it R3tcs of Advertising. One Srpmro (1 Inch,) one Incrtion " - ?1 oO One S)iinro " otionniiilh - - S (Ml )nh Siiinre " throe month - fl 00 OnnSiiinrn " one year ,- 10 00 Two Hquiiro, one yonr - - - 1" Co urleMVil. " . 0 00 Half " .... m 00 Ono -." . . . . yo m Leiral noticosai established rate. Mnrt inee and death notices, pratis. . All bills for ve:irly advert incniont col lected quarterly. Temporary, ndvcrlise inents must be nnid for in advance. Job work, Cn1-!! on Delivery. (1 ff J9 rrm.iwKf) i;vr:nr wi-;isriuY, by Vr. It. llflNN. ? IXM SI MM, 1 1 IN JJ'ITA, V A, TKRM:i, fi.mt A YKAU. : Ko Sulw.-H,.o;ii received for a shorter period than three laout hu. Correspond nc solieilrd f-om nil pnrts of the country. Non. .lien will bo tnk'cn of aiinon vinous com m mi icu lions. f ' II IF II III II I III III iwm BUSINESS DIRECTORY. n d u li t! VOL. VIII. MO. 33. TIONESTA, PA., JANUARY 5, 1870. $2 PER ANNUM. P t ' 1 t 4 i TIOjEoTA lodge oi'0. 1. MEKTS every Friday ovoninsr, nt 7 o'clock, tn the Mull formerly occupied by theUood Xeinphirs. U. W. HAWYF.R, N. O. R. II. ITASLLT, Ncc'y. "7-tf. TI0NES1 COUNCIL, NO. 3 lij O. TJ. V. M. MF.KTS nt h Fellows' Jxul.i Room, tery Tuesday ovouin;:, at 7 o'clock. VV. A w V hit, C. 8. C. JOHNSON-, It. H. F1'"ICK nt Lawrence, House, Tionesta, V Fa., where lin can bo found nt nil limes when not professionally ahncnt, :(U y XUf. tA. i,'. H.CAIXE, OVFXCV. and roidnee In honso former ly occupied Dr. Wlnnn. Ofli- days, 1 WeilnnH(l:ivii fttlil K.-LltlrilitVH. J. B. ACNEW, W. E. LATHY, Eria,Ft. j Altoriy t Law, - Tionesta, Pa. J Of!H-oon Kim 8lroet. ; May IS, 187.-lf E. L. D.ivis, ATTORNKY AT T.AW, Tionpst X. I'lillfx'tiiins inaJo in tills Killl u ijoin It) !y i Uig oouiitien. m x Ij h r . rx' v rr k , ATTORNEY AT LAW, ' I Jfrr, rtO .VEST A .PA, , F. W. 1 tays, ! ATrORNKr AT T.AW, n.i I XTl h !ii.nr, RcvnolH Hukill ' Block', ne-n Hi., Oii Oity, l'. Jt ('.' 8i-Iy r. B. ui;.Kir. JHXXEJ R C STILE Y, Attorney at Law, ... FramHIn, Pa. tTJHAOTlCV. In t!io nvorT OonrU of Ve fi nanirtt, I'ruv.'ord, Kor- t, ami ljoln- ' . : . 1 . Hli 1 r , j Wig CoUlUlrfl. TirIOXJT33., 3?-. t FrUt i'IiiM'i Llefiwed Huiim, 01 ta. f tilo aouuuv-ichl. IS-ly Ttonesta 1-Jou.w, AKIT ho KPTIKW Wl'.T.LKH, rropruitor. This lxoii nowly niuxl np anil 1 : now oimii f r tlio H''oiiimoauoii or uii tliubli;. iirg reiwonablo. 8 ly :ntral nousfi, - a ac;:w m.H'K. u ' 1J AnxKW, TroprioU'r. 'i i. is ; new jii.ii. sill hat I nit lioen nltcl uii for the j Mmic-xl).t.oit "f tho iil.l!!, A portion i ef tliu palma; of lut pubilu I t"lic!tfcd. i 6T 1 Lswreiyco House, TtOSKSTA, I" A., Wtr.LIAK TAW UKNt'l'., ritoi'BiiniiK. 'this hotifi-i f la enntrallv loontod. Krory tliinar now and ! well furnlwlird Superior aeeommoila-. t tlona ami atrict attention i;lven to guests. ; Yecctable and frnlU or all kinds aerved (In tliolr omoii. Saniplo room for t'oin merclol Agent. j FOJfVES'FllOUSE, f Q A. VARNKU I'noiMiiuTOU. Opnohile s O. Court 11 onto, Tiono.iia, Pit. J ul I opened. Kvorylliinir ncv and clean and I fraati. iiib urs.t in injunn ii n in.nn....J . fiand. A portion of t!io public patrou " tg ia reapec-iiuliy aoliuilcd. 4-17-lv C. B. Weber's Hotel, TYLKKSBUnOII.l'A. V. B.WKHKlt. ha poaaojialon of tlio now brick Imtel and will bo huppv to entertain all his old cnatomera, and any number of new one. Good accommodation for guest, and ex cellent atablliiK. 