BY W. BLJUR.,
VOLUME 27.
"TEE TILLAGE-RECORW-
kuistasuED EVERY '.eiligEfiDAY Nonrazia
. By NV.' BLAIR.
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I.ERMS—Two Dollars per Annum if paid
within theyear; Two Dollarsand
Fifty cents after the expiration
of the year. -
ADVERTISEMENTS—One Square (10
lines) three insertions, $1,50; for
• each subsequent insertion,Thir
five Cents per Square. A liberal
discount made to yearly adver
tisers. •
LOCALS.—Bnsinees Locals Ten Centsper
line for the first inse Mon. seven
Cents for subseanent insertion-
professional °lards.
DR. M. L. MILLER,
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
Offers his professional- services_to _the
citizens of Quincy and vicinity. Office near
the Burger Hotel. apr9-tf
ISAAC N. SNIVELY.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON,
•WAYNESBORO' PA.
Office at his residence, nearly opposite
he Bowden House. .Nov 2—tf.
jOS.MI= I I3 MOTTO-I_LAS,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
WAYNESBORO', PA. •
Practices in the several Courts of Franklin
and adjacent Counties.
N. B.—Real Estate" leased and sold, and
Firelnsurance effected on reasonable terms.
December, 10. 1871.
VETERINARY SURGEON.
TAR. HENRY BOWLS (formerly of Vir
-IJginia) announces to the citizens of
Waynesboro' and the public generally that
he is prepared to treat the different diseas
es to which horses are subject, including
lock-jaw. Thorough study and many years
practice—are_the_best_recommendatimis he
can offer. Persons requiring his services
will find him at Mintees Hotel. may2l tf
STR I
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4 4" PIITSICIAN & SURGEON.
Office at his residence, N. E. Cor. of the
Public Square, Waynesboro', Pa.
apr 9-tf
REMOVAL !
11R. BENJ. FRANTZ has removed to the
new Office building, adjoining his dwell
ing on West end of Main street, where he
can always be found, when not engaged on
professional visits.
OFFICE H OURS :—Between Rand 10 o'clock,
A. 31., and 12 and 2and 0 and 9 P. M. Spec
ial attention given to all forms of chronic
disease. An experience of nearly thirty
years enables him to give satisfaction. The
most aproved trusses applied and adjusted
to suit the wants of.those afflicted with her
nia or rupture. apr 23-tf
A. K, BRANISHOLTS,
RESIDENT DENTIST
hi:llU i v , l
ALSO AGENT
Far the Best and most Popular Organs in Use
Organs always on exhibition and for sale
at his Office.
We being acquainted with Dr. Branis
holte socially and professionally recommend
him to all desiring the services of a Dentist.
Drs. E. A. HEWING, J. M. RIPPLE,
" A. H. STEICKLER, I. N. SNIVEL;
" A. S. BILNEDRAKE, T. D. Inumai.
julyl7—tf
3: H. FOANEY & CO.
Froth= gortvaissign kerattants
No. 77 NORTH STREET,
BALTIMORE, MD.
Pay particular attention to the sale of
Flour, Grain, Seeds, &c.
Liberal advances made on consignments.
may 29-tf
THE BOWDEN HOUSE
DfAIN STREET,
WAYNFSBORO', PENN'A.
f I 'BE subser;ber having leased this well.
Iknown HA e 1 property, announces to
4he public that he has refurnished, re-pain-
Act' and papered it, and is now amply pre
pared to accommodate the traveling public
and ethers who may be pleased to favor
him with their patronage. An attentive
hostler will at all times:be in attendance.
May 23-tf SAIPL P. STONER.
LIVERY ! LIVERY !
THE subscriber informs the public that
he has opened a new Livery Stable, on
West Main Street, at the Sanders' stable.—
Speedy horses and first class convey
ances furnished at all times. An attentive
hostler will always be found at. the stable.
A share of thelmblic's patronage is respect
fully solicited. JOHN FUNK.
july3o tf
TAILORING.
lipHEaubscriber announces to his old'ens•
tourers and the public that he has again
taken up his residence in Waynesboro' and
will be pleased to receive a share of public
patronage. His place of business is on Lei
tersburg street, nearly opposite BelJs tot
tery. JOS. ANDEIttiO.N.
