' -- - MittMOVOUO Ml= ' . lii, M. QUAD. ~. , ; ' - i .... .4.......i ' ' ! i - `-.Once there was god oltl.manof snob rrietkat4sl?wly dispolsition,Ali at. the po pleAtid.ttt lit tip, a indgi,J,i3lid,t)iey 1? rotight, their disputes to - hitt , to' . :decide. "Ili' s' decisions were ever just, and the people said : • .. "Great is Aboud El Bishen ;• he is nev er- iiiik2f:,', iii:iii.;.i-1: 34'r" i:!., (.,lts li iiTI - i 4 o'detday i,? ii fitialiikwisittil,le 4.0 thltbfrice` of this good man and - said': •\ • ' - - "A Man owes Me a just debt and will 4°t. , )ay,4' ; c '.l .' --. P 1: ; "Does .fie, give retoion l .-r * ! - ' • ` '' . 'lle gives a'dezen k of :,thetti.., He nays mTbillagaiusthim is A ii, blasted , swindle Nand a fraud." .. .: .... I ' ' ?You have : asked ;. him for the ducats ?" 4k l have,, and? her says ,' helli knOck 44 , head off, 114. ask- him again.' ::-: s ; ; \,',..: 1 ' 'rhea the goOd jndge was puzzled - He , chewed at the. ihd of. a :three cent pen holder for along tinie,,andtinally.asked : "Did/ you furnish this . man food 'for hia,calnels or-a, robe, for himself that-he , is YOur"debtorr 4 - 4 ..: i , -', '-', .. ; - "Not by- aingful. . The. bill is . 414 a)ob of plumbiag.", - : • - • . Then the meek and pensive smile which had covered the, face of 'Abeud El Bishen fades' away like a boy slitlinglover,a mill dam. and in its-place came an expresslon of Malignant evil.. .1 . ,malignant yoti are-a- phimb , -r ?" he asked in -a voice as cruel as a cross-cut saw. -, "I Both plumb," answered the - man. The the wise judge Chewed pp the rest of the penholder, .dug his heels into the floor, and in alow, shrill whisper he.in quired : - . 1 ' \ , "Did you, ever know -a plumber to get a, job done within fourteen weeks of the promised time ?" ' 1 - !'No, sir,' I - never did I" proMp4y re plied the plumber f: , "but let me..exPlain; Now stipliGEE' you Want a small -job done at the house—a little Sodering; a faucet put in, or something-of the 'kind. You letive lour order, and' I say day after to morrow., I send the oldest apprentice to' your house, f ind when_ he gets therehe sits down and takes_a book at the ' job.— Then he stands up and, loinis at it. Then he walks all over . the house and.comeS backend looks at H.! . Then he figures . on how much the house costs, wonderi if there is a Mortgageon jit, , sits down acrd" talks with the hired_ ,girl for...a couple of hours. and comes,back and reports. Pay after to morrow comes, and I can't seed a man ep„there because they are finishing another ,jo6 which' ought ,'to have been done a month before. - Something han. pens the next, and it's two ieeks_befori- I can send a man." ' . . -"Or two. months," pu t t in - the wise s 'old iudge. . ''Well split the _difference', and call it 'six weeks," replied the pluinber. "I send two of the ,boys up. , Theywalk around the job, go down the cellar and up..-stairs, Bit down and figore ~,on the cost of the front steps, and _go home to dinner.— When they return they,take anetlit-r Itiok at the job; and Thomas comes to the shop 'after some Budder. He gets it, and then Henry comes after his tobacco box, and then, Thomas . comes,. land wants to kaosi if it's gas pipe or watd l i , pipe. They - knock off` then for the day, and about noon next_ day get around there and dig . a holein the pipet) pit in the , faucet. The next day, they get the , faucet in, and . solie.. times during the week that - job is nicely finished." "And you charged s2o l forit'." exclaim tO the enraged judge. lustabott that' figure, . wise ' fudge I but it isn't my fault. 