ADVERTIBINGRATES mo. 3 mum. 6 mom 1 yr. 1..50 1.73 3.30 6.50 — 12.00 3.00 3.31) 0.60 0.00 20.0 4.60 6.2.1 9.00 17.10 11.60 17.00 21.00 43.1_0 13,50 22.00 40.00 60.00 20.11(1 40.00 60.00 110.01 30.00 60.00 110 00 9.0.00 One B_onorn _two Near. surto &teams Sir squares, . Quarter Column Hair Column • Ole Column Professional Cards 41.00 per line per year. Administrator's and Auditor's Notices, 5.1.00 City Notices, 20 cents per line let insertion IS cents per Ina each subsequent Insertion. Ten lines agate constitute a square. • ROBERT IREDETA, IR., PUBLISHER, =I Coal ttnb Lumber. ZILBEHT. 8. OTTO. H. ■. OTTO. 0. W. HILLER FILBERT, OTTO dr, MILLER, MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS IN LUMBER, W L LIMB PORT, PA MILL ON CANAL, WEST OF MAYNARD STREET OFFiCE AT TIIE MILL W F CRANE AUFOI.I. 1 onir 70-1 v JAS. M. RITTER. CIIAS. W. ABBOTT. OWEN RITTER JORDAN ' STEAM PLANING MILT , SASH, DOOR, AND BLIND MANUFACTORY, Union Street, pear Jordan Bridge, Allentoion, RITTER, ABBOTT & CO., MANUFACTURERS OF „Gosh, Doors, Outside Blinds, Inside Blinds, Monid inv. Brackets Balusters, Pickets, Stair Rail ings, Window Frames, Door Frames, Glazed IVindows, Black Walnut Mouldings, fie. 'SCROLL TURNINO SAWING, , PLANING. • MATCRINO. • FLOORING 'and RIPPING DONE AT THE SHORTEST NOTICE. ALSO, STAIR BUILDING dono and lIAND RAILING wade to order. Having now had almost three years' 110811 PM Ilion of the AWL refurnished it almost wholly with new and improve ed machinery, and having none hut experienced work• men, we aro prepared to defy competition from at home and abroad, both in price and workmanship. Do you contemplate building? Call at our Factory and outlayyonrself with a perseusl examination. Drawings fur buildings, brackets, patterns for orna mental work, scrolls for porches• can her seen at rill times by calling at our Wilco. Any Information to the builder furnished cheerfully and freely, by calling at the Manu factory, on Union %Wool, at the Jordan Bridge, Allen- town, Fa.. or by letter through the post office. aria 3-Iy3 RITTER. ABBOTT & CO REVIVAL s I The nubecrlbere Iravlog leased the "Old flopo Coal Yard," would reopectfully out/unce to the citizens of Allentown and the public in general, that they have net got a stiporlor asoortment of GOAL 6 tivg o n ll o r2 sAy !lli m . Chontuut and Nut from we Orders left with A. A. Huber, Sieger St Ilottenstein, al the Eagle Hotel, /lope ltulllug Mill, or the Yard will be attended to la BUSINESS like =toner. • Orders for Coal by the car tilled ;et neon notice the lowest prieee. y Always on hand a large etock'of BALED HAY, which will he sold at the lowext market prlcoA L. W. KOONS & CO at tho" Old Hope Cool Yard," IlmnUlou Street, corner of Lehigh Valley Itoilread ALLENTOVIY. PA L. W. Ko•ne act N A NEW Finn NEW UMBER YARD TO BUIDLERS! TREXLM. & WEAVER would hereby announce to the public that they Mille Ici•t opened a new Lumber lard on the erutrione and von yenieut grOlll2llll long (Irrupted by TitEx LER BMWS on Hamilton htreet, near Teoth, north sale, where they aro new prepared with a. full axeuronent of everything pertaining to the bnetnoen. comprielug to part YELLOW PINE, WHITE PINE, SPEBCE and HEM LUCK FLOOR! NO, WIIITE PINE BOARDS, SCANTLING and PLANK of all minex and \roll oca-onetl. . . . FRAMING TIMBER, Superior HEMLOCK .JOIST and SCANTLING of ammo.' CEDAR, CYPRESS AND mil PINE SHINGLES of extra quality. HEMLOCK arid SPRUCE PLASTERING and SHING LING LATHS, and a lar alutorttnentof WEATHERBOARDING, abut WHITE ITE OAK PLANK and BOARDS of ill thlckurineu, " ••• WHITE PINE and SPRUCE PALIKO,I an d PICKETS, WHITE An o n '. i kjEleCgtrl t LS, WHITE O:K and CHESTNUT POSTS, &c., All desirous of purchasing Lumber to as good advantage ao is offered at auy other Yard lu the county, are request ed to call and examine our stock before purchasing eine where. Satisfaction Guaranteed in Quality and Price. The Senior member of the arm would hereby express Ms thanks for past favors while a member of the drilla Trox ler Bros., and respectfully solicits n °notion:lnce of the •RMO, pro:1161m( to apply his bon endeavors to render satlntactlon to alll patrons of the New Yard. IsptfullY. ED. W. TIIEX LEE, allglNt 3t Silber I).atcla it SAMUEL K. SHIPCII* 724 Ci ESTNUT STREET, (68COND FLOOR), kiV;; PRACTICAL MANUFACTURER OF FINE 4 ._ SILVER PLATED WARE ,. {Von rexpectrolly nem - mace to I& warmth that ho bait • toll stook of the lateht Myles of DOUBLE AND TREBLE ELECTRO-PLATED WARE ALL OF 1118 OWN PLATING -Plated on Nickel and White Metals, suitable for family or city trade. Ae the quality Or plating can only be known to the plot• er, the purchaeor must rely on the manufacturer's mete moot ; there being ao much wortbleax waro In the market, ~reprenetited as treble plate, at prices imposeible to be naoo tared. All him goods are marked ee S. N. SMYTH." Call and examine the geode before porchaslng else where. rifroLD WARE REPLATED.jirj may IMY C - itrpcf3 anb Oil Clotii. RICII AND ELEGANT CARPETS, OIL CLOTHS, &C. S.. C. FOULK. NO. 10 S. SECOND ST., PIMA., (First Carpet Store below Market, East elde,) Invites attention to his splendid annortment of Imported and American CARPETS, which will I n s sold at a very small advance, Goods warranted an represented no that all can boy with confidence and natinfaction. no, M•lf Jior tbr Sfarincr. For Pure Water, thin celebrated rr entirely Wildest durable and mile. ble; equal to the rood oltbfashlonod wooden Primp. ant wet less then halt money. Seely Cr, so as to be non. and in construct! that an one car keep It In repair. THE BEAT AND CHE ptNCOtST THIRD, AND PEAR STREETS, PIIILADELPHiA, PLAIN ANY/ GALVANIZED WROUGHT IRON TUI3ES. Lap-welded Boiler Tubes, Drams Rod Iron Tal•ea and Corks: Fitting. for Os., Steam and Water; Ilnukli and Flnlrbed Drams Work; Oas and Steam Titters' Tools, etc. Bath Tabs and Slabs. Bath ll.ollerA, Enamelled Waal, Rands. eta., Cal and Traps. ls or Tul.; Ream Kettles ' Pipe of all Sized fitted to Sketch. ucce.aor.. to MORRIS, TASKER A Co., an CONTRACTORS "r i l l i r tra ' a g to o r f , by br 0,0 el f ti a P i g i :" 7 :r Estimates Furnished Gratis: VOL. XXV Ni:) lbficrtisrinnito BIZOAIO CHLORALUM.I,. NON-POISONOUS, aDORLESS, POWERFUL Deodorizer and Disinfectant. ENTIRELY lIARML.S3 AND SAFE. • ARRESTS AND PREVENTS CONTAGION.. reed In private dvf • Mons, hotels, metal:wants, public erholls, hospital., tumor aeylume, ollsponearion. jails, poor.bon at.., on ships,' steamboats, and In tene ment hnn.eo, manhole. for water-closets, urinals, sinks, me, umm.poole. ,tobleo, .4 spe:c(fic in alt contagious and pestilential diseas• cr,sie cholera, typhoid fever. ship floor, einall•pon, statist fever, meaeles, Enema... of ILUILIMIC Ac., Pro pinid by TH.DEN 5i:C0.,176 William St., N.Y. all droMllele• 1,003 GIFTS. Ornn , l 01(1 roneerf nod Distribution for the Rent& of the loon.lllng .Isp , ma of Nilo York. and Sorel (ere' :rind Sollors' OrplAnns' Home, lit, hingfort.D. U. T.. hs held In Washington (as soon ns all Tickets are sold, nf which Ten DOUR' Notice walk glnett,) nod not Inter Mon November ZI.I, 1871. Entire number of tickets, 02,0"0-0i rack. Semi for Circular. givlng list of Gifts and It, to. aces. Ticket.. can be LEY o f RILEY & SARGENT, c. rro r Thirty-first and Market streets Philadelphia. Or, I'. C. DEVLIN. General Agent. 