. ht wt gjcjmlrtifan, 13 rCBMStlRp KVERY WEDNESDAY, BY WJtDUNN. '; men in nonraaoN bonnhr'3 boildiho, ELM BTRKET, TIONESTA, PA. TERMS, $2.00 A YEAIt. . No Subscriptions received for a shorter . period limn thieo months. Correspondence solicited from all parts of Wio country. Nn notice will bo taken of aunonynioiis cnmniiiiiiciiUoiis. BUSINESS DIRECTORY. TIONESTA LODGE TAJ-fT so. sen, Vw!5y I. O. of O. F MEETS every Friday evening, at 7 o'clock. In the llnll lormcrly oecupiod by UioUood Templars. J. T. DALE, N. O. 0. tf. LATIMER, See'y. . 27-tr. tToNESTA COUNCILTnO. 342, O. TJ. V. M. MEETS nt Odd Follow' IxkIo Room, every Tuesday evening, nt 7 o'clock. J. T. DALE, C. P. M. CLARK, R. S. 31. Dr. J. E. Blaine, OFFIOH unci resldenco opposite the Lawrorico I louse. Office days Wednes days mid Saturdays. S(l-tf. K. L. Davis, ATTORNEY AT LAW, Tionosta, Pa. Collections mado In this and adjoin ing counties. - 40-ly MIIKH XV. TATM, ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' x; stt t-i, TioyiKfiTA, rA. F.W.Hays, . ATTORNEY AT LAW, and NotAnv Public, Reynolds link ill A. Co.'s Hlk, Seaeca St., OU City, Pa. W-ly F. KIM BAR. 1. B. (MILKY. Attornay nt Lw, . Franklin, Pa. PRACTICH in tha several Coarta of Va ataajro, Crawford, Forest, and adjoin ing soauUea. - HV-ly. CKNTR.AC HOUSE, BONWKR aonew RLOCR. u AaiiKw, Proprietor. This i a new aoaaa, and has just bavn IK! ad lip for the oseotnmndatioii of tho public, A portion vf tha patronage of tho public la solicited. . LawrfncB Housa, TroxraTA, pa.; wilmam LAW RENCE, PRorsiKTon. This lions iy esritrailr lncatod. Every thing now and wall farnislied Superior accommoda tbms and strict attoiiUxn given to ftuosts. YnUb) and Fruits of ail kind nerved feu tioir season. Sample room for Com aaoreial Agouts. FCIE5T HOU5K, SA. YARN'ER PnorniETOR. Opposite Court Uouno, Ttouesla, Pa. Just eid. Everything now and clonn mid (rasa. Tha heit of liquors kept constantly ou kind. A portion of His public putron- la rsspootfully solicited. 4-17-1 v 'Tlonesta Hiuse. " M- ITTEf, Proprietor, Elm St. Tia- as.ta. Pa., at the mouth of the creek, Mr. Ilul haa thoroughly renovated the YianesUi Housa, and re-furnlshed it com pletely. All who patronize hi in will he well entarUinod at roasonablo rates. S7-ly Krrpire Kotol. 'PinOUTE, PA. II. EWAED, Provrik L tor. Tills Iioiimo ia centrally locatetl, fc boen thoroughly refuted and now hoHata as k'J a tublo and le la as any Flo il In tho oil rpgious.- Transient ouly $2.00 per day, - lii-Om C, B. Weber's Hotef, ' ' TYr,EUSlH,TRCiH,PA. C. Il.WEnER, U: poK-itisaion of tho new brick hotel tkiid will be happy to entertain all his old t'UMtoinerM, mid any number of now onos. Unod accominolationa for guiwU, and ex eelloiit stiiblinif. 10-3m. Dr. J. L. Acorrb, pMYsfciAX AND SUUO EON, who has I had nfLeon yenrs' experiencein a Inro ' nnd BUi-ocsnful piactico, will attend nil Prof,wionul Calls. OIHoo in his Drug and iioiery toro, locatd in Tidioute, uoar ndiouto JIouso. ....- IX IIIS STOIUS WIT.I, BE FOUND A full assortmonf Sr Modlclnos, lilquors Tsbaeen, Clears, Ht:itioncrv, ttlass, PaiilW,' oils. Cutlery, nil of tho tiesl quality,' and will lio sold'at reuaounbla rates. Dlt. (JUAS. o. DAY, an exporlenoed Plivsiciiin and Druir -Lst from .New York, has c.liarco of Uie .Store. . All proscriptions ptuupaccuruieiy. U. 11. IIAY. jxo. r. r.rm. t. a. K1XLY. MAY, r AUK CO., IB .A. JE !EC 33 lEii S Corner of Elnl(t WulautSts. Tiono'.a. llnnk of Diseouut and Deposit.. Iiitcrost nltbwcd on Tim 8 Deposit. Collodions inaleonnil tboFfiuoipal i6iutti ofthoU.fci, Collootlons Boiicitod. 