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BY S. J. BOW.
CLEARFIELD, PA., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1869.
YOL 15.-M. 22.
Hark ! hear the lleet against tbe pane
And tw the wild windi blow !
It chilli in with shuddering dread,
This heavy heaping snow
I Mnoot bear that all night long.
The drift should deepen so.
0 darling, that thii itorm should beat -Upon
thy lonesome bed '. '
0 darling, that thif dancing snow
Should heap above thy head,
And I not there to shelter thee,
And bear the storm instead'
1 trim anew the glowing In
The flames leap merrily
I make the lamp-light bright a ad clear
Thou art not her to see
Ah, since I sit there all alone,
That are they all to me?
O dreary .hearth 1 O lonesome lire '.
0 empty .heart and home! '
It is not borne to me, wherein
Tby dear feet never some
There is a soeaning in the word
Since thy leved lips are dumb !
0 all in vain the bright flames danoe,
The ruddy embers glow
1 shiver in the mellow light,
Because, alas, I know
The snow-drilts heap above thy sleep
This heavy, heaping anew !
THE IEOIf VAULT.
I am a lock-smith by trade. My calling is
a strange one, and possesses a certain faci
nation, rendering it ODe of the most Agreea
ble pursuits. 3Iany who follow it eee noth
ing in it but labor think of nothing but its
return in gold and silver. To me it has oth
er charms than the money it produces. I
am called upon almost cLiiIy to open doors
and'peek into long neglected apartments; to
spring the stubborn locks of safes and gloat
upon the treasures therein; to quietly enter
the apartments of ladies with more beauty
than discretion and pick the locks of draw
ers containing peace destroying mssives,
that the dangerous evidences of wandering
affection may not meet the eyes of a hns- j
band or father in possession of the missing j
key; to force the fastening of the cash box,
and depositories of records, telling of men
suddenly made rich, of corporations plun
dered, of orphans robbed, hopes crashed,
families ruined. Is there no charm in all
this? No food for speculation no scope for
the range of pleasant fancy? Then who
would not be a lock-smith, though his face
is begrimmed with the soot of the forge, and
his hands stained with rust.
But I have a story to tell, not exactly a
etory either for a story implies the com
pletion as well as the beginning of a nar
rative and Itnine is scarcely more than the
introduction to one. Let him who deals in
fancy write the rest.
In the spring of 1856 it was in April
I opened a little shop on Kearney street, and
soon worked myself into a fair business.
Late one evening, a lady closely veiled, en
tered the shop, and pulling from beneath a
cloak a small japanned box, requested me to
open it. The lock was curiously constructed
and I was all of half an hour in fitting it
-uuasey. me lady seemed nervous at
and at length requested me to
dose the door. I was a little surprised at
toe suggestion, but ot eonra
Shotting the door and returning to my work
th !,).. i n i .
wuuurew aer veu, disclosing as
eet a face as can be imagined. There was
restlessness in the eye, and a pallor in the
eneeit, however, which told a heart ill at
and in a moment every emotion for
her had given place for that of pity,
rerhaps you are not well, madam, and
d night air is too chilly?" fcaid I rather
uquisiuvely.
T i i
i idt a rebuke in her reply. "In request-
you to close the door, I had no object,
"an to escape the attention of the passers
.. .
1 Dot reply but thoughtfully continued
"jwort She resumed:
"That little box contains valuable papers
pnvate papers and I have lost the key,
nas ten stolen. And I should not
to have you remember that I ever came
tens on such an errand," she continued with
me hesitation, and giving me a look which
- do very difficult matter to under-
Maoa.
t "tifrkinly, madam, if you desire it.
ewnot forget your face, I will attempt to
""the recollection of ever seeing it here."
iieiady bowed
' a nn compliment, and I proceeded
, Qy wort satisfied that sudden discov
!"T ffli'y for me had nothing to do
i ? visit- ving succeeded, after
u nune and fittinz. in turning the 1vk.
of'the12 W"h curio8lty t0 et Hmpse
. , juicuia ui me iox, ana jua-
lettf r,llSlnS Ud discoven!d bundle of
" and adaguerreo'ype.as I slowly pass-
barr; rk6t 10 iU 0wncr- She eied U
drawi:
tbe door.
W pocket, locked the boi. ni
;us ner Teil over her face, pointed to
1 ODenHl If r.,1 o 1
Ant cl ,' ' Jiwrnn '
-merely whispered "Remember !"
agaiDi anJ j haye been thua pMd
m bribing her visit to the shop, in
! """fer probable a subsequent re-
"Piition.
Abo
ut
little
lwo o clock one morning in the
of May following. I was a
gentle Up upon tha window of the
lYaOm p .