31 Nassau Street, New York. 11 MeCULLOOOII. Elkton. IComm, e. MAJ. GEO. T CASTLE, Baltimore. lloa. J. S. NEG LEY, Pittsburgh, Trustee. H. HEND FAMILY LIQ Each Ca'' contaloing Ouo Dot! OLD PAIR BR ANDY.ROLLAND GIN, OLD RYE WHISKEY, I OLD PALE RIIERRY FINE OLD PORT. OLD BOURBON 0 itarantced Burn and„( the Best Quality. PRICE SEVEN DOLLARS. Sent 1,3. ESPreYNr.. 0. D.. or Poet-office order. 11, lIENDER,ON, 1.5 Brood Bt., Now York, ~ 4 GENTS WANTED 1. FOR THE Tll ANSMISSION OF LIFE. Tug NATri, AND 111,118NR OP TOR MAR: l'enerton. III'SArIIETA, author or •• The Plopfcal I.(fe y Woman." It relatex to the male sm.; In full of* natv fact.; &Orate but outapoken ; practical and pt pular ; highly endoreed ; Rolle rapidly. Sold by Pobxeription only . Exeln,ive terriblry. Terme liberal. rice 42, Addre4a for vontaut d 0... J. O. FERGUS & CO. Philtdelphia.lla, The CONGRESS ARCTIC. The BEST winter OVERSHOE y : 4i ; • NO BUCKLES to break t • NO TROUBLE toynt on 1 Neat, Genteel, Stylish! ASK YOUR SHOE DEALER FOR IT! FREE l " 1i WOO , A!IK FOR : /Jo to Jan.. no Juir. ; 1 1 0 to Inn.. - 71 riiE METHODIST. Every week n bet; thro Ito oin TAM by ; Serm•n or orliclo by Tot• 'tart,fo- e x r , r a T 144; T c l il, ll l of Itoon:1111: In Atnetlea. motlh other 141:0;l c vendin g g. (1.1104. , 1, 114 Nei,. st.. Nem. Fork. 11A N D T,EADERS. For •111114 th'ur .pr,l your nthlress to OEOIIOE W. GA'I'TS. Frank fol t. N. V. _ s3o. WE W' ILL PAY $3O Agant4 3:10 par w....k to ~ a ll our groat and valuable din r0v..r.,-. it you want rernrwlent. honorablo and picas ant %roil:, tiPply tar p.aticularn. Addrena DYER & CO. Jackaou. IfitchUmu. MIEN ALE COLLEGE, Rordentown, .1.2 N, J , 111..ulaho. tho Loot educational advantage.. together with a plen,..tut home. Itoard and Tuition, ...08 per year. Fur (..ataleguet.. addresa her. J. 11. BLAKE LT. Ph. D. ti:ioo PER WEEK. Can be to lo any 'moot tn. who can keep hi. unit nes. to honolz. sold dim (on particulars to HOW AHD & willi,no.urgh. p NORTII-EAST !MISSOURI Farma and nunproved Ta uds for sale by Mc NCT r & Moss, Ibirk, Mo. E. - Dossenititt —IT THE CURTAIN RAISED. iii4wit I. done, ana,lrho does It The Ale. Book. In 11 ten., gor,.ent,ly lilugtrAtod with cots. positions, &e. tit p• l.p Mali. rwcorel) sealed, for fifty cents. Orand Cir• color, Tree. Address PHILANDER EARL. a... 9 BROADWAY, New York. AGENTS. READ THIS I WE WILL. PAY AGENTS A SALARY OF 100 PER WEEK. AND EXPENSES, or allow a largo cornrolarlon to sell tow new and wonderful Invention.. Addrere M. WAGN ER Sr CO. Mandl:di 311th A Clericyro., while rental. S alth America .... tLneovered 31.0 e itind remedy for tlin Norvots. Weal... Early Ibitry, Dineasenof the ryiintry and Cwuhrel Orgaun, and the whole train of die. o dorn brought au by Anoint and 'Melo. bad. Oleat n hnve loon cured by thin noble remedy. Prompt • by it dlre to In•nellt the afflict ed soil unfortunate. I nend tie recipe lie prowl. and uninit thin moll it, in n d env.olope, to any trite who needs it, ree r,f chore', Addrens JO, T. Inane, Station D, Ible nun,. Y. City,. LIQUIDATION SALE OF DITILMER IMPORTERS OF To Dolls, China and Fancy Goods, 15 Park Place, near Broadway, New York. on ~rei n tut the sudden death or Mr. 11. 01thmer the while k as to be sold our at eon Ark. , 111/ Jana totem Jolor sod net:Went will MA It In their - tit exalolue the ,rock before eureltsslug elsewhere In - Sample boxes of tkiii CC sent C. 0. o_, le 001 port of the round - . feleplß.vamls.w TIIOS. WEAVER -Ir ISTItE A ROSS' StocE of WHITE DODDS. LACES AND EMBROIDER IES a r , ..0t .•.011 , 1.1 by uuy house in limo city, Other In connylutau,, , , variety, onallly or choapuo-n• PIDUE`i very 0,1011, Now and mo.t desirable FRENCII NICSLINs AND FEENCII NAINSOOKI. TARLA TANS, nil calurn 310211 e ITU N LT, 1!.., yardn, 2 aud 3 yard,. wide. VICI ik 1•IS LAWNS. n row Wadi,. SOFT CAM -141:1c,, PLAIN. PLAID AND STRIP ED N AINS PLAIN AND IIIIID•EYE LINEN, LINEN LA'A'NS, CAMURICS, CUSTOM-MADE SHIRT LACEY—a mast arlect stork or all klntla or Lace, A Finn:laity to CURTAIN NETS and LACE CURTAINS. NEW II A3IBURCI EDOINOS & INSERTINOS almost laity. ran elavar , find it good a.sorttnent here, and at the bluest rat••n at which they cau be cold. All WRITE TRIMMINDS. LINEN o it LACE COLLARS AND CUFFS. Tin• 11 ape- t L3IIIROIDERED SETTS In the market. One mu., '212 North Eighth St., Philada pitorostD AMENDMENT TO TILE CONST TU I lON OF PENNSYLVANIA. Proposing an amendment to the Constittifion of i'entisylvania. Be it Resoired bY the Senate and Ranee of Represen of the . Co utmo„tecalih Of Pennsul ran fa In Gen eral Asseolb y ?net, That the following amendment of the Constitution of thin Commonwealth be proposed to the people for thsir adoption or rejection, pursuant to the proviolons of the tenth article thereof, to-wit : AMENDMENT. .Strike oat tho Sixth Section of the Sixth Article of the Cuntitution, end inert in lieu thereof the following : "A Smte.Tteasuvr shall be chosen by the qualified elector, of the State, at such times and for such term of service a , shall be prescribed by law." speaker or the Ronan of Repreeentatlyes. • WILLIAM A. WALLACE,• Speaker ottho Senate. Approved the fifteenth clay or Soar, AnnolDomlal on. thous4nd elkht hundred and eerentyone. JOHN W. GEARY I Proper, d ao I certified for publication .pureuant to the Truth Article of the Counlitutleu. Secretary of the Commonwealth. 0 face Se c retory fe Commonw e a lth. l i A . s. July Jlh, I.lylD-9m WOOL I WOOL I I WOOL!! 60 CENTS per poutid, le td' at present for clown Wool at the Allentown IV°Olen Mills • HENRY GABRIEL, Allentown, Lehigh Co., 1'• iII'ILDIERN, LOOK TO TOUR TERF.STS. L. W. & CO. are manufacturing a flydraulli Ceuu.ul Drain Dina Chimney Flue and Ornamental Chim• ne) T , en, cheaper and more durable than any other mantel. They aro made of cure cement and land. Won powerfully compreseed, well 'lessened, and are In all practical re.,pects Send fors circular, or call and examineat their Mace ..od manufactory, cornet of Ilamilton atreataad Lahlah V Mew Railroad. inn. 1-lf N OTICE. CITY AND DOO TAXES FOR 1871. Sty n ~ t ipplernent to the Ci ly Charter of Allentown.•aP proved Ow 7.21 day of March, IS7O, the City Treasurer le n. 1.. the receiver of City and Dog Tuxes. To all of said tax.+ temoining unpaid on the Ist day of Augnht last, 'Vl;per r out. lin, been added. To all taxes remaining ,mo.id oa the tint dor of October next, TEN percent. nhall 1,.. 3 3 /I " iv i I ' ) * e r h e e c r e e l l 4d g n l Z ' oTy o ti Ve t , h l7o C . i ttr 9iT.d.rgf.