18-ly. . W. CLARK, (ooirmtwioNKn's clf.uk, forkst uo., v..) HEAL &$TATE AGENT. YTtH;.SE,S and I.oU for Kale and REN'T1 XX. Wild luda for Kalo. -I I have superior facilities for ascertaining ,tho eonditiiMi of luxes nnd tax deeds, Ac, jiud am therefore qualitlod to act intelli gently as aent of those living at a dis titiuv, owning lands in tho Comity. fillioo in Cominissiouci'S Koom, Court Ilotine, Tionesta, Pu. -41-ly. - D. W. CIjAIIK. .K i w v wJl Jaw r .ip sr ,ti V NEW BILLIARD ROOMS! A 1)J0IN'IN'1 the Tioptn House, at tho l- mouth ol TumtxW Creok. Tho tables Hiid room are new, and oveiythius kept in 'rder. To lov.'is ol' tho ;uno a ourdial i u v it ilii'ii is nUikUhI Ui conio and pl.iy in iIih now ruoid. U7 tf M. ITTE1., Propi-ifljr. S0L. VII. NO. f0. C. JOHNSTON has opened a rcstau J runt in tho Davis Hiiildinpr, bctwocn Miibio's house and tho Ilniversnlistehurch. Oystors served up In all stvlcs, or fir sale by tho can. Confections, Ciiinrs, Tohai-co .vc, lor aiilo. A Hliaro of tho pnblio pnt- i vhiri; is souciwu. . , 4lt BUCK$RIITH flWO WAGON SHOP. rPlIE undersigned have opened A flrst A class IlhickKinitli and Wajjon Khnp, in the Itoberts shop, opposite tho Ilural HoiiMe. All work In either lino promptly uttonded to, nnd satisl'uction (ruarantoed. Itoi'wosliooliijjf i Kioolnlry 22 ly U SPEARS & 11. W, ROUF.UTS. . NEW HARNESS'SHOP. JUST opned in the Itoberts Pii!liln(rop poslte the lturnl House. Tho under signed is prepnrod to do all kinds of work in his lino in the bost style and on short notice. X K W II A It N E S 8 A Specialty. Keep on hand a fine nesort nient of Curry Combs, brushes, Ilnrness Oil, Whips niid Huddles. Harness of nli kinds mado to order-nnd cheap as tho cheapest. Remember tho nnme nnd phloo XV. WEST, Roberts lluildin, 22-ly Opposito Rural Houso, '1'iouusta. II. C. HARLIN, MoroUant Tailor, IN The Lawrence Iiuildinf, over Super ior LunUior Co. Klj)re. The best eUK'k kept constantly on hand, and mado lip in the bunt manner and newest styles. ID-ly xznstc m. hi:atii, DRESS2IAKER, Tionosta, Pa, RS. JIGATIKlias recently moved to It A-this placfor the purpose of meeting a want which tho ladies -of tho town and county have ftr a lonu time known. Unit of having a dressmaker of experience amon tlimu. I am prepared to make all kinds of dresses in the latest styles, and guarantee satisfaction. Stamping lor braid ing and embroidery done in tile best man ner, with the newest patterns. All I Sf.k Is a (air trial. Residence on Water Street, lu the house formerly occupied by Jaoob Miniver. , i Jtf TE2E TRIED AND FIRE TESTED ! THB OntOlSAti ' VETNA INSURANCE COMPANY OF HARTFORD, CONN. AS3ET3 D9C31, lfl73, sn.raa.oan.ro. MILES W. TATE, Sub A front, 15 - T'ouasta, Pa. lratcxlubblii, PHOTOGRAPHER, (kcocessor to drmino.) ( Picture Inevefvatyloofthoart. Views of tho oil rogtous "for sule or taken to or der. , CENTRE STREET, ner R, It. eroKhinp;. SYCAitORESTREET.liear Union De pot, Oil City, Pa. .. J" 20-tf PIIOTOGHAPII GALLEIIY, ELM NTttCBT, SOUTH OF ROR1NSON A BONNER'S STORE. i ' ' Tlonesta, Pa., J M. CARPENTER, . . . Proprietor. PicUirtw tukon in all the laloat stvloa tboart. 'M-W NEW JEWELR1T STORE In Tioitn.. M. SJUTIf, ' ( . MATCHMAKER & JEWELER, At SUPERIOR STORE. - all Work warranted. jaw, ' rr il i r A Iarga and Superior SWok of 'Vnt,l. . ClocUw, aiidJowolry, CON dTA NT L Y ON HAND. TK. SMITH ltR fine machinery for 111 making all imrta or a wateh or clock that may bo missing or broken. He war ranta all his work. The patronaRO or tha citi.ons of Fonts t County ia niont rospoct fuily solicited. All ho asks is a fuir trial. it r lOli WORK neatly oxoculod at thiaolBca ' at ri.iaonablo ruUis. . , , ... . r T10NKSTA, PA., UNDER THE MISTLETOE. . "Vou nro really going to