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HUFFUED HOUSET
TUNKHANNOCK. WYOMING CO., PA.
THIS ESTABLISHMENT HAS RECENTLY
L i evn refitted and furnished in the latest style.
Every attention will be given to the comfort and
•vuvetii*. t'ec of those who patronize the House.
11, 11UFFORD Proprietor.
Tunkhannock, Pa., June 17, 1368—v7n44.
BOLTON HOUSE.
lIARHISHUKO, I'HN.NA.
The undersigned having lately purchased the
Ll hIILER 110 USE " property, has already com
ssL.-eJ such alterations ami improvements as will
■stiler this old and popular House equal, if not supe
■ior, to any Hotel in the City of Harrisburg.
A continuance of tlio public patronage is refpeet
ii!y solicited.
GEO. J. BOLTON
WALL'S HOTEL,
LATE AMERICAN HOUSE,
fl \KHAN NOCK, WYOMING CO., PA
rlllS establishment has recently been refitted ar
furnished in the latest style Every attenth n
r -I be given to the comfort and convenience ot those
io patronize the House.
T. B. WALL, Owner and Proprietor-.
Tunkhannock, September 11, 1861.
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The MEANS HOTEL, i- one of tne LARGEST
'-1 BEST ARRANGED Houses in tbc country—lt
fStle l up in the must modern and improved styli
'■'•l no pains are spared to make it a pleasantam.
's'M ib'e stopping place for all,
FUR SALE CHEAP,
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,t C. DETKICK'S.
*®oo \ aril Best Prints, for
-t '■ Jer vard, at C. Dili KICK'S.
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TDNKHANNOCK, WYOMING CO., PA.-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 14, 1868.
Latest wVcics.
Late arrival of New Goods.
Great Bargains at the New Store of
C. Detricls.,
la S. Stark's Bri.-k Block,
AT TUNKHANNOCK. PENN'A.
Having just returned fcpm the City, X am niw
op-wing an entire New Sock of
FALL GOODS,
and one of the lorgeit dnd richest assortments ever
ottered in this community. Consisting of
RICH AND FANCY COL'RD DRE&S
SILKS,
FRENCH AND ENGLISH MERINOS,
EMPRESS AND PRINCESS CLOTHS,
POPLINS, PAREMETTOS,
BLACK AND COLORED
ALPACCAS WOOL, ARMURE, PEKIN
AND MOCSELIEU DELAINS, INPQRTED
AND DOMESTIC GINGHAMS, PRINTS
of Best Manufactures and Latest Styles,
Ladies Cloths aud Sacqueings, Cloths,
Cassi meres, Veson^s,
Satenetts, Tweeds,
Jeans, CottonaJei.
Drills, Denims,
Ticks. Checks,
Stripes,
Sheetings
Shirtings, Bleached
& Brown. Shawls,
Sontags, Hoods.
Furs, Laities' Reticules, Shopping Bags and Baskets
TRUNKS. VALISES, and TRAVELING
BAGS,
:<>:
Latest Styles,
Kid, Silk, Lisle Thread, Cotton
Gloves, Hosiery, Notions,
Toilet and Fancy
GOODS,
FANCY SOAPS, PERFUMERY,
d-c, 4" c - <L>
Black and Colored Velvets,
Billons,
Ruffles,
Frills,
Fringes,
Braids,
Beads, Ball and Bugle Trimmings
A Large quantity LATEST STYLE HOOP SKIRTS
and COIiSETTS, direct from Manufacturers, a.
greatty redujed prices,
FLANNELS all Colors and. Qualities.
READY MADE
ciotiixxigr,
AND GENTS'
Furnishing Goods.
HATS AND C AS
of Latest Styles,
CALF, KIP, a nd EAVY, BOOTS 1 SHOES.
Lad'es'. Misses', an I Children's Kid Piur.elle Mo
rocco an I Calf Gaiters, Shots, and Slippers,
Walt iißd Window Pape Window
Curtains i Curtain Fix
tures, Carpets A
Oil -
Cloths. China,
Glass, and Stone Ware,
Tinware.—made expressly for this
Trade, at.d warranted to give satisfaction,
20 per cent. Cheaper than the usual rates in litis
section,
Hails,
Spikes,
Iron.
