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Bethel Station,
Carrolltown,
rhess Springs,
f resson,
EU-uiburg.
Vallen Timber,
Gullitzin,
;ien Connell,
Hemlock.
Johnstown,
Loretto,
Mineral Point,
Munster,
Pershing,
Plattsville,
Roichiud,
St. Augustine,
Sc.i!p Level,
Sumraerhill,
Summit,
"iViimore,
Post Masters.
Districts.
Yoder.
Blacklick.
Carroll.
Chest.
Joseph Graham,
Joseph S Mardis,
Benjamin Wirtner,
Danl. Litzintrer.
Joha J. Troxell,
Mrs. II. MCague,
Isaac Thompson,
J. M. Christy,
Joseph Gill,
Win. M'Gough,
H. A. Boggs,
Win. Gwiod,
E. Wiss'inger,
A. Durbin,
Francis Clement,
Andrew J. Ferra!
G. V. Bowman,
Joseph Moyer,
George Conrad,
B. M Colgan,
Wm. Murray,
Miss M. Gillespie
Andrew Beck,
Washint'n.
Ebensburg.
White.
Gallitzin.
Chest.
"Washt'n.
Johnst'wn.
Loretto.
Conem'gh.
Munster.
Conem'gh.
Susq'ban.
White.
Clearfield.
Richland.
Washt'n.
Croyle.
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j CIU'RCIIES, JIIXISTKUS, &.C.
I 1'rcsbutcriaii Rev. D. Harbison. Pastor.
5 I're.ichin;; every Sabbath morning at 10 J
j oolock. and in the evening at 2 o'clock. Sab-
tth School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer rueet
1 iag every Thursday evening at 6 o'clock.
i Xt-hoJiii Episcopal Church Rev. J. Seane,
T: .icher in charge. Rev J. M. Smith, As
i ii'MX. Preaching every Sabbath, alternately
: 10 o clock in the morning, or 7 in the
veaing. Sabbath School at 9 o'clock, A. M.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening at 7
V'kh Independent Rev. I.i.. R. Powell,
P.r-tor. Preaching every Sabbath morning at
.0 o clock, 'and in the evening at ti o clock.
SuMkuU School at 1 o'clock, P. M. Prayer
acting on the first Monday evening of each
:. ::t!i; and on every Tuesday, Thursday
Friday evening, excepting the first week
fc earh month.
CilrinisHc Methodist Rev. Jons Williams,
Piitor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
i :id C o'clock. Sabbath School at 10 o'clock,
A SI. Prayer meeting every Friday evening
: 7 o'clock. Society every Tuesday evening
t 7 o'clock.
I l)t-ipl-!t Ret. Wm. Lloyd, Pastor Preach-
'.". every Sabbath morning at 10 o'clock.
i'iruc'ular Biptists Rev. David Jenkins,
r Pjuor. Preaching every Sabbath evening at
A o'clock. Sabbath School at 1 o'clock, P. M.
;.j Catholic Rkv. M. J. M ITCH ell, Pastor
services every Sabbath morning at lOio'clock
-:d Vespers at 4 o'clock in the evening.
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i EJlEXSKMlCi )i tILS,
J MAILS ARRIVE.
lS'.'rn, dailv, at 12 o'clock, A. M.
i'AV:rn, " at 12J " A.M.
: MAILS CLOSE.
: : '.mem. daily, at 6j o'clock, A. M.
intern, " at 6 " A.M.
I CaTThe Mails from Butler.Indiana.Strongs-
5a, A., arrive on Tuesday and Friday of
week, at 5 o'clock, P. M.
Leave F.hcnsburg on Mondays and lliurs
i.vj, at 7 o'clock, A. M.
t.The Mails from Newman's Mil's, Cnr
''.i "irii, Ac., arrive on Monday and Friday of
" a week, at 3 o'clock, P. M.
