forest tpjWJfttB. . '
ii I'UDMFILED EVERY WRrtNERDAY, BY
r' . w. U. DUNN. '
rlicE nt iwr,r;80H bohner'S BOOJjiaa,
ELM ETREET, TIOHESTA, PA.
TKHMS, $3.00 A YEAK. '
Tfa Subscriptions revived for n ihnrtcr
prlod than threo months.
Correspondence solicited from nil parts
Mie.?fiintry, No notion will betaken of
aunonymous' communications.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
TIONESTA LODGE
Wl. 0.of0.1
ERTS every Friday ovonlnd, at 7
o'clock. In the Hall formerly occupied
lV tb Uood Templars.
7 J. T. DALE.N.O.
U. T. liATIMF.K, Soo'y. 27-tf.
TIONESTA COUNCIL, NO. 342,
. O.uU. .V. M.
Meets nt om f v:.'ow' isf0 ?l;K""
every Tumv cwm,:' k-
J.TI. FONFS, It. ' 3l'
Dr. J. K. Elahne.
OFKICK -' and residence oppotln tha
Lawrsnca House. Ofllee days WwlnM.
Java ati.t UMf tif.1trH S8-tf.
.. , , ...... ...
MILKH W
-
TATI2,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
TIOXKSTA, FA.
f . W. P. Mercilllott,
ATTORNEY AT LAW, cor. Kim ana
Walnut St.,. Tionesta, Pa. I hava
associated rarsolf with Hon. A. I). Tliuli
snond.rr Meadrllls, l'a., iu tho praotieo of
law In Jforct County. 10-ly
' ' . .Hf. W. Hays,
ATTORNEY AT TAW, and Notary
. ruHLIU, Reynolda Hukill & Co.'a
i, Bunco St., ou city, l'a. w-iy
r. n. smiley-.
XIXXXJ U smile r,
A tkrara at Uw, - - Franklin, r.
-"pnACTICB In the acvaral Coarta of V.
i BAnrn. Crawftirri. Forsat. and adloin-
Hf eoBuUe. U-ly.
CKMTR.AL HOUSE,
BONNKR AQMKW TtU)CK. I
Aonkw, Propriotor. This ia a now
ttoa, and has just been fitted up for the
kerommnriatiou of the public A portion
f the patronage of the public ia aoliuited.
L.awrerce House,
rpiOKSTA, PA.. WILUAIf I.ATV
1 RKMCI, pROPBiETon. Thla Iiouh
U eentrallr iooatetl. Everything new and
wall farnUhed ' tunerlor aeoommoria-
Mt-mt ant) atriot attention i;ivn to guesta.
Tetretables and Fruita of ull klmli aerved
la Uilr MiLwn. Kuuiple room for Coni
Meraial Axenta.
- - FOIEST HOUSE,
SA. YARN IJR PuorntKTOR. Opposite
.'Court llouMi, Tinnosta. Pa. Junt
wpmetl. Evei'Ttliinii new and clean nnd
n hand. A portion ol'tliu pnbllo patron
jtge la rnptetullJf aoliciU'd. 4-17-lV
TloneaU House.
MITTET-, Proprietor, Kim St. Tio-
aaata. l'a., at the mouth of therrcek;
Mr. Ittel has thoroughly reuovatod the
T',a Wotitn, and re-furniMhud it coin-
f Uteiy. All wlio patronize him will bo
wall eutsrtained At reasonable rate. S? ly
Ennlro Hotel.
.'pMJOUTE, PA. II. KWAI.T), Pjioprir
L.Toa. . Thla h-iie is centrally looatcd,
hat boea thorotiiily reiiilo'l and now
boaete aa frood a lublo and beda ax any tlo
tl In thn nil rAirfmiM. Tritiiuiriit onl v A2.00
erday. "Ui-Um
" . C. B. Weber's Hotel,
rpTr.KH.snunair.pA. c. .WEnKit.