'l* oldest appren tice says he had to takd ,out 150,, Let of pipe and the youngestatpprentice ,saya,he bad to put in 200 eet, and between - thein they mix me up an I l i have to average it, It isn't us plumber —it's these apprenti ,CES , who.are to Waite." , ' : ~. "But don't - you know they are lying to you r "I sometimes suspect them ,- but how it wouht. look for ine to say Unto -Thoth as, 'Thomas - thou art a liar ,I". ll.ow, tha hoy would feel." , "Don't people, ever ; stop at your sho and.calf you a liar and la cormorant ?" ."They do—some coining almost eviry day—but they shouldn ' t ' do it. When the oldest apprentice says the job isliorth -s2o k and _the; .younesi.apprentice agrpeti. with him lhave to make out my bill sac cordtngly. I. desire, Oh, :judge, toty judge, tha debtors may be fOroed to pay me my hon est due.".:., Then the meek acid.`.peneive sAboud El BiShen .. bobbed ,ups and down in his<chair as if njtveret On ped-hot, springs: • ` his face grew . blaCkihis eyes became blood shot, and he piled out : . °hie guard 1 The guard.l" - ~ „- , z - , And when ,two' cross-eyed _Constables entered, in res,Poilielin--ihe yell .11e..contin tied :., • th e m - :.., . : . "Cutoff` an s hea and let .it be , brought around the city op - ikstairVilitle the bearer shoats :1 ._, i '- . I ,:,- ..; .: : ? "Behold, he has . plumbe d his' last. _plAtit • - , , And the judgement was, carried out the people.,,threw, up, theirl . ,hats and ibOuted: ‘,-.-il'Aboud El Bishen forever:, ! We,',!i like tO . seethe chap who -ow _:-nlurnh 'it 9 _ And . front dot day to this nto.pliimbei bait ever, dared to charge half ..what ,a,b is w0rth,,,a7:4 1 I: 111 Plumb ers fhP ' o' "fl ) 4l3 sit the OM red ntOti.!nt perieWht.Side 401 e tiw4too "Letter g tte t Est UUtU a . 1 e sm pposte 40 r Vabie. hOur . at the,Central,Station Court in D'etrint. - Ten:IO3: , )TV . P9r;caPIO in Bit# ll slid _t~P to him -and with all awful important lOok on his tace whispei\ed : "I think I've got Boss Tweed P' "Sure's , you live, "Bring him out!" " Th6014,1414:4 entered atid I btogght Olt plain wlio:tn*:;ll:e;had'itO, restedlUseAfter was tle withered-up-old; man,, with a Cracked oice,acid As.he came out Ilikllonvrjeaned gain - ,st ' ,Vutil the tears rOlfed,di.iwn cheAs.' "B-bosi , —T-tweed I— haw, ha,w, haw .ooh I" . 'ne'gasPed. •*- :\ • ' "What are you laughing about . asktd ioiurea,p,ne of voice. Turn-Oa t , old-inati but' of doors, you, doUghead ,'."Why .?» ? If_ pere,,he Fd.:sue_you for sso',ood darni4il ) " . l : l;l's' = sW Tweed about as marich as you, are QUEert Vic- oriar , ..„ "And I'll'dolt1"-Eqdeakelithe litt le, old man, He • . lie went out &iota "threatening to com Mence suit before breakfast;hut-Bijahfol lowed him to, the: corner„ and' Was!seen , to: give a - jack-knife, ,B pair of green sleeve. buttons, a new boi of paper collars and a 'niekle, ,and, perhaps no suit. will be. brought Bijah • skulked. into the corri ,dor by the side door and 'rattled the stove around and kicked things about- until) the'bell rang, , when he brought out a .third,term man. . • '"What is your learnt-, besides Peter ?" asked\ the court - • "Nter Beadateci,". was the sulky re Plv-. • --•• • - • j"ls that .your .I;ltrie ?" • "Well, Mr. - Bedst \ ead, yot . : were here about a yearago and I put - a mattress on you in the shape of a three months! sen tence.