Lnng up that sprig of mistletoe, Winifred?" said tlie statety Gertrude Pousotib, to l:cr pay young sitiir, as ebo vm nr ranging the decorations f r a Christmas party, on a bright, cold December day. "I certaialy am, Quern Gertrude. Hawc you nny objection ?" nsked Win ifred, Jeiu0rf;ly, looking up in the face of her elder sister, whom she deur'ly loved, devoutly Admired nnd unscrup ulously leased".. ., ... "I (fo well 1 do think it is rather i what ehall I say? childish, unless it ia somewhat too fasi for our stylo of guests," replied the first speaker. Winifred burst into n merry laugh. 'Tour darling; Iicfiucd! Tvrkat pity!" she said, throwing her anus round her sister's neck, and kissing her like a spoiled child that she was. "Don't bo alarmed ; Louis St. AuKyn bhall bo duly informed that tho magic circle is reserved for 'ihtst damsels and for children," nnd that Miss l'onsonby has no 'connection with cither party.' There, ouly oo how beautiful it looks! And by the way, I n.-:ktd old Stanford to fiud a white- camel in for your hair, queen, and he promised t-rummage, the conservatory for said blossom. Will that plead my pardgu she add ed, coaxingly. "You aro a provoking little crea ture; and heaven bless tho niao. who ventures on such a tiresome, wilful darling," returned tho elder sister, re turning the girl's kisses with u pro tecting fouduess. "Ah, he would certainly, be insane to attempt it, in the first instance 1" returned J.he girl, dancing oil ia jlee. And Gertrude, grandly beautiful as she was, almost gate the palm of at traction, with a generous though doubt ing sigh, toMhe petite and niuuauto fairy. . -- ; ;. '. i . Thoy were the daughters of a wid owed mother, but in oay circumstan ces, that enabled theiu to live in sim ple elegance, and mingle with the pleasant circle ia their neighborhood ; while , the residence ' of a bachelor brother of' their, father's witbiu a short distance of their villa, gave al ways )io sanction of a host to their eutci taiumcuts when they required his presence. ' Within the last twelve months a very pretty place in' the neighborhood had been purchased by a gentleman named St. Aubyn, a widower with ouly one son. ' The father wns a great invalid; but Louis had become so completely do' meslieatod at: "The Larches," (Mrs. Polisonby's residence), and his father was so charmed swith the high-brod mother and pretty tlaughters resideut there, that the families had formed a closer intimacy than is sometimes . tha growth of years. - ' " Still if theio were any tenderer feel ing thiiB ftieuJship on Louis t-U'. Au byn's part for his fair 'young neigh bors, ou oua appeared to .decide for which -of the. girls it was entertained ; and it would have been difficult for the closest observer to say wheLher tho stately blonde Gertrude or thu piquatite brunette Winifred engrossed the largurportiou o thu young man's attention or thoughts. . At any ratej neither of the parents appeared to ob ject to tho probable consequences of such an intimacy. Perhaps, as usual, they were blind to the feeliugs spring ing up before their eyes. i Tho evening arrived. ' '' ''".! Gurtrudo was nearly ready ; but though the beautiful hair was arranged in its most becoming style slio stood in a sort of dissatisfied pause before che val glass. ' "This horrid cmsoi flower . will never do!" she murmured fretfully, "My pnle bluo silk can never staud such a vulgar contrast !" ' And she glaucod despairingly round at the fairy dress all trimed wiih.dcl ieato white hicc, that accorded so well with her palo skill and soft lilo ;iu. It was very trying, doubtless, for the only resource from the crimson caraelia was