BY W., BLAIR. VOLITKE 26. TAB W4INIBBOBC V 141115 45CM, PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY WEN/NO By W. BLAIR. TX/Mg—Two Dollars per Annum:if paid withintheyear; Two Dollars and Fifty cents after the expiration of the year. ADVERTISEMENTS—One Square (10 lines) three insertions,p,so; for each subsequent insertion, Thir five Cents per Square. A liberal discount made to yearly adver tisers. LOCALS.—Business Leesle Ten Cents per line for the first insertion, Seven Cents for subseauent insertions professitmal Olari J. B. ANDERSON, N. D., PITISIC - .1:4 - 1V IND - SITRGEOv ; WAYNESBORO', PA. Office at the Waynesboro' "Corner Drug ore:" ' Dane 29—tf. BEL, MN MJ., RIPPLE, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEGN ---- Offers his professional services to thspub tic. Office in his residence, on Weit Main street, Waynesboro'. 24-tf DR. =NJ. ?MUM, PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, OFFICE--In the Walker Building—nea the :awden-House.—Kight calls-sheuld-b. made at his residence on Main Street ad <Ailing the Western School House. July 20--tf PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON, WAYNESBORO' P.A. " Office at Lis residence, nearly opposite he Bowden House. Nov 2—tf. TOSFJPI-1. DOUGLA S , ATTORNEY ATZLAW, WAYNESBORO', PA. Practices in the several Courts of Franklin and adjacent Counties. N. 8.—1,3,eal Estate leased and sold, and Fire Insurance effected on reasonable terms. December 10, 1871. UR, A, 11, STRICILLEA, .• (FORMERLY OF MERCERSBURG, PA.,) dAFFERS his Professional services to the NYcitizens of Waynesboro' and vicinity. DR. STRICKLER has relinquished an eaten- hive practice at Mercersburg, where he has been . prominently engaged for a number of years in the practice of s profession. He has opened an Office in Waynesbor,o', at the residence of George Besore, Bsq., is Father-in-law, where he can be fowl(' at al times when not professionally engaged. July 20, .1871.—tf. J. H. FORNEY & CO. Produce Cogradosion Merehouts No. 77 NORTH STREET, BALTIMORE, MD. Pay particular attention to the sale of Flour, Grain, Seeds, ikc. Liberal advances made on consignments. may 29-tf HORSE_RAI S_ •PERSONS wanting Spring-tooth Horse Rakes can be supplied with a first-class article by calling on the subscriber. He continues to repair all kinds of machinery at short noticeand upon reasonable terms. The Metcalf excelsior Post Boring and Wood Sawing EcMhines always on hand. JOIN L. METCALF, Feb 27-• Quincy, Pa. MUMMY COM I "It/RS. C. L. HOLLINBERGER now loca ted at 37 Pearl Street, BaltimOre, Md., has opened a new Stock of the best and most fashionable Millinery Goods, Orders from the country promptly filled at prices which will give entire satisfaction. oct 30—tf J. H. WELSH WITH • W. V. LIPPINCOTT & CO, WHOLESALE DEALERS IN Hats, Caps, Furs and Straw Goods, No. 531 Market Street, Philadelphia, Pa. april 3-tf BARBERING ! BARBERING ! THE subscriber having recPntiv re-paint ed and papered and added' new furni ture to his shop, announces to his custom ers and the public that be will leave noth ing undone to give satisfaction and make comfortable all who may be pleased to fa vor him with their patronage. Shaving, Schampooning; Hair-cutting, etc. promptly attended to. A long experience iji the bar bering business enables him to promise sat isfaction in encases. W. A, PRICE. sept 18-tf Id V 1 i * Mit 1) NA 1 Oilta N MAIN STREET, WAYNESBORO', PENN'A. MILE subscriber having leased this , well known 11•Ael property, announces to the public that he has refurnished, re-pain ted and papered it, and is now amply pre pared to accommodate the traveling public and others who may be pleased to favor him with their patronage. An attentive hostler will at all times be in attendance. May 23-tf SAM'L P.