- You returned here six;: months ago and I' gave you a holster in the shape of one month up there. • You are a Bed= stead which ii,.;eds to be repaired pretty often." . • , . don't-get Alriink any .ottener than lots ofether folks," growled Peter. "That may. be so, hut 'you get caught oftener." , •-; "1 tried to get away," . protested Peter, 'And I wasn't very drunk.:'. "Peter What do you do ?" "Drink- whiskey, drive team; and lick any man of my weight," - Was the prompt real y: ° 'AII right, Mr, Bedstead ; "You are a whyle furniture wagon . , according to your own idea,and they need you at the House of Correction. I'll say tour months this time." . t•Stav and His. Honor stopped him by' a - look, and quietly suid : "Mr. Bedstead, don't make Ilse or any' expressions which might result in your going to the hospital instead of the House of Correction !"' And Mr.. Bedstead ivent.ciniety to the bead 'seat on the saw-horse. , • They Didn't Get married. A few days ago a Detroit.widower;sho was engaged . , to a Detroit wkibi , „ each having two or three child/en, and b oth being well o ff , , determined to test lieriluve for him at the same tithe diaCover it she - Was actuated , by mercenary motives, - as some of his friends had astierted. He 'called upon her at .the - usual evening houroind after a.NOile remarked "My dear, you know 1 have two chil dren, and to-day I had' tuy life insinance policy •f0r.525,000 changed -,to their sole benefit in case of my death." , f . You did quits right, my darling," she promptly replied. "thaie time childre - ti, as you \ are.aware. `.A3 soon 'as we were engaged' I had every dollar's worth of my property so secured• that they atone can have the &loth of it." - He hooked.. - • She looked. - The marriage didn't coine off at lime bet last week, and it may never oc t cur, Si and Jake met at the Atlanta - "cot'. ton express yesterday ; • "Si, is you gwine to - - make some New Year's calli Saturday." ,'1 # 'spects maybe I wi11.," said Si, ;:in drawling way, "Why you think 'bout calling at?" "yellolat isn't died 'pon yit, butl'm purty Bailin to call on yhu for dat dollar what you bin owin'zme for - de, Its . four months How 'bout dat ?" "BlaMe'my Jailer 'skin of I don't •.be leebe el you wuz on y<l; dyin' - brd ye'd 'gib-the undertakers order on me fur,dat dollar. I .aware I do?" iudigniutly spOke Jake. f‘Yaa,r. said Si,': I'm thinkin' , (tar: 'bout wnat,lll hal) .to ,wid. dat .deb Titeli . jake got mad- and .did't invite S to call:at Ins hoo.Bo Oh*NO.%FlYear i a Day. 4 • , 13! - .0y viipn youislnie on the long ban nister file 'front hall stairs and. go so f4st , naj, itAinrus you clean: tftcotigti your, trow:ers, tliat'th friction. , . A f.the' Greehland' girls wear .pa,n,tit 16ou..aud-overcoate, anti the oite with the most whale-oil op her 4air is ealledjhe hest 19010!),g, Eiety I odyy is. palling oh 'gQ6(.l.jr:and Sankey-for 1143.,, , . Why not , caiton the rdoneh 4 while instead? o' WI:LOEB-6ga tang the . In A Wit' Tfft;goNTßosgifc..il-olgoOtt.J.M--:-RTAAN. fa: -, :frpOi.: 101. ft A New Year's Call. ,New Yearlp,Plory • -4 4 4 r A large ;number of the , young men of . Detroit till New Year Day purchase - ries