At the breakfast table, tire other
morning a Detroit landlady gave Mr.
. J on 09 a severe look and said :
"Mr. Joues, I understood you Lava
been circulating injurious reports
about mjr house.
"How, madam?" '.
"I understand you said you had
used better butter than I have here to
grease wagons with."
"I did say so, madam, but not to
injure your bouse. I have used
better butter, madam, to' groase wag
ons, but I wouldu't do it again, I'd
sell it to you!"
She accepted the apology.' , ,..
Two little children, a1 boy and a
girl, were playing on a bridge in Dan
ville,' Ky. The girl fell into the
stream, and the boy,runniog to the
other aide of the low bridge, caught
ber by her hair as aba floated along
and pulled her out. "Gol ding yer,
she said, after getting the water out of
her mouth and' catching breath,
"what'd yer pnll .my .ha't forT Yar
allers a Tuoning qq mt,"yeribig, Jub-
The French do not bury in single
f raves like their English brethren,
hey buy or hire a plot of ground
four or five, or nine or ten feet square,
if they are rich,, and then dig one
grave deep enough for ail the family.
Over this is built a little house in
stone a chapel in the sides of which
are written the names of the dead be
low,.'-'rir '" .! .ir
A new style in trains, called coul
isse, is that in which the train is cross
ed horizontally, with gatherings at
regular Intervals, and the gatherings
. barred over with bands of faille. All
trains are still long and narrow, with
the skirts more and more clinging to
the figure, 1 . . , . . . . ,
iTwo old ladies, who were known to
be of the same age, had the same de
sire to keep that same number con
cealed ; one U3ed, therefore, every
New Year's day, to visit the other and
say: "Madam, I have come to.taow
how old we are to be this vear 7 " ? .
It has not been decided wether any
one will be allowed to sell molasses
candy on the Centennial .grounds
Gentlemen, your hesitation may jr
vent the State of Michigan from tak
ing any active part in the great cx
hibition. Freertess. , ',
Cruz Lopez, a former pensive pea
nut vender of San Francisco, is now
the wildest bandit on the Mexican
border: lie went to the bad because
every policeman or millionaire that
passed his stand stole a nut with an
air of abstraction.'
'."For One Only." This, cleaminc
from the back of each parlor chair, is
what met tlie astonished gsze or Mary
mid Charles upon their return from
meeting Sunday evening. It is Said
to have been the-work of. an econ
omical mother. , .", ,,, ..c. .
A man went home the other eve
ning and found his house locked up,
Geltiug in at the window with great
aitncuity, he lound on a table a note
from his wife : "I have cone out : you
will Cad the door-key on one side of
the aoor-stcp.
v . ...
A raptured waiter inquires; "What
is there under heaven more humaniz
ing, or if we may use the term, more
angeuung than a fiue black eve iu
lovely woman T" Two black eyes is
the only answer thought of at present.
A New Orleans paper coneratu
iates the people of that, city on the
abolition . ot the .detective - force.
'Now," it says, "burglars are. captur
ed wiioin a lew oours aner the onense
transpires.' . ..
a An exchange says: "In our obitua
ry notice of the late Mr r-, in yes
terday's issue, for the phrase .'he was
a nobJe and pig-headed . man, . redd
"he was a noble and big-hearted man,
A Tassaio father wants to know
"what will keep a respectable but
poor youug mau liom banging round
the front of the house." Tell him the
girl is sitting on the back fence.
: A Vermont man returned home the
other day, after an absence' of eleven
"years, and found that neither of the
three husbands bis wife had married
and buried had taxed the gate. '
One of the brightest sign of the
units, nuu wmcn proves mat the ten
dencies of things, to day, are, in the
main, healthy, is that the people are
growing to love facts.
Some people will be over polite.
."Don't trouble yourself, I can find
the way myself." "Oh, nonsense, my
- dear ; . I'm very pleased, indeed, to
show you out." -
At Fort Wayne, Bernard Martin,
; "after eating his supper sat down to
read his paper and dropped dead."
The paper is believed to have been
the.
"Your dress," said a husband to his
fashionable wife, "will never please the
1 wen." "I dou't dress to please men,"
. was the reply, "but to worry other wo
men." ' Catch not too soon at an ofTense,uor
, give too caay way to anger; the one
: ahows a weak judgmeut, the other , a
perverse nature.
Of the 38,000 persons employed in
watch making iu Switzerland one
third are womeu.