-STONER. COACIIMAKING. DERSONS' iri want of vehicles of any de -1 scription, new or second-handed, can be supplied at the old "Waynesboro' Coach Factory" on Church street. The subscrib er cordially invites those desiring anything in his line to call and examine his stock and learn his prices, which be feels warran 'ted in saying will compare favorably with that of any other establishment in the coun- ty. REPAIRING of all kinds will receive prompt attention. Thankful to the public for past patronage he solicits a continuation of the same in the April 10-tf It was twenty years ago, and now I'm old and gray; . • It startles me—the threads of hair so white I found to-day. , My eyes are growing dim and my steps are weak and slow, Oh! where is now the laughing girl of twen ty years ago ? I wonder if my heart grow_s_gray,like_to my sunny .aar; Ah, me ! they've been weary years of sor- row and of eare. And as 1 sit to-night, by the firelight's gol- den glow, My heart recalls one summer eve full twen- y-years-ag.. The stars shone soft and bright, and the gentle sighing breeze Sang lullabies to sleeping birds, whose cra dle was the trees; • . We stood together hand in band, . with whispered words of love; With only summer flowers to hear glowing stars above. Heart answered heart; he loved me true, Ah, well! 'tis many years ago, yet my eyes war, grow dim. 'Twas only a light word spoken, but two hearts were full of pride, _ So we tread alone the path we should have walked in side by side. A word, a ionic, a jarring tone, and a life • time of regret; 'Heath a careless touch a heart may break, and the music Time will set To . the dreary words is a minor strain, mournful, deep and low— Such is the song my heart has sung since twenty years ago. Ah, well ! the sunny days of youth have glided fur away; I feel the heavy hand of Time, and my hair is growing gray ; The shades of night have deepened, and my fire is burning low, • And gone with the light are the girlish dreams of twenty years ago. A great number of persons who knew the celebrated Dr. a have of the College of Surgeons, have often heard him relate the following anecdote : 'One day he had procured the bodies of two criminals, who had been hung, for the purpose of anatomy, not being able to find the key of the dissecting room at the moment the two subjects were brought, he ordered them to be deposited in an a partment contiguous to his bed-room. During the evening Dr. B , wrote and read as usual previous to retiring to rest. The clock had just struck one, and all the family slept soundly, when all at once a dull sound proceeded from the the room containing the bodies. Thinking that perhaps the cat had been shut up there by mistake, he went to see what could be the cause of the un expected noise. What is his astonishment, or rather his horror, on discovering that the sack which contained the bodies was torn asunder,. and on going nearer he found that one of tl.e bodies was miming The doors and windows had been fas tened with the great es t care, and it ap peared impossible that the body could have been stolen. The good doctor felt rather nervous on remarking this, and it was not without any uneasy sensation that he began to look about him, when to his horror and amazement he perceived the missing body sitting upright in a corner. Poor Dr. B—, at this unexpc c:ed ap parition became transfixed with terror, which was increased by observing the dead and sunken eyes of the corpse fixed on him ; whichever way he moved, those dreadful, eyes still followed him. The worthy doctor more dead than a live, now began to beat a quick retreat, without, however, losing sight.of the ob ject of his terror; he retreated step by step, one hand holding the candle, the other in search.of the door, which he at length &hied ; but there is no escape the spectre has risen and followed him, whose livid features, added to the lateness of the hour and the stillness of the night, seem to conspire to deprive the poor doctor of the little courage he had left; his strength fails, the candle falls from his hand, and the terrible scene is now in complete dark ness. The good doctor has gained his apart ment awl thrown himself on his bed ;.but , the fearful spectre has still followed him —it has caught him, and seizes hold of his feet with both bands. At this climax of terror the doctor loudly exclaimed, "Whoever you are, leave mg.!" At this the spectre let. go his bold, and moaned feebly these words: "Pity, good hang- Man ! have.pity on me !" The good doer for now discovered the mystery, and re gained by little and little his composure. He explained to the criminal who had so narrowly escaped death, who he was, and prepared tocall up some of his family. "Do you, then wish to destroy me?" JACOB ADAM. dui gent. TWENTYIIIIIIB 180. and I would have died for him I.isallautotts Staffing. THE DEAD ALIVE. A DOCTOR'S STORY. A ":31"..1."