . ,r.VV.Hay, . ATTORICT AT LAW, anil Xotaut Ptii.t: KTno'da llukill fc Co.'e Blft-ik, Htnnt tU, ll City, !'. i M-ly- KiXSXH ., . ,-!'."Tr KIXXB.I H SMILE V, Aviayi at Law Franklin, Pa. "ijttkVimr. in'uio TV('"f' of V- I nfi. Prawii-d, Forest, and a'loln hr inuw. I . Stf-ty. B, B Bt. H. B. rABlBTT. n Ann is rAss-Err,-- , etoraaya , at Law,' TlluaTtlle Pynn'a. PAUkfTiCHIn all tlioCnnrta of TVirrsn, Crawford, Forest and Venango Coun ties. 4-tf -.: -iJ. H. Heivly, . . SURrjFOJf DF.NTIST. In schnnb'"m'a H'lildin. ift n Centre 'and Syoa anr .. Oil C it. Pa. All op-ra'.iisna l-me In a raraful manner and wsran'd. Chloroform an ' dtim a I- mimttarud when required ii the ae will l.VIr ; Clrli B Ansart, ... DtlXTlST. Cantra !ret, O.l Cily, Fa. I , to "its' B'.ook. j- ! Uwrnicl HoUse, )i Tro-trnfA. 'A.. f. a. "rtiiTTKR Cir.l.l), Phoi-iiiiitoii. Tlitn Uoiikm ta entrallr loraUil.: Kwrvthlnir nwa'ifl well frnilii Hurerlor ivomiii Kl t-ma ami atrirt attnntiuu vivitn to itui-Nta. Vajre:alila and Kruiti of a 1 kind aerved tatkair Hnin. Sample room for C'oin ueru:ai Af'l't". . - - " TCI.wS7 HOUSE, . SULACic '1'iiorni ETtit. oiio.ito V.ii-t ll iiise, 'I'l'itiinta. T J""1 na L Kvorvlliitvt linw and ilenn and fi-ak. t' The best ol Ihinnra kact oon-tanilv an hand. , A por'ioii ol'Uvo nubli pmnm. .' U rpe.-tfnlly iIii-;tiid. 4-17-lv Tioncitk -M'Miarj CI T, LATJME't Lc-w , KlintS'. Tio: It neita. I'a.. t tl imutli ot Oi'-ieok. Mr. U ha tliornuchlv rormVAtod the Ti'nata "rmeo. and ra-ftimiali'l it -om- lti, All whi putrnixa him will bo well entrtlnml at reasonablo rn)o.. 37 ly f National Hotnl, . i TIDIOtrTJ', I'A . nenj. KlUotC proprie tor. Tliia lnne M been noly turn- kUUiitl i lint in itoud xtylo, iii aH will bo mnjj comfortable hure t reunoii -Vie riln,: ; . , . - , is 8 ly. J. .pr. J. J- AeovV; IJ 1 1 Y S I r I A X A M s i: K J K V, wh liaa had nl't-n yenrH' cxpirioiH'e in i litrj.'0 and KUifOHHlul practice, win UTicna "in .J'rufuHHional Calls. t)llh-e ill bin DriiR ind tlmrery Stoio, liH-aled luiiidiouto, neor ' Tidioute IIouho. ' . 'ix ms stpiik Will tjk found . ; i .i A full amoi'tiueiit of Modtclnua. Lbiiiora 'loli.vo, CiKurx, Stationery, Ulaw, faitiW, iln. Cutloiy, all o tu quality, aim will Im Hoitl'al rviUHiiiable 'HU'h, . hit. I'.IAS. . DAY, au xperieiK'ed riiynician ami lrox iVoin New York, h hrto "I tlie si ore- : All preurlLious put iipiu!cur:tly. . jho. r- rna. A. B. ILLT. MA Y, PA KK c vo., T3:.:a.:hl.ic :ej ir, s: ,' Ow-MOt-of K'-n A Walnut Sis. Tlonrata. '" Hnuk of ri.mnt and r"posit.' ' luwent a'.lotvei on Time Deposita. Cn?iai mi leon all the Principal points of tho C. S. . Colle'-Uona aoilcitad. 18-ly. it. NW BILLIARD ROOMS! Aii It ) I ii tiio Tiiiiic.-in UoiiNo. at the luoulb I T.ontMla Creek. Tlt tblf -jiii.t room are iim, and avuiyiliiu kept in ordor. T i 1 n cr ut tlie aine a ooidial "InvitMtiou i t'xtmi lej isouie uui play in tbe oevr room. J7 U U T. LATIMEK, Lesaei I. W. CLARK, . iVOMMISSlOSKIl'S rt-KIlK, COHtir Cl)., FA.) JSEAL US TAT AG EXT. HOL'SKSand Loii for N ile and KKXrp Wil.l LbihU for Sale, 1 I liave an purior facilities for aaeertninini; U. ooudition oi latfn vnd tax Uic.U, ike, .iuiJ uiu ihnitloro ouJi if'l to a. t intelli- ist.