%may 1-tf
ID A I I?, "Y" I
MBE subscriber notifies the pubtie that
Jhe has commenced the Da iry business
imd will supply citizens regularly every
morning with Milk or Cream at low rates.
.also leave a supply at M. Geiser's
Store where imisons can obtain either at a
ny hour during the day.
BENJ. FRICK.
nov 27-tf
V LTER Crackers, ginger snaps, .and
ay crackers ist tirocery
el~ectT~v~tr~: ---
TR TWO ANCHORS.
BY RICHARD R. STODDARD.
" It was a gallant sailor man
----Had-just come home from sea,
And as I passed bim in the town
_lle-sang "ahoy P' to rue.
I stopped, and saw 1 knew the man
Had known him from a boy;
And so I answered, sailor-like, •
"Avast !" to his "ahoy I"
I made a song for him one day—
His ship was then in sight—
" The
little anchor on the left,
The great one on the right." _
. I gave his hind a hearty grip,
`So - ycitrare - back - ag,airr? --- --
They say you have been pirating
Upon the Spanish main ;
Or was it some rich Indiman
You robbed of all her pearls?
Of course you have been breaking hearts
Of poor Kana girls!"
"Wherever I have been," he said, ,
"I kept my ship in sight—
" The little anchor on the left.
The great one on the'right !"
"I heard last night that you wcre in;
I walked the wharves to-day,
But saw no ship that looked like yours ,
Where does the good ship lay ?
I want to go dtl.board of her."
"And so you shall," said he;
"But there are many things to do
When one comes home from sea.
You know the song you made for me?
I sing it morn and night—
wThe-little-anchor-on-thaleft,
The great one on the right t' "
"But how's your wife and little orip ?"
"Come home with me," he said,
"Go on, go on; I follow you."
I followed where he led.
He bad a pleasant little house;
The door was open wide,
And at the door the dearest face—
A dearer one inside!
He hugged his wife and child: he sang,
His spirits were so light—
" The little anchor on the left,
The great one on the right I"
'Twas supper time, and we sat down—
The sailor's wife and child ;
And he and I; he looked at them,
And looked at me, and smiled.
"I think of this when I am tossed
Upon the stormy foam ;
And though a thousand leagues away,
Am anchored here at home."
Then, giving each a kiss, he said, •
"I see in dreams at night
This little anchor on my left,
['his great one on my right!"
allistellaueons heading.
A SHORT COURTSHIP.
Four years ago a bright, intelligent, but
not pretty young Miss, left a homeless
and penniless orphan by the death of her
tnther, came to Detroit and procured em
ployment as a waiter gill at a well-known
second class hotel, making her home with
a family--fifth cousins, or something of
that sort, then residing on Second street.
One day, at dinner time, there strode in
to the dining room, a tall, broad should
ered, bronzed and bearded man, who was
evidently from the far west. There was
the unmistakable air of a plainsman a
bout him ; evidently one of the better
sort. He seated himself at the table serv
ed by the girl in question and watched
her movements very closely. At supper
on the second day after his arrival he re
mained at the table until it was nearly
deserted, and then as he was about rising,
he addressed the girl in courteous tones,
saying he would like to have an interview
with her, as he httd information or import
ance to communicate. She replied that
she would see him in the ladies' parlor at
a later hour. She, did so, and was not a
little surprised at receiving an offer of
marriage. lie stated that be was a resi
dua of the grazing districts of Califer
nia, owned a large stock ranch and was a
wealthy man. lie had been out there
thirteen years, during which time he had
mined, fought Indians, hunted grizzlies,
chased greasers and pursued the usual a
vocations of an enterprising Californian.
He was on his way East to visit his aged
parents,who resided in Massachusetts, had
stopped in Detroit to see the city; had met
her as above described, aas pleased with
her appearance, and thought it would be
for her advantage to quit her present em
ployment and becume the wife of a rauch
man.
There was an honesty and sincerity in
the man's voice as he made his declara
tion that convinced her he was in earnest.