, ot tne bnop, in wnicn l
WTvinkin 0f bttrkra 1
, and ln moment was at the
as!'uWil heivy hammer, which I
kept at the head of my bed, in my
jHo'a there r' I inquired raising the
i;, r Paring out into the darkness,
-as darker than Egypt when under
of Israel's GoL
"Hist I" exclaimed a figure, stepping in
front of the window ; "open tbe door, 1 have
business for yon."
' 'Bather past business hours, I should say
but who are yon ?"
"No one that would harm yon," returned
the voice, which I thought was rather femi
nine for a burglar's.
"Nor that can 1" I replied rather em
phatically by way of warning as I tightened
my grasp on the hammer and proceeded to
the door. I pushed back the bolt, and slow
ly opened the door, and discovered the stran
ger already on the steps.
"W hat do you want ?" I abruptly asked.
"I will tell you," answered the same soft
voice, "if you dare open the door wide e
nouga for me to enter."
"Come in," said I resolutely, throwing tbe
door ajar, and proceeded to light a candle.
Having succeeded, I turned to examine my
visitor. He was a small and neatly dressed
gentleman, with a heavy raglan around bis
shoulders and a navy cap drawn suspiciously
over his eyes. As I advanced toward him,
he seemed to hesitate a moment and then
raised the cap from his forehead, and looked
me curiously in the face. I did not drop the
candle, but I acknowledged to a little ner
vousness as I hurriedly placed the light upon
the - table, and silently proceeded to invest
myself with two or three very necessary ar
ticles of clothing. As the Lord liveth, my
visitor was a lady, and the same one for
whom I had opened the little box about a
month before ! Having completed my hasty
toilette, I attempted to stammer an apology
for my rudeness, but utterly failed. The fact
is I was confounded.
Smiling at my discomfiture she said: "Dis
guise is useless ; I presume you recognize
me?"
I believe I told you madam, I should not
soon forget your face. In what way can I
serve you?"
By doing half an hour's work before day
light to-morrow, and receive five hundred
dollars for your labor," was the reply.
It is not ordinary work," said I inquir
ingly, "that commands such munificent com
pensation."
"It is labor common to your calling," re
turned the lady. "The price is not so much
for the labor as the condition under which
it must be performed."
"And what is the condition T' I inquired.
"That you will submit to being conveyed
from, and return to your own door, blind
folded." Ideas of murder, burglary, and almost
every other crime known to villainy, hur
riedly presented themselves in succession as
I bowed politely and said : "I must under
stand something more of the character of
the employment, as well as the condition, to
accept your offer."
"Will not five hundred dollars serve in
lieu of an explanation ?" she inquired.
"No nor five thousand."
She patted her feet nervously on the floor.
I could see she had placed entirely too low
an estimate on my honesty, and I felt some
gratification in being able to convince her of
the fact.
Well, then, if it is absolutely necessary
for me to explain," she replied, "I must tell
you that you are required to pick the lock of
a vault and "
You have gone quite far enough, madam,
with the expiation," I interrupted, "I am
not at your service."
As I said," she continued, "you are re
quired to pick the lock of a vault, and res
cue from death a man who has been confined
there for three days."
To whom does this vault belong?" I
inquired.
"To my husband," was the somewhat re
luctant reply.
"Then why so much secresy ? or rather
how came a man to be confined in such a
place?"
I secreted him there to escape the obser
vation ot my husband- lie suspected as
much and closed the door upon him. Pre
suming he had left the vault and quitted the
house by the back door, I did not dream
until to-day that he was confined there.
Certain suspicious acts of my husband, this
afternoon, convinced me that the man is
there, beyond human hearing, and will be
starved to death by my barbarous husband,
unless immediately rescued. For three
days he has not left the house. I drugged
him less than an hour ago, and he is now so
completely stupefied that the lock may be
picked without interference. I have search
ed his pockets but cannot find the key ;
hence my application to you. Now you know
all; will you accompany me?"
To the end of the world, madam, on
such an errand."
"Then prepare yourself; ihere is a cab
waiting at the door."
I was a little surprised, for I heard no
sound of wheels. Hastily drawing on a coat
and providing myself with the necessary
implements, I wa3 soon at the door. There,
sure enough, was the cab with the driver in
his seat ready for his journey. . I entered
the vehicle. As soon as I was seated, she
produced a heavy handkerchief, which, by
the faint light of an adjacent street lamp,
she carefully bound over my eyes. . The la
dy seated herself beside me, and the cab
started. In half an hour the vehicle stop
pedin what part ot the city I am entirely
ignorant, as it was evidently driven in any
thing but a direct course from the point of
starting.