10-3m. TJv. J. L. Aconrb, PHYSICIAN AND HlUVi ICON, who has bad ftftuon yonra' experienro in a Ui'jro and auoctmufiii piW.ico, will attond ali l'rofoesional LVHs. Office in his I'rut; and lirueery More, locakid iu 'iiJioute, imar 'i'ituouie IIouam. JN IMS STORE WILL BK FOUND A full assortment or Mmlidnos, Liquor Tobacco, Cigars, Stalionory. (jilai, lViuta, Oil. Cutlery, all of Die Un.l tiuulily, and -u.iii ia aol.Titt r.MiMioahle rutcM. . lilt. CUAS, ). DAY, an exporieneoiM Phvsicisin and lirmriist from JNow lorn, iia char'O of the ,Sloi. All prtwipUuns ,jtlav'.ura'.oly. a. a. iT. jxo. r. rms. em-it. if A Y, VA11K .C CO., ;S , K E S pernor of Kim Walnut Sta. Tionesta. Hank of Discount and Deposit. Interest allowed on Time Deposit. OoHeoliuna niacloonall tbel'rincipal ponim of the V. S. Collection solicited. I-l Y D. W CLA11K, (CO).lS10Sll'.'Uh.t, r0BK.TC0., r.v.) REAL KSTATFs AG EXT. UOUSLS and l.oia for Kale ami JUNrp Wild Land for Hnlo. I have superior faoilitioafi.r ascerlnlnblh the condition oftosand tax deed, Ac., and am therefore .,unlilied to uct lute h i.enllya nitwit of those lunii.- nt a dis tant, owniiia lands in the t . , Ollico in Commis.'.ioncia Room, touii llonM), Tlouohta, I u. , CI. Arttv. 4 11-ly. i. J" OH WOK K of all kiiuU doiioat this ui' J":ce on li"rl notice. Painting Paper-Hanging &c, . T,"1 II. WASH, of Ttonasta, off.tr his Lj. Nol''iooS tO tllOSO III Heed of PAINTTNVl, tiHAINTNO, CALl 'TMTyiNC, (SIZINO ,t VATlVTSHISt!, KH4M WtUTiNl, r.Armt HANOINU, AND C'AUH I AU U WORK., Work promptly attended to and Hn I lfaolIoii Gtuirniilortl. Mr. Chase will when dnsirod. work in tho country 13 tf. W. C. COEURN, M. D., pliVXIl IAN I ncrvicca to llio people of Koifst Co. llnvins liail nn p.xpnrii'iioo of Tivolvo Yen: in constant Ma. llic. iJr. t'obnrn tt;oninlo's to ftiva MatisCuctino. Ir. Co 1'iirn miikcx n Kpopinlty of tho trratmoiit of Nnnl, Thnmt, Ijiinif nnd all otlior Chroiiio or llnniliiir iiNrnr. ITnvinic I'.ivcstinntoil nil Hfiontiliu niotliods of our inif diHoana nnd nclcctoil tlim eoo'l from nil fi .iL:iiif, ho will Kiiitinteo ir aonte III nil cnfiBH whole a euro 1 TioRRiplc. No Cliarn for C'oiiHiiltiit ion. All foos will be reasonable. I'mfesioiml vixils uiadn at nil hours, rai tim al a distance can eon' xuH huii bv li'tir. Otlieo find Ke!ilonre 1st door cast of I'Bitrliliro' Now llloek. foot of Dutch Hill It.m.i, TlonoMin. Pa. a.lf 52 Its. U. h. liKATIf, DRESSMAKER, Tionesta, Ta. MRS. ITEAT1I ha recently moved to this plane lor thi purpose of nicetina a want which the ludiro or tho town eonntv h& for a loiijr timo known, and Hint of having (lieNHiiiaker of experienco P klndu of drooioa in tlie a(s-t n!vlp, and ttarantee Hntisracfion. Stain pinf? for brnld- iti(j and emliroulery done In the bent man nnr. with th nwwt pnitornw. All I aak in a (air trial. Ilouhlpr.ro on Water Ktroot, In the houMO forinnrly occupied bv Jacob Klirivar. Hit Frank Xtabltii, (nucvcsaoa to dimikd.) Picture lo ersry atyleof the art. Vlow of tho oil regions for aalo or taken to or itur. . CENTRTS STREET, noar R, 1U creasing. SYCAMORE STRKKT. near Union De pot, oil Oity, Va. 20-tf nioToaRAni. - gallery. ' 1 I. H nmciiTi NOUTH 0? HOftlX.HOX HTOHE. Tioesta, M. CARPENTER, - - & BONNER'S rioture Uken in all tho lateet atvlon tho ai t. 2i-tr 1. KLEIN, (in BOVARD J: CO.'3 Store, Tionesta, Va.) VRAOTICAIj WATCHMAKER & JEWELER, DKALKR IN H atches. Clockg. Solitl ami Fluted Jewelry, lilack Jewelry, llye Olnases, Spec tacles, t'ioUn Btr-lnga, tV., .fr. Will examine and repair Finn Enulisli, ftwlsa or American WaUdicn, auch a lvo iM.iims Imlciiciident Siieond. ritcnl Viiiders, Duplex, Levers, Anchor and Loplne-H, and will make any new pieces for tho same, auc-b aa suiils. forks, 1'el- lotta. Wheels, l'iniona. Cvlindora, liar- rela. Arbor, and in fact any pui't upper taining to flue vatcbu. .Vll AVorlt Wnrrnnted. I can safely that anv work nndertaken bv tno will bo done iu such a pimmer and at xueli prices for oo wo II It that will Kive Knlisraetion to all who may t'nvor mo with thuir ordera. L. KLKIN, 14ly Author of "The Watch."1 NEBRASKAGR1ST HIU. rwxif I.'