Leave Kin-iiilnirg on Tuesdays and Satur
:'3. at 7 o'clock, A. M.
PS-Post Ortice open on Sundays from 9
!u o'clock, A. M.
R 4II.IIO AI SCHEDULE.
! WILMORE STATION.
iest Express Train, leaves at 9.15 A. M.
" M.ul Train, "
?;t I'xprcss Train, "
bAS P. M.
8.24 P. M.
10.00 A. M.
C.30 A. M.
.'lail Train, "
1 I'aat Line, "
COOTY OFFICERS.
Jvlj't of the Courts. President, Hon.
j-V-'lor. Huntingdon ; Associates, Geor
f"!?r. Richard Jones, Jr.
Geo.
geW.
' rvtknnotary. Joseih M'Donald.
Clnk to J'rothonotary. Robert A. M'Coy.
R'yutrr and Recorder. Michael Hasson.
b'j-uty Register and Recorder. John Scan-
n.
''nj. Robert P. Linton.
b'putt Sheriff. George C. K. Zahm.
lhs'.rict Attorney. Philip S. Noon.
County Commissioner. John Bearer, Abel
'1, David T. Storm.
Tk to Commissioners. George C. K. Zahm.
V-tinl to Commissioners. John S. Rhey.
"a.vtrer. John A. Blair.
Poor House Directors. William Talnicr,
lv'l 0'Harro, Michael M'Guire.
Poor Jl,JUIe Treasurer. George C. K. Zahm.
House Steward. James J. Kaylor.
B'rranlile Amtraisrr. Thomas M'Connell.
-i't'litors. livea J. Llovd. Daniel Cobaugh,
-;7Hawk.
-ottnhj Surveyor. nenry Scanian.
Co:
ocr.peter Dougherty.
ptrintrndent of Common Schools. S. B.
"WSBlRB BOR. OFFICERS.
u''c o the Peace. David II. Roberts,
on Kinkead.
DUT3cst. Andrew Lewis.
n Council. William Kittell, William K.
ri v-aarles Owens, J. C. Noon, Ldward
ictnaker.
-j"lc to Council. T. D. Litzingcr.
through Treasurer. George Gurley.
.Vaster. William Davis.
wool !,.. Edward Glass, William
. Reese S. Llovd, John J. Lloyd, Morris
'Vans. Tlinn,.. T r:
'rruurer of School Board Eran Morgan.
i:'ntaole.GnTcr finrlrr.
i, C'oor.George Gurley.
. litruara r. uavis.
"hi of E,etion.Ua..c Evflne.
' ''" "'r' lt ?. P.hev, John J Kranv
otry;
My 3Iotlier.
Mother, dear mother, the hot tears start,
As I see thy cheek paling with each passing
day,
For I fed in the depths of my aching heart,
That my mother is passing away;
Passing away from her home ou earth,
To join the angels above,
While I must mourn by our desolate hearth,
And pine for a mother's love.
Mother, dear mother, thy once raven hair
Gleams now with many a silver thread
Not traced there by age, but illness and care,
And grief for the dearly loved dead
For the dear ones that crossed, with the boat
man pale, "
O'er the river to the bright, shining sfiore,
Far beyond the gloom of death's shadowy vale,
To dwell with the angels for evermore.
Mother! O, mother 1 must you too go,
When the boatman's horn sad echoes shall
wake ?
O, mother dear, we shall miss thee so;
Ah! I fear that my lone heart will break!
But, my cherished mother, I will pray to God,
That when thy life's sands have run,
I may humbly bow 'ncath its chast'uing rod,
And whisper, ''Thy will be done !"'
Historic ctl-
Tlie mack Hole of Calcutta.
"Yc frequently licarullusiorisin orations,
articles, a:il ordinary conversation, to the
Black Hole of Calcutta, but there are few
of our younger readers, probably, who are
arc acquainted with the particulars of the
scenes of horror which transpired in that
abode of death, in its most painful form.