Examining the bandage to
than fifty feet in length, and down a flight
of stairs into' what was evidently an ander-
Cromd basement, stopped beside a vault,
and removed the handkerchief from my eyes.
Here is the vault, open it," she said,
"pnngrag open the door of a dark lantern,
and throwing a beam ofjightopon the lock.
I seized bunch of skeleton keys, and
after a few trials, which the lady seemed to
regard with the most painful anxiety.sprang
tne bolt. 1 he door sprang open upon its
binges, and ray companion, telling me not
to Closer it, as it was self-locking, sprang into
tne vault. I did not follow. I heard the
low murmur of voices within, and presently
the lady re-appeared, and leaning upon her
arm was a man with a face so pale and hag
gard that 1 started at the sight How he
must have suffered during tbe three long
days ot his confinement in the vault
"Remain here," said she handing me the
lantern. "I wiH be back in a moment"
The two ascended the stairs, and I heard
them enter a room immediately above where
I was standing. In less than a minute the
lady returned.
"Shall I dose it, madam?' said I pi
ing my hand upon the door.
ftiVT- t lit . .
i'oi not sne exclaimed, seizing my
hand, it awaits another occupant
"Surely, madam, yon do not intend "
"Are yon ready?" she inquired impatient
ly, holding the handkerchief before my
eyes. The thought flashed across my mind
that she intended to posh me into the vault
and bury me and my secret together. "Do
not be alarmed, you are not the man!"
I could not mistake the truth ot the fear
ful meaning of this rem ark, and I shuddered
as I bent my head to the handkerchief. My
eyes were as carefully bandaged as before,
and I was led to the cab and driven home
by a more circuitous route, if possible, than
before. Arriving in front of the door the
handkerchief was removed, and I stepped
from tbe vehicle. A purse of five hundred
dollars was placed in my hand, and in a mo
ment the cab and its mysterious occupant
had turned the corner and was out of sight
I entered the shop, and the purse of gold
was the only evidence I could summon in my
bewilderment that all I had just done and
seen was not a dream.
A month after that I saw the lady, and
the gentleman taken from the vault, walking
leisurely along Montgomery Street I do not
know, bnt I believe the sleeping husband
awoke within that vault, and that his bones
are there to-day ! The wife is still a resident
of San Francisco.
Work for Woman.
x roDaoiy our country women talk more
about the right to enter all departments of
industry than do their sisters in any other
part of the world. In the older countries
the complaint if any, wonld be, that women
are compelled to do more than their share
of labor. In Britain, for example, outside
of Liverpool and London, the hotels are
commonly kept by women. A woman as
signs quarters to guests; a woman attends
to the accounts ; a woman presides at the
bar. The men are reduced to the positions
of porters and waiters. In Britain, and in
France and Italy, women are guards along
the track of the railroads. On the conti
nent generally, the traveler finds women
conducting a large share of the business. In
Belgium, and France, and Germany, and
Northern Italy, the signs over the manufac
tories prove that the fair sex are not always
subordinates. "Sisters " conduct one
of the largest lace manufactories in Brussels.
"Widow " is a leading merchant At
Lyons one of the chief banking houses is
that of "Widow Gnerin & Sons," although
the head of the firm is not found attending
to the details of money at the office. In
Paris, the jewelry stores are commonly man
aged by women ; and many ot the smaller
manufactories of various articles seem to be
entirely conducted by them. Near the Ta
illeries is a sign indicating that a store is
carried on by "Miss and the sisters of
her mother." At Cologne, the leading man
ufacturer of the famous water is Miss Mar
tin, a nun. At Milan, women compete with
men in merchandise and trade on the prin
cipal streets, and in the finest apartments of
the new arcade. Throughout Switzerland
women maintain their full share of many of
the industries, manufacturing and agricul
tural. On the wharf at Havre, a railroad
extension is in progress, and women side by
side with men, are seen shoveling earth, and
loading and unloading carts.
In this country, practically, all vocations
are already open to women. They need not
wait for the consent of anybody. They can
do any work for which they are qualified, and
which offers itself. No lair forbids, and
prejudice itself has ceased to protest above
a whisper. No argument is needed to open
any vocation to them. Only example is
requisite. The place once well occupied by
a woman, is free to any one of her sex for
ever afterwards. Unless it be the law, no
profession in this country and no vocation
within their physical strength, fails even now
to afford instances of women admitted to
compete with men on their own ground. The
right of women to labor, according to her
gifts and capacities, with pen and pencil,
with voice or hand, in shop or factory, or
field or forum, can hardly be accounted as
longer in dispute. Utica Herald.
that my
vision was completely obscured, she handed
me the bundle of tools with which I was
provided, then taking me by the arm, led
me through a gate into a house which I
knew was brick, and after taking me along
a passage which could not have bees less
The people of Waterbury, Connecticut
drank 41,651 gallons of wine and distilled
liquors, and 127,148 gallons of malt liquor
during 1S68, not including any such fluids
brought by express or manufactured in town.