. rsniST MILL at Nebraska "tljiey- 1 town,) ForcMt county, has been thur ouirhlv overhrtuloil aud reiittd in firbt .',is order, and is now running and doing ll kiids of .'IIKTOM J II I X I I K J. FLOUR, AND OATS, CoiiHUiilly on haml, and Bold at tho very iTom1 li"'m'S II. W, LKDi'.liUR. Pa., - Prpprleter nr.. a i Hiram Jenkins's-'Mistake. BY CIIAKLE4 E. nuitD. Hirata. Jenkins drove nlowJy up tlio liill road tlmt 1ml to tlieTarm hotise of Dcncon Juntos. It wns plain to even the casunl observer, that the errand lie was bound upon was of no common Iniportnnce. No man would have nr- rayeu lumat'It so gonrootiPiy simply for the purchase of a tub of fall but ter or a voke of oxen. His buir was a etnto of (lifetrcssini; smoothness and seemed almost n part of the glos sy hat which covered it. Hi cont and pantaloons were, marvels in their way, aud his boots, which ha 1 been elaborately blacke'd, reflected back the rays of the setting sun in a man ner perfectly bewildering to the be holder. And yet, notwithstanding hia superiority ia oil theso respects to tho lilies or tlio held there was apparent in hie action a singular tort of nerv ousness, a trepidilion almost, which rendered his appearance at once ridic ulous and awkward. This tropi Jitior. was iu no wise lessened by the sudden vision ot a red headed urchin watch ing him from the barn door, and who, as the team approached, with aa even widening grin, sped off in the direc tion of the farm bouse and disappear ed through the kitchen door. Hiram was coiipcious a minute or two after wards of being tho target for u half ilozen pairs ot eyes through the sit ting-room windows, and it required acrdinary strengli of mind on hia pnrfc to drive past the house to the nhed where tho horses of all visitors were hitched. There are few more awkward things to do thau to get out or in a carriage when women are watching, and although Hiram bad probably never thought of the fact until he had experienced its truth, as, endeavoring to spring genteelly from .the buggy, (iis foot slipped on the wheel and he came down on his hands and kuoes iu tha dirt. Ilia remarks as he scrambled to his feet were con fined to one word, but that, though short, was tho moat expressive one in tho h.nglish language. . "I'll have to go around to the barn niiuon aud wash my bauds before I cu go iu," Le said to himself. "leup' pose they are having their fun in the house now. Confound it, I wish -I hadn't started." As ho pf seed the door of the liorse- barn which was partly open, be heard the iotind of voices. Ho listened, and his heart eauk as ho recognized the tones c: !:!; rival, Jonathan Kogers. "I want her bad," he was eaying, "she just suit mo. You can't always have her, you know, and you hall bet ter call the thing settled." "I don't know about that," answer ed the Deacon doubtfully. "I had always said, coma what would, I wouldn't part with Jenny. You hang on so, I don't know " "Sav it's bargain, Deacon. I have thought it over a good while, and Jen ny I must have. I'll treat her well, you may be assured of that." The Deacon hesitated, Mew his nose, and finally said: "She's got some little tricks that nobody knows nothing about but me, and I don t want to Impose on a neighbor." "Oh, pshaw I tsial soHlyan excuse, Deacon. I'm willing to risk it. "She kicked me iu the stomach last winter, and bit little Sammy uot more than six weeks ago. I can show you the scar now. "Great King!" thought Hiiaui, ;oqZ evtr would have thought it." "I'll take that out of her," said JM- nathau, continuing the conversation. "If she so-milch as lifts a foot agaiust me I'll give her a lickin that wall last her a month." "Lickl" ejaculated Ili ram to him self,' astonished bcyouud measure. 