f0r.1.876,and10-tnurrow, Gh:~y will sake up their pepbi k.with it' firm. deti , riiiiiih,tiOn, to keep track ' of every io. the . Year:, Every 'young. man keep. diary { ,.. When old it gran,dchilr . dren will,tish it mit of 'the rag-bag, and. Ind it more valuable than; gold or silver.: iThere is' 66 Set style .of 'jotting ~doWn 'thoughtiland even ts, „!itit Pgihain it .rtlaY,, ,be well to give= tile reciiiii,:of 1875 . as tiik;.. en from the pocket diary ;of an 'aieracre . „"Opinz ,man , "trail Olt I—Went "tO ''see , My ; :girj. Shalt leave 'oft sWeariiigi drinking, . 4 smoking c4evong, being.out,,,n 100,, bet, thig; going to opera, and trylt6, salve" $lO,OOO this vv.", . :I , 4anitarY'-7-- - \\r, t ent girl Lost box of cigar's, come Where." '~Feliroary 1— heiting.,on,;a dog-fight. -Thanethe' way-t0'..5eip,,.,!010, Am' trying letlet on 6fteoi3 'cight# per day. Went to gee my girl.:• She Shp: 1 shouldn't'sivisi." • "April 20-Went to see nii orl:;,Xoth.. lug new. • is the' glorious Vottr th." . IfAreiirti';lee "Novemberl.:-#2l'lotioue .weather. 4— Went to see my girl." "December I—This is the Ist of De cember." • .1 g "December 25—This is Christtnas 7 . "Decemb'.• r 31-=This is` the list of the year.. F must commences . to-morrow to save money hudbreale off, my bad habits. Went to see my girl last night, and made her happy by telling her that I *ail-going ,o save $lO,OOO next,year." • Matches maia—the kitchen girl out o ucefers. • What is the form of an escaped parro A: pollygope. _ New Advertisement* Mystey Solvep.:, The ieeret of the Wonderful TaEr SUCCESS OF • VEGETINE. It strikes at the root of disease by Purifying the • blood, restoring the liver and kidneys to hcalthy action, 'invigorating the nervous system:: • • • 'Sellable Evidence. , MR. H. R. STEVENS _ tahe • Dr• - art Sln—l most cheerfu l ly y my testimony to the great number you have already received in favor of your •/' great and good medicine. Vegetine. for I do not think enough can be said in irs.pratse. for I was troubled over-- thirty years with that dreadful' disease Catafrh, and had such.bad coughing spells that it would seem as though I could never breathe any. more' and Vegetine - has cured me ; and I do feel to thank tied all the time there is so gond a medicine its Vegetine. • and -I also think it one of the best medicines for coughs and weak sinking feelings a• the stpmach, and advise everybody • to take the Vegetine, for I can assure them that.it is one of the beat medicine's ever was. • . MRS L: sant. Cot. Magazine and Walnut Sts - - - Cambridge, Mass. TROUSANDS SPEAK. YEGETENE is acknowledged and recommended by phyaicians and apothecaries to be the beat purifier and cleanser of the blood yet discovered, •s i nd thousands speak in its praise who Lave been restored to health. Report-froma practical chemist andiapothticity: BOTOIf 4 , Jan, 1, 1874, DEARBta—TbiQ is to certify that I have sold at retail : 15X dotion (1882 bottles) of your Vegetine since April 12, 187 t). and can truly gay that it had given the best satisfaction of any remedy for the complaints for which it is recommended that 1. over sold. ~ icarcel,) a day passes V i thout some 61. my customers testifying to its merit.4o themselves br their :friends Y. lam perfectly cognizant of several cases of Scrofula Tqmors being cased by Vegetiue alone in this vicinity. Very respectfuAlly yours, l G