*MatS:P4PrjEtrotirivrEn TO. -ti 11, - ► c •%: ' C. WAYI ESliollo', JRA IN COUNTY, THURSDAV, DECEMBER 4, 1873. a-claimed the criminal: "If I •rim discov ered, nit adventure will become public, and'l shall be brought to . the scaffold a second time:• In the name of humanity, save •me from death !" , • The poor doctor did not well know what means to employ to save the poor creature..:i He could not keep • him n his house, and to turn him out would *be to expose him to certain death. The only way, then, was tort him into the coun try; solutvinemade him dreigs himself in some old clothes which: the kind-hearted doctor selected from the wardrobe; he left tOwn , early, aciompanied by his protege, whom he represented as atinitaistant in a difficult case upon which he hadleen call ed. in. '• e , When they bad. got into the open coun try the wretched creature • threw himself at 'the feet of his benefitctor and liberator, to - whom he swore an eternal gratitude; and the' generous_doctor having relieved, his wants by a small sum of money, the -ftteful• 'creature left him' with ' many_ blessings and prayers for his happiness. About twelve years after this occurence Dr. B had oeessio_n_to_visitArnster,_ dam. • aving gone•one •ay to the bank he was accosted by a well dressed rnan- . - one who had been , pointed 'out to him as one of the Most opulent merchants of the city.• The merchant asked him politely if he were not Dz. B , of London ; and on answering in the affirmative, 'pressed him to dine at his house which invitation the worthy doctor accepted. On arriving at the merehant's•honse he was shown in to an elegant 'apartment, where a most, charming_woman,andswoloveLy chili welcomed him in the most friendly man• ner ; whirl . reception surprised him . the more, coming. from persons he had never before met. After dinner the merchant, having ta ken him into his counting house,' seized his hand, and having pressed it with friendly warmth said to him : "Do you not recollect me ?" "No," said the doctor. "Well, then, I remember you wall, and your features will never be obliterated. from my memory—for to you I owe my life. Do you not remember the poor de serter ? On leaving you. 1 went to Hol land. Writing a good hand, and being also a good occountant, I soon obtained a situation as Clerk in a merchant's office.— My good conduct and zeal soon gained .for me the confidence of my employer and the effections of his daughter, When he retired from business I succeeded him, and became his son-in-law; but without your generous assistance, I should not have lived to enjoy so much happiness-!- Generous man, consider henceforth my house, my fortune and myself as wholly yours." The kind doctor was effected even to tears ' • and both these happy beings pat ticipated in the most delightful expression_ of their feelings, which were soon shared by the merchant's interesting family who came to join them. LENORE'. Failures in Business The man who never failed in business cannot possible know whether he has any "grit" in him, or is worth a button. • It is the man who fails, and then rises, who is really great in his way. Peeter Cooper failed in making hats, failed as a cabinetmaker, locomotive buil der, and grocer ; but as often as he failed he "tried and tried again," until he could stand upon his feet alone, then crowned his victory by giving a million dollars to help the poor boys in times to come. Horace Greeley tried three or four lines of business before be founded the Tribune, and made it worth a million of dollars. Patrick Henry failed at everything he undertook, until he made himself the ora torof his age and nation. The founder of the Herald kept on fail ing and sinking money for ten years and then made oue of the most profitable newspapers on earth. Stephen A. Douglas made dinner tables and bedsteads and bureaps for many a long year before; he • made • himself a "giant" on the floor o f Congress. Abraham Lincoln failed to make both' ends meet 'by chopping wood, thiled to earn. his salt in the galleyslave life of a Mississippi flat, boatman ; he bad ,not e ven wit enough to run a grocery, and yet he Made himself the grandest character of the nineteenth century. Gen. Grant failed at everything except smoking cigars ; he learned to tan bides, but could not sell leather enough to pur chase a pair of breeches; a dozen years a go he "brought up," 'on top of a woodpile, "teaming" it to town for' forty dollars a month ; and yet he is one of the c greatest soldiers of the age, and is now the honored head of a great nation. . The lesson Tor every young mania this: As long as you have health and have power to. do, go ahead; if you fail at one thing, try another, and a third—a deze4 even: Look at the spider, nineteen times it tried to thrOW out its web to its place of attachnient, and on the .twentieth it sueceeded.