an artificial flower which had already done duty at two balls and diuners. ..;' But there was no alternative, and with a deep sigh, she seized the French spray of lillies of the valley, which was hcriw aller, and was in the very act of raisins it to her hair, when Winifred burst joyously In. ' " "Seo, Gorty ! here's a lovely white camelia: with such )oave3l 1. never suw anything to equal them ! There be quick ! Bee, I am dressed alroady !" And very charming the little crea turelooked iujhuratuberand black cos tume, that contrasted so well with her brilliant eyea and hair. Gertrude giuej iu dtlightod sur prist. ' "How good of old Stanford ! I sup pose ho found ma one at last," kIio said. . "Aud what a beauty it liko wax work !" lido placed it anion;; her hair braids as bho spoke, while AViuiiied archly ; i i irawBBiBBT i wi mut mn mm miw ull ll l MAItCII SI, 1875. pinned a slip of paper on tho toilet tablo. Gertrude's oyen -quickly saw tho words, "Te Miss Ponsoubv from L. St. Aw . - ' "Thorn, Queen Gertrude, I lmpe yon aro happy now!" said Winifred, gaily. "But make haste down stairs ! I only hopo the mistletoe will not spoil all I she added, demurely, as sho danced out of the room. ' Gertrude soon followed. The slip oT paper had disappeared when the maid entered to clean the - rooms im mediately nfterwards. x . Perhaps it was thrown away? Liuis St. Anhyn did not appear till an unusually late hour, and Gertrudo's card waa filled up fur more closely than she wished in his absence ; and it was while she was waltzing with one ficntletnan, and ju.st diojore a rapidly succeeding quadrille.for which she was claimed by another, that he came into the ball room and requestod' her first disengaged dance. Puor Gertrudo fancied that he look ed cold and formal; perhups her own manner was somewhat piqued and an noyed ; for hn went oh", and nt the end of tho quadrille ho was not visible, till she caught sight of him nt the side of a delicate, lovely v looking girl, to whom he was talking with great inter est. She did not even know her, and could only suppose some of their guests had brought an unexpected vis itor in their party. . . But a strange gloom came over her, aud sho stole away as the guests were rosticg and taking some refreshment, and hid herself in a small back apart ment, which opcued into tho dining room,, whero'the celebrated mistletoe bough was hanging from tho centre chandelier, between tho rows of tables now waiting fur their guests. She heard voices approaching and as tho drew back to libtcn, sho could just peresipe the figures of Louis St. Aubyn and the beautiful girl in whom he had before seemed so much interest ed. ... ..... "It is the dining-room ; surely we must not come here, said, a .'remarka bly weak voice. - - "Oh, yes; I may talie such a liber ty here. : I am privileged, I believe, nnd it is so long sinco I have seen you, and we have such heart-louchiug mat ters to discuss have we not, Ada, ma belle. And Louis gave an arch smile, nnd bending down, whispered something that brought the color to the girl's fair cheeks. v . - - . Gertrude dared scarcely breathe; Ser very heart was choked and swell- with grief, and shame, and indig ent pride. ,.. i ; , . . : ' Louis spoke once more, nnd horcars were strained to listenn to the words. "Ye, Ada, we can, I trust, both be happy now; but this is scarcely the time to enter on bII that I have to say. Wo must return; aud I want to find Gertrude for the next dance. Hist! by Jove ! -what a sprig of mistle toe! Just the very thiug for the oc sftedon !" i And drawing tho fair Ada under tho branch, he Dressed a ktSs on her lips.: " - She laughed blushed