-iit.lv um Hjttul of iiuoifl Kt.i at a tlin lii. ub; landa ui tlio C iuvty. (l.llxe iu Cuiuniiioticia itoom, Court , ll'.tiax Tlounaia, I'a. 4 J1! . I. AV. PLAKK. I i ' : : i . f I w r r ft , . AIL-: tUiL;, Dr. J. E. Blaine, OFFfCK antl roldenr nppmlta 'th Lawreneo llonae. tjUlcadaya W"lnee dava and HaturdnTa. ' Srt-tr. THE H00Z& SHOE STORE OF TIDIOUTE I NK. STKVKV. rmpr olnr. Tartlea Iu want ol'FINE IIooih and Kline will alWHyn lind n i!od irttii"iit Ht evena". Wiieii you rMI. .Iitxt anv "Kimn Tioneata" and vou will be liberallv dealt with. 0-Hm - N. K. HTliVKNS. , FINE GROCERIES, CIIOICK CIQ VIIS. Ton VCC'), PASSED FRUITS. STATIOXUItY, , . I AND NOTIONS, for aale at J. B. Avnow'a Sto.e Room, iu Oooner A Aifnew'a I! I nek. MtEaiibV'IStKft.S, by the can orervd to order. 20tf. Xciv IrtrIlntf IIVmiuc. MtM. s. ft. Hm.I'H lm I'MllV larce addition to her houae. and ia now pie piued to acconimoilnieaniiinber of perma nflnt bonrdera, and all tranaient one who tuny favor bur with tlu-ir putroim '.. . A K'iod xinble bna roceutly Ikku bmlt ti ac eominodaie tho bore of Kiinxta. Charjea roHnnable. Itnldouoo ou Elm St., oppo alte S. Ilailet'a store. '23-ly n- l'ruU.iItllbllI, n- P HO T O G RAPHE Jl, J-- (.ri.vKiOR "ix riKuiMo.) -f Pieturea In overy atylenl the art. Views of the oil region for ule or takuu to or der. ' T . - - CE N'T U F. STRKET, near R, R. i roaaing. aiYCAMORK STREET, near Union De pot, nil City, fa. . - . 0-tf LOTS FOR SALE ! ... IX TUB BOROUGH OF TIONESTA. Apply to GEO. G. SICKLES, , , 79. NeoiauSt.. Vew York City. WM. BLUM, BLACKSMITH AND WAGON -MAKER. f'orncr pf Church anil Kim Streets, TIONESTA PA. Thistlrui is prepared to do all work in its line, ami will warrant everything done at their- sh x to ive tatiafaclioB. Par livular kttvutiiiu-givt n to; . ' iionsi:-siioi.ix, liivethwm atriaf,"wid you will not re jret it. l:t-ly. . PHOTOGRA I'll A LLEHY. .-w i ' W a t t; t r e e t , OVER II I L 15 RO X N F R .t C0s STORE. Tloncsta, Pa., M. CARPENTER, - . . Proprietor Pictures taken in all tho latest styles the art. ' W-tr 13. lii-iilri'T V'TlM'fTl'K, Pa. Valr in 'Im WatchM, ""' ' Clicks, Jdwlryi Bjtjouclct, eta. All repa'rinit In Ids lino ncai lv d ue old warranted. I ar ifiihir atU'iilion paid tbo repairing ol . V'atcbea, isrurw GROCERY A!tD PROVISION STORE , ti oy es ta. GEO. W. BOVARD&GO. nAVKJuat bromrlit on a complete and cai euilljf vleiied stock of !', i i ' ' ' FLOUR. GUOCERIEP. ! , I'ROVISIOS, and everything necessary to the complete stock ot'aiirxt-claaMi.roctvy Houe. which they have ope nod iit at their ealahlisli uiuut mi kilui St., first door north of M. 1.. Cl u roll. : Til AS, COFFKFS, . , SUGARS tSVJlfPfl. FRUITS, bi'ICIiS, HAMS, LARD. A SD MO VSIOXS OF A UL KISDti. at the lowest cash prioea. floods wsrrmii od to he of the Isvl (iiality. 'Call ind 'ox aniiue, and we liolieve we can suit von. OKi.'.W. 1WVARI)4(. Jan. !, MEMORY. Where the free ofllfo with Its branches Wide, Hlinilin (rray (jraves of the past, . There thoughtful Memory dot h abide, ., Anil counts thcveiira from first to hint. A polden iinrp stands by her aide, ' ' ' ( And ax she count, Nhe softly ini And restlexx ever hef llnirers glide, . Back and forwara o'er the strings. ' ' Ami tb oo are many of different tone, Like the -ountle deeds of life r 1 ICa-li has a cadence tf IU oWu ' ' ' That telle the tale of peace or strife. She alts and injrs ;' the anunda that rise In evtr idiuiifiliiK sink or swell, Are hopeless moans, teur-burdencd sighs, TIlrilit HdfrH tho bWinl o1l Xow high and loud in riotous notes ; Now sinking to a whisp r low, This mystic song forever floa a ground the years that conio and go. "A HOLT ALWAYS IX OKUKlt." Rquills ileelares that his wife is al ways Inking mine kind of u mean h1 vantage of him " i'hu heat wninaii in I he world, ttir," says SpiiUe, "hut now nun then she will act mean, unci she can't help it." "Lut Saturday nt lireiikfusi," mid Squills "lie