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lVnV- Ebensburg, Pa.
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jqJgE M. READE, Attorney at
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p. TIERNEY, Attorney, at Law,
Ebeusburg. Csrabria county, Pa.
-Office in Colonnade Row. Jan24
if555TON & SCANLAN, Attorneys
H at Law, EbensbuJ."!, Pa.
La-Office opposite the Uourt uouse
ISH 8T0S. Jy- SC.AI
1MUEL SINGLETON. Notary Fub-
1 lie, Ebensburjf, Pa.
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Hich EUeet. e:t ox osier i no
b jan24
AJES C liXSLY, Attorney at Law,
' rrrolltowa, Cftiibria county, Pa.
&- ArcbiUcliTl Drawings and fcpeciti-
J. WATERS, Justice of the Peace
.nKro ndfoiaiDZ dwelhrss, on Higb St.,
ana crivrricr.
KINKEAD, Justice of the Teiice
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and Cla ia
Aprent.
Office remored io I.
..pied by M. Hasson, Ei:
tusburf , Pa.
office forserlj
on High street,
jan31
h A. SHOEMAivJSll, Attorney at
r, . Lavr, Ebeusbmg, fa.
f5.rtirula.r attention paid to collections.
IS OfiBce one door eaEt of Lloyd & Co.'s
Wfai House. Uau'
AAll'EL SINGLETON, Attorney at
Law, Ebensburg, Pa. Office on High
pet, west of Foster s U 'tei.
n:j oractice in the Court3 of Cambria and
'3
oini)? counties.
ijf Atter.Us also to the collection of claims
hwidier9 egainst the Government. jan24
1E011GE W. O ATM AN, Attoruey at
U" Law nd Claim gent, Ebenaburg,
abria county, Pa.
Military Claims collected. Real Estate
t and olu, and payment ox laxes at
l'.4 to. Book Account?, Notes, Due Bills,
pnts, &c, collected. Deeds, Mortga-
,Jgreements, Letters r A-ttorneyMonds,
neatly written, ana all lepai oubiness
fully attended to. Pensions increased.
Equalized Bounty collected. jan24
C. WILSON. M. D.. offers his ser-
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of
cttenaof Eb'caabur anu surrounding
iantry.
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aTinr been appoint 4 j-.iunimng sw-
. it Dreoareu xo .ime ru i eusiuii-
a J applicants for Pensions who may
i bis services.
iaT Office on High St., three doors east of
.'.church, in office formerly occupied by
Jones. Residence immediately adjoin-
office. jan24-3m
QES J. LLOYD,
It Successor of &. S. Bunn.
Dealer Is
32 DRUGS' AND MEDICINES, PAINTS,
1LS, AND DVE-STUFFS, PERFUME
RY AND FANCY A'.VlCLES, PURE
'INES AND BR AN DIRS FOR MRDI-
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PURPOSESj PATEK T MEDICINES, &c.
r, Cap, ani Ncte Papers,
in
Tens, Pencils, Superior Ink,
And ether articles kept
by Druggists generally.
riciaru'. prescriptions curtfullu compounded.
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EXTISTRY.
V The nndcrsic-ned. fir duatc cf ll-.e Ti-l-
3re College of Dental Surgery, reprectfully
sou profe3siondl stri .ces to the citizens
-oensburg. lie La3 h ard no means to
I'jQghly acquaint hiiaclf 7ith evry im-
to
e,
aent m hi3 art. To many years of per
Mpericnce. he haj iiueht to add the
:ci
fined experience of tL; highest authorities
eQtaj Science. lie simply asis that an
"tunity nay be riven for his work to
f 4 its own praise.
SAMUEL BELFORD, D. D. 5.
!'. Prof. C. A. Harris : T. E. 3ond.
R. Handy; A. A. Dlandy.P. H. Aus-
tht RM. tirrir.ro Ci IIptb
ill be at Ebensburg on the fourth
of each month, to stay one wjek.