nnd with a half arch, half reproving tap on his arm with her fan, they went ofr to gether in the direction, of the ball room. ., " ' ' " ' '" . : -Poor Gertrude 1 She sat cold and sick, as if stricken Uy sudden illoess. She nevor had guessed, never con fessed tha extent of Ler love for Louis St. Aubyu till now. . And to hear such words, when actu ally wearing on her brow his volun teered gilt, when sho could recall such numberless looks nnd words, nnd even gestures, thrvt could jcarfly be inter preted as aught but the indication of honorable love. . It" was a terrible blow, and one that fell most hardly on a singularly proud on J deep uuturu. ' '' She had committed hcrstlf. Sho hud given even Winifred the insight into her mind. What couli shn do? Where could she hide herself till she had crushed down the agony, aud taught herself to wear a mack that could not but deceive her nearest and dearest? She felt that her very face must be wan and haggard, her voice constrain ed. Sho must wait till tho first shock was over, nnd then, bravo all, and sutler torture liko a Spartan or a Sago Iudian. So with dry, tearless eyes and cold band, which toocked tho burning bro it supported, sho rested nu a small couch in the recess, and listened me chanically to tha mirsio nnd the danc; ing, and only wondered, whon the ad veut of the party to supper might risk her disoovcry, and cause a search for the missing daughter of tho house. She closed her aching eyes iu utter weariness. Li to seemed cu dark to her now. . IJow could she ever trust any one $2 PER ANNUM. more, even if this deep pain was con quered ? The music and tho tread of A.-et sounded as if tho crowd had. niXually gone frantic. I low omld any one be so happy, so gay, nnd sho so misera ble? Gertrude never knew how the min utes passed by till they certainly lengthened into an hour. A kind of dull apathy stole over her, a consciousness of pair, that yet she scarcely realized. , And when at last a ' gentle hand touched her, and a voice said softly nnd doubtingly, "Gcrtrudo-dear Gert rude, what is tluH ?"' she started us if from a deep slumber. "Mr. St. Auhynl This i3 extraordi" nary!" sho said, gaspingly. "What could briiig you here in my private retreat?" " "I camo to Gud yoa, Gertrudo ; your mother is anxious about you. Sho fear3 you aro ill, to have left tho dan cers so long." "I am quite well. I will go to to mamma," sho murmured. "I nm not wanted. Plcasa to leave me, Mr. St. Aubyn." - "ot wasted? Not by me! nnd you havo not danced with me yet, Gertrudo !" ho said,' reproachfully. "You must excuse mo. - No doubt you would only be missad else where where you ought to be," sho said, irritated at hi? secmipg treach ery. He stood for a moment iu wonder iug silonco. Then, to her excessive annoyance he gavo a slight but irre sistible laugh. "Can it bo?-8! em sohappy? are you, indeed, rcseuting a, perhaps, na tural mistake?'' ho said, a bright flash of triumph illuminating his features. Gertrude's eyes were downcast, and a duwn of suspicion that . she might have been too hasty camo on her mind. ' ;' "Perhaps you may have been here when I brought my cousin here for air, and for a few moment's talk after her absence," ho said with an arch smile, "and to exchange mutual con fidences, doar Gertrude?" "I I really do not know 't is no nfl'iir cvf mine," she said, reddening and trying.to rise and pass him; but lie stood right before her. ' i "No Gertrudo, not till you have heard the explanation which is duo to you, after nil I have said in manner, if not iu words," ho said, firmly, "Tho himple truth is, that my cousin, Ade laide Fanco, who has been as a sister to mo since