This cost the consumers $359,084, while
the flour in town for the same period was
worth only 240,000. We would recom
mend a lodge of Good Templars to that
(own.
An Oasis in Life's Desert.
A Modest church rears itself amidst the
woods of New Erxgrand. There is no car
ving upon its doors, no costly show of world
ly fashion within its walls, no spire even lif
ting its high head towards heaven ; simply
the plain wooden frame, with its neat white
front and lowly porch, within which the Qua
ker worshipper is wont to hallow his holy
day of rest
This little sanctuary stands back from the
road, in the edge of the forest, where the
towering trees o'ersbadow it, and the winds
of heaven breather softly upon it. Tis
wayside fount where the weary traveller
may leave the highway of lite, and seek the
cooling waters and the needed repose.
One Sabbath morn, in the warm hush of
a summer's day, when all nature seemed to
be quietly resting, we chanced to find this
woodland spot of peace. Nestled there it
was among the trees, with the smooth green
sward before and around it upon whose
soft surface the weary foot could press as up
on the downiest carpet
No form of human life was in sight
The trees bent their swayinar branches to
wards us, the sunlight flickered through
-myriad boughs, falling lovingly upon the
grass beneath, and the twittering songsters
joined with the chirping insects in praises
to God.
We drew nearer to tbe church, close to
open doors, but no sound, not even the fain
test breath, came through the silent space
beyond. We passed the threshold, saw
around us the plain walls, bare floor, and
rudely framed seats, and in meek humility
seated the forms of the worshipping few
whocomposed that Sabbath assembly. With
their eyelids closed and hands clasped with
true fervor, each earnest son! seemed to be
communing in spirit-thoucht with the un
seen power above.
The stranger's tread disturbed uot their
placid worship. None cared that the world
ling has loitered to rest with them awhile :
but as we tarried, even over our own spirit
stole the calmness. The cares of life glided
away from as, tbe follies of this world cha
j . -t . . .i ...
bvu one ana anotner. as it in eairernet
to escape far from us, and the sorrows of
many days passed like shadows away.
A mazy drowsiness surrounded us. The
merry birds still warbled their songs with
out but they seemed to carol a softer strain.
their notes rising gently upward and upward
: li l i . -n . i . . . .
on u uiguer, uu roe eoona was lost far in
the air above, then sinking lower and lower.
till we could catch but a least whisper of the
tiny breath.
The sighing wind murmured still, but so
faintly now, that it comes only as breathing
upon us the flowery incense of the far-off
fields. The forms around jrrew dimly seen.
Unconsciously were we losing ourselves in
realms of thought, when a sound suddenly
broke upon the stillness. A voice like that
from another world rose and fell sweetly on
our ear. Was it some spirit loved who had
gone be Tore, and just then hovered above us
with its gentle soothing words? So softly
did it say, 'Come unto me all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest"
It was a mortal s voice, but the words were
divine. We were blessed by them, and as
we gazed upon the form before us with its
uncovered head,- hand clasped in hand, and
listened to that gentle voice as it continued
its plaintive spirit breathings with heaven
ly devotion thanking the Giver of all Good
for His unnumbered blessings,- oar own soul
rose upward with hers to that throne above
in thanks to him who had taught us, in that
simple prayer, what pure thoughts arise,
and what true joy is known, from a trusting
childlike faith in God.
The prayer ceased. A few more moments
of quiet then the friendly greetings, the
indly inquiries for the absent the good
wishes for each other's welfare, the pleasant
nod to the stranger there, all soon were en
ded and, one by one, each patient steed bore
its load of light hearts to their separate hap
py homes, and we were left to find our way
back to the world, and on the morrow
morn to mingle with the sons of men ; but
ever and anon, in the midst of noise, tumult
care and unrest comes stealing over us,
like the soothing influence of some passing
dream, the few hours we spent in that vil
lage church, and we bless the kind fate that
wafted us into such a haven of rest where
the storm winds troubled us not while we
anchored for a short time to repair our shat
tered sails, that once more we might venture
safely forth over the waters of life.
Independent Order of Odd-Fellows.