X ha possesion of the now brioV hotol
and will be happy to entertain all hia old
enatnmoTN, aud any naiiiber of new one.
Uood arrommodatioua for gueuU, and cx
oellent atablini. . 10-Uin.
, Dr. J. L. Acoab, . .
pHTSTCIAN AND SURGEON', who ha
' I hail fifteen years' experience in a lara
wild aucocMrul practloe, win aticncl all
VrofoaHional Calls. Ofllee In lis Drug and
lrwry Storp, located In 'i'idioule, near
Tldioute I'no
tw in. afnor wit t nf rmrvn
A full aasortinent of Medicine,' Llquora
Tobaeoo, Cij;ars. Stationery. Cllasa, l'ainta,
HU.Cullrry, all of the best quality, and
wftl he eold'nt reaxonable ratox.
'' DR. CtlAS. O. DAY, an experienced
rhvsleUu and Druaitxl fioiu New 1 ork.
. liwi cUari( of the Sioro. All prettoriiUoua
put up aocuratel
no. r. rx.
a. a. XILLT.
MA Y, r ARK C CO,,
Coruer of Elm A Walnut Sta. Tloneata.
Rank of Discount and Do'posit.
Tnteraat allowed on Tim Depo-lla.
iftoViOconj ma-.leonallthe Prlneipal point
of the U. S.
OolloeUons soiioitod.
18-ly.
. D. W. CLARK.
(CttUMlHVlOKUn'S CLKRK, fORKST CO., PA.)
- REAL ESTATE AGENT.
.1 tOUSIM and Lota f rKle and RENH
IT. ... Wild LamU for Halo. . i.
- t have auperlor faoiiitiea r aacertniuing
tje euiiilitlon 01 laxe and tax ueuu, .V'.,
and am tlicrefore qualiutvt to uot intuili.
C4iiUy a aiout of iIioho living at a dib
' ianr-a. owiiinit land in the !oiitv.
Oinoo In Coinini(iHioueta Kooin, Court
lioiiKe- roicia, ra.
4 4 lIy. ' D. W. CI.ARK
NEW BILLIARD ROOMS !
VDJCUVlN'fl the Tioaosta llouo, at the
mouth ofl'iiiuflfebi Cluck. The tables
and room uio new, and evorythinjj kept in
order. To. lovers uf the gillie ucoidinl
lnvttaiinn ia I'xtcuuoa l'i ooitie anu ptaj
fiiTU f. ITT1.I, Picprinloi
VOL. VIL NO. 33.
WM. F. BLUM,
BLACKSMITH
AND
WAGON-MAKER.
- Corner of Church and Elm Street",
TIOIST13STA 3? A.
This firm is prcpad to do all work In
lis line, and will warrant everything done
at their shps to (five satisfaction. Par
ticular attention given to
iioiiMi:Hi.r.i- f.
Oiv them a trial, "and yoo Vfll not re
gret It. liMy.
luCKSWITH AMD WAGOH SHOP.,
TIIK undersigned have opened n flret
alas Blacksmith and Waon Shop, In
the Holier"-1' simp, opposite the Rural
Mouse. Ail work In either line promptly
attend to, aiil natlslaction guaranteed.
IIoichi5 Hiolalt.y
.2 ly U SPE A1JS A H. W. R0.F.RT8.
NEW HARNESS SHOP.
JUST op med IA the Rohorta BiiUdlnR op
posite the Kiilal lloune. The under
alined ia prepared to do all klnda of work
iu hia lino iu the iKsat atylo nd on abort
noiioo, 'i
A Bteclaltr -Keep on hand a fine aaaort-
inouf of t 'urrV Combs. iiriihos, llarnees
Oil, Whip and S;iddl(s. Ilarncxs of all
kinda nih-no order ami cheap as tho
cheapest. Htvnnmbi'r the name and pla-,0
W. WEST, Robert.- JtuildinKi
tl-lj Opposite Rural Uouae, Tionesta.
njc, HAULII', -
Merchant Tailor,
IN The Irfrcnce Mulldinir, over Super
ior Lumber Co. Store. The best stock
kept consiantlv on hand, and made tip In
tuo beat mauuer and newest styles. lU-ly
mis. v. ra. HUATir,
DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Pa.
