,ttmavoo,o.
Plain Enough.
I am looking up and,dOwn;
Up and down, through the , town, -
For a little house to dwell in, . t ,
.A shelter audn nest; I '
But though the buds aresTvlling,
And the springs from earth are welling,
1 cannot find a place for my rest.
—Rote Terv•Cooke.
If you had paid the rent,
Up and down, every cent, 1.
For the little, house you gwelt in
Week on wcek/
Thongh budamight,swell and swell
And the springs from earth up,well,
You'd quickly get the little place you
seek.
- 7 -Louisville Cour
At the Races.
•
Friday night, about half an hour before mid
night, a very respectable Detroiter living on
Duffield street Vas heard feeling all over the
front door to find the ki4n. His wife sudden
ly pulled , the door open, confronted him, and,
in a file-like voice inquied : • -
"Isn't this a„ nice_ state of affairs— you not
. •
home since morning I" . •
°"Shottly, darling, shortly," he , replied,Aryipg
to take her hand. "I've Oust. 'got back rem
zhe, races." ,
"What races r she demanded.
•"H o r-s-e races," 'he slowly replied, "Had
big time an' made Sever hunnerk dollars.
(toile to ;et you fourteen silk dresses."
"Well you should have sent me word," she
remarked as she hung 'up his hat. The prom
ise of the dresses acted like magic on her imag
ination. • '
"Yes, but didra have time," he replied,
"Fel'r mite long in buggy, an' off- I went. Ju
ever shy h e race, Mary'?"
"No, I never -did." ,
"Well, she's - big thing, tell. yob. I never saw
such'r maaniferous sight my life. Now, jus'r
magin lam ahur s-e, and you are the string."
"I won't do it—l'm no string 1" she exclaim:
ed.
"Well, alzer right. -Sposen both of us are
horses, then."
"I won't do that. either. I never saw you
look andtalk as you dq tonight. I believe
\
•
you have : been drinking."
"Zhat's,ao, Maryr-drunk shiny-four glasses
lemonyade. Well, all the horses got away in
fine style. Noble shight,' I tell you. 1 bet
five hun'er'ed deollars o r n - head horse."
"That was sharp in you," she replied,,men
tally resolving to have, tour blue, five brown,
and five green silks.
"You bez it was," he welt t on
h ead horse kept ahead, an' I !won
"ed dollars," .
"Half of ivhich, my ducky, dea:
to give me.?" _
"Noz hardly my dear."
"You doan' understand er rulei of er race
coarse,"my darling," he explined. "Er rule is
1 .
it you win five hun'er'ed do lora !on first race
yob lose it all and two hun'er'ed more on next
one." . . .1
"And do you mean that you are two bun
!
dred dollars out of pocket ?" she squeaked..
Zaas what I,mean, mrdarliug." . , .
"Don't darling , me yob. .oid drunkard ! she
howlad, and the policeman under a tree across
Abe way 'says the hat-rack went ovlr, the dOor
was kicked shut, and amjd . the groans abd
howls that aroase he could hear-a voice crying
out : 1 . • • ' . , :'
"Ltiz up on me darling; la. go my hair!'
gave, theferi, :my note' for the two hun'er s ‘
dojars, an' he can't_ git.i:Cent !
An EcOnoMical
Yesterday morning the female head of a
family living on Henry street called ,at a Wood
ward avenue grocery and asked fore prnnes.—
Some prunes were exhibited and she inquired ;
'Do you warrent them r
"We do."
"Perfectly fresh, ate they r
"indeed they are." j
"No worms in them V'
"Nntn worm." r
"Full weight, are they ?"
wSight, madame.'
"Sweets are they r
• "I war not them sweet."- •A.
"No pits , in them ?" •' •
"Not a pit."
"And a prize package with eieri- pound ?"
she asked, atter a pause.
"Yes, madame? • •
"And s ehromo tool"
"Yea, and a chromo, too."