"7 24, 18G7.
lOYD & CO., Banhtrg
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L Feessbcbit, Pa
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SeCUTltiea louuht nJ r.U Tntproct
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f -n 'rnie Posits. Collections made
oJnTr i nP,inl8 n Cne Uniti States,
General Banking Italic... ir.o,,..
oary 24, 1367.
LLOYD & Co., Da 7 It
Vfs on
Altoom, Pa.
Mid for sale. Collection. f,.
reived on deposit, payable on demand"
interest, or upon time, with int.,-;
rrat. . ' .v"
Uan24
UHAM BLAINE, Barler
... OL Ebensbcbc, Pa.
TlnS, Shampooing, and Hair-dressine
'u the Trine i :; 6
Saloon Hiff'rtlir nnnneltn Ilir.
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UfiANCE AGENCY, -
I jmes Purse, agent for the Blair county
FJcorainir Mutual ITir-
f Will attend promptly to making i
I in any part of Cambria conntT t
insU'
rby letter or in person.
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EBENSBUBO, PA., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1867.
The Reaper.
There is a Reaper whose name ia Death,
And with his sickle keen
He reaps the bearded grain at a breath,
And the flowers that grow between.
'Shall I hare nought that is fair ?" saith he,
"Hare nought but the bearded grain t
Though the breath of those flowers is sweet
to me,
I will giTe them all back again."
He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes j
Hv kissed their drooping leaves ;
It was for the Lord of Paradise
He bound them in his sheaves.
'MyLoi as neei'of these flowreta gar,"'
The Reaper said, and smiled ;
"Dear tokens of the earth are they,
Where He was once a child.
"They shall all bloom in fields of light,
Transplanted by my care,
And saints upon their garments white
These sacred blossoms wear."
And the mother gave, in tears and pam,
The flowers she most did love :
She knew she should find them all again
In the fields of light above.
Ob, not in cruelty, not in wrath,
The Reaper came that day ;
'Twas an angel visited the green earth
And took the flowers away.
Longftllow.
BEHIND THE SCENES,
"Four o'clock and no Elleo jet ! What j
can detzin her? She is usually punctual !
as the clock itself." '
It was scarcely a room in which Laura
Avery was fritting rather a magnificent
bay window, with heavy draperies ot em
broidered lace.
'Poor Ellen I" she murmured, "how
different our lots have been ordered in
this world. Her parents dead, their
wealth irretrievably lost, and she too
proud to accept a cent that she has nut
laboriously earned. Oh, dear !" and Laura
sighed again just as the clock's liquid
voice chimed the half hour.
"She doesn't come," she pursued.
"There is something the matter. Maybe
6ho is 8ick-5h, dear, she must be rick.
I'll send James to inquire no, I'll go
myselt."
B5ftrs to word rsvo out of "h'Iiosr
she was up ia her own room, adjusting a
solt gray shawl over her black Btlk drees,
and tying the 3tr:Dgs of a quiet little
brown velvet bonnet, whose one crimson
rose among its trimmings of enameled
moss was like the bloom ot her own check.
'I don't think it is going to snow," sh
pondered, looking out at the grayt threat
ening sky as ehe drew on fcer perfsctly
fitting gloves. "At any rate, I shall
walk."
As she came through the soft carpeted
vestibule, a servant approached her.
"A note, Misa Laura It came five
minute ago."
Ah ! the rose on her cheek rivaled the
other now, as 6he broke the seal and
glanced over the delicate, cream-colored
sheet, with a bright, half suppressed smile
of delight dimpling the corners of her
mouth. Yet the note was a very simple
one, after all :
"My Dear Miss Avert: May I promise
myself the pleasure of accompanying you to
har the aew opera to-night? .Unlesj I re
ceive a message forbidding me, I wiil call for
you at half-past seven. Your most devoted
slave and subject PtoEAiN Richlht."
Laura in3tiactit-e!y alirjped the note into
her bosom, a3 if fearful iet the very pic
tures on the wall should catch , a sight of
the elegant chirograpiiy, and pursued her
way down the gloomy street with eyes
that saw the murky atmosphere through
the radiant glow of coleur de rose.
Meantime, the gray light of October
was fading away from a dreary room on
the third floor cf'a house situated on one
ot those streets where decent respectabil
ity strives hand to hand with the grim
assailant want. ?