`,l9 x ( ootr, Allentown, Pa. sepli.ltuditr) . JONATHAN REICHARD, Tram ERNON'S UOR CASES, MEI A CARD STEW ART'S Marbleized Slate MANTELS. • Vei y large assortment. Including It great varlet,. of elegant. nave and or/Dina/designs. T. B. STEW ART & oat Sixth Avenue, Let. Mai and 361 k streets. New York. . . It== TIEDEMANN =I JAMES 11. WEBBY F. JORDAN, EQUIVALENT TO STONE. CHIMNEY TOPS FROM *126 TO $5 ft Iftbigh BRACELET FROM BERLIN. IM:= It was a warm, bright evening in the sum mer of 1870. The sun had just set, leaving the domes, and pinnacles, and towers of fair, .prosperous Paris all steeped In a haze of misty gold. The Champs Elysecs and the Bois do Boulogne were alive with carriages, bearing gay parties to the shade and twilight coolness that reigned there alter the scorching fervor of the summer sun had departed, and along the the Rao de Rivoll and the Boulevard de Se vastopol sounded the tramp of soldiers hurry ing to the seat of war. "On to Berlin'!" was on every lip ; the Marsellaise and "Mourir pour la Patric" sounded at every corner, and . "Le Rhin allemand" was chanted at every theatre. Paris was gay with more than its wintry gaiety, flushed with more than its summer fever. Workingmen were busied in wreathing the front of public buildings with festoons of gas pipe, which, at a given Si?nal, were to burst fort into dazzling tokens of re joicing for the victories that were so surely to be won. The question was whether the impe rial fete should not be celebrated in Berlin,but experienced military critics thought that the army would hardly be able to capture the Prussian capital In less than three week more, and that two different days would therefore have to be devoted to festivals and rejoicings. Like its minister, France had gone to war with a light heart. Alice Lascellas sat at the window of her parlor au seconds, in the Hotel du Lonvre,nnd looked down on the noisy scene below. The windows opened on the wide, smooth space of the Place du Palais R iyal, and, beyond, her eye could follow on one side the Ruo St. Ho nore, on the other side the Rue de Rivoli. Immediately below was a crowded cab.staud, the coachmen in their glazed hats and red waist coats jabbering, swearing and scolding among themselves, while their patient beasts stood with drooping heads or partook of fru gal mouthfuls front their nose bags. Now and then a voiture de roinise, loaded with eight or ten ZUMINTS, all drunk and uproarious, would sway slowly past to the tune of " Mou rir pour la Patric," shouted with all the strength of stentorian lungs. Anon conies a breath of martial music and the ring of hoofs upon the asphalt°, and a squadron of cavalry flit along Ihe Hue do R:voli, their picked and picturesque little Tarbes horses fretting and champing their bridles, and, like their masters, overflowing with tire and impatience for ac- tion. Is this war ? No litis a nation on a frolic, drunken with wine, arrayed in fine clothes, and not averse to a little fighting to make things lively. No wonder that the beautiful Mrs. Lascelles listens with divided interest to the cavalie'r beside her, while she leans listlessly upon the window-sill and gazes with half-averted head upon the scene beneath. She Is so tired of the tale he is telling her—the old, old story, unbounded love, unspeakable devotion, the title of °Winton, the entree to the best society in Paris. She has heard it all before, and the t more than once, for Alice' Lascelles with her beauty, her wealth, her grace, her intellect, is too tempting a combination of two favorite Parisian hereines,thejeurie mimeo of modern comedy, and thelicrilere Arniremine of mod ern French society, not to be an irresistible captivation to thejeunesee dares of the court of the second empire. But she is wise with the wisdom of serpents, is this lovely widow, and she has no fancy of purchasing, at the expense of her money and her life combined, so costly and unsatisfactory a loy as a French husband with an empty title. lie is not ill looking, this Vicomte de He vannes, who leaning against the window frame, looks down on his obdurate lady-love with wistful eyes—such it dot, and such a pretty creature—and lie heaves a sigh, feeling that if his impending departure and his new• uniform fall to move that frozen heart, then his case is indeed hopeless. He is arrayed in the uniform in question, a dazzling combina tion of blue and crimson, of gold and glitter, and he knows he is looking his best. It Is a very good " best," too, for be Is, though small, well built and graceful, his eyes aro large and brilliant,his features good, and his complexion, though faded by unhallowed vigils and un wholesome feasts, has a certain pallid delicacy which sets off to advantage his thick, black moustache and wavy dark hair. Ile forms a very effective contrast to the lovely woman before him. Alice Lascelles, though she has been nearly four years a widow is but twenty-eight. Site is fair and soft eyed, a refined looking, white-rose sort of a woman, with an exquisitely-shaped head set figure of statuesque perfection. The, beautiful outline and sloping of her shoulders are set off by a dress of silver-gray crepe de China, fashioned as only a Parisian dress-maker can shape ma terials, and looped over an elaborately•trimm ed underskirt of lilac silk. No wonder that the ricomla heaves a sigh as he looks upon her. He is really almost in love ; thcsmall remnant of heart Cora Pearl and 'Anna Daslion have spared to him is entirely gone. That fair face and exquisite form would have lured him to love had he met with them in the coarse garb of a grisette, and, backed by undoubted wealth and high social position, they had even decid ed him upon committing the unpardonable folly of resolving to get married.; But lovely Mrs. Lascelles had not the slightest idea ofbe coming the Vicomtesse. de Revenues. His last card, his approaching departure s combined with his elegant uniform, has been Played, and the game is lost. Mrs. Laacelles refuses to either look or feel sentireentkil; and perversely insists upon denying.hereirgPathy to noble, heroic France. So NOaawarded off with infinite tact any Ulm* renewayot the vicomtc's already rejected proposals, Mut ',he with equal tact has accepted the situatlfin, though he occasionally verges in tender speeches end•sentimental looks. • • Silence has been maintained between them for some moments. , At last the lady spoke: " I can hardly forgive the Emperor for de claring war," she said, swaying her fan with dainty finger lips. "The honor of Frande was Insulted, ma dame." " Ah, I had hoped never to look upon war again," she answered, a shadow sweeping across her sweet face. A sudden vision of the unknown grave on a Southern battlefield, where slept unrecognized the ashes of an on- I ly brother, rose cold before her. " War is a solemn—a terrible thing 1" " Such wars as your rebellion—yes. But European nations settle their atfars much more quickly. In three weeks or a month we shall be in Berlin, peace will be declared, and then, will come the grand triumphal entry of the victorious army into Paris, the distribution of crosses by the Emperor, and all the fees and rejoicing wherewith Paris will welcome home her victorious sons." A carriage loaded with yelling,' screaming, drunken soldiers, drove up the Hue St. Ilonore as he spoke. Mrs. Lamellas pointeilto it as it passed. "Is it frOm such stuff as that that victorious heroes aro moulded 1" she asked. " No, Vicomte—you underrate the Germans, and you admire your own countrymen too highly." " Pardon, madame. We are the Brat mili tary nation in Europe. The Emperor will un doubtedly celebrate the fats of the 15th of Au gust in Berlin. You must not fall to come to Paris to see the grand triumphal entry of the returning troops. Our generals are the finest in the world, our army the best, equipped, our