was us smiling us u bun dle of chips." ' "Are your ehns done t.i your Liking, Squills, deur?" "Dulii'ntisly. my love." "1 broiled llieio mjseil', dear." "I knew it was troing to ho hot," said S'oil.Ils, anil wjieii 1 "ot inlu tlie hail to 'eikve, Mrs. S. was I here with my but iu one Laud and my overcoat in the other.' "Squi'ls, deur," sho liegiin. . ''1 llmiiL'lit it I'lne to pilidi in here," said 8., "so f en id quietly." Milifll." U. trquiliir Out Avith it, my love." "Mi. SquilU," said she, "Don't lie iiniiiun'y hir, I lieg; not to say ridicu lous. Oussy wauls a eilk ilreeg to go ut church iu ; the poor child realty isu t ilecunt 'you are very sorry? well to on ought tu, be. "Icl:her say hur prayers . at home."' No, Mr. .-quilis, she hun't stay at' lioibe, 'und nlic clmn't -ay Iter piaers, and Mr. S. you're enough to iigravnie a v.iiiit, und your conduct is diu.-titig, and it'a enough to .Irivu a woman to bolt right oil' to Chicago und get a di vorce." ; I . 1 "J llintiht this was a good ti ne to lira "oU' my Kit joke," ssiil . S., "so 1 mul, 'Mrs. rHjmlls, u bolt is always in order.' Then J bolted myself, for Mrs. S. enmee of a fighting family." "When I iveut home at i.ight.Gussy, dear child, played ull iiiy ja-l OH'en imch mii.-ic, und I knew I us iu for the dress, only I wauled to hold out till morning, just for llio look of the iliinc". " ' ' . , "For five years after wo were mar ried," said S, "Mrs. S. would persist in looking under the bed for a man. . It's tbe same man every woman looks lor, 1 suppi se, because they ! ' do it. l il, failing In, find the man, Mrs. S. Km lly gave hint up ill disgust and took lo boon tiling else. I silppot-e," said Squill, 3,4hfj' alf Trtke lo some lliipg ulse firr they an'. find the insir tiuderLlntfc. fcaLL'Mrsl'. Squills's weakness ia bolting the door. ' 'Mr. Squill.", hare you bolted llie door?' is aiwnvs ib Ituiihing at iiigld", "''fhis pitrticular,'iliglif'i. uld S.. -MrsrS. a very dignified ' aud dis taut'.,'N" laiu'Uiarilit'a, Mr. S., if you pleiiia; y.uu wiiirnded my feelings iu iheir tt'iiitTspphtiiy tlda moriiing.aud I cannot forgcl, (hough you did, that I am your wife, ir, and the uiui lic-r of your children, Mr. Squills.'" , '. . "1 his was iitcliiny hi iincomiuoniy xfrong. yi u know," said S , und I was olmiii in iu riinlcr, w luu Mrs. S. mined nir l lie gas and then coiled herself tip iu a pel, aomewhere on the outside bud rqil. Kol even 'good night. Squills.' 1 felt JoViiy hud alioiit II, I oh u (ell you, but I went to sleep. I I don't know low long I lun1 slept. but oum .time, Inn I txpcricir.'r I a kick iu the buck, us if a playful mule had been fanning ine. - lVrlmp it uus necessary, as I always sleep hind." t';Mr. Squills," v least I heard Mrs. S. say, 'Mr Squills, have you bolted i tie dour y - ' "Now I leave It to any mnii,', si'id S. upealiiigly, "a lietln-r that is I lie correct ibing for the mother of a fam ily lo do? Ol course 1 got up und bolted that infernal door,, and I suid, 'Mrs. S., why the dciicu liidu'l you ( til 4i Ic of In. lung the door before 1 went to sleep, ami not to auku up :i ni(iu iu tlie inidille of a cold night lo do it ?' And "la i do you kiippoe her answer was?" "Why. Mr. Squills,' said she, 'I thought a bolt wai alanys in order." "What did I bay? What could I my? And the worst of it all," fcaid Squills, "I'll be luuiguil if shu wasn't laughing ut me; I could t'tl tho bed shaking- St. ImvU Hepubliean. MAItntFD OTF.RTflK EDt.'B OFAWACOX Euiigrauls must not . slaml unoii cerenmnT. Many a m-ddiuji on wheels Ims fijinnlized