Elihu Burrett can d-ive a strange
log out of his yard in' tliirty-thrte
Irtiifuaifes.
JOB WORK
. DOSI AT THIS ,
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REPUBLICAN" OFFICE
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At ht lowest cash prices, neatly, prompt-
ly, and in style eitl to that of any
other establishment in tht District.
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BUSINESS CARDS ,
' i'SHOW CARDS,
VISITING CARDS,
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v SCHOOL CARDS
. WEDDING CARDS,
PROGRAMMES, 7
INVITATIONS,
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BALL TICKETS, . ...
ADMISSION TICKETS,'
MONTHLY STATEMENTS,
ENVELOPES
. BILLHEADS,
LETTER HEADS, .
NOTE HEADS,.
CIRCULARS,
BLANKS,
P O ST E R S a
DODGERS,
HANDBILLS,
LABELS, .
RHTPPIKO TAGS,
STA2TCXARD
Fire and Burglar
S jL 2?! 353 JS .
vCoanter, Platform, Wagon A Track
for FriM-LUt. AfCBM Wutei,
Marvin's S$fc Co.,
.265 Broadway, Hew York, . "
721 Chestnut SL, Phlla.'
PENTISYI.VAIA " CEN
TRAL iiAILltOAD
ON AND AFTER 11 P. J. Sundav May
1, 1870, Trains arrive at and leore the
Union Depot, corner of Waahlnton and
taoerty airoet, as wilowat
AHK1VK. i-
Mail Train, 1.S0 a m : Fast Lino. 12.12 a
ra ; Well's accommodation No. I, 6.20 a m
ltriuton aooommodatioj Ko 1, 7.60 awm;
Wall' cc-commodntion No ?. 8.55a m -rin.
cinnntl axreiM 9.W a ra ; Johnstown ao
oommoUution 10.5 a m ; liraddook'a ac-
nommouauon nti, 7.W pm; ntmbnifrh
exproNs i.8 p m; Fncitto express 1.60 p in i
W'alP . 1 -H X- n A OK !
Homewood accommodation No 1,9.55pm;
TV Klin VOOOilinjIOtVlllfUl Q.MI n fn '
Brintoa arooi.niioJ.iiioii No 2, 1.10 p m;
Way Prsamigor 10.20 p nu
, DEPART,'
' Southern expreM 5.20 a ni : Pnci.lo ex
press 2.40 a m ; W.ill'a aocommodntion No
1, 6.80 n m ! Mcll Xrin 8.10 a m i Urinton's
accoiuinoltioii 1J.2J a m : BraddocU's ao
odmmodatmii No 1, fi.10 p in j- Clnoinnntl
expresa 12.35 p in j Wall's acimmodation
i z, n.oi n ii ; jo'iujio-m aecomipodntlon
4.06 p ui j Homowofxt euomuiodation No
1. 8.50 p at; PMlHdulpliia exprntu 8.S0 p n;
Wall a-xxmuiCHRtion No 3,11.05 p di( Wall's
acoomniodHtion No 4. 0.05 n m t Pat Lina
7.40 p m( Wall's No 6, 11.00 p m.
The Church Trains learo Wall's Station
every Sunday at 9.0.7 a. in., reaching l'ittw
burgh at lO.tua. m. Rot ii ruing leave Pitta
burh at 12.50 p. m., and arrive at Wall's
Station at 2.10 p. m.
, Cincinnati exprons lenrnn dally. South
ern express daily except Monday. AU oth
er Trains daily, except Snndnv.
For further Information apl'y to '
W. H. BKCKWITH, Anent,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will not asan me any Risk for BairRHjre ex
cept for Wearing Apparel, and limit their
rspoiiHibility to One llundrcd Dolla' val
ue. All bnpfrage exoeedinfr that a ount
in value will Iks at the risk of tue nor,
unless taken by special contract.
A.J. CASSaI
General Superintendent, A 1 toons Pa.
PITTSBURGH, IA
The fflllowlnn. IIhI ntn ir.l ,.iu nnlv . nvt
of our immenae stock s
Muaale-fjoadtna- Rifles, full or half stock
at 912, tin, t J), and t.
Double Barrel Rifles, fJO tn T0. '
Doubl Rifles and Shot Guns, either over
and under, or side by aide,and at all prices
from I0 to .. .
Blnarle-Barrel Shot Guns, for men ar
boys .- cheap safe and durable. AU prioes
$3.50 to $36 each. . , ... .