Sleel. •
Horse Shoes
Horso Shoe Nails,
Nail Kcds,
Faints,
Pa\nl Oils,
Pa int en
Material, Putty, Window Glass, Kerosene Gi
//alt, IParlor, Stead, and Hand
Lamps,
Lanterns, Lamp Chimnies, Shades,
and /Garners. •
COAL,
ASIITON, TURK ISLAND, \ DHL SALT
FLOUR,
FEED,
MEAL,
BUTTER,
CHEESE,
LAUD.
PORK,
HAMS,
and FISH.
SUGAR,
TEA,
COFFEE
SPICES,
SYRUP, 4
MOLASSES,
WOOD At- WILLOW WARE,
ROPC,
CORDAGE.
BASKETS.
BROOMS,
PAILS,
TUBS,
WASH BOARDS,
CARPET
S AEEPEHS,
BRUSHES, ot all kinds,
PATENT MEDICINES. DRUGS, and DYES
FLAVORING EXTRACTS, Ac.. Ac,
I
These goods have been selected
with great care to suit the wants ol
this community, and will be sold as
heretofore, at the lowest living rates
lor easli or exchanged for country
produce at market prices. Tlianktul
for the past liberal patronage, I shall
endeavor by strict attention to my
business, to merit a continuance ot
the game, and will try to make the
future still more attractive and ben
eficial to customers.
C. DETRICK.
Jlffh-g.
AN IRISHMAN'S CAMPAIGN SONG.
Air " Wearing of the Green."
Arrah ! Michael dear, and did you hear
The news that's in the tewn;
The Democrats arc rising up,
The Rails are sinking down t
When negro-lovers heard the news
It drove them to dispair,
To think the men our people chose
Were Seymour and Frank Blair.
Oh ! when the word came from New York.
That Seymour was the head,
And Blair the next one in command'
They knew that Grant was dead ;
They shook their wool-dyed pates and cried,
Oh ! cruel, cruel Fate,
Our men wont be elected
In November, "sixty-eight."
Oh! Mike it does mc good to see
The lying, thieving knaves,
Who since they set the negro free,
Have tried to make us slaves.
It does me good to hear them growl,
Like a lion in his lair,
When they see upon our flags the names
Of Seymour and Frank Blair.
And they will emigrate yext March
To Africa's black shore,
And with them take the "woolly heads,"
The darlings they adore;
For they know their death is near at hand,
And on the coffin-plate
Will be the words "Died in the wool,"
In November, "sixtv-eigLt."
Then, Mike, let all our countrymen
Unite with heart and hand,
And crush this hatred Tyranny I
In our adopted land.
Our gallant ship "Democracy"
Will sail on. never fear,
With two such men upon our deck
As Seymour and Frank Blair.
We will stand upon the platform,
And our motto It shall be :
The statesman true and soldier brave,
God, right ami victory.
We want no negro governor
In this or any State ;
We want white men, and we will have them,
In November "sixty-eight."
A THRILLING SKETCH.
In the j< ar 1836, the inhabitants living
n a district bordering on Rock River. in
the northern part of the State of Illinois,
wire much incensed by the depredations
of a band of horse thieves who infested
that portion of the country. Every exer
tion had been made to discover the men
engaged in the nefarious business, but
liitberto in vain, and valuable animals
were stolen, and lost to their owners, in
defiance of the utmost vigilance and care.
During such a state of affairs, the citi
zens residing in the region of the thieves
became thoroughly excited, ant were!
wound up in such a pitch ot indignation, j
that a bodv of men were formed style I
Rangers, whose explicit duty was to ex
punge the district of all suspicious charac
ters, and endeavor to put a stop to tiieir
dtpteilatiorrs.
Shortly after the band commenced oper
ations word was conveyed to the leader of
the Rangers that a valuable horse which
bad been stolen the night previous, could
then be found on the premises of a man
named Bint, locked up in a stable. Al
though IRirt heretofore had been looked
upon as an honest man and an upright
citizen, yet the Captain deemed it his du
ty to at least examine his firm and learn
the truth or falsity of the report.
Accordingly he summoned some half
dozen of his Rangers to meet him at a
[ SDOI not far fioin Burt's bouse, and before
i morning, set out for the same place him
i self. Daylight was hardly discernible in
the east, and the hazy ligbt <>t coming
dawn bad not yet penetrated the bottom,
where the suspected mm resided, as th>-
Rangers, charged with the fearful mission
of life or death, silently approached, and
stirtounded the dwelling. Leaving three
of the band to guard the entrance, the
Captain and the others went to the ham,
opened the door, and'jfoui.d the missing 1
horsp, as had been stated safely i-talled 1
inside.