She nibbled at a prune, knit her brow, and
linen, asked?" .". '
I •Don't you give a cash:premium With , every .
pound you sell 1 1 " -
' "We do, madame ; you pay 1 ten cents for ~a
pound of prune's, and get a chromo, a prize
package, and a cash premium ot fifty cents.—
Shall Ido yon up a pound ?" . i •
1 ; :i
. , "Well, it seems as if yo wanted to be' fair
with your customers," 1 e (slowly replied
"but I guess I won't take any. Seems. - to the
ten cents
. per pound is! rather '-toit l f much : for
prunes these times, 'when butter- IE4 down, and
calico is doWn, and'shoes are awful cheap.", 1
a late military dinner, one fit the visitors
,
proposed a toast;,' "May the' man who has
lost one eye.in the salvias of his country never
see with the other l" but the person whose du;
ty it was to read :the tOast, by ' the
word ._xlistreas, completely altered the senti
ment,' Iliad caused much meitiment` by the
Mundell
When a young, lady stretches ,oUt a pretty
little hand and asks: you to , undo
_her gleve for
her, isn't she r excrelefu an .uudo_,lntluence
y ou r '•f ee li c z,
The baby's little - , .
Si. or seven da .s ago an old . than entered
the store of a Det oit hardware man, who also
dads in seeds, aii# inquiring for
. the proprietor
soon stood face to lace with him.
- "Want to see in; ?" asked the deider.
"Yee, mr, I do 1
iug spring I bong
of . you
"I presume so."
"11l swear to it
and` n o t 'one of th
"Well, that's le
""You may thin!
"but I'll make ..it
lard ! When yo
And. not Itiolow. 01,
liOn I" • I
"Well, you stogy
here 1"
,"Give me a pa
"I wont."
ns,
The old man
turned'end said •
- "Seven years
a Package of see
those seeds arose
He was order
there the fiext m
tor and 'said
er-Journat,
"Seven years :
sold me a packs.
matured to man
`.'Well the
ve. hun'er-
, you intend
Female. , \
. I ` ,:
-\ It Go Monotonous.
Seven years ago tbis emi
t a . paper of cabbage seeds
sir ! Seven years ago, sir,
se seeds came :up" 2 ,
ny," laughed the dealer.
it was," said the old man,
,
cost you ten °thousand dol
sold me those laced sir, vou
t you were dealing with a
your blowing and get out of
ktige of cabbajOsee4, sir,"
ent away but in an hour re
. a loud voice :
go this coming spring I bought
at this store. Not one of
from the site l"
'out and went out. He was
irning as soon its the proprk
- •
,ago‘ this ennain i g spring you
e of seeds. 4ot a single seed
ood."
,
t:that time; butte returned
when the store was Lull o
;xclaimed:
He vas put o
in the' afternoo ,
customers, and ,
"Seven years
by that man the
garden Seed, no
;go this spring T. was swindled
e ! He , sold ine - a package of
one of which ever thruv."
t 1 •
013 t somethinghit him three
the back. He went down the
• , and then returned and stood
tore, and said ;to tho people
When he wen
or four times in
street for a whil
in front of the
who passed :
"Seven year
store here soli
sprouted."
ago this eotning spring this
me garden seed that never
. .
wc:rds over and over 'until a
gather, when he was called in,:
en papers..Of seed, and told to
iket.ll • • 1 .
of oniouseed •to pay for thn
is as he buttoned up his over-
He said the
crowd begftu to
and given a- do
"forgive and fo
"Six papers
choking,"! he s
coat.
. •
'yen him and .Wh l en stowed away
They .were
e remarked :
"'Six papers
of cucumber-seed to pay lor,
(Air kicks."
. . . 1 . .
!gument they .NVere handed hin3;
A out of doors,!said :
it ! . You've acted like a. man
you want any vegetables next
1
reduction to you." . •
After some a
aad as be back'
"It's all rigl
about it; and i
fall make a
Patriotic:, Jury:
ki. Le,e, wits:4 well-known crim-
Rochester, Ne* York. •
up,a ease with la'superflueney of
ailluene of ilerspiration: that
'tonished even IJohn Graham in
: 1 1nd melting citOods.