ALLENTOWN, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 4, 1871 soldiers the bravest, our commissariat tie most perfect. Ah, Madame Lascelles, I should leave Paris with a live heart, if you had only "Listen," interrupted Alice Lascolles. "I love France, as you know ; I have passed two years abroad, and Paris seems to me like • a second home. But I cannot look forward with blind confidence to a future for her of triumphant glory. I may be wrong, but it seems to mo that there is something hollow under all this fair outside of military show. My own countrymen may be different, but they did not go forth to battle drinking, shout ing, boasting. They talked of victory after the battle—not before." "You are a real Prussienne, madame," lie answered, pettishly. "I have no wish to hoar my country villitled, so I will bid you good evening." " Come, come, Vicomte," she said, extend ing her hand with a smile that might have melted the heart of a marble saint, " we must not quarrel in this moment of parting—we who are such old friends, and have been such good ones. The war has spoiled my summer —cannot you permit me to be a little cross about ? Where in the world am Ito go, now that Baden Baden and Hamburg are closed against me? I must e'en make my way to England, and waste my Worth toilets on the desert air of Great Britan. She was far more charming to M. do Ilevan nes in this frivolous, and, to his French ideas, more feminine mood, than when she moral. ized over the horrors of wai. Ile had not quite attained to the Oriental theory that wo men have no souls, but ho much preferred them to have no brains for any thing better than chiffons and chignons. lie sat down, therefore, and smoothed his ruffled brow. "And so you leave to-morrow," she said, looking down at the flickering rainbows on her mother of•pearl fan. "To-morrow—and who knows if I shall ever return? Ali, Alice !" Ile was getting sentimental again. She dropped her fan, and looked him full to the face. "My gentlemen friends," she remarked, gravely, "usually call me Mrs. Lascelles." Ile bit his lip, and again rose from his chair. This time she did not seek to detain him. "Good by," she said, kindly, offering him her hand es she spoke. "Not your sad French adieu, but rather your more hopeful adjuration—au revoir." "Ikaven grant it!" lie answered. Ile was a little moved, a little sorry to leave this soft eyed yet resolute lady who persisted In reject ing his love, and yet kept firm hold on his friendship and as much esteem as any woman can ever hope to gain from a Frenchman! "Au revoir, then. And what trophy shall I bring you from Berlin?" "Tho Ancajani Raphael, or the little finger of the bronze statue of Frederick the Gnat, tr a mummy from the Egyptian Museum?" she asked, laughingly. "Suppose I ask for a hand ful of amethysts and coral from the jewel room at Potsdam,or the weathercock from the crown prince's palace at Babelsburg? Or perhaps you had better break off the head of Queen Louisa's statue at Charlottenburg? Napoleon the Great broke her heart, you know." "Slander, madame, slander. Napolec n was too true a Frenchman to insult a woman." "Too true a Frenchman, vicomte!" she said, half laughingly, yet really, in earliest. "How many paces could I walk on Rae de Rivoli alouc and unattended In broad daylight with out being insulted by words and looks from your contrymen? No, no, you must not muti late any tree or statue in Berlin for me." "I promise you that I will not." " Alt, that is well said I It is so noble in the victors to spare the vanquished. And do pre vail on the Emperor not to carry off the sword I o f Frederick the Great." Ile did not notice that this was "spoke sar castical," as Arlemus Ward halls it, but re plied in good faith. . "'To the victors belong the spoils.' But rest assured that Franco will treat conquered Prussia with all her usual magnanimity and generosity." "I have not the slightest doubt of that." The gathering shadows of the twilight hid the curl upon her lip. " Well, I will tell you what I would like to have, a bracelet of the celebrated iron work. .Bring me one when you return. " An iron-bradelet—good I You shall have it if I live to return. Au remit, then, madame, and, 11'1 full, shed some few tears to my memory." He raised her hand to his lips, hawed, and was gone "Poor fellow !" said Alice Lascelles, a little sadly, to herself. " Well, I am glad that I :an to leave Paris to-morrow." She rang forlights, for the shadows of night were creeping over the city, and then she re turned to her seat by the window. Crowded omnlbusscs, laden with returning pleasure seekers, carriages, cabs, soldiers, idle pedes trinns, Caine and went in ever•changing throngs. All seemed gay and insouciant as usual. Mrs. Lascelles looked thoughtfully on the scene. " Why is it," she mused, " that I cannot feel careless or oanfident in this city any lon ger? A. presentiment of coming evil oppresses me. There is thunder in the air, but from what quarter will the cloud arise ?" At that moment the servant entered with the lighted candles. The act of opening the door created a draught of ,air which swept a number of papers and pamphlets; which lay on one of the tables, in wild confusion to the floor. The waiter hastened to pick them up, but one folded sheet fluttered to the feet of Mrs. Lascelles. She stooped, took it up, and listlessly opened it. It was a cheap lithograph, such as may bo purchased for a few sous at any of the news stands in the Palais Royal. It represented a wide and desolate plain, and on the dim horizon could be described the 'Serried lines of vast armies lost in the vague shadows of the distance. In the foreground a figure was emerging from beneath the up lifted slab of a tomb ; a skeleton form, bearing a musket, and grinning with fleshless jaws beneath the shade of a military cap. The inscription was, " Encore en scene," (once more upon the stage.) The door opened as Alice still sat gazing on this picture in thoughtful contemplation, and a pleasant looking, gray haired old lady entered the room. "]our visitor is gone I see, Alice," she re marked. "Your uncle and I think of gbiug to the Comedic Francais° to see Breseant and Brohan in Le Lion amourex.' Would you like to accompany us ?" "Thanks, dear aunt, I think not. I nth tired of hearing "Le Rhin allemand' and the 'Marseillaise,' and they perform pieces de re sistance at all the theatres now. And, besidp, my heart is too full of, and my brain too much occupied with, another tragedy and a terrible actor which will soon absorb all the attention of France." " What do you meant' exclaimed Mrs. Thornton wonderingly, for she was very mat ter of fact, and her niece's rhapsodies and ills of enthusiasm never failed to astonish her. " What tragedy, and who is the actor ?" " The tragedy is called war'—the principal actor Is named Death." The days, and weeks, and months sped on in their rapid flight. Woertb, Gravelotte, Sedan became familiar' words among the na tions. Paris was besieged and taken, and peace at last came to restore happiness, and to bring triumph and rejoicing to Gormnny, though it fled affrighted from poor, maddened France. Safe in her bright New York home, .lice Lascelles watched with interest the course of events, and while rejoicing in the glory of Prussia, found In her heart greaLsympathy and true sorrow for the woes of France. She thought sometimes of De Ilevaones, wonder ing often whether he still lived, or if he bad shared the fate of so many others among his brave and unfortunate conatymen ; hut she never expected to hear any tidings of him. One day, however, a letter was brought to er, accompanied by a small but weighty parcel. The letter ran as follows: " I write to say adieu to you, dearest lady, for the au reesir of our last parting Wa3 not an omen of our future meeting, as I then hoped. 