We therefore give the story :
For some years previous to the taking
of l'ondicherry, in 17'H, from the French,
by the English, Calcutta had been advan
cing in prosperity with rapid strides under
the friendly aid of Aliverdi Kahn, an Af
ghan chict of great talent, who had wres
ted the viceroyalty or nabobshipof Uengal
from its legitimate ruler, a weak and
impotent prince. Upon Aliverdi's death,
however, he was succeeded by his grand
son buraja
h Dowlah or, as sometimes
spelled, Sura-jud-Dowla a dissolute and
tyrannical prince, who, stimulated by the
exaggerated reports of the great wealth
amassed ia the factory, seized the first
plausible opportunity fur coming to a rup
ture with the settlers, and commencing
hostilities. The pretext laid hold of for
putting his designs into execution, was
the erection of various fortifications,
which were then in progress for the de
fense of Calcutta, in case of any attack
being made on it by the French, but which
Surajah Dowlah chose to construe into
preparations against himself. lie imme
diately collected his army, marched against
that place, plundered the Khglish factory
of Cossimbazar by the way, and making
the governor and members of council pris
oners. The garrison of Calcutta at that
time did not muster above 514 men of
whom only 174 were Europeans, totally
undisciplined ; and attempts were, there
fore, at first made to come to reasonable
terms with "the nabob, but the fate of Cos
simbazar dispelled all hopes of a peaceful
accommodation. The attack on Calcutta
commenced on the 18th June, 1750; and
on the same day the whole of the outworks
and external fortifications fell into the
hands of the Indians. Though all hope
of a successful resistance was now gone,
it was agreed, in a council of war, to hold
out till the following night, in order to
get time to convey the woman and chil
dren on board of ship, which was safely
accomplished the same night. At day
break next day the attack was renewed
and while the situation of the besieged
became every hour more distressing, they
had the mortification to see all the English
as well as neutral vessels then lying in
the llooirhly, weigh anchor and proceed
down the river. To complete the wretch
ed dilemma of the troops, Drake, the uox
ernor, was seized with a panic, threw
himself into the last remaining boat, and
left them to their fate ! Mr. llolwell was
chosen to fill his place, who endeavored
to open ncgotations for surrender; but
the troops, in the confusion, having gain
ed access to the liquor, were soon in a
fetate of complete intoxication, and the en
emv learninc: how matters stood, step
ped into the fort without further resis
tance.
Of the harrowing event which took
place in the fort on the night succeeding
its capture, me loiiowuig uarram -,
originally appeared m a native .hast in
dia publication, is at once the most correct
and striking that has yet been given to
the world :
"At five o'clock the nabob entered the
fort, accompanied by his generaf, Meer
Jnffier, and m t of the principal nfliors
EBENSBURG, PA., THURSDAY, APRIL
of his army. He immediately proceeded
to the principal apartment of the factory
where he sat in state, and received the
compliments of his court and attendants
in magnificent expressions of his prowess
and good fortune. Soon after he sent for
Mr. llolwell, to whom he expressed much
resentment at the presumption of the En
glish in daring to defend the fort, and
much dissatisfaction at the smallncss of
the sum found in treasury, which did
not exceed 50,000 rupees. Mr. llolwell
had two other conferences with him on
this subject before seven o'clock when the
nabob dismissed him, with repeated assu
rances, on the word of a soldier, that he
should suffer no harm.