—The young man who has the gift of continuance is tae one , whose foot will be able to breast the, angry waters of human discouragement.. The man who carries a lantern on a dark night can have friends , all around him, walking safely by. the help of its rays and be not defrauded. s e he who has the God giving light of hope in his breast can help on many others in this would's dark nese, not to his own lois, but to their pre cious gain. The sure way to prevail on a young cou ple to marry is to , oppose them. Tell theni you "would rather see them in their graves," and twelve months afterwards their. baby will pass you twice a day ii -a willow wagon. , Forty-one Hourain a Well. - ' The San Francisco Bulletin • says : A man named Hughes, who keeps a hog ranch near the Golden. Gate Park, met with an accident the other day, which near ly resulted in his death. His house is sit 7 uated s considerable distance from the road, aid he lives alone, being a gay bach elor. , Last Monday afternoon, about three o'clock, Mr. Hughes had occasion to go to his well, which is a feW pacesTrom the house. , While fixing the rope he fell into the well, and brought up at the bot tOrn, a depth of about fifty feet, much shaken, but sot , materiajly , injured. :His utter helpleamess completely overwhelm ed him, but at the top of,lus voice he began to shout, hoping that some one is the park wpuld here his cries. Monday evening passed, and , his cry, for . "help" was un• answered.. Tuesday and Tuesday evenjpg passed, and. still no response,to his frantic appeals for aid. His feelings while down : in that well, with the cold water up to his Lwaist,-can-be-better-imagined - thatrde. - scribed. • .• . • , On Tuesday morning G. A: Friemuth • of delivering, --'st'Llw—v: .The 4 ,Call.!' He heard the unfortunate man's ahouts: but believing ,they 'eathe from thepark he 'paid 'no atten- tion. He was supprised the next morning to deliver the paper by hearing , the shouts again; The,raper which be had. left the day before was still lying on the stoop.— This fact increased'liis astonishment, and, :_after licit-pi:Ong attmtivply : enrinaity brew him to the will, from which the cries' "arose distinctly on his ear. Mr. Friermuth was somewhat startled on learning what -was-the-matter. After a few words had passed, Mr:Prier muth encouraged Hughes to hold up a few minutes longer,' 'and, jumped on his horse, rode at full speed to obtain assist ance. In a short time he, returned with two men, and Hughes was fished up from the well ,in a deplorable condition from exhaustion, his faceaspale as marble. Af ter his "inner man" had been fed, be ex• plained the circumstances to his rescuers. Hughes is a man of strong. constitution, but it will probably take several days to quiet his nerves. Cuba from the Pulpit. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, in a sermon said of the Virginius matter : "There is no question of the horrible nature of the outrage. Had it been done in the heat of battle it would have been horrible, but it was coolly, deliberately iniamous. It was a brute love for blood. It is as bad a thing as has happened in my day. If such things are to be permitted, then the = evil is stronger.on earth than Christ." Mr. Beecher added : "Deeply as I sym pathize with this cause, and I have had my heart in it since its inception, still I think our government should be not -driv en into action by the disorganized clam or of the people. It is bound to act with respect to the relations of this country with every other country. It should de cree such wise things that it shall be con sidered a leader among nations. We must not seek the gratification of a moments anger. •Spain has been the victor and victim of ages. It is a land full of noble influences and of debasing passions. This great nation is now herself seeking to rise. If, now, we can puniih the monsters of Cuba in such a way as to strengthen the hands of the republicans of Spain, let us do it. But if we find that our flag has been insulted in Cuba, and the responsi ble Spanish Government cannot or, will not put a stop to such abominiition, then let the hand 'ofjuctice fall. Let it so fall as to give safety knowledge, and freedom to the long-suffering island ; but let it not be in passion, nor in the mad riot of an excited people. Whatever is done, let it be done with deliberation, 'and without cruelty. May it be for America to quench the fires of war, not to kindle them. If God has put into Columbia's hand the bitter medicine 'for the nations, may it not be administered with wrath, fury and revenge." WArrnre.