Not a lingering doubt now remained,
of Butt's guilt, and with a stern determi
• nation, to make an example of him that 1
would deter others from a like transac
tion. the Rangers returned to the house.
In the meantime, Burt had risen, and tip
on coming to the door, was seized by those
in waiting, and upon demanding the rea
-1 son was informed by them that a stolen
; animal was found in bis ttahle, and lhat
jhe was considered a thief. Muttering
j something about "he knew it would come
jto this at last," he quietly submitted to
, whatever his captors had in store for him.
i A short consultation was held and it
was resolved to hang the criminal upon a
| large elm tree that grew in front ofh's
own house, it being tho't that such an act
would strike terror and dismay into the
ranks of the horse thieves.
Burt had a-ked half an hour to prepare
for his death, and the sun had risen tn all
i its golden majesty, ere the fatal moment
i had arrived which would launch him into
! eternity. Tn vain his grayheaded father
i and mother pleaded for his life, with
• trembling tongues—and kneeling in sup
pliant mood to his apparently merciless
captors. In vain the wife of his hosont
knelt in tears of agony, and intteate I them
as husbands to spare his life; for each
Ranger had suffered more or less in person
and they deemed the example absolutely
i necessary to deter others, and it set-mud as
though Burt must die.
The dreadful pieparatincs were com
pleted—the half hour hid expired —and
the criminal was arranged under the limb
of a stout elm, over which a rope was
th'own one end being noosed around the
prisoner's neck, and the other held by
three of the Rangers.
Then came a moment of dreadful si
lence, that awful st.lines which preludes
j th Itqacbipg of a fellow-being in-
" To Speak his Thoughts is Every Freeman's Right. "
to eternity—while the three strong men
w' oh id the tope's end gszed fixedly up
on the Captain for the signal. It was giv
en by raising the right hand; and already
the noose was tightening aroutul the
doomed man's neck, when the wife of
I'urt issued forth from the house holding
an infant, a little more than a year old, in
her a ms.
Rushing forward, she fell on Iter knees
directly in front of the Captain, and
raising the child with arms outstretch,
toward him she exclaimed, in tones that
would have pierced a heart of steel—
"lf you will not spare him for the sake
of his grayliaircd sire or the wife of his
boso.n, spare hint in the name of God, for
the sake of his infant boy !
Another dead silence reigned like a pall
over the spot; then, as though inspired by
Iteavi n itself, the child also stretched out
its little arms towards its father, and ex
claimed, in a voice heard by all, the sin
gle word :
"Papa!"
An>l then, as though despairing of suc
cess, huddled into its mother's bosom,
arid burst into a sobbing cry.
It was more than the rangers could
stand, and after a short consultation, the
rope was taken fiom the criminal's neck,
and the band left the spot: and Burt be
came a reformed man through the power
ful effects of his "InfanCs Appeal."—
Great Wtsl.
QIKKN- VICTORIA DESCENDED FROM A
GOVKRNXSS. — v\'e take the following from
the London correspondence of the San
Francisco Ghi onide:
It is not, we believe, generally known,
at least in American (and Englishmen
may like to ignore the fact), that the an
cestrv of the Queen of England can be
traced hack to a "fair and frail" governess
The poet Chaucer fell in love with and
married a Miss Swynford. When John of
Gaunt became a widower for the second
tune, Mrs. Chaoeer's beautiful sister Cath
erine was engaged as the governess of his
children. Two other childrt-n Sprang up
about the domestic hearth—a son and a
daughter. After a time they were legiti
matized, and John of Gaunt tardily placed
a wedding ring upon the finger of their
mother, U atLertue Swynford, The eldest
of these children was John of Ileanford :
his son was Duke of 8 >mmeret ; tl.e
Duke's daughter Margaret married • the
Fail of Richmond (' enry VII.) ; from
Margaret of Scotland came James V
Marv Queen of Scots, Jatnos VI., Queen of
Bohemia, Electress Sophia. George i ,
George IL, Frederifc Prince of Wales,
Gorge 111., Duke of kent, and Queen
Victoria May it tot sometimes he a'con-'
soling thought to some poor, brow beaten,
down-trodden, sad-hearted Irish governess
to remember that from one of her wrong. d
sisterhood sprang the Queen of one of the
most powerful nations ot the world ?
A FEW MAXIMS FOR YOUNG GIRLS.