"Mr. llolwell, returning to his unfor
tunate companions, found them assembled
and surrounded by a strong guard ; sev
eral buildings on the north and south
sides of the fort were already in flames,
which approached with so thick a smoke
on either hand, that the prisoners imag
ined their enemies had caused this confla
gration in order to suffocate them between
two fires. On each side of the eastern
gate of the fort extended a range of cham
bers adjoining to the curtaiu, and belbre
the chambers a veranda or open gallery ;
it was of arched masonry, and intended to
shelter the soldiers from the sun and rain,
but being low, almost totally obstructed
the chambers behind front, the light and
air ; and whilst some of the guard were
looking in other parts of the factory for
proper places to confine the prisoners du-
ring tne mgiit, the rest ordered them to
assemble in ranks under the veranda, on
the right hand of the gateway, where thcy
remained for some time, with so little sus
picion of their impending fate, that they
laughed among themselves at the seeming
oddity of this disposition, and amused
themselves with conjecturing what they
should next be ordered to do. About
eight o'clock, those who had been sent to
examine the rooms reported that they had
found none fit for the purpose; on which
the principal officer commanded the pris
oners to go into oue of the rooms which
stood behind them along the veranda. It
was the dungeon of the garrison, who
used to call it "the Black Hole." Many
of the prisoners, knowing the place, beiran
to expostulate, upon which the officer or
dered his men to cut those down who hes
itated the prisoners then obeved ; but
before all were within, the room was so
thronged that the last entered with diffi
culty; the guard immediately closed the
door and locked it fast, confining one hun
dred and forty-six persons in a room not
twenty feet square, with only two small
windows, and those obstructed by the ve
randa. It was the hottest season of the
i.i i . .
year, and the uight uncommonly sultry
even at this season. Ihc excessive pres
sure ot their bodies arainst one another.
and the intolerable heat which prevailed
a3 soon as the door was shut, convinced
the prisoners that it was impossible to live
through the nirht in this horrible confine
ment, and violent attempts were immedi
ately made to force the door, but without
effect, for it opened inwards, on whicl
many began to give looosc to rage. Mr.
llolwell, who placed himself at one of the
windows, exhorted them to remain com
posed both in body and mind, as the only
means ot surviving the night; aud his re
monstrances produced a short interval of
quiet, during which he applied to an old
icrnaut'iar, wno uore some marKS oi hu
. 11 l f l
manity about him, promising to give him
1000 rupees in the morning, if he would
separate the prisoners into two chambers.
The old man went to try, but returning in
a. few minutes, said it was impossible ;
-a m- -w -v i or 11 1
when Air. llolwell ollered mm a lanrer
sum, on which ho retired once more, and
returned with the tatal sentence, that no
relief could be expected, because ikthe na
Lob vas asleep, and vo one dared to icake
Jam." In the meantime, every minute
had in creased their sufferings. The first
effect of their confinement was a continued
sweat, which soon produced intolerable
thirst, succeeded by excruciating pain in
the chest, with difficulty of breathing little
short of suffocation. Various moans were
tried to obtain more room and air. Every
one stripped off his clothes, every hat was
r.ut in motion ; and these methods afford
ing no relief, it was proposed that they all
should sit down on their hams at the same
time, and, after remaining a little while
in this posture, rise all together. This
fatal expedient was thrice repeated before
they had been confined an hour, and ev
ery time, several, unable to raise them
selves up again, fell, aud were trampled to
death by their companions. Attempts
were atrain made to force the door, which
failinir as before, redoubled their rage;
luit. the thirst increasing, nothinjr but
"Water! Water!" became soon after the
general crv. The cood jemuutdar iminc
tliatelv ordered some skins of water to be
brought to their windows; but, instead of
relief, his benevolence became a more
dreadful cause of destruction, for the sight
of the water threw every one into such
excessive agitations and ravings, that, un
able to resist this violent impulse of na
ture, none could wait to be regularly
served, but each mau battled with the ut
most ferocity against those w ho were likely
to jret before him ; and in these conflicts.
many were either pressed to death by the
efforts of others, or suffocated by their
own. 1 his scene, instead ot exciting com
passion in the guard without, only awa
kened their mirth ; and they held up
lights to the bars in order to have the di
abolical satisfaction of seeing the deplora
ble contention of the sufferers within,
who finding it impossible to get any water
whilst it was thus fuyiously disputed, at
length suffered those who were nearest
the windows to convey it in their hats to
those behind them. It proved no relief
either to their thirst or their sufferings.
for the fever increased every moment with
the increasing depravity of the air of the
dungeon, which had been so often respi
red, and was saturated, with the hot aud
deleterious effluvia of putrefying bodies,
of which the stench was little less than
mortal.