•nding an old Revolutionary: 801-
fr a forged . prUmisary note for
• I
Mr. Charle3
nal lawyer, of
`..He sUtumed
gesture an .
would ,nave" '-
Lis vehemen.t
Lee was de
dier for passin
soiree $3O.
artily - the faintest sdoubt of his
,c i
outnved to get before the 3ury
accuse when a dare-deyil of 19,
•
stogy ling Party that followed
Wayn in his desperate assault
'ant, and helped to carry the
ral into the fort during that ter-
There was
(milt but Lee
a filet that th
was one of th
Mad Anthgn
upon Stony
wounded gen t i
iible fight.
•
up, Le'e after getting over the
tbe evidence as best he could,
urry the Jury by escdpadc, s on
the prisoner'slrevolutimiary ser-
In summin
ugly points o
undertook to
the ground of
.vice.
.d. in graphic language the bloody
1 ,
riy Point, the impetuous valor of
firing exploitsi of his client, and
1 h this stunning interrogatory :
of the jury, NOll you send to the
for passing s-contemptible thirty
get.] note, all old hero of time
, who, in youth, cheered the heart
. ,in the .darkesthour of the revo
riming Stony Point r
poser. ~
He describ.
attack on St
Wayne, the
wound Alp wi
\ "Gentlerrie
State P/son'
five j dollar fo
score and . WI
of his cOuntir
lution, by 2
This was
The chin \ s
the foreman
which seem
Pointwas:a
what bad tot
note? ' '
, After being
rttturned, wb
Ms' formula
"Oetitl em
upon , a verdl
"We bar
.1 . some of the jury quivered,' but
• a bluff fanner, put on an air
d to say thai storming Stony
:ood thing enough in its line, tiut
i t to do with: passing that forged
lout : a
couple; of hOurs, the jury
i en the clerk went through the us-
: . .
. . .
'n of the jury. have 'you -agreed
et?" . -s, 1 ... - - . - ,
"Do you ind the prisoner at the bar guilty
or net guilt ?" - L ,
, "Not gu lty ',because be stormed Stony
Point !" th mdered the stafwart foreman ; who
it was afterwards . learned, *as last to come Ao
the agreem nt, .. 1 s ./.: .
• 1
The audi nce applauded, the crier rapped to
order, the .d strict attorney objected to the re
cording of the verdict, and the judge sent the
jury out ag in, telling tbe. foreinan •in - a rather
sharp tone, that the); must find an unconai
tional verthet'of guilty or !not guilty.
After an. 4bsepce of a teW Minutes the jury
returned, when the foreman rendered a simple
verdict of not guilty, adding, - however as he
dropped to his seat : ' - .
"It was .a g o o d thing, though, judge, for the
. ..... ... ,
old revolutionary cuss, That be stormed' Stony
'Point I'
going to make . a floior 1)0: beie; .
asked a youni-ladY',hf the . gizrduer,
them's the;i , :irilera s !! eps*pie4',.the
i‘ W by, •it yttrill I quite spoil .ero
`Tata tielp,4,,Xiss ;.,thein'e
„ ,
rders • He say he'll have it laid out
•••• • . . •
Wire, not for-hfasbandry;"L-
"Are yo
?'
"Yes ) ! 31
gardnet,
quettpu
PAir 1 ) 0 3 ,
for 14ttic
•
81
10644 '-
.
era fizttler—illte :contents 'or-a. eix
_,:T.T.jp,..fifi , ;opi4tx, -:4;vp-tisr.:.-0,-.;.y-,070..
GOODS
GOODS
.Has just received an
I NEW STOCK OF MENS',
S' AND" YOVTIIS'
I CLOTHING' -
ENTIRE
B
prices to suit the herd times.