The Joint Committee of the Grand Lodge
and Grand Encampment, and Delegates
from the subordinate Lodges, to make ar
rangements for the grand parade of the
Order, held an adjourned meeting in Phila
delphia, on Saturday evening. John W,
Stokes, P. GM presided. The various com
nnttees appointed at a previous meeting re
ported that they had organized and were
attending to the duties assigned them. The
Committee on Ways and Means reported
that they were about sending a circular to
all the Lodges and Encampments through
out the State, soliciting pecuniary aid by
voluntary contributions, to enable the Joint
Committee to make the Semi-Centenial Cel
ebration of the introduction of Odd-Fellowship
upon this Continent, in Philadelpia, in
April next an affair creditable to Philadel
phia and Pennsylvania. A resolution pro
viding for an assessment of twenty dollars
npon each Lodge and encampment intend
ing to parade, to be used exclusively for the
payment of street music was adopted.
One important precaution against catch
ing cold is to keep the mouth shut. To
many people this would be ten times worse
than a old.
The Last of the Samaritataav
In that vaffey of Palestine where
Abraham and his grandson, Jacob, btrili
their altars to Jehovah, and where setae si?-'
teen centuries later the Savior talked with
the woman of Samaria by Jacob's Well, the
last remnant of the Samaritans,- Mnrbering
only about forty families, is- new rapidly
dwindling away.
A traveler who has recently resided three
months among these nnntixed descendants
of the best blood of ancient Israel, assures
us that as regards their dress, manners,social
customs, religious rites and other tribal pe
culiarities, they are the fac similes of their
ancestors of a thousand years ago. They
have never intermarried with any other race,
and claim to be the true "sons of Joseph,'
whose tomb is in their valley. It is said to
observe their domestic life is to live in Bib
lical atmosphere, and to return to the days
of the patriarchs. The law is read to them
from Gerizim, as it was read to their fore
fathers from the same sacred mountain as
early as the days of Joehua; and along the
base of Mount Ebal camels wind their way,
carrying on the traffic between Jerusalem
and Galilee as it was carried on in the era of
the Evangelists.
trom the year 1806 to 1846 the Samari
tans were prevented by the Mahometans
from celebrating the Passover on Mount
Gerizim ; but twenty years ago, by Christian
intercession, the privilege was restored to
them. Their days are numbered ; but their
history and traditions will cliog to tbe "Val
ley of Sechem" as long as time lasts. The
Greek Church has purchased the Well of
Jacob, and filled its mouth with stones, pre
paratory to erecting a temple over it It
would have been in better taste to leave it
as it was when the patriarch watered his
flocks there, and as it remained when the
Holy Founder of the new dispensation drank
of its pure "sweet water.
The few surviving Samaritans are said to
be worthy of their lineage and of the ancient
fame of their sect upright benevolentand
remarkable for their physical beauty and
1 IV mi
iuiiy rearing. j.neir surroundings are so
grand and solemn, that they could scarcely
be otherwise than a poetic people. Ta'jer
nacled under the shadow of Mount Moriah,
on tne site ot the "City of Refuse. ' and
ith the rock of the Holy Place, the stones
set up by Joshua, and the spot on which
Abraham prepared his son Isaac for sacrifice,
close at band, we may well suppose that these,
the noblest specimens of the Hebrew race,
pass their lives in a sort of religious eestacy,
in which the comparative degradation of
their present condition is forgotten in the
contemplation of a miraculous past
Is There a God t
How eloquently doed Chateaubriand reply
to this inquiry : There is a God ! The herd
of the valley, the cedars of the mountains
bless him ; tbe insects sport in his beams ;
the elephants salute him with tbe rising orb
of the day; the birds si ng of him in thefoIU
the thunder proclaims him in the
heayens ; the ocean declares his immensity;
man alone has said, 'There is no God !"
Unite in thought at the same instant the
most beautiful objects in nature. Suppose
you see at once all the hours ot the day and
all the seasons of the year ; a morning of
Spring and a morning ot Autumn ; a night
bespangled With stars and a night covered
with clo-ids meadows enameled with flow
ers and forests hoary with snows ; fields gil
ded by tints of aut umn ; then alone you will
have a just conception of the universe.