Never make your appearance in the
morning without having first brushed and
arranged your hair, and dressed yourself
neatly mid completely.
Kepp your clothing in pet feet order.
Never let pins do the duty as buttons, or
strings take th" place of prorpef bands.
Examine every girment when it comes
from the wash, and, if necessary, mend it
with nearness and precision. Do not sew
up the bol*s in your stockings, as we have
seen fOtne careless, untidy girls do, but
take in a broad margin around the hole,
be it small or large, with a fine darning
needle and darning cotton, and cover the
fracture with an intctlaeh *tich, so close as
to be strong as the body of the stocking,
and fine enough to he ornamental,
i Train vourself to useful occupation, Re
member it is wicked to waste time, and
i nothing gives such an impression of vani
j ty and absolute silliness- as a habit of
i idling and never having anything to do.
It you are in your fathet's house, take
some d' partmont of household- labor upon
yourself, and a part of the sewing, and
make it your business to attend to it. Do
not let a call from this idle girl, or a visit
from lhat, or an invitation from the other
interfere with the performance of your
duty.
If you can cultivate to perfection some
art by which you could gain an an inde
pendent livelihoond, do it whether there is
a necessity for it or not. Do it quietly, if
yon will, but do it.—There is no telling
when or under what circumstances you
may need it..
FQYWUO TUB TRUE SOLDIERS VOTK FOR
—For whom will Gen. Geo. B. McClellan
vote ? For IR.ratio Seymour. For whom
will Gen. W)nli#M .Scott Ilancm-k vote ?
For U >ratio Seymour. For whom will
Gen, \V. S. Ri'secrans vote ? For Horatio
Seymour. For whom w ill Gen. Henry VV.
Slocum vote ? For lloratio Seymour. For
wh tn will Gen. \V. il. Franklin vote ?
For Horatio Seymour. For will Gen.
Duryea, of the Zouaves, vote ? For Hora
tio Seymour. For whom will Gen W.
S. Hillyer, foimerly chief of Grant s staff,
vote? For Horatio Seymour. For whom
will Geu. Titos. Ewing vote ? For Horatio
Seymour. For whom will Gen. 1) 0. Bn
el! vote ? For Horatio Seymour. For
whom will Admiral Farugut vote ? Por
Horatio Seymour. These arc "white boys
in blue," YVhat soldier is not proud to
vote the same ticket which these gallant
men vote ?
Whenever I find a great deal of
gratitude in a poof man, I take it for
granted that there would he as much gen
erosity if lie were a rich one.
WHAT TO NAME THE BABY.
A writer in the Prairie Farmer has an
article on this important topic :
This is a question that sooner or later
comes np for discussion in nearly every
well-regulated family.
We insist upon it, that, as a name is the
only legacy half the parents in the world
•give their children, some pains should l>e
takrn in its selection, since in more cases
than one, a name once worn can be dis
posed of only with great difficulty.
Perhaps we can best determine what to
name the babv by stating what not to name
it, and giving the reasons therefor. To
commence then, we would say that the ba
by should not be named for one of its pa
rent*. For a boy or man to attach "Juni
or" to his name for half a lifetime, is cer
tainly a very great inconvenience in more
ways than one. Equally objectionable i>
it to name a daughter for her mother,
since nothing sounds more fitting in out
ears than to hear aw ife called by her
sweetheart name long after the bloom ot
youth has faded. The hale old wife of
sixty, who is called by the name by which
she ts wbed and won, is a wife beloved.
Away with the false notion that gives a
title to a husband and wife. Again, !<•
have two names in the same family is to
have an inconvenience and a means of
producing confusion.
Conferring names which are certain to
be nick named, is very objectionable. To
call a boy Joseph, is to insure his being
called "Joe." There are also a large num
h'-r of names that go upon the baptismal
register and are never heard of afterward*.
Very long names are sure to be clipped,
as there is a universal disposition to short
en the words in common use,
A great abundance of name, such as are
conferred on the scions of nobility, ha*
many objections. In business transactions
there is a liability to omitsotpc of these
many names or to get thein or their abbre
viations transposed, thereby causing un
certainty as to who is im-ant. With a
number of names to choose from, a person
is liable to le differently designated by
different persons. We know a man in tni
citv who has so many initials before hi
sttrname that they are generally confensed
into oue word, and he rajoices in the cog
nomen of "Alphabet"
If the family or surname is one in fre
quent use, like Jones or Smith, do not
give the baby a verp common name to go
with it, such a* James or John; because,
in large towns it may be very difficult l"
ascertain from the long list on the directo
ry who is meant. Titer are ninty six aduh
John Smiths in this city, sixty-four ot
whom have no distinguishing name. Think
of a rii:-h to the postoffice when the name
appears on the list of advertised letters !