She replied that she would consider his
proposition and give him an answer at
the breakfast table. During the night
.she thought the matter over seriously.and
when in the morning she took her eccen
tric lover's order, and be asked in a low
tone; "Are you going to Calitiwnia 1 1 " she
replied "Yes," and then went for beefstake
and potatoes. That was the extent of the
,courtship.
As soon as the hungry guests had de
parted from the dining-robius.she repair
ed to the parlor, where the lover Was anx
iously awaiting her. By his direction she
informed the head waiter that she could
not work any longer, donned her hat and
shawl, and the two started out shopping.
A FAMILY NEWSPAPER . ..DEVOTED TO LITERATURE, LOCAL AND GENERAL . NE " -
WAYNESBORO', FRANKLIN (101INTY - , -- PA., THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1874.
-Dresses_w ore_ordereLmtmea rly_alLt he_
fashionable modistes in the city, the same
t' be completed within twenty-four hours.
Hats were similarly ordered,. and then
the retail dealers in all manner of small
wearing apparel were visited' and large
purchases made, the last being two large
Saratoga trunks. The nest afternoon the
two were married at the bride's bumble
friendsnn Second street, _andleft for ,the
east on the evening train.
Of course the few acquaintances of the
bride who were aware of the circuthstan
ces of-her marriage were all positive that
she had acted rashly, and predicted all
manner of trouilles and trials for her.—
From the hour of her departure, however
none of them ever heard a word from her,
but from the fact that 'the happiest look
ing wife and mother to be sees. riding a
bout the country, a curly headed boy in
her arms,aud the gentleman who **told
her something to her advantage" by his
side, was the waiter girl who "married in
haste" but did-not repent at leisure, it may
be safely assumed that the prediction did
_notnome_true-_,
A Record of Misery.
One of the strangest petitions for di
vorce, in many respects, ever offereiNin
the- office of the Clerk of the Courts in
this county was properly filed on yester
day. The parties were married forty-one
years ago, the 30th day of November corn
bro., their names being Catherine Hake
and Alexander W. Smith—and now at
the age of 59 years, with health feeble
and constitution wrecked, the wife desires
separation from.herhusband. Where the
couple were united the petition does not
state, but it does state that during all her
two score years of married life the wife
conducted herself in all respects as became
an obedient and faithful helpmeet. Twelve
children have been born unto this couple
—six are in the . grave and six are living,
the younger of the latter being eighteen
years of age. A. list of grievances are re
cited by the wife that are fearful to con
template. She avers that her husband
has a violent temper and a stubborn will,
is cruel in his disposition, rough and coarse
in his manners, vulgar and profane in his
conversation; and has, during "the. said
coverture" of plaintiff', very often cruelly
assaulted and beaten her, turned her out
doors, driven her from hoine, and made
her married life one long season of almost
uninterrupted fear, terror and anguish,
undermining her health and endangering
her life. In short plaintiffavers that "to
enumerate every act of cruelty and con
sequent physicat suffering, she has endured
from his beatings and violence would fill
many pages"—so she confines her state
ment to a few samples.
On Friday last he took up a chair, with
out any cause or provocation, raised it o
ver her head, and threatened to kill her,
saying he hated her worse than he - did a
rattlesnake. She asked "what for," and
his answer was that he had a notion to
kill her anyhow; and then lie seized a vi
olin 'belonging to 'one of this boys and
broke it in pieces, acting like one infuria
ted. The wife fled from the house in fear
for her life, and has not returned since.
Plaintiff says that frequently when she
has been sick he has approached her bed
side, and cursed her and wished she were
dead, and refused to furnish her with med
icines. He would frequently beat the
youngest children in a most shocking man
ner, and when she would entreat his for
bearance, he would turn, curse her and
threateu to kill her.
About three years ago Smith left the
plaintiff, and remained away from her one
year, when he returned, and for the last
two years has "lived with plaintiff in the
manner aforesaid."
The parties have lived in Scott county
for twenty-two .years, residing in Allen's
Grove township eight years of the time.
rlaiutiff asks for a decree of divorce
and also for the custody of her minor
child. There is no request for alimony,
but she asks judgment for costs.