Singularly out of keeping with the
shabby and poverty-stricken aspect of the
apartment was a newly finished .drees of
lustrous purple silk that lay on the table
beside the window, in sach a manner that
you could sea the costly trimming a wide
border of purple velvet,, edged on either
side with a fluting of whllo lace. For
poor Ellen VaTnall was a bard working
and poorly paid oressmaker.
She lay on the little white bed in the
corner, with her flushed cheek pressed
close against the pillow, and her slender
figure partially covered by a coarge plaid
shawl, while the involuntary contraction
of her forehead bore witness to the pain
she was meekly suffering.
As one or two eilent tears escaped from
her closed eyelids, and crept softly down
her cheek, a light siep sounded on the
landing outside, and a knock came gently
at the door.
"Come in !" said Elleo, hurriedly
dashing away the tears. And then "Is
it possible this is you, Lauri, dear V
xri i S 'k 18 J66' and none other.
Nell, I could not imagine why you did
cot come and fit that dress, as you ap
pointed j but .1 knew", tha reason now.
ou are sick. Why dtf yooot send for
mo V
Ellea tried to Bmile. ; ;
I WOULD RATHER BE RIGHT THAN PRESIDENT-Hkbbt Clay.
"1 am not sick, Laura; at least, I have
not suffered much pain until to-night, and
the doctor savs if I only had a little wine
-no, Laura, d not draw your , purse,"
she added, with a slight, perceptible spar
kle in her eye and a proud quiver on her
lip. "I am not quite so low yet as to ac
cept charity. Don't look so hurt and
grieved, dear. You -know hew sensitive
I cannot help being cd that point. When
I am well enough to take thatdres home,
and receive the money for it, I shaU then
be enabled to purchase whatever I may
require."
Laura Avery knelt down at her friend'
bedside with soft, pleading eyes. - .
MI)6ar Ellen, you will not refuse to ac
cept a temporary loan from me."
Ellen shook her head with a gravesiaile.
fl can Tvait, Lnura."
Laura looked from Ellen to the dress
with a face pai.icd with perplexity. .. Sud
denly a bright inspiration seamed to strike
her.
"Let me take the dress home, Ellen V
she exclaimed.. "The walk will be just
what I Deed, end I can stop at Dubour's
on the way back and order the wine for
jou. You will never be ftrong unless
ou cosset yourself up a little. Y-ju will
let
me, iNeil f
Ellen hesitated a moment. 1
"But, Laura "
"No buts in the matter, if you please,
Nell," laughed Laura gleefully, beginning
to fold'the rich dress into a little basket
that stood on the table beside it.
"Where is it to go?"
"To Mrs. Richley's, in Rivers street.
Why, Laura, what is the matter ?"
"Nothing, only I am folding this dress
wrong," returned Lac:. iii a low voice.
It was well that Ellen did not . see the
scarlet blush that rcse to her friend's
lovely cheek ai she stood with her back
to the bed, smoothing the lustrous breadths
of purple silk. Mrs. Kichlcy's ! Laura
was almost sorry that she had volunteered
to go, but it was too late to retract her
offer now.
"What a selfifh little creature I em,"
she mused. "Poor Nelly needs the mo
ney so much, and cannot go for it herself,
and it isn't at all likely that I shall see
Florain. I will go there i. an end of it."
"Thank you, dear Laura, it is so kind
of you," said Ellen fervently, as Miss
Avery eame to the bedside with the
basket on her arm, and a black veil drawn;
closely over th? brown velvet bonnet.-f
"She owes tue three dollars for this 'drtiv'-f
and thnre are seven dollars on the old
account that she has never yet paid me."
I en dollars I 111 collect it; never
fear," said Laura gaily, as she disappeared,
while to poor Ellen it seemed as if the
sunshine all died out with the absence
of her beautiful frien l.
. It was nearly dusk when Miss Avery,
summoning all her. resolution, ascended
the brown stone steps of the Richley man
sion and rang the bell.
