aT . is in Py iy y Te J ig ¢¥ { "Jo 0. Lo Sheik Bd 0d fied] ) »— A > wo — ee | a a i LOCAL LAWS. The following local laws, wore passed at the late session of the Legislature: An Act, extending the visions of an a Siled FAR Act fofpremote the im- provement of real estate, by exempting mortgages and other money securities from taxation, except for state purposas, {n certain counties of this common wealth’ A proved the fourth day of April, one tusand eight hundred and sixty-eigh go the counties of Pike, Centre an Wayae. : Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- monwealth of Pennsylvania in Genaral As- sembly met, and it is herghy enacted by the authority of the same, That the provi- sions of an act, entitled ‘An Act to pro- mote the improvement of real estate, by exempting mortgages and other money se- curities from taxation, except for state pur poses, in certsin counties of this gahmon- wealth,’ approved the fourth dny of April} one thousand eight hundred andl sixty eight, be and the same are hereb¥ exten- dud to the counties of Pike, Centre and ” Jomx Craik, Speakerof the House of Represauiiitives. Wilner WoRTii N, Speaker of th&@enate, Appproved —The thirteenth day of April Anno Domini one thousand gight hundred and sixty nine. i * N AN Act, to cure defects in fixin ber of jurors, and in filling the] in Centre county. Whereas, The court of common pleas of ~Cuntre’ county, at its last session in one thousand cight hundred and sixty eight, did not fix the number of jurors to be pla- ced in the wheel for one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine: And whereas, The president judge and ury commissioners of said county met and a the number, and selected the names and placed them in the wheel in the month "of January, one thousand eight hundrec and sixty nine, and it is'desired to validate said action; therefore, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- maawenlth of Pennsylvania in General As sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of thesame, That the procee- dings of the president judge and jury com- missioners autre county, in fixing the number of persons to he placed in the jury wheel for one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine, i1 selecting said nimes and in scing them in said jury wheel, and nll de- ects in regard thereto, orindrawing jurors therefrom, are hereby validated and male legal with like effect as if the samo had been don» in strict compliance with exis ting laws. GEARY. the num- ury wheel Joux CLARK, Speaker of the House of Rapresentatives, " WILMER V OR HINGTON, Speaker of the Senate. Approved—The ninth day of April, An- no Domini one thousund eight hundred and sixty nine. Jyo W Geary. AN Act, for the prevention of the mutila- tion and destruction of show bills, pla. cards, posters, programmes, announce- ments, etcetera, and for the protection of the proprietors of places of amusement, merchants, manufacturers and others in the city of Philadeiphia and county of Centre, Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- monwenlth of Pennsyivania in Genera! As. sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That from, and after the Jussuge of this act any person found gailty of mutilating, destroying, tea- ring down or removing any show bilj, pla- card, programme, poster ofjother adver. tisement posted up on any wall, fence bill board or other structure in or located on any public highway in the city of Philadel: phia and county ot Centre, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon con- viction shall be fined not less than twenty five nor more than one hundred dollars for the first offence; upon A conviction for a second offence the penalty shall be impri- gonment in the county jail for & perio of | not less than three nor more than six | months: Provided, The penalties of this act shall not apply to those tearing down or removing show bills; play bills, posters, programmes, et cetera, after the perform- ance therein advertised, or to the owner or tenant of any building, fence or other struc- tire upon which the said show bills, play bills, programmes, et cetera, may be pos ted against his or their wishes save and exeept such owner or tenant be the hill pos- ter putting up or employed to put up said show billig, 3 bills, posters, programmes et cetera; in such ease the penalty shall be as in the first and second offences. All fines collected under and by virtue of this act ¢hall be paid into the state treasury. Joux CLARK, the House of Representatives, Wiemer WORTHINGTON, a : Speaker of the Senate. Approved—The second