Double Barrel Shot Guns.
Our fifty different styles, made of Iron,
London Twist, Laminated Steel or Damas
cus Barrels, finished in the best and latest
style, all sises, fiir men and bovs, at prices
ramiii g from $8, $10, $14, $20 $25, $3$, $40,
$50, $75 to $100. . ; .
PISTOLS,
in varioty from $1.00 to $8.00.
REVOLVERS,
4, 5, 0, or 7 shooters, of every kind, at all
prices from $f.00 to $25.00.
BREECH-LOADING RIFLES.
Winchester Improved 18 shooter. Best
long range gun iu the world. Price only
$45-
Sharp's Celebrated Breech-Loading Ri
flea only $10 each.
Remington Breech-Loading Rifles at
loest factory pricos.
Wlesecm'a and Stephen's Pocket Rlflaa
usinir metal cartridges, at $12, $15 and $18.
Breech-Loading Shot Guns.
The Dexter Single Barrel Breech Load
ing Shot Gun, using Brashells price $0.
Stephens B. L. fcingla Gun, $16.
Double Barrel Breech Loader.nf Moore's
Dean's Woodhill s, Ureeneu's, Richards',
Scoot s and other fine uiakos, at all prices,
from $50 to $300 each.
, 'eulvr Price 1AM to
J. II. JOHNSTON,
GREAT WESTERN GUN WORKS,
283 LIBERTY STREET,
PITTSBURGH, PA,
and stat that saw this advertisement in
The obest Republican. .
Tabb None a I will buy or trade for
Army Kitioa, Carbines, Revolvers, Ac. for
prices see Catalogue.
Orders by mail receive prompt attention.
( I ill W1 M 1 hv AvnwAau : . . , ,
. , ' - " 1 1 mi r Injun u, J.
., to be examined before paid for, when
requested.
40 tf
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You Can Save 9fo
By buying your PIANOS and ORGANS
from the umlerxigno.l Manulaoturcrs'
Agent, foi the best brands in the market.
Instruments shipped direct from the Fac
tory. I'll AS. A. SU V LTZ, Tuner.
3'v Lock Ihjx 17 i. Oil Citv. Pa.
Imiiieiisc Reduction
At the Wlioles-ile' ajd Retail
; ' H k :A - ;
S. HAMILTON & CO., 77 5T AVE,, PITTSBURGH, PA
i. . '."' 5 V";.V,l.-.',1J :
;c ; ; , OUR MOTTO IS AND II AS BEEN' ; ' '". .',
QUICK SALES AND SMALL PROFITS.
usEf!voilw v'to altwlTo'-1.1!1" M r n Rp.nt for u"- M lh"y vat-ial,ty Introduce
"j ,BVO,aL"y all who see tlroui. Wo have sold and in use - .-
moutMn.?,l",, Jhey are not some new Orgsn, the growth of a' few
provonnL tT.s rc,ni o.Ti-9"' J tantly adding avorv meritorious im
5 SvJ ?nd i"mraon'. lo1l,'h', "nr have been
Oraus Taylor A Varley Celestes
trodZ2n?TL 11 'tUr.el, 1M T"ty '- And now for the purpsaa or ln
he mSde nw d t?UK'''y hr,"hl't " t country towns of he' State, we
SoeoTnllon h'- h we pro.
. 1 , 0ir "'f'V" an'' without the sssisUincoofAUENTS OR M1DDLI0 MKN
e ,a& to SffSr' iCrVie bonoa,t,,1 cjmiintaHUma and wholesale dlsunU, wo are tlmJ
enabled to otlor these Organs at the following prioes, at which wo shall sell for a short
, CABINET CASES,. . -
Double Reed, 4 Stop Organs, Regular Price, $145.00 at $ 85.00
5 " " 155.00 at 00.00
t i ft
0. . : " 1 165.00 at 05.00
FULL RESONANT CASES,
uouDie rfeed, 4 btop Urgans, Regular Price, $165.00 at 95.00
' , 5 "
6 ,. "
2i sets Reeds 6 . " Vox Humana " 215.00 at 125.00
0 "Viola
These Organs ars all 8olid Walnut, Paneling and Carving all of Solid Walnut Vol
h"Tof tho vo0rv tTan'T C"eT, rrr trirCt "r" SmAy:
tuing is or tho ory beat, and are all fully warranted, for live j ears. , . ;
' IHS BRAnaURT A DGCKBR PIAROS
WILL BE SOLD AT THE SAME RATES OP DISCOUNT. .
mJPr t'!rchaser. either ,.-,i.y
alHve prices. l5er n
e cash nrie lie sent win. n.
freight, if aotsocomnafiied with th .i.