boyhood, has just unex pectedly returned with her mother to our house, and I kuew that I might venture to bring thota to your party, even at tho last moment. She has been betrothed most happily in hor absence, and I was exchanging con gratulations with her on her real aud my wished-tor happiness, when we strolled in hero, aud, I believe, enact ed a foolish piece of sentiment iulo the bargain," bo added, with a glanco nt the mistletoe. . Gertrudo was now coloring' to tho very tips of her fair fingers and roots of her hair. What a terrible goose she had been, and whut a confession she had tacitly made! . "Gertrude," he resumed, drawing hor moro daringly towards liim, "can you not guess w hat was the happiness I hopo for, that I wished Adelaide to ympnthi.o in? Will you not tell mo whether it is to bo mine whether you can love nu, and. whether this dear hand- is to be given for life, as weU for the dance, to Louis 'St. 'Aubyn, your truo lover?" She certainly did not speak; but then tho said hand told a groat deal :nte:d of tho lips. Aud when they went in to supper, Adilnida I auee's dark gray eyo look ed i'iguiiieanlly at htr cousin aud his companion whr-n they passed near the mi.-'tlet'io bough. But Louis did not lake advantage of its privilege). Perhaps ho scarcely ac knowledged ils tieccssity iu his present hat'py case. Ili'roe mouths after, Geitrudo nnd Adelaide were married, ou the sumo day to the lovers of their choice; and soldo twelve months after, when Win ifred followed their example, Mrs. Fuiice aud Mrs. I'onsonby agreed to sluirA the home of the hitter, now left desolate. But, so long as she lived, Gertrude preserved the memorable branch of mistletoe. Household Mag- A youngster, while warmiug his hands over tha kitchen liro was re monstrated with by his ftther, who said: "Go away from the stove, tho weather is not cold." Tho little fellow, looking up nt his stern parant demure ly, replied ; "I aiu't heatin' the weath er, I'm warmiu' my hands." Jones says tho talk ubout shortening tho hours of labor is all nousooso, be cause if the hours were shortened he would have to work more vf them to do his work. He doosn't want to work in ore hours. Rates of Advertising. One K'U.ire(l inch,) one Incrtlon - $1 SO One Square' " one month - - 3 On One Square " llireo months - l IM1 OneS'iuuro " ono year - - JS 00 Two Squares, one year - - 1J Co tJuartorCol. . . .so 00 Half i " " - - - . so 00 One " " - - - - 180 CO I.eftnl notices at established rates. - " Mai i iace and death notices, pratis. All bills for yearly advertisements col lected quarterly. Temporary advertise ments must be paid for in advance Job work, Cash on Delivery. 1 A fcl.IUIIT MISTAKi;. Lord Macaulay, when a young and unknown man, was visiting Kome, and one night he wont to see the lyceum by moonlight. While alono under the dark nrches, where it is as black as -night, all of a sudden a man in a largo cloak brushed past him rather rudely, ns Macaulay thought, and passed on into the darkness. Macaulay's first Impulse was to clap his hand to his watch-pocket; and sure enough ho found that his watch was not there. Ho looked after the man, who he doubted not had stolen his watch as ho brushed past him, nnd peering Into, the darkness,' could just distinguish the outline of a figure moving away. Macaulay rushed after him, overtook him, and, seizing hira by the collar, demanded his watch. Macaulay could speak very little Italian, nnd under stood none when spoken ; so ho was obliged to limit his nttack on the the thief to a violent shaking him by the collarTand annngry repetition of the JemamV-Jt". "Orologio ! Orologio 1" vVYute!i fWatch!) 