—How pleasant it is to wait —not upon the table—but for some one to come in from whom you expect a hun dred dollars, to pay a note before three o'clock, of which time it only lacks twenty ? five Minutes. We have seen a man under such circumstances, with large beads of perspiration standing on his forehead, though the thermometer showed but thirty degrees above zero. ,This man had been waiting all his life Micawberlike, for something to turn up; and we found him still waiting, and howill continue to wait. So it is with half the world. They are wait- . ing waiting for something to turn up—and why are they waiting? Simply because they don't take time by the forelock, don't provide .aheadolon't buy an .umbrella , in fair weather and provide for rainy % days. The true business man never has to wait. He is alweyq ahead 'With his businces. .He never lets his bnsincee get ahead of him. . . V A LI LIABLE PILLB.—Some twenty years ago a'farmer'X 'barn in the vicinity of Worcester was struck by lightning and burned to the ground. Many, of the citi zens bad gone to the fire, when a fop, well strapped and dickied; with his cap on one side of his head met the celebrated Dr. G—u; and accosted him in this wise: "Can you—ah, tell we, doctab, how fah they have succeeded in extinguishing the conflagration of the—ah, unfortunate yeoman's barn.?" ' The doctor eyed the individual atten tively, dropped his head as usual for a Moment, and then slipping his thumb and finger into his - vest pocket, took out a couple of pills and handed them to him; saying.: , "Take these, sir, and go to bed, and if you do not feel better in the morning, call at.my office' Pay the Printer. RE CAME TOO LATE: He came too late!—Neglect had tried Her constancy too long; Her love had yielded to her pride, And the deep sense of wrong. She scorned the offering of a heart Which lingered on its way, Till it could no delight impart, - Nor shed one cheering ray. He came too late!—at once he felt That all hiz power was o'er! Indifference in her calm smile dwelt, She thought of him. no more. Anger and grief had passod away, Her heart and thoughts were free; She met him, and her words were gay, No spell had memory. , He came too late I—the subtle cords Of love were all unbound, Not by offence of spoken words, But by the_slights-thatwound. • She knew that life had nothing now That could the past repay, shetlisdnined=liistnwirs% ; And, coldly turned away. He came too late !—Hercountless dreams Of hope had long since flown ; No charms dwell in'his chosen themes, Nor in his whispered tone. And when with word and smile he tried Affection still to prove She nerved her heart with woman's • nd spurned his fickle love, Stick to It Nin - e personseurutten ignore the got: den secret of content ; they are constantly striving after something different from that they enjoy. We do not depricate enterprise, but it is the habit of constant change that we protest against—the habit of shifting from one pursuit to another. There are thousands of almost penniless and disappointed men, picking' up a pre carious living at the very ,extremity of life, because they have, in ,the .course of their existence, tried a hundied different things, and abandoned all in turn, sim ply because .they did not succeed, at once. • ' To few men is it given to do more than two things well. There •is , scarcely 'any pursuit that if followed out with &single* , ness of purpose, will not yield a rich re turn. ,• .: , , c c Select some useful oc ation, stick to it, and success must own your eflbrts at last. Choose it . now= 7 rik.e no 'delay. Don't waste your time and'y'otir strength, and opportunities, by . always meaning to do something—do it! ' Only weakness comes of indecision. Why, some people have so