1. It; time be desired, we require n.'Wuh m
Address for Catalogue, and state where you read this notice 1 "
! , ' ' ,; ; s. Hamilton & co., ..! ''
fetl714m ' 77 fifth Avenue, I'iUaburgh, Fa.
1 :y ;; CARPETS!
CARPET HOUSE, MEAD VILLE, PA.,
SHRYOCK & DELAMATER
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" ' '; Wholesale and Retail Dealers in ' ,,: '
' ' ' ' " 1 ' ' It Vil.l . ,
Foreign. & American Carpetings,
' Mattings, Oil Cloths, Window Shades, T.aco
;: i ; --:
Curtains, IjambrequinH, jo. V
. ;
; SPECIAL COXTRACTSMADlt IN FmXlSTIl NO
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CHURCHZS, HOTELSt AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
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SHRYOCK & DELAMATER, . .
Mammoth Carpet and House Furnishing Establishment,
23tf . jVTTn A -n-rTTT T- -r-n -t . a
v -v
. " maleand female
everywhere Address The L'uion Pub.
Co., Newark, N. J. .
Th,a Repubtiean Ofllc
T'EEFS oonsUntly on hand a lariro as.
IV sorlmentoflllank Deeds, Morttes
Subpoenas, Warrants, Summons, Ac. to
be Hold chean lor casi ' w
to Suit the Times! I
Piano' ajid 0rgan Emporium of
i
;t -
, "... A 275.00 at 100.00
, .iS5.oo .105.00
" 275.00 at 160.00
the
i'- .i. . : "
ik. ,.. i Si !' " snipped by
i 1 1 , n.,t rjx.
DOUBLE YOUR TRatip
Priipgists Grocers and Dealers 1 ri,,
China and Japan Tea. in seal d a'kLes
rw u.p cans, boxes or lmltP chZ!!!
We0lUPTHk,,l.l',, S0,U,f,r ' l"ho
CLOTHING !
ItoHt.Clolltn! .. , j f
Itrnl JltiUc! -..
The (nicstloii In tlicne hard tiibM Is nt
only "What ahull wo do lor grub to eatf
lint 1 - -...,,,.
-"WlIKltEWITIIATy.
SHALL WE BE CLOTHED ?'
Tt I" a notorious flu-t that in moat towns
and cities ronnrt aljcuttia, cloililng ma. Is ,
to order is not sold in accordance to the
dcprei'iation of other necesssrics of HO.
Tlicro in, however, nn honorublu tcp
lion to this rule 111 the person of
Ti. V1H1 Itlfrhnnt Tailor,
TIDIOUTE, PA.,, -
Who makes clothing of tlie very best kind,
..() uarantcod, irom , v
"25 to 1?0 Per Centi Below "
dealers In this part
the prices of othur . . , .
the country. , . .
WHY IS THIS ,ii:tJb?
Because 1st, Sir. Wlso pays no larK '
area for rent, as he owns thO liulldlUfc
e--uiies. id. ha doesn't pay a
$ii( tn $.1000 a vear, but loo tils own C"
ting, andis not esccllcxl In Ihls line Irf
WcHtern Pennsyl vanla. 3d, be bnys
cloths lor eaah, thus getting a rortVetlon o"
ordinary raU'a. 4th he sells for cash, and
thus has no had debts to make up. -
The tare is Mkj. from this place to Tld
loute, $ud at the present time, yon ran go
op in the morning and back at :, hir
ing three hours iu Tidionte to select your
goods and lonvo vour ordera. .-
live him a trial, and yO'.r will not only
save monev, but will get perfect fits, and
any stylo or quality of cloth you want, k
Reiueuibortho name nnd place, .
7 Jy ... ' N. WISE, Tldleute, Fa.
f ATLTi? CONCERTO & ORCHESTRAL
n r" ut r rerlsct Ion
t'KHIII W OKl'llKH,
THtl.STVPKan'b
rvrr mrel In mmy er
eaira sst r rKl , T
-iilln.rlr vaicetl,'' f t"
I 'H T of irAi. M MONT
IIAIIit1IM)an4KOI'l
M l' I II II I U, Ik, I
i II 4IIO VI. mm am
FOICR U m rl UII. Thm Urraai
an im heal suuu nttrn niais ,
WATERS'
NCW SCALE I
PIANOS.
v imI a 1 1 m
alnslnsr tos.
mih kirnr ImprcTcmruLa.
nS a tke brt I'lnviion ntl. Thm
rgavBS m I'lnHO n wrmBl4 ftr j
f t'Hrh Prtrva filrcaitl ivr m
cavsh r psvrt rash, mnd kalSM s .