day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and sixty nine. Speaker of Joax W GEARY. “AN Act, to'separate the office of J ecorder, in Centre county, from the offices of re- ster and clerk of the orphans’ court, tion 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Com- monwenlith of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted b the authority of the same, That the quali- fied electors of Centre county shall, at the next general election after the passage of this aot at the times and places of electing representatives, and whenever thereafter it becomes necessary for an election, elect one person to fill the office of recorder, and one person to fill the office of register and clerk of the orphans’ court; and so much of any act of assembly as is inconsistent herewith, ie hereby repealed. : oN CLARK Speaker of the House of Representatives. sRIBTV LE WPL Watugs MORTuINGTON, ; eaxer of the Senate. Approved—The ffteenth day of April, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred + /sadsixty nine. : . J¥o W Geary. AN Act to authorize theschool directors of Walker township, Centre county, to levy and collect a bounty tax. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and .House of Representatives of the Com. / mionwealth of Pennsylvania in General As. sembly met, and it is hereby enacted by She athe] y of the same, That it Lo be lawful for the school directors Walker AWA kip, Centre county, at their next dns nual levy of school tax for said township, levy 8 sum (in addition to that whic may Be necessary for ordidary school dnd building purposes) sufficient to pay of the sting bounty debt of said township, and ‘the same as other taxes are collec ‘Provided, That the said additional shall not exceed one thousand dollars. \ on ted [x §, 80m, | Ei yyed—The t nno Domini A E. # hundred and sixty nine : - al F¥0 W Grany, Se en UvaGe do enn aon oe in SAI A IES! BUGGIES! D. Murray, Cantre Hall, Pa, Manufacturer of all kinds of Buggies, would respectfully inform the citizens of Centre county, that he hason hand k 3 BUGGIES, with and without top, and which will be sold at reduced prices for cash, and a rea sonable eredit given. i . Twa Horse Wagons, Sprin Wagons &e. made to order, and warranted to give satisf done in short no- faction in every respect. All kinds of repairing tice. Call and see hit stock of Buggies be for purchasing glsewhere. = aple'e8,tf. Science on the Advance. YN H. GUTELIUS, who is permanently located in burg, in the office formerly vecupied by Dr. Neff and who has been practicing with entire success—having the experience of a numhaer of years in tha profession, he would cordially invite all who have as yet not given him a eal, to do $0, and test the truthfulness of this assertien. 3®~ Teeth Extracted with ut pain. may22.68,1y | —- weir session. sli J. D. REUGERT HENRY BROCKRREOFTF, Cashier. President. (eR TRE COUNTY BANKING CO (LATE MILLIKEN HOOVER & C0.) RECEIVE DEPOSITS, And Allow Interest, Discount Notes, Buy And Sell Government Securities, Gold and Cou- pons. aplU 6s, Ove & ALEXANDER, Attorney-at-law, Bellefonte, Pa. apllG8. F. FORTNEY, Attorney at law D. Bellefonte, Pa. Office with Orvis & Alexander. my 14 6m. RP. SMITH, offers bis Professiona services. Office, Centre Hall, Pa apl7 68, tf. J AS. Mc MANUS, ’ Attorney-at-law, Bellefonte, prompt- | ly pays attention to all business entrusted | to him. july’ 68, ) D. NEFF, M. D,, Physician and . Surgeon, Center Hall, Pa. Offere his professional services to the citi zens of Potter and adjoining townships. n Dr. Neff has the experience of 21 yearsr the active practice of Medicine and Sul gery. aplO'6R ly. H. N. M ALLISTER. JAMES A. BEAVER WN] 9, § Ns. 7 0 ) - \ - MALLISTER & BEAYEs ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW, Bellefonte, Centre Ce., Pean'a. Chas. H. Hale, Attorney at Law, Bellefonte, Pa. dec23ly. ILLERS HOTEL N Woodward, Centre county, Pa. S.ages arrive and depart daily. This fa prise Hotel has been refitted and furnish. ed iis new proprietor, and is new in- avery respectone of the most pleasantecun- trv Hotels in central Pennsyivauia. ‘The | traveling community and drovers will al- wavs find the best accommodations. Dros vers ean at all times be accommodated with stables and pasture for any namber of cat- tle or harses. GEO. MILLER, july3'68,LL Proprietor. KCK'S HOTEL. 