Imagine how many wives and mother*
are anxious when they read that John
Smith has been arrested, is drowned, or is
missing.
By all means, choose simple names of
euphotifous sound and about which clus
ter pleasant associations.
AFRAID OF EXPOSURE.
It is not much wonder the Radicals are
frightened out of tiieir wits a', the pros
pect of defect. It is not surprising that
thev liemble when they hear shouts of the
people for Seymour. The rascals fear ex
posures. For nerly eight long years they
Lave been practicing frauds, robberies and
villainies upon the poeple, and they know
and fee'- that they deserve punishment,—
Let the Democrats obtain power, and our
word for it exposure will be made that will
astound men ot'ali parties. The Radical
conspirator.* know this, and they know
that their defeat n>w will be an everlast
ing defeat. Hence their zeal to save them
selves from the (loom that awaits thein
But they iuay as well make np their minds
that the people can no longer be trifled
with or deceived. The god* have decreed
that this rotten, trcasnriabl, theiving Rad
ical faction is to be pot down and kept
down. It is not possible for the taxpayers
of this country to submit longer to the in
tolerable, extravagance, gross corruption
and open treason of this infamous faction.
The nomination of Grant by the Radi
cals is the best evidence of the decay of
their party, When the old Whig party
grew weak—when it had lost the confi
dence of the people—its adherents tiied
to save it from defeat by nominating the
brave old Scott as their candidate for Pres
ident. They then, as now. attempted to
ignore the issues before the people; they
i recounted the many battles Gen. Scott
i had fought, pointed to his bleeding wounds,;
and asked the people to vote for him • be- j
cause of his military services. But the an
swer came back from mountain and valley:
"No !we respect lien. S> ott a9 n mili
tary man, but have no confidence in the
men who surround him and who will con
trol should he be placed in the Presidetial
chair. lie is not fit for a high civil posi
tion, and we will not give him our votes."
This wa, in substance, their answer. Gen.
Scott was disastrously defeated.
Gen. Grant will meet the fate of Scott;
he will he, defeated by about the same
majority. Like Scott, he is "not fit for a
high civil position." Many doubt whether
he is fit for anything except to puff sugars.
Hi* military character will not bear inves
tigation, for tlie more it is looked at the
! Worse it looks Let men of all parties,
I therefore, who love their country and its
institutions, fall in with the popular cur
rent and assist to swell the majority for
, the people's candidates, Seymour aqd
| Blair, They are men of character, one a
Democrat, the other a Conservative Re
publican, who loves his country over par
ty—Fall in then, patriots, and make the
w&Uiip ripg for Seymour nd Blir.
TWO SHARPERS.
A uoted spoitsmau, taking dinner !
one of our clubs, exhibited a diat tond ring
of great beauty and apparent value on
his finger. A gentleman present had a
great passion for diamonds. Aiter din
ner, the parties met in the offf e Atter
much bantering, the owner consented to
barter the ring for the sum of six hundred
dollars. As the buyer left the room a
suppressed tittering struck his ear. He
concluded that the former owner had sold
both his ring and the purchaser. He said
nothing, but called the next day upon a
jeweler, w.here he learned that the dia
mond was paste, and the ring worth about
twenty five-dollars. lie examined rome
real diamonds, and found one closely re
sembling the prtste in his own ring, lie
h red the diamonds for a few days, pledg
ed twelve hundred dollars, the p-iee of it,
and gave a hundred dollars for its use. —
He went to another j> welr, had the paste
removed, and the real diamond set. His
chums, knowing lie had been impose! up
on. impatiently waited for his appearance
I the next night. To their astonishment
[ they found him in high glee. lie flour
ished his ring, boasted of his bargain, and
said if any gentlemen present had a twelve
hundred dollar ring to sell for six hundred
dollars, he kr'ew of a purchaser. When
he was told that the ring was pa-te. and
lhat lie had been cheated, he laughed at
their folly. Bets were freely off* red that
the ring did not contain a real diamond, —
rwo men bet £I,OOO each, and two §SOO.