JJefors midnight, all who were alive,
and had not partaken of the air of the
windows, were cither in lethargic stupe
faction or raving with delirium. Every
kind of invective and abuse was uttered,
in hope of provoking the guard to put an
end to their miseries by firing into the
dungeon ; and whilst some were blasphe
ming their Creator with frantic execra
tions of torment in despair, Heaven was
implored by others with wild aud incohe
rent prayers, until the weaker, exhausted
by these agitations, at length lar down
quietly and expired on the bodies of their
dead and agonizing friends. Those who
still survived in the inward part of the
dungeon, finding that the water afforded
them no relief, made a last effort to obtain
i . i ,i
air, by endeavoring to scramble over the
beads of those who stood between them
and windows, where the utmost strength
ot every oue was employed for two hours
either in maintaining his own ground, or
endeavoring to get that of which others
were m possession. All regards ot com
passion aud affection were lost, and no one
would recede or give way for the relief of
mother, raininess sometimes gave short
pauses of muet, but the first motion of any
one renewed the struggle through all, un
der which ever and anon some one sunk
to rise no more. At two o'clock, not more
than fifty remained alive; but even this
number was too many to partake of the
saving air, the contest lor which and hie
continued until the morn, long implored,
began to break, and with a hope of relief,
gave the survivors a view of the dead.
The survivors then at the window, seeing
that their entreaties could not prevail ou
the guard to open the door, it occurred to
Mr. Cook, the secretary to the council,
that Mr. llolwell, if alive might have more
influence to obtaiu their relief ; aud two
of the company undertaking the search,
discovered him, having still some signs of
life ; but when the3 brought huu near the
window, every one refused to quit his
place, excepting Captain Mills, who, with
rare generosity, ofiered to resign Ins, on
which the rest likewise agreed to make
room. He bad scarcely begun to recover
his senses, before an officer, sent by the
nabob, came and inquired if the English
chief survived ; and soon after the same
man returned with an order to open the
prison. The dead were so thronged, and
the survivors had so little strength remain
ing, that they were employed for nearly
half an hour in removing the bodies which
lav against the door before they could
clear a passage to get out one by one ;
when, of one hundred and fortj'-six who
went in, no more than ticcnfy-thrcc came
out alivo, the ghastliest forms that ever
were seen on earth ! The nabob's troops
beheld them aud the havoc of death from
which they had escaped Avitli perfect in
difference, but did not prevent them from
removing to a distance, and were immedi
ately obliged, by the intolerable stench, to
clear the dungeon, whilst others dug a
ditch on the outside of the fort, into
which all the dead bodies were promiscu
ously thrown."
The success of the barbarian who in
flicted these sufferings was short-lived.
Calcutta was retaken a year after by Clivc
and others.
5 A Teacher one day endeavoring to
make a pupil understand the nature and
application of a passive verb, said :
"A passive verb is expressive of the na-
tiion rr mnoirin rr on ar'tinn ; ns 'Tpter IS
beaten.' Now, what did Peter do ?"
"Well, I-don't know," answered the
boy, pausing a moment, with the gravest
countenance possiblo, "without no not
lered!"
1 I3r fubecribe for The Aixzghaxias.
12, 18G0.