1 will say nothing of the misfortunes which have befallen my country, for we were betrayed, deceived, miserably sold. I have been a prisoner ever since Sehm, and have been put iu irons More than once for attempt. Ing to escape, and for what these Prussians called insubordination, which was merely the chafing of the caged eagle against the bars. All, Alice ! if you had but listened to me— if you had but loved me I Do you even remem ber my existence Y But I have not forgotten you, nor yet my promise to send you a brace let of Berlin iron. Herewith I forward it to you. Ido not ask you to wear it, for I have done so, and fontut It far from comfortable; but keep it in memory of heroic, unfortunate France, and of Prussian barbarity. We shall yet avenge ourselves, end In that hope I live." Mrs. Lascelles unfolded the covering of the parcel with some curiosity. From a tnultl• rude of wrappings there fell.at last upon the table the promised bracelet from Berlin—a /i node off. —App /do n' Journal. AUTUMN LEAVES. How to Presers•e Them, and What to Gather. There runs a German legend that when the September rains arc close upon us the earth mistakes them for spring time come again, and smiling gaily through the vanishing mist, gets out her summer dresses. The illusion and the mist go off together, and yet the laday is loth to yield. She calls up all her pretty tricks and wiles, her gayest ruins and jewels, her snidest languor and the most seductive passion, building front all a second summer that is to the first as the after glow to the sun• set; as relit)y unto diamond, as rich red wine sparkling white ; and yet through all her sun ny smile seems sad, as If unable to forget the disappointment. The legend is a very pretty one, and we have much more cause to admire it than they across the water. Our Indian summer, which, in fact as in controversy, stretches front September through the fall, is as thor oughly national as it is beautiful—America is the sole possessor. But its crowning glory, and the one of which we wish to speak, is its glowing foliage. The mystery of its magnifi cent beauty—whether its rare colors are the paintings of Jack Frost or the hectic flush of disease and coming death, and why America should be so unusually favored—is still un solved by botanists. It is suffieent, however, that the beauty exists; acrd the question with us is how to perpetuate it. It is only of late 3 ears that the collection of autumn leaves has attracted much attention, but it is now no less a mutter of trade than of pleasure. The fancy shops of the cities are each tall supplied with the rarest specimens, and boxes of them are shipped to Europe as much by tradesmen as by enthusiastic Countesses. The process of preservation Is very simple. A f few thick blotting pads, some sheets of drawing paper, a camel's hair brush, and some ember varnish are all the necessary tools, save a thick book to press the leaves between the blotting pads, so as to extract the moisture before they are varnished and placed upon the paper`. It is not necessary to wait fur Jack Frost's coming to commence operations. •To be sure, the gayest work waits Ihr his pencil, but early September gives you some specimens that cannot be had later. A grove of maples will show you an occasional branch where a golden glory struggles with a rich green for the possession of each leaf—tints that forget their brightness in the later days. If yeu stroll deeper into the woods where the summer rains have formed a little swamp about the maple roots, you will find in the drooping branches a blushing pink and Car oline that shame the seashells• of India and that keep under varnish as none of the latter shades will. The elm, too, stretches from out its Oren cloud a branch that seems to have caught the minshine and imprisoned it ; and the bent grasg, the red-top, and all the family of agrostis wave their purple-blue smoke as never again throughout the fleeting year. It is in early September, ton, that the pepperidge drops its blotches of blood on the ground be• low. It is a magnificent leaf, ovate, hard end glossy as the English holly, and of the color of a pigeon-blood ruby. It is very diffi cult to find perfect specimens though, fur they are most always insect-hitten. Disease is evidently the cause of their color. Now is the time, too, to watch forest ivy where it clusters over rail fence and boughless The golden and rosewood shades are what you are after now—it does not bleed till later. The poisonous plant gives the prettiest leaves —and it isn't so very poisonous; after :in— most persons can handle it With impunity in the full. If you are afraid, however, remem ber this: 'fire ivy that has five fingers, like your hand, you can handle ; that which has three fingers you cannot. • It were best now that you should take time to press, varnish and arrange your trophies, laying them away on cardboard, under glass or in rich bouquets, and, after a few weeks' rest, stroll out in the rich October sun shine for the happiest days of your woodland roving. How the haze has thickened from afar off, and floats down on the hillside, while through it, gleams the landscape like the fair form of Vivian through her gossamer robe. The green lets nearly left the forests, and "the jewels of the year," sapphire and ruby, topaz, garnet, amethyst and amber, glow and sparkle in all their gorgeous hues. . The sumach has caught tire and blazes out into orange and crimson, with here and there a cluster ofgreen and yellow—the complementary colors blend ing and mingling in indescribable beauty. You will not find the leaves much to your purpose, however ; they positively reftise to keep and fade slowly, but surely, as the tint of a dying dolphin. The broad, firm ovals of the dog-wood are better, and look beautifully both in forest and collectirin—deep red as Bur gundy, with it tracing of green along the ver zebra. The ivyisin its dying glory, and,clus• tering over a broken trunk, glows In the dis tance like a pillar of tire for us children of Is rael. The brilliant scarlet of the woodbine is running a rivalry with it., and each grows red - d r and redder with anger that it cannot out shine the other. The oaks must not be for gotten, with their ten families and hundred shades; and in all the range of color there Is scarcely a tint the =pled do not fling abroad, richer far than gem-bearing trees of Aladdin's cave. The wilastplip, with its broad leaf that stems cut off at tfie_end, and the saw-edged beeches, will add variety and beauty to your bouquets, and the Indian pipe should alse be remembered. Well, your