'Lick Jenny Bates! Well, this goea ahead of anything I ever 'beard of! and tha aid man doesn't say a word 1 bat uex.tr A pause ensued, which was at last broken hy the Deacon : "Weil, if you must have her, you must. I expect me o ui way u waui r .,1 II 11 ill i. something to say about it, though She thinks aj much of Jenny as I do. Won't you come into the house? riot now. i ve got to go uowq to the villaira before dark. I will be around soma time to-morrow. Hiram Jenkins waited until he saw his successful rival climb the fence be tween the two farms. Then he do liberately nuhitched his horse, got in to the wagon and urovo oil, -never casting a look toward the window where tho fair Jenny sat iu watchful expectation, riot until he reached his own door did he draw a ion breath. , "It seems just like a dream," said he to himself, as he slowly unbuckled the Larue. "To think o Jeuuy Dates kicking her owu lather aud bit iug hor little brother, aud she looking r.s though butter wouldn't melt in her mouth I It'Spjust as mean, though, for tho Deacon to lick, as it ia tor her to kick. The old hypocrit! Well. I must say. I'm mightil deceived in the iialcscs.fi B'poso Llnathnn Rogers feels cranky enough now that he's got her. I just hope sho'il kiok hia head off. Lucky for ma I overheard what I did." Notw ithstanding this gentle gratula tion, Hiram felt the "pangs of disap- fiointment and jealousy. He had not on ylosl his "girl!" hut had been cut out in tho most mortifying manner by a man 1)3 he!din thorough contempt. Ho felt that even what he know of Jenny's faults, if he could gain her hand be would ca?ry her off in spite of ins rival or the Deacon either. A week passed by, nnd Jenny was never out of Hiram's thoughts. One dy he went to the village, and while stanJing in front of the post olliee. Klualhan Rogers drove by wilh the Deacon mare. "I B'pose now he's got Jenny he thinks he's got a right to tho whole property," muttered Hiram. "I with lo gracious the old mare would put her loet through tho dashboard. That night the singing-school met lat the academy. Hiram came late, He used to sit with the tenors just bo hind Jenny .Dates. JNow he chose a different seat, and triod to sing bass, JJe could not however help seeing El n a tha n Rogers pass peppermint lozen- gors to Jenny, and also write some- thing on the blank Jenf of her sing ing-book, which she read aud answer ed. "Of course he'll go home with her to night," thought Hiram. -"It'll bo the first time I've missed for a year, He's welcome, though." At intermission be kept his seat, and pretended to be very busy looking for some tune in his singing-book, which refused to be found. Jenny did not look at him. The doxology closed the school at last, and there was a great bustling about the door, and au eager pushing forward among tho young men, to make sure of their favorites. Hiram was trying to make his way through the crowd, when he found himself at the elbow. of Jenny Bates, and at the same moment the hateful voice, of Lniaihan Rogers was heard: "May I see you homo to-night, Miss Bates?" ' 'No, sir,"-was tho prompt reply, "I shall walk homo alone." Hiram was totally unprepared for this. "Perhaps it's one of her fits," ho said to himself. "The deacon said she had 