SUITS,
TOOTIIS'
BOYS'
Also a tine line of
GOODS,
DRY
HATs - ,:&.:--0:Ax,'$,
AND: SHOES, YANKEE
lONS, FANCY GOODS,
BOOTS
NO
eh. No charges. for showing onr goods
WM. ,HAYDEN
Cheap for
rd. Airy 3d. 1876.—tf.
=EI
FOR 1
OB PRINTING
A SPECIALTY.
r four preases, a large assortment' of
ancy job type, borders inks, papers,
- and experienced workmen, ~we are
o do
31 - Kinds of Job' Work
..)WEbT PRICES. - Promptly upon
ft of order, (by mail or otherwise,l,
we can furnish
Wedding Invitations, •
,Bill Heads, Statenients, Note Heads,
bels, Show Cards, Admission Tick
all Tickets, Law Blanks, Auction
s, Large Posters, Small Posters,
• Labels, Calling Cards, Address
Business Cards, Invitation Cards,
s, Business Circulars, W rappers, Tags,
Dancing Programmes,
etc., etc. -
HA W LEYI & _CRUSER,
Democrat Office.
With of
plain and
cards. etc.
prepared',
at. the L
reed
Envelope
Box LI
eta,
Bil
Bottl
Cards,
Pauli%le
May 1
ABLE FARM FOR SALE!
INr .
MILFORD TOWNSHIP.
I. enzigned executor of the estate of Simeon
dec d, offers for sale th 6 farm of said &cod
: urth mile north of-the Moxley 'church, New
7Wllshtp, Pa. It contains about, 112 acres,
ed, fe_ced,and under a good state of cultiva•
1 @t, dispose of said (aim, and will tell on
E.. 4 SF I'S RAI& .
1 her particulars Inquire of the subscriber at
'the. Pa. - I
dresS, New Milford, Pa. • •
E. A. ALDRICH.
1876tf. ,
''AL
.. The ut
Van Fleet
Ent. one-4'.
Milford t
tivell wate
tion. In,
'For Fa
Summere
P. O. A
July 19 I
Dutchlr & Go;
alley "Caids 11 styles with name 10
.gents waitr4.. J. B. Llusted; Nassau,N.Y
• We have in press a new cam-
S P
N T paign book by, a College Pres. L.
L. D. B$ pay. 50 ets.-will secure outfits andlerritory.
E. B. TR Al , Pub. 8005 Broodway, N. T. :••• 32.
C If you want the best selling er
n' I V licis in the world and a solid gold
ver watch. free of cast, write at once to J.
CO., 767 Broadway. N. 1 . .
AG:
patent
1
AYESHis, Life arta Public Services.
Complete and reliable.. Endorsed
mai soureeS. itsre Chance for Agents. Se
very at once. For Circulars and terms ad-
Cl'. Pinta. 33
Gov.
from Ith
cure terr
ctreetf Q
FIRE DEPARTMENT...
flee in want of equipment and Supplies .'s hould
t with the manufacturer. ILit , s, Cape. Belts,
c. The cheapest house in the bustnese.. Cat
rec. AtAtiotold km of , - • 32
:UN I JQNE,S, 198 Grand .St., N. Y. , ,
' Compa
deal,dire
Shirta,
alogue6 •
ANDER,
CAGENTS WANTED FOR THE GREAT
kiENTENNIAL HISTORY
faster than itly other book.' One agent_bokt 6
one ay.• Send for our extra terms to.agents
L Pußusunio Co., Pniladefphia. 32 '
It sell
copies i
NATION
F"
co
GAS, COLDS, HOARSENESS,
ND ALL TI MOAT "DISEASP;
• -=uBE--
L'S TABLETS.
PUT UP ONLY IN BLUE BOXES. '
A TRIED AND 811,Rill REMEDY.
y Druggists generally, and ffi
n. Holloway & Co, Philadelphia. Pa.
•
WEL
Sold
Johna•'
W.d.ERE NOW'? 1876!
•higan, one of the foremost, flouriehmg and
States 1
1876!
healthy
WHAT .FOR ? .