accustomed themselves to this way of dawdling along from one thing to another, that it really seems impossible for them to squarely make up their minds to anything. , They never quite, know what they mean to-do next, and their only' pleasure seems to consist in putting things off aS long as possible, and then drakgingslowly through them, rather than begin anything else. Don't live a single hour of your life without doing'exactly what is to be done in it, going straight thrOugh it from be ginning to end. Work, play, study, whatever it is, take hold at once and finish it up squarely and cleanly and then to the next thing with out letting any moment drop out be tween. It is wonderful to see how many hours these prompt people contrive to make of a day ; it's as if they picked up the mo ments that the dwadlers lost. And if you ever find yourself where you have so many things pressing you that you hardlyknow how to begin, let me tell you a secret; take hold of the very first one that comes to hand, and you will find the rest all fall into file and follow after like a company of well drilled sol diers ; and though work may he hard to meet when it charges in a• squad, it is easily vanquished . when brought into line. You may have often beard the anec dote of the man who was asked ho;v he accomplished so much in his life. ' "My father taught M e," was the reply, "when I had an'ything to do —to 'g'o and do it." There is the secret—the magic word "Now.", Sayings of Josh Billings. Pride iz cheap and common : you kan find it all the way down from the monark on hiz throne tew the rooSter.on his dung hill. The time spent in learning tew phid dle a passible tune on one string wud en able a man tew become an elegant shu maker. " • t Man iz the only thing created with rea- son, and still he is the most unreasonable thing created. Respectabilityin these times depends a good deal on a man's bank account. There is a kind of curiosity which is very common amungst pholks, and which prompts them to see how near they kan go to a mule's heels and not git hit. Silence is safe. The 'man who hasn't spoke alwas hes the advantage ov him who haz. A regular, old-fashiened thorobred lie don't do much hurt—it iz the half breeds that do the mischief. I find plenty ov people who are willing tew tell you all they kno, if you tell them all you kno, but the misery ov the trade iz they don't. kno much. . There is only - one impulse ov the hu man heart that iz shim in and that is self-luv. Beware of too many cups. The' hic cup often leads to the lockup, A Rich Joke. A good story is told by a friend of Daniel Drew, which the news of his illness calls up—Remaining one evening late in the office, and having occasion to use the safe, he permitted the cashier to go home, remarking that he would close the safe, and fix the combination on the word_ "door:" -- .But when the cashier undertook to open the safe in the morning he found the lock refused to yield to the magic "door." He tried and tried again, but without success. Finally happening to remember that Daniel's early education had been neglected, he attributed his ill luck to poor orthography. . He therefore tried the lock upon "dore.' Still no sue. cess, and then upon "door," with no bet ter fortune. Finally , , becoming disgusted he proceeded to the St. Nicholas, routed "Data out of his choicest morning nap, and as he stuck his nightcap out of the door this colloquy ensued.: "Mr. Drew, I can't open the safe on "door." You must have concluded to change the word." I shut it on "door." "Are you sure, sir ?" "Sure, sir, you tarnal 'ape; of course I'm sure! Go back to your work and don't come foolin' roun' here this time o' the mornin'." • •; . "Well, perhaps, Mr. Drew, I don't spell the won! right. How did you spell it?" :pall it ! Any fool—taw-spill—do. . D-o-a-ne, of course, sir. If you, ca spell door, sir, you're no cashier for. me. Pack up your duds and go out of the "door:" And shutting the "door" in the cash ier's thee, Daniel returned to his bed in a passion, and the clerk to his safe. Armed with the open-sesame of "doare," ;how ever, the safe flew open without further trouble, and when Daniel arrived, molli fied by a good breakfast and his morning prayer, he advised his cashier that he might keep his place provided,he would improve his time and "go to skool in the evenin'." The Meanest. Man. in-the; World . ' There has always been a spiritedlcbm petition for the proud eminence . of the meanest man, in the world, and, no, decis ion has eVerbeen reached. When one as pint& limit 'made a noble Wilk that 8661- ed to command thapalm vietOryifti other would enter the lists, and wither his laurels by a trauscending.aehievement.