'em; that nobody knew but him self. I'm glad she niittened him, though." . The word mitten reminded Hiram that he bad left both of his At bis seat in the school-room, and he step ped back just as. tho.candlcs were be ing put out. Hero la . Jenny Hates siuging- book," he beard one boy say to anoth er. "Sue went oft in such a hurry to nicht she forgot it." '(Jive it to nie, said Hiram, who remombered what had taken place that evening, and with eager look ho sought out the written passages that had passed between Jenny and bis ri val. They were as follows : - Tell ,your father he cheated me when I bought old Jenny. I thought by her name she must have been good for something, but sha kicks and bites ten times worse than he ever told me. I wish now I had spoken for the Jonny in the house instead of the oife in the barn." And the answer' "I gues the horse is as good as you deserve. As for your choosing bu- twixt the two.you mention, you won't bo able to do that this year. You have got the only Jenny you can ever get from my father." A light broke in upon uiram. "Well, of all the infernal fools I ever heard of, I am the biggest! A dog would have bad more sense! It is not too late yet, thank heaven I" Tho departing crowd stared as Hiram, with the Binging-hook in his band, rushed down the Btairs two at a time, and up tho road wh:ch led to Deacon Bates'. If he was not too late, he was-oearly so, for Jenny was just opening thergate of the trout yard. "t.top, Jenny 1" he exclaimed, pant "tug for breath. "Hore is j'our singing-book you left it on the scat. I tria l hard to overtake you." ,"You need not have taken tho trouble, Sir. Jenkins : 1 guess no one woi.ld- have stolen it," said Jonny, wiia' a, great display of dignity, aud iimkii)j a show of going into the lluUriO, "Don't, Jeuny ! Wait wait just a miuuto. I know 1 ve acted like A fool but let me explain." Jenny hesitated a moment, "made another start toward the door, then turned and went back to the gate where thg discomfited Iliraia 6tood wailing. "Well?" phe said, iu the most freez ing tonehe could command. "Xon, don't look and talk that way, Jenny Bates. You know I'd never have acted as I have if I hadn't th'nught I had good reason for it. I Utfmght you were going to marry kUogers." "W hat business had you to think any such thing?'' asked Jenny, firing up. "A pretty explanation that is," and again she turned away from the gato. "Stop! Let me tell you. Can't you listen a minute?" an id Hiram, iu des peration. He felt there was no other way than to make a clean brcaist of it, so he plunged iuto his story at once. Word for word he related the conversation he had heard in the barnyard, and the effect it had upon him. Ho was deep ly in earnest, and in closing, he hum bly appealed for forgivness. He eaw her hands to her face. Poor girl, she pitied him 1 His heart rose and his hand was upon tho gate to open it, when a peal of laughter, louder aud longer from being so long pent up, rang out upon the night air, almost startling him out of his boots, and waking tho deacon and his wifo from a sound sleep in the upper front bed room. Up want tho window, and a night capped head was thrust out, with ado mand.as to what was the matter. Still Jenny laughed, while he stood silent by the gate, angry and ashamed, not knowing whether to advance or re treat. At last Jenny spoke : "Go home, Hiram Jenkins," said she; "say your prayers and go to sleep, and if you want to say any thing more to merf come up to-morrow evening after supper. But mind, do not go listening at any horse barns on your way home," and she went off into another peal of laughter. 