To buy a Farm cut of the,'
One. Million a cres
rming Linda for , sale by tbe' Grand Rapids
it Indiana R.' 1t
...oils. Ready Markets, Lure Crops. Good
,
R. R runts through centre of grant. Settle
'll along. All , kinds of Products raised. Plenty
timber and budding materials. Price from
°per acre ;Inie fourth down; balance on time
.end for illustrated pamphlet. -full of facts and
and be convinced. . Address
W. A. HOWARD, Comm'r.
-e-o-w Grand Rapids Mich.
PIERCE, Sec'y Lund Deputy.. 4
of fine
Strong
School
men ts
of Watt'
$4 to
r4Y - -
flg,nrvs
EEW
-w . TidllS! PIANOS, Grand, &iliac,
: nd Upright'ure the best made ' • the roue,
Touc , Workmanship, and durability uusur
passe . 'WATERS' ORGANS; Concerto, New
Orch tral, Vesper, Chapel, Clarioua, Orehes
trion 'hintes,and Centennial Concerto chimes,
canui t .be excelled in tone or beauty. 'rue
CdrlC rto Stop is a: tine imitation of the "lonian
Voice The Orchestrion and Centennial "Or
galas have' two and one-half: Octaves of Bells
tuned in pet test harmony with the reeds, and
in Al ecrio passages, their effect Is magical and
electrlcing. Warrarittal -tor six years. Prices
extreely low for cash. Monthly installments
recei, ed. 'A liberal discount to Teachers, Min
isters ,elturcheq, &boo's, Lodges, ete. Travel
ii
ling - gents wanted. Special inducements to i.
,_ .
the, tradi3. illustrated catatognes Mailed. S4e- ,
N -1) E.
U ' R TA : K: I N.
.
and han,d Piano? and Organs 4t great bargains
G
Iloriee Waters 4.% Sons, 481, Broadway, New :' The aubecriber 'win tiereafter mike te,.., udertaatua a
Yorli, Manufacturers and Dealers. , . sliecialty in tii,s business. iltort_mjett completed a
Ge eral: Agents for . bliOninger Organ Vo., .N.,,E„,„Wy,,an i tth e r i c ".o e r" /MEAN in :.he Sude t en
. .. a . reato . r . i a i er harg c c e s s . wiil be atteadeo to promptA,autkat
New -Mvert, Ct., and.sole , and exclusive , agents
for, lte sale of their Organs- in the Stattfrs of - - . - ' '
New - York New Jersey - , Pettrixfionia; . Ohle, . . '-, .'W. • '- - --•
it
WM SWIM • SON
Ind" TIA and Michigan. INK , iinntroue.ra.. JAn. 8 1 !M....410 -1V
X - XisiZraela
SOTOS/5
SSTOSIO
~- , • „
" , , • g el, • • .
ere)
11,
'GEST ND BEST ISSORIMENT IN IRE COUIIII
RY GOODS, CLOTHING, HATS IND CAPS,
BOOTS AND SHOES, T NOTIONS; WALL PAPER,
STATIONERY, &C.
``LENHEII4.. ':2•4.001:c7.:,
In the
• . _
oci -- An. goods bought with care and' for cash only.
gains just received. , ,
Country Produce of all kinds marketed In Philadelpidi ant New York,
"Welcome" to both old and new customers. •
Great: 'Rena, May, 1.0th,1876.
1854.'
THE POPULAR DIII GOODS dB CLOTHING ROUSE ,
GUTTENI3U,RG,',-RQSE)I3AUA. I ':&
. . . ,
Is still in Montrose, being established nearly a quarter of a century. and intend to be another. -Are carrying the
largest and most complete assortment of Dry Goods, Ready-Made Clothing, &c.; &c.. of any other firm in the
County. Our facilities for buying in laige quantities of first hands by the original packages, anti I y having*
resident buyer constantly in the ,inark6t,issuchithat it makes it almost _ an Impossibility for any new orold dealen
to compete with us in prices. .