MRS HEATH has recently moved to
this nlnce lor the nurnoso of mctinu
want which the ladies of the town and
county have for a long time known, that
of having a drossmaker of experionco
amouv litem. -I am prepared to make all
kinda of dresses iu the latent atylcs, and
guarantee eaHslactlon. Stumping lor braid-
ing Aim emuroKtery aono in me upbi man
ner with tho newest patterns. All t ask
is a talr rial. Hosiduiice on Water Street,
in the house formerly occupied by Jacob
SUrWor. Mtf
Frank Etobbinn,
PHOTOGRAP.IIE It ,
(RL'U'KiiSOR TO DEMINU.)
Pioturoa in every atvleof (heart. Ylcwa
of the oil regions for sale or taken to or
dor. .
CENTRE STREET, near R, R. crossing.
SYCAMORE STRE1ST, noar Union De
pot, Oil City, Pa. i!0-tf
PHOTOGRAPH GALLERY.
KLM MTUBET,
SOUTH OF ROBINSON A BONNER'S
STORE.
Tionesta, Pa.,
JS. CARPENTER, - . - Proprietor.
Stakittar.
. Pintures taken In all the latest styles
the art. 26-tf
NEW JEWELRY STORE
In Tloaowta.
M. SMITH,
CATCHf;lAKER & JEWELER,
At SUPERIOR STORE.
V
ALL WORK WARRANTED.
I
A targt and Superior Stock of
"Wotolioaj, '
" viil Jewelry.
CONSTANTLY ON HAND.
ITR. SMITH haa fine maihinorr for
l'i rank ini; all arta of a watch or clock
ibat may be missing or liroken. He war
rants all his work. The patronaKO of the
oitlzcii. of Forest County is must reepeot-
lully soneltou. All ho asks la a lair irml.
hi
DYERTISEflS sornl 2fi cents to Oeo.
IX P. Howell A Ci., 41 Park Row. N. Y
f-.r tbir Eikrlity-iwge Pamphlet, ahowing
iy
'1
TIONESTA, PA.;
A WOMAN'" BETEI-ATION.
My husband came tenJsrly to my
side.
"Are you going out this evening,
love ?'
"Of course I am." .
1 1 looked down complacently at . my
dress of pink crane, dew-dropped over
with crystal, and the trails of pink
azaleas that caught up it folds here
and there. A diamond bracelet en
circled one round white arm and a
little cross blazed fitfully at my throat.
I had never looked better, aud I felt
a sort of girlish pride as my eye met
the fairy reflection in the mirrior.
"Coroo, Gerald, make haste! why
you haven't begun to dress yet!"
"Where were my wifely instincts that
I did not see the haggard, drawn look
in his features the fevered light iu
his eyes ? , . .
"I can't go to night, Madeline I
am not well enough."
"You are never well enough to
oblige me, Gerald. I ara tired of be
ing nut o!.r with such excuse."
lie made no answer, but dropped
his bead iu hie bant) on the table be
fore him.
"Oh.come.Gorald," I urged petulant
ly. "It is so awkward for me to go
alone, always." a
lie shook his head listlessly.
"I thought perhaps you would be
willing to remain at home with mo,
Madeline."
"Men ara so selfish," I said plain
tively, "aud I am all dressed. Claudia
took bait an hour for my hair. I dare
say you'll be a great deal quieter with
out me that is, if you are determined
not to go." ,
No answer again.
"Well, if You choose to be sullen,
I can't help it," I said lightly, as I
turned and went out of the room, Ad
justing my silver bouquet-holder, the
tuberoses aud heliotropes seeming to
distill incense at every motion.