lhepa?faje of Western trains tlirfoih ilie ins(.,"ritiee" on t lie :reat. I'ropiieT. The kVarreiiljerg (Mo.) Hti"tttl:t r.l says ! ' ' . , Lust Friday aTiernnon, nsone of our popular justice froui Aeliliury in meil italion dc-n a iitiuig the papers jieriain. n$, to , his'' law raxe, a swift 'anil heavy fdep iynJ heard oil l lie stairway and iiloiif; I he hall leailinir to his nliice The-door was upetieil without cereilio. Ii v, Mini iu riiHlicd urn ii in a slate ol high ezcUement not usual ly .et-n iu our quiet city.' Are volt 'tit 'Squire V he nsked, as he' wiped . llitf'ierspiratioiv lroiu rbis healed brViw.i- ' I -c ' f'l am." imdied the ju.(:c. '. "Well' J aant to g't muilripd, and ii nt the thing done right away." . ., j "All right," suid thejiislice, "bring on your rtoinun." ' ' ::' ' ''y I 'The excited imti viilnal then 'inmrm-' ed the 'Squire that the fair ami ex pected one was in town, . and that he wm u lei I the 'Squire to g. to her with him, and perforin the ceremony. , i After a few preliminary arrange-' menu, which included the fee and marriage certificate, the justice, follow ed tlie gentleman, and finally brought up with him at the side of a covered nagoii oi! the. (djycA near tho public square. ' t-J ir . J s ; i i I O : "Here, Maiy," said the tnarr, "I have brought the 'Squire," and raising the side of the wagon cover, the form and teamr of the handsome young woman were revealed lo the aotouiohed justice. ; ' " - "Mary, do you wish to marry this man," inq lircd lie justice, soleiiiuly. "1 d i.'' faltered the blushing bride. "Shall sluill she get out oil the street, sir," stammered the noon-U)-o-liHsbimd. . . ' . .. -c " ' j "No." HRid tliejusti.ee. ' : ' I bIimII I get into tlie ..wagon, then?'' ciiiiiiiined te 1iian, -who hail sune faint id en of 'the impropriety of the thing.; . . i i-v "No," said the justice,' ''stand by the side of tliu wugoii, aud take Mary by the band." . ,, , . ,-, , This being done, the two were sol emnly made one under cover only of the w hitf -sheeted jkiigon. und llie blue canopy of heaven. A number of .la dies and gentlemen parsed near the iTlie, hut kpew' nothing of tiiu.ia leresting . ceremony Uiut wus taking plttcc. .XJiu lite legal hoifils were lio jii I iiioliiiH the alrsa ly.- united sollls of Wiilia'iii.iz.und Mary Catherine l'ulmer..' ' H ' v..-- TOE PUkiTsI OFe.t)t 1A.TV. j Time i?uid lo 4ei-nioney, but we doubt if. many believe it ; few at leini, iH-em til he aware of the value of the yriicle,l"cinisideriiig the maniirr it ja Itbrowu sarror tlie aiauncr in a hu h it i slolrn Iron, frii-iids, neighhois and acqnaiutaucrs. Tiute-siealt r are. the very Mta of society. -Thij alound iu all sieall (owns, and are preliy nu merous Iu every ' city, They are not all idleis. Piw.ibly thev pur.ne pro fessions, aud are theuist Ives objects of plunder to others; lieVcrlhelesa, ihat does not prevent tbciii stealing your time, provided I hey can lay hold of it. They are cunning, and wait for op portunities.' They Iiuvh ends to serve, they art great advicv seekers, and what do they care for robiiing you of half an hour, it it suits their uo'eilies or cnnvertiet'ice? Tiuie-stealars lire cer. tuiuljr Tiii. fi' Viiliofit conscience. We have known them t commit a robbery of an hour with the nioi-i coiisiimimue coolness. No maiter how you are en gaged, how busv vou ire, or how lion erousuNtl iiiicMt;iut nr your' dtnies, there is their horrid rap at the door, or their distracting ring at tlui lull. They wish losee yoit for a single mo. u.cut ; it is tin iill'iir of