Id. S. Dessaner, bavingjust returned from New York with a large stock of seasonable goods, bought-fer—
cash at the most favorable rates, prices being so tempting that he bought heaVier than usual, and mostly at large
Auction Sales. We will, can and shall sell them at astonishingly low figures.
DRY GOODS, CARPETS, MILLINERY. AND FANCY GOODS, LADIES'
g AND GENTS' FURNISHING- GOODS,
E:L e Ma, dO C 1. cp t33.g
Fine lot of Cloths, Cassimers sad Auitipge, for Custom' Work. 'Measures taken - and perfect fitting guaran
teed: Only reliable goods sold that wilthear . recommendation. Price list furnished on application as our cus
tom. •We will say for one and all, that we
-deny convect:ye. Respectfully yours, '
• • ' GIITTENBURG, 110811NBAIIBI tr. CO,
Montrose:April 12, 1216.
BRONZE LAMPS, OPAL' LAMPS, ALL GLASS LAMPS, HAND LAMPS,
BURNERS, WICKS, SHADES, SHADE tfOLDERS, &c., &c.
MIRY STILE OF
81V3Zi eI'AL3P'.4I6ZTZTM7:) W.ELMLIII•
r rices Guaranteedas Low as any House: n Southern, New York.
Address by 'alai' Promptly Attended To.
BEST ',JOB. PRINTING
We are:continually 'adding hew materiat.,to our office, and with'our
Large Stock of JOB TYPE and:-FOUR Printhig liiesies we Defy Oomepetion
Both Price and Quality, either In Plalz Black or Colored Work.
FURNITURE.
-At - W . .: . W. Siiiitolt 4 - Son's
ftxteas!ventraitare yiszsroom.youlollftrid thelargest
FIRST CLASS AND COMM9N
WilarLN !rirCTII.M
To be found in this section of the country, of hie own
manufacture, and at prices that cannot tall to give esti,
faction. They make the very beet
'' - EXTEN.SI.ON.TABUS
In the Country, and WARRA 1 "T them.
Of all Wads done in the neatolat
ZS X', rt. x isz (a- 33 .1B 3P
OF VA,ItiOUSICII4Db.
PUR.E NO.l' MAThASSES,
AND COMMON ~Ittit.TßA.BBßB
"..mreiTmmwx.iLxar ,
Facts Better Than Fiction!
OUR STOCK COMPRISES 'AS. USUAL,
Of our own manufacture and well appreciated for its superior workmanship
IiATS, CAPS, &C., :ix,
S. MINER, BINGHAMTON,
SPECIAL INDUCEMENTS IN
ALSO, MANUFACTURER OF
-AT-.
GE(/ L. LENHEIM.
(In His New Store.)
Ci3E"
WROIMALK, DEALER IN
AND COMMON
FLINT
J.H. I li d i BLANDING I J. NL CONGDOIL
Barnes, Blanding & Co•,
Pad& anti Granitt ;Norio,
MARBLE . AND GRANITE . MONUMENTS•
MANTLES, &C.
A NEw BTOOK OF
C)olN..e4r3r,
just rednived and for}sala by :
171111111 NE
L 0 U R.
For sale by, e-•
ALLSO ALL KINDS OF
GROCERIES,
4t the store at
Ware/0U 'lo;irmatasossit
E'er 4107
Great Bend, Pa.
An immense line of Bar-
M. S. DESSAUSR, Minaging Partner.
tolarchll.lB7s.
AT :THE ,LOWEST RATES
[ESTABLISHED I 1840.1
; -
14ANIIFACtURERS OF ALL KINDS 43F
IMPORTERS OF SCOTCH GRANITE,
26 Chenango St., Near Depot,
march 8. ' Bora aAwroN. N. Y.
Wit!trolio.,4arillL, lBls .
11376,
co.,
A. S. MINIM.
HAWLEY CRIIRIZ
ALBO.
S. J. Willi .
J, WEBB.
D. J. Clan.
M. J. ROL,