"Is Mrs. Richley at home V
"What's your business with Mrs. Rich
ley ?" asked the servant, suspiciously eye
ing the little basket that she carrid.
Laura bit her Hps. This manner from
servants was an entirely new experience
to her, yet how often must poor Ellen
have endured it.
"I haye called to bring hjOme a'-dress
that was finished for her' 6he eaid iu a
tone of quiet dignity.
"O ah yes ; well, I s'pose youM best
walk'in."
The perrant coaducted her up itairs to
a sort of-sitting-room or boudoir, where
Mrs. Richley, a portly dame of about fitty,
gorgeously dressed in crimson silk, was
sitting in her eay chair in front of a
glowing coal fire. . Laura was inwardly
grateful that tho gas had not been lighted,
particularly when she observed that Mr.
Florain Richley was lounging. on a velvet
sofa in ohaot the window recesses. Mrs.
Richley looked up as the servant ushered
in the new comer.
"Well, young woman, what do you
want?"
Laura's cheek tinea at the tone of
coarse insolenca in wh;ch she was ad
dressed, but &he commanded, hereelf to
reply meekly,
"i have brought homo your dress, Mrs.
Richley."
"Where is Mias Waynall ?"
"She is ill."
"Very well ; lay down the drea : it is
allriSht."
But Laura stood her ground valiantly.
"Miss Waynall would like the money
to-night, madam seveu dollars oa the old
account and three for the dress."
"It is not convenient to-night."
"But, Mrs. Richley, Miss Waynall is
ill and needs the money," persisted Laura.
"There, Fiorain," said Mrs. Richley,
petulantly addressing the young man in
the Turkish dressing-gown and elaborately
arranged hair, "I told you just how it
would be."
"What the deuce is the matter now ?"
snappishly asked Florain, for the first
time condescending to evince any interest
in what was going on.
"Why, these impertinent dressmaking
people are always clamoring for money,
just when yeu have drained me of. my
last cent." - - '
'."Let'em, clamor, then that's my ad-
vice, saia x lorain, without taking tne
trouble to move hia head ; .. .
"J oat give mo hick thai ten-dollar bill, j
Fiorain," said his mother j "you cannot
want it to-night."
"Bet I do want it, it happens," said
Florain coolly.
. "You are just going to fritter it away
m some of those gambling places, to drink
yourself stupid again," fretted Mrs. Rich-
iej. "it's too bad, setting
away from roe jus
horrid habits i Why doa't
money for yourself V
in
those
you
earn
; "bery, nK,mma, easy," taid the dutiful
ton, lazily dragging himself to a pitting
posture. "Don't lose your temper, for it
isn' worth while. This ten-dollar bill is
going lo'make my fortune. It shall take
tbelovely Laura to the opera to-uight.'
Nonsense; this fine scheme will flash
in ,the pan like all the rest of your castles
ii the air. She won't have you." : - -
j."Qh, yes, she will, my incredulous
mamma; wait and seo. ' I shall bring her
to the point pretty soon. Then -I'll pay
yoa back the money, with interest, out ot
my lady's bag of shiners." ...
"And will you leave off your gambling
habit f O, Fiorain, they will be the ruin
of y ou yet I"
"Perhaps yes, perhaps no," returned
the young, man, insolently. "That will
be yery much as I please."
Both mother and son had entirely for
gotten the presence ot the young girl, who
wa3 ?andiag in the dusky shadows near
the dwr, until this moment, when Mrs.
Rich ley, turning sharply round, taw her.
"WTJtiat are you waiting for?" she
asked, crossly. "I have already told you
that it was not conveniens to pay you the
money to-night why don't you go about
your business?"
Her cheeks were flushed even beneanh
their artificial bloom of rouge, and her
chill gray eyes sparkled with anger.
Laura Avery composedly advanced for
ward. he took one cf the wax tapers
from its china ehelt and lighted the gas
with a steady hand.
"I am sony that you cannot pay your
just debts, madam," then said she, quiet
ly, looking the amazed mother and eon
full in the face. "But I am not sorry for
any' occurrence that has had the effect of
opening my eyes to the true character of
Mr. Florain Richley. I will take the ten
dollars, sir,'' this to the son "to my
sick friend, "as you will find it entirely
unnecessary to go to the expense of taking
Laura Avery to the opera to-night."