Alrin all, if plaintiff's statements are
true, this is the most remarkable picture
of the dark side of married life ever ex
hibited in this section of lowa, represent
ing more than a quarter of a century of
life in a home of woo.—. Davenport Ga
zelle.
WORK A BLESSING.—Many young men
have fathers that are well' off, and they
have no ambition, and no particular pros
pect. They scorn a trade, a man that is
too well-born for a trade is very well-born
for a gallows ! Thousands of parents, who
by industry, havegained a position which
enables them to destroy their children,
take the surest means of accomplishing
their destruction by encouraging them in
idleness, and allowing them as they grow
up to feel that it is disgraceful to work at
whatever manual labor best suits his tal
ents, no matter whether his father is a
minister, or a lawyer, or a Senator, or the
President of the United States. Many
young men are looking upon life with the
general idea that they are going to enjoy
themselves. They are provided with all
needed physical comforts, and they mean
to . he happy. They have no trade. They
slight their profession. Their whole gov
erning principal in life is to shirk any
thing like work; and they expect to have
(enjoyment without industry. But no man
La this world will be happy who violates
the fundamental law of industry. You
must work if you are going to be a hap
py man. I krow you think it is hard ;
but if God bad meant that you should be
a butterfly, you would he bora a butterfly.
And as you were not born a moth or a
miller, but a man, you must accept the
.conditions of your manhood. And if there
as one principle that is snore important at
the very threshold of life than another, it
is:that man is born to work.
'There never was a mask so gay but
romp tears were abed behind it.
Ust_or_SmExcE=A_pity that so few
people understand the full effect of well
timed silence 1. How eloquent it is in real
ity ! Acquiescence, contradiction, differ
ence, disdain, embarrassment and awe
may all be expressed by saying • nothing.
Timmy be'ne2essaiy to illustrate this ap
parent paradox by a few examples: Do
you seek an assurance of your lady-love's
affection ! The fair one confirms her lov
er's fondest hopes by complaint and as
serting silence. Should you hear an as
sertion which you deem false, made by
some one of whose veracity politeness may
withhold you from openly declaring your
doubt, you denote a difference of opinion
,by remaining silent. Are you receiving a
reprimand from a superior. You mark
your respect by an attentive silence.' Are
you
,compelled to listen to a frivolous con
versation of a fop? You signify your o
pinion Of him by treating his loquacity
with contemptuous silence. Again, how
much domestic strife might have been pre
vented, how often might the quarrel which
by mutual aggravation has, perhaps ter-,
mmated_in_bloodsheti, had it been check
ed in the commencement by a judicious
silence! Those persons only who have
experienced them are aware of the bene
ficial effects of that forbearance, which to
the exasperating threat, t'3e malicious
sneer, or the unjustly imputed culpability,
shall never answer a word. A soft answer
turns away wrath, but sometimes erring
humanity cannot give this soft answer in
moments of irritation ; in such case, there
stands the fortress of silence, with wide
doors open, as refuge for the tired spirit
until calmer moments come. Think of
this seriously, you who glory in having
"the last word.'
PERILS OF OLD AGE.—An old man is
like an old wagon ; with light loadidg and
careful usage it will last for years•; but
one heavy load or sudden strain will break
it and ruin it forever. So many people
reach the age of fifty or sixty, or seventy
measureably free from the mast of the
paii and infirmities of — age, chery - in
heart and sound in health, ripe in wisdom
and experience, with sympathies mellow
ed by age, and with reasonable prospects
and opportunities for continued usefulness
iu the world for a considerable time. Let
such persons be thankful, but let them
also be careful.
An old tonstitution is like an old bone
—broken with ease, mended with diffi
culty.
A young tree bends to the gale, an old
one snaps and falls before the blast. A
single hard lift, an hour of heating work,
an evening of exposure to rain or damp,
a severe chill, and excess of food, the un
usual indulgence of an appetite or pass
ion, a sudden fit of anger, an improper
dose of medicine—any of these or other
similar things, may cut of a valuable life
in an hour, and leave the fair of useful
ness and enjoyment but a shapeless wreck.