— But =tit., the Times has further returns, chaiiirdon the pretensions of a man residing at Newburyporl, Mids. A sliort time ago this man's father, 'an estimable old gentleman of 80 years, went to, visit ' him. The old gentleman took with him R . small dog, which haff,been his pet and companion in kis declining. years. The son objected. 'to this dog because it cost. him nearly a cent a day to feed during his father's ,visit. Thereupon the noble and affectionate son went to the authorities and made complaint against his father that he had an unlicensed dog. The old man was arrested and fingd $2O ; and hav ing no money, he was taken to jail, where he remained at the last accounts, while the son goes proudly on.the even tenor of his, way. . . LATER—And now, as if to CORfirin tbe proposition with which this topic com menced, the Times finds a competitor for the honor which it had all but awarded to the Newburyport man.' The 'hero in this case is an lowa farmer, whose infant daughter was attacked by a snake. A wo man who was present seized a spade and killed the reptile. In doing so she broke the handle of the spade, which belonged to the father. And that noble-spirited man made the poor woman pay the price: of the implement. So.the Times will never again attempt to decide who is the mean est man in the world.—Chicago Times. The Effects of Worry. That the effects of worry, are more to be dreaded than those of simple hard work is evident from noting the classes of persons who suffer most from the effects of mental overstrain. The case book of the physician shows that it is the speculator, the betting man, the railway manager, the great merchant, the superintendent of large manufacturing or commercial works, who most frequently exhibits the symp toms of cerebral exhaustion:. Mental cares accompanied , with suppressed . emo tion, occupations liable to great vicissi tudes of fortune, and those which involve the bearing on the mind of a multiplicity of intricate details, eventually break down the lives of the strongest. In estimating what may be called the staying-powers of different-minds under bard work it is al ways necessary to take early training in to account. .A young man, cast suddenly into a position involiing great care and responsibility, will break down in . circum stances in which, be hart been gradually habituated tp the position, he would have performed its duties without difficulty.— It is probably for this reason that the professional classes generally suffer less from the effects of overstrain than others. They have a long course of preliminary training, and their work comes on them i by degrees ; therefore when it does come in excessive quantity it finds them pre pared for it. Those, on the other hand, who suddenly vault into a position re quiring severe mental toil, generally die before their time.—Chambers' journal. Mr. Coville says a looking glass affords a woman a marvelous amount of comfort and gratificition. Hesays that when there is a knock at the door, he goes there at once, but his wife on the concrag ejacu lates 'Mercy Joseph who's that?' apd dash es for the looking glass' the -Orst'thing. $1 kept moving is worth 81,000 con• cealed. • $2,00 PER YEAR. NUMBER 25. lit null Miimor. Nothing turns a ' woman's 'head like bonnet going past her. Why does theigirl.of the period' make the best housekeeper.? Because she makes so-itarch—ba' • Most men like to see themselves in print. Ladies like to see themselves dressed in silks and velvet. A Kansas paper says: "The gay, jum ping gyasshopper,the brown-colOred grass hopper, the cussed old grasshopper is here. "All flesh is grass." sighed Spriggles, the• other day, and the wretch immediately ad ded, ,",01" all the grasses give me a grass widow." When your pocketbook gets empty, and every body knows it, you cau put all your friends in it, and it will not "bulge .. out worth a dad." preacher onee said that ladies were very timid; they were: afraid to sing wliba they were asked; 'afraid of taking. zold;' afraid of snails or spiders—but •he never knew one afraid to get married. , A Green Bay merchant put out a-sigri of "ice water free." Another put out a sign of free lemonade, and a third offered every customer tent-cents. in money. 