While you are gazing on that sun which is
plunging under the vault of the west, anoth
er observer admires hint emerging from the
gilded gates of the east By what incon
ceivable magic' does that star, which sink I
log, fatigued and burning, in the shade of
evening, re-appeaf at the same instant,
fresh and humid with the dews of the morn
mg ? At every instant ot the day the glor
ious orb is at once rising resplendent at noon
day, and setting in the west, or rather our
senses deceive us, and there is properly
speaking, no east west, or south in the
world. Everything reduces itself to a sin
gle point, from whence the king of the day
sends forth a triple light in one substance
The bright splendor is perhaps that which
nature can present that is most beautiful ;
for while it gives an idea of the perpetual
magnificence and resistless power of God, it
Areti'tf XEssovarf,
In an address dVlrtered before the AmerS-
afl" t .. " W mm . . . ar
can creosrapnicai oociety in iew xorton
thte )2th Jan., Dr. JIayes, the ttwewned
Arctic explorer, expressed the at most confi
dence is being afbie to reach the open Polar
sea with a steamer. The Doctor based his
opinion upon fte fact that wafer does net
freeze except when sheltered by land. Firm
ly frozen bodies of water of any extent are
unknown. Dr. Hayes defined the Polar Sea
upon the theory of ocean currents. Of the
flow of the waters within the limits ot the
Polar Sea we know little, but we ea trace
one. This sweeps along both coasts of
Greenland ; the branch on the eastern side,
after touching Iceland, wheels around Cape
FarweU into Baffin's Bay, where it joins the
other branch through Smith's Sound, and
out from the great Parry Archipelago thro'
Jones' Sound, Lancaster Sound and Hud
son Strait Thus Uniting its great arms this
Polar current courses along the Coasts of
Labrador and Newfoundland, and wedging
itself in between tbe Gulf Stream and the
American coast is finally lost off the cape of
Florida. The .Gulf Stream and the Japa
nese current both flow into the Polar Sea,
the former entering by the coast of Spiiz
bergen and tbe latter through Behring
Strait Noting the influences of these cur
rents upon the climates of the adjacent
countries We find on the Atlantic eoaet,Gks
gow, in latitude 50s 51 mio., paralel with
tbe coldest point of Labrador, wbieb is chill
ed by tbe ice-encumbered current of Baf
fin's BayV gfc Petersburg is on tbe same
paralel of latitude- With the Southern point
of Greenland. On tbe Pacific coast Sitka
was found in latitude 57 3 uiin., with much
the same climate as tbe European cities be
fore mentioned.
Baffin's Bay and Hudson Bay were never
sealed, and in passing the winter of 1860-61
on tbe margin of the most northerly portion
of Baffin's Bay, with the temperature at 40
below zero, he, with his party, was always
within sound of the beating surf Explain
ing the different proposed and projected
routes to the Polar Sea, be said be Would
give the preference to the way of Smith's
Sound. A vessel could certainly be forced
up to Fort Polk, aid theuce would be af
forded, first land as a base of operations,
the route lying over Grinnell's Land, and,
second, the opportunity to colonise a -party
of hunters and natives as a permanent gap
port Birds, whale, walrus, seal and rein
deer, were here to be found in abundance.
This was bis plan seven years ago, as it was
uow
A Word for Boys.
Truth is one of the rarest gems. Many a
boy has been lost in society by allowing it to
tarnish his character, and foolishly throw
ing it away.
If this gem still sbmes in your bosom, suf
fer nothing to displace or diminish its luster.
Profanity is a mark of low breeding.
Show us the man that commands the best
respect; an oath never trembles on his
tongue. Read the catalogue of crime. Inquire
the character of those who depart from vir
tue. Without a single exception, you will
find them to be profane. Think of this,and
don't let a vile word disgrace you.
Honesty, franknesn, generosity virtue
blessed traits ! Be these yours, my boys, and
we shall not fear, lou will claim the re
spect and lovs of alL You are watched by
your elders. Men who are looking for clerks
and apprentices have their eyes on you. If
you are profane, vulgar, theatregoing, they
will not choose you. If you are upright
steady and industrious, before long you will
find good places, kind masters and the pros
pect of useful life before you.
HlQH Heels. Tbe Scientific American.
tells its readers, what every physician and
student of physiology knows, about the silli
ness and harmfulness of wearing high heel
ed shoes. When the heel is raised, as is
the prevalent custom, the bones of the thigh
pelvis and leg, as well as the foot, are thrown
into an abnormal position ; and while the
bones maintain their plasticity, the effect of
such unnatural tension is sure to be perpet
uated in the shape of crooked shins, bandy
legs, elephantine toe joints, and a cramped,
ungainly gait
JJOOFLAND'S GERMAN BITTERS.
SOOrXASTVS OSKatA TOHIC.
raaasKaT bchkbib
art diseases ef the Liver, Stomach, aw eiges
tiv organs,
Hoofland'& German Bitters
Is compo 4 ef tie pare juices (or, as tley are.
MdieTsairy termed, txtrct.) of KoeSa, Her ,
Barks, making a prep eatioB,kigry eeaeen
trated, and entrrel free freat aleekelie ad
saittsre of any khtd.
BOOFLANtrS GERMAN TONIC,
U m eoeabraatioa of arf the iagredieaf of tne Bit'
ters, who the purest quality of Santa Cms Rmm.