ILMAN, 1168 Broadway. TO H, h. STEVENS,. ESQ. . :,:VEGETIN. WILL CLEANSE, SCROFULA FROTif TUE SYSTEM, HONEST OPINION. MI L \ H. STEVENS ' Stn—This is to show that my son was taken sick in January. WA. with Scrofula. which came out in lame sores and ulcers on pia leg and hip, Ills leg was swelled more, than twice Its natural, size,. He had sev eral doctors of high standing in their* profeiston—two from Boston and thri c from Charlestown—without get ti;4 a hlt better. He was obliged to lie wherever he was pla.:ed, for he had no use of his oThs whatever.-- nlie had given up all hopes of his we were try VEGETINE. the great blood purifier; and bad taken it but a short time before we could see a Mat change .The sores run so' bad that we had to change the clothes foul or tive times a cal: Still,he was. getting better ; for he could move , his limbs and help himself a little. .IF was soon able to sit up in bed. and by'conatint use of Vegetine, it has cured him. He has a lame leg. which he will probably have for life ; but we all honestly believe, if we had need V,EGETINE before we had bothered with those doctors, it would. have sav ed the use of Melee, and restored it to natural health. I'hope all those troubled with Scrofula - will read this testimony of me and my son; who is now well and able to speak for 'himself. C A.TIIE EINE MAIWN EY. JOHN MAIIONEY, 19 Trenton at., Oharlestown, Mass. May 10,1.972. The above piOn but honest statement conclusively shows the quick and thorough cleansing effects of the V.EO &TINE, in Scrofula.- '; • . ~ , . VEGETINE 114 acknowl edged by all classes of peop e to be the best and most reliable blood purifier ih the world. -*. , ~ -, , . !,,,, ~ , . ~, N0v.14 • 1815, 4 -.4,17. i ~r ' • Sold byall pruggists Everywhert. asz 'OMNIBUS LINE. ._ • - Thninderdignedbasizitranibniiiniminnitit tOev ery train on.the D. L. & W., and. Erie Itatlwarra 4py order for, ;, Shippik, -or .Ro-fibliming liapage • ; at Other depot will beprompili atteadia to: - enew.xlver bridio 416 slow coliplet4l4llencither 401effying. • • _ . . • :I ClaidLttonXiLAW Iways Oil hand ,t 9 pneeene9X.p) lu4 PC l Rttll thelni,toundingc9ititry. BIICHANAN. Prole,co Great Bend, Ang.l9. 1874,—tt. _ Grek Bend, ra. Hartmitztan 3emat2ovr4d G : . EGRqE 7• :I` , • Hi 4 just' returued . from New YOrk Wittliti"ze arid cOtupleiii astkirtuient of 'fit ,'r'r:: • ~r .; . '•••• OTS'•••• • - • T . l l WIPP S I - . t krZOOgs"c- , • •. N • .;• Hats: and! 0 4 6:ips- , otio :./to /ko . ~r, „ , 1."1 E ' r : A. 31 „ ••• his - large: oternpOrtirf's= on 'f 'ii ; the , litt,tiolial“ Hefei . , iremainlere until our noir ' 1" •„- . ; " = , BRICK-,IiTORE. IS COMPLETE ON THE 'OLD' GROUND. • ' 11,11MISEI bought -with care. We 'lin, as heretofore, offer the birgeet ~, 1 aasortnrixtrAnd best, bargains in the *au n ty. ~Bu ter tinfl Prod'um'Highest price: afrUd prompt. returns guaranteed. Bey ',udviinced,*fien desired.,;; • . • `. GEO. L. LENHEIM.. real; Bead, - July . 7th, 1875. ,FRANK:.. TH.9IV,IPSQN's .. '&',.. , 0 -., ropal.e•rs, I .. I da 111, do and grades:Of DOMESTIC 8t IMPORTED , WINES, & LIQUORS, Its low as any hpuse in the , State. Inbar l9th, 18'15.