work is finished, and you stroll home through the autumn sunset. The long, golden shafts of light steal quivering through the trees, the air Is rich with health and merri. ment, the squirrels are barking gaily among the branches, the partridge thrums in thedistance, and the Woodpecker hammers above your head. The air grows cool apace, and the haze is beav ier, while vour heart.laint sad and happy ,drinks in ADVICE TO WRITERS ‘• ihe 1,010%0114 truly philoso. pair, trip, have an inkling for the pen : I received the other day the following note of inquiry: Dear Sir:—l think I have got a tallunt, into me to write. I want to try it hut don'tt know how to begin. Yu, I no, hey bail speriance. Will you pleas, write and give me informashun on the billowing pints, two wit, namely— What to rite on. When to rite. Where to rite. How to rite. How much to rite. What to rite for. With any other hint on the subject that may occur to you. Yours truly, I am gratified always to be able to impart any information in my power to one about to begin to write, although he may never begin to write with me. Struggling genius I am prone to encourage. lam not like some in the profession, who keep all they know about writing so closely to themselves that poor peo ple would not suspect they knew anything about it. As tier as writing is coocerned, chirographic pugilist that I am, lalways stand ready to " let go my write." " What I write on." I generally write on a table or desk, I prefer a desk when I want to desk-ant profoundly. Some of my desk antics are fearfully and wonderfully made. Don't try to write on a multiplication table unless you are a complete master of figures, espeOially figures of speech. I have frequent ly written on my knees, but I am aware that many people have a repugnance to getting on their knees, either to write or do anything else. There may be recasions when you will be compelled to write on the top of your hat, but it hurts one's (s)tyle to do it habitually. Literary men often affect eccentricities re garding what they write on. Shelly, I be lieve, wrote his " Shelßie)s of Ocean" on his thumb nail. Byron wrote on gin, and Edgar A. Poe wrote on a drunk. " When to rite." Write when you feel like it. Some people think they feel like It when they don't, which produces a great deal of suffering among readers. I would lay it down as a general rule for young men of " ambition" like yours, when you can't find employment that will paryou for your salt, then write. " Where to rite." That depends a good deal on where she is. If she is in Chicago it would be manifestly absurd to write to Mon treal. " How to rite." Is it possible that in this land of common schools there is any young man who doesn't know how to write? You should consult a writing master ant not me. "How much to write." Better leave that to the editor to whom you send your contri butions. He will tell you tier " How Much." A ROMANTIC STORY -1 MAN .ACCI'SED OF 2111"71.11.E.71 PROVED IrSOCENT AFTER Some woi;kmen, digging holes for the posts of a fence, in Unionville, Westchester county, a fortnight ago, unearthed the skeleton of a man, evidently long buried. From the posi tion of the bones, the skull resting between the knees, it was surmised that the unknown deceased had not received the customary burial and that murder had been committed. A shoe maker—E. Jones— lived near the spot where the skeleton was found, and the gossips of Unionville quickly connected him with the supposed murder. It was remembered that nearly ttventy•three years ago Thomas Brown, a Journeyman shoemaker, had suddenly disap peared from the village. Some one of tenaci ous memory called to mind that BroWn had been paid $175, due as wages, by Junes, and that the shoemaker had removed his shop from its site in former years. Upon further inves tigation, It Was found that the old shop, had stood directly over the place where the Skele ton was discovered. With these facts in their possession, Coroner Weeks and Detective Stoway, of Westchester county, determined to search for further proof against Jones. The story of the finding of the skeleton and the suspicions of the community against Jones soon came to the newspapers of this city. When the journals reached Union ville the account was read by Jones, who ap peared greatly horrified that he should be ac cused of murder. Ile was an old man, and was so greatly shodlied at the charge that the , following day, while lamenting It, he was pros- trated by sonic sudden attack, and died in a fow moments. The neighbors loudly hinted that Jones had poisoned himself, but a coroner's in• quest disproved this suspicion, and proved that e deceased had diell of heart disease On Monday evening a nephew of Jones visited police headquarters iu this city, and as serted that facts were in his possession which Lolly proved his uncle's innocence. Ile said that Sergeant Louis Young, of the 12th pre cinct, testified that twenty-three years ago ho had witnessed the death of Brown at No. 43 Courtlaudt street. The Sergeant was a step son of Brown, and was twelve years old at the time. Ile recollected clearly Brown's return front Unionville, the money he had with him and his death soon after.—.Y. Y. Tribune. A GOOD WORD yolt JOllll CHINAMAN.—A. correspondent of the Chicago Tribune writes from San Francisco : " As I came down town, I entered a street car, on a line owned and managed by leading Democrats, and belt hl, to my astonishment, a sight to curdle the blood and palsy the tongue of a representative of the noble Cau casian race like myself. Could I believe my eyes ? I doubted it for the moment. Other organs bore more unquestionable testimony on the subject. A regress, black as the ace of spades, dressed to kill, with a waterfall like half of a prize Winter squitsh, a terrible Gre cian bend, and heels to her gaiters as long as ordinary stilts, sat at the forward cud of the car calmly talking woman's rights to a bewil dered-looking, meusley•looking young man, of doubtful descent, and, right opposite sat-- oh, horror of horrors 1 A Chinaman I As a truthful witness, I am compelled, ter ribly against my will, to state In regaid to this Chinaman, that He was neatly dressed. • That he was apparently cleanly in his per BOIL That lie' was not chewing tobacco and spit ting the saliva over the floor and the ladies' dresses. That he was not drunk. That he was not using'profane, obscepe, or vulgar language. That he was not impertinently staring .at the ladies. And, In short, that be was industriously engaged In minding his own 'business and meddling with nobody, having apparently never heard that, according to the platforms cf both the Democratic and Republican par ties of California, lie was an outlaw, a nuis ance, a pariah, and an interloper, and ought to be' abrogated." THE SITUATION IN NEW EMIL What Democratic Fraud has done for Its Burial and Business Interests From the Now York Evening Poet Sept. M. Public opinion is steadily against the muni cipal thieves, but public feeling is subject to singular alternations. Three days ago the dis covery of the court house burglars was regard• ed as a great victory over the Ring, and as the sure forerunner of criminal convictions of men high in