THE ROYAL DIADEM.-It shall be cor
onation day_ in Heaven hy-and-by, and
there shall be a.crown for every Christian
—a crown cf everlasting glory. There
will he a martyrs crown, fitting testimony
of God's approval of the faith that stood
the fires and the floods. There will be an
apostle's crown and a missionary's crown;
and a special crown for those who suffered
so patiently on beds of sickness, thus bear
ing and doing the Father's will. There
shall be many crowns, differing in glory
as the stars differ, yet no head shall be
uncrowned is. heaven, for we shall be
made kings and priests unto our God for
ever and ever. But amid these crowns
all fair, all bright, all beautiful, all glor
ious, shall be one brighter, more beautiful
and more glorious than them all, and God
shall take this crown, and as he prepares
to place it ou the head once crowned with
thorns, the head of His beloved Son, then
shall all the ransomed host wave their
palm branches and east their, crowns at
Jesus' feet, while heaven and earth and
the whole universe shall ring with the
cry:
"Bring forth the Royal Diadem,
And crown him Lord of all."
TABLE ETIQUET.--Bee that those about
you are helped before you commence eat
ing yourself.
Do not eat soup from the tip, but the
aide of the spoon.
On passing your plate to be replenish
ed retain the knife and fork.
Wipe the mouth before drinking.
. Remove the teaspoon from the cup be
fore drinking tea or coffee.
• Use the knife only in cutting the food ;
do not raise it to the mouth.
'Eat slowly. as eating rapidly is un
healthy.
If you find anything unpleasant in
your food avoid calling the attention of
others to it.
Close the lips when chewing your food.
Keep your elbows off the table always.
Do not speak with food in the mouth.
When asked to help your neighbor, do
not shove but hand the plate to him.
Do not turn your head and stare about
the rood'.
If any one at the table makes a mis
take, take the least possible notice of it.
Two elements of real success in any un
dertaking are a comprehensive view of its
nature and intents, and a faithful atten
tion to its practical details. Thought mad
action are inseparable and equally iudid - Y
peneible. If we would thoroughly per
form our task we must grasp it mentally
and do it patiently.
The poorest economy that any man,
and especially a property holder and
head of a family, can indulge in, is to
stop his home paper. It is not possible
for a newspaper to be printed a whole
year without containing many things of
more value to its renders than the paltry
_sum nuked to pay for it. •
1111 BITTSI WITH Tll EMIT.
Amid the changing scenes of life
That cheeithe coming view,
Theefiirest prospects that appear
We hasten to pursue ;
But yet whatever path we tread
Obstructions we will meet, "
And taste among she fruits of life,
The bitter with the sweet. .
The young look forth with fervent hope
For all the joys of wealth;
The old look back upon the past
And only ask for health.
Youth will.delight in sunny skies
And all the heart would greet;
But age has seen' it all and drank
The bitter with the sweet.
When fortune smiles upon our lot
How smoothly flows the stream"!
There's not a ripple to disturb
The sweet and happy dream;
But when misfortune sends his blast
Our blessings to defeat,
Oh F then we drink in every cup
The bitter with the sweet.
The weary heart may grow light,
Intruding cares succumb,
Though time's capacious hand should fail
To strike their terrors dumb.
There is a heaven above us all,
And love without deceit;
But, while on earth, we all must taste
The bitter with the sweet.
A Cool Robber.
Policeman Badger, of the Tenth Sta
tion, bad a bit of experience the other
night which he is not fond of talking a
bout. It was , past midnight as he was
leisurely walking his heat through Jessop
street, and as he came opposite to Dray
ton & Fogg's jewelry store he observed
gleams of light through the chinks of the
shutters and he rapped at the door.
"Is that you, policeman ?" asked a voice
kind o' chilly out, Isn't it?" •
.. y es! ,
"Thought so. I was just fixing the fire
—good night."
Badger said "Good night," and pursu
ed his way.
An hour afterwards Badger passed thro'
Jessop street again, and again he saw the
light in the jewelry store. It didn't look
right, and he banged at the door loudly.
"Hallo !" cried the voice within. "Is
it you, policeman ?"
~yes.
All right. Won't you come in and
warm ? It won't hurt anything for you to
slip from your beat a few minutes.
The door opened and policeman Badg
er entered, and he found the inmate to be
a very gentlemanly-looking man, in a lin
en duster.