312 & 314 Race Street, B a few doors above 3d, Philadelphia. Its central locality makes it desirable for all visitine the city on business or for. pleas- ure. : A. BRECK, Proprietor. (formerly of the States Union Hotel, apl 068 tf a WM. H. BLAIR. RH. Y. STITZER BLAIR & STITZER, ATTORNEYS AT LAW, Bellefonte, Pa. Offica--On the Diamond, next door to Gar- man’s Hotel. Consultations in German or English. feh 19.76), tf CA LES, at w by ordv’ 08. BOOTS, by the thousand, all styles, tis zes andprices, for men and boys, just ar- rived at Wolf's well known Old Stand. EATHER of all descriptions, freneh calf skin, spanish sole leather, mo- roceo's, sheep skins, linings. Everything in the eather line warranted to give satis- action, at BURNSIDE & THOMAS". ————.. a —— a holésale and retail, cheap IRWIN & WILSON. —— —— —————" ‘YNINE TABLE CUTLERY, including lated forks. spoons, &e., at apl0’ 68, : IRWIN & WILSON. AROMETERS and Thermometers at apl0'68. IRWIN & WILSOSN. Millheim Saddlery. GEO. W. STOVER, jr., respectfully in- forms the citizens of Penns and Brush val- lies. that he has started a new Saddicr Shop at Millheim, at the old stand formerly kept by J. H Stover, and is now prepared to furnish Saddles, Harness, Collars, Bridles, and Whips of every kind and quality, in fact everything complete, equal to a first class establishment, and at the most rea- sonable prices. He warrants his work as to quality an fineness of style. Farmers Pe others are invited to call and examine his stock. : He is determined to please eustomers. ap23,1y G. W. STOVER. ir. EORGE PECK’'S EATING HOUSE & OYSTER SALOON, On High street, at Bush's Arcade Restanr- ant Bellefonte, Pa. This excellent estab- lishment is now open, and good meals can be had at all hours. Roast Beef, Ham, (warm or cold,) Chicken, Turkey. Tripe, Pickels, Oysters, Soup, Eggs, Pies, Cakes, Crackers, Nuts, Oranges, Lemons, &c.. &., comprise the bill of fare. Billighd Table connected with the Restaurent. ‘Oystersin everystyle—also by the dozen and hun- Ared. dec25,1y FF AND BELLS and DOOR BELLS, H all sizes and kinds at : | aBl0'68, Inwix & WrLsox's, (ory TRIMINGS, 8 large assort’ y ment at Izwiy & WiLsox's.. PPYOYS of all kinds, at . on - BURNSIDE & THOMAS SYRUP, the finest aver made, just re- eived, cheap at Wolt's old a Sh j — $1} a v ots, and Buffalo Robes at | "BURNSIDE & THOMAS. ts New trotin ‘Bu fot Buggy sia 9 ‘Centre Hall, BA —— y A TERMS. ~The CpxtRx Hitt Reror- TER 15 published weekly, at $1,600 por yeas in advance; and $2,00 when not paid in advance. Reporter, 1 month 16 cents. Advertisements are inserted at $1,60 per square (10 lines) for3 wueks, Advertise- ments for u year, half year, or three month ata less rate, All Job-work, Cash; and neatly and ex. peditiously executed, si reasonable char. ges, . eri) on CENTRE Hart Pa., November 26th 1809. + An Important Decision. Judge G. G. Barnard, in Chambers of the Supreme Court: of New, York, gave an important decision, involving the marriage laws of that State. The case came up in court on a petition of HORRORS I'ROM MEXICO. Over One Hundred Men, Women and Children Crushed Beneath Twenty five Thousand Lona of Roek—Thir- ty four Persons Drowned. Mexico, October '16.-y expose themselves in tus trifling with the marriage institution and the good order of society; that there should be a decree declaring the plaintiff the lawful wife of the defend and alimony with costs and reasonable expenses, This puts a new phase upon the laws of matrimony, and more explicitly de- fines'the responsibilities of parties con. templating and contracting marriage, if, indeed, it does not completely revo- lutionize the entire institution of mat- rimony, placing it upon the broad grounds of ordinary civil gontracts, avoiding the established legal formuia of procuring a license, or calling upon a minister or magistrate to perform the ceremony. ‘We donot propose to diséuss the scope and bearing of the opinion of Judge Barnard nor that of Judge Fithian in the similar case of Durand vs. Durand. But if they be followed as precedents, the mode of perfecting and consumating the marriage contract will be essentially changed, and elope- ments will become unnecessary, and stern papas will no longer be a terror in the tender eyes of young love. Why is a one dollar greenback bet- ter than a silver dollar? When you fold it you double it, and when you open it you find it in creases. Criminel acts-~the labor of conviots, were startled by a sudden, erumbling sound above them, caused by the give ing way of an immense portion of the the’ chamber, The whole number rose to their feet, breakingin different directions and running against euch other in wild confusion. With them were their wives and children, who had brought them their simple meals, and were waiting to re: turn with their pails and baskets, Hearcely a second intervened between the instant