-fcJoravs . huousomc check had crown
paic, and hia kneeu quivered Seueath him
as he mechanically took, the bill from his
pocket-book and placed it in the hand of
the imperative beauty, while Mrs. Rich
ley tank back aghast into the cushioned
arm-chair.
Florain made one desperate effort to
retrieve his lost fortune, even in the mo
ment of sura defeat and discomfiture.
"I am scrry awkward mistake hope
you will afford me an- explanation' be
stammered ,
"No explanation is required, sir !" was
Laura's cold reply, as she withdrew from
the apartment, haughty aud unapproach
able ts a statue of ice.
She hurried homewr.rd through the
twilight streeti, t?ith a burning cheek and
a beating heart, and it. was nearly dark
v.htn once more she entered Miss Way
nail's room, lighted onlv 'bv the faint
glow of a ecu tirz.
"Bu(
:k so soon, Laura'?1
asked Ellen,
somewhat surprised.
"Here is the money, Nellie, and the
rine," she said, thankful that the dim
light could not betray her tell-tale fea
tures, "and now you must get well as fast
as you can."
"O, Laura, I am so much obliged to
you," eaii Ellen earnestly.
- Laura stooped to kiss her friend's pale
chesk, inwardly reflecting how much she
owed Ellen' indisposition.
But she never tuld Ellen of the. discov
ers she had unwittingly made while ful
filling the geutle misMon of friendship,
and na cne ever kcew the precise manner
in which the contemplated match between
Florain Richley and Laura Avery wae
broken off.
A Jolly Mistake. The Minnesota
Slaats Zeitdivj has the following: By
command of hia mightiness, the ex-tailor
Andy, some one of the numerous clerks
in Washington was recently set at work
to renew tho commission as postmaster for
Farmington, Dakota county, of J. C. An
drews a bosom friend of "Andy's,"
and a first class bread and butter man.
But the clerk being absent-minded, or
thinking perhaps more of some other
clerk in crinoline, blun Jered, and wrote,
instead of J. C. Andrews, J. C. Edward-.
Now there is, by odd luck, a J. C. Ed
wards in Farmington ; but he is a "full
blooded nigger," black as the ace of
spade?, "sassy as a stack of monkey,"
and, as we hear, more intelligent, betttr
educated, nd coriderahly better qualified
to "run the machine" than J. C. Andrews.
And fco it came to pass, in the second
year of his reign, that Andy, the nigger
killer, appointed a darkey in Minnesota
to be Postmaster -
-A man had a ecolding, wife. When
asked what he did for a living, he replied
that he kepta hot house.
. The sentiment of a wealthy but. un-
lettered Dronrieter ot an iron f ore at a
dinuer party wag, "Success to f orrery."
' ' " ' " '- '" .
Xlef olutionary Relics.
Every visitor to the Pennsylvania State
Library has had the pleasure of seeing,
and no doubt, the gratification of sitting
at the table or desk on which it is alleged
the Declaration of Independence wra
signed. The House of Representatives,
on motion of Mr. E. G. Loe, of Philadel
phia has resolved -to pDd this table to
Independence Hall, there to be preserved
amongthe other relics of the Revolutionary
period, and where its historic interest as
occupying its old place in that sacred
chamber will be more strongly appreciated.
What i& known aa the old' State House
in Philadelphia was erected by the Colo
nial authorities of Pennsylvania for the
uie of the Colonial Govcrnmcct. This
building was furnished according to the
ideas of the times with every convenience
for the accommodation of such a body.
The e.ist rooa on the first floor was occu
pied by the Colonul. representatives of
the lo'ver house, while a smaller room, on
the second floor, wes occupied by the
Provincial Cowicil, a. body corresponding
to the present Saa When the Conti
nental Congress w-f-i : ,rd to meet at
Philadelphia, it devout.. pon the Penn
sylvania Colonial authorities to provide
suitable accommodations for that body.