The Public Libraries. Free public
libraries have been established in Boston,
Xew Bedford, Framingham, and many
other places. The annual report of the
.New Bedford institution, which is the
eighth
since its commencement, informs
us that it contains lo,oUU volumes, and
the issues to the people during the year
have been 25,224, the number of persons
using the library being 341 5. This library
was established by an ordinance of the
City Councils pursuant to the State law,
which, as originally passed, provided that
the local authorities of any place resolving
to have a free public library should appro
priate anuually a sum of money equal to
twenty-five cents for every ratable poll, for
its maintenance and support. So well has
this plan worked that the Legislature has
since given permission to any town desi
ring it, to make the annual appropriation
of fifty cents per poll, instead of twenty
five, and New Bedford has availed itself
of this privilege.
Here is an arrangement which places
within the reach of every town in Massa
chttsetts the opportunity of maintaining a
good supply ot excellent reading, for the
benefit of all classes, and not dependent
upon voluntary contributions for support
Not onlv has it been adopted in most of
the cities of the old Bay State, and ren
dered as much as the common school a
part of the general system for the diffusion
of education and intelligence, but in the
rural hamlets it has been eagerly taken up
as the very thing needed by the people
in fact, as indispensable as a newspaper or
a school-house. It renders every town in
Massachusetts attractive to the
population, for other purposes than mere
buying or selling ot produce or merchan
disc It makes them centers ot learning,
sources of information, fountains of inex
haustible literary delight.
In New York State there is also a sys
tem of school district libraries supported
by the public funds regularly appropriated,
partly bv the local authorities, and part J v
by the State government, uuder a law
passed for the purpose, and furnishing
libraries accessible gratis to the public
Now, what we wish to call atteution to, is
the advisability of passing an act similar
to that of Massachusetts, bv vhieh the
people of any town in Pennsylvania, and
other States of this I'uion, should, after a
formal vote to that effect, be able to estab
lish a free public library, supported by
regular municipal appropriations. Our
State stands very much in need of the
multiplication of such influences to keep
its population at home, tj stimulate its
progress, and raise the masses in the scale
of intelligence. There ought to be a libra
ry in every town in the State for the use
of the people; and if this law were enacted,
many would speedily avail themselves of
it. Should none act under it, of course it
would be nothing more than the present
condition of things; but any town resolving
to act uuder it, would take from its own
treasury and no other. Hence we consider
that the passage of the law is a matter to
be urged under any circumstances.
Watch tiiv Father. The Quakers
arc, in the main, as every one knows, a
thrifty, kind-hearted, aud undoubtedly
houest people ; but in some of them, even
as among the "world's honest pcoplc'love
of filthy lucre will predominate. In one
of their farming communities lived Friend
Benjamin and his sou. It was their cus
tom to buy up cattle to fatten for sale.
One day, Benjamin, junior, had selected a
choice portion of stock from a passing dro
ver, and was about to buy, when Benjamiu,
senior, came along.
"Father, I am about to buy these cattle;
what does thee think of them ?"
"What docs he ask ? So much ? I guess
thce'll get them for less ; offer him , and
wait till morning if he don't trade."
Filial Ben assented made an offer in
vain went home with the old gentleman,
slept aud next morning, alter caring for
the stock mounted his horse to try again
to buy the cattle. But on the way he met
Benjamin, senior, returning homeward
with the whole herd in question. Benja
min, senior, was wealthy as well as smart
be had taken an early start, aud bought
the lot.
"Thee will let mo have my 'portion,'
will thee notfasked filial Ben.
"No, sonny, of course not; I've bought
the whole want 'cm all."
"What ! Isn't that a hard triek to play
thy own sou? and I trusted to thee !"
"Ah, Benny ,"said pater familias, repro
vingly, "thee must be sharp ; wide awake ;
trust nobody, Benjamiu; watch everybody;
watch thy father, Benjamin watch thy
father !