Was I heartless and cruel T Had I
ceased to love my husband? From the
bottom of my heart 1 believed thut I
loved him as truly and tenderly as
ever wife did, but I had been so spoil
ed and petted all my brief, selfish life
that the better instincts were, so to
speak, entombed alive.
I went to the party and had my fill
of adulation and homage, as usual.
The hours seemed to glide away, shod
with roses and winged with music and
rich perfume; and it was not until,
wearied with dancing, I sought a mo
mentary refuge in the half-lighted tea
room that I hoard words awakening
me, as it were, from a dream. "Gerald
Clou ?" I could not be mistaken in the
name it was scarcely common-place
enough for thut. They were talking
two or three business like looking gen
tlemen iu the hall without, nud I
could catch, now and then, a fugitive
word or phrase.
"Fine, enterprising young follow!
great pity! totally ruined, so Bees
and McMorken say! reckless extrav
agance of bis wife !" - ..;
All these vague fragments I heird,
and then some one said
"Aud what going to do now?"
"Vhat cau he do? I am sorry ; yet
be should have calculated bis income
and his expenses better." "Or is wife
should. Deuce take these women
they are at the bottom of all a man's
troubles 1"
And they laughed 1 Oh, how could
they? I bad yet to learn how easy it is
in this world to bear other people's
troubles.
I rose hurriedly up, with my heart
beating tumultuously beneath the
pink azaleas, aud weut .back to the
lighted corridors. Albany Moore was
waiting to claim my hand for the next
redown.
"Are you ill, Mra. Clen? How pale
you look !"
"I I am not very well. I wish vou
would have my carriage called, Mr.
Moore." For now I felt that home
was the place for me.
Hurried by some unaccountable im
pulse, 1 sprang out the moment the
carriage wheels touched the curbstone,
and rushed up to my husband's room.
The door was locked, but I could see
a light shining under the threshold. I
knocked wildly and persistently.
"Gerald! Gerald I For Heaven's
sako let me iu !"
Something loll on the marble hearth
stone withiu, making a metallic cliuk,
aud my husband opened the door a tit
tle way. I had never seen him look
in pale before or go rigid yet so rioter
mi ueL . . ; f- :
"Who are you?" he demandeJwilJ
ly. "why can t you leave me in peact!"
"It's I, Gerald your Madeliue
your own little wife.
And I caught from his hand the pis
tol ho was stiiving to conceal iu Lis
broast its mate lay on the mantle
and (lung jt out of the window.
"Gerald, would you have left mo?"
"1 would have escaped 1" he cried,
still halt delirious to all appearances
"Debt ; disgrace misery her re
tpil
DECEMBER 23, 1874,
proaches I would have escaped from '
all!"
His head fell like that of a weary
child on my shoulder. I drew him
gently to a sofa, aud Roothnd him with
a thousand murmured words, a thous
and mute caresses; for had it not been
sli my fault ? , And through all the
long weeks or fear that followed I
nursed him with unwavering care and
devotion. I had but one thought
one desire to redeem myself in his
estimation ; to prove to him that I was
more and higher than the mere but
terfly of fashion I had hitherto shown
myself? Well, t'ua March winds had
howled themselves into the mountain
fastnesses; tbo bright April raindrops
were dried on the bough and spray
and now the apple-blossoms were toss
ing their fragrant billows of pinky
bloom in the deep blue air of latter
May. Where were we now? It was a
picturesque little cottage just out of
the city, furnidhed very like a magni
fied baby house. Gerald sat is a'
cushioned easy -chair on the piazza,
just where he could g'ance through the
window at me working a batch ot bis
cuits, with my sleeves rolled up above
my elbows, and the "gold-thread" hair
neatly confined in a silken net.
"What an industrious fairy it is,"
he said, smiling sadly.
"Well, you see I like it ! It's a great
deal better than those sonatas on the
piano 1"
"Who would ever have thought you
would make such a uotalJe housekeep
er?" I laughed gleefully I hn J a child's
delight in being praised.