-8m , A ;i . may BrOze Lamps, Opal . ps, All Glass Lamps, Hand Lamps, Burners, Wicks t •Shades, Shade Holders, Thaw Guaranped as Low as any /Ouse in Southern Veto York , • • - . t, • Address by Mall Promptly A.ltimdcd To. S T PRINTING ,' AT TIIIE iiOWIEST , RATE I3 Q 1 'We ,are continually ` adding new . material ito our . ' office, and with nat . • , 4 • 1 Large Stock of JOB -TTPE' ant TOUR. Printing Presses, we Defy Comipetion I Both in Price and Reality, either in Blain - Black or Coiored Work. OYD:: - :.-__--CO - RW.LN Corner of Main and Taniik? Ste. sacio.V4r.rt.calams.,'roAs.., TIN-, AtiIi:;IIEET-IRON , ..)SAIIF., Builders' Hard:warp. - OIITLETY, ET9., ttLe! 3=42iS• Titolke -to`our Vriends for Past FaVont. 'We would be more thanklalto one itid oil he know they have unsettled account s with ns,., t,hy would call and settle by the middle uf March nez,t. • . Ireb. 4. 1614. • • , I FARM.ERA ,TAZZ NOTICE; t . '7? - ; Butt market price, paid in cut!, for - , • ; - ' CORN,.' RYE,, ANP, OATS, •atthe ziontriyee SteautVlL " • S. 1) A - MgchittiSeperieteradent."' iteetrete Julyl4; I,Blo.—tr. • DITRRTISINO: tarirelP al,. Good: Syttemstien,—A persons Una contemplate' ''ntikking contract* with. 4ewspapers for the insertimw of advertisements, - should send 26 cents to Ooh P. Rowell, & Co., 41 ptrit Row New York, for their PAMPRIST-BOOK (ninetti4ev. exalt edition,) containing lists of over 2000 newo mers and estimate& showing the cost, Advertiaements at: eu for leading papers in unatysialtstei at , a tremendous eduction : 1 . 1 10 10 110 hAri'lliPPf. , :; 0 1' 1 3c"Ortt 911..1 1 40 to Cheap John's loi.ditiOti Vliitiiieli; Miscellaneous Aavertisements. ,cii-o:o7;'.' t (BRANCH HOUSE OF JOHN MONROE & CO., PIHLADELPHIA,) LACKAWANNA. AVENUE, SCRANTON, PA. NO.:18 IVfTNtRiIOO-HAMTON.; -. L .y:, STYll.ffi - .PUNT: AIt:COMION,.CIII.IINE4 TIN 4L*ii TINWARE,:::. HARDWARE; -: :., `.~ DEALEIIB 3E;ter.3.d.,' • !0'•••P-•-"*P"'" ; WHOLESALE DEALER INDUCEidENTES SPECIAL ALSO, DIANUFACTURE4: OF 67. • ' C .LENREnt.,. "VMELIII.33:I. ' titirch 81,1876: FI:IIINTI V UR t • At' 79.7 . W. sxiiit)l,.& :P0319S Exteueivaursiture War e s 3roo you willand thelargeat • m of • "FIRST MASS ay . VOMMON x Irrtr.E To be found in this section of the country, of his own manufacture. and at prices that cannot tail to givetsatis faction. They make the very best EXTENSION TABLES In the Conntri, and WILMA v'T them. 1713 33: 0 1 Sit eor 3r Vl7 Crl3z. • or all Veda dbne•in the neatest. mas►ae i. la MT rt X a l%I . CA". 33 32 . 3 p' l6ll •F. VARIOUS Enos. PIII(E, NO.I ItATEASS'ES, AND COMMON MA'rRA.SSES . , 'UN - D EiI,TA K 1.,G . , The aubserlber sr 11l hereafter make to.. ndertsaing a specialty in Ms busluess. Ilavinujuit completed , a NEW and the west elegant ptl ant ILURSF, in the %hate, all needing his servieee vi be attended to promyand at satisfactory charges. . , , . • • WM. W. Std tr. SON. MonArose.rs.. Jan. 8 1 VinSt.-4105-K. ,-; . BOst: calicos cents ' per. yiird at Cheap JohleA. r -1 , 1 ,•A < ' tinAtletletalkixlS. The undersign . • . „. ed • 11/11P3 uderteltl4, ' , tr a 13peclailty to th e r eines*. All needles their seryl . to. ifttlisfoottou goarante c tfcV l 4be PrQ m P tl r 1 .. 114444 ) rtiendsvtile:- Aptif' #71'1%711' We'havo leduca'our 87 coo t cant:fitie-Drep s :GoOds' to 25 , oeutai . , btap John's; • ' • ;i.~ ; r R:' °i~! a , , ~ ill - t 4... grounas.. _~+y: ;r .~•~~ .~~.~{~ ~ af t 211-; 1.1 4 la 4• mgi a u s Ifyzo Z o M 411 , ;;/ , ;A: 1 11,. RUNIEIC HAWLEY - 85 CRtSRR. r Cr> - ._ -;11.5. , „t11.2 4 f IWI 1.1 . } .0
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