the alarming sound was heard from above and the crash upon the chamber floor below, followed by of a thousand voices, Twenty five thousand tons of rock in a body had buried in an instant, as was afterward ascertained, upwards of an hundre¢ miners, their wives, sisters and children. The heigth——400 feet —from which ‘the immense fragment of the overhanzing mountain fell gave such deadly momentum to the great weight that none who were struck knew of the terrible blowathich sent them into eternity. The alarm was soon spread tn ‘neighboring mines. Thousands #f miners and citizens from Guanajuata soon assembled around the shaft of the Jesus Maria mine. anv one of all who fell beneath the crush of rocks wos alive, By counting the whole number who entered the mine in the morning, and the missing women who had carried meals to rela- tives and friends, it was ascertained who had been buried in that terrible mausoleum, ANOTHER HORROR IN MEXICO. The day following that on which the Jesus Maria silver mine disaster occur sed, sixteen women, six children, and twelve men were drowned in the river Merecala, State of Michoacan, They had reached the river bank, and sat down to rest befire undertaking to ford the river, which had been swol- lén hy the late rains. The bank upon which they sat overhung an angry cur- rent, and suddenly slid off from the main land into the stream. Every one nerished. . Their bodies were found lower down the stream. ke sinning pu Mien cr The Great Five in Siberia. The St. , Petershurg corréspondent of the Eastern Budget, writing on the 20th of October, reports: Full particulars have now arrived: of the terrible fire at Vaniseisk. ‘A tremendous storm was raging at . the time, and as the town éonsisted mostly of wooden houses, nearly. the whole of it perished in the flames, Great num- hers of persons took refuge in the river but the storm wis so violent that many of these vessels went to the bottom, together with their occupants. Sever. al hundred persons thus perished ei. ther by suffocation in the burning houses or by drowning in the river The number of houces destroyed was upward of thirteen hundred, besides four churches, two monasteries, he gov, stnmen] office, with all the official doe. uments, and the principal storehouse. A great deal of corn and four hun- dred thousand pounds of hops were al- go lost, The few houses that still remain standing were ouly saved form destruc: tion by the energy of a good merchant who offered three thousand rubles to his workmen asa reward if they would protect his property and the adjoining buildings clini What is that which ties two per- sons and only touches one ? A wedding rieg. -. a, wo»: A RR ed MRS. LINCOLN'S 2ND CHOICE. Something About the Count Sohnoid mbatzen. have already been advised, is Count Schagienbusten, Grand, Chamberlain to the Duke of | Baden. , Although this is rather imposing, it does not, in the Counts own home, imply eitheran impressive weight of digninty ora purse noticeably heavy. The Duke of Ba. den has small cash to spare, and more to bestow on Grand Chamberlians, who have little to do about his court, and who“ ‘come cheap” in a Jand where every fourth Dutchman isa count or a buron, ' Indeed, & moderate belly full of kraut and pumpernickel every Sunday is the only kind of “govern. ment pap” that ever distends the shriv- eled skin of Schuneidenbutzen, who is 'af’uncommon sorry specimen of the Teutonic nobility.: The poor fellow is said to be in ecstacies over hig good fortune in: securing an heiress for a wife, and to be especially joyous in the prospect ‘of falling into the vacant shirts, socks, breechs, and shoes of the “late lamented,” a large number of which have not yet followed his coats and hats to the junk shop. A pair of the “martyr's” trowers is being cat down for Schneidenbutzen by Count Kotzenbratzen, the Grand Duke's tai- | lor, S. being a short legged little fel | low, while the late A. Li, as every- | body knows strode the land in a pair It will be a fanny i | of natural stilts. i choly suggestiveness, to behold poos Schneidenbutzen leading “Mary, relict of Abraham Lincoln, deceased,” to the | alter, clad in the veritable habiliments lof his illustrious predecessor-—his | breraches shining with authegraphic | greesg-spots left by White House din. ners of the past—his little feet shak ing | about loose in & pair of Illinois boots | a mile too big for them—and his tiny | hands encased in a pairof enormous yel. | low kids in which the fist of the mar- | tyr was said to bear striking resem- | blance to a canvassed Cin#innati ham. | Poorlittle 8.1 For our patt we don't { begrudee him a stitch of the sacred | ward-robe, He will have earned it all | before he is done with Mary L. i AE ————————— | New York, November 17.