11 irani did "not wait to sav good night. Whether he slept or said his prayers that night is not recorded, but it is an established fact that eight o cjock next evening found him in Deacon Bates' parlor. The interview was a long aud probably an interest ing one, and its result was that 'before thanksgiving ho deacon had neither a J.enny in the houso nor a Jenny in That was two years ago, and Hiram has since none the town some service as a Selectman, and is likew ise a dig uifieil Justice of the peaco. But in the midot of all his dignities and honors, if ho ever happens to insist upon his own way, the threat of telling about the horno barn brings him to terms at once. It is the ono check to his moo penofenco, the magio charm by virtue of which Mrs. Hiram Jenkins wields the household sceptro. A young clergyman, at the first wedding ha ever had, thought it was a very good time to impress upon the couple before him the solemnity of the act. "I hope, Denuis," he said to the coachman, with his license in his hand, "you have well considered this solemn step in life." "I hope so, your reverence," answer ed Denuis. "U s a verv importont stpp you re taking, Mary, said tho minister. "les, sir, 1 know it is, replied Mary, whimpering. "Perhaps we had better wait awhile. "Perhaps we had, your -reverence," chimed in Denuis. The minister, hardlv exnectini? such a personal application of his exhorta tion, and seeing tho live-dollar note vanishing before his eyes, betook hjm self to a more cheerful aspect of the situation, and said : "its, of couriia it s solemn ana im portant, you know, hut it's a very hap py time, after all, when people love each other, Shall we go on with the service?" "Yes, your reverence," they both re plied, and they were soon madu one in tho bonds of matrimony, and that vountr minister ia now very careful how he brings on the solemn view ef mamago to timid couples. She was a romantio young lady, and ho, her father, took a praf tical view of everything. She looked up from her hook ia botany, and innuired : "Father, did vou evs study bota nv?" He was interested in his paper, and did uot reply, and presently she con tinued : "Papa, what flowers do you pro for?" "Flour, eh?" ho replied as he look ed up, "why, I always get that made from winter wheat, if I can I think it makes better bread!" She sighed and wished there was young man on the other end of the sofa. An Alegeriuu idea is that the angel of death seizes a dying man by the hair of his head and carries him up to Paradise. Bald headed Algerians, of course, go to tho other pltlco. "Thoro was, some time ago. a famous Knplisli wit named Footo. Footo paw un old gentleman - rowing in a bout near Kingston, and ttkej hitn v.hut business he had in It. "Business, sir, business,' replied tho old gentleman. 'Do yon know, eir," thnt this is my pleasure boat?' . " 'Exactly,' nays- Foote; 'and how can yon have any business in a plea sure boat?' " ... I...... "A goon taio is told ot Curran, an other witty Englishman, who was onco engaged in a legnl argument : behind him stood his colleague, a man hose person was remarkably tall And slender, nnd who intended to be a minister. The jtnlge observed that the case under discussion involved a question'ot ecclesiastical law. 