'A drew all the —k-Georgia-megro-was-riding•a-mule-along— and came to a bridge, when the mule stop ped 'l'll bet you a quarter,'. said Jack, make you go Ober cis bridge,' and with that 4t,rtyk the mule , over the head, which made, him „pod suddenly ? , 'You take de bet; " den, t h e negro, and con trived 'to get the Stubborn 'mule lioier the bridge. 'won datquarter,inylow,' said Jack.. , 'But how will youiget the money?' asked a man who glad been close kv, un perceived: lo:inorraw,' Said Jack, 'mu m gib me a dollar_to get sow for de mule, • and I take the quarter NOsg.:-Deacon Coiinectictit; is Will'linoccirita 'being pro vided with, an enorifious handle-to his countenancq inithe.eliape Of a huge nose.. On a late occasion, when tocing,up,acol leCtion Chiirch to whiCh he belong ed, as he passed through the congregation, every, person to • whom be ,presented the box seemed to' be pos l seised byy, a sudden and 'uricomtriildle desirelo"laugh. The deacon did not•know what:to make 'of it. lie had often passed, itaroinid. before, hut no such affects . iwitnessed; : The deacon was fairly ,puzzled. The:; • speret, howeVer leaked mit. He had been afflic ted a day or two whim 'Sere on his nasal appendage, and he bad; placed a small piece of sticking plaster over it. ' During the morning of ;the day in' question the plaster had dropped off, and.: the deacon seeing it on the floor, as hp supposed, pick ed it up and stuck it on again. But alas! he picked up instead, one of the 'pieces of paper which the 'manufactures of 'spool' cotten paste on:the •end of every spool, and which read, "'Warranted to hold 200 yards." Such , a sign on such a, nose was enough to upset the gravity of any con. gregation. • TOUGH ON THE FISH.—A devoted cler gyman sought every opportunity to iiu press upon the mind of his son the fact that God takes care of His creatures; that the falling sparrow attracts His at tention, and that His loving kindness is over all His,works, a nuiss.of instruction, by the way, that .the child is expected to understand, but never does.. - Happening, one day, to see a crane wad ing in quest of food the good mau point ed out to his son the perfect adoption of the-crane to get his living in that man; ncr. "See," said he, "how his legs aro form ed for wading What along slender bill he has ! Observe how nicely lie holds his, feet when putting them iu or' dili‘Vug' them out of the water ! He does n'ottaseT the slightest ripple! He. is thus mid ed to approach the fish without giving , them any notice of his arrival._ My son," said he, "it is impossible to look at that bird without recognizing the goodne,ss of God in thuS providino b the means of subsist • ence." "Yes," replied the boy, "I think I see' the goodness of God, at least so far as the crane is concerned ; .but, after all, father, don't you think the arrangement is a lit tle tough on the fish . ?" • TOE LIFE OF MAN.—Hots graphical ly the varied aspects of the leaf picture the various seasons of a man's life ! The tenderness ofof its budding and blooming in spring, when that rich golden green glints on it that comes only once a year, repre sents the bright beauty and innocence of youth, when every sunrise brings its glad hopes, and every night its holy, trust till calm. The dark greenitm ; and rush of the summer leaf portray the strength and self-reliance of manhood ;' while its fading hues on the trees, and itaxiist!ing heaps on the. ground typify the 40.,R. 4 1410.,. feebleness of old'age and that strarigeliii#':; - . terions passing away which is 'the :i4anii • of every mortal. The autumn leaf isonit- - goons in color, but it lacks. the balmy . scent and dewy freshness of hopeful spring; life is rich' and, bright in, its meridian . splendor deep are the hues of Maturity, and noble ii-the. beauty !'of success;• but who, would not give it for the tender sweet ness and promise of life's morning hour?, Happy they who keep the ,ehild's heart warm and soft over the sad experiences of old age,' 'whose life declines its- these last' November days go out with .tlie rit'-l'tints • of autumn and the blue skit of Jiine. , e waist.
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