—Busi. | ness is suspended on account of the or | der of arrest issued hy Judge Jones, of the Supreme Court against General Benjamin F. ‘Butler, at the suit of | Mrs, Florence, of New Orleans charg- | ing him with feloniously appropria- | ting three jeweled gold hilted ewords, formerly the property of General | T\igos, and worth 83,500 and a box of silverware, valued at $2000. Bail was fixed at $15,000 to be furnished on Friday. The Geueral was permit- ted to go on parole. In La Cross. Wisconsin, =the other day, a gentleman suspecting that some person or persons were stealing his wood, charged. a few sticks with gun® powder, hut the wood pile fell down and mixed the wood so that one of the marked sticks got into his own stove. He don’t know who stole the wood, bat he is satisfied about the way it “goes off.” He bought a new stove and will burn coal after this. Curiosities of Barth. At the city of Medina, in Italy, and’ about four miles around it, whenever the earth is ‘dug, when the workmen arrive at a ditance of sixty-three feet, they come to a bed of chalk, which they. bore with 2n augur five feet deep. They then: withdraw from the pit be-, fore the augur is removed, and upon its extraction the water bursts through the aperture, with great violence, and quickly fills the newly made well which continues full, and is affected by neither rains nor droughts. But what ‘is the most remarkable in this operation js the layers of «earth sa we descend. At the depth of fourteen feet are found the ruins ofan’ ancient city, paved streets, houses, floors and pieces of mason work. Under this is found a soft, cozy earth, made up of vegetables, and at twenty-six feet large trees entire, such #8 walnut trees, with the walnuts still stuck to the stem, and the leaves and branches in a perfect state of preservation. At twenty-eight feet deep a soft chalk is found, mixed with a vast quantity of shells, and the bed is eleven feet thick. Under this, vegetables are found again. pa li | nr p——— a ——— Trredeéragble bonds=-Vagabonds. wos po — ET ares cane wheat is selling at from 40 to 70 cts. ~~ We give the above it :m for the bene- fit of farmers in this county who may ‘have a desire to emigrate to the West, | tiful sod fertile valleys, where an abundance can be raised and produce of all kinds commands prices that will repay them for their lubor, for shabby western homes, though they may get twice as many as their Pennsylvania farms contain for the money which the sale of the latter would bring. A given number of acres can be farmed with less Jabor in the West than in the East; but ean a given amount of money be as easily earned there as here, with at least 6) percent, in the price of produce in our favor? The land is all cleared, therejare no stones to haul off, no manuring necessary—in fact it is all ready for the seed, except “break. ing up ;"” these ave the advanteges of fared over Pennsylvania lands. But it costs more than double the amount of money to fence and build on the land there that it does here-+a board fence on a farm in Iowa is seldom scen—in most parts of Iowa, Minneso- ta and Wisconsin is impossible to raise fruit on account of the short season between spring and fall, the thunder stormes and destructive tornadoes that sweep over the prairits in summer, and the low figure at which farmers are obliged to sell their produce, are some of the objections to Westeru farming. In winter, the gloomy, dreary scene presented by the sea of snow which spreads on all sides as far as the eye can reach, ns the fierce northwest wind whistles through the little groves of stunted locusts and poplars, seen here and there, forms a striking contrast between a broad, flat, cheerless West- ern prairie and a cosy Pennsylvania valley. Lumber being scarce and high priced on the prairie, the houses are secessarily small, and in nearly all mates from those terrible norwest winds. Comfort isabout all we can axpect in this world, though real happiness is sometimes attained; and those who have farms in the old Keystowe State, stony and hilly as they may be, can not be otherwise than comfortable, provi ded they manage judiciously, and the means of obtaining realhuppiness cer tainly can mot be enhanced by ex changing your old home, endeared by a thonsand tond memories, for a cabin on a Western prairie, in the vain hope of bettering your financial condition and making vour fortune with less la- bor than can be done here.