What other tcm was there in Philadel
phia to offer, and whet other room so
suitable in all it appointments as that of
the one in which the Colonial House of
Delegates met ? The room was tendered,
accepted, and occupied by the Continental
Congress. There the Declaration of
Independence was first reported for con
sideration there it was signed signed
oo-onsof the tables owned and used by
the Pro-ibcial'Assembly, and still owned
and in possession of tba authorities of
Pennsylvania. After the Continental
Congress had finished its sessions in
Philadelphia, that body proceeded to
New York and there transacted the legis
lative business of the country. The
Provincial assembly uf Pennsylvania re
sumed possession of their former place of
meeting, which thenceforth took the name
of Independence Hall. The Continental
Congress brought or supplied no furni
ture for its use while In Philadelphia, the
chairs and desks belonging to the Provin
cial Assembly furnishing that body with
all the accommodations cf that character
required. From Philadelphia the prov
incial, then merged into a State govern
ment, moved to La:ica"sir, carrying with
it the archives, documents, and every
description ot property of a public char
acter. The Declaration of Independence
table and the Hancock chair, belonging to
the State, were of course conveyed with
this property to that .locality. 'At Lan
caster the Legislature decided upon a
permanent place for locating the State
capital, and after a protracted contest
Harrisburg was finally named.
From Lancaster, therefore, the capital
of the State was subsequently removed to
Harrisburg, with all the furniture, docu
ments, &c. Much of this furniture still
remains stowed away in the attic and
other parts of the capit.il building, its
place having been supplied with that of
more modern and improved fabrication.
For a number cf years an integral part of
it in the shape of the table iu question,
was used in the Hall of the House of
Representatives for clerical purposes.
The increase of the business of legislation
demanded an enlarged clerical force, and
other furniture became necessary, so tbit
this table was dispensed with, when it
finally found its way into the State Libra
ry, where it at present forms a feature of
great attraction and veneration. At this
period its surface was covered with black
leather, which being much defaced, was
removed, and its place supplied with a
cover of ordinary .figured baise. Upon
removing the original cover, a piece of
paper was discovered, bearing evidence ot
great age, upon which was written in a
bold, round hand, tha following words :
" Uj.01 this table was sljnzd the Declaration
of Independence."
In the great picture of Trumbell, who
lived cotemporaneous with the t-igniug of
the Declaration of Independence, and who
wa- noted fcr the accuracy with which he
dslioeated the most minute details, it is
euri.ius to observe that the Uble upca
which tho delegates are represented sign
ing the Declaration, ii an exac imitatiou
of the one iu' question.
As a further evidence cf the historic
interest of this furniture, it is important
to make use ot an illustrious witness,
who, during a second visit to America,
and as the guest of the nation, while at
Harrisburg, recognized the "Hancock
chair" as the one u-ed by John Hancock
when he signed his (the witness') com
misaicn a an officer in the Continental
army. We refer to Lafayette. While
Lafayette was in this city, and at hi) re
ceptiou by the Legislator ? of Pennsylva
nia, he occupied the Hanl'nck chair. Du
ring the ceremonies of reception, he was
reminded of this, and then it was that he
recognized the Hancock chair, and iu the
presence of the Legislature' confessed thai
one of the pleasing reminiscences that the
occasion recalled to bis memory was the
fact that the chair he then occupied was
the one in which Hancock eat when he
signed his commission as an officer in the
Continental army.
These sacred relics will shortly he sent
$2.00IS ADVAXCE.
NUMBER 4,
Irom Harrisburg to. Philadetphia. It is
certainly fitting that this property should
be placed ia Independence Hall. It be
longs there because cf its historic inter
est, and there it will be viewed with that
veneration which the memory of those
who pledged "their lives, their fortunes,
and their sacred honors" to make freedom
national, will ever inspire in the virtuous
and the good of all lands. Ear. Tel.
Jottings From Olifc.
JTounqstown, O., Jan. 28, 1867.
To jJie Editor of The Alleghanians
- Probably your readers would not ob
ject to a brief descriptica. of this town
and its surroundings.