"Are you uot going to Miss Delan
cy's croquet party?" he pursued.
"No what do I care for croquet
parties? I'm going to finish your
shirts, and you'll read aloud to me."
"Madeline, I want you to answer me
one question."
"What is it?"
I had safely deposited ray pan of
biscuits in the oveu by this time, and
was dusting the flour off my hands.
"What have you done "with your
diamonds?"
"I sold them long ago ; they paid
several heavy bills, besides settling
half a year's rent here."
"But Madeline, you were so
proud of your diamouus."
"I was once uow they would be
the bitterest reproaches my eyes could
meet. O, Gerald ! bad I been less
vain and thoughtless and "extrava
gant" I checked myself and a robin sing
ing in the perfumed depths of apple
blossoms abovo the piazza, took up the
etirreut of sound.
"That's right little red-breast," said
my husband, luilf'jokiugly, "talk her
down ! She has forgotten that our past
is dead, and that we have turned over
a new page iu the book of existence.
Madeline, do you know how 1 feel
sometimes when I sit and look at
vou?" .
"No!"
"Well, I feel like a widower who
was married again." .
Aly heart gave a little superstitious
jump.
' Like a widower who was married
again, Gerald ?"
"i es, i can remember my first wile
a brilliant, thoughtless child with
out an idea beyond the gratification of
present whims a spoiled plaything!
Well, that little Madeline has vanish
ed away into the past somewhere; she
has gone away to return no more, and
iu ber stead I behold my second wile,
a thoughtful, tender woman, whose
watchful love surrounds me like an at-
mostpbere, whose (Character grows
more noble, and develops itself into
uew depth and beauty every day !"
I was kneeling by his side now, with
my check upon his arm and my eyes
luokiug into his.
"And which do you love best, Ger
ald, the first or the second wife?"
"I think the trials and vicissitudes
through which we have just passed are
welcome indeed ; since they have
brought me, as their harvest fruits, the
priceless treasure of my second wife."
That was what Gerald answered me,
the swculest words that ever fell' upou
my ear.
The Emperor of China has set a
good example iu the encouragement of
spinsters. According to a Shanghai
journal, he has recently decreed that
special honors be paid to two old maids,
one of whom lately died after a lifo ot
devotion to the memory of her betroth
ed, while tho other, who is still living,
dceliued in her youthful days to make
a most temptiu? match on the ground
that she could uot leave her parents.
A Michigan paper says: "Young
man, ifyou are looking for a wifu come
to Michigan, toe noble Peninsular
State, ami we'll put you on the track
of a young lady who can husk her fifty
bushels of coru per day, yoke oxen,
drive horses, teach school and saw with
a cross cut saw. She wants to be lov
ed for herself alone.
$2 PER ANNUM.
II B MD.VT WANT ANY.
The other day a well-dressed strang
er, carrying a hand valise, called into
a lift insurance office nnd inquired if
the agent was in. lhi agent came
forward, rubbing his hands, and the
stranger nsked :
'Do you tako life insurance risks
here?' V
'Yes, sir; glnd to ece you sir sit
down, sir,' replied the ngent. ,
'What do you think of life insur
ance, anyway?' inquired the stranger
as be sat down and took off his hat.
'It's a national blessing sir an in
stitution which is looked upon with
sovereign favor by every enlightened
man and woman in America,' :
'That' what I've thought,' answered
the roan. 'Does your company pay
its losses promptly?'
'Yes, sir yes,' sir. Ifyou were in
sured with me, and you should die to
night, I'd hand your wife a check
within a week."
'Couldn't ask for anything better
than thai."
'No, sir no, sir. The motto of our
company is: '.Prompt pay and honora
ble dealing."
, 'How. much will a $3,000 policy
cost?' inquired the stranger after a
long pause. .
'You are let's see say thirty-five.
A policy on you would cost $110 the
first year.'
'That's reasonable enouph.'