All were taken. Umpires were chosen. —
The money and the ring were put into
tiieir hands. They went to a firstclasi
jeweler, who applied all the tests, and who
<aid the stone was a diamond of the first
water, and was worth, without the setting,
51,'200. The buyer put the $-3,000 that
tie had won into his pocket. He carried
the diamond hick, and recalled his £1,200,
and with his pate ring on his finger went !
to his club. The man who sold the ring 1
was waiting for him. lie wauted to get |
the ring hack. He attempted to turn the i
whole thing into a joke. Lie sold the
ring, he sa'd. for tun ; he knew it was a !
real diamond all the time ; he never wore j
false jewels; he could tell a real diamond
any where by its peculiar light; he would
net be so mean as to cheat an old friend ;
tie knew his friend would let l.ira have .
his ring hack again. But his friend was
stubborn, said that the seller thought it '
was paste, and intended to defraud him. 1
At length, on the payment of eight hun- '
dred dollars, the ring was restor d. All
patties cante to the c.hclu>ion, when the
whole affair came out, tlt at when diamond
cuts diamond again, some one le.-- sharp i
will be selected. Milthew Hale Smith.
ANKCDOTE OF NAFOLF.OX. —The L'aris
correspondent ot a London paper says ;
"The Emperior leads a comparatively!
-edentary life at Fontainebleau, and Lis j
chief amusement is to receive th • m itres j
at the neighboring towns anil vi.lages.—
The other day a maire of a small 1 mulct,
who had heard how accessible the Ktnpa- j
rior is at present, betook himself, dressed j
in his Sunday clothes and wearing his j
scar! (the insignia ola mtire,) to the pal- j
ace, where he was fortunate to b< admit
ted to the presence of his sovereign in a j
couple of hours. "Sire." he stammered,
"allow me to complain ot a stag wire every
night comes out of the forest, aud runs in
all the fields of my commune. Toe ani
mal belongs to the crown ; so 1 entreat of
vour Majesty to have hun prevented from
continuing such disastrous rambles
"How much do you suppose the inhabi- j
tants of your village have lot by this?
inquired the Eniperi w. "l'erhaps about
—thirty francs, sire," was the a .swer ,
"Well, divide tiiis among them," was the i
reply; and his Majesty handed over to,
the empowered nuiire it < r >oo trano note ; :
and remember that 1 give yon flee leave
to shoot the culprit il yoti find h rn again
on your grounds." Tbo maire went home
in high giee, as you may suppose I have
since heard that the poor slag, having
again trespassed, was hunted, killed and
eaten into tire bargain, with all u aimer of
rejoicings."
SADNRSS. —There is a mysterious feel
ing that frequently passes like a cloud
over the spirit. It comes on th" soul in
the bti*y bustle of life, in the social circle,
in the calm and silent retreat of solitude.
Its power is alike supreme over ttip weak
and iron hearted. At one time it is caused
by a single thought across the mind. —
Again A sound will come booming across
the ocean of memory, gloomy and solemn
as the death-knell overshadowin ' nil the
bright hopes and sunny feelings of the
heart. Who can describe it. ar.d yc% who
has not felt its bewildered influences?—
Still it is a delicious sort of sorrow, and
like s cloud dimming the sunshine of the
river, although casting the momentary
; shade of gloom, it enhanches the beauty
: of returning brightness.
A man that is temperate, generous, va
liant, chaste, faithful and honest, may, at
the same time, have wit, humor, mirth,
good breeding and gallantry. While he
exerts these latter qualities, twenty occa
: sions might be invented- to show he is
master of the nobler virtues. such char
acters would smile and reprove the heart
j of a man of sense, when ho is given up to
his pleasures — Steele
- ■ ■ •
t-W Grant's "peace"—negroes out
raging white women and shooting male
relatives—a common occurence in den
rjoMoe and otfier sstrapiw.
TERMS, $2.00 Per. ANNUM, in Advance.
IJise anti giljertoise.
i A LAUGHABLE ADVENTURE. —Ddringa
j hard wmter a clergyman in Vermont be
. ing apprehensive that the accumulated
r weight of the snow upon the roof of the
} barn might do some damage, resolved to
| prevent it by seasonably shovelling it off.
i lie therefore ascen led it, having first, for
, the snow might all slide off at once, and
I : himselt with it, fastened to his waist one
I end of t'JB rope, and, giving the other end
k to his wife, he went to work, but tearing
. stiit for his safety, he said ,
'•My dear, tic the rope around your
. waist."