"Come right up to the stove, policeman.
Excuse me for a moment." '
The man took the ash pan from the
bottom of the stove and carried it down
into the cellar and emptied it, and when
he had returned and wiped his hands he
said, with a smile.
"Chilly night, isn't it 1 4 "
“yes:
"Chilly outside, and dull inside (anoth
er smile.) New goods for the spring trade,
and have to keep our eyes open. Lone
some work, this watching all night, but I
manage to find a bit of comfort in this.—
Won't you join me in a tip? You'll find
it the pure thing."
And the man produced a black bottle
and a tumbler.
Policeman Badger - partook, and having
wiped his lips and gave his fingers a new
- warming. he left the store and resumed
his beat, satisfied that all was right at
Drayton &Fogg's.
But the morning brought a hew revela
tion. Drayton & .Fogg 's store had been
robbed during the night of $6,000 worth
.4:4' watches and jewelry, and,although Po
liceman Badger carries in his mind a com
plete daguerreotype of the robber, the
adroit rascal has not yet been found.—
New Haven ; Register.
THE BOVE ADVANTAGE.—Just at the
close of the war of 1812, a United States
man-of-war entered Boston harbor. The
Commodore was known as bully of the
first water. Entering a barber's shop in
Boston, and finding -no one but the Loy
present, he demanded in an insolent and
overbearing way, "Where is your master?"
"Nut down, yet. sir." "Well, I want to
be shaved." "Yes, sir, I can shave you."
"You?" "Yes, sir!" "Well, you may
try it, but look here, my youngster,"—
laying his loaded pistol on the table—
"the first drop of blood you draw on my
face Fit shoot you." "Ali right, sir," was
the reply. The boy shaved him, and did
it well. Atter the operation was through
the bully turned to him as he took up the
pistol,and remarked, "Wasn't you afraid?'
"No, sir," retorted the boy. "Didn't you
believe I would shoot you ?" "Yes, sir."
"Then why wasn't you afraid ?" The boy
very cooly replied, "Because I had the
advantage." "Advantage,how?" demand,
ed the irate bully. "Why," said the boy
with the utmost nonchalance, "if I had
drawn blood, I should have taken the ra
zor and cut. your throat from ear to ear!"
The bully turned pale, but never forgot
the lesson.
• A young Tennesseean rose one morning
recently and said to his father: I dreamt
this morning that I was a fireman on a
train southward bound, when we were run
into by another, train and our engine
knocked overit steep declivity. I felt
myself falling downward, down ward,when
I awoke. I ean't imagine what presenti
ment hag seized me, but I am not at all
myself this morning, and fear something
serious is going to happen." Within Men•
ty-fimr hours he Was killed in a railroad
acci,lent. -
He Lisped
Very likely the following is not new,
but it would be dlficult to prove that it is
not true :
A merchant, whose articulation has
a decided tendency in the direction of a
lisp, had engaged a clerk who, was not
aware of his vocal peculiarity.
•'John,' said the merchant who wished
to lay in' his winter stock of pork, 'go out
and buy- for- -me two or three thowB and
pigs.'
'Yes, sir,' said John, much elated at
the commission.
John returned late at night,'looking
as though he had performed a hard day's
work.
'Did you get them ?' asked the mer
chant. •
'Only a part of them,' was the reply,
bought all I could find; but there were
only eight hundred to be had.' -
'Eight hundred ! Eight hundred,l what,
thir ? asked the astounded lisper.
'Eight bundread pigs,' was the reply.
`You told toe to buy two or there thousand
pigs ; but they are not to be foubd.
'Two or three thousand pigs ! I didn't
tell you any thuch thupid thing. I thaid
you thould buy two or three ,thows and
pigs,' explained the merchant.
'That's just what I said,' aswered the
clerk. 'Two or three thousand pigs, and
I bought all I could find.' The merchant
now began to see the -origin of the 'mis
take. It was .apparently a costly joke ;
but there was no remedy. The pigs had
been fairly bought; and there wrs no way
but to make the best of a bad bargain.—
The grunters were duly paid for, and shut
up to be fattened for market. It happen
ed that pork took a sudden rise at that
time, so that the_merchant realized a
large profit on bin involuntary invest
ment.