1 he man thus at tacked potifeNi forth a torrent of rapidly-spoken words',, of wliich Macau- " lay understood noi one syllable. But he again administered a severe shak ing to his captive, stamping his foot angrily on the ground, and again vo ciferating, "Orologio I Orologio 1" Whereupon the detected thief drew ' forth the watch and huudad it to his captor. Macaulay, satisfiod with his prowess in having thus recaptured his property, and not caring for the trouble of puHuiug the matter any further, turned on his heel as he pocketed the watch, aud saw nothing more of the man. But, when ho returned to his apartment nt night, his landlady - met him nt the door, holding out something iu her hand, saying: "Oh," sir, you left your watch on the table, so I" thought it belter to take care of it, Here it is." "Good gracious I What is this, then ? What is the meaning of it?" stammoied Macaulay, drawing from his pocket the watch he had so gallantly recovered iu the Coliseum. It was-a. watch hehad never seen be-" foro. Tho truth was plain ho had been the thief! The poor man ho had so violently shaked and apostrophised in tho darkness and solitude of tu Coliseum arches had been terrified in to surrendering his own watch to tho" - reuoluto ruflian who, as ho conceived, had pursued him to rob hiin. Tho next morning Macaulay, not a little cresl-i'ullen, hastened to the jfiice of the questor with the watch, and told his story. "Ah, 1 see," said the ques tor, "you had better leave the watch with me, I will make your excuses to the owner of it; he has already beer hero to denounce you." IMtlVINCi NAI1.8. livery farmer who has Decision to drive a nail in seasoned oak posts knows its liability to bend or break. If the point be moistened in the mouth it will surely drive more kindly. Oil is better; but tfien it is inconvenient to dip each septtrjtely into it. .-An- other point is that boards . becomo loose eventually from tho rusting of nails, which, communicating to tho . wood, causes not only an enlargement of the nail hole but the wearing away of the nail itself, rendering the build ing shaky or insecure. This may bo prevented by heating any rough grease until it smokes, and then pouring over tho nails to be used. -' Tho grease will penetrate tho pores of tho iron, and cause the nails to last without rusting for nn indefinite perio J. Besides this, uo difficulty will theu bo experienced in driving them in the hardest of wood. Tho reason is that the coating of grease prevents contact by air, and consequently oxidation. - Oxygen is . the great destroyer of iron, aud mois ture tho inducing cause. Anything which is kept dry the elllct is measur ably tho same, Pniut upon buildings prevcuts tho contact of air aud mois ture. If the whole tenco canuot bo painted, tho heads, at least, of the nails therein should bo touched. Ktimrk Builder. A grocer stepped out of his door yesterday just as a boy had filled his pockets with apples from a barrel. Ho shouted : "Here ! you have been steal ing apples. Police! police!" "Don't holler that way !" replied tho boy, us he put the apples back. "Bill bet mo that my pocket, wouldn't hold three old sockcrs, and I was just trying to seo. I'm open to such bets every day in the week." "Why is it," nsks an oxehauge, "that nearly every Senator's .witii in Washington isa hund.oiiio woiiian?" It issiuiply because ne.u ly every Senator's wifo who is not a handsome woman Is left at home. An Oakland young lady entered . a drug store lately and wanted to seo tho pap?rs for a week bacTc, und the intelligent clerk tdiowed her a roll ef sticking planter.
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