'Yes, that's what wo call low, but
ours is a strung company, doe) a safe
business, and invests in only first-clufs
securities. If you are thinking of
taking out a policy let mo tell you
ilint ours is the best and safest, and
even the ageuts of rival companies
will admit the truth of whnt I say.'
'And when I die will my wife get
her money without any trouble?
TIT guarantee thut, my dear sir.'
'And I'll get a dividend every
year?' .
Y(S, this is a mutual company, and
part of the profit comes . back to the
policy holders.'
'And it won't cost me but $110 for
a policy of $5,000?'
'That's the figure, and it's as low as
you can get safe insurance anywhere
Let me write you out a policy. You'll
never regret it.
'Them's the blanks, I s'poso?' said
the stranger, pointing to the desk.
'Yes,' replied tho ugent, as ho haul
ed one up to him and took up his pen.
'What do you say shall I fill out
an application?' '
'No I guess I won't take any to day,'
replied the stranger ub be unlocked
his valise, 'but if you want something
that will take that wart oil your nose
inside of a week I've got it right hero!
It s good for corns, bunions, tho tooth
ache, earache, spraiu !'
. He was placing his littlo bottle on
the table, when the agent reached over
ud took hi in bv the shoulder and
hoarsely whispered :
'Mister man, if you don t want to
become a corpse you won't be two in in
utes getting out of here!' And he
wasu't. Detroit Free le.
HOW 1115 UOT KEKVED.
A smart citizen of New York, wit-h
ing to recuperato after prodigious ef
forts on Wall street, paid a visit lo
Saratoga Springs. It was the height
of the season. Hotels crammed with
guests; waiters insufficient In number,
and therefore not obliging. Tho New
lorkrr seized upon a likely man.
"Look here, you fellow, do you see
tbis nvo dollar noteT well, it you
take care of me while I am down here,
I Kuess you 11 see it again.
The waiter bowed, rubbed his hands,
and otherwise displayed his aiuirecia
tion of the bargiu. At breakfast uud
at dinner the citizen had the best of
the entrees, and tho quickest supply of
liquor. His clothes were brublivd, bis
bo ts shined, his wink anticipated, his
oulhs admired. At the end of ten
days the cab was at the door, with
haggage packed therein, and the citi
ten stood ready to "make tracks" for
Wall street. As he entered the ve
hicle, his eye lighted on the waiter to
whose devotion he was indebted for a
pleasant holiday.
"Hallo, I guess you're tho mon I
showed tiiat live dollar note to. Well
I told you if you took care of me, you
should sue it ngain. You did take
cure of mo and" producing tho note
"here's that very sanio note; and
now 1 udvise you to tukc a prt-lty good
elare at it, for it'll be a tnnmtkn long
lime before you sea it again. Wake
up, cor.chiimn, clso vu might mit-s the
tiaiu."
"My real number is tdx, but ray
hand will bear squeezing'," is whatsbo
said to the young man at the gljve
counter. And the great thick-beadtd
luiiatio got her a pair of five-and-a-half
gloves without finding out how
much squeezing her hand would bear.
We would have worked nt that job at)
hour but she should b.ive bad uti exact
(it.
Rates of Advertising.
One Flqiin.ro (1 inch,) one Innrtlnn - tl SO
One Square , " one month - - H Do
One Square " three month. - IIP
OneSqnaro ono yenr - - 10 oo
Two Sqnnros, one yor ... IS Co
nuartercoi. nu
Half " " - - - - fiO fi
One " " . - - - - 100 fiO
Legal notices At Mlnlilished rates.
Marriage and death notices, gratis.
All till 1k lor vonrlr A.l vrti'LiaiMimnta nif-
lected quarterly. Temporary advertise
ments iniiHi be paid lor iu advance.
jou worx, ( Mi on Delivery.
DISClFMNIJiCi t KI VIINAI,.