DON'T TELL ALL You KNOW.—It is a
bad plan to place unreserved confidence
in a man or woman. Never tell any one
all about yourself—let there be a little
_m_ystery_and_roserve ; _ your friend will like
, tll the br' book thr
you all the better for - it. A. book — thit
you "know by heart" must inevitably be
cast aside for a fresh volume; so will you
be served if you allow yourself to be thor
oughly read. But be prepared, in any e
mergency, to look your own life and acts'
squarely in the face without even flinch
ing or mark 3iouraelf a coward. It is not
necessary to publish to the world all that
is strictly personal,'unless ridicule and
frittering of power are desired ; but if gos
sip makes itself busy with your name, do
not grieve if a grain of truth is spread
over a dozen lies. Pass them by in silence,
and do not even then forget your habitu
al reverence. Justice will be done you in
time, never fear, and the less you clamor
for it the better. Don't talk too much.
HOME QUPATIOIC—An old western far
mer, about the time that the temperance
reform was beginning to exert a healthful
influence in the country, said to his man
servant, "Jonathan, I think of trying to
do my work this year without rum. How
much more must I give you to do with
out it ?" "Oh I don't care much about
it," replied Jonathan ; "you may give me
what you please." Well," said the far
mer, "I will give you a sheep every au
tumn if you will do witho it it." "Agreed,'
responded Jonathan. The eldest son said
"Father, will you give me a sheep, too, if
I do without rum ?" "Yes, Marshall, you
shall have a "sheep if you will do with
out.' The younger son, a stripling, then
said, "Father, will you give me a sheep if
,do without ?" "Yes, Chandler, you
shall have . a sheep also if you do without."
Presently Chandler spoke again, "Father
hadn't you better take a sheep, too.?"
HOUSEHOLD MEASURES.-AR all fami
lies are not provided with scales and
weights, referring to ingredien's in gener
al use by every housewife, the following
information may be useful,•
Wheat flour, one quart is one pound.
Indian meal, one quart is one pound
and two ounces.
But, when soft, one quart is one pound
one ounce.
Loaf sugar, broken, one quart is one
pound.
• White sugar, powdered, one quart is
one pound one ounce•
Best brown sugar,one quartisonepound
two ounces.
Eggs, average size, ten eggs are one
pound.
Sixteen large tablespoonfuls are a'half
a pint,eight are a gill, four are a half gill
etc. •
A. recently made benedict writes as fol
lows concerning his young wife's habits :
"If there was a bed-room a mile lonnvind
her entire wardrobe could be packed in
a band-box, still you'd find portions of
that wardrobe scattered along the whole
mile of dressing-room. She's a. nice thing
to look at when put together, but this
wonderful creature is evolved from a cha
os interminable of pins, ribbons. rags.po w
der, thread, brushes, combs ant! laces.—
If there were seven thousand drawers in
your room, and you asked for but one to
be kept sacred and inviolate forlour own.
private use, that particular one would he
full of hairpins, ribbons and soiled cuffs.
Some provisions,- some protection in this
matter should be inserted in the marriage
service."
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In all waters there are small*
swim against the stream, iiktifi ii
community persons are toliejoiiiid 7 Witio
delight in being _opposed , to, everybody
else.
The manner of doing a thing - always
determines its effect. The grentot act
may be spoiled by the way in plkicikit is
done, anti the homeliest act
may be discharged with a grace iikatkili
hint of heaven..
$2,00 PER YEAR
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_Deaerve_tmccees_mui it will come.
When does th*nd - deserve reproof. o
When it whistles tpilmg,le-the houses.
Fire is said to,
I,...test . tuse it goes ou
It is said that MisS Minnie Sherman
has one hundred pairs or stockings with
which to commence her married life.
Dr, Ayers, of Lowell, will leave hip
handsome daughter $2,000,000 in green.
backs. There's a attar coated pill worth
taking.
A camel is said to be the most ill-tem.
pared creature in the world'; it always has
its back up.
It was a bright-boy who told his teach
er there were three sects, the male sex, the
female sex, and the insects.