Orange, Ae , making one of the most pleaeaat and
agreeable rested ies ever offered te the public
Th ose preferring a Sseoietae free from Xlooaol
ie admixtere, will sue
JIOOFIUKD'S GERMAN BITTERS.
Those who hare no objection to As omktaation
of the Brtlera, an stated, will am
IIOOFLANtra GERMAN TONIC.
They are both equally good, and oostala tbe
same medicinal virtaea, the choice between the
two beiwg a mere matter of taste, the Toaie being
tbe most palatable.
Tbe stoiaaeB, from a variety of eaases, sack as
Indigestioa, Dyspepsia, Karroos Debility, ete.. is
very apt to have its faaetioBS deraaged. The
Lrter. sympathising as elosely as itdoes with
the Stomach, then be v' comes affected,the resell
of which is that the patient suffers from several
ot more oi the following diseases ;
Constfpstioa, Flatalenee, Inward Piles, tutu '
of Blood to the Head. Acidity ef the Btnmaea,
Hansea, Heartburn, Dicgaat for food, Fwlawss
orWelgat tbe 6iomaek,Sowr XracletW,
Sinking ot fluttering at the Fitof tie Stomach,
Swimming of the Head, Harried or DHBoult
Breathing, Flattering at tbe Heart, Chefcvag or
tinfoeatisg Se,asatJos when ra Lying rooter e,
Dimness of VisionJ)oU or Webs Wore the Sight,
Doll Pain In tbe Head, Defcieney of Perspira
tion. Yellowness of the Skra and lyes, Pan la
the Side, Baek.Cbest, Limbs, eteSaddea flossi
es of Heat, Barniog In the Flesh, Conetaat im
aginings of Etil.and great depression ef Spmts.
The sufferer from ihese diseases shoaltl eaereise
the greatest caution In the seleetien of remedy
fur bis ease, purchasing only tbas which he is as
sored from bis ines tigatiows and inqmiries
possesses traer merit, U t ekilfafly eompewnd
ed, is free from injurious iagredidents, mad has
established for itself a repatatioB for the ears of
these diseases. la this eonnneetion we would
sabmh those well-kncrwa remedies
lloojtottd's German mi! tiler I, mud HaoMmmd'm
German Tonic, preuarmd by Dr. if. M.
Jaeiton, Philadelphia, Pa.
Twenty-two years since tbey were flrst tatro
dtieed into this country from Germany, during
which time they hae aBdoabtedly performed
more ceres, and beaeitted en Serins; humanity to
a greater extent, than any other remedies known
to the public.
These remedies will effeetasfly care Liver Com
plaint, Jaundice, Dys peVsfa.Chroaie,or Ker
eows Debility, Chrea ie Diarrhoea. Disease of
tbe Kidneys, and all Diseases arising from a dis
ordered Lirer, Stomach, or Intestines.
DEBILITY..
Resulting from any cause whatever; prostration
of tbe syitem. induced by severe tea,
hardships, exposure, fevers, eta.
There is no medicine extant equal to those rem
edies in such cases. A tone and vlcor isimMrted
to the whole system, the appetite is streagthed,
food is enjoyed, the stomach digests promptly, the
blood is parified, tbe complexion becomes sound
and healthy, the yellow tinge is eradicated from
the eyes, a bloom is given to tha cheeks, and tha
wek and nervous invalid becomes a strong aad
healthy being.
PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,
And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all Its attendant Uls.wUI lad in
use oi in is isii.ii.K3, or the TOMC.an alixer
that will instil new life into their veins, restore
ia a measure the energy and ardor ef more youth
ful days, build up their shrunken forms, and give
health and happiness to their remaining years.
NOTICE.
It ia a wall established fact that fully one-half
of the female portion of our population are sel
dom in the enjoyment of good health ; or, to
ase their own expres J-' sion, "never feel well."
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, and bare no appetite. To this class
of persons the B1TTEKS, or the TONIC, is espo
oially recommended.
WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN
Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. Tbey will care everv case of MARAS
MUS, without fail.
Thousands of certificates have accumulated ia
tbe hands of the proprietor, but space wiH allow
of the publication or but a few. Thoee,it will be
observed, are men of note and of such standing
that they must believed.
TESTIMONIALS.
Hon. Georgt W. Woodward, Chief JtLUir oj
th Supreme Court of Penn'a, wrttet :
Philadelphia. March 16, 1387.
"I And Hooflsad's German Bitters' is a
good tonie, oseful ia diseases of tha diges
tive organs, and of great benelt in eases of de
bility, and want of nervous action ia tbe system.
Yours truly, OEO. W WOODWARD."