I luonlhlr w tiMMriorlr pavmniti,
f a4.iirl-nanfll lnirnmrni iAkN ajs-
CxrllKlie. U KKA'I' nill'tK.
HlliN IS k SI THADK' AVIKKTS -MitM
I KII fr every City .J C'Mntr
t tki V. H. mi CasaSa. A Inrgs al.
. MIlDtle THl, ket-l, kfrrAel, Vfc kfc
m, atr. II 1. 1 XI HA 17' CA TA .(,( .( MA 1L.M '
IIUIIAt't: WAl tJM 4c BOX),
M DrMtmj as 4S Uerow S44 H. E
Testimonials of Waters' Pianoa tn .
Organs, , , , ;
"Waters' Concerto I'arlor Oran pns
hcumi a Itcnntihil and pw-nlinrlv aoft tons.
run 1 nnccrto Mtop is, witnnuv (ifiiiiii, ins
boxt ever placed in any orpin. It Is pro
duced by an extra set 'of rcod, peculiarly
voiced, 'from which tlie fteitt is most
cliiirinlng, and its Imitation of the human
voice is superb. For sweetness of tone
and orchestral t llects it has no eual."
if. Y. Times. . . .. i. ..... .
' The Concerto I'arlor Organ"ls' aenis.
thing entirely new ; it is'a beautiful parlor
orniiuient, poHHcxNcs a sweet and power
ful tone is a most coiuinondiihlo inven
tion and holds a high place in public, fs-vor."--A'.
1. At'CTiifiiF J"ost.
'An (VncnESTM is Tnn PAnras. The
orchoatrai orau is the name of anew rerd
urKan recently annnuncml by Horace Wa
ters A Hn. The instrument bikes this
name from its recently invented orches
tral Htsn. The voicing of this Is peculiar,
firoducinu the ctloct ot a full sweet eon
raltovolco. Its linest cfl'oct 1s produced
when the stops are drawn, so that an or
chestral ellect is piven, The case is unions
snd ma' a handsome artiolo of furui
ture," Jf. y, mx. ...
,
The Waters Pianos are known as sniouR
the very best. We are enabled tonpeak ft
these instruments with conttdencs, from
persoual knou'ledgo. aV. J". i.'vcHoelUL
2-lV
waaenvft a VUtllll lilt f !
tar liittt'i'S mo a vmrcly TcRctubla
preparation, mado chiotly from the na
tive liQi tis found ou tuo lower ranstB oC
tLe Siorra NoviuLttuountaliis of Califor
nia, tho medicinal piopci tics of which
nro extractod thorefi-oui without the ufo
of Alcoliol. Tho question is aliiiort
daily asked, "What is tho causo of ilia
tniparallolcd euccess of Visthak Hi t
TKitst" Our anawor la, that lljoTiciuora,
tue cause of disoasc, and tlio patient re-,
covers his health. Thoy nro tho stent
blood nurittsr nnd a lifo-givinc pi iii'ilf .
a pcrfisct Kenovator ami Im inmatoi .
of tho system. Never before in th.
hutory of the world htw a medicine Iwa
couiiouiidt.(l poscsius tho rcma: katl
qualiiies of Vinkoah Ui rn:Ks in licaliinr
tick of every disease man i Irnir to. They
are a gemla Purj-aiive m well a.i a Tunic
relieving Conposiion or InQamiuatioii of
ins Liver aud Visceral Orgau iu Uilim-
The pi'oiicrtlos cf ni:. WAr.KKk's
INKUAS Kittkiu are i icrieiit, liinpliorutir.
cartiiiualivo, Nutritious, l.nxuiivc. i)iiirti',
beaatire, Counter-irritant Sudorific, Altera
tive, ud Auti-Liliou.s. ,
. y M "uKl.u nail Uc.l.n.
DyKRTl5Klise"mr25 w,ta ufoo
for tln ii- 1 ' i . l"'- 11 1 alk """'. N-
... ...!",i.,I-,;,tiv;l'"u I'-'i'l'lilct, showinjt
1