A convict at the Illinois Stato Pris
on announced, on being unsigned his
allotted task, that ho hnd not en mo
there to work. The keeper iu chargo
of his division was puzzled, and let
him alone for a little while. A mnn
of qtnto another caliber, hearing of
the disturbance, asked tout the con
vict might be assigned lo his gang.
1 his whs done, . and tho convict wus
given bis work and showu how to do
it. He sat down on a bench nnd
cracked jokes with his new pals. The
toreman ot his room cutuo back and
said :
"Why are you not nt work?"
"lWause I did not come here to
work 1"
Tha foreman did not rant and swear.
He said,: "You had better go to
work."
Tho convict said :
"Who'll you do if I don't?" , :
"Kiltyou," said tho fureruan. qniet-
Ibe answer was unexpected and ef
fective. The roan atked;
"How can "ou do that?" . -The
fore main still in a tone of ono
imparting information, with no shad
of anger or romance, said : -
"1 will give you punishments that"
will wear you Tut and fnd in your
death. Everybody works here."
Tho ruffiiau thought the matter over
for an instant, nftd said : -
"I guess I wilrvork. How does
this thing go?" 4
A New Orleans Jadge, riding in tho
cars recently from osingle glunco at
the countenance ot a, lady by his biuo
imagined ho kuew hir, and ventured
to remark that the dW was pleasant.
She only answered: "1
"Yes."
"Why do you wear a veil" . '
"I attract attention." i
"It is the province of gintlcmcn to
admire," replied the gallant man of
law. 1
"Not when they are mnuried,"
"But I am not."
"Indeed." '
"Oh, no, I'm a bachelor." .
The lady quietly removed her veil,
disclosed to the astonished magistrate
the face of his motb3r-in-'la.
He has been a raving maniac ever
since,
the r.pinions oi country doctors all
over the State have, during the past'
year, been obtained by the Massachu-J
setts Board of Health, with a view to
determine the ufliict of occupation on
longevity. It appears that a table
collated for 28 years shows the aver
ugo age of farmers at death to be 65.13
years figures far in advance of any
other callings, nnd greatly exceeding
the lifetime of active mechanics, not
in shops, who, averaging 52.02 years,
appear next on the lifct. The opinions
of the physicians consulted also show
that tho farmers' chances of long life
are somewhat greater than those of
any other t lass. As regards general
health, there appear to be divided
views, tho large majority of doctors, .
however, holding that farmers aud their
families enjoy better health than most
people, while a respectable minority
advocate the reverse.
A youthful-looking countryman
paid iis first visit to Baltimore a few -days
ago. and invited a lady ocqaint
a nee lo visit a theatre with him. The
lady accepted the invitation, and the
young man following the crowd, walk
ed up to the ticket-office, laid down a ,
fifty cent note for his ticket, aud turn-
ing to his Companion, said to her,
"The price is fifty oeuu." The lady
happened to have her portmonnie with
her, aud appreciating the situation,
drew from it a fifty cent note, aud
her gallant companion passed it ia
with his money, and obtaining two
tickets, baud ono of them to her, which
she quietly accepted, aud pasjed iu
after ber rural beau.'
j
The Bl. Louis Republican thinks
there was sharp irony iu the juxtaposi
tion if two news despatches recently
telepragheir from New York. Ono
stated that tho Methodist Episcopal
Cuurch had just appropriated $30O,
0(10 for foreigu missionary work in
Asia, Africa and elsewhere; and im
mediately following was the statement
10,000 people were on the vurgu of
starvation in New York City. The
irony n me mauer was mo irresisia
ble suggestion of tho old adage that
'charity begins (or suuld begin) at
huiue.' .
It U told of a young gentleman,
whom u niaiduu liked, but father did
not, that at u reasonuble hour the old
gent mildly intimated thut the time
tor retiring had arrived.
"I think you are correct," my dear
sir," answered nineteenth century,
modestly; "we have been waiting over
au hour fur you to put yourself in
ymir little bed." The father retired,
thoughtfully.