Hon James Thompson, Jndrt of the Snoreme
. c n - '
4 The penalty for walking on a railroad
truiMr in Knrrlanfl ia tn Tiniinria " K&iii one
exhibits at the same time a shiDing image of while discussing the numerous fatal acci-
tne glorious inn ity. dent8 raUroa(j8. "Pooh!" replied Un-
Stupidity.
Uow stupid to walk along the street with
i umbrella or cane under your arm, the
point sticking out for. everybody to run his
face into; for three ladies to walk abreast,
and move so slowly that persons in a hurry
must either go between them or get into the
gutter ; to puff and blow, and well-nigh faint
upon ascending a stairway, with forty pounds
of fashionable cloak on your back ; to go
late to church and annoy the minister and
congregation by your fussy entrance: to
wear a dress four feet too long, and then
look daggers if any one steps on it ; to walk
for exercise when you need rest: not to
know what you want when you go into a dry
goods store ; to eat when you're not hungry ;
to smother the smell of your unwashed per
son in musk or other disagreeable perfumes ;
to think that people's opinion of you increas
es in proportion to the cost of your clothes;
to retuse to sing or play wnen urged : or to
bore people to distraction by both singing
and playing when not asked.
A letter bearing the following superscrip
tion waa recently received at the Silver City
Postoffice from Iowa :
"Augustus Jones, a web-foot scrub,
To whom : his letter wants to go.
Is chopping cord-wood for his grub
in suv
cle Jerry, "is that all ? The penalty in this
country is death."
Flowers teach us we are mortal as they
fade so must we. The lesson is daily offered
us do we heed it? Evergreens hint of im
mortality, because in the dreariest days of
winter they are itreen-robed ; yet they too die.
The woman who made a pound" of butter
from the cream of a joke, and a cheese from
the milk of human kindness, has since wash
ed the close of a year, and hung em to
dry on a bee line.
Advertising for a wife is as absurd as get
ting measured for an umbrella. "Talk up"
to the dear creatures. If you'd marry them.
One-half the world was born to marry the
other half
A Dublin letter writer tells that he heard
a newsboy crying through the street: "Eve
ning Freeman ! glorious news from Tipper-
ary! another landlord shot!"
A very irritable man, having been disap
pointed in his boots as promised, threatened I
to eat the shoemaker, but compromised by I
drinking a cobbler.
Philadelphia, April 13, 18.
"I consider 'Hoofland's German Bitters' mvalm
able mediant in ease cf attacks ot Indigestioa or
Dyspepsia. I ean certify this from my experi
ence of It. Yours, with respect.
JAMES THOMPSON.
From RrO. Joseph II. Kcuxard, D. D., Faster
of the Tenth Baptist Church, Philadelphia.
Dr. JaeMsonHoMi Kir; I timwm kj rn....i.
ly requested to connect my name with recommen
dations ef different kinds of medicines, but re
garding the practice aa out of my appropriate
sphere, I have in al eases declined; bat
with a clear proof ia various instances and
particularly in my own family, of the sefulnees
ef Dr. Hoofland's German Bitters, I depart for
once from my usual eourse, to express ay fall
conviction that, or general debility of thi system,
and especially for Liver Complaint, it ts a safe
ana vwmomi prrparurwon. AO Has easeo tt may
fail, bat usually. I doubt not, it will be very ben
eficial to those who suffer from the above causes
Yours, very respectfully,
J. H. KENNASD.8th.bel Coatasst.
F,om Rev. E. D. Fendall, Assistant Editor
Christian ChronirU, Philadelphia.
I have derived decided benefit from the ase of
Hooffands German Bitters, aad feel itmv Diivil-
ege to recommend them as a most valuable tonic,
to all who are suffering from general debility or
from diseases arising from derangement of tha
liver. Years truly, E. D. FENDALL.
CAUTION.
Hoofland's German Remedies are counterfeited
See that tbe signature of C. M. JACKSON is on
tbe wrspper of each bottle. All others are
counterfeit Prinei 0 pal Office and Manufac
tory at the German Medioine Stored o. 51 AKCH
Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
CHABLES M. EVANS, Proprietor.
Formerly C. M. JACKSON A Co.
Hoofland's German Bitters, rev battle,
Hoofland's German Bitters, half dosen,
1
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Hoofland's German Tonlo.put np in quart bottles
1 M per bottle, or half dosen for 7 M.
JVer City, Idaho."
I "feel it my duty to dilate," said a te
dious orator. "Better die late tha sever I"
shouted a voice in the crowd.
' Do not forret to examine wall tha aittel
you bay, in ardor teget the genuine.
For sale by A. I. SHAW Agent ClcnraeUP.
April 2X, ltfis-ly
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