office. Already there is general fear lest the known burglars themselvesshould escape ; multitudes of honest men arc ready to despair of the cause of reform. The Times, whose issue on Thursday was a shout of tri umph, as if the battle were won, to-day gives a cry of agony, almost of surrender, and de mands of the Committee of Seventy, "Ought we not to find some egg in the barn-yard after all this clucking and clattering 0" In fact, the reform cause Is neither victori ous nor defeated. But the conflict goes on, and although it promises to be a long one, the prospect of success is not diminishing. The facts already known concerning the robberies of vouchers throw a strong suspicion upon Mr. William M. Tweed, and there is a clamor for his arrest under the charges. In answer to this his followers say that no prison in New York can hold Mr. Tweed, and no court will dare to commit him. Thousands of men met in the streets last night to do him honor as the lender of the lawless classes, the organizer of systematic corruption, the chief of all bribers, ballot box stuffers and repeaters ; and there is no doubt that many of these men would fight for bins in any conflict between him and the law. But others of them need only better knowledge to desert his standard, and they will aid, In any event, in maintaining order. Meanwhile, we do not yet know of any evi dence which probably convict Mr Tweed, In a court of justice, of complicity in either rob bery of vouchers. If there is any:real desire among our legal authorities to punish fraud there is one course for them which promises well. The Legisla ture made Messrs. Hall, Tweed and Connolly a board of Audit, to dispose of all claims against the county left by the old board of supervisors. These gentlemen have paid such claims, to the amount of more than $6,000,- 000 ; sonic of them being forgeries, all of them scandalously and obviously frauduelii.t lt is absolutely inconceivable that sane men should have paid these claims in the belief that they were doing a public duty. There Is a strong case against them upon a charge of conspiracy to defraud ; nod if he had legal officers eager to serve the people, they would have the chance very soon which Mr. Tweed asks for to defend themselves at the bar. There is some reacon to believe that the PFI GE AIkIIIISTIUN Ring feels stronger now than it did a few days ago. On Wednesday evening and Thursday morning, It is. believed, the mem bers of.the board of Apportionment were ready to surrender, and their resignation would have been made on Thursday but for the opposition of Mr. Sweeney. Yesterday, it is reported, after a full conference together, Messrs Hall, Tweed and Sweeny had finally determined to disregard the "pressure" of the leading Dem ocrats of the State, and to defy public opinion They will not resign, they will make use of all the resources In their power to retain place and, if possible, to regain the confidence of the masers of their former followers ; they will meet their assailants with a united front in the courts, at the polls, and before the Legis• lature. To accomplish their purpose, it will no ne cessary for them to repair and reunite the broken Ring. Mr. Connolly is an important, part of it ; can they win him back ? Have they the power to drive him by threats, or to draw him by promises, so that he will give up, to them the Controllers's office ? If he can be induced to resign, they will again hold the whole city government In their hands, and their power and resources will be restored. We do not believe they can accomplish this ; and if they could, we believe that they can not themselves bold together many days. Detected rogues are quick to lose their mutual confidence. Each will look out for himself. At least three of the four ringleaders hate one another too cordially to act so soon iu firm union again. But let the worst hefah, let Mr. Connolly complete the circle of his treason by betraying his new allies, " the respectable Democrats," what harm will'be done? The city credit will be paralyzed for a time, many public works will be stopped, the city will be disgraced,the Democratic party In the State and the Nation will be broken to pieces; but all this will only last four months. The whole State will then tuin against the Ring; the Legislature will abilish it, and, if necessary, Governor Hoff man will dislodge it with the State militia from its intrenchments. We are not sure but the beet and completest reform now possible can only be obtained by giving the Ring the the opportunity to fill up the measure of its iniquity. The city is in danger of violence, and the sooner our citizens arc deeply impressed with this fact the better for the public safety. There are demagogues who appear on both sides of the political contest over reform, who have or ganized bands of men under their control, useful in case of civil war or riot, and useful for nothing else except repeating at the polls. There is little doubt that the arrest of any one of the leading conspirators at this time would result in a riot on a large scale. We hope to see such arrests very soon, but they ought to be accompanied with ample preparations for keeping the pence. HUNTING DOWN A THIEF An Exciting Affair in Rucks County A week ago we gave an account of the mid night robbery of Jacob Landis, in Doylestown township. On the Monday night following the robL , er proceeded to the house of 'Jacob Detweiler, about two miles distant from Lan- dis'. Here he again perpetrated another ou rage as daring. The Bucks Count, hatell gencer gives these details: Mr. Detweiler was awakened during the night by a noise and light in an adjacent room. Going out to ascertain the cause, lie was con fronted by a man with a candle in one hand and a revolver in the other. The robber then demanded of Mr. Detweiler his money, but he insisted that he bad none. During the con. versation one of the inmates of the house got out on the roof, and rang the door bell. This alarmed the intruder, and seizing an overcoat he made an exit It ithout further delay. On the following day he was seen in the neigh borhood of Plumateadville, and in the after noon he visited a store at Ottsville, where be purchased a small satchel. After leaving the store and traveling in the direction of Tinicum Headquarters, he over took a man by the name of Slave. To this gentleman he offered to sell a watch, and drew out a pistol with the threat that ho would blow the heart out of any man who would ever lay a hand on him. About'dusiOß the same day ho was seen to secrete himself in a cornfield on the premises of James Carver - 7 And at about 11 o'clock, Mr. Carver when returning from church r espied a stranger lurking about his ham. The intruder, on being questioned in regard to his business, said he was laying low for some fellow from Philadelphia. • 'Finding Mr. Carver on the alert, the tide repaired to the rt sidence of Henry Wagner but a short distance off. At this place he en tered the house without causing any alarn ROBERT 'BEDELL, JR. Plain anb ffrift . 