Quite likely for young Benjamin the
admonition was needless thencelorward.
tsf Never do things by halves, unless
it is sending a bank-note by th post, or
paying a h&ckman hiB o.6ancL
NO. 84;
The Olj Clock ox the Tower. The
clock in the tower of tho Cathedral of
Strasburg is not only a. monster in size:
but is the most wonderful piece of me
chanism in the world. It is one hundred
feet high, thirty wide, and fifteen feet
leep. About twenty feet from the. bot
tom is the dial, on eacli side of which is a
cherub, holding a small mallet in his hand,
while over the dial is a small bell ; the
cherub on the left strikes the first quarter;
and that on the right the second quarter:
Fifty feet above the dial is a colossal figure
of Time with a bell in his left hand and
a scythe in his right. A figure of a yonug
man in front strikes the third quarter on
the bell in Time's left hand, and then
turns and glides with a slow step around
behind Time, when out comes an old man
with a mallet and places himself directly
in front of the great Reaper. As the
hour of twelve comes, the old man delib
erately strikes with much power, twelve
times on the bell. He then glides slowly
behind Time, and the young man again
comes out aud takes his position ready to
do his duty when called upon by the ma
chinery. As soon as the old man ha3
struck twelve and disappeared, another 6et
of machinery is set in motion, some twen
ty feet higher still, where there is a higH
cross with the image of Christ upon it.
The instant twelve is struck, a figure of
of one of the Apostles walks out from be
hind, comes in front, turns facing tho
cross, bows, and walks on around to his
place. This is repeated, until twelve fig
ures, representing the twelve Apostles, a3
large as life, walk out, bow and pass on.
As the last appears, an enormous game
cock, perched on the pinnacle of the clock,
slowly flaps its wings, strcches forth its
neck and crows three times, so loud as
to be heard outside the church for some
distance, and with life like naturalness.
Then all is still as death.
Didn't Work After ScrPERrAri
old miser owning a farm, found it -Impossible
to do his work without assistance,
and accordingly offered any man "feed"
for performing the requisite labor. A
poor half-starved man hearing of the
terms, accepted them. Before going into
the fields in the morning, he invited his
help to breakfast. After finishing the
morning meal, the old skinflint thought it
a saving of time if they should place the
dinner upon the breakfast.
This was readily agTeed to Dy tho un
satisfied stranger, and the dinner was soon
dispatched.
"Suppose now, said the lrugai iarmer,
we take supper ; it will save time and
trouble, you know."
"Just as you like n, said tne
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eager
cater, and at it they went.
"Now we will go to work, sail the de
lighted employer.
"Thank you, said the laborer, "1 never
work after supper.
Value of Railroads. At a ball re
cently given at the Hotel de llle, in
Paris, a group, among which was tne sec
retary of Feruk.Kahn, were discussing tuo
merits of the Euphrates Valley Railroad.
"Your country, said a lady to the tee
rctary,"will then be very near to us.
"Yes, if the project should be accom-
rdished."
"Do you doubt its accorripiisnmcn..-
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"The difficulties of execution are very
great and numerous.
"Certainly, but tho r.ngnsn engineers
will surmount them."
"Oh !"replied the young Persian, with
an air oi cunning, -inero is uub .ljmoi.
which their science must fail: all these
deserts are peopled with ostriches. W ell,
these birds, you know, digest iron; tncy
will cat the road up !"
A Relentless Father It ia stated
that John G- Boker, the father-in-law of
John Dean, the coachman, who cloped
with "his own Marv Ann," about three
years ago, in New York, and about whicli
there was so much lu?s at tne time, nas
offered bis will for probate in the Surro
gate's Court. A clause in the instrument
cuts "Mary Ann" off from the share fcho
was to have had when it was firat framed,
the deceased even mentioning his desire
to have her name entirely obliterated from
his will. It is also said that "Mary Ann"
does not appear to be affected by being
disinherited. No doubt she consider a
good husband preferable to riches, and to
docs every sensible woman.
R3u."Sam, did you see Mr. Jen&in?,
the new overseer ?"
"Yes, massa, I meet him down by the
cotton-gin." , -
"He's a good-looking fellow, ien't he;"
"Well, massa, he talks liko a good-looking
man he made a bow (fat's all he
said." ' '
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