A Troy woman says that if death loves
&shining mark, it is singular that he has
not aimed at her husband's nose before
this.
7f a mnan.renlly wants to find nut what
is in him let him go to sea. The first
rough weather will generally enable him
to ascertain it. _
A man who goes to_Kansas:to settle
on a homestead must expect to-eet roots,
sleep on the floor, fight gnats and get a
way from the ludians for a while. five
yvars before he can begin to enjoy life.
Nathincr will over tempt a bachelor to
'abandon Ids reso nto marry than to
sleep in the adjoin' room to a young
- couple with a col' ky baby.
Carbon county, Pa., claims the chanap.
ion "daddy." He is a German, seventy
three years old, and is the.father of thir
ty chiliren, the youngeffmaf whom is four
ms
Barnum, who has humbugged the A
merica' people all his life, got paid back
iu his own coin ,when he
married. His wife hal false teeth.
The Sturgis, Mich., Journal keeps the
following two items in close prbximity to
each other: "Bustles are. the style again."
"Old papers for sale at this office."
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The giant boy belonging t 9 the Chi=
14 )
s
go circus was k n sick with the typhoid
fever at Frankfo ' Delaware, and died on
the sth inst. H I only 16 years of ago
and measured s en feet four inches when
laid out for burial.
The scandalous Washington Chronicle
says: "When Mary Walker reaches Tur
key we hope the Sultan, that absolute
monarch of all be surveys, will make her
take her breeches otr." Mary won't listen
to any such in Sultan proposition. She
isn't that kind.
,—..-
4aitchman residing in the upper end
of Dauphin 'county was applied to foi.a
contribution towards t h e...)VitShingtem
Monument, the ;gent •at the same time
presenting a picture of the route tu
plated• structure for his inspection. The
Dutchman regarded the plate attentively
for a moment , - and at length exclaiMed
Veil, I won't pay nothing toward him,for
I ,don't see no use to build a house mit
such a big cbimbly
Did' you ever know a good man or a
pure woman utterly ruioed by outside
attacks upon their reputation ? I never
did. The abuse of a good.man is common:
ly the head wind that fans the fires of hia
own furnace and gives him , the :,greater
headway.. No true Man 'ivas'etrei!-. put
down and kept down While he -wits, true
to conscience and to God. When charac
ter is destroyed, it,is never murder; it is „, 2
suicide.
he a erase Burlington, lowa,
saloon
eeper must be bad indeed ! A learned
divine in that city recently addre.ssed . -otio
of them as follows: 4 -Wretched man! If
the bed of that river was bank „high :with -
the suds of salvation, and a June - rise of -
piety corning down from the mountains;•
there wouldn't he enough to wash your
feet.
A sharp student was 411 ed up by a
worthy professor of a celebrated college,
• and asked the question : "Can a tun see
without eyes ?" "Yes. sir," was the prompt
answer. "How, sir," cried the amazed
profei , s3r, "can a man see without eyes?"
"He can see with one, sir,'! replied the
ready-witted youth, and the whole class
shouted with delight at the triumph over
soh! metaphysics.
In days whOn Connecticut was large
ly engaged in '.ree ling mules for the
Southern- market, one morning, Tracy,
who was as shrewd a yankeetts ever whit
tled a shingle or sold a clock, stood - with
a South Carolinian on the steps of the
Capitol, when a drove of mules passed by
on t heir Southern journey. "Tracy,'4'said
the Carolinian, s era woes a em»pany'of
Yoitt.canstituedlWr . "Yes," wai the dry
retoit "they doubtless geivg to South
Carolina to teach school.
. A .young-genileman and his lady, Jove
otlie out riding and' enjoying the 'oven
new? a magnificient June evening. The
gentleman .took nut his time-piecep and
seeing the lateness of the bout; said to
lids companion, •in an affectionate; tone ;
."Nly dear.itis eleven O'clock. Hotv quick
ly time flies when you arc in good com
pany." The lady, who hail been silent
kr some time, nisswered : "I wish I could
say the saine.'"HumPh !" replied the
young man, could ityoud .
the detthi,_as f d 0.7-
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dio . ipatt - eel ql!iment
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