4 ob IllttnteT, No. 603 HAMILTON BTREET, ELEGANT PRI NTINO LATEST STYLES . • Stamped Cheek., Cards. Circulars, Paper Books, Cons lotions and Ily-Laws School Calalor n' es, 111111feado Envelopes Letter treads 11111 s o Lading,. WAY Bills, Te as gs and Shipping Cards, oate of any Lae. sic.. etc,. Printaa at. Short ti 04091. ~... NO. 39 and after breaking open bureau drawers and stealing a few petty articles disappeared. Atter the last robbery it was concluded to make a search for the desperado. According ly Carver, Fmnkendeld, Weikert and Weaver formed themselves into a vigilance committee and started out in quest of the robber. About noon 111 r. Weaver discovered the supposed thief asleep in Lewis Echline's barn. He at once started of to secure the aid of an officer, but on overtaking the rest of the party they concluded to make the arrest themselves. At first the stranger offered . a stern resist ance and refused to be captured, but at last consented to be taken prisoner, and when he descended the ladder leading from the hay mow he began to cry and said he was only a poor boy peddling books. Ile was then taken before Esquire Ziegler, where ho gave his name as William Jones, and was committed to jail. Ills captors at once started off with him for Doylestown, without searching him, and leaving in his possession a revolver. After they had been on their journey sometime, Jones threw Weaver headlong out of the wagon, the latter falling under the wheels. The prisoner then jumped out himself, pulling Carver with him. A. scuffle then ensued between the parties and Jones drew hie pistol, then sprang over the fence and attempted an escape. He was followed closely by his pursuers through numerous fields and woods. When Jones would become tired he would lean up against a tree and keep the party at bay with his re volver. After running several miles he managed to leave all in the rear except Frank enfleld, who pressed close on him ; and at one time Jones turned around and fired at his pursuer.. At last the thief plunged into the thick woods skirting Tinicum creek and all traces of him were lost, Some time after James Cooper, who had been out hunting squirrels, and several others Joined the party, and it was concluded to enter the woods in search of the thief. They had not proceeded far before they discovered bins lying in a ravine at their feet. As soon as he saw them he raised up, and resting his revolver on his left arm, fired at John Hillpot, but missed him. Cooper then raised his gun, and taking good aim at the thief, fired. The 'latter then exclaimed, "Oh ! my God you have shot me!" The load had entered both hie legs above the knees, and refusing to walk, he was car ried to the road and placed In a wagon. lIIs wounds were examined by Dr. Jones, and as they were not very dangerous he was at Once conducted to Doylestown. Nearly all the stolen property was found in his posses. sion, besides nine or ten dollars, some car tridges and caps, part of a tallow candle, and a few trinkets. The prisoner isa young man, hardly past his majority, about five feet five inches high, and of a rather light build. De makes several different statements as to where he hails from. A SIAMESE CUSTOM. The recent death of the King of Siam and the asceoblon of a now ruler has brought to notice a curious custom which is pecallar to the Siamese nation. It is called "marking the poople." Every male subject of the gov ernment must select a government official whom he will recognize as his master, and then must have it mark on the back of one of his wrists indicating the department to which lie is thus attached. All personsthus marked are liable to be called upon to render personal service in the department to which they be long. The government official is responsible for the government work according• to the number of men marked to him. It is in many cases optional with the. master whether he will require personal service or accept sub stitutes or money fop procuring them. But, in sonic cases, personal service must be ex• act. The amount of scrvice required varies considerably. Borne are required to give their whole time, receiving asnominal salary only, wholly inadequate to ibeir support even in the style of the poorest class of laborers in that country. lint, as a rule, they are required to give only a portion of time—a certain por tion of each month, quarter or half year. This system of marking Is unpopular with the people, and at such times as it is to be enforced the greatest vigilance is required on the part of government officials to prevent a general emigration from the country of those subject to the mark. Bound to don full Day's Work. Mr. N., of Oxford, don't object to havinga hired man do a full day's work, at least,. so we should judge from the following story : A short time ago a man went to his place for work. Mr. M. set him to plowing round a forty acre field. After he had plowed faith fully all day, until the sun, was about half. an hour hikh, he expressed his opinion that, it was about time to quit work. "Ott, no," said Mr. Itl., "you can plow around six or eight times more just as well as not." So the hired man plowed around six or 'eight times, then went to the house, took care of his team, milked nine cows, ate his supper, and found ten o'clock staring him in the face front the old timepiece. Said the hired man to. Mrs. M., " Where is Mr. M. ?" The good woman answered, "ho has re tired; do yen wish to see him?" Ile replied that he did. After being con ducted to the bed-roots, ho said, "Mr. where is the ax ?" " Why," said Mr. M., " what do you want to do with the ax?" " Well," said the hired man, "I tliought you might like me to split woe(' till breakfaid is ready." • ' • GLEANINGS AND GOSSIP The Springfield Republican tells of a wo man in that city who does washing for two cents a "piece" and derives an average in come therefrom of $l2O a month. Last mouth she washed 0, 937 pieces; and received $139.- 14. Iler husband meanwhile toils on for the miserable pittance of $l2 per week, less than one half what she earns. A Gentleman once visited the• State Library of New Hampshire, wishing to consult Jeffer son's " Notes on Virginia." The librarian, who was elected to his office because be was a politician, fumbled about the shelves fur a while, and then said to the applican, I cannot find them, and presume Mr. Jefferson took them up before ho died." • A Saratoga Belle is described by John G. Saxe, in a letter to the Albany Journal' as •a sot tical sekction. Hark to the music of her borrowed tone I Observe the blush that purchase makes her own ; See the sweet smile that sheds Its beaming rays ; False as the bosom where her diamonds blaze.'! NEW-FANOLED NOVO:la.—Recently two persons traveling on the road to Gotham In, a light wagon were smoking cigars, from,:the fire of which some straw at the bottom• Igni ted. The flames soon drove them from their seats, and while busy extinguishing the fire a countryman who had been for some time fol lowing them on horseback, alighted to assist them: . " I have been watching the smoke for some time," said lie. " Why, then, did you not gi've us notice 4" asked the travelers. " Well," responded the rustle, "there are so many new-(angled notions nowadays, I thought yen were going by steam." • A LLENTOIVN, PA .! NEW DESIGNS
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