YouogstdWn is located in Mahoning
comnty. It was not a town of much im
portance until within the last ten years.
Since then, it has increased its population
ten-fo'd. The tojrn is built on tho left
bank of the Mahoning iiver, and midway
between Pittsburg aud Cleveland. Th3
C. & M. Branch of the Atlantic and Great
Western Railroad and th? Lawrence
Railroad from Pittsburg to Cleveland is
finished. to this place, where it intersects
the C. & 31. B, R There arc tix blast
furnaces within one mile of the center of
the town, and two large rolling mills
whih manufacture about -four hundred
tons iron per week..? Coal i found la
abundance in a!r3it every seetiou of the
county. Some twenty mirths are worked
in ttiis immediate vicinity. The coal
found here ii of a superior quality to that
of central Pennsylvania. It can, be used
for metal without coking, which is a great
advantage over the coal used at the Blair
and Cambria furnaces. There are also
one large rolling mill and four larga b!at
furnaces near town. In addition, we have
a boiler yard, a nut and washer faetory, a
nail factory, a woolen factory, -three steam
flour mills, two planing and sash.factd-'
riei, a high school, and an academy.
There is a jail here, but no prisoners have
been oonfiued in it since its erection; so
you can judge of the morality of cur
young city. But the morality is easily
accounted for, for we have no less than
thirteen churches.
The times are somewhat dull just now,
in consequence of the stoppage of the
mills in Pittsburg. The boilers here and
in Pittsburg are leagued together in au
association. The employers want to re-.
duce thsir wages, but the boilers will not
agree to ic-.. So that the worksre likely .
to stop.
Tha fc.:l in this county, ahd I believe
ia northern Ohio in general, is well adap
ted to growing corn, potatoes, oats, end
hay. I believe it will grow these crops
better than wheat. The springs frosts
are so frequent and severe that wheat has
been for some years almost a total failure,
We can surpass tho Union in the manu
facture cf cheese. The Western Reserve
cheese, as your readers are aware, stands
first in the eastern markets. .
I was more than a little sarpried to
hear of the intense cold you are experien
cing on the rugged AUeghaoies. We
imagined we hadeoli weather "hore, ba
the thermometer never stood lower than
four degrees below zero.
Yours, truly, f . .Buckeye.
"Written for The Alleghanlau.
One Hundred Years Hence.
One hundred yean henc?, aad w!iDro
will ive ali be ? Where will be tha mil
lions that now inhabit the earth ? Where
the busy crowd that passes heedlessly on?
Where the friends that -t love so well ?
And vchere toill 109 ourselves be ?
It is a solemn thought. Xerxes wept
upon reflecting that ia a hundred years
not one of the many thousau 1 then be
fore him would be alive ! The buoyant
forms of the young will have been laid
low. The old and the feebly wiil alike
be slumbering ' in the bosom r." their
mother earth. Ths y.iuthfai heart that
bfl.at 1 high with eaer ho ties cud anticipa
tions tor the future will nve been stilled
forever by the cold hand. of death. The
friends of our youth wiii have goae to
"take their chamber ia the silent hails of
death," and we too will hive passed from
time to eternity.
Other form will fill our places j ether
hearts beat with the same emotions as
our own. Each oae will live his owa
life, and we will be forgotten. -
A few more years, and all will be over.
The eye that wept will weep no more,
and' the heart. that ached will have fouad
peace. The merry and the-sad, the old
aud the young, will alike.be numbered
with the dead.
Not one cf the future generations will
pause a moment to give one thought to
Mt ; our names will never be mentioned;
and perhaps no one will know that we
have existed. But there is One whi sees
and watches o?r us nlK an? no Iii?. Lw
ever humble or unknown, hi riv away
uncared for by Him. 'I4jla1i.m
A Richmond youth, who wanted to
get his name into tne uewnpapers, set fire
to a house. He got into the newspapers,
and into jail, too.
Stupid people may eat, hut shculdn'
talk. Their mo'uths may do for banks of
deposit, but not of issue. - r .
Quere : Does a Canadian go'vi-cioo
whea he has snow shoes X ' V
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