'Then,' said Currau, 'I can refer your lordship to a In li authority behiutl toe, who was once intended fjir- the church, though iu my opiuion litter for tho steeple.' Another was Charles roung, who was a great practical ioker. A' good tale illustrative of this is the follow" ing: Young meeting a frieud in a busy London thoroughfare, told hiru. among other things, that ho was going"" " to have a tripe supper, upon which nta friend staled that bo detested tripo. Young then said, in a very loud voice, not HKe tripe I vo you mean to ob serve, sir, that yofl don't liko tripe?' His poor friend, -seeing a crowd at. traded by suph loud and unusual con versation, begged ,khira to bo quiet. But lie continued the' more, and tho' friend took to his heels Young crying out to tho crowd, 'There goes tho man that don't like tripe.'" , Two old plowmen down East ' were once telling tough stories of their ex ploits in breaking up new ground. Up to Dixmont, said one"tweuty- seven years ago this spring, I was plow ing in stump ground with a team of . tune pair of cattle for bol. (Junning. ham; we were going along, making" uot very smooth work among the rocks and stumps. Well, one day the point of the plow struck against & ' tank stump four feet through, spilt UTs.quare . across the heart, and I wis following the plow through, when the thought passed through my mind that tho pesky stump might snap together and . pinch my toes, so 1 just gripped the-, plow bundles firm, swung my ect up out o the way, nnd the stump sprung ; hack and cutched tho Black of my panUloons. That brought everything upstanding. Weil, I tightened "my hold, and Sim Sw ithin, ho aud Sol was driv.in', they spoke to the cattle, and . we snaked that stump right out by tho roots, and it had awful long ones." "It inuiv'i'nvo been' strainin' on your suspenders' snid the olhei "My wife knit thorn," was the reply, Verily France is. a wonderful conn- try. lth all the incubus of heavy. war expenditures resting upon her.she cleared oft' her indebtedness to Germa ny with such case and rapidity as to " make Bismarck, regret he had not V asked for more. And this has been done without crippling her resources. Now the Minister of France informs tho Assembly and tho world thnt tho revenue since the commencement of the present year, is 822,000,000 in ex cess of the estimates. The financial ' vitality of France is simply without " precedent, Louisvillo Courier-Journal: ' More work for-jrl; O. White. Tho expres sion, "tjeryining is lovely ana tno goose hangs high, is a corruption ot the saying, "Everything is lovely ai.d the goose honks high." The honk is the note sounded by tho wild gooso ia its flights, and is aboflt tha only muiia iu which that graceful bird iudulge. Tbo meaningless word "hangs" should ' be immediately eliminated from tins . beautiful and popular description of the situation. . - - - . Mr. Be.rgh thinks that tho New -York slaughterers are unnecessarily cruel in the operation of killing their- hogs. Why don t they put them un- der tho influence of laughing gas, and' ", then, when a hog returns to conscious ness,, ho will find that during his ecstatic insensibility he has been neat. . ly cut up into sides, shoulders, and hams, snlted and packed away, and is already booked for a tour on, thq continent. On one block in the w enter u part of Detroit, says the Free Press, there arq ., eight ladies w ho won't go to church an . Sunday because a uiuth lady li'W an India shawl and they have nut. Aud the luly--who has it won't go because there is tio chance for her to show off the shawl before the eight, who9e feel ings sho well understands. Mrs. Livermoro in her lecture eulo gizes Wendell Phillips' devotion as a husb'ihd. But little confidence, Low over, can be placed iu her -statuiueuU, for it is tho w,ay of soum women to eulogize the husbands of other women while they think their own of litth. account.
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