So sooner had she done this when otf
. went the snow, poor minister and all, and
up went iiis wife. Thus, on side of the
' barn the astonished and confounded clergy
-1 man hung, while on the other side hung
his wife, high and dry, in majesty sublime,
dangling at the other end of the rope.—
At that moment, however, a gentleman
passed by and delivered them from their
, perilous situation.
-V stu.gy husband accounted for all the
, tile blame of the lawlessness of his chil
dren in company, by saying, his wife al
wajs "g-ve them their own way." "Poor
I things, it's all I have to give them," was
• the prompt reply.
j. .
Wicked men stumble over straws in the
j way to heaven, but climb over hi IK in the
, way. to ilestiuution.
i "My notion of a wife at forty," said
Jeiioid, "is, that a mau should be able to
change er, like a bank note, for two
' twenties."
Queen Victoria slept though the journey
j from Cherbourg to Paris. It took eight
! hours. John Brown, in full Highland cos
tume accompanied her
I This is pronounced by Squib : What is
! the Oitf. re nee between one of the Chinese
j dignitaries and a IJanlwn brother? " One
jis a dariu' man and the other a mandarin
Beauties often die old maids. They set
j such a v.due on themselves that they don't
. find a purchaser before the market is
j closed.
"What carrotty-headed little brat is that
madam ; do you know his name ?"
by, yes, that's my youngest child."
"Vou don't say so indeed, Why, what
' a dear, little, sweet dove-eyed cherub he
I is, to be wire."
~
A traveller in Minnesota has come
■ uctoss a nine month's old baby whose
j "measui iients" he gives as follows:
twenty-six. inches in height, twenty-four
1 inches around the chest, and twenty-eight
at the hips,, leu and a half inches at The
muscles of the arms, eight and a haif at the
i wrist, twenty-inches at the thighs and
j eleven inches at the calf. Estimated weight
j fifty pounds.
A very heavy fog once visited the State if
! Massachusetts, which probably somewhat
surpassed the fogs >! the city of London. A
'• voting muii was sent •ut to ihe meadow to
nail ; few courses of shingles on a baru,liie
roof oi w\ ich was nearly finished. "At din
ner.'' said the old firmer, who is responsible
: for the story, "the fellow- camu up and sex
I luau's . Highly long barn of your it.?' SeZ'l,
' not vei > lut'g." VWidlr' *ez he, "I'Te been
!to work all this forenoon and have tint got
! one c oil laid vet."' "Bell," StZ 1, "you
nr.- a devest) lazy fellow, that's all I've go'
.to Mv." £'< afier dinner 1 went dowu to see
I
what lie had been ah >ut. and I'll be thunder
i ed if he had'nt shiiy!ed more than a hundred
■ 'Ci'. "go! "Ut ell the tog ! f
I . • "... .. ... :
Pat' Minks it very good, to he altme, etpeci
! allv l! y- 'i have your sweet-t ran wi'h y tt.
j Pat is >h nt-Tight.
If you desire to enjoy hfe. avoid unpunc
tual people. They impede business and pot
Son pleii-'ire. Make it your own rule not on
i ly to l>. i unctual, bui a little bcforihand.
i _
A we tern editor cauiions his readers
j against kissing si.ort girl*, because this hah
itbssin de h ni round shouldered.—Set*]
i : all girls to us—we'll risk our back and hobl
i ! dors.
.— ,>•——
, i "Did 1 understand you to say that 1 was
> ; lousy, so 7" "Oh, no, I nnrefy told ntr
| friend that when it rawed lice >n Egypt, I
1 j thought vi u must have been walking about
' ' there without a hat or an umbrella—thar"*
;
Matrimony is hot buckwheat cakes, warm
j beds, comfortable slipper*, smoking differ,
1 nonnd srnis, red lip*, kind words, shirts r*
j ultinc tn buttons, redeemed stockir.g-i, boot
jacks, "happiness, r.nd—babits lluzza! '
j Adr wsy y< uigs'er a: .Manchester, S. If.,
s j fell down a flight ..I stairs, then panned
- ! through two d >"r. climbed over • well Curb
t | and f.-H into ti c will tw< ily leet deep, with
J ! fonr f-"' of water at the b .itom, and was
fi>htd up sf'er crying for help ; all thia bo
did while fast aah-ep ana when finally awa*
. keoed'hc did r.ot renumber a thing that had
8 bappeDcd. * -•*
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