some imp u-i-Hllcc to tlii'iu, no doubt, and (hey will not de'iiin you a minute, and so forth ; all of which is, of course, n pretence to get themselves edged into ymir pri vacy, and give you a world of bother aiiuit ulaHi. Nothing. '' . ' '- - A demure citizen of Porilaml wwa wa'king dowii to.ui obe morning Inst week, when a stranger addressed him : "Do you know w here the post-idlii e is'f" "Yi s," answered the l'orlluudcr. all'ubly, und walked on wiihoiit lorllu r pmUy. Alter proceeding for about ten steps he looked back, and inquired in his turn. "Why? Did you uuiiflu know ?" "No," replied the victim, wph great earneM in as ; und llien, I lie ac count hating been Imiuiictd, tht - two phook hands ttravclv, and walked y" toward l he Falnioulli. Iii week, iu Ohio, a young lady B died from whul a round-headed old locti fsuid whs "heart kbit orcnihvtd- isui ! tho main tine ol the ln-urt, i but fc le revived iu an hour, aud it was loll ll she had temporarily choked i n I a chiAv uf gum wljipli nhe tiad swal ll'V - a RE.nrtisifKtrR with -a mokai. "Squelching" a newspnptr is, wo suppose, a ratherexhilarittiiig pastime. Bt it has its risks.- Not very many years ngo, n nrwg pajer made itself very disagreeable lo lie (then) most powi rful mini in New York. It culled out "wat' ll!" nnd "slop thief!" and the like. It took a drugged and miring coinmiinity by 'he shoulders ami f'a.rly shook, and piiinmeled it into wakefulness. The itmtst jsiwrful man in New York resell led this c- ndnct very high ly as was iiHluriil.j It was given out, that th? offr'niling newspaper would be "squelched." lie lunl tlie roiuplete control of the Ciiy Government. He owiip I the Mayor, the Common Coun cil, the araiy of minor officials, even n Judge or two. He was the acknowl edged heal and imtocriit of u get politics! orL'iiiiA'iti ui. , All .the ,. de praved and da neurons elements tit so ciety recognized iu him' their natural leader. I lo had iiuulrllsP power, .toi tneiise wealth, an imiueiisR personal following. ' hiveti amoii the respecta ble classes, even iimoii the bunker and importer Niid merchant princes', ther nere found tot a few fu' dn-rred-it. I he newspuper's hurges ; not a ti -w to censure it as going too lar, and in dulging in tiniieee.s.irv : violence of language ; not a few to charitably in sist .that, after all, the powerful- m. I bad doio a good iliul for the City; not a few to argue tint he wn a treat ileal ton, poW'erliil to be unseated, and that it was Very useless and ill-advised iu the uewxpxper to' imike sin h a fil- A drugged Cilv, a It'thnrgic piibHc ft'lliiueht, peevishly liMinitdnl -a- ly sire to be l-t alone. The prospect tor a auccrs-fiil issue to the "squelching eHH, imciit seeiniil excellent. Most of the other ueiv.-p.ipers of tlie City Mlood afar oil', gleefully' rubbing t'jei heads' in anticiimtioii of what Mis coming. Smne of them were In the powerful m..n's pay; others had not even that shameful' excuse, but were 'governed simply by a 'mean Hud pi-it v 'loitered of a liiisiuiss rival. , '. Not wit hstsiidinir al! which, ill? New York Times is slilf publishing regular ; lv at tbe old stand, and. lo ullappear- rue, is enjoying very fair newspaper health ; while (he address of. the pow erful iniiii, at last accounts, was "Pen Herniary. Black well's Island." The verb "to squelch," yon see, has a pas sive voice a I'ltle l ircniiisiaiice which umaleiir jugator are apt to forget, but which it i rather import nut to rcineiu bur. Springfield Hepubliean. . . . . . . . Every one who has the anility to do it