—~Clinton Republican. pba BENEFITS OF ADVERTISING —Some of the more benighted buisness men have an idea that advertising has no beneficial results. For the informa. tion of such we give tha expsrience of a numher of rich men, some of them millionaires, who attribute their wealth to Jiberal advertising. H.T. Hembald, the great medicine man; says: Without advertisements I should bs a paor man to-day.” Robert Bonner, the successful pro- prietor of the New York Ledger, says: “My success is owing to the ~ liberali- ty in advertising.” A. T. Stewart, the great merchant of New York,says: “He who invest one dollar in business, should invest ong in advertising.” Stephen Girard, who buili up 8 colossal fortune, said: “Constant, persistent advertising is a sure prelude to wealth.” le soci dl Eh aiidniad bbe Missouri has produced arithmetical phenometion, named Fields, who, with- out the slightest knowledge of letters or | figures, solves, any arithmetical prob. | lem-~from twice two to ths calcula. tion of a lunar eclipse==in three min- utes. ii) Bb The Boston Advetiser says: Tt costs England only one million two hundred, and fifty thousand dollars ‘annaa'ly for her elean Bank of Eng land eurrirey on a:gold basis. It ‘costs’ the United States thirteen mill- ions of dollars fora dirty 4nd zon-re- deemable currenay. - ——— County fairs in Indiana are so ‘at. tractive that a hoy shot himself when ‘his mother forbade his attending ove, Divorces may be had for colored Justios in Flovida. i ‘oy Toved Susy, and vies verva=Dickey “down” on that measuessDi was the ed of the fact ; called on Susy ; remain- el a little too long ; old lady wasclose at.hand ; no chance of escape without detection ; at the instance of Susy, Dickey poped into the closet; old la- dy saw that Susy looked eonfused; guessed that Dickey had been about, supposed of course, he had rendered good kis cacape; thought perhapethe the young couple had agreed to elope together ; determined to be teo smart for them ; accordingly shut Susy up in the same closet where was con. cealed, and giving hers pair of quilts and a pillow, locked her up for the the night; didn't see Dickey; next morniug went to the closet to let Susy out : “Oh, Lord !"--a ccream-~coulda’t get breath for a moment, finally— “Ahem! Dickey, is that you!” “Yes, ma'am.” “Dickey, you must stay to break- fast” 4 “Couldn't ma'am.” “Oh, but you must.” Dickey concluded to stay. Breakfast table—“Dickey, I have been thinking about you a good desl, lately.’ “So I suppose, ma'am.”-very lately.’ “You are inaustrious and honest, I hear. “1 never brag, ma'am.” “Well, now upon the whole, I think you aud Susy hat better go sad get married.” — Pail creatnres—dairy waids. Hame stretches—family yarns. Mammoth caves—huge failures. Mocking birde==whistle venders. Gulden fruit—California products Corn exchange—The chiropodist’s. fee. The best sea-weed—a cigar on the beach. A writ of attachment —A marriage certificate, (i Cambria county nas 5,000 of undug potatoes, A child fifteen month old was found, one day recently, in the neighborhood of the Alins House. It ws taken charge of by Steward Crissman. Plautive—~The gobbling of some of our poor contemporarires fro thoks- giving gobbler, - One of the dishes at the dinner giv en by the Sultan to the French Em- press was stylel“Eyelids ala Reine.” Ap unmarried woman st Vieden, [il., owns seven hundred acres of excel- lent land which she paid for by tesch- ing school. In New Qrleans, rently a gentle: maw threw a bouquet ats favorite duncer, in the theatre, wiih such vigor and accurate aim as to kneck her down. A Parisian author has translated Shakspeare’s line, “Out, briefcandle,” into French thus, “Get out, you candle.’ Eighteen ladies are announced as public lectures this year; but nobody has dared to state the number of those who will give private lectures. The latest new thing for ladies is to cultivate freckles. If the world keeps progressing, a boil on the nose will some day be a fashionable necessity. There is a person employed on & certain ruilway, who brags of having a watch that keeps correet time. He was heard to remark, a few mornings since, upon pulling out his wateh, “If the sun ain't over the bill in a minute and a half be will be late.” A California Mark Twain, proposes a pleasant little job to Congress He owns, he writes, a number of silver mines: “I own millions and millions of feet of affluent silver lands in Neva. ‘da~=in fact I own the entire undererust of that country, nearly, and if Congress | would move that State off my property ¥ * Ringleader—=A parson at the mar Husrisbusg is