should make it a special point just How t settle all bills, small' or large, without delay. If it is only a dollar that is outstanding, it should be puld ' promptly, for lliit one dollar may pay tweiity others Ml the cotirso of a (lay. i A five dollar bill may puy ten times five by being put into circulation al tiii season, and so ul other sums tip ' to hundreds ami thousands may be multiplied in the payim-nt of ileitis, hv j passing from . Imiid ' fo bund iu the i - - i 'i. course of iTotripl settleiiieuts. iiie I tradesmen whom each of up may owe have their own debts to settle., with others, and those others are waiting to be uh!e to puy others still "further removed. AH wholesale trade ami all payments of money move iu circles. The true rule is to make a few debts as possible, hut when delilx are mad- ami become due, the best investment that can be iiiihIh with any money iu (he purse, I he. pocket Jtowk, ii (he bu reau drawer, or in hank, js to puy. The man who is not in debt is. iu ne luos; important dense, the most indepe.. debt man. ' ..... Speaking of duels, we have juot (teen in for ued of a most Miiiguiimiv meet ing whi-h took place near this ciiy during the war. uud which,' we nr void, bus never been publicly iiieiilioo ed. The parii-s to t'ne ali'.tir were lliember.s of a Mississippi legiinelil. One of them was a lituleiiHiil, niol the oilier hud held ihe sauie griiiie of i-llici', but had resigned to become Miller for the regiment, ,. , I'hu liuii li-nuii : lunl credit with the sutle., and had pur chased sundry articles, which he lul l charged ugaiusl him. W-iell sellliiig lime came around, a ili.-poie nn-e be- 'twecii'lhe two com ruing u liuluw , candle w hich was churned in the bill. They boi n stubbornly iimiutuice-l the ' positions they hud taken with r. g ird I to this lulling matter, mid linully dc i ciilrd to resort lo the "code" loru final ' selllemeiit of the disiigrvrim ut. The weajiolis used acre Mississippi rilh s, ' und our informant says he saw both men si retched upon tin: ground dead, the nim ot each having been unci ring and fatal. Jiicltmuud Journal. John Paul suvs When they want to ' find mil iu the country if a girl is I courting, an old lady U-in iu and re j marks,; "1 say, Ihcie ain't no one , sick iu ibis hiiu.e or i nlbiu', is there? I 1 seen u lie. hi buruiis' i-igll on'lo tweh e I o'clock la-it iiiht, but I don't smell I nn csmj'hiie nor nrdhin "round." MI.-STAIiCX IDKNTITY. A very remarkable case of mistaken identity recently occurred in Lotioon. A few weeks ago an old in an sat down oil the d iiirslep .if a cofTe'e shop stnl suddenly uicd. Some of the passers by recoguiz-'d him us one who had been in the employ meiit oV the gar. Company, und nine or ten of the iii- n ii. Unit service identified the lenly as hat id' their fi'llow-w'orkimi'i. A dep illation of llieir uiimlx-r wn appointed lo wail upoi: hi.", wile, who.after lideii ing to them f..r a short time, toi them lu r bii-bad was up-.ta.rs in bed. Thfs turned nut to Insit fact. The body was removed to (he workhouse mortu ary,, where, it wts idenfilied. by I'oui leen i-f lim VifHcers iis that of n pun per who had been in the Workhouse from twelve to fifteen months, and inlelli geni-P ' i-f the death was S-nt to hi I'iiuglif r iu Matu hesli r ' One of tho sons in-law cil'ufe up and h'cntilied the body as that of his tiillier-in law, ami expie-se l his deep sorrow at the 'bail h. An inquest' WMSlteldr at which the 'daughters iitlMiricil Und swore llval the deceaseil wbs their father, and afutf I'tivtintt oH"a look of Ids' hair, dir'cUi uti undi riakep- lo ciiliilin t the funeral, nt wtil- h they nttchil.it as mourners. On llieir relurii home they related the (-irciimstiiiiivH coiiox-teil with -the dent Ii lo some friends iu Devolishlre, whir replied in the course of a fort night' that the old - tnanl uus living there and in good health.' The soii-in-law wrote to the undi rtuker's, SHyin he did' not wish to incur expebse iu bnryliiru wrangi-r. The clerk ;sug g'st'ed thiit n reply should lie sent ex pressing regret at the mislake,' mid Imping that it- w. old lo t oci-uf ugain. Somu of the oflicers still refused to be lieve that the old hum was alive, aj'd mo -of them ' wus in correspondence with him to prove that he was mi, taken. ' " . : ' : A man about l-irly1 years old, and a woman seemingly - seventy years of age, were at Detroit on Monday, one week Mgo. wailing for a train, when ihe man strolled out on the deck and caught sight of one of iIip ci'y, life preservers hanging to its hook. He asked what it was, uud a luborei told him, and then he tisked ; "How long w. II it preserve u feller's life?" Tbe man told him a hundred years, and r lie information staggered the stranger. Walking uroiiiid for a fiw minutes, us if meditating, be stepped to his inform ant and said: "See here, stranger, I'll take one of I lulu preservers, and if it wouldn't be uskin' too much of you, I'd like to have yoU tell tlie old wo man) in there, that you haven't anoth er one for sale, und that the machine which made 'em has busted." An absent-minded mini entered a Troy shoe to"re the other day and wanted his hoy measured for a pair of shoes. "Hut where'a the !m ?' asked the dealer.. "Thunder !" mid ihe man, "I've tell the boy at In-uie. I'll go and get him ;." nnd oil' ie blurted for Lis house, six idocks uwuy. The Governor of rt'yoniing winds up his Thanksgiving proclamation in this siyle! "(jivu thanks uulo the L rd. for l is mercy endurelh forever. I vrtiiesa whereof I have hereunto set my baud, and caused the great seal of the TelTiloiy lo be uflixed.i tc, "Wiie, do you know I have got the pneumonia?" "New mount, indeed I Such extravagance! You are- ihw spcmli hi'ittesl nun that I ever did e, lo go and lav oi.l your money on n-cli trash when J uii.d a bound so' much. " Three and sixpence per gul. ? ' ex claimed Mrs. I'm tingloii. looking nvi r the Price Current.' " hy, bless me, what is ihe world coiiiini; lo when the gals are valued ut only ll.ree und six pence."' Adry-wittcd 4'il'liu' of the iViilh Yet'inoiil, iliiritig the war, wus heard to pray o. u c, wlnn the bullets were lalliiig in showi is, as follows:' "O L'-id! inaxc tin: l ii in as a fcr.il Tlirro wusit nioui nitii eight col liers. Iu t iclr cu iitr sal a eiil ; bi litre nu ll cut at stvutj o tin i cms, uud on each nil's lai. Mil a liit. How many cuts iu nil 'f i i . , When they told Jit Oxford of Vir ginia ll at he was dying, be replied, "Wull, lioli'l forget lo put them slim glcs on tlie mule pi-it al'uie it rain uguiu." "Whul cuiiies afu-r T? "asked a teach er of a oiiiall pupil who was learning the alphabet. lie leceivcd the bewil dering reply : "YoU do to oee'Luu." A phvsii i.iu w ntes.asking ihe, icuew al ol a uole, and tuvs: "u are iu a li- rnhlv! crisis; ihcic ii not a sick man in the disirii l." i "I i-uiMe'gin, ho-niuggiii, from a I fornn' ho-ore," is the way a Denver belle renders tlie words ol a popular song. ! A